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Chinese authorities have banned children from joining religious groups in its effort to crack down on religious practices, according to reports.
The ban also prohibits minors from attending religious sermons and from participating in religious activities, the Daily Mail reported, citing Chinese media.
READ: How an Atheist Who Survived Horrors of China's Culture Revolution Fled to America and Found Jesus
The effort to exert more control began several years ago when churches in Zhejiang province were ordered to remove crosses from the buildings.
More recently, in early August, more than one hundred churches in Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province, reportedly received notices from government officials informing them that children will be banned from entering. The churches were also told that they were no longer allowed to organize youth summer camps.
It is unclear how widespread the ban on minors attending church has spread in China, but it is already affecting several provinces across the country.
Amnesty International researcher William Nee told the Daily Mail that the reports are "alarming" because they "seem to be coming in from fairly diverse areas."
China is under a "religious revival" under President Xi Jinping, Nee said.
"The current government seems concerned that religion could be a means through which foreign values may 'penetrate' into China and ultimately affect political stability," Nee said.
The ban also informs churches that government officials will investigate both government-approved churches and underground congregations who operate the tightly controlled Catholic and Protestant churches, Asian Catholic news site UCA News reported.
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School as Wonder or Way Out? – well written NYT article about the musings of an upwardly mobile Black parent. Reminds me that most journalism in South Africa lacks the finesse and style of a good author.
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Home La Liga Barcelona Barcelona is still dependent on Messi
Barcelona is still dependent on Messi
In recent time, the new list has been published but according to the report, it seems that the Catalan club is not thinking of excluding Lionel Messi. Yes, Barcelona is still dependent on Messi.
He has already informed everyone about his wish of leaving the club. His age is increasing and the thing is not clear still if he makes the new agreement with the club. The confusion is going on. In these circumstances, a club generally ignores the player and used to give focus to their new projects for a better future. But the question is that is Barcelona ready to make a balanced squad without Messi and they are not ready to exclude their trump card yet?
Summer Transfer Incidents
At the end of the last season, Lionel Messi wanted to leave his favorite place Barcelona. Because he saw much indiscipline there and his mind was changed. Besides, the club forcefully sold his best friend Luis Suarez. As a result, he set his mind to leave.
He has come to the end of his professional career and his rest few years should be great with his nest. He wanted to be happy and also need a great team to win some trophies. The report says that Messi made the contract with his favorite boss Pep Guardiola. Now, if the club's president Josep Maria let him took the leave, he might be seen at the Etihad Stadium or at the Parc des Princes now.
? @RonaldKoeman: "Messi is hungry and motivated". pic.twitter.com/twpyZkKLl8
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 21, 2020
Now, in the top five leagues in Europe, the players who played the highest times, the Argentine forward Messi is holding the 3rd position there. He has played a total of four thousand two hundred and ninety-three minutes (4293) in the Spanish La Liga.
Above Messi, there are still two players but both of them are from the English Premier League side. The Red Devils player Harry Maguire has played the highest 4745 minutes and the Man City player Ruben Dias has played the 2nd highest 4344 minutes as we know.
It seems that Messi has played more than any player from Spanish League, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, and Portuguese League so far. And it has proved everything. The Catalan club is still so much dependant on Lionel Messi.
If we look at the list of the highest ten players those who spent the highest minutes on the ground in the top five European leagues, the Premier League side Manchester United is dominating there. With the main team skipper of Manchester United Harry Maguire, the Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes, the Swedish defender Victor Lindelof.
Bruno is holding the 4th position who has played a total of 4 thousand and 168 minutes so far. Defender Victor has played only 22 fewer minutes and holding the 7th position as we speak.
▶ Most goals (643) for a single club: Lionel Messi.
▶ Most goals (643) for FC Barcelona: Lionel Messi.
▶ Most goals (450) in La Liga history: Lionel Messi.
▶ Most goals (91) in a calendar year: Lionel Messi.
▶ Most goals (73) in a season: Lionel Messi. pic.twitter.com/tpzk4HISz8
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The former striker of Man United and the current inform player of the Italian side Inter Milan Romelu Lukaku is holding the 6th position. He has played only two more minutes than Victor. Besides, the Real Madrid French defender Raphael Varane has played 4 thousand and 123 minutes and holding the 8th position.
Then, the Spanish league side Sevilla defender Jesus Navas in the 9th position. The rest two players' names is quite unfamiliar. Bruno Pacheco is holding the 5th position and Callum McGregor from Celtic is holding the 10th position on the list.
Any other player from Barcelona or their arch-rival Real Madrid has been included in the list of the best ten. Neither the arch-rival of LM10 Cristiano Ronaldo is included there.
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.Tuesday Must Reads: Bay Area Sets Heat Records; High-Speed Rail May Be Coming to the Bay Area First
By Robert Gammon
Stories you shouldn't miss:
1. Cities throughout the Bay Area established heat records yesterday, as temperatures soared into the seventies and eighties, the Chron reports. Oakland International Airport set a record of 74 degrees, as did Richmond at 77, San Francisco at 77, and Santa Rosa at 80. Forecasters expect Tuesday to be another warm day, but predict rain on Wednesday with temperatures returning to normal. Despite a wet January, much of the Bay Area remains below normal for precipitation this winter.
2. Managers of California's proposed high-speed rail system may bring bullet trains to the Bay Area much faster than expected under a dramatically revised plan, the Chron$ reports. The proposal calls for fast-tracking high-speed rail along the Caltrain line between Gilroy and San Francisco because it would be cheaper than going forward with the original plan of first building the bullet-train line between the Central Valley and Los Angeles. The Southern California route is expected to be costly and time-consuming because it needs to cross the rugged Tehachapi mountains.
3. However, the high-speed rail system could be derailed if Big Agribusiness gets its way. The LA Times$ is reporting that Central Valley farming interests are proposing a ballot measure for November that would take billions of dollars in funds earmarked for high-speed rail and use them to build more dams in the state.
[jump] 4. And NASA scientists have concluded that sea level rise is not increasing as rapidly as expected because thirsty continents have been absorbing extra water, the LA Times$ reports.
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Ilaria Vinci (Cisternino, 1991) lives and works in Zurich. After the Bachelor in Fine Arts at Brera Academy in Milan, she completed an MFA at Ecal in Lausanne in 2017.Her work was shown in collective and solo exhibitions between Switzerland and Italy, like the Ethnographic Museum in Udine, at Armada in Milan, at No Conformism in Lausanne and at Dienstgebäude in Zurich.In 2018, together with Gabriele Garavaglia she started 4th Existence, a multiform curatorial platform. Since 2014 she is also co-founder of the artist-run space Armada in Milan.She is the winner of Menabrea Art Prize 2018 and participated to MOROSO CONCEPT for Contemporary Art _2017.
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confrontation with "the other". He actively contributes with Umberto Di Marino gallery, taking care of art production, installation and fairs's organization. He worked in last few years with Prada Foundation in Milan and with Madre Museum in Naples, working on installation, production and curatorship of several exhibitions. In the last year he co-founded the curatorial research project Bite The Saurus based in Naples.


