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What do Charles Taylor, Robert Mugabe, Laurent Gbagbo and Thabo Mbeki have in common? Apart from the fact that all have been presidents (one still is and will be until he dies) and all have to a greater or lesser extent autocratic tendencies and three out of four have proved to be prone to violence. Well? Here it is: they all hate The West and the Evil People who populate it although some (Mbeki) are better at hiding it than others (his northern neighbour). And because they all hate that monstrous entity that spreads disease, pestilence, death, destruction and bad entertainment around the world wherever it puts its jackboot, they all have earned the adoring admiration of the magazine I used to write for and from time to time write about: New African, NA for short.
Once upon a time the magazine sailed a journalistic course with regards to Côte d'Ivoire but then I wrote a letter to the editor (never published) reminding him that since Laurent Gbagbo employed exactly the same anti Western rhetoric as its other heroes (if not similar repressive methods like Mugabe) they should support him to the hilt. I remain, until this very day, deeply disappointed that I have never been given credit for the swift change in editorial line that NA performed in order to chime with the magazine's central narrative: The West is plotting in more than a thousand ways to keep the Black Man Down.
It did obediently reproduce a piece about the Ivorian crisis penned by former South African president Thabo Mbeki, the contents of which came straight from the Public Relations Department of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, Gbagbo's very own ZANU-PF. To this day, the FPI remains firmly convinced that its leader won the elections and that France's former ADHD president Sarkozy put Ouattara on the throne with United Nations complicity. And that's another thing that all these have in common with NA's central narrative, which is a seductive mix of perpetual victimhood based on kernels of truth without any self-reflection. It produces a deeply disempowering political agenda.
The reason I am writing all this is that I have discovered that NA has added a new hero to its expanding Heroes' Pantheon. His name? His Excellency, Sheikh Professor Alhaji Doctor Jahya Abdel Aziz Jemus Junkug Jammeh, President of the Republic of The Gambia! He ticks all the right boxes. Came to power in a coup in 1994 and has since developed the mindset that running his country, into the ground as it happens, is his inalienable birthright. He has turned the country into his private property and a police state. Also a haven for money laundering and arms smuggling. And sex tourism for middle-aged women from the UK, Netherlands, Germany and elsewhere. Business Is Booming.
Jammeh's greatest claim to fame dates back to April 2000, when he ordered the army to open fire on unarmed schoolchildren on a demonstration, while exclaiming his most memorable quote: shoot the bastards. He had a few more executed in 2012 as his jails were facing a capacity problem. Now that's what I call efficiency. He also supports at least one of the factions that is causing frequent havoc across the border in Senegal's Casamance Province, effectively holding the government in Dakar hostage: if you allow too much Gambian dissidence on your territory, all hell will break loose in your beloved Casamance. So far, it has worked like a charm.
But why has His Excellency etc etc etc earned himself the adoring admiration of New African magazine? Because he hates The West and the Evil People in it. He has become worried about the fact that The West takes a disproportionately large part of Africa's wealth. This Must Change. He advocates a program of redistribution that he may, one day, want to apply in his own country. Apparently, The Gambia is sitting on oil and His Excellency etc etc has discovered…the Gambian People. To whom the oil belongs. Interesting thought. He has made other striking revelations in the past, such as not needing doctors to cure AIDS; he can do that himself. (I seem to remember Thabo Mbeki had a rather tenuous relationship with the scientific explanation of the disorder…) His Excellency etc etc also likes to employ unregistered armies, like Charles Taylor, to further his objectives. As far as anyone can see he only has one, the same as Mugabe: staying in power until he dies. He has more things in common with the Dear Leader in Harare: he recently left The Commonwealth because it is colonialist and the two are also united in their intense homophobia. 'Worse than pigs and dogs,' in Mugabeland; 'vermin', in Jammehland. Both were upstaged recently by Uganda's gay-hating president Yoweri Museveni, whom NA dislikes intensely because he is deemed a "stooge of the West" but who knows, things may change…
So NA went to The Gambia and did a MAC (Mutual Adoration Chat), went on to publish a few quotes on oil and a letter castigating someone who had the gall to criticise this hero of the fight against colonialism, slavery, exploitation, greed and racism, which as you know are the only relevant hallmarks of The West and its Evil People. I, for one, am pleased to see His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Doctor Jahya Abdel Aziz Jemus Junkug Jammeh, President of the Republic of The Gambia, curer of AIDS, swift dispatcher of school children, brave protagonist of proxy conflict, expert emptier of prisons and champion of the downtrodden included in NA's Heroes' Pantheon. Maybe he could accompany the editor on one of his frequent trips to a certain Heroes' Acre in the Zimbabwean capital where some heroes are notable for their absence. Not that this should detain this new beautiful pair as they gushingly report from Paradise On Earth.
Tags:Gambia, Jahya Jammeh, Mugabe, New African, Zimbabwe
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NGO employee
NGOs, also known as non-governmental organizations (although the "non" part in NGO does not necessarily imply that state coffers are off-limits) attract a wide variety of individuals, some good, some bad, some nutcases and a lot in between with varying degrees of acceptable incompetence, especially in foreign countries. The same, incidentally applies to the UN, the difference being that this organization relies heavily on generous helpings from state coffers; its methods to recruit massively overpaid individuals with varying degrees of unacceptable incompetence should be the subject of a worldwide inquiry. It will also be the subject of another blog entry. Promise.
But back to our NGO employee. He was from an East African Nation but working in a West African One. A thoroughly pleasant individual to be around. Me and my colleague took a ride with him on an NGO truck back to the capital. I accept that this is against my principles; in mitigation I offer that (1) the nature of this trip was not journalistic and (2) the number of alternatives available was negligible.
During the long ride, the conversation turned a tad bizarre. For one, he has been living in this country for four years but every time we started to discuss the nation's rather interesting politics and the name of a prominent mover and shaker came up, he would ask:
'Who's that?'
We were talking ministers here, prominent members of parliament, high up in the political hierarchy.
