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Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards: Five-year follow-up at an academic Center
Genny Carrillo Zuniga, Yoon Ho Seol, Bonnie Dadig, W. Kent Guion, Vivian Rice
In 2001, 14 national standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in health care were issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to guide outcomes specific to disparities affecting patients with limited English proficiency. Additionally, demographic changes are rapidly occurring throughout the United States leading to more culturally and racially diverse communities, which have increased language barriers in the health care environment. This nonrandomized, cross-sectional study assessed changes and attitudes and applications of CLAS in an academic health care setting over a 5-year period (2006 to 2011). Results indicated that, in 2006, 72.6% participants reported they were "not at all familiar with CLAS" in comparison with 28.8% in 2011. In 2006, 16.5% participants strongly agreed to the question, "I know how to work with medical interpreters" compared with 24.9% in 2011. The same trend is seen with the question, "I use medical interpreters when I have a Spanish-speaking patient," in 2006, 25.5% strongly agreed in comparison with 35.4% in 2011. This study suggests that significant improvements occurred in the use of medical interpreters and understanding of CLAS as a result of educational activities implemented from 2006 to 2011.
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Zuniga, G. C., Seol, Y. H., Dadig, B., Guion, W. K., & Rice, V. (2013). Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards: Five-year follow-up at an academic Center. Health Care Manager, 32(2), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0b013e31828ef655
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In: Health Care Manager, Vol. 32, No. 2, 04.2013, p. 167-172.
Zuniga, GC, Seol, YH, Dadig, B, Guion, WK & Rice, V 2013, 'Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards: Five-year follow-up at an academic Center', Health Care Manager, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0b013e31828ef655
Zuniga GC, Seol YH, Dadig B, Guion WK, Rice V. Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards: Five-year follow-up at an academic Center. Health Care Manager. 2013 Apr;32(2):167-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0b013e31828ef655
Zuniga, Genny Carrillo ; Seol, Yoon Ho ; Dadig, Bonnie ; Guion, W. Kent ; Rice, Vivian. / Progression in understanding and implementing the cultural and linguistic appropriate services standards : Five-year follow-up at an academic Center. In: Health Care Manager. 2013 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 167-172.
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Q: How to correctly set/read query param in url? I use React and I've got Filter component, which has some form element like, checkbox, input, select and i when i click button "apply filters" I want to save data from filters in URL and then after reload page just read it from there.
I use useQueryParams to set data in URL. For example filter/shop=ball&shop=phone&shop=apple
How can i translate URL in correct JS Data type. May be do anyone know some npm package for it.
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Half time in Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon on Sunday and the mobile bleeped. A message from a regular traveller to games but could not make it on this occasion.
If you leave now (half time) you'll be back home for a pint before the Angelus rings out.
I declined the suggestion, somewhat reluctantly I have to say, well not really, never left a game at half time in my life but could certainly have understood if some or any, of the Kildare supporters that had travelled big distances to witness a display that was as close to being as embarrassing as one could get.
It was a game that the toss of the coin was always going to have a major bearing on the outcome and while there seems to be a lot of disagreement who won the toss, it was Donegal who had the elements in their favour in the opening half and within eight minutes the home side were four clear. The writing was on the wall.
But let's not suggest for one minute that if it was Kildare who had begun with the very strong wind on their backs, the result would have been different.
The display from the boys in white suggested that if they had played with the wind in both halves they would probably not have won this one.
Out-played, out-fought, out-maneuvered, out-thought The Lilies kept their worse performance for the final game of this campaign.
If this had been a race at Punchestown, The Curragh or Naas, there would have been an immediate Stewards Enquiry.
Those participating would have been called before the stewards to explain their actions, or in this case their lack of actions.
One well know Kildare supporter, irate to say the least, suggested as he made his way back to his car, that Kildare did not want to return to Division 1; they are happy where they are was his views.
And while I could see where he was coming from, I could not for the life of me agree with his assessment.
But cast your mind back some 12 months ago; the same two teams in the final round of 2018 league. Kildare without a win and Donegal no better.
We left the Ballyshannon grounds that day feeling very sorry for ourselves as it was a game that Kildare should have won but for the seventh outing in that campaign left empty handed.
I would suggest a lot.
Donegal have come on in leaps and bounds while Kildare, it would seem, have gone in the opposite direction, gone back, big time.
Don't forget the three teams that Kildare defeated in this season's campaign are the three teams that fought out relegation.
No doubt the two best displays came against Meath and Clare, but only, and this cannot be forgotten, only in the opening half.
Against The Royals, a fiercely impressive opening half was followed by a total collapse. Something similar against Clare, but thankfully they held off a fairly decent Clare comeback in the second half to collect the points.
Looking back at those games, and actually in most of Kildare games this season, would it be fair to suggest that The Lilies look off the boil, off the pace, maybe even lacking in fitness levels at this level?
Maybe, maybe not, but it is certainly a legitimate query.
Another aspect of Kildare's play that needs to be looked at, and looked at big time, is discipline.
Black cards, yellow cards and red cards have been prevalent in practically every game and it has certainly not helped the cause.
Yet even after all that Kildare were just 70 minutes from returning to the top division. It was a situation that one would have thought and expected would bring out the best in the team; an opportunity to return to the top table.
And then you get a display that was both heartbreaking and disappointing to the point one would wonder if everyone is pulling together.
Are the players all singing off the same sheet?
Is the management all singing off the same sheet?
Is there a togetherness that is so essential if success is to be gained; a togetherness that includes all, not some, but all of the relevant stake holders?
We hear everything in the camp is rosy, but that depends on who you are talking to.
Talk of unity would not be a trait universally held it would seem.
Are all the players happy and content in the squad?
Having said all that missing players such as Ben McCormack, Paul Cribbin, Niall Kelly, not forgetting one Daniel Flynn, and a few others coming back form injury, was always going to be a big ask.
Incidentally word on the grapevine is that the Johnstownbridge man is back in Lilywhite land.
What a bonus it would be to have him back in the fold.
Ben McCormack (finally) had his operation on Friday last and depending again on who you are talking to will be out of action for between 6 and 12 weeks.
Eoghan O'Flaherty played 30 minutes for his club last weekend while a few others of the walking wounded are expected back in a week or two.
One thing is for sure, on what we have seen to date, there is a mountain of work to be undertaken between now and championship time.
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They said that performing at the Nippon Budoukan is one of the greatest achievements in the Japanese music industry. This means that once you've preformed at the Budoukan, you have finally made it. Now, the latest musical act to take their talents to Budoukan is… Piko Taro!
Yes folks, not only has he performed in Singapore for AFA, but he's even getting his own Budoukan concert! And he's not coming alone! It has been revealed that Anisong superstar, LiSA, will be performing with Piko Taro for his Budoukan concert!
All-female band, Silent Siren, will also be performing at Piko Taro's Budoukan concert.
The Budoukan concert also seems to be a star-studded affair, as more guests will be announced in the days to come. Comedian Shinya Ueda will also be part of the concert.
Officially titled "PPAPT", Piko Taro will be holding his Budoukan concert on 3rd March. Regular reserved seats and family seats both cost 5,940 yen each.


