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CASE REPORT OF LETHAL TOXIN LURKING IN AN EDIBLE PLANT
Pallav Patel1, Venu Madhav Konala2, Sreedhar Adapa3, Vijay Gayam4, Prem Sahasranam5, Subhasish Bose6, Candice D Golez5 and Srikanth Naramala7
1Department of Internal Medicine, Kaweah Delta Medical Center, Visalia, CA, USA
2Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Ashland Bellefonte Cancer Center, Ashland, KY, USA
3The Nephrology Group, Fresno, CA, USA
4Department of Medicine, Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
5Hanford family Residency Program, Hanford, CA, USA
6University of Virginia, Lynchburg, VA, USA
7Adventist Health Kerr Outpatient Center, Hanford, CA, USA
Corresponding author: E-mail: dr.srikanth83@gmail.com
Submitted: 14 August 2019. Accepted: 20 September 2019. Published: 22 October 2019.
DOI: 10.22374/1710-6222.26.i3.633
Cyanide is notoriously known to the public for more than a century now as a weapon of mass destruction (Zyklon B gas – hydrogen cyanide used by Nazis), an agent for chemical warfare during World War I (hydrogen cyanide) and very infamous "Suicide Pill" used in the past by military and espionage organizations during World War II (potassium cyanide). During the modern industrial era, cyanide poisoning is commonly associated with the industrial exposure and domestic fires. But there is little awareness about potentially fatal consequences of cyanide poisoning from common food sources. Here, we present the case report of a 79-year-old female with acute cyanide poisoning from improperly prepared cassava leaves. Symptoms from ingested toxin may start a few hours after exposure, which include headache, confusion, ataxia, seizures, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, flushing, and itching of the skin. Patients may develop hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias, renal failure, hepatic necrosis, rhabdomyolysis, and metabolic acidosis; a multisystem manifestation of hypoxia at the cellular level. Multiple treatment strategies are available to treat cyanide poisoning, including sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate, and hydroxycobalamine. This is one of the scenarios where a thorough history, awareness of agents causing cyanide toxicity and knowledge of clinical manifestations can help avoid delays in prompt decision-making for appropriate treatment, thus reducing morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospital course.
Keywords: cassava; cyanide poisoning; sodium nitrite; hydroxycobalamine; sodium thiosulfate
Cyanide toxicity from improperly prepared cassava root or leaf ingestion is a rare occurrence in the United States; hence, clinicians should have a high index of suspicion based on the history and clinical presentation. Although no data are available regarding the incidence of cyanide toxicity from edible plant-based food sources, according to the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System, there were 1,301 cases of cyanide toxicity (excluding rodenticides) between 2013 and 2017.1 Cassava plant is native to South America but is cultivated in many different parts of the world.2 Food-related outbreak related to cassava has been reported from Uganda in 2017.3 In this article, we present a patient with cyanide toxicity from improperly cooked cassava leaves. We discuss the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, initial approach, and treatment of cyanide poisoning from cassava.
A 79-year-old female with no past medical history and not on any medications at home was brought to the emergency department at midnight with altered mental status. She had nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and generalized weakness for few hours prior to admission. She has no significant family history. Her daughter gave her Acai juice (acai is a purplish-red berry native to South and Central America and rich in antioxidants and used mostly as over-the-counter health remedy) and Ibuprofen to help her feel better. She checked on her 15 minutes later and found that she had vomited again and was unresponsive. The emergency medical service was called. The patient's initial Glasgow coma scale at the site was 11 out of 15 (eye-opening ¾, verbal response ⅗, motor response ⅚). On the way to the hospital, the patient had one more episode of vomiting. In the emergency department, her heart rate was 90–100 beats per minute, blood pressure (BP) was 80/47 mm of Hg, respiratory rate was 24–26 per minute, and O2 saturation was 98% on Room air (RA). Upon initial emergency physician's assessment, pupils were equal reacting to light, was tachypneic with a respiratory rate of 24–26 per minute, disoriented and responded to physical stimuli and loud voice; abdominal examination was unremarkable; the skin was warm and dry.
Complete blood analysis showed mild leukocytosis with a white cell count of 12.8 K/mm3 (4–12 K/mm3). Renal panel showed sodium 137 mmol/L, potassium 3.9 mmol/L, chloride 100 mmol/L, bicarbonate 17 mmol/L, glucose 344 mg/dL, Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 25 mg/dL, creatinine 0.89 mg/dL, and anion gap of 20. Initial lactic acid level was 3.8 mmol/L, which later increased to 7.9 mmol/L (0.5–1.6 mmol/L). Computed tomography (CT) head without contrast did not show any acute intracranial findings.
The initial approach in the emergency department was aimed at treating sepsis because the patient had leukocytosis, mild tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, and elevated lactic acid levels. The initial investigation was done to identify the possible source of infection. Urine analysis was negative for any signs of urinary tract infection. CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis was unremarkable. A urine drug screen was negative. Pan cultures came back negative a few days later.
It was at this stage when the patient's family provided certain vital information that changed the course of the patient's management. The patient's daughter reported that earlier that night the patient had eaten cassava leaves grown in one of the family friend's backyard. She only steamed those leaves before eating it (usual practice is to boil it) and admitted to the family that they were bitter. The patient's presentation correlated with cyanide poisoning, including altered mental status, vomiting, tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, and metabolic acidosis. Poison control was contacted, and blood cyanide level was sent for analysis, which usually takes several days to come back and has no value in the initial management of the patient with suspected poisoning. Blood cyanide level came back >2.5 mg/L (0.04 mg/L).
The patient continued to remain hypotensive despite aggressive intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation. Subsequently, the patient was started on intravenous norepinephrine drip through a central venous catheter for hypotension and admitted to ICU. Poison control recommended continuous cardiac monitoring, IV fluids, repeat lactic acid, electrocardiogram in 3 hours, and seizure precautions. Gastric decontamination seemed unnecessary because the patient had ingested cassava leaves a few hours before presentation to the emergency department and had several episodes of vomiting after that. The patient was able to protect her airway and was not intubated. She was placed on 100% high flow oxygen. The patient was treated with "Cyanide Kit" in the ICU, which includes sodium nitrite 300 mg IV and sodium thiosulfate 50 mL of 25% solution to induce methemoglobinemia. Six hours after the treatment, her methemoglobin level was noted to be 16.5%, which trended down to 1% the next day. The patient's BP level and mental status were improved. The patient was discharged in a stable condition with the full neurological recovery after 3 days of the initial presentation.
Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is a plant native to South America but is cultivated in many different parts of the world, including Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and China. Cassava root is a major source of carbohydrates in the South American diet, whereas cassava leaves are consumed in the form of soup in Central Africa and Asia.2
Cassava leaves, roots (Figure 1), and peels should not be consumed raw because they contain lotaustralin and linamarin which are cyanogenic glucosides. Linamarase is an enzyme present in the cell walls of cassava, which decompose this cyanogenic glucosides liberating hydrogen cyanide which escapes into the atmosphere once roots and leaves are adequately prepared by "wetting method"(flour mixed with water and left in the open for 5 hours).4 Cassava leaves are usually boiled in the form of soup to be prepared for consumption.
FIG 1. Cassava Roots and Leaves.
There are no data available regarding the incidence of cyanide toxicity from edible plant-based food sources, the number of all-cause cyanide toxicity cases (excluding rodenticides) reported by the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System ranging from 200 to 300 cases per year. A large number of these cases are related to domestic fires when cyanide is released with the combustion of wool, rubber, polyurethane, melamine, and plastic, found very commonly in household goods. Other edible foods which may contain cyanide are bamboo, macadamia nuts and seeds of apricot, cherry, plum, and peaches.1
An outbreak of 98 cases including two deaths was reported in western Uganda from suspected cyanide poisoning in September 2017. Epidemiologic and laboratory investigation revealed the consumption of cassava flour dish made from wild cultivars of cassava with high cyanogenic content as the cause of the outbreak.3 One of the commonly used medications to treat hypertensive emergencies, sodium nitroprusside is known to cause cyanide poisoning if exposed to light. However, these cases are increasingly rare with widespread awareness about protecting sodium nitroprusside from light and a standard practice to add sodium thiosulfate to the nitroprusside solution.5
Signs and symptoms of cyanide poisoning from cassava ingestion depend upon the cyanide content in the root or leaves, which in turn depends upon the type of cassava (there are two types: less poisonous sweet variety and bitter, toxic type) and the preparation method.
Symptoms from ingested toxin may start a few hours after exposure, which may include headache, confusion, ataxia, seizures, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, flushing, and itching of the skin. Patients may develop hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias, renal failure, hepatic necrosis, rhabdomyolysis, and metabolic acidosis; a multisystem manifestation of hypoxia at the cellular level.1,3,5,6
