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We believe your office should allow you to feel comfortable, productive and inspired in your working life. Because when people feel inspired, great things happen.
As the heart of the workplace, you will help foster a sense of community by putting the well-being of others at the forefront. As you collaborate with colleagues to create a culture of support, you will have countless opportunities to inspire moments of delight and pursue amazing outcomes each day.
With Host, you can join a team that elevates the office experience by delivering world-class services that make coming to work better than it's ever been.
The Workplace Experience Coordinator role is at the forefront of delivering a positive office experience as a cultural ambassador, community advocate and service leader. In this role, you would provide workplace services and support to increase individual well-being, personal productivity, and organizational effectiveness. This Host uses people-led services to connect employees to their environment through high-touch services and world-class customer service support delivered by employees like the Workplace Experience Coordinator.
As part of a "front-of-house" team, the Workplace Experience Coordinator is responsible for creating a supportive and comfortable atmosphere by welcoming visitors and supporting all employee-facing services. This role is located at our client's building in the township of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
Services include, but are not limited to: Services include, but are not limited to: Concierge, Reception, Conference & Meeting Room Management, A/V Support, Meeting & Event Management, Community Programs, Workplace Coaching & Onboarding, Food Services, Parking & Commute, Office Supply Management, Moves, Adds, Changes, Furniture Management, Space Reset, Workplace Onboarding
Greets clients and visitors. Conducts guest registration through badging software. Issues visitor passes and validate parking.
Maintains awareness of the workspace. Submits janitorial and maintenance work orders as needed and/or communicate with appropriate partners to address issues. Responds to customers of behalf of other team members (e.g. Facilities or Janitorial Team).
Activates culture and community at the site in conjunction with the workplace experience team.
Responds to customer requests and complaints promptly with accurate and thorough information according to the specific request. Assists with light duty adjustments such adjusting monitor arms, tightening screws on chairs, and crawling under desks to adjust cables. Assists with meeting set up, furniture reset, and delivering temporary equipment and supplies. May assist with temporary signage.
Curates and administers of the Host platform and client materials customized to meet to the full Host experience. Ensures client and company materials comply with client and company brand guidelines.
Utilizes and maintains integrity of databases, supports data entry of required reports and other digital tools associated with service delivery, as requested.
Follows security and emergency procedures as defined for the property. Responds to emergency situations in a calm, efficient manner. Summons appropriate assistance and makes appropriate notifications in accordance with operating procedures.
Provides support for Experience Services team as directed, including expense management, meeting coordination, equipment care, and supply management. Ensures all billings for business services are invoiced and billed as required.
Maintains records of vendor proof of insurance and contractual documentation in place, per requirements.
Collaborates with vendors employees who provide services and goods.
Delivers orientations, such as tours of facility, how to submit a workorder, where supplies are kept and ordering procedure, amenities, and software ordering. Provides overview of Host Experience service.
May support coordination of moves, adds, and changes (MAC).
Performs other duties as assigned.
No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position.QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
HS Diploma or GED required.
A minimum of 1 - 2 years related experience (e.g. Front Desk, Concierge, Hospitality, Room Management, or Customer Service roles) is preferred.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and memos and ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisor. Ability to effectively present information to an internal department and/or large groups of employees.
Comfortable meeting and engaging with new people.
Warm and engaging demeanor. Ability to assess circumstances, empathize and offer help.
Requires basic knowledge of financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate simple figures such as percentages.
Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations. Ability to solve problems in standard situations. Requires basic analytical skills.
OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, OneNote, Outlook, etc. Comfortable with and embracing of new technologies and digital tools; such as Apps, databases, financial management, work order management, social networking, cloud technologies, handheld mobile technologies and applications, and communications.
Best candidates will have a genuine interest in in anticipating and serving the needs of others. A warm demeanor and desire to collaborate with others is key.
Physical ability to assist with warehouse operations. Able to lift 50 lbs.
Decisions made with general understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines. Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to co-workers and supervisor.
1. Complete at a satisfactory level all required and assigned HSE training
2. Follow all activity policies and procedures, including all HSE related requirements at all times
3. Participate in all HSE related programs & activities as required, including incident investigations, interviews, auditing and assessment, etc.
4. Report any condition which you feel could result in an accident or injury and / or stop work if required
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1. Be aware of and understand all safe work practices and procedures and potential hazards associated with the work environment
2. Maintain and wear at all times required appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
3. Apply appropriate material handling techniques at all times,
4. Only operate warehouse equipment and machinery (e.g. pallet jacks, manlifts, etc.) if properly trained, qualified and authorized to do so


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Alumni Profile
Alumni Offer an Unconventional Introduction to Shanghai
When Jamie Barys, SOC/BA '07, and Kyle Long, Kogod/BSBA '07, studied abroad together in Beijing during their junior year, they left knowing that they wanted to return to China.
Upon graduation, Kyle moved to Shanghai to teach. Jamie had a corporate job in Washington, D.C. for a while before deciding that it wasn't for her and moving to Xiamen, China to work as a food writer. The two reconnected and decided to start a business together in Shanghai.
Both recalled hearing the age-old advice that success comes with doing something about which you are passionate and decided that they wanted to love what they do. Jamie loves to eat. Kyle loves to run and eat. Both love finding off-the-beaten-path places and sharing their findings with friends and family.
These shared passions led them to start UnTour Shanghai, an urban adventure tourism company specializing in unique and personal day tours, including jogging sightseeing tours, culinary tours, and cultural excursions. Jamie serves as the Chief Eating Officer while Kyle serves as the Chief Running Officer.
Jamie recalls that her first dinner in Beijing was a bad experience. She didn't speak the language and couldn't order, and the person who was ordering for her party decided to play a practical joke on the group. She wants to help others avoid that experience and to take the guesswork out of eating well in Shanghai.
"I know how intimidating it can be," says Jamie, of traveling to a new city and trying to partake in the local foods without speaking the language. To avoid this and help tourists get off on the right foot, UnTour Shanghai provides all its customers with a welcome package that includes restaurant and dish recommendations in the neighborhood.
UnTour Shanghai offers a schedule of weekly public tours as well as several options for private group tours. All tours have a limited number of spaces, as Jamie and Kyle aim to keep them intimate and personalized.
December 1 will mark the two year anniversary of UnTour Shanghai. Both Jamie and Kyle are excited to celebrate the milestone and look forward to what the future holds for the company they're growing together.


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The Town was one of the founding members of the South Bayside Waste Management Authority (SBWMA). The Authority is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) made up of various cities, towns, the County and a sanitary district in San Mateo County. The Authority was created in order for these agencies to manage their own destiny of sorts by building their processing facility for waste. Each agency retained the authority and responsibility to franchise for their own waste hauler (Recology) and the SBWMA assisted by providing model franchise agreements for each agency to use for bid and agreement purposes. Ultimately, each agency ended up contracting with Recology for waste collection and through "flow control" each agency provided their waste stream to the SBWMA (essentially the various cities, towns, county and sanitary district) for processing. The SBWMA, as a JPA it is an independent governmental agency itself, contracted with South Bay Processing to operate the facility.
