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CoC Program Consolidated Application and Project Priority List Published
The LA BOSCOC has published its Consolidated Application and Project Priority List for the FY 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
The LA BOSCOC will accept public comments on the Consolidated Application and Project Priority List through 12 PM CST (noon) on Friday, September 14.
You can submit comments to Gordon Levine, Continuum of Care Manager, at 225-242-1388 or glevine@lhc.la.gov.
The Consolidated Application can be downloaded here: https://laboscoc.org/s/y61ocr9qbgbxbpv1zzuwmtxrnyt0dh
The Project Priority List can be downloaded here: https://laboscoc.org/s/jxdnh32yer2jhslebyox68ltvxa8c3
Tagged: CoC Program NOFA, FY18
CoC Program Project Ranking
The LA BOSCOC has released its Project Ranking for the FY 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
The NOFA requires each CoC to rank its projects in order of funding priority and separate them into two Tiers: Tier 1 and Tier 2. HUD prioritizes funding to all Tier 1 projects nationwide before funding Tier 2 projects.
For more information about the LA BOSCOC's scoring, rating, and ranking methodology, please refer to the Project Rating, Ranking, and Selection policy here: https://laboscoc.org/fy18-coc-program-competition
Information about Project Performance
Following the end of the FY 2018 CoC Program Competition, CoC staff will provide feedback for all new and renewal projects that met all LA BOSCOC Threshold Criteria in the following ways:
During the LA BOSCOC General Meeting on October 9, 2018, CoC staff will give 'big picture' feedback: areas where projects generally performed well or need improvement and changes that CoC staff intend to implement in subsequent years to improve the scoring process;
Following the LA BOSCOC General Meeting, the LA BOSCOC will release scoring sheets for each project that was scored, including information about how each project scored compared to other comparable projects in the CoC;
CoC staff will schedule site visits to discuss scoring and performance with any projects/agencies that submitted an application and that are interested in further information, including how to improve their performance in subsequent years. CoC staff plan to schedule these site visits between October 2018 and February 2019 and estimates each visit will last approximately 2 hours.
The LA BOSCOC's Project Ranking for the FY 2018 CoC Program NOFA can be found here: https://laboscoc.org/fy18-coc-program-competition
Tagged: FY18, CoC Program NOFA
FY18 State ESG NOFA - Question II.A.1
The FY18 State ESG NOFA asks (under II.A.1, Proposal Narrative Instructions - General Narrative):
1. Identify any performance objectives that are tracked within your CoC that you can apply to the proposed projects set forth.
2. Describe your CoC's strategic planning goals and objectives. How will ESG funds be used to support those efforts?
Regional applicants for State ESG in the LA BOSCOC are encouraged to use the following information as a starting point to address these elements.
Performance Objectives
The LA BOSCOC's performance objectives are codified in two places: (1) its Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures and (2) its CoC Program Scoring Tool Detailed Instructions.
Coordinated Entry
The LA BOSCOC's Coordinated Entry System (CES)'s performance objectives are to make homelessness:
Rare: every year, first time homelessness from all sources except natural disasters will decline by 10% from the previous year;
Brief: mean length of time (LOT) homeless will be 20 days or fewer, AND every year, mean LOT homeless will decline 10% from the previous year;
Non-Recurring: in a given year, returns to homelessness from permanent housing (i.e. returns to homelessness within 24 months) will be 10% or fewer AND returns to homelessness within 12 months will be 5% or fewer.
These objectives are intentionally aspirational and based on national standards for high-performing communities.
CoC Program Scoring Tools Detailed Instructions
The LA BOSCOC's Scoring Tools Detailed Instructions outlines the LA BOSCOC's metrics for assessing its funded CoC Program projects and defines performance objectives for each metric. These metrics were chosen because they underpin the success of both individual projects and the CoC as a whole in ending homelessness.
% of Participants Exiting to or Maintaining Permanent Housing: to receive full points, a project must ensure 90% of its participants exit to/maintain permanent housing -- OR, if the project serves victims of domestic violence, ensure 80% of its participants exit to/maintain permanent housing.
% of Participants Exiting to Shelter/Streets/Unknown: to receive full points, a project must ensure it exits 5% or fewer of its participants to emergency shelter, to the streets, or to an unknown location.
% of Participants Who Increased Employment Income at Exit: to receive full points, a project must ensure 25% of more of its participants increased their employment income at exit.
% of Participants Who Increased Non-Employment Income at Exit: to receive full points, a project must ensure 25% of more of its participants increased their non-employment income at exit.
% of Participants Who Had Non-Cash Benefits at Exit: to receive full points, a project must ensure 25% of more of its participants was receiving 1 or more non-cash benefits at exit.
Utilization Rate: to receive full points, projects must have a bed utilization rate of 90% or higher on the date of the most recent Housing Inventory Count (HIC).
Tagged: FY18, ESG
FY18 State ESG - Baton Rouge Request for Proposals and Application
St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge, as the FY18 State ESG regional applicant for the Baton Rouge Region, has released its Request for Proposals (RFP) and application for State ESG funds.
You can find the RFP and application here: https://svdpbr.org/notice-for-esg-including-2018-plan-rfp-application
Applications to the Baton Rouge Region's RFP are due July 30, 2018.
Tagged: esg, FY18, baton rouge
LA BOSCOC Board Outcomes - 7/11/18
The Board met by phone on 7/11/18 to review and approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) and scoring tools for the Funding Year 2018 (FY18) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition. It also voted to approve an HMIS-comparable database for projects that serve victims of domestic violence and to approve opening a limited set of HMIS data to the other CoCs in the State of Louisiana.
Nicole Sweazy, Louisiana Housing Corporation
Homeless Experience Representative
Randy Nichols, Membership and Rules Committee (non-voting)
Gordon Levine, Continuum of Care Manager (non-voting)
Clay Boykin, HMIS Specialist (non-voting)
FY18 CoC Program Competition
The Board voted to approve the RFP and all other documents posted here: https://laboscoc.org/fy18-coc-program-competition
The Board also voted to approve up to $100,000 in funding for a Coordinated Entry (SSO-CES) project hosted by St. Bernard Battered Women's Program, which for the last year has served as the sole Coordinated Entry access point in the Plaquemines/St. Bernard Region and the sole Coordinated Entry access point operated by a domestic violence (DV) service provider. These funds will be made available from the LA BOSCOC's total DV Bonus amount of $466,959, and any funds not claimed by this project will be added to the LA BOSCOC's competitive DV Funding Pool of $366,959 as described on Page 5 of the RFP.
HMIS-Comparable Database for DV Providers
DV service providers funded by the CoC Program, the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, and by certain other funding sources are required to use an HMIS-comparable database instead of HMIS (ServicePoint).
The Board has approved the Domestic Violence Service Providers Working Group's proposal that the LA BOSCOC require that DV service providers use EmpowerDB as their HMIS-comparable database. This requirement will go into effect January 1, 2019, and will be retroactive for all participant data collected during contract periods beginning before January 1, 2019 and extending into January 1, 2019.
The LA BOSCOC will release a formal policy to this effect once the language has been vetted by the chairs of the HMIS Committee and Domestic Violence Service Providers Working Group.
You can find more information about EmpowerDB here: https://www.empowerdb.com/
HMIS Data Visibility
The Board has voted to make certain HMIS data elements visible to all other CoCs in the State of Louisiana.
This change was proposed during the most recent statewide Homelessness Working Group meeting. Currently, a given participant's data is only visible to organizations within the CoC where they presented for services. If a participant traveled to another part of the State, they would be required to provide their information again, and the new CoC would be unable to view the housing and services that participant had previously received.
The representatives of each CoC that was present at the Homelessness Working Group meeting agreed to propose to their Boards that the following data elements from their CoC's participants be made visible to other Louisiana CoCs:
Participants' first and last name
Last four digits of participants' social security number
Entry and exit dates for participants' HMIS service transactions
All participant data will continue to be protected by HMIS releases of information and confidentiality agreements, which are implemented statewide by the Louisiana Services Network Data Consortium and are identical for all Louisiana CoCs.
Tagged: FY18, CoC Program NOFA, DV, HMIS
Plaquemines/St. Bernard - Request for Proposals for FY18 State ESG
Below, please find the Houma Region's announcement of its request for proposals (RFP) for State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding for Funding Year 2018 (FY18)
Notice of Request for Proposals
St. Bernard Battered Women's Program, Inc., as the regional applicant for the Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care, St. Bernard/Plaquemine region, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a homeless services grant as part of a collaborative application with SBBWP for a State ESG Homeless Services grant.
RFP packages will be posted and available for download on the www.StBernardBWP.org website on Monday, July 16, 2018.
Consideration for project funding under the Regional Applicant Plan will require submittal of a completed RFP package by July 30, 2018 at 4:30 PM.
Tagged: FY18, ESG, Plaquemines/St. Bernard
HMIS Compliance Certification - State ESG FY18
LA BOSCOC projects that are applying to receive funding under the State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program for Funding Year 2018 (FY18) are required to submit an HMIS Compliance Certification from the LA BOSCOC.
This requirement applies to ALL projects applying for funding: both Regional Applicants AND their sub-recipients.
To request an HMIS Compliance Certification for your project, including to certify that your project will begin using HMIS before the project period starts, please use the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/l0R2vN9dFvW6AWLp2
All HMIS Compliance Certification requests are due by 4 PM on Tuesday, July 31.
The LA BOSCOC will issue all HMIS Compliance Certification no later than 4 PM on Friday, August 17.
Tagged: ESG, FY18, HMIS
Letters of Certification - State ESG FY18
LA BOSCOC agencies that are applying to receive funding under the State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program for Funding Year 2018 (FY18) are required to submit a Letter of Certification from the LA BOSCOC.
This requirement applies to ALL agencies applying for funding: both Regional Applicants AND their sub-recipients.
To request a Letter of Certification for your agency, or to request a Good Standing waiver for your agency, please use the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/HXuLtZk5TVnRJksT2
All Letter of Certification requests are due by 4 PM on Tuesday, July 31.
The LA BOSCOC will issue all Letters of Certification no later than 4 PM on Friday, August 17.
Tagged: ESG, FY18, Letter of Certification
Baton Rouge Region - Public Meeting and RFP for FY18 State ESG
Below, please find the Baton Rouge Region's announcement of its public meeting and request for proposals for State Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding for Funding Year 2018 (FY18)
St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge (SVDP) announces a public meeting to consult with the public on priorities for the most urgent community needs for the homeless for the forthcoming 2018 regional applicant plan. This meeting is part of the SVDP response to the Louisiana Housing Corporation Request for Proposals for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) services in the Baton Rouge region. SVDP also invites the public to send comments by email to regionalapplicant@svdpbr.org. Public Meeting: Monday July 9, 2018, 6-7:30 PM at the Carver Branch Public Library 720 Terrace Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge, as the regional applicant for the Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care, Baton Rouge region, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a homeless services grant as part of a collaborative application with SVDP for a State ESG Homeless Services grant. Request for Proposals (RFP) packages will be posted and available for download on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge website at https://svdpbr.org/ on Monday July 16, 2018. Consideration for project funding under the Regional Applicant Plan will require submittal of a completed RFP package by July 30, 2018 at 4:30 PM.
FY18 CoC Program NOFA Now Available
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the Funding Year 2018 (FY18) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
You can read the NOFA, including "a full list of new, changed, and highlighted information," here: https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5719/fy-2018-coc-program-nofa/
The LA BOSCOC will release details about its local competition for these funds over the next few weeks.
If you have questions about the CoC Program NOFA, please contact Gordon Levine, Continuum of Care Manager, at glevine@lhc.la.gov.
Emergency Solutions Grant Funding Now Available
The Louisiana Housing Corporation has released the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Funding Year 2018 (FY18).
ESG funds projects that serve people experiencing homelessness. ESG is an annual formula-based funding source distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to states and certain entitlement areas.
Click here to access the full ESG FY18 NOFA.
The application period began June 5, 2018; applications are due August 31, 2018.
What does ESG fund?
ESG funds the following project types:
Rapid Re-housing
For more information about these project types and eligible costs, refer to 24 CFR Part 576 or https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/esg/.
How much funding is available?
Funding is allocated by formula to each Continuum of Care (CoC) in Louisiana, and to each Region of the LA BOSCOC. Each CoC and Region receives funding in proportion to the size of its homeless population. (Homeless population is reported during the January 2018 Point in Time Count.) All CoCs/Regions are eligible to apply for at least $50,000 regardless of their homeless population.
ESG funding by LA BOSCOC Region is as follows:
Baton Rouge Region: $148,430
Houma Region: $50,000
Lake Charles Region: $67,697
Natchitoches/Sabine Region: $50,000
Plaquemines/St. Bernard Region: $50,000
In addition, the Louisiana Housing Corporation is offering a $300,000 grant to fund one Homeless Prevention project dedicated to reducing the number of people who exit Department of Corrections custody into homelessness. For more information, see page 20 of the ESG FY18 NOFA.
Each Region will submit one Regional Application through its Regional Applicant. Regional Applicants will consist of one or more project applications that fund one or more organizations.
Regional Applicants were elected by member organizations in attendance at the June 2018 LA BOSCOC General Meeting. They are as follows:
Baton Rouge Region: St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge (contact: SVDP BR)
Houma Region: Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (contact: Kelli Cunningham)
Lake Charles Region: Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (contact: Tarek Polite)
Natchitoches/Sabine: Project Celebration (contact: Mitzi Harris)
Plaquemines/St. Bernard: St. Bernard Battered Women's Place (contact: Gail Gowland)
Both private non-profit organizations and units of local government, including cities and parish governments, are eligible to apply. Please contact your Regional Applicant if you would like to receive funding through the ESG FY18 NOFA.
Every agency that wishes to receive ESG -- either as a regional applicant or sub-recipient -- is required to attend the following information session:
ESG Mandatory Information Session
9:30 AM to Noon
Louisiana Housing Corporation
If you plan to attend the information session, please send your RSVP to Aimee LeBlanc at aleblanc@lhc.la.gov.
Please email your questions about the ESG FY18 NOFA to Winona Connor, ESG Program Manager at the Louisiana Housing Corporation, at wconnor@lhc.la.gov.
Tagged: ESG, Emergency Shelter, Homeless Prevention, Street Outreach, Rapid Re-housing, Transitional Housing, FY18


