My dad has been here for the past week building our Lab/Pharmacy. He led a special prayer service with some of our staff & church members on Sunday night. We know that we walk in darkness here – but we also know that we are Children of the Light. It's important that we remind ourselves of that from time to time.
Dad talked about the fears that each child & each home may be struggling with right now. It's not a coincidence that we found vacant land across the street from the cemetery. NOBODY wanted to live by it.
MANY people are afraid to walk by the cemetery at night. We have had to shift the times that our workers clock in/out AND adjust the timing of our evening programs – because no one wants to be near it when night falls.
There's rumors that zombies walk across the street and onto our campus. There's rumors that thousands of rats roam the area infected by the zombies and waiting to pass it on to us. There's rumors that vultures fly over it waiting to capture people who pass by.
We were supposed to go from the prayer service right to the orphanage and pray. But APPARENTLY – the spirit led my dad in a different way.
After sharing the victories he has seen over his life-time … he decided to take a detour. Instead of walking right over to the orphanage – he led us across the street – INSIDE the cemetery – just as the sun was setting.
Not gonna lie – not everyone was ready to walk through those gates ….and many did not.
BUT FOR THOSE THAT DID – they faced that fear. They saw how peaceful it was – how there were no zombies walking around. We did NOT see a single rat either (which is kind of weird cuz there's always a rat to be found if you look hard enough).
My dad wanted us to face that fear so that when we told our little ones not to be afraid – we could say we know first-hand. WE were there at night and the stories are NOT true.
In America, when your child is afraid, you look under their bed and say – "Don't worry; there's no monsters".
In our experience – when this same thing happens here – the parents are just as afraid as the children are. And if you knew what darkness they have had to face – you'd know why their fears are very real.
The enemy wins when he can keep us afraid. But when you expose the lies…. then you advance His Kingdom. We had an unplanned, unexpected, God-inspired victory walk that night.
Greater is He that is in us… than he that is in this world.
A wonderful story of victory! Praying God continue to give you boldness as you face the Giant.


Producer Dojo is proud to announce their first showcase on March 28th in Las Vegas with SuperKollider Sound.
Ian Erlandson heads up SuperKollider Sound and I had a chance to speak with him about his company and the exciting showcases that they put together including the very first Producer Dojo Showcase on March 28th in Las Vegas.
Ian, please tell us the details about the Producer Dojo Sea Legs Showcase in Las Vegas on March 28th. How did this come about?
We've all been big fans of ill.Gates for years. He would do great instructional videos online and I started watching those for production tips. That's where I first heard about Producer Dojo. My brother got involved in the Class of 808 around the time we got our Hennessey system. I suddenly had the ability to play a lot of unreleased Dojo tracks on high quality speakers. Tracks like "Cold" with Matter and Vaedynn on the Class of 808 compilation, and "Wonk" on Trigem's new EP. I had seen Matter once previously, so he was already on my radar as a solid producer, who has a large arsenal of bangers. With Trigem, he has that instantly recognizable bass design, and I knew I needed a live preview. His new EP is fire btw! I found Zodiak Iller on SoundCloud and really vibed with his broad range of styles. He does everything from dubstep, to glitch, to gnarly metal remixes (check out that Rise of Serapis tribute), so I knew he would be the perfect way to round out this already stacked lineup. There were honestly so many good producers in the Dojo to choose from, the hard part was narrowing it down to one lineup!
How long have you been working in Vegas and what are the most exciting aspects of your job?
I've been here about a year. I came from the Denver bass scene, where I got spoiled by venues like The Black Box and Cervantes. I moved here and started SuperKollider Sound with my good friend Josh Sigal, and we started putting together our show, Sea Legs. It came from this Run The Jewels song, and we have a sort of underwater aesthetic. Producing this show has been the most exciting part of my job. There's always a rush putting all the pieces together leading up to a show. Curating lineups is easily my favorite part of the job, especially bringing new talent to the forefront, and exposing the heads to new music. We get to be involved with the music at the ground level, and it has been very rewarding seeing the response from the local community.
What are your plans for the rest of 2019 and beyond?
"Same thing we do every year, Brain…take over the world!" Haha, no seriously, we're in this because we're fans first. Fans of the music and love for the community we live in. Our goal for 2019 is to provide high quality sound for as many events as possible, and help create a sustainable bass scene here in Vegas. We have a great network with Hennessey Sound Design that allows us to collaborate at festivals, and we hope to expand our production to work larger stages, with bigger production, and full lighting/mapping options for our clients.
Special thanks to ill.Gates for making this showcase possible! Producer Dojo is filling a need that no one else is, and it's super important. It's the best way to immerse yourself in sound design, learn new techniques, and push yourself to be a better producer. Hope to see everyone in Vegas for this showcase!
Get your tickets to the showcase here.


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Parsing COVID-19 transmission routes informs levels of protection needed
Information about COVID-19 transmission and treatment has evolved between the time this infectious disease first emerged and now. As evidence-based knowledge grows and protocols change, and as populations are vaccinated to develop herd immunity, there is increasing optimism about the ability to combat the virus. Meanwhile, it is important to…
Supply chain strategies shift to meet pandemic-induced demands
Resiliency, a term that has cropped up repeatedly during the COVID-19 pandemic, is often considered a key defense against burnout. But it is also important in the context of the healthcare supply chain, says Ed Hisscock, senior vice president of supply chain management at Trinity Health, a 22-state healthcare system…
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines starting in December 2020 was the one bright spot in an otherwise tragic year with a rapidly rising death toll currently over 385,000. Distribution of the 20 million doses promised by year end was thwarted by problems such as lack of coordination and lack of…
Expanding reprocessing programs can yield cost savings
The financial impact of COVID-19 on healthcare providers has been considerable. With experts predicting that half of all US hospitals would be operating in the red by the end of 2020, healthcare leaders have had to seek multiple ways to cut costs. The expansion of single-use medical device (SUD) reprocessing…
New year brings some changes to quality reporting criteria
The 2021 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/ASC Final Payment Rule was released on December 1, 2020, and became effective as of January 1, 2021. Gina Throneberry, MBA, RN, CASC, CNOR, director of education and clinical affairs, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), summarized the status of Medicare regulations and…
Editor's Note Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, on January 12, signed an order to expand the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all airline passengers entering the US. The order, which will become effective January 26, requires that: Airline passengers get a…
Editor's Note This study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that COVID-19 cases in children, adolescents, and young adults increased during the review period (March 1-December 12), with spikes in early summer, followed by a decline, and then a steep increase from October through…
Joint Commission approves four new EPs for office-based surgery
Editor's Note The Joint Commission, on January 13, announced that it had approved four new elements of performance (EPs) for office-based surgery practices that prescribe medication. The EPs for Medication Management Standard MM.04.01.01, which will become effective July 1, address the following: Having a written policy that identifies specific medication…
CDC clarifies guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations
Editor's Note The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 8 updated its guidance to clarify that overlapping may occur in phases of vaccinating priority groups, Reuters reports. The CDC reiterated that priority recipients of the COVID-19 vaccines are still healthcare workers, nursing home residents, those aged 75…
HHS renews COVID-19 public health emergency
Editor's Note Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on January 8 announced the renewal of the COVID-19 national public health emergency declaration, the American Hospital Association reports. The renewal is effective January 21 and will last 90 days. The declaration provides hospitals, health systems, and healthcare workers…

