title: Southern Arkansas University

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Southern Arkansas University
Director of Percussion Studies
Michael Britt has been the Director of Percussion Studies at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR since 2003. He is responsible for all aspects of the percussion program, including applied percussion, directing the SAU Drum Line, the SAU Percussion Ensemble, and percussion methods. In addition to his percussion responsibilities, he also directs the Jazz Ensemble and the Dixieland Band. During his tenure at SAU, the percussion studio and drum line have more than tripled in size.
Mr. Britt received his Master’s of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor’s of Music Education degree from Murray State University. While at Murray State, he instructed and arranged for the MSU Drum Line. While at Minnesota, he taught applied percussion, percussion methods, assisted with the percussion ensemble, and served as a feature soloist.
Michael is very committed to public school music education, having presented clinics at numerous schools in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, and Arkansas. He has also served as a clinician and performer at state “Day of Percussion” festivals. Michael is active as both an arranger and adjudicator throughout the southern region. As a performer, Michael plays regularly with several orchestras in the Arkansas/Texas area, in addition to frequent solo and chamber performances.
His primary teachers include Fernando Meza and Dr. Tom Vanarsdel; additional studies with She-e Wu, Leigh Howard Stevens, Arthur Lipner, Steve Yeager, and Earl Yowell. He has worked with such noted composers/conductors as Gunther Schuller, Frederick Fennell, Craig Kirchhoff, and Johan de Meij.
Michael holds professional memberships in the Percussive Arts Society, College Music Society, Music Educators National Conference, Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association, and he proudly endorses Innovative Percussion products.


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shelf: home-craft

title: Biker jacket wolves

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Introducing our latest showstopper - the 100% cotton biker jacket Wolves with anorak buttons. Featuring a stunning natural pattern with wolves hiding in trees. This jacket is made from an ultra-soft and luxurious fabric that will leave you feeling comfortable and stylish all day long.
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* The pattern maybe not be in the same place as the photo


shelf: history-culture

title: Twenty Centuries of Istrian History

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Twenty Centuries of Istrian History
Since ancient times, when Roman conquerors came to Istria and, ahem, made themselves right at home, travelers have loved this beguiling peninsula. And no wonder: this heart-shaped pearl of land embraced by the Adriatic Sea harbors countless delights, including charming medieval towns, beautiful national parks, delicious cuisine, rolling hills, and fertile plains. But perhaps its most beguiling legacy is what all those visitors left behind. Touring Istria brings you face-to-face with historic sites spanning countless civilizations and over two millennia. Here are a few of our favorite highlights.
27 BCE - Roman Recreation
Boasting a population of 30,000 under Julius Caesar, the Istrian city of Pula played a prominent role as a Roman port—as reflected in the gargantuan dimensions of its ancient arena. Started in 27 BCE and not completed for 95 years, it remains one of the classical world’s largest and best preserved amphitheatres—and still hosts concerts on a regular basis!
553 - Byzantine Dreams
In the second half of the sixth century, Byzantine masters adorned the walls of the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Croatia with a stunning series of mosaics. Today these early Christian masterpieces, together with the adjacent ancient Roman floor mosaics, have been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which you’ll visit on Day 1.
1654 - A View of Veneto
Piercing the skies above historic Rovinj, the striking bell tower of St Euphemia Church was erected between 1654 and 1680. Look familiar? Rovinj was ruled by the Venetian Republic until the late 18th century, and this pencil shaped, rose-colored beauty with its characteristic loggia was modeled after the campanile of St Mark’s Cathedral in Venice.
1886 - Hapsburg Seaside Splendor
The 1880s ushered in a period of opulence for the seaside town of Opatija, which transformed itself into the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s first Adriatic resort. Villas, luxury hotels, and a sailing club were established to cater to wealthy vacationers—including Austrian emperor Franz Josef I. You can still enjoy Opatija’s Belle Époque charms at Hotel Sveti Jakov, the grand edifice where you’ll spend nights 4 and 5.
1949 - Plitvice Lakes National Park
April 1949 saw the creation of Croatia’s first—and most beloved—national park. Now enshrined as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the park showcases an idyllic landscape of waterfalls, lakes, and lush greenery. Discover rare orchids and dozens of bird species as you celebrate your last full day in Croatia on Plitvice’s lovely network of trails and walkways.


shelf: civic-law

title: Montana becomes an abortion battleground state with advocacy groups spending millions

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CNA Staff, Oct 16, 2024 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
Montana’s “Right to Abortion Initiative,” CI-128, would enshrine in the state’s constitution a right to abortion up to viability with exceptions for the health and life of the mother.
Montana is one of 10 states with abortion on the ballot. Abortion is currently legal in Montana until the baby is viable outside of the womb.
If passed, the initiative would amend the state constitution “to expressly provide a right to make and carry out decisions about one’s own pregnancy, including the right to abortion,” the measure reads.
The pro-life organization Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, is combating the abortion mandate and advocating against Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. The incumbent senator has been vocal about his support of abortion and is up for reelection this year.
SBA Pro-Life America’s president, Marjorie Dannenfelser, said Montana pro-abortion leaders “are drastically out of touch with the people they claim to support.”
“That’s why, in Montana and key battleground states across the nation, we are hard at work to reach 10 million voters … to expose the truth of the Democrats’ pro-abortion extremism and educate Americans about the lives at stake in this election,” Dannenfelser said in an Oct. 11 statement.
The ad campaign is just one of many pro-life campaigns by the group. SBA Pro-Life America plans to spend $92 million across America to protect life, reaching out to voters in eight battleground states including Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
But other Montana groups are campaigning on the abortion issue as well.
The ACLU and ACLU of Montana announced last month that they are set to spend $1.3 million on a campaign — the most the ACLU has ever spent on a Montana campaign — to educate voters on candidates’ positions on abortion and other matters. Akilah Deernose, executive director of ACLU of Montana, noted in a statement that “every person deserves the autonomy to make personal medical decisions during pregnancy, free from government interference.”
The ACLU announced it is spending more than $25 million nationwide during the electoral cycle, with a focus on “protecting and expanding abortion” and voting rights, according to a June press release.
The Montana Catholic bishops condemned the ballot initiative earlier this year, saying the bill “seeks to enshrine … late-term abortion of babies who will feel pain, abortion of babies who have been partially delivered, [and] abortion by dismemberment of children growing in the womb.”
In August, the Montana Supreme Court unanimously overturned a 2013 law protecting minors by requiring parental permission for abortions, citing a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that used the “right to privacy” as justification for pre-viability abortions.
While Montana is a red state, the state has a history of splitting the vote. In 2022, Montanans rejected the Born Alive Infant Protection Act ballot initiative, which would have protected babies who are born alive after attempted abortions, but elected a pro-life candidate, Rep. Ryan Zinke, to its 1st Congressional District seat.
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shelf: science-engineering

title: Can you track someones phone in california

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Thanks to GPS tracking technology and the fact that nearly everyone carries a cell phone with them at all times, it’s now possible to use the cell phone to exactly pinpoint someone’s location. The question many people have is whether this technology is legal.
Most people were excited when cell phone tracking first became a viable thing. Many of the individuals who thought this was great were excited about the fact that they could use the technology to accurately pinpoint the location of their cell phone when they lost it. No more hoping volume was on and that they could find another phone that could be used to call the missing phone.
Attitudes have shifted. The tracking software has triggered some tough questions about if a person has the right to track another person’s cell phone.
Obviously, if you have the other person’s permission to use the tracking software and spyapps to keep an eye on their location, there’s no problem. The software has been useful for helping people keep in touch on camping trips, while biking, and even at massive concerts and music festivals.
The problem is when permission hasn’t been granted. For example, is it legal for a girlfriend to use tracking software to routinely ping her boyfriend’s phone? Can a parent track their child’s location at all times? Can the police track your phone?
At this point, you’re not legally allowed to put a spyapp or use other forms of tracking software on another adult’s (or a child that you’re not the legal guardian of) without their permission. Even if that other adult happens to be your spouse, if they haven’t given you permission to track the phone, you’re not legally allowed to do so. In most states, using spyapps and other forms of GPS tracking on a person’s phone without their permission will result in you being charged with stalking.
Parents are allowed to use tracking software to monitor their children.
Police aren’t allowed to monitor a person’s cell phone, or the GPS in the person’s car, without a warrant.
If you feel like someone is using your cell phone to monitor your location, the first thing you should do is power your phone off until you can have the phone checked for spyapp software and determine who is using the program to track you.


shelf: software-docs

title: Personal data stolen from unsuspecting airport visitors and plane passengers in evil twin attacks man charged