Over the years, the Town paid its share of the costs of operation and expansion of the processing facility (in San Carlos). Whenever debt was incurred to expand the facility's processing plant, buy trucks, heavy equipment, etc. - the Town paid its fair share (roughly 3%-5%) of the costs involved. Most of the participating agencies have grown significantly over the years of operation of the facility. Most have grown by way of commercial and multi-family development. This development increases the processing needs at the facility and as the facility has expanded to meet that need, the Town has had to pay a share of that increase even though the Town has not grown. With recent State legislative requirements, the processing facility will need to be significantly expanded again in the near future. Much of that impact will be on the commercial, industrial and multi-family waste streams - of which, the Town has nearly zero. Nonetheless, if the Town remained a member of the SBWMA, the Town (its residents through rates) would have to pay for those expansions. In 2019, when a bond measure came before the SBWMA for expansion, the Town voted NO. We were out-voted at the SBWMA. When that same bond measure was required to be approved by each member agency (or a least a majority), the Town again, voted NO. We were again, out-voted and ultimately, the SBWMA voted to refinance and increase its bonded debt by another $20 million. At that point, the City Council opted to explore other options.
The SBWMA had outgrown the land use demographic and waste stream demographic of the Town and if we remained a member, we would (and our residents through rate increases) would continue to have to pay for expansion of programs and services that did not apply to the Town. We voted to separate from the SBWMA and use the Town's Rate Stabilization Fund (can only be used for refuse issues) to pay off our exit cost. This was not out of the Town's General Fund and did not result in any rate increase or tax to residents.
Simultaneously, the Town put out a Request for Bid for refuse services. Recology, because they were locked into the multi-agency agreement with the SBWMA member agencies, opted NOT to apply to continue services to the Town. In October 2020, the Town adjusted its refuse rates. Those adjustments were projected cost increases due to bringing carts more in alignment with actual costs to collect and process waste. The adjustment (the increase you see in your rates) had no relation to Greenwaste. They were designed to be effective on January 1, 2021. These were the rate revenues that Greenwaste's contract was negotiated under. That contact took effect January 1, 2021 using the rates set under the Recology franchise.
In addition, the expansions required under the SBWMA's facility were partially triggered by the State's Organic Mandate under Senate Bill 1383. The SBWMA is still planning on how to comply with that regulation but they advised all member agencies to plan for increases in costs of up to 30%. Greenwaste was the sole bidder to the Town's Request for Bid. Greenwaste's collection and processing is also compliant from Day 1 with Senate Bill 1383. The only adjustments that the Town will see over the course of the franchise agreement are those related to increases costs for fuel, cost of living and other adjustments that are anticipated/predictable in nature. Unlike the SBWMA/Recology situation, where the Town is routinely outvoted by other members that have different processing and land use demographic needs. The Greenwaste franchise and the Town's departure from the SBWMA allows the Town to control its own destiny and thereby control the impacts to resident's refuse collection and processing rates over the next 20 years.
Greenwaste became the Town's service provider effective January 1, 2021.
Yes and no. The Town increased its service rates under the franchise agreement with Recology in October 2020. Those rates were not effective until January 1, 2021. However, the Town changed franchisees to Greenwaste on that date as well. The rates under which the new franchise was negotiated were the Recology rates that would have been effective January 1, 2021.
However, because of Recology's billing cycle, some residents were only billed for 2 months out of a 3-month quarter in order to terminate the service on December 31, 2020. Their new initial billing from Greenwaste was for a full quarter beginning January 1, 2021. Therefore, the final billing from Recology and the initial billing from Greenwaste cannot be effectively compared as they represent different numbers of months of service.
In addition, during the transition of services, the Town and Greenwaste discovered that the subscription service levels provided by Recology to the Town and Greenwaste during the service transition did not always match the service level provided to the resident. In some cases, the resident was receiving a higher level of service than they were being charged for under their billing services. Greenwaste will be connecting with each resident that has an incorrect attributed service level to determine exactly what service level they desire to retain and their billing will be adjusted accordingly.
No. Greenwaste provides the same level of service that you currently subscribed to receive from Recology. This service level was based on the subscription levels of service provided for your residence by Recology during the month of December.
Greenwaste bills quarterly, during the first month of each quarter. The first bill can be expected in January with the next bill to be received in April, etc.
The cart replacement process will begin on January 18, 2021 and will occur during a 2-3 week period. Your carts will be replaced on your service day during that period. Set all carts in their service location by 6:30am on your service day, even if they are empty. Please leave carts out until 6pm, as the replacement will occur after the carts are serviced. GreenWaste and Recology are using the same cart removal/delivery subcontractor to minimize the opportunity for disruption. You will receive the same size and number of carts you currently have based on the information in Recology's database. Your old carts will be removed at the same time your new carts are delivered.
The cart delivery subcontractor will be removing all carts set out at the curb. If you have additional carts that you own and wish to keep, do not bring them to the curb during the replacement period. Please also keep in mind that these customer-owned carts may only be used for incidental extra material and may not be used for regular weekly collection.
All carts set out Curbside for removal during the weeks of cart transition will be removed. However, your account with Recology has a specific per cart subscription and there is a subscription fee (service and/or cart rental) associated with each cart. Only the amount of carts on that subscription will be replaced. We don't want to begin charging for services you may not want to receive, so if you are currently paying for service on fewer carts than you set out, you will only be delivered the number and type of carts based on the information in Recology's database. The excess carts will be removed but not replaced. In this case, a cart hanger will be left on your new carts indicating how many and what type of carts were removed and not replaced, and you can contact Customer Service if you would like to subscribe to additional services.
IN SUMMARY: If you want excess carts removed but not replaced, you can set them out; but, if you want all carts removed and replaced (increasing your subscribed service level), contact Customer Service when you receive the cart hanger. If you do not want your owned carts replaced, do not set them out during the transition weeks.
The major change is that food waste and food soiled paper go in the Mixed Compostables cart rather than the Green Cart.
The updated waste-sorting practices allow Greenwaste to extract resources from all three waste streams and ensure the highest and best use of all materials recovered from those waste streams. By removing the food scraps and food soiled paper from the Green Cart, we are able to produce a higher quality end-product. The clean yard trimmings material from the Green Cart will be used to produce OMRI-listed compost, which is used in agricultural applications. When the contents of the Gray Cart are processed, the food scraps and food soiled paper will be recovered and turned into a landscape compost. Additionally, we have found that when food scraps are allowed to be mixed with yard waste, many customers still placed food waste in their garbage cart so there was food waste in both carts. This new program is designed to make it easier for customers to use while maximizing diversion from landfill.
GreenWaste can accept this material in nearly any form – loose or bagged (paper, compostable plastic, plastic). Since all material is processed through the Materials Recovery Facility (and garbage material is removed), the best way for our facility to accept the material is loose. If you'd like to bag the material, the best option is a paper bag or compostable plastic bag, with plastic bags being the least desirable.
No. When food waste is added to the Green Cart, the material can no longer be processed into an organic-certified OMRI-listed compost. Orchard fruit and vegetables from a garden (including pumpkins) that have NOT been brought into a building for preparation for consumption may be placed in the Green Cart. However, any fruit or vegetables grown that are prepared in any fashion for consumption must go into the Gray Cart.
Backyard Service is an extra service provided by GreenWaste when the driver disembarks the vehicle to manually collect carts that are more than 5' from the curb and not readily accessible by the collection vehicle. Backyard service allows collection in locations including a back or side yard, or other non-Curbside location. The fees are based on distance (0' – 100', then 50' increments thereafter) and the total number of Gray Carts. Distance measurements begin just beyond the reach of the truck arm. NOTE: Only BLUE and GRAY Carts are eligible for new Backyard Service.
