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Family of tragic Laura McPhee provides life-saving defibrillators
Six defibrillators have been donated to organisations around the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area by the family of Laura McPhee, who died of a cardiac arrest following an asthma attack
Jamie WallerLive News Reporter
The parents of a young girl who tragically died from a cardiac arrest have provided six defibrillators to local communities to prevent the same thing happening to others.
Nine-year-old Laura McPhee, from Humberston, suffered a cardiac arrest brought on by an asthma attack in 2010. It was during the heavy snowfall that year and the ambulance service was not able to reach her in time due to the conditions.
Her family have donated six community public access defibrillators to organisations around Grimsby and Cleethorpes following years of fundraising as the Laura McPhee Memorial Fund.
One of these has been donated to Cleethorpes Community Sports and Education, a community interest group.
Laura McPhee who tragically died of cardiac arrest following an asthma attack
Andy Cox, the group's chief executive, said: "This will be a great asset not only for our charity but the residents within our community.
"I would like to say a massive thank you to paramedic Steve Pratten and Tracey McPhee of the Laura McPhee Memorial Fund for their kind donation of the defibrillator and cabinet."
Defibrillators are devices which deliver electric shocks to the heart. For someone who is in cardiac arrest, this can help to restore the normal rhythm, potentially saving someone's life.
Defibrillators can now be found in many public places so that they can be accessed quickly in an emergecy. However, it's important not to stop CPR in order to go and get a defibrillator - make sure someone stays with the person.
Once you have a defibrillator, it will have audio instructions to inform you what to do. Follow these and any diagrams or written instructions on the device.
Paramedic Steve Pratten said when someone suffered a cardiac arrest, 999 operators would be able to direct the caller to the nearest defibrillator, saving valuable time.
Cleethorpes Community Sports and Education chief executive Andy Cox (left) and paramedic Steve Pratten celebrate the installation of the defibrillator
"These community public access defibrillators are an excellent addition to the ones already around the area and further ensure that you are never very far away from one if somebody is in cardiac arrest," he said.
"For every minute that passes without defibrillation, a patient's chance of survival decreases by 10 per cent in a cardiac arrest situation."
All publicly accessible defibrillators give instructions to talk people through how to use them.
The eight-year-old who's had SIX heart operations since she was just a week old
A defibrillator can be used to restore normal heart rhythm to someone having a cardiac arrest (Image: Getty Images)
The Laura McPhee Memorial Fund has raised over £90,000 to provide medical equipment to the local area, in partnership with the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital and East Midlands Ambulance Service.
This has previously enabled oxygen saturation machines, multi-systems monitors and height and weight machines to be purchased.
The fund was set up by Laura's parents Trace and Roy following their daughter's tragic death. They used the money to finance local hospitals rather than national charities.
They managed to smash an unofficial world record in 2015 by holding a tombola with 5,600 prizes, with the money raised going towards children in the local area.
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Amazing Waterberg Accommodation
26 May Amazing Waterberg Accommodation
Your Destination of Choice for Luxurious Waterberg Accommodation
If you have never visited the Waterberg region of Limpopo province, but only passed through the towns one encounters on the route to the northernmost part of South Africa, you don't know what you have been missing. This begs the question – what makes the Waterberg so special, and why would one seek to acquire accommodation there?
The Special, Wonderful Waterberg
The Waterberg is a mountainous ridge occupying about 14 500 square kilometres, created by ancient river water erosion, to now have an average height above sea level of approximately 600 metres. Certain peaks rise to some 2 000 metres. While large areas are densely forested, the terrain and its flora is classified as bushveld.
In 2001, UNESCO declared the Waterberg as a Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site, the first of its kind in this northern part of the country. In our own opinion at Fifty Seven Waterberg, our surrounding biosphere reserve is also a great attraction for nature lovers and tourists alike. To date, 669 biosphere reserves have been proclaimed in 120 countries, with 16 straddling across borders.
Fifty Seven Waterberg, our exclusive 5-star game lodge that offers luxurious guest accommodation and a whole lot more, is situated in the private Welgevonden Game Reserve, which is in turn located within the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve. Amongst the places of interest to view in the Waterberg region, visitors are particularly attracted to the ancient rock paintings found here. These were done by ancient hunter gatherers, the San and Khoikhoi Bushmen. The presence of early civilisations is also confirmed by the remains of stone walls, built by them very long ago. Archaeological excavations still continue in the Waterberg.
Fifty Seven Waterberg is a luxury lodge situated in a Big 5 game reserve, which is a major attraction, and many visitors choose to arrange their accommodation in the Waterberg at Fifty Seven (so named because our lodge occupies the fifty-seventh portion of the 35 000 hectare Welgevonden Game Reserve).
Our accommodation at Fifty Seven Waterberg consists of five private, luxuriously appointed guest suites, elegantly furnished to 5-star standards. Our suites are particularly spacious, each measuring at least 80 square meters, and equipped with its own private patio, a comfy king-sized bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a desk, and a comfortable, classic arm chair.
Inside the suites, named mainly after antelope species found in the reserve, the colour scheme echoes the distinctive colours of the African bushveld – browns, tans, ochres and beiges, with touches of silver and grey.
The main lodge buildings feature expansive communal lounge and deck areas, where our guest are most welcome to make use of the facilities that also include an inviting, clear blue swimming pool that mirrors the vast blue African sky.
As multi award winners – two from TripAdvisor, and one each from Travelmyth (top five accommodations in Welgevonden Game Reserve) and Sanlam – we look forward to being your destination of choice for accommodation in the Waterberg too.

