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Karl-Anthony Towns' dream — to spend his…
Karl-Anthony Towns' dream — to spend his career in a Timberwolves jersey — feels more attainable now than ever before
"But just the guys you know, the people in this organization, the people in the locker room, the friends I've been able to make here in Minnesota, it just feels like home," Towns said.
Fresh off signing his latest max contract extension, Timberwolves big Karl-Anthony Towns is flanked by president of basketball operations Tim Connelly (left) and head coach Chris Finch at a press conference on Friday, July 22, 2022 at the team's Mayo Clinic Square practice facility. (Jace Frederick / Pioneer Press)
By Jace Frederick | jfrederick@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: July 22, 2022 at 6:48 p.m. | UPDATED: July 23, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.
Karl-Anthony Towns didn't expect any of it — not the crowd, not the press conference, not any of the hullabaloo made over the Timberwolves star's inking of his most recent max extension that is slated to keep the big with the team through the 2027-28 season.
Yet he got it all Friday at the team's practice facility.
There was the big stage, surrounded by a pair of large projector screens playing his highlights on a loop. There was Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, both there to attend the press conference and honor Towns with a scroll that declared it "Karl-Anthony Towns Day" in the city. And there in the front row were the people closest to Towns, from his girlfriend to his father to his agent, and everyone else in between.
It all meant so much to the unsuspecting big man. He didn't get any of the hooplah the last time he signed a max deal. That signature came just days prior to training camp in 2018, and Towns' extension was overshadowed by the Jimmy Butler drama.
So much has changed since then, including Towns himself. Those changes allowed him to savor Friday's moment for all it was worth. He's grateful for everything that comes his way.
"I've truly made it a thing in my life where I always try to look at everything where the glass is half full instead of half empty. I'm very appreciative of the things I do get, instead of being upset with the things I didn't get, and I think that comes with maturity," Towns said. "Because when you're young, you always … are upset about what you didn't get, instead of just being happy about what you did get and about what life has given you. I feel like that's probably my biggest maturity, my biggest growth that I'm happy about everything, instead of being happy about some things, and then letting things that don't make me happy take over with the things that are really good that I should be celebrating more."
Friday was indeed a celebration. For the Timberwolves, it was because they locked in one of the pillars of their organization for years to come. For Towns, it was because he took another major step in living out his dream — to spend his entire career in Minnesota, the state he now calls "home."
"My dream was always to try to retire here and live every single day of my NBA career as a Wolf," Towns said. "So, you know, obviously I'm longer and you know, deeper into my career. New contract. I feel very good with the possibility of that happening."
It certainly wasn't always a guarantee it would play out like this. Towns himself had doubts in the past about his future here. How could he not have? He is the longest-tenured Timberwolves player by four years. Minnesota has experienced so many struggles and so much turnover. There has been next to no stability during his tenure.
It would have been asinine to assume things would work out just so.
"There's been a lot of thoughts like that, there's been a lot of time — and elongated time, not just little moments — where I didn't feel like I was going to be given the opportunity to retire here the way I wanted to," Towns said. "So it was nerve-wracking, because you never really know. Even through everything I've been through, even with all the amazing things I've been able to do here and find success here so much, I didn't feel like that was going to be able to keep me being here and being able to finish out my dream here."
All of that is why even this summer, after Minnesota experienced a successful season that included a playoff berth and saw Towns make All-NBA, new basketball boss Tim Connelly didn't want to take Towns' commitment for granted. Yet he could have, because the all-star wasted zero time putting pen to paper once the offer could officially be presented.
"I think it's such a testament to who he is as a person that through all this lack of continuity, the countless different faces and a lot of rough times, he's seen the good in the organization, in the city," Connelly said. "And this is a well-earned moment where we can say, you know, better days are ahead of us, and thanks for sticking with us."
Over the past 15-plus months, with the help of Chris Finch, Anthony Edwards and Co., Towns has re-routed the franchise onto a path to success where all doubt about the organization's direction has been removed.
There are two near certainties in Minnesota's future — Karl-Anthony Towns and a lot of wins.
"Life happens in weird ways, and now we're here at this moment and we're still talking about me wearing a Timberwolves jersey, hopefully for the rest of my career," he said. "So, you know, God is good."
This is where Towns wants to be. He's comfortable in Minnesota, playing basketball and living his life here. He doesn't mind the snow. He thinks the area produces a "special energy."
"It's something that brings a deep sense of comfort," Towns said. "But just the guys you know, the people in this organization, the people in the locker room, the friends I've been able to make here in Minnesota, it just feels like home."
Jace Frederick
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b. 31/10/1900 Sutton Oak, St Helens, Lancashire. d. 24/10/1983 St Helens, Lancashire.
DATE AND PLACE OF GC ACTION: 27/04/1927 Ambala, India.
John Fairclough AM/GC was born in Sutton Oak, Lancashire on 31st October 1900. He was the son of William Henry Fairclough, a glassworks manager, and his wife, Mary Ann (nee Cross). There were eight sisters and one brother, besides himself. Educated locally, he went to work at the United Glass Works, St Helens, where his father was the manager, when he left school.
At the age of 19, he enlisted for 7 years into the Royal Garrison Artillery, the whole of which he spent in India – it is thought at Lucknow. He was awarded the Albert Medal for his actions on the night of the 27th April 1927 in Ambala, India.
Three Indian boys had gone to a godown in a lorry to get petrol, but they entered the building carrying a lantern. The naked light ignited the petrol vapour, and in a very short time the building was ablaze, trapping rhe boys. Fairclough, who happened to be passing, at once went to their aid. Despite the intense heat, he entered the building three times and rescued the boys. He was himself severely burned and unfortunately all the boys died later.
On his return to St Helens after his army service, he met Elizabeth Ann Barker and they married on Christmas Eve 1931. They went on to have three daughters. He returned to work at United Glass Works and worked there until his retirement in 1965. Sadly, he lost his sight shortly after his retirement. He had tried to enlist for the Second World War but was declared medically unfit.
When offered the opportunity to exchange his Albert Medal for a George Cross in 1971, he declined as he was not "one for a fuss", and it was only after his death that his workmates learnt of his gallantry. He also declined membership of the VC/GC Association, although he did become a member of the Albert Medal Association. He died on 24th October 1983 aged 82 and was cremated at St Helens Crematorium, with his ashes scattered in the Garden of Remembrance. His medals are privately held.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: PRIVATELY HELD.
BURIAL PLACE: ST HELENS CREMATORIUM, ST HELENS, LANCASHIRE.
John Fairclough AM
"His Majesty The KING has been graciously pleased to award the Albert Medal to Gunner John Fairclough, Royal Artillery, in recognition of his gallantry in the following circumstances:-
On the night of April 27th, 1927, a serious fire occurred in a petrol godown in Ambala. Three Indian boys had gone to the godown in a lorry to get petrol and they entered the building carrying a lantern. The naked light ignited the petrol vapour with which in the hot weather the building was filled and in a very short time the whole building was ablaze. On the outbreak of the fire the lorry driver departed and before any organised aid could arise the boys were trapped in the burning building. Gunner Fairclough who happened to be walking alone near by at once went to their assistance. In spite of the fact that the heat from the burning building was so intense, as to keep onlookers at a considerable distance from the fire, he three times entered the building and rescued the three children. Gunner Fairclough was severely burned and unfortunately the three Indian boys later died.
Gunner Fairclough in entering on three separate occasions a burning building containing a highly inflammable and in certain circumstances a highly explosive substance, three times put his life in the gravest danger. To enter the building the first time was an act calling for great courage, but to enter it twice thereafter, knowing the full danger to be run, was an act of exceptional gallantry."
8th May 1928 - transcribed by
Terry Hissey

