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WINDSOR, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/14 -- Two health-related projects from two Ottawa students captured major Young Canadian Innovator prize money from the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation at the 53rd annual Canada Wide Science Fair held this week at the University of Windsor.
A game-changing design project from 16-year-old Daniel McInnis earned him one of four $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator Awards. McInnis developed a new, cost-effective and efficient process for the manufacture and fitting of prosthetic limbs. He would later add some extra kudos - like a Senior Gold Medal, and, oh yes, getting recognized as being the Best Project in the Fair! As a young innovator with another year of high school, Daniel can also defer a decision on seven offers of university entrance scholarships.
A second ground-breaking project also earned Aditya Mohan, 17-year old student at Colonel By Secondary School, a $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator Award for developing an advanced and viable treatment for HIV. Aditya Mohan also won a senior Excellence Silver medal and four offers of university entrance scholarships.
The two will attend the Manning Foundation's National Innovation Awards Gala October 22 in Ottawa.
This year the Canada Wide Science Fair brought together 463 young scientists in grades 7-12 to compete for close to $1 million in cash, prizes and scholarships and to showcase bright minds that are innovating for Canada.
"Canada's economic and social future depends on the proper investment and mentorship of young innovators who are emerging visionaries and change agents. The encouragement of organizations like Youth Science Canada and the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards Foundation is a fundamental commitment to the realization of the economic and social opportunities that innovative minds create for Canada, and indeed globally, starting with our youngest innovators. We are pleased to be recognizing and fostering that mindset among Canadian youth," said Jennifer Diakiw, president, Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards Foundation.
"Canada's bright minds need the encouragement of organizations like Youth Science Canada and the Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards Foundation if they are to help society realize the economic and social opportunities that innovative minds create for Canada, and indeed globally," she said.
Daniel McInnis, Age 16, $4,500
Entitled "Picture This: A Novel Approach to Limb Donor Identification & Prosthetic Design," McInnis developed an improved method for low-budget structured light scanning, resulting in extremely high resolution 3-D scans. "The scanner has shown to be a valid option for making comfortable but low-cost prosthetic limbs that are aesthetically accurate for the users wearing them. As well, the scanner is the first to show potential for being the correct solution for accurately matching donor limbs with ideal recipient amputees," explained McInnis.
Aditya Mohan, Age 17, $4,500
Mohan's project was entitled "Development of a Novel Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Based Treatment for HIV." He explained that current treatments for HIV-AIDS are based on the Interleukin-7 (IL-7) cytokine and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). The IL-7 cytokine primes the white blood cells in the body for attack from infected cells. One main problem with the IL-7 cytokine is the decreased responsiveness of white blood cells to its presence over time. Mohan's novel idea uses Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLPR), a cytokine that stimulates the immune system in a similar way, but without the gradual reduction in responsiveness seen with traditional IL-7 treatment. In combination with HAART therapy, TSLPR is many times more effective than the current IL-7, HAART combination therapy.
The Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards Foundation introduced its Young Canadian Program in 1992 to recognize innovative Canada-Wide Science Fair projects. Each year a judging team selects eight winning projects, four of which earn the $4,500 Manning Young Canadian Innovator Awards, and four others earn $500 Manning Innovation Achievement Awards. For more information about the Foundation and its awards visit www.manningawards.ca. Follow on Twitter @ManningAwardsCA Like on Facebook/Manning Awards.
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In his session at @DevOpsSummit at 19th Cloud Expo, Yoseph Reuveni, Director of Software Engineering at Jet.com, will discuss Jet.com's journey into containerizing Microsoft-based technologies like C# and F# into Docker. He will talk about lessons learned and challenges faced, the Mono framework tryout and how they deployed everything into Azure cloud. Yoseph Reuveni is a technology leader with unique experience developing and running high throughput (over 1M tps) distributed systems with extre...
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The IoT is changing the way enterprises conduct business. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Eric Hoffman, Vice President at EastBanc Technologies, discussed how businesses can gain an edge over competitors by empowering consumers to take control through IoT. He cited examples such as a Washington, D.C.-based sports club that leveraged IoT and the cloud to develop a comprehensive booking system. He also highlighted how IoT can revitalize and restore outdated business models, making them profitable ...
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To leverage Continuous Delivery, enterprises must consider impacts that span functional silos, as well as applications that touch older, slower moving components. Managing the many dependencies can cause slowdowns. See how to achieve continuous delivery in the enterprise.
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We all know the latest numbers: Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from last year, and will reach 20.8 billion by 2020. We're rapidly approaching a data production of 40 zettabytes a day – more than we can every physically store, and exabytes and yottabytes are just around the corner. For many that’s a good sign, as data has been proven to equal money – IF it’s ingested, integrated, and analyzed fast enough. Without real-ti...
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Top attractions in Marrakech
Nestled below the magnificent Atlas Mountains, Morocco's cultural hub offers sun-baked historical sites drenched in Berber tradition and ornate Islamic art. A feast for all the senses, here are the top attractions to visit for a taste of Marrakech.
Housed in the old Dar Menebhi Palace, the Marrakech Museum displays Moroccan art from the ancient to the modern, as well as historic books, coins, and pottery from the region.
Barter for souvenirs, food, and clothing at the vast historic marketplace Jemaa el Fnaa, then venture further into the medina (Old Town) to explore its labyrinth of traditional Souks!
Bahia means brilliance. Built for a former slave who became a favorite of the Sultan, it was intended to be the most dazzling palace of its time!
With the Atlas mountains providing a spectacular backdrop, the peaceful Menara Gardens is a favorite for both locals and visitors looking to escape the commotion of the city.
The Saadian Tombs, an immense 16th-century burial ground, are the final resting place for 66 members of the Saadian dynasty that ruled Marrakech from 1524 to 1668.
These exquisite tropical gardens are the work of French painter Jacques Majorelle, hence the vibrant "Majorelle blue" juxtaposed against the natural greenery!
With its 70-meter tall minaret visible for miles around, the Koutoubia Mosque is Marrakech's most famous landmark. If visiting, bear in mind that only Muslims are allowed in!
Trace the evolution of North African art in this magnificent old palace. If that tickled your fancy, head to the nearby Maison Tiskiwine for more on Saharan life through the ages.
Though 57 km south of Marrakech, the home of North Africa's tallest mountain, Djebel Toubkal, is worth visiting just for the rustic village of Imlil, where most excursions start.
Riads – traditional Moroccan houses with private interior courtyards – are a huge part of Marrakech's appeal. Some of the best riads in Marrakech are now hotels, so it's worth shopping around for a unique place to stay. Some of the top affordable options include Riad Rbaa Laroub, Riad Edward, and one of the oldest houses in the medina, Dar Hanane.
Most Moroccans are religious but tolerant. Some areas are more conservative than others, so a good rule of thumb is to observe how well-covered those around you are. For women especially, an outfit deemed to revealing might be a magnet for harassment. It's also worth checking in advance whether the places you plan to visit have a dress code, particularly at religious sites and landmarks.
It depends on the nature of your trip although you should expect to spend about 300-500 MAD a day on food and 50 or so on taxis. Cabs to and from the airport should set you back about 200 MAD and souvenirs are generally cheap. Keep your expenditure low by haggling hard and only paying in the local currency (Dirham). That said, some pounds, dollars, or euros can be very useful in emergencies.
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This tour was excellent and great fun! The app was easy to use and the organisation was brilliant. Service was top class, the equipment was in great condition too. The scenery is amazing and depending on ability you are allowed to properly test yourself. Our guide was fantastic. Overall one my favourite day trips to date, you really come away feeling you saw a lot and got a lot for your money.
We were picked up on time, the transport unfortunately didn't have working WiFi as advertised but it wasn't a massive issue. When we arrived to Ouzoud, we were lead by our guide Yusuf through the town and into the trail to the waterfall. Yusuf was very friendly and knowledgeable, he made the tour great. Once we got to the waterfall, we had lunch with incredible views. From here we made our way back to the minibus and home. All in all, a great experience.
The activity was exactly as described. We spent around 1.5 hours on the quad bikes (here you should ask for a visor because it gets incredibly dusty!) then had a tea break. After tea, we made our way to the camels. The camels were calm, clean and it was great to see the babies roaming freely.
It was great, we had an amazing time and definitely would recommend it. Thanks for everything :)
Our tour guide was able to speak 15 diff languages to make sure everyone understood. He knew a lot about the history. The walk itself, down and up the waterfall, was an amazing experience.

