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The portal about organizations of rest and improvement of children
In the Leningrad region
In September 2010 in the Russian Federation Fund of support of children in difficult life situation, together with the constituent entities of the Russian Federation introduced a uniform, nationwide number of child helpline 8-800-2000-122. As of 1 April 2013, to a single connected room 232 of the organization in all constituent entities of the Russian Federation, of which 101 (43,5%) service runs around the clock. When you call this number in any settlement Russian Federation from landline or mobile phones children, adolescents and their parents, other citizens may receive emergency psychological assistance to professionals already operating in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation services, providing telephone counselling and are connected to a single nationwide number of child helpline. Privacy and free – two basic principles of the children's helpline. This means that every child and parent can anonymously and to receive free psychological assistance and the mystery of his conversion to the helpline are guaranteed.
the Portal of organizations of rest and improvement of children of the Leningrad region intended for sistematezirovannyy information about the camps, their codes and regulations. Each state camp in Leningrad region can get into the registry after submission of the required documents
Parents information from this registry will be useful primarily as a catalog of children's camps of Leningrad region, one of which can be sent to relax your child.
Documentation, brochures, programs from each camp from the registry
Check each camp in compliance with the requirements of
Information about the quality and honesty working the camps
A choice of quality places for recreation for children during school holidays

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SearchBlox 9.0 now available
SearchBlox is happy to announce the release of version 9.0. The new release has switched to using Java 11 as a standard. Also, SearchBlox now uses Open Distro Elasticsearch to provide a 100% Apache 2.0 licensed Elasticsearch and Kibana distribution that is supported by Amazon Web Services and other corporate organizations. The built-in security, SQL support and alerting features offer a range of use cases for customers using SearchBlox.
Highlights of Version 9.0
With SearchBlox version 9.0, we now offer an extended range of enterprise search use cases. SearchBlox comes with integrated web console for management of indexes, crawlers and connectors to 80+ data sources, ready to use Search UIs, smart suggestions, NLP for structured/unstructured data and analytics/reporting for top queries and clicks.
Here is a sample set of use cases for search based applications :
SearchBlox offers both on-premise and AWS cloud based solutions for building your next search service. Contact us to learn more about version 9.0 or download to get started immediately.
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Droga5's Michael Sinclair (pictured) has joined M&C Saatchi Sydney as digital strategy director.
Reporting to chief strategy officer Justin Graham and working alongside group innovation director Ben Cooper, Sinclair will help shape and drive contagious integrated solutions across the M&C Saatchi Group.
His experiences include working in Droga, Razor and Colenso BBDO followed by two and a half years working as an interactive strategist at Wieden + Kennedy in London. At Wieden + Kennedy Sinclair drove a number of key projects including Nokia's global N8 launch, Honda's 'The Experiment'. His other career highlights include helping reinvigorate New Zealand's interactive approach and driving Nike's grassroots football strategy in Australasia.
"He has it all really - a hands-on digital exponent with a deep system understanding and a profound grasp of how everything meshes to produce big brand platforms that endure.
When walking around clients' business challenges he sees opportunities when most others just see problems and applies simplicity, which together with his ability to partner with everyone on the team, ensures the best solutions are achieved," said Graham.
Sinclair is the latest in a string of world-class strategy hires at M&C Saatchi that includes group strategy directors, former BBH London strategy director & partner Ross Berthinussen and former Ogilvy & Mather global planning partner Kate Smither.


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HAPPY TIMES: Editor Tom Dowling takes his mum, Minnie, on a spin on his powered trike
MUMS are special. They give us life, and, for some of us lucky ones, they go on giving us hope, inspiration and encouragement – even when things look absolutely impossible.
My mum, Minnie, was like this.
When I returned from Iran in the summer of 1974, paralysed aged 20, it was my mum who helped me pick up the pieces of my life, and spurred on to write about things that would help families affected by disability.
Without her encouragement I would not have started my Liverpool Echo weekly column way back in 1983, nor, 21 years later, go on to launch the All Together NOW! newspaper.
"Lots of people are denied the kind of information that would help them," she told me all those years ago.
"And you are in a unique position where you could help."
Helping people was what my mum was all about.
"Everything begins with hope," she'd say.
"And newspapers can provide plenty of that – especially for carers."
She had more than a few health issues herself, but was helping people right to the very end.
Oesophageal cancer, broken hip, chronic back pain, heart attacks, heart failure, kidney problems, going blind, skin on her legs continually being scratched and taking months to heal …
Her list of daily medication was endless.
But she took it all in her stride. One day at a time, she'd say. Very little got in her way.
She lived – and loved – life to the full.
And really did live every day as if it was her last.
Always a smile, always a kiss, and always the words I Love You.
She lived until the ripe age of 94, but she wanted more. Much more.
Not that she was greedy. Far from it, she was kind and generous to the hilt.
She believed in sharing what she had: In with one hand, out with the other. In cash or in kind, and often in the shape of bags full of groceries …
Over the past year it was eggs – and EGGS BY THE DOZENS – which she asked neighbour Joe to get from the local farm, and which she then distributed throughout the family.
Minnie was always keen to support fledgling enterprises – and never liked refusing to help people.
Mentally, she was bright as a button: It was just her body that was beginning to let her down.
There was nothing Mum liked, or valued, more than people – especially her family, friends and neighbours.
And people instinctively warmed to her. Just seeing her face, or mentioning her name, raised a smile and lifted the heart.
Whenever there was a gathering, she just had to be part of it.
A few years ago, just as she turned 90, she went with her 85-year-old sister Flo on an afternoon trip to Neston market.
When the bus pulled up she asked a passer-by where they could get a cup of tea.
Ten minutes later the two of them were having tea and cakes at a funeral gathering in the local church hall.
They spent the entire afternoon there, chatting and learning all about the deceased and their family.
"It was a wonderful day out," Minnie said, "they were such lovely people. We didn't bother with the market after that."
My mum knew all about being a carer – long before it was an accepted term.
The eldest of nine children, she was born in a small terraced house in poverty-stricken Liverpool in 1922.
While other children played in the streets, Mum's childhood was spent conjuring meals in the kitchen, and washing clothes in the yard.
Aged eight, she had become a young 'mum' and had to wash, dress and feed her sisters and brothers.
Amazingly, despite all her domestic chores, she excelled at St George's school, becoming the headmistress's prefect, captaining the netball team, and was extremely popular among her school friends.
She also won a special prize for caring for and helping other children – a book about the life of 19th century social reformer Kitty Wilkinson, who did so much to help the working classes in Liverpool.
My mum was one of only a handful of pupils across the city to receive the prestigious award.
She was just 18 when the Luftwaffe set about devastating Liverpool – and killing around 4,000 people across Merseyside.
My parents might also have been killed, too, had it not been for an amazing piece of good fortune.
Returning home after a night on the town they heard the sirens, and sprinted down and into an air raid shelter in Prescot Street.
But Mum had an eerie feeling and pleaded with Dad to chance it back up on the streets.
As bombs rained down, and gunfire lit up the city skies, they took cover under a Post Office van, parked in Low Hill.
Moments later there was a huge explosion: A bomb had made a direct hit with the shelter, killing virtually everyone inside.
Not long after I was born in 1953, she became seriously ill, and was so grateful to her friends and her neighbours in White Rock Street who helped look after her four boys.
Once she was back on her feet again, it was her turn to help people.
She did that in abundance for the rest of her life.
Mum put her positive outlook on life all down to her faith – and not dwelling on her own problems.
"Faith is a remarkable strength," she'd say.
She never lost hers.
"Time is really the only thing we have in this life," she'd say. "Use it wisely, share it with others, and, if you can, try and help people along the way. That's my recipe for a happy life."
Mum loved All Together NOW! – and all it stands for.
A few days before her death, she enjoyed seeing the charity's new promotional video film.
"It's a terrific tribute to the people who are supporting the paper," she said.
"Despite having to face overwhelming tragedy and despair, life can still be wonderful and full of new opportunities.
"But people need to know about the help that's available. And All Together NOW! is doing exactly that!"
My brothers – Brian, Jim and Den (the eldest, who died aged 63, in 2008) – have been so incredibly lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful mum . . . and a very, very special friend. She has been, and will always be, our brightest star.
TOM DOWLING, editor