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HORACIO L. RILO, MD an Innovator, Inventor, Surgeon, Patient advocate and Community educator. As a translational scientist, Horacio L. Rilo, MD, has knowledge and a keen interest in a wide variety of people and disciplines, from engineering, to physiology, to medicine and public health. His understanding of disparate fields allows him to draw creative conclusions, which in turn can move innovations to patients' bedsides faster. He has published over 250 original research papers, many in collaboration with investigators from around the world, authored 15 book chapters and co-edited two books. He is a frequent presenter at national and international meetings. Dr. Rilo is the director of the Center for Cellular Transplantation in the Department of Surgery. His work can't be pigeon-holed, but the thread that runs through all of his pursuits is regenerative medicine and a passionate drive to ensure that transplant patients get the very best that science and medicine can offer. The theme in his transplantation work is "yourself to yourself." In other words, he is finding ways to transplant your own cells into your body to treat and regenerate diseased tissues and physiological processes. Dr. Rilo's work falls into three areas: translational research, clinical patient care, and community advocacy. TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTSCellular encapsulation—finding ways to perfect the coating around islet cells is a priority, so that when they are placed in a liver during a cellular transplantation procedure, the islet cells will not be attacked by other cells that "think" they are invaders.Stem cell therapy—harvesting adults stem cells from the fat and bone marrow, storing them, and then using them later to regenerate other tissue is part of Dr. Rilo's research.Kidney and pancreas preservation for transplantation—when kidneys are harvested from donors, the choice of fluid in which they are packaged and transported can affect the outcome for the organ recipient. Dr. Rilo's lab has determined which fluid offers the best nutrients and environment for the organs, and he is working on ways to educate surgeons about what they should request before kidney transport. He also is determining if this fluid works well enough for kidneys that would normally be excluded from the donor pool due to age or time of death, to be transplanted. Kidney markers in urine that indicate kidney failure—50 people who have either already had a kidney transplant or soon will are enrolled in study to determine if there are biomarkers in urine that indicate when a transplanted kidney will succeed or fail.Wound healing and artificial skin—Dr. Rilo is collaborating with plastic surgeons on news to heal wounds more efficiently with skin grafts.Zebra fish model—Dr. Rilo was the first researcher at the UA to use this animal model for his studies. The zebra fish is uniquely suited because it has half the genes of humans and they are in the same sequence. CLINICAL PATIENT CAREIslet cell transplantation—UA surgeons are the first in the Southwest to perform successful auto-islet cell transplants in patients with severe chronic pancreatitis, an extremely painful condition. The procedure involves removing the pancreas and then putting the patient's insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells back into the body. In an auto-or self- islet transplant after a total pancreatectomy, the patient's own insulin-producing beta cells contained in clusters called "islets" are isolated immediately from the removed pancreas. They are then placed back in the patient's liver where they lodge in small blood vessels and release insulin. Dr. Rilo's specially designed a "Class 10,000" clean room to harvest the islet cells. Work is underway to obtain FDA approval to for this type of cellular transplant for Type 1 diabetic patients. COMMUNITY ADVOCACYDiabetes Management and Prevention Project—Dr. Rilo's goal with this project, which was undertaken in partnership with several community groups, was to determine if patient education alone had a positive impact on blood sugar management. Diabetes is called the silent killer, because the disease can be quite progressed before a patient has symptoms. Armed with the facts, many patients will modify their behavior and reduce the possibility of complications.


