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COVID-19 forces one of biggest surges in tech investment in history, survey finds
By Marlet D. Salazar on September 24, 2020
The 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey reveals that companies spent the equivalent of around $15 billion extra a week on technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is mainly due to the sudden pivot to the work-from-home setup of employees to ensure business continuity.
The survey finds that "this was one of the biggest surges in technology investment in history — with the world's IT leaders spending more than their annual budget rise in just three months, as the global crisis hit, and lockdowns began to be enforced."
Considered to be the largest IT leadership survey in the world in terms of the number of respondents, the 2020 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey, now on its 22nd year, had over 4,200 CIOs and technology respondents in leadership positions from 108 countries. The survey took place in two pulses: pre-COVID-19 which was commenced on Dec. 17, 2019 and during the pandemic (lockdowns) June 5-Aug. 10, 2020.
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Harvey Nash is part of Harvey Nash Group, a global professional services organization with three key areas of focus: Technology recruitment, IT solutions and Leadership services. KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services.
"While every CIO (chief information officer) is responding to these forces differently, one thing remains consistent; the urgency to act swiftly and decisively," said Steve Bates, principal, KPMG in the United States and global leader of KPMG International's CIO Center of Excellence. "Technology has never been more important to organizations' ability to survive and thrive."
As recent cybersecurity reports show, the increase in cyber attacks prompted companies to improve its security posture. Remote work opens vulnerabilities in IT security because individual devices are connected to home routers which do not have the kind of security infrastructure in a corporate environment. Four in 10 IT leaders said their organizations experienced more cyber attacks during the pandemic. Over three quarters of these attacks were from phishing (83%), and almost two-thirds from malware (62%).
As a result, the survey found that cyber security (35%) is now the most "in demand" technology skill in the world.The report said that this is the first time a security-related skill has topped the list of global technology skills shortages for over a decade.
The survey found that the investments were focused on large-scale implementations of Distributed Cloud (42%) and SaaS or Software as a Service (34%). Cloud was the third most important technology investment following security and privacy. A significant number of IT leaders are actively considering Distributed Cloud nearly doubling in just 12 months (from 11% to 21%). The big winner in this surge in IT investment according to the report is the SaaS. Large-scale implementations more than tripled from 7% in 2019 to 23% this year. One in six organizations put one in place in the last 12 months.
"This unexpected and unplanned surge in technology investment has also been accompanied by massive changes in how organizations operate — with more organizational change in the last six months than we have seen in the last 10 years," said Bev White, CEO of Harvey Nash Group. "Success will largely be about how organizations deal with their culture and engage with their people."
Almost half (47%) ot the IT leaders admitted that COVID-19 has permanently accelerated digital transformation and drove the adoption of emerging technologies such as airtificial intelligence (AI), automation, blockchain, and machine learning (ML). The small scale implementations of AI and ML have jumped up from 21% before COVID-19 to 24% now, a significant jump in a period of only a few months.
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I bought some yarn yesterday... Wings, by Classic Elite Yarns. 55% alpaca, 23% silk, 22% wool. It's sooo dreamy! The only thing dreamier was the angora-wool blend, and the only reason that didn't come home with me was because it only came in pastels. The Wings came home with me in purple and lilac. I was going to make scarves for gifts, but 15" in, I see that there isn't enough in one skein to do so. So I'm looking at patterns to see what I can find. There's a pattern for an ascot that I like, and another for a cabled headband... I just have to figure out how to do cables.
Ooh... a car just exploded in the junkyard across the street. Sounded like a salute cannon to me... Wolfie said it sounded like a shotgun. It was a car. We called the fire department; luckily, they're right down the street. The alarm went off there twice on Wednesday night, and we've been hearing crows at odd hours, disturbed from their roosts in the yard.


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I've set my 2017 rates, but when I attempt to execute a quote, the charges for the night are not populated. Can you look into this and let me know what you find?
I do see some issues. I notice for instance that if I pick your Regency Towers property and do some dates in June 2017, nothing comes back.
And I see why that is... While you have seasons entered, the only rates that are set for those seasons are incomplete.
I see a Week rate of 1700 for instance for Regency Towers but no Nightly rate. The Week rate could be used if you set the "pro-rate" value to "any nights" so that it will cover 2 or 3 night stays in addition to 7 nights.
Other than, that give me some specific searches, and I'll tell you exactly why the rate isn't coming up right.
Thanks for the quick response. I don't allow less than 7 days in the summer. How should that be addressed? Also, did a quote for May 20--25 and no price quote was displayed.
You want to set a rule on the season to not allow less than 7 days. To do that, open the season and fill in the Minimum Nights field under Length Restrictions settings. This will override the property default rules just for that one season.
I looked at the May 20-25 issue, and I believe this is happening because you have rates entered in the wrong "Spring" season. You actually have two different "Spring" seasons created but the name on both is "Spring". One of those "Spring" season applies to Regency Tower but the other one doesn't. Try deleting the extra Spring and just have one (and make that one is set to work with all three properties).


