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Marist senior works to create CF Day – Dunwoody Crier

Posted: March 21, 2017 at 11:59 am

Dunwoody resident and Marist senior Kehl Mackesey, 18, worked closely with state Sen. Fran Millar and his legislative staff and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to have May 1 declared CF Education and Awareness Day.

Kehl, her family and friends, Rev. Bill Rowland and Marist counselor Carrie Gosz were on the State Senate floor when the resolution was read on March 13. The resolution will spread awareness and educate others about the disease.

Georgia is home to more than 800 people living with cystic fibrosis (CF), including 18-year-old Kehl. She contacted the State Senate and the CF Foundations Georgia Chapter earlier this year with her vision of having a day dedicated to spreading awareness about the disease. The Georgia Chapter has events throughout the year to raise funds and awareness, connect families fighting CF and bring a voice to the disease.

Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. An estimated 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide) have CF. People living with CF have a defective gene that causes the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections and obstructs the pancreas, making it difficult for the body to break down food and absorb nutrients.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to raise funds to continue its mission to cure cystic fibrosis (CF) and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development, promoting individualized treatment, and ensuring access to high-quality, specialized care.

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Rays, CF Kiermaier reach long-term extension | WTSP.com – WTSP.com

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Feb 18, 2017; Port Charlotte, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier (39) poses for a photo during photo day at Charlotte Sports Park. (Photo: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports, Kim Klement)

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays and playmakingcenterfielder Kevin Kiermaierpublicly announced that they have come to an agreement on a 6-year $53.5 million contract.

The new contract locks up the 26-year-old player, affectionately nicknamed "Outlaw," through 2022, though the deal also includes a seventh-year club option and could net him a total of $64 million,reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

OFFICIAL: The #Rays have signed Kevin Kiermaier to a six-year contract, including a club option for 2023. pic.twitter.com/LwCL1m8xn0

Kiermaier sat down at the Port Charlotte Sports Complex for a press conference Monday morning which made the deal official.

You can watch the video below from the Tampa Bay Rays' Facebook page.

Kiermaieralso received a signing bonus of $1 million and will make $3 million this season.

10News Sports anchor Ryan Bass tells you exactly why KK is worth "every penny."

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U-CF School Board approves expenses for renovations – Chester County Press

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Childfree: Meet the women who don’t want to become mums – ABC Online

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Women decide not to have children for many reasons.

Whether it be career-motivated, a lack of maternal feelings or a concern for population growth's impact on the environment it's often a carefully considered decision.

And we already know fewer women are having kids as each decade goes by.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the number of childless women in the 45 to 49 age group was at 14 per cent in 2006. That compares to 11 per cent in 1996, and 9 per cent in 1986.

But what does this choice of childlessness mean for women at different stages of their life?

"I don't need to have kids to validate my life," 27-year-old Amy Gurd of Brisbane says with conviction.

Amy and her husband of five years, Brad, have chosen a childfree life and are considering protective measures like a vasectomy.

Amy is not shy about her decision, but is tired of the judgement she is constantly faced with.

"I'm kind of annoyed this is a topic of conversation. Women are judged for conforming or not conforming to this gender role of being caring mothers," she says.

The PhD student researching criminology realised in high school being a mum wasn't for her. She plans to dedicate herself to a career and travel the world.

"I know there are certainly women who can manage both really well, but becoming a parent would significantly impact and delay mine and my husband's career," she says.

"I'm happy with just my husband. We have two dogs which is enough responsibility."

Amy says lying has become a tool of avoidance in social circles where she often feels the pressure to comply with society's idea of being a woman.

"We actually got to the stage where it was just easier to tell people that we can't have kids just so the conversation will stop.

"I am supportive of people having kids, but it's not reciprocated."

Sydneysider and career woman Natasha David is relieved she didn't succumb to "baby pressure".

The 43-year-old writer has experienced several traumas in her life, including the suicide of her husband, who wanted children.

"If I had have had children because my husband wanted them, there would have been a long period where they might have been emotionally neglected by me while I worked my own stuff out," she says.

"I even had to give away my cats during a time because they weren't getting enough attention, it would have been horrific for a child."

Natasha had not completely written off having kids with her late husband, but wanted for them both to work on their own mental and emotional health before considering it.