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These days, it seems that Marvel is coming out with a new epic, must-see movie every few weeks. The world is crazy over super powers. Many of us will rewind and replay a scene of the Hulk throwing a car, or of Spiderman tying up thieves with his web, of Superman saving the world from disaster over and over again. I'm a mother of three boys, so super hero themed action figures, coloring books, comic books, posters, toys and frequent re-enactments of action scenes are a mainstay in my world.
Let's keep it real, we all love a good super hero movie and sometimes it's like we just can't get enough of them.
But why do we love super heroes so much? Perhaps it's because they're FEARLESS! They see danger as an opportunity to run in and fix things instead of running away to hide.
Superheroes show what many of us feel like doing but never have the nerve to actually do.
Do you realize that you have better powers than all the superheroes combined? The Bible tells us that you can lay hands on sickness and see it healed, it says that you can drive away demonic powers, raise the dead (Matthew 10:8), that you can drink poison and it won't harm you (Mark 16:18), that you can say to the mountain be removed and cast in the sea and it will be done (Mark 11:23).
Yes! You have super powers!
Many Christians would rather live vicariously through the TV than put into use what is on the inside of them. We have power over every work of the enemy, even the final one that many fear, death. When you see death knocking at your door, you have the power over it! "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" I Corinthians 15:5. We have super powers!
So why don't we activate them?
It's time to conquer fear and activate your own superpowers!


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Jack London — 'Bay Area was in his DNA'
Bay Area // Native Son
Carl Nolte
Nov. 19, 2016 Updated: Nov. 19, 2016 4:54 p.m.
American author Jack London (1876-1916) reclines next to his desk in a wooden chair, smiling, his legs crossed. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Jack London, the writer, stands in bronze, a statue as big as life at the foot of Broadway in Oakland with his back to the salt water he loved.
His credo is carved at his feet: "I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist."
London's life burned out 100 years ago this week, on Nov. 22, 1916, when he died of kidney disease at his ranch at Glen Ellen. He was cremated a few days later, and his ashes lie under an unmarked rock at what is now Jack London State Park.
It is good to remember London on the centennial of his death because he was important to the Bay Area. He was our first homegrown celebrity, a man who became world famous, the highest-paid writer of his time, a man who wrote a couple of masterpieces and a lot of trash, a man whose life was both an adventure and a myth of his own making. He streaked across the literary sky when he was a young man, and when the spark went out, he was only 40 years old.
He was born in San Francisco, grew up in Oakland and died in Sonoma County. "The Bay Area was at the heart of his work. It was the port of entry into his world and the place to which he always returned," said Jonah Raskin, a professor and writer. "The Bay Area was in his DNA."
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Raskin was one of the speakers at a discussion called "Jack London: California Radical" at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco last week.
"He had a lot of contradictions, both as a man and a writer," said Tarnel Abbott, a librarian and community activist with an interest in progressive causes. Abbott is fascinated by London; he was her great-grandfather.
The talk was mostly about London's political views. He was a socialist who ran for mayor of Oakland twice, who championed the working class, signed his letters, "Yours for the revolution," but lived like an English lord in his estate on Sonoma Mountain.
But any discussion about London always circles back to the man he created for himself. Malcolm Margolin, the writer and publisher, likes to quote Alfred Kazin's famous remark: "The greatest story Jack London ever wrote was the story he lived."
The remark has a double meaning. "He lived in a myth that he made himself," Margolin said. London, he noted, was always careful to project his own story — a life of adventure, lived by a strong man. In his heyday, London was always news, drawn to the flame of his own fame.
It was a good story. He was born in poverty, was encouraged by an Oakland librarian and a black woman who was his surrogate mother and who believed in him all his life. He was a tough guy. As a kid he worked in a factory for 10 cents an hour, then became a poacher on oyster beds and called himself a pirate. He sailed to Japan on a seal-hunting schooner when he was 17, hunted for gold in the Klondike, was a tramp, a war correspondent, a radical, a free thinker and, above all, a writer.
"When he was good, he was great," Margolin said.
"The Call of the Wild," written in 1903 when London was 27, sold a million copies and has never been out of print. He wrote 1,000 words a day, every day: 50 books, hundreds of other pieces about boxing, dogs, the frozen north, the South Seas and sailing on San Francisco Bay. Everybody read Jack London. Theodore Roosevelt didn't like his work; Vladimir Lenin was an admirer.
London had a social conscience. In "The People of the Abyss" he took a scathing look at British poverty. In "The Iron Heel" he wrote about a grim future ruled by an oligarchy that ground down the poor and middle class.
It is his adventure stories that people remember best. "He's a writer that most people discover when they are quite young," said Steve Wasserman, the executive director of Heyday Press in Berkeley.
Many of us remember reading about the great and heroic dog, Buck, heading over the hills beyond the horizon and running with the wolves through the forests of the north. Or daydreaming on a fall afternoon about sneaking out of work, boarding a boat, setting the sails and heading up toward the winding sloughs of the Sacramento River delta, and never coming back.
"Among the fisher folk of Scandinavia and Finland, it is rumored that Jack is still alive," Earle Labor wrote in his biography "... he has left the Valley of the Moon and no one knows the port for which he has sailed."
Carl Nolte is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His column appears every Sunday. Email: cnolte@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @carlnoltesf
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Carl Nolte is a fourth generation San Franciscan who has been with The Chronicle since 1961. He stepped back from daily journalism in 2019 after a long career as an editor and reporter including service as a war correspondent. He now writes a Sunday column, "Native Son." He won several awards, including a distinguished career award from the Society of Professional Journalists, a maritime heritage award from the San Francisco Maritime Park Association, and holds honorary degrees from the University of San Francisco and the California State University Maritime Academy.


