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"Prayer" was not a good word to these survivors. It was associated with ecclesiastical power and authority and that I even used the word "prayer" in describing my project led, I subsequently learned, to the suspicion that there was a hidden agenda to my research. (The unspecified apprehension, I think, was that I was in some way going to be a propagandist for the church.) It was clear already from the conversation that night—and confirmed as I got to know these men and women better over time—that everyone in the group regularly did things that from an outsider's perspective looked like praying. Most of them went to Mass, at least intermittently, and some had personal devotions. But they adamantly rejected "prayer" as the name for such practices.
One reason for this is that these survivors, who were formed in the faith as children in the middle years of the twentieth century, had deeply internalized what were once very strict Catholic norms and boundaries regarding prayer. Catholics of this generation did not improvise prayers in everyday language; to pray meant to recite the Hail Mary, for example, or the Memorare, another prayer to the Virgin Mary. As a result, later in life they discovered that it was physically and emotionally nearly impossible to pray in other ways, however much they might have consciously wanted to do so. They rejected the prayer practices of other faiths as not really prayer, addressed to gods who were not really there (this included the God of the Protestant churches). In this way, they were encountering at the most visceral level, deep in their bodies and apart from their conscious intentionality, the enduring power of the Catholic imaginary inside them. Survivors do realize this about themselves. But they do not want the church that betrayed them as children setting the terms of their engagement with God as adults. So they reject "prayer."
Many survivors also told me they recoiled when priests or bishops said to them, "I will pray for you," because such promises came in their judgment without acknowledgement of the church's guilt and complicity in their abuse. These survivors felt it was a way of denying the church's responsibility for what had happened to children in its care. Survivors know as Catholics that to pray for someone is to do something real for them. But when "praying for" is a substitute for necessary and fundamental change in the theology and practice out of which the abuse of children and young people arose in the first place, then "praying for" is drained of its authenticity and efficacy. To use the language of prayer in this case is to cooperate with moral and religious deception. Many survivors are especially disappointed that recent popes have adamantly reaffirmed the very high theology of the priesthood that elevates clergy to higher ontological levels than other humans. (See, for example, Pope Benedict XVI's address on the "Year for Priests.") This theology, they say, contributed to the impunity of predator priests who used their elevated status to justify their sexual violation of children as God's will. The offer by priests and bishops to "pray for" victims reinforces this suspect and dangerous theology.
The semantic range of "prayer" in Catholicism is extensive. It includes gestures (the Sign of the Cross, for example, or trailing the beads of a rosary through one's fingers); materials (candles, prayers cards, images, relics, and oil); and rituals (such as blessings). "Praying" comprises all of this. "Prayer" is also always imagined and experienced as simultaneously both personal and intersubjective. Catholics do not pray "alone" in the ordinary meaning of the word. (As I write this, millions of Catholics are gathering together on the beaches of Rio for Pope Francis's Mass.) Praying "alone," they pray as well with the church at prayer, which includes the Virgin Mary, the saints, and the beloved dead. So the problem survivors have with the word "prayer" covers a wide range of practice.
Among the members of the group of former Linkup survivors I have gotten to know is a woman now in her seventies who has never stopped attending Mass and is active today in church programs for the protection of children. This woman told me that one of her most painful moments in church occurred during the blessing of the throats on the feast day of Saint Blaise, when the crossed candles held at her throat by the priest to bless her recalled another priest's hands around her neck as he abused her. She flinches whenever a priest approaches her in the sacraments. Her resistance to the word "praying" stretches over many occasions, and she encounters that resistance in many different ritual contexts.
How then is it possible to pray after having been abused by priests? Frank H., a former priest who was abused by priests first as an altar boy and then as a young seminarian, says that for survivors of clerical sexual abuse, to pray means to embrace the unresolved and perhaps unresolvable struggle with their anger and confusion, their awful and ineradicable memories, their resistance, their doubts and suspicion.
As was true of all survivors I spoke with, for many years Frank believed that he was the only child ever to be abused by priests. To have been sexually violated by a priest, by the alter Christus in Catholic theology, the other Christ, was so incomprehensible that he assumed this must have been the only instance of it. The consequences of this misperception for Frank and others were grave: in their isolation, survivors harbored terrible guilt that they were somehow responsible for their abusers' sexual appetite and transgressions, that they had corrupted the priest. Then Frank heard other survivors' stories, first on a national television show that he stumbled on by chance while channel surfing one afternoon in a hotel room, and then at Linkup meetings; and he understood at last that he was not alone.
To become a survivor for Frank and many others was a process of recognition: he recognized himself in the stories others were telling and others recognized themselves in his stories. This mutual recognition is at the heart of the survivors' movement. Frank's understanding of what prayer may be among survivors arose in this context of shared recognition. Although he is no longer a priest in good standing (his bishop did not tolerate Frank's public advocacy on behalf of survivors), Frank H. has become a spiritual advisor to many survivors, and he tells them that their doubts and their anger are their prayers, that "the questions are the prayer."
Frank's theology of prayer is marked by his own struggles. When he discovered that hundreds of other children and adolescents had also been abused by priests, "that's when I had trouble with God," Frank says. "When I saw the enormity of the thing." How did God let this happen? Then Frank became ostracized in his diocese, adding to his anger. "Where are you in all this?" Frank recalls asking God. "That's the spiritual struggle," he says—this question of where God is in the contemporary campaign against child abuse in the church. God watches seemingly unmoved and disengaged as bishops protect the retirement pensions of abusers, while Frank has lost his home, his parish, and his salary. But he continues to pray.
"Is prayer easy?" Frank asked me when we were talking about another survivor who found it impossible to pray as an adult, which for her was a source of real grief. I had asked Frank what he might say to this woman. Prayer is not easy, he went on, or "not all the time. But should it be? No, I don't think so." There is "suffering, death, and resurrection" in the spiritual life, he said, and this dynamic of dying and coming alive again is repeated many times in a person's life, and daily in some survivors' lives. "This is the constant thing," Frank believes. "I would like to live in the resurrection, but it's not my life experience that that's how it is." So "when you engage God, it's the complete package," suffering, death, and resurrection. "It's hard and messy."
"The problem," Frank continued, "is that we think we have to pray nice. We think"—here Frank affects a sweet voice—"we need to say, 'Thank you, Jesus' for the sunrise…". But if you cannot "pray angry," in Frank's phrase, there is no point in praying. "You're saying that I can't voice my anger to God or something bad might happen," as if God will punish you for being honest. Being honest with God entails holding God accountable. Frank told me a story about a Catholic woman he met in the hospital when he was still a parish priest. She needed a heart transplant and was praying that God would send her a heart. She fearfully confessed to Frank, "I don't want [God] to be mad at me," so she was being careful to pray in such a way as not to give God offense. But Frank said to her, "You're sitting here waiting for a heart! What more can God do to you?" He encouraged her to pray honestly.
"Read the Psalms!" Frank says. "How angry are they? They're some of the angriest prayers we have." The Psalms are also, Frank added, some of the most beautiful and loving prayers. The Psalms display the full range of emotions that characterize the human relationship with God, in all its moods and trouble. "The spiritual journey," Frank says, "is all about people who've got problems with God."
While some survivors remember their childhood God as a loving one, more often Catholic adults who were raised before the 1970s say they were taught an omnipotent, angry, and punishing God. There is plenty of textual evidence, in devotional works written for children, for example, or children's introductions to the sacraments (in particular the sacrament of Confession), to support this. Survivors were compelled to ask where this God was when they were being abused. No survivor I spoke with ever accused God of abusing them, but being abused by a priest who was—in a phrase nearly all survivors used to describe to me their feelings about their abuser—"like a god to me," Catholic children abused by priests were one degree of separation from God. Predator priests often emphasized this by telling children that God wanted them to submit and to keep quiet. These men who had all the power to say so told the children that what was happening was their punishment or their privilege.
Frank's theodicy of praying angry directly addresses this reality. "What more can God do to you?" he says. To have seen God at God's worst is to be liberated from the old relationship with an omnipotent God, and this opens a way for a new relationship. Survivors are free not only to express their doubts, their sense of betrayal, and their anger with God, but also to consider the articulation of these feelings as prayer. There is a hard edge to Frank's theodicy of prayer. Survivors have got God's number; they meet God without illusions about God. But this does not drive them away from God, or it need not do so in Frank's theology. Rather, it permits them to pray fearlessly and freely, to pray as they really are as persons, to open their inner lives in all their turmoil and anger to God who must take them as they are.
"The state of omnipotence," Jessica Benjamin argues in her study of the roots of sado-masochistic relationships, "gives birth to domination." Omnipotence dissolves the boundaries between the one who is omnipotent and the other parties to the relationship, exposing them to violation and intrusion. The tension between the self and others as distinct beings, which is necessary for autonomy and love, breaks down.
Frank's is one voice and one response to the dilemmas of "prayer" among survivors. To make good and healthy lives for themselves, many survivors turned away from the God they had first met as children in the church, to find gods outside Catholicism, or they rejected all gods; such decisions were not made once and for all in people's lives either. As a spiritual adviser who is also a survivor, however, and a Catholic priest (as he continues to think of himself), Frank wants very much to hold open the possibility of relationship with God, for himself and for other survivors. But he thinks of this relationship on fundamentally different terms: Frank and many other survivors I spoke with want a God that may be trusted not to hurt them, not to dominate or violate them, not to penetrate the boundaries of their bodies and souls. So Frank invites survivors not to resolve their problems with "prayer," but instead to see what is unresolvable as prayer itself. This refusal of closure restores the tension, in Benjamin's sense, between persons praying and the divine other. Praying angry is the medium of this new relationship with God, its ground, and its safeguard.