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Fall Tournament Sportsmanship Awards Selected
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2021 fall State Tournaments.
The recipients of the awards are McFarland in girls volleyball, Oostburg in boys soccer, Neenah in girls team tennis and Reedsville in football. Although there was no award recipient in boys volleyball, Kenosha Indian Trail received honorable mention.
The WIAA/Rural Insurance Sportsmanship Award is presented to one school program and community–or communities in the case of cooperative programs–in each of the State team tournaments that demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. Award winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators. Additional consideration is given for the effort of school administrators and chaperones to ensure support for their teams are positive and that the highest ideals of sportsmanship are demonstrated.
McFarland is the 2021 recipient of the award for the State Girls Volleyball Tournament, which was held at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Nov. 4-6. The Spartans earned the honor for the third time overall and for the first time in girls volleyball. The other two recognitions came in girls soccer in 2007 and in boys soccer in 2018. Their large contingent of fans displayed outstanding sportsmanship, enthusiasm and community support during their runner-up performance in Division 2, defeating Pewaukee in the semifinals and falling to Luxemburg-Casco in the championship game. Schools receiving honorable mention were Luxemburg-Casco, Monticello, Oak Creek, Reedsburg, River Falls and Wonewoc-Center.
Oostburg is the recipient of the honor in boys soccer with its display of sportsmanship, especially the with team's efforts to positively connect with opponents after their games during the State Boys Soccer Tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee on Nov. 4-6. It marks the fourth time the Flying Dutchmen have received the award overall. Their previous recognitions came in boys basketball in 1986, girls basketball in 2008 and girls volleyball in 2011. They finished runner-up at the State Tournament this season, defeating Arcadia 4-0 in semifinals and coming up on the short end of a 5-4 shootout following a 0-0 tie against Sheboygan Christian/Lutheran in the Division 4 championship game. Rice Lake, River Falls, Sheboygan Christian/Lutheran, St. John's Northwestern Academies/Chesterton received honorable mention.
Neenah is the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award in girls tennis, which marks the 11th time the Rockets have been bestowed the honor and the third time in girls tennis. They also received the recognition for girls tennis in 2000 and 2015. Neenah's other eight awards were for boys tennis in 2002, 2006, 2016 and 2017; girls soccer in 2001; and in boys basketball in 1969, 1975 and 1988. The Rockets defeated Divine Savior Holy Angels 4-3 in the championship match to win the Division 1 team title after defeating Hudson 6-1 in the quarterfinals and Middleton 5-2 in the semifinals.
Reedsville earned its first sportsmanship recognition of its positive support for the Panthers at the State Football Championships at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Nov. 18. They won the school's first football State championship in the program's first-ever appearance in the football championship game. The Panthers shutout previously undefeated Coleman 17-0 to earn the Division 7 crown. Honorable mention for the award went to Colby, Coleman, Ellsworth, Homestead and Pewaukee.
Award winners receive a trophy and banner in recognition of the honor. Schools receiving honorable mention are acknowledged with a certificate of recognition. The selection process includes contributions and evaluations from contest officials, tournament management, police and security personnel, crowd control and ushers, WIAA staff members, and area hotels and restaurants on occasion.
The WIAA, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The membership oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 516 senior high schools and 45 junior high/middle level schools in its membership.
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Striker revitalised after Wycombe display
Jack Midson says he aims to repay Wimbledon's fans for their faith in him this season after scoring his first goal since September on Saturday.
The 30-year-old has struggled during this campaign to recapture the prolific form that made him Wimbledon's top scorer for his previous two seasons with the club. However, supporters have continued to sing Midson's name even when he hasn't been playing and manager Neal Ardley saluted his performance as "outstanding" after the 3-0 win at Wycombe.
Speaking to Dons Player, Midson said: "It feels great, but mainly because of the result and the win. It was much-needed because we had been looking down the table lately. We are buzzing with the win and I capped it off with a goal at the end. As a group of players, I think we know that we've under-achieved so far with the squad that we've got.
"Everyone remembers that we only just stayed up last season, but we should be doing better than what we are. The coaching staff give us everything that we need, but it's up to us to go out there and do it. We have done it today, but we need to carry that form on during the second half of this season. The fans have been brilliant with me from day one. There is always that one per cent who will say a few things, but 99 per cent of the fans have stuck by me the whole way and hopefully I can give something back to them now."
Midson's partnership up front with new boy Charlie Wyke was particularly promising against Wycombe and the experienced striker believes it could flourish in the coming weeks.
"I am not guaranteed to start and I have to take my chances when I get them," Midson added. "I could look at the past when I was disappointed not to be playing, but that's gone now and I'm looking forward to the future. I have had a chat with the manager and he says that this system suits me better. Previously, we were playing with Michael Smith up front and two quick wingers. Neal has been honest with me and that's fair enough.
"Playing with two up front suits me more. Charlie seems to be a good player and I'm sure he will do brilliant in the next month. I consider myself a senior player in the squad and I can help Charlie, but he can help me too. Hopefully, we can get a good partnership going."
Dons Player subscribers can watch the full video interview with Jack Midson on our premium site.


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Mequitta Ahuja, Kapwani Kiwanga, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum & Alida Rodrigues: Mythopoeia
Tiwani Contemporary is pleased to announce Mythopoeia, a group exhibition gathering four international artists: Mequitta Ahuja (USA), Kapwani Kiwanga (Canada), Alida Rodrigues (Angola/UK) and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum (Botswana/South Africa). The exhibition title, drawn from the Greek 'muthopoios' and meaning 'composer of fiction', points to the age-old role of storytelling and mythologising in rationalising the unknown. Working across a variety of media, participating artists share an interest in crafting their own, new mythologies: personal cosmologies and fictional worlds with endless potential for interpreting and reinventing our reality.
Present in all societies, ancient and modern, myths have long been of interest to artists and thinkers as a key to understanding culture. Mythopoeia suggests that contemporary art can offer a similar opportunity to re-interpret the world, and constitutes a mythic system in itself: a machine for generating stories and images that help us comprehend our world, but which might also reaffirm its singularity and power.
Mequitta Ahuja will debut new work - large, bold paintings depicting 'The Journeyman', the artist/craftsman as both archetype and individual. In these psychologically charged self-portraits, Ahuja references the city of Siena, a historical link between paint and alchemy, and the tripartite relationship between source material, creative thought and crafted form.
Kapwani Kiwanga will also present new, unseen work produced especially for this exhibition. A number of sculptural assemblages will be on display, drawing on her long-standing interest in the legend of Drexciya: the underwater city founded by African slaves who were drowned during the Middle Passage. A voyage into the depths of collective black consciousness, the work refers to cultural mutation through Vodoun mythology in Benin, popular beliefs in Haiti, and the contemporary urban mythology of the Detroit techno group Drexciya.
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum's drawings and video animations allude to mythological musings on the beginning of time, geological speculations of the Earth's structure, theories on the nature of the universe, and, most recently, 18th-century European Romanticist landscape painting. Her drawings, narrative landscapes that appear simultaneously futuristic and ancient, shift between representational and fantastical depictions of volcanic, subterranean and cosmological landscapes.
While the iconography of the plant-human hybrid finds a resonance within classical European mythology, particularly in Ovid's Metamorphoses, Alida Rodrigues' practice explores shifting senses of identity within the context of historicised globalisation. Her collages, created from applying cuttings of botanical images to found Victorian postcards, highlight the interrelation between science, exoticism and commerce within Britain's colonial past.
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Following the Act of Union, Scotland was permitted to trade with the British Colonies. Several Glasgow merchants amassed vast fortunes in this way. They concentrated on the tobacco trade, importing the commodity from America and then re-exporting it to Europe. These 'Tobacco Lords' invested their profits in a range of domestic business ventures, including banking.
The Thistle Bank was established in Glasgow, in 1761. It was the third private partnership bank to be set up in the city, after the Ship Bank (established 1749) and the Arms Bank (1750). Although the Bank's formal title was Maxwell, Ritchie & Company, it was commonly known as the Thistle Bank, due to the device it employed on its banknotes.
Detail from Thistle Bank £1 note, 3 June 1765.
Of the six founding partners, five were tobacco merchants. Among these was John Glassford of Dougalston, already a founding partner in the Arms Bank. By the 1750s, Glassford had a fleet of 25 ships, and a turnover of £500,000 per year – about £44 million today.
The other partners were Sir Walter Maxwell of Pollok (quickly succeeded by Sir John, and then Sir James Maxwell); James Ritchie of Busbie (also a founding partner in the Arms Bank); William Mure of Caldwell (who later became a Baron of the Exchequer); John McCall of Belvidere; and John Campbell of Clathic.
Most of these were also major landowners, which is probably why the Thistle was sometimes known as the 'aristocratic bank'.
The original capital of the Thistle Bank was £7,000. But by 1763, when the first balance was struck, its note circulation had reached £64,000. Some three years later, its capital had grown to almost £12,000, through additions from surplus profits.
During the 1760s, a further eight provincial banks were established in the principal Scottish burghs. As with the Glasgow companies, this was largely a response to the lack of facilities provided by the Edinburgh chartered banks, such as the Bank of Scotland.
There was intense rivalry between the Thistle Bank and some of these new companies. The Bank's early history was characterised by 'note-picking' - i.e. taking the notes of other banks out of circulation, and replacing them with one's own. Given the chronic shortage of coin in Scotland, the benefits of this were twofold: the circulation of the aggressor's notes increased; and its competitors were put under intense pressure by agents demanding coin in exchange for their banknotes.
The Thistle Bank was quick to target the newly-formed Aberdeen Banking Company. This latter retaliated in kind, sparking a conflict which lasted almost two years. A report in the Glasgow Chronicle, from 1769, refers to one incident at the height of the struggle: 'the Bank of Aberdeen made a demand on the Thistle Bank of Glasgow for £41,000 sterling, which was immediately paid in gold and silver specie.' At today's values, that's about £3 million – an awful lot of coin!
The Thistle Bank continued to prosper until at least 1792. Business grew in all areas – deposits, cash account advances and discounting of bills. But the company records for the period after 1792 are very patchy. There would seem, however, to have been a general decline in the Bank's fortunes. In 1836, at the merger with the Glasgow Union Banking Company (forerunner of the Union Bank of Scotland), the surplus of assets over liabilities was just £5,000.
The History of the Union Bank of Scotland by Robert Rait (John Smith & Son Ltd., Glasgow, 1930), chapter 5.
Archives relating to the Thistle Bank are held by Lloyds Banking Group Archives in Edinburgh - for further information see our archive collections.