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Reynold J. "Renny" Carlson
Ryan Robertson | February 11, 2016
Reynold J. "Renny" Carlson, age 80, of Knox, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 10, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Clarion.
Born January 9, 1936 in Jamestown, New York, he was a son of the late Ernest and Evelyn McCullough.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War.
Renny previously worked for Crescent Tools in Jamestown, NY and was then employed by IA Construction in Reno.
He married the former Fern Sharpe on April 14, 1967 and she survives.
Renny was a member of the Callensburg Church of God. He loved family get togethers and enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, golfing and football.
Survivors include his wife, Fern; three sons: Larry Rapp and his wife Joy, of Pine City; Dean Rapp also of Pine City and Dennis Rapp of Phoenix, Arizona and one daughter, Connie Rapp of Pine City.
Renny is also survived by seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, one great great grandson; a brother, David Carlson of Jamestown, New York and a sister, Jeanette Skistimas and her husband, John, of Neosho, MO.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Rapp; grandson, Tommy Smith and two brothers, Donald and Robert.
Family and friends will be received from 5 -7 pm Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the William N. Rupert Mortuary, Inc., 430 Mendenhall Avenue, Knox.
Military honors will be accorded by the Berlin Bowser American Legion Post #720 of Knox at 7 pm Thursday, in the funeral home.
Funeral services will immediately follow with Reverend Tom Hannold officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to Renny's family at www.rupertfuneralhomes.com.
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The GIGN is the elite Police Tactical Unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Its missions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, and targeting organized crime. It is renowned for its selection and implementation of innovative technology and tactics, using a comprehensive suite of both small arms solutions, and weapon enabling systems. The unit's selection of the MAWL-DA as a tool for mission success is notable in light of the GIGN's pedigree, and reputation as a premiere SOF unit. B.E. Meyers & Co. looks forward to the MAWL-DA's service with the GIGN as NIR/VIS pointing and illumination system which will assist in the unit's response to both domestic and international threats.
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It's neat to see a Western CT force using 7.62×39.
It was the RAID and BRI (Police units) in the supermarket in 2015, not the GIGN (Gendarmerie – military force).


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The Empire Strikes Back - Britain Breaks EU's Australian Vaccine Blockade
Britain has put family first, wrt Covid vaccines.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reports that Australia's early rollout has been propped up by 717,000 doses manufactured in the UK rather than from factories in Europe as widely believed.
The need to source jabs from the UK underscores the difficulties Australia and AstraZeneca have faced in extracting supply from the EU under the bloc's tough new export controls. It is now known that not a single AstraZeneca dose has been exported to Australia from Europe.
The first 300,000 UK-made doses landed at Sydney Airport on February 28 – one month after the European Commission introduced new curbs limiting the export of vaccines produced on the Continent.
The Morrison government said at the time that the shipment had come from "overseas", which was presumed to be continental Europe, a major hub for production.
Another large batch arrived on an Emirates passenger plane in March, well after Italy and the European Commission formally blocked an application by AstraZeneca to ship 250,000 doses to Australia.
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It was a rough start to round two of the Battle of the Boroughs as the Knicks hosted the Nets last night in the Mecca. The Knicks were looking to end their 5 game losing streak after they kicked off the season with an offensive explosion on opening night.
The beginning of the game as ugly as it was bascially a 3-point shoot-out. The Nets got off to a quick start, hitting their first 4-6 from beyond the arc. The Knicks struggled the find the bottom of the rim in the early stages, needing to scratch and crawl their way back to tie the game after the first quarter.
Frank Ntilikina came out strong hitting his first two 3-pointers to get the Knicks back into the game. The rest of the Knicks followed Frank's lead to get back into the game. Timmy was himself, stroking it, Vonleh had a posterizing dunk on Jarrett Allen after he himself got dunked on. Kanter came off the bench in a leading role and quickly had himself a double-double within 5 minutes it seemed.
The Knicks then turned up the defense after the first quarter and shut down the Nets. It also helped that after the Nets, who started 4-6 from 3 range, cooled off and were 1-16 from 3. The defense fed off the offense and the Knicks took over the game.
There were many bright spots for the Knicks last night. Frankie Smokes had by far his best game of the season with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. He was also great on the defensive side of the ball, with active hands and being disruptive. Damyean Dotson was also playing lockdown defense as even Clyde mentioned Dot was having a very impressive defensive game.
Mitchell Robinson had his best game of the season as well. He came out hot in the second half after only playing 6 minutes in the first half. In the first few minutes of the second half Robinson had a steal which led to a monster dunk that had the bench erupt. Robinson was 5-5 from the floor, but still needs to work on his defensive skills as it showed when he had a few bad break downs. Before the game, Robinson got help from former Knick and good friend of coach David Fizdale, Rasheed Wallace. Wallace mentioned he was intrigued by Robinson and willing to help him improve.
Last night was a very good team win. Timmy led the team with 25 points, as he was one of seven Knicks in double figures. The New York Knicks beat their cross-town rivals 115-96. The Knicks will need to bring that defensive intensity and grit from the second half on Wednesday as they will host the rival Pacers at the Garden.


