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Sleep Tips During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Isolation
Unfortunately, millions of people had problems with insomnia before the coronavirus. The pandemic creates a host of new challenges even for people who did not use to have sleeping difficulties.
Undoubtedly, patients with the virus and front-line medical workers are most affected by the disease. However, as we have seen worldwide, indirect impacts have spread far and wide and they pose significant barriers to sleep.
Our lives have changed drastically because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We have to stay at home most of the time, some of us may work from home, schools are closed, and our routines have been disrupted.
Notably, we have a lot of idle time and most people are utilizing this time to sleep. However, sleeping more than seven to eight hours per night can make waking up on time more complicated and can cause feeling tired, irritable, and unfocused throughout the day.
In addition, anxiety concerning our health and the health of our loved ones and economic concerns also might disrupt our sleep.
Depression may start to kick in at times of self-isolation. Depression may cause significant sleeping problems especially if your loved one is infected by COVID-19 or has died.
Huge family and work stress and excess screen time can have a harmful impact on sleep, too.
Why is Sleep Important During a Pandemic?
Experts say that sleep boosts the immune system and strengthens our body’s defenses. Our mind works better when we get sufficient sleep and children learn better. It enhances our overall mental health. We need good-quality sleep because it improves all aspects of our health. That is the reason why it is worthy of our attention during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sleep Tips During Covid 19
Create a daily routine and stick to it. Wake up and go to bed at the same time every day. Take your meals at the same time every day.
Sleep and sex should be the activities that take place in your bed. Avoid working from home stretched on your bed because it will confuse your mind. Your brain should only associate the bed with sleeping activities.
Use your CPAP device for better breathing. This is one of the most common CPAP Tips for Better Sleep. Avoid taking longer naps during the day since they can hamper your nighttime routine.
Stay active and engage in regular exercises. That has positive effects on sleep and your health in general. Although, you might not feel like working out, it’s essential to maintain physical activity.
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❤🩹 Challenging Cases Tip #15 “Multiple Immune Challenges”
Many times over the years we have come across this challenge with clients. Upon close analysis, we find the client is dealing with more than one immune challenge. They may have a weakness in the immune system for viral activity along with parasite! It may be bacterial and fungal at the same time. These can be some of the most challenging and stubborn cases to help the client recover from.
The following information is designed to help you navigate this in a very low stress, confident manner and at the same time positioning your client to thrive :-)
You must address multiple immune challenges if they show up in the initial analysis.
You have to design the nutritional therapy to meet the needs of the weekend immune system.
You may find a product like HP Virex and HP Multibac must be used at the same time. Along with adequate drainage remedies like Resp Free, BioFlora or even ICF #1.
Do not be surprised if the need for immune boosting support is low while drainage support is much higher.
These types of cases also require a bit more hands-on monitoring than your normal, low intensity type cases.
As always, you as a Practitioner, are most welcome to reach out to myself and the other practitioners here at Country Doctor Nutritional Center for more specific guidance and direction with an individual case you may be challenged with.

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Second-line winger Andre Burakovsky has shown flashes of brilliance in his first two seasons in the NHL. Now heading into the last season of his three-year, $2.775 million entry-level deal, Burakovsky hopes to take the next step in his development. Swedish-language outlet hockeysverige describes a Burakovsy who aspires to sign a long-term deal with the Capitals — a big one, similar to what his friend Filip Forsberg did this summer in Nashville.
Forsberg has scored a combined 59 goals over the last two seasons (26 goals in 2014-15 and 33 in 2015-16). The former WJC MVP has led the Predators in points over the last two seasons (63 points in 2014-15 and 64 in 2015-16, twice the production of Burakovsky). On June 27, Forsberg signed a six-year, $36-million contract that will keep him in Nashville until he’s 27-years-old and eat up one of his UFA years.
On July 1, Forsberg could have been a restricted free agent and been offered a massive offer sheet by another team, a sticky situation which Washington must game-plan for next year with both Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
There’s a big gap between Burakovsky’s and Forsberg’s performance right now, and Andre knows it. “To get a big contract you have to score 50 points and deliver,” Burakovsky said last week in an interview with hockeysverige.se, as translated by Magnus Cadelin.


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One random evening, I was trawling though iTunes podcasts in search of a decent classic soul / R&B mix for bedtime – I generally need music to fall asleep and have even created sleep playlists for me to doze off to. I downloaded single episodes from different ones to get a sense of whether they were worth it or not. And then I came across DJ Mike Rizzy’s and this has become one of my go-to podcasts with wonderful mixes of hip hop, soul, R&B, 80s, reggae, old school and the like. Some of my favourites are below with his comments and track listing (Click on headings to link to actual mix).
Just Blaze definitely made his mark in the game. As one of the marquee producers on Rocafella, Just Blaze along with Kanye brought soul sampled beats back to the forefront on the classic Blueprint album. Just Blaze went on to produce for just about every big name from Mariah Carey to Nas to Rihanna with an incredible run of hits that’s still going today. So here’s my personal favorites by this dope Producer/DJ.
I Got Over Love – Major Harris, I Really Mean It – Dipset, Throwback – Usher, Why You Hate The Game – Game feat. Nas, Song Cry – Jay-Z, Girls Girls Girls – Jay-Z, Oh Boy – Camron, Breathe – Fabolous, Compton – Kendrick Lamar feat. Dr Dre, Allure (Just Blaze Remix) – Jay-Z, U Got What I Need – LeToya, You Got Me – Mariah Carey feat. Freeway, Live Your Life – TI feat. Rihanna, Makes Me Wonder (Just Blaze Remix) – Maroon 5, Exhibit A – Jay Electronica, My First Love – Carl Thomas, C’mon Remix – Mario, Everytime – Jon B feat. Dirt McGirt (Ol Dirty RIP), Can’t Let You Go – Fabolous feat. Lil Mo, Never Been In Love Before – Talib Kweli, What We Do – Freeway feat. Jay-Z, Storm Remix – Lenny Kravitz, Cross My Heart – Billy Stewart, Exhibit C – Jay Electronica
Everyone from my era grew up listening to New Edition. They were such a big part of my childhood and it’s no coincidence why they’re still relevant today. So if you were too young to witness this great era in music here’s something to get you caught up. You’ll probably find it better than what you hear on the radio these days. Enjoy.
Crucial – New Edition, Don’t Be Cruel – Bobby Brown, On Our Own – Bobby Brown, Every Little Step – Bobby Brown. Hot Tonight – New Edition, If It Isn’t Love – New Edition, Stone Cold Gentleman – Ralph Tresvant, Popcorn Love – New Edition, NE Heartbreak – New Edition, Sorry You’re Not My Kinda Girl – New Edition, Sensitivity – Ralph Tresvant, Mr. Telephone Man – New Edition, Hit Me Off – New Edition, You Don’t Have To Worry Remix – New Edition, My Secret – New Edition, Count Me Out – New Edition, Cool It Now – New Edition, Can You Stand The Rain – New Edition, Rock Wit’Cha – Bobby Brown, With You All The Way – New Edition, Lost In Love – New Edition, Earth Angel – New Edition, I’m Still In Love With You – New Edition, Roni – Bobby Brown, Is This The End – New Edition
People often ask me who my top 5 producers are. My reply is always J Dilla, DJ Premier, Q-Tip, Rza, and this man Pete Rock. It’s like you can just feel his soul pouring through his beats. A lot of people that listen to my mixes are big Dilla fans and nobody has had a bigger influence in Dilla’s beats than Pete Rock. I can’t stress how much of a genius this man is. When you make music that’s from the heart and not trendy you’ll eventually be timeless. So keep your here today gone tomorrow club beats. The music I listen to will still be dope 50 years from now. So sit back, relax, and let me take you on a musical journey with the Chocolate Boy Wonder.
Elizeth – Bud Shank, Mind Blowin – Pete Rock feat. Vinia Mojica, Square One – INI feat. Pete Rock, Rather Unique – AZ, Searching – Roy Ayers, Searching – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, The Awakening – Ahmad Jamal, It’s On You – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Center Of Attention – INI feat. Pete Rock, The World Is Yours – Nas, Holdin It Down – Big L, Fakin Jax – INI feat. Pete Rock, The Game – Pete Rock feat. Raekwon, All The Places – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Try Love Again – Natural Four, It’s A Love Thing – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Take Your Time – Pete Rock, Before You Walk Out Of My Life (Pete Rock Remix) – Monica, Once Upon A Time – Slum Village feat. Pete Rock, To Each His Own – INI feat. Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Large Professor, In The House – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Give It To Ya – Pete Rock feat. Little Brother, N****z Know – Pete Rock feat. J Dilla, Risin To The Top – Keni Burke, Take You There – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Lots Of Lovin – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Fly Till I Die – Pete Rock feat. Talib Kweli, CL Smooth, I Got A Love – Pete Rock & CL Smooth, The Joy – Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Pete Rock, They Reminisce Over You – Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Raphael Saadiq is hands down one of my favorite artists. A rare talent that can do it all. Sing, write, and produce beats with the best of them. People forget he was once part of the Ummah production team which included Q-Tip, Ali, and the late great J Dilla. He’s been able to keep changing with the times from his early New Jack Swing days with Tony! Toni! Tone!, to the boom bap Dilla influenced Neo Soul days, and his latest Motown revival sound. Worked with pretty much everybody considered to be the upper echelon of hip hop and soul. So here’s a short collection of tracks blessed by the living legend.
Whatever You Want – Tony! Toni! Tone! It Never Rains In Southern California – Tony! Toni! Tone!, Trippin – Lucy Pearl, Everyday – Lucy Pearl, Still Ray – Raphael Saadiq, Lady – D’Angelo, They Can’t – Lucy Pearl, Be Here – Rapahel Saadiq feat. D’Angelo, Ask Of You – Raphael Saadiq, Music – Joss Stone feat. Raphael Saadiq & Lauryn Hill, Without You – Lucy Pearl (J Dilla Remix), What They Do – The Roots feat. Raphael Saadiq, Glow – Kelis, So Lady – Mary J. Blige, Lalala – Lucy Pearl, We Fight Love – Q-Tip feat. Raphael Saadiq, Rifle Love – Raphael Saadiq, Anniversary – Tony! Toni! Tone! Untitled – D’Angelo
Some of these are over 2 years old and are still dope.

