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The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this incident.
Aviation Incident Final Report- National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
Aviation Incident Data Summary - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Delta Air Lines Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N333NW
NTSB Identification: DCA16IA200
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of DELTA AIR LINES INC (D.B.A. Delta Airlines)
Incident occurred Thursday, July 07, 2016 in Rapid City, SD
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/26/2017
Aircraft: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 211, registration: N333NW
Injuries: 129 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various sources and may not have traveled in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft incident report.
The flight was routine until nearing the Rapid City terminal area. The crew had initially briefed for landing on runway 32, but the wind had shifted and favored runway 14. The crew reported that they had prepared for the runway 14 approach as well, so the change was not a significant factor. Delta chart material did include an advisory regarding the close proximity and alignment of the two airports.
Landing on runway 14 required more flying distance than runway 32, however, at 2030, the crew discussed the need to descend more rapidly. The flight was not altitude restricted by ATC. At 2035, ATC instructed the flight to fly heading of 300 degrees for the downwind leg of the visual approach. At that time the airplane was 9 miles abeam RAP at 12,000 feet. The ATC controllers noted that the airplane was high and fast for the visual approach. Field elevation of RAP was 3,200 feet and with a nominal remaining flying distance of about 15 to 18 miles the airplane was positioned well above the typical 300 feet per mile descent.
At 2036:30 the captain called the airport in sight and called for gear down and flaps one, configuring the airplane for a more expeditious descent. At this point RAP was south-southwest of the airplane, at the 8 o'clock position, while RCA was at the 10 o'clock position, therefore, it is likely the captain was actually looking at RCA.
Shortly afterward, ATC issued a vector for base leg, but the crew requested to extend the downwind due to high altitude, which ATC approved.
At 2039, the crew accepted a turn to base leg as the airplane was descending through 5,800 feet, about 5.5 miles north of RCA, and about 12 miles north of RAP. This was consistent with altitudes on the RNAV14 approach to RAP, but a somewhat steeper than normal angle to RCA.
ATC cleared the flight for "visual approach runway one-four. Use caution for Ellsworth Air Force Base located six miles northwest of Rapid City Regional." FAA order 7110.65 directs controllers to describe the location of a potentially confusing airport in terms of direction/distance from the aircraft. During interviews, the crew stated they misheard the controller's warning for the typical position advisory given on an instrument approach, and it supported their idea that the correct landing runway was 6 miles away. The FO did query the Captain if he had the right airport in sight, who expressed some uncertainty. Both crewmembers had little to no experience flying into either RAP or RCA, however, they did not verify their position to the desired landing runway using either the automation, or by querying ATC; and switched off the autopilot and Flight Directors removing possible cues as to their position related to RAP.
At the time ATC cleared the flight for the visual approach the airplane was positioned on the final approach course of the RNAV14 approach, and at a reasonable altitude for that approach, therefore, there was no immediate indication to ATC that the crew had identified the wrong airport.
Shortly after, the captain increased the descent rate as high as 1,200 feet per minute, resulting in an unstable approach as he was focused on the wrong landing runway. The crew realized the mistake just prior to touchdown, but considered it was safer to complete the landing at that point.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this incident as follows:
The flight crew's misidentification of the desired landing runway due to excess altitude requiring an extended downwind, and failure to use all available navigation information.
On July 7, 2016, at 2042 mountain daylight time (MDT), Delta Air Lines flight 2845, an Airbus A320, N333NW, landed on runway 13 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota (RCA). The airplane was not damaged and there were no injuries. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota (MSP) operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, with a planned destination of Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP).
The flight crew reported the takeoff, climb, cruise, and initial decent to be routine until nearing the Rapid City area. The captain was the pilot flying and the first officer (FO) was the pilot monitoring for the flight leg.
Prior to arrival into the RAP area, the captain anticipated and briefed the ILS32 approach; however, due to his personal procedure, he also briefed the RNAV/GPS14 approach. Prior to contacting Ellsworth Approach Control, the FO obtained the latest weather for RAP, which included wind from 140 degrees at 4 knots. The approach briefing included the airport information page, the anticipated taxi route to the gate after landing, and the close proximity of RCA to RAP.
At 2029:29, the airplane was descending through flight level 235 (about 23,500 feet above sea level) descending to 17,000 feet, and the flight crew made initial contact with Ellsworth Radar Approach Control (EA) The approach controller acknowledged and cleared the flight to descend to 5,300 feet and to expect a visual approach to runway 14. The crew acknowledged, and discussed the need to descend more rapidly. The captain was demonstrating to the FO a technique on setting up the Flight Management System (FMS) to configure for approach. During this exchange the airplane was approximately 45 nautical miles east of RAP.
At 2034:58, the airplane was abeam RAP and the EA controller instructed the crew to fly heading of 300 degrees for a downwind leg to the visual approach. The EA controller and the RAP tower controller discussed on landline communications that the airplane was high and fast for the visual approach. During the exchange the airplane descended through about 12,000 feet. Field elevation of RAP was 3,200 feet and with a nominal remaining flying distance of about 15 to 18 miles the airplane was positioned well above the typical 300 feet per mile descent.
At 2035:18 the captain noted that the airplane's speed was too high, and then noted that his technique on the FMS was not going to work the way he intended, and switched back to open descent. At 2036:30 the captain said "there's the airport," and called for gear down and flaps one. At this point the airplane was east of RCA, and RAP was south-southwest of the airplane.
At 2037:15 the EA controller instructed the flight to turn to a heading of 230 degrees, for the base leg of the visual approach. At this time, the airplane was descending through 9,200 feet and was positioned 9 miles north of RAP. Total flying distance via base leg and final would have been about 12 miles. Ellsworth AFB was directly abeam the left side of the airplane by about 4 miles.
The FO advised the controller that they were "a little high" and requested an extended downwind leg. The controller approved and asked the pilot to advise when they were ready to turn in. The airplane had turned about 15 degrees left during the previous discussion, and continued to slow. The airplane had travelled about 5 miles in a northwesterly direction, and was descending through 6,600 feet, about 11 miles north of RAP when the controller asked the pilot if he could begin a turn toward the runway. At 2039:12 the pilot advised he could accept a turn and that he had the field in sight. At that time the airplane was 12 miles north of KRAP, and less than 2 miles abeam the extended centerline. KRCA was directly between the airplane's position and KRAP about 6 miles south. The EA controller advised the pilot "cleared visual approach runway one-four. Use caution for Ellsworth Air Force Base located six miles northwest of Rapid City Regional." The FO acknowledged the approach clearance, and said to the captain "you got the right one in sight?" The captain replied "I hope I do."
After turning onto the base leg the captain selected a direct radial to the ZUDIM intersection, the final approach fix for the RAP RNAV GPS 14 approach, and armed the approach. ZUDIM is located 1.2 miles southwest of RCA. The captain reported that the airplane captured the approach about 5 miles from ZUDIM. The FO reported that he observed his navigation display (ND) and the flight was straight on the "correct" navigation line to the runway.
The airplane turned left, passing through and slightly west of the extended centerline for RAP runway 14. From 2039:45 to 2040:45 the airplanes descent rate slowed and was close to level at 4,900 feet. This altitude and position is consistent with the altitudes published on the RNAV 14 approach chart in that area; the specified altitude for crossing ZUDIM waypoint, directly abeam RCA, is 4,900 feet.
During this period, at 2040:10, the pilot asked if he should contact tower, and the EA controller instructed him to switch to the tower frequency. At that time, the airplane was about 5 miles north of RCA, about 11 miles north of RAP and positioned close to the extended centerlines of either runway. The captain switched off the autopilot, and directed the first officer to clear the flight director display. Just after switching to the tower frequency, the airplane began a rapid descent from 4,600 feet, about 3 miles from the RCA runway threshold, to landing at KRCA, with a field elevation of 3,276 msl.
The captain reported that about 500 feet agl he did not observe the PAPI lights; however, he remained "focused on the visual approach." At 2041:25 the captain stated "confirmed stable." The airplane was 1.5 nm from the threshold of KRCA, 8 nm from KRAP. The airplane was descending approximately 1,200 feet per minute, and the captain said "this is the most [expletive] approach I've made in a while."
