What is My Oilfield Injury Worth in Kenedy?
As the economy of South Texas has enjoyed a rise in oil production worth billions of dollars, we've seen a notable increase in jobs for Kenedy oil field workers. These jobs can be lucrative for those who are ready for hard work and long days. Sometimes, however, such prosperity comes with a price to pay.
The United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported in 2015 that oil field workers are five times more likely to incur a serious injury or even death that workers in other industries don't experience. The oil field can be a treacherous work environment. Dangerous equipment combined with exhausting hours is not uncommon. It's important for oil companies to abide by the highest standards of protection against personal injury and wrongful death. Sadly, that's not always the case.
Accidents occur among Kenedy's oil field workers all too often. Even with safeguards in place, multiple workers have been seriously hurt on the job. Sometimes this is due to equipment malfunction, but there are also cases where workers have not been trained properly. In the worst scenarios, safety rules and established processes are overlooked. Chemicals and excessive noise levels are also notable causes of injury.
If you've been injured in an oil field accident, what can you expect? A Kenedy, TX, oil field work accident lawyer can help you answer that question.
What is My Oilfield Injury Worth in Kenedy, TX?
Oilfield injuries are most often covered by workers compensation, but if they're not, you need to know the cost and who will cover it. Determining what they're worth requires the help of a qualified attorney with a commitment to looking out for your interests.
State law allows for hard expenses, such as medical bills, prescriptions, and other related expenses to be covered. But there are other costs to being injured that are not as concrete, but still legally allowed to be taken into account.
Consider the emotional trauma that accompanies a serious injury, as well as your ability to perform your normal daily routines whether it's running errands for your family or playing ball with your kids. What if you find out that your injuries are so severe you're unable to work again? The courts have determined these are legitimate issues in answer what your oilfield injury is worth in Kenedy, Texas.
The main reason you want an attorney to help you in pursuing an injury claim is what you would have to face on your own. The corporations responsible for their workers maintain lawyers who are charged with looking out for the financial interests of the company. They may try to offer lower settlements than you are entitled to receive or ask you to sign a release against any future action against them.
At Carabin & Shaw, our lawyers are dedicated to making sure oil companies are held accountable when they're responsible for injury to workers in Kenedy oil field work accidents. We work hard to advocate for you and make sure you have a voice, so your rights are protected. Our attorneys are here to alleviate the emotional trauma that accompanies an oilfield injury in Kenedy.
If you've been injured, call our office today. Our attorneys are ready to work with you in Kenedy and help you discover the answer what your oilfield injury is worth in Kenedy.
Your first visit with us is free of charge, and we never collect any fees from our clients until we win your case. That's because we're confident we'll be successful in helping you get the compensation you deserve.
To schedule an appointment and free consultation in Kenedy, TX, call the law offices of Carabin & Shaw today at 830.583.2828.


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Bif Bang Pow! scores again with its license to produce talking bobble heads inspired by HBO's smash-hit comedy Eastbound & Down(TM). With more heat on it than a Kenny Powers fastball, this 7-inch resin bobble head of the has-been pitcher is ready and raring to go!
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Friends of Institute Park
Institute Park is a community resource and a true jewel to the city of Worcester. It is surrounded by a vibrant mix of residential, institutional, and commercial properties. The Park's history as the headwaters of the Blackstone River Corridor, as well as its use for summer concerts and other civic gatherings has allowed thousands of residents from Worcester and the surrounding towns, over the years, to benefit from the Park's tremendous natural attributes.
Neighbors of the park including members of Friends of Institute Park, Inc., a non-profit organization established to benefit and improve Institute Park, have accepted the responsibility to work with the City of Worcester to make sure Institute Park is a safe and well-cared-for resource.
Explore the future plans for Institute Park
Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Summer Family Concert
Music / Singing - Performance
The orchestra, conducted by Myron Romanul, will present a concert entitled Magically Mozart. Soloist will be John Fullam, former MSO and Buffalo Philharmonic clarinetist. Funding, in part, is from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Concert announcer will be Bobbie Chase and this concert will be broadcast by Nick Chase on Monday, July 22 at 9 PM, on WCUW, 91.3 FM. (Rain date for the concert will be Sunday, July 21.)
Cost: free but donations accepted
Suggested Audiences:Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary
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The following lists events that happened during 2017 in New Zealand.

Population
National
Estimated populations as at 30 June.
 New Zealand total – 4,793,700
 North Island – 3,677,200
 South Island – 1,115,800

Main urban areas
Estimated populations as at 30 June.

Auckland – 1,534,700
Blenheim – 31,300
Christchurch – 396,700
Dunedin – 120,200
Gisborne – 36,600
Hamilton – 235,900
Invercargill – 50,800
Kapiti – 42,300
Napier-Hastings – 133,000
Nelson – 66,700
New Plymouth – 57,500
Palmerston North – 85,300
Rotorua – 58,800
Tauranga – 137,900
Wellington – 412,500
Whanganui – 40,300
Whangārei – 57,700

Incumbents

Regal and vice-regal
Head of State – Elizabeth II
Governor-General – Patsy Reddy

Government
2017 is the third and final full year of the 51st Parliament, which first sat on 21 October 2014 and was dissolved on 17 August 2017. A general election was held on 23 September to elect the 52nd Parliament.

The Fifth National Government, first elected in 2008, ends. The Sixth Labour Government begins.

Speaker of the House – David Carter, then Trevor Mallard from 8 November
Prime Minister – Bill English until 26 October, then Jacinda Ardern
Deputy Prime Minister – Paula Bennett until 26 October, then Winston Peters
Leader of the House – Gerry Brownlee until 2 May, then Simon Bridges until 26 October, then Chris Hipkins
Minister of Finance – Steven Joyce until 26 October, then Grant Robertson
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Murray McCully until 2 May, then Gerry Brownlee until 26 October, then Winston Peters

Other party leaders
Labour – Andrew Little until 1 August, then Jacinda Ardern (Leader of the Opposition until 26 October)
Green  –  James Shaw and, until 9 August, Metiria Turei
New Zealand First – Winston Peters
Māori Party  – Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox
ACT New Zealand – David Seymour
United Future – Peter Dunne until 23 August, then Damian Light until 14 November (party disbanded)

Judiciary
Chief Justice — Sian Elias

Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – Phil Goff
Mayor of Tauranga – Greg Brownless
Mayor of Hamilton – Andrew King
Mayor of Wellington – Justin Lester
Mayor of Christchurch – Lianne Dalziel
Mayor of Dunedin – Dave Cull

Events

February
 6 February – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of New Zealand
 13 February to 20 April – Wild fires burn on the Port Hills of Christchurch
 22 February – The Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial opens on the sixth anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
 25 February – Mount Albert by-election takes place

March

 7 March – Jacinda Ardern is elected deputy leader of the Labour Party

April

 6 April – A state of emergency is declared as the town of Edgecumbe is evacuated due to flooding caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie
 13–14 April – Cyclone Cook, now an extratropical cyclone, moves across the North Island

May

 25 May – The 2017 New Zealand budget is presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Steven Joyce

June

 5 June – The 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours are announced

July

 19–21 July – Severe flooding hits the east coast of the South Island between Christchurch and Balclutha
 21 July – Mycoplasma bovis disease found in a South Island herd of cows

