Obesity is a well recognized risk factor for various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to shed light on the patterns of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, with special interest in differences between the urban poor and the urban non-poor. The specific goals were to describe trends in overweight and obesity among urban women; and examine how these trends vary by education and household wealth.
The paper used Demographic and Health Surveys data from seven African countries where two surveys had been carried out with an interval of at least 10 years between them. Among the countries studied, the earliest survey took place in 1992 and the latest in 2005. The dependent variable was body mass index coded as: Not overweight/obese; Overweight; Obese. The key covariates were time lapse between the two surveys; woman's education; and household wealth. Control variables included working status, age, marital status, parity, and country. Multivariate ordered logistic regression in the context of the partial proportional odds model was used.
Descriptive results showed that the prevalence of urban overweight/obesity increased by nearly 35% during the period covered. The increase was higher among the poorest (+50%) than among the richest (+7%). Importantly, there was an increase of 45-50% among the non-educated and primary-educated women, compared to a drop of 10% among women with secondary education or higher. In the multivariate analysis, the odds ratio of the variable time lapse was 1.05 (p < 0.01), indicating that the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased by about 5% per year on average in the countries in the study. While the rate of change in urban overweight/obesity did not significantly differ between the poor and the rich, it was substantially higher among the non-educated women than among their educated counterparts.
Overweight and obesity are on the rise in Africa and might take epidemic proportions in the near future. Like several other public health challenges, overweight and obesity should be tackled and prevented early as envisioned in the WHO Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health.
As the developed world grapples with a proportionately high burden of non-communicable diseases (in this paper the term non-communicable diseases is used interchangeably with chronic diseases) developing countries and countries undergoing socioeconomic transition are experiencing a mixed epidemic of non-communicable and communicable diseases . In many developing countries, research and investment in health has been mainly devoted to infectious diseases, despite the growing need to address chronic diseases with more effort and resources . Deaths from infectious diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies combined are projected to decline by 3% over the next 10 years, while at the same time deaths due to chronic diseases are projected to increase by 17% . As a result, it is estimated that of the projected 64 million deaths worldwide in 2015, 41 million (64%) will result from chronic diseases - unless urgent action is taken . Obesity is a well recognized risk factor for various chronic health problems such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis and certain cancers [3, 4]. These conditions not only lead to reduced quality of life given their protracted nature, they also lead to premature death. Once associated only with high income countries, overweight and obesity are now also prevalent in low and middle income countries [2, 5].
Over the past several decades, the prevalence of obesity has been increasing both in developed and developing countries, and more noticeably in urban areas [6–8]. It is currently estimated that as much as 20-50% of urban populations in Africa are classified as either overweight or obese [9, 10], and that by 2025 three quarters of the obese population worldwide will be in non-industrialized countries . Urbanization and socioeconomic transformation comes with increased access to energy-dense foods and less strenuous jobs resulting into many people having a positive energy balance and hence becoming overweight or obese [2, 10–16]. Other factors that have been shown to be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity include genetic predisposition, metabolic disorders, gender and physical environmental factors among others [2, 9, 11–15]. While low socioeconomic economic status and poor neighborhoods have been associated with a higher prevalence of obesity and chronic diseases in developed countries [17, 18], studies in Africa have demonstrated by contrast a strong positive relationship between obesity and high socioeconomic status [14, 19, 20]. Additionally very few studies have examined the changing dynamics of overweight/obesity and socio-economic status over time, making it difficult to assess the socioeconomic differentials in the rate of progression to overweight and obesity in urban Africa .
Despite being the least urbanized continent, Africa's population is becoming increasingly urban and its cities are growing at unprecedented rates. Africa's urban population was 15 percent of the total population in 1950, and is projected to exceed the fifty percent milestone by 2030 . Rapid urbanization amidst poorly performing economies has resulted into a large proportion of urban residents being poor with limited access to social amenities [22, 23]. In spite of rampant poverty in urban areas, access to cheap foods with a high content of fat and sugar among the urban poor is easier than among the rural population [24–26]. Indeed some studies have shown that recent migrants to cities tend to have a higher body mass index (BMI) than rural residents and those with longer urban environment exposure . With increasing urbanization, there might be a shift of the obesity burden to sections of the poor urban population who may not have the knowledge or financial resources to adopt healthier lifestyles [28–30]. Overall, poverty and social exclusion are likely to increase the risks of developing a chronic disease, but more importantly the poor are also more likely to develop and die of complications of chronic diseases due to their inability to afford treatment and care [2, 31].
The aim of this study is to shed light on the patterns of overweight and obesity in sub-Saharan Africa, with special interest in differences between the urban poor and the urban non-poor. The specific goals are to 1) describe changes in overweight and obesity among urban women in African countries; 2) examine how these changes vary by education and household wealth.
This paper used publicly available data from the Demographic and Health Surveys by Measure DHS who approve and allow access to the data through their website. The surveys are designed to collect good quality, nationally representative data on demographic and health indicators and are carried out at regular intervals (usually every five years from the previous survey) in most developing countries. The main aim of the DHS is to provide the much needed data on population and health situation in developing countries. The repeat surveys help to provide indicators for monitoring goals set by countries and development agencies such as those set at International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set in 2000. We used data from all sub-Saharan African countries with a survey containing women's nutritional status conducted between 1992 and 1993 and another one carried out in 2003 or later. This criterion ensured that the estimates of changes over time, using survey-specific sample weights, were based on a period of at least ten years between the two surveys. As of July 2008, seven countries qualified for the study: Burkina Faso (1992/93; 2003), Ghana (1993; 2003), Kenya (1993; 2003), Malawi (1992; 2004); Niger (1992; 2006), Tanzania (1992; 2004) and Senegal (1992; 2005). The response rates in the DHS surveys are normally high. The lowest among the countries studied was 93% in Burkina Faso in the 1992/3 survey. In this paper the earlier dataset for each country is referred to as "survey 1" and the second as "survey 2". In the DHS, mothers of children born during the five-year period before the survey are weighed and their height measured using standard procedures. The height and weight measurements are standard across all countries where DHS are conducted. Field workers are specifically trained to take and record measurements accurately. Measurements are taken by the interviewers at the household using height boards for height and electronic weighing scales for weight. Pregnant women and those who are less than three months postpartum are excluded from the anthropometric measurements. The sample size per country is shown in "Additional file 1".
The variables used in this study were obtained from two types of questionnaires: the individual women's and household questionnaire. The individual women's questionnaire provided information on the characteristics of the woman while the household questionnaire provided information on household possessions and amenities such as source of drinking water, toilet facilities and dwelling characteristics which were used to create a socio-economic status index, "wealth index". A scoring method was used to calculate the wealth index based on the presence of amenities. The dependent variable was the women's body mass index (BMI) defined as the weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of the height (in meters), also expressed as (kg/m2). For the purpose of this analysis, the variable was re-coded as tricotomous: Not overweight/obese; overweight; obese. Using the conventional cut-off points, overweight was defined as BMI between 25 and 30; and obesity as BMI greater or equal to 30 . The key covariate of interest was the time (in years) between survey 1 and survey 2 (referred to as "time lapse") which allowed the estimation of change over time in overweight and obesity. The two other central covariates were woman's education and a household wealth index. In the absence of data on income or expenditures, the wealth index has been shown to be a robust measure of household wealth in developing countries . Finally, the control variables included working status, age, marital status, parity, and country.
Multivariate ordered logistic regressions were fitted in the context of the partial proportional odds model. This model was chosen since the dependent variable was a three-category ordinal outcome. Using multinomial regression would mean that the information conveyed by the ordered nature of the outcome variable is discarded. In addition, not treating the variable as ordered, would potentially lead to loss of efficiency . The partial proportional odds model is a special case of the generalized ordered logit model that is less restrictive than the proportional odds model. Though proportional odds models are suited for the analysis of ordinal response variables, a critical assumption is that of parallel slopes. This assumption was assessed in preliminary analyses, using Brant test. The test showed that overall, there was a violation of the parallel regression assumption (X 2 = 212.99, p-value < 0.001) on a number of covariates. Details on the statistical theory behind the partial proportional odds model can be found in several sources . The STATA command gologit2  was used to fit the partial proportional odds model.
Figure 1 shows the prevalence of overweight/obesity in the selected countries individually and the pooled data, based on the latest surveys (survey 2). To a large extent, overweight/obesity was concentrated in urban areas. In the pooled dataset, urban women were almost three times more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their rural counterparts. The urban to rural ratio in overweight/obesity varies from about 2 (in Malawi, Senegal, Kenya and Ghana), and 3 (in Tanzania) to as high as 5 in Niger and 8 in Burkina Faso. The prevalence in overweight and obesity in urban areas ranges from about 23% in Malawi to 35% in Niger and Ghana and 38% in Kenya. From here onwards, the analyses were based on the pooled (survey 1 and survey 2) urban sample which comprises 19,992 women as described in Table 1.
Urban-rural differences in overweight/obesity; survey 2 (latest).
As can be seen from Table 1, there was an average of 11.6 years between survey 1 and survey 2. About a quarter of women had no education whereas about 40% had primary education and 34% had secondary or higher education. Slightly more than half (nearly 56%) were working, and a majority (60.6%) were married. Each of the age groups 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 comprised almost 20% of the total sample. Most women (45.5%) had less than two children ever born and a quarter had two or three children. Niger (7.3% of the total sample) and to a lesser extent Malawi (10.4%) had the lowest sample size, whereas Tanzania (20.2%) had the largest sample.
Table 2 shows that the prevalence of urban obesity markedly went up by nearly 42% (from 17.9% to 25.4%) between survey 1 and survey 2. Over the same period, the prevalence of overweight rose by 14.5%, and the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased by 35.5%. Figure 2 shows changes over time in overweight and obesity by household wealth. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was highest among the wealthiest in both surveys 1 and 2. It is important to note that while overweight/obesity increased by nearly 35% (from 23.2% in survey 1 to 31.4 in survey 2 (see Table 1), the increase was higher among the poorest (+50% from 13.7% to 20.5%) than among the richest (+7% from 35.4% to 37.9%). Educational differences in trends of overweight/obesity (see Figure 3) showed an even stronger divide. While the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased by about 45-50% among the non-educated and primary-educated women, it dropped down by close to 10% among women with secondary education or higher.
Trends in urban overweight and obesity by household wealth.
Trends in urban overweight and obesity by education.
Table 3 shows the results of the multivariate analysis. Overall (pooled sample), the likelihood of overweight and obesity increased over time in urban areas. The odds ratio of the variable time lapse was 1.05 (p < 0.01), indicating that the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased by about 5% per year on average in the countries in the study.
a Estimates for (Overweight or obese) vs Not overweight/obese are the same as for Obese vs (overweight or not overweight/obese).
All three socioeconomic variables included in the analysis were strongly associated with overweight/obesity. Women from the richest households were more than three times as likely as their counterparts from the poorest households to be overweight or obese (p < 0.01); women with secondary or higher education were about 60% more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their counterparts with no education (p < 0.01); and working women were more than 13% more likely to be overweight or obesity as compared to their counterparts who were not working (p < 0.01). With regard to demographic covariates, Table 3 shows that urban overweight/obesity increases with age (p < 0.01), and to a lesser degree, with parity (though women with six or more children were less likely than those with 4-5 children to be overweight or obese). Currently married women were more likely to be overweight or obese than those who had never been married (p < 0.01). Finally, country differences in the prevalence of urban overweight/obesity depicted in Figure 1 were apparent in the multivariate results. Malawi had the lowest prevalence (Odds Ratio of 0.79), followed by Burkina Faso (OR of 1.00). At the other end of the scale, Kenya (OR of 1.54) and Niger (1.49) recorded the highest risk of urban overweight/obesity.
The interaction variables between the variable time lapse, and household wealth and education are displayed in Table 4. The interaction between the variable time lapse and richest household was low and did not reach statistical significance at the level of 10%, indicating that the rate of change in urban overweight/obesity did not significantly differ between the poor and the richest. Further calculations derived from the ORs in Table 3 (not shown) suggest that the rate of increase in overweight/obesity was 3.9% per year among the poorest, and 4.5% per year among the richest but statistically not different. The interaction between secondary or higher education and time lapse was lower than one and statistically significant, indicating that the rate of increase in urban overweight/obesity was substantially higher among the non-educated women than their educated counterparts. This result was in line with the descriptive findings. Further calculations (not shown) revealed a rate of increase of 5.4% among the non-educated and only 2.3% among the well educated women.
Interaction between country and time lapse is shown in Table 5. Burkina Faso (the reference category), Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania had comparable rate of change over time, while the three remaining countries recorded significantly lower rate of increase in overweight/obesity.
†p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01. Note: Estimates for (Overweight or obese) vs Not overweight/obese are the same as for Obese vs (overweight or not overweight/obese).
This paper examined changes over time in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban adult women in seven sub-Saharan African countries; and investigated the extent to which these changes vary by household wealth and education. Our data for the latest survey showed that on average 31.4% of the women were overweight or obese, with prevalence as high as 38% in Kenya; 35% in Niger and Ghana; and 32% in Tanzania; lower values were observed in Malawi (23%), Burkina and Senegal (28-29%). We speculate that this differential by country could be related to the level of economic development and level of urbanisation, although this is unlikely to be the case with Niger.
Our descriptive results on trends over time indicate that overweight/obesity increased by nearly 35.5% between survey 1 and survey 2, as a result of a steep rise in the prevalence of obesity (+42%) and a smaller increase in overweight (+14.5%). The multivariate results further showed that the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased by an average of nearly 5% per year. This finding reinforces the observation that obesity is on the increase in urban areas of Africa, and lends support to the WHO warning on an impending dual epidemic of communicable and non-communicable diseases in African in the near future . In line with other studies [6, 7, 21], our findings showed that women of higher socio-economic status (proxied by household wealth and women's education) were more likely to be overweight or obese than their poorer counterparts. Similarly women who were engaged in income generating activities (working) were more likely to be overweight or obese. This pattern might be related to changing nutritional and lifestyle trends, with urban populations consuming more refined and energy-dense foods and having fewer opportunities for physical activities.
A striking finding from this study was the increase in obesity among women of lower socio-economic status. The speed of increase in overweight/obesity emerged in the descriptive analysis to be higher among the poorest group (+50%) than the richest group (+7%), although the difference was not apparent in the multivariate results (interactive model). The household wealth measure used in this paper may not be appropriate for detecting changes in household wealth over time as household assets and characteristics may not change in the short term secondary to changes in household income. Further research using other measures of wealth (e.g. income or expenditures) might improve our understanding of changes in overweight and obesity over time by economic differentials.
If educational attainment was to be used as a proxy for socioeconomic status of individuals, both our descriptive and multivariate analyses revealed that the changes in the proportion of overweight/obese individuals in the two surveys were highest amongst the poorest segment of the population studied. The descriptive results showed that while the prevalence of overweight/obesity went up by nearly 46% among the non-educated women, it dropped by about 10% among women educated at the level of secondary level or higher. This pattern was confirmed by the multivariate results, with estimated annual rate of increase of 5.4% among the non-educated, compared to 2.3% among those with secondary or higher education. This finding suggests that over time, poor urban residents will become as affected as their wealthier counterparts or even worse off, as is now the case in the developed world. In the context of rapid urbanization in Africa, primarily driven by rural-urban migration , the new migrants have been shown to adapt to new urban life styles which ultimately predispose them to becoming obese even though their socioeconomic status might be lower than that for long term residents [38, 39]. Further, the health consequences of big body size may not be known to the poor; and indeed some studies have shown that in some sections of African populations, obesity may be positively regarded as a symbol of high social status [40, 41]. This study also found that young and unmarried women were less likely to be obese, a result that differs from that reported in another study which showed that younger women were more likely to be obese than older women . Our result might be explained by the fact that single women unlike their married counterparts are less likely to be multiparous which is associated with higher risk of obesity .
The study has three main limitations. First, the data used is cross sectional, whereas the ideal situation would have been to track individuals over time and ascertain changes in body mass index and associated risk factors. Second, the female population used in this study may not be representative of the entire adult female population, given that the anthropometric measurements in the DHS are restricted to women who had given birth in the five years preceding the survey. Lastly, the lack of a uniform definition of what constitutes an urban and rural area poses a challenge in making comparisons and generalizations about observations across countries. The DHS uses the official country specific designations. More often than not the classifications vary across countries taking into account, to varying degrees, the following attributes; population density, administrative function, availability of social amenities and physical infrastructure such as hospitals, post office, schools, and markets. These differences pose a challenge in the interpretation of results from multi-country studies that attempt to make rural-urban distinctions and comparisons as the classifications may not be accurate enough to allow for this [44, 45].
Results from this study can be considered as an early warning that overweight and obesity, as a disease in its own right and a risk factor for many other diseases is on the increase among urban populations of sub-Saharan African, with a higher increase among the urban poor. The results also suggest that in the near future, obesity among urban women might take epidemic proportions in developing countries. It should be noted however that the wealthier and more educated individuals are still the most affected by obesity and overweight. Given the chronic nature of most diseases associated with obesity and by extension the huge cost of treatment, the prospects look grim for the already under-funded and ill equipped African health care systems to deal with a new epidemic alongside existing ones such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. As rightly pointed out in a WHO report, African countries cannot afford to say "we must tackle the other diseases first; we are poor nations, we cannot afford to deal with chronic diseases" . Like several other public health challenges, overweight and obesity should be tackled and prevented early before it gets out of hand as envisioned in the WHO Global strategy on diet, physical activity and health, ensuring that people have access to healthy diets and get involved in physical activities . Unfortunately prevention efforts are yet to be embraced on a large scale in Africa as it has been in the developed world, and near absence of these in the global Millennium Development Goal (MDG) does not help the situation .
The idea of this research derived from a presentation that one of the authors made during the 2008 Oxford Health Alliance Annual Summit on "Urbanization and Chronic Diseases: Consequences and Possibilities". The authors are grateful to the Oxford Health Alliance for inviting one of them to the Summit which took place in Sydney, Australia on February 25-27, 2008. They also would like to thank Ms Joanna Crichton from the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and Jenny Cresswell of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for reviewing the manuscript.
AKZ participated in the conception of the idea of this manuscript, conducted most of the literature review and writing the background section and writing the discussion sections. He also participated in the interpretation of results. JCF framed the research question investigated, conducted the data analysis, contributed in the writing of the paper and provided the overall guidance. RO participated in the literature review and contributed in the writing of the result section. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


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Closed prior to Broadway (1927)
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Broadway Revival (1942)
New Amsterdam Theatre Company Concert (1981)
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The Girl on the Prow
Gorgeous Alexander
An Interrupted Love Song
a.k.a. When I Am Here with You
Tavern Song
a.k.a. Red Wine
Stouthearted Men
a.k.a. American Women
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Wanting You
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Funny Little Sailor Men
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Love Is Quite a Simple Thing
Try Her Out at Dances
Never for You
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The First Man I Kiss
A Love That Lasts
One Kiss Is Waiting for One Man
I'm Just a Sentimental Fool
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Paree
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Neath a New Moon
Women, Women, Women
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What Is Your Price Madame
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The Way They Do It in Paris
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Marianne's Entrance
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Studio Cast (Abridged) (1950)
Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Steber
Studio Cast (1959)
Doreen Hume, Bruce Trent, Mike Sammes Singers
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The action takes place in New Orleans in 1788, on the plantation of Monsieur Beaunoir, a leading citizen. He is awaiting the arrival of Vicount Ribaud, who has come to New Orleans looking for Robert Mission, a chevalier and Revolutionist who, is wanted by His Majesty for his involvement in a Paris street brawl in which a nobleman was killed. Ribaud, who has traced Mission to the New Orleans plantation, orders a lineup of all the bond-servants but doesn't find Robert, who determines to escape and sings a farewell to Marianne, Beaunoir's daughter. This is overheard by Besac and some of his crew. A quarrel ensues which is quelled by the arrival of Beaunoir in time to avoid bloodshed. Captain Duval tries to induce Marianne to share his fortunes, but she is attracted to Robert and will have none of Duval. Robert tells Julie that Marianne needs a master to control her and is overheard by Marianne. She is furious and threatens to have him flogged. Ribaud informs Marianne the man is in love with her and induces her to show herself on her balcony to get Robert to sing to her. Ribaud calls Fouchette to identify Robert and shoots at him but misses. Another shot is heard and Ribaud receives a wound on the wrist.
The scene changes to the interior of a tavern. Robert meets Ribaud there and denounces him as a spy and the men make him a prisoner for awhile. Robert makes his way to New Orleans at Beaunoir's house, determined to meet Marianne. There is a dance going on and Robert makes his way to the ballroom. Numbers are drawn for the privilege of kissing the hostess and dancing with her. Robert draws the prize, and he and Marianne reach an understanding. A few moments later, Ribaud arrests him and sends him to France as a prisoner on the ship "The New Moon," to be tried as an assassin and a traitor.
At sea, a vessel has been following them all day and finally overtakes them. It is Philipe's brig, and Duval and Ribaud are confined as prisoners after a short action and later sent ashore off the Florida Reefs. The colonists are landed on an island in the Caribbean where they set up a small Republic and a year after, celebrate their liberty. Ribaud is accused of betraying the colony to two French Man-of-War ships off the shore, but the colonists are told if they give up Marianne, they are at liberty to follow their bent. Ribaud brings Robert and Marianne together in their island shack and leaves them there. In the early dawn an alarm occurs. Besac sees the ships of Louis XVI rounding the point to anchor. The colonists are alarmed and call for Robert, the dreamer. They curse him but Marianne defends him, as Admiral DeJean lands and announces that France is a Republic and they are free citizens, permitted to make their own laws as part of the French Republic. (Source: Tams-Witmark website.)
Trivia & History
In playbills for the original production, there were no credits specifically for music and lyrics. Instead, the authorship credits read:
By Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Some later productions may have changed this to credit Hammerstein, Mandel and Schwab with the book, and only Hammerstein with the lyrics, but many (perhaps most) later productions have retained the original credits. Although the Encores! concert production retained the original credits in the playbill, in the booklet with the recording of the production, on page 3 (the page with the Track Listing) only Hammerstein is credited with the lyrics. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Fact Book credits only Hammerstein with the lyrics.
The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein (Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 2003), edited by Amy Asch, states the following:
"There is no evidence of how, or if, Schwab, Mandel and Hammerstein collaborated on the lyrics. It is generally thought that neither Schwab nor Mandel wrote lyrics. It may be worth noting that Hammerstein inclued two New Moon selections in his anthology, Lyrics, without special credit to Schwab and Mandel, while he deliberately omitted lyrics from The Desert Song (which he identified as a collaboration with Otto Harback)."
The original orchestrations had originally been credited to Emil Gerstenberger and Alfred Goodman. When preparing for the Encores! concert, musical director Rob Fisher examined the original manuscripts and found that Hans Spialek contributed orchestrations for several of the numbers (including the overture).
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When I was diagnosed with Lymphoma, he coughed at work and told our boss he was "coming down with whatever Jeremy has". When I took time off of work for chemo, he told me I was taking a lot of vacation time and reminded me that "no one is indispensable".
He listens to Comedy Bang Bang. This is how we first bonded, after weeks of working next to each other and exchanging cold pleasantries. I didn't really like Taylor when I first met him, but our shared love of CBB changed everything.
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When I had a great elevator joke that I used at work, Taylor told me it wasn't funny — then he later stole it and got big laughs from our coworkers. One guy even told me "Taylor does that joke better." Even though I felt understandably betrayed, I respected that Taylor made the joke his own and improved the delivery.
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Q: Integral (close form?) I'm struggling to evaluate the following integral:
$\displaystyle \int_{-1}^{1}\frac{1+2x^2+3x^4+4x^6+5x^8+6x^{10}+7x^{12}}{\sqrt{\left ( 1+x^2 \right )\left ( 1+x^4 \right )\left ( 1+x^6 \right )}}\,dx$.
I see that the integrand is even, thus the integral can be re-written as: $\displaystyle \int_{-1}^{1}=2\int_{0}^{1}$, which does not help at all. Applying the sub $u=1-x$ is useless because it would result in a giant mess.
Do you see a pattern or an alternate approach?

A: I'll play and see if
I can find anything interesting.
$I
=\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{1+2x^2+3x^4+4x^6+5x^8+6x^{10}+7x^{12}}{\sqrt{( 1+x^2 ) ( 1+x^4  ) ( 1+x^6  )}}\,dx$
Let $y=x^2$.
Then
$dy = 2x\, dx
$
or
$dx
=\frac{dy}{2x}
=\frac{dy}{2\sqrt{y}}
$.
Then
$\begin{array}\\
I
&=\frac12\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{1+2y+3y^2+4y^3+5y^4+6y^5+7y^6}{\sqrt{y( 1+y ) ( 1+y^2  ) ( 1+y^3  )}}
dy\\
&=\frac12\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{g(y)dy}{\sqrt{f(y)}}
\\
\end{array}
$
where
$g(y)
=1+2y+3y^2+4y^3+5y^4+6y^5+7y^6
$
and
$\begin{array}\\
f(y)
&=y( 1+y ) ( 1+y^2  ) ( 1+y^3  )\\
&=y\left( ( 1+y^2  ) ( 1+y^3  )+y ( 1+y^2  ) ( 1+y^3  )\right)\\
&=y\left( 1+y^2+y^3+y^5+y(1+y^2+y^3+y^5)\right)\\
&=y\left( 1+y^2+y^3+y^5+y+y^3+y^4+y^6\right)\\
&=y\left(1+y+y^2+2y^3+y^4+y^5+y^6\right)\\
&=y+y^2+y^3+2y^4+y^5+y^6+y^7\\
\end{array}
$
Noting that
$\begin{array}\\
f'(y)
&=1+2y+3y^2+8y^3+5y^4+6y^5+7y^6\\
&=(1+2y+3y^2+4y^3+5y^4+6y^5+7y^6)+4y^3\\
&=g(y)+4y^3\\
\end{array}
$
$\begin{array}\\
I
&=\frac12\int_0^1 \dfrac{g(y)dy}{\sqrt{f(y)}}\\
&=\frac12\int_0^1 \dfrac{(f'(y)-4y^3)dy}{\sqrt{f(y)}}\\
&=\frac12\int_0^1 \dfrac{f'(y)dy}{\sqrt{f(y)}}
-2\int_0^1 \dfrac{y^3\,dy}{\sqrt{f(y)}}\\
\end{array}
$
I'll stop here;
this seems like a good start.
Any errors here
should be reported
to the appropriate committee
for immediate remediation.

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package images

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"time"

	"github.com/containers/image/docker/reference"
	is "github.com/containers/image/storage"
	"github.com/containers/image/transports"
	"github.com/containers/image/types"
	"github.com/containers/storage"
	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libpod/driver"
	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
	ociv1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
	"github.com/pkg/errors"
)

// Data handles the data used when inspecting a container
// nolint
type Data struct {
	ID           string
	Tags         []string
	Digests      []string
	Digest       digest.Digest
	Comment      string
	Created      *time.Time
	Container    string
	Author       string
	Config       ociv1.ImageConfig
	Architecture string
	OS           string
	Annotations  map[string]string
	CreatedBy    string
	Size         uint
	VirtualSize  uint
	GraphDriver  driver.Data
	RootFS       ociv1.RootFS
}

// ParseImageNames parses the names we've stored with an image into a list of
// tagged references and a list of references which contain digests.
func ParseImageNames(names []string) (tags, digests []string, err error) {
	for _, name := range names {
		if named, err := reference.ParseNamed(name); err == nil {
			if digested, ok := named.(reference.Digested); ok {
				canonical, err := reference.WithDigest(named, digested.Digest())
				if err == nil {
					digests = append(digests, canonical.String())
				}
			} else {
				if reference.IsNameOnly(named) {
					named = reference.TagNameOnly(named)
				}
				if tagged, ok := named.(reference.Tagged); ok {
					namedTagged, err := reference.WithTag(named, tagged.Tag())
					if err == nil {
						tags = append(tags, namedTagged.String())
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return tags, digests, nil
}

func annotations(manifest []byte, manifestType string) map[string]string {
	annotations := make(map[string]string)
	switch manifestType {
	case ociv1.MediaTypeImageManifest:
		var m ociv1.Manifest
		if err := json.Unmarshal(manifest, &m); err == nil {
			for k, v := range m.Annotations {
				annotations[k] = v
			}
		}
	}
	return annotations
}

// GetData gets the Data for a container with the given name in the given store.
func GetData(store storage.Store, name string) (*Data, error) {
	img, err := FindImage(store, name)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading image %q", name)
	}

	imgRef, err := FindImageRef(store, "@"+img.ID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading image %q", img.ID)
	}
	defer imgRef.Close()

	tags, digests, err := ParseImageNames(img.Names)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing image names for %q", name)
	}

	driverName, err := driver.GetDriverName(store)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading name of storage driver")
	}

	topLayerID := img.TopLayer

	driverMetadata, err := driver.GetDriverMetadata(store, topLayerID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error asking storage driver %q for metadata", driverName)
	}

	layer, err := store.Layer(topLayerID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading information about layer %q", topLayerID)
	}
	size, err := store.DiffSize(layer.Parent, layer.ID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error determining size of layer %q", layer.ID)
	}

	imgSize, err := imgRef.Size()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error determining size of image %q", transports.ImageName(imgRef.Reference()))
	}

	manifest, manifestType, err := imgRef.Manifest()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading manifest for image %q", img.ID)
	}
	manifestDigest := digest.Digest("")
	if len(manifest) > 0 {
		manifestDigest = digest.Canonical.FromBytes(manifest)
	}
	annotations := annotations(manifest, manifestType)

	config, err := imgRef.OCIConfig()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading image configuration for %q", img.ID)
	}
	historyComment := ""
	historyCreatedBy := ""
	if len(config.History) > 0 {
		historyComment = config.History[len(config.History)-1].Comment
		historyCreatedBy = config.History[len(config.History)-1].CreatedBy
	}

	return &Data{
		ID:           img.ID,
		Tags:         tags,
		Digests:      digests,
		Digest:       manifestDigest,
		Comment:      historyComment,
		Created:      config.Created,
		Author:       config.Author,
		Config:       config.Config,
		Architecture: config.Architecture,
		OS:           config.OS,
		Annotations:  annotations,
		CreatedBy:    historyCreatedBy,
		Size:         uint(size),
		VirtualSize:  uint(size + imgSize),
		GraphDriver: driver.Data{
			Name: driverName,
			Data: driverMetadata,
		},
		RootFS: config.RootFS,
	}, nil
}

// FindImage searches for a *storage.Image with a matching the given name or ID in the given store.
func FindImage(store storage.Store, image string) (*storage.Image, error) {
	var img *storage.Image
	ref, err := is.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, image)
	if err == nil {
		img, err = is.Transport.GetStoreImage(store, ref)
	}
	if err != nil {
		img2, err2 := store.Image(image)
		if err2 != nil {
			if ref == nil {
				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing reference to image %q", image)
			}
			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to locate image %q", image)
		}
		img = img2
	}
	return img, nil
}

// FindImageRef searches for and returns a new types.Image matching the given name or ID in the given store.
func FindImageRef(store storage.Store, image string) (types.Image, error) {
	img, err := FindImage(store, image)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to locate image %q", image)
	}
	ref, err := is.Transport.ParseStoreReference(store, "@"+img.ID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error parsing reference to image %q", img.ID)
	}
	imgRef, err := ref.NewImage(nil)
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The Crystal Lake Scout Reservation (CLSR) near Rhinelander, Wisconsin, consists of three camps which provide year-round programs to Scouts of all ages: Akela's World, for Cub Scouts & Webelos; Tesomas Scout Camp, a Boy Scout summer camp; and Hanna Venture Base for Boy Scouts & Venturers. The CLSR occupies most of the land around Crystal Lake, a spring-fed lake with many species of freshwater fish. The CLSR is operated by Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America and was established in 1999.
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser is an American teen comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lindsey Beer. The film is a modern retelling of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, and stars Shannon Purser, Kristine Froseth, RJ Cyler, and Noah Centineo. The film was released on September 7, 2018, by Netflix.

Plot
Sierra is smart and aspirational, striving to get admitted into Stanford University. She isn't popular, and not considered attractive. Popular classmate Veronica both criticizes and insults her, which she answers with wit and sidesteps with charm.

Jamey is a handsome football player from another high school; he doesn't know that Veronica has a "boyfriend" attending college, and so he asks for her phone number. Wanting to dodge Jamey's attention, she gives him Sierra's phone number as if it were her own.

Jamey and Sierra begin texting, where they exchange messages and flirt. Although she realizes he believes he's communicating with someone else, she develops a crush on him. In band class, Sierra tells her best friend Dan that she has met someone,  explaining how it happened. He disapproves of Sierra's actions, but she defends herself by saying that Jamey's decisions to engage with her have only been based on his interactions with her.

Sierra approaches Veronica, upset after being dumped by her college boyfriend, Spence, because he considers her dumb. She offers to tutor Veronica, in exchange for help in continuing to talk to Jamey. Veronica agrees, and they begin tutoring. As they continue helping each other, Sierra learns more about Veronica's frustrating family life, and Veronica develops appreciation for Sierra.

Veronica reveals how her father abandoned her mother for a 22-year-old and how it has affected them. Her overbearing mother pushes her into cheerleading and popularity. One night, Jamey video calls Veronica, who appears on the camera screen while Sierra talks behind it. The video call soon ends when Jamey tells her there is lag, and as soon as they hang up, the girls gleefully laugh together as it worked. Although initially cold to each other, Veronica and Sierra end up becoming friends.

When Jamey asks Sierra (who he thinks is Veronica) out on a date, Veronica goes with him as a favor to Sierra. However, when he tries to kiss her, she tells him to close his eyes and Sierra kisses him instead.

Before a football game, Jamey kisses Veronica. She gets angry at him for it, because she feels like she is betraying Sierra. Jamey does not understand why she is angry, Sierra witnesses the kiss and gets upset. As revenge, she broadcasts to everyone that Veronica was dumped by her ex-boyfriend. During the football game, Veronica angrily tells Jamey the truth, and when a panicked Sierra attempts to defend herself and explain, he recognizes her voice. Shocked, he tells both Sierra and Veronica to stay away from him and he leaves.

Sierra writes a song called "Sunflower" and sends it to Veronica as an apology. Veronica confronts her mother, telling her she needs to be her own person. Then she shows up at Jamey's to make him listen to the song and tell him that Sierra is a great girl. He decides to forgive Sierra and take her to homecoming, bringing her a sunflower. Expressing his feelings, he says she is exactly his type. They kiss again and go to homecoming together. At the dance when Veronica and Sierra see each other, without a word, they reconcile by sharing a hug, joined by Dan.

Cast

 Shannon Purser as Sierra Burgess, a bright but unpopular teenager
 Kristine Froseth as Veronica, a popular cheerleader and, eventually, reformed mean girl
 RJ Cyler as Dan, Sierra's best friend
 Noah Centineo as Jamey, a high school quarterback and Sierra's accidental love interest
 Loretta Devine as Mrs. Thomson, Sierra's English teacher
 Giorgia Whigham as Chrissy, Veronica's friend and fellow cheerleader
 Alice Lee as Mackenzie, Veronica's friend and fellow cheerleader
 Lea Thompson as Jules Osborn-Burgess, Sierra's mother
 Alan Ruck as Stephen Burgess, Sierra's father
 Mary Pat Gleason as Counselor Stevens, Sierra's high school guidance counselor
 Chrissy Metz as Trish, Veronica's overbearing and estranged mother
 Elizabeth Tovey as Brody, Veronica's little twin sister
 Mariam Tovey as Scooter, Veronica's little twin sister
 Matt Malloy as Biology Teacher
 Will Peltz as Spence
 Geoff Stults as Coach Johnson
 Wolfgang Novogratz as Drew

Production

The film was first announced in September 2016 as a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac, to be directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking). Ben Hardy had been set to play the male lead role. In the same announcement, it was revealed Molly Smith and Thad Luckinbill's Black Label Media (Sicario, La La Land) would produce the film, with Beer executive producing. On January 18, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had acquired the rights to the film.

In December 2016, RJ Cyler was cast as the title character's best friend. On January 5, 2017, Shannon Purser was set to star as Sierra Burgess, and the following day, Kristine Froseth was cast in a supporting role. Later that same month, Will Peltz was also added. On February 1, 2017, Noah Centineo was set for the male lead, taking over from Ben Hardy. Also in February 2017, Lea Thompson and Alan Ruck were cast as the title character's parents.

In July 2017, songwriter and musician Leland announced that he had completed scoring the film, with Bram Inscore. In addition, he stated that the pair had also co-written a song with Troye Sivan and Allie X that would be featured in the film. The group co-wrote a song with the film's screenwriter, Lindsey Beer, entitled "Sunflower", an original song written in the script and performed by Shannon Purser.

Release
The film was released on September 7, 2018, on Netflix.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of  based on  reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, but her movie's okay - largely thanks to Shannon Purser's work in the title role, which is strong enough to counter an uneven narrative." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Proma Khosla from Mashable criticized the movie for romanticizing certain character choices by the female protagonist, Sierra Burgess, specifically her catfishing and sharing a non-consensual kiss with her love interest, hacking, cyber bullying and mistreating her friend, and pretending to be deaf with support from one of her friends. Hannah Giorgis from The Atlantic similarly criticized the movie, stating it "disappointingly fails to indict the protagonist's deceptive behavior".

See also
 List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing

References

External links

2010s teen comedy-drama films
2010s high school films
American films based on plays
American high school films
American teen comedy-drama films
Black Label Media films
English-language Netflix original films
Films based on Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
2018 directorial debut films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films

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Vineland Council to sue mayor over plan to rehire former police detective
On behalf of DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP | Oct 7, 2014 | Firm News
VINELAND — City Council members said Tuesday that they opted to sue Mayor Ruben Bermudez out of frustration with his plan to rehire former Police Department Detective Gamaliel "Gami" Cruz.
City Council President Anthony Fanucci said the lawsuit followed Bermudez's rejection of the panel's opposition to a process that could result in Cruz's returning to duty.
"We asked him a number of times to work it out," Fanucci said of rehiring Cruz. "We knew this would be an option."
City Council eventually filed its lawsuit, which names Bermudez and Cruz as defendants, in Superior Court on Oct. 1.
Bermudez did not respond to a request from The Press of Atlantic City for comment.
Cruz was dismissed from the Police Department in May 2012. The action followed a finding by the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office that Cruz lied to a judge about a confidential informant out of concern for the informant's safety. The Prosecutor's Office wound up dismissing 39 cases in which Cruz took out search warrants or was a principal witness.
However, Bermudez in May ordered the dropping of the administrative charges that led to Cruz's dismissal. Bermudez, who said he is a longtime friend of Cruz, said Cruz should have been disciplined, but not fired, for his actions. Bermudez said Cruz was to begin working for the Police Department on July 15 with desk job that would pay about $90,000 annually.
Cruz did not begin working for the city on July 15. City officials said the municipality's Department of Personnel had no documents, including those from the state Civil Service Commission, necessary to allow for Cruz's rehiring.
In its lawsuit filed in Superior Court earlier this month, City Council charges that Bermudez improperly dismissed the administrative charges and altered Cruz's final disciplinary notice. City Council contends any action Bermudez took in connection with Cruz should be negated because of Bermudez's longtime friendship with Cruz.
City Council wants a court order that bars Bermudez from taking further action regarding the Cruz matter. The governing body also wants Cruz's administrative charges reinstated, and a ruling that Bermudez's altering of Cruz's final disciplinary notice was unconstitutional.
Meanwhile, Cruz has his own lawsuit pending against the city.
Cruz charges in his lawsuit that, since Bermudez dismissed the administrative charges, he is essentially "suspended without charges." Cruz is demanding to be reinstated as a detective.
Both Cruz's and City Council's lawsuits are being handled in Superior Court in Gloucester County.
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — A devout student of the game, LeBron James understands that history says the Cavaliers will likely eliminate the Raptors.
The Toronto test isn't over.
"We still got some work to do," he said.
By winning Games 1 and 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on the road, James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are in position to eliminate the Raptors for the third straight postseason. The Cavs have won eight straight playoff games over top-seeded Toronto heading into Saturday night's Game 3.
The Cavs are 15-0 in the playoffs when they've opened a 2-0 lead. James, a three-time champion, has an even more impressive mark — 21-0 when winning the first two games.
James is coming off a 43-point performance in Game 2, when he demoralized the Raptors with fadeaway jumpers that were virtually indefensible. He's having perhaps his finest playoff run, averaging 34.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 9.0 assists in 41.8 minutes.
Pushed to seven games in the opening round by the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs entered their series with Toronto as underdogs. But once again, they're controlling the Raptors who know beating James four times in five games will take everything they have.
"It's 0-2 period," Toronto forward C.J. Miles said. "Don't get me wrong, I'm not me disrespecting the guy. You don't want to be down 0-2 to anybody. It's unfortunate; especially looking at the fact we had 59 wins and were one of the best home teams in the league. You don't see that coming from us on our home floor, which is why it's disappointing, especially the second game, not being able to do what we wanted to do.


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Wallabies star Quade Cooper told the media this week that he will be taking another citizenship test– a test that will hopefully allow him to finally call Australia his home.
Born in New Zealand, the 33-year-old has played 75 Tests for Australia. Cooper has been outspoken about his unhappiness about four previous failed citizenship applications. Those rejections had been because of the many difficulties faced as an international sportsman trying to meet the requirements of citizenship.
Cooper however now has a new shot at becoming a citizen – this after the Australian government recently changed its eligibility rules so as to provide for individuals who qualify under the provision of "distinguished applicants".
Cooper's test on Friday will be taken in Japan, where he is currently a member of the Hanazono Kintentsu Liners.
In a tweet on Thursday, Cooper thanked his fans and everybody else who had supported him during his journey. He said he's forever grateful to finally have a real chance of calling Australia home.
The change that put Cooper back in the running for citizenship came in September when immigration minister Alex Hawke announced that there would be more flexibility for qualifying applications such as professional athletes, artists, scientists, and top businesspeople contributing to the country's economy.
Hawke said exceptional people should not be punished because of the demands of precisely those things that make them exceptional.
Cooper qualifies to play for the Wallabies through residency. Born in Auckland, he moved to Australia with his family at the age of 13.
Shannon Frizell Assault Charges Dropped
Tuesday morning saw all criminal assault charges dropped against All Blacks and Highlanders star Shannon Frizell. The 27-year-old had three charges of assault brought against him from in incident that ….


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Don't Get Burned by Fireworks on the 4th
WEDNESDAY, July 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Backyard fireworks and sparklers are a Fourth of July staple. They can be fun, but also dangerous, health experts warn. Knowing how to set them off safely can prevent a celebration from becoming a tragedy. And the National Safety Council advises everyone to steer clear from all consumer fireworks, and only enjoy fireworks at a public display conducted by professionals. In 2014, for example, some 10,500 Americans showed up at emergency departments with injuries caused by fireworks, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The most common injuries are burns to the hands and arms from mishandling fireworks, said Dr. Cassiopeia Roychowdhury. She is a family medicine physician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. "It's important to take practical safety measures, such as following directions on the fireworks themselves and standing far enough away when you are setting them off," she said in a Penn news release. Not only big fireworks cause injuries — nearly one-third of injuries are caused by sparklers, which are often given to children, Roychowdhury said. "Be mindful of who is going to be around the fireworks," she added. Roychowdhury said to always protect your hands and face when setting off fireworks and to use them only with experienced people. Also, check your surroundings to ensure there aren't groups of people nearby who could be endangered. Weddings, parties and holiday celebrations are just some of the many occasions that can feature fireworks, and they're often used by people who are more likely to be drinking alcohol, Roychowdhury said. "Make sure anyone using fireworks is sober and has their wits about them," she advised. "You want to be smart about it." Superficial burns with no break in the skin can be treated with aloe and medicine to relieve pain, she suggested. "The burn itself is a problem, but it can very easily become infected, so it should be monitored closely," Roychowdhury said. She recommends keeping the wound clean using sterile water and paying attention to increased warmth or redness at the burn site. If you get a burn that bleeds, has drainage or breaks the skin, which could signal an infection, or if the burn is to the face, abdomen or genitals, then you should go to a hospital emergency room, Roychowdhury said. More information To learn more about firework safety, visit the National Safety Council.
Survival Odds Improving for Severe Burn Victims
FRIDAY, March 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The odds of surviving severe burns have steadily increased in recent decades, researchers report. "Remarkably, a patient up to the age of 40 who has sustained a 95 percent body burn now survives half the time, whereas in earlier times a 50 percent body burn killed that same person," Dr. David Herndon said in a news release from the American College of Surgeons. He's director of research at the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, and director of burn services at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Herndon led a team of researchers who analyzed the records of more than 10,300 adults and children who were burn patients at those two hospitals between 1989 and 2017. Over that time, the risk that burn patients would die fell about 2 percent a year, the study found. The risk was highest among people who were older, those who had burns over a large area and those who had lung damage from inhaling smoke. The researchers credit the reduction in deaths to improvements in the standard treatment for burn patients. That includes: New protocols for managing inhalation injury. Nutrition to fight infection and promote healing. Early burn excision and skin grafts immediately after the injury. Improved transfer of critically ill patients to hospitals and burn centers has also played a role, according to the researchers. "The most dramatic decreases in [deaths] most recently have been in patients over age 40," Herndon said. "For example, a woman over the age of 40, with very large burns, is a patient who can survive today if these protocols are implemented," he explained in the news release. Along with reducing the risk that a burn victim will die, researchers also need to identify treatment methods to improve survivors' quality of life, Herndon said. And, "burn specialists also need to focus on implementing the protocols that have allowed this improvement in survival to occur," he added. "We hope our findings will inspire other burn units to try to keep people alive with extensive burns because it's clear that it can be done," Herndon said. The study was published online March 9 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. More information The U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences has more on burns.


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Italy forces migrants to work unpaid for asylum
Sunday January 1st, 2017 Refugees
Thousands of migrants arriving in Italy will have to perform unpaid "socially useful" work to qualify for asylum and the expulsion of economic migrants will be speeded up under the Italian government's new plans.
"It will be up to local mayors to decide what they do, and the work will probably be voluntary," a government source said yesterday. A handful of towns in Italy already ask migrants to clean up streets and parks.
Under the scheme, which will be presented to parliament tomorrow by Marco Minniti, the interior minister, the work would become a precondition for gaining asylum.
Migrant centres have popped-up all over Italy in a bid to house just under 100,000 migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, who applied for asylum in the country between January and October last year.
The centres are suffering from serious overcrowding issues, while many train stations in upmarket Italian towns and on the country's borders have had tent villages built up around them as migrants attempt to claim asylum.
During the average seven-month wait for applications to be processed, migrants are allowed to work.
However, most opportunities are low paid, cash-in-hand agricultural work.
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/755248/Italy-migrants-forced-work-un…
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Live! Casino & Hotel recently announced the appointment of Thomas Kimbler as chief engineer, Jeff Johnson as director of IT Iifrastructure and Damion Fennoy as director of construction.
In his new position, Kimbler will oversee all casino and hotel maintenance, facilities operations and maintenance staff for one of the largest casino properties on the East Coast. In the trade for nearly 20 years he served as chief engineer for Harbor Group Management and held leadership roles with Revis Engineering managing federal government operation and maintenance contracts for the Social Security Administration, The State Department at Navy Hill, The Import Export Bank and Missile Defense. He managed new construction, turn-key projects and, 24-hour service at Maryland Mechanical Systems. He also taught the HVAC Apprenticeship program for Associated Builders and Contractors as adjunct faculty for The Community Colleges of Baltimore County.
As the new director of IT infrastructure, Johnson will be responsible for leading the IT infrastructure group that is responsible for the servers, telecommunications, networks, data facilities and global corporate applications such as corporate Email and IT security functions. He also recently took the leadership role for the IT help desk team as well. His role includes working with IT, business and technology partners to design, deliver and support reliable enterprise IT business solutions in a manner that is secure, compliant with regulations and efficient to support. Johnson brings with him more than 30 years of experience in diverse industries, leading global multi-million-dollar IT consulting projects and managing IT departments for large corporations such as Constellation Energy, Enron and Microsoft Corporation. Other companies he's worked for include UBS Warburg, World Fuel Services, Dravida Consulting and Utility Integration Solutions LLC, a GE company.
Fennoy has worked with The Cordish Companies since 2015. In his new position as director of construction, he will be responsible for overseeing the department's operations, which includes managing budget and staff, handling contracts, developing schedules and overseeing the completion of expansions and renovations. Fennoy has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, leading projects for such companies as Commercial Interiors/Construction Group, John J. Kirlin Special Projects LLC, Clark Construction Group, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Harkins Builders and The Baltimore City Department of Transportation. He has received training by the US Army Corps of Engineers in Construction Quality Management for Contractors, Maryland Department of Environment's for Erosion & Sediment Control and has undergone OSHA 30 hour safety training.
Key promotions to senior leadership team at Live! Casino & Hotel
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Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel general manager Johnny Barrientoz receives Chairman's Leadership Award
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