Worcester, MA – The Williams Men's Crew Team closed out their season at the National Invitational Rowing Championship in Worcester today. The morning saw a stiff direct headwind and fast times in the heats that shifted to a moderate cross wind in the afternoon.
First up, the Ephs novice 4+ raced in the open 4+ event against other crews' varsity 4+. In the morning's heats, Williams came through the first 500 even with their more experienced opponents, but the unfamiliar conditions began affecting them in the middle 1000. The Ephs fell behind the field, but still managed strong pushes at the 800, 1200, and 1600 meter marks.
Regrouping for the afternoon's petite final, Williams came in ready to compete in their final race of the year. Williams had a strong start, and went up on the rest of the field through the first quarter of the race. Through the middle of the race, the field began to pull back on Williams, but in the final sprint the novices had their best sprint of the season, finishing just in third in 7:22, just .5 seconds off of UNH in second.
Coxswain Eshaan Patel '21 says that his boat "agreed that this was definitely a great way to end the season as a completely novice 4+." Justin Gross echoed the sentiment about his boat: "Considering the fully novice composition of the 4 and frequent competitions with more experienced crews, the 4+ has come away from the season with much knowledge gained and an eagerness going into next year."
The 3V went straight through to a six-boat grand final in the afternoon. The Ephmen went down on the field off the start but showed resilience by staying calm and relying on their experience being down in past races. Coming into the second half of the race, Williams began gaining speed and walking back on Wesleyan and WPI. Coming into the sprint, they were nipping at the heels of Tufts, but the Ephs ran out of water to pull back on the Jumbos as they won by a bow ball (.01 seconds). Williams finished in fourth in 6:20, and Hobart won in 6:10.
Matt Schleifman '21 was proud of his boat: "The race was one of our best, so it was a good ending for the season."
The 2V lined up against a similar heat as last week, featuring rivals BC and Tufts, as well as newcomers Hobart, RIT, and Hamilton, top three crews advance to the grand final. Williams came through the first 500 even with the field, but struggled with the conditions in the second 500, falling behind the other crews due to bobble strokes. The Ephs finished fifth in 6:10 and were sent to the afternoon's petite final.
In the afternoon's final, the Ephs had a stronger start than the morning, and rowed consistently well in the conditions. Despite their clean rowing, the Ephs could not find the power necessary to generate speed and finished sixth in 6:14.
Atzin Villarreal-Sosa felt that "We were unhappy with the results but overall it wasn't our worst race, it didn't feel too bad, but we expected better after the performance last week."
In the 1V, Daniel Queen '21 says that "in the morning heat we got all revved up but then went down off the start to Tufts. However after 1500 meters we threw together a sassy sprint, catching and overtaking Tufts to catch a spot in the grand final." The Ephs finished second to capture the last spot in the morning's grand final. They finished in 5:53.618, 2 seconds behind Bates and a mere .015 seconds ahead of Tufts.
Of the afternoon's final, Daniel Queen '21 said "we had a sluggish start, but slowly snuck up on WPI throughout the race. Thanks to the boat's resilience, we came together and finished a classy fifth!" The afternoon's final featured some blazing fast times, and intense competition for the win. In medal position, Bates won in 5:41 followed a second later by Marist then another second later by Hobart. Williams came in at the still incredibly quick time of 5:52.
This marks the last race during their Williams careers for Sam Ellison, Wyatt Millstone, Karl Bocker, and Devin Flynn. The team wishes the best to their departing seniors. For the rest of the team, preparation for next year starts tomorrow.


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The description and presentations for the April 30th 13th Assessment Conference "Navigating the Assessment Process: Supporting Families and Learning from Their Perspectives" have been uploaded. You may access them directly through the hyperlink provided, or click on WORK AND RESEARCH, then ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS, and 2015. Enjoy!
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Check what is coming in 2014! New May1-Assessment-Save the Date "Assessing Assessment ~ Best Practice and New Research." May 1 at UBC-Scarfe building. Also, check the 2013 Assessment Conference (previously Assessment Workshop) presentations at this site >Assessment Workshops.


Day two of the build brought in hundreds of new volunteers as well as hundreds of returning volunteers. The energy was contagious and everyone was excited to take on another day.
The morning began with sponsor speakers William Carson from US Bank, Clay Clement from Lowe's and a morning devotion from future homeowner Allen Williams.
Progress for each house continued throughout the site. Volunteers worked together to build and set the exterior and interior walls for the single-story homes. All roofs were shingled and ready to be placed onto the homes on Wednesday. Volunteers installed cabinets, doors, window hoops and worked on exterior siding on the nine two-story homes.
Due to an impending weather forecast, and the need to have roofs ready to install by Wednesday, volunteers gladly stayed late on Tuesday after an already long day to help ensure every shingle, nail and detail was in place and ready to go for Wednesday.
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn took a tour of Shetterley Triangle, the site where 5 "net-zero energy" homes are being built in South bend as a part of the Carter Work Project.
On Tuesday evening volunteers were invited to a special evening event as a thank you for all of their hard work. Volunteers were able to indulge in fancy desserts while listening to local favorite band, The Whistle Pigs.


