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Statement on the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, H.R. 4478
The Reform Government Surveillance coalition has significant concerns with the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, H.R. 4478, as currently drafted. Unless changes are made to the bill, Reform Government Surveillance opposes this legislation. Reform Government Surveillance continues to advocate for common sense legislation to reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. While […]
Reform Government Surveillance Statement on the Introduction of the USA Liberty Act, H.R. 3989
Reform Government Surveillance commends Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and other leaders of the House Judiciary Committee for introducing the bipartisan USA Liberty Act, H.R. 3989. The USA Liberty Act includes significant improvements to U.S. surveillance law, particularly Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, while preserving the ability of the intelligence community to […]
Reform Government Surveillance Letter to House and Senate Leadership: Lawful Access Priorities for 2017
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RGS Statement on The Email Privacy Act
RGS Statement on The Email Privacy Act Reform Government Surveillance applauds Reps. Yoder, Polis, Goodlatte, Conyers, and all of the original cosponsors for reintroducing the Email Privacy Act. The Email Privacy Act is crucial to modernizing our outdated laws – written when cell phones and email were rarely used – and making sure that […]
RGS Statement on US-UK Data Protection Discussions
Governments must avoid conflicts of laws to ensure people's data is protected and avoid a race to the bottom for everyone's rights; we are encouraged by discussions between the US and UK. A strengthened legal framework must value privacy and human rights while ensuring law enforcement can do its important work. We look forward to continuing discussions with […]
Letter to Chairman Burr and Vice-Chairman Feinstein Regarding Encryption
April 19, 2016 The Honorable Richard BurrChairmanSelect Committee on IntelligenceUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Dianne FeinsteinVice-ChairmanSelect Committee on IntelligenceUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Burr and Vice-Chairman Feinstein: We write to express our deep concerns about well-intentioned but ultimately unworkable policies around encryption that would weaken the very defenses we need to […]
Encryption, the Internet and Devices: A Primer for Policy Makers
I. Defining Encryption and other Key Terms Encryption is the conversion of readable data into a form that can only be understood be read by those who know how to decode it. It can consist of a code that is as simple as scrambling letters in a routinized way or as complicated as sets of symbols […]
Reform Government Surveillance statement on the filing of amicus briefs in support of Apple
Reform Government Surveillance companies are supporting Apple in the current litigation. As technology companies, we want to keep people safe, we want to stop crime, and accordingly, we cooperate with law enforcement in ways that are consistent with the law. But we do not believe that the law allows the government to demand that a […]
Statement from the Reform Government Surveillance coalition on legislation to create the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges
Reform Government Surveillance members believe that the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges is an important option to consider in the debate about law enforcement access to encrypted content. Given that there are no 'backdoors' into encrypted systems or devices that would also maintain the security of what's on those systems and devices, we […]
Reform Government Surveillance Statement Regarding Encryption and Security
Reform Government Surveillance companies believe it is extremely important to deter terrorists and criminals and to help law enforcement by processing legal orders for information in order to keep us all safe. But technology companies should not be required to build in backdoors to the technologies that keep their users' information secure. RGS companies remain committed […]


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Utility of ultra-deep sequencing for detection of varicella-zoster virus antiviral resistance mutations.
Mélanie Mercier-Darty, David Boutolleau, Raphaël Lepeule, Christophe Rodriguez, Sonia Burrel
Antiviral Research 2018 March
We report the first application of ultra-deep sequencing (UDS) to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genotypic antiviral testing in a case of acyclovir-resistant VZV infection initially detected by Sanger sequencing within a deeply immunocompromised heart transplant recipient. As added-value compared to Sanger analysis, UDS revealed complex dynamics of viral population under antiviral pressure. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus affecting populations worldwide. VZV is commonly acquired in youth whose primary infection usually manifests as benign varicella (chickenpox). After the initial infection, the virus establishes lifelong latency in sensory ganglia leading to a risk of subsequent reactivation. Reactivation usually results in the development of localized herpes zoster (HZ) lesions, a painful skin rash commonly known as shingles (Cohen, 2013). The incidence and severity of HZ increase with impaired specific cell-mediated immunity mainly as a result of increasing age, malignancy, immunodeficiency, organ transplantation, or immunosuppressive drug therapy (Cohen, 2013; Koo et al., 2014; Pavlopoulou et al., 2015). In particular, HZ remains a significant cause of morbidity among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, especially in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HT) compared with liver, kidney, or lung transplant recipients (Carby et al., 2007; Koo et al., 2014; Pavlopoulou et al., 2015). These particular individuals are at increased risk of primary infection, reactivation followed by dissemination with visceral involvement and associated with bacterial superinfection, and chronic recurrences (Cohen, 2013). VZV infections may also engender debilitating neuralgia among highly immunocompromised patients (Sampathkumar et al., 2009). HT is also associated with the risk of reactivation of other latent viruses belonging to the Herpesviridae family as herpes simplex virus (HSV). Currently licensed drugs to prevent or to cure HSV- or VZV-associated diseases target the viral DNA polymerase (Pol). Acyclovir (ACV) and its prodrug valacyclovir (VACV) are considered as the first-line therapy, whereas foscarnet (FOS) or cidofovir (CDV) constitute alternative options. After primophosphorylation by the viral thymidine kinase (TK), ACV targets the viral DNA polymerase and inhibits the viral genome replication by a chain termination mechanism. According to this mechanism of action, viral mutations conferring resistance to ACV have been mapped both in TK and Pol encoding genes. Viral mutations conferring resistance to FOS and CDV are only detected in Pol gene. VZV ACV-resistance is mostly mediated by TK alterations, consisting in either translational frameshifts, sometimes associated with premature stop codon, or amino acid substitutions. In the remaining cases, amino acid substitutions are detected within Pol (De et al., 2015; Piret and Boivin, 2014). Classically, Sanger sequencing has been recognized as the gold standard for the detection of drug resistance mutations (DRMs) within VZV TK and Pol genes (Perrier et al., 2016; Piret and Boivin, 2014). However, this approach cannot detect minor variants present at a frequency below 20%. Ultra-deep sequencing (UDS) has an enhanced sensitivity compared to Sanger method and allows quantitative evaluation of the viral mutants (Chin et al., 2013). We report here a case of VZV resistant infection in an HT recipient. Our retrospective study aimed at showing the utility of UDS for DRM detection as a complement of Sanger method.