August

 1 August – Jacinda Ardern elected leader of the Labour Party after Andrew Little resigns

September

 23 September – The 2017 general election is held

October

 26 October – Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
 31 October – Trolleybuses are withdrawn from service in Wellington

December

 4 December – The Healthy Homes Guarantee Act 2017 receives royal assent, having passed its third reading in Parliament on 29 November
 30 December – The 2018 New Year Honours are announced

Sport

Rugby union
2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, 3 June – 8 July

Shooting
Ballinger Belt –
 Jim Bailey (Australia)
 Brian Carter (Te Puke), third, top New Zealander

Births
 9 November – Johnny Get Angry, Thoroughbred racehorse
 20 November – Mo'unga, Thoroughbred racehorse

Deaths

January
 7 January
 Nick Calavrias, businessman (born 1949)
 Sir Bruce Slane, public servant (born 1931)
 8 January – Elspeth Kennedy, sharebroker, community leader (born 1931)
 9 January
 Michael Chamberlain, pastor, exonerated in the death of Azaria Chamberlain (born 1944)
 Brown Turei, Anglican archbishop (born 1924)
 10 January – Heather McPherson, poet (born 1942)
 11 January – Newman Hoar, cricketer (born 1920)
 23 January – Pat Downey, barrister and solicitor, Human Rights Commissioner, legal editor (born 1927)
 24 January – Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player (born 1935)
 26 January – Dame Laurie Salas, women's rights and peace activist (born 1922)

February
 1 February – Bernie Portenski, athlete (born 1949)
 4 February – John Dickson, poet (born 1944)
 8 February – Steve Sumner, association footballer (born 1955)
 12 February – Sione Lauaki, rugby union player (born 1981)
 13 February – Jim Watson, biotechnologist and entrepreneur (born 1943)
 14 February – John Watkinson, soil chemist (born 1932)
 19 February – Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Tongan royal (born 1926)

March
 1 March – Tania Dalton, netball player (born 1971)
 3 March – Bramwell Cook, gastroenterologist (born 1936)
 6 March – Dudley Storey, rower (born 1939)
 12 March
 Murray Ball, cartoonist (born 1939)
 Eunice Eichler, midwife, open adoption advocate (born 1932)
 15 March – Phil Garland, folk musician (born 1942)
 23 March – Nigel Hutchinson, film producer and commercial director (born 1941)
 24 March – Roger Bradley, cricketer (born 1962)
 25 March – Eric Watson, rugby union player and coach, cricketer (born 1925)
 27 March
 Shirley Annan, netball player (born 1940)
 Sean Roberts, cricket (born 1968)

April
 3 April
 Tomairangi Paki, Tainui kuia, kapa haka exponent (born 1953)
 Bruce Palmer, lawyer, judge (born 1935)
 Bill Tinnock, rower (born 1930)
 6 April – John Anslow, field hockey player (born 1935)
 7 April – Robin Kay, artist, historian (born 1919)
 8 April – Sir Douglas Myers, businessman (born 1938)
 9 April – John Clarke, satirist (born 1948)
 18 April – Digby Taylor, sailor (born 1941)
 19 April – Jill Amos, politician, activist (born 1927)
 20 April
 David Dougherty, wrongly convicted of rape and abduction (born 1967)
 Sandy McNicol, rugby union player (born 1944)
 27 April
 Danny O'Connor, lawn bowls player
 Alexia Pickering, disabilities rights campaigner (born 1930)

May
 2 May – Hugo Judd, diplomat (born 1939)
 3 May – Doug Rollerson, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1953)
 4 May
 Rosie Scott, author (born 1948)
 Beryl Te Wiata, actor, author, scriptwriter (born 1925)
 6 May – Lyn McLean, lawn bowls player (born )
 13 May – Nicholas Tarling, historian, academic, author (born 1931)
 15 May – Graeme Barrow, author (born 1936)
 17 May – Kevin Stanton, musician (born 1956)
 18 May – George Martin, rugby league player, field athlete (born 1931)
 25 May – Earl Hagaman, hotel operator (born 1925)

June
 11 June – Lois McIvor, artist (born 1930)
 15 June – Dame Ngāneko Minhinnick, Ngāti Te Ata leader (born 1939)
 21 June – Oliver Jessel, businessman (born 1929)
 24 June – Nick Kirk, Anglican cleric (born 1958)
 25 June – David Goldsmith, field hockey player (born 1931)
 26 June
 Sir Duncan McMullin, jurist (born 1927)
 Guy Ngan, artist (born 1926)
 27 June – Jacinta Gray, cyclist (born 1974)
 28 June – Bruce Stewart, author, playwright, marae founder (born 1936)
 29 June – Marrion Roe, Olympic swimmer (born 1935)

July
 3 July – Rolf Prince, chemical engineering academic (born 1928)
 5 July
 Chris de Freitas, climatologist (born 1948)
 John Karlsen, actor (born 1919)
 8 July – Gay Eaton, textile artist (born 1933)
 10 July – Marama Martin, radio and television personality (born 1930)
 12 July – Allan Hunter, rugby union player, teacher, historian (born 1922)
 15 July – Michael Cooper, economist (born 1938)
 16 July – Cliff Whiting, artist, master carver, heritage advocate (born 1936)
 17 July – George Hill, agronomist (born 1938)
 18 July – Ian Mason, cricketer (born 1942)
 23 July
 Wenceslaus Anthony, businessman (born 1957)
 Tom Lister, rugby union player (born 1943)

August
 2 August
 Sir John Graham, rugby union player and administrator, educator (born 1935)
 Paul Renton, rugby union player, farmer (born 1962)
 4 August – Trevor Martin, cricket umpire (born 1925)
 6 August – Tim Homer, radio personality (born 1973)
 10 August
 Dorothy Fletcher, historian (born 1927)
 Sheila Natusch, naturalist, writer, illustrator (born 1926)
 14 August – J. S. Parker, painter (born 1944)
 15 August – Tui Flower, food writer (born 1925)
 19 August – Alan Sayers, athlete, journalist, writer (born 1915)
 20 August – Sir Colin Meads, rugby union player, coach and manager (born 1936)
 22 August – Tom Pritchard, cricketer (born 1917)

September
 5 September – Cedric Hassall, chemist, academic (born 1919)
 9 September – Sir Pat Goodman, businessman, philanthropist (born 1929)
 11 September – Malcolm Templeton, diplomat (born 1924)
 15 September – Alma Evans-Freke, television presenter (born 1931)
 16 September – Andrew Leachman, master mariner (born 1945)
 18 September – Tony Laffey, association footballer (born 1925)
 19 September – John Nicholson, motor racing driver and engine builder (born 1941)
 21 September
 David Beatson, journalist, broadcaster (born 1944)
 Vera Burt, cricketer, hockey player, coach and administrator (born 1927)
 26 September – Wanda Cowley, children's writer (born 1924)
 29 September
 Annette Johnson, alpine skier (born 1928)
 Ian Smith, rugby union player (born 1941)

October
 2 October – Peter Burke, rugby union player, coach and administrator (born 1927)
 3 October – Norma Williams, swimmer, swimming administrator (born 1928)
 12 October – Derek Steward, athlete (born 1928)
 15 October – Francis Pound, art historian, curator and writer (born 1948)
 19 October – Edmund Cotter, mountaineer (born 1927)
 21 October – Dave Leech, hammer thrower (born 1927)
 22 October – Sandy Thomas, military leader (born 1919)
 23 October – Gordon Ogilvie, historian, biographer (born 1934)
 29 October – Roly Green, rugby union player (born 1927)
 30 October – James Beard, architect, town planner, landscape architect (born 1924)
 31 October
 Norman Hardie, mountaineer (born 1924)
 Terry McCashin, rugby union player, brewer (born 1944)