INITIAL APPROACH AND TREATMENT
Since these cases are rare, thorough history from the patient and high index of suspicion are imperative to diagnose cyanide toxicity from edible plant-based food sources. As cyanide poisoning could be rapidly fatal, emergency assessment and stabilization of airway, breathing, and circulation are priority. Other common causes such as sepsis, drug overdose, hypoglycemia, stroke, etc. should be ruled out. Blood cyanide levels are not helpful initially since it takes several days to report. Most patients have symptoms with blood cyanide levels >0.5 mg/L; levels >2.5 mg/L, like in our patient, would have the risk of coma and death.6 If the patient presents early after ingestion, gastric decontamination with activated charcoal should be attempted, although there have been reports of the low binding capacity of activated charcoal for potassium cyanide (KCN) in vitro.4
A treatment strategy to treat cyanide poisoning is to induce methemoglobinemia (Fe2+ to Fe3+) using sodium nitrite. Methemoglobin competitively inhibits cyanide from binding to cytochrome complex and forms less toxic cyanmethemoglobin. Sodium nitrite is dosed according to the patient's hemoglobin level, with the goal to induce at least 15–20% methemoglobinemia.7,8 Sodium thiosulfate is used as a sulfur donor, which promotes the enzyme rhodanese, which converts cyanide into thiocyanate, which is then excreted in the urine.8,9
Hydroxycobalamine, a vitamin B12 precursor, is a better alternative to the approach, as mentioned above, if available. A cobalt moiety present in Hydroxycobalamine avidly binds to intracellular cyanide to form cyanocobalamin, which is readily excreted in the urine.10,11 Unlike sodium nitrite, hydroxycobalamine does not affect tissue oxygenation and hence can safely be used in victims of the domestic fire who likely have both carbon monoxide and cyanide toxicity.
We report an unusual case of cyanide toxicity from cassava, which is very difficult and challenging to diagnose. This is one of the scenarios where a thorough history, awareness of agents causing cyanide toxicity and knowledge of clinical manifestations can help avoid delays in prompt decision-making for appropriate treatment, thus reducing morbidity, mortality, and prolonged hospital course.
Our institution does not require ethical approval for reporting individual cases or case series.
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient(s) for their anonymized information to be published in this article.
The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
The authors have received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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Curry SC, Carlton MW, Raschke RA. Prevention of fetal and maternal cyanide toxicity from nitroprusside with coinfusion of sodium thiosulfate in gravid ewes. Anesth Analg 1997;84:1121–6.
Uhl W, Nolting A, Golor G, et al. Safety of hydroxocobalamin in healthy volunteers in a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Clin Toxicol 2006;44:17–28.
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There have been several questions around getting to all the EA's for all the data types from the reporting tool. ( I know, most of them are from me) I think there are RFE's already open for this but it appears that the ability to pull them is already there, with some creative scripting.
I got close to getting at them by setting up a new lookup table of type external. But I don't know python and I'm not sure what paths are available to the script to write the CSV file out to so I was not sure what was failing.
The EA's that I'm looking for are not very dynamic so a CSV that updates something between hourly to daily is all that is needed. I don't really want to have to make the WAPI call real time for the report generation.
Is this possible to do? Create a new, dynamic lookup csv via the built in tools that pulls the EA's from a data type and puts them on the reporting member like the lookup table for the Member object?
Could we get an example of that if it is possible?
Well I see why I was having problems. The option is there in the GUI to use custom python scripts for both custom lookups and for alert events, however, my support case was just updated with the fact that the option is not supported..... Even though it is in the GUI and a core feature of vanilla Splunk. Disappointing.
For those looking to inject data that is currently missing from the reporting tool automatically and dynamically I think I have found a way. This would be data that is available via SNMP pulls or API \ WAPI calls, like CPU temp, model for all members, recursive DNS latency, EA's for Networks or other objects, etc.
Its not pretty, but once its setup, I think it will be relatively easy to maintain and add and remove data as needed.
I already had collected this "missing" data on an external linux box that gathers it via SNMP and API calls for our own custom alerting and monitoring.
So from there I further parsed the data and created a syslog message out of it. Then I forwarded that syslog message to a grid member that has syslog proxy enabled. If configured correctly, it will take the syslog message and forward it on to the reporting member. From there you can build your own summary tables, or view it in real time as a supplement to the data already in the reporting member.
Its not as easy or as nice as a dynamic lookup table, but the same functionality should be able to be built with minial overhead. Expecially since you can do all the summary work you want to before pushing the syslog data on.
I just have a one line POC running now, I'll update with some examples as I get them going.
Very creative workaround Dave, thanks for sharing!
Here are some code snips from the first few examples .
The first group are modifications of the ib-graph bloxtools SNMP pull code from Infoblox. It simply pulls the SNMP values via a perl script. The same values that it updates in the RRD databases this code puts into a syslog message. It looks to me like if you are still running bloxtools and ibgraph on a grid member that these logs would get picked up and sent on to the reporting tool automatically. You would just need to setup the field extraction in splunk. I'm running this off grid on a linux box so I have these syslog messages forwarded on (via the underlying OS syslog.conf) to a grid member running syslog proxy so that they eventually make it on to the reporting member.
This is a more traditional perl API syslog injection of all the Extensible Attributes from all of our networks. I added just the lines to run through the EA's of each network to a larger data import export script for the grid so there is very little overhead to generating one syslog message for each network each day. I'm starting to write some network usage reports around these EA's now.
I have just got the same message back from support. Is your RFE # RFE-7152 ? and if so We might have another vote.
RFE-3512 is the RFE that I opened sometime around 2013 for this functionality, so you can add your vote to that one.
It was actually opened on the previous generation of the reporter and I was told that it would be included in this re-write. Some more EA's were included but Infoblox seems very resistant to open up all of them for some reason. I am not sure why this is. They have scripts that already pull some EA's for some objects, it would be minutes worth of codeing for them to simply allow those same processes to pull the rest of the EA's.
There is no specific resistance to getting EAs in reporting. It's currently part of a larger plan to enable reporting to pull from NIOS APIs (which would result in many other data types being available to reporting as well). I can't discuss the roadmap details in the forums, but I'm happy to chat with you directly about that feature if you like.
I had some time to work on this some more. Matching network to network worked with my above solution but as soon as I needed to match an IP in the reporting tool to the syslog with its EA, the searches took forever looping thorugh a CIDR match. I thought the solution was going to be back to a CSV but a CSV CIDR match is not an option as we do not have access to the .conf files to set the CSV field match type to CIDR.
This is my current work around and I've disabled the Syslog import of the EA's for now.
Without a CIDR match option, the ability to get to the EA's in the networks and use them within the reporting is very difficult.
My current compromise is to export all the networks out of Infoblox. Trim down the CSV to just the EA's I'm interested in, then generate a new column with just the first 3 octets of the IPV4 address and de duplicate that information. I upload this "limited" list just of the first three IPV4 octets as a CSV lookup into the reporting tools. I can then match the first 3 octets of an IP in the reporting tool against this CSV. This gets me half way to the goal. I can now take a random IP in the reporting tool and at least get back to the physical site it is at, usually. (as we rarely split a /24 between physical sites) I still cannot get to the subnet specific information for anything less than a /24. And for anything that is a /24 or bigger, it breaks for all the clients beyond the first /24 in a /22 in the subnet for example. The larger subnets could be fixed with some code before the CSV is imported or with some Splunk logic that subtracts 1 from the 3rd octet until a match is found. Not sure which is a better solution yet.
This does allow me to now get some "iplocation" mapping on our internal private network. I can also include items like physical site, contact information, wired vs wireless in things like RPZ reports. It's getting there, it's just a very long way to go to pull marginally correct data from within a tool that is the safe source for that data.
Can you comment on any updates on getting to the EA's from within the reporting tool?
That is very simular to my solution. There are still a couple holes though. There is no automated way to keep the CSV up to date. It is something that you must manually update to keep the IPAM data in the grid in sync with the CSV copy in the reporting tool.
Secondly, there is still no way to get a IP back to its IPAM data if it is not part of a "object" that includes its network. An IP from a query log or summary that no longer has the network name attached to it does not allow you to get to the IPAM data easily.