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(3) Effective management of obsolete stock/recyclable waste.
Hands of Honor employs the "unemployable" in South Africa—those who have experienced homelessness, crime and/or substance abuse—to up-cycle obsolete stock and recyclable items. Much of this waste is provided through partnerships with the corporate sector and would otherwise end up in landfills. Workers process the waste, either rehabilitating material or stripping goods for sale of parts. Proceeds from this have two benefits. First, it provides salaries for workers who otherwise have no work options available to them. Second, profits are invested in derelict community spaces, focusing on public spaces which have become havens for anti-social behavior. Hands of Honour trains the same marginalized populations to transform these spaces into safe and attractive places conducive to economic development and community healing. In the process, the workers not only receive a salary, but are integrated back into their communities, gaining job skills, self-esteem, and breaking their reliance on social services and/or illegal activity. In many case, these workers have a reputation of being poisonous elements of their communities; as the rest of their community sees them upgrading their community spaces, their attitudes begin to change as well.
Hands of Honour brings together 3 best practices: First, while "up-cycling," or reusing waste materials has been done informally by waste pickers scouring the dumps, Hands of Honor works directly with the waste generators to formalize this process, representing something new in South Africa. Corporations are the main "donor" of waste to Hands of Honor—donating rather than disposing their waste. Second, Hands of Honor's job training program provides skills and confidence to those members of society who have "checked out." This both increases employment and rehabilitates the workers. Finally, this process funds urban renewal initiatives, focusing on those areas that are identified by the community as being flash points for crime.
Taken together, these elements result in a program that can sustain itself, and contributes to a greener city, job creation, and reclaiming derelict urban spaces.
Since the program started, 60 people have received salaried work from processing waste. Eight physically run down spaces have been rehabilitated, including developing a new food garden, upgrading places of learning, and upgrading dwellings of vulnerable groups.
For example, one rehabilitation process employed 50 people to upgrade an area which has been known as a drug haven. The building is now a factory that produces school uniforms.
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I have enjoyed the past three months, and the slow build up to the start of the auction. At times it has all seemed very far away, and that crazy couple of weeks back in March when things went a bit mad has at times seemed like it was all just a dream.
But today I have just started to get an idea of how things might turn out over the next couple of weeks.
This morning I got an email from eBay in the UK wanting to know if I could do an interview this evening with a big national newspaper in the UK. I have just got off the phone with them now.
Next an Australian TV company called, they will be turning up with their cameras first thing in the morning to film for an early evening current affairs programme which is broadcast nationally.
After their call I took one from Reuters, who wanted photos and a story to distribute worldwide.
At the moment Thursday is free in my diary, but I suspect not for long, and then on Friday a Japanese TV crew turns up to film some material before and during the start of the auction.
I reckon my phone is going to be busy again for the next couple of weeks!! I'm looking forward to it….. I think!!


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Gose, McGehee and Moya homer for Tigers, but Pirates rally for 9-5 win
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) -- Gerrit Cole served up wind-blown home runs to Anthony Gose and Casey McGehee in his Grapefruit League debut Sunday before the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Detroit Tigers for a 9-5 win at McKechnie Field.
Cole, who finished fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting last season, gave up two hits and struck out one in two innings. A minor ribcage injury in January kept Cole off the mound for the first two weeks of spring training games.
"Just wanted to get through this one and get a feel for what's going on," Cole said. "Got to start somewhere. We'll build off of it and move forward."
With a strong wind blowing out, Starling Marte and Elias Diaz homered for the Pirates and had two hits apiece. Leadoff man Josh Harrison doubled twice, one on a comebacker that hopped past the pitcher, past the shortstop and rolled into shallow center field.
"Harrison does things quite often that you're seeing for the first time," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "I thought the pitcher had a play. Then the pitcher didn't have a play, and (Harrison) was dusting off at second. That's the kind of game he plays -- a backyard ballplayer."
Pittsburgh finished with 14 hits.
Tigers left-hander Matt Boyd allowed five hits and four runs in 3 2-3 innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Preston Guilmet was roughed up for three runs, two earned, while getting only two outs in the eighth.
Detroit prospect Steven Moya hit his fourth home run of the spring and had two hits.
"He looks (at pitches) more this spring than he did in 2014," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He's a lot more comfortable, a lot more confident."
With three home runs, the Tigers increased their league-leading spring total to 25.
Tigers: RHP Alex Wilson (sore lat) played catch from 90 feet Saturday in Lakeland and will progress to tossing from 120 feet on Wednesday. Wilson had a 2.19 ERA in 70 innings last season. . RHP Anibal Sanchez (elbow inflammation) had a bullpen session at Joker Marchant Stadium and is nearing a return to the rotation.
Pirates: LHP Cory Luebke (hamstring) threw a bullpen session Saturday and is nearing a return to game action. "Our guys liked the way the ball came out of his hand," general manager Neal Huntington said. "We'll probably have another side session for him, see how that goes, and hopefully progress him in a game sometime in the next week or so."
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris is in line to face the Mets on Monday in Lakeland. Norris, competing for a spot in the rotation, has allowed three runs in four innings over two starts this spring.
Pirates: RHP Ryan Vogelsong will start Monday against the Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers. Vogelsong gave up three runs over three innings in his last outing, also against the Red Sox.
MLB Teams Continue Boycotts
In response to the shooting of Jacob Blake, the Red Sox and other MLB teams boycotted their scheduled games this week.
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Another Cardinals game has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak that has kept the team sidelined since July 29.