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Hi everyone!
Outfit Details: Dress / Belt (Similar) / Flats / Earrings (Similar)
Classes started for me yesterday, and I'm already dying. Isn't it terrible how things just go from 0-60? I need a nice week or two to ease in, but unfortunately that doesn't exist for college, haha. 😉
Anyways, I hope you are all doing well! Today I am showing you one of my FAVORITE outfits that I can't wait to be wearing all during the fall. This entire outfit is from H&M (minus the earrings, which are old from J. Crew), so it's super duper affordable for all of you broke college girls like me.
I saw this dress online a couple of weeks ago and knew I had to have it. I adored the trumpet sleeve detail then, but I think it's even nicer in person! The dress itself is a thinner material, but it's not see-through so don't worry about that.
It's super flowy, so I sized down when I ordered, and then I paired it with this belt I got literally forever ago for $1 on clearance to help emphasize my waist. I think they work perfectly together!
To spice it up from the all-black-everything, I went with platinum flats. Guys, these are so flattering on the foot. I love the way they designed the cut of the pointed-toe, because it just looks so elegant on the foot. These look far more expensive than the $18 I paid for them. Highly, highly recommend these for fall. They'd look awesome with some black skinny jeans.
I finished the look off with some J. Crew earrings that I wear with pretty much everything. You can't go wrong with some crystal, right ladies? The whole look just reminds me of the 1970s, but definitely in a good way. Maybe it's just the sleeves of the dress, but I don't know. I just love it.
What's an outfit that you see yourself wearing throughout fall?
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Land of the Free is the national anthem of Belize. The words were written by Samuel Alfred Haynes and the music by Selwyn Walford Young in 1963. It was officially adopted in 1981.
O. Land of the Free by the Carib Sea,
Our manhood we pledge to thy liberty!
No tyrants here linger, despots must flee
This tranquil haven of democracy
The blood of our sires which hallows the sod,
Brought freedom from slavery oppression's rod,
By the might of truth and the grace of God,
No longer shall we be hewers of wood.
Arise! ye sons of the Baymen's clan,
Put on your armour, clear the land!
Drive back the tyrants, let despots flee -
Land of the Free by the Carib Sea!
Nature has blessed thee with wealth untold,
O'er mountains and valleys where prairies roll;
Our fathers, the Baymen, valiant and bold
Drove back the invader; this heritage hold
From proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon,
Through coral isle, over blue lagoon;
Keep watch with the angels, the stars and moon;
For freedom comes tomorrow's noon.
Belize Nation anthem in Yucatec Maya ... sorry for the video Quality but it sounds beautiful, done by the Orange Walk Maya Group U Puksi'ik'al Maya of Yo Creek Village ... lets be proud Maya brothers and sisters
From Love FM Online Internet Radio On October 4th, 2014;
Leela Vernon - Kriol National Anthem by gerrybadillo
O, Land of the free by the Carib Sea,
Our manhood we pledge to thy liberty
No tyrants here linger, despot must flee
This tranquil haven of democracy
The blood of our sires which hollows the sod,
Brought freedom from slavery oppression's rod
By the might of truth and the grace of God.
No longer shall we be hewers of wood.
Arise! Ye sons of the Baymen's clan,
Put on your armours, clear the land!
Drive back the tyrants let despots flee-
Land of the free by the Carib Sea!
Nature has blessed thee with wealth untold,
O'er mountains and valleys where prairies roll;
Our fathers, the Baymen, valiant and bold
Drove back the invaders; this heritage hold
From proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon,
Through coral isle,over blue lagoon;
Keep watch with the angels, the stars and moon;
For freedom comes to-morrow's noon.
As the September celebrations draw closer, many Belizeans are beginning to feel very patriotic and proud of their country. Some have already started to decorate their houses and business, while others prepare for Carnival, the Battle of St. George Caye and Independence Day road marches.
Throughout the country many students will have already started the new school year and are accustomed to singing Belizes National Anthem.
However, many within the new generation of Belizeans are not aware of the history of this great song.
The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) provides short biographical information on various Belizean heroes and benefactors, and one such unsung hero is Mr . Samuel Alfred Hayes.
According to NICH, Belizes National Anthem, O Land of the Free, was written by Samuel Alfred Hayes and music was by Selwyn Walford Young, in 1963. Samuel Hayes (1898 1971), a social activist, was a soldier in World War 1 and along with other Belizeans soldiers fought in the colonial effort for Great Britain.
However, due to the abuse, discrimination, unfair pay he suffered in the war along with the other colored soldiers, he returned to Belize (then British Honduras) and became a key witness to the commission in the inquiry of the Ex-Servicemens Riot of 1919. It could be said that perhaps due to these turmoils he was suffering that he initially wrote the poem as a form of retaliation against colonialism and how it was oppressing Belizeans. The poem, titled Land of the Gods, was a salute to the explosion of organized religion in Belize.
During the emancipation efforts of British Honduras as a sovereign nation from Great Britain, the Peoples United Party (PUP), led by George Cadle Price along with other founding fathers, began preparations and search for symbols representing Belizes identity.
Due to language and inspirational words referring to Belizes former status as a slave society as a result of the mahogany logging and forestry, and cleverly connecting it to the end of Belizes colonial period , on Independence Day, September 21, 1981, the ruling PUP named the now renamed O Land of the Free as Belizes Official anthem and played the lyrics and music at the Independence Day ceremonies.
Over the years, the lyrics of the national anthem has come under scrutiny from critics who state that the lyrics are outdated, male-centric and does not portray all the ethnicities in Belize, while others have continued to praise its historical references as a reminder of the struggles of Belizeans in the past.
However, during these September Celebrations, as we reflect on the theme, Belize Renewed, Confident, Competitive, and Committed, we will continue to be patriotic and raise our flags in the name of country, and proudly sing our national anthem, O Land of the Free.
(The National Institute of Culture and History in Belize is located in the City of Belmopan and is a statutory body which seeks to encourage Belizeans and persons interested in Belize to better understand the historical and ethnic roots of the country.)
Samuel Haynes left Belize in 1921 and NEVER RETURNED.He wrote "Land of the Gods" in 1961. He wrote the lyrics in New Jersey while working for Marcus Garvey. It was adopted as the national athem. Selvyn Young wrote the music. Both were black freedman who came back to British Honduras and had no jobs.


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Jagan consoles families, makes routine speeches during yatra
Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy consoled the bereaved families and made routine speeches on the second day of his Odarpu Yatra on the second day in Prakasam district on Saturday.india Updated: Sep 05, 2010 02:07 IST
Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy consoled the bereaved families and made routine speeches on the second day of his Odarpu Yatra on the second day in Prakasam district on Saturday.
Beginning from Kambham, he went about the yatra consoling a few bereaved families and making routine speeches.
At Kakarla village, he unveiled the statue of his late father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and paid floral tributes. Another statue was unveiled at Veerabhadrapuram and one more at Mohiddinpuram.
"Thousands of people have benefited from the welfare programmes launched by my father. He has now become immortal by being their heart beat," Jagan said at Kakarla.
State Mines Minister and YSR's close relative Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, Darsi MLA Sivaprasada Reddy and MLC Jupudi Prabhakar accompanied Jagan during the yatra while all other Congress MLAs from the district stayed away. People were present in large numbers at every village to greet Jagan and there as a scramble for a handshake or an autograph.
At Donakonda, Jagan consoled the family of Kuna Subba Rao, who died of shock following YSR's death on September 2 last year. At Hazratgudem, the MP consoled the family of K V Rangaiah, who too died of shock.
The MP, who embarked on the third leg of his controversial tour in Prakasam district yesterday, visited Pedagollapalli, Nandanavanam, Lingamguntla. The second day's yatra is expected to be wound up at Kanigiri late tonight.