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AOA Communication | March 2010
American Osteopathic Association Specialty Board Certification
Ronald E. Ayres, DO; Stephen Scheinthal, DO; Cheryl Gross, MA, CAE; Elaine C. Bell, BA
From the departments of obstetrics and gynecology (Dr Ayres) and psychiatry (Dr Scheinthal) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, where Dr Scheinthal also serves at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging. Also, from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Department of Education's Division of Certification and Trainee Services (Ms Gross and Ms Bell). Dr Ayres currently serves as chair of the AOA Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, Dr Scheinthal as vice chair, and Ms Gross as secretary.
Address correspondence to Department of Education, American Osteopathic Association, 142 E Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60611-2864.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, March 2010, Vol. 110, 183-192. doi:https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2010.110.3.183
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Ayres RE, Scheinthal S, Gross C, Bell EC. American Osteopathic Association Specialty Board Certification. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2010;110(3):183–192. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2010.110.3.183.
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Specialty board certification is an important tool in recognizing physicians who take extra measures to establish their skills in any number of specialty areas. The American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, which oversees the 18 specialty certifying boards, continues to amend existing policies and implement new policies to improve the certification process. Among these policies, the authors describe new collaboration efforts, the development of the osteopathic continuous certification process, and revisions to board eligibility. An update on AOA certification awards, including certificates of added qualifications, is also provided.
The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) was created to assess the skills of osteopathic physician specialists in response to the growth of specialization in the osteopathic profession.1 It is the authoritative body that develops, reviews, and enforces all policies and requirements for American Osteopathic Association certification. The BOS views the certification process both as an assessment tool to enhance the quality of healthcare and also as a means to protect the public. Overseeing the work of 18 AOA specialty certifying boards, which are identified in Table 1, the BOS is composed of a chair, vice chair, one representative from each of the specialty certifying boards, and a public member. The public member serves a vital role on the BOS, providing governance oversight, monitoring, and accountability for the specialty certifying boards. The public member also provides perspective from the consumer and public points of view and advocates for the interests and needs of the public.
American Osteopathic Association: General Certification Awarded by Osteopathic Medical Specialty Boards, 2005-2009 *
American Osteopathic Board of.../Specialty or Subspecialty
▪ Anesthesiology
□ Anesthesiology 20 (2) 12 (1) 12 (1) 19 (2) 21 (2)
▪ Dermatology
□ Dermatology 18 (2) 22 (2) 20 (2) 31 (3) 28 (2)
▪ Emergency Medicine
□ Emergency Medicine 120 (12) 118 (9) 119 (12) 144 (15) 152 (12)
▪ Family Physicians
□ Family Practice and OMT† 343 (34) 391 (30) 338 (34) 178 (18) 541 (42)
▪ Internal Medicine
□ Cardiology 4 (<1) 29 (2) 0 28 (3) 22 (2)
□ Endocrinology 1 (<1) 0 0 2 (<1) 3 (<1)
□ Gastroenterology 3 (<1) 12 (1) 1 (<1) 7 (1) 7 (1)
□ Hematology 0 5 (<1) 0 3 (<1) 0
□ Infectious Diseases 0 6 (<1) 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 3 (<1)
□ Internal Medicine 155 (15) 259 (20) 58 (6) 169 (17) 162 (13)
□ Nephrology 3 (<1) 4 (<1) 4 (<1) 4 (<1) 10 (1)
□ Oncology 5 (<1) 7 (1) 2 (<1) 0 4 (<1)
□ Pulmonary Diseases 5 (<1) 5 (<1) 3 (<1) 8 (1) 1 (<1)
□ Rheumatology 0 3 (<1) 0 2 (<1) 3 (<1)
▪ Nuclear Medicine
□ Nuclear Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
▪ Neurology and Psychiatry
□ Child Neurology 0 1 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Child Psychiatry 4 (<1) 2 (<1) 3 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
□ Neurology 1 (<1) 20 (2) 0 14 (1) 13 (1)
□ Psychiatry 11 (1) 8 (1) 4 (<1) 10 (1) 14 (1)
▪ Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
□ Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and OMM 62 (6) 110 (8) 43 (4) 13 (1) 20 (2)
▪ Obstetrics and Gynecology
□ Gynecologic Oncology 1 (<1) 0 1 (<1) 0 0
□ Maternal and Fetal Medicine 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 1 (<1)
□ Obstetrics and Gynecology 50 (5) 85 (6) 85 (9) 85 (9) 48 (4)
□ Reproductive Endocrinology 2 (<1) 0 0 0 0
▪ Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
□ Facial Plastic Surgery 0 0 0 0 0
□ Ophthalmology 10 (1) 11 (1) 11 (1) 6 (1) 13 (1)
□ Otolaryngology 1 (<1) 0 0 0 0
□ Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 27 (3) 11 (1) 20 (2) 17 (2) 13 (1)
▪ Orthopedic Surgery
□ Orthopedic Surgery 55 (5) 45 (3) 67 (7) 51 (5) 69 (5)
▪ Pathology
□ Anatomic Pathology 0 1 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
□ Forensic Pathology 0 0 0 0 0
□ Laboratory Medicine 0 0 2 (<1) 1 (<1) 0
▪ Pediatrics
□ Neonatology 0 0 2 (<1) 0 1 (<1)
□ Pediatric Allergy and Immunology NA NA NA NA 1 (<1)
□ Pediatric Pulmonology‡ 0 0 2 (<1) 0 1 (<1)
□ Pediatrics 18 (2) 25 (2) 50 (5) 22 (2) 19 (1)
▪ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
□ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine 1 (<1) 6 (<1) 6 (1) 6 (1) 10 (1)
▪ Preventive Medicine
□ Preventive Medicine and Aerospace Medicine 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 6 (1) 1 (<1) 3 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Occupational-Environmental Medicine 5 (<1) 0 3 (<1) 2 (<1) 5 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Public Health 0 2 (<1) 6 (1) 0 1 (<1)
▪ Proctology
□ Proctology 0 0 2 (<1) 0 1 (<1)
▪ Radiology
□ Diagnostic Radiology 19 (2) 29 (2) 26 (3) 28 (3) 23 (2)
□ Radiation Oncology 1 (<1) 3 (<1) 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1)
□ Radiology 0 0 0 0 NA
▪ Surgery
□ General Vascular Surgery 7 (1) 7 (1) 3 (<1) 5 (1) 1 (<1)
□ Neurological Surgery 3 (<1) 6 (<1) 5 (1) 10 (1) 9 (1)
□ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2 (<1) 1 (<1) 3 (1) 5 (1) 2 (<1)
□ Surgery (General) 39 (4) 53 (4) 61 (6) 94 (10) 33 (3)
□ Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 0 0 3 (<1)
□ Urological Surgery 5 (<1)
4 (<1)
▪ Total 1003 1308 983 986 1280
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OMM, osteopathic manipulative medicine.
*Data are presented as No. (%). Some percentages do not total 100 because of rounding. Totals are calculated by date of final approval by the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (December 31, 2009).
†Before July 1993, certificates were issued as General Practice. Beginning April 15, 2000, all new family practitioners are being recommended for certification in family practice and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT).
‡Although Pediatric Pulmonology is no longer issued, the individuals included here were in the certification process before that change was made.
In 2009, the BOS made great strides in improving its functioning by implementing tools for collaboration with stakeholders and continuing the development of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC).
At its annual meeting in July 2009, the AOA Board of Trustees adopted Resolution B-12 ("Public Comment on New BOS Initiatives"), which recognizes that specialty certifying boards, specialty colleges, and other stakeholders (eg, specialty societies, members of the public) often have comments and concerns about the implementation of new BOS policies and initiatives. The resolution also confirms that in overseeing the AOA board certification process, it is in the best interest of the BOS to obtain input from key stakeholders before initiating new policies.
The resolution requires that new policies and initiatives by the BOS be posted on the DO-Online Web site (http://www.do-online.org) and forwarded electronically to all specialty colleges and specialty certification boards for a 60-day "public comment" period. Following this period, the BOS will review all comments and make final decisions on any further action with those initiatives. This new process allows stakeholders in the certification process to have a voice in changes that may affect their training, certification, and profession.
In 2009, under this new policy, two proposed resolutions were posted to the DO-Online Web site. The first of these resolutions proposed requiring lifetime certificate holders to participate in the OCC process, which will be in effect for all specialty certifying boards as of January 2013 (see the next section of the present report). However, the resolution exempted lifetime certificate holders from having to participate in the examination outlined in Component 3 (Clinical Assessment). After reviewing the comments received from specialty certifying boards, specialty colleges, and other stakeholders, the BOS voted to withdraw the resolution from further consideration.
Currently, lifetime certificate holders are exempt from the OCC process. However, many states are moving to a Maintenance of Licensure process, which would require continuous maintenance of certification and practice competencies. As legislation is enacted, licensed physicians—regardless of lifetime certification status—will need to demonstrate participation in an approved maintenance of certification process in order to continue to practice medicine. All AOA specialty certifying boards are developing plans to allow lifetime certificate holders to participate in the OCC process.
The second proposed resolution grew from an effort to differentiate nonclinical or academic osteopathic physicians from those in clinical practice. For non-clinical osteopathic physicians, Component 4 (Practice Assessment and Improvement) would not be possible to complete, as they do not have cases or patient records to submit or be reviewed. As initially written, the resolution insufficiently addressed the issue, which was evidenced by the public comments received by the BOS. The BOS will work to revise the resolution and, it will again be posted to DO-Online and forwarded to stakeholders for a 60-day public comment period.
