Measurement of matrix and fracture properties in naturally fractured cores
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This paper describes a new laboratory technique to evaluate the properties of a naturally fractured, low permeability core sample. We specifically determine (1) the porosity of the matrix, (2) the permeability of the matrix, (3) the effective width of the fractures, and (4) the permeability of the fractures. New laboratory equipment has been designed and constructed to conduct pressure pulse tests in either a homogeneous or a fractured core sample. Analytical solutions have been developed to model gas flow in a fractured core sample during a pressure pulse test. An automatic history matching program has been developed to analyze the laboratory measured pressure transient data using the analytical solutions. The new technique has been used to measure the matrix and fracture properties in twelve naturally fractured Devonian Shale cores. The technique we developed in this research is new to the petroleum industry. Our laboratory equipment is unique, and the analytical solutions have not been published in the literature. With this technique, we can measure matrix properties as low as 10-9 md. This is a significant step forward in permeability measurement because the lowest permeability that most existing laboratories can measure is about 10-6 millidarcies.
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Ning, X., Fan, J., Holditch, S. A., & Lee, W. J.
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Over the last couple of years, the world has been grappling with the lack of semiconductors, which are the substances that conduct electricity between metals and isolates. The most famous semiconductor is silicon.
If correlating this concept to electronic devices, then the key semiconductors are processors and other microcircuits that are present in almost all devices that people use every day, from smartphones to cars.
In 2021, semiconductors hit a world record in terms of sales. Electronics production also boomed, with hundreds of millions of complex semiconductors being devoured by gaming consoles. The number of GPUs produced grew to unseen levels, with major manufacturers like Nvidia seeing all-time highs in terms of production.
Despite all this, electronics prices skyrocketed and manufacturers of related goods were struggling to find semiconductors.
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At the same time, the manufacturers, themselves, do not take such a definite position. AMD CEO Lisa Su said in June 2021 that miners are far from guilty for the lack and even complete absence of certain GPU cards. She said that their influence on the market is generally minimal and does not exceed 5%–10% of the total…


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The overall goal of the system is twofold. On hand the local scene at the constructions site is continuously scanned with a 3D scanning device. These 3D data are accumulated and used to three-dimensionally reconstruct the local environment. This 3D scene is virtually shared with the remote user. So, on the other hand, the remote user is able to independently navigate within the virtually shared scenes and access additional information, such as construction plans etc. In this way he can assist the local worker by giving advice or instructions.
We developed a prototype system which is based on a NVIDA Jetson platform. It is battery driven and performs the 3D scanning operation. It is attached to the belt of a construction worker. A cable connects the JETSON device with a stereoscopic camera. This camera is integrated to the helmet of the construction worker. In this way a continuous 3D scanning of the environment of the construction worker is possible. A first data preprocessing is performed on the JETSON platform. The JETSON is connected wireless with a mobile Edge server on construction site (in our case a power laptop). This machine generates SLAM based 3D models of the local environment of the construction worker. Dependent on the viewing directions and positions of the construction worker the overall environment is accumulated to a consistent 3D point cloud. Further processing in our modules allows artifact removal and semantic understanding of the scene. This 3D scene is transmitted in a second step to a remote location. Conventional mobile networks are used for this purpose.
A second application at the remote site allows the remote user to virtually display the local 3D environment. Based on head mounted displays (HTC Vive) the remote expert can freely walk and move in the virtual scene. The big advantage compared to direct stereoscopic transmissions is that the remote expert can experience the 3D scene independent of the individual head movements of the local worker. Further on, the virtual world offers a large set of additional support options, such as overlay of further information (construction plans) etc. Based on a strong, wearable battery we tested it in on-site scanning situations with up to 1.5 hours of continuous scanning, with a total of up to 5 hours (and more) of battery duration. The system raised a high level of interest among our customers in construction and industry.


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IMPHAL, July 25: The chairman of the proscribed United Nation Liberation Front ,(UNLF) RK Sanayaima has asserted that the assimilation of seven underground outfits under a common umbrella organization is the answer to the public ethos and clearly states that the movement for independence is moving forward towards the common objective.
“The endeavor of the insurgent outfits must be supported by the public”, Sanayaima appealed through the media after appearing at the NIA special court at Guwahati today.
The chairman further said that there has been scant development in the state even after suffering 64 years under the colonial yoke. Aside from the developments of roadways
constructed by the British during the second World War, there has been no substantial development tendered from the side of the Indian government. He alleged that the roadways constructed by India has been mostly confined to the border areas and done so to achieve their own means, the inter village roads of the state has been maintained by the efforts of the villagers themselves.
Development of a state is considered by improvement in connectivity, power supply and education. It is a fact that the Loktak Project which has been set up to provide power supply is a failure as there is no provision for regular power supply as experienced by the public. Moreover aside from development, the residents of Loktak area have suffered irreversible losses and are suffering at present. There is no supply of safe drinking water within Imphal City, and it is left to the imagination how much the public in the hill areas must be suffering, he said.