In order to make the new services cost-effective, GreenWaste is using fully-automated trucks, which means the driver does not need to exit the vehicle to collect carts. These trucks have an arm that reaches out to pick up the carts and empties the contents into the collection vehicle. The carts need to be easily accessible to the truck arm for curbside collection to occur efficiently. Backyard charges will apply when carts are set out at a location that require the driver to disembark the vehicle.
Extra material will be collected and additional charges will apply based on volume and material type. The first 32-gal of extra material each year will be collected for no additional charge.
MIXED COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS must be properly labeled, set out Curbside next to the Mixed Compostables cart and either:
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS must be properly labeled, set out Curbside next to the Recyclable Materials cart and either:
CARDBOARD must be set out Curbside and secured such that the bundle or box remains intact upon lifting and:
YARD TRIMMINGS must be set out Curbside, and either:
Greenwaste (and Recology) has the ability to charge for extra mixed compostable materials (gray cart material) whenever the volume of materials exceeds the capacity of the cart. This is determined in a number of ways.
It is preferred that residents reach out to Greenwaste and make arrangements at least one (1) day in advance of the regular collection day for excess materials. Excess material is charged based on a 32-gallon set-out rate:
Residents may set out household batteries and cell phones placed on top of their Recyclable Materials Cart in clear zip-close plastic bags.
Tape the contacts/terminals of lithium and lead acid button cell batteries with clear tape prior to placing in the plastic bag.
Residents may set out used motor oil (in plastic containers with a screw on lid only) and filters (in sealed plastic bags only), next to their Blue Cart, for collection at no additional charge (limited to five (5) gallons of oil per collection. Free containers and bags can be requested by calling Customer Service.
Excess material can be placed in boxes, bags or bundles net to your cart, in an extra container, or within your cart if the lid was open eight (8) inches or more. There will be charges on your next invoice for the materials collected. For full details, see the instructions by clicking here. If materials is propping your lid open by eight (8) inches or more you have excess material.


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I have two monitors set up at work, with the external one set to a portrait configuration. When I attempt to VNC in to work remotely, this results in a HUGE (something like 1600x3000) because the virtual screen is the compositing of the two (with black bars where there is no monitor space).
As a result, the VNC connection is non-responsive.
I'd like to be able to login via ssh
and disable the second monitor via some command-line command or script. What commands might accomplish this?
Again, I am remote, so disconnecting the screen is not an option, and mirroring results in a screen that is about 1440x1440 (so it will fit onto both monitors with no stretching), so that is also a non-optimal strategy.
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themachine% xrandr -q
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 640 x 480, current 2970 x 1680, maximum 2970 x 1702
default connected 2970x1680+0+0 0mm x 0mm
1920x1080 60.0
640x480 60.0
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Delayed 911 response a matter of geography and jurisdictions
Stephanie Hooks pleaded for help after collapsing on the floor of her South Los Angeles home.
"I can't breathe.... Help me breathe!" the 53-year-old grandmother wailed as frantic family members took turns on the phone with a Los Angeles Fire Department dispatcher, who alerted paramedics at a city station nearly 3 miles away.
More than a mile closer, just across the city border, rescuers at a Los Angeles County Fire Department station sat idle, unaware of the unfolding emergency, county records show.
It took more than 10 minutes for LAFD paramedics to reach Hooks, who went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital. A faster response might not have saved her, but the February 2009 incident highlights a failure to fix how the agency responds to thousands of emergency medical calls along L.A.'s jagged borders despite reforms promised decades ago.
Los Angeles' city and county fire agencies agreed in 1979 to link their dispatching operations to save lives and cut costs. But a Times analysis of more than 1 million LAFD responses over the last five years shows the agency rarely reaches across jurisdictional lines for county help. One result: 911 callers within a quarter mile of the city border are nearly 50% more likely to wait more than 10 minutes for rescue crews to arrive.
According to national standards embraced by the LAFD, firefighters are supposed to arrive in under six minutes to almost all medical emergencies.
In more than 70,000 medical calls, LAFD sent rescuers to locations where county firehouses were closer, the analysis found. More than 1,300 of those cases were cardiac arrests, where delays of seconds can be critical because irreversible brain damage can begin just four minutes after the heart stops beating.
Fire Commissioner Alan Skobin, who is leading a review of problems with the department's response times, expressed concern about the Times' findings. He said the commission would examine whether the LAFD's dispatch system could be tied into the county's fire rescue network.
"If there's a way to leverage technology to get another unit to the scene, we should be doing that," Skobin said.
For years, other fire agencies across the nation have been pooling resources and using technology to create "automatic aid" dispatching systems that send the nearest emergency units, regardless of jurisdiction. "A political boundary should never put someone's life in jeopardy," said Timothy E. Sendelbach, who has written about the issue as the editor of FireRescue Magazine. Some of California's largest fire agencies — including those serving the Orange County, San Diego and San Jose areas — have already adopted cross-border dispatching.
Tight city budgets in San Diego County helped persuade fire officials at eight agencies to adopt automatic aid agreements, said Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. "Basically, there's no borders anymore," he said. Officials with the Orange County Fire Authority say their department is part of a "seamless" 911 response network with 10 fire agencies.
That was the goal set in Los Angeles a generation ago.
In 1979, then-LAFD Chief John C. Gerard wrote to the Fire Commission and said that enlisting county assistance near the city border "would improve emergency response times" and "produce significant saving in lives and property."
The departments later signed a formal automatic-aid agreement that called for electronically linking dispatch systems, records show. But the connection was never made, partly because of costs, said county Battalion Chief Jon O'Brien. "It's being mapped out," he said, "but it's nothing that's going to get handled in the short term."
Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings said he wasn't familiar with the agreement and could not comment on it.
Cummings acknowledged that county firehouses are closer than city stations in some areas of Los Angeles. But he said it was the LAFD's responsibility to send the appropriate unit to every emergency within city boundaries. "We do it very well 1,100 times a day," he said.
Currently, if city dispatchers want to summon county units they must use telephones, a process that takes too long, Skobin said. Over the last five years, when county fire stations were closer, LAFD dispatchers called county rescuers in less than 10% of emergency medical cases, according to the Times analysis, which included both agencies' dispatch records.
Dwayne Anderson's home in Hyde Park in South Los Angeles is half a block from the border and less than a mile from a county firehouse with paramedics.
Shortly before sunrise one day last March, Anderson realized that his 59-year-old girlfriend, Elaine McKinney, who had been battling breast cancer, was unconscious. She had suffered cardiac arrest, LAFD records show.
Anderson called 911 using a cellphone and was mistakenly connected to a county operator, who transferred him to the LAFD because he lived in the city.
Nervous and scared, Anderson began CPR under the guidance of the dispatcher as he waited for firefighters to arrive. He assumed rescuers would come from the nearest firehouse — the county station, where records show paramedics were available. "All I wanted was help," he said.
Instead, LAFD units — two fire trucks with no paramedics — were being dispatched from a station nearly 3 miles away, records show.
They reached Anderson more than 11 minutes after LAFD dispatchers answered his call. It took nearly 2 more minutes for a paramedic ambulance to arrive, records show.
McKinney died at a nearby hospital, according to the county's office of vital records. Anderson wonders whether her chances would have been better if the closest rescuers had responded. "For people who have life-and-death problems, it shouldn't matter where you live," he said.
