Last week we told you about a good Samaritan who chased after a suspected drunk driver fleeing the scene after striking a pedestrian.
The driver had hit a young woman in a crosswalk at Ethel and Harvey so hard that she was thrown 40-feet into the air.
The good Samaritan, who chased after the driver and caught him, is now telling his story.
Kelowna resident, 31-year-old Mark Robinson, tells Castanet that he's not sure what made him chase after the driver.
"I didn't even think about it, I just thought that if he got away she would be looking at a $300-$400 disability cheque a month and that if I could get the plate number I could give that to police and help her."
Robinson was at the red light heading away from the lake at Ethel and Harvey in the far left lane. To his right was a car in the centre lane with two women inside, the HOV lane to his far right was empty.
"I heard this noise that sounded like a car rear-ended another car, and I looked over to the two ladies in the vehicle beside me I heard them say 'Oh my god, oh my god' and they were covering their mouths," explains Robinson.
At first Robinson says he thought the truck driver was going to stop at the scene, but after a few moments he took off.
That's when Robinson jumped into action, taking off in his own car to chase the guy and get a license plate for police.
Less than a block away the suspected drunk driver attempted to take a right turn on to Gagnon Place but over-steered and landed in the grass, Robinson pulled up behind him thinking he had finally stopped. But he had not, Robinson says the man looked in his mirror at him and then backed his car right into his.
The truck's drivers side window was open and the truck had a side step so Robinson courageously jumped on to the moving vehicle and reached in to put it in park.
"I threw the truck into the park and pulled the keys out of the ignition," says Robinson.
Robinson was going to drag the man out of the car, but when he noticed the driver was in his late 60's he changed his mind, police arrived to make the arrest shortly after.
"He blew twice the limit. He was just laid back like he was in a lazy-boy. He didn't look angry, he didn't look like he was here, his eyes were empty, like soulless," describes Robinson.
A 69-year-old Kelowna man faces a number of potential charges related to the crash as well as impaired driving. He has since been released.
Robinson says he is angry at the driver for risking the woman's life and putting everyone in danger, but glad he was able to stop him and hand him over to police.
Now he says he is trying to find the young woman who was struck, to check on her and make sure she is OK.
If the woman or her friends or family are reading this article you can email us at [email protected] and we will put you in touch with Mark Robinson.


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Q: How to clear the store and update a paging toolbar? i need to reset paging toolbar parameters as "page", "start", "limit" when i click on a search button to re-load grid store with different parametres!
how can i do it?
the problem is that when i am on the next page, and i do a new search, i have the parameters page=2, start=25, limit=25 dirty, instead i need to reset this parametres.
my code:
listeners: {
    click: function(){
        Ext.getCmp('GrlGio').getStore().removeAll();
        Ext.getCmp('GrlGio').store.load({
                params:{
                  mode: "RIC",
                  DataRicerca: dd,
                  Pit: Ext.getCmp('cmbPiattaforma').getValue()
                }
        });
    }
 }

thanks!

A: Guys currentPage=1 did the trick for me
before loading the store every time call the below
By the way i am getting 500 results and loading in cache
Pagination is for local, any way you can try this before any new search
                        var store = Ext.getStore('MyStoreS');
                        store.proxy.extraParams = { employeeId : searchStr};

                        store.currentPage = 1;

                        store.load();

A: you can manualy reset the params
Ext.getCmp('GrlGio').getStore().getProxy().pageParam =1;
Ext.getCmp('GrlGio').getStore().getProxy().startParam =0;

and then do the store load. I know it looks hardcoded but it's the only solution i found...

A: Try this -
pagingToolbar.moveFirst();

A: Define following function "resetStartParam" , by overriding ext.data.store:
Ext.override(Ext.data.Store, {

            resetStartParam:function(){

                //get the latest store options
                var storeOptions=this.lastOptions;

                if(storeOptions!=undefined){

                    //get the param names
                    var pn = this.paramNames;

                    //get the params from options
                    var params=storeOptions.params;

                    //change the param start value to zero
                    params[pn.start] = 0;

                    //reset options params with this new params
                    storeOptions.params=params;

                    //apply this new options to store options
                    this.storeOptions(storeOptions);
                    }
                }
    });

Now call this function on click of your search button:
Ext.getCmp('GrlGio').getStore().resetStartParam();

Thats it.It should work.

A: I know that this is an old post but I thought I'd add in my pennies work. I'm using EXTJS 4 and had a similar problem. When I did a new search the page number etc did not reset. The solution I found, which appears to work with the nav bar automatically is using the currentPage attribute of the store. I do have a slight odd setup but doing this.currentPage = 1 when I do a new search works fine for me

A: try this in your handler
Ext.getCmp('gridpanel').getStore().removeAll();
Ext.getCmp('PagingToolbar').moveFirst();

after this, put your search query and load the store accordingly
Ext.getCmp('gridpanel').getStore().load({params : { start : 0, limit : maxRecords, searchText : _searchText } });

hope it helps

A: just call pagingToolbar.onLoad() after removeAll(). Plain and simple.

A: Here is how I achieved search with paging.  It only does 1 request and it refreshes the paging data.
onExecuteSearch: function(){
  var params = this.getSearchForm().getForm().getFieldValues()
      , proxy = this.getSomeGrid().getStore().getProxy();

  proxy.extraParams = params;
  this.getPagingToolbar().moveFirst();
}

getFieldValues() documentation: http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-0/#!/api/Ext.form.Basic-method-getFieldValues
For more about the proxy "extraParams" look here: ExtJs4 - Store baseParams config property?

A: This work fine (refresh correctly the paging info):
    myStore.removeAll();

    myStore.fireEvent('load', myStore, [], {});

A: Had to change the page size to 500 for printing the WHOLE store/grid, and once printed, restore the grid to the original page size of 25.
    // 500 records are now in the store and on the grid
    ux.core.grid.Printer.print(this.getOrderList());
    store.pageSize = this.displaySize;   // new page size is 25
    this.getPagingToolbar().doRefresh(); // equivalent of pressing a refresh button on the toolbar

does the trick - reloads store with the same sorters/filters/currentPage

A: In Ext 4, I found loadPage() worked pretty well for resetting the data store and making the paging toolbar go back to the first page. Example:
store.loadPage(1) // note: 1-based, not 0-based

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This was a cute, sweet tale that really gets you into the feel of Cedar Cove. Macomber takes off with her same, brilliant storytelling, never letting you go. Although not an overly in depth story, being that it is a short story not a novel, the story itself is quite well developed. You get to know a bit about this community as well as about the community of Cedar Cove as well as its residents. It was a story that left me with a warm, fulfilled feeling at the ending, which is the point. It was a brilliant, albeit quick read that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.


As part of Phase 2, we developed a number of knowledge-in-action algorithms — one set of which involved optimizing business processes focused on improving both the customer experience and the employee experience. A superb early example of the power of this particular set of algorithms was with the fine folks at Tyler Technologies. You can read the case study here.
Spoiler alert: You simply don't get productivity gains (as defined by the customer) of 300% and reduction of projected costs by 350% unless an empowered team of cross-functional employees is deeply involved in defining the issues and owns the changes that need to be made.
The early success of these algorithms encouraged us to build many more. While our customers loved them (and helped us improve them), we kept running into a brick wall with a number of prospects who wanted to proceed but weren't able to get started.
The reason? They were shackled to a phone-based measurement mindset from the last century — where people were costs to be managed, not assets to be unleashed on behalf of the customer.
We had to overcome this issue, which lead to Phase 3 of Klever Insight, the topic of our next post.