Stating that the state government has been more concerned in setting up shopping complexes and parking lots, the education sector have been completely ignored and the quality of learning from the primary level to the higher secondary status have been ignored more or less, which is the foremost reason for the degradation of quality education in the state, Sanayaima said.
The emergence of the Maoist indicate that the public of the nation have failed to enjoy the so called democratic form of governance. He further alleged that the public misconception that Manipur cannot survive without aid from other states is unfortunate and that the presence of insurgents have hindered development of the state is baseless.
The public is aware that who are mainly involved in deducting percentages from the central sponsored schemes and development in the state will not emerge a reality unless the political leaders are sincere themselves, he said.
The chairman also congratulated the Sudanese government for awarding recognition to South Sudan.

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AN initiative between Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals and the North West Ambulance Service has resulted in significant reductions in the amount of time it takes to transfer a patient from an ambulance to the care of Emergency Department staff.
Since implementing a dedicated ambulance reception process in which specially designated Emergency Department nurses and support staff manage the handover of patients from an arriving ambulance, Warrington Hospital is now delivering handover times of 15 minutes or less in over half of all ambulance arrivals.
In the first working week of January 2022, 95% of the 326 ambulance-delivered admissions to Warrington Hospital’s Emergency Department were processed in 30 minutes or under – significantly better than the England average of 77%.
The statistics show that Warrington Hospital has not only the best overall ambulance handover times in the region but also one of the region’s most improved performances – rising from 69% of patients processed under 30 minutes two years ago to 95% today.
The handover improvement solution Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals and NWAS put in place required a new post – an ambulance handover nurse – to be created to manage a specialist ambulance receiving station at the main ambulance entrance.
Supported by a care assistant, this critical role enables a safe, efficient handover to a senior member of the Emergency Department team, releasing the ambulance quickly and ensuring patients are comfortable and triaged to the right area as soon as possible.
Simon Constable, Chief Executive of Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals, said the new way of working had benefits for the hospital, the ambulance service and patients.
“Although a small change, we have seen a significant majority of our patients – more than every nine out of 10 ambulance admissions – handed over within 30 minutes of arrival at our Emergency Department. By speeding up the handover time, we are not only improving the patient experience but are enabling the ambulance crews to reduce their time at Warrington – giving them more time to other urgent calls, which is really important for patients waiting in the community.
“While the combination of winter and rise in the Omicron variant has the emergency department become much busier in recent months, the Trust is delighted to see it is the top performer in the North West for ambulance handover times in the recent NHS England statistics released this week (16 January 2022). This key element of care for acutely unwell patients remains a top priority and we continue to work closely with NWAS to maintain these high standards, even at times of peak attendances.”
Head of Service for Cheshire and Merseyside at North West Ambulance Service, Roger Jones, said, “Hospital handovers are proving challenging while the NHS as a whole is under pressure, however we are seeing a slight improvement than at the end of last year. The initiative we have developed with Warrington Hospital is an excellent example of small changes making a big difference. Building on our success with Warrington, we will work closely with other hospitals and the wider health systems to implement a package of measures to reduce ambulance waiting times at emergency departments.”


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Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs in a game for the first time in the major leagues, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians, 7-4, on Friday night.
Ohtani, whose four hits were also the most of his big league career, singled in the eighth and scored the go-ahead run on David Fletcher’s double.
The Angels won at Progressive Field for the first time since June 17, 2014, breaking a 10-game skid.
Ohtani also hit his first home run on the road and has 11 in his rookie season. The Japanese two-way star has homered four times and is batting .643 (9-for-14) against the Indians in four games this season. Ohtani was sidelined from June 7-July 2 with a sprained ligament in his right elbow.
Ohtani, starting for the first time since Tuesday, took a 5-for-37 slump into the game. He hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo home run in the third off Mike Clevinger.
Angels star Mike Trout missed his second straight game because of a bruised right wrist but hopes to return Saturday.
Justin Anderson (3-2) pitched the seventh and the Angels’ bullpen held the Indians to one run in the final four innings.
Andrew Miller, making his first appearance since May 26, struck out one and walked a batter in a scoreless seventh. The lefthander was activated from the disabled list after missing two months with right knee inflammation.
Miller’s return was overshadowed by continued problems for Cleveland’s bullpen, which allowed four runs in the eighth to break a tie at 3.
Ohtani started the rally with a one-out single off Oliver Perez (0-1). He stole second and Albert Pujols was intentionally walked with a 3-and-0 count.
Andrelton Simmons hit into a force play, but Fletcher’s flyball landed near the rightfield line and bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double.
Jose Brienco’s infield hit off Adam Cimber scored a run and Eric Young Jr. added a two-run double.
Ohtani hit an 0-and-1 pitch into the bleachers in leftfield in the first. Cleveland quickly tied it in on Michael Brantley’s RBI double and Jose Ramirez’s run-scoring single.
Ohtani launched a 3-and-2 pitch an estimated 443 feet to right for his second homer.
Leonys Martin, playing his first home game since being acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline, homered and had two RBIs.
Phillies 5, Marlins 1: Vince Velasquez allowed two hits in 6 1⁄3 scoreless innings for host Philadelphia, which remained a half-game ahead of Atlanta for first place in the NL East.