Other neighborhoods with longer-than-average response times include those bordering West Hollywood, East Los Angeles and a strip of the city less than a mile wide that stretches from South L.A. to the harbor, the analysis found. Nearly 30 years ago, the city strip was labeled a "Valley of Death" by a top county medical official after a nurse suffered a fatal heart attack there — and was left waiting for distant city rescuers when county fire units were closer.
In South L.A., part of the Gramercy Park neighborhood is surrounded on three sides by county territory. That's where Stephanie Hooks lived for more than 10 years.
A former quality-control analyst at a microchip firm, Hooks enjoyed caring for her 7-year-old granddaughter and watching her teenage daughter, Alnisha, compete in track and field events.
Early one morning, Hooks began gasping for air as she left home to walk her dogs.
"Call 911!" her husband yelled.
Family members took turns talking to the LAFD dispatcher on speaker phone, according to a copy of the 911 tape obtained by The Times.
"Stay calm 'cause the firemen are on the way," the dispatcher said early on in the call.
After four minutes, help still had not arrived.
"They're not here!" Stephanie Hooks shouted. "I can't breathe!"
"Mommy, you're scaring me," Alnisha told her.
"I know there's a fire station on 108th," Alnisha said five minutes into the call, referring to the closer county firehouse where medics were available.
"Where they at?" demanded Hooks' agitated husband, Alvin. More than a minute later, he asked again.
"They're just a little ways away," the dispatcher assured him. "You'll be hearing sirens shortly."
But the agonizing wait continued — a total of 10 minutes and 30 seconds after the family first reached the LAFD, records show.
Attorney Reginald P. Mason is suing the city on behalf of the family, claiming the response "seemed like an eternity" and contributed to Hooks' death. The family also alleges that paramedics did not do enough to treat Hooks once they arrived. The city denies the allegations, and a trial is scheduled for January.
On a recent afternoon, as relatives gathered at the family's dining room table, Alnisha Hooks, now 20, said she still doesn't understand why the closest rescuers weren't called to aid her mother.
"They were right around the corner," she said.
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For persons who had at least one injury/poisoning episode in the past 3 months, INJDOREST reports the number of times a person was injured or poisoned while he or she was sleeping, resting, eating, or drinking.
INJDOREST is a person-level variable and is derived from corresponding injury/poisoning episode-level data. This variable describes the activity at time of injury or poisoning.
INJDOREST is part of a series of variables initiated in 1997 that systematically report persons' injuries and poisonings, the cause, what the person was doing while sustaining the injury or poisoning, and where she/he was at the time of the injury or poisoning. For related variables and additional information, please see the User note on Injuries and Poisonings or use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Prior to 2000, persons were asked about injuries and poisonings separately; in 2000, these categories were combined and persons were asked about the causes, activities, and locations related to injury and poisoning episodes at the same time.
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for this variable in particular...fic to the variables before this, but then follow up with a general overviewIn 2000 a screening question regarding the number of injuries or poisonings that were serious enough to seek medical attention was reworded and caused a marked decrease in the number of persons reporting injuries. The question was changed back to the originally intended wording in subsequent years. Despite the significant decline in the overall number of injury and poisoning episodes reported in 2000, the percentage distributions of episodes for the person's activity at the time of injury/poisoning are comparable across time. For greater detail on these changes, please see the User Note on Injuries and Poisonings .
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World of Warcraft in School: Learning With The Lich King
The Presentation:
There are notes for each slide that are available when viewing at Slideshare.net. The presentation Peggy Sheehy and I made was a combination of these two presentations:
The Video:
Website Resources:
The WoWinSchool Wiki – http://wowinschool.pbworks.com – this is the official wiki for the project. Here we share news, technical information about implementation, an extensive list of supporting research, and examples of student work.
What research supports this project? – http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/Supporting-Research – There's a growing list of academic research that supports game-based learning and the use of virtual worlds and simulations in learning. We also have some great videos available as well.
The Cognitive Dissonance Guild – http://cognitivedissonance.guildportal.com – Are you an educator interested in exploring World of Warcraft? Maybe you already plan and are looking to network with other educators. Cognitive Dissonance is a guild designed to help educators learn about World of Warcraft and other virtual worlds.
What about the violence? – http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/impact/myths.html – It's a question that's often asked when it comes to integrating video games like World of Warcraft into the school environment. This is a link to an excellent article by Dr. Henry Jenkins of MIT. There are more links and resources on the subject available in the Supporting Research section of the wiki.
The Official World of Warcraft Site – http://www.worldofwarcraft.com
Recommended Reading:
Don't Bother Me Mom I'm Learning – Mark Prensky
Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever – John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy – James Paul Gee
Playing To Learn: Video Games In The Classroom – David Hutchison (has lesson ideas revolving around video games)
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future – Daniel H. Pink
Everything Bad Is Good For You – Steven Johnson
Lucas Gillispie and Peggy Sheehy – Contact Information:
Twitter: @PCSTech and @WoWinSchool
Skype: lucas.gillispie
Email: lucas at edurealms.com
Twitter: @PeggySheehy
In SecondLife – Maggie Marat
In World of Warcraft – Sisters of Elune Server, Alliance – Maratsade and Sheehredd
My Avatars:
Pantego – 80 Dranei Shaman, Harbingers of Light Guild, Sisters of Elune Server
Foghlum – 80 Gnome Warlock, Cognitive Dissonance Guild, Sisters of Elune Server
Erud – 80 Dranei Death Knight, Cognitive Dissonance Guild, Sisters of Elune Server
Hooda – 25 Human Priest, The Legacy Guild (WoWinSchool student guild), Sisters of Elune Server
Golyn, 80 Dwarf Hunter, Harbingers of Light Guild, Cenarion Circle Server
Verdra, 80 Human Paladin, Harbingers of Light Guild, Cenarion Circle Server
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Residential & commercial plumbing systems have water traps built into the systems to prevent sewer gases from migrating into the buildings. Occasionally, on plumbing fixtures that aren't often used, the water in the water trap can dry out and evaporate. Customers should run a gallon or two of water into the drains of fixtures to ensure that water traps have water. If the customers plumbing fixtures do not have water traps, or the water traps don't seem to be working, the customer should contact a licensed plumber to inspect and repair the problem.
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An abatement is a lessening or reduction in the billable amount for the sewer use billing period, for specific policy approved causes, where sewer billing cannot be fairly derived from the customer's water meter reading.
The City of Fitchburg's Department of Public Works – Wastewater Division is beginning the construction of a sewer and drain separation project in the area near the western end of Main Street. Please click the link to see Project Area Map. The purpose of the project is to prevent stormwater runoff from entering the sanitary sewer system, which causes raw sewerage to overflow to the Nashua River during rain events. This project is mandated by the City's Federal Court settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The City of Fitchburg has acquired the services of J.A. Polito & Sons, Inc. to make repairs to the sewers and drains in your area. As part of the project, sewer and drain repairs will be made on Main Street, between the Upper Common near Caldwell Place and the Main Street/River Street roundabout. As a result, Main Street between the Upper Common near Caldwell Place and the Main Street/River Street roundabout will be closed to vehicular access starting on July 24, 2023 through November 15, 2023.
During this time, residents are being asked to plan accordingly and seek an alternate route. Eastbound truck routes will be redirected from River Street, to Kimball Street, to Rollstone Street and to Main Street. Westbound truck routes will be redirected from Summer Street, to Fifth Street, to Water Street, to Laurel Street and to Kimball Street. Local traffic will be rerouted to Rollstone Street and Kimball Streets. All local traffic to follow detour signage. Please click the link to see the Local Traffic Detour Map and Truck Traffic Detour Map.