November
 5 November – Geoff Rothwell, World War II bomber pilot (born 1920)
 6 November – Clem Parker, athlete (born 1926)
 7 November – Paddles, cat owned by Jacinda Ardern
 9 November – Tom Coughlan, rugby union player (born 1934)
 15 November
 Dame Sister Pauline Engel, educator (born 1930)
 Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty pageant contestant (born 1935)
 Bert Ormond, association footballer (born 1931)

December
 7 December – Neil Ritchie, cyclist (born 1933)
 12 December – Jane Galletly, television scriptwriter (born 1928)
 13 December
 Simon Dickie, rowing coxswain (born 1951)
 Gerald O'Brien, MP for Island Bay from 1969 to 1978 (born 1924)
 15 December – Michael Hartshorn, organic chemist (born 1936)
 17 December – Castletown, Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1986)
 21 December – John Vear, cricketer (born 1938)
 30 December – Dame Cheryll Sotheran, museum executive (born 1945)

Exact date unknown
 Lyn Barnett, singer

References

2010s in New Zealand
Years of the 21st century in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand

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Cam – A flat piece fastened to the back of a mortise cylinder plug or mortise cylinder thumbturn. When rotated, it engages the lock mechanism and either locks or unlocks.
Case – The housing of a lock.
Cylinder – The round portion of the lock that accepts the key and enables the locking mechanism.
Cylinder Guard – Material that surrounds the otherwise exposed portion of a cylinder to protect the cylinder from wrenching, cutting, pulling, or prying.
Cylinder Housing– The portion of a lock that surrounds and retains the cylinder body. It can be a knob, part of the lock case or other anchoring means.
Single cylinder deadbolt – A deadbolt back that is locked with a key from the outside of the home and a thumbturn on the inside.
Double cylinder deadbolt – Deadbolt that is operated with a key from both the outside and inside of the home.
Door Pull – A device applied to the face of a door which when grasped permits the user to pull a door open.
Interior Trim – The knob or lever attached to the inside of the door.
Interconnected Lock. (Also known by a number of different trade names ie. Emergency egress) A lock having a separate latch and dead bolt mechanically interconnected and installed in round bored openings in the face and edge of a door. It is best known for providing dead bolt security with the life safety feature of simultaneous retraction. When the dead bolt is projected, a single turn of the inside Lever retracts both the dead bolt and the latch bolt. This simultaneous retraction function is also available with some functions of the Rockwell Multipoint locks. Kick Plate. A door protection plate providing protection against the lower portion of the door. 8″, 10″, 12″ and 16″ heights are typical. The use of 16″ high kick plates is recommended for use on doors used by people in wheel chairs.
Mortise Dead Lock. An auxiliary lock having a deadbolt instead of a dead latch. Deadbolt could also bee a hook type bolt.
Mortise Lock – A lock body typically rectangular in shape in the cavity an the edge of a door. A round or oval hole in the face of the door receives a spindle to which knobs or levers are attached. Available typically with a thumbturn on the interior.
Multipoint Locks – Lock body typically mounted in the face of the door with a latch and deadbolt plus additional locking or latching points top and bottom.
Mounting Plate – The mounting plate installs on the inside face of the door and holds the interior door trim in place.
Rose – The plate surrounding the knob or lever that is flush against the door.


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Q: Address class being called from Bank Class I have 2 classes that extend for each other. I have a mutator method that is calling to the class Address.Java to get the city and state from the class. However the Bank.java class is giving me problems. the specific method giving me problems is
public void setBankAddress(String aCity, String aState)(code is below) I dont know if this makes sense
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}
Bank.Java
public class Bank
{
     private String bankName;
     private int bankID;
     private Address bankAddress;

     public Bank()
     {
         bankName = "?";
         bankID = 0;
         bankAddress = new Address();
     }

     public String getBankName()
     {
         return bankName;
     }

     public int getBankID()
     {
         return bankID;
     }

     public Address getBankAddress()
     {
         return bankAddress;
     }

     public void setBankName(String aBankName)
     {
         bankName = aBankName;
     }

     public void setBankID(int aBankID)
     {
         bankID = aBankID;
     }

     public void setBankAddress(String aCity, String aState)
     {

     }

     public String toString()
     {
         return "\nBank name:\t\t" + bankName + "\nBank ID:\t\t" + bankID + "\nBank    Address:\t\t" + bankAddress + "\n\n";
      }

}

Address. Java
public class Address
{
    private String city;
    private String state;

    public Address()
    {
    city = "?";
    state = "?";
    }

    public String getCity()
    {
    return city;
    }

    public String getState()
    {
    return state;
    }

    public void setCity(String aCity)
    {
    city = aCity;
    }

    public void setState(String aState)
    {
    state = aState;
    }

    public String toString()
    {
    return city + "," + state;
    }

}

A: Do you just not know how to call methods on objects?
public void setBankAddress(String aCity, String aState)
{
    bankAddress.setCity(aCity);
    bankAddress.setState(aState);
}

bankAddress is already initialized in the constructor so you can safely call these methods.
However, it's usually good practice to do that outside such methods and pass the whole object itself
Address someAddress = new Address();
someAddress.setCity(aCity);
someAddress.setState(aState);

Bank bank = new Bank();
bank.setBankAddress(someAddress);
...
public void setBankAddress(Address aBankAddress) {
    bankAddress = aBankAddress;
}