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Kings Point distance to Staten Island
How far is Kings Point from Staten Island?
Shortest distance between Kings Point and Staten Island is 27.68 miles (44.54 km).
Flight distance from Kings Point, NY to Staten Island, NY is 27.68 miles. Estimated flight time is 00 hours 05 minutes.
The driving distance from Kings Point, New York to Staten Island, New York is: 43.54 miles (70.07 km) by car.
Driving from Kings Point to Staten Island will take approximately 01 hours 18 minutes.
#1 Kings Point
City in Nassau County, New York, United States of America
#2 Staten Island
Island and borough of New York City
40°33'44"N 74°8'23"W
Starting point in Kings Point: Wildwood Drive (-73.735065,40.819856)
Ending point in Staten Island: Croft Court (-74.139857,40.562329)
Estimated Travel Time Between Kings Point and Staten Island
The distance between Kings Point and Staten Island is 70 km if you choose to drive by road. You can go 00 hours 46 minutes if you drive your car at an average speed of 90 kilometers / hour. For different choices, please review the avg. speed travel time table on the below.
There is no time difference between Kings Point and Staten Island. The current time is 16:30:34.
A car with a fuel efficiency of 8.3 l/100 km will need 5.82 liters (1.54 gallon) of gas to cover the route between Kings Point and Staten Island.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Kings Point to Staten Island is $5.06 (diesel $5.62).
The place names are translated into coordinates to approximate the distance between Kings Point and Staten Island (latitude and longitude). Cities, states, and countries each have their own regional center. The Haversine formula is used to measure the radius.
Driving distance from Albany, NY to Kings Point 163.25 miles (263 km)
Driving distance from Babylon, NY to Kings Point 34.07 miles (55 km)
Driving distance from The Bronx, NY to Kings Point 18.04 miles (29 km)
Driving distance from Brookhaven, NY to Kings Point 51.54 miles (83 km)
Driving distance from Brooklyn, NY to Kings Point 22.48 miles (36 km)
Driving distance from Buffalo, NY to Kings Point 404.36 miles (651 km)
Driving distance from East Flatbush, NY to Kings Point 21.29 miles (34 km)
Driving distance from Huntington, NY to Kings Point 24.01 miles (39 km)
Driving distance from Islip, NY to Kings Point 37.94 miles (61 km)
Driving distance from Jamaica, NY to Kings Point 15.06 miles (24 km)
Driving distance from Manhattan, NY to Kings Point 25.41 miles (41 km)
Driving distance from New York City, NY to Kings Point 26.86 miles (43 km)


When the world's deadliest, stealthiest, and most infamous assassins need a place to educate their children, an institution that respects and upholds their values, they turn to the prestigious School of Five Weapons. At the setting of the new Image Comics/Shadowline mini-series by Jimmie Robinson (BOMB QUEEN), FIVE WEAPONS, students train in the martial arts, pledging their loyalty to one "club": Knives, Staves, Archery, Exotics, and Guns.
The School of Five Weapons is turned upside down when a new student arrives, one carrying a name that all the students and teachers know: Shainline. The clubs vie for Tyler's loyalty, but it becomes apparent very quickly that this kid isn't someone who is easy to pin down. Tyler has just the edge he needs to succeed at Five Weapons — a razor-sharp mind!
Robinson writes and draws FIVE WEAPONS, and his clean, lively art is colored by Paul Little. The mini-series has the same mischievous tone as Robinson's series BOMB QUEEN but was created for a wider audience, as the "T" (teen) rating indicates.
"I wanted fun with an edge, but I also wanted Five Weapons to be smart and challenge the reader," said Robinson. "While there are plenty of weapons to be found in the pages, there is also an invisible sixth weapon between the panels: the skill of the human mind."


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2. For the salad, simply dice the potatoes and add the tomatoes, rocket leaves and French beans. Season with salt and pepper and dress with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
3. Remove the green stalks from the red peppers and cut them in half. Place in a blender with the two cups of water and blend to a fine puree. Pass the mixture through a clean piece of muslin or tea towel into a saucepan and cook over a gentle heat until reduced and a thick syrup is produced in the base of the pan. Leave to cool.
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Well done to all the children who sang their hearts out today. They made our school absolutely proud!
Our song this year tells the story of 'The Annunciation' and 'The Visitation' through the words of the Hail Mary. Auditions will be held soon for two soloists, plus groups.
Use this Audio file to listen to and learn the melody.
Mirusia Louwerse sings the most beautiful song by Franz Schubert. The Ave Maria LYRICS: Ave Maria, gratia plena. Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Ave, ave dominus, Tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus Benedictus fructus ventris tui Ventris tui, Jesus. Ave Maria. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus Benedictus fructus ventris tui Ventris tui, Jesus.
The children sounded incredible. Well done years 4,5 and 6!
Our practice two days before the event.
Please use this track to practice for the Lord Mayor's Carol service and for our own carol service coming up. This video includes the track with singing and lyrics.