* Jesus is opening the way to a visceral, bodily, vivid, juicy, risky encounter with God. He wants to affect more than your brain, more than just your intellect, more than your beliefs. He's changing, touching, affecting whole lives, whole bodies. If you take me into you – all the way into you, my flesh into your flesh, so that your very matter is transformed – then you will live forever, because your life will be with me.
* How do we "eat" Jesus, eat real life? What experiences nourish God's spirit in you (more from last Thursday)? Beyond books, beyond words, to experience.
* Jesus gave himself, the ultimate self-offering for the life of the world. He led the way so that we could give ourselves, and thus nurture the life of the world, too. It's a universal experience; Jesus just put a spotlight on it. How do you respond, as a Christian, as a human being fully alive?
* How does the word lead us into spiritual practice? Prayerful journaling (writing without picking up pen; turning off brain and asking God to speak on the paper, going deeper and deeper into a mystery -- like eating the flesh and drinking the blood). Compassionate breath meditation (breathe in the Spirit of Christ, breathe out compassion to the world; then breathe in the horrors and hurts of the world, breathe them out into the hands of God).


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Swedbank hires EY to conduct forensics into money laundering
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Swedbank, one of the largest banks in Sweden, has hired professionals services firm EY to investigate the bank's possible involvement in large scale money laundering.
According to media reports in Sweden, over the period of nearly ten years the bank facilitated approximately $5.8 billion worth of suspicious transactions. The transactions allegedly supported criminal activity, with the majority of funds flowing from/to the Baltics and Russia.
The reports have further exposed ties between Swedbank and Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark. From Danske Bank it is known that the bank has failed to flag billions of black money between 2007 to 2014, the most of which was laundered via its subsidiary in Estonia. The scandal is still under investigation however, with several studies currently being completed to unravel the full extent of the matter. Meanwhile, Danske Bank has confirmed it will in the coming months withdraw completely from the Baltic States and Russia.
One local report, a documentary on Swedish television channel SVT, revealed that confidential documents about dubious transactions between Danske and Swedbank have been circulating for five months among top managers of the both banking institutions. A spokesperson of Swedbank declined to comment on the accusations, pointing at banking secrecy, but also at Swedish antitrust regulation that prohibit providing competitive information as long as the formal investigation still is running. Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) yesterday confirmed it is launching an investigation into what it describes as "very serious" allegations. In response, Swedbank reconfirmed its confidence in the anti-money laundering (AML) processes and systems it has in place.
An analysis by anti-money laundering experts Fortytwo Data highlights that almost all of Europe's biggest banks have been sanctioned for money laundering offences in recent years. Among the banks that have fallen foul of anti-money laundering authorities include HSBC, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Santander ING and Deutsche Bank. According to Fenergo, a software provider to the financial services industry, a staggering $26 billion in fines has been imposed for non-compliance with anti-money laundering, know your customer (KYC) and sanctions regulations in the last decade.
To gain insight in the how and why of its case, Swedbank has brought consultants from EY on board to conduct a data-driven forensic investigation on transactions, communication exchanges and process controls. The experts have been given a short time frame for their analysis – the report needs to be completed by the end of March, before the next shareholders' meeting of the financial services institution.
In the wake of allegations, Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said in an interview with news agency TT that the government will take the sector's role in supporting criminal activity under detailed scrutiny. Löfven stated that if the money laundering allegations are proven true, it would "undermine confidence" in the whole system.
Related: Albania enlists EY to combat tax evasion and economic crime.
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Home Civics Health care SQ 793: Should OK allow optometrists in retail spaces?
If passed, State Question 793 would amend Section 3, Article 20 of the Oklahoma Constitution to allow optometrists and opticians to administer eye examinations and write prescriptions for glasses inside retail establishments. Passage of SQ 793 would invalidate current restrictions against optometrists locating in retail facilities, and it would prohibit new statutes to that effect. But it would allow the Legislature to impose other restrictions, such as health and safety standards or the prohibition of surgical procedures in retail establishments.
Current statutes stipulate that eye doctors who also sell glasses must have a "second door" at their business to physically delineate between the medical and retail functions of prescribing and selling eye wear, respectively. Some optometrists say the spirit of the law intends to shield medical practitioners from undue corporate influence with regard to pushing products onto patients.
and increased opportunities for more businesses to engage in retail optometry.
Kiley Raper, CEO of the Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association, and Gwendolyn Caldwell, a registered lobbyist and president of Caldwell and Associates, are the two proponents listed on the initiative petition filed in March 2017. As the Tulsa World noted in late September, Walmart largely financed the initiative petition to get SQ 793 on November's ballot.
Opponents of SQ 793 frame the issue largely in terms of corporate influence potentially corrupting the autonomy of optometrists. Opening up prescriptions and related eyeglasses sales inside a retail behemoth like Walmart, opponents claim, will cause private optometry practices to close, in turn limiting patient access and choice. Further, opponents say, the clinical setting available in current practices creates better physician-patient relationships and allows for surgeries and more advanced procedures to take place, something they claim would be impossible inside a Walmart.
Joel Robison, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physicians, has been quoted as decrying SQ 793, and NewsOK.com has published two commentaries (earlier this month and back in July) from optometrists who oppose the measure. The AFL-CIO of Oklahoma also opposes SQ 793, citing Walmart's treatment of labor and corporate values.
Regardless of your personal position on SQ 793, make sure to attend your local polling place on election day and exercise your constitutional right to have your voice heard. For those facing transportation issues, ride-sharing service will offer free rides to polling locations on election day.
Oklahomans have until Oct. 12 to register to vote in the state's Nov. 6 general election, upon which SQ 793 and several other state questions will appear.


