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Omnibus type recipes to install all local dependencies
of the live demo.

This includes the launcher scripts to start the kiosk
and the appliances if required.

## Building ##

To build in Ubuntu raring 13.04

    sudo aptitude install bundler
    bundle install
    bundle exec fpm-cook package chromium-kiosk.rb

## chromium-kiosk ##

Install a chromium browser locally from packages and specialized
profiles to be used by the kiosk.

The chromium-profile is included in the `chromium-profile` folder. To
reconfigure or add new links save changes after launching chromium with:

    chromium-browser --user-data-dir=$(pwd)/chromium-profile

The profiles include the following extensions:

- [tab slideshow](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tab-slideshow/loepeenhjndiclafjgoackjblfhonogb)
- [humble new tab page](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/humble-new-tab-page/mfgdmpfihlmdekaclngibpjhdebndhdj)

### aptidemo offline appliance ###

The vagrant-based offline appliance works independently of the
chromium-kiosk.

aptidemo-chromum-kiosk will pull vagrant and virtualbox as
dependencies during its install.

After the package installation, the latest aptidemo vagrant box needs
to be added.

    # sudo aptivate-vagrant-box-reload uri_or_path_to_box

To start the appliance (run without sudo, will ask for sudo password):

    # aptivate-vagrant-up

The vagrant box requires the following to be run:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Virtualbox 4.2.10 from ubuntu
- vagrant 1.3.5
- possibly a x86_64 system

Check ../packer/Vagrantfile for the initial vagrant configuration of
the box. It's derived from
[centos 6.3 minimal found on vagrantbox.es]([https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7225008/Vagrant/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-minimal.box)

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by Marshall Burt | Dec 11, 2018 | TheETG Medical Message Of The Day
The quackery of -traditional- Dentistry.
Drilling and filling, wisdom tooth removal, flossing.
What Your Dentist Won't Tell You………Bacteria produce an acid that can wear away the enamel [outer surface] of your teeth, gradually working their way inside, and digging out a hole [cavity].
Teeth are basically bone. As we all know, bones have the ability to repair themselves when damaged.
Thus, the idea of paying money to a dentist, to drill into a tooth, and insert a "filling" into a cavity, should seem somewhat counter to logic and reason. In short, drilling, filling, and capping, should be unnecessary. Teeth are comprised of minerals, such as calcium, phosphate, and fluoride. The acids produced by bacteria can 'demineralize" the inner portion of a tooth, resulting in a hole, called a "cavity".
There are thus, 2 mechanisms to address to heal a cavity
1— neutralize the acid produced by the bacteria, and/or kill the bacteria
2— provide the minerals necessary for the tooth to rebuild itself by filling-in the cavity [calcium, phosphate, and fluoride]
The 2 major purposes of brushing your teeth are……
1— remove bacteria in the form of "plaque" from your teeth
2— remove food particles from your teeth and mouth, since bacteria feed on the carbohydrates
TheETG teeth cavity reversal —–
http://theetgtrackclub.com/documents/TheETGteethappliedresearch.pdf
http://theetgtrackclub.com/selfcare/
"…..the radical surgical approach prevailing in the 1960s has generally continued despite overwhelming research outputs in caries prevention and treatment in the succeeding half century ."
W.Evans, et al
The Caries Management System: are preventive effects sustained postclinical trial?
Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology — Volume 44 — 2016 — page 188
"It's unnecessary for patients to have fillings because they're not required in many cases of dental decay…."
"This research signals the need for a major shift in the way tooth decay is managed by dentists."
[Wendell Evans of the University of Sydney]
"….the gap between what is occurring in clinical practice and what published research findings suggest…."
"Dentists reported a medium-range concordance between practice and published evidence."
"Efforts to bring research findings into routine practice are needed…."
W.E. Norton, et al
Concordance between clinical practice and published evidence: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network
Journal Of The American Dental Association — Volume 145 #1 — January 2014 — page 22 – 31
"……majority of available studies fail to demonstrate that flossing is generally effective in plaque removal…..2015 review cites "inconsistent/weak evidence" for flossing and a "lack of efficacy…….a dental magazine stated that any benefit would be so minute it might not be noticed by users. "
[CBSNews, A big problem with flossing — Auguste 2, 2016]
"This laboratory study investigated the whitening effect of toothbrushing with sodium bicarbonate-based dentifrices compared with standard dentifrices that do not contain sodium bicarbonate."
"Six dentifrices and a distilled water control were tested for their ability to whiten teeth with intrinsic stain."
"The dentifrices contained different abrasive systems: (1) 45% NaHCO3; (2) 65% NaHCO3 (Arm and Hammer Dental Care); (3) 94% NaHCO3; (4) 94% NaHCO3 + 1.5% H2O2; (5) silica (Crest Regular Toothpaste); and (6) dicalcium phosphate (Colgate Regular Toothpaste)."
"Measurements were taken on a total of 12 teeth per test dentifrice before treatment, and after 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes of mechanical toothbrushing."
"Compared to baseline tooth color, all four sodium bicarbonate-based dentifrices were significantly effective in removing the yellow intrinsic tooth stain, while the water control, silica dentifrice, and dicalcium phosphate dentifrice demonstrated no significant change."
"Between-group comparisons showed that the four dentifrices containing sodium bicarbonate were significantly more effective than the water and dicalcium phosphate dentifrice groups."
"The commercial dentifrice containing 65% sodium bicarbonate was also more effective than the commercial silica dentifrice. Although continued toothbrushing from 30 to 120 minutes resulted in additional stain removal, most of the tooth whitening by the sodium bicarbonate-based dentifrices occurred in the first 30 minutes of brushing."
"In the studies conducted, dentifrices containing high concentrations of sodium bicarbonate were more effective at removing intrinsic tooth stain than dentifrices that do not contain sodium bicarbonate."
C.J.Kleber, et al
Laboratory assessment of tooth whitening by sodium bicarbonate dentifrices
Journal Of Clinical Dentistry….Volume 9 #3….1998….page 72 – 75
"The effect of twice-daily brushing with one of three different dentifrices (Arm & Hammer Dental Care, Arm & Hammer Dental Care Extra Whitening, Crest) on stain removal and tooth whitening was examined in 115 volunteers over a period of 12 weeks."
"The facial surfaces of 12 anterior teeth were assessed for stain using a published, modified version of a standard stain index. Whiteness was measured on teeth 8 and 9 using a single Vita Lumin-Vaccum Shade Guide for consistency."
"Arm & Hammer Dental Care Extra Whitening formula was found to be significantly better than Crest at removing naturally occurring extrinsic stain. The difference between Arm & Hammer Dental Care Extra Whitening and Crest became significant after two weeks of use, and remained intact during the balance of the study…."
"The study also found that Arm & Hammer Dental Care produced a significant increase in tooth whiteness by week 12, whereas Crest showed no such increase at any time during the study."
"These results suggest that the two Arm & Hammer Baking Soda products are more effective in reducing stain and increasing whiteness than the standard silica-based dentifrice. Their effectiveness is not related to abrasivity since they are less abrasive to tooth enamel than the silica-based product tested."
T.E.Koertge, et al
A longitudinal comparison of tooth whitening resulting from dentifrice use

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NASA scientists make unexpected discovery of 'weird' molecule in Titan's atmosphere
NASA is prepping its Dragonfly mission to go look for signs of life on the enticing moon.
Oct. 27, 2020 8:48 p.m. PT
Titan poses in front of Saturn in this mosaic image from the Cassini mission.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Chances are cyclopropenylidene (a combination of carbon and hydrogen) never appeared on your high school chemistry class quizzes, but the molecule has some astronomers buzzing since it was discovered in the atmosphere of Saturn's intriguing moon Titan.
"Scientists say that this simple carbon-based molecule may be a precursor to more complex compounds that could form or feed possible life on Titan," NASA said in a statement Tuesday.
Titan, an icy moon with methane lakes, is the target of NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission, which will look for signs of past or present life.
A research team led by NASA scientists published its Titan study in the Astronomical Journal this month. The team made the discovery thanks to observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile.
NASA planetary scientist Conor Nixon described the findings as "really unexpected." This is the first time cyclopropenylidene has been found in an atmosphere, though it has been spotted in gas and dust clouds in space.
Looking to Titan
NASA engineer looks to Saturn moon Titan for human colony
The first map of Saturn's mysterious moon Titan reveals labyrinths and lakes
Titan -- which scientists suspect harbors a subsurface ocean of water -- may be a parallel for ancient Earth. "We think of Titan as a real-life laboratory where we can see similar chemistry to that of ancient Earth when life was taking hold here," said NASA Goddard astrobiologist Melissa Trainer.
Cyclopropenylidene isn't proof of life on Titan, but it adds a new layer of intrigue to the many mysteries surrounding the fascinating, jumbo-size moon.
Dragonfly, which is essentially a large drone, will be designed to touch down in multiple locations across Titan. We'll have to wait awhile for clearer answers to what's really going on there. NASA is aiming for a 2027 launch for the mission.
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Trooper in Tennessee terminated after pulling face mask off a protester
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was terminated after being caught on video pulling a mask off of a protester's face.
Trooper Harvey Briggs was terminated Friday for "unprofessional conduct."
A video surfaced of him interacting with protester, Andrew Golden, on the State Capitol grounds. Golden was recording a traffic stop of a woman near the Capitol, during which the protester claims Briggs ripped the protester's face mask off and threw it on the ground.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released the following statement:
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Dereck Stewart today announced that a trooper in the Capitol Protection Unit has been terminated following an internal investigation into department policy violations.
Trooper Harvey Briggs, a 22-year veteran of the department was served a termination notice on Friday, August 14, 2020 for unprofessional conduct. The department placed Trooper Briggs on discretionary leave with pay on August 12, after the department opened an investigation into reported policy violations on August 11.
It is the Department of Safety and Homeland Security's policy to warn, suspend, demote or dismiss any employee whenever just or legal cause exists. Employees shall not commit any act that would reflect discredit upon themselves or the department while on or off duty.
The video of the full interaction can be seen below.
This article was written by Rebekah Hammonds for WTVF.