As they approached the runway, the captain retarded the thrust levers to idle, at which point they realized that they were landing at RCA. According to both crewmembers. the landing runway 13 was "uneventful" and they cleared the runway onto taxiway "D" and notified the RAP air traffic control tower.
At 2042:24, the RAP tower controller notified the EA controller that DAL2845 had landed at RCA instead of RAP. The EA controller contacted RCA tower and began the process of handling the "wrong airport" landing with the tower and airfield operations personnel. On the ATC interphone, the RAP tower controller stated that he was initially watching the airplane on the tower radar display, but at the time of landing was entering traffic count information.
The captain was 60 years old. He held an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with type ratings on the Airbus A-320 and A-330, and the Boeing 747 with Second-in-Command privileges. He also held a commercial pilot certificate for instrument helicopter, a flight engineer certificate, and an FAA first-class medical certificate dated April 8, 2016. He had approximately 25,800 hours total time, and 2,980 hours in the A320. He was originally hired with Republic Airways on June 9, 1986, which merged with Northwest Airlines in October of 1986, and subsequently merged with Delta in January of 2010. At the time of the incident, he was based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A review of FAA records found no prior accident, incident, or enforcement actions.
According to Delta Air Lines' records the captain's previous experience flying into RAP was December 4, 2014, and a subsequent departure from RAP on December 6, 2014. No other records of previous experience with the airport were located.
The First Officer was 51 years old and resided in Utah. He had an ATP certificate with a type rating on the Airbus A-320. He also had a FAA first-class medical certificate dated January 4, 2016. His date of hire with Delta Air Lines was May, 2000. At the time of the incident, he was based at Salt Lake City. He had logged approximately 7,600 hours total time, with 2,324 hours in the A320. He had never flown to RAP or RCA before as a pilot.
A review of FAA records found no prior accident, incident, or enforcement actions.
N333NW, manufacturer construction number 0329, was an Airbus 320-211, manufactured in 1992. The airplane had a maximum ramp weight of 170,635 pounds, and had a total passenger seating capacity of 160, and contained 4 flight crew seats and 5 cabin crew seats. Recorded data and airline records indicated no relevant mechanical, systems, or maintenance issues with the airplane.
Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
The incident airplane was equipped with an electronic flight instrumentation system. The system included 6 flat panel displays, of which 2 were considered the Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and 2 were considered Navigation Displays (ND), which provided flight and navigation information in a digital format. The crew reported they operated the ND in Rose NAV mode which displays a full compass rose oriented to the aircraft heading, a depiction of the aircraft position with reference to the flight plan inserted into the FMS, and additional information associated with the flight plan. The destination runway and the runway identifier are depicted in white. In some cases, parallel or crossing runways are also depicted. According to Delta documentation the ROSE NAV mode "is particularly useful for maintaining orientation when being vectored near an airport prior to approach…"
The Rapid City Regional Airport weather observation at 20:58 indicated clear skies, 10 miles visibility and light winds from 170 degrees.
Sunset was at 20:38, approximately 4 minutes prior to the event, the end of civil twilight was 21:13. According to NTSB Meteorological staff, the sun would have been at an azimuth of about 304 degrees true and about 1 degree below the horizon at the time of the incident.
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP)
Rapid City Regional Airport was located 8 miles southeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, had a field elevation of 3,204 feet msl, and was located at a latitude/longitude of N44°02.7'/W103°03.4'. The airport was serviced by an FAA Air Traffic Control Tower that was in operation from 0600 to 2200 local time. The tower was in operation at the time of the incident. Radar services to DAL2845 were provided by Ellsworth Approach Control, located at the Ellsworth Air Force Base. RAP runway 14/32 was 8,701 feet long and 150 feet wide, the surface was concrete and grooved. Runway 14 was equipped with high intensity runway lights (HIRL) and runway end identifier lights (REIL). Runways 14 and 32 were equipped with a 4-light precision approach path indicator (PAPI) on the left side of the runway with a 3.00-degree glide path angle.
Runway 14 was serviced by an RNAV and a VOR approach.
Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA)
Ellsworth Air Force Base was located 5 miles northeast of Rapid City, South Dakota, had a field elevation of 3,276 feet msl, and was located at a latitude/longitude of N44°08.7'/W103°06.2'. The airport was serviced by a US Air Force Air Traffic Control Tower that was in operation on the day of the incident from 0800 to 2100 local time. The airport was also equipped with a military airport beacon, which operated from sunset to sunrise. RCA had a single runway designated as 13/31. Runway 13/31 was 13,497 feet long and 300 feet wide, the surface was concrete and grooved. Both runways had a 4-light PAPI located on the left side of the runway with a 3.00-degree glide path angle, HIRL, Approach Light System with Sequenced Flashing Lights (ALSF-1), and REIL.
Each runway was served by an ILS approach.
Delta Air Lines' Operational Specific 10-7 and 10-7a Pages
Delta Air Lines provided Delta pilots with operational specific information on airports that are served by Delta Air Lines. The information is provided as a 10-7 page, also known at Delta as the "green page," within the Jeppesen Chart structure. The information provided by the 10-7 charts includes operation frequency, gate number information at the specific airport, airport specific procedures for departures and arrivals, general information, and Special Notes. The 10-7 page for KRAP provided within the special notes section the following information: "Ellsworth AFB lies northwest of RAP on final approach for runway 14. These airports have similar runway alignment and can be mistaken for one another."
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), an Allied Signal 980-6022-001, serial number 0777 was a solid-state CVR that recorded 2 hours of digital cockpit audio. The recorder was received with no heat or structural damage and the audio information was extracted from the recorder normally, without difficulty. The quality of the audio was characterized as good to excellent. A CVR group was convened and created a transcript. Timing on the transcript was established by correlating the CVR events to common events on the flight data recorder (FDR).
The FDR, a Honeywell SSFDR, Model 980-4700 serial number 4425 records a minimum of 25 hours of airplane flight information in a digital format using solid-state flash memory as the recording medium. The recorder was received in good condition and the data were extracted normally from the recorder. Correlation of the FDR data to the event local time, mountain daylight time (MDT), was established by using the FDR recorded GMT hour, minute and second time parameters and then applying an additional -6 hour offset to change GMT to local MDT time.
Both pilots completed company drug screening tests on July 8, 2016. Results of these tests for both pilots were negative. The captain told NTSB investigators that he was wearing his glasses, as required by his medical certificate.
FAA Order 7110.65 specified phraseology to warn pilots of similar airports is contained is paragraph 7-4-3g: In those instances where airports are located in close proximity, also provide the location of the airport that may cause the confusion. EXAMPLE- "Cessna Five Six November, Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport is at 12 o'clock, 5 miles. Cleveland Hopkins Airport is at 1 o'clock 12 miles. Report Cleveland Hopkins in sight."
Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) Reports
A review of wrong airport landing data provided by ASRS revealed that in the previous 20 years approximately 600 wrong airport landings or near landings had been voluntarily reported. Of those, 6 occurred while attempting to land at RAP and resulted in a landing or landing attempt at RCA. Four of those reported were conducted by general aviation aircraft, which consisted of piston and turbojet aircraft, and two of those events were done during commercial air carrier passenger operations.
Previous "Wrong Airport" Incidents Involving RAP and RCA
According to information provided by Ellsworth, similar incidents of pilot confusion between RAP and RCA have occurred in the past, ending in either an unauthorized landing at RCA or a low approach to RCA before the mistake was identified and corrected by ATC or the pilot. For example, on August 17, 2015, a Hawker business jet inbound to the area from the west was vectored northwest of RCA for a visual approach to RAP. The crew misidentified RCA as their destination and completed an unauthorized landing. On June 19, 2004, a Northwest Airlines Airbus A319 also completed an unauthorized landing at RCA after the crew confused RCA with RAP. Ellsworth reported that pilot confusion between RAP and RCA continues to be fairly common, although the problem is typically detected and corrected by ATC or the crew before landing.
NTSB Wrong Airport Landing Investigations
On January 12, 2014, about 1808 CST (0008Z), Southwest Airlines flight 4013, a Boeing 737-7H4, N272WN, mistakenly landed at M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), Branson, Missouri, which was 6 miles north of the intended destination, Branson Airport (BBG), Branson, Missouri. The flight had been cleared to land on runway 144 at BBG, which was 7,140 feet long; however, landed on runway 12 at KPLK, which was 3,738 feet long. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight crew visually acquired the airport and completed the flight via visual reference. However, the flight crew failed to comply with the company guidance to monitor all available navigational information and subsequently indicated that they had misidentified PLK as BBG.