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const agent = require('superagent-promise')(require('superagent'), Promise);
const statusCode = require('http-status-codes');
const chai = require('chai');

const { expect } = chai;

describe('First Api Tests', () => {
  it('Consume GET Service', () => agent.get('https://httpbin.org/ip').then((response) => {
    expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
    expect(response.body).to.have.property('origin');
  }));

  it('Consume GET Service with query parameters', () => {
    const query = {
      name: 'John',
      age: '31',
      city: 'New York'
    };

    return agent.get('https://httpbin.org/get')
      .query(query)
      .then((response) => {
        expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
        expect(response.body.args).to.eql(query);
      });
  });

  it('Consume POST Service', () => {
    const body = {
      name: 'John',
      age: 31,
      city: 'New York'
    };

    return agent
      .post('https://httpbin.org/post')
      .send(body)
      .then((response) => {
        expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
        expect(response.body.json).to.eql(body);
      });
  });

  it('Consume PUT Service', () => {
    const body = {
      name: 'John',
      age: 31,
      city: 'New York'
    };

    return agent
      .put('https://httpbin.org/put')
      .send(body)
      .then((response) => {
        expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
        expect(response.body.json).to.eql(body);
      });
  });

  it('Consume PATCH Service', () => {
    const body = {
      name: 'John',
      age: 31,
      city: 'New York'
    };

    return agent
      .patch('https://httpbin.org/patch')
      .send(body)
      .then((response) => {
        expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
        expect(response.body.json).to.eql(body);
      });
  });

  it('Consume DELETE Service', () => {
    const body = {
      name: 'John',
      age: 31,
      city: 'New York'
    };

    return agent
      .del('https://httpbin.org/delete')
      .send(body)
      .then((response) => {
        expect(response.status).to.equal(statusCode.OK);
        expect(response.body.json).to.eql(body);
      });
  });
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


My man has done it again. Always the one to be on the cutting edge of hip hop lifestyle brands and marketing, my man Tramp has scored with yet another product line (read: check..probably a NICE one) with Sling Shox for G-Shock watches. As a continuation of their other products, including the toys and an upcoming graphic novel, this latest venture fits right in as a stylish and useful addition to the already impressive product line up.
The launch party was held at Ubiq, the ill sneaker store located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia and hosted a variety of media, music, and style aficionados of various makes and model. Some was more make than model, but thats beside the point. Whether inspiring or aspiring, a little over 600 people came to dip in the pool of energy these products seem to create on their own. The party was co-sponsored by Reebok in conjunction with the release of the Reebok Pump.
Also on the bill, was this lil dandy of a graphic novel, The Adventures of The Untouchables. I have the pre-release and man, this thing is no joke. The artwork alone is enough to justify the purchase, until you get into the story and get hooked. This is no Marvel comic. There's nothin' comic about it actually. This is some real street life sh!t. Im sure many of you have seen the videos for the Untouchables on World Star Hip Hop, so the print form is bound to become a collector's item. For those who may be living under the planet rock, get hip, with the 2 MILLION plus viewers who have watched EACH of the videos. These are bound to be collector's items. Pre-order yours now.
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Exclusive premiere: The Temptations and Supremes get new videos for Christmas classics
Motown has been part of America's holiday music canon for decades, and two songs loom large: If you're out gift-shopping or clicking a Christmas playlist this time of year, the Temptations' "Silent Night" and the Supremes' "My Favorite Things" invariably will be floating your way.
Now those perennial yuletide chestnuts are getting a breath of fresh life with a pair of sentimental, spirit-of-the-season music videos.
Debuting today, the mostly animated features are part of an ongoing Universal Music project to create official videos for several holiday standards. Clips for Christmas songs by Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Bobby Helms, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are already out, and the Jackson 5's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is due Monday.
The Tempts and Supremes videos being unveiled today have a nostalgic '60s flair, with retro-style animation and footage evoking an era when those Detroit groups reigned atop the charts.
The Supremes were in the thick of a hectic, hit-heavy, globetrotting year when they cut their album "Merry Christmas" in 1965. The group's Mary Wilson has fond memories of the record, including the track that's getting a new video treatment.
"I absolutely love 'My Favorite Things' from our Christmas album," Wilson told the Detroit Free Press in a statement. "It's so great that the song remains a holiday favorite after all these years — and how much fun it is to now have an animated video. Flo, Diane and I were so happy to sing all of these wonderful holiday songs and we had so much fun shooting the album cover up in the mountains."
The Temptations recorded two enduring versions of "Silent Night": a long, soulfully harmonized 1980 rendition that is more widely played these days, and a traditionally arranged 1968 track topped by Eddie Kendricks' celestial falsetto, the song featured in the new video.
"We released 'Silent Night' as a single with 'Rudolph' during the holidays in 1968, and also featured it on our first Christmas album in 1970. It has remained a fan favorite for over 50 years," the Temptations' Otis Williams said in a statement.
The Temptations' "Silent Night" video accompanies Universal's recent vinyl reissue of the group's album "Christmas Card," which includes a limited white-vinyl edition.
The new Supremes and Temptations videos were created by Ride or Cry, a Los Angeles agency that was also tapped for a series of animated Motown-history clips to mark the label's recent 60th anniversary.
Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.


