Seeing little to no improvements with the pandemic, no major amendments to the current plans on returning international students in New Zealand, stated the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins during the annual International Education Forum 2021 in Auckland.
The New Zealand government had earlier authorised an exception of 1,000 international tertiary students who had started their study in the universities in New Zealand but have been unable to enter the country due to pandemic-borne travel and border restrictions.
Chris Hipkins, the countrys education minister commented that their priority remains in the safety, health and well-being of the people in the country. He had added that the students would have been able to return to New Zealand in phases, starting with a cohort of 300 students, returning in April with the remain returning throughout the year with the availability of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ).
However, sources have revealed that with more than half a year completed, a small 135 students out of the initial 1,000 have been allowed entry. The small acceptance of the international students could be attributed to the drawn-out application process, lack of spots in New Zealands MIQ spaces and confusion regarding the eligibility criteria, stated PIE News.
Writing an open letter on May 21, Hipkins revealed that the government stands committed to its strategies for maintaining the well-being of the New Zealanders, which includes the eradication of COVID-19 within its communities.
He stated that the likelihood of re-engaging with countries that have built a high level of trust and confidence with New Zealand and those who have been pursuing similar Elimination Strategies to New Zealand throughout 2021 may remain limited.
Sources have also revealed that a total of 1,250 students have been accepted to return to New Zealand in stages spanning over the next few months, as of June 2021. In a bid to support the re-entry of students, nearly 400 MIQ accommodations have been reserved. After analysing the effects after the return of the initial 400 students, additional opportunities will be placed to help more students in entering the country.
Concluding his statements, Hipkins explained that they may not be able to provide students with specific timeframes for them to enter the country in 2022. However, he added that they will continue to ensure that they are ready to act quickly, as and when the opportunity presents itself.


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Tissot Arena, a sports complex in Biel, Switzerland, includes a 7,000-capacity ice hockey arena that has recently been equipped by integration firm Eclipse AG with an upgraded sound reinforcement system utilizing Alcons Audio QR24 pro-ribbon loudspeakers working with a center cluster of LR18B bass elements.
When the arena opened in 2015, the existing system had been designed both for EVAC and main PA applications. “Since then, however, the club’s needs have changed considerably,” explains Silvano Käppeli, technical manager at Eclipse AG. “Today, significantly more show elements are being created around team entries. And more so, also goals and wins want to be celebrated with intense light shows as well as powerful sound.
“For sponsor presentations, cinema-quality sound is now being expected,” he continues. “The bottom line is that the existing EVAC system is doing a great job. However, it could not keep up with the increased demands. Not all audience areas could be equally well provided with a good sound experience, so visitors often complained about the sound being too loud and aggressive. However, the audience itself generates a considerable volume in the arena. Any sound system will first have to overcome this noise barrier. So there remains only a fine line to navigate in terms of sound.”
After Eclipse initially added a show lighting installation in 2018 and also set up a new lighting and video control room, an evaluation followed in 2019 to determine what could be done to improve the sound reinforcement. Eclipse’s analysis showed that the main system was insufficient for only the last four rows of the stands. After an on-site sectoral listening test (with and without system supplementation by Alcons loudspeakers), the QR24 column loudspeakers were chosen.
The QR24 is a vertical array designed primarily for permanent installations. By means of two RBN1203 12-inch pro-ribbon drivers mounted coaxially with four 6.5-inch woofers, it’s designed to deliver a coherent (patented) horizontal pattern control combined with sharply-controlled vertical dispersion without the necessity of DSP-based beam-shaping.
“The complementary sound reinforcement had to cover precisely those last four rows, without unnecessarily stimulating the glass walls behind them and thus worsening the already less than perfect reverberation situation,” Käppeli says. “The Alcons QR24s produce a very narrow sound projection. 16 units were enough to cover the back rows all around.
The QR24 extension is joined by an additional center bass cluster of eight LR18B 18-inch compact line array bass units. Audio power is supplied by four Sentinel3 amplified loudspeaker controllers for the QR24s (one per channel with individual EQ, level and delay controls) and a Sentinel10 controller for the LR18Bs (two per channel).
Käppeli notes, “Our analyses revealed that one central bass cluster would be sufficient to cover the entire audience area. We suspended the units from the center of the ceiling and electronically trimmed the existing system so that now only the LR18Bs provide the deep bass. Ever since, our engineers can deliver much more precision in the low frequencies.”


What is Senate Bill 1 (SB 1)?
On April 28, 2017, SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 was signed into law by the Governor in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide.
SB 1 established the newly created “Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account” (RMRA). SB 1 will be funded by increases in per gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees. RMRA will provide an estimated $54 billion statewide over the next decade to address deferred maintenance needs on both the state highway system and local road systems. RMRA will provide an estimated $1.5 billion annually to cities and counties for maintenance and rehabilitation of local streets and roads.
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Newlevant is an illustrator and editor formerly of Lion Forge Comics. Their work–which often explores queerness, gender, and relationships–has been recognized by the Eisner Awards, Ignatz Awards, Xeric Grant, and the Prism Comics Queer Press Grant. All three of these books are brilliant examples of the power of self-published comics as well as perfectly suiting the radical do-it-yourself ethos that Silver Sprocket embodies with all of its work.
Comics For Choice is an award-winning anthology of comics about abortion. Cartoonists and illustrators teamed up with activists, historians, and reproductive justice experts to create comics about their diverse personal stories, the history of abortion, the current politics, and more.
Chainmail Bikini is an anthology of comics by women and nonbinary people about gaming. 40 cartoonists contributed comics about the games they’re passionate about—from video games to table-top role-playing to collectible card games. Chainmail Bikini explores the real-life impact of entering a fantasy world, as well as how games can connect us and teach us about ourselves.
Sugar Town is a bisexual, polyamorous love story for the modern era. Hazel is already in a happy relationship when she meets Argent, a dominatrix who’s sweet and tender outside of the bedroom. Sugar Town is a fun, colorful comic about a young woman’s journey through the delights and disappointments of multiple lovers.
The issue of abortion, has been a hot topic longer than most of us have been alive. It is also very complicated on so many levels. The thing is no matter what side of this issue you accept as right, we all should believe that it is a woman’s choice, whether she should have one. Unfortunately, the die-hard anti-abortionists don’t believe in this idea, and the sad truth is no one and no man should have domain over a woman’s body. In a recently published anthology addressing this subject, Hazel Newlevant, Whit Taylor and OK Fox, and a host of other creators share stories in a Comics For Choice.
In Encountering Abortion Restrictions: From Kenya to Texas MJ Flores and Kat Fajardo, tells MJ’s own distressing story of what lead her to an abortion halfway around the world. In They Call Her Dr. D, Dr. Cynthia Greenlee and Jaz Malone tells Dr. Dorothy Brown’s story, who was Tennessee’s first black woman legislator and pushed one of the first state sponsored pro-abortion bills. In The Outcasts Heidi Williamson and Julia Krase, imagine a future where women’s sexual activities and reproductive health decisions were monitored daily and those who don’t comply, were jailed. In Body & Soul, Science and Religion Kriota Willberg, dives into the whole evolution from conception to birth in painstaking detail.
In Saturday Morning, Benita Ulisano and Laura Martin, shows how pro-life protesters attack people who go to these clinics. In Plan C, Nomi Kane educates readers about a third effective method to avoid pregnancy, that is not as widely known. In October, Kris Louis tells her story and the anxiety, and the loneliness brought it to her. In Bearing Witness, Mick Doran tells her story as an Abortion Doula, and how her work extends beyond the clinic.
Overall, each of these stories I highlighted as well as those I did not are universal, powerful, personal and beautiful. The stories by each of these creators, are deeply affecting, some are heartbreaking, some are relatable, but all are instantly connected. The art by different creators, makes for some visually striking work while at the same time educating the reader. Altogether an excellent anthology that should be read by all, regardless of your political or philosophical ideology.
Story: MJ Flores, Kendra Josie Kirkpatrick, Jennifer Camper, Dr. Cynthia Greenlee, Rickie Solinger, Rachel Wilson, Hallie Jay Pope, Anna Sellheim, Brittany Mostiller, Lindsay Rodriguez, Sam Romero, Candice Russell, Heidi Williamson, Cathy Camper, Kriota Willberg, Katie Brown & Andrew Carl, Benita Ulisano, Steph Kraft Sheley, Nomi Kane & the Plan C Team, Sarah Mirk, Kris Louis, Emily Lady, Sage Coffey, Rachel Hays, Leah Hayes, Tanya DePass, Tatiana Gill, Mick Moran, Anna Bongiovanni, Daniela Diaz, Renee Bracey Sherman, Jennifer Camper, Michelle Kinsey Bruns, Jensine Eckwall, Yamani Hernandez, Claudia E. Berger, Mallory McMaster, Bree Jordan, CB Hart, Anise Simon, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Vreni Art: Kat Fajardo, Kendra Josie Kirkpatrick, Jennifer Camper, Jaz Malone, Rachel Merrill, Ally Shwed, Hallie Jay Pope, Anna Sellheim, Lilly Taing, Lucy Haslam, Erin Lux, Laura Lannes, Julia Krase, Jennifer Camper, Kriota Willberg, Ahmara Smith, Laura Martin, Steph Kraft Sheley, Nomi Kane , Sarah Mirk, Kris Louis, Emily Lady, Sage Coffey, Rachel Hays, Leah Hayes, Wren Chavers, Tatiana Gill, Mick Moran, Anna Bongiovanni, Stephanie Rodriguez, Kennedy Tarrell, Katie Fricas, Gianna Meola, Jensine Eckwall, Sharon Rimann, Claudia E. Berger, Kate Kerns, Bree Jordan, CB Hart, Sarah Crowe, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Vreni Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy


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Grooming a dog is a very important part of caring for them. Not only is this the case because of the way that they look, grooming them properly can also affect their health and well-being. Of course, there are many things that go into grooming a dog and sometimes, you may find that you are working on it for the better part of an afternoon. Other parts of grooming are actually an ongoing program that can be done during the grooming session and even on a daily basis.
One of those factors that can be done on a daily basis with most dogs is to brush them. When this is done regularly, it improves your dog’s coat, keeps their skin healthy and can reduce shedding considerably. That being said, there are many people who have a difficulty brushing their dog because they don’t understand the way that it is done. As long as you understand the basics, however, you can care for your dog’s coat like a pro.
It is important to choose the proper brush for your dog. There are many options available, including those that are good for long-haired breeds, short coat dogs and wiry breeds. Be sure that you choose the proper brush for your dog to ensure that you are doing things right.
One of the biggest problems that most pet owners run into is brushing their dog in the wrong direction. After all, brushing against the grain may seem like an effective way to remove loose hair but it can be rough on the skin. In addition, some dogs don’t like to be brushed backward and it can be irritating to them. It is always best if you brush down and out, starting from the head and working your way back toward the tail. To keep things simple, just make sure that you are always brushing in the same direction that your dog’s coat grows.
It is also important to be gentle when you are brushing a dog. You may be in a hurry, but if you rush through the process, you could damage the dog’s hair and cause irritation to the skin. Brushing your dog slowly and gently allows you to care for the process properly and to recognize any problems, such as a tangle of hair.
Some dogs are going to be brushed regularly without much of a problem but some breeds are more likely to have matting or tangles. These can cause a real problem so you need to proceed with caution when you find one. Sometimes, it may be possible to brush it out gently but if it is too much of a difficulty, you can trim it out carefully with scissors.
Most dog owners are able to care for brushing their dog on their own without any problem. If you do run into any difficulties, however, it may be best to employ the use of a professional groomer.

