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The Mandalorian Episode 1 Review - The Star Wars Show Shoots First, Answers Questions Later
First Released Nov 12, 2019
The Mandalorian is streaming now on Disney+.
By Chris E. Hayner | @ChrisHayner on November 19, 2019 at 4:36PM PST
After a galaxy's worth of hype, The Mandalorian--the first live-action Star Wars TV show--has arrived on Disney+. The series, from creator Jon Favreau, was a launch title for Disney's new streaming service and practically everything about the series was kept top secret. Now, though, Disney+ is here, and with it the first episode of The Mandalorian has premiered.
As far as first episodes go, The Mandalorian is a bit of a mixed bag. It manages to set up the ongoing plot of the series, introduce a few key characters, throw in quite a few of the Star Wars nods fans are going to be looking for, and end with a twist that's sure to have viewers talking. However, it does a poor job introducing you to the characters. What's more, this one episode alone expects viewers to soak up a lot of information that, unless you're a diehard Star Wars fan, will seem rather pointless.
The story is simple. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with tracking down a mysterious bounty by someone we only know as the Client (Werner Herzog). Along the way he meets an Ugnaught named Kuiil (Nick Nolte) and a bounty droid called IG-11 (Taika Waititi). If you don't know any of their names, don't worry--they're not actually said in the show, and several of these actors are unrecognizable for various reasons (Pascal never takes his helmet off and Waititi voices a droid). But they are listed in the end credits.
That's one of the issues with the premiere: So much information is packed into any given moment of the episode that it can be hard to track. The premiere only runs 40 minutes, and throws a lot of elements at viewers--very quick flashes of the Mandalorian's childhood, nods to the history of the planet Mandalore, a number of familiar alien creatures, and more than one battle.
Visually, the first episode of The Mandalorian is stunning. Favreau and his creative team have gone to great lengths to make this story feel like a Western set in space. What's missing, however, is a reason to care about a lot of what's happening. You are immediately dropped into this character's world with no real indication of why he's someone you should be rooting for. Never seeing his face doesn't help; neither does the fact that he says about 30 words the entire episode.
Star Wars is at its best when there's a hero you can identify with and root for. Thus far, the protagonist of the Mandalorian remains a mystery. We know practically nothing about him, his motivations, or whether or not he's actually the hero of this story. He just looks cool, is great at fighting, and hates droids for some reason we might learn about in future episodes.
But there's a lot to love about The Mandalorian too--the cinematography, the setting, the cast, the nods to what's happening in the Star Wars universe post-Return of the Jedi. It's also easy to love because, simply, it's a live-action Star Wars TV show and it's not outright bad. There's potential here for a show that can become great. For that to happen, though, the characters we've met thus far--and the ones that are still to come--need a better introduction.
As exciting as a Star Wars TV show is to Star Wars fans, this is a show that needs to work for general audiences and those that aren't hardcore fans too. As much fun as it might be for diehards to hear two people talk about the importance of Beskar ore, character development should also be in there somewhere.
With its first episode, The Mandalorian has made a statement about what a live-action Star Wars TV show looks like. Now, with the remaining seven episodes in Season 1, it needs to make a statement about how a Star Wars plot should unfold over a longer form of storytelling.
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The 40-minute episode is overstuffed with information
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As one who spends a lot of time outdoors, I've noticed that nature seems harsh at times. Even with birds, their lives can sometimes seem brutal. And some birds even appear to be equipped with "Weapons of War". Keen and intense eyes, swept-back wings, sleek aerodynamic bodies, razor-sharp talons and menacing beaks.
But the Bird of the Month for this month, doesn't possess any of these weapons of war. This month's bird is the common, but not so commonly known, Ruddy Duck.
When it comes to ducks, we as humans typically consider them to be …"cute". We are usually introduced to ducks even before we can speak. They animate our baby books. They cover our baby bibs. They float in our baby baths. They're symbols of cheer for us, usually from an early age. And this is probably because they're just so ding dang …"cute".
The Ruddy Duck is an odd bird but it is, in my opinion …"cute". I find the rattling sounds this bird makes during courtship a bit odd … but cute. During the breeding season the male's bill turns a bright blue. I find a blue bill on a bird a bit odd … yet cute. They have an odd looking spiked tail, which is often times held straight up, which makes them look even more …"cute".


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Sri Lanka Tourism to organise a series of roadshows in India
High-powered delegation of 50 tourism stakeholders led by Tourism Minister
By Varsha Singh
/Market Analysis, NTOs
/New Delhi
India has generated over 80,000 tourist arrivals to the country so far and it is expected to double these numbers by 2023 (Photo: India Outbound)
With the return to normalcy in Sri Lanka, the government is keen to restart tourism and with that in mind, the Tourism Ministry has organised a series of activities in India, the largest source market for Sri Lanka. As a first step, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando will lead a high-powered delegation of over 50 tourism stakeholders to for multi-city roadshow next week to promote a myriad of tourism experiences and highlighting that Sri Lanka is open for Leisure, Business and MICE tourism.
With the rapid return of the country to normalcy after several months of chaos due to political unrest, Sri Lanka Tourism is now proactively promoting the country again in order to attract tourists back to the Emerald Island.
As part of its revival strategy, Sri Lanka Tourism will continue to expand its bilateral and cultural ties with its Indian counterparts by venturing into a series of roadshows in key Indian cities from September 26-30, 2022. The first road show will be held in New Delhi on September 26 followed by Mumbai on September 28 and concluding it with the Hyderabad roadshow September 30, 2022.
In an exclusive interview with India Outbound, Chalaka Gajabahu, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau says, "The number one expectation that I and Minister Harin Fernando have is to clear the mindset of the Indian people regarding the negative publicity that we have received for the past 4-5 months of the incidents that have happened here. We want to communicate how safe Sri Lanka is and we want to tell the Indian travellers that it is the same Sri Lanka that most of you have experienced."
"The second expectation is to revive the Sri Lankan tourism industry for the next few months because we have come up with special packages targetting families as well as culture, shopping and entertainment. We also have a gaming package for those interested in casinos since it a key segment in India and many Indians are attracted to gaming in Sri Lanka. From cultural point of view, we are targetting the Ramayana Circuit and other heritage circuits that would attract those tourists looking at experiencing the rich cultural heritage of Sri Lanka. So for the next 3-4 months, we will have these specific packages from which Indian travellers can benefit," adds Gajabahu who will be part of the roadshow.
A delegation of over 50 local travel agencies and hotels will be participating at this event, with the delegation being led by Harin Fernando, Minister of Tourism, accompanied by Chalaka Gajabahu, Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and Thisum Jayasuriya, Chairman/Sri Lanka Conventions Bureau. Each roadshow will include B2B sessions, facilitating numerous discussions followed by an evening networking event which will also help to improve business partnerships.
According to a press release, the main purpose of hosting these roadshows is to promote Sri Lanka as an attractive tourism destination across India, as it is the largest source market for Sri Lanka and has been extremely supportive in Sri Lanka regaining lost momentum both post pandemic and the recent economic downturn.
Sri Lanka is witnessing a considerable increase in tourist arrivals with India leading the way and securing the number one position, it adds.
The event also focuses on promoting a myriad of tourism experiences while focusing on converting potential travellers to make booking and highlight the positive message that Sri Lanka is open for Leisure, Business and MICE tourism. The target audience at these roadshows will be tour operators, media, key influencers, corporates and trade associations and key tourism industry stakeholders in India, who have the ability to take the message that Sri Lanka is not only one of the most beautiful countries but is also safe and secure; adhering to all the necessary health and safety guidelines.
The press release adds that a touch of glamour will be added to these events with the participation of celebrities such as Sanath Jayasuriya and Yohani De Silva, where dance & entertainment will be included at each event, to give the audience an amazing experience and also a glimpse of the Sri Lankan culture. The dancing troupe will be sponsored by Mastercard, and will showcase their talent along with Yohani's musical performances.
During the roadshow, Minister of Tourism is expected to meet several high profiled business leaders, tourism stakeholders and corporates while engaging in several media interviews with leading Indian media houses.
India has generated over 80,000 tourist arrivals to the country so far and it is expected to double these numbers by 2023. Thus, these roadshows will add more value to create a positive mind set regarding Sri Lanka and its diversity of attractions, cultural value and travel opportunities, enabling Indian tourist arrivals to the destination.
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Objective: Collaborative care (CC) improves depressive symptoms in people with comorbid depressive disorder in chronic medical conditions, but its effect on physical symptoms has not yet systematically been reviewed. This study aims to do so.
Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and the European and US Clinical Trial Registers. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CC compared to care as usual (CAU), in primary care and general hospital setting, reporting on physical and depressive symptoms as outcomes. Overall treatment effects were estimated for illness burden, physical outcomes and depression, respectively.
Results: Twenty RCTs were included, with N=4774 patients. The overall effect size of CC versus CAU for illness burden was OR 1.64 (95%CI 1.47;1.83), d=0.27 (95%CI 0.21;0.33). Best physical outcomes in CC were found for hypertension with comorbid depression. Overall, depression outcomes were better for CC than for CAU. Moderator analyses did not yield statistically significant differences.
Conclusions: CC is more effective than CAU in terms of illness burden, physical outcomes and depression, in patients with comorbid depression in chronic medical conditions. More research covering multiple medical conditions is needed.
The finding: This systemic review and meta-analysis was done to report the effects of collaborative care on chronic medical conditions and co-morbid depressive or anxiety disorders with a primary focus on physical outcomes and illness burden. Twenty randomized controlled trials were included and results showed that best physical outcomes were found with hypertension and comorbid depression. Overall, depression outcomes were better for collaborative care than for care as usual.
Strength and weaknesses: This is the first study that reports on the effectiveness of collaborative care for comorbid depression and chronic medical conditions.
Weaknesses: Only studies in English and Dutch were included. In addition, did not search in the European and American trial register. Even though an extensive search was done it is possible that studies were missed. There is a small number of good quality studies for each medical condition. There is lack of research on physical outcomes in chronic medical conditions with comorbid anxiety disorders.
Relevance: This is the first study that reports on the effectiveness of collaborative care for comorbid depression and chronic medical conditions.