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Waiting for tomatoes to ripen is a lot like waiting for grass to grow. It always happens when you aren't looking. We have so many purchased tomato plants...as well as a large quantity of rogue tomato plants! All of them are brimming with fruit...all of them are green.
How frustrating is it that we ran out of tomatoes this week and I had to add them to the grocery list. When I look at our garden and see a restaurant supply of tomatoes...there's only problem...they're GREEN!
Turns out thats really not a problem...I found a few recipes that called for green tomatoes.
First, get 1/3 cup of yellow cornmeal, 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp black pepper and a dash of salt. Combine and add to a dredging dish.
Next cook bacon strips. Just about anyone can do that...even me! (just make sure to reserve 2 tsp worth of bacon drippings for the tomatoes.
The recipe called for red lettuce (probably because the tomatoes were green, so a nice contrast) but since we didn't have any at hand...we just grabbed the green we had growing.
Wash off a green tomato (or two if you have several hungry folks). Dry it off then slice into semi-thick slices. Ches went with burger thickness...and they were very firm for a sandwich. Dredge the slices thru the cornmeal mix and drop into the still hot frying pan from the bacon. The recipe calls for adding 2 tsp of olive oil to the bacon drippings and frying the tomatoes in that.
Fry until golden brown...
This is the fun part! You toast some brown bread, add mayo, then lettuce greens, then tomato and lastly the crisp bacon!
It was WAY better than I expected and we will definitely make this one again. Now I wish that the tomatoes will take a long long time to ripen...it will give me more excuses to make this dish!!!
We sat outside and thought of hot summer nights in Georgia...we had beer instead of lemonade. I whipped up some guacomole for a cool side. Ches ate his sandwich topped with the guac!

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says there is big room for improvement for his side to compete at Champions League level, but feels he is currently getting the most out of his players.
The Glasgow giants are currently 10 points clear of their closest challengers Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier Division, with a game in hand, but the 2-0 defeat to Barcelona means the Bhoys will fail to qualify for the Europa League from Group C.
Rodgers says it has been a steep learning curve for his youthful side, particularly the sobering 7-0 defeat to the Catalans at the Nou Camp, but feels they are progressing as a group.
“We have maximised everything we can out of this group,” he told RTÉ Sport.
“We have had a harsh lesson, but we learned from it and became a better team after the first game.
“Possession is vitally important in our domestic game and in the European, we’re looking to keep improving on.
“We need to find a bit more mobility and speed in the team, especially at this level, but that will come in time.”

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CALGARY — Whitecap Resources Inc. reported Wednesday it more than doubled fourth-quarter production, leading to higher cash flow and income despite lower oil and gas prices.
The Calgary intermediate noted net income of $7.6 million versus $3.2 million in the same period of the previous year while cash flow jumped to $64 million from $33 million.
Production for the three-month period came in at 17,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, compared with 7,800 boe/d a year earlier, weighted about 69 per cent to oil and natural gas liquids.
Its average realized price for oil was $81.31 per barrel, down from $95.26, and liquids prices fell to $46.01 from $74.49.
It reported spending $246 million in capital in 2012, making two corporate acquisitions, nine tuck-in property buys and initiating a monthly dividend of five cents per share.
On Monday, Whitecap announced it would buy junior Invicta Energy Corp. and increase spending and production guidance for the year.
For Fort St. John, the energy capital of B.C., the boom times began in the 1950s with the discovery of petroleum.
Every day you use products made from oil and gas, such as gasoline and plastics.
Canadian crude oil producers continue to build new markets for their expanding production.
The "dirtiest oil in North America" is not produced in Canada, but just outside Los Angeles.
About 80 per cent of the emissions attributable to a barrel of oil occur during the downstream combustion of refined fuel in a vehicle - not during the upstream production of crude oil.
Since 1990 Canada's oil sands industry has reduced GHG emissions per barrel by 28%. Download the fact sheet to learn more.
Industry is using algae to convert CO2 into biofuel and biomass products in order to reduce CO2 emissions from oil sands operations.
The nature of the oil sands makes them energy-intensive to produce. Canada's oil sands industry continues to reduce GHG emissions intensity.

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Lake Metroparks Farmpark in Kirtland will be the site of the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, September 30. Activities and registration begin at 8 a.m. The walk steps off after a brief yet meaningful Promise Garden ceremony at 10 a.m. honoring those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association® is inviting local residents and businesses to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by registering for the Walk.
Walk participants choose a one-mile or a three-mile route winding through the Farmpark. The walk calls on participants to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. In addition to the actual walk, participants learn about Alzheimer’s disease and how to get involved with this critical cause, from advocacy opportunities to support programs and services to clinical studies. To start or join a team today, visit act.alz.org/kirtland

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A critical element during this phase is the main story. I need to know what story events take place in the town so I can decide where to place them. The main story should help guide the player through an RPG city. It should never lead the player by the nose to every point of interest, but major story events should be placed in different districts, giving the player a gentle nudge to explore at least some of them. Beyond that, it should be up to the player to explore and discover the rest of the content on their own.
If the city does have different districts, I try to give each one a unique flavor of its own. I ask myself about the kinds of people who live there (e.g., social class, native vs. immigrant), the purpose of the district (e.g., industrial, mercantile, residential), architectural style, and unique locations and monuments. The latter are especially important. When placed strategically around a scene, monuments, unique locations, and other visual features can help the player orient themselves and navigate through the area.
For example, in a district dominated by the Gipper faction, we might use landmarks like an old oil drilling tower, a statue of President Reagan, or a tall flagpole with Old Glory flapping in the wind. In a city like Colorado Springs, we’d also try to include real-world landmarks in scenes, like the Olympic Committee Headquarters and its unique metal sculptures, pictured below.