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'Dune' Cinematographer Still Finds Sand in His Luggage 2 Years After the Shoot
11 January 2022, 12:51 pm ·3-min read
This story about Greig Fraser and "Dune" first appeared in the Below-the-Line issue of TheWrap's awards magazine.
As the cinematographer on "Rogue One," "Snow White and the Huntsman" and the upcoming "The Batman," Greig Fraser knows big. That's why he was so impressed when he first spoke to Denis Villeneuve about "Dune" and the director didn't even talk about the size of the movie.
"There's a lot of people and a lot of studios making films of scale — the world's exploding, buildings falling, the world's going to die," he said. "And, you know, I've been fortunate enough to be part of that world, and I've loved every minute of it. But what drew me to this story and appealed to me about Denis' take is that he didn't talk about scale. There's world-building, but it's something that happens in the background — what's leading the charge are the characters, so Denis first talked to me about the people he was thinking of casting."
They did, of course, discuss Villeneuve's vision for the look of the film, which he'd been thinking about for many years. "I needed to hear how he saw the film because I didn't have that same history with the material," he said. "So for the first few meetings, I just let Denis talk about what he felt about the story, how he saw the world, how he saw the colors."
Photographing that world brought a particular set of challenges, among them the fact that the vast desert landscapes of the planet Arrakis (filmed in Jordan, with interiors on a stage in Budapest) baked under a searing sun in the daylight hours and were immersed in darkness when the sun set.
"It was very important that it didn't feel like it was artificially illuminated," he said. "So we tried to use natural light where possible, and that even extended to the night scenes."
Indoors, meanwhile, the action often took place in enormous, dimly lit rooms. "The spaces needed to be beyond big, and that meant I needed to light beyond big as well," he said. "It was a huge conundrum because (production designer) Patrice (Vermette) and Denis had decided there were no direct windows. That was the whole point of the building: It was a bunker, and you wouldn't put big windows in a bunker. They designed slits of light, which pushed us out on the limb to create some interesting solutions to the problems."
Only recently, Fraser was reminded again of the "Dune" experience. "When you go to the desert, sand gets into every single thing you own," he said. "I went to do a commercial in Spain four or five months ago, and they asked me to open my bag as I was coming into the country. I opened it and out poured sand. I knew it was from the Jordanian desert where we shot, but I don't know where it was in my bag and why it hadn't appeared for the last two years."
Read more from TheWrap's "Dune" package here:
Making 'Dune' – Here's How Denis Villeneuve and His Team Pulled Off Sci-Fi Epic (Video)
Why 'Dune' Production Designers Built a 'Visual Bible' Before Day One of Shooting
'Dune' Costume Designers Were Inspired by Everything From Balenciaga to Tarot Cards to Insects
The Sound of 'Dune': The Giant Worm Was Hard, but the Magical Voice Was Harder
Why 'Dune' Editor Traveled to Budapest But Wouldn't Go on the Set
Why 'Dune's' Biggest Visual Effects Challenge Wasn't the Worms But the Sand
'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Reveals the Note That 'Tore the Enamel Off My Teeth'
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A Master Plan for Aging – Should New York Be Next?
#IStandWithNYSeniors
Add your name to stay up-to-date on the progress of a Master Plan for Aging in New York.
Did you miss our Dec. 30 webinar about a Master Plan for Aging in New York? View the recording here:
The Case for a Master Plan for Aging in New York
New York State ranks fourth in the nation in the number of individuals age 60 and older that call our state home. It is estimated that by 2030, one out of four New Yorkers will fall into this age group.
In general, Americans are living longer and staying healthier than previous generations. But ageist attitudes often prevail, and policies that disregard the needs of older adults are too common. This has been clearer than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, when so often we hear the dangers of the virus dismissed as "only affecting old people."
It's time to rethink how we approach aging, and affirm that people over 60 are valued, respected, and deserve to live in healthy, safe communities that meet their needs. It's time for New York to launch a comprehensive, cross-sector Master Plan for Aging.
Building on Existing Age-Friendly Work
New York State is already leading several admirable initiatives to improve the lives of older adults. In 2017, AARP designated New York as the first Age-Friendly State in the country. Since then, the state's age-friendly work to date includes the Health Across All Policies initiative, a collaborative approach that integrates age-friendly considerations across all state sectors; Age-Friendly Health Systems, an effort to ensure health systems use shared evidence-based approaches that meet the needs of older adults; and the establishment of Age-Friendly Centers of Excellence in counties across the state to help local governments incorporate healthy, age-friendly community principles into all relevant policies, plans, ordinances and programs.
The age-friendly framework is based on the idea that building a safe, healthy community where all people can age with dignity requires a collaborative and cross-sector approach that recognizes how social factors have an impact on health.
Still, there is a great amount of work to be done in New York to improve how we care for older adults.
The long-term and home care industries are in dire condition. These providers have faced staffing shortages for years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought those shortages to crisis levels due to low wages, stressful work environments and the risk of the virus. Many of these providers are also facing financial struggles and reduced Medicaid reimbursement.
The deaths of more than 12,000 older adults in nursing homes from COVID-19, and previous leadership's lack of transparency in handling that crisis, have deeply shaken the public's faith in how New York State cares for older adults.
Racial health disparities continue to have an impact on older adults across the state. Research led by AARP NY showed that older New Yorkers of color faced more housing and food insecurity than their white counterparts during the pandemic, and nursing homes with more Black and Hispanic residents were at greater risk for the virus. Any plan to support our aging population must recognize the specific needs of historically underserved communities.
What is a Master Plan for Aging?
By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans will be age 65 or older. People are living longer, but have less access to resources or caregiver supports as they age compared to previous generations.
According to the SCAN Foundation, an increasing number of states are committing to comprehensive plans that guide policy choices and investments with the goal of ensuring that their aging populations can live with dignity in the settings of their choice. As roughly 70 percent of Americans age 65 and older will need at least some support as they age, states such as Colorado, California, Texas and Massachusetts have taken the bold step to develop a clearly articulated Master Plan for Aging.
A Master Plan for Aging is an historic effort to develop a comprehensive roadmap for system-wide changes in how services are coordinated, delivered, and financed to better meet the needs of the state's older adults and their families. It serves as an outcome-oriented blueprint for all sectors to promote healthy aging and prepare New York for future demographic changes.
These plans often include planning for 10 or more years; are generally led by a governor with other executive and legislative leaders; and are developed to guide restructuring of state and local policy, programs, and funding geared toward aging well in the community.
The SCAN Foundation outlines the following five elements for a successful Master Plan for Aging:
Each of the states that have embarked on a Master Plan for Aging have tailored their plans to meet the specific needs of their population, but most address common issues such as housing, transportation, technology and workforce needs. Community engagement and stakeholder input from across several sectors are key parts of plan development.
A Healthier New York for Older Adults is a Healthier State for All
New York is faced with the choice: we can continue our current approach to serving the aging population, or we can create a visionary, long-term plan to affirm that people over 60 are valued, respected and deserve to live in healthy, safe communities that meet their needs.
A key benefit to this method? It doesn't help only one age group. The challenges that older adults face are strongly linked to many other issues. In our current system, the role of the family caregiver—a role that is most often filled by women—is largely undervalued and unsupported, and as a result, caregivers often see long-term impacts on their financial, professional, physical and mental well-being.
Racial equity and aging issues are closely related as well. A majority of direct care workers are people of color. Improving working conditions and pay in that industry could benefit both care workers and the older adults who receive care.
In fact, programs such as AARP's Livable Communities initiatives show that policies that improve the lives of older adults create better, safer, healthier places to live for people of any age.
Considering its previous age-friendly work, New York seems poised to join the ranks of states that are proactively meeting the needs of older adults and, in doing so, acknowledging that a well-supported and respected aging population is not a burden, but an asset.


