Sleep helps memory, mood, motivation and attention, meaning better sleep habits are a simple way to improve your learning.
A lack of sleep is a common problem among high school students, but sleep deprivation can do serious damage. It can hamper mental activity and result in poor academic performance. Adolescents may need up to two hours more sleep than when they were younger for their brains to consolidate and cement new knowledge and experience into memory, and to avoid behaviors associated with sleep deprivation that interfere with cognitive and attention skills.
Many brain functions become considerably less efficient after a sleepless night. Sleep-deprived children display lower brain activity while working on math problems than they do when rested, and they make more mistakes on tests. Brain scans of subjects doing simple verbal learning tasks show that the temporal lobe, important for language processing, works less effectively when subjects are tired.
In another study, one group of subjects tried to memorize short lists of words on an afternoon following a full night's sleep; the comparison group tried the same task after about 35 hours without sleep. Word recall and recognition dropped sharply in the sleep-deprived group.
Middle and high school educators recognize that many of their students don't seem to function well in the first hours of the school day. Twenty percent of all middle and high school students fall asleep in school. As a result, some middle schools and high schools have begun starting the school day later to allow adolescent students the opportunity to get the recommended amount of sleep on school nights - about 8.5 to 9.5 hours.
With so much to do during school, teenagers need all the help they can get to work at peak efficiency. It may also surprise you to know that teens need as much sleep as young children (at least nine hours) to avoid behaviors associated with sleep deprivation. In order to help them realize the value of sleep, it's an important topic to introduce into the classroom.
Students should be taught about the influence of sleep on their brains, especially regarding mood and memory. Self-observations, using a sleep diary, will help them see the strong correlation between adequate sleep and their ability to stay awake and effectively focus in school and on homework. Further motivation will come when they see the relationship between their sleep and better moods, test scores, homework successes, and physical performances.
In their sleep diaries, students should record what time they went to bed, when they woke, and how long they slept. During the week, as they keep the diary, they should also have a few minutes after arriving to school to describe how they feel. Are they energetic? Tired? Alert?
After completing the diary, engage students in a class discussion about their findings. Help them to recognize the correlation between proper hours of sleep, how they feel the next day, and the impact of sleep on their emotional state and academic powers. How did their sleep hours influence their alertness and memory of homework the following day?
Another thing to do is to have students observe the effectiveness of time spent studying followed by a full night's sleep, versus the same amount of time studying followed by less than seven hours of sleep. This will give them the awareness of how it can take up to twice as long to memorize information when they are fatigued as it does when they are more alert.
When they see how sleep can cement their studying, they will be more motivated to make sure their hours of study result in permanent memories so that they won't have to study the same material again for the final exam. After they recognize the importance of sleep, advise them on how they can get the most from their study time. Explain that if they review their notes thoroughly, stop, and go to sleep when they begin to feel drowsy, thus helping them get adequate sleep, the quality and quantity of retained memory is far better than working while tired.
Students are more likely to comply with the recommendations when you let them know about the benefits of sleep and the consequences that sleep deprivation has on their academic success and physical health.
One aspect that will resonate is the timing of the quality sleep that is most powerful. Background information to share, after their motivation is boosted by their sleep diary insights, includes description of the 90-minute cycles of sleep that their brains go through during the night.
REM (rapid eye movement) sleep takes up most of the 90-minute cycles during the first six hours of sleep. During these stages, when there is less muscle movement and less temperature regulation, dreaming takes place.
Non-REM (slowest brain wave) sleep is most prominent during the cycles that occur after about six hours of sleep. Research indicates that increasing sleep time from six or less hours to eight hours can increase memory and alertness up to 25%. Studies show that students who sleep less than six hours a night generally have poorer grades, even if they report the same number of study hours. In fact, a study of students who received low grades (C's, D's, F's) revealed that they obtained about 25 minutes less sleep and went to bed an average of 40 minutes later on school nights than students with high grades (A's and B's).
You can share the information that memory storage in the brain is most efficient during these uninterrupted, deep non-REM sleep. This is when what they learned and experienced that day is reprocessed to build a clearer understanding of the day's events. During this sleep state their brains make relationships and connections between new learning and prior knowledge as concept understanding builds and problems are solved.
You can show students pictures of what happens in the brain when the process of neuroplasticity constructs memories. When students see the process by which their brain transforms recent memories into long-term memories, by building and extending the branches that connect the neurons holding the memories, they will have more motivation about their ability to influence their memory construction.
Emphasize the power of their brain's neuroplastic construction of powerful memories during their non-REM sleep, most prominent after about six hours of sleep. They will see the value of sleeping these extended hours when they know their brain cell networks are linking newly learned information with previously stored, related knowledge to consolidate the memories.
With their own sleep diaries and what they learn from you about the physiology of sleep, students can make more informed decisions, sometimes choosing an extra hour of sleep over an hour spent playing video games or sending text messages. They will understand that it is better to review their notes thoroughly and go to sleep for nine hours than to cram for the extra hour.
Adolescents need even more sleep than during their preadolescent years to cement memory and avoid the problems of sleep deprivation. Your efforts to guide them to better sleep behaviors are vital so they understand that sleep deprivation puts them at higher risk of a whole range of potential problems, from depression to automobile accidents. Your intervention will guide them to take measures to get the sleep the need – for learning and life.
Judy - one way I got through my students is the idea of leveling up. If you stay up late to level up your online character, what effect is that having to your real world body?
Additionally the excess blue light they absorb (http://www.sleepxp.com/what-are-the-effects-of-blue-light) from all their phone and computer screens disrupts their sleep rhythms, so is it worth it the cost? "Yeah but I sleep it on Saturdays " isn't the answer - it's about the quality of sleep and addressing the root cause of the issue.


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Robert Horry says he wouldn't play defense if Kobe Bryant kept shooting
by Ross Pickering November 17, 2014, 10:31 pm 7 Comments
Robert Horry may have won three championship rings alongside Kobe Bryant, and he may now be an employee of the Lakers' flagship television station at Time Warner Cable SportsNet, though that doesn't stop the retired player from speaking his mind about the Black Mamba every once in a while.
On Sunday night, after the Lakers lost 136-115 to the Golden State Warriors, Horry had some comments on TWC SportsNet's post game show regarding Bryant's volume shooting.
The Black Mamba put up 34 shots in 31 minutes and converted on 15 of his attempts for a total of 44 points, though players such as Jeremy Lin, who listed "communication, trust and effort" as three things that are currently wrong with the team, and Carlos Boozer, who talked about Bryant's aggressiveness and the need to find "a balance," were visibly down following the game.
Horry said Bryant needed to lower his shot attempts and share the basketball more if he hoped for his teammates to play better on both ends of the court.
"[Byron Scott's] sitting there talking about effort. Effort's not going to be there. I know if I was playing with Kobe right now [and] you're not sharing that basketball, my effort wouldn't translate to the defensive end," Horry said. "I think that's a lot of the problem right there, that guys don't feel involved on the offensive end so they don't get back on D [and] they don't feel involved in the game.
"So, [Byron's] gotta find a way to make Kobe Bryant share that basketball and make them feel more like a team."
Horry wasn't done there, though.
"I think it's the trust issue, the communication issue," Horry said. "It's going to boil down to this Atlanta game, I think. If Swaggy P can come back and change the flow of the team, because right now there is no flow with this team. It's Kobe this, Kobe that, and you can see the frustration in the other guys. Jeremy Lin stated [it], Boozer stated in the interviews that there's some lack of trust going on there and they want to be more involved in the team effort to win ball games.
"If you go back and look at the times [they've looked good and] you look at the shots taken, the ball was shared," Horry said. "And then you start looking at when they're frustrated, there's one individual with more shots than others."
So, how does the idea of stepping back sound to the Mamba? At 36-years-old and 19 years into his NBA career, Bryant says that a reduced role on offense would suit him just fine.
"I'm more than willing to sit back," Bryant said after the game. "If you think I wanna shoot as many times and be as aggressive at 36-years-old, you're freakin' crazy."
That statement should be music to the ears of Nick Young, who is set to make his season debut on Tuesday in Atlanta.
Hopefully, Young will finally be able to take some of the scoring load off Bryant, though it's on the defensive end where this team really needs to sort out their problems.
Will less shots from Kobe help solve the Lakers' defensive woes? Probably not, but at 1-9, Bryant might as well give it a go.
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Boo Hoo, what a stupid thing to say Horry, if they are not men enough to play with Kobe they shouldn't be there. He's tough granted, but if they can't be tough right back then sit down. He's waiting for someone to be aggressive and take over a game, he's not holding them back, they are holding themselves back. They knew going in how Kobe is, step up one of you and then see what happens..
Kwok Wai Lai says:
He's making sense that you Kobe only fans don't.
Kobe is consistently shooting at a lower % than the whole team add together. The winning formula is for the team to shoot more and Kobe shoot less.
The last game with the Mavericks. Kobe made 6 of 22 and kept shooting. Eventually it was a landslide loss.
The team was in fact shooting a respectable @60% if you took away Kobe's shots. Kobe shot 27% and put up 22 shots. Ball don't lie.
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George Douglass says:
Kobe Bryant is the most overrated player in the NBA history
Kwok and George, you are both delusional.
Ball don't lie, sweetheart!
Nah Kwok, I still can't bring myself to even admit that you are a little right.. :-)) so I just have to disagree. I have been a Laker fan longer than you have probably been alive, and a Kobe fan since the beginning. Can't stop now.. Have a good Sunday.

