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The Wakes Week is a holiday period in parts of England and Scotland. Originally a religious celebration or feast, the tradition of the Wakes Week developed into a secular holiday, particularly in North West England during the Industrial Revolution. In Scotland, each city has a "Trades Fortnight"; two weeks in the summer when tradesmen take their holidays.

Although a strong tradition during the 19th and 20th centuries, the observance of the holiday has almost disappeared in recent times, due to the decline of the manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom and the standardisation of school holidays across England.

History

In 601 AD, Pope Gregory I wrote a letter to Mellitus (a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism to Christianity) which read:
When, therefore, Almighty God shall bring you to the most reverend man our brother bishop, St Augustine, tell him what I have, upon mature deliberation on the affair of the English, thought of; namely, that the temples of the idols in that nation ought not to be destroyed. Let holy water be made, and sprinkled in the said temples; let altars be erected, and let relics be deposited in them. For since those temples are built, it is requisite that they be converted from the worship of the devils to the service of the true God; that the nation, not seeing those temples destroyed, may remove error from their hearts, and knowing and adoring the true God, may the more familiarly resort to the same places to which they have been accustomed. And because they are wont to sacrifice many oxen in honour of the devils, let them celebrate a religious and solemn festival, not slaughtering the beasts for devils, but to be consumed by themselves, to the praise of God...

Every church at its consecration was given the name of a patron saint, and either the day of its consecration or the saint's feast day became the church's festival. Church services began at sunset on Saturday and the night of prayer was called a vigil, eve or, due to the late hour "wake", from the Old English waecan. Each village had a wake with quasi-religious celebrations such as rushbearing followed by church services then sports, games, dancing and drinking. As wakes became more secular the more boisterous entertainments were moved from the sabbath to Saturday and Monday was reserved for public entertainments such as bands, games and funfairs.

During the Industrial Revolution the tradition of the wakes was adapted into a regular summer holiday particularly, but not exclusively, in some parts of the North of England and industrialised areas of the Midlands where each locality nominated a wakes week during which the local factories, collieries and other industries closed for a week. The wakes holiday started as an unpaid holiday when the mills and factories were closed for maintenance.

Each town in Lancashire took the holiday on a different week in the summer so that from June to September each town was on holiday a different week. In 1906, an agreement on unpaid holidays was reached which became the pattern for the Wakes holidays in Lancashire mill towns. It was implemented in 1907 and guaranteed 12 days annual holiday, including bank holidays — this was increased to 15 days in 1915.

There was a long-held belief amongst the working classes of the North of England of the benefits of bathing in the sea during the months of August and September, as there was said to be "physic in the sea". The expansion of the railway network led Blackpool to become a seaside resort catering mainly for the Lancashire working classes. Southport catered for the slightly better off and Morecambe attracted visitors from the West Riding textile towns. The railway link to Blackpool from the mill town of Oldham was completed in 1846 and in the peak year of 1860, more than 23,000 holidaymakers travelled on special trains to the resort during Wakes Week from that town alone.

In the last quarter of the 19th century, trips increased from day trips to full weeks away and "Wakes Saving" or "Going-Off" clubs became popular. The saving clubs were a feature of the industrial North until paid holidays became a reality in the 1940s and '50s.

There is a merry, happy time,
To grace withal this simple rhyme:
There is jovial, joyous hour,
Of mirth and jollity in store:
The Wakes! The Wakes!
The jocund wakes!
My wandering memory now forsakes
The present busy scene of things,
Erratic upon Fancy's wings,
For olden times, with garlands crown'd
And rush-carts green on many a mound.
In hamlets bearing a great name,
The first in astronomic fame.  — From The Village Festival by Droylsden poet Elijah Ridings (1802–1872).

Present day
The tradition has now disappeared in most of the UK, due to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and schools objecting to the holidays at crucial exam times. It was common for local authorities to allocate a one-week school holiday to coincide with Wakes Week in lieu of holiday time elsewhere in the year, but schools began to discontinue the Wakes Week holiday after the introduction of the National Curriculum and the standardisation of school holidays across England. Councils no longer have a statutory power to set dates for public holidays following the introduction of the Employment Act 1989 and the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

See also
 Whit Friday

References
Notes

Bibliography

External links

Public holidays in the United Kingdom
English culture
Industrial Revolution in Scotland
September observances
Holidays and observances by scheduling (nth weekday of the month)

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#pragma once
#include <aws/xray/XRay_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSVector.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Json
{
  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
} // namespace Json
} // namespace Utils
namespace XRay
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *

See Also:
   AWS API
   * Reference

   */
  class AWS_XRAY_API ServiceId
  {
  public:
    ServiceId();
    ServiceId(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    ServiceId& operator=(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    Aws::Utils::Json::JsonValue Jsonize() const;

    /**
     *

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetName() const{ return m_name; }

    /**
     *

     */
    inline bool NameHasBeenSet() const { return m_nameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
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     */
    inline void SetName(const Aws::String& value) { m_nameHasBeenSet = true; m_name = value; }

    /**
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     */
    inline void SetName(Aws::String&& value) { m_nameHasBeenSet = true; m_name = std::move(value); }

    /**
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    inline void SetName(const char* value) { m_nameHasBeenSet = true; m_name.assign(value); }

    /**
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    inline ServiceId& WithName(const Aws::String& value) { SetName(value); return *this;}

    /**
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     */
    inline ServiceId& WithName(Aws::String&& value) { SetName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
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     */
    inline ServiceId& WithName(const char* value) { SetName(value); return *this;}

    /**
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    inline const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& GetNames() const{ return m_names; }

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    inline bool NamesHasBeenSet() const { return m_namesHasBeenSet; }

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    inline void SetNames(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { m_namesHasBeenSet = true; m_names = value; }

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    inline void SetNames(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { m_namesHasBeenSet = true; m_names = std::move(value); }

    /**
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    inline ServiceId& WithNames(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { SetNames(value); return *this;}

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    inline ServiceId& WithNames(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { SetNames(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
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    inline ServiceId& AddNames(const Aws::String& value) { m_namesHasBeenSet = true; m_names.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
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    inline ServiceId& AddNames(Aws::String&& value) { m_namesHasBeenSet = true; m_names.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