Regardless of their individual place in history, "President of the United States" is a very exclusive club. In honor of President's Day, we are featuring inventory related to our greatest presidents as well as some presidents of more modest accomplishment. Be sure to see our signed portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his 1932 presidential campaign, an extremely rare William Henry Harrison document signed during his 30-day presidency, a Lincoln-signed military commission, a letter from Warren Harding praising America's post World War I return to a peacetime economy, and a bronze plaque of Theodore Roosevelt featuring his famous "strenuous life" quotation.
Passed on June 1, 1796, An Act regulating the grants of Land appropriated for Military services, and for the society of the United Brethren propagating the gospel among the Heathen made accommodations to survey and sell land in the Northwest Territory. This particular act enabled the President to grant land in the Ohio Valley to former Continental Army soldiers for their service in the Revolutionary War.
The relationship between the United States and France takes a personal turn as Adams leaves a friend's grandson in Franklin's care.
A handsome vellum patent document, signed by Adams as President, is accompanied by the inventor's two-page description of his device.
At the height of the U. S. diplomatic crisis with Spain over Florida, Old Hickory makes plans to return to combat in Florida while venting his rage against Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford.
In this detailed letter, Martin Van Buren instructs the United States Chargé d' Affairs to Buenos Aires to inquire into the Governor of the Falkland Islands's warning U.S. fishing vessels to stay clear of valuable whaling and seal fisheries in the area.
Harrison's death from pneumonia after 3o days in office makes his tenure the shortest of all the presidents. Our current census finds fewer than 40 Harrison documents (including signed and unsigned letters, free franks, and clipped signatures) as president in any format, many of which are in permanent collections.
President Lincoln appoints Charles S. Stevenson of Indiana "Additional Paymaster" with this signed, vellum commission dated August 7, 1861.
President Roosevelt commissions John J. A. Clark as Captain in the Philippine Scouts, a group organized by the U.S. Army to combat the Philippine Revolution.
Roosevelt's personal philosophy of life is cast in bronze under his profile portrait in bas relief, followed by a facsimile of his signature.
As honorary chairman of the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies, the former president tries to rally support to aid the women, children, and destitute in those European nations affected by World War II and save them from the inevitable famine and pestilence that confronted them.
This image of President Roosevelt was the official portrait for the 1932 campaign. It was drawn by Jacob H. Perskie, the photographer and portrait painter for FDR in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns. It is inscribed to Samuel Messer was one of the largest stockholders of Quaker State Oil Refining Company.


This morning in my little corner of Pennsylvania, I looked out the window to see snowflakes drifting down. While I was a bit disgusted at this reminder of winter on the cusp of spring's blooming into yellow daffodils and pink tulips, I bundled up like Randy in "The Christmas Story," and set out for my obligatory daily walk with Sophie and Isabel (our four-legged children).
I walked with determination, hurrying them along, my mind racing from one thing to the next, busy, busy, busy. Suddenly, I looked down and saw one worm after another lining the space between the sidewalk and the street. There were tiny ones, fat ones, wiggling ones, still ones, every variety, just there lounging in the luxurious snowy water.
When I was a little girl I felt wracked with responsibility for these little creatures. As the rain would abate and the ground would dry, I would walk along our neighborhood sidewalks stopping to pick up each creature destined for a dehydrating death and softly placing them into the welcoming grass. I simply could not pass a worm on the suicide crawl between puddles to the safety of dirt.
Why this was my life's mission at the oh so grown up age of five, I couldn't tell you. What I realized this morning however is how often we as women feel our heart strings pulled in so many different directions, picking up, saving, and caring for one friend or loved one after another, for one urgent assignment at work after another, for one student or colleague after another, for one pet, spouse or acquaintance after another. The list goes on and on. We as women are saving the creatures of the world one dehydrating crawl after another–endlessly.
When our bodies are under stress the normal "fight or flight" response kicks in. When we experience an accumulation of such stress, and thus over-activate our "fight or flight" response, our fertility can suffer. There is overwhelming evidence that the cumulative buildup of stress hormone is linked to disorders of the autonomic nervous system and to disorders of our hormonal and immune systems–not the most hospitable environment for conception.
So today I am left with the question, how do we save ourselves before the drying worms in a world that never stops needing our immediate attention? How do we make time for ourselves when the "to do" list just never ever gets any shorter? How do we reconcile letting people we love down so that we can stop letting ourselves down?
I wish I had the answer. Tomorrow however, when the snow has dried up and the worms have begun their caravan to safety, I will take a different route with the dogs; because even at the age of 35, I still can't tell them no.