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Stratus » Książki » Yellow » PZL P.11c
Wyprzedana
PZL P.11c
Yellow • 2013
Autor(zy)Bartłomiej Belcarz, Tomasz J. Kopański
IlustratorArtur Juszczak
ISBN8391717852
SeriaYellow
Nr katalogowy6108
KategoriaSold Out KategoriaWyprzedana
FormatB5, 96 stron (64 w kolorze)
Jest to klasyczna książka z Yellow Series o tym najpopularniejszym i podstawowym polskim myśliwcu wchodzącym w skład Brygady Pościgowej oraz Lotnictwa Armijnego przed wybuchem II Wojny Światowej.
Książka zawiera historię rozwoju konstrukcji oraz użycie w czasie II w.ś.
Zawiera także szczegółowy opis konstrukcji i zdjęcia oraz rysunki detali pomocne podczas budowy modelu.
Plany w skali 1/72.
19 kolorowych przykładów malowań, większość z rzutami z góry i dołu.
Książka w j. angielskim
Reprinted book
This is the story of Poland's most famous fighter aircraft. It contains: Scale plans in 1/72 scale* Photos and drawings from Technical Manuals * Superb colour illustrations of camouflage and markings, walk-around colour photographs of the only one preserved aircraft and rare b+w archive photographs.
* Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aeromodellers.
Also available as ebook
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Modeling Madness • 2013-09-28
Internet Modeler • 2013-09-28
SAMI 10/2003 • 2013-09-28
by Steven Eisenman Sometimes one plus one can result in much more than two. In this case it the combination of the Mirage PZL P.11c kit with Mushroom Model Magazine's colorful monograph on the PZL P.11c., which elevates a footnote in aviation history to a fascinating modeling subject. Without this book, I believe the model of the PZL P.11c would remain just another kit of an obscure aircraft of limited interest. The PZL P.11c represents a significant point in the history of aviation. As the authors note in the forward; "The PZL 11c….marked the end of an era of world aviation: the era romantic flying." Just as the obsolete Polish cavalry was confronted by overwhelming Panzer units, the obsolete P.11c was quickly devastated by the high speed, high performance and heavily armed Bf 109s and Bf110s of the Luftwaffe. There is a brief overview of the development of the P.11 from its introduction in 1931, with a very interesting "family tree" and the specifications for the several variants. But the bulk of the written portion of the book deals with the operational history of the aircraft. The first part of the operational use covers the pre-WW-2 period. It struck me odd indeed too think of the P.11c as a weapon of intimidation. But that is what occurred when there was a massing of air units near the Polish-Lithuanian border in an attempt to get Lithuania to normalize diplomatic relations with Poland. The next part of the book covers the operational use of the P.11c by each of the Fighter Flights that operated this aircraft. This includes the combat record of each unit against the Luftwaffe with date and type of aircraft shot down. There are numerous, and most interesting, black and white photographs. Almost every Fighter Flight is represented by at least on picture. The heart of the book is the extensive, full color walk-around of the restored P.11c at the Polish Aviation Museum. The aircraft is in the marking of 121 Fighter Flight, 2 Air Regiment "Cracow". The walk-around is supplemented with black and white photographs from the original manuals. This section provides a wealth of information for additional detailing. Finally the books concludes with over 30 pages of profiles (top and side views) in color. The profiles are well done in that they differentiate between P.11c's with wing guns and those without. Also there are profiles of the P.11c in Rumanian and Hungarian markings. While there is a color profile and black and white pictures, the book does not solve the mystery of the one P.11c painted in a two tone splinter scheme. Regardless of the basis for this scheme, it would be nice to model a P.11c in something other than overall Polish Khaki and Light Blue-Gray. I believe Mushroom Model Magazine's Yellow Series has come a long way from the first one on the Bf 109 G, which to me, seemed disjointed and superficial. This books is quite interesting on its own, and makes for an invaluable resource in modeling the P.11c. I recommend this book to those aviation enthusiasts and modelers who are interested in Polish aviation in general and the P.11c in particular.
By Scott Van Aken Coming rather closely on the heels of their fine A5M Claude book is this new volume on the PZL P.11c. As with other Mushroom Models Publications books, this one has its basis in Poland, which has rapidly become a real hot-bed of aviation publishing in the last ten years. I would dare to say that this is probably the best they have done so far. The level of research into it is really first rate. Thanks to the ability to gain access to archives that were so long unavailable, a real picture of the operational history of this sleek 30's fighter is now available. As with nearly every other book in the series, there is an excellent section on development of the aircraft. This is followed by a piece on pre-war operations. The section on wartime operations is different from others in the series. In this portion, each flight operating the P.11 has its own section with the story of its short war history and those pilots who were successful against the Luftwaffe. The usual section on close-ups of the actual aircraft is enhanced a great deal by having full access to the only surviving P.11c, an aircraft that has been restored to fully flyable condition, though it will probably never be taken to the skies. It is a bit ironic that this aircraft survived only because it was on display at the Aviation Museum in Berlin during the war and survived the Allied bombing. The final section is the usual excellent artwork we have come to expect from Mushroom Models Publications. While there are the usual profiles, there is also a three view of a representative aircraft from each of the individual flights that operated the type. Frankly, I wish I'd have had this book when I was building the Mirage P.11c as it would have been a truly outstanding resource. I know I sound like a broken record when it comes to MMP books, but the truth is that they are all excellent and this is the best of the lot so far.
By Ray Mehlberger This latest book from Mushroom Model Publications (MMP) covers the famous Polish gull-wing fighter: the PZL P.11. It was the final version of a very effective fighter line designed and built in Poland. The P.11c was the backbone of the Polish Air Force in 1939, the first Allied fighter in action in WWII, the first to gain an Allied air-to-air victories, and an enduring symbol of Polish resistance to the Nazi invasion. The book contains technical details and the history of the types operational service with both the Polish and Romania Air Forces. The book is in MMP's usual 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" soft-cover format. Although printed and published in Poland, the book is all in English. This volume is 128 pages in length. There are 70 black and white photos, six line drawings, four full color side profiles, and 16 full color four-view paintings. Various close up, full color, paintings of squadron logos are also included. There is a chart that shows the development of the aircraft. At the end of the book is a section that has full color walk-around type photos of a PZL P.11 preserved in the Krakow Museum. It bears the markings of the 121st Fighter Flight. There are 83 photos of all the parts of this aircraft's anatomy, plus 13 black and white illustrations obviously taken from a technical manual. Wow! What more could a modeler ask for? Well worth the bucks and highly recommended.
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Sue Martin grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated from The University of the South in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in English literature. Her passion for reading and digging into literature began in her youth and was fostered and refined during her undergraduate career. Sue lost her vision in 1982 and thus began her new career as an educator of blind and visually impaired individuals.
Sue attended Western Michigan University in the mid-1980s, where she earned her master's degree in the field of blind rehabilitation. For 11 years, she taught independent living skills to blind and visually impaired individuals in three different states.
In 1996, Sue moved into the Computer Access Program of Maine Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, now called The Iris Network. In her role as a computer access specialist, she did assessment, recommendation, and teaching of adaptive hardware and software.
In 2002, Sue began her career with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as the Subject Matter Expert for the computer access training section of the Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center in Birmingham, AL. In this position, Sue oversaw the teaching staff of the computer access program, provided technical support to staff and students, and made the selection of hardware and software issued by the program. Five years later, she moved into the VHA Section 508 Office. She is currently detailed to the newly formed Office of Organization Development and Engagement within the Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology.
Sue has presented widely at international conferences on assistive technology. She works as a beta tester for five assistive technology software packages. She has published several articles in professional journals and has been a peer reviewer for information technology articles submitted to professional journals.
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Vlak bij Sumba ligt Akraberg en dat is het zuidelijkste puntje van het eiland Suðuroy en van de Faeröer. Tegenwoordig is er alleen maar een vuurtoren, maar vanaf 1040 woonden er Friezen in Akraberg tot in 1350 een epidemie van de Zwarte Dood voor iedereen fataal afliep. De Friese inwoners van Akraberg waren nog heidenen lang nadat de Faeröereilanden bekeerd waren tot het christendom.