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[Gamification & Health] New Frontiers For Improving Health Through Video Games
via Leigh Alexander @leighalexander, gamasutra.com
Long gone are the days when the idea of "games for health" meant exergaming. The mobile and social world has virtually exploded with a wealth of productivity apps, interactive personal trainers and beyond — to say nothing of the complex effect the gamification movement has had on the concept of digital games that can help people feel better and do things better.
Portable phones now come equipped with GPS and accelerometers that can help people keep track of fitness goals, and reward-oriented game design shows promise in helping people engage with their health goals. But Ben Sawyer, founder of the games for health conference, says there are even more big things about to happen that can create opportunities for game developers.
"You're seeing this whole cadre of people rethinking software-based health," Sawyer tells Gamasutra. "They're getting very interested in games, and you're seeing this gamut from apps and apps with gamification through things that are true games."
A happy side effect of current venture capitalist interest in game mechanics has been a stronger, business-oriented push into the field. They may be coming from the busines world, "but they're bumping into people who have been working on games for a while," Sawyer explains.
The upcoming Games for Health conference, set for June 12-14 in Boston, will convene health, gaming and business professionals looking to explore these synergies. Keynote speakers include Constance Steinkuehler Squire, senior policy analyst for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Bill Crounse, MD, senior director of worldwide health for Microsoft, and SuperBetter Labs' Jane McGonigal.
"You're seeing people who aren't grant-based, not research-based, but product people looking at this mass opportunity in health and wellness, and they know games are going to be part of it," Sawyer says. "That's why you see this quick glom-on to gamification… then they have to figure out how to go further."
It's game developers that can take intrigued health and wellness companies beyond the sort of participation that comes from imitation or a sense of obligation and into meaningfully-fun experiences that can help people improve their health. A number of wellness and productivity apps — take the popular Runkeeper for example — are making APIs available for developers to use, too.
In particular, Sawyer is interested in a future for biometric sensors: "I think it's going to be a significant opportunity. It's still one of those things where you can see the pieces of it, but you haven't had that kind of 'aha' moment."
Right now, the tech — sensors like Nike's Fuel band, which provide detailed feedback on fitness and body performance and interface with interactive software — is a little too cost-prohibitive to create a ton of mass market opportunity, but "it's going to happen," Sawyer says. "If I were [a sensor company], I'd be talking to developers already, saying over and over, 'this is a big opportunity."
When you get those costs down, what's going to happen is if we can show that people who wear these bands get healthier because they change their behavior ever so slightly… then the large health companies might step in and start saying, 'okay, we're going to subsidize this.'"
Sawyer expects two distinct groups to emerge: Developers doing apps directly, and companies that focus on enabling app economies for game developers. From there, it could only be a matter of time before major healthcare providers look to buy in.
The gamification movement is useful in that it offers a starting point for companies from well outside the world of games — but it can only do that, Sawyer warns. Without a strong, engaging infrastructure, layering game-like qualities on top of things will provide health companies only a temporary blip — with the downside being that the minimal response might put them off games altogether, or make them believe gaming is a "box" they've already checked. Goal-setting or reward apps are only the beginning, not the sum of the whole.
"There's this real ability to present to people what those differences might be, so that's good; one doesn't exist without the other right now," Sawyer says.
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The Question is: Who Believes LAPD Chief Charlie Beck?
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PREVEN REPORT--During the past few years, according to a federal lawsuit filed last year by the Los Angeles Police Protective League, four separate police captains serving at various times on a disciplinary panel called the Board of Rights have come forward to accuse LAPD Chief Charlie Beck of pressuring them to return guilty verdicts and then punishing them in cases where they refused to tow the line.
It was often in high profile, highly controversial cases that Chief Beck pushed for guilty verdicts—apparently as a way of placating the public.
Does Mayor Garcetti believe the police captains who have accused Chief Beck?
Republicans in Washington are having to state whether or not they believe the women who accused Roy Moore of sexual assault. Shouldn't our top elected officials in Los Angeles have to state whether or not they believe Chief Beck's accusers?
It's a fair question, because last week Chief Beck denounced as a spreader of "damned lies" LAPD Captain Lillian Carranza who came forward with allegations that top officials in the LAPD have been cooking the books, under-reporting the prevalence of violent crime in Los Angeles.
Her claims are in line with findings from a 2015 audit by the LAPD inspector general, so to dismiss her claims without further study seems rash at best—and indeed the Police Protective League has sided with Captain Carranza in the dispute. Where does Mayor Garcetti stand?
(Eric Preven and Joshua Preven are public advocates for better transparency in local government and are occasional contributors to CityWatch. A piece they wrote for CityWatch "It's Time to End LA's Secret Meetings: What Do City Council Members and LA's County Supervisors Have to Hide?" won the LA Press Club award for Online Political Commentary.)


