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STAT1003
First Semester / 2497
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Statistical Techniques
An Undergraduate course offered by the Rsch Sch of Finance, Actuarial Studies & App Stats.
Academic Year : 2019
Class Number 2497
Term Code 2930
Dr Laurence Field
Class Dates
Class Start Date 25/02/2019
Class End Date 31/05/2019
Census Date 31/03/2019
Last Date to Enrol 04/03/2019
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Statistical Techniques (STAT1003)
Class Overview
Assessment Details
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This course introduces students to the philosophy and methods of modern statistical data analysis and inference, with a particular focus on applications to the life sciences.
Why and how to use: tables to organise and summarise data; graphics to present statistical information; measures of location and spread for univariate distributions. Concepts of randomness, uncertainty, random variables, probability distributions (including uniform, binomial, normal), and sampling distributions and how to apply these for inference from small and large samples through: confidence intervals; hypothesis testing in one and two sample cases; p-values; linear regression models and analysis of variance. Examples and applications will be drawn extensively from the life sciences, particularly Biology. The course has a strong emphasis on computing and graphical methods, and uses a variety of real-world problems to motivate the theory and methods required for carrying out statistical data analysis. This course makes extensive use of R statistical analysis package interfaced through R Studio.
Summarise and graph data appropriately;
Work with random variables and probability distributions and understand the rationale behind them;
Understand and use the normal distribution appropriately;
Identify when and how to carry out basic statistical inference including confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and regression and ANOVA; and,
Identify contexts in which a method may be appropriate (e.g. using a large sample method when sample size is small).
Research-Led Teaching
This course aims to provide you with a foundation in statistical thinking and evidence-based logic, two elements that are integral to any academic program and life in the work force beyond your university degree. Almost all areas of research require both elements. Any research that involves data also involves statistical computing. We do so with the software package R (https://www.r-project.org) at an elementary level.
I will also introduce examples, whenever applicable, from my current research areas in class to further illustrate concepts and the use of statistics.
Required Resources
Course text (free e-book): OpenIntro Statistics, 3rd Edition by David M Diez, Christopher D Barr, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel (https://www.openintro.org/stat/)
Hand-held non-programmable calculator
Staff Feedback
Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:
Written feedback for one mid-semester examination and one assignment;
Verbal feedback during tutorial/lab sessions;
In-person consultation with the lecturer or tutor during office hours.
ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.
As a further academic integrity control, students may be selected for a 15 minute individual oral examination of their written assessment submissions.
Any student identified, either during the current semester or in retrospect, as having used ghost-writing services will be investigated under the University's Academic Misconduct Rule.
Week/Session
Summary of Activities
1 Introduction to Data
3 Introduction to Probability Theory Quiz week 5, mid-semester exam week 6 or 7
4 Introduction to Probability Theory
7 Statistical Inference and Simple Linear Regression Assignment due week 11
8 Statistical Inference and Simple Linear Regression
10 Statistical Inference and Simple Linear Regression
Tutorial Registration
Tutorial signup for this course will be done via the Wattle website. Detailed information about signup times will be provided on Wattle. When tutorials are available for enrolment, follow these steps:
1. Log on to Wattle, and go to the course site.
2. Click on the link "Tutorial enrolment".
3. On the right of the screen, click on the tab "Become Member of..." for the tutorial class you wish to enter.
4. Confirm your choice.
If you need to change your enrolment, you will be able to do so by clicking on the tab "Leave group..." and then re-enrol in another group. You will not be able to enrol in groups that have reached their maximum number. Please note that enrolment in ISIS must be finalised for you to have access to Wattle."
Assessment task
Return of assessment
Quiz 5 % 25/03/2019 26/03/2019 1-2
Mid-Semester Examination 20 % 01/04/2019 16/04/2019 1-2
Assignment 10 % 20/05/2019 28/05/2019 1-5
Final Examination 65 % 06/06/2019 04/07/2019 1-5
* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details
ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University's academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:
Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
Student Surveys and Evaluations
Deferred Examinations
Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure
The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website. In rare cases where online submission using Turnitin software is not technically possible; or where not using Turnitin software has been justified by the Course Convener and approved by the Associate Dean (Education) on the basis of the teaching model being employed; students shall submit assessment online via 'Wattle' outside of Turnitin, or failing that in hard copy, or through a combination of submission methods as approved by the Associate Dean (Education). The submission method is detailed below.
Moderation of Assessment
Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.
Assessment Task 1
Value: 5 %
Due Date: 25/03/2019
Return of Assessment: 26/03/2019
Learning Outcomes: 1-2
An online quiz will be held via the Wattle site during week 5, covering material from Weeks 1–4, inclusive. The quiz will be available only on Monday 25 March until 23:59. Students have 30 minutes to complete the quiz from when they first open the quiz. Quiz answers will be available to students immediately after they finish the online quiz.
Value: 20 %
Mid-Semester Examination
The mid-semester examination will be held during week 6 or 7 (subject to confirmation from the Examinations Office), covering material from Weeks 1–6, inclusive. It will be a 1½-hour closed-book examination.
Centrally administered examinations through Examinations, Graduations & Prizes will be timetabled prior to the examination period. Please check ANU Timetabling for further information. Further information about the examination will be provided in class and on Wattle closer to the time of the examination.
Answer specified questions based on materials from Weeks 1–10. You may type your answers in a word-processing program or you may handwrite your answers, or a combination of the two. Please ensure that your handwriting is legible. The questions may require you to include certain R output. Although verbal discussions with others (fellow students, tutors, lecturer) are encouraged, the contents of your assignment must be produced by you as an individual and must comply with academic integrity policies given at http://www.anu.edu.au/students/academic-skills/academic-integrity and https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/current-students/policies/examinations-assessment/ . The assignment will be returned to students on the 28th of May.
The final examination will be 3-hour closed-book examination. Each student will be allowed to bring in a single handwritten double-sided A4 sheet of notes.
Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.
You will be required to sign a physical Assignment Cover Sheet as part of the submission of your assignment. Assignments must be submitted in hard copy to the RSFAS office, in person. No online submission is permitted or accepted.
Hardcopy Submission
Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.
Late Submission
No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.
Referencing Requirements
Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named "ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment". Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.
Extensions and Penalties
Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure. The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.
The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor's terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information.
In cases where student end users are asked to submit 'content' to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student's 'content' in accordance with the terms of service – including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy.
If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor's terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.
Distribution of grades policy
Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes.
Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.
The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).
ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
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Q: What is the purpose of API token in REST API Call Plugin Configuration? What is the purpose of "API token" option in REST API Call Plugin Configuration? Why it is compulsory?
On screenshots below it was set to "rest" but never used afterwards. Any examples?
https://thingsboard.io/docs/reference/plugins/rest/

A: The purpose of the API token is to reserve certain path in the REST and Websocket API to particular plugin.
So, all requests that match certain URL filter:
http(s)://host:port/api/plugins/$API_TOKEN/

Will be dispatched to the plugin implementation after security check.
Plugin can apply additional checks if required.