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Last-minute changes to schools plan after six months of Sask Party inaction is too little, too late: NDP
Posted by David Mitchell on August 17, 2020
With schools set to reopen in mere weeks, Saskatchewan's parents, teachers and students are still in the dark about how schools will reopen safely and school divisions are left struggling to implement the government's unclear, inadequate and constantly changing "guidelines" and "plans."
"The moment schools were closed in March is the moment Scott Moe and his government should have begun planning for a safe reopening," said NDP Leader Ryan Meili. "They've had five months to put a plan in place. This last-minute, eleventh-hour scrambling shows how they failed to do their job. Now parents, teachers and school divisions are left scrambling at the last minute because Scott Moe failed to take school reopening seriously."
Even with a last-minute $40 million infusion, per-student funding this coming year will still be lower than it was in 2016.
"Scott Moe is out fundraising on the golf course this morning because the Sask. Party laid out clear guidelines for golf courses reopening. We all wish they had paid the same attention to the reopening of our schools," said NDP Education critic Carla Beck. "I'll be listening closely to the details of their fourth swing at delivering some kind of plan, but the fact that they've been forced at this late date to push back the first day of school is evidence enough that today's announcements are too little, too late."
March 20: Schools are closed indefinitely.
June 3: "Crowded classes are a public health concern": NDP says more teachers and EAs are crucial to reopening plan."
June 15: The summer legislative sitting begins.
June 16: Meili asks about the plan for reopening schools. Moe says: "Mr. Speaker, with respect to education, and again the largest education budget in the province, you're going to see a number of infrastructure projects that'll come along. There is a plan that is coming together, Mr. Speaker, a plan that is involving all of our stakeholders, Mr. Speaker, to ensure that our children can not only get back into the classroom this fall but ensure that they get back into our classrooms safely."
June 17: Beck asks about funding for schools. Wyant says: "Mr. Speaker, it is impossible for me to say at the present time what additional resources are going to be needed in the fall. Many things can change between now and when children go back to school in the fall, Mr. Speaker. But I can tell you this, Mr. Speaker, we will ensure that the resourcing in the classroom, the instruction in the classroom is not going to be affected by COVID-19, Mr. Speaker. We will have a safe plan. If the member waits till tomorrow, we will be releasing the details of the plan with respect to children going back to school, Mr. Speaker. A plan that's been worked on by Public Health, the Ministry of Education, and the resource planning team. We're very comfortable with where we're at with the plan, Mr. Speaker. We can assure the parents of this province that their children will be safe in schools."
June 19: Beck asks, Wyant responds: "There are certainly some operational issues that need to be worked out, Mr. Speaker. The Ministry of Education will work with the response planning team and school divisions to make sure that those operational things are in place for the return to school in the fall, Mr. Speaker."
June 22: NDP presses Sask. Party for details, funding commitments to support school reopening plan.
June 25: Beck asks about school re-opening: "He says the guidelines are expected to be followed where possible. Does the minister understand that it is his job to create a plan to keep students and teachers safe at all times, not just where possible?" Wyant responds, "Mr. Speaker, the members opposite continually stand on their feet. All they're doing is trying to create fear and panic with the parents and the teachers in our community, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have a set of guidelines that has been prepared by the chief medical health officer, Mr. Speaker. Those guidelines are clear, Mr. Speaker. They will be used by the response planning team to work out a plan so children can return to school in the fall in a safe way — and the chief medical health officer has said this — in as normal a way as possible, Mr. Speaker. Now these guidelines are very flexible, Mr. Speaker, but I think it's pretty clear that the guidelines are intended to make sure that children return to school in a safe way."
June 26: NDP calls for a real plan for school re-opening.
June 26: RM asks about funding to support reopening schools, Moe responds: "I would also say that that work is funded adequately, Mr. Speaker, with $2.57 billion going into our Ministry of Education this particular year, Mr. Speaker."
June 30: "'Just trust us' isn't good enough for people worried about their jobs, their schools, their healthcare": NDP pushes for complete budget before election.
June 30, Meili and Beck ask about safe school reopening. Wyant responds, "Mr. Speaker, the guidelines that have been provided to us by the chief medical health officer are just those — they're guidelines, to help ensure that children return to school in the fall safely, Mr. Speaker. They're aimed at ensuring that we protect our children and our teachers and all the other educational professionals in the classroom, Mr. Speaker. The response planning team has been excellent in providing guidance on a number of issues, Mr. Speaker. And as I've said, the return-to-school plans from schools and school divisions are due today, Mr. Speaker."
July 22: Beck, parents call for clear guidelines and funding for return to classroom plan.
July 24: NDP, parents of immunocompromised children call for adequate return to classroom plan.
July 29: NDP lays out seven priorities for safe school reopening.
August 4: Government announces back-to-school plan, makes several more announcements over the following days as public backlash and outrage grows.
August 4: "Not a plan for schools - a plan to fail": NDP responds to Sask. Party return to classroom update.
August 5: NDP call on government to revise and resubmit their failed return-to-school plan.
August 6: Statement from NDP Education Critic Carla Beck on the Sask. Party hiding from criticism, making things worse on school sanitation and disinfection.
August 7: Worst plan in Canada fails the most vulnerable: Saskatchewan NDP and former Director of Education Lynne Sass.
August 11: Beck Declares Back-to-School Plan a Failure, Calls for Human Services Committee to Reconvene to Fix It.
August 12: Education Critic Carla Beck Renews Calls for Human Services Committee to deal with overcrowded classes.
August 13: Education Minister Gord Wyant Gaslighting School Divisions, Families: NDP.
August 14: NDP warns of economic risk of getting school reopening wrong.
August 15: 'Too little, too late': NDP slams Sask. Party damage control efforts on school-reopening fiasco.
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Q: Callout for MKPolyline I have a short line (MKPolyline) and a custom annotation class (MKPointAnnotaion). Right now I have the point annotation located at the midpoint of the polyline. However, I would like the callout to be displayed whenever any point on the polyline is touched, similar to how routing performs in Maps. Since polylines don't seem to have a touchable attribute like annotations, is there a way to have the annotation encompass the entire line?
I do not care about the annotations marker (it is actually a nuisance and would prefer to hide it), only the callout and associated class info.
If at all possible could someone provide a brief example code with the answer?
EDIT: Other posts seem to be from 5+ years ago with links that do not work anymore