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A Quick Guide To Contemporary Aboriginal Art
by Lindsay Shapka in Art, Art History, Artists
I recently wrote an article on contemporary Aboriginal art and artists for Canadian Cowboy Country Magazine, and the depth and variety of work that is available in this genre of art is incredible.
I have been aware of, and wildly impressed by, the incredible talent of both historic and contemporary Aboriginal artists (see my piece on Alex Janvier here) for as long as I can remember, but what surprised me was some of the traditional techniques that are still employed to create art that even I had never heard of.
For example, did you know that incredibly intricate designs are made on birch bark by folding up this fragile material and then biting it? Or that traditional embroidery on clothing and moccasins was done with moose hair (not glass beads) using a technique called tufting?
The tradition, work, and talent that went into creating historic pieces — and goes into new contemporary creations — are coveted, both by private collectors and museums all over the world.
Living in Canada, I have had the privilege of having fairly easy access to this work all over the country. Work by the "Indian Group Of Seven" is showcased in art galleries regularly, there are totem poles in public spaces, and even fashion designers are using traditional colours and language in their clothing.
My personal favourites are the stunning carvings, masks, and sculptures that are created by Haida artists from the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. According to the Canadian Museum of History, "The decorations on the objects they created were statements of social identity, or reminders of rights and prerogatives bestowed on their ancestors by supernatural beings, or of lessons taught to them through mythic encounters with the animals, birds, fish or other beings whose likenesses were embodied in the crests passed down through generations."
Whether you prefer paintings, sculpture, prints, masks, clothing, or something completely different, you are sure to find an Aboriginal artist somewhere in North America that is creating a masterpiece guaranteed to take your breath away.
Images from the top, left to right: Detail of "Sun Shines, Grass Grows, River Flows" by Alex Janvier ; "Spirit Being" by Jackson Beardy, 1978; contemporary Haida sculpture and masks from a gallery in Vancouver, BC; a historic Haida costume in The MET, New York City
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Armless Propaganda: The Story of the Venus de Milo
by Lindsay Shapka in Art, Art History, Travel, Artists
The Venus de Milo is one of the most famous statues in the world, but like most famous art, one has to wonder what makes this piece more important than any of the other statues collecting dust in the galleries and storerooms of museums.
Well, first off, you can't argue with the fact that she is beautiful.
Artists and critics have long praised the work as being the epitome of graceful female beauty, so much so that her image used to be on the seal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
On the other hand, though, there are many beautiful statues — and many that still have arms.
Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Melos), circa 150 BCE
Did she ever have arms?
No, Venus was not created without her upper limbs. She did originally have arms but was found with them already broken off. The buzz created by scholars over the mystery of the placement of her arms and what she may have once held has aided in her popularity. Only adding to the mystery is the fact that fragments found with the statue when it was dug up on the Island of Melos in 1820 have been lost.
The fragments, if reconstructed, would have been from the right arm of the statue and would have shown her holding an apple. Because the fragments were made of stone that was rougher than the rest of the statue, it was concluded that they were from an earlier restoration and so were set aside without being documented properly. They have now disappeared.
Scholars have recently speculated that the fragments were the originals and were carved differently because they would have been above the viewer's line of sight and so did not require a smooth surface (a common sculpting practice at the time of her creation). Without the fragments themselves, however, this can not be proven.
Who sculpted her?
Adding to her beauty, and the mystery behind her arms, is the fact that is is still not known who actually created the statue and for what purpose. Though it has been speculated that the artist may have been Alexandros of Antioch and she once sat in a high niche in the wall of an ancient city, none of this has been confirmed.
Though all of these facts are interesting, they do not add up to the kind of information that would attract the attention of the rest of the world.
Why is this Venus SO popular?
The main reason that this marble Venus is so recognizable is because of good 'ol fashioned propaganda.
In 1815, France was forced to return the Medici Venus, which had been stolen by Napoleon Bonaparte, back to the Italians. It was (and still is) regarded as one of the finest classical sculptures in existence and to a country considered to be the art hub of Europe at the time, this was a HUGE blow to the ego.
When the Venus de Milo arrived at the Louvre so soon after the loss of the Medici Venus, French Officials immediately began promoting it as a greater treasure than what they had lost and voila, we now revere and recognize her as one of the most stunning and mysterious statues of the Hellenistic period.
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Pattern Energy Group Inc and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board announced the acquisition of the 147 megawatt (MW) Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind power facility from Pattern Energy Group LP. Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind is located approximately 50 kilometers south of Québec City, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Mr Patrick Samson, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investments, PSP Investments said that "Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind is an ideal investment from any angle, including everything from its long-term potential, to its locally sourced construction and positive local impact. We are proud to once again partner with Pattern Energy, to support its continued growth and its ability to increasingly provide renewable energy to clients throughout the world."
Mr Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy said that "This is our first wind power facility in Québec and our third project under the joint venture agreement with PSP Investments, underscoring the strategic value of our partnership. With strong CAFD contributions and a 25-year PPA, Mont Sainte-Marguerite is a fantastic addition to our growing portfolio that expands our Canadian footprint and further diversifies our portfolio. We now have a total of seven operational wind facilities across Canada with a total capacity to power more than 450,000 Canadian homes each year."
The Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind facility operates under a 25-year power purchase agreement with Hydro-Québec Distribution. Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind facility is expected to generate enough power for approximately 28,000 Québec homes annually, according to power use statistics from Hydro-Québec. The facility site, located on one of the higher elevations in Southern Québec, has one of the strongest wind resources in the region.


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Northeastern Voices
A passion to serve through medicine
The human body has always fascinated Christy Theodore Behnam.
As a child growing up in Syria, the Northeastern Illinois University alumna was curious about how one day a person can feel great and the next day become sick.
That fascination led Christy to studying Biology at Northeastern, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in May 2016. Today, Christy is pursuing her dreams as a first-year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.
"I am very thrilled to have started medical school," the 22-year-old said. "I have been waiting for this for a long time. I am beyond excited that this journey has started."
Christy began that journey in Syria where she was accepted to start her medical education at the University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine. However, she found herself unable to pursue that route due to the war in Syria. Fortunately, the immigration visa that her family had filed for more than a decade before came to fruition in 2012 and helped provide an alternative for Christy, her parents and sister.
Once in the United States, the family settled in Dubuque, Iowa, where Christy majored in Biochemistry at Loras College. While there, she took on roles such as serving as a supplemental instructor for Chemistry. "I remember how helpful upperclassmen were in clarifying information and guiding me and other classmates throughout our studies at times of struggles," she said. "Now that I am able to help other students succeed, it only makes sense to do so."
Two and half years after arriving in Dubuque, Christy's parents, civil and mechanical engineers by training, chose to move to Chicago in search of jobs. Christy and her younger sister, Jessica, chose to move too. They took a semester off and worked many part-time jobs to help the family. Christy worked in healthcare-related settings such as an urgent care facility, a pharmacy and a physical therapy institute. Each of these jobs provided her with distinctive experiences and further solidified her passion to pursue a career in medicine.
In June 2015, Christy resumed her studies at Northeastern. "Choosing NEIU was the easiest decision I had to make," she said. "I knew the day I walked in the University that it was the right fit."
Christy said her professors had a major impact on her studies at Northeastern. "Anatomy and Physiology was one of my favorite classes," she said. "I enjoyed learning the 'why' behind how things in the human body work. Looking back as a medical student, I'm grateful for how preparatory that course was for my current classes."
In particular she credits Vicki Byard and Cindy Voisine on her educational journey. Byard, coordinator of the First-Year Writing Program, helped to shape and refine Christy's English writing skills, and she also wrote her a recommendation letter for medical school. Meanwhile, Voisine, an assistant professor of Biology, nominated Christy for the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (Chicago CHEC) Summer Fellowship program, where she was the lead senior fellow in the summer of 2016.
Being a part of the Chicago CHEC Summer Fellowship experience was "indescribable," said Christy, who was also a member of the Future Health Professionals Club at Northeastern.
"I enjoyed it very much because it solidified my passion to serve through medicine," she said. "During that fellowship, I truly dived into the dimensions of health inequities that our society is suffering from. It was then when I realized how the inequities that we face in our daily lives can be the drive for creating the change that we wish to see."
When she wasn't in the lab dissecting various specimens, Christy relieved her stress by attending dance and basketball classes.
"I love to dance, but taking dance classes was not feasible until I went to school at Northeastern," she said. "When I found out it could count towards my required electives, I signed up for Spanish, Jazz and Ballet. I even shared in one of my medical school interviews about my love for dancing and how I use it to de-stress, and the interviewer encouraged me to hold on to my healthy coping habits as it will become helpful in the stressful times in medical school and beyond."
Christy is keeping her residency options open for now. However, her passion to give back to the community continues. Her efforts to contribute to improving health equity in her community take many forms. She volunteers in monthly blood pressure screenings at a local church through the Changing Hearts program, volunteers at the free Bridge Clinic of Rockford, and mentors high school students through the Leader to Leader program—a collaboration between the University of Illinois at Rockford and a local high school.