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UK Games Fund
Round 6 is open to all UK-based game developers with less than 50 employees who are developing early-stage projects.
Applicants can apply for an initial support package valued at £10,000 (including £5,000 of grant funding) to refine and improve pitching skills, whilst also developing a playable demo for showcasing at a major consumer games show in the Autumn.
A further opportunity to pitch in-person to the UK Games Fund will be provided at the Autumn show, where successful teams can secure an additional grant of up to £20,000.
An initial support package will be provided to the value of £10,000 of cash and in-kind support comprising:
An award of £5,000 paid in two £2,500 instalments (the first in June, the second in August)
Involvement in our community of funded companies, along with pitch guidance and informative webinar sessions
Face-to-face meetings in July to explore your pitch with the UK Games Fund team (plus invited publishers, platform holders, and investors)
An opportunity to showcase your project at a large-scale consumer games show in Autumn this year
Supported applicants who participate in the showcase at the consumer games show in the Autumn will also be required to pitch for further funding from the UK Games Fund.
Pitches will take place in a private meeting room at the show
Grants of up to £20,000 from the UK Games Fund will be available
These grants must be spent between November 2020 and March 2021
Value: up to £10k
Deadline: 3 Feb 20
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Accueil Hotelerie Randolph Diner: Serving Up the Next Version of the Diner Experience
Randolph Diner: Serving Up the Next Version of the Diner Experience
RANDOLPH, NJ- A diner, back in the early days of diners, typically referred to a restaurant that resembled a dining car on a train. Today, most diners still have a long counter and an array of booths lining the windows – much like the old railroad dining cars – but in many communities, the "diner" evolved into something more than a restaurant.
The diner became a destination, where friends and family come together to not only eat and drink but also to chat, gossip, plan, celebrate, and dream. It's where new couples go on first dates, and older ones celebrate anniversaries… where parents bring their kids and the kids then bring their parents years later. Even customers who come in alone are unlikely to leave without a good conversation with the host, server, or busboy.
In New Jersey, a diner is a town's social hub, and for the residents of Randolph and the surrounding towns, the Randolph Diner has long been that hub.
With the recent addition of a popular upstairs catering space called "The Grove," a sleek downstairs sports bar, and even outdoor seating, the Randolph Diner took the evolution one step further.
Vision, Commitment and Years of Hard Work
Randolph Diner owner Bobby Spiropoulos emigrated from Greece to New Jersey in his early teens. By the time he graduated Dover High School in 1979, he'd already gained years of valuable experience at the now-defunct Morris Plains Diner, first as a dishwasher and then as a line cook.
At 18 years old, when many young men and women are submitting their first job applications, Bobby bought Don's Diner in Irvington. His brother and two cousins were co-owners, and they ran the diner together for nine years before selling the business.
Bobby's next venture was a restaurant in Parsippany, which he sold after two years, and then in 1991, he purchased a small place called Café Clasico at the corner of Route 10 and Center Grove Road. That restaurant became the Randolph Diner, and for many in the Randolph community, it was the perfect meeting place in town.
However, Bobby had bigger plans. He acquired the property behind the diner in 2013, and a couple of years later, completely renovated the restaurant, added the sports bar and catering space, and also developed a shopping center on the adjacent property. Now, according to Bobby, "it's a diner that is much more than a diner," and his many dedicated customers would surely agree.
The Place Attracts the People and the People Make the Place
From families with young children to senior citizens, the diner draws an incredibly broad and loyal clientele. In particular, it's a favorite spot for area teens, many of whom leave Randolph for college but always find their way right back to the diner during school breaks and holidays, even long after their school years have ended.
For the Spiropoulos family, long-time Randolph residents themselves, returning to the diner after college has even greater significance. Bobby and wife Kathy's four children attended the Randolph schools and headed off to college. Of course they came home to visit, and then Dimitri and Christopher – both graduates of Johnson & Wales' excellent restaurant and hospitality programs – decided to stay and join the Randolph Diner team. Head chef George Spiropoulos is Bobby's brother, and Kathy Spiropoulos runs "The Grove" with daughter-in-law Lauren.
Along with commitment to family, commitment to community runs deep at the diner, which regularly supports events and other fundraisers for local schools, and is the meeting place for many Randolph clubs – the Lion, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, to name a few – as well as local politicians, professional networking groups and even knitting clubs.
On any given day, the tables are filled with residents, visitors, people who work nearby, or folks passing through town. Music and entertainment celebrities and sports stars have dropped in for a bite, but some of the most interesting and inspiring patrons are the ones you might not ever notice.
Bobby likes to share a story about a customer who, for many years visited the diner every Sunday, enjoyed his meal, paid his bill, and also picked up the check for another table. He would ask Bobby to select the table randomly, always with the understanding that this generous act would remain anonymous.
Many of the surprised beneficiaries urged Bobby to give up the secret so that they could at least thank the gentleman for his kindness. Bobby was true to his word, though, and to this day, the identity of this big-hearted man, now retired to Arizona, remains a mystery.
Whether you go to dine or to watch a game, visit old friends or meet up with new ones, to celebrate a special day or just to enjoy a meal on the outdoor patio, there is always a seat waiting for you at the Randolph Diner.
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Q: Multiple display stopped working - log understanding The secondary displays on my XPS 7390 have suddenly stopped working. The laptop is attached to a docking station and uses displayLink. I don't see anymore the displays in the settings. The other devices connected to the docking station work fine.
I have these logs repeating over and over again:
Jan 15 16:29:00 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Failed to start DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:02 karl-XPS-13-KDE /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[2337]: JavaScript error: resource:///modules/activity/autosync.jsm, line 251: uncaught exception: 2147746065
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.578082] thunderbolt 0000:05:00.0: control channel starting...
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.578092] thunderbolt 0000:05:00.0: starting TX ring 0
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.578107] thunderbolt 0000:05:00.0: enabling interrupt at register 0x38200 bit 0 (0x0 -> 0x1)
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.578112] thunderbolt 0000:05:00.0: starting RX ring 0
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.578126] thunderbolt 0000:05:00.0: enabling interrupt at register 0x38200 bit 12 (0x1 -> 0x1001)
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.770721] cdc_ncm 4-2.1:1.5 enx0050b6e8c275: 1000 mbit/s downlink 1000 mbit/s uplink
Jan 15 16:29:04 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  122.802711] cdc_ncm 4-2.1:1.5 enx0050b6e8c275: network connection: connected
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 22.
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Stopped DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Starting DisplayLink Driver Service...
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  123.750563] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  123.753112] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 0000000094e642c4, val ffffffffc0d5b9ef
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7532]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7532]: Module evdi/5.2.14 already installed on kernel 4.15.0-1066-oem/x86_64
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  123.894477] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  123.896415] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 0000000026af26df, val ffffffffc0d729ef
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7532]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 15 16:29:05 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Failed to start DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 23.
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Stopped DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Starting DisplayLink Driver Service...
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  129.002964] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  129.005748] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 0000000069cc8c8e, val ffffffffc0d899ef
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7638]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7638]: Module evdi/5.2.14 already installed on kernel 4.15.0-1066-oem/x86_64
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  129.140629] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  129.141606] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 0000000030fb221b, val ffffffffc0da09ef
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7638]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 15 16:29:10 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Failed to start DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 24.
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Stopped DisplayLink Driver Service.
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Starting DisplayLink Driver Service...
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  134.250707] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  134.253518] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000e755cdc9, val ffffffffc0db79ef
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7741]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7741]: Module evdi/5.2.14 already installed on kernel 4.15.0-1066-oem/x86_64
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  134.392079] PKCS#7 signature not signed with a trusted key
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE kernel: [  134.393027] module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 1, loc 00000000ae8c9579, val ffffffffc0dce9ef
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE sh[7741]: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'evdi': Exec format error
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: displaylink-driver.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 15 16:29:15 karl-XPS-13-KDE systemd[1]: Failed to start DisplayLink Driver Service.