If the Black Forest region of Germany is famous for something, it has to be it's cuckoo clocks! We wanted to learn more about the history of clock-making in the region so we drove to the town of Furtwangen to visit the German Clock Museum.
The morning view from the airbnb. Promising such a lovely day!!
Starting with Stonehenge (which is thought to be a celestial calendar) and early sundials, the exhibit takes in the full breadth of of timepiece history.
Black Forest clockmakers achieved a breakthrough when they simplified the timekeeping mechanism so that it could be built almost entirely of wood, allowing the clocks to be sold at a much lower price. The museum traced the evolution of these clocks from rough-hewn wood to delicately painted white lacquer faces and into the famous cuckoo style that we all know today.
This lead to a worldwide boom in clock sales. Between 1800 and 1850 alone, 15 million Black Forest clocks were sold around the world.
The exhibit was exclusive about Black Forest clocks, but also looked at clocks from other countries such as these fancy schmancy ones from France.
This gigantic Astronomical World Clock by August Noll was fascinating. It showed the time in several different time zones and has a scene of Jesus blessing the 12 Apostles who shuffle past on the hour.
Clocks of every type, size, shape, and color.
Jane in front of some awesome midcentury modern clocks.
We had a great time... get it? One of the most fascinating exhibits explained how faster and faster transportation in the late 19th century brought about the need for standardized time across locales. In the past, each town used its own local solar time. As the railroad advanced, this made a wreck of train schedules and connections since different towns and countries were all a few minutes off from each other. When the telegraph was invented, that cemented the need for the world's clocks to be in sync. In the 1870s, scientists finally pursued standardization leading to the creation of the prime meridian as a starting point for the world's time zones in 1884. Isn't it crazy to think that TIME as we know it was only standardized in 1884?
Lovely grandfather clocks down in the demonstration area.
Compilation of short videos from the museum, and a fair warning, it is LOUD at the end!
Our family at the German Clock Museum on Sunday February 19th 2017.
Then we went and picked out a traditional cuckoo clock in Triberg - recap coming next!
This is such a fascinating museum! Thanks for taking the TIME to share! Love it!


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Q: Google Home API.IA for private use on own Home I have created a Google Home agent to control my thermostat. Of course I want to be the only one using and controling it. So I dont want to publish the app.
There is a small tutorial for extending the use of the simulator and even an update for V2. But the V2 update I can't seem te get to work, I get to following error:

Unable to parse action package: invalid character ',' after top-level
  value

Did someone else get this to work?
This is the tutorial (scroll down for the update by @dadykhoff)
Make google actions development project preview persist longer


Enjoy the scent of wildflowers in your own home with this hand poured, soy wax candle. Made in Latvia, the Munio Mini Candle adds natural beauty to any surface. Handmade with organic herbs and essential oils. Choose from marigold and wildflower scents.
Measures approximately 3 x 1.5 inches and burns for 15 hours.


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Coronavirus: Will summer make a difference?
The idea warmer weather might stop the coronavirus seems to have faded as the virus has spread around the globe. But could new research contain a glimmer of hope?
It's too early to know for sure whether the new coronavirus is seasonal. To really know that, we'd have to watch how cases change in one place across the year.
But we can look at its spread in different climates across the world for clues.
What's the evidence?
There is some evidence coronavirus cases have particularly clustered around cooler, drier regions.
One study indicated countries particularly affected by the virus – those where it was spreading undetected via community transmission – by 10 March had lower average temperatures than those with fewer cases.
Another paper looked at 100 Chinese cities with more than 40 cases of Covid-19 and suggested the higher the temperature and humidity, the lower the rate of transmission.
And another, not yet peer-reviewed, study suggested that although cases of the new coronavirus could be found all over the world, outbreaks had particularly clustered in "relatively cool and dry areas" – at least until 23 March.
But, as a group of researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine pointed out, the virus has now spread to every World Health Organization region, "effectively spanning all climatic zones, from cold and dry to hot and humid regions".
Is there a north-south divide?
With lots of other viruses, including flu, a seasonal pattern is seen in the northern and southern hemispheres. But tropical regions close to the equator don't experience the same pattern.
And some of the hot and humid regions that have seen locally transmitted cases of the Covid-19 virus, such as Malaysia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, are close to the equator and so might not provide the best evidence for what will happen elsewhere.
Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, where social distancing measures are in place
But looking to the southern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand – at the tail-end of their summer season when their first cases were seen – have had far fewer cases than many of their northern-hemisphere counterparts.
There are lots of other factors at play, such as global footfall and the density of the population.
And since the virus has gradually spread around the world – initially through global travel – at the same time as seasons have been changing, it's difficult to pinpoint the effect of climate specifically.
Are other coronaviruses seasonal?
There is some evidence other coronaviruses mainly circulate in the winter months, according to a team of researchers from University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The researchers asked almost 2,000 people for a weekly report on whether anyone in their household had symptoms of respiratory illness. And anyone with symptoms was asked to send in a swab for testing for a range of viruses.
From this, the researchers observed large peaks in coronavirus cases in the winter, around the same time as flu season. There were a small number of cases in the summer.
One of the study's authors, Ellen Fragaszy, at UCL said it was therefore "possible we will see a bit of a relief in cases over the summer". But we could not be sure this is how the new coronavirus would behave.
And the large number of cases and their spread across the world suggested we shouldn't be too hopeful of a summer respite.
Is this virus like other coronaviruses?
The new coronavirus, called Sars-Cov-2, which causes the Covid-19 disease, appears to spread in basically the same way as other coronaviruses.
But what makes it distinct is the how ill it makes you and the number of deaths it causes.
Dr Michael Head, at the University of Southampton, said the development and impact of the novel coronavirus was "clearly very different from the existing 'common cold' type coronaviruses".
"It remains to be seen as to whether Covid-19 cases will decline in response to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity," he said.
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Short on time? Can't make it to the gym? Try this workout anywhere, anytime!
Mountain Climbers / Push-up Combo – Place hands on the floor shoulder-width apart. Bring one leg forward under your chest while the other leg is extended. Alternate each leg under the body while the other is extended. You can do this slow or fast, but make sure to keep the abs in tight. Do a push-up after 4 climbers. See picture and video for more instruction.
Criss-cross Squat – Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Criss-cross feet and then jump out to a squat. From a squat, jump up and criss-cross again. See picture and video for more instruction.
Standing Toe Touches – Kick one leg up and reach for your toes. Lower and then kick up the other leg and reach for your toes. See picture and video for more instruction.
Lateral Skis – Begin with feet together. Jump laterally pushing off with left foot and land on right foot. Left foot goes behind the right while bending over and touching the ground with your left hand. Then jump off the right foot and land on the left foot. Right foot goes behind the left while bending over and touching the ground with your right hand. Get LOW and Jump FAR!! See picture and video for more instruction.
Angry Punches – Keep abs in tight and rotate torso while punching as hard as you can.