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    inline ServiceId& AddNames(const char* value) { m_namesHasBeenSet = true; m_names.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
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    inline const Aws::String& GetAccountId() const{ return m_accountId; }

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    inline bool AccountIdHasBeenSet() const { return m_accountIdHasBeenSet; }

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    inline void SetAccountId(const Aws::String& value) { m_accountIdHasBeenSet = true; m_accountId = value; }

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    inline void SetAccountId(Aws::String&& value) { m_accountIdHasBeenSet = true; m_accountId = std::move(value); }

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    inline void SetAccountId(const char* value) { m_accountIdHasBeenSet = true; m_accountId.assign(value); }

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    inline ServiceId& WithAccountId(const Aws::String& value) { SetAccountId(value); return *this;}

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    inline ServiceId& WithAccountId(Aws::String&& value) { SetAccountId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

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    inline ServiceId& WithAccountId(const char* value) { SetAccountId(value); return *this;}

    /**
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    inline const Aws::String& GetType() const{ return m_type; }

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    inline bool TypeHasBeenSet() const { return m_typeHasBeenSet; }

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    inline void SetType(const Aws::String& value) { m_typeHasBeenSet = true; m_type = value; }

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    inline void SetType(Aws::String&& value) { m_typeHasBeenSet = true; m_type = std::move(value); }

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    inline void SetType(const char* value) { m_typeHasBeenSet = true; m_type.assign(value); }

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    inline ServiceId& WithType(const Aws::String& value) { SetType(value); return *this;}

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    inline ServiceId& WithType(Aws::String&& value) { SetType(std::move(value)); return *this;}

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    inline ServiceId& WithType(const char* value) { SetType(value); return *this;}

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    Aws::String m_name;
    bool m_nameHasBeenSet;

    Aws::Vector<Aws::String> m_names;
    bool m_namesHasBeenSet;

    Aws::String m_accountId;
    bool m_accountIdHasBeenSet;

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  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace XRay
} // namespace Aws

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Q: Custom Claims Provider - Results not showing in People Picker I have implemented a custom claims provider. When I enter a term into the people picker, it queries the provider and returns a list of matching PickerEntity objects.
Debugging shows that the correct number of PickerEntity objects are getting sent back to SharePoint but the people picker doesn't display them. It does however show a string stating 'Showing x results' where x matches the number of results it should display.
My FillSearch method is as follows:
        protected override void FillSearch(Uri context, string[] entityTypes, string searchValue, string hierarchyNodeID, int maxCount, SPProviderHierarchyTree searchTree)
        {
            // Ensure that People Picker is asking for the type of entity that we
            // return; site collection administrator will not return, for example.
            if (!EntityTypesContain(entityTypes, SPClaimEntityTypes.FormsRole)) { return; }

            List<PickerEntity> matches = new List<PickerEntity>();

            /*
            removed code that retrieves the matches
            */

            searchTree.AddEntities(matches);
        }

The code that populates the list of matches does so by calling the following method
private PickerEntity GetPickerEntity(string claimValue)
{
    PickerEntity pickerEntity = CreatePickerEntity();

    pickerEntity.Claim = CreateClaim(BaseClaimType, claimValue, StringClaimValueType);
    pickerEntity.Description = ProviderDisplayName + ":" + claimValue;
    pickerEntity.DisplayText = claimValue;
    pickerEntity.EntityData[PeopleEditorEntityDataKeys.DisplayName] = claimValue;
    pickerEntity.EntityType = SPClaimEntityTypes.FormsRole;
    pickerEntity.IsResolved = true;

    return pickerEntity;
}

How can I have it display the results?

A: This turned out to be an activation issue. I noticed that between deployments of my custom provider code, the FillClaimTypes and FillClaimValueTypes methods were not getting called.
I deactivated the custom provider using the SP2013ClaimsTools and reactivated it. The FillClaimTypes and FillClaimValueTypes methods were called and everything started working as expected.

A: I had your same problem.
It was on the FillClaimTypes method.
There is a miss-match from the schema url specified into the method and the schema url assigned to your claim.
I've resolved assigning the same schema URL.
Here for more details http://www.lucacostante.com/item/41-custom-claims-provider-results-not-showing-in-people-picker.html

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The walls of Jericho come crumbling down as IDW announce season 4
April 13th, 2012	by Marc	Comments
Jericho was one of FTN's favourite TV shows. Like Firefly, Chuck and, you know, all the GOOD shows, it was cancelled. Then there were petitions, campaigns, tears, fighting, online rants and all the usual screaming – there was even a crazy campaign involving CBS and nuts (link) – but alas, the story of the small town trying to survive after a nuclear assault on America was never concluded. Well, until now.
IDW continue their run of picking up unfinished stories that we all want to hear (Turtles, Transformers, Dungeons and Dragons to name but a few) with Jericho Season 4 coming in July. We're stoked and would recommend anyone who missed it first-time around go and find copies of it.
Here's the official press release:
Jericho Rises Again This Summer!
Season 4 premieres in comic form this July!
San Diego, CA (April 12, 2012) – IDW Publishing is pleased to announce another series of Jericho comics hitting shelves this summer! The fan-favorite returns with a story picking up after the events of Jericho: Season Three. Overseen by the original television series' writing staff and written by Kalinda Vazquez with art by Andrew Currie and covers by Tim Bradstreet, this five-issue series will be an absolutely essential piece of Jericho's sprawling post-apocalyptic story.
"The greatest fans in the world came out strong for Jericho Season Three: Civil War and we are so thrilled to announce another installment of the comic book series," said Dan Shotz, Executive Producer of Jericho. "Jake and Hawkins have finally come home to Jericho and we want to personally thank those fans and IDW for allowing that to happen."
"Working so closely with the creators of the TV show has been a blast, their love of the material is contagious, and one of the reasons I think fans relate to it so fervently," said Senior Editor Scott Dunbier.
Jericho's engrossing plot and rabid fan base have kept the show alive in different forms, seemingly against all odds. For long-time fans of the television series, or those discovering it for the first time, the enduring tale of survival against a backdrop of compelling suspense has proven to be an engrossing experience that's not to be missed!
Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books. IDW can also be found at http://www.facebook.com/#!/idwpublishing and http://tumblr.idwpublishing.com/ and on Twitter at @idwpublishing.
Jericho: Season Four is a licensed product of CBS Consumer Products.
JERICHO: SEASON 4 #1 will be available in stores in JULY 2012. Diamond order code: MAY12 0353.
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Tags: CBS, idw, idw comics, Jericho
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he's been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He's a dad of two who now doesn't have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he's a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….