Can anyone tell me if it seems hardware related or if there is any command/debugging I could do?
Many thanks!

A: I did:
sudo apt-get install linux-generic linux-firmware
reboot

And it resolved the problem

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Home Coronavirus FEMA Declares New York State a Major Disaster Allowing Access to Over 42 Billion Dollars in Funds
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FEMA Declares New York State a Major Disaster Allowing Access to Over 42 Billion Dollars in Funds
On Friday, March 20, 2020, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) declared New York State a Major Disaster. This comes with President Trump's approval upon the state having reached over 7,000 verified cases of the Coronavirus. This, in effect, allows the New York to access over $42 billion in aid. This is in addition to the $6 billion for New York the Senators secured in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act by Senators Charles Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
The two senators were also behind the push to secure this Major Disaster Declaration (MDD).
Senator Schumer:
"With more and more cases confirmed in New York each day, it's imperative that the federal government does everything within its power to support New York in the state effort to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus,"
"We're at a vital point in the battle against the disease, and we need to do everything in our power to stop it, right here, right now. There is no compromise when it comes to the health and lives of New Yorkers, and I'm glad the administration recognized that and approved the nation's first Major Disaster Declaration in response to the coronavirus, right here in New York."
Senator Gillibrand:
"Approving the Major Disaster Declaration was an essential step in our fight against coronavirus…All federal resources available must be used to help New York respond to the coronavirus outbreak. I'm glad the administration is taking the health and safety of New Yorkers seriously by releasing additional funding to help our state respond."
There were reported 7,000 cases state-wide on Friday and at the time of this writing on Saturday, March 21, it's well over 8,000. Of that number, New York City has nearly 6,000 with 43 deaths.
As per FEMA's website:
Major Declaration: The President can declare a Major Disaster Declaration for any natural event, including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought, or, regardless of cause, fire, flood, or explosion, that the President believes has caused damage of such severity that it is beyond the combined capabilities of state and local governments to respond. A major disaster declaration provides a wide range of federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent work.
Assistance Available for Major Declarations
Not all programs, however, are activated for every disaster. The determination of which programs are authorized is based the types of assistance specified in the governor's request and on the needs identified during joint PDA and any subsequent PDAs. FEMA disaster assistance programs are as follows:
Individual Assistance – Assistance to individuals and households;
Public Assistance – Assistance to state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disasterdamaged facilities; and
Hazard Mitigation Assistance – Assistance to state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards.
Senator Schumer and Gillibrand's letter sent to the President earlier this week calling for the MDD can be found below:
Dear President Trump:
We write in strong support of a Major Disaster Declaration (MDD) for New York in the wake of the corona virus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. This will provide New York with access to the full funding of the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) and ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has the resources and authority needed to address the COVID-19 outbreak in New York swiftly and effectively.
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207 (the Stafford Act) authorizes the President to grant a MDD any natural catastrophe that the President determines has caused damage of sufficient severity and magnitude. While the Stafford Act does focus on kinetic events, like fires or floods, this pandemic outbreak has caused serve damage to the state of New York. To assess the severity of the damage, FEMA and New York would traditionally engage in a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) as outlined in 44 C.F.R 206.33. In this case, subsection (d) would allow FEMA to waive the need for a PDA as the damage caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is so severe. We support New York's request to have FEMA's Region 2 Administrator utilize this exemption and speed the flow of aid to New York.
If granted, this MDD should allow FEMA to provide New York with Public and Individual Assistance under the Stafford Act at a 75% federal to 25% state cost share for eligible expenses and activities. Specifically, Governor Cuomo has requested Individual Assistance from three programs: Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Temporary Shelter Assistance, and the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Additionally, New York has requested Public Assistance for Emergency Protective Measures, Debris Removal, and Direct Federal Assistance. Importantly, a MDD would also provide New York State with access to the full $42.643 billion available with the DRF, as of February 29, 2020 according to the March 6, 2020 Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report – Fiscal Year 2020 Report to Congress. According to FEMA's Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide v3.1, emergency protective work could include assistance such as: medically necessary tests and diagnostics; treatment, stabilization, and monitoring; a one-time 30-day supply of prescriptions for acute conditions or to replace maintenance prescriptions; vaccinations for survivors and emergency workers to prevent outbreaks of infectious and communicable diseases; durable medical equipment; consumable medical supplies; temporary facilities, such as tents or portable buildings for treatment of survivors; leased or purchased equipment for use in temporary medical care facilities; security for temporary medical care facilities; use of ambulances for distributing immunizations and setting up mobile medical units; and dissemination of information to the public to provide warnings and guidance about health and safety hazards using various strategies, such as flyers, public service announcements, or newspaper campaigns.
As of March 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported COVID-19 cases across New York, including: 644 in New York City, 380 in Westchester County, 131 cases in Nassau County, 84 in Suffolk County, 23 in Albany County, 22 in Rockland County, 15 in Orange County, 10 in Monroe County, 9 in Saratoga County, 8 in Ulster County, 7 in Erie County, 5 in Schenectady County, 2 in Allegany County, 2 in Greene County, 2 in Onondaga County, 2 in Putnam County, 2 in Tompkins County, 1 in Broome County, 1 in Clinton County, 1 in Delaware County, 1 in Herkimer County, 1 in Montgomery County, 1 in Ontario County, 1 in Rensselaer County, 1 in Sullivan County, 1 in Tioga County, and 1 in Wyoming County. While the immediate health risk to the majority of the New Yorkers is thought to remain low, the challenges of community spread have already begun to strain state and local government responses, particularly health departments. New York State and local officials are working hard to mitigate the outbreak and protect New Yorkers and ongoing federal resources are badly needed to support those efforts.
As New York continues to address the escalating outbreak of COVID-19, we urge you to expeditiously grant the state's request for a MDD and instruct FEMA to stand ready to provide all available assistance to save lives and protect public health and safety in New York while continuing to work closely with state and local officials.
Some of the information provided on this page comes courtesy of the websites for FEMA as well as Senator Chuck E. Schumer.