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The latest weekly flu report indicates an increase in rates of flu-like illness over the past seven days. Flu season is definitely not over yet, but the good news is that there is still time to get a flu shot if you haven't done so already. There is still plenty of flu vaccine available in communities across Massachusetts. To find a flu shot near you, call your health care provider, visit a local pharmacy, or search for flu vaccination locations at https://vaccinefinder.org/.


As designer of Louis Vuitton, whose show takes place on the last day of Paris fashion week, Marc Jacobs gets to close the catwalk season – and he could not resist signing off with a wink.
While the March show was staged on a set depicting Claridges in the early hours of the morning, and ended with the sight of Kate Moss's bottom as she exited the catwalk in hotpants and leather boots, smoking a cigarette, for this show, the wink was less saucy but, in its own way, just as provocative.
It is the fashion world's worst-kept secret that Jacobs is the frontrunner to replace Galliano at Dior, with an announcement perhaps in the next few weeks, although negotiations are reported to have stalled over Jacobs's salary expectations.
Before this show, journalists were warned that Jacobs would not be answering any Dior-related questions. That, however, did not mean he had no messages to convey.
Kate Moss doesn't get out of bed for any designer these days – apart for Marc Jacobs. "She asked to be in the show," the designer said backstage at Louis Vuitton, "and she's a very dear friend so…happy to oblige".
This time round, Moss was noticeably more demurely dressed than for her first outing back in March. Then the 37-year-old wore microscopic black hot pants and fetish boots, provoking a gazillion tweets about her cellulite. No wonder she was puffing so heavily on her cigarette back then – and on No Smoking Day too, as the press gleefully noted.
Ciggie notwithstanding, that old Moss Magic did its work. Vuitton have sold 2000 pairs of those boots to date – at ?1,530 a pair.
Can she do the same for lace collars and vanilla tulle? For that's what she wore on the Vuitton catwalk this time. There was no cigarette either – just a carousel of 48 horses, one for every model, each of whom looked adorable, in their sugared almond coloured princess dresses and twinkly skirt suits.
If you like sweetness and light, this was a heavenly constellation of prettiness. There would have been more of it, but Vuitton had already booked the biggest carousel in Paris, so Jacobs had to edit the collection down to 48 outfits.
A few years ago, no model, not even Moss, would have had the power to sell 2,000 of anything that Jacobs put on a catwalk. That's because for all the hullabaloo surrounding Vuitton's ready-to-wear shows, clothes were but a micro-dot amid all the luggage and wallets that generate Vuitton's multi-billion Euro annual turnover. Most of what Jacobs designed never even got produced. That major source of discontentment is now behind him. "We've really got it together," he says. "Most of what you see in the show makes it to our key stores".
That should please fans – as much as it distresses their fund managers. Vuitton's ready-to-wear is up there with the costliest. But the craftsmanship is extraordinary. Many of the drop yoked skirts and princess-line dresses in yesterday's show came with top layers of tulle or a meadow's worth of sparkling appliqued rosettes.
"The workmanship on our new basket weave bags is insane," said Jacobs. "It took six hours just to line up the skins on one coat".
Don't ask him prices. "I never know. I just make it to the best of our ability. I'm so proud of the teams we've got here. When I arrived at Vuitton 14 years ago there was no ready-to-wear studio. We built it from scratch. I couldn't do any of this without them".
Aha! We were under strict instructions from the Vuitton press officers not to mention Christian Dior to Jacobs. Rumours about him taking over from John Galliano have reached a point of delirium during the past month. Team Vuitton fervently hopes they won't lose their ringmaster. Jacobs refuses to discuss it, although he conceded that his past few shows had become increasingly spectacular – so he'd rise to Dior's tradition of extravaganzas. But if he does transfer (and his boss, Bernard Arnault, who also owns Dior, is said to be keen) he seems to be sending out signals that he'll be doing it on his terms – and possibly keeping his team.


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On April 8, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced that the hospitals and health facilities have been classified to deal with COVID-19 cases in the country. There are three types of COVID-19 health centres to be set up in the country. Highlights According to the ministry, all the centres will have separate, ..
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The Municipalities are now using the Integrated Command and Control Centres built under "Smart Cities" mission as war rooms of COVID-19. Highlights The smart cities in India such as Pune, Varanasi, Surat, Bengaluru and other cities have started to use the Integrated Command and Control Centres built under the Smart Cities Mission to fight against ..
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Project Prana: Indigenous ventilators developed by IISc Bengaluru scientists and students
The students and scientists of IISc Bengaluru have developed indigenous ventilators under "Project Prana". Highlights The ventilator was made using pressure sensor that widely finds its application in automobile industry. Apart from the sensor, the scientists also used Reverse Osmosis Water Filters. The pressure and flow parameters in the ventilator are controlled by using PLC ..
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April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
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US introduces a Resolution on Burma at the UN Security council
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By Amin Forji George
The USA on Tuesday introduced a draft resolution before the UN on the crises in Myanmar (Burma), describing the situation there as deteriorating and a serious risk to regional peace. The draft resolution, copies of which were circulated to the 15 members of the council, calls on the council to put pressure on the military junta in the county to free all political prisoners, as well as initiate concrete democratic reforms in the isolated southeast Asian nation.
Furthermore, it calls on the military junta to end repression, and unconditionally release political prisoners, such as he opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for most of the past 15 years.
The UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-Moon has in a personal note welcomed the move by the military regime in Burma to release up to 2,831 political detainees, but urged them to do more and release Aun San Suu Kyi and other political detainees.
"The Secretary-General has taken note of the decision by the Government of Myanmar on 3 January 2007 to grant amnesty to 2,831 prisoners. He welcomes reports that this includes the release of up to 40 political prisoners,…The Secretary-General urges the Myanmar authorities to go beyond this first step by releasing all other political prisoners in the country, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and by making further concrete progress on all of the issues raised in the context of his good offices" According to a statement released b Mr Ban's Spokesperson on Wednesday.
( See: http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=2398 )
Defending the American draft, Sean McCormack , the spokesperson for the state Department said the resolution is very significant because it would pave the way for a transition to democracy.
"This resolution calls upon the Burmese regime to act to stop the violence against ethic minorities and begin a legitimate process of political reform, which includes freeing of political prisoners," said. Sean McCormack.
The US is confident to push for a vote on the text before the end of the week, but there is said to be stiff opposition from two of the five veto welding powers, notably Russia and China, who have argued that Burma does not presently pose any threat to global peace and security. A threat to world peace and security is the main basis for initiating any resolution under the UN charter.
As a prediction to opposition, the carefully American worded text did not pres any sort of punishment in the event where the military government fails to abide.
The Russian ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin stated categorically that the resolution was "not an appropriate issue to discuss in the Security Council," His Chinese counterpart told reporters at the UN headquarters that member states of the council were divided on the drafts.
"There were great differences among members." Said Liu Zhenmin,the Chinese Deputy Ambassador.
Burma has been ruled by a military junta since 1962. In 1990, Aung San Suu Kyi, led her National League for Democracy party to a decisive landslide victory, being the first multi-party ballot in the country since 30 years. The military junta disregarded the results, and prevented her from governing. Instead, they subjected her into house arrest.
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Q: Getting started with Sharepoint 2007 development We have an ASP.NET website that we use internally to do some project tracking and various work. We would like to integrate some pieces of it to co-exist with Sharepoint2007 WSS.
Basically what we would really need to do is be able to add items to a list in one of the Sharepoint sites.
I'm not sure where to begin. I've looked online a bit but it seems overly complicated. Is there a quick start guide somewhere that can get me rolling with ease?