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Palmarès

Olimpiadi invernali
  a  nei 1000 metri.
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Mondiali - Completi
  Oro a West Allis 1970.
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Mondiali - Sprint
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On passion and how it shaped his career : Lazar Chittilapilly, DAA 2018
Mr. Lazar T. Chittilapilly was just one among many students who graduated in '83 with a B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering, just an ordinary student, or so he claims. After completing his post graduation at IISc Bangalore, he now works as the the Project Manager in the Air Breathing Propulsion Project. His involvement has helped the project progress by leaps and bounds. An awardee of the Distinguished Alumni Award 2018, he has given an interview to Chennai36 where he talks about his life in insti and his work.
Congratulations on winning the Distinguished Alumnus Award! What are your thoughts at this juncture?
Thank you. I was an ordinary student when I was here. And I couldn't imagine then that I will be getting this Distinguished Alumnus award. I was very fortunate. And I know there are many more who have done equally good work or better work than me and I wish them good luck in the years to come.
How were your days at IIT Madras? What are your memories? Could you share some of them with us?
Well, in those days it was a 5 year B.Tech program and we started with full-week workshops. That was one of the best experiences we had. We had Saturday NCC parades and OAT and all were lovely experiences. It helped us get moulded into good engineers.
After IIT Madras you went to undertake your masters at IISc Bangalore. So what was that experience like?
When my daughter was young, some would tease her asking her whom she liked most – papa or mama. And she used to look at us and say, "both". So, yeah, I like both my experiences at IIT and IISc. IIT actually helped me to be focussed on overall development. While at IISc, it was more on the research part of it. I was fortunate to have both and it is a good combination.
Your career has been marked by a commitment to research and innovation in propulsion technology. What fuelled your passion for pursuing this field?
Well, you see, propulsion is about how to produce force, or thrust. And that is most important in Aerospace Engineering. Also, I was always very much interested in Engineering Mechanics. And propulsion is, in a way, multidisciplinary. Like, it has lot of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion. So I liked it.
We learned that you led the team at Air Breathing Propulsion Project at Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, ISRO. What would you say your major contributions were?
Air breathing propulsion is a new area in rocketry. The rocket or the launch vehicle, that takes off, you see, it constitutes mostly of propellant. And in the propellant, most of it is oxidiser – the oxidiser carried to burn the fuel. In fact fuel is a smaller fraction of what goes up. And oxidiser, is about two-third of the total mass that goes off. And most of the propellant, about three-fourth of it, is consumed in the early part of the flight. Upto about, say, 50 kilometers, where air is available. So we are trying see to how air can be used to replace the oxidiser so that the rocket could be very small and cost-effective. But it's complex technology. So far no country has put to use this technology for rocket propulsion. We are developing that and we have had some success. In the early part of my career I was working on air breathing rockets, and in recent times, my focus has been on scramjet.
One of your most remarkable achievements has been the development of Scramjet which has successfully put India on the map with powers like the US and Russia. Could you tell us a little bit about the potential of this technology?
Well, the scramjet is basically an air breathing propulsion mode (of operation) for very high speed hypersonic flight. When the vehicle flies more than mach number 5 (5 times the speed of sound) that's when the Scramjet comes to use. Say for example, our aircrafts which use turbofan and turbojet normally they fly close to mach one. If scramjet propulsion is put to use in an aircraft and if you travel from New Delhi to San Fransisco (which now takes something like 16 hours) Scramjet would be able to do it in 3 hours time. So, scramjet propulsion has got a good application in the future for global travel. Our focus is however on how to make use of this for the launch vehicle.
It was a moment of honor when Scramjet won the ISRO Team Excellence Award in 2016 and this was surely a result of your hard work and leadership. Were there challenges on the way and how did you overcome them?
It was a team effort. I had a big team supporting me and I was just leading it. We had members in the team from various centres of ISRO and we also had a lot of support from the academia and industry. And yeah we had challenges but with team effort we could solve them.
You have been an integral part of IIT Madras through the ISRO-IIT Space Technology Cell Joint Policy Committee in reviewing projects to be taken up. What is your opinion on the current state of research here?
In fact that helped me to be in touch with the academia. At the ISRO-IIT Space Technology Cell many projects are conducted which have contributed in big way to ISRO programmes. And currently the projects are generally independent in nature. I think, in the future, if there are more clustered projects or thematic projects, it will be able to contribute much further.
What are some of the changes you observe in the campus now?
Well, campus has not changed much but for some new buildings. It is as lovely as it was then.
Do you have any advice for the current students and scholars of IIT Madras?
The first thing I would like to say is that there are lot of good opportunities in the country for higher studies, research and development. And industries are also now quite mature. The other thing I would like to request or advice students is that you should look at things in totality. That would make you good designers and ensure that good products come out. It is good to be a specialist, but at the same time don't lose track of the system as a whole. And that will need lot of multidisciplinary approach.
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Above, a telepsychiatry session in progress.
When 54-year-old Julie Lafontaine* went to her local family physician following a physical injury at work, her doctor discovered that she was also experiencing post-traumatic mental health symptoms. Her physician, based in a remote rural community in Northern Ontario, reached out to the telepsychiatry program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for assistance. Through video conferencing, Ms. Lafontaine and her family doctor consulted with a psychiatrist at CAMH, and together, they were able to care for her mental and physical health needs at the same time.
In the past year, the telepsychiatry program at CAMH has worked with 225 communities throughout Ontario, primarily through linkages with local primary care providers. Within the mandate of the MPA, the telepsychiatry program is partnering with Family Health Teams to increase access to mental health care across Ontario. Using an integrated care model, primary care providers and their patients can connect with a dedicated psychiatrist via videconference.
"We believe that technology can be part of the solution to address the complex health needs of patients," says Dr. Allison Crawford, Medical Director, Northern Psychiatric Outreach Program and Telepsychiatry, CAMH. "Before the roll-out of this unique MPA model of care, patients like Julie Lafontaine, who live in under-serviced or rural areas, would have typically been referred to see a psychiatrist, and unfortunately might have spent a very long time on a waiting list to access that mental health care. Even then, once finally at the beginning of the line, it is very likely her care may be fragmented in terms of the lack of integration and collaboration with her primary care team."