In other collaborative activities, the BOS has enlisted the assistance of the Administrators Work Group, which comprises specialty certifying board administrators and is chaired by Alvin Dubin, DO. These leaders oversee the process and business of certification and have insight into possible improvements and process changes. The BOS has established a small task force to address the efficiency of the certification process. Through regular meetings, this task force will make process change recommendations to the BOS, which will make the certification process more user friendly for applicants.
The specialty certifying boards are working to develop the OCC process for diplomates holding time-limited certificates. The plans for OCC must be submitted to the BOS Standards Review Committee for review in April 2010, and the OCC must be fully implemented by all specialty certifying boards no later than January 1, 2013.
The OCC process consists of the following five components:
Component 1—Unrestricted Licensure. Physicians who are board-certified by the AOA must hold a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States. If there is a restriction in any state, the license must be evaluated by the appropriate certifying board. In addition, these physicians are required to adhere to the AOA's Code of Ethics.2
Component 2—Lifelong Learning/Continuing Medical Education. Consistent with current commitment to lifelong learning, this component requires that all recertifying diplomates fulfill a minimum of 120 hours of continuing medical education (CME) credit during each 3-year CME cycle.3 Thirty credits must be in Category 1-A, and the remaining 90 hours may be in any of the four AOA categories (ie, 1-A, 1-B, 2-A, and 2-B).3 Certifying boards have license to require additional CME. Of the 120 hours or more CME credit, a minimum of 50 credit hours must be in the specialty area of certification. Self-assessment activities will be designated by each of the AOA's 18 approved specialty certifying boards.
Component 3—Cognitive Assessment. This component requires provision of one (or more) psychometrically valid and proctored examinations that assess a physician's specialty medical knowledge as well as core competencies in the provision of healthcare.
Component 4—Practice Performance Assessment and Improvement. This component, which is the only addition to the AOA's current requirement for recertification, requires that diplomates engage in continuous quality improvement through comparison of personal practice performance measured against national standards for his or her medical specialty.
Component 5—Continuous AOA Membership. Because membership in the professional osteopathic medical community provides physicians with online technology, practice management assistance, national advocacy for DOs and the profession, professional publications, and continuing medical education opportunities, diplomates are required to maintain AOA membership.
As of July 1, 2009, physicians who have completed their training programs have a maximum of 6 years to apply for "board eligibility." The term is valid until December 31 of the sixth year following completion of the program. After 6 years, if a candidate has not obtained final certification (or if he or she hasn't applied for certification), the candidate may petition the board to re-enter the certification process. However, the term board eligibility is not available for candidates after 6 years post-residency. The board will grant the candidate the ability to reenter the process, but he or she will have to meet the established and published criteria.
The candidate must start at the beginning of the certification process and must participate in the next available administration of the examination. The candidate will have two attempts to pass each step of the examination process. If a failure of any of the steps occurs, the candidate must retake that portion of the examination at the next available administration. After exhausting the above process, the candidate is not eligible to continue the process. However, he or she may re-petition the board to re-enter the certification process, which will follow the same steps as outlined above. Candidates who fail to achieve certification after the second reentry period are no longer eligible to pursue AOA board certification.
Osteopathic physicians and others with questions about board eligibility or certification should contact the AOA Division of Certification at certification@osteopathic.org or by calling (800) 621-1773, extension 8266.
Since 1939, when the BOS (known as the Advisory Board of Osteopathic Specialists until 1993) was established by the AOA's Board of Trustees, the BOS has issued 33,349 primary certifications that include basic specialties, subspecialties, and added qualifications. As of late December 2009, a total of 23,005 osteopathic physicians were currently certified by the AOA and held a combined total of 25,326 active certificates. In 2009, a total of 1280 certificates were awarded in primary specialty and subspecialty areas (Table 1). In addition, 99 certificates of added qualifications were granted (Table 2), and 1034 recertifications were issued (Table 3). A listing of total number of active certifications by specialty is found in Table 4.
American Osteopathic Association: Certification of Added Qualifications Awarded by Osteopathic Medical Specialty Boards, 2005-2009 *
American Osteopathic Board of...†/Certification of Added Qualifications
□ Critical Care Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
□ Pain Management 0 2 (2) 0 3 (7) 2 (2)
□ Dermatopathology 0 1 (1) 0 1 (2) 2 (2)
□ Mohs Micrographic Surgery 0 0 0 2 (5) 5 (5)
□ Emergency Medical Services 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
□ Medical Toxicology 0 0 4 (11) 0 3 (3)
□ Sports Medicine 0 0 0 1 (2) 0
□ Geriatrics 6 (17) 6 (7) 5 (14) 5 (12) 4 (4)
□ Sports Medicine 1 (3) 16 (18) 7 (19) 9 (21) 20 (20)
□ Addiction Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
□ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 0 4 (4) 0 3 (7) 0
□ Critical Care Medicine 10 (29) 7 (8) 3 (8) 0 13 (13)
□ Geriatric Medicine 0 4 (4) 0 0 0
□ Interventional Cardiology 2 (6) 36 (40) 2 (6) 0 15 (15)
□ Sports Medicine 0 0 2 (6) 2 (5) 1 (1)
□ Neurophysiology 0 1 (1) 2 (6) 3 (7) 0
□ Sports Medicine 0 0 0 0 1 (1)
□ Otolaryngic Allergy 3 (9) 1 (1) 0 0 0
□ Hand Surgery 2 (6) 0 2 (6) 2 (5) 0
□ Dermatopathology 0 0 0 0 0
□ Sports Medicine 1 (3) 0 0 0 0
□ Preventive Medicine (Occupational) 3 (9) 2 (2) 4 (11) 3 (7) 8 (8)
□ Sports Medicine 0 0 0 0 0
□ Body Imaging 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
□ Neuroradiology 4 (11) 0 1 (3) 3 (7) 3 (3)
□ Nuclear Radiology 0 0 0 0 0
□ Pediatric Radiology 0 1 (1) 3 (8) 2 (5) 4 (4)
□ Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2 (6) 2 (2) 1 (3) 0 1 (1)
□ Surgical Critical Care 1 (3) 5 (6) 0 4 (9) 2 (2)
▪ Conjoint—Available to All Specialties
□ Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine‡ NA
▪ Total
†Certifications of Added Qualifications are not offered through the American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, and American Osteopathic Board of Proctology.
‡Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine was previously not available (NA) and was added in 2009.
American Osteopathic Association: Specialty, Subspecialty, and CAQ Recertifications Awarded by Osteopathic Medical Specialty Boards, 2005-2009 *
American Osteopathic Board of.../Recertification
□ Anesthesiology 0 3 (<1) 2 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
— Critical Care Medicine NA NA NA NA NA
— Pain Management NA NA NA NA NA
□ Dermatology 0 0 0 0 5 (<1)
— Dermatopathology NA NA 3 (<1) 0 0
— Mohs Micrographic Surgery NA 4 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Emergency Medicine 29 (6) 63 (8) 59 (5) 183 (25) 129 (12)
— Emergency Medical Services NA 3 (<1) 2 (<1) 1 (<1) 0
— Medical Toxicology NA NA NA NA NA
— Sports Medicine NA NA NA 1 (<1) 0
□ Family Practice and OMT 229 (47) 435 (53) 971 (77) 200 (27) 530 (51)
— Addiction Medicine NA NA NA 0 0
— Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 0 0 1 (<1) 0 0
— Geriatric Medicine 2 (<1) 47 (6) 24 (2) 6 (1) 4 (<1)
— Sports Medicine 5 (1) 17 (2) 5 (<1) 8 (1) 10 (1)
□ Allergy and Immunology 0 0 1 (<1) 0 0
□ Cardiology 23 (5) 12 (1) 19 (1) 0 16 (2)
□ Endocrinology 3 (1) 2 (<1) 0 0 2 (<1)
□ Gastroenterology 12 (2) 10 (1) 9 (1) 0 12 (1)
□ Hematology 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
□ Infectious Diseases 1 (<1) 2 (<1) 2 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
□ Internal Medicine 71 (14) 84 (10) 17 (1) 174 (24) 105 (10)
□ Nephrology 4 (1) 3 (<1) 3 (<1) 3 (<1) 9 (1)
□ Oncology 5 (1) 1 (<1) 0 0 5 (<1)
□ Pulmonary Diseases 5 (1) 6 (1) 8 (1) 0 7 (<1)
□ Rheumatology 2 (<1) 4 (<1) 0 0 3 (<1)
- Addiction Medicine NA NA NA NA NA
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 3 (1) 5 (1) 3 (<1) 0 1 (<1)
- Critical Care Medicine 12 (2) 12 (1) 8 (1) 0 5 (<1)
- Geriatric Medicine 6 (1) 11 (1) 3 (<1) 0 4 (<1)
- Interventional Cardiology NA NA NA NA NA
- Sports Medicine 0 1 (<1) 0 1 (<1) 1 (<1)
□ Nuclear Medicine 0 0 0 1 (<1) 0
□ Child Neurology NA NA NA NA NA
□ Child Psychiatry NA NA NA 1 (<1) 3 (<1)
□ Neurology† NA 2 (<1) 6 (<1) 5 (1) 4 (<1)
□ Psychiatry† NA 4 (<1) 13 (1) 0 10 (1)
- Addiction Medicine NA NA 3 (<1) 1 (<1) 0
- Neurophysiology NA NA NA NA NA
□ Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and OMM 19 (4) 13 (2) 14 (1) 6 (1) 16 (2)
- Sports Medicine NA NA NA NA 2 (<1)
□ Gynecologic Oncology NA NA NA NA 1 (<1)
□ Maternal and Fetal Medicine NA NA NA NA 2 (<1)
□ Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 2 (<1) 0 30 (4) 44 (4)
□ Reproductive Endocrinology NA NA NA NA NA
□ Ophthalmology† 1 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology† NA NA NA NA NA
□ Otolaryngology† 0 0 0 0 NA
□ Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery NA NA NA NA NA
□ Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery NA NA NA 0 0
— Otolaryngic Allergy NA NA NA NA NA
□ Orthopedic Surgery 47 (10) 29 (4) 38 (3) 0 38 (4)
— Hand Surgery NA 7 (1) 0 3 (<1) 1 (<1)
□ Allergy and Immunology NA NA NA NA NA
□ Anatomic Pathology† NA NA 2 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
□ Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine† NA 1 (<1) NA NA 1 (<1)
□ Forensic Pathology NA NA NA NA 1 (<1)
□ Laboratory Medicine† NA NA 2 (<1) 0 2 (<1)
□ Pathology 0 0 0 0 0
□ Neonatology 0 0 0 0 4 (<1)