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by Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Survey reveals that cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome—nausea and vomiting that is attributable to marijuana use—may be more common than we think. But what causes it?
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Declan Patrick Gallagher (født d. 13. februar 1991) er en skotsk professionel fodboldspiller, som spiller for den skotske Premiership-klub St. Mirren og Skotlands landshold.

Klubkarriere

Celtic og Stranraer
Gallagher kom igennem Celtics ungdomsakademi, men spillede aldrig en kamp for førsteholdet. Han blev i 2010-11 sæsonen udlånt til Stranraer, hvor han gjorde sin førsteholdsdebut.

Clyde
Efter at være blevet frigjort af Celtic, skiftede Gallagher i august 2011 til Clyde.

Dundee
Efter en sæson med Clyde, skiftede Gallagher til Dundee, hvor han fik sin debut i den bedste række af skotsk fodbold.

Dundee rykkede dog ned i 2012-13 sæsonen. Gallagher var herefter med til at vinde oprykning i 2013-14 sæsonen, da Dundee vandt Scottish Championship.

Livingston
Gallagher skiftede i juli 2014 til Livingston.

Fængselsstraf og Livingston retur
Gallagher og en anden person blev i juni 2015 fundet skyldig i et overfald med et baseballbat på en person, som havde sket i august 2013. Gallagher og den anden person blev dømt til 3 års fængsel. Gallagher appellerede dommen, og i mens at appelprocessen foregik, vendte han tilbage til at spille for Livingston. Hans appel blev afvist i februar 2016, og Gallagher vendte tilbage til fængsel.

Gallagher kom på fri fod igen i januar 2017, dog med en ankelmonitor i de første måneder. Han blev igen hentet af Livingston efter sin frigørelse. Gallagher var herefter igen en vigtig del af Livingston mandskabet, og var med til at holdet rykkede op i to sæsoner i streg.

Motherwell
Gallagher skiftede i juli 2019 til Motherwell. Gallagher blev gjort til holdets anfører efter at Peter Hartley havde forladt klubben.

Aberdeen
Gallagher skiftede i juni 2021 til Aberdeen.

St. Mirren
Gallagher skiftede i juni 2022 til St. Mirren, efter at man var blevet enig om at ophæve hans kontrakt i Aberdeen.

Landsholdskarriere
Gallagher debuterede for Skotlands landshold den 16. november 2019.

Gallagher var del af Skotlands trup EM 2020.

Titler
Dundee

 Scottish Championship: 1 (2013–14)

Livingston

 Scottish Challenge Cup: 1 (2014–15)
 Scottish League One: 1 (2016–17)

Kilder

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Fodboldspillere fra Skotland
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Fodboldspillere fra Celtic F.C.
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Fodboldspillere fra Dundee F.C.
Fodboldspillere fra Livingston F.C.
Fodboldspillere fra Motherwell F.C.
Fodboldspillere fra Aberdeen F.C.
Fodboldspillere fra St. Mirren F.C.
Deltagere ved det europæiske mesterskab i fodbold 2020