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Christopher Rogers, DO- Primary Care Pediatrics: Southern Maine Health Care Pediatrics Kennebunk, ME
Ryan Donohue, MD- Primary Care Pediatrics: Lincoln Medical Partners Primary Care; Damariscotta and Waldoboro, ME
Jay Larmon, MD- Primary Care Pediatrics: InterMed Pediatrics, Portland, ME
Catherine Ezzio, MD- Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine Fellowship: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Grand Rapids, MI
Jenny Paul, MBBS- Primary Care Pediatrics: Belfast Pediatrics and Young Adult Medicine, Belfast, ME
Karl Santiago, MD- Primary Care Pediatrics: Pen Bay Pediatrics, Rockport, ME
Katherine Redford, DO- Fellowship in Perinatology-Neonatology; Brown University School of Medicine, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
Stephen Pagkalinawan, MD- Fellowship in Adult Infectious Disease: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Jarrod Tembreull, MD- Fellowship in Sports Medicine: Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Program, Augusta, ME
Allison Fluke, DO- Fellowship in Adult Pulmonology/Critical Care: Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Melissa Keeport, MD- Primary Care Pediatrics: Lincoln Health, Damariscotta, ME
Emily Jacobs, DO- Primary Care Pediatrics: Franklin Memorial Pediatrics, Farmington, ME
Ashley Jean, MD- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Leah Fox, MD- Neonatology/Perinatology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Katherine Redford, DO- Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center
Amy Stepp, MD – Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Elizabeth Christian, MD- Infectious Disease Fellowship, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
Andrew Long, MD- Rheumatology Fellowship, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Laura Onderko, MD- Cardiology Fellowship, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Meredith Bryden, MD - Pediatric Hospitalist; Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at MMC
Meagan Hardy, MD - Primary Care Pediatrics -Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME
Micah Lamb, DO - Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Alison Schmitzler, MD - Primary Care Pediatrics: Rocky Mountain Health Center, Pediatrics, Denver, CO
Kevin Scully, MBBCh - Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Boston
Amy Stepp, MD - Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Maine Medical Center
Nubia Smith-Vaughan, MD - Primary Care Pediatrics: Martin's Point, Brunswick, ME
Alexis Beinlich, DO - Medicine Hospitalist & Pediatric Clinic Provider, Memorial Inpatient Physician Services, Yakima, Washington (med/peds)
Kiera McElrone, DO - Med-Peds Primary Care, Elliot Pediatrics and Primary Care at Riverside- Hooksett, NH (med/peds)
Chris Withers, MD - Medicine Hospitalist, MMC (med/peds)
Deirdre Burns - Primary Care Pediatrics:
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, CA
School-Based Health Clinic at Kennedy High School in Richmond, CA
Julie Dark - Primary Care Pediatrics- -Maine Medical Partners, Westbrook Pediatrics and Spurwink Child Abuse Program
Lauren Jamele-Townley - Primary Care Pediatrics: Martin's Point, Brunswick, ME
Sarah Sedney - Pediatric Hospitalist- Eliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Ina St. Onge - Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Nubia Smith-Vaughan - Pediatrics Chief Resident, BBCH, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Emily Keller - Fellowship in Preventative Medicine- Maine Medical Center
Josh Cowgill - Adult Cardiology Fellowship, MMC (med-peds)
Beth Dougherty – Medicine-Pediatrics Primary Care, Rowley, MA (med-peds)
Andreas Thyssen - Pediatric and Adult Hospitalist, MMC (med-peds)
Sam White - Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jenna Wilkinson - Primary Care Pediatrics- Hatch Pediatrics, Bozeman, MT
Nancy Swiader - Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Mark McGill - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship- Univ. Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Jessica Clem - Pediatric Neonatology Fellowship- Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Center, Lebanon, NH
Emily Keller - Pediatrics Chief Resident, BBCH, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Eric Worthing - Primary Care Medicine/Pediatrics, Lincoln Health Center, Damariscotta, ME
Joel Bradley - Quality and Patient Safety Chief Resident, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Katie Liu - Pediatric Hospitalist, Maine General Hospital, Augusta, ME and Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Megan Berube - Pediatric Neonatology Fellowship - Duke University, Durham, NC
Amanda Brownell - Pediatric Child Abuse Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Jill Gregory - Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Children's Natl Medical Center, Washington, D
Viki Johnson - Pediatric Palliative Care Fellowship, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Katie Ozarowski - Primary Care Pediatrics, Mercy Hospital, Portland, ME
Rob Parker - Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hosp for Children, DE
Dave Buzanowski - Pediatrics Chief Resident, BBCH, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Kathryn Brouillette – Maine Medical Center Hospitalist Program, Portland, ME
Adam Putschoegl - Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Fellowship Matches
Adolescent Medicine- Johns Hopkins
Allergy/Immunology- Duke, Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Ohio State University
Cardiology- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Utah, Medical College of Wisconsin, Univ. Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
Child Abuse- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Development/Behavioral- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston City Hospital/Boston University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Emergency Medicine- University of Minnesota
Endocrinology- Brown University, Boston Children's Hospital
Gastroenterology- Johns Hopkins, Medical College of Wisconsin, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Genetics- Boston Children's Hospital
Hematology/Oncology- Children's Hospital Los Angeles; St. Jude's Children's Hospital
Infectious Disease- Boston Children's Hospital, Albany Medical Center
Nephrology- Boston Children's Hospital, Seattle Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Neonatology- Brown University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Duke University, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth
Neurology- University of Pittsburgh, Seattle Children's Hospital
Pulmonology- Oregon Health Science Center, Johns Hopkins; Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Pediatric Critical Care- University of Utah, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, UNC-Chapel Hill, Children's Natl Medical Center, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hosp for Children, DE
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital; Grand Rapids, MI
Palliative Care- Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Rheumatology- Duke University
Sports Medicine - UNC-Chapel Hill, Maine Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Resident Reflections
We recently asked some of our graduates out more than five years to reflect on their training now that they have been out in the real world for a while. Read on for some of their thoughts as they reflect on their Pediatric Residency with MMC.
Lauren Meilhede, Class of 2011
My time at Maine Medical Center in the pediatric residency program prepared me well for my current work as a general pediatrician in Upstate NY. In my current practice I see outpatients, inpatients, attend deliveries and see newborn babies; both "normal" newborns and those who need a little more help in our level 2 nursery. I felt very prepared for all of these aspects of my new job when I started because of my training at Maine Medical Center. The program has a great balance in the rotations between inpatient and outpatient, general and specialty pediatrics. The most important part is the level of teaching in this program. The faculty are outstanding and are very committed to training great pediatricians.
Greg Connolly, Class of 2010
I spent four and a half years at Maine Medical Center as a medical student and then a pediatrics resident. The hospital has a really good feel to it. People are deeply invested in making it the best place for patients, and employees are generally very happy with the hospital. You can feel this when you walk in the doors. That's a big part of why I chose to do my residency there.
Now I've moved to my hometown of Burlington, Vermont where I am a private pediatrician in a medium sized practice. I go to Fletcher Allen Health Care almost every morning to see babies and older inpatients, and to attend resident lectures. I have medical students and residents working with me in my office frequently. My practice has a focus on children with special health care needs. I feel like my training at Maine Medical Center prepared me well for this career. As a resident at Maine Medical Center, you'll be involved in a lot of interesting cases. The children's hospital is filled with pediatricians who work there because they like to teach. As a result, you'll get a lot of autonomy as a resident. Responsibility and experience will pay off when you are seeing mostly healthy children in your office, but need to be able to pick out the rare sick kids. I felt well supported in my training. I really enjoyed my teachers and colleagues. Being a resident at MMC is a wonderful way to spend your years of training.
Megan Lo, Class of 2008
As a Pediatric Nephrologist working with our team to build the division at the Children's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, I am so happy that I received my general pediatric training at Maine Medical Center! Because we were the only children's hospital in the state, I was exposed to a wide range of diagnoses and scenarios to prepare me for fellowship training. We worked directly with the attendings who were approachable and compassionate, combining exactly the right blend of guidance and space for independence. They taught and oversaw my plans of care but also gave me the space to become confidant in my decisions. I started my fellowship comfortable in handling the general pediatrics needs of my patients independently, allowing me to focus on the subspecialty skills I was there to achieve. These skills and confidence have stayed with me as I finish my first year as a faculty member. The focus on evidence-based medicine has also been an integral part of my career development, instilled by MMC. I loved my time at MMC, my attendings, and fellow residents and would do it all again!
Jaime Petrus, Class of 2008
Just 6 things that I learned that have helped me in treating kids from Zambia to Lesotho to San Francisco:
Stay calm at the bedside of a sick kid. Do not retreat into 'status-stethoscopucus' or 'status chart-icus' terms I abstracted from Dr. Gunnoe. i.e. the tendency to become transfixed with the chart and/or listening to a sick kid and not seeing the 'forest'.
Thoroughness and empathy from so many of the attendings and nurses, but especially Dr. Talbot.
How to make a clinical decision on my own and stand by it- from everybody!
From all the kids.... the priceless knowledge that the answer often lies with spending more time with a complicated kid at the bedside. Whenever I am unsure about a kid-- I just hunker down with them and observe until it becomes clearer.
Trust your gut! From everybody and the countless hours spent at MMC.
Deadlines and paperwork matter! From Rose, of course.
Tom Reynolds, Class of 2008
I completed my pediatric residency in 2008 before leaving Maine to pursue further training in pediatric neurology at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. While my family and I had a wonderful time in Pittsburgh, I always knew that we would come back to Maine for the long run. My experience here as a resident was so good, so thorough, and so demonstrative of what a good training program should be that I knew I wanted to be part of it on an ongoing basis. Its a perfect spot to train in general pediatrics regardless of whether you plan to enter primary care of pursue further training in a subspecialty - there is such a diverse mix of training opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient experiences as well as acute and well child care. And as a busy hospital in all of these areas without fellows, the opportunities for autonomy in experience are unbeatable. After seeing what pediatric residency training is like in larger hospitals, I know now how critical it is to have the opportunity to have one's education in a program such as MMC/BBCH.
Julien Ginsberg-Peltz, Class of 2007
I left MMC to fulfill 2 years (which became 4 years) of the National Health Service Corps-- first in Fall River, a very under-served area of Massachusetts, where I worked alongside an aged Pediatrician (but mostly by myself). There were lots of sick kids, lots of social problems, and lots of opportunities to do good. It was one of those dying practices that covers nursery, deliveries, Inpatient, Emergency Departments, and getting up in the morning to see kids in clinic. Full court press, but most of the things I felt capable to do day one after residency, minus the various rashes and idiosyncratic normals that only come with many years of general practice.
At the same time I moonlighted in the NICU in Fall river and in a couple of other hospitals in Rhode Island. I had three or four critically ill congenital heart patients present in the community hospitals in that time and many resuscitations, unexpected preemies and respiratory emergencies, that my training in the NICU and PICU at MMC trained me very well for. When the kid looked BLUE, i could hear the voice of my great Mentor and friend, Eric Gunnoe, softly whispering, "It's either the heart or the lungs -- and here is what you do" -- "Don't worry, you can't screw this one up." As such the voices of all my mentors (in my psyche and over the phone communication) have continued to buffet me along as an extended lifeline and community.
I also think MMC trained me well to be outgoing and to be confident in being myself. So many places try to shape you into what they want you to be, but I think MMC Peds really helped me to be who I was. During the past 5 years, I've taught medical students and lectured frequently at Brown Medical School, Started my own Private Practice, Opened a clinic in Integrative Pain Management and Acupuncture, and helped to develop a lecture series and a Scholarly Concentration at Brown. The wish to teach, learn and grow has been central to what I've done and continue to do, thanks in no small part to Maine Med. and my time there.
Of all the people I've met from different types of programs, I honestly can boast that I and my co-residents had The Best Training and Life Altering Affirming Experience at MMC.
Not only did we help run an under-served clinic, play an essential role in the PICU transport and even post-cardiothoracic program, rotate in the NICU attending-free, have some of the Best Hospitalists and Inpatient Nursing team ever (really BBCH- IPU takes care of kids that many hospitals only relegate to their ICU), were exposed competition-free to some of the best trained, capable, willing-to-teach Pediatric Specialists I've encountered, but we actually had wonderful lives, friends, and lasting connections to the Portland and Maine Communities. It's hard to even express. I am extremely grateful.