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Q: Integration of new permission I am trying to handle with the new permissions, introduced with API level 23.
I am calling a method in which I am passing some objects like bitmaps etc... In this method I am saving a bitmap to the sd card and the paths to the database.
With the new permissions I have to request the permission_group STORAGE. So far okay...
Am I right with the assumption, that I have to request the permission at the position I called the method earlier and my method have to move to the onRequestPermissionsResult? So every method call of something which needs permissions have to be in this method in the activity? That would be very anyoing because I have to handle how to pass all the objects to the onRequestPermissionsResult to put them finally in the method I wanted to call?
I hope I am wrong :D
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Thanks to the sample app I could solve my problem. See my answer below.

A: Thanks to Anoop. With this sample app I could solve my problem and the confusion the google developer post made.
And yes I was wrong. I need not to deal with all the stuff in the onRequestPermissionResult method.

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*Instead of just calling your method request permission

*Dialog appears

*accept and press again the button to invoke your method

The method onRequestPermissionResult could be used to immediately fire your method after accepting the permission.
My camera method call before:
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,CameraUtility.getOutputMediaFileUri());
startActivityForResult(intent, ValueHolder.IntentResultCamera);

My camera method with new permissions:
if(ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.getMyAppCompatActivity(), Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
                != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){
   Permissions.requestCameraPerm(MainActivity.getMyAppCompatActivity());
} else {
   Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
   intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,CameraUtility.getOutputMediaFileUri());
   startActivityForResult(intent, ValueHolder.IntentResultCamera);
}

The Permissions.requestCameraPerm call:
public static void requestCameraPerm(final AppCompatActivity ac){

        if(ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(ac,Manifest.permission.CAMERA)){
            DrawerLayout mLayout = (DrawerLayout) ac.findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);

            Snackbar.make(mLayout, R.string.permission_camera_rationale,
                    Snackbar.LENGTH_INDEFINITE)
                    .setAction("Ok", new View.OnClickListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onClick(View view) {
                            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(ac,
                                    new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA},
                                    ValueHolder.REQUEST_CAMERA);
                        }
                    });

        }else{
            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(ac, new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA},
                    ValueHolder.REQUEST_CAMERA);
        }
    }

So to put it in a nutshell:
Read this google tutorial to understand what the new permissions is about
and use the methods they provide.
BUT do not be confused if they say, here... in the onRequestPermissionResult you can invoke your method which needed the permission. You could and probably should use this to immediately invoke your method after accepting the permission, but you do not need to. In some cases it is okay that the user has to press the button again.


A long while ago there was an interesting discussion started by Brad Hedlund (then at Dell Force10) comparing leaf-and-spine (Clos) fabrics built from fixed-configuration pizza box switches with high-end chassis switches. The comments made by other readers were all over the place (addressing pricing, wiring, power consumption) but surprisingly nobody addressed the queuing issues.
This blog post focuses on queuing mechanisms available within a switch; the next one will address end-to-end queuing issues in leaf-and-spine fabrics.
Put the packet at the tail of the output port queue.
Not surprisingly, a very large traffic stream going toward an output port saturates the output port queue, resulting in significant latency (or packet drops) for all other traffic streams.
Real-life equivalent: a busy grocery store with a single cash register.
Class-of-Service (CoS) based queuing is a simple variation of the FIFO queuing. Instead of a simple output queue the switching hardware uses multiple (few – usually up to 8) queues, allowing you to separate traffic based on its class (example: storage traffic goes in one queue, vMotion traffic in another one, user-generated traffic in a third one, and VoIP traffic in a fourth queue).
Each queue works as a FIFO queue – once the hardware decides which queue to use for a certain packet, the packet is stuck in that queue.
Real-life analogy: grocery stores that have separate cash registers for buyers with less than five articles.
The order in which the output interface (port) hardware serves the queues determines the actual quality of service.
Packets from a priority queue might be sent first (hardware checks priority queue before trying to select a packet from any other queue), and the hardware might support multiple priority levels (802.1p standard defines eight strict priority levels).
Real-life analogy: Business-class airport security queues that nonetheless end at the same X-ray scanner.
Alternatively, the queues might be served in round-robin fashion while still giving some queues relatively more bandwidth than others (Weighted Round Robin – WRR). For example, Enhanced Transmission Selection (802.1Qaz) defines eight queues that can be either priority- or WRR queues.
Simple round robin algorithms use per-queue byte count quotas. For example, the hardware sends at least 10.000 bytes worth of data from queue#1 every time queue#1 is served (this is how custom queuing used to work in Cisco IOS).
These algorithms are obviously not precise (unless you're using fixed-size packets or cells), as they always send a bit more than the queue's quota worth of data. This deficiency is fixed in the Weighted Deficit Round Robin (WDRR) algorithms that reduce the per-queue byte count of the next round robin cycle by the amount of excess traffic sent in the current cycle.
Imagine a scenario where a large file transfer (example: FTP) lands in the same path across the internal switching fabric as a request-response protocol (example: HTTP) handling short transactions (example: key-value store queries).
Once the file transfer gets going, it generates continuous stream of data that fills all the output queues in the path. Every time the transactional protocol sends some data, it encounters large queues at every hop, significantly increasing end-to-end latency and deteriorating the response time.
Real-life analogy: driving after a long column of heavy trucks on a single-lane section of the highway.
Update 2014-05-29: For a much more detailed description of HoL issues, read the comment by J Hand.
Cisco solved the queuing-on-output-interface part of this problem with Weighted Fair Queuing, an intriguing solution that uses a separate FIFO output queue for every flow. The hardware implementation of this solution is quite expensive (remember the cost of the ATM ports?) and is rarely available in switching silicon (Enterasys, now Extreme Networks, might have something along these lines).
High-end switches solve at least some head-of-line blocking scenarios with virtual output queues. Instead of having a single per-class queue on an output port, the hardware implements per-class virtual output queue (VoQ) on input ports.
The packet forwarding and queuing mechanisms work as before, but the packets stay in the virtual output queue on the input linecard till the output port is ready to accept another packet, at which time the hardware takes a packet from one of the virtual output queues, usually in round-robin fashion.
Virtual output queues solve the head-of-line (HoL) blocking between input ports (traffic received on one port cannot block traffic received on another port), but cannot solve HoL blocking problems between flows of the same traffic class entering the switch through the same input port.
Input linecard performs address lookup, resulting in output linecard.
Output linecard queues the packet into one of the output queues, where it's eventually picked up by interface hardware.
Transport across internal fabric might cause additional delays. After all, even though the switch uses virtual output queues, a jumbo frame transferred across the fabric delays short transaction requests traversing the same fabric lane (being sent between the same linecards).
Real-life analogy: being stuck behind a truck at highway roadworks.
Cell-based fabrics solve this problem by slicing the packets into smaller cells (reinventing ATM), and interleaving cells from multiple packets on a single path across the fabric.
Don't try to slice the truck in front of you into smaller cells. Analogies only go so far.
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I have a question though. Is input queueing useful on the input port? some switches seem to support this.....??
Input queuing seems to be similar to virtual output queuing. Do you have any specific platform in mind?
One would expect the lookup hardware to produce two (or more) ECMP paths, select one of them based on packet hash and send the packet to the right output (or virtual output) queue. Did you experience something else that you can share?
The definition of Head-of-Line Blocking implicit in this post seems to be different from the one that I am familiar with. I've mainly seen Head-of-Line blocking used to refer to a situation where a downstream resource is left underutilized and unable to perform needed work, because of congestion of an otherwise independent resource.
For example, input ports 1 and 2 are both sending traffic to output port 8 of a switch. The sum of the traffic coming from 1&2 is greater than the capacity of port 8, so port 8 becomes oversubscribed. Ports 1&2 can't send all the traffic that they want to port 8 across the fabric. So traffic backs up in the input queues of ports 1 & 2.
However, in addition to having traffic destined to output port 8, port 2 also receives traffic destined to output port 5. Output port 5 is unutilized, and is ready and waiting to accept traffic from port 2. But the traffic that port 2 has for output port 5 is sitting in port 2's input queue. It can't get to output port 5 until the traffic queued to output port 8 is cleared. So output port 5 continues to sit idle, even though the switch has traffic for it.
In this post, head-of-line blocking is used in the context of one application flow causing congestion that impacts another application flow. This is not necessarily head-of-line blocking, in the context of the description given just above, because it does not necessarily result in any un(der)utilized downstream resources. For all we know, the file transfer and the request response protocol could utilize the same downstream path, including the same destination server resources. In this case, you might get a better overall user experience using Weighted Fair Queuing, etc. to separate the file transfer from the request/response transaction. But it wouldn't be head-of-line blocking, at least not by the definition of head-of-line blocking that I'm familiar with.
Along these lines, VoQ's are typically created to be per-output port, so that traffic destined to different output ports go into different VoQ's. In many cases queues may be both per-traffic class and per-output port, so that traffic can be differentiated in both dimensions. But with per-output port VoQ's it would not generally be true that "Virtual output queues … cannot solve HoL blocking problems between flows of the same traffic". It would only be true of flows of the same traffic class destined to the same output port.
If my understanding of head-of-line blocking is not what you believe matches common usage, by all means please correct me.
You're absolutely correct. Slightly reworded the blog post and pointed to your fantastic comment. Thank you!