The talk then turned to a big bad awful monstrous entity that spreads disease, pestilence, death, destruction and bad entertainment around the world wherever it puts its jackboot. You guessed right: our NGO employee was a virulent critic of The West. Absolutely everything it did was evil. I neglected to ask him if this included paying his salary.
A memorable quote from the UK wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill mentions America as the country that can always be expected to do the right thing…after having exhausted all other options. Generally speaking, The West is shorthand for America, which is shorthand for the United States. (Nominally Francophone countries in Africa do not mention The West as the source of their predicaments but point the finger squarely at France.) Our NGO friend was, correctly, highly critical of US actions in Iraq where it fought an illegal war; Afghanistan, where it lost a war; Libya, where it helped trigger various wars… There is a long list of countries that have yet to recover from having experienced US involvement. The explanation, to me at least, lies in another dictum, this time Napoleonic: never ascribe to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
You see, I strongly believe that most of The West, including my own country The Netherlands, is run by buffoons, clowns, jokers and idiots. I'm being charitable here, just like the American but Mexico-based writer Fred Reed, who takes an equally dim view of the people in Washington who run America's wars around the world.
Not our NGO friend. He saw conspiracies. The West was doing this. The West was doing that. I remarked:
'Most people in The West would not even be able to find the country where we are right now, on a map. So what is this "West"?'
'It's the entity that commits crimes around the world.'
'Yes, I know that and agree. I marched against the Iraq war. Fat lot of good that did…'
'It is a destructive force.'
'Well, yes, and how many people actually know this?'
That hardly appeared to matter but by now it was becoming clear what the hub of The West was. America. So I said:
'Well, you've been there. Half the people don't even have a passport and have absolutely no idea what's going on in the state next door. Let alone a foreign country.'
Further precision-targeting revealed that he meant the makers of an alleged "policy" inside the Washington Beltway. Which amounts to stumbling around in utter darkness until someone finds a light switch. And promptly turns it off again because the mess is too appalling to behold. Where the West bears collective guilt (which is what our NGO friend was implying) is in the fact that it keeps electing buffoons, clowns, jokers and idiots, who then appoint their like in the bureaucracies that manhandle the state machinery. I don't know how to change that and neither do you.
Fear and self-loathing has been an ingrained feature of The West since the 1960s. It has grown in prominence. It's easy because it does not require analysis. Naturally, it has seeped into the world of NGOs and equally naturally this mindset attracts the likes of our amiable East African friend. But what really shocked me was that he could spend four years living in a country on his own continent without bothering to get to know it any better.
An NGO Bubble. As a matter of fact, "shocking" is not the right word, "terrifying" is.
Tags:Africa, America, incompetence, NGO
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Pick a district 1st District of New York (Rep. Lee Zeldin) 2nd District of New York (Rep. Peter King) 3rd District of New York (Rep. Tom Suozzi) 4th District of New York (Rep. Kathleen Rice) 5th District of New York (Rep. Gregory Meeks) 6th District of New York (Rep. Grace Meng) 7th District of New York (Rep. Nydia Velazquez) 8th District of New York (Rep. Hakeem Jeffries) 9th District of New York (Rep. Yvette Clarke) 10th District of New York (Rep. Jerrold Nadler) 11th District of New York (Rep. Max Rose) 12th District of New York (Rep. Carolyn Maloney) 13th District of New York (Rep. Adriano Espailat) 14th District of New York (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 15th District of New York (Rep. Jose Serrano) 16th District of New York (Rep. Eliot Engel) 17th District of New York (Rep. Nita Lowey) 18th District of New York (Rep. Sean Maloney) 19th District of New York (Rep. Antonio Delgado) 20th District of New York (Rep. Paul Tonko) 21st District of New York (Rep. Elise Stefanik) 22nd District of New York (Rep. Anthony Brindisi) 23rd District of New York (Rep. Tom Reed) 24th District of New York (Rep. John Katko) 25th District of New York (Rep. Joseph Morelle) 26th District of New York (Rep. Brian Higgins) 27th District of New York (Rep. Chris Collins)
Total Subsidies payments in New York totaled $3.2 billion from 1995-2021.
Total Subsidies in New York by county, 1995-2021
1 Livingston County, New York $157,074,365 4.9% 4.9%
2 Orleans County, New York $152,774,245 4.8% 9.7%
3 Cayuga County, New York $145,566,229 4.5% 14.2%
4 Wyoming County, New York $141,994,596 4.4% 18.7%
5 Wayne County, New York $130,472,807 4.1% 22.7%
6 Genesee County, New York $121,977,535 3.8% 26.5%
7 Ontario County, New York $117,835,916 3.7% 30.2%
8 Jefferson County, New York $108,498,242 3.4% 33.6%
9 Onondaga County, New York $107,845,827 3.4% 37.0%
10 Niagara County, New York $106,767,175 3.3% 40.3%
11 Steuben County, New York $101,603,474 3.2% 43.5%
12 Orange County, New York $99,823,661 3.1% 46.6%
13 Saint Lawrence County, New York $94,212,705 2.9% 49.5%
14 Chautauqua County, New York $87,739,863 2.7% 52.3%
15 Washington County, New York $84,225,472 2.6% 54.9%
16 Oneida County, New York $82,441,080 2.6% 57.5%
17 Clinton County, New York $79,802,016 2.5% 60.0%
18 Monroe County, New York $76,205,106 2.4% 62.3%
19 Erie County, New York $71,653,575 2.2% 64.6%
20 Madison County, New York $69,029,373 2.2% 66.7%
21 Seneca County, New York $67,648,961 2.1% 68.8%
22 Lewis County, New York $65,835,491 2.1% 70.9%
23 Cattaraugus County, New York $62,633,070 2.0% 72.9%
24 Montgomery County, New York $58,712,714 1.8% 74.7%
25 Columbia County, New York $57,611,080 1.8% 76.5%
26 Chenango County, New York $56,164,616 1.8% 78.2%
27 Herkimer County, New York $48,805,401 1.5% 79.8%
28 Cortland County, New York $48,120,380 1.5% 81.3%
29 Franklin County, New York $47,623,451 1.5% 82.8%
30 Delaware County, New York $46,038,534 1.4% 84.2%
31 Otsego County, New York $41,023,607 1.3% 85.5%
32 Ulster County, New York $40,771,858 1.3% 86.7%
33 Yates County, New York $39,978,321 1.2% 88.0%
34 Tompkins County, New York $37,896,257 1.2% 89.2%
35 Allegany County, New York $37,421,168 1.2% 90.3%
36 Rensselaer County, New York $34,933,251 1.1% 91.4%
37 Tioga County, New York $30,589,112 1.0% 92.4%
38 Oswego County, New York $30,366,277 0.9% 93.3%
39 Saratoga County, New York $29,694,860 0.9% 94.3%
40 Schoharie County, New York $28,221,130 0.9% 95.2%
41 Broome County, New York $23,069,942 0.7% 95.9%
42 Suffolk County, New York $22,690,412 0.7% 96.6%
43 Dutchess County, New York $18,338,257 0.6% 97.2%
44 Chemung County, New York $16,029,574 0.5% 97.7%
45 Schuyler County, New York $13,597,275 0.4% 98.1%
46 Greene County, New York $13,214,403 0.4% 98.5%
47 Albany County, New York $12,137,986 0.4% 98.9%
48 Sullivan County, New York $11,766,281 0.4% 99.2%
49 Fulton County, New York $9,580,155 0.3% 99.5%
50 Essex County, New York $9,342,039 0.3% 99.8%
51 Schenectady County, New York $2,976,430 0.1% 99.9%
52 Westchester County, New York $634,407 0.0% 99.9%
53 Warren County, New York $581,822 0.0% 100.0%
54 Hamilton County, New York $361,798 0.0% 100.0%
55 Putnam County, New York $118,759 0.0% 100.0%