Seranthony Dominguez recorded the final four outs for his 12th save in 13 chances as the Phillies won their third straight.
Velasquez (8-8) struck out seven and walked one and has a 0.71 ERA in his last five appearances. Velasquez didn’t allow a hit until Miguel Rojas’ two-out single in the fifth.
Brian Anderson had two hits with a double and an RBI for Miami, which has lost four in a row.
Cubs 5, Padres 4: Javier Baez tied his career high with his 23rd home run and took over the National League lead with 84 RBIs, leading host Chicago.
Jose Quintana (10-7) allowed one run and four hits in six innings, leaving with a 3-1 lead.
Pham goes on disabled list
Newly acquired outfielder Tommy Pham has been placed on the 10-day disabled list by the Tampa Bay Rays because of a broken right foot.
Pham was hit on the foot by a pitch from Los Angeles Angels lefthander Andrew Heaney on Thursday. He had an MRI on Friday.
“It showed a hairline fracture,” Pham said. “I was told two to four weeks. I can’t do much this first few days. After that I’ll get re-evaluated to see if I can do anything.”
Tampa Bay obtained the 30-year-old and $500,000 in international signing bonus allocation Tuesday from St. Louis for a trio of minor leaguers.
In other injury news, the Rays plan to reinstate ace Blake Snell from the 10-day disabled list Saturday.

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Scott Disick and rapper Fat Joe were the special guests at the first ever USA edition of the world famous Miss Butt Brazil competition at Bamboo club in Miami.
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A REPORT says that in the election conducted in Kashmir none of the candidates representing the Kashmiri Pundits were elected. It seems that their alienation from their heartland, Kashmir is complete now.The Pundits were the original settlers of Kashmir, many,many centuries ago. They are said to be from the original Aryan descent. The Pundits were all over there in the valley and the period before 14th century were their glorious age. After that Muslim kings ruled Kashmir and they were not tolerant of Hindus and especially the Pundits.
There was also a time when all religious people,the Hindus,Budhists and Muslims lived peacefully in Kashmir attending each others' religious festivals and functions.But that was before 14th century A.D.The alienation happened when the rulers became fanatics.
The decline of Pundit community started from 14th century onward and hundreds of thousands of Pundits fled from Kashmir to other parts of the country.Some others were converted into islam. The total displaced population of Pundits and other Hindus are estimated to run into several lakhs
The recent militancy too had contributed very well to the plight of Pundits. In the1989-1990 riots the remaining Pundits too left Kashmir.
The displaced Pundits are scattered in Jammu region, Delhi and some other parts of the country.They live in make shift sheds, often a family of four or five living in a single room.They have not even got the status of refugees, instead they are classified as migrants.
The Kashmiri Pundits have contributed to the Indian culture in various fields.The "Pundit" title comes to Nehru as he was a Kashmir Pundit. The Bollywood actor Anupam Kher is a Pundit. As their very existence was in danger it had affected the individual excellence sprouting up from the community. The founder of Ayurveda, Charaka was from Kashmir, Kalidasan is suspected to be from Kashmir and Sanskrit scholars like Bilhana and Mahimbhatta were pundits.Since the pundits were under persecution from very early period neither the community could grow naturally nor its history could be properly preserved.
It is also to be mentioned that those person who became influential and prominent did little for their community. For example, Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister for many years could have saved them from their plight. He did very little.
Let us hope that the wheel of fortune might place them again in glory in an unknown future.
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Domestic servants and manual labourers are being rapidly replaced by affordable and reliable robots. New Home's technologists have developed increasingly sophisticated and independent robots over the past decades. All of New Home's robots are easily identifiable as such. There are no robots that could even remotely pass as human.
Today New Home's robots can be found performing complex tasks in almost every aspect of life. Most Commoners have at least one general purpose robot. New ground cars are always equipped with a robot driver, and factories are routinely controlled by robots.
The first robot policeman patrolled the streets of Firstfall in 5605AD. Today the Royal New Home Marines are rumoured to be trialing a sophisticated autonomous 'warbot'.
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Adoption of a Mediterranean style eating pattern was quantified using the 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS), with a score of ≥8 regarded as highly adherent to a Mediterranean eating pattern. Over 75% of the participants in the MED group maintained a MEDAS score of ≥8 over the entire active intervention period demonstrating that MPN patients can successfully adopt a Mediterranean diet eating pattern with RD counseling and written curriculum.
Symptom burden was assessed using the MPN-Total Symptom Score (MPN-TSS) measured at baseline, weeks 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15. Approximately half of the Mediterranean diet cohort enjoyed a ≥ 50% reduction in MPN-TSS at weeks 9-15 compared to baseline, whereas the maximum percentage of participants in the USDA arm achieving ≥ 50% reduction in their MPN-TSS was 31% at 15 weeks.
Exploratory biological correlates included CBC, CMP, lipid, hsCRP, cytokine panel, and fecal microbiome analysis at weeks 1, 6, 9, and 15. Blood counts, electrolytes, kidney and liver function remained stable throughout the intervention period for both groups. We found no significant changes in cytokines (TNFα, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-22) or hsCRP in either diet group.