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Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Pause Their 'Feud' For A Day; Announce It In This Hilarious Video!
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds joked that people think their fight started because of them, but that's not true.
The 'fight' between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is known to all. Often, we find the duo trolling and arguing with each other on their social media pages. Recently, the Wolverine actor revealed that their feud started because of Scarlett Johansson.
But guess what? Both the actors have decided to put a rest to this Jackman-Reynolds feud, just for a day. The reason for the duo to not fight is for a good cause. But even while announcing that they won't fight, we can sense their 'bitterness' for each other.
A few hours ago, Hugh took to his Twitter page to share a video in which he and the Deadpool actor announce that they have paused their feud for a day. In this video, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds joked that people think their fight started because of them, but that's not true.
The Deadpool actor shared that the Jackman and Reynolds have been enemies since the time there have been Jackmans and Reynolds. Their fight has been going on for generations. The war began when Reynolds had started Gin company and Jackmans started coffee company.
The actor said that they agree on one thing together, while Hugh says 'Friends is a good show' Ryan says 'Hawaiin Pizza'. There's an awkward silence when they 'agree' on nothing at all. The actor stated that only a pandemic could've stopped them for fighting with each other. Their not-so-subtle digs made this video come across hilarious AF. There's also a funny disclaimer, "No Marvels-in-law were severely harmed in the making of this movie."
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Multiple airstrikes killed ten people and injured at least 70 as Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip entered its sixth day Monday, a Ma'an reporter said.
Muhammed Iyad Abu Zour, 4, Abu Zour, 19, Ahed Al-Qatati, 38, and Sahar Abu Zour were killed after airstrikes hit a house in the al-Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City.
Muhammad Salameh Jundi, 31, was killed in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood, Imad Abu Hamda, 30, was killed in al-Shati refugee camp, and Jalal Nasr, 35, died from wounds sustained in a strike on Jabalia, north of Gaza.
Thirty other people were wounded in the attacks and reporters in Gaza City said a massive blast at 2 a.m. damaged a police station.
In Rafah, Sabha al-Hashash, 60, was killed and three others wounded when warplanes struck the home of Mahmoud al-Hashash. The wounded were taken to hospital with moderate injuries.
A second airstrike hit an area in the north of Rafah, killing Ahmad Hussein Agha and Saif al-Sadiq and injuring one other person.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said there were no reports of rocket attacks since midnight.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was due to arrive in Cairo to add his weight to ongoing truce efforts being led by Egypt.
Izzat Risheq, a close aide to Hamas chief-in-exile Khalid Mashaal, wrote in a Facebook message that Hamas would agree to a ceasefire only after Israel "stops its aggression, ends its policy of targeted assassinations and lifts the blockade of Gaza".
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I commented on an earlier post that as eerie as unsolved disappearances may be, it is equally disturbing when a person--whether alive or dead--is found, with no clue as to their identity. They are each unwelcome reminders that we all stand on shakier ground than we would like to think.
Today's post, sadly, features examples of both these sort of cases.
In November 1926, Anna Myrle Sizer, a pretty 28-year-old elementary school teacher from Mt. Vernon, Iowa, got off a train in nearby Marion. She had been in poor health for some time, and was on her way to visit her doctor. Her family and friends never saw her again. Although there was a long and intensive search for her--Sizer's family even hired detectives who pursued possible leads for years--no clue to her fate could be found. She had simply vanished. No one believed she had disappeared voluntarily. Sizer was an intelligent, hard-working, responsible woman of "very high character," with no motive whatsoever to leave her life. In the words of her father, "She was not the kind of girl to take a sudden notion to go someplace." A few days after Anna disappeared, a policeman saw a woman matching her description walking aimlessly along Highway 30, between Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Unfortunately, he had not at that time heard of the Sizer disappearance, so he did not detain her. Sizer's family finally came to the conclusion that some psychotic stranger had murdered her and successfully hidden the body. Although they never really stopped looking for Anna--and certainly never forgot her--her loved ones eventually went on with their lives. Anna Sizer's story, however unresolved it may have been, was seen as permanently closed.
In March 1978, an elderly woman died of a heart attack in her bed at the Queenwood East Nursing Home in Morton, Illinois. She was called "Mary Doefour," but the only thing anyone could say for sure about her was that this was not her birth name. Over fifty years earlier, the then-attractive young woman had been found wandering dazedly along U.S. 30, just outside of Chicago. She had been beaten and raped. The traumatized woman was suffering from amnesia, so was unable to say who she was or where she lived. She could only say vaguely that she thought she was a schoolteacher.
The mystery woman received scant press coverage, and no one came forward to identify her. The authorities felt they had no choice but to place her in the Manteno State Hospital. She, literally, became "just another Doe." Chillingly, there were so many woman patients whose identities were unknown that they were all given the name "Mary Doe," with a number added to differentiate them. This proved to be the start of many long, nightmarish years for the woman in various state institutions. Although she was clearly not insane--and some nurses believed that if she had ever been given proper therapy, her memory would have returned--"Mary Doefour" was condemned to a bleak life imprisonment for the crime of being a victim. As a result of the rape, she gave birth to a child, who was immediately placed in an orphanage. She was terrified of men, although after she went blind late in life, that fear subsided. She was given electro-shock therapy and kept in a drugged stupor, thus ensuring that her mind and memory remained a permanent blank. She became one of the living dead, scarcely able to speak or function normally.
After her passing, "Mary" would have been quickly forgotten if her story hadn't caught the attention of Rick Baker, a reporter for the "Bloomington Pantagraph." He became intrigued by the grim mystery surrounding her, and wrote a story about the woman, hoping this bit of publicity might finally uncover the secret of her identity. It did not.
When Baker was later hired by the "Peoria Journal Star," he persuaded his new editor that the Doefour puzzle was worth pursuing. By this point, it had become a personal obsession with Baker to get to the bottom of this tragic woman's life. Although she was beyond all rescuing, perhaps he could at least give her the dignity of her real name.
Baker's follow-up story on Doefour inspired a reader in Iowa to send him a letter. She said the mystery reminded her of a Mt. Vernon, Iowa schoolteacher who had vanished around 1930. She thought the teacher's name had been "Alice Zaiser."
It wasn't much of a lead, but it was the best Baker had to work with. He made some calls to Mt. Vernon, and was eventually able to contact this missing schoolteacher's brother, Harold. He was able to inform Baker that his long-lost sister's name had been Anna Myrle Sizer. Her family had never heard from her again after she got off a train in the fall of 1926. "My parents died waiting to hear from her."
A mysteriously missing teacher in Iowa and a mysteriously found teacher in Illinois. Both had light brown hair and blue eyes. They were about the same age. Could these two women have been one and the same?
Baker had a personal meeting with Harold Sizer, who was understandably reluctant to believe that his sister spent the last fifty years of her life in asylums. There truly are worse fates than death. Although he told the reporter that he simply refused to accept that Anna could have been "Mary Doefour," he did provide a photograph of his sister.
Baker could only find people who had known the asylum patient in her old age. However, when these eyewitnesses were shown the photo of Anna Sizer, they believed they were looking at a young "Mary Doefour." Both women had similar physical characteristics, including a vaccination scar on the left upper arm. Unfortunately, "Mary" had been cremated, making any more scientific comparisons impossible.
Baker wanted to examine "Mary's" extant medical records, in the hope of finding more clues to her identity. However, they could not be unsealed unless one of her relatives petitioned a judge to force the state to turn them over.
Harold Sizer was presented with all the evidence Baker had collected suggesting that "Mary Doefour" was his missing sister. He was asked if he would give his consent to initiate legal proceedings to have Doefour's records revealed.
Harold refused. He stated that Baker had failed to convince him that "Mary" could possibly be his Anna. He claimed to see no resemblance between the two women. And he did not want Baker, or anyone else, pursuing the issue any longer. This belated investigation was, Sizer said plaintively, "just rubbing salt in the wounds." Although Baker's motives had been good, he realized he was merely forcing Anna's surviving family to relive the most painful episode of their lives, for no really useful purpose. After all, whatever the truth may have been about "Mary," she was long past the need for any human help. Baker was conducting a search that was over fifty years too late.
So that was that. Although Baker remained personally convinced that he had solved this twin riddle, his theory can never be proven.
Anna Sizer and Mary Doefour. May they--or she--rest in peace.
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Fenfox1 February 20, 2017 at 8:22 AM
It sounds plausible to me that they were one and the same.
What a haunting and heartbreaking story. It does sound as if they are the same person. May she rest in peace.
Yes, but they don't look anything alike-- not even vaguely.
John Bellen February 20, 2017 at 8:42 PM
There seems little doubt that the two women were the same person. You think someone would have matched the lost woman and the found woman. What is particularly sad is the found woman's fate. She probably would have made as decent a recovery as possible, if she had been treated as humanely.
Undine February 21, 2017 at 5:01 AM
What puzzles me the most about this story is that evidently no one thought to link the two women at the time "Mary" was found. The Sizer disappearance was pretty well-publicized at the time, and I find it hard to believe that police or the private detectives hired by the family were never informed of this woman. I have to wonder if there was something that caused people at the time to rule out the possibility that "Mary" was not Sizer--although it seems to strain coincidence that she would not be the missing woman.
Tessa February 21, 2017 at 1:26 AM
If I were Harold I would've perused it as far as possible.
busterggi February 21, 2017 at 9:57 AM
That assumes that he wanted her found....
Wow! Her life was heartbreaking & I do believe the reporter was on a mission to accurately identified her & I do believe he accompolished his mission.
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I am a dreamer who has unrealistic expectations for myself. This means that I set the bar high and become disappointed when I can't meet those expectations. I'm trying to work on knowing that it's all in God's hands but that can be hard when it's easy to compare myself to those around me.
My life isn't in my control.
My life is in God's control.
Loving not just who are close to me but all of my neighbors.
Becoming a better example to my kid.
Doing the best I can in other roles in my life such as employee, sister, daughter, etc.
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These actions, although not specific goals, are ones that I hope to still be working on the rest of my life. Every year I hope to strengthen myself in ways that will lead me closer to the Lord. I want to further invest myself in my marriage and motherhood which are my most important roles. I take comfort in knowing that God already sees the mistakes I'm going to make this year and for many years to come but still loves me nonetheless. What a great love!


