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As noted below, Georgia Democrats are quite excited about Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former senator Sam Nunn, as their standard-bearer in this year’s Senate race. Apparently Nunn will run this year attempting to have no position on Obamacare, or …
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Down in South Carolina’s first congressional district, Republican nominee and former governor Mark Sanford is relaunching his campaign with a furiously busy schedule, eager to refocus the race about any topic besides his former marriage, his current fiancée, …
Colbert Busch Appears to Prefer a . . . Selective Campaigning Schedule
How much will voters in South Carolina’s first congressional district see of Elizabeth Colbert Busch before Election Day?
Next week’s debate at the Medical University of South Carolina, sponsored by the AARP and Channel 2, is now canceled. Mark …
Sanford: Let’s Do At Least Four Debates This Month
Remember how Elizabeth Sanford Busch, the Democrat running for Congress in South Carolina’s First Congressional District, seemed a little shaky in one of her first national television appearances?
It appears Mark Sanford’s campaign wants to get the two …
The 2014 Democrats: They Have No Opinions on Anything!
Today’s Morning Jolt points out that some sources contradict a Washington Post report on sequester cuts hurting cancer patients; discusses whether the term “entitlements” helps or hurts effort to reform those programs, and then has this bit of political …
Colbert Busch Boldly Announces that Fraud and Waste Are Bad
Elizabeth Colbert Busch hasn’t done a lot of national press interviews in her bid for the U.S. House down in South Carolina; one of her first was with Chuck Todd on the Daily Rundown:
Her answers on policy …
Yes, Let’s Meet Those Candidates in South Carolina!
From the Wednesday edition of the Morning Jolt . . .
Mark Sanford Wants a Shot at Redemption; He Doesn’t Want to End Up a Cartoon in a Cartoon Graveyard
Last night, former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford beat his rival, Curtis …
The Name ‘Pelosi,’ the Voldemort of Red House Districts
Today’s Morning Jolt features a preview of the Benghazi hearings, praise for an NR colleague, and then last night’s big news#…#
This Just In from South Carolina: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Hey, Democrats. You just spent …
Colbert Busch: My Vote for Next Speaker Is ‘A Hypothetical’
The editorial board of the Hilton Head, S.C., Island Packet asked Elizabeth Colbert Busch why she ran as a Democrat.
She answered for several minutes, beginning with seeing an “incredible-looking” John Kennedy drive by in a black Lincoln Continental …
New Poll Shows Sanford, Colbert Busch Tied
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Less than a week before the contentious special election between Mark Sanford (R) and Elizabeth Colbert-Busch (D), a RRH/PMI automated survey of 650 likely voters in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District finds the race as close …
Sanford, Colbert Busch Debate; Issues Accidentally Enter House Race
Last night’s debate between Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Mark Sanford aired on C-SPAN. (The video is not embeddable but can be seen here.)
The lead of the Post and Courier’s coverage of the Mark Sanford-Elizabeth Colbert Busch debate includes …
The NRCC, Harvesting a New Message on the Vine
I’ll end the week by sharing two items from the Friday edition of the Morning Jolt. First, a Jolt/Campaign Spot exclusive . . .
The NRCC, Harvesting a New Message on the Vine
Are you familiar with Vine?
It’s sort …
Colbert Busch took Money From Union That Opposed S.C. Boeing Plant
In her first television ad, Elizabeth Colbert Busch says she won’t take any special-interest pledges.
She’ll take their money, though. As of March 2013, Colbert Busch has taken $26,000 from unions:
She took $5,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers …
Sanford: Are $320,000-Per-Job Stimulus Projects Worth It?
If you’re wondering how Mark Sanford will attempt to shift the discussion in South Carolina’s first congressional district from you-know-what to actual policy issues, today his campaign offers its first example: whether the stimulus passed by the federal …
Gillibrand: Colbert Busch Needs Your Help, So Give My PAC Money!
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, is sending out a fundraising e-mail for Elizabeth Colbert Busch.
Well, she’s sort of raising money for the South Carolina Democrat. You see, if you click on the link, it gives you …
Colbert-Busch, the Candidate of Democrats and One Other Party . . .
According to Green Papers, a campaign-filing-tracking web site, the South Carolina Working Families Party nominated Elizabeth Colbert-Busch as their party’s candidate in the South Carolina special House election, and she will be appearing on that party’s ballot line.
Sanford Wins South Carolina House GOP Runoff
The Associated Press has called the South Carolina special House primary election for Mark Sanford.
At this hour, he leads with 14,227 votes to Bostic’s 11,552, a 55 percent to 44 percent split.
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A Boy wakes up to find himself lost in a mysterious forest and staring into the face of a strange Girl. Making a decision that is both inevitable and arbitrary, as most things are, the Boy and the Girl join forces to make their way through the Wood. Their world is alive and riddled with obstacles-including the rule of the malicious Faerie King. As every choice they make ricochets off of each stone in their path, the Girl and the Boy begin to understand more about their connection to one another.
This dark, modern fairytale examines relationships through the distorted lens of fable, where loyalty, memory, choice, and sacrifice reveal themselves. The Wood includes music, dance, and is highly physical. The Wood, itself, is its own character and is evoked by a chorus of five actors, who also double as the elements and the faerie court. On stage most of the time, the chorus taunts and manipulates the world that Boy and Girl are so desperately trying to understand. This will be a world premier!
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GIRL (Not a child. 20's-30's. Highly physical. Female identifying)
Strong, quirky, funny, determined, sure-footed, sensitive. Girl has been in the Wood much longer than Boy. She has seen unspeakable acts done to other humans and she knows how to stay safe. Girl has a sorrowful story nestled in her, deep down. This story threatens the lives of both Girl and Boy.
BOY (Not a child. 20's-30's. Must be able to sing. Male identifying)
Inquisitive, bull-headed, sensitive, and easily frightened. Boy is new to the world of the Wood. Thankfully he finds some solace in Girl when she takes him under her wing. Boy has many questions about the Wood and his relation to it. As the plot thickens, the danger in the Wood becomes more prevalent.
THE FAERIE KING (Ageless. Inhuman. Dance experience a plus)
Stoic, intense, stealthy, and hungry. The Faerie King stalks the Wood hunting for human hearts to feast on. Blood-thirsty and ravenous, the King makes a game out of the hunt. With dead eyes and a large mouth that splits open his face, he waits, he listens, he thirsts.
THE WOOD/CHORUS OF FAERIES (5) (Ageless. Inhuman. Highly physical. Dance experience a plus)
Animalistic and ferocious. They are flesh-made forest. The Wood is a dark, mysterious, and complicated place. Existing somewhere between reality and memory, the Wood breathes it's own breath. The Fairies are loyal servants of King. They are one with The Wood. They hunt for hearts to please their master.
Directed by Stefan Roseen
Written by Mallory Swisher
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Changes are you don’t know why TikTok is toxic and why it’s controlling your life. A quick search on Google shows that 40% of Gen Z spend more than 3 hours per day on TikTok, and 20% over 5 hours. In other words, Gen Z uses a ridiculous amount of their precious time scrolling on a platform that puts their well-being online.
Have you ever wondered what this app can do to you? Why TikTok is toxic? What does it do to your mental health? Productivity? Even your brain chemistry?
I remember the first times when I came across this app. I had heard that TikTok is famous for showing cringy dances in front of a phone camera. I saw people doing them everywhere. In my part-time job, outside…
For a long time, I refused to download that app. I mean, what was in it for me? I already had Youtube and Instagram. I didn’t see any value in watching underage people dancing to a trending pop song.
Things changed in 2022. I decided to try content creation on TikTok. My friend told me that it’s an easy way to get views. I downloaded the app and started to discover alarming issues.
Why TikTok is toxic
TikTok is toxic for many reasons, so let’s take a look at a few of them.
To understand the dangers of overstimulation, we need to investigate some basic biology. I’m not a doctor, so this is entirely based on what I’ve learned myself, but it’s still valuable information.