"I felt it would be selfish to have a child against all the odds," she says.

"But I felt like society was thinking I was selfish for trying to improve myself before having kids."

Natasha has a vivid memory of her five-year-old self announcing she would be forever childfree.

"My aunties were all laughing and saying I will change my mind. I remember being very offended they said that, because I was very strong-minded.

"I don't like having people depend on me, and am quite independent myself, so I get quite impatient with those who are needy."

Natasha has again found love since her husband's passing, with someone who also doesn't want children.

As for a "kid fix", Natasha says she gets that from loved ones' families.

"Like the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, I am part of that village."

The oldest of five kids and treated as a friend rather than a daughter by her own mum, Sally Arnold took on a parenting role for her siblings.

That experience combined with a career she loved meant she had no interest in having children of her own.

"Growing up I was like the mother, mum would confide in me and could be a bit of a victim as well, it was quite hard," 66-year-old Sally says.

"There were always kids around, I had no space; I shared a bedroom with two other sisters even when I went to university."

The Melbourne-based psychotherapist and former business development manager for the Australian Ballet says later in life the arts and her husband were enough.

Perhaps surprisingly, Sally never felt any pressure to have children. Her late husband Tony had children from a previous marriage, and her own parents weren't interested in grandchildren.

"Mum and dad, they were shocking grandparents (to my siblings' children). It was almost like impediment for my dad," Sally says.

As for societal expectations, Sally says the arts was the perfect space for carving her own path without judgement.

"You're working with gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, it's a world of all possibilities sexually.

"The world I lived in very much encouraged diversity."

She says not having children has given her the freedom to discover herself, including joining a Buddhist community and undertaking intensive study.

As for entering her more mature years childfree, Sally isn't concerned.

"You can't expect kids to be around when you're older.

"There are times when I am lonely of course but then because I've done a lot of work on myself and I know I can't put it on others to help me through feeling lonely."

Healthy Mind Project psychologist Talya Rabinovitz works with women in their 30s and 40s who don't want children but have anxiety around it.

"On the one hand they can see themselves being happy in life without kids. On the other hand, they're worried they're making the wrong decision," she says.

"[Some] women report wanting kids but cite social pressure as the main motivating factor."

Talya says there are also cases of clients regretting their choice.

"They reach their early 50s and said, 'I wish I'd just taken the risk and had kids; now it's too late'."

But she says those who are confident about being childfree typically report feeling a sense of fulfillment and freedom from other areas of their life.

For women who feel selfish for considering a childfree life, Talya says choosing not to have children is as valid as choosing to have them.

"There is, however, a real opportunity for these women to learn how to harness the power of uncertainty and the freedom that comes when you surrender to it.

"Women who I've seen do this, step into their lives with a sureness that they will be OK, no matter what happens."

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Top Dem: Party’s political correctness killing appeal with working class – Washington Examiner

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"From the state house down to the courthouse, it's just been unbelievable," said West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, reflecting on his party's electoral losses over the past decade.

In a Washington Post podcast published Tuesday morning, Manchin offered a grave assessment of the party's future.

"If you can't win in red states that used to be blue, something's wrong," he said. "You're never going to be in the majority again."

Manchin sought to put the losses in perspective for Democrats, looking forward to predict ominously, "If we continue to lose what we're losing, and the amount of seats that we've lost in the last six to eight years it's unbelievable."

Since Donald Trump swept West Virginia in the presidential election, Manchin's perspective has been in demand among politicos seeking to understand why Democrats are faltering with the working class voters who once comprised their base.

"The best explanation is what most of them told me," Manchin said, paraphrasing the answers his constituents provided when asked about their votes for Trump, "The party that we knew, that was always helping the working person, is now the party as we see it from Washington, that's preventing working people from working because they've become so politically correct."

According to Manchin, when it comes to the environment, social issues, or bathroom politics, people think, "[Democrats] are going to tell me how to do it - I can figure that out."

"The Washington Democrat philosophy has become an overreaching philosophy," the senator said.

One week ago, MSNBC host Chris Hayes hosted a town hall with Manchin's colleague Bernie Sanders in West Virginia coal country, finding support from Trump voters for Democratic policies on issues such as healthcare. Manchin's perspective is yet another reminder that struggling working class Americans care less about partisan loyalty than about finding solutions for their communities.