I originally wrote this post for Cha Xi Collective, but I'm recording it here as well for reference.
Dark twisted dry leaves that look like the leaves on the trees outside on this chilly fall day. The aroma is pure warmth, like sweet wood smoke.
The liquor is a beautiful autumn leaf blazing red that glows in the lamp light.
The first infusion was without a rinse, so I allowed it about 45 seconds (a fair number of leaves were in the pot). I detect a subtle sweetness on the tip of the tongue, but a whole lot of smoke and earth. There's a walnut shell or raw cacao effect: dry and textured. It really tastes like the smell of a walk in the woods on Thanksgiving day.
For the second infusion I returned to a more standard 20-30 seconds. The effect is similar if a bit more drying. But the next one packed quite a sweet punch like a really good toasted almond. The body gets lighter, but that crispness on the tip of the tongue does not fade.
This tea was the only one I purchased at the Ningbo tea expo. I've written about our adventures in Ningbo previously. We had tasted many different teas from many different booths as we were guided around by our tea friends. There was pretty much everything represented there, including a whole section (in a separate building) for Taiwanese tea.
The booth that sold this tea was one of the last I passed. Much of the visual draw for me was the fantastic (but expensive) teaware that various potters had displayed. This booth had no pottery at all, but they clearly had spent some money on packaging and advertising their products. Little colored tubes set up on a table really spoke to my love for the exotic. Each tube contained a different tea, and as I remember there was quite a nice selection.
Even though my initial reaction was along the lines of, "how nice looking, but I doubt they really know their tea", I was intrigued. The same must of been true of my friends, as before I knew it they had all purchased one tube or another. Now, even excited as I was to be at a tea expo in China, influenced by the purchases of my friends, and attracted to the appearance of this booth, I have a fairly strict rule of not buying tea that I haven't had a chance to taste. It was the proverbial straw that broke my will when I learned that in buying one of these tea samples, the customer was given a free gaiwan and set of cups. I suppose I am more of a sucker for teaware than anything else.
By the time I decided to get something, we were already on our way out, so I hurriedly excused myself from the group, ran back to the booth, and grabbed a tea I thought would be a rare taste on our trip (since we were enable to visit Fujian or Guandong), reliable Da Hong Pao.
As it turns out, the free gaiwan was not very strongly built, nor well packed. By the time I made it to Shanghai, the fine porcelain was cracked and punished into a pile of silt. I did manage to save some of the cups, but the real treat of this experience was the tea itself. It turns out that Wuyi Star appears to match their quality with their style. Quite a number of infusions (upwards of 7) were my reward along with a rich, nicely textured flavor that blessedly was free of over-roasting (as is often the case with similar Wuyi Yan Cha).
I hope to attend more tea expos in the future.
This entry was posted in Tastings and tagged oolong, stories on October 11, 2012 by payton.


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Mid-Missouri under Excessive Heat Warning starting Wednesday
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for much of Missouri, starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday and extending through 8 p.m. Saturday. Jul. 16 2019 @ 5:05pm
The National Weather in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for much of Missouri starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, and continuing through 8 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Photo by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for much of Missouri, starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday and extending through 8 p.m. Saturday.
With high temperatures forecast in the upper 90s, the NWS expects a heat index of up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
The warning area includes Cole, Boone, Callaway, Moniteau and Osage counties in Mid-Missouri, among other counties in Missouri and Illinois.
An Excessive Heat Warning means a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures and high humidity is expected — conditions that can quickly cause heat stress or heat stroke, according to the NWS.
The NWS advises that people in the warning area avoid poorly ventilated areas and prolonged work in the sun.
People whose homes do not have air conditioning are advised to ventilate their houses or apartments with fans and to spend some time in an air-conditioned environment to give their bodies a break from the heat.
People who must work outside should wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing, drink plenty of water, and schedule frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
Car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes during periods of excessive heat, the NWS notes.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services provides an interactive map that shows all official cooling centers in the state.
In Jefferson City, there are cooling centers at:
Capital Mall, 3600 Country Club Drive, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday.
Clarke Senior Center, 1310 Linden Drive, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday, may close because of severe weather.
Missouri River Regional Library, 214 Adams St., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
The Salvation Army Center of Hope, 927 Jefferson St., 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
West Point Senior Center, 2701 W. Main St., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In Callaway County, there are cooling centers at:
Callaway County Public Library, 710 Court St., Fulton, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Callaway Senior Center, 531 Commons Drive, Fulton, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
13th Judicial Circuit Court Callaway County, 10 E. Fifth St., Fulton, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In Moniteau County, there are cooling centers at:
Moniteau County Library, 501 S. Oak St., California; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Moniteau Nutrition Center, 421 Independence Ave., Tipton, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday.
In Osage County, there are cooling centers at:
Osage County Health Department, 205 E. Main St., Linn, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Osage County Library, 1014 D E. Main St., Linn, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.
Belle Library, 206B S. Alvarado, Belle, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 1-7 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday.
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The Majestic Hotel is brimming with English charm, from the cozy lobby fireplace to shelves of books to enjoy during your stay. Guests of this Chicago boutique hotel are treated to complimentary afternoon cookies and coffee and tea throughout the day, as well as a continental breakfast each morning. Although there's no fitness room on-site, guests of the Majestic Hotel can enjoy complimentary access to the nearby East Lakeview Fitness Formula Club, which is open 24 hours a day and features a lap pool, fitness classes, and weight machines. Chicago Cubs fans love that the hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Wrigley Field, while outdoor enthusiasts will want to make the five-minute walk over to Lake Michigan to enjoy the nature trails.


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Q: How can I group Land Cover Classification into urban vs rural areas and summarize Land Surface Temperature for each class in python? I have NLCD land cover classifications from an .img file as follow:

I would like to somehow reclassify these into Urban or Rural by taking all developed as urban and the rest, minus water as rural.
How can I do that?
Next I would calculate Land Surface Temperature(LST) for each pixel belonging to those new groups, rural/urban. LST data is from GOES-16 and I have it gridded same as nlcd data on a 0.01 x 0.01 grid.
The end goal is to see if urban areas has high LST than rural, in other words evaluating Urban Heat Island.