At CAMH, the telepsychiatry program has evolved from a small northern outreach initiative into a province-wide service that is increasingly integrated with local and regional provincial health systems. With MPA support and collaboration, CAMH is expanding and enhancing their telepsychiatry services to primary care clinicians and to remote and underserved populations.
"This model provides consistency for providers and continuity of care for patients, who can now access psychiatric services in the same place they access their medical care," says Eva Serhal, Manager, Telepsychiatry and ECHO Ontario Mental Health at CAMH and U of T.
Through another innovative model that uses multi-point videoconferencing, called Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes), the ECHO Ontario Mental Health program at CAMH and U of T are helping to increase knowledge and build capacity of primary care providers to better care for their patients with complex health needs.
In Ontario, 1.3 million people suffer from co-existing physical and mental health illness. In many cases, treatment of these patients fails because health care services are typically designed to focus on either physical or mental illness but not both at the same time. ECHO, a tele-education innovation, leverages evidence-based education to support remote primary care providers in managing these types of patients.
"I have been an ECHO participant every week since its inception for the northern hubs," says Bev Castonguay, Registered Social Worker, Sudbury District Nurse Practitioner Clinics. "For many isolated social workers who have practiced most of our careers in the north, and often as the sole social worker in a work setting, this truly is a novel and rewarding experience. I applaud the ECHO movement that has found a way to provide group education, supervision and networking in an ongoing weekly format that comes straight to our office."
Starting in November 2016, the ECHO Ontario Mental Health program will be developing a unique Indigenous Telemental Health project, with an ECHO focused on indigenous wellness.
"The goal is to convert our entire telepsychiatry program to this new integrated model of care," says Dr. Crawford. "This allows for more comprehensive, holistic management of patients, continuity of care, and helping primary care providers build capacity to care for their patients. Ultimately, we are working toward increasing access to quality mental health care across Ontario."
To strengthen access to integrated care for children and youth, the MPA is also supporting the well-established provincial telepsychiatry program at The Hospital for Sick Children. With the launch of a new three-year Toronto telemental health services pilot project, patients in Toronto as well as rural and remote communities can access these services.
"We try to get to kids where they are," says Dr. Tony Pignatiello, MPA Director of Child, Youth and Family Health and Associate Psychiatrist-in-Chief at SickKids. "For patients who access our telepsychiatry service due to mental health needs, we also need to be asking about their medical needs."
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Joe spent his time on the "what's hot" topics, rather than present the entire spectrum of EMC's capabilities, which was not the goal.
He defined "protection" as do many of us here at EMC -- the combination of traditional data protection disciplines (e.g. backup, business continuity, etc.) as well as information security.
If you're interested in more depth, I discussed the attractiveness of this integrated view a while back.
He pointed out that the move to continuous availability was inexorable -- there were more and more situations where information had to be continually available, hence the coined word "information continuity".
We'll see if this phrase catches on, or not.
And if information was stored on tape or other media, it couldn't be made instantly available if it was needed for some sort of recovery. The rapid cost declines associated with disk-based storage (very dramatic, once you factor in things like spin-down and dedupe) had rapdily accelerated this trend.
The other "hopt topic" he pointed out was associated with VMware. Virtualized environments are turning out to be far cheaper and easier to protect with business continuity, causing a pronounced spike in interest in many customers.
I can certainly validate that one from my own experience. Business continuity (and high availability of any sort) is an entirely new game in VMware environments - and customers are recognizing it.
One of the great untold stories of EMC and RSA is our IPV (identify protection and verification) capabilites, largely delivered as a SaaS offering. I was fortunate enough to spend the day yesterday with Mat Newfield and Ann Johnson (both with RSA) learning all about this amazing offering that's growing like wildfire.
More on that later in a subsequent post.
Rounding out the discussion, anything to do with DLP (data loss prevention) frameworks is hot right now, as are SIEM frameworks (security information event management) that capture, analyze, report and audit security measures (see recent major update on enVision).
The industry has pretty much settled on an acronym -- GRC, or governance, risk and compliance to describe how to think about various risks in an IT environment. When I have a chance, I'll share with you a nice framework model slide that shows (1) risks being assessed and determined, (2) governance policy being pushed down into various pieces of the landscape, and (3) compliance being measured upwards.
However, if you're a frequent reader of this blog, you'll remember that I thought that GRC might be too narrow in its charter -- risk mitigation is only one component of a broader discussion that includes creating value from information, as well as containing costs -- hence my personal preference for the phrase "information governance".
And, of course, VMware is now a key part of the security discussion. Why? We're gradually realizing that the very nature of virtualization and containerization creates a convenient "insertion point" for security and compliance monitoring and policy.
And *that* idea will definitely catch on going forward, if my crystal ball still serves me well.
Joe wasn't able to stretch out and explain the core concepts here as much as I would have liked, but there's only so much you can do in a finite time, so the bulk of this was in Mark Lewis' breakout session later in the day.
If you think about the "information layer" in any enterprise architecture, there's a clear need to manage it intelligently to create value, contain costs and avoid risks.
The abilty to classify information in context -- automatically -- will end up being huge. This needs to be coupled with powerful and sophisticated policy engines that help determine -- in real time -- what should be done with information.
And, like the broader security framework discussion, you can imagine these policies being pushed down into the applications and infrastucture (governance), automated policy enforcement (archiving, compliance, security, tiering, protection, etc.) and compliance information being driven upwards.
We don't think that this will start as a broad-based capability in the enterprise; rather, it will be driven by specific application domains within an enterprise -- email, records management, eDiscovery and other large, unstructured information domains that are subject to all three forces.
More people are starting to recognize that the classic "stovepipe" model of IT management will be under increased pressure in the future. Not only is virtualization changing everything, but more focus is being put on higher-level frameworks and models that allow IT to be run as a service, rather than a collection of components.
EMC's Resource Management group (the Smarts and ControlCenter guys) have been busy with a string of acquisitions and enhancements that build out this next generation of orchestrated IT.
Joe didn't have a lot of time to get into the details, but -- coincidentally -- we had a product announcement on the same day that reflected just the latest chapter in the fast-moving evolution.
So far, I've just been laying the framework for the big story to come ... and that's in the next few posts.