A: A couple of thoughts:

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*I think your "add annotation" approach for where you want this callout to start from is going to be the easiest approach. If you start contemplating making an annotation view subclass that shows the path, I think that's going to get pretty hairy pretty quickly (handling scaling changes, rotations, 3D, etc.). Overlays give you a bunch of behaviors for free, so I think you'll want to stick with that. And annotations give you callout behaviors for free, too, so I think you'll want to stay with that too.

*If you don't want your annotation view to show a pin/marker, just don't subclass  from MKPinAnnotationView or MKMarkerAnnotationView, but rather just use MKAnnotationView.

*The tricky step is how to detect taps on the MKPolylineRenderer. One idea is to create a path that traces the outline of the path of the MKPolyline.
extension MKPolyline {
    func contains(point: CGPoint, strokeWidth: CGFloat = 44, in mapView: MKMapView) -> Bool {
        guard pointCount > 1 else { return false }

        let path = UIBezierPath()
        path.move(to: mapView.convert(from: points()[0]))
        for i in 1 ..< pointCount {
            path.addLine(to: mapView.convert(from: points()[i]))
        }
        let outline = path.cgPath.copy(strokingWithWidth: strokeWidth, lineCap: .round, lineJoin: .round, miterLimit: 0)
        return outline.contains(point)
    }
}

where
extension MKMapView {
    func convert(from mapPoint: MKMapPoint) -> CGPoint {
        return convert(mapPoint.coordinate, toPointTo: self)
    }
}

You can then create a gesture recognizer that detects a tap, checks to see if it's within this path that outlines the MKPolyline, or whatever. But these are the basic pieces of the solution.
Obviously, the answers here outline different, apparently looking at the distance to the paths. That conceivably would work, too.