Humans have a natural hormone called dopamine. Dopamine controls your ability to focus, motivation, and pleasure. When you achieve a goal, your brain gives you a buff of dopamine, and you feel great. However, some non-beneficial actions also release it. Porn, junk food, entertainment.
TikTok videos give you stimulation and dopamine bursts like a machine gun. When I was 12, people would spend their screen time on Youtube. These videos included someone casually talking to a camera or playing a video game. That was the stimulation needed and it gave this constant dopamine flow for ten minutes.
TikTok videos are way shorter and more intense. Nowadays we have Andrew Tate speaking and his words are captioned with animations and flashy fonts. And just to make sure you don’t get distracted, they edit a video game animation at the bottom with Minecraft parkour.
Those videos stimulate and release dopamine like a waterfall. There’s a reason why this occurs. The longer you watch the video, the more watch time it gets. More watch time means that the algorithm likes it and shows it to more people.
When you feed your brain with this dopamine flow, you overstimulate it. Completing an important task doesn’t feel that good anymore because your brain is used to getting more dopamine. This also ruins your ability to focus and motivation.
Reading a book is quite boring compared to these overstimulating videos. And your motivation? Way lower because you’re used to getting loads of dopamine with no effort.
In a nutshell, TikTik addiction shatters your ability to focus and stay motivated to complete difficult and rewarding tasks.
TikTok is designed well. It shows you content that you love because the algorithm learns about your interests. What if you don’t like a certain video? No problem! Just swipe to the next one until you find something cool. The feed is infinite.
Combine this with the fact that you get overstimulation and content that’s designed to keep you addicted, and you have a powertool to hijack someone’s brain.
Just like with drugs, you get addicted to those dopamine bursts that give you pleasure. No wonder why so many Gen Z people use TikTok so much.
Addiction leads to wasted time. If you had 86400$ every single day and you could use it for whatever you wanted, how would you use it? If every midnight this would reset and you’d lose the unused money, would you try to use it well? Probably.
That’s how many seconds you have each day. Time is a valuable resource. You can’t get it back. You can either use it for something that benefits you or not.
Let’s do another experiment. Let’s say you live for 80 years. If you use social media for three hours every day, you spend ten years of your life scrolling! That’s a damn decade!
Can you see how easily these numbers stack and rob your time? What could you achieve in ten years? You could get a degree and advance in your career to a powerful position. You could absorb more information than most people will in their lifetime. You could build an amazing physique. Probably all those.
If you put your phone away for just a day, you’ll see just how much time you have to pursue your goal. Think about it.
Oh boy. The eternal pandemic of the internet. People insult each other and get mad. Hiding behind the screens and feeling like a superior.
Throughout time the internet has been full of trolls and haters. But it seems that TikTok lures them like a drug. I don’t know why, but that’s how it is.
Many comment boxes are full of people insulting the creator, even if the content is great. Whatever you say, someone probably finds a reason to get anxious or mad at you.
The funniest part is when people start arguing with each other because they think their opinions are the only right ones. This is common, especially with sensitive topics like equality and politics.
I suggest you stop wasting your time on commenting means shit or trying to prove your point. Comments boxes aren’t a great place to have smart conversations. It’s easier to convince someone face to face. Your haters have already made up their minds. Don’t try to save people who don’t want salvation.
All this negativity and trolling is waste of time and only gets you mad. Don’t feed the trolls. Don’t sacrifice your good vibe. You have better things to do.
TikTok contains a lot of trends that may be harmful to you. Many users are still pretty young, so they haven’t all developed the ability to filter information. I remember when I was a teenager. When I found a new trend, I’d start to believe in it instantly. I didn’t have enough experience to investigate it from a critical point of view. Especially when I was forming my identity.
TikTok contains stuff that you shouldn’t always take 100% seriously. Some generic motivational advice suggests you wake up at 5 AM and work 24/7. This only gets you burned out and fucks up your mental health.
When you see fitness gurus and supermodels with their toned abs and godlike pumps, you’re risking to buy a fastlane ticket to eating disorders and body dysmorphia.
Woke culture and other equality movements contain radical influencers that may convince you to a very narrow view of thinking. Studies have shown that people who are more “woke”, suffer more from depression and anxiety.
What about Andrew Tate? The most famous man alive. You shouldn’t believe everything he says, although he has some great points. Especially when his TikToks are ripped out of the context and show you the most radical parts of his thoughts.
Fitness, motivation, and equality are important topics, but nothing is good if you take it too far. The key is to educate yourself, but also remember to use your common sense and both sides of the coin.
TikTok is toxic but not entirely
I know. I’ve given quite a rant for TikTok. But as I just said, we should also consider the other point of view.
TikTok can be a way to relax for you, as long as you don’t develop an addiction. Here’s how to do it: Set a daily time limit for it. Maybe 15 or 30 minutes. Many smartphones have this feature. Even TikTok itself provides an opportunity to limit your screen time. That’s an amazing feature and 100% free to use!
There are also many amazing accounts you can follow to level up your life. Anything from fitness and self-improvement to mental health and education. Once you follow those accounts and consume the videos, the algorithm gives you more great stuff. Stuff that benefits you.
A cute blonde shaking her ass and promoting gambling sites may not be helpful in the long run, but she may have some great fitness advice. A ripped guy with a Lambo may tell you to forget your mental health and work 24/7, but he may also have tips for productivity.
Above all, develop an ability to think critically. Apply the advice that helps you and discard what’s toxic.
Someone insults you in the comment box? Who cares? He’s probably a naive soyboy with a fake account, trying to blame his problems on other people.
TikTok is toxic, but there’s lots of good too! It can be a powerful resource to educate yourself. Maybe even create your own content and make some cash.
TikTok is toxic – FAQ
Is TikTok Toxic?
If you’re on the app, you probably know the answer. Yes, TikTok is toxic. I’m not saying you should delete it. I’m encouraging you to pay attention and not let it control you. TikTok is designed to keep you addicted. That’s how they make money.
There are several reasons. Many users are immature and naive youngsters who enjoy hiding behind screens and insulting other people. They don’t have anything else to do because the short, overstimulating videos have destroyed their ability to focus.
How damaging is TikTok?
It’s only as damaging as you allow it to be. If you get hooked on the toxic culture and buy into unhealthy trends, it’s quite damaging. Especially if you develop an addiction.
Generally, TikTok is toxic and can be pretty damaging. But it’s like any other thing that gives short-term pleasure. Use it wisely, and you’ll be fine. It can even benefit you!
Is TikTok good for mental health?
Often, it’s not. Some sick trends can manipulate you to develop unhealthy habits and beliefs that result in many problems. It’s so easy to take things too far when you see extreme examples in social media.
Wasting time and destroying your dopamine levels also affect your mental health. When you’re unmotivated, lazy, and can’t get stuff done, that’s a recipe for low self-esteem and anxiety.
Does TikTok affect attention span?
Yes. It does. Short, constant, overstimulating videos feed your brain with dopamine hits. You get used to getting so much stimulation that it’ll be hard to focus. This article covers this topic more in-depth
TikTok is toxic? – Summary
TikTok is toxic but not entirely. In this post, I wanted to investigate some alarming issues, but it’s not all bad. Sure, the atmosphere and the nature of the app can cause harm for you, but also good.
The key is to use it wisely. You shouldn’t delete it entirely nor demonize it. Instead, leverage it. Use it as a powerful resource. Instead of letting it use you, use it yourself.
For example, TikTok has content about mental health that can reach millions of young people who need it. It’s a super powerful channel to give your message to the world.
I hope you enjoyed this post. I’ll see you next time!

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“My love was with the animals so I wanted to be back with them and it’s been wonderful,” Burger said.
Hutto said that the county’s Animal Control Department had been operated more as a “side department” by Bill Arnold, director of the county landfill. During his campaign, Hutto made the need for a full-time Animal Control director a top priority.