And for the first time, a tetraplegic patient implanted with a set of neural probes and wearing an exoskeleton was able to walk and control both arms solely through brain control. The paper “An exoskeleton controlled by an epidural wireless brain–machine interface in a tetraplegic patient: a proof-of-concept demonstration” published in The Lancet Neurology journal describes a system driven via the long-term implant of a semi-invasive medical device dubbed Wimagine.
Developed at CEA in Grenoble, Wimagine collects brain signals in the sensorimotor cortex emitted when an individual imagines moving. Wimagine was designed for semi-invasive implantation in the cranium in order to record electrocorticograms (ECoG) over the long term using an array of 64 electrodes in contact with the dura mater. Electronic boards contain the electrocorticogram acquisition and digitalization systems, together with a remote power supply and wireless data-transfer systems via secure radio link to an external base station. The implant packaging was designed to ensure long-term biocompatibility and safety.
The major innovation in this device is its ability to provide chronic high-resolution recording of the brain’s electrical activity. This activity related to the moving intention is transmitted it in real-time wirelessly to a computer for decoding in order to control the movements of the exoskeleton’s four limbs. Hence a tetraplegic patient fitted with this neuroprosthetic implant can move by mentally controlling the exoskeleton, without external controls.
Decoding electrocorticograms required the development of highly sophisticated algorithms based on Artificial Intelligence methods and software to be able to control the movements of the exoskeleton in real-time. The Wimagine device also involved research engineers from CEA-List, the institute specialised in smart digital systems. These developed the four limb exoskeleton based on their reversible actuation and control-command bricks. This design specifically took into account the interaction of a quadriplegic person with the exoskeleton to be able to mobilize it safely.


The ICN3386 is a top quality integrated fridge freezer that is absolutely brimming with clever features and modern technology. It’s a pleasure to use and operate, and you can have total confidence your food is stored under the very best conditions. It naturally has all the great quality workmanship and design that comes with a Liebherr product, and also has great energy efficiency with an A++ rating.
BioFresh ensures the perfect climate for keeping food fresh longer. With the temperature maintained just above 0 °C and an ideal air humidity level, fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and dairy products retain their nutrients, flavour and attractive appearance for up to three times longer than in a traditional refrigerator.
With NoFrost, food is frozen with chilled recirculating air, and any humidity is expelled. As a result, the freezer is always free of ice, and food no longer frosts over. NoFrost also makes defrosting a thing of the past.
DuoCooling provides two completely separate cooling circuits for accurate and independent temperature control of the fridge and freezer. There is no air exchange between them, preventing odour transfer and stopping your food from drying out.
GlassLine door interior with VarioBoxes
The GlassLine door shelves feature a satin-finished safety glass base, elegantly shaped plastic edging, stainless steel trims, as well as bottle and jar. The two removable VarioBoxes are perfect for sorting and storing smaller items in a clearly visible manner.
This cushions door closure ensuring soft closing even with fully loaded door shelves. In built-in appliances the door will close automatically from an opening angle of approx. 30°.
LED light column
LED light columns on either side evenly illuminate the entire refrigerator interior. The lighting gradually brightens when the door is opened and a special satin finish on the light cover creates an elegant lighting ambience.
The innovative touchscreen controls with digital display accurately indicates the temperature to the nearest degree and all functions can easily be selected and adjusted using the touchscreen interface. A door and temperature alarm alerts you to any irregularities, e.g. the door is left open, and a child safety function prevents any unintentional changes to the settings.
Freezer drawers on roller tracks
The extra-deep freezer drawers run on roller tracks and are easy to open, even when full. The drawers have a transparent design, which makes it easy to view their contents, and are simple to remove and easy to clean.
With FrostSafe, the extra-high and removable drawers are closed all round. This means that the cold cannot dissipate so quickly when the appliance is opened. The transparent front of the compartments gives a good view of your frozen items.
The elegant GlassLine storage shelves are shatter-proof, scratch-resistant and easy to clean. The high-quality stainless steel trims put the finishing touches to the overall design composition. The slide under half shelf option glass shelf lends itself to versatile use.
The high-performance PowerCooling system rapidly cools down freshly stored food and creates an even cooling temperature throughout the interior. A door contact switch turns the fan off when the door is opened.This saves valuable energy.
SuperCool The automatic SuperCool function lowers the fridge temperature down to as far as +2 °C for as long as 12 hours – ideal for rapidly cooling freshly stored food.
Automatic SuperFrost function
This function quickly reduces the freezer temperature to -32 °C and thus creates the cold air required to preserve vital vitamins. As soon as the newly introduced food is completely frozen it reverts back to normal mode, saving electricity.
IceMaker with water tank
The IceMaker with 1.5-litre water tank is great solution if the piped water is of inadequate quality or unavailable. The tank is removable for conveniently replenishing the water.
Divisible glass shelf
One half of the divisible glass shelf can slide underneath the other; this provides greater storage flexibility as taller containers can be readily accommodated. All the glass shelves are made from safety glass and can be inserted at different heights, as required.
With this feature, drawers and intermediate glass shelves underneath them can be conveniently removed. This results in VarioSpace – the practical system for extra storage space so that space can be created quickly even for larger frozen food items.


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The joint 2026 World Cup bid from the U.S., Canada and Mexico remains the favorite to earn hosting rights, but the North American countries experienced a minor hurdle on Tuesday afternoon.
At Tuesday’s FIFA Council meeting, it was decided that other nations would be given until August to bid on the right to host the 2026 World Cup. The North American bid was previously hoping for the process to be fast-tracked and exclusive, which would have allowed one year for the bid to receive approval while facing no competition from other nations.
FIFA voted against that process on Tuesday, opening the door slightly for another contender to emerge. European and Asian countries are out of the running for the 2026 tournament due to their hosting duties in 2018 and 2022, respectively, while Oceania and South America have already thrown their support behind the North American bid with eyes on a future World Cup for themselves.
That leaves Africa as the only continent that could submit a feasible bit with Morocco rumored to be one nation interested.
Still, the North American bid remains the heavy favorite as FIFA did opt to fast-track the process with a decision set to come in 2018.