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Social Justice Initiatives
In 2019, Council Adopted an update to the Borough of State College's Strategic Plan. Welcome & Engage is one of the critical success factors for the plan.
Welcome & Engage- State College is a community where diversity is honored and celebrated, and every voice can be heard by community leaders who are committed to listening. The community is engaged and active in civic life. The Borough is dedicated to ensuring equal access to public services; advocates for inclusion in public policy, local businesses, and our neighborhoods; and intentionally designs opportunities to facilitate engagement in our multi-generational community. All are welcome here.
This page includes information on previous social justice initiatives that are in place to ensure the Borough of State College is a welcoming and engaged community.
Resolutions on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Home Rule Charter
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza
LGBTQ Matters Advisory Committee
Multi-Cultural and Unity Fair
Community Diversity Conference
Training Program: Enhancing Excellence in Customer Service
Officer-Involved Shooting Incident (03/20/2019)
You Are Welcome Here Banners
Resolution 1258 Demanding Racial Justice, Equity and Action
RES 1255 - Support of Mayor Filippellis Letter RE - George Floyd
Resolution 1252-Condemning Racist and Xenophobic Hate and Bias Towards Asians, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Islanders During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resolution 1230-Immigrant Children and Family Separation
Resolution 1223-Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Matters
Resolution 1176- Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
Resolution 1180- Immigration Enforcement
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Article III–Nondiscrimination
The Municipality shall not deny to any person the enjoyment of any civil right, or discriminate against any person in the exercise of any civil right because of race, color, religious belief, ancestry, sex or national origin.
View the complete Code of Ordinances
Chapter I Administration and Government–Part N Purchasing/Contract/Property Disposition Control:
Discrimination Prohibited. Any contract entered into by the Municipality for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public work may contain provisions by which the contractor agrees that, in the hiring of employees for the performance of work under the contract or any subcontract under it, no contractor or subcontractor and no person acting on behalf of the contractor or subcontractor shall, by reason of race, creed, sex, or color, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates. Violations of this provision by the contractor will constitute grounds for terminating the contract.
Chapter I Administration and Government–Part J Personnel System:
The Borough is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibility, marital status, age, disability or handicap, use of service animals and/or mechanical aids, or any other non-merit factors. Bona fide occupational requirements may be observed.
Chapter V Part E–Fair Housing Ordinance:
Purpose. The Municipality has an obligation to maintain an environment conducive to fostering respect among all residents of the community. The Municipality must assure that persons seeking to avail themselves of their right to enjoy housing facilities obtain goods and services in a public accommodation and have equal access to residential real estate-related transactions regardless of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, source of income, disability or handicap, presence of a service animal (public accommodations) or support animal (housing and real estate-related transactions), pregnancy, birth of a child or marital or familial status are not burdened by unjust discrimination. Incidents of unjust discrimination are harmful to the society we share. Such acts not only harm those who suffer them but also threaten the reputation of the community.
Declaration of Policy. It is the public policy of the Municipality to prohibit discrimination in housing, public accommodations and residential real estate-related transactions because of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, source of income, disability or handicap, presence of a service animal (public accommodations) or support animal (housing and real estate-related transactions), pregnancy, birth of a child or marital or familial status; and to provide for the resolution of housing, public accommodation and residential real estate-related transaction discrimination disputes at the local level in a timely, cost efficient and effective manner; and, to obtain substantial equivalency with the federal government's housing and anti-discrimination enforcement efforts.
Chapter V Part I Anti-Discrimination In Employment Ordinance
In order to ensure that all persons, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibility, marital status, age, disability or handicap, use of service animals and/or mechanical aids enjoy the full benefits of citizenship and are afforded equal opportunities for employment, it is necessary that appropriate legislation be enacted.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the Borough to foster the employment of all persons in accordance with their fullest capacities regardless of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibility, marital status, age, disability or handicap, use of service animals and/or mechanical aids, and to safeguard their right to obtain and hold employment without such discrimination, to assure equal opportunities to all individuals and to safeguard their rights.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as supporting or advocating any particular doctrine, position, point of view, or religious view. To the contrary, it is the intention of this Ordinance that all persons be treated fairly and equally, and it is the express intent of this Ordinance to guarantee fair and equal treatment under the law to all people of the Borough.
This Ordinance shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the Borough or the protection of the public welfare, prosperity, health and peace of the State College community.
Chapter VII Franchises–Part C Cable System Regulatory Ordinance:
Rights of Individuals Protected. Unfair Discriminatory Practices Prohibited. In the performance of a Franchise, a Grantee shall not discriminate unfairly against any person on the ground of or because of race, creed, color, national origin or ancestry, gender, religion or political opinion or affiliation, income of residents in any area of the Grantor, or age. A Grantee shall comply at all times with all other valid applicable federal, state and local laws, and all federal and state executive and administrative orders relating to non-discrimination.
Chapter X Licenses and Permits–Part G Domestic Partner Registry:
The Borough of State College has an interest in strengthening and supporting all caring, committed and responsible family forms. The Borough of State College recognizes the importance of cultural diversity and equal treatment as evidenced by its enactment of a fair housing and public accommodations ordinance and the antidiscrimination in employment ordinance which protect its citizens from discrimination. A domestic partnership registry further offers a means by which unmarried couples in committed ongoing family relationships may document their relationships. Establishment of a registry recognizes the diversity of family configurations and provides public recognition of these relationships.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. plaza opened on August 28, 2017 (the 54th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. King gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech) in Downtown State College. Located on South Fraser Street, between West College Avenue and West Beaver Avenue, this memorial serves as a reminder to citizens of Dr. King's legacy as an advocate for peace, equality, and justice – a legacy that lives on in the State College Community and around the world. The local Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza Committee meets regularly to discuss enhancements to the plaza and plans annual events around race, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Learn more about the plaza.
In 2017 the State College Borough Council established the LGBTQ Matters Advisory Committee to advise Council, Mayor, and Staff on practices that will create greater access, engagement, and inclusion for member of the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Their work includes:
Assist with the annual Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equity Index
Provide LGBTQ cultural competency training for borough staff
Provide assistance to ensure vendor equity in contracting
Provide assistance to institute a visible LGBTQ-affirming/welcoming business program and training for local vendors and their employees
Act as a resource for borough staff doing public involvement processes
Work with borough staff to ensure that city facilities and events are accessible for people who identify outside the gender binary
Work with other municipalities interested in taking part in the above activities and in advancing sexual orientation and gender identity nondiscrimination ordinances in their localities
This local committee is comprised of members from Penn State, State College community leaders, State College Police, Penn State Police, and Borough Staff. This helps bring a wide range of perspectives when discussing LGBTQ issues within the community.
Recent actions by the board:
Increased State College's Municipal Equality Index score from 73 to 100.
Established gender-neutral bathrooms in the State College Municipal Building and parking garages
Worked with Council to create and pass an ordinance banning conversion therapy for all minors in the Borough of State College
Established Kevin Kassab, Community Engagement Director, as the Borough's LGBTQ Liaison
Worked with staff to adopt an all-inclusive workplace policy
Ensured all Borough staff with domestic partners receive health benefits
Created Pride banners to be displayed throughout Downtown State College during Pride Month every year since 2018
Learn more about the board.
The Multicultural Unity Fair was held in September of 2018 and 2019. The fair was filled with diverse entertainment including Drums of West Africa, Roots of Life, Happy Valley Chinese School, Society for Indian Music and Arts, Caliente PSU, Penn State International Dance Ensemble and Patrick "Littlewolf" Brooks and Emelie Jeffries. State College Friends School brought their Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. display with a recording of Dr. King's speech playing. The event was filled with games for all ages and information booths from the community and Penn State University. Attendees had the opportunity to sample generous food donations from Pita Cabana, Plaza Mexican, India Pavilion and Cozy Thai Bistro. At this year's event, Mayor Hahn proclaimed Saturday, September 28, 2019, as Multicultural Unity Day in the Borough of State College. This event is a collaboration of the State College Borough and the Community Diversity Group.
The Community Diversity Conference is a full day conference and happens bi-annually in State College. The Community Diversity Group, The Borough of State College, the surrounding areas as well as our Penn State affiliates come together to provide a unique opportunity for anyone, not just State College residents, to enhance community relations, increase awareness about diversity issues prevalent in our community, and to improve the overall social climate of State College.
OFFERED BY THE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY GROUP: The Borough of State College supports this program by providing space in the municipality building for these workshops to take place. The course is offered to all surrounding businesses in the area. The course objectives include: Identifying the components of excellent customer service, understanding our community, discussing how diversity impacts customer service effectiveness on the job, and developing strategies for improving quality of customer service to diverse customers.
This webpage is to ensure that all information regarding the officer-involved shooting incident of Osaze Osagie is in a centrally located place on the Municipality's website.
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Send Your Name on the First Orion Flight and Beyond!
Written by Nathan Smith on October 23, 2014 . Posted in STEM and STEAM.
NASA is inviting the public to send their names on a microchip to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.
Your name will begin its journey on a dime-sized microchip when the agency′s Orion spacecraft launches Dec. 4, 2014, on its first flight, designated Exploration Flight Test-1. After a 4½-hour, two-orbit mission around Earth to test Orion′s systems, the spacecraft will travel back through the atmosphere at speeds approaching 20,000 mph and temperatures near 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
But the journey for your name doesn′t end there. After returning to Earth, the names will fly on future NASA exploration flights and missions to Mars.
The deadline for receiving a personal "boarding pass″ on Orion′s test flight closes Oct. 31, 2014. The public will have an opportunity to keep submitting names beyond Oct. 31 to be included on future test flights and future NASA missions to Mars.
To submit your name to fly on Orion′s flight test, visit http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/orion-first-flight/.
Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #JourneyToMars.
For information about Orion and its first flight, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion.
Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Brandi Dean at brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov.