I took the chance and took the class. I almost died. It was the best two hours of my life. Kamp Kamila's Fitness Boot Camp is not for the faint hearted, rather, it's for those serious about making a lifestyle change and making health and wellness part of their daily routine. The founder of the movement, Kamila McDonald, is on a serious mission to introduce the Caribbean diaspora (and by extension the world) to a healthier way of life grounded in balanced food choices and sustainable exercise practices. In the boot camp, she spends one hour challenging every muscle in your body and just as you think you are about to faint, she cools it down and starts a discussion on nutrition and meal choices. Her classes have attracted a diverse crowd at different fitness levels who are all ripe for change.
Her holistic approach to health and wellness strikes a chord with most because of the very relatable context of seeing Kamila challenge her very own habits and adopt this new regime. And there in the lies the difference- Kamila has walked in many of her clients shoes.
She knows what it is like to eat junk food, to not exercise, to see the scale jump up and down regularly and to finally resolve that enough is enough. Couple that personal experience with an affable personality and a genuine interest in the wellness of everyone who attends her boot camp, and you have someone who continues to prove herself to be a true leader for this Caribbean fitness mission throughout the diaspora. Kamp Kamila is definitely changing lives for the better; one boot camp at a time.
Kamila believes hitting rock bottom was her biggest blessing. In her words, 'your weakest moments help you emerge stronger than you were before'. She truly believes in the power of resilience that is innate in all humans. Her own experience has shown the importance of developing the mental capacity to accept challenges and to know that they help build strength and present opportunities for growth. Her catalyst for pursing her fitness mission encompasses all these ideas because she did hit rock bottom and did not want to be there anymore. As she began to accept that she was destined for so much more it helped build her focus on continuing her journey despite the inevitable difficulties.
It was at college (where she was pursuing her journalism degree) where she gained the most weight. It was while she pursued her love for journalism and telling stories that she stumbled across a new passion for health and wellness. She set tangible goals for herself to help her complete her mission. One being, entering the Miss Jamaica World Pageant. Despite how incredible this goal seemed to her family and peers at the time, it served the purpose of encouraging her to share her goals and increase accountability. Although she did not win the Miss Jamaica World Pageant, she did win the title of Miss Jamaica World Beach Beauty 2009, which for her was an even sweeter victory because it solidified in her mind that she had conquered what was holding her back for so long. This win led her to becoming certified as a personal trainer and sports nutritionist before starting her business called JamRock Fitness. Once again she tied in her love for journalism by using social media platforms to tell her story which she realized expanded her reach to global platforms.
She readily concedes that her brand represents a small company with a very big mission. But to her, because this mission expands way beyond her own personal goals and touches so many lives, there is no doubt in her mind that the universe will provide. To prove this she cited the example of her being in Atlanta for the Kamp Kamila Boot Camp thanks to something as simple as an Instagram message from Keisha Huggins of Cosmic Energy Fitness. From that, she was able to secure a location for her event and a crowd of eager participants. She talked openly about some health challenges that plague the Caribbean diaspora and how her business goals address these. For example the Caribbean region has established itself as the diabetes capital of the world. Statistics like these highlight that fitness and health is more than having a slamming summer body or Carnival body. To her it is about Caribbean people healing themselves , changing thought processes and incorporating wellness into their everyday lifestyle. That's what her business is about. Yes, right now it would be nice to have more capital and corporate support, but, at the end of the day this heart-felt mission will be supported.
To her Caribbean music is undeniable. Because of her background coming from a musical family, it gives her extra pleasure to see people getting down to Caribbean music while working out. To her the soca, reggae and dancehall all create an undeniably unique vibe unique to Caribbean culture that she takes with her everywhere she goes.
She would like everyone to remember that we are all here on earth to fulfill a mission and a purpose. It's her belief that everyone has a personal responsibility to find out what their mission is and go after it whole-heartedly. She thinks that many of us hold ourselves back with negative thoughts and by finding obstacles, but, she knows that when you believe in yourself and your life mission then you can make anything happen. As for her, she knows that , 'I am here for a purpose and I am going to go after it'. She advises all that, ' if there is something burning inside of you- do it -this is not a dress rehearsal for another life. Live every day like it's your last'.
Where would you like to see the next Kamp Kamila?
Feel free to add details in the comments section.
Awesome article and interview! It was very inspiring. I love that Kamila's message emphasizes that we all have the power and ability to do anything!
Keep up the great work Marissa!


Last week, we highlighted a Macquarie Research chart showing a recent notable upswing in aluminum production around the world. Following a huge dip in output in China and worldwide throughout 2009, China once again surpassed the rest of the world in producing the most aluminum.
China's massive production makes sense considering the country consumes the most aluminum. According to Jeremy Grantham of GMO, China uses 40 percent of the world's aluminum as it rapidly develops its railway transportation, increasingly purchases automobiles and demands more energy.
Aluminum's popularity around the world is well-known: The International Aluminum Institute boasts that the metal is the third-most abundant element on Earth and second-most used metal after iron.
And justifiably so. Aluminum's malleable, ductile and durable properties allow for a variety of uses. On a daily basis, the world consumes beverages packaged in aluminum cans and depends on vehicles—whether bicycle, train, plane or automobile—made from aluminum. The light but strong material makes up 80 percent of an aircraft frame, according to the Aluminum Association. Nearly three-fourths of aluminum is used in packaging (21 percent), construction (24 percent) and transportation (27 percent) alone.
The metal's fame is not dependent on Americans' consumption of beverages, but from the growing emerging markets, particularly in the construction and transport sectors. BCA Research stated that 2010 car production hit a new record. I've before highlighted how the growing car culture in emerging markets such as China can have a huge effect on high-end components for cars, as well as commodities including aluminum.
Emerging markets' demand for other vehicles is anticipated to grow as well. Worldwide bicycle production is "slowly creeping back toward pre-crisis highs," and aircraft orders have doubled from crisis lows, says BCA. In Paris this week, the oldest and biggest world air show ended with an announcement that Airbus received its highest number of orders during any air show for airplanes ever. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the company took in 730 aircraft orders for their more fuel-efficient version of the A320 family of single-aisle jets. Nearly 30 percent of this order came from a Malaysian carrier, AirAsia, which committed to purchasing 200 airplanes, valued at $18 billion, according to the WSJ.
For aircraft makers and aluminum producers alike, this order from the budget airline is just one example underscoring the importance of the Asian market and readies the runway for aluminum to take off in emerging markets around the world.
P.S. For more updates on global investing from me and the U.S. Global Investors team, visit my investment blog, Frank Talk.
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A sneak peek at Beignets\' namesake dish.
The following is how you do not bring European dining atmosphere to America.
You do not clad drywall in faux stone to resemble that adorable pâtisserie on the ground floor of your favorite 17th-century auberge. You do not pipe "O Sole Mio" through the speakers to evoke a longing for the Amalfi Coast. You do not — under any circumstances — ask the wait staff to wear lederhosen.
It's no use trying to make your restaurant in Spokane look like a restaurant in Zurich or Zagreb. "Those ancient cities [have] an eternal quality you can't recreate," says architect Armando Hurtado.
Josh Hissong, a designer, nods.
Hurtado and Hissong are the principals of HDG, a locally based restaurant design firm known for creating sleekly modern spaces that feature lots of crisp corners, wood-grain textures, high-shine finishes and very few fake boulders.
In July of last year, Judie Sowards and her son, Ryan, approached HDG about designing their cafe, Beignets. Ryan says they didn't have many preformed ideas. He and his mom wanted a small space that sold the namesake French pastry and chicory coffee (that concept has since added a full bar, six crepe stones and been upsized by a factor of 10). More than anything, though, the Sowards wanted HDG to help create a sense of place. "Something like Spokane has never seen," Judie says.
Ryan Sowards had coached baseball in Germany. He traveled a lot while he lived there and spent a lot of his time in former Yugoslavia. He loved the freshness of the food in Europe and the precision of the service. He loved how there were cafés on every corner and loved how farmer's daughters tending roadside stands selling wheels of chèvre began to pop up as he climbed into the Balkan foothills above the Dalmatian Coast.
The Sowards and their designers entered their first meeting in agreement. Beignets should evoke Europe without trying to copy it. They left the meeting with a key question still looming: How do you do that?
In August, the Sowards, Hissong and Hurtado met in Rome and spent 10 days zigzagging more or less north — to Venice, then Monte Carlo, then Paris, then Amsterdam.
The designers brought an HD video camera with a good microphone and, whenever the group stopped into a café, they'd just set the thing down and let it record.
Hurtado says the way the light and shadow played off these awnings was the inspiration for the stripped motif that will run from the signage in front, through the main doors and along the walls of the space.
Ryan Soward says he was struck by the way Europeans — partially because they have no choice — work with the architecture they have.
The group met a woman in Paris who single-handedly waited on what Hissong thinks must have been 60 tables. "We tried to get her to move to Spokane for a couple years," Hissong says. The server didn't take them up on it, but she, too, became an inspiration.
The Sowards have no experience running restaurants, though Judie has been in the service industry her whole career, and dreamed of owning a restaurant about as long. "Since I was a kid she talked about it," Ryan says.
They're taking their cue as restaurateurs from all those things Europeans do right. "We want to give service like we were served," Judie says.
It goes beyond service. Ryan says he was struck by the freshness of the ingredients and the simplicity of the food. It was something he remembered from Germany. "The restaurants in downtown Munich get their meats from surrounding farms, and their produce," he says, so they decided to go as local as possible. "We went and bought a cow," his mother says, smiling.
The video Hissong and Hurtado shot in Europe will be projected onto the far wall in massive scale, and the sounds of the streets will be piped through the speakers. The footage will change as the day wears on.
Last week at Beignets, Shawn Heale, the bar manager, had begun training his bartenders. Chef Justina Panther-Renoud and her two sous chefs began finalizing and perfecting a menu that uses the crepe as a foundational starch and takes it on a tour of the continent.
HDG's red stripes still had to be installed, as did the majority of the kitchen appliances. None of the functional pieces of the space started coming together until the contractor built some of the key design elements. Beignets won't be finished until the last little visual details are in place. This, Hurtado says, is a metaphor for the way design should bookend the dining experience in a restaurant.
That impression, Hurtado says, needs to be backed up with good service and great food. If those two key facets fall flat, the design becomes moot. Nail the food and service, though, and the space becomes important again, forming the gilding that frames every experience you have in a place.
Beignets, at 121 N. Wall St., will offer a beer garden on its patio and select pastries this weekend during Hoopfest. It will soft open the week after.