A: The SharePoint Web Services would be a logical place to start. In my opinion this would be the easiest way to build interaction between ASP.NET and SharePoint.
A list of available web services can be found on MSDN.
If adding items to a list is the primary goal, then check out the UpdateListItems method of the Lists web service.
With the scope narrowed to Web Services, you can certainly find tutorials/references online. However, this InfoQ post by Trent Swanson is a decent introduction to SP web services. Note that they recommend generating .NET types using XSD files; in practice, for simple projects I have simply parsed the XML myself using LINQ. You can make it as easy or complex as you like, I suppose.


So I'm tucked in at Mystic Mail and ... I have to tell you, there are some complete computer morons out there. Seriously. I watch them come in and fiddle with the buttons and try to get to their mail and I weep for them. You know at home they just click the "internet" key and it's all done. In the mean time the BYO Laptop guys and I have so many power cables coming out it looks like there's a small seamonster taking over the table. I find that without the opportunity to get up and wander around I'm being incredibly productive. I'm really quiet on conference calls, but that's just polite. I'm hoping that for two of my calls today I'll be a total tourist.
The weather is mostly good, it rained all day yesterday but seems to be drying out and we're due for scattered thunderstorms for the remainder.. which is about par for the course in the area where we are.
My favorite fabric merchant is open today, I'm going to see what kind of damage I can do.
yeah, we're going to need you to work sunday, okay? yeahhh.
don't forget the ye olde funne parte of your vacationne! i hope you have an awesome time. get away! get away!!
Letting myself get entirely too wound up wanting to have things sooooo tidy that I come home to: a job where the chickens are sitting in neat, unconfused rows rather than running around sans heads AND a house that doesn't look like the caves of ali baba after the thieves lived there for a six-month. At least I will have clean clothes - 10 washer loads yesterday - praise the fates for telework days... I have almost no garb to fit my sweet little boy, who is now in a man's XL. I have not unpacked the Pennsic trunk that I used to bring back 50 pounds of souvenirs from Japan, trunk is needed tonight, have nowhere to put 50 pounds of souvenirs. Have not completed a single sewing project in one year, do have pieces of 7 started.
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When I started writing my story I thought back to when I was 16, as for me this was my defining coming out moment. However, having started I've realised that coming out never stops it's just something you learn to do. However rather than bore about the past 15 years of my life, I'll keep it relatively simple and start where all good stories start, a long long time ago....
When I was 18 and left home for the sparkly lights of Manchester, I was always apprehensive about sharing my coming out story. This was not because it is painful to tell or listen to but because I always felt it lacked some of the drama that other people spoke about. I know this sounds ridiculous but at the time I quite liked being theatrical and melodramatic and when I told people stories I always embellished little details to glorify the comedy or tragedy of the moment. Rather stupidly, I thought that if a story wasn't comparable to a plot from Dallas, or in my case Emmerdale, it wouldn't be interesting to listen to and therefore and only ever shared it when I was pushed. Thankfully after 15 years I've nearly grown out of my need for my life to be validated through acting out soap opera style scripts, so I've decided it's about time to share my story.
"Growing up in a small Yorkshire village you might expect that coming out would be difficult for me, but actually turned out to be the opposite."
From being little, my parents always told me and my sister that if either of us decided to have a partner of the same sex then that was absolutely fine. In fact my mother used to often qualify this statement with her opinion that if parents can't love their children for who they are, then they shouldn't be allowed to have children. At the time I was quite oblivious to this statement, but it has stayed with me ever since.
Added to this open-minded upbringing, I also went to a rather progressive state school where being gay wasn't seen as something 'abnormal', but instead was generally accepted. If I wanted to learn and rehearse dance sequences from films like 'Bring it On' in the local park then I usually got a good crowd to accompany me. Even when participating in pursuits that were seen as more 'macho', such as athletics, I knew people there who either were gay or positively supported it. My best friends I made at school are still my best friends 18 years on, and the experiences we've all shared together is a main part of this.
When I decided to come out at 16, despite the friendships I had made I was still a little apprehensive. This wasn't because I was worried about the reaction but because telling people your personal and intimate thoughts is always difficult. I told my sister first as I knew that she wouldn't have a problem with it, but I still ended up with the doing the enviable Gwyneth Paltrow. However as I suspected, my sister told me she was always there for me. After that I knew that I had to tell my parents relatively quickly as my sister had never been good at keeping secrets, but rather than wait for me to tell them, they casually told me one day, that they 'knew' and it really wasn't an issue. I've always been grateful for this as it felt liked nothing had changed between us, everything was always the same and me being gay was simultaneous as their acceptance of me liking R&B divas.
"My realising I was gay was helped by the fact that in school there were about 10 other people of a similar age who were out. Having a group of girls and guys to go out with and explore the Leeds gay scene with in a safe and friendly environment was great."
Having such a good response to coming out really helped me when I was younger to accept who I am and be able to enjoy being gay. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but from then my acceptance of my lifestyle, helped me make certain choices, like the relationships I've made, the university I went to and the career I went in to. I didn't want to go into places where I thought it might be a problem, through fear of not knowing how to deal with it or a negative response. Interestingly I haven't lost this anxiety, but luckily I haven't had many causes for concern.
I've realised that, despite my relatively straight forward experience, and having met a lot of people from the LGBT community, the process of coming out can have a huge impact on people.
Whether or not you have a good or bad experience, the journey you go through to get to that point is a challenging and emotional one. Firstly you have to realise that you are different, then you have to work out what this difference means to you, and before you tell anyone you have to accept it yourself.
The other thing I realised is that coming out doesn't ever really stop. Even when you think it's absolutely obvious, there's always a moment where people don't realise and you feel the need to tell them. Whenever you meet new people, deciding to tell, or not to tell them about who you are, is a consistent decision you have to make and though it gets easier, for me there's always a little bit of apprehension.
I wanted to share my story to say thank you to my family and friends who supported me. I've not done this as often as I should have. It might have seemed not a big deal to them at the time, but it was a big deal to me and I'll always be grateful for the support I received, it's made me who I am today.
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Sommer in New York ist ein Spielfilm von Peter Sollett aus dem Jahr 2002, der zu den Independentfilmen zählt.