Wayétu Moore's powerful debut novel, She Would Be King, reimagines the dramatic story of Liberia's early years through three unforgettable characters who share an uncommon bond. Gbessa, exiled from the West African village of Lai, is starved, bitten by a viper, and left for dead, but still she survives. June Dey, raised on a plantation in Virginia, hides his unusual strength until a confrontation with the overseer forces him to flee. Norman Aragon, the child of a white British colonizer and a Maroon slave from Jamaica, can fade from sight at will, just as his mother could.
1. Gbessa, June Dey, and Norman Aragon come together from very different locations—Liberia, Virginia, and Jamaica. How do their experiences differ? How are they similar?
2. She Would Be King is a work of fiction that incorporates historical events. What did you know about Liberia before reading the book? What new questions do you have?
3. In what ways does She Would Be King trace the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade?
4. The narrating presence of the wind both cautions and comforts the characters in the novel. On pages 60-61 we're given a clue about where the voice in the wind comes from. How does this presence change the way the entire novel is read?
5. Where do the special powers of the three main protagonists originate? How do their abilities align with their experiences, personalities, and cultures?
6. How does the magical realism employed in She Would Be King relate to recent pop culture representations of African superheroes, such as Black Panther?
7. What does She Would Be King have to say about the power of storytelling?
8. How are Gbessa's life and experiences shaped by the treatment she receives simply for being a woman? How does that relate to how women are treated today?
9. Gbessa's relationship to her Vai heritage changes when she joins the settlement in Monrovia. What are the tensions between the cultures, and how does she balance them in her life?
10.How is the relationship between Gbessa and Safua complicated by social status? Name three other relationship dynamics that make She Would Be King a love story.
11.What role does motherhood play in the novel? How do the various characters experience kinship and lineage?
12.In her author note at the beginning of the book, Wayétu Moore talks about a story that inspired the writing of her novel. In what ways does this seed of inspiration take root in the narrative? Is there anything in She Would Be King that similarly inspires you to tell your own story?


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import {Component} from '@angular/core';

export interface Task {
  name: string;
  completed: boolean;
  subtasks?: Task[];
}

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'md-checkbox-demo-nested-checklist',
  styles: [`
    li {
      margin-bottom: 4px;
    }
  `],
  templateUrl: 'nested-checklist.html',
})
export class MdCheckboxDemoNestedChecklist {
  tasks: Task[] = [
    {
      name: 'Reminders',
      completed: false,
      subtasks: [
        { name: 'Cook Dinner', completed: false },
        { name: 'Read the Material Design Spec', completed: false },
        { name: 'Upgrade Application to Angular2', completed: false }
      ]
    },
    {
      name: 'Groceries',
      completed: false,
      subtasks: [
        { name: 'Organic Eggs', completed: false },
        { name: 'Protein Powder', completed: false },
        { name: 'Almond Meal Flour', completed: false }
      ]
    }
  ];

  allComplete(task: Task): boolean {
    let subtasks = task.subtasks;
    return subtasks.every(t => t.completed) ? true
        : subtasks.every(t => !t.completed) ? false
        : task.completed;
  }

  someComplete(tasks: Task[]): boolean {
    const numComplete = tasks.filter(t => t.completed).length;
    return numComplete > 0 && numComplete < tasks.length;
  }

  setAllCompleted(tasks: Task[], completed: boolean) {
    tasks.forEach(t => t.completed = completed);
  }
}

@Component({
  moduleId: module.id,
  selector: 'md-checkbox-demo',
  templateUrl: 'checkbox-demo.html',
  styleUrls: ['checkbox-demo.css'],
})
export class CheckboxDemo {
  isIndeterminate: boolean = false;
  isChecked: boolean = false;
  isDisabled: boolean = false;
  alignment: string = 'start';

  printResult() {
    if (this.isIndeterminate) {
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Tom Keifer and L.A. Guns (feat. Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns) live in Medina, MN, USA Concert Review
Posted on November 5, 2019 by Metal Headz Media in Uncategorized // 0 Comments
SOLD OUT PACKED SHOW IN MEDINA, MINNESOTA, USA
Venue: Medina Entertainment Complex
Location: Medina, Minnesota, USA
Reviewer: Metal Headz Media
Photos: Albright Photoworx
Tom Keifer brought along fellow '80s rockers L.A. Guns to Medina, Minnesota to promote his new solo album, Rise. I arrived at the venue at 7:00 pm when the doors were to open and noticed the parking lot was already quite full. I found out they opened the doors early, so I headed inside to get a decent spot to take photos since they don't have a photo pit here. I was able to settle into a spot about five people back from the stage, but had a rather tall man in front of me, so I had to get creative to shoot around him.
L.A. Guns (feat. Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns):
L.A. Guns stormed the stage, but unlike most bands, they came out playing "Over The Edge" — a lesser known song from the Hollywood Vampires album and the Point Break Soundtrack. I think they
could have came out playing "Row, Row, Row the Boat" and the crowd would have gone wild. Everyone was excited to see Tracii Guns (lead guitar) and Phil Lewis (lead vocals) back on stage once again and to me, they are the core of the group. Some would argue that drummer Steve Riley needs to be included since he shares the rights to the name, but to me he has always been a mediocre drummer that could have been replaced by anyone.
"No Mercy", "Sex Action" and "Electric Gypsy" brought us back to 1988 and memories of our youth. "The Devil You Know" off the album with the same name came next with Phil appearing on stage donning a devil mask. He strutted around the stage flicking his tongue like an evil serpent as he got into this heavy, riffed tune.
The new additions to the band were kicking ass and fit in well with the band. Ace Von Johnson (guitar) from Faster Pussycat paired well with Tracii while Johnny Martin (bass) and Scot Coogan (drums) kept the music tight. You could tell everyone enjoyed playing together as they kept smiling at one another and showed great chemistry on stage.
The highlights of the night for me were "Kiss My Love Goodbye", "I Wanna Be Your Man" and a little "Hells Bells" from an AC/DC riff that led into the band's
most popular songs "Never Enough" and "The Ballad of Jayne." Before their time was up, they kicked it into overdrive with "Speed" from their 2017 album The Missing Peace and the always popular "Rip And Tear." The band members received some well deserved applause as they took a bow and had a little hoedown dance as they left the stage.
I decided to stay up front in hopes that people would go get drinks or use the restroom so I could slip a little closer and get out from behind the guy in front of me, but this wasn't happening. As I talked to people around me, I did my best to shuffle over to have a better view of the stage. It didn't work to perfection, but I did move enough to get behind a shorter woman.
L.A. Guns' (feat. Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns) setlist (as per setlist.fm):
01. Over The Edge
02. No Mercy
03. Sex Action
04. Electric Gypsy
05. The Devil You Know
06. Some Lie 4 Love
07. Kiss My Love Goodbye
08. Gone Honey
09. I Wanna Be Your Man
10. Never Enough
11. The Ballad of Jayne
12. Speed
13. Rip And Tear
L.A. Guns (feat. Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns) performing "Kiss My Love Goodbye" live in Medina, Minnesota, USA on November 1, 2019:
LA Guns Kiss My Love Goodbye The Medina 11/1/2019
L A Guns Medina Mn 19
Tom Keifer:
The Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" overtook the loud speakers as the lights shut off and the band hit the stage. Tom Keifer took his rightful spot front and center and was surrounded by his long time touring band. Tony Higbee (guitar), Billy Mercer (bass), Jarred Pope (drums), Kory Myers (keyboards) with Savannah Keifer and Kendra Chantelle Campbell (backing vocals) have proven over the years that they are more than capable of sharing the stage with this great performer and songwriter.
"Touching The Divine" from Tom's new solo album Rise started off the set before the familiar sounds of Cinderella over came the fans. "Night Songs", "Coming Home", "Somebody Save Me" and "Nobody's Fool" got everyone going and the band was firing on all cylinders. "It's Not Enough", "Rise" and "Solid Ground" from Tom's solo albums filled in the gaps, but deep down, I think everyone wanted to hear more Cinderella songs. The band made sure to not disappoint the fans as the rest of the set was dominated by Cinderella tracks.
"Bad Seamstress Blues" / "Fallin' Apart At The Seams" and "The Last Mile" fed the concert attendees' appetite before Tom sat at a piano at center stage with his wife Savannah joining him for a beautiful rendition of "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)". Before leaving the stage for a short break, they pleased the crowd with the classic rocker "Shake Me" and the bluesy, honky tonk tune "Shelter Me".
They returned to the stage a short time later for a three song encore. The first encore was the epic "Long Cold Winter" which treated everyone to some more of Tom's fantastic blues guitar while the second encore was the latest single "The Death of Me" off of Rise. The band had just enough energy left to take us home with "Gypsy Road" before thanking the fans for their 30 plus years of devotion.
I was happy to hear the show was sold out. If it wasn't for such a dedicated fan base here in Minnesota, we definitely would miss out on these great bands before they call it quits.
Tom Keifer's setlist (as per setlist.fm):
01. Touching The Divine
02. Night Songs
03. Coming Home
04. It's Not Enough
05. Somebody Save Me
06. Rise
07. Nobody's Fool
08. Solid Ground
09. Bad Seamstress Blues / Fallin' Apart At The Seams
10. The Last Mile
11. Don't Know What You've Got (Till It's Gone)
12. Shake Me
13. Shelter Me
Encores:
14. Long Cold Winter
15. The Death of Me
16. Gypsy Road
Tom Keifer performing "Shake Me" live in Medina, Minnesota, USA on November 1, 2019:
Tom Keifer Shake Me the Medina 11/1/2019
Tom Keifer Medina Mn 11/1/19


