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Adult survivors of childhood cancers have an increasingly favorable long-term outlook, but room for improvement still exists, especially in selected subgroups, according to a computer simulation analysis.
Life expectancy for survivors increased by almost a decade from the 1970s to the 1990s, and the life-expectancy gap between cancer survivors and individuals with no such history declined from 25% to 14% during the same time period.
Even greater improvement was observed in patients treated with chemotherapy alone, whereas use of radiotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy was associated with more modest decreases in the life-expectancy gap, as reported online in JAMA Oncology.
"Our findings highlight the need for new therapeutic approaches for cancer diagnoses for which radiotherapy remains an integral component of local control of the disease and for the vigilant care of survivors who received therapy as children," Jennifer M. Yeh, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital, and colleagues said of the results. "Although the percentage of survivors in the CCSS [Childhood Cancer Survivor Study] treated with radiotherapy alone has decreased to less than 5%, the projected risk of treatment related mortality remains high for this subgroup."
"New precision approaches -- possibly using genetic markers to guide treatment, such as risk markers for susceptibility to radiogenic cancers or heart failure -- may serve to minimize late effect risks in the future," they added. "In addition, our findings suggest that survivors are at risk for dying from external causes.... Although these findings are suggestive, they highlight the need for additional data on these risks and greater understanding of survivors' mental health needs."
Authors of an accompanying editorial noted several limitations of the study, however, including assumptions used in the computer simulation.
"When considering the results of this study, it is important to remember that many assumptions must be made in complex modeling, including the assumption that all late mortality rates remained constant at rates observed during the follow-up period if data were not available," wrote Karen E. Effinger, MD, of Emory University in Atlanta, and coauthors. "Thus, if deaths among survivors treated in the 1990s are delayed, the projected improvements in the lifespan of survivors over time would be overestimated."
"Furthermore, the study population was composed of CCSS participants, who tend to be more health literate and motivated to participate in research, and less sociodemographically diverse than the general population. Here, too, the findings of the study may overestimate the improvements in lifespan seen with newer treatments."
Because the study included patients with cancer diagnoses before 2000, the impact of targeted therapies could not be assessed, they added.
"Nevertheless, this novel study provides valuable information about the improved lifespan of survivors of childhood cancer treated in the 1990s compared with those treated in the 1970s," Effinger and coauthors acknowledged. "However, it also highlights that those treated in the 1990s have a lifespan that remains 9.2 years, or 14%, shorter than their peers."
Advances in treatment of pediatric cancers have led to remarkable increases in 5-year survival, as more than 80% of children and adolescents remain alive 5 years after diagnosis. During 2020, the number of childhood cancer survivors is projected to reach more than 500,000, Yeh and colleagues noted in their paper.
Despite the advances, adult survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of serious long-term morbidity and premature death. One computer modeling study showed as much as a 28% gap in life expectancy for survivors of childhood cancers diagnosed from 1970 to 1986 and cancer-free individuals.
However, the impact of more modern therapies, often chosen on the basis of toxicity concerns, on life expectancy in survivors of childhood cancer remains unclear, the authors continued.
Key Findings
To examine recent trends in life expectancy for adult survivors of childhood cancers, Yeh and coauthors developed a microsimulation model to analyze updated survival data for survivors whose cancers were diagnosed during 1970 to 1999. Data for the analysis came from the CCSS, a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of 5-year survivors of common childhood cancers in North America.
The analysis included 22,150 CCSS participants. Male patients accounted for 56% of the population, and the mean age at diagnosis was 7.3 years. The authors compared life expectancy for the cancer survivors and general population for the three individual decades included in the study period.
Cancer survivors with diagnoses during 1970-1979 had a conditional life expectancy (number of years beyond 5-year survival) of 48.5 years, increasing to 53.7 years during 1980-1989 and to 57.1 years during 1990-1999. The gap in life expectancy between the cancer survivors and the general population decreased from 16.5 years to 12.3 years to 9.2 years during the three decades, representing relative differences in life expectancy of 25%, 19%, and 14%, respectively.
To gain a better understanding of the trend, Yeh and coauthors examined the types of cancers and treatment practices by decade. The types of cancers represented in the analysis did not change substantially, with the exception of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which had a slight increase in the proportion of 5-year survivors.
In contrast, treatment practices changed substantially. The proportion of patients treated with chemotherapy tripled, from 18% during 1970-1979 to 54% during 1990-1999. The proportion of patients who received any radiation therapy decreased by more than 50%, from 77% to 36%.
Among patients treated with chemotherapy alone, the gap in life expectancy decreased from 11.0 years to 6.0 years. A more modest decrease in the gap occurred for patients treated with radiation therapy alone (21.0 to 17.6 years) or chemoradiation (17.9 to 14.7 years).
As the study cohort aged, the cumulative risk of late cancer recurrence and excess late mortality decreased by treatment period, whereas the cumulative excess mortality risk for causes attributed to competing risk factors increased slightly.
The study was supported by the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Cancer Center Support (CORE), and the American Lebanese-Syrian Associated Charities.
The authors of the study report and editorial reported having no relevant relationships with industry.
Primary Source
JAMA Oncology
Source Reference: Yeh JM, et al "Life expectancy of adults survivors of childhood cancer over three decades" JAMA Oncol 2019;doi:10.1001/JAMAoncol.2019.5582.
Secondary Source
JAMA Oncology
Source Reference: Smith SM, et al "Minding the gap for survivors of childhood cancer" JAMA Oncol 2019;doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.5556.


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Will Reforms at the United Nations Lead to a Review of the Influence of Politicized NGOs?
Summary: Significant reforms and re-examination of UN procedures and policies are taking place, with widespread implications for links between this body and the influential NGO network. Although the anti-Israel bias in the UN has been less pronounced in 2005 (see Warren Hoge, "U.N. Is Gradually Becoming More Hospitable to Israel", New York Times, October 10, 2005), the pro-Palestinian agenda, propelled by the NGO network remains strong.
The United Nations, with the involvement of the NGO network, has contributed significantly to the delegitimization and demonization of Israel on the international scene, exemplified by the 2001 Durban conference. AJIRI's July 2005 report entitled "The Worldwide Propaganda Campaign Against Israel, Sponsored and Funded by the United Nations", demonstrates that "a UN-sponsored anti-Israel propaganda apparatus directed from an office in the UN Secretariat functions year-round and worldwide. This anti-Israel apparatus has created a comprehensive program to de-legitimize Israel — all of it bearing the imprint of the UN and paid for by the UN." The report notes that anti-Israel bodies of the UN are authorized to "create a network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to organize additional anti-Israel activities, provide a special pro-Palestinian Website (UNISPAL) and orchestrate an annual 'International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People' at which Israel is singled out for condemnation."
- "The Worldwide Propaganda Campaign Against Israel, Sponsored and Funded by the United Nations", American Jewish International Relations Institute, July 2005
- Updated October 2005: "How UN Bodies Undermine Chances for Middle East Peace: Operations of the United Nations Anti-Israel Propaganda Apparatus During the 59th Session of the UN General Assembly: September 2004-August 2005"
The October 2005 report by the American Jewish International Relations Institute (AJIRI) focuses on "the UN's in-house anti-Israel propaganda apparatus and the monthly Israel-bashing events sponsored by the UN throughout the year", in which radical NGOs play a major role. Noting that the proposed 2006-07 UN budget projects the "recruitment of another 30 NGOs", the report concludes: "A careful analysis of recent UN actions that have been cited as evidence of a more hospitable attitude toward Israel at the UN shows that these actions fall into the 'theatrical' category. By contrast, during the same time period, the UN continued its incessant anti-Israel activities and destructive propaganda campaign in the real world, as documented in the recent AJIRI report."
On October 18, US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the issue of reform in the world body. In his statement, Amb. Bolton referred to the UN's "three offices on Palestinian affairs that, given developments between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, we think now are outdated."

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, on a tour of North Africa, on March 5 visited the sprawling refugee camps at Tindouf in the Algerian desert, where nearly 200,000 Sahrawi Arabs displaced from Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara have for more then four decades been exiled. Ban called the Tindouf refugee camps "among the oldest in the world," and called on the parties involved in the Western Sahara conflict to end the "unacceptable" plight of the Sahrawi. Ban meet with refugees and their representatives at Smara Camp, and later with leaders of the Polisario Front, which seeks independence for Western Sahara, including the group's secretary general Mohamed Abdelaziz. Ban also visited the headquarters of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) in Laayoune, Western Sahara's capital. The UN-mandated referendum on the territory's status has been stalled for over 20 years, with Morocco and the Polisario Front unable to come to terms (Jurist, AFP, March 6)
But as Algeria champions the cause of Polisario and the Sahrawi, it is under growing pressure over its treatment of the Berber (Amazigh) people within its own territory—especially the restive Kabylia region in the northeast. As Ban arrived in Algiers, three leaders of the Kabyle diaspora in the US and Canada—Sadi Robin Melbouci, Mansour Bensahnoune Ulhadi and Rabah Arkam—sent an open letter urging him to address the plight of their people.
The letter read: "As you visit the territories of Algeria [which] is currently colonizing the country of Kabylia, we are seeking UN assistance to deliver this message to the Algerian authorities and remind them of the principal of self-determination…" Citing UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 1960, the letter asserts that "it is the legitimate right for the Kabyle people to state their self-determination to choose their own political status and be free of alien domination."
Citing a pattern of harassment and arbitrary arrests of Kabyle leaders, the letter asked Ban to embrace the demand "that Algeria shall relinquish its sovereignty and jurisdiction in respect to Kabylia" and "that the said sovereignty and jurisdiction shall on such relinquishment vest in the Kabyle Provisional Government (GPK)." (Tamrut, March 5) The GPK was founded in 2010 to press for the independence of Kabylia.


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Chipper Cash launches in SA
African fintech startup Chipper Cash has officially launched in South Africa.
Founded by Africans and built out by a global team, Chipper Cash facilitates free peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and instant cross-border payments in Africa.
The company is already big in Africa, with about 4.2 million users, and is financially backed by some tech heavyweights, including billionaire Jeff Bezos.
In November 2020, Bezos Expeditions, supported a Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital, which raised $30 million for Chipper Cash. The mobile-based payments service had already raised $13.8 million in a Series A funding round earlier in 2020 and added another $100 million to its cash pile in Series C funding led by SVB Capital in June 2021.
"A very big part of our mission is to provide solutions to problems surrounding remittances and cross-border payments in Africa. We're very keen to scale digital finance applications across the continent to be able to serve our population of a billion plus people. And we're starting to achieve this with our money transfer service," said Wiza Jalakasi, VP of global developer relations at Chipper Cash during a virtual launch event on Wednesday.
The SA venture is focusing on P2P domestic money transfers to start off with but will expand into cross-border remittances enabling both outbound and inbound international remittances for South Africa later this year.
"Domestic remittances are a lifeline for many families in South Africa. Over R157 billion (US$10 billion) moves between provinces every year, with people sending money to their families and friends. This is not only the result of the 7.7 million people who moved to other provinces for work, but it is the overall 24 million South Africans who send money to each other daily," said Pardon Mujakachi, VP of strategy and partnerships for Africa at Chipper Cash.
Growth trajectory
Chipper Cash was founded by Ugandan Ham Serunjogi and Ghanaian Maijid Moujaled in 2018 as a way to "chip away" at the problem of inaccessible financial services, a high population of underbanked consumers, reliance on hard money for daily commerce and the difficulty of cross-border transactions.
The South African launch brings its African network to a total of seven countries, which include Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria. Outside of Africa, it is also active in the US and UK.
"We're very likely to add up to five more countries before the end of this year, and up to 30 more countries before the end of next year," Jalakasi said.
"We're really excited about that and the opportunity it unlocks for people who are participating in Africa's digital economy today, as well as making it super easy for people to interact with and use their money in meaningful and interesting ways without having to pay exorbitant costs for these transactions."
Chipper Cash is growing at a rocket-like pace, adding 10,000 users and processing 80,000 transactions daily.
Mujakachi said the app processed over $1 billion in the last 12 months and its monthly transaction volume is over $100 million.
Jalakasi said Chipper already has 4.2 million users across its network and its rapid growth sees it on track to hit between 5.5 million and 6 million users before the end of 2021.
Mujakachi touted the service as a "super app" because you can make P2P transfers and buy things like airtime at discounted rates. He said South Africans can also buy and sell cryptocurrencies via the platform mentioning options like Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD Coin.
"We are saying to an everyday person in South Africa, now you can access and invest in cryptocurrency. This is a big deal for us. We're not talking to the sophisticated South African, we are talking to the everyday person who wants to participate in the global financial system, who wants to be part of this digital wave. We are saying South Africa is ready for disruption," he said.
Mujakachi also hinted at a number of other "exciting products and services" that Chipper Cash will launch before the end of the year.
African solution for African problems
"The most exciting thing about Chipper Cash is the problem that we are solving, and the way we are solving this problem. I can tell you that moving money into the continent is hard. Africa has the highest cost of sending money in the world, we're looking at between 12% and 15%," he said, "but what Chipper Cash is doing today is to narrow the gap, to reduce the cost of sending money."
But, he added, high cost is not the only problem.
"There is also the question of convenience, and with limited infrastructure across Africa is not easy to send money to each other. There is often the question of speed, and the hassle that you go through just try to make a transfer or a cross border transaction.
"For example, if somebody in the US wants to send money to South Africa, it will take three days. Even if you are in South Africa, if you want to move money from one province to another or from one bank account to another bank account, it can take you up to 48 hours. And this is a big inconvenience to our customers," he said.
"We believe that Chipper Cash will help formalize local and regional remittances that tend to be sent through informal channels, which can be expensive, unsafe and unreliable," said Mujakachi.
Unbanked dilemma
Mujakachi said that about 25% of the South African population is still unbanked which makes SA "ripe for disruption and ripe for innovation."
Improving digital inclusion may be a lofty goal, but even Chipper's solution is currently not available to South Africa's unbanked. You have to have a bank account to load money onto the app and must use one of the local banks to cash the money out as well.
However, Jalakasi said Chipper will soon enable people to cash in and out at various retail outlets in SA.
Mujakachi also said the company was working on a model that will allow those who do not have bank accounts to participate in the ecosystem, to be unveiled before the end of the year.
When asked by Connecting Africa about the business model of the free service, Mujakachi described it as a "freemium model." He said the P2P payments are free from a transactional fees point of view, but Chipper did put a small FX mark-up on the cross-border transfers.
"If you look at the ecosystem that we're building in South Africa, it has got a number of products and services that will start to subsidize the cross-border leg of the business. We believe that what we have is an ultra-low-cost model that is disrupting the existing digital players in South Africa," he said.
Business integration
Jalakasi also announced a new offering for the business sector and for developers.
"Part of my role is leading the team building out a product that we call the Chipper Network API this is basically an application programming interface that allows software developers to integrate [with Chipper]. To have the ability to request to charge Chipper wallets, across our network even internationally, and to be able to disperse directly into Chipper wallets for payments," he explained.
He said that Chipper also has an exciting list of merchants that it's going to be bringing on board. One that he could disclose was DHL eShop, which is an e-commerce service that allows you to buy goods from around 200 different global merchants, and DHL processes the shipping on your behalf and delivers to 20 African countries.
He also said Chipper is bringing in major entertainment companies, like Netflix and Spotify, and allowing payment integration through the Chipper wallet.
"Even though these large merchants represent a very significant and exciting opportunity for our users, I'm most excited about the small entrepreneurs, social commerce sellers and individuals that we can potentially enable to access a global market through our services," Jalakasi explained.
Chipper Cash is based out of San Francisco in the US but has also opened offices in multiple countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, the UK and South Africa.
The team of 160 employees is global and Jalakasi said the company is "aggressively hiring" and looking for African developers.
Related posts:
- Amazon CEO backs African fintech Chipper Cash
- MTN, Flutterwave cement fintech alliance
- M-Pesa tops 50M users
- Orange has high hopes for mobile financial services in Africa
*Top image source: Chipper Cash Twitter account .
Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa


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ing the prevailing party. Of course, the last decision cited fits the entcase, as there were two trials in the present case before a jury. It seems to me, also, that the statute does not make the docket fee to de-, pend upon whether the verdict rendered stands or is set aside. It allows compensation to the attorney for services rendered on each final hearing of a case, and, as there have been two trials in this case, two docket fees should be allowed. I was at first disposed to take the view that this case wlts distinguished from the case of Schmieder v. Barney, in that there were crossjudgments in this case, the plaintiff not having succeeded in maintaining his claim to all the property for which he sued. I think, however, that that view is inadmissible. The logical result of that view of the case would be that in this instance there was no prevailing party, and that no docket fee could be taxed. I think in a law case, where there is a final trial before a jury, a docket fee is always to be taxed, and that the .court must determine who is the prevailing party. In as the plaintiff recovered seven-eights of the property claimed, and as the defendant conteeted his right to any of the property, the plaintiff should be esteemed the prevailing party to the same extent as if he had sued for $800, and; had only recovered $700. A docket fee should be taxed for each trial, and it will be so ordered.
CENTRAL TRUST Co. OF NEW YORK and others tl. WABASH, ST. L. & P. Ry. Co. and others. (Intervening petition of GILLILAND.) (Oirouit Cowrt, B. D. Mi88ouri. October 29, 1887.)
A Solillitor for an intervenor in an equity case. who prevails in such intervention;' is not entitled to a docket fee of $20, under the provisions of section 824 of, the Revised Statutes of the United States. .Such a termination of the intervening cause is not "a final hearing in equity," within the meaning of said statute.· .
A I!pecial mal!ter in chancery is not a "referee, "within the meaning of said statute.
. Such fees are not recoverable in such cases at common law, or under the statutes of the state of Missouri. FEES.
In such a case the intervenor is not entitled to recover a fee of $2.50 for each deposition taken and admitted in evidence, under said section 824 of the Revised Statutes of the United Statel. (Syllabus by (he Court.)
On the twenty-seventh of September, 1886, the intervenor filed his petition in the. above-entitled cause, claiming damages against the receivers for the burning of hay, fencing, and injury to meadow land, alleged l1ave been caused on the thirteenth day of August, 1886, by ,
Cl<,NTRAL TRUST CO. V. WABASH, ST. L. & P. RY. CO.
the negligent operation on the part of the receivers of the 10coI)J.otive at, tached to freight train No. 22. The petition was -afterwards heard fore Hon. E. T. ALLEN, who had theretofore been constituted special master in chancery in a suit to foreclose a mortgage on the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway, for the purpose of examining and reporting upon such claims, and other preferential demands against the mortgaged property, tQat might arise in the course of the proceeding. .The special master, on the twenty-second day of June, 1887, found the issues in favor of intervenors, and recommended an order of court, directing the payment of the claim. No exceptions to this report were ever filed by the intervenor or the receivers, and upon the twelfth day of September, 1887, such report was filed and confirmed by the court. On the fif-. teenth day of October, 1887, the intervenor filed a motion praying for the retaxation of costs in said cause, and for the allowance of the following fees: (1) A docket fee of $20 in favor of the solicitor for intervenor; (2) a fee of $2.50 for certain depositions taken and admitted in evidence. Such allowances were claimed under section 824 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. . . H. A. LoPAJy, (Jame8 Carr, of counsel,) for intervenor. George S. Grover and Elen(i,oU8 Smith, for receivers.
J. Gilliland in the Wabash Case, a motion to retax the costs in that proceeding has been filed, and the point presented is whether the attorney for the intervenor in that case is entitled to a docket fee of $20, and whether he is entitled to $2.50 for each deposition taken and used in the case on the hearing. Vide section 824, Rev. St. U. S. The trial Dnaccount of which the docket fee is claimed was before a special waster in chancery appointed in the course oia chancery suit, to audit and allow certain preferential claims against the property in the hands of the court through its receivers. There was a report in favor of the intervening p()oo titioner. The character of the claim was this: It was a claim for damages sustained by the intervenor by the burning of certain hay and fences, which were set on fire by sparks from a locomotive attached to a freight train which was being operated by the receivers. The statute,§ 8U. allows a docket fee of $20 to be taxed "on a trial before llo jury in civil or criminal causes, or before referees or on a final hearing ip equity or in admiralty." It is clear that there was no trial in this instance fore a jury in a civil or criminal cause. It is also clear that the trial was not a final hearing of an equity or admiralty case. The hearing was had npon an incidental or collateral issue that arose in the progress of a foreclosure suit,. The claim can only be sustained, therefore, upon the ground that it was a trial before a referee within the meaning of the ute, and that,I take it, iS,thesole question to be determined. In my judgment the word "referee," as used in this stat)1te. ence to a class of officers who are appointed in pursuance of the statutes of the various states, to hear and determine all or a portion of the issues that arise on the final hearing of a cause,-it does not have reference to
THAYER, J., (orally.)
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whether they hold their place byageneral app6iritn:lt1l1 1ibyl aspeciltJ'app'ointment I think that is the view it that has generally beeri takendfthat section. . In the casedf1Joughtyv.Manufacturing 00.) decided by Judge WOODRUFF, (reportedih4':Fish. 818,}the court seems to have been of the that the term "referea, "as used in the statute, did not include masters in'cpaneery. It was fu'rther of the opinion that even iUhe word "referee" should be given that enlarged construction, a docket fee would not be taxable for It trial or,hearing had before a master on a matter arising incidentally or collaterally in the progress of a' case. In the case of Dedekam v. Vo$e,. 3 Blatchf. 154, it was' said that the statute (referring to section 824, Rev. St. U. S.) does not have reference to hearings that are interlocutory or collateral. ' In the case of Beckwith v. Eastm'i, 4 Ben. 358, it was held that no docket fee could- be allowed on the trial Of exceptions taken a' commissioner's report. ., , In thA case of Stimpson v. Brooks, 3 Bhi.tehf. 456, it was held that a fee of $2.50 for depositions, taken and admitted in evidence,could not be allowed unless they were taken and used on the final hearing of the case. It was further said in that case that the statute has direct relation to proceedings which are "final," and not to such proceedings connected with the case as are incidental or collateral only. " In the case of Spill v. ManUfacturing Co., 28 Fed. Rep. 870, it was held that depositions taken, not 'for use on final hearing, but in a contempt proceeding; are not within the statute, and that the statutory fees therefor'ate nbt taxable. I take it, therefore, that the fees claimed in the present case are not within the statute. Neither clause of the statute covers the case, or warrants the' court in taxing either a docket fee of $20 for 'the attorney or a fee for depositions, as claimed. As this is an equity proceeding, however,in which the intervenor had occasion to come into court, and ask that his rights' be protected, I think it is within the power of the court to allow him all. of his reasonable and necessary costs in obtaining testimony for the support of his claim, and therefore he Should be allowed ,otIl the costs incurred in taking depositions which were used to maintain his claimlother than an attorney's fee therefor. He should also be allowed his witness fees. Ifiild; upon looking at ·the master's report, that suchl1110wances were made; The expense of taking depositions was taxed and allowed, and also the' usual fees for 'all of his witnesses. Of course, at common law, an attorney was notetltitled to have a. fee taxed, in this state' it is not the practice to alloW-an' attorney's fee to be taxed in II; (Jase. I think the master has allowed the intervenor all the costs that he is entitled to; He has allowed all that could have been recovered in the' state court if the suit had been there tried. The motion . to retaX is ovetruled.
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YANCY, Assignee, v. COTHRAN and others. 1 Wir,cuit pO'lI/rt.
N.D. Georgia. May 9, 1887.)
BANlmUPTcy-ACTION BY ASSIGNEE-LlMITATION.
The complainant,an assignee in bankruptcy, :filed a bill, the object of which was, to recover against thejeme defendant certain shares of stock alleged to h!love been transferred to. her in fraud of the rights of her husband's creditors. It aPPeared of action existed when the assignee was. appointed, and that the complainant as counsel' had reptesented one against whom the lemed,efendant had brought suit concerning this stock, and tbat in that pr.oceeding SUCh information o,f tlile transfer had been disclosed which, if diligently pursued·.wouldhave led to the discovery of all the facts constituting the fraud, ata period more than two years before the bill in this proceeding had been :filed. Held, that the suit was barred by Rev. St.U. S. § .5057, Which provides that "no suit' * * * .shall be maintainable * * * between an assignee in bankruptcy and a person claiming an adverse interest ·touching any. ,rights .of .property transferable to or vested in such assign'ee" unless brought within two years from t.he time when of action accrued" "
In Equity. On plea of stattlte of limitations. Feather8fnne, Alexander k Wright, W. W. Brooks, and Hopki1UJ.« Gkrm, for .... ...' . .. D. S. Pnnt:vp, W. H. Underwood, and Kitngo.. Spalding, for respond-ents·. NEWMAN, J. Thill is a pill filed by Yancy, as assignee in bankruptcy ·of the firm Cothran &.)"ackson,composedof H. D. Cothran aqd J. N. Jackson,againllt Mrs. Laura Cothran, her husband, H. 1>. Cothran, and others.. The:object oithe bill ill to recover frOlD Mrs. Cothran 232 shares ·of the capital stock of the East Rome Town OOmpany. The facts .upqn :Which thi!,? right to recover. is based are substantially as followll, as 1;>y th.epleadings and evidence: In April, 1874,. H. D.Cothran w,as the owner, in, his own right of stock ,in question. He },lad previously, in 1873, failed in business as a of the firm of .& Jackson. At time named, in April, 1874, Cothran transferred the .stock 4c; J"ackson, which firm it would seemwas then endeav. wind up its'old business, The was pledged by Cothran & .Jackson to the. B/l.nk of Rome as security the loan of .$3,500. In August, :note for $,3,500 was due, Q.nd the firm had not ,met it. H.D. Cothran.wRs the president and manager of the Bank of Rqme, the .stock of being all owned, or practically so, by the firm ofOgden Brower, of New this time H. D. Cothran went t9R. F. Fouche, and.lltatlild to him facts the hypothecation of the stock ; that the debt was due; and that Cothran & Jackson were unabl!l tp pay it. Hetold Fouche that he and the cashier of the bank, C. O. Stillwell, .bad tried to sell ,the.stock,but could not get an offer for. it. Stil,lwell told Fouche the same thing.; Cothran tl;1.en,asked· Fouche if he would ,give his note at ..90 days, take a transfer of the stock, agreetha.t;Mrs. bar.


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James Milner tackles their lad this morning when he has his breakfast.
James Milner tackles their lad while he packs his oversized wash bag.
James Milner tackles their lad from the minute he was born to the second the freekick is given. He has lived his whole life to just tackle their lad at that moment. He has pictured tackling their lad for eternities. Galaxies have exploded, all human life has evolved and become extinct and James Milner is both tackling their lad and picturing doing so.
That moment was the moment where I was reflecting on Brighton home and away against our rivals last season and how frustrating they could be. It was the moment I was beginning to think we could be in for the longest possible afternoon.
James Milner tackles their lad and Liverpool score. From the minute he wins his tackle there is an inevitability about events. For the tackle James Milner should be given:
– the assist.
– the freedom of the city.
– his Sunday dinner in a choice of Liverpool restaurants.
– the right to decide what the dressing room listens to for the next week.
– Maghull. If he wants it.
Flash, flash and there it is. Salah off the post or as near as dammit for it not to matter.
Then he celebrates. Then he prays. Then he pumps his fist staring at the Lower Kemlyn/Centenary/Kenny Dalglish. He pumps his fist looking at me or as near as dammit and we lock eyes, or we don't, and we are thinking Manchester City drew. Liverpool lead. Everything is vital in every sense of the word.
Man City drew.
Listen, I do this thing. Two things. Both in my head.
Thing one: while I do day-to-day tasks, I do this thing where I have imaginary conversations with the Liverpool manager. It has never been as bad as this, not since 2008 with Rafa Benitez. Maybe never as bad.
I consult Jürgen Klopp. I wonder what he would make of x, y or z. Today we had a lovely big chat about how into Wolves/Man City I should be. We should be. Should we see it as an adjunct to our game? Should we focus on The Reds? Jürgen concluded that we should for now see this all as part of the season's rich tapestry, as the adventure.
Reader – I went berserk when Willy Boly scored. I kicked every ball of that last five. Manchester City have now dropped 1/7th of the points they dropped last season. That that is bananas isn't our fault.
Thing two: I brush my teeth and think about the title. I hold a door open and think that is the behaviour of champions. I lie in bed and think about how it would be in May if. If. If. If.
Everything is if. Nothing is when. If.
Send me on a night out and ask me what I would do if it happened. I have plans. Documents. A desk drawer full of contingencies. If. If. If. If.
Yearning on a large scale can make history. The yearning is palpable now and it isn't even September yet. But by Christ it is fun. It is vital. It is what it is to be alive. Yearning on a large scale can make great nights out.
We're going to have a lot of them.
I was umming and ahhing about whether or not I was going to go to town.
Then Virgil van Dijk rolled it back to Alisson Becker. And he dinked it, resplendent in yellow, over the onrushing player's head and controlled it, and you know what, nothing may ever be the same again.
On an evening where much was tinged beige — as it has to be from time to time — it was a technicoloured dreamcoat of a moment. It was what it was to be alive.
Not long after Trent Alexander-Arnold pinged it sweeter than you have ever seen. Earlier, Gini Wijnaldum dribbled past four doing keepy-ups. Liverpool never hit the heights while winning but they are such scamps. They fizzle. Your blood does the same.
Hero worship is a strange thing when you are 37. There was a point in the second half where two of their lads walloped Milner in close succession. The ground was incensed. How dare you hit our heroes like that? The Mancunian referee didn't give a card for the second.
The curve goes on for so many of these Liverpool players. Twelve months ago juries were out all over the shop. Now the question is which of them you love the most.
It needed graft. Because at times Liverpool hadn't quite gelled. Because Brighton are a well-organised outfit. Because you can't win 4-0 every week, it needed graft and it needed care and it needed seeing out. It needed love. Liverpool loved their three points James Milner's tackle and Mo Salah's whip-crack finish had given them. They sailed those points home, held gentle between big hands. They understood the delicacy of the arrangement. They never sat back — the left back pops up inside right in the box with 10 left on the clock — but nor did they overcommit. They understood the best way to win 1-0 was to look like winning 2-0, something that has been true of football matches since the very dawn of time.
The love to work remains the best and finest thing about this Liverpool side. That and their sense of mischief. They know and believe that exuberance married to graft doesn't do the job. It is the job. It is vital. It is what it is to be alive. It underpins the worship and the imaginary conversations and the life lessons.
Three down and 35 to go.
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Two Days in the Cameron Highlands: Tea and Trekking in Tanah Rata
After the hustle and bustle of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, and the heat of Melaka, we decided to head into the centre of the country to spend two days in the Cameron Highlands. Up here is a breath of fresh air, with small towns and tea plantations huddled high up in misty rolling hills. Trekking and tea are the big draws here, with trails snaking through the forests and bright green rows of tea plantations hugging the sides of valleys. You can scroll to the bottom for our top tips for Tanah Rata. You can also check out our restaurant recommendations in bold throughout.
The journey from Melaka to Tanah Rata was pretty rough. Don't get us wrong, the bus networks here are really great, with air conditioned coaches criss-crossing the country. But we had a sneaky look at Google maps before we left and couldn't quite believe the winding road we would have to travel by. Check out this screenshot!
Yeah…definitely one where you'll need the travel sickness pills!
We had to change buses in Kuala Lumpur, and took the opportunity to grab some lunch at the huge bus station. We found a Malaysian place in the food court who said they had a couple of veggie dishes. Once we sat down to our food, we could tell right away that it was fishy…literally! The staff were actually really sweet, despite not really understanding the term vegetarian ("but some vegetarians eat fish, yes?") and swapped in a tasty aubergine dish instead at no extra charge.
Four hours, one desperately needed toilet stop (perhaps the giant iced tea with lunch was a bad idea!) and about a billion twists in the road later, we stumbled off the bus in Tanah Rata as evening fell.
Two Days in the Cameron Highlands: Day One
We had a lazy morning on day one. For lunch, we went next door to Bunga Suria Indian restaurant. This family run place is cheap and cheerful, and does one of the best masala dosas that we've had since leaving India. Thin, crispy fresh pancakes made from rice and lentils and stuffed with spiced potato mix, served with a sambar and a coconut chutney – yum!
In the afternoon we wandered around the small town, soaked up some rays in the park, and planned our walk for the following day. We opted for trail 10 – a round trip to the top of Genung Jesar through thick forest. We chose this as it seemed to be the easiest to follow independently, while still offering a decent walk. Loads of places in town offer guided walks, and there are even rumours that some unscrupulous guides are responsible for removing signposts, to make it more difficult to walk without a guide!
In the evening we decided to check out The Barracks Cafe. It has a peaceful, rose filled garden but unfortunately hasn't got a very vegan-friendly menu. The waitress was really friendly and completely understood what we meant by vegan, but when she checked with the kitchen, there were only two dishes we could have – a salad or mushroom and garlic spaghetti. We both opted for the pasta as it had been a while since we'd had a carb fest! The food was tasty, but quite expensive for a fairly small portion. We consoled ourselves with some biscuits from the 7/11 and an early night in preparation for tomorrow's walk.
Two Days in the Cameron Highlands: Day Two
This is what we'd come for! We were itching to get our walking boots on and stretch our legs in the hills. The day started fairly sunny and we even picked up a cute dog on the way who joined us for the first 20 minutes of our walk. As soon as we started walking uphill and into the forest, the quality of the air was unbelievable. We just wanted to take in huge lungfuls of it. It was so fresh and clean.
The route took us through a pretty mossy forest, with chirping beetles, vibrant butterflies and sprouting mushrooms. The walk was not too strenuous. It took us around an hour and half to reach the top. Most of the climbing was done through a sort of natural staircase made from tree roots, which was really cool. We had planned to take a detour along the way using trail 6. However it turned out to be closed off due to construction. There seems to be a huge amount of bulldozing and hammering echoing around the valleys up here. Tourism is big money here, but we hope they don't end up destroying the very nature that people have come to see.
At the top of Genung Jesar
As we neared the top we could hear screams and shrieks of laughter drifting down from the peak. We wondered what on earth could be happening up there! We soon found a group of around 50 local kids on a school outing, who had paused at the top for their packed lunches. They wanted to know where we were from and if we knew Wayne Rooney. As we sat and enjoyed a break with some biscuits and fruit juice, we had to laugh at the teachers efforts to get the whole group moving again. It took them nearly 15 minutes to round the kids up!
Sadly the clouds had descended by the time we reached the peak, so the view was not so great. However we still really enjoyed the walk through the forest. And I only fell over twice which is a good record for me! As we left the woods and started back down the paved road to Tanah Rata, our stomachs propelled us on as we pictured the fresh dosas that awaited us for lunch.
Eyes bigger than our stomachs!
On the last evening of our two days in the Cameron Highlands, we decided to head to Singh Chapati Urban Restaurant since we had heard amazing things. We may have got a little overexcited when we saw the large veggie section of the menu. We ordered way too much food! The standout star of the meal was the brinjal masala – that's aubergine curry to you and me. The aubergine was charred over flames before being smashed up into a rich spicy masala sauce, and it tasted incredible. We also had the aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower) and mushroom masala, all mopped up with rice and fresh chapatis. Everything is made fresh to order so there was no problem in requesting no dairy, and extra spice! We were so full afterwards that we practically waddled home, but we had no regrets!
Moving On
We really enjoyed our two days in the Cameron Highlands. Fuelled by our breakfast of leftover curry on toast (to some very puzzled looks from other hostel guests!) we'll be popping some more travel sickness tablets and boarding the bus to head back down the winding roads. Our next destination is Ipoh, which is supposed to be a great destination for foodies. Perhaps we should try and get back into our exercise routine, or we'll be the size of houses by the time we leave Malaysia!
Our Top Tips for Two Days in the Cameron Highlands
- We stayed at Orchid Haven. A private room with a shared bathroom cost us 60 MYR per night, including free breakfast of toast and jam. The room was cosy with a comfy bed, and the location was fab. The shower was not hot, and there was some loud (and very painful!) karaoke going through the walls until around midnight one evening.
- Singh Chapati Urban Restaurant serves some of the best Indian food we've had this entire trip (seriously). It's super popular, so aim to arrive when it opens at 6.30pm. Try the brinjal masala, you won't regret it!
- Check out Bunga Suria for cheap and cheerful Indian food. They have set meals, amazing dosas and a slightly dodgy looking buffet that we decided to avoid. Out of our two days in the Cameron Highlands, we ate here four times!
- If you head out on a trail, let your hotel know where you are going. Trail 10 was easy to follow and not too strenuous. We heard trail 9 should be avoided due to a spate of robberies. Download maps.me app and you can view all the trails and use GPS which is really handy.
We hope you enjoyed our post on two days in the Cameron Highlands. If you have any other recommendations please do let us know in the comments! C & D xx
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Mortgage Applications Rose 0.3% in Third Full Week of October
Washington, DC, October 27, 2021-Mortgage applications increased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 22, 2021.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 0.2% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index decreased 2% from the previous week and was 26% lower than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 4%% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 3% compared with the previous week and was 9% lower than the same week one year ago.


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If you're going to get an historic Masters win, one where you're not just winning it but winning for a whole country it seems, congratulatory comments rush in.
Hideki Matsuyama, according to the Japan Times, "won the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday to become the first player from Japan to claim a men's major championship".
RELATED: Hideki Matsuyama A Part Of History Becoming First Japanese Man To Win Masters
That's major. At a major.
And in a plethora of well-deserved congratulatory remarks, there was one congrats that stood out. From a golfer who just so happens to know a thing or two about the Masters and about winning majors. One of the greatest golfers to ever pick up a club, whom many consider the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) of golfers.
Tiger Woods gave Matsuyama a shout out and recognized the historical significance of this Masters win.
"Making Japan proud Hideki," Woods said in a tweet. "Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment for you and your country. This historical @TheMasters win will impact the entire golf world."
Hey, Woods may have been even able to congratulate his golfer comrade in Japanese because he learned some of the language (at least in a 2019 promotion) when Matsuyama taught "Tiger…Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day a lesson in Japanese" to promote "'The Challenge: Japan Skins' in 2019" according to Golf Digest.
Even if that was all in good fun, it's important be educated about people's different cultures and ethnicities and even to learn new languages. The fact that at least four pro golfers got together to learn just a bit of the language is commendable.
Congrats again to Hideki!
Or, if Tiger would've congratulated in Japanese, it'd be something like this:
"おめでとう (Omedetō)"…thanks Google translate.
When I mentioned Tiger knowing about the Masters win, he also knew about those other three majors when, as the PGA Tour mentioned, "20 years ago, @TigerWoods held all four major trophies…(the) Tiger Slam".
If anyone else can pull off another slam, count Hideki as one of a few who could do the same thing, as well.
In the meantime, Japan is celebrating one of its own, going to Augusta and winning this major.
According to the Associated Press via ESPN: "Led by Japan's prime minister, the country celebrated golfer Hideki Matsuyama's victory in the Masters — the first Japanese player to win at Augusta National and pull on the famous green jacket".
"It was really wonderful," Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said per the AP via ESPN. "As the coronavirus drags on, his achievement moved our hearts and gave us courage."
According to the AP via ESPN: "Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, who tied for eighth in the Masters in 1973, said he hoped more Japanese male golfers would be inspired by Matsuyama."
"This is a great achievement for the Japanese golf world," Ozaki in comments on Japanese media per the AP via ESPN. "And it came about because of Mr. Matsuyama's own ability to take up challenges, his courage and all the effort that went into that."
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4 comments:
- Mo said...
I hope they all do well
- 27 June 2009 at 11:59
- Maria Grazia said...
Let's see. We started correcting this morning and we haven't finished yet. Then on Monday they have thir third even more difficult test. Fingers crossed. Thanks, Mo!
- 27 June 2009 at 15:40
- lunarossa said...
As I said in my comment on your previous entry, I hate maths. And I attended the Liceo Scientifico! Actually I don't like Latin either, although it helped me a lot while I was learning German. Hope your pupils will get the grades they derserve as unfortuntately during the maturita' exams it does not always happen like that. To change the subject, I watch the final episode of Robin Hood tonight with my daughter. What a slaughter!!! We were both in tears at the end of the programme. Thanks for warning me! At least she wasn't alone crying! Have a nice Sunday if you can. Ciao. A.
- 28 June 2009 at 00:09
- Maria Grazia said...
Well...I know what you mean ... I KNOW I shouldn't have done it... I know ... but I was too curious... and a Utube mate of mine suggested me where to find the last episode in advance (shhhh! it's a secret!) So I saw it last night and ... bang ...first, Allan already dead at the beginning of the episode, then ... extra bang ...my poor unlucky gorgeous Guy (they never mentioned that in the interviews!) and finally him , the legend himself. It was too much for my old sensitive heart and ... my husband found me in tears in bed alone with my laptop and really couldn't understand. What a silly middle-aged girl I am!
I great Sunday to you and your nice little girl! - 28 June 2009 at 00:26


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Flu season is in full swing, and there's no question it's been brutal this year. With the flu flying through schools and homes, it seems inevitable that you or your kids will catch it (or something like it) at some point. If you have little babies, this might be concerning. How do you know it's the flu and not a cold? Here are 6 signs your baby has the flu, even if they don't have a fever, so you can figure out what's going on.
Though a fast and high fever is typically a surefire sign of the flu, there are instances where someone with the flu doesn't have a fever. But, other common signs of the flu (body aches, loss of appetite, congestion, etc.) could be present. Pediatrician Dr. Alison Mitzner tells Romper, "If there is no fever, your child can have extreme fatigue, cough, or sore throat which causes typically decreased appetite, vomiting and diarrhea. They also may have muscle aches and your baby will be quite fussy." If you're concerned your baby has the flu, you should call your pediatrician to determine next steps, particularly if your baby is under six months old.
Many of the signs of flu are similar for both children and adults, though vomiting and diarrhea are more common among children, noted the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC). Though the flu and the common cold share many of the same symptoms, "the flu typically comes on quickly and your child will have sudden onset of symptoms, unlike colds, which are more mild and come on more slowly," notes Mitzner. If your kiddo was feeling fine one day but can barely sit up the next, you might be dealing with the flu.
Here are a few other signs that your baby could have the flu, even if that thermometer is telling you otherwise.
Cough Or Sore Throat
The flu can often bring on a dry, hacking cough, which has the potentional to get worse. If your baby seems to be struggling to breathe, is very congested, or seems to have chest pain while breathing or coughing, be sure to call your doctor right away. Those with compromised or undeveloped immune systems (like infants) are prone to other illnesses derived from the flu (like pneumonia), according to Kids Health.
Chills Or Body Shakes
Though chills and body shakes typically accompany a fever, it's not completely unheard of to have them without a high temperature. Keep an eye on your babe and how their body feels and looks. Uncontrollable chills or shakes could be flu-related, according to March of Dimes.
Loss Of Appetite
With all of these symptoms and extreme fatigue, loss of appetite is almost a given, and, according to Web MD, one of the most common flu symptoms. Babies might refuse to eat because they are too tired, congested, coughing, or just plain don't feel good. Though they may be able to get by on less food than typical (since they're likely not exerting much energy), hydration is still very important. Try to encourage filling fluids: breast milk or formula for all babies, or soups and broths for older babies.
Vomiting Or Diarrhea
If your little one is vomiting or has diarrhea, it could be a sign of the flu. The main concern with vomiting and diarrhea is dehydration. Be sure to keep track of your babies wet diapers (at least one very eight hours, according to Cleveland Clinic) to ensure they are adequately hydrated.
Stuffy noses are so common in little ones, it's almost hard to find a kid without a stuffy nose in the winter, isn't it? Runny noses can be a sign of the flu, noted Mayo Clinic, but they are typically accompanied by at least a few of the other symptoms.
Because younger infants and babies are more at risk of complications and severe disease from the flu virus, prevention is even more important for them, notes Mitzner. "It is so important to be sure to vaccinate if your child is six months or older, because their lungs, their immune systems are all developing," she says. Vaccinating is the best way to prevent against the flu, and even if you were to get the flu, it could decrease the severity and duration. It's not too late vaccinate for the flu this season, so talk to your doctor if you haven't already.
Check out Romper's new video series, Bearing The Motherload, where disagreeing parents from different sides of an issue sit down with a mediator and talk about how to support (and not judge) each other's parenting perspectives. New episodes air Mondays on Facebook.


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As part of a research project on improving security of the electric vehicle charging ecosystem, SAE International has announced a contract with a team comprised of Eonti, DigiCert and VerSprite, for its technical development.
Launched in May 2020, the SAE Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project is an industry-led pre-competitive research project to strengthen EV charging system security.
With the contractor team onboard, technical work has begun to develop a secure EV charging industry PKI platform that is agnostic to charging system and protocol standards. The project is using agile development practices to design and test the PKI solution in an aggressive 18-24 month schedule.
"SAE International is pleased to engage with Eonti, DigiCert and VerSprite, who will collaborate to design, test and deploy this essential PKI solution that will advance the entire electric vehicle charging infrastructure," said Tim Weisenberger, program manager for emerging technology standards at SAE International. "The contractor team we have assembled brings deep PKI experience. When combined with our project team of industry-leading EV developers, charging network operators and charging equipment developers, the result is a technical development team that is unmatched in the EV charging community."
SAE will leverage the expertise and experience of its Cooperative Research Program to convene industry members to develop a targeted solution for this critical use case that will be extensible to other automotive and mobility use cases. The project is an example of the SAE Cooperative Research Program which uses agile development techniques to deliver targeted research to solve crucial industry problems and lead to SAE International Standards. The research program moves the needle in emerging technologies and allows industry professionals to rapidly develop global solutions for the industry.


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Bliss House to host final Valentine event; Harrison County Probation to be Honored
Corydon Democrat on 1/18/2017
The Center for Lay Ministries' Bliss House will have its final Valentine Bliss charity event Saturday, Feb. 11.
The event will include appetizers, dinner, a silent auction and brief ceremony (dressy-casual attire).
Also during the event, the Harrison County Probation Office will be honored with the Sue LaRue Award for its continued support of the CLM Bliss House.
The public is invited to support and attend this Valentine event to support the mission of the Bliss House, which is to provide programs and housing to women in the area community who are recovering from addictions.
The Harrison County Probation Office has provided ongoing support to the Bliss House for many years. During the past year, it has supported and encouraged the new BH director, Tiffany Hutchins, through a time of transition.
"Harrison County Probation has repeatedly shown they truly are concerned about their clients and believe in the value of recovery," according to a BH spokesperson. "Their dedication and passion makes them invaluable to the BH residents and staff. Harrison County Probation makes regular trips to the BH to check on their clients and are constantly in contact with them about their progress."
Affordable sponsorships are available ($600 table sponsors) for this event that will take place at the Louisville Slugger Field Hall of Fame.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. for appetizers and bidding on the silent auction. Tickets are $60 per person, and reservations must be made prior to Feb. 3.
For more information, ticket sales or reservations, call Laura Barkhauer at 1-502-548-3052.


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Traditionally, MSPs were IT guys, who would come in, fix a problem, and get out of there. Today, as the business world has evolved, and managed services has become more of a bespoke service, there is a lot more client management involved, especially if you're looking to create a proactive environment that acts ahead of time, rather than follow a reactive break/fix model. (and who isn't?)
However, not all client relationships are easy, and some customers will show a lot more resistance to your advice than others. Here's what to do when things get complicated.
Consider the client's point of view fully. can you get on board?
Not all client requests are created equally. While some might be harmless in the long run, like feeling wedded to a specific Antivirus solution, others are much more dangerous to both their own infrastructure and all your other clients', too. Examples of this include businesses that refuse to update legacy operating systems that no longer receive security updates, a hot topic with Microsoft recently taking away support for Windows 7.
While you can jump through hoops for the latter category, creating secure environments by air-gapping, using VLANs or other segmentation methods, or isolating these machines, you probably know deep down that this is far from best-practice. You're going to offer the best services if you can create a consistent environment and bring your whole client-base to the same high standard. You're also not doing the client any favours in the long run by saying yes to a bad idea. If placating the client is going against your gut feeling, here's how to get them to listen.
Acknowledge and validate
First, make sure that your client knows that they are being listened to. It can help to repeat back the language that they used, simply and without any additions. "I can hear that you feel comfortable using Windows 7, and that the cost of upgrading associated hardware is too much for you right now."
Next, don't jump straight in and tell them what a bad idea this is! You don't have to totally agree with their decision-making process, and certainly you might have a strongly negative feeling about the underlying choice, but this isn't going to get you anywhere. Think of a situation where their choice is going to make their life easier, and repeat this to the client, anything from reduced costs to support for specific business applications. It might feel like you're encouraging them to dig deeper on their resistance, but you've paving the way for them to listen and really hear you.
Set the stage to make your claim
Try to avoid using the word 'but' or its favourite cousin 'however'! Instead, tell your client that it would be helpful if you could ask them some questions to support them with their situation. Asking for help is a great way to get someone to listen and to get them on your side. You can also use these questions to see what's the best next steps are for you.
Here are some examples of some great open-ended questions that can give you more insight and better leverage to move forward.
- What's your top priority from your MSP?
- What (if anything) are you willing to accept a certain amount of risk for? This could be anything from reduced cost, to ease of use and beyond.
- What's your ideal IT situation? How much involvement do you want to have in this process?
Say your piece and hold firm to your decision
At this point, you've laid enough groundwork. Thank the client for their answers, and now ask them if they would like to hear your advice.
Make your case gently and clearly, using their own answers to support your feelings on the subject. In this extended example, you could explain how an upgrade to Windows 10 will allow you to support them better, and by staying on Windows 7, they are adding unnecessary risk to their environment. If there is another option, in this case, an Extended Software Update licence for example, suggest it and explain the pros and cons of this, and how this will only buy them some time. You can then upsell a consultancy to work alongside the business to upgrade their machines by 2023, when the support runs out.
At this point, it's time to play hard ball. If the client is still resistant to your advice, and it's a topic that you cannot compromise on, stick to your guns. It's not worth adding risk or complexity to your own business for a client that doesn't respect your advice or your service model. If you need to part ways, you'll know that you did everything that you could to make it work.
Let's recap! Here's what to do if your client is resisting your advice:
- Make sure that you're certain you can't get on board with their perspective
- Repeat what they've said to make the client feel heard
- Validate their opinion, even if you disagree
- Ask them questions that will help you to frame your point of view
- Be clear about what you can and can't do, and don't be afraid to sever ties if it isn't going to work
Ending client relationships make you feel like a failure as an MSP? Don't worry, failure is the route to success! Read our blog on the topic to make yourself feel a whole lot better!
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Dear Elementary Families:
As we approach the second half of the school year, we are tirelessly working to create bus schedules that will allow for social distancing. At this time, we have more students signed up for transportation than we have seats available, using our current schedule.
During our review in preparation for the February 1 changes, we have noticed that many students who have previously signed up for transportation are not actually boarding the bus. We ask that if you are signed up for transportation but are NOT utilizing it, PLEASE opt out so that we can make space for someone who needs it. Please notify us by Monday, January 25, if you no longer need transportation by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
If we are unable to reduce the number of bus riders, we will need to make more significant changes to our schedule to accommodate the buses. This may include staggering start and end times for some elementary schools. Obviously, this is not the preferred solution, and so we are asking for your help in avoiding this mid-year change.
Thank you for your consideration. Remember, we are all in this together.
Troy City School District


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As part of an ongoing effort to improve road safety in Qatar, the Traffic Department has conducted its first community workshop, educating some 43 representatives of different organizations on the most common mistakes made on the road.
The trainees, who hailed from various Asian countries, including India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, were briefed for four hours on road rules for both drivers and pedestrians, the Ministry of Interior said.
Common mistakes made by pedestrians included:
- Incorrectly judging the speed of oncoming cars due to weak eyesight or stress/depression caused by work;
- Crossing at roundabouts; and
- Flouting traffic rules out of ignorance.
Common mistakes made by drivers included:
- A failure to move vehicles in a minor accidents to the nearest parking area;
- Driving vehicles slowly on fast roads, especially by new drivers from Asian countries;
- Talking on the phone while driving;
- Not fastening seat belts;
- Approaching signals and roundabouts at high speed;
- Running red lights; and
- Overtaking from the right side
The Traffic Department plans to hold another training session for other organizations next month. To participate, send a fax expressing interest and a contact number and email address to 44323339.
What tips would you add to the list?
Credit: Photo by Daniele Muscetta


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Going through a divorce or simply ending a relationship is never easy, and having children makes it even harder. Know that you're not alone in your struggle. In Iowa, divorced people make up 11 percent of the state's population, according to 2018 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By proactively working with a family law attorney, you can help ensure that your family is cared for during this transition, especially when issues like child custody arise.
At Rieper Law P.C., we have the resources and experience needed to assist families in establishing and modifying child custody orders. We proudly serve clients throughout Iowa, with the majority of our clients being located in Polk, Dallas, Warren, Madison, Jasper, and Story counties. Call us today to set up an appointment.
REACH OUT TODAYEstablishing a Child Custody Arrangement
One of the most important tasks you and your ex-spouse or partner need to discuss is the proper child custody arrangement. If the two of you are on decent terms, you may be able to decide this together (or with the help of an attorney or mediator) and present an agreement to the court. As long as both parents agree to the terms, this will almost always be approved.
However, it's not always easy to talk with your ex, especially when it comes to sensitive topics like how much time each parent gets to spend with the children. In this case, you both may need to retain lawyers and take your case to family court. The judge, along with you, your ex-spouse, and your legal representatives, will determine a custody arrangement that's best for your family.
Whatever path you take, there are some legal designations you'll need to understand:
Joint Legal Custody vs Sole Custody: Joint legal custody is generally preferred by judges, meaning both parents share equal decision-making power in their child's life on matters like education, medical needs, and religion. Sole custody means only one parent legally makes these decisions, but it does not mean the non-custodial parent won't have visitation rights.
Legal Custody vs Physical Care: It's important to note that joint legal custody is not the same as joint physical custody. A couple may share decision-making powers equally even if the child spends the majority of their time with only one parent. In addition to legal custody (decision making), you also must decide on physical custody (where the child lives). This is often split between the parents, but there's no standard that all families must follow.
When determining custody and parenting time, a judge will always act with the best interests of the child in mind. When possible, judges will work to ensure the child has regular and meaningful contact with both parents. This doesn't always mean time will be split evenly since many details must be considered. Factors such as the age and maturity of the child, the living situation of each parent, whether the child has siblings, the ability of each parent to meet the child's needs, and how well each parent supports the other and their involvement in the child's life are all taken into account.
Modifying an Existing Child Custody Arrangement
If you already have an arrangement and wish to make a modification, you generally need a change in circumstances. Major life events, like moving or losing a job, will often qualify you to request a change. The same is true if the other parent isn't upholding the arrangement. All modifications must be approved by the court which means either both parties agree to the changes and submit them for review, or if you can't agree, you'll have to enlist the help of attorneys or let the judge decide.
How Rieper Law P.C. Can Help
We know that each client is different, and we are responsive to their specific needs. We have worked with all kinds of families and know there's no one-size-fits-all approach to deciding custody and parenting time. By listening to your individual needs and learning about your family, we can help you come up with a custody arrangement that you can feel good about moving forward. We act with empathy and understanding, without sacrificing your rights as a parent.
If you're located in or around Des Moines, Iowa, and are looking for compassionate and experienced legal advice during this challenging time, call Rieper Law P.C. to talk. I specialize in family law and can help your family manage this transition toward a better future.


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Audra McDonald will receive Signature Theatre's 10th annual Stephen Sondheim Award, presented at a black-tie gala at the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC on March 4th.
McDonald has won 6 Tony Awards for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. She is also a Emmy-Award winner and a recipient of the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama for 2015. The Award states, "for lighting up Broadway as one of its brightest stars.... In musicals, concerts, operas, and the recording studio, her rich, soulful voice continues to take her audiences to new heights."
The Stephan Sondheim Award was created in 2009 to recognize the importance of Sondheim's work to Signature and theatre in general. Signature's annual Sondheim Award Gala honors those who have contributed to the works of Stephen Sondheim and the canon of American musical theater. The Sondheim Award Gala benefits Signature's artistic, education, and community outreach programs. Past recipients include Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, and more!
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The Element of Fire
THE element of fire now begins to manifest within the student, and he will work for a long period in it. This slowly consuming fire will now gravitate into the atmosphere of his mind-body, and he must welcome it, for it will destroy foulness and disease. He will now constantly drink water, as the nervous system will need it to extinguish the grosser elements of fire and make room for its higher counterpart. This higher vibration should pass through him without resistance. It is the density of matter that rebels against it.
He will now breathe in the Solar force atoms, and this will mean spiritual rebirth; for he must leave his ancestral inheritance and teachings of a religious nature, and seek the religion he has created within his own central universe, wherein are stored fragments of each dynasty through which he has passed. Here he will discover what he has experienced of the Reality, and what he knows about truth and justice in their higher as well as lower aspects.
To evoke this flame and be reborn into its atomic structures is the great step he must now undertake. He must pass into its nature and succumb to its desire.
The Sun has the power to transfer us into a substance similar to its elements, and this brings us deeper realisations of what our physical and mental bodies can become. In the East this sun element is called the Lawgiver, and again we repeat our previous exercises to bring these Solar atoms into our bodies.
In the beginning we aspired inwardly and breathed atoms that repaired our physical structures, and revealed to us our undiscovered areas and past experiences. We now enter into the activity of their higher counterpart.
These Aspiring atoms built new elements within our organs and remedied them as much as possible. This cleared us, in some small degree, from the atoms of destruction. We then begin to increase our Solar energy and seek to become ennobled by its powers.
These new atoms—atoms of abundance—have come to us from a distant past, and they represent a type of activity foreign to our body; for they represent periods when we were similar to the elements of the Sun. But at first we cannot recognise what they symbolise. In our practice we again breathe them in as we did in our early days, when we were intermittently immersed in their consciousness. This also brings the energy of the Dayspring of Youth.
We now seek to unite ourselves to this new energy in order that we may become its instrument; it contains the message and power of deliverance for humanity, and we must develop our bodies to become its sounding board whose surface can be attuned to any consciousness that the earth-streams may press upon it. The earth-currents are not the hierarchal streams, but bodies of atoms that flow into us and inspire our atoms to build up their structures regardless of our own personal feelings in the matter.
The earth-currents are similar to the ebb and flow of the tide, and within them are atoms of an instructive nature that stimulate our lower sheaths.
The hierarchal streams are similar to the sun's positive nature. We now come under its jurisdiction—that is of a father consciousness—instead of being nourished by our mother atom under whom we have been working. Here we will be taught regarding our true destiny and plan and the kind of body we have to build up.
We owe a debt of gratitude to mother Nature who brought to birth our systems of natural law and our moral and scientific characteristics. We now enter the positive side of things, as we had previously entered the negative or feminine side where our emotions and sympathies for humanity were awakened.
From these inner observations we discover a wonderful law of order and design, and this ever impresses us; for we realise that the Creator's thought is directing and guiding all things, and the minuteness of our own Solar system becomes apparent.
The element of fire has nothing that is dangerous in itself, nor will it harm us if we apply its energy correctly by listening to our Advocate's directions. The danger lies when it is used for personal power.
To develop this energy depends upon our power to inhale atoms of a like nature. These are within our inner besides outer atmospheres, and they will bring to us teachings regarding the Solar force. We must aspire for this; for the element of fire has the keynote of this universal substance, and of all our past lives united into one composite note. And those atoms that cannot respond to its note are disordered. Hence the resistance of the physical body to its vibration, and the student becomes strongly aware of this power within him. Slowly it will begin to rise and straighten out its coiled substance, awakening when it hears its keynote.
This energy, beginning at the base of the spine, will rush through our central nervous system and seek to leave the body through the top of the head. We must not be afraid to impress its forces within us and engender its living flame with that which we ourselves have stored up in our physical body. It is enclosed within a sac-like sheath, and when evoked will pass within our generative organs and remain there if we allow it; but if we do so, it will turn us into beasts and be used by the Secret Enemy. But if we aspire to evoke it to control our nervous centres and the sun centre within us, it will use its force for our development and enable us to attain intermittent teaching from a great and wise intelligence: a Nous atom belonging to the energy of the Solar system, and we must be strong and bold if we wish to control it, for its nature is foreign to us.
When we unite our Solar and Lunar currents at the apex of the spine, the Sleeping Serpent no longer receives its usual nourishment, and, being hungry, stirs within its sac. The watchman then pours forth the seminal energy; this awakens it, and it begins to uncoil and seek nourishment by trying to enter the door leading into the seminal tract. Here it changes its voltage, and this gives it the power to pierce the opening into the spinal system; it is now fed with a kind of static electricity: the seminal system's higher energy. This force quickens, and it tries to pass up the spine.
It is here that the greatest caution must be observed, for it depends upon us as to the kind of energy it will receive: whether of our higher or lower nature.
This energy has several strands similar to the positive and negative poles of electricity, and these must be severed from the base of the spine and united at its axis; this will then bring up through a third strand the coiled serpent force that will open the nasal organs to its stream of energy. From this third strand the Great Liberator comes to birth; for the third strand is similar to a lightning rod, and about it streams up the hidden fire from our navel tract. This energy will then open our principal centres as we direct them, and the organs of generation will not be able to hold it prisoner. This power will give the student the greatest intelligence he can possess: a lost power long denied him.
This is a gift to humanity from the Innermost; as we develop it we rise above the Secret Enemy's power and possess a substance of the more developed Initiates, who are of its nature.
The Sun atom is similar to the Egyptian scarabaeus, save that it is rounder and consists of two opposite forces—positive and negative, with a wall dividing both. It extends two feelers, like crossed swords, and holds a minute atom—of which it is parent—and from these feelers stream two forces. This is called the winged caduceus of Mercury. The minute atom contains all the elements of fire, and draws the fire nature from the different planets. It possesses an intelligence that is beyond good and evil, which is neither destructive nor constructive; and into such a consciousness the student must not fear to enter. This is the normal state of the Innermost. Here, beyond good and evil, we reach a state of constant bliss, and do not register the sensations or burdens of our human body. This state is the goal of the student.
The Sun element will not instruct us until we are in the boundaries of our Innermost; it will then hasten our development.
The doctrine of the Innermost has to return to us; for we must perform our own ritual and service towards the Supreme ruler of this Solar system and its different densities of matter.
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In the human atmosphere there are Sun elementals who have retained the wisdom of the moon. They are far in advance of our day, and are beyond good and evil. These are used in what we call higher clairvoyance. We can attract these atoms into our nodes of thought, and make them communicate with us. This is an instrument that will collect and deliver our messages and send them inwardly to any sphere, as well as to any place on Earth. The method is to impress a thought-wave upon our Silver Shield.
These atoms have their keynote, and the student must aspire to hear it; for by its use it evokes the Sleeping Serpent. This method of using sound-waves to evoke the five systems of atomic substance within us has been hidden from the West. Although the East possesses this knowledge, the West cannot use the same sound invocations, as we live in a different period from the East.
An American entering another country cannot understand why everything seems so slow. He represents a swifter vibration, does not realise that he should adapt his own wave-length to the country he visits. The student should always endeavour to do this, in order not to cause unnecessary annoyance; for his atmosphere can often be offensive. It takes many years before a member of one race can harmonise himself to that of another.
There are many misfits in humanity, and such people, though similar in appearance, do not feel at home or in harmony with their surroundings. Each race has its tribal mark upon the soles of their feet, and in Tibet a scholar will ask his pupil to show him his feet and will then know the parental stem from which he has descended. Sometimes an Eastern teacher will arrive in the West to claim one who seemingly incarnated into the wrong race. This will sometimes cause Westerners to revert to Eastern teachings. If the soles of their feet were examined, the people would be found to belong to a different race. When the seventy disciples of Jesus were sent into their different countries they were led by the markings on the soles of their feet.
The moon current keeps the body moist, the sun current dries it up, and when these currents are controlled the nourishment that the Sleeping Serpent depends upon is denied it; this will cause it to move and open the centre about which it was coiled, and seek to enter it. As it is enclosed in a tissue of membrane, it will seek to break out and pierce the sacral plexus or lowest centre.
When this Serpent begins to move about it will often cause severe pain; for the sensation is similar to a ball of quicksilver moving and tearing its way between the tissues.
When this occurs one must be patient and aspire, for the pain is very severe, and this is apt to last several months; neither should one feel excited or nervous. A steady stream of minute particles are now being energised; these are forced along by the Solar current, so that they can open the centre towards which they are directed and revolve about its axis. These atoms are a combination of sun and moon atoms, and unite into a mass.
The Solar flame is united to the flame of the Innermost, and as we release this flame we are taken from our own sphere and transmuted into the atomic substance of another world period far different from this present one. This new world has no conditions of sadness and misery, and is an intermediate station; for we would perish if we entered the sun's energy suddenly. Here we are called upon to serve its errands of justice, to work in our objective world as it will direct us; and we are also subjected to a severe schooling by the Elder atoms.
We learn that we had attained to this instruction in other lives, and are reminded that we will not gain our source unless we are willing to renounce all things of the Secret Enemy's nature. We are now constantly reminded of our past transgressions, and slowly build a barrier between this past and the Innermost.
In the school of the Elder atoms we have to learn about the trinity in Nature, as well as the trinity within man. These atoms possess the consciousness that was of our Advocates—that have now returned to their own elements—and stimulate us towards our Innermost.
In this intermediate state, that is beyond good and evil, we receive that illumination that will make us harmless to our neighbours, harmless in that we will neither oppose them by force nor by argument. This is the wisdom that some of the great Masters use when dealing with humanity. This consciousness makes us indifferent to people and things. This is not a callous state, for we are more sensitive to their pain and sufferings than ever, but we can see deeper and help with greater understanding; for, if we would be of use to this world, there comes a time when we must detach ourselves from it.
This intermediate state shows us how to work with multitudes instead of individuals. When we work in this consciousness, we feel that we are standing thirty feet above the crowd. Many occult students have unconsciously felt this state working through them.
About this time the student becomes aware that many eyes are watching him, and that unseen help is being sent to encourage and assist him. He also feels that these people have awakened their Solar force.
This force comes suddenly to birth; for we have been building up this power of fire. If we have worked at this science in previous lives it will awaken more easily and quickly.
It is well to send a silent prayer inwardly before beginning our practice, and this will harmonise us to our Innermost. A prayer will sometimes evoke something within us that will operate a centre which begins to teach us. When the student is alone, and will not disturb anyone, he should pray aloud with strength and vigour; this vibrates his mental body, and will pass more easily and clearly through the three lower spheres of illusion and contact spheres of worth.
The shaft of light that we send forth in prayer interpenetrates into the higher as well as into the lower planes. The mind should therefore seek purity and not invoke the animal entities of the Secret Enemy that will attempt to control our thoughts and envelop us in harmful conditions.
We are held responsible for our prayers, and as we have not learned how to pray we often inflict our conditions upon those for whom we pray. A group of people praying about a sick bed can sometimes drive out the real personality from the body and allow an obsessing entity to enter.
When we pray we often visualise the person for whom we pray; but we fail to realise that we send our own atmosphere to them as well. This can frequently bring greater disorder than ever.
There are many religious organisations that pray at mass meetings for individuals that they may be converted to their beliefs. They imagine they are helping them, but are on the contrary similar to highwaymen on the mental plane; for they seek to dominate them regardless of their liberty of experience. This can often shut out the true light from those sincerely seeking it.
When the Yogi wishes to assist a person, he first seeks union with his Innermost and asks It for direction; he then contacts the Innermost of the other person and receives the information best needed to help the individual.
In a book previously mentioned by us, The Comte de Gabalis, we have written this passage about prayer:
"When you pray, think. Shut out all lower thoughts. Approach God as you would the entrance to a holy place. Ask if it will be well to demand to be given wisdom according to law. Be strong in purpose and firm in demand; for as you seek power of a spiritual nature you will balance that power in self on the lower planes. It is to penetrate beyond these lower planes or spheres of illusion that Jesus said: 'When you pray, say these things.' You have by a direct and positive effort to reach the higher spheres of consciousness, therefore let your thought be clear and precise, for a sincere, positive, and well-defined prayer harmonises man with God. On the other hand, an idle or unthinking prayer without definite expression becomes an infliction to the mind and destroys the receptivity to the light. A fervent prayer to the Deity crystallises the mind so that other forms of thought cannot enter, and prepares it to receive a response from the God within.
"Prayer of concentration on the Highest Source man is capable of imagining is a path to Wisdom found."
The use of prayer wheels in Tibet are treated with contempt or merriment by the Western mind, but if we had the graciousness of heart to enquire the reason for this we would be given an interesting and occult explanation that in the light of this book would be easily understood.
These wheels are used in hundreds and thousands in their country, and are turned by hand as well as by water power. They are covered by written layers of prayers and are the sincere appeals of the writers to their deities. These papers are impregnated by the atomic atmospheres of the devotees, and then placed upon the wheel that is set in motion. The result is that these atmospheres form one composite body that attracts atoms of a developed nature that works over this atomic mass and increases and stimulates its spiritual power. The Lama then steps into and collects these developed atoms into his own atmosphere.
In the West we have not been taught the reason for Eastern postures in prayer. These are spiritual, mental, and physical exercises that tend to bring about a union with the Innermost. The Yogis also divide man into three types, three general diseases, and three cures.


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Former vice-president Joe Biden delivered a stirring speech as he accepted the party's nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
"Let us begin you and I together, one nation under God. United in our love for America. United in our love for each other," Biden said. "For love is more powerful than hate, hope is more powerful than fear and light is more powerful than dark."
Biden's words about the power of love over hate were heralded as inspirational, as he looks to defeat President Donald Trump in the November election.
There's just one thing: Canadians have heard those words before. Or, at least, a version of them.
In his final message to Canadians, the late NDP leader Jack Layton promised something quite similar.
"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world."
Many Canadians on Twitter were quick to take notice of the similarity.
Others were touched that Layton's words were once again being mobilized for change.
Biden's campaign did not respond to HuffPost Canada's request for comment on whether Layton was a reference for the speech.
But even Layton wasn't the first Canadian politician to mobilize "Love is better than hate" phrasing. That honour goes to prime minister Wilfrid Laurier, who said something similar in 1916.
"I shall remind you that already many problems rise before you: problems of race division, problems of creed difference, problems of economic conflict, problems of national duty and national aspiration," Laurier said during a speech in London, Ont.
"Let me tell you that for the solution of these problems you have a safe guide, an unfailing light if you remember that faith is better than doubt and love is better than hate."
Biden has been accused of using other politicians' words before. His first presidential run in 1988 was halted amid multiple instances of plagiarism, including lifting specific phrases and from a British Labour Party politician Neil Kinnock while making closing remarks at a debate.