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iQOO Z5 5G has a screen size of 6.67 inches and weights approximately 193 g. This mobiles runs on Android v11 and has decent resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
iQOO Z5 5G runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Processor and it has 2.4 GHz, Octa Core Processor CPU and Adreno 642L GPU.
In terms of camera, this model comes up with rear camera of 64 MP (f/1.79) + 8 MP (f/2.2) + 2 MP (f/2.4 with autofocus) and front camera of 16 MP (f/2.45 Wide Angle). Other camera features include Night Scene, Portrait, Panorama, Dynamic Photo , Slow Motion, Time-lapse Photography, Professional Mode, AR Cute Shooting.+ Read More
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The iQOO Z5 5G comes with a modest 5000 mAh battery size. The 5000 mAh battery is above average compared to competitors but can easily manage to power the iQOO Z5 5G throughout the day. Casual social media usage can easily make the battery last for a day while gaming sprees will also have a considerable longer life. The iQOO Z5 5G comes with a speedy 44 W fast charging capability. The fast-charging capability also comes with a liquid cooling system to ensure overheating issues are not encountered.
The iQOO Z5 5G is all about its camera. The makers have produced a wonderful camera phone in the form of the iQOO Z5 5G. The rear camera setup is made up of a 64 MP main snapper, with an 8 MP ultra-wide lens and a 2 MP depth lens. The pictures that you click from this phone are very good and worth showing off to your friends and family. The color produced looks original and crisp with perfect saturation levels and not over exposure. You get some exceptional features unique to the iQOO Z5 5G and photography is bliss with the iQOO Z5 5G. At the front, iQOO Z5 5G is leaps and bounds ahead of its competitors. The front camera is a 16MP lens that is nestled inside the punch-hole display. The clicks offered by it also do not alter the skin tone too much and are very perfect.
8.53 mm in width with a matte glass dual style finish, the iQOO Z5 5G offers the premium look and feel you would expect from its price tag. Stylish and sleek the iQOO Z5 5G has a blockish design with 3D screen curves. The phone weighs in at 193g that is a tad bit heavy. The camera housing comes in a glossy finish with the triple camera setup. The brand name comes at the lower section of the rear panel.
Snapdragon 778G SoC
you will surely never feel your phone lags or misses even a heartbeat.
that offers an immersive experience.
Exceptional camera quality
will make you want to click photos of every instance.
|iQOO Z5 5G (8 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM)||23,990||8 GB|
|iQOO Z5 5G (8 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM)||24,990||8 GB|
|iQOO Z5 5G (12 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM)||26,990||12 GB|
|Colours||Galaxy Silver, Space blue|
|Operating System||Android v11|
|Sim||Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)|
|Bezel Less Display||Yes, Punch Hole|
|Pixel Density||405 ppi|
|Refresh Rate||120 Hz|
|Screen resolution||1080 x 2400 pixels|
|Screen size||6.67 inches|
|Technology||Color IPS LCD screen (16.7M)|
|Touchscreen||Yes, with Multitouch|
|Chipset||Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G|
|CPU||2.4 GHz, Octa Core Processor|
|Internal Storage||256 GB|
|Camera Features||Night Scene, Portrait, Panorama, Dynamic Photo , Slow Motion, Time-lapse Photography, Professional Mode, AR Cute Shooting|
|Front Camera||16 MP (f/2.45 Wide Angle)|
|Primary camera||64 MP (f/1.79) + 8 MP (f/2.2) + 2 MP (f/2.4 with autofocus)|
|Video Recording||4K, 1080p|
|Audio Player||AAC, MIDI, OGG, FLAC, WMA, WAV, APE, MP3|
|Video Player||MP4, 3GP, AVI|
|Type||Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery|
|Bluetooth||Yes, v5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD|
|GPS Facility||Yes, with A-GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS|
|Speed||HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) 5G|
|WLAN||Yes, with wifi-hotspot|
|Fingerprint Sensor||Yes, Side|
|Quick Charging||44W Flash Charge|
|Sensors||Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, E-compass, Light Sensor, Gravity Sensor|


Exclusive: Veteran behind federal emergency care law change remains without refund from VA
Department of Veteran Affairs representatives said only a single $12 reimbursement has been paid under the law meant to stop the VA from denying payment for non-VA emergency care, a congressional aide familiar with specifics of a meeting between congressional staff and the VA tells 7 Investigates.
The revelation comes nearly three years after 7 Investigates first exposed a loophole leaving thousands of Wisconsin veterans, and hundreds of thousands of veterans nationally, improperly charged for emergency care.
That law is called the Staab Rule.
Today, the veteran behind the national case that changed the law still remains without a refund from the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
“It’s wrong. I think it’s wrong,” 86-year-old Minnesota Airforce veteran Richard Staab told 7 Investigates Senior Investigative Reporter Matthew Simon. The exclusive interview comes nearly a decade after Staab’s long legal struggle began--on a day back in December 2010.
“Well, the heart was pounding. And I thought if I would sit down and rest, it would go away. But it didn’t. So they called the ambulance,” Staab said.
It would end up being life-threatening. Staab would survive emergency open heart surgery at a non-VA hospital in St. Cloud, Minn., after suffering a heart attack and stroke. He could not communicate for months.
“They told me I’d be lucky if I got out in a year when I was in the nursing home. I said, ‘Oh no, I’ll be out of here in six months.’ And I was,” Staab said.
When it came time to pay his bills, the VA cited the federal Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act. The law includes directing how the agency is expected to reimburse veterans for non-VA emergency care.
Under their interpretation of that law, the VA said because Staab had Medicare as other insurance covering part of his non-VA emergency care, they would not reimburse him for any of the remaining $48,000 in bills.
“It’s wrong what happened. And I don’t see how all the GIs would know what you need to do to be covered,” Staab said.
Looking back at some of his basic training pictures from 1952, as the Korean War veteran recalled his current VA struggle, he also remembered the promise his country made to him.
"You enlist with us. You get to have all health care taken care of. And this, and that. That was the big thing back then," Staab said.
A large part of Staab’s story can symbolically be seen in Staab’s lawyer Jackie Schuh’s St. Cloud, Minn. Office. Schuh is a veteran herself. This mission is personal. Multiple legal filings, medical records, and appeal pleadings show the journey of VA denials representing the Staab case for most of the last eight years.
"There's nobody that should be put in the position that he's been put in where they have to come up with $48,000 to pay for emergency fees,” Schuh said. “When they are promised when they sign the dotted line or do their 20 years that they're going to be free from that result. It's ridiculous."
"So it's got to be fixed. I mean it's sad to say what has been promised to Dick, and all the other veterans who have that vested benefit, is not what they're receiving," the lawyer added.
After years of legal fights, in 2016 the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ruled in Staab’s favor.
Judges said back in 2010, when Congress had changed the law, they intended for the VA to act as a "secondary payer," when veterans' other health insurance only covered part of their non-VA emergency treatment.
Last year, what was thought to be a final clarification of this statute called the ‘Staab Rule,’ named after Richard Staab, was finally put into law.
"And so the Staab Rule made it unconstitutional, or perhaps illegal is a better way to say it, to have the VA implement denials internally when the law required they grant the request for coverage," Schuh said.
During the course of this 7 Investigates three-year investigation, a House Veterans Affairs Committee spokesperson confirmed in January 2018, more than one million Staab Rule-related veterans’ claims were waiting to be processed.
However, that number differs from VA spokesperson Randal Noller’s confirmation in February 2018. Noller said 217,000 veterans are impacted nationally—which included 5,442 Wisconsin veterans. Refunds, Noller said at that time, would add between $165 million and $298 million to their budget during the next five calendar years.