My father was a yeller. His big, deep roar would come from out of nowhere when I least expected it, and one glance into his bulging, enraged eyes would send a jolt of panic down my spine. It was impossible to predict when he might yell; it would just happen when he'd had enough… enough of whatever: we kids bickering over a toy, or laughing too loudly, or accidentally knocking something over. The final straw would elicit "the yell" and "the look", and we'd slink away in fear for our lives.
I could see how terrified he felt in the fearful look on his face. His mother had just turned into a monster. (And she felt like one, too.) He started crying and hung his head in shame, and his little body melted over into a hunch.
My stomach balled up into a terrible knot. What is wrong with me? I wondered. I got down on my knees and held him. I told him I was so sorry for yelling at him, and that I'd try really hard not to do it again.
But it did happen again… and again. Each time he raised his voice to me, I found myself in a state of total animal panic. It was as if he was attacking me and I needed to protect myself. I would snap, and I would yell. The worst part was that, each time I yelled was louder, longer, and angrier.
In those moments, I found myself feeling angry with him for making me yell. "WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?!", I'd say to him. "YOU'RE MAKING ME YELL!!!" I'm trying to be a good parent! I thought. How can I be if you keep making me yell at you? I was failing at being the parent I wanted to be, and it was all his fault!
Of course, in moments when I wasn't feeling so triggered, I clearly knew this was my problem alone to solve. My son is five years old. He doesn't know yet how to control his big feelings. I knew I was supposed to help teach him by setting an example. Yes, I was failing to provide this example, but the problem wasn't him yelling at me, and the solution wasn't for me to scare him into not yelling at me. I knew I needed to do something different, and to do it fast.
That's when I decided to share what was going on with my Listening Partner.
It took a few different listening times to work through it all. In one turn with my Listening Partner, I focused on yelling at people who weren't there: yelling at my son, yelling at my dad, yelling at the world. Another time, I talked with my Listening Partner about how scared I was of my father. I pretended to tell my father how much I hated him yelling at me with his big, scary eyes and his death-gripping voice. I shook with fear, I cried in shame, and I pushed in anger. In another session, I felt sadness for betraying my son's trust. I pretended to tell my son how sorry I was for making him feel afraid and guilty and unworthy of my love. I cried for making him feel the way my dad had made me feel. I cried for myself for failing to be the peaceful, loving, gentle and kind parent I had committed to be.
There was a major shift after my third time working on this issue with my Listening Partner. After that, the next time my son yelled at me, I still felt triggered, but I caught myself and paused instead of instinctively yelling back at him. When my response finally came out, it was much less angry and even a tiny bit playful. "Hey! Who're you yelling at?" He stood there, eyes on me, looking a bit confused.
And then I got an idea. I ran over, picked him up, and said it again: "Who're you yelling at, huh?" It came out even more playful this time. I spun us around, and he started laughing. I said, "I'm gonna shake that yell right out of you!" and then I leaned him over, head first, and started shaking him like a salt shaker. We both laughed as I shook him. I nuzzled him on the cheek and neck, and said, "You better not yell at me, my little cutie-pie!" Nuzzle, nuzzle. Spin. Shake. Laugh, laugh, laugh. It was a beautiful moment that we shared together.
Did it work to stop my angry yelling? I'll say! He yells at me way more often now, and we laugh about it every time. Most of the time when he yells at me these days, it's on purpose – when he wants to get close – with a cute little smile below his forced wrinkled brow. And sometimes he still yells because he's angry, and we end up laughing anyway.
My trigger to yell turned into a trigger to connect. Does it get any better than that? That's what I call a happy ending!
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Listening Partnerships are a fundamental tool allowing parents to unleash burdens, resolve stress and discover triggers that brings lightness to their parenting. Read more about the healing power of Listening Partnerships in Five Minutes of Listening Turned my Day Around.
Crista, this is beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
I just had to say thankyou so much for sharing that! This is something I have really been working on & failing miserably at, alot. Then of course, followed by alot of guilt,shame and beating myself up. My father was also a horrible yeller,with a very angry temper, & I have struggled with my own anger issues. There is nothing worse than losing it with your precious child who you are here to protect, love, & cherish…& I feel like a horrible mother/person when I do. It helps to know that I'm really not, & I'm not alone. I think I need to have a little more kindness & patience with myself first, & I will then be able to have more with my precious little boy, who I want to grow up with lots of love, not fear. Thanx so much, I really needed to see this, & it was so very helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I love how you clearly shared your struggle, which I relate to. Seeing your breakthrough was very touching.
So beautiful! thanks for sharing this story…it made me cry since I know most of us can identify with the fear you felt as a child and then latter with the trigger…I am working my owns…hugs!
I just want to thank you from tne bottom of my heart for sharing this! I was feeling like there was no way through this trial. I have new hope. God bless!


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Klinghoffer and the 'Two Sides' of Terrorism
Would the Metropolitan Opera offer a work called 'The Death of Martin Luther King Jr.' with racist views in support of the assassination?
By Floyd Abrams
Oct. 15, 2014 7:05 pm ET
The Metropolitan Opera in New York on Monday will present John Adams's opera "The Death of Klinghoffer." The organization's decision to mount the production has already spurred protests, with more to come.
A too-brief summary: In 1985 Leon Klinghoffer, a 69-year-old disabled man, and his wife, Marilyn, were passengers on an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro. The ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists, who shot Klinghoffer in the head and threw him overboard in his wheelchair.