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At long last, here's some content for our poor, empty Mega Man page. What we've got is videos of Mega Man X's 8 boss fights, as played by Bruce, our resident Mega Man expert. All 8 bosses are taken out with just the X-Buster, and no damage taken!
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I'm sure that this pun has probably been made a 100 times already by other people, but I felt that I needed to do it, too.
I'm trying to include more of my own content, but I'm not quite there yet.
The background was scratch built for this comic strip. I borrowed the color scheme, and the design of the windows (Which I modified a little)from BonesWolbach's "Shining Armor's Apartment" ([link]
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I used Hopskocz's "Princess Luna" ([link]
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The image from Frame 3 was "more or less" scratch built for this comic. I created the body using vectors. I used this image by Maverick-Jade ([link]
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Twilight Sparkle was created using General Zoi's pony Flash tool: ([link]
I'm looking to create my own Twilight Sparkle vector to use, but until then this is a good way of doing it. It's not exactly original, but it's better than I can vector do myself.
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Graphical artist Alex Zemke, whose CV includes work on Killzone 3, Uncharted 2 and 3, SOCOM 4 and various CG-animated films, is creating an animated Portal short.
Entitled Companionship, the film will star Chell and at least one Aperture Science cube. Zemke has so far released a number of renders from the project, shown below.
Companionship will be a non-profit project, Zemke wrote on his Deviantart blog, and estimated the short will be around 10 minutes long.
Zemke recently decided to fund the film using Kickstarter, with the possibility of Chell action figures for backers.


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His soulful tones have dominated the airwaves lately with his hit single ‘All Of Me’, which has seen sales of over 500,000 in the UK, a staggering 3 million in the US and is currently spending its ninth week in the Top 10. Now, John Legend has announced a series of UK shows.
John’s Gold-certified fourth album ‘Love in the Future’ has stormed the UK and sold over half a million copies, as well as being nominated for a Grammy this year for Best R’n’B Album. Its lead single ‘All Of Me’ also scored him his first ever US number one single.
John has always been known for his heartfelt songwriting and beautiful use of melody, and ‘Love In The Future’ is no exception. It also saw him explore new musical territory by working with the likes of Rick Ross, Kimbra and Seal, and cemented his position as one of today’s most intriguing and talented musicians.
He’s now set to bring his live show to the UK with a string of six dates this October.
Monday 06 – O2 Apollo Manchester
Tuesday 07 – Newcastle City Hall
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Friday 10 – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sunday 12 – Birmingham NIA
Monday 13 – London Eventim Apollo Hammersmith
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Note by the Saker: this is an unconfirmed report, based on a Russian social media post, so don’t take it to the bank. But this is curious, so I decided to repost it. Russian fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria source: https://defence-blog.com/news/russian-fighter-jets-intercept-u-s-f-22-raptor-flying-over-syria.html A Su-35S air-superiority fighter jet of Russia’s Aerospace Force has intercepted and visually identified the U.S. F-22 Raptor Raptor combat aircraft flying over Syria. A photographs posted by unofficial Russia’s military pilot Instagram account
The Internet is being flooded with all sorts of claims about 4+ and 5th generation fighters and I think that some reality needs to be re-injected into all this. Thankfully, Air Power Australia, which always has very good technical analyses, published an excellent comparative chart which is very helpful in getting some sense of the real capabilities of the various 4+ and 5th generation fighters currently in existence: Ok. I
I just found these pictures at militaryphotos.net: You can clearly see from these photos that the US F-22 and the Russian PAK-FA are dramatically different aircraft. As as aside, militaryphoto.net is a very decent place to get some good discussions on military topics. Unlike so many other fora, the jingoistic flag-waving trolls usually get rapdly denounced because a lot of competent folks post there.


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From the Patriot Post - a Founder's Quote:
"Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens."
-- George Mason (speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention,17 June 1788)
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For those living in or considering a move to the city, this interactive map now shows when buying beats renting in Hong Kong.
Jonathan Gordon of IP Global talks about the interest in U.K. property post-Brexit and the "insatiable" demand in the Hong Kong property market.
Investors are buying into Singapore because they see the future, notes Anthony Couse of Jones Lang LaSalle.
Cities that cater to people are those best positioned for the future, explains John Fitzgerald of the Urban Land Institute.
A 700 square foot, two-bedroom unit in Singapore could set residents back close to a million Singapore dollars, reports Dan Murphy.
Buyers may be able to afford purchase property one year but they could find themselves in a different situation the following year. Emily Tan reports.
Singapore is a gateway to Southeast Asia and is a wealth management hub, but Hong Kong boasts easy access to China and leads in IPOs.
Nicholas Johnson, J.P. Morgan, says there is a slate of exciting opportunities coming to the Hong Kong issuance market in the second half of the year.
Tan Su Shan, DBS, says the boom in fintech and the rise of robo-advisers has brought fees down for customers in the mass retail wealth space.
A key challenge facing every stock exchange is diversity of businesses, explains Ronald Arculli of FWD Group.
Proximity to ASEAN and connectivity are some of the reasons why Singapore is a great financial center, explains Anna Marrs of Standard Chartered Bank.
More than 40 percent of the exchange's listed companies come from outside of Singapore, notes CEO Loh Boon Chye.
Asia's two key financial hubs are currently struggling with property, ports and people. How will each stack up in 2017? Dan Murphy and Emily Tan find out.
Singapore boasts high markets for IT and fixed income while Hong Kong remains active in matters regarding China, notes Ke Yin, CEO of Citic Securities International.
Asia will grow old at a faster pace in the coming decades, hampering growth in emerging markets such as China and Thailand before they can become rich.
Start-ups from China set their eyes on the global market in their early stage of operations even as their home country offers many growth opportunities.
Property websites in Beijing have become the latest targets of China’s continued efforts to clamp down on ballooning property prices.
Hong Kong's socio-political tensions and air pollution are dragging the city further down global liveability rankings, the SCMP reports.
Lee Quane, ECA International, explains why Singapore tops the firm's liveable cities rankings.
The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday it will curb purchases of more than one flat by individuals using one legal document in a bid to cool sky-high property prices in one of the world's most expensive real estate market.


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Launched on 12 August 2022, #MyHealthFutures calls on all stakeholders in the digital health ecosystem to support a global movement to build better health futures through implementing the Commission’s recommendations. The campaign has been designed by young people and aimed at creating space to hear from young people in shaping health futures.
The campaign's aims are to
Create space for young people under the age of 35 to share their concerns, hopes and ideas for improving health futures
Disseminate key messages from the Commission report, including the importance of strengthening youth leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of digital first health systems and governance.
The first phase of the campaign will ask one key question to young people:
How can digital first health systems deliver better health futures for young people ?
Responses through different mediums such as polls, response cards, and/or video messages will be received from young people through various social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and LinkedIn.
These responses will be compiled and presented during an international global health convening of decision makers at the World Health Summit on the 16-18 October in Berlin.
One youth champion will be selected to join the panel discussion and present the video on behalf of the GHFutures2030 Youth Network.
Several other cross cutting initiatives will support this campaign including:
a youth call for blogs
campaign champions selected to join upcoming podcasts/convenings
online polls/surveys to collect data and collaborative campaign strategies with other youth networks and/or partners working with young people to improve the diversity of youth responses.
The data gathered from this campaign will inform the next phase of the Commission’s work as it transitions into the Digital Transformation of Health Lab (DTH-Lab). The DTH-Lab will be a dynamic space for thinking, innovating and designing solutions for digital first health systems that are co-designed by young people, supported by value-based governance and address the digital determinants of health.
How to support the movement
Partner with us on a key question of interest to your organisation or project
Take 3minutes to complete the #MyHealthFutures survey
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Luke Shaw is winning his battle to make a return for Manchester United before the end of the season.
The England left-back’s recovery from a horrific broken leg is going so well that he is now walking without crutches.
And Sunday Mirror Sport understands the Old Trafford medical staff expect Shaw, 20, to be back in Louis van Gaal’s team for the final few games of the campaign.
The news will also be a major boost for Roy Hodgson, as the England boss begins to finalise his plans for Euro 2016.
In pictures — Luke Shaw's injury (Warning: Not for the squeamish):
Shaw, 20, was showing excellent early-season form when a challenge by PSV Eindhoven’s Hector Moreno left him with a double leg break as United lost their opening Champions League game on September 15.
After a difficult first season at Old Trafford, Shaw was starting to show the form that prompted United to pay Southampton £30million for the then-18-year-old in 2014.
Van Gaal has warned against expecting the young defender to play again this season.
But his recovery is progressing at such a pace that he is expected to return in plenty of time to prove he is worthy of a place in England’s squad for the tournament.