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BGaming Secures Greek License as It Expands in Europe
BGaming adds license from the Hellenic Gaming Commission
This marks second big licensing agreement for the company after Malta
BGaming currently offers its gaming products across 550 online casinos globally
BGaming continues to grow its iGaming footprint as the studio has received an official Type A1 supplier license from the Hellenic Gaming Commission, Greece's national gambling regulator. As a result, BGaming will be able to enter a new market and bring along with it a diversified portfolio of over 70 games, marked by their high customization qualities.
This will include games such as Fruit Million, Elvis Frog in Vegas, Aloha King Elvis, and other products that will now be made available to local players. BGaming has stated that it would also seek to explore exclusive releases that will only be available to Greek audiences.
Expanding BGaming's Offer Through Licensing Agreements
BGaming operates a portfolio of HTML5 products and it's one of a growing number of suppliers to explore cryptocurrencies as a viable payment method in regulated jurisdictions. BGaming styles itself as a crypto gaming pioneer as testified by its endorsement of the tech. Commenting on this launch, BGaming executive director Marina Ostrovtsova said:
"We're delighted to be awarded a license by the Hellenic Gaming Commission and be able to provide our content to this regulated market. It is a great step for the studio, and for sure BGaming will continue to ride for our regulatory market journey."
BGaming executive director Marina Ostrovtsova
BGaming has been actively seeking to expand its offering of products. Over the past year, BGaming introduced ten new games and received a license from the Malta Gaming Authority, once again boosting the company's reach.
Among the latest releases is Bonanza Billion with BGaming planning to release a crash-style game, Space XY, early in 2022. Crash games have become particularly successful with the introduction of those games by FunFair Games. Presently, BGaming's products are available at 550 online casinos globally as per the company's own account.
Luke Thompson, Editor
Luke is a media graduate who is looking to build upon his experiences from his strong love of sports betting and casino games which started during his first year of college. His fresh mindset always brings new content ideas to the team and his editorial skills will continue to grow with the help of the upper management team at GamblingNews.com.
DraftKings Boosts NFT Market by Striking a Deal With the NFLPA
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Trainwrecks Wins $10M, Gives Away $1M to Viewers (and Haters)
Dreams, Enjoy Merger Shapes New Industry Leader in Chile
Chile's leading gambling operators Dreams S.A. and Enjoy S.A. have decided to come together in a historical merger that would propel the new company on top of all operators in the country. The agreement was officially announced on January 13, and it is still pending approval from regulatory bodies and shareholders. The number of shares […]
Spain to Take Aim at NFTs, Play-to-Earn Games, and Loot Boxes
Spain continues to up the ante when it comes to protecting consumers. The latest move by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs charts a new way to address and talk about play-to-earn games, loot boxes and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Lawmakers have been asking for years to lump regulation of such games and digital goods with gambling […]
Pragmatic Play Hires Javier Samel as Director of Argentina
Pragmatic Play is bringing Javier Samel as the company's new director for Argentina. As the iGaming market in the country is poised to continue expanding rapidly, Pragmatic has not hesitated to establish a local representation and enhance its ties with the region. Pragmatic Play Fully Committed to LatAm Samel is a particularly apt hire as […]
Parimatch Adds BETER Live Casino Games to Innovate Portfolio
Parimatch has struck a new content partnership with BETER Live for the latter's portfolio of live casino games. As a result, Parimatch will benefit from numerous additions to its own iGaming website, with games such as roulette, blackjack, top card, and baccarat all part of the available library now. BETER Live Drives Foray in Live […]
Spelinspektionen Hits Operator For Not Following the Rules
As Sweden prepares to tighten its grip on the online gaming segment, an operator is being called out for not playing by the rules. The Swedish Bingo Association (SBA) has been reprimanded by Spelinspektionen, Sweden's gaming regulator, for inadvertently violating responsible gambling laws. Swedish Gaming Operator Gets Warning, Avoids Fine Spelinspektionen claims that the logos […]
Wakayama Mayor Unimpressed with Opposition's Stance on IR
The mayor of Wakayama, Japan could be about to open a legal battle that might jeopardize the city's chances of hosting an integrated resort (IR). Opposition to the idea has been building, and a signature-gathering exercise resulted in over 20,000 names appearing on the list. That should lead to a referendum on the subject. However, […]
Playtech Expands in US by Gaining Rights to The Million Dollar Drop
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Livespins Adds Fantasma Games for Shared iGaming Experiences
Livespins and Fantasma Games have entered a new strategic content partnership to help boost both brands' exposure and reach. As a result, Livespins will integrate Fantasma Games' dedicated offer of slots into its live-streaming platform and bring new experiences to players. Livespins is focused on building a live streaming experience that casino players can relate […]
White Hat Studios to Transform Deal or No Deal IP into Slots
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Relax Gaming and GAN Give Silverback Another Distribution Leg-up
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Counting our Lucky Stars in Davie County – SouthPoint Business Park Expanding!
Terry Bralley counts Davie County's lucky stars every day; one of the brightest is its partnership with the Hollingsworth Companies.
The Davie County Economic Development Commission and the Hollingsworth Companies have announced an agreement to expand the SouthPoint Business by an additional 80 acres. Phase II of the SouthPoint Business Park will add three lots to the park with 425,000 square feet to 750,000 square feet of additional industrial space. Only one building of 90,960 square feet is still available from Phase I of the project.
"As the supply of quality, modern industrial buildings is dwindling in North Carolina, we expect our only remaining building to fill quickly. The Phase II expansion will allow us to have land ready to capture the next project as soon as this building is filled, and continue to grow industry and jobs in Mocksville." Tom Wortham – SVP of Architecture and Development of The Hollingsworth Companies said.
Hollingsworth Companies Making a Difference in our Community
"When we were initially looking for a private partner to shoulder the risk of speculative industrial development, we couldn't find anyone locally who would take the risk in a small town like Mocksville," said Bralley, the president of the Davie County Economic Development Commission. "But over in Tennessee, we met the Hollingsworth Companies and not only were they willing, they were enthusiastic; and they still are nearly twenty years later. We have had a lot of big announcements in the last few years, and they are great, but the steady brick by brick approach of Hollingsworth has really made a difference in our community."
In 1998, the Hollingsworth Companies founded the SouthPoint Business Park, which is comprised of 112 acres in 8 lots with 885,262 square feet of industrial facilities, and is located just north of Interstate 40 on US Hwy 601. The park is home to Larson Comfort Bilt, Gesipa Fasteners, Metal Sales Manufacturing, Davie Warehousing, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, Entre Matic, and Seneca Medical.
90% of Companies Relocating Looking for Existing Building Inventory
According to Bralley, ninety percent of all companies seeking a new location are looking for an existing building to move into. "Our partnership with The Hollingsworth Companies means that we have an inventory of available buildings and permitted lots for people who don't have time to waste. Further, we are blessed with a developer like Joe Hollingsworth who is flexible enough to lease, sell, or provide equity capital for companies locating in our community. This is an advantage that every small community and every economic developer would love to have and it continues to bring jobs and opportunity to Mocksville and Davie County."
Economic Development is a Team Sport
This expansion became possible when the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority awarded the Town of Mocksville a $450,000 grant from the Industrial Development Fund to install a new road on Quality Drive in the Southpoint Business Park. This road will open up approximately 85 acres of land for future development.
The Rural Infrastructure Authority was established as part of the Rural Economic Development Division at the NC Department of Commerce to assist with the review and approval of grants for rural areas in the state. The grants-making programs of the Division include assistance for building reuse and restoration, water and sewer infrastructure, and economic innovation in rural communities.
20 Year Partnership with Hollingsworth Companies Continues to Pay Divdidends
"Our nearly 20-year public/private partnership has developed into a rare and cherished catalyst to economic development in Mocksville and Davie County," Bralley added. "We are super excited to see the expansion of the SouthPoint Business Park, it just means there will be more good news to come. Stay tuned…"


Paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRRX2 gene.
The DNA-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the paired family of homeobox proteins. Expression is localized to proliferating fetal fibroblasts and the developing dermal layer, with downregulated expression in adult skin. Increases in expression of this gene during fetal but not adult wound healing suggest a possible role in mechanisms that control mammalian dermal regeneration and prevent formation of scar response to wounding. The expression patterns provide evidence consistent with a role in fetal skin development and a possible role in cellular proliferation.
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Augmentation of Venlafaxine with Aripiprazole in a Case of Treatment-resistant Excoriation Disorder.
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Primary psychiatric conditions: dermatitis artefacta, trichotillomania and neurotic excoriations.
School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, San Francisco, California ; Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Self-inflicted lesions in dermatology: terminology and classification--a position paper from the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP).
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
Emotional regulation, dissociation, and the self-induced dermatoses: clinical features and implications for treatment with mood stabilizers.
Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, 585 Springbank Dr, Suite 101, London, ON, N6J 1H3, Canada.
The influence of reduction mammaplasty on dermato-psychiatric disorders.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
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The Ohio State University Medical Center, Division of Dermatology, Columbus, Ohio.
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Department of Dermatology, European University of Brittany, University of Brest, University Hospital, FR-29609 Brest, France.
The knowledge, awareness, and practice patterns of dermatologists toward psychocutaneous disorders: results of a survey study.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Background: To assess the level of training in, and awareness and attitude about, psychocutaneous disorders among dermatologists.
Methods: A mail-in survey was sent to all members of Washington State Dermatology Society, who were requested to provide information on demographic variables; level of training, skills, and degree of comfort in managing psychodermatologic disorders; referral patterns, knowledge of patient and family resources on psychodermatology; and interest in continuing medical education on psychocutaneous disorders.
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Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (USCF), CA, USA.
Psychologic trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and dermatology.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Excoriations and ulcers on the arms and legs.
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, Dept of Family and Community Medicine, MC 7794, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
Using hypnosis to facilitate resolution of psychogenic excoriations in acne excoriée.
Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, MDC 079, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Evelyn F and William L McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, Gainsville 32610-0256, USA.
The use of antidepressant drugs in dermatology.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Department of Family Practice, Maine Medical Center, Portland 04102, USA.
Dermatitis artefacta. Clinical features and approaches to treatment.
Olanzapine may be an effective adjunctive therapy in the management of acne excoriée: a case report.
Background: The self-inflicted dermatoses such as acne excorieé and neurotic excoriations are often chronic, recurring, and resistant to standard dermatologic therapies.
Paroxetine in a case of psychogenic pruritus and neurotic excoriations.
Factitious disease of periocular and facial skin.
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Purpose: To describe the clinical appearance of factitious (or self-inflicted) lesions on periocular skin and face.
Skin and treponemal diseases among Asian domestic house-helpers in northern Saudi Arabia.
Department of Dermatology, Arar Central Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Asian domestic house-helpers in Saudi Arabia come from a different socioeconomic setting with a different disease pattern from that of their host country. This study reports the incidence of skin and treponemal diseases in this group seen at a referral hospital in northern Saudi Arabia.
The sound of scratching: an unusual cause of neurotic excoriations.
Seattle Dermatology Center, Washington, USA.
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Sertraline in the treatment of neurotic excoriations and related disorders.
Chemical peeling as adjuvant therapy for facial neurotic excoriations.
Division of Dermatology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Fluoxetine is an effective treatment for neurotic excoriations: case report.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
Neurotic excoriations complicating superficial parotidectomy--a case report.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea.
Can 'label dermatitis' become 'creeping neurotic excoriations'?
What's your assessment? Neurotic excoriations.
The use of psychotropic medications in clinical dermatology.
University of California, Medical Center, San Francisco.
Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
Psychotherapeutic strategy and neurotic excoriations.
Herpetic infection mimicking chronic neurotic excoriations in AIDS.
Department of Dermatology, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10029.


