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Kings' George Karl going to start Willie Cauley-Stein at at four
By Kurt HelinOct 26, 2015, 8:30 AM EDT
Willie Cauley-Stein's seven-foot length and crazy athleticism let him cover up a lot of mistakes from high school and at Kentucky (John Calipari had him playing to his strengths). But the NBA game requires quicker recognition and a higher basketball IQ.
Cauley-Stein admits he's adjusting to that, as reported by James Ham at CSNBayArea.com.
"I didn't realize that there is so much to the game, besides playing the game, so that's where I'm at now," the former Kentucky star said. "From a mental standpoint of just understanding the NBA as a whole as a concept."
He's picked it up enough that George Karl is going to start him at the power forward spot next to DeMarcus Cousins, something the coach said after a recent practice.
"I thought he was pretty good," Karl said. "I would say right now, Willie's probably going to start. I'm not sure of that yet, but I think that's probably where I'm heading."
Part of that is that Cauley-Stein is athletic and can run the floor well, fitting better with the up-tempo style Karl wants to play. Plus he brings some shot blocking. Karl could have tried to start Cousins and Kosta Koufos, but that's not exactly a running lineup. That said, I don't expect to see heavy minutes for Cauley-Stein either (21-22 a game is my guess).
What I do expect to see more and more of from the Kings as the season goes on is small ball, with Rudy Gay and others playing a stretch four. Karl is going to massage lineups and figure out what makes them most competitive.

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On rare occasions, an item of clothing or a foreign object can become jammed between the inner tub and the outer tub of your Whirlpool Cabrio top-loading washing machine. However, even with moderate do-it-yourself experience, you can save the cost of a service call by removing and replacing the tub yourself to get the appliance working smoothly again.
Unplug the washer's power cord and slide the machine about a foot away from the wall. Next, tape the door shut with a strip of plastic adhesive tape.
Push the tip of a putty knife into the seam between the top of the machine and the front panel, about three inches from each corner. Push the knife inward to free the tabs securing the top to the machine, and rotate the top up and back so that it rests against the wall.
Locate the water inlet hose leading to the tub ring on the front left corner of the opening. Use pliers to compress the tabs of the hose clamp and slide the hose off the tub ring inlet.
Work your way around the top of the tub ring and pry the lower edge outward with your fingers to free each of the plastic tabs securing the tub ring to the outer tub. Lift the ring out and place it aside.
Reach into the tub and remove the metal cap in the center of the agitator, covering the bolt securing the agitator to the drive shaft. Use a 7/16 inch socket wrench and extension to undo the agitator bolt in a counterclockwise direction; do not remove the bolt and washer.
Lift the inner tub straight up off the drive shaft and lay it aside. Next, remove the foreign object and wipe the inner tub clean with a damp rag.
Slide the inner tub back over the drive shaft, tighten the retaining bolt securely with the socket wrench, and replace the metal cap. Reposition the tub ring over the inner tub with the tabs lined up with the slots on the outer tub. Push the outer edge firmly down until each locking tabs click into place.
Compress the water inlet hose clamp with the pliers and slide the hose back onto the tub ring. Rotate the top back down, and push downward on the front corners until the locking tabs click into place. Next, remove the tape securing the door, slide the washer back against the wall, and plug the power cord back into the wall socket.
Kelly, Ian. "How to Remove the Tub in a Whirlpool Cabrio Washer." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/remove-tub-whirlpool-cabrio-washer-86719.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


Distance from railway station: 36km, distance from New Baiyun airport: 45km, Distance from Pazhou Exhibition Hall 16km, Distance from Liuhua Exhibition Hall 36km. - Royal Marina Plaza is built as an international deluxe 5-star business hotel.
To airport: 45km, to Guangzhou railway station: 6km, to city center: 5km, to Huanshi East Road: 1km, Distance from Pazhou Exhibition Hall 20km, Distance from Liuhua Exhibition Hall 8km. - King Garden Hotel, a four-star standard hotel with convenient transportation, is close to the Friendship Store, Huanshi Road Business District, TaoJin Shopping Area and Luhu Park.It takes only 25 minutes' driving to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and 20 minutes to CECF both Pazhou and Liuhua Complex.
Guangzhou East Railway Station (Express Train from HongKong to Guangzhou) Taxi cost: 15-18 RMB Time taken: 5 min Baiyun International Airport Taxi cost: 130-150 RMB Time taken: 40 Min Pazhou Complex Taxi cost: 10 RMB Time taken:5 min - Nan Yang Royal Hotel is located at Tian He District of Guangzhou. It has 268 elegantly designed rooms to cater to both your business and leisure needs.
Distance from Baiyun Airport: 10km; 15 minutes- drive from Tianhe CBD; South China Expressway is opened, line 3 subway will open in 2010; - Baiyun lakeside Hotel located in South Lake lakefront, the hotel quoted "ecological, humanistic" philosophy, have a overview of 600 thousand square meters of Lishui Forest Lake shore impressionistic beautiful scenery, is a tourist resort , business meetings, leisure and entertainment resort boutique hotel. Can not be copied environment with perfect and convenient transportation network, I believe that will make you feel " close to the natural, not far from downtown" life experience.


In their year in office Sheriff Tim Hailes and Sheriff Neil Redcliffe along with their Consorts, Fiona Adler and Emma Redcliffe, have sought to boost the Sheriffs' & Recorder's Fund by introducing innovative and challenging fund-raising events. This Rowing Challenge is special as it is both original and, hopefully, the beginning of what will become a tradition. The challenge is to row down the Thames in the City of London's Cutter, The Lady Gillett, accompanied by a team from the The Watermens' Company and a Royal Navy P2000 Destroyer. With little rowing experience between them in the Shrieval Team, it was no mean feat and thankfully one without serious incident.
Whilst a little breezy the weather had been kind for the event. The rowers skulled in perfect unison, avoiding crabs and other river craft to arrive on time a little after 2.00pm at their destination, HMS President. This fine sounding vessel is, in fact, a 'stone frigate' (or shore establishment) of The Royal Naval Reserve and it was here that the Shrieval team and the Watermens' team were greeted by the supporters along with well deserved refreshments.
The reception was generously sponsored by Dr Hamed al Suwaidi, a Liveryman of our Company.