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Wifi Low Power & CommonSense IoT platform 2.0 demo at Embedded World 2017 !
March 14-16th 2017, Nuremberg, Germany.
Vertical M2M will exhibit at the leading tradeshow Embedded World in Nuremberg in march 2017 with its partner Beanair, german manufacturer or Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) for a wide range of industrial applications. In 2016, more thatn 30 000 visitors came to meet almost 900 exhibitors reinforcing Embedded World as the leading trade who for embedded and IT systems.
With this fair, Vertical M2M is having again one step forward low power for the IoT. Alongside the advancements with the LoRa protocol, lately with The Things Network at the 3rd meeting of the parisian community for instance, Vertical M2M will demo a Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) application featuring Beanair's Wi-fi Low power equipment.
The demo will rely on the CommonSense IoT platform designed for managing multi-technologies network of objects, in its 2.0 version released at the end of january 2017, featuring Beanair's Wilo (Wifi Low Power) equipment range including vibration, inclination and shock sensors.
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Evgeni Malkin skates with Penguins for first time since offseason knee surgery
By Zac Wassink | Last updated 11/29/21
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters last week there was "no set target date" for when star center Evgeni Malkin could skate with the team as he works to recover from offseason knee surgery he had on June 4.
Per the NHL's website, Malkin skated with teammates for the first time Monday ahead of the evening matchup at the Calgary Flames.
"'Geno' obviously is at the next stage of his rehab process where our medical team thinks he's ready to get more players around him and participate in a non-contact fashion," Sullivan remarked. "That was the motivation to bring him on this trip, to get him around more players. We're excited about that step. That's certainly real encouraging."
The 10-7-4 Penguins are scheduled to play five straight road contests before they host the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 11. Sullivan added that Malkin will eventually need to participate "in a full capacity, non-contact" practice before he's cleared to return to the lineup. The three-time Stanley Cup champion was always likely to miss at least the season's first two months, but it appears the Penguins could have the 35-year-old back in the mix at some point before the year concludes.
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Wine aficionados have long debated hot climate versus cold climate wines. And this same dispute is emerging in the whisky world as distilleries from warmer zones like Australia, India, Taiwan and South Africa continue to rack up awards, challenging the old guard of the whisky world. Most of these new producers are mirroring Scotland, with a focus on malted barley as a primary grain. But bottles made in warmer weather take on specific terroir that yields unique flavors. Hot climate whiskies, often aged in previously used oak—as is true for scotch—display richer oaky notes (caramel, vanilla, spicy), but are not as flavor-forward as bourbons, which rest in new oak.