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During the past couple Decembers, I've listed five of my favorite recordings from the preceding year. It's time to do the same as we resolve to the tonic for the decade:
Michael Tilson Thomas' recording with the San Francisco Symphony of Charles Ives' Symphonies 3 and 4 is a music history seminar in one album. I haven't listened to a lot of Ives, but I found this collection of songs revelatory, with its ample supply of American folk and religious music that underlies Ives' compositions. One of those albums that moves the composer from furniture music to an object of focused attention.
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One of my jazz obsessions this year has been pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams, whose early self-titled album (1964) was reprinted on Smithsonian Folkways in 2019. The tracks on this disc appear on her later album Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes, too. The choral harmonies on tracks like "St. Martin de Porres" and "The Devil" are so rich, flitting between traditional and almost avant-garde, like Duke Ellington and Brian Wilson made an album together.
Speaking of re-issues, a post on old-Internet-bulwark Metafilter sent me to Sora's Re.sort, a guilty pleasure album of glitchy, collaged beach music originally released on CD in 2003 and re-released this year. Missed it then, happy to have stumbled upon it now. My affinity for this one might be some reflective nostalgia on the aughts, not even this present decade: it's like an easy collaboration of The Books and Fennesz—the stuff I liked in college.
It's appropriate, maybe, that one of the last great albums of the 2010s echoes one of the decade's major losses and obsessively meditates upon a child's death. That is, Nick Cave's ambient, Eno-ish Ghosteen sounds like the 2010s have felt: for a lot of people and for a lot of reasons, it has been a long, even grievous ten years. Against that gloomy backdrop, it's comforting and hopeful to hear repeated "I am beside you / Look for me" as we move into the 2020s—that there's something good to keep our eyes out for. I wouldn't call it the album of the decade, but reader, you might still call it your decade's album.
nuntii omnes imprimendi
My high school counselor was the first of many to bring to my attention Annalisa Quinn's great write-up on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae on the front page (!) of today's New York Times. It documents the nineteenth-century origins of the dictionary project, its durability through political upheaval in the European sphere, and its omnivorous approach to Latin texts:
There is a piece of paper for every surviving piece of writing from the classical period. The words, arranged chronologically, are given in context: they come from poems, prose, recipes, medical texts, receipts, dirty jokes, graffiti, inscriptions, and anything else that survived the vicissitudes of the last two thousand years.
Most Latin students read from the same rarefied canon without much contact with how the language was used in everyday life. But the T.L.L. insists that the anonymous person who insulted an enemy with graffiti on a wall in Pompeii is as valuable a witness to the meaning of a Latin word as a poet or emperor.
Such a delight to see the spotlight on Latin lexicography in America's paper of record!
Reading about the TLL in the paper today reminded me of the recent shuttering of Finland's Nuntii Latini, the quirky weekly radio broadcast of international news in that most international of tongues. The last broadcast of Nuntii Latini this past June included reports on trade agreements between Putin and Xi Jinping, some exhortations to sleep more and drink less, and of course, a notice of the program's end. "To our listeners," the announcer pronounces, "we give our greatest thanks and wish you well" (Auscultatoribus … gratias quam maximas agimus et valedicimus). Ave atque vale!
Unfortunately, the transcripts of Nuntii Latini won't make their way into the pages of the TLL—the dictionary's articles catalog only examples up to the time of Isidore of Seville, more or less, so 2019 would be a stretch. But as one Latin project winds down, another starts up, and others simply keep plugging away, reliably, after 125 years.
upcoming talk on "deep humanities"
I'm presenting a lecture on Nov. 20 at 6pm at Riverside Church (120th St. and Claremont Ave.) entitled "Deep Humanities: Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of Persuasion." It's my first talk on a new research project on the classical antecedents of our contemporary crisis regarding "deepfake" videos, and I argue that we can locate deepfakes in an ancient tradition of using obvious falsehoods in the service of persuasion. At odds with contemporary scientific and analytic approaches to deepfakes, which seek to test their validity by isolating some kind of criterion of authenticity, my rhetorically oriented approach sees deepfakes as examples of character-based persuasion that operate largely outside the considerations of truthfulness and "fact-checking." I revisit some of the courtroom literature of Cicero, whose use of caricature and impersonation anticipates the strategies underlying deepfakes.
The event is on Riverside Church's Floor 11, and it is open to the public.
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LATITUDE NORTH BY Charles Moseley
Charles Moseley
Tuesday 24 May 2016, 17:30-19:30
SPRI Lecture Theatre, Lensfield Road.
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Tickets cost £6 but are FREE to the Friends. (you do still need to book) via eventbrite
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Join the Friends of SPRI for fascinating evening with Charles Moseley, author of 'Latitude North'. There will be an opportunity to browse the museum and buy books at the end
Charles Moseley fell in love with the Arctic lands as a boy growing up in Lancashire. He has since spent his life exploring those lands – from joining as a deck-hand on a deep sea trawler to leading an expedition sledging on Spitsbergen.
He now combines his academic career at Cambridge University with giving lectures on cruise ships visiting the Arctic and Antarctic. During the talk, Charles will share his experiences and the unique culture, literature and environment from the Viking settlements of Greenland and Vinland to the ice-bound islands of the far north.
'Latitude North' is his most recent book and he will be selling and signing copies of the book after the talk.
This talk is part of the Friends of Scott Polar Research Institute lecture series series.
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Surfari Club membership is for those men and women who want to support the sport of surfing. Our membership is made up of a diverse group of individuals united by their love of the sport. Many volunteer long hours assisting the club in its efforts to support the sport.Club members meet at 7:00 PM, the first Thursday of every month at the Boat and Ski Club, North Causeway, NSB. All members receive club e-mail, party invites, as well as discounts on club merchandise.
Membership requirements per Surfari Articles of Incorporation: Every member shall be of the age of 18 years or older (unless children in a family membership), own at least one surfboard and be nominated by a member and seconded by a member. Membership fees shall be established by the Board of Directors.
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The Rockagator has many of the features you would want to see in both a dry bag as well as a backpacking backpack. These features include the following: 40 liter capacity, full-lumbar padded support, a water resistant zipper pouch, reflective adjustable shock cord, 20Kg strap strength, adjustable sternum strap, adjustable waist belt, elastic netted pockets on both sides, an easy carry handle, an internal zipper pouch (great for your smartphone, GPS, or action camera), an internal carabiner loop strip so you can attach your gear inside the bag keeping it close to the top for easy access, and built in highly reflective safety patches on both the front shoulder straps as well as on the back of the pack.
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In the U.S., many undocumented individuals and other vulnerable groups in the Latino immigrant population, such as indigenous language speakers, are already marginalized from mainstream health services. Increased scrutiny and a growing atmosphere of tension and discrimination could deter even documented Latino immigrants from seeking proper care.
Traditional or indigenous medicine, commonly referred to as TM, can bridge some of these barriers to health care because their methods stem from the unique values, cultural systems and specific health needs of these populations.
The World Health Organization says that TM, "of proven quality, safety, and efficacy, contributes to the goal of ensuring that all people have access to care." In its latest report on traditional medicine, WHO acknowledges TM as a "mainstay of health and health care delivery." The report represents a novel strategy for integrating more traditional and community-based health care options into mainstream medicine.
The strategy centers on two overarching goals. The first is enabling member states to channel the potential of TM into "people-centered" universal health systems and coverage. The second involves promoting safe and evidence-based use of TM to guarantee safety and quality.
I am a doctoral candidate in health promotion and behavior, and my research is focused on TM services in Latino immigrant communities of the southeastern U.S. One question I seek to answer is how TM practitioners can work with mainstream health care providers in a cooperative spirit to better serve the health needs of Latino immigrant communities.
In general terms, TM approaches tend to be more preventative and lifestyle-oriented than allopathic approaches. Patients may be advised to change personal behaviors and habits rather than just start taking a pill. Because TM providers offer health services based on indigenous, community traditions, they can also serve as initial access points for those facing cultural barriers to mainstream care.
Ideally, they could even function as bridges to allopathic care for marginalized Latino immigrant communities.
But this is contingent on the two sectors developing a higher standard of communication and collaboration. If achieved, TM practitioners might even opt for specialized training to help screen patients for more serious health problems and issue appropriate referrals.
The "botánica" is a TM-oriented health service venue which has reemerged in Latin American immigrant communities across the United States. Botánicas provide health services and products rooted in Mesoamerican and pre-Columbian indigenous cultures. Their offerings are generally aimed at treating the "whole person." This includes targeting physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual health.
Preliminary interviews I conducted revealed Latino immigrants will often seek a botánica provider's services before attempting to access mainstream care. Proprietors prescribe herbs and natural treatments for a wide range of conditions, often marketing specialties such as individualized herbal blends or healing salves for their regular customers. Many practitioners also offer spiritual counseling services and cleansing rituals, treating a range of mental health concerns and stressors.
This mental health component of botánica services is vital. Immigrants face unique political and financial constraints when seeking mental health care. And undocumented immigrants may have little hope of accessing mainstream mental health treatment at all. The spiritual counseling services botánicas provide can soothe the complex and intersecting stress many immigrants face upon arrival in the U.S.
Researchers Gomez-Beloz and Chavez have concluded that Latino immigrants access the services of conventional health care providers in an interchangeable manner with botánica providers. Their findings helped establish the botánica as an important health care resource for the U.S. Latino population.
Viladrich, a researcher who studied botánicas and herb-healing practices in New York City, confirmed the botánica as a primary health service of choice for Latino immigrants.
In my own exploratory research, I surveyed Latino immigrants in the southeastern U.S. regarding their views on TM services. Feedback was consistent with research findings that Latino immigrants access botánica services in tandem with mainstream providers. This practice seemed to remain consistent regardless of immigration status or insurance coverage.
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, professor of medicine and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine at UCLA, has encouraged the medical community's involvement with botánica networks. He echoes claims that Latin Americans generally prefer a more holistic and natural approach to medicine. Hayes-Bautista described one prototype for collaboration – a University of New Mexico workshop where students meet with curanderos (healers trained in indigenous Mexican traditions) each summer.
Hayes-Bautista relayed that one important theme presented in the collaborative workshops is how Latino immigrants have "probably already seen four or five curanderos to 'shop around' first" before seeking allopathic care. Students intending to work in health services are instructed to survey Latino immigrant patients regarding previous visits with TM healers, in order to discern and coordinate their own role in a patient's ongoing care.
More research is needed on how botánicas and curanderos can fully realize their potential in alignment with WHO strategy toward resolving health disparities and gaps in access to care for vulnerable communities. Such potential may include integrating some of their more affordable services into mainstream care options. They may also provide accessible alternatives to cost-prohibitive services for uninsured patients.
The World Health Organization is not alone in promoting models integrating TM with allopathic medicine. The CDC recently concluded a Traditional Foods Project aimed at Type 2 Diabetes prevention, which was conducted in partnership with American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Initial CDC analysis of this program published this month concluded that collaboration with traditional indigenous community knowledge keepers can increase the effectiveness and sustainability of health interventions conducted across agencies working on similar issues throughout the country.
As called for in the WHO strategy, ongoing research and development of research partnerships will be vital to addressing current gaps in scientific literature concerning the effectiveness and utility of traditional and indigenous medicine in the modern health care ecosystem.
More evidence-based data can help pave the way for local and national policies that safeguard the most vulnerable individuals and populations from looming and escalating health disparities. This will include increased scrutiny on TM methods, but also greater access to, and preservation of, natural resources used in treatments.
Millions of people in the United States remain in limbo waiting to see if they lose health care access under the Trump administration. Indeed, these same individuals may have only recently gained access under Obama. In such insecure times, the need to experiment with new (or old, as it may be) health service paradigms is more crucial than ever.