Verger, A; Baret, F; Weiss, M; Kandasamy, S; Vermote, E (2013). The CACAO Method for Smoothing, Gap Filling, and Characterizing Seasonal Anomalies in Satellite Time Series. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING, 51(4), 1963-1972.
Consistent, continuous, and long time series of global biophysical variables derived from satellite data are required for global change research. A novel climatology fitting approach called CACAO (Consistent Adjustment of the Climatology to Actual Observations) is proposed to reduce noise and fill gaps in time series by scaling and shifting the seasonal climatological patterns to the actual observations. The shift and scale CACAO parameters adjusted for each season allow quantifying shifts in the timing of seasonal phenology and inter-annual variations in magnitude as compared to the average climatology. CACAO was assessed first over simulated daily Leaf Area Index (LAI) time series with varying fractions of missing data and noise. Then, performances were analyzed over actual satellite LAI products derived from AVHRR Long-Term Data Record for the 1981-2000 period over the BELMANIP2 globally representative sample of sites. Comparison with two widely used temporal filtering methods-the asymmetric Gaussian (AG) model and the Savitzky-Golay (SG) filter as implemented in TIMESAT-revealed that CACAO achieved better performances for smoothing AVHRR time series characterized by high level of noise and frequent missing observations. The resulting smoothed time series captures well the vegetation dynamics and shows no gaps as compared to the 50-60% of still missing data after AG or SG reconstructions. Results of simulation experiments as well as confrontation with actual AVHRR time series indicate that the proposed CACAO method is more robust to noise and missing data than AG and SG methods for phenology extraction.


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In 2020 a large album of “paper horses” – prayer prints of Chinese gods – appeared for sale. How had these fragile things, cheaply printed in the 1940s and meant to be ritually burned soon after purchase, survived intact for so long? And how come there were at least three other identical sets in collections around the world? In answering this mystery, author David Leffman explores the history and techniques behind traditional Chinese woodblock printing, which dates back to at least the Tang dynasty (618-907). All 93 “paper horses” in the original album are reproduced alongside biographies of the gods, spirits and demons depicted, providing an illustrated introduction to the complex and fascinating world of Chinese folk religion.
“As a lover of Chinese legends I was always puzzled by the Goodrich collection displayed at the University of Columbia’s C.V. Starr Library – so many similar-looking portrait squares with esoteric titles attached, entirely lacking any explanation. This has been remedied by David Leffman’s Paper Horses. The text is short and concise, providing the important details of each deity and his or her story, in a layout that is easy on the eye. The book is a delight to flick through. Leffman appears to be the first to provide context to the meaning and art of the ‘Paper Horse’.” – Ronni Pinsler, Founder, www.bookofxianshen.com
“David Leffman has put in so much hard work and made so many excellent insights. His book is really valuable for the study of Beijing zhima and of Chinese popular prints.” – Dr Yanwen Jiang, Director, Wang Shucun Chinese Folk Art Research Centre, Tianjin
“Leffman has done a lot of digging into the story of each god. His book is well written for the general public.” – Dr Wen-chien Cheng, Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone Chair of Chinese Arts, Royal Ontario Museum


Both Dubai and Abu Dhabi have recorded strong growth in their cruise business in the 2016-17 season just ended.
Dubai’s record-breaking year officially concluded with the departure of the season’s final ship, C.S. Sea Princess, from Port Rashid. After a stopover in Dubai, the luxury ship’s only port of call in the GCC, the C.S. Sea Princess continued its voyage to Aqaba as part of a 104-night round trip around the world.
This marked the end of a successful season for Dubai Cruise Tourism, which saw over 625,000 cruise tourists visit the city on a total of 157 ship calls, reflecting an increase of 15 per cent and 18 per cent respectively when compared to the 2015/2016 season. The season also saw Thomson Cruises become the first UK-based cruise line to home port in the region, in addition to inaugural visits from TUI’s Mein Schiff 1, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star and MSC’s MSC Fantasia, among eight other maiden ship calls.
Commenting on the success of the 2016/2017 season, Jamal Humaid Al Falasi, Director of Dubai Cruise Tourism, said: “We are grateful to DP World, Dubai Airports, Dubai Immigration, Dubai Customs, Emirates Airlines and our other key public and private sector stakeholders for their continued cooperation which has led to an ever-increasing number of cruise operators looking to anchor in the emirate. Bolstered by our recent success and our upcoming partnerships over the coming seasons, we are confident we will achieve our strategic goal of welcoming 1 million cruise tourists to Dubai by 2020/ 21 cruise season.”
The Dubai Cruise 2017/2018 season is set to commence on October 25th, with the arrival of the cruise ship Seabourn Encore. Dubai Cruise has also recently announced that P&O Cruises will be home porting in Dubai for the first time during the 2018/2019 season.
It was another a record-breaking year for Abu Dhabi Ports’ Cruise Terminal, which achieved a 48 per cent increase in passenger numbers and a 40 per cent increase in vessel calls in 2016/17 compared with the preceding season. Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal welcomed Princess Cruise Lines’ Majestic Princess on its maiden voyage to mark the close of the season.The biggest market for Abu Dhabi cruises last year was Germany, with 48 per cent of passengers, followed by the UK with 21 per cent and Italy at 10 per cent.
While in most years Abu Dhabi has typically seen the cruise season end in late April/early May, the Majestic Princess vessel’s arrival at the terminal this June is testament to growing passenger demand to experience Abu Dhabi.
One of the factors behind the continued growth in cruised business is the opening of the Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach last year. This inaugural season proved to be a great success with 33 cruise vessels calling at the new facility.


It’s normal for asphalt pavement to deteriorate after a few years, as exposure to the elements will inevitably cause its components to break down. However, its lifespan can be cut even shorter due to several factors, and it often starts with the appearance of cracks. Here, Seal King Paving of Walden, NY, lists several common culprits behind asphalt pavement cracking.
Here are four types of deterioration asphalt pavements commonly experience:
Alligator Cracking: This structural failure is often due to a weakness in the sub-base of the pavement. The distress starts as a longitudinal crack that eventually turns into cracks that look like an alligator’s skin. It is usually triggered by excessively heavy loads, poor drainage, or a combination of both.
Block Cracking: This is characterized by cracks that look like large, interconnected rectangles and is caused by the asphalt pavement shrinking. The trigger can be traced back to the paving process. The mix that was used may have been old and too dry, or a poor asphalt binder may have been chosen.
Longitudinal Cracks: When the cracks are parallel to the center line, they could be the result of a poorly constructed paving joint, shrinking, or daily temperature cycling. This can be fixed by sealing the cracks or replacing the distressed layer with an overlay.
Edge Cracking: In this type of deterioration, the cracks can be found within one or two feet from the edge of the pavement. The problem is often caused by a lack of lateral support and poor drainage. It can also be triggered by shrinkage from dried-out soil, as well as heavy traffic and vegetation.
Whether you need help with driveway repairs, landscaping, or sealcoating your asphalt pavement, turn to the expert pavers at Seal King Paving for superior, long-lasting services. Their sealcoat adds a strong layer of protection to any paved surface, preventing water, oil, and sun damage. Call them at (845) 778-4365 or visit their website to discuss your project.