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Why Nirahua is outshining superstar Mohanlal in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, First Published May 2, 2019, 11:33 AM IST
The migrants in Kerala spend nearly one-third of their earning locally, which will be roughly Rs 10,000 crore per year. In the state, 18% of the migrant workers are skilled labours and 69% are unskilled labours. Dinesh Lal Yadav, also known as Nirahua, is now famous in a Kerala district thanks to migrants
Perumbavoor: Dinesh Lal Yadav, also known as Nirahua, is not only a popular star in north India but in Kerala too. The migrant workers in Kerala are happy in the state because they can watch their star's movie just for Rs 40 here. You will be surprised to know that a tiny crown at a movie theatre in Perumbavoor is not for Kerala superstar Mohanlal but for Nirahua.
Nirahua is an Indian anchor, Bhojpuri film actor, singer, and one of the directors of Nirahua Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. According to reports, the number of domestic migrants in Kerala had jumped by 9.1 lakh. The majority of migrants are found in the construction sector, industry, hotel, manufacturing units and agricultural fields. This has led to Nirahua's popularity in the southern state.
The migrants in Kerala spend nearly one-third of their earning locally, which will be roughly Rs 10,000 crore per year. In the state, 18% of the migrant workers are skilled labours and 69% are unskilled labours.
The migrants say that the wages that they earn in Kerala is more than double than in other states.
Today, migrants are major drivers of the economy in Perumbavoor town in Ernakulam district. Interestingly, the entire market is known as 'Bhai Bazar' in Perumbavoor where migrants sell wares of all kinds on Sundays.
According to the 2018 state government report, the highest number of migrants in Kerala are in Ernakulam district which is around 6 lakh and then Wayanad – 4.6 lakh, Kannur – 0.9 lakh, Kasaragod – 2.8 lakh, Kottayam – 2.6 lakh and Thrissur – 2.5 lakh.
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'Alice in Wonderland Syndrome' Caused by Acid Flashback
By Stephanie Pappas
An illustration depicting the symptoms of micropsia, when things appear smaller than they are, from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." (Image credit: Public Domain)
Lewis Carroll's delightful children's novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" turns 150 this year. But there's another, less celebrated Wonderland-related anniversary occurring this year: the discovery of "Alice in Wonderland syndrome" (AIWS), a disorder named in honor of the book.
This syndrome, named in 1955 by British psychiatrist John Todd, has long been known to co-occur with some migraines. A new case study, however, reveals that headaches aren't the only cause of AIWS.
The patient in the study, a 26-year-old man, came to psychiatrists with a history of using alcohol, marijuana and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide, a psychedelic drug). During LSD trips, the man said, he'd frequently perceive objects and people all out of proportion— things would look too big, too small, or farther or closer than they actually were. [Trippy Tales: The History of 8 Hallucinogens]
These perceptual distortions are the hallmark of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, so dubbed because Alice experiences some very similar symptoms during her journey through Wonderland in Lewis Carroll's tale.
2015 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's children's fantasy book. [See full infographic] (Image credit: By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist)
"One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter," the hookah-smoking Caterpillar tells Alice, referring to a mushroom that had been its perch.
Strange trip
Alice's trippy journey has raised many comparisons to an LSD high, so perhaps it's no surprise that the young man experienced these symptoms while on the drug. The strange thing about the new case report is that the man was no longer taking LSD when he experienced these symptoms. After a bad trip, he'd sworn off drugs. But the Alice in Wonderland symptoms continued.
"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of AIWS which persist[s] after LSD interruption," clinicians Arturo Lerner, of Lev Hasharon Mental Health Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and Shaul Lev-Ran of Sheba Medical Center in Israel, wrote in the Israel Journal of Psychiatry.
In other words, the man's acid flashbacks (properly known in the scientific parlance as "hallucinogen persisting perception disorder") were manifesting as Alice in Wonderland syndrome.
It's not clear why the AIWS persisted, and the patient refused any treatment with psychotropic medications. After about a year, the perception distortions went away, the researchers wrote.
Lewis Carroll's migraines
But AIWS may not always be related to drugs; it's sometimes part of migraine auras, said Sheena Aurora, a neurologist and migraine specialist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. It's a rare phenomenon — auras occur in only 20 percent of migraine patients, and AIWS is seen in an even smaller subset of patients, Aurora told Live Science.
The syndrome appears to be caused by a hypersensitivity of the brain, Aurora said. This hypersensitivity typically starts in the occipital lobe, the visual region at the back of the brain. However, it can spread to the parietal lobes, which sit just in front of the occipital lobe.
"The parietal area is what discerns sizes and shapes," Aurora said.
Though Lerner and his colleagues did not investigate the biological basis of their patient's condition, they suggested that LSD might have a temporary toxic effect on the lateral geniculate nucleus, an area of the brain involved in visual perception. Temporary impairment of this region could cause macropsia (seeing things as too big), micropsia (seeing things as too small), pelopsia (seeing things as too close) and teleopsia (seeing things as too far away).
There are no historical records to suggest that Carroll ever tried psychedelic drugs. He did, however, record experiences with migraines in his journals, leading to speculation that the author's migraine auras inspired Alice's size-related adventures.
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.