Fig. 1. (A) A 5-somite embryo prior to flat-mounting. (B) A 5-somite embryo after yolk removal and flat-mounting. A, anterior; P, posterior.
of buffer (warmed to 37°C and mixed well), 2 ^L of T7 polymerase. Assemble the reaction mix at room temperature and incubate at 37°C for 2 h.
3. Treat with RNase-free DNase for 20 min at 37°C in appropriate DNase buffer, check on a gel to make sure the template has been digested (see Note 17).
4. Precipitate probe with 3 M NaOAc and 100% EtOH at -20°C for at least 30 min, wash with 70% EtOH, resuspend in 10 ^L of sterile, deionized H2O. Resuspend purified template at 1 ^g/^L in RNase-free water (see Note 18).
1. Prepare the following solution: 2 mL of o-dianisidine solution; 500 ^L of 0.1 M NaOAc, pH 4.5; 2 mL of deionized H2O; 100 ^L of H2O2. We recommend adding the components in this order.
2. Add 500 ^L to live, dechorionated embryos (Subheading 3.2.1.) in glass vials after removing as much of the E3 as possible.
3. Incubate in the dark for 15 to 45 min. The samples can be examined under a dissecting microscope to monitor the reaction; it is not necessary to remove samples from the glass vials.
4. Once staining is complete, wash three times with deionized H2O. Embryos are very sticky; therefore, it is best to use a glass pipet.
5. Fix stained samples in 4% PFA for at least 1 h at room temperature.
6. If embryos are pigmented, rinse in PBST and then bleach (Subheading 3.2.2.).
7. Store embryos in PBST at 4°C or in MeOH at -20°C (see Note 19).
1. Transfer embryos from 1X PBST into 30%, 60%, and 90% glycerol/PBST.
2. For embryos older than 18 somites, it is easiest to photograph directly using a depression slide to keep embryos in the desired orientation. For embryos between 3 and 15 somites, we recommend flat-mounting to obtain representative photographs (Fig. 1).
3. Flat mounting embryos for photography.
a. Using sharp forceps, carefully remove the yolk from the embryo, leaving the embryo proper intact.
b. Using a pipet, transfer the embryo to a glass slide in a drop of glycerol, avoid placing the embryo directly in the middle of the slide.
c. Using an eyelash or fine nylon loop, carefully maneuver the embryo to the edge of the glycerol droplet such that the embryo is oriented with the dorsal side facing upwards, drag the embryo towards the middle of the slide to an area that is void of glycerol; this should help prevent the embryo from curling on itself.
d. Apply a very small amount of modeling clay to the four corners of a square cover slip by swiping the cover slip gently into the clay to scoop out a small portion.
e. Use the cover slip to gently press the embryo flat, but do not apply too much pressure, only enough to keep the embryo from curling up.
f. After the cover slip is in place, pipet a very small amount of glycerol to the edge of the coverslip to surround the embryo with glycerol. Adjust the amount of clay, the amount of glycerol, and the pressure applied until the embryo is correctly oriented and completely stationary. This process requires extensive practice and a steady hand, but in the end the results are well worth the effort.
Microinjection is the most widely used technique for introducing nucleic acids and nucleic acid analogues into zebrafish embryos. The technique for these experiments is identical, though the timing of injection is slightly different and will be detailed in each of the subsequent sections (Subheadings 3.6.-3.8.). Microinjection of freshly fertilized eggs has a high survival rate, is relatively nonintrusive, yields reproducible results, and with practice, it is possible to inject hundreds of embryos within an hour. Although the specific equipment used can vary, the basic requirements for microinjection are as follows: a needle puller, capillary needles, a pneumatic microinjector to modulate the amount of pressure within the needle for delivering the injection solution, a micromanipulator for controlling the injection needle, and a mold to immobilize the embryos. Injection is facilitated by temporarily immobilizing embryos in agarose molds. Various immobilization techniques are available and have been described adequately in other sources (21,22). Here, we will detail one recently developed approach that makes use of glass slides to create a simple agarose ledge that holds embryos in a specific orientation with respect to the injection needle. Very little agarose is used to create the mold, permitting clear observation of the needle, the embryos, and the subsequent injection.
Simple glass cover slips are used to create an agarose ledge that will immobilize embryos in the correct orientation (see Note 20).
1. To create a cover slip mold, glue three to four coverslips together to create a "unit," and then glue one unit to another, leaving a thin recess approx 2 mm in width along the length of the unit, as shown in Fig. 2. Make two to four cover slip molds.
2. Place two molds in a Petri dish as shown in Fig. 2 such that the recess faces up and is closest to the top of the Petri dish.
3. Using a transfer pipet, carefully add 1% molten agarose to cover only the recess of the cover slip mold and the surrounding area, as shown in gray in Fig. 2. Only a small amount of agarose is needed as most of the recess will fill by capillary action.
4. After the agarose has cooled, carefully cut along the edge of the recess with a fresh razor blade, separating the agarose from the glass cover slip mold. Extract the cover slip mold from the agarose with the aid of blunt forceps, leaving behind a delicate ledge of agarose.
5. Fill the dish with E3 containing Methylene blue and store at 4°C (see Note 21).
Fig. 2. (A) A cover slip unit assembled by gluing two sets of three to four cover slips together, forming a recess that will be filled with molten agarose/E3 as shown in (B) to create a ledge for immobilizing embryos.
1. Using a suitable pipet/needle puller, pull needles that narrow quickly to a tip. Microinjection needles should be thick enough to easily penetrate the chorion but not so thick as to damage the embryo. Needles that are pulled too long and fine will bend when in contact with the chorion and are more prone to blockages.
2. Break the tip of the needle with fine forceps creating an oblique angle to facilitate penetration. For reproducible results, use a microscope equipped with a micrometer. A large opening will damage embryos, while a small opening is more likely to become blocked. If the needle becomes blocked, use the forceps to re-open the needle by removing the very tip to enlarge the needle. Adjustment of injection pressure or time may be required to maintain a constant volume.
3. Load the needle using a pipet fitted with a microloader pipet tip. Place the tip as far into the back of the capillary as possible and slowly expel the solution as the tip is withdrawn. The filaments facilitate flow of the solution towards the needle tip. Several hundred embryos can be injected with 2 ^L of solution. Insert the needle into the microelectrode; the fit should be snug (see Note 22).
Postinjection survival rate is influenced by the quality of zebrafish embryos obtained. Adult fish can be kept together overnight, or they can be kept separate and put together in the morning, in which case it usually takes around 10 min for mating to occur. Immediately after collection, it is difficult to ascertain whether eggs are unfertilized or of low-quality. Therefore some researchers prefer to mix clutches prior to injection, ensuring that not too much time is wasted on injecting embryos that will not develop.
1. Carefully align the embryos under the ledge as shown in Fig. 3 such that the cell is facing outwards, we recommend using a 24-gage wire that has been lightly filed to remove sharp edges. The chorion should remain intact with gentle pressure as it is quite durable.
Fig. 3. (A) Embryos are gently pushed under an agarose ledge for injection, which accommodates almost 50 embryos. (B) The microinjection needle glides through the chorion, the blastomere, and the injection solution is expelled into the cell, right at the margin of yolk and cytoplasm in a volume approx one-fifth the volume of the cell.
2. After the embryos are aligned, set up the micromanipulator so that the needle is in line with the embryos in the center of the microscope stage. It helps to orient the needle at an angle (around 45°) with respect to the cell.
3. Using a single fluid motion, drive the needle through the chorion and into the cytoplasm of the embryo, expel the injection solution, extract the needle, and repeat. When using the ledge mold it is possible to see the injection location and volume without the aid of a dye, but at first it might be helpful to use Phenol Red as a marker for the solution (see Note 23; Fig. 3).
4. The injection volume should be one fifth that of the embryo, which is approx 1 nL at the one-cell stage. The injection pressure and injection time should be adjusted accordingly to maintain a consistent injection volume. To calibrate the volume, inject into a drop of mineral oil, measuring the diameter of the resulting droplets and convert to volume; adjust injection time, pressure, and needle diameter accordingly; see Note 24).
1. After all embryos have been injected, carefully remove the embryos from the mold using gentle pressure from the 24-gage wire; embryos with punctured chorions are very fragile, so exercise caution. The chorions will recover within a few hours.
2. After 4 to 5 h have passed, remove any embryos that are unfertilized, necrotic, or irreparably damaged, transfer to a new dish with fresh E3, and allow development to progress. The survival of resulting embryos is increased by maintaining sanitary conditions (21,22). Embryos that will be raised in a fish facility should be carefully monitored over the course of their development into juveniles and adults.