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Is The Western Gaming Industry Getting Destroyed By Political Correctness? – TheWolfHall (press release) (blog)

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Recently while going through my Facebook timeline, I came across a picture highlighting the differences between games made in the West versus games made in the East (Japan). It showed how Western gaming developers had totally gone offtrack with their games, resulting in a storm of criticism and a large number of unhappy players. Here is the pic in question:

Now, I do not necessarily agree with this but lets face it: This is not Western gamings golden age. Sure, were getting plenty of great games from Western developers, but its pretty clear that games are receiving a lot of backlash due to a few problems that seem to be taking root in the Western gaming industry. Lets explore them:

First of all, lets talk about why Western games are facing so much criticism these days. A lot of fans dont seem to be happy with the path that developers have taken, with the result being games, even ones that got relatively good scores from critics, facing heavy backlash from players. From my viewpoint, and the viewpoint of many other gamers, it seems like Asian (Eastern) developers arent restrained by the liberal politics which have wormed their way into the western tech industry. Political correctness has become way too important for Western developers, leading to little artistic integrity among them. Shoehorning ethnic minorities, people of different color and sexual orientation is often done at the sacrifice of a games story and its realism. Games are games, an outlet for people to forget their real life problems and enjoy their day. They are NOT PSAs meant to push political agendas. And that is where Western developers seem to have gone offtrack.

Lets look at some examples. Battlefield 1 faced a storm of criticism when it released for the number of people of color it showed fighting on the European front. It seemed every match, or rather, almost every squad in a match had a black soldier in it, leading to a large number of black soldiers on the battlefield during a match. Now, diversity is a great thing that should be encouraged. But Battlefield 1 is a game that had a goal of portraying World War 1 in a very realistic way, and having such a large ratio of black soldiers on the European front is not believable. Yes, there were black soldiers that fought for the Allies, and even some for the Germans (colonial troops). But the ratio of black soldiers in each match is a huge inflation, especially on the German side since very very few black German soldiers fought on the European front.

The point is, developers should not change history in order to fit their own progressive beliefs. Its not about racism, its about depicting history the way it was. Around the time BF1 launched, The Know posted a video on YouTube about how a former dev accused Battlefield sexism. The video went on to show its support by stating how DICE should have added female soldiers to the game, arguing that if the game could ignore real life problems like guns jamming and parachutes malfunctioning, then they could also add women to the game. Alongside making the thinnest argument in history, the video highlighted a major issue: Being politically correct is now more important to some people than respecting history, and this issue has spread to the world of gaming too. It may seem too far fetched now, but in the future this could pose a major problem since it is clear Western devs are now being influenced by these matters.

Everything offends someone. Its an unavoidable truth. But should we letit affect how we approach our art, our creativity and the outlets by which we experience the unlikely, the outrageous and the utterly fictional? Weve already let political correctness like this destroy gaming projects. If youre looking for an example, look no further than Six Days in Fallujah. Developed by Konami back in 2008 (which shows that even some Eastern developers are affected to some extent), this game was essentially finished and ready to be released. But it never actually came out. Peace advocates and war veterans protested against the game, arguing that the game shouldnt be played because the Iraq War was still ongoing. Nevermind the fact that there have been hundreds of games set in all major wars, from World War 2 to the Vietnam War. Konami essentially deprived its audience of a game because a few loud people wanted them to. And thats the problem. Games have begun to cater to the most minuscule of issues raised only by a few very loud people, and this practice is alienating the players.

By abstract notions of being offended and hurt, were tying developers hands. Were not letting them give us unique experiences through games. Were not getting challenged, were not allowing them to make us uncomfortable, were not letting them make us think. Were basically stripping them of their creativity.

And the other face of this problem is: Western game developers are actually letting a few people decide what their games should be like. Its the majority of the player-base that matters, and I for a fact know that most players enjoy challenges, they enjoy being put out of their comfort zone, they like it when a game portrays actual events. This is what sets Eastern developers apart from Western devs.

In the end, this poses a question for both the developers and the players: When are we going to realize that this mentality is destructive?