Handlung
Victor Vargas ist ein 17-jähriger Junge, der zusammen mit seinem jüngeren Bruder Nino und seiner ebenfalls jüngeren Halbschwester Vicki bei ihrer Großmutter an der East Side von Manhattan, (NY) lebt, nachdem beide Eltern gestorben sind.

Wie andere Jungs seines Alters hat er Anschluss in einer Clique, die wie er selbst Latinos sind, und interessiert sich für Mädchen. Speziell Judy hat es ihm angetan, die jedoch anfänglich nichts von Victor wissen will, und ihn nur deshalb als Freund akzeptiert, damit andere Jungen von Victor abgeschreckt werden.

Doch auch privat erlebt Victor Tiefen. So beginnt sich nun auch sein Bruder Nino für Sexualität zu interessieren und entsetzt so die streng gläubige und konservative Großmutter, die in Victor den Urheber erkennt und ihn am liebsten der Fürsorge des Jugendheims überantworten möchte. Und auch die introvertierte und schüchterne Vicki hat in Carlos, dem Bruder von Victors Schwarm Judy, einen Verehrer gefunden.

Judy und Victor kommen sich nur langsam näher und müssen am Ende doch erkennen, dass Liebe und Verzicht stärker sind als Vorurteile und Egoismus.

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Mit zum Teil Laiendarstellern und Handkameras erzeugte Sollett ein möglichst authentisches Bild der Situation in den US-amerikanischen Ghettos und ihrer Bewohner.

Die Filmmusik ("Original Motion Picture Soundtrack") wurde von Jan A. P. Kaczmarek komponiert und enthält darüber hinaus den Titel "Don't Gag Me" von Fela Kuti.

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U.S.-South Korea Relations in Obama's Second Term: Managing Challenge and Change
Evans J.R. Revere Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Only weeks into his second term, President Obama is facing the looming prospect of a nuclear-armed North Korea with a long-range ballistic missile capability. Pyongyang's successful nuclear and missile tests serve as stark reminders that North Korea is making progress in its goal to develop a nuclear strike capability. Now, as President Obama begins to work with his newly inaugurated South Korean counterpart, the North Korean regime is making highly bellicose threats against both the United States and its South Korean ally.
North Korea tops the list of challenges facing the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance, and it will require priority attention by Obama and Park Geun-hye, South Korea's first female president and a strong supporter of the alliance. Before assuming office, Park had hoped to engage Pyongyang in "trust-building" diplomacy. North Korea's latest actions have given her pause, but domestic political needs may require her to test Pyongyang's willingness to engage. U.S. patience will be needed as President Park forms her government and develops her North Korea policy.
Washington and Seoul have coordinated very well together on North Korea, and the United States would be wise to keep ROK concerns firmly in mind as it mulls how to respond to the latest North Korean threats. An early, well-prepared U.S.-ROK summit, together with a "2+2" defense and foreign ministers' meeting, will help ensure that the two presidents are on the same page, that the alliance is ready for any contingency, and that Pyongyang does not misinterpret planned changes to our military command structure as a lack of readiness. A U.S.-ROK summit should also issue a strong restatement of our commitment to defend the ROK, including by the provision of extended nuclear deterrence, which commits the United States' nuclear arsenal to the defense of our ally.
The U.S.-ROK alliance is stronger than ever and well placed to deal with other challenges, as well, including a rising China, a changing regional power environment, historical and territorial legacy issues, deterioration in ROK-Japan relations, and the need to modernize the alliance. U.S.-ROK strategic dialogue should explore in depth the implications of China's rise and discuss how to increase support in Beijing for a reunified Korean Peninsula. The United States should encourage new leaders in Seoul and Tokyo to put pragmatism and common interest ahead of other concerns and rebuild bilateral cooperation.
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As for North Korea, Pyongyang claims denuclearization is off the table and is seeking international acceptance of its status as a nuclear weapons state, something we must not do. Past attempts to end the North's nuclear program have failed and there may now be no prospect for putting the nuclear genie back in bottle. A new approach is needed to deal with the current impasse, particularly in light of the credible nuclear threat that the DPRK will pose in the near future.
A new situation requires a new negotiating paradigm: We need to talk with those who actually make the decisions in Pyongyang. Only if we engage the North Korean leadership can we lay out a stark choice for them and determine whether denuclearization is dead. This new approach might not succeed, but the current approach will fail.
A prominent U.S. presidential envoy should meet with the North Korean leadership's inner circle. On behalf of the U.S. President, the envoy should deliver a message that conveys U.S. determination to defend itself and its allies and warns we will act if the North uses or proliferates nuclear weapons or materials. The envoy should also say we are prepared to resolve the nuclear and missile issues in the framework of a comprehensive package that would fundamentally change the nature of U.S.-North Korea ties. We should sharpen both incentives and disincentives for Pyongyang and make its choices as clear as possible. The wrong choice by the DPRK will strengthen support for stronger action by the United States, particularly with China and Russia, which place some of the blame for the current impasse on Washington.
Evans J.R. Revere
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Simultaneously, the United States and its ROK and other allies should actively prepare for the time when we will face a nuclear-armed North Korea with an ICBM capability. We should greatly raise the cost to North Korea of its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missiles. The North's banking system, including its links to the international financial system, offers a target of opportunity that could begin to undermine the regime's confidence in its ability to survive.
A more vigorous approach should include much stricter sanctions implementation, including the possibility of stopping suspect DPRK vessels on the high seas; additional steps to isolate the North politically; enhanced deployment of missile defense systems around the Korean Peninsula, including in Japan and at sea; the introduction of more advanced air and naval assets into the Northeast Asia region; more frequent military exercises; and covert measures to affect the North's WMD programs.
The above approach carries risks, including for our ROK ally, making the closest possible coordination and transparency with Seoul more important than ever. The U.S.-ROK alliance today rests on a solid foundation of trust, cooperation, and shared principles. That foundation will serve the two countries well as they deal with the new challenges that lie before them.
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Patrick Ference is a Founder and Managing Partner of Amrop Industrial Search. He is a leader in the North American Industrial, Infrastructure and Energy practice areas for the Amrop partnership.
In addition to executive search, Patrick's career covers nearly 25 years of cross-functional experience in Industrial Human Resources, Operations, IT Business Systems and Industrial Health and Safety.
Patrick has helped to transform major publicly-traded corporations and leadership teams such as Cooper Industries, Brady Corporation and Alpha Natural Resources from the inside. His deep understanding of stakeholder needs in executive recruitment comes from a unique perspective gained through experience as a senior executive and CHRO of major corporations, as well as his tenure as an executive recruiter at a boutique search firm and most recently on his own as Ference Partners.
Patrick began his career as a Safety Engineer at Alcoa, then as a Manager of Industrial Relations at Dana Corporation. He spent the majority of his career at Cooper Industries – now Eaton – in Human Resources positions of increasing responsibility. Patrick also performed as CHRO for both the Brady Corporation and Alpha Natural Resources before he moved into retained executive search.