Composer Gerald Cohen stages Jack and Ina Polak's 'complicated' concentration camp romance.
The composer Gerald Cohen has known Jack and Ina Polak for over 25 years, first as their cantor at Shaarei Tikvah Congregation in Scarsdale and, gradually, as a friend. So when he asked the couple if he could adapt the story of their time in Bergen-Belsen as an opera, it was likely they would say yes.
Although he had read the book when it was published, it was only when he saw the film that Cohen saw the operatic possibilities, which have come to fruition as under the same title, with semi-staged concert performances of the new work scheduled for April 28 and 30.
So Cohen and librettist Deborah Brevoort set to work.
Jack, of course, has told the story many times, but the biggest treat for Cohen was the e-mail relationship he developed with Ina.
"She just loved answering those e-mails," he says.
Had it not been for the intervention of the Nazis, the Polaks' story might have been rather more conventional. Before the outbreak of war, Polak, an accountant was married to Manja, a mercurial, moody woman, when he met Ina at somebody's birthday party. He was immediately taken with the pretty, vivacious 20-year-old, particularly since his wife was sitting on their host's lap and flirting up a storm. The potential storm, however, didn't break and the married couple went its separate way from the younger woman. Regrettably, the three were reunited the fall of 1943 in the Westerbork transit camp, the last stop for Dutch Jews before the transports east. And it was in that unlikely and inhospitable setting that the romance really began.
Cohen received the inspiration for his first act curtain from an historical fact about Westerbork, a good example of the way that the texture of real life was worked into the opera by its creators.
It is a brutal juxtaposition that serves as a reminder that we are not watching a French farce, despite the comic potential of the relationships. Such an abrupt shift in tone is precisely the effect that Cohen and Brevoort were seeking.
Neither of the scheduled performances will use a full orchestra. Currently, the opera is written to be performed by a chamber ensemble of piano, clarinet, violin and cello. But that instrumentation isn't etched in stone.
And Jack and Ina will have a chance to hear their story sung.
The opera "Steal a Pencil for Me" will be performed in a semi-staged concert version on Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., at Shaarei Tikvah Congregation (46 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale); for information, call (914) 472-2013. The opera will also be performed on Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m., at Feinberg Auditorium, Jewish Theological Seminary (Broadway and 122nd Street). For information, go to www.jtsa.edu/stealapencil.


"Caring for very special kids"
My Philosophy If you don't love the work you do, do something about it.
What Gives Me Hope The children I have raised are self-supporting and moral adults.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by We know how many people there are and how many resources we have, share. Disarm everybody, shuttle the nukes and send them to the sun. One very big meeting.
What/who changed my life and why Mr. Calcoat, my drama teacher in high school.


My mother decided not to receive the care that had a small chance of prolonging her life but would also have left her with irreversible consequences and a shadow of her former self. She asked me to help her have a "good death." Our family and her doctors all came down on the right-hand side of the "One Slide" continuum, wanting her to try anything to live. She didn't have a valid advance care directive, but luckily she was still lucid and able to sign all the papers. We all knew what she wanted, but it was still difficult to let her go. I am still thankful that I helped her, but also that I was not left in a position to make the decision for her. Still, the guilt and pressure from our live-at-any-cost society haunted me enough to write a novel about a family in the same situation, Finding Frances. My husband and I have completed our advance care directives through www.projectgrace.org, another organization that helps people legally articulate their needs and desires for end-of-life care. We do not want any of our children to be burdened by having to choose on our behalf. We all exercise our freedom of choice in living, why don't we take responsibility for our choice at the time of our ultimate passage? Thank you for bringing this "One Slide" to the open for discussion.


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Could Software Piracy Finally Kill Off The Vita?
February 4, 2020 Simon Plumbe Blog, Headlines 0
In the 80s and 90s, software piracy was always seen as a threat to games publishers. Warnings were on games right from the dawn of the industry, but the intensity of these increased as home copying became more prevalent. As it became easier for people to copy games for 8 and 16 bit computers it was clear that gamers needed to be made more aware of the long term implications of their actions in copying games. But software piracy has never gone away. It migrated over to the PC, consoles and is still with us today but more worrying is threatening what is left of the future of the PS Vita…
What Makes People Copy Games
In the 80s and 90s it was very much a school "playground" thing. It started off in the 8-bit era when gamers generally bought one game, copied it for their friends who usually did the same with games they had purchased. Eventually, a desire to own as many games as possible took over and people generally copied every game they could. Not because they necessarily wanted them but because they were there. This has continued even to this day but with the advent of the digital age it has become far more widespread than ever.
Of greater concern is the mentality behind it. With the availablity of content online, there is the assumption made by many nowadays that digital content should be free. Music, movies, books, comics, games. Unfortunately, there is a growing number in society who see no reason why they should pay for anything if they can download it freely, whether it is legal to do so or not. This sense of entitlement to free content has been worrying content creators and copyright owners alike for some time.
Justifying Software Piracy
Many of these people try to justify their conduct, with one reason or another. "Games are too expensive", "I'll buy it if I like it", "I wouldn't have bought it anyway", "But everyone does it". Sound familiar? Whatever excuse people use, software piracy is still theft. Unfortunately, because copying a game results in a duplicate (or in the case of modern gaming, a digital copy), people rarely see it as such. Because there is no physical item taken, many find it difficult to associate the act of software piracy with theft. But the reality is that you have taken someone's work that is normally charged for without permission. You have not paid for the right to use or own it.
If you walked into a store and took a book, comic or CD from a shelf and took it home without paying then there is no denying that you have stolen it. But many seem unable to accept the fact that taking a digital copy of the same item also amounts to theft. But why?
Does Piracy REALLY Hurt Publishers?
There have been many who have genuinely wonders if this is just a myth started by "greedy" publishers and developers after more sales. Sadly, the reality is that for smaller publishers, every sale does count. Certainly in the 8-bit and 16-bit era, there were countless companies that were forced to close as a result of software piracy. Regardless of the quality of their games, they simply couldn't compete with the ease at which their games could be copied by the average gamer and the lost revenue proved to be devastating.
As much as it was loved by gamers and publishers alike, the Amiga was another casualty of piracy. Despite still being a popular machine amongst enthusiasts, it too fell to the clutches of software piracy. In it's final years as a mainstream platform, games simple weren't financially viable any more. Regardless of how many active users there were out there, it was a bigger gamble than betting at https://betenemy.com/en/ for companies to release games for it. Team 17's final Amiga release, Worms: The Director's Cut, was more a service to their fans than a hopefully commercial success as they wanted to thank Amiga owners for their support since the company's launch, knowing full well that the game was unlikely to break even.
So Why Now For The PS Vita?
Until recently copying PS Vita games was an impossible task. Counterfeit physical games were all but non-existent. And as for digital titles, these were locked to user accounts and the only way these could be copied were using Content Manager to back them up to your own PS3 or PC. Then along came HENkaku. While the tool was developed to allow PS Vita owners to hack their consoles and use homebrew software, MicroSD format memory cards and open up the console to use emulators and run retro gaming platforms, it wasn't long before less scrupulous uses were found.
As with the Nintendo DS, 3DS and other hacked consoles ways have been found to allow gamers to access digital stores and download games illegally without paying for them. This has lead to a renewed interest in the PS Vita amongst some who are not only wanting the console to play retro games, but to access its vast library through the store. These new Vita owners aren't interested in it's diverse range of games or being a part of the wider community. They want a console that can deliver a high quality retro gaming experience and what they perceive to be "free" modern games.
The Impact On The Vita
So how does all of the modern software piracy affect the PS Vita? Unfortunately, it is damaging the Vita quite significantly. Right now, there are NO new Vita games being released in the West physically. That stopped last year and while there are new games being released in Japan and Hong Kong on cartridge, we don't know how long this will continue. So for the most part, the Vita's software future is digital. When it comes to big budget games, these are now few and far between for the console and so we are dependent more on smaller indie studios, often run by just a few people.
Now, in these cases they depend on smaller numbers of sales far more than any larger publisher ever would. EA, for example, wouldn't necessarily notice a drop of a few hundred or a few thousand copies of their latest FIFA game, but to a small indie developer that type of change in sales figures could make or break a title. If we take a look at the PS Vita's releases over the last 12 months, the majority have been from indie developers and each of these are desperate for each and every sale they can achieve.
The Vita's Future
In every case, it doesn't matter if a game has only just been released or is five years old, developers still receive royalty payments for their work so each sale still matters and is important to them. But when it comes to software piracy on the PS Vita, this doesn't seem to bother anyone. These individuals seem to be happy filling their consoles with as many games as possible, giving little or no thought to the people who have created the work they are stealing. These are people's careers and livelihoods at stake. If developers don't sell enough copies of their games then put simply they will STOP supporting the Vita.
The PS Vita is now living on borrowed time. Developers are continuing to support us because they love the Vita and they are still able to make games that are profitable, combined with the ease of porting to it, along with Cross Buy support. But we need to show support to them as well. As long as we do that, they will show their appreciation and keep bringing us new games for as long as possible. It's in our hands to keep Vita gaming alive and buy these games while we still can.
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As Expected, NE Council Votes for Whiting to Remain an Open Access Fishery for License Holders The New England fishery management council voted for no action on a plan that would have begun a limited access program for the whiting fishery. This was expected, as the council has shown no appetite for increasing the number of limited access fisheries in the region. There is a small mesh whiting fishery that is open to any fishermen with a groundfish license and is used primarily by smaller inshore vessels. There are some issues with bycatch...
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As Expected, NE Council Votes for Whiting to Remain an Open Access Fishery for License Holders
The New England fishery management council voted for no action on a plan that would have begun a limited access program for the whiting fishery.
This was expected, as the council has shown no appetite for increasing the number of limited access fisheries in the region.
There is a small mesh whiting fishery that is open to any fishermen with a groundfish license and is used primarily by smaller inshore vessels. There are some issues with bycatch...