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Palo Alto: Two schools named after eugenics advocates to get new names – The Mercury News

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Two Palo Alto middle schools named after leading advocates of eugenics will be renamed by the 2018-19 school year, school board members unanimously decidedFriday.

Trustees voted 5-0 to rename Jordan Middle School, which is named after David Starr Jordan, and Terman Middle School, which is named after Lewis Terman.

Trustees asked school district officials to return this spring with a recommendation on the process of renaming the schools.

The board initially considered a recommendation to form an advisory committee that will suggest three new names by Jan. 1. Trustees ultimately decided it was best to have school staff determine if such a timeline is feasible before proceeding.

Board members agreed, however, that the districts schools must incorporate a unit about California and Palo Altos role in the history and impact of the eugenics movement into the history curriculum of secondary schools by next school year.

The board also decided that the cost of renaming the two schools, estimated to be up to $60,000, will be paid out of bond funds whenever possible. Funding for curriculum cannot be paid with bond money.

The decision culminates a year-long debate in which proponents of the name changes classified the eugenics movement and its advocates as racist and out of line with the districts values.

The board was acting on the recommendation of a committee established eight months ago to study the issue.

Terman, a former Stanford psychologist, and Jordan,an accomplished scientist and Stanford first president, were among a group that believed the human race could be improved through selective reproduction including forced sterilization.

The movement began when a seventh-grade student at Jordan Middle School wrote a book report on Jordan and shared what he had learned about the schools namesake.

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Behringer could be cloning the classic Oberheim OB-Xa synth – FACT

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It looks as if Behringer has another vintage synth in its sights.

TomOberheims OB-Xa synth from 1980 could be the next instrumentto be cloned by budget gear company Behringer.

As Synth Anatomy notes, Behringers parent company Music Group applied for a trademark for OB-Xa last year, and is in the process of making replicas of theCurtis CEM3340 chip that featured in the original OB-Xa.

In 2000, company founder Uli Behringer acquired a chip manufacturer called Coolaudio, which has been tasked with creating replicas of old technology something thats legal under patent law. All patents expire after around 20 years and hence the 40 year old Curtis and SSM technology is now public domain, Behringer said in a recent forum post.

According to Behringer, the first batch of these replica chips has already been received. It is a 100% exact replica of the Curtis CEM3340 which even includes the 40 year old, 8 micron manufacturing process, he said.

We are continuing to invest in reviving other legacy Curtis and SSM semiconductors which will allow us to bring back classic synths all in the most authentic way. We have also reissued the 3320 filter chip which should be arriving in a few months.

Behringer also arguedthat companies such as Dave Smith and Elektron currently use Coolaudio chips, saying that theyobviously have no concerns with cloning in general and with using our chips in their products.

Behringer hasnt confirmed the existence of a new OB-Xa, but it seems likely. In recent weekshe has said that the companyis planning a whole range of affordable analog synths, as well as clones of the Minimoog, OSCar and ARP 2600.

As well as planning a raft of clones, Behringeris making brand new synths based on its own designs, including the 12-voice DeepMind 12.

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Pune judge loses Rs 48,000 to card cloning | Pune News – Times of … – Times of India

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PUNE: A judge from a small cause court in Pune recently fell victim to debit card cloning in which fraudsters made away with Rs 47,930. The judge, S J Gharat, registered a complaint with the Deccan Gymkhana police station on Sunday.

Gharat had received an SMS on February 20 about Rs 50 being debited from her salary account at Axis Bank's FC Road branch. The money was deposited back immediately. Minutes later, Rs 1,600 was debited from the account, but she ignored the SMS thinking that the money would be re-deposited, police said.

The fraudsters withdrew more money several times till February 27, but Gharat did not receive most of the SMSs of the transactions. She saved one of them and obtained a statement of the account from an ATM. The printout indicated that 19 transactions had been carried out even though she had not used her debit card or shared her PIN or any other card verification information.

Gharat quickly blocked her card the same day, and filed a complaint with the bank. She sought an inquiry and told the bank to deposit the money in her account as she was not at fault.

"The bank has assured me that they will refund the amount, but the money has not been deposited in my account. I was directed to register an FIR. I have filed a complaint against unidentified men with Shivajinagar police station," Gharat told TOI on Monday.

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