writes to tell us the Washington Post SecurityFix blog has an interesting article about a new and rather sophisticated phishing scheme. The email not only used the first few digits of the users card number to look more plausible (even though the first part of the number is the same for all cards), but it also used a valid SSL certificate for its domain name."
Checked real quick and see this wasn't posted here yet - if I missed it however - my apologies. I just thought this might go well with Egaladeist's news about phishing.
This comes from the SANS ISC and goes through a story, a story both comedic and horrific, a story about - you guessed it - phishing.
Title: "Phollow the Phlopping Phish"
At the end of the story - there are lessons learned that should be reviewed as well.
"Geotrust and other SSL issuers are supposed to do some basic due diligence to ensure that the entity requesting an SSL certificate is indeed authorized to request it on the company's behalf."
GeoTrust is a bass ackwards company and it's not surprising that they issued a cert to a phishing crew.
Like we've been saying for years, a valid cert does not necessarily mean that it represents a valid entity.
Hey, don't you knock GeoTrust! They sell CHEAP certificates! I never did buy into that damned "You get what you pay for" line of bull!
There is a reason the larger CA companies charge what can feel like an arm and a leg for a certificate signing. They are leveraging their trusted position, on the certificate requestors behalf. The company in question SHOULD be paying for the CA to expend the effort to do the job right.
You can certainly go buy one of those pre-fab cardboard cheap-and-easy houses some engineer made to shelter the homeless or folks in 3rd world countries...but if you try to subsist inside one up above the arctic circle, you will get what you paid for.
It seems in this case that *even* if you register your domain to a viable trust authority, like CA. There is nothing inherent in the trust system outside of due diligence on the issuing authority to protect you from another less viable company issuing what looks like a valid Cert attached to your name? By that I mean outside of other measure floating around like dual authentication or anti-phishing checks via 3rd party software like Brand Watch etc. And *gasp* customer education that DOES NOT work. Oh and internal fraud checking capabilities that flag use outside of baseline for imediate investigation.


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Half of new couples in Utah say they moved in together early because of money, survey says
By Sean P. Means
| Oct. 26, 2018, 1:00 p.m.
It's money, not love, driving half of new Utah couples to move in together sooner than planned, according to a new survey.
The survey of 2,000 couples nationwide, conducted for the mattress-review website Mattress Clarity, found 44 percent of couples across America start living together sooner rather than later because of financial reasons — like the urge to save money on rent. Utah's rate is 50 percent, higher than the national average.
The move isn't always a wise one, couples in the survey found: One in 10 admitted they moved in sooner than they wanted to and regretted it.
When do couples move in together? On average nationally, the survey said, pairs start living together when they have been a couple for 13 months.
The biggest source of friction for newly cohabitating couples is the need for one's own space, a complaint made by just over 30 percent of respondents. Nearly a quarter of those surveyed said the biggest problem is the other person's cleanliness or the lack of it.
Household assignments are not divided equally. The survey found women did most of the laundry in 80 percent of the couples, and most of the cleaning in 68 percent of the couples. Men did most of the cooking in 44 percent of the couples.
Just under 60 percent of the couples surveyed said they saw their friends less in the first months living together.
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Stars vs. Lightning, 9/26/20 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Betting Predictions
Stars vs. Lightning Game 5 Prediction
Will the Tampa Bay Lightning hoist the Stanley Cup tonight when they take on the Dallas Stars in Game 5? The puck drops at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
029 Dallas Stars (+144) vs. 030 Tampa Bay Lightning (-160); o/u 5
8:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, September 26, 2020
Game 5, Stanley Cup Finals
Dallas Stars DFS Spin
Anton Khudobin allowed five goals on 35 shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime Game 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was a picture perfect start for Khudobin and the Stars, looking like they'd end the opening period up 2-0 but a goal from Brayden Point with 33 seconds remaining in the opening period killed all momentum for Dallas. Things went back-and-forth from there, with Joe Pavelski forcing overtime but a bad penalty in the extra frame by Jamie Benn gave the Lightning the perfect opportunity to end this game. The Stars will be fighting for their lives on Saturday night on the second half of a back-to-back, and Khudobin will almost surely be in goal unless Ben Bishop could miraculously recover from his mystery ailment. A loss would end Khudobin's cinderella run to the Cup Final. He'll enter Game 5 with a 13-9 record, a 2.81 goals-against-average and a .915 save percentage
Tampa Bay Lightning DFS Spin
Andrei Vasilevski allowed four goals on 30 shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime Game 4 win over the Dallas Stars. It was a tough start to the game for Vasilevskiy, giving up the opening goal to John Klingberg on one he'd absolutely love to get back. However, the Russian netminder did bounce back from there, making some big stops to keep the Lightning in it long enough to crawl back. Vasilevskiy will see his postseason record improve to 17-6, with a 1.96 goals-against-average and a .926 save percentage. He and his teammates are now just one win away from winning the Stanley Cup. Game 5 is scheduled for Saturday night but there is little to no chance that Tampa will give Vasilevskiy the night off even if it is a back-to-back.
Stars vs. Lightning Stanley Cup Final Betting Prediction
The Stars are now 3-8 in their last 11 meetings with the Lightning, while the favorite is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings between these two teams. Dallas is also just 1-4 in its last five Stanley Cup Final games, is 1-5 in its last six games versus the Eastern Conference and 1-5 in its last six matchups with Atlantic Division foes. Meanwhile, the Lightning are 43-16 in their last 59 games overall, have won four of their last five playoff games and are 41-11 in their last 52 games when playing the fourth of a 4-in-6 situation. Tampa Bay closes out Dallas tonight.
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Bill Johnson Sermon - Show Me Your Ways that I May Know You. "The testimony reveals the nature, the nature is the invitation to encounter, but in the encounter, we come to the know the One who works wonders." - Bill Johnson Bill Johnson unpacks Exodus 33 by sharing a revelation of what it looks like to know the nature of God.


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Q: TinyMCE4 `image_list` external url I am trying to get TinyMCE 4's image_list to work with a URL returning JSON data as specified in the example here.
I have setup a GET endpoint http://demo.com/media on my server which gives back a JSON response consisting of a list of objects with their title and value attributes set, for example:
[{"title":"demo.jpg","value":"http://demo.com/demo.jpg"}]
I have also specified the option image_list: "http://demo.com/media" when initializing the plugin.
However, when I click the image icon in the toolbar, nothing pops up. All I can see in the network tab is an OPTIONS request with status 200, but then nothing. The GET request I was expecting never happens.

What is the correct way of using image_list in TinyMCE 4? Also, does anyone have a working demo example? I couldn't find anything.

A: It is somewhat hard to say what the issue is without seeing the exact data your URL is returning.  I have created a TinyMCE Fiddle to show (in general) how this is supposed to work:
http://fiddle.tinymce.com/pwgaab
There is a JavaScript variable at the top (pretendFetchedData) that simulates what you would grab from the server (an array of JavaScript objects) and that is referenced via image_list.
If you enter your URL (http://demo.com/media) into a browser window what is returned?  Are you sure its an array of JavaScript objects?