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I didn’t know and on the chance you don’t either: Calamondins are tart little citrus fruits related to kumquats. More often than not, they end up in marmalade.
Calamondins fall into the category of obscure Florida fruits you’ll encounter only if lucky enough to know someone with a tree. We do, as it happens. After lunch with friends in Cedar Key, our host stripped their branches bare and sent us home with a good six pounds to play with.
When I shared some at a meeting, most participants politely took a calamondin to sample. But one declined. “Thank you, but I have a whole orchard of sour oranges,” she said sourly, alluding to the citrus greening problem that is afflicting Florida growers.
By then I had already had a go at making marmalade, collating advice from our friends and a surprisingly large number of Web sites that knew about calamondins. They all called for removing seeds and slicing the fruit, skin and all. After adding water and bringing to a boil, you add sugar. And then let the mixture sit for up to a day. I don’t know much about putting up preserves, so this step puzzled me until I read somewhere that the waiting period allows more natural pectin to be extracted from the fruit. Then you boil the fruit until thick. Simple.
All went well until I left the kitchen and forgot about the saucepan boiling on the stove. “What’s that funky smell?” demanded my husband as he arrived home. It was my calamondin marmalade, thoroughly blackened and welded to the bottom and sides of the pan.
A couple of days later I tried again with the remaining calamondins–setting the kitchen timer at intervals to jolt my aging brain into checking the marmalade. This time, success. Hours later, I had a Little House on the Prairie moment as I spooned the glossy umber-colored mixture into jars. We’d harvested fruit and put it up for the winter!
Well, not exactly. At the last minute, I stirred bits of candied ginger into the marmalade–I’m betting Ma didn’t have that in her pantry on the big prairie. Also, rather than going through the canning rigmarole, I just shoved the jars into the refrigerator. The marmalade will be long gone by next winter when–given that we live in Florida–the calamondin trees will be laden again.
- 1 1/2 pounds calamondins or kumquats
- 2 cups sugar or more
- 1/4 cup chopped candied ginger optional
Cut the calamondins in half and flick out seeds with the tip of a knife. Cut fruit (peel and all) in thin slices and place in a medium saucepan. Stir in 4 cups water and bring to a boil. Add 2 cups sugar, stirring until dissolved. Taste and add more if you like--the amount depends on how sour the fruit is and your preferences.
Let the fruit mixture stand for several hours or up to 1 day at room temperature.
Bring the calamondin mixture to a boil again. Reduce the heat and simmer briskly until it thickens a little (this will take an hour or more). From this point on, keep a close eye on the marmalade, stirring often as it thickens and darkens in color. Cook to 220°F if you have a candy thermometer, or just go by looks (my method). To see if it will set up, spoon a bit onto a plate and refrigerate for a few minutes.
Stir in the candied ginger, if using. Cool until warm and spoon into clean jars. Refrigerate.


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I read over this post, saw that the images no longer worked, and found my choices interesting! These are the top books I wanted to read in 2015!:
I have NOT read this one and I don’t think I ever will. I have read her other book Eleanor and Park, as well as the popular Fangirl. I’m just not much for YA fiction anymore. I mostly stick with adult fiction these days, though who knows? Y’all may change my mind.
I have a confession to make. I haven’t read a single Colleen Hoover book. I don’t know why, but I just never picked them up. I highly doubt that I will now either!
Finally! One that I’ve read and gave it 5 ⭐!!! I adore this book, and still have it on my shelf! Highly recommend for a good YA historical fiction!
Also read this one! I gave it 4 ⭐, though I barely recall what this was about. I may need a reread!
LMAO, the first fantasy book on my blog is friggin Game Of Thrones. *dies laughing*. We who know nothing about when the last book will come out, I still haven’t finished this series because THE AUTHOR WON’T PUBLISH THE LAST BOOK!!! Sigh. But that’s another that I’ve read, so that’s not a bad ratio of 3/5. Nice job, me!
Well that was fun. I hope all of you enjoyed this trip down memory lane as much as I did. Let me know your thoughts on what books here you’ve read or if you think I ought to read the two I didn’t get to.
Until next time,
-Pass Me That Book


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Registration, Storage, and Planning
The EAA, in an effort to protect and prevent the pollution of the Edwards Aquifer and to preserve existing and potential groundwater use, monitors the storage of regulated substances on the Recharge Zone and specific portions of the Contributing Zone. Facilities in these environmentally sensitive areas are required to register with the EAA if they store an aggregate quantity exceeding 1,000 gallons of regulated substances in containers that are less than 500 gallons in size.
The map link below has been provided to assist you in determining if your facility is located on the Recharge Zone or on the regulated portion of the Contributing Zone.
The US Government Publishing Office’s website provides two extensive listings of regulated and hazardous substances. Here are those links: LIST ONE LIST TWO
For more information regarding the storage of regulated substances, please see Ch. 713 (Water Quality), Subchapter F (Regulated Substances Registration, Storage, and Planning) of the EAA Rules.
If you have any questions regarding this regulatory process, please contact Mr. Ben Urbanczyk, Recharge Zone Protection Supervisor, at (210) 222-2204 or (800) 292-1047.

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That would equate to 354 decisions a day or one decision every four minutes, the Guardian reports.
“Every day at the Refugee Council [we] see the devastating impact that delays in the system have on those we work with,” the report said.
“Given the failure to simply grant status to the 49 per cent of people in hotels from high grant countries, now is the time to make significant changes to the process.”
But the Home Office said it does not “recognise the analysis of these figures” and claims it is still “on track” to clear a backlog of legacy claims that stood at 74,410 as of May 28 this year.
The Refugee Council said: “Without significant increases in the rate of decision making, it is unlikely that the target will be met.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to clear the backlog of 92,601 initial asylum decisions relating to claims made before June 28 2022 by the end of this year.
But the council suggested that while the legacy backlog has reduced, a backlog of “flow” cases is “increasing at roughly the same rate” – and the number of decision makers has declined since the Prime Minister made his commitment.
It added: “The Government must also recognise that the Illegal Migration Bill, if enacted in its current form, could create a cohort of over 190,000 people in the first three years who will be stuck in a permanent limbo in the UK with huge human and financial costs.”
The report said asylum cases from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan and Syria make up a third of the total backlog of initial decisions – and nearly three quarters of those cases are at least six months old.
All five countries have very high asylum grant rates, and the Refugee Council suggested the Home Office could save £5.34 million a day if these cases were processed.
“If the 42,000 people from those five countries who are being accommodated by the Home Office were given decisions…that would allow for the use of hotels to be reduced by 89 per cent,” it explained.
“This could save the Home Office £5.34 million a day.”
A Home Office spokesperson said: “We do not recognise the analysis of these figures.
“We are on track to clear the ‘legacy’ asylum backlog which has already been reduced by 17,000 cases. The number of decisions being made overall is up by 35 per cent and we are also doubling the number of caseworkers to further speed up the system.
“We are committed to ensuring all asylum claims are considered without unnecessary delay to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of expensive hotels.
“The Streamlined Asylum Questionnaire is also simplifying the decision-making process. All asylum seekers are entitled to legal representation to support them with it.”
The Home Office aims to have 2,500 case workers by the autumn. Latest figures showed each case worker carrying out, on average, seven interviews or decisions on cases per month, compared to just four in December.
In the year ending March 2023, there were 19,706 initial decisions made on asylum claims, 35 per cent more than in the previous year.