French fashion label, Saint Laurent recently launched its Resort 2016 collection with Californian surf and street culture as its main source of inspiration. The brand's take on the laidback seaside vibe consisted of not only clothing but a limited edition surf and skateboard collection, Surf Sound.
Photographed by Saint Laurent's Creative Director Hedi Slimane, the Resort 2016 collection saw Slimane head back to his Californian hometown and capture a more edgy way of life.
Inspired by SoCal artist Billy Al Bengston, who during the 1960s was closely aligned with the surf and motorcycle scene, Slimane infused the collection with Bengston's subcultural approach to his vivid creations, informed by pop sensibilities. Stylistically, socially, historically, Slimane possesses all the ingredients for a re-imagining of the Yves Saint Laurent DNA, mirroring Yves' own forward-thinking ethos.
"I adore America", Yves Saint Laurent once said. "It's an extraordinary country. A new country." From the heatwave deserts to the sprawling beaches, this passion is hard wired to Slimane's DNA.


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Home ReviewsConcert Reviews	Concert Review: SEETHER, THROUGH FIRE, KALEIDO serve up Sold Out performance
Concert Review: SEETHER, THROUGH FIRE, KALEIDO serve up Sold Out performance
written by Rustyn Rose June 7, 2017
Seether returned to Idaho last week as part of its Poison the Parish Tour. The band kicked off the month of June with a rousing sold out event at The Knitting Factory, that also featured Omaha's Through Fire, and Detroit's Kaleido.
Kaleido dropped its stunning debut album Experience last month, and the band's live set quickly proved they are no studio creation. In fact, Kaleido delivered the surprise set of the night, packed with songs that ranged from straight up rockers like "Die Tryin'" and "Unbreakable" to reggae infused pop such as, "Trouble in Paradise," to raucous groovers like "No More Little Miss Nice Bitch." Vocalist Christina Chriss owned the stage with her fearless presence and play-for-keeps attitude. The band even tossed in a cover of "My Michelle" from Chriss' favorite band, Guns 'N' Roses. Drummer Joey Fava delivered a bit of a solo mid-set, and charismatic bassist Cody Morales added a sense of playfulness with his performance. Guitarists Zach Bolling and Ronnie Rosolino handled the shift from edgy riffing to melodic nuance, effortlessly. If you weren't at the show, you owe it to yourself to check out Kaleido.
Through Fire, who just graced Boise a couple of months ago, slipped in for a date between tours with All That Remains and Otherwise. The band, driven by former Emphatic songwriter and guitarist Justin McCain, are currently enjoying the #1 active song in the country with their hit, "Breathe," which was one of the many songs from their debut album of the same name, performed Thursday night. They opened it up with "Breakout" and "Where You Lie", and closed the set with their first single "Stronger." Blended in between were covers of Christina Perri's "Jar of Hearts" and Ellie Goulding's "Lights." "Blood on My Hands" and "Damaged" rounded out the set. Through Fire, which also features vocalist Grant Kendrick, guitarist Jesse Saint, bassist Kyle LeBlanc and drummer Patrick Mussack, is already building a strong following in Boise. This show only fanned the flames.
Seether always likes to deliver a moody set, and as usual they used very little stage lighting, performing mostly in shadows. This was the one consistent gripe of most fans I spoke with, who otherwise hailed the performance as stellar. However, the soft lighting added ambiance to the set as they crashed through a set packed with hits such as "Fine Again," "Broken," and "Rise Above This." They opened the set with "Gasoline" from their debut album, Disclaimer. Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery shared the stage with the band as guest lead guitarist for the tour, and his dynamic performance added depth to tracks like "Country," "Fake It," "No Jesus Christ" and "Nobody Praying for Me." Frontman Shaun Morgan made his way into the crowd at one point during the set to the delight of the fans. Drummer John Murphy and bassist Dale Stewart remained a steady anchor all night as the group tuned up "Let You Down," the lone song performed from the band's new album Poison the Parish, as well as classics like, "Words as Weapons," "Truth, "Remedy," and a cover of Thrice's "Black Honey."
It was an enthusiastic and exciting show all the way around, but for me, Kaleido was the scene stealer. Seether graciously hung around for an after party with fans hosted by 100.3 Xrocks upstairs at 9th St. Parallel. As one fan put it; "All and all the night was close to perfect."
Huge thanks as always to Gary, Treva, Justin, Gina, and the entire Knitting Factory staff.
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Nope, Circles is not on mobile. From the start, it was developed around mouse controls, so the best experience is to be had on PC/Mac. That being said, mobile is still an interesting option in the future. But currently all efforts are being directed at the PC version.
Can I upload a let's play on Youtube?
Yes you can, but keep your let's play limited to world 1 and 2. Keep some mystery for the rest.
On opening Circles.exe I get the message "Windows protected your PC"
Click "More info" then "Run anyway" to continue and play the game.
This could be a problem if you use the Archive Utility. Try Unarchiver and see if that does the job. If all else fails, you can download the game using the Steam key. You can claim this in the download section.
To open the game without this message, right click the app, then choose "Open".