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UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs — Darwin Initiative, Round 26
The Darwin Initiative funds capacity building, training, research, and education in support of the major conventions on biodiversity — focusing on the developing world. The program invites applications for main projects, partnership projects, and fellowships. Applicant organizations can be based in any country. Projects must benefit biodiversity and local communities in developing countries. Main projects average about £300 thousand for projects of three years. The application deadline for main projects (Stage 1) is 16 July 2019. The application deadline for partnership projects and fellowships is 05 November 2019, and they are applied through organizations, not individuals. Find out how to apply


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Janet Anna, Marketing Manager, Quidel Corporation
Richard Egan, PhD, Director of R&D, Quidel Corporation
February 20, 2019
There are many challenges to diagnosing Lyme. Ticks are small and hard to see, the bacteria are evasive and difficult to detect, and the symptoms are often generic, mimicking other more prevalent, or well publicized, illnesses. Long waits for test results and a lack of information about how lab tests work – and how well they work – don't help.
CLIA-waived Sofia 2 Lyme FIA with a finger-stick whole blood sample is designed to be run at the point of care, reducing time to results for some patients and helping patients get on the path to recovery right away, without delay.
Lyme disease is on the rise, and on the move. The U.S. CDC has reported that vector-borne illnesses – of which Lyme disease comprises over 60% – more than doubled between 2004 and 2016,[1] and that counties with high incidence of confirmed Lyme disease cases had grown substantially.[2],[3] These findings are backed up by research and analyses from Quest Diagnostics[4] and FAIR Health,[5] as well. Despite being the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, Lyme disease and the diagnosis of Lyme disease remain misunderstood, even in areas of high endemicity. This whitepaper seeks to provide information around a new diagnostic tool to help patients suspected of Lyme infection receive a more timely diagnosis and care.
Lyme disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose. In part, this is because of the pathogenesis of the disease. First, humans contract Lyme disease from the bite of an infected tick.[6] Often, the offending critter is a young nymph tick, tiny and difficult to see. However, a bite alone is not sufficient to guarantee transmission of the disease – the tick must be attached for at least 36 hours before the disease can be transmitted[7] (although some research suggests transmission might occur with just 12 hours of attachment[8]). Once contracted, the invading bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, embeds itself in human tissues and remains in the bloodstream only in low levels.[9] While some tests claim to detect Borrelia burgdorferi in other bodily fluids, such as spinal fluid or urine, the CDC does not recommend such tests,[10] and the FDA has not cleared any non-serological Lyme diagnostic assays.
The CDC recommends a two-tiered approach using serology-based testing for the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies to the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria.[11] This algorithm consists of a sensitive immunoassay – most often ELISA, but sometimes an immunofluorescent assay (IFA) – to rule in the possibility of a Lyme infection.[12] A positive tier-one result will then be reflexed to a second-tier Western Blot, a specific assay meant to confirm positive tier-one results.[13] A case of suspected Lyme disease is confirmed only if both the first-tier immunoassay and second-tier Western Blot return positive results.
Antibodies persist in the blood stream for months or years, making serology a very useful tool in the diagnosis of Lyme disease. The detection of antibodies to diagnose Lyme disease has its challenges, as well. One key challenge with serologic testing is the potential for cross-reactivity with other pathogens. Two pathogens known to be highly cross-reactive with Lyme antibody tests are Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of Syphilis, a spirochetal bacterium like Borrelia burgdorferi, and Epstein-Barr Virus, the causative agent for Mononucleosis, a virus that causes symptoms similar to early Lyme infection.[14]
For these and other reasons, a sensitive test is needed to detect antibodies to the evasive bacteria (tier- one immunoassay) while a specific test is needed to confirm positive results (tier-two Western Blot). This is also why Lyme serology tests should only be performed on patients in whom a Lyme infection is reasonably suspected – a symptomatic patient with known or probable exposure to a Lyme-carrying tick.[15]
Further contributing to the mystery around Lyme disease diagnosis is a lack of knowledge around the testing methods utilized by the laboratory performing the assay. Because testing has traditionally not been performed in-office, it can be a challenge to the provider in understanding which specific assay is being utilized by their selected lab. Providers interested in accurately diagnosing and treating their suspected Lyme patients must consider the following three questions regarding the lab they've chosen to conduct their Lyme testing and the Lyme tests themselves:
1 – Does this lab adhere to the CDC recommendations and two-tiered algorithm for Lyme serology?
2 – Have these tests been evaluated and cleared by the FDA?
3 – What is the accuracy of these tests?
While it is easy, and tempting, to assume that all testing conducted in the United States has been cleared by the FDA and adheres to the CDC's recommendations, this is not the case. Regarding in vitro diagnostic assays, the FDA regulates only those assays marketed and sold by one party to another. You can find information about FDA-cleared assays on the FDA's website, including FDA submissions with detailed explanations of methodology, clinical trial design, and clinical performance.
Assays developed by one party for their own use and not made available to other parties are known as Laboratory Developed tests (LDTs) and are not regulated by the FDA.[16] Information about these tests – such as their methodology and accuracy – may not be made publicly available or may be difficult to find. Regarding LDTs, the FDA has said "patients and providers cannot uniformly rely on all tests offered for clinical use as some are not subject to active premarket oversight to ensure they provide accurate measurements and valid claims."[17] In an article published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly in 2014, CDC researchers noted "In 2005, CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning regarding the use of Lyme disease tests whose accuracy and clinical usefulness have not been adequately established" and "FDA clearance/approval of a test…provides assurance that the test itself has adequate analytical and clinical validation and is safe and effective."[18]
Furthermore, not all lab tests adhere to CDC recommendations. In addition to offering PCR or culture, methodologies not recommended by the CDC, some labs have defined Lyme diagnostic criteria that do not follow the CDC recommendations.[19]
Not all commercially available Lyme tests are created equal. Not all commercially available Lyme tests adhere to CDC testing and interpretation guidelines, not all commercially available Lyme assays have been evaluated and cleared by the FDA, and not all commercially available Lyme assays have performance data that is publicly available
The last challenge in Lyme disease diagnosis discussed here is the time to result. From the time a provider orders a Lyme test to when the result is received can take days or a week or more. This is due to a few factors. First, a serology test requires a venous blood draw. This may be done immediately, or the patient may need to go to a lab. Next, the blood must be processed to collect the serum or plasma, a process which can take close to an hour. Once the sample is prepared, it is stored until the lab is ready to test. Some labs prefer to batch their Lyme testing because the instruments and workflows used to test for Lyme make it more efficient to test in batches rather than test each sample individually as it arrives at the lab.
The wait to get a Lyme result can be a source of great anxiety for patients. Much has been written about the importance of early treatment for a patient's recovery from the disease. What's more, if the result is negative (researchers at the CDC have found tier-one EIA tests deliver negative Lyme results more than 88% of the time[20]), it can feel like days or weeks of wasted time while the patient continues to suffer.
Tier-One Lyme Testing – A New Option
Sofia 2 Lyme FIA is a tier one Lyme assay intended for use as an aid in diagnosis of Lyme disease. It detects IgM and IgG antibodies to the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and it provides differential IgM and IgG results on a single test cassette. It has demonstrated clinical performance on par with other FDA-cleared, in-market Lyme assays. Sofia 2 Lyme FIA uses a finger-stick whole blood sample and has a simple workflow that requires only about a minute of hands-on time. It is CLIA-waived, which means Sofia 2 Lyme FIA can be run in most physician's offices right at the point of care. Sofia 2 Lyme FIA is the only tier-one Lyme assay that can deliver results in the same amount of time as a rapid flu test – just 15 minutes or less.
Why does a point of care Lyme test matter? For 88% of patients whose first-tier Lyme results will be negative,[21] waiting days or weeks for those results only delays your investigation and patient care. For a patient who fears they may have Lyme, a tier-one result in just 15 minutes could save them days or weeks of worry. A result in just 15 minutes or less means you can move forward with next steps right away, without delay.
Lyme disease is on the rise, and on the move. The nature of the disease also makes Lyme difficult to diagnose. The CDC recommends a two-tiered serology for the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies to the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Not all commercially available Lyme tests have been evaluated and cleared by the FDA or adhere to CDC testing and interpretation guidelines. Contributing to the challenge of diagnosing Lyme is a lack of knowledge that occurs when testing is performed far from both patient and provider. For patients, the wait to get a Lyme result can be a source of great anxiety.
Sofia 2 Lyme FIA is a CLIA-waived tier-one Lyme test that uses a fingerstick whole blood sample and is run at the point of care. Sofia 2 Lyme FIA is simple to run and provides results fast, allowing providers to deliver negative results and consider alternative diagnoses immediately, or to know whether further testing with Western Blot is needed. Sofia 2 Lyme FIA lets patient and provider move on with next steps right away, without delay.
[1] Rosenberg R, Lindsey NP, Fischer M, et al. Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:496–501. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6717e1.
[2] Kugler A, et al. Geographic Distribution and Expansion of Human Lyme Disease, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015; 21:1455-1447. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141878.
[3] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/datasurveillance/recent-surveillance-data.html, updated October 30, 2018, accessed December 11, 2018.
[4] https://questdiagnostics.com/dms/Documents/health-trends/Quest_LymeDiseaseTrendsReport_2018.pdf, accessed December 31, 2018.
[5] Gelburd R, A Window Into Lyme Disease Using Private Claims Data. Am Jour Managed Care 2017, https://www.ajmc.com/contributor/robin-gelburd-jd/2017/07/a-window-into-lyme-disease-using-private-claims-data, accessed December 11, 2018.
[6] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/transmission/index.html, updated October 2015, accessed December 11, 2018.
[7] Ibid
[8] Sertour N, Cotté V, et al. Infection Kinetics and Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Mouse After Natural (via Ticks) or Artificial (Needle) Infection Depends on the Bacterial Strain. Front. Microbiol. 9:1722. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01722.
[9] Schutzer S, Body B, et al. Direct Diagnostic Tests for Lyme Disease, Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciy614, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy614.
[10] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/otherlab/index.html, updated November 19, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018.
[11] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/twostep/index.html, updated March 26, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018.
[12] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/twostep/eia/index.html, updated March 4, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018.
[13] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/twostep/westernblot/index.html, updated March 4, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018.
[14] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/twostep/eia/index.html, updated March 4, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018
[15] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/index.html, accessed January 2, 2019.
[16]https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/InVitroDiagnostics/LaboratoryDevelopedTests/default.htm, updated October 12, 2018, accessed December 12, 2018.
[17] Ibid
[18] Nelson C, Hojvat S, et al. Concerns Regarding a New Culture Method for Borrelia burgdorferi
Not Approved for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63 p333. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6315.pdf.
[19] https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/diagnosistesting/labtest/otherlab/index.html, updated November 19, 2015, accessed December 12, 2018.
[20] Hinckley, A. et al.; Lyme Disease Testing by Large Commercial Laboratories in the United States, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 59, Issue 5, 1 September 2014, Pages 676–681, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu397
[21] Ibid.