"Criminologists making news? Providing factual information on crime and criminal justice through a weekly newspaper column"
Source: (2007) Crime, Media, Culture. 3(3):285-304.
This article summarizes the findings from a two-year research project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which explored the impact of a criminologist presenting factual information on crime and criminal justice through a weekly column in a local newspaper. The research included a natural quasi-experiment, the impact of which was assessed through a large-scale survey and in-depth interviews with members of the public. The key finding from the research was that readership of the column was low (although not as low as survey responses initially indicated), and that the column had no measurable impact on readers. The findings suggest that interest in, take-up, and retention of factual information on crime and criminal justice is not as high as previous empirical research has suggested.


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HomeFootball ZoneMac Jones Reveals His Side Of Patriots Sideline Laugh With Bill Belichick
Mac Jones Reveals His Side Of Patriots Sideline Laugh With Bill Belichick
Head coach Bill Belichick doesn't really laugh that much. He doesn't laugh at all. Fans, players, staffers, and reporters rarely get a chance to see him pull out a huge grin. Well, we saw Kendrick Bourne, Damien Harris, and Mac Jones laugh with Belichick at the sideline during the game vs Jacksonville Jaguars.
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— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 2, 2022
Mac Jones, Kendrick Bourne to make Belichick laugh again
The Patriots head coach didn't reveal much about the moment, saying it was just a "lighter moment" for everyone. Bourne said it was the joy of winning. Now we have Jones telling his side of the story.
"I think we were just talking about the game and all that," the rookie quarterback said. "Coach just chimed in. That was pretty much it. But KB definitely can make him laugh. … We were right by where we were supposed to be just in case. We were watching the offense and making sure everything goes smooth."
Bourne is an excellent player, and Belichick is a fan. We all know that the Patriots head coach respects great players who can lead the team to a win. Bourne is one of them, and Jones agrees with this one.
"I think KB's just an awesome guy, and he's very consistent with who he is," the rookie said on WEEI. "He enjoys the game, but he also enjoys the people and the people that he gets the chance to play with. We all love him, and he just brings that energy every day. It's off the wall, but it's great, and he's focused at the same time. He does a great job. It just makes the game more fun. You're here to have fun and to win, and he does both of those things."
Bourne and his energy will help the Patriots win a lot of games in the future. He is a valuable member of the family and Belichick won't let him go that easily.
The Patriots have a 10-6 record at this point of the season. They are playing against the Miami Dolphins next and they really need to win that one.
Tags:Bill Belichick, laugh, Mac Jones, Patriots, Quarterback
Watch: Patriots WR Chris Hogan Reaching Out to Bullied Fan Will Warm Your Heart
Watch: Bill Belichick Hugs Robert Kraft, Congratulates Patriots Owner On 300th Win
Patriots Wide Receiver Reacts To Mac Jones Performance


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Specto tests for New ICDL modules are now available
Specto® tests for New ICDL modules are now available …
starting with Project Planning
Specto® has been working on the development of tests for number of the new ICDL modules. Tests for the Project Planning module are now available live and have already been used in some countries. This comes after Specto® obtained the approval on these tests from the ECDL Foundation for Project Planning 2010 and 2013. Tests for the Image Editing module are now under review and will soon be made available after their official approval. Tests for the Web Editing module are currently under development. It is planned to also develop tests for other modules before the end of 2015.
It is to be noted that there are number of new ICDL modules that are highly needed in the labor market. These modules enable Candidates with skills and competences to use in their daily tasks. These modules include Project Planning, Image Editing and Web Editing. Due to the importance of these modules, Specto® has been working on the development of tests to satisfy the demands of its customers.
Specto introduces new test streams for Microsoft Office modules
Specto® introduces new test streams for Microsoft Office modules … Two new streams are now available live and two more will be introduced shortly
Specto® has recently introduced two new streams for each of the Microsoft Office applications (Word, Spreadsheets, Presentations, and Database), both in Arabic and English. Moreover, two new streams are currently under development, and will be introduced to the market shortly, after passing through the rigorous quality reviews both by Specto® staff as well as the staff of the ECDL Foundation. This comes as part of the continuous efforts of Specto® Limited to maintain the high standard of the ICDL program and the value of this prestigious Certificate.
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Aug 22, 2017 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Rooftop Ciné-Concert: FLESH AND THE DEVIL
Fall in love on Tuesdays with silent masterpieces by Hitchcock, Murnau, and Brown that will have you weak at the knees and wild with jealousy. The plot thickens as live musicians underscore heart racing love triangles and passionate duels. Indulge in a love affair with the New York skyline and see where the night takes you. What are you willing to do for love?
Directed by: Clarence Brown
1926, 112 min
Two young boys swear eternal friendship through a blood bond. Years later one of them falls for a married woman. When he kills her husband, he is forced to take a post in Africa. He returns to discover that his best friend has married his love.
Ondřej Pivec – Keyboard
Ondřej is a celebrated keyboardist, composer, recording artist and bandleader born and raised in the Czech Republic. He started playing music at the age of three as a classical pianist, but soon turned to jazz and began to play the Hammond organ in his teens.He has performed with renowned jazz and RnB artists such as Gregory Porter, Jason Marshall, Paul Bollenback, Nathaniel Townsley, Joel Frahm, Yvonne Sanchez, Christian Rover. Ondrej has collaborated on Gregory Porter's GRAMMY winning album 'Take Me To The Alley'. He resides in New York.
Karel Růžička Jr. – Saxophone
New York based saxophonist and composer Karel Ruzicka Jr. is a highly sought after performer and recording artist. Karel began his professional career at 16 as leader of "The Four" group in his native country Czech Republic.During his career he has recorded multiple award-winning albums and performed with many legendary musicians on the global scene such as - Karel Ruzicka Sr., George Benson, Hiram Bullock, Mike Stern, Joe Locke, Bob Mintzer, Ravi Coltrane, Benny Rietveld, Ben E. King, Ronnie Burrage, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Fred Wesley and others. He is a guest artist at the Jazz at Lincoln Center and also often tours with jazz singer/songwriter Michael Franks, guitarist Dean Brown and bass virtuoso Miroslav Vitous.
Q & A with Vito Adriaensens
Vito Adriaensens is a visiting scholar and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University's Film Department, where he teaches the history of early cinema. His research focuses on the aesthetic, cultural and historical interaction between film, theater, and visual arts. He is the author of the upcoming monograph Velvet Curtains and Gilded Frames: The Art of Early European Cinema and a co-author of Screening Statues: Sculpture and Cinema (with Steven Jacobs, Susan Felleman, and Lisa Colpaert). He is currently also the treasurer of Domitor, the International Society for the Study of Early Cinema.
Pre-ordered $12, Door $15, Czech Center Club Members $10
7PM: Rooftop opens for a welcome drink. Cocktails and snacks available. Cash bar provided by Bohemian Spirit Restaurant.
8 P.M.: Silent movie accompanied by live music upon sunset
Please note: In the event of rain, the screenings will take place in the Grand Ballroom on the 4th floor
Organized in collaboration with the Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association.
Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street
Aug 22, 2017	7:00 PM	- 10:00 PM
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Seleccione Daryl Finch (7) Rob Palmer (2)
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NOTICIAS 39 noticias encontradas
Malaga suffer thrashing at the hands of Rayo
Daryl Finch
Luck was not on Malaga's side as they had a night to forget in the capital, falling to a heavy 4-0 defeat at the hands of Rayo in Vallecas on Saturday. 4 Rayo Vallecano Isi Palazón (18', pen); Juande (21', own goal); Pozo (58'); Antoñín ... (90+3'). 0 Malaga Rayo: Dimitrievski; Advíncula, Velázquez, Catena, Fran García; Óscar Valentín (Montiel, 83'), Comesaña, Álvaro García (Sergio Moreno, 87'); Isi Palazón (Andrés Martín, 83'), Pozo (Trejo, 69'), Yacine Qasmi (Antoñín, 70'). ... Pellicer took some advantage of this situation by giving minutes to new signings Jairo and Jozabed who showed signs of linking up well together when the former slid in the latter who poked his effort just wide of the far post. However, Rayo continued to
Double draw as Malaga continue to struggle to find their footing
SERGIO CORTÉS
...half of the Second Division table. 1 Mirandés 1 Malaga 1 Malaga 1 Rayo Vallecano Saturday's outing up north to Miranda del Ebro (Castilla y León) saw Malaga take on fellow strugglers Mirandés. The visitors were let ... pitch let them down, however. Danger came in the form of Mirandés midfielder Guridi, and it was a mistake by Malaga defender Benkhemassa that allowed Merquelanz to put the equaliser past Malaga keeper Munir. Rayo Vallecano On Tuesday Malaga hoped to ... give their fans the win they had yet to achieve this season in their home game against Madrid side Rayo Vallecano. Once again they let two points slip through their fingers, despite a positive first half which could have given them a greater
Two defeats in less than a week for Malaga women
Marina RIVAS
This result followed a disppointing 1-0 loss away to Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. Iris Ponciano scored the winner with ten minutes to go after Antonio Contreras' side enjoyed the majority of the possession.
Spanish football chief announces the end to Monday night La Liga games
AMADOR GÓMEZ
...supporters of Athletic, Alavés, Leganés, Rayo Vallecano, Levante and Girona joined protests against having to regularly play in this unpopular slot. Due to not having any European commitments, these clubs have seen their attendances fall by being regularly
Malaga back on the right track after tricky away day
Smiles returned to Malaga fans' faces on Sunday night after the side overcame a tough test and came away with all three points in front of just 3,137 specators at the partially-closed Cerro del Espino in Madrid. Rayo Majadahonda, with the ... (they finished the game with 64 per cent) and carved out the early chances. 0 Rayo Majadahonda 1 Malaga Adrián (78') As fate would have it, it was Héctor who had the best early openings for the hosts. First, he made the most of Diego ... into the roof of the net, Malaga's travelling fans thought that their side had thrown away yet another two points in the closing phases. However, much to the surprise of the Rayo players, the linesman judged, correctly, that Carcelén had beyond the last
Malaga increase their lead at the top of the table with sixth win
aNTONIO gÓNGORA
The Malaga squad performed well in a game that could have gone either way on Sunday. Despite most of the possession belonging to the other side, and rather few goal chances actually created, the team rose to the occasion. The victory means that the
Sturdy defensive show earns Malaga priceless point on the road
henry flynn
Malaga still have the best defence in Segunda and it was used to good effect to claim a point on the road as they held Rayo Vallecano to a goalless draw in Vallecas on Thursday night. After the game, manager Sergio Pellicer likened the encounter ... to a "boxing match" and praised his team's display against a side well placed to end the season in the division's top half. 0 Rayo Vallecano 0 Malaga "I am really pleased with the players, they are the ones who made it happen," he ... said after the contest, in which his team reduced Rayo to very few chances. "We have added points in our last four games. We have to keep this going." Malaga were without regular captain Adrián and top scorer Armando Sadiku due to suspension, but
A loyal guardian for a new life
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
...possible and have trained dogs waiting to go to new homes," explained Sebastián Rayo, trainer and founder of the association. Some of the clients, who come from different areas of the province, have been attending for two years, others have started ... but we have to do it," they said. Besides face-to-face training sessions, all of the women are in contact with Rayo through Whatsapp, in a group called Spartans. "We support each other and we can tell each other how we feel," they explained. Pepos
Efficient Malaga get off to a winning start at home
...credit goes to the players, to everyone. "The group is getting stronger. But nobody can afford to relax. We have 24 hours to celebrate, then on to prepare for the Rayo game [on Saturday]. This sentiment was echoed by match-winner Cristian: "We're
Malaga bring in reinforcements but face race against the clock before the season begins
SERGIO CORTÉS / BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
Rayo Vallecano, and another wide player in the form of Jairo. The former Racing man is a free agent after his contract with German-side Hamburg came to an end, but personal terms are though to be a hurdle with Malaga's limitations in the market.