During construction, Weston & Sampson will have a resident engineer on site inspecting the construction project. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Weston & Sampson at (978) 548-4808 or the City's Wastewater Division at (978) 829-1930. Please leave a message including your name, address, and telephone number and someone will get back to you promptly. The Department of Public Works – Wastewater Division thanks you for your cooperation and apologizes in advance for any inconvenience.
The "billing unit" is one hundred cubic feet ("CCF" as a short-hand unit of measure term), or approximately 750 gallons. Two billing units would be equal to 2 CCF, or 200 cubic feet, or approximately 1,500 gallons.
The Water and Wastewater Commission for the City of Fitchburg are authorized to set the sewer rates for the Fitchburg Wastewater Division. Rate revenues must cover the day-to-day expenses incurred to operate the water and sewer systems, as well as support ongoing Wastewater Division maintenance and improvements that comply with federal and state agencies aimed at protecting health and the environment.
Rate changes typically occur for the June 1st billing period. Click here for the current sewer rates.
If you notice an apparent billing increase out side of the regularly scheduled rate increases, it is because your property's water meter is reading more flow passing through the meter than before. If you are not increasing your water use (lawn or garden watering, water use for home maintenance, automobile washing, etc.), this would suggest that there are plumbing leaks on the property side of the water meter, and these leaks are "read" as water usage by the customer. Increased water use consumption by customers, due to plumbing leaks, lawn, house, property or automotive maintenance, are not abatable conditions, and customers will be billed for sewer use on these meter readings. (Refer to the DPW Wastewater Division's Sewer Billing Abatement Policy for details.)
The industry average for residential water/sewer use is 120 CCF per year. The annual usage the City uses for statistical average is 100 CCF per year. Dividing this figure by 12 monthly billing periods, gives an average monthly usage of 8.333 CCF/month. The Wasterwater Division bills at the current monthly sewer rate, which results in the monthly billing rate which is assigned to sewer-only accounts.
Sewer-only customers have the option of installing a radio-read water meter on their water supply well (at the customer's expense). If a sewer only customer installs a meter, the sewer billing for the account would be based on the meter reading, and would follow the sewer billing process. This would be advantageous to a sewer-only customer who believes that they use less than 8.333 CCF per month. Sewer-only customers seeking to pursue a meter installation, should contact the Fitchburg Water Department (Tel. No.: 978-345-9616) for information on the meter, and costing.
Yes. There is a minimum charge. Sewer customers are billed a flat rate per month for sewer usage from 0 to 3 CCF. Sewer customers that use in excess of 3 CCF are billed for the full amount used that month at the current billing rate.
The City owns the sewer mains and sewer manholes in the streets, or in cross-country running sewer easements. The sewer customer owns, and is responsible for operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing the sewer service pipe that connects the customer's home or building to the City-owned sewer, up to and including the connection to the City-owned sewer.
The City has implemented a one-call point-of-contact for the public or sewer customers to alert the City of an apparent sewer problem. The public or sewer customers are instructed to contact the Fitchburg DPW Dispatch, at (T) 978-829-1900.
Weekdays (non-holidays) the Fitchburg DPW Dispatch Desk is staffed from 7:00 AM thru 3:00 PM.
After hours on weekdays (non-holidays), on weekends, and on holidays, calls to the (T) 978-829-1900 number will be answered by an answering service, and the call message will be forwarded to the appropriate on-call City staff member. For sewer related calls, messages will be forwarded to the on-call DPW Wastewater Division on-call Collection System personnel.
City DPW Wastewater Division Collection System personnel responding to the site will investigate the City-owned sewers to determine if the source of the problem is in the City-owned sewers, or if the source of the problem appears to be in the sewer customer owned sewer service piping. Responding personnel will contact the caller to relay the findings, and any actions taken. If the source of the problem appears to be in the sewer customer owned sewer service piping, the caller (or customer) will be informed that the issue is in the private, customer owned piping, and that the caller (or customer) will need to contact a plumber to address the issue in the private, customer owned piping.


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1981. Launch of Emporio Armani, a new line, revolutionary and comprehensive, a star shining brilliantly in the fashion firmament. Target market: young men and women who love the Armani style and seek a product with a high fashion content.
Emporio Armani sets a new trend in retail and makes a huge impact, with both its name and the symbol chosen to represent it. The name "Emporio" refers to a new concept of democratic fashion. The eagle, which communicates strength in an immediate and easily recognisable way, was chosen because it stands for power and soaring flight, like a talisman of good fortune for the newly born line. Time has proved the designer's instincts in this respect to have been right.
While the initial message was targeted exclusively at the young, Emporio Armani has broadened its appeal over the years to embrace everyone who follows the progress of fashion and its latest trends. "From the creative point of view, Emporio Armani involves me as much as Giorgio Armani, but it allows me greater opportunities to come up with amusing, modern and free-spirited looks, while maintaining my essential style. Because the brand is vital and carefree, with a touch of vanity, tempered by a special allure and a certain dignity," explains Giorgio Armani.
A genuine cultural phenomenon, Emporio Armani has consistently explored new forms of communication – for example, the brand famously hired a huge wall in the middle of Milan to display a gigantic poster. The idea of using a mural broke new ground for a clothing line such as Emporio Armani, which was the first fashion name to address the general public in this way, acting on the knowledge that the big city is the arena where everything happens, and changes occur at the speed of light.
The attention of passers by was captured by the enormous image for the first time in spring 1984. To begin with this image was created by a painted technique (the only option, technically, at the time), but then giant photographic reproduction became a reality following innovative developments in that field. Between 1989 and 1998 the wall reproduced the covers of the Emporio Armani Magazine. (The site is still used today by the brand to display images from current advertising campaigns.)
The Emporio Armani Magazine, a bi-annual publication in a large format containing a wealth of images and content – photographic fashion spreads, music news, arts bulletins, publishing and recording updates, articles and interviews – broke new ground in what is now an accepted medium of brand communication. Its unique status within this genre and its international outlook have turned it into a collectible object of desire, because it predicted new trends, and communicated a style, a way of living, conveying the whole world of Emporio Armani. Among the magazine's roll call of distinguished contributors were some of the most important and influential photographers in the world: Michel Comte, Max Vadukul, Roxanne Lowit, Albert Watson, Peter Lindbergh, Dominique Issermann, Enrique Badulescu and Walter Chin, great talents capable of expressing the spirit of Emporio Armani through unexpected, creative and dynamic images.
To take this lifestyle-driven world into another dimension, the Emporio Armani Caffè was born, adopting a formula that encourages a love of socialising and getting together – meeting for lunch after a shopping expedition, relishing the menu of simple, healthy, natural dishes, typical of Italian cuisine.
Now, looking back, we can see that it has been a long and adventurous journey since 1981 when the first Emporio Armani store opened in Via Durini in the very centre of Milan. Today, Emporio Armani, with its 196 outlets (either directly owned, or free-standing third party concessions), is a place where you can find clothes for work and sport; you can come away with evening wear or a simple T-shirt, a pair of shoes, a belt or a bag, a gift for a friend, a new piece of jewellery or a watch. The wide choice of products on offer reflects Giorgio Armani's deeply held conviction that fashion should be a positive force and help people to express their own lifestyle and individuality.