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The Cayman Islands saw more mergers and acquisition transactions than any other offshore jurisdiction in the first half of 2018, as the total value of Cayman deals increased by nearly 50 percent over the second half of 2017.
However, Cayman mirrored other offshore centers with a slight drop in the volume and an increase in transaction value, according to a report by offshore law firm Appleby.
"It is good to see Cayman remain the busiest offshore jurisdiction for dealmaking to start off the year," said Simon Raftopoulos, partner and group head of Appleby's private equity practice in the Cayman Islands. "Despite a dip in the number of local deals when compared to the second half of 2017, Cayman experienced a significant rise in deal value and was home to four of the 10 largest deals of 2018 thus far."
Cayman-incorporated companies were the target of 421 transactions worth a combined US$60.9 billion in the first half of 2018. This represented 31 percent of all offshore deals and 28 percent of total offshore deal value during that time.
Transactions were down 9 percent from the second half of 2017, while deal value was up 49 percent.
The higher deal value is caused by Cayman being the home to four of the 10 largest offshore deals in the first six months of the year.
They were a US$9.8 billion minority stake sale of Tencent Holdings Ltd. by Naspers Ltd., a separate $9.36 billion minority stake sale of Tencent Holdings by JP Morgan, a $4.58 billion capital increase by Softbank Group Corporation in Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc. and a US$2.3 billion capital increase by China Evergrande Group.
Offshore M&A deals down 10 percent
A total of 1,344 offshore M&A deals recorded in the first half of 2018 equated to a 10-percent decline compared to the last six months of 2017. However, the total deal value of $216 billion marked a 68-percent jump over the second half of last year.
It was driven in part by the $62 billion acquisition of Jersey-incorporated Shire PLC by Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical. Each of the offshore region's 10 biggest deals was worth more than $2 billion.
The most frequent types of deals were acquisitions, capital increases and minority stakes in other companies. Typically, these three categories have been fairly balanced but the last 18 months have seen acquisitions move notably ahead to where they now make up 40 percent of all deals, Appleby's Offshore-i report noted.
In terms of deal activity, Cayman was followed by Hong Kong (334 deals), the British Virgin Islands (236 deals) and Bermuda (146 deals). Jersey was the offshore leader in terms of total value in the first half of 2018 as a result of the Shire PLC acquisition.
Outbound transactions, in which offshore companies acquire companies onshore, reached combined value of $187 billion in 1,640 deals during the first six months.
Companies in China, the U.S. and the U.K. were the main targets followed by Australia and Singapore. Western Europe also saw a high concentration of billion-dollar deals with Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. all recipients of high-value offshore attention.
The top 10 outbound deals were each worth more than $3 billion and include the purchase of Patrón Spirits International AG, maker of the popular Patrón tequila, by global spirits giant Bacardi, which is headquartered in Bermuda. Half of the top 10 targets were data processing companies.
Initial public offerings
The record activity around offshore IPOs in 2017 continued in 2018, with 180 companies announcing their intention to go public in the first half of the year.
Offshore IPOs typically occur on U.S., London or Hong Kong stock exchanges, with Hong Kong being an especially popular choice for the Cayman Islands. Cayman is by far the busiest jurisdiction for IPOs involving offshore companies, as 71 of the 80 IPOs completed in the first half of 2018 involved Cayman entities.
The Offshore-i report covers all deal types except joint ventures and share buybacks in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Mauritius and Seychelles.


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ROME, Italy - The Italian supercar maker announced its plans to unveil 15 new models, in a bid to reassure investors that the company can maintain its recent strong growth.
The company's plans, aimed at shifting to an adjusted core earnings forecast range of 1.8-2.0 billion euros by 2022, come as the company plans to exact mid-term earnings target.
The 15 new models that the brand aims to unveil will include hybrids, a utility vehicle and special editions.
Earlier, the late Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne - rose sudden death in August jolted shareholders that were expecting him to remain until 2021 - had set the target of doubling the company's earnings to 2 billion.
Unveiling the company's five-year strategy at Ferrari's Maranello headquarters, the sports carmaker's new Chief Executive Louis Camilleri said, "This is an ambitious plan, but a doable one based on a concrete, detailed framework."
The plan outlined by the current CEO's team attempted to convince shareholders on how the brand known for its racing pedigree will shift its focus to make a utility vehicle and hybrid cars and boost margins without sacrificing exclusivity.
Camilleri also announced that the company plans to launch its first SUV, Purosangue, at the end of the five-year period.
Following the announcement about the change in forecast, Ferrari's shares closed up 3.9 percent, recovering from earlier losses.