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Zack's tree disguise is a bit too good.
Chief: "What are you doing?"
Ivy: "It's my application for that new Acme instructor job."
Chief: "In the Hong Kong branch? Ivy, why do you want that position?"
Ivy: "Chief. Look, don't get me wrong. I love being an Acme agent. I just think I'll make a good instructor too. Besides, even if I leave you'll still have glamour boy."
Munchkins: "Follow the yellow brick road. Follow the yellow brick road."
Ivy: "Come in Zack, over."
Zack: "Glamour? You call this glamour? I've got dry rot, termites... huh? Oh, no. Shoo, Todo! Shoo! Ewe, and I just found out why the brick road is yellow."
Carmen, the good witch, flees with the slippers.
Carmen: "This is a trip down memory lane you're not taking with me, Ivy."
Carmen flees towards the rainbow.
Zack: "Where'd she go?"
Ivy: "Looks like this case is going to take us somewhere over the rainbow, little bro."
The Player and Carmen.
Player: "Those famous ruby slippers took Dorothy home in the movie "The Wizard of Oz". But the only place they're going to take you is to jail, Carmen."
Carmen: "Wrong, Player. They'll take me exactly where I want to go."
I don't know about you but I can't get this song out of my head!
Chief: "Incoming e-mail for Ivy. E-mail for Ivy. Follow the bouncing head. We received your application at Acme here in Hong Kong. We'd like you to interview with us if you want the job. Sorry, it doesn't scan very well."
If Ivy leaves, Zack gets a real dog for a partner...
Chief: "Oh, why so glum, Zack baby? Don't think of it as losing a sister, think of it as gaining a bathroom and a partner."
Zack: "What?"
Chief: "I've been meaning to introduce you to our newest Acme agent."
Ivy: "Chief, he's precious."
Zack: "Chief, he's a dog!"
Chief: "Oh, how wrong you are, fleabath breath. Lassie was a dog. Old Yeller was a dog. But Stretch here is a clue-sniffing, crime-busting canine phenomena."
Zack: "Yeah, in his dreams."
Chief: "No, he's just resting. Conserving energy. Planning his next move. But when a case heats up he's a doggone doggie dynamo. Hear him hum."
As she steals the bear...
Carmen: "I hate to see you work so hard, detectives. You know, you really should be enjoying your childhood more."
Ivy: "We'll be enjoying ourselves just fine when we put you behind bars."
Ouch...
Ivy: "Hang on, Zack! Are you okay?"
Zack: "I'm okay but muh tung is sthuck. My tung is sthuck on da guttah."
Ivy: "What are you... ewe! Your tongue is stuck on the frozen gutter! Don't you know how dangerous that is?"
Miss his screw-ups?
Ivy: "You okay?"
Zack: "You know, sis, you sure aren't going to find this kind of action at a desk job in Hong Kong."
Ivy: "Ha ha! No, and I'm sure going to miss your creative ways of handling a chase, little bro."
Carmen had a field trip there...
Zack: "Whoa! Check it out."
Ivy: "Zack, that's Carmen when she was a little girl. It says, 'Carmen Sandiego on a trip with the Golden Gate Girls School gives Teddy Roosevelt's teddy bear a hug.'"
A Carmen Clue
Carmen: "I'm off to see the wizard, detectives."
Carmen Sandiego History 101
Chief: "The Golden Gate Girls School was an orphanage in San Francisco that Carmen..."
Zack: "Carmen was an orphan?"
Chief: "Yep, the only home that she knew was this place until I gave her a home at Acme."
Ivy: "Zack, if Carmen's following the "Oz" story line like all her thefts indicate, she's bound to wind up at her home in the end."
Carmen: "Good evening, detectives. Welcome to my home. I'd offer you something, but the truth is, I didn't expect you."
Ivy: "What are you doing, Carmen?"
Carmen: "I told you, a trip down memory lane."
Zack: "She's stolen back the lost piece of her childhood, Ivy."
Ivy: "I see why you wanted the original poppy field..."
Zack: "And the teddy bear from your class trip to Sagamore Hill."
Carmen: "But the ruby slippers confused you? "Oz" was my favorite story, detectives, and those shoes have the power to take me home. At least, to my childhood memories."
Zack: "Yeah, well here's another little moment you'll want to file in your memory bank, your arrest."
Ivy decides to stay.
Zack: "Well, at least we got back the stuff she stole."
Ivy: "But she got away with the orphanage!"
Zack: "You know, maybe it's okay, Ive. They were just going to tear it down."
Ivy: "Yeah, and it is the only home she ever knew, huh?"
Chief: "Only home? What am I chopped liver? I gave her a home. Acme was her home. But did she appreciate it? Nooo! And now you're leaving too? Oh, empty nest syndrome."
Ivy: "Me? Where am I going?"
Zack: "To that job in Hong Kong."
Ivy: "What and leave our new partner without teaching him the ropes? Besides, where in the world would I find a partner quite like you, Zack? Hong Kong will be there for a while, and Mr. Baum was right. There is no place like home."
Carmen and the Player.
Player: "You got the house, Carmen, but I'll get you next crime."
Carmen: "Perhaps. But that caper is a horse of a different color, Player."
until next crime
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Today, the OLC testified on House Bill (HB) 110, the biennial state budget bill, in front of the Ohio House Finance Committee. OLC's Executive Director Michelle Francis told lawmakers how public libraries were able to quickly pivot and adjust their service delivery models to continue to meet the needs of their local communities during the pandemic. Francis provided specific examples of what libraries did when the pandemic started and what they continue to do today, such as:
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and loaning Wi-Fi hot spots
OLC's Executive Director Michelle Francis explains how Ohio's public libraries increased digital services and expanded internet access during the pandemic.
Francis explained that Ohio's public libraries recognized the need for broadband connectivity long before the pandemic and the majority of libraries are now loaning mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. She showed the committee an example of a hotspot from the Upper Arlington Public Library. Francis described how libraries across the state are loaning these devices in order for people to access the internet, especially since so much has shifted online.
"As we come out of the pandemic, Ohio's public libraries will be here to work with our schools to address the pandemic educational gaps we are seeing in Pre-K and Kindergarten as well as minority populations and economically disadvantaged communities," Francis said. "We will be here to assist in workforce development efforts to help displaced workers take online courses and apply for employment. We will still be here providing programming and lifelong learning opportunities for all ages. However, to continue these efforts, we will need resources."
In Governor DeWine's state budget proposal released in February, he highlighted the work and importance of Ohio's public libraries. However, the Executive Budget cuts state funding to Ohio's public libraries by reducing the Public Library Fund (PLF) from 1.7% to 1.66% of the General Revenue Fund (GRF).
Jay Smith, OLC's Director of Government and Legal Services explained that the PLF is not a line-item appropriation like other programs and state agencies in HB 110. It is in permanent law and is a set percentage of the state's monthly tax receipts that go into the GRF. He described how the PLF ebbs and flows each month depending on state revenues and that it is currently set in temporary law at 1.7% of the GRF for FY 2021.
"We would like to formally thank the General Assembly for your work over the last three budget cycles to begin to restore state funding to Ohio's public libraries through the Public Library Fund," Smith said. "Unfortunately, it is those efforts that are now in jeopardy under the Governor's proposal for FY22-23."
Jay Smith, OLC's Director of Government and Legal Services shows the committee library pricing for eBooks and the impact those costs have on library budgets.
Smith urged members of the Ohio House to keep the PLF at the current (FY21) rate of 1.7% because there are still several unknowns regarding Ohio's economy and the budget process between now and June 30 that could impact the state's GRF base and ultimately reduce the PLF. He also explained that libraries are facing increasing costs right now.
"In 2020, public libraries saw a 33% increase in digital book circulation (eBooks and audiobooks) over 2019," Smith said. "This significantly impacts budgets because of the increased costs associated with eBooks."
Smith described how a James Patterson book would cost the average consumer $14.99 for the eBook on Amazon. In comparison, the library pays nearly five times as much —$65 for the same eBook. He added that the publishers also charge libraries to renew the license in 24 months.
"State funding through the PLF is critically important because it remains a primary source of revenue for public libraries. Statewide, more than 48% of the total funding for Ohio's public libraries comes from the state through the PLF," Smith said. "In addition, 20% of Ohio's public library systems do not have a local property tax levy and rely solely on their state funding as their main source of revenue for day-to-day operations."
Smith explained that state funding for Ohio's 251 public library systems will be reduced unless the budget is amended to keep PLF funding at current levels. He also added that only once in the past seven years the PLF actually met projections.
"Investing in public libraries is critical as the usage and demand for our services is growing and broadening – especially as we assist in Ohio's recovery efforts, " Smith said. "None of the services Michelle mentioned earlier would be possible without our state funding. Making public libraries a priority in this budget and maintaining the PLF at 1.7% is a step in the right direction."
The testimony was covered live on the Ohio Channel and a recording is available on the Ohio Channel website. [OLC testimony begins at 25:17 mark].
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Sounds like a plan. Looking forward to what it looks like next year. We truly appreciate all that you guys do!
Could the site go back to compiling and listing the Media Create Charts for Japan? Those are relatively consistent and accurate. Would be a waste not to at least show them somewhere on the site.
I'll still be reporting on them every week in an article. Same with NPD.
And these reports will be listed in the reworked Latest Chart Updates box on the front page.
That's unfortunate. It's not a bad idea per se, but there's going to be a lot of games with no shipment data so they'll just have nothing from now on?
That makes sense. Traditional software charts are getting more and more unreliable.
It's a rather responsible and insightful decision on your part. I wish you all the success with implementing the new tracking system. Times change and so must we.
Regarding the bonus 6 months: My supporter status still reads as expiring on Feb 23 2019, which is the date I signed up for silver last year. Is normal?


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Come and join us at the Gathering on the 1st Sunday of the month at 6.30pm in the Priory for..
Refreshments. The refreshments table opened around 6.20pm - we took our drinks to the tables - and returned for recharging as necessary!
Worship. After a brief welcome and prayer we spent time focusing on the Lord by singing a number of songs led by the Worship Band. We sang: How Great is Our God (Chris Tomlin); I believe in Jesus (Marc Nelson, Vineyard); Once Again (Mat Redman); and I Sing Praises to Your Name (Terry MacAlmon).
Word, theme, discussion. We read the Word selected from the Lectionary and the Lay Leader introduced the theme for the evening. In this instance we chose Psalm 23 and the Theme was What if we don't have still waters or green pastures? We considered that whilst some find the words of Psalm 23 very comforting, others may experience a more challenging time in our 'valleys' and may feel abandoned by God - a bit more like Job's experience. This was then discussed at the tables and along with the question - What sustains us at these difficult times? After a while we had 'open mic' time for individuals/tables to share reflections and testimonies - before matters were brought to a close with final thoughts.
Prayer. We had a time of prayer at the tables. Some took the opportunity to pray for each other and for specific issues raised during discussion.
The table below lists the readings and themes from recent meetings of The Gathering.
5 February Haggai 2:1-9 How well do YOU cope with change?
5 March Galations 4:8-20 I'm not superstitious...am I?
7 May Psalm 23 What if we don't have still waters or green pastures?
4 June Acts 2:1-4 How can the Holy Spirit transform our lives?
2 July Matthew 10:40 What is our welcome like?
6 August Is. 55:1-5 & Rom. 9:1-5 It's a Gift! Have you opened yours?
1 October Exodus 17:1-7 How do life's trials and challenges impact my relationship with God?
5 November 1 John 3:1-3 A child of God...how does that work?
3 December The Advent Carol Service is held on the first Sunday in December. The next Gathering will be on Sunday 7 January.
7 Jan Mat 2:1-12 Following the Star: what can we learn from the Magi?
4 Mar Ex 20:1-17 Your starter for 10: Do we really need commandments?
8 April Acts 4:32-35 How can we change the world?
6 May John 21:1-14 Finding the sweet spot of faith.
3 June 2 Cor 4:8-9 How can we face difficult times?
1 July Romans 13:1-7 Submission to authorities - really?
5 Aug Romans 12:13-21 What does it mean to be content - REALLY content?
2 Sep Mark 7:14-23 Why is Jesus interested in our hearts?
7 Oct Mark 10:1-16 Divorce - what is Jesus teaching us?
4 Nov Deut. 6:4-9 & Mark 12:28-34 Are two Commandments enough?