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This is the Most Expensive Tesla Model Made Today
Benjamin Smith 5 months ago
Tesla's vehicles are among the most innovative when it comes to technology and they're known for focusing upon fuel efficiency, and most recently, talk has centered around their affordability. The cars and SUVs the brand is building have been quoted as coming out soon for pre-destination order prices of $35,000 for a Model 3 and $39,000 for a Model Y, and while this certainly sounds reasonable, by the time that you do the math and complete the contract with all of the optional bells and whistles, the cost is much higher. We've reviewed the new lineup of Tesla's coming out to get an idea of what they cost, and you might be surprised to learn what the most expensive Tesla made today actually costs and what you get for your money.
The 2019 Model S Tesla – $205,820
The 2019 Model S Tesla has a starting price of $75,000, that is if you want to base model without all the bells and whistles. When it's all decked out with the available upgrades and options, the full meal deal will run you about $205,820, making it the most expensive model that the brand offers to date.
Why this car can be so expensive
The long-range model starts at $108,000 and the performance model at $134,000. Both versions come with dual motor all-wheel-drive and feature premium sound and interiors. The major differences are in performance and fuel efficiency. The Long-range ha a range of 600 km on a full charge with a top speed of 250 kph and an acceleration of 3.8 seconds from zero 10 100 kph. The performance model has a range of 560 km on a full charge with a top speed that is the same but the acceleration is a lot faster, bolting from zero to 100 kph in just 2.6 seconds.
The 2019 Model S fully loaded
The price tag can nearly double for the Model S, depending on the upgrades that you stipulate upon order. In fact, all of the upgrades available amount to more than $82,000, which is the cost of a bare-bones basic 2019 Model S. You can plan on spending an extra $600 for LED lighting for the interior, which is the least expensive upgrade offered on the new Tesla Model S. If you want a made to order, bespoke interior, it will cost you an extra $25,000.
Will there be a more expensive Tesla coming out?
While $205,000 is steep, even for a fully-loaded vehicle, the Tesla Model S could be replaced in the coming year as the most expensive model that the brand has to offer. We recently became aware of a concept car that was introduced nearly two years
The new Tesla Roadster for 2020
The Roadster for 2020 is not yet in production but when it does make it to the lines, it could very well be the most expensive model. When the first Tesla Roadster was released for sale, it was a milestone in automotive technology with an all-electric platform. This vehicle kicked off the intense competition among auto-makers to develop the best electric cars which would deliver unheard of mileage on a single charge as well as comfort, power, and high performance. Hybrids which use a combination of both petroleum fuel and gasoline or diesel were still preferred by some as the all-electric cars did come with some limitations and drawbacks, namely, the need to find a charging station or the long wait while the vehicle remained plugged in and recharging. The expected price tag for the new 2020 Tesla Roadster would start at $200,000, and go upwards from there, depending on the variant as well as the options chosen. This would make it Tesla's most expensive car.
What you would get for a starting price of $200K
The new 2020 Tesla Roadster was first shown towards the end of 2017. Elon Musk threw out an estimate of 1.9 seconds for a zero for 60 mph trial run with the achievement of a top speed that exceeded 250 mph. He ventured that the standard model would come with all-wheel drive with an electric motor at the rear of the vehicle and one at the front for the all-wheel-drive feature. Of course, we all know that with where we are in automotive technology at this point in time, it means that the run time on a full charge will be shorter if more power is used. It's been predicted that the new four-seat Roadster is going to be a bit short on legroom from all appearances, but it will have an area for storage behind the center console, as well as a big touchscreen, but it's still in the concept stage and until it hits the showroom floor, it's all a matter of supposition.
As it stands, the most expensive Tesla model is the 2019 Model S, fully loaded with all of the available options. This could change in the next year or so, but until we receive a definite confirmation that Tesla is going to follow through on their Roadster concept for 2020, the Model S stands firmly in the lead. Although the model X runs a close second in price, it is the S which can be fully packed to take the prize and maintain the lead as the most expensive Tesla currently available for sale. Of course, you could cut the cost by more than half by going down to the bare-bones base model, but it's hard to turn down the opportunity to own a car that comes so close to perfection.
Benjamin Smith is one of the managing editors of Moneyinc. He has a strong interest in sports, video games and acting his age (and he's not even in college yet!) but we love him over here because he's attentive, detailed, and knows how to make an article look great.


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Top Australian Open Facts You Didn't Know
By Bilal Khalid PureVPN
Fans in the sports fraternity are already over-excited about the first grand slam of 2020. The tournament will host 128 men and 128 women from around the world. All the players will be eyeing the biggest ever prize money offered in the Australian Open, a sum of $62.5 million.
Tennis fans from around the world have already marked their calendars. If you haven't already, then do it now. Check out our streaming guide How to Watch Australian Open Live that includes a list of channels, streaming tips & tricks, streaming devices, tournament schedule and players entry list with current seeding.
Here are 8 Australian Open Facts that only a select few fans know about. Join their ranks!
Top 8 Facts for Australian Open You Didn't Know About.
1. The game stops in temperature above 40 degrees centigrade
Even though its winters almost everywhere, Australia's weather is reciprocal. Since it is located on the southern hemisphere, it's currently summers in down under. Australia welcomes winter around June and July. The summers in Australia are fierce, where temperatures during the day often manage to creep above the 40-degree centigrade mark.
Such conditions make it extremely difficult for players to remain hydrated and keep up their energy levels. A few years ago, a small change in the policy was made in regards to the scorching heat and unbearable temperatures. According to the new rule, if temperatures rise above 40-degree centigrade, the game pauses.
2. Youngest player to ever win was 16 years
Martina Hingis holds the record for being the youngest ever Australian Open Championship winner. She began playing professionally at the age of 15 and managed to win herself the championship title just a year down the road.
3. 50,000 balls are used in every tournament
It's not just these balls that score high numbers. Every year, more than 300 boys and girls are selected to volunteer on the courts. More so, the attendance of spectators is usually so high, they end up consuming around 160,000 ice-creams and 75,000 hotdogs.
4. First ever tournament was held in a cricket ground
The first ever Australian Open was played at Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. Back in 1946, Australia was not a very popular destination among tourists, which explains why it took so many years for the sport to get courts of its own. Until then, the Australian Open was played on cricket grounds.
5. The longest match lasted almost 6 hours
What makes tennis extremely interesting is the fact that, unlike football, it doesn't have limited time. It all depends on how long can the competing players hold off each other. In 2012, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic put up a show that lasted around 5 hours and 53 mins. The match ended with Nadal losing to Djokovic by 7-5.
6. Until 1966, Australian Open was played on grass courts
The first tournament was conducted on a cricket ground, which had grass. When courts for tennis were made, initially they were chosen to have a grassy ground. The trend continued for almost 70 years, after which the courts were giving new flooring. Currently, almost all tennis courts around the world follow this as a standard and make their flooring with sand and asphalt.
7. The prize money for 2019 is expected to be around $60 million AUD
Last year, the prize money stood at a staggering $55 million AUD. Keeping in mind that last year's prize money was 10% higher than the previous year, this year's prize money can be anywhere between $60 million and AUD $65 million AUD.
8. Before 2001 victorious female players were paid less than the males
40 years ago, female athletes were paid 3 times less than male athletes. Over time, the gender gap kept filling and the discrimination kept getting smaller. By the year 2000, both genders were awarded the same proportions for prize money. However, even then there are allegations by many female tennis players that they get underpaid, as compared to what the male counterparts receive.
How to watch Australian Open 2020?
There are dozens of official channels that have the rights to broadcast AO -2020 on TV as well as online through website and apps around the world. However there are regional restrictions that cause difficulty for tennis fans to enjoy their favorite players play live.
PureVPN has created and published a live streaming guide on How to Watch Australian Open. You can check for the available channel in your geographic region or if you are an expat or travelling around, you can learn the way to access the restricted channel. Read the guide here.
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Q: How to calculate the SID for new logins? I want to create a number of database users on two sql server instances. To be able to easily copy databases from one instance to another, I want the SIDs to be consistent.
My idea was to use predictable SIDs, to minimize maintenance pain. I a dreaming about something like this:
CREATE LOGIN newuser1 WITH PASSWORD = '...', SID = CAST('newuser1' AS BINARY(16))

-- or alternatively:
CREATE LOGIN newuser1 WITH PASSWORD = '...', SID = HASHBYTES('newuser1')

Calculating values for the SID, however, seems not to be supported by the CREATE LOGIN command:
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Falsche Syntax in der Nähe von "SID". -- Wrong syntax near "SID"

How can I use a calculated value for SID?