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It has come to my attention that August is Beautiful Women Month. How about that? Each of us women have a whole month dedicated to our ravishing beauty! Don't think you are a beautiful woman? Sure, all of us feel a bit lacking when compared to the air- brushed photos of perfectly made-up movie stars and let's face it, some of us didn't come into this world with the perfect features our world has determined makes a beauty. And then there is the inner beauty of women like Mother Theresa and Ruth Graham. I'll never measure up to that standard either. But every woman has beauty in God's sight. That's a fact, ladies. It's just that some women hide it behind guilt, sin, anger, jealousy, depression, and vanity. You've met her - the drop-dead gorgeous woman with the svelt figure, pure complexion, full, shiny hair and beautiful eyes who captures everyone's gaze when she walks in the room … that is until she opens her mouth. No physical beauty can make up for a loud, grating voice or filthy, course language or hurtful, vain remarks. You've also met the plain woman who attracts little attention until you get to see her heart in action. No physical beauty can compare with her kind, sweet and generous nature which she pours out to everyone in her world.
My daughter, who has been visiting us this summer, likes to read Vogue magazine. I have to admit, there are some gorgeous women pictured there. Even though I know I'll never look like any of them, I still strive to wear my hair in a flattering style and color (yes, I color my hair!), wear the best quality and fit in clothing I can afford, take advantage of the break-through science in facial creams and cosmetics, and work on toning my body (OK, so I have a long way to go on that one). I exercise my intellect though, and work at graceful carriage and speech, leaning on the Lord to help me with a gentle, quiet spirit, generosity, kindness, and all the other fruits of the Spirit (Galations 5:22). On those days when I feel as attractive as a slug, with about the same amount of grace and winsomeness, I try to remember that in God's eyes, I am beautiful. That's the message I have for you during this Beautiful Women Month. You are beautiful!!
My beautiful Christian friend and writer, Caye, sent me the following poem written by Sam Levenson and quoted by actress and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn in a 1992 interview. Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey grew up in harsh circumstances in German-occupied Amheim, Belgium before and during World War II, starved to the point where malnutrition stunted her growth and caused life-long health problems. After the war, she became a professional ballerina and model, moving to England in 1948. Not knowing what love was, she grew up to experience failed marriages, emotional problems, and destructively low self-esteem. And yet, she learned to show love to others.
Inspired by the memories of her suffering and hunger as a child, in her later years, Ms Hepburn spent much of her time working in countries where children were starving, orphaned and in danger. She represented UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador from 1988 to 1992, traveling to stricken countries in Africa, South America, and Asia. In 1992 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work as Goodwill Ambassador. She died in Switzerland in 1993, having been voted the third most popular actress of all time. She was loved. As strikingly beautiful as she was, she never believed it. And yet, when once asked to share her "beauty tips", she wrote this poem.
From the words she admired in this poem, I believe that somewhere along the way, Audrey Hepburn must have learned the lessons of Proverbs 31 and Galations 5: 22 , the qualities of a woman of noble character.
I would like to stop here to dedicate this D-mail to my dear friend, Sandy Larson, a woman I loved and looked up to as the beautiful woman scripture describes. She went home to be with Jesus on July 21st, but while she was with us, she walked in grace and beauty and changed the lives of many. She is profoundly missed.
I realize that I haven't posted anything for quite a while. This is the busiest summer I think I've ever had! In early July our clan gathered up on Lake Superior for the annual family vacation. We rented a house on Madeline Island in the Apostle Islands. We took the car ferry out to the island and stayed put. There were so many things to do out there. We had perfect weather - so warm that we could actually stand to swim a bit in Lake Superior! We had an interesting house called Next Farm Down. On a large, grassy lot facing the lake the house actually consisted of three separate buildings connected by a huge wrap- around deck. There was a fire pit and a small beach with a long, wide pier to sunbathe on. Our granddaughter celebrated her 3rd birthday while we were there. Twice we spent the afternoon at the county beach, which was sandy and not far from our house. Only Chuck and Andrea had energy to go see the fireworks on July 4th. One afternoon one bunch went kayaking while another rented a large sailboat and sailed around several of the Apostle islands. We even picked raspberries at a berry farm!
Our two grandchildren (3 and 1) and our daughter-in-law went home with us and spent a week. Next thing I knew, it was time for me to attend the University of Wisconsin School of the Arts in Rhinelander, WI. I took a playwriting class and a short story writing class. The week gave me the opportunity to finish my full length Christmas play! The class did a read through of most of it and it was well received. I came home and crashed after that. After a few days sleep, we drove to our son's (the one with the kids) in Ames, Iowa. I stayed on while my husband went home to work in order to help with the kids while they moved to Colorado. What a week! In 98 degree heat with 100% humidity, we finished packing. Their friends came to help load the truck. It was so miserably hot! Then 2 torrential rainstorms came which thwarted the loading and deposited over 9 inches of rain in 2 days! The day we finally got off, the Skunk River and Squaw Creek were above flood stage. A few hours after we left, they closed all roads in and out of town, the power went out all over town, the Iowa Sate campus flooded, as did all of the low-lying ground, and a water main connecting the city water tower to the area broke, cutting off any clean water for consumption. And the heat index was 120 degrees! We got out just in time. Thirteen frazzled hours later, we arrived at the kids' new apartment near Boulder, CO. It was still hot, but no humidity and it cooled down at night. They also have access to a lovely pool - which is where I watched the kids as often as possible while boxes were being unloaded and unpacked. We slept on aerobeds on the floor and woke each morning to a spectacular view of the Rockies! I flew to O'Hare from Denver on Friday. My youngest daughter, an archeology grad student, was flying out the same day from O'Hare to Turkmenistan to work on a dig for 6 weeks. I was able to see her off.
I'll post the current D-mail and maybe I can post some other things in my abundant free time (Ha Ha) I have some beautiful photos from Lake Superior to share as well as shots of the grandchildren too, so check in again!


In this month's Liner Notes I talk about needing to learn how to drive, and how I'm a bit of a loner.
Hello again! It is the month of March and as always, that means another round of Liner Notes. I cannot believe we're heading towards the end of the first quarter of 2017 already. Time has been passing at a ridiculously quick pace, but it has been filled with some pretty cool moments. Obviously last month's Liner Notes was about my trip to New York and January's was all about getting back into the swing of things, but this month doesn't really have a particularly strong theme to write about. What a great way to get you enticed into reading more. Nice work Adam.
One thing I've subconsciously marked in my mind is to have each month of the year stand out with a particular moment. January was all about relaunching the blog as one with tons of white and hints of blue, February was all about heading to The Big Apple, and I've already got "don't have an existential crisis on your birthday" pencilled in for June. A particular bad trait of mine is not truly embracing life too much, and allowing time to blur into one swooping motion of going to work, playing FIFA and wonder what all my friends are up to.
So this month's "moment" is learning to drive. This will be my third attempt at getting on the roads after becoming too poor at 18 and too stressed at 23, but maybe with the added pressure of turning 24 looming closer it'll help get me motivated enough to pass it all before becoming a complete failure. It doesn't help that Facebook regularly updates me with people who have had less time on this planet passing their tests each week, but hey, maybe that'll help.
Another bad trait of mine is not keeping in touch with people unless they're a part of everyday life. I haven't seen/spoken to buddies since NYE, and that's not good. With increasing age comes decreasing time before the "move out/pay bills/get a dog/settle down" movement begins, so now's the best chance for me to go and hang out with people for a while.
Breaking up each month with a dedicated focus has made 2017 pretty good so far, and I'm looking forward to looking back and seeing what has been achieved in the last twelve months. I could be driving a car with a new promotion with more money and getting paid to write about music, or I could be sat in my pants with a huge belly eating pizza. Who knows, either way sounds pretty good.
And that's about it. Music blog wise I'm very happy with how things are turning out for Sounds Good three months in. The blog has received a lot of love and attention, especially over the last week or so, and is continuing to grow as more listeners and readers stumble across it. We've been working alongside some truly great artists this year too, and have some plans in mind for maintaining those relationships, as well as creating some new ones too. Goodbye forever! Until next month. – Adam xox.