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Tag: Tokyo
The Endgame of the Olympics
By Dvora Meyers	Feature
What if the Olympic Games never come back?
Selling Vintage Records in Tokyo
By Aaron Gilbreath	Feature
Listening to music with a Tokyo record store owner forges a deeper bond than any shared language.
The Life-Changing Magic of Getting In Line at 5AM
Japan is committed to waiting: its language includes the phrase gyouretsu no dekiru mise: "restaurants that have very long lines."
Where Your Stuff Goes When You Lose It in Tokyo
If you lost your umbrella in Tokyo, don't worry. It's probably among the thousands stored inside the Metropolitan Police Department's six-story lost and found center.
How a Famed Danish Restaurant Brought Japanese Sensibilities to Their Tokyo Pop-Up
He could have made his life easier by being less ambitious, but that's not what Noma does. Instead, they've taken their strictly seasonal and regional agenda and applied it to the islands of Japan instead of the Nordic region. "I made seven trips here in the past year. I've been everywhere in Japan," he explains.


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Q: Python inotify - Execute function upon new file creation In a python script I am watching a directory for new files coming from a scanner. Currently my code is only reacting on the IN_CLOSE_WRITE event. I am aware that the right way would be to watch out for a IN_CREATE event followed by a IN_CLOSE_WRITE event.
My current code looks like this:
import os
import sys
import logging
import inotify.adapters
import ocrmypdf

def DoOCR(filePath, fileName):
    print("Processing {}".format(fileName))
    try:
       fullPath = os.path.join(filePath, fileName)
       ocrmypdf.ocr(fullPath, fullPath, deskew=True, clean=True, language="deu")
    except ocrmypdf.exceptions.PriorOcrFoundError as err:
       print("Already processed: {0}".format(err))
    except:
       print("Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0])
       raise

if __name__ == '__main__':
    # Setup logging.
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
    #logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

    i = inotify.adapters.Inotify()

    pathToWatch = '/srv/smb/scanneddocs'
    if not os.path.exists(pathToWatch):
        os.mkdir(pathToWatch)

    watchMask = inotify.constants.IN_CREATE | inotify.constants.IN_CLOSE_WRITE

    i.add_watch(pathToWatch, watchMask)

    for event in i.event_gen(yield_nones=False):
        (_, type_names, path, filename) = event

        #TODO: Check that a IN_CREATE is followed by a IN_CLOSE_WRITE
        if "IN_CLOSE_WRITE" in type_names:
            print("PATH=[{}] FILENAME=[{}] EVENT_TYPES={}".format(path, filename, type_names))
            name, extension = os.path.splitext(filename)
            print(extension)
            if extension.lower() == ".pdf":
                DoOCR(pathToWatch, filename)
            else:
                print("{} is no PDF file. Skipping...".format(filename))

What would be the best way to ensure that both events occurred after each other?