Our mission was to root around in the 'rusty old stuff' section. Pat is doing a collage about her grandson, and I ... well, you know me .... I have to have my stash! Kathleen is in the midst of exploring her creative side and has dozens of ideas for creating family heirloom nichos when she gets back north. She found a gorgeous old picture transferred on to material which will be perfect.
For Pat and I, it was heads down, bums up ... literally, as most of the goods are laid out on the cement pavement. Kathleen scouted ahead to find the 'good stuff' for us. We hit about five stalls, plundered the best of what was available and collapsed at a table for lunch. Gorditas and fresh juice. We managed to spend most of the day, happily enjoying our surroundings, and poking through 'stuff'. ... as you know, one of my favorite pass times. I will take some photos tomorrow and post them. In the meantime, here are a few scenes from Tuesday Market.
Lunch will be ready in a minuto.
A lovely photo of "Patty Boom" ... at least that's what her grand children call her.
Strawberries are in season. YUM.
Fabulous choice of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as food cooked on the spot.
Pat and Kathleen have spotted something! I'd better catch up.
Women crochet and embroider, chatting and awaiting the next customer. Song birds sing, and a baby sleeps peacefully on the floor beside them.
Good things I don't have land ... I'd probably want animals here.
Fresh fruit already cut up in big glasses for a snack. Lots of noise, lots of live music, and lots of 'marketing' goin' on.
The honey here in Mexico is incredibly good. I'm hooked.
Pat and Kathleen ham it up. There is a rope around Pat's neck. To the left you can see some of the rusty old stuff we were exploring for art and assemblage projects.
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Kitchen means a place where you expect yummy food for your tummy. After a long day when you enter the kitchen and smell a delicious food that moment is the best for you right. Of course, we all live for food. So the kitchen is a magical place. Now time to show your love to your kitchen area.
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a Stock market rally to start 2023 Investors will be put to the test next week when investors face a long-awaited inflation reading and the start of the fourth quarter earnings season, which will be led by major banks.
Thursday morning will release the Consumer Price Index for December, a release that is likely to place bets on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 0.25% or 0.50% at the beginning of next month.
Economists expect core CPI to rise 6.6% year-on-year in December, a A downward shift from the 7.1% increase seen in NovemberAccording to Bloomberg data. On a monthly basis, the CPI is likely to remain flat.
Core CPI, which removes the volatile food and energy components from the report and is closely followed by the Fed, is also expected to have risen at a slower pace last month, coming in at 5.7% after a 6% increase in November. During the previous month, core CPI is expected to have increased by 0.3% after advancing by 0.2% in November.
Policymakers are watching "core" inflation closely due to its nuanced view of key inputs such as housing, while the headline CPI number has moved largely in tandem with volatile energy prices this year.
JPMorgan (JPM), the largest consumer bank in the United States, will also report quarterly financial results alongside industry peers Citigroup (c), Bank of America (Buck), and Wells Fargo (WFC) on Friday morning as the fourth quarter earnings season begins.
Banking giants on Wall Street – that have Beware of the state of the economyI have seen Massive declines in closing deals revenue and even They began to reduce their workforce – The street is expected to provide disappointing results.
Another "encouraging" jobs report
On Friday, US stocks It rose after the last monthly jobs report show up Nonfarm payrolls increased by 223,000 in December As the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
While these numbers indicate an imbalance between labor supply and demand is still within reach, investors Celebrate refrigeration wage growth as a sign The Fed may reduce its ambitions to raise interest rates.
Over the course of the week, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were up nearly 1.5% while the heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1%. The three major averages were up more than 2% on Friday.
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"This is an encouraging Fed jobs report showing that a narrow path to a soft landing remains a possibility as wages cool without the need for widespread job destruction," Josh Gamener, investment strategist at ClearBridge Investments, said in a note on Friday. "This edition on its own clearly does not support an increase of 25 or 50 basis points at the next Fed meeting in February, and as a result, Thursday's CPI release could be crucial to that decision."
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the group of Federal Reserve officials who vote on policy changes, is Scheduled for January 31st – February 1st And to provide the first rate increase for 2023 and the eighth of the current hiking cycle. Last month, the Fed Raising interest rates by 50 basis pointsbringing the total increases in its standard policy rate to 4.25% in 2022.
Friday's jobs report adds to a series of economic releases that continue to set equal odds for a rate hike of 25 or 50 basis points the next day, said Alexandra Wilson Elizondo, head of retail multi-asset investment at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Meeting. In other words, the suspicion remains.
"the [December jobs] "The report is likely to add to the growing narrative of an anti-inflationary environment intersected by a strong economy, and thus a soft landing," Wilson Elizondo said in emailed comments. However, our situation remains off-limits until 2023."
Wilson Elizondo added: "It is difficult to see how risky assets can compete with the roughly 5% yields in money market funds until more clarity is provided on the mix of inflation and growth. We expect the Fed to remain constrained until there is evidence It is clear that the tightening in the labor market is constantly improving.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 21: US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Bank profits lead the way
JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, along with asset management group BlackRock (BLK), they are all set to report results in a surprise flurry before the market opens on Friday.
Banks typically benefit from central bank policy tightening, as higher interest rates boost net interest income — or the difference between a bank's earnings on its lending activities and the interest it pays to depositors — and net interest margins. However, tough market conditions that have dealt a blow to deal making, a primary driver of profit, are poised to offset other aspects of their business.
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"It is unlikely that we will see any attractiveness in investment banking, as underwriting in equity and debt, as well as the M&A markets, are expected to disappoint," Kenneth Lyon, director of research at CFRA Research, said in a note.
Leon also warned of "significant drops" in stock underwriting, including IPOs. to me Report on the IPO market last month From EY, 2022 saw just 1,333 initial public offerings worldwide based on data through December 14, with these IPOs raising a total of $179.5 billion – a 45% drop in listings and 61% fewer dollars raised compared to in 2021.
Another notable component of the banks' earnings will be any insights they offer credit card and savings account balances on the health of US consumers.
Last week's data from JPMorgan Asset Management, the bank's investment management arm, estimated "excess savings" for American households now. It stands at $900 billion, down from a peak of $2.1 trillion in early 2021 and about $1.9 trillion at the beginning of last year. The decline shows that inflation has effectively wiped out half of the savings Americans have accumulated since the pandemic began.
US – SEPTEMBER 22: Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, arrives at the Senate Banking Committee hearing. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Even JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned against it in a recent interview Inflation may push the US economy into recession this year.
"Inflation is eroding everything I just said," Dimon noted, referring to consumer budgets that have held up for the time being, "And that trillion and a half dollars will run out sometime in the middle of next year."
Elsewhere on the calendar, investors will also get a measure of real average hourly earnings, reads on import and export prices, and a scan of consumer confidence from the closely watched University of Michigan survey.