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Liam Harrison is a Market Director for Atkins' Infrastructure division and is responsible for developing business around the UK's biggest schemes such as the Northern Powerhouse, Crossrail 2 and the regeneration of Old Oak Common.
In 2012 Liam was responsible for developing an Olympic skills legacy which led to a collaboration with Citizens UK in East London and the development of the Pathways to Engineering scheme.
Could you please tell us about yourself, your role at Atkins and you career path?
I have been with Atkins for 12 years now and am currently responsible for developing and delivering business in the rail and transport orientated design market areas. I've had quite a varied career and have been fortunate to be able to move around and try different things such as buildings and highways, so I've had a lot of fun at Atkins.
Can you tell us why Atkins are working with Citizens UK on the Good Jobs Campaign?
It started in 2012 – Atkins was working on the London 2012 Olympic Park project, which was hugely beneficial to a lot of our staff. We wanted to extend these skill development benefits and work with the local community. We started to develop engineering internships with Citizens UK, which has since grown into Pathways to Engineering, a broader way of getting young people interested in science, technology, engineering and maths.
What kind of feedback have you received so far from you colleagues who are taking part in Pathways to Engineering?
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There's no question that regular dishwashers make daily housekeeping much simpler (and faster) for many households. But have you heard of the even more impressive range: countertop dishwashers? If you invest in one of the best countertop dishwasher models we review below, you'll benefit from a water and energy saving unit. And if space is the reason you don't own a dishwasher yet, this is your solution. They're much smaller than traditional ones, so they take fewer dishes at a time, but they're easy to connect and perfect for small homes. There are many reasons to keep reading and order yours today.
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To make your decision easier, we reviewed five of the best ones on the 2018 market. Prepare for 2019 by browsing through the summaries compiled from our diverse team of experts: five busy adults and stay-at-home parents who are always looking for easier solutions, as well as five chefs who know what it takes to keep a kitchen in top form. Which ones came out on top? Our comparison table tells all. Then read our reviews and use the buying guide to help you gauge which one is best for you.
This manufacturer looked at almost all aspects important to the modern consumer and impresses with the solutions it offers. That's why it ranks at the top of our list.
It's a problem solver for almost any cleaning scenario as it's a large unit that can take six place settings. That makes it practical even for larger families.
Of course, efficacy is where its value lies, and this one doesn't disappoint even there: it really cleans well, so no more cleaning the items you just put through your washer.
It even looks impressive so adding this to your kitchen won't ruin the aesthetics. The silver finish will look sleek, making up for the counter space you'll sacrifice. For some, this is an even better use of space than a microwave oven, so this one is worth your consideration even if you don't think you have any space available. If cleaning dishes is your biggest problem, this is an investment.
Users find the machine easy to manage through its one-touch buttons. The design is even easy to clean as it only requires a wipe down: no knobs or buttons that make it tricky to keep hygienic.
It has the nifty extras such as a cutlery basket and a rinse aid dispenser. Add to this the fact that it can save you more than 60% of energy compared to regular or similar units and it uses less water than most portable dishwashers (only about 3 gallons). You have a winner for most kitchens, even though it's a pricier unit.
This model is one of the best portable countertop dishwasher options that uses buttons instead of a touch screen design. This makes it easy to know when you've pressed the appropriate buttons (which some users prefer). Just make sure you keep the small gaps clean to ensure you maintain a hygienic kitchen.
The brand focused on durability as the spray arm is made of strong stainless steel.
Our stay-at-home parent focus group was also very appreciative of the Baby Care cycle they could use for washing certain childcare items: making sure they're hygienic, without them getting heat damage. This cycle even works for cleaning other items such as glasses very effectively, so this is a very practical appliance no matter your household setup.
Good news: this one runs quiet too, so the brand prioritizes practicality.
You can enjoy the luxury of having your items dried before you open the door, but if you're in a rush a 45-minute cycle which skips the drying function is a handy option. The 1 to 24-hour timer is just as impressive.
It's one of the lighter units on our list, making it easy to move around. This is handy if you do need to put it in storage occasionally, or if this will be your cleaning solution when you set up your RV camping site.
Note that this is the heaviest unit on our list, but like our group of experts, you'll be impressed with its user-friendliness and efficiency. With the touch button controls, it's easy to find the perfect setting from the six available cycles. If you simply want to rinse items, there's a setting for that, so you won't have to waste water or energy on an entire wash cycle. Just note that it doesn't have a separate drying setting—this forms part of its standard cycles.
If you have a standard faucet setup, this one can take as little as three minutes to hook up, so it's user-friendly in that department too.
Many users comment on how quiet it runs, which is why it gets our vote for Most Quiet countertop dishwasher. The only times you're bound to hear it is when the water runs in or out.
And yes, it cleans thoroughly, so it's definite value for money.
Because it's so heavy, you may want to invest in a rolling cart if you plan on positioning this on the floor. Unfortunately, this will increase your expenses on an already high priced unit. Is it worth it? For superior cleaning as well as the sleek look, you won't regret it.
Even maintenance is easy: an occasional cleaning (just a rinse) of the filter is all that's necessary.
This white countertop dishwasher reminds you of the traditional ones of old, but it functions in ultra-modern ways such as giving you multiple wash cycles to choose from. Pick a lighter one if you want to save water and energy on less dirty items. It even has a residual heat drying system, so you don't have to wait as long for your items to dry after a cycle. If you have limited space in your kitchen, a unit that forces you to leave the door open for items to dry can be cumbersome.
The white exterior does include modern controls that are easy to use and understand. Just note that upon installation you'll have to monitor the effects of your water pressure. The side/detached sprayer may leak due to the wrong pressure. You can install a separate water line if this causes a problem.
One concern is that it doesn't always connect easily with all faucets—you may need a trip to your local hardware store to find the correct adaptors, especially if you have a pull-down sprayer sink.
Some users find this one doesn't have the most dynamic rack layout as it's designed for small cups, not large mugs which some families prefer.
Our test proved it's not the best cleaner for very dirty dishes on this list, but that's usually solved by simply rinsing your dishes before placing them inside. This also prevents clogging, so it's not a waste of time.
A bonus: it runs mostly quiet, and the Energy Star certification is worth an investment.
Black & Decker is such a trusted brand because its designers think of almost everything consumers may need. It's no different here, and one can see why many view it as one of the best portable countertop dishwasher options on the market: there's even a child lock feature which makes it perfect for households with toddlers. You don't want one of them opening it while piping hot water splashes around inside.
If saving is at the top of your priority list, you'll appreciate the Energy Star certification but also the Eco cycle. And enjoy the ultimate in household customization: Set a time during the next 24 hours when you want your machine to wash dishes. It will be ready when you get home or wake up, so wet items don't develop odors when left inside for too long. You will also prevent using water at times when everybody's taking showers.
It's also quick working with the longest run time being 100 minutes, much shorter than some modern machines that often take two hours or longer on their longer cycles.
It's not the most affordable unit, but the attractive design and user-friendly LED display will be worth it.
Some may prefer a more sleek design instead of the two-toned (black and white) layout. However, aesthetics shouldn't keep you from getting an efficient appliance in your kitchen.