“There was a big push in the community that we needed to do more with animal control, and I believe we found the right person for the job,” Hutto said.
Upon taking the job, Burger worked diligently with fellow Animal Control Officers Paula Heird and Nick Forbes to wrangle pets that had lost their way or not been taken care of properly. Since Jan. 3, Burger said they’ve found 197 dogs at-large. A dog with a collar and proper tags, Burger said, can be returned to its owner in as little as one hour.
That’s the reality of operating a department with little space and state laws that dictate any dog without a collar only has to be held for three days before euthanizing is permitted, and any dog with a collar only has to be kept for five days.
However, Burger’s love for the animals the department rounds up has caused her to fill the department’s facility to the brim at times, holding onto dogs for as long as possible before having to make what is without a doubt a regrettable and unfortunate decision.
“We try to hold onto them as long as we can, if I had the choice, I’d keep them forever,” Burger said, knowing that space and cost make keeping dogs indefinitely nearly impossible.
Burger said her goal is always to find the dogs’ owners and return the pets to their families. Right now, the department only deals with dogs due to space and limits in personnel, but Burger is hoping to expand their capabilities.
“We’re starting out with just dogs. We’re trying to get up and running, and we do a lot of running,” Burger said.
In the process is the new webpage, which is a part of the county government’s website that has been steadily improving since Hutto’s election and the local government’s efforts to have more information available to citizens.
Burger hopes the webpage will reunite more dogs with their rightful owners and help educate citizens on laws regarding their pets. They’re currently adding pictures of every dog that is being held at their facility in an effort to give people a chance to see if their dog is being housed by the department.
“We’ve wanted this website since day one,” Burger said. “I told the mayor it would help find more owners.”
Along with pictures of all the dogs currently at their facility, the department’s website contains the full text of state laws regarding dogs running at-large and the law for giving dogs yearly rabies vaccinations.
Burger said almost all of the dogs that they find roaming at-large in the county do not have the proper rabies vaccinations, a very troubling fact. She said hopefully the website will inform pet owners about the laws and how to abide by them.
“People can go on there and see the laws and hopefully abide by them,” she said.
Dogs are required to be vaccinated for rabies at least by the age of 6 months and must have vaccinations each year, and are required to wear tags showing they have had rabies shots.
For dogs at the department’s facility without tags for rabies vaccinations, when the owner comes to pick them up, they have to show proof the dog has had the vaccine. If the dog has not, the department cannot release them, but takes the animal to a veterinarian to get the vaccine at the owner’s expense.
Also on Burger’s agenda is a vicious or dangerous dog ordinance to add to the county’s laws to protect the people of Wilson County. While she did not want to discuss the details of the ordinance, she did say she had a meeting scheduled with County Attorney Mike Jennings to go over the ordinance.
Burger hopes that within a month, the ordinance will be on the agenda of the Wilson County Commission for their approval. She said that there have been a few cases of dog bites since January, and said the severity of the bite and whether a dog has a history of biting people will determine whether it’s a dangerous animal.
“We’re going to try and be fair with everybody, that’s why we’re having the attorney take a look at it,” Burger said of the ordinance.
In the future, Burger said they hope to have adoption services that the department currently does not have, although they do partner with other adoption organizations such as New Leash on Life and Country K9 Rescue.
“She’s made great strides there in collaborating with other animal control agencies across the county,” Hutto said of Burger.
Burger said when people call about their missing pets, if the county Animal Control facility does not have them, she’ll tell them to call the City of Lebanon or Mt. Juliet Animal Control departments to also check there as well as the adoption shelters across the county.
While there are no plans in the works as of now, Burger said she’d like to see the department’s facilities expand to hold more dogs if needed and to include other pets besides dogs that may have gone missing.
In the meantime, she and her staff will continue to find missing pets and their owners, while also working to inform the public about the relevant laws and procedures for caring for their pets.
“We’ve had numerous compliments, and I’m very happy about that because we are here for the people,” Burger said.
You may visit the Animal Control Department’s webpage at www.wilsoncountytn.com/Animal%20Control.htm or call the department at 444-9775. The department is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and for emergencies after hours you may call 489-3383.
Staff Writer Patrick Hall may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Games Editor Brad Weston is here to deliver tips on improving your play and strategies to farm your very own chicken dinners in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Play for position
This one is a no-brainer, but you’ll want to be actively looking to put yourself in good positions for the inevitable gun fights coming your way. What most people fail to do, however, is prepare their future movements for the encroaching poisonous force field, or show strategic thought in when they engage opposing players, especially in the later stages of the game.
Instead of simply firing on enemies at first sight, consider the angle at which you are attacking and what your options are in terms of movement and the element of surprise. Put yourself in a situation where you and two other teams are the last remaining. Perhaps instead of engaging an enemy straight away, consider flanking in either direction or work towards suitable cover — something not so obvious if possible — before lighting some sucker up.
This is something you’ll constantly want to think about at all stages of the game, but be careful before you try and pull manoeuvres like this off. Make sure you are absolutely certain that the people you are up against haven’t seen you yet.
Also, don’t underestimate how elusive the lay of the land can be. Not all fields and openings are as flat as they first seem, and more often than not, wider more spacious areas will have lips and small hills that can be deceptively protective from enemy fire. Additionally, use certain sounds and environmental events as opportunities to get the leg up on competition. For example, say you hear the footsteps of an enemy in a building surrounding you, but you can’t just rush them, as they’ll hear you coming resulting in a swift death. Use the sound of an overflying plane or red zone explosions to cover the sound of your approach. Of course, this isn’t always going to luckily aline in this situation every time, but you’d be surprised how many times it actually works.
Oh, and don’t underestimate prone players, especially in fog maps, or approaching footsteps in the rain — they’re a nightmare to spot.
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Scotts Bluff County Spring Bird Count to be held June 1
SCOTTSBLUFF - The annual Scotts Bluff County Spring Bird Count, sponsored by the Wildcat Audubon Society, will be held Saturday, June 1. Meet at the RCI parking lot at 27th and Avenue I in Scottsbluff at 6 a.m. Should return around 1 p.m. Visitors welcome. For information contact Kathy DeLara 308-631-2792.

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As with most events held in 2020, the March on Washington Film Festival has two major historical moments to contend with — the coronavirus pandemic and the racial reckoning spurred by the Black Lives Matter movement. But while hosting a film festival amid an unprecedented health emergency is definitely challenging, event founder Robert Raben shares the benefits of presenting a program that centers on civil rights in today’s climate.
“It’s clearly horrible that the nation is yet again going through another cycle of reckoning about our past and how it affects our future and our current,” Raben tells Variety. “But it’s an unbelievably appropriate time for people to be focused on [Black] history, what’s the accurate telling of our history, and most importantly, how does our past influence our current situation. That’s what the festival is about — it’s designed to connect an accurate telling of our past, to our current and to our future.”
In respect to the pandemic, Raben says it has “flipped the model” of the film festival, which will go virtual this year for the first time. While the celebration historically centered around its physical destination in Washington, D.C., with some content made available online, now organizers are “curating programming from the beginning for a national and a worldwide audience,” he says.
Raben, a prominent D.C. attorney and lobbyist, established the film festival in 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his renowned “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 250,000. Raben cites his close working relationship with the late civil-rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis — who will be honored during the festival’s annual gala with the Lifetime Legacy Award — as the impetus for founding the event.
While accompanying Lewis on his yearly pilgrimage to Alabama, Raben met a woman in her 70s who was a tour guide at the parsonage house where King’s family lived when he was a pre-acher in Montgomery.
“I was mesmerized trying to imagine what her story was,” Raben recalls. “History is taught through the narrative of the icons — Rosa Parks, Dr. King, Malcolm X. But it’s never taught through the eyes of the battle soldiers.”