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Community of Christ: Seasons of Faith (mp4 Video Download)
Apostle Robin Linkhart's explores our seasons of faith—finding faith, losing faith, and finding faith again—as we continually rediscover God with us through our relationship with the living Christ. This uplifting Easter sermon is from the March 2022 release of the "Witness the Word" sermon series. Scriptures: John 20:1-18, John 12:24-25
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By CHRIS GRAEME [email protected]
Passengers flying with Portugal’s indebted national carrier TAP face 10 days of misery following a decision by crew members to strike this month and next.
Strikes have been announced to take place on June 18, 19, 20 and 25 and on July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.
The announcement was made at a general assembly meeting on May 31 of the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (Sindicato Nacional do Pessoal de Voo da Aviagco Civil – SNPVAC).
The decision forced the national flag carrier’s CEO, Fernando Pinto, to completely alter his diary over the summer to cope with the crisis.
The union says it is angry at the airline’s decision to cut the number of flight attendants on each flight and accuse TAP of violating agreements.
TAP top brass said it was caught by surprise at the decision because negotiations over staffing levels were still ongoing.
Fernando Pinto has been complaining that TAP’s “only sin” was its “excess of flight attendants”.
He added that it was the only part of the company that was “out of sync with airlines in the rest of Europe” which have been cutting back on in-flight personnel. Iberia was held up as an example of economy.
Despite reducing the number of attendants on board by one staff member per flight, TAP argues that it is still meeting legal conditions which state that there must be one flight attendant for every 50 passengers.
With a fleet similar to that of the Spanish carrier Iberia, and made up almost entirely of Airbus planes, TAP carries around 132 passengers on an Airbus 319 and 274 passengers on long haul flights on an Airbus 340.
“The number of cabin crew on board Iberia planes depends on the size of the aircraft, the route it operates, and the service it offers on board,” explained an official source for the Spanish carrier, explaining that free catering or paid for services significantly altered the number of staff required.
TAP has no such paid-for ‘sandwich service’ on board its planes, therefore arguing staffing levels should remain as they are.
Fernando Pinto said that the strike could deal a “fatal blow to the company” since it was being staged at the height of the holiday season.
The Government has called on the unions to call off the strike which would only damage Portugal’s image abroad at a particularly difficult economic time as well as affecting the chances to privatise the company later this year.