Just how much more was revealed in mid November (2009) when Ferrer unveiled his single "Hey Hey" for Objektivity which immediately caught on with DJs and with Mixmag UK who gave it a Big Tune review. UK radio DJ Pete Tong helped the noise too saying the record 'gives me goose bumps, it's quality from start to finish; it's a return to the finest virtues of house music, this is brilliant.' The single is also notable for having received one of the most rapid reactions in recent dance music history - shooting immediately to #1 on Beatport where it's still holding over four weeks in something no other house track has achieved recently. It's also been #1 at Juno and #1 at Black Market in Soho, London.
"The Red Room", 2010, marked Ferrer's follow up to "Hey Hey", has received accolades from the top DJs around the world. The unique vocal was cut during a wild studio session where the vocalist repeated one of the lines "Welcome To The Red Room Honey" which after some editing became the hook of the tune. Remixed by the Detroit prodigy Kyle Hall and "tech dubbed" by The Martinez Brothers & Jerome Sydenham, The Red Room became yet another modern classic.
Next up: "No Difference", a 2011 collaboration with Andre Hommen, yet another young talent, discovered by Ferrer. Deceptively simple, "No Difference" features retro drum pattern and repetitive vocal lines while also incorporating a warm, synth-fuelled groove. It's the smattering of piano keys and the the jacking groove that truly bring the funk though, ensuring Ferrer's latest is draped in vintage Objektivity characteristics.
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Ferrer has brought his 'anything goes' approach to his label, Objektivity. Celebrating its 8th anniversary in 2014, the imprint has thus far focused itself on vocals, featuring often unlikely turns from indie heroes like Ane Brun and Télépopmusik. Low slung and deep, Objektivity is a cutting-edge label in touch with its time, putting a uniquely American spin on the deep house revival that is currently making waves in Europe. Objektivity is a living, breathing thing - one that's set to drop bombs on the dance floor for years to come.
While Ferrer closes out 2013 with "Mind Ur Step" (Defected), "Mind Ur Dub" (Objektivity) and a remix of Coyu - "Salvation" (Noir Music), the best is yet to come. With a deep knowledge of the past and a constant push for the future, Ferrer remains one of the true greats of house music - a leader and innovator whose enjoying the buzz around him but keeping on pushing the limits. Stay tuned.


A man said he nearly chocked after finding a "massive bone" in his curry that turned out to be a cinnamon stick.
Danny Hobbs, 20, found the object in his Tikka Masala he ordered from Jazmin Bangladeshi and Indian Takeaway in Plymouth.
However, after inspecting photographs of the suspicious item Ruhel Ahmed, the owner of the takeaway, said he was confident the so-called bone was in fact a harmless cinnamon stick, which are regularly used to add flavour in Indian food.
Mr Hobbs, who is currently unemployed but says he has aspirations to be in the army, told The Plymouth Herald: "My mates and my sister ordered me a takeaway because I was out and came back two hours later so had to heat it up.