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For the present, therefore, Kashmir can be said to be in an indeterminate state where it is neither fully free nor under a draconian lockdown. Nor is there any indication how long the present stalemate will continue since the government simply cannot allow in the foreseeable period the NC and the PDP leaders to come out of jail and organize rallies. The government will also be on tenterhooks when the Supreme Court takes up the issue next month.
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There are confusing signals from Kashmir as the state (which will become a Union Territory on October 31) completes a month since it lost its special status. While there have been some relaxations of the lockdown which was imposed on August 5 with most of the telephone landlines returning to life although not many of the mobiles and the Internet is still shut, several hundred people, including three former chief ministers, are still in custody. There are reports that the government has sought written assurances from them that they will not cause trouble if they are released, but, predictably, the offer has been rejected.
Mocking them, the Governor, Satyapal Malik, has said that a house arrest can help their political careers. He probably had in mind the fact that many leaders of the immediate postindependence period had spent time in colonial jails. But the jibe went against the government's reported plan to build up a new generation of political leaders in a phase of politics where the currently established parties like the National Conference (NC) or the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will have no place. In an obvious attempt to encourage the emergence of new leaders, the Union home minister, Amit Shah, met 20-odd village headmen ~ panches and sarpanches ~ in Delhi, hailing them as leaders who bore the responsibility of ensuring that the benefits of the government schemes reached the people.
They were also assured of a Rs 200,000 insurance cover as they will be in the frontline of the fight against terrorism. In a boost to the government's claim of a gradual return to normality, 575 youth joined the army and 29,000 registered themselves for recruitment. Since the Kashmiri youth have been showing an interest in enlisting themselves in the army for quite some time, the latest reports can be said to be a part of a continuing process which suggests that the abrogation of Article 370 hasn't had an adverse impact on at least this aspect of life in the state. As a senior BJP leader has said, the Kashmiris are in a state of "pause" where they are trying to "understand" the change that has taken place in their lives.
The point, however, is the length of this "pause" which applies to the government as well, for it has to decide when to lift the remaining restrictions and release the jailed politicians and activists. That the government may not be in a hurry to do so is evident from the sudden detention of the mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Azim Mattu, within a day after he said that there was "anger" and "anguish" in the Valley and a sense of "insult and humiliation". He also referred to a "humanitarian" crisis caused by parents being unable to speak to their children or patients to their doctors. The prolonged restrictions have also started to worry some of the Western powers, including both the US and UK.
Although there has been a general acceptance of India's insistence about Kashmir being an internal matter, it is an assertion which can begin to fray if human rights are seen to be violated. There is little doubt that the government is still quite uncertain about how long it will be able to keep the politicians in detention even if telephone services and perhaps even the Internet are restored. Since all the three former Chief Ministers ~ Farooq Abdullah and his son, Omar, of the NC, and Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP are quite articulate and their parties do have a base in the valley ~ their release can prove problematic for the government. It is the same with others like Mattu and the former IAS officer, Shah Faesal of the newlyformed People's Movement, who are quite capable of effectively voicing what they regard as the popular grievances.
Yet, as a retired bureaucrat said on TV, the window is fast closing on the time period when these critics can be kept out of sight and earshot while an Indian analyst based abroad felt that Kashmir is turning out to be a "PR disaster" for the government. For the present, therefore, Kashmir can be said to be in a kind of a limbo, an indeterminate state where it is neither fully free nor under a draconian lockdown. Nor is there any indication how long the present stalemate will continue since the government simply cannot allow in the foreseeable period the NC and the PDP leaders to come out of jail and organize rallies.
The government will also be on tenterhooks when the Supreme Court takes up the issue next month. If it endorses the government's evisceration of Article 370, then all will be well. But a judiciary versus executive kerfuffle will follow any decision which questions the constitutionality of the August 5 decision. It is patent enough that the issue is heading towards a critical phase both from the point of view of politics relating to the lifting, or the continuance, of the restrictions in the Valley, and from the point of view of a judicial pronouncement.
(The writer is a former Assistant Editor, The Statesman)
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I've been doing some thinking about how best to run MAME on my up coming cabinet project. The cheapest, most reliable way to run it seems to be through an old Xbox (I got access to some hardware that can install a new OS on the console's EEPROM so no need to chip;) ).
My biggest concern is how to connect the Arcade controls stick and buttons to the Xbox. Any ideas?
You could buy a x-arcade control panel and adapter to use on the x-box . And if you dont like the look of x-arcade you could take the buttons out of it .
normally 3rd party pads have bigger pads to solder to.
I use to have this kit and also the one from ultimarc (OzStick may also sell them, if not get them for you as he's the Aussie distributer).
Problem with the xbox it relies heavily on analogue controls for lots of games and menus. I think my intentions were the same as your long time ago but couldn't configure the Mame for xbox to use digital for menu selection.