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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 16-year-old driver is dead after a semi-truck crossed the centerline of an Otter Tail County road early Thursday morning, a source tells WCCO.
The Minnesota State Patrol says the fatal crash happened at about 6 a.m. Thursday on Highway 210 near 469th Avenue in Vining.
Sources say the victim was a Henning Secondary School student who was driving a Chevrolet Impala to the school to lift weights. The semi struck the teen head-on.
The state patrol identified the semi driver as 34-year-old Jason Rudolf Vadner from Wheaton. He suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
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What is Diabetes Mellitus?
In order to understand what diabetes is, it is necessary to understand a little bit about how the body works.
The pancreas is an organ that sits between the stomach and the small intestines. It secretes a hormone called insulin. Insulin is the hormone that regulates the body's blood sugar. The cells of the body require sugar to function. The sugar, which comes primarily from the food we eat, travels through the blood stream and is distributed to the cells of the body. The cells require insulin from the pancreas to absorb sugar. Insulin is like a key that opens the door to the cell allowing sugar in. Diabetes occurs when an animal stops producing insulin.
When the sugar cannot be absorbed into the cells they send out signals to the body demanding sugar. Those signals fool the body into thinking it is starving. Yet all along there is plenty of sugar in the bloodstream it just can't be absorbed. As a result, the body enters a state a lot like starvation.
During starvation, the body's proteins and fat break down and are converted into sugar. After this happens there are excessive amounts of sugar in the bloodstream. Unfortunately, without insulin, none of this sugar can be utilized and the whole process continues until the animal is very sick.
The Main Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus Are:
Excessive Eating- The animal feels like it is starving.
Excessive Urination- The animal urinates a lot because the excessive blood sugar dumps into the urine and draws fluid with it causing much more urine to be produced.
Excessive Drinking- The animal is thirsty because it's urinating so much.
Weight Loss – The animal breaks down it's body tissues to make more sugar, none of which can be utilized.
Urinary Tract Infections- All the sugar in the urine makes the bladder an incubator for bacteria.
Cataract Formation in Dogs- Later in the disease process, sugar that is drawn into the lens causes cataracts
How is Diabetes Diagnosed?
Usually the diagnosis is made from a combination of the history and tests showing dramatic glucose elevations in the blood and urine sugar. Some pets are able to substantially raise their blood sugars from stress (such as might occur when a sensitive, sick, and anxious patient goes the vet's office). This could create misleading test results. If there is any question about the diagnosis, a test called a fructosamine level may be requested. This test gives an indication of how the blood sugar levels have been over the past several weeks. When the fructosamine is high, the patient has had persistent elevations of their blood sugar helping to diagnose diabetes. The fructosamine test is also sometimes used in monitoring therapy for diabetes mellitus.
How can We Prevent Diabetes?
Like people, obesity is a major factor in increasing your pet's risk for developing diabetes.
However, there is also a genetic predisposition in some dogs and cats. Keeping your pets at their appropriate weight is essential to prevent diabetes in those pets with no genetic predisposition.
How is Diabetes Treated?
While diabetes cannot be cured, it is a disease that can be successfully managed. Treatment includes a combination of insulin and diet changes. Most pets require lifelong treatment and monitoring.
If you are concerned about recent changes in your pet's appetite, urinary behavior, or recent weight loss, we recommend a physical exam. The veterinarian can assess your pet's overall health and determine if any testing is recommended at that time.
Annual Dental
Oral care is very important for diabetic pets. An infection in the mouth can make it hard to regulate a diabetic. Regular dental care is essential to control diabetes. Also, bacteria from the mouth can seed the body with bacteria and when blood sugar levels run high, infections in important organs can take root. The kidneys and heart are particularly vulnerable.
What's the Good News?
Diabetes can be treated and pets can live a happy and comfortable life when their diabetes is well regulated
Dr. Shapiro's cat Tommy was diagnosed with Diabetes at 12 years of age. He lived until he was 16 years old.


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This passage is the last three paragraphs of the story. The passage is Nick's thoughts on Gatsby and the future. This passage ends the story and concludes Nick's narrative. It happens while Nick is going home to Minnesota in a train. It illustrates the main theme of the un-attainability of the American Dream.
In the first sentence of the passage, Fitzgerald uses the word "brooding" to show the mood of Nick, the narrator. Brooding gives an impression of deep, dark thinking.
Next, he talks about the green light at the end of Daisy's dock, a symbol that pervades the writing throughout the work. It symbolizes Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. Fitzgerald uses the word "wonder" to show Gatsby's excitement for his future with Daisy. Fitzgerald also uses the word "obscurity" to describe the land west of New York. This gives the tone a careless tone because Nick doesn't explain what he really means.
Nick also proceeds to call the Midwest "the dark fields of the republic."
In the second paragraph, Fitzgerald mentions the green light again, calling it "the orgastic future." This description shows the expectations everyone has for future, but only a few people attain it. The diction of the second paragraph adds to the tone of the passage, showing the un-attainability of the American Dream. The last paragraph is only one sentence and is also the last sentence in the book. Fitzgerald uses this sentence to show that the "current" is flowing towards the East, and hence corruption. He uses the word "ceaselessly" to describe the movement of time into the past. Nick's physical movement west is also his movement into the past and traditional values.
Fitzgerald's word choice affects the mood of the passage in many ways. In the first paragraph, Nick sounds bitter about the un-attainability of Gatsby's dream. He says that it was "so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it." This sounds bitter and resentful. Nick then goes on to talk about how the dream that Gatsby strove for was fake and an illusion. He says that what he was really looking for was in the vast Midwest. In the second paragraph he becomes sentimental and dreamy, using ellipses to show how he keeps stretching for the American dream, which is just ahead of him. Nick turns even more sentimental in the third paragraph, saying that he is moving into the past and embracing traditional values in spite of the overwhelming corruption.
The Great Gatsby is dedicated to the theme of the decay and the unattainability of the American dream and the last three paragraphs of the book fully illustrate that theme.
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Jan 30, 2008
Ocean Airlines Announcement After Lost Premiers
Any speculation as to what may be coming in this announcement? Use the comments to discuss.
16 comments:
- The ODI said...
haha disregard my email i just sent you....i was sending you the screencap of the banner as well... :)
maybe this has to do with a potential "chapter 6" or wrap up to the game...!?
- January 30, 2008 at 1:48 AM
- James D said...
I bet it has to do with the login for TMG
- January 30, 2008 at 1:58 AM
- Gavin Jones KY said...
"Oceanic Air is sorry to announce that anyone picking up passengers on flights coming from Sydney to Los Angeles may be in for a slight delay."
- January 30, 2008 at 1:59 AM
- memphish said...
Still won't get me to watch a show that the hook is George Michael singing in your apartment.
- January 30, 2008 at 2:19 AM
My guess is that they find the fake/real/whatever you believe, plane wreckage in this chapter. And then the special announcement is that they have found it. But that's just my guess =/ Hopefully someone will upload it so we dont all have to eatch Eli Stone, lol.
- January 30, 2008 at 2:48 AM
Whats up with the scary face in the background of the banner?
- January 30, 2008 at 2:59 AM
- tanside said...
Well i suppose i can use my DVR to just skip the show and only watch the commercials... but that just seems wrong.
- January 30, 2008 at 3:17 AM
- AS6 said...
I'm with you, Silent Impression. I'd love it if someone uploaded the vid seeing as I don't know whether us Aussies will be getting the same announcement...
Unless it is going to be shown after the Lost Season 4 premier which is on the 7th of Feb.
- January 30, 2008 at 3:28 AM
- James Wilson said...
yes. Oceanic will make an announcement that the "plane" has been found, and will release to the world that through no fault of oceanic, the plane crashed. This frees Oceanic from any negative publicity or conspiracy theories by the outside world, and allows Oceanic to regain its flight operations without scrutiny. This will be the single act that puts Oceanic back into motion for being able to resume flights. However we will find out that sam has been played and has not found what he has been looking for. The way in which sam was manipulated to find the "wreckage" gives Oceanic plausibility and seperates Oceanic from the "alibi" of how the "fake" wreckage was found. Oceanic is involved in a larger plot with the island, and this allows Oceanic to resume operations once again without scrutiny. All because of the carefully orchestrated manipulation of sam into "finding" the wreckage.
- January 30, 2008 at 4:36 AM
- Thorny_Nettles said...
Holy cow, J. That is off the charts!
- January 30, 2008 at 4:39 AM
J's theory sounds right on to me. Please, anyone out there that has a Tivo/DVR please upload it, I can't even handle the promos for Eli Stone, so I can't even fathom watching a whole episode!
- January 30, 2008 at 5:10 AM
- Danielxv said...
Oceanic ads
- January 30, 2008 at 6:01 AM
- Unknown said...
come on!maybe this new serie will be fun..
seems like Ally McBeal male version.. :)
whenever..I'm not American so I can't see it tomorrow even if I would..
please someone upload it!
lost is baaaaack
- January 30, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- Unknown said...
Sounds a little like the movie "Phenomenon". Instead of a tumor is an aneurysm.
Good trick to try to keep the Lost fanbase tuned in. They think if we watch and are somewhat intrigued by the pilot, we will continue tunning in.
I personally will wait until Friday when the Oceanic Announcement is posted here :)
- January 30, 2008 at 4:04 PM
I think "J" is on the right track. Though Naomi said that the plane wreck had already been found, which coming from her could of been a lie. But most probably Oceanic will announce that they have located the plane wreck, and will be starting flights again. It would be crazy if the Christine 1 is the freighter off the island and the new characters are from the ship. Poor sam, even if he finds the island I dont think sonya survived since we haven't seen her on screen or heard about her at all from the others.
- January 30, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- Lostmommyof4 said...
What J said makes sense. What still bugs me is the timeline of all this. If we do see that annoucement in 2008 and the press release announcing Oceanic's limited resuming schedule was 12/07, Jack was flying with his golden pass sometime in 2007 (per his cell phone and the newspaper) and the crash was 2004...Where does this leave fing 815.
The last time I looked into it, and granted this was early on in the ARG, it was the frist quarter of 2006. That is what I figured using the stock quote ticker in the very first video. None of it adds up. Has anyone spent a good deal of time figuring out the timeline?
- January 30, 2008 at 4:40 PM