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Learn About the Aquifer
Landscape Makeover
Water Policy and the Future of the Aquifer
Current rules are inadequate to protect the aquifer. NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Pinelands Commission must act now.
Protection of the aquifer is key to protecting the Pinelands' fragile wetlands and globally rare plant and animals species. © Bob Birdsall
Protecting the Quantity of Water
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection currently reviews all requests for allocations of water from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer and other fresh water sources. The thresholds the Department applies have proven inadequate to protect the aquifer from the cumulative and individual impacts of withdrawals on surface waters. The Pinelands Commission is also charged with reviewing all allocation requests, but historically has not applied any specific thresholds to protect Pinelands resources from the impacts of removing water from the aquifer.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) proposes that both agencies adopt and apply the following three-tiered regulatory thresholds to all Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer allocation requests. These thresholds derive from the state's Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer Study and are based on biological effects and indicators.
1 – Kirkwood-Cohansey Only As Last Resort
New or increased allocations from the Kirkwood-Cohansey, or withdrawals that will affect the Kirkwood-Cohansey, should only be approved if there are no alternative sources for a demonstrated need. Alternative sources include, at a minimum, confined aquifers, bulk purchases from non-Kirkwood-Cohansey sources, conjunctive uses and water conservation.
2 – Set a Protective Threshold at a "Regional" Watershed Scale
The agencies should not permit any new or increased allocation that, individually or cumulatively with other current or pending allocations, would exceed stated percentages of recharge at the watershed level.
We specifically recommend the following thresholds be applied either at the HUC-14 scale or by Pinelands CMP Management Area within each municipality:
No withdrawals permitted in the Pinelands Preservation Area, unless in a Pinelands Village as addressed below.
Do not exceed 5 percent of recharge for the defined area in which the withdrawal would take place, when all or part of the area is in the Pinelands Preservation, Forest Management or Rural Development Areas, or a Pinelands Village within the Preservation Area.
Do not exceed 15 percent total withdrawal as a percentage of recharge, when the area is entirely in Pinelands Regional Growth Areas, Pinelands Towns, Pinelands Village not within the Preservation Area, or a Military and Federal Installation area.
Withdrawing 5 percent of recharge from the Kirkwood-Cohansey has been found by the Pinelands Commission to be associated with alteration of ecological metrics such as changes in wetland class and conversion of wetlands to uplands. Withdrawing 15 percent of recharge is associated with more significant impacts to stream flow in addition to wetland impacts.
3 – Set a Protective Threshold at the Local Scale to Protect Wetlands
The agencies should also set a threshold on anticipated impacts to wetlands due to a new or increased allocation.
PPA specifically recommends the adoption of the following thresholds based on impacts to wetlands, which can be evaluated using either or both of the "Theim" or the "Gompertz" equation models analyzed in the Kirkwood-Cohansey Study:
No more than a 15cm drawdown of wetlands across 10 percent of total wetland area within the relevant HUC-14, when the when the HUC-14 lies all or in part in the Pinelands Preservation, Forest Management or Rural Development Areas,
No more than a 15cm drawdown of wetlands across 15 percent of total wetland area within a HUC-14, when the HUC-14 lies entirely in Pinelands Regional Growth Areas, Pinelands Towns or a Military and Federal Installation area.
A drawdown level of 15cm is a reasonable threshold, as this level of drawdown has been shown in studies conducted by the Pinelands Commission to impact wetland communities, particularly populations of a federally endangered wetland plant species, Helonias bullata (swamp pink). An extent of 10 percent of total wetland area experiencing 15cm of drawdown is a reasonable threshold in ecologically sensitive areas because this is the approximate value associated with a 5 percent withdrawal:recharge ratio. A 5 percent withdrawal: recharge ratio has been shown by the Pinelands Commission to be associated with changes in ecological metrics such as changes in wetland class and conversion of wetlands to uplands.
Current regulations have proven inadequate to protect the aquifer.
An extent of 15 percent of total wetland area experiencing 15cm of drawdown is a reasonable threshold in more developed (or developable, as per Pinelands regulations) areas, as this value is correlated with a 10 percent withdrawal:recharge ratio. And, as shown by the Pinelands Commission, a 10 percent withdrawal:recharge ratio has more significant impacts on stream flow in addition to wetland impacts.
4 – Require Conservation Measures with All New or Increased Allocations
The DEP and Pinelands Commission should require quantifiable water conservation measures in the same sub-watershed to offset expected impacts of new and increased withdrawals. This is already a requirement of the Pinelands regulations, but it has never been enforced.
The agencies should adopt incentives into the allocation process, so water purveyors can withdraw more water if they adopt proven and sustainable water conservation measures.
5 – Monitor Impacts and Reduce Withdrawals Where Impacts are Greater than Expected
The DEP and Pinelands Commission should require recipients of allocations to monitor and report streamflow and water table changes going forward, and to report the results to the agencies and the public.
The state agencies should set a regulatory trigger that suspends new or increased allocations, or reduces existing allocation limits, in any watershed where the monitoring data shows a trend of increasingly severe impacts of current withdrawals beyond the expected impacts on which the allocation was based.
Protecting the Quality of Water
The DEP and Pinelands Commission rules include a variety of measures aimed at protecting water quality from the effects of development, agricultural runoff and chemical spills. These rules have surely brought great benefits, but they have also proven to need reforms in light of experience showing that the waters of the Kirkwood-Cohansey and the streams and wetlands it feeds are suffering real harms to water quality due to human activities. These reforms are specifically aimed at one of the most important types of non-point source contamination: nutrients. Natural levels of nitrogen and phosphorous in the Pinelands are extremely low – that's a lot of what makes the Pine Barrens the way it is, a haven for plants and wildlife that are adapted to its naturally acidic, low-nutrient conditions.
1 – Watershed-Based Growth Management
The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer is a source of drinking water for southern New Jersey residents.
The Governor must institute a program of watershed-based growth management aimed at dramatically reducing the amount of nutrients. This program must:
Create science-based nutrient and water quality performance standards for new development in all parts of the watershed and the marine waters sufficient to achieve the restoration goal.
Require individual development actions to meet these performance standards. The program should enable new development to meet performance standards in part through retrofitting existing development to reduce its nutrient inputs.
Require all levels of government (state, regional, county and municipal) to take a watershed perspective that is protective of the ecosystem in their planning and permitting actions.
Revise municipal zoning, CAFRA rules, the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan and Wastewater Management Plans to meet the watershed-based performance standards, retain remaining natural lands, and direct new development into established communities.
2 – Immediate Actions Based on Existing Authorities
The State, Pinelands Commission and Municipalities must use the stormwater rules, Pinelands regulations, and local ordinances to require that new development use low-impact development techniques that reduce the volume of stormwater and reduce nutrient inputs (rather than control only the rate of stormwater flows and remove only sediments). Such techniques should include:
Maintain the natural topography, vegetation and soil structure on both a watershed and site specific scale.
Convert no more than 25 percent of a lot, to a maximum of 500 sq. ft., from native vegetation to turf or other maintained landscaping.
Reduce or cease the practice of collecting and concentrating stormwater into centralized basins.
Require compact development lay-outs.
Preserve riparian buffers.
Minimize impervious surface area.
Encourage rain gardens.
Create a non-native vegetation/turf replacement incentive program for existing homeowners.
The Governor should accelerate the funding and implementation of restoration projects that:
Restore, maintain and expand stream and bay buffers.
Repair and retrofit poorly functioning stormwater basins and systems.
The State needs to revise the Residential Site Improvement Standards to include narrower street widths and narrower pavements, reduce parking lot requirements, and allow for shared parking. The State and Municipalities should require continuing education in low impact development for members of land use boards, professionals, and consultants.
3 – Regulation Reforms
State agencies must revise their regulations, including:
The Pinelands Commission should amend the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, and the State should amend the CAFRA rules to require the protection of native vegetation and prohibit the alteration of natural soils during construction and maintenance activities.
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Just don't count on me. I don't like these arts at all.
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Great, then i have a two arts from this autor) Very good technique, i must say.
Just...don't tell 'em - all those artists become a very angry when someone modifying his works (though i don't understand why). We need to keep a low profile.
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I did this one too!
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Could someone make watercolors of these, please?