□ Pediatric Allergy and Immunology NA 1 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Pediatric Endocrinology NA 2 (<1) 0 0 0
□ Pediatrics 1 (<1) 10 (1) 14 (1) 0 23 (2)
□ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine 1 (<1) 6 (1) 0 0 0
— Sports Medicine NA NA NA NA NA
□ Preventive Medicine and Aerospace Medicine 0 0 0 0 2 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Public Health 0 0 0 0 2 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Occupational-Environmental Medicine 0 0 0 1 (<1) 9 (1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine 1 (<1) 0 0 0 0
— Occupational Medicine 0 0 6 (<1) 1 (<1) 4 (<1)
□ Proctology 1 (<1) 0 1 (<1) 0 0
□ Diagnostic Radiology 3 (1) 10 (1) 5 (<1) 4 (1) 1 (<1)
□ Radiation Oncology NA NA NA NA NA
□ Radiology NA NA NA NA NA
— Nuclear Radiology NA NA NA NA NA
— Pediatric Radiology NA NA NA NA 1 (<1)
— Vascular and Interventional Radiology NA NA NA NA NA
□ General Vascular Surgery NA NA NA 1 (<1) 2 (<1)
□ Neurological Surgery NA NA NA NA 1 (<1)
□ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery NA NA NA NA NA
□ Surgery (General) 0 1 (<1) 0 0 1 (<1)
□ Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery NA NA 1 (<1) 0 1 (<1)
□ Urological Surgery 0 0 0 0 0
— Surgical Critical Care NA
▪ Total 491 823 1267 731 1034
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable (ie, recertification not offered in year indicated) or not available (ie, see †); OMM, osteopathic manipulative medicine; OMT, osteopathic manipulative treatment.
*Recertification data for General Certification and Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQ) are presented as No. (%). Some percentages do not total 100 because of rounding. Totals are calculated by date of final approval by the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (December 31, 2009). As of January 1, 2004, all 18 member boards had a time-limited certificate in place (ie, all new certificates are issued with an expiration date). Certificates issued before the time-limit requirement was instituted, however, are valid for the life of the physician.
†Reports published in previous editions of The Journal's Osteopathic Medical Education issue combined Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine under a single heading for recertification statistics. They have been separated here. Likewise, previous reports combined Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology as well as Neurology and Psychiatry under single headings. Beginning with the data reported for 2005 and 2006, respectively, these numbers were likewise separated.
Active Certificates by Osteopathic Medical Specialty Board as of December 31, 2009
American Osteopathic Board of.../Certification
No (%)
□ Anesthesiology 562 (2)
— Critical Care 5 (<1)
— Pain Management 68 (<1)
□ Dermatology 344 (1)
— Dermatopathology 6 (<1)
— MOHS Micrographic Surgery 16 (<1)
□ Emergency Medicine 1860 (7)
— Emergency Medical Services 11 (<1)
— Medical Toxicology 9 (<1)
— Sports Medicine 5 (<1)
□ Family Practice* 5181 (20)
□ Family Practice and OMT 5448 (22)
— Addiction Medicine* 3 (<1)
— Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine* 7 (<1)
— Geriatric Medicine 360 (1)
— Sports Medicine 138 (1)
□ Allergy and Immunology 11 (<1)
□ Cardiology 372 (1)
□ Endocrinology 33 (<1)
□ Gastroenterology 189 (1)
□ Hematology 40 (<1)
□ Infectious Diseases 57 (<1)
□ Internal Medicine 2824 (11)
□ Nephrology 112 (<1)
□ Oncology 92 (<1)
□ Pulmonary Diseases 172 (1)
□ Rheumatology 52 (<1)
— Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 19 (<1)
— Critical Care 116 (1)
— Geriatric Medicine 58 (<1)
— Interventional Cardiology 81 (<1)
□ Nuclear Medicine 34 (<1)
□ Child Neurology 3 (<1)
□ Child Psychiatry 39 (<1)
□ Neurology 198 (1)
□ Neurology and Psychiatry* 1 (<1)
□ Psychiatry 285 (1)
— Addiction Medicine 4 (<1)
— Neurophysiology 6 (<1)
□ Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and OMM 420 (2)
□ Special Proficiency in OMM* 135 (1)
□ Gynecological Oncology 6 (<1)
□ Maternal and Fetal Medicine 18 (<1)
□ Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery* 64 (<1)
□ Obstetrics and Gynecology 916 (4)
□ Reproductive Endocrinology 11 (<1)
□ Facial Plastic Surgery* 7 (<1)
□ Ophthalmology 313 (1)
□ Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 331 (1)
□ Otolaryngology 9 (<1)
□ Otorhinolaryngology* 36 (<1)
— Otolaryngic Allergy 25 (<1)
□ Orthopedic Surgery 977 (4)
— Hand Surgery 29 (<1)
□ Anatomic Pathology 27 (<1)
□ Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 22 (<1)
□ Forensic Pathology 3 (<1)
□ Laboratory Medicine 15 (<1)
□ Adolescent Medicine 1 (<1)
□ Neonatology 30 (<1)
□ Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 3 (<1)
□ Pediatric Endocrinology 2 (<1)
□ Pediatric Pulmonology* 2 (<1)
□ Pediatrics 403 (2)
□ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 219 (1)
▪ Preventative Medicine
□ Preventive Medicine and Aerospace Medicine 42 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine* 10 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Public Health 38 (<1)
□ Preventive Medicine and Occupational
-Environmental Medicine 92 (<1)
— Occupational Medicine 55 (<1)
□ Proctology 24 (<1)
□ Angiography and Intervention Radiology* 18 (<1)
□ Body Imaging* 10 (<1)
□ Diagnostic Radiology 613 (2)
□ Diagnostic Roentgenology* 3 (<1)
□ Diagnostic Ultrasound 1 (<1)
□ Neuroradiology* 46 (<1)
□ Radiation Oncology 20 (<1)
□ Radiation Therapy* 1 (<1)
□ Radiology 71 (<1)
— Nuclear Radiology 6 (<1)
— Pediatric Radiology 18 (<1)
— Angiography and Interventional Radiology 15 (<1)
□ Cardiothoracic Surgery 3 (<1)
□ General Vascular Surgery 106 (<1)
□ Neurological Surgery 77 (<1)
□ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 46 (<1)
□ General Surgery 861 (3)
□ Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery* 58 (<1)
□ Thoracic Surgery* 7 (<1)
□ Urological Surgery 176 (1)
— Surgical Critical Care 37 (<1)
▪ Conjoint Certification—Available to All Specialties
□ Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine 14 (<1)
▪ Total 25326 (100)
Abbreviations: CAQ, Certification of Added Qualifications; OMT, osteopathic manipulative treatment; OMM, osteopathic manipulative medicine
*No longer issued.
Dedicated to the development and oversight of AOA osteopathic specialty certifications, the BOS looks forward to continuing collaboration with stakeholders as it develops and implements new processes and policies to better assure the public of excellence in osteopathic certification.
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SEBASTOPOL, CA—Loans in secondary markets can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but one that is not only located in a smaller city and for a specialized property can be doubly complex. Despite these obstacles, a property consisting of two full-scale production wineries, two breweries, a distillery, and complementary retail and industrial uses recently received a $37.5 million permanent loan.
Proceeds were used to refinance 17 buildings and 178,000 square feet of space in downtown. The financing was used to buy out an existing equity partner and replace the project's debt with long-term fixed rate financing.
Landmark Capital completed the transaction for an affiliate of Aldridge Development, a local developer with expertise in retail and multifamily communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. Ethan Schelin, director at Landmark Capital, represented the client. He recently shared some insight about the transaction, the challenges of winery loans and the general lending outlook for the region in this exclusive.
GlobeSt.com: A key aspect of completing this transaction was identifying a lender who would understand the Sebastopol market and the unique tenant mix. What did that entail?
Ethan Schelin: The property is located within a small town in a secondary market. This is challenging to most lenders because they perceive the depth of the rental market as being very shallow. For example, if you lose a tenant in a market like this, lenders think it could take a long time to find a replacement, and even though a property is fully leased, it creates questions and doubts about the consistency of the cash flow going forward to support the loan.
In terms of the tenancy, there are several wineries, breweries and other unique tenants at the property producing specialty goods. This can create its own set of challenges to lenders as it's easy to perceive these specialty tenants as having "specialty buildouts" to their spaces that would be hard and expensive to re-lease to another tenant if they were to vacate. From a lender's perspective, it is ideal to have a property located in a strong and deep rental market with space that is easy and cost effective to re-lease to another tenant. Landmark Capital Advisors was able to identify a lender that understood the dynamics of the local market, and its true depth for replacement tenancy.
GlobeSt.com:Do winery properties have any unique lending requirements that make them more challenging in general?
Schelin: If it was a standalone winery, it would have been subject to unique requirements. For this particular property, though, the wineries were large tenants within a greater mixed-use retail and industrial park so these requirements did not apply. However, many lenders assume that wineries have very specialized buildouts and it is expensive to modify that space to meet the needs of a replacement tenant if they were to vacate. Although this can be the case, oftentimes I have found that specialty equipment is misconceived as specialty buildout, and when a tenant vacates, the equipment can be removed much easier and much cheaper than originally thought. Also, if a tenant gets into financial trouble, they will likely remove the equipment for you and try to sell it.
GlobeSt.com: Will the rate increase have any impact?
Schelin: Not on this particular transaction as we fixed the rate for 10 years and closed prior to the increase. However, higher interest rates in the market going forward will adversely impact a property's debt coverage ratio which could translate into lower leverage.
GlobeSt.com: What is the current market climate for lending in Northern California?
Schelin: In general, it's pretty bullish but there are certain submarkets and product types that are getting more scrutiny than others. Outside of this particular transaction, I have seen lenders reining in their allocations for hotels and dialing back leverage for multifamily development in certain areas.
One multifamily loan recorded last year was located in the Bennett Valley, also in Sonoma County.