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MVC wiring - the calling sequence
Now that you know the details of the three MVC classes, the typical jobs that they do, and how they relate to one another it is time to see how to connect them up in a system. Essentially this is what happens as part the standard operation of an MVC-based component or plug-in and you can read about it in practice in Building a Joomla component using Eclipse for PHP. However, it is worth creating a summary including the names used for the default objects - after all most components start out using default objects at least.
Assume that the component is called mycomponent and is stored in com_mycomponent.
First off everything begins with the components initial page which isn't really part of the MVC structure. This is called mycomponent.php and it is stored in the com_mycomponent directory.
This should create the default controller (or a specific controller if one is specified as part of the URL). The default controller's name is controller.php in the same directory as the initial page.
The controller's constructor should register the tasks that it can handle ready to be called. Finally the initial page should use the controller's execute method to dispatch the task specified in the URL. Clearly if the constructor hasn't set up the tasks correctly then this isn't going to work. The task is often just the default display task.
According to the task that the controller has been asked to perform it can create the model and or the view and then causes the view to display something by calling the controller's inherited display method.
The parent display method initialised and creates the default view - usually called mycomponentViewmycomponent stored in the Views\mycomponent subdirectory. It then creates an instance of the model which is by default called mycomponent.php and is stored in the models directory. Finally it calls the view's display method.
What happens next varies according to what data the view needs from the model but usually the view's display method calls the model's method to obtain data which it then displays using its inherited display method which calls the default template usually called default.php and stored in the views/mycomponent/tmpl directory.
This is all summarized in the figure below using the default names and typical function calls.
It is important to realise that you can vary this call sequence to suit your own needs and it doesn't often correspond to exactly what you will find if you examine the code of a real component. Some component writers have taken the MVC pattern to heart, others use it only in part and sometimes in a muddled way.
If you would like to see another example then look out for the forthcoming article on building an Administrative or back end data entry component using the MVC pattern.
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City and Park Board provide update on Oppenheimer Park
The City continues working to support people experiencing homelessness in Oppenheimer Park into housing and/or shelter, following last night’s expiry of a General Manager’s order requesting that tents and other structures were to be removed by August 21.
Approximately 93 people who have been experiencing homelessness and sleeping in Oppenheimer Park have now accepted offers to move into safe and stable accommodation. The City estimates this accounts for more than two-thirds of the people who were living in Oppenheimer Park at the time the General Manager’s order was issued. The City is pleased with the significant progress that has been made to date in supporting people to move indoors.
Tents and belongings
Today, empty and/or abandoned tents will be moved to the edge of the park in order for Park Board staff to begin renovation and maintenance of the field. The following processes are in place for tents and other belongings in the park:
- Any belongings that individuals might wish to retain will be labelled and securely stored for up to 60 days. A card with details on how belongings can be returned is being given to every camper with items in storage.
- The City and Park Board will only dispose the unwanted belongings of people who have accepted housing or that have clearly been abandoned in the park.
- Given ongoing concerns about the serious health and life safety risks present in the park, Vancouver Fire Rescue Service will continue removing items presenting hazards to health and safety, in compliance with the Fire Chief’s order which has been in place in the park since February.
Next steps: General Manager’s order
The Park Board is assessing the situation in the park and considering whether further legal action may be required to enforce the order. The City’s Carnegie Outreach team remains committed to supporting people as they move out of the park into housing and shelter options, and are continuing this work throughout the week. The Park Board General Manager’s order was posted in response to ongoing health and safety risks in the park.
The City continues to work with VPD to ensure the safety of all campers in the park, as well as residents in the surrounding neighbourhood. VPD officers will maintain a presence at the park to keep the peace, and respond to incidents as needed, but will not remove people living in the park without further legal authorization and notice.
Options for people living in the park
Good quality housing options remain available, with many units having been under renovation over the past few weeks. All housing units are in publicly owned and non-profit run buildings, including the SRO rooms being offered. Shelter spaces are also available once the approximately 140 housing units are accepted.
Carnegie Outreach will continue to work in the park to support individuals to access housing and shelter, income and other support services. Parks staff and BC Housing are also working in the park to help move people into housing and shelter.