On November 21, 2013, about 2120 local time, a Boeing 747-400LCF (Dreamlifter) landed at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kansas, in night VMC conditions. The airplane was being operated as a cargo flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Jamaica, New York, to McConnell Air Force Base (IAB), Wichita, Kansas. Instead, the flight crew mistakenly landed the airplane at Colonel James Jabara Airport (AAO), Wichita, Kansas. The flight crew indicated that during their approach to the airport, they saw runway lights that they misidentified as IAB. The flight was cleared for the RNAV GPS 19L approach, and the flight crew saw AAO but misidentified it as IAB. The flight crew then completed the flight by visual reference to the AAO runway. Once on the ground at AAO, the flight crew was uncertain of their location until confirmed by the IAB tower controller. The AAO runway was 6,101 feet long, whereas IAB runways were 12,000 feet long.
Previous NTSB Recommendations and Guidance
In April, 2014, the NTSB issued a Safety Alert for landings at the wrong airport. In the Safety Alert, pilots were guided to use the following tools to prevent landings at the wrong airport:
Adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs), verify the airplane's position relative to the destination airport, and use available cockpit instrumentation to verify that you are landing at the correct airport.
Maintain extra vigilance when identifying the destination airport at night and when landing at an airport with others in close proximity.
Be familiar with and include in your approach briefing the destination airport's layout and relationship to other ground features; available lighting such as visual glideslope indicators, approach light systems, and runway lighting; and instrument approaches.
Use the most precise navigational aids available in conjunction with a visual approach when verifying the destination airport.
Confirm that you have correctly identified the destination airport before reporting the airport or runway is in sight.
Safety Recommendation A-15-010
ATC radar data processing systems typically include minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) functions that compare the aircraft's expected trajectory with its observed trajectory and alert controllers if the aircraft is in danger of collision with terrain or obstructions. This is accomplished by comparing the aircraft's altitude against a digital terrain model until it reaches the vicinity of the destination airport, when the processing changes to compare the aircraft's observed trajectory against expected trajectories for landing aircraft.
In "wrong airport" landings, MSAW systems should detect that the aircraft is unexpectedly descending to the ground away from the destination airport and generate a minimum safe altitude alert. Review of Ellsworth radar data showed that as DAL2845 approached the RCA area, the system applied MSAW rules for RCA arrivals instead of RAP arrivals. Consequently, no alert was generated in this incident. This behavior has been identified in other "wrong airport" landings. On May 4, 2015, the NTSB issued safety recommendation A-15-10 to the FAA, asking that FAA, "Modify the minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) software to apply the MSAW parameters for the flight plan destination airport to touchdown, rather than automatically reassigning the flight to another airport based on an observed (and possibly incorrect) trajectory." The recommendation is currently classified "Open – Acceptable Alternate Response."
NTSB Identification: DCA16IA200
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of DELTA AIR LINES INC (D.B.A. Delta Airlines)
Incident occurred Thursday, July 07, 2016 in Rapid City, SD
Aircraft: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 211, registration: N333NW
Injuries: 129 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators used data provided by various sources and may not have traveled in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft incident report.
On July 7, 2016, at 8:42pm central daylight time, Delta flight 2845, an Airbus A320, N333NW, landed on runway 13 at the Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA), Rapid City, South Dakota. The flights intended destination was Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP), Rapid City, South Dakota. The airplane was not damaged and none of the six crew members or123 passengers were injured. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight originating from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
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Airbus A320-200, Delta Air Lines, N333NW: Incident occurred July 07, 2016 at Ellsworth Air Force Base (KRCA), Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
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Pontoon boat rentals soar on Memorial Day
Published: May. 25, 2020 at 7:29 PM CDT
Businesses across the Panhandle have roared back to life for the holiday weekend, and maybe none more so than the rental boat industry.
Scotty Boat Rentals in Panama City had its entire fleet of rental pontoons booked out Memorial Day and had an extremely busy weekend overall. The business was closed for part of the pandemic, and a big weekend to kick off the summer season was certainly welcome.
"The demand is greater than what we have," said owner Scott Smith.
While tourists make up the bulk of the summer season, Smith wants locals to remember he is there to serve the Panama City community as well.
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Cal AD Voices Support for UH AD Finalist
HONOLULU – The finalists for the University of Hawaii Athletics Director position are Ohio State University Senior Associate Athletic Director Ben Jay and University of California-Berkeley Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer Solly Fulp.
The two finalists were chosen from a field of over 150 applicants from the position. Each has extensive experience operating within large budget athletic programs.
Fulp has worked in both the public and private sector recently. He rejoined Cal last November after working for ISP Sports and IMG College for the past 3+ years. The marketing and multimedia providing firm has a wide array of properties and services offered.
Fulp's role at Cal has him managing "both internal and external areas, overseeing marketing and business development efforts, the Athletic Ticket Office, event and game day management, and facilities and operations" according to his bio.
Cal Athletic Director Sandy Barbour voiced support for Fulp, telling john Crumpacker of sfchronicle.com "As an AD, anytime one of your colleagues has an opportunity to run their own department, you're thrilled for them. Solly's a great administrator and he will be (a great) AD. He's earned that chance. If it's not Hawaii, it'll be another opportunity down the road. He's done great work at Cal and I hope we have the opportunity to continue to work together, but I also want to help him reach his professional aspirations."
Jay, a native of Columbus Ohio, has been in his current position at the Ohio State University since 2006. His areas of expertise are in business, finance, planning and execution of the schools massive operating budget.
His duties also include "overseeing the athletics business office, facility operations, event management, human resources, information technology and the OSU golf course and ice rink" according to the school's website.
The selection of the Athletics Director appears to be "on target" with the contracted target date of Thursday December 6th, as set by Parker Executive Search, the firm contracted by UH to assist in the process.


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In an October 17th Instagram post, #TheOriginators of Bills Mafia announced
"we aren't going anywhere"
On October 16, 2020, Josh Gerben, founder of a trademark firm called Gerben Intellectual Property, informed the Twitter-world that the Buffalo Bills had filed a trademark application for "BILLS MAFIA", with the intention of selling clothing containing the popular phrase. According to the website USPTO.report, Buffalo Bills, LLC applied for a trademark containing the specific text mark, in addition to a Bills Mafia logo, containing the "Bills" wordmark and features of the primary logo representing the charging buffalo.
Many disgruntled fans and members of the media did not take the news as well as other fanbases around the NFL would have expected. With the viral phrase first being adopted as the team's official hashtag on Twitter, and fans soon having the option to buy official Buffalo Bills gear bearing the Bills Mafia moniker, why would there be so much negativity surrounding the Bills' decision to trademark the phrase? To understand that, you must first understand Bills Mafia.
"A movement created by the fans and embraced by the players." When you click on the "About Us" tab of BuffaloFamBase.com – formerly BillsMafia.com – this phrase is in bold letters at the top of the page. Bills Mafia founder Del Reid will tell you that Bills Mafia came into existence by accident. In fact, he states this fact in a September 10, 2012 blog posted entitled "What does #BillsMafia Stand For?". Accident or not, what began as a few people on the internet trolling Adam Schefter for what they believed was an unfair shot at Bills favorite Stevie Johnson has grown into a badge of honor for Buffalo Bills fans across the world. Reid states "It's more than a hashtag. It's more than any one person. It's a mindset. A way of life." In actuality, it is a family of sorts. Which is why Reid does not just call Bills Mafia a fanbase; Bills Mafia is the #FamBase.
Reid also had a vision larger than simply gaining Twitter followers. According to a September 2018 article debuting WGRZ.com's series entitled "Meet the Mafia", Reid began "promoting local fundraisers, highlighting raffles and events for people battling cancers and other diseases" as his notoriety began to rise amongst what would become Bills Mafia. These endeavors lead to Reid founding his own t-shirt company, known as "26 Shirts". With a new t-shirt design every two weeks of the year – hence the name 26 Shirts – this company would donate to charities and many others in need. As of October 18, 2020, 26 Shirts has raised $912,670 to be donated to those in need.