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The three active Padres affiliates went undefeated as Lake Elsinore and Fort Wayne try to climb back to .500. Chris Huffman, Reggie Lawson, and Aaron Leasher combined for 18 seven-hit, no-earned-run innings with 17 strikeouts and six walks.
Prospect Watch: RHP Chris Huffman is probably the biggest example of how far the system has come. The 25-year-old has had success everywhere he has gone, carrying just over a three ERA at every level he has pitched at. He is not flashy, sitting 89-92, but pounds the zone hits his spots and gets out after out. Wednesday, he induced 10 ground ball outs, multiple double plays, and made it difficult for hitters to stay on top of his pitches. Seven years ago, a pitcher like Huffman (career 3.41 ERA, only two walks per nine) would have been in the mix for a top 10 spot in the system. This year, he doesn't sniff the top 30. … 1B/C Brett Nicholas has done nothing but hit since he joined the Chihuahuas. He has eight hits and reached base 11 times over the past five games. He has a line of .375/.444/.725 which is up over his .311/.353/.469 from Triple-A Round Rock last year. He is an offense-first catcher but could hit enough that he gets playing time at first or the outfield.
Prospect Watch: Wil Myers continued his rehab assignment playing seven innings, six in left, for the Storm. He homered in the fifth before grounding into a double play in the seventh for his final at-bat… Reggie Lawson gave up a single with two outs in the first and did not allow another hit the rest of the game. He did not walk a batter until the fifth when he started to lose control, walking two but was bailed out by Luis Torrens picking off a runner at third. Lawson has gone five innings in each of his first three starts and has struck out 20 while limiting opponents to a .179 average. Three starts is still a small sample size, but he has shown better command on his fastball, and a vastly improved changeup. … Buddy Reed has been on fire over the last week but had to leave the game with an apparent injury. The outfielder, who turns 23 next week, collected his second straight four-hit game Wednesday. After legging out an infield single, he appeared to have an issue with his side and exited the contest. Over his last seven games, he has raised his OPS to 1.116. He finishes the series with the 66ers 11-for-14, six runs, four doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, and a stolen base.
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Survey Finds Growing Safety Worries Among British Travellers
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LONDON, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
As the Summer Holidays Start a Survey of Over 1,000 Travellers Finds Growing Concern Over Safety and Security Issues- and More Action Being Taken by Holidaymakers to Protect Themselves
- Terrorism is the biggest safety concern for travellers - over 40% are worried about this - One third are more concerned about security issues now than they were a year ago - Nearly 1 in 5 have felt threatened or intimidated by passport control/security at an airport
With the holiday season just weeks away, a new survey of over 1,000 travellers for leading car hire [http://www.carrentals.co.uk ] comparison site Carrentals.co.uk has found growing concern over safety issues, with one third of respondents more concerned about security now than they were a year ago.
The survey found that terrorism is the biggest safety concern for travellers, with over 40% worried about terrorist attacks. Over 61% of respondents said if they saw a bag by itself at an airport they would report it immediately, while a further 30% would report it if it was still there after 30 minutes.
Other safety concerns of respondents included being robbed (27%), a flight crashing (23%), an illness outbreak (18.5%), accommodation safety (18%) and being physically attacked (13.5%).
However, nearly 1 in 5 also said they had felt threatened or intimidated by passport control/security at an airport, with the survey told of body searches, lengthy questioning - even at gun point, and intimidating behaviour, with countries including the USA, Russia, Thailand, Greece and Hungary highlighted.
More than 1 in 10 of those questioned said they had experienced a serious safety incident on their travels, with researchers told of physical attacks with weapons, car and bus crashes, aircraft fires, car jackings and terrorist attacks.
Safety concerns mean travellers are taking a range of measures to protect themselves, with over 74% saying they respect local traditions in terms of dress and behaviour, while two thirds said they don't wear expensive jewellery, watches or clothing to avoid drawing attention to themselves.
Over 50% of travellers now write down details of their credit card and passport numbers, while 41% check travel advice from the Foreign Office, and 28% wear a money belt under their clothes. 2% also said they take a carbon monoxide detector with them for their accommodation.
Travellers are also avoiding certain situations because of safety concerns. 65% said they wouldn't accept lifts from someone they met on holiday, while over 7% avoid travelling on local transport and attending sports events. 5% said they avoid local festivals and celebrations.
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Charging the eGo II Twist will take approximately 4-5 hours. The initial charge should be for 8 hours to set the memory of the battery. From then on, you should NOT charge for more than 5 hours at a time to maintain the battery health. Life of the battery depends on use and charging habits but typically the eGo II Twist 2200mAh has a 300 charge lifespan and a fully charged battery will get you approximately 2000 puffs, depending on the depth of your inhale.
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Tillman was the representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1891 to 1893.
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Q: How to correctly cast functions to be newable When I try to make a function new-able like this:
01: interface Foo{}
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03: var Foo: new() => Foo = function(this: Foo): void {};

It will generate errors like this:

Type '(this: Foo) => void' is not assignable to type 'new () => Foo'.
Type '(this: Foo) => void' provides no match for the signature 'new (): Foo'.

If I change line #3 to be:
03: var Foo: new() => Foo = function(this: Foo): void {} as new() => Foo;

The error will become:

Conversion of type '(this: Foo) => void' to type 'new () => Foo' may be a mistake because neither type sufficiently overlaps with the other.
If this was intentional, convert the expression to 'unknown' first.

However if I cast it to Function first, i.e.
03: var Foo: new() => Foo = function(this: Foo): void {} as Function as new() => Foo;