NOTE: To make a car this way, you need two Continuous Servomotors, which are different from to normal servo that only can go back and forth. They are available with our Self-Driving Car Kit.
Use anything from a coffee cup to scrap cardboard to design your own car. You can even use the box that the components came in.
Outline the rectangular shape where you want to place motors. The best way to make holes for the motors is to use an exacto knife. Try to make it smaller rather than too big - try to make sure that the servo motors are secured nicely. Use tape or rubberbands if you want to!
Put the servo cables however suits you – inside of the construction or along the sides, but make sure that they don't get tangled up as the car moves.
Connect a 5-legged Strawbee to the arm on the Servo, called the servo horn. Do this before you attach the servo horn to the motor with the little screw.
To make your vehicle move, a simple way to start is by randomizing the movement of the two Continuous Servo Motors.
Drag a Randomizer into your CODE area and connect it to a Continuous Servo Motor. Be sure to set the place where it's connected on the backpack: SERVO_BP1 or SERVO_BP2.
The program you see to here is the example program for a Self-Driving Car that randomly changes direction. Two Randomizer nodes control a Continuous Servo node each. Try changing the values on the Randomizer and see if you can make it crazier or take it more easy!


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Dark forces invade Horror Channel in May with alien invasion season
Dark forces arrive on Horror Channel in May when the UK's most popular genre TV channel unleashes INVASION SEASON: a collection of Saturday night alien attack sci-fi movies. The line-up includes Chris Gorak's Moscow-set apocalyptic fantasy, THE DARKEST HOUR, Colin Minihan's wonderfully effective sci-fi shocker EXTRATERRESTRIAL, Scott Stewart's compulsive alien home-invasion thriller DARK SKIES and the high velocity alien battler drama SKYLINE, directed by Greg and Colin Strause.
Full film details:
Sat 4 May @ 21:00 – THE DARKEST HOUR (2011) *Channel Premiere
Young entrepreneurs Sean (Emile Hirsch) and Ben (Max Minghella) find themselves stranded in Moscow, alongside fellow travellers Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) and Anne (Rachael Taylor), fighting to survive when an alien attack devastates the city. They must somehow fight back against a deadly invisible enemy that can find and disintegrate them at any moment.
Sat 11 May @ 21:00 – EXTRATERRESTRIAL (2014) * Channel Premiere
Still reeling from her parents' divorce, April (Brittany Allen) is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. The college friends soon find themselves caught in the middle of something bigger and more terrifying than they ever thought possible.
Sat 18 May @ 21:00 – DARK SKIES (2013) *Channel Premiere
The Barrett family start to experience an escalating series of disturbing phenomena occurring around their suburban home, leading them to believe that they are being targeted by an unimaginable deadly force. They soon realise that they must uncover this deadly mystery, by any means necessary, before it's too late.
Sat 25 May @ 21:00 – SKYLINE (2010)
The residents of Los Angeles are awakened in the dead of night by an eerie light which is hypnotically drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into thin air. As the world unravels, a band of survivors soon discover they must fight against the onslaught of a mysterious alien horde. Who or what are these extra-terrestrials and how long before mankind succumbs to their overwhelming power?
There is also the UK TV premiere for Roxy Shith's blood-thirsty psychological thriller PAINKILLERS and channel premieres for pulp horror anthology, TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS, helmed by Freddie Francis and Neil LaBute's horrifying racial drama LAKEVIEW TERRACE, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Wilson,
Plus, the channel also premieres Paul W.S. Anderson's RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, with Milla Jovovich, returning as iconic heroine Alice.
Horror Channel: Be Afraid
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Studio Dott, a creative design studio for products, interiors, services and strategies, is already planning their next New Year's party to take place in their new offices in Berchem.
In september, start-up BestBrain was the winner of the Antwerp Pitch Competition at the DLD Innovation Festival in Tel Aviv.
Thanks to strong, integrated solutions the region of Antwerp has built itself a solid lead in waste management.
Meet NxtPort: a data platform allowing all parties in the logistics chain to share information.
Indaver and SLECO will start supplying several chemical and logistics companies with green power from their waste-to-energy plant ECLUSE.
"Smart investors choose Antwerp diamonds"
Steven Boelens, co-founder of Baunat with Stefaan Mouradian, explains why Antwerp is 'the place to be' for diamonds.
Avantida launched a tool that helps carriers and shipping companies make their processes more efficient and cost effective. Starting with the Port of Antwerp.
MCS Groups CEO Koen Matthijs is the driving force behind the implementation and integration of new technologies and sensor data.
Silversmith Nedda El-Asmar designs timeless objects. She has designed for big names such as Hermès, Serax and Magnitude.
"Medicine and design can benefit each other perfectly"
Antwerp-based medical device company Novosanis has proven its worth by launching innovative medical devices on the market.
Antwerp native Dries Buytaert is the only Belgian to ever make the 'Top Young Entrepreneurs of Tech' list of Businessweek magazine.