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Mike Lindell says he has enough backing to derail Ronna McDaniel
Mike Lindell says he has the backing to derail the re-election of RNC chairwoman Ronny McDaniel.
Lindell leads a dark horse campaign in a three-way race with McDaniel and lawyer Harmeet Dhillon.
Lindell told Insider that he secured the votes to ensure McDaniel did not get a head-to-head win.
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he has garnered enough support to derail longtime nemesis Ronna McDaniel, a re-election seeker, to lead the Republican National Committee.
Speaking to Insider on Monday night, Lindell said he has "locked in" the commitments he needs to make sure McDaniel doesn't take the win outright. The leadership of the RNC will be determined by a vote at the committee's winter meeting later this month.
"It's going to be like what you just saw happening in our Congress here, you know. There will be many votes and there will be a three-way race and we will all stay until someone reaches 85," Lindell told Insider, referring to the required majority of votes from the RNC's 168 voting members.
"I have many states now. I believe he is much younger than 85 – with my math I would say around 70 to 75," Lindell said of McDaniel.
Lindell admitted that the remaining votes could be split between him and attorney Harmeet Dhillon, who is also challenging McDaniel for the top job at the RNC.
As for Lindell's chances of gaining ground, it's unclear what support he has. He told Insider he had called "a third" of the RNC's 168 members since he announced his candidacy in November.
"And when you talk to some – sometimes I talk for three to four hours with one person," Lindell told Insider on Monday. "They're causing problems, and I say, here's how I'm going to solve them: whether it's a new communication structure at the RNC or a fundraiser restructuring."
"I still have a lot of calls to make," Lindell added.
The Alabama and Texas GOPs turn against McDaniel
Lindell may be right about the tide turning against McDaniel. On Monday, NBC reported that the Alabama GOP had declared its stance against McDaniel.
"We believe that the leadership of the RNC needs a new vision for future elections," the committee said in a statement.
The committee added that it could not "endorse or support" McDaniel and announced a "vote of no confidence in her leadership".
"We encourage all RNC members nationwide to support the new leadership at the RNC Winter Meeting," the commission wrote in its statement.
The Texas GOP also voted unanimously in December for a new RNC leader.
However, the strongest contender for McDaniel appears to be Dhillon, not Lindell. CNN reported in December that Dhillon is fighting a tough fight. The media spoke to an anonymous RNC member who described the race as a "bare-knuckle fight" between Dhillon and McDaniel.
Notably, McDaniel was backed in November by a majority of voting RNC members – 101 in total – who signed a letter endorsing her re-election, reports The Hill.
Dhillon and a McDaniel representative did not immediately respond to Insider requests for comment.
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Overseas radiologists ease the burden
LINDSEY TANNER,AP Medical Writer
When a patient in Altoona needs an emergency brain scan in the middle of the night, a doctor in Bangalore, India, is asked to interpret the results.
Spurred by a shortage of U.S. radiologists and an exploding demand for more sophisticated scans to diagnose scores of ailments, doctors at Altoona Hospital and dozens of other American hospitals are finding that offshore outsourcing works even in medicine.
Over the past few years, the number of nighttime emergency cases was swamping Altoona's seven radiologists.
"All of a sudden somebody was waking up all night to cover all this extra work," said radiologist Dr. Richard Wertz. And while that doctor was groggy, "we didn't have the luxury of that guy taking the next day off."
Using radiologists halfway around the world where it's daytime, "solves that problem for us," Wertz said.
It's part of the growing telemedicine trend, with technology enabling the speedy transfer of medical data over the Internet to virtually anywhere there's a compatible computer. That means radiologists in Australia, India, Israel and Lebanon are reading scans on U.S. patients. Most are designed to take advantage of the time difference.
Despite fears from some doctors, advocates insist offshore radiology is nothing like the nightmarish vision of seedy sweatshops stealing U.S. jobs and replacing them with unqualified cheap labor. Most of the doctors are U.S.-trained and licensed — although there is at least one experiment using radiologists without U.S. training.
More typical is the Altoona scenario, which involves doctors like Dr. Arjun Kalyanpur. A U.S.-licensed and credentialed radiologist, he got his postgraduate training at Yale University and runs a respected two-man service from Bangalore, India, called Teleradiology Solutions.
Also a Yale faculty member, Kalyanpur earns the equivalent of a U.S. radiologist. His equally credentialed radiology partner also trained in the United States.
About 40 U.S. hospitals, including Altoona, use Kalyanpur's company.
Images of U.S. patients' radiology scans are sent over the Internet to the Bangalore office. Radiologists there review the image, offer a preliminary diagnosis and fax back a written report — usually within about 30 minutes, Kalyanpur said.
"When Kalyanpur takes over, we all can get some sleep and really won't be tired the next day," Wertz said. Altoona radiologists now read overnight scans when they arrive in the morning and make the final diagnosis.
"Ten years ago, they didn't do all these CT scans at night. Now, everybody gets them," Wertz said.
Facing the same phenomenon, radiologists at Chicago's Swedish Covenant Hospital hired an Australia-based company called International Teleradiology Corp. two years ago, said Dr. Bruce Silver, one of six staff radiologists. Now, U.S.-trained and licensed radiologists in Australia, Lebanon and Israel read overnight scans from Swedish Covenant.
"We didn't do it because we're lazy and didn't want to work. We did it for quality reasons," Silver said.
His staff double-reads the scans the next day, and doesn't have to come in "with our tails dragging."
Some call this practice "nighthawking," and one of the largest domestic companies offering such services is NightHawk Radiology, based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The company says more than 500 U.S. hospitals now rely on its 35 radiologists — U.S.-born and trained — in Australia and Switzerland.
In recent years, demand has far exceeded the supply of U.S. radiologists. A trade journal reported earlier this year that there has been an average of four vacancies per radiology department at American academic centers in the past two years.
The use of teleradiology, including outsourcing, has improved on-call productivity and may have helped ease the shortage, radiology experts say. But worries remain.
In May, an American College of Radiology task force warned it was "very concerned about the implications of overseas radiology and its potential effect on patient care in the United States." The ACR said doctors who interpret the scanned images should meet or exceed the standards for U.S. physicians.
Foreign radiologists should have liability insurance and a license to practice in the states they serve, as well as staff privileges at hospitals where scans are performed, the task force said.
Dr. Arl Van Moore Jr., a Charlotte radiologist who chaired the task force, said offshore teleradiology is acceptable if the ACR guidelines are followed, but ensuring quality is difficult "when somebody's 8,000 miles away."
"There's no way to monitor that or to ensure that the patients are protected," he said.
Dr. David Turner, chairman of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, believes outsourcing fears are unfounded. With concern about medical errors and malpractice lawsuits, no U.S. hospital would risk hiring untrained, unskilled doctors, he said.
"The bottom line is this is not outsourcing in the sense that automobile jobs are going to Mexico and call center jobs are going to India," Turner said. "It's something on a different level."
However, there is a pilot project that does rely on non-U.S. trained radiologists.
A division of Bangalore-based Wipro Ltd., an Indian technology giant, is doing radiology readings for a handful of U.S. hospitals in a pilot project using 12 Indian doctors who are neither U.S. licensed nor board certified.
Despite regulations that doctors be licensed in virtually every state they serve, a Wipro official says this collaborative arrangement is legitimate.
"They do not do full reads, they do not pass medical judgment," and send only a preliminary report back to the United States, said Wipro's Supratim Sarkar.
He refused to identify the American hospitals involved in the project, saying it was confidential. While Indian radiologists generally make about a tenth of the estimated $350,000 median salary for U.S. radiologists, Sarkar said Wipro is only "testing the waters" and poses no threat to U.S. radiologists.
In a Dec. 9, 2003, letter to the American College of Radiology and posted on a radiologists' Internet discussion group, Dr. Keith McKlendin, a medical resident at the University of Utah, complained that companies "such as Wipro are attempting to exploit the difference in salary between Indian and board certified radiologists for commercial gain."
Moore said reports about Wipro's practices are "an area that would be of concern" but that he didn't know enough about the company to comment further.
Dr. Sanjay Saini, a former Harvard medical school professor and Massachusetts General Hospital radiologist, tried to set up an experimental teleradiology program at that hospital two years ago. He worked with Wipro to create an Indian site where Massachusetts General doctors could do nighttime readings of scans from Boston patients.
"The project came to a screeching halt" when the hospital couldn't find U.S. doctors willing to relocate to India, said Saini, now at Emory University.
Saini said news about the project led to "anonymous, threatening hate-mail" from people who thought he was advocating sweatshop-type outsourcing.
"People generally didn't understand ... and were afraid that the jobs would disappear or that income would go down," he said.
Saini is exploring options for doing international teleradiology with Emory and said the practice is likely here to stay.
"It's a trend that is increasing because the shortage of radiologists is real, and the need for radiology services 24-7 is real," he said.
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Track & Field: 'No limit' to what South Carroll's Peyton Thomas can accomplish in pole vault
Vicki Pellicciotti, pole vault coach at South Carroll High School, said she has her athletes execute handstands against the wall to gauge whether they're afraid to be upside down while holding up their body weight.
Peyton Thomas was timid with the exercise at first, Pellicciotti said. After all, the freshman was new to pole vaulting.
"The first day I had him we asked the kids who wanted to try pole vault and he came over and said he wanted to try it," Pellicciotti said. "He was very humble and quiet and I had no idea what was going to happen once I started training him."
Thomas, an incoming sophomore, competed in three meets this past indoor track season. Two of the three were championship meets — the junior varsity county meet, and the Class 2A West meet. He cleared 9 feet, 6 inches at counties, good for a personal record height, and took second.
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Press Release: 'Chased Away and Left to Die': New human rights report finds that Uganda's national digital ID system leads to mass exclusion
Source: Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, and Unwanted Witness
(New York and Kampala June 8, 2021)—Uganda's national digital ID system, a government showpiece that is of major importance for how individuals in Uganda access their social rights, leads to mass exclusion. This is the key finding in a new report titled Chased Away and Left to Die, published today by a collective of human rights organizations. The report is the outcome of 7 months of in-depth interviews with a multitude of victims, health workers, welfare workers, government officials and other experts on the national ID, referred to by Ugandans as Ndaga Muntu.
The report argues that the Ugandan government has sacrificed the potential of digital ID for social inclusion and the realization of human rights at the altar of national security. "Ndaga Muntu is primarily a national security weapon built with the help of Uganda's powerful military and not the 'unrivaled success' that the World Bank and others have claimed it is," said Christiaan van Veen, one of the authors of the report and based at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law.
Obtaining a national digital ID is described as "a nightmare" in the report. Based on official sources, the report estimates that as many as one third (33%) of Uganda's adult population has not yet received a National Identity Card (NIC), a number that may even be rising. Many others in the country have errors on their card or are unable to replace lost or stolen IDs.
Since Ndaga Muntu is mandatory to access health care, social benefits, to vote, get a bank account, obtain a mobile phone or travel, the national ID has become a critical gateway to access these human rights. As one individual in Nebbi in Northern Uganda, put it succinctly in the report: "Ndaga Muntu is like a key to my door; without it, I can't enter." This can literally mean the difference between life and death. A woman in Amudat, in Northern Uganda, described the consequences of not having the national ID for access to health care: "Without an ID […] no treatment. Many people fall sick and stay home and die."
The report urges the Ugandan government to immediately stop requiring the national digital ID to access social rights. "Government has to go back to the drawing table and rethink the use of Ndaga Muntu," said Angella Nabwowe of the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, "especially when it comes to tagging it to service delivery, because many people are being left out."
Read further: https://chrgj.org/2021/06/08/press-release-chased-away-and-left-to-die-new-human-rights-report-finds-that-ugandas-national-digital-id-system-leads-to-mass-exclusion/
Themes: Discrimination, Ethnic/Racial/Religious, Gender, ID Documents and Passports
Regions: Uganda
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By Roger Drouin and Debbie Flessner
Developer pitches major project
Up to 130 residential units and a large commercial center could soon rise up on 18-plus acres of vacant South Sarasota land at 7914 Tamiami Trail and just south of Holiday Drive.