A shortlist of three nominees – two South Africans and one Fijian – have been unveiled for the 2015 World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Award, in association with HSBC.
Following the ninth and final round of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series in London, Werner Kok, Semi Kunatani and Seabelo Senatla have been nominated for the award.
The outstanding trio were voted by the management teams of the 15 core sides who compete at all nine rounds of the World Series.
The winner will be announced at the World Rugby Awards dinner on Sunday, 1 November at Battersea Evolution, London following the Rugby World Cup 2015 final.
Werner Kok (South Africa) – Having made his debut in London last season, Kok has been instrumental in South Africa's performances in all nine of the 2014-15 tournaments, most notably in their Cup win on home soil in Port Elizabeth, and as the Blitzboks became the first to side to confirm qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio. Kok ended the season as the leading tackler of all players.
Semi Kunatani (Fiji) – Kunatani has been impressive in both attack and defence for Ben Ryan's side in all of their Cup titles this season, finishing the season as one of the leading tacklers and try scorers (40). Having made his debut in Dubai last season, the Fijian has earned a contract with French club Toulouse for next season, but coach Ryan will have him available for four series tournaments next season, and the Olympics, should he select him.
Seabelo Senatla (South Africa) – The youngest of the three nominees, Senatla ended the season as the leading try scorer with 47 tries and has scored two of this year's fans' favourites, as well as scoring in each of South Africa's Cup final victories in Dubai and Port Elizabeth. His blistering pace has been one of the talking points of the season, with few able to catch him when he is in full flow.
World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "This has been the most exciting and closely-fought series to date as we build momentum towards rugby sevens' Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016. Once again, through tremendous skill, excitement, full stadia and record TV audiences, we have seen why sevens is such a hit with fans around the world.
The three players are the first World Rugby Award nominees to be announced in 2015 with all awards being presented at the World Rugby Awards dinner following the Rugby World Cup 2015 final in England.