However, an unnamed VA Public Affairs spokesperson told 7 Investigates in October 2018 that once the Staab Rule was published and all claims were processed, they could not answer how many veterans had been refunded.
“These claims became part of our normal workload,” the VA Public Affairs email said. “They are not tracked separately.”
In February 2018, Noller could not answer how many veterans waiting for refunds had died.
“The VA is unable to determine how many Veterans with denied claims since 2010 have died,” Noller wrote.
That is significant. Under federal law, once a veteran dies their benefit dies with them.
Staab’s story is also personal for National Veterans Legal Services Program, or NVLSP Executive Director Bart Stichman.
He previously was part of the team representing Staab nationally, and is now fighting the VA's emergency care denials with a class action lawsuit.
While Staab's court victory specified the VA has to pay the remainder of a non-VA emergency bill, even if a veteran has other insurance, the NVLSP claims that is not happening and says the VA is rejecting claims anyway.
"The problem with the new regulation is the VA came up with a different reason for why they shouldn't reimburse veterans who have some private insurance," Stichman said.
The class action suit also claims the VA circumvented Congress by adding the words “deductibles and coinsurance” to the part of the Staab Rule allowing the VA to not cover co-payments.
"And the VA is trying to drive a Mack truck through that minor exception. So that everything you could possibly reimburse a veteran for, is not subject to reimbursement," Stichman said.
Even after Richard Staab had a law named after him, he still does not have his refund.
“Should you cry for all the other servicemen who haven't got their just?” Staab asked. “It's just not me. It's all the other ones."
Based on his case, he and his lawyer do not think any other veteran has a refund either.
“I’m angry about the whole thing. I’m angry for my client. I’m angry for the thousands of others,” Schuh said. "This impacts every military member. Past. Currently serving. And in the future, until it's fixed,"
Schuh says to look no further than Staab surviving another stroke in 2017. The VA is now using his own law, the Staab Rule, to cite cost shares or deductibles associated with his other health insurance to reject payment for his non-VA emergency care.
"I just can't believe, in my heart, that that would've been Congress’ intent," Schuh added.
So Richard Staab, this one Minnesota veteran, chooses to continue fighting this epic battle—hoping that someday he, and the hundreds of thousands of other veterans he represents, will finally see justice.
"Life is a battle, isn't it?" Staab said matter-of-factly, with a veterans’ conviction in his voice. "And you've got to have hope. You made the right decisions. And let's face it. Not everything goes that smooth."
Staab's lawyer and NVLSP, the national group behind this class action lawsuit, say if the claim is unsuccessful, than the law needs to be changed. They say Staab’s story shows how major loopholes remain within this system.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's office tells 7 Investigates that Baldwin is working with the NVLSP "on a legislative fix that would strike the provision in the law that the VA is misinterpreting to not pay for emergency care costs that veterans' other insurance plans don't cover.”
During the last three years, 7 Investigates has also shared stories of veterans, with only VA insurance, afraid to go to their closest ER because of inconsistent billing messages from VA representatives.
Baldwin's office said once the VA makes an update to what's called their “Access Standards” early next month, the senator's office plans to submit comments asking the VA to pay for all emergency room visits.
The senator’s office said if the VA does not comply when they finalize their regulations, she will introduce legislation to require them to do so.
Citing the ongoing lawsuit, representatives from VA Public Affairs had no comment.
Congressman Sean Duffy's spokesperson Mark Bednar said because of the lawsuit, Duffy also had no comment.
Sen. Ron Johnson's spokesperson did not return our repeated request for a statement.
Richard Staab hopes hearing his story means more veterans join this class action lawsuit.
He would also like to see lawmakers address the VA’s 72-hour rule, which requires veterans inform the VA within 72 hours of receiving non-VA emergency care, or the bill might not be covered
"Well what's being forgotten is the fact that you’re a serviceman. And if all of a sudden he's in a bad way and needs hospitalization, he’s got to have enough sense to call the VA," Staab said.
For information on the class action lawsuit click here.
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More than 100 people had contact with a 3-year-old dog in Colorado before it was diagnosed with pneumonic plague, which occurs so rarely in dogs and is so uncommon in winter that veterinarians initially suspected test results were incorrect. Animals at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital that may have been exposed to the dog were given prophylactic antibiotics, and about 60% of potentially exposed employees chose to take antibiotics, and no subsequent cases were reported. The case, which occurred in December 2017, was described in Emerging Infectious Diseases this week.
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This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint light coming from grains of cold interstellar dust, at wavelengths too long for human eyes to see. It was observed by the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) in Chile.
The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud.
These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded violently as a supernova around 600 years ago. There are several types of supernovae, but for SNR 0519 the star that exploded is known to have been a white dwarf star -- a Sun-like star in the final stages of its life.
Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant galaxies. They found that about 63 percent of the background radio emission comes from galaxies with gorging black holes at their cores and the remaining 37 percent comes from galaxies that are rapidly forming stars.
To celebrate its 23rd year in orbit, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released a stunning new image of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies: the Horsehead Nebula. This image shows the nebula in a whole new light, capturing plumes of gas in the infrared and revealing a beautiful, delicate structure that is normally obscured by dust.
A team including Mat Page (UCL Space and Climate Physics) has discovered an extremely distant galaxy making stars more than 2,000 times faster than our own Milky Way. Seen at a time when the universe was less than a billion years old, its mere existence challenges our theories of galaxy evolution. The observations were carried out using the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory.


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Ice Waters. Mt Cook National Park.
Stream- Mt Cook National Park - New Zealand
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Mt Cook National Park Stream-Southland - New Zealand
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Eastern Views from Mt Maunganui. North Island. NZ
Mt Maunganui- New Zealand- near Tauranga (80025)
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On Eastern Shores south of Auckland and north of Taupo. Mt Maunganui is near Tauranga. A Surfers Heaven.
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|Buxton, NC to Leland, NC|
|Date: June 5, 2014 tb|
Today was a Ferry day.
There is a free ferry that runs between Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. I left the motel at 8:16 and arrived at the ferry terminal at 8:44. There were no tie-downs for a motorcycle, so the ferry master asked me to stand on the deck with the bike. The ferry ride seemed uneventful, UNTIL, wave splashes began coming over the side of the guardrail wall. Of course this happened right where the bike and I were. I got doused, and I scrambled to get a large plastic bag over my gear. I got sopping wet but got my luggage protected. Then, the wind changed and all was fine again.
I got to Ocracoke Island at 10:04 AM and started riding the 14 miles to the town of Ocracoke where the second ferry terminal is located. The road had been recently covered with tar and gravel so I was riding cautiously and not close to any other vehicle. The weather was very windy, with substantial gusts coming left-to-right from the ocean.
Remote Ocracoke Island was not permanently settled until 1750, being a pirate haven at times before then. It was a favorite anchorage of Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard, until he was killed in November 1718. Today the entire island is owned by the Park Service, except for a small village. Tiny Ocracoke was once extremely isolated, allowing for the development of a unique dialect. A characteristic phrase is "high tide," pronounced somewhat like "hoi toid", and locals are referred to as high tiders or hoi toiders. With the influx of tourists, the brogue is fading.
After securing a reservation for the 1:00 PM ferry to Cedar Island, I went to the Pony Island Restaurant for breakfast. Then I drove to the Ocracoke lighthouse (see below). The next ferry started loading at 1:02 PM, and we left shortly after that. There were only 17 vehicles on the boat, about half capacity. Once we got out into calm water I worked on yesterday's web page. This ferry trip was MUCH less exciting, and I was able to dry out from the earlier dousing experience.