no errors will be emitted. And it also works for casting Function/Date/Error/String/etc. Constructor beforehand.
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Shhhhhh! German parties appeal to voters' aversion to noise
Sep 8, 2013, 9:06 pm SGT
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BERLIN (REUTERS) - "One in two Germans feels troubled by noise," Dr Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) state in their election manifesto. "We want to change this".
Germany already has some of the world's most stringent noise regulations and citizens only too eager to reprimand neighbours for loud children or taking out rubbish too early on a Sunday.
Chancellor Merkel's husband Joachim Sauer famously filed a complaint about an open-air theatre group performing opposite the couple's apartment in central Berlin back in 2001 for violating a 60-decibel noise limit by eight decibels.
In their programmes for the Sept 22 election and to an extent never seen before, political parties are outlining how they intend to make German skies and roads even quieter.
Noise is mentioned 12 times in the CDU's manifesto, 19 times in the programme of her junior coalition partners the Free Democrats (FDP), 38 times in the Greens' election manifesto, 9 times by the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and 8 times by the far left Die Linke.
Some noise seems to be acceptable. The CDU and the FDP both stress that in 2011 their government abolished regulations allowing Germans to file legal complaints against Kindergartens or playgrounds because of the "noise" of kids at play.
"The sound of children is not damaging to the environment,"the new law made clear.
Many of the parties are promising the same remedies: traffic speed limits to reduce noise, increased use of a road surface known as "whispering asphalt" and more investment in sound insulation of roads and railways.
Then there are the more abstract pledges aimed at reassuring frazzled voters.
The CDU mentions Germany's worshiped concept of "Nachtruhe"or night silence - the preservation of silence between 10 in the evening and 6 in the morning. "Above all we want to better protect people's Nachtruhe," they say.
The environmentalist Greens state: "Protection from health-damaging noise should not be a question of money. Noise causes stress and can lead to chronic illness."
They promise to increase noise insulation in buildings and double the amount spent on sound insulation of roads and rail.
The SPD even promises to try to halve the number of people whose health is negatively affected by noise by 2020, while the Left party vows a strict ban on night flights.
Mr Peter Vasner, 51, fries "quark baellchen", a donut-like snack, in a trailer on a dual carriageway in the eastern Berlin suburb of Koepenick. Trams screech past and trains rumble over a bridge every couple of minutes.
"It is getting louder and more unbearable here all the time. I'm glad the politicians are thinking about noise but what can they really do? Whispering asphalt? I don't think such a thing actually exists," he said.
"In East German times there was only a third of the traffic. It smelt bad from all the exhaust fumes, but at least it was quiet."
Professor Rainer Guski at Bochum's Ruhr University leads a study funded by the German state of Hesse into "noise related annoyance, cognition and health" (NORAH).
He believes politicians' increased interest in noise stems from the high level of public activism against airport extensions and major infrastructure projects.
A thousand protesters living below planned new flight paths formed a human chain around Merkel's office on Saturday.
Showing they are thinking of solutions can help politicians to limit citizens' resistance to new projects, while also heeding the interests of German industry and logistics, he said.
"British colleagues joke that the Germans are a bit hysterical about the medical side-effects of noise. They seem to be a bit more tolerant over there," he said.


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RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the "Company" or "Apple Hospitality") today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular monthly cash distribution of $0.10 per common share for the month of July 2019. The distribution is payable on July 15, 2019, to shareholders of record as of July 2, 2019.
Based on the Company's common stock closing price of $16.00 on June 19, 2019, the annualized distribution of $1.20 per common share represents an annual yield of approximately 7.5 percent.
About Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the United States. Apple Hospitality's portfolio consists of 234 hotels with more than 30,000 guest rooms located in 87 markets throughout 34 states. Franchised with industry-leading brands, the Company's portfolio comprises 108 Marriott-branded hotels, 125 Hilton-branded hotels and one Hyatt-branded hotel. For more information, please visit www.applehospitalityreit.com.
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QUEENSBURY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Subcontracting Concepts, LLC is very pleased to announce and welcome Chris MacKrell as a new member to the SCI Advisory Board. SCI's newly formed Advisory Board has been created to provide strategic guidance and technical advice — ensuring SCI remains the leading third-party administrator as the last-mile supply chain is shaped by new forces.
Chris brings a wealth of knowledge in last-mile logistics to SCI. He will be instrumental in continuing SCI's market-leading position as the preeminent third-party administrator for logistics brokers and owner operators in the last mile marketplace.
Chris is the co-founder of Custom Courier Solutions and served in various national sales and Senior Operations roles as the Manager of Business Development at CD&L and Regional Vice President – East Sales and Operations at AirNet, a $150M Air freight carrier.
Like SCI, Chris believes strongly in advocating for this industry. In 2013, he testified before a Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety on the key role Owner Operators play in the US economy. He served as the President of the CLDA – Customized Logistics and Delivery Association, formerly the MCAA, and the NYSMCA – New York State Messenger and Courier Association. Prior to his term as President, Chris served as a Chairman of both the CLDA & NYSMCA Government Affairs committee. The NYSMCA is the key trade association advocating for the industry in New York State. He is a recipient of the industry's Distinguished Service award in 2009 and an inductee into the CLDA Hall of Fame in 2016. The CLDA is the nation's largest logistics industry trade association. Chris has a B.S. degree in Business from SUNY Brockport. He currently resides in Saratoga Springs, New York.
"I am thrilled to be part of the SCI team. I have had nothing but great experiences working with SCI as both a client and member of CLDA and I am looking forward to contributing my industry expertise to SCI's already market-leading technical innovation."
Peter Fidopiastis, President and General Counsel, states, "We are very excited to welcome Chris to our advisory board at SCI. His track record in this industry is unparalleled, and his vast experience is something of great value to SCI and the future of our business. Mr. Fidopiastis added: "Chris brings a unique perspective in the industry that SCI has never had before."
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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Dallas—Optiv Security, a security solutions integrator delivering end-to-end cybersecurity solutions across the globe, today announced the opening of its new Dallas Innovation and Fusion Center, a state-of-the-art, more than 14,000-square-foot facility located in the HALL Park complex in Frisco, Texas. The Center brings together a diverse team of cybersecurity experts – cyber digital and risk professionals, threat and innovation experts and others – working together with clients and industry partners to develop integrated, tailored and proactive cybersecurity solutions that address the speed of business change. Optiv's investment in its new Innovation and Fusion Center doubles the company's footprint in North Texas, and underscores Optiv's commitment to helping global clients achieve success by optimizing, integrating, and operationalizing cybersecurity.
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Do you tend to control the events in your life, or are events controlling you? The amount of stress you feel is directly related to how in control you feel about your life. As the stress piles up, your sense that you are in charge of your life can slip away even further. You feel like you're a spectator in your own life, helpless to do anything but watch as things happen to you.
There's a way to change that. If you want to stop letting other things control you, then you need to take control of your own mind. It's all about reshaping the way you think about yourself and your life. If you're ready to make that change in your life and regain control of your direction, the best thing you can do is focus on your vision.
What does your ideal life look like? What do you most want to leave behind when all is said and done? That's your vision – your dream. That's what you need to fix at the forefront of your mind. When you focus on vision instead of everything going on around you, you'll sharpen your ability to get what you want and make yourself more resilient against the bleak thoughts that can crowd your mind when you're stressed out.
What we choose to focus on – and the way we talk to ourselves about that focus – has a massive effect on how we feel. If you focus on the things you can't control, such as the past, all the things you've failed at or what's missing from your life, it's easy to lose your vision. We've all been there – life seems to crush something that you were excited about, or someone betrays you, or you betray yourself.
Once you let yourself think in that way, the stress will creep in. You'll soon feel overwhelmed and even depressed. This is the origin of that loss of control, that sense that you aren't in command of your own life. You're a manager, an operator – not a creator.
Leaders focus on what they can control, what they have and what they want. Once you change your focus in this way, you'll stop being a manager and become a creator once again.
Deciding to focus on vision means determining the way you want your life to go.
To create a life where you're thriving, not just surviving, you must focus on creating a compelling future. Pick anything – a goal, dream or desire – that you want so much, you're going to find yourself compelled to make it happen. Don't be modest or shy about what you want to do with your life. Dream big. What legacy do you want to leave behind? How do you want people to remember you? What would you have to accomplish in order to look back at your life and say, "I have no regrets"?
If you think about it, you've actually already done this before. Whether or not you've been keeping track of it along the way, there are things that you've wanted and have gotten for yourself. You are responsible for everything that you have in your life today. That means you're also responsible for everything you'll have in your life going forward. If you want to thrive, you have to focus on the things you can control, the difference you can make and the things that are already in your life that you're grateful for.
Work out the important things you want to accomplish in your life. Maybe that's starting your own business to leave your family financially secure. Maybe that's traveling to every country in the world. Maybe that's looking after all the hungry in a particular city. No vision is too large.
Nothing happens overnight. All good things in life take time and effort, and even that can hang up those of us fully driven by vision. Accept that you will not change the world in a day. You're starting with yourself – and changing yourself has a ripple effect that will change the world.
The key to achieving your vision is setting achievable, intelligent goals for yourself. Each small milestone is one step closer to your vision and the life you want to live. Break your vision into smaller portions; for example, if you want to help families put food on the table, your early goals might involve donating to charities that feed the hungry, then becoming involved in those charities by helping them distribute the food. From there you can build out the goals until they ladder up to where you want to be.
As you do this, keep your eye on the prize. Focus on what you want, not on any setbacks you may encounter.
When you focus on vision, many elements in your life will fall into place on their own. Things that used to be massive stressors will seem minor in comparison. You understand that you aren't just encountering one blow after another; no matter what happens, you're still working toward your vision, toward what you want your life to be. And once you remember that all life is a work in progress and that changes and minor problems do not need to derail you, you'll experience true breakthroughs.
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Q: how to send an IRB to background using Java? I have an IRB and I want to send it to background and evaluate IRB's commands using Java.
I tried something like this [1], but it doesn't recognize any commands.
[1]
String response = "";
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(myIrb); //myIrb is a unix script which starts the IRB