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Couple married for six decades beat COVID-19 after nurses move them next to each other
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Domenico, 79, and Concetta, 73, were admitted to Barnet Hospital in north London. (SWNS)
A couple married for 57 years have recovered from coronavirus after their beds were moved together in hospital.
Domenico and Concetta Scolaro were admitted to Barnet Hospital in north London suffering from COVID-19.
Mrs Scolaro, 73, was taken ill on 22 June, while her husband, 79, joined her nine days later on 1 July.
Intensive care unit staff, after hearing their pleas to be together, took the decision to place the couple in beds side-by-side so they could support each other.
The couple on their 50th wedding anniversary. (SWNS)
Their daughter Sabrina said: "Because ICU wasn't as busy as it had been the staff listened to my father's impassioned request that he should be reunited with his wife.
"Staff went above and beyond to make this happen as they knew just how much strength they would both gain from being able to fight this battle together."
Mrs Scolaro added: "When the nurse woke me up she said she had something to tell me about my husband. I feared the very worst but instead she told me he had the virus, had been admitted the previous night but now he was being put in the bed right next to me.
"I cried, but actually it was incredibly comforting to be together and just being able to watch him as he slept gave me strength.
"The staff were angels, they looked after me so well and never left my side. I remember one nurse in particular, Rachel, who stroked my hair. Our care was outstanding."
Domenico and Concetta Scolaro on their wedding day in 1963. (SWNS)
As the couple, who live in Cockfosters, north London, began to recover they were taken from ICU on the same day to a ward where they were again put together side-by-side in their own bay.
After 16 days in hospital, Mrs Scolaro went home on 8 July and Mr Scolaro was discharged the day after.
The grandparents of five, who have owned Italian restaurants, are hoping to recover well enough to see friends and family.
The couple from Cockfosters, north London, married in 1963 after meeting at an Italian club in the capital.
Mrs Scolaro said: "I thought I was going to die, I honestly thought I'd never see my husband, my children or my grandchildren again.
"Now I'm looking forward to going dancing with my husband again – we met at a dance at an Italian club back in London in 1962 - and when we have our strength back we will visit Italy.
"Both of us have been given a second chance and that means everything."
Debbie Kirby, ICU matron at Barnet Hospital, said: "We knew that putting this couple together would mean everything to them. Both of them had such spirit and determination."
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The Trust marches in Pride in London 2019
People's Health Trust marched in Pride in London on Saturday to support and celebrate the LGBT+ community, and continue to challenge the inequalities that still exist.
Representatives from three funded projects, Rainbow Films in West London, Transpire in Southend and The Centre Place in Nottinghamshire, joined staff from the Trust in the parade.
The streets of London were filled with colour as more than 600 organisations joined the parade to stand together in solidarity to celebrate the #PrideJubilee, remembering 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising. This revolutionary event took place on 28 June 1969 and started a series of events and demonstrations which kicked off the modern Pride movement.
Three years later, on 1 July 1972, the first official UK Gay Pride Rally took place in London. Pride Month is now an annual celebration of the LGBT+ community, promoting equality and raising awareness of injustice.
Up to 1.5 million people lined the streets to watch the parade, which started at Portland Place, near Regent's Park, and ended in Whitehall.
At the Trust, we have funded over 2,900 local projects, many of which support LGBT+ groups and individuals so that their voices are equally heard and respected.
On Saturday, we stood together to celebrate the achievements of the LGBT+ community and to campaign for absolute equality for all in Great Britain.
Click here to find out more about the importance of Pride from People's Health Trust's Chief Executive, John Hume.
To see the full album of photos from the day, click here.
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Italy bans Christmas midnight Mass
ANDREAS SOLARO | AFP
Zelda Caldwell - published on 12/05/20
The country prepares to lock down as it suffers a record number of deaths from COVID-19.
The Italian government is banning midnight Christmas Mass and limiting travel between regions to prevent a possible "third surge" of the coronavirus.
Italy has lost almost 60,000 people to COVID-19. It was the first country after China to have been crippled by the the global pandemic. On December 3 Italy lost 993 people to the infection, a 21% increase in deaths over 14 days ago.
Junior Health Minister Sandra Zampa said Christmas Eve Mass must end by 8:30 p.m., so that people can comply with a 10 p.m. curfew. She also said that Christmas celebrations should be limited to family members.
Travel between regions will also be limited as it was during the first wave of the pandemic.
"From Dec. 20, people will only be able to travel outside their own region for emergencies such as to care for a single parent," Reuters reporter her as saying in an interview with private television channel La7.
The Italian Church has publicly stated it supports these measures to enforce social distancing in the interest of public health.
The Italian Bishop's Conference (CEI) Vice President Msgr. Mario Meini said that Christmas Masses "will take place in the full respect of the norms," according to an ANSA report.
He said that compliance with the measures would be a continued "sign of solidarity for all."
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NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest
By Andrew PalamarchukMetroland
Thu., June 7, 2018timer2 min. read
After 15 years of Liberal representation, the riding of Scarborough-Southwest went orange Thursday night.
With all 63 polls reporting, New Democratic Party candidate Doly Begum had a commanding lead over her nearest rival, with 19,751 votes to 13,592 for PC candidate Gary Ellis, breaking the hold of a Liberal who has held the seat since 2003.
Liberal incumbent Lorenzo Berardinetti has represented the riding at Queen's Park for the past 15 years. Berardinetti finished a distant third with 8,215 votes/
Berardinetti, a lawyer, has been a Scarborough politician for 30 years. He served on the former Scarborough City Council and then on Toronto City Council before making the jump to provincial politics in 2003 when he defeated incumbent PC MPP Dan Newman.
Begum, who was the chief coordinator of the province-wide Keep Hydro Public campaign, served as co-chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition and vice-chair of the Warden Woods Community Centre.
Begum came to Canada as a child with her parents and younger brother and has lived in Scarborough most of her life.
Ellis, a retired Toronto Police officer, served as unit commander of Scarborough's 42 Division, the homicide squad and various other units.
Ellis has a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Toronto and is head of the justice studies program at University of Guelph-Humber.
Green candidate David Del Grande works in product development for one of the large Canadian banks.
During an all-candidates' debate in the riding a few weeks ago, Del Grande jokingly foreshadowed his landslide loss.
"I want each and every single one of you to vote for me," he told the roughly 100 people at the meeting. "And if I get them, I'll be about 15,000 votes short of winning in the election."
Del Grande had 1,144 votes.
Also on the ballot were Allen Atkinson of the None of the Above Direct Democracy Party, Willie Little of the Party for People with Special Needs, Libertarian candidate James Speirs and Bobby Turley of the Trillium Party.
Scarborough Southwest has a population of 110,280 and takes in the communities of Oakridge, Birch Cliff, Cliffcrest, Cliffside and Clairlea and parts of Scarborough Village and Scarborough Junction.
The riding runs between Victoria Park Avenue and Markham Road, south of Eglinton Avenue.
For up-to-the-minute results, visit the Star's Ontario election page
Doug Ford is Ontario's next premier
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has won an award as best British television series, something no one who started out watching its flickering black and white beginnings probably would have guessed would ever happen. The award was accepted by pop star Billie Piper, who plays the Doctor's assistant. She was accompanied by a Dalek; The audience remained in the hall nonetheless.