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Dr. Ebonie Cunningham Stringer is a sociologist committed to research and service at the intersections of social justice, family, religion and carceral institutions. As executive director of the Not One More Peace and Justice Project, she works to ameliorate community violence, especially among youth. Her mission entails a commitment to lift and center voices that are yet unheard or (mis)understood, and to produce scholarship that can lead to meaningful policy changes and a more just society. Whether in the classroom or in the community, Dr. Stringer is motivated by her passion for social justice and social change.
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Ebonie, C. S. (2023). Trauma technicians and wounded warriors: Using a black feminist lens to understand how black women clergy and lay leaders resist anti-black state violence. Sociological Focus, 56(4), 371-389. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/00380237.2023.2227794 Stringer, E. C. , Murphy, J. C., DeFeo, S. C., & Munoz, G. (2022) The Impact of Gender on Social Support for Criminal Justice Careers. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Online. doi: 10.1080/10511253.2022.2079145 Stringer, E. C.& Murphy, J. (2020) Major Decisions and Career Attractiveness among Criminal Justice Students. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 31(4), 523-541. doi: 10.1080/10511253.2020.1814829 Stringer, E. C. (2020). Managing Motherhood: How Incarcerated Mothers Negotiate Maternal Role-Identities with Their Children’s Caregivers. Women & Criminal Justice 30(5), 336-355. doi: 10.1080/08974454.2020.1750538 Stringer, E. C. & McClenney-Saddler, M. (2015). Amazing Grace: Black Church Culture and Theological Insights on Sin, Forgiveness and Grace. Issues in Race & Society: An Interdisciplinary Global Journal 3(2), 57-61.
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Non Invasive Facial Rejuvenation / Fillers / Microneedling
NON INVASIVE FACIAL REJUVENATION
Facial rejuvenation is any cosmetic or medical procedure used to increase or restore the appearance of a younger age to the human face. The specific term, however, refers to a set of surgical procedures restore facial geometry and skin texture to a more youthful attractive state. These procedures are usually successful and in some cases achieve striking results. Examples of facial rejuvenation treatments are Fractional, Radio-frequency and Infrared (Affirm, Refirm, Thermage) devices. These non-invasive procedures stimulate the body’s own regenerative process of building new collagen and tighten the skin.
The old adage “No pain, no gain” may be applied to these non-invasive techniques; the longevity of treatments which do not disrupt, or burn the skin are often less than desirable.
We are excited to introduce Precision Tx laser treatment of lax neck skin. Using a specially designed fiber Laser energy is introduced from beneath the skin to tighten the neck as well as thickening and smoothing the skin. Previously difficult or impossible to accomplish with a surgical neck lift Precision Tx allows us to reliably correct this troublesome condition by tightening the skin and increasing collagen.
Microneedling is an effective, straight forward procedure which results in modest but noticeable results. Multiple micro needle holes are placed in the skin which induce new collagen formation and smoothening during healing. It helps the penetration of topical Vit C and Hyaluronic Acid to produce results similar to chemical peels, Fraxel Laser and RF treatments like Velashape, Thermage E-matrix with minimal discomfort, downtime and cost. Our staff will perform the first treatment and instruct you on how to continue treatments at home every six weeks.
With increased technology, chemists have developed longer lasting Hyaluronic Acid injectables. Restylane, Perlane and Juvederm are appropriate for medium depth lines around the mouth, eyelids, cheeks and to fill the lips. Smoker’s fine lip lines can be smoothed out as well as the corners of the mouth. This will turn up the corners to diminish a sad, drooping appearance. Radiesse, similar to Hydroxyapetite, the major constituant of bony tissues, can correct the smile lines from the mouth to the nose, the chin and between the brows, for over one year when combined with Botox in these areas. These products are relatively allergy free. Immediate results are noted with mild swelling which subsides overnight. Occasional bruising can be camouflaged with leg and body cover cream. You will look better that same evening. We have expanded the use of Radiesse and Sculptra to build up the hollows below the eyelids, cheek bones, jawline, temples and outer brows. Careful injection into the eyelids will lift the brows, fill out the lids and prevent the need for skin excision in mild cases of lid skin excess. This enlargement will last up to two years. Always keep in mind that an additional filling session at one to four months may be necessary to maintain long term results. These fillers stimulate your own collagen production improve the quality and appearance of the skin. This effect begins a month after injection and lasts up to two years. Please check with our staff one week in advance to ensure we have your choice available.
This appealing group of procedures can give a permanent correction to the deeper folds surrounding the nose, mouth, lips, and between the brows. Cheek bones, the chin as well as the outer upper brow/eyelid can be augmented. Several different implant options are available including grafting of skin from an existing scar, facelift, eyelid or tummy tuck, otherwise discarded skin. Autologous tissue grafting (fat) continues to render the most long lasting natural appearing results. Silicone, Polymethylmethacrylate, Latex, Gortex and Alloderm have been used successfully to yield permanent correction of these areas, albeit with higher complication rates and occaisional palpability and extrusion. We are very excited about the re-introduction of Bellafill. This permanent filler is an excellent choice for those seeking long term correction of laugh lines, hollows below the eyelids and creases around the corners of the mouth. We can inject this gel to enhance the lips as well as augment the cheek bones, eybrows and the jawline. Acne scars can be improved with long lasting results. Careful consideration of long term changes in facial anatomy must be made in planning the location and amount of correction. Facial tissues may droop leaving these permanent bulges in inappropriate locations. Conservative correction with follow up sessions obviate this potential undesireable result.
Those Juicy Lips!
Lip augmentation has become very popular. Fullnes of the lips is not only sensual but gives a more youthful appearance. Lips can be made fuller with injections or implants. We have several options
to enhance the upper, lower or both lips exist. Injectable fillers including Juvaderm, Restylane, and Cymetra last from several months to over a year. Moderate swelling is detected for several days after
injection. Fat injections taken from the waist or thighs can give subtle but permanent enhancement. Marked swelling associated with this procedure can be diminished by injection of small amounts of fat.
Alloderm (human collagen) or temporal fascia can be inserted into the lips through small incisions inside the mouth to achieve permanent enhancement. Contact us to arrange for a consultation to help to decide which option is best for you.
Our approach to lip aesthetics has become more sophisticated. Filling and shaping the lips in the appropriate areas will give a more attractive and pouty appearance than just enlargement alone. We can fill one or both lips, central and outer areas, depending on the shape of your lips and the look that you like. Restylane and Juvaderm are the most common fillers used today. The results can last up to 6 months. Fat suctioned from your waist or hips, injected into your lips, may last longer, and in some cases, fat injections result in permanent augmentation. Artefill a permanent injectable gel of Methylmethacrylate microshperes produces long lasting lip enhancement. Caution must be exercised as long these fillers can clump and produce lumps in the lips. The placement of Alloderm or synthetic implants is also an option for more permanent lip enhancement. Studying your lips and the photos of others helps us to shape your lips in the most desirable way. The various options and expected results will be reviewed during your consultation.
“The Thread Lift” procedure incorporates fine polypropylene barbed sutures inserted through long needles from the scalp. Marketed as a less invasive technique for face and brow lifting our experience has shown that results usually last less than one year. This is a useful technique when used to suspend the face and brow tissues once dissected and elevated in a face or brow lift.
Lasers and Dermabrasion:
Lasers which concentrate light energy are used to selectively burn the outer layers of skin, stimulate collagen synthesis thereby causing contraction, smoothing and lightening of the skin. Dermabrasion achieves a similar resurfacing by sanding off the superficial layers of skin. Long lasting improvement is obtained for eyelid, forehead and facial wrinkles and lines. Dermabrasion is best suited for upper lip lines, acne and traumatic scars. Depending on the intensity of the resurfacing oozing can last, for several days, redness for one to two months. IPL or intense pulsed light can even out blotchy brown spots and irregular skin tones. These superficial treatments are relatively safe, inexpensive and pain free usually require multiple sessions. Avoiding sun exposure is important after any of these peels, resurfacing or Retinoic acid cream use. The pink response can be camouflaged with leg and body concealer after a few days.
Botox and Dysport have become the most popular and most studied cosmetic injectable procedures. We are now able to smooth crow’s feet, glabellar H’s and transverse forehead lines with one treatment. Results take effect within days, typically last 3-4 months. If treated regularly these lines will eventually fade. Injecting these neuromuscular modulators has become common place and apparently straightforward. In-numerous patients enjoying good results and lack of side effects have become comfortable with these injections, usually 3-4 per side. Side effects if not experienced in the past will usually not occur. Adverse events are different and often disregarded by patients and physicians. These include falling or ptosis of the brow and eyelids due to local dispersion of the product. Despite multiple treatments a subsequent injection can cause these disturbing albeit temporary events. I employ several techniques designed to diminish the risk of these undesirable results and adhere to The Manufacturer’s recommendations to avoid injection 2cm above the brow and onto the eyelids proper. Fortunately eyelid ptosis being rare, typically resolves in two weeks and is improved with prescription eye drops. The more common sided effects of headaches, pain and bruising at the injection site are successfully treated with Tylenol. More perplexing side effects such as malaise, shortness of breath, double vision, difficulty focusing, upper respiratory symptoms and muscular weakness are also temporary and resolve spontaneously. One patient suffered an anxiety attack and perceived difficulty in focusing immediately after injection. Any patient suffering from a neuro-muscular disorder should advise their physician prior to injection.
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Back surgery delay at Queen’s: ‘It’s getting beyond a joke’
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A 45-year-old man has been left in severe pain and unable to work while waiting two-and-a-half years for surgery at Queen’s Hospital.
David Mason, of Coltsfoot Path, Harold Hill, suffers from arthritis of the spine and last week fell down the stairs and broke his elbow because of the condition.
Queen’s medical director Stephen Burgess described the delay as “totally unacceptable” and is investigating as to how it could have happened.
In December 2012 Mr Mason hoped that his misery would be over when he went to the Rom Valley Way hospital for back surgery.
But after a confusion over his medication, he was sent home and told he would have to wait another six months for the operation to be rearranged.
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“But they went and lost my paperwork,” Mr Mason said.
“The wait has made my back even worse and I have trouble walking.
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“It’s getting beyond a joke.”
The former mechanic now has his arm in a full plaster cast because of his recent fall which he believes was related to his condition.
He was walking down the stairs when his spine “pinched” his nerves and he fell down.
“My legs just go like jelly,” he said. “I came down with quite a thud.”
He was then told that in order to have surgery he must visit his GP and start the process again.
“They are stuffing up left, right and centre,” he said.
Mr Mason said he remains in serious pain and is unable to work.
“I’m on the strongest possible pain killers I can get,” he said “Because of my back I can’t stand for long and I’m on so much medication because of the pain so I can’t work.”
Mr Burgess said: “I would like to apologise to Mr Mason for the delay in his treatment. This is totally unacceptable and I will be looking into how this happened.
“We are arranging for Mr Mason to be seen by a specialist as soon as possible.”