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Assistant Professor of Radiology/Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
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NICHOLAS I. KILMER, M.D.
Before becoming certified by the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Kilmer was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Orthopedics at the University of Rochester.
Hands on orthopedic experience.
Dr. Nicholas Kilmer may be the newest faculty member to UMI, but is certainly not new to medicine. Before becoming certified by the American Board of Radiology, he was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Orthopedics at the University of Rochester. He held the positions of Director for the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship as well as Director of Procedural Medicine for the Highland Family Medicine Residency and an Urgent Care Physician for Lifetime Health. Prior to moving to Rochester N.Y. he was Faculty at South West Georgia Family Medicine Residency Program and a Staff Physician at Bowling Green State University.
Before completing his MRI Fellowship in MRI at University Medical Imaging, Dr. Kilmer's educational background includes: McGill University, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland and Rochester General Hospital.
With his experience in orthopedics, he has had several publications such as "Bladder Problems in Athletes, Current Sports Medicine Reports", "Guide to Available and Emerging Diagnostic Imaging techniques", and "Mechanical Modulation of Vertebral Growth, Implications for Scoliosis Progression." In addition to his publications, Dr. Kilmer has co-written numerous research papers. He also presented a poster at the Program Directors Workshop in Kansas City, capturing a 1 st place winning award in the Improving Training and Practice Quality Category titled "Attitudes Towards Family Medicine: Impact of Two Upstream Recruiting Programs."
Meet Your Radiologist
Eric Weinberg,
M.D., FACR
UMI Medical Director
Dr. Weinberg specializes in Cross-Sectional Imaging in MRI, CT and Ultrasound. His in-depth knowledge of these sub-specialty areas results in a higher level of accuracy and care.
UMI Radiologist
Dr. Shrier has been published in many leading peer-reviewed medical journals, and he has collaborated in a number of clinical trials. His current research includes exploring new techniques in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).
Gary Hollenberg,
Dr. Hollenberg specializes in Body and Musculoskeletal MRI and Cross-Sectional Imaging. He is a Professor of Radiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, with 16 years of experience in his field.
Andrea Zynda-Weiss,
To Dr. Zynda-Weiss, the imaging sciences bring together anatomy and pathology to answer her patient's most critical questions. It is this process of discovery, of uncovering solutions to problems that inspired her to become a radiologist.
Dr. Peter Rosella gained a personal understanding of disease management when a family member contracted a severe illness. He brings that experience with him to UMI with patient-centered, empathetic medical care.
Dr. Bernstein's broad experience includes being on the radiology staff at St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center in Utica, NY, SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, and at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY.
Steven P. Meyers,
M.D., Ph.D., FACR
Steven P. Meyers, M.D., Ph.D., FACR specializes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging. Dr. Meyers is committed to providing compassionate and technologically superior care to his patients.
NICHOLAS I. KILMER,
Dr. Nicholas Kilmer may be the newest faculty member to UMI, but is certainly not new to medicine. Before becoming certified by the American Board of Radiology, he was an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Orthopedics at the University of Rochester.


Introducing to the world… Veronika! Our daughter joined the family just a few days ago, and I'm eager to share our joyful journey together alongside the adventures with my son.
Infant "games" are simpler than those previously posted to Joyful Parenting, but no less important. To wit, don't be disappointed it, in the first few days home with your baby, you learn that at first they are going to do three things on repeat: Eat, sleep, need a diaper change.
That means lots of time spent at the diaper table, but instead of regarding the task as drudgery (or disgusting – meconium, anyone?), use the time to your advantage.
It's never too early to introduce language to your child, and more than just vocab words. Of course you can point out items as you use them – diaper, wipes. But even more so, talk in full sentences. Baby's love "baby-ese" yes, but talking to them with big grown-up syntax helps, too.
Infants are likely to fuss during a change, so here's hoping that this simple "game" calms them down.


We are pleased to inform you that Pantanassa Monastery is providing a Scripture Lesson curriculum for Years K-6 and high school.
The worksheets for Infants and Primary are now in full colour with a clearly Orthodox presentation. The worksheets for high school are now under review.
The 2019 curriculum consists of Infants Stage 3 and Primary Stage 2 and High School Stage 4.
Infants Stage 3 is the third year of a three year program for students Years K-2. Primary Stage 2 is the second cycle of a four year program for students Years 3-6.
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Chocolate. Milk or dark? Which reigns supreme? Renee and David go bite for bite defending their sweet corner of the world.
Fried Chicken: Steaming Hot or Picnic Warm?
"What's the best fried chicken?" has been asked since skillet was first placed on fire. But we're not talking recipes. We're talking finger-burnin' hot or room temp?
Paprika: Just a Pile of Dust?
Banal or bold? David and Renee are on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to the ubiquitous paprika. Where do you stand when it comes to this rusty red spice?
Renee Schettler Rossi and David Leite take opposite sides on the issue of cooking from cookbooks or a computer. Which offers you more while at the stove?


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Brooke has a passion for teaching children about the love of God, a gift for design and she works very hard to make things like Pine Cove Camp in the City, Vacation Bible School and Basic Training Camp happen each summer in addition to weekly ministries throughout the school year.
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The global health and fitness market is very positive. In the many different markets in the global Diagonal Reports Health and Fitness Club study the 10% growth rates that were typical in 2001 are expected to continue. The sector can at least double current market penetration rates. For example, from 3% of the population in most of Europe and Asia to the 10% level in the USA.
The reports identify how different segments of the club market and different strategies increase sales and profitability. For example, the profit strategy in the 'entrance club' segment is based on maintaining high volumes of new members and low costs. Membership periods are short in 'entrance clubs' due to their limited facilities, equipment and also service levels. For example, it is not uncommon for members to have to queue to use equipment.
At the other end of the club market outlets are multi-purpose centres where members can engage in wide variety of activities. The can include exercising, swimming, playing sports, using relaxation areas, eating and drinking, visiting a hair, beauty or spa salon, using a creche or laundry, availing of dietary and medical advice, and socialising.
No matter what type of club they choose consumers are more demanding than ever. Clean, odour-free (of sweat) facilities are essential. Japanese consumers are among the most exacting in the world. Their top complaints, about 'hairs in bathrooms' and 'dirty lockers,' are echoed in many other markets.
The reports identify changes in consumer profiles and market-specific consumer niches. Globally, clubs no longer draw solely on their traditional, but limited, consumer base – young, male body builders. Potential members now include the far larger numbers who aspire to 'fitness' because they are aware of the long-term health benefits of exercise, along with the even larger number of people who simply want to relax.
GSP Global Health & Fitness Club Market 2002. © Copyright Diagonal Reports 2002.


Kevin Magnussen overcame a slow start to score his first British Formula Three win in the first of the three British Formula Three International Series races at Snetterton.
The Dane had started from second, alongside his Carlin teammate Felipe Nasr, but fell to third off the line as Hitech Racing driver Riki Christodoulou took up second place. Magnussen, who endured a difficult weekend at Oulton Park in the previous round, however, was soon on the comeback trail and retook second with a startling move around the outside of Riches – the first corner.
Though Magnussen had spent only two laps behind Christodoulou Nasr had already amassed a two second lead that the chaser could only trim slightly before a safety car did the rest, collecting the field while Fahmi Ilyas's stranded car was recovered.
Now with Nasr's Brazilian flag liveried Dallara on his nose Magnussen reprised his move of choice, driving all the way around the outside of the championship leader at the start of the first racing lap after the safety car returned to the pitlane. "To pass into the first corner was the only real opportunity, so I just had to go for it," Magnussen stated, almost regardless of the difficulty of his chosen passing technique.
Nasr's late race challenge did, however, include a lap of 1:40.103 that claimed the race lap record for the Norfolk track's new 300 layout.
The pair led a Carlin 1-2-3-4 – Carlos Huertas and Rupert Svendsen–Cook also claiming good results ahead of Christodoulou who slid down the order with a spin on lap five.
The Briton held off stablemate Pietro Fantin for fifth, with Hywel Lloyd in seventh – equally his vest result of the season for Sino Vision Racing. Fortec Motorsport trio Harry Tincknell, Will Buller and Lucas Foresti rounding out the top ten. His tenth place also gives Foresti the pole position for tomorrow's reverse grid race two.
Double R driver Pipo Derani was one to end the day disappointed – having to give up fifth place to serve a drive through penalty for an out of position start.
Bart Hylkema kept up his perfect record of Rookie Class victories, beating rival Kotaru Sakurai by six seconds at the checkered flag. The Dutchman was also less than two seconds from beating International Class drivers – a stated ambition.


