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When Your Customers Want Something Else
Michael Ashford November 20, 2018
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On this episode of The Check-In we're joined by DeLynn Berry, Director of Engineering, to discuss customer feature requests and how we handle them at The Receptionist. DeLynn was one of the earliest hires at The Receptionist, so he's seen a lot of feature requests come in!
Is it a bug or a feature request?
As the Director of Engineering, DeLynn works with one other engineer to address the requests that come in. These requests typically come through the customer service or sales teams and are logged so that the engineering team can address them appropriately. We discussed how sometimes the "feature" requests are actually bugs in the software. When the team is notified of bugs, they take these very seriously to eliminate them as quickly as possible, which is an important part of our radical customer service.
When something really is a feature request, those are prioritized based on how many people are asking for the feature and how that fits in with our vision and plans for The Receptionist. In addition to listening closely to our customers and getting valuable information from them at the time the feature request is made, we'll beta test features with the groups of customers that are most passionate about that feature. This has been a great way to make sure we're meeting customers' needs and working out any issues before fully releasing a new feature.
Our team of engineers is part of our bigger team
Our two engineers work closely with everyone else at The Receptionist, which is an important part of one of our core values: Collaboration. Since features requests are often coming in through other departments like Customer Service and Sales, and these are the people who are talking the most to the customers, they're an integral part of the process when it comes to feature requests from clients.
Though we won't follow through with every feature request, or some may be at the bottom of our list, we're always sure to communicate this information with our customers so that they know what to expect.
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Simon Gathercole on the 'Jesus' Wife' fragment, here.
Interesting way to divide the Psalms by Adrian Reynolds. All very Christ-the-King centred.
People Prospering under Ol' Fashioned Preaching. Drawing on the examples of Haggai and Zechariah: why preaching matters.
Bearing in mind all the usual reservations about Doug Wilson, one cannot be affected by this 10-year-old talk on the Offence of the Gospel and the need for Christians with spines.


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FRITZ KALKBRENNER presents new single 'In This Game'!
Celebrating the newly achieved gold status of his single 'Back Home', Fritz Kalkbrenner presents his brand new single 'In This Game'. During the last two years, Fritz not only played countless gigs all over Europe, he also successfully worked on his fourth studio album "Grand Départ", which will be released on October the 14th.
Staying loyal to his signature sound, which he developed with the hit singles 'Back Home' and 'Void', Fritz Kalkbrenner now presents a new highlight of his musical work with 'In This Game'. With the complex instrumentation and mature production, the new single is miles apart from the current "deephouse clichés". It shows a modern, fresh and above all high-quality type of electronic music. Again it's Fritz' trademark voice and his lyrical talent that makes the difference and lets 'In This Game' stick out remarkably.
Watch the video for 'In This Game' here.
'Grand Départ' 'will be released on October the 14th through BMG Chrysalis/8Ball Records and a PIAS distribution.

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Art Teacher (Grades 3 through 8)
North Park Elementary School
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Visual/Performing Arts
A Full-Time Benefits-Eligible Faculty Position Beginning August 2023
NPES is looking for a multi-faceted, dynamic, engaging, and culturally-responsive Art Teacher to join our co-curricular team of teachers in Art, Music, Drama, Spanish, Library/Media Center, and Physical Education. In addition to teaching approximately ten Art classes weekly across grades three through eight in the school's new art classroom (completed fall 2021)–that is a total of ten periods of formal art instruction per week–the Grades 3-8 Art Teacher engages in the additional responsibilities described below in the section entitled "Responsibilities Beyond the Art Classroom."
Responsibilities Related to Classroom Instruction in Art
*Design, plan, and implement a culturally-diverse art curriculum that empowers students to express themselves authentically and creatively; that builds skills in various genres of visual art; and that assists students in exploring and developing their own identities while developing curiosity and knowledge about the identities of others (a curriculum that offers both mirrors and windows for all).
*Prepare and implement differentiated instruction, activities, and assessments that
enable all learners to find success in Art, with honest effort and open-minds.
*Build relationships with students so they are actively and meaningfully engaged in their work, and integrate student choice (optionality) into at least three units at all grade
levels.
*Utilize the new kiln safely and meaningfully integrate it into the 3-D art curriculum.
*Create and maintain a welcoming, interesting, affirming, and safe classroom
environment for all students, one in which listening, patience, sharing, and respect are
valued and practiced.
*Differentiate instruction in visual art so all learners can learn and grow in their
appreciation of art and in their skills.
*Collaborate with co-curricular colleagues and our Director of Educational Technology to plan and facilitate periodic cross-curricular units and activities throughout the school.
*Assist the Preschool through 2nd Grade Art Teacher in teaching designated lessons
requiring two instructors because of the process, challenge level, or safety concerns (and
they do the same for you when possible).
*Collaborate with the Preschool through 2nd Grade Art Teacher to maintain a school-wide scope and sequence (skills, concepts) and culturally responsive visual arts program.
* Support the school's annual Gala by guiding students through collaborative class art
projects for the auction (an ongoing project that requires attention throughout the year,
through mid-March).
Responsibilities Beyond the Art Classroom
*Curate rotating exhibits of student art throughout the school building, and in area
galleries and other local spaces as opportunities arise.
*Maintain the school's online student galleries at Artsonia.
*Identify and implement opportunities for NPES students to experience and develop
appreciation for the visual arts and for artists, drawing upon the rich cultural and artistic
diversity of Chicago.
*Sponsor a Middle School Art Club during the students' lunch/recess period 1x weekly
from mid-0ctober through mid-May.
*Co-sponsor the school's new visual arts and literary magazine with a colleague (The FIN).
*Offer a Middle School Art elective course and serve as a Middle School advisor or
co-advisor.
*Collaborate with fine arts colleagues in planning and hosting the school's annual Faith
Nielsen Fine Arts Night.
*Other duties as assigned by the Head of School
Qualifications include
*Bachelor's Degree in Art, Art Education, Fine Arts, or a related field; Master's preferred
*Experience teaching students Art, preferably in an elementary school setting.
*Exemplary teaching skills focused with intentionality on preparation, process, purpose,
adaptability, and a growth mindset.
*An understanding of the developmental needs of elementary school students at various stages (intellectually and social-emotionally) and the ability to structure and maintain a healthy, respectful, and positive classroom community.
*Experience in and a commitment to including all learners in art instruction regardless of ability or differences in how one learns.
*A commitment to and the cultural competence necessary to contribute with intention to an affirming, inclusive, equitable, and just community for all.
*A growth mindset (seeing mistakes as opportunities for growth), an open-mind, and a
belief that learning, while it involves struggle and the need for resilience, should also be a joyful experience.
*Ability to work collaboratively with fine arts colleagues and other teachers to support and extend the objectives of the curriculum and to celebrate students' creative
self-expression.
About North Park Elementary School
North Park Elementary School is an independent school accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) located in Chicago's North Center-Ravenswood community. North Park serves 249 students in Preschool through 8th Grade, and is dedicated to raising confident, self-reliant individuals in partnership with families, instilling a sense of curiosity, a passion for learning, and a commitment to impacting the broader community in positive ways. North Park seeks to nurture curiosity, spark creativity, and sustain a vibrant, inclusive, community that supports all students, helping them become the best version of themselves. North Park believes that diversity is a critical source of strength for all. For more on the school's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, visit https://www.npeschool.org/about-us/dei/
Connections working at North Park Elementary School
https://careers.nais.org/jobs/18043157/art-teacher-grades-3-through-8


Who doesn't love spaghetti & meatballs better yet Cloudy with a chance of meatballs?! Wisely crafted by chefs who support local ingredients and want to see the community have some fun! Everything from the tomato bacon jam to the fresh red onions and melted cheese will bring all everyone something joyful to enjoy.


Another warm night staying with Stuart in his home. We were introduced to Eric, Dina and Tyler by Steve from the previous post. They introduced us to Stewart and magically we had somewhere to stay. They all came over to Stuarts and Dina brought home made soup and snacks. More importantly they came with wine....We had a evening of chatting and drinking which I enjoy as it gives me plenty of opportunity to speak. I do let others say the odd word sometimes.
Stuarts house is surrounded by animals, Horses and even a Cow. His series Land Rover is in the barn and although we didn't get to take a look at it closely its still used in the summer to go on trips with his kids. He even fits car seats in the "jump seats" in the back.


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What to Know in Washington: Trump Meets North Korea's Kim at DMZ
July 1, 2019 8:06 AM	 By Zachary Sherwood and Giuseppe Macri
For decades, U.S. presidents visiting the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula have followed roughly the same playbook: Peer through binoculars at North Korean border guards. Look stern. Warn Pyongyang that provocations won't be rewarded. Trump smashed that precedent on Sunday, meeting Kim Jong Un for the third time after a last-minute Twitter invitation that even surprised the North Korean leader. He then became the first sitting U.S. president to enter the isolated country, walking a couple dozen feet across the demarcation line in the DMZ.
Yet throughout the history-making moment, Trump had something on his mind: critics who say his overtures to Kim haven't led to any meaningful moves toward ending North Korea's nuclear program. Nearly every time Trump appeared before cameras, including at the DMZ lookout point, he complained that he hadn't received sufficient credit for defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
"There was great conflict here prior to our meeting in Singapore," Trump said of his first meeting with Kim last year. He repeatedly lashed out at Barack Obama, at one point saying that the former president had sought meetings with Kim but was rejected, a claim refuted by Obama's deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes. Margaret Talev and Jon Herskovitz have more.
Democrats Criticize 'Trump Show': Meanwhile, the Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), called the meeting Sunday between Trump and Kim another "typical Trump "show,"' according to a Twitter message. "North Korea continues to build nuclear weapons," he added. Read more from Nour Al Ali.
Democrats seeking to replace Trump said while it's good the president is talking with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un about eliminating his nuclear weapons, this weekend's drama appeared to be more of a show than a path toward getting results. "Of course as a country, we want this to work," Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told CNN. "But it's not as easy as just going and, you know, bringing a hot dish over the fence to the dictator next door.''
(Photo by Handout/Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images)
Bringing Shunned Authoritarians Back: It was a good few days to be an authoritarian leader. At the Group of 20 gathering in Japan, leaders who can find themselves shunned at such multilateral summits were the focus of Trump's attention, humor and respect across Friday and Saturday. Turkey's leader was a "tough cookie" and Saudi Arabia's crown prince a "friend" who has done a "spectacular job." Trump said he had a "tremendous discussion" with Russia's Vladimir Putin. China's President Xi Jinping was "one of the great leaders in 200 years." Read more from Nick Wadhams.
Trump Splits With G-20 on Climate: Trump again split from other Group of 20 nations over climate change, with the U.S. rebuffing the need for the Paris Agreement to reduce emissions. Negotiators had worked through the night to try and reach agreement on the communique released Saturday after the G-20 summit. The so-called 19+1 formula on climate change is similar to what was agreed at the gathering last year in Argentina. Read more from Ilya Arkhipov and Gregory Viscusi.
More headlines from the G-20 summit:
Abe Says Trump Isn't Thinking of Abandoning U.S.-Japan Alliance
Democrat Says Diplomacy Is More Than Bringing a Casserole to Kim
North Korea Media Revels in Trump's Border-Crossing With Kim
IRS Bill Signing: Trump this afternoon is scheduled to sign into law the "Taxpayer First Act." The IRS would have to modify its appeals, summons, and asset seizure procedures under the bill, which would make a variety of other changes to the agency. For more on the bill, see the BGOV bill summary.
On Lawmakers' Radars
Senate 5G Infrastructure Bill: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act on June 27. The bill essentially would nullify FCC orders that went into effect in January that set time frames for local governments to approval 5G infrastructure, with the goal of speeding up approval of small cell technologies on city-owned infrastructure. Cities are currently suing the FCC in the 9th Circuit over claims that the rules take away local authority over the permitting process for such infrastructure.
Deepfake Video Bill: A bipartisan group of senators introduced the Deepfake Report Act which directs the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual study of deepfake videos, which are realistic manipulations of events that did not actually occur. It's sponsored by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), as well as five other members. "As AI rapidly becomes an intrinsic part of our economy and society, AI-based threats, such as deepfakes have become an increasing threat to our democracy," Portman said in a statement Friday.
Biofuel Waivers Controversy: A dozen Republican senators are insisting that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue stop intervening in government decisions over granting oil refineries exemptions from biofuel-blending quotas, warning the White House that his involvement is potentially illegal. The Republicans issued their demand in a letter to Trump, following reports the USDA secretary pushed regulators to pare the exemptions and redistribute the waived quotas to other refineries, although they say federal law gives Perdue no role in the issue. Read more from Jennifer A. Dlouhy.
Senate Finance Counsel Sees No Leaks: If you want to know more about the Senate Finance Committee's probe of tax-advantaged land conservation deals, you're going to have to wait. John Schoenecker, senior investigative counsel for the committee, said there will be no staff leaks during the panel's investigation of transactions known as syndicated conservation easements. "One of the many reasons that's important is because there's a rumor going around that stakeholders in the IRS are controlling this investigation," Schoenecker said June 28 at a TEGE Exempt Organizations Council meeting. "That is unequivocally, entirely false." Read more from Kelly Zegers.
Elections & Politics
Harris Jumps 6 Points After Debate: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) doubled her standing as preferred candidate to 12% from 6% among Democratic primary voters, according to a Morning Consult poll conducted after last week's debate in Miami. That increase puts Harris into a third place tie with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Morning Consult says. Joe Biden lost 5 percentage points from the previous poll, taken June 17 to 23. He still leads the field, with 33% of primary voters saying he's their first choice. Read more from Chelsea Mes.
Harris stood by her decision to confront Biden on race as she now faces an online campaign attacking her along racial lines. "It may make people uncomfortable to speak the truth about the history of our country but we must speak the truth," Harris told reporters Sunday. Her mother was Indian, her father was Jamaican and she was in the first generation of her family to be born in the U.S. "Harris is implying she is descended from American Black Slaves," read one tweet by Ali Alexander, a black Trump supporter with a sizable online following. "She's not." Jennifer Epstein has more.
Meanwhile, Trump said neither Harris nor Biden came out ahead in the debate. "He didn't do well, certainly, and maybe the facts weren't on his side," Trump said. "I think she was given too much credit for what she did. It wasn't that outstanding." Margaret Talev and Jennifer Jacobs have more.
Biden No Longer Has the Luxury of Just Running Against Trump: The former vice president's perch at the top of polls was shaken by Harris, the first-term senator from California, who confronted him at the first Democratic debate about past statements on school desegregation. That put the front-runner on the defensive and opened door for some of his party rivals to take aim at his vulnerabilities and his record, even as he tries to keep his focus on Trump. Read more from Jennifer Epstein and Sahil Kapur.
Buttigieg Raises $24.8 Million Haul in Q2, Continuing 2020 Surge: Pete Buttigieg continued his surge as a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, raising $24.8 million in the second quarter and cementing his status as a top-tier candidate.
"Thank you to the over 400,000 of you who have invested in this campaign, and who helped us raise over $24,800,000 this quarter alone. You inspire us every step of the way, and we're just getting started," the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, tweeted Monday. Read more from Elizabeth Wasserman.
Boyda Seeking Open Senate Seat in Kansas: Former Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democrat, has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in the 2020 election. Boyda represented the Topeka-area 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2009. She unseated Republican Rep. Jim Ryun in 2006 and then lost her seat to Republican Lynn Jenkins in 2008. Sen. Pat Roberts (R) isn't seeking re-election in a state Trump won by 21 percentage points in the 2016 election. Read more from Greg Giroux.
Murphy Loses on Millionaire Tax, Widens Rift With N.J. Democrats: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has backing from liberal voters, public unions and a national Democratic party agitating for progressive values in the age of Donald Trump. Foes within his own party may have higher-octane fuel: residents' disgust with some of the highest taxes in the U.S.
Murphy signed a $38.7 billion budget on Sunday, avoiding a government shutdown that could have cost him politically. The plan increases spending to make a record $3.8 billion pension payment and boosts funding for property-tax relief, public schools and the cash-strapped New Jersey Transit agency. Still, the governor lost his fight for a millionaire's tax with the more-moderate Democrats who control New Jersey's Senate and Assembly. Read more from Elise Young and Donald Moore.
What Else to Know
Wall Start Date Dealt Setback in Court: Trump was ready to break ground this morning on his long-promised Mexico border wall. But a court ruling late Friday dealt the president another setback. A federal judge who last month blocked a pair of construction projects in Arizona and New Mexico added four more sites in Arizona and California. And the Oakland, California-based judge turned his temporary injunction into a permanent one. Trump promised to appeal the ruling immediately, and complained that district court judges can issue nationwide injunctions. Read more from Kartikay Mehtortra.
Facebook to Ban Census Interference: Facebook will ban content that misrepresents the 2020 U.S. census to suppress participation by minority communities, the latest step by the social media company to quell criticism from civil rights advocates. Facing accusations that it hasn't done enough to curb efforts aimed at discouraging minorities, Facebook said Sunday it's developing a policy to be unveiled later this year that would prohibit distortions of census requirements, methods or logistics in postings.
The policy is among several changes Facebook announced in a report on its continuing civil rights audit, which is reviewing discrimination and biases on the social media platform. The study was conducted by civil liberties advocate Laura Murphy and Relman, Dane & Colfax, a law firm handling anti-discrimination issues. A final report is due next year. Read more from Naomi Nix.
Meanwhile, Facebook will also improve its content review tools to reduce the number of posts mistakenly removed for condemning hate speech, according to an update of the company's civil rights audit. Users also will be able to turn to an independent oversight board to appeal content decisions, and Facebook will release a framework for the board in August, according to the audit report released yesterday. Read more from Alexis Kramer.
Trump Says He'll Ease on Huawei: Trump said he'll allow Huawei Technologies to buy products from U.S. suppliers, in a concession to China after talks with the country's President Xi Jinping on Saturday. "U.S. companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," Trump said at a news conference following the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan. "We're talking about equipment where there's no great national security problem with it."
The Commerce Department last month moved to blacklist Huawei, cutting it off from U.S. suppliers, though many companies have managed to skirt the restrictions. Trump met with Xi on Saturday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, and agreed to pause the trade war between their countries. Read more from Margaret Talev, Nick Wadhams and Jennifer Jacobs.
Trump Says Mass Deportations Still Planned: Trump said he would stick to a plan to step up deportations of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. despite Congress passing legislation this week to improve border security. The deportations will begin in about a week "unless we do something pretty miraculous," Trump said on Saturday. "It's really, honestly it's very unfair, but yeah we will be removing a large number of people."
The House passed legislation on Thursday providing $4.5 billion for border security and humanitarian aid for migrants apprehended after crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. But Trump wants Congress to make it harder for Latin American migrants crossing the southern border to claim asylum, a process most of them use to enter the U.S, Margaret Talev, Jennifer Jacobs and Nick Wadhams report.
Iran Breaches Limit on Enriched Uranium, State News Agency Says: Iran has surpassed a limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium and is preparing to scrap some key components of its nuclear deal next week, two state-run news agencies aligned with hardliners said on Monday in separate reports. The nation's stockpile exceeded the 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of 3.67% enriched uranium that had been set as a limit as part of its 2015 nuclear accord, Fars news agency reported, citing an unidentified person. The Islamic Republic is preparing to breach some deal limits next week because it believes remaining signatories have made insufficient progress in delivering on promised economic benefits, according to Tasnim news agency.
Fars, which did not provide any details about its source, is also close to conservative state institutions. Earlier, the official Islamic Republic News Agency, which is run by the government of President Hassan Rouhani, had warned that "unidentified foreign ministry officials" were not legitimate sources of information. Read more from Nour Al Ali and Ladane Nasseri.
'Pixie Dust' Drives Broadband Competition With Billions at Stake: With billions of dollars riding on the outcome, corporations, industry groups, and think tanks have sent emissaries to the Federal Communications Commission 127 times this year to discuss how airwaves will be sold for 5G broadband networks. The next generation of broadband—far faster than most Americans are used to—is crucial to technology like driverless cars. The FCC must decide how much wireless to allocate to it, while weighing warnings about harm to businesses that would lose access to those airwaves. Read more from Megan R. Wilson.
Labor Department Chief of Staff Leaving Amid Senior Staff Exodus: Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta will soon lose another valued member of his inner circle when Chief of Staff Molly Conway leaves the department in the coming weeks, according to sources familiar with her plans. A Labor Department spokesman confirmed Conway's impending departure. Conway has been telling people she's headed for the exit this summer, even though she was just promoted from deputy chief of staff at the start of June. She's also been serving in a dual role as acting head of the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration. Read more from Ben Penn.
To contact the reporters on this story: Brandon Lee in Washington at blee@bgov.com; Giuseppe Macri in Washington at gmacri@bgov.com
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Loren Duggan at lduggan@bgov.com; Heather Rothman at hrothman@bgov.com
Coming up at BGOV
The State of Congressional Investigations


Did you know Florida offers safaris sure to thrill any animal-loving family? Take the kids on safari at the Safari Wilderness Ranch for an adventure they will remember long after the mouse ears have been put away. Here's what to know before you go.
Located in the heart of Florida's Green Swamp Wilderness Area between Orlando and Tampa, the Safari Wilderness Ranch is set on 260 acres of watershed land. Expect to see freely roaming, grazing animals like water buffalo, zebra, wapiti and antelope. This is not a zoo or theme park. You will feel as though you have left civilization behind and are truly entering the habitat of wild animals.
The game ranch strictly limits the number of visitors to the ranch to provide an exceptional one of a kind safari experience and protect the delicate landscape. If an Asian or African safari is not in your travel plans (and even if if is!), the Safari Wilderness Ranch makes an ideal way to create lifelong memories by safari.
After boarding a covered safari vehicle, each rider receives a cup of specially made pellets to to feed the animals. Imagine a herd of water buffalo coming up to your safari vehicle with mouths open at the ready to receive the gift you have come to share. Be prepared to smell their breath, that is how close you get to these animals!
Our driver guide, J.J., provided specific instructions for feeding the animals that approached the vehicle. Throughout the safari, she shared her knowledge of each animal herd with warmth and excitement, adding a bit of humor along the way. It was clear she truly loves her job and the animals who live on the ranch.
This is not a free for all safari where you can touch and pet the animals; there are rules for the safety of both the visitors and the animals. There is no shortage of undeniably curious animals to see up close at Safari Wilderness Ranch, yet there is such a vast space for them to roam. Everyone on board the vehicle has plenty of room to get up and move to capture that perfect photo, too.
During the educational and fun safari, our safari group stopped to witness a zebra frolic. The late afternoon warm Florida breeze reminded me that nature is something we must treasure and preserve.
The next time I am in Florida, I want to go back to Safari Wilderness Ranch and try the Camel Expedition, during which visitors view herds of game animals from their perches on the backs of camels of various species. My children would love to embark on the only known camel-backed, game-viewing safari available outside of Africa.
According to Safari Wilderness Ranch's website, "Our camels are treated with kindness and respect — and they love their jobs. They line up at the gate each morning eager to go to work!" At the end of their safari treks, the camels rest and play in a large grassy pasture with trees and open sky.
Camels and jeeps not your thing? Not to worry. You can also view Safari Wilderness Ranch's herd animals via kayak or horseback. Or, you can opt for the Llama Trek, during which safari goers hike through the ranch alongside a gentle llama.
At the conclusion of our Customized Vehicle Safari, our tour group got a chance to meet and feed ring tailed lemurs. These creatures are fun to watch, in part because they are so fascinated by us humans! They lined up to take and eat one grape at a time from our hands. Should your family decide to visit Safari Wilderness Ranch, I highly recommend you add the lemur feeding experience. The delightful glee of children interacting with these small energetic primates will make your visit complete.
Set aside a good portion of your day to come to the Safari Wilderness Ranch. I promise you will find it to be one of the most pleasant places to learn about animals. Your family will want plenty of time to soak it all in.
Have you ever embarked on a safari adventure? Let us know in the comments below!
A Note from The Healthy Travel Mama: Visit Florida coordinated a media trip for the purpose of sharing family destinations. All opinions are my own, as always.
What a fun spot! I've been to Lion Country Safari but will have to check this out next time. The llama trek sounds amazing.
Lyla, if you enjoyed the Lion Country Safari you will LOVE Safari Wilderness Ranch.
OMG that place sounds AWESOME!!! My family would love to visit there.
Robin, I hope you get to take the family soon!
How fun! I would love to experience Wilderness Ranch with the kids. The lemurs look so cute!
Stacie, the lemurs are a hoot. I could have spent all day with them!
This looks like fun. We have something similar near us and the kids love it.
Meagan, I'm curious to look it up. What is it called?
Oh wow looks like a super fun time, I love that they have zebras there. Super cool!
Watching the zebras was one of the best things about this safari, Val. I hope you get to go check it out.
This sounds like a really fun place to go with the whole family. I would like to try the Zebra Expedition.
You can't go wrong with any of their expeditions, Pam. Start planning a safari now for next year!
Rosey, you gotta love a good Disney safari! I think the difference in the time spent hearing about the animals makes a big difference in the connection felt by the folks visiting.
Turtles! Safari! How fun, I'd love to go there the next time we head out that way.
Cinny, thee are so many cool animals to see and learn about. Let me know when you go!
My family would really enjoy this, especially my youngest son. It will be nice to see the animals up and roaming instead of hiding or chilling out like they do at the zoo.
You are exactly right! The animals here are so lively and quite different than what we witness at a zoo.
This is a great place to visit this summer! We love visiting zoo but I think this wilderness seems to be much fun! Adding this to my bucket list!
Glad to hear it, Toni! This should be on every serious traveler's bucket list.
What a fun place to visit with the kids this summer! Definitely checking this place out next time we're in that part of the country!
Oh great, Jocelyn, I can't wait to hear how you like it!
In my personal opinion the safari is one of th ebest place to go in the summer, it' s cool, funny and interesting.
The animals are a ton of fun and what you walk away with is a great feeling about our connection to them.
Those animals all look beautiful. A Safari experience is always fantastic and having it as an option in Florida is wonderful since the weather there is usually cooperative with these warm-blooded species.
You are so right, the weather in Florida really is a great match. I loved seeing them up close to see their beauty in a whole new light.
Aww, I love animals and would have a blast petting and looking at some like these in real life. I would love to visit a safari with my family.
This was my first safari experience and clearly it made an impact…. I hope you get to take your family on safari soon Amy!
Awe this looks so fun. My girls love visiting places just like this.
Kristin, I bet they would! Let me know if you make it out there to Safari Wilderness Ranch.
The lemur with the baby lemur!! Such a cutie! I love animals and I just want to squeeze them all – softy of course 🙂 How fun.
I know! I was head over heels with seeing the baby lemurs on the backs of their mamas. They are especially eager to grab the grapes haha!
This looks like so much fun! I am not sure who would enjoy this more…me or my kids!
I bet it would be a toss up Kelly. This one is perfectly designed to please all ages.
My animal-loving family would have a blast here. Riding a camel would certainly be a memory we wouldn't forget.
There's simply not a lot of places you can make this bucket list item happen, Crystal. Your family would have a whole new appreciation of animals in the wild.
I remember the last time we have a trip on the zoo, my son loved the animals there. This is a great experienced!
I agree, Nikki, animal encounters are great experiences for the kids!
I love visiting places like the zoo and even petting zoos. This safari adventure looks like it would be so much fun!
This safari adventure really is so much fun, Chrysa! Thank you for stopping by.


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£18.5m boost for National Railway Museum's expansion plans
By Mike Laycock Chief reporter
PLANS for a massive expansion of York's National Railway Museum - including a new Central Hall across Leeman Road - have been given an £18.5 million boost by the Government.
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan said the money will "kickstart the radical transformation" of a museum at the cultural heart of the York Central redevelopment scheme.
"The exciting new gallery and exhibition spaces will ensure the museum continues to be a huge draw for visitors and a wonderful celebration of our country's proud railway heritage," she said.
Museum director Judith McNicol said the funding was "wonderful news" for the museum and city and an extremely significant milestone in realising its £55 million 'Vision 2025' campaign to turn the museum into a truly world-class attraction.
"It is the springboard for unlocking our role as the cultural heartbeat of York Central - one of the most ambitious regeneration projects in Europe.
"This gives us great momentum and with other funding secured to date, takes us over half way to realising the £55 million needed to deliver the entire scheme."
She said the 2025 masterplan comprised eight projects including the new Central Hall, extensive landscaping of South Yard, a new collection building at Locomotion in Shildon, redisplaying the museum's famous Great Hall and creating an engineering-themed Wonderlab Gallery.
"As well as reception spaces, our Central Hall will include a spectacular new exhibition gallery which will house new acquisitions and innovative rail technology," she said.
"This will focus on the current and future rail industry and will complement our existing learning activities such as our Future Engineers programme, to ensure that the engineers of tomorrow, are inspired and developed here in York."
She revealed that the museum had recently launched a competition to find a design team to work on the new building and it looked forward to welcoming York people to have their say on the proposed designs early next year.
"The design and build process will take place over the next few years and will be complete and open to the public in 2025 - to coincide with the museum's 50th anniversary."
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry said the money, part of a "once-in-a-generation" £250 million package of funding for the cultural and creative sector, would ensure that the North of England remained a global powerhouse of culture.
"The world-class museums, exhibitions and cultural icons of the Northern Powerhouse don't just make a major economic contribution to our region, they help to define the North's shared identity and unique place in history," he said.
The new Central Hall, which would be built across Leeman Road to link the two existing sides of the museum, cannot go ahead without a diversionary route for the road through the York Central site.
Essential Government funding of £77.1 million which would allow York Central to go ahead has not yet been announced.
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Jennifer Taylor wins fellowship for summer residency at MacDowell Colony
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Social Documentation Professor Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has received a fellowship for a summer residency at one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations, the MacDowell Colony. Professor Taylor is one of 85 artists that have been awarded the fellowship for 2018. Professor Taylor plans on using the fellowship towards her current feature documentary film in progress, The Gut.
Congratulations, Professor Taylor!
Film professor Jennifer Taylor wins fellowship for summer residency at MacDowell Colony (UCSC News)
85 Artists Awarded MacDowell Fellowships for Summer Residencies (Portable MacDowell)


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Co·chin
[alsoc-] any of an Asian breed of large domestic fowl with black, buff, white, or gray plumage and thickly feathered legs
also called Cochin China
Origin of Cochin
after Cochin China, place of origin, originally
Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
"Cochin." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/cochin.
Cochin. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/cochin
A former kingdom of southern India on the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea. Rising to regional prominence after the 12th century, the kingdom fell under European domination beginning in the 16th century.
See Kochi.
Ultimately from Portuguese Cochim from Malayalam Kocci Kochi
A large domestic chicken of a breed developed in Asia, having thickly feathered legs. Also called Cochin China . Also called Shanghai .
After Cochin China 1
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Proper noun
Alternative form of Kochi. (city in India)
The Asiatic elephant inhabits the forest-lands of India, Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Cochin China, Ceylon and Sumatra.
Cochin-China is bounded W.
Cochin-China consists chiefly of an immense plain, flat and monotonous, traversed by the Mekong and extending from Ha-Tien in the west to Baria in the east, and from Bien-Hoa in the north-east to the southern point of the peninsula of Ca-Mau in the south-west.
In height; low hills are found in the north-western province of Chau-Doc. Cochin-China is remarkable for the abundance of its waterways.
The waterways of Cochin-China communicate by means of natural or artificial channels (arroyos), facilitating transport and aiding in the uniform distribution of the inundation to which the country owes its fertility.
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Winners of the 2019 Outstanding Citizens Awards revealed
The unsung heroes of the West Midlands have had their moment in the spotlight at the Police and Crime Commissioner's Outstanding Citizens Awards.
Last night community heroes from across the region were honoured at the awards ceremony, which is now in its 7th year.
There were four main awards up for grabs: Outstanding Citizen, Outstanding Young Citizen, Outstanding Community Project and Outstanding Young Community Project.
Nominations are taken from the community and provide an opportunity to celebrate the untold stories of those who volunteer, campaign or take part in acts of extraordinary bravery.
The winner of the Outstanding Citizens Award was Tracey Evans, a National Express bus driver who helped with the arrest of three men who had robbed and assaulted a victim on her bus.
16 year-old Nasim Ahmed received the award for Outstanding Young Citizen, for saving a stab victim's life by administering first aid.
Outstanding Community Project was awarded to the Black Country Wellbeing Centre, a Dudley project which transformed neglected building into vibrant community centre.
And the recipient of the Outstanding Young Community Project were St Michael's Student Voice, a group of over 100 students who raise awareness of issues affecting young people.
The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson said: "These awards are a great opportunity to promote exceptional acts of active citizenship in the West Midlands and celebrate the unsung heroes in our local communities.
"I want to thank those truly outstanding people who, through dedicated work or inspirational acts, have made our region a better place. All too often we hear about the bad in society, tonight is an evening that we celebrate the good.
"The stories of bravery, courage, selflessness and compassion are right to be recognised. I hope these exceptional stories will act as an inspiration for others over the next year.
"Once again, I am proud to host these awards and say thank you to those people who make the West Midlands a brighter place".
Outstanding Citizen
Tracey Evans: A National Express bus driver who helped with the arrest of 3 men who had robbed and assaulted a victim on her bus.
Outstanding Young Citizen
Nasim Ahmed: A 16 year old Army Cadet who saved a stab victim's life by administering first aid.
Outstanding Community Project
Black Country Wellbeing Centre: A Dudley project who transformed neglected building into vibrant community centre.
Outstanding Young Community Project
St Michael's Student Voice: A group of over 100 students who raise awareness of issues affecting young people, specifically youth violence and mental health.
Dr Cath Hannon: Recognised for shaping services for victims of crime across the West Midlands
Ryan: A volunteer who filmed hundreds of motorists driving dangerously before handing the footage to Police. He submitted 425 pieces of video footage in the last 18 months.
Tamiia Laville: A 9 year-old school girl who recovered widower's stolen jewellery and handed it to Police.
The Freedom Project: A project who provide a safe and supportive environment to women and children who have experienced domestic violence.
Dudley Youth Council: A group of 11-19 year olds who represent the views of young people in Dudley. The group were nominated after raising money for the homeless.
Independent Custody Visitors
Independent Custody Visitors were recognised at the Outstanding Citizens Awards last night, for their years of volunteering.
The custody visitors were awarded for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service.
The scheme is designed to make sure people who are detained by the police are held in accordance with the law. The scheme offers protection to detainees and reassurance to the wider community.
Volunteers give up their time to visit custody suites and check the correct procedures are being followed.
5 years dedicated service:
Dawn Dance
Jane Edgington
Julie Golden
Charanpreet Malhotra
Christopher Warne
10 years dedicated service:
Farooq Hussain
Janice Mathias
Delroy Wilkins
Julie Palmer
Harjinder Singh
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Our mission is to ensure that fresh, organic, and local produce be more accessible to low-income members of the Mount Desert Island community.
Share the Harvest acts as a liaison between low-income residents, summer workers, and local food, ensuring access to the space, knowledge, and resources that it takes to sustain an equitable food system.
Working closely with island food pantries and other organizations dedicated to eradicating food insecurity, this program distributes farmstand vouchers, subsidized farm shares, and Harvest Deliveries to community members in need.
This program works to fill critical gaps in food access on MDI and to generate conversations and actions to address the root causes of food insecurity.
and are to be used during regular hours throughout the season - which begins in June and ends in October.
Bar Harbor Farmers' Market: Receive a voucher to purchase products at the Eden Farmers Market in the YMCA parking lot Bar Harbor on Sundays. This voucher can be redeemed at anytime from June-October, and can be used to purchase food products and produce from any market vendor.
Harvest Delivery: This is an option for individuals or families who are unable to make the trip to the farmstand due to a lack of transportation or disability. These are valued at the price of a voucher and will be delivered in two sets, one in the summer and one in the fall.
Share the Harvest hosts an annual fundraising dinner to keep the program sustainably funded, while also hosting smaller fundraisers throughout the year in the forms of farmstand donations, grants, community events, and Share the Harvest merchandise.
Brenda, an artist, has been painting for 47 years. She has recently began to go blind in her left eye.
Sylvester was born in Southwest Harbor, and has always lived in Maine. He is a retired from the military, now spending his time in a small apartment in Bass Harbor. He smiles when we make the delivery, and lets us sit in his living room to listen to his stories. His cat Oreo keeps us company; he's had her since she was a kitten. We talk about the winter, and his time in the military, and the hand-pinned family photographs on the wall.
In 2013, Maine's Food Supplement Program had the highest participation in the nation, with 1 in 6 households receiving aid.
Approximately half of Hancock County residents do not earn a living wage and Hancock is just below the state average of food insecurity (15.8%) at 15.6%, making it the second highest food insecure county in Maine.
Although the numbers of food insecure households have been declining over the past few years, the state still ranks #1 in food insecurity in New England. Food insecurity exists not because there is a lack of food, but rather because there is a lack of access to food. While federal assistance programs help many MDI residents address food insecurity, they often do not satisfy the need for healthy, fresh, and nutritious foods.
Local food pantries and initiatives such as the Bar Harbor Food Pantry and the Common Good Soup Kitchen in Southwest Harbor offer healthy non-perishable items, but are not always able to consistently meet the need for farm fresh vegetables.
Share the Harvest is the only farm-based food access program on Mount Desert Island and works in conjunction with existing programs to complement their efforts and meet specific needs that are not being served.
Initial fundraising for the program began in the summer of 2007, and in 2008 a $1000 start-up grant from Healthy Acadia and donations from Beech Hill Farm's farm stand customers facilitated the program's launch. In the summer of 2008, $50 farm stand vouchers were distributed to 20 families on the island.
The pilot project was so popular that a lottery was necessary to allocate these limited vouchers. Unfortunately, customer donations were insufficient to fund the program's continuation in 2009. In the winter of 2009, students working in the Launching a New Venture course at College of the Atlantic examined the Share the Harvest business model and came up with a comprehensive plan for its financial sustainability.
In the spring of 2010, two students from that group brought the program into the sustainable business incubator (The Hatchery) and continued to work with on the program, implementing many of the suggestions from the term before and writing an operations manual for the program.
The program has now eliminated the lottery system due to an increase in funds. The program is able to provide support to more than 70 families and individuals on the island.


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Nevada ICPs Designated as Heroes by APIC
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Theresa Lampkins, RN, CIC and Linda Feola, RN, BSN, MS, CIC, infection prevention and control practitioners (ICPs) at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in Henderson, Nev., are among the 2006 Heroes of Infection Prevention named by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and Tyco Healthcare/Kendall.
The Heroes program recognizes APIC members who are contributing significantly to the reduction of infection and who are impacting the health, safety, and well-being of patients, healthcare workers and the public.
A little over a year ago, Lampkins and Feola introduced Target Zero, as part of a Catholic Healthcare West campaign to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care units (ICUs) at both campuses of St. Rose Dominican.
The ICU staff has been very vigilant in following the protocols and we continue to be VAP-free facilities, said Lampkins. We will keep our fingers crossed and keep up the good care in our effort to remain VAP Busters.
Im at the Rose de Lima campusthe smaller of the two with 10 ICU beds and 10 critical care overflow bedswhere I do most of the surveillance myself, Feola added. Feola is hesitant to speculate beyond the initial thirteen months of the Target Zero campaign for fear of jinxing it.
Lampkins has been a registered nurse since 1973 and manager of infection control programs since 1999. Feola openly admits to loving every minute of being an ICP. She has been a registered nurse for 24 years, most of that time dealing with some aspect of infection control.
Both agree the profession is well-positioned to address emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
When bioterrorism came along, ICPs gained a lot of experience in formulating plans to contain purposefully spread diseases, Lampkins said. When patient safety issues became the hot topic and hand-hygiene was identified as a patient safety goal, ICPs across the country rejoiced.
Recognition of the value of the profession is growing according to Feola: The fact that we have a national exam, which allows us to become certified, elevates the profession giving it more credibility than it had 20 years ago.
What about public perception?
I dont think the majority of the public understands what we do, Feola said. But, with increased concern about infections, the role of the ICP is becoming more visible.
We are responsible for putting in place infection prevention and control programs in our facilities, Lampkins added. It is important that the public knows there are professionals in this role.
Both Feola and Lampkins are also recipients of the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year in Infection Control in Nevada. Feola received the award in 2005; Lampkins received it in 2004.
We congratulate Theresa and Linda and all the infection prevention and control professionals featured in this, our inaugural calendar of heroes and applaud their dedication to infection prevention best practices, said APIC executive director Kathy L. Warye. This program will become an annual endeavor to bring attention to the important role of infection prevention in saving lives and reducing the cost of care.
The selection of "Heroes" is based on a number of criteria, including the sustainability of a program, the process or activity; and quantitative proof of success of the program.
Award recipients are featured in a 2006 calendar, which includes a photo of the winner and a brief description of his/her program. Each winner also receives a free registration to APICs 33rd Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting, which will be held June 11-15, 2006 in Tampa, Fla.
For more information on the "Heroes" program, go to:
http://www.apic.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Press/NewsReleases/heroes_calendar_12_20_05.pdf
Source: APIC


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In her bid to become the next Will County Clerk, Lauren Staley-Ferry has received endorsements from three of Will County Government's most highly respected records keepers.
Staley-Ferry welcomed enthusiastic endorsements from current Circuit Clerk Andrea Lynn Chasteen, three-term Will County Recorder of Deeds Karen Stukel, and retired Will County Circuit Clerk Pam McGuire.
These three public officials bring tremendous experience to bear in their endorsements. Chasteen implemented many technological advances including electronic court filings, and she updated Web site access to the Circuit Clerk's office. Stukel also initiated electronic filings in her office, allowing constituents to record important documents in minutes instead of days. And McGuire skillfully managed highly sensitive court records for Will County's 12th Judicial Circuit for two decades.
All three praised Staley-Ferry, who currently serves as a Will County Board Member, for her leadership, professionalism, strong work ethic, community involvement, and integrity.
McGuire lauded Staley-Ferry's background in the private and public sectors.
Staley-Ferry said she is humbled by the endorsements from these highly regarded public officials.


Renata McConnell's art is inspired by nature, energy and dreams. It was a series of vivid dreams and visions of painted canvases that actually started her art career. As an abstract impressionist and energy painter, she is driven to create not only what she sees, but also what she feels. Her incredible passion to be true to the vibration that she feels is expressed in her art. Her works are often noted for their unique style and technique. Renata has developed an innovative style that blends energy vibration with intention to create one-of-a-kind, personalized art.
Additionally, Renata is a Feng Shui practioner. Original art is the quickest way to activate your Feng Shui. Combining her sensitivity to energy, her knowledge of Feng Shui principles, and her love of art and people, her work can help transform your life.


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Meet the Candidate: Todd Prichard HD 52
Todd works as the lead drug prosecutor in the Floyd County Attorney's office, and owns his own general practice law firm, Prichard Law Office, P.C. on Main Street in Charles City.
Rep. Prichard serves on the House Agriculture Committee, State Government, Ways and Means, and Administration and Rules as well as the Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee.
Prichard, an Infantry Officer in the Iowa National Guard, started his military service in the Army in 1996 and has deployed overseas four times, including a tour in Iraq. Prichard attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate degree and law school.
Prichard and his wife, Ann, have three children and live in Charles City, Iowa. His family attends St. John Lutheran Church in Charles City. He serves on the The Learning Center Board of Directors, and is also a member of the Charles City Lions Club.
House District 52 includes Alta, Vista, Charles City, Floyd, Fredericksburg, Lawler, Marble Rock, Nashua, New Hampton, Nora Springs, Roseville, Rudd
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Exaggerated reaction
Influenza A, H1N1 virus, the cause of swine flu, induces inflammation that destroys lung cells
Ricardo Zorzetto
EpidemiologyImmunologyMedicinePublic health
Before the vaccine: biologist assesses the quality of eggs used to generate copies of the virus
In mid-spring, the 2009 flu season came to an end in Brazil. This year, the chief villain was the influenza A, H1N1 virus, the cause of swine flu and of this century's first pandemic. In the second week of October, the Health Ministry recorded only 78 severe cases of swine flu in Brazil, a dramatic drop (97%) in relation to the mid-August peak. In six months, the H1N1 virus caused at least 19 thousand Brazilians to get a high temperature, along with severe muscular pain and a painful shortness of breath, and killed 1,368 – almost one third of the 4,735 deaths by flu recorded worldwide during this period, when 399 thousand cases were confirmed. As Brazil and other countries started to prepare for the second wave of swine flu that is already spreading in the Northern Hemisphere, as winter approaches, researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) concluded the first analyses of H1N1 damage to the body. The São Paulo group found that, in the most severe cases, the body produces such a strong immunological reaction that it kills the virus, while also damaging the lungs so heavily that they stop working.
The most obvious sign of such damage is labored breathing (dyspnea), very frequent among those who developed the most serious and sometimes lethal form of swine flu. "All doctors should be alerted to this symptom, which indicates that the infection may be severe", states pathologist Thais Mauad, from USP, the main author of the study published online on October 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the first to describe systematically the fatal lesions induced by H1N1.
Thais and another 14 researchers from the USP Medical School, who worked under the coordination of pathologists Paulo Hilário Saldiva and Marisa Dolhnikoff, came to this conclusion upon examining samples of different organs of 21 swine flu victims who died in São Paulo. "These cases are representative of the Southeast and South, which accounted for the majority of cases in the country", states epidemiologist Denise Schout, from the USP team.
Heavy damage
In almost all cases – 20 out of the 21, to be precise – the lungs suffered mass destruction of their alveoli, microscopic cavities within which gas exchanges occur. Though with lower incidence (29% of the people), there was also severe inflammation and cell death in the bronchioles, the ramifications of the tubes that carry the air from the trachea to the lungs. Additionally, in 24% of these cases, bleeding (hemorrhage) due to the bursting of the blood vessels that irrigate the alveoli was also identified. "This kind of damage is similar to what was observed in other flu pandemics, such as those in 1918, 1957 and 1968, though in the previous ones and in the first one in particular the death rate was far higher", comments Thais. Another finding that struck the researchers was that 38% of these patients also had infections by Streptococcus pneumoniae, bacteria that cause respiratory system problems. "In cases such as these, it is important to add antibiotics to the antiviral drug treatment", says Thais. "This information helps us to understand how the infection sets in and advances and, in the future, it can provide guidance for treatment", comments Denise.
Natural killers
The concentration of the damage in the lungs does not mean that H1N1 only affects these organs. In almost all cases, the virus invades the cells that internally line the upper respiratory tracts (nose and throat), just causing typical flu symptoms: coughing, pain and a runny nose. Only in a very small number of people does the H1N1 escape the layer of mucus that helps to protect the upper respiratory system and reaches the lungs, which are normally sterile, complicating matters – in 7% of such cases, according to data from the USP team, the lung infection becomes so severe that it leads to death.
Microscopic and biochemical analysis of the lungs, however, indicated that the damage to these organs is not caused by the virus directly. Once infected by H1N1, which takes over control of the genetic apparatus, the alveoli cells start to make a chemical signaler, interferon-gamma, which inhibits the multiplication of the virus and activates the defense cells known as natural killers (NK). The NK, in turn, pour toxic compounds into the infected cells inducing the cells' programmed death, i.e., apoptosis. At a suitable level, this sequence of actions in the defense system eliminates the infectious agents and helps to reestablish the organ's health. However, when the level is exaggerated, it damages the organ – irreversibly, in some cases.
In the lungs of the fatal victims of swine flu, Thais and Ludhmila Hajjar found interferon-gamma levels and NK cells in numbers far greater than exist in healthy individuals' lungs. It is not yet known what triggered the exaggerated response. "Some factor that we haven't identified yet must have created this imbalance", says Thais. Out of the 21 people analyzed by the USP team, 16 had already suffered from other serious diseases, such as cardiovascular conditions or cancer, before they caught swine flu. In Thais's opinion, it is likely that their immunity had already been jeopardized, to the point of allowing the infection's severity to rise sharply. Until answers to these questions are found, experts worldwide believe that the best protection against the virus is to take the vaccine, which some countries have already started distributing.
Mauad, T. et al. Lung pathology in fatal novel human influenza A (H1N1) infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In press.
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Before the vaccine: biologist assesses the quality of eggs used to generate copies of the virus In mid-spring, the 2009 flu season came to an end in Brazil. This year, the chief villain was the influenza A, H1N1 virus, the cause of swine flu and of this century's first pandemic. In the second week of October, the Health Ministry recorded only 78 severe cases of swine flu in Brazil, a dramatic drop (97%) in relation to the mid-August peak. In six months, the H1N1 virus caused at least 19 thousand Brazilians to get a high temperature, along with severe muscular pain and a painful shortness of breath, and killed 1,368 – almost one third of the 4,735 deaths by flu recorded worldwide during this period, when 399 thousand cases were confirmed. As Brazil and other countries started to prepare for the second wave of swine flu that is already spreading in the Northern Hemisphere, as winter approaches, researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) concluded the first analyses of H1N1 damage to the body. The São Paulo group found that, in the most severe cases, the body produces such a strong immunological reaction that it kills the virus, while also damaging the lungs so heavily that they stop working. The most obvious sign of such damage is labored breathing (dyspnea), very frequent among those who developed the most serious and sometimes lethal form of swine flu. "All doctors should be alerted to this symptom, which indicates that the infection may be severe", states pathologist Thais Mauad, from USP, the main author of the study published online on October 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the first to describe systematically the fatal lesions induced by H1N1. Thais and another 14 researchers from the USP Medical School, who worked under the coordination of pathologists Paulo Hilário Saldiva and Marisa Dolhnikoff, came to this conclusion upon examining samples of different organs of 21 swine flu victims who died in São Paulo. "These cases are representative of the Southeast and South, which accounted for the majority of cases in the country", states epidemiologist Denise Schout, from the USP team. Heavy damage In almost all cases – 20 out of the 21, to be precise – the lungs suffered mass destruction of their alveoli, microscopic cavities within which gas exchanges occur. Though with lower incidence (29% of the people), there was also severe inflammation and cell death in the bronchioles, the ramifications of the tubes that carry the air from the trachea to the lungs. Additionally, in 24% of these cases, bleeding (hemorrhage) due to the bursting of the blood vessels that irrigate the alveoli was also identified. "This kind of damage is similar to what was observed in other flu pandemics, such as those in 1918, 1957 and 1968, though in the previous ones and in the first one in particular the death rate was far higher", comments Thais. Another finding that struck the researchers was that 38% of these patients also had infections by Streptococcus pneumoniae, bacteria that cause respiratory system problems. "In cases such as these, it is important to add antibiotics to the antiviral drug treatment", says Thais. "This information helps us to understand how the infection sets in and advances and, in the future, it can provide guidance for treatment", comments Denise. Natural killers The concentration of the damage in the lungs does not mean that H1N1 only affects these organs. In almost all cases, the virus invades the cells that internally line the upper respiratory tracts (nose and throat), just causing typical flu symptoms: coughing, pain and a runny nose. Only in a very small number of people does the H1N1 escape the layer of mucus that helps to protect the upper respiratory system and reaches the lungs, which are normally sterile, complicating matters – in 7% of such cases, according to data from the USP team, the lung infection becomes so severe that it leads to death. Microscopic and biochemical analysis of the lungs, however, indicated that the damage to these organs is not caused by the virus directly. Once infected by H1N1, which takes over control of the genetic apparatus, the alveoli cells start to make a chemical signaler, interferon-gamma, which inhibits the multiplication of the virus and activates the defense cells known as natural killers (NK). The NK, in turn, pour toxic compounds into the infected cells inducing the cells' programmed death, i.e., apoptosis. At a suitable level, this sequence of actions in the defense system eliminates the infectious agents and helps to reestablish the organ's health. However, when the level is exaggerated, it damages the organ – irreversibly, in some cases. In the lungs of the fatal victims of swine flu, Thais and Ludhmila Hajjar found interferon-gamma levels and NK cells in numbers far greater than exist in healthy individuals' lungs. It is not yet known what triggered the exaggerated response. "Some factor that we haven't identified yet must have created this imbalance", says Thais. Out of the 21 people analyzed by the USP team, 16 had already suffered from other serious diseases, such as cardiovascular conditions or cancer, before they caught swine flu. In Thais's opinion, it is likely that their immunity had already been jeopardized, to the point of allowing the infection's severity to rise sharply. Until answers to these questions are found, experts worldwide believe that the best protection against the virus is to take the vaccine, which some countries have already started distributing. Scientific article Mauad, T. et al. Lung pathology in fatal novel human influenza A (H1N1) infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In press.


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Must be a rock 'n roll based band, radio station, deejay, record store, recording studio, recording label, music store, manager, media representative, writer, single artist, ballroom, club, or club owner/manager who has made a significant impact on the Iowa rock 'n roll music scene.
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Nominations are accepted at any time, but must be in by midnight on Sept. 15th every year to be considered for the following year. Nominations submitted without biography will not be considered. If the biography does not fit in this contact form, feel free to email the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association office at info@iowarocknroll.com.


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Welcome, or welcome back, to my newsletter. The picture above, taken with the sun setting behind me, makes me think of saying goodbye to the long sunny summer days, while eagerly looking forward to the new learning ahead. This time of year always feels like "back to school" to me. Today's issue has a vision article and one about emotions which applies to vision as well as to many other areas of Life. Enjoy!
Vision: Why should I practice with an eye chart?
People starting vision improvement can quickly get overwhelmed with the many different eye exercises they hear about, or the various programs or devices available promising to sharpen eyesight. After avoiding the eye chart myself for years, I finally saw its value. It does not have to be a test (which I used to fail regularly in the eye doctor's office) -- it can be a simple valuable tool for improving your vision. You can find eye charts on-line and print one to use for yourself for free. Here is one example (scroll down past the first page of a legal notice and some technical notes).
For more on my personal experience with the eye chart, click here.
My EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) teacher Carol Look often talks about helping to move people out of a stuck state. She'll ask "What's the benefit to staying where you are?". If nothing comes to mind, she'll then ask "What might be the drawback to moving forward?". One of these usually sheds some light.
Perhaps someone has had a back injury for years which won't heal. Although the person says he wants to get better, if he did, he'd lose his workman's compensation payment and have to go back to his job! Yes, quite a powerful reward for not healing. Secondary gain is just this, a hidden payoff to what seems to be a negative situation. Carol Look teaches if you're stuck, there's always secondary gain.
Life is full of sacrifices and trade-offs, and I doubt if anyone ever has 100% of what he or she wants in all areas, career and health and relationships and family. However if you seem to be in a holding pattern, saying you want to move ahead but going nowhere, could there be a reason for this you haven't been willing to face? The more honest we are with ourselves, the better the choices we can make, and the happier our lives will be.
Let me know what you've wondered about concerning vision or dreams or EFT. I'd be glad to write a short article for you. I hope you've enjoyed your Summer if you're in the Northern Hemisphere, or your Winter otherwise. Have a wonderful finale to your August, and I'll be in touch again soon.


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#ifndef INCLUDE_AL_CONVERSION_HPP
#define INCLUDE_AL_CONVERSION_HPP

#include <cctype>		// tolower, toupper
#include <climits>		// ULONG_MAX
#include <cstring>		// strlen
#include <string>
#include <sstream>		// string conversion
#include "allocore/system/al_Config.h"

namespace al{

#ifndef UINT32_C
#define UINT32_C(v) v ## UL
#endif

#ifndef UINT64_C
#define UINT64_C(v) v ## ULL
#endif

#define CONST_(N, vf, vd)\
	template <class T> struct N;\
	template<> struct N< float>{ operator uint32_t() const { return UINT32_C(vf); } };\
	template<> struct N<double>{ operator uint64_t() const { return UINT64_C(vd); } };

	CONST_(MaskExpo, 0x7F800000, 0x7FF0000000000000) // IEEE-754 floating-point exponent bit mask
	CONST_(MaskFrac, 0x007FFFFF, 0x000FFFFFFFFFFFFF) // IEEE-754 floating-point fraction bit mask
	CONST_(MaskSign, 0x80000000, 0x8000000000000000) // IEEE-754 floating-point sign bit mask
	CONST_(Expo1   , 0x3F800000, 0x3FF0000000000000) // IEEE-754 floating-point [1-2) exponent interval
#undef CONST_

/// Union for twiddling bits of floats
template<class T> struct Twiddle;

template<> struct Twiddle<float>{
	Twiddle(const float& v): f(v){}
	Twiddle(const uint32_t& v): u(v){}
	Twiddle(const int32_t& v): i(v){}
	union{ int32_t i; uint32_t u; float f; };
};

template<> struct Twiddle<double>{
	Twiddle(const double& v): f(v){}
	Twiddle(const uint64_t& v): u(v){}
	Twiddle(const int64_t& v): i(v){}
	union{ int64_t i; uint64_t u; double f; };
};

/// Convert decimal integer to ascii base-36 character
char base10To36(int dec10);

/// Convert ascii base-36 character to decimal integer
int base36To10(char ascii36);

/// Convert a string of 1s and 0s to an integer.

/// @param[in] strBin	binary string where the first character is the most-significant digit
///
uint32_t bitsToUInt(const char * strBin);

/// Returns zero if argument is subnormal, otherwise returns argument
float blockSubnormal(float v);

/// Returns zero if argument is subnormal, otherwise returns argument
double blockSubnormal(double v);

/// Returns temporary copy-constructed object

/// This function can be more convenient than calling a copy constructor since
/// one does not need to explicitly write the type of the object.
template <class T>
T clone(const T& obj){ return T(obj); }

/// Returns 1 if little endian, 0 if big endian
int endian();

/// Returns biased decimal value of 32-bit float exponent field.

/// The true exponent is the return value minus 127.
/// For example, values in [0.5, 1) return 126 (01111110), so the true
///	exponent is 126 - 127 = -1.
uint32_t floatExponent(float v);

/// Returns mantissa field as float between [0, 1).
float floatMantissa(float v);

/// Converts linear integer phase to fraction

///	2^bits is the effective size of the lookup table. \n
///	Note: the fraction only has 24-bits of precision.
float fraction(uint32_t bits, uint32_t phase);

/// Convert 16-bit signed integer to floating point in [-1, 1)
float intToUnit(int16_t v);

/// Type-pun 32-bit unsigned int to 32-bit float

/// This function uses a union to avoid problems with direct pointer casting
/// when the fstrict-aliasing compiler flag is on.
inline float punUF(uint32_t v){ Twiddle<float> u(v); return u.f; }

/// Type-pun 32-bit float to 32-bit unsigned int

/// This function uses a union to avoid problems with direct pointer casting
/// when the fstrict-aliasing compiler flag is on.
inline uint32_t punFU( float v){ Twiddle< float> u(v); return u.u; }

/// Type-pun 32-bit float to 32-bit signed int
inline  int32_t punFI( float v){ Twiddle< float> u(v); return u.i; }

/// Type-pun 64-bit float to 64-bit unsigned int
inline uint64_t punFU(  double v){ Twiddle<double> u(v); return u.u; }

/// Type-pun 64-bit float to 64-bit signed int
inline  int64_t punFI(  double v){ Twiddle<double> u(v); return u.i; }

/// Type-pun 64-bit unsigned int to 64-bit float
inline   double punUF(uint64_t v){ Twiddle<double> u(v); return u.f; }

/// Type-pun 64-bit signed int to 64-bit float
inline   double punIF( int64_t v){ Twiddle<double> u(v); return u.f; }

/// Swap the bytes of a word in-place
template <typename T>
void swapBytes(T& word);

/// Swap the bytes of the words in an array in-place
template <typename T>
void swapBytes(T * data, unsigned count);

/// Returns string with all characters converted to lowercase
inline std::string toLower(const std::string& s){
	auto r = s;
	for(auto& c : r) c = ::tolower(c);
	return r;
}

/// Returns string with all characters converted to uppercase
inline std::string toUpper(const std::string& s){
	auto r = s;
	for(auto& c : r) c = ::toupper(c);
	return r;
}

/// Convert argument to a string using snprintf
template <class T> std::string toString(const char * fmt, const T& v);

/// Convert numerical type to a string
template <class T> std::string toString(const T& v);

/// Convert array of numerical types to a comma separated string
template <class T>
std::string toString(const T * v, int num, int stride=1);

/// Convert string to a typed value
template <class T>
T fromString(const std::string& v);

/// Convert 32-bit unsigned integer to unit float in [0, 1)
template<class T> T uintToUnit (uint32_t v);

/// Convert 32-bit unsigned integer to unit float in [-1, 1)
template<class T> T uintToUnitS(uint32_t v);

/// Convert float in [-1, 1) to 16-bit signed int in [0, 2^16)
int16_t unitToInt16(float v);

/// Convert float in [0, 1) to 32-bit unsigned int in [0, 2^32)

/// This conversion is most accurate on a linear scale.
/// Input values outside [0, 1) result in undefined behavior.
uint32_t unitToUInt(float u);

/// Convert float in [0, 1) to 32-bit unsigned int in [0, 2^32)

/// This conversion is most accurate on an exponential scale.
///	Input values outside [-1, 1) return 0.
///	Values in [-1, 0] behave as positive values in [0, 1).
uint32_t unitToUInt2(float u);

/// Convert float in [0, 1) to 8-bit unsigned int in [0, 256)
uint8_t unitToUInt8(float u);

// Implementation
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline char base10To36(int v){
	static const char * c = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
	if(v>=0 && v<=35) return c[v];
	return '0';
}

inline int base36To10(char v){
	v = tolower(v);
	if(v>='0' && v<='9') return v - '0';
	if(v>='a' && v<='z') return v - 'a' + 10;
	return 0;	// non-alphanumeric
}

inline uint32_t bitsToUInt(const char * string){
	uint32_t v=0; int n = ::strlen(string);
	for(int i=0; i<n; ++i) if(string[i] == '1') v |= 1<<(n-1-i);
	return v;
}

// alternate version...
//inline uint32_t bitsToUInt(const char * bits){
//	uint32_t i=0, r=0;
//	for(; bits[i] && i<32; ++i) r |= ((bits[i]=='1'?1:0) << (31-i));
//	return r>>(32-i);
//}

/// Sets argument to zero if subnormal
inline float blockSubnormal(float v){
	const uint32_t i = punFU(v);
	const uint32_t frac = i & MaskFrac<float>();
	const uint32_t expo = i & MaskExpo<float>();
	if(expo == 0 && frac != 0) v = 0.f;
	return v;
}

/// Sets argument to zero if subnormal
inline double blockSubnormal(double v){
	const uint64_t i = punFU(v);
	const uint64_t frac = i & MaskFrac<double>();
	const uint64_t expo = i & MaskExpo<double>();
	if(expo == 0 && frac != 0) v = 0.;
	return v;
}

inline int endian(){
	static int x=1;
	return *(char *)&x;
}

inline uint32_t floatExponent(float v){
	return punFU(v) >> 23 & 0xff;
}

inline float floatMantissa(float v){
	uint32_t frac = punFU(v);
	frac = (frac & MaskFrac<float>()) | Expo1<float>();
	return punUF(frac) - 1.f;
}

inline float fraction(uint32_t bits, uint32_t phase){
	phase = phase << bits >> 9 | Expo1<float>();
	return punUF(phase) - 1.f;
}

inline float intToUnit(int16_t v){
	uint32_t vu = (((uint32_t)v) + 0x808000) << 7; // set fraction in float [2, 4)
	return punUF(vu) - 3.f;
}

// This is used by swapBytes
template<int NumBytes> void swapBytesN(void * word);

template<>
inline void swapBytesN<1>(void * word){}

template<>
inline void swapBytesN<2>(void * word){
	uint16_t& v = *(uint16_t *)word;
	v = (v >> 8) | (v << 8);
}

template<>
inline void swapBytesN<3>(void * word){
	uint8_t * v = (uint8_t *)word;
	v[0] ^= v[2];
	v[2] ^= v[0];
	v[0] ^= v[2];
}

template<>
inline void swapBytesN<4>(void * word){
	uint32_t& v = *(uint32_t *)word;
	v	= ((v >> 24))
		| ((v >>  8) & 0x0000ff00UL)
		| ((v <<  8) & 0x00ff0000UL)
		| ((v << 24));
}

template<>
inline void swapBytesN<8>(void * word){
	uint64_t& v = *(uint64_t *)word;
	v	= ((v >> 56))
		| ((v >> 40) & 0x000000000000ff00ULL)
		| ((v >> 24) & 0x0000000000ff0000ULL)
		| ((v >>  8) & 0x00000000ff000000ULL)
		| ((v <<  8) & 0x000000ff00000000ULL)
		| ((v << 24) & 0x0000ff0000000000ULL)
		| ((v << 40) & 0x00ff000000000000ULL)
		| ((v << 56));
}

template<typename T>
inline void swapBytes(T& v){ swapBytesN<sizeof(v)>(&v); }

template<class T>
inline void swapBytes(T * data, unsigned count){
	for(unsigned i=0; i<count; ++i) swapBytes(data[i]);
}

template <class T>
std::string toString(const char * fmt, const T& v){
	char buf[32];
	AL_SNPRINTF(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, v);
	return std::string(buf);
}

template <class T>
std::string toString(const T * v, int n, int s){
	std::string r;
	for(int i=0; i<n; ++i){
		r += toString(v[i*s]);
		if(i<(n-1)) r += ", ";
	}
	return r;
}

template <class T>
std::string toString(const T& v){
	using namespace std;
	stringstream ss(stringstream::in | stringstream::out);
	ss << v;
	string r;
	ss >> r;
	return r;
}

template <class T>
T fromString(const std::string& v){
	T res = T();
	std::stringstream ss(v);
	ss >> res;
	return res;
}

template<> inline float uintToUnit<float>(uint32_t v){
	v = v >> 9 | Expo1<float>();	// float in [1, 2)
	return punUF(v) - 1.f;
}

template<> inline float uintToUnitS<float>(uint32_t v){
	v = v >> 9 | 0x40000000;		// float in [2, 4)
	return punUF(v) - 3.f;
}

inline int16_t unitToInt16(float v){
	float r = v + 3.f; // put in [2,4)
	return int16_t((al::punFU(r) >> 7) + (1<<15));
}

inline uint32_t unitToUInt(float v){
	++v;	// go into [1,2] range, FP fraction is now result
	return punFU(v) << 9;
}

// TODO: make 64-bit ready
inline uint32_t unitToUInt2(float v){
	uint32_t normalU = punFU(v);
	uint32_t rbs = 126UL - (normalU >> 23UL);
//	printf("%x %lu\n", (normalU | 0x800000) << 8, rbs);
//	printf("%x\n", 0x80000000UL >> rbs);
	return (((normalU | 0x800000UL) << 8UL) & (~ULONG_MAX | 0xffffffffUL)) >> rbs;

//	uint32_t normalU = punFU(v);
//	uint32_t rbs = 118UL - ((normalU >> 23UL) & (~ULONG_MAX | 0x7fffffUL));
////	printf("%x %lu\n", (normalU | 0x800000) << 8, rbs);
////	printf("%x\n", 0x80000000UL >> rbs);
//	return ((normalU & (~ULONG_MAX | 0xffffffUL)) | 0x800000UL) >> rbs;
////	return (((normalU | 0x800000UL) << 8UL) & (~ULONG_MAX | 0xffffffffUL)) >> rbs;

//Her00
//float y = v + 1.f;
//return ((unsigned long&)v) & 0x7FFFFF;      // last 23 bits
}

inline uint8_t unitToUInt8(float u){
	++u;
	return (punFU(u) >> 15) & MaskFrac<float>();
}

} // al::

#endif


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Q: How to get HTML text from Adobe Flex Builder RichTextEditor? How to get HTML text from inputed and edited text into Adobe Flex Builder RichTextEditor control? I mean with valid HTML coming from the Flex RichTextEditor component
Not Badly formated HTML, with no spaces, with tags not closed!
So we have some text edited with RTE a-la
alt text http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/images/RTE1.png
We want to get its content as HTML. how to do such thing?

A: There's a really nice class called RteHtmlParser which can translate RTE generated "html" to html and back. I've been using it on a project and it works nice. You can see a live example and get source code here: http://blog.flashweb.org/archives/7

A: What version of the framework are you using?  When I try to create a duplicate of your linked example using 3.2, I get well-formed HTML.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute">
<mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%">
    <mx:RichTextEditor id="rte" />
    <mx:TextArea height="{rte.height}" width="{rte.width}" text="{rte.htmlText}" />
</mx:HBox>
</mx:Application>

My Flex 3.2 output looks like this, ugly but well-formed:
<TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2">
This is the way the world ends
</TEXTFORMAT>

The same text in your example site gives the badly formed:

This is the way the world ends

(You might post the source for your example; you have "View source" enabled but it's not actually available.)
EDIT:
The external code you're using does the following, among other modifications:
pattern = /<\/P>/g;
str = str.replace(pattern, "");

So that explains the missing
 tags.
I'm not sure what their use case was, but it appears different from what you want.  If you want to clean up the default htmlText returned by the RichTextEditor, you might consider revamping the blog code to suit your needs.

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