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Pianist Pete Lee has managed to keep his pop and jazz candles burning as brightly as ever. Narcissus is the product of his ability to merge pop and jazz in the most exciting way with a group of musicians well-versed not only in improvisation but groove, precision and energy.
Narcissus were chosen by Young & Serious to play at The Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival 2013. Most Recently they performed to a packed audience at The Vortex Jazz Club in January 2014, and Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street in March 2014.
Apparent from the name Narcissus and composition titles, the music is themed around psycho-analysis, mental awareness and human behaviour.
Their gig at The Pheasantry contains a slightly different line up with George Crowley on saxophone and special guest vocalist Alice Zawadzki. Pete says, “I play for Alice in her band, which is set to tour extensively throughout 2015. We recently played her album launch at Pizza Express Dean Street, which sold out two nights running. I’m really excited to see how my Narcissus guys treat some of her material. We will be playing original music composed by myself and Alice.”
The band comprises:
Pete Lee – Keyboards/Piano
Alice Zawadzki – Vocals
George Crowley – Saxophone
Tom Varrall – Guitar
Huw Foster – Bass
Ali Thynne – Drums
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LINKS: Pete Lee’s preview from April 2013 (Platform 33)
Preview from January 2014 (Vortex)
Review from Leah Thomas’ Blue Flamingo site


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Some of the new work is more simple. As always, more views of this work can be requested.
Curveball, 2015 39″h x 23″w x 10″d
Worked a long time on this one. Hoping less is more. Spent time adding and subtracting, trying and rejecting. I see this as if not one more or one less element should be included. Haiku. Maybe another view is in order here.
The two curved parts which make up the base are from the same Captain’s chair. Primary colors dominate. The longer I have this piece the more understandable it is to me. It sits outside of my usual composition.
Animal Shadows, 2015 (still in an exhibition: approx. same size as others; the crown makes it slightly taller)
Another thinly orchestrated piece. The curvy loop is a metal tine from an old hayrake. Perhaps influence from my husband’s work. A bent wood chair leg makes up the crown. Part of a find of an old wooden croquet set provides color here. All gone now, it was a thrill to use those pieces that reminded me so much of my childhood. Hardware from the window used in a different way fixes some shapes in place.
Pattern, 2015 39″h x 23″w x 10″d
This piece is simple on one side, not so on the other.
Had fun with the dremel tool making fake wood grain. Another bent wood element is present here, along with a “chip” off my husbands old wooden scrub brush, repeating lines in a different way.
Thinly Orchestrated, 2015 (on exhibition, similar size as others)
Fine contrasting colors of aqua and orange make up the base; most other elements are a washed gray. The focus is a kind of crescent shape, repeated in different ways.
Lastly, dear Louise, an image of “Play” in situ. Beautiful morning.


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The emails that prompted the FBI to reopen its review of Clinton's private server days before the 2016 presidential election emerged from a federal investigation into whether Weiner sent explicit messages to an underage girl in North Carolina.
Several media outlets reported that Weiner checked into a rehabilitation center to undergo sex addiction treatment following the incident.
Weiner pleads guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor and will register as a sex offender.
Weiner is estranged from Huma Abedin, a top aide to former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.More news: Will hold EVM challenge with machines of recent polls: CEC
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty to criminal charges on Friday in an investigation of his online communications with a teenage girl in North Carolina, CBS News has confirmed.
We thank the FBI and the NYPD for their work in this investigation.
The New York Times first reported Weiner's surrender and expected plea. The charges were not immediately known. She also accused him of asking her to undress on camera, explained USA Today. Weiner initially claimed that his account had been hacked but eventually admitted that he had lied and that he had sent the image and had inappropriate online exchanges with at least six other women.
A message left with a representative for Abedin seeking comment Friday morning was not returned.More news: Anthony Weiner to plead guilty to obscenity charge
In a release, acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon Kim called Weiner's conduct "reprehensible", saying he sent sexually explicit images and directions to engage in sexual conduct to a girl he knew was 15.
Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown said his client had "made a commitment to make amends".
As a result of their investigation into Weiner's sexting, the bureau opened a new investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server in October of past year. Comey announced shortly before the election that the new emails contained nothing to change his view that Clinton could not be charged with a crime.
Earlier this month, Clinton blamed Comey's investigation into her emails, along with the posting of campaign manager Podesta's emails on Wikileaks by Russian hackers, for her loss. His failed mayoral bid was the subject of the documentary Weiner.More news: Announced smartphones Moto Moto C and C Plus
Former congressman Anthony Weiner has left a New York City courtroom after pleading guilty to exchanging sexually explicit texts with a 15-year-old girl. Weiner attempted to run for mayor of New York City in 2013; however, the effort was derailed after more explicit messages surfaced.
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As John Kerry takes the reins as secretary of state, no international problem will test his considerable diplomatic skills more than our difficult, complex, and unpredictable relationship with the other global superpower — China.
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Kerry must engage China
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Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan thrashed Fiorentina at the San Siro to move to the top of Serie A.
France forward Marcus Thuram scored his first goal since a summer move from Borussia Monchengladbach, with a diving header to put the hosts in front.
Argentina striker Martinez then swept home twice either side of Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty.
The result maintains Inter's 100% start to the new campaign, lifting them above city rivals AC on goal difference.
Meanwhile, goals from former Manchester City defender Danilo and Federico Chiesa helped Juventus to a comfortable 2-0 win at Empoli.
Massimiliano Allegri's side sit third in the table and are one of four sides, along with AC Milan, Inter and Leece, to be unbeaten after three games in the Italian top flight.
Lecce, who are fourth, won 2-0 against Salernitana, while Torino beat Genoa 1-0 in Sunday's other matches.


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Following the enormous success of The Handmaids Tale, Netflix has brought another of Margaret Atwood's novels to the small screen—only this time, it's a work of historical fiction as opposed to a dystopian saga.
Based on a true crime, Alias Grace tells the story of the infamous Grace Marks, an Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Toronto who was found guilty of brutally murdering her employers in the 1840s.
As with any Atwood adaptation, expect to see political themes, issues of gender and class, and questions regarding the treatment of mental illness woven throughout a plot that centers around the Canadian equivalent of Lizzie Borden.
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Sarah Gadon plays Marks, and Kerr Logan portrays her alleged accomplice, a stable boy named James McDermott. The six-part mini-series also stars Anna Paquin and Paul Gross as her victims.
Watch the first trailer, in which Grace questions all the names that she's been called: from innocent victim to murderess below, then head over to Netflix to watch the whole series:
As the digital director for Town & Country, Caroline Hallemann covers culture, entertainment, and a range of other subjects


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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Daniel Murphy and Tim Teufel, the Mets’ new infield coach, stood together on an empty practice field Tuesday morning and took turns pantomiming a steal play at second base. Murphy scuttled to the bag, slapped down his mitt and whipped his left leg around behind him. Then Teufel followed, doing the same. They paused for a round of animated discussion, then did it again.
They continued this way, well after other Mets infielders finished their drills, because in their minds, there is no time to waste.
After weeks of talking and planning — on the phone or while crossing paths at off-season functions — Murphy and Teufel must hit the ground running toward their aim of transforming Murphy into an effective second baseman.
“It’s just repetition, so each day feels more natural,” said Murphy, who arrived Monday for a week of voluntary workouts. “I have been working this off-season, but I haven’t been able to do them full speed like we’ve been doing them here the last two days. I’m quite pleasantly surprised with how I feel so far.”
Murphy’s 2011 campaign ended prematurely in August when he was wiped out at second during a steal play. Murphy sprained a ligament in his knee, making it the second season in a row he sustained a season-ending knee injury on a fielding play at second base. Terry Collins, the Mets’ manager, said soon afterward that he would be reluctant to play him at second again.Continue reading the main story
But the makeup of the Mets’ roster establishes Murphy as the front-runner there entering spring training, which officially begins Monday.
So far, Murphy has kept a positive outlook, and he was upbeat Tuesday afternoon as he described the developing rapport he has with Teufel, a former Mets second baseman who replaced Chip Hale as the Mets’ third-base coach and infield instructor this winter.
“Teuf and I,” Murphy said, “we see eye to eye.”
Such a characterization, whether intentionally or not, was fitting. In the literal sense, Murphy and Teufel do see eye to eye. Both are uncommonly tall to play second base, which Teufel did for much of his decade-long career. Murphy is 6 feet 2 inches; Teufel is 6 feet.
“There are a lot of similarities in our body type, our range capability, and what type of player we both were,” Teufel said.
Or as Murphy said: “He played there. He’s the same size. It’s perfect.”
But beyond appearances, they share a perspective, too. The Mets acquired Teufel in a trade in 1986 to provide a right-handed hitter at second base, while acknowledging that his defense left something to be desired.
“Dan is a good offensive player who’s got some things to work on defensively,” Teufel said, “and that’s kind of where I was, too.”
Teufel said Tuesday that he remembered working one on one during spring training with Bud Harrelson, the Mets’ infield coach at the time, in the same way he has been working with Murphy this week. Teufel, like Murphy is today, was frequently praised for his work ethic, and he gradually improved.
“I wasn’t the best double play-turner,” Teufel said, “but I worked on it, and I became efficient, and that’s what we want out of Dan.”
The early part of their interaction has centered on recognizing Murphy’s limitations.
After Teufel spent much of the winter analyzing video, he suggested to Murphy that he stand a couple of steps closer to second, to simplify his movement there on double plays and steals. Murphy is experimenting with that this week, with the understanding that it will make him less effective on balls hit into the hole toward first.
“You have to give up a little bit of one to be successful at the other,” Teufel said. He added that the trade-off was worth it because it would try to ensure that Murphy would have enough time at second to avoid another collision.
Murphy, who batted .320 in 2011, has become one of the team’s best hitters, but he has bounced around the field in recent years, struggling to find a comfortable place.
Before the 2010 season, Keith Hernandez, who won 11 Gold Gloves during his career, worked with Murphy to improve his movement and positioning around first base, which Murphy was slated to play before being injured late in spring training.
Describing the process, Hernandez said at the time, “The bag becomes a part of you, it’s like an appendage: you move, it’s there.”
Two years later, the goal is the same for Murphy — just a different appendage.
Terry Collins watched Johan Santana play catch for 15 minutes Tuesday afternoon and remained encouraged ahead of Santana’s scheduled bullpen session Friday. Collins said rehabilitating pitchers sometimes lowered their arm slots or hesitated after a throws, anticipating pain. Santana does neither, Collins said.Continue reading the main story