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Q: How to merge two queries using Firestore - Swift I need to merge two queries with firebase firestore and then order the results using the timestamp field of the documents.
Online I didn't find much information regarding Swift and Firestore.
This is what I did so far:
db.collection("Notes").whereField("fromUid", isEqualTo: currentUserUid as Any).whereField("toUid", isEqualTo: chatUserUid as Any).getDocuments { (snapshot, error) in
        if let error = error {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
            return
        }
        db.collection("Notes").whereField("fromUid", isEqualTo: self.chatUserUid as Any).whereField("toUid", isEqualTo: self.currentUserUid as Any).getDocuments { (snaphot1, error1) in
            if let err = error1{
                print(err.localizedDescription)
                return
            }
        }
    }

I added the second query inside the first one on completion but now I don't know how to merge them and order them through the field of timestamp.
On this insightful question It is explained that it's recommended to use a Task object but I don't find anything similar with swift.

A: There are many ways to accomplish this; here's one option.
To provide an answer, we have to make a couple of additions; first, we need somewhere to store the data retrieved from firebase so here's a class to contains some chat information
class ChatClass {
    var from = ""
    var to = ""
    var msg = ""
    var timestamp = 0

    convenience init(withDoc: DocumentSnapshot) {
        self.init()
        self.from = withDoc.get("from") as! String
        self.to = withDoc.get("to") as! String
        self.msg = withDoc.get("msg") as! String
        self.timestamp = withDoc.get("timestamp") as! Int
    }
}

then we need a class level array to store it so we can use it later - perhaps as a tableView dataSource
class ViewController: NSViewController {
    var sortedChatArray = [ChatClass]()