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1940's Brick cottage Great Home located less than a mile from Black Mountain's most active areas, restaurants, shopping, museum, library, music venues, seasonal festivals, golf course, tennis courts, lake Tomahawk and community pool just to name a few. The property has landscaping boulders, manicured shrubs and trees with a concrete patio to enjoy and relax all within a level fenced yard. The home features a Gas fire place in the den area with access to finished attic from den. Skylights in the kitchen, home has a security system and carpeted floors. The front porch is covered and back porch is covered and has a ramp for access. there is a 12x18 building with a bathroom with shower (building is without heat). There is a 1 car carport beside the one car garage. The garage has a small work area and ceiling storage with an enclosed storage space in the rear. There is a 8x12 Boondocks metal storage building.
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We want to build a high-availability storage cluster based on GlusterFS using RackSpace Cloud Servers on CentOS. Also we want to use RackSpace Cloud Networks to provide private networks for replication and cluster access. Finally we want to use RackSpace Cloud Block Storage with LVM and XFS to simplify future expansion.
As shown in the diagram, we'll have two Cloud Networks, one for replication between the servers and one for access by clients to the storage.
The next diagrams shows the filesystem layers – local, CBS, LVM, XFS and finally GlusterFS.
Make sure you choose a Next Gen region for the servers.
Select a size based on your requirements. We're using 1GB for this article.
In the Networks section, when creating the first server, click the "Create Network" button and add a network named "StorageInternal". Then create a second network named "StorageAccess" When creating additional servers, make sure that you select the "StorageInternal" and "StorageAccess" networks.
In the Advanced Options section under Disk Partition choose the "Manual" option so that we can partition and format the hard drive to our preferences.
2. Open SSH shell to servers – Open an SSH shell to each of the servers. Unless noted otherwise the following steps should be repeated on both servers.
4. Setup /etc/hosts – Add hostnames on the "StorageInternal" network for each server.
5. Partition primary storage – Since we chose the "Manual" disk partition option, a 20GB root partition was created and the remainder of the primary storage was left unpartitioned. We need to partition this storage in preparation for later use in our LVM array.
Since we changed the partition table on the root device a reboot is required to make the new partition visible. Continue once the reboot has been completed.
6. Add Cloud Block Storage – For this example, we need about 250GB of usable storage. There partition we just created has 20GB so we need to add about 225GB more using Cloud Block Storage.
a. Login to the cloud management console and drill down to the first server. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Create Volume" in the "Storage Volumes" section.
b. Complete the Create Volume form. I like to include the hostname in the volume name along with an iterator so I used "fileserver1-1". Set Type to "Standard" unless you need high performance and can afford the premium SSD dcrive. Enter the size which is 230GB for this example. Click "Create Volume" button to complete.
c. Click the "Attach Volume" button, select the volume and click the "Attach Volume" button.
d. Wait a few minutes for the storage to attach to the server.
So you can see that the new volume has been attached to the "xvdb" device. Your device name may be different.
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xbb11777b.
Repeat this process for the second server.
We're going to use LVM to combine these two physical partitions into a single logical partition.
Repeat this step on both servers.
This rule allows all traffic on eth4 which is the "StorageInternal" network.
Creation of volume datavol has been successful.
The howto by Falko Timme mentioned at the start of this article gives some useful advice and tips on how to troubleshoot if the volume fails to create or start.
Setup on the server is complete. Now it's time to add clients.
We'll assume that the first client is also going to be CentOS.
Notice that we're mapping both the StorageInternal and StorageAccess network names to the same IP addreses on the StorageAccess network.
And that completes the client setup procedure. You now have a working GlusterFS storage cluster and a connected client.
We want to build a high-availability storage cluster based on GlusterFS using RackSpace Cloud Servers on Ubuntu. Additionally we want to use RackSpace Cloud Networks to provide private networks for replication and cluster access.
We're going to follow this doc with a few modifications for Cloud Networks and using a newer version of Gluster.
If you need more storage then is included in the base image or if you want higher performance the consider using RackSpace Cloud Block Storage. This is not covered in this article.
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/usr/local/psa/bin/dns --add acme.com -cname 'mail' -canonical ghs.google.com.
This should make it much easier to do bulk DNS operations in the cloud.


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Poldark Revisited – Part 2
Back to my old family holiday haunts in deepest Poldark country in Cornwall, so no need to set the sat-nav as we left the elegant comfort of the Penventon Park Hotel in the heart of Redruth.
From this age-old mining centre and the nearby looming landmark of Carn Brae and its monument, we set off on a whistle-stop tour of place names from the past to tick off where we would have more leisurely stays in the days ahead.
Not a day for the beach day due to somewhat iffy weather, we collected youngest daughter and grandson from their new home on the coast and then went a slow-speed circuit taking in Penzance and Newlyn, with a nod towards Marazion, St Michael's Mount and Praa Sands, before looping round to the Lizard and reaching for windproofs and walking poles to explore the raw, rugged beauty of Kynance Cove and watch the hardy surfers in their wetsuit armour.
Suitably wind-blown, we drew up an agenda to suit all three generations (we hoped!) and went on to tick-off old, well-loved places like Coverack and Cadgwith as well as new ones on a 'staycation' break which turned out to be just brilliant. First call was just down the road from our hotel HQ, showing that new life is being breathed into knocked-about Redruth. The Penventon has made itself into a destination in its own right, but a knock-on effect from this is making Redruth a place to linger in and look around, not just blast past on the A30 on the way to St Ives or Penzance.
New-ish kid on the block is Heartlands, now officially the 'gateway' to an area so steeped in mining history that is has been designated a World Heritage Site.
Heartlands is a free, family-friendly attraction covering 19 acres of one-time wasteland at Pool around a Cornish engine house at what was once Robinson's Shaft. There are large open play areas, plus facilities and activities for all ages to enjoy among its Grade II listed buildings, along with a striking, copper-clad visitor centre and splendid Red River Cafe, but the crown jewel has to be a pumping engine from 1854. This was built in nearby Hayle and was moved four times from its original engine house at Wheal Arthur and was the last one to work in a Cornish mine, on site in Redruth from 1903 until it finally stopped at 1.15pm on 1 May 1955.
Now it's a pivotal part of a splendid social enterprise and not-for-profit charity in a £35m project very much geared to celebrating the past, present and future of a great county.
The National Trust, as ever, also has a great way of celebrating a rich and productive past and puts the Poldark legacy in context with its showcase tribute to mining at East Pool Mine, based on two sites in the heart of the area.
But beware some road signs and your sat-nav instructions, or you could end up next to the main East Pool Mine site and it's towering Taylor's engine House, but stranded on the wrong side of a high fence in the depths of a council estate. Instead, programme in the Morrisons supermarket (TR15 3NH), where the NT has a parking arrangement and there's easy pedestrian access to the fascinating museum. The ladies there will even make you a brew before you head off a few hundred yards to Michell's Engine House, on the smaller secondary site, where you can get up close and personal to a working beam engine and marvel at the technology and the story behind it.
Our next call for full-on entertainment was to Flambards, on the outskirts of historic Helston, where a surprising number of people were unaware that what is now a top amusement park was named after a Downton Abbey-style 1970s TV series, set in the early days of aviation and featuring some great flying sequences with amazing wood-and-wire machines.
Lots of things to do and rides to relish (or stay well away from!) and there are still links to its roots in what was originally the Cornwall Aero Park, right next to RNAS Culdrose, with a Concorde simulation and award-winning indoor attractions like the Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz experience. The Village is a detailed, life-size reconstruction of cobbled streets and alleyways, with shops and houses full of thousands of original artifacts which never fail to fascinate; while the Blitz experience, opened by Dame Vera Lynn, is a stunning recreation of a bombed London street during the Second World War, complete with a peep inside a pub and period home interiors, and with the wail of an air raid siren and shaking floor as bombs hit home and explode.
Packet with detail, they trigger a wonderful wallow in nostalgia, along with the Chemist Time Capsule, a pharmacist's entire shop which remained boarded up and undiscovered for 80 years after his death in 1909, before being painstakingly moved and installed at Flambards.
No getting bored indoors, with lots more rain-or-shine attractions on offer, but the real action is outdoors, also covered by the all-in admission price, thanks to thrill rides for all ages to leave you tingling or terrified. The kart track and log flume were fine for me, but it was a 'no thanks' to the sky-high thrills of the Hornet roller-coaster and other 'experiences' rejoicing in names like Skyraker and Thunderbolt, although they were just the ticket for a Year Six daredevil and his fearless mum.
Great value for a few hours, especially with so much on offer under cover as well as outdoors, and with a handy cafe, too, backing up the ever-tempting ice cream stands. Worth staying late on some dates during the summer and half-term breaks, with spectacular firework displays after rides close and the sun dips down behind the trees.
Nice end to a hectic day, and nice, also, to see a hands-on approach by boss Richard Smith as he embarks on a goodnight tour, making sure that all is clear and getting first-hand feedback on how customers have enjoyed themselves.
Time for a bite to eat on the way back to base at the Penventon Park, with no shortage of choices, but we opted for one of the 'must visit' places insisted upon by in-the-know locals, who know a thing or two about Cornish classics like pasties and fish and chips.
For us, it was time for a chippie treat, and in this part of the world it just has to be Morrish's, on the edge of Redruth at the bottom of Bucketts Hill as you approach from Helston.
It's not compulsory to have a portion of golden, battered fish as big as a whale's backside, but you do have the option; along with chips that compare with any you could taste from a top chef, made all the more delicious if you eat them with your fingers outside in the open air.
For Morrish, read more-ish, and there will be more on the rediscovered delights of Cornwall, too, including perhaps the biggest treat of all, in Poldark Revisited – Part 3.