A: I have the identical problem.  No matter what I do with the detail of the format (e.g. putting quotes round title and value), nothing happens.
I guess the only way (for me anyway) is to insert the list into the script with php before sending the web page.

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Describe the general effect of blurring in a magnetic resonance image.
Describe the general appearance of visual noise in a magnetic resonance image and it's effect on visibility.
Describe the relationship between the amount of blurring in a MR image and visibility of anatomical detail and small objects.
size affects MR image detail.
Identify the possible sources of RF energy that can produce visual noise in MR images.
Briefly explain why the patient's body is a significant source of visual noise energy and how it can be controlled.
Explain why it is desirable to have a strong, or intense, RF signal from the patient's body with respect to the problem of image noise.
Describe the relationship between voxel size and image noise.
Explain why adjusting protocol factors that affect voxel size must take into consideration both image detail and image noise.
Describe the general significance of magnetic field strength with respect to image noise.
Identify and briefly explain the characteristics of a tissue that would contribute to an increased RF signal intensity.
Describe and illustrate how changing the protocol factor and TR affects the intensity of RF signals from tissue.
Describe and illustrate how changing the protocol factor and TE affects the intensity of RF signals from tissue.
Compare the signal-to-noise characteristics of body, head, and surface RF coils for MR imaging.
Describe the general advantage and disadvantage of using the body RF coil for MR imaging.
Describe the general advantage and disadvantage of using surface RF coils for MR imaging.
Briefly describe how the protocol factor and receiver bandwidth has an effect on the noise in an MR image.
Briefly describe how averaging is used to reduce image noise.
Describe the general relationship between the protocol factor, number of signals averaged (NSA), and image quality and image acquisition time.


The Property Shop Arena, Accrington Cricket Club, is gearing up to host Accrington's first ever Bike Fest.
Taking place on Sunday 7thApril 2019, 11am to 3pm, the new event is an initiative aiming to encourage more people to get involved within the community, particularly with sport and activity.
#AmazingAccrington are working in partnership with event sponsors, Coach House and North Lancs Training Group to make sure there is lots to see and do on the day. With 25 stalls confirmed as attending, the Bike Fest will be suitable for beginners and pros!
Accrington's Halloween Trick or treat week is back!


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Il Comitato Ebraico Antifascista (in inglese: Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, in russo: Еврейский антифашистский комитет, Yevreysky antifashistsky komitet; in yiddish: יידישער אנטי פאשיסטישער קאמיטעט, Yidisher anti fashistisher komitet), abbreviato in inglese JAC (in russo. ЕАК, YeAK), fu un'organizzazione creata nell'Unione Sovietica durante la seconda guerra mondiale per influenzare l'opinione pubblica internazionale e organizzare il sostegno politico e materiale alla lotta sovietica contro la Germania nazista, in particolare dall'occidente.

Storia
Fu organizzato dai leader del sindacato ebraico meglio noto come Bund, Henryk Erlich e Victor Alter, su iniziativa delle autorità sovietiche nell'autunno del 1941; entrambi furono rilasciati dal carcere in relazione al loro coinvolgimento. Dopo il successivo arresto nel dicembre 1941, il Comitato fu ricreato su ordine di Iosif Stalin  a Kuibyshev nell'aprile 1942, con il sostegno ufficiale delle autorità sovietiche. Nel 1952, come parte della persecuzione degli ebrei nell'ultimo periodo del governo di Stalin (come ad esempio con il "complotto dei dottori"), i membri più importanti del JAC furono arrestati con false accuse di spionaggio, poi torturati, quindi processati in segreto e giustiziati nel seminterrato della prigione di Lubyanka. Stalin ed esponenti del KGB furono preoccupati per la loro influenza ed i legami con l'Occidente. Furono ufficialmente riabilitati nel 1988.

Attività

Solomon Mikhoels, il popolare attore e direttore del Teatro ebraico statale di Mosca, fu nominato presidente del JAC. Il giornale organo ufficiale del JAC, in yiddish si chiamava Eynigkayt (yiddish:אייניקייט "Unità", cirillico: Эйникейт).

Il JAC trasmetteva la propaganda filo-sovietica verso il pubblico straniero, assicurando l'assenza dell'antisemitismo nell'Unione Sovietica. Nel 1943, Mikhoels e Itzik Feffer, i primi rappresentanti ufficiali degli ebrei sovietici autorizzati a visitare l'Occidente, intrapresero un tour di sette mesi negli Stati Uniti, Messico, Canada e Regno Unito per aumentare il loro sostegno verso la Legge degli affitti e prestiti. Negli Stati Uniti, furono accolti dal National Reception Committee presieduto da Albert Einstein e da B. Z. Goldberg, genero di Sholem Aleichem, e dall'American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. La maggiore manifestazione filo-sovietica mai svolta negli Stati Uniti si è tenuta l'8 luglio al Polo Grounds, dove 50000 persone ascoltarono Mikhoels, Feffer, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Sholem Asch e il presidente del World Jewish Congress, il rabbino Stephen Samuel Wise. Tra gli altri, incontrarono Chaim Weizmann, Charlie Chaplin, Marc Chagall, Paul Robeson e Lion Feuchtwanger.

Oltre ai fondi per lo sforzo bellico sovietico, 16 milioni di dollari raccolti negli Stati Uniti, 15 milioni di dollari in Inghilterra, 1 milione di dollari in Messico, 750000 dollari nella Palestina mandataria, furono forniti anche altri aiuti come macchinari, attrezzature mediche, medicine, ambulanze e vestiti.

Il 16 luglio 1943, la Pravda riferì:«Mikhoels e Feffer ricevettero un messaggio da Chicago che una conferenza speciale del Joint ha avviato una campagna per finanziare mille ambulanze per i bisogni dell'Armata Rossa». La visita richiamò l'attenzione del pubblico americano sulla necessità di entrare nella guerra europea.

Persecuzione

Verso la fine della guerra e nell'immediato dopoguerra, il JAC fu coinvolto nel documentare l'Olocausto. Questo fatto era contrario alla politica ufficiale sovietica di mostrare le atrocità avvenute come fossero contro tutti i cittadini sovietici, non riconoscendo lo specifico genocidio degli ebrei.

I membri del comitato ebbero contatti internazionali soprattutto negli Stati Uniti all'inizio della Guerra fredda e questo potrebbe aver contribuito in seguito al peso dell'accusa di tradimento e spionaggio, questi contatti sfociarono nel piano per la pubblicazione simultanea negli Stati Uniti e nell'Unione Sovietica del Libro nero degli ebrei sovietici, che documentasse l'Olocausto e la partecipazione degli ebrei nel movimento di resistenza. The Black Book fu effettivamente pubblicato a New York nel 1946, ma non fu pubblicata alcuna edizione russa.

Nel gennaio 1948, Mikhoels fu ucciso a Minsk da agenti del Ministero della Sicurezza di Stato che camuffarono l'omicidio con un incidente d'auto. I membri del Comitato Ebraico Antifascista furono arrestati, e accusati di slealtà, nazionalismo borghese, cosmopolitismo e pianificazione della creazione di una repubblica ebraica in Crimea per servire gli interessi degli Stati Uniti.

Nel gennaio 1949, i mass media sovietici lanciarono una massiccia campagna di propaganda contro i "cosmopoliti senza radici", inequivocabilmente rivolta agli ebrei. Markish osservò all'epoca:"Hitler voleva distruggerci fisicamente, Stalin vuole farlo spiritualmente". Il 12 agosto 1952, almeno tredici importanti scrittori yiddish furono giustiziati nell'evento noto come la Notte dei poeti assassinati.