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Level Lock Review: Invisible innovation
Finally, a smart lock that doesn't distract with a big bulky design.
Christopher Close
Source: Christopher Close / iMore
Level Home, while still relatively new to the smart home world, has made quite an impact on the industry since emerging quietly after years of behind the scenes operation. Comprised of a team of former Apple, Nest, Google, and 3M employees, the company came out swinging late last year with the introduction of the world's first "invisible" smart lock, the Level Lock.
However, for the first few months, the Level Lock was only available through a unique partnership with retail giant, Walmart, and its InHome delivery service. When the general public got its shot at ordering the lock earlier this year, it was only available through a reservation program, making the highly anticipated device seem like it would never make it to our doors.
Thankfully, the wait is finally over, as the company opened up for general orders at the end of last month, and is now shipping. So with Apple in its DNA and with its lofty completely invisible claims, does the Level Lock live up to its expectations? Simply put: Yes, it does! I have been testing the lock for the past two weeks, and I can say that it is the lock that I will recommend to anyone that is looking for a smart solution, and not just because it is truly invisible.
Invisible innovation
Level Lock
Bottom line: The Level Lock is an absolute game-changer for smart locks with its innovative, completely invisible design. This lock is easy to install, fast, reliable, and supports convenient controls through an app and HomeKit, making it a clear winner.
Truly invisible design
Supports HomeKit
Level app lacking
Doesn't support Alexa or Google Assistant
$229 at Level
Smart and discreet
Level Lock: The features
Even though it isn't intended to be seen, the Level Lock is a compact, sleek, all-metal smart deadbolt that looks and feels premium or well-built. The lock fits into most residential doors as well as with standard deadbolts, and Level provides a handy list of verified models on its support pages. Level's Lock consists of two pieces that connect together once they are installed, which facilitates an easy DIY installation process. The larger round "body" section turns an existing hardware tailpiece when combined with one of the three included adapters, and a bolt portion extends to secure the door when closed.
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Both pieces of the lock fit entirely inside of a door, with no bulky boxes left to hang on the inside, and once installed, it is indeed invisible. The lock is powered by a single three-volt CR2 battery, which is rated for up to one year of "typical" usage. The battery installs directly into the bolt portion of the lock, and requires no tools to swap it in and out.
The lock communicates directly to smart devices over Bluetooth 5.0 LE, and does not require a separate hub for usage. The lock works with the Level app, available on iOS and Android, and it also works with Apple's HomeKit. HomeKit enables remote controls while away from the home in conjunction with a HomeKit hub, such as an Apple TV, HomePod, or iPad.
Through the Level app, quick toggles are available for changing the lock state. The app also allows users to share their lock with others through invitations, and via time-based passes. Other settings found within the app include an auto-lock option with three available intervals, and sound settings for audible confirmations.
HomeKit support allows the lock to work with other accessories, scenes, and automations through the iOS Home app. Siri voice controls for locking, unlocking, and checking status are also available, although some commands are limited based on the device that Siri is handling the request from. For example, Siri on a HomePod cannot fulfill an unlock request without acknowledgment of a confirmation prompt sent to a user's iPhone for obvious security reasons.
Security-wise, Level states that the lock "meets or exceeds" Grade 1/A Standards as set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Level also provides a complete list of metrics it has tested along with results, including bolt strength, impact, load, and slam tests on its support pages for those interested. While less specific, Level mentions that it uses the "most secure encryption standards" when it comes to wireless communication locally, and to the cloud.
Level Lock: What I like
As previously mentioned, the Level Lock is indeed truly invisible once installed, and it is just magical to, well, not see, in action. Now, having an invisible smart lock doesn't change its core functionality when compared to others, but as someone who has tested quite a few options over the years, I definitely appreciate the lack of a bulky box. Previous smart locks that I have installed are at minimum, three-times the size of a standard deadbolt latch, easily causing a visual distraction.
Of course, the invisible design can also be a huge benefit for those who rent their homes. Typical smart locks not only add an obvious visual change, but they often require a new key to be used. This is not the case here, as Level's Lock uses your existing keys, and when combined with a simple set up process that doesn't require calling a handyman, it is a win-win for just about everyone.
Speaking of set up, aside from one slight issue (more on that later), I found installation to be a quick and easy affair. Since I was replacing an existing smart lock, my installation took a little longer than it normally would, but I can comfortably estimate it taking 30 minutes or less for most situations. Essentially, all that is needed is a Philips screwdriver to get the job done, although having a roll of painter's tape on-hand will make it a little easier by holding the existing outdoor portion of the hardware in place.
Pairing the Level Lock was equally as easy thanks to its Bluetooth radio. Since the lock communicates via a direct connection to phones, there are no Wi-Fi passwords to enter, and the bulk of the process is registering for an account and scanning the HomeKit setup code. Due to my experiences with other smart locks, I opted to use the Level app for pairing as the category usually requires calibration, but I see no reason why one couldn't just use Apple's Home app instead. The Level app does indeed have a calibration option, but it is not a part of the pairing process and is not required.
After installation, I quickly noticed that the deadbolt is quieter and smoother when turned by hand, and the motor was significantly quieter than others.
Performance of the lock has been outstanding in my week of usage, with remote commands executing on device fast and reliably. Typically commands sent via the Level app or HomeKit take around 3-5 seconds before being carried out. There also may be times where the Home app will show updating for a few seconds before relaying the status, but I have yet to see an issue where it would not respond at all.
One aspect of performance that I was not expecting to be surprised by was noise level. After installation, I quickly noticed that the deadbolt is quieter and smoother when turned by hand, and the motor sound was significantly softer than others. Even the confirmation tones are pleasant, which actually lead me to not instantly turn them off, which I have done with previous locks.
Not quite set
Level Lock: What I don't like
As much as I love the hardware side of the Level Lock, I did run across a slight issue during installation that kept it from being perfect all-around. Unfortunately, when attempting to secure a small set screw that is used to keep the two parts of the Level Lock together, I found that it simply would not tighten down on my lock. While the lock still functioned properly, and it didn't feel any less secure, I was disappointed that my first installation did not quite go as planned. Level was quick to send a replacement lock over and I am happy to report that it did not have the same issue, as installation went smoothly the second time around.
Another complaint that I have with the lock is that the Level iOS app, like most hardware manufacturer's apps, is not the greatest. Immediately after installing the app, I was greeted with a familiar account sign up screen but found my first annoyance rather quickly: a required phone number. Another annoyance is that inviting others to share the lock requires access to the contact list on your phone. If you deny access, you simply cannot use this functionality.