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Francis lands in US for highly anticipated visit, greets Obama
by Joshua J. McElwee
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome Pope Francis at Joint Base Andrews as the pope arrives to the United States for the first time Sept. 22. (CNS/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
This article appears in the Francis in the United States feature series. View the full series.
Washington — Pope Francis landed at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday afternoon, launching his highly anticipated six-day, three-city visit to the U.S. that will see him become the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday before heading to address world leaders at the U.N. in New York Friday.
Arriving here directly after a three-city tour of Cuba, the pope has been using his joint voyage to the Americas to stress themes of reconciliation and healing -- and to make a symbolic push for closer ties between the two long-isolated nations.
Related: Pope's Itinerary For Visits To Cuba, US
In an unusual gesture of courtesy and welcoming for a pontiff who has never visited the U.S., President Barack Obama met Francis at the airport upon the pope's arrival Tuesday. The two leaders greeted as the pope descended from his plane, smiling and shaking hands.
No formal remarks were given by either leader during the brief arrival ceremony. The pope is to visit Obama at the White House Wednesday morning, where they both are expected to address one another publicly.
Francis' visit to the U.S. is the fourth by a pontiff, following earlier voyages by Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI. But this visit has already attracted extraordinarily high levels of interest, with front-page stories in papers across the country speculating on what the pope might say in his 18 scheduled speeches.
Following his meeting with Obama Wednesday, the pope will meet with the country's bishops in Washington's Cathedral of St. Matthew.
The pontiff will then head to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to celebrate a Mass with thousands of people, where he will canonize 18th-century Spanish Franciscan missionary Fr. Junípero Serra. It will be the first canonization to take place on U.S. soil.
Francis will address Congress Thursday morning, before heading north to New York later in the day. He will address the U.N. on Friday, before heading on to Philadelphia on Saturday to take part in the World Meeting of Families.
While it is unknown exactly what the pope might say to Americans, it is expected he will touch on a number of themes that could make some feel uncomfortable -- perhaps pushing for more concrete action to prevent climate change, or for better treatment of migrants to the country, or against abortion or recent efforts to legalize euthanasia.
Security for the visit is expected to be extraordinarily tight, and coverage by media outlets exhaustive.
The Vatican has said the pope is planning to mainly speak Spanish during his three stops in the U.S., and will speak English in only four of the 18 expected discourses.
According to his normal routine on foreign trips, Francis is likely to stick to his prepared texts in formal addresses -- at Congress and the UN, for example -- but may decide to speak off-the-cuff during more informal occasions, like during a meeting in Washington Thursday with members of St. Patrick's parish or with migrant families in New York on Friday.
[Joshua J. McElwee is an NCR Vatican correspondent. His email address is jmcelwee@ncronline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @joshjmac.]
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Though you may or may not agree with or understand Edward's view-and-relation of his experience, this is a compelling story nonetheless. Knowing others comes through listening to their experiences. Knowing the world comes through the same.
This is a tale about a hammer, and what that hammer represents to me. This is a story of gods and of men. It starts with a man named Jesus, who was born in a town called Nazareth and nailed to a cross. Not by the same hammer as before, but by one made from roman iron.
Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church I was familiar with Christ's crucifixion. Every Sunday morning, I would analyze the look of agony on his face as he hung above the alter, and muse over the red paint that ran from his palms, feet, and from a cut on one of his ribs. He was bare, clad in a small bit of cloth around the waist, open to the eyes of the masses like a zoo animal.
And no matter what church I went to, his face was always the same: upturned with his mouth open in pain, with eyes that never met mine.
In Sunday school I was lectured about divinity and the powers of God and his son. I was told about miracles that come about from belief; Men can walk on water, or rise from the dead, a trumpets' horn can bring down the walls of a fortress, and a mother could rise body and soul into the afterlife.
For a while I zealously believed in God's plan for me. I wore a cross, said my prayers before bed, learned the rosary, and I even tried to teach myself the Nicene Creed in Latin. The Roman Catholic Church provided an escape and a sanctuary during both middle school and the earliest years of high school. It served as a hideaway from the drama, anxiety, and hormonal pandemonium.
The steps where always easy to remember; sign the cross, kneel, stand, rise again, and sign the cross, kneel and pray again.
For a while I considered joining the priesthood.
So, when I say that the death of my grandfather split me to my core, I mean it made my stomach churn at the sight of a cross. Grandad was a minister and a preacher during my early childhood, and even when he stopped preaching, he was a holy man. You could walk into a room and feel his intense spirituality. When he spoke, you listened. And when he prayed you knew that there was power in his words.
I wanted to be like him, I wanted his strength of belief, and that love for other people that his ministry gave him. I wanted his confidence in God.
I was with him in the end alongside my family. I remember the way his heartbeat monitor chirped every so often, that horrible monotone "beep, beep, beep" I hated the way he breathed; his oxygen mask caught every exhale and inhale, and enhanced each one until they were a monotone gurgle.
Grandad was coherent. However, he could not move, or speak. A machine kept him alive, and painkillers kept him sedated. All we could do was wait for his brain to suffocate.
I held his hand in that little white hospital room and prayed as his pulse twitched and spasmed. I prayed the Lord`s Prayer and the Hail Mary until my voice caught in my throat.
I had begun to choke on anger.
For the first time in my life I was angry at God. My father would later say that "no one could have planned or prevented this." but according to my childhood sermons that was a half-truth. If they were true then God knew how my grandad was going to die and he knew when and where. He knew that my grandfather's' heart would stop beating in his bathroom as he washed his hands after tending to his roses.
God knew that Grandad's triple bypass surgery nine years ago was not going to do a damn thing to prevent it. Yet he allowed that scalpel to unzip my grandfather's chest.
I found myself praying to Odin, King of the Norse Gods, and one of the gods of the afterlife.
While praying to Odin I felt as if I was having a direct conversation with him. I could feel an intimate exchange of emotion, an understanding that said even though nothing could be done for my grandfather I was not alone, my pain was being felt.
Looking back, I don't know what spurred me to do so. I'm familiar with Viking mythology, it is something that I have studied for as long as I can remember being able to read. But I never considered the idea of worshipping the Aesir and Vanir Gods as non-fictitious beings until after Grandad`s passing.
After his death I turned away from God, Christ, and the Church. I destroyed, sold, or tucked away most Christian memorabilia in my room. I destroyed paintings, sold my bible, and broke a glass angel.
Today modern paganism feels right to me. In contemporary Norse Mythology gods are described as beings who are living among us, almost like big brothers to humanity. The gods have wants, needs, fears and failures. And they play an active part in the activities of the world.
This expression of the divine, this level of humanization, was something that I found lacking in Christianity. Sunday school taught me that God was this supreme and iron will, and that you came to him on bended knee. In Asatru, in Heathenry, and Neo paganism you don't have to kneel. Its permitted, but not insisted upon. Instead you lift your head high when you are speaking to your gods.
Yes, there are offerings and devotionals given to the Aesir and Vanir, but they are gods, that is what is expected. What is most important is the relationship between yourself and the deities. It is not about modeling your life after theirs, it is about accepting the existence of the gods and being a part of their lives as much as they are a part of yours.
After Grandad`s death I missed feeling spiritually connected to something, I surgically removed myself from the emotional fraternity of Catholicism and realized that I was removing the very warmth Grandad had, and that I was aspiring to hold. By cutting myself off from Christianity I emptied a part of myself that I never recognized as being filled.
Belief in the Old Gods filled that void. I have a much easier time feeling the brotherhood and energy of Neo-paganism than I ever did at a Catholic mass. The Pagan Community is full of love, respect and comradery. It doesn't feel like a race for attention as congregated prayer does to me now.
In Heathenry a hammer is the equivalent of the Christian cross. It represents Mjolnir, the weapon of Thor, and it is commonly worn around the neck of a practitioner to ensure safety and to symbolize your brotherhood with the Gods. I have yet to buy a hammer necklace, though I do plan to acquire one in the future. And I plan to wear it with pride as a heathen.
I doubt that I will return to the Catholic Church. I acknowledge the lessons it taught me and the morals and good character it instilled. But I am still so angry.
I am angry about the death of my grandfather, a man who I childishly regarded as immortal and unchanging. I am angry that he died in the manner he did, that in return for his life of compassion, faith, and honest ministry his "thank you" was to be unable to move, unable to breathe without a machine, unable to stand up, eat, or use the bathroom. To be crippled for the last nineteen hours of his life, as his heart slowly killed itself and suffocated his brain.
I do keep a rosary, a gift from when I was confirmed. I take it out occasionally to run my fingers across the amber beads and delicate silver knotwork of its Scottish cross.
But I do not pray.
I hold it and I talk to Grandad, keep him up to date on the weather, family drama, Nanny`s latest piece of juicy gossip, or my Dads ever increasing work schedule. Neopaganism teaches that our ancestors and family walk with us, that they remain as positive influences in our future. I believe today that Grandad walks with me, that he holds my hand when I am struggling. To me he will always be that empathic old man with an infectious smile and laugh. I believe he made it into Heaven, and for the life he lived I hope he enjoys its every luxury.
I cannot walk with him beside Christ anymore.
Edward Bishop is a passionate collector of glass tankards and is a self-taught master of skills that were last used over 500 years ago. A Maryland native, Edward enjoys laying in hammocks, thrift shopping, and writing pieces of fiction.