Earnings from Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), which said it was facing bankruptcy last weekDelta Airlines (DAL) and UnitedHealth (United nations) are also notable reports on tap.
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Monday: consumer balanceNovember ($25.000 billion projected, $27.078 billion over the previous month)
Tuesday: NFIB Small Business OptimismDecember (expected 91.4, 91.9 during the previous month); Wholesale business saleson a monthly basis, November (0.4% over the previous month); wholesale stockon a monthly basis, final November (1.0% expected, 1.0% prior month)
Wednesday: MBA Mortgage Applicationsthe week ending January 6 (-10.3% over the previous week)
Thursday: Consumer price indexon a monthly basis, December (0.0% expected, 0.1% over the previous month); Consumer price index excluding food and energyon a monthly basis, December (0.3% expected, 0.2% over the previous month); Consumer price indexyear-on-year, December (6.6% expected, 7.1% prior month); Consumer price index excluding food and energyon an annual basis, December (5.7% expected, 6.0% over the previous month); Real average hourly earningsyear-on-year, December (-1.9% over the previous month, revised to -2.1%); Real average weekly earningsyear-over-year, December (-3.0% over the prior month, revised down to -3.3%); Unemployment claims ratesfor the week ending January 7 (expected 214,000, 204,000 over the previous week); Continuing claimsfor the week ending December 31 (1.694 million over the previous week)
Friday: Import price indexyear-on-year, December (2.2% expected, 2.7% yoy prior month); Import price indexon a monthly basis, December (-0.7% expected, -0.3% over the previous month); The import price index, excluding petroleumon a monthly basis, December (-0.3% expected, -0.3% over the previous month); Export price indexyear-over-year, December (6.3% over the previous month); Export price indexon a monthly basis, December (-0.7% expected, -0.3% over the previous month); University of Michigan sentimentsPreliminary January (expected 60.5, previous read 59.7)
Monday: Sparkling brands (AYI), AZZ (AZZ), commercial minerals (CMC), Price Smart (Pacific Time), Tilray (TLRY), WD-40 (WDFC)
Tuesday: Albertson (ACI), bed bath behind (BBBY)
Wednesday: KB major (KBH), Shaw Telecom (SJR)
Thursday: Taiwanese semiconductor industry (TSM),
Friday: Delta Airlines (DAL), JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (c), American bank (Buck), Black stone (BLK), First Republic Bank (FRC), Wells Fargo (WFC), United Health (United nations)
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Going to Disney World is our families must do trip pretty much every year, and sometimes multiple years. We have been to Walt Disney's incredible Florida Park at least 25 times in the past 15 years (yes, that's a lot) but we absolutely love it. There is always something new that we love about the Disney Parks. The one thing that is not new about Disney World, is the cost and the incessant heat. If you don't pack right you find yourself spending a whole bunch of extra money on overpriced items that you really don't want to pay for. Thus, we have created the Ultimate Disney World Packing List to help you save time and money while at the parks.
There are so many things you need when you are packing for Disney World. Here is a break down of all the necessities you need and some you might not have thought of.
If you are heading to Disney World, you are most likely going to use your phone quite a lot. From pictures to the My Disney Experience App to check out wait times or make reservations, your phone gets a ton of use. Get a portable battery charger that will provide a few charges so you can charge multiple devices. This one is my favorite charger – It charges your phone fast and has at least 6 charges in it for multiple phones.
When you arrive to the parks at Disney World, often times you will see signs for FREE Bug Repellent, if you don't have any take advantage. I prefer to pack my own as there are plenty of times where we are not near those booths. This one is my personal favorite as it uses all natural ingredients and we have never been bitten with it on which is amazing since I am a bug magnet. Check current prices here!
A stroller is an absolute must if you have a child 5 or under as Disney World is miles and miles of walking. You do have an option of renting your stroller at Disney World (I break down all the stroller rental options in my Disney World Stroller Rental Article) However, make sure that you do not go without bringing one if you have a little one.
My personal preference is renting a stroller from Kingdom Strollers. It is so much cheaper than renting at Disney World, they deliver the stroller and pick up right from your hotel. They are an authorized Disney Partner which means they have specified drop off and pick up areas, so you don't have to wait to meet someone to get your stroller. You can save up to 50% off stroller rentals versus using an in park stroller. Plus, you can have the stroller once you exit the park which is nice, so you don't have to carry your kids to the hotels (trust me I have been there). Check current prices here!
There are two things you can pretty much guarantee with a trip to central Florida, sun, and rain (especially in the summer). We have brought all sorts of umbrellas from the oversized golf umbrella (terrible to pack) to the cheap ones you buy at Disney World that last for a couple weeks. The best umbrella to pack is this one from amazon.com. I have had it for years and every time I use it, whether it's to block the sun or the rain and it's super easy to pack.
If you are looking for one to cover you while pushing the stroller, there is this amazing umbrella that attaches to your stroller and covers you. Check it out Here!
There is nothing worse than getting off a ride and you go to set your little one in the stroller and it is completely soaked after a sudden rainstorm. We use a stroller cover to keep our stroller dry which prevents us from dealing with a very soggy stroller. Check current prices here!
If you have little ones, you have to grab a backpack diaper bag. It will save your back and is so much more convenient. Plus, they have some super cute ones as well. Check out a full list of the top ones here.
From March to October you will see these spray fans all over Disney World and let me tell you something, they aren't too cheap. I think it's around $22.00 now. Grab one on Amazon for around $9-11 here.
One of my kids' favorite things about Disney World was the little accessories they got along the journey. And I definitely would say to pick up some souvenirs for your kids. But, there also some things you can bring along, whether it is from past Disney trips or some that you can purchase beforehand to save a little dough.
Our girls loved dressing up for Disney World. Even up to the age of 9 my girl liked wearing her princess costume. In addition there are some really cute costumes for boys, however it Disney World. It is not cheap. I highly recommend adding these items to your Disney World Packing List. There are some really cute ones available at Shop Disney and often times they have large sales.
My husband absolutely loves matching shirts, in fact, he loved it so much he wrote a full article on the best Matching Disney Shirts. I hate to admit it, it's really a great time when we all have some sort of unique matching shirt and it adds a lot to the trip.
Now, Disney World with a baby is a whole different ball game. Here are some of the absolute musts if you've got a little one coming along for the fun. A couple items that you should really think about are items for the stroller.
If you are heading in the springtime or summer I highly recommend bringing a stroller fan. It's a nice simple way to help keep your little one cool. You can snag one here.
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Please don't recommend a bubble gun. I bought the ones recommended. DIsney just took mine away because it has a trigger. My kids are in tears now. Please take that off of your post.
I am so sorry. I reached out to Disney after I received your comment. They let me know thety recently changed their bubble gun policy and now only allow bubble wands. I was unaware of the recent change as the bubble guns we posted were very similar to the ones they used to sell. I have updated the site now to have bubble wands. Thank you for letting me know and sorry about the little one's tears.
This was a great help. This is our first time going. The bit about the stroller will really come in handy!! We have 7yr old, 4 and 2. Also the part about water bottles and snacks!! Thanks!!
I'm glad I could help. Have a great time on your trip.
We just used the wagon on our last trip in November. You can not bring a pull wagon, but one like the one we are recommending where you push the wagon you can bring.
Spray fans are a must when visiting the parks.