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a man for setting up fake free WiFi access points in order to steal personal data from people.
The crime was discovered when an airline reported a suspicious WiFi network identified by its employees during a domestic flight. When the alleged perpetrator landed at Perth airport, his bags were searched and authorities found a portable wireless access device, a laptop, and a mobile phone in his hand luggage.
The police say that the man, 42, used a portable wireless access device to create ‘evil twin’ free WiFi networks; so called because criminals set up free WiFi access points that mimic the name of legitimate public WiFi networks.
When people tried to connect their devices to the free WiFi networks, they were taken to a fake webpage requiring them to sign in using their email or social media logins. Those details were then allegedly saved to the man’s devices.
The email and password details harvested could then be used to access more personal information, including bank accounts, emails and messages, photos and videos, and more.
AFP cybercrime investigators have identified data relating to the use of the alleged fraudulent WiFi pages at airports in Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide, on domestic flights, and at locations linked to the man’s previous employment.
The investigation is ongoing but the man can expect to face nine charges for the alleged cybercrime offences.
‘Evil twin’ attacks are a type of “machine-in-the-middle” attack, where all traffic is routed through a server under the attacker’s control, giving them access to all of the submitted information.
Cybercriminals favour places where people expect to have free WiFi, such as airports, planes, coffee, shops, and libraries. The attacker finds the legitimate network name—known as the SSID (service set identifier)—and creates an access point with the same name.
Access points and wireless router networks broadcast their SSIDs to identify themselves, but the identifiers are not unique. Your device can connect to any SSID if the network has no security options enabled, and it will not be able to differentiate between the legitimate and the fake one.
Evil twin attacks are based on the fact that when two networks have the same SSID and security settings, your device will either connect to the one with the strongest signal or the one it sees first.
How to stay safe from evil twin attacks
There are a few things you can do to protect yourself against this kind of attack.
- Firstly, do not allow your device to auto-connect to public or unsecure networks. See below on how to turn this off.
- Look out for unexpected behavior. To connect to a free WiFi network, you shouldn’t have to enter any personal details—such as logging in through an email or social media account.
- Install a trusted VPN to encrypt the traffic regardless of the network you are using, and even when you’re not visiting websites that HTTPS (Hypertext transfer protocol secure) which encrypts the traffic between a browser and the website.
- And my personal favorite: Use your own personal hotspot. I use a portable 5G Mifi router, which provides me with reliable high-speed WiFi throughout my domestic journeys.
How to disable auto-connect
When you’re travelling it may be safer to disable auto-connect on Wi-Fi altogether.
On Android it works roughly like this (steps may be slightly different depending on your Android version, device type, and vendor):
Settings > Network & Internet (or Connections) > Wi-Fi > Wi-Fi preferences (or Advanced). Toggle off Connect to public networks.
On iOS you can disable auto-connect by doing this:
Settings > Wi-Fi. Tap the (i) next to the network name and then toggle off Auto-Join.
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shelf: health

title: Our solution shaarpec for population

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The solution to the challenges of the healthcare systems is to link all clinical, financial and resources data in one data layer and then analyze it from the perspective of the patient’s pathway rather than the organizational structure. We call this strategic, end-to-end analysis solution SHAARPEC.
Patient pathways are the time-sequences of patient meetings in different parts of the healthcare system over time. These meetings – patient encounters – are linked to different encounter attributes, such as diagnoses that the patient received, lab values, medications prescribed, cost of the encounter.
SHAARPEC enables data-driven decision-making by arranging all healthcare data into patient pathways. Through patient pathways, SHAARPEC links care now to its impact on care consumption in the future.
Patient pathway analysis enables modelling and calculating the effect of proposed improvement measures in healthcare.
Preventive care aims at altering these patient pathways. Through screening, early detection, medication and similar measures we can alter the patient pathway. By keeping patients healthier, healthcare systems can achieve better health outcomes and save resources.
Detailed: Five time-stamped patient encounters (blue) and encounter attributes (e.g. diagnose, lab value).
All encounters by a certain patient in health care
SHAARPEC creates a foundation for
The analysis is built from the lowest possible level – patient encounters – which enables aggregation in many dimensions: by organizational unit, diagnose code, encounter type, patient cohort, etc.
The SHAARPEC cost allocation model considers all costs, including the cost of unused capacity. The platform is based on the principles of Time Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC), adjusted to the existing data available at healthcare systems.
AI-based machine learning predictive modeling
SHAARPEC is designed to enable sustained value creation for healthcare systems regardless of underlying systems and financial models.
Privacy within SHAARPEC is protected by hosting the platform and data within the healthcare system and pseudo-anonymizing the clinical data.
Shaarpec is uniquely designed to keep the data with the users within the healthcare system, compliant with national and international guidelines and regulations. Data access is restricted to the authorised users.
The platform is designed to operate within Swedish and EU laws and regulations respecting confidentiality and privacy pertaining to patient and corporate data.
Research and benchmarking are made feasible without breaching GDPR and HIPAA by applying several techniques, such as
Grouped together, we call these techniques Base Jumping. Base Jumping makes it possible to run queries across all systems and return the results to one centralized node, while the data itself stays within the local healthcare system.
This allows not only for benchmarking between the systems, but also faster and more accurate training of AM/machine learning algorithms.


shelf: finance

title: Tesla worst month 2022 musk first full month white house

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Tesla shares fell 28% in February, marking the company’s steepest decline since December 2022. The drop continued into March, with another 3% loss on Monday, bringing Tesla’s market capitalization down to approximately $915 billion. The decline follows a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report in January, where Tesla reported an 8% drop in automotive revenue and a 23% decline in operating income.
Falling average selling prices across its Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X vehicles were cited as key reasons for the slump.Adding to the pressure, new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Canadian and Mexican imports could impact Tesla’s supply chain, further straining profitability.
Political Fallout and Public Backlash
Tesla’s struggles extend beyond financial challenges, as CEO Elon Musk’s role in the White House fuels growing controversy. As head of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk has spearheaded aggressive federal workforce cuts and regulatory rollbacks while seeking new government contracts for his companies.
His political stance has also drawn criticism. Musk has faced backlash for promoting Germany’s far-right party AfD and for making controversial remarks about Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, echoing Russian narratives. The resulting public sentiment has led to boycotts, vandalism, and a sharp decline in Tesla’s European sales. In Germany, Tesla registrations fell by 60% in January, while similar drops were recorded in France and Scandinavia.
Protests and Rising Anti-Tesla Sentiment
Anti-Tesla demonstrations have intensified across Europe and the U.S. In France, dozens of Tesla vehicles were reportedly set on fire in a suspected arson attack. In London, an ad comparing Tesla to Nazi symbolism went viral, while in the U.S., protests erupted outside Tesla showrooms. The growing “Tesla Takedown” movement is urging consumers to divest from the company, with support from celebrities like George Takei. Meanwhile, Cybertruck owners in the U.S. report facing hostility, with incidents ranging from rude gestures to harassment on the road.
Challenges in Self-Driving Tech and Market Competition
Musk continues to emphasize Tesla’s future in autonomous driving and robotics, but the company is falling behind competitors. While Tesla’s CyberCab remains in development, companies like Waymo have already launched commercial robotaxi services, handling 200,000 trips per week. In China, automakers are offering self-driving features at lower costs, challenging Tesla’s premium pricing model.
On the latest earnings call, Musk claimed Tesla would launch “unsupervised Full Self-Driving as a paid service” in Austin by June, with expansion planned for other U.S. cities. However, with increasing competition and growing public dissent, Tesla faces an uphill battle to regain investor confidence and market stability. Stay tuned for updates on this developing story.


shelf: education

title: 13355047

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email@example.com to No Man's firstname.lastname@example.org · 2 months agoAre there space stations with a different layout?message-squaremessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10file-text
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Most space stations feels the same. I found a pirate station which had a different layout, that was fun. Are there more of these “different types” ?
email@example.com·2 months agoAbandoned stations have a third layout, which is closer to the original layout.
firstname.lastname@example.org·2 months agoSo based on this post and your other, I’m assuming your new, if I’m actually right, welcome traveler. Back in ye olden days before the orbital update all space station interiors looked EXACTLY the same, cut and paste same every time, blue color scheme(think in the prisims trailer at 1:23 you they redid the space stations graphics such as the back wall being an ai core rather than a flat black wall with a blue light (exteriors had variety this is just the interior) Now we have different colored fogs, lights, color schemes and its some nice variety So the pirate stations (where you can see a damaged AI core) and the abandoned stations which have the black wall from before the ai core are based It’s not the best video but when the ship is spinning you see a bridge where shops like these are
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe layout of all normal space stations is the same, but the props scattered around them are subtly different based on I believe the economy of the system as well as the dominant species there. Other than those details they are indeed functionally identical. Calling them all “different” from each other because of this is a huge stretch. Station interiors used to be different than they are now, but they were still all the same. The floor plan of the stations in abandoned systems is the same as what the old stations looked like. The pirate stations are by and large based on this design as well. The addition of various additional vendors including the maps trader, starship fabricator, scrap merchant, etc. necessitated changing the station floor plans. All normal stations have the same layout. All pirate stations have the same layout as each other. All abandoned stations have the same layout as each other, which is the old station style. The Space Anomaly is always the same. Atlas Stations are always the same, with the only differences being the semi-randomlized locations of the “warts” and what resources are on offer at the pedestals near the interface. So tl;dr: No. Other than trivial minutiae, the same type of station is the same as all the others of its type.