The air feels lighter, thinks Tim, less resistant to movement. At the moment, Tim stands absolutely stationary. He is watching Liberty Street, which appears to be as still as Tim is. No fog this night, and only a meager breeze. Noise will be eaten up.
Tim calculates the wait as no longer than one hour. That's a good thirty minutes before the city starts to rouse itself. Home a bit late. He reminds himself that the tail is gone. The police have backed off. Billikin can follow him all he wants. That just makes things easier.
Three doors from Cecelia Khouri's house, two hours from dawn, Tim considers the lull. He's watching, waiting. So are Billikin and the SFPD. Cece's out, Karen is nearly so. Tim wonders what it feels like to miss someone. They're there, they're not there. Breathe in, breathe out.
Liberty Street is beyond still - stopped in time. Except for the white Ford sedan parked halfway down the block. Tim's eye catches a twitch. Someone inside the Ford just shifted in their seat. Tim walks slowly up Liberty, away from the car. Circling around will take three minutes.
Three minutes later, Tim is standing 30 yards behind the white Ford. He's waiting for the person in the passenger seat to shift buttocks. Tim figures, 30 percent chance the person in the parked Ford is Blisflix. The former detective is well over 200 pounds, and jittery to boot.
As if on cue, the white Ford shimmies the slightest bit. Buttocks shifted. The chances of the person being Blisflix jumps to 45 percent. Tim calculates the time to dawn. Twenty minutes until he has to head home. He reaches into his right coat pocket and flips off the safety.
Tim stands next to the passenger-side window, waiting for Blisflix to notice him. Blisflix is gazing intently at his phone. Tim waits on. Blisflix is scrolling his Facebook feed. Tim can nearly make out some of the posts through the window. Tim inches a bit closer to the car. Finally Blisflix looks up from the phone in his hand. Almost instantly, he notices Tim. A startle turns into a wave and a scared half smile.
Tim motions with his left hand for Blisflix to lower the car window. After a bit of fumbling, Blisflix manages to activate the mechanism. Tim assumes at least one camera is recording him. "Leave Cece alone," he tells Blisflix through the car window. "That's all I asked him." Before Blisflix can reply, Tim adds, "If you want to talk, walk." He turns and heads east on Liberty at a slow pace. The car door opens.
Blisflix is short of breath by the time he catches up with Tim almost a half block later. "What?", Tim asks.
"I'm not bothering Cece," Blisflix replies.
"Yes, you are," says Tim. He quickens the pace as he leads Blisflix north on Church. They skirt the park, head west on 20th to Sanchez. Blisflix is panting already. North on Sanchez, Tim slows to let Blisflix catch up. The ex-detective is trying to speak while panting for air. Tim doesn't hear any of it.
West on Cumberland, Tim listens past Blisflix, past the sound of their steps on the sidewalk. To the comfortable hum of the city at night. He stops at the end of Cumberland, turns to face Blisflix, who's now 20 yards behind him. Blisflix stops when he sees the stairway ahead. "I'm not going up those," says Blisflix.
"Correct," says Tim. He pulls the pistol out of his pocket and shoots Blisflix twice in the face.
Tim climbs the winding stairs to Noe and heads north toward 19th. A Marina detour to lose the weapon gets him home near dawn. Too visible. Most nights, Tim would take Sanchez to Steiner. Tonight, he stays on Noe. Quieter across Market, darkness on Scott, clear on up to Jackson. Tim has two options for dumping the gun: the west side of Duboce triangle, or the north side of Alta Plaza. He's got 10 minutes to decide.
Tim is blocks north of Market on Noe when he hears the first speeding car heading south. Well clear, he thinks. Steady north to Duboce Park. Davies Hospital appears on the left. Tim zags past the park to Scott and walks north. Dawn is still 50 minutes away. Not a soul is in sight.
More speeding-car sounds, fainter now. Tim walks along the park side of Scott, ready to recede into any available shadow, become invisible. When Tim reaches Lloyd Street, he spots headlights far up Scott. He hurries to a paved path leading to the right, toward the labyrinth.
Tim gazes down at the sepia pattern stretching dimly across the gray pavement. He listens to the slow approach of the squad car down Scott. He imagines pacing the labyrinth a dozen different ways at once. He waits for the sound of the second squad car completing the grid search. In less than a minute, Tim hears the second patrol car pass in the opposite direction on Scott. He breaks his gaze away from the labyrinth.
As Tim crosses the small space back to Scott Street, the labyrinth image remains in his head. A map of the city overlays the spiraling path. Tim listens for more sweeping squad cars as he walks north on Scott. At Eddy, Tim spots a refurbished sewer line. Into it goes the pistol.
Tim is tempted to follow one of the labyrinth's paths to his Steiner apartment. He decides Scott to Jackson to Fillmore is safer. Darker. If he can keep from being spotted on Fillmore, Tim knows he'll get back into the apartment building without the watchers knowing he was out. Well, they'll know he was out, or Smith will, at least. They just won't have seen him out tonight, thanks to Mr. Pellegrini's secret entry.
The more they watch, thinks Tim, the easier it is to hide. They want to watch everything, but they see almost nothing, less than they think. If they know they're being watched right back, they don't seem to care. Tim turns right when he reaches the northwest corner of Alta Plaza. Still dark to the east, still quiet all around. The first stirring of the day is a half hour away. Tim watches and listens as he walks east.
The closer Tim gets to Fillmore, the more attention he pays to his surroundings. He decides to use the apartment building's front entrance. The risk of Tim being spotted using the Fillmore door is greater than the risk of him being IDed using the main entrance to his building.
As Tim approaches the building, all is still on Steiner. He notes the parked cars, looking for nondescript late-model sedans. He sees none. As he walks up the steps of his building, Tim calculates whether he made it home before Smith was told of the demise of her former partner. He imagines the conversation he'll have with Detective Smith tomorrow. She'll be camped outside his building by 8:30 a.m., sipping coffee.
Before he closes the front door, Tim notes the quiet Steiner Street morning. He has one last task before sleep - check his alibi scripts.
Mrs. Pellegrini's light tapping wakes Tim. It's a quarter to noon. As soon as he opens the apartment door, Mrs. Pellegrini hurries inside. "That detective I didn't like," Mrs. Pellegrini says excitedly, "they shot him last night. I heard it on the radio." Tim sees she's smiling.
She ignores the question. "I knew that one was no good," she says.
"That's her job," Tim says.
"Mr. Pellegrini was a good policeman," Tim lies. "Those two officers were just asking about the network." Mrs. Pellegrini looks confused. "About the computer he used for work," Tim clarifies.
"They told us we can keep it," Mrs. Pellegrini replies. Tim smiles and nods at her.
Mrs. Pellegrini looks around the dark apartment. "You were sleeping?", she asks.
Mrs. Pellegrini scuttles toward the door. "You get your sleep," she says as she goes. "I'm missing my show." She exits without looking back.
"One twenty-five," Tim says. Mrs. Kahn looks confused. "I'll return with the groceries at 1:25," Tim explains. Mrs. Khan nods, smiles wanly. Tim closes the door slowly. He stands beside it, listening. He anticipates a visit from another neighbor before he leaves for the market.
Twenty minutes later, Tim has finished a nine-ounce breakfast, downed 14 ounces of filtered water, washed, brushed his teeth, and dressed. As he exits his apartment, Tim feels the torrent of nonsense poised to let loose. Down the stairs, through the narrow lobby, the words roil.
The stream dams up at the sight of Karen sitting on the bottom porch step. Tim sits on the step next to Karen. They both stare blankly at the cars parked on Steiner. "Where you goin'?", Karen asks.
Tim stares straight ahead. "Care to join me?", he asks.
"Won't I throw you off your schedule?", Karen asks.
"Metaphor for what?", Karen asks.