Riding time: 12 hours 32 minutes
Today = 174 miles, plus Ferry Ride of 37 miles,
Total = 730 miles
Average Miles/Gallon for trip: 39.8
Average Price/Gallon for day: $4.06 (Premium Grade)
Gas Used to Date: $70.37
|8:44 - Arrived at the Ferry Terminal and got into the queue. Ferries leave every half hour during the summer and there were more than enough cars waiting to fill the 9am boat. Fortunately, I was on a motorcycle and they got me on with no hassles. Finally, a tangible benefit for riding a bike.|
|9:02 - Off we go leaving Hatteras toward Ocracoke Island.
||There were many gulls catching a free ride in the air currents above the ferry, including this handsome Laughing Gull in summer/breeding colors.
|9:26 AM - Top speed for the ferry.
||9:46 AM - A sister ship making the return transit.
|It was built in 1823, and stands 75 ft tall. There's a boardwalk to it, but climbing is generally prohibited.
|Leaving Ocracoke on the Ferry to Cedar Island
My ride, nicely tucked in the center of the boat.
Arrived at Cedar Island at 3:23 PM
About 5:30 PM - The horizon looks bleak. I stop to get out my rain gear and cover my baggage in a plastic bag. This photo was taken as I looked toward Jacksonville, NC where I had to bypass Camp Legune Marine Base. I spend the next 1-1/2 hours riding in traffic, very heavy rain and lightning. Finally at around 7 pm I got past the storm and stopped at a McDonalds for coffee and to remove the rain gear.
The gear works fairly well at keeping me warm at speed, but there are a few areas which really resist staying dry. For example, my lower legs and around my neck. All in all, it was tolerable but tiring running at 100% awareness for the duration. Fortunately, other drivers were well behaved. I suspect that even the cell phone & texting drivers were needing a little extra attention to driving in the storm.
At 8:14 PM I stopped for gas in Leland, NC. While fueling, I saw a Holiday Inn Express next door. I called home to consult with Mission Control, and we decided that it would be prudent to quit for the day and dry out.


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Gender and Nation: Feminist Ethnography and Postcolonial Historiography
Principal researcher: Renata Jambrešić Kirin
Researchers and associates: Natka Badurina, Biljana Kašić, Ines Prica, Sandra Prlenda Perkovac
The crisis of authority within the social sciences and humanities was followed by an interest for experiences beyond European nations, postcolonial and marginalized groups and for women’s historical narratives. The rewriting of history of postcommunist countries from a postcolonial and gendered perspective was started by Western anthropologists, historians and political scientists who – despite tending towards the unification and harmonization of historical experiences of the entire “Balkan region” – showed how and why official history even after democratic changes was subject to suppressing and distorting historical facts. The heterogeneous Croatian historical experience demands new interpretations which would supplement existing histories and studies with more balanced concepts and more complex stories about the political nature of the past and the constituting of “grand national narratives” having in mind the issue of socially and gender disintegrated memory offered by postmodern theories of (writing) history. What is needed for the correction of monological historiographical discourses are new extensive, ethnographically oriented and methodologically conceived studies of oral history, the history of minorities and the history of women and especially a feminist revision of history, an emancipatory project that with the inscribing of women into history appropriates the legitimacy of producing relevant historical knowledge. A gender sensitive interpretation of socio-historical processes is inevitable both for the understanding of the creation of modern collective identities in the 19th c. – national, class, religious, gender and professional – and for the understanding of the process of amnesia, rearranging and correction of memory linked to the social past and the “invisibility” of women in contemporary historiographies. A gendered view helps to understand the relation between history and social memory, male and female politics of remembering, personal recollections and cultural constructions of memory within the hypothesis that recollections are adapted to dominant ideas and expectations of researchers leaving out “unsuitable” contents and reshaping the “timeless” past of tradition allowing for the contingent of personal experiences. A gender studies interpretation as an alternative is necessary for the correction of epistemological data with roughly the same meaning for all experts. The project associates will dedicate special attention to the analysis of permanent and modifiable attributes of cultural inscriptions, the representation of the “ideal (patriotic) man”, respectively the “ideal (patriotic) woman” and female citizen, during the construction of the collective national body. Searching for forgotten cultural texts and reinterpreting canonical texts (patriotic songs, patriotic poetry, novels, operas, journals, political programs) from the 19th c., the researchers will confront the masculine image of the ideal native woman with women’s autobiographical narratives on one’s own place in the family, the professional and wider community. At the same time, their starting point will be the postulate that the figure of the “Illyrian patriotic woman” was modeled on competitive ideologies of left- and right-wing provenance to the detriment of that “third womanhood” – self-confident and socially empowered women whose creative expression and their own self-realization is put before collective projects. The researchers, focused on the contemporary period of Croatian history (1990–2006), will theoretically synthesize their reflections and their experiences of feminist, academic and activist self-positioning bearing in mind the cultural representation of positive, altruistic and objectionable (monstrous) womanhood in (post)war circumstances. The postulate of this directivity towards recent cultural texts and the “gender sensitive” multivocal narrative of “weak” historical witnesses is that a feminist research and interpretative approach contributes to a more democratic narration of the past, validates parallel and competitive flows, suppressed and disputable places, breaks and traumatic fractures of national narratives.

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If the need for complete healthcare software was evident prior to the time COVID-19 devastated the world but, in the present it has become essential. In the days and months after the outbreak of the epidemic hospitals and medical facilities have made use of technology to assist with diagnosis as well as treatment and management. This test-and-error scenario in real life has shown how effective and revolutionary medical software can be for healthcare.
Now, fast forward to 2022 and the software for healthcare is increasing, and technology is setting new standards for the entire healthcare industry.
This article we will discuss the different kinds of software solutions for healthcare along with their advantages and the most recent developments in healthcare software. We also discuss the instances when it is best to select a custom medical solution that is tailored to your company instead of a generic tool.
What is the significance of software in the field of healthcare?
The market for healthcare enterprise software is expected to reach $8.2 billion in 2023, which is nearly quarter of the world healthcare information software market’s $32 billion. With such impressive figures it is time to think about what exactly is the point in medical-related software?
From improving health management to dramatically reducing the amount of errors and errors that impact hospitals and practices Medical practice management software provides advantages to those looking to speed up their digital transformation aspirations. Here are a few of the most significant benefits:
More customer satisfaction
The satisfaction of customers is an essential factor in success. with the myriad of alternative medical options the experience of a patient your service is essential. Speed and efficiency are crucial to ensure patient satisfaction. features such as immediate access to medical journals and treatment history have become unavoidable.
Tools like automatized scheduling as well as integrated communication channels, as well as reminders and messages in the app that allow to speed up and smooth process – excellent ingredients to ensure satisfaction of customers.
Improved hospital management and equipment
Each year, hospitals get larger and their operations becoming more complicated. The market for medical equipment in the world is predicted to hit $603.5 billion by 2023 as medical equipment and machines become more advanced in technology and more expensive parts.
To ensure that they can operate and maintain these assets hospitals and other healthcare facilities are turning to specialist medical software that was designed to help manage operating expenses and inventory management, and ensure that equipment is properly maintained and maintained.
Comprehensive patient monitoring
We’ve come to rely ever more in our dependence on the Internet of Things (IoT) wearable technology has re-opened the potential of digital. Doctors are now able to monitor patients remotely, by using software that permits doctors to consult, examine and make diagnoses without leaving their clinic.
Healthcare professionals are under a lot of stress. From managing the COVID pandemic to the endless work hours They’re more likely to make mistakes in the process.
In addition to handling the difficult repetitive tasks by automating them Healthcare software is renownedly precise, reducing or eliminating the possibility of mistakes.
A lesser amount of paperwork
There is no need to fill out endless forms on paper anymore, and hospital administrators are sick of digging through piles of papers.
Healthcare software permits the files to be converted into digital format and accessible with the click of one button. It’s not just easier to fill in documents electronically. It’s also simpler to find and access any document in the future, with the possibility of losing the documents significantly reduced. From reports to doctor’s scripts and even notes on sick Health professionals and patients alike will soon be saying good-bye to paperwork.