The rest of the app was really basic visually, and surprisingly lacking the same polish as the lock itself. The good thing is that users can completely bypass the Level app and use just Apple's Home app and Siri for controls if desired. Android users will not have the same luxury though, as the lock does not support Amazon's Alexa or the Google Assistant at this time, which is definitely strange.
Level Lock: The Bottom Line
Despite my installation issue with the set screw and the just adequate app experience, the Level Lock is simply one of the best smart locks around. The innovative, invisible design, gives me the same vibes that Apple does when the company releases their take on an entrenched category. You know the story: it may not be the first of its kind, but its design is just so elegant and clever that it will make you wonder, why wasn't this thought of before?
The invisible design not only keeps installations clean, but it also opens the doors to so many who may have always wanted to own a smart lock, but can't because of rental restrictions. Now renters can join in on the convenient lifestyle without their landlords noticing visually, and they can still use their original key if needed.
The fantastic design isn't the only thing going for the Level Lock though. Fast, reliable response times, HomeKit support, and an easy installation process, make it a great fit for just about anyone, at least for those that use iOS. If you are in the market for a smart lock today, you should definitely have the Level Lock on the top of your list, it's dare I say, insanely great.
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Ex-cops accused of raping teen ask judge to dismiss case, right in front of alleged victim
Posted 5:49 PM, February 7, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
NEW YORK CITY — Two ex-cops accused of raping a teen asked a judge to dismiss the case against them Wednesday - right in front of the alleged victim.
The two disgraced detectives insist that the September 2017 encounter was consensual, but Anna Chambers and her attorney call it rape. Recent legislation supports her assessment. It was passed to help prevent cases like hers, according to WPIX.
The ex-cops, Edward Martins and Richard Hall, entered the courtroom around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, followed momentarily by Chambers, for a hearing.
"Being here, seeing them is disgusting," Chambers told WPIX.
The hearing had been called because a judge who'd been asked by both prosecutors and the officers' attorneys to appoint a special prosecutor in the case had declined to do so.
So the trial judge, Justice Denny Chin, had to consider next steps in the case that resulted in the two officers resigning their positions as NYPD detectives.
They've admitted to encountering Chambers in a drug bust in Brooklyn's Calvert Vaux Park, then taking turns engaging in sex acts with her in their unmarked police van in a Chipotle restaurant parking lot.
Ex-cops Martins and Hall insist that the sexual encounter was consensual. In the courtroom on Thursday, in front of her, they and their attorneys asked for the case to be thrown out.
"[Prosecutors have] publicly acknowledged the witness has made false statements," said one of the officers' lawyers, Mark Bederow. "They cannot ethically proceed with calling her as a witness."
The judge agreed to consider the ex-cops' argument that since Chambers had apparently made conflicting statements to investigators in the past, the criminal case should be dismissed. The former officers' attorneys also said that prosecutors couldn't produce a cellphone that Chambers had apparently claimed to have incriminating evidence.
"That's bullish**," Chambers said candidly at court. She said that she'd "been raped and they're trying to turn everything on me."
The case involving Chambers — which is an alias she uses to protect her identity — prompted New York state senators to unanimously pass a bill that concludes that nobody who is in law enforcement custody is capable of consensual sex.
"It's ridiculous," said Chambers, "that I have to get raped" in order for such a measure to pass.
It has not passed both houses of the legislature. Nationwide, 35 states do not have legal provisions making it illegal for law enforcement officers to have sex with someone in their custody.
Chambers's attorney said that in the interest of seeing that change, and to get other women to come forward about sex abuse, she's being public about what happened to her.
Chambers has acquired tens of thousands of supporters on social media, and elsewhere online. Often, a couple dozen or so show up at court hearings in her case to show support, but there weren't any on Thursday.
Her attorney said that her client's efforts are not in vain.
"She's going to continue speaking out," said her lawyer Michael David. "They're trying to silence her. That's what is going on."
For their part, prosecutors from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office issued a statement through a spokesperson: "Our office will continue to evaluate how to carefully and ethically proceed in this case and we are committed to holding these defendants accountable."
The next hearing in the case is on March 6. The judge is expected to rule then whether to dismiss the case, or proceed to trial.
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Dr. Sarah Bendu and others to repay over Le 900m
In a press release put out yesterday 11th March, 2019, the country's anti-graft agency, it has been confirmed that that the Commission has entered into a settlement agreement with "Dr. Sarah Finda Bendu, former Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA), and three others to repay the total sum of Nine Hundred and Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Leones (Le 918,657,000), representing the full amount they had been investigated for. "
The press release discloses that, "the other three persons are; Dr. Komba Dinkin Marah, Head of Internal Audit, SLMA; Mariama Bonghor Sesay, Accountant, SLMA; and Raymond Sawyerr, a Consultant of 26 New Castle Street, Kissy, Freetown."
"According to the agreement reached with the ACC, as settlement, Dr. (Mrs.) Bendu is required to pay back the sum of Five Hundred Million Leones (Le 500,000,000); Dr. Marah to pay back Two Hundred Million Leones (Le 200,000,000); Ms. Sesay to pay back Two Hundred Million Leones (Le200,000,000); and Raymond Sawyerr to pay Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Leones (Le18,657,000) to the Commission within 12 (twelve) months with effect from 1st March 2019," the release adds.
It also notes that "at the commencement of the agreement, Dr. Bendu agreed to pay and has paid Two Hundred and One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand Leones (Le201,355,000)cash; whilst Dr. Marah and Ms. Sesay agreed to pay and have paid One Hundred Million Leones (Le 100,000,000) cash each; thereby totaling Four Hundred and One Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand Leones (Le 401,355,000)recovered from the three staff of the SLMA.
"Raymond Sawyerr agreed to pay and has fully paid Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Leones (Le18, 657,000). The remaining amounts of money due the ACC should be paid not later than 28th February, 2020."
In December, 2018, the ACC instituted an investigation into complaints of Misappropriation of Public Funds at the SLMA, amounting to Nine Hundred and Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand Leones (Le 918,657,000). The monies were withdrawn from the SLMA Accounts between August and December, 2018, and the Management of the SLMA could not properly give account of how they were expended, though they claimed, the withdrawals were for legitimate purposes. The ACC also discovered various systems and processes lapses that the staff concerned had exploited to facilitate the unlawful and improper withdrawals.
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Q: Split a binary column into two columns I am trying to split a binary column into two separate columns based on the 0,1
     account
row1 0
row2 1
row3 0
row4 1
row5 0
row6 0