Reid's endeavors do not stop with 26 Shirts. Reid helped promote the idea of donating to Andy Dalton's charity in early 2018 for Andy's role in ending the Buffalo Bills' playoff drought. The final result was $450,000 worth of donations from Bills Mafia. How about when Jerry Coleman decided to call Buffalo a "city of losers"? Del Reid encouraged Bills Mafia to donate to an Alzheimer's Association, resulting in $7,000 donated, in Jerry Coleman's name, to combat the disease that took the life of Coleman's mother. How about when NBC Sports Chicago decided to call Bills Mafia "the laughing stock of the NFL" and stated the fans "drink to make their team fun to watch"? Reid helped organize $25 dollar donations from Bills Mafia to the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, resulting in nearly $10,000 being raised for the charity. The examples of generosity coming from Bills Mafia, spearheaded by Del Reid, go on and on.
But Why The Frustration Over the Bills' Trademark Application?
Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula have had a tumultuous relationship with fans of their teams, particularly over the past few years. Sabres fans have seen their team owner go from saying "If I want to make some money, I'll go drill another (oil) well" in 2011, to instituting an internal cap in 2020. Sabres fans also heard their co-owner and team president insult the fanbase, saying "We (the Sabres) have a little bit more information than maybe a fan does" in response to fan's criticisms of team management.
Additionally in 2016, the Bills opposed Buffalo FamBase, Inc.'s attempt to trademark Bills Mafia "because the use and registration of (Buffalo FamBase's) Designation is likely to dilute the distinctive quality of (the Bills') famous Buffalo Marks".
It is true that it would be an illegal infringement on the Buffalo Bills' intellectual property to trademark already protected marks and designs. Allowing "Bills" to be trademarked in a capacity in which it references the already trademarked "Buffalo Bills" famous marks would be a violation of the Lanham Act, which acts to prohibit trademark infringements, among other things. However, Buffalo-area fans equated this latest move by the team and the owners as another slap in the face to the fanbase, or FamBase.
This is also not the first case of the fans believing the Pegulas have taken something that is not theirs. In October of 2016, WGR550 and the Buffalo Sabres announced that their weekday morning hockey talk show would no longer be called "Sabres Hockey Hotline", but instead would be called "The Instigators". This was a curious name for the radio program, considering a popular Buffalo Sabres podcast had existed since December of 2011 that was similarly named "The Instigator Podcast". Additionally, The Instigator Podcast is hosted on a blog called "Two in the Box", and in November of 2016 the Rochester Americans – also owned by Terry Pegula featuring Kim Pegula as team president – introduced a "season-long web series" similarly titled "Two In The Box".
Coincidence or not, fans are going to pay extra attention when their team owners tell them the team has "a little bit more information than maybe a fan does", and then the team turns around and has the same ideas the fans have. The fans' defense of Bills Mafia is no different than their defense of these other perceived encroachments by team ownership. It was perceived as a money-grab by the team and its ownership, who were seeking to take personal financial advantage of something created by the fans and for the fans.
The Good News for Fans Regarding the Bills Mafia Trademark and Del Reid
Though the Bills were dragged through the mud on Twitter and other social media websites the first few hours after the story broke of their trademark application, it appears as if the team's intentions were good and pure. According to Matt Glynn of the Buffalo News, the Bills appear to be including Del Reid every step of the way this their decision to adopt Bills Mafia. Pegula Sports and Entertainment Executive Vice President Ron Raccuia stated "Bills Mafia is part of our family. It's who we (the Buffalo Bills) are" and that PSE has "told Del we want him to be a part of this. He's integral to how this gets developed."
Reid himself stated, according to Glynn's article, "The Buffalo Bills understand that #BillsMafia is a community of fans, not just a clever brand" and that he "wouldn't just sign off on this if it was just all about T-shirts, just all about merchandise – it's not." Encouraging words coming from the President of the FamBase himself.


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PCORI has identified opioid use for chronic pain as an important research topic. Patients, clinicians, and others want to learn: How can patients lower their use of opioid medications while managing chronic pain or eliminate use of these drugs altogether? To help answer this question, PCORI launched an initiative in 2016 on Clinical Strategies for Managing and Reducing Long Term Opioid Use for Chronic Pain. The initiative funded this research project and others.
This research project is in progress. PCORI will post the research findings on this page within 90 days after the results are final.
What is the research about?
Chronic pain, or pain that lasts for months or years, is one of the most common health problems. Doctors often treat chronic pain with a type of medicine called opioids. Opioids can help ease pain in the short term. But long-term opioid use can lead to addiction or overdose.
This study compares two ways to help people living with chronic pain to improve their function while managing their pain. The study is looking at how each approach affects opioid use, pain levels, physical and emotional well-being, and satisfaction with pain care.
Who can this research help?
Doctors and patients can use findings from the study when considering ways to treat chronic pain.
What is the research team doing?
The research team is enrolling 1,060 adults ages 18 to 75 who have used opioid medicines for at least 90 days to treat chronic pain. The patients are receiving care at three health systems in North Carolina and Tennessee. The team is assigning patients by chance to one of two treatment groups. Patients in both groups get recommended opioid therapy. In the first group, doctors get training to talk with patients about the benefits, harms, and risks of different treatments and what matters most to the patient. Patients and doctors in this group make decisions about treatment together, based on each patient's values and preferences. Patients in the second group get eight weekly group sessions and one individual visit with a therapist. These sessions focus on enhancing and supporting patients' knowledge, beliefs, and skills in managing their pain.
The research team is looking at patients' electronic health records at the study's start and again at 6, 12, and 18 months. The team is comparing whether patients in the two groups reduce or stop using opioids. Patients also complete surveys at the study's start, at 6 months, and at 12 months to answer questions about
- Ability to do daily activities, such as running errands
- How pain interferes with their ability to do daily activities
- Pain level
- Anxiety and emotional distress
- Depression symptoms
- Ability to cope with pain
- Satisfaction with pain care
The research team is also comparing results among people with different backgrounds or health needs. The team is asking a small number of patients about their experiences with the study through interviews and focus groups.
An advisory committee is working with the team to design and conduct the study. The committee includes patients with chronic non-cancer pain; experts in pain management; and people from patient advocacy organizations, a state government agency, and a health insurer.
Research methods at a glance
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|Randomized controlled trial
|Adults ages 18–75 who are taking an average daily dose of opioid medicines of >40 mg morphine equivalent dose for 90 days or more to treat chronic non-cancer pain
Primary: reduction of opioid use, time to discontinuation of opioid use
Secondary: patient-reported physical functioning and pain interference on physical functioning, intensity of pain, emotional distress, depressive symptoms, ability to cope with pain, satisfaction with pain management
|18-month follow-up for primary outcomes


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Tanushree Dutta's sexual harassment allegations: Who said what in Bollywood
With her accusations, Tanushree Dutta has taken Bollywood by storm. She accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of a movie in 2008 and has received support from her colleagues.
Tanushree Dutta, former Miss India and Bollywood actor, went missing from the industry almost a decade back. While many wondered why the Aashiq Banaya Apne actor quit industry, Tanushree has now answered all questions, claiming that she decided to leave films after she was harassed on the sets of her film, Horn OK Pleassss. The actor said she had detailed her ordeal in 2008 as well but there was no outcome. She also named Nana Patekar as her abuser, alleging that he had demanded that she shoot an intimate dance step with her.
She also alleged that during the making of 2005 film Chocolate, the film's director Vivek Agnihotri had asked her to remove her clothes and dance in front of Irrfan Khan in order to give him cues for a scene. However, cast members Irrfan and Suniel Shetty had come out in support of her during that time. Ever since Tanushree's allegations, here's what the biggest and important names in Bollywood have said about the issue.
1. Janice Sequeira, a journalist, was among the first ones to add weight to Tanushree's claims by tweeting her eyewitness account. She had tweeted, "Some incidents that take place even a decade ago remain fresh in your memory. What happened with #TanushreeDutta on the sets of "Horn Ok Please" is one such incident - I was there. #NanaPatekar." Shyni Shetty, an assistant director on the film, also corroborated Tanushree's account. "Everything in this thread happened exactly the way it's written. It was my first film as an AD. I was proud of what you did then, @TanushreeDutta and I'm proud of you today," she wrote.