A new nonpartisan Congressional Cybersecurity Lab at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars seeks to teach Capitol Hill staffers about cybersecurity.
"I think it's scary for people because it's technology, and they may or may not have any understanding about how the technology works," Meg King, who runs the lab, told FCW. "It's that scary factor that we are trying to remove."
The six-week program started its first session earlier this month and already has a waiting list for future sessions. Geared mainly to mid- and senior-level congressional staffers, the lab gives participants the 101 on cybersecurity via seminars, workshops, table-top exercises and access to the 150 resident scholars at the Wilson Center.
The center's director, former California Rep. Jane Harman, initiated the idea after a similar foreign policy program attracted interest from Capitol Hill staffers.
King said that so far, the "response is good." The program connects staffers with technologists and scholars to explain basics such as how networks work, how cyberattacks unfold and how to respond to threats.


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From Wildcat D-Man to P-Bruins Head Coach
Alumnus Kevin Dean named head coach of Providence Bruins
Growing up as a hockey player in Madison, Wis., Kevin Dean pretty much figured there was one option when it came to playing college hockey.
"I don't know, but I might have thought the University of Wisconsin was the only team in the country when I was younger," said Dean, who earlier this week was named the new head coach of the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.
Then he went off to prep school at Culver Academy in Indiana where he played for a couple of guys - Allan Clark and Ryan Brandt - who had been standouts for and captains of the UNH hockey team during the 1969-70 season.
"I was starting to get recruited and they encouraged me to give UNH a look," Dean said. "I went out and liked it and liked the staff and got my eyes opened to the East Coast."
A defenseman, Dean was still interested in Wisconsin and looked hard at Harvard, but in the end chose to get his education and play his college hockey in Durham.
Thus started a hockey run that soon led to a long and fruitful professional career, first as a player and then as a coach.
Dean, 47, now takes over the P-Bruins after serving five years as an assistant coach with the team and he's charged with developing a stash of young prospects into successful NHL players.
He's long been tight with UNH head coach Dick Umile and his staff. He and associate head coach Mike Souza became close friends when both were working in Providence, Souza with Brown University.
Dean was in Durham earlier this summer to visit.
"He comes up here and spends time with us and talks hockey and shares his knowledge and experience, which is kind of fun. He'll show us clips and just talk hockey."
"He comes up here and spends time with us and talks hockey and shares his knowledge and experience, which is kind of fun," Umile said. "He'll show us clips and just talk hockey. I'm real excited for him that he got the job. He's a good UNH guy, a terrific guy and a very, very good coach."
Umile had been the associate head coach and was appointed head coach during Dean's senior season in December of 1990.
Dean had been recruited by head coach Bob Kullen and assistant Sean Coady. Kullen had heart problems that led to a heart transplant and passed away early in November of 1990.
"Coach Kullen was a real gentleman, a real solid guy," Dean said.
The Wildcats improved from year to year in each of Dean's seasons and were 22-11-2 when he was a senior.
"I think there were 10 or 12 of us as freshmen," Dean said. "We got more and more competitive every year, which was fun. It was fun to be part of a rebuild."
Dean had been drafted in the fifth round of the NHL draft by the New Jersey Devils and played professional hockey in the NHL and AHL for 11 years. His NHL stops included New Jersey, Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago.
He had a memorable 1994-95 season in particular when he played with not one, but two, Cup winners.
He won the Calder Cup in the AHL with the Albany River Rats where he was a captain and first-team All Star.
He also made his NHL debut that season with the New Jersey Devils. He played 17 regular season games with the Devils and then was called on for three games in the Eastern Conference finals.
Dean is one only four players to win the Calder Cup and Stanley Cup in the same season. He was able to because an NHL lockout that season pushed the playoffs back later and the Stanley Cup finals did not conflict as much as usual with the Calder Cup finals.
"It would be hard to say winning a Stanley Cup was not a highlight of your career, but I really wasn't a huge part of that Cup," Dean said. "I was a much bigger part of the Calder Cup and that was a lot of fun. We had a special bond among those players."
UNH Leads Way in America East 2015-16 Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll
The Stanley Cup run provided its share of memories.
"It was kind of a whirlwind and felt surreal," Dean said. "I knew I was a role player plugging a hole while guys got healthy. I did step into the conference finals and I thought I played pretty well. I had been in the organization for five years at that time and knew guys like Ken Daneyko and my whole focus was I wanted to play well and do my little part and not screw it up for those guys. It was special."
Dean spent five years coaching in the Devils' organization before joining the Providence Bruins and he's excited about his new role.
"The next couple of years the Bruins have a lot of draft picks and the last couple of years we've acquired some good, young players," Dean said. "Coming into this season and the following season, it's an important time for the Bruins. My job in Providence is to make sure the kids get the attention and teaching they need to become National League players down the road. Myself and our assistants will be paying close attention to their habits and the details and their overall games. It's exciting and a good challenge. We've got some real nice players who will be fun to work with."
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Arrow staff blogs daily about their lives during the school closure
Check out the history & secrets of Utica High
Jonathan is a senior in his first year on the Arrow and first year at Utica. Last year, Jonathan attended school in Naperville, Illinois, he is excited to get started here at Utica. In his free time, Jonathan likes to play all types of sports video games, with his favorite being NHL 21. Jonathan plays hockey for the Utica-Ford Unified hockey team and has played since he was 4 years old. He is a very outgoing and kind person who loves to help people out.
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Fake People are predominant in the Deep South. In fact, southern culture is based on fakeness - people here are 'friendlier,' but never more helpful than those in the North. Southern ladies will talk as long as you let them, but you can expect them to talk behind your back as readily. Other people give a lot of lip service, promising things that they're aren't willing or able to do, assuming that you won't ask it of them to perform. While being 'Christian,' the idea of straining themselves to help their next man is alien to them.
A culture of fake people is a weak one, while they are unwilling to help one another, they are still dependent. There is no truly equal relationship in the south, one always profits, one always reluctantly helps out. This makes them unwilling to help out of the kindness of their heart and makes the South as shoddy as it is.
Wonko: I've lived in Mobile, AL for seven years now. Come visit sometime, and learn what the deep south is all about. Rather, don't.
Discussing the South by extracting from personal experience conclusions about "Southern People" is as useless as daytripping through Paris and trying to assemble a coherent and accurate model of "French People." It is difficult to imagine that description applying to Walker Percy, Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, or to any of the Southerners I've met.
The real essence of "Southern Culture" can only be ascertained by examining the cognitive structures that the region's inhabitants use to construct their lives and identities. Their impressions of themselves and their world is far more important than the impressions of an observer, which in no way elucidate the central question: what does it mean to be Southern? What is the Southern Cultural experience? Are these even real concepts?
Southerners do not interpret their emphasis on manners and etiquette as "fakeness," and there are undoubtedly many "equal relationships." That some see the South in these terms highlights the fascinating disparity between Southerners and Northerners, which continues to exist even today.
Clearly, piq has had some bad times in the South, and that is regrettable. I would remind him, and of those who share his views, though, that while clearly not everyone enjoys living in the South, some of us Southerners are quite happy here. In fact, I would suggest that *most* of us are happy where we are - else we would pack up and move.
My experiences in the South have been completely different from piq's. I should preface this by saying that I live in North Carolina - certainly not part of the Deep South, but this is about Southern culture in general. I have never felt uneasy asking for help, directions, or anything, anywhere in the South. I get lost in Charlotte, I can ask someone on the street where to go, and get directions, a smile, and a "have a nice day." Try that in New York. See how many people smile at you, or even pay attention when you're trying to ask how to get somewhere. Hell, see how far people will go to avoid making eye contact. It's a fun game. Point is, people don't just put on a show of smiling and such - in my experience, they mean it!
And speaking of meaning it - a number of us do do our best to act in a civilized manner, particularly in public. People scoff at the whole "Southern hospitality" thing, but it is very real, and it truly plays a role in determining our courses of action. It is part of the values we grow up with, and it may be that if you don't grow up with it, it's hard to understand. I surely can't speak for all Southerners, or even a small portion of them, but I can speak for myself - and when I hold a door open for a lady, or pitch in to get a car out of a ditch, or even do something as simple as make eye contact and smile back when someone's smiling at me, I don't do it on account of I want to uphold some sort of image about the South. I do it because the way I was brought up, it's the right thing to do.
I don't know much about Southern cities, but I have lived in the rural South for nine years (Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Columbus, MS), and I believe that it is the rural South where Southern culture has originated, so that is what I'll talk about here.
I left Mississippi to go to college here in Pittsburgh. When I did so, my friend drove me to the airport and said, "So you're movin' up North, huh?"
"I've been up there before, and I'm gonna tell you that everybody up there is crazy -- you'll fit right in"
He was so right. Up here, culture is something completely different. It's something that people decide to belong to. There are so many different subcultures to chose from. In Pittsburgh, you can be a raver or a goth or a punk or a yinzer. There is no unifying Northern culture, people just do whatever they want.
In the South, you have just two cultures: Southern and not-quite-so-Southern. This basically amounts to rednecks (Southern) and everyone else. Everyone, however, shares the same sort of mindset discribed by hodgepodge, i.e., be hospitable because its the right thing to do. Be nice because you're s'posed to. Southern culture is this uniform mindset. Southern culture is tradition. Northern culture is diversity.