Membri noti del JAC
La dimensione del JAC cambiò nel tempo. Secondo Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (200 anni insieme), crebbe fino ad avere circa 70 membri.

 Solomon Mikhoels (Presidente), attore e regista del Teatro ebraico statale di Mosca;
 Solomon Lozovsky (segretario), ex viceministro degli Affari esteri sovietico e capo dell'Ufficio informazioni sovietico;
 Shakne Epshtein, segretaria ed editore del quotidiano Eynikeyt;
 Itzik Feffer, poeta;
 Ilya Ehrenburg, scrittore;
 Eli Falkovich, scrittore;
 Solomon Bregman, viceministro del controllo statale;
 Aaron Katz, generale dell'Accademia militare di Stalin;
 Boris Shimeliovich, chirurgo capo dell'Armata Rossa e direttore del Botkin Hospital;
 Joseph Yuzefovich, storico;
 Leib Kvitko, poeta;
 Peretz Markish, poeta;
 Isaak Nusinov, linguista e critico letterario;
 David Bergelson, scrittore;
 David Hofstein, poeta;
 Benjamin Zuskin, attore;
 Ilya Vatenberg, editore;
 Shlomo Shleifer, rabbino capo di Mosca;
 Emilia Teumin, editore;
 Leon Talmy, giornalista, traduttore;
 Khayke Vatenberg-Ostrowskaya, traduttore;
 Lina Stern, biochimica, fisiologa e umanista e la prima donna membro a pieno titolo dell'Accademia russa delle scienze;
 Israel Fisanovich, comandante di sottomarini, Eroe dell'Unione Sovietica;
 Shmuel Halkin, poeta;

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(AUSTIN, Texas) — A judge in Austin today issued a Temporary Restraining Order preventing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from implementing 40 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 748.7 to issue a childcare license to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. The order lasts until next Friday, May 13th, when the court will hear Grassroots Leadership's application for a Temporary Injunction that would indefinitely halt implementation of a Texas regulation that allows Texas childcare licenses for federal immigrant detention facilities near the cities of Dilley and Karnes City, Texas. The Dilley facility affected by the Temporary Restraining Order is the largest, and has room for 2,400 occupants.
The order responded to a suit filed by Grassroots Leadership to halt childcare licensing of controversial immigrant family detention centers in South Texas.
The South Texas Family Residential Center, operated by prison corporation Corrections Corporation of America in Dilley, and the Karnes County Residential Center, operated by prison corporation GEO Group in Karnes City, had applied for licenses under lowered standards adopted under a new regulation, 40 TEX. ADMIN. CODE § 748.7, implemented by the agency on March 1st. On Friday and without an official announcement, DFPS granted the Karnes detention camp a childcare license based on that regulation. Today the court blocked licensure of the other facility.
Thousands of Texans submitted comments against adoption of the rule and dozens of people — including formerly detained mothers, child advocates, faith leaders, and survivors of Japanese internment — testified against the adoption of the rule at a public hearing. Dozens of groups ranging from the Texas Pediatric Society to the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault filed formal comments opposing the rule. Nevertheless, the state adopted the rule and began accepting license applications from Karnes and Dilley on March 1st. When the agency started issuing licenses, Grassroots Leadership went to court to try to stop them.


Why Use a Database With a Small CMS?
As the lead developer of the small CMS Perch, I'm often asked why we use a database at all, when Perch is aimed at smaller websites. There seems to be an assumption that using a relational database like MySQL is both complex, and somehow 'heavier' than needed for a 'lightweight' solution.
I wanted to talk a bit about both these issues, as the misunderstanding is pervasive and can lead to poor choices if you're not careful.
When learning HTML, every budding web designer soon wants to start working with images. The problem is, images on the web are complex. You have to learn about the different formats (JPEG, GIF, PNG, SVG…) and when to use each. You need to learn about scaling images to the appropriate size, and exporting from your graphics tool in a way that optimises for file size. You even need to understand some basic conventions about file naming and, when it comes to adding the tag to your page, file paths. It's really hard, and you're best to just stick with text.
I'm being disingenuous, of course, but it's true that you do need to understand all those things in order to use images on your website. The reality is that, although there's a few things to understand, they're quickly learned and become second nature. Once understood, you rarely need to consciously think about them again.
And so it is with using a database. You initially need to learn how to create a database and a user account for the database. You need to understand about exporting and importing the database to a file, in order to make backups and transfer from one system to the next. You also need to learn that a web application or CMS needs the name of the database, username, password and server name in order to connect, and know how to provide that information when guided.
There's a few new concepts to understand there, but by no means is it difficult. Just like understanding images, there are things to learn, but they're easy to learn and anyone who can build a site with HTML and CSS should not have any trouble in that regard.
Soon after, you learn the convenience of being able to dump your entire website content to a single file for easy backup, or to get a copy of your site up and running in a different location. The initial extra time spent in configuring the database is soon recouped and forgotten. This isn't hard, it's a small extra step of configuration that brings benefits in spades.
The other thing I hear is that a relation database like MySQL is 'heavy'. Software has mass, but no weight, so what do we mean by heavy? I think most people mean computationally expensive – i.e. a lot of work has to be done in order to process a request for a web page. To measure how heavy something is, is to measure the amount and computational cost of work needed to be done between receiving a request for a page and delivering the closing tag to the browser.
So how does MySQL fair in terms of weight? The first thing we need to consider is that, on the majority of PHP hosting accounts, MySQL is already up and running whether we're using it or not. If you have full control over the hosting, you can control that too, but in the majority of cases where someone is hosting a PHP-based CMS like Perch, MySQL is already running and in use for other sites on the same system.
The next thing to consider is that MySQL is a system built with the express purpose of giving fast access to stored data with as little overhead as possible, so that as many reads and writes of data can be executed as possible with the available resources. That's the whole point of it – making data storage and retrieval fast, reliable and convenient. It's written in C and compiled, so runs close to the metal.
So we have a data store that is both already running anyway, and is also super optimised for exactly the task in hand. What's the alternative?
When people talk about not using a database, they either have a completely static site (i.e. no content management, or some rickety direct-editing system working directly on the files) or they're building their own data store using files.
Using files as a data store isn't a new idea. In fact, it's the original idea – the traditional way of solving the problem. It sounds like an attractive idea – back to basics, no need for a database, just writing and reading from a simple file structure. It can work well, of course, but it has major limitations. Reading and writing is easy, but operations like searching, sorting and filtering data (e.g. show me all articles in category x ordered by date) quickly become complex. You can do it, but as it has to be done in your high-level scripting language (PHP) where operations like sorting and filtering are computationally expensive and therefore slow. On shared hosting, CPU is limited and disk access is often slow, so reading and searching your data files be painful. The solution is to then add an additional layer of cached results for common lookups. To help with searching, you construct an index file like a table of contents, showing your code where everything lives.
Things get more complex when you have multiple users editing content. Your code needs to know how to manage data across files when multiple people could be writing to those files at once. You have to introduce locking, and ways of dealing with that in your user interface.
The alternative to writing all this extra code is to have a data store that is slow and unreliable, and frequently loses your data. As no one wants that, what you end up building is your own, computationally expensive, disk intensive, crappy version of MySQL. In PHP. With only some of the features, and lots of new bugs.
You see, these problems have already been solved. Established computer science has gone down the path of storing relational data in flat files, encountered the problems, solved them and given us relational databases like MySQL. Fast, efficient, mainly bug-free, and already running on your hosting. And for the task in hand, exceptionally fast, reliable and lightweight.
So if MySQL is actually lightweight compared to the alternative solutions, what things are expensive? Genuinely heavyweight traits to look out for when evaluating a system include 'live' processing of Markdown or Textile, on-demand image resizing, and any activity, like a flat file hobo-database that is disk-intensive. I plan to write some more about these in a separate post.
Databases are not hard to use, once you spend a moment understanding the key concepts. A little bit more configuration work up-front provides tonnes of benefits down the road.
If you need some sort of data store, MySQL is vastly more 'lightweight' than the alternative of trying to emulate what it does in an inefficient language like PHP. Plus MySQL is already running on your server, so just use it. It solves problems you won't even have to bother knowing about.
One of our design goals with Perch is to make a small, but high quality CMS. It should be just as robust as a large system, and not some sort of toy. For us, that meant providing strong foundations by using a proper relational database (not flat files) building a proper control panel (not a flimsy edit-on-page charade) and building a simple system, not an over-simplified one.
Interesting article – i've recently come to pretty much the same conclusion, when working with my own home-brewed static file driven blog – although i'm caching json files for quick lookup of categories etc. so performance isn't an issue, it's a massive PITA to do things that are already solved by mysql. However, my original intention in building it was so that the content (blog posts and blocks of text or HTML) can be put under version control, which makes it easy to sync content between local and live versions of the site, without having to dump and restore databases each time. I also wanted to be able to write blog posts locally in a text editor, as it started off as a travel blog where I was offline most of the time. I guess it wouldn't be hard to have some import/ export functionallity to make this work with database content though..
Have you considered the middle ground between custom flat files and full-on MySQL? SQLite.
Perfect for smaller websites, portable, built-in to PHP, easy to backup (copy a file), rich SQL featureset, etc. Best of both worlds in my opinion.
Lonnie – we have looked at SQLite. The problem is that it's impossible to give a clear set of instructions on how to secure it that apply to all the different hosting configurations we support.
Lots of shared hosting doesn't enable the user to place files outside of the site root, or if it does, it's in specific folders. The user then needs to formulate a valid path to that location. If they can't put the database file outside of the site root, they need to prevent direct download from their web server, which differs depending if you're running Apache or IIS or something else entirely. The risk is that the instructions become so complex that a user could end up with an unsecured database, or even never making a successful connection.
Turns out it's much, much simpler to configure MySQL. All the hosting companies already have instructions on how to do it for their configuration.


