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Planning Commission rejects Agastache Village proposal
Posted by Jan Wondra | Nov 1, 2018
After nearly four hours of public hearing on Tuesday evening, the Chaffee County Planning Commission voted unanimously to prepare a resolution rejecting the application for Agastache Village, a 15-unit tiny home project proposed by Marny Danneberg on her 18.54-acre rural-zoned parcel located at 7440 County Road 146, Salida.
The resolution passed, despite repeated attempts by Danneberg's lawyer Bill Smith to interject that they would indeed be willing to consider adding a deed restriction to the property, assuring neighbors that the size of the project would be no larger than the 15 homes. Earlier Danneberg had said, "We looked at that; my Realtor Susan Dempsey Hughes and my lawyer advised me it's a bad idea."
During deliberation, Planning Commission Chair Mike Allen refused to allow Smith to speak to make the deed restriction concession. Meeting attendees around him heard Smith say they could frame it as a deed restriction limiting total tiny housing on the property to 15.
The limited impact review hearing had been continued from Sept. 25, a meeting in which Planning Commissioner Dan McCabe said it was his impression that Danneberg was to come back to them with a deed restriction concession. County Attorney Jenny Davis interjected that a deed restriction was not the only way to address their concerns; she pointed out that a development agreement could be prepared with long-term restrictions to assure that the project's size and focus remained the same. Allen and McCabe rejected that suggestion, and in the process rejected staff's opinion.
Planner Christie Barton expressed doubts about adding a deed restriction. "I don't think a deed restriction helps a property. It's vacant land until someone figures out how to remove the deed restriction – those are set up more for a subdivision. It's not the vehicle."
The standing-room-only public hearing, which saw more than 70 people pack the room and left many more in the hall outside, featured a range of comments, both for and against the proposal. Some addressed logical aspects such as tiny home water conservation, quality construction inspections for tiny homes and how the site design clusters the homes while preserving a multi-acre open space and viewshed for community living. Others focused on the livability of tiny homes, the progress many other Colorado communities are making on land use code to allow tiny homes, the need for creative solutions to the county's urgent need for workforce housing, its suitability for wildlife and native species preservation and the demographics of those who live in tiny homes who also want to be in rural areas.
"Every area is dealing with this," said Mason Moyer, who drove in from Boulder, where she is chair of the Housing Policy Advisory Board and has lived in tiny homes. "How do we change the zoning? How can we become innovative? You don't want to end up like us (in Boulder). We've lost community, and this – housing diversity – is how you keep it."
Opponents of the project, overwhelmingly neighbors with two-acre or larger lots and large homes along County Road 145 and along Chaparral Way, complained that this was not what they had moved to a rural area to see. While several said they applauded her "lovely effort," they didn't want to see it in their neighborhood. "We're worried about what happens when the fad fades, as most fads do," said Heidi Krivanek. "We worked hard for what we have and our home out there."
While the vote was unanimous, several planning commissioners noted that they wanted to support the project but that they were constrained by the county's outdated land use code. The rural code does allow for clustering on rural acreage but does not contain an actual land use designation for tiny homes. This meant that Danneberg's application was submitted under Table 2.2 for recreational vehicle campsites, even though the project is a year-round, tiny home housing community that would include a community building, community garden and extensive native landscaping.
"Staff is tasked with the administrative interpretation of 2.2. Part of that can and does include determination of a similar use," said Planning Manager Jon Roorda. "Staff did make a determination that this use is more similar to a campground than to anything else in our land use code."
"This is an innovative use and can qualify under RV parks," said Planning Commissioner Marjo Curgus. "Our code generally connects to our recreation-based economy. We talked about the 'once an RV park, always an RV park,' but is there a way to be creative?"
Commissioners did not seem interested in the chart that Danneberg had prepared following their comments during the Sept. 25 meeting, where they expressed concerns over the project's impact (although as a limited impact review not a major impact study, she would not have had to prepare it). The chart showed that the impacts of 15 tiny homes on the parcel – for everything from building footprints, septic, wildlife, viewsheds, light, noise and traffic – was less than half the impact of eight large homes on two-acre lots.
"I don't think this is about the impacts or even limiting me to 15 tiny homes. That wasn't what it was about," said Danneberg. "When they couldn't make that stick, then they went to density – none of their arguments really stand. What it was really about was the neighbors. What the planning commission did was endorsed NIMBYs ("Not in my backyard") in this place like I've never seen endorsed before. In the end they came up with something else to turn this down – they took the code and they twisted it to make it so this wouldn't work."
Danneberg, who admits to being devastated at the rejection of her dream, spent more than a year working with the Chaffee County Planning Department doing three pre-application meetings with Barton and Roorda. She laid out her vision for the property at her first meeting with them in October 2018, before she had even made an offer to buy it. "It was always, 'Here is what I want to create – help me through what I have to do to create a community of tiny houses.' I didn't care if they were on a foundation or wheels – I did what I was told to do. I laid this all out before I bought the property in January. I did that only after they went over the land use code with me, and we reviewed whether it was zoned right. They said it was. No one ever said, 'This isn't appropriate in this zone.' I've invested more than $20,000 based on that direction."
Danneberg says she followed every direction county planning staff gave her to prepare the concept and site plan, from the commercial road access permit, commercial well and water augmentation to the on-site wastewater treatment system, solar energy plan and wildlife-friendly habitat. "I submitted it under the land use code they told me was the only one that fit," she explained. "Everything I have done was at the direction of the staff, and now I hear the commissioners think it was never appropriate for this use? Do they talk? Either we're paying people who don't know what they're doing or we have commissioners willing to throw the staff under the bus. I never realized the commissioners could shut down the staff that way. Normally the county planners are keeping the commissioners in line. Here, it seems the commissioners run the planners."
The Planning Commission indicated that perhaps approaching the project as a different type of development might be a way forward toward approval. "I'd feel better if this were a planned development, and not a limited impact review," said Allen.
Danneberg says she doesn't know what to believe. "I don't know what I will do. I have no trust whatsoever in the planning commission. Why would I? What will they twist then to make it not happen?"
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The doorway the site of many invisible lines in our schools and programs many many unsaid but established guidelines. Some classrooms a child walks across that threshold and they know they are safe and cared for. Some classrooms children walk across that threshold and they know they must leave the person they are aside. Some thresholds only allow exit if they stand quietly in a perfectly straight line. Some thresholds demand joy upon exiting or entering. The guidelines are clear to the members of that class, program and/or school.
The thresholds don't just speak to children though. The threshold speaks to parents as well. Sometimes it speaks to parents far more loudly and clearly then the children. It says drop your child off here. It tells them not to cross. That past this invisible line is only a place for children and educator to participate. YOUR PARTICIPATION does not matter! You are not welcome. I believe it says these things unintentionally sometimes but sadly it says these things.
I know this because I was once one of those educators who at one time put an invisible line up. I thought my job was to build a relationship with the child not the parents. I thought my job was to focus only on the child between drop off and pick up. This invisible line was supported by policies and procedures in parent handbooks as well. You must drop off your child by 9:30 a.m. It was also supported by how rooms were set up. Sign in sheets were right by the door. This myth that our jobs were easier if parents just dropped off their children and left was a truth, not just a theory.
I practiced it as truth but I didn't believe it. So eventually I started to question it. How can we ask parents to trust us when they don't know us? How can we welcome families into our program? How can we erase those invisible lines?
When I arrived at Moss Rock Preschool I wanted to establish my pedagogy of relationships and listening. I had a question of inquiry How can our preschool program create community? So I developed practices that encouraged that. These will sound terribly simplistic. I greeted every person entering our preschool at the beginning of the day. I used their names. I asked parents how they were doing. I would ask personal directed questions like "How was your boat trip this weekend?" At the end of the day I greeted them the same way. I would share stories of our day. I would open the door to our class a few minutes early inviting families to come in and participate. I would point out when there were new narratives in the room and invite them to read them. I would throw preschool parties. The sign in was put in the middle of the room inviting parents to come in.
Today I feel like we have a great community within our preschool. It is my hope that what our threshold says is you are all welcome here.
Lovely. An utterly essential early educator approach and… lovely.
Thanks for the inspiration Morgan!


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Klaus Dibiasi, (Hall, 6 de outubro de 1947) é um ex-saltador nascido na Áustria que competiu em provas de saltos ornamentais pela Itália.

Dibiasi é o detentor de quatro medalhas olímpicas conquistadas em três diferentes edições. Especialista na prova da plataforma de 10 m, tornou-se o primeiro tricampeão do aparelho, ao vencer as edições da Cidade do México, em 1968, de Munique, 1972 e de Montreal, em 1976. Além, foi ainda medalhista de prata no trampolim de 3 m, no México. Tal desempenho, o tornou ainda o primeiro saltador ornamental a acumular quatro conquistas olímpicas. Entre suas demais vitórias, estão os títulos mundiais da plataforma em 1973 e 1975, e os europeus de 1966 e 1974. No trampolim, foi ainda vencedor em 1974. Nacionalmente, conquistou dezoito títulos, onze deles na plataforma. Antes do norte-americano Greg Louganis, foi considerado o saltador mais bem sucedido da plataforma. Após deixar as competições, tornou-se técnico, seguindo então os passos do pai, também saltador e posteriormente treinador.

Ver também
Federação Internacional de Natação
Desporto aquático

Ligações externas

Saltadores da Itália
Campeões olímpicos da Itália

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However when a charge is due, it is normally applied to the value of the goods including postage/shipping.
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CINCINNATI — The Troy baseball team got off to a slow start on opening day Saturday, first arriving late to Lakota West due to bus problems and then falling 10-0 in five innings.
"We knew putting Lakota West on the schedule as our opening game was going to be a challenge," Troy baseball coach Ty Welker said. "But our program has earned putting a team like that on our schedule. We just didn't quite show up today.
"We walked four guys, hit three and had three uncharacteristic errors. That's 10 gifts — and seven of those guys scored."
Sophomore Jacob Adams took the loss, lasting 2 1-3 innings, striking out two and giving up nine runs, six earned.
"Jacob threw 4 2-3 innings last year. He cut that in half today," Welker said. "But he fought and competed. We knew we were going to struggle on the mound right away experience-wise. And they're one of the better teams in Cincinnati."
Jake Daniels was 2 for 2 with a pair of singles for Troy (0-1), which only managed three hits in the game.
Troy begins a four-game homestand Monday by hosting Stebbins — a Greater Western Ohio Conference American League crossover game that now counts in the American North Division standings.
"We knew it was going to be a tough stretch, but the guys will learn from this," Welker said. "We were a little nervous and played on our heels a bit. We have the character to grow from this."
* Softball
Newton Sweeps
PLEASANT HILL — Kristen Rappold and Erin Norman got the wins in a pair of close games as the Newton softball team (2-0) opened the season with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Xenia Saturday, 6-5 and 5-3.
Rappold struck out two and allowed nine hits in the opener, but she also got enough support from the offense — and even helped her own cause, going 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Kacie Tackett and Haley Pack were each 2 for 4 with an RBI and Baily Chaney was 3 for 4.
In the second game, Norman struck out three and gave up four hits and only one earned run, also going 1 for 3 with two RBIs at the plate, while Pack was 2 for 3 with a double.
Newton travels to Piqua Monday.
Covington Sweeps
COVINGTON — Lexie Long and Emma Dammeyer threw back-to-back shutouts Saturday as the Covington Buccaneers opened the season by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Valley View, 10-0 and 12-0.
Long struck out seven and allowed only two hits in the opener. Covington struggled at the plate with only four hits, though, with Justice Warner collecting two hits and Kara Schaffer driving in two runs.
The Buccs hammered out 14 hits in the second game, though, with Dammeyer leading the way with three hits and Sarah Hubbard driving in two runs.
Dammeyer was solid on the mound, too, striking out eight in a three-hit shutout.
Covington (2-0) travels to Centerville Monday.
Milton-Union
Splits Opener
GREENVILLE — Milton-Union (1-1) opened the season with an 11-1 rout of Franklin Monroe Saturday at Greenville, but the Bulldogs dropped the second game to the host Green Wave 3-0.
Olivia Brown got the win in the first game, giving up only three hits while the Bulldogs pounded out 12 hits of their own. Courtney Seevers was 2 for 3 with a double and a home run, Bri Nevels was 3 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs, Bri Stone was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Hannah Oaks and Annika Hutchinson were both 2 for 4.
Milton-Union only managed two hits against Greenville (2-0), with Kiyha Swartztrauber going 1 for 2 with a double.
Milton-Union travels to Preble Shawnee Monday.
Other scores: Bradford 5, Coldwater 3.
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VERSAILLES — The Covington girls track team was second in the black division at the Lady Tiger Classique Saturday at Versailles, scoring 108 points to host Versailles' 121.
Natalie Snyder won the 100 hurdles (17.54 seconds). Anna Dunn won the 1,600 (5:33.32) and was third in the 800 (2:33.3). Rayna Horner won the 400 (59.57 seconds). Breanna Kimmel won the 200 (27.22 seconds) and was second in the 100 (13.43 seconds). The 4×400 team won (4:20.54). Lauren Christian won the shot put (37-4) and discus (103-10).
In the orange division, Bradford was sixth with 36 points. Karmen Knepp won the 1,600 (5:30.13) and 3,200 (12:00.68).
Newton was seventh with 27 points. Aliya Stine was second in the 100 (14.01 seconds) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (55.98 seconds).
Bethel falls
LEWISBURG — The Bethel track teams dropped a head-t0-head matchup at Tri-County North Saturday, with the girls falling 67-55 and the boys falling 82-44.
For the girls, Kayla Grable won the long jump and 800, Rachel Sebastian won the 3,200 and was second in the 1,600. Kaitlyn Balkcom won the 1,600 and was second in the 800. Sophia Yarwick was second in the long jump, Rachel Larsen was second in the 200, Brielle Gatrell was second in the high jump, Hannah Marzolf was second in the shot put and discus and Ashley Newton was second in the 400.
For the boys, Korry Hamlin won the 1,600 and 800. The 4×800 team of Hamlin, Connor Whelan and Keaton and Colton Smith also won, as did the 4×400 team of Hamlin, Peyton Chapman, Chris Ahrens and Samuel Pahal and the 4×200 team of Wyatt Leet, Tristan Johnson, Ahrens and Garrett Gatrell. Whelan also won the 300 hurdles, Peyton Inman was second in the 110 and 300 hurdles and Colton Smith was second in the 800.
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MOREHEAD, KENTUCKY (The Nil Admirari) - Today, bigots from around the country assembled in front of the building Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis worked out of so they could yell obscenity-laced threats of physical harm and spiritual damnation at same-sex couples seeking to get a marriage license. Many of the hateful, ignorant people who bravely assailed same-sex couples for exercising their legal rights affirmed that their petty intolerance draped in religion was more important than the Constitution and the rule of law.
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"I came all the way from Wisconsin to support Kim Davis and see her violate the law again, but she allowed her assistant clerks to issue marriage licenses today. Davis claimed she would not authorize any of them, and that they were likely invalid since her divine name wasn't on them. That was good enough for me, especially since I mainly came here to yell at people," stated Nancy Falconi, a waitress from Milwaukee.
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Falconi continued, "There was a lot of yelling for Jesus today. A ton of other Christians had the same idea I had, which shows that great minds think alike. We were all very committed to making sure no same-sex couple looking for a marriage license got by us without being called 'sodomites,' or a 'hell-bound sinners,' or something equally terrible."
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"I don't think Kim Davis has any idea how far my wife and I traveled to see her continue to be a criminal in the name of Jesus. Even though Davis was not arrested we did have a real hoot doing the other thing we came here to do, which was hollerin' at all the gays and lesbians," stated Chet Mellowsands, an unemployed phlebotomist.
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Q: Probability of selecting a set of three numbers from S={1,2,3,..,20} Let S={1,2,3,...,20}. Find the probability of choosing a subset of three numbers from the set S so that no two consecutive numbers are selected in the set.
"I am getting problem in forming the required number of sets."

A: To remove from unanswered queue:
Consider the related problem of counting how many quadruples $(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$ of non-negative integers exist such that $x_1+x_2+x_3+x_4=15$
Count the number of such possible quadruples using stars and bars.
Recognize that there is a bijection between the sets of non-negative integer quadruples adding to $15$ and the three-element subsets of $\{1,2,3,\dots,20\}$ containing no consecutive numbers.

 Explicitly the bijection takes a set $\{a,b,c\}$ and maps it to $(a-1,b-a-2,c-b-2,20-c)$ in the one direction, or it takes a quadruple $(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$ and maps it to $\{(x_1+1),(x_2+x_1+3),(x_3+x_2+x_1+5)\}$ in the other direction.  You should conform that this truly is a bijection between the sets.

Now, this tells us how many three-element subsets of $\{1,2,3,\dots,20\}$ have the property we want.  Taking the ratio then with the total number of three-element subsets of $\{1,2,3,\dots,20\}$ will give us the probability that a uniformly randomly selected three-element subset will have the desired property.

 $\dfrac{\binom{18}{3}}{\binom{20}{3}}$

 In retrospect, after writing this answer I realize the bijection could also instead be formed with the three-element subsets of $\{1,2,3,\dots,18\}$ instead.  Let $\{a,b,c\}$ be a three-element subset from $\{1,2,3,\dots,18\}$ with $a<b<c$.  Map this to $\{a,b+1,c+2\}$ which will be a three-element subset of $\{1,2,3,\dots,20\}$ with no consecutive numbers.

A: $\underline{Another\; approach}$
For any chosen subset of $3$, there will be $17$ left unchosen,  and the three chosen must have come from any $3$ of $18$ gaps (including ends) marked with an uparrow,
$\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\bullet\uparrow\quad$thus $\dfrac{\binom{18}{3}}{\binom{20}{3}}$

A: Count the total ways to select any three numbers from the set of twenty.
Count the ways to select a number, its immediate successor, and any other number that is not the first number's immediate predecessor (to avoid overcounting).   There will be two cases to consider: first select $1$ or first select from $\{2..19\}$
Subtract and divide as appropriate to get the probability.

Alternately:
Count ways to select any three numbers from $\{2..19\}$, so you can then subtract one from the least and add one to the greatest to ensure they are not consecutive and come from $\{1..20\}$.
Count the total ways to select any three numbers from the set of twenty.
Divide and answer.

A: Inclusion-Exclusion Principle:-
Suppose $A_i$ denote the event that both the numbers $i,$ and $i+1$ ($i=1,2,...,19$) are included in the set.
$n(\bigcup\limits_{i=1}^{19} A_i)$ will denote the total number of cases where we can find at least two consecutive integers.
Here, $n(\bigcup\limits_{i=1}^{19} A_i)=\sum_{i=1}^{19}n(A_i)-\sum \sum_{i\ne j}n(A_i\cap A_j)$
[Terms like $n(A_i,A_j,A_k)$ and others vanishes]
Now, for  an instance if you choose $1,2$ then there are $18$ other choices. So, $n(A_i)=18$, $i=1,2,....19$
$n(A_i\cap A_j)$ just requires how many consecutive tuples like $(1,2,3),(2,3,4)$  you may have. Obviously this number is $18$
So,$n(\bigcup\limits_{i=1}^{19} A_i)=18\times 19 -18=324$
Required probability $=1-\frac{324}{\binom{20}{3}}=\frac{816}{\binom{20}{3}}$

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In last week's blog, I surveyed a few of the different ways in which, historically, people have gotten the two natures of Christ wrong. Arianism denied that Christ was true God. Docetism denied that Christ was true man. Nestorianism asserted that Christ not only had two natures, but was two persons. Monophysitism said that Christ had only one nature – a composite God-man nature. All of these Christologies were declared by the Church to be heretical.
So if these Christologies are wrong, then what's right? How do we properly understand the relationship between the two natures – divine and human – in the one man, Jesus Christ? Enter the funny names.
The Church has regularly used three genera (singular, genus) to describe how the two natures in the one man Jesus Christ relate to each other. Genus is a Latin word meaning "type," or "kind." It is regularly used in biology as a taxonomic unit. Thus, these three genera have been used by the Church to explain the types of ways in which the two natures in Christ relate to each other. Be warned, however, for these three genera have funny names. But don't let that throw you. For they present some serious Christology.
The Genus Idiomaticum seeks to uphold the distinction between the two natures of Christ by declaring that each nature in Christ "has its own peculiar essential or natural attributes, which it retains even in the union, yet without conversion or confusion…The difference of the natures [is not] abolished because of the union, but rather the property of each nature is preserved intact and takes part in forming the one person" (Martin Chemnitz, The Two Natures in Christ, 172). In other words, even though we cannot divide the two natures into two Christs, we can make distinctions between these two natures as they work together in the one Christ.
A biblical example of the Genus Idiomaticum comes in Romans 1:3-4: "God's Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, but through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God." Here, Paul clearly distinguishes between the human and divine natures of Christ. On the one hand, Jesus, according to his human nature is the Son of David. On the other hand, according to his divine nature, Jesus is the Son of God. The Genus Idiomaticum says that it is acceptable and even important to make these kinds of distinctions as long as one does not divide Christ's two natures.
This genus is explained well by Martin Chemnitz: "The divine nature of Christ in itself has received nothing from the hypostatic union, but…his human nature has received and possesses innumerable supernatural gifts and qualities which are contrary to its nature and which are above every name and also above, beyond, and exceeding its own essential properties, which still, however, remain unimpaired" (The Two Natures in Christ, 244). In short, Chemnitz says that the attributes of Christ's divine nature affect and enliven the attributes of his human nature. For example, because Jesus was God, Jesus – as both God and man – could walk on water. Or because Jesus was God, Jesus – as both God and man – could heal the sick. Or because Jesus was God, Jesus – as both God and man – could rise from the dead.
Interestingly, this genus proved to be a flashpoint of contention between the Lutherans and those who were Reformed. The Lutherans properly maintained that this genus allowed Christ to be physically present with his body and blood in, with, and under the bread and wine in the Lord's Supper. After all, because Jesus was God, Jesus – as both God and man – can be omnipresent, even in Communion. Those who were Reformed did not hold to this genus and so, at best, they asserted that only Christ's divine nature, and not his human nature, could be present in the Sacrament. For Christ's human nature could not be present on an altar while also being present in heaven, even as humans cannot be in two places at once. Proper Christology, then, affects many different areas in the broader discipline of theology.
The Genus Apotelesmaticum asserts that even though distinctions can be made in Christ's two natures, the whole person of Christ, and not one of his natures individually, saves us. Again, Martin Chemnitz explains: "The union of Christ's two natures took place in order that the work of redemption, propitiation, and salvation might be accomplished in, with, and through both of His natures" (The Two Natures in Christ, 218). Thus, when we speak of our salvation, we say, "Christ saved me." We do not say, "The human nature of Christ saved me when he died on the cross," or, "The divine nature of Christ saved me when he rose from the dead." No! All of Christ – his birth, his ministry, his death, and his resurrection – effects our salvation.
From time to time, I will see bumper stickers on the back of vehicles with a simple two-word confession: "Jesus Saves." Besides being a nice way in which Christians can share their faith, these bumper stickers also represent a proper understanding of the Gensus Apotelesmaticum. For they are a good reminder that it is Jesus – all of Jesus – who saves us. It is good Christology wrapped up in two words. And this is why Christology is not only incredibly intricate, it is also blessedly simple. For this confession of "Jesus saves" is a confession we can all carry in our hearts and on our tongues no matter how young or old, how theological trained or theologically novice we may be. Carry it to someone else today.
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$8 million upgrade to make Toodyay Road safer
$5 million improvement to section near Noble Falls completed
Further $3 million package of works from Noble Falls to Aspen Road underway
Upgrade project guided by Wheatbelt Highway Safety Review findings
A $5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow along a stretch of Toodyay Road has been completed, with a second $3 million upgrade now underway.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said Toodyay Road was a crucial east-west connection between Midland and Toodyay which carried more than 4,000 vehicles daily.
"The completion of the $5 million project, funded through the Liberal National Government's Safer Roads Program, will ensure the road is safer for the drivers and passengers in those vehicles, as well as local residents and businesses," he said.
"The improvements have been designed to reduce the likelihood of head-on or right-angle crashes, and will allow safer and easier access to roadside homes and other properties."
Mr Nalder said key features of the completed $5 million project included:
widening of Toodyay Road to provide right and left-turn lanes onto Noble Falls Road, and safer access into Noble Falls Tavern and adjacent properties
clearing and road realignment to improve sightlines and visibility
new guard rails on both sides of Toodyay Road and upgraded street lighting.
Deputy Premier and Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said the next stage of the Toodyay Road safety upgrade, from Noble Falls east to Aspen Road, was now underway and expected to be completed by July 2016.
"The $3 million stage 2 project stemmed from the inaugural Wheatbelt Highway Safety Review and was funded by the Road Trauma Trust Account in the 2016-17 State Budget," she said.
"The project will improve safety by widening and sealing road shoulders, installing safety barriers and upgrading signposts."
Mrs Harvey said a record $146 million had been allocated from the Road Trauma Trust Account in 2016-17, of which nearly $8 million was to fund recommendations from the Wheatbelt Highway Safety Review.
There have been 12 road crashes on Toodyay Road between Noble Falls Road and Aspen Road in the five years to 2014, including a head-on collision in 2013 which killed a local resident and her two young sons
The Wheatbelt Highway Safety Review involved experts examining notorious stretches of road and coming up with holistic improvements
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Erie Neighborhood House, 1701 W. Superior St., celebrated its 150th anniversary this month.
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WEST TOWN — Chicago's oldest settlement house celebrated its 150th anniversary this month after experiencing a year like no other.
Erie Neighborhood House, 1701 W. Superior St., opened Dec. 4, 1870. The organization also has locations in Little Village and Humboldt Park.
Erie House has historically served low-income immigrant communities. This year, that mission expanded due to the coronavirus pandemic. During the past 150 years, change has been constant for Erie House, Executive Director Kirstin Chernawsky said in a press release.
"We've constantly adapted over the last 150 years to meet the needs of our community, and this year has been no different," she said. "Our team has been flexible, creative and resilient and continues to meet our community where they are to deliver what they need most."
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While Erie House serves Chicagoans of all backgrounds, clients predominately include Latino immigrant families, including documented and undocumented immigrants. These communities have been among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
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In March, Erie Neighborhood House created a Community Relief Fund to assist its clients, many of whom are undocumented or self-employed and weren't eligible for government stimulus funds.
A summer program for kids reopened in August. Typically held after school, the program transitioned to a full-day schedule to give students a safe place to attend Chicago Public Schools virtual classes.
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"It's been so important for our parents who've had to continue to go to work during the pandemic to have a safe place for their kids to go during the day," Erie House staffer Kate Diveley said.
During the 2020 Census, Erie House's community outreach team used digital outreach, car caravans and socially-distanced outdoor events to connect with nearly 350,000 people to encourage them to be counted.
Other Erie House programs that had been traditionally held in-person — legal consultations for citizenship and immigration clients, youth mentoring, mental health counseling and more — have been conducted remotely since March.
Erie House's annual poker tournament fundraiser and Holidays with Heart event went virtual for the first time, too.
'A Home With No Borders'
Founded in 1870, the Erie Neighborhood House at 1347 W. Erie St. began as the "little Dutch church" in West Town, focusing its efforts on helping the area's immigrants.
"As the city and community changed over a century and a half, so did we; from a church serving our neighbors to a settlement house delivering wraparound services to immigrants and individuals from all backgrounds to help them thrive and build proud, powerful communities across the city," the group said. "A home with no borders, this is our constant."
The group operates the house on Erie Street as well as its Erie Neighborhood House Center at 1701 W. Superior St. It also offers programs in Little Village at 4225 W. 25th St. and in Humboldt Park at 1313 N. Claremont Ave.
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There are some. One of the methods people use to understand the ages of places is to analyse the place-names. Certain words come from different historical periods and the word 'Bolton' suggests a Saxon origin. The 'ton' suffix is Saxon for a town although probably nowadays we would call their towns, villages. The Saxons were great farmers and their domestic style was to live in small, dispersed, agricultural hamlets (literally 'little homes'). In Lancashire these became known as 'folds'. This word has survived as many local place-names and it is also the current fate of many family run hill farms. There is confusion among historians over whether the Saxons invaded Britain or were invited over as mercenaries. We will probably never know.
There might be more tangible Saxon remnants, rather than just the names of places, to be found around and about. These early farmers opened up the heavier clay sods in Britain to the plough and they cleared a great deal of the original forest. The Neolithic tribes had cleared trees from the hilltops to graze their herds of cattle but had mainly left the valleys as densely wooded dangerous places, lair to wolves, bears and eagles. Years later the Saxon pioneer farmers followed the river valleys upward, clearing forest and establishing farm settlements. They often made hedge banks to enclose small fields where the fieldstones were piled into lineal heaps with a ditch dug on the outside and the soil heaped over the rubble. Young trees were dug out and brought from the woodlands and planted on top of these new banks and trained into dense hedges. Often hurdles, constructed of greenwood, were used as temporary enclosures. In Bolton's damp climate it is not surprising that some of these would take root and transform into other hedging.
It's almost impossible that there any Saxon hedges left in Halliwell today but there is a way to verify the age of what remains. Hooper's Law suggests that in a thirty metre length of hedge each different species of tree found there will represent a century of age. A hedge with six native species (say Hawthorn, Elder, Holly, Ash, Oak and Alder) is probably six hundred years old. We would need twelve or more species to get back to the Saxon era. Are there any hedges in Halliwell as old as this? Critics of (Max) Hooper's Law say that it only applies to Cambridgeshire where the don did his research. He found Saxon hedges. Keen walkers could take a look at the field in a straight line below the eastern boundary wall of Holden's Plantation. Surface water follows the course of a regular depression in the ground and this is probably the remains of a ditch from an ancient hedge bank. There are other clues in this particular field as well.
Some fields kept their outlines for. many centuries and there is evidence of what is known to archaeologists as a Great Enclosure in Moss Bank Park. The 6′ Ordnance Survey of 1845 quite clearly shows the characteristic outline of rounded hedge bank centred on Lightbounds. The only part that remains a hundred and fifty five years later is the section of outgrown hedge bank below what used to be the park's plant nursery. Archaeologists believe a Great Enclosure would have protected the cattle from wild animals and rustlers. Possibly it was divided up and cultivated in the summer with sheep being folded there throughout the winter. The farm hamlet would have been nearby, on the outside of this massive field, possibly where Hollin Hey Farm is now. (Hey is a very old name for a hedge, incidentally, and hollin is Lancashire for holly). There is a Great Enclosure which has been excavated at Yeavering in Northumberland, and it's been dated to around 600 AD. The mix of farm animals in those days was very similar to the mix of farm animals now. To our eyes they'd seem a flea-bitten lot but they had a lot more value then than they do now and we would probably describe a Saxon horse as an arthritic pony. They grew plenty of barley, for beer, and beans and flax.
Staying in Moss Bank Park there's possibly other Saxon traces. The name 'Halliwell' comes from 'Holle Well' or Holy Well. This is over near Barrow Bridge Road and would probably have been used even back then. A few hundred years later, after the Crusades, it became a site of pilgrimage and the water was ascribed curative properties. Now it's lost. Around 1740 Peter Ainsworth, founder of the bleaching dynasty, leased or bought the land from Captain Dewhurst to establish a new works. Ainsworth's eldest daughter, Mary, who was three, fell into the well and was drowned and the man had it filled in. A hundred years later another Ainsworth built a tunnel and new outlet for the well as he was diverting the Dean Brook, and this has survived to the present day. There's a picture of it in the book 'Halliwell On Postcards'.
There is a tale that several years ago the late Derek Billington persuaded a Cub Scout to scramble down the tunnel with a torch and a ball of string to establish where the wellspring actually was. His conclusion was that it was quite close to the position as shown on the old Ordnance Survey maps. Last year some pot-holers followed the firebrick-lined tunnel but reckoned its direction was more northerly, i.e. towards Victoria Lake. I've marked the ancient position of the Holy Well, according to the old maps, with a black painted wooden peg; it's just on the inside of the pavement opposite Croft Cottage. There is a willow tree beside it which is a good sign. A competent dowser would find the old site of the well straight away, maybe there is Saxon masonry lining the lower courses which has been protected by the backfill.
The Victorian well outlet looks very much like a chunky fireplace and is surrounded by a four-sided stone enclosure with one of the walls forming the bankside to Dean Brook. Access is quite difficult and the new houses at Whitster's Hollow come right up against it. There is a vigorous stream of clear warm water coming through it and one or two caddis larvae living on the pebble substrate. The firebrick-lined tunnel sets off at a compass heading of 262 degrees but according to the pot-holers it doesn't follow a straight course. The pot-holers didn't mark their estimated position of the original well on the ground above.
In the Saxon era, the river would teem with fish such as salmon, brown trout, lamprey, eel, minnow, miller's thumb and stickleback, sturgeon would probably have risen in the River Tonge where there would also be shoals of Bream. Captain Dewhurst, in his published diary of 1785, mentions being given a present of a large carp, from Peter Ainsworth, and the fish in the river must have mainly gone before his time. (The only other fish mentioned in his diary are two red herrings!) Ainsworth's carp will have been farmed and taken from the Moss Bank Fishpond, which is now known as the duck pond. This bedraggled structure is overwhelmed by rhododendrons and sycamore. While the Bolton Conservation Volunteers struggle to remove these exotic shrubs from Raveden Dene they are still getting planted in the park. (By the car park) Oddly enough, there's still brown trout in the Dean Mills Reservoir high on the moors but the skills needed to farm carp have mostly been lost. There's a few tenacious stickleback still in the brook.


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Q: How virtual and non-virtual functions are called using namespace std;

class Foo
{
    public:
        virtual void foo();
        void foo2();
};
class Bar : public Foo
{
    public:
        void foo();
        void foo2();
};
int main()
{
    Foo* f = new Foo;
    f->foo();         **//1**
    f->foo2();       **//2**
    return 0;
}

How compiler knows, 1) is dynamic in nature and 2) is static.
How both are internally called.

A: Collected from here . . .
Non-virtual member functions are resolved statically. That is, the member function is selected statically (at compile-time) based on the type of the pointer (or reference) to the object.
In contrast, virtual member functions are resolved dynamically (at run-time). That is, the member function is selected dynamically (at run-time) based on the type of the object, not the type of the pointer/reference to that object. This is called "dynamic binding." Most compilers use some variant of the following technique: if the object has one or more virtual functions, the compiler puts a hidden pointer in the object called a "virtual-pointer" or "v-pointer." This v-pointer points to a global table called the "virtual-table" or "v-table."
A pure virtual function is a function that must be overridden in a derived class and need not be defined. A virtual function is declared to be "pure" using the curious =0 syntax. For example:
class Base {
public:
    void f1();      // not virtual
    virtual void f2();  // virtual, not pure
    virtual void f3() = 0;  // pure virtual
};
Base b; // error: pure virtual f3 not overridden

Here, Base is an abstract class (because it has a pure virtual function), so no objects of class Base can be directly created: Base is (explicitly) meant to be a base class. For example:
class Derived : public Base {
    // no f1: fine
    // no f2: fine, we inherit Base::f2
    void f3();
};
Derived d;  // ok: Derived::f3 overrides Base::f3

Example for Virtual or non-Virtual Fenction
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class Base {
    public:
          virtual void NameOf();   // Virtual function.
          void InvokingClass();   //  Nonvirtual function.
          };

// Implement the two functions.
void Base::NameOf() {
    cout << "Base::NameOf\n";
   }

void Base::InvokingClass() {
    cout << "Invoked by Base\n";
   }

class Derived : public Base {
    public:
          void NameOf();   // *Virtual function*.
          void InvokingClass();   // *Nonvirtual function.*
  };

// Implement the two functions.
void Derived::NameOf() {
    cout << "Derived::NameOf\n";
 }

void Derived::InvokingClass() {
   cout << "Invoked by Derived\n";
 }

Main
int main() {
   // Declare an object of type Derived.
      Derived aDerived;

   // Declare two pointers, one of type Derived * and the other
   //  of type Base *, and initialize them to point to aDerived.
      Derived *pDerived = &aDerived;
      Base    *pBase    = &aDerived;

  // Call the functions.
     pBase->NameOf();           // Call virtual function.
     pBase->InvokingClass();    // Call nonvirtual function.
     pDerived->NameOf();        // Call virtual function.
     pDerived->InvokingClass(); // Call nonvirtual function.
}

A: In your example both foo() and foo2() will be from the Foo class.
int main()
{
    Foo* f = new Foo;
    f->foo();                        // Foo::foo
    f->foo2();                       // Foo::foo2
    return 0;
}

For you to illustrate the virtual behavior, you need to make an instance of the derived class
int main()
{
    Foo* b = new Bar;
    b->foo();                        // Bar::foo
    b->foo2();                       // Foo::foo2
    static_cast<Bar*>(b)->foo2();    // Bar::foo2
    return 0;
}

Notice in the latter case, since b is actually a Bar, it invokes the overriden virtual method foo. But since foo2 isn't declared virtual and b is a Foo, it will invoke Foo::foo2. However, if we cast f to a Bar, it will invoke Bar::foo2

A: virtual keyword tells compiler for dynamic binding.
To view dynamic binding in action instantiate Foo pointer with Bar object , refer below code.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

class Foo
{
    public:
        virtual void foo(){std::cout<<"Foo foo"<<std::endl;};
        void foo2(){std::cout<<"Foo foo2"<<std::endl;};
};
class Bar : public Foo
{
    public:
        void foo(){std::cout<<"Bar foo"<<std::endl;};
        void foo2(){std::cout<<"Bar foo2"<<std::endl;};
};
int main()
{
    Foo* f = new Bar;
    f->foo();
    f->foo2();
    return 0;
}

A: A class which declares or inherits virtual functions has something called a vtable which is used to look up which function to call when you invoke a virtual function. In effect, this table contains pointers to all the virtual functions in the class, something like this (pseudo-code - this may or may not compile):
class Foo {
    void foo_impl(){std::cout<<"Foo foo"<<std::endl;}
    struct {
        void (*foo_ptr)();
    } vtable;
    public:
        Foo(){vtable.foo_ptr = &Foo::foo_impl;}
        void foo(){vtable.foo_ptr();}
        void foo2(){std::cout<<"Foo foo2"<<std::endl;}
};
class Bar : public Foo {
    void foo_impl(){std::cout<<"Bar foo"<<std::endl;}
    public:
        Bar(){vtable.foo_ptr = &Bar::foo_impl;}
        void foo2(){std::cout<<"Bar foo2"<<std::endl;}
};

Thus, when you call a virtual function, the address is first looked up in the vtable, so if you assign a Bar bar; Foo& foo = bar;, then foo.foo() calls Bar's version of foo() instead of Foo's version.


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Q: Why UITableView reloadData can not in animate block? Before, I don't know why, when I reloadData my tableVIew, it takes a very long time.

I have test Log to prove, shows the slow is not because the network:
2016-12-29 14:50:20.958 Eee[1572:25220] lml-info-vc-test-net-began
2016-12-29 14:50:20.958 Eee[1572:25220] lml-info-vc-test-net-end
2016-12-29 14:50:20.972 Eee[1572:25220] lml-info-vc-test-net-animations-reloadData-bigin
2016-12-29 14:50:34.870 Eee[1572:25220] lml-info-vc-test-net-animations-reloadData-end

As we see, the net-began and net-end takes very little time.
But the reloadData-bigin and reloadData-end takes a long time, so I searched the SO, what did the reloadData do? I want to know deeply, not simple answer, I searched always is simple answer, not analyse in depth.
My reloadData code:
//[self.pre_tableView reloadData];
[UIView animateWithDuration:0 animations:^{

     NSLog(@"lml-info-vc-test-net-animations-reloadData-bigin");

     [self.pre_tableView reloadData];
     NSLog(@"lml-info-vc-test-net-animations-reloadData-end");
 } completion:^(BOOL finished) {
     //Do something after that...
     [_pre_tableView.mj_footer endRefreshing];
     [_pre_tableView.mj_header endRefreshing];

 }];

I use animation block, and in the completionHadler to end the refreshing.
I also searched the apple docs for reloadData
In the Discussion:

Call this method to reload all the data that is used to construct the table, including cells, section headers and footers, index arrays, and so on. For efficiency, the table view redisplays only those rows that are visible. It adjusts offsets if the table shrinks as a result of the reload. The table view's delegate or data source calls this method when it wants the table view to completely reload its data. It should not be called in the methods that insert or delete rows, especially within an animation block implemented with calls to beginUpdates and endUpdates.

Attention
With the attentive sentence:

It should not be called in the methods that insert or delete rows, especially within an animation block

Well! It means I should not in my UIView's animateWithDuration method to reloadData, so I replace my code to below:
[self.pre_tableView reloadData];
[_pre_tableView.mj_footer endRefreshing];
[_pre_tableView.mj_header endRefreshing];

Now it is not slow any more. Very happy, I find the reason.
But, I just want to know why, why can not put reloadData method in animation block ?
And it reloadData did not fail, even takes a long time, in the animate block happens what? then it takes so many time here?

Edit -1
My additional code is below:
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {

    return self.pre_dataSource.count;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:info_TableIdentifier];

    if (cell == nil) {

        cell = [[LMLAgricultureTechCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:info_TableIdentifier];
    }
    //NSLog(@"lml-info-vc-test-cellSetModel-began");
    ((LMLAgricultureTechCell *)cell).model = self.pre_dataSource[indexPath.row];
    //NSLog(@"lml-info-vc-test-cellSetModel-end");
    ((LMLAgricultureTechCell *)cell).indexPath = indexPath;
    ((LMLAgricultureTechCell *)cell).delegate = self;
    ((LMLAgricultureTechCell *)cell).photo_view.delegate = self;

    return cell;

}

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    // >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * cell自适应 * >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    id model;

    model = self.pre_dataSource[indexPath.row];

    return [self.pre_tableView cellHeightForIndexPath:indexPath model:model keyPath:@"model" cellClass:[LMLAgricultureTechCell class] contentViewWidth:[self cellContentViewWith]];
}

A: UIView.animateWithDuration... methods can only animate values that are animatable. Although it sometimes feels like magic - it's not really...
reloadData is an async method that can not be handled by the animate block the be animated.
If you want to animate the transition you can either use insert/delete/moveRows or use the transitionWithView method of UIView. This method would render the view off-screen completely as it will look after all the changes you put in it's block, than animate transit between the current state of the view and the newly rendered view. The animation itself depends on the options you deliver, and you probably want to use UIViewAnimationOptionsTransitionCrossDissolve.
[UIView transitionWithView:self.pre_tableView
              duration:0.3
               options:UIViewAnimationOptionsTransitionCrossDissolve
            animations: ^{
                [self.pre_tableView reloadData];
            } completion: ^(BOOL finished) {
                ...
            }];


According to a U.S. indictment from the Southern District of Florida unsealed in 2014, Carvajal is accused of helping Colombia's North Valley Cartel, including drug don Wílber "Jabón" Valera, move its trafficking empire to Venezuela in 2004. Valera was killed there in 2008.
In exchange for bribes, Carvajal and others provided information about military and police investigations that helped Varela export cocaine to the United States, according to the indictment. The document also alleges that Carvajal was responsible for selling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to factions of the North Valley Cartel. He's also accused of coordinating the shipment of 5.6 tons of cocaine from Venezuela to Mexico.
In addition to the South Florida case, Carvajal was charged in a federal drug-trafficking indictment filed in the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors in New York plan to seek his extradition.
Carvajal, a congressman and longtime confidant of the late President Hugo Chávez, is thought to have information that would be damaging to the Maduro government. Venezuela's military has long been suspected of being involved in the drug trade, and a handful of military officials are on the U.S. Treasury Department's drug kingpin blacklist.


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Navy tightens tobacco restrictions for medical personnel
David Carter
Yokosuka Naval Hospital recently implemented a smoking ban for all hospital staff when in uniform. The ban is designed to promote a positive image and provide a healthy environment for its patients. (David J. Carter/Stars and Stripes)
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Most U.S. Navy medical personnel in the Pacific — military and civilian — will be banned from smoking or chewing tobacco anywhere during duty hours and while in uniform, in accordance with a recent Navy instruction.
Capt. Kevin Moore, commander of U.S. naval health care facilities in Japan, South Korea and Diego Garcia, said during a phone interview Friday that he and his staff are taking the instruction seriously and have begun enforcement.
"I was once asked, 'How can you call yourself a health care organization when you're allowing people to kill themselves in front of you?'  " Moore said. "It's a really good question and I think this policy is really helpful in us saying we're not going to support self-injuring behavior."
According to the Navy instruction, the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery shall "prohibit military personnel from using tobacco products while in the presence of patients or while in uniform when representing Navy Medicine."
Moore said specific guidance regarding enforcement with the civilians is still being sought.
"We as health care providers have to be held accountable to being good role models," he said.
Branch health clinics at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Sasebo Naval Base, Negishi Housing Area in Japan and Chinhae Naval Base, South Korea, are following suit.
"We're in the process of educating people about the no-smoking policy," Moore said. "We have the chiefs patrolling the areas reminding our folks about the instruction."
The Navy medical community on Okinawa, which falls under a separate command, is also following the general guideline.
Kiyomi Williams, spokeswoman for the U.S. Naval Hospital on Okinawa, said medical staff have been prohibited from smoking during their workday since January. But the policy is enforced only on the hospital grounds and is based on the honor system, she said.
When asked how the ban might affect staff performance given the possible unpleasant withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting smoking, Moore said he's not expecting any issues.
"Some of the inpatient wards that I've worked at in the past have gone smoke-free, and surprisingly, there was very little impact," he said. "We are going to be concerned, though, because it is a very difficult substance to give up, and I don't want to minimize it and just say just quit."
The hospital offers such products as nicotine gum and patches to help people quit smoking, Moore said.
The Yokosuka hospital also plans to start tobacco cessation classes for staff in the future. Patients now are being referred to their primary care managers.
The smoking ban has one key beneficiary in mind — the patient.
"As a patient, it's very distracting and not a pleasant experience to be around someone who's been smoking," Moore said. "More importantly, though, I don't think it's a good thing for their health."
Some hospital patrons agreed.
"I think it's a great idea," said Maria Diaz, a Navy spouse in Yokosuka. "I don't like smelling cigarettes, and especially not in the hospital. It doesn't give you the impression that they're creating a healthy environment."
But Chantal Sheehan, a Navy employee from Atsugi who works at Camp Zama's orthodontics department, said she doesn't agree with the Navy's position. Sheehan, a smoker, says it's indicative of a broadening anti-smoking bias on the part of the military.
Sheehan pointed to base stores raising the prices of tobacco products as an example of that trend.
"Well, if they're going to do it for tobacco, then they have to do it for alcohol, fatty foods, everything else that's bad for you," said Sheehan.
"They can't just do it to smokers."
Moore said the hospital plans to release its final official tobacco policy on May 31 during World No Tobacco Day.
U.S. Navy officials on Guam, queried early in the week, were unable to comment on their smoking policies by deadline Friday.
Stars and Stripes reporters Natasha Lee and Tim Wightman contributed to this story.
Tell UsWhat do you think of the increased restrictions on tobacco use by medical personnel in uniform or during work hours? Send us your thoughts at: respond@stripes.osd.mil
Smoking guidelines around the PacificJapan
Misawa Air Base: Officials banned all smoking on the 35th Medical Group campus, including inside cars, beginning Feb. 15. The policy applies to staff, patients and visitors.
Camp Zama: Medical personnel are allowed to smoke during their breaks in designated smoking areas.
Yokota Air Base: Information unavailable by deadline Friday.
Kunsan and Osan air bases: While smoking is discouraged, Air Force medical personnel are allowed to smoke during their breaks in designated smoking areas.
65th Medical Brigade: Information on smoking policies for the brigade, which administers health care for the Army in South Korea, was unavailable by deadline Friday.
Kadena Air Base: The Air Force's tobacco use policy, AFI 40-102, is under revision, but the 18th Medical Group at Kadena adheres to the most recent version which allows smoking in designated smoking areas around the facility.


Do I need another portable gaming device weighing down my backpack every time I leave the house? My spine says no, but the retro gamer in me loves the idea of taking an NES with me wherever I roam. As handheld consoles go, My Arcade's RetroChamp, announced at CES this year, pushes the boundaries of portable gaming. But for $80 (around £62, UK pricing TBC), its versatility makes it worth a spot in your throwback console collection.
MyArcade made a few trade-offs to keep the RetroChamp priced well under $100, including limiting it to only playing games using original NES or Famicom cartridges; there's no built-in storage or memory card slots for loading your own ROMs. The dual cartridge slots also contribute to the RetroChamp's monstrous form factor. It's easily the largest portable gaming device I've ever held, but at the same time, I was pleasantly surprised at how light and comfortable it is to actually hold.
To make good use of its size, the RetroChamp features a seven-inch LCD display which is actually larger than the one included on the Nintendo Switch. It doesn't have any touch functionality, and it's not going to win any 'Best of CES' awards for resolution, viewing angle, or colour reproduction, but it was totally adequate for playing old 8-bit games, which, let's be honest, never looked that amazing to begin with.
One curious design decision on the RetroChamp is the use of four separate buttons instead of a rocking directional-pad. It didn't take away from the gameplay at all, and My Arcade says the RetroChamp's design is far from finalised. Many elements will change by the time it goes into production, and that could include swapping these buttons for a classic D-pad like the NES' original controllers used.
My Arcade originally claimed the RetroChamp had a rechargeable battery that was good for 35 hours of gameplay. That was an impressive claim, and, as it turns out, not an accurate one. On a full charge, the RetroChamp will actually run for around three to five hours, which is enough time to get tired of playing NES games on a long flight.
You won't find a giant, heavy battery inside the RetroChamp's housing, but there is a unique accessory you won't find on any other portable gaming system. A removable compartment on the back houses a small cleaning kit – including cotton swabs and a cleaning solution – so that you can ensure that the metal contacts on your 30-year-old NES carts aren't dirty or corroded, preventing them from working in the system. In other words, you'll never have to blow on your old carts to make them work.
The RetroChamp includes a folding kickstand like the Nintendo Switch, but this one actually works.
The handheld can also be connected to a TV through HDMI, and works with My Arcade's wireless controllers so you can turn it into a true console.


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AXO confronts silence surrounding domestic violence
The sisters of AXO hosted a kickball tournament last Friday, Oct. 29, to raise funds for the Domestic Violence Center of Greater Cleveland.
Gillian Seaman, News Editor
Coinciding with domestic violence awareness month, CWRU's AXO sorority hosted a series of events from Oct. 25 to Oct. 30. With co-sponsorships from the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Residential Housing Association, and Undergraduate Student Government, the sorority sought to both disseminate information about the subject and raise funds for the Domestic Violence Center of Greater Cleveland.
"It's vital we pass this information on to college students. Just based on the crime log, there is domestic violence that occurs on this campus," explained AXO president Candace Martin. "This age group is one of the highest impacted by domestic violence. College age women, especially, are very likely to experience domestic violence and people don't know that. Events like this raise awareness and offer support."
Events throughout the week included purple day on Oct, 26, a hidden voices ceremony on Oct. 27 and a kickball tournament last Friday Oct. 29. Among these, AXO domestic violence awareness week co-chair Elizabeth Kannard singled out purple day, in which CWRU community members donned purple garb to show their support for both victims and survivors of domestic violence, as the most powerful event.
"It's really nice to see all the people out there supporting it. It's not just women, its not just people who have gone through it. Everyone wants to support it. and that's why it's the most powerful day.
Martin agreed with Kannard, also considering purple day to be pivotal in raising awareness of domestic violence issues. "You can't really ignore one huge part of the campus wearing purple," she said.
While purple day also involved presenting people with statistics about domestic violence, the hidden voices ceremony on Oct. 27 presented individual stories of victims and survivors of domestic violence that was meant to personalize their experiences. Outside of both Leutner and Fribley commons, a circle of black human cut outs with individual stories displayed prominently on their chests represented victims of domestic violence.
For Martin, ceremony was especially important. "It shows that domestic violence knows no limits. It's not based on your ethnicity or your class or you gender. It can be same sex couples, it can be boyfriend girlfriend, it can be a parent, It can be a lot of different things. I think people sometimes think it's just boyfriend/girlfriend husband/wife, but it can be a lot of things it can be anyone."
In addition to participating in purple day and the hidden voices ceremony, 18 different student groups also opted to compete in AXO's kickball tournament to help the sorority raise funds.
AXO sorority sister Victoria Rusnak, was impressed with campus participation in the event. "It was a lot of teams, especially for Halloween weekend when there's a lot of people busy with different events," she said. Rusnak also singled out the Delta Chi fraternity, who bested the field of 18 teams to take the top prize, as particularly deserving of praise. "I was really impressed with their involvement in the tournament this year, just because just a month ago they started to form their colony. So I personally thank them. I was impressed."
The proceeds from the kickball tournament registration combined with donated funds from totaled approximately 1500 dollars. Libby Kanard explained that as domestic violence awareness is one of the largest parts of AXO's philanthropy nationally, that such sums add up across all of the different chapters. "That does make a difference," she said.
The success of this year's AXO's domestic violence awareness week hinged on community support. While Martin did not deny the importance of survivors participation contributing to the success of the week, she explained that the support of individuals who had not experienced domestic violence was particularly powerful.
"I, personally, am a survivor of domestic violence. It's really powerful to me when I see others in our community who haven't experienced it supporting [our cause]."
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In the US it's estimated that lawsuits from patent assertion entities, commonly called patent trolls, have cost the US economy some $300 billion in lost wealth, causing far-reaching repercussions in terms of missed opportunities from companies scared of possible legal exposure. Many in Washington, Silicon Valley, and elsewhere have been calling for the system's reform.
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Fortec Motorsport's Daniel Ticktum set the pace as eleven drivers from five teams convened at Snetterton today (2nd March) for the latest official timed MSA Formula test day.
Following last week's exploits at Brands Hatch, Carlin, JTR, TRS Arden and SWB Motorsport joined Fortec to tackle the 300 layout at the Norfolk venue as they edge closer to the opening rounds of the series in a months time.
In dry, cloudy conditions in the morning session, Ticktum posted a best time of 1m 52.917s to lead the way by 0.474s from Carlin pairing Lando Norris and Colton Herta, the former having been the quickest in wet conditions at Brands.
Ricky Collard was fourth quickest, his best lap of 1m 54.468s putting him just over a second and a half off Ticktum. Petru Florescu was fifth ahead of the fastest JTR runner Daniel Baybutt, with Enaam Ahmed and Josh Smith was next.
James Pull and Sandy Mitchell rounded out the top ten for JTR and Arden respectively, whilst Rafael Martins completed the runners for SWB Motorsport, the field split by four and a half seconds heading into the lunch break.
Continued dry conditions in the afternoon produced the same top three at the top of the timesheets, with an improved time of 1m 51.916s putting Ticktum on top again from Norris and Herta, 0.783s separating the three.
Pull and JTR team-mate Baybutt were next up, just 0.014s splitting them at the end of the three hour session. Collard once again led the Arden charge, this time in sixth ahead of Carlin's Florescu and Fortec's Smith.
Arden stablemates Mitchell and Arden completed the top ten, with Martins once again in eleventh, this time an improved 3.668s off the top pace.
Full times from the test can be found by clicking here.
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