Today's Emporio Armani is a modern and contemporary collection of clothing and accessories, a statement of style that keeps pace with fashion and foresees new trends: this is a brand rich in ideas and wardrobe solutions, always offering a coherent look that ensures compatibility with previous purchases from the line. "Because young people today like to team a new top with an old pair of trousers, or the jacket of the season with a cherished pair of jeans, the Emporio Armani line is tailormade to give them what they want," observes Giorgio Armani.


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Nebojša Despotovic
For an online exhibition of works, visit the website of Galleria Studio 2F, Milan www.dueffearte.com
2002 – present, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Painting
Under the direction of Prof. Carlo Di Raco
I also took electives in sculpture, photography, mass media and history of contemporary art.
2000 – 2002. Course in painting,studio of Prof. Radomir Kneževic, Belgrade,
1998 – 2000. Course in drawing,under the direction of Prof. Dragan Jelovac, Belgrade
1997 – 2001. Treca Beogradska Gimnazija, Belgrade
Classical Diploma
- 2006 Premio italian factory, casa del pane, Milano
- 2006 Atelier F, Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia curated by prof. Carlo Di Raco
- 2006 Exibition at Monza, curated by gallery manager Marco Fanciullacci
- 2006 Atelier Aperti Tangenze Arte Moda. Verona, Villa Vecelli Cavriani. Curated by Prof. Gloria Vallese.
- 2006 Collective exhibition. Mostra collettiva di pittura contemporanea, Fondazione Ricovero Martinelli, Milan
- 2004 Collective exhibition. Adriaticamente, Marghera-Venezia.
- 2004 Collective exhibition. Sotto l'attico, at the Palazzo Frisacco at Tolmezzo, Udine. Curated by Dr. Raffaella Cargnolutti.
- 2003 Solo exhibition. Accademia di Belle Arti,Venice. Course of anatomy. Curated by Prof. Alessandra Scagliarini
The work I do is not confined just to paintings, but also to collage, photography and drawings using different techniques and sculptures that are united with my poems which inspire them, creating a unitary vision of my concept of identity.
It is an art which continually seeks the meaning of the personal identity which summons emotion from the spectator whilst challenging him intellectually. The relationship with the audience is always taken into consideration and is the subject of frequent reflection.
When I bring together images from newspapers and old photos I create an image of the individual and pop culture, which is to say, the mentality of those who surround us, and their habits.
With a wide brushstroke, he makes a new human race appear. Never before seen and unnerving, it is related to teddy bears, ragdolls and plastic dolls.Gloria Vallese, catalogue to Atelier Aperti, 2006


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This should have been a day of optimism in the NFL. Eleven teams practiced for the first time as training camp truly cranked up. Actual football, with pads and tackling, has started.
But the biggest headlines were stories that the league would rather forget about.
Ray Rice was was suspended by the NFL for two games in connection with his February arrest for an ugly domestic dispute. Suspended Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested for driving under the influence. And the day's capper came live on NFL Network when we learned Marshawn Lynchwill hold out of training camp, from his ex-teammate Michael Robinson.
Lynch's situation is not one-tenth as serious as Rice or Blackmon, but it is a story we'll wind up writing about plenty throughout camp. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Seahawks have no intention of upgrading Lynch's contract, so there isn't an easy solution in sight.
It was a fitting end to a depressing day of news. There will be plenty of summer afternoons to revel in the return of football and the winners and losers of "two-a-days." But Thursday was largely about the uglier side of the sport.
Here's what else we learned Thursday:
- Perhaps Lynch's holdout was partly inspired by Jamaal Charles' recent contract upgrade. The difference is that Charles was vastly underpaid, while Lynch is already paid like a top-five running back. It wouldn't be a surprise if Lynch's holdout lasted deep into camp.
- Kudos to Robinson for breaking some news on live television, capping a jam-packed day on Inside Training Camp Live. He received a phone call from Lynch, who informed Robinson that he will hold out of camp.
- Rice will miss two division games to start the season against Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Bernard Pierce figures to carry the load while Rice is out, and it wouldn't be a surprise if Pierce winds up leading the team in rushing even when Rice returns to the field.
- Blackmon's story is sad, with substance abuse issues dating back to college. He could be the rare NFL player that winds up being suspended for more than one season. He's currently on an indefinite suspension from the league. Jaguars owner Shad Khan said that the organization will not release Blackmon.
- In happier news, it was fun to hear that new Baltimore Ravens wideout Steve Smithput on a show on the first day of training camp. He made a few plays on vertical passes, which is a great sign for the 35-year-old.
- Smith's old team in Carolina has familiar bad news. Running back Jonathan Stewart has a balky hamstring that could keep him out of practice for a week or two. Cam Newton, on the other hand, was a full go to start training camp.
- This shouldn't be a surprise, but the New York Giants put Rashad JenningsNo. 1 on their first unofficial depth chart. It's interesting that David Wilson, finally cleared after neck problems, was immediately No. 2 at the position. NFL Media's Daniel Jeremiah noted that rookie Andre Williams dropped a few passes at practice Thursday.
- Robert Griffin III was not sharp at his first practice, according to coach Jay Gruden. One thing RGIII needs to work on: Adjust to DeSean Jackson's speed. Gruden noted that Griffin underthrew DeSean Jackson a few times.
The new season has only brought out more eccentricities in Griffin. He has taken to doing push ups after bad passes. He's also wearing one black shoe and black sock with a matching white sock and white shoe.
"I call it the ying and the yang, white and black working together. We're all brothers. We're doing it together," Griffin said.
- Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer admitted that Matt Cassel is No. 1 on the quarterback depth chart to start camp. No surprise there.
- Tennessee Titans general manager Ruston Webster said he expects to get an extension worked out with defensive tackle Jurrell Casey.
- Oakland Raiders cornerback D.J. Hayden is coming off surgery for a stress fracture on his foot and could miss a big portion of training camp. It's hugely disappointing for the injury-prone second-year player. The Raiders took a chance on Hayden last year, and it hasn't paid off.
- Marcell Dareuspassed his conditioning test. So at least we won't be subjected to an embarrassing Albert Haynesworth situation that drags on for weeks.
- Roddy White's contract extension, announced early in the morning, already feels like old news. It's great to see one of our favorite receivers taken care of. He's made a Reggie Wayne-like career transition in his thirties.
Bonus: And Finally ... Jim Harbaugh
Let's leave it to Harbaugh to pick us up on a down day. He said that the 49ers are the "least unhappy" team in the league. A reporter asked him if the absence of holdout guard Alex Boone took away from the job of the first day of camp. This was his response:
"It's such a positive happening, that first day. Imagine you're kind of in the comfort of the offseason, like being in the comfort of the womb. You got plenty to eat in there, it's warm, very cozy.
"And then you're born, into somewhat of the unknown. A lot of people looking at you, lot of faces looking at you, lot of excitement. It's light, it's bright, it's noisy, it's the crazy world of football. Again, it's a real happening. Wish everyone could experience it."
The warm, cozy offseason is over. 2014 training camp came out kicking and screaming Thursday.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" offers up team-by-team training camp previews of the NFC East and NFC West.


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VANCOUVER, B.C., May-31-2018 — /EPR Healthcare News/ — The mission of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is to promote diabetes care and cure worldwide. Type 2 diabetes, once thought only to afflict African descends, other minorities, and the less educated, is now an ignored pandemic afflicting over 450 million people from diverse academic backgrounds and races, worldwide. Health Department budgets allocated for managing diabetes in developed nations each year is staggering; far exceeding the GDP of most other countries. In a new book titled Diabetic's Journey, diabetes survivor and expert, Ernest Quansah, demystifies how type 2 diabetes can be cured.