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image is by Boians Cho Joo Young from freedigitalphotos.net
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I thought these blades and swords are a great addition to anyone’s toy collection, especially if you are a fun of ninjas + samurais. Also, these swords will make for an awesome addition for great costumes, especially during Halloween or parties!
I bet having one of those cool Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles swords will be cool. Would you like to own a sword or two?


tier: polar

title: Secretary general advocates for the rule of international aviation law

text: Page Image Image Caption Page ContentThe Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Won Kug Baek, joined ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar in opening the 2024 ICAO Legal Seminar, which was generously hosted by the ROK in Seoul from 16-18 April 2024.Highlighting milestonesOver 750 delegates representing 78 States were strongly encouraged by the Secretary General to join ICAO in its advocacy for the ratification and effective implementation of international air treaties. He offered a special focus on the 1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), noting its 80th anniversary this year.The Seminar furthermore provided a welcome opportunity to highlight the legal milestones in air transport facilitation over the decades, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Annex 9 – Facilitation and the Year of Facilitation that was consequently announced by the ICAO Council. Moving forward with prioritiesThe delegates addressed ICAO’s work in the legal field and aviation safety and security, including the role of Regional Safety Oversight Organizations (RSOOs) in supporting States. Data protection in international air carriage and the role of the Montreal Protocol 2014 in dealing with unruly and disruptive behaviour was also covered, as was the updating of the rules for the settlement of aviation disputes under the Chicago Convention. Side meetingsFinally, two side events took place during the seminar: a high-level forum which brought together Ministers and policy makers from several States to discuss and share experiences, insights, and strategies for sustainable development, and an open debate among a group of young aviation professionals to address current legal issues affecting civil aviation.The Secretary General’s mission to ROK also included a bilateral meeting with Ms. Kang Insun, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.The Secretary General was accompanied throughout his mission to Seoul by ICAO Legal Affairs and External Relations Director, Mr. Michael Gill, and Asia and Pacific Regional Director Mr. Tao Ma.


title: How to select specialty pneumatic conveying elbows

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Over the years of pneumatic conveying’s history, many people have developed various ways of handling the complex problem of wear. Just as there are many different conveying applications, there are also many different solutions. Each solution is geared toward solving a particular problem while remaining within the bounds of a set of constraints that are considered important. Obviously, the most common constraint is replacement cost, but there are also other important factors like elbow material composition, corrosion resistance, food contact concerns, ease of replacement, and system space. So, with all these different considerations – in addition to abrasion resistance – a review of specialty products and techniques is in order.
The first consideration when picking a replacement elbow is usually cost. But, because of the labor required in replacing elbows, ease of replacement often goes hand in hand with considering the cost of the replacement elbow. Therefore, the most popular solutions are ones that fit into an existing system just like the original sweep elbow. Following are some of these solutions.
Taper Bored Elbows
The first thing people usually consider for reducing wear is to use thicker-walled elbows. If you are using a thin-walled tube, and moving to only marginally thicker wall, this is not usually a problem. However, if you are using a wall-like SCH10 pipe and moving to a thicker wall, like SCH80 pipe, then the difference between the materials can create a ledge where the two materials are joined. While in some applications this isn’t a problem, in others it may be undesirable. That ledge can cause problems like product buildup or air turbulence. The solution to this problem is to use a thick-walled elbow with the ends taper bored down to meet the other pipe material exactly, thereby eliminating the ledge. A taper bore slowly feathers the thickness of the elbow’s tangent material in the first few inches of the elbow. It allows a thick-walled elbow to smoothly transition down to a thickness where a ledge will not occur.
Induction Hardened Elbows
Induction hardened elbows are sweep elbows bent from a special hardened pipe. About half of the inside wall is hardened for abrasion resistance, the outside of the wall is left mild for bending. The hardened inside wall is about 600 Brinell to protect from wear. Mild steel elbows rate at 125 Brinell, so the induction hardened steel is several times harder than that of the standard elbow.
Square Elbow or Flat-Back Elbow
This is a square elbow made from sheet metal sides that use fabricated transitions that move from a round to square and then back to round again. These elbows can be made on any centerline radius and made to fit in the place of a standard sweep elbow. Frequently, they are made with a replaceable metal back. Square elbows can work great for mildly abrasive applications. Additionally, there are also variations of these elbows with ceramic tiles inside – sometimes replaceable – that can be used for more intensively abrasive problems. However, there is one problem with this design – the transitions. The transitions are the weak point. Because of the turbulence created, they can experience a lot of wear. Therefore, transitions on square elbows are often replaceable or reinforced against wear.
This is a regular sweep elbow with sides welded on and a replaceable plate bolted on the back. It uses a similar “wear and replace” philosophy as the square elbow. Again, these can work great for mild abrasion problems. These elbows can be enhanced by using thicker plates on the back of the elbow or using AR steel material. This elbow doesn’t use transitions, so it doesn’t have the problem of wearing them out. However, they can have the problem of wearing out the sides before the top, compromising the structural integrity of the elbow. Furthermore, when the top of the elbow wears away there may be some open pocket areas between the round elbow and the square back. This may create an opportunity for materials to pack into that area. For this reason, food products and lines that convey multiple colors that contaminate should be avoided.
A hollow-back elbow is exactly as it sounds. Either an empty square box or an open rounded channel is welded onto the back of a sweep elbow. Once material wears through the elbow, the cavity can fill up with the product and protect against abrasion by wearing against itself. This can work really well with extremely abrasive materials that tend to pack. How well the material packs into the cavity depends on the characteristics of the material, the velocity of the system, and the position of the elbow. Once again, because of the pocket area of the elbow that holds material, food and materials that can spoil or contaminate should be avoided.
A cement-back elbow is constructed like a Hollow-back elbow – except the cavity is filled with cement. For obvious reasons, these are most popular in the cement industry. While cement is not the hardest of substances, it still can be quite effective in heavy industrial applications.
Porcelain Lined Elbow (Ceramic Lined)
While these are sometimes marketed as ceramic lined elbows, they are not. Porcelain Lined elbows have an industrial porcelain lining fired into the inside of the elbow. This lining is only several thousandths thick. It protects by lowering the coefficient of friction inside the elbows and allowing the product to slide inside them. Additionally, industrial porcelain does possess some real abrasion resistance because of its hardness – a 6 on the Mohs scale – which is harder than mild steel. Furthermore, porcelain can offer some measure of corrosion protection. However, all provided protection is very thin and susceptible to cracking with hard impact. There can also be pinholes and imperfections in the kilning process. Because of this, they are not considered to be a food-grade solution.
The Ceram-Back® elbow is a sweep elbow with a ½-in. of hard ceramic compound on the outside of the elbow. The idea is that the metal of the elbow is left to wear out then transfer the abrasion to the much harder ceramic material. The advantage of these elbows are they can offer ceramic protection to any size or centerline radius of elbow without mitering – something difficult for ceramic tile lining. The Ceram-Back® elbow also only offers protection where it’s needed – the back and sides of the elbow.
They offer excellent protection for sliding abrasion. Ceram-Back® elbows can also be used in conjunction with other techniques such as taper boring, induction hardening, porcelain lining, and tungsten carbide lining. However, the downside is that they are not as good as ceramic tiles for protecting against large particle or heavy impact problems. They also have some heat limitations.
Ceramic- and Basalt-Lined Elbows
Ceramic- and basalt-lined elbows offer superior protection for almost any application. They are inherently impact resistant and offered in high-heat and corrosion-resistant variations. The tiles used to line the elbows are offered from thinner protection – like ½ in. – to several inch-thick bricks. However, their construction can make them harder to get in smaller sizes and longer centerline radii. Additionally, it is not unusual for these elbows to have to use special oversized flanges to fit into a system because of the unusual size of the outer diameter of the elbow. Ceramic lined products also tend to have a longer lead times and are usually the most expensive of all the solutions.
Cast Ceramic Flat-Back Elbow
This is an elbow with a box back on a sweep elbow – like a cement-back elbow. Instead of being filled with cement, it is filled with solid cast ceramic tiles. It has a heavy resistance to wear and impact. It can be easily patched on the outside, if needed, and it is much cheaper than a ceramic tile-lined elbow.
Furthermore, unlike a ceramic lined box elbow, it doesn’t have transitions that wear out or cause turbulence. It is also available in most sizes, in any degree, or in any centerline radius.
The Cast-Back Elbow offers the protection of a Cast Ceramic Flatback Elbow, but with a standard thicker tile and built-in side protection. This elbow if perfect for course abrasive products with high impact. Sometimes space is a huge factor. For those who have systems that are short on space – or for those who don’t mind refitting their system – there are specialty elbows that come only in a short radius. Some of these solutions are the following:
Tungsten Carbide Clad Elbows
Tungsten carbide is an ultra-hard, abrasion-resistant metal coating applied to the inside of elbows. It has really excellent wear properties – particularly against sliding abrasion. However, because of the way it is applied, the coating is usually fairly thin and limited to shorter radii elbows. It should also be noted that tungsten carbide usually offers some corrosion protection.
Dead End Tee (Blind Tee)
These elbows mechanically protect against abrasion by filling one end with material that then protects from wear by having the product wear against itself. These tees can work really well in many different situations. However, they should not be used if the product is moist, cohesive, or sticky.
Dead end tees are available in mild steel, abrasion-resistant materials, and can also be ceramic coated.
These are short radius elbows that are cast out of Ni-Hard alloy (around 600 Brinell). They are usually thick-walled, very tough, and good for high heat applications. Some of the elbows even have replaceable back designs. That said, they are fittings – so they are only available in short radii, and are limited in size and degree. Additionally, while Ni-Hard is tough, it is not nearly as tough as harder materials such as ceramic tile.
Vortex elbows, such as the Progressive Products Aero-Back™, protect against abrasion by using mechanical means. They have a chamber in the back of the elbow that causes the material to spin into a vortex. This vortex deflects material and causes the material to move through the elbow in a way that reduces wear. This style of elbow is available in different materials and alloys. Some of these cast materials offer extra abrasion or corrosion resistance. There are, however, some definite limitations.
There is a minimum amount of line pressure and product flow required for the vortex action to work properly. And, because they are fittings, they are limited to certain sizes, configurations, and degrees.
As this brief overview has shown, there are many different solutions available to solve wear in pneumatic conveying systems. Some are direct replacements or fit in small spaces, and some are not. Some work well with high heat or corrosion, and some do not. There is no one solution that solves all problems. In pneumatic conveying, the best solution is always the one that fits the import criteria of a particular system and offers the best overall value for the customer.


title: Phantomrat a new malware used by ukrainians against russians

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Cybersecurity researchers at the Russian firm F.A.C.C.T. have uncovered a new malware called ‘PhantomRAT’ that has been actively targeting Russian organizations since the beginning of 2024. This new advanced persistent threat (APT) is linked to a cyber espionage group known as ‘PhantomCore’, believed to be a state-backed Ukrainian hacking group.
How Does the PhantomCore Attack Work?
According to F.A.C.C.T., PhantomCore is using phishing emails technique, by sending thousand of emails that looks genuine, and using official logos with an attached password-protected RAR archive. Opening this archive is the first step down a malicious path.
These archives exploit a security vulnerability in some versions of WinRAR software (CVE-2023-38831). But unlike the original vulnerability, PhantomCore uses RAR archives instead of ZIP archives.
Inside the archive, you’ll find a seemingly harmless PDF document. However, it’s accompanied by a hidden executable file with the same name. If you’re using an outdated version of WinRAR (below 6.23), trying to open the PDF actually launches this malicious file instead.
This rogue program is a .NET application that will launch a crafted downloader called PhantomCore.Downloader. Its job is to silently download and install the real attacker’s weapon: a nasty remote access trojan named PhantomRAT.
Once installed, PhantomRAT gives the attacker a full control over your system. They can steal your files, passwords, and even spy on your activity.
How to Defend Against PhantomCore?
To defend against the PhantomCore threat, F.A.C.C.T. urgently recommends:
- Patching WinRAR to the latest version 6.23 or higher
- Implementing robust email filtering and security gateways
- Deploying advanced endpoint protection and EDR solutions
- Monitoring for indicators of compromise and PhantomRAT activity


title: Diabetic testing

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Diabetes is currently affecting 29 million children and adults in the United States. With this kind of numbers, you would expect the general public know-how about this disease to be relatively good. Not only do most people don’t know the symptoms of the disease, but they also fail to recognize it early enough or treat it effectively. Living with diabetes is not easy since it requires a complete overhaul of one’s lifestyle.
There are two tests physicians use to test for the presence of diabetes. The Fasting Plasma Glucose test is the first and most common one, since it’s easy to do, non-invasive and less expensive than other options. You simply need to avoid eating for around 8 hours before the test, and then give a dose of blood for lab analysis. If your blood sugar levels are in the normal threshold (70-100 milligrams per dL) but present other signs of diabetes, you might need a second test – a Casual Plasma Glucose test. This one is easier since it doesn’t require you to abstain from eating beforehand. If the test returns results of over 200 mg/dL, diabetes is more likely than not to be present.
Treating the disease early and maintaining a healthy lifestyle are keys to battling with diabetes and keeping your blood sugar levels under control. If you want to undergo diabetic testing in the Sterling Heights area or need an opinion about how your disease is progressing or is being controlled, visit the Contact Us section of the website and schedule a visit to our clinic. Our team of trained professionals will be waiting with their experience, their professionalism, and a smile.


title: What low inflation could do for stocks

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After being a thorn in the side of the market for more than three years, inflation is once again in the Federal Reserve’s 2% target range, falling to 2.9% in July (as reported in August) and then dipping further the next month, to a much more palatable 2.5%.
And with the comments in the latest FOMC meeting aimed squarely at the employment picture, it seems that inflation may well and truly be behind us.
That’s not to say that inflation has been an albatross around the market’s neck. Indeed, the S&P 500 is up more than 35% since the first CPI print north of 3% was reported in mid-May of 2021.
On a per-year basis, that’s actually ahead of the average annual return in the large-cap index of 9.90% since its inception in 1928.
So….no harm, no foul? Sort of. We did have to endure a bear market when inflation was peaking in 2022. And when the dust settled on all the selling and a new bull market emerged in late 2022/early 2023, the divide between “haves” (Magnificent Seven/mega-cap tech/artificial intelligence stocks) and “have nots” (basically everything else) was more pronounced than at any other time in the market’s history.
Thus, it hasn’t always felt like a true bull market these last 23 months, and unless you loaded up on mega-cap tech and AI plays, odds are your portfolio’s return these last three-plus years has trailed the 35% return in the S&P.
Fresh Legs for the Bull Market
The good news is, the bull market isn’t over! Despite an admittedly fraught August in which the VIX spiked above 65 (!) for just the third time in its history, a 13% correction in the Nasdaq and 8.5% pullback in the S&P on the heels of a less-than-stellar U.S. jobs report, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and the dreaded Japanese “carry trade” and a fresh round of selling once the calendar flipped to September, the S&P 500 is now trading at all-time highs. It appears the worst is behind us, at least for now.
Does that mean the next leg of the rally will be more egalitarian than it has been for most of the last 23 months? We’ll see. There have been stretches – like in the spring of 2023, November and December of last year, and this July – during which participation in this bull market has been more widespread, with small caps, value stocks and many unloved sectors joining the party. But those stretches have been fleeting. That said, small caps have, of note, been at the forefront of the charge since the Fed commenced cutting rates.
What Stocks Did the Last Time Inflation Was Low
Hopefully, a low inflation rate will translate to better market breadth, as it did from 2012-2020, a nine-year stretch in which inflation never topped 3%. During that low-inflation stock market environment, the S&P Equal Weight Index (+179%) mostly kept pace with the S&P 500 (+193%), despite often heavy weightings from the likes of Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOG) and some of the other usual Big Tech suspects.
Hopefully, this new period of low inflation will produce similar across-the-board returns.
To take advantage of a potential coming boom in the many sectors that have been overlooked and undervalued over the past two and a half years, I have a portfolio full of growth-at-value-prices stocks in my Cabot Value Investor newsletter.


title: Revolutionizing education for the disabled in africa through artificial intelligence 2o4m