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Back to School and the New Normal
As I set out to write this month's column, I commented to my wife that the growing concern voiced to me by industry professionals regarding the Delta variant of COVID-19 was reminiscent of late February 2020, weeks before the U.S., Canada and the rest of the world shut down. It couldn't be that the highly contagious strain might plunge society back in the isolating waters of distance learning, working and living, right? Right?
In attempt to quell these fears, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said last month that shutting down the country again and keeping children home in virtual learning was not an option. Hopefully those won't be famous last words. Days later, Education Week reported that the number of school districts planning to return to hybrid learning models had doubled in the matter of a month. Meanwhile, school districts—where allowed by their state governor, and even then some are choosing to defy orders—are once again requiring masks be worn by students and staff, both at school and on the school bus. As one district in Arizona reminded me last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention federal directive that requires masks on all school buses and public transit remains in effect, which has been lost on Gov. Doug Ducey.
Then in August and about a week before this issue went to print, California ordered all K-12 school staff to be vaccinated. Will more states follow? Perhaps, especially as the all-powerful American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association supports such a move nationwide.
Related: California Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for All School Staff
Related: Washington State Vaccine Mandate Exacerbates School Bus Driver Shortage
Related: (STN Podcast E66) Getting Back to In-Person: Tracking Decisions on Student Vaccinations, School Reopening
As of Aug. 9, nearly 51 percent of Americans were fully vaccinated, according to the Mayo Clinic. The total U.S. population is about 332 million, and about 48 million people are currently under the minimum vaccination age of 12 years old. That means of the roughly 284 million who are eligible for a vaccine, only 144 million are actually vaccinated.
It follows logic that vaccination rates increase with age, with the age group 65 to 74 leading the charge at 82 percent. Next are those 75 and older at 78 percent, followed by 50- to 64-year-olds at 68 percent and 40- to 49-year-olds at 59 percent. Nearly half of 25- to 39-yearolds are fully vaccinated as are about 45 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds. Clearly, not all school bus drivers or teachers or other school staff are vaccinated, despite massive drives to do so. What is more alarming to me and it should be to the industry is that only 12 percent of eligible children are fully vaccinated. The vast majority of school bus customers—the students—are riding without protection as classes resume, even as the Delta variant is proving to make them sicker than the original virus.
I hope that schools don't close their traditional classrooms again in favor of distance learning, not with a first grader and a three-month old at home. But I'd be lying if I didn't say I was concerned about my 6-year-old daughter not being vaccinated. Still, my immediate family will deal. And ultimately the student transportation community will as well, especially amid all of the precautions in place. Last school year and the spring of 2020 proved the resiliency and courage of the entire school bus industry.
Related: Los Angeles Unified School District Announces 6,500 COVID-19 Cases at Startup
Related: Survey Indicates Fewer Students Will Take School Bus Amid COVID-19
Related: New York Public Transportation Agency Assists with School Bus Driver Shortage
No matter what happens, tens of thousands of school buses and their support staff are equipped to resume food delivery, which remains a vital necessity for so many people. And regardless of hybrid or in-person learning, a sizeable gap remains between students in households that have broadband internet and those without. These services should and in many places nationwide this school year will continue to be a new mission of school bus transportation, which it must be noted is being buoyed by federal funding that will be needed going forward.
This industry has done a superb job in inserting itself as a central figure in the national COVID-19 discourse, and that spotlight in part carried over to legislation that promises unprecedented federal funding for zero- and low-emissions school bus purchases. This has been achieved in part through an evolution of what student transportation services look like. The perception of the public and students toward the yellow school bus needed to change, and more work remains.
That can be accomplished by getting back to the new normal rather than the old. The industry needs to continuously strive to be seen as a viable solution to 21st Century challenges. Utilize as much government funding as possible for as long as it's available to help make that happen. In the meantime, stay healthy out there.
Editor's Note: As reprinted in the September 2021 issue of School Transportation News.
Related: New School Year Not Return to Normal California Directors Hoped For
Related: Back to School Checklist
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Bieg na 6 km kobiet – jedna z konkurencji rozgrywana w ramach biathlonu na Zimowych Igrzyskach Paraolimpijskich 2018. Zawody rozegrano 10 marca 2018 roku w trzech klasach.

Oficjalne treningu odbyły się 9 marca.

Czas jest wyliczany poprzez pomnożenie rzeczywistego czasu z procentem dla danej klasy zawodników.

Osoby siedzące
W rywalizacji wystąpiło 16 zawodniczek z 8 państw.

Osoby stojące
W rywalizacji wystąpiło 15 zawodniczek z 7 państw.

Osoby niedowidzące
W rywalizacji wystąpiło 8 zawodniczek z 4 państw.

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Q: php sql - match a set of numbers with another set I have a set of numbers (lets say around 120-150 ) in a table and i have another table in my database which stores the country code and the respective calling pins .
Now country pins can vary from 1-4 digits and i have to match the set of numbers with the country pins to get the country codes from the database .
I have tried the below but to no avail as the country codes can vary from 1 to 4 digits .
$subject = "211";
$pattern = '/^211/';
preg_match($pattern, $subject, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, 3);

Can someone please help me figure out a way to go about it.
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A: for loop up to  set of number , then then take one by one and check in sql query,
select * from table where countrypin like %SETOFNUMBER%