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Lately, the real action at many entertainment venues has not been at the blackjack tables, but rather on the picket line.
Four years ago, the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered the hospitality industry. Overnight almost 95% of the workforce was without work. Then the 2023 post-pandemic economic recovery delivered record profits to corporate coffers.
But the workers who sacrificed to keep the industry afloat did not share in the windfalls. So in 2023 they struck. They were part of a massive strike wave that had twice as many picketers as the 2022 walkouts.
Women at bat
Despite the fact that 77% of prime work-age women are employed, they are ghosted from the media and labor news.
Because women face multiple layers of discrimination, they bring both labor rights and human rights to the table. Demands focus on lifting current and future generations out of poverty.
Recently, an army of multigenerational, multiracial, predominantly female workers walked off the job and took up picket signs at casinos, hotels and restaurants across the U.S. In Detroit, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas the slogan is “One Job Should Be Enough.” Contract demands include safety, full staffing, significant pay raises, healthcare, retirement, and protections for immigrant workers. Strikers also fight for an end to job losses due to technology, guarantees that union contracts will stay in place, the right to honor picket lines around nonunion restaurants on hotel property, and respect for the physically demanding, valuable work.
Last summer hotel employees hit the LA streets. In what has become the largest hotel workers strike in U.S. history, the city’s unionists have held over 130 “rolling” or pop-up strikes. Actions range from camp-ins at hotels to traffic stopping mid-street sit-ins.
Solidarity can win
Hotel workers are joined by their families, other unionists, and community supporters on lively and loud picket lines. To date, about half of LA hotels have signed contracts — those refusing to settle land on the boycott list.
Many of the holdout hotels are managed by the notoriously antiunion Aimbridge Hospitality firm, nicknamed “Shamebridge” by strikers.
The Hyatt Regency LAX, one of the “rat” hotels managed by Aimbridge, is owned by the Southwest Carpenters Pension Fund. Most union carpenters would be outraged that retirement funds are being used to break the strike. The Hyatt Regency LAX should have been the first to sign a fair contract. Strong solidarity between carpenters and hotel workers could raise the standard of living for much of the LA area.
In October 2023, 3,700 members of the Detroit Casino Council walked out and closed all three casinos/hotels. Besides the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (UNITE HERE), the Casino Council includes United Auto Workers, Teamsters, Operating Engineers and Carpenters.
Two hotels settled after a 30-day strike. The MGM Grand Casino stonewalled for 47 days. MGM bosses bet and lost $1.7 million in revenue every day they refused to settle. In all casinos strikers won the largest pay increases since the venues opened in 1997, maintained healthcare and retirement benefits, gained Juneteenth as a paid holiday, and won workload reductions for housekeepers and other classifications.
“Both my son and I have been on strike together, so the fight to protect our healthcare and win better wages was always about something bigger for my family and the next generation,” Alicia Weaver, room attendant and UNITE HERE Local 24 member, told the publication Eater Detroit.
It happens in Vegas
Gambling and entertainment is the main industry in Las Vegas. Hospitality workers are experienced strike organizers and have unionized every hotel/casino on the Vegas Strip. Culinary Workers Local 226 is the largest Latinx/Black/AAPI/immigrant organization in the right-to-work state of Nevada. Fifty-five percent of the members are women, and 45% are immigrants.
After almost 90 years of organizing and many strikes, Vegas hospitality workers make twice the industry average wage. Both bosses and workers remember the 1991 Frontier Casino battle. It lasted six years, four months and 10 days. Not one worker crossed the picket line, and no one was fired. The casino was picketed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Union President and Frontier strike leader Hattie Canty, an Alabama-born African American mother of 10, working as a room attendant, championed union jobs to lift families out of poverty. Community and labor organizations actively participated in the effort.
In a union weakened by internal divisions of racism, sexism and job classification, President Canty promoted class solidarity. It worked.
Almost 30 years later, in September 2023, tens of thousands of workers, now affiliated with UNITE HERE, packed a Vegas convention center and voted to authorize a citywide strike to start Feb. 2, 2024. It was clear the workers could and would shut down the 2024 Superbowl. Strike supporters included the Raiders’ football players association. The Casinos “folded” and signed the contract. The union has announced a campaign to organize 10,000 restaurant workers
Women hospitality workers are showing how unions can hit home runs. If labor takes the cue, we can change the future. It will take ironclad solidarity and militant shop floor organizing.
Send comments to the author, a former HERE member, at email@example.com.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The biggest question about Notre Dame’s defense last season was the guy coordinating it. All Clark Lea did in answering was develop a defense on par with the one that Manti Te’o led to the BCS National Championship Game six years earlier.
Stacked with eight returning starters, a group that didn’t include Alohi Gilman, Khalid Kareem or Julian Okwara, Notre Dame finished on level terms with Alabama in scoring defense. It bettered Michigan and Georgia in that category. The 10 touchdown passes allowed ranked third nationally. The 4.7 yards per play allowed was the best mark of the Brian Kelly era. At every turn, save the second quarter of the Cotton Bowl, Lea offered affirmative answers about his readiness for this stage.
Now, the inquiries start all over, with different questions put to the second-year coordinator whose first impression was a great one. Notre Dame’s defensive tackle depth chart needs a rebuild. An All-American cornerback is gone. The linebacker depth chart will be coming to terms with slack recruiting under a previous coordinator. A highly-rated freshman class needs to grow into a productive sophomore group. And, of course, Notre Dame will be expected to recreate last season’s success that ended in the College Football Playoff.
Here’s a look at the material on hand for Lea and Co. as Notre Dame’s off-season kicks into gear.
Starters: Khalid Kareem, Julian Okwara
Backups: Daelin Hayes, Ade Ogundeji
Overview: This is the strongest position on Notre Dame’s roster on either side of the ball thanks to the decisions of Kareem and Okwara to return for their senior seasons. Coming back to finish their degrees makes for a nice narrative, but the professional development angle is just as important. Both Okwara and Kareem could have left early and been picked in the middle rounds of the NFL Draft this spring. Instead, they saw how defensive Jerry Tillery and Te’von Coney benefitted from senior seasons while also seeing what first-round defensive ends look like in the Cotton Bowl, sharing a field with Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant, a couple of pass rushers who made this same decision a year ago.
Obviously, this all is good for Notre Dame’s defense, too, considering the losses at defensive tackle, linebacker and cornerback. Okwara and Kareem combined for 23 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks last season. Two years ago, Notre Dame’s entire team totaled 14 sacks as a defense. The Okwara-Kareem combination should be one of the best in college football and should be enhanced by what’s behind it, with Notre Dame owning pass rush depth unprecedented in the post-Lou Holtz era.
Daelin Hayes, Ade Ogundeji and Jamir Jones round out the senior class at this position, with Ogundeji the only one with a potential fifth-year option in 2020. Ogundeji notched a sack of Trevor Lawrence in the Cotton Bowl, and Jones has been a quality fifth option at the position. In other words, with as much focus as there is on the incoming class that includes Nana Osafo-Mensa and Howard Cross, with Isaiah Foskey likely to sign in February, the Irish don’t need any of this young talent to impact the pass rush immediately. Not only has Notre Dame developed a strong front line at defensive end, but it’s also recruiting the talent to develop behind it.
Starters: Kurt Hinish, Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa
Backups: Jayson Ademilola, Jacob Lacey
Overview: The personnel losses at linebacker will get more of the attention during spring practice, but the rebuild at defensive tackle may be just as critical. Jerry Tillery, without question Notre Dame’s most important defensive lineman, is off to the NFL. Fifth-year senior Jonathan Bonner is also out the door. Micah Dew-Treadway did a graduate transfer to Minnesota with Notre Dame’s blessing. It all leaves the Irish with one of the youngest two-deeps at one of college football’s most manly positions. It means Mike Elston needs to coach up a surprise for Notre Dame to have a quality two-deep.
Kurt Hinish and Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa will start, the former being one of Notre Dame’s most-improved players in-season last fall, matching Bonner for reps into November. Tagovailoa-Amosa missed all but the first half against Michigan and the Cotton Bowl, following a broken foot in the season-opener. The Hawaii product seemed set for a breakout sophomore campaign until that stress fracture turned into something worse. In normal circumstances, Hinish and Tagovailoa-Amosa would be what Hayes and Ogundeji are at defensive end, luxurious backups. Instead, they have to start.
If there’s a wild card, it’s Ademilola, the freshman who wouldn’t be denied playing time as the 2018 season wore on. As much as he’s probably not a starter yet, he’s better than a traditional backup. Ademilola finished his freshman season with 19 tackles, four fewer than Bonner. Notre Dame needs a big jump from Ademilola heading into his sophomore season, and the New Jersey product has the talent to make that leap.
The biggest question here isn’t early enrollee Jacob Lacey pushing the depth chart; it’s the status of freshman Ja’mion Franklin, whose season-ending quad injury at Wake Forest might have longer-term implications. With Lacey on campus already, he’ll get plenty of work. Hunter Spears also enrolled early, but he’s in the midst of a return from an ACL tear.
Starters: Asmar Bilal, Jonathan Jones
Backups: Bo Bauer, Jordan Genmark Heath
Overview: Somebody’s got to play, right? The departures of Te’von Coney and Drue Tranquill are massive holes for Lea to fill considering that starting pair combined for 209 tackles, 18.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks last season. Tranquill was a two-time captain. Coney might as well have been one, too. It’s not clear how Notre Dame replaces either, never mind having to replace both. Poor recruiting during the Brian VanGorder era created a talent deficit at this position, a problem Lea and former defensive coordinator Mike Elko were charged with correcting when they arrived in South Bend. Now, everybody gets to see the solution, whatever it is.
For the sake for discussion, move Bilal inside from the Rover position to one of the inside slots. That’s what Notre Dame did with Tranquill last year because it better suited the defense and Tranquill’s NFL future. The same probably applies to Bilal, both in terms of his future and Notre Dame’s numbers at Rover. As for who’d work next to Bilal, spring practice probably opens with Jones or Bauer at middle linebacker after both worked almost exclusively on special teams last season. Genmark Heath could back up Bilal as the weakside linebacker after starting at Northwestern last season when Tranquill was limited by his ankle sprain.
Ovie Oghoufo and Jack Lamb are both options in the freshman class after red-shirt seasons. Oghoufo won Scout Team Player of the Year on defense. Lamb suffered a pectoral injury in August that scrapped his freshman season. Early enrollee Jack Kiser joined the program in January but feels more like a five-year player than an instant impact guy. Overall, the Irish have quantity in terms of linebacker options. It’s the quality that needs to get sorted out.
Starter: Shayne Simon
Backup: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Overview: For a player who appeared in nine games and finished with just four tackles as a freshman, Simon will open spring ball as the most upwardly mobile freshman on the roster. The former four-star prospect from St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey — the Ademilola twins and Brandon Wimbush all graduated from there — makes sense as the next Rover considering he was specifically recruited for the position. Simon got some goal line package work last season. If Bilal does move inside, Simon has to make that move work by winning this job. It’s open for him as a hybrid safety/linebacker comfortable playing in space.
Owusu-Koramoah, lost last season to a broken foot in early September, is a question mark in terms of understanding the scheme at a position that requires a unique feel to thrive. It’s not clear what the future holds for the Virginia prospect who was a late grab in the 2017 recruiting cycle.
Starters: Troy Pride Jr., Shaun Crawford
Backups: Donte Vaughn, TaRiq Bracy
Overview: All-American Julian Love’s departure is a blow to the entire defense, even if the cornerback position should be able to absorb it in a best-case scenario kind of world.
Pride is back for his senior season after a breakout junior campaign. He was targeted 78 times last season and allowed 49 receptions. That’s a completion percentage of 62.8 percent, which is better than it sounds on the surface considering no credit is given for the times that quarterbacks didn’t throw Pride’s way because he was in position. Those 78 targets turned into 524 yards of passing yardage allowed, which shakes out to 6.7 yards per attempt. Though that’s a tick up from Love (5.6 yards per attempt), it’s a strong number for a field corner asked to give up the short stuff and take away the longer routes. The best stat for Pride? He allowed just one touchdown pass all season, and it came on USC’s final offensive snap in a game that had basically been decided.
The wild card here is Crawford, returning for a fifth year after his second ACL tear. Crawford missed his freshman season (ACL), almost his entire sophomore season (Achilles) and his senior year (ACL) to injury. When healthy, he can be a game-changing defensive back. The issue is that he hasn’t been. And even during his junior season when Crawford did play all fall, the wear and tear of the season’s first month limited him in October and November.
What does Notre Dame have beyond its starting cornerbacks? Vaughn’s performance in the Cotton Bowl could ruin a career even with a senior season still to play. He’s now recovering from offseason surgery. Bracy intrigued the coaching staff during the season but tailed off at the very end, pulled against USC and not seeing the field against Clemson. Still, the staff is very high on Bracy behind the scenes, with the belief that a first full season with Matt Balis in the weight room could be transformative. Will freshmen Noah Boykin and DJ Brown get a look during spring practice? The Irish need to find out what they have (or don’t have) from that pair.
Starters: Alohi Gilman, Jalen Elliott
Backups: Houston Griffith, Derrik Allen
Overview: The most improved position on last year’s roster needs to take another step forward with Gilman and Elliott leading the way. They combined for 162 tackles last season but more importantly played a part in 10 turnovers forced (Notre Dame forced 21 as a team). Their six interceptions were six more than the entire safety position produced a year earlier. Look for Gilman to be a captain and Elliott to be right there, too, from a leadership perspective.
With the losses at defensive tackle and linebacker, the safety position might be called to produce at a higher level as the one part of the defensive spine returning intact. Returning starters at the most complicated position within the defense is a good place to start.
As for the freshman class behind Gilman and Elliott, that’s where the spring intrigue exists. Griffith started just one game last season and was in and out of the lineup as a nickel back. He believes he’s capable of playing safety, nickel or corner. The Irish need help at all three. Allen’s freshman season was surprising in a bad way considering his natural ability. He got close to playing later in the year but never saw the field. Will his development grow him into a Rover? Will he stay at safety? He’ll be an interesting player to track this offseason. Paul Moala, who was a surprise contributor on special teams last season, rounds out the depth chart.
With Gilman and Elliott proven commodities at the back, the real interest is in the backups. And that doesn’t even get to incoming freshman Kyle Hamilton this summer, a potential five-star prospect.
Starters: Jonathan Doerer (kicker), Jay Bramblett (punter), John Shannon (snapper)
Overview: All Notre Dame needs to do in the kicking game is replace the school’s all-time leading scorer (Justin Yoon) and a captain (Tyler Newsome). Yoon and Newsome represented proven commodities on special teams for the last few seasons, with both peaking as a kicker/punter tandem as seniors. It all means that special teams coordinator Brian Polian faces a huge spring ball.
Doerer, who struggled to simply keep kickoffs in bounds and ultimately got benched because of it, will get a shot to replace Yoon. But if he struggles, a line of walk-ons will be ready to replace him. The Irish got Bramblett to enroll early as a punter. He’ll be given every opportunity to win that job.
(Top photo of Julian Okwara (42) and Khalid Kareem (53) by Robin Alam / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)