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Dear Parents and Carers,
As you are aware, the breakfast and after school club formerly run by the Factory are being brought under Newington Green school management from January 2016.
Subsequently, in September, Islington Council requested quotes from organisations to provide subsidised holiday childcare, but unfortunately was not able to confirm a provider as the required standards were not met. The council is now in the process of seeking further applications for this provision and should be able to confirm in January who will run the holiday childcare.
It is unlikely, however, that a new provider will be able to deliver holiday childcare from Newington Green Primary School in February half-term as there will be a number of processes, such as Ofsted registration, to undertake. Therefore, we want to give parents as much notice as possible in order that alternative arrangements for half-term can be made for parents who need it.
The council’s Family Information Service has begun to liaise with other nearby childcare providers and the local adventure playground to find good value potential places for February half-term so that there is an offer of holiday childcare available for parents despite this delay in confirming the new provider.
To help further, the Family Information Service (FIS) will hold two surgeries in January to help parents find the childcare that meets their needs:
- Wednesday 13 January, 6pm, at Newington Green Primary School
- Tuesday 19 January, 6pm, at St Jude’s and St Paul’s Primary School
Parents can also contact the FIS directly for assistance:
tel: 020 7527 5959;
We appreciate that this delay in confirming the new holiday provider is inconvenient for parents, and the council has been clear that this is not a decision it has taken lightly.


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Joshua Tree Home Rentals consist of The Bungalow in the Boulders, the Atomic Trailer Ranch and The Rancho Adobe. Fall in love with the serene and peaceful atmosphere in between the magical mountains. Explore the ancient boulders, rock climbing. The Atomic Trailer Ranch is located outside the Joshua Tree National Park. The place is encompassed with the mountains with the desert hideaway with the five acres of land. The Rancho Adobe is spread in the land of 25 acres with the history since 1930’s. If you want to be relaxed and feel the ease of life, the place is best suited. Chat with your friends or family with the cup of coffee during sunrise and sunset. Feel the soothing sound of birds and feel the essence of desert within the peaceful location.
Vacation home rentals in Joshua Tree is the place that is away from the crowded cities. There are more than 800 plant species and the trails which are both for beginners and experienced. Sky in the night is clean and clear with the stars shining in the night. Each home is unique in style with amazing decor. The kitchen in fully equipped with the pots, pans, utensils and all the spices that you need to cook. If you are animal lover, you would love to see doves, quail, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and more.
At Joshua tree vacation rentals, you can also enjoy the warm campfire under the beautiful star studded sky. Get the experience of the Keys family with the Keys Ranch and experience the same. Barker Dam Hike, the best hiking park is a one mile loop trail which can be done by the children also. Enjoy the various rock formations, spring, colorful wildflowers enjoying in wind. Must carry is a map as the ways are not marked that well.
Nearby you can visit the Southern Railroad Museum where you can find a G-scale train track and trains. Carry your water bottle, sunscreen and a hat while you go for hiking. You may love to explore the Joshua Tree Saloon which is rustic, friendly and convenient. Get the fresh and the most authentic and delicious pizza which is prepared by the fresh dough, stone ovens, whole foods. Crossroads café specializes in Banana pecan cakes, soups, salads, burgers with a great coffee.
If you are a peace lover and adventure lover, the place is meant for you. Get away from the crowd of the cities and feel the relaxation and comfort at the Joshua Trees which will make your heart touch your soul. Have a great vacation!!


Why are young farmers still flocking to a 100-year-old organization?
More than 500 young Iowa farmers packed Prairie Meadows’ Events and Conference Center earlier this month to hang out with each other and an organization that’s turning 100 years old this year.
The occasion: Iowa Farm Bureau’s annual Young Farmer Conference, a two-day event with industry tours, keynote speakers, educational sessions, evening entertainment, networking opportunities, meals and free childcare (which, by itself, would be enough to convince me to drive a couple of hours in any direction).
“I’ve been attending Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Conference for several years now, and every year it gets better and better,” said Floyd County farmer (and Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Committee Chair) Laura Cunningham. “We’ve outgrown numerous venues, as more young farmers learn about the opportunity – many through word of mouth from past attendees.”
Like Farm Bureau, the Young Farmer Conference is constantly evolving (with new content, experts and entertainment each year) to continue to appeal to the latest crop of young farmers.
“I think the reason this conference is so well received is because it’s planned by young farmers,” said Cunningham. “Our state advisory committee is comprised of 18 individuals who share a passion for agriculture and face the same challenges as the attendees.”
In that way, the conference is a perfect microcosm for Farm Bureau itself. While Iowa Farm Bureau has grown and changed a lot in the past century, the organization’s focus on farmers and their grassroots voices (which drive the organization’s public policy positions, as well as the programs and services it offers members) remains as rock solid as it was when 72 county Farm Bureaus gathered in Marshalltown and unanimously voted to create the Iowa Farm Bureau back in 1918 (you can read other highlights from Iowa Farm Bureau’s 100-year history in our new interactive timeline). Through years of careful listening to members, Iowa Farm Bureau has developed programs that help them grow, like our farm transition program, Take Root (a direct result of feedback from our young farmer members).
While Farm Bureau’s values haven’t changed in 100 years, the farmers it serves (and their needs) have changed dramatically.
So it’s not just longevity or habit that brings young farmers back year after year ( records indicate that precursors to the Young Farmer Conference, like the Junior Farm Bureau, started as early as the 1930s). It’s a commitment to innovate, to change and meet the evolving needs of today’s farmers - and to do that by having farmers, themselves, lead the way.
By Zach Bader. Zach is Iowa Farm Bureau’s Digital Marketing Manager.