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April 5, 2010 in AL East, Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, Game Recap, Jorge Posada, Opening Day, Red Sox, Robinson Cano, The Captain | Tags: AL East, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, Chan Ho Park, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Joba Chamberlain, Jorge Posada, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano | by chriskaftan | Comments closed
The Yankees opened the 2010 season on a good note, hitting back to back home runs to give them a 2-0 lead, which they squandered in the 7th inning and lost to the Boston Red Sox tonight in Fenway Park, 9-7.
CC Sabathia pitched 5.1 innings in his start and his counterpart Josh Beckett struggled, allowing five runs, eight hits, and only struck out one in 4.2 innings. Sabathia had six hits, five runs and four strikeouts.
Jorge Posada and Curtis Granderson hit back to back home runs in the second inning, for the first Opening Day back-to-back jacks since 1983. Posada went 3 for 4 on the evening, with two RBIs. That home run was Granderson's only hit. Robinson Cano came up big tonight, getting two hard-hit balls, going 2 for 5 with one RBI. Everyone in the Yankees' lineup except Nick Johnson and Mark Teixeira had hits. Derek Jeter and Brett Gardner were the only other Yankees to get multiple hits. Jeter went 2 for 5 and Gardner hit .500 with one RBI.
There was one brilliant play in the fourth inning when a double-steal happened when Jeter dashed for second base and Gardner sped home and stole home from third base. That was a payback for Jacoby Ellsbury stealing home last year. Brilliant play by the Yankees there.
While CC Sabathia did not earn the decision tonight, he was good for the first five innings, but outfield mental errors by Brett Gardner gave the Red Sox an opportunity to tie the game. It was Gardner's first game in left field, but he definitely acted that way, not making good jumps on the ball and at one point missing the cut off man and throwing it past Jorge Posada at catcher.
Granderson, however, made an excellent back-to-wall catch in the second inning and he may be a nice asset for the Yankees in centerfield. Only the rest of the season will tell if he's a good fit than he was in Comerica Park.
The Yankees' bullpen imploded after Sabathia exited. David Robertson entered the game and allowed a hit, but it was Chan Ho Park, formerly of the Phillies, that allowed three runs, giving the Red Sox the advantage. Park earned the loss for the Yankees tonight. Joba Chamberlain entered in the 8th inning and wasn't effective allowing two hits and walking one while throwing 33 pitches for 1.1 innings.
Yes, the Yankees may have lost tonight, but keep in mind the Yankees lost eight straight to open the season against the Red Sox, but look at who won the World Series last year.
Both teams are off tomorrow, and the second game is on Tuesday and it features AJ Burnett vs. Jon Lester.
AL East preview: Baltimore Orioles
March 31, 2010 in AL East, Baltimore Orioles, Season Predictions | Tags: AL East, Baltimore Orioles | by chriskaftan | Comments closed
If I had been born and raised in Maryland instead of just living here the past twelve years, I'd be rooting for the team I'm writing a preview of: the Baltimore Orioles.
Twelve straight losing seasons has taken a hit on the once-proud franchise and its fan base. With their glorious stadium opening in 1992, things looked promising with their marquee shortstop-turned-3B superstar Cal Ripken, the Orioles were the team to beat in the AL East in the early 1990s — until Peter Angelos bought the team. Since then, nothing has gone right except for the ability for the team to get high draft picks, and it will pay off dividends this season.
Offense: Angelos finally did something decent and brought in Andy MacPhail to clean up the franchise, and in the years since, I've seen the Orioles become a decent team to watch every time I visit Camden Yards. There are several stars on the team to keep an eye out for. The first is Adam Jones. Jones has shown improvement during his first two years in Baltimore. If he stays healthy in 2010 we could see big things from Jones atop the Orioles lineup.
With their No. 7 pick in the 2003 draft the Orioles selected Nick Markakis. Markakis had a stellar 2008. 2009 was an all-around down year for him. It's unlikely Markakis will have an off season again, so he should anchor the middle of the lineup.
The star of the future is catcher Matt Wieters. When drafted in 2007, he didn't play until 2008 and that season earned him the top spot in Baseball America's Top 100 for 2009. The Orioles opened him in AAA but called him up after 163 PA, installing him as their primary catcher. He hit well, though he didn't quite live up to the considerable hype surrounding him. Watch for him to break out in a big way this season.
Last but not least, Luke Scott is another player to watch. He will primarily fit into the DH role while serving as a back-up outfielder.
Pitching: Admittedly, the pitching rotation is pretty poor for the Orioles, with such young arms. To combat that, the Orioles traded for Kevin Millwood to give them a veteran presence on the mound and in the clubhouse. The O's have Jeremy Guthrie right behind Millwood to offer a decent 1-2 punch. There are other pitchers to keep an eye on.
One is Brad Bergesen, a fourth-round pick in 2004 and a high school teammate of Phil Hughes, made great strides in 2008, leading to his call-up in 2009. A comebacker off the shin cut short his 2009 season, but Bergesen has looked good this spring and will slot in behind Guthrie.
The No. 4 overall pick in 2008, Brad Matusz signed late and missed the minor league season. His first full professional season was 2009 and he cracked the Major League rotation. He features an above average fastball, curveball, and slider, and is working on improving his changeup.
The bullpen doesn't appear strong at all. With Chris Ray gone Jim Johnson will assume the primary setup role. He was excellent in 2008, throwing 68.2 innings and posting a 2.23 ERA. Behind him Mark Hendrickson will be the long man and Koji Uehara will slot in somewhere once he comes back from his hamstring issues.
Prediction: They are at least better than the Blue Jays, but not ready to contend yet. They have two potential top of the rotation arms in the rotation to start the year and then have another who nearly cracked the Opening Day rotation. Beyond that their # 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 prospects are all pitchers. If they head into next season with Matusz, Bergesen, and Tillman with one or two of those prospects in tow, we could see big things in 2011. As for 2010, unless something big goes wrong that the O's will climb out of the AL East cellar and finish ahead of the Jays. The Orioles have better hitting and better pitching in the current talent column, and really they have better future talent as well.
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Yanks Beaten in Rubber Game; Lose Series; Important Weekend Ahead
August 27, 2009 in AJ Burnett, AL East, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers | Tags: AJ Burnett, AL Central, AL East, Chicago White Sox, Ian Kinsler | by Trevor | Comments closed
For the first time since the All-Star break, the Yankees failed to win a series. In the final game of their three-game series, the Yankees were beated 7-2 by the Texas Rangers. Despite 12 strikeouts in 6 innings by AJ Burnett, the Yankees were not able to muster enough offense to win.
The Yankees pitching wasn't horrible – they only allowed 6 hits. Unfortunately, three were homers, giving Texas all the offense they needed to soundly beat the Yankees. Ian Kinsler homered twice for the Rangers, creating 4 RBI.
AJ Burnett bounced back from his horrible start against the Red Sox last weekend with a 6 inning, 2 hit, 3 walk, 12 strikeout performance. He did allow the 3 run homer by Kinsler in the fourth – but normally the Yankees would score more then 2 runs in the first six innings. Unfortunately, Burnett was credited with the loss – his fourth of August.
Burnett was on fire in July, earning 4 wins in 5 starts (the Yankees won the fifth game) but that success did not extend to August. In 6 starts, Burnett is 0-4. Fortunately, the Yankees won the two games that Burnett was "no decisioned."
The Yankees now face the Chicago White Sox – a team that beat them 3-games-to-1 in their four game series in Chicago back in July. Back then, the Yankees were in second place in the AL East and Chicago was in first place in the AL Central.
Since then, the Yankees have improved to 79-48, own a 6-game lead in the AL East and boast the best record in the majors. They are also an outstanding 28-11 since the break. Chicago has dropped to 4 games behind Detroit in the AL Central and are 64-64 on the season. They have also lost 7 of their last 11 games.
Boston is playing the Toronto Blue Jays this weekend. I think we almost should expect them to win 2 of 3, at least. To keep the divisional lead, the Yankees will have to make that happen as well.
Yanks Demolishes Sox, 20-11
August 22, 2009 in A-Rod, AL East, Andy Pettitte, Bullpen, Game Recap, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Red Sox, The Captain | Tags: A-Rod, AL East, Andy Pettitte, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bruney, Damaso Marte, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees, Sergio Mitre | by chriskaftan | Comments closed
Last night was a night to remember as the Yankees had a hit and run fest in Fenway Park. Hideki Matsui homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs, Alex Rodriguez had four hits in a 20-11.
The Yankees scored two runs in the first inning, four in the second, six in the fifth, three in the sixth, one in the seventh and four in the ninth.
Matsui hit three-run homers in the fifth and ninth, giving him 21 for the year, and drove in a run with a groundout in the seventh.
Rodriguez went 4 for 4 after getting just five hits in his previous 25 at-bats. Mark Teixeira and Melky Cabrera had three hits apiece and Teixeira drove in three runs. Derek Jeter went 3 for 6 for his fourth three-hit performance in the last five games and is batting .543 in his last 11 games.
The Yankees led 12-1 before the Red Sox scored three in the bottom of the fifth off Andy Pettitte (10-6).
Jeter doubled in the first, Teixeira walked, Rodriguez singled and Jorge Posada hit a two-run single. In the first, Johnny Damon fouled a ball off his right knee,and left the game in the bottom half with a bruised knee.
Eric Hinske cam in to replace Damon and contributed offensively by doubling in a run in the second before a two-run double by Teixeira and an RBI single by Rodriguez.
Behind stellar offense, Pettitte just needed to keep the Sox at bay. He pitched five innings, allowing 7 hits, 7 runs (5 earned), while walking two and striking out four.
An oversight on this offensive fireworks was the disastrous showing of the bullpen. Brian Bruney pitched 1.1 innings but walked 3 and allowed one hit. Damaso Marte came in for the first time in months for .2 of a inning and struck out one, so he was the minor bright spot. Sergio Mitre was awful in the bottom of the ninth, allowing two home runs to let the Sox bring up their score to 11. This cannot happen on a regular night, but Girardi was probably liberal because of the Yankees' lead in runs.
Today it's AJ Burnett against Tazawa at 4:10 p.m. No matter what happens, the Yankees will leave Beantown with at least a 5.5 game lead, which is still pretty comfortable.
Go Yank-eeees!