Tim notes the parked sedan. The car might as well have "Property of SFPD" stenciled on the side, Tim thinks. He guesses they'll wait until the walk home to detain him. They'd rather ask their questions when Tim's arms are loaded with groceries. "You appear to be doing well," Tim says.
"That doesn't mean you can kill him," Karen says.
They turn left on Pine and walk east toward Fillmore. "How are you feeling?", Tim asks.
Tim hesitates. "Concern for your well-being," he says.
"Did I?", Tim asks back.
"I'll take the over," Karen whispers back.
After the cashier rings up the last item, he announces, "$78.16." Karen smiles. Tim pays the man.
"I trust you," Tim says.
"What about crying?", Karen asks.
"There must be a word for that," Karen says.
Tim looks up the steps. "Better than the last time I saw you, I guess," he says.
"In that case," Karen replies, "yeah, I do feel better." Karen leads Tim up the steps. She's beginning to feel the weight of the grocery bags. Tim looks quickly up and down Steiner. No police. Hmm.
"It's not remorse," Tim says. "Curiosity? Is that an emotion?" Karen rubs her shoulder.
"Gratitude is," she says. "Thank you." She waits. Tim doesn't react. "I won't bother telling you to be careful," Karen says. "But be careful anyway." She points at the bags on the floor. "Don't make Mrs. Kahn wait for her lamb," she says as she walks to her apartment at the end of the hall.
"You're welcome," Tim tells her.
Karen turns around, walks back to Tim on the top stair, and kisses him. Only their lips touch. She says again, "Be careful," and turns away.
Still holding the two bags of groceries, Tim watches Karen walk into her apartment. He looks down at the two bags Karen left on the ground. He knows he'll never have another chance to pretend to laugh at one of Karen's jokes. He waits to feel some emotion, but thinks only of the lamb.
Tim promised Mrs. Kahn he would deliver the lamb and the rest of her groceries by 1:25. He estimates it is 1:35. Mrs. Kahn won't notice.
"Hello, Mr. Tim," says Mrs. Kahn eight seconds after Tim knocked on her apartment door. She takes one of the grocery bags and leads him in. Tim sets the groceries on Mrs. Kahn's kitchen counter. The room is filled with glorious aromas. He nods to Mrs. Kahn and heads for the door. Mrs. Kahn follows Tim out the kitchen. "Is it true?", she asks.
Tim lets the landlady's name hover in the air. A moment later, Mrs. Kahn says, "She's getting older, poor lady. How hard it is for her." As Tim exits the apartment, Mrs. Khan adds, "And she's lucky to have you to help her. We all are." Tim looks at her over his shoulder, nods.
In the two steps between Mrs. Khan's apartment and his own, Tim cycles from doubt to certainty. He maps a timeline for the next 52 hours. Before beginning his research, Tim gives himself five minutes to think about Karen's kiss goodbye. He calculates the odds of missing her. He fills a glass of water at the sink, drinks it down, refills it, drinks half. He sits down at the empty kitchen table. Four minutes left.
Tim decides if he were ever to miss someone, it would be Karen. Lonely might be an emotion worth experiencing. Once.
Three to eight months. Lonely couldn't last much longer than that. Tim knows Karen would tire of him. He would never subject anyone to his company for very long. Especially not someone like Karen, someone he cares for, and someone who seems to like him. But Tim doubts he'll miss Karen when she goes.
Karen is here, Karen is gone. Same Karen, same here, same gone. Same me, here with, here alone. Not missing a thing. With seconds to spare.
As soon as Tim turns his attention away from Karen and toward Billikin he becomes energized. He conjures a 3D network map and gets to work. He spends the next 17 hours tearing the Billikin network apart and putting it back together again, backwards. His only break is for lamb. Mrs. Kahn barely spoke when she brought Tim his evening meal at half past five. Tim barely acknowledged the meal or Mrs. Kahn, as usual.
Vague morning light leaks past the blinds sufficient to pull Tim's attention away from the monitor. Tim figures, 15 more hours. Then plant. Then wait, thinks Tim. Then bite, then boom. Billikin's out of business. Tim turns off the monitor. Six hours of sleep, then back to work.
As he fills a glass of water at the kitchen sink, Tim regards the untouched dinner plate on the table where Mrs. Khan left it hours earlier. Tim tries to remember what lamb tastes like. He puts the plate in the empty refrigerator, refills his glass at the faucet, drinks it down.
Seven hours later, Tim is standing on the top step of his building, sizing up the weather so he can plan his route. One glance up does it. Fog everywhere but SOMA and the Mission. SOMA's too crowded on a weekday afternoon. Techsters. Mission it is, but steer clear of Dogpatch.
As he walks down the steps, Tim scans the cars parked on Steiner. Nothing. South he goes, hat brim pulled low to block the afternoon sun. Halfway between Sutter and Post, Tim senses someone walking just behind him to the right. "Mind if I walk with you?", Detective Smith asks.
Tim walks on, eyes forward. "I'm off the case, by the way," Smith continues, staying half a step behind him. Tim recalculates his route. They stop for the light at Geary. "How did you know about Blisflix?", says Smith. Tim stares ahead. "Am I talking to myself?", she asks.
"Could you please be quiet for two-and-a-half minutes?", Tim interrupts.
Smith shrugs, "Sure." They walk on.
Two-and-a-half minutes later, Tim stops at the northeast corner of Golden Gate and Steiner. He looks at the house on the opposite corner. He gazes at the Victorian for a half minute, then he turns to Smith and says, "Thank you. You can talk again, if you wish." He points west.
Tim leads the detective across Steiner. They continue west on Golden Gate. "What was that about?", Smith asks.
"Nice house," Tim replies. "It's relaxing, just looking at it." Tim doesn't mention that Smith's monotone narrative was beginning to sound like a jackhammer.
"You relax by looking at houses?", Smith asks. As they walk, Tim wonders whether Smith will resume her analysis before they cross Pierce. He is grateful for the reprieve from Smith's monologue. The afternoon city sounds are comforting, as is the feel of the street as he walks. The city hum travels through the soles of Tim's feet, taps into his nervous system. Like the code vibe his fingertips feel on the keyboard.
Walking the city and wringing out code: the only times Tim is Tim. They near Divis. Tim realizes Smith is speaking. He attempts to listen. "...I don't mind saying it," Tim hears Smith say.
"What don't you mind saying?", he asks.
"You're gonna make me say it twice?", she replies.
"Why would you mind saying it?", Tim asks.
As they walk a lazy, loping path back to Steiner, Tim hears Smith talking, but he isn't listening. He's thinking about corrupted backups. As in, at what point is the data in a backup corrupted beyond saving? Tim pictures the payload, triggered by curiosity. Then the cascade.
Smith stops. "Since when?", she asks.
"Maybe said everything?", Smith asks.
"For now," Tim replies. "I work, you work. Maybe we work someday. Not today. Nice walking with you." Tim walks south on Steiner toward his building. Smith starts to say something, then just watches Tim walk away. She takes out her phone.
"It's not my case anymore," Smith says.
"It's yours," J replies. "It will always be your case. My ride's just up the street." J points up Jackson. "You're probably done walking." Smith hesitates. "It won't take long," J continues. Smith motions with her head. "Follow me," she says and walks south on Steiner. J looks back, then does.
"I thought you would be tired of walking," J says, struggling to catch up to Smith.
"I know who you work for," Smith says over her shoulder. When they reach the stairs at Washington, Smith sits three steps up. J sits on the same step, five feet from her. "So talk," Smith says.
"That's it, really," J says.
"In exchange for what?", Smith asks.
Smith waits for J to respond. "Who's Pellegrini?", J asks finally.
Smith says to herself, "I've been talking to myself all damn afternoon." She sighs, stands. "Since you're not listening," she says, "I'll tell you how to get away with murder."
Smith mock whispers, "Just kill people nobody cares about." She takes two steps down, stops, turns around, points, says, "You go that way." Smith goes the other way, south on Steiner, happy to know her walking days are about over.
J watches Smith, then walks north to the car double-parked on Jackson, opens the back door, and says, "I'll walk. Call me later." J shuts the door and heads east. The sedan trails her.