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Nintendo has finally confirmed the long rumored Nintendo Switch Lite in an announcement earlier today. The Nintendo Switch Lite is a new version of Nintendo’s popular hybrid console that is designed to be used in handheld mode.
In the announcement Nintendo made sure to state that the Switch Lite was not able to connect to TVs in a docked mode, confirming that the console will only have a handheld mode.
The Switch Lite will retail for $199 and will be available in three colors – turquoise blue, yellow and grey.
A Special Pokemon Sword and Shield Edition Nintendo Switch Lite was also announced called the Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition that releases alongside the game on November 8 for the standard retail price of $199. The edition, pictured below, will feature a grey color scheme with cyan and magenta buttons with illustrations of the cover legendaries on the back.
The Nintendo Switch Lite will have a smaller 5.5-inch screen when compared to the 6.2-inch of the OG system. The Lite will however run at the same 1080p resolution which means a higher PPI (Pixel Per Inch), which leads to slightly better looking visuals. The new portable is also lighter coming in at .61 lbs compared to .88 lbs of the OG. The Switch Lite will come with integrated controls with no HD Rumble or IR Motion Camera. You will be however able to connect Joy-Cons for multiplayer gameplay. The battery life is also improved, promising 3-7 hours of gameplay up from 2.5 to 6.5 hours per charge.
The Switch Lite also doesn’t have a kickstand and as mentioned before no output to a TV. It will however be able to play all Nintendo Switch games that feature a handheld mode, which is most of them.
Nintendo Switch Lite releases September 20 for $199.

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The charter school amendment is an important education reform for Georgia. In our state today, the overall high school graduation rate hovers in the mid-60 percent range and in our Atlanta Public Schools district it is a shockingly low 52 percent. This is morally and economically unacceptable.
As the chairman of the House Study Committee on Charter School Governance, I discovered wide differences in how charter school applications were handled by different local school systems. Some were treated fairly. Some were summarily dismissed. Some were starved to death. This proposed amendment merely guarantees parents and students a check-and-balance appeal process for those whose needs are being otherwise ignored by their local systems. Over 30 states have this process and Georgia students deserve this protection as well.
It should be emphasized, however, that this is only one tool in the reform toolbox. Much more needs to be done including tougher curriculum standards in preschool, closely tracking students’ reading progress in the critical first three grades, recognizing and rewarding good teachers and weeding out poor ones, strengthening our technical school programs for kids uninterested in college, giving teachers greater say so in school governance and demanding that local systems spend more money in the classrooms and less in the central office.
The bottom line is we need to have an educational system that is flexible and can adapt to the needs of our students in the 21st century. The charter school amendment is one important tool to accomplish this.
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Belarusian authorities consider alternative to “Russian World”
The Kremlin’s aggressive international policy is prompting Belarus to reconsider her national project in order to neutralise the influence of “Russian World” ideas on Belarusian society. The Belarusian authorities seek to consolidate society around the idea of Belarus’ independence and nation-building by placing greater emphasis on Belarus’ national culture.
However, the authorities’ actions are inconsistent. This could be explained by the authorities’ passivity as well as by the conflicting nature of Belarus’ previous cultural and humanitarian policy.
Throughout his rule, President Lukashenko has repeatedly asserted that Belarusians and Russians are one nation, and commented that "Belarusians are Russians with a quality mark". However, amid the Kremlin’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy towards Ukraine, President Lukashenko is starting to change his rhetoric in an attempt to distance himself from the so-called “Russian World".
During his last press conference with Russian regional media, Lukashenko said that the Belarusian authorities had failed to create a state ideology acceptable for all. “I am told that our national ideology is a profound patriotism and so on. But patriotism is understood without an ideology – we need something that would ignite and be acceptable for society as a whole, that would inspire. From my perspective, neither I, nor my assistants have come up with anything like that. Those involved in the ideology say that we have a state ideology. As the president, I tell them that it has not won my heart or my mind, so how would it conquer the heart of an average person?”
It is unlikely that the authorities’ recent initiatives to strengthen the Belarusian national consciousness have been exclusively prompted by the presidential campaign in 2015. According to IISEPS polls, the president’s approval rating has continued to grow throughout 2014 amid the crisis in Ukraine.
Most likely, the Belarusian authorities have seriously thought about readjusting the current state ideology and reinforcing it with Belarusian national culture in order to consolidate Belarusian society. For example, for the first time in many years, President Lukashenko held a meeting not only with the Writers’ Union functionaries (pro-governmental union), but also with representatives of the Union of Belarusian Writers (an independent organisation promoting national culture). In addition, the authorities have become aware of the Belarusian language’s weak tenure in educational institutions, and the need to gently promote national cultural and historical values, which identify Belarusians as a nation and often conflict with the "Russian World" ideology. At a meeting with representatives of Belarus’ intelligentsia, President Lukashenko proposed establishing a national university where studies would be in Belarusian.
It is worth noting that, until recently, the Belarusian authorities have controlled protest activity in society by dividing their opponents. For instance, early in his presidency, Lukashenko managed to divide almost all the political parties and non-governmental organisations which were regarded as disloyal to the Belarusian leadership. As a result, there are several political parties in Belarus with the same programme and ideology, or even the same name: the ‘Belarusian Popular Front’ Conservative Christian Party and the Belarusian Popular Front; the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Gromada) and the Belarusian Social Democratic Gromada and the Belarusian Social Democratic Party (Narodnaya Gromada). Having divided the political parties, the authorities caused a split in several major non-governmental organisations (e.g. the Belarusian Union of Writers), including ethnic minority organisations, such as the Union of Poles in Belarus.
Meanwhile, the authorities have neither attempted to divide Tavarystva Belaruskaj Movy (TBM) (the Belarusian Language Society), nor created a pro-governmental organisation which would support the Belarusian language. Interestingly, the TBM is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in Belarus today.
However, the Belarusian president is sending quite mixed signals to society and public officials. The public officials in the regions have not yet been properly updated about the president’s new ideas to strengthen the state ideology via national culture, and still use traditional coercive means against representatives of “alternative” culture. For example, while the president was meeting with writers, security agents in Grodno clamped down on the presentation of a new novel by Belarusian writer Viktar Martinovic - a bestseller with a symbolic name ‘Mova’ [’Language’ in Belarusian].
In the near future, the Belarusian authorities might take cautious steps to developing Belarusians’ national awareness. In doing so, their aim will be to strengthen society’s loyalty to the Belarusian state, narrow the split in society, and create an alternative to the "Russian World".
The Labour and the Tax Ministries are considering the possibility to include persons engaged in some economic activity without forming a legal entity in the social security system. When the decree No 337 comes into effect, the number of private entrepreneurs is likely to reduce due to the possibility of reducing the tax burden when switching to a tax payment as an individual. 95% of self-employed, including PE, pay insurance premiums on the basis of the minimum wage. The number of self-employed citizens is expected to increase, the number of insurance contributions to the pension system from PE will decrease, the number of citizens who will pay a fee to finance government spending will decrease by several tens. Self-employed citizens have the alternative not to pay social security fees and save resources for future pensions, which, given the gradual restriction by the state of pension requirements could be a more long-sighted option.


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Goofy Wizard Playing Card Game
AI Art Prompt Analyze
The generated image meets most of the requirements of the prompt, but the wizard's appearance could be more goofy-looking. The card game being played is also not very clear.
The generated image has a low degree of realism and does not compare well to real photos. The wizard and the card game appear cartoonish and lack detail.
The generated image shows some diversity in style and content, but there is room for improvement in generating images of different styles and content based on different prompts.
The generated image is somewhat innovative, but it does not bring any unique elements to the prompt. There is potential for generating more unique and creative images.
The generated image is somewhat logically consistent with the prompt, but the wizard's appearance and the card game could be more clearly depicted.