try {
  pb.command(myCommand);
  Process proc = pb.start();
  InputStream input = proc.getInputStream();
  int i;
  while((i = input.read()) != -1) {
    char c = (char)i;
    response += c;
  } catch (IOException e) {
    response = e.toString();
  }

System.out.println(response);

A: If you want the thing to execute in the background, then you don't want to execute the Ruby script directly, you want to invoke a shell to execute the Ruby script.
For Windows, use "start".  For Linux, use "&".

A: Is there any particular reason why you want to evaluate ruby in a seperate IRB process rather than evaluating it directly from java?
http://kenai.com/projects/jruby/pages/RedBridge
This would be a lot simpler.


SAN ANTONIO - The Diablos Outsports Association has grown from humble but brave beginnings.
The San Antonio sports league continues to grow to help the LGBTQ community strengthen bonds.
"We want to give them that vehicle to make connections, and make friendships and develop a long-term sense of their own identity," said Diablos Commissioner Jeremiah Birmingham.
Birmingham remembers the idea was first brought up in 2009. Members of the military were still under the discriminatory policy of "don't ask, don't tell," which allowed gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they kept their sexual orientation a secret.
"Several men that were in the military that were involved in "don't ask, don't tell" wanted to find a way to socialize using sports to kind of connect the LGBT military community together," Birmingham said.
The group decided to start a flag football team, and Birmingham was one of the first members to join the sports team. David Alfaro soon followed while he was in college.
"We were just a group of five to 10 guys hanging out. We were just our own little clique," Alfaro said.
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy is no longer in place, and the organization continues to thrive with more members joining the league over the years.
The Diablos Outsports Association became a 501c3 in 2014.
The sports team focused on flag football before gradually adding kickball in 2015, and volleyball in 2016 and in 2018, a social running group called the Front Runners was introduced.
Over the years, Alfaro took on more responsibility, from playing to coaching. He's now player director for the Diablos.
"Yeah, I've seen our community grow as a whole," he said.
The Diablos spans across different genders and backgrounds. The teams can also compete on a national level.
"When I'm playing with the Diablos, I can completely be me. My partner and I are playing. We're with our friends. We can relate to one another. We're just comfortable being ourselves," Alfaro said.
The Diablos helps other nonprofit organizations by donating unused league fees to organizations like Fiesta Youth, Thrive and the LGBTQ division of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
If you would like to learn how to join the Diablos, click here.