Are you looking forward to a more effortless clean up after your next cooking session and meal? A countertop dishwasher can make it a reality, but let's help you make the best decision regarding the brand and model for your scenario. We listed important features below, but first understand why this is one of the best investments you'll make in your home (or office, or dorm), so you'll know why it's wise to spend a few extra dollars.
You have limited kitchen space in your small apartment, but you enjoy having people over. This helps you clean up quick.
Keeping a dorm room or communal living space clean is a challenge, especially if some role players don't prioritize cleaning up. This unit will take up very little of the limited space available and makes it easy for everyone to join in on maintaining order.
Make it easy for employees or your colleagues to keep an office area clean. It will keep odors at bay and visitors will see you prioritize professionalism & cleanliness.
RVs may not be set up for regular dishwashers, but these reviewed units can connect with almost any faucet. Make your travels effortless when a countertop dishwasher helps you clean up after a yummy meal next to the road.
Save on space and electricity when planning your home set up for a small family. These units require little space and won't let your utility costs skyrocket.
Seems like a brilliant idea, right? Then let's help you pick yours.
Now let's focus on what makes a countertop dishwasher exceptional. With appliances you always need to ensure you match an item's features to your unique requirements—you don't want to pay for features you won't really use. However, our experts find this list of features relevant to most situations—Take some notes so you can make an informed decision when you start shopping.
You won't be washing the same things each day, and you want to look after the crockery and items you wash in your countertop dishwasher. High-end models will give you different time, power and temperature settings so you can customize it to your needs. If you know your plates simply need a quick rinse, pick a quick wash setting, and you'll save water and power, as well as time.
Important note: modern units may actually take longer than the machines you used a few years ago. This is because they use less energy. Therefore, be prepared for cycles that usually take longer than an hour. The Black & Decker's 100-minute cycle may seem long, but it's actually quite impressive. And the Whynter's 45-minute option is handy, but know your dishes won't be as thoroughly clean or dry as on longer cycles.
How many place settings can your preferred countertop dishwasher handle? Dishwashers often take either four or six place settings. Align this capacity with how many family members you have, but opt for a bit larger if you know you often have people over to your house.
For office or dorm setups, the bigger the better, but make sure the physical dimensions are practical in terms of available space (see below).
As mentioned above, it's basically your FIRST priority to measure out the space you have available in your kitchen. Make sure there's enough clearance in front of the unit, as they most often open at the front. Also, make sure it neatly fits onto your counter as it can make it unstable if it overlaps too much.
Tip: It's ideal if you can find an available space close to your taps, so hooking up your new appliance will be easier with fewer cords and pipes crisscrossing your kitchen. If this is a priority for you, a smaller unit that fits into a small nook may be better value for money than a larger one you'll have to sacrifice your workspace for.
This may not be at the top of everyone's priority list, but sound does matter. Especially if you're placing yours in an office environment you don't want the dishwasher to disrupt employees' concentration. Even at home, a low noise unit is best—just imagine loud noise in a small apartment—if you want to enjoy watching TV while your dishes get washed.
Of course no unit will every be completely silent. The best you can hope for is only hearing the water moving inside your dishwasher, and not much of the motor turning inside. The Ivation model is an excellent example.
There are many reasons to invest in delay features on your countertop dishwasher, such as the one found on the Whynter CDW-6831WES. It's best to let your cycle end when you know you'll be home so you can open it up and let the dishes cool down & dry out.
Another reason why this was so attractive to our test group is because they could delay the start of wash cycles to when they knew energy and water consumption was at a low level in their households. If you also pay less for energy during certain time frames, you can further save on utility costs by only using your washer during those hours.
Perhaps you've seen the logo, but you're not sure what it means? The well-known Energy Star certification tells you the product is designed to save energy (and therefore money on utility costs). In most cases, there will be savings of up to 30%. One example is an appliance that has a higher capacity per energy unit it uses.
If your new portable countertop dishwasher has this feature, it will save you on household costs, but also limit your footprint in terms of greenhouse gasses.
That makes these appliances viable for modern Smart Homes and environmentally conscious families.
This aspect matters for two reasons: will your counter be able to handle the weight of your new dishwasher? You don't want it to start sagging, breaking or pulling apart over time.
Also, will you be able to manage to install it by yourself? A light unit is more user-friendly during setup.
Of course, a larger unit will usually weigh more, so you need to decide what your top priority is before you start shopping.
A handy alternative is placing your dishwasher on a rolling cart next to your counter so you can easily move it if necessary.
The longer the warranty, the better—it's proof of an item's durability. Just know that how you use your unit will affect how long it serves you. If you don't rinse off dishes and when you often overload it, components are bound to get clogged, damaged or worn. Your warranty may not cover this, so use yours with care from the start.
As you can see in most units above a 1-year warranty is standard. If you look after your countertop dishwasher and you invest in a high-end unit you'll enjoy its benefits for much longer even.
Take note that warranties often apply to certain aspects of your purchase only. One example is the Edgestar's 90-day warranty on labor. After that period you won't be covered so if you do use your warranty and have something repaired, check it thoroughly once you get it back.
Will it fit full-size plates?
This is one aspect you need to do thorough research about. The best countertop dishwasher models are designed for standard full-sized plates, but the set you have may have unique features or dimensions. Read each dishwasher's specifications & capacity and compare it to the dimensions of the plates you own. Make sure your items won't get damaged by forcing them into slots, or perhaps not fit at all.
Can I use it to wash fine crystal?
Most experts advise you not to wash crystal in a dishwasher as the heat, and the high water pressure can damage (such as chip) your valuable items. If you are in a hurry and need them clean, test it out first with cycles such as the Baby Care function found on the Whynter model, or a setting that uses less heat.
Is it okay to buy a used dishwasher?
Investing in second-hand models often help you save money, but use these tips to make sure you don't waste your money (in which case it would have been better buying a new model listed above). Know that you probably won't get a warranty. You also can't see the interior, so you don't know if the previous owner damaged it with misuse. If you do get it from someone, you know well, or a respected dealer, it's an easy way to save a few dollars in setting up your home. Therefore, just vet the supplier before you pay.
Let's be clear: each one on our list today is a winner. If you're shopping with a very specific priority list, such as saving some cash, there's even a solution for you. But if that aspect doesn't matter as much, get yourself the Edgestar model. It's versatile and impresses in many ways, so it's a win for almost any household. The good looks and energy saving capabilities are some of our favorite perks.
From Whynter, you'll get an all-around impressive model, and because it's a lighter option than the Ivation in third place, it's more practical. It's also Baby Care friendly, so perfect for new parents. We love it when brands cater for specific needs, as it guarantees satisfaction.
If sound level is your biggest concern the Ivation model will impress and as a bonus, it sets up in such a short time. This is a user-friendly purchase for those consumers who appreciate as little fuss as possible. What ranks highest on your priority list?
With this statement we're not being over dramatic – it's the truth: picking the best countertop dishwasher that aligns with your preferences will revolutionize your life. So what are you waiting for?