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Q: How can I filter json response with Ajax jQuery I want to filter a json with Ajax and jQuery and return 2 different arrays. One for the dates(ex. 2021-08-29 17:00:00) and one for the temperature.sol(ex. 299.3).
The structure of the json should be done differently but I need to work with it as it is. How can I filter the 5 first rows and return the two arrays?
Ajax
$.ajax({
  dataType: "json",
  type: "GET",
  url: "https://www.infoclimat.fr/public-api/gfs/json?_ll=43.60426,1.44367&_auth=VkwDFAB%2BVnQALVRjDngELQRsAzZaLFJ1B3sBYgFvVisCZ1czA2QAYFY%2FVisOIQUwAy4EYA80AjlTNgZmXy1fI1Y3A24AZFY2AGxUNw47BC8EKAN%2BWmRSdQd7AWQBbFY3An9XMQNiAHxWOFYwDjsFLwMxBGUPOAIlUy8GYF80Xz9WNQNlAGpWMABtVDUOOgQvBCgDZVpkUmgHNwFjAWxWYQIwV2YDMgBrVj1WMw43BS8DNARkDzMCPVM0BmNfNF86VioDeAAaVkcAclR2DnwEZQRxA35aMFI0BzA%3D&_c=d2cc2bd980a89404afabf2e9b204309c",
  success: function(json) {
    console.log(json);
  },
  // en cas d'erreur
  error : function(result, statut, error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
});

json response
{
    "request_state": 200,
    "request_key": "fd543c77e33d6c8a5e218e948a19e487",
    "message": "OK",
    "model_run": "14",
    "source": "internal:GFS:1",
    "2021-08-29 17:00:00": {
        "temperature": {
            "2m": 299.8,
            "sol": 299.3,
            "500hPa": -0.1,
            "850hPa": -0.1
        },
        "pression": {
            "niveau_de_la_mer": 101360
        },
        "pluie": 0,
        "pluie_convective": 0,
        "humidite": {
            "2m": 24
        },
        "vent_moyen": {
            "10m": 11.3
        },
        "vent_rafales": {
            "10m": 12
        },
        "vent_direction": {
            "10m": 335
        },
        "iso_zero": 4036,
        "risque_neige": "non",
        "cape": 0,
        "nebulosite": {
            "haute": 0,
            "moyenne": 0,
            "basse": 0,
            "totale": 0
        }
    },
    "2021-08-29 20:00:00": {
        "temperature": {
            "2m": 297.3,
            "sol": 298.5,
            "500hPa": -0.1,
            "850hPa": -0.1
        },
        "pression": {
            "niveau_de_la_mer": 101310
        },
        "pluie": 0,
        "pluie_convective": -0.1,
        "humidite": {
            "2m": 31.1
        },
        "vent_moyen": {
            "10m": 9.8
        },
        "vent_rafales": {
            "10m": 15.6
        },
        "vent_direction": {
            "10m": 311
        },
        "iso_zero": 4061,
        "risque_neige": "non",
        "cape": 0,
        "nebulosite": {
            "haute": 0,
            "moyenne": 0,
            "basse": 0,
            "totale": 0
        }
    },...

The final result should be 2 arrays :
labels = ["2021-08-29 20:00:00", "2021-08-29 20:00:00", "2021-08-29 23:00:00" ... ];
data = [299.3, 298.5, 294.2 ... ];

A: Logic

*

*Loop throgh response keys

*Check if the key is a valid date

*If yes push the date and temperature for that key to an array.

const dates = [];
const temperatures = [];
const response = {
  "request_state": 200,
  "request_key": "fd543c77e33d6c8a5e218e948a19e487",
  "message": "OK",
  "model_run": "14",
  "source": "internal:GFS:1",
  "2021-08-29 17:00:00": {
    "temperature": {
      "2m": 299.8,
      "sol": 299.3,
      "500hPa": -0.1,
      "850hPa": -0.1
    },
    "pression": {
      "niveau_de_la_mer": 101360
    },
    "pluie": 0,
    "pluie_convective": 0,
    "humidite": {
      "2m": 24
    },
    "vent_moyen": {
      "10m": 11.3
    },
    "vent_rafales": {
      "10m": 12
    },
    "vent_direction": {
      "10m": 335
    },
    "iso_zero": 4036,
    "risque_neige": "non",
    "cape": 0,
    "nebulosite": {
      "haute": 0,
      "moyenne": 0,
      "basse": 0,
      "totale": 0
    }
  },
  "2021-08-29 20:00:00": {
    "temperature": {
      "2m": 297.3,
      "sol": 298.5,
      "500hPa": -0.1,
      "850hPa": -0.1
    },
    "pression": {
      "niveau_de_la_mer": 101310
    },
    "pluie": 0,
    "pluie_convective": -0.1,
    "humidite": {
      "2m": 31.1
    },
    "vent_moyen": {
      "10m": 9.8
    },
    "vent_rafales": {
      "10m": 15.6
    },
    "vent_direction": {
      "10m": 311
    },
    "iso_zero": 4061,
    "risque_neige": "non",
    "cape": 0,
    "nebulosite": {
      "haute": 0,
      "moyenne": 0,
      "basse": 0,
      "totale": 0
    }
  }
}

Object.keys(response).forEach((key) => {
  if ((new Date(key)).getTime()) { // Check if the key is a date
    dates.push(key);
    temperatures.push(response[key].temperature.sol)
  }
});

console.log(dates);
console.log(temperatures);