The setup is we have two users, Jay and Cindy and we want to retrieve all of the chats between them and sort by timestamp (just an Int in this case).
Here's the code that reads in all of the chats from one user to another creates ChatClass objects and adds them to an array. When complete that array is passed back to the calling completion handler for further processing.
func chatQuery(from: String, to: String, completion: @escaping( [ChatClass] ) -> Void) {
    let chatsColl = self.db.collection("chats") //self.db points to my Firestore
    chatsColl.whereField("from", isEqualTo: from).whereField("to", isEqualTo: to).getDocuments(completion: { snapshot, error in
        if let err = error {
            print(err.localizedDescription)
            return
        }

        guard let docs = snapshot?.documents else { return }

        var chatArray = [ChatClass]()

        for doc in docs {
            let chat = ChatClass(withDoc: doc)
            chatArray.append(chat)
        }

        completion(chatArray)
    })
}

Then the tricky bit. The code calls the above code which returns an array The above code is called again, returning another array. The arrays are combined, sorted and printed to console.
func buildChatArray() {
    self.chatQuery(from: "Jay", to: "Cindy", completion: { jayCindyArray in
        self.chatQuery(from: "Cindy", to: "Jay", completion: { cindyJayArray in
            let unsortedArray = jayCindyArray + cindyJayArray
            self.sortedChatArray = unsortedArray.sorted(by: { $0.timestamp < $1.timestamp })

            for chat in self.sortedChatArray {
                print(chat.timestamp, chat.from, chat.to, chat.msg)
            }
        })
    })
}

and the output
ts: 2  from: Cindy  to: Jay  msg: Hey Jay, Sup.
ts: 3  from: Jay    to: Cindy  msg: Hi Cindy. Not much
ts: 9  from: Jay    to: Cindy  msg: Talk to you later

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Q: What is the interface that change the cpu frequency and the core voltage on the windows platform? I want to find the interface supplied by windows to change the CPU frequency and core voltage.
Thanks!

A: you can change frequency by using
PowerWriteACValueIndex()/PowerWriteDCValueIndex()

when setting the same index value for both
GUID_PROCESSOR_THROTTLE_MAXIMUM | GUID_PROCESSOR_THROTTLE_MINIMUM

all the GUID description could be found in winnt.h
you cannot change CPU voltage by WINAPI. you should use the privileged commands to write to specific MSRs (see AMD/Intel docs) via system kernel driver.
you cannot change Intel CPU voltage AT ALL since Nehalem micro-architecture. Intel officially does not supply MSRs to write voltage values (VIDs) by software.

A: From Windows Native Processor Performance Control(document link)

Parameters to P-state policy
Several parameters to Windows processor performance state controls are configurable via registry keys.  These keys are provided with the intent that OEMs and system designers may tune the performance of Windows processor power management features to best suit specific platform designs, and allow adjustment to help achieve maximum battery life and realize the best system performance.

And you have to restart to have the changes take effect.

A: Microsoft Windows does not have an API for overclocking / underclocking a CPU. You would have to roll your own using your assembler skills.

A: I can do no more than point you in the right direction. I think through Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) you can get at a COM interface that allows modification of some sub-systems.
Hopefully that vague bit of information will set you on the right path. :-)


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ATTENTION STUDENT WORKERS: If you have a job on campus, you will need to use those BCNET credentials. Example: John Doe would use jdoe, not jdoe1234.
Your one-time password is "it@Brazosport + PIN", for example: it@Brazosport123456. You may reset your password here.
The e-mail address for your BC Student e-mail account is your username@brazosport.edu (example: jdoe1234@brazosport.edu). Use the link provided to log in to your email for important announcements. You may also visit webmail.brazosport.edu to log in, or set up your phone to receive emails.
What can I do with myBC?
[x] Register for classes and find out what my priority registration date is.
[x] Pay your bill or sign up for payment plans.
[x] Get current campus information.
You can change your password with one of the three options below. For students that are new to Brazosport College, you should receive an email from the admissions office that provides you with your username and initial temporary password.
Login using your username and current password.
You will then be required to enter an email address and setup 5 security questions.
Once you have your security questions setup, click on the red "Logout" button.
You will be redirected to a page where you will need to click a blue button that says, "Reset Password."
You will then be asked to answer 3 of your security questions.
Once the questions are answered correctly, the system will then allow you to change your password. Please note that the password requirements are listed on the page.
Be sure to log out once you have changed your password.
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Using an on-campus computer, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select the password change option. On most computers in computer labs, you can also select the password reset option in the lower left corner of the login screen.
If you are not able to use password reset then please contact the IT helpdesk for assistance in getting your password changed.
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Q: Injectivity of $g(x,y)=(2ye^{2x},xe^y)$ from $(0,1)$, onto $(2,0)$ I want to prove the injectivity of the function in the problem below given the restrictions.  This question is from Munkres' "Analysis on Manifolds" in the chapter on the Inverse Function theorem.  The problems before it ask the same question but with different restrictions.  In those cases I had to either convert to polar form, change to complex coordinates, to prove injectivity, or just leave the function in its original form and solve from there.
I looked for ways to convert to complex coordinates but didn't see any map to do this with, and when left in original form, I reduced to
$$y_1e^{2x_1}=y_2e^{2x_2} \text{ for the x coordinate}$$
$$x_1e^{y_1}=x_2e^{y_2} \text{ for the y coordinate}$$
Not sure if bringing the restrictions in at this point helps, or if this is the wrong way to proceed.
Thanks!

A: I think the point is to use the inverse function theorem, given that the exercise is at the end of that section. The Jacobian determinant is $2e^{2x +y}(2xy-1)$, which evaluates to $-2e$ at $(0,1)$. Hence the conclusion follows.


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Starrmyran är ett naturreservat i Öreälvens dalgång som ligger ungefär 13 kilometer sydost om Bjurholm i Ångermanland. Större delen av reservatet täcks av äldre granskog och blandskog av gran och tall. Det finns flera flacka åsryggar mellan sänkor med gransumpskog.

En större skogsbrand svepte över stora delar av reservatet under den senare hälften av 1800-talet. Endast de sumpiga delarna verkar ha undgått branden.

Den lilla orkidén spindelblomster kan påträffas inom reservatet.