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2014 MLB Draft Profile: Alex Jackson, C/RF, Escondido, CA High School
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Alex Jackson Prospect Video, Rancho Bernardo High School (via Steve Fiorindo)
Jackson is 6'2", 215 LBS and an intimidating presence at the batters box. He is currently a catcher but I see him as a RF. He is physically mature but will likely continue to grow. I could see him filling out to 240 LBS+ where catching could be difficult and harder on his body than it needs to be. Athletically, he can handle RF and while not having great range, his arm would be a huge asset. He has a short arm action and a really fast release. His actions behind the dish aren't great but with work could be usable at the big league level. That's why moving him off catcher will be difficult decision but I think it would be for the best for him in the long run. I could even see him getting a shot at 3B though I haven't seen him enough to know if he has the first step quickness to make that work.
Jackson has some of the best raw power in this draft. I could see him hitting 30 HR's or better at the big league level. He has some mechanical issues and a lot movement prior to his swing. He will need to quiet that down and work on a different timing mechanism to succeed at the highest level but he should be able to do it without any problems. I don't see him as a high average hitter, more like a .260-.270 guy in the long run but I wouldn't be totally shocked if he exceeds that becoming a 60 or better hitter.
Jackson's ultimate value will be decided by which defensive position he plays but in the end, the bat projects to play any position if he improves his hit tool. The hit tool is the biggest question with the largest range of meaningful outcomes.He could hit .280-30-100 in the middle of the order for a contending team if everything works out. He could end up being a guy who swings and misses too much and never makes a true impact. He is one of the top position prospects in this class and there are only a handful of high impact bats this year. I don't see him getting out of the top 10 come June.


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Final Fantasy XV "Monster of the Deep" was one of my favorite parts of Sony's E3
Ron Duwell
If I haven't made myself clear enough, I was no fan of Sony's disappointing E3 2017 press conference. We saw a lot of games that play exactly the same way as last year's lineup, unfold over very similar open worlds, tell similar stories, and employ familiar tactics for manipulating the undead and other familiar enemies. God of War abandoned its Devil May Cry roots to snuggle up with the more en vogue Dark Souls style of action, and Spider-Man, while exciting, looks very scripted and swings too close to many of Batman Arkham's tunes.
Wasn't there something in that press conference that dared dance to its own beat? Destiny 2? Sort of true, but that's a monster of a game that comes loaded with the baggage of being a sophomore sequel. I mean something that is daring, something that is dashing, something that does something nobody else in their right minds would dare to try… oh… Square Enix! My savior!
And thus grace has brought unto me the one game that does not give a flying crap about what you think of it. The one open world game made famous because of how many wacky things it does wrong rather than how it adheres to the standards around it. The open world game with enough heart to fill in the empty husks that make up the other 99 percent of the genre.
Final Fantasy XV, my love! What would you have me do? Go fishing with you in Virtual Reality? Yes, please! Anything to get me away from waypoints and quick time events for five minutes. We'll party like it's the Dreamcast-era all over again, reeling away at those large mouth bass, hanging out with Pompto, Gladio, and Ignis, eating a carton of Cup Noodle, not doing anything but wasting the day away and catching whoppers.
Square Enix! Construct me a DualShock 4 fishing pole, and I'll happily take you up on your offer.
I'm not entirely making this up. "Monster of the Deep" was dumbest, most out of place reveal at Sony's press conference, but then again, it's part of the dumbest, most out of place blockbuster hit of the last five years, a game I happen to love. Of course, it makes sense that this goofy VR expansion brought a smile to my face!
We laughed about how silly the concept itself was, and we laughed about how Square Enix seemingly did away with ill-advised Virtual Reality Prompto shooting. We laughed at the ugly fish designs… but at least… we laughed.
No, it was no Spider-Man or Shadow of the Colossus, but it was the one other moment in that hour-long presentation in which I managed to crack a genuine smile. I'll probably never buy it, I'll mostly likely try it once if I do, but Final Fantasy XV, again, came to me in my moment of desperation and saved me in the most unlikely of ways.
This game, it's too much. I'm speechless with how stunning it is at making an impression, and for all the most awkward reasons.
Once a pawn a time…
Checkmate! The best chess sets for beginners and enthusiasts
A chess set makes a great gift, a unique conversation piece, and is a fun pastime. Here are several of the best chess sets from simple games for children to ornate pieces of art.


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Q: CSS not showing properly in IE(Reason was doctype defination) I am working on this personal project and the sign-in screen of the website goes completely haywire in IE-9
Can someone please suggest me how can I fix it? The webpage is at
http://www.ayeboss.com/users/login
Try opening it in FF and IE and you will see the difference.
Any inputs will be highly appreciated

A: Your page is being displayed in Quirks Mode, because you don't have a doctype.
Add this, the HTML5 doctype, as the very first line to resolve the problem:
<!DOCTYPE html>

You should always add a doctype to trigger Standards Mode.