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On Virgins O most noble Greenness, rooted in the sun, You who shine in bright serenity On the wheel, Nothing on earth is high enough To grasp you! You are enfolded In the embrace of divine mysteries.
You blush like the dawn And bum like the flame of the sun.
Item De Virginibus O nobilissima viriditas, quae radicas in sole, et quae in candida serenitate luces in rota, quam nulla terrena excellentia comprehendit, tu circumdata es amplexibus divinorum mysteriorum.
Tu rubes ut aurora et ardes ut solis flamma.


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What are the biggest barriers for collaboration between HR and finance?
The CHRO must engage the CFO before delivering a business case, according to Oracle's Rowan Tonkin
BY John Hilton 18 May 2019
HR leaders rely on analytics to inform, measure, and refine their strategies, not to mention to hire the best talent to move the business forward.
Consequently, it's essential for HR to work intimately with the finance team to get the best results for the organisation.
So how can the two seemingly very different functions work together smoothly?
Firstly, it's important for the CHRO to engage the CFO before delivering a business case, according to Rowan Tonkin, senior director HR transformations at Oracle.
"Quite often, I'm talking with HR teams who are looking at upgrading their technology. They are building a business case and then they take it to the CFO," Tonkin told HRD.
"That's really the limit of the engagement or the collaboration between the two."
Tonkin advises HR executives to engage with the CFO early. This can prompt finance to look at their data, their systems, the way they do analytics, and the way they manage performance in the organisation.
Finance might think: 'We see benefits in improving the way in which HR does that. Are those benefits also present and available to finance as well?'
Tonkin added that it's also important for HR and finance to work on a business case or bring forward a collective proposition to the organisation around how to operate.
"You already have two of the executives already endorsing the approach or the investment and it carries a lot more weight than just one of them doing it," said Tonkin.
Tonkin himself has been in that situation a couple of times.
"When I have engaged with the CFO and we have worked collaboratively on a proposal or a business case to the organisation we have been much more successful than when I've tried to do that by myself," he said.
"So HR can be proactive with that. There is nothing stopping us engaging the CFO or finance function right at the very beginning of the way in which you are approaching either the technology or the data which you use.
"Or even just how you do analytics and what the analytics function in the organisation is there to do and deliver."
Tonkin said HR should not leave it till the end to work with finance once a proposal has been formulated and they are just looking for the investment.
HR and finance: An unexpected match?
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Stanley Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of my favorite science fiction movies. With minimal dialog, ambiguous themes and lack of special effects, this movie differs so much from the current record-setting Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But I love both.
But I'm here to talk about the art.
The background was done with Inktense block and applied with a baby wipe. I find that the baby wipe is the most effective way to get color to go on smoothly. The lens part was done using Daniel Smith watercolors and I used Pyrrol Scarlet and Phthalo Blue. You're thinking "what?"
Since the center is orangish red, I wanted the whole gradation to black to contain that same red. You see the color mixing chart I created comes in handy for something like this. I used varying amounts of Pyrrole Scarlet and Phthalo Blue to achieve the gradation.
If you ever have extra time, I'd encourage you to create your own mixing chart because you may be surprised by the range of colors you can make with just two colors.


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Exports: Work trucks, other than tractors
U.S. exports of Work trucks, other than tractors totaled $17.27 million in November, a change of -28.57 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was -28.08 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Work trucks, other than tractors ranked No. 540 in November. It had ranked No. 481 for the same month last year.
While Work trucks, other than tractors ranked No. 540 in November by value, it ranked No. 474 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Work trucks, other than tractors exports in November were (1) Australia, (2) Canada, and (3) Mexico. Among the nation's more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Civilian aircraft, parts, (2) Passenger vehicles, and (3) Soybeans.


nice. im not getting those results.. yet.. but i hope to in a few weeks.
but I didn't take pics of the other container (Fordhook, white stem).
only four heads of cabbage left. I'll have to harvest them all w/in the next two-three weeks.
so I threw those in the compost bin.
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harvested the last of the Pac Choi, until the end of the year.
one container, six plants, 7.28 lbs.
haven't been documenting my garden-type business.
last Season I had a pretty mediocre production from my nightshades (tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant).
I did grow butternut squash (for the first time) and had excellent output from those.
also, my okra and cucumbers did really well.
and I was able to pickle about 80 pints of okra (including some w/ habanero & ghost peppers).
I'll have to start my tomato and pepper seed trays (indoors).
jimmy any pickled cucumbers this yr?
but it's a few months away before I start the Spring season ones.
I still have some pickles left over that were pickled in September and the beginning of October of last year.
last year (2014), I took clones of my Spring/Summer tomatoes for my Fall crop.
I'm going to do it again this year, b/c seed prices just keep going up.


Twin Sails are without a doubt one of the more exciting breweries in BC right now. To quote the name of one of their beers, they have "All the Right Moves"... the brand and packaging feels effortlessly cool, the beers have unforgettable names like Slam Dank, Street Legal and High Socks, and most importantly the beer is consistently awesome. Founded by twin brothers Cody and Clay Allmin, Twin Sails originally specialized in brewing German-style beers. However, after finding that they had more success experimenting with new and unique styles and limited releases, they shifted their focus in this direction. A glance at their current lineup reveals a range of limited release IPAs, DIPAs, Milkshake IPAs and stouts, each as interesting and unique as the last.
Dat Juice started as a limited release but has since become a staple of the brewery. An unfiltered Pale Ale, Dat Juice is brewed with large amounts of flaked and malted wheat then heavily hopped with 100% Citra hops. The addition of Citra hops gives it a fresh, citrusy taste and aroma. The smooth, creamy qualities of the beer, plus relatively low bitterness have made this a popular BC favourite for good reason. At 5.2% it's also super-crushable!
Also note that Dat Juice also has a bigger, heavier, hoppier brother called Juice Plus. This dry hopped version is released every once in awhile in limited quantities. And it's absolutely delicious, so look out for it!
Pours a hazy orange, almost glowing in appearance with a fluffy white head. Juicy aromas of mandarin oranges, biscuity. Taste is fresh zesty citrus fruit, mandarin orange, sweet peach candy, biscuity malts, nice lingering finish.
Highly likely. I think this is one of those crowd-pleasing beers that speaks to everyone on some level. The low bitterness and vibrant flavour profile make this one of the most accessible yet rewarding IPAs you're likely to try at the moment.


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• Kenosha M. Wims, 23, of Newton, was charged with simple assault May 8. According to the Newton Police Department, officers received a report of a confrontation around 9:55 a.m. April 20 at Dollar Tree in Newton. The victim was confronted by Wims about her tire being slashed. During the altercation, Wims slapped the victim on the cheek. The victim left the scene and called the police from a safe location. Wims received a citation and was released to appear in court.
• Dennis W. Rainey, 55, of Newton, was charged with public intoxication at 9:28 p.m. May 5 in the 900 block of East 12th Street North. According to the Newton Police Department, officers were called to East 12th Street North on a report of a fight. After officers arrived, they observed Rainey chasing another male. An officer had to wrestle Rainey to the ground to prevent him from chasing the other male. The officer could smell an odor of alcoholic beverages on Rainey. When the officer asked him if he had been drinking, Rainey confirmed he had. Rainey consented to a preliminary breath test and had a blood alcohol content of more than .08. He was placed under arrest and taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Britney R. Farr, 33, of Newton, was charged with filing a false report on May 3. According to the Newton Police Department, officers were called at 1:41 a.m. April 11 to MercyOne Newton Medical on a report of a sexual assault. Farr told officers she was assaulted by an armed black male at approximately 9:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Fourth Street North. Officers questioned Farr again two days following the incident where she provided more details. An investigation uncovered video evidence and witness accounts of Farr's activity. Officers determined no sexual assault had taken place and the report was a fabrication. Farr received a citation and was released to appear in court.
• Rusty A. James, 59, of Newton, was charged with operating under the influence and interference with official acts causing bodily injury on May 2. According to the Newton Police Department, officers were called at 4:33 p.m. to MercyOne Newton Medical Center on a report of possible man operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Upon arrival, officers located James sitting inside his vehicle in the southeast parking lot of the hospital. Officers noticed the truck was running, and James was sitting in the driver's seat, speaking on a cell phone and crying. When the officers spoke to James, they could smell an odor of alcoholic beverages and noticed he had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes. When James stepped out of the truck, his balance was unsteady. James admitted to drinking alcoholic beverages earlier in the day and refused sobriety tests and a preliminary breath test. When officers tried to take James into custody, he refused to be handcuffed and began to resist and pull away from the officers. James failed to cooperate with the officers commands causing injury to one officer's knee during his resistance. James was taken to the ground and placed under arrest. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.
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7. to attract and hold (the eye, the attention, etc.).
8. to make set or rigid.
9. to put into permanent form.
10. to put or place (responsibility, blame, etc.) on a person.
11. to assign or refer to: to fix a time for the meeting.
12. to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, esp. privately or dishonestly: to fix a game.
13. to get (a meal) ready; prepare (food).
14. to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.
15. Informal. to get even with.
16. to castrate or spay (an animal, esp. a pet).
a. to make (a chemical) stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.
b. to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
18. to render (a photographic image) permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.
19. to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.
21. to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.
22. to become stable or permanent.
24. Chiefly Southern U.S. to prepare; plan: I was just fixing to call you.
25. fix on or upon, to decide on; determine.
a. to make arrangements for.
b. to provide with an introduction to someone for a date.
c. to repair, cure, or resolve.
27. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
28. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usu. of an immediate nature.
29. a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bodies, etc.
30. a clear determination: Can you get a fix on the meaning of this paragraph?
31. Slang. an injection of heroin or other narcotic.
32. Slang. an underhand or illegal arrangement.
usage: fix meaning "to repair," which is probably an Americanism, is fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing. fix (to) meaning "to prepare, plan (to)" is another Americanism: We're fixing to go to town. It once occurred in all the E coastal states, but it is now chiefly an informal spoken form in the South Midland and South.
A position determined from terrestrial, electronic, or astronomical data.
Noun 1. fix - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
2. fix - something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate"
4. fix - an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
5. fix - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"
Verb 1. fix - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
tinker, fiddle - try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
fill - plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
patch, piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
cobble - repair or mend; "cobble shoes"
repoint, point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney"
troubleshoot, trouble-shoot - solve problems; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting"
patch up, patch - mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"
resole, sole - put a new sole on; "sole the shoes"
revamp, vamp - provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
reheel, heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"
2. fix - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
3. fix - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
4. fix - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
5. fix - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
get back, get even - take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
pay - make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"
6. fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
institute, establish, found, plant, constitute - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
8. fix - make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"
9. fix - make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
neuter, spay, castrate, alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
vasectomise, vasectomize - remove the vas deferens; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control"
operate on, operate - perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
10. fix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"
11. fix - put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
bury - place in the earth and cover with soil; "They buried the stolen goods"
12. fix - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
socialise, socialize - prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"
provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
lay out, set up, set - get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
winterise, winterize - prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"
summerise, summerize - prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house"
prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
2. decide, set, name, choose, limit, establish, determine, settle, appoint, arrange, define, conclude, resolve, arrive at, specify, agree on He's fixed a time when I can see him.
3. arrange, organize, sort out, see to, fix up, make arrangements for I've fixed it for you to see them.
4. repair, mend, service, sort, correct, restore, adjust, regulate, see to, overhaul, patch up, get working, put right, put to rights If something is broken, we fix it.
5. focus, direct at, level at, fasten on, rivet on Attention is fixed on the stock market.
6. prepare, make, cook, put together, get ready She fixed some food for us.
7. neaten, arrange, adjust, tidy, tidy up, put in order 'I've got to fix my hair,' I said.
8. (Informal) rig, set up (informal), influence, manipulate, bribe, manoeuvre, fiddle (informal), pull strings (informal) They offered players bribes to fix a league match.
9. (Informal) put paid to, destroy, ruin, get rid of, put an end to, put out of action That'll fix him.
10. stabilize, set, consolidate, harden, thicken, stiffen, solidify, congeal, rigidify Egg yolk is used to fix the pigment.
1. solution, result, answer, resolution, cure, remedy, antidote Those changes could just be a temporary fix.
2. dose, hit, shot, injection She needed her daily fix of publicity.
3. (Informal) mess, spot (informal), corner, hole (slang), difficulty, jam (informal), dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hot water (informal), pickle (informal), uphill (S. African), predicament, difficult situation, quandary, tight spot, ticklish situation The government has got itself in a fix.
fix someone up provide, supply, accommodate, bring about, furnish, lay on, arrange for We'll fix him up with a job.
fix something up arrange, plan, settle, fix, organize, sort out, agree on, make arrangements for I fixed up an appointment to see her.
how are you fixed for this evening? → ¿tienes planes para esta noche?
how are we fixed for money? → ¿qué tal andamos de dinero?
how are we fixed for time? → ¿cómo vamos de tiempo?
I'll soon fix him! → ¡ya me encargo yo de él!, ¡ya le ajustaré las cuentas!
Can you fix my bike? → Est-ce que tu peux réparer mon vélo?
Let's fix a date for the party → Fixons une date pour la soirée.
The meeting is fixed for the 11th → La réunion est prévue le 11.
They fixed a price for the car → Ils ont fixé un prix pour la voiture.
Janice fixed some food for us → Janice nous a préparé à manger.
It is fixed on the wall → C'est accroché au mur.
I need my daily fix of coffee → Il me faut ma dose quotidienne de café.
The fight was a fix → Le combat était truqué.
He was fixed up with a job → On lui a trouvé un emploi.
I'll fix him! (fam) → lo sistemo io!, lo metto a posto io!
can I fix you a drink? → cosa posso offrirti da bere?
to fix up → arreglar; convenir.