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Bennet Calls on FRA to End Delays, Fix Train Horn Rules
Follows Repeated Requests to Adopt More Flexible, Cost-Effective Ways to Create Quiet Zones
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is calling on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to follow through on its commitment to review its train noise rules and consider how to cut red tape and make the required train-crossing upgrades more affordable for local taxpayers.
In a letter to acting FRA Administrator Sarah Feinberg, Bennet wrote, "The FRA announced that it intended to re-evaluate the train horn rule and open up the rulemaking process for feedback. Two years later, however, communities throughout Colorado continue to wait for the rule to be re-opened. While I understand the complexity of this issue, I am nonetheless concerned that this delay will continue to stifle economic development in several Colorado communities where the railroad crosses through the center of town."
After hearing from communities across Colorado, including Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Greeley, Commerce City, Arvada, Castle Rock, Westminster, and Windsor, Bennet has worked to advocate for increased flexibility from the FRA to help communities establish quiet zones around railroad crossings.
In January 2013, Bennet led efforts urging the FRA to reopen the train horn rule for comment. He also introduced an amendment to a transportation bill that year that would require the FRA to work with Colorado communities to examine its train horn rules and consider revisions.
Bennet also urged the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the FRA to review the train horn requirements. At his request, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) asked FRA Administrator Joseph C. Szabo if the agency was willing to work with communities to provide flexibility around train horn regulations. Szabo indicated a willingness to work with Congress to ensure its train-noise and quiet-zone rules protect public safety while also work for Colorado communities.
Full Text of the Letter:
Dear Acting Administrator Feinberg:
I write to urge the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) to move swiftly to re-open the rule governing train horns and quiet zones.
In January 2013, I wrote to the FRA, conveying the concerns of several Colorado communities that the current requirements to establish "quiet zones" are cost prohibitive and inflexible. These requirements continue to prevent certain municipalities from achieving the shared goal of developing quiet zones, which seek to reduce train horn noise while maintaining safety.
As you know, later in 2013, the FRA announced that it intended to re-evaluate the train horn rule and open up the rulemaking process for feedback. Two years later, however, communities throughout Colorado continue to wait for the rule to be re-opened. While I understand the complexity of this issue, I am nonetheless concerned that this delay will continue to stifle economic development in several Colorado communities where the railroad crosses through the center of town.
Given the delay from its previous announcement, it is my hope that the FRA can work as quickly as possible to re-open the rule governing train horns. I believe that a more flexible rule would give communities the options they need to craft a system that works for their budget while still reducing disruptive noise from train horns. I urge you to continue working with municipalities to achieve flexible and affordable solutions that maintain safety at grade crossings while mitigating the effect of train horn noise.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
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September 2008 Pages 182
Internet Use Assists Men's Meeting of Male Sex Partners, but Does Not Promote Unprotected Sex
First published online: September 8, 2008 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1363/4018208
In a study of young men who have sex with men, online sex-seeking behavior was associated with having a greater number of partners, but not consistently with unprotected anal sex.[1] Men who reported using the Internet—either exclusively or not—to meet sexual partners reported greater numbers of recent partners than those who met partners only offline. Men who met partners both online and offline were more likely than those who met partners only offline to have unprotected anal sex; however, the odds of reporting unprotected anal sex were similar for men who met partners only online and those who did so only offline.
The study was based on data from U.S. men who have sex with men, collected via an online survey advertised for three months in 2005 on a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Web site. Respondents answered questions about their social and demographic characteristics, Internet use, and sexual attitudes and behaviors. Researchers limited their analytic sample to the 770 men aged 18–24 who completed the survey and reported having had sex with men in the preceding three months; the sample was then divided into three groups, by whether the men had met their recent sexual partners only online, only offline or both online and offline. Analyses assessed whether number of sexual partners and unprotected anal intercourse were associated with online sex-seeking behavior.
On average, respondents were 21.5 years old; 76% had had anal intercourse in the past three months, and 36% had had unprotected anal sex during that period. A significantly greater proportion of men who had met partners both online and offline (86%) than of those in the online-only group (69%) or the offline-only group (63%) had recently had anal intercourse. Forty-three percent of men who had met partners both online and offline had recently had unprotected anal sex, a significantly greater proportion than for the online-only group and offline-only group (29% and 34%, respectively).
Overall, men had had a median of three male sex partners and two male anal sex partners in the past three months; those who had met partners both online and offline had had a significantly greater number of partners and anal sex partners (five and three, respectively) than those in the online-only (two and one, respectively) and offline-only (one each) groups. Men reported having had unprotected anal sex with about one-third of their anal sex partners; men in the offline-only group were unprotected with a greater proportion of their anal sex partners (49%) than were those in the other two groups (31% each).
At the bivariate level, increased number of male partners and unprotected anal sex were each associated with meeting partners both online and offline; the outcomes were also associated with spending more time online, spending more time online for sexual purposes and having sex after using drugs or alcohol. In multivariate analyses, the odds of having had multiple sex partners were significantly higher among men who had met partners both online and offline than among those in the online-only group (odds ratios, 3.4–58.4 in various comparisons); meeting partners both online and offline was also positively associated with having had had unprotected anal sex (1.6). Men in the offline-only group were less likely than those in the online-only group to have had multiple partners (0.4), but no more or less likely to have had unprotected anal sex. In addition, being drunk and being high during sex were positively associated with having had multiple partners (1.6 and 2.2, respectively) and having unprotected anal sex (1.4 and 1.6, respectively); using the Internet four or more hours per week for sexual purposes was associated with having had multiple partners (2.2–3.0), but not unprotected anal sex.
The authors note that because of their methodology, their sample may not represent all young men who have sex with men and who use the Internet. Even so, they believe that their findings "add to the growing evidence that the Internet facilitates meeting sexual partners without necessarily promoting unprotected anal intercourse." The authors suggest that future research should "recognize different subgroups of young [men who have sex with men] who use the Internet rather than dichotomizing Internet users and nonusers. They conclude that "there is a need and a demand for online health promotion and disease prevention services," and that such programs "should encourage young [men who have sex with men] who are at risk to reduce their numbers of sexual partners" and "decrease the frequency at which they engage in unprotected anal intercourse."
1. Horvath KJ, Rosser S and Remafedi G, Sexual risk taking among young Internet-using men who have sex with men, American Journal of Public Health, 2008, 98(6):1059–1067.