A: This can be accomplished by assembling the sql statement in a variable and the executing it with sp_executesql:
DECLARE @SQL nvarchar(4000)

SET @SQL = 'CREATE LOGIN newuser1 WITH PASSWORD = ''...'', SID = 0x'+CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000), CAST('newuser1' AS binary(16)), 2)
PRINT @SQL
EXEC sp_executesql @SQL

Alternatively, if you want to reuse this approach, you can use create a stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE create_user_with_predictable_sid
    @UserName varchar(256),
    @Password varchar(256)
AS
DECLARE @SQL nvarchar(4000) = 'CREATE LOGIN '+@UserName+' WITH PASSWORD = '''+@Password+''', SID = 0x'+CONVERT(VARCHAR(1000), CAST(@UserName AS binary(16)), 2)
PRINT @SQL
EXEC sp_executesql @SQL
GO

GO

create_user_with_predictable_sid 'newuser1', '...'
GO

DROP PROCEDURE create_user_with_predictable_sid

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This past Tuesday was World Mental Health Day. Even though approximately 20 percent of adults in the U.S. deal with a mental illness in any given year, mental health struggles carry a stigma. Two common misconceptions are that mental health problems aren't real and that those who struggle with them are to blame for their condition. This stigma causes people to feel ashamed for something that is out of their control and prevents them from seeking the help they need. To fight this stigma, the mental health community sets aside October 10th every year for World Mental Health Day to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Just like with physical illnesses, health navigators can advocate for you as you deal with a mental illness. Doctors and psychiatrists have only scratched the surface of mental health knowledge, so there is a lot of room for error. The medical community is not always adept at correctly diagnosing mental illnesses. A 2012 article in Current Psychiatry quoted studies that found that "26% to 45% of patients referred for 'depression' did not meet diagnostic criteria for a depressive illness." Similarly, a 2009 study of 50,000 patients published in The Lancet found that general practitioners only correctly identified depression in patients in 47.3 percent of cases, with many doctors diagnosing depression in patients who did not actually suffer from it.
In an interview with Reuters, Zimmerman further explains that the bias "is reinforced by drug company marketing," but is concerning "because it is typically treated with mood-stabilizing drugs that can have side effects — including effects on the kidneys, liver, and metabolic and immune systems." With knowledge like this, it is important to have a health navigator you trust to advocate not only for your mental health, but also for your physical health.
Even if your mental illness is correctly diagnosed, there is no "one size fits all" solution to mental health problems. Mental illnesses manifest themselves differently from person to person, and effective treatment can vary just as widely. One medication may work for one patient, and may be completely ineffective for another. One patient may not need medication at all, while another may need several to manage the same disorder. Patient advocates can help you work with your doctor or psychiatrist to find a solution that works for you.
As with with a physical illness, having a patient advocate on your side as you find a diagnosis and treatment for a mental illness can mean the difference between a healthy mind and body, and a life overtaken by an incorrectly managed disorder.


"We live in a world of hyperspecialism, where there is always a danger that we get stuck in the furrows we have ploughed. Digging ever deeper, we fail to pause to scan the skies or peer over the ridge of the trench. We lose context and our connection to the surrounding region breaks down. We construct our own localised, closed system. Until entropy inevitably has its way. Our system then fails, our specialism suddenly rendered redundant. The expertise we valued so highly has served to narrow and shorten our vision. It has blinded us to potential and opportunity. This book argues that there is the need and place for both specialist and the generalist. Currently, it feels the balance is tipped too far towards specialism, which results in too much blinkered decision-making. The authors call for people to develop into generalists. These are people who possess both a breadth and depth of skills, knowledge and experience. These are most definitely not jack of all trades, masters of none. Rather, they are people who have the potential, the attitude and the aptitude to specialise in more than one discipline, and are adept at navigating the digital, networked world we inhabit today."


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Anne Elizabeth Perls
Surrounded by her family, Anne Elizabeth Perls (fondly known as Annebeth) of Pacific Palisades passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 13 at the age of 96.
Anne was born on July 2, 1922, in Bonn, Germany, the daughter of Dr. Otto Löwenstein and Marta (Grunewald). After living in Nyon, Switzerland, from 1933 to 1939, Anne and family immigrated to the United States. She received her master's degree at Yale University in romance languages.
Anne was an accomplished opera singer, painter and sculptor. For a number of years, she sang leading opera roles as a coloratura soprano with Henry Holt of the West Bay Opera Company in Palo Alto, California, and later as a member of the Houston Grand Opera chorus.
In 1945 she married Dr. Thomas A. Perls, born in Berlin, Germany, whom she met while at Yale. Together they lived in Glen Echo Heights, Maryland; Sherman Oaks, California; Los Altos Hills, California; Houston, Texas; Littleton, Colorado; and after Tom died, from 1988 to present, in Pacific Palisades.
She is survived by their three children, Steven Perls (Lafayette, California), Marianne Perls (Agoura Hills, California) and Thomas Perls (Beverly, Massachusetts), seven grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, three nephews and her sister, Marieli Rowe of Madison, Wisconsin.
A celebration of her life is being planned for this summer.
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Q: ASP.NET MVC CookieTempDataProvider: any experience? UPDATE: looks like I've misunderstood what TempData is for and what it isn't. It definitively shouldn't be used to "keep certain session-wide data" as I asked initially (see ASP.NET MVC TempData Is Really RedirectData why). I've modified the question accordingly.
Has anyone used CookieTempDataProvider for TempData storage? Are there any caveats to watch out for (apart from keeping the session storage small)? Any issues with using it on Web farms?

A: I use the CookieTempDataProvider for our production web site and it seems to be working really well. We have a 2 server web farm. The site has been live for around 6 months, and we have experienced no issues, although the site does not get a lot of traffic.
I use the CookieTempDataProvider to store status messages that are to be displayed when a view loads. For example:

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*User edits a form and hits the save button. This is a post.

*In the POST action method, I save the data, then push a confirmation message into TempData. Then I issue a RedirectToAction, to a GET action.

*In the GET action method, I retrieve the message from the TempData and put it in the ViewData. Then I do my other data stuff and return the view.

*On the view I check if the model has a message, and if so, display it.

Things to note:

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*I am using ASP.NET MVC 1.0.

*I am using MVC Futures 1.0.

*The CookieTempDataProvider did not work for me as is; I had to modify the code to get it working: see this post.