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More Ice And Less Snow Gets A Chilly Reception In Anchorage, Alaska
For many in Anchorage, Alaska, winter and its accompanying outdoor opportunities are something to relish rather than escape.
But as Alaska's fast-warming climate starts to disrupt typical seasonal patterns, residents of the state's largest city are being forced to renegotiate their relationship with winters that now seem defined by ice as much as snow.
The Global Stories Of 2019 That You Probably Missed
Sure, everybody thinks it's great when a story is read by many hundreds of thousands of folks. That's definitely a success.
But what about stories that don't get a lot of pageviews? Maybe the headline just didn't catch a reader's eye. Or maybe there was so much news that day that the story slipped through the cracks of the internet and tumbled into digital oblivion.
Some Advice On How To Get Rid Of Your Christmas Tree
Christmas is over. And by now, if you've got a real tree, it's probably dropping needles and about ready to move out of your living room. One eco-friendly recommendation for tree disposal is to throw it on your compost pile to decompose.
Mozambique Is Racing To Adapt To Climate Change. The Weather Is Winning
By Rebecca Hersher • Dec 27, 2019
In early March, people who live along Mozambique's long coastline began to hear rumors about a cyclone.
The storm was forming in the Indian Ocean, in the narrow band of warm water between Mozambique and the island of Madagascar. Overnight on March 14, 2019, the storm struck Mozambique head-on, barreling over the port city of Beira and flooding an enormous swath of land as it moved inland toward Zimbabwe.
Trump Vs. Toilets (And Showers, Dishwashers And Lightbulbs)
By Tamara Keith • Dec 27, 2019
On the night that the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump, he delivered a two-hour campaign rally speech that took a detour — into the bathroom. His long riff about plumbing, household appliances and lightbulbs had the crowd in Battle Creek, Mich., cheering and laughing along.
"I say, 'Why do I always look so orange?' You know why: because of the new light," Trump said in a complaint about energy-efficient lightbulbs. "They're terrible. You look terrible. They cost you many, many times more. Like four or five times more."
Jane Fonda On Climate Change And Civil Disobedience (Rebroadcast)
Too Much Ice In Anchorage
Alaska is warming twice as fast as the global average. This year is expected to be the warmest on record in Anchorage. As Nat Herz of Alaska's Energy Desk reports, this is changing residents' winter way of life.
Meet The Weavers (Rebroadcast)
Across the country, people are working hard to end loneliness, isolation and to support those not given a fair shake at school or on Main Street. There are remarkable Americans who say they're repairing some of the tears in society. They belong to a group called "Weavers," who are trying to put trust, empathy, connectedness and community well-being at the center of American life.
A Christmas Tree Thrives On Farms, Struggles In The Wild
On the first day of cutting at Joey Clawson's Christmas tree farm, in the mountains outside Boone, N.C., four workers picked their way through Fraser firs planted in neat rows. It took just a few seconds to chainsaw each tree, which Clawson had spent years pampering.
He has about 95,000 trees in the ground, of various sizes and ages. For nearly a decade before harvest, workers fertilize individual trees by hand, shape them one by one with giant machetes, and, if needed, help them fight pests.
Officials Identify Mysterious Bright Green Liquid That Spilled Onto Michigan Highway
By Bobby Allyn • Dec 23, 2019
Michigan motorists were taken aback on Friday by an alarming image lurking just off the highway: a mysterious green liquid oozing from the walls of Interstate 696, spilling onto the road's shoulder.
"It certainly is an impressive sight," said Jill Greenberg, spokeswoman with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
Soon after, state and federal environmental officials descended on the interstate just north of Detroit, and it did not take long to trace the green liquid's source.
The Decade, Past And Future, In Climate Change
A Decade Of Stronger Hurricanes
By Jason Beaubien • Dec 22, 2019
Now we'd like to take a moment to remember some of the biggest storms of the last 10 years.
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GWEN IFILL: Hurricane Sandy began battering its way ashore today. The huge system had 50 million people in its sights.
'Catastrophic' Wildfires Continue To Rage Across Australia
By Kat Lonsdorf • Dec 21, 2019
A large portion of Australia is on fire after weeks of extreme heat, strong winds and drought that have created ideal conditions for hundreds of bushfires to thrive across the country. Several fires have been burning since November, particularly in the eastern state of New South Wales.
From 'Place Your Order' To Your Doorstep: Inside Amazon's Delivery Process
It's a familiar feeling this time of year. The last-minute gift panic. Whether it's the work gift swap you forgot about or an unexpected gift from an acquaintance… in times like these, it seems more and more people are turning toward the online retail giant Amazon for their holiday needs.
With its promise of fast and so-called free shipping, and its giant selection, it can be a godsend for the consumer.
But what's behind those low prices and quick delivery?
California Wine Makers Examine Climate's Effect On Their Industry
By Eric Westervelt • Dec 17, 2019


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Los Angeles Effort to Tackle Gaps in Black Maternal and Infant Health Passes Two-Year Mark as White House Issues Call to Action on Issue
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 16, 2021) — Communities Lifting Communities (CLC), the Public Health Alliance of Southern California (Alliance), and the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), recently marked the end of its first, two-year cohort of Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies, a collaborative effort to reduce Black maternal and infant health inequities in Los Angeles County.
The Cherished Futures landmark took place just prior to a Dec. 7 White House statement that identified reducing maternal mortality and morbidity as a strategic objective of the Biden-Harris Administration. The statement followed a presidential proclamation released during April's Black Maternal Health Week, when Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a roundtable on the issue.
"Black women in our country are facing a maternal health crisis," Harris said at the time. "We know the primary reasons why: systemic racial inequities and implicit bias,"
"Dear Baby...When I Love You, I Love Me" featuring Jessica Wade of Mighty Little Giants
We believe in the importance of centering the real experiences of Black mothers/birthing persons. This effort deeply connects people to the narratives that relate to our work and, rather, to the people for whom this work was created. It also allows us to share the joys as well as sit with the gravity of the birthing experience.
AAIMM DOULA RECRUITMENT!
ARE YOU A DOULA WHO WORKS WITH BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES?
See Flyer Below For More Detail!
March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Month 2021
We love to welcome new babies into the world, but we don't want to welcome them too soon.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. remains among the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth—a crisis fueled by the health equity gap in our health care system that puts women and babies of color at the greatest risk.
LA GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PILOT APPLICATION OPENING
If your family has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs financial assistance, you may qualify for help through BIG:LEAP. The City of Los Angeles has launched the BIG:LEAP (Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot) program, the largest guaranteed basic income pilot in the nation designed to bring about more equitable opportunities for families. The City's program will provide $1,000 a month for 12 months to approximately 3,200 eligible families across Los Angeles in an effort to increase financial opportunities for households who are living below the poverty line.
Association of Black Women Providers (ABWP)
Presented by the Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP), The L.A. County AAIMM Initiative and The March of Dimes: Overcoming disparities in African American Infant and Maternal Mortality: Doctors and Doulas and Mamas, Oh My!
Intended Audience: Physicians, Nurses, NPs, CNMs, LMs, PAs, Allied Health Staff and Community Members
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Define the role(s) of the doula during pregnancy, birth, and the post partum period
Identify the ways that doctors and doulas can partner to support successful and joyous childbirth
Discuss ways that doctors and doulas in-partnership can help decrease African American infant and maternal mortality
For more information see flyer below:
OVERCOMING DISPARITIES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY: DOCTORS AND DOULAS AND MAMAS, OH MY!
Presented by the Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP), The L.A. County AAIMM Initiative and The March of Dimes: Overcoming disparities in African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Preterm Birth
Define preterm infant morbidity and mortality in relation to gestational age at birth
Name the diagnoses and complications that affect preterm births
Provide information and evidence, and assess candidates for interventions
Discuss key patient education points to increase understanding and strategies to better support patient experience
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PROVIDERS:
https://www.blackwomenphysicians.org
IMPORTANT LA COUNTY DPH JOB OPENING - PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN LEADER
The Division of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health of the Los Angles County Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) is seeking a physician leader to direct its Perinatal and Infant Health Unit. The Director will have major responsibility for a constellation of programs aimed at improving outcomes for mothers, infants, young children, and families in all Los Angeles County (LAC) communities, but especially in communities that face unequal access to resources that are critical to good health.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNS SB 65 - LAW TO HELP NEW CALIFORNIA MOMS PREVENT INFANT DEATHS
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law aimed at improving maternal and postpartum care for Black California families who have disproportionately suffered pregnancy-related and infant deaths in recent years. Senate Bill 65, dubbed the "Momnibus Act" and authored by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, aims to close those racial disparities in maternal and infant deaths. The law would establish a committee to investigate pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity and expands data collection and research into the social factors that cause negative birth outcomes. The bill also increases access to postpartum health care, doula services and midwives for families.
31 New Deaths and 1,436 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is strongly encouraging COVID-19 vaccination for all women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future to prevent severe illness, death and adverse pregnancy outcomes from COVID-19.
While studies have affirmed the vaccines' safety in all stages of pregnancy and the vaccines do not cause any fertility problems, the CDC reports as of September 18, only 31% of pregnant women are fully vaccinated nationwide.
Healthcare providers should communicate the risk of COVID-19, the benefits of vaccination, information on the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, and strongly recommend COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible.
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West Brom Agreement In Principle
If these principles are applied, it seems to me that the judge is right and that we are dealing with a poorly worded clause which, fortunately, is no longer used, my repetition of his reasons has little benefit. The only remark from him that I would respectfully question is when he said that he was "violence" about the natural meaning of words. This is an overly edible way of describing the process of interpretation. Many people, including politicians, celebrities and Ms. Malaprop, handle meanings and syntax, yet clearly communicate in a bearable way what they use words to mean. If someone does violence with natural meanings, it is rather her than her listeners. Gentlemen, I will immediately say that I prefer the scholarly judge`s approach. But I think I have to take into account a few general remarks about the principles under which contractual documents are interpreted today. I do not think that the fundamental change that has gone beyond this branch of the law, particularly following Lord Wilberforce`s speeches in Prenn v Simmonds [1971] 1 WLR 1381, 1384-1386 and Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Yngvar Hansen-Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989, is always sufficiently appreciated. The result was, subject to an important exception, to assimilate the way in which these documents are interpreted by judges, according to common sense principles, on the basis of which any serious expression would be interpreted in normal life.
Almost all the old intellectual baggage of the "legal" interpretation has been cleared. The principles can be summarized as follows: Lord Hoffmann has defined five principles, so that the contract must be interpreted as follows: investors have received negligent advice from their financial advisors, lawyers and real estate credit companies, including the West Bromwich Building Society (hereafter referred to as West Bromwich BS). They had rights to be charged and to violate the legal obligation. Investors had been encouraged by lenders to make home income plans, which meant mortgage their real estate to get money that they would put into equity-related bonds. They lost money when house prices and stocks fell. Under Section 54 of Financial Services 1986, the Securities and Investments Board launched the Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd[1] in which investors could be compensated directly for their losses, and ICS would attempt to recover costs by suing the real estate credit companies on behalf of all. In order to obtain compensation, the investors signed a contract to transfer their debts to ICS. However, at point 3 (b) of the claim, the assignment is formed with the "Any claim you have or could have against the West Bromwich Building Society because of undue influence or otherwise) allows investors to bring an individual action against certain claims. While ICS Ltd filed a complaint, West Bromwich BS argued that "or otherwise" meant that claims and withdrawal claims had not been surrendered. ICS Ltd submitted that the clause effectively meant that claims had been surrendered because "or otherwise" related to requests for resignations other than undue influence, but not damages.
Find cheap pickup items-only in your area – they often attract fewer offers. West Bromwich Building Society has a pair of variable interest rates… Gentlemen, I will begin with the construction of Section 3 (b). Evans-Lombe J. followed his own decision in the former Cheltenham and Gloucester case, and I will summarize his reasoning first, and then leggatt L.J.`s reasoning before the Court of Appeal. Evans-Lombe J. focused on the words "any claim (whether by resigning for inappropriate influence or otherwise) that you have.


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What We Know About the Sikh Temple Shooting in Wisconsin So Far
Seven people are reported dead, including a gunman steeped in neo-Nazi views.
Photo by Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/Zuma
About 30 people were inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a suburb just south of Milwaukee, at 11:30 a.m. Sunday when gunfire broke out and at least seven people were killed, including alleged gunman Wade Michael Page who reportedly exchanged fire with a police officer. According to police, the gunman was killed and the officer was shot, wounding him critically. At least two other people were also injured.
President Obama, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (statement), and the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC, have been briefed on the situation.
Here's CNN's initial report of the shooting that took place at the Sikh gurdwara:
Who was the shooter?
Authorities have identified the alleged gunman as Wade Michael Page. Sources say that Page had once served in the U.S. military, according to CBS News. Police officials have described the suspect as a stocky, 40-something Caucasian male with multiple tattoos. Unspecified evidence suggests ethnicity or race may have motivated the shooting; however, police have not identified any links to extremist groups.
Photo courtesy of Anti-Defamation League
An unnamed US defense official says that Page is a 40-year-old Army veteran who was honorably discharged in 1998 after six years of service, Bloomberg reports. Page served as a Hawk missile repairman and a "psychological operations specialist." The LA Times reports that Page's discharge was not honorable, but a lower administrative level, and that he was reduced in rank from sergeant to specialist before leaving the Army—both moves that may reflect a conduct problem at the end of his service.
More on Page's racist tattoos, and the chilling interview he gave in 2010.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified Page as "a frustrated neo-Nazi who had been the leader of a racist white-power band." (The frontman of the band End Apathy, named Wade, gave this interview to the white supremacist website Label 56 in 2010.) SPLC also claim to have been tracking Page ever since he tried to buy goods from the neo-Nazi National Alliance in 2000. The National Alliance was led by Dr. William Luther Pierce, the author of the infamous 1978 novel The Turner Diaries. Pierce, who died in 2002, is considered one of the ideological godfathers of the modern American white nationalist movement. Pierce promoted white power music ventures, racist video games, weekly radio addresses, and online forums to advance his organization's cause.
Motive?
So far there is no confirmation of the attacker's motive. Early reports describe the gunman as a bald white male in his 30s. And still others quoted unnamed law-enforcement sources saying the shooter was a vet with white supremacist leanings. However, as of 9:30 p.m. PST on Sunday, August 5, nothing definitive had been reported. And the FBI, which is leading the criminal investigation, released a statment saying: "While the FBI is investigating whether this matter might be an act of domestic terrorism, no motive has been determined at this time." At a press conference with reporters Monday, FBI special agent Teresa Carlson reiterated that while the Bureau was investigating the incident as a potential act of domestic terrorism, "motive is still being assessed at this time."
On Sunday, police had cordoned off and evacuated a neighborhood in Cudahy, Wisconsin, as they searched a home there. Bomb experts as well as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents were reportedly on the scene.
Number of shooters?
While there were multiple eyewitness accounts of multiple gunmen, police have stated that they believe there was only one perpetrator on the scene. At a press conference Monday, authorities indicated they were looking for a "person of interest" (not a suspect) who was spotted near the temple, though they have said that there is no evidence yet that the shooter did not act alone. Here's a screenshot of FBI special agent Carlson holding up the photograph of the "person of interest."
What weapon was used?
Police officials said the shooter used a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. (They are attempting to track the origin of the firearm.) A law enforcement official told CNN that Page owned the weapon legally.
CNN had previously reported police sources as saying that two semi-automatic handguns were found on the scene. Oak Creek Police Chief John Edwards said during a press conference Wednesday that the officer who was shot by the attacker was hit "eight to nine times," but was in stable condition at the hospital.
On Monday, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that President Obama "does support renewing the assault weapons ban" that between 1994-2004 prohibited the manufacturing of semi-automatic arms for civilian use. Carney added, however, that "there has been reluctance by Congress to pass that renewal." (The Obama administration has shown very little action on matters of tighter gun control.) Carney's comment came one day after the mass shooting at the Sikh temple, and just 16 days after the Dark Knight Rises theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado that left a dozen people dead and nearly 60 wounded.
Sikh ≠ Muslim
Sikhism is the world's fifth largest organized religion, with a global population of roughly 30 million. There are approximately 250,000 Sikhs in the United States. Following the 9/11 attacks, Sikhs mistaken for Muslims were targets of harassment and hate crimes. Here's a report from Democracy Now! from September 2011:
Here is the statement from Greenfield police chief Brad Wentlandt issued shortly after the news broke:
About 10:25 am, police dispatch received multiple 9/11 calls for a shooting. 20-year law enforcement veteran was the first person on the scene. He engaged an active shooter outside the temple. Multiple rounds were exchanged, officer was shot multiple times. He is in surgery, condition unknown. The shooter was also shot. He is down on the scene and presumed deceased. Tactical officers have made multiple runs through the facility. The best information we have now. Two individuals were transported from the scene for gunshot wounds. One being the officer, one being a civilian. The tactical personnel have additional identified 4 deceased inside of the temple and three deceased outside the temple, one of whom is the shooter.
A MoJo investigation: At least 58 mass shootings in the US in 30 years. Plus: A survivor speaks out.
Here is a press release from the Embassy of India in Washington, DC:
We have seen reports on the tragic incident earlier today of firing at a group of worshippers in a Gurudwara in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Embassy is seized of the situation and has been in touch with the National Security Council in Washington, D.C. Our Consulate General in Chicago too has been in close touch with the local authorities to monitor the situation. An official has been deputed to visit the site to ascertain the situation on the spot.
Obama, Romney, and Haley weigh in:
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, whose parents are Sikh immigrants from Punjab, India, released a statement. Via her Facebook page: "It's very sad to see something like this happen to a peaceful place of worship. Our prayers and condolences go out to the families of the innocent victims and the family of the heroic officer in this senseless tragedy."
From Obama's statement: "My administration will provide whatever support is necessary to the officials who are responding to this tragic shooting and moving forward with an investigation. As we mourn this loss which took place at a house of worship, we are reminded how much our country has been enriched by Sikhs, who are a part of our broader American family."
From Mitt Romney's statement: "This was a senseless act of violence and a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. Our hearts are with the victims, their families, and the entire Oak Creek Sikh community. We join Americans everywhere in mourning those who lost their lives and in prayer for healing in the difficult days ahead."
Have there been any changes in Wisconsin gun laws recently?
Yes. Almost exactly a year ago, Walker signed the Personal Protection Act (PDF), a law that for the first time allowed Wisconsinites to carry a concealed gun with a license. If, as initially reported by NBC, the suspect was an Army veteran with an honorable discharge and no felony convictions, he could have gotten a permit summarily. But as noted above, military sources say Page's discharge was not honorable.
But he wouldn't have needed one, because Wisconsin has long permitted anyone to carry guns openly on their person without a license. And thanks to last year's PPA law, police are specifically barred from using "disorderly conduct or disturbing the peace statutes as a means of effectively prohibiting the open-carrying of lawfully-possessed firearms," according to the National Rifle Association, which lobbied hard for the relaxation in Wisconsin gun-carry laws. In fact, during this spring's gubernatorial recall election, the NRA campaigned for Scott Walker on the grounds that his Democratic opponent might roll back the new law:
And at least one forum for open-carry gunners in Wisconsin also encourages their brothers-in-arms to be noncooperative with law enforcement officers.
How often do these mass shootings happen and what do they have in common?:
Too often. Here's our interactive map and guide to the last 30 years of mass shootings. This is the 57th by our count.
What sources should I follow?:
WISN, the ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, has a good live stream and blog here. And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also has good comprehensive reporting and on-the-scene updates here.
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Marc Lesser
Marc Lesser is a founder and CEO of SIYLI: Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, a nonprofit company whose vision is creating enlightened leaders worldwide. Based on programs that Marc helped develop within Google, SIYLI accomplishes its mission by employing the tools of mindfulness and emotional intelligence to help leaders and organizations achieve more productivity, leadership, effectiveness, and happiness.
For more than twenty years Marc has been integrating mindfulness and awareness practices with business, strategy, and leadership practices. He has been practicing and studying Zen for more than thirty years and is a Zen teacher in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Marc was a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center for ten years and in 1983 served as director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the first Zen monastery in the West.
Prior to his position with SIYLI, Marc was founder and CEO of ZBA Associates, a management consulting, coaching, and training company. Clients included Google, Genentech, Twitter, Facebook, as well as leading nonprofit organizations. Before founding ZBA, he was the founder and CEO of Brush Dance, an innovative publisher of greeting cards, calendars, and journals with distribution throughout the world.
Marc has an MBA from New York University and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Rutgers University. He lives with his family in Mill Valley, California.
You can learn more about Marc and his work at www.marclesser.net and www.siyli.org.
Books by Marc Lesser
KNOW YOURSELF, FORGET YOURSELF
Author: Marc Lesser
SEVEN PRACTICES OF A MINDFUL LEADER