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Customer Story: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
How The Duke of Edinburgh's Award reduced costs and complexity by switching to Ideal Postcodes
The Duke of Edinburgh's (DofE) Award is a programme built to empower and help young people develop vital skills for work and life through volunteering, physical and skills-based activities, expeditions and residentials.
The DofE developed its own internal address search solution and handled the procurement of its addressing dataset directly from Royal Mail. We partnered up with the DofE to migrate its applications to use our data APIs, providing the charity with complete developer and account assistance through the transition.
By migrating to Ideal Postcodes, the DofE was able to free up resources to focus on delivering impact through its activities. We were able to help the DofE improve its address data currency, save time and free up team resources all the while reducing costs.
Read more about how we helped The Duke of Edinburgh in their customer story.


Home » To Film at Work, or Not to Film at Work — Is that the Question?
Picture this scenario: you run a private residential facility for abused children. Late one night, one of your computers is used to access pornographic web-sites and other inappropriate material in violation of several well-publicized workplace policies. After further investigation, you learn that the inappropriate computer usage occurred on several occasions, but was limited to that one computer, which is located in an office shared by two day-shift employees in the administrative building. Several employees have access to the building and could have used the computer on the nights in question. Concerned that the culprit might be a staff member who works with the children, you hatch the perfect plan to catch him or her: place a hidden camera in the office! Of course, you don't want to publicize its placement. That would defeat the purpose and the guilty party would simply find another computer to use. Besides, you plan to activate the camera only at night, several hours after the day shift has left the facility. The daytime occupants of the office won't care that it's there. Genius!
Did we mention that you are operating this facility in California?
The above scenario mirrors the facts of a case brought by, you guessed it, the two day shift employees who brought suit alleging that the placement of the hidden camera in their office without their knowledge or consent violated their right to privacy under both common law and the California Constitution. What? Are you telling me that merely placing a camera in an office, without even recording the occupants during business hours, is unlawful? Fortunately, the California Supreme Court answered that question with a resounding "no" in Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc., 47 Cal. 4th 272 (2009). However, the case makes clear that whether or not you can surreptitiously videotape depends on the facts and circumstances unique to your workplace, and you must carefully evaluate when, where, why and how you can do so in order to minimize your liability.
Do employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the area that is going to be recorded? Bathrooms, locker rooms or other areas where reasonable persons would agree employees rightfully expect privacy are strictly off-limits. However, hallways or entryways where employees interact with the public and one another and expect that their activities can and will be viewed by others are generally areas where a reasonable person would not have an expectation of privacy.
Do you have a good faith legitimate business reason for secretly videotaping? Harassment, blackmail or prurient curiosity are never valid reasons for secretly recording your employees' actions. On the other hand, the court found the reason articulated by Hillside in our case above, which was to prevent a rogue employee with access to children in a residential facility from accessing pornographic material at the facility, was a legitimate reason that did not offend societal standards.
Is the taping conducted in a reasonable manner, or is it offensive? Even if secret videotaping is conducted for legitimate business reasons in areas where employees have no reasonable expectation of privacy, the manner in which the recording is conducted could still subject an employer to a breach of privacy claim. For example, if a camera is zoomed in on a female employee's cleavage while she's conversing with a customer, or an employees' back-side as he/she walks down the hallway, what otherwise would have been acceptable becomes arguably offensive and unacceptable.
Workplace Solutions: In the end, whether, when, why, and how to surreptitiously videotape your California employees should be decided on a case by case basis after full review of the factual circumstances. Most videotaping does not need to be secret and disclosing your intention to do so may prevent employees from engaging in behavior that violates your policies.
If you determine videotaping is appropriate, determine whether the purpose of filming can be accomplished with the employees' knowledge or whether secret taping is required. If notice is appropriate, consent to the taping is recommended, but notice will typically suffice, especially where the cameras are prominently displayed and in common areas. Placement of signs, such as "smile, you're on camera," in areas where videotaping is taking place is a common way to provide notice of taping.


ChinaSF is honored to host a one-day program with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) for a panel discussion and intimate networking sessions with industry leaders from China and the Bay Area life sciences industries. Join us to meet industry experts from China and San Francisco's life science and biotech industry and gain on-the-ground insights into the local life sciences community.
ChinaSF, in partnership with the Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission, presents a training program on the future of the cleantech industry exploring clean technology application and policy, clean transportation, business development in the clean technology industry, clean energy investment, energy efficiency, and renewable energ.
ChinaSF Roadshows are the perfect opportunity to understand the nuances of both inbound and outbound investment and business as it relates to the Chinese market. Attendees have access to forums, networking with Chinese institutional investors, site visits, and more in each city as well as other fun and exciting events and activities.
GlobalSF, through its regional initiatives, is able to host many engaging events such as our Roadshows. Our Roadshows provide companies with the opportunity to leverage our global network to explore new and exciting markets. Companies have the ability to meet foreign companies while introducing their own company on the global stage.
Celebrate Chinese New Year with ChinaSF. Join us and our global network to ring in a prosperous and healthy new year. Invitation upon request. Please contact chinasf@globalsf.biz for information.
ChinaSF is partnering with the California State Government and the San Francisco Mayor's Office to bring ten mayors from China's G40 cities to participate in the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit.
After a successful first year, ChinaSF will partner with the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), a second time, to host Chinese delegates from the BIO International Convention. The delegates will meet with professionals in San Francisco to generate greater cooperation within San Francisco's life sciences industry.
ChinaSF and the Chinese Technology Administration are co-hosting the 2018 InnoSTARS Competition. The InnoSTARS Competition is a national-level platform designed to connect U.S.-based innovators with Chinese investors and corporate partners.
The Applied Artificial Intelligence Conference is a must-attend event for people who are working, researching, building, and investing in Applied Artificial Intelligence technologies and products.
Join Mayor Lee, Square, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and the SF Chamber of Commerce for a-one-of-a-kind pop-up day at City Hall. All items for sale are produced right here in San Francisco, by some of the most talented makers and artists. If you are looking for a unique holiday gift, or you just want to treat yourself to something special – then come and shop from over 40 local makers, artisans and merchants from every supervisorial district in San Francisco.
Asia Society and the Bay Area Council are organizing a conference that will look at the trends and issues in the emerging narratives around Chinese innovation and China's rise as a significant source of foreign direct investment into the U.S. Building on both organizations' growing portfolio of reports and dialogues on these issues, the conference will serve as the backdrop for the release of two reports: the first of which will explore China's drive for innovation and the second report which will provide a comprehensive look at China's investment into California.
Join us and be a part of the conversation with California's large and growing community of businesses, investors, and service providers across a broad range of industries (e.g. ICT, real estate, healthcare, etc.) eager to seize on the opportunities coming from China, as well as public sector leaders from the state- to city-levels, business associations, academia, and the general public.
Following a very successful 1.0 in September 2016, attendees and delegates want more!
In September, ChinaSF will have an event focused on the in's and out's of the Bay Area's infrastructure industry.
What are the opportunities , who are the players, what does a public private partnership (P3) look like? The current administration says yes, China wants in. ChinaSF invites you to a seminar with the experts for a discussion on these topics.
Join ChinaSF and BPM for an educational presentation on tax reform plans and unveil the advantages of the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit. During this program, we will discuss the favorable benefits of the updated regulations, the vast opportunities in the various industries, and how to maximize the benefit of claiming the R&D Tax Credit.
To welcome delegates en-route to 2017 BIO International Convention in San Diego, ChinaSF will host a one day program to introduce San Francisco's fastest growing industry - health care/life sciences/ biotech. With China showing its readiness to invest and acquire, this program aims to provide networking opportunities that will lead to funding start-ups, programs in clinical trials, those ready to go to market and many more.
Come join us for HardwareCon! Hardware Massive is presenting a two day conference focused exclusively for hardware startup entrepreneurs. This conference & convention is designed to help founders catapult their business to the next level of success. Enjoy a variety of Keynotes, Panel Talks, an Exhibition Hall, various breakout sessions, retailer 1 on 1's, Hardware Blvd, a Pitch Contest, and Robot Lunch!
Join ChinaSF, Asia Society, and Huawei for a candid conversation on the future of the US - China trade relationship. This frank conversation will feature James Lockett, Vice President, Head of Trade Facilitation and Market Access at Huawei.
The current political climate's implications for the economic relationship - particularly in trade and commerce - between China and the U.S.
If it will be business as usual, or are we entering an era of real uncertainty between the world's two largest economies?
In May, ChinaSF and BPM are looking forward to hosting an event for research and development tax credits.
Come join us at FinTech in China! FinTech Silicon Valley has partnered with the global chamber of Commerce and China Entrepreneurial Club to host a panel of investors and founders who will discuss FinTech's focus in China.
ChinaSF Annual Fundraiser & Grand Opening Gala of China Live!
Join us in welcoming San Francisco's newest culinary and cultural destination, China Live! Enjoy authentic gourmet dishes while celebrating with drinks, lion dancing, and firecrackers.
China Live San Francisco is the city's new and exciting epicurean destination, providing unprecedented access to Chinese cuisine.
To purchase tickets, please visit the Eventbrite.
Note: 80 percent of the price of this ticket is tax-deductible; 20 percent is attributable to event costs.
Co-organized by ChinaSF, Asia Society Northern California and World Affairs will host a dialogue with The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Prime Minister of Australia, who will look at some of the critical issues facing the Asia-Pacific region today and the challenges likely to emerge in the coming years.
Please purchase tickets here. To attend for free, please select "ChinaSF Guest" as your ticket option.
Come join us at this ChinaSF co-hosted event for a night of traditional Chengdu entertainment and Chinese cuisine prepared by renowned chef Martin Yan!
Join us for our first annual ChinaSF Builds Roadshow! Including forums and panel speeches discussing relevant topics in cross-border real estate investment, such as the state of the San Francisco & Chinese real estate markets, insights on ground-up development, tax and legal issues, and more. Attendees will include delegates from top-level Chinese real estate developers.
For more information, please contact us at chinasf@sfced.org.
Want to know the latest news out of Sacramento?
Then join the Chamber for lunch with Assemblymember David Chiu on August 12, 2016.
David Chiu was elected to the 17th Assembly District in November 2014. The district encompasses the eastern side of San Francisco.
David serves as the Chair of the Assembly Housing & Community Development Committee and sits on the following legislative committees: Budget, Judiciary, Local Government, and Health. Before joining the State Assembly, he served as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for six years.
We invite you to join us and remember: Lunch is free thanks to our generous sponsors Ladle and Leaf and Halo Fine Confections.
Join ChinaSF, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and Indeed for this Small Business University offering networking and a look at "San Francisco: A Labor Market in Transition."
Join us August 9 as the CEO of the California Earthquake Authority, Glenn Pomeroy, presents on the importance of being prepared for an earthquake. He will speak to the potential economic consequences of a significant earthquake and a community's ability to recover. In addition, he will share exciting new programs and initiatives the organization launched this year to make earthquake insurance more accessible and help homeowners mitigate potential earthquake damage.
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Driver Distracted by Cell Phone Causes Fatal Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident
Police say an unlicensed driver was looking at her cell phone when she struck and killed 65-year-old Yong Do Kim who was crossing the street in Westlake the night of Jan. 23. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, Kim was walking in a marked crosswalk on 6th Street near MacArthur Park when the vehicle struck him. The impact of the collision caused him to be thrown 30 to 40 feet.
Police say the driver, 38-year-old Rosario Valdezinda, was looking at WhatsApp messages on her phone and traveling at about 30 to 35 mph. Valdezinda is an unlicensed driver and a resident of Los Angeles police say. Police have arrested her on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and are investigating a report that she attempted to flee the scene, but was stopped by a group of witnesses who got in front of her car.
We offer our deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Yong Do Kim for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted driving kills an average of nine people and injures 1,000 every day in the United States. According to research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted in March 2018, 45 percent of drivers admitted to reading a text or email while driving in the last month and 35 percent admitted to having typed one. Texting is considered to be the worst form of distraction while driving because it takes the driver's hands off the wheel, eyes off the road and attention away from the act of driving.
Distracted driving is negligent driving. In addition to facing criminal charges, distracted drivers can also be held civilly liable for the injuries, damages and losses they cause. Families that have lost loved ones may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the at-fault driver seeking compensation for damages such as medical expenses, funeral costs, pain and suffering, lost future income and loss of love, care and companionship.
A knowledgeable Los Angeles car accident lawyer will also be able to determine whether a dangerous or defective roadway caused or contributed to the incident. If that was the case, the governmental entity responsible for maintaining the roadway can also be held accountable. Please remember that any personal injury or wrongful death claim against a governmental agency must be filed within 180 days of the incident.
Source: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/01/24/westlake-pedestrian-killed-distracted-driver-crosswalk/
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Independent study shows that 4 out of 5 badgers who watched our stream went on to become popular sports mascots*. Don't let that kind of success pass you by, tune in today at 9:00am PST/12:00pm EST. That's 6pm CET for those in jolly old Europe!
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that last battle was pretty clutch, if you didn't hit that unblockable spider you would've died. Also, thanks for the stuff. There'll eventually be co-op content out and I hope we'll have some people playing when that happens.
Yeah, that was one of the spiderling eggs that I had put into his deck. It was just a 1/1, but it made all the difference!
I'm looking forward to giving this a try this evening. I'm not really that good at deck building TCGs but hopefully some free stuff will provide a good incentive to stick with it long enough to get a good feel for it, so thanks!
I would say open the packs and build a deck as soon as you get out of the tutorial. I managed to finish the PVE campaign so far and some of the later dungeons are quite hard. Also to prevent you from just using a completely optimal deck from the beginning of the campaign, they limit how many copies of each card you can have in your deck and slowly as you level the restrictions lift.