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ABOUT MATT McCOY
Supervisor Matt McCoy represents Polk County's Fifth District, which includes the majority of Des Moines' south side, west side, and a portion of the north side. Matt previously served two terms in the Iowa House and most recently six terms in the Iowa Senate.
111 Court Ave. Room #300
Des Moines IA, 50309
matt@mccoyforiowa.com
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Meet Helen Clay - Polk County Resident
Public Forum - Today
Community Forum - April 28th
Last week of session, but no details on budget & tax bill
Sanctuary City Bill Heads to Gov's Desk, Tax Bill & Budget
What's happened in 2018 session & what's to come
Week 11 Recap: Vouchers Pass Senate Subcommittee, Mental Health Bill Passes Unanimously
Week 10 Recap: 2nd Funnel: What's Dead & Alive this session
Week 9 Recap: Gutting Energy Efficiency, Requiring Supermajority on State Supreme Court Cases & more
Week 6 Recap: Vouchers & Death Penalty stalled, Religious Exemption passes committee, Forum on Sunday
IPERS, OPIOIDS, ECONOMY & MORE
Senator Matt McCoy
KEEP IOWA'S ECONOMY GROWING: SHOP AT LOCAL BUSINESSES
The latest financial picture for Iowa shows slow growth. Here's one way we can give our economy a boost: shop local!
Small businesses are central to Iowa's economic vitality. Studies show that when you buy from an independent small business, far more money recirculates locally, building connections and prosperity that strengthen the entire community.
Travel Iowa is devoted to all things uniquely Iowa, and has great search tools to find activities, places and products that fit your schedule and interests. You'll find special events like Sew Iowa, farm-to-table dinner experiences and local gifts.
The site's Made in Iowa section showcases Iowa artists, craftspeople and homegrown, handmade items. It also highlights opportunities to be a maker yourself, through art classes, craft workshops, cooking and more.
If you know of something uniquely Iowa that should be featured on Travel Iowa, submit listings and events for inclusion on the site.
I'll be pushing for more support for Iowa's independent small business when I return to the Statehouse in January. The goal is to support businesses owned by Iowans and employing Iowans—people who are truly invested in their local communities and economy.
A good place to start is with an initiative I supported in 2015 to give Iowans seeking to sell products and services to the state the chance to match competing out-of-state bids for projects under $500,000, provided the Iowa firm is within 5 percent or $10,000 of the lowest bidder. That bill never made it to the Governor's desk, but I'll keep trying.
EXPERTS SAY IOWA NEEDS MORE EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING
Recommendations released Oct. 17 by the
Future Ready Iowa Alliance lay out a plan to enhance the skills of Iowa workers so that they can fill local job openings. The recommendations build on our bipartisan work over the past several years.
Iowa business leaders continually tell us that the #1 problem facing our economy is a shortage of skilled workers. In response, Senate Democrats have pushed for more skilled worker training, apprenticeships, internships and STEM learning to prepare students at all levels for their future in increasingly technical jobs, especially in our small towns and rural areas.
Unfortunately, the 2017 Republican budget cut many of the efforts needed to accomplish the Future Ready goal of education or training beyond high school for 70 percent of Iowa's workforce. That's an additional 127,700 Iowans who need to earn post-secondary degrees and other credentials. Continued cuts will move Iowa in the wrong direction.
To be Future Ready, we must put MORE resources toward education and job training. Iowa business leaders, schools, communities and organizations have signaled they're on board. They're ready to commit their time, money and expertise to building prosperity throughout Iowa.
Future Ready Iowa recommendations include:
Establishing scholarships and grants for Iowans preparing for high-demand jobs at Iowa colleges and universities.
Better aligning support to help Iowans pursue college or career training. This could mean better access to child care or flexible class schedules.
Expanding work-based learning for high-demand jobs, including apprenticeships, internships and career exploration through hands-on, real-world projects.
Enhancing collaborations among businesses, schools and organizations so that workers, employers and communities get the most out of local and regional partnerships.
KEEP UP ON POTENTIAL IOWA RETIREMENT CHANGES
Every worker deserves a secure retirement. That includes the hundreds of thousands of Iowans who contribute part of each paycheck to one of Iowa's public retirement systems.
Our public retirement systems are well managed and fiscally sound. The Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, for example, has shown strong returns for the last year (with a significant increase over the year before) and is doing well in the long term. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald says major changes could jeopardize the retirements of Iowans who spent their careers contributing to a pension they're counting on.
Iowans whose families depend on one of our public retirement funds have become rightfully concerned in recent months that their pensions could be at risk. Here are three reasons why:
1. As soon as she became Governor, Kim Reynolds said making changes to IPERS was one of her top priorities.
2. Legislation to end IPERS, Senate File 45, could be debated this January. In recent months, an out-of-state think tank (the so-called Reason Foundation) has come to Iowa to argue against IPERS.
3. The 2017 session repeatedly saw extreme legislation approved without meaningful public input. The same rushed process could quickly eliminate IPERS. It's happened in other states.
I want to make sure Iowa's public employees know what they can do to protect their retirements and their families. Sign up for Iowa Public Retirement Alerts, a joint project of Iowa House and Senate Democrats, to get the information you need to take action and maintain our state's widely respected, fiscally sound public retirement systems.
Changes to IPERS or any of Iowa's public retirement programs must be approved by the Legislature. I will not support proposals that shortchange Iowans on their well-earned pensions. We must keep our promises to workers and retirees.
FIGHTING IOWA'S OPIOID CRISIS
The growing number of Iowans struggling with addiction to opioids is a public health crisis—and a very personal one for the thousands of Iowans who've lost a child, parent, spouse, friend or neighbor. Last year, 200 people died of opioid overdoses in Iowa.
Why are opioids so dangerous? They slow your breathing and can bring on heavy sedation that makes it impossible to wake up.
About 90 prescription opioid pills are expected to be sold per Iowan this year. That's a decline from recent years, but still way too high. Even worse, heroin overdoses and deaths are on the rise. Iowans ages 25 to 49 have been hardest hit.
The epidemic brought legislators to the Statehouse this week to look at ways to curb addiction. The bipartisan Opioid Epidemic Evaluation Study Committee heard from health care, public safety and public health professionals, insurers and Iowa citizens. They learned about how opioid medications are prescribed, the problems they may cause and treatment options for those who become addicted.
The committee is expected make recommendations by November 15 on how we can best tackle the problem.
In the meantime, Iowa has been awarded a $400,000 grant to upgrade our Prescription Monitoring Program, a health care tool to keep track of controlled substances and prevent abuse. The money is critical to making the program easier for doctors, dentists and nurses to use and helping more Iowans get treatment before it's too late.
Andrew Funk, director of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, says the current prescription monitoring system is like "operating with an Atari, when there are PlayStation 4s available."
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek help. Call Iowa Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Resources at 1-866-242-4111 or find help close to home with the Iowa Treatment Facility Locator.
October 28 is the 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. You can prevent abuse by getting rid of unused prescriptions at a safe, convenient drop-off location close to home.
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In the days of Final Fantasy XI: Online (FFXI) meeting new people was a breeze. EVERYTHING in the game required you to sit there for, at least, thirty minutes gathering a group at one of the game's "hub" cities. After the tedious gathering process, the group would then spend hours of either grinding enemies for experience points or bashing their heads against the same story mission or boss battle until succeeding (most of the time). This process would very quickly sift out who you liked and who you didn't care much about, and friendships sprouted often. Players would start growing their Friend List and even recruit or start building their own Linkshells (FFIX's term for guild). For a game that could be painful to play at times, the community that grew from it was amazing.
Now, fast-forward to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (FFXIV) and the story is much different. Most of the content presented by the main storyline is done solo. Literally, players are not allowed to enter certain Duties (as they are called) if they are in a party. Then, all of the dungeons spread throughout the game, both optional and required, are powered by the game's "Duty Finder". This system allows you to queue up for a dungeon or trial both solo or with a group. It works really well and eases both the time and effort that it would take to manually form parties. The catch: it forms parties using players across the entire data center (all the servers in a region). This means that the people you meet during these instances are usually not going to be from your same world (server) and you will probably never see them again after the Duty is completed. The game drives this point further by not allowing you to add players from other servers to your Friend List. So, even if you wanted to continue chatting with the players you meet, the game does not provide a way to do so.
So, we land at a daunting problem: how do you build a moderately sized Free Company (guild) in FFXIV when opportunities to meet players in the field and have friendships honed in the midst of combat are just not present? Most of the time, from what I have seen, Free Companies will watch for new players coming into the starting cities and recruit directly. Other times, they will post recruitment notices through the games "Party Finder" feature; a tool with the purpose of manually gathering players to complete events but also the only way in the game to advertise anything server wide. Both of these methods have the same flaw: you are literally banking your recruitment on strangers. They could turn out to be great additions to your group or terrible parasites of humanity. Only time can tell.
On this note, I have considered creating a Party Finder with the purpose of running the initial 3-6 dungeons; only welcoming sprouts (new players) or players without a Free Company. How would this be any better than recruiting blind off the street? From unskilled players, we might be able to gauge patience, learning and listening skills. From more skilled players, I guess we could gauge their actual skill level and how well they take direction. I am not convinced though. Also, if our recruiting intents are even remotely obvious, participants are just going to put on their best face and not really show who they really are which defeats the purpose of the event.
So, on to the best option I have been able to concoct: use Party Finder to queue up for current content instead of the Duty Finder (across servers queue). Experienced players would be drawn to it, at least for novelty's sake. Most of them will probably already have a Free Company but we might stumble upon a few gems that do not. Worst case scenario, we get opportunities to meet more players on our actual server and gather a few good acquaintances.
That made me think of another feature the game has for group communication and setup besides Free Companies: the Linkshell. Identical to FFXI's Linkshells, these are mainly customizable chat channels that you can invite players to. Using these might be a good alternative to building a larger group of fellow players without anyone having to abandon their current Free Company. It would enable us to recruit from the large population of experienced players that already have Free Companies. Even though Free Companies are the games obvious approach to a guild, I have heard several accounts of Linkshells still being the "go to" option for larger guild groups; leaving Free Companies as a staple for smaller, more family-like groups. Combined with the idea of using Party Finder to gather groups for current dungeons, adding a Linkshell to our Free Company just might work.
In the year and a half that I have been playing FFXIV, I only have added about 4 people to my Friend List that are not already friends or family. And, beyond a few random encounters here and there, I don't really communicate with any of them. Everyone is always running instanced content where I cannot easily reach them with a direct message.
In conclusion, the fact that I spent an article brainstorming ways to meet fellow players, form long term friendships and gather up a working guild, points to the problem at hand. Where friendships and groups happened naturally in FFXI, players have to actually go out of their way in FFXIV in hopes to attain similar levels of human connection. FFXI is considered to have a ton of flaws when judged as a Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game (MMORPG) but the fact is that it still did a lot of things right. Whether or not this was an accident, we will never know. The matter that remains is whether or not I, with my small band of family and friends, will be able to gather a moderately sized and successful guild in FFXIV. Our goal has always been thirty players. Enough to commission three 8-man raid groups and do 24-man content "guild only", with some benchers and backups.
Then again, is the FFXIV community thirsting for the same thing we are or are we just chasing a long lost ghost from a lost era? More and more it seems that the game is riddled with small groups that just keep to themselves. And, more often than not, players engage in "emoting" (making their characters do actions like wave, dance and laugh) interactions without ever sharing a single word. The game is already anonymous enough, not having game hosted voice support. Are people really that shy they will not even type a few words of text? Maybe we are fossils of an era long lost, wanting to relive a little of those times where the chat channels were always running loud. Whether one day I would participate actively in the conversations; maybe sharing some party horror story. Or, some of those days where I spent my time fishing in-game and just quietly reading the Linkshell chat as if listening to a radio talk-show to pass the time. People breathe life into games like these and, no matter how wonderful the graphics are in FFXIV's world, Vana'diel (FFXI) felt so much more alive. So much more vivid.
I love FFXIV. I truly do. I think I just want to make it better. And the only aspect I feel I am currently missing are the people: their companionship, their diversity, their skills, their stories, maybe even a little bit of their drama. Who knows? Where I have a ton of stories from my 8 years playing FFXI, I don't feel a have a single one from my year and a half playing FFXIV. And this is certainly not a great trend.