According to paperwork filed with the Sarasota County Development Review Committee, BMR Funding LLC, represented by lawyer Brenda Patten, proposes to construct the "Cassia Cay" residential and commercial developments on the two South Sarasota parcels. The developer is requesting some ordinance changes to amend the binding development concept plan submitted to and approved by the county by a previous developer. One of the changes the current developer is requesting is a height increase for two of the buildings in the commercial center.
The two parcels total just over 18 acres. Property to the south is owned by Sarasota County.
A first for FLA
Florida's first diverging diamond interchange is coming to Sarasota. FDOT officials believe the unique design will ease congestion, move high volumes of traffic, and reduce crashes at the increasingly busy interchange of I-75 and University Parkway.
Commencement of construction was marked at a Sept. 2 groundbreaking attended by Gov. Rick Scott and local elected officials, although actual construction work began a month earlier. The $74.5 million project is expected to take two years to complete. Officials hope to have the work completed before the September 2017 World Rowing Championships, which is expected to draw thousands of visitors to nearby Nathan Benderson Park.
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh, Manatee County Commission Chair Betsy Benac and Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Mason attended the Sept. 3 groundbreaking.
The Diverging Diamond Interchange eliminates a left turn movement onto an interstate entrance ramp. Drivers will travel on University Parkway through a cross over onto the left side of the road. They can then turn left onto the ramp without stopping. If they are not getting on the interstate, they will continue straight and cross back over to the right hand side of the road.
$5 million home sale
A walled and gated three quarter acre estate in Harbor Acres topped real estate transactions in early September, selling for $5 million.
The waterfront home features deep-water harborage and jet ski lift and bayside terraces. The interior stands out with extensive millwork, three-stop elevator, formal dining, wet bar, and a two-story wood paneled library.
Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, three and a half baths and 4,852 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.7 million in 2013.
Carson plans book stop
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson will be heading to SRQ next month.
But the retired pediatric neurosurgeon, who has written eight books, is heading to town for a somewhat unusual visit for a candidate in the midst of campaign battle.
Carson is slated to appear at Bookstore1Sarasota for a stop on his book tour on Nov. 4. Those who want to attend must purchase Carson's book from the store. Sarasota GOP officials had plans to ask Carson to also conduct a free public event in conjunction with his visit.
Twin Lakes fire station opens
Sarasota County's Fire Station No. 16 (Twin Lakes) opened Sept. 15.
The single-story 13,000-square-foot station features three truck bays and currently houses a fire engine, an advance life support ambulance and a full-time staff. The response area handles roughly 1,200 calls a year. With the continual growth occurring east of Interstate 75, calls are expected to increase, and this station has the capacity to support that need.
The new station is designed to withstand wind loads of 150-plus miles per hour. It is also a "green" facility that is poised to achieve a minimum level of "Certified" with the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
According to the county's design plans, Fire Station 16 is currently located at 5875 Hummingbird Avenue. Fire Station 16 will utilize the same floor plan as Fire Station 10 (Fruitville and Vic Edwards) with exterior modifications to complement the neighborhood.
New Ringling Museum restaurant
The Ringling Museum has welcomed a new restaurant at the former site of Treviso. In June, The Ringling's contract expired with the owner of its catering company and on-site restaurant, Treviso. As the institution set out to find a replacement for the space within the visitor's pavilion, nine local restaurateurs applied for the opening. Late this summer, the TableSeide Restaurant Group was chosen from among the applicants. The company operates Libby's Café + Bar, in Southside Village, along with Louie's Modern and The Francis downtown.
The name of the new restaurant at The Ringling: Muse.
According to the museum's website, "Muse at The Ringling provides a comfortable yet contemporary dining experience in a magnificent setting. Muse treats food as art with a menu that features innovative items that are both visually appealing and flavorful.
Not a bad place to live …
Sarasota has made another list. It was one of only three Florida cities to make the "100 Most Livable Cities in America" 2016 list produced by Livability.com.
Livability.com's ranking of the Best Places to Live includes cities and towns with populations between 20,000 to 350,000.
The other Florida entries on the list were Boca Raton, at No. 59, and Miami Beach, at No. 79.
Livability.com says: "Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, just south of Tampa Bay, Sarasota includes a string of eight islands that draw thousands of tourists. It's an appealing destination for tourists, which is why it landed on our list of the Best Spring Break Cities for Families. Locals enjoy year-round access to beautiful beaches, challenging golf courses, a collection of lakes and a thriving downtown. The Sarasota Opera and Florida Studio Theater anchor the city's arts and culture scene, while craft breweries, restaurants, shops and galleries provide many entertainment options."
City earns procurement honor
The City of Sarasota's Purchasing Division was awarded the 2015 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute recently. This achievement recognizes national best practices in the field of procurement.
The city is one of just 26 recipients in Florida and 206 in the United States to be honored with this accolade known to purchasing professionals as the "pinnacle of procurement."
According to city officials, on average, every year the City's Purchasing Division facilitates 90 formal solicitations (bids, requests for proposal, invitations to negotiation) and 3,500 purchase orders for everything from construction services to office supplies to professional services. Over 3,000 purchase card transactions also are processed. All this is accomplished by just seven employees. "This award shines a light on the dedication and professional knowledge within the Purchasing Division," said City Manager Tom Barwin.
Prescribed burn team reduces fire risks
Sarasota County's prescribed burn team has burned more than 7,000 acres on county lands this fiscal year in an effort to help prevent the spread of wildfires and protect property, people and the environment.
Since October 2014, Sarasota County Fire Department mitigation specialists have conducted 53 prescribed burns and have already surpassed their annual goal of 6,000 acres. These burns, conducted by highly skilled staff members with specialized training, mimic natural fire conditions and help prevent catastrophic wildfires by reducing hazardous conditions.
Fire is also essential for maintaining the biodiversity throughout many of Florida's habitats, according to Jon Robinson, division manager of natural area parks and preserves.
The county's team is one of more than 30 different entities authorized by the Florida Division of Forestry to conduct burns within Sarasota County.
New hotel planned for Nokomis
In January, construction is scheduled to begin on a 100-room Hilton Homes2 Suites on a plot of land that has been vacant for the past 12 years.
A corner of West Albee Farm road and U.S. 41 in Nokomis will be the site of the new property, which is expected to be open for business in late November or early December of 2016. It will be a four-story hotel, featuring a swimming pool and a hot buffet breakfast, with each of the suites containing a full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and table that pulls out from the wall.
The project is a joint venture between Sarasota-based Floridays Development Company and LODGECO Hospitality, which is headquartered in Michigan and will manage the property. Floridays has also constructed a Homes2 Suites on International Drive South in Orlando, which is scheduled to open on December 15 of this year.
Venice City Council installs a capital budget
In spite of managing to make significant improvements in the city of Venice over the years, the Venice City Council did so without the means of an official capital budget. On September 23, the Council gave their final approval to adopt a new Capital Budget plan.
All projects were previously accomplished with the use of a Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) fund or with the budgets of various city departments. The general fund for improvements within the new Capital Budget will be comprised of both local funding sources and other projects funded by taxes and fees. Council members believe that a separate capital budget will make expenditures easier to classify and understand.
For the fiscal year 2016, the city plans to spend $13 million on airport improvements, $13 million on utilities projects and $4 million on 1 Cent Sales Tax projects. Last year's 1 Cent Sales Tax project helped pay for the new Performing Arts Center at Venice High School, but now that the Center has been completed, a new city project will be eligible to receive the estimated $4.1 million funds.
Local ham radio operators bounce signal off the moon
From a garage in south Venice, four amateur radio operators accomplished something that is usually done by multi-billion dollar electronics companies–they bounced a low-powered radio signal off the moon and to another amateur operator on the other side of the world.
Joel Kreiss, Frank Rubman, Martin Himmelfarb and Jack Rapaport used a 100-watt transmitter to send their signal more than a half a million miles to Broni, Italy. It was imperative that the person on the receiving end of the signal be able to see the moon at the same time as the Venice group, so their contact in Broni was the perfect choice.
Using their signal, the men exchanged pictures of their antenna set-ups with the Broni radio operator. They said that while their antenna looked crude, like it was made of coat hangers and a broomstick, their Italian counterpart's equipment appeared much more high tech.
For their next project, the Venice group plans to try to connect with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Changing insurance carriers a win for City of Venice
Two years ago, the City of Venice decided to sign a three-year contract with Ascension Benefits & Insurance Solutions of Florida for its property and liability insurance business.
That move has resulted in both a hundred thousand dollar savings in premiums the first year alone, and the presentation of a more than fifty thousand dollar refund check to the city last month.
Also impressive has been the response time of the insurance carrier when their services have been required. In August, a lightning strike caused a fire in the restroom at Maxine Barrett Park, on the Island. Ascension was immediately on site to assess the damage and quickly delivered an air-conditioned restroom trailer, with electric and plumbing hookups. Their coverage will also include construction of a brand new restroom to replace the damaged one.
City administrative services director Alan Bullock told the City Council in September that in early 2016, he plans to present to them a proposed contract renewal to extend the insurance carrier's service for another year.
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Extending the Greek tourism season to make Greece and the Greek Islands a year-round tourist destination is a top priority of the new government.
Incoming Minister of Tourism Elena Kountoura told delegates at a meeting of hoteliers that the new Greek government was 'on the same page' as the hotel industry in planning to cash in on the country's tourist potential.
The pledge comes as latest figures show that tourism directly contributed €17 billion to the Greek economy in 2014, or some 9% of Greece's total GDP.
A study released by the Greek Tourism Confederation SETE claims that tourism's total contribution to the economy, from direct and indirect sources is between 20 and 25% of GDP at € 37 - 45 billion.
The study claims that every euro generated directly by tourism rised up to €1.65 of additional cash indirectly.
Researchers found that money from tourism in 2014 grew 11.35 or €1.8 billion while the total GDP for Greece dropped by an estimated € 3.5 billion euros.
It makes tourism the only sector of the Greek economy to have shown significant growth at a time when the rest of the country is suffering under the previous government's tough austerity programme.
In those Greek Islands that rely heavily on tourism, the contribution to the local economy can be even higher.
In Crete, for example, spending by holiday visitors is thought to contribute to some 50% of the local economy.
It is the same for popular holiday islands in the Cyclades, such as Mykonos and Santorini and in the Ionian islands of Corfu, Kefalonia and Zante.
The SETE report said: "These regions are among those with the highest per capita GDP in the country, supporting the view that tourism leads to improved living standards of the areas in which it develops."
Hotels, tavernas and other tourism-based industries also provide plenty of good seasonal employment in the Greek islands and is estimated to be responsible for around 30% of the jobs in the private sector.
According to the latest figures available for 2014, holiday visitors to Greece and the Greek Islands rose by 23% in the 11 months to December and revenue from tourism related industries grew by 13% on 2013.
Latest estimates put total tourist arrivals for 2014, arrivals at 22 million and tourism receipts coming in at some €13.2 billion - both a record for Greece.
Figures could be even higher if Greece can extend the tourism season beyond the traditional summer months from April to October.
A number of initiatives have already been put in place including the promotion of walking holidays and scuba diving as well as health tourism and other specialist holiday schemes.
The tourism minister said the main goals of the ministry will be to strengthen the Greek tourist product and modernise it alongside promoting the country in all foreign markets and enhancing infrastructure development.
"Our paths are common. We want to highlight the competitive advantages of Greek tourism, highlight all unique elements and give the sector its leading position in the development of the Greek economy," she told hotel delegates.