What are the current trends in the field of medical software?
The medical and healthcare software market is always changing. Similar to the way that new treatments for different ailments appear each day and new requirements are created, so do new demands as well as challenges facing healthcare professionals and healthcare professionals.
Patients are demanding better service, accessibility and efficiency. healthcare professionals who are adopting software solutions must consider the factors that are driving this shift.
The move of Electronic Health Records (EHR’s) to the cloud
One of the advantages of technology advancement is the possibilities every new breakthrough or innovation provides. One of them helps to unlock the potential of the internet cloud computing, which is changing the way we manage, store and access data with cloud computing.
For everything from health records to invoices to prescriptions and consultation histories storage of vital data on outdated servers on site is no longer enough. Cloud-based solutions are the preferred method of managing EHR information. While initially, cloud-based investments might seem costly, the benefits in the long run are well worth the investment.
Rehabilitation with AR/VR and psychological therapy
Augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology is no longer a solely for gaming. Recent advances in this fascinating technology have demonstrated that its applications can be extended to benefit a variety of industries, including healthcare.
After many years of refining and enhancing the software, in 2017 a group of physicians from all over the world performed the first ever mixed reality surgical procedure. Since since then, VR and AR technology has become increasingly available, opening up the possibility of many more applications, such as psychotherapy and physiotherapy.
Blockchain to secure healthcare data and compliance
In a time when security and privacy concerns are on the forefront of the minds of most people blockchain is a secure and affordable way to keep the privacy of data exchange and management and in compliance with the majority of regulations for compliance. Blockchain is poised to change the way healthcare is conducted in the way we currently operate by slashing around $100 billion per year in digital infrastructure and security costs until 2025.
As a health-related application it is perfectly suited to provide the security and digital infrastructure required to comply with the standards of compliance of the majority of public health sectors. The data is secure by impassible keys, encrypted, and only accessible to authorized users from anywhere at anytime. These benefits go far beyond improving the experience for patients Blockchains could also end up helping with settlements for insurance as well as contractual agreements and automatic renewals of contracts.
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The Windsor Spitfires have filed notice to the Ontario Hockey League that they intend to appeal the sanctions levied by the league as punishment for allegedly violating the OHL’s player benefit and recruitment policies, according to the Windsor Star.
We have filed our notice of intention to appeal,” Spitfires president and head coach Bob Boughner said in an email Tuesday.
“However, as the process is not entirely clear, we have asked the commissioner to contact us to discuss the process so that we may formally launch our appeal.”
League commissioner David Branch confirmed the Spits have filed such notice and explained to Jim Parker of the Star, in brief, what is likely to happen next.
“The appeal would be heard by the full board of governors of the Ontario Hockey League and Windsor would, in fact as a member of the board, have a vote on the appeal,” Branch said.
So this process is far from complete, and as Sportsnet’s Patrick King noted last week, other teams might be feeling a little nervous right now.
Until the exact circumstances are known in regards to Windsor’s violations, every team is wondering if they could be facing similar sanctions. One source noted there were approximately a handful of other investigations ongoing and Friday’s ruling could simply be the tip of the iceberg.
Coming up after the jump, thoughts on Windsor’s appeal, the process and why all of this matters to the National Hockey League.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise Windsor is appealing. Such a significant punishment against one member team has never been handed down by the OHL. The record fine and revoking of five total draft picks, including three first-rounders convinced everyone that Windsor was guilty as charged.
The OHL’s refusal to go into detail publicly may have given a shred of leverage to Windsor in the court of public opinion in the short term and the Spits are certainly using it.
You have to commend Branch for his bold decision to levy sanctions, given the damage it does to the league’s reputation, but not revealing the whos and whats of the situation leaves little to be desired. I can understand the desire to protect the reputations of the players involved, especially if the players cooperated with the investigation.
I’m of the mind that not everything has to be public knowledge, but this is a potential precedent-setting punishment. You’d think there’d be some obligation on behalf of the league to explain why such a harsh punishment was necessary.
As Lake Superior State head coach Jim Roque aptly noted to the Sault Star, “I don’t know if the punishment fits the crime (here) because I don’t know what the crime exactly is.” That’s coming from a guy on the college hockey side of the debate.
The secrecy surrounding the circumstances of this punishment and what led to it also leaves so much open for interpretation and speculation.
I have talked to sources within OHL and NHL circles and everyone has a different story about what happened, and who is involved. That’s to be expected when the proceedings have been shrouded in secrecy.
Everyone’s a suspect now and that’s not fair to the kids that probably had nothing to do with any of this.
Perhaps it’s asking too much for a little transparency, but there are plenty of reasons for it.
Switching gears a bit, another interesting element of this situation is the appeal process. It is not yet known when and if the appeal will be heard. As laid out in the Windsor Star, every team’s governor gets a vote on the final decision, including the Spits. However it is unclear whether a simple majority would be sufficient for the governors to make a final decision.
If the appeal is brought to the board of governors, that group is put in an awfully uncomfortable position.
For one, based on conversations with OHL sources, Windsor has very few friends within the league, particularly among opposing general managers, who obviously have the ear of their owners. That could impact the appeal in a big way.
That said, the other side of it is how much the league governors see the need for things to change within the OHL, because that’s exactly what these sanctions will bring.
The alleged inappropriate benefits given out by the Spits are widely believed to be doled out with more regularity among more teams than anyone is willing to admit. Draft tampering has been rampant, particularly over the last decade as the Barrie Examiner points out. Do league governors want that to change?
Well, you’d have to believe the smaller-market teams absolutely would want to see this change as these practices have directly affected their competitiveness. However, the teams that have allegedly engaged in inappropriate practices, usually the ones making the most money, like making that money and may not want to change.
Should the league governors grant and uphold an appeal from Windsor, the commissioner’s decision and, by association, his power are undercut. Would that protect other teams that may be under investigation? Does that give them incentive to vote in favor of Windsor? It could, but there’s potentially a bigger incentive not to.
Another important element to consider in both the timing of this announcement and the circumstances that may surround it is the NHL’s involvement in all of this.
As the NHL is in the process of renegotiating the collective bargaining agreement with the NHLPA, there are elements of that agreement that impact the CHL. Most specifically, the CHL-NHL agreement that if a player was drafted from a CHL team, that player, should he not make the NHL club roster, cannot be sent to the AHL by the team that drafted him until he is 20. That agreement, having expired along with the CBA could easily be altered in the negotiations, should the NHL choose to do so.
Additionally, the NHL sends a multi-million-dollar grant to the CHL annually, which gets shared by the member clubs, to help support player development. Hockey Canada and USA Hockey also receive similar grants for the same purposes.
Because it gives that kind of money and also grants the CHL some assistance in the form of the CBA’s rules on 18- and 19-year-old players, the NHL has a right to know what’s going on. It also allows the NHL to dictate what it is they want from the CHL’s member leagues in order to continue granting such assistance.
As Bill Daly, the NHL’s deputy commissioner, told Craig Custance last year, “We’re going to ask for more vigilance on the part of the CHL to make sure payments are not being made.”
Custance also got this from Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke:
“At some point, where there’s smoke there’s probably fire. I would like to get to the bottom of this,” he said. “If there are improper payments to a league we subsidize, I think we’re entitled to know what they are and bring them to a stop.”
The NHL currently has bigger fish to fry, but the league understands that what is going on in its developmental leagues can impact the NHL somewhere down the line.
It looks like the message was received by David Branch, who doubles as the president of the Canadian Hockey League.
While we still don’t know the specifics, we can fairly safely assume that Branch would not have acted so severely without something concrete.