A: Add the created files to a set, then check the set when you get the IN_CLOSE_WRITE event.
    created_files = set()
    for event in i.event_gen(yield_nones=False):
        (_, type_names, path, filename) = event

        if "IN_CREATE" in type_names:
            created_files.add(filename)
        if "IN_CLOSE_WRITE" in type_names:
            if filename not in created_files:
                continue
            created_files.remove(filename) # remove unneeded item
            print("PATH=[{}] FILENAME=[{}] EVENT_TYPES={}".format(path, filename, type_names))
            name, extension = os.path.splitext(filename)
            print(extension)
            if extension.lower() == ".pdf":
                DoOCR(pathToWatch, filename)
            else:
                print("{} is no PDF file. Skipping...".format(filename))

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In the UK, we have a lot of rain, wind and snow and our gardens go through it all, meaning it can sometimes be difficult to use them unless it's a dry and hot day, which is very rare for us. It's a dream to have a garden that can be used in all seasons but now you've got Prestige Lawns, you can make that dream a reality! Artificial grass is the perfect solution to have a beautiful garden that you can use to your heart's content in all seasons.
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What more can you want for summer garden parties than a beautiful, green lawn? Artificial grass can give you the fresh-garden-look everyone dreams of. It's also really great for when your children want to play outside and it's completely pet-proof, so no more grass stained clothes, trampled lawn or muddy paws!
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Please come in and check out Konane Brothers; we are makers of fine handcrafted Konane game boards here on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Konane is an ancient Hawaiian game; it is not found elsewhere in Polynesia. Konane was played by both royalty and commoners, children and adults alike.
There were many levels of play: just for fun, to gamble, or instead of war - the loser lost his life.
The everyday life in Hawaii changed in the 1800's. Konane was not played anymore, games and gambling was discouraged by those in control. In 1924, it is said, there was only one 90 year old Hawaiian women who knew how to play the game (though I suspect there were many who simply did not tell anyone they knew how to play). Today many people in Hawaii remember "that game we played when we were kids; haven't seen it in a long time." Included in this site are two ways to play Konane, the modern even board or the ancient odd /even petrogylph board.
It's time for a Konane revival!
Konane is a great game, fun and easy to learn, no downloads, batteries or power cords; materials needed to play can be found in the yard, at the beach or wherever you are.
If you have any questions or information to share, please feel free to use this site or our Facebook page.
Papamu (the checkerboard of small holes) are documented as a game board for KONANE, (similar to checkers), and for divination. Kupuna tell us that papamu also may have been used as calendars or abacus, strategic war planning, medical instruction and diagnosis, charting or teaching constellations and navigation.
Send us your inquiry, and we'll be happy to answer any question asked.
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Stuart A. Selber (PhD, Michigan Tech) is a researcher and teacher in the overlapping fields of technical communication, computers and composition, and human-computer interaction. Combining the most productive aspects of humanist critical traditions and social science methods, Selber studies the applications and implications of digital technologies for writing and communication purposes. He is especially interested in the social dimensions of literacies and in heuristics for conceptualizing instructional and institutional contexts.
Selber is a past president and Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing; a past president of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication and a recipient of the CPTSC Distinguished Service Award, their highest professional honor; a past chair of the CCCC Committee on Technical Communication; and a past chair of the Association for Computing Machinery SIGDOC Conference. Selber was instrumental in helping to establish the CCCC Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication and the ATTW Book Series in Technical and Professional Communication. In 2018, he received The Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the IEEE Professional Communication Society.
As an associate professor in the Department of English at Penn State, Selber serves as Director of Digital Education and Director of The Penn State Digital English Studio. In these capacities, he designs sociotechnical infrastructures to support the digital endeavors of both individuals and academic programs. Selber also oversees graduate students who are working to earn a teaching with technology certificate, advises undergraduate students who are working to earn a technical writing minor, and offers a senior seminar for undergraduate students who are concentrating in professional and media writing.
Outside of his home department, Selber works as a Faculty Fellow in the Teaching and Learning with Technology unit and as an affiliate professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. In 2016, he was a Faculty Fellow in the Center for Humanities and Information.
In 2014, his co-edited volume Solving Problems in Technical Communication (University of Chicago Press) won the award for Best Original Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC).
In 2010, his article "A Rhetoric of Electronic Instruction Sets" won the Nell Ann Pickett Award for Best Article in Technical Communication Quarterly.
In 2005, his single-authored book Multiliteracies for a Digital Age (Southern Illinois University Press) won the Distinguished Book Award from Computers and Composition and the award for Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
In 2005, his co-edited volume Central Works in Technical Communication (Oxford University Press) won the award for Best Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication from NCTE.
In 1998, his edited volume Computers and Technical Communication: Pedagogical and Programmatic Perspectives (Ablex/ATTW) won the award for Best Collection of Essays in Technical or Scientific Communication from NCTE.
In 1997, his co-authored article "Policing Ourselves: Defining the Boundaries of Appropriate Discussion in Online Forums" won the Ellen Nold Award for Best Article in Computers and Composition.
In 1995, his article "Beyond Skill Building: Challenges Facing Technical Communication Teachers in the Computer Age" won the award for Best Article on Methods of Teaching Technical or Scientific Communication from NCTE.
He has delivered lectures or workshops at the University of New Hampshire, University of Denver, Michigan State University, Fordham Graduate School, Texas A&M University, University of Maryland, Purdue University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Miami University, DePaul University, Bucknell University, University of Wyoming, James Madison University, Virginia Tech, Apple Computer in Cupertino, CA, and numerous other places.
In non-academic settings, Selber has worked as a technical communicator or consultant for The DuPont Company (Wilmington, DE), Lotus Development Corporation (Cambridge, MA), Beyond Incorporated (Cambridge, MA), Enstrom Helicopter Corporation (Menominee, MI), Micron Technology (Boise, ID), Transition Systems (Boston, MA), West One Bankcorp (Boise, ID), Editorial Services of New England (Cambridge, MA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (Washington, DC).
Selber lives in State College, PA with his wife, Kate Latterell, who is an associate professor of English at Penn State Altoona. In his spare time he enjoys serving as Faculty Adviser for Penn State Triathlon. You can find Ironman race reports on his triathlon website.


