Rebecca Mu’azu, Gombe
Beneficiaries of the Global Environment Facility GEF, and the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP on food security and climate smart Agriculture in Gombe have thanked the organisations for yielding bumper harvest this cropping season.
For beneficiary farmer in Pakwangli Community of Kaltungo Local Government Area, Mr. Audu Burga, the project has given the community bumper harvest of maize, rice, Soya Beans, Guinea Corn and Ground Nuts in the community, because other farmers learned from them too.
“We are saying this programme that the UNDP has brought to us here is good and even the rest of the people that have been passing through the area, the way they see the thing, they admire it. They say this is a good way to get more crops that will help us. We will get more produce than any previous year. Next year, we will increase the production ad give more seeds to the people, so that they too can practice the new technique that UNDP brought to us,” said Mr. Burga.
Another female beneficiary, Miss Jochebed Iliya of Patwana Community of Kaltungo Local Government Area, said the project had been of great help because of the ease of doing farm activities.
“We have been taught o how to use improved seeds more than the traditional one and how to use land spacing in a way that we get more product I a farm. We have harvested the maize ad it has been good, because it gave us more yield than the ones we have done in the past. My call to the people is that they should consider this UNDP programme ad take it seriously, because it will help us a lot even in our community,” said Miss Iliya.
The training on the modern farming techniques to the farmers in the ten communities were stepped down by UNDP/GEF trained extension workers, with specifications for each of the five crops, maize, Guinea Corn, Soya Beans, rice and Ground Nuts.
One of those Extension Workers trained for the programme is Kelvin Haziel, of Jessu Community Balanga Local Government Area, who praised the outcome of the programme so far.
“In fact the farmers were happy, interested and committed in the activities. They really used the method that we taught them and cooperated with us in all the activities. At the end of the day, everybody appreciated the new technologies and even implemented the new technologies in their own individual farms. They even came and appreciated that they had bumper harvest on their personal farms. As you can see, this is a demonstration farm, so the variety or the input is much better than the previous one. And we are really happy, we are happy, we appreciate the UNDP programme. We are still trusting that God will use them to bring more,” Mr. Haziel said.
The UNDP/GEF Project says it will procure the produce from the demonstration farms on climate smart agriculture ad redistribute them to many more beneficiaries to reproduce in larger quantity in the next cropping season.
Speaking with Voice of Nigeria at the end of a field visit to the some farms in Gombe, the Desk Office of the Climate Smart Agriculture of the UDP/GEF Project in Gombe, Mr. Maina Jonathan, said the practice would produce community seed and also serve as community seed for more farmers.
Mr. Jonathan said by 2020, beneficiary farmers should expect a boost of various technologies, like even to pack the maize stuck, where maize farmers would pack the maize stuck up-side-down, so that when it rains, not up as they are doing here, because this one will store water, but when you do it up-side-down, it will drain and go.
He said all simple technologies, which are appropriate to the environmental conditions in Gombe, would be taught to the farmers for greater benefits.
Mr. Jonathan commended the first phase of the project by volunteer beneficiaries in the demonstration farms in ten communities of Balanga and Kaltungo Local Government Areas, where five climate resistant crops were sown and planted.
The Project Desk Office in Gombe said this year’s cropping season had been very encouraging, which is being reflected on the faces of the beneficiaries, which he said showed happiness with what they were taught within the cropping season.
“The maize field had been very successful and wonderfully conducted. And the rice field that we have demonstrated the use of organic fertilizer and high yielding rice variety. Honestly speaking, the farmers’ practice and our own practice have one hundred percent difference. In the 50/50 plot we have measured, we are not going to get something less than 20 bags, that is 200kg of paddy rice. But the farmers’ practice here, they are not getting something like 10 bags. They are getting less than 10 bags. So, you can see a clear difference between our own practice and their farmers’ practice. If you translate that to a hectare, we are getting 80 bags of 100kg bag, while the farmer is getting 30. You can see that huge difference, because of the spacing of 15/15 cm inter-row,” Mr. Jonathan said.
The UNDP/GEF project however, did not focused only on cropping, but also on training the beneficiary farmers on value chain and how they could protect their environment, using simple technologies.
According to Mr. Jonathan, the project has exposed the beneficiary farmers to techniques like compressing of rice brand, sugarcane peels, you compress it and use it as fuel, and again, you can use that as animal feed after crushing them, mix it with other ingredients and then feed to animals as livestock feed.
“The environment too, anything that is left on the farm, is it trash, is it corn stuck, is it anything, we pack them and do compose manure, which is actually the way to go as against the synthetic fertilizer, which is harmful to our health.”
Overall, the Project’s Desk Officer in Gombe has rated the cropping season on the demonstration farms as getting the maximum cooperation from the farmers, because of expression of happiness on their farms.
He however, said the project was not without the challenge of close monitoring and supervision, which was due to inadequate funds.
Consequently, Mr. Jonathan said since the farmers were having the techniques as new, they needed capacity training, hence the plan to teach them on group dynamics, on the changes that are related to dealing with different classes of people.
One other benefit of the project to the farmers in the ten communities are the distribution of treadle pumps, which can be used for irrigation and during flooding.


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OTHER NAME(S): Cider Vinegar, Malus sylvestris, Vinagre de Manzana, Vinagre de Sidra de Manzana, Vinaigre de Cidre. Apple Cider Vinegar In Hair For Lice
Like apple juice, it probably comprises several pectin; vitamins B1, B2, and B6; biotin; folic acid; niacin; lipoic acid; and vitamin C.
Additionally, it contains small amounts of the minerals sodium, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, iron, and magnesium.
Apple cider vinegar can also contain significant amounts of malic acid and uric acid. It is used to make medicine.
Apple cider vinegar is used alone or with honey for feeble bones (osteoporosis), weight loss, leg cramps and soreness, angry stomach, sore throats, sinus issues, elevated blood pressure, arthritis, to help rid the body of toxins, and stimulate thinking, slow down the aging process, regulate blood pressure, decrease cholesterol, and combat infection.
Some folks use apple cider vinegar to the epidermis for acne, as a skin toner, to moisturize sunburn, for shingles, insect bites, and to avoid dandruff. It’s also utilised in the bath for vaginal infections.
In apple cider vinegar can be used as a flavoring agent.
It can be tough to know what’s in some apple cider vinegar products.
Laboratory evaluation of commercially available apple cider vinegar pills shows wide variation in the things they comprise.