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NEWS 1130 is working hard to get you the information you need about the COVID-19 pandemic.
When you have questions, NEWS 1130 Gets Answers.
Alan: “I am a 57-year-old male with asthma, and I’ve been isolated in my apartment alone since March. My girlfriend is flying in from Toronto to Vancouver on June 14. She has no symptoms. Can we be intimate ? I’d like to know what’s the best way to deal with this situation. I don’t want her to feel like I’m just being paranoid.
While public health officials have advised Canadians against non-essential domestic travel, there are no restrictions stopping Alan’s partner from flying to B.C. or requiring her to quarantine upon her arrival.
NEWS 1130 asked five COVID-19 experts for their advice to the couple. Here’s what they said.
Dr. Stephen Hoption Cann, professor at UBC’s school of population and public health:
Having close contact with someone outside of your household is not without risk. You need to understand whether your girlfriend was practising social distancing and safe practices when outdoors or in settings with others (hand washing, face mask, etc). Also, are they employed and currently working in a field where they have a lot of contact with many people? This could increase their risk of being infected if they are not being cautious. Studies so far have not consistently shown that asthma is a risk factor for more severe COVID disease. Early studies in China have suggested it might be, but recent studies in the U.S. did find asthma to be associated with an increased risk. As to your age, the mortality rates from COVID illness start rising mostly after age 50, each decade being riskier than the previous. In general, you would not be in a very high risk group, but I do not know how well your asthma is controlled or other health risks you might have. Ultimately, I cannot tell you whether or not to see your girlfriend, but that is a decision you must make based on your understanding of the risks involved.
Dr. David White, professor of family and community medicine at the University of Toronto:
The pandemic has taken a real toll on dating and relationships for people who aren’t living together all the time. It appears your Vancouver questioner has kept himself safe. We don’t have similar background information about his partner in Toronto. Is she a front-line worker living in a crowded apartment, or has she too been isolating at home alone the whole time? And then, even with the laudable efforts to make air travel safer, it still poses a risk. I’m very sympathetic to these two, but there is still some risk.
Ken Denike, UBC medical geographer:
Technically, I guess she should count as part of the family cluster. Granted, a 57-year-old male with asthma is in a high risk category. So some recognition of social distance is warranted for a short time.
Michael Curry, UBC professor of emergency medicine:
As for the amorous asthmatic, it’s a matter of risk tolerance. Like everything in life being intimate with his partner from Ontario has some risk. If she has been social distancing in Ontario, washing her hands frequently, and has no symptoms it is a low risk that she would be infectious but it’s not totally risk free. She could be an asymptomatic carrier, she may have been infected at the airport, but the risk is probably low overall. Whether it is low enough for them to be comfortable is a decision they have to make for themselves.
Tom Koch, UBC medical geographer:
The asthmatic needs to let his visitor know about his condition and concerns. If she is tested in her home province prior to travel that will make things easier. So perhaps he can ask her to be tested before travel. I have read some who recommend masks be included in any intimate encounter, but realize that would be, for most, a, well, downer. And, too, this person and his prospective partner should question where she is coming from – is it an area of still active viral outbreaks? – and her risk factors. If, for example, the visitor is a nurse working an active ER in an area of outbreaks the risks would be greater.
So the best answer is she and he should both be tested first.
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Senator Angus King (D-ME) told LPO on Monday afternoon that a proposal by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) requiring all Americans, including women, to register for the military draft will be debated "over the next couple of days" in the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act.
It would amend a current law that states that US men are required to register for potential military conscription when they turn 18 years old.
"I think we should make it a voluntary thing," Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) said when asked by LPO about the Senate Democrats' proposal.
The National Defense Authorization Act provides authorization for appropriations and establishes policies for Department of Defense programs and activities, including personnel strengths.
"I've been supporting [requiring women to register for the military draft] since I introduced my bill on the Universal Service Act," said Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).
The proposal is meant for women and men to bear equal obligations as citizens.
Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) said to LPO, "I have not read what leader Reed is working on, but I do support equality with treatment of men and women with job opportunities and responsibilities that we have with our Armed Forces."
"I also support what Senator Gillibrand has been laying out with making sure there is real, meaningful policy that gets to the bottom of sexual abuse and harassment and that is something Congress should be taking up as well," added Lujan.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (RS.C.) when questioned on whether he would support the bill said, "Let me think on it."
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John Barasso (R-WY), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) told LPO that they had yet to see Senator Reed's proposal.
Only one percent of Americans served in the military during the past 20 years, despite the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and US military deployments around the world.
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Did scrolling through your Facebook news feed leave you feeling a little bummed back in January 2012?
Chances are, you don't recall your emotional state after reading social media updates more than two years ago, but if you were a Facebook user, you might have been an unwitting participant in a recently published study.
A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that Facebook intentionally manipulated the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users to study "emotional contagion through social networks."
In short, the social network hid either good news or bad news from users' feeds to see how it affected their emotions.
Researchers tweaked the algorithm Facebook uses to sweep users' posts so they could identify those with positive and negative words. They then fed people either neutral or positive information from friends or neutral-to-sad information.
They found that tampering with news feeds to fill them with more negative updates didn't just make users more negative — it also made them more withdrawn.
They were more likely to post negative updates, and they were also less likely to post overall. And they socially engaged less.
On the flip side, people who viewed less negative content were more likely to post happier updates.
An interesting study, yes, but is manipulating thousands of people's moods without their knowledge ethical?
Federal regulations state that studies involving human subjects require informed consent.
Researchers affiliated with Facebook, Cornell University and the University of California-San Francisco wrote in their paper that their research "was consistent with Facebook’s Data Use Policy, to which all users agree prior to creating an account on Facebook, constituting informed consent for this research."
Facebook's data use policy does contain the following: "In addition to helping people see and find things that you do and share, we may use the information we receive about you ... for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research and service improvement."
This is how the policy reads now, but Forbes reports that in January 2012, Facebook's data use policy contained no reference to the possibility of its users being subjected to potential research.
In May 2012 — four months after the study — Facebook made changes to this policy, which is when the previously quoted line referencing "research" was introduced.
Additionally, as there was no age filter set on the study, it could have contained participants who were under the age of 18.
The debate on whether it's ethical to involve Facebook users in a study without their consent is even more complicated because researchers proved their manipulation of news feeds had a negative impact on users' emotional states.
"There are people who can't afford to be made to feel very much worse than they already do," NPR's Linda Holmes wrote. "There's every chance that this experiment … took a depressed person somewhere and made it harder for him or her to get up. There's every chance that somebody went for a quick dose of distraction because of a breakup or a job loss or a death or a simple setback and didn't get it, because it was denied to them on purpose, just to see what would happen."
On Sunday, even Adam Kramer, the Facebook data scientist who led the study wrote, "In hindsight, the research benefits of the paper may not have justified all of this anxiety."
But will the outrage Facebook faces today result in users deactivating their accounts?
For years Facebook has been criticized for how it uses its 1.3 billion members' data, but many people consider it an indispensable communication tool, and reports show that the social media site's audience is still growing.
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We were recently reminded that Kevin Moon (whose Throwback album was one of my favourites of last year) had released new music. One of my minor gripes with that album was that it consisted of rather well worn material, and here he tackles new or lesser known songs. It turns out to be halfway between an EP and a full length album, with eight tracks, and as far as I can see is only available digitally.
The best song is the opening ‘Good Whiskey’, a great song in which the protagonist first rejects alcohol as a cure for his heartbreak:
They don’t make Jack strong enough to get you off my mind
There really ain’t nothin’ they could fix me
I could drink it all but you still wouldn’t miss me
It’d be a waste of good whiskey
‘What If She Don’t’ is a nice love song with the protagonist unsure whether the object of his affections understands the depths of his love. He then explains it to her in the attractive ‘Girl That’s How’. ‘Cowgirl’s Gonna Dream’ is a sweet song about an ordinary Tennessee country boys who manages to land a Texan cowgirl as his wife.
‘Scarecrow’ is an anthroporphic description of the farmer’s friend, and has a certain charm. The relaxed ‘Blue Agave Shore’ dreams of a Mexican vacation but settles for a back porch.
There are a couple of covers, both from the 1970s. Eric Clapton’s romantic ‘Wonderful Tonight’ works surprisingly well as a country song, and has been done by country artists before – David Kersh (now largely forgotten) had a top 20 hit with it in the late 90s. Kevin’s version is tender and convincing, and really very good.
‘Daddy What If’, written by Shel Silverstein, was a hit for Bobby Bare and his 5 year old son. Kevin recruits his three year old, Weston, to sing the child’s part on this rather twee tune. The little boy has a vague approach to pitch, but the overall effect is rather sweet.
Moon has an attractive voice, and while this album has a more modern sound than Throwback, it is still solidly country. A couple of extra songs would have been welcome, but it’s still a worthwhile release.

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There exists in all of us a song waiting to be sung which is as heart-stopping and vertiginous as the peak of the cathedral. That is the meaning of this quiet city, where the spire soars into the blue, where rivers and stories weave into one another, where lives intertwine.
One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide - a flower seller, a schoolboy, an army wife, a security guard, a widower - all facing their own personal disasters. As one of those lives hangs in the balance, the stories of all five unwind, drawn together by connection and coincidence into a web of love, grief, disenchantment and hope that perfectly represents the joys and tragedies of small-town life.
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CERVICAL CANCER STUDY: THE LEGACY OF NATIONAL WOMEN’S UNFORTUNATE EXPERIMENT
A New Zealand study reported in the Lancet Oncology in April 2008 revealed that between 31–50% of women with untreated CIN3, a precancerous disease of the cervix, will develop cervical or vaginal cancer over 30 years.
The study’s results are based on an independent analysis by a team of medical experts at Otago University of a clinical study of the natural history of CIN3 carried out by Dr Herbert Green at National Women’s Hospital during the 1960s and 1970s. The team led by Dr Margaret McCredie analysed the data compiled by Dr Green and confirmed that there is a high risk of cervical cancer in women not treated after finding precursor lesions, and a very low risk in women who received conventional treatment.
Dr Green’s clinical study was the subject of the judicial inquiry in 1987 now known as the Cartwright Inquiry. The Inquiry found that the study was unethical because treatment was withheld without consent, monitoring of outcomes was inadequate, and the study was not ended when clinicians raised their concerns. One of Judge Silvia Cartwright’s recommendations was that the material should be made available for research.
The records of 1229 women were analysed and it was found that among the 143 women who received only a diagnostic punch or wedge biopsy, 31% developed cervical cancer after 30 years. In the subset of 92 women who had persistent disease within 24 months of the original diagnostic biopsy, 50% developed cervical cancer after 30 years. These estimates took into account later treatments for many of the women.
Among the 593 women who received conventional treatment – usually by a cone biopsy or a hysterectomy – and treatment for recurrent abnormalities, the risk of invasive cancer was about 1% over the same period.
This latest study extends the earlier analysis by Dr Bill McIndoe and colleagues which was published in 1984. Professor Ron Jones, who instigated the current study and was involved in the earlier analysis, said “The present study has employed different methods of analysis and the follow-up has been extended to 30 years. However the findings are very similar to those reported by our group 24 years ago. Whereas in the original study we assessed the risk of cancer as 25 times greater in women with in-adequately treated CIN3, compared to treated women, the present estimates are even higher.”
An article that appeared in the NZ Herald referred to Dr Green’s study as one of the most vilified pieces of research in New Zealand. It has now given the world its most valid estimates yet of the risk of the precursor lesions known as carcinoma in situ or CIN 3 developing into cervical cancer.
As the publication of this paper occurred just before the 20th anniversary of the release of the Cartwright Report on 5 August 1988, it's appearance was very timely.


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By Maria Elissa J. Lao
The first month of 2020 has given us much to consider. The current climate of unrest in the Middle East, the sudden eruption of Taal Volcano, and the emergence of the coronavirus strain from Wuhan, China has no doubt given us more than a little cause for pause. It has also brought to the fore the different roles that the Philippine State plays in responding to the needs of Filipinos in times of crisis, whether natural or manmade.
The relationship between citizen and state is not a static one. It is one of adaptation and constant interpretation and re-interpretation and should be premised by the fact that by the current political, social, economic, and environmental context, the state is only one of many actors that has the power to regulate the way citizen’s behave during times of uncertainty. It no longer has monopoly of people’s actions in times of great (or even small) change.
In the case of the Middle East, mandatory repatriation in affected areas may not necessarily mean full compliance as past crisis events have shown numerous considerations by Filipinos abroad factor into their decision to stay put during perilous times. These periods of unrest abroad also reveal that non-state efforts to keep Filipinos safe (churches, local networks and groups, media outfits, and even individual employers) are similarly robust and are considered by Filipino workers as options to secure their safety. There is no judgement here in terms of the effectivity of state and non-state actors, but the reality is that previous similar events have shown that our citizens abroad utilize multiple channels when considering their options, which points to the fact that the State does not have the monopoly on their care.
On a more local level, the days following the Taal Volcano eruption has likewise shown variation in the response of the national and local government representatives, as well as other actors in the scenario. Assistance has also found form in multiple state and non-state channels with both donors and recipients having the agency to choose the forms of assistance to give and receive. The forays into the 14-kilometer danger zone to assess damage, prevent looting, and preserve livestock has been enforced by the state but also negotiated by the LGUs and their constituents as affected populations struggle with the unthinkable consequences of the loss of livelihood and the disruption of their way of life.
Finally, the uncertainty of a more undetectable threat, the novel coronavirus 2019, has required international and national government agencies, including ports, hospitals, and even local governments to implement additional protocols to protect the local population from the spread of the virus. Again, in the requiring vigilance of both public and private actors, a shift takes place in the context of a robust tourism industry and the increased Chinese population entering the Philippines for employment: one that requires some re-evaluation again, of the role of the state in protecting the Philippine population. While at times subtle, the transportable nature of diseases may figure more prominently in the redefinition of the relationship between citizen and state in the near future.
None of the scenarios outlined here have a certainty to their respective conclusions and in relation to this, I argue that contrary to the what it is supposed to be, the state should not be as inflexible in its role as it responds to these issues. The shifting relationship between citizen and state is a hallmark of 21st century governance as the world and all of us in it, continue to evolve.
Maria Elissa Jayme Lao, DPA, is the Director of the Institute of Philippine Culture and an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the Ateneo de Manila University.


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IDPH has cited and fined Aperion Care West Ridge in Chicago after a resident jumped from a second story window, landing 20 feet below, then walked to a nearby lake and subsequently drowned to death.
Elopement is the technical term for wandering from the nursing home and is something that poses a serious risk to residents who do so. One of the basic factors driving a family’s decision to admit a family member to a nursing home is the fact that they are unable to keep a loved one safe at home. Sometimes that is due to the fact that they wander from home due to advancing dementia and confusion and are unable to make good decisions about how to keep themselves safe.
When a nursing home accepts a resident into their facility, there are a number of standard assessments which are done as part of the care planning process. One of these is assessment of elopement risk. Every facility has a slightly different tool for assessing risk of elopement, but there are three main risk factors that show that a resident is at risk for elopement: (1) confusion, a mental health disorder or dementia, (2) the ability to ambulate (someone is not a high risk for leaving the facility if they cannot get around reasonably well), and (3) either an expressed desire to leave (“I want to go home”) or a history of having left the facility or attempted to do so.
If a resident is at risk for elopement, then a care plan must be put into place which is tailored to the needs and behaviors of the particular resident. Frequently, this involves placing them on a locked unit so that they cannot easily leave the facility. Past that, it also usually includes regular, close supervision of the resident and either monitoring and/or alarming of exit doors and windows.
The resident at issue here was at risk for elopement. He suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, homelessness, and diabetes. He was also able to move quite well and often liked to get up and smoke.
While he was clearly at risk for elopement, the Elopement / Community Survival Assessment that was completed upon admission stated otherwise. The nurse that completed the form marked that the resident was not at risk for elopement and that he was not suffering from any severe mental illness. When confronted by the state examiner with this information, the nurse declared that she did not know why she did not mark the resident at risk for elopement. She admitted to making a mistake.
On the morning of the elopement, the facility staff discovered the resident was missing from his second floor room and a code pink elopement alert was initiated. The resident’s roommate reported to staff that he had witnessed the resident jump out of their shared window. The window the resident exited from had a broken mechanism that allowed it to fully open. This dangerously unsecured window was approximately 16-20 feet from the ground.
Sometime after the resident managed to elope out of this open window, he ended up in a nearby lake. Later in the evening around 7:00 PM, police arrived at the facility to inform the staff that the resident had been found and transported to the hospital. Records from the hospital show that the resident had sustained anoxic brain injury from drowning in the lake. Despite several days of medical interventions, the resident did not recover any brain function and was pronounced dead by neurological criteria by the intensive care unit physician and neurology doctor at the hospital.
The outcome in this case was dire. Residents who wander from nursing homes are at high risk for injuries from falls, from criminal assaults, and from exposure to the elements. If a resident is missing for an extended period of time, they will also not be receiving necessary medications and treatment. Nursing home residents need good care.
One of our core beliefs is that nursing homes are built to fail due to the business model they follow and that unnecessary accidental injuries and wrongful deaths of nursing home residents are the inevitable result. Order our FREE report, Built to Fail, to learn more about why. Our experienced Chicago nursing home lawyers are ready to help you understand what happened, why, and what your rights are. Contact us to get the help you need.


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NORDSTROM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Supporting Communities Through Scholarships
For Alexa Christensen, a junior at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Ariz., it was a typical Monday afternoon. She was settling in to one of her last classes of the day when her teacher announced they had some visitors. To Christensen's surprise, in walked her parents and a team of Nordstrom employees, who had exciting news to share—Christensen had been selected to receive a $10,000 Nordstrom Scholarship.Being able to help students get a college degree is just one of the ways we can make a difference in our communities.
—Ellen Greene, Nordstrom Scholarship manager
Investing in Education
Since 1994, the Nordstrom Scholarship Program has been helping hardworking students achieve their dreams of going to college. In 2013, we gave $10,000 scholarships to 80 outstanding students across the country, including Christensen.
"Giving back to the communities that support us is such an important part of our business and our culture," said Ellen Greene, Nordstrom Scholarship manager. "We know that paying for college can be a challenge for many students and families, which is why we started the Nordstrom Scholarship Program. Being able to help students get a college degree is just one of the ways we can make a difference in our communities."
Recognizing Outstanding Students
The scholarship is open to high school juniors who live and go to school in a state that has a Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack store. Students can apply online, where they answer some basic questions and write a personal statement and original essay—all great practice for those college applications. After reviewing each application, a panel of local community members and Nordstrom employees selects and interviews scholarship finalists.
Selecting the final scholarship recipients is no easy feat. In 2013, nearly 12,000 students applied—each with outstanding applications. So what exactly are we looking for in a Nordstrom Scholarship recipient? "We're looking for ambitious students that not only excel in the classroom, but also bring that same excitement, passion and determination into their communities through service and extracurricular activities," said Greene. "And that's exactly why the Nordstrom Scholarship selection committee was so impressed by Alexa," explained Greene.
Christensen was nominated for the scholarship by her chemistry teacher, Anne Baffert. "Alexa was one of the top students in my rigorous Honors Chemistry class. She is bright, well organized and highly motivated," said Baffert. "She grasps difficult concepts readily, and I could always count on her to help her peers who were struggling. Alexa is a shining example of a young leader who Salpointe and Tucson can be proud of."
Interested in Applying?
Think you know someone who might be a good fit for the Nordstrom Scholarship? Have them visit nordstrom.com/scholarship to learn more about the requirements and application process.
The 2014 Scholarship application process opens on Monday, February 3. All submissions are due by Thursday, May 1, 2014, at 3pm Pacific.
GIVING BACK BEFORE THE SHOPPING BEGINS
One of our most special traditions is our full-line new store opening gala, which gives us the opportunity to invest in the community even before we open our doors. Read More
A DIFFERENT KIND OF SERVICE
We're fortunate to have a number of veterans working at Nordstrom, and we benefit from the many unique skills and experiences
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'TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING
Once again, we're partnering with our customers, New Balance and the nonprofit organization Shoes That Fit to make the holidays brighter for kids in need across the
REDUCING SHIPPING IMPACTS THE SMARTWAY
By participating in the EPA's SmartWay® Transport Partnership, we're able to identify and lessen the environmental impacts of moving our merchandise around the country.Read More
Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things
Through screenings of The Empowerment Project documentary, IndieFlix and Nordstrom are encouraging girls and young women to
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Facing Breast Cancer Together
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Clan of Xymox
Clan of Xymox, also known as simply Xymox, are a Dutch rock band from Nijmegen formed in 1981 best known as pioneers of darkwave music. Clan of Xymox featured a trio of singers and songwriters – Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert, and Pieter Nooten and gained success in the 1980s, releasing their first two albums on 4AD, before releasing their third and fourth albums on Wing Records and scoring a hit single in the United States. Their 1980s releases included synthpop/electronic dance
music. The band is still active, continuing to tour and release records with Moorings as the sole remaining original songwriter and singer.


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An exceptional selling exhibition of engraved glass covering a diverse range of engraving styles and designs.† All items are for sale.† Ask in the shop for more information.
Free Glass Engraving demonstrations
As part of the Northern Branch of the Guild of Glass Engravers Craft & Design Showcase, members of the Guild will be giving free glass engraving demonstrations.
Saturdays: 9, 23, 30 October and 6 and 13 November, 11am - 3pm.† Lower foyer, next to the NGC Shop.
Each demonstration day will be given by a different member of the guild:
9 Oct††††† Anne Roxborough† -† Craft member of the Guild of Glass Engravers
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6 Nov††††† Dawn Douglas† -† Craft member of the Guild of Glass Engravers
13 Nov††† Brian Porter† -† Associate Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers
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The Own Art loan scheme is designed to make it easy and affordable to buy original, high quality contemporary art and craft. You can borrow up to £2,000, or as little as £100, to be paid back in equal instalments over a period of 10 months – interest free*
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What if you could create a building that would conserve energy, improve air quality and save water? And what if that building also served up the visual feast of a lush, green oasis in the midst of a concrete jungle?
By using vertical gardens as part of your architecture, you can achieve all those benefits and more. As one of the newest trends in the world of sustainable design and construction, vertical gardens — also known as living walls or green walls — are creating quite a stir across the globe.
What are vertical gardens?
To create a vertical garden, builders completely or partially cover a wall with vegetation, including soil or another growing medium, along with an integrated watering system.
This environmentally friendly solution to dwindling horizontal spaces can be either freestanding or part of a building. Plants used in vertical gardens run the gamut and include grasses, herbs and even vegetables. The gardens are literally taking root in all kinds of environments and work especially well for properties without space for traditional greenery, as The Times of India notes.
Vertical gardens are a new variation on the older theme of green facades, which use soil at the base of a wall and include climbing plants that eventually cover the wall. True vertical gardens can be used indoors or outdoors, and they appear in a variety of sizes.
The popularity of vertical gardens has surged in recent years. The International Greenroof & Greenwall Projects Database indicates that of 61 large, outdoor vertical gardens, more than three-quarters were built since 2009.
How have vertical gardens evolved?
In 1938, Stanley Hart White patented the first known vertical garden system. White, a professor of landscape architecture, described in his patent a new method for “producing an architectonic structure” with visible surfaces permanently covered with growing vegetation, reports the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. In six beautifully illustrated pages, White provided details about his invention, the execution of which would not be fully realized in his lifetime.
Since White’s time, vertical gardens have evolved to include various uses and implementations. Often constructed with modular panels holding a growing medium, vertical gardens are built to cover eyesores, to provide greenery in the middle of a city, to promote sustainability or simply for the love of growing things.
Vertical gardens around the world
The world’s largest vertical garden covers more than half an acre at Los Cabos International Convention Center in Mexico. Architect Fernando Romero designed the building for the 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit and included a number of sustainable features such as water treatment capabilities hidden under the parking lot. The hydroponic vertical garden naturally cools the whole building and reduces energy consumption.
In addition, many public places around the world now feature vertical gardens to improve aesthetics and reduce energy costs. For instance, a number of airports - including Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in India, Singapore Changi Airport and Edmonton International Airport in Canada - all include vertical gardens in their architecture.
The Museé du Quai Branly in Paris includes a 650-foot vertical garden created by French botanist Patrick Blanc, who is sometimes credited with having developed the green-wall concept in the late 1980s. Meanwhile, British power distribution company National Grid recently unveiled Europe’s largest vertical garden, intended to demonstrate sustainability in action.
Interest in sustainable design continues to surge
In 2013, just under a quarter of new, nonresidential construction was considered “green” according to Green Building Education Services. This year, nearly half is expected to be green.
Owners of commercial buildings and homes alike continue to recognize the value of sustainable construction such as the use of vertical gardens, with benefits that include reduced carbon footprints and energy usage, healthier indoor environments, lower energy costs and better resale value.
The U.S. Green Building Council reports that more than 60 percent of construction projects involve retrofits. The organization projects an estimated investment of $960 billion by 2023 on efforts to improve environmental sustainability of existing infrastructure. And in 2015, the share of environmentally sustainable construction activity for retrofits and renovations will more than triple, the council predicts.
Expanding role for vertical gardens
With the continued growth of sustainable design and construction, vertical gardens will play an increasing role, bringing improved aesthetics and energy use to buildings around the world.
If you’re interested in green building, a great place to start is our Sustainability page. See what’s driving this exciting sector and what products you can choose to make greener decisions.


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|Winter Chrom can rock the world with Bold Fighter 3 and offensive power stacked on the rest of his kit. Death Blow 3 is the standard Player Phase skill for most damage, while Sturdy Blow 2 adds 4 to his defense, in exchange for a loss of 2 attack. The weapon refine, if available, is always Attack, and the seal choices and specials are made to bolster his offensive nuke as much as possible. In terms of C skill, Armor March 3 is important if no other member in the team has it, as Chrom absolutely needs the extra movement; however, if he is marched by someone else, an armor buff can be taken, or even Panic Ploy 3.
The Slaying Axe+ build slightly edges out over the Brave one in the number of total matchups won, and also those where Chrom survives. With the cooldown reduction, Ignis can be taken, which will always proc on his second hit, assuming the enemy can counter him. The seal of choice is Attack +3, being the one that improves his damage the most.
On the other hand, the Brave Axe+ build allows Chrom to always quad the enemy, if they survive until the end.
While the Slaying build is safer for Chrom, either build can be considered. If using Winter Chrom in arena defense as well, the Slaying build once again outperforms the Brave one.

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Carbon monoxide forces Provo church to evacuate, sickens members
Oct 13, 2019, 8:13 PM | Updated: Oct 14, 2019, 6:00 am
PROVO, Utah— Crews evacuated a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo after carbon monoxide was discovered inside the building.
The Provo Fire Department’s Station 22 was dispatched at 11:06 AM Sunday for a medical call, according to authorities. En route to the building at 650 E. Stadium Ave., authorities learned it was a carbon monoxide leak.
“Upon arrival, quite a few people said they were feeling sick,” said Jeanie Atherton, spokesperson for Provo Fire. Firefighters immediately determined the church had “quite a bit” of the gas, which has no color or odor, built up inside.
Everyone was evacuated out of the church and Queststar Gas came out to identify the cause of the leak.
Authorities traced the source of the leak to a problem with a boiler inside the church building. Officials are unsure of what caused the boiler to break.
In all, Provo Fire Department officials confirm eight people went to Intermountain Hospital in Murray for hyperbaric treatment, in which patients receive pure oxygen treatment in a special tube or chamber.
This is a good reminder to check all carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they’re working properly, department officials said. If you don’t have one, they recommend you purchase one — even small amounts of carbon monoxide can be dangerous.


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Social issues a mixed bag for Latino voters, but won't drive election, poll says
- September 19, 2012
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science associate professor, is featured in Fox News Latino September 18, 2012
From Fox News Latino:
Political experts say Latinos mirror the changes in attitude toward gay and lesbian issues that have occurred over the decades in the general population. "Gay advocates have been very successful in showing gay marriage as something that strengthens the family rather than destroys the family," said Luis Desipio, a political science professor and expert on Latino issues at the University of California Irvine. "They've showed gay marriage as reaffirming family values, which is something that Latinos are close to."
For the full story, please visit http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/09/18/social-issues-mixed....

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By Rachel Sachs, Jacob S. Sherkow, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, and Nicholson Price
In our last post, we introduced some of the clinical evidence supporting the use of therapeutic antibodies against COVID-19—including Regeneron’s casirivimab and imdevimab and Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab—and analyzed the existing problems in the distribution and administration of those therapies. Even in just the last few weeks, further clinical evidence has supported the use of these technologies, leading the FDA to issue an additional emergency use authorization for Lilly’s bamlanivimab and etesevimab cocktail. In the near future, though, problems in administering our existing supply of these new drugs may give way to problems producing enough of them—a challenge that is also affecting the vaccine rollout. In this post, we consider the difficult manufacturing issues involved in the therapeutic antibody context (a subject we’ve previously explored regarding vaccines), and what might be done to address them.


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In the past, Canadian constitutional reform has been marked by surprising successes and resounding failures. Indeed, the failures were such that constitutional amendment itself, along with the word “Constitution”, became taboo in the eyes of a large part of the Canadian population. This chapter will commence with a brief history of constitutional reform in Canada from the Constitution Act, 1867 to the patriation of 1982, followed by an analysis of the post-patriation constitutional amendment procedures. It will then discuss the political and legal frameworks which further complicate the already strict requirements of modern constitutional amendment in Canada, and will conclude with an overview of the phenomena favouring paraconstitutional adaptation of the Constitution. Finally, it will point out that the full restoration of the word “Constitution” is of utmost importance in ensuring that constitutional reform itself does not simply become a matter of wishful thinking.
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By Alexander McCall Smith
Paperback, 361 pages
2014, Anchor Books
Emma Woodhouse has grown up on her father’s large estate, complete with a governess. She’s just finished school and decided to start her own interior design business, but finds herself more interested in the doings of her friends and neighbors. She starts with her governess, Ms. Taylor and after taking credit for successfully fixing her up with family-friend Mr. Weston, Emma decides matchmaking is her new business. She begins sticking her nose into everyone’s business and soon learns that they don’t view her as helpful, but rather meddling and snobby.
I’m now all caught up on the books in this modern Austen project and I’m satisfied with how they’ve all turned out. Despite each novel having its own author and varied voices, I still think they have all captured the spirit of Jane Austen’s novels and feel like a series that belongs together.
Smith’s Emma stands out as more of a spoiled, meddling, brat than the original (though I didn’t dislike her and was naturally excited to see her character growth) and I think that’s because our modern language and times allow her character to be depicted more bluntly. As a result, I think her change of heart and her efforts at self-improvement stand out more as well.
Mr. Woodhouse is a charming hypochondriac and his constant worries about the air quality of London (where Emma’s sister resides with her husband and growing brood) and the evils of microbes had me chuckling. George Knightley was less developed than I would have expected however; he doesn’t play a large part in Emma’s life until the latter part of the novel and I had been hoping for a bit more of a build-up in regards to their relationship.
The ending wrapped up a little too quickly for my liking, but overall this was a cute, contemporary take on the classic. As with the others, I recommend it if you enjoy Jane’s work – really, if you haven’t read any of her work, these modern adaptations might be right up your alley, to give you a feel for her stories without the potential intimidation of an older writing style.
You can check out Smith’s website or Tweet him or visit his Facebook page.


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Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Services Division are currently looking to arrest 27 year old Jarrett Joseph JOCKO for Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference and Invitation to Sexual Touching.
It is alleged that around midnight on the 25th of August 2012 a lone female victim was walking in the area of Wellington Street East near Simpson Street. The female was approached by a male who was not known to her. The male engaged the victim in a conversation at first, and then the victim was taken to a nearby secluded area. Once in that area, the accused sexually assaulted the victim. As a result of the investigation, officers were able to identify Jarrett Joseph JOCKO as the accused, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
If a member of the public observes Mr. JOCKO they are advised to contact police immediately and not approach this male. Mr. JOCKO is described as an Aboriginal male 5’11” tall with a thin build weighing approximately 180lbs. He has dark black hair, brown eyes and a goatee.


text: In 2011, Marylanders spent roughly $8.5 million on renewable energy. Of that, almost half went to black liquor and other mill waste. And of that, only 9 percent stayed in Maryland. The rest of that money subsidizes paper mills in other states like Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio. This is an egregious case of out-of-state corporate welfare, and it is one of the biggest ratepayer rip-offs in Maryland history. Rather than spending a few hundred thousand dollars per year for the average mill that already makes hundreds of millions of dollars each year from paper sales, we should be spending that money to encourage new and clean energy technologies.

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While everyone focuses on who is going to win the streaming wars, I want to stop for a moment to consider who the losers might be. Barring significant changes, I suspect HBO, now part of the WarnerMedia Entertainment conglomerate, is going to be a loser in the streaming battles…
I used to pay $15/month for HBO as part of my wildly overpriced multi-room DVR Dish Satellite service. That bundle does not lend itself to direct pricing/content comparisons (pricewise, its more like leasing a small car). But the fight over carrier fees between Dish and HBO has led to new insights about both – and in this battle, each is a loser.
Online comparisons can do that.
Like so many consumers I have Netflix for most of my streaming needs, and Amazon Prime by default for all the rest. I replaced my Apple TV a few years ago with an Amazon Firestick (then upgraded to FS with Alexa voice recognition) and its great — no more messing around with those awful letter by letter search boxes from the 1990s. (Get one on Black Friday or Amazon Day when they go on sale).
There are two other streaming service contenders worth discussing also: Disney+, and HBO Now/HBO Go. (I have not had much interest in Hulu, CBS All Access, YouTube TV, BritBox, Crackle, SlingTV, Showtime, Apple, etc.) One will be a giant winner, and the other – unless they make significant changes to their pricing and access models – could be a giant loser.
Disney+ already looks like a winner. They offer an impressive catalogue mix: Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, plus classic Disney films, all for $6.99 month. Its downloadable to 4 devices, and ad-free. If you have kids in the house, Disney+ is an automatic, and nearly a gimme even if you don’t. The new series The Mandolorian alone will have people signing up in droves.
First off, the HBO catalog of shows is far less impressive than it once was when compared to its competitors. Netflix shows us what a near infinite collection of NEW content looks like.
But the bigger takeaway is HBO is way too expensive versus its competitors. HBO gets $15 for its streaming HBO Now, and another $10-$20 for HBO Go if subscribers care to view content offline. (When I first encountered this on a long flight, I assumed I was doing something wrong; it took me like an hour to comprehend the sheer chutzpah of this pricing scheme, born in the earlier cable-TV era). [NOTE: HBO Go still requires an internet connection; none of the content is downloadable].
Cancelling HBO and giving up that big catalogue means that I don’t even think about twice about renting movies from Amazon. HBO’s monthly costs are about the same as a weekly rental at $2.99 -$6.99 per, versus my prior HBO budget, and given the wealth of other content, I don’t come close to that. I did a month of Showtime for Loudest Voice in the Room; I could see doing that with HBO in the future as well — if necessary.
Game of Thrones is over; the replacement is years away. Curb Your Enthusiasm is doing what looks to be the final season in 2020; VEEP is over. Perhaps Watchman will evolve into must-see TV, but that has yet to happen. Bill Maher, Barry, and Last Week Tonight are also no longer appointment TV. After Silicon Valley ends its run, I expect my HBO Go will turn into HBO Gone.
That’s the thing about anything online: It lends itself to instant comparison shopping. Television has now experienced that, finance/investing has as well. Imagine what will happen once health care has transparent public pricing available online?


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Director – Melora Walters (The Muse, Drowning)
Starring – James Le Gros (Constantine, Justified), Mira Sorvino (Mimic, Space Warriors), and Stacey Oristano (Ghost Hunt, Criminal Minds)
Release Date – 2018
Rating – 2.5/5
I get a lot of different movies to review. Many of you know that I love strange and weird cinema. I blame that on John Waters, Troma, and renting straight to video horror films from the video store growing up. I do find myself enjoying films that are not so weird and unusual but I typically don’t go looking for them.
Sometime back I was asked to review two films from Bayview Entertainment. I agreed without knowing too much about them. When I received them I quickly realized they were not horror flicks. At least, not horror in the sense most of us see horror. I didn’t mind though. I was still open to checking them out. The first one I put on the chopping block is the 2018 drama Waterlily Jaguar from Melora Walters. I want to take a second to thank Bayview for sending these my way!
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows successful author Bob (Gros) who is struggling with his next novel. He wants to make something more serious that will leave his mark on history. However, his next topic becomes an obsession and this obsession puts a strain on everything in his life including his own marriage. **Spoiler Alert**
I had no idea what to expect when I tossed this one in. I knew it wasn’t a horror flick but it still looked entertaining…and it was for the first half of the film. The acting in this one is exceptional. James Le Gros was marvelous as Bob the author. His performance carried the film and his character was great as the subject of the film. The supporting cast is great as well but the characters are not as entertaining as Bob.
The story for this one starts out great as we watch a wealthy writer become obsessed with the topic of his next novel but once we hit the 40 minute mark we find ourselves struggling to finish the film. The film starts out fine but once we hit the midway mark we find ourselves watching more than one character and how they are struggling. It is a little overwhelming and almost chaotic. I feel like the movie started out with a single thought in mind but before it ends we find ourselves struggling with an incoherent story.
Finally, those of you looking for blood and gore will not find any here. The film is not brooding or menacing and those wanting their horror fix will not find it here. Overall, Waterlily Jaguar is a film that has promise but loses traction halfway in. Some serious editing and a tighter story would make this one a more solid flick but the way it is it is a struggle to finish.