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Education is a powerful tool for personal and societal development, but for many disabled individuals in Africa, access to quality education remains a significant challenge. However, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) offers a transformative opportunity to bridge this gap and revolutionize education for the disabled across the continent.
In many parts of Africa, educational resources are scarce, particularly for disabled students. Physical infrastructure is often inaccessible, and specialized teaching tools are limited. Moreover, there’s a lack of trained educators who can cater to the unique needs of students with disabilities. These challenges contribute to a significant educational disparity, leaving many disabled individuals without the skills and knowledge they need to thrive.
One of the most promising ways AI can impact education for the disabled is through assistive technologies. AI-driven tools such as speech-to-text software, real-time sign language translators, and personalized learning platforms can make a significant difference. For instance, students with hearing impairments can benefit from AI-powered captioning services that provide real-time subtitles during lessons, while those with visual impairments can use screen readers that convert text to speech, enabling them to access digital content.
AI has the potential to create personalized learning experiences tailored to the individual needs of disabled students. By analyzing learning patterns and preferences, AI systems can adapt educational content and teaching methods to suit each student. This personalized approach ensures that disabled students receive the support they need to succeed, regardless of their specific challenges.
For example, students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia can benefit from AI-driven platforms that offer customized exercises and reading aids. These platforms can adjust the difficulty level of tasks, provide instant feedback, and even suggest alternative ways of understanding complex concepts. This level of personalization is critical in fostering an inclusive educational environment where every student has the opportunity to excel.
In many African countries, students with disabilities face additional challenges due to language barriers. AI can play a vital role in breaking down these barriers by providing real-time translation services. For example, AI-powered apps can translate content into local languages, making it more accessible to students who may not be fluent in the language of instruction. This is particularly important for deaf students who rely on sign language, as AI can bridge the gap between spoken language and sign language, facilitating better communication and understanding in the classroom.
AI can also revolutionize teacher training and support in Africa. Educators can use AI tools to better understand the needs of disabled students and develop more effective teaching strategies. AI-powered platforms can provide teachers with real-time insights into student performance, helping them identify areas where additional support is needed.
Moreover, AI can offer virtual training sessions and resources, making it easier for teachers in remote or under-resourced areas to access the knowledge and tools they need to educate disabled students effectively. By empowering teachers, AI helps create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students.
The Road Ahead: Making AI Accessible
To fully realize the potential of AI in revolutionizing education for the disabled in Africa, it’s essential to address key challenges such as affordability, accessibility, and infrastructure. Governments, NGOs, and private sector partners must collaborate to ensure that AI technologies are made available to all, regardless of socioeconomic status. Investment in digital infrastructure, such as internet access and affordable devices, is crucial to ensuring that AI-driven educational tools can reach even the most remote areas.
AI holds the promise of transforming education for disabled individuals in Africa, offering them the opportunity to learn, grow, and achieve their full potential. By harnessing the power of AI, we can create a more inclusive educational landscape where every student, regardless of their abilities, has the chance to succeed. As we move forward, it is essential to prioritize the development and deployment of AI technologies that are accessible, affordable, and tailored to the unique needs of disabled students across the continent.


title: Mother in law apartment remodel for mom

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As you all know my mom is moving into the apartment above our garage. This is the place that we lived when we were building our house. It is also the place that had become the rec-room when the older boys were highschool/college age. Then it became the storage area for unwanted and unused but couldn't get rid of things...you know...a junk room.
Here is a reminder of the before...
Here is what it is beginning to look like now...
The next photo is taken from the exact same position as the above photo.
The junk is gone and the flooring is ready to put down. The new wall is up and the end wall is painted a deep red...mom and I both love red!
We have torn out the old wood stove surround and put in one that is larger and is floor level to make it easier for mom to load the stove. Besides the old one didn't go with the new warm colors we've chosen.
Mom wanted a flooring that was warm looking but at the same time was kid-proof. As opposed to real hardwood like we have in our house which scratches and dents (which is one of the things I love about it!) mom wanted to go with what she has in her current house...wood-like laminate flooring. No scratches...no dents...Pergo it is!
Still on the 'to-do' list...carpet, tiling the countertops, finish outside ramp, new kitchen shelves, appliances, paint doors, and new door hardware.
And the bathroom?
Well we've decided to go some fun colors in there too...
Eggplant and artichoke heart anyone?
Its getting close...we're hoping that in another couple of weeks we will be ready to move mom in!
So is there anyone else out there in the middle of a remodel?
If so how's it going?


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No mercy on those trying to divide Türkiye: Erdoğan
“We will show no mercy on anyone who is trying to divide our country and overthrow our state,” Erdoğan said during the ceremonies in the eastern province of Muş’s Malazgirt district on Aug. 26.
The Malazgirt Victory in 1071 by the Seljuk Empire under the leadership of Sultan Alparslan against the powerful Byzantine Empire is believed to open the gates of Anatolia to the Turks migrating from Central Asia. Erdoğan and his closest ally, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, attended the two-day ceremonies in the region. Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the MHP are partners in the People’s Alliance.
“We will never forget Malazgirt, and we will never let it be forgotten. We will always keep it alive in our hearts and minds,” the president said, describing the victory not only for Turks but for the entire Islamic world. “Malazgirt was the first and mother of all the other victories we have won in this geography.”
The people of Türkiye should stay united and defend its togetherness, Erdoğan said. “We have no tolerance against any attack, play and plot. We will not forgive anybody that targets our freedom that we symbolize with our flag.”
Erdoğan recalled that Türkiye will celebrate its centennial next year and that’s why they had announced the “2023 targets” a decade ago, saying, “We have given a promise to our people over our 2023 targets. Are you ready to work for the 2023 elections as the People Alliance?”
He recalled that Türkiye will celebrate the 600th anniversary of the conquer of Istanbul in 2053 and the 1,000th anniversary of the Malazgirt Victory in 2071, stressing that’s why they are preparing the 2053 and 2071 visions for Türkiye.
“Our recent history marked the 19th century as the age of collapse and the 20th century as the age of resurrection. The 21st will see the rise of our civilization,” he noted.


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Determination of the compliance of NIST Charpy Impact Machines
The compliance of a Charpy impact machine, CM, can be measured by means of a low-blow elastic test on an unnotched Charpy-type specimen, provided an instrumented striker is used. The resulting force/time and force/displacement test records can be analyzed according to three different methods, each one resulting in an independent value of machine compliance. The three values are expected to be in agreement with each other within 10 %. In this investigation, we measured the compliance of all NIST Charpy machines equipped with instrumented strikers, ranging from large-scale pendulums for testing full-size specimens to small scale pendulums for testing miniaturized specimens. On each machine, three elastic low blow tests were performed to increase the statistics of CM values. In most cases, good repeatability and consistency was observed between different tests and different analytical approaches. Machine compliance was found not to depend on machine capacity or hammer weight, but only on the design of the machine itself and the type of hammer (C-type, U-type, etc.). Machine compliance, measured from an elastic low-blow test, can also be used for dynamically calibrating an instrumented striker, as an alternative to the conventional static calibration prescribed by test standards. For the NIST machines, dynamic conversion factors between applied force and striker output are systematically lower that static conversion factors, although the difference is generally small (less than 5 %).
Determination of the compliance of NIST Charpy Impact Machines, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8043
(Accessed June 13, 2025)


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Backyard Burning Identified As Potential Major Source Of Dioxins
- January 4, 2000
- American Chemical Society
- A family of four burning trash in a barrel in their backyard - still a common practice in many rural areas - can potentially put as much dioxin and furan into the air as a well-controlled municipal waste incinerator serving tens of thousands of households, according to a new study.
Family's Daily Trash Burn Can Rival Emissions from Municipal Waste Incinerator
A family of four burning trash in a barrel in their backyard - still a common practice in many rural areas - can potentially put as much dioxin and furan into the air as a well-controlled municipal waste incinerator serving tens of thousands of households, according to a new study. Under intense scrutiny in recent years because of their varying degrees of toxicity, these polychlorinated compounds can be formed simply by burning common household trash at low temperatures.
The finding is reported in the Jan. 4 web edition of the journal Environmental Science & Technology by researchers from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Health. The peer-reviewed journal is published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The report will appear in the journal's Feb. 1 print edition.
"Open burning of household waste in barrels is potentially one of the largest sources of airborne dioxin and furan emissions in the United States, particularly as EPA standards force major reductions in emissions from municipal and medical waste incinerators," says Paul Lemieux, Ph.D., one of the study's co-authors. He is with the EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Emission measurements from burning of "typical" household trash in 55-gallon drums were done at the EPA's Open Burning Test Facility in North Carolina. The composition of the trash included newspapers, books, magazines, junk mail, cardboard, milk cartons, food waste, various types of plastic, and assorted cans, bottles and jars. No paint, grease, oils, tires or other household hazardous wastes were included in the burning. The barrel burn results were compared with emission data from a "well-controlled incinerator performing better than the dioxin requirements set by recent EPA standards," according to Lemieux.
"Recognizing that there are varied wastes and methods of burning, this particular study found that under test conditions, more polychlorinated compounds were emitted from barrel burning than municipal incinerators because of lower incineration temperatures and poor combustion conditions (in barrels)," says Lemieux.
Under the conditions studied, and when using comparable weights of trash, "emissions from open burning are several orders of magnitude higher than for controlled combustion in a modern, clean-operating MWC (municipal waste combustor)," the article claims.
"Triggered by the study being reported, EPA has launched follow-up studies at its North Carolina test facility to better understand the nature and magnitude of backyard trash burning as a significant dioxin source," notes Lemieux.
The study could help resolve a long-standing discrepancy as a result of a 1994 EPA assessment that identified a "significant gap" between estimates of dioxin emissions and actual deposition measurements, according to the journal article. Emissions of dioxins and furans from burn barrels "may be an important missing link to help close the gap between measured deposition rates and the emissions inventories," the article points out.
Burning trash in open barrels is banned in most areas of the U.S., says Ann Brown of the EPA's Public Affairs Office in Research Triangle Park. "The areas of the country where burning trash is permitted are mostly confined to rural areas," she adds.
Although dioxins and furans have been shown to damage the health of laboratory animals, direct evidence of the compounds' effects in humans is less clear but still cause for concern, according to Scott Matsen, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park.
"Exposure to certain dioxins has been clearly shown to cause adverse effects in laboratory animals, such as immune dysfunction, cancer, hormonal changes and developmental abnormalities," says Matsen. "Although the available evidence for adverse effects in people is more limited than for laboratory animals, the sum total of the information is cause for concern about the human health hazards of environmental exposure to this class of chemicals."
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title: Rethinking front end error reporting

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Traditional error-reporting tools (like BugSnag, Sentry, and Rollbar) only solve part of the problem. Originally designed for logging server-side errors, they later added browser SDKs as front-end applications grew more complex. While these tools capture some useful information like stack traces and metadata, many teams find that their alerting is too noisy (too many false positives to be useful), and that they don’t capture enough context to elucidate complicated issues.
Front-end is different
Investigating front-end and backend errors are very different processes. Server-side code runs on a single platform. Often, the only state in the system that can cause hard-to-reproduce errors comes from easily logged events like database or cache queries. When an unhandled exception in server code takes place, it usually means there is a clear-cut problem that needs to be fixed.
On the front-end, things aren’t so simple. The average web application runs in over 15 different browsers, across hundreds of device types. State can be highly complex, coming from memory, local storage, local databases, service workers, and APIs. A web app must be robust to connectivity issues and cross-browser differences, and unlike the backend where exceptions are usually clear-cut, it can be tricky to gauge the impact on the frontend.
Given the frequency and diversity of errors that front-end developers see, the most important question becomes, did this affect the user? Unfortunately, looking at just a stack trace and an exception message, it’s very difficult to know. Is this a P0
crippling bug? Or maybe just a nuisance.
Answering the right questions
You never quite know how things will break. (credit: xkcd.com)
Two years ago, we started thinking about what the perfect front-end bug report would look like. Clearly, it would collect basic information like a stack trace, metadata, and frequency histograms. But to really gauge the impact on the user, especially for hard-to-reproduce bugs, it has to let you actually see what happened.
LogRocket is our audacious attempt at doing just that — reproducing an issue as if it happened in your own browser.
It’s all in the video
At the center of a LogRocket error report is a pixel-perfect video that accurately captures what the user saw on screen. In order to do this without any performance impact, LogRocket instruments the DOM to record the HTML and CSS on the page at the time of the issue.
Watching the video is the fastest way to quickly know if an exception actually affected the user. And if it did, you can easily figure out what happened by reviewing network requests, logs, and application state.
— Stan (@StanBoyet) September 26, 2017
When users ask for help, whether through a help desk, email, or worst of all, on Twitter — it is crucial that support and developers can quickly understand what went wrong. Unfortunately this typically means asking the user for screenshots, logs, and steps to reproduce.
With LogRocket, you can just search for a user and replay sessions where they encountered issues or asked for support. We’ve built integrations with most help desks like Intercom to let you view the user’s history directly from a chat.
Sometimes, it’s unclear if a user is just confused, or actually experiencing a bug. By reviewing the video replay, console and network logs from their session, you can easily make this distinction.
Most bugs aren’t explicit exceptions
If front-end teams want to be able to ship new features quickly, they must have confidence that these issues are being proactively detected and surfaced.
Furthermore, issues of any type must be trustworthy — if there are too many false positives, alerts will simply be ignored.
Our mission: Surface all front-end problems that negatively affect users
If you’re an existing LogRocket customer or want to start working with us, get in touch and you can join the beta.
Front-end is the future
The shift toward rich single page apps has undoubtedly improved both user experience quality and developer productivity. But with greater complexity comes the need for more observability. Existing tooling is not yet sufficient for teams to have confidence in the front-end code they ship.
At LogRocket, we’ve taken what we believe is a big step toward a solution — but there’s lots more work to do. If you want to help define the next generation of tooling for front-end developers, we’d love to meet you. We’re hiring 🙂


title: Gmc atos and duty of care

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It's a little late, but I've just come across something to give ATOS's hired guns a moment to pause while counting their thirty pieces of silver.
When Doctor Margaret McCartney questioned in the BMJ whether doctors could work for ATOS and remain true to their professional ethics and responsibilities, another doctor (worryingly a tribunal member) suggested in comments that ATOS quacks were not subject to their normal duty of care as the nature of their work is not a doctor-patient interaction. This is particularly alarming as it is an interpretation of professionalism that isn't true of other professions (or English law), as an engineer I have a legal duty of care greater than that of the man in the street any time I work as an an engineer in any way, shape or form. The GMC Standards and Fitness to Practise Directorate have now issued guidance that the argument made in the comment is not correct, that ATOS assessments are a doctor-patient interaction and that doctors have to make the interests of their patients their first concern at all times. Interestingly they also find it necessary to remind doctors that "Being open and honest and acting with integrity is also an essential part of medical professionalism."
Now this ruling doesn't extend to physios or nurses as the GMC is not their professional body, however they are subject to the same legal duty of care requirements as any other professional and it would clearly be untenable for their professional bodies to try and argue that their members are not subject to a duty of care in circumstances where the GMC has ruled that its members are and where all three professions are theoretically considered fit to practise. Equally Dr McCartney has pointed out in her blog that the professional standards for both nurses and physios contain identical requirements to place the care of the patient first at all times.


title: Why gamestop stock was up again today

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Shares of GameStop (GME 0.09%) continued climbing higher on Tuesday, after going up 26% the day before. It went up then because investors found out a famous entrepreneur had taken a significant stake in the company. Today it's going up again because it turns out that person isn't done buying GameStop stock.
Shares have been up and down today. But as of 10:45 a.m. EDT, GameStop stock was trading 10% higher and climbing.
RC Ventures LLC is managed by Ryan Cohen. Cohen co-founded pet e-commerce company Chewy and was its CEO until it was acquired a few years back. On Aug. 28, after the market closed, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed RC Ventures owned 9% of GameStop stock, which sent it higher the next time the market opened.
Today, however, an amended SC 13D was filed with the SEC, showing RC Ventures is still buying stock. It's purchased over 400,000 more shares since it originally filed, increasing its ownership stake to 9.6%.
As I previously noted, GameStop is one of the most heavily shorted stocks around. This basically means nearly everyone is betting against GameStop. Here's how shorting works in a nutshell: Short sellers borrow shares and then sell them. Once the stock goes down, they can repurchase shares, returning them to their original owners and pocketing the difference.
At least that's how it's supposed to work. It becomes a problem if everyone tries to cover their short position at the same time (high demand), or long-term investors increasingly buy and hold shares (low supply). This combo can send shares higher, and once the snowball starts rolling downhill, it's known as a short squeeze.
RC Ventures has taken almost 10% of shares off the table. With GameStop's stock as shorted as it is, conditions are ripe for a short squeeze. However, there's also the real possibility Cohen can lend his e-commerce expertise to struggling GameStop, improving the long-term business prospects of this small-cap stock.


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By the end of KS3, we at SMSJ want our pupils to have a coherent and comprehensive understanding of both the substantive and disciplinary knowledge of History. We want to inspire them to be curious, to develop a passion for the subject, and for the History curriculum to provide them with a window on the modern world. We believe our curriculum provides a coherent and balanced History course and will provide students with a good understanding of significant periods and developments in both British and world History.
Curriculum content includes people of different genders, faiths and cultures to reflect the diversity of our school community and to demonstrate the importance of learning the histories of different people and considering History from different perspectives. We have been ambitious in setting topics which will challenge our students and allow them to reach their full potential.
The topics that feature in our History curriculum have been chosen in order to cover a mix of local, national and international History, they also require students to look at History across a range of timescales. Our aim is for pupils to have a deeper knowledge and understanding of History, and our teaching is designed to facilitate pupils’ long term memory and recall.
It is vital that all subjects help pupils to become well-rounded and healthy learners. The History curriculum will support the whole-school responsibility to make pupils resilient and able to cope with the demands of learning and assessment, to develop their social and emotional skills allowing them to work with and learn from those around them, to communicate effectively and be prepared to lead, and to be independent and critical learners able to reflect and evaluate. Through their study of History, pupils will also become confident in debate and in discussing their knowledge and understanding of a topic.
Through all of this, we strive to ensure that the History curriculum will provide our pupils with the wisdom to follow the best course of action, the ability to better serve their communities, and the chance to fulfil their future hopes.