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Rollercoaster in Scotland theme park left 3 children seriously injured after 20ft crash
June 29, 2016 DF Balita WORLD, World News
10 people were injured after a rollercoaster crashed on a theme park in Scotland
3 children remain in serious condition, while the rest were reportedly stable and discharged from hospital
The theme park will be closed until further notice
A rollercoaster derailed from its 20ft structure and crashed at a theme park in North Lanarkshire in Scotland on Sunday, June 26, which left 10 people injured.
The Tsunami ride at M&D's park in Motherwell is thought to have had nine passengers on board, including two 19-year-old adults and seven children when it derailed around 3.30 pm. While a 25-year-old woman, who was passing-by the area, was also injured. They were immediately brought to three different hospitals: The Royal Hospital for Children, Wishaw General Hospital, and Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Three children remained in serious condition. One of the victims, a 12-year-old boy, is being treated for chest, abdominal and leg injuries while an 11-year-old boy is receiving treatment for arm and hand injuries, and a 12-year-old girl is in a coma after suffering a head injury, as per an article published by The Guardian.
The rest of the victims are already in stable condition and have been discharged from the hospital.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) embarked on a joint investigation with Police Scotland to look into the cause of the accident.
"Our thoughts are with the children and adults who have been injured in this incident and I must give praise to the emergency services and members of the public who came to their aid so quickly yesterday," HSE principal inspector Barry Baker said.
"We have brought HSE specialists in mechanical engineering to the site to begin the process of finding out what caused the gondolas to come off the rails," he added.
Results of the initial investigation showed that the rollercoaster was closed twice in the previous week for repairs due to "minor electrical fault" and the carriage was unable to catch on the chain used to pull the carriages to the top of the structure.
A source told The Daily Record: "They have done a lot of maintenance on the ride all week. I don't think the chain has anything to do with what happened. But people had been saying there was something not right. It was jamming and jerking."
A spokesperson for M&D's Park said the Tsunami rollercoaster passed its annual safety check just weeks before the incident, and they have never seen an incident like it in 50 years. They also said that the theme park will be closed until further notice.
Sky News, Mirror, Telegraph, The Guardian, The Daily Record
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We are doing #Gravechat in Finglas Ireland on Thursday November 15th to Saturday November 17th.
I get phone calls for help from the smallest Irish villages, from farmers, GAA has many young people having to give up playing Gaelic football or hurley because they are strung out on drugs like cocaine and other drugs. Parents phone me, siblings and children of addicts phone often for help because they don't know what to do. Methadone is killing many in Ireland too as are other prescription drugs.
God bless our country, set the lost, addicted, suicidal and broken free in Jesus name.