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You have to have taken many examinations and exams in your life prior to, however when it concerns GRE the circumstance ends up being much more major. For lots of students available, scoring well in GRE test refers life and fatality. As well as that's really much true considering that your entire future as well as chances of admission in a respected institute are greatly dependent after your GRE rating cheap Magoosh buy ebay.
Now the most confusing inquiry in your mind must be; "just what is a good GRE rating?" and "the best ways to get a good GRE rating"?
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cheap Magoosh buy ebay Really, gre rating is a mix of 2 components; one is your gre scaled score as well as the 2nd part is your percentile ranking. The percentile ranking is the factor of your performance as as compared to various other individuals who took the very same examination.
· Let's mean you got a verbal score of 150 and it ranges approximately an approximately 47th percentile rank.
· This shows, you have executed much better compared to 47% of other people who appeared in the same test.
· But right here the reality comes collapsing in; this percentile ranking also determines that other 53% of people appeared in the exact same test, carried out far better than you.
2: Make an assumption which section individuals appearing in gre test assume is harder. Given that only 1% of test takers achieve an ideal score in verbal area. Below you could ace your percentile over 97 if you ace it with additional hard work.
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Yes, beginning your magoosh GRE prep a lot earlier as well as well prior to time is the secret. It will certainly not just enhance your rating yet you will certainly continue to be in low-stress degree.
Gre examination is meant for evaluating your measurable thinking and also critical assuming capacities. Cramming the books is not going to help you pass this examination. You have to practice a number of documents attempting tactics.
As an example, you need to be able to make a decision throughout the examination, which questions you should attempt initial as well as which concerns are tough so you can attempt them later on.
You have to bear in mind that answering as many concerns right as you can is the key right here. The technique tests and buffoons examinations will aid you specify your technique and also most importantly, you will learn time monitoring.
Because scoring well in GRE test is a matter of severe issue. We suggest you to do your study regarding institutes and also their required GRE ratings well before time.
A while ago when you were in second college, you got ready for the SAT or ACT examinations. You researched, you focused, you emphasized and also you shed your sleep. At last, you took the test, obtained ball game you got, and afterwards a sigh of relief that it was all at long last ended up. The pressure was behind you. You can proceed onward with your life. Prior to lengthy you started your college occupation, and also the test was a distant memory. Life tends to rehash itself, as well as currently below you are toward completion of the trainee level, staring intently at the barrel of yet another test that will certainly aid choose the academic future. Right here are pointers for obtaining the highest possible magoosh GRE scores on GRE while holding the stress and anxiety to a practical degree.
Possibly the GRE examination isn't really the only test worry. You are venturing to get into graduate institution all things thought about, and also maintaining the analyses up is an immense need. While you are contemplating the GRE, you are in addition thinking about a few various examinations for different classes. Beginning your magoosh GRE prep will certainly allow maintain to sensations of stress and anxiety reduced while you consider different points, as well as it will unquestionably raise ball game finally. Begin three to four months early, and deposited a hr or two everyday– or as much time as you could for magoosh GRE prep.
Taking magoosh GRE prep examinations offers you a thought of just how the examination runs, what type of inquiries are asked, and need to enable you to comprehend where your shortfalls are. There are a couple of technique tests easily accessible from an array of resources, have a go at taking tests from different resources.
The magoosh GRE preparation is established up with the goal that you might miss the questions and also after that come back to them even in the PC variation. When you take rehearse tests, likewise exercise the strategies, as an example, avoiding longer or more challenging questions or the questions that you do not precisely comprehend and also later returning to them later in the test. The best treatment will consist of not simply responding to the inquiries suitably, as well as responding to the even more questions. Take the magoosh GRE prep examinations sufficient times that you have an apparent idea of the treatment that offers you the very best implementation. Entering into the examination with a plan diminishes stress and also will aid you in obtaining highest GRE rating.
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When you do make negligent errors when you are exercising for the examination after that consider specifically what turned out severely. Focus on the basic factors for these messy oversights to obtain rid of them.
Getting the chance to bed comfortably before the test could need some methods, especially in case you are worried. Adapting some techniques to de-stress could allow you to rest far better the evening prior to the examination.
Likewise, learn about any kind of problems you have with magoosh GRE scores anxiousness. In case you recognize you are the kind of individual who quiets down in a testing space, then be prepared. Practice some treatments in advance, to decrease the effect of anxiety on the examination day.
To get greatest magoosh GRE scores, you don't just need to have the capacity to finish each inquiry properly; you need to have the capacity to do it while allocated on the examination. This suggests you need to recognize what does it cost? time you could invest on each inquiry without examining the clock. Preferably, you will certainly likewise have a few minutes toward completion of the sector to examine the solutions and ensure that you didn't dedicate any type of noticeable errors.
With appropriate magoosh GRE preparation, the correct focus, and also, the right foundation, highest possible magoosh GRE scores are certainly feasible. Be prepared, although, to study for a couple of months. In various instances, you won't obtain the opportunity to get the highest magoosh GRE scores by studying for simply approximately 14 days.
You might have listened to the phrase "selection". This is executed here in the race of racking up well in GRE test. If you have the ability to acquire a rating far better than others, you will endure.
Are you mosting likely to take GRE test, this year cheap Magoosh buy ebay?
You should have taken lots of tests and tests in your life before, however when it comes to GRE the situation comes to be a lot more significant. For lots of pupils out there, racking up well in GRE examination refers life and death. Which's really much real considering that your whole future as well as possibilities of admission in a respected institute are mostly reliant after your GRE rating cheap Magoosh buy ebay.
Currently one of the most complicated question in your mind must be; "just what is a great GRE rating?" as well as "how you can get an excellent GRE score"?
This guide is genuinely dedicated to the entire GRE test-taking populace out there. If you understand our tips and also follow our suggestions, you will certainly ace your magoosh gre scores and also magoosh gmat rating This article will certainly assist you establish your goal, when you have actually done that, there is nothing which can stop you from acquiring an intense magoosh gre rating and also magoosh gmat rating.
What is a good GRE ratingcheap Magoosh buy ebay?
Right here we have compiled our study to provide you a suggestion of just what is a general great score. So allow's start.
cheap Magoosh buy ebay Really, gre rating is a mix of 2 components; one is your gre scaled score and also the 2nd part is your percentile ranking. The percentile rank is the factor of your efficiency as as compared to other individuals who took the very same test.
· Let's expect you got a verbal rating of 150 and it ranges up to an approximately 47th percentile rank.
· This shows, you have actually carried out better compared to 47% of other individuals that showed up in the same test.
· But below the fact comes crashing in; this percentile rank additionally figures out that 53% of people appeared in the same test, done far better than you.
2: Make a hunch which section people showing up in gre examination believe is harder. Considering that just 1% of test takers obtain an ideal rating in spoken area. So right here you could ace your percentile over 97 if you ace it with extra hard work.
3: It's excellent to understand exactly what the scoring variety of top 10% examination takers is. These individuals score around even more compared to 162 in the verbal section as well as 166+ score in the quantitative area.
4: It's additionally motivating to recognize exactly what the racking up array is for the lower 10% of individuals showing up in the gre examination. Generally, this great deal ratings much less than 140 in verbal and also approximately 141 in measurable.
Well, if you think accomplishing a high rating in gre test is the testimony to your admission in an university. You are mistaken. There are numerous various other aspects which play their role in your option or denial for the admission in a particular blessed institute/university.
5. Your individual declaration or declaration of objective will greatly specify your ambitions, and also it matters a lot.
We have collected these million dollar suggestions after doing a great deal of study and also asking individuals concerning their experiences. According to magoosh GRE prep, you have to consider these ideas if you want to attain a great GRE rating.
Yes, starting your magoosh GRE prep a lot earlier as well as well before time is the key. It will not just boost your score however you will remain in low-stress degree. We suggest you begin your preparation virtually 4 months prior your examination date. Doing preparation daily is an additional trick, you have to keep in mind.
Gre test is implied for judging your measurable reasoning and also critical assuming abilities. Stuffing the books is not going to help you pass this test. You have to practice a number of papers trying methods.
For instance, you should have the ability to choose during the examination, which questions you must attempt very first as well as which questions are hard so you can attempt them later on.
You need to keep in mind that answering as lots of questions right as you could is the secret here. The technique tests and mocks examinations will help you specify your approach and most significantly, you will certainly learn time monitoring.
Given that scoring well in GRE test is an issue of major concern. We suggest you to do your research study regarding institutes as well as their needed GRE scores well prior to time.
A while ago when you were in secondary college, you planned for the SAT or ACT examinations. You examined, you focused, you emphasized and also you lost your rest. Finally, you took the test, got ball game you obtained, and after that a sigh of relief that it was all at long last finished. The stress was behind you. You can proceed onward with your life. Eventually you started your college occupation, as well as the examination was a remote memory. Life has the tendency to rework itself, and now here you are toward completion of the student degree, staring intently at the barrel of yet one more examination that will certainly aid determine the academic future. Below are pointers for getting the greatest magoosh GRE scores on GRE while holding the stress and anxiety to a practical level.
Possibly the GRE examination isn't the only examination issue. You are seeking to obtain into graduate school all things taken into consideration, and also keeping the examinations up is an enormous need. While you are pondering the GRE, you are furthermore taking into consideration a few various tests for different courses. Starting your magoosh GRE preparation will certainly enable maintain to feelings of anxiousness low while you think about different points, and also it will certainly increase the score finally. Begin 3 to 4 months early, as well as deposited an hour approximately day-to-day– or as much time as you can for magoosh GRE preparation.
Taking magoosh GRE prep examinations gives you an idea of exactly how the test runs, what sort of inquiries are asked, and must enable you to understand where your deficiencies are. There are a couple of method examinations easily accessible from a selection of sources, have a go at taking tests from numerous sources.
When you take rehearse tests, likewise practice the strategies, for example, avoiding longer or harder questions or the concerns that you don't precisely comprehend and also later coming back to them later on in the examination. Take the magoosh GRE preparation examinations adequate times that you have an unmistakable thought of the treatment that gives you the ideal execution.
Now and then the examination day is merely not our best day. Various other days you get the magoosh GRE scores and also merely really feel that you might have boosted the situation. The GRE examination has an element referred to as ScoreSelect, which enables you to take back the test, along with to pick which scores go to your prepared schools. See the ETS site for more understandings regarding this element. This goes with broke of re-taking the test. If your score on 2nd or third attempt is better than you can utilize that rating. In case that it's not then you could use your first magoosh GRE scores. The GRE is crucial, thus you should certainly be prepared to take it once more in the occasion that you are not pleased with the efficiency.
When you are making progress in the direction of the excellent magoosh GRE scores then you could not birth to earn inconsiderate blunders. This indicates no misreading the concerns or headings, no neglecting to place the ideal action in the correct setup, no computation oversights, and so on.
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Getting the possibility to bed comfortably before the examination might need some approaches, particularly in situation you are stressed. Adapting some methods to de-stress could enable you to rest better the evening prior to the test.
Know about any kind of problems you have with magoosh GRE scores anxiety. On the occasion that you understand you are the kind of individual that silences down in a screening room, then be prepared. Practice some treatments beforehand, to lower the effect of anxiety on the test day.
To obtain highest magoosh GRE scores, you don't just have to have the capacity to finish each concern properly; you have to have the capacity to do it while assigned on the examination. This implies you have to understand exactly how much time you can invest on each question without inspecting the clock. Ideally, you will certainly also have a couple of minutes towards completion of the section to look into the solutions and also guarantee that you didn't dedicate any evident errors.
With ideal magoosh GRE preparation, the proper concentration, as well as, the appropriate structure, highest possible magoosh GRE scores are certainly practical. Be prepared, although, to examine for a few months. In various instances, you won't get the opportunity to obtain the greatest magoosh GRE scores by researching for just up to 14 days.