The following was originally posted last December but bears repeating. Here are the best reasons to keep up your career search–even in December.
I get it. It's not that you don't want to look for a new career mid-December, it's just no one is hiring. Everyone knows that, right?
I had this very conversation with someone last week. Not only did I tell the person she was mistaken (As a recruiter I thought that would carry some weight. I was mistaken.), I asked, "Have you even looked?".
Turns out she was basing this logic on her experience with employment agencies in the past.
Here's the deal. Yes, some companies wait until the beginning of a new year when a new budget becomes available before they take on the expense of adding personnel. But not all companies. If that were true there wouldn't have been any public career fairs in your city in the past couple of months. Or weeks. Plus, do you really think we recruiters get to put our feet up on the desk for the entire month of December? Come on. We want to be busy. Busy hiring people.
So, in an attempt to take the momentum out of the 'nobody's hiring' rumor, here are a few really good reasons to look for a new career right now.
Looking now could tell recruiters something about you. You don't follow the crowd. You're ready to dive in—right now. You plan ahead—why put off until tomorrow what you can do today, and all that. These are great qualities to bring to the table at any company and gives an idea about your work ethic. Just make sure when you get in front of the interviewer you back those qualities up with good examples.
Because so many people believe the "no jobs 'til January myth", competition is usually very low. This means your application is automatically closer to the top of the pile. You still have to bring the goods of course, but at least the hiring manager won't have to wade through hundreds (yes, hundreds!) of other folks' information to get to yours.
When sorting through tons of applications reviewing can become scanning for the sake of efficiency. But when your resume or application is one in a handful it will naturally receive more of a perusal.
After 14 years of recruiting and observing trends it seems as if everyone's New Year's resolution is to find a new job. The number of applications we receive increases dramatically come January 2nd. But you, oh wise one, are smarter than that. Your odds of getting the job are way higher when you're only being compared to a fraction of those in the New Year frenzy. You just might catch the eye of the recruiter (who would have otherwise passed over your resume quickly in January) and land an interview.
Health benefits, that is. In most companies, the date on which you are eligible for benefits or perks is tied to your hire date. That means if you can start before the end of the month your benefits could kick in up to a month early.
Ahhh… That is the sound of relief. Relief because, not only did you get the job, you're already well into your training. And your friends who made that, "First thing on Monday, I'm looking for a job" vow are sweating it out without you. When you hang out after work next month you can relax and offer them words of wisdom. Or comfort. You choose. But, for you, the pressure is off.
Some of you are still not convinced. I know what you're thinking. You really don't have the time to begin a career search now. You're doing your holiday shopping and the holiday party circuit and making New Year's plans… Recruiters might not be busy but you are.
Trust me. Start now and you'll thank me next month. Cruise on over to those jobs sites and start putting in your applications. Today. Happy searching!
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Ibram X. Kendi writing children's story 'Goodnight Racism'
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book in Ibram X. Kendi's prolific and award-winning publishing career is a picture story with a hopeful message.
Penguin Young Readers announced Wednesday that in Kendi's "Goodnight Racism," the author seeks to connect with children's capacity to imagine a better world. The book is illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc and is scheduled to come out June 14.
"'Goodnight Racism' is not about what is; it is about what can be," Kendi said in a statement. "It is about the good morning of an equitable and just world after wishing racism goodnight."
Kendi won the National Book Award in 2016 for "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America." He has since published three books, including "How to Be An Antiracist" and a collaboration with Jason Reynolds, "STAMPED: Racism, Antiracism, and You." He also helped edit "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019." He is founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
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Q: GridView OnItemClickListener is not calling onItemClick I am trying to set up an OnItemClickListener for the items in my Gridview.  For some reason the onItemCLick method within the listener is never called.
Setting the listener and the adapter:
UsersAdapter usersAdapter = new UsersAdapter(venueUsers);
gridView.setAdapter(usersAdapter);
gridView.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View v, int position, long id) {
        Intent intent = new Intent(Users.this, com.roqbot.client.login.Profile.class);
        intent.putExtra("idUser", id);
        startActivity(intent);
    }
});

My Adapter:
private class UsersAdapter extends BaseAdapter implements ListAdapter {
    private JSONArray users;

    private UsersAdapter(JSONArray users) {
        this.users = users;
    }

    public int getCount() {
        return users.length();
    }

    public JSONObject getItem(int position) {
        return users.optJSONObject(position);
    }

    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return users.optJSONObject(position).optInt("idUser");
    }

    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        if (convertView == null)
            convertView = Users.this.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.user_icon, null);

        JSONObject user = getItem(position);

        TextView username = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.username);
        username.setText(user.optString("sName"));

        TextView userScore = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.userScore);
        int iDJScore = user.optInt("iDJScore");
        if (iDJScore > 0) {
            userScore.setText(Integer.toString(iDJScore));
        }
        else {
            userScore.setVisibility(TextView.INVISIBLE);
            ((ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.userScoreBg)).setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
        }

        TextView userLevel = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.userLevel);
        userLevel.setText(user.optString("iDJLevel"));

        TextView userMatch = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.userMatch);
        ImageView matchIcon = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.matchIcon);
        int iCompatibility = user.optInt("iCompatibility");
        if (iCompatibility != 0) {
            userMatch.setText( iCompatibility + "%");
        }
        else {
            userMatch.setVisibility(TextView.INVISIBLE);
            matchIcon.setVisibility(ImageView.INVISIBLE);
        }

        ImageView userIcon = (ImageView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.userIcon);
        String sUserIcon = user.optString("sImageUrl-thumb");
        imageLoader.DisplayImage(sUserIcon, Users.this, userIcon);

        return convertView;
    }
}

I am pretty baffled as to why the click listener isn't working.  This code works in a lot of other places for me.

A: I had same problem.
In my situation, "android:focusable = true" block item click event
In My GridList Item Layout
<TextView android:id="@+id/auction_item_title"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:singleLine="true"
    ***android:focusable="true"***
    android:ellipsize="marquee"
    android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever"
/>

I remove [ android:focusable="true" ], problem is solved

A: Actually, you just need to make sure that the items in the grid aren't clickable. GridViews can't handle clickable items. Buttons for example won't work. And also if you made an item from a LinearLayout, or any other non-clickable item, you have to make sure that you didn't set the property: clickable="true".


Over the last few months, the issue of 'card' contamination has prompted a number of local authorities to remove this waste stream from organic wastes collections.
According to WRAP, 57 councils across the UK currently operate kerbside collection schemes including cardboard, but this number may well drop in the near future given the issue posed by thischallenging waste stream.
The main challenge for a Local Authority is to communicate this change of service to householders without causing a certain level of frustration. For this reason AfOR has been working with WRAP to develop a 'change of service' leaflet that LAs can use to explain to local residents that cardboard is no longer collected with the biowaste and why removing cardboard ensures that garden waste or garden/food wastes can be turned into quality compost for a variety of uses. Poster and bin stickers are also available to LAs to use as templates.
All these templates can be edited to include local service information on what residents should do with their cardboard after the service change and also to take out the section on food waste if that is not relevant to the LA's scheme.
Local Authority's designers can download the templates and customise them using the LA's local information, logos and appropriate images of caddies and bins available from the pick and mix section of Recycle Now website.
The leaflet points householders to AfOR's web site (http://organics-recycling.org.uk/consumer-guidance) for more information.