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When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, Carol Shields, M.D., director of the Ocular Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, saw a dramatic drop in the number of patients in her office. Even fewer patients came in June.
Then in October, patients began pouring in with advanced eye cancers. She also saw an alarming rise in patients that required enucleation — surgical removal of the eye. This procedure is done when there is no other way to control the cancer within the eye.
"This trend started because patients began skipping their ophthalmology exams when the pandemic started," Dr. Shields said. "Unfortunately, that meant a lot of eye disease was missed."
COVID delayed detection of eye cancers
A patient usually ends up in an ocular oncology office after seeing an ophthalmologist and then a retinal specialist who thinks they may have an eye tumor. "During the pandemic, some eye cancers that normally would be caught early weren't found until they were quite advanced," Dr. Shields said.
Eye cancers are fairly rare. The American Cancer Society's estimates that in 2021, there will be 3,320 new eye cancers — mainly ocular melanomas.
Dr. Shields' office usually sees eight to 10 new patients with melanoma each week. Before the pandemic, the average thickness of a melanoma was 5 millimeters.
But, she says, "In 2020, we started seeing bigger tumors. The average thickness was almost 9 millimeters in June 2020. Then we had a second peak in October, with a lot of large tumors. Some were up to 18 millimeters."
Eye removals more common during COVID
Pre-pandemic, about 94% of Wills Eye Hospital patients with melanoma were treated with a type of radiation therapy called plaque radiotherapy. The others were treated with enucleation.
"We were able to save the eye in most cases," Dr. Shields said. In 2020, the rate was similar.
But by early 2021, only 88% of her patients were eligible for plaque radiotherapy. Eye removal rates rose to 12% — nearly double pre-pandemic levels.
"We were seeing more tumors that were too big to treat with plaque radiotherapy," she said. "We usually have one or two enucleations per week. But earlier this year, we had several weeks with four or five enucleations."
Dr. Shields also saw more young children with advanced cases of an eye tumor called retinoblastoma. "If it's caught early, we can treat retinoblastoma with chemotherapy. But with many advanced cases, we have to remove the eye," she said.
Signs of eye cancer: When to see a doctor
The symptoms of eye cancer are vague and painless, Dr. Shields said. The main symptoms include blurred vision, flashing lights or a visual field defect, meaning you can't see out of one part of the eye.
"Don't wait until you have eye pain," she said. "If you have one of these three symptoms, see your eye doctor."
Everyone over age 40 should get an annual exam with an eye dilation. The dilation gives the doctor a better view of the back of the eye, where a tumor might be. "Do it even if you feel perfect," she said.
Children with retinoblastoma may have a drifting eye or a white pupil. "Many times parents assume the drifting eye just needs to be treated with glasses. If you notice your child's eye drifts, ask the doctor to dilate the eye to make sure there's no tumor in the back of the eye," she said.
Improved access to care could prevent eye removals
The best way to avoid another wave of advanced eye cancers is to make it easier for patients to access care, Dr. Shields says. She believes telehealth can be an important part of improving eye care.
At the start of the pandemic, the Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital opened up three satellite offices. Each had a technician and a photographer.
"I was able to see the photographs of patients' eyes over FaceTime. I could tell if the patient had a benign or malignant eye tumor and I could judge if it required treatment," she said. "Patients love only having to interact with two people in the office. They can avoid crowds and long commutes."
Because rules about telehealth were eased during the pandemic, her office can now treat patients in certain other states remotely. "With telehealth and satellite offices, more patients can receive care," she said. "It's the silver lining of the pandemic's dark cloud."
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The Association of British Orchestras approached Scaramanga Agency wanting for a shiny new website, and we delivered. Enhancing their branding, user experience and organising their content along the way.
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Shortest distance between New London and Hartford is 41.37 miles (66.58 km).
Flight distance from New London, CT to Hartford, CT is 41.37 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 06 minutes.
The driving distance from New London, Connecticut to Hartford, Connecticut is: 52.8 miles (84.98 km) by car.
Driving from New London to Hartford will take approximately 00 hours 54 minutes.
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There is no time difference between New London and Hartford. The current time is 21:51:55.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 7.05 liters (1.86 gallon) of gas to cover the route between New London and Hartford.
The estimated cost of gas to go from New London to Hartford is $7.64 (diesel $9.04).
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A 4-minute walk from shopping and dining along Quai Sébastien Vauban, this refined hotel in a 16th-century building is also a 13-minute walk from the Palais des Rois de Majorque.
The unassuming rooms feature traditional furnishings and en suite bathrooms, as well as free WiFi and flat-screen TVs.
Breakfast is available for a fee. Other amenities include a bar, a garden patio and a guest computer.