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10 a.m. — State Department holds a meeting of Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. Topics include communications-policy issues; future directions of the committee's work; discussion regarding countries of particular interest to the ACICIP. Location: State Department, Truman Building, 2201 C St. NW, Room 1107. Contact: 202/647-5306.
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Run on Less Shows How Far Electric Trucking Has Come in 2021
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and North American Council for Freight Efficiency's (NACFE) third Run on Less event is an on-road, real-world demonstration for commercial battery electric trucks. It will showcase the current state of the technology and highlight the opportunity to accelerate adoption of zero-emissions freight movement.
We also know that this industry has an important journey ahead to decarbonize. The surest road to zero-emissions goods movement, and a 1.5° C future, is with battery-powered vehicles.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (PRWEB) January 13, 2021
RMI and NACFE are announcing the third in their bi-annual Run on Less trucking demonstration run series. This year's Run on Less will focus on electric trucking, with 10 dedicated trucks and their drivers reporting real-time data to show the current state of electric trucking technology in the freight industry.
Supported by title sponsors including Dana, Meritor, and Shell, the Run on Less—Electric (RoL-E) demonstration vehicles will include electric vans, medium-duty box trucks, and heavy-duty trucks moving freight in a variety of conditions and geographic areas. In order to increase electric truck adoption and deployment, RoL-E will help fleets, charging infrastructure companies, utility companies, and policymakers better understand the current benefits and challenges of hauling freight with electric trucks.
"Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic have shown all of us how essential freight movement is to our daily lives. We also know that this industry has an important journey ahead to decarbonize. The surest road to zero-emissions goods movement, and a 1.5° C future, is with battery-powered vehicles," said RMI CEO Jules Kortenhorst.
To complement the RoL-E demonstration and data collection components, RMI and NACFE will also host a series of virtual educational events (E-series) to convene industry stakeholders to discuss the why and how of electric truck deployments. An opportunity to learn from leaders in fleet electrification beyond the formal Run participants, the public E-series will include discussions with fleet managers, charging providers, utilities, engineering firms, policymakers, and more.
"Rather than a typical webinar where experts teach what they already know, the E-series will bring together stakeholders from across the industry to support innovation, collaboration, and the acceleration of zero-emissions goods movement," says NACFE Board Chair and Schneider EVP & Chief Administrative Officer Rob Reich.
RMI and NACFE are currently seeking applications from fleets interested in participating in the Run. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for the event.
Learn more about Run on Less and apply to participate or support RoL-E at: http://www.runonless.com
Media Inquiries please contact:
Alexandra Chin, Media Relations Associate, T: +1 646-883-1733, E: achin@rmi.org
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RMI & NACFE will hold a virtual press conference on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11 a.m. EST. Join the press conference at: https://rmi-org.zoom.us/j/6552523260
About the North American Council for Freight Efficiency
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) works to drive the development and adoption of efficiency enhancing, environmentally beneficial, and cost-effective technologies, services, and operational practices in the movement of goods across North America. NACFE provides independent, unbiased research, including Confidence Reports on available technologies and Guidance Reports on emerging ones, which highlight the benefits and consequences of each, and deliver decision-making tools for fleets, manufacturers, and others. NACFE partners with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on a variety of projects including the Run on Less fuel efficiency demonstration series, electric trucks, emissions reductions, and low-carbon supply chains. Learn more at http://www.nacfe.org and follow NACFE on Twitter @NACFE_Freight.
About Rocky Mountain Institute
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In the United States, certified anesthesiologist assistants (CAAs) are clinicians that practice medicine under the direction of licensed anesthesiologists to implement anesthesia care plans for a patient undergoing surgery. CAAs are integral members of the anesthesia care team as described by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). All CAAs possess a baccalaureate degree, and complete an intensive didactic and clinical program at a postgraduate level. CAAs are trained in the delivery and maintenance of all types of anesthesia care as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques. The goal of CAA education is to guide the transformation of student applicants into competent clinicians.

General description
Prior to acceptance into their respective graduate programs all anesthesiologist assistant students must possess an undergraduate degree.  The anesthesiologist assistant works under the medical direction of a physician anesthesiologist as a part of the  anesthesia care team. Anesthesiologist assistants administer all forms of anesthetic medications, IV fluids and blood products.

Anesthesiologist assistants generally work in the hospital setting but can work at any location such as pain clinics, dental offices, and outpatient surgical centers. Anesthesiologist assistants work in all facets of surgical environments such as endoscopy, conscious sedation, abdominal surgery, orthopedic surgery, as well as  cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, transplant surgery, and trauma surgery centers. Currently Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants are able to practice in sixteen states and Washington DC. In each of these states, the anesthesiologist assistant falls under the regulatory authority and licensing of the State Board of Medicine.

 there are twelve anesthesiologist assistant training programs in the United States all of which offer degrees at the Master's level. Approximately 97% of currently working anesthesiologist assistants hold a master's degree (some early anesthesiologist assistant graduates held bachelor's degrees). All newly credentialed and future anesthesiologist assistants must complete an accredited Master's program for anesthesiologist assistants. Upon completion of the educational program, graduates must sit for a credentialing exam that is co-validated by the National Board of Medical Examiners and National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants. All anesthesiologist assistant programs are credentialed by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP).

History of the profession
In the 1960s, three anesthesiologists, Joachim S. Gravenstein, John E. Steinhaus, and Perry P. Volpitto, were concerned with the shortage of anesthesiologists in the country. These academic department chairs analyzed the spectrum of tasks required during anesthesia care. The tasks were individually evaluated based on the level of professional responsibility, required education and necessary technical skill. The result of this anesthesia workforce analysis was to introduce the concept of team care and to define a new type of anesthesia provider called a mid-level anesthesia practitioner linked to a supervising anesthesiologist. This new professional - the Anesthesiologist Assistant or AA - was an answer to help alleviate this shortage

The chairmen's vision became reality in 1969 when the first AA training programs began accepting students at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Education
A master's level education is required to train anesthesiologist assistants to collect patient data, assist in the evaluation of patients' physical and mental status, document the surgical procedures planned, and administer the therapeutic plan for patient care that has been formulated by the anesthesiologist. There are fifteen programs available for the Anesthesiologist Assistant master's degree in the United States. All programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education (CAAHEP).
 Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio (Est. 1970)
 Case Western Reserve University in Houston, Texas (Est. 2010)
 Case Western Reserve University in Washington, District of Columbia (Est. 2012)
 Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (Est. 1969)
 Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana (Est. 2017)
 Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Est. 2016)
 Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio (Est. 2022)
 Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Est. 2005)
 Nova Southeastern University in Tampa, Florida (Est. 2009)
 Nova Southeastern University in Jacksonville, Florida (Est. 2019)
 Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio (Est. 2022)
 South University in Savannah, Georgia (Est. 2004)
 South University in West Palm Beach, Florida (Est. 2021)
 University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado (Est. 2013)
 University of Missouri–Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri (Est. 2008)

To enroll in an AA program, candidates require a bachelor's degree, specific courses with a focus in pre medical sciences and have to obtain a minimum of eight hours of documented anesthesia exposure by observation in the operating room.  All programs require an entrance exam (either GRE or MCAT, MCAT preferred).