2. Tanushree claimed that choreographer Ganesh Acharya and director Rakesh Sarang were complicit in her harassment but both have dismissed her claims. Ganesh has said that no intimate dance steps were added and neither was the actor harassed in any way. "I can confirm that nothing this sort of happened. It's a wrong statement that Nana ji called members of some political party on set. It never happened," he told India Today.
3. When actor Amitabh Bachchan was asked to react on the issue during the launch of the Thugs of Hindostan trailer, the senior actor said he was neither Nana nor Tanushree and cannot comment on the issue. However, Tanushree has expressed her deep disappointment at the superstar's reaction. She told Hindustan Times, "I'm hurt, as these are people who do movies on social causes. But when it comes to standing up and doing something about what is happening in front of you, there are these evasive statements that don't make sense."
5. Amid all the hullaballoo, director Farah Khan shared a picture from the sets of her upcoming film Housefull 4, also starring Nana Patekar. Twitter called out Farah. Meanwhile, author Twinkle Khanna supported Tanushree with her tweet, "Please read this thread before judging or shaming #TanushreeDutta a working environment without harassment and intimidation is a fundamental right and by speaking up this brave woman helps pave the way towards that very goal for all of us!"
6. Actor Farhan Akhtar was among the first few Bollywood celebs to tweet his support for Tanushree. "This thread is very telling. @janiceseq85 was there at the time of the incident being debated today. Even when #TanushreeDutta had career concerns to keep quiet 10 years ago she did not & her story hasn't changed now. Her courage should be admired, not her intention questioned," he wrote on Twitter.
7. Actor Priyanka Chopra also wrote in response to Farhan Akhtar's statement, "Agreed..the world needs to #BelieveSurviviors". However, this also did not go down well with Tanushree who hit back with her response on Zoom, "It's amazing. She (Priyanka) has finally decided to join the bandwagon. It's probably a smart thing to do at this point of time. But I just want people to know that I am not going to be reduced to a survivor. I have a name, I have a story and I have this truth that I am trying to get out because it's not for me but for people who will come forward in the generations to come."
8. Recently at an event, when actor Salman Khan was asked about what he had to say about the whole episode, he clearly evaded the question with the reply, "I am not aware of this. Let me know and understand what is happening."
9. Actor Sonam Kapoor, known for being vocal in her views, supported Tanushree, "I believe #TanushreeDatta and @janiceseq85 recollection of the account. Janice is my friend, and she is anything but an exaggerator or a liar. And it's upto us to stand together." She added, "Many of my co-workers,female and male have been harassed and bullied, but it's their story to tell. If we don't encourage their voices and instead vilify and question them, how will victims ever become survivors? Let them speak up! Stand up with them!"
10. Namastey England actor Parineeti Chopra took to Twitter to share her support for Tanushree. She tweeted, "I agree too. Survivors are survivors because they have dealt with something horrible and come out on the other side. So believe them, respect them. @janiceseq85 #TanushreeDutta."
11. Actors Richa Chadha and Swara Bhasker also tweeted their support for the actor. "It hurts to be #TanushreeDutta rn. To be alone, questioned. No woman wants publicity that opens the floodgates of trolling and insensitivity.What happened to her on set was intimidation.Her only fault was she didn't back down-takes a special courage to be #TanushreeDutta," Richa wrote. Swara wrote simply, "#IBelieveYouTanushreeDutta."
12. Director Anurag Kashyap also wrote in Tanushree's support, "If my previous tweet sounds vague let me clarify it. This should stop the questioning of intention of Tanushree Datta because there is a witness account of what happened and @janiceseq85 is as credible as the come."
13. In an interview to Pinkvilla, actor Kangana Ranaut said: "I am not here to pass judgement. That's neither my place nor my intention. I appreciate her courage to speak about alleged harassment that has been caused to her. It's her and the accused's fundamental right to speak about their experience of the same situation. Such dialogue is very healthy and it will bring about a lot of awareness."
14. Actor Varun Dhawan also applauded her courage. "I have been busy with 'Sui Dhaaga', so I haven't really heard the whole story, but I think what's most important at a work place is respect -- whether for a woman, man or a child. We want to make our industry a safe place and everyone deserves equal respect. Also if someone is openly talking about the issue, we should hear them out. It takes great courage to talk about it and I applaud that courage."
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To contact the Press Office and access media material visit the ENISA Press Office
Press Release ENISA lists top cyber-threats in this year's Threat Landscape Report. December 11, 2013
News Item ENISA publishes new study on securing personal data in the context of data retention December 10, 2013
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Press Release Mitigating attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS); the new Guide from EU Agency ENISA December 04, 2013
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All About Books: L. C. Hayden
Lynn Moorer welcomed retired English teacher L. C. Hayden to the show to talk about her thriller, What Lies Beyond the Fence, the fourth book in her Harry Bronson thriller series. Retired from the Dallas Police Department, Bronson, who travels around the U.S. with his wife Carol in their RV, is multi-talented and schemes well under terrific pressure—traits that are useful when he is pressed into service to find and free two resourceful youth who are imprisoned in a cult compound after discovery of a human trafficking ring.
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In this episode, Damon sits down with Rachel Botsman, a leading expert and author on trust in the modern world, to discuss the positive impact of trust in the workplace.
You'll hear Rachel and Damon discuss:
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Access Chaos
Are you experiencing Access Chaos?
Access Chaos
The state of an access control system in which many of the identities and the permissions assigned to those identities are missing, incorrect or out of date.
Threats and incidents caused by limitations in managing the continually changing state of identities and access rights within an access control system.
// Access Chaos creates increased risks for organizations
Understanding, identifying and controlling Access Chaos
If you feel as though your organization is suffering from Access Chaos, know you are not alone. An estimated 90% of companies with access control systems experience this threat in some form. Most organizations are either unaware they are experiencing Access Chaos, or are not sure how to address it.
However, through the application of innovative software solutions, organizations can actively identify, combat and prevent Access Chaos.
Access Chaos can look like…
More people in the access control system than there are current employees and contractors
Terminated employees who still have valid badges
Expired contractors and vendors with active access
High-risk area access assigned to people that do not require it
More than one credentialed badge held by an individual
Outdated or inaccurate access rights that cannot be updated due to a lack of time, money, or knowledge
Frequent staff schedule updates that make it difficult to tell who should have access to the building and when
Access creep due to new permissions being added but old ones not removed
Numerous badges that are still active, but physically unaccounted for
If any of these statements ring true for you and your access control system, it is time to start addressing your Access Chaos.
Even if you feel as though these statements do not accurately describe your current access system, you may want to take a second look and conduct your own User Access Review. If even 1% of your access rights are incorrect, this could mean dozens, hundreds or even thousands of individuals could have inappropriate access to your secure assets.
Access Chaos can feel…
Access Chaos is caused by a variety of factors compounded over time. Often it is not the fault of one person or people, but rather the result of natural changes in staffing, badging, and scheduling that every organization goes through.
This is also why many organizations are unaware that they are even experiencing Access Chaos. Unlike a broken card reader or a non-functioning security entrance, Access Chaos is not always visible to the naked eye.
Ignoring this issue will only exacerbate the problem – exposing your organization to the very risks physical access control systems were designed to prevent.
Sources of Access Chaos
By nature, organizations are constantly undergoing personnel changes. During the onboarding process, a new employee needs to be provided with the proper credentials to enter their workspace. If this person is terminated or resigns, their access should be revoked. If a full-time employee begins to work part time, their access rights will need to change accordingly.
Because most physical access control systems operate in isolation, disconnected from both people and processes, security teams must manually update identity records and maintain permission changes within the access control system. Security teams may struggle to keep up with the sheer number and frequency of staff changes, resulting in a backlog of requested permission changes. Once this happens, it can be difficult to tell what requests are still outstanding within a system and which are expired – leading to Access Chaos.
Manual tasks also introduce the opportunity for human error. Perhaps a missed email requesting an access change or wrong keyboard stroke results in an individual having inappropriate access. Whatever the reason, it is impossible to expect security systems and the teams that manage them to accurately keep up with frequently changing workforce and access rights.
Such issues have only been exacerbated by recent workforce trends. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a huge shift in employees working part-time, remotely, or a combination of the two. This hybrid workforce sees some employees working in the office some days but not others, on a set schedule or as they please.
How to control Access Chaos
Whether you are dealing with diagnosed access chaos or looking to prevent it, there is a variety of innovative tools available at your disposal to help you.