In his book, Quansah chronicles circumstances that led him to crave and heavily indulge in sugar, one day awaking to find a sticky, whitish substance in the corners of his eyes and on his tongue. Upon reviewing Quansah's blood tests, his doctor used these words: "Do you know the danger you have put yourself in? You are not far from going into cardiac arrest. The whitish substance is sugar build-up in your body trying to find a way out."
Quansah's research uncovered two lifesaving pieces of information:
- Type 2 diabetes is caused by consumption of refined sugar; a fact confirmed by Dr. Sanjay Basu, Ph.D., of Stanford University.
- Natalia McInnes of McMaster University, type 2 diabetes cure researcher, stated that type 2 diabetes can be reversed and cured in four months.
Said Quansah, "My doctor supported Dr. McInnes's findings when he said to me: 'Type 2 diabetes is cured using several approaches all working together. The diabetes is cured if it does return two years after reversal.' Reversing type 2 diabetes costs less than $200.00 per diabetic, a fraction of what is spent each year managing diabetes for the rest of one's life. This is not taking into account the added cost of the onset of other diseases resulting from the diabetes. Best of all, the victim's life will be saved when he or she is cured. One becomes type 2 diabetic when sugar builds up in the body and converts into fat. Some of the fat finds its way into the bloodstream. It coats red blood cells preventing them from absorbing sugar and transporting it to the muscles to be used as energy. The pancreas still works; however, the insulin it secretes is not able to transport the excess sugar. The excess sugar buildup causes heart disease, kidney failure, nerve damage, blindness, etc.: Diabetes simply forecasts these pending diseases. The solution is simple. To reverse type 2 diabetes, the sugar buildup in the body and the fat coating the cells must be expelled, allowing for normal cell function."
Quansah developed:
- A customized weight-reducing menu cycle
- A customized fat and sugar burning exercise routine
- A vitamin/supplement regime to protect the heart
When asked about his own response to his program, Quansah said, "Within a month of applying the above factors, my energy level surged. My doctor ordered another blood glucose test. 'Look at your test results,' Dr. Robinson said. 'Congratulations. You are no longer a diabetic.' My life was saved. I told him that I must write a book to help other diabetics. He replied, 'that's an excellent idea.'"
Quansah's book, Diabetic's Journey, is endorsed by a professor of diabetology and medicine. Reviewers gave his book a rating of 8.8/10.
Proof that type 2 diabetes can be reversed: WebMD, the leading healthcare information provider to doctors and consumers, interviewed Quansah and published an article about his diabetes cure methodology in WebMD Diabetes Fall 2016 issue, page 19, and on their website. The article was titled, Secret recipe: How a Chef Cured His Type 2 Diabetes . Additionally, Clyto Access contacted him to produce a video presentation on How Type 2 Diabetes Can be Cured to be presented at the International Diabetes and Degenerative Disease conference. His paper titled, The Case Against Managing Type 2 Diabetes is posted on Academia.edu and has been viewed and downloaded by researchers worldwide.
Quansah's book's subtitle, How Type 2 Diabetes Can be Reversed and Cured, amplifies what doctors say. Quansah says, "The mission of the Just for Diabetics website is to promote diabetes care and cure by offering pre-diabetics and type 2 diabetics the tools to reverse and cure themselves. Proceeds provide funding to humanitarian efforts and for developing products for diabetics."
Ernest Quansah is available for interviews.
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The terms of Proposal 1 are as follows:
Under the terms passed by voters, residents 21 and up most likely won't be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana from a retailer until early 2020.
The Michigan Municipal League has a comprehensive timeline and news stories on marijuana issues in communities throughout Michigan on its website.
LARA's Bureau of Marijuana Regulation (BMR) is frequently asked why marijuana is sometimes spelled with an "h" and other times is spelled with a "j." Both spellings – marijuana and marihuana – are acceptable. To avoid confusion, many in the industry refer to the botanical plant — cannabis. While the spelling with a "j" is more common today, you will still see Michigan law using the "h" spelling.
The spelling of marijuana has a long history in the United States. Michigan's history primarily starts from the spelling that was chosen for the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Michigan adopted its statutory definition of marijuana in the Public Health Code, utilizing the then current federal spelling, marihuana.
As governing state laws spell marihuana with an "h," BMR legal communication and references to statutes in relation to the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act or the Michigan Medical Facilities Licensing Act or the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act – and the corresponding administrative rules will use an "h" in the spelling of Marihuana. In non-formal communication, "j" will generally be used.
An act of the Michigan Legislature would be required in order to change the spelling of marijuana in the Michigan statutes, such as the Public Health Code or the newer marijuana laws.
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Prior to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana by individuals 21 and up, Michigan voters approved a referendum to enable patients and caregivers to legally obtain, possess, cultivate/grow, use, and distribute marijuana. The "Medical Marihuana Act" went into effect on December 4, 2008.


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Drain fat. Have a rather heated discussion about whether or not to drain the fat with the man of the house who seems to think that the teensy bit of fat left from the 4% meat is full of flavor and should be added to the pot.


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Gun Rights Find a New Home
A federal appeals court rules Illinois cannot maintain its flat ban on concealed-carry.
There are certain constants to life in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln has always been revered. The Cubs always find a way to lose. Lake Michigan never goes dry. Letting citizens carrying concealed firearms is out of the question.
But one of those is no longer true. Tuesday, a federal appeals court said the state cannot maintain its flat ban on concealed-carry—a policy that makes it unique among the 50 states. In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to have and use a gun for self-protection. Extending the logic of that decision, the appeals court said this freedom includes the right to carry a weapon outside the home.
"A Chicagoan is a good deal more likely to be attacked on a sidewalk in a rough neighborhood than in his apartment on the 35th floor of Park Tower," wrote Judge Richard Posner. "To confine the right to be armed to the home is to divorce the Second Amendment from the right of self-defense…"
This decision comes as a surprise, partly because it does not appear to be strictly in line with what the court said in the 2008 case. "Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited," wrote Justice Antonin Scalia. "For example, the majority of the 19th-century courts to consider the question held that prohibitions on carrying concealed weapons were lawful under the Second Amendment or state analogues."
The court also specifically accepted "laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings"—even though the need for self-defense may arise in those places. But some eminent legal scholars, like UCLA's Eugene Volokh, agree with the appeals court's view that "the Second Amendment secures a right to keep and bear arms outside the home, possibly subject to some regulation and limitation."
It's hard to overstate what a radical step this is in Illinois, with its stubbornly impervious suspicion of guns in general and handguns in particular. Sure, there are hunters and target shooters, but they have limited sway with lawmakers.
The resistance to concealed weapons makes it an outlier. So does its law requiring a state permit, known as a Firearm Owners Identification card, to buy a gun or ammunition. Chicago (along with a couple of other cities) had a complete ban on handgun ownership, which lasted until 2010, when the Supreme Court struck it down.
Elected officials are given to pronouncements that would be politically fatal in most states. When asked by a reporter a couple of years ago if Chicago's handgun ban was actually effective in reducing crime, Mayor Richard Daley brandished a rifle with a mounted bayonet and replied, "If I put this up your butt, you'll find out how effective it is."