Officials broke ground on the second phase of Hunters Point South on Nov. 23, 2015. This phase will include building infrastructures, like sidewalks and roads, on a portion of formerly industrial land in order to build affordable housing.
LONG ISLAND CITY — One of the three new schools planned for the neighborhood in the coming years will be built at the Hunters Point South development, according to city officials.
A $60 million elementary school will be included in the second phase of construction of the mixed-use affordable housing complex, slated for a parcel of waterfront land south of 54th Avenue.
It will be a standalone building located on a portion of the site bound by 57th Avenue, Center Boulevard, 56th Avenue and Second Street — streets that have not yet been constructed. The school will serve 600 students, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020, according to the Department of Education and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer's office.
Officials announced the new school Thursday during a meeting of the Gantry Parent Association, a neighborhood group that's been advocating for more school seats in Hunters Point.
The area currently has just one elementary school, P.S./I.S. 78, where the DOE was forced to add additional pre-k and kindergarten classes last year to accommodate dozens of local students who were initially waitlisted there.
Parents have petitioned the city to build more schools in the neighborhood to keep up with its growth, as more apartments continue to be constructed in the area. The Hunters Point South project alone will create thousands of additional units in the coming years.
"We know more families are going to be moving in here," said Gantry Parent Association secretary Meghan Cirrito, who said the new school offers some relief to parents.
"It was really wonderful to get concrete news like that," she said.
In addition to the school planned at Hunters Point South, Mayor Bill de Blasio's preliminary budget — announced last month — includes funding for two other new schools in the Long Island City area. Details on where or when they'll be built have yet to be announced.


Below is the case of a 25 year old patient at the Norwood scale 2-3. The aim was to frame his face with a natural hairline and fill up the thinning gaps behind it.
At an online consultation with photos send by patient and communication by phone and Skype, an estimate of 2000 grafts was provided with the final number placed being 2014 grafts. It can also be noted that we have left some of the natural hair of the patient's hairline, below our placed grafts so as to give additional naturalness to the result.
The patient was using finasteride long before the procedure and still is.
We present photos of before, immediately after, three months post op and on a monthly basis until the 7th month progress.


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February 4, 2019 Audrey
Computer programmers write programs in a variety of computer languages, such as C++ and Java. FORTRAN , the first widely used high-level language to have a functional implementation, came out in 1957 6 and many other languages were soon developed – in particular, COBOL aimed at commercial data processing, and Lisp for computer research. To stay current in this career field, computer programmers must continue professional development to remain competitive.
Because computer programmers are often required to write code based on a client or employer's request, it's important that they be active listeners and strong communicators. Programmers in Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, D.C. and California can expect to earn more than their peers on average.
Programming languages are what programmers use to write source code. Graduates may find a variety of employment opportunities as applications programmers and systems analysts who can work independently and as part of a team to analyze, design, code, debug, test, implement and maintain application systems.
Those new to this field can learn the requisite programming languages and start compiling a portfolio through an accredited degree program or specialized certification in computer programming, web development, computer science, or a related programming-centric field of study.
Information Technology Computer Programming Track
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as entry level programmers, programmer specialists, computer programmers, senior programmers, chief business programmers, programmer analysts, and information systems programmers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster. C#, pronounced C-sharp, is a general-purpose and multi-paradigm programming language. They also test programs for bugs, fix any errors that may pop up in code, and write updates for existing programs. Software development models represent the ways employed in design and development.
Takes source code written in one programming language and translates it to another. Programmers write serious code, but coders are often marketers, content creators (like myself), or graphic designers who dabble in a bit of HTML or CSS. It takes much less code to create equivalent applications using php than Java and the code will run far faster PHP comes with a huge range of functions related to programming in a web environment.
Most computer programming positions require at least a bachelor's degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , and many advanced degree programs are also available. Through investigation of how everyday machines, toys and devices work, students are introduced to basic engineering concepts, electronics circuits and systems design.
Computer Programming And Database
The Computer Programming and Analysis Associate in Science (A.S.) degree program at Valencia College is a two-year program that prepares you to go directly into a specialized career within the information technology industry. The course introduces students to research methods, research design, research ethics, and techniques of data collection and analysis appropriate to IT. While interpreting others' research, students acquire the skills and knowledge to conduct and communicate their own research.
Master's in computer programming degree programs exist to help students delve deeper into the origins and workings of programming knowledge. GCU's non-traditional tuition rates are for students who are interested in pursuing an online degree program or taking evening classes.
As reported in the United States Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment of programmers, web developers, systems analysts and network architects is projected to grow in the range of 22 – 30 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average projected growth for overall occupations.
Certificate In Computer Programming
The Certificate in Computer Programming program is designed for people who are wishing to make a career change to become computer programmers or computing professionals. Topics include research design, the organization and operation of the nervous system, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, thinking and intelligence, lifespan development, personality, psychopathology and interventions, stress and health, and social psychology.
Perform systems analysis and programming tasks to maintain and control the use of computer systems software as a systems programmer. Mathematics: Math is crucial in computer programming, and adding a minor in mathematics can supplement your programming skills and make you a better problem solver.
The mentality that there can be only one programming language is as illogical as believing there should be only one flavor of ice cream or only one style of automobile! Computer Programmers design, build, and support solutions for business problems. Employers who use computers for business applications prefer to hire people who have had college courses in management information systems and business, and who possess strong programming skills.
Students learn to design, prototype, and deploy dynamic, database-driven websites with basic security layers. Still, its ubiquity makes it an invaluable secondary language for the programming professional. Employment of computer programmers is projected to decline 7 percent from 2016 to 2026.
The widespread use of the Java language makes it a critical competency for programmers. You will be exposed to current industry standard programming languages and techniques.
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This 3 bedroom unit is 2 storeys with easterly part ocean and pool views.
It boasts large living, dining and balcony areas.
Fully equipped Kitchen, and laundry.
The main bedroom, living, kitchen, dining & balcony are upstairs with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms plus balcony downstairs.
Secure undercover parking for 2 cars with internal access to the unit.
It sleeps 8 people with a 4 x Queen Beds.
TVS are in the living area & 2 bedrooms.