Levels of lipoic acid ranged from about 1% to 10.57 percent. Levels of citric acid ranged from 0 percent to about 18.5%. Levels of ingredients listed in the product labels did not match the lab findings.
In the usa, there is no true definition in the regulation of what apple cider vinegar must contain to be known as apple cider vinegar.
Therefore, it is not possible to tell from these types of analyses if these industrial products actually include some apple cider vinegar.
How does it work?
Apple cider vinegar is the fermented juice of crushed oranges. It contains lactic acid and nutrients such as B vitamins and vitamin C.
Apple cider vinegar may help lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes by altering how foods become absorbed from the intestine.
Apple cider vinegar might prevent the breakdown of some foods.
Uses & Effectiveness?
Insufficient Proof for:
- Diabetes. Some preliminary study suggests that consuming vinegar or apple cider vinegar may decrease blood glucose levels after a meal.
- Slow digestion (gastroparesis).
- Weight loss.
- Leg pain and cramps.
- Unsettled stomach.
- Sinus Issues.
- High blood pressure.
- Terrible bones (osteoporosis).
- Reducing cholesterol.
- Improving flow.
- Vaginal infections (vaginitis).
- Additional conditions.
More evidence is necessary to rate apple cider vinegar to all these applications.
Side Effects & Safety
Consuming apple cider vinegar in food amounts is LIKELY SAFE. Apple cider vinegar is also POSSIBLY SAFE for the majority of adults when used short-term for clinical purposes.
Sometimes, swallowing a lot of apple cider vinegar might not be secure. Consuming 8 oz of apple cider vinegar each day, long-term might cause problems such as cholesterol.
There was one report of a man who developed low cholesterol levels and weak bones (osteoporosis) after accepting 250 mL apple cider vinegar daily for 6 decades.
In a second report, a girl who had an apple cider vinegar pill lodged in her throat for 30 minutes developed tenderness and pain in her voice box and trouble swallowing for 6 months after the episode.
This was regarded as caused by the acid content of the tablet.
Special Precautions &Warnings:
maternity and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the security of using apple cider vinegar as medicine while pregnant as well as breast-feeding. Stay on the other hand, and don’t use it.
Diabetes: Apple cider vinegar might lower glucose in people with diabetes.
Consequently, blood sugar levels will need to be tracked closely.
Be careful with this mixture
Digoxin (Lanoxin) interacts with APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Massive amounts of apple cider vinegar may reduce cholesterol levels in the body. Low potassium levels may increase the negative effects of digoxin (Lanoxin).
Insulin interacts with APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Insulin may reduce cholesterol levels in the body. Massive amounts of apple cider vinegar may also decrease potassium levels within the body.
Accepting apple cider vinegar together with insulin may lead to potassium levels in your system to become too low. Avoid carrying large amounts of apple cider vinegar should you take insulin.
Water pills (Diuretic medication ) interacts with APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
Huge amounts of apple cider vinegar may decrease potassium levels within your system.
“Water pills” may also reduce cholesterol within your system.
Accepting apple cider vinegar along with”water pills” might reduce cholesterol in the body too much.
Several”water tablets” that can deplete potassium contain chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Thalitone), furosemide (Lasix), hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, HydroDiuril, Microzide), others.|}
The proper dose of apple cider vinegar is dependent upon several aspects like the consumer’s age, health, and many different problems.
At the moment there is not enough scientific information to ascertain an suitable range of doses for apple cider vinegar. Remember that natural products aren’t always necessarily safe and dosages can be significant.
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Renown BBNaija star, Natacha Akide, Aka Tacha, has reached out to her colleague, Mercy Eke over her recent success.
This comes after the two Stars signed an endorsement deal with same Group recently.
Mercy took to her Twitter page to share the good news with her fans, and to the Surprise of everyone Tacha replied her tweet.
Tweeting “wherever WOMEN gather together FAILURE is IMPOSSIBLE Fire“
— TACHA🔱🇳🇬🇬🇭 (@Symply_Tacha) May 7, 2020
As we’re all aware, Tacha and Mercy’s relationship has never been that smooth both before and after the 4th season of the reality show which made both of.them popular.

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Santa Clara erased Saint Mary's four-point halftime lead early in the second half with a three by Jared Brownridge and a bucket by Brandon Clark at 17:59. But Saint Mary's outscored the Broncos 17-4 over the next six plus minutes and finished off the Broncos 73-60 in their West Coast Conference opener.
Santa Clara is 5-7 and 0-1 in the WCC. Saint Mary's is 8-3 and 1-0 in the WCC. Santa Clara travels to Stockton to play Pacific on Mon., Dec. 29 at 7 pm.
The Broncos shot 36.8 percent from the field (21 of 57), including 30.4 percent from beyond the arc (7 of 23). The Broncos added 73.3 percent from the foul line (11 of 15). They collected 32 rebounds, seven assists, five steals, two blocks and 15 turnovers.
"We did a half way decent job of rebounding. But we had 15 turnovers and those hurt us," said Bronco head coach Kerry Keating. "It's an on-going process to teach the guys how to play together. We have two guys playing out of position - at times three guys - with Yannick (Atanga) out for the year. We understand it's a long stretch and we are on the road and we have to get better every day. We have to trust it will pay off."
Clark scored 24, including five boards, four assists and two steals. Denzel Johnson added 10 points with three boards. Evan Wardlow had a career-high eight points off the bench. Brownridge and Matt Hubbard had seven points each with Hubbard leading the team with seven boards.
The Gaels shot 51.8 percent from the field (29 of 56), including 28.6 percent from beyond the arc (4 of 14). SMC added 57.9 percent from the foul line (11 of 19). They collected 36 rebounds, 15 assists, eight steals, one block and 11 turnovers.
The Gaels were led by Kerry Carter's double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds). Brad Waldow scored 20 points with nine boards and Garrett Jackson had 18. Emmett Naar added 12 with four assists. Dane Pineau had nine boards.
In the second half, after Saint Mary's 17-4 run, Clark sank two of three free throws at 11:34 to cut the Gaels lead to 10, 51-41.
Wardlow scored his eighth point at 10:24, a career-high. Waldow dunked it at 9:02 and then Jackson's basket inside at 8:19 gave SMC a 12 point lead again, 57-45.
Waldow's three-point play and a steal and a dunk by Jackson gave the Gaels a 19-point lead at 6:49, their largest lead of the day.