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Frat shows that racism lives
Troy Pope
Did you know we live in a post-racial society? Well, it's true, right? We have a black president, so racism is over. It turns out some people didn't get that memo.
By now, everyone has heard what happened in Oklahoma with the frat singing and the incredibly racist chant.
The bad part is, their liberal use of racial slurs wasn't the worst part of the chant.
"… you can hang them from a tree, but they'll never sign with me, there will never be a n—– in SAE," is what the white men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon gleefully chanted.
The meaning of the chant itself is almost worse than the use of the derogatory term.
The University of Oklahoma shut down the fraternity and expelled two of the ringleaders of the chant, the video of which was obtained by the school's student newspaper.
The hard question is, is this just?
At first glance, the school should have expelled the lot of them for their despicable display.
These frats that want to be a center for leadership growth cannot be a forum for the past's racist ways. It brings down everyone.
The problem is, at what point does the school risk infringing on the college kids' constitutional right to be bigots?
The University of Oklahoma, which is a public college, might be treading on dangerous ground for expelling students based on speech. That being said, the frat boys got exactly what they deserved.
When it comes down to it, if you're going to claim that you're America's future leaders, then you had better act like it.
You shouldn't act like you're in the Klan.
Racism has been the national theme, especially in the last two years. What's going on in Ferguson, Missouri is yet another sign that our society is racially charged.
The Department of Justice found that Ferguson Police routinely discriminated against black people, but there are entire news networks that think it isn't a big deal, and that it doesn't prove that racism is still abounds.
This is not a series of isolated incidents. It's a systemic problem that exists despite our a "post-racial America."
It's ironic that the same "news" network that thinks we live in a post-racial society because we elected a black president spends every waking moment tearing down that president in a way that's unprecedented in history – but claiming it's not racially-motivated.
You're right, nothing is wrong here. Move along.
See the chant captured on video below.
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Besides the swimming pool and the children's area, there is also a living room for guests. At Brejão, you're just around the corner from Amália and Carvalhal beaches, but among Odeceixe, Aljezur, Zambujeira do Mar and Cabo Sardão, there will be many other treasures to revisit or discover.


Kate Moss will celebrate her 40th birthday with a luxury break at Richard Branson's Necker Island, and it is said the star will balance a "relaxing holiday" with a "wild" bash.
Kate Moss has been given sole use of Richard Branson's luxury island to celebrate her 40th birthday.
The supermodel - who reaches the milestone age on January 16 - has jetted out to his Necker Island paradise with her husband Jamie Hince, but it is said close friends will also join them for the party.
An insider told the Sunday People newspaper: "Kate didn't want the fuss and bother of London and the drama that comes with it She's decided to celebrate in private.
"It'll be wild though - guests have been told to bring fancy-dress clothing, party gowns as well as beachwear.
"She is absolutely delighted Richard gave her the sole use of his island, she is so touched by his generosity."
It is said while Kate wants to enjoy a "relaxing" break in the British Virgin Islands, she has every intention to have a "massive" bash on her "actual birthday".
The source added: "She is planning a nice, relaxing holiday but, at the same time, her actual birthday will be a massive one, just like everyone is expecting.
"Kate has vowed not to let her friends down, she knows how to throw a good party and this will be no exception."


Fast cash loans have developed a great reputation for assisting troubled borrowers dealing with an emergency. Most people assume an emergency comes in the form of car repairs or medical issues. True, both are legitimate types of unexpected emergencies. Discovering a home furnace has ceased working on the evening of a terrible cold front absolutely would be deemed an emergency. Having a fast cash payday loan solution in mind could cover immediate costs associated with the non-working furnace.
There are a number of costs that may quickly arise the minute a furnace turns off. A plumbing/heating home service call may require a payment of, say, $100 to inspect and "fire up" the furnace. If additional work needs to be done, then extra costs are tacked onto the bill.
If the amount of money is too high to pay right away, then an additional nominal fee to shut off the water at the curb may be necessary. Shutting off the water running into the home could eliminate a potential disaster scenario. If the temperature drops below freezing, the pipes run a huge risk of freezing.
Again, having a plan in place to borrow money makes navigating an emergency less stressful.
Payday loans can be processed quite quickly. 24 hours may be all that is required. Applications can be accepted 24/7 by most lenders, but it takes a business day to get the funds into an account. When problems arise with a furnace, have things checked out before 5pm. This way, the application does not lose a business day and the payday loan arrives as quickly as possible.
Certain lenders may be able to make after hours immediate money transfers. Traveling to a local retail store may be required to procure the funds, but this will be hardly as inconvenient as delaying repairs.
Select a preferred fast cash lender long before a home -- or any -- emergency arises. Wasting time trying to figure who to borrow from and how money will be deposited just makes the situation more difficult. Once a furnace goes off and cannot be restarted on a frigid night, the main duty should be finding a repair professional. Already knowing who to borrow funds from makes submitting a loan request easier and immediate. For more information, contact companies like Las Vegas Finance.


With increasing and restrictive checked-baggage fees, passengers are doing everything they can (although there are ways to avoid them) to take as much cabin baggage onboard as possible. But space on an aircraft, especially a narrow-body, means that there simply isn't overhead bin space for each passenger. Ryanair, for example, can fit more than 180 seats on its 737 aircraft but guarantees space only for 90 cabin bags.
So for most passengers and their cabin bags, it's first come, first served. This makes holding elite status in order to use priority boarding all the more important. For those without elite benefits, it can mean arriving at the airport earlier in order to queue long before their flight starts boarding. Unless you are one of the first passengers onboard it can be tough to find space in the overhead luggage bins. Ideally you want your bag immediately above your seat, so you don't have to swim against the stream of deplaning passengers to go retrieve it.
Two overhead bin manufacturers are using technology to assist passengers in finding and securing that precious overhead space. They showcased these innovations at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg this week.
Passengers waste time opening bins that are already closed to see if there is any space. (Hint: cabin crew will usually close overhead bins as they observe they are full, to more quickly indicate to passengers which bins are full and shouldn't be used.) But even for bins that remain open, the narrow aisles make it difficult to see into them to determine if there is space and if it is worth battling the other passengers blocking the aisle to try and reach them.
Enter the simple but clever Airspace lighting concept from Airbus. A strip of lights under the bin shows green where space is completely available, yellow where the space is part occupied, and amber/red where the space is completely full.
Some airlines have attempted to reserve space in certain bins for passengers in certain classes. Virgin Australia for example has small signs inside the bins above extra-space Economy X seats, to attempt to reserve them for passengers in those seats, but if this is not policed by crew the small signs can be easy to miss.
So Diehl Aviation has proposed technology to allow passengers to book specific bin space in advance, anywhere on the plane — though presumably most passengers would only be willing to pay for space immediately around their seat. Small screens at the base of the overhead bin can show the seat numbers of passengers who have reserved that bin space.
Diehl is confident that if passengers (of low-cost airlines, especially) are willing to pay extra to take their cabin bags on board, they may be willing to also pay an additional fee to ensure their bag will have its own reserved space directly above their seat.
While no airlines have yet installed this new technology, Diehl says that airlines could offer this during the booking process, in the same way they offer checked-luggage options, or as an upsell during the check-in or boarding process.
This post originally appeared on The Points Guy.