I would like to thank everyone for stopping by That's What I'm Talking About for my AAD Author Spotlight on Melissa Schroeder. I also want to thank Mel for stopping by and for graciously donating a copy of Hawaiian Holidays Vol. 1 for the giveaway.
I am contacting the winner via email to find out her book preferences so that the author may send the book. Please email me at twimom227 (at) gmail (dot) com with your information so I can send you the books. You have until Tuesday December 27, 2011 (end of day) to contact me. If I don't hear from you by then, I will draw another winner.
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Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt.1
M, #24191, b. 10 September 1610, d. 7 December 1688
Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. was baptised on 10 September 1610.1 He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Killigrew.1 He married Anne Portman, daughter of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. and Anne Gifford, circa 1630.2 He died on 7 December 1688 at age 78.2
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon between 1640 and 1644.1 He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 5 October 1659.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon in 1660.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1661 and 1687.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1679.1
Children of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. and Anne Portman
Henry Portman2 d. Feb 1727/28
Elizabeth Seymour2
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt.+2 b. 1633, d. 17 Feb 1707/8
Anne Portman1
F, #24192, b. 1609, d. 1695
Anne Portman was born in 1609.1 She was the daughter of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. and Anne Gifford.2,3 She married Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Killigrew, circa 1630.2 She died in 1695.2
Her married name became Seymour.
Children of Anne Portman and Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt.
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 90. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Sir John Portman, 1st Bt.1
M, #24193, d. 4 December 1612
Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. was the son of Sir Henry Portman and Jane Mitchell.2 He married Anne Gifford, daughter of Sir Henry Gifford and Susanna Brouncker, circa 1600.3 He died on 4 December 1612.3
He was appointed Knight on 3 February 1604/5.3 He held the office of Sheriff of Somerset from 1606 to 1607.3 He gained the title of 1st Baronet Portman, of Orchard Portman, co. Somerset [England] on 25 November 1612.3
Children of Sir John Portman, 1st Bt. and Anne Gifford
Joan Portman+3
Elizabeth Portman3
Sir Henry Portman, 2nd Bt.3 b. c 1595, d. Feb 1623/24
Sir John Portman, 3rd Bt.3 b. c 1605, d. 12 Dec 1624
Sir Hugh Portman, 4th Bt.3 b. c 1608, d. b 14 May 1632
Anne Portman+3 b. 1609, d. 1695
Sir William Portman, 5th Bt.+3 b. c 1610, d. bt Sep 1645 - 1648
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt.1
M, #24194, b. 1633, d. 17 February 1707/8
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt.
by Sir Peter Lily 2
Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. was born in 1633.1 He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. and Anne Portman.3 He married, firstly, Margaret Wale, daughter of Sir William Wale and Margaret Spark, on 7 September 1661.1 He married, secondly, Letitia Popham, daughter of General Alexander Popham and Letitia Carre, in 1674.3 He died on 17 February 1707/8.1
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hendon between 1661 and 1678.1 He held the office of Speaker, House of Commons between 1672 and 1679.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1673.1 He held the office of Treasurer of the Navy between 1673 and 1681.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Devon from 1678 to 1679.1 In 1679 he was mainly responsible for the Habeas Corpus Act.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1679 and 1681.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Exeter in 1685.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 7 December 1688.1 He held the office of Commissioner of the Treasury between 1691 and 1694.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1695 and 1698.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Exeter between 1698 and 1708.1 He held the office of Comptroller of the Household between 1702 and 1704.1
Children of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Margaret Wale
Lt.-Gen. William Seymour3 d. 9 Feb 1728
Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt.+1 b. 1663, d. 29 Dec 1741
Children of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Letitia Popham
Charles Seymour+1
Anne Seymour+3 d. 10 May 1752
Popham Seymour-Conway3 b. 1675, d. 18 Jun 1699
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley+ b. 28 May 1679, d. 3 Feb 1731/32
[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
Margaret Wale1
Margaret Wale was born in 1640 at North Luffenham, Rutland, EnglandG.2 She was the daughter of Sir William Wale and Margaret Spark.2 She married Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Bt. and Anne Portman, on 7 September 1661.1 She died in 1674.2
Children of Margaret Wale and Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt.
[S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
Sir William Wale1
M, #24196, d. 20 November 1676
Sir William Wale was the son of William Wale.2 He died on 20 November 1676.2
He held the office of Alderman of London.1 He became a Master of the Vintners' Company in 1660.2 He held the office of Sheriff of Leicestershire from 1671 to 1672.2 He lived at North Lappenham, Rutland, EnglandG.3
Child of Sir William Wale
Elizabeth Wale+1
Child of Sir William Wale and Margaret Spark
Margaret Wale+ b. 1640, d. 1674
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 432. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
M, #24197, b. 1663, d. 29 December 1741
Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. was born in 1663.1 He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Margaret Wale.1 He married Laetitia Popham.1 He died on 29 December 1741.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Looe between 1690 and 1695.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Totnes between 1708 and 1710.1 He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Seymour, of Berry Pomeroy [E., 1611] on 17 February 1707/8.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Great Bedwyn between 1711 and 1715.1
Children of Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt. and Laetitia Popham
Francis Seymour+1 d. 23 Dec 1761
Jane Seymour+2
unknown Seymour1
unknown daughter Seymour1
Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset+1 b. 17 Jan 1694/95, d. 15 Dec 1757
William Seymour1 b. 1713, d. 5 Jan 1746/47
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume V, page 127. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Laetitia Popham1
F, #24198, d. 1738
Laetitia Popham married Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt., son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Margaret Wale.1 She died in 1738.1
Children of Laetitia Popham and Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Bt.
Sir Francis Popham1
M, #24199, b. 1573, d. 1644
Sir Francis Popham was born in 1573.2 He was the son of Sir John Popham and Amy Games.2 He married Ann Gardiner Dudley, daughter of John Dudley and Elizabeth Gardiner.3 He died in 1644.2
He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)4 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)2 He lived at Littlecote, Wiltshire, EnglandG.1
Child of Sir Francis Popham
Amy Popham+1
Children of Sir Francis Popham and Ann Gardiner Dudley
John Popham3 d. 1638
Hugh Popham3 d. Apr 1943
Frances Popham+5 b. c 1597, d. 7 May 1671
General Alexander Popham+3 b. 1605, d. 1669
Colonel Edward Popham+3 b. c 1610, d. 19 Aug 1651
Jane Popham6 b. 1611, d. 1668
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 169. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 401. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley1
M, #24200, b. 28 May 1679, d. 3 February 1731/32
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley was born on 28 May 1679.1 He was the son of Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Bt. and Letitia Popham.2 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Hyde, daughter of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester and Lady Henrietta Boyle, on 17 February 1703/4.1 He married, secondly, Jane Bowden in 1709.1 He married, thirdly, Charlotte Shorter, daughter of John Shorter and Elizabeth Philipps, in July 1716.3 He died on 3 February 1731/32 at age 52.1
He was given the name of Francis Seymour at birth.1 In 1699 his name was legally changed to Francis Seymour-Conway.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Bramber in 1701.1 He was created 1st Baron Conway of Ragley, co. Warwick [Great Britain] on 17 March 1702/3.1 He was created 1st Baron Conway and Killultagh, co. Antrim [Ireland] on 16 October 1712.1 He held the office of Governor of Carrickfergus between 1728 and 1732.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] in February 1727/28.1
Children of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley and Lady Mary Hyde
Hon. Mary Seymour-Conway+1 d. Jul 1728
unknown daughter Seymour-Conway1
Children of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Ragley and Charlotte Shorter
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford+1 b. 5 Jul 1718, d. 14 Jun 1794
Field Marshal Rt. Hon. Henry Seymour-Conway+1 b. 12 Aug 1719, d. 9 Jul 1795