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Australia by Song
It's Hot in Brisbane But It's Coolangatta - Gwen Ryan and Claude Carnell's Orchestra
Coolangatta's Souvenir Record MX54594
It's Hot in Brisbane but it's Coolangatta was recorded in 1953 by singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals as well.
We can only imagine that it was a tourism promotion of some kind. Carnell was a venue operator and band leader on the Gold Coast from the '50s through to the late '70s, but it is the only recording we know of by Gwen Ryan.
Singer Gwen Ryan, accompanied by Claude Carnell's Orchestra with Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club on vocals
Coolangatta's Souvenir Record
Claude Carnells' Orchestra
Gwen Ryan
Doug Roughton's Hokey Pokey Club. 1953


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How Jay Bayer helped bring Saison and Bingo to the Richmond restaurant scene
Hear more about what Jay Bayer brings to his Richmond restaurants on this week's Eat It, Virginia podcast.
By: Scott Wise
RICHMOND, Va. -- When Jay Bayer entered the Richmond dining scene as a bartender in the mid-2000s, he started to get very excited about beer, but at that time, the options in Richmond were limited.
"I was actually working at Galaxy Diner, fresh out of college. And then left there went to Capitol Ale House," Bayer said about his entrance into Richmond dine. "Beer was my first true love. The thing that I knew in an epicurean zone that I really wanted to explore."
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So he packed up and moved to Chicago in 2008 to attend the Siebel Institute's brewing academy.
When he returned to Richmond, the microbrewery scene had not yet taken off, so Bayer adjusted his plan.
"I went back into tending bar at Ale House. I was there for a while when I met my first business partner Adam Hall. He and I started homebrewing together, doing dinners together, and really formed the ideas around what Saison would end up being."
Nearly a decade later, Saison, on Marshall Street, remains one of Richmond's favorite places to eat and drink.
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"We thought we were opening a beer bar in a neighborhood. But as soon as the quality of the drinks that were being put out from behind the bar connected with a handful of people, and word started spreading, we immediately were like, 'alright, we are now a cocktail bar that serves really interesting beers and a fun wine list.'"
Saison was among the restaurants that created some of the buzz that helped turn Richmond into a foodie town filled with can't miss dining options.
"You could just really see how much the city was really craving so much at that point [in 2012]," he recalled. "It felt like the rumbling inside the volcano was building up steam. And then it was just waiting for that moment to really go."
The eruption of Saison [and Saison Market] was helped by a Food Network star's appreciation of the market's chicken biscuit.
"We have a policy to not be too fanboy around famous people whether actors, musicians, food personalities, but everybody just barely contained themselves freaking out when Alton Brown came in," Bayer said. "So he came in and takes a picture of himself where he's got like a little bit of biscuit crumb on his little five o'clock shadow beard and like a cheek full of chicken and biscuit."
That photo, later posted on social media, was Saison's first viral moment, Bayer said.
"All of a sudden, my phone just starts going wild," he laughed. "The success of the chicken biscuit built a name for Saison Market. That place developed because we noticed there wasn't a nice wine and beer market in the neighborhood. We had all this wine and beer that was in the basement that we were using to sell at Saison. So we just put some shelves up and see if we can make something out of this and then the chicken biscuit really, really took that off."
Building off his Saison success, Bayer helped build Bingo.
The large brewery-restaurant-video game space on Broad Street near Arthur Ashe Boulevard was born after a chance meeting at a Richmond bar.
"A First Friday evening, Quirk had just opened and Ted and Katie Ukrop were hanging out at the bar. Ted and I just started chatting. He was mentioning how happy he was to have the Quirk open downtown, how much he loved downtown, how important it was to him as a kid," Bayer said. "He was just very thankful for what Saison had shown and how kind of how much easier it made talking to the folks about we can do so much more with Broad Street. This is a thriving and vibrant part of the city. So he and I started a conversation, like what do you what would you want to do next?"
Bayer fell back to his beer roots and Bingo Beer Co. was born.
WTVR
jay Bayer (second from left) at Bingo Beer Co. in November 2018.
"[We] wanted to bring the culinary side, the bar side, and gaming and fun into a space, a large space for having fun," he said. "Ted actually discovered this space from friends of his. It was clearly a space that had not been kept up in any way since its most recent iteration as a bingo hall. But you can still tell just from the size of it, space of it, and the location kind of trajectory of where Scott's Addition was headed that it was like a really great opportunity to be right here on Broad."
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What causes CRE infections? How does CRE spread?
What are risk factors for a CRE infection?
How do CRE bacteria develop?
What are symptoms and signs of CRE infections?
What type of specialists treat CRE infections?
How do health care professionals diagnose a CRE infection?
What are treatment options for CRE infections?
Are there home remedies for a CRE infection?
Is it possible to prevent a CRE infection?
What is the prognosis of CRE infections?
CRE (also termed carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae) are bacteria that have developed resistance to multiple antibiotics, including carbapenem.
CRE can cause many types of infections and are difficult to treat.
CRE bacteria develop when genetic material develops resistant mechanisms to antibiotics and is then transferred to other bacteria.
Health care professionals who treat CRE include emergency medicine physicians, infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, critical care specialists, and pharmacists.
Diagnosis of CRE infections usually involves demonstrating the organism's resistance to multiple antibiotics, including carbapenem, and by PCR tests.
Treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection is difficult and should involve a consult with an infectious disease specialist to help determine what mix of antibiotics may be the best choice for each individual patient.
Prevention of CRE infections is possible using guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Risk factors for CRE infection include contact with a person infected with CRE, contact with an instrument (for example, an endoscope) that has been contaminated, individuals who have received multiple antibiotics and/or have been treated outside the U.S. in hospitals, and medical caregivers who work in hospitals or other institutions that use many different antibiotics.
The prognosis of CRE infections ranges from fair to poor. If sepsis occurs, the outcome for the patient is death in about 40%-50% of patients.
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria are members of related bacterial genera (termed germs by nonprofessionals) that are commonly found almost everywhere in the world, often colonizing humans and animals (living in or on humans and animal's mucosal surfaces, gastrointestinal tracts, and on some areas on the skin). However, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae possess a unique genetic makeup that allows the bacteria to make an enzyme that protects CRE bacteria from a powerful antibiotic: carbapenem. The most notable genera that can share and even transfer this genetic trait to other members of the Enterobacteriaceae are E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, other bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa can become CRE bacteria. Because these bacteria generate similar problems for patients (especially treatment difficulties), most investigators simply group them together and term them CRE bacteria (some researchers term those bacteria that produce the enzyme carbapenemase CP-CRE bacteria). Similar types of components are termed KPC (Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase) and NDM (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase). Unfortunately, CRE bacteria are usually resistant to several other antibiotics beside carbapenem and may produce other antibiotic-altering substances like beta-lactam. CRE bacteria thus are similar to MRSA bacteria in their ability to decrease the bacteria's susceptibility to many antibiotics. Additionally, the use of multiple antibiotics to treat CRE bacterial infections may cause the patient to develop a GI infection with Clostridium difficile.
In February 2015, UCLA Ronald Regan Medical Center in California reported two patients died and five others were infected with the drug-resistant superbug CRE. An additional 179 patients may have been exposed to the bacteria. These potential exposures to this bacterium likely came from contamination of an endoscope used to treat pancreaticobiliary diseases at the facility.