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Asen Lekarski () (12 May 1901 – 2 September 1952) was a Bulgarian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Biography of Asen Lekarski

1901 births
1952 deaths
Bulgarian male sabre fencers
Olympic fencers of Bulgaria
Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics


Life as a Graduate Media Systems Engineer - Timeline Television Ltd.
How did you hear about our Graduate programme?
Through the Christy Media website.
How was the assessment day?
Really enjoyable. The staff were really friendly and the tour was a good way of getting to know the operation of Timeline. It allowed me to see how the staff of Timeline and BT Sport integrate and it was also a good way of gaining a perspective on how MSE solve problems.
As before, that the staff were really friendly and that the whole atmosphere was relaxed, which was not what I expected.
How are you finding the programme so far?
Easy-going in terms of settling in and getting to know the staff. Within Timeline, they know that I'm a graduate who may not be able to solve the problem right away, but will always try. They do their best to explain various issues, and the reasons why they occur.
Did you have any prior broadcast experience?
None. All I had was what I learnt at university.
What have you learned during the first 6 months?
I have learnt a lot. I have managed to get to grips with the setup of EVS assignments needed for Champions League, as well as the the workflow within my department and the problems it may incur. In addition to learning the standard routine checks, I have also been learning on the job, as and when situations have arisen, which has given me a real time insight into my team's protocols and solutions.
Do you like the team?
They're great and incredibly patient as they know it will take time to develop my knowledge. They are willing to help any time I feel unsure of something.
Would you recommend the Timeline Graduate Programme?
Absolutely. It has given me experience and background knowledge. It has also given me a first-hand, behind-the-scenes insight into broadcasting, allowing me to learn about the equipment involved.
The exposure to different departments, allowing me to get to know more of the infrastructure and the work involved in each.
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Have you ever wanted to play those old but good games that you used to love before Android was even born? If your answer is yes, then we are feeling the same way (I really miss playing those games like Super Mario and Pokemon).
Well, there's no need for us to be sad anymore, because there are tons of Game Emulators for Android out there for us to use. But the question is, which one will really suit our need? That's why I'm writing this article to help you choose which of them will satisfy your "need". So, without further delay, let's start numerating them.
One of the best rated game emulator, you can play your favorite Game Boy and Game Boy Color games with your Android device with this app. With a friendly interface and customizable controllers, you can play your games just like it used to be.
Just acquire a ROM of your favorite game in n64, .v64, or .z64 format, copy it to your internal storage/SD card, and you're good to go. It works great and has many positive reviews, but it is still a work in progress, so you can still expect more improvements and modifications.
Powered by a very powerful development interface called Libretro, take advantage of this powerful project and start satisfying your hunger for games- either retro or even new ones. It comes with built in applications so you can start your journey immediately after installing. It will also have more exciting features in the future like watching movies and and other stuff so you should always be updated.
Being one of the best emulator available on the market, you might want to include VGBA in your emulator option list. It will allow you to save your game progress anytime, and share it with your friends and let them continue it for you. You can also utilize your WiFi connection and battle and exchange items with other players. You can also undo your previous mistakes by rewinding the game play or use cheats on them if you want to.
If you're looking for an emulator that will support most GB/GBA games in full speed, then you should check out the GBCEmulator. It emulates your favorite games in full speed, making your gaming experience to be awesome. It will also allow you to save your game progress and use cheats to beat the game!
If you're looking for speed,then this one is the right emulator for you. It is designed specifically to deliver the fastest play possible. It has a Turbo mode that will fast-forward your game so you can play it faster, and finish it faster. Plus, there are thousands of cheats available for you to use, and its Dropbox cloud syncing support will enable you to play your saved state of your game from any device available with the app installed, making your games available anytime, anywhere.
If you're a PSP user before and have tons of PSP games at your disposal, why don't you try playing those games with your Android device? Start playing those PSP games in high definition with the Best and only PSP emulator in Android. It can run many games but the play speed may vary depending on the performance of your device. HD PSP games could be easily played on Android with PPSSPP Emulator. You can try out the free version which is exactly same as gold version. If you think you like PPSSPP free version, you can buy PPSSPP Gold to support its developers.
Make use of this emulator with an original NES engine and high quality rendering feature. Enjoy your favorite games with fast play speed, and even make it even faster with the fast-forward feature. It will also allow you to use some cheats to help you in beating your favorite games.
Specifically designed to play Nintendo DS games, this emulator should be on your list if you're into playing Nintendo DS games in your Android device with an increased emulating speed. It has full support for add-on controllers for a more convenient gaming experience. It also has customizable DS screens,save and resume feature, and has thousands of cheat codes available for you.
A fast, reliable, and fully featured emulator with a very high compatibility level. It can run almost all games without any trouble..You can turn on/off cheats while running the game. It is so far, the only game emulator that supports link cable emulation.