The exhibition What Comes To Mind is of the artist's role as visual translator across disciplines of art and medical science and art and our endangered global environment. We are of nature, of embodied mind, born of water. We are at home in a blue striated marble, 70% water, orbiting in a universe that we have discovered is but one of many in seemingly infinite space.
Within ourselves we share remnant chemical constituents with every living thing and a common evolutionary past through millennia. Newer science studies emphasize, not chemistry, but two-way information flow, with internal "translations" from inputs to actions, which characterize all living things.
We can live without food for some time but we cannot live without water. Wall books in the exhibit ask "What Shall We Do When The River Runs Dry?" when we have overused our common supply. There are drawings and dimensional drawings of Limbs and Trunks as visual metaphors for our identity with the natural world. There is a walk-in book of wild birds and grasses.
What comes to mind is that we are temporal, in a continual now. The past is memory, translated to artists slide books of brain images and Memory Pictures. There are tunnel books with brain scan movies, and memory pictures, as if in a wonderland of images in the mysterious realm of consciousness, of origins still unexplained.
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Former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus calls on Supreme Court to protect workplace rights for LGBTQ Americans
Submitted by Texas Tribune on November 20, 2019 - 6:06pm
"As a lifelong Republican, I believe all Americans should have the opportunity to work and the freedom to go about their daily lives without the fear of discrimination," former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus wrote in Newsweek. Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune
By Stacy Fernández, The Texas Tribune Nov. 19, 2019
Joe Straus, the Republican former speaker of the Texas House, called on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to protect LGBTQ people against workplace discrimination.
Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for three cases that pertain to whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act should protect people from being fired because they are gay or transgender. There are no federal laws protecting LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination. More than half of U.S. states, including Texas, have no state laws explicitly protecting people from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
"As a lifelong Republican, I believe all Americans should have the opportunity to work and the freedom to go about their daily lives without the fear of discrimination," Straus wrote in an op-ed for Newsweek. "Some of the most prominent Republican-appointed federal judges in the country have already recognized that existing federal civil rights laws extend to gay and transgender Americans."
The Supreme Court should do the same, he wrote.
Straus retired from the Texas Legislature after opting not to run for reelection in 2018. In his last legislative session in 2017, his opposition helped kill a measure that came to be known as the "bathroom bill," which would have banned local policies that ensured transgender individuals' rights to use public and school restrooms that match their gender identity.
In the op-ed Straus, gave two reasons for his continued opposition of anti-LGBTQ legislation: economic risk — citing lower employee productivity, higher turnover and millions of dollars lost across Texas in 2016 from canceled events due to debates about the "bathroom bill" — and protection of an already marginalized group.
"Respecting human dignity, striving for mutual respect and ensuring equal opportunity are nonpartisan values," Straus wrote.
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Life is better with a dog. Here are 8 excellent reasons why. Just remember a dog is for life (a 12-17 year commitment). They'll love you forever so please return the favor. And adopt don't shop – shelters (including kill shelters (pet overpopulation is a reality our world faces)) have dogs of every breed, and are also the unfortunate home of both pure breeds and adorable mutts. Make a difference in a dog's life, and a much-needed donation at your local shelter, by adopting.(Adoption fees support the other dogs who will continue to live in the shelter.) Ruff.


What must you carry on a road trip in India?
Road trip on the Himalayan mountain range is a trip to remember. It will make the most memorable trip because of the alluring landscape, and captivating beauty of the snow-capped mountains. Roadies claim this trip to be one of the most adventurous and enthralling among the others. Though you have to cross the treacherous rods that are cut randomly on the mountain bed, it is excavating enough to experience. The scenic beauty is worth millions to vouch for.
As a traveler, this is one of the most daring expeditions to take. On the way, you can feast on the delicacies like butter and piranha and Yak milk. There are some branded eateries too to help you satiate the food cravings.
Another most popular road trip among the roadies and bikers is the Mumbai road trip to goa. The Konkan coastal line gives an enchanting view of the sunset when you are driving along it. It is a 10 hours road trip on the safest and smoothest road. Contrary to the Himalayan trenches, the Pune-Kolhapur road is like butter on your paratha. As you go ahead on the Western Ghats, the road may get rocky, but you can't miss the scenic beauty that waits for you when you cross the trench. You can also stop for a while to check out the Karnal bird sanctuary on the way.
As for food, there are various local restaurants on the way that serve the best konkon delicacies in India.
The deserted land in Rajasthan is a vast stretch and can be tedious for the bikers. However, if you are enthusiastic and want to experience the wild beauty of the desert, then go ahead with the trip. The journey is a 4 hours road trip on which you get to experience beautiful mustard fields and local villages. The roads are decent for the major part; however, you may find a stretch of uneven roads for the last 20 km. The best time to avoid the scorching heat is in October and June. This is the time when you can explore the most of its wildlife.
The snake-like roads carved on the treacherous mountains are not only adventurous but also gives a majestic experience. The roads are surrounded with snow-capped mountains from all sides, and you can witness the gigantic monasteries on the hilltop. The extremely beautiful terrain stretches for 520kms, and you can pull off the drive with frequent stops in between.
The best time to go on this expedition in March and October. You must avoid other months of the year, as you get blocked with snow on winters and experience heavy rainfalls on other days.
You can satiate your food cravings with momos, tea, Maggi and wai stalls on the road.
The huge stretch of barren white lands meeting the horizon is a majestic beauty to experience. The road trip from Ahmedabad to Kutch will leave you dumbstruck. The barren land stretches for miles and gives a colorful contrast to the local population. The beautiful people walking side by side on the road keeps you amazed all the while. Though the roads are smooth, they are traffic-laden. You must start early to avoid the traffics of Ahmedabad. There are numerous dhabas and restaurant that offer Gujarati thali. It is a complete meal and will keep you full by the time you reach Kutch. On the way, you get to buy local handicrafts and explore the Wild Sanctuary as well.
A road trip to Delhi, Jaipur Agra makes a gold triangle. It is one of the best road trips in India that you cannot miss. The roads meet the three different cultures of the cities as well. You get to explore the Taj Mahal in Agra, Pink City in Jaipur and the historical monuments of Delhi on this trip. The massive stretch of Yamuna express highway takes you along this enchanting road trip. On this trip, you not only visit these three different places, but also get to excavate three different cultures, people, and food.
You get a wide option of food that is a combination of all the three cities.
Your road trip is incomplete without the silk route on the east. This trip starts from Lhasa in Tibet and ends in Jelep La Pass in Sikkim. The treacherous roads crisscross along the eastern mountains range. You get to explore the Kanchenjunga Mountains on the way. From Gangtok to Nathang Valley, you come across the Mandakini waterfall and Menmecho Lake. The valley is snow-capped throughout the year and gives you a pleasant view.
Food includes local delicacies majorly influenced by Tibetan culture.
If you are on an expedition and want your trip to end pleasantly, you may book your vacation with TripHobo. The website is a holiday planner that gives you a complete insight into what to do and where to stay in a certain place. You can explore the area beforehand and get your reservations done. The website manages your trip well and helps you in having a lovely and memorable vacation. They have an in-built trip calculator to help you have a budgeted road trip in India. There are many travel guide apps which you can use to explore more. You can also plan a day-wise itinerary according to your suitability. Check out the website for more inputs and travel.