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Google Joins Mozilla With Opt-Out Plug-In for Chrome
January 24, 2011 at 3:04 pm PT
Not to be outdone by its rivals at Mozilla, Google released an add-on for its Chrome Web browser that allows users to opt out from ad-tracking cookies.
The move is a response to a call by the Federal Trade Commission for a "do not track" mechanism to let users decide not to allow advertising cookies to track their online movements for the purposes of personalizing the ads they see on the Web.
The Keep My Opt-Outs add-on installs easily enough in Chrome, though a few people who have installed it are complaining of problems with the Chrome browser in comments on the add-on's Web site.
Given Chrome's relatively small share of the browser market, on its face this is a marginal move. Google however says there will be more to come. It wants to make its add-on available for other browsers and will share the code with the rest of the world on an open-source basis.
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Proveniente dalla Otago Boys High School di Dunedin, Crockett debuttò nel National Provincial Championship nel 2005 nelle file della provincia di  contro Marlborough;con essi sarà sette volte campione nazionale. Nel 2006 esordì anche in Super Rugby nelle file del  contro gli , vincendo subito il torneo alla sua prima stagione. Nel 2008 vince nuovamente il Super 14. Nove anni dopo arriverà anche il terzo sigillo nella massima competizione per franchigie dell'emisfero Sud. In tutti e tre i casi gioca le finalissime, rispettivamente contro Hurricanes, Waratahs e Lions.