Program lengths range from 24 to 28 months with didactic and clinical instruction. Didactic training includes courses such as physiology, pharmacology, airway management, simulation laboratory, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, anatomy, monitoring, and applied principles and practices. In addition to class work, programs include 2000 to 2700 clinical hours per student. Students gain preoperative, intra-operative and post-operative experience with a variety of patients in a variety of surgical settings. In addition, each program may have additional educational experiences; for example, Nova Southeastern University provides students with courses on scientific research and publishing. All programs must have at least one board-certified, licensed anesthesiologist serving as a director. Additionally, each AA program must be based at, or in collaboration with, a university that has a medical school.

Certification
Graduates from an accredited educational program are eligible to take the initial certifying examination and can do so up to 6 months before graduating from the program. The certifying examination for anesthesiologist assistants is a written exam administered by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), which is contracted by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA). Once successfully completed, the NCCAA will award a time-limited certificate to each candidate. In order to maintain certification, anesthesiologist assistants need to register for 40 hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) every two years and successfully complete a Continued Demonstration of Qualifications (CDQ) examination every six years.

Scope of practice
Anesthesiologist assistants are highly trained anesthetists who work under the direction of licensed physician anesthesiologists as integral members of the Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) . The following list is obtained from the American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA), which states anesthesiologist assistant responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
 Obtain an appropriate and accurate pre-anesthetic health history; perform an appropriate physical examination and record pertinent data in an organized and legible manner.
Conduct diagnostic laboratory and related studies as appropriate, such as drawing arterial and venous blood samples.
Establish non-invasive and invasive routine monitoring modalities.
Administer induction agents, maintain and alter anesthesia levels, perform all types of intubations, administer adjunctive treatment and provide continuity of anesthetic care into and during the post-operative recovery period.
Apply and interpret advanced monitoring techniques, such as pulmonary artery catheterization, electroencephalographic spectral analysis, echocardiography, and evoked potentials.
Use advanced life support techniques, such as high frequency ventilation and intra-arterial cardiovascular assist devices.
Make post-anesthesia patient rounds by recording patient progress notes, compiling and recording case summaries, and by transcribing standing and specific orders.
Evaluate and treat life-threatening situations, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, on the basis of established protocols (BLS, ACLS, and PALS).
Perform duties in intensive care units, pain clinics, and other settings, as appropriate.
Train and supervise personnel in the calibration, troubleshooting, and use of patient monitors.
Delegate administrative duties in an anesthesiology practice or anesthesiology department in such functions as the management of personnel, supplies and devices.
Participate in the clinical instruction of others.
Perform and monitor regional anesthesia to include, but not limited to, spinal, epidural, IV regional, and other special techniques such as local infiltration and nerve blocks.

When employed in an anesthesia care team that includes CRNA's, the CAA has an identical scope of practice and salary as all other anesthetists. The AA scope of practice may differ slightly in relation to local practice, and is usually defined by the medically directing anesthesiologist, the hospital's clinical protocol procedures, the state's board of medicine, and state regulations.

Employment
The American Medical Association (AMA) states that "AAs are most commonly employed in larger facilities that perform procedures such as cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, transplant surgery, and trauma care."
Studies by the AMA found entry-level salaries for 2006 Anesthesiologist Assistant graduates to be between $120,000 and $150,000 for the 40-hour work week plus benefits and consideration of on-call activity. They also found the high end of the salary range to be around $190,000 to $220,000 for experienced anesthesiologist assistants. Salaries vary by region and individual employer.

Anesthesiologist assistants are currently able to work in nineteen states plus Washington, D.C. and the US territory of Guam either by licensure or through physician delegation. AAs are recognized by the federal government and are authorized to work at all Veteran Affairs hospitals using the TRICARE insurance program.

Licensure defines the practice of AAs and is achieved through state law or by approval of the individual state board of medicine. Physician delegation is achieved through recognition of AAs by the state board of medicine or through statutes included in the state's medical practice act. The board of medicine affords Anesthesiologist's the right to delegate the responsibilities of their realm of practice to qualified individuals. Delegating authority requires that the physician remain ultimately responsible for the patient. In all states, the practice of anesthesiologist assistants is guided by the board of medicine. Any attempt to employ AAs under delegating authority should be made through the individual state's board of medicine.

States and territories where AAs practice through license and certification:
  Alabama
  Colorado
  District of Columbia
  Florida
  Georgia
  Guam
  Indiana
  Kentucky
  Missouri
  New Mexico
  North Carolina
  Ohio
  Oklahoma
  South Carolina
  Vermont
  Utah
  Wisconsin

States where AAs practice through physician delegation:
  Kansas
  Pennsylvania
  Michigan
  Texas

In the U.S. federal government
Anesthesiologist Assistants are employed at Veteran Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense facilities under the TRICARE health system since Dec 22, 2006.

The Veterans Health Administration Handbook 1123 on Anesthesia Service, includes the profession of anesthesiologist assistant as an allied health professional. Information in regards to required qualifications, coverage criteria, billing, and payment for Medicare services under the TRICARE program for anesthesiologist assistants is published by the Department of Health and Human Services.

AA's are currently classified as GS-0601, General Health Science Series employees, as defined by The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

See also
 Anesthesia
 Anesthesia provision in the US, a brief description of the different anesthesia providers in the US.
 Physicians' assistant (anaesthesia)

References

External links
 American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants (AAAA)
 National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA)
 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (ARC-AA)
 Anesthesiologist Assistants: Qualified Members of the Anesthesia Care Team
 Comparison of AAs and CRNAs
 Federal Government: Anesthesiologist Assistants
 VAs and AAs