Hi Aaron, I so appreciate this compiled list, but some of the books you list just don't seem possible to acquire. The links to "An Introduction to Contemporary Circus", "Tactile", and "Every Trick In The Book" no longer work. "Strange Feats and Clever Turns" looks great, but how to get it? I am teaching History of Circus for the new contemporary circus school in Philadelphia, Circadium. Anyway – thank you again for the post, I have a few new additions to my own wish list.
Well some you can go and read at public libraries or university libraries. Others you could track down via specialist book sellers, book bounty hunters or ask to borrow from those that own them. Tactile is just close to being released as the link said. Or visit other circus schools and view their collections? I believe to achieve a degree in circus, students should expect to source knowledge that might be a harder to reach than just a click on Amazon. Thanks for the heads up on the links though!
I wonder if you did much searching? Multiple copies of Strange Feats and Clever Turns can be found for 81p on Amazon.
Good to hear someone else's recommendations, cheers! Just started teaching a circus school module on Performance Review and Analysis, and adding actual circus-specific material to the critical theory syllabus is massively important imo!
Thanks for the updated links Arron – I think the problem is that I'm searching on Amazon.com instead of Amazon.co.uk – when I force it to stay on the UK site, some of your items are easier to find. …absolutely noted though that some important texts might take a little extra searching! I just acquired a bunch of new books from one of the American circus libraries and I've started keeping track of my collection here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wkGMGKwVRakCUpBMfK05z8uvf2NRLePfodUSj4oMiFc/edit?usp=sharing ….not much of the critical / theory material yet, but I'm working on it! My current go-to's for circus history are Circus: A World History by Rupert Croft-Cooke and Peter Cotes, and A History of the Circus by George Speaight. The English Circus by Ruth Manning-Sanders (1952) is also a surprising gem.


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Questa è una lista dei personaggi principali apparsi nella sit-com Quelli dell'intervallo.

Personaggi fissi
 Tinelli (Matteo Leoni) è il ragazzo meno fortunato e ingenuo della scuola. È pazzamente innamorato di Valentina, ma la ragazza ha tentato di  provare a ricambiare i sentimenti in quanto è innamorata di Tommy. Non eccelle (i suoi voti raggiungono la sufficienza molto di rado) ed è quindi terrorizzato dalla terribile prof. Martinelli, che lo prende continuamente di mira nelle interrogazioni. Conosciuto solo col cognome, durante la serie non viene menzionato il suo nome completo.
 Plinio Romolo Augusto, detto "Nico" (Romolo Guerreri), è il burlone della scuola e inventa sempre nuovi scherzi per divertire i compagni, solitamente puniti con l'ingiusta e brusca detenzione in presidenza.
 Secchia (Marc Tainon) è un ragazzino molto colto, soprannominato così per la sua bravura a scuola. Ha l'abitudine di portare a scuola alcune sue invenzioni affinché a scuola vada tutto bene, ma raramente queste funzionano. Ha una cotta per Mafalda.
 Smilzo (Alessandro Vivian) è un ragazzo ingordo, corpulento e talvolta sciocco. "Smilzo" non è il suo vero nome, ma un soprannome, o meglio - come ribadisce Secchia - una "negazione ironica di una caratteristica reale".
 Annina Tinelli (Andrea Leoni) è la sorella di Tinelli. Appare in pochi episodi fino alla terza stagione, poiché frequenta la scuola elementare sottostante. Sfrutta il fratello cercando sempre di trarre vantaggio da ogni situazione in quanto sorella più piccola.
 DJ (Diana Chihade) è una ragazza logorroica a tal punto da far perdere la pazienza ai suoi amici, che le dimostrano comunque affetto.
 Mafalda (Ambra Lo Faro) è un'ottima cantante, molto intelligente, saggia e creativa; è la migliore amica di Valentina, anche se alcune volte tra le due c'è contrasto. È sempre pronta ad aiutare i suoi amici, però senza perdere occasione di mettersi in mostra.
 Valentina (Giulia Boverio) è la ragazza più bella della scuola, o almeno si considera tale; ama tutto ciò che riguarda moda e stile. Corteggiata da molti ragazzi della scuola, si preoccupa solo dell'apparenza (senza badare al contenuto, al contrario di Bella), risultando nei suoi modi molto superficiale.

Personaggi che hanno lasciato la serie

Personaggi apparsi fino alla seconda stagione
Roberta Miracoli detta Rocky (Elisabetta Miracoli) è la ragazza amante dell'esercizio fisico. È innamorata di Dred, ma al ragazzo lei non piace dato che non sa controllare bene la sua forza.
Spy (Alvaro Caleca) è lo spione della scuola. I compagni, stizziti dai suoi comportamenti, lo appendono sempre agli appendiabiti.

Personaggi apparsi fino alla sesta stagione
 Dred (Mattia Rovatti) interpreta un ragazzo dall'abbigliamento casual, chiamato così per i suoi capelli rasta (tecnicamente noti come "dreadlocks"). Nella 5ª stagione ha i capelli corti per via di una scommessa: se avesse preso una sufficienza si sarebbe tagliato i capelli. Sembra che non si lavi mai, e per questo - per dirlo con le parole di Spy - puzza di pesce marcio, soprattutto le sue ascelle, a cui viene fatto riferimento nei vari episodi. È inoltre uno dei ragazzi più desiderati dell'istituto Manzoni, tanto che le ragazze fanno la fila per lui e ha dovuto creare un calendario per segnare tutti i suoi appuntamenti. Dalla 7ª stagione non compare più negli episodi, ma rimane solo in parte nella sigla iniziale.