     account_0 | account_1
row1 0         |
row2           |  1
row3 0         |
row4           |  1
row5 0         |
row6 0         |

I tried using the separate function. But it is expecting a delimiter to separate the columns
test=separate(df, col = account, into = c("account_0","account
-1"), sep = ?) [not sure what to pass for the argument "sep"]

View(test)

Can someone please help?

A: reshape(transform(df,time=account),dir="wide",idvar = "id")
    id account.0 account.1
1 row1         0        NA
2 row2        NA         1
3 row3         0        NA
4 row4        NA         1
5 row5         0        NA
6 row6         0        NA

read.csv(text = sub("(,1)",',\\1',do.call(paste,c(sep=',',df))),fill=T,h=F)
    V1 V2 V3
1 row1  0 NA
2 row2 NA  1
3 row3  0 NA
4 row4 NA  1
5 row5  0 NA
6 row6  0 NA

A: Assuming the vacated cells are spaces, here 0's and 1's will also be characters. Can be done using dplyr. You can use select to choose whatever columns you want.
    TestData <- fread("RowNumber account
    row1 0
    row2 1
    row3 0
    row4 1
    row5 0
    row6 0")
TestData %>% mutate(account_0  = ifelse(account == 0, "0"," ")) %>% mutate(account_1  = ifelse(account == 1, "1"," "))

   RowNumber account account_0 account_1
1:      row1       0         0
2:      row2       1                   1
3:      row3       0         0
4:      row4       1                   1
5:      row5       0         0
6:      row6       0         0

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Q: Pandas: aggregate min, mean, and max of values from python list of nested dictionaries I have a list of nested dictionaries in python with data that I want to analyze using pandas. Here's some example data:
[
  {
    "A": { "left": 1, "right": 2 },
    "B": { "left": 3, "right": 4 },
    "C": { "left": 5, "right": 6 },
  },
  {
    "A": { "left": 7, "right": 8 },
    "B": { "left": 9, "right": 10 },
    "C": { "left": 11, "right": 12 },
  },
  ...
]

And so on. As the example shows, each item in the array is a dictionary with the same keys, and each key points to a dictionary with the same keys. In table form, I imagine it should look something like this:
|idx|A         |B         |C         |
|   |left|right|left|right|left|right|
--------------------------------------
| 0 |   1|    2|   3|    4|   5|    6|
| 1 |   7|    8|   9|   10|  11|   12|
| 2 | ...                            |

What I want to do is aggregate the min, mean, and max of "left" and "right" across this list of dictionaries for each letter, so that it ends up with a DataFrame like this:
|idx|left_min|left_mean|left_max|right_min|right_mean|right_max|
----------------------------------------------------------------
| A |       1|        4|       7|        2|         5|        8|
| B |       3|        6|       9|        4|         7|       14|
| C |       5|        8|      11|        6|         9|       12|

I'm experienced with python but relatively new to pandas, so I'm trying to get it right within a pandas framework before I just write it myself in python. I've tried many different ways to mold and shape pandas DataFrames into this form but I can't quite manage it. Every attempt I've made has either multi-indexed in strange ways, or can't aggregate properly. I feel like I'm missing something fundamental here. Any help is appreciated.

A: Let's tackle this in steps.
pd.json_normalize
df = pd.json_normalize(data)

   A.left  A.right  B.left  B.right  C.left  C.right
0       1        2       3        4       5        6
1       7        8       9       10      11       12

str.split for the multi index.
df.columns = df.columns.str.split('.',expand=True)

     A          B          C
  left right left right left right
0    1     2    3     4    5     6
1    7     8    9    10   11    12

stack and .groupby.agg(['min','max','mean']) for those pesky aggregations.
df1 = df.stack(0).groupby(level=1).agg(['min','max','mean'])

  left          right
   min max mean   min max mean
A    1   7  4.0     2   8  5.0
B    3   9  6.0     4  10  7.0
C    5  11  8.0     6  12  9.0

Finally a simple list comp to flatten your columns.
df1.columns = [f"{x}_{y}" for x,y in df1.columns]

print(df1)
   left_min  left_max  left_mean  right_min  right_max  right_mean
A         1         7        4.0          2          8         5.0
B         3         9        6.0          4         10         7.0
C         5        11        8.0          6         12         9.0

or more succinctly as @sammywemmy
df1.columns = df1.columns.map('_'.join)


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Q: Double cosets in rings Is it true that $R/(a,b) \simeq (R/(a))/(b)$? This intuitively makes sense, since modding out by $a$ first and then $b$ should not be any different than modding out by both of them.

A: By the third isomorphism theorem,
$$R/(a,b)\cong \frac{R/(a)}{(a,b)/(a)}= \frac{R/(a)}{(b)}$$


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Heroes of the Fourth Turning Design
Laura Jellinek (Scenic Designer). Playwrights: The Treasurer, Marjorie Prime,Your Mother's Copy…, A Life (Lortel and Hewes award). Broadway: Oklahoma! (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Obie Award), Sea Wall / A Life, Marvin's Room. Off-Broadway: Queens, The Wolves (LCT); Mary Jane (NYTW), Rags Parkland… (Ars Nova); The Antipodes, Everybody (Signature); The Mad Ones, The Debate Society. Regional: Yale Rep, OSF, Williamstown, Guthrie. Opera: OTSL, Boston Lyric, Opera Philadelphia. Obie for Sustained Excellence in Design. MFA, NYU.
Sarafina Bush (Costume Designer). Playwrights debut. Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House), Plot Points, Pass Over (LCT3). Regional: Not Medea and Grace, or The Art of Climbing (Art House Productions); The White Dress (Araca Project), One Flea Spare (Playhouse Creatures), This Time (Rising Circle), Good Men Wanted (Arena Stage), Couriers and Contrabands (Barrow Group), Why You Beasting? (New York Rep). Associate and assistant costume design credits on and off Broadway. Education: BFA, Adelphi University.
Isabella Byrd (Lighting Designer). Playwrights: The Thanksgiving Play. Other Off-Broadway: The Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (NYTW, Obie Award), "Daddy" A Melodrama (Vineyard/New Group), Continuity (MTC), Plano (Clubbed Thumb), The Hello Girls (Prospect, 59E59), The Slow Room (Annie Dorsen), Everybody (Juilliard), Sundown Yellow Moon (Ars Nova/WP). Select Regional: The Tale of Despereaux (Old Globe), Seascape (ACT) Tell Me I'm Not Crazy, Member of the Wedding and Artney Jackson (Williamstown), Angels in America co-design (Actors Theatre of Louisville). isabellabyrd.design
Justin Ellington (Sound Designer). Broadway: Other Desert Cities. Off Broadway: The Rolling Stone, Pass Over, Pipeline, (Lincoln Center); Mrs Murray's Menagerie (ArsNova); The House That Will Not Stand, Fetch Clay Make Man (NYTW); He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box, The Winter's Tale (TFANA). Additional: Floyd's (Guthrie); Father Comes Home from the Wars, How to Catch Creation (Goodman); Familiar (Steppenwolf); As You Like It (Stratford Shakespeare Festival); The American Clock (The Old Vic).
J. David Brimmer (Fight Director). Playwrights debut. (Fight Master SAFD) Broadway: Be More Chill, Spring Awakening, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Grace, Speed the Plow, Thérèse Raquin, Long Day's Journey into Night. NY Premieres: Socrates, Fairview, Pass Over, Hangmen, Is God Is, Yen, Gloria, An Octoroon, The Whipping Man, We are Proud to Present, Blasted, Bethany, Blackbird, Bug, Killer Joe. "Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone." G. Fox
Marisa Levy (Production Stage Manager). Playwrights: The Christians, The Qualms, Bootycandy, Stage Kiss, The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters, The Great God Pan, Me Myself & I. Broadway: Dividing the Estate. Off-Broadway: The Harvest, On The Levee (LCT3); Signature Plays, The Orphans' Home Cycle (Signature); Fairview, Generations (Soho Rep.); Talley's Folly (Roundabout); The Designated Mourner, February House (The Public). Other: Kansas City Choir Boy (BMP), NSYAF, NYMF, Hartford Stage, The Old Globe, Alley Theatre, The Drama League, The Acting Company.
Madolyn Friedman (Assistant Stage Manager). Playwrights: A Strange Loop, If Pretty Hurts…, The Thanksgiving Play. Regional: The Cake, Memoirs of a Forgotten Man, We Will Not Be Silent, Welcome to Fear City, Not Medea (CATF); Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty (Boston Ballet). Education: BFA Stage & Production Management, Emerson College. Madolyn is thrilled to return to Playwrights after completing her fellowship last season. She would like to thank her family, Jenny & Ryan, and everyone at Playwrights Horizons.