Under the NHL’s watchful eye, this could be the beginning of a fundamental shift within not just the OHL, but QMJHL and WHL as well.
Pretty much everyone else agrees that Windsor is not the only team that has engaged in practices that run contrary to league rules. So how far down the rabbit hole is Branch willing to go? As Bob Duff wrote, how Branch proceeds could and probably will define his legacy. He may have no choice but to go deeper.

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Virgin Radio is to be rebranded as Absolute Radio in a bid to tap into an international audience, a radio station spokeswoman said today.
Virgin Radio was bought by TIML, part of the Times of India Group, in June this year.
The company did not buy the Virgin Radio brand licence and were legally obliged to change the radio station's name within 90 days of purchase.
The brand switch will be completed by 1 October and in the meantime the new brand will be gradually introduced across the station's output.
An Absolute spokeswoman said: "When TIML bought the radio station a decision was taken not to buy the brand licence.
"The Virgin Radio brand licence came with the restriction that the radio station had to remain a UK radio business.
"In the changing digital media landscape that was not a viable business option for us.
"We are moving forward and drawing a line under a very successful 15 years of Virgin radio and setting up a new media brand with international aspirations.
"We are looking to diversify the brand into live music, ticketing, TV, mobiles and gaming."
The Times of India Group already owns 30 radio stations in India and Absolute Radio said its international ambitions were focused on the North American and European markets.
Donnach O'Driscoll, chief executive of Absolute, said: "Absolute is a brand that is unapologetic, cheeky and infectious with a long-term brand building and investment strategy behind it.
"We are going to develop this brand, with radio at its core, and diversify the business into other related areas. Our ambition is international - this is just the start."
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With Election Day 2016 approaching, then-candidate Donald Trump traveled to Miami to earn the support of a group of Haitian-Americans.
"Whether you vote for me or you don't vote for me, I really want to be your greatest champion, and I will be your champion," he said at the Little Haiti Cultural Center.
Flash-forward more than a year later: Trump ordered almost 60,000 Haitians — many of them from Florida — to leave the United States or adjust their immigration status by July 2019.
The Trump administration's Nov. 20 decision came after a review of the Temporary Protected Status for Haitians who arrived after the 2010 earthquake. This announcement prompted outrage from Republicans and Democrats in Congress, including former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, a Democrat in Florida's governor's race.
"Donald Trump lied to Florida's Haitian community on the campaign trail and stabbed them in the back," Graham said in a Nov. 29 news release.
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Results from round 35:
Serie A table:
Verona keep momentum going, Cagliari keep suffering
With their key players, Antonin Barak and Gianluca Caprari, Hellas Verona won at Cagliari 2-1 (Joao Pedro for the Sardinians) and consolidated their ninth place.
Walter Mazzarri’s team is still involved in the relegation fight and next week’s clash against Salernitana will be of immense importance. It can be a do or die match for the future of these two sides.
Despite hitting the post twice in the first-half, Cagliari struggled after pulling a goal back, showing signs that might leave the fans with little hope of getting something out of the coming games.
Napoli respond to the critics, but it’s too late
After dropping out of the title race with a point in three matches, Napoli responded by going 4-0 up inside 21 minutes to win 6-1 over Sassuolo.
It was a tremendous performance. Napoli’s target at the beginning of the season was probably not to win the league, but the ongoing led many believing a title was possible.
Performances like these hinted that, had Napoli had more consistency, the quality was there. For the time-being, the Partenopei will enjoy a return to Champions League football after missing out for two years.
Sampdoria rejoice, as derby ends in desperation for Genoa
Sampdoria bounced back, after four winless games, to get a crucial win over rivals Genoa in the fight for Serie A permanence. Abdelhamid Samiri scored the winner inside the first-half to help his team make a serious step forward.
Genoa had the chance to get a vital point, but Emil Audero broke the hearts of the Genoan fans by saving a penalty at the 96th minute. Captain Domenico Criscito was denied after stepping up.
Upcoming games against Juventus and Napoli are almost impossible for Genoa to get a win in, as the threat of relegation is as concrete as ever.
Happier days come for Acerbi in last-gasp victory
Francesco Acerbi was in the eye of the storm the previous week. After a slight drop in form and an image showing him laughing (hysterically) and argue with teammate Adam Marusic after conceding last minute to Milan, he redeemed himself.
Acerbi scored the winner in an emotional 4-3 win at Spezia, which further highlighted Lazio’s defensive woes (now they are on 53 goals conceded), but which consolidated their challenge for the top seven.
Spezia went up three times, in a game characterised by defensive mistakes, in which Ciro Immobile increased his tally to 27 goals this season.
Bonucci gives Juventus Champions League football on his birthday
Leonardo Bonucci’s brace was enough for Juventus to beat Venezia and get access to next year’s Champions League, with the complicity of Roma dropping points. The defender was on the end of two plays from corner-kicks to make it five this season.
It was a painful defeat for Venezia, who equalised just minutes before the second goal. The Lagunari, who sacked Paolo Zanetti during the week, remain in last place, six points away from 17th place, with four games to go (for them).
Climbing as up as the top four, with the Coppa Italia final yet to play, can be considered as a positive turnaround for Massimiliano Allegri’s side, considering how it all started.Embed from Getty Images
Unstoppable Belotti takes Torino to the top 10
After scoring three goals in the final 10 minutes of their previous game, Empoli were on the wrong end, this time. Andrea Belotti scored a hat-trick in the last 15 minutes to deny Aurelio Andreazzoli’s side.
Empoli were deservedly in front, but Belotti was unleashed in the final 20 minutes, coming on after a red card for Valerio Verre. Empoli finished the game with nine men, conceding two penalties.
This added some late joy for the Gallo, who might end the season on single digits for goals scored for the first time since joining Torino in 2015.Embed from Getty Images
Leao’s massive goal takes Milan closer to the title
After Inter’s shocking midweek defeat, Milan had everything in their hands. Rafael Leao’s late goal saw San Siro erupt in joy as the Portuguese benefitted from a howler by Pietro Terracciano.
It was a goal of immense importance, as a draw started to look inevitable. Milan are now seven points away from their first title in 11 years, with their young star now reaching double digits of goals.
Whilst, on one side, the goalkeeper was decisive for the goal, on the other one, Mike Maignan was vital in saving the day. The French player kept showing more and more that he is a real asset in a league decided by goalkeepers.
Inter keep up the pace after shocking defeat
A loss in the rescheduled Matchday 20 game against Bologna was shocking and put the fate of the league in Milan’s hands. Inter have to hope Milan drop at least three points, and kept the pressure on their rivals with a win over Udinese.
The 2-1 came with goals from in-form players Ivan Perisic and Lautaro Martinez, before Ignacio Pussetto gave the Nerazzurri a tense ending, scoring late on for Udinese.
Inter respond to their loss and, for at least another two weeks, the league is still to play for.Embed from Getty Images
Bologna get another big result
After holding to draws both Milan and Juventus, and defeating Inter, Bologna also managed to get a draw against Roma. This extended their unbeaten streak to six games.
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Salernitana’s hopes keep increasing
Mounting on Atalanta’s recurring troubles, with la Dea only securing three wins in the last 16 league games, Salernitana got their 10th point in four games to believe in Serie A permanence.
Ederson’s goal was cancelled out late by Mario Pasalic, but for Davide Nicola’s team, who still have a game in hand against bottom of the league Venezia, survival is still possible, being two points away of Cagliari.
The two sides will face each other on the next matchday, in what will turn out to be a match for the ages, especially for Salernitana, who sill haven’t managed to feature in back to back Serie A seasons throughout their history.