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SIMON PETTET is an English-born poet, long-time resident of New York's Lower East Side. These two poems come from his forthcoming book, More Winnowed Fragments to be published by Talisman House in the Spring. His Selected Poems (from the same publishers), an essential volume, is still available. A recent trove of Pettet materials can be found on line in Jacket 25. He also collaborated with the photographer Rudy Burckhardt on Talking Pictures and Conversations About Everything and compiled and edited for Black Sparrow the Selected Art Writings of the poet, James Schuyler.


* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Philippe Bronchtein- a singer-songer whose voice might make you think of Hip Hatchet (for a very logical reason), and whose first release under his own name is out now and is really damn good and you should listen/get right after you get through the recs below.
I'm going to shamelessly plug some of the people I've been playing sideman for recently. Take a listen to The War and Treaty, Caitlin Canty, and Pony Bradshaw. All wonderful artists worth your time and attention.
I don't own a TV & am not a big film buff, but I often find myself re-watching older HBO shows. I just re-watched The Wire & OZ which are both fantastic & very smart.
I find very little time to sit still and read these days. Certainly something I need to be better about. I finished a novel by the name of 'IQ' recently. It's a good detective story with some fun twists and turns. It was an easy read, something fun to dig into in the back of a tour van. I also loved the Dog Stars & the Painter, both by Peter Heller.
The Steel Guitar Forum is the best website on the internet. I started playing pedal steel two years ago and the wealth of knowledge and sweet gear on that website never manages to leave me bored.
I love coffee & got an Aeropress. It's completely changed the game for me. I bring it on tour, I use it at home. I love it so much.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Philippe Bronchtein thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off to go find an Aeropress to change your game (I can vouch for them being sweet), make sure to follow Philippe on the Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and go give that new 'Me and the Moon' album a spin on Bandcamp (come to think of it, it'd be a good album to listen to with a coffee).


"I remember that conversation with my mother, that struggle at that time in your life when you are discovering your independence, fighting for your independence and you are thrown back into this position where you need to rely on people, where you need your mom. It's very disorienting," said Adams, 44, from Austin, Texas, who lived with her parents for 2 1/2 years when she was 26 and undergoing chemotherapyand radiation for bone cancer.
Making a film about a deadly disease, then adding in strong comedic elements as "50/50" does, would seem to be a recipe either to offend with its audacity or insult with a sappy portrayal. A few other recent films about illness, such as Judd Apatow's "Funny People" and the Anne Hathaway movie "Love and Other Drugs," have tried to walk the line between dramaand comedy, but reactions were mixed. Yet the reception among those who might be most sensitive about "50/50" — cancer patients and survivors, particularly young adults — has been surprisingly positive.
"50/50" is based on the screenwriter Will Reiser's fight against spinal cancer at age 25, and the story is resonating with those who are too old to be considered pediatric oncology patients but too young to share much in common with older adult cancer patients.
While there is a slew of resources targeted at child and older adult cancer patients, those who fall in between, like Reiser, say they're often at a loss. The medical establishment, they say, is only beginning to recognize their specific needs. This group tends to be the most transient, and the most uninsured. They have specific psychological, physical and financial issues unique to their age.
Reiser said he never intended to become the poster child for young people with cancer but he is very gratified that his retelling of his experience has connected with so many others in similar situations.
Summit initially instituted a series of word-of-mouth screenings with Stand Up to Cancer and Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong foundation more as a defensive measure than anything geared toward advocacy.
But they were pleasantly surprised when they heard from people like Adams, who started her own young-adult cancer foundation and co-wrote a guidebook for young adults with cancer before merging her efforts with LiveStrong, where she now serves as the foundation's senior director of engagement.
Dr. Stuart Siegel, associate director for pediatric oncology at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, has partnered with Dr. Debu Tripathy to start an adolescent/young adult program at the facility. It's a burgeoning area of research, practice and training that he says came to the forefront in 2005 when the national tumor registry published data indicating that this group of patients was not showing much improvement in survival rates, compared with children and older adults.
Siegel, who moderated a post-screening panel with Reiser, Rogen and co-star Anna Kendrick at USC last month, said the film could serve as a useful tool.
"All of the medical students and faculty I talked to after the screening thought it was a wonderful training film, which is unusual for a Hollywood movie. But it really did hit virtually all of the key issues," said Siegel, referring specifically to how the film addresses interpersonal relationships, sexuality, the pain associated with treatment, and losing friends made during chemo sessions, among other topics.