Through a thoughtful combination of software solutions, you can ensure that every worker, vendor, contractor and visitor has exactly the right physical access, every day, at every location, every time.
1. Map It – Start with Visibility of Physical Access
Advanced analytics software can connect from disparate systems, including Human Resources (HR), Active Directory (AD), Learning Management System (LMS) and Access Control Systems (PACS) solutions, and visualize them through one pane of glass.
The software wraps all relevant contextual data around each identity. What access does a given person have across all facilities? Which AD groups does that person belong to? What training courses did that person successfully pass? This is the foundation needed to accurately validate whether identities are in sync and access rights are set correctly.
2. Measure It – Identify Unauthorized Access
Translate safety, security and compliance policies into simple daily policy checks. Whether it is essential security controls like ensuring that no past employees still have active access, or internal safety policies that require certain certifications to access high-risk areas, you need this type of software to automate the identification of access compliance and security risks across your organization.
Daily notifications alert your personnel to outdated physical access data, unused badges, training requirements, potential compliance infractions and more. Access Chaos starts to disappear as you address these findings.
3. Monitor It – Proactively Review Access
User access reviews are the best practice method to remove unnecessary access and to avoid access creep. Many organizations have implemented this best practice through manual spreadsheets. While better than nothing, this highly manual way of doing user access reviews is cumbersome and expensive.
Modern software solutions not only automate this process, but also improve it by providing the reviewer with the right set of information to make an informed decision.
The best way to eliminate Access Chaos
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Costs and finance
How much does weight loss surgery cost?
How much your weight loss treatment will cost depends on a number of factors, such as type of treatment, any additional medical care requirements, plus your preferred treatment location.
We believe that everyone should have access to life changing weight loss treatments. Our pricing and finance options have been put together with this in mind.
Streamline fully understands what people go through when they are overweight, the difficult decision having bariatric surgery can be, and the post-operative care needed for every patient.
Included in the price our patients will receive a two-year inclusive aftercare provided by our surgical teams who have carried out over 13,000 weight loss procedures.
All our fees are covered within the package prices detailed below:
* initial minimum period of 4 months
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Please note: all prices stated are for UK residents only. Please enquire for international prices. All our prices are subject to your initial consultation with your consultant. The final package price may vary to reflect any medical history that may require further investigation prior to your surgery, any complex medical history, if you are over BMI 50, your chosen location, and your chosen surgeon. Your consultant will discuss these with you and all costs will be clearly explained in advance of any procedure or treatment.
- A private room in one of our centres*
- A one to one consultation with your experienced surgeon
- Two years aftercare that includes follow up appointments with members of our expert teams, including; surgeons, specialist band review clinicians, nurses and dieticians.
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* If you are having treatment within a private unit at the NHS Trust, your accommodation maybe within a specialist unit without a private room.
We work with Chrysalis Finance who offer you a way to pay back the cost of your treatment in monthly instalments.
Health Insurance
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Representative example: * Amount amount of Credit £6,350.00 Total Amount Repayable £7,443.06. Repayable by 24 monthly payments of £310.13 Representative 16.9% APR variable. Example based upon 'a medical procedure' costing £6,850.00 repayable over 24 months. **Loans subject to status, terms and conditions apply. Rates correct at time of publication: March 2023. Streamline Clinics Limited is acting as a credit broker to Chrysalis Finance registered at 1 Worsley Court, High Street, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3NJ. Company No. 06541664. Chrysalis Finance Limited is a broker, not a lender. Neither party pays nor receives commission for introducing customers to credit. All parties named above are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Credit offers subject to application and acceptance. Terms and conditions apply. www.chrysalishealth.co.uk.
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You were with me even before I was born,
when I saw the light of life you grew with me!
You are a silent witness of time around me and
inside of me.
You collect everything.. my thoughts.. my emotions..
my seasons of life.
Your an reflecting mirror, you observe.
Your my loyal friend, you make sure I.m not freezing and naked.
And I make sure I meet your needs.
I always loved you! And I always will!
I never wanted you to change
I am still wondering why you get grey..
I am ravished by the power of color!
But I decided to let you go, .. I need to let go of my past! I need to!!!
I want you to witness my NEW life, my new season
My new me!!
I never thought I would give you a big cut,
but I.m going to.
I.m stepping into my bright future without you.
Without old memories
without stored information.
I.m ready for the NEW!
Soon we have to say goodbye!
We will never see us again!
And I am excited about that!
It hurts, but the good kind of a hurt.
The pain of freedom!
Your new you creates my new me, so we will be together again.
Just in a different kind of way!
Stronger and healthier!
I love you..hair!
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Do you know any Peruvian author? No? You may be surprised to discover that the revered world writer and Nobel Prize in Literature Winner Mario Vargos Llosa is Peruvian. It is far too easy to place all Spanish writing literati from South America in the generic brackets of Latino writers without recognizing the unique and distinctive styles, voices and points of view they represent.
Yet, because of history, there are also similarities between countries of Latin America, dividing literature roughly into colonial period, modernism and contemporary literature, so typical for the region. Names of Peruvian poets such as Sebastián Bondy, José Maria Arguedas, José Santos Chocano and Martín Adán go back to the period of establishing national tradition and self-determination.
Having said that, we cannot and should not overlook specific historical developments of Peru as well as significant linguistic influence of the language spoken by the original inhabitants of the country, Quechua. From that, a strong traditional lineage of oral and lyrical literature has grown, and the voice of Peruvian authors rings loudly not only through the continent but through the whole world, echoes of which one may appreciate in the latest offerings of contemporary poetry of Peru.
We hope you are going to be as excited as we are when you read a small taster of its youngest poetry. The sadness, blue mood, even depression is paired with a surprising strength, daring to say the way things are, without being opaque, or nebulous. The surprising views and turns of the language are gripping and awe-inspiring. Even more baffling element of the poetry you are going to enjoy this autumn, is the ability of these poets to merge powerful narratives with lyricism.
In September, we are publishing poems by three men, Eli Urbina, Walter Velazquez, Julio Barco. In October, we are offering two formidable feminine voices of Karina Medina and Victoria Mallorga, complemented by philosophical and introspective perspectives of Jorge Ccoyllurpuma and Emilio Paz who is also our guest editor for this autumn's translation feature. And finally in November, you will be able to enjoy mesmerizing verses of Lourdes Aparicion, Valeria Chauvel, Filonilo Catalina, and Willy Gomez.
We hope that this will add to the artistic flow and communication we want to encourage and facilitate as bridges, not walls spark human creativity and understanding.
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A series method for the eigenvalues of the advection diffusion equation
Read, W.W., Sneddon, G.E., and Bode, L. (2004) A series method for the eigenvalues of the advection diffusion equation. ANZIAM Journal, 45. pp. 773-786.
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In steady hill slope seepage problems, the advection diffusion equation can be conformally transformed to a semi-regular solution domain using (, ) coordinates. Uniform flow in the (, ) domain reduces the advection diffusion equation to a simpler version with constant coefficients. The solutions depend on finding the eigenvalues (or natural frequencies) of an (elliptic) Helmholtz equation. In the absence of natural frequencies, this equation can be solved for nonzero boundary conditions using analytic series methods. In this paper, we present a pseudo-spectral approach to solve for the series coefficients. At the natural frequencies, the determinant of the coefficient matrix becomes zero, thus marking the natural frequencies. We present some preliminary results and identify natural frequencies for a set of test problems.
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Today is my mum-in-law's 68th birthday.
We had breakfast at Ah Moi street as Janet misses the Lor Mee. Proceeded to Vincent's house for swimming.
Dinner was held at Ritz Carlton's Summer Pavilion, 6.30 pm. The food and services were excellent. All of us enjoyed ourselves.
Cake cutting at Kim Keat Karaoke. It was a fruitful day today, the whole event ended at 11.20pm. The kids were all very tried and fell asleep in the car.


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That's the number of H-E-B vendors, suppliers, and company employees that laced up their tennis shoes and got their hands dirty to support local nonprofits. A playground was built, food was given, and a campus was revitalized in three different locations on Thursday during a marathon-like display of the power of volunteerism.
Volunteers went to Wheatley Middle School in the Eastside to build the school and surrounding community a new park as part of San Antonio Sports' SPARK program; served families, packed food boxes, worked in the community garden, and sorted food at the San Antonio Food Bank; and fixed up the Boysville campus, the nonprofit children's home, in Converse.