A: well some problems with your html and some with CSS. you are trying to use CSS3 but not completly..
1st mention DOCTYPE
2nd margin and paddings are bugy in IE.. in IE the become double to normal value.
    (i.e like if you set margin for Fireforx but they appear double in IE most likly.)
3rd you have use CSS3 properties ..

*

*-moz-border-radius (it only works in FF) so if you want to see this property in action in IE .. try -webkit-border-radius. and read this article border-radius

*for gradient  gradient

A: replace your html tag with this
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

A: If you are using html transitional use this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

If you are using XHTML 1.0 transitional go for this:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

If you never want your browser to behave as an old version. Then add this:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />


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Home › News › Northern Ireland
Number of alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland falls - a year after highest level on record
The tally of alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland has fallen.(Dominic Lipinski/PA).
By Eimear McGovern Twitter Email
The number of alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland has fallen for the first time in six years.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/number-of-alcohol-specific-deaths-in-northern-ireland-falls-a-year-after-highest-level-on-record-38796950.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ab080/38796948.ece/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_b7b2bd27-3ae4-4ba1-82b8-5bd62e9889b1_1
However, the figures for 2018 remain the third highest on record, according to statistics from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
Some 284 people died due to alcohol-specific causes, it has been revealed.
A total of 15,992 deaths were registered in Northern Ireland that year.
The number of alcohol-related deaths is 16.9% higher than was recorded a decade previously, when 243 people died from alcohol-related issues.
But the 2018 total was lower than the 303 deaths in 2017, the highest figure on record.
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA said that while the figure is to be welcomed, significant issues remain.
The overall trend has been going the wrong way for some time on this issue, she said.
"What we require is a mental health strategy and more specific support services for people battling alcoholism and addiction of any kind," she said. "Clearly I hope we will have a minister in place imminently to take action and ensure that a downward trend becomes permanent."
Alcohol-specific deaths continue to account for less than 2% of all deaths registered each year.
Two-thirds of alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland are men, accounting for 196 of 284 deaths or seven in 10 of the total figure.
Meanwhile, 88 of the 284 died as a result of alcohol were woman — or three in 10.
The majority of those who died with alcohol-specific underlying causes each year since 2008 have been between the ages of 46 and 64, the figures show. The overall group accounts for more than six in 10 of each alcohol-related death every year on average.
In recent years, the number of those who died due to alcohol between the ages of 55 and 64 has increased, and that age group now accounts for more than a third of such deaths, or 36.6%.
For those aged between 45-54, their deaths accounted for 29.6% of the total.
There is a significantly higher number of alcohol-specific deaths in areas of deprivation, according to the figures.
Deaths in those areas is three times higher than alcohol-related deaths in the least deprived areas.
Some 27.4 of every 100,000 deaths in deprived areas are attributed to alcohol, while 7.6 deaths of 100,000 in the least deprived areas are alcohol-specific.
It comes as the Taoiseach said he won't introduce minimum unit pricing on alcohol in the Republic of Ireland until Northern Ireland does the same.
Speaking in the Dail yesterday, Leo Varadkar said he did not want to encourage cross-border buying of alcohol.
"If people are crossing the Border to buy cheap alcohol, this measure will not work economically or in public health terms," he said.
He said any agreement in the talks to get Stormont up and running again should include a date for the introduction of minimum unit pricing on alcohol.
The Taoiseach said there could be an agreement to implement minimum unit pricing on the same date. But he said: "We cannot wait forever. If it does not prove possible to adopt the approach I have set out, we may need to go ahead with the introduction of minimum unit pricing unilaterally."
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"The ongoing work between PCCs and the Ministry of Justice on the potential for devolution of further victim responsibilities which are currently delivered by the MOJ will continue. However, we don't believe that the future changes to the funding arrangement those changes would cause is sufficient a reason for preventing services being commissioned over a longer time frame.
"As it stands PCCs are often unable to commission victims' services in the most effective way. As, importantly, service providers, including small charities in our force areas, who work hard to deliver services for some of the most vulnerable people in society, are unable to plan ahead and make the necessary strategic decisions.


Again - I agree that the phrase would be nice to avoid.
But for some (and only some) SC you may find that you need to have it or the SC will fail general applicability.
The answer isnt in general comments like this — but  in the exploration of specific SC.   For the most part - that has not been necessary.
And discussion of specific SC are underway now.
But if you have a blanket  "we will never use this"  then you might block some SC(s) from being able to get in at all.
So I suggest not arguing in the abstract but rather on a case by case basis.     It is not needed by most all but may be needed by one or another.    So lets see.
> Jason has pinpointed the exact reason why I oppose any language that gives an author power to simply skip over an SC just because they use a technology with poor accessibility support.  Any exceptions should have clear restrictions and backup accessibility support (as does "Images of Text", for example).  For WCAG 2.1, with or without the language is probably not the question.  Rather, what is the compromising language for now until we get to Silver?
> It seems to me that we could argue all day and night about which web technologies are "major", but in order to talk about future-proofing we need to discuss responsibility.  And currently, the responsibility chain has a very weak link from author to user that is only going to get more important to strengthen as we talk about adaptation, linearization, personalization, and other needs.
> Authors have full control over their content, including which web technologies they choose and adhering to appropriate standards.  The WCAG buck stops there obviously in its current form.  The problem is that even if UAAG (and ATAG) were married to it today, trying to remain technology-agnostic would result in the same core issue: no responsibility is formally placed on web technology developers (at least not outside the W3C).  If we really want to produce guidelines which are both independent of current technology & cognizant of future ones, then they are going to have to draw a line in the sand somehow (e.g. only conform with technologies formally reviewed and approved by the W3C or otherwise conform to the nonexistent Web Technology Accessibility Guidelines).
> Subject: RE: Must "technologies being used" be in a SC's text, if that SC has support in 2 technologies?
>> on all of our SCs?
> Future technologies will need to be designed with accessibility in mind, and WCAG will help to inform those design decisions. I do agree with Gregg that major user interface revolutions may well be coming, but they need to be based on implementation technologies that adequately support accessibility.
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