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Thousands of visitors and art collectors were drawn to Main Street in Manayunk for the 26th annual Manayunk Arts Festival.
The two-day show featured more than 300 artists from all corners of the country in seven disciplines: fiber, glass, photography, wood and sculpture, mixed media, jewelry, and painting and drawing.
Artist John Deever came in from California for the 2015 show — making it his 18th year participating in the Manayunk Arts Festival.
Deever said he found the show after it was given a great national rating, and has returned ever since because of his booming sales.
The festival has been rated nationally as a good place to get work noticed and profit, Deever said.
The festival typically draws about 200,000 people — collectors, buyers and visitors.
Organized by the Manayunk Development Corporation, the arts festival spans from Shurs Lane to Green Street along Main Street. Both famous and local artists share the street, promoting their different products.
Philadelphia artist Kerrin Pantelakis spoke highly of the festival’s organization, saying that she had a pretty easy and profitable time during the two days at the show.
“The weather held up, my booth neighbors are nice and it’s easy getting in and out,” Pantelakis said. “They’re just very accommodating.”
David Winigrad, in the wood and sculpture category, took home this year’s Best in Show award.
A full list of the winners can be found on the Manayunk Development Corporation’s website.


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The renewable energy industry is growing at a rapid pace as the world moves to cut emissions as part of a decarbonising global economy. REZs will be a key tool for ensuring this transformation is coordinated and provides positive outcomes for developers, communities and other stakeholders.
The Queensland Government, working with Powerlink Queensland, has identified 12 potential REZs across Southern, Central and Northern Queensland regions. The indicative location, size and timing of these REZs is based on developer interest, analysis of available network capacity, renewable resources and land use.
Through REZ development, there will be an opportunity to broaden and coordinate our community investment and target larger investment programs that provide a significant positive legacy for our regions.
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REZ capacity fully subscribed and projects continue to generate electricity into the grid. Remediation or refurbishment take place as projects reach end of life.
This framework will be enabled in legislation through the draft Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill, scheduled for introduction to Parliament in late 2023.
All Powerlink projects within a REZ will continue to undergo a comprehensive engagement process and follow a rigorous planning and project approval pathway focused on finding an alignment with the least overall impact across a range of social, environmental and economic criteria.
It is anticipated that Powerlink will carry out some new roles in Queensland REZ delivery. This would include Powerlink performing the function of REZ Delivery Body.*
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22 January: On this day in history
What events happened on 22 January in history? We round up the events, births and deaths…
22 January 1901: Queen Victoria dies after 63 years on the throne
The monarch’s death sends shock waves across the British empire
By the beginning of 1901, the 81-year-old Queen Victoria was visibly ailing. Lonely, lame and stricken with cataracts, the Empress of India had spent Christmas at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, but her family recognised that the end was near. She would “like to live a little longer”, she told her doctor, “as I still have a few things to settle”.
Although on the morning of 21 January Victoria briefly rallied, even calling for her Pomeranian dog, Turi, to come and play on her bed, she was now drifting towards death. Before she closed her eyes for the last time, she spotted her wayward son Bertie – now poised to become Edward VII – and asked him to kiss her. The dean of Winchester recited her favourite hymn, and Victoria slipped into unconsciousness.
The queen breathed her last at about 6.30pm on 22 January, with almost all her family gathered around her bed. At the top were her doctor, Sir James Reid, and – of all people – her bombastic grandson Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was typically determined to hog the limelight. When she died, Turi was placed on her deathbed to honour her last request.
As night fell, scores of journalists were camped outside Osborne’s gates. When the news came, there was a headlong rush to the telegraph office. One observer remembered seeing the mob of “runners bawling ‘Queen dead’ at the top of their voices”, like a “babel of voices at a fox-hunt”. It was not exactly what she would have wanted. | Read more about Queen Victoria's death

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ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0361.v1
Online: 23 September 2022 (08:09:57 CEST)
Objective: We aimed to clarify the differences in the association between re-admission for heart failure (HF) and left atrial (LA) overload indices by sex in heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Methods: We analysed 898 HFpEF patients hospitalized for acute decompensated HF. Blood tests and transthoracic echocardiography were performed before discharge. The primary endpoint was re-admission for HF during the first year. Results: The ratio of diastolic elastance to arterial elastance (p=0.014), a relative index of LA pressure overload, in men and LA volume index (LAVI, p=0.020) in women were significant for re-admission for HF during the first year in the multivariable Fine-Gray analysis. Stroke volume (SV)/LA volume (LAV), another index for LAV overload, was not a significant prognostic factor of re-admission for HF during this time. Conclusion: LA overload was an important prognostic factor for HF re-readmission during the first year after enrolment in patients with HFpEF, but the indices relating to LA overload differed by sex.
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Subject: Medicine & Pharmacology, Cardiology Keywords: biomarkers; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF); cBIN1; cBIN1 Score (CS)
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Objective: We determined, in stable ambulatory heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) subjects and matched controls, the capability of a novel blood based cardiac-specific cBIN1 Score (CS) to diagnose heart failure and prognosticate future hospitalization. Background: Heart failure (HF) poses a costly health care burden worldwide with rising prevalence. Abnormal calcium signaling is intrinsic to HF pathophysiology and correlates with reduced expression of a cardiac membrane scaffolding protein, cardiac bridging integrator 1 (cBIN1). We hypothesize that CS, a numerical score derived from plasma cBIN1 concentration, is a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of HF. Methods: Plasma cBIN1 is quantified by an ELISA test, and CS is calculated as the natural log of the normalized reciprocal of plasma cBIN1 concentration. We determined CS among 52 clinically stable individuals with HFpEF (LVEF ≥ 50%) (mean age 57 ± 15 years old, 63% men) and 104 age and sex matched volunteers with no known history of HF. We obtained plasma concentrations of NT-proBNP, a marker of volume status, as comparison. Baseline co-morbidities and one year longitudinal clinical information were obtained through electronic medical records. Results: Median CS is 0 (IQR -0.4 – 0.6) in the control cohort and is increased to 1.8 in the HFpEF cohort (IQR 1.5 – 2.3, p < 0.0001). For HFpEF diagnosis, CS has a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area under the curve (AUC) of 0.94 (95% CI 0.95 – 0.99) and NT-proBNP of 0.89 (95% CI 0.83 – 0.95). Kaplan-Meier analysis of one year cardiovascular hospitalizations reveals that HFpEF patients with CS ≥ 1.8 have a hazard ratio (HR) of 4.0 (95% CI 1.4 – 11.2, p=0.009). Combining CS ≥ 1.8 with NT-proBNP ≥ 300 pg/mL, increases HR to 21.4 (95% CI 2.7 – 171.6, p=0.004). Conclusions: In a cohort of stable ambulatory HF patients with cardiomyopathies of multiple etiologies and preserved ejection fraction, a positive CS correlates with worsening myocardial health and predicts future hospitalization. CS, a marker of cardiac muscle health, provides a novel index to informing the management of stable ambulatory HF patients.

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