In lieu of additions that would have provided relief in President Biden’s cruel economy, Democrats doubled down on more reckless spending in their year-end spending bill, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on “Kudlow” on Fox Business in a conversation with Larry Kudlow. “This spending is on top of $3 trillion more that Democrats approved above the budget already,” Rep. Brady said.
Democrats refused to include three provisions that would provide relief for families and stimulated the economy.
- “These are three provisions – very small in cost and score, but huge for the economy. They would have taken full opportunity of research and development, innovation, which is so crucial, full expensing of equipment and technology that will help our supply chain crisis, and then an incentive for investment here in the U.S.”
- “We fought hard but Democrats frankly always think they have more leverage. They wanted hundreds of billions of dollars for a Child Tax Credit that has not lowered child poverty and has encouraged people to stay home from work. That was not a trade or a deal that we would accept.”
Instead of including tax cuts for families and workers, Democrats prioritized costly provisions that will worsen inflation.
- “At the end of the day, Democrats refused to budge on more of the COVID-era “Inflation Reduction Act” that drove inflation. They insisted on these provisions and frankly we used common sense in rejecting that type of additional spending.”
- “What’s frustrating is that this spending is on top of $3 trillion more that Democrats approved above the budget already. This has been a budget-busting two years to add this on top of.”
Republicans are committed to creating a stronger economy for American workers through pro-growth tax and deregulatory policies.
- “We’re two weeks away from sharing the power of the purse, one of the biggest powers that you use to rein in government – that executive overreach and those regulations that drive inflation.”
- “We’re two weeks away from having a real say in this terrible Biden White House. I think that having the Senate take that pen away from House Republicans and away from Kay Granger, who will be the first Republican woman to lead Appropriations, knows the border, knows the military, knows pro-growth policies – that has been really frustrating to say the least.”


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Are your contracts scattered across various hard drives, desktops, and cloud locations? Have you ever missed a contract milestone or deadline that forced you into a costly and unnecessary renewal? Are manual contract management processes exposing your company to unnecessary risk or making it difficult to keep up with compliance requirements? If any of these sound familiar, it may be time to consider implementing contract management software.Read More
Healthcare companies are responsible for managing many types of corporate agreements, including contracts with their physicians and caretakers, service providers, equipment vendors, building owners, and others. For organizations that employ hundreds of doctors and nurses and care for thousands of patients across dozens of facilities, it’s easy to see how details of a specific contract could be overlooked or an individual contract could get hung up in the approval process sitting in a stack of papers on an executive’s desk.
Having the appropriate contract management tools in place is critical for any company managing a large volume of corporate documents, but especially so for those companies operating in a heavily regulated industry like healthcare. Missing one deadline or losing track of the status of a single physician agreement simply can’t happen.
Here's a look at how Catholic Health Services uses ContractWorks to effectively manage their contracts:Read More
While the ability to effectively manage contracts and keep up with all contractual obligations is important for any business, it is paramount for hospitals, which are faced with a number of compliance regulations designed to best protect patients’ health and interests.
Though the primary function of a hospital may be to administer patient care, just like any other business, hospitals routinely deal with a high volume of different types of contracts affecting every aspect of how they run. These include agreements with the doctors who work out of their facility, contracts with medical equipment and pharmaceutical vendors, and things like IT service agreements, even though they may not seem directly tied to the delivery of patient care.Read More
Healthcare organizations are often tasked with the management of millions of contracts, including agreements between patients, physicians, and IT and other departments within their organizations. Additionally, healthcare providers also often have contracts that involve third parties, including insurers, medical equipment vendors, and other healthcare providers. What’s more, while managing a contract portfolio of this size is a gargantuan task in any sector, contract management within the healthcare industry poses unique challenges due to compliance requirements related to the highly sensitive nature of personal information contained within some types of agreements.Read More
Companies have a duty to protect their data, as well as any employee and client data with which they have been entrusted. Obviously, employment records contain sensitive details about individuals, and thus employment contracts and other related documents must be safeguarded. However, in addition to general employment records, many companies offer their employees health insurance, which also necessitates detailed paperwork. In some cases, companies may have healthcare-related contracts with firms better equipped to oversee these employee plans. Of course, other companies may have other types of healthcare-related contractsbased on their areas of expertise or industry involvement. Regardless of the type of healthcare information that a company has on hand or the reasons for entering into healthcare contracts, it is critical to ensure that any such data is vigilantly protected. Here is why healthcare data and contract security is more important than ever:Read More
Hospitals enter into tons of contracts with individuals, groups, entities, and even government agencies for all sorts of reasons. Managing a portfolio of this size and scope can be quite challenging, especially without the use of a comprehensive contract management solution. Of course, it is highly unlikely that a hospital contract management team relies on spreadsheets alone. But, not all contract management solutions are created equally. It is important to invest in one with robust security standards and features that facilitate oversight, particularly a reporting tool. Here is how custom reports can help with understanding a hospital's contracts:Read More
The healthcare industry is subject to a hefty number of rules and regulations at all levels of government. In addition, these laws are susceptible to repeal or revision any time there is a change in governance. This can make it difficult for some companies involved in a healthcare-related business to plan for the future. This hesitancy or uncertainty may impact whether and how contracts are drafted and can end up requiring additional negotiations, amendments, addenda, or even rescissions. With these potential issues in mind, here are some things to consider in order to draft more durable healthcare contracts:Read More
For the past few years, the healthcare industry has dealt with growing state and federal regulations by increasing compliance budgets and staffing. And as demands accrue for greater accuracy, privacy, and patient data security healthcare organizations are carefully considering ways to improve compliance.
One area of ongoing concern for healthcare organizations is contract management. Contracts are required for many aspects of business, but a Journal of Contract Management report found that over 70 percent of companies can't find 10 percent or more of their signed contracts. This alarming statistic should give any management team pause, but the issue is particularly sensitive for the healthcare industry. Lost contracts can lead to serious breaches of privacy, duplications and administrative errors resulting in penalties for the organization.
The healthcare industry is a beast. It generates billions of dollars, but costs continue to skyrocket. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, millions of previously uninsured Americans gained access to healthcare, and that expansion meant even more rules and regulations for hospitals and healthcare institutions to understand and follow. Healthcare compliance has always been a bit complicated, and this massive revision to the law has added to that. Here are some of the major healthcare compliance concerns and ways for companies to address them:Read More