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Compare your height to Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien is 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) tall
Who is Conan O'Brien?
Conan O'Brien is an American TV star and comedian who became well-recognizable for his own television project – "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".
The man developed his skills of comedian at the university playing in different sketches.
The first TV series he took part in was "Not Necessarily the News" that started in 1985. From that time he managed to star in "The Wilton North Report" and "The Rich Hall Show".
He created 6 episodes of "Andy Barker, P.I." and wrote "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". His show is often compared to David Letterman's because they both hosted late night show with the star guests and have a great sense of humor.
He started working on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 1993 and finished the project in 2009.
The religion he supports is Christianity. "I do believe, and this might be my Catholic upbringing... I think things happen for a reason, I really do." – The man said.
Conan was brought up as Irish Catholic and religion played an important role to his family. As a child, he attended church and took part in some activities there.
He is straight. In 2002, he tied the knot with Elizabeth Powel and the couple delivered two children – Neve and Beckett.
He appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly Magazine and his photo was signed "Late Night King Of Cool".
He hosted Primetime Emmy Awards for several times.
He has 5 siblings – Jane, Justin, Luke, Neal and Kate.
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UK parents lose appeal to take sick son to US for treatment
By Jen Willows
The UK Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's decision that an experimental treatment offered by a US doctor will not benefit ill baby Charlie Gard, and could cause significant pain and distress.
The case was originally brought before Mr Justice Francis because the baby's doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital disagreed with his parents' wish to take him to the US for the experimental treatment.
Nine-month-old Charlie Gard has mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MDDS) in its most severe form: infant onset RRM2B deficiency. The disease affects his mitochondria, although the faulty gene that causes it is found in his nuclear DNA, and not in the mitochondria themselves.
The result is impairment to his brain – including epilepsy – and his muscles; he has irreversible brain damage and cannot see, hear, or move. He is fed by tube and requires a ventilator to breathe.
Doctors at Great Ormond Street have done everything they can, according to a statement from the hospital. They believe that taking the baby off ventilation is now in his best interests. His parents want to 'exhaust all possible options' and have been in contact with the US doctor, and raised over £1.3 million of donations to pay for travel and treatment.
The therapy has never been used in a RRM2B patient, and has not been tested in mice for this variant, although it has shown some promise in other forms of MDDS. The US doctor admits that the treatment has never been used in a patient with encephalopathy, and given the child's brain damage it is 'very unlikely that he will improve'.
Because the child cannot move or make sounds it is impossible to know if he feels pain.
As well as lawyers for the parents and Great Ormond Street, a third lawyer represented the baby's Guardian: a professional appointed by The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) whose role is to be independent of other parties and promote the child's interests.
One of a panel of three appeal judges, Lord Justice McFarlane explained that the High Court's decision had been correctly based on 'the core evidence' and that travelling to the US for treatment 'would expose Charlie to harm'.
The child's parents have expressed their intention to take their case to the Supreme Court.
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Home > How Not to Practice > Don't help your client hide assets: clear case leads to lawyer's disbarment
Don't help your client hide assets: clear case leads to lawyer's disbarment
Posted in How Not to Practice
The prohibition against aiding clients in carrying out crimes and frauds has been in the news lately, in connection with the quandary that lawyers find themselves in when attempting to help clients in the marijuana industry — whose conduct may be legal under state law, while remaining illegal under federal law. (We've blogged about it previously, here and here.) In this environment, it is useful to consider just what constitutes assisting a client's crime or fraud, as the Ohio Supreme Court did last week in disbarring a lawyer who helped a divorce client hide assets from her spouse.
Anatomy of a fraud
The charge of violating Ohio's version of Model Rule 1.2(d) arose out of the lawyer's participation in a scheme to conceal his client's marital assets from the client's husband. Over a three-year period, before and during the divorce proceedings, the client paid the lawyer over $850,000 — not for legal services, but to hide the money from her husband. The client would withdraw cash from her business or personal accounts, and then write a new check, typically for less than $10,000, that she made payable to the lawyer. The lawyer deposited the funds into two client trust accounts.
Eventually, the lawyer wire-transferred more than $800,000 to a Swiss bank account in which the client had the entire beneficial interest. A portion of the funds were also transferred to another account in the Turks and Caicos Islands during the divorce proceedings.
Clear and convincing evidence
The disciplinary panel found that the client's practice of transferring the funds in small increments was evidence that the client purposely structured the transactions to fly under the radar of banking laws aimed at catching larger illicit money schemes.
Based on requests for admissions that the lawyer failed to respond to, the disciplinary panel also found that the lawyer had agreed to put the money in his client trust account in order to hide the client's marital assets.
The panel found that the relator had established a violation of Rule 1.2(d) by clear and convincing evidence.
In addition, in a separate count, the panel considered the lawyer's alleged neglect of another legal matter, in which he accepted $750 to file two civil complaints on behalf of a condo association, but failed to do so. The panel found a violation of Ohio's version of Model Rule 1.3, requiring a lawyer to act with reasonable diligence in representing a client.
Based on the rule violations, the panel recommended permanent disbarment, the full Board of Professional Conduct adopted the recommendation, and the state supreme court agreed.
Clear cut cases
The lawyer in this case answered the disciplinary complaint against him, but failed to participate further in the administrative proceedings, including failing to respond to requests for admission. That certainly doomed his case and paved the way for the professional death sentence that the supreme court confirmed. But the facts here appeared clear-cut. Unlike the grey area that lawyers are in when they want to represent their medical marijuana clients, the lawyer here was in a situation that was starkly black-and-white .
Discerning the boundaries of Rule 1.2(d)'s prohibition is sometimes hard — but sometimes, it is easy.
Tags: Model Rule 1.2, Model Rule 1.3, Trumbull County Bar Association v. Roland
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