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Via Mezzocannone è una strada di Napoli che, nel quartiere Porto, collega Piazzetta Nilo e Piazza San Domenico Maggiore a Corso Umberto I. È lunga circa 450 m.

Etimologia
Il nome risale ad una fontana situata a circa la metà della sua lunghezza (nei pressi di via sedili di porto), fatta costruire nel secolo XV dal Re di Napoli e duca di Calabria Alfonso II.

Questa fontana in piperno, addossata al muro per l'abbeveramento dei cavalli, era dotata di un tubo (in napoletano cannola o cannone) estremamente corto (da qui mezzo) e rappresentava un personaggio regale in atteggiamento impacciato (al punto che "'o Rre 'e Miezocannone" divenne un appellativo per denotare un portamento ridicolo o particolare goffaggine), probabilmente proprio Alfonso II. La fontana fu smembrata per l'ampliamento della strada e i suoi resti, conservati in un deposito comunale, andarono successivamente dispersi.

Una parte di essi è stato ritrovato negli anni settanta da Giancarlo Alisio, in una bottega di antiquariato: una tarsia quadrata in marmo con l'iscrizione ad Alfonso II e una testa di medusa da cui doveva fuoriuscire il mezzocannone, analogamente ad un'altra fontana, la perduta fontana dei Serpi, presso la scomparsa via del Pendino.

Un'altra etimologia fa risalire il nome ad un'unità di misura della portata d'acqua della fontana. All'epoca erano in uso come unità di misura della portata d'acqua la canna e il cannone, e la fontana aveva appunto la portata di mezzo cannone.

Storia

Prima del Risanamento, la strada, all'epoca molto più stretta, era popolata di tintori, che, lavorando nelle loro botteghe, lasciavano colare verso il fondo della via le loro miscele, rendendola impraticabile. Salvatore Di Giacomo definì il "budello di Mezzocannone" "un lurido intestino napoletano".

Presso quello che prima delle opere del Risanamento si chiamava Vicolo Mezzocannone (quasi a testimoniare l'angustia e il degrado tipici della strada) si trovava la famosa fontana omonima.

Già in epoca angioina, inoltre, intorno alla strada erano sorti innumerevoli palazzi nobiliari, circondati da giardini e fontane. In particolare, sul lato destro della strada, all'inizio della Rampe della Chiesa di San Giovanni Maggiore (tuttora esistente) sorgeva il Palazzo di Fabrizio Colonna, risalente al XV secolo.

In seguito al Risanamento la strada fu ampliata per collegare il decumano inferiore (e dunque tutta la zona alta della città) con le aree di bonifica.

Nella parte centrale della via, tutti gli edifici furono distrutti per la costruzione, sul lato destro, degli edifici universitari, e, su quello sinistro, per l'ampliamento della strada e la costruzione di civili abitazioni. All'interno di questi nuovi edifici umbertini sopravvivono tuttavia alcune testimonianze delle precedenti edificazioni: il Bassorilievo di Orione, simbolo dell'antico Sedile di Porto, popolarmente noto come Niccolò Pesce, in uno degli edifici sulla sinistra; il portale del Palazzo Colonna, inglobato nell'edificio universitario sede della Facoltà di Scienze Naturali, a destra della strada.

Alla fine di via Mezzocannone, nei pressi di Piazzetta Nilo, sopravvissero al Risanamento i conventi del Gesù Vecchio e Donnaromita, abbattuti successivamente per ampliare l'ultimo tratto della via, nell'ambito di una più generale ristrutturazione degli edifici universitari; come pure fu tagliata una campata del settecentesco palazzo di Sangro di Casacalenda cancellando ciò che restava della chiesa di Santa Maria della Rotonda su cui il palazzo fu costruito. Sempre sul fianco destro della strada si trova una grossa struttura muraria corrispondente alla Chiesa di San Girolamo delle Monache, distrutta dai bombardamenti durante il II conflitto mondiale.

Via Mezzocannone oggi
Con la costruzione dei nuovi grandi edifici universitari, via Mezzocannone è diventata il centro della vita universitaria e, più generalmente, studentesca del capoluogo Campano. Ha sede in via Mezzocannone, infatti, la prima università di Napoli, all'interno della quale sono situati antichi musei di scienze biologiche e naturali e soprattutto la Biblioteca Universitaria Statale, che consta di oltre 1.200.000 volumi e di circa 18.000 periodici.

Attorno all'università ruotano oggi anche tutte le attività della via, che appare percorsa da librerie, tipografie e case editrici storiche come "De Frede" fondata alla fine dell'Ottocento, copisterie, cartolerie, bar e locali caratteristici (nella traversa "Rampe San Giovanni Maggiore", ad esempio, ancora oggi v'è il locale "La chitarra" aperto nel 1991 dal cantante e chitarrista napoletano Egisto Sarnelli).

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Voci correlate
Strade di Napoli

Altri progetti

Mezzocannone, Via

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