Il 27 giugno 2009 debuttò negli All Blacks contro l', vittoria per 27-6 a Christchurch; sono 71 gli incontri internazionali, con la presenza in 4 tornei del Championship, il primo nel 2011, e due mete marcate.

Nel 2015 fu convocato nella rosa neozelandese alla Coppa del Mondo in Inghilterra, con la quale si laureò campione.

Ha ottenuto diversi record nella storia del Super Rugby, diventando il 14 aprile 2017 il giocatore con più presenze, in occasione della vittoria 50-3 dei suoi Crusaders contro i Sunwolves, superando Kevin Mealamu dei Blues, e superando per primo il muro delle 200 presenze, con la partita contro gli Highlanders del 6 luglio 2018.

Con la maglia della nazionale detiene anche il record mondiale per il maggior numero di partite consecutive vinte individualmente, ben 45.

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 Nuova Zelanda: 2015

 Crusaders: 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018

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First girl-owned pop-up marketplace planned for Raleigh
By Amber Rupinta
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- The first-of-its-kind Grl Owned Pop Up shop marketplace will be held Saturday, July 20 at Traine Raleigh 121 Seaboard Ave from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grl Owned planner, Camera Goodson, decided to put on the marketplace after realizing there was a big need for it in the Triangle.
"I'm a vendor, I vend with bath products," Goodson said. "So, I decided Raleigh is a great area to grow and we needed this here. There's a lot of girl-owned businesses here and we wanted to showcase them with a girl-owned pop-up."
The event will feature 35 vendors with the latest in beauty, health and wellness and fashion. There will also be a food truck and music.
"Our sponsors are Dry Bar, Headbands of Hope and Kendra Scott," Goodson said. "It's a great day to come out with girlfriends to enjoy and relax and shop and support girl-owned businesses."
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UFC 244: The BMF Title Fight Is A Win For Everyone Involved (And An Example To Those Who Aren't)
By Raphael Garcia
UFC 244 is less than 24 hours away, and the excitement for this event is palpable. As it should be -- this card showcases two of the biggest stars the UFC has seen in recent memory: Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. These two fighters have a legion of fans because of their actions in the Octagon and their personalities outside of it. These two men called their own shot, forced the UFC's hand, and built a card around an imaginary title in the "BMF Championship," with a belt to boot. It's almost like this main event is a situation where everyone wins. But is it? Let's dive deeper.
Back at UFC 241 this past August, Diaz stood in the middle of the cage after putting away Anthony Pettis and turned toward the crowd. With all eyes on him, he calmly called out Masvidal, who a few weeks earlier at UFC 239 needed just five seconds to ice Ben Askren. Fans responded with cheers at the idea of a fight between them, and the MMA media frothed at the mouth alongside them. There's nothing to dislike about this fight. The anticipation is worthy of an MSG pay-per-view main event.
But returning to the question about who stands to win on Saturday night, let's start with the fans. The answer to this aspect is very simple: YES! Mixed martial arts fans are the true winners this weekend. Often the UFC struggles to put together the fights that people want to see. Think back across UFC history and you'll recall several fights that have fallen through, for one reason or another. But this time, the UFC saw two emerging superstars in Masvidal and Diaz and made sure to get this fight made. The fans are getting a fight that they want to see with two men that are going to deliver in the Octagon. There's no other way to answer the question of whether the fans stand to win other than in the affirmative.
And what about the UFC? They are also winning with this main event. First, this bout keeps Diaz and Masvidal active and exposed. Both men are bigger draws than the current champion, Kamaru Usman, and the number one contender, Colby Covington. The UFC struggled to get their title fight booked, but finally got it together as a part of the UFC 245 supercard. But on its own, Diaz vs. Masvidal is a bout with more cachet that doesn't hold up the welterweight division. Also, this fight helps build a narrative for another potential draw in the organization, Conor McGregor. Both Diaz and Masvidal have dropped hints about a potential fight against the Irishman. The winner coming out of UFC 244 will probably be the biggest active name on the roster. Him, McGregor, and the UFC most of all would have large dollar signs in their sights if that fight could be booked -– yet another reason this contest would be a win.
But after the fans, Saturday night's competitors, Conor McGregor, and the UFC brass, that brings us to the rest of the fighters on the UFC roster. In some ways, the introduction of the purely promotion-based BMF title can be looked at as a win. It proves that if fighters can garner enough of a fan following, they can leverage their way into opportunities that even winning championship fights may not afford them. The UFC has consistently found ways to take power away from the fighters, so to see two fighters campaign their way to not only a PPV main event, but the creation of a vanity title with "baddest motherf--er" emblazoned on it, that's incredible, and it stands out as an example of the type of prizes fighters can garner if they take control of the show, and call their own shots with regards to big time fights. But unfortunately, it's hard to see any other fighters on the roster rising to such heights. Just this past week, Diaz was able to flex his promotional muscle and force both the UFC and USADA to exonerate him after a positive test result. Can you imagine any other fighter having that clout in the near future? It's very hard to envision.
The UFC 244 main event perfectly encapsulates the wild excitement and fun that can come from mixed martial arts. The stars aligned, allowing two top-tier talents and personalities to seize the narrative for themselves and create a matchup with a wholly unique kind of pomp and circumstance, one completely different from the sort that usually surrounds an event. It seems like everyone involved in this bout is winning in one way or another. But it's the contrast between the fortunes of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal and those of the rest of the UFC roster that serves as a stark reminder of how much fighters stand to gain from doing what they did. You can be a good soldier, or you can be a Bad MF'er, and this weekend demonstrates the difference between the two.
• Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz takes place November 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Click HERE for more UFC 244 Pre-Fight Analysis


This article was originally published by Slam Skateboarding Magazine.
Danny Way seems tired. He arrived in Melbourne from Los Angeles for the Australian premiere of his new documentary, Waiting for Lightning, only this morning and he's had a full day of interviews. Ours will be his last of the day.
He's losing his voice and he's probably had enough of getting asked probing questions from complete strangers. He's hungry, too.
Danny greets me with a handshake and a forced smile, sits in one of the two chairs set up for our interview and waits for me to join him. It's evident from the get-go that Danny Way is all business.
As I start with my questions, Danny's quiet and cagey responses leave me under no illusions that he'd rather be somewhere else — perhaps catching up with his old friend Tas Pappas, who happens to be sitting in on our chat. I can hardly blame him. He's friendly enough, but seems weary of what he says and how he says it. When he answers my questions, he's not so much looking at me as is looking through me.
You'd be hard pressed to find anyone in the skateboarding industry that doesn't pray at the altar of Danny Way. From humble beginnings and a troubled childhood, Danny put every last ounce of energy into his skateboard and he's been going full-bore since his first push. He won his first contest in 1986 at just 11-years-old and has been collecting gold and silver medals courtesy of the contest circuit ever since.
In 1991, he became Thrasher Magazine's Skater of the Year (the most coveted title in skateboarding) and was crowned SOTY again 13 years later. Then there's the helicopter jump, the Great Wall of China debacle, the Hard Rock Café guitar drop-in, as well as his MegaRamp creation and the subsequent earth-shattering video parts he filmed on it. Danny is what you get when you mix talent with unwavering determination in their purest forms.
Now, with his story committed to film in Waiting for Lighting (courtesy of director and close friend Jacob Rosenberg — the only person Danny could trust to articulate his vision), the rest of the world can witness the evolution of one of the greatest skateboarders of all time for themselves.
The ramp he's talking about is located in Kauai, Hawaii, where Danny bought a property with the specific intention of building a skateable structure in the valley behind it. The Waiting for Lightning bonus footage sees Danny skating this beast in slow motion. He got what he came for.
Whilst most people might see becoming a parent as a good reason to take fewer risks in life, Danny has a different perspective. "Having children just inspires me more," he says. "I don't want my kids to see me afraid to pursue my goals just because they're here. I want them to be inspired by watching me pursue my goals. I want my kids to be proud of the things I accomplish, not the things I don't." And if the Way brood decide they want follow in their father's footsteps and put themselves in potentially perilous situations for the sake of progression? "I would support them 100%. I would love for my kids to want to do that."
Waiting for Lightning is a deeply personal story that follows the skate pioneer from his turbulent youth right up to his Great Wall feat back in 2005. Peppered with vintage footage (which highlights how far ahead of the curve Way has always been) are interviews with Danny's family, friends, and peers — all of whom help paint a clear and, at times, intimidating picture of a human being whose intense levels of determination could almost be a cause for concern, were he not so focused on skateboarding.
Still, Danny is unable to remember the last time he was scared. After some head scratching, he replies: "I don't know an exact moment." And seems almost surprised by his admission.
Though best known for his footwork on ramps of all shapes and sizes, Danny is also a formidable street skater. Of his early video parts, his section in Plan B's Questionable from 1992 is probably the definitive example of this.