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"The people will survive / In their environment…"
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I stumbled across these dancing calaveras this morning while jogging on the Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City. Turns out the group was celebrating the legacy of the great Mexican satirist and folk artist Jose Guadalupe Posada.
Mexico City and Aguascalientes, Posada's hometown, have gone all out this year, the centenary of Posada's death, to recognize the work of a man who died in obscurity, but whose genius was recognized–and whose reputation was revived–by Diego Rivera, among others, a few decades after Posada's death.
Today Posada imagery is everywhere in Mexico, and I'm sure that for some, its ubiquity has diminished its power. But not I. Even when I find it leering at me next to a Frida Kahlo refrigerator magnet, the smiling, dandified face of death still manages to deliver a shiver and a shock.
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KIT Receives Humboldt Professorship for Top International Researcher Again
Markus Klute Played a Decisive Role in the Discovery of the Higgs Boson Earning him Germany's Most Highly Endowed International Research Award
Prof. Markus Klute was instrumental in the discovery of the Higgs boson. (Photo: M. Scott Brauer)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) brings another world-leading researcher to Germany: particle physicist Markus Klute has been selected for a Humboldt Professorship. With this award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation honors outstanding researchers that have previously worked abroad. Klute and his group contributed significantly to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 at CERN near Geneva. The Humboldt Professorship is endowed with up to five million euros. The award ceremony is scheduled for 2022.
"It is with great pleasure that we learned about the selection of Markus Klute for a Humboldt Professorship," says Professor Holger Hanselka, President of KIT. "The fact that this award will be granted to this internationally renowned expert in experimental particle physics is at the same time a huge recognition of KIT's research strength in this field. We are very pleased that we succeeded in winning another top international researcher for KIT." With Markus Klute as a Humboldt Professor, KIT intends to play an even stronger role in shaping research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, currently the world's most powerful particle accelerator. In the future, measurements with an even higher precision will enable further groundbreaking discoveries to be made there. The German-born physicist is currently conducting research at the renowned MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the USA.
The evidence of the Higgs particle at the LHC in 2012 was a significant moment for fundamental research: the experiments confirmed the last missing element in the Standard Model of particle physics. Markus Klute and his team played a central role in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment. His later CMS measurements were also groundbreaking and provided a deeper understanding of the properties of the Higgs boson. Klute's group also established the use of modern machine learning techniques in high-energy physics.
Klute is involved in particle physics at the highest energies: in the design, construction, and commissioning of particle detectors, and in the analysis of the collected data. To continue the search for subatomic particles that could help to explain the origin of the universe, he and other scientists need measurements that are even more precise than before. CERN is therefore upgrading its particle accelerator. Starting in 2027, the high-luminosity LHC project is expected to deliver much more data and thus more Higgs particles than was possible so far.
KIT Involvement in CMS with Major Institute
With more than 5,000 participants from over 50 countries, the CMS experiment is one of the biggest international research projects ever. The Institute of Experimental Particle Physics (ETP) of KIT is already one of the largest academic institutions involved in the CMS experiment, and has been so for 26 years.
With Markus Klute as the new Humboldt Professor, KIT aims to achieve a globally leading position in the LHC program at CERN and to develop new cooperations in the KIT Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics Center (KCETA) and its KSETA Graduate School. Klute, who succeeds Professor Thomas Müller, will become head of the CMS project at the Institute of Experimental Particle Physics.
About Markus Klute
Professor Markus Klute has been a Full Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA since 2020. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Bonn and completed research stays as a PhD student at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, and at Fermilab near Chicago, USA. In 2004, he earned his doctorate in Bonn. As a post-doctorate, he went to MIT, became a Research Scientist there, and received a professorship at the University of Göttingen in 2008. In 2009, he returned to MIT, first as an Assistant, then as an Associate Professor. Among other things, he is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, an expert reviewer for the National Science Foundation, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board in the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence at the University of Mainz.
About the Alexander von Humboldt Professorship
The Alexander von Humboldt Professorship, Germany's most highly endowed international research award, is endowed with up to five million euros. With this award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation honors internationally leading researchers of all disciplines who have previously worked abroad. They are expected to conduct forward-looking research at German universities in the long term. The money is earmarked for the first five years of research in Germany. The award is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The Humboldt Professorship enables German universities to attract top international researchers and to strengthen their own profile in global competition. The award is linked to the obligation to offer the new Humboldt Professors a long-term perspective for their research in Germany.
A total of six Humboldt Professors were selected in the current round. They are now entering into appointment negotiations with the German universities that had nominated them for the award.
More information: www.humboldt-professur.de
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John Kinsella (8 April 1932 – 9 November 2021) was an Irish composer and the country's most prolific symphonist during the twentieth century.

Life
Kinsella was born in Dublin, Irish Free State, the younger brother of the poet and editor Thomas Kinsella. He studied viola at the College of Music (now the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama) in Dublin and took private composition lessons with Éamonn Ó Gallchobhair for a brief period. He developed an early interest in serialism and began to explore many of the techniques evolved by the contemporary European avant-garde. Supported by Gerard Victory and the conductor Hans Waldemar Rosen he had a number of works accepted for performance by RTÉ ensembles, including his first two string quartets (1960, 1968), a chamber concerto (1964), Montage (1965) for soprano and chamber ensemble, Two Pieces for String Orchestra (1965), and Montage II (1970) for orchestra. This group of works culminated in A Selected Life (1973), a large-scale composition based on verses written in memory of the recently deceased Seán Ó Riada by his brother Thomas.

In 1968, he was appointed senior assistant in the music department of RTÉ. As he found himself growing increasingly disillusioned with the avant-garde his attitude to his own work began to change: he came to question the artistic validity of much of what he had written. After completing his String Quartet No. 3 (1977) he stopped composing for 18 months. When Kinsella resumed composition it was with a resolve to find his own distinctive creative voice regardless of current fashions. The first work he composed in this new spirit of independence was The Wayfarer: Rhapsody on a Poem of P.H. Pearse (1979), commissioned for the centenary of Pearse's birth.