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Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
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Tennessee Titans (3-3) at Cleveland Browns (0-6)
The Browns rank dead last in the NFL with a -9 turnover margin. Usually I like to bet on teams with bad turnover margins because turnover margins tend to be inconsistent on a week-to-week basis, but the Browns' quarterback situation is so bad that I can't bet them unless we're getting a lot of line value. On the season, they've thrown 14 interceptions (9 by Kizer and 5 by Hogan), while no other team has thrown more than 8, and that is the single biggest factor in their turnover margin.
I thought we were getting a lot of value last week with the Browns when they were 10-point underdogs against the Texans, who were missing JJ Watt and Whitney Mercilus, but Kevin Hogan played so bad in his first career start that the Browns didn't have a chance to compete in that game. The Browns will go back to DeShone Kizer this week, which is probably an upgrade by default, but Kizer has had his own problems turning the ball over and we're not getting the same value with the Browns that we were getting last week, as they are 6 point home underdogs against the Titans. I have this line calculated at -5.5.
The Browns are also in a tough spot with a trip to London on deck. Teams are just 14-24 ATS all-time before a trip over to London and the Browns have a tough game waiting for them there, as the early line has them as 7.5 point underdogs on the neutral field against the Vikings. Teams are just 52-85 ATS since 2008 as 6+ point underdogs before being 6+ point underdogs again, as it's very tough for inferior teams to keep it close with a superior team when they have another tough game on deck. I can't bet on the Titans because of the uncertainty with Marcus Mariota's injury, but, if he's close to 100% in his 2nd game back from the hamstring injury, the Titans should win this easily.
Tennessee Titans 24 Cleveland Browns 16
Pick against the spread: Tennessee -6
Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 21, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, Falcons, NFL Picks, Patriots
Atlanta Falcons (3-2) at New England Patriots (4-2)
The Falcons are skidding a little after a 3-0 start, losing back-to-back home games as big favorites, first against the Bills and then against the Dolphins last week. However, both games were close and they still rank 2nd in first down rate differential at +4.50%. Their record isn't overly impressive, but it's impressive that they've managed to go 3-2 despite having a -4 turnover margin on the season (6th worst in the NFL). Turnover margins tend to be inconsistent on a week-to-week basis, so the Falcons should be better going forward, especially now that they are fully healthy, with edge rusher Vic Beasley, right tackle Ryan Schraeder, and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu back from their injuries. At full strength, the Falcons still rank 2nd in my roster rankings behind Philadelphia.
The Falcons' loss last week at home to the Dolphins was easily their worst performance of the year, but they were up 17-0 in the 3rd quarter and had a chance to at least kick a field goal to send it to overtime at the end of the game before a turnover. The Falcons were likely just distracted with this huge game on deck. With only a trip to New York to face the Jets on deck, the Falcons should be fully focused for New England this week and could play their best game of the season as a result.
Given that, I like the Falcons a lot this week as 3.5 point underdogs. About 1 in 4 games are decided by a field goal or less and this game figures to be a close one, but the Falcons also have a decent shot to win this game straight up. New England is 4-2, but their wins over the Texans, Buccaneers, and the NY Jets were close games that could have gone either way and they rank just 18th in first down rate differential. They still rank 4th in my roster rankings, but the Falcons are arguably the best team they've faced all season.
By far their biggest problem area this season for New England has been defense, as they have had the worst defense in the league thus far this season (41.21% first down rate allowed). For comparison, that rate is higher than any offense in the league, so their defense statistically has been worse than the best offense has been good. If that continues, the Falcons could easily win a shootout. With New England struggling to get any pass rush and missing their #2 – #4 cornerbacks with injury (Stephon Gilmore, Eric Rowe, and Cyrus Jones), that could easily continue this week. The only reason this isn't a bigger play is because I'm worried that Bill Belichick will have found a way to get his defense to perform at a passable level for this important matchup, but we're getting too many points with Atlanta to pass on.
New England Patriots 31 Atlanta Falcons 30
Pick against the spread: Atlanta +3.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, Bills, Buccaneers, NFL Picks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-3) at Buffalo Bills (3-2)
I was hoping that Jameis Winston would be ruled out this week with his shoulder injury so I could get more points with the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay +6 with Ryan Fitzpatrick would have been a great value. Tampa Bay +3 would be a good value if Winston were 100%, but it's unlikely he is, just one week after suffering a sprain to his throwing shoulder. Winston missed practice Wednesday and Thursday before returning for Friday and will give it a go. It's a gutsy move, but it's very tough to be confident in the Buccaneers given the uncertainty of his shoulder.
This line at -3 in favor of the hometown Bills suggests these two teams are about even, which would not be true if Winston was healthy. The Bills are 3-2 and the Buccaneers are just 2-3, but the Buccaneers would have beaten the Patriots if they could make field goals and they came back to make it close against the Cardinals even after Winston was knocked out of the game. They're also as healthy as they've been all season on defense right now. Defensive tackle Chris Baker, cornerback Brent Grimes, safety TJ Ward, outside linebacker Lavonte David, and middle linebacker Kwon Alexander have all missed time this season, but all 5 players should be in uniform for this one, for the first time since their first game of the season. Of course, the Buccaneers now have new injury concerns with Winston, but at least their defense is healthy.
The Buccaneers are also in a good spot because they're in their second of two road games. Teams are 248-265 straight up in their 2nd of two road games since 2008, getting outscored by an average of 0.95 points per game, as opposed to 364-499 straight up in a road game that's sandwiched between two home games, getting outscored by an average of 2.92 points per game, a difference of about 2 points. It especially helps that the Buccaneers are underdogs off a loss, as road underdogs in their 2nd of two road games are 115-77 ATS off of a road loss. I'd need 3.5 to put money on the Buccaneers, but they should be the right side at 3 as well.
Buffalo Bills 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
Pick against the spread: Tampa Bay +3
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, Bears, NFL Picks, Panthers
Carolina Panthers (4-2) at Chicago Bears (2-4)
This line was -4.5 in favor of the Panthers in Chicago last week on the early line, but, in the past week, the Bears won in Baltimore in a game in which they didn't allow an offensive touchdown and the Panthers lost at home to the Eagles and lost All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly with a concussion. The Panthers are expected to get center Ryan Kalil back for the first time since week 1, but fill-in Tyler Larsen was playing pretty well, so he won't be a huge upgrade and Kuechly is irreplaceable on this defense.
Despite that, this line only moved from 4.5 to 3.5. I thought we were getting good line value at 4.5 on the early line, but the value is even better at 3.5 given the Kuechly injury. Without Kuechly, I only have the Panthers about 2.5 points better than the Bears in my rankings, so we're getting serious line value with the hometown Bears, especially considering 1 in 4 games are decided by a field goal or less. The Bears are just 2-4, but they came close to beating both the Falcons and the Vikings. They have an above average defense, they run the ball well, and rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky gives their offense a higher ceiling, even if his receiving corps are a major problem. They should be able to keep this close at home against a banged up Carolina team they and have a decent chance to pull the upset straight up.
Chicago Bears 17 Carolina Panthers 16 Upset Pick +150
Pick against the spread: Chicago +3.5
Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, NFL Picks, Ravens, vikings
Baltimore Ravens (3-3) at Minnesota Vikings (4-2)
I wish I had locked the Vikings in at -3 last week on the early line. After the Ravens' embarrassing home loss to the Bears last week (in which they failed to score on offensive touchdown), this line shifted from -3 to -5.5. That's too many points to confidently lay with a team quarterbacked by Case Keenum, even against a Baltimore team that I've thought all season is overrated. I have this line right at -5.5, given that the Vikings will be without top wide receiver Stefon Diggs and that the Ravens will get defensive lineman Brandon Williams back from injury, so we're not getting any line value either way.
The Vikings are in a tough spot with their London game on deck, as teams are understandably 14-24 ATS before going to London, but the Ravens have to face the Dolphins on a short week after this one, so it kind of evens out. On top of that, the Vikings are going to London to face the Browns, so it's not like they have a tough upcoming game. Given that, I'm going to take the Vikings here, but this is a no confidence pick as we've lost all line value after Baltimore's terrible performance last week.
Minnesota Vikings 19 Baltimore Ravens 13
Pick against the spread: Minnesota -5.5
Confidence: None
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, 49ers, Cowboys, NFL Picks
Dallas Cowboys (2-3) at San Francisco 49ers (0-6)
The 49ers are 0-6, but their last 5 losses have all come by 3 points or fewer, so they could easily have a couple victories. The Cowboys, meanwhile, were not playing well before the bye, losing at home to the Rams and Packers. However, I do like the Cowboys here as 6 point road favorites for a few reasons. The biggest reason is that they are healthy. Linebacker Sean Lee, arguably their best defensive player, missed the losses to the Rams and Packers, but will return for this one, a huge re-addition. On top of that, left tackle Tyron Smith, who was playing through an injured back, should be better after the bye week.
Speaking of the bye week, the Cowboys are in a great spot coming out of the bye, not just because they're healthy, but because road favorites of 3+ are an incredible 41-13 ATS since 2002 after a bye. The 49ers, meanwhile, are in a tough spot because they have to turn around and play in Philadelphia next week, a game in which they will likely be double digit underdogs (+10.5 on the early line). Teams are 46-73 ATS since 2012 before being double digit underdogs and underdogs of 6 or more are 52-85 ATS before underdogs of 6 or more again the following week, over that same time period. It's very tough for inferior teams to keep it close against a superior opponent when they have another tough opponent on deck.
Six is a fair amount of points to with Dallas, but I have this line calculated right at -6, given that the Cowboys are healthy, that the 49ers are not (now missing defensive end Arik Armstead), and that the Cowboys have a national fanbase and are a strong road team (29-21 ATS on the road since 2011). There isn't enough here for me to bet on the Cowboys because the 49ers could end up keeping this one close again, especially if rookie quarterback CJ Beathard surprises in his first career NFL start or gets a backdoor cover, but the Cowboys should be the right side.
Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, Giants, NFL Picks, Saints
Seattle Seahawks (3-2) at New York Giants (1-5)
The Seahawks are 3-2 and in a great spot here coming out of their bye week. On the road in The Meadowlands against the Giants, the Seahawks are 4 point road favorites. Road favorites of 3 or more have an incredible track record coming out of the bye, going 41-13 ATS since 2002. However, I can't be confident in the Seahawks this week because I'm not sure they deserve to be favored by 4 points here, especially considering about 3 in 10 games are decided by 4 points or fewer. Despite their solid record, this has not been the same Seattle team we've seen in recent years.
Their 3 wins have come against the 49ers, Colts, and Rams, who are not exactly a tough trio, and they rank just 21st in first down rate differential. While it feels like they could just turn it on mid-season like they normally do, this roster does have some serious problems, given their injury situation. They are without talented rookie running back Chris Carson and valuable edge rusher Cliff Avril for the season, while slot cornerback Jeremy Lane and starting left guard Luke Joeckel are out for an extended period of time. The Giants have plenty of injuries as well, particularly in the receiving corps, but they still have a strong defense and could keep this one close at home. The Seahawks are the pick for pick 'em purposes, but this is a no confidence pick.
Seattle Seahawks 17 New York Giants 12
Pick against the spread: Seattle -4
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, Bengals, NFL Picks, Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2)
The Bengals started the season by not scoring a touchdown in two home games, but they fired their offensive coordinator and have played a lot better since. They nearly won in Green Bay, albeit against a banged up Green Bay team, then they blew out the Browns in Cleveland, and then they beat a solid Bills team. Their offense is going to be inconsistent because their offensive line isn't good, but they have one of the better defenses in the league and they've moved the ball a lot better in recent weeks. Their poor start to the season isn't irrelevant, but they were playing a pair of tough defenses (Houston and Baltimore) and the players hated ex-offensive coordinator Ken Zampese's play calling.
The Steelers, meanwhile, are coming off of a huge win in Kansas City, but the week before that they were blown out at home by the Jaguars. Their offense hasn't been what we're used to from them, but they still have a dangerous pair of offensive playmakers and a strong offensive line and their young defense has come of age this season. Unfortunately, they come into this game missing a pair of important players, missing right tackle Marcus Gilbert and defensive end Stephon Tuitt. We're not getting a ton of points with the Bengals as 6 point underdogs, but, given the Steelers' injury situation, we are getting some line value with Cincinnati.
Cincinnati should also be completely focused on this game, given that they're coming off of a bye and only have the Colts on deck. The Bengals will likely be 6+ point favorites at home in that game and underdogs of 6 or more, like the Bengals are here, are 73-62 ATS since 2002 before being favorites of 6 or more. There's not quite enough here for me to bet on the Bengals, but they should be the right pick at +6. Under 6, this should be a no confidence pick.
Pittsburgh Steelers 24 Cincinnati Bengals 20
Pick against the spread: Cincinnati +6
New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers: 2017 Week 7 NFL Pick
October 20, 2017 stevenlourie 2017 NFL Picks, 2017 Week 7 NFL Picks, NFL Picks, Packers, Saints
New Orleans Saints (3-2) at Green Bay Packers (4-2)
The Saints are only 3-2, but they're one of the better teams in the NFC. Their 2 losses came against the Sam Bradford led Vikings and the New England Patriots, in the first 2 weeks of the season. Since then, they've defeated the Panthers, Dolphins, and Lions, all by 14 or more points. They finished last season 10th in first down rate differential (with a +9 offensive touchdown differential) and they seem to be even better this season. Their +29 point differential is 6th in the NFL and they've only played 5 games.
Drew Brees continues to lead an explosive offense and their defense has been significantly improved this season, led by Defensive Player of the Year candidate Cameron Jordan and Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate Marshon Lattimore. They still have issues on that side of the ball, but they might be good enough defensively to go on a run in the NFC if the offense continues to play at a high level. The Falcons rode a similar formula to the Super Bowl last season.
This game against the Packers could have been a NFC Championship preview, but Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone last week against the Vikings, putting his season and the Packers' playoff chances in jeopardy. 2015 5th round pick Brett Hundley will make his first career start this week and he's obviously a major downgrade at the quarterback position. The line has subsequently moved from GB -6.5 last week on the early line to NO -4 this week, a whopping 10.5 point line movement.
I would have been all over the Saints at +6.5 against a healthy Aaron Rodgers, but I still think there's line value with New Orleans -4 against the led Hundley Packers, especially since the Packers will be without Morgan Burnett as well. Burnett has been easily the Packers' best defensive back this season, so the Packers should have a very tough time stopping Brees and company, which is going to make life very tough for Hundley. The Saints, by contrast, are as healthy as they've been all season and they should be able to get an easy win here.
New Orleans Saints 28 Green Bay Packers 20
Pick against the spread: New Orleans -4