Anesthesia

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Harry.
In late August of 2013, a beautiful human being - handsome, young, extremely popular - was winked from existence. He left in his wake a ream of misery that tore through the hearts of everyone who knew him. A mere two weeks earlier, he had turned twenty-three. He and his friends had gone drinking to celebrate. In the days following, when we were all trying to make sense of his loss, his best friend described to me, with a bittersweet smile, what an amazing night it had been. They had sat together for hours, confiding in one another in a way that weighted every word rich with meaning. Twenty three years old. And two weeks later, he was gone.
Isn't it funny how when somebody passes away, any words that we can conceive to describe them are altogether too inadequate? Words are my passion, but I can't for the life of me come up with a single one that adequately describes what a beautiful, pensive enigma he was. And that's another layer of pain atop my grief - explaining what made him special to someone who never had the chance to meet him can not be done without him. He was sharp and witty, had a semi-ironic love for things like Big Brother and Masterchef that slowly faded into sincerity over time. He would send Wikipedia articles about Russian history and political events to his friends with the note "Read this, because when we meet up tomorrow, we're discussing it - whether you like it or not." He loved photos of dogs getting hit in the face with frisbees or wearing wigs. He spoke French fluently. He loved the Hawthorn Football Club. He breathed life into bad in-jokes from when we were primary schoolers, and genuinely made them funny again. He never raised his voice, was easy to love, and outpoured all of his being into making others feel worthy. He was a gift that kept on giving, his rich and colourful personality layered with intelligence and soul.
But the dark cloud of depression that hung over his soul was part of who he was, too. It meant that when you spoke to him, you'd notice his eyes glimmer with a thousand different thoughts before he decided upon a statement that you just knew, intuitively, was not his first or most prominent thought. And now that he is gone, we are all reeling, searching for meaning in those lulls. The last time that they had caught up, my brother had asked if we'd see him again soon, given he was often elusive to get ahold of. He'd smiled a perfectly white smile, the kind that went crooked to one side, hinting mischief, and said "Maybe." The power of retrospection haunts my brother. There is a meaning assigned to that exchange that leaves him gasping, teary-eyed. He is certain that some kind of hint was there, and that he had missed it.
When my cousin committed suicide, he blinked so much light from the world. Only after he was gone did I realise how much he had been suffering, and how he had known, with absolute certainty and for a very long time, that he would not live to a ripe, old age. He had promised his own brother, and my brother too, that he would never, ever take his own life. And in those stronger moments, he might even have meant it. But by the age of twenty-three, his depression had won long ago. How much longer he had kept on seemed to hinge upon a sense of bargaining - not for himself, but for his family and friends, who he knew would be completely shattered by his death.
And the speculations are agony. You wonder what you could say to someone to pre-emptively save his life. You wonder if you already had a dozen times before, but had never known. You wonder if he had been sure, I mean really sure, and then you catch yourself, because the truth is hard to accept, but it isn't negotiable. Then you reprimand yourself, because all of your attempts to explain away his reasoning are just excuses to hope that your love, if administered correctly, could have been enough. I like to think that although his mind may have been made up, the love of his friends and family kept him here longer than he had ever planned. It's a frail, thin silver lining, but a silver lining just the same.
My grief has seen me recoil from the world, and rally to take care of others on a rolling basis that leaves me falling apart and regrouping in the few quiet moments of solitude that I allow myself. I fume at myself and the people around me, and seek company with a desperation that is only equaled by a numbing desire to be alone. Going to work is the best part of my day. It forces me to be brave for eight hours. When all I do is shuffle from room to room like a ghost at home, it's no surprise I'm not cashing in my sick leave. It's an exhausting ride, being so out of touch with my emotions, but there are quiet moments that are almost happy interspersed throughout. I can only hold on, white-knuckled, for these times.
There is solace in being absolutely certain that he knew he was loved, even if it wasn't enough to keep him from harm. I'm comforted that all of our memories of growing up together featured us laughing, causing mischief, of him and my brother ragging on me incessantly whilst I whined and giggled in equal parts, just happy - as the youngest child always is - to be included. Strutting to Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" like catwalk models, burbling the lyrics of "Left Outside Alone" with sassy hand gestures, playing Super Smash Brothers until our whole world felt pixellated, playing with my baby sister; these are little morsels of happiness for me to cling to when the world goes grey with grief.
I had never been fortunate enough to meet Harry's friends when he was alive, but they went above and beyond to connect with us after the fact. I think we needed each other; to reconcile the reality of what we had lost. I honestly couldn't have met more magnificent people. Every single person that he had befriended was beautiful, inside and out, and they loved him. They loved him fiercely, with a loyalty that I have never witnessed - let alone experienced - before. But even in death, he lit up the room. When I looked around, mid-conversation, I could see an empty seat, ever-shifting as people moved around to talk to one another, where he should have fit.
I struggled to put together a eulogy for his funeral. I never wanted depict him by only the thin parameters of our shared history, lest my perceptions directly contradicted the knowledge of him that his close friends or family may have had, and so I did my best to emphasise his multifaceted nature. I am uncomfortable with the notion of tying up his identity with a neat little ribbon and saying definitively "This was who he is, or what he would have wanted", because he was so complex, so mysterious, I don't think anyone could truly be sure. I refuse to paint him with my own biases, but now that he's gone, my biases are all I have. I hunger to hear more stories about his antics. Now that there are no new ones to be made, I want all the old ones, and in as much detail as I can have.
I suppose this post serves a dual purpose. It allows me to explain to myself, to him, to the world at large, that we have all lost somebody truly special, even if he lacked the ability to see it in himself. This is not his obituary. Not a diary entry. This is a snapshot of a million memories of him that we will remember for the rest of our lives. This is a way of securing them so that I will never forget.
But I'd like to think that this post also serves as a means of reaching out to other men and women suffering beneath the shackles of destructive mental health. I implore those people to see this account of the aftermath of suicide, in order to strive as hard as they can to live. Because when you take your own life, the people who love you do not curse your selfishness or forget about you, like your illness leads you to believe. Instead, we suffer. We consign meaning to things that you would never think twice about: the peal of your laughter, the way you tilt your head, and everything you said and did the last time that we saw you. Those exchanges will haunt us for the rest of our lives, whilst we sift through them wondering if there was some secret SOS that you were sending us to let us know that you were in crisis, that you would lash out against yourself, that you needed saving. And we mourn you. We never stop mourning you. We wish that you had bared your soul to us so we could wrap you in blankets and soothe you through your tears and take you to counselling and give you everything that you could ever need to feel loved and safe and warm.
I have attended a lot of funerals in my life. Too many of them have been for those who have taken their lives. People stand out in the halls because every seat and standing space is full, rather than go home. They do it to capture a refrain from the other side of the door, because even the tiniest snatch of sound brings them closer to the person that has passed. Those who commit suicide are not a burden, not alone, and that is the cruelest thing. For if they could somehow bear witness to their own funerals, they would know how loved they were. And maybe it would buy them some time. Maybe it would give them a second wind to fight against the parasitic disease that feeds on their happiness. They would know the joy that they brought into the world, and then, by their own hand, extinguished.
As his mother declared with a sad smile and glassy eyes, "He was the flame that lit up everyone's lives, but it was like he decided to tell us: 'Illuminate yourselves. I'm tired.'"
Rest in peace, Harry Hawkins. You were the flame.
If you or someone you know is in crisis or just needs someone to talk to, contact any of the following:
Lifeline: 13 11 14. Access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services. 24 hours/7 days. www.lifeline.org.au
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800. Free, private and confidential telephone and online counselling service for young people aged between 5 and 25. 24 hours/7 days. www.kidshelp.com.au
Headspace: 1800 650 890. Online and telephone support and counselling to people aged 12 to 25. Telephone: 10 pm to 1 am. Online counselling: 1 pm to 1 am. www.eheadspace.org.au
Suicide call back: Crisis counselling to people at risk of suicide, carers for someone who is suicidal and those bereaved by suicide. 1300 659 467. 24 hours/7 days. www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/


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It's always a little surprising. In good times and bad, at least 75 million US households have ended up owing nothing in federal income taxes in recent years.
They're not dodging their tax obligations. It's just the way the US tax code works.
This year, an estimated 45% of tax filers — or just under 79 million households — are likely to have zero federal income tax liability, according to the Tax Policy Center.
If the new tax law hadn't gone into effect, the percent would have been closer to 43%. Put another way, the law added another 2.3 million households to the rolls of non-payers.
Both figures, however, come in below the 50% of non-payers recorded in 2009.
"[That] was the peak both because of the effects of the recession on employment and incomes, but also partly a result of temporary tax policies like the Making Work Pay tax credit that further reduced income tax liabilities," said Joe Rosenberg, senior research associate at the Tax Policy Center.
Looking ahead, TPC estimates between 44% and 45% of households — or roughly 80 million — will pay no federal income tax for the next several years.
The ranks of non-payers are dominated by low- and middle-income households for several reasons.
The tax code is progressive so those who make very little don't end up owing tax.
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Others, meanwhile, don't make a lot and can eliminate their federal income taxes through the use of the (now nearly doubled) standard deduction and some key credits such as the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit, which offset your tax bill dollar-for-dollar.
And lower income retirees who live primarily off Social Security don't pay taxes on their benefits.
But there are non-payers in the upper-income ranks too. TPC estimates this year about 7% of filers with total incomes between $86,000 and $150,000, and about 1% of filers making more than that won't owe anything.
They may whittle their tax bill to zero by taking a lot in itemized deductions, even though those options are narrowed under the new law.
Very high income non-payers may get lot of income from tax-exempt investments or carry a lot of losses from prior years if they're involved in a business or partnership. Such losses can offset your current taxes.
The majority of tax filers who don't pay federal income tax still owe payroll taxes, however.
For instance, only about 12% of those in the lowest income group (making less than $25,000 all in) will end up owing income taxes this year, but 58% will owe payroll taxes, TPC estimates. The 42% in the group who don't end up owing payroll taxes typically don't earn a wage or are retired.
Individuals with jobs will pay 6.2% of wage and salary income up to $128,700 into Social Security this year. And they will pay 1.45% of all their earned income for Medicare. Their employers will match those amounts, but economists say the employer payroll tax burden is ultimately borne by the worker, too, through lower wages.
All in, TPC estimates three-quarters of all filers will pay payroll taxes this year. And many who end up owing both income and payroll taxes will end up paying more in payroll taxes.