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February 13, 2015
They say your life flashes before your eyes when you know you're about t'ah die. I don't know if that's true or not, but before I go t'ah meet my fate I thought I'd at least take tha' time t'ah write down an rememb'ah everythin'. I know my writin' isn't that great (never has been) but if I leave nothin' else behind, I wanna leave this record of my life. I know t'ah most people it'll be hard t'ah accept as true, but I have no reason t'ah lie an I might as well get it all out there now since I may not have anoth'ah chance.
I guess we'll start at tha' beginning. Let's start wit' that I know. I know is my first name is Lily, I was born in Alice Springs, Australia on Christmas Eve. I have no idea who my parents were or anythin' about them. I've always assumed they were muggles, but I really don't know. I grew up on tha' streets of Sydney Australia. My first memories are of bein' in an orphanage in Sydney, and bein' tossed outta' tha' place because I scared tha' woman runnin' it with accidental magic. I didn't know what it was at tha' time, but I quickly learned t'ah control it ta'h help me find food an' shelter. I think I was four or five when I started stealin' t'ah feed myself an living wherev'ah I could find shelt'ah for a while. I knew takin' thinkgs from oth'ah people was wrong, but I had no oth'ah way to keep myself alive, so I become more and more proficient wit' tha' stills I had t'ah use t'ah survive. I learned how t'ah take things without them noticin', or how t'ah charm people inta' helpin' me. I had a natural knack fo' it, and I latt'ah realized I was innately usin' my magical abilities t'ah help.
Not much changed until I was ten. By then I had become quite the pickpocket and con artist. I picked the pocket of an old'ah woman, an thought I had gotten away. I used tha' money t'ah get myself some fresh bread an' cheeze fo' dinner (which was a pretty nice meal in those days) an' went t'ah a local park where I would sleep fo' tha' night t'ah eat it. I was sittin' on tha' end of tha' slide eatin' when a shadow fell ov'ah me. When I looked up I was shocked t'ah see tha' old woman standin' ov'ah me. Of course I had been caught before, but how she had followed me here I had no idea. I got up t'ah run, and she waved her wand, liftin' me up inta' tha' air. I was stunned an' try as I might I couldn't get away. I honestly thought I was gonna' die. She told me she didn't appriciate gettin' stolen from, an that I shouldn't use my abilities fo' that. When I told 'er I didn't know what she was talkin' about she looked surprised. She said if I would agree t'ah use my abilities t'ah help people instead a' hurtin' 'em, she would teach me. I agreed. She told me her name was Cynthia, but that I should jus' call her mentor. That was in tha' fall of 2007
She taught me for four years. She got me a wand, and taught me magic. I was particularly skilled in mixing (called potions at Hogwarts) an' learning t'ah defend against Dark spells an creatures. At tha' end of my fourth year I decided I wanted t'ah go see what I could learn oth'ah places. My mentor told me about a place called Hogwarts where, they taught magic, but that it was very different from how I was learnin' now. I was still interested, so we talked t'ah tha' government t'ah see what I needed t'ah do. They said I had t'ah take my O.W.L tests an do well t'ah go, and that each summ'ah I'd have t'ah come back so they could make sure I was still on track. I agreed, and when I did well on my tests, they said I could go t'ah Hogwarts. My mentor told me goodbye, an' said she'd be there when I came back. I created a new wand before I left t'ah remind me a' home, but instead a' re-writing that, I'll just say it's already writtenhere if ya' wanna' know.
I started Hogwarts in tha' fall a' 2011. I'm not gonna go int'a much detail about Hogwarts since I already have a bunch a' memories stored in my private hideaway. Ya can always check there if ya' wanna' know anything' specific. I will say that that's where I met my best friend Ashley Flame. We didn't get along at first, but soon realized were similar and became friends. Ash had another close friend Lyndsay Willis who hung out wit' us, an' I had Mary Waters. Ash didn't get along wit' Mary, and I didn't much like Lyndsay but that's how thinigs work out sometimes. Mary was constantly plagued by sickness that tha' healers couldn't figure out how t'ah fight. For my senior potions project, I created a healin' potion t'ah fix her. Samples, an' detailed notes, on that potion an tha' one I made fo' Ashley Flame a coupla' years lat'ah are also in there if anyone wants t'ah go lookin'. Careful, caus' there's spells an traps on tha' place. Anyway...back t'ah Hogwarts. I was named a prefect my sixth year, an lead a group called tha' DA t'ah help 'em learn how t'ah defend themselves. I also found a map a' Hogwarts that showed everythin' an' everyone. It's in my hideaway too with all my treasures. Lyndsay died at between our sixth and seventh years, killed by James Euclide, who was a psycho an' tha' brother of a Professor at Hogwrarts. Ash took it hard, an' was lookin' for a way t'ah do something more serious...an' dangerous. We found it.
Ash an' I joined a more serious group called tha' Order of tha' Phoenix. We learned from Ferlen Black that there was gonna' be a meetin' at his house, and since we were both seventeen, Ash an I decided t'ah sneak in. We heard what was goin' on and joined 'em. When we got back t'ah Hogwarts we told Headmaster Kinsel what we'd done, an' he agreed t'ah use us as spies, though he didn't especially like doin' it. He had some ord'ah memb'ahs, Sabrina le Fey, and Maurice LeClerc teach us Occlumency and Ligilmency. We helped uncov'ah their secret plans an helped tha' Order fight 'em. I quickly found out I hated combat. It was frightening and scary, and people got hurt. Aft'ah our first battle Mary and I snuck out an got drunk, since I couldn't handle it. Ash was a natural though, heroic and brave. Ash got hit with some sorta dark curse in a battle at tha' Ministry that scarred her face. At tha' time we both thought it jus' a physical scar...but we soon found out it was more than that. Tha' spell also affected her head an memories. She was in St. Mungo's for tha' longest time, an everyday I'd visit her. We'd always have tha' same conversation. That was jus' aft'ah we graduated an' money was tight. Ash an I had rented out a little two bedroom appartment before she got hurt. I started workin' as a waitress for tha' Leaky Cauldron since I couldn't work for tha' Ministry due to not bein' a citizen, despide my grades. We had graduated in tha Fall of 2014. I didn't have time t'ah try eitha'h since I was spending all day workin' an' my nights visitin' my friend.
I got angry since nobody from tha' Order seemed t'ah rememb'ah about us. Nobody else visited Ashley. Nobody helped us. I went back t'ah stealin' ta'h make extra money. I used it t'ah buy tha' expensive potions ingredients I needed. I didn't realize how much they were when I could get 'em for free at school. It took about a year, but I finally managed ta'h get a potion right t'ah heal Ashley's scar and tha' dark magic that was damagin' her brain. Again, all my notes, an' samples are stored in my hideaway. Tha' war ended, but mine didn't since I still had ta'h take care of everythin'. I finally healed Ash about a year af'tah tha' war ended. Turned out tha' WHPS we were fightin' was jus' a small group connected t'ah Duxterra an Kaiser and tha' war.
In tha' middle of everythin' else durin' tha' war I was recruted by a group called tha' Black Parade. They noticed my thefts an' offered me bett'ah work, but first I had t'ah be tested for my skills. I could join as eith'ah a thief, spy, or assassin. I picked all of 'em. I aced those skill exams an' was tha' only memb'ah at tha' time to be all of tha' above. I used tha' disguise of a tween girl while with tha' Parade, since Kinsel had taught Ashley an I long ago not t'ah use your real identity when und'ahcov'ah. As that work starte t'ah pick up I gained a reputation of bein' more expensive than some of tha' oth'ars, but also more efficient. I could do any job, an' was called on for all sorts of assignments. I still have all tha' details of every assignment I want on in my hideaway. Still...I was hesitant. I tried not t'ah become evil. I had enough t'ah turn down assignments tha would hurt tha' innocent. Tha' extra money helped, and I started ta'h have a bit extra, which was nice. I didn't want t'ah quit at tha' Cauldron since people would contact me there wit' jobs for tha' Parade, an it was a good place t'ah eavesdrop an find out information t'ah sell.
Durin' that year I was workin' on tha' potion and gettin' started wit' that' Parade I met a man named Draco Rookwood. He would come inta' tha' cauldron an smile at me, an' make me laugh. I really liked him. We started goin' out, though between everythin' else I nev'ah really had tha' time t'ah give him that he deserved. Things got pretty serious for a while, and I thought maybe I had found that mythical one t'ah love. Ashley got bett'ah aft'ah tha' potion, so I had my friend back. I started takin' less and less Parade jobs, thinkin' maybe I could break away an be happy. I had quite tha' fortune built up by then. Ashley and I applied for Auror jobs in tha' Ministry. I had t'ah go get approval from tha' Australian Government. I decided I didn't wanna leave Draco, and put it off while Ash started workin' as a guard in tha' Holdin' Cells for tha' Ministry. Everythin' seemed t'ah be comin' togeth'ah.
I had hoped t'ah quit tha' Parade an let Draco know about it. I had still been pretty distant from him since I didn't want him knowin' about tha' Parade, or all tha' things I'd done...but I knew I had t'ah tell him if I ev'ah wanted things t'ah work out. Tha' night I went t'ah tell Draco, he told me he had news. I wished I had gone first...but I didn't. He told me he needed t'ah go t'ah Russia an try t'ah help clean up tha' country from what tha' war had done to it. I told him I didn't think a long-distance relationship would work...I needed someone there for me. I smiled and wished him well...I told him I'd be there as a friend for him. I was lying...He broke my heart that night. Most of my memories of Draco are still in my memory vault if ya' care t'ah look.
I took tha' chance an' ran back t'ah Australia. They told me I could work for tha' British Ministry if I completed their Auror Trainin' and promised not t'ah work against their government. I took it. While I was there I found out my Mentor had disappeared and was presumed dead. It was jus' anoth'ah emotional hit I couldn't deal wit. I was there for three months doin' tha' Trainin'. When I got back I applied fo' a job wit' tha' Aurors as someone on loan from Australia. They accepted. I went home t'ah find that Ashley had disappeared while I was gone. I probably could'a tracked her down, but at tha' time I saw it as jus' anoth'ah betrayal. Everythin' good from a few months before was gone. I became cold and bitt'ah, trustin' nobody. I found a place far away that looked like some American Auror had built it and forgotten about it, and took it for my own paradise away from everythin'. I dove back inta' tha' Black Parade this time without any reservations, not caring what assignment I was givin', or about hurtin' anyone. Once durin' that time I visited Draco in Russia, lookin' for a lifeline back from tha' dark path I was walkin'. I didn't find it...instead I found his female secretary makin' advances on him. She died shortly afterwards. I can honestly say it wasn't me who killed her...though I would by lyin' if I said I hadn't considered it. I was also tearin' through Auror Missions. With my skills they weren't too hard, an I could always call on my Black Parade connections t'ah help if I needed it. I was quickly recognized as a useful resource by Tanis Nyt who was tha' director at tha' time. ...and then things started goin' downhill in Egypt and I agreed t'ah go there und'ahcov'ah.
Tha' Parade wanted info on tha' problem, an so did tha' Aurors, so it worked out well. While there I adopted a new identity and worked for an anti-magical group called tha' Cult of the Forgotten and was given a elemental sword t'ah fight with. As I was already proficient with most weapons, it wasn't an issue. We fought some sorta' magical ancient shadows. My role in that conflict was minor, but I did find a man named Christopher Flame who I knew was Ashley's father. He was also workin' for tha' cult. From Ash I knew he had beat her and her moth'ah because they were magical, so I killed him and took his sword too as a trophy. I felt justice was done. Things ended up resolvin' themselves in Egypt, and I returned t'ah London soon aft'ah. Egypt had taught me one things though...I had lost my way in tha' dark. I was roamin' around unchecked, and doin' horrible things. I decided that had t'ah stop...I had become tha' very thing I had hated an' been fightin' against since I started wit' tha' Ord'ah.
From there I used my connections wit' tha' Parade t'ah help stop crimes before they started. A lotta' Parade memb'ahs found themselves in Ministry custody, caught or killed durin' their crimes. Things were gettin' bett'ah again. I felt like I was protectin' people. I was don' a job nobody else could, an' fightin' fights they couldn't t'ah help keep 'em safe. I was trainin' new Aurors, makin' it so they would have tha' skills they needed t'ah fight tha' underworld. My best student, who quickly became a friend and partner was Renée Delacroix. I had a friend again, though I had t'ah keep parts of my life a secret. I also found out that a lot of Ministry Officials were usin' tha' Parade's services, or helpin' hide their activity from tha' top. I did what I could t'ah help cut out that corruption...but I know I nev'ah found all tha' leaks. Draco's efforts in Russia failed, and he came back replacin' Tanis Nyt when she disappeared as my boss. It was a little awkward, an' though we both tried ta'h see if we could rekind;e our old feelin's, it nev'ah really seemed t'ah work.
About two an a half-years ago I heard a book had been published by Lyndsay Wade who I knew was Lyndsay Willis' mother's last name. Enraged I hunted her down, askin' why she would steal that name...and it turned out it was Ashley. She was still strugglin' wit' her death, and everythin' we'd gone through when we were young'ah. I was happy t'ah see her, an she moved back inta' our little apartment I had kept. On Christams Eve almost two years ago now, we were attacked in our apartment. We were both sleepin, so I don't know exactly what happened. I've since come t'ah believe it was an attack of revenge against me by someone in tha' Parade, but I haven't tracked them down yet. I've been too busy trying t'ah deal with tha' effects. My body was damaged an' I was dyin' when Ash found me. Her mind had been attacked. Using Legilimency I entered her mind t'ah try t'ah repair tha damage an keep her from dyin'. Meanwhile she worked on my body. We were both successful, but I knew I would need ta'h contine t'ah work on her mind t'ah fix it for a long time. I created new memories on what was left of mem an' transfigured my body. I gave her tha' life I wished I had been able t'ah lead...nor worryin' about tha' darkness...not tainted and complelled t'ah fight it. I think maybe I split my soul that night, though it mighta' already been split from all my earlier killin'. She has her own life now, an I would rath'ah not disrupt that if I can. Her name is Phobe White.
I've been livin' in Ash's body. It's been hard in a body that's not mine, but pretendin' t'ah be...workin' or reparin' her mind and keepin' up wit' everythin' else. Renee wad difficult to fool, but since I still had my memories, it was possible. In my distraction tha' Black Parade has had a resurgence and is growin' strong again. Tha' person who attacked us hasn't been caught. ...but I've saved my best friend's mind. She's recovered. Usually I let her take back control while I advise. ...but with that work done, I've found I'm slippin' away. I have no place anymore...not in my body and not in hers. Her mind has started tryin' t'ah push me out..it recognizes I don't belong here. I don't want t'ah screw up Phoebe especially since I think parta my soul may be in her, and destined for tha' happiness I never was able t'ah find. I can't stay with Ashley anymore. I have nowhere t'ah go but t'ah slip inta' tha' void. So...I figure I have nothin' t'ah lose by writin' this, since my life's at it's end anyway. I'd rather not be mourned...all I did was t'ah try t'ah help make tha' world a safer place...but in doin' so I've thrown away everyone and everythin' I had. I wish Phoebe tha' best...but who wouldn't want that for themselves? I hope Ashley won't get inta' trouble for everythin' I did, and will be able t'ah keep workin' with tha' Aurors as she' more that qualified...but this time as herself. I'm glad Draco's moved on and his real potential has been seen in tha' recent election. ...and I suppose if it's possible I'd rather him not know about what a horrible person I am, rather keepin' his good memories of me. I know Renee will make an excellent Auror, an' I hope she's able t'ah stay in that light an outta' that shadows that have been my constant companion. Mary's already tha' head of St. Mungos...she's helpin' people get bett'ah everyday, an if my potion recipees will help her, I would love t'ah make sure she gets them.
This...is tha' story of my life. There's a lot that I regret or would have done differently. ...but at tha' end instead of doubting and regrettin' I want to say I know I had my rough patches, but I think I did everythin' I could t'ah help people an' make tha' world safer. If I protected even one person...one of my friends, then I consider everything worth it. In that light maybe I can stop thinkin' of my life as a grand tragedy and know in tha' end I was victorious.