Yassir Arafat had a dream (actually, a nightmare) in which he went to rent a camel. But the owner of the camel stable was the infamous Mr. Hobson who, choosing from his stable of lame camels, selected for Mr. Arafat the lame camel closest to the stable door.
In real life, Mr. Arafat faces a number of Hobson�s choices. If he claims that he cannot control the suicide and other bombers residing within the Palestinian Authority of which he is the duly elected head, Mr. Arafat proves himself to be irrelevant to the so-called peace process.
If he actually clamps down on the anti-Israeli terrorists in his midst and the terrorists actually stop their attacks on Jews, the world has a right to ask: Mr. Arafat, why didn�t you stop these terrorist attacks before when you promised you would?
So, is Arafat a weak, ineffectual leader with no power to control the violent elements in his society? Or, is he a liar and a cheat who could have stopped this violence all along?
But wait. There�s a third aspect to all this. It goes back to Abraham. If only Abraham and Sarah could have produced Isaac first, then Sarah would not have suggested to Abraham that he use the Egyptian servant, Hagar, to produce an heir to whom they gave the name: Ishmael. But then, God (Allah) gave Sarah the ability, at age 99, to give birth to Isaac The two brothers went their separate ways and produced two different religions: Judaism and Islam.
This creates another Hobson�s choice for Mr. Arafat. Does he blame Abraham or Allah or both? None of those choices would go down very well in the Muslim world.
Or, he could blame Lord Balfour who, in a 1917 letter to Lord Rothchild, declared the support of Great Britain for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Or, he could blame the United Nations for partitioning Palestine between Arab and Jews. Many Arabs objected to the partition. They tried to flee into neighboring Arab states rather than live within the new nation of Israel.
Or, maybe Mr. Arafat should blame the neighboring Arab states for refusing to give asylum to their Arab brothers and sisters and causing them to live in the running political sore and refugee camp known as The Gaza Strip.
Or, he could blame the neighboring Arab states for their military failures when they attacked Israel and tried to destroy it and its people in 1948, 1967 and 1973. If only they had killed all the Jews, Mr. Arafat would not be faced with his current problems.
But what about the so-called peace accords the Israelis were pressured into agreeing to by Bill Clinton in his pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize? Mr. Arafat rejected those proposals, which made no military sense for the Israelis because they mandated the abandonment of key Israeli defensive terrain such as the Golan Heights and would have reduced Israel to being only nine miles wide at one point. Why is that?
If someone hands you a clear diplomatic victory that assures the establishment of a secure Palestinian state, why wouldn�t you accept it? Because those agreements did not address the terrorists� true objectives which are: (drum roll) the extermination of the Jews and the destruction of Israel.
But wait. Blame Israel�s prosperity on us. After all, we exported the knowledge of our great system of agricultural and mechanical colleges into Israeli. Using modern American methods of irrigation, fertilization and crop selection, the Jews made the desert bloom.
We and the Israelis -- using those dastardly systems known as capitalism and democracy -- conspired to bring to the world stunning advances in medical science, physics, communications, food production, computers and commercial aircraft design.
Finally, out of excuses, Mr. Arafat may have to take Mr. Hobson�s camel and ride off into the desert.


What if we are the "Messiahs" who have come?
Perry Robinson leads a weekly seminar at the Center for Peace around the subject of "Messiah Training".
"For at least 2000 years most religious people in the Western World have been waiting for the "New Heaven and New Earth" to descend upon us and/or for a "Messiah" to come to set things right. Are we ready, yet, to become participants rather than just observers?
"What if we are here to create the New Heaven and New Earth?
"What if we are the Messiahs who have come?
"Maybe it is time to take a closer look at what the prophets have been saying: the plan is inside us, so much so that our hearts leap up in recognition, whenever we see any piece of it. Why should it take a Katrina, a tsunami or some other tragedy for us to allow our true qualities of love and understanding to surface?
What really "rings your chimes"?
We are wired for fun; and we best teach what we need most to learn!
"If you have read and liked such books as Richard Bach's ILLUSIONS and/or are intrigued by the teachings of A COURSE IN MIRACLES and/or follow the visionary path taught by people like Joseph Rael, you already may have been studying up on this subject – already a "messiah in training".
"Please do not let the language throw you! These times together will be very little about doctrine, demands, or nice ideas and much more about self discovery, personal power, and mutual support.
"Let's get together and look at what we are holding and/or withholding."
We will start and end on time. Refreshments, if desired, could be shared by those who arrive early.
Offered on a donation basis and open to all.


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 curl_setopt( $handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true );

 // Set post data if exist
 if ( !empty( $data ) ) {

   curl_setopt( $handle, CURLOPT_POST, true );
   curl_setopt( $handle, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data );

 }

 // Set custom headers if exist
 if ( count( $headers ) )
   curl_setopt( $handle, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers );

 // If url was ssl, need to true
 if ( $ssl_required )
   curl_setopt($handle, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

 $output = curl_exec( $handle );

 curl_close( $handle );

 return $output;

}

echo curl("https://www.skroutz.gr/c/900/fakoi-epafhs.json");


A monthly publication of the Home Builders Association of Berks County, At Home in Berks latest issue celebrates the inaugural Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Building Berks Awards. Featured on the cover is Randy Peers, CEO of the GRCA, and Patrick Dolan, President of Dolan Construction. The numbers were impressive for this inaugural event, no doubt from significant project such as the Reading HealthPlex Project. The total construction investment for the projects entered is over $462,000,000. Additionally, there were over 2,000 jobs created and 825 jobs retained over the life of these projects. The total square footage of space constructed or renovated was over 3,341,000 SF, indicating a very strong construction and real estate market over this period. Read the full article here.
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