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CPT William Chetwood DeHart Sr.
21 Apr 1848 (aged 47–48)
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
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"Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. " by George Washington Cullum, published 1891
Born in New York, William C. De Hart was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Sep. 30, 1814, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Ordnance duty, July 1, 1820, to Aug. 20, 1822; in garrison at Plattsburg, n. Y., 1822-24, and New York harbor, 1824-26; on Recruiting service, 1826; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1826-27, Savannah, Ga., 1827-28, Ft. Monroe, Va., (Artillery School for Practice), 1828, and Ft. Johnston, N. C., 1828-29; on Courts Martial, 1830-31; as Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Scott, Jan. 3, 1831, to Apr. 2, 1838; on Special duty on the Northern Frontier, 1838-39, during Canada Border Disturbances; as Acting Judge Advocate of the Army, Nov. 8, 1839, to Nov. 9, 1842; in garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1842-45; on Special duty, preparing his 'Observations on military Law, and the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial,' Feb. 6, 1845, to Jan. 12, 1847; in the War with Mexico, 1847, being engaged in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14, 1847, and Defense of Puebla, Sep. 13-Oct. 12, 1847, of which he was lieut. Governor, Aug. 6 to Oct. 23, 1847; and on sick leave of absence, 1847-48
Died, Apr. 21, 1848, at Elizabethtown, N. J.: Aged 48
3d Lieut., Ordnance, July 1, 1829
2d Lieut., 2d Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821, to Rank from July 1, 1820
Bvt. 1st Lieut., July 1, 1830 for Faithful Service Ten Years in one Grade
1st Lieut., 2d Artillery, Oct. 10, 1831
Captain, 2d Artillery, Apr. 3, 1838
Contributed by Graves (#47171280).
48y, "A Captain in the Second Regiment of U. S. Artillery who whilst on service in Mexico contracted the illness of which he died in this Town."
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I don't think it's a fad.
You know what I want to see....a black FEMALE president.
Stuff like this will soon be seen as normal. Just wait and see.
Hello MBF, Thanks to your influence, I've noticed a number of TV ads lately that exclusively feature black actors and actresses. There is an SUV ad that touts its ability to help you avoid accidents with a black driver and a commercial with a black family in the kitchen cooking and laughing and eating. I can't remember which brands off the top of my head (I try not to pay too much attention to commercials as a rule), but I did notice the skin color of the actors.
If people of color would educate themselves in the game of monopoly they too could own some railroads or some pizza restuants. A black man selling pizza and then running for President. Sounds like this man of color has figured it out or is he just the wrong kind of black. "Not down with the struggle", is that what it means to be black, the struggle? I guess he thought building a pizza empire was more powerful and rewarding than organizing a community. I think this pizza man organized and has put more people to work than a community organizer. I would say he is doing pretty well at the game of monoploy. What can people of color learn from this man who probly hung around more with capitalists than socialsts. I bet a great deal. Yes capitalism has its problems and ugly history but I have yet to see a mass explosion of people fleeing to get to any socialist country. Tell me how Cuba has done so well. People of color are worst off with this current man in the oval office. The statistics don't lie. I say take off those bedroom slippers and learn how to play monopoly. Who will feed more people the late Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Sam Walton, Herman Cain or a coumminity organizer. Cain has way more experience than our President. I would rather have a guy who konws how to play monoploy than spend his time trying to destroy the game. The game that would replace it is far more dangerous and I have a feeling far worse for people of color.
I have noticed that a lot of companies are going with the "racially ambiguous" look these days, so that people of all backgrounds can identify. I wish I could think of the example I saw a few weeks ago - all I can remember is the man's face, not the product ... so I guess not so effective afterall, but my, he was fine.
Sorry, I meant to comment on this when you first posted it. I think the Monopology analogy is a good one. And I'd also like to see more ads with people of color. I've noticed a lot of diaper boxes feature non-white babies these days.
The next step is more interracial couples, IMHO.
WHOA WHOA whooooa back up a minute. i didn't even finish the whole thing "she may be latina or italian" for real???
so this universally agreed upon or something? i'm having an identity crisis. in the area i grew up - being that all white people are italian or irish (or like me - a 'mctalian') no one makes the distinctions from 100 years ago of either background being not white.
How to rectify/reverse/level - really? You figured if you limited it to advertising we wouldn't notice that you were basically asking for"the answer".
To answer a question you asked on your post about the help - mr anonymous above who insists its nothing morethan bootstrapping that is needed is why we still need the oversimplified version.


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In 1999 Pastor Michael Rochelle led us in taking a leap of faith to change our name from West Oakey Baptist Church to Shadow Hills Church. We relocated to our current 20-acre campus in anticipation of fulfilling the vision God had given us with loving Las Vegas and the world. Since that time, we have seen exponential growth not only in numbers but also in the spiritual lives of God's people. We are thrilled with God's blessings, but we are not satisfied with just celebrating the past. At Shadow Hills, we are determined to continue to move forward and do more for the cause of Christ than we could have ever imagined possible.


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When the Wind Blows . . . The Spokane Terminal Rocks!
The people who live and work in Washington State are no strangers to difficult weather. But most residents had never seen anything like the late winter storm that brought hurricane-force winds. It was so dangerous that local law enforcement officials issued a shelter-in-place warning, advising people to stay where they were until it passed.
When it did, nearly half a million customers were without power. That included Jensen Distribution Services, a national retail distributor headquartered in Spokane, WA. Jensen lost power on Tuesday and the lights didn't come back on until Friday. That left them with a lot of freight backed up the week before the start of the holiday shopping season.
When Jensen contacted Reddaway to see if we could help them get caught up, our team at our Spokane terminal shifted things into high gear.
"I told them if they have a problem, then we have a problem and we would get right on it to see how we could best help," explained Stan Haynes, our Spokane Terminal Manager.
That help included local Reddaway professional drivers and dockhands picking up the pace and working Saturday. It also required making significant changes to the linehaul schedules.
On Friday, we'd managed to move all of the freight that had backed up on Tuesday and half of Wednesday. On Saturday, we were pretty well caught up, and by Monday, we got the last of the freight.
At Reddaway, customer service is not just a department. It's an integral part of the way we do business at each and every level of operations. Providing the very best in customer service is a concern of all Reddaway employees, and we work hard to make sure that service is delivered every step of the way.
We were excited to see our efforts did not go unnoticed when we recently received a letter from our valued customers at DP West, Inc. DP West, a leader in 3-D design, 3-axis CNC machining, and plastic fabrication, has been in operation for nearly 20 years and is headquartered in Enumclaw, WA.
DP West General Manager Jennifer Kohler wrote to express her gratitude for the customer service she received from one of our professional drivers, Mike Hathaway. Mike operates as a City Driver out of our Tacoma, WA service center.
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There is no measure more valuable than customer satisfaction. By working to provide the utmost in service at every turn, Reddaway ensures that all of our customers are well-taken care of. That's because at Reddaway we don't want to just meet expectations, we want to exceed them.
We would like to thank Jennifer Kohler and DP West for their kind words and continued partnership over the years. We'd also like to thank Mike Hathaway for his commitment to delivering an exceptional customer service experience.