Kinsella received the Marten Toonder Award in 1979 and became a founder member of Aosdána in 1981. He succeeded Victory as Head of Music in RTÉ in 1983, but took early retirement in 1988 (the year he completed his Symphony No. 2) to devote himself fully to composition. As part of an arrangement made with RTÉ on his retirement the station undertook to commission a series of large-scale orchestral works from him.

He died in Dublin on 9 November 2021, at the age of 89.

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Kinsella's music until about 1977 was strongly influenced by the contemporary European avant-garde, mainly serialism. Later, in De Barra's words (2013), "(t)he idiom Kinsella evolved […] seeks to reclaim from the twelve-tone series the structuring force of tonal attraction. He organises and manipulates the row so that fundamental pitches released from it can function as substitutes for traditional tonal centres."

Although Kinsella composed both choral and vocal works, his primary interest was in instrumental music, and his most distinguished work is to be found in his string quartets, concertos and particularly his symphonies.

Selected compositions
Orchestral
Two Pieces for String Orchestra (1965)
Cello Concerto [no. 1] (1967)
Rondo for Orchestra (1969)
Montage II (1970)
Music for Cello and Chamber Orchestra (1971)
The Wayfarer: Rhapsody on a Poem of P.H. Pearse (1979)
Essay for Orchestra (1980)
Violin Concerto No. 1 (1981)
Sinfonietta (1983)
Symphony No. 1 (1984)
Rhapsody on a Poem of Francis Ledwidge (1987), for 2 solo violins and orchestra
Symphony No. 2 (1988)
Violin Concerto No. 2 (1989)
Symphony No. 3, "Joie de vivre" (1990)
Nocturne (1990), for cello and string orchestra
Symphony No. 4, "The Four Provinces" (1991)
Symphony No. 6 (1993)
Two Slow Airs (1993), for accordion and orchestra
Festive Overture (1995)
Cello Concerto [no .2] (2000)
Hommage à Clarence (2001), for string orchestra
Symphony No. 9 (2004), for string orchestra
Prelude and Toccata for Wind Ensemble (2007)
Cuchulainn & Ferdia: Duel at the Ford (2008)
Elegy for Strings (2011)
Symphony No. 10 (2012)
 Symphony No. 11 (2019), fp 29 November 2019, Dublin

Works for voices and orchestra
A Selected Life (Thomas Kinsella) (1973), for tenor, speaker, mixed chorus, orchestra
Symphony No. 5, "The 1916 Poets" (Joseph Mary Plunkett, Thomas MacDonagh, Patrick Pearse) (1992), for baritone, speaker, orchestra
Symphony No. 7 (1997), for mixed chorus (wordless) and orchestra
Symphony No. 8, "Into the New Millennium" (liturgical) (1999), for 3 boy sopranos and orchestra

Chamber music
String Quartet No. 1 (1960)
Clarinet Trio (1960)
Chamber Concerto (1964), for violin and chamber ensemble
String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
Dialogue for Horn and Piano (1970)
Dialogue for Bassoon and Piano (1972)
Guitar Fantasy (1974), for guitar
Rhapsody on a Poem of Joseph Campbell for viola solo (1975)
String Quartet No. 3 (1977)
Aberration (1980), for flute and piano
Piano Quartet (1985)
Synthesis (1987), for string quartet
Dialogue for viola solo (1991)
String Quartet No. 4 (1993)
Symphony for Five (1996), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion
Sonata for Two Violins (1996)
Upstairs, Downstairs (1999), for cello and piano
Prelude and Toccata (2006), for string quartet
On Hearing Purcell and Shostakovitch at Bantry House: June 2008 (2009), for string quartet
String Quartet No. 5 (2013)

Recordings
String Quartet No. 3, performed by the Vanbrugh Quartet, on: Chandos CHAN 9296 (CD, 1994).
Symphonies No. 3 and No. 4, performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Proinnsías Ó Duinn (cond.), on: Marco Polo 8.223766 (CD, 1997).
Symphony No. 9; Hommage à Clarence; Nocturne for cello and string orchestra; Elegy for Strings; Prelude and Toccata for string orchestra, performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Marwood (cond.), on Irish Chamber Orchestra label [no label code] (CD, 2011).
Symphony No. 6; Symphony No. 7; Prelude and Toccata for string orchestra; Cúchullainn and Ferdia: Duel at the Ford, performed by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Proinnsías Ó Duinn (cond.), on: RTÉ lyric fm CD 134 (CD, 2011).
Symphony No. 5 ("The 1916 Poets") and Symphony No. 10, performed by Gerard O'Connor (baritone), Bill Golding (speaker), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Colman Pearce (cond.) and the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Gábor Takács-Nagy (cond.), on: Toccata Classics TOCC 0242 (CD, 2014).
Guitar Fantasy, performed by John Feeley, on: RTÉ lyric fm CD 153 (CD, 2016).

Bibliography
Axel Klein: Die Musik Irlands im 20. Jahrhundert (Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1996)
Séamas de Barra: The Symphonies of John Kinsella (doctoral thesis, Durham University, 2012), downloadable here

References

External links
 Kinsella's profile at the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin.

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"The Russian soul rests and rejoices on the church holiday, and it is good for those whom pious parents have taught to honor the holiday since childhood, to wait with joyful feeling and enjoy it with refreshing and elevating power", - wrote the Holy Synod Ober Prosecutor in 1893 in the Feast of God edition.
The history of the New Year and Christmas holidays is represented by the Presidential Library in the collection "New Year and Christmas in Russia". The portal features rare secular and church books that reveal the history of one of the main Christian holidays - the Nativity of Christ, including such publications as "The Nativity of Christ: Service for the Nativity Festivity, Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ", "Patron Saint's Day and other holidays in Irkutsk churches", "Christmas" and others.
The appearance of the Savior on the light was a miracle, for which people needed time to realize. Gradually, the traditions of celebrating this day full of some kind of joy were formed. On Christmas Eve it was believed that it was impossible to eat until the first star appeared - this is due to the legend about the appearance of the Bethlehem star, which announced the birth of Christ.
- Do you see a star? So you can eat now!
The prince Potemkin, who was here, exclaimed: "So let thy light be made clear among the men!"
Bogheryanov places particular emphasis on the Orthodox's concern about affirming sobriety in the way of life: "Young women were not brought wine, they themselves often went out to the hostess to drink kwas, there the hostess served them one-year-old honey at the table, non-drinkers were taken as important persons and accompanied with honor".
Feelings experienced by an adult, recalling the family celebration of his childhood, is reflected by the poem in A. F. Koni's prose "Christmas Eve".
The Presidential Library's collections also contain stories on the theme of the Nativity of Christ. Christmas stories are widely featured in the book From Christmas to Easter.
The theme of Christmas and the joy of life associated with the arrival of the Savior is inexhaustible, because, according to the book of Ivan Bozheryanov "How Russian people celebrated and celebrate Christmas, New Year, Christianization and Carnival", "when Christ was born - the snow disappeared, the trees were decorated with leaves and flowers, the ground was covered with a grass carpet". It also says: "The holiday of Christmas was honored as the restoration of heaven on earth".