The day of volunteering is part of the annual H-E-B Tournament of Champions. Now in its 30th year, the golf tournament and charitable event series has raised more than $80 million for more than 600 Texas nonprofits. This year the tournament alone is expected to raise $8 million.
While I couldn't make it out to Converse today to see the work being done at Boysville, I did stop by Wheatley Middle School and the San Antonio Food Bank to see these volunteers in action:
Wheatley Middle School's San Antonio Sports SPARK
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I spoke with volunteer and H-E-B President of San Antonio Food/Drug Division Suzanne Wade about the work being done at Wheatley Middle School. "This park and this area will be used by all of the neighborhoods around here so we are really excited about this."
"It's really our responsibility to give back to the community because the community has supported us over 110 years now. … We all have fun and it gives us a chance to interact in a different way than we do when we are just negotiating business. At the end of the day, we are all filthy dirty and exhausted, but it's one of the best things we do. I think all of our suppliers would tell you that, too."
San Antonio Food Bank
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"We have a little less than 300 volunteers from the Tournament of Champions and they're serving in our garden, in our kitchen, our warehouse, direct distribution, packing produce bags, they're doing a little bit of everything to make sure no one goes hungry," said SA Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper. "For a lot of kids they're celebrating that it's the last day in school, but for many kids they're discouraged, they're worried. Today's the last day they will get access to the breakfast and lunch the school provides. The moms worried about child care expenses all summer long. Today's activities will tee up our summer program which we will be providing meals to kids all summer long until they go back to school.
"We're going to need a lot of support to do that but we want to make sure no child goes hungry in our community. We need volunteers, we need folks to donate food and kid friendly food, our number one item is peanut butter. We're going to do all we can to make sure no one goes hungry, especially our kids that got out of school today."
Click here to learn more about the food bank's Summer Food Service Program.
*Featured/top image: Volunteers pick onions to be donated. Photo by Scott Ball.
Related Stories:
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Volunteers Reshape Urban Garden in Eastside
Volunteering for The City: Giving Back by Giving Time


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Cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) Coinbase is hacked—6,000 users ended up losing their funds. Listed on the NASDAQ exchange, Coinbase's hacking instance gave illegitimate customer accounts access to the hackers. The vulnerability exploited by the hackers to avail Coinbase customer accounts' access is the SMS Account Recovery process.
The second-largest CEX, Coinbase states hackers must first know customers' email addresses, password, and phone number for hacking successfully. Access to customers' email accounts is also required.
Coinbase opines hackers' access to sensitive customer information could have emanated from the recent "phishing campaigns targeting Coinbase customers." The other probable reason could be banking trojans, per Coinbase.
As per Coinbase, Customers using SMS texts for two-factor authentication (2FA) fell prey to hackers' threat. Now, the SMS Account Recovery protocols stand changed for good. Coinbase's official announcement on the issue is as follows:
"We will be depositing funds into your account equal to the value of the currency improperly removed from your account at the time of the incident. Some customers have already been reimbursed — we will ensure all customers affected receive the full value of what you lost. You should see this reflected in your account no later than today." An internal investigation is underway whereas Coinbase is, with law enforcement, tracing the hacking culprits.
Although, Coinbase still maintains the following:
"We have not found any evidence that these third parties obtained [user] information from Coinbase itself."
In another Coinbase development, the acclaimed CEX is discussing regulatory framework with U.S. lawmakers and congress members. Brian Armstrong, CEO & Co-founder, Coinbase, tweeted suggesting the option of "sensible / thoughtful regulation."
Notably, Coinbase works under the compliance oversight of the following:
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In 1950, approximately twenty people began to meet as a congregation of the Lord's church in a garage on the farm of Waldo and Ruth Haught, east of Choctaw. These included such strong and faithful Christian families as Waldo, Ruth, and Priscilla Haught; Charles and Fiana Thomas; and Dudley and Leota Walker.
This group later met in an empty residence on North Moore Street. A bit later, the group met at an empty store building in Nicoma Park and became known as the Nicoma Park Church of Christ
After a time, Dr. and Mrs. R.E. Jones donated a lot on the west side of Overholser Drive just north of NE 23 Street. The struggling but determined group planned and constructed a small meeting house on the lot. Wood for the project was obtained from shipping crates and buildings to be torn down on Tinker AFB. Concrete blocks were salvaged and reused for the building project. Charles Thomas and Dudley Walker were the chief carpenters. Every member sacrificed to make their dream come true in 1953. The congregation used boards and concrete blocks as seats. Charles Thomas and Dudley Walker built wooden pews. The preacher's wife sold flower and vegetable seeds to pay for a small steeple for the roof. A picture of the small building, which still stands and is owned by a local plumbing company.
The small congregation grew into a substantial influence for Christ in the community during the next ten years. The following men served as elders during this time period: Waldo Haught, Joe Ingram, Thomas Smith, Cecil Steiger, Oscar Caperton, Bill Allen, Dan Turner, Thee Peden, and Del Cox. Under their leadership and with the hard work of the members much was accomplished for Christ: scores where lead to the Lord and baptized for the remission of their sins, much benevolent work was accomplished, and the gospel was spread within both the community and foreign lands.
The congregation supported Riley Walker in mission works in Canada; Mark Legg in mission works in Southern Rhodesia, and J.A. Brittells in mission works in other parts of Africa. Many were lead to the Lord.
In the community, the congregation grew in spiritual strength and numbers. In January, 1961, it helped establish a new congregation of the Lord's church in Spencer, Oklahoma. They helped with the rent and provided teachers to help the birth of the new congregation.
The Nicoma Park congregation made important capital improvements to its building and obtained land across the street for a parking lot. Many families worked hard during this time period; some of the families included: Dan Turner, Leon Baker, Joe Beal, Thurman Grayson, George Parker, Gene Brown, Max Ballard, and Bob Morrow.
A few years later, the growing congregation made the decision to construct a new building. The construction money was raised through bond sold to members of the congregation. Construction soon began on the facility which included an auditorium, class rooms, and a small kitchen. Several years later, the gravel parking lot was hard surfaced with concrete thanks to the generous donation of Kenneth and Neoma Goddard of Goddard Concrete. Several years later, a covered drive though and west entry were added under the supervision of Henry Sheets and by the hard work of members of the congregation. Of course, David Cable, grandson of Charles Thomas, and Marvin Beal, grandson of Dudley Walker, were active participants in the project.
Over the years, the congregation has supported missionary works on radio, television, and several foreign fields. As members moved on in life, many became leaders in their new congregations, serving as elders, deacons, preachers, and song leaders based on the sound training they received at Nicoma Park. The congregation also gives young members from Oklahoma Christian University the opportunity to preach, teach, and work in developmental capacities. The congregation also provides weekly benevolent work to many families within the community needing assistance.
And as the average age of the membership has grown a bit in recent years, the love among the members have also continued to increase. The Nicoma Park Church of Christ is a congregation of the Lord's church where you will feel not only welcome but you also needed. Come join us in the Lord's vineyard, where, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few."… (Mathew 9:37).
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The last time I opened Filezilla on my MacBook (macOS BigSur 11.5.2), I did it with a screen configuration that I no longer have; now, the result is that the position (top, left) is out of screen, and doesn't let me see the entire window, also hides the commands that would allow me to reset it. Blocker bug!!
While you fix this bug, how do I to reset screen? (restart was not enough)
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Same problem here on Big Sur 11.6 and FileZilla 3.55.1.
Assigning the window to other external monitors creates the same effect there.
The top of the app window is set even higher than the top of the screen. Hiding the menubar does not give enough space to 'grab' and drag the app window down.
This problem exists since the last version AFAIK.


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Just across the street from the open bay lies this crisp Surf City duplex offering complete unobstructed water views. What a spot! Stroll to morning coffee at How You Brewing, sail away at the Surf City Yacht Club, and end your day at Hotel LBI's rooftop deck for sunset cocktails. Dock your boat just a street away at the Surf City Marina. Take the kids or the grandkids to Surf City's convenient playground where you'll find a baseball field, tennis, basketball, and creative kid-friendly playground. This tastefully finished duplex features 2 units with separate entrances. The first consists of an updated kitchen, 2 spacious living rooms, 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. Second floor features sweeping bay views from the open living space. Kitchen, 1 bedroom, and 1 full bathroom. Enjoy your exteriors with 2 decks, a brick garden patio, and detached garage for beach toy storage. Call for appointment to show.