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Q: Plotting MYSQL Result in Python Please I need your assistance as I am not a python guru.
I am working on a design to log results in mysql server and afterwards, plot the results from the three inputs against time / day separately. I have logged the data but the plot is giving errors. This error is from the datetime function where i used datatype timestamp.
This is the actual program that I am using in Raspberry Pi on Python 2.7
import time
import datetime
import os
import MySQLdb as db

from pylab import *
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
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db_name = 'loggs'
conn = db.connect(user='cbpgg', passwd="rasp")
cur = conn.cursor()  #creates a database instance

temp = cur.execute("select Tempt from loggs.goxxy")
x = cur.execute("select datetime from loggs.goxxy")
curr = cur.execute("select Current from loggs.goxxy")
pres = cur.execute("select Pressure from loggs.goxxy")
array = datetime.datetime.strptime(x, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
x1 = np.array([datetime.datetime(2015,4,13,i,0) for i in range(24)]) #Daily plot
x2 = np.array([datetime.datetime(2015,4,i,3,0) for i in range(30)])#Monthly plot
fig = plt.figure()
plt.plot(x1,temp,'--', x1,pres,'-',x1,curr,'*')
plt.plot(x2,temp,'--', x2,pres,'-',x2,curr,'*')
plt.show()
conn.close()

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/pi/resp_tab.py", line 31, in  array = datetime.datetime.strptime(x, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") TypeError: must be string, not long

I think the error is on the np.array but cannot resolve it because I used:
select Substring(datetime, -6) as value from goxxy;

I trimmed part of the string in time get time in hours only and daily only from time and date respectively but the other parts were still not excluded.
Please, assist me to resolve this issue but if you do not understand the illustration, I will appreciate someone that could show me a sample program to plot a graph using the datetime data on the x-axis and how the time or date only used for the plot was extracted and converted from the string of datetime data logged into the server.
I appreciate your time. Cheers


I love this time of year. You're out for a walk, and suddenly you spot some white dots on the lawns and you know the wild mushrooms have arrived.
"Do you have a death wish?", asked a friend the other day when I wrote in Facebook that I had eaten some wild mushrooms that I had picked that day. She needn't worry: when I first moved here I asked around but nobody seemed to be eating the wild fungus so I did some research, bought a mushroom guide, and now I only pick varieties that I know are edible.
The mushrooms I pick are not the kind that grow in woods. Heaven knows we have plenty of forests around here, but they're rather impenetrable. I saw some chanterelles in a park in Fredericton once.
This is that day's crop, an assortment of white lawn mushrooms at various stages of maturity. As you can see, they are very close in appearance to the store-bought kind. My favourites are the bumpy ones; they are known as horse mushrooms. They are firmer and they can get as big as a dinner plate!
I ate them all, sprinkled over some fresh yellow beans.
The main difference between these mushrooms and the cultivated kind is their water content. These edible delicacies appear after a good rain, and they're all pumped up with water. That makes it difficult to fry them, but to me that's the best way to bring out their flavor and I don't mind stirring while the extra liquid evaporates -- the aroma is worth the trouble!
I like to cook all my wild mushrooms the day I pick them, and keep them in the fridge, to be added to stews, sauces, soups, vegetables, and so on.
Preparation: Unless you cut them instead of pulling them, there's going to be a lot of dirt so the first thing I do is spread them out and cut off all the dirty ends.
Then I wash them in a large quantity of water. Of course they absorb more water that way but it's essential to give them a good washing -- the condition of the water afterwards confirms this. Besides, who knows if some mouse or other wild creature hasn't peed on them!
An old toothbrush is a good tool for scrubbing away the bits of dirt and grass.
The nice thing about this village is that nobody sprays their lawns, so I don't have to worry about getting rid of pesticides or herbicides.
I drain them on several layers of paper towels over a wire rack, then wipe them dry before cooking them.
I separate them by color, i.e., the whiter ones (the ones whose gills haven't turned dark brown yet) in one pile and the the darker ones in another. I usually slice them all. Then I dab them with more paper towels, to get rid of more water.
Cooking: I warm some virgin olive oil and fry some sliced garlic until golden brown. I remove the garlic with a slotted spoon, then fry the mushrooms in batches until all the water evaporates and they begin to brown, adding salt, pepper and maybe some thyme. When they're done, I put the garlic back.
If I have enough horse mushrooms, I fry them separately because unlike most of the others, they are firm and dry -- very much like cultivated mushrooms -- and they brown more quickly.
Otherwise, I fry the white mushrooms first, then I start over with the oil and garlic for the dark ones.
The above is only for this type of mushrooms.
The shaggy mane is a favorite mushroom among mushroom-lovers. The caps liquefy rapidly, so speed is essential in getting them into the pot. One ardent admirer of this mushroom takes a skillet and butter on collecting trips so that the shaggy manes can be eaten where they are found.
Prepare the pie crust. Roll the dough out to a 10-inch crust. Line a 9-inch pie pan with the crust. Crimp the edges.
In a sauté pan or skillet, fry the bacon until crisp, then remove it from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat and sauté the mushrooms and shallots until the shallots are translucent and most of the mushroom liquid has evaporated.
Spread the bacon over the pie crust. Add the grated cheese, then the mushroom and shallots. Mix the nutmeg, salt, and cayenne into the beaten eggs. Add the cream. Slowly pour the custard mixture over the bacon, cheese, and mushrooms.
Bake the quiche in a preheated 350º oven for about 35 minutes or until the custard is set and the top is brown.
NOTE: Shaggy manes and alcohol make a toxic combination.
UPDATE: Since I wrote this post, I have obtained some further information about shaggy manes. Read it here.
This article is not intended for use in identifying wild mushrooms. DO NOT EAT any wild mushrooms without consulting an expert.
There is a tremendous amount of information about wild mushrooms on the web, including recipes. There might even be a mycological society or association in your area.
Better yet, get a guide! Amazon.com is a good place to start.