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In various years of the 16th century, the end of January was quite a tragic time for Henry VIII’s two wives – Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon. It was a time of unhappiness, distress, loss, and tragedy for both Catherine and Anne. The end of January 1535 was the official end of Catherine’s life on earth as she was buried, and it also a premise for the further destruction of Anne.
29th January 1536 – Anne Boleyn’s last miscarriage
Anne suffered a miscarriage on the day when Catherine of Aragon was buried at Peterborough Abbey and just in several days after the jousting incident when Henry had been thrown off his horse and had almost died. This bizarre coincidence was interpreted by the enemies of the Boleyn faction as one having a symbolical meaning: Anne’s miscarriage on the day of Catherine’s burial was a sign from God that Anne was a usurper, not Henry’s true wife.
It was said by Anne’s enemies that she miscarried “a male child which she had not borne 3½ months”, which at times is called a deformed foetus or “shapeless mass of flesh”. Was it really a deformed male child, or is it only the product of a rumour mill and the intrigues of her sworn enemies?
In his book De origine ac progressu schismatis Anglicani (Rise and Growth of the Anglican Schism as translated to English), Nicolas Sander wrote about Anne’s last miscarriage:
“The time had now come when Anne was to be again a mother, but she brought forth only a shapeless mass of flesh.”
Several weeks after the tragedy, Eustace Chapuys wrote to the emperor:
“On the day of the interment [Catherine of Aragon’s burial] the Concubine had an abortion which seemed to be a male child which she had not borne 3½ months, at which the King has shown great distress. The said concubine wished to lay the blame on the duke of Norfolk, whom she hates, saying he frightened her by bringing the news of the fall the King had six days before. But it is well known that is not the cause, for it was told her in a way that she should not be alarmed or attach much importance to it. Some think it was owing to her own incapacity to bear children, others to a fear that the King would treat her like the late Queen, especially considering the treatment shown to a lady of the Court, named Mistress Semel, to whom, as many say, he has lately made great presents.”
Edward Hall, the infamous Tudor Chronic, wrote about Anne’s miscarriage:
“And in February folowyng was quene Anne brought a bedde of a childe before her tyme, whiche was born dead.”
Lancelot de Carles, a French scholar, poet, and diplomat (he was in London in 1536, in the service of the French Ambassador, Antoine de Castelnau), wrote in his poem Poème sur la Mort d’Anne Boleyn (Poem on the Death of Anne Boleyn as translated to English), de Carles wrote:
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The same poems was translated in English by Susan Walters Schmid:
“When the Queen heard the news
She very nearly collapsed
Dead of worry, so much so that she wounded
Her full belly and growing baby,
And she gave birth to a fine boy prematurely,
Whose stillbirth caused her tears to flow.”
There is absolutely no compelling and unbiased contemporary evidence of Anne giving birth to a monster, although it was used by her enemies against her as proof of her alleged adultery and her abhorrent sexual encounters, or her involvement in witchcraft.
Only Nicholas Sander, a Catholic recusant writing in Elizabeth I’s reign, stated that Anne had miscarried a deformed child, but his words cannot be trusted because was personally biased and too interested in slandering the name of Anne Boleyn and in creating tales about her which were downright lies. Moreover, he wasn’t Anne’s contemporary because he was very young in 1536, and, thus, he couldn’t witness and record the events of that day.
Very few contemporary historians think that Anne Boleyn did really miscarry a deformed foetus. Yet, Retha Warnicke’s argues in her book “The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn” that the foetus ‘was born deformed, a tragedy constituting the sole reason for the king’s setting in motion the process that led to Anne’s execution.’ However, her colleagues don’t share her opinion of Anne possibly miscarrying a deformed child, and neither do I.
Anne’s last failure might have become the last straw in Henry’s patience and might have made him think of finding a way out of their marriage. However, the miscarriage didn’t doom Anne to death on the block, and I personally don’t think that Henry began to plan her death immediately after the tragedy. The conspiracy against Anne wasn’t woven yet by her enemies, but the king did begin to doubt that he would ever have a male heir by Anne.
In his book “Life and death of Anne Boleyn”, Eric Ives writes what I generally support:
“The miscarriage of 29 January was neither Anne’s last chance nor the point at which Jane Seymour replaced Anne in Henry’s priorities.”
29th January 1510 – Catherine of Argon’s burial
Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife discarded by her husband because of her categorical refusal to submit to her husband’s will and accept an annulment of her marriage to Henry, was laid to eternal rest on at Peterborough Abbey (nowadays, it is Peterborough Cathedral).
Henry remained at Greenwich, and Mary, Catherine’s only surviving daughter, was forbidden by the king to attend the funeral. Eustace Chapuys, the queen’s staunch supporter and ally, didn’t attend either. Catherine was buried with the ceremony befitting a Dowager Princess of Wales, not a Queen of England, although she considered herself the rightful queen until her dying breath.
The king was trying to propel the idea of Catherine never being his true wife even on her funeral. During the ceremony, three masses by three bishops were performed in the cathedral: the first mass by the Bishop of Rochester, the second by the Bishop of Ely, and the third by the bishop of Lincoln. The Bishop of Rochester stated in his sermon that “in the hour of death she acknowledged she had not been Queen of England”, which was a fabrication and a wicked lie.
In her book “The Six Wives of Henry VIII”, Alison Weir described Catherine’s funeral:
“The Chief mourners were lady Bedingfield, the young Duchess of Suffolk and the Countess of Cumberland, Eleanor Brandon, the king’s niece…The funeral sermon was preached by John Hilsey, who had replaced Fisher as Bishop of Rochester; he was a staunch King’s man, and alleged, against all truth, that Katherine had acknowledged at the end that she had never been the rightful Queen of England. Then the woman who had in reality stoutly maintained to the last that she had been the King’s wife was buried as Dowager Princess of Wales in the abbey church.”
Eustace Chapuys wrote in one of his letters to the emperor about Catherine’s burial:
“On that very day the good queen of England’s burial took place, which was attended by four bishops and as many abbots, besides the ladies mentioned in my preceding despatches. No other person of rank or name was present except the comptroller of the Royal household. The place where she lies in the cathedral church is a good way from the high altar, and in a less honourable position than that of several bishops buried in the same church. Had she not been a dowager Princess, as they have held her both in life and death, but simply a baroness, they could not have chosen a less distinguished place of rest for her, as the people who understand this sort of thing tell me. Such have been the wonderful display and incredible magnificence which these people gave me to understand would be lavished in honour and memory of one whose great virtues and royal relationship certainly entitled her to uncommon honours!! Perhaps one of these days they will repair their fault, and erect a suitable monument or institute some pious foundation to her memory in some suitable spot or other.”
The railings behind Catherine’s tomb are decorated with large gold letters naming her ‘Katherine the Queen’ and, thus, verbally defying Henry’s statement that she wasn’t Queen of England.
There are few days when Catherine’s tomb isn’t decorated with flowers or pomegranates. Catherine was loved by the English people in her lifetime, and today a wooden plaque on Catherine of Aragon’s tomb describes her as:
“A queen cherished by the English people for her loyalty, piety, courage and compassion.”
31th January 1510 – Catherine of Argon’s first premature labor with a tragic outcome
On 31th January 1510, Catherine went into premature labour, 33 weeks after her marriage to Henry. To the utmost grief of Henry and the whole country, Catherine birthed a stillborn daughter. The tragedy was kept a secret, and very few people, except for Catherine herself, Henry, the queen’s confessor, and several Spaniards knew the truth.
Diego Fernandez, Catherine’s chancellor, wrote to Ferdinand of Aragon, Catherine’s father, only four months later, that
“the affair was so secret that no one knew it until now except the King my lord, two Spanish women, a physician and I”.
Catherine was convalescing in her chambers and grieving for the loss of her first child, but her belly was still round. The above led her physician to conclude that“the Queen remained pregnant of another child and it was believed”.Devastated by the loss of their first daughter, Henry and Catherine clung to hope that the second child was still alive, and they were so optimistic that the king ordered to refurbish the royal nursery.
For a few months, Catherine and Henry were overwhelmed with happiness: the king was enthusiastic about the prospect of having a son and an heir, and the queen wanted to give birth to a healthy child and prove everything she was capable of bearing children despite her first failure.
Catherine entered her conferment in March 1510, but the couples’ hopes dissipated as no birth happened and the swelling of Catherine’s abdomen decreased. She wasn’t pregnant, and she carried only one child that was lost in her miscarriage. It was a time of loss and embarrassment for the young queen.
Remarkably, there is a sad parallel in Catherine’s pregnancies: her first pregnancy in 1510 ended in the birth of a stillborn daughter, and her last known pregnancy in 1518 had the same outcome.
The end of some Januaries was a tragic period for Anne and Catherine.

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Antioch High Earth Team spent this week conducting a litter assessment at their school. Interns determined that most of the litter found was plastics, and food wrappers. This lead them to believe that lunch was predominantly the time when students were littering due to a lack of recycling bins in quads. Antioch High is only a couple miles away from the Bay, this means that storm drains from the school and litter traveling by wind can easily enter the marine environment. Marine debris is a huge environmental issue, and can mean the unfortunate deaths of countless marine species, and negative impacts on these vital ecosystems. Interns have decided to educate their peers on the effects of littering on their local environment, and what can they do to stop being a part of the problem and become the solution. On December 6th, Earth Team will present to 20 different classes at Antioch High, and provide recycling bins in the quads at lunch in order to make a small positive difference that hopefully has lasting impacts on their peers.
This week in honor of Election Day, Antioch Earth Team participated in a friendly debate and discussion about the banning of single use plastic bags in California. Interns researched and discussed the two props that pertained to the banning of single use plastic bags, Prop 65 and 67. Interns then broke into groups representing Proposition 65 and 67, and attempted to persuade Program Associate, Julia Dorosh, to vote yes on their given prop. The hot topics were whether it was right to charge consumers 10 cents per plastic bag especially those experiencing financial struggles, the ecological benefits to watersheds and oceans from the banning of plastic bags, and where the revenue from plastic bags purchases should be distributed. Interns learned that both Propositions supported the continuing ban on single use plastic bags, but differed in many ways. Ultimately, interns were supportive of any Proposition that helps our environment, and were happy to know that California’s natural world will not be experiencing such high levels of plastic bag litter in years to come.
Antioch High Earth Team enjoyed a beautiful and productive Saturday at the DOW Wetlands Preserve located near the Antioch Marina. The DOW Wetlands Preserve was created on Earth Day in 1990, and consists of 471 acres of protected land that is completely open to the public. DOW purchased the land in order to create an environmental buffer zone to protect the bay from runoff pollution originating from neighboring towns, Antioch and Pittsburg. Tidal wetlands and small ponds dominate 200 acres of the land, and provide habitat for endangered and threatened species. The wetlands provide a natural filtration system for water flowing to the bay through Kirker Creek and Antioch Creek. Unfortunately, a vast amount of litter still enters these creeks from storm drains that run through the Preserve. Krist Jenson, a former DOW employee, and current Wetlands Preserve Volunteer, had students help remove litter from these storm drains and also gave them a guided tour of the Preserve. Krist captured the curiosity of ET interns by highlighting the native flora and fauna. The adorable river otters and beavers were the most intriguing to the students. Earth Team will be joining Krist again in January to assist the DOW Wetlands Preserve volunteers in necessary habitat restoration efforts.
“My favorite part of the field day was enjoying a nice 3 mile walk outdoors while learning all about the species and plants at DOW.” -Jaden Waters
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In Montreal these days, a dangerously fun way to ensure you surrender your keys and summon Uber to take you home is to order the Ti Ponch setup at Agrikol. It involves a bottle of Barbancourt, a bucket of ice cubes, and a tray of mixers – lime wedges, dark cane syrup, and a carafe of sugarcane juice, freshly pressed to order. How you proceed from here is entirely up to you. This is DIY drinking at its sexiest.
In the Haitian bar and restaurant, named for the style of rum distilled from cane juice in the French Caribbean, Jen Agg has created a space that breezily conjures the tropics, without kitsch or affectation. The Toronto restaurateur behind The Black Hoof, Cocktail Bar, and Agrikol’s muse, Rhum Corner, had to grit her way through a grueling, delay-plagued build with husband, and artist, Roland Jean, and Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, who own a home in the neighbourhood anchored by the Art Deco Marché Saint-Jacques. The result more than meets the intended vision. Agrikol on Amherst, post-revamp of the former Coo Rouge bar, is a restaurant imbued with the potential to transport and delight.
"I tend to think very quickly about design. I’ll get an idea in my head and latch on to it."
"I tend to think very quickly about design," Agg remarks. "I’ll get an idea in my head and latch on to it. Roland and I talked about opening the ceiling up to the balcony and creating a New Orleans, Caribbean vibe with the ironwork. That was really essential to me. I don’t work with plans, I just do it as I go, which I’m sure is really irritating to contractors. I find when I work that way I end up with something that feels a step away from a slick design, which is actually to its benefit. You want it to feel lived in."
"Anything that’s cool, wasn’t here before," Agg adds, proudly. It’s true. Arresting flourishes include a staircase-side painting by Jean, which impressed former Talking Heads frontman, and devoted art collector, David Byrne, recently in town to play the Kanpe Kanaval benefit with Arcade Fire.
"It’s not a mural, it’s a painting. I think that’s really important to point out. He just took it from the face and went from there. It almost killed him. Just the physicality of it, up and down a ladder, a scaffolding, over and over again. It’s beautiful and it really sets the tone. I love that the face is confrontational and musical. It’s not an angry face, it’s a passionate face."
It’s a cohesive room that unspools private nooks and hideaways.
There’s artwork from Butler and Chassagne’s personal collection, stained glass windows, disco ball congas, jungle foliage wallpaper, French Quarter style bannisters, and grooving Haitian tunes. It’s a cohesive room that unspools private nooks and hideaways — twin bathrooms, the adorable kind that prompt selfies, are linked by conjoined wooden theatre chairs. Patrons seated at a snug counter below Agrikol’s street-facing neon sign are bathed in a soft pink glow. Bartenders ascend a green ladder to snag bottles from the back bar’s top shelves.
It’s romantic, it’s fun, it’s diversion by décor; and food and drink. Beyond the make-your-own koktel setups, Agg and David Greig, the manager at Cocktail Bar and former cocktail editor at Scout Magazine, have developed a list of drinks, both classic and new (the Kokonut is lethal). "David is a godsend, I don’t know what I’d do without him. He’s the one in the trenches, and he’s amazing."
A bottle of Prestige, Haiti’s national lager, is not a bad move either. The drinks, whatever they are, suit what’s coming out of the kitchen. (You don’t need to order food to drink at Agrikol’s bar, but food must accompany alcoholic beverages elsewhere in the restaurant. Pro tip: order some food, no matter where you sit.) Chef Marc Villanueva spent several months at Rhum Corner to prepare for his Agrikol gig, and the former Cabane à Sucre Au Pied De Cochon cook has taken to Haitian cuisine with gusto.
"He’s blown me away. He’s an excellent cook, and really gets these flavours."
"He’s blown me away," raves Agg. "He’s an excellent cook, and really gets these flavours." Tuck into stewed oxtail, comforting rice and beans, warming griot, clove-laced pork ribs, creamy mac ‘n’ cheese, and whole fried fish. It’s food to stay you through the winter months, but come summer, when Agrikol’s terrasse is unveiled, and the 65-seater almost doubles and opens seven days a week, snacks like accra fritters, served with pungent pikliz, and washed down with ice-cold beer slushies and Ti Ponches, will be just as inviting. It’s hard to picture a scene more festive, or full of bon bagay (good things) in Montreal right now.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – There’s no such thing as a friendly game when the Portland Timbers take on the Seattle Sounders. Not even in preseason.
Timbers and Sounders fans crowded into the stands at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz. Saturday night. The Timbers Army unveiled a new Tifo for the occasion that read “5-3” – the aggregate score with which the Timbers ousted the Sounders from the playoffs last November.
And, in a very physical and intense match, the Timbers and Sounders settled for a scoreless draw in front of a crowd of 1,712.
“The thing I was most proud of is that they were up for it and they didn’t back down,” Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. “They showed that grit. They showed that mentality that we want out of our players.”
Only three days after Porter thought his team didn’t come out with enough aggression against the Houston Dynamo, the Timbers showed they were up for a fight Saturday night.
Portland recorded 10 fouls and three yellow cards in the game, while Seattle had 16 fouls and two yellow cards.
The game once again consisted of three 30-minute periods, but the real match was played in the first 60 minutes when the Timbers and Sounders send their top lineups onto the field.
“We knew it was going to be physical,” Timbers midfielder Will Johnson said. “At this point in the season, both teams probably aren’t as sharp as they’d like to be being two weeks in and then you add in the rivalry and a lot of guys competing for jobs and positions, that makes for a chippy game.”
With exactly one month until the Timbers home opener against the Philadelphia Union, the game gave Porter an opportunity to take a long look at his possible starting eleven.
What impressed him the most was his squad’s defensive effort. Early on, right back Jack Jewsbury managed to get back and block a dangerous header from Seattle’s Lamar Neagle in the box. Center back Pa Modou Kah managed to dive and head away a dangerous Seattle cross in the 52nd minute.
And the Timbers newest center back Norberto Paparatto showed that he could push and shove when he needed to.
“When the game got chippy, his chest stuck out,” Porter said. “He was up for it. He wasn’t going to back down. That’s what I want out of my center back.”
Paparatto has been able to quickly integrate into the Timbers lineup, Porter said, and the Timbers coach is happy with the growing chemistry between the Argentine center back and Kah.
“I feel very comfortable,” said Paparatto, through a translator. “I’ve been embraced by the entire team.”
But, even though Paparatto appears to have locked up a starting position at center back, the Timbers still have other defenders fighting for a spot on the back line. And the Timbers second back four looked solid Saturday night as well.
Defender Alvas Powell entered the game in the 30th minute after Michael Harrington tweaked his ankle. Powell once again looked mature and composed at right back and quickly was able to send two dangerous crosses that Gaston Fernandez nearly converted into goals.
“You do have to highlight both back fours tonight,” Johnson said, “because they were top class.”
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January 17, 2013University Liggett boys’ hockey team hosts the big Liggett Showcase this weekend with doubleheaders set up for Friday, Jan. 18, and Saturday, Jan. 19, at McCann Ice Arena.
The stands will be full and a standing-room only crowd will be attending each game. A full concession stand is available with plenty of coffee, hot chocolate, pizza and hot dogs for everyone.
Rink manager Rick Lorant knows this is a huge weekend for hockey fans throughout the Grosse Pointes.
“It’s going to be an exciting weekend of hockey with four great programs competing,” Lorant said. “We can’t wait for the games to start.”
Liggett hosts Warren DeLaSalle in the first game at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, and Grosse Pointe North battles Grosse Pointe South in the 7:45 p.m. nightcap.
North edged South 2-1 in a game played earlier in the season at Wallace Ice Arena.
Both North and South enter the game with winning streaks.
On Saturday, Jan. 19, Liggett tangles with Grosse Pointe North at 3:30 p.m. and Grosse Pointe South faces DeLaSalle at 5:45 p.m.
Fans are going to have to arrive early to get a good seat.
The rink will also be lined with fans. It will be loud and every goal will magnify the energy level inside the rink.


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Sackler Trust donated over £ 14million to UK public bodies in 2020 | Charities
A trust founded by the Sacklers, the billionaire family accused of contributing to the opioid crisis in the United States, has given more than £ 14million in its last year of public funding to UK public bodies.
One of Britain’s main orchestras, a regional theater and an academy in London were among the beneficiaries of the family trust – which temporarily suspended all donations in 2019.
The largest donation, £ 500,000, was received by the Watermill Theater in Newbury, followed by £ 280,000 given to the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust.
The Sackler Trust announced in March 2019 that it was suspending all new donations as family members were accused of helping fuel the opioid crisis in the United States. But its latest documents filed with Companies House on December 23 indicate that ‘new commitments’ totaling £ 3.5million were among the £ 14,543,399 in grants in 2020.
The trust has committed over £ 60million since 2010 in the UK to charitable work in medical science, the arts and other fields, but has been caught in the storm surrounding the family, including members own Purdue Pharma. The company, which was behind the prescription pain reliever OxyContin, has been the subject of hundreds of lawsuits in the United States for its alleged role in the country’s opioid crisis, which is killing more than 100 people per day.
Major British art institutions, including the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Group of Galleries, are among those who have said in recent years that they will either return or no longer accept donations of gifts from the Sacklers.
Members of the Sackler family who are directors of the trust include Dame Theresa Sackler. Relatives of those who suffered from the OxyContin scandal demanded last month that she be stripped of her title.
In addition to the Watermill Theater and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust, other recipients were the Edmonton Academy Trust, King’s College London and St Marylebone Parish Church in West London, all of which received £ 250,000.
The Edmonton Academy Trust said it was delighted to receive a ‘generous’ grant from the Sackler Trust, adding: “This donation, along with others received by the trust, will be used to improve art facilities for children and the community. local. Without this generosity, the additional facilities we will offer would not be possible.
Edelman, a UK-based public relations firm representing some members of the Sackler family, declined to comment or confirm whether the latest accounts indicated a change in the trust’s policy of “hanging” on new funding.
A spokesperson for the Watermill Theater said it was a registered charity generating more than 80% of his own income in a normal year and the support of a range of trusts, foundations, corporate partners and individuals was essential.
Support from the Sackler Trust represented an ongoing commitment to the theater which amounted to £ 125,000 per year over a four-year period, the spokesperson added, and the decision to accept the funding has been reviewed by the Trustees, in accordance with to the ethical politics and charity of the watermill. Commission guidelines.
“Funding from the Sackler Trust enables Watermill to engage children and youth through school projects and the youth as a whole, as well as reach people living in isolation through an annual rural tour. “
A spokesperson for King’s College London said the £ 250,000 received from the Sackler Trust in 2020 was a continuation of funding to support the work of Professor Declan Murphy and did not constitute a new donation.
“The continuation of the funds will enable crucial work to understand how a healthy brain develops throughout life to progress, transforming the understanding of common disorders such as ASD, ADHD, epilepsy and Down syndrome,” said a spokesperson.
All donations accepted by King’s College London have been approved by the university’s Fundraising Ethics Review Panel (FERG) and must adhere to the college’s policy regarding the acceptance of donations, they said. added.
The Sackler family declined to comment.


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The London Eye
On my most recent visit to London I stopped by the famous London Eye, I have been here a couple times, las time I was here I actually went on it to watch the sunset with my friends.
The London Eye is a massive ferris wheel located on the river. It is an iconic tourist attraction and its quite cool. When you are on it you can get insane views of the city, thus called The London Eye.
This time I stayed on the ground and photographed it from a couple different locations. It was really cold out and it was raining on and off, but I still managed to get a few good shots. My reason for my visit was to shoot the London Tower Bridge you can see the photo and a full post about it here.
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