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Mark Garno points to the eagle on his hat, indicating who's boss on the court. - photo by Scott Bryant
If you live in Statesboro long enough, you are likely to get drawn into the True Blue spirit that dwells at Georgia Southern. This interest in our town's fountain of knowledge could lead you down a path toward a degree, or you may simply find yourself enjoying a performance at the PAC. But no matter what charms you, most of us can agree that the true spirit of blue shines brightest at any GSU sporting event. One person who can attest to such a statement is a man by the name of Mark Garno, though he is most famously known as "The Dancing Guy."
For the last few years, Garno and his wife, Melissa, have enjoyed courtside seats at GSU's home basketball games. At first glance, the game serves as a nice outing for the couple, but the catch is, Garno can't seem to sit still when a certain song comes over the loudspeakers. It all started about seven years ago when Hanner Fieldhouse opened up their courtside seats.
"I've always been a hyper guy, and even at 66 years old, I love a good chance to get my energy out," he said. "The first game we attended was really close. I'm sitting there for three quarters and I'm wired up. All of a sudden, this song comes on called 'Turn Down For What?' There is room next to my chair, so I get up and I start dancing. At the time, the student section was right behind our seats, so the kids are laughing and clapping, and they are starting to dance, too," he said.
It was during this game that a tradition was born. Now, every time that same song infiltrates the gym at Hanner Fieldhouse, Garno appears with moves and choreography from the music video of the song. And consequently, the crowd goes wild. He has become a bit of a sensation since his first debut. Everyone either wants their pictures taken with The Dancing Guy, or they want to learn his moves.
"The main reason I do it is to get the crowds pumped up and going. One of my dreams is to pack the gym out with a bunch of fans yelling and screaming for the GSU basketball team," he said.
What better way to put that dream in motion than by setting the bar with a legendary dance performance?
It seems that for the majority of his life, Garno has been the one to set the example. Before he became the dancing guy, he was studying at the University of Albany State for a career as a drug and addiction counselor. It was a line of work that had taken root in his path due to his own personal bouts with alcoholism. Shortly after obtaining a degree in psychology, Garno flew from New York to Georgia for a job interview. Deciding that 72-degree weather was more hospitable than the snowstorm he had left behind, Garno took a job at Willingway as the residential program manager.
Instead of letting his addiction consume him, Garno uses his own road to recovery as a guiding light for others who are on similar paths. Last November, he celebrated his 37th sobriety anniversary.
And while it cannot be confirmed, it is worth a bet that he commemorated the special milestone by tuning into GSU basketball stats and pouring his energy over one of his favorite teams. After all, The Dancing Guy may leave the court for things like golf or Las Vegas, but his True Blue spirit is what makes the game – and its players – a timeless staple of GSU history.


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Jennifer Wilcox, Department of Energy Resource Engineering; Zhenan Bao, Department of Chemical Engineering; Daniel Stack, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
The objective of this project is to develop affordable, regenerable carbon-based materials that can selectively capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from power plants. Researchers will use sorbent-based technologies that mimic the biological process of carbon capture in mammalian blood, with the goal of enhancing the mass transfer of CO2 from the gas phase to the adsorbed phase and improving the kinetics associated with adsorption and desorption (regeneration) processes.
Sorbent technologies for CO2 capture have several potential advantages over conventional amine-based solvent absorption approaches. The primary energetic expense associated with solvent-based CO2 capture is heating the water present in the amine solvent. Plant parasitic energy load can be decreased since water is absent in an adsorption-based approach, thereby reducing the energy requirements associated with CO2 regeneration. Other benefits of sorbents are the flexibility associated with the choice in pore size. Mesoporous carbon-based materials (which have pores from 2 to 50 nanometers in diameter) will allow heat to readily dissipate during the adsorption process and easily transfer into the system for regeneration, thus minimizing energy use and capture/regeneration cycle time.
Despite these advantages, current sorbent technology is limited, because the most promising sorbents [e.g., metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and zeolites] are not selective to CO2 over water vapor. To address this limitation, the researchers have turned to nature by focusing on carbonic anhydrases - natural enzymes found in the red blood cells of mammals that require the presence of water to be effective. In mammals, carbonic anhydrases capture CO2 as bicarbonate, which dissolves in the blood and transports oxygen to the lungs. The kinetics of bicarbonate formation via carbonic anhydrase are about six orders of magnitude faster than CO2 binding via an amine-based solvent, the most advanced process for carbon capture used by industry today.
Using carbonic anhydrases for CO2 capture has only been attempted in solution. Using it for sorbent technology will significantly reduce the energy needed for regeneration. Additionally, this will be one of the first studies that investigates sorbent performance in realistic flue gas environments, including water vapor, CO2 and typical hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) such as SO2, NO and NO2. Researchers will develop desirable characteristics of the sorbent and the mesoporous carbon structure (MCS) using engineering and computational models, synthesis and characterization techniques.
Sorbents: An important aspect of the carbonic anhydrase sorbent work will involve effective tuning of the pore structure and surface chemistry to minimize diffusion limitations. A combination of chemical and physical adsorption mechanisms will likely be responsible for CO2 capture in the sorbents tested. These mechanisms will provide low energy of regeneration, while ensuring adequate mass transfer from the gas to adsorbed phase. X-ray diffraction studies will characterize the crystallinity of the carbon supports, whose surface will then be used to immobilize functional molecules
Mesoporous carbon structure: Carbon-based materials, which are affordable and Earth-abundant, will be used as the sorbent structure, providing a scalable surface chemistry to optimize the mass transfer of CO2. One common approach for preparing the MCS is to use ordered mesoporous silica as a hard template, fill it with a carbon source material, and then remove the material from the template by applying heat. A modified version of this method will be applied using co-polymers and additional carbon sources to form both the template and the ordered carbon structure, thus eliminating the need to fill an inorganic template with a carbon source. The ideal target structure illustrated in Figure 1 will have a uniform pore size to minimize diffusion limitations and the pressure drop throughout the sorbent.
Transmission electron microscopic image of the pore structure of a cylindrical mesoporous carbon material.
Once the sorbent and MCS structure are developed, they must be integrated via novel chemical coupling. Functional models of carbonic anhydrases (discrete monomer zinc hydroxide complexes) will be attached to the support structure through a two-step covalent attachment strategy. Experiments in a simulated combustion flue gas environment will measure the adsorption kinetics of the completed carbon capture structure. Figure 2 shows the experimental set-up.
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Amund Sundem passed away at his home, one mile north of Lyle, Saturday, Oct. 9th. Mr. Sundem reached the old age of 90 years and six months. He was born in Aurdahl, Valders, Norway on the 27th of March, 1825. Came to America in 1855. After having lived at Blue Mount, Wis., for five years he came to Mower County where he purchased a farm on which he lived the greater part of his life.
In 1860 Mr. Sundem was united in marriage to Margaret Helleberg, who passed away several years ago. Their marriage was blest with four children, two sons and two daughters. The children who survive him are his son Kristian of Rame, N. D., and his two daughters Anna and Mrs. John Austinson both of this place.
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May 2 (Reuters) - Cosmetics maker Avon Products Inc missed first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, hit by fewer direct sales representatives in Europe, Middle East & Africa and Brazil, its biggest market.
The number of company's active representatives fell for the tenth straight quarter and were down 9 percent in the reported period.
The 'Little Black Dress' perfume maker is a direct-selling brand that has sales representatives popularly known as 'Avon Ladies,' who go door-to-door to sell its lipsticks, skincare and other products.
The company, which has been plagued by falling sales, launched its turnaround program 'Open Up Avon' last year to reboot direct selling, while investing in e-commerce and digital capabilities.
Adjusted operating margin rose 50 basis points to 4.5 percent in the reported period, as the company kept a check on costs.
On an adjusted basis, sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa fell 9 percent, while they rose 1 percent in South Latin America, due to higher average orders and higher prices in Argentina, offsetting weakness in its Brazil business.
The company's loss widened to $32.7 million, or 9 cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from $20.3 million, or 6 cents per share, a year earlier.
Total revenue fell 15 percent to $1.19 billion, missing analysts' average estimate of $1.24 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. (Reporting by Jaslein Mahil and Soundarya J in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Shounak Dasgupta)


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