Shotgun sequencing of fecal samples found no significant changes in microbial diversity, composition, or function associated with a MED diet intervention over time. Instead, we found the MPN subtype played a greater role in determining microbiome diversity, composition, and function. Individuals with Essential Thrombocythemia and Polycythemia Vera were more similar to each other, while those with Myelofibrosis (MF) were more disparate. This difference in the MF microbiome composition was associated with an increase in TNFα. Notably, members of the Bacteroidaceae family were positively associated with high TNFα levels.
In a second randomized trial we tested the feasibility of an online diet intervention, with zoom based dietician counseling, electronic curriculum, and online based questionnaires. We recruited 28 symptomatic MPN patients not already adherent to a MED diet and randomized them to either a MED arm or DASH diet. Participants received written curriculum and attended zoom one-on-one RD sessions at weeks 3, 4, 8, and 12. Participants completed an online MPN-TSS survey.
Participants attended most dietician visits, with only a 3.5% and 7.5% no show rate in the MED and DASH diet groups respectively. Participants were also compliant with online based daily surveys, with an average completion rate of 93.2% in the MED group and 69.3% in the DASH group. At week 16, 43% of participants in the MED group had a ≥50% reduction in MPN-TSS compared with 29% of participants in the DASH group.
Taken together, these two studies demonstrate that MPN patients can adopt a Mediterranean diet eating pattern if given written curriculum and RD counseling. Moreover, a remotely administered intervention is feasible in this patient population. Although patients in all diet groups had a ≥50% reduction in MPN-TSS, the percentage achieving the ≥50% benchmark was higher in the MED arm for both diet studies. These data suggest that a Mediterranean diet, which is rich in anti-inflammatory foods, may be particularly beneficial to manage symptom burden in MPN. We are now moving on to larger randomized studies to rigorously test the impact of a MED diet intervention on symptom burden in MPN patients.
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Language is our way to express thoughts and build relationships. It holds memories and creates a sense of community. The words we use influence our attitudes, beliefs, and feelings. It is passed down through generations. Almost like a blueprint for how people go about their daily lives. It shapes the way we see the world, associate with our neighbors, raise a family, treat others; and that’s only to name a small fraction of examples of what is hidden within a language. Therefore, our word choices have a powerful effect on how we view mental health and individuals who live with mental health conditions.
Language and the brain
Psychologist Daniel Kahneman, the founding father of modern behavioral economics, describes in his book “Thinking Fast and Slow” the Machinery of Thought, which divides the brain into two systems:
Given that System 2 tends to be uninvolved unless prompted, System 1 largely guides our thinking process, and this is particularly important when it comes to our language. Evidence shows that System 1 easily takes charge in producing a response to words. This is called “Associative Activation” and it’s a result of seeing or hearing a word. The words that people store in their semantic memory activate the corresponding concepts. This activation then spreads to other surrounding concepts that are associated with them. A word sparks an idea, an idea brings on more ideas and System 1 keeps making connections between all those ideas by resurfacing memories, which in turn recalls emotions that bring on other emotions and so on.
Understanding the important process that words trigger in our brains may help us be more thoughtful in the words we use to describe mental health. Remember that 1 in 6 of us is experiencing high levels of distress or a common mental health problem every week. Therefore, being respectful is critical, it can do wonders for our brain’s associative activation and for the emotions of the people around us.
That is to say, many of us use words without thinking about their implications. How many times have you used words such as Bipolar or cracked a joke about being “OCD” when describing daily events? Being super organized is not the same as living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Similarly, experiencing mood swings is not the same as living with Bipolar Disorder.
Would you want someone to be joking about something you have no control over? Something that seriously affects every aspect of your life?
How we talk about mental health in our immediate environment is critical. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and that starts with respectful language. Person-first language emphasizes the individual and puts them before their diagnosis, which reinforces that people coping with mental health concerns are human beings and should be treated as people first. However, some individuals see their disability as a fundamental part of their being and prefer identity-first language, such as Autistic person or Disabled woman. This language conveys disability as an important part of a person’s identity and personhood.
In the context of mental illness and wellbeing, negative words can be experienced as condescending, isolating, and stigmatizing, whereas positive words can convey dignity, empathy, and hope. According to NHS Clinical Director, Colleen Vojak’s research, “when used indiscriminately, words can create barriers, misconceptions, stereotypes and labels that are difficult to overcome. Labels can promote separateness and isolation while promoting hierarchical power differentials.”
Establishing a shared currency of values and principles to set the foundation of the language associated with mental health, ensuring consistency and best practice, would enhance the quality of care, and influence a culture and standard of communication which diminishes stigma and promotes language that is appropriate, respectful, and empowering.
Mental health stigma
According to the WHO, Depression is now the leading cause of suffering worldwide. That means that in our own backyard, and in every country, women, men, and children are suffering. And we’re not talking about it nearly enough. Talking about mental health is an important step in tackling it. However, negative words can stop people wanting to talk about it altogether.
Stigma is still a reality for many people with a mental illness. They report that how others judge them is one of their greatest barriers to a complete and satisfying life according to the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Stigma often reflects a lack of understanding or fear and can be a major barrier for people to seek professional support for their mental health. Studies on stigma published by The Lancet shows that many people still have a negative view of those coping with mental illnesses.
The different types of stigma identified by researchers:
Encouraging a dialogue through positive language is one way to fight stigma. When people aren’t sure what terms to use, they feel uncomfortable talking about it and may often avoid talking about it altogether. Silence is the enemy of mental wellbeing, so it’s important to encourage a conversation and it’s just as important to be mindful of the terms we use. When someone is open about their mental health, they can put their colleagues and friends at ease talking about it too. The more open they are, the more likely they have a chance of being supported. If nothing is said, and people suffer in silence, people don’t know that support is needed. Less discussion means a lack of understanding. This worsens the stigma. Lack of understanding causes confusion and fear for both the person experiencing it and their colleagues. When people can identify their own problems, it can help them understand the issues and make them better equipped to seek help early.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers some suggestions about what we can do as individuals to help reduce the stigma of mental illness:
A collective responsibility
Because 1 in 6 of us is experiencing mental distress, the language we use and how we communicate is critical to support good mental wellbeing. The person in distress could be a family member, friend, colleague or even yourself. Changing the narrative from negative to positive means that we no longer see mental illness as a weakness or something of which to be ashamed of. The same way we don’t expect someone with a broken leg to feel ashamed. Having conversations about the challenges and successes of managing our mental health is very important and can be a great inspiration to others. It can also improve everyone’s understanding that those coping with mental health issues still achieve great things, which helps to normalize the issue. And because individuals experiencing psychological distress may struggle to access help from others, the stigma and negative perceptions surrounding mental health may explain why people are reluctant to approach others for help. Improving public awareness of the services and resources that are available, as well as screening for psychological distress in primary care services, may be necessary to improve mental health and wellbeing.
Language is constantly evolving. As times change, word preferences also change. To show respect in conversations with others, be mindful of the impact your word choices have. And when confused just ask. Let’s mindfully join the conversation and do our part to help end the stigma around mental health.
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PTSD fears for frontline workers post-pandemic
Every Thursday at 8pm for the first ten weeks of lockdown, the British public put their hands together for frontline workers, celebrating the bravery, resilience and pure determination to turn up to work each day to fight the pandemic. But despite the nation’s outpouring of goodwill, experts have warned of the lasting mental health impact of coronavirus for doctors, nurses and care workers, some of whom will have experienced the most distressing incidents of their working lives.
Studies from the SARS and MERS outbreaks suggest epidemics increase the risk of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in healthcare professionals.
Justin Walford, an A&E nurse at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, says that while his team is very resilient, the last few months have been challenging, with many nurses experiencing panic attacks. “One time, I had a bit of a cough in the middle of the night,” he says. “You tell yourself you’re probably not going to die in two weeks, but those feelings can be very difficult.”
The most haunting aspect of the pandemic has been preventing patients’ loved ones visiting them in hospital, he says. “It goes against everything people working in medicine stand for. You don’t want people to die alone,” says Walford.
Frontline workers worried for family members
Potentially passing the virus on at home has been another source of significant stress for frontline workers. Nine in ten nurses surveyed by the Royal College of Nursing said they worried about risks to family members during COVID-19 because of their clinical role. Respondents reported ongoing depression, anxiety, stress and emerging signs of PTSD.
Respiratory nurse Brooke McCutcheon from Bristol Royal Infirmary says her hospital leapt into action at the start of the pandemic, creating new COVID wards and redeploying staff, but the initial uncertainty was terrifying. “I remember the matron coming in and saying we had to prepare for the whole hospital to be on ventilators and pointing out that some of us might get really sick,” she says. “Frontline workers felt like cannon fodder at that point.”
During the lockdown, things were made even more difficult by not being able to socialise on days off. “It felt like all you were doing was working, dealing with horrible situations and then having no outlet. It was isolating,” says McCutcheon.
It’s too soon to know the long-term mental health impact of coronavirus on frontline workers and whether rates of PTSD will increase. Research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has pointed to a “tsunami” of mental illness still to come in the general population. Some 43 per cent of psychiatrists have seen an increase in urgent and emergency cases following the COVID-19 lockdown.
Consequences of processing a traumatic event
A phenomenon of particular concern for healthcare workers is “moral injury”, a term that originated in the military. It occurs when psychological distress results from actions which violate someone’s sense of right and wrong. Those who develop moral injury are likely to experience negative thoughts about themselves and it can lead to PTSD.
“Staff have been asked to make tough decisions where there’s no right answer,” says psychologist Alan Barrett from Manchester. “Deciding who’s going to get the ventilator because you haven’t got enough of them; that weighs heavy on people.”
When the coronavirus crisis hit, many hospitals adopted measures to protect staff mental health. The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity emergency appeal raised £1.6 million, some of which will fund psychological support for staff. And at Barts Health in London, the chaplaincy introduced a 24/7 helpline for frontline workers.
But psychologist Joanne Lusher from the University of West Scotland believes the mental health impact of coronavirus and the level of support that could be required in years to come must not be underestimated. “The psychological burden that is going to follow the response to COVID-19 is going to be immense,” she warns.
There’s also the question of salary. Nurses, care workers and junior doctors have been excluded in the government’s recently announced pay rises for public sector employees. Walford describes a pay freeze as a “kick in the teeth” for staff “who stepped up to the plate during the pandemic”.
The weekly clap for carers might have stopped, but the crisis isn’t over yet. Psychologist Barrett points out that healthcare workers are already anxious about a possible resurgence in cases. “They’re not sure whether they’ve got a second wave in them,” he says. “The first one was so exhausting, frightening and stressful.”


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A compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the gritty, realistic lives of the struggling, blue-collar Porters, and the privileged Campbell family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. This film bravely exposes the humanity in each character reminding us that we each have the potential to be the best and worst versions of ourselves at any time. Written by
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The strength of the film lies in its story-telling. The characters were all painted extremely realistically and even sympathetically, and every scene in the film advanced the plot. Written by Oscar-nominated writer Stephen J. Rivele and Michael Lachance, it certainly comes across as a film driven by the writing. But no matter how interesting the story was, they couldn't completely keep my attention. When we have gritty scenes, we get drab shots. The story really wasn't brought to life.
"Like Dandelion Dust" is less like a film and more like a novel. And unsurprisingly, it is a novel with the same name by Karen Kingsbury. As I have just learned, Kingsbury is known as a Christian novelist. Although religion is an element in this film, it's presented in a very subtle, questioning way. See "Like Dandelion Dust" because it's a novel, not because it's a Christian novel.
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A handful of Democrats, including two official presidential electors, have filed a lawsuit against the 10 Republicans who signed paperwork attempting to hand Wisconsin’s Electoral College votes to President Donald Trump, alleging that, by doing so, the individuals played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by attorneys with liberal law firm Law Forward in Dane County Circuit Court and alleges that the 10 Republicans and the two attorneys who advised them broke several criminal and civil laws when they met at the state Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, to sign official-looking documents asserting that Trump won the state.
“Defendants’ actions helped lay the foundation for a nationwide scheme to override the results of the 2020 election, thereby setting an anti-democratic precedent that jeopardizes all future elections inside and outside the State,” the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit seeks more than $2.4 million in damages, including $2,000 fines for the Republicans and their attorneys, and up to $200,000 in punitive damages for each plaintiff. Plaintiffs in the case include lawfully elected Wisconsin electors Khary Penebaker and Mary Arnold, as well as Bonnie Joseph, who is listed in court documents as someone who “objects to Defendants’ unlawful interference in Wisconsin’s participation in the Electoral College.”
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“Wisconsin law recognizes the propriety of punitive damages where both the plaintiff and society have significant interests in deterring the defendant’s conduct, regardless of the lack of measurable harm that results,” the plaintiffs’ attorney Jeffrey Mandell wrote.
The lawsuit follows a March decision by the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission to unanimously deny a complaint filed by Mandell that sought sanctions against the 10 Republicans, including Republican commissioner Robert Spindell, who signed the official-looking documents. The lawsuit also lists Boston-area lawyer Kenneth Chesebro and Jim Troupis, a former Republican-appointed Dane County judge who has represented Trump in Wisconsin.
Republican Party of Wisconsin chair Paul Farrow called the matter a “frivolous lawsuit from a liberal group” and “yet another Democrat attempt to resurrect a baseless story from two years ago.”
“Even the Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to not sanction anyone,” Farrow said in a statement. “Democrats have tried to use this event to distract from their abysmal record on election reform. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now.”
The lawsuit alleges the Republicans and their attorneys broke multiple laws, including counterfeiting public records, illegally interfering with official procedures, defrauding the public and engaging in conspiracy.
The meeting of Republicans occurred following advice from attorneys with close ties to Trump. Documents have underscored efforts by those in Trump’s inner circle to circumvent the Electoral College process in several states, including Wisconsin, following the 2020 election, despite recounts and court decisions affirming that Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump in the battleground state by almost 21,000 votes.
The Republicans have said the meeting was to preserve their legal options amid litigation surrounding the election. Chesebro sent a memo to Troupis on Nov. 18, 2020, detailing the Republicans’ eventual plan to pose as electors.
The meeting took place on the same day that the Democratic slate of Wisconsin electors convened in the Capitol building to deliver the state’s 10 electoral votes to President-elect Biden. It also occurred after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Biden had won the election and a month after Wisconsin county clerks canvassed the presidential election results.
“The actions of the fraudulent electors were thus a necessary predicate for the subsequent efforts by Trump and his supporters to intervene at the Capitol,” Mandell wrote in the lawsuit.
Law Forward also filed a complaint with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office and another with the Office of Lawyer Regulation — the agency that handles complaints against lawyers in Wisconsin — against former state GOP chair Andrew Hitt, who also signed the paperwork. The U.S. Department of Justice is also looking into the matter.
Hitt and fellow signer and 8th Congressional District GOP chair Kelly Ruh were subpoenaed earlier this year by the U.S. House committee investigating the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol. The committee subpoenaed individuals in six other states where similar documents were signed.
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UK TV review: Doctor Who Season 10, Episode 1 (The Pilot)
Mark Harrison | On 15, Apr 2017
This review is spoiler-free. Come back after the episode’s broadcast for additional, spoilery viewing notes.
An Unearthly Child was the first ever episode of Doctor Who, aired on 23rd November 1963, and, although it remains an impeccably crafted piece of television, it’s entirely illogical as a starting point for anyone wanting to catch up on the BBC’s remarkably long-lived sci-fi show. When a show lasts as long as this one, and regenerates as often as it does, there has to be a soft reboot every once in a while.
In the last 12 years of the show, Rose, Smith & Jones and The Eleventh Hour have all been prime examples of Doctor Who shedding its baggage and reintroducing the mad universe of Time Lords, Daleks and time travel through the eyes of a new character. But the latter of those, aired in 2010, has been the last relevant opportunity for new viewers to climb aboard the TARDIS with no prior knowledge. That is, until Season 10’s opener, cheekily titled The Pilot.
After a year and a half off air (barring Christmas specials), Steven Moffat kicks off his final series by penning an episode that sheds the heavy continuity and arc-driven storylines of recent season openers (Series 9’s The Magician’s Apprentice, in particular) and gives audiences a fresh new insight into the series. Enter Bill Potts, played by Pearl Mackie, a university canteen worker and grown-up foster child with an insatiable yet unfulfilled desire to learn.
Her favourite lecturer is the Doctor (Peter Capaldi), a tenured scholar on his subject of Time & Life, who keeps an eccentric valet (Matt Lucas) and a police telephone box in his office for some reason. The feeling is mutual – the Doctor takes a special interest in Bill’s off-the-books education and becomes her personal tutor. Elsewhere, she falls for Heather (Stephanie Hyam), a girl with a star in her eye and a restless urge to get away. But before long, these two parts of her life collide and reveal a universe bigger than she could ever imagine.
Pearl Mackie is a revelation here and her chemistry with Capaldi is apparent from the episode’s cold open. There’s a teacher-student dynamic between the Doctor and Bill, which should please fans who have bristled at any romantic implications in the past. Mackie makes Bill a bubbly, inquisitive and utterly charming presence; she is arguably the foil that Capaldi’s Doctor has needed since 2014.
Even if we’re slightly ahead of Bill on some of the series’ lore, we’re with her all the way here. As in the preview scene that announced Mackie’s casting last year, it’s played for laughs when she asks questions whose answers we’ve taken as read, if we’ve seen the series before, but she also overtakes the usual routine with her sci-fi fandom and actually challenges the Doctor as well. (That scene, featuring some old enemies, has been re-shot and put into a new context for this episode.)
They’re not the only reference here, though. For those who are caught up, Lucas’ Nardole remains a curious addition to Team TARDIS, embodying the “assistant” tag more than any companion character has since 2005, and there are numerous other callbacks scattered around the Doctor’s office, including an explicit reference to who Bill reminds him of. They don’t detract from the story, but they don’t add too much either.
We won’t go into that story, except to say that it involves a puddle in a typically creepy Moffat way. What’s different is that this relates to Bill personally and, even though she’s not equipped in universal troubleshooting, it’s her intuition, not the Doctor’s, that matters – a strong introduction for a new companion.
By the time you find out the intended meaning of the title, old and new viewers alike will be won over by this same old, brand new vision of Doctor Who. The Twelfth Doctor’s regeneration is yet to come, but with the introduction of Bill Potts, this soft reboot suggests a series that’s raring to show us some new tricks. It’s hard to think of any other TV series that can start as fresh as this 10 seasons in.
Additional notes (contains spoilers)
– There are a few other mementos of continuity in the Doctor’s office, aside from the TARDIS. The pictures of River Song and his granddaughter Susan are shown often, but we also spotted the bust of Beethoven that the Doctor used to explain the bootstrap paradox in Season 9’s Before The Flood. There’s also that pen-pot of old sonic screwdrivers – Nardole uses the Fourth Doctor’s model to run interference with the Daleks, as they fight the Movellans – a conflict going back to 1979’s Destiny Of The Daleks. But yeah, not too many callbacks here…
– Mackie and Hyam are beautiful together as Bill and Heather, which gives all the more weight to their tragic separation. The sentient engine oil is another in a long line of conceptual Capaldi-era antagonists, and, for a moment, we wondered if they were going to refer back to the unknown monster from 2008’s Midnight, which also mimicked and then assimilated people.
– However, it does make a marked difference to start a season with a relatively benevolent science-gone-wrong threat, rather than a more obvious monster-of-the-week. The Daleks make up the difference, but the Doctor’s line about the relativity of evil shows how you can do a simple standalone adventure without sacrificing the nuance or complexity of the previous runs.
– Moffat’s back to taking the mickey out of his stars’ appearances again here, giving Bill a line bemoaning her own wonderfully expressive face and having her compare Peter Capaldi’s brilliant run to “a penguin with its arse on fire”.
– On the other hand, while he’s had some lovely ideas relating to time travel in the past, the Doctor’s Christmas present to Bill is an all-timer. On Christmas morning, she finds a shoebox full of photos of the mother she never knew, who never really liked being photographed. It’s a touching moment that also feels original in the Doctor’s interactions with his companions.
– The other question we have: what’s inside the vault that the Doctor and Nardole have been guarding? According to what Bill has heard, the pair of them have been there for half a century, so what could be in the university basement that the Doctor wants to keep safe?


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People are filtering cheap vodka through a Brita to 'make it taste better'
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If you’re having a drink-up and don’t fancy splashing out on a hugely expensive bottle of vodka to mix with whatever you’ve got, then how about running it through the Brita filter to see if you can make it taste nicer? Honestly – this is something that people are doing, as you can see below:
Secondly, running it through the filter that you use to purify your tap water might not be the smartest idea you’ve ever had and could just leave you with tap water that tastes like cheap vodka in the long run.
However, if loads of people on the internet are to be believed, doing exactly this will take away some of the horrible taste and smell from that cheaper bottle of vodka, leaving it tasting just like water.
It’s not everyone’s idea of a nice relaxing drink, but whatever.
Anyone who has ever consumed any amount of cheap vodka knows what we’re talking about here.
It has a really strong taste and feels a little bit like drinking turpentine.
Once you have a shot of it, you can then feel it burning right the way down to your stomach.
Help is at hand though, meaning that if you can’t afford that bottle of Grey Goose or other premium vodka you can still avoid having an unpleasant experience.
Let’s park for a second the idea that you might not be able to afford a Brita filter if you’re quaffing corner shop vodka, we’ll focus on the theory behind it.
You’re probably asking yourself the question of whether it will get you less drunk if you remove a lot of the stuff that makes cheap vodka what it is.
Well, the answer is no.
Alcohol is just a chemical liquid, so you won’t filter any of that out.
What you might remove is a load of flavour and taste, though.
Cheap vodka has more impurities than expensive vodka, largely down to the slimmed-down distillation process and the fact that it’s made from lesser ingredients such as molasses, potatoes, rice, or soybeans rather than the premium wheat or rye that is used to make more spenny spirits.
So, when you filter it through the carbon filter of your tap water purifying device – it doesn’t have to be a Brita – you remove a lot of that stuff.
Of course, it will work with other spirits, but if you decide to do it with something that is not clear you run the risk of wrecking the filter altogether.
This isn’t something you should do with dark rum or tequila, most likely.
Still, if you find yourself at a loose end and with only a bottle of the cheap stuff to work with, it’s an option and it does work.
Again, the question isn’t whether you can, it’s whether you should and ultimately can be bothered to.

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Lebron James getting served with a divorce from his wife following a tweet about President Donald Trump is fake news. There is no truth to a report that the NBA megastar was sent divorce papers from his wife after he tweeted and then deleted a comment about Trump.
James did call Trump a “bum” following the president’s revoking of an invitation to Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors of a White House visit. “U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!” he tweeted.
U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2017
Now, where did the fake news originate? America’s Last Line of Defense published the story on Sept. 30, 2017, reporting that James was issued divorce papers. You can see the fake news below.
NBA megastar LeBron James just can’t stop slamming Trump, and this time, it may have cost him his marriage.
The King’s latest tweet appears to have been the last straw for his wife, Savannah. Despite LeBron deleting the tweet quickly due to rampant fan backlash, Savannah – a Trump supporter – saw it and contacted a lawyer to initiate divorce proceedings.
This appears to be an obvious indication that King James plans to protest the President once the NBA season begins, something sources close to the family say his wife “wants nothing to do with” as it’s “a national embarrassment.”
No word yet on any backlash from the NBA, which yesterday announced that it expects players to stand for the anthem or face punishment, but surely the loss of his marriage will change the King’s tune toward President Trump. Will he kneel? Will he recant on calling the President a “bum?” Only time will tell.
However, there is no truth to the above story. There have been no articles published by legit media outlets that have reported on this alleged story. Rather, Last Line of Defense is fake news site.
Here are some examples of people sharing the fake news on social media.
BREAKING: LeBron James’ Wife Files For Divorce After Vicious Attack On Trump https://t.co/7HUWTsqMd5
— DarianWorksLLC (@DarianWorksLLC) September 30, 2017
LeBron James’ Wife Files For Divorce
She’s sick of her ‘Mr Nobility’ husband.
fyi – 100% of brutal rapes
& assaults on black women is B-O-B
— ~Deplorable🇺🇸Owls~ (@UsOwls) September 30, 2017
— ♛dùkêofÜRL (@dynamex) September 30, 2017
Last Line of Defense’s disclaimer states the following:
DISCLAIMER: America’s Last Line of Defense is a satirical publication that uses the imagination of liberals to expose the extreme bigotry and hate and subsequent blind gullibility that festers in right-wing nutjobs. We present fiction as fact and our sources don’t actually exist. Names that represent actual people and places are purely coincidental and all images should be considered altered and do not in any way depict reality.
What did you think of the fake news that James was getting a divorce from his wife over his comments about Trump? Did you believe it or see people sharing it falsely on social media? Let us know in the comments section.
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