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Audit reveals failures of matrons scheme
By Gareth Iacobucci
Community matrons are failing to manage the expected numbers of high-risk patients or to have any effect on emergency admissions, a damning audit
It comes with the final evaluation of the Evercare community matrons scheme set to report within weeks that it will have little impact on admissions
A report by NHS North East reveals matrons have been far less effective than expected at taking on 'very high intensity' healthcare users from GPs.
Matrons are currently managing only 4,354 patients across the North East – 38 per cent fewer than anticipated – despite 23 per cent more being appointed than had been planned. Emergency admissions have risen 1.1 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Rachel Chapman, director of communications for NHS North East, insisted the problems were not unique to the region. She said: 'I think this is typical of trends across the country, but I also think it will improve once the community matrons role is properly developed.
'This is something that we're keeping an eye on. Measures are in place to increase the trajectory of very high intensity users.'
Dr George Rae, a GP in North Tyneside and secretary of Newcastle and North Tyneside LMC, said he had seen nothing to suggest matrons were helping GPs or cutting A&E admissions.
He said: 'We're not getting the feedback to suggest community matrons are helping GPs, although of course we do hope that something will happen.
'There is no evidence base to corroborate that they are cutting down on admissions, particularly of COPD.'
Professor Martin Roland, director of the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, and leader of the Evercare evaluation, warned: 'We do not believe Evercare or similar schemes will lead on their own to a significant reduction in admissions. This is because they are not enrolling a group with a high enough risk of readmission.'
Evercare, run by the US firm UnitedHealth, is one of the most popular matrons schemes, with a new survey revealing 40 per cent of SHAs use it. It targets over 65s with two or more
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The Kill Command
The KILL command was probably the most unusually named command in the TRSDOS disk operating systems for TRS‑80 computers. KILL was used to delete a file, for example: KILL FILENAME/EXT.
The KILL command was supported by versions of TRSDOS for the Model I, Model III, and Model II, as well as the BASIC interpreters for all those machines plus the Model 4, Color Computer, the Model 100, Model 102, Model 200, and the Model 2000.
The Apple Bill and the Tandy Bill
Almost as soon as microcomputers became widely available to consumers in 1977, there were efforts to place them in classrooms. Both Apple (with the Apple II) and Radio Shack (with the TRS‑80 Model I) concentrated heavily on education and school sales. By 1982, it was unclear which company had the edge when it came to computers in schools. There was a great deal of conflicting information, some showing Apple ahead and some with Radio Shack as the leader.
The Introduction of the TRS‑80 (Part 1)
August 3, 2013 marks the 36th anniversary of the introduction of the Radio Shack TRS‑80 Microcomputer System, a significant date in the history of personal computers. The TRS‑80, later known as the TRS‑80 Model I, was one of the first mass-marketed, fully-assembled computers and it dominated the early microcomputer market.
To Copy or Not To Copy?
Software piracy and copy protection were hotly debated issues during the early years of the TRS‑80 software market. Piracy was blamed (not entirely fairly) for lost sales and the decline of the TRS‑80 games market in 1982. As a result, a good percentage of TRS‑80 games were copy protected.
The Introduction of the TRS‑80 (Part 2)
Now that the Radio Shack computer project had been approved by Charles Tandy, the question was how many computers to build. Steve Leininger and Don French both felt that 50,000 units was a reasonable number. That figure was considered laughable (literally) by those in charge, who felt that 1,000 units was more reasonable. (A number that seems absurdly low when you consider that MITS sold 1,000 Altair computers in February 1975 alone.)
The 1,000 target was later increased to 3,000.
The TRSDOS "rummy buzzard" release
Jim Pickett wrote with an interesting question:
I seem to remember that you could look through some of the early TRSDOS disks with SuperZap (a wonderful program) and in some of the blank spots, i.e., unused disk space not holding part of a program, and it had a message like "You rummy buzzard, you" or something like that. The "rummy buzzard" part was the only sure thing.
I did a Google search on "rummy buzzard" but didn't get any hits.
Why was the Model I uppercase only?
One of the biggest weaknesses of the TRS‑80 Model I was the lack of lowercase characters on the screen. Although that omission was hardly unique to the Model I (many computers at the time lacked lowercase, including the Apple II), it was still a notable limitation that affected many applications, especially word processing.
The two people most responsible for the Model I (originally known as the Radio Shack TRS‑80 Microcomputer System) were Don French and Steve Leininger.
Model 4 emulation card: Fact or fiction?
After Radio Shack introduced their MS-DOS compatible Model 1000 series, there were persistent rumors about a Model 4 emulation card that was being developed. Such a board would have been an clever way to help migrate Model 4 customers to the newer MS-DOS computers. Some people were even told at their Radio Shack stores that a Model 4 emulator would be released soon. But it never happened and no type of TRS‑80 emulator was ever released by Radio Shack.