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Jeanna Murphy: Magic
By ACooley On May 6, 2009
Jeanna Murphy's debut album and solo release titled Magic is a varied, introspective piece covering a range of musical influences and charged with deep seeded emotions. Her sound is reminiscent of Enya and Enigma, possessing a theatrical undertone and an occasional world flare. Appropriately titled, Magic delivers a migration of sound in a dream-like arrangement. If Murphy's life was a play, this would be the score.
The solo artist earned a Bachelor's Degree in music composition and has been making music for years. In 2004, she earned an honorable mention in the Billboard Songwriting Contest, and in 2005, she composed the music for a trilogy of Greek tragedy plays (which accounts for the theatrical ingredient to her sound). Murphy's talent is apparent and Magic is testament to her dedication to making her dream of earning a living through her music come true.
Magic's careful song placement offers a kaleidoscope of musical progression from dreamy cognition, to instrumental arrangement, to electronic/ambient, to vocal acoustic and folk and a grand finale of revelation and hymn. The album is neatly sectioned by style and flows nicely from one genre to the next.
Magic kicks off with "Strange New World," which sounds like the Disney Electrical Parade on acid, littered with dubbed voices presenting cleverly arranged one-liners. The dreamy intro awakens to "Everything Illuminated," which is arguably the best track on the album. This instrumental piece has an orchestral Klezmer style, with upbeat and sultry violin melodies, backed by tuba and percussion that makes you want to get up out of your seat and begin stomping 'round the room in a circle. "Magic," the album's title track, takes an ambient turn with a gentle array of synths and drum beats, coated with Murphy's echoing and soothing vocals. Track five, "Out of Time," is my other favorite on the album. It continues with the electronic style, but adds a Bhangra flavor. Not clouded by any vocals, the song allows the listener to fully appreciate Jeanna's synched beat layering and provocative melody arrangements. "Out of Time," with its fitting title, conjures an image of a pedestrian chase scene in an action movie-it's a perfect song to drive to.
The last half of the album takes a different direction than the first five songs. Murphy takes a melodramatic turn with an opera-like sound on tracks "You'll Never Know" and "Sitting in the Corner." While the lyrics Jeanna delivers on both of these tracks are rich with emotion, they lack poetic intrigue, especially on "You'll Never Know." It's as if Murphy is reading from a depressed journal entry. The result is elementary and repetitive. The lyricism on "Sitting in the Corner" is a step up from "You'll Never Know" and the acoustic sound is a refreshing change. However, the overwhelming theme of fear and self-pity become almost annoying and a bit like whining.
Track seven, titled "Decisions" is a simple acoustic piece featuring only Murphy's vocals and a bongo drum: It completely embodies classic Beatnik style-something you don't really encounter these days in recorded music. Not surprisingly, the song's theme is the ever-present topic of Murphy's struggle to make it as a musician.
The climactic finale of the album, "We Believe," is an acoustic hymn in which Murphy is quite clearly rejoicing in God and his ability to guide her down her path. While the song begins with the usual depressing woes of the latter half of Magic, Murphy pulls the song up into a catchy chorus line: "For in my weakness he's my strength / for in my sorrow he'll ease the pain / for this we believe, for this we believe." The song delivers a hope-filled message and works as the perfect finale to the collection.
Jeanna Murphy is a talented artist and shows definite promise. Hopefully she has exhausted her album debut angst and listeners can look forward to new lyrical subject matter and further explorations into Jeanna's electronic imagination on material to come.
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Q: Is it possible to transform the double matrix columns to list or pair? I am using this code to generate the Jaccard similarity using pandas.
here is my example of dataframe
doc1 doc2   all_doc
BD   10     ID8
BD   16     ID7
BD   14     ID6
BD   24     ID5
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BC   90     IDN

that created by this code
df = df_doc1.merge(df_doc2, on='all_doc', how='outer').set_index(['doc1','doc2'])
df = df.reset_index()
df = df.drop_duplicates()
df = df.reset_index(drop=True)

df

then I calculate the Jaccard by this code
sim_prepared = df.set_index(['doc1', 'doc2'])
sim_prepared = sim_prepared[sim_prepared.all_doc != '0']

sim_prepared
sim_mat = pd.get_dummies(sim_prepared.all_doc).sort_index(level=0).max(level=[0,1])

grp=sim_mat
dist = pdist(grp, metric="jaccard")
s_dist = squareform(dist)
sim = np.subtract(1, s_dist)
sim_df = pd.DataFrame(sim, columns=grp.index, index=grp.index)
sim_df

and I got this matrix
     doc1 BD   BD    BD    BD
     doc2 10   16    14    24
doc1 doc2
BD   10   1    0.4   0.1   0.3
BD   16   0.1   1    0.3   0.4
BD   14   0.5  0.1    1    0.3
BD   24   0.8  0.9   0.4    1
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.