He continues: “In the civil-rights movement, it was overwhelmingly the women who organized the boycotts, ran off the mimeograph flyers telling you when the rallies were going to be and made sure the people were actually trying to register to vote. The men were out front doing the preaching and the media. But it was the women battle soldiers who moved the movement.”
Further inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Foundation, which records testimonies of genocide survivors, creating a record that can be used to educate people, Raben set out to share those little-heard stories through the festival.
“I was deeply interested in creating a platform that allowed people to tell first- or second-person narratives around much more diverse perspectives. And what it morphed into was a realization of [the importance of] who gets to tell the story.”
“Who Tells the Story” is the theme of this year’s festival and a direct acknowledgement that the storyteller is just as important as the story itself.
“It was inspired by the African proverb ‘Until the lion learns to write, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter,’” fest artistic director Isisara Bey explains. “This has been about not just telling the untold stories of the movement or the mis-told stories of the movement, but also stories told in the voice of the people who experienced them and not filtered through racist history, or a myopic media, or the thick veil of privilege and white supremacy.
“It’s timely because, while people are now peeling back another layer of ‘What did not I know about African Americans?’ it gives them examples and places to intersect where they can learn.”
Bey points to events featured in this year’s lineup, including the re-creation of the 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley.
Filmmaker Yoruba Richen, whose documentary “The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the ‘Tonight Show’ ” will screen during the festival, will also join the “Black Hollywood Then & Now” conversation, which focuses on the evolution of African Americans in the film industry, from pioneer Oscar Micheaux to today.
Sharing why she wanted to get involved, Richen says, “We’re still fighting for a lot of the same things and films can help shine a light on those issues in different aspects.”
Richen first recognized the power of media while growing up at the beginning of the cable media age in the ’70s and ’80s, before going on to a career in documentary filmmaking.
“Part of it was feeling very frustrated with how few stories of African Americans were told, and that we were not the ones telling it,” she recalls. “So [my interest] came out of a frustration and knowing and seeing how important media was to shining light on social issues.
“I just re-watched [Spike Lee’s 1988 film] ‘School Daze’ on Netflix,” she says. “But it’s like, ‘Wow, how prescient Spike was in a lot of ways and a lot of the issues that he was dealing with.’ How he was looking at relationships within the Black community as well as between African Americans and white people. And, how only in the last few years, it seems like he’s getting his due.”
Pointing to the filmmakers who’ve influenced her, including Lee, Charles Burnett, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles and Ava DuVernay, Richen adds:
“In some ways, every Black is an important filmmaker because there’s so few of us, so every film that’s being made, especially in those early days, was
And as Hollywood recognizes the need to consider the identity and diversity of its storytellers — especially when confronted with the fact that Black stories have historically been told through a white lens — Bey explains how the film festival embraces this moment and hopes to create opportunities for the next generation of Black storytellers.
“For African Americans in the industry, what this time does for us is it allows us to really see each other, come up with new ways to work together, and really work the power structure that is the film industry in a way that is much more inclusive,” Bey says.
“The white industry is more aware of what they’re lacking, missing or have overlooked. This is a crucial time to push as far forward as we can, because it doesn’t always stay in this opening and growth era. It’s smart for us to take full advantage of this time when interest is there, money is available, eyes are being opened and creativity is flourishing, so we can build an infrastructure that will take us into the next level of the future.”
March on Washington Film Festival highlights:
2020 Baldwin/Buckley Re-Enactment
7 p.m. ET
The festival is updating the topic that James Baldwin and William F. Buckley addressed in a Cambridge University debate in 1965 with the title “The American Dream Is Still at the Expense of African Americans,” with talks by public intellectuals and university debate team students. David Frum, political commentator and staff writer, and Khalil Gibran Muhammad of the Harvard Kennedy Center, will participate, with rebuttal questions from Michael Franklin, the Howard University Debate Team and others. Nicholas Buccola, author, “The Fire Is Upon Us,” moderates the event.
7 p.m. ET
Awards gala honors the late congressman and civil-rights legend John Lewis with the March on Washington Lifetime Legacy Award.
Black Hollywood Then & Now
7 p.m. ET
Virtual panel explores the evolving roles and status of African Americans in the U.S. film industry, with filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (“The Apollo”); Yoruba Richen, director of “The Sit-In” and Documentary Program director at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY; and Hill Harper, actor, author and entrepreneur. Moderated by Variety film reporter Angelique Jackson.
Civil Rights and the World: After Words
1 p.m. ET
This is a series of conversations on current events and social justice with diverse women leaders from around the world. Panel includes: Monica Ramirez, founder and president, Justice for Migrants; Rokhaya Diallo, filmmaker, activist, journalist and contributor, Washington Post; Lisa Mumbin Brunby, chair, Jawoyn Assn., Northern Territory, Australia; Chaumtoli Huq, founder, Law@theMargins, South Asian rights activist and associate professor, CUNY Law Center; and Fawn Sharp, leader of the Quinault Nation of NW Washington State and board president, National Council of American Indians. March on Washington Film Festival artistic director Isisara Bey moderates.
For the full lineup of events and films, please visit marchonwashingtonfilmfestival.org
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The University at Buffalo offense finally got on a roll in the fourth quarter of its win over Army Saturday.
The Bulls’ offensive momentum could hit a brick wall this week.
UB faces the sixth-ranked defensive team in the nation when it goes to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to play Boston College at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Boston College allowed the fewest yards in the nation last season and returned seven starters from that unit.
“Up the middle, the physicality is going to make it a tough challenge for us,” said UB coach Lance Leipold.
Boston College stands 2-2, with wins over Massachusetts and lower-division Wagner. The Golden Eagles lost a close game to Georgia Tech (17-14) and got blown out by Virginia Tech (49-0).
BC’s defense is led by strong-side linebacker Matt Milano, a 221-pounder who’s projected as a middle-round NFL draft choice next year. Connor Strachan, a 237-pound junior, is a budding star at middle linebacker. In front of them are two dominating defensive tackles, 292-pound Ray Smith and 288-pound Truman Gutapfel.
“You can see strong thick guys who are going to hold the line of scrimmage,” Leipold said. “If you think you’re going to line up and run power football and iso-football at these guys all day, I don’t think that’s gonna be the recipe for success. You have to maintain balance. At the same time, we’re going to have to establish a better running game than we had Saturday.”
UB was held to 87 yards rushing and a 2.6 per-carry average by Army.
Bowling Green is allowing 236 yards a game, 91 rushing and 145 passing. It stands 10th in the nation in sacks per game, at 3.75.
“They’ll get some people up in the A gaps on you and try to mess with your protections,” Leipold said. “With a young quarterback, I’m sure they know he hasn’t had a lot of snaps. I’m sure they’ll try to mix up looks for him and try to confuse him and our front five.”
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UB quarterback Tyree Jackson was named the Mid-American Conference East Division offensive player of the week. He passed for 178 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 34 yards rushing and two scores. UB kicker Adam Mitcheson was MAC East special teams player of the week. He kicked the winning 34-yard field goal. . . . UB middle linebacker Khalil Hodge has 33 tackles the past weeks. He’s the first UB player to have 16-plus tackles in back-to-back games.
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Boston College’s offense ranked last in the Atlantic Coast Conference in points and yards last season. The Eagles are banking on improving behind new quarterback Patrick Towles, a graudate-student transfer from Kentucky. He’s 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. Towles is off to a slow start. He’s averaging 143 passing yards a game, with 49.4 percent completions, four TDs and three interceptions.
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UB's competition in the East Division of the MAC has mostly struggled the first month of the season. The MAC East is a combined 7-16. The MAC West is 16-7.
As expected, Western Michigan (4-0), Toledo (3-0) and Central Michigan (3-1) all look like powers. But two perennial MAC powers have struggled.
Northern Illinois, which has appeared in six straight MAC title games, is 0-4 and has lost starting QB Drew Hare to what may be a season-ending knee injury.