NOTE: Anything that's underlined, and sometimes in bold-face type and/or a different color, is a link to another Internet site. Double-left-click on a link to go to its site.
If you're running Win XP and are getting Java-related error messages when you try to install Myst V (also see the install log in the Program Files Myst V folders), some or all of the following may be necessary. Note that if you do all of the following and continue to experience Java errors, the problem may be defective game CD's or DVD. If that's the situation, the solution is to exchange the game as being defective.
See sections 1 through 4 under Installing and Re-Installing EoA in Myst V: Clean Boot Install/Re-install With Win XP (http://forums.ubi.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/3471054943/m/6171031163). Then re-install Java and EoA as follows.
1. Do all of the steps under Overall Windows and Hard Disk Tune-up in Myst V: Clean Boot Install/Re-install With Win XP (http://forums.ubi.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/3471054943/m/6171031163), then start EoA. If the tune-up didn't fix the problem, proceed to step 2.
-- a. Go to the Java Downloads for All Operating Sytems page (http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp).
----- 1. Under Windows, click on the Windows XP/Vista/2000/2003 Offline download link.
----- 2. Download jre-6u13-windows-i586-p-s.exe to a folder, not to the Desktop, and write down the name of the folder to which you download. Do NOT use a "download accelerator" or "download helper" utility, including the Sun Download Manager.
----- 3. When the download is complete, close Internet Explorer.
-- b. Uninstall your existing version of Java using Control Panel's Add or Remove Programs.
----- 1. Click on Start > Control Panel, then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
----- 2. In the Currently installed programs box, click on the version of Java you want to uninstall. If you have multiple Java versions (either Sun or Microsoft) installed, remove *all* of them. Look for entries like "J2SE Runtime Environment X.X Update X", or other Sun Java entries. Also check for Microsoft Java Virtual Machine entries.
----- 3. Click on Change (or Change/Remove).
----- 4. If prompted to confirm the removal of the program, click Yes.
----- 5. Close Control Panel back to the Desktop.
-- c. Reboot, and log into Windows with full Administrator privileges.
-- d. Click Start > Run.
-- e. Type msconfig in the Open: box, then click on OK.
-- f. Click on Selective Startup on the General tab.
-- h. On the Services tab, click the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, then click Disable All.
-- i. Click on OK, and then click on Restart.
----- 1. Click on Start > Run and Browse... to jre-6u13-windows-i586-p-s.exe.
----- 2. Double-click on this file to put it in the Open: box.
----- 3. Click on OK to start the installation process.
-- k. When Java installation is complete, restore the settings you changed in steps e. through h.
----- 1. Click Start > Run.
----- 2. Type msconfig in the Open box, then click on OK.
----- 3. Click on Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services on the General tab.
----- 4. Click on OK, and then click on Restart to reboot into normal Windows.
-- l. Verify that Java is installed, enabled, and working properly.
----- 1. Click on Test your Java Runtime Environment (http://www.java.com/en/download/installed.jsp).
----- 2. On the Verify Installation page, click on the VERIFY INSTALLATION box. Press Spacebar or Enter to activate the control applet, if necessary.
----- 3. Close Internet Explorer when you see "Congratulations! You have the recommended Java installed (Version 6 Update 13)."
3. Use Windows Explorer to find the InstallShield folder, probably in \Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield, and rename it to something like \Program Files\Common Files\OLD_InstallShield. Then install EoA from a clean boot as detailed in Myst V: Clean Boot Install/Re-install With Win XP (http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3471054943/m/6171031163). The InstallShield folder should be re-written during the install process. If the install fails, find the folder again, and this time delete it. Then, do the EoA install again.
4. If your virtual memory paging file is located on drive C: and you have two drives/partitions, try moving the paging file to D:. And vice-versa! See How To Move the Paging File in Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307886) for details.
----- 1. Click on Start > Control Panel, then double-click Add or Remove Programs.
-- d. Click Start > Run.
----- 1. Click on Start > Run and Browse... to jre-6u13-windows-i586-p-s.exe.
----- 1. Click Start > Run.


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Facebook stock slides after FTC launches probe of data scandal
Published Mon, Mar 26 2018 10:41 AM EDT Updated Mon, Mar 26 2018 12:30 PM EDT
The FTC had declined to confirm last week that it was investigating Facebook and whether it violated a consent decree the tech company signed with the agency in 2011.
Facebook is facing questions of its data handling following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.
The stock briefly fell into bear market territory before paring losses.
FTC probing Facebook privacy practices
Shares of Facebook cratered as much as 6 percent Monday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating the company's data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica leak of 50 million users' information.
"The FTC takes very seriously recent press reports raising substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook. Today, the FTC is confirming that it has an open non-public investigation into these practices," the agency said in a statement.
The FTC declined to confirm last week that it was investigating Facebook, including whether it violated a consent decree the tech company signed with the agency in 2011.
The decree required that Facebook notify users and receive explicit permission before sharing personal data beyond their specified privacy settings.
A violation of the consent decree could carry a penalty of $40,000 per violation.
"We remain strongly committed to protecting people's information. We appreciate the opportunity to answer questions the FTC may have," Rob Sherman, deputy chief privacy officer for Facebook, said in a statement to CNBC.
Facebook is facing questions over its data handling following reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the personal data of more than 50 million Facebook users.
Facebook's stock shed more than 13 percent in the five days of trading following the initial reports.
Monday morning the stock briefly fell into bear market territory, more than 20 percent off its 52-week high, before paring losses. By early afternoon it was down less than 2 percent.
Here's the full statement from the FTC:
The FTC is firmly and fully committed to using all of its tools to protect the privacy of consumers. Foremost among these tools is enforcement action against companies that fail to honor their privacy promises, including to comply with Privacy Shield, or that engage in unfair acts that cause substantial injury to consumers in violation of the FTC Act. Companies who have settled previous FTC actions must also comply with FTC order provisions imposing privacy and data security requirements. Accordingly, the FTC takes very seriously recent press reports raising substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook. Today, the FTC is confirming that it has an open non-public investigation into these practices.