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With choreography by the great nineteenth-century ballet master, Marius Petipa, Tchaikovsky's magical ballet, The Sleeping Beauty premiered at the Mariinsky Theatrein St Petersburgin 1890. A century and a quarter later, The Sleeping Beauty, with a universal appeal that transcends cultural differences, remains one of the best-loved ballets in the classical repertoire. The ballet enacts the legendary tale of a beautiful princess who pricked a finger on her sixteenth birthday and slept under a spell for a hundred years until a prince awoke her with a kiss of true love.
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ROHM is presenting three performance of this famous ballet – on Thursday 8th, and Friday 9thNovember at 7:00 pm, as well as on Saturday 10that 4:00 pm. An informative Pre-Performance Talk that will enrich your experience of the ballet will be held one hour prior to the performance in the Maidan Hall on the second floor of the ROHM building. Admittance is for ticket holders only.


Still awaiting a resolution of the NFL labor deal, Cincinnati Bengals tight end and union representative Reggie Kelly acknowledged that players' tempers flared because of how owners went about announcing their ratification of a proposed collective bargaining agreement.
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Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochoinco hasn't forgiven the owners for what's being characterized as a power play on the owners' part.
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Frozen 2 Review: Sparks of Magic, but Should Disney Have Let It Go?
Though it's delightful in places and visually enchanting, it doesn't come close to the original.
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 18 November 2019 19:36 IST
Photo Credit: Disney
Sven, Kristoff, Olaf, Anna, and Elsa in Frozen 2
Frozen 2 release date in India is November 22
Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel part of Frozen 2 cast
Frozen 2 also available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu
Early into Frozen 2 — the sequel to the 2013 hit Disney animated musical film — one of the two leads in Elsa (Idina Menzel) sings: "I've had my adventure, I don't need something new. I'm afraid of what I'm risking if I follow you." Those lyrics are part of "Into the Unknown", a solo with a wordless appearance for the Norwegian singer Aurora that comes closest to the earworm success of "Let It Go", but they can also be read as a reference to the film's existence in the first place. Outside of the fact that the original made over a billion dollars and became the biggest animated movie of all time upon its release, why did Disney make Frozen 2? And does it have a bigger purpose than to simply refuel Disney's merchandising efforts?
The short, easy answer: not really. The original Frozen took on fairy-tale conventions — among them, a gullible Anna (Kristen Bell) as she quickly fell in love with Hans, who turned out to be not "Prince Charming" but the villain — and gave them a modern spin. What made it even more interesting was that Disney itself has been responsible for most of those fairy-tales. It almost felt like the studio was having a laugh at its own expense. Almost. And others construed "Let It Go" to have pro-LGBT undertones, which led fans to speculate if Elsa would be Disney's first lesbian princess. But Frozen 2 neither re-defies fairy tales nor goes further with Elsa's unexplored sexuality. It plays it safe.
That doesn't mean Frozen 2 — from returning directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, working off a script by Lee — has nothing to say. But its new themes, which have to do with environmentalism, indigenous people, historical wrongs, and supportive male partners, though important on their own, aren't delivered with the same conviction and style of the 2013 original. Its messaging lacks the emotional resonance that was at the heart of Frozen, and ultimately, feels half-baked. And in being more mature, Frozen 2 is aimed at the kids who grew up with the first one, which means parents will likely need to do more explaining to the younger ones, as seemed to be the case at the India premiere.
Frozen 2 begins with a flashback to Elsa and Anna's childhood, where their parents — King Agnarr (Alfred Molina) and Queen Iduna (Evan Rachel Wood) — essentially set up the building blocks of the sequel, involving an enchanted forest that was enveloped in an impenetrable fog after the four forest spirits were enraged for reasons not entirely clear. Thirty-four years later and a little over three years since the events of the original film, everything is fine and dandy in the kingdom of Arendelle. As further proof, the cast croons how "Some Things Never Change". Except Elsa is being pulled to a mysterious voice only she can hear, which is all the more alluring given the title of Queen has never really been her true desire.
In her attempts to reach out via song — this is where "Into the Unknown" comes in — Elsa accidentally awakens the enchanted forest spirits, which in turn take out their anger on Arendelle, putting her people out of a home. Now, Elsa has no option but to journey north towards said forest. Anna protests because she's concerned for her sister, but she — and her boyfriend Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), his reindeer Sven, and the talking snowman Olaf (Josh Gad) — eventually tag along. It's here that Frozen 2 properly kicks into gear, with the makers getting the opportunity to showcase new locales and magical elements, as they make use of autumn's range of colours, Nordic folklore, and salamanders to bring it to life.
Narratively, Frozen 2 is fairly predictable, either because it hints too strongly or because its twists aren't original at all. And in filling in gaps and addressing held-over queries, it ends up revisiting what it sort of tackled already in the first film: family bonds. It doesn't know how to add to what has come before, and hence it can't provide the character growth that a sequel demands. The more interesting family thread is the one that deals with the sins of the past. Its message is progressive as it should be, but the need to have a happy ending gets in the way. Other characters suffer too. Kristoff has no role in the plot, so he's ruled out of Frozen 2 midway, and Olaf's concerns about growing up are never brought home.
Anna and Olaf in Frozen 2
For what it's worth, those two — Olaf and Kristoff — are responsible for some of the biggest laughs in Frozen 2. (At the India premiere, the younger ones hollered the most at Olaf's inquisitiveness and obliviousness, and Elsa's showcase of her near-limitless powers.) Though most of Olaf's comedic lines will likely be too on-the-nose for adults, a standout moment for Gad is his breathless recap of the events of the original. Speaking of self-aware humour, Elsa admits she too can't stand "Let It Go", the closest Frozen 2 comes to a fourth wall-breaking moment. With Kristoff, the highlight is "Lost in the Woods", a power ballad that channels '80s glam rock and is replete with every music video cliché you can dream of. It's deliberately cheesy and campy, and it's a hoot.
But those delightful scenes aren't enough to lift up a sequel that simply isn't as inspired as the original in both forms of writing: the story or the songs. (Wife-husband duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez return as the songwriters, and they also played a part on the former too this time around.) Sure, Frozen 2 had bigger boots to fill since no one at Disney expected Frozen to become the hit that it did. But director Buck and writer-director Lee are unable to spin a new yarn that has the same staying power as Olaf in permafrost. In the end, it ends up being a film that has lots to show but little to say, a common critique for films today that are trying to cash in.
Of course, if Frozen 2 ends up making a billion dollars as well on the back of the original's success, Disney will no doubt want a third entry somewhere down the line. But — to paraphrase Elsa — I've had my adventure and I'm afraid of what Disney risks if it follows the money.
Frozen 2 is out November 22 in cinemas in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Release Date 22 November 2019
Genre Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Musical
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Peter Del Vecho
Further reading: Frozen, Frozen 2, Frozen II, Disney
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