These restaurants in Seoul have made it to the Bib Gourmand 2019 selection.
The Bib Gourmand is part of the Michelin Guide that recognizes affordable and award-winning restaurants.
In South Korea, restaurants selected for the Bib Gourmand offers distinct food options for under ₩35,000 (₱1,650 or $40).
There are a total of 61 restaurants in Seoul that made it to the 2019 selection.
For an authentic experience, make sure to add one in your South Korea itinerary.
Though not true in all cases, Michelin-starred restaurants across the globe get the perception of being expensive. It's difficult to believe otherwise since the prominent ones like Le Meurice Alain Du Casse in Paris and Ultraviolet in Shanghai respectively charge $430 for a three-course tasting menu and $900 for an Avant-garde menu set. However, there is a selection in the French tyre company's guide called The Bib Gourmand, which recognizes restaurants not only for their delightful culinary tradition and methods, but also for their affordability.
If you'll visit Korea, know that there are a total of 61 restaurants in Seoul that are awarded the Bib Gourmand for 2019. While, generally, you will not have a hard time finding great restaurants and stalls that offer delightful food choices in the area, visiting those that made it in the list will surely give you an authentic and fulfilling experience.
This humble-looking restaurant in Seoul delighted Michelin inspectors with their simple and aromatic dwaeji-gukbap, which is rice mixed into pork soup. They have noted here that, traditionally, ordering gukbap means getting a bowl of soup with the rice already mixed in it. However for Chef Park Chan Il of Gwanghwamun Gukbap, keeping them seperate preserves the pleasant flavors of the rice and the fragrant smell of the soup.
Semigye in Itaewon is popular for its filleted chicken that's either lightly salted or marinated in soy sauce or spicy sauce. The Michelin inspectors loved how they grilled the boneless chicken neck on oak charcoal and wrapped it in soft tortilla. Other notable dishes offered by this top restaurant in Seoul includes their fried rice and miso jjigae.
The charm of this restaurant in Seoul probably comes from its being low-key or its fuss-free comfort dishes, such as the Pyeongyang-style cold buckwheat noodles and Beef hot pot. If ever you're visiting Nampo Myeonok, you'll be sure to taste only authentic and traditional Korean flavors and enjoy dining on the floor (but table-seating is also available!).
A mother-and-daughter tandem runs this restaurant in Seoul. They make their noodles and dumplings from scratch every morning. What the Michelin inspectors loved about Mealbon is that the dumpling skins are crispy and "the noodles are served with a simple topping of pulled soy sauce-braised beef".
Ogane Jokbal's winning offering is its gelatinous braised pig's feet, which have been drawing customers through word-of-mouth since 2007. Customers who have visited this restaurant in Seoul describes the pork's skin to be soft and chewy, which is a perfect complement for soju or beer. Michelin inspectors noted that other must-try menu items in Ogane Jokbal are boiled pork slices and cold buckwheat noodles in kimchi broth. Make sure to visit this joint if ever you're visiting Gangnam!
Yonggeumok is a well-established restaurant in Seoul that's known for its loach soup, which is a dish that's believed to give a boost in energy. Here you will find two variations of the dish: the one with the whole loach and the other with grounded loach. Either of the two are recommended by customers, so don't be scared to select your bowl. (Oh, don't be surprised if you'll be falling in line with customers who are mostly elderly!).
This restaurant in Seoul attracts clientele of all generations with its age-old dumpling recipe. The Michelin inspectors liked Jaha Sonmandu's mandutguk, which is "plump pork, bean curd and vegetable dumplings nestled in a delicate beef broth, seasoned with homemade soy sauce". If you'll dine in this place, you'll also get to enjoy the majestic view of Inwangsan Mountain.
Visiting Chanyang Jip is tantamount to ordering their "iconic crispy thin-sliced bulgogi [that's] grilled over open flames". This restaurant in Seoul's signature dish has become famous for many, many years, and has been attracting customers with their delightful bulgogi recipe. If ever you'll add Mapo-gu in your itinerary, make sure to visit Chanyang Jip for lunch or dinner.
To view the other 53 restaurants in Korea that made it to the Bib Gourmand selection for 2019, refer to this list here.
Anticipate some waiting time if you're planning to visit any of the restaurants in Seoul that are part of the Bib Gourmand selection.
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A walking food tour in which the guide will introduce you to 7 different foods in a span of two hours.
Enjoy different types of street food including Korean style egg muffin, spicy rice cake, and fried pork dumplings.
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A sapkás lile (Thinornis cucullatus) a madarak osztályának verébalakúak (Passeriformes) rendjébe és a billegetőfélék (Motacillidae) családjába tartozó faj.

Rendszerezése
A fajt Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot francia ornitológus írta le 1818-ban, a Charadrius nembe Charadrius cucullatus néven. Egyes szervezetek Thinornis rubricollis néven sorolják be.

Előfordulása
Ausztrália nyugati és déli részén, valamint Tasmania területén honos. Természetes élőhelyei a tengerpartok, lagúnák, valamint édesvízi mocsarak és tavak. Állandó, nem vonuló faj.

Megjelenése
Testhossza körülbelül 23 centiméter, szárnyfesztávolsága 36-44 centiméter, testtömege 52–69 gramm.

Szaporodása

Természetvédelmi helyzete
Az elterjedési területe nagyon nagy, de csökken, egyedszáma 7000 példány körüli és szintén csökken. A Természetvédelmi Világszövetség Vörös listáján sebezhető fajként szerepel.

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Presidential finalist George Ross to visit University of Nebraska Nov. 17-20
Dr. George Ross, president of Central Michigan University and one of four finalists for the University of Nebraska presidency, will visit Nebraska Nov. 17-20, NU announced today.
Ross' visit will include stops at each NU campus, where he will participate in forums open to all university faculty, staff and students and members of the news media and public; an interview with the full Board of Regents that will be open to the public; and meetings with other key university constituents including agricultural leaders, donors and other community leaders. Ross will be joined on his visit by his wife, Elizabeth.
Members of the media, university community and all Nebraskans are invited to the following opportunities to interact with Ross and hear about his vision for the university. Following the visit, the Board of Regents invites Nebraskans to submit their feedback via an online form that will be available at www.nebraska.edu/presidentsearch.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
8:30 a.m.: UNO campus forum
Location: Milo Bail Student Center, Nebraska Room
9:30 a.m.: Media availability
Location: Milo Bail Student Center, Chancellor's Room
11:30 a.m.: UNMC campus forum
Location: Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, Paustian Amphitheater, 3rd floor, Room 3002
4 p.m.: UNK campus forum
Location: Nebraskan Student Union, Ponderosa E
5 p.m.: Media availability
Location: Nebraskan Student Union, 2nd floor/Southwest Lounge
Wednesday, Nov. 19
3:30 p.m.: UNL campus forum
Location: Nebraska Union Auditorium, City Campus
(Note: This forum will be recorded and made available for viewing on the NU website following visits by all four presidential finalists, so that those unable to attend any of the public opportunities may hear Ross' presentation and share their feedback.)
4:30 p.m.: Media availability
Location: Nebraska Union, Regency B&C, City Campus
Thursday, Nov. 20
8:30 a.m.: Interview with the Board of Regents
Location: Varner Hall Board Room, 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln
Ross became the 14th president of Central Michigan University in 2010. His leadership of one of the nation's 100 largest public universities follows 24 years of higher education leadership and management experience.
Ross previously served as president of Alcorn State University, the nation's first public historically black land-grant university. He also has held senior positions at Clark Atlanta University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Tuskegee University. He remains engaged in student teaching and learning, having held professor ranks at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Ross has presented seminars, workshops and lectures in the areas of higher education leadership, budget, finance and administration to a number of universities and national organizations, including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He also has served on a number of local, statewide and regional planning and economic development boards, countrywide strategic planning committees, neighborhood development organizations and chambers of commerce.
Ross earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from Michigan State University, a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Alabama, and completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard University. He also is a certified public accountant.
Ross' photo and curriculum vitae are attached.