This popular early 20th century style, synonymous with the Jazz Age, has been described as having one foot in the past and one foot in the future. Its sleek appearance foretells the debut of Modernism while its use of Mayan and Aztec motifs echoes the past. Among Philadelphia's outstanding examples featured on this walk is the flamboyant WCAU Building on the 1600 block of Chestnut Street, now home to the Art Institute of Philadelphia.
Meet at the entrance of Liberty Place on 17th and Chestnut Streets (map).


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Syracuse tabs Zach Arnett as new defensive coordinator
Posted: Jan 11, 2020 / 05:45 PM CST / Updated: Jan 11, 2020 / 05:45 PM CST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers named Zach Arnett as the Orange's new defensive coordinator on Saturday.
Arnett joins the Orange after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at San Diego State the past two seasons.
"He learned under a great defensive mind in Rocky Long at San Diego State and excelled when he got the opportunity to run the defense there," Babers said. "His qualities, both as a person and as a professional, are an excellent fit for our program."
Arnett, who has spent his entire coaching career studying under Long, led a 2019 San Diego State defense that ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven categories. The Aztecs finished second in rushing defense (75.4 yards per game), third in scoring defense (12.7 points per game), fourth in interceptions (18), fourth in first downs allowed (198), sixth in total defense (287.8), sixth in passing efficiency defense (110.25) and eighth in turnovers gained (27).
Prior to his stint as defensive coordinator, Arnett was San Diego State's linebackers coach from 2014-17. He also spent three years (2011-13) at SDSU as a defensive graduate assistant.
Arnett played linebacker at the University of New Mexico. He logged 200 career tackles and tied for the Bowl Subdivision lead with six forced fumbles as a senior captain in 2008.
by BRETT MARTEL, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson capped his long-awaited NBA debut by scoring 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and stirring the crowd into a frenzy — only to see his team come up short.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 32 points and 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 20 points, and the San Antonio Spurs withstood Williamson's late surge for a 121-117 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday night.
Red dust and rain combined to give some of the blue courts at the Australian Open a more Roland Garros hue, adding yet another element to the freakish conditions that have plagued the first four days of the tournament.
Smoke from devastating bush fires on Australia's east coast caused air quality in Melbourne last week to be ranked among the worst in the world, and impacted on qualifying.
ATLANTA (AP) — With Trae Young cheering him on from the bench, two-way player Brandon Goodwin did a pretty good impression of the Atlanta Hawks' star.
Goodwin scored 19 points — all in the fourth quarter — and the Hawks rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 102-95 on Wednesday night.


While our round red shoelaces were initially made for boots, it wasn't long before their striking colour and stylistic possibilities struck a chord with every type of shoe.
So it's no wonder then that today, red laces can be seen around the world, from the beaches of Bora Bora to that big screen in Times Square they always cut to in films when someone is making a speech.
Red is the colour that's impossible to miss. They don't make stop lights and signs red because they don't care if people see them or not. When something needs to be seen, they colour it red, and when your shoe game needs to be seen, it needs to be red.
Is "need" too strong a word? Nothing is too strong when it comes to this colour.
Red is the colour of nature's most unstoppable forces, which will be harnessed by your shoes the moment you lace them up. Lava, fire, the ferocity of a sunrise or sunset in the smog-laden city of Los Angeles, and tulips, all of Mother Earth's most unrelenting powers will be represented on your shoes.
But does that mean red will make you an overwhelming presence? No, you'll be the perfect level of whelming.


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HOLD BACK THE DAWN BLU-RAY
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From one of the most underrated directors of Hollywood's golden era, Mitchell Leisen (Remember the Night), comes the heart-rending romantic drama Hold Back the Dawn... Charles Boyer (Gaslight) gives an enthralling performance as Georges Iscovescu, a Romanian-born gigolo who arrives at a Mexican border town seeking entry to the US. Faced with a waiting period of eight years, George is encouraged by his former dancing partner Anita (Paulette Goddard, Modern Times) to marry an American girl and desert her once safely across the border. He successfully targets visiting school teacher Emmy Brown (Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind), but his plan is compromised by a pursuing immigration officer, and blossoming feelings of genuine love for Emmy. A moving and thoughtful film with a wonderful script (co-written by Billy Wilder), Hold back the Dawn benefits from evocative performances by Boyer and de Havilland, and an over-arching sense of romantic melancholy. An enduring classic of its era, Leisen's film was nominated for no-less than six Academy Awards and is presented here in High Definition for the first time.
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation transferred from original film elements
Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
New audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin • Love Knows No Borders, a newly filmed video appreciation by film critic Geoff Andrew
The Guardian Lecture: Olivia de Havilland, A career-spanning onstage audio interview with Olivia de Havilland recorded at the National Film Theatre in 1971
Rare hour-long radio adaptation of Hold Back the Dawn from 1941 starring Charles Boyer, Paulette Goddard and Susan Hayward
Gallery of original stills and promotional images
Original trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by writer and critic Farran Smith Nehme


Here he is taking his first tinkle stop at a picnic area on the highway, with big brother Beauregard.
...and then deciding he'd rather try to nap some more!
Awwh another sweet sweet puppy face. Y'all are making it hard to not want to run right out and get another puppy. Congratulations!!!! Looks like they are getting along wonderfully.
Oh they look so beautiful together. Such little cuties. How old are they?
Great that they are getting on - their markings are lovely..... especially the cowlick!
Beauregard is 6 months, Elvis 10 weeks. Elvis is a bit bigger than his littermate brother and weighs a bit over 6lbs by our scales. Bo weighs around 13 pounds.