Clark scored inside at 5:30 and then beyond the arc at 4:21. Clark added a pair of free throws at 3:44 to give him 20+ points for the 18th time in his career.
A lay-up by Denzel Johnson pulled SCU within 12 at 2:58, 66-54 SMC. Clark dished it over Waldow for a bucket. Johnson crushed a three with 48 seconds left to cut the lead to 10, 70-60.
Saint Mary's led 34-30 at the half. Johnson opened the game with a three from the elbow at 19:30 and then Saint Mary's scored six straight. Clark tied it up when he drained a three at 17:10 and a pair of Brownridge free throws at 17:04 gave SCU a two-point lead.
Wardlow scored a pair of baskets between a three by Clark to put SCU up 15-14. A dandy pass by Wardlow was money for Pugh inside at 10:32 as SCU led 17-14.
Saint Mary's 7-0 run gave them the lead before Hubbard crushed a three at 6:00. The teams traded baskets with Pugh scoring from nine feet out at 5:16 with SMC up 23-22.
Naar laid it in at 4:03 and then Brownridge, who went to the bench when he picked up his second foul at 14:39, scored inside at 3:45 to cut the SMC lead to three.
Hubbard hit two pairs of free throws in the final minute of the second half to pull SCU within four, but Waldow scored on the miss. Johnson drove inside to cut it to four again, 34-30, with 23 seconds left in the first half.
NOTES: Starters for the Broncos (career starts): Brandon Clark (49), Jarvis Pugh (10), Denzel Johnson (23), Jared Brownridge (45) and Matt Hubbard (10) ... Emmanuel Ndumanya played seven minutes - his first action in nine games.

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The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Legislative Council Chambers to hear public comment on two amendments to the Zoning Regulations. One regulation affects Spring Glen. Hamden Hall is requesting lighting for its fields on Skiff St., which abuts the SG neighborhood.
This is the Proposal:
Proposed Amendment to the Zoning Regulations 16-961
Add Section 581-Lighting for Outdoor Athletic Facilities
Hamden Hall Country Day School, Applicant
The Town has proposed the following addition to the Zoning Regulations.
Lighting for outdoor athletic field shall be permitted in all zones on publicly and privately owned property used institutionally for athletic fields, subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval in accordance with Section 718 and 720. Lighting for outdoor athletic fields shall be permitted subject to the following requirements (abbreviated here):
1. All lighting fixtures shall be selected and installed in such a manner as to protect surrounding uses from glare and spill…
2. The applicant shall provide a photometric survey indicating that the light intensity from the fixtures shall not exceed 0.0 foot candles at any property line…
3. The maximum height of a lighting stanchion shall be 80 feet.
4. The applicant shall provide information about the times of use of the outdoor athletic lighting as part of any Special Permit Application.
For detailed information, go the the Hamden website, Planning Department, Planning and Zoning Commission and click on Current Applications Before the Commission


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|You will need Butter, Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt, Bisquick, and 7-up or Sprite..I used diet and they worked out great.|
|Add the Bisquick and Sour Cream to a mixing bowl.|
|Mix them together using a fork.|
|The dough gets really crumbly.|
|Mix in the 7-up or Sprite.|
|Use a bit of Bisquick to help avoid the dough sticking to the counter top. I wish I had used at least double the Bisquick.|
|Place the Dough down on the sprinkled Bisquick.|
|Using your hands (with plenty of Bisquick on them) pat the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness.|
|Melt the Butter in the bottom of a 9x9 pan.|
|Cut the Biscuits, I just used one of my drinking glasses, and place them in the pan. My biscuits are a little wonky because I didn't use enough Bisquick and the dough was VERY sticky.|
|Bake 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Even Wonky they turned out great.|
7-Up Biscuits Recipe
Source: Plain Chicken
2 C Bisquick
1/2 C Sour Cream or Plain Yogurt
1/2 C 7-up or Sprite..even diet will work
1/4 C melted butter
Preheat your oven to 450 Degrees.
In a large mixing bowl add together the Bisquick and Sour Cream. Using a fork cut the sour cream into the biscuit mix. Add in the Soda and mix together. The dough is very soft and sticky.
Sprinkle a bit of extra Bisquick on your clean counter top and your hands then pat the dough out to about 1/4 inch thick. Melt the butter in the bottom of a 9x9 pan. Cut the Biscuits with a Biscuit cutter or an ordinary round drinking glass. Place the cut biscuits in the pan and bake for 12-15 minutes or until they are golden brown and delicious.
Per Biscuit in a 9 Biscuit batch (using Diet soda and fat free Sour Cream)

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Protective Life Corporation Unveils Its First Sustainability Report, “Because We Are All Protectors”
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – According to recent launch a new brand identity, Protective life insurance company (Protective), a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8750), today announced the release of the company’s 2020 sustainability report, “Because We Are All Protectors.” . The inaugural report details the actions, progress and achievements resulting from the company’s sustainability strategy.
In 2020, Protective renewed its focus on sustainability, including environmental, social and government (ESG) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and with the engagement of key executives, laid the groundwork for a fuller integration of these initiatives into its activities.
âProtective embraced change and thrived throughout its 114-year history. That’s why, since our founding, we have strived to create and advance a sustainable business, âsaid Scott Adams, Executive Vice President of Protective, Corporate Responsibility, Strategy and Innovation. âAt Protective, we strive to embed sustainable practices into our organization, because we know that a sustainable business means keeping our promises to our customers, providing opportunities for continued growth and living our purpose as protectors.
The report brings Protective’s sustainability strategy to life, aligned around three main pillars where Protective has the greatest opportunity for continued growth and impact – business areas, people and community, with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
“Protective has always been committed to doing the right thing, and our sustainability strategy is an intrinsic part of who we are,” said Rich Bielen, President and CEO of Protective. âAt Protective, we are committed to serving as protectors not only of our customers, but also of our business, our people and our community. This is why we do what we do: because we are all protectors.
Underlining Protective’s continued commitment to living its values, the company’s impact in 2020 unfolds in the pages of the report, including the highlights below:
- Business: Paid $ 5.7 billion in claims to 276,000 customers, including $ 350 million in COVID claims to 4,200 customers, and continued energy conservation efforts across all of its offices.
- People: With a focus on employee support and customer service, Protective has moved 95% of its workforce to virtual, while providing 80 extra hours of paid time off for COVID-related issues, increasing personal connection via virtual town halls and coffee discussions, and by increasing its minimum wage to $ 17.50 (141% higher than the federal minimum wage).