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The South Downs National Park has a rich and diverse mix of woodland types; this includes some of the largest yew woodlands in the UK, steep valley sides cloaked in hanger woodlands, large oak and beech woodland complexes and traditional coppice woodland. In all 23 percent of the total park area is covered by woodland, half of this is designated as ancient semi-natural woodland (woodland that has been there continuously for over 400 years). Woodland forms a fundamental part of the character of the South Downs National Park and contributes to the wider national park environment in terms of landscape, biodiversity, recreation, well being, and economic development.
Many small woodlands in the National Park are currently under-managed, which limits the light reaching plants and flowers on the forest floor affecting their growth and the animals which rely on them for habitats and food. By actively managing woods we can help to protect the woods and forests that make the South Downs National Park so special – by managing the woodlands their value in ecological terms as well as economically can increase. It is said that " a woodland that pays is a woodland that stays"!
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The final MadFriars ranking, our combined Top 20. (free content)
As always, any and all comments welcome.
I love it. Sampson at one, Erlin at two, and Decker at five.
grandal is too low, decker too high
I'm kind of with Kevin Goldstein in that you could really rank many of the guys in the Top 10 in a variety of ways. There are quite a few good players but really no superstar.
The one caveat may be, as Scalma pointed out, Decker. All of us are big fans of his and cut him some slack for two bad months and because of his age.
The converse of the argument is that he was good then for only three months.
He tried to shorten his swing mid-year and it just caused some problems since he generates much more power than his size would indicate. I liked how he finished and performed in the playoffs and think - and this is just our opinion - if he's back in San Antonio we will see some big numbers.
It's strange how Decker struggled for two months and that was a wrap for him in the eyes of a lot of people who then turn around and make the argument that Rizzo struggled in the bigs because he never struggled in the minors.
I think Hedges is rated too low. It seems to me that a guy that is nearly major-league ready defensively and is showing improvement offensively while only 18 would bring him a much higher ranking.
How does someone who has played nine minor league game show improvement?
Instructional league showings?
What I meant to say is that he has shown to be a much better hitter than they believed.
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That is what the Padres told us about Hedges after the Instructs and his brief time in the AZL.
About where he should be ranked really depends upon how you value prospects. The only reason we put him in there was that he did have a little bit of pro experience and on his showings at the Instructs.
Ceiling wise, of course he is very high, but IMO I think before we start discussing what someone will or won't do on the major league level you need to have a body of work in the minors.
For me it was still very close on whether to include Hedges at all - not that I don't like him or really think the Padres made the right move in slecting him, I just want to see how he plays against professional competition.
Appreciate the transparency with your process and, obviously, the hard work that goes into making a list like this to begin with. Thanks again.
Question: What do you see in Decker that you don't think others do?


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Q: Unit Test with InMemory Database gives "Unable to track an instance of type 'VwCustomerUser' because it does not have a primary key" I am trying to use In memory database unit testing to test my Entity Framework DbContext class as per https://www.thecodebuzz.com/dbcontext-mock-and-unit-test-entity-framework-net-core/comment-page-1/?unapproved=3553&moderation-hash=befd47d3c1cab4bc7716b080618b2a0b#comment-3553
I am able to generate a DbContext in memory for my entities and test my code. However, one of my entities comes from a view, and does not have a primary key. When I populate my DbContext like, e.g.,
    context.MyView.Add(new MyView {
        Country = "USA",
        State = "NY",
        Address = "Test1",
        ZipCode = "121312"
     });

I get the error: "Unable to track an instance of type 'MyView' because it does not have a primary key. Only entity types with primary keys may be tracked.".
Could anybody please advise? Thank you so much.
Ray


ATTO is one of the best SSD tests around. Many HDD based testers can't handle SSDs easily, but ATTO handles them with aplomb.
In our read tests the performance of both drives is very similar, with the Corsair just missing its 270MB/s acclaimed performance, but still handily smashing past the 250MB/s barrier. Blazing speed doesn't begin to cover it.
In write tests it was even more impressive. Corsair claim 195MB/s but we saw 197MB/s come up regularly.
The main point of note here is the huge difference between the Corsair and the Crucial when dealing with very large or very small segments. Although the Crucial M225 has a lead between 128K and 1024K, at the other extremes it's well behind the Corsair Nova.
New to our testing is Crystal Disk Mark 3.0. This has added two new features, 64bit support and the QD32 test. With such a huge file chunk, and a different method of testing, neither drive match the pure speed of the ATTO test, but the results are similar with the Corsair Nova proving to be one of the best performing drives we've seen.
As plain old speed tests can become tiresome, especially with SSDs which have a certain performance and pretty much any test will hit it, here we're using Everest Ultimate to plot a read graph so you can see that the sustained transfer performance is just as impressive as the out and out speed.
As a reviewer you have a love/hate relationships with benchmarking software. On the one hand they give you hard and fast results which is something we all adore. But on the other hand they do take up enormous amount of time. After all, the best way to get a result is to run a test that is repeatable, and this repeatability takes time. PC Mark Vantage is one of those packages that breaks this rule by covering so many different real-world tests that it saves time and is a boon to testing the performance of a system.
In every test the Corsair was noticeably faster and "snappier" than the Crucial. Considering that the Crucial is by no means a slow drive this is impressive indeed.
Finally we'll look at some game loading times.
I want one! Does it really make that much of a difference going from a normal HDD to an SSD?
Not for the outlay. At still over £2 a gig, for the home user I'd still not recommend them.
At such a low capacity, u would probably end up using ur old drive as a means to store stuff, leaving mainly the OS, and ur malware etc on the SSD.
For definite, if the cash is available and u don't use much harddrive space, they're great. But apparently having the cash to buy a pc component is not meant to be the way to look at it, ur meant to look at them value for money. Bang for buck. Speed for sure - capacity (the bread and butter of drives) a definite no. Some people will buy these then complain about the prices of other things, e.g.