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Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill 1997
a Bill for an Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes
Attorney-General portfolio
Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998
3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Crimes Act 1914 relating to forensic procedures
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914 , and for related purposes
1............ Short title............................................................................................
2............ Commencement..................................................................................
3............ Schedule(s).........................................................................................
Schedule 2—Further amendment of the Crimes Act 1914
Schedule 3—Amendment of other Acts
Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970
Crimes at Sea Act 1979
An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1914, and for related purposes
[ Assented to 23 July 1998 ]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Act 1998 .
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Item 12 of Schedule 2 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Crimes Amendment Act 1995 .
(3) Subject to subsection (4), Schedules 1 and 3, and the remaining items of Schedule 2, commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(4) If the provisions specified in subsection (3) have not commenced under that subsection within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, those provisions commence on the first day after the end of that period.
3 Schedule(s )
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.


Andra Watkins wrote a novel about Meriwether Lewis, a topic of great interest to her. In an effort to promote the book and commune with the ghost of her main character, Watkins decided to walk the entire Natchez Trace, from Natchez, MS, to Nashville, TN. It was on this trail that Lewis died many years ago. She would break the walk into 15 miles per day, but she would need a wingman to drop her at her starting point each morning and pick her up at the end each day. Her father agreed to take on the role.
Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace is Andra Watkins' memoir of her walk, her experiences on the road, and her evolving relationship with her father. Her story is honest and raw at times, lighthearted and whimsical at others. She tells of the physical toll taken on her body as she walks more than 400 miles. But she also shares her thoughts and feelings of communing with those who walked before her on this historic path. Her experience is pretty amazing and made me want to take on something like this ... at least for a fleeting moment!
But this is also a memoir about her relationship with her parents, especially her father with whom she has never been close. Their interactions have always been strained, and you could feel how much they drive each other crazy at times. Many of their times together made me laugh out loud. It was also easy to see how much they love each other and want the best for one another. I just love this picture of the two of them in the car!
I found this to be a wonderful story of a woman's determination to follow through with her commitment, and to understand and relate to her aging parents in a deeper way. If you enjoy memoirs, I highly recommend Not Without My Father.
Connect with Andra Watkins on her website, Facebook and Twitter.
This review was written based on a copy of Not Without My Father that I received from Pump Up Your Book in exchange for an honest review.
Sounds like a good book. Also, I like your whole blog! I'm a constant reader as well (because I'm a writer). As for the toll the walk took on the author's body, I think it just goes to show why people back in the day looked so old so young. Life is really physically demanding without cars and washing machines and all that!
Thank you! I hope you'll continue to visit and read my reviews. I think you're right about life being much more physically demanding back then, although I think people were probably more used to it on a daily basis so wouldn't have thought as much of walking 444 miles as we do today!
Interest read! Thanks for sharing this.
It was quite interesting. Thanks for stopping by!


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Q: Need to groupby on one column add get the count of other column in Hive Here is the sample data I have:

in the above table, we can see a1,a2,a3 and a4 all having src1. I need only a3 and a4 as the result, as they are the only rows with only src1 embedded to it. a1 and a2 have other src2,... etc.
I need a hive query to get the result.

A: You can aggregate by col1, and use a having clause to filter on col1s whose only value for col2 is 'src1'.
select col1
from mytable
group by col1
having min(col2) = max(col2) and min(col2) = 'src1'

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1. In a large bowl, stir together 10 cups ice water and 2 tablespoons coarse salt. Add chicken, submerging all pieces. Cover; let soak overnight in refrigerator.
2. In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, 1 tablespoon coarse salt, mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon each cayenne and black pepper. Transfer chicken to marinade, submerging all pieces. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
3. Let chicken stand at room temperature 1 hour. In a shallow dish, whisk together flour, cornmeal, remaining 1 teaspoon each coarse salt and black pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cayenne.
4. Heat a heavy pot filled halfway with oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer reads 350 degrees. Remove chicken from marinade, a few pieces at a time (do not shake off excess); dredge in flour mixture. Transfer to a baking sheet.
5. Fry chicken in batches until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into thickest part (avoiding bone) reads 160 degrees, 6 to 7 minutes for small pieces, 9 to 10 minutes for large. Adjust heat to maintain a temperature between 340 degrees and 350 degrees during cooking. Transfer to a wire rack set on a rimmed baking sheet; season with sea salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.
I needed it to be gluten-free so I dredged chicken in rice flour. Everyone asked me to make more.


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From Point AI to Point TB: DeepTek Detects Tuberculosis from X-Rays
February 11, 2020 by Isha Salian
Tuberculosis is an issue close to home for Pune, India-based healthcare startup DeepTek. India has the world's highest prevalence of the disease — accounting for over one-quarter of the 10 million new cases each year.
It's a fitting first project for the company, whose founders hope to greatly improve global access to medical imaging diagnostics with an AI-powered radiology platform. DeepTek's DxTB tool screens X-ray images for pulmonary TB, flagging cases for prioritized review by medical experts.
India aims to eradicate TB by 2025, five years before the United Nations' global goal to end the epidemic by 2030. Chest X-ray imaging is the most sensitive screening tool for pulmonary TB, helping clinicians determine which patients should be referred for further lab testing. But two-thirds of people worldwide lack access to even basic radiology services, in part due to high costs and insufficient infrastructure.
"There's a huge shortage of imaging experts available to read X-ray scans," said Amit Kharat, CEO of the startup and a clinical radiologist. "Since radiologists' time is often sought for more demanding investigations like CT or MRI scans, this is an important gap where AI can add value."
DeepTek is a member of NVIDIA Inception, a virtual accelerator program that enables early-stage companies with fundamental tools, expertise and go-to-market support. The startup uses NVIDIA GPUs through Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services for training and inference of its deep learning algorithms.
Its DxTB tool has been used to analyze over 70,000 chest X-rays so far in partnership with the Greater Chennai Corporation's TB Free Chennai Initiative, a project supported by the Clinton Health Access Initiative. The system is deployed in mobile vans equipped with digital X-ray machines to conduct TB screening for high-risk population groups.
As patients are screened in the mobile clinics, scans of the chest X-ray images are securely transmitted to the cloud for inference. The accelerated turnaround time allows doctors to triage cases and conduct additional tests right away, minimizing the number of patients who don't follow up for further testing and treatment.
"Doing this job would have taken a month's time. With AI, it's now feasible to do it within hours," Kharat said. "The goal is to make sure not a single patient is lost."
DxTB can be deployed in the cloud or — where internet connections are weak or unavailable — as an edge service. Radiologists access the scans through a dashboard that enables them to review the studies and provide expert feedback and validation.
Patients detected as potentially TB-positive provide a sputum, or lung fluid, sample that undergoes a molecular test before doctors confirm the diagnosis and prescribe a medication program.
In addition to the mobile clinics, around 50 imaging centers and hospitals in India use DeepTek's AI models. One hospital network will soon deploy the startup's ICU Chest tool, which can diagnose a score of conditions relevant to intensive care patients.
DeepTek is also developing models to screen X-rays of the joints and spine; CT scans of the liver and brain; and brain MRI studies. The company's in-house radiologists annotate scans by hand for training, validation and testing.
To further improve its deep learning network, the startup uses data augmentation and data normalization — and incorporates users' radiology reports as feedback to refine and retrain the AI.
DeepTek now processes nearly 25,000 imaging studies a month on its cloud platform.
"Building AI models is just one part of the story," Kharat said. "The whole technology pipeline needs to integrate smoothly with the radiology workflow at hospitals, imaging centers and mobile clinics."
Main image shows a calcified nodule in the lung's right upper lobe, detected by DeepTek's AI model.
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