Democratic State Sen. Donne Trotter opposed a bill legalizing concealed-carry because it would mean "creating part-time police officers who have not gone through the extensive training, who have not had the psychological evaluations, who will be getting out there who feel now that they are stronger, they are badder, they are tougher because they have this nine-shooter on their hip."
That statement should not be interpreted to mean the senator is opposed to the idea in all circumstances. Last week, Trotter was arrested for allegedly trying to board a commercial airplane with a handgun in his carry-on bag.
The appeals court ruling provoked the usual gasps and grumps from local politicians. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office pronounced itself "disappointed." Democratic State Rep. Eddie Acevedo said parts of the city may resemble "the wild, wild West"—as though they were islands of tranquility right now.
What other states have figured out is that forbidding citizens from carrying concealed weapons does not enhance public safety, because it doesn't prevent criminals from getting or packing guns. All it does is prevent scrupulously law-abiding individuals from using such weapons to protect themselves from attack. It punishes the victims, not the villains.
The same fears expressed by anti-gun alarmists here were expressed elsewhere, only to be proved groundless. A 2004 study by the National Academy of Sciences found "no credible evidence that 'right-to-carry' laws, which allow qualified adults to carry concealed handguns, either decrease or increase violent crime."
When it comes to day-to-day life, in fact, the change will be no big deal. But for Illinois residents to finally have the freedom to make their own choices—now, that is a big deal.


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If this year's E3 was any indication, robot fighting games are set to make a big splash in late 2005 and on into 2006. Agetec, Capcom, Sega, and Konami are just a few of the companies that will vie for your robot jock dollars later this year. Konami's entry into the genre is called S.L.A.I., a silly little acronym that stands for
Nutty wordplay aside, S.L.A.I. tackles the genre by combining fast-paced combat with extensive customization and–of course–multiplayer play. Split-screen and online modes are planned. In fact, If Konami releases the game this fall as scheduled, S.L.A.I. will be the first PS2 mech combat game to feature online play. As many as four players will be able to go against one another "battle royal" style. Meanwhile, the game's customization features are sure to appeal to the OCD nature of typical mech-heads. More than one million possible variations will be possible between all of the dozens of various body parts and weapons.
We got a chance to play S.L.A.I. in Konami's booth during E3, and while our impressions were mixed, we think this title has unlimited potential.
The controls aren't terribly complex. The left and right analog sticks control movement, while the shoulder triggers (L1, R1, L2, R2) activate each robot's hand-carried and shoulder-mounted weapons. Mapped onto the controller's main buttons are functions such as jump, dash, jamming, and optical camouflage–an interesting ability that can turn the mech almost invisible and make it immune to radar-lock.
Unlike many mech combat games, S.L.A.I. is by no means a sim. In fact, it has a great deal in common with Sega's classic Virtual On series (though the arenas are larger). In the version on display at the show, we participated in an arena battle in a shipyard level. Inclusive in the level was the main dock area and a large cruise ship with three accessible decks. CPU-controlled drones appeared at regular intervals and we were able to dispatch them with a few clicks of the right and left trigger buttons. Combat is very fast-paced. A typical skirmish with another mech involved getting in close, dashing to avoid its attacks, and then letting loose with three or four blasts with our own guns. We also encountered a boss robot, which had stronger armor and did a much better job of avoiding our attacks–but still eventually succumbed to a nasty mix of stealth camo and grenade sneak-attacks.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to take the online mode for a spin. We did at least try a couple of split-screen games and they seemed relatively fast-paced and fun. One thing we really like is that matches aren't setup as winner-take-all. Instead, you play deathmatch style until a player racks up a certain number of kills.
We're not sure how people will take to the game's visual style though. The environments are nice enough–large and with plenty of objects and buildings to destroy. However, the mech designs are squat and stocky. When you factor that in with the game's excessive use of primary colors, you end up with a visual style that's more cartoon-like than realistic. It'll come down to personal taste whether or not players ultimately like or dislike the mech designs and overall visual style. Still, the developers haven't cut corners with regards to graphical effects such as smoke trails, heat distortion, explosions, and environmental damage. A single missile volley can produce as many as eight individual explosions and kick up all sorts of nasty dust and debris.
It was impossible to hear the audio over the hustle and bustle on the E3 show floor, but we're told that the final game will indeed include sound effects (really!) and a soundtrack packed with more than 90 individual songs.
Those of you that can't go online with your PS2 will be happy to note that in addition to split-screen multiplayer, the game will also include an in-depth story mode that will supposedly clock-in with approximately 40-hours of gameplay.
S.L.A.I. for the PS2 is scheduled to ship later this fall.


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We've taken one of our favorite Palapa Azul ice creams, Sweet Corn, and created a knockout dessert that can be enjoyed all year-round. You can satisfy your craving for sweet corn even when it isn't in season.
The photo at the left shows the ice cream served in melon soup with corn kernels, glazed red currants and crème chantilly; but our recipe uses a compote of strawberries, which are easier to find than red currants.
Serves 4
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The photo at the top shows the ice cream garnished with whipped cream, fresh currants and mint. Since currants are often tart and more decorative than edible, we've provided an option to add color to the dish


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It has been reported that malicious users can do e-mail enumeration on sign in via timing attacks despite paranoid mode being enabled.
Whenever you try to reset your password or confirm your account, Devise gives you precise information on how to proceed, if the e-mail given is valid, if the token has not expired and so on. This means that, by trying any given e-mail, a third-party person can know if a particular e-mail is registered in that website or not.
While this is not a problem for many applications, some applications would like to keep their user information completely private, even if it means loss of usability on features like account confirmation. For such use cases, Devise supports something called paranoid mode, which has been reported to still be vulnerable to enumeration on sign in.
Only applications using Devise paranoid mode need to update. New releases have been made for Devise branches 3.2 (3.2.1), 3.1 (3.1.2), 3.0 (3.0.4) and 2.2 (2.2.8).
Users running on those branches and cannot upgrade immediately can fix this issue by applying this patch. Users running on older versions are recommended to upgrade to a supported branch immediately.
We want to thank Tim Goddard, from YouDo Ltd for reporting the issue and working with us on a fix.


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Home Page Chess Life Online 2008 April Kamsky Joins Leaders in Baku
Kamsky Joins Leaders in Baku |
By Jennifer Shahade | |
April 27, 2008 | |
At the Baku Grand Prix (April 20-May 6), American World Championship candidate Gata Kamsky defeated the English super-GM Michael Adams on the
White side of a complicated Ruy Lopez. Kamsky now shares the lead with
Alexander Grischuk and Yue Wang. The outcome of Gata's game was not clear until the very end. In the following position, Kamsky has latched onto a winning plan: Black would like to play Kb3 Rc1 and force a draw by perpetual attack to the rook. However, if Kb3, Kamsky has c6, winning because Black can't stop the pawn after Kxc4 c7. So Black had to play 56...Rd7 instead, after which Kamsky was able to quickly exploit the passive position of Black's rook. 1872 Baku Grand Prix Standings after 6 rounds 1-3. Gata Kamsky, Yue Wang and Alexander Grischuk-4 4-5. Teimour Radjabov and Vugar Gashimov -3.5 6-10. Peter Svidler, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Magnus Carlsen, Etienne Bacrot and Michael Adams-3 11-Sergey Karjakin-2.5 12-13. David Navara and Enersto Inarkiev-2 14. Ivan Cheparinov-1.5 |