I nuovi personaggi

Dalla terza stagione
 Spiffero "Spiffy" (Edoardo Baietti) è il nuovo spione; più temuto e più elegante di Spy, veste sempre con camicia bianca, cravatta e pantaloni neri. Di nero ha anche il suo quaderno, dove segna tutte le infrazioni compiute dai compagni.
 Tommy (Giulio Rubinelli) è il "ganzo" della scuola che piace a tutte le ragazze eccetto a Bella, di cui è innamorato. Indossa sempre la sua divisa da conquistatore, ovvero una giacca in pelle simile a quella di Fonzie (Happy Days).
 Isabella "Bella" (Clara Tarozzo) è la più simpatica e generosa di tutta la scuola, anche se eccede spesso nella perfezione. È sempre ben disposta a partecipare alle raccolte di beneficenza.
 Rudy Ghelfi (Valentina Ghelfi) è il maschiaccio della scuola ed è una grande appassionata di sport, tra cui il calcio.

Staff della scuola
 Prof. Martinelli (Clelia Piscitello), da sposata Martinelli in Cosciottis de Maialonis. È la spietata e pessima professoressa dei ragazzi; prende sempre di mira Tinelli durante le interrogazioni. Quando corregge le verifiche dei suoi alunni o sta per fare qualcosa di spiacevole (come punire ingiustamente qualcuno) ride in una maniera buffa e quasi malefica. Nelle sue prime apparizioni il suo volto non viene mostrato.
 Preside (Giovanni Battezzato), il preside della scuola. Sarcastico e mai troppo brusco con gli studenti, ogni tanto anche lui non vede di buon occhio la professoressa Martinelli. Al pari della malefica insegnante Il volto del Preside nelle prime apparizioni non viene mai mostrato.

Quelli dell'intervallo


Everyone's dealing with something. Everyone is fighting a battle no one else can see or fully understand. For Ben Horst, it's Crohn's disease.
Everyone's dealing with something. Everyone is fighting a battle no one else can see or fully understand.
For Ben Horst, Crohn's Disease is that something, and that fight.
A junior guard for the Elco boys basketball team, Horst was diagnosed in seventh grade with Crohn's, a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract whose symptoms include, among other unpleasant features, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss.
Though it is rarely a cause of death in the long term, Crohn's has no cure, so Horst requires regular medication infusions and treatment to remain healthy and active.
If you're guessing that makes life difficult for him, you are correct. If you're guessing that his is a miserable, woe-is-me existence, well, you couldn't be more wrong.
"Ben is doing great, and he is an inspiration to me," said his mother, Laura Horst. "It amazes me how he silently suffers and just pushes through."
Indeed, Horst goes on with life as any high school student-athlete would, treating Crohn's more like an annoyance that has to be dealt with than a life-altering medical condition. He's had help in managing it from his mom and his father, Jesse, who also has Crohn's, but ultimately he must find his own way in this battle.
And he has. Heading into Friday night's game at Donegal, Horst, a 5-foot-11 junior guard, had appeared in all 17 Elco games, including a number of them as a starter, and was averaging just under three points a game for the playoff-bound Raiders. His best performance to date came on Dec. 28, when he scored 17 points in a 70-65 loss to Eastern York.
And you should know, he doesn't think any of that is anything special. In fact, he rarely talks about Crohn's with his peers because he doesn't want to be pitied or treated any differently than anyone else.
"A couple times," Horst said when questioned if he's ever asked himself the 'Why me?' question. "But it helps me push myself to get better and it's also found me my career path. I want to get into the medical field and I don't think I would have without this. It helps me learn how to solve problems for myself.
"I don't want people to think it's an unfair advantage for me or I can't do something because this is wrong with me," he added. "I can work just as hard as anyone else. I don't want anyone to be like, 'Oh, we gotta take it easy on him because he's sick.'I don't advertise it a lot."
Elco coach Brad Conners can confirm that.
"I really don't treat Ben any differently at all," he said. "I've known about his Crohn's Disease since he was a little kid coming to our youth camps. But he's a tough kid, he doesn't let on. He doesn't even like sharing it with people.
"Like I told him, I'm aware of it and if there's an issue we're looking for it. But I don't think about it, I don't treat him any differently. He just goes about his business. There are days when he's like, 'Coach, I'm getting my shot today. I'm leaving school but I'll be back.' And that's the extent of it."
That said, there are times when Crohn's intervenes and makes life more uncomfortable than it should be.
"I can get bad stomach pains, and if I eat the wrong foods it can hurt," Horst said.
Finding the right treatment has been a long and winding journey for Ben and his family. When first diagnosed he was put on steroid therapy, but his symptoms worsened and he was in constant pain and also losing weight.
His doctors eventually settled on a combination of treatments and his condition has stabilized over the years. He also recently got some good news when he learned he could begin receiving treatment at home from a nurse instead of visiting a healthcare facility on a regular basis.
"The doctors are thrilled with his progress and I must say I know stories of children (whose conditions) are much worse then Ben's," Laura said. "My frustration is there's just no end in site in terms of treatment. There are minimal FDA approved options for pediatric patients, and switching medications can be tricky because of side effects and allergic reactions. The key is to finding something that works and sticking to it as long as you can until they develop better drugs or find a cure."
Despite all of that, Ben has gotten better at managing the ups and downs of Crohn's over time.
"I'm starting to get the hang of it," he said. "If I wake up and I'm in pain I take medicine or listen to music or stay quiet and think to myself."
He also is partial to an all natural therapy known as basketball. It can be better than any drug or treatment.
"I love basketball and I love playing it," said Horst, who is also a thrower for the track team. "It keeps my mind off it and keeps me motivated. It's a distraction for me."
Horst, of course, isn't the only kid who has a serious medical condition that challenges him and tries to defeat him. But his ability to push through it serves as an example to others that life and sports go on despite a difficult diagnosis.
"I'd say it's gonna be a lot of hard work, but you can do it," Horst said, when asked to dispense some advice to others in similar situations. "If you just keep on pushing yourself to the best of your ability you'll do fine. Make sure you do your treatments and stay healthy and you'll be fine."


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