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Naturreservat i Nordmalings kommun
Ångermanlands geografi
Naturskyddsområden bildade 2007

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Thought I would share a neat Mod I have done for converting the helmet strap supplied with your lights for fitting the light central to the bars.
This is a really neat and easy Mod to do. Now you have a light that is central to the bars giving a nice central beam of light and no longer to the side. All you need extra to the helmet strap is a couple of Cable Ties to hold into postion.
Cut a channel on the top down to middle.
Cutting the channel allows the light to tilt more on the mount, without cutting this you may find the cable snag and prevent it reaching the desired angle whilst riding.
As you can see here, you have a much better clearance with it removed.
Which just leaves you to pass a cable tie through each side of the mount and wrap round each side of the stem.


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Battle Creek station, listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Penn Central Railway Station, is a disused train station in Battle Creek, Michigan. It opened on July 27, 1888. Rogers and MacFarlane of Detroit designed the depot, one of several Richardsonian Romanesque-style stations between Detroit and Chicago in the late nineteenth century. Masonry of Lake Superior red sandstone, noted for its distinctive patterns, provides one of the most striking aspects of the Depot's exterior.  Another prominent feature of the Depot is its clock tower.

Thomas Edison as well as Presidents William Howard Taft and Gerald Ford visited here. The depot was acquired by the New York Central Railroad in 1918, Penn Central in 1968 and Amtrak in 1970. The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

The station served New York Central trains on the Chicago - Detroit route, such as the Chicago Mercury and the Twilight Limited and trains on the Chicago - Detroit - New York (via southwestern Ontario) itinerary, such as the Wolverine.

In 1982, Amtrak moved operations to a newer facility located five blocks to the south on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad line, as part of a line consolidation that saw Conrail's ex-New York Central line through downtown closed and removed. The current Amtrak station services the Detroit to Chicago, and the Port Huron, MI to Chicago routes. The Michigan Central Depot sat empty for seven years.

In 1989 restaurateurs Peter Jubeck and Ross Simpson purchased the depot and transformed it into a restaurant named Clara's on the River which opened June 8, 1992. Clara's on the River was a sister restaurant to the now closed Clara's Lansing Station, located in the Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan).

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External links

 Official Michigan Historical Marker Site
 Official page of Clara's on the River
 Official Facebook Page of Clara's on the River

Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888
Railway stations closed in 1982
Battle Creek, Michigan
Michigan State Historic Sites
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
Former Michigan Central Railroad stations
Battle Creek
Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Michigan
Transportation buildings and structures in Calhoun County, Michigan
National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Michigan


I wish it came with a field guide.
I'm never ready for it. I never sense I'm on the right path for responding to it. I never want to subcumb to it.
But I do. And it disarms me. And acceptance always comes too late.
If only there was a field guide for disappointment.
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So, the actor who plays Colin Creevey in "Harry Potter" is ACTUALLY a photographer IRL
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You know how you always wish your favorite movie characters could come to life IRL? Well Hugh Mitchell, the actor who played Colin Creevey in the Harry Potter movies, actually made it happen, sort of. After playing a spunky photographer on screen, Mitchell became a photographer IRL, just like his adorable HP character. (A character who maybe shouldn't have died, according to the actor.)
Mitchell is just as passionate about photography as Colin Creevey!
When Harry and Colin first come across each other in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, we immediately learn that Colin is a star photographer. (At least in his mind!) Though he is very clearly a bit of a Harry Potter fanatic, throughout the series, he really proves himself to be a true Gryffindor.
"I'm in Gryffindor too! D'you think – would it be all right if – can I have a picture?" he adorably asks Harry when they first meet.
Alas, Colin tragically meets his fate during the Battle of Hogwarts in the final Harry Potter book. Like a true Gryffindor and friend to Harry, he fought until the very end, camera in hand.
Of course, it's not all that bad for Mitchell. We love that he's carrying on Colin's legacy! According to his Instagram bio, he dabbles in acting, music, and outdoor photography.
His pictures are simply stunning!
We love a person with many passions, and it seems like Mitchell fits that bill.
We could get lost in his pictures all day. What a wonderful reminder of how beautiful our planet can be.
We'd be remiss not to mention that, though he mostly snaps nature pics, he seems to love dogs as well.
Oh, Colin Creevey! We certainly hope the role of a lifetime inspired his real life hobby. HP forever.
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Researchers from The University of Queensland have conducted the most comprehensive study looking at the genomics of skin and naevi (moles) with the goal improving the early detection of melanoma.
Overall, studies have shown that around 30% of melanomas arise within pre-existing naevi, which leaves 70% of melanomas developing on the normal skin.
UQ Diamantina Institute's Dr Mitchell Stark is the lead author of the study investigating the underlying genetic mechanisms behind why melanomas develop from some naevi, and not others.
"Moles come in many different shapes and size and some can change into a melanoma but often do not," Dr Stark said.
"Melanoma can also form without even seeing a mole and trying to detect these changes is challenging but essential if we are to prevent melanoma formation."
For a long time scientists have been studying the effects of sun exposure on our skin cells and it is well known that sun exposure can lead to skin cancer formation including melanoma.
"Luckily, the cells in our body have in-built sensors that detect when our DNA is damaged but sometimes these sensors do not work so well leading to damage in our DNA which may lead to cancer. In most cases, however, melanoma is not the first step and instead a mole develops."
Scientists from UQ's Dermatology Research Centre analysed samples from participants in the Brisbane Naevus Morphology Study, and discovered that in all of the samples, moles had a lot of changes in their DNA (mutations) that were commonly seen in melanomas. The moles studied did however lack the necessary steps required for melanoma development.
"The moles sampled either were missing these necessary steps or the mole had other changes that 'protected' it from becoming a melanoma."
Studies have consistently shown the number of naevi a person has is the strongest predictor of risk for melanoma. "In Australia, we have the world's best melanoma prevention and surveillance programs leading to an increase in early detection of melanoma,"
"Moles are 'simulators' of melanoma and often they look just like an early melanoma and therefore they may be removed as a preventive measure."
Dr Stark reinforced that people with a high number of moles, and other risk characteristics such as fair skin or light coloured hair or eyes, should continue to see their treating Dermatologist or skin cancer doctor for routine skin examination.
Dr Stark is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellow.
The UQ Dermatology Research Centre is leading the Centre of Research Excellence for the Study of Naevi, and is based at the Translational Research Institute (TRI).
The research is published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology (JID).
Media: Dr Mitchell Stark, m.stark@uq.edu.au
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Everyone always tells me I should leave the cave and go work from a Starbucks for the day. Well, now that the coffee giant has decided to drop AT&T's WiFi, and instead will offer Google's, I might be so inclined to do so. Google will now offer WiFi at participating Starbucks stores, capable of offering speeds up to 10x faster than AT&T's current speeds.
The service will appear in new Starbucks stores over the next month and will then filter out to the remaining 7,000+ coffee shops throughout the country. Starbucks's Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman, had this to say on the newest partnership with Mountain View.
We do hope this is one step amongst many that we can continue to build upon what's already a great partnership with Google.
Thanks to Google's WiFi, can we expect Starbucks to start selling more grande coffees with two pumps vanilla, three raw sugars with room for cream?
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