Bowling Green, which has appeared in three straight MAC title games, stands 1-3. All three losses have been to quality teams. But the Falcons gave up 77 points to both Ohio State and Memphis and 41 to Middle Tennessee. Bowling Green is considering a QB change from senior James Knapke to red-shirt freshman James Morgan.
Meanwhile, MAC East teams Miami (0-4), Kent State (1-3) both have lost to lower-division teams (as did UB).


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Walter Bowen at the 2018 Radisson conference announcing plans for a 326 key hotel close to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA.
Taking a Tour of Broadway Tower
Members of the BPM team and CEO, Walter Bowen, took a tour today to check out the construction of Broadway Tower. Currently the building is pouring concrete on the 9th floor.
Breaking Ground on Broadway Tower
Stakeholders gathered around BPM Real Estate Group's CEO, Walter Bowen, for the official groundbreaking of Broadway Tower.


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Friday, October 28, 2011
Seven Days of Spooks–Day One
I’m very excited to be releasing a new Halloween story! YIPPEE!! Check out my awesome cover! Okay, I’ll quit with the exclamation points. I’m just happy dancing!!!!!
To celebrate, I thought I’d do seven days of true ghost stories. I shared mine for the Spook-A-Licious Blog Hop so I’ve requested some volunteers to share their stories. For the first post, I thought I’d share some of the inspiration for Ghosts in the Graveyard (Available now for $1.99 at Astraea Press and soon on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com).
First, a little history (don’t worry, VERY little history) about Halloween. The word Halloween is first mentioned in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even. See, told you the history part would be minimal. One thing I found interesting when I was researching Halloween (besides how far back it dated – 1556) for my book, is some of the cool games. We all know bobbing for apples, dressing up in costumes and going trick-or-treating, but I was fascinated by some of the other games I read about.involved forms of divination. A traditional Scottish form of divining one's future spouse is to carve an apple in one long strip then toss the peel over one's shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name. Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear. This was so popular, it was commemorated on a greeting card.
And the most popular tradition for Halloween is the telling of ghost stories and viewing of horror films, which leads me to how a real-life experience inspired a scene in Ghosts in the Graveyard.
A little back story, when my sister and I were about nine and ten respectively, we became obsessed with horror movies. At the time, one of the local television stations played scary movies all night on Friday and Saturday. She and I would sneak into the living room after our parents were asleep and watch the horror movie marathon until we couldn’t take it anymore. On one such night, one of the movies really freaked us out. Neither of us can remember the name of the show, but we both remember when this woman—this DEAD woman—got up off a gurney and I swear it looked like she was going to run through the TV and get us. I will NEVER forget the way that woman’s eyes looked.
Well, my sister and ran screaming to our parents’ room, burst through the door, and dove on the bed. Did I mention we were screaming the whole time. I think Mom and Dad were more frightened than we were. Did we ever get lectured to. For at least an hour.
We were sent to bed. Our parents grudgingly allowed us to leave the light on and told to stay there for the rest of the night.
This next part is what I added in the book. I’m not sure how long it took us to fall asleep, but my sister woke me in the middle of the night because she had to go to the restroom, couldn’t wait, and was too afraid to go alone. So, I went with her. I think that walk to the restroom was the longest of my life. We made it and then we were too afraid to leave. We were closer to my parents’ room than ours and talked about going in there and sleeping on the floor, but we didn’t want to get into trouble. We sat in the bathroom all night, too scared to go to back to our room. Believe me when I tell you that cured me and my sister of those late night horror movies.
Okay, so it mostly cured me. What really cured me was a movie I watched with my husband after he had to have major hernia surgery. They ended up having to cut him open from his belly button to his side and ha was off work for eight weeks. I rented us some movies. I’m a huge Kevin Bacon fan and there was a new movie out called Stir of Echoes. I honestly didn’t realize it was that much of a scary show. I mean the description said after a guy’s hypnotized he starts seeing visions. I’m thinking he’s psychic and seeing visions of how the girl died.
If you want to jump out of your skin, that’s the movie to make you do it! My husband had his blanket pulled up to his chin, white-knuckling it, eyes wide. Scared the crap out of both of us. I was cured! Even thinking about that movie gives me the heebie jeebies!
But I still love true tales of the supernatural and I had a lot of fun writing this book. I hope all of you enjoy it to. I’m going to offer a PDF of Ghosts in the Graveyard to TWO lucky commenters each day of my Seven Days of Spooks blog posts! Just leave a comment with your email and if you have a ghost story, I’d love to hear it!
*Disclaimer: Greeting card picture and Halloween information obtained from wikipedia.com


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Nanoparticles are frequently used as carriers for therapeutic drugs but can also be used as part of imaging compounds for various imaging modalities. In this talk, an overview will be given on the use of nanoparticles for imaging and theranostics. Most nanoparticles are characterized by either long blood half-lifes or by rapid uptake by the RES. In addition, they tend to selectively accumulate in tissues with high vessel leakiness due to EPR effects. Thus, they are favourably suited as drug carriers in oncology. The large surface of nanoparticles enables to generate different functionalities in the same probe and adding an imaging marker to such a therapeutic probe results in a theranostic agent that can be used for patient selection and for controlling probe accumulation. Another important indication for diagnostic nanoparticles is imaging of the RES as it is used clinically to detect tumors in liver and lymph nodes using iron oxide nanoparticles. Since nanoparticles are internalized strongly by cells they can also be used for cell labelling and in vivo cell tracking experiments. Alternatively, in the emerging field of tissue engineering nanoparticles can be used to label scaffolds in order to localize the transplants and to monitor their resorption and remodelling. For targeted imaging, however, except for very small renally cleared nanoparticles, nanoparticles are critical since their penetration into tissues is low and high background signal is generated due to EPR effects. If targeted nanoparticles are designed for intravascular imaging, however, one may consider designing them larger (up to micrometer size) in order to avoid the unspecific retention in the interstitial space.
In summary, although there are clear indications for the use of nanoparticles as diagnostic probes they are no magic bullets for imaging purposes and their use should be carefully considered taking into account alternative strategies such as the use of small molecules.

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A new study of 59 people found that driving while daydreaming is not dangerous in the same way that typical distracted driving behaviors are, reports George Dvorsky for Gizmodo. The study, conducted by teams of scientists from the University of Houston (UH) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, was published in Scientific Reports.
Test subjects were asked to use a driving simulator to “drive” a highway section just under 2 miles long four times, each time under different conditions:
- Under normal conditions
- While being asked difficult questions such as math problems
- While being asked emotionally stressful questions
- While texting.
There was a two-minute break between drives.
Drivers’ Mental States Studied
The study was one of the most comprehensive of such studies ever done. Researchers analyzed the drivers’ mental states during the entire time at the driving simulator. Unlike in previous studies, the researchers examined direct and indirect ways that experiences affected the drivers’ sympathetic nervous system responses, via thermal imaging and other types of biofeedback.
The researchers found that all three “non-normal” driving experiences resulted in jittery behavior, or an impaired ability to handle the wheel. But during these three driving segments, the participants exhibited risky distracted-driving behaviors — such as veering out of lane and unsafe driving — only when they were texting. Surprisingly, driving when participants were asked questions about math problems or emotionally charged issues was similar to normal driving.
The researchers speculate that what seems like a paradox could be explained by the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) compensating for the math and emotional question distractions. Even though the driver might jitter to the left, the ACC counterbalances with a similar jitter to the right, resulting in what the study found to be incredibly straight, in-lane driving.
UH’s Ioannis Pavlidis told Gizmodo, “This appears to be a sort of ‘auto-pilot’ we are endowed with […] a sixth sense.’
However in order for that sixth sense to work, the driver needs to be able to draw upon eye-hand-coordination. Pavlidis continued:
What makes texting so dangerous is that it wreaks havoc into this sixth sense. Self-driving cars may bypass this and other problems, but the moral of the story is that humans have their own auto systems that work wonders, until they break.
The researchers plan to follow up this study with one in which they analyze driving outside the lab, on roads. They hope to eventually create a gadget they are calling a “stressalyzer,” that will monitor a driver’s unique biosignatures, and alert the driver when he or she engages in dangerous distracted behavior, the kind that can cause car accidents.
One of the commenters to the Gizmodo piece using the name “Swedish Murder Machine” wrote that he or she works in highway safety and finds it to be a huge problem that people refuse to take distracted driving seriously:
[T]he fact that only 32,000 people die annually is more of a testiment to safety engineering of the vehicle and the road more than anything else.
Image by Katarzyna Białasiewicz/123RF.


Global, large-scale attacks are exposing millions of accounts, holding confidential information hostage and costing companies billions. It’s expected to get worse, becoming even more difficult for cybersecurity professionals to protect data and secure networks from cyber hackers.
In 2017, several massive attacks revealed new vulnerabilities, new cyber attack methods and a dramatic increase in ransomware – an attack that holds files hostage until a ransom is paid. While cyber attacks and data breaches continue to evolve, there are lessons that can be learned to enhance cyber defense methods and strengthen security tools and processes.
Keep Systems Updated
When security patches are released, be sure to update all systems as soon as possible. According to cybersecurity firm Palmetto Technology Group, many of the companies affected by WannaCry in May 2017 were using Windows XP and/or Windows Server 2003, which are both outdated operating systems. Just a few months prior to the attack Microsoft released a security patch, but it wasn’t applicable to outdated technology.
Companies need to monitor the lifespan of technology, keep all systems updated and upgrade systems when patches are no longer available.
Ensure Security Training is Effective
All computer users are at risk of becoming ground zero for the next big attack. In June 2017, NotPetya gained access to corporate networks by posing as an admin via a hijacked software update and via phishing emails, according to a 2017 article published by The Register.
According to a report on ransomware from Deloitte, phishing emails are the main delivery vehicle for ransomware. The highest click-through rates result when emails include specific content that users would expect or see according to their everyday tasks.
Companies should invest in continuous, strong security awareness training that educates all employees about the content they receive via email and read on social media and other digital channels. Additionally, Deloitte suggests organizations occasionally test users to determine the effectiveness of training.
Provide Network Access to the Right People
A tiered identity access management control system could have mitigated the massive hack that happened to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sometime between 2014 and 2015, according to a 2016 article published by The Business of Federal Technology.
After the hack was discovered and disclosed publicly, the Department of Homeland Security and FBI made several key suggestions for OPM’s cyber infrastructure, including implementing identity management controls for administrators and two-factor authentication. It was discovered that hackers used a third-party vendor to hack into OPM.
Organizations need to regulate access to systems or networks based on the roles of the individuals by creating policies and processes that ensure only the right people are accessing information specific to them.
Several recent cyber breaches have shown the world how tech-savvy hackers have become. As a result, organizations should have a security-rich company culture accompanied by a comprehensive plan to mitigate all risks.
Deloitte suggests a comprehensive assessment includes the following:
- Use of privileged accounts and access controls
- Content and whitelist filtering
- Security configuration of endpoints
- Use of threat-intelligence solutions
- Network segmentation and layered security
- Robust business continuity planning and exercising
- Crisis and incident response planning and exercising
- Testing the business resiliency, using targeted exercises such as “red teaming” and threat simulation
Back Up Critical Information
When files and systems are locked down, organizations may lose data. During the WannaCry attack, around 200,000 users in 150 countries were affected, causing hospitals, transportation systems and other critical systems to halt services. As Deloitte explains, backups remain the best protection against data loss, because even when a ransom is paid, there’s no guarantee all files will be restored to their original form.
Deloitte suggests organizations implement enterprise endpoint backup for all laptops and workstations that include recovery point objectives for each individual server.


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May 20, 2009
Bipolar disease is hard to treat — unless you take this.
Bipolar disease is a debilitating condition. It causes its sufferers to alternate between depression and mania. Sometimes, one or the other will be worse. It's a tough condition to treat. But now there's evidence that one particular nutrient may offer help.
Researchers recently conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on 75 patients with bipolar. They gave the treatment group 1 gram of NAC, twice daily. They all saw their depression symptoms lessen significantly within five months.
Depression in bipolar is highly resistant to medical treatment. This is a nice breakthrough. NAC is a precursor to glutathione, the all-important cellular detoxifier. People with bipolar and depression are typically deficient in glutathione. NAC helps to raise your levels. NAC is one of my favorite nutrients for heavy metal detoxification as well.
If you have bipolar, or any kind of depression, take this information to your integrative physician. It might help to incorporate NAC into a comprehensive treatment plan.
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Yours for better health and medical freedom,
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Quarterly Housing Update: 3rd Quarter 2013
Manhattan sales prices reached a new peak for the second consecutive quarter, according to the NYU Furman Center's 2013 Quarterly Housing Update: 3rd Quarter. Brooklyn saw the largest gains in price appreciation over the previous year at 15 percent, while the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens showed gains over 10 percent. Citywide, new foreclosure filings rose roughly 15 percent since the same quarter last year.
NYU Furman Center. February 2014.
Maintenance and Investments in Small Rental Properties: Findings from New York City and Baltimore
Nearly half of all poor, urban renters in the United States live in rental buildings of fewer than four units, and such buildings make up nearly half our nation’s rental housing stock. Yet small rental properties remain largely overlooked by researchers. We present two reports—from New York City and Baltimore—both providing suggestive evidence, drawn from a variety of sources, about the characteristics of small rental housing. We find that while small buildings offer lower rents and play a crucial role in housing low-income renters, these lower rents are largely explained by neighborhood location. Ownership matters, however. In New York, lower rents are associated with small buildings with resident landlords. Further, we also find better unit conditions in small rental buildings when compared to most larger properties, especially in small buildings with resident landlords. In Baltimore, we find that smaller-scale “mom-and-pop” owners dominate the small rental property market, but that the share of larger-scale owners increases in higher poverty areas of the city. The properties owned by these larger-scale owners receive fewer housing code violations and that these owners appear to invest more frequently in major improvements to their properties.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, John Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies. November 2013.
Quarterly Housing Update 2012: 1st Quarter
In an analysis of first quarter housing indicators, the Furman Center finds that home sales volume rose in the first quarter of 2012, with the number of transactions citywide up almost five percent. Housing prices throughout the city are up 3.5 percent compared to the same quarter last year. The report also finds that the number of foreclosure notices issued in Q1 2012 has fallen citywide since its peak in the third quarter of 2009. However, foreclosure notices in Queens and Staten Island increased by more than 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. July 2012.
Quarterly Housing Update 2011: 4th Quarter
In an analysis of fourth quarter housing indicators, the Furman Center finds that home sales volume continued to decline in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the number of transactions citywide down 15 percent from the previous quarter and 11 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010. Foreclosure starts were down in most of the city, with 33 percent fewer foreclosure notices issued in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter in 2010. Manhattan was the only borough where the number of foreclosure starts increased, although the number of notices issued in Manhattan still remained well below the numbers issued in any of the other boroughs.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. March 2012.
Searching for the Right Spot: Minimum Parking Requirements and Housing Affordability in New York City
The policy brief examines New York City’s minimum residential parking requirements in communities throughout the city and explores the possible effects on housing affordability and on the city’s sustainability goals. The brief finds that the requirements may be causing developers to supply more off-street parking spaces than they expect tenants and homebuyers to demand, potentially driving up the cost of housing and promoting inefficient car ownership.
Vicki Been, Caitlyn Brazill, Josiah Madar, Simon McDonnell. March 2012.
Household Energy Bills and Subsidized Housing
Household energy consumption is crucial to national energy policy. This article analyzes how the rules covering utility costs in the four major federal housing assistance programs alter landlord and tenant incentives for energy efficiency investment and conservation. We conclude that, relative to market-rate housing, assistance programs provide less incentive to landlords and tenants for energy efficiency investment and conservation, and utilities are more likely to be included in the rent. Using data from the American Housing Survey, we examine the differences in utility billing arrangements between assisted and unassisted low-income renters and find that—even when controlling for observable building and tenant differences—the rent that assisted tenants pay is more likely to include utilities. Among all tenants who pay utility bills separately from rent, observable
differences in energy expenses for assisted and unassisted tenants are driven by unit, building, and household characteristics rather than the receipt of government assistance.
Samuel Dastrup, Simon McDonnell, Vincent Reina . Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research . March 2012.
Quarterly Housing Update 2011: 3rd Quarter
In an analysis of third quarter housing indicators, The Furman Center finds that home sales volume remained low in the third quarter of 2011, with the number of properties sold citywide four percent lower than the number sold in the third quarter of 2010. Property values are also lagging in most of the city. Manhattan is the only borough where properties have appreciated in price over the last year. The Quarterly Housing Update is unique among New York City housing reports because it incorporates sales data, residential development indicators, and foreclosures. It also presents a repeat sales index for each borough to capture price appreciation while controlling for housing quality.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. November 2011.
A Canary in the Mortgage Market? Why the Recent FHA and GSE Loan Limit Reductions Deserve Attention
Explores the potential implications of recent reductions in the maximum loan size that can be guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Government-Sponsored Enterprises or GSEs), or insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in many parts of the country. The changes, which went into effect on Oct. 1, 2011, represent the first step in a long-term policy goal to reduce the federal government’s current role in the mortgage system. They will also be a significant test of the private mortgage finance system.
Josiah Madar and Mark Willis. October 2011.
Navigating Uncertain Waters: Mortgage Lending in the Wake of the Great Recession
This report summarizes our February 4, 2011 Roundtable of the same name, and provides an in-depth exploration of credit availability and lending patterns during the recession.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. August 2011.
New York City Quarterly Housing Update 2011: 2nd Quarter
In an analysis of second quarter housing indicators, the Furman Center finds that home sales volume declined 20 percent from the first to the second quarter of 2011, although home prices citywide held steady. The report also finds that new construction is slowly starting to return with 1,556 units authorized by new residential building permits between January and June 2010, compared with 1,703 units authorized in all of 2010.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. August 2011.
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Marriage and Fertility Issues: Ethical Dilemma Faced by Gay with HIV/AIDS in the Context of Chinese Culture
Lin Zhang, Lei Shen, Wei-Ti Chen, Meiyan Sun, Wenxiu Sun, Zheng Zhu and Hongzhou Lu
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 06, 2019
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a kind of serious infectious disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the report of World AIDS Day of 2015, the UNAIDS estimated that there are 3690 million HIV affected people and AIDS patients, including 200 million people newly infected with HIV and 1.2 million AIDS-related death that year. There are 15.8 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral therapy as of June 2015. According to the latest AIDS report: by the end of November 30, 2015, it estimated HIV-infected people and AIDS patients about 580,400 cases, 1...
Incidence of Hypoglycemia in Patients with Renal Dysfunction Treated for Hyperkalemia with Regular Insulin: A Single Center, Retrospective Cohort Study
Dannielle R Brown, PharmD, BCPS, Chase C Brown, Tracie A Delay, Genevieve L Hayes and Ruth C Campbell
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 03, 2019
The primary outcome was the incidence of hypoglycemia during the hospitalization after the administration of insulin for hyperkalemia. Key secondary outcomes included incidence of hypoglycemia within 24 hours of insulin administration and identification of risk factors associated with hypoglycemia. Data collected included patient age, sex, race, history of diabetes, stage of CKD, weight, body mass index (BMI), baseline blood glucose, inciting serum potassium concentration, units of regular insulin administered, and grams of dextrose given with insulin....
Comparison of Calcium Hydroxide Removal Activity of New Sonic System Vibringe and Different Irrigation Systems
Banu Aricioglu and Omer Hatipoglu
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 05, 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the calcium hydroxide removal activities of Vibringe, EndoVac, passive ultrasonic and conventional needle irrigations by means of scanning electron microscope. Seventy single-rooted human mandibular premolar teeth were used for this study. The samples were prepared with the ProTaper rotary system up to F4 and filled with calcium hydroxide. One week later, Calcium hydroxide was removed from the root canals with the several irrigation methods as follows: Vibringe (Group 1), EndoVac (Group 2), conventional needle irrigations (Group 3), passive ultrasonic (Gro...
Risk of Legionellosis from Exposure to Water Aerosol from Industrial Cooling Tower
Margita Spalekova, Martina Kotrbancova, Miriam Fulova and Danka Simonyiova
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 05, 2019
Community-acquired cases of Legionella infection or even outbreaks can be attributed to inhalation of aerosols from devices such as hot water system, cooling towers, hot tubs, industrial equipment and indoor fountains. Legionellae survive in water in temperatures between 20°C and 50°C and tend to colonize particularly water systems rich of sludge, rust, biofilms and amoebae where they can multiply. Cooling towers (CT) in industry are used as heat-transfer devices in which warm water is cooled by evaporation in atmospheric air. Aerosols can transmit Legionellae to susceptible hosts, w...
Left Ventricular Pacing in Patients with Mechanical Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Sara Khodor, Shreya Mishra, Dany Sayad and Anant Kharod
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 01, 2019
In patients with mechanical tricuspid valve replacement (TVR), management of atrioventricular conduction abnormalities can be challenging given inaccessibility of the right ventricle (RV) with an endocardial pacing lead. While implantation of an epicardial lead may serve as an alternative; it requires invasive surgical placement and is not an ideal option in patients with prior thoracotomy. The development of specialized leads have made lead implantation via coronary sinus (CS) an attractive alternative for pacing in this patient population....
Relationship between Hypovitaminosis D and Cardiac Abnormalities in Pre Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Maria Carolina Neves, Luis Sette, Monica Becker, Lucila Valente and Brivaldo Markman Filho
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 01, 2019
The presence of structural and functional changes in the left ventricle (LV) are good predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are associated with decreasing renal function. Studies in CKD patients on hemodialysis evidenced associations of serum 25-OH vitamin D (vit D) with myocardial function and structural changes. However, it is not known whether serum vit D is associated with Doppler echocardiogram (ECHO)-based cardiac changes in patients with CKD managed conservatively....
Hyperlipidemia Management in Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin- Kexin Type 9 (PCSK 9) Inhibitors Era
Abdulhalim Jamal Kinsara
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 01, 2019
Significant improvement in control of cardiovascular risk factors has been driven by performance measurement that focused on attainment of specific risk factor thresholds for blood glucose, lipids and blood pressure. Diet, statin and ezetimibe have reasonably controlled hyperlipidemia. However the discovery of proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 inhibitors has given new hope of reaching the target lipid profile especially in the high-risk group and familial hypercholesterolemia. Here with we reviewed the current data and explore the cardiovascular prevention effect of this group....
Fast Track Colorectal Surgery for Deep Endometriosis: A Prospective Randomized Trial
Irene Gentile, MD, Roberto Rossini, MD, Marco Scioscia, MD, Davide Brunelli, MD, Marcello Ceccaroni, MD and Giacomo Ruffo, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 01, 2019
Application of fast track protocols in laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been assessed in oncological cases with contrasting results. This study was to assess the feasibility and advantages in a group of young women suffering from bowel endometriosis. Over one year, 227 women were recruited for this prospective randomized study on fast track protocol for laparoscopic surgery for bowel endometriosis. Patients were allocated to a perioperative fast-track or conventional care in a 1:3 ratio and clinical outcomes and costs were evaluated....
Self-Esteem as the Mediating Factor between Parenting Styles and Creativity
Huong TM Pham and Betsy Ng
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 03, 2019
Creativity is increasingly valued as a skill for the future workplaces. Educators and employers are paying more and more attention to creativity training, the effectiveness of which relies on an understanding of creativity influencing factors. Yet, the seed for creativity might be sawn early in life and nurtured through years in family and school. Links between parenting styles and creativity have been reported in literature. However, parenting styles only explain for a small variation in creativity, suggesting the roles of other factors. This paper goes further by exploring the links between ...

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Shutting Down Adult Day Health Centers Could be Costly
|June 10, 2011||Posted by Ashley Cohen under Blog||
In California, 37,000 low-income seniors and persons with disabilities receive care at adult day health centers (ADHCs). ADHCs provide part-time care to seniors, including treatment for chronic diseases, mental health counseling and physical therapy, and allow them to live at home. Medicaid reimburses $76 per day for care at ADHCs compared to $200 per day for 24/7 care at nursing homes. Earlier this year, legislation was passed to eliminate funding for the program. Although this cut provides immediate savings for the state, a Lewin Group study found that it would actually cost California more than it would save. Alternative care costs would be shifted to Medicare, including costly emergency room visits and care at nursing homes. Under Medicaid, ADHC is an optional benefit and can therefore be legally eliminated.
California recently received a $1M grant to better coordinate care for dual eligibles. Advocates say that ADHCs might not be around long enough to benefit from this funding.
Although there were mentions of either providing $85M in funding for ADHCs (approximately half of the $177M allocated in 2010) or funding the ADHCs with a federal waiver, neither option was included in the May budget revise. AB 96 (Blumenfield) would provide $85M for a new adult day health care program through a federal waiver. The bill passed the Assembly and is now before the Senate.


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The presents were neatly placed under the tree, but what’s everyone writing? I just have to see?
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The cuteness abounds on Beloved Monster , and Identity Crises is left still to conquer.
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Suburban Turmoil will be good for a laugh, then Kelly , and maybe an Anxiety attack?
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“You must come to bed!” I hear Hot Toddy shout.
With eyes now gone bleary, I know he is right.
Merry Christmas Dear Bloggers and to all a good night.


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The paper-based records have been there for many years and within more than twenty years ago, there has been the gradual replacement of the paper-based records by the records that are computer-based and this replacement has been slow and gradual. The level of penetration by the information systems that are computerized in the health care sector has not been as high as the penetration in other sectors like manufacturing, finance, and transport among other sectors.
Regarding the Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), national penetration may have gone up to 90 percent in the country like Norway in the primary care practices as well as in Denmark and Sweden. But on the other hand, EMR in the United States of America has been restricted to about twenty percent of the physician practice in the office. However, there has been mainly the use of the EMR systems for administrative reasons and not for clinical reasons where there has been the implementation of such systems (Anonymous, 2001).
Effectiveness of the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and their impact on the consumer
The EMR systems are rooted in the core of whatever health information system that is computerized. In the absence of these systems, other technologies of the current days like the decision support systems can’t be incorporated into the everyday clinical workflow effectively.
In the course of the last few years, the political movements that are in for a change in most of the countries or almost all of the countries in the West have gained strength over time. Clear evidence has indicated that on an increasing level that the systems that are presently used are not delivering adequately safe, highly qualitative, and less costly health care. The suggestion is offered that carrying out computerization with the Electronic Medical Recorder (EMR) at the core is the only effective progress.
The governments of such countries as France, New Zealand, the USA, the UK, and Canada among other countries have made the announcement and carrying out the implementation of the plans to set up incorporated computer-based state health care infrastructure based on the exploitation of interoperable EMR systems. Many of these countries intend to implement this in the coming ten years (Anonymous, 2001).
According to Baker (2005), it is believed that electronic medical records improve medical care and bring down the level of medical errors. This view is also backed by Andrews (2009) and he stresses that electronic medical recorders are the best devices to use in the case where the errors have to be minimized. Consumers are very much willing to derive the benefits of this technology. It is also believed that electronic medical records enhance the saving of time in the offices of doctors (Baker, 2005).
Financial Impacts on Organizations
According to Renner (1996), researches carried out as well as the experience of the users indicate that the utilization of the electronic medical record systems can assist organizations to cut costs and be able to even generate new income. Among the organizations, some are adding providers without making the addition of the support staff. More so, among the users, some have reported attending to more patients per day thus realizing increased revenue.
Advantages of the EMR
The first advantage is that it makes the replacement of the paper-based medical records which might not be complete have different parts in various places or locations, that can be difficult to find and even these records might be difficult to read. The EMR provides a source of information that can be shared, accurate, updated, and available any time and in any place and can be quickly retrieved.
Another advantage is that using the EMR enhances the potential to computerize, structure, and make a more efficient clinical workflow.
The next advantage is that the EMR offers integrated support for a broader array of distinct care activities. These may include such activities as:
- Electronic subscribing
- Decision support
- Laboratory ordering and results display and,
- Electronic referrals radiology
Another advantage is that the EMRs preserve data as well as information follow on which an analysis can be carried out any time.
Uphold continuing medical teaching and learning
The increased implementation of this technology has not been so much possible due to some hindrances and such hindrances include:
- Technical matters. Such matters are regarding functionality, absence of integration with other applications, the quality that is not certain among other technical matters.
- Financial issues: High initial costs are involved to carry out the implementation of this technology.
- Presence of doubts regarding the clinical usefulness of the technology.
- Lack of compatibility between the systems.
- Ethical issues, confidentiality, and privacy matters as well certification and security.
- Issues concerning resources, offering training, and the presence of resistance among those who use the technology, among other issues.
Recommendations and Conclusion
As it has been considered, the EMR is a new technology that is quite beneficial in the health care sector. However, there must be efforts to overcome the barriers that have been looked at regarding this technology. For instance, the future technological systems in the health care sector should be designed in such a way that they will be easy to use, be of the certain quality, and be highly functional. Improving on this technology will enable the realization of full benefits from such technologies in the health care sector within as minimal barriers as possible.
Andrews, W. (2009). Are electronic medical records the future? Web.
Anonymous, (2001). Electronic Medical Records, Electronic Health Records. Web.
Baker, M. L. (2005). Patients willing to pay for electronic medical records, surveys show. Web.
Renner, K. (1996). Cost-justifying electronic medical records. Health care financial management. Web.


ASTON Villa star Gabby Agbonlahor is to continue his off-field voluntary work this season after being named as official player ambassador for Acorns for the second year running.
The striker has been closely involved in activities and fundraising initiatives with the children’s charity, and has recently made a donation to the Acorns ‘Now is the Time’ campaign.
It currently costs over £8 million a year to support Acorns families and £750 per day for each child’s care, which is why the Erdington-born ace is so keen to help out.
“For me it is a big thing, especially having kids of my own,” says Gabby. “It is always nice to help these children.
“When you see what they go through on a day to day basis it makes you want to help them, and be there for them.”
For more information on the ‘Now is the Time’ campaign visit www.acorns.org.uk/nowisthetime.


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About 60 people hunkered down in the upstairs portion of the Taphouse to catch Scott off guard. "She was just unbelievable," Mallonee said. "She had no idea. She thought she was coming there to eat soft-shelled crabs ... I thought the turnout was really good."
Scott has helped to draw national attention to the
Members of Scott's own band The Housewreckers were part of the Taphouse tribute as were many of the 757 Allstars band. Also, Jeff Maisey, editor of Veer magazine, and blues singer Bobby "BlackHat" Walters were spotted in the crowd.
Mallonee said she wanted to honor Scott for her relentless work promoting blues music. "Also, the way that she reaches kids. She's so deep in working with children, it's a wonderful part of her."
Mallonee's boyfriend, Chuck Williams, plays sax in Scott's band The Housewreckers.
Many of her bandmates got on the microphone to tease Scott in the "roasting" part of Wednesday's event, Mallonee said. In all about eight people took good-natured pot shots at the singer.
Mostly, though, love was in the air.
"Jackie is such a soft-hearted person," Mallonee said. "She doesn't like to let everybody know that, but she did last night."
Scott said she loved the tribute.