title: The art of caring for indoor plants and succulents

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Most succulents are only partially hardy in our climate and require careful protection during winter. Their growth season typically falls between spring and summer while they become dormant during the cold months.
Most succulents prefer being kept slightly drier, rather than remaining moist all year. Water them when their soil almost dries out; make sure none of it collects on leaves or stems.
Succulents have taken the internet by storm with photos showing off their stunning forms and colors, drawing attention from Instagram and Pinterest users alike. But just because these fleshy plants appear low-maintenance does not mean they require little care – a Texas A&M AgriLife Horticulture specialist offers tips on maintaining the health of these popular container plants.
Succulents, being drought-tolerant plants, store water in their leaves and roots to last them through long dry spells without needing much–if any!–water. As such, succulents make an excellent choice for indoor gardening or drought-tolerant gardens in warmer climates; but be warned, given improper conditions they could quickly die!
Bright indirect light is best for succulents during winter when sunlight levels are limited and dormant from lack of sun exposure. Too much direct sunlight may damage their leaves and the hottest temperatures could even make some succulents wilt. When your succulent needs more water, they’ll let you know with fine wrinkles or dulling in color on its normally shiny leaves indicating its thirst.
Succulents store water in their leaves and roots, which allows them to withstand dry conditions, but consistent soil moisture levels for maximum flowering potential.
Succulents thrive in well-draining soil with plenty of essential nutrients. A simple way to tell when and how much to water is by pinching a handful of soil between your fingers; if it crumbles easily, then it is time for water! Overwatering can rot its roots.
Many succulents offer the added advantage of propagating from their leaves, meaning new plants can quickly emerge if kept moist. When propagating succulents it is wise to select similar species as these will have similar care needs and growth rates.
Certain succulent varieties can be toxic to pets, so beware exposing their paws or mouths. These include most aloe species, euphorbias, desert roses and jade plants (crassula). However, some have healing properties if used on cuts, burns or stomachaches.
Succulents thrive in warm and dry environments, so to sustain their healthy growth indoors you must simulate their natural habitat as closely as possible. Each genera and species requires slightly different care guidelines; however, some general care guidelines can ensure healthy plants that flourish beautifully.
Before pruning a succulent, ensure your tools are sterilized by wiping with rubbing alcohol or dipping in a solution of one part water to 10 parts bleach. This step prevents disease transmission while helping ensure successful cuttings. Succulents can easily be propagated via stem and leaf cuttings that create an exact copy of their parent plant.
Fertilize succulents a few times throughout the warmer months using a standard houseplant fertilizer diluted to approximately one-third its recommended rate. Apply liquid or granules at watering time in order to minimize burning of leaves and roots. Select organic fertilizers containing slow-release ingredients, such as worm compost or compost, in order to minimize overdosing with nutrients.
Succulents purify indoor air through photosynthesis. This natural process takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen for a healthier atmosphere. Certain succulent varieties like aloe vera even contain medicinal properties which help heal wounds or soothe burns.
Succulents require regular air circulation around their plants, particularly when placed near a bright window. Too much direct sunlight may scorch their leaves, leading to damage for some species of succulents. Furthermore, winter draughts must not blow directly over their plant surface.
Airflow keeps soil dry, helping prevent gnats and other moisture-based bugs that plague new growers. Airflow also reduces humidity levels to reduce how much water your plant requires, saving both money and resources when watering your plants.


title: World tennis championship murray wins without playing nadal third

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WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP – Novak Djokovic has pulled out from the Final of the seventh edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships against Andy Murray in Abu Dhabi due to illness missing the chance to win the exhibition tournament for the fourth time. Diego Sampaolo
“I have been sick today today and I am not fit to play”, said Djokovic in a press release
“Congratulations to Andy. It’s a shame that I couldn’t play him today but I am sure that we will meet again soon. I have had another great weekend in Abu Dhabi and played some great tennis against the best players in the world. I love being part of this tournament and I am really disappointed not to be able not to be able to take my chance of winning the trophy here again”, said Djokovic
Murray lifted the Mubadala Trophy without hitting a ball after the match for the third place between Rafa Nadal and Stan Wawrinka. The Scotsman qualified for the final after sweeping aside Nadal with 6-2 6-0 in the semifinal.
Murray felt pain on his left shoulder after the match against Nadal.
“I don’t know exactly what happened. I have never had anything to my shoulder before. I am going to have an ultrasound scan to check if there is anything or not. Then I will see what happens after that. It’s pretty sore and at the end of the match when I was reaching out to sign autographs, it was quite painful”, admitted Murray.
If Murray is fit to play, he will next play the Hopman Cup in Brisbane where he teams up with Heather Watson.
Nadal beat Wawrinka in the consolation final with 7-6 6-3 in his second match in two months. It was the second defeat for Wawrinka in this exhibition tournament after losing the seminal against Djokovic.
It was a confidence-boosting win for the nine-time Roland Garros champion who needs match practice in the build-up to the 2015 Australian Open which starts in Melbourne on 19th January.
The match started with both players trading breaks in the opening two games. Nadal and Wawrinka struggled to hold their serves during the first set which came down to the tie-break. Nadal dominated the breaker with 7-1.
The second set started again with both players trading early breaks. Nadal got a crucial break of serve in the sixth game to take a 4-2 lead before wrapping up the match with 6-3.
Nadal will now play in Doha where he defends the title he won against Gael Monfils. Nadal started his 2014 Grand Slam campaign with the defeat against Wawrinka at the Australian Open.


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MESOP SOUTH KURDISTAN : PUK’s candidate closes assassinated Kurdish journalist Kawa Garmiyani’s case
April 13, 2014 – knnc.net – KALAR, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— The Kurdish Anti-corruption journalist Kawa Garmiyani’s brother, Karwan Ahmad, says one of the judges who closed one of Kawa’s case in the court is running as the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) candidate for the Iraqi Parliamentary Election, to be held on April 30.
Before he was killed, Kawa Garmiyani filed a complaint in the court against Mahmud Sangawi, who threatened Kawa in a phone call and is the main suspect in the murder case; but his case was closed by Jasm Kakay. Kakay closed Kawa’s compliant against Sangawi two months before Kawa was killed justifying that Kawa was not present.In a statement to Kurdsih Hawlati newspaper, Karwan refutes Kakay’s claim and says that Kawa was in the court on the day of trial.
Kakay says that Kawa was his friend and that he did not attend the trial and that was the reason he closed the case. Kawa Ahmed Garmyani, born in 1982, was known as a Kurdish anti-corruption journalist who was investigating the corruption of high-ranking officials in Kalar, was the editor-in-chief of Rayal magazine and a correspondent for Awene newspaper, he was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on December 5, 2013 in Kalar town, in Slêmanî province.
Kurdistan Region president, Massoud Barzani vowed on to punish the killers of Kawa Garmiyani pointing out that he was an innocent person and his assassination was “a big and brutal crime “. Barzani received on March 17 in Salahaddin resort in Erbil, the family of the killed journalist Kawa Garmiyani and his parents. Hundreds of people protested in the past months in Erbil and Slêmanî city against the assassination of Kawa Germyani and other journalists killed in Kurdistan region. The demonstrators call on the Kurdish government to bring the perpetrators and murderers to justice.


title: What the heck?

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What the heck?
Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, appears to have moved to an entirely different position in its geostationary orbit 22,000 miles above the Earth's surface — and nobody knows who did it or why.
As the BBC reports, the communications relay for the British forces mysteriously wandered west, from above Africa's east coast to over the Americas, even though gravitational shifts should've moved it further east.
According to the report, orbital mechanics simply can't account for its drifting, which only leaves one obvious possibility open: somebody moved Skynet-1A.
Worse yet, its new position could be hazardous for many other geostationary satellites circling the Earth.
"It's now in what we call a 'gravity well' at 105 degrees West longitude, wandering backwards and forwards like a marble at the bottom of a bowl," space consultant Stuart Eves told the BBC. "And unfortunately this brings it close to other satellite traffic on a regular basis."
"Because it's dead, the risk is it might bump into something, and because it's 'our' satellite we're still responsible for it," he added.
Lost in Orbit
Despite his best efforts, Eves has yet to figure out why the UK's oldest spacecraft mysteriously wandered thousands of miles west.
While it helped British forces to communicate with other bases across the entire globe, Skynet-1A was built by and launched in the United States.
"The Americans originally controlled the satellite in orbit," Graham Davison, who directed the satellite at the operations center at Royal Air Force Oakhanger in the UK, told the BBC. "They tested all of our software against theirs, before then eventually handing over control to the RAF."
Davison couldn't recall when or if control was handed back to the US.
Documents suggest the US was in control when Oakhanger lost sight of the ancient satellite in June 1977. However, instead of being retired in our planet's "orbital graveyard," where most geostationary satellites go to spend the rest of their days as space junk, Skynet-1A shifted to a far more unfortunate location.
Our planet's orbit has become incredibly cluttered, particularly at the spacecraft's current longitude. An active satellite, according to the BBC, may come close to space junk up to four times a day.
Just last month, a Boeing satellite suddenly exploded into about 500 trackable pieces of debris in geostationary orbit.
Fortunately, numerous companies are working on a potential solution: specially designed spacecraft that can pluck defunct satellites out of the sky and move them out of harm's way.
And the clock is ticking. Scientists have long warned of a situation called "Kessler syndrome," in which one space junk collision could lead to a cascading series of events that make an already dangerous space junk problem into an orbital crisis.
More on space junk: Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris
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title: 4 ways to keep your servers cool