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Forever & Always by Cristian Carrington is set on a tropical island surrounded by the vast sea, where Lono, a skilled fisherman, falls in love with Laka, leading to a blossoming relationship. They live amongst uncontacted people, but their idyllic lives are disrupted by the arrival of unfamiliar ships and the mysterious Jezebel, introducing both treasures and suspicions among the islanders. Strange occurrences, headaches, and surreal experiences unsettle the community, culminating in a night of harrowing events. Lono, acting as a middleman, is put in the position that he never, in his worst nightmare, thought might unfold, and in a fight to protect his people, he must also navigate horrific loss and betrayal. Even if his efforts are successful, the prospect of being forever haunted by the echoes of darkness remains.
Christian Carrington brings a great deal of emotion and depth to Forever & Always, which might be surprising given the compact nature of the story. The plight of uncontacted people and their vulnerability are front and center through the eyes and experiences of Lono, and the way the story unfolds is heartbreaking. The style of writing is straightforward and accessible, and the development of the characters is exceptionally well done. The standout to me is the descriptive moments, both beautiful and less so, from the gems being described as having "patterns swirling across their surfaces in an endless dance," to Carrington's narrative of the foul smell and red hue of the water, all of which provides a sensory experience for readers. Overall, this is a wonderful and thoughtful story that I am certain will touch everyone who reads it.


Work on the Lower Turnpike Bridge might finish sooner than expected. A construction worker onsite said work might be done as soon as the third week in April, if all goes according to plan. And as the one-lane bridge reopens, it will be time to close off the Truthville Bridge and work on that. In […]
By Bill Toscano Nine days into the school year, Granville’s school bus issues appear to have been resolved. John Steves, the district’s transportation supervisor, told the school board Sept. 10 that there had been some serious issues with the buses arriving late, especially in the afternoon. Since then, according to both Steves and Diane Dumas, […]
Board approves saving move Residents attending Monday night’s board of education got a lesson in what good credit can do for you when with one vote, the district saved $167,000. Business manager Cathy Somich brought a measure before the board requesting approval on refinancing of some of the debt left over from a […]
124th commencement shines Grads urged to strive As the class of 2010 lined up in the school parking lot, excited chatter filled the warm summer air almost as thickly as the anticipation for the event.


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Apple Cider Vinegar 30 Day Challenge – Day 24: ACV Can Help Prevent Cancer
ACV has many health benefits. Because it improves so many aspects of your health, your immune system, gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system and your cellular health can function properly. ACV can also create a healthier environment that only healthy cells can thrive. Today, Trina talks about the impact that creating a healthy internal environment can have on mutated cells and cancer.


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A Non Responding Case Of Extraocular Muscle Cysticercosis Mimicking As Pseudo-Tumor Orbit In A Child
albendazole, cysticercosis, ocular motility disorders, parasitic eye infections, prednisone
N Tuli. A Non Responding Case Of Extraocular Muscle Cysticercosis Mimicking As Pseudo-Tumor Orbit In A Child. The Internet Journal of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2009 Volume 7 Number 2.
Orbital cysticercosis is well documented but isolated involvement of extraocular muscle by cysticercus celulosae is uncommon. We recently examined a child treated for 3 months as a case of ophthalmic migraine and 6 months as pseudo-tumor orbit. That was later diagnosed to have orbital cysticercosis. This case reports emphasize that cysticercosis should be included in differential diagnosis of extraocular muscle enlargement especially in children of developing countries like India.
A 14 yr old female child was referred to us with a one and a half year history of left sided headache and redness in left eye and treated as ophthalmic migraine for 3 months with no relief of symptoms.
On examination her visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Eyes well orthophoric and slight limitation of left abduction was found. Congestion was noted over the left Medial Rectus(Figure 1). Exopthalmometry showed proptosis of 2mm of left eye. Her past medical history and general physical examination was unremarkable.
CT scan was ordered which showed it to be a case of left side Medial Rectus myositis.(Figure 2) She was treated with high dose oral steroids for 6 months with some transient relief but recurrence of symptoms on stopping the steroids.
As the response to steroids was atypical, CT scan was reviewed. CT scan disclosed a small cyst in left Medial Rectus that was presumed to be ocular cysticercosis and had been overlooked earlier. Patient was suspected as a case of ocular cystecercosis and was put on Albendazole and oral steroids for 1 month. Despite the treatment cyst increased. No response to the Albendazole put us in dilemma. MRI was orderedwhich showed a cyst confined to medial rectus (Figure 3). Excisional biopsy was done (Figure 4) and histopathology showed it to be cysticercosis infection.
Cysticercosis is a serious health problem in developing countries like Latin America, Asia, and Africa especially in area of poverty and poor hygiene [1-2]. It has a world prevalence of 50 million and leading to 50,000 deaths each year.  As per the Indian literature, ocular involvement occurs in 1.8 -4.5 % cases only, the ocular adnexa being the preferred site . It has been primarily reported in paediatric and young adult population . Inferior Rectus was commonly involved in one study  but in our case Medial Rectus was involved. The predominant symptoms in patients with extra-ocular muscle involvement are protrusion of globe, pain, diplopia, ptosis and diminution of vision but our patient presented with headache which could be due to release of toxins around the degenerating cyst. Our case suggests that a high index of suspicion should be entertained for extra-ocular muscle cysticercosis in every case of recurrent headache especially in child. Brain parenchymal involvement was not seen in our patient as seen in most of the studies of ocular cysticercosis .
Imaging modalities like orbital Ultra-sonography, CT scan or MRI brain with orbital cuts are essential for diagnosis but may be overshadowed by marked enlargement of the muscle as occurred in our case.
The therapeutic efficacy of Albendazole and Prednisolone for extra-ocular muscle cysticercosis has been reported to be good,  but our case did not respond and excisional biopsy was planned hence more data is required to establish the efficacy of Albendazole in such cases.
Our case therefore serves to emphasize that cysticercosis should be included in differential diagnosis of extra-ocular muscle enlargement for early recognition and adequate treatment and secondly the efficacy of Albendazole in extra-ocular muscle cysticercosis needs to be studied in detail.

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Totem. National Film Board of Canada presents ; director, Gil Cardinal ; narration script, Gil Cardinal ; producer, Bonnie Thompson, Jerry D. Krepakevich. The return of the G'psgolox pole /
In 1929, the Haisla people of northwestern British Columbia returned from a fishing trip to find a 9-metre-high totem pole, known as the G'psgolox pole, severed at the base and removed from their village. The fate of the 19th-century pole remained unknown to the Haisla for over sixty years. Dir...
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Trust me, it's not too early to start your Christmas sewing.
I made this Advent calendar for my Grandbaby in 2008. It took me about 3 months to complete. I wanted something large enough to put small gifts in. This one measures approximately 3 feet wide by 4 feet long.
Below is a close up of the pockets and bottom corner.
Here it is, completely full and ready to go.
And, with Mommy's permission, I am posting a picture of my beautiful grandbaby, Miss Oakleigh Elizabeth.

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Mat Staver Unable To Explain How Anti-Gay Discrimination Is Different From Other Forms Of Discrimination
Testifying before a House committee today about supposed threats to religious freedom in the U.S., Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver struggled to defend his support for allowing businesses to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler grilled Staver about his view that it would be wrong for a wedding photographer to discriminate against a Jewish couple because of a religious objection, but that the photographer is free to discriminate against a same-sex couple.
First, Staver tried to avoid the question by saying a photographer wouldn’t refuse to work for a Jewish wedding, but ultimately agreed that such anti-Jewish discrimination is in fact a violation of the law.
“I don’t see any difference at all” between refusing a Jewish couple and a gay couple, Nadler said.
He continued: “I’m holding out myself in commerce and my religious belief is that I don’t want black people or Jewish people or gay people in my restaurant and the federal government says that is discrimination, is that a violation of the freedom of religion?”
“No,” Staver conceded.
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