The bacteria go by many names in the public press; superbug, superbug 2013, nightmare bacteria, and dangerous bacteria are some of the names. Unfortunately, most news stories have only a few minutes to explain a somewhat complicated situation involving genetics, bacterial adaptation to environmental pressures, and the impact on human populations that makes the CDC researchers, scientists, and doctors concerned.
Although most CRE infections occur and spread in hospitals, there are more reports that some CRE bacteria are becoming community-acquired (spread to people in the community), which could make CRE infections even more numerous and difficult to treat. In a 2017 report by the CDC, a CRE strain of K. pneumoniae was isolated from a patient in Nevada (their infection was acquired in India while the patient was hospitalized there) who died from sepsis; this strain was tested against all known antibiotics (26 antibiotics available to U.S. doctors) and was found resistant to all of them. If such strains become community-acquired, they will truly be nightmare bacteria.
This resistance to carbapenem is not the only reason CRE bacteria are considered dangerous. CRE strains are typically resistant to several antibiotics. CRE are transmitted from person to person, usually by direct contact with contaminated feces, skin, or instruments used in hospitals.
Risk factors for CRE infection include close contact with an individual known to be infected with or colonized by CRE bacteria. Individuals who are infected with CRE are usually hospitalized.
Instrumentation such as endoscopy carries a risk of CRE if the instrument has not been properly sterilized.
People treated outside of the U.S. in hospitals are more susceptible for CRE (especially in India).
Individuals who have received multiple antibiotics in the recent past, especially if they had been hospitalized, are at increased risk for developing CRE.
Health care professionals who work in hospitals, especially intensive-care units, or other areas such as nursing homes, that use many different antibiotics have an increased risk of getting CRE infections or colonization.
The genetics of Enterobacteriaceae are complex; many genera and strains possess genetic material that codes for resistance against many types of antibiotics. As a strain develops resistance to an antibiotic, not only does it become resistant to that antibiotic, the genes that confer resistance to one antibiotic become linked to each other. Consequently, as different antibiotic resistance occurs, the genetic material can become linked together thus conferring antibiotic resistance to several antibiotics in a single bacterial strain. Such bacteria that are resistant to several antibiotics are considerably more dangerous to humans they may infect than are bacteria susceptible to antibiotics.
As new antibiotics are introduced, they can pressure the bacteria to adapt to survive even the newest and most powerful ones; bacteria survive by allowing to replicate those few bacteria that develop stable resistance components that are genetically coded and then pass on genetic antibiotic resistance to other bacteria. This new genetic ability is then again linked to other antibiotic-resistant genetic material, thus resulting in "dangerous" bacterial strains that are resistant to many, if not all, antibiotics. That is the current situation for CRE bacteria. Keep in mind that there are strains of CRE bacteria that can fairly easily transfer genetic information to other bacterial strains that do not have multiple drug resistance but may have the potential to be dangerous under certain circumstances (for example, enterotoxigenic E. coli).
Although primary-care physicians may be involved in treating CRE infections, often other medical specialists are consulted. Such medical consultants may be emergency medicine physicians, infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, critical care specialists, and pharmacists. Ancillary personnel involved may include microbiologists and infection control specialists in hospitals.
Doctors diagnose CRE (and other antibiotic-resistant superbugs) by blood tests called blood cultures. These blood cultures contain the bacteria responsible for infection. To demonstrate whether the organism is antibiotic resistant, a test is done called a drug sensitivity test (modified Hodge test). An antibiotic-resistant superbug is one whose growth is not markedly inhibited in the presence of several antibiotics, one of which is carbapenem. The Hodge test is a simple test that shows the growth of CRE bacteria in the presence of carbapenem. PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests may also be done to determine which type of bacterium is causing the individual's infection.
Treatment of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections is difficult. Some health care professionals may choose a combination of antibiotics that show some ability to kill or inhibit CRE bacteria from growing. Antibiotics such as aminoglycosides, polymyxin(s), tigecycline (Tygacil), fosfomycin (Monurol), and temocillin have been used with some success in the treatment of CRE infections. Clinicians sometimes label these as drugs of last resort as they may be the last drugs available to safely treat patients with CRE (or other antibiotic resistant) infections. Infectious disease experts should be consulted if an individual is diagnosed with a CRE infection.
There are no safe home remedies for CRE. Antibiotic treatments give the best results.
Currently, outbreaks of CRE bacteria are small, but it may not remain that way. The CDC and other researchers know that many strains of Enterobacteriaceae can be deadly and difficult to treat even without being resistant to most antibiotics (for example, E. coli 0157:H7). How much damage could E. coli do to humans if it became a CRE bacterium by genetic transfer and retained its current pathogenic characteristics? Researchers and the CDC do not want to see this happen.
With additional pathogenic traits (easy person-to-person transfer, the ability to synthesize toxins such as enterotoxins) added to the ability to be resistant to most, if not all, antibiotics, the bacteria could devastate large populations of people. Since there are very few drug companies developing new antibiotics, the survival advantage may tip in favor of the bacterial pathogens, not to the infected people being treated with antibiotics.
The CDC further recommends that patients identified with CRE infections should be bathed with 2% chlorhexidine and that areas that house or treat CRE-infected patients undergo strict decontamination treatments. Instruments that may be in contact with, or used to, diagnose, or treat CRE-infected patients should also undergo rigorous decontamination. The instruments used at UCLA were decontaminated, but now the hospital has instituted even more stringent decontamination protocols.
In general, the prognosis of CRE infections ranges from fair to poor. If the infection is diagnosed early and appropriately treated, the prognosis may be fair, but if the CRE bacteria reach the bloodstream, death occurs in 40%-50% of infected patients.
Humans have many dangerous microbial enemies; researchers and health care professionals think CRE bacteria could be the first wave of many others. The CDC is giving guidance to health care workers about how to possibly reduce or prevent a large-scale outbreak of CRE bacteria.
In an effort to determine who may have been exposed to CRE bacteria, UCLA has offered free home-testing kits that can be analyzed at the hospital.
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Drug resistance (antimicrobial resistance) is the ability of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses to grow, even in the presence of a drug that would normally kill it (or limit it's growth). Drug resistance is a growing problem, particularly for infections such as MRSA, VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci), tuberculosis, HIV, STDs, gonorrhea, flu, pneumonia, malaria, E. coli, salmonella, Campylobacter, which causes diarrhea and gastroenteritis. Learn how to protect yourself from resistance to drugs.
Tigecycline (Tygacil) is an antibiotic used to treat complicated skin infections caused by susceptable strains of bacteria, for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections caused by susceptible strains of bacteria, and to treat community-aquired bacterial pneumonia. Side effects, dosage, drug interactions, and patient safety information should be reviewed prior to taking this medication.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common in children. Symptoms and signs include fever and abdominal pain. Associated symptoms and signs include flank pain, vomiting, and blood in the urine. Treatment for a UTI involves antibiotic therapy.


Hello, I was just about to head out for my doctor's visit until last minute I decided to make this trip more pleasurable, since I was feeling a little naughty. As I drove to the doctor's I couldn't resist the urge to push on the plug with my one hand mimicking a thrust deep inside me as I drove with the other in euphoric pleasure. I was very aroused with the thoughts of my dirty little secret. The doctor visit was decent.
The store should be fined, the employees fined and fired and get jail time behind this, and the Wallaces get their 4 mil.