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For any organization, servers are important for storing business data. This is why you should make sure that your servers are well-maintained. If not, their operating temperatures will rise, which can lead to server instability or even data loss. Read on to learn how to keep your servers at ideal temperatures.
How does high temperature affect servers?
A server’s reliability decreases if its temperature rises above 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When servers reach these temperatures, they will start to perform poorly, as will the computers connected to them. Maintaining a consistent temperature for your servers is critical for optimal performance and to avoid significant data loss and service outages.
Methods to keep servers cool
Here are the four best methods to keep your servers running at optimal temperatures.
- Pick the right air conditioning system
Installing an air conditioner in your server room is the most effective method to keep servers cool. Choose industrial air conditioners over residential air conditioners. Industrial air conditioners can be a bit costly and require semi-annual maintenance checks, but they will ensure your servers are kept cool 24/7/365. - Ensure your server room is well ventilated
Server rooms are usually small and contain other hardware aside from servers. Without proper air circulation, all that hardware can raise the temperature of the room and your servers. Pick a room that has good circulation to keep your servers in. If you have no choice but to put your servers in a small room, make sure to install a ventilation system that will allow hot air to escape. - Use cooling fans
Cooling fans work well with a ventilation system to move hot air away from your servers. They’re also a more cost-effective alternative to air conditioners. You can place a small yet powerful fan next to the heat vent to prevent your servers from overheating. - Use low-heat lighting
Even lighting can affect your server’s temperature. Incandescent lights produce too much heat that can raise the temperature of your server room, so use low-heat lighting options such as LED arrays and fluorescent tubes instead. Not only do they produce less heat, but they also provide better illumination compared to incandescent bulbs.
Servers work best if they are kept at a cool temperature constantly. While manufacturers continue to develop more resilient servers, proper care and maintenance still play a vital role in ensuring high operating quality and longevity.
Contact us today if you need additional information about server management or have any other questions regarding your server setup.


title: Thousands of deaf babies misdiagnosed due to errors

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Thousands of babies born with hearing problems may have been misdiagnosed and denied vital support because of errors.
Three NHS Hospitals have had to shut down their audiology departments after thousands of children were wrongly given the all-clear over testing errors. The departments at Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, Scunthorpe Hospital, and Warrington Hospital were all closed down.
An urgent review was launched by NHS England after serious failings were reported at the NHS Lothian health board in Scotland, where profoundly deaf children were diagnosed so late they could no longer have the implants they needed. The review found that some areas of England had notably lower diagnosis rates for baby hearing issues. Health officials looked at the records of children born since 2018 over the past six months.
Some staff were found to be inadequately trained or supervised, and concerns were raised over a failure to properly follow clinical guidelines.
Proper analysis of the testing of children’s hearing was also cited as a cause for concern.
The National Deaf Children’s Society has expressed concerns that more deaf children could have been affected but were missed by the review because they were born before 2018.
Many children were discharged as having normal hearing when in fact they have severe issues. When the children were recalled back they were found to have permanent hearing loss. Children left undiagnosed will face difficulties for the rest of their lives and for some, it could be too late to have treatments such as cochlear implants.
If you feel your child has been misdiagnosed or received a late diagnosis for hearing loss or deafness, and you would like to discuss making a potential claim, please contact our medical negligence experts as soon as possible. You can call us free on 0808 164 0808 or request a call back, and one of our team will call you.


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Irvine Firm Is Honored for Fourth Straight Year by Orange County Arts Community
IRVINE, CA, November 22, 2004 – Accounting firm Haskell & White LLP continues to receive honors from the Orange County arts community.
For the fourth straight year, the Irvine firm was honored for its volunteer work at Sunday night’s 23rd Annual “Business in the Arts Awards” receiving a Distinguished Achievement Award. The event, held at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, is hosted by the Orange County Business Committee for the Arts to recognize the contributions of local businesses to the OC arts community.
“We feel the arts play an important role in the quality of life in Orange County,” said Dave White, one of the founding partners at Haskell & White. “We are honored that our clients who have nominated us for the award value our services so highly. It also a great honor for our firm to be included with some of the most respected business and professional enterprises in Orange County who have received this award.”
Laguna Playhouse and South Coast Repertory nominated Haskell & White for this year’s award. White, who also is a member of the board of directors of Arts Orange County, said that Haskell & White donates approximately 400 to 500 hours each year of professional services, specifically tax and audit expertise, to the Orange County arts community as well as cash contributions to underwrite events at Laguna Playhouse, South Coast Repertory and Irvine Barclay Theater. In another sign of appreciation, the walls of the firm’s offices are decorated with framed reproductions of local arts productions presented by their arts clients in Orange County in recognition of the sponsorships.
“Helping the arts is a key part of our overall commitment to giving back to the local community that has allowed us to be successful. Similarly, we also contribute time and money to a number of non-profit agencies in the health and welfare sector. Improving the quality of life in our communities is a commitment made by all of our partners and senior management personnel,” said Wayne Pinnell, managing partner at Haskell & White.
Haskell & White began donating its time to the local arts community in the 1990s when it developed a working relationship with Laguna Playhouse. White explained that their volunteer efforts steadily grew to include offering their expertise to assist other local arts organizations, including South Coast Repertory and Irvine Barclay Theater, among others.
Rick Smetanka, the lead partner on the firm’s arts clients, said he hopes the firm’s volunteer work will inspire other local businesses to become more actively involved in supporting non-profit industries.
“Dave’s leadership has shown us the importance of encouraging others to get involved in helping non-profit organizations,” said Smetanka. “It has been a very challenging economic environment for non-profit organizations to operate in during the past few years. With lackluster financial markets and smaller corporate profits, fund raising activities have been very difficult for many local nonprofits. As a result, they are in need of volunteer help more than ever. If more of our businesses provide them with support, our community will be much stronger over the long run.”
ABOUT HASKELL & WHITE
Haskell & White is one of the largest independently owned accounting, auditing and tax-consulting firms in southern California, specializing in servicing public and private middle market companies. Haskell & White combines the expansive services, knowledge, experience and reach of national and international accounting firms with the personal attention, responsiveness and affordability of a local organization. Haskell & White works with companies in a broad range of industries including real estate, manufacturing, distribution, technology, and retail. The firm provides solid expertise and services to its clients in the tax and audit disciplines including advising SEC registrants and consulting on mergers and acquisitions.
MEDIA CONTACT: George Pappas, HKA, Inc., 714 426-0444


title: Dean jay miller announces appointment of dr matt moore as associate dean of academic and student affairs

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Lexington, KY. (June 04, 2024). Dean Jay Miller today announced the appointment of Matt Moore as the new Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW). Moore will succeed Dr. Kalea Benner, who has been named the next Dean of Social Work at Indiana University.
In his new role, Moore will oversee all aspects of academic and student affairs, including the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula, student support services, and faculty assignments. His extensive background in higher education and administration will be instrumental in advancing the College’s mission of providing quality academic and professional experiences for students and faculty.
“The UK College of Social Work is among the most innovative, supportive, and academically progressive programs in the country,” said Moore. “I am excited to work alongside such dedicated faculty, staff, and students as we build on these foundations be remaining focused on quality education and creative community partnerships.”
Moore will certainly have a strong foundation on which to build.
Earlier this year, Dean Miller announced that CoSW’s online Master of Social Work (MSW) became among the first in the country to be reviewed and certified for quality. As part of ongoing workforce development efforts, CoSW has launched an array of targeted partnerships, including the 4-H Behavioral Camp Fellowship, School Social Work Fellowship Program, and the mental and behavioral healthcare fellowship initiatives with Appalachian Regional Health and UK King’s Daughter, to name a few.
Moore will bring a wealth of experience to his new role. In addition to this extensive academic experience, Moore brings a wealth of research and service experience to CoSW. Moore is the Co-Founder and Past President of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports (ASWIS) and the Founding Editor for the Sport Social Work Journal (SSWJ), the only peer-reviewed journal with an emphasis on sport social work in the world. Additionally, Moore has co-created the Sport Social Work Certificate Program and the Annual Sport Social Work Symposium through ASWIS. He wrote the first-ever textbook on sport social work and served on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Task Force for Sleep Disorders.
Outside of academia, Moore has 17 years of competitive tennis coaching experience, including work at Butler University, Anderson University, and at Miami University. He has earned three Coach of the Year awards through the Hoosier Crossroads Conference and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Moore replaces Dr. Kalea Benner, who has made significant contributions to CoSW during her tenure. Dr. Benner played a pivotal role in launching new programs and leading the ongoing development of existing ones. Her commitment to quality education and professional experiences for students and faculty has left an indelible mark on the College.
“Make no mistake, Dr. Benner’s impact on CoSW has been immeasurable. Her work has impacted countless people, and her legacy will continue to inspire and shape the direction of CoSW for years to come.” said Dean Miller. “We certainly look forward to engaging with Dr. Moore to build on and advance the legacy of our College, our University, and our Commonwealth.”
Moore formally assumed his role on June 3, 2024.