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Naturally, when I went to the library earlier this week, I didn't limit myself to the Spiderwick books, though I did limit myself to the children's section.
Aside: I'm generally in the children's section or in the 746 section of adult nonfiction. Is there any other non-librarian out there who knows what the 746 section is? Without Googling it.
Because I've been writing silly verses lately, I checked out several kids' poetry books, including old favorites, A Pizza the Size of the Sun, by Jack Prelutsky, and Science Verse, by Jon Scieszka. Mike picked up the Prelutsky book, started to chuckle, then shared his amusement by reading to me what he'd just read to himself. I oozed over onto the couch with him and before long we had laughed our way through three-quarters of the book. What fun! We both enjoy it, but it has quite opposite effects on us: I want to write my own silly verses, and Mike thinks it's impossible to top what we're reading so no point trying. Hrmph. Head in the clouds, feet in the mud–that's us!
We are finishing Book 2 of Little Dorrit, by Charles Dickens. We read Book 1 over Christmas, then put it aside while Mike met various work obligations. We picked it up again last week and hope to finish it this week. It's not my favorite Dickens book–that would be David Copperfield, followed closely by Nicholas Nickleby, then Great Expectations–but there's plenty to like about it. Dickens gets on his political soapbox in his description of the Circumlocution Office, which is extensive, but it's hilarious. Has a feeling of Mark Twain about it, IMO. The good girl, Little Dorrit, is tooth-achingly sweet and duller than politics–er, the Circumlocution Office–but that's Dickens for you. That must be his view of the perfect woman. Bleh.
We're getting toward the end, and as usual, we have a giant cast of characters whose paths need to start connecting. I have guesses as to what will happen and how it will all work out, but I expect I'll be wrong. I hope I'm wrong. I like to be surprised.
My before-bed book is Double Identity, by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The premises of her books are always so interesting and unusual. I'm a fan!
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We will be closed on 24th,25th,26th,31st Dec and 1st,2nd Jan in observance of Christmas & New Year Holidays.
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Jayme graduated from Georgian college in 2008.
Since graduation, Jayme has been dedicating her time to help patients have the best experience while in the dental chair.
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Filmed during Summer 2020, West End Musical Drive-In is a live outdoor concert, featuring talent from theatre's hottest shows.
Hosted by a fun and energetic Shanay Holmes (whose credits include Rent, The Bodyguard and Jesus Christ Superstar) the concert is performed to an audience parked up in their cars. A very retro solution to a contemporary problem, honking horns and flashing headlights replace applause – and it's clear from the outset that the audience has missed live performance as much as the performers themselves. This concert may be a long way from the West End, but the appetite for theatre is unmistakable.
This is a concert very much focused on giving good value – and at just under two hours running time – West End Musical Drive-In is crammed with songs. Including material from Kinky Boots, Hamilton and Les Miserables, the concert neatly charts the landscape of musicals from classics such as Pippin to the pop influence of the Sara Barielles-penned Waitress.
The concert not only looks at musicals past and present, but keeps its eye on the future too. As the headliner, Layton Williams (Hairspray, Rent and the title role in Everybody's Talking about Jamie) dazzles the crowd with full-on routines, packed with dance content and strong vocals. Starting with a Jamie medley, Williams gets the audience out of their cars and into the mood for some serious (socially-distanced) dancing. Performing Wall in my Head and then moving onto songs from Rent (I'll Cover You and Today for You, Tomorrow for Me) Williams' wit and charisma proves an instant hit with the audience. His performance of Land of Lola from Kinky Boots hints at the next possible direction for Layton's career. There's no doubting Williams' level of commitment either: even as the weather turns, we still get 100% from him, including a back-flip in the rain.
In addition to the headline act, West End Musical Drive-In serves up quality musical theatre talent. Olivier-nominated for her role in Six, Maiya Quansah-Breed introduces herself with a fabulous interpretation of Burn from Hamilton. Quansah-Breed's superb voice transports us right back to the sensation of being in the theatre. Her interaction with the audience is warm and generous – as the party atmosphere gets underway during the second act, Quansah-Breed's Proud Mary becomes a group performance.
The night not only boasts musical theatre and pop, but original music as well. Performing the title track from her Brave Heart EP, Shan Ako (Les Miserables, Whitney: Queen of the Night) performs an emotive song about resilience and strength. Ako's ability as a songwriter is impressive; proving that Taylor Swift does not have the monopoly on lockdown creativity.
Towards the end of the concert, we are reminded that the drive-in took place against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protests. With an all-Black cast, West End Musical makes a powerful statement about the profile of young Black actors working in British theatre. All of the performers featured here have either leading or prominent roles on their CV. Finishing the evening, Shanay Holmes takes to the stage with This is Me from The Greatest Showman. It's a stunning end to the show, finishing on a bright note of optimism. The concert is not just about showcasing talent, but leaning into a positivity that has proved essential over the past few months. West End Musical will be back with new concerts later this year, this time returning to the stage.
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Bites and Pints Food Festival Coming to Kennywood in June
The beloved amusement park and Pittsburgh chef Brian Pekarcik will set up seven international food stations near the park's lagoon.
A food festival called Bites and Pints is coming to Kennywood in June. The beloved amusement park in West Mifflin enlisted Brian Pekarcik, co-owner of BRGR and former executive chef/co-owner of Spoon, to oversee the development of the menu.
"I know everybody loves their Potato Patch fries, but this will give guests some new and exciting options," he says.
Bites and Pints is organized into seven international cuisine stations — Italian, Caribbean, Japanese, German, Chinese, French and Mexican — and each station will offer three dishes. You'll find, for example, greens and beans at the Italian station, pork bao at the Chinese station and beef empanadas at the Caribbean station. Pints of beer, as well as wine, spirits and frozen drinks, will be available to guests, too.
Kennywood park-goers can purchase 8- and 12-item tasting cards (priced at $39.99 and $48.99), with each punch good for a menu item or drink. The cards are good throughout the entire festival and season ticket holders get three additional items on their 12-punch cards. Dishes will also be sold a la carte.
The festival is going to be set up around Kennywood's lagoon. Additional seating in the form of high-top tables are in the works. The Commonwealth's COVID-19 public safety protocols also will be in effect.
The festival runs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month, with live entertainment in the evenings. Kenny Kangaroo will be dressed for the occasion as Chef Kenny.
"I'm happy to be partnering with Kennywood on this. I love Kennywood. Who doesn't? And this festival is a nice way to get people out of their homes and outside into the park," Pekarcik says.
Kennywood opens for the season on May 8.
4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin; 412/464-9931, kennywood.com


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Daily Lectionary Readings
Daily Sequential Hymnal
"Speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs! Sing and chant to the Lord in your heart, always giving thanks for everything in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, even to God the Father."
— Ephesians 5:19-20
The compilations below are the Vespers, Orthros, Typika and Divine Liturgy Sequential Hymnals in English. The Sequential Hymnal contains the entire service including the Epistle and Gospel readings and the special hymns for the day for our upcoming services:
- October 28, 2023 Hymnal
Orthros | Divine Liturgy
Music and text versions of the sequential hymnals for the worship services are provided as PDF files. These sequential hymnals are meant to be either downloaded for viewing on your electronic device during the service or to be printed out ahead of time, if you perfer to use a paper copy.
Previous Hymnals
|Service Title
|Eve of the Nativity of Christ
|24 Dec 2016
|Alypius the stylite of Addrianopolis
|26 Nov 2016
|Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
|22 Oct 2016
|3rd Sunday of Luke
|09 Oct 2016
|The Commemoration of the Miracle of The Theotokos Myrtidiotissis in Kythyra
|24 Sep 2016
|Samuel the Prophet
|20 Aug 2016
|Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council
|17 Jul 2016
|3rd Sunday of Matthew
|10 Jul 2016
|The Apodosis of Holy Pentecost
|25 Jun 2016
|The Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius, Bishop of Melitene
|28 May 2016
|Synaxsis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel
|26 Mar 2016
|Procopius the Confessor of Decapolis
|27 Feb 2016
|Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom
|30 Jan 2016