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PASSENGERS feared for their lives after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport – only minutes after take-off.
It's believed that the left-hand engine had caught fire, and some of the 200 people on board reported seeing flames through the aircraft windows.
Tuesday evening's dramatic events came within 10 minutes of the Monarch Airlines plane leaving the runway, bound for Tenerife.
There was a loud bang, and the pilot spoke over the intercom, announcing that they were going to make an emergency landing. Passenger, Lachman Dayani, said: "Everyone was terrified. The whole plane went silent after the announcement, but you could hear people sobbing. It was frightening because everyone knew what was coming, and we would have to crash land."
Eye-witness Gordon Browne, was watching a rugby game at the Birmingham Exiles ground, in Catherine-de-Barnes, when the aircraft passed over: "We all looked up into the sky, and saw a cloud of smoke coming from the rear of the plane," he told BBC News.
West Midlands Fire Service said they had been called to a "full emergency" after a suspected engine fire. Crews arrived at the reconnaissance point, but were told by the airport's own fire crews that the plane had landed safely. The aircraft touched down just before 7pm, and the airline confirmed passengers were safe.
A Monarch spokesman said: "Shortly after take-off a problem with the left-hand engine forced its shut down, and as a precautionary measure the flight diverted back to Birmingham. The aircraft landed safely at 18.55, and all passengers disembarked as normal."
Passengers were put-up in a hotel on Tuesday night, while alternative flights were arranged.


text: Would you believe something as simple as a friend's Christmas list could help sweep away the holiday blues? It did for me, though not in a syrupy Hallmark Channel sort of way, but rather with a nostalgic boost of horror that was like reconnecting with an old pal; one you never should have lost touch with in the first place. It all started a few weeks back while doing some online shopping. I was looking over the other Terror Dave's Amazon "Wish list" hoping to fill in a few gaps when one of his requests seized my attention. It was a new book (written about older ones) titled "Paperbacks from Hell" and written by Grady Hendrix. The adventure that followed would not only melt this Winter Warlock's heart but likely impact his coming year as well. Before I explain, I'd like to clarify this is NOT a book review. Don't get me wrong, it's a phenomenal book; loaded with enough illustrations to merit your coffee table and absolutely worth buying. However, in keeping with the spirit of season, I'd rather spotlight its Sin-spirational subject matter instead.


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Yowie wowie! Coming off of his title win at Crown Jewel, Bray Wyatt showed off his Universal Championship, complete with his custom side plates, on the debut episode of WWE Backstage.
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Bray Wyatt unveils his Universal Championship in the Firefly Fun House | WWE BACKSTAGE | WWE ON FOX
5 nov. 2019