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9 Common Side Hustle Mistakes That Can Damage Your Business
Updated on November 4, 2016
November 4, 2016February 26, 2018Side HustlesFeatured, Make More Money1238Elyssa Kirkham
Starting a side hustle can be a great strategy for creating a new revenue stream. And, it can even be a low-risk operation for achieving your dream of potentially starting your own business.
However, establishing and running a new business, especially within your available free time, takes plenty of passion and determination. It also comes with its fair share of mistakes.
Although some of these setbacks are unavoidable, some of the biggest side hustle mistakes can be circumvented with a bit of know-how.
Here are nine of the most common mistakes and pitfalls you can avoid when starting a new side gig.
Avoid these side hustle mistakes
1. Leaping before you look
Trial and error is part of running a business. But just figuring it out as you go can wind up wasting precious time and resources. Not to mention delay the returns you're working for.
"Not defining a profitable niche from the beginning" is a common side hustle mistake, says career coach Jess Chua.
To avoid this, start with some competitive research to see what's out there and how you can do better and create more value.
"This will help you target an audience that is willing and able to pay for a solution via your product or service," explains Chua.
2. Failing to set clear priorities
Often times, running a side hustle is only possible if you do it in your spare time.
"You have even less time than you normally would working on a project or business full-time," points out John Turner, entrepreneur, and founder of meditation aid QuietKit.
With limited time, you have to be clear on what needs to come first and which strategies to focus on.
"You won't have enough time and resources to actually learn what will work and what won't," says Turner.
Learning through trial and error isn't really an option. First, hone in on a strategy, then proceed.
"Go all in on just a few things that you think will make the difference between success and failure," Turner says.
3. Spending too much time on menial tasks
Once you've identified your key action items, you still need to clear out enough time to tackle them.
However, the menial, day-to-day tasks of simple upkeep on a business can eat into the time you have to grow your business and complete your work.
"If you're spending say 15 minutes a day on a task (say creating social media posts), the cost to your business over the year could be 50+ hours," says Ian Wright, founder of payment comparison site Merchant Machine.
"So start asking yourself how to get more out of your time, which in turn will translate to a faster-growing business and ultimately more money," Wright suggests.
This could include investing in software, services or digital tools that automate tasks as you develop your side hustle business.
4. Trying to do it all
A perk of a side hustle is you can be your own boss. But just because you're running a one-person show doesn't mean you should be doing everything yourself.
Side hustling is all about using your unique talents and skills to earn more. But, entrepreneurs
"have to be very aware of where their skills and talents end," says Brian Bagdasarian, founder and senior growth strategist for Big Idea Marketing Group.
If you're stepping into unfamiliar territory, essentially you "need to be able to drop any ego, and find support for the rest," Bagdasarian says.
"Virtual Assistants, other friends with complimentary skill sets" can help, he adds.
5. Spending too much — on the wrong investments
As stated above, identifying key tools or services can free up time and resources you can use to take your business further and earn even more.
However, sometimes new entrepreneurs take this a bit too far.
"It's easy to overspend when one is feeling optimistic and overestimating revenue," Chua warns.
She recommends combating this with a clear, realistic business budget. You also should have a clear strategy and expectation of how each cost will benefit your side hustle.
"Stay disciplined and keep your fixed costs low, especially during the early days of your business," Chua adds.
6. Underpaying (or overpaying) contractors
AJ Saleem, the owner of tutoring startup Suprex Tutors Houston, says his biggest mistake in starting this business was misunderstanding all of the implications of paying his contractors.
"I was simply not keeping track of what to pay my contractors and withhold taxes from them," Saleem says. "I actually had to deal with the IRS to remedy the issue, but it was a major problem."
If you start outsourcing work to others, make sure you're aware of the pay and tax laws that could apply.
For instance, it's possible that if you do a certain amount of work with a contractor you will have to issue them a 1099 tax form.
7. Failing to incorporate
You'll need to separate your personal and business pay and expenses fairly early on.
Failing to do so can create a complicated mess. Not to mention open you up to becoming personally liable for business costs.
"If you have a fairly lucrative side hustle and are considering branching it off into a small business, it's worth it to incorporate or form an LLC," says Deborah Sweeney, CEO of incorporation service MyCorporation.
"Entrepreneurs who do this are able to protect their personal assets with liability protection and save money on taxes," Sweeney adds. "Plus an LLC or Corporation legitimizes your company and makes you credible with customers."
8. Underpaying personal taxes
What you don't know could hurt you and cause some major pain once your tax bill comes due.
Tanner Callais, who runs cruise information site Cruzely.com as his side hustle, found this out the hard way. Even though he paid quarterly taxes, he wasn't accounting for the employer-paid half.
"I didn't realize at first that because self-employed people have to pay both sides of Social Security, the tax bill you will face is a lot higher," Callais says. "At the end of the year, I ended up owing Uncle Sam about $3,000 more than I realized because I didn't catch my mistake until it was too late."
To avoid similar mistakes, read up on the ins and outs of filing taxes when you work for yourself.
You should also carefully track your ongoing revenue and expenses, so you can write off your expenses without guesswork. Or, consider outsourcing this and getting a tax professional's expert advice for managing the tax work fro your side hustle.
9. Selling yourself short
A common problem with side hustlers is getting underpaid for their work.
When you're first starting out, you might not have the experience to charge top dollar. Or, you might want to offer more competitive prices to attract customers.
Although this can be a smart strategy, don't stick with it for too long. And don't sell yourself short in an attempt to undercut the competition.
Another way side hustlers sell themselves short is by letting late, missed or partial payments slide.
"They are uncomfortable talking about money, so they don't collect all that is owed to them," says Andrea Miller, an entrepreneur who runs Music Studio Startup which provides business services to self-employed musicians.
At the end of the day, you want to make sure that you're earning enough to pay for your time and effort. Otherwise, what's the point?
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FOCUS: Donald Trump to Block John Bolton Impeachment Testimony
Written by Richard Luscombe, Guardian UK
Luscombe writes: "John Bolton will be blocked from testifying at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the president has indicated, despite the former national security adviser insisting he would do so if he received a subpoena."
John Bolton. (photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP)
Donald Trump to Block John Bolton Impeachment Testimony
By Richard Luscombe, Guardian UK
ohn Bolton will be blocked from testifying at Donald Trump's impeachment trial, the president has indicated, despite the former national security adviser insisting he would do so if he received a subpoena.
Trump claimed in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Friday night he would "love everybody to testify", including Bolton, secretary of state Mike Pompeo and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.
But he went on to say "there are things that you can't do from the standpoint of executive privilege".
"Especially a national security adviser," Trump added. "You can't have him explaining all of your statements about national security concerning Russia, China and North Korea, everything. You just can't do that."
Asked if that meant he would invoke executive privilege to prevent Bolton from testifying, Trump said: "I think you have to for the sake of the office."
Democrats believe Bolton, ousted by Trump last September, has key insight into the president's failed efforts to secure a so-called quid pro quo with the government of Ukraine.
Trump is alleged to have demanded investigations into a conspiracy theory about election interference and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption involving Joe Biden, a possible rival in November's election, in return for almost $400m in crucial military aid and a White House meeting.
Those efforts led to impeachment hearings in the Democrat-led House and ultimately two articles of impeachment, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, that House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she would send to the Senate early next week.
Impeachment hearings contained dramatic testimony from White House aides, including that Bolton had referred to approaches to Ukraine as a "drug deal" and refused to get involved.
Bolton, who was ambassador to the United Nations under George W Bush, surprised the White House earlier this week by announcing he would testify at Trump's Senate trial if subpoenaed to do so.
In a statement he said he had tried to "resolve serious competing issues" in weighing "my obligations both as a citizen and as a former national security adviser" and concluded that he was prepared to testify.
There remains significant doubt, however, that the issue will come to a head, irrespective of Trump's pronouncement. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has joined other leading Republicans in asserting that no witnesses should be called, and claimed on Thursday to have enough votes to start the trial on that basis.
Democrats need to persuade four Senate Republicans to join them in a vote on trial rules to allow witnesses. They received a glimmer of hope Friday when Susan Collins, a moderate from Maine, said she had been working with a small group of colleagues to find a compromise.
"We should be completely open to calling witnesses," Collins said, according to the Bangor Daily News.
Trump's removal is a long shot. A two-thirds majority of 100 senators is required for a conviction and there are few indications any Republicans are likely to break ranks.
Trump also had scathing words for Pelosi in the Fox News interview, saying it was "ridiculous" she had held on to the articles of impeachment for several weeks.
"She should have sent them a long time ago," he said. "It just belittles the process. Nancy Pelosi will go down as the least successful speaker of the House in the history of our nation. She has done nothing."


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