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City Beat News Honors Businesses with Spectrum Award for Customer Satisfaction Again in 2018
May 28, 2018 | Automotive
Lapeer, MI, May 28, 2018 –(PR.com)– City Beat News is committed to recognizing customer service excellence in businesses across the country and across market segments. Among the most recent recipients of the 2018 City Beat News Spectrum Award for Customer Satisfaction are three repeat winners: Aroma Indian Cuisine, Gary's Car Craft, and The Exit Light Company.
In partnership with The Stirling Center for Excellence, City Beat News (CBN) recognizes companies such as these that provide an outstanding customer experience. Winners of the Spectrum Award are based on CBN's independent, proprietary research and evaluation system, which identifies businesses and professionals with a track record of top-flight customer service and customer satisfaction. The rating system combines data collected from nominations, online and other customer reviews, surveys, blogs, social networks, business-rating services, and other honors and accolades — all of which express the voice of the customer. Those that earn a 4-star or 5-star rating receive the Spectrum Award.
Five-time Spectrum Award winner Aroma Indian Cuisine (www.aromarestaurant.com) has been bringing the taste of authentic, home-cooked Northern Indian, Southern Indian, Jain Indian and Halal Indian foods to the Arlington Metropolitan/Washington, D.C. area since 1994. With multiple locations in the area, Aroma has a menu that is as rich as its surroundings with flavorful curries, tandoori kababs and an array of fresh tandoor-baked breads. Along with impeccable food, the restaurant offers excellent service, ensuring customers feel like every meal is a special occasion. Visit Aroma's Award Page at https://awards.citybeatnews.com/Aroma-Restaurant-ARLINGTON-VA.
Gary's Car Craft in Orange Park, Fla. (www.garyscarcraft.com), has earned four straight Spectrum Awards. Owner Gary Wilkins has been crazy about cars his whole life and eventually opened his own shop where he could be more hands on and provide personalized customer service and excellent mechanic workmanship. The shop specializes in European and Asian automotive repair, but also services domestic vehicles. Gary and the team place a high priority on providing quality and affordable car care, backed by respect, honesty and professionalism. Visit the shop's Award Page at https://awards.citybeatnews.com/GARYS-CAR-CRAFT-ORANGE-PARK-FL.
For nearly two decades The Exit Light Company in San Diego (www.exitlightco.com) has been specializing in the sale of exit signs, emergency egress signs, emergency lighting and energy efficient lighting products for government, industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Additionally, the four-time Spectrum Award winner installs indoor and outdoor energy-efficient lighting systems and other energy-saving products such as occupancy sensors, timers and lighting controls. The Exit Light Company installs, tests and maintains the products its sells, ensuring customers receive quality products every time. Visit its Award Page at https://awards.citybeatnews.com/EXIT-LIGHT-CO-INC-THE-VISTA-CA.
CBN provides the results of its research to the public and businesses at no charge, reporting on its findings to consumers and business owners on a rolling annual basis. "Each and every year there is one rating posted just for you, the consumer, to help you find who has rated among the best," says CBN Editor Jamie Rawcliffe. "The Spectrum Award winners have earned our highest ratings and are posted on our website with their own Star Page."
"The Stirling Center is pleased to have City Beat News join it in the goal of researching, recognizing and promoting superior customer service," says Frank Andrews, Executive Director of The Stirling Center for Excellence. "It is right in line with our mission of providing services and resources to companies that place an emphasis on providing an outstanding customer experience."
About City Beat News and The Stirling Center
The Stirling Center includes a learning and resource center with courses, team training and support, executive coaching, articles, and case studies focused on excellence. Its objective is to enable and encourage excellence across many fields, wherever it can. The Stirling Center, www.stirlingcenter.org, recognizes service excellence in both commercial businesses such as those served by City Beat News and Pulse of the City News, and its "life" and "public service" divisions.
City Beat News and The Stirling Center are located in Lapeer, Michigan. For more information, call 866-732-9800 or go online to www.citybeatnews.com.
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Gillespie had a career-high in points by the end of the third quarter as the Seminoles blew out the Lady Lions.
Kiah Gillespie has proven to be a prolific scorer for Florida State this season.
She took that to another level Thursday.
Entering with a career-high of 22 points, Gillespie racked up 20 points by halftime and finished with 27 as the Seminoles (7-1) ran away with an 87-58 victory over the Penn State Lady Lions (4-3) before a Tucker Civic Center crowd of 2,501.
Gillespie's outburst came on an efficient 12 of 15 (80 percent) shooting from the floor. She also barely played in the fourth quarter with FSU out to a big lead.
"It was definitely my teammates getting to their spots. If they don't get to where they need to be on the court, I don't get open," Gillespie said of what led to her success.
"I credit a lot of that to them. If they don't space out the floor then I'm not able to get those gaps and those seams that we work so hard for in practice."
The win marked FSU's seventh consecutive victory in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge -- the longest active streak of a team in either conference. It also improved the Seminoles' all-time record in the challenge to 10-2.
For a quarter, the Lady Lions were able to hang with the Seminoles thanks to some hot shooting. PSU hit three of four first-quarter threes and shot 60 percent from the floor over the opening 10 minutes to tie the score at 21 through one.
That proved to be unsustainable, though, as PSU attempted just 10 shots and turned the ball over seven times in the second quarter. This allowed FSU to open up a 48-33 halftime lead that was never cut to fewer than 15 points in the second half.
"We challenged them defensively and they rose to the occasion," FSU head coach Sue Semrau said of what made the difference between the first and second quarters.
"That end of the court has really improved."
Junior point guard Nicki Ekhomu displayed her growth into her newfound role in the win.
After racking up five assists by the first media timeout just past the halfway point of the first quarter, she hit a trio of threes in the second quarter. She finished with 11 points and six assists.
"She's just embraced (being the point guard) and she's still becoming comfortable with it," Semrau said of Ekhomu.
"She also can shoot the ball so people have to guard her very honestly and so it allows her to get us into a position but also be a threat on the offensive end."
Nausia Woolfolk added 16 points to round out FSU's leading scorers. Eight of the nine Seminoles who checked into the game scored as the team shot a season-high 50.7 percent from the floor.
Two free throws in the final minute also gave freshman big Valencia Myers her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
The Lady Lions sought out to defend FSU in a 2-3 zone, but the Seminoles had minimal problems finding the holes in the defensive scheme.
FSU hit 12 of its 17 (70.6 percent) two-point shots in the first half as it built up its sizable halftime lead.
Gillespie led this charge as she lived in the short corner, hitting nine of 10 inside shots in the win.
The Seminoles entered the game on a cold streak in their perimeter shooting.
In the three previous games, FSU had shot a combined eight of 53 (15.1 percent) from outside the arc.
It snapped out of that in a big way against the Lady Lions as FSU had made nine three-pointers by the end of the third quarter and finished 11 of 26 from three (42.3 percent).
It's the second time this season FSU has hit 10-plus threes in a game as the effort was led by Ekhomu, Gillespie and Sayawni Lassiter, who combined to make nine of their 18 threes.
FSU's strong attack was aided in many ways by its effective passing game.
The Seminoles assisted on 21 of their 35 made field goals in the win.
Before the second half when that percentage dropped off with the result in hand, FSU assisted on 15 of its 20 field goals in the first half.
It was a balanced passing attack as eight of the nine FSU player had at least one assist.
After playing seven of its first nine games at home, FSU now enters a stretch of primarily road games over the next month.
Each of the next two and three of FSU's five December games will be played away from Tallahassee.
That begins Wednesday when the Seminoles play their first true road game of the season at Mercer at 7 p.m.


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Elite Martial Arts Richmond is pleased to announce that the Summer Camp will be running this year as normal for the 8th year.
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Sharyn Byer, Flutist, is another example of a forward-looking musician who enjoys a very active performing and touring life. Here's a look at Sharyn's 4-C setup for her digital sheet music needs.
1. What do you do as a musician?
I graduated from the University of Miami School of Music and am Principle Flute of The Capital City Symphony in Washington, DC. I teach at Columbia Institute of Fine Arts and direct The Columbia Flute Choir (www.columbiaflutechoir.org). I tour with the International Flute Orchestra, and have performed in Europe, Russia, China and South America. I also play in First Light Ensemble and have performed locally in the DC area including at The White House.
2. Why did you switch from paper to digital sheet music?
I love having all my music available on one device, my iPad, and being able to easily take it all with me when I travel. Page turns are no problem with the AirTurn DUO! I can keep both hands on my flute at all times!! Dark stages are not a problem, either. I don't even need a stand light because the scores are back-lit on the iPad! Also, I don't feel like I'm hiding behind a big music stand because the iPad is so small. I can even position the music as close to me as I want and still see the conductor or the audience!
3. What are your "4-C's" ?
a. Computer (for reading music)?
b. Content (what kind of music do you read and where do you get it from)?
I scan music into my computer and transfer to the forScore app on my iPad through iTunes. I can also open emailed PDFs with the forScore app. Once in forScore, I can store music by title, composer, genre, or keyword. I can even annotate the music and create setlists for different ensembles or performances.
c. Container (do you use any special holders for your computer)?
I have two holders that I like. The AirTurn Manos is very secure and sturdy. I also like the CrisKenna Xclip which is actually the one I travel with because it is less bulky. When I play C flute in First Light Ensemble, I am seated and use the iPad holder on an AirTurn goSTAND. Because it's adjustable for both sitting and standing, when I play in a symphony orchestra, I use the goSTAND because I need the iPad a little higher so I can also see the conductor. When I play the Contrabass flute, I need to stand to play and the goSTAND works great! I can fit a regular mic stand in my old folding music stand cloth cases and it goes easily in my gig bag. If I am playing locally, I can also just use a mic stand but that won't fit in a carry-on bag for flying!
I use the AirTurn DUO Bluetooth transceiver, which includes 2 ATSF-2 foot switches, for hands free page turning (I need to keep both hands on my flute!) It works great on any floor surface and I am amazed how long the charge lasts! It is so easy to recharge with the iPad charger, even overseas!


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Q: A sub-matrix constructed using the row basis and column basis is always non singular Suppose $A$ is $m\times n$ matrix. Show that $A$ has a non singular sub matrix which is formed by the basis elements of row space and column space.
If I have understood the problem clearly, this means that we try to construct a sub matrix using all the independent rows and all independent columns. These rows and columns will necessarily form bases. We have to show that this sub  matrix should be non singular. So I proceeded this way,
Suppose $rank(A)=r$. Take the $r$ linearly independent rows (they are forming the basis of row space) as the row of a new matrix, say $B$. This is of dimension $r \times n$. Now, this matrix $B$ has rank $r$. So, there should be $r$ linearly independent columns amongst these $n$ columns.
Now, I will choose any $r$ linearly independent columns of $B$. These $r$ columns will be a basis of column space of $A$. Here I shortened the proof. I am using that adding some components in every linearly independent vector still make them independent. And, as they are $r$ in numbers, they must be basis.