I want to see the result become to something this (just in pair or list or order)
for example
[(BD/10),(BD/10)]       1
[(BD/10),(BD/16)]       0.4
[(BD/10),(BD/14)]       0.1
[(BD/10),(BD/24)]       0.3
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[(BD/24,(BD/24)]          1

how can I solve this problem? thank you in advance

A: Remove the levels from your MultiIndices, making them tuples, and then stack.
sim_df.index = [*sim_df.index]
sim_df.columns = [*sim_df.columns]
sim_df.stack()

(BD, 10)  (BD, 10)    1.0
          (BD, 14)    0.4
          (BD, 16)    0.1
          (BD, 24)    0.3
(BD, 14)  (BD, 10)    0.1
          (BD, 14)    1.0
          (BD, 16)    0.3
          (BD, 24)    0.4
(BD, 16)  (BD, 10)    0.5
          (BD, 14)    0.1
          (BD, 16)    1.0
          (BD, 24)    0.3
(BD, 24)  (BD, 10)    0.8
          (BD, 14)    0.9
          (BD, 16)    0.4
          (BD, 24)    1.0
dtype: float64

Input Data: sim_df
doc1        BD
doc2        10   14   16   24
doc1 doc2
BD   10    1.0  0.4  0.1  0.3
     14    0.1  1.0  0.3  0.4
     16    0.5  0.1  1.0  0.3
     24    0.8  0.9  0.4  1.0

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Leadership is mercurial stuff – it's very hard to put your finger on. Most of us think we know what good leadership looks like but the reality is that we struggle to appropriate it for ourselves. That's because knowing the principles of leadership is very different from being the person needed to change our world. The human condition is a complex thing but here's what we know for sure about great leaders – success is an inside job. To lead we must do so from the inside-out. Forget personas, we must be the real deal.
Poor leadership abounds and worse still, toxic leadership is often veiled in a cloak of transient success, sporting metaphors and bravado. Performance cultures where politics fester in every corner are common-place. Corporate bullies and psychopaths are all too common. Flame-thrower style management for short-term financial KPI achievement all to the detriment of sustained success. 'Shareholder value' touted as a euphemism for executive stock plan optimization. Lord Of The Flies meets Wall Street… it's no way to live.
Real leadership, on the other hand, is precious because it's rare. There are many in leadership positions but only a few are great. Most live lives of discomfort when it comes to leading, wondering when the day will come that they will be found-out. I have a confession to make; I'm one of them. I've been leading teams and companies for decades and I'm not a natural leader; it's been hard yards, working on myself – building from the inside-out. What is leadership and how do we become one worth following?
Here is a great truth – leadership is an inside job. But within all of us is a labyrinth of complexity and we are the way we are for reasons we never fully understand. The first step on the road to success is to heed the advice of an ancient Greek aphorism: 'Know thyself'. Here are my thoughts on the factors that contribute to the complexity of leadership and success.
First of all, we inherit our intelligence, personality and family of origin. None of us were able to choose our parents or genes – these are the cards we are dealt. But intelligence and personality can be enhanced and altered if we choose to do so. Any weaknesses in all three of these foundational elements must be managed as we strive to be the best possible person we are capable of becoming.
Upon the foundation of genetic IQ and personality our attitudes, beliefs and values build us into who we are. By the age of seven, our personality and values are largely formed and these are influenced heavily by our upbringing and environment (family and society). The Catholic Order of Jesuits is attributed with the saying: "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man". There is much truth in this assertion but we are not robots, nor mere animals. We are uniquely endowed with the ability to laugh and cry, to dream and create, to choose appalling evil or breathtaking beauty, to plumb the depths of hell or reach for the stars. The hope for us all is that we can break the shackles of our past and redefine our futures.
Attitudes, beliefs and values can therefore be rejected, adjusted or chosen. It is natural to question and challenge all three, especially as we grow through adolescence. My father was a committed atheist and I had no religious brainwashing as child at all; yet I chose faith as a teenager and I remain a believer today. Others are raised in loving religious homes and reject the values inculcated during their upbringing. Free will and free-thinking are what make us truly human.
But all of this is below the surface – not visible to an observer. For most, it is the unseen baggage being carried while running the race of life. We are rarely held back by external factors, it is instead our inability to let go of limiting beliefs and behaviors that stymies us. Consider the illustration below as we now discuss the factors above the line.
Here is the reality and the problem that most of us face in life. We can only have the outcomes, results and wealth we desire if we consistently and masterfully execute the right inputs, actions and behaviors. To have we must first do; but to do effectively we must be the person worthy of the success we seek. All of the factors 'below the line' in the illustration either enable or sabotage our efforts.
The biggest mistake people make is seeking to manage by results rather than inputs. Jason Jordan taught me that you cannot manage revenue and he instead illuminates the path of focusