The roots of Danish Management Group go back to 1986, when Mr. Frantz Longhi founded Dansk Energi Management, which started implementing major energy projects in Denmark. The company focused primarily on designing, planning and implementing Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in Denmark, where successful energy projects for approximately EUR 75 million were implemented in the first couple of years.
Since Dansk Energi Management gradually became more involved in international energy projects, the company name was changed to Danish Energy Management, the oldest division of Danish Management Group.
In the beginning of the nineties, the company conducted feasibility studies, assessments and energy action plans and supervised several Energy Project Management Units on behalf of the European Commission in several Central and Eastern European countries. Since then, it has expanded its scope of operations as well as its geographical boundaries.
Monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs in the energy sector.
ICT is not only a key tool that enhances development, but it can also improve efficiency and effectiveness of management and implementation of projects in all sectors. At a very early stage Danish Management Group foresaw the importance that ICT has for development in developing countries. As a natural next step in the expansion of competencies in the company, Danish ICT Management was created.
In 2001, Danish Management Group acquired the Danish company Metrocomia A/S, which developed web solutions and provided internet consultancy. Metrocomia had grown very fast since its establishment in 1994. When Danish Management Group took over it, Metrocomia was in the need of both financial and managerial support.
After the takeover, Danish Management Group's excellent managerial skills entirely transformed Metrocomia's financial situation changing a considerable annual deficit into a remarkable turnover over a period of just two years. At Danish Management Group we are aware that ICT can increase the impact of development aid and favour knowledge exchange and project sustainability. In 2003 to further strengthen its expertise in the ICT sector, Danish Management Group acquired the Danish company Injection A/S, specialised in content development and content management systems (CMS). Today Danish ICT Management is an integral part of Danish Energy Management & Esbensen.
In late 2012, Esbensen Consulting Engineers A / S became part of Danish Management Group and a sister company to Danish Energy Management. Both companies continued under their own names, but with the common ownership structure until June 2015 where it was decided to merge the two companies.
Today, Esbensen A/S offers advisory and planning of energy design, HVAC, ventilation, lighting and electricity supply. Esbensen is known internationally to be a specialist, and a preferred collaborator in the field of energy, indoor climate, and sustainable buildings.
Esbensen participates continuously in research and development projects dealing with energy design, renewable energy, daylight, natural ventilation and indoor climate, with the aim to remain one of the leading companies of our professional area. Integrated Energy Design is a core competence and hallmark and Esbensen participates with dialogue and creative advice right from the start of the process, allowing the best holistic solutions to be found.
Esbensen develops building projects in cooperation with architects, builders and contractors in Denmark, Norway several EU countries, and China. The projects include high-rise buildings and large residential buildings, offices, hotels, educational and cultural institutions, sports facilities, industrial buildings and hospitals.
In June 2015 the merger of the current company – Danish Energy Management & Esbensen A/S is a result of the close cooperation between employees across the two companies and the positive synergy effects of a merger between the two companies' areas of expertise.
As Danish Management Group's procedures within project Monitoring and Evaluation were developed and improved for the European Commission, the company expanded its competencies. As a result, Danish Management was born.
In the beginning, Danish Management monitored and evaluated different types of energy projects in Russia and the Newly Independent States. Progressively, this division became directly involved in several large-scale worldwide assignments, which comprised monitoring and evaluation of projects on all continents and in all sectors.
Danish Property Management A/S formed in 1990 develops exciting new projects nationally within commercial building, renovating and maintaining a portfolio of classical and preserved properties in close cooperation with the rest of the Danish Management Group.


It doesn't take a PhD to understand the outcome of Tuesday's City Council vote, despite the Daily Camera's (11-3-11) efforts to explain the election through a national anti-incumbency lens. I believe City of Boulder voters were simply voting with two main issues in mind, and those resulted in incumbents George Karakehian and Ken Wilson receiving fewer votes than two newcomers to the Council.
The first issue the Camera correctly identifies: both Karakehian and Wilson opposed measures 2B and 2C, with Wilson's campaign materials even toeing the line with Xcel's and other opponents' scare-mongering arguments.
However, the Camera fails to identify a second, perhaps more important issue that led to Karakehian and Wilson receiving fewer votes than Suzanne Jones, Liza Morzel, and Tim Plass: Open Space use policy. Both Karakehian and Wilson voted to support building a mountain bike trail on Anemone Hill in October, whereas Morzel opposed it and was reelected with the second highest number of votes. Karakehian and Wilson were also two of four candidates supported by the Boulder Outdoor Coalition (BOC), which "advocate[s] stewardship, access and appreciation of public lands," per their web site. "Access" is their key word, in case there's any confusion. The BOC's other two endorsed candidates failed to win seats on the council.
I believe that Boulderites support stewardship, access, and appreciation of Open Space, but we also recognize that we have something special, particularly in the West TSA that shouldn't be seen merely as another playground.
For mountain biking specifically, Boulder has developed off-road biking opportunities on three sides of town, what with the new Valmont bike park and the recently opened trails in the Dowdy Draw area (which I use regularly and will note are suffering from ever-widening trails from bikers and hikers traveling the edges). The West TSA, however, remains the equivalent of Boulder's national park, an area of special attention for preservation, and more of a space for nature and of spiritual retreat than a playground. I suspect many other voters in Tuesday's election support this view, and voted accordingly. So consider Tuesday's results not as an anti-incumbency reaction, but one instead of thoughtful consideration of what values our community should hold going forward.
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Interpreting election results according to one's own goals is irritating, but it's commonly done, so that's fine. All we know for certain is good people who were good candidates ran good campaigns and won.
I helped write the BOC Mission Statement; the words were chosen carefully to represent exactly how we felt, and they are in plain english – there is not "any confusion" about this meaning Nick, unless it is in your mind.
So I'll clarify again: "Stewardship, Access, and Appreciation" is exactly what we meant.
Anyone is free to try and interpret election results, but please do not interpret others words for your own purposes.
I listen to other people's viewpoints and I respect and honor them at face value whether I agree or not. I kindly request the same.
"Access" is the word the differentiates BOC in its mission statement from Plan-Boulder.
At least that's how one independent, non-member of either of these groups sees it, though I'd imagine neither Plan-Boulder, nor BOC members would agree with that simple differentiation.
I should have written it that way, perhaps, but did not. I take responsibility for that, though I don't think the rhetorical flourish quite deserves a "seriously oversteps his bounds" condemnation.
Regardless, apologies extended to you and BOC.
Your Reply was gracious Nick; thank you and I appreciate that. If my comment was worded too strongly, my apology as well.
While it is possible and reasonable to disagree on any number of things, I am very pleased we agree on the value of civil discourse.


Armament race for years, political uncertainties and especially with the ending of Cold War laid the importance of control of recently prominent conventional and other ammunition before eyes.
Nowadays modern technologies are being used for demilitarization systems all over the world.Regrettably,ignoring agreements, burning and blasting methods are being used.As known,outdoor burning and blasting systems give huge harm to environment.ın order to prevent this damage, our company proceeds R&D work on environment-friendly demilitarization systems and serves economical solutions.
The work of providing demilitarization activities for NATO companies are given to NAMSA (NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency).Since we are a registered company to NAMSA, we are offered demilitarization related auctions periodically every month .As a result of collaboration dated 2005, between NAMSA and our company , RFP s are obtained about destructions of various type bullets and explosives, pyrotechnical materials, ammunition and rockets.
IDC enhanced its activities about demilitarization by means of technical collaborations with leading international companies .In order to seize the utmost system and environmental standards in the Internationally competitive technology production and research market ,IDC is on the way to build an appropriate and modern facility located close to railway line.


Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai's New Priya!
Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai is the popular serial that attracted all the age group. The romantic family entertainer was led by Priya Bhavani Shankar and Amit Bhargav. Recently, Priya quit from the serial citing her marriage. Now, a new actress has been playing in the role played by Priya. It is Chaitra Reddy, a 21-year-old student, who has been doing her Bachelor degree in Computer Applications. Chaitra had been playing in the Kannada version of Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai, titled Avanu Mathe Shravani. Chaitra is a Bangalore girl and she is new to the Tamil serials. She has been learning Tamil and is said to be a fan of Suriya Sivakumar. She has also expressed her wish to play with Suriya. Suriya's fan circle has been getting widened, day by day. Will the Tamil audiences accept Chaitra? We have to wait and watch!
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Q: How do I open a new JFrame and run my game after closing another JFrame? I'm making a minesweeper game, and I want the user to be able to pick from beginner, intermediate, and advanced before playing the game. So far what I have is a JFrame that opens when I open the program with buttons for each difficulty.
Here are my main functions and the function to choose the difficulty. I'm wondering how I could still call all the functions in my main function after I call chooseGameDifficulty, because right now they're not being called.
public static void main(String[] args) {
    chooseGameDifficulty();
    game.initGame();
    initBoard();
    getClick();

    while (gameOver == false) {
        showUserTile();
        checkGameWon();
    }
}

  public static void chooseGameDifficulty() {
    JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
    JFrame chooseDifficulty = new JFrame("Minesweeper");
    chooseDifficulty.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    chooseDifficulty.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500,500));
    chooseDifficulty.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 3));
    JButton B = new JButton("Beginner");
    JButton I = new JButton("Intermediate");
    JButton E = new JButton("Expert");
    chooseDifficulty.add(B);
    chooseDifficulty.add(I);
    chooseDifficulty.add(E);
    B.addMouseListener(
        new MouseListener() {
            public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event) {
            game.setGameDifficulty("Beginner");
            chooseDifficulty.setVisible(false);
            }
            public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event) {
            }
            public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event) {
            }
            public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
            }
            public void mousePressed(MouseEvent event) {
            }
        }
    );

    // same thing for the other buttons

    chooseDifficulty.pack();
    chooseDifficulty.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    chooseDifficulty.setVisible(true);
}

A: *

*Do not exit on close as default operation on the choose difficulty frame.

*I will advise you to use JDialog for choose difficulty popoup

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A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. "Well, you can paint my porch.
How much do you charge?" The blonde said "How about 50 dollars? "The man agreed and told her that the paint and other materials that she might need were in the garage.
A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money. "You've finished already?" he asked.
Have you ever had days when your mouth engages before your brain does? I will admit I do. I was thinking back when I had stopped at fast food restaurant with my teenagers, and a young man was taking my order. He had trouble remembering my order and getting it put into the computer. In my mind, I was sure he was a few French fries short of the order.
The line was getting longer and the people behind me we were getting restless with this never-ending comedy of errors. I was on my last nerve. I was almost ready to tell the kid what an idiot I thought he was; I definitely thought it.
Looking up at me from his register with a big smile of recognition on his face, he said, "I like your necklace, I have one too." In shock, I remembered I had my "WWJD" (What Would Jesus Do) dog tag on, and he pulled his out too. I stood with my mouth open as he related to me that his youth group at church were all wearing "WWJD" tags to remind them to be kind and loving to others. He also told me how excited he was about getting his new job.
I remembered the day I bought that necklace, it reminded me to watch my words and actions to honor the God I love. I haven't worn that necklace in a while, I need to find it, put it back on and remind myself God cares how I represent Him, and I should too.
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Hurd vs Williams
12 rounds contest @ Super Welterweight
IBF World Junior Middleweight Championship
WBA Super World Super Welterweight Championship
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Tape rankings @ Super Welterweight
Jarrett Hurd vs Julian Williams report
Who won Hurd vs Williams?
Julian Williams beat Jarrett Hurd by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Washington in District of Columbia.
The scorecards were announced as 111-116, 112-115, 112-115 in favor of winner Julian Williams.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).
This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the IBF & WBA belts on the line.
Also, on the undercard Matt Korobov was victorious over Immanuwel Aleem, Alexandru Marin beat Luis Concepcion, Paulus Ambunda was overcome by Stephen Fulton and Mario Barrios was victorious over Juan Jose Velasco.
Hurd vs Williams stats
Jarrett Hurd stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Julian Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Hurd had a slight advantage in power over Williams, with a 70% knock out percentage over Williams' 62%.
Jarrett Hurd was the same age as Julian Williams, at 31 years old.
Hurd had a height advantage of 2 inches over Williams. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Jarrett Hurd & Julian Williams fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hurd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 4 months later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 146 to Williams' 186.
Julian Williams was ranked number 4 by the WBA and 1 by the IBF in the 154lb division.
Hurd vs Williams form
Hurd had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jason Welborn on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Erislandy Lara on 7th April 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had beat Austin Trout on 14th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Before that, he had defeated Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.
He had won against Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Alabama.
Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Nathaniel Gallimore on 7th April 2018 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Ishe Smith on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jermall Charlo on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.
Before that, he had beat Marcello Matano on 5th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.
Hehad won against Luciano Leonel Cuello on 22nd September 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jarrett Hurd had been fighting more than Julian Williams.
Going to this contest, Jarrett Hurd had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 28 days ago, while Julian Williams' last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 22 days ago.
Hurd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Hurd vs Williams start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Washington, District of Columbia, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Hurd vs Williams?
Hurd vs Williams was broadcast on FOX in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.
What were the odds on Hurd vs Williams?
Jarrett Hurd was a 7/50 (-714) favourite going into the contest, while Julian Williams made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.
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Virus leaves turkey farmers scrambling ahead of Thanksgiving
For the turkey industry, this Thanksgiving is a guessing game.
Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large indoor gatherings. That leaves anxious turkey farmers and grocers scrambling to predict what people will want on their holiday tables.
Kroger — the nation's largest grocery chain — said its research shows 43% of shoppers plan to celebrate Thanksgiving only with those in their immediate household. It has purchased more turkeys than usual — in all sizes — but it's also predicting an increase in demand for alternatives, including ham, pork roast and seafood. Kroger also expects to see more demand for plant-based meats, like a vegan roast stuffed with mushrooms and squash.
Walmart says it will still carry plenty of whole turkeys, but it will also have 30% more turkey breasts in its stores to accommodate shoppers who don't want to cook a whole bird.
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It's not always easy to pivot. Angela Wilson, the owner of Avedano's Holly Park Market in San Francisco, ordered turkeys last year for this Thanksgiving. She can't cancel the order, so they're still coming in.
But Wilson said this Thanksgiving might be busier than in the past, since customers who usually go out of town will be staying home. She's also stocking up on smaller birds like quail and game hen.
Some farmers are making tweaks based on what they think customers will be looking for. Dede Boies raises heritage breed turkeys at Root Down Farm in Pescadero, California. The turkeys she sells for Thanksgiving were born in May, so she has spent months thinking about how the coronavirus might impact the holidays.
Boies decided to harvest some turkeys early this year. It's a gamble, because the birds gain a lot of fat and flavor in their final few weeks, but she figures customers will want smaller birds. She's also offering more chickens and ducks.
"We've invested so much time and energy and love into these birds, and the whole point is that they go and they are celebrated with people for these great meals. We're just really hoping that still happens," Boies said.
Butterball — which typically sells 30% of America's 40 million Thanksgiving turkeys — said it's expecting more gatherings, but it's not convinced people will want smaller turkeys. Its research shows that 75% of consumers plan to serve the same size turkey or a larger turkey than they did last year.
Butterball says about half its turkeys will be in the 10-16 lb. range and half will be in the 16-24 lb. range, the same as usual. Anyone looking for a specific size should plan to shop early, said Rebecca Welch, senior brand manager for seasonal at Butterball.
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"Don't be afraid to go big," she said. "It's just as easy to cook a large turkey as it is a smaller one, and it means more leftovers."
Nancy Johnson Horn of Queens, New York, usually shares a big turkey with her in-laws, her parents and her own family of five. But Horn, who writes The Mama Maven blog, said that gathering won't happen this year because her kids are attending school in-person and she is worried about spreading the virus.
"As much as it hurts me, I will have to cook myself this year," she said. She's not sure what will be on the menu. She's only cooked a whole turkey once in her life and she's never made mashed potatoes.
This Thanksgiving comes at an already tenuous time for the $4.3 billion U.S. turkey industry. Thanks to better technology for carving breast meat, per capita consumption of turkey nearly doubled over the 1980s, peaking at 14.4 pounds per person in 1996, according to Mark Jordan, executive director of LEAP Market Analytics in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
But interest in turkey has been steadily falling, thanks in part to price increases five years ago when flocks were hit by bird flu. Annual consumption is now around 12 pounds, Jordan said.
Turkey sales have even been falling at Thanksgiving as consumers explore alternatives, according to Nielsen data. Last November, Americans spent $643 million on turkey, down 3.5% from the previous year. They spent $1.9 billion on beef, which was up 4%. And they spent $12 million — or more than double the prior year — on alternatives like plant-based meat.
Jordan thinks the uncertainty about Thanksgiving demand will hurt groceries hardest. If they discount turkeys, they can sell them but it will hurt profits. If they keep prices high and consumers pass, they'll be stuck with a lot of turkeys.
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"I don't see many ways that they win this holiday season," Jordan said.
The uncertainty may well see a repeat at Christmas — both in the U.S. and beyond.
Christmas turkeys are a staple in Britain, where turkey farmers are also bracing for slimmed-down festivities after the government told people not to meet in groups of more than six.
Richard Calcott raises 2,000 Christmas turkeys each year at Calcott Turkeys in Tamworth, England. He bought his turkey chicks — known as poults — in February and March, and it was too late to switch to a smaller breed when pandemic restrictions took hold.
He has tweaked their diets to reduce the weight of each turkey by around 2.2 pounds by the time they're ready for market. Still, Calcott said he continues to get some orders for larger birds.
"It's been a very difficult year for a lot of people this year," he said. "Christmas will be a good time to get families back together."


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require 'http-get'
require 'rexml/document'

module RPiClock
  module ITunesMusicList
    extend self

    def trackUrlListFromSongs rssURL
      trackUrlList = Array.new
      http_req = HttpGet.new rssURL
      http_req.onSuccess { |response|
        doc = REXML::Document.new(response.body)
        doc.elements.each("/feed/entry/link[@assetType='preview']") { |e|
          trackUrlList << e.attributes['href']
        }
      }.onFailure { |response|
        logger.warn('can not http get : ' + response.value)
      }.do
      return trackUrlList
    end
  end
end

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R. Cukier, O. da Silva, D. Venanzi, and H. Hasegawa, "Competitive dysfunction in pharmacies compounding: a Brazilian experience", Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 327-337, Sep. 2017.


Few scholars have focused on the ethics of mobile health (mHealth) for active surveillance of risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A new study led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research team under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative (D4H) sought to address this gap by surveying global stakeholders to identify ethics-related knowledge and perceptions on the use of mobile phone surveys (MPS) to gather NCD risk factor information in LMICs.
The study was published in January by Global Public Health.
The study is believed to be the first of its kind to identify ethics-related attitudes and practices of stakeholders invested in the conduct and oversight of mHealth in LMICs. Global stakeholders consisting of those experienced in law, mHealth, ethics, social science, NCDs, public health surveillance and MPS technology were surveyed. Respondents came from 40 countries, with 61% indicating a nationality corresponding to a developing region. Nearly three-quarters reported that "close to all" of their professional time takes place in, or directly involves, LMICs.
"We found that while there was strong support and enthusiasm for mobile phone surveys overall, the majority of stakeholders expressed that the current ethical and regulatory requirements for conducting the surveys were unclear or inadequate, potentially due to a lack of guidance on the use of digital technologies for active surveillance," says lead author Joseph Ali JD, an assistant professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of International Health and associate director for global programs at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. The study also note that ethics guidelines for mobile and digital health may be context and technology specific, and that the study's findings can inform the process of developing such guidance for mobile phone-based active disease surveillance.
The most challenging ethical issues identified were concerns over privacy and confidentiality, specifically regarding who has access to data. The majority of respondents expressed that data obtained from the MPS should be restricted to uses that support public health, and that those administering the survey and national governments should have access over those in the private sector. At the same time, the majority of stakeholders believed that information about disease risk factors can be collected more privately over pre-recorded mobile phone surveys than in face-to-face surveys.
While most felt that the potential benefits of MPS, such as low-cost development and deployment of the technology and ability to access hard-to-reach populations, would outweigh the potential harms, they recognized that certain populations may be systematically underrepresented due to gender- or income-based inequalities in mobile phone access or use. Therefore, MPS should be seen as a supplement and not a replacement for other types of surveillance methods.
Mobile health technologies present an important opportunity as a means of collecting key public data around the world, especially in hard-to-reach areas in LMICs. This global stakeholder survey is an important step in gathering ethics-related attitudes and knowledge from experts in the conduct and oversight of mHealth. Going forward, context-specific ethical guidelines need to be established for MPS and more research needs to be conducted on best practices for mHealth as an active public health surveillance method, including to optimize approaches to consent and other ethics and regulatory aspects of survey implementation. The full study can be found here.
The study was funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies.


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Below is JR's 1100-word commentary on Laura Sherman's 700-word story, "Teacher."
In short fiction (even more so in "flash fiction"), you're looking for just a scene or two that is a pivot point for a character. John L'Heureux said that the goal of the short-story writer is to "Capture a moment after which nothing can ever be the same again." Capturing that one moment sometimes requires that you capture other moments as well, but to the extent that you can, it is important to whittle down your stories to as close to one moment as possible…and to express that moment as an external action if at all possible (rather than a direct account of a character's thoughts and feelings).
When you start writing a story, you start getting more and more ideas, many of which are great ideas. Get all those ideas down. But then start paring things back down–way down.
Laura indicated that her story was a first draft. That is to say, it was relatively early in the process, before she had made a whole lot of progress in paring things back down. Hopefully these comments provide some guidance as to what that pare-down might look like.
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Since taking over the farm from in 2014, Karie Atherton is the 7th generation in her family to own and operate Aires Hill Farm in Berkshire, a 500+ acre dairy where she milks 190 cows. In January 2018, she was awarded $40,000 in Dairy Improvement Grant funds to purchase and install a cow activity & milk monitoring system to help identify the early onset of cow mastitis - a common challenge for dairy cows and dairy farmers alike. This new technology will provide Atherton with more detailed information on how each cow is fairing and allow her to target treatment where its needed most and reduce reliance on antibiotics and hormones. The funds for this grant program were provided by Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, LLC to improve milk production and support business viability. The Aires Hill Farm project will have positive impacts for the health of Atherton's cows, and it will also increase the farm's efficiency by allowing her to focus time on the cows that need proactive treatment.


STANFORD, Calif. – Elaine Miller desperately wanted to find a way to help her daughter, Hannah, endure an awkward and painful medical examination in which doctors insert a catheter into her bladder, inject a dye and ask her to urinate while being X-rayed.
The girl had been through the procedure four times by age 7, and she dreaded going through it again. So when researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine offered hypnosis, Miller welcomed the chance. "I had tried every angle I could to either avoid the test for my daughter or make it less traumatic," she said.
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Children at Play is an insightful exploration into the world of children's play and its tremendous significance in the shaping of each child's humanity. A mother and proponent of Rudolf Steiner's Waldorf system of education, author Heidi Britz-Crecelius offers practical suggestions and an up-to-date list of resources for today's families.
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International Day of Yoga celebrated in Kona
By Cameron Miculka West Hawaii Today cmiculka@westhawaiitoday.com | Saturday, June 22, 2019, 12:05 a.m.
More than four dozen people came out for International Yoga Day at Hale Halawai Friday morning (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
More than four dozen people came out for International Yoga Day at Hale Halawai Friday morning. (Photos by Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
Satyam and Abhaya Ehinger, left, lead a devotional chant at International Yoga Day at Hale Halawai Friday morning (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
Celeste Cline, left, leads participants in a celebration for International Yoga Day at Hale Halawai Friday morning (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
KAILUA-KONA — Coming together beneath clear skies and the shade of coconut palms, more than four dozen people came to Hale Halawai Friday for a morning of stretching, meditation and introspection on International Yoga Day.
"It's a good workout, and it's also like a good work-in," said Amy Johnson, a certified yoga teacher. "It just kind of puts everything into perspective. It kind of helps you de-stress and just be in the moment."
Friday marked the fifth celebration of International Yoga Day, a celebration declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
Organizer Celeste Cline said 50 people came out for Friday's event, where instructors from throughout the community led the group over the morning.
For those experienced in yoga, Cline said, it's an opportunity to celebrate the day as well as share it with those who might be newcomers to yoga.
And by inviting people to Hale Halawai, Cline said, it makes it more accessible to everyone, which is important to encourage people to come out.
"I know that when you put yoga out of the way, people are less likely to join and come," she said. "When you put it right in the path of, say, downtown and there's noise and music, people are a lot more likely to come check it out."
As a result, she said, even more people get some exposure.
Among those who came out for the morning were Christina Winkelmeier and Michael Anthofer, visiting from Germany.
Winkelmeier said she started practicing yoga on her holiday because they're traveling for three months and said she enjoys the stretching, breathing and the opportunity "to think about nothing."
"It's amazing. It's really amazing," she said of the event at Hale Halawai. "It's really interesting to see all the different teachers. The time passes really fast."
And yoga, Cline said, offers a lot of opportunity for people to exercise themselves in any number of ways they might be looking — be it physically, mentally or spiritually.
"Because really all it is is just moving your body," she said. "It's important to move your body in ways that you don't normally move your body."
Johnson, too, made the point that yoga offers something for everyone.
"I don't think you need to be able to do a handstand to do yoga," she said. "I think it's not really about that; it's not about the flashy poses even though they're fun to attempt. But it's just about taking time to just remember what's important in life."
"It's just being there for your family and your friends," she said, "and you're not getting too wrapped up in the stresses of every day."
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Essential repair works to the landmark Burnley Town Hall are under way after Burnley Council identified key areas of the 130-year-old building that required urgent attention.
Local specialist contractor UK Restoration Services has been awarded the contract to carry out much-needed maintenance work to various areas of the Grade II listed building.
The initial works are expected to take around seven months and will see repairs to the slate roof, guttering and exterior masonry.
Scaffolding has been erected at the site and a temporary roof will cover most of the building to ensure it is protected from the elements whilst the slate roof is striped back and re-laid.
The clock tower has stood proudly on top of the town hall for more than 100 years and will also undergo extensive renovation. The bell mechanism has been disconnected and the bell silenced to protect them during the work. The clock will also be stopped at some point to protect its mechanism.
The specialist restoration team is currently accessing the timber framing, copper exterior and masonry on the clock tower.
Burnley Council chief operating officer Lukman Patel said: "Burnley Town Hall is an historic landmark building that we have a duty to protect for future generations.
The council has set aside in excess of £350,000 in this year's budget for the cost of the repairs.
Burnley-based UK Restorations has more than 20 years' experience working on listed buildings, monuments and landmarks and has recently worked on iconic buildings such as Wythenshawe Hall, Chester Crown Court and Heaton Hall in Manchester.
UK Restorations director Phil Braithwaite said: "We have conducted restoration work on some of the UK's most historical buildings. It's a pleasure to be working on such an iconic landmark in our own town.
Further general maintenance will take place at the town hall throughout the coming year.


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School shooting civil trial now in the hands of the jury
by: Jason Kotowski
Posted: Jul 9, 2019 / 05:44 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 9, 2019 / 05:59 PM PDT
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A civil case brought against the Taft Union High School District arguing administrators ignored concerns raised about a troubled student who later shot another student is now in the hands of a Kern County jury.
Both counsel representing the family of injured student Bowe Cleveland and the attorney defending the school district presented their closing arguments Tuesday afternoon in a trial that began June 20.
Daniel Rodriguez, representing the Clevelands, said this is probably the most important case of his career.
"Why? Because it has to do with kids," Rodriguez told the jury. "Our kids. The safety of our kids."
During his 80-minute closing argument, Rodriguez displayed two large poster boards filled with images of red flags and descriptions marking the many instances of troubling behavior or reports about Bryan Oliver he said the school district ignored.
The district failed to monitor Oliver and take preventative action before the 16-year-old entered a science classroom at Taft Union High with a shotgun Jan. 10, 2013 and shot Cleveland, Rodriguez said.
Rona Angelo, the school's assistant principal at the time, oversaw the school resource officers and was in charge of discipline. She was told about comments Oliver made about threatening to shoot people, Rodriguez said, about drawings he made of people getting shot and other remarks that left teachers and students concerned.
She failed to communicate these reports to the Oliver family, teachers, the school resource officers or law enforcement, the attorney said. Those who came to her had their concerns dismised, he said. She told them the school would take care of it.
Rodriguez said Angelo lied repeatedly during her testimony when she claimed she communicated those concerns to others. What she told the jury conflicts with what school resource officers, parents and students have testified to, he said.
The attorney said Angelo and the district have refused – and are continuing to refuse – to take responsibility.
"Does the truth matter in this house?" Rodriguez asked the jury.
Leonard Herr, representing the district, argued Oliver alone is to blame for what happened.
The school district diligently followed its policies and procedures in completing and reviewing incident reports regarding Oliver. It interviewed students and had a full-time police officer on campus through a contract with law enforcement.
Herr said the question at the heart of this case is, "Should (the district) have been able to reasonably foresee that Bryan Oliver would bring a gun to school and shoot Bowe Cleveland?"
The answer, he said, is "no." The evidence shows even Oliver didn't know he was going to shoot Cleveland until shortly before the incident occurred, and has been unable to explain why he did it, Herr said in his 40-minute closing argument.
A school's primary job is to educate all students the best it can, Herr said. Taft Union High fulfilled that role, and provided a safe environment for its students, he said.
The jury begins deliberating Wednesday morning.
Jurors will be given a questionnaire with a number of names, including Oliver and Angelo, and asked whether each person on the questionnaire was negligent. The form then asks whether their negligence was a substantial factor in causing harm to Cleveland, and what percentage are they responsible.
In a civil trial, a verdict does not have to be unanimous. Instead, nine out of 12 jurors must agree for a verdict.
Following the shooting, a campus supervisor convinced Oliver to drop the gun and he was taken into custody. Cleveland was then rushed to a hospital where doctors managed to save his life.
A mistrial was declared in Oliver's trial on charges of attempted murder on Dec. 17, 2014, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict.
A month later, Oliver pleaded no contest to two counts of unpremeditated attempted murder and was sentenced to 27 years and four months in prison.
by Jason Kotowski / Jan 21, 2021
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A man has pleaded no contest to a charge of hit-and-run resulting in death in connection with a crash in 2018 that killed a 15-year-old girl.
Herbert Mallory Jr. entered the plea Wednesday, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled Feb. 23.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- An employee of the Kern County Sheriff's Office has died from COVID-19, Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Thursday.
Youngblood said 64-year-old Maria Franco died Wednesday evening. He said, in a video posted to Facebook, she was the "gatekeeper" at the sheriff's office, the person who "either let you in with a smile, or didn't let you in with a smile." He said she had a significant impact on the department, and on life in general. The Kern County Sheriff's Office said Franco served for 13 years as the Headquarters Receptionist and Gatekeeper.
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Amnesty New Zealand says John Key should do more than a "quiet tick-the-box exercise" in raising human rights with Saudi leaders
Amnesty International new Zealand is calling for Prime Minister John Key to speak up about women's rights, beheadings and torture when he meets Saudi Arabia's leaders. The human rights organisation says it welcomes Mr Key's comments that he will raise human rights concerns in his talks in the kingdom on Tuesday, but he needs to do more than a "quiet tick-the-box exercise".
"Saudi Arabia is a country with a complete disregard for human rights, where torture is used to extract confessions, and already this year more than 50 people have been executed most beheaded," Amnesty's New Zealand executive director Grant Bayldon said.
"Amnesty International encourages Mr Key to raise specific human rights issues in Saudi Arabia, such as women's rights, the death penalty, including beheadings, torture and the sham justice system.
"We also call on the prime minister to raise the case of Raif Badawi, the Saudi writer sentenced to 1000 lashes and possible execution after setting up an online political forum."
At the weekend the Green Party said Mr Key should not be considering a trade deal with Saudi Arabia where women are not allowed to drive cars and are subject to male supervision for many activities.
"John Key sent our men and women to war on the premise that ISIL beheads people, yet he is more than willing to be wined and dined by a leader that has beheaded 65 people this year alone," Greens human rights spokeswoman Catherine Delahunty said.
Mr Key told TVNZ's Q+A programme he rejected Saudi's actions, but unlike ISIL they were "taking it against their own citizens".
"They're not looking to basically get to the point where they murder New Zealanders in their own country or in parts of the region that they travel to simply because we disagree with their perspective on the world," he said.
A free trade agreement would allow the countries to build a stronger relationship from which they could talk about a range of issues including human rights abuses, he said.
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Scientists name herbivorous beast 'Japanese dragon god'
Updated / Friday, 6 Sep 2019 10:26
A partial tail was first found in northern Japan in 2013 and later excavations revealed the entire skeleton
Japanese scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur from a nearly complete skeleton that was the largest ever discovered in the country, measuring eight metres long.
After analysing hundreds of bones dating back 72 million years, the team led by Hokkaido University concluded the skeleton once belonged to a new species of hadrosaurid dinosaur, a herbivorous beast that roamed the Earth in the late Cretaceous period.
A partial tail was first found in northern Japan in 2013 and later excavations revealed the entire skeleton.
The team named the dinosaur "Kamuysaurus japonicus," which means "Japanese dragon god," according to a statement issued by the university.
They believe the dinosaur was an adult aged nine years old and would have weighed either four tonnes or 5.3 tonnes - depending on whether it walked on two legs or four.
The discovery was published in British peer-reviewed journal "Scientific Reports".
"The fact a new dinosaur was discovered in Japan means there was once an independent world of dinosaurs in Japan or in East Asia, and an independent evolution process," said team leader Yoshitsugu Kobayashi.
Kamuysaurus japonicus probably lived in coastal areas, a rare habitat for dinosaurs at that time and the fossils also provide valuable insights into their environment.
"It is rare that a dinosaur (skeleton) in this state of preservation is discovered in East Asia," Mr Kobayashi said.
"As Japan has lots of marine deposits, more dinosaurs are expected to be unearthed in the future," he said.
The research raises the possibility that some species of dinosaurs "preferred to inhabit areas near the ocean, suggesting the coastline environment was an important factor in the diversification" of the dinosaurs in their early evolution, the university said.


NORTH YARMOUTH – Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, will hold its 20th annual Sleigh Day from 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9, in conjunction with Skyline Farm Carriage Museum's new exhibit "Sleighing - Fashionable, Fun and Family." Free admission. Please dress warmly.
Starting at noon, Ben Lapointe and his pair of miniature horses will give mini sleigh rides for children up to age 12; $5 donation per child. Also a team of draft horses from Hideaway Farm of Topsham will provide sleigh rides around the field for an $8 donation per person or $25 per family.
Hot refreshments will be sold in the heated Visitor Center.
At 12:30 p.m. there will be a narrated demonstration of horses and drivers using 19th century skills and vintage sleighs in the outdoor arena.
Bring your snowshoes for a 2 p.m. guided tour of Skyline's trails through the woods.
The museum exhibit, featuring a variety of rare sleighs and wheeled vehicles is also open Sundays, Feb. 10 through March 31, from 1-4 p.m. or by appointment.
For more information, contact Pam at 829-5708 or info@skylinefarm.org. Skyline Farm is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization.
Photo caption: Ben Lapointe and his team of mini horses give rides at Skyline Farm's 2018 Sleigh Day.


Having trouble locating help with Service Heater in Allendale, NJ?
The first indicator of a heating equipment trouble is that very first chilly day when your heating activates and there is no heat. You recall that it worked fine the last time it was on in April, what could have happened over the summertime and fall?
We usually recommend calling a specialist to repair heating equipment for security and peace of mind. But there are some obvious repairs you can do yourself before you call us that might get your heat back on.
Begin by inspecting your thermostat. The thermostat ought to be toggled to "heat" and "on". If it is a battery-powered thermostat, change the batteries if you have not changed them in the past 12 months. If you have a programmable thermostat, check the date and time is programmed to be "on" at this time.
Have you checked the circuit breaker for your boiler/heating equipment to see to it that it hasn't tripped off? You can shut off the breaker and inspect the fuse if the breaker was "on". You can also toggle the switch on and off to ensure the switch remains in the ON position. If it does not stay on, you have an electric problem with the circuit.
No or restricted air circulation resulting in no heat may be the result of a stopped up air filter. To check your Allendale's filter, hold it up to the light. If you can not see light coming through, the filter is blocked and you need to change the filter. It is an excellent idea to get 2 filters and switch out your filter twice a year, once in springtime and once in autumn. Remember that these air filters are crafted for one-way air circulation. Ensure the filter is inserted the right air flow direction.
Your heating equipment's heaters can become blocked or obstructed and consequently, your heater is fouled with debris and this needs to be taken care of right away. A sure sign of heater contamination is if the flames are yellow, not consistently blue and even. Over the summer, dirt and residue can develop on the heaters and a yearly maintenance cleaning is all it requires to keep your burners functioning efficiently.
Many types of heating equipment have electric ignitions and these can malfunction. A fast repair is to turn the unit's power off and on to reset the ignition. If this does not fix it, it could be an indicator that there is something else causing the pilot light to not work correctly. This might be a cracked burner, and if so, you ought to have a qualified service technician look at the heating element to inspect if it is split or otherwise rendered unusable.
What happens if you find your heater isn't blowing air whatsoever? This can be an issue with the thermostat, blower motor, transformer, control panel or capacitor. First make sure that the blower isn't obstructed in any way. After that, if you have actually inspected the thermostat and it is adjusted correctly, a technician needs to take a look at the other reasons noted previously for problems and maybe replacement of that component.
Your heating unit has a control appropriately named a limit switch. A breakdown with this switch may cause the blower to run all the time, even though your thermostat is set to "auto". Determining if the problem is with the thermostat or limit switch is rather simple. The limit switch is a fail safe sort of device: if the unit becomes too warm, the burner turns off automatically when it gets a signal from the limit switch. If the blower still runs constantly, yet there is no heat, the high limit switch could be at fault and your a/c technician will certainly replace the switch.
Did you know your heater's door has a safety switch? The access panel is wired to make sure that when the door is open, the burners will not light and the fan will not turn on. Check your access panel to make sure that it is completely shut if your furnace is not switching on.
If you have a gas or oil furnace, you have a fuel supply line that is running to your unit. This supply line has a shut off valve nearby. You can inspect to see if in some way over the summertime the fuel supply line to your furnace was unintentionally closed. The simple fix for this is to open up the gas/oil supply line.
One thing that you do not need to try and repair on your own is a gas leak. If you smell gas from your heating unit or anywhere around it, please call a qualified hvac repair company right away. Your equipment may not be functioning because of a leak such as this and the very best thing you can do for the security of your family members and your residence is to hire a qualified service provider to repair the leak right now. We can take your call 24/7/365.
Older houses typically vented their heating units up and thru the roof. Newer high efficiency heating systems have air intake and discharge vents that vent horizontally to the outside via the walls of your home. These vent pipes can become obstructed with leaves or other junk which can hinder their efficiency. If you have safety screening covering these outlets, make sure that they are not totally blocked with dirt which is keeping air from entering or leaving the system.
A twice annual checkup of your heating equipment and central air system will certainly ensure that the initial cold snap won't leave you stuck inside a chilly house come Fall or a blistering house on the initial 90 plus degree day in the springtime. Normal upkeep is the answer to getting your furnace in great working order to make sure that when you need it, it is ready to supply the efficiency you need.
For repair work, upkeep and excellent craftsmanship for your heating equipment, please call us to deal with your HVAC problems. We're available 24/7 and welcome the opportunity to help you get your equipment functioning properly once more.


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3 Storm Chasers Die in Texas Crash
They collided while pursuing tornado
By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff
Posted Mar 29, 2017 1:50 AM CDT
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers investigate the crash near Spur, Texas. (Ellysa Gonzalez/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)
(Newser) – Three storm chasers were killed in West Texas on Tuesday—and it wasn't by the tornado they were pursuing. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the three men were killed in a collision at a rural crossroads near the town of Spur, around 70 miles east of Lubbock, CNN reports. Kelley Williamson, 57, and Randall Yarnell, 55, both of Cassville, Mo., and Corbin Jaeger, a 25-year-old from Peoria, Ariz., were killed when the Missouri men's Chevrolet Suburban SUV ran a stop sign and hit Jaeger's Jeep. They were traveling in different directions amid a storm system that brought heavy rain and tornadoes to the area, the AP reports.
Williamson, who was driving, and Yarnell were contractors for the Weather Channel. "Kelley and Randy were beloved members of the weather community," the channel said in a statement. "We are saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of all involved." FOX 4 reports that Williamson was streaming on YouTube at the time of the accident. The video ends as he runs the stop sign. The National Weather Service says the storm system will shift eastward Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in East Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. (Read more storm chasers stories.)


My name is Robin Ulbredtch. I am a born again Christian who believes in using the abilities God has given me for His glory and His kingdom. Therefore you will probably find a lot of Christian writing on my blog and websites.
You can find more of my smaller pieces of writing on http://www.robinscreativeexpressions.com I have written several testimonials of the things God has done in my life. These include stories of lessons I've learned in life, in Children's ministry, and in a number of other situations. I hope you will take time to enjoy reading some of them.
You can also find some of my written works on the website http://www.faithwriters.com.
You can also find my pages on http://www.facebook.com, Twitter, Google Plus and Amazon's Author Central. I gradually hope to combine some of these blogs and reduce the number.
Another fun blog of mine that's currently under construction is http://www.ChristianEducationStation.wordpress.com This blog has Bible fun activities that I've written to help encourage people to get their Bibles out. So take a peek and enjoy!


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In Conversation With: Pook Hustle
I caught up with Brooklyn based Pook Hustle for a pandemic safe chat about musical inspirations, his new body of work and overcoming writer's block
The Floor: I'm London, UK based and not massively knowledgeable about the Brooklyn music scene, what should I know?
Pook Hustle: In Brooklyn, the underground scene is where the most talent resides. One of my favorite parts of living here is meeting other dope artists. I can't tell you how many times I've been like "Wow! How has this person not blown up yet?" It's ridiculous. Pretty frustrating actually.
What's one thing I should know about you?
I'm a very friendly person. I tend to spend a lot of time to myself figuring out how to realise my highest purpose but really, I'm searching for my soul tribe. I isolate myself at times because I feel like people don't understand me or appreciate my vision. I'm starting to realise I'm not the only person who has these thoughts. I have beautiful ideas and I know there are other people who would love them, I just haven't found you all yet! So if you want to build, speak or anything of that sort - shoot me an email pookhustle@gmail.com :)
You went from college sports to writing music. What was that process like for you, how did you find your way into music?
The process was pretty alienating because most people only see athletes as one-dimensional. Music is something I've wanted to explore since High School but I never had time between basketball, school and summer jobs. I found my way to music through being around extremely talented M.C's and being forced to fend for myself when one of my homies Spitta Louis V kept roasting me. One time I got tired of it, so I went home to come up with a rebuttal and to everyone's surprise, I exacted my revenge the next day. He woke up a sleeping giant! From then on I was able to freestyle and I earned my props.
Skip forward, after getting my associates degree I wasn't feeling the college offers I was getting because they would have left me in major debt. It didn't make sense that I sacrificed my mind, body & soul for years but got nothing to show for it, so I went back home to figure out what was next. After a year, I had to get a job to help with bills around the house but I found out music is where my heart is.
Who are your musical influences?
Kanye West, 50 Cent, Pharrell, Jay-Z, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, Jimi Hendrix, Tupac, J.Cole, Kendrick, if I listed them all we'd be here for days. There's a special place in my heart for a certain era of mixtape Hip-Hop, Emo music, & Hardcore rock. Z100 in the mid to late 2000's was a beautiful time.
What's your creative process like?
It varies. Most times I find myself listening to a beat & seeing what words come naturally. If a beat doesn't make me want to freestyle then it's probably not my vibe. Other times, I see that as a challenge. There's usually a melody, sound or a drum that sets it off though occasionally, I write without one. I really enjoy being on the move while creating. Whether it's in a car ride, the train or biking, something about motion inspires creation for me.
How do you deal with writer's block?
I shake up the process. Life can become dull if you don't find new ways to explore it & writing is the same way. Sometimes I'll take a trip outside of NYC to get some fresh air, other times I pick up my guitar or keyboard & start messing around. Going for a bike ride is always refreshing for me. Sometimes I freestyle instead of writing and recently, I've been really enjoying cooking.
Life is about balance so I make sure I'm living outside of the studio. The heaviest part of being an artist/songwriter for me (outside of the expenses) is monitoring my relationship with fear. I have a fear of being judged or misunderstood. But now I no longer allow it to kill my creativity. I'm learning that expressing feelings & thoughts that are condemned by society is exactly how you connect with people.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
I've been going back to artists who inspired me before rap. Wiz Khalifa, Rich Homie Quan, J.Cole, Hurt Everybody, Joey Bada$$, Mick Jenkins. Recently, a lot of underground Brooklyn Hip-Hop artists such as Spitta Louis V, Horus Williams, Vinci Villionaire, Breon S.Y.N.D.E.L, King Boom to name a few. They're the greats of this rap shit in my eyes.
If you could recommend a new artist for me, who would it be and why?
I'd recommend myself haha, but nah I'd say Smino. He's out of St. Louis which is like a second home to me, I love the people out there! They show me mad love but in 2017 he dropped Blkswn which in my humble opinion, deserved the 2018 Grammy for album of the year. That joint is a classic!
If you could open for any artist once we're allowed back into concert venues which artist would you love to work with?
I'd really love to open for J.Cole. He's one of the greats and I could imagine myself rocking the crowd, even sharing a conversation with one of my biggest inspirations would be legendary. There's so many artists I want to work with. If I had to pick only one off top...Let's see...Tyler, The Creator, we would make a sick record/project. I feel like we're kin when I listen to his interviews & he's a master at my favorite instrument, piano. Whether he's producing or we're going back and forth with the bars it would be crazy!
What's your favourite song of yours to date?
My favorite song of mine to date is unreleased. Just wrote it a couple days ago. But my favorite released song is between Black Superhero Complex and Budapest. It changes daily, Mediocre is a really good one too.
Deadass: WiB is such an authentic set of tracks, without oversimplifying them, where did that sound come from?
That sound comes from my life experiences over the past couple of years. The chorus for Bringing Home The Bacon came from me being frustrated about work but still trying to bring others joy through releasing music. Me & my main producer WhatsHisName took a trip to Jersey to get a break from the city and after a couple days, the verses came like nothing. Black Superhero Complex is a record I manifested. Prior to our trip, I recorded a voice note talking about the concept before I even had a beat or any lyrics.
One day WhatsHisName was making a fire trappy beat but I wasn't quite in the mood for it so I asked if he could play some Rhodes like keys. After coming up with the melody he asked "do you want to keep this melody with this beat?" I was like "Nah, take the drums out." That's when the magic happened. The lyrics surged into my mind at an unbelievable pace, so fast that I couldn't write them down, but somehow I remembered all of them. During the recording process, the energy I felt surging through my mind, body & spirit was unlike anything I was familiar with. Better than sex! I definitely felt like I was channeling something higher.
Deadass: WiB, why this album? Why is it important now in this climate?
This album is important right now because more than ever the world needs healing. The chorus of Black Superhero Complex is a mantra that goes I pray, the pain, will go, away. Many of us neglect taking care of ourselves to chase our dreams and to put the people around us in a better position. That song is me coming to terms with that realization. I hope the chorus is as healing to others as it has been to me.
Bringing Home the Bacon is a reminder that just because a person is smiling, doesn't mean that things are easy for them. Check on your strong friends because a lot of people mask their frustrations for the preservation of others.
Plans for any future releases?
Plans? Won't say much yet but expect more honest, even Taboo lyrics & new visuals (Inshallah). My hair is growing, I've been doing a lot of self-care so I'm excited for y'all to meet the new me.
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Leadership Retreat - First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia ~ Welcome home!
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Today, Colleen Mitchell shares five ways to beautifully live the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Jesus offers us the works of mercy as a way to connect directly with Him through the people we meet every day. Read Matthew 25:31-46 today and reflect on where you meet Jesus.
As we move through the Christmas season and into the new calendar year, I am trying to be ever mindful that the Church has already celebrated the beginning of a new year, and on top of that, a super-special extraordinary Jubilee Year.
The Jubilee Year of Mercy, in which Pope Francis is calling us to remember and embrace the individual, personal mercy of God we each have received to make salvation open to us, to pursue and deeper love and longing for the holiness that should result from that gift, and to live out our lives as examples of the Father's mercy to others.
I had the incredible privilege of being able to attend the opening Papal Mass for the jubilee year and to be among the first pilgrims to walk through the Holy Doors of St. Peter's afterwards.
It was a pilgrimage I will not soon forget. The Mass, although attended by thousands sitting outside on a drizzly, cold morning, was so reverent and beautiful. The chanting of the official hymn was deeply moving. Watching Pope Francis stop to embrace Pope Emeritus Benedict before turning to push open those wide doors with obvious emotion was so incredible no words really suffice.
Then, as we squeezed into the line to wait to pass through the doors, our spiritual director who accompanied us began to remind us of the point of the journey–why we were crossing that threshold and what it should mean. He reminded us to make a moment of true conversion of heart, to be mindful of our sinfulness and the call to holiness and to walk through those doors accepting the mercy of God that allows us to lay down that burden of sin and take up the work of holiness.
It only took a few seconds really to pass through the doors once we had made our way through the lines, but it was a profound moment in my spiritual journey that I will not soon forget.
Since that day, I have longed to really enter into this year fully and embrace all it has to offer us as Catholics and Christians. I mean, if there is one thing every Christian can embrace unilaterally, it is the mercy of God, is it not?
Maybe since my missionary calling is a call to daily live the acts of mercy, or maybe because I am a so often a tired sinner who needs her Savior, or maybe because we as a couple have long been devotees to the Divine Mercy, whatever it is, I long to see people embrace this opportunity to go deeper into what it means to both give and receive the mercy of God, his greatest attribute.
You might not be able to head to Rome and walk through the official Holy Doors at St. Peter's this year. But there are so many ways that you can embrace this special grace of this Jubilee Year. Did you know that there is a Holy Door in every Catholic diocese in the world?
Making a pilgrimage, a real spiritual pilgrimage, through a Holy Door is definitely a must to live this Year of Mercy.
In addition, I am going to try to pay attention to what Pope Francis has had to say and will say about the year by reading Misercordia Vultus closely, and his homilies and addresses during the special Masses throughout the year.
These are great ways to really focus on the year's theme in special ways and make an effort to conform your heart to the Church's call to experience and live the Lord's mercy more deeply.
But I think the key to really embracing this year's special message of mercy is to find ways to live it out in your every day.
Here are 5 every days ways we can embrace and live the Jubilee year of mercy, not just on special pilgrimage days, but every day.
1.Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet every day. This prayer is such a beautiful way to enter into the true mercy of God for souls and pray for our world, so in need of his mercy. And it is so easy to pray. I love to brew an afternoon cup of tea and grab a few quiet moments to pray the Chaplet. When there is time, I love to listen to this version and sing it with my kids too. This is a great way every day way to remind yourself to focus on the great mercy of God for your own soul and those of others. If you remember to pray for the Pope and for others in your life in need of prayer during the Chaplet, you are also performing the spiritual work of mercy of praying for the living and the dead. It's a two for one!
3. Practice the spiritual works of mercy in your own home. I don't know about you, but there are plenty of opportunities in my home to bear wrongs patiently and forgive others willingly. And if I look closely, there are also ample chances to comfort the afflicted, to pray for my family, and to live the spiritual works of mercy right here in my own home. I know I should do these things, but I often forget to see them as real spiritual work, benefitting both my own soul and those who receive those mercies. If I used this year to really discipline myself to live spiritual mercy in my own home as my life's work, I can only imagine how deeply my heart could be converted to true self-sacrificial love in my own family.
4. Focus on one corporal work of mercy for a month at a time. Make the time and space in your life to put that work into action in a very real, tangible way outside of your own home. If you have to cut back on commitments to make time and space in your schedule, that would be a very worthwhile effort for this year. If it is not possible to be physically present to a need, you could fast from some small indulgence every month and give to a worthwhile organization. If you would like to become a $10 monthly sponsor of St. Bryce, we would be eternally grateful to feed the hungry and clothe the naked in your name.
5. Pray daily using the Magnificat Year of Mercy Companion. Our spiritual director gifted my husband and me each with a copy of this little volume on the opening of the Jubilee year. It is filled with lovely meditations, litanies, prayers, and poems to help you focus on the year's theme. Adding this short 5-minute devotion to yor prayer time or reading them over a family meal is an excellent way to bring daily focus to the theme of mercy in your every day life.
Whatever ways you choose, I do hope you are finding inspiration in this Jubilee Year of Mercy to embrace the Father's love for you more deeply and share it more freely with those in your own home and those you encounter outside your home.
*Photos in this post are all personal photos from our trip to Rome. Copyright @Colleen Mitchell 2015.
Do you have a spiritual focus for the new year? What are some ways you plan to incorporate that focus into your everyday life? What does the Father's mercy mean to you? How are you sharing it with others?
I love this! I especially love #2 and #4…so tangible. Thank you for writing this and including great links.
I love these tangible suggestions, Colleen! I will be printing this out and praying about what's right for our family. Thank you!
I had the same thought of focusing on one work per month!! And I love the make your own door idea!


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Diagnostic Radiologists with Lifetime American Board of Radiology Certificates Less Likely to Participate in Maintenance of Certification
Leesburg, VA, September 19, 2019—According to an ahead-of-print article published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lifetime-certified diagnostic radiologists whose Maintenance of Certification (MOC) was not mandated by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) were far less likely to participate in ABR MOC programs—especially general radiologists and those working in smaller, nonacademic practices in states with lower population densities.
Defining diagnostic radiologists as those whose only ABR certificate is in diagnostic radiology, lead author Andrew B. Rosenkrantz of NYU Langone Medical Center and colleagues cross-referenced Medicare and Medicaid data with ABR's own public search engine to determine that 11,479 of 20,354 total diagnostic radiologists (56.4%) participated in MOC.
Although diagnostic radiologists with time-limited certificates nearly universally participate in ABR MOC—99.6% (10,058/10,099)—participation rates were only 13.9% (1421/10,225) among the cohort with lifetime ABR certificates.
"Many opinions have been expressed regarding MOC in radiology," says Rosenkrantz, the 2017 ARRS Leonard Berlin Scholar. "But there is actually very little public data on the matter. Through this work, we hope to bring objective findings to help inform the discussions."
The rates of nonmandated participation were higher (all p < 0.001) for academic than for nonacademic radiologists (28.0% vs 11.3%), subspecialists than for generalists (17.0% vs 11.5%), and those in larger practice groups (< 10 members, 5.0%; 10–49 members, 12.6%; ≥ 50 members, 20.7%).
State-level rates of nonmandated participation varied from 0.0% (South Dakota, Montana) to 32.6% (Virginia) and positively correlated with state population density (r = 0.315).
Founded in 1900, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is the first and oldest radiology society in the North America, dedicated to the advancement of medicine through the profession of radiology and its allied sciences. An international forum for progress since the discovery of the x-ray, ARRS maintains its mission of improving health through a community committed to advancing knowledge and skills with an annual scientific meeting, monthly publication of the peer-reviewed American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), quarterly issues of InPractice magazine, topical symposia and AJR Live Webinars, print and online educational materials, as well as awarding scholarships via The Roentgen Fund®.


Platinum #3776 Chartres Blue Fountain Pen Review – Pens! Paper! Pencils!
It's no secret that my favourite off-the-shelf pens are Platinum's #3776 series. Although they are all quite similar to each other, I'm not going to let that stop me reviewing another one when I love them so much.
The #3776 has a classic shape. It's rounded cigar shaped body says, to me, understated sophistication. The translucent blue of the Chartres Blue adds interest. It's a lovely colour and personally I'm always a fan of pens that are slightly transparent and give a hint of what's inside.
The Chartres Blue is available with gold or rhodium trim. (The gold trim version is cheaper and extremely good value for a pen of this quality.) The rhodium set against the blue is gorgeous. Have I mentioned that this pen is classy? It is.
The cap screws closed and pushes on to post. It posts deeply enough to stay put and, being a light pen, it doesn't throw the balance off. It's a comfortable pen in the hand: light (but not so light you don't know you're holding it), a good length and nicely balanced. The cap uses Platinum's 'slip and seal' system which means it won't dry out for a very long time. This makes the pen suitable for use with Platinum's waterproof Carbon Ink.
Platinum use their own converters, although there's a converter to convert the pen to use a standard converter (or cartridge). I haven't tried that out but I did enjoy writing that sentence. Platinum's converters, I find, tend to leak a little into the area above the piston. It doesn't affect performance and they're easy enough to take apart to clean but it's a little annoying, particularly when you're paying this much.
This is a pen that speaks to me in terms of looks for the reasons I've already stated. It's a classic and beautiful looking pen. But what makes the #3776 my favourite fountain pen (other than my custom made Twiss pens) is the nib. This pen has a broad rhodium coated 14k gold nib. (All the #3776s use 14k gold nibs.) It has a really good flow without being a hose: it puts enough ink on the paper to show off the ink's qualities. It's smooth but not butter smooth and it's quite firm. Only you will know if that makes it a good nib for you. For me, it's exactly what I want. Smooth with just a hint of feedback, so I know I'm writing on paper. Platinum nibs are my favourite nibs.
Platinum's UK prices make them good value here. They don't have the same markup as certain other Japanese brands. The #3776 Chartres Blue is a good looking pen with an amazing nib. Unsurprisingly, I highly recommend it.
You can find some more reviews of Platinum #3776s on Pennaquod.
Lovely – I knew the colour was nice, but your pictures have really brought out the stained glass quality of it that the manufacturers talk about. Just stunning.


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Code Red policies under review
Emergency services director received complaints about notifications following power outage
Code Red policies under review Emergency services director received complaints about notifications following power outage Check out this story on htrnews.com: http://htrne.ws/1yXUz9A
HTR Media Published 2:26 p.m. CT April 23, 2015
Emergency services director received complaints about notifications following power outage(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Following the power outage in Manitowoc's southeast side Saturday, the Joint Dispatch Center, in conjunction with the Manitowoc Police Department, activated the telephone notification system called Code Red at 10:40 p.m. to inform the public of the outage. Power was restored shortly after.
According to Emergency Services Director Nancy H. Crowley, MPU, elected officials, the Joint Dispatch Center, and her office have received numerous complaints that Code Red was activated. Individuals have asked that their phone number be removed from the data bank as they don't want to be disturbed, Crowley said.
The primary reason the county purchased Code Red, with reimbursement revenue from Point Beach Nuclear Plant, is to provide a back-up system for the sirens located in the 10 mile radius of the plant, which are used to notify the public of a significant emergency, according to Crowley.
"We also have the option to use the system for other emergencies as well as public information notifications (ruptured water mains requiring that water be boiled, lost or missing children, chemical spills, and public health bulletins)," Crowley said in a press release. "We would like to use the system for severe weather warnings, but to date, the timeliness of getting those messages out with limited phone trunks available to handle the volume of calls has not been reliable."
Crowley said they will review the notification and the policies regarding its future use. Her department is working with other jurisdictions who use Code Red to come up with a public warning system that meets the city's needs and regulatory requirements.
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In its final issue of 2014, the journal Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing selected an article written by researchers from CIDETEC for its front cover. This journal covers international issues relating to surface finishes, surface engineering and surface functionalization, both for basic research and industrial applications, and it is ranked in the second quartile in the area of Surfaces, Coatings and Films.
The article, entitled "Advanced Ni–W coatings obtained by the combination of pulse plating and chemometric techniques", was the result of work performed by researchers from the Surfaces Division of CIDETEC, from the University of the Basque Country's Department of Applied Chemistry and from the ELECTRODEP laboratory from the University of Barcelona's Department of Physical Chemistry. It details the results obtained using chemometric techniques for the electrodeposition of Ni-W coatings using current pulses, analysing the effect of the experimental parameters on the structure and properties of those coatings.
The issue in which this research was published is devoted to pulse plating. The journal chose one of the figures included in the article for its front cover, due to the significance of the results obtained. That figure shows response surfaces obtained through a multivariate analysis which establishes the relationship between the pulse parameters and the properties of the NiW coatings that were developed. There has been limited use of chemometric methods to study and optimise pulse electrodeposition processes and this is one of the innovations of the paper.


Clients of the Goldman Sachs wealth management business may be hurting more than most. Over the past year, the equities category of the assets Goldman manages for clients declined 43%. That far outpaces the decline in the S&P 500 over the period (down 28%) and is dwarfed by gains Goldman made by trading stocks for its own account.
So why did the stock portfolio of Goldman's clients shrink? At first we thought that this might be due to people withdrawing their money in the great panic of 2008 and the first quarter of this year. But Goldman says that withdrawals were only a small part of the decline. Instead, Goldman's clients kept their money with the investment bank but that money shrunk because the value of their investments declined.
Ouch! What makes the underperformance of the Goldman client equities portfolio so striking, especially when compared to the outperformance of its principal trading operations, is that many of the clients are current or Goldman partners. Although we don't have hard numbers on this, people familiar with the situation tell us that a good portion of the clients are current or former Goldman employees and their families.