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Lena Lewis column: The General Assembly should pass Clean Car Standards now
By Lena Lewis
Electric vehicle charging stations were recently installed in Santa Fe, N.M.
NEW MEXICO GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
At the age of 41, I quit my career as a science teacher and went to graduate school in public policy because I had questions I couldn't shake: What is the government's role in protecting people from pollution when the free market fails to do so? How can we prevent the worst impacts of climate change while creating a stronger economy that works for everyone?
As much as I loved teaching science, I realized that these problems we're facing cannot be fixed by education alone. Now I work at The Nature Conservancy, alongside colleagues who do incredible work protecting the lands and waters on which all life depends.
To support their conservation efforts, I advocate for policies that will produce a swift transition to a low-carbon society. Right now, the most urgently needed policies are those that will reduce emissions from the transportation sector.
Transportation is Virginia's largest source of carbon dioxide pollution. In fact, nearly half of Virginia's carbon emissions (48%) come from the transportation sector. And 70% of that comes from personal-use vehicles, such as cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks.
This means that nearly 34% of Virginia's carbon emissions come from personal-use vehicles, compared to 29% coming from the entire power sector.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are the game-changer that most quickly will reduce this pollution. EVs create one-third the carbon pollution of conventional cars, and this number will go down as the power sector shifts to carbon-free generation.
Replacing conventional vehicles with EVs would prevent many of the 750 premature deaths transportation pollution annually causes in Virginia. For consumers, an electric car saves $6,000 to $10,000 over the lifetime of the vehicle compared to an equivalent gas-powered car; that calculation includes the sticker price. Plus, EVs are fun to drive.
According to Consumer Reports, 32% of prospective car buyers in Virginia would consider buying an EV within the next two years. Yet the majority of Virginian car buyers do not see EVs at their local dealerships.
Why aren't Virginia dealerships keeping up with consumer interest? Because manufacturers at the national level decide which dealerships get which models, and some manufacturers prioritize sending their EVs to states that have adopted Clean Car Standards. Virginia dealerships are losing customers who go to Maryland to buy the EVs they can't find in Virginia.
Virginia's General Assembly should pass Clean Car Standards legislation this year so that Virginians can get access to the full array of almost 100 electric car and truck models coming to market by 2025.
House BIll 1965, sponsored by Del. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, would require that a small percent of each manufacturer's annual sales of new light-duty vehicles in the state qualify as electric or hybrid electric vehicles, and that percent gradually would increase. Identical standards already have been adopted in 11 states, including Maryland.
The targets set by Clean Car Standards are achievable based on today's consumer demand for EVs, but they wouldn't go into effect until 2024. This delay gives manufacturers and dealerships time to prepare. This delay also is why it's imperative to pass the bill this year.
EVs will be equivalently priced to gas-powered vehicles within three years. By the time Clean Car Standards take effect, Virginia can implement rebates to help buyers who otherwise couldn't afford EVs.
We also should ensure that Virginia's rapidly expanding charging infrastructure will be ready by the time Clean Car Standards come into effect. Nearly all Virginians (95%) will be within 30 miles of a DC fast charger in two years. Since the average driver travels just 30 miles a day, most EV owners simply charge their vehicles at home overnight.
The lack of EVs in Virginia is a huge missed opportunity for residents and dealerships. National manufacturers like Ford are moving forward with electrifying their most popular models, such as the F-150 and the Mustang. Virginians won't have adequate access to these vehicles if we do not adopt Clean Car Standards now.
This past year, the General Assembly took the lead in cleaning up our power sector. Legislators again have the opportunity to lead in modernizing transportation. There's no reason we can't do this now so that Virginians don't have to go to Maryland to buy EVs.
Virginia is at a crossroads. Do we continue driving down the same path we've been on, limiting choice for those purchasing their next vehicles? Or do we choose the road with broader consumer choice, improved public health and less carbon pollution? Virginia lawmakers, the choice is up to you.
jack looney
Lena Lewis is the energy and climate policy manager for The Nature Conservancy in Virginia. She formerly taught environmental science and biology in Charlottesville. Contact her at: lena.lewis@tnc.org
Siobhan Dunnavant, Joe Morrissey and Chap Petersen column: It's time to open Virginia's schools
By Siobhan Dunnavant, Joe Morrissey and Chap Petersen
Carrie Coyner column: Covid-19 shows that student testing must evolve: It's time for growth based assessments in Virginia
As a parent, a former Chesterfield County School Board member and now a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, I deeply am saddened by COV…
Peter Berns column: Why people with intellectual disability, like Cory Johnson, should not be executed
It has been nearly 20 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that the execution of people with intellectual disability…
Salena Zito column: How Mark Robinson beat Bloomberg's billions to win in N.C.
As one of 10 children growing up in extreme poverty in Greensboro, N.C., Mark Robinson has defied a lot of odds in life: an alcoholic and abus…
Victor Davis Hanson column: Assault on the Capitol has let loose the electronic octopus
Two days after the 2020 election, a defiant Kathy Griffin retweeted the notorious picture of her holding a prop that looked like the bloody he…
Jenice L. View, Elizabeth K. DeMulder, Stacia M. Stribling and Laura L. Dallman column: A modern public education must prioritize educators and be antiracist
By Jenice L. View, Elizabeth K. DeMulder, Stacia M. Stribling and Laura L. Dallman
Don Hall column: To create a cleaner Virginia, incentivize purchases of EV automobiles
I probably don't need to convince you that a car dealer would love to sell you a vehicle — any vehicle — that fits your needs and desires.
Williams: The mob insurrection at the Capitol was a symptom of America's inequity. Let's use it as a turning point.
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed —


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Craven County Schools wins State Awards for Effective School Communications and Public Relations
Jennifer Wagner, CCS Director of Public Relations & Communications (middle) receives the Blue Ribbon Awards for the school system from Chris Fuller, Executive Director NCSPRA (left), and Patricia Hollingsworth, Vice-President NCSPRA
Craven County Schools was among 31 school districts in North Carolina to win Blue Ribbon Awards for effective school communications and public relations.
The awards were presented by the North Carolina School Public Relations Association (NCSPRA) during the Association's annual Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony and brunch on Friday, February 1 at the O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro.
Craven County Schools won five awards in the following categories:
– Image/Graphic Design – Words Come Alive – CCS New Vision – Silver Award
– Digital Media Engagement – Through the Eye of the Storm – Silver Award
– Publications – CCS Principals in the Know – Silver Award
– Electronic Media – The Value of Public Education – Gold Award
– Photography – Leading by Example – Gold Award
A Blue Ribbon Award is the highest honor a school district can receive from the North Carolina School Public Relations Association. The award recognizes excellence in school communications and public relations in eight categories: digital media engagement, electronic media, excellence in writing, image/graphic design, marketing, photography, publications (print and electronic), and special events and programs.
Members of the Georgia School Public Relations Association judged the entries. There are three award levels: gold, silver, and bronze. The judges score entries based on content, quality, effectiveness, and overall impression.
"We would like to congratulate Craven County Schools for gaining statewide recognition as a 2018 Blue Ribbon Award winner," said NCSPRA president Todd Hagans, who serves as chief communications officer for Gaston County Schools. "Our awards program is about recognizing the quality work of school public relations professionals in our state and bringing attention to their outstanding efforts to support and promote our public schools."
A ceremony highlight was the presentation of the Barry Gaskins Service Award to Jeff Nash, executive director of community relations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, for his many years of outstanding work in school public relations.
NCSPRA is the premier organization for school communications and public relations professionals in North Carolina. For more information, visit the NCSPRA website, www.ncspra.org.
Submitted by: Jennifer Wagner, Public Relations Director, Craven County Schools
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Orbital were joined at Glastonbury by Doctor Who actor Matt Smith to play the show's theme tune.
Orbital returned 16 years after playing one of Glastonbury's most memorable sets, which is credited with turning the festival on to dance music.
This year's festival will be remembered for the unusually sunny weather and the number of surprise guests.
The Eleventh Doctor on-stage? :O That's nice.


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package com.hp.hpl.jena.mem;

import java.util.*;

import com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.*;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.Triple.*;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.util.iterator.*;

/**
	NodeToTriplesMap: a map from nodes to sets of triples.
	Subclasses must override at least one of useXXXInFilter methods.
	@author kers
*/
public class NodeToTriplesMap extends NodeToTriplesMapBase
    {
    public NodeToTriplesMap( Field indexField, Field f2, Field f3 )
        { super( indexField, f2, f3 ); }

    /**
     	@see com.hp.hpl.jena.mem.Temp#add(com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.Triple)
    */
    @Override public boolean add( Triple t )
        {
        Object o = getIndexField( t );
        OpenSetBunch s = (OpenSetBunch) bunchMap.get( o );
        if (s == null) bunchMap.put( o, s = createSetBunch() );
        if (s.baseSet().add( t )) { size += 1; return true; } else return false;
        }

    private static class OpenSetBunch extends SetBunch
        {
        private static final TripleBunch empty = new ArrayBunch();

        public OpenSetBunch()
            { super( empty ); }

        public Set<Triple> baseSet()
            { return elements; }
        }

    private OpenSetBunch createSetBunch()
        { return new OpenSetBunch(); }

    /**
     	@see com.hp.hpl.jena.mem.Temp#remove(com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.Triple)
    */
    @Override public boolean remove( Triple t )
        {
        Object o = getIndexField( t );
        OpenSetBunch s = (OpenSetBunch) bunchMap.get( o );
        if (s == null)
            return false;
        else
            {
            Set<Triple> base = s.baseSet();
            boolean result = base.remove( t );
            if (result) size -= 1;
            if (base.isEmpty()) bunchMap.remove( o );
            return result;
        	}
        }

    @Override public ExtendedIterator<Triple> iterator( Object o, HashCommon.NotifyEmpty container )
        {
        TripleBunch b = bunchMap.get( o );
        return b == null ? NullIterator.<Triple>instance() : b.iterator();
        }

    /**
     	@see com.hp.hpl.jena.mem.Temp#contains(com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.Triple)
    */
    @Override public boolean contains( Triple t )
        {
        TripleBunch s = bunchMap.get( getIndexField( t ) );
        return s == null ? false : s.contains( t );
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    protected static boolean equalsObjectOK( Triple t )
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        Node o = t.getObject();
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    public boolean containsBySameValueAs( Triple t )
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            return false;
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            {
            Iterator<Triple> it = s.iterator();
            while (it.hasNext()) if (t.matches( it.next() )) return true;
            return false;
            }
        }

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     	@see com.hp.hpl.jena.mem.Temp#iterateAll(com.hp.hpl.jena.graph.Triple)
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    public ExtendedIterator<Triple> iterateAll( Triple pattern )
        {
        return
            indexField.filterOn( pattern )
            .and( f2.filterOn( pattern ) )
            .and( f3.filterOn( pattern ) )
            .filterKeep( iterateAll() )
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    @Override public ExtendedIterator<Triple> iterator( Node index, Node n2, Node n3 )
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            : f2.filterOn( n2 ).and( f3.filterOn( n3 ) )
                .filterKeep( s.iterator() )
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        Note that y need not be a Node (because of indexing values).
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    */
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