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What are the values that people attach to birds? How do they change over time, and how are the underlying moral commitments then expressed in the legal and practical implementation of conservation? These questions are at the heart of Moral Entanglements by Stefan Bargheer. The book provides a well written historical account of bird watching, ornithology, and nature conservation in Britain and Germany, from the naturalist collectors of the late eighteenth century to current efforts in international biodiversity conservation, as well as fascinating insights into the societal and political settings of each of the two countries and how these have shaped two distinct sets of practices and institutions.
Alongside the historical account, Bargheer conducts a sociological analysis of the moral values underlying the actions of relevant players in each country. His key thesis relies on contrasting work and play as the basis for conservation. He argues that birds are so well loved and protected in Britain because of the longstanding tradition of bird watching as a leisure activity. Birds, Bargheer contends, are particularly suitable as toys in a collecting game, turning nature into a playground worth protecting for the game's sake. He contrasts this with the German approach, which originally relied on birds being given a role in the world of work. They were protected for providing economically valuable services such as pest control in a system of agricultural production modelled after the factory shop floor, and that rationale for protection fell away with agricultural industrialisation, leaving a gap that proved hard to fill based on an intrinsic moral value of birds alone.
The deep dives into sociological theory mark this book as an academic monograph, but I found it an interesting read nonetheless. In particular, I thought Bargheer makes a convincing argument about how the collecting game has shaped the relationship of many people with birds, and how the shift from specimen and egg collection to listing and nature photography turned a morally questionable practice into a motivator for nature conservation. A motivator that is not only more powerful than abstract moral directives, but one that provides a win-win situation: An enjoyable pastime results in knowledge production (the BTO and its surveys being his prime example) and ultimately conservation action.
However, this strong focus on the collecting game also illustrates why the book left me wanting. Ecosystem services and natural capital pervade present environmental policy discussions, clearly showing that the economical rationalisation of conservation is not a thing of the past. And even within the metaphor of the collecting game, Bargheer's investigation of the moral drivers is focused almost exclusively on the actors engaged in conservation already. His conclusion - that the joy of partaking in the game of bird watching is the primary means for engaging people to pursue activities beneficial for conservation – is then limited to this group as well. This leads me to the elephant in the room - another collecting game, rich in its own set of entanglements. And it is here also, that Bargheer's contrast of the playful British and the economically rational Germans, is perhaps exposed as a stereotypical oversimplification. The division of birds into the useful and the harmful, and the reliance on economic arguments – rational or not – is still very much alive in an industry for which the British countryside quite literally remains the factory floor. It is then perhaps a very sobering insight that moral arguments may have little chance of providing a solution to overcoming this current conservation challenge.


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Pizarro: Silicon Valley FACES looks back on 50-year-battle against bigotry
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Silicon Valley FACES, which got its start in 1965 as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, celebrated its 50th anniversary last week and paid tribute to several people who have helped its battle against bigotry by empowering youth.
The Hopkins & Carley law offices in downtown San Jose were packed with about 130 well-wishers, including San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Pressman of Congregation Beth David, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, philanthropist Linda Lee Lester and her father, Lee Lester. Drawing that kind of crowd isn't difficult when your list of honorees is this impressive: Michael E. Fox, Sr.; Larry Sonsini; Irwin Federman, Becky and Jim Morgan and the Morgan Family Foundation; retired Judge Len Edwards and Frank Fiscalini. Also honored posthumously were longtime board member Carl E. Cookson and Lil Silberstein, who led the organization for more than 30 years and died in July at age 88.
"Had it not been for Lil Silberstein, our longtime executive director and the lady who truly put NCCJ on the map, I'm not so sure we would be here today," said Fiscalini, who has been part of Silicon Valley FACES in one form or another for 48 years. "Lil was an outstanding leader and motivator and could cajole almost anyone into participating and, more importantly, giving. She certainly was our guiding light, and the lady who set the tone for the future of our organization."
GOOD DEED DEPT.: There should be yet another new police pup patrolling Santa Clara, thanks to the work of the Rotary Club of Santa Clara and the Sean M. Walsh K-9 Memorial Foundation. The club donated $10,000 to the foundation last month to purchase and train a new dog for the Santa Clara Police Department.
The foundation is headed up by Cheryl Walsh and named for her son, who was killed on duty in Afghanistan on Nov. 16, 2011. The foundation's efforts — driven by Sean's desire to be a K-9 handler — have resulted in the acquisition of three dogs by the Santa Clara police, with a fourth soon to join their ranks.
HELPING KIDS ROCK: Palo Alto's Children's Health Council had more than 450 people at its third annual Rocktoberfest gala on Oct. 17, which raised more than $300,000 for the organization's financial aid to families and programs for at-risk youth.
Calla Griffith and Rahela Abbas chaired the fundraiser, a California version of Oktoberfest in Woodside that added artisanal wines, handcrafted beers and rock 'n' roll courtesy of the band, Pop Rocks.
Rosalie Whitlock, executive director of Children's Health Council, said she was humbled by the support shown at the event. An anonymous donor kicked off the Fund-A-Need appeal with a $50,000 matching grant.
TEACHER WITH REAL DRIVE: Quail Lodge & Golf Club's Katherine Marren was recognized by Golf Digest as one of the top 20 best golf instructors in California, making her the only female golf pro ranked in California. Marren joined Quail Lodge in Carmel in 2009 after 16 years as lead instructor at Pebble Beach Golf Academy.
Contact Sal Pizarro at spizarro@mercurynews.com. Follow him at Facebook.com/mercurynews.aroundtown and Twitter.com/spizarro.
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Okay, this is for all the Cat Lovers.
10. The ratio of cats to people in your home is greater than one to one.
9. Your cats have e-mail addresses, and you regularly write updates and send photos to your family and friends.
8. You use your cats' names for passwords.
7. The meow on the street is that your house is the place to go for good eats.
6. When friends with children tell you about milestones in their children's lives, you chime in with similar stories about your cat(s).
5. People automatically call you when a stray needs a home.
4. You have a cat voice you adopt whenever a cat is within a one-mile radius of you.
3. If your cat sits on "your" place on the couch, you allow him to stay.
2. If you find the cat is taking up a lot of space on your bed, you move over so the cat has more room.
1. Cat hair . . . . Everywhere!
DJ: Thanks for coming by! Pretty cool...people think a lot about their pets.
OK I got zero points guess thats why dogs out number people in our house..
Our cat Jake is an old fashion barncat. He was given to me at only 4 weeks old and is so smart but mean. He attacts our dog Lucy everyday and we had to get both front and back declawed because he was biting my kids. He's very funny - just stay out of his face.
We used to have some wonderful guys -- but they have all passed on to kitty-heaven.
Great post Teresa and I really miss having pets. Living in Las Vegas with my busy schedule, it's very difficult for me to own a pet. Very cute and creative post!
Really, cute. my person cat ratio is 1 to 1. And I do use my cats names for all of my passwords. Someitmes I combine them. I am forwarding this to all of my catty friends!!!
Debe: Thanks for your comment! Charlotte is soooo lucky to have a mommy like you, and I am sure as you are reading this comment you are thinking maybe so but I am soooo lucky to have her. Pets are incrediable.. Happy Hump-Day!!
Eric: Thanks for your comment too! I have to admit we lost our 14+ year old cat last year. She came to our house as a stray so we really didn't know when her birthday was, but she was precious... her name was HobieCat. Have a great day!!
LaNita: Sounds like Jake is a rouster! Since he is declawed it's good to know that he can stand his ground. We had to have Hobie declawed in the front because she would use our door facings to sharpen her claws. We had quite a mess for a little while. We got her, her own scratch pole and she would look at it like, "Are you kidding me, I'm not using that thing". We tried everything except removing all door facings (and who can do that, it's our house... our home). It's really funny though that even without the claws they learn how to use their paws just as well as if they still had their claws. Have a great day!!
Bob: Thanks for your comment! That is the hardest part about having a pet, the end. They put their heart out for you and you put your heart out for them and their time here is really short. Have a great day!
Robert: Thanks for your comment too! Yes, in your situation it is best to do like you are doing. Trust me I respect your decision. Maybe someday when you have time to slow down a bit, maybe you will have some time to share. As my grandfather (who was a farmer in Ohio) use to say, "You have to make hay while the sun is still shinning", so I take it 'our sun' is still shinning! Have a great day, in Vegas!!
Jane: Thanks for your comment too! Since I do not have a cat right now, I do tend to use our dogs names for ids and pws. Have a great day!!
Teresa.. I know now that I am DEFINITELY a DOG lover. NOT ONE of the above applies to me.
Does not apply to me either! My husband "CLAIMS" to be allergic to cats but that has never been pr-oven. We have dogs so I cannot complain to much.
Very cute reasons for being a cat lover. Good blog.
As a cat lover, they are all pretty much on target, but I love #2 & #3!
I believe I am guilty of just about everything there. My cat definitely thinks she owns the bed...between her and my husband I am lucky to be on the bed.
Valerie: Thanks for coming by!! Your too funny... Have a great day!!!!!
I sent you the CUTEST card in the mail when you posted this but I used the address on your website and it came back in the mail as "no receptical". SO SAD! I called your office and got your mailing address instead and will get it back in the mail today. Watch for a little sunshine coming your way.
Terrie: Yep, the 'old allergies trick' I have heard of this... take care!!
Ann-Marie: Thanks for your comments...take care!!
Ron: Thanks for your comments as well... take care!
Chastity: Thanks for your comments too, I haven' t met a pet yet that hasn't claimed their space.... take care!
Susan: I am still waiting for the little sunshine to come my way... take care!