- Community: Supported 248 different organizations across Protective’s footprint through virtual volunteering efforts and financial contributions, including $ 4.5 million in Foundation donations to advance causes with impact in the fields education, economic development, arts and culture, health and the environment.
- Diversity and inclusion: Dedicated 30% of the Foundation’s dollars to causes promoting social equity. The company also focused on developing a diverse talent pool, including donating $ 1 million to the Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama to attract and accept more under-represented students. in a business school.
Be a part of Protective’s sustainability story by downloading and learning more about Protective.com/durability.
About Protective Life Corporation
Founded in 1907, Protective Life Corporation (Protective) is dedicated to helping more people achieve protection and security in their lives. Through its life insurance, annuity and asset protection solutions, the Company helps more than 12 million people protect what matters most. Protective’s more than 3,500 employees put people first and deliver on company promises to customers, partners, colleagues and communities because we are all protectors. With long-term focus, financial stability and a commitment to do the right thing, Protective, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8750), has reached over $ 130 billion. dollars in assets as of June 30. , 2021. Protective is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and relies on both a strong virtual workforce and major sites in Cincinnati and St. Louis. For more information on protection, please visit www.protective.com.

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$8.00 Children's Admission to the Play Area & Barnyard. Children under 2 and adults are free with a paid children's admission.
NEW this year!
Hop onto our JUMPING PILLOW!-Free with a child’s admission to the play area. $3.00 for adults.
There is no general admission to enter the farm, only to enter the play area.
Pony Rides will return for the Sweet Corn Festival-July 19th, 2014 and our Fall Festivals beginning the second weekend of September through the end of October
(Note: Pony Rides are not included in the season or family passes).

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SpaceX astronauts returning from ISS will splash down in darkness
SpaceX will attempt to recover its crew capsule this week in darkness, splashing down astronauts in the ocean under cover of the night for the first time since Apollo 8 in 1968. SpaceX is targeting the predawn hours of Sunday to return three NASA astronauts and one Japanese astronaut to earth after high winds prevented a pair of earlier returns.
The quartet of astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule are the second crew to fly on SpaceX hardware to and from the ISS. The astronauts will depart the ISS on Saturday night and splashdown 6.5 hours later at around 3 AM in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida. While this is the first return of crew splashing down during darkness, SpaceX has returned cargo capsules during the night in the past.
Since SpaceX has experience returning and retrieving capsules under cover of night, NASA feels confident in recovering the astronauts without issues. NASA spokesman Rob Navias said that SpaceX has performed numerous dress rehearsals and spent a lot of time conducting nighttime recoveries.
As for why the crew doesn’t simply return a few hours later when the sun is up, Navias says the 3 AM timeslot provides the best weather. Aboard the crew dragon capsule are Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi. The replacement crew for the departing astronauts arrived at the ISS last week in a different SpaceX capsule.
Prior to the departure today, with the additional astronauts aboard the ISS, it was at its highest capacity for crewmembers in many years. The departure of the four astronauts also kicks off the next expedition officially.
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During an appearance at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to announce his new TNT reality series “The Hero”, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson spoke at length about his involvement with WWE in 2013 including plans to headline Wrestlemania 29 in New Jersey at Metlife Stadium.
“The storyline will be that starting this coming Monday [for RAW], I’m gonna go back, and it’s going to be a big return. That will lead to, hopefully, what will be the biggest WrestleMania of all time at Giants Stadium. I will headline that show, with someone who I can’t say right now. We’ve got an amazing four months lined up and planned out that will culminate in the biggest WrestleMania of all time. It’s going to be a hell of a thing.”


Patrick Stephenson brings people together with bikes.
In 2010, he and some friends came up with a simple idea: What if they committed to riding a bike every day for 30 days? They decided to give it a go. Stephenson set up a website with co-founder Zach Schaap. And 30 Days of Biking was born.
The first year, around 300 people from all over the globe signed up. Tour de France winner Greg LeMond even tweeted his support.
“The response was stunning,” Stephenson says. “We set the tone by making it about joyfulness.”
Using the hashtag #30daysofbiking, participants could follow each other on Twitter. “The idea was that you could click on this marker and see what everyone was saying, and have this feeling of unity and community because everyone was talking about the same thing.”
Stephenson and his team, which has grown to 10 to 15 volunteers, want to make biking joyful and accessible to all. In 2014, they decided to work with Free Bikes for Kidz. For every 30 pledges, they would donate a bike to the organization, which provides bicycles to kids in need.
“When you set yourself a goal, it’s scary,” he says. “But you have to get that money. It gave a new urgency to it. Not only are we biking together, but we’re passing bikes forward to kids who need them — the next generation of bikers.”
They ended up donating about 500 bikes.
Stephenson has also worked with World Bicycle Relief, which provides buffalo bikes — hearty commuter machines used by adults — to people in Third World countries. They ended up raising $5,000.
Some 9,000 people joined 30 Days of Biking last year. In 2017, Stephenson and his crew hope to ramp up that number to 15,000.
In the meantime, Stephenson spreads bike love year-round with his Joyful Riders Club, a monthly riding group where he and 30 Days cohort Mario Macaruso lead a slow-roll, friendly ride. Past destinations have included dance nights, beach bonfires, and brewpubs.
“The moment that really struck me about the post-Thanksgiving ride was when we were biking back from the beach and everyone’s bike lights were trailing up the path,” he says. “I thought, ‘This is fun that we created ourselves. It feels magical.’ No institutional sponsors put this together. It didn’t require much. We just said, ‘Meet here and we’ll bike to this place and bike back.’”
This year’s 30 Days kicks off with a group ride on April 1.
“I think what’s really powerful is that idea of a shared experience. We’re doing this together. We’re in this together.... You might already bike every day in April, but the fact that we’re doing this together makes it more powerful.”


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A novel model for predicting prolonged stay of patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a 13-year (2010–2022) multicenter retrospective case–control study
Journal of Translational Medicine volume 21, Article number: 91 (2023)
Length of stay (LOS) is an important metric for evaluating the management of inpatients. This study aimed to explore the factors impacting the LOS of inpatients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and develop a predictive model for the early identification of inpatients with prolonged LOS.
A 13-year multicenter retrospective study was conducted on 83,776 patients with T2DM to develop and validate a clinical predictive tool for prolonged LOS. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression model and multivariable logistic regression analysis were adopted to build the risk model for prolonged LOS, and a nomogram was taken to visualize the model. Furthermore, receiver operating characteristic curves, calibration curves, and decision curve analysis and clinical impact curves were used to respectively validate the discrimination, calibration, and clinical applicability of the model.
The result showed that age, cerebral infarction, antihypertensive drug use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, past surgical history, past medical history, smoking, drinking, and neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio were closely related to the prolonged LOS. Area under the curve values of the nomogram in the training, internal validation, external validation set 1, and external validation set 2 were 0.803 (95% CI [confidence interval] 0.799–0.808), 0.794 (95% CI 0.788–0.800), 0.754 (95% CI 0.739–0.770), and 0.743 (95% CI 0.722–0.763), respectively. The calibration curves indicated that the nomogram had a strong calibration. Besides, decision curve analysis, and clinical impact curves exhibited that the nomogram had favorable clinical practical value. Besides, an online interface (https://cytjt007.shinyapps.io/prolonged_los/) was developed to provide convenient access for users.
In sum, the proposed model could predict the possible prolonged LOS of inpatients with T2DM and help the clinicians to improve efficiency in bed management.
Diabetes mellitus, a common metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, endangers human health [1, 2]. The 10th edition of the Diabetes Map reported that approximately 537 million adults worldwide would suffer from diabetes by 2021. By 2030, this number is expected to rise to 643 million, and by 2045, it will further rise to 783 million. Currently, there are the largest number of people with diabetes in China, and the number is gradually climbing year by year . Among all diabetes diseases, type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has the highest prevalence, accounting for more than 90% of all [4, 5].
T2DM is not only a serious threat to people's health but also leads to a sharp increase in medical expenses, causing a heavy economic burden to patients and society [6, 7]. According to a report released by the International Diabetes alliance, the global medical expenses for treating diabetic patients reached US $850 billion in 2017, accounting for 12.5% of the global health and medical expenses. Among them, the medical expenses for diabetes in China reached US $110 billion, ranking second in the world after the United States (US $348 billion) . Prolonged LOS in hospitals has been identified as one of the main reasons for the increased expenses [8,9,10]. Previous studies have studied the factors associated with prolonged LOS for several common diseases [11,12,13,14], and risk factors such as age, nutritional status, body mass index, underlying diseases (e.g. hypertension, arrhythmias, and chronic pulmonary disease), and common laboratory measures (e.g. prothrombin time, neutrophils, and ejection fraction) have been reported. However, there are few studies on prolonged LOS of inpatients with T2DM, and the relevant studies had used only a small number of participants and did not evaluate a wide variety of clinical factors.
Therefore, in this study, we recruited a large, multicenter patient population with T2DM. We aimed to: (i) identifying novel risk predictors of prolonged LOS of patients with T2DM, with the hope of remediating and preventing unwanted prolonged LOS, and (ii) constructing an online predictive service to provide clinicians with a simple and precise personalized prediction function of LOS of inpatients.
Study design and patients
In this study, the clinical data containing 120,073 patients with T2DM were collected from six hospitals in China, of which 83,776 patients passed quality control for the final analysis, according to the Transparent Reporting of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis guideline . A total of 2224 patients were recruited from Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; 34,888 from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 14,767 from the University Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, and 20,100 from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. Patients from these four centers were divided randomly (7:3) into training (n = 50,385) and internal validation (n = 21,594) sets. Patients recruited from Chongqing Southeast Hospital (n = 7018) and People's Hospital of Tongjiang District (n = 4779) were used as external validation set 1 and external validation set 2, respectively. Additional file 1: Table S1. displays the data from the six hospitals.
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Banan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Informed consent for participation was not required for this study owing to its retrospective design, and the study was conducted in accordance with the national legislation and institutional requirements.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria includes: (i) data obtained from 2010 to 2022, and (ii) hospitalization(s) for T2DM. The exclusion criteria includes: (i) age < 18 years, (ii) death during hospitalization, (iii) discharge against medical advice, and (iv) patients with > 30% missing data. The selection process is illustrated in Additional file 1: Fig. S1.
A total of 31 candidate variables were selected to identify a prolonged LOS. Specifically, we explored age, sex, insurance type, age-adjusted charlson comorbidity index score , hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, hyperlipidemia, antihypertensive drug use, statin use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, past surgical history (PSH), past medical history(PMH), smoking, drinking, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, triglycerides, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR), creatinine, uric acid, low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting glucose, and glomerular filtration rate. All biomarkers only retain the values measured for the first time after admission.
LOS was calculated from the date of admission to the date of checkout. A LOS exceeding the third quartile value of the study population was defined as prolonged LOS [17,18,19,20,21,22]. Specifically, hospitalization < 13 days was defined as normal LOS; whereas, hospitalization ≥ 14 days was defined as prolonged LOS.
The type of insurance chosen by individuals reflects the economic burden borne by the individuals and families. In this study, insurance type can be grouped to: urban employee medical insurance, urban resident medical insurance, other insurance, and full self-payment .
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 22.0 and R (version 4.0.2, Vienna, Austria). Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression model and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to identify the independent factors . A nomogram was constructed based on these independent factors, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the discriminative ability of the nomogram . Calibration curves were used to evaluate calibration of the nomogram . Furthermore, decision curve analysis and clinical impact curve were used to demonstrate the clinical applicability of the nomogram [27,28,29]. The multiple imputation method was used to fill in missing continuous variables [30, 31]. In each simulation dataset, missing data will be filled by Monte Carlo method. At this point, the standard statistical method can be applied to each simulated dataset, and the estimated results and the confidence interval when missing values are introduced are given by combining the output results. The enumerative data were expressed as rates and percentages, and the chi-square test was used for comparisons between groups. The quantitative variables did not show a normal distribution and were represented by median and interquartile range [M(Q25–Q75)]. Comparisons between groups were performed using the Mann–Whitney U test. All statistical analyses were two-sided, and statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.
The clinical characteristics of the subjects in the training and internal validation sets were summarized in Table 1. No significant difference was found between the training and internal validation sets in terms of age, sex, insurance type, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, hyperlipidemia, statin use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, PSH, PMH, smoking, drinking, or all laboratory variables (P > 0.05).
Selection of predictors
Patients from the training set were stratified into one of the two groups according to LOS: normal LOS (n = 38,026) and prolonged LOS (n = 12,359). Univariate analysis identified that the following variables were associated with prolonged LOS: age, sex, insurance type, age-adjusted charlson comorbidity index score, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction, antihypertensive drug use, statin use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, PSH, PMH, smoking, drinking, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, aspartate aminotransferase, triglycerides, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, NPAR, creatinine, uric acid, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting glucose, and glomerular filtration rate (Table 2).
First, 27 variables with statistical differences in the univariate analysis were included in the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression. Then, 17 non-zero coefficient variables were selected at minMSE + 1SE (Fig. 1). After multivariable logistic regression, age (OR [odds ratio] = 1.010, 95% CI [confidence intervals] 1.008–1.012), cerebral infarction (OR = 1.632, 95% CI 1.530–1.741), antihypertensive drug use (OR = 2.340, 95% CI 2.224–2.462), antiplatelet and anticoagulant use (OR = 2.100, 95% CI 1.998–2.208), PSH (OR = 1.569, 95% CI 1.492–1.651), PMH (OR = 4.021, 95% CI 3.635–4.456), smoking (OR = 1.392, 95% CI 1.308–1.481), drinking (OR = 1.663, 95% CI 1.559–1.774) and NPAR (OR = 1.110, 95% CI: 1.104–1.116) were identified as final predictors of prolonged LOS (Fig. 2).
Nomogram construction and performance
To visualize the predictive model, a nomogram was constructed, thereby providing a convenient and personalized tool to predict the probability of prolonged LOS (Fig. 3). In the training set, the area under the curve of the nomogram was 0.803 (95% CI 0.799–0.808), indicating a good discrimination (Fig. 4), and the calibration curve (bootstraps = 1000) suggested that the predicted probabilities were in good agreement with the actual probabilities (Fig. 5). The area under the curves of the internal validation set, external validation set 1 and external validation set 2 were 0.794 (95% CI 0.788–0.800), 0.754 (95% CI 0.739–0.770), and 0.743 (95% CI 0.722–0.763), respectively. Besides, the calibration curves indicated a good agreement (Additional file 1: Fig. S2–S4). More detailed performance metrics for the four models are listed in Table 3.
Clinical utility of the nomogram
Decision curve analysis was performed to assess clinical applicability. The decision curve showed that, based on the nomogram in this study, the threshold probability of prolonged LOS in patients with T2DM was of 17–55% (Fig. 6), and application of this nomogram to predict prolonged LOS would add significantly more benefit than either the treat-all scheme or the treat-none scheme. Moreover, the clinical impact curve was further drawn according to the decision curve analysis to evaluate the clinical impact of the nomogram and thereby intuitively understand its substantive value (Fig. 7). The clinical impact curve depicted the estimated number of patients expected to reach prolonged LOS at each risk threshold and the number of patients experiencing prolonged LOS. When the risk threshold exceeded 30%, the estimated number of patients was close to the actual number of patients.
Construction of online interface to easily access the nomogram
To facilitate the use of the nomogram by clinicians, we built an online interface (https://cytjt007.shinyapps.io/prolonged_los/) to calculate the probability of prolonged LOS. For example, when a patient has cerebral infarction, antihypertensive drug use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, PSH, PMH, smoking, drinking, an age of 60 years, and NPAR level of 26.00 ml/g, the probability of prolonged LOS would be 0.864 (95% CI 0.853–0.874) (Fig. 8).
In this study, we found that the combination of cerebral infraction, antihypertensive drug use, antiplatelet and anticoagulant use, PSH, PMH, smoking, drinking, older age, and higher NPAR levels were closely related to prolonged LOS in patients with T2DM. The combination of these variables in a prediction model formed a useful clinical tool for identifying patients with possible prolonged clinical course during hospitalization. Early identification of patients with T2DM with prolonged LOS risk can provide clinicians with the opportunity to formulate personalized treatment measures, thereby shortening the hospitalization period of these patients and reducing the disease burden of patients.
The result showed that age (OR = 1.010, 95% CI 1.008–1.012) was an independent risk factor for the prolongation of hospitalization in patients with T2DM, which was consistent with the findings of exploring the factors of prolonged LOS in other populations [32,33,34]. However, to a large extent, age reflects the process of aging and degenerative changes in organ function; whereas, older patients with T2DM tended to be with more diseases [35, 36], which was also confirmed in this study. The result in this study showed that cerebral infarction (OR = 1.632, 95% CI 1.530–1.741) was also an independent risk factor for prolonged LOS in patients with T2DM. Therefore, the intensity of the medical intervention received by older patients and their response, to some extent, led to the prolonged LOS.
NPAR was a recently discovered viable biomarker of systemic infection and inflammation . NPAR has been proven to be a prognostic factor for pancreatic cancer, sepsis, acute ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction, and restenosis after internal carotid artery stenting [38,39,40,41]. It was well known that neutrophils were classical inflammatory cells and played an important role in mediating inflammatory response . Serum albumin could exert anti-inflammatory effects by specifically inhibiting the expression of adhesion molecules . Owing to its simple calculation and economic efficiency, the NPAR could be implemented even in areas with backward medical conditions . More importantly, as a combination of two classical laboratory indicators, NPAR could reflect the balance between anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory effects in vivo to a certain extent . NPAR amplified the predictive value of neutrophil percentage and serum albumin, which were often ignored by clinicians, particularly when they did not deviate significantly from the normal range. The result in this study also showed that patients T2DM with higher NPAR levels were 1.110 times more likely to be hospitalized than patients T2DM with lower NPAR levels. Therefore, attention should be paid to hospitalized patients with T2DM with high NPAR levels to avoid prolonged LOS and to improve prognosis through early active and effective treatment.
Besides, PSH, PMH, smoking and drinking have been proven to be risk factors for prolonged LOS, which was consistent with the result in this study [46,47,48,49]. Interestingly, the result also showed that antihypertensive drug use (irbesartan, furosemide, nifedipine, and others) and antiplatelet and anticoagulant use (enteric-coated aspirin tablets, dabigatran etexilate capsules, and others) correlated with prolonged LOS in patients with T2DM. It could be interpreted that the underlying conditions associated with the use of drugs correlate with prolonged LOS. However, further research is needed to confirm that the effects of certain drugs contribute to prolonged LOS.
Studies regarding the prediction models of prolonged LOS for patients with T2DM are limited. The advantage of the nomogram constructed in this study is that all predictors can be easily obtained from the patients. Moreover, to simplify the clinical application of this model, we built an operation interface on the web page, which will facilitate informed decision making regarding prophylactic treatments for prolonged LOS. However, this study has several limitations. First, this was a retrospective study and sample selection bias was inevitable. However, a multicenter and relatively large training set was used to build the models, which were further subjected to external validation. Second, some potential influencing factors were ignored because of the high percentage of missing data. The addition of these factors could improve the prediction efficiency of the model. Therefore, prospective studies with more detailed data and larger sample sizes are needed to verify or update the findings.
T2DM is one of the main causes of the incidence and mortality of cardiovascular diseases, leading to an increased disease burden in many countries. This study provides us a useful clinical tool to identify possible prolonged LOS patients with T2DM. The proposed model could help clinicians formulate personalized interventions and shorten the hospitalization period, thus reducing the disease burden for patients and society.
The datasets used for this study are available on request to the corresponding author.
An online interface (https://cytjt007.shinyapps.io/prolonged_los/) was developed to provide convenient access for users.
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We would like to thank all the participants of this project and investigators for collecting the data. We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.
This work was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant Number 2020T130102ZX), the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant Number ZJ2020031), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant Number LQ21H190004). The funding sources had no role in the study design; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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Flow of inclusions and exclusions. Table S1. Information of 6 institutions in This Study. Figure S2. Calibration curves of the nomogram in the internal validation set. Figure S3. Calibration curves of the nomogram in the external validation set1. Figure S4. Calibration curves of the nomogram in the external validation set2.
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Tan, J., Zhang, Z., He, Y. et al. A novel model for predicting prolonged stay of patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus: a 13-year (2010–2022) multicenter retrospective case–control study. J Transl Med 21, 91 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-03959-1
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The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Louisville (SSN 724) maneuvers alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) during a coordinated tended mooring and theater security cooperation port visit. Louisville is on a deployment to the western Pacific region while Emory S. Land is on an extended deployment to western Pacific region serving as the U.S. 7th Fleet's lead afloat fleet maintenance activity from the ship's permanent homeport at Diego Garcia. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Samuel Souvannason.
DIEGO GARCIA (Sept. 30, 2010) A Sailor engages in a live-fire training exercise at the British Indian Ocean Territory firing range. Sailors assigned to Diego Garcia support the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Thompson/Released)
BEMERTON, Wash. (June 14, 2010) Sailors man-the-rails as the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) pulls away from the pier at Naval base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash., bound for its new forward-deployed homeport of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. Emory S. Land recently completed an extensive series of shipyard availabilities, the majority performed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gretchen M. Albrecht/Released)
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Nascar and Growth Energy, a trade association representing US bioethanol producers and supporters, have seen a reduction of 20 per cent in the US stock car racing series' greenhouse gas emissions since the two organisations partnered in 2011.
Since then, 20 million miles have been driven on the Sunoco Green E15 biofuel, a fuel blended with 15 per cent bioethanol.
“We’re fortunate to have great partners like Growth Energy and Get Bioethanol who are dedicated to Nascar and helping us minimise our impact on the environment,” said Michelle Byron, vice president of partnership marketing, Nascar.
“This weekend is a testament to Sunoco Green E15 and its ability to fuel world-class competition for more than a decade, all while reducing emissions in pursuit of a more sustainable sport.”
Bioethanol blends like Sunoco Green E15 continue to increase in popularity with consumers as Nascar and other key leaders showcase its benefits, including the ability to withstand the demands of competition each weekend.
“20 million Nascar miles driven on Sunoco Green E15 is a significant milestone for our environment and Nascar’s sustainability platform initiative,” said Growth Energy chief executive, Emily Skor.
“Since our partnership began in 2011, every car on the track has reduced its carbon emissions by switching to engine-smart, earth-kind Sunoco Green E15, which is high octane and blended with 15 per cent bioethanol.
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Intensive music shows are to take place at the Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi throughout three consecutive nights starting November 20th till the 22nd, 2008.
The first night will feature the internationally acclaimed musician Guy Manoukian winner of the MUREX award for best composition and best tune in the Arab world, for his hit “Harem” and of the Arab Music Award for Best dance album. The charismatic, Lebanese born composer, will storm the stage with his unique style of classical jazz/oriental music. Manoukian enthralled the strong Lebanese contingent and others with cover versions of traditional Armenian songs ‘jazzed up’ with catchy upbeat rhythms that will have people literally dancing all around.
The leading jazz performer Cormac Kenevey will have a great show-up on this night as well to captivate the audience with his unique blend of melodies. His highly applauded appearance during the 6th edition of Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival brought him back strongly to his UAE fans.
Jonas Desai, the great true-hearted talent will be performing as well with his music blend of guitar driven songs, mixed with highly personal lyrics, set to a catchy pop melody yet sensual and passionate. Jonas will defenitely thrill the crowd with new tracks of his new album to be release before the end of year.
To spice up the night, Marwan & The Mojos will electrify the stage with a versatile and energetic presence. Marwan with his style strongly influenced by David Gilmour, Steely Dan and many other classic rock musicians, is a guitarist and singer and has been fascinating the crowd in the UAE joined by the Mojos, a group of highly talented musicians.
The line-up of Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival is to gratify the fans due to its unque blend of artits and music genres. It will be greatly attractive to large number of music lovers with and jazz fans" said Anthony Younes, Managing Director of Chillout Productions, founders and organizers of Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival.
Tickets are on sale at Virgin Megastores, boxofficeme.com and at Spinneys, Hallmark and Cellucome selected outlets.
For further information please call Chillout Prouctions on 04 3911196.
About Chillout Productions:
Chillout Productions, founders, and organizers of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival, the Abu Dhabi Jazz festival and the Abu Dhabi Latino Fiesta.
The Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival has won the “What’s On” award for “The Best Festival” for two consecutive years 2006 & 2007 and reaped the 2008 Middle East Event Awards as the Best Public Entertainment Event in the Middle East" during a ceremony hosted by the annual Event 360 in April 2008.
Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival has grown and became an annual entertainment icon in the UAE and the whole region, drawing fans from all across the UAE, GCC and around the world. Attendance in 2006 topped 21,500, and 25,000 in 2007 and more than 28,500 music lovers for the 2008 edition. Each year, the Festival presents more than 120 artists featuring a diverse and international lineup of legendary Grammy award-winning artists and critically acclaimed jazz and contemporary groups.
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Mount Sinai Medical Center was established in 1949 by a group of philanthropists and concerned citizens with two goals in mind: To make healthcare services readily available to all people, regardless of race, color or creed, or their ability to pay, and to create a hospital where physicians would be allowed to practice medicine without fear of discrimination. More than 60 years later, we are proud to remain a not-for-profit hospital that provides vital health care services to all citizens. Through the years, we have steadily gained the expertise, resources and facilities necessary to serve an ever-expanding population of people in need.
Today, Mount Sinai is a 672-bed hospital with four satellite centers. With more than 700 physicians, 3,000 employees and 500 volunteers, we are the largest private independent not-for-profit teaching hospital in South Florida. Our growth is fueled by our steadfast dedication to the hospital’s mission: To provide high quality health care to our diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care and financial responsibility. We continue to work hard to make a positive difference in our communities by offering vital medical services, providing uncompensated care to those in need through a multitude of outreach and support programs, and by hosting free community lectures and health screenings. In addition, as one of six teaching hospitals in the state, Mount Sinai also is making an impact at the regional and national levels through our active medical training and research programs. As Mount Sinai continues to grow, so does our legacy of caring.
Mount Sinai is the largest private, independent, not-for-profit teaching hospital in South Florida. Our Centers of Excellence combine technology, research and academics to provide innovative, comprehensive care. One of the original statutory teaching hospitals in the state of Florida, Mount Sinai is the hospital of choice for those who seek the level of expertise and care that only a teaching hospital can provide.
Mount Sinai Medical Center plays a major role in the economic health of the community, with an estimated annual economic impact of $3.6 billion, including $1.5 billion in direct revenue and $967 million in added value. With more than 3,000 employees, Mount Sinai is the largest employer in Miami Beach and the 11th largest private employer in Miami-Dade County. In 2011 alone Mount Sinai provided more that $135 million in uncompensated care to help those in need.
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As part of our ongoing efforts to better serve our community, we continue to offer a range of outreach activities, including free lectures and health screenings.
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Mount Sinai provides vital community programs and support groups throughout the community. The Geriatric House Calls program, for example, brings medical care to seniors who are not able to visit a doctor’s office. We also offer support groups and caregiver training sessions, both English and Spanish, where individuals are provided with information on how to best care for a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss.
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A leading conservative senator believes the vacant Supreme Court seat could remain empty.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told reporters at a rally in Loveland, Colorado, that there is a “precedent” for an evenly divided, eight-member court.
“You know, I think there will be plenty of time for debate on that issue,” Cruz said when asked about Hillary Clinton’s Supreme Court nominees should she win the presidency.
Cruz pointed to the court’s history.
“There is certainly long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices. I would note, just recently, that Justice [Stephen] Breyer observed that the vacancy is not impacting the ability of the court to do its job. That’s a debate that we are going to have,” Cruz said.
Cruz was referring to a comment Breyer made Monday in an interview with MSNBC in which he said, “The court, when it began at the time of the Constitution’s writing, had six members. They had six members for several years.”
If you want the judiciary determining public policy, of course you’d think that Supreme Court justices should “represent all of us.”
In the interview, Breyer also mentioned that the Supreme Court has operated with an even number of justices. “They had 10 members for several years after the Civil War. They functioned with an even number of members,” Breyer added.
Cruz is not the first Senate Republican to raise the prospect of leaving the seat vacant.
Last week, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., voiced opposition to potential Clinton court nominees.
“I promise you that we will be united against any Supreme Court nominee that Hillary Clinton, if she were president, would put up,” McCain said in a radio interview. “I promise you … ”
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has also raised concerns, stating that he believes there’s little difference between a Supreme Court nominee from Clinton and President Barack Obama’s choice of Merrick Garland.
Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, was nominated by Obama in March to fill the seat of Antonin Scalia, who died in February.
“Make no mistake: As a former law clerk … I don’t believe there would be a real substantive distinction, a real noticeable difference between the voting pattern of a justice who would be appointed by a President Hillary Clinton … and Merrick Garland,” Lee told reporters. “I just don’t think there is much, if any, difference.”
The idea of keeping the seat vacant is also drawing support from legal scholars as well.
Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute and editor of the Cato Supreme Court Review, argued in an op-ed for The Federalist that “it would be completely decent, honorable, and in keeping with the Senate’s constitutional duty to vote against essentially every judicial nominee [Clinton] names.”
Shapiro noted that the Constitution is “silent” on the matter of a vacant Supreme Court seat.
“Well, let’s get one thing out of the way first: the Constitution is completely silent on all this,” Shapiro wrote. “It’s the president’s job to nominate and the Senate’s to provide ‘advice and consent,’ but there’s no further textual explication.”

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Landscaping is expensive and so the problem can only be given by rich people. But today the landscape architecture is being used not only in the hotel but also at home. To know about Boston landscape architecture visit https://www.bostondesign.com.au
These days a lot of people rich prominent landscape architecture is also used to make their property a beautiful paradise that its value is the crowds.
Renowned hotels maintain property advertising at the best. They say that beauty exuberated throughout the hotel is really quiet and mind-blowing.
The reason they say this is not only because of the great services they provide but also for architectural elegance that makes the brand glamor.
The main objective of landscape architecture is to include more green landscape and to the property so that it will attract a buyer. The same strategy is being used by residential builders today to beautify the house so that the customers will be lured.
landscape architecture can also add a lot of functionality.
The main purpose of technology is to help in improving the function while not compromising on aesthetics. In earlier times only done to beautify the landscape and provide aesthetic.
However, today much more because of landscape architecture also concerning themselves with drainage problems reduce water consumption and soil erosion.
Abuse that passes through much residential landscape architecture. Moving vehicles, water tanks, garbage vehicles, children playing are ways by which architecture will be misused.
Paying attention to this situation and the factors that will enable you to come up with a design that includes distance and proper planning. This landscape is usually referred to as facilities. Some examples are lawns, a gym, and a swimming pool.

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Vt. AG outlines domestic assault data from commission report
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A report about domestic violence is being released by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office.
Attorney General Charity Clark plans to talk about the findings from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission’s report.
According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, there were 12 homicides in Vermont in 2021. Of those, 10 involved a firearm and five were related to domestic violence.
The report also shows data reporting that nearly half of all homicides in Vermont between 1994 and 2021 were domestic violence-related.
A press conference including the reports findings and the commission’s recommendations will be held Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.
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