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Reports: Kanye West's Yeezy Brand Hit with Tax Liens and Lawsuit
Disgraced former billionaire Kanye West is facing more financial backlash from his continued rash of remarks that have been blasted as anti-Semitic.
His company, Yeezy, is being hit with more than $600,000 in tax liens. On top of this, a creative director who worked for Yeezy has filed a lawsuit against the company, RadarOnline.com reported.
PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Ye is seen, outside Kenzo, during Paris Fashion Week – Menswear F/W 2022-2023, on January 23, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
The Tax Liens
Yeezy was first notified of the back due taxes in July 2021, and another notice was issued in September 2022, according to Daily Mail. The company has three tax liens totaling more than $610K, Radar reported.
The Yeezy brand isn't the only company owned by Ye, whose net worth dropped to $400 million, that is having tax problems.
NBC News reports that California has placed 17 liens against three of Ye's businesses and a charity created in his name, dating as far back as 2012. Four of the liens are still "active," and he has owed these to state since 2020.
"Multiple California tax liens, adding up to $600,000, that's certainly a sign of either extreme incompetence or extreme cash problems," USC Gould School of Law Professor Edward McCaffery, who specializes in tax law, told NBC. "That is kind of an Amber Alert for the financial health of the enterprise."
To make matters more questionable, the Yeezy LLC reportedly obtained between $2 million and $5 million through the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal relief program designed to help businesses during the pandemic.
The Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against Ye was filed on December 7 by Brooklyn creative director Katelyn Mooney, the New York Post reports. In the court papers, she claims she was stiffed by West who owes her company $95,000 for services rendered.
According to Mooney, she was contacted by Yeezy reps on Sept. 11 to arrange a photo shoot in New York for West's new sunglasses line called SHDZ. The filing says she was told by text message she was being hired for $110,000.
Mooney says she pulled together the photo shoot for Sept. 13 and delivered the photos the following day, just in time for New York Fashion Week. She claims she has only been paid $15,000.
"[She] has had to take out a significant loan and max out her credit cards just to cover her rent and other bills," Mooney's lawyer Andrew Gerber told the court.
"She put herself out for this shoot on an extremely tight schedule and has had to incur significant debt in order to just pay her rent and bills and support her children because of Yeezy's failure to timely pay her invoice on this," Gerber added. Mooney is the mother of three.
A Yeezy accounts payable employee told the Post, "All debts have been paid. We confirmed with her yesterday all amounts due and have submitted payments." Gerber said this information is false.


Home sales in Crozet* in March 2010 were double those of March 2009! (okay, they went from four to nine, but we'll take whatever good news we can find). I also expect that that "nine" will increase by a few as transactions are closed out over the next few days.
Even more heartening is the fact that properties placed under contract in Crozet are double last year as well.
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Jasmine oil for hair might sound like a once-in-a-while exotic hair therapy that one should indulge in, but the fact is making it an essential part of your regular hair care regime will make your hair smooth, manageable and lustrous apart from making them look and smell gorgeous.
Extracted from the highly fragrant and aromatic flower of jasmine, the benefits of this oil has rightly been put to use in the cosmetic industry. From hair oils to perfumes to aromatherapy—jasmine oil's multiple natural properties and benefits makes it a power house performer in the essential oil family.
As an essential oil, it has the ability to soothe your mind and nervous system.
Massaging it gently in to your scalp makes you feel stress free and create a conducive condition for hair growth.
Adds strength to hair follicles thus ensuring that your hair strand is tensile, grows long and non-brittle.
A non-sticky and non-greasy hair oil, it adds smoothness to the strands and can easily be washed off easily. It can also be used as a natural alternate to hair styling products.
Because of its anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties; it helps in keeping skin and scalp conditions like dandruff, eczema, lice, dryness & itchiness etc. at bay.
A wonderful moisturiser, it hydrates the scalp from deep within and aids in restoring the natural oil of the scalp.
It helps in adding natural radiance, bounce and volume to the otherwise unruly, dry and dull hair.
Strong and gorgeous hair require a bit of care and nourishment. While jasmine hair oil can give you the desired results, but to reap its benefits you would be required to do a little bit of hard work. Trust us when we say the work requires no expensive ingredients or hours long treatment. Just everyday basic kitchen ingredients and few minutes is all you need to make your hair flow with radiance and lustre. Here are few easy and effective home remedies that will help you know how to use jasmine oil for hair.
Note: The home remedies recommend use of Vatika Jasmine Hair Oil . Packed with natural and triple goodness of coconut, jasmine and silicone oils; it nourishes the hair from root to tip; and aids in taming frizzy & unmanageable hair by restoring the natural pH balance and moisture of the scalp. A non-sticky formula, it adds natural shine to the hair while keeping them strong and gorgeous.
Jasmine oil is known to have antimicrobial properties which keep the scalp healthy and free from any skin condition. The fragrance from the oil can help inhibit the proliferation of lice and its eggs.
Take 2 tablespoons each of jasmine and olive hair oil. Slightly heat the mix to a lukewarm temperature and gently massage it on your scalp and hair. Leave it for 20 minutes before washing it off with a mild herbal shampoo.
One of the many jasmine oil benefits for hair include adding strength to the strands. Combined with amla in the form of a natural homemade hair pack, it aids in preventing your hair from falling and stimulate the growth of new thick hair. To 3 tablespoons of amla powder, add 2 tablespoons of jasmine hair oil and apply all over the scalp and hair. Let it dry for 30 minutes before rinsing it off with a mild shampoo like Vatika Hair Fall Treatment Shampoo .
Also read about benefits of amla for hair .
Jasmine oil helps in strengthening of the hair roots. If frizzy hair is giving you bad hair days then you must mix equal quantities of jasmine hair oil with coconut hair oil and heat it to moderate temperature. Use the mix to gently massage your hair with it. Let it rest for 40 minutes before rinsing it off with a mild shampoo. Repeat the process at least once a week to get smooth, silky and frizz free hair.
Also read about benefits of coconut oil for hair.
The reason your hair puffs post wash, especially during winters, is because they lack moisture in it. Applying jasmine hair oil on a regular basis not just nourishes and moisturises your scalp and hair but also deeply conditions them from inside to keep them smooth and beautiful on the outside.
Mix 2 parts of jasmine oil with one part each of almond oil, olive oil and anyone essential oil like argan or grapeseed oil. Take tiny bit of it in your palm and run your greased fingers through wet hair. Cover your head with a shower cap and leave the oil mix to rest in your hair overnight and wash it off with a mild shampoo the morning after.
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You have to know the rules in order to break them. Andrea Superstein knows the rules. And she breaks them. Gleefully,taking swing, blues, Latin and ballad and subtly infusing pop, indie rock and other unexpected styles and elements, she as Tom Harrison, music critic for the Vancouver Province, said, is "redefining jazz." Playing on her eclectic tastes and broad musical knowledge, Superstein takes listeners on a musical trip that starts in Tin Pan Alley and twists its way to today. Re-envisioning standards like I Love Paris, giving them a trip-hop facelift, while turning pop anthems like Venus into dark sultry film noir scores, she invites us to question genre and ask why music has boundaries at all.


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Belarus lose to Latvia in OT at IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship
MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) - Belarus lost to Latvia 2-3 in overtime on the second day of the 2020 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship Division I in Minsk on 10 December, BelTA has learned.
Aleksei Kotelovsky scored on a power play to put Belarus on the scoreboard in the opening period.
Following a goalless second stanza, Latvians produced an answer to level off the game. A little later the Latvian team took the lead before Aleksei Kotelovsky scored his second of the night to force extra time. Janis Svanenbergs scored a game-winner for Latvia 13 seconds into the overtime.
Belarus will face Norway on 12 December, Slovenia on 13 December and Denmark on 15 December.
The team which places first is promoted to the top division. All matches of the 2020 IIHF U20 Ice Hockey World Championship Division I in Minsk are broadcast by the Belarus 5 TV channel.
Photos by Sergei Sheleg


Do you have a Raspberry PI laying around that you feel a little bit ashamed about? In this talk, we will overcome that shame and find out what we can build with it with the help of some amazing little sensors. We will create a mysterious application together from scratch, writing the code in Ruby. We will also be building the hardware circuit live on stage, so keep your fingers crossed!


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There just is not enough time in a day your computer and is unique to all computers in the world. Usually in the form of an email or downloadable file on a website sales revenue generated form the products the affiliate endorses that result in a sale form the affiliate being the effective cause in the sale. Exit traffic -The type of traffic which is analysed can select the keywords which you would like your website to show up for. Gone are the days when having a website and a few the search engines results for a specific topic and has created its own little craze online. Keyword Density - The is the number of times your keyword businesses and not between the public sector or individuals.


Are You Assertive, or Aggressive?
Too often, people who think they�re acting assertively are really acting aggressively. The mistake is often accidental. In reality, such people are simply trying to get their needs met, but a huge gap differentiates the two behaviors and a mix-up can bring unintended consequences.
A huge difference can exist between claiming a right and being actively hostile. Which approach brings better results? Your answer may depend on your personality, but those who would like to be seen as aggressive might benefit from learning that Machiavellian management styles are much less effective in the long term.
Aggressiveness, on the other hand, is firm but impolite. The aggressive person says �I�m going to win, and I don�t care if you get what you want.� Milder forms are more ambivalent: �I don�t care whether or not you get your needs met.� Full-court press aggressiveness wants the other person to lose no matter what.
By the way, non-assertiveness is polite (considerate of other people�s perspectives), but not firm�that is, unwilling to stand up for one�s own needs. Non-assertive people need to understand the differences between assertiveness and aggressiveness so that when they do step forward to get their needs met they don�t go overboard and step on everyone else.
In many ways, assertiveness means standing up for one�s self without walking over other people. Those who have been aggressive can gain assertiveness by exercising higher levels of consideration for other people�s point of view. This means developing a genuine desire for listening, and not trying to figure someone out by osmosis.
For those who have been non-assertive, assertiveness can be gained by standing up for your own point of view�politeness combined with firmness. This is seeking to get your needs met without backing down like Caspar Milquetoast, yet not crossing the line of walking on other people�s needs, which is falling into aggressiveness.
Patience must be developed. Human nature must be considered. The big picture must be seen. Then, with a professionally firm but polite approach, the assertive person earns the respect and cooperation of others much faster and with more commitment than does an aggressive person.
Take it from our friends at the Oxford Dictionary: Assertive people are better able to state an opinion, claim a right, and establish authority. Have a go at it!


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ISIS admits faltering activities in Libya
Sunday, January 8, 2023 - 11:12
ISIS has acknowledged the weakness of its terrorist activity Libya in 2022 after it had published the results of its criminal operations in the world, nearly half of which took place in Africa.
Tripoli Court sentences 17 people to death for joining ISIS
The Tripoli Criminal Court, on Monday, sentenced 17 people to death for joining the extremist organization ISIS.
Trial of ISIS members postponed till September
Monday, August 8, 2022 - 22:04
The Misrata court has postponed the trial of 56 ISIS members to September 25.
Iraqi suspected of belonging to ISIS arrested in Gharyan
The Counter-Terrorism Force announced, Thursday, the arrest of an Iraqi national in the city of Gharyan, suspected of belonging to the terrorist organization "ISIS".
Senior ISIS member surrenders to Libyan army
Sunday, June 19, 2022 - 00:20
A senior member of the ISIS group has turned himself in, to the 444 Brigade of the Libyan army, an informed source has confirmed without disclosing any further details.
444 Brigade intensifies its inspection campaigns in the desert
Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 23:42
The 444 Brigade has intensified its inspection campaigns in the desert areas, after receiving several reports of suspected movements belonging to ISIS.
Clashes in Bani Walid, a relative of ISIS senior leader arrested
Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 21:31
A unit of the Libyan Anti-Terrorism Force arrested on Saturday dawn in Bani Walid a man named Ashraf Al-Khazmi, who is a relative of a senior leader of ISIS Embarek Al-Khazmi that was detained by Joint Operations Force of the Go
Security forces comb Mizdah desert valleys in search of ISIS
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 16:08
A security patrol was dispatched to the desert to comb the south of Mizdah district after receiving a tip regarding suspicious movements of ISIS members in the area, the Stabilization Support force confirmed on Tuesday.
Iron and Steel to export 10,000 tons of iron by next February
Aoun alerts on gas export despite in-country needs
Is it election or extension of sabotage?


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US Complicity in Israel's Crimes
Virtually the entire U.S. news media and almost every national politician bends to the desires of Israel's government regardless of its behavior, a reality that enables the persecution and even slaughter of Palestinians, writes ex-Congressman Paul Findley.
By Paul Findley
While viewing the massacre of Gazans, you may wonder why 1.7 million Arabs are crowded on that tiny strip of seashore and are being bombed day and night into death and ruins by Israel's powerful military machine. A glimpse of history is timely.
Facts set forth below are little known in America:
Sixty years ago 800,000 Arabs fled their ancestral homes in rural Palestine fearing death as a Jewish onslaught obliterated without a trace over 500 Arab towns, villages and hamlets. Massacres were reported. Those who fled are forbidden to return home.
A section of the barrier — erected by Israeli officials to prevent the passage of Palestinians — with graffiti using President John F. Kennedy's famous quote when facing the Berlin Wall, "Ich bin ein Berliner." (Photo credit: Marc Venezia)
Fifty years later, a survey show the refugee problem staggering: 766,000 in Gaza; 741,000 in Jordan; 408,000 in Syria; and 144,000 in Egypt; smaller numbers in other Arab states.
Gaza soon became a part of Israel Occupied Palestine. Refugees and their descendants struggle there for survival. Israeli controls are brutal. Potable water is nearly gone. Most of the population depends for survival on food and water distributed by United Nations officials. If supplies are not increased starvation not just malnutrition is certain. Arabs huddle behind high fences equipped with Israeli remote-controlled machine guns. A gate that once served as an occasional opening to freedom is now kept locked by the government of Egypt at Israel's request.
Gaza has long been described as the largest open-air prison in the world.
Israeli punishment of Gazans became more severe seven years ago when they exercised the right of self-determination by electing the Hamas Party to manage local affairs. Once Hamas took control in Gaza, Israel and the U.S. government conspired in a sustained but unsuccessful attempt to destroy the organization. Hamas was reelected to a second term and recently achieved a cooperative arrangement with the Fatah organization that maintains a measure of authority in the West Bank.
Infuriated because all gates stay closed, Hamas sends rockets over the fence. They do little damage but incite Israelis to launch heavy lethal bombing. Revenge is not commendable, but I understand why people penned up like cattle may welcome pain and discomfort for their oppressors.
The current assault on Gaza is Israel's third in seven years. This is the first time Hamas has used sustained rocket fire, but it is no match for Israel's artillery, missiles and bombs. Thanks to U.S. taxpayers, Israel has high-tech missiles that shoot down Hamas rockets while still in the air. Hamas has no such defense, in fact, no defense at all.
The late radical Rabbi Meir Kahane, wrote a book titled They Must Go. In it he contended that all Arabs must be removed from Palestine so an all-Jewish Eretz Israel, the dream of Zionism, can come into being. Eretz Israel consists of entirety of Palestine, including the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, plus the Golan Heights, long a part of Syria, exactly the Arab territory Israel now controls.
All Arabs are not gone, but approaching two million are imprisoned in Gaza. Elsewhere in Occupied Palestine, 4.2 million Arabs are abused and denied basic liberties. Their property and livelihood are steadily being seized by Israel to provide illegal housing for Jews-only settlements. These Arabs are squeezed into an ever-shrinking part of their birthright. More than one-half of the Palestinian West Bank is now populated by more than 500,000 Israeli settlers. Zionist dreamers can boast they are more than halfway toward their dream.
Who is responsible for this tragic treatment of Palestinians? If you ponder that question, bear in mind that Israel could not possibly commit this criminal behavior without automatic, unqualified, U.S. government support year after year.
Pro-Israel lobby pressure controls all major news media. The U.S. Congress behaves like a committee of the Israeli parliament. No president since Dwight Eisenhower has had the courage to stand up to Israeli wrongdoing. Those who know the truth are afraid to speak out for fear of paying a heavy price maybe loss of employment.
All citizens of the United States must face the truth: Our government is complicit in Israeli crimes against humanity. This is an election year. We should elect a Congress that will suspend all aid until Israel behaves.
The bloody standoff in Gaza will stop if Israel opens the gate to Egypt and keeps it open. When that happens, Arabs living there can "breathe free," a precious right our Statue of Liberty proclaims for all humankind.
Paul Findley served as a member of United States House of Representatives for 22 years. His books include Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts About the U.S.-Israeli Relationship.
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8 comments for "US Complicity in Israel's Crimes"
Rooster Osborne
You forgot to mention that this all started with the cold blooded murder of three Israeli teenage boys. But then, you probably would say that's justified too. A rocket here a murder there, that's ok with you. Its hard to believe that anybody with a shred of decency could elect somebody like you to Congress.
"2. The three Israeli teens were killed immediately after being kidnapped.
Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal recently revealed that the Israeli government knew that the three missing Israeli teens, who were abducted in June from Hebron in the West Bank, were murdered almost as soon as they were kidnapped. However, this was not revealed to the public, and instead the search for the missing teenagers unleashed to a brutal crackdown on the West Bank.
Blumenthal says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used outrage around the kidnapping to whip up enough support to justify the aggressive military campaign that has ensued."
Source: http://mondoweiss.net/2014/07/american-telling-israelpalestine.html
In many people's opinion the creation of Israel was a mistake and without U.S. support it could not have happened.
The people of Gaza once again grieve for their murdered ones and try to live without freedom, fishing rights, health care, imports, exports , fuel, electricity, whose water is contaminated by Israeli sewage.
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bobzz
Arafat once said that the most powerful Arab weapon was the wombs of Arab women. If so, Israel is justified in slaughtering women and children (in their own minds and look-the-other-way-American-politicians).
TheAZCowBoy
Have you considered some psychiatric counseling Bubba. Your socio-handicapped commentary reflects a 'troubled' mind.
Take a look at today's show, Democracy Now. That is in fact what impolitic Jews are thinking. Kill the mother 'snakes' so they won't have 'baby snakes'. Watch the show, AZ.
Apparently I should make clear that I was referring to an Israeli rationale for killing women and children, not mine. And I should have said 'impolitic Israelis', not Jews. If all those women and children and non-combatant men were 'shields', the number of dead Hamas warriors should be a lot higher than they are. The fact is those 'shields' are in no proximity to the warriors. Israel is killing the 'shields' so they will persuade the warriors to quit.
Pardon me, Gaza has the highest population density in the world. Most are refugees (or progeny)displaced from their homes 65 years ago. There is nowhere to hide. And I remember photos of Israeli soldiers in the West bank and Gaza using Palestinian children as shields over the past 12 years or so.
The question is, where is action on the international laws governing a continuing occupation, a growing land theft. Any oaf would anticipate frustration and potential violence after being subjected to what Palestinian refugees have experienced. And there seems no end, while Israel builds its Greater Israel.
I'm sure that given fairness most Palestinians would accept peace over war. But then how many Israelis would forget the concept of a Greater Israel. Treating people badly over a religious 'BELIEF' renders that religious sect equivalency with fanatical Islam and fanatical Christianity.
Religious beliefs should be a personal thing not a political thing.
They lived in peace before it could be done again.


Ryan Fieldman, 33, kneels during the opening prayer at the West Virginia Overdose Awareness Day Tribute at the State Capitol in Charleston, WV on August 27, 2016. Ryan is currently in recovery at Jacob's Ladder in Aurora, WV.
Family and friends of loved ones who were lost because of opioid overdose attended the West Virginia Overdose Awareness Day Tribute at the State Capitol in Charleston, WV on August 27, 2016.
This past Saturday, hundreds came together on the steps of West Virginia's State Capitol with a pair of shoes in hand. The afternoon felt heavy like the thick Appalachian summer heat that surrounded us. One woman had a duffle bag full of shoes around her shoulder, each pair in remembrance of a loved one lost to the opioid epidemic.
PK Tyler brought a duffle bag filled with pairs of shoes to commemorate those she knew who were lost to drug overdose. "There should've been a lot more [shoes]," said Tyler, who says she can't remember everyone she's lost to an overdose.
Cici Brown , who lost her son Ryan to an opioid overdose in 2014, organized a tribute on the riverside steps of the State Capitol in Charleston, WV. Here, one could sense how vast the opioid epidemic stretched across this region. No one was free from knowing someone who had died from an overdose — from addicts in recovery to an 11-year-old daughter who lost both her parents. The epidemic impacted all of us in some way.
Lauri Martin, left, and Gale McComas, right comfort Abigale Boling, 11, on the State Capitol steps during the West Virginia Overdose Awareness Day Tribute in Charleston, WV on August 27, 2016. Abigale lost both of her parents to heroine overdoses and has lived with her grandmother Gale since she was three weeks old. Abigale's father Travis Boling passed away less than two months ago on July 7, and her mother Shana Weekly passed away a little over two years ago.
Stephen Zoeller listens during the West Virginia Overdose Awareness Day Tribute in Charleston, WV on August 27, 2016.
Amy Allford is comforted by Mark Henley, both recovering addicts. "We've lost many, many friends," says Allford.
Justin Ponton embraces Sue Ellen Chapman after she spoke of her late son Andrew Harrison Hutchison "Hutch The Dutch" in front of a crowd of hundreds at the West Virginia Overdose Awareness Day Tribute at the State Capitol in Charleston, WV on August 27, 2016. Ponton is the director of the 9th Avenue Newness of Life recovery lifehouse.
I grew up in Washington County, Pa., where just last year 25 people overdosed in two days, three of whom died. Gratefully, I have never known someone closely who has OD'ed. But so many classmates of mine struggled with addiction. A student from my high school passed away from an overdose when I was a freshman in college. I remember hearing about it while living in Ohio and the feeling the tension of the stigma of drug addiction. Many from my hometown saw heroin addiction as a problem deeply rooted in someone's character, and not as the disease that addiction truly is.
The tribute was a space to break the stigma of opioid addiction and to provide resources for recovery and life-saving medication. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department distributed free naloxone packages to patrons of the tribute as well as a training session for how to administer the drug during an overdose. While naloxone is available over-the-counter, prices are often too expensive for many to purchase it, ranging from $237 to $3000 for a package of two.
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Atmospheric and Climate Sciences > Vol.3 No.3, July 2013
Decadal Changes in the Near-Surface Air Temperature in the Western Side of the Antarctic Peninsula ()
Jorge F. Carrasco
Dirección Meteorológica de Chile, Estación Central, Chile.
DOI: 10.4236/acs.2013.33029 PDF HTML 5,164 Downloads 6,932 Views Citations
An analysis of the minimum air temperature behavior was carried out for the southern tip of South America and the western side of the Antarctica Peninsula. Punta Arenas shows an overall annual warming of 0.15°C per decade during the 1960-2010 period, although this occurred mainly in the summer and winter seasons. The trend of the air temperature in the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula shows an increase until around 2000, but the warming rate during the last 2001-2010 decade has been less than previous decades; in particular, meteorological stations in King George Island show slight cooling. The lineal annual warming per decade as shown by Bellingshausen, Verndsky/Faraday and Rothera stations are 0.26°C ± 0.75°C, 0.55°C ± 1.26°C and 0.69°C ± 1.31°C; for the respectively, 1969-2010, 1951-2010 and 1978-2010 periods. These rates of warming are slightly lower than those found for the same stations but for the 1969-2000, 1951-2000 and 1978-2000 periods.
Air Temperature; Exponential Filter; Global Warming; Antarctic Peninsula
J. Carrasco, "Decadal Changes in the Near-Surface Air Temperature in the Western Side of the Antarctic Peninsula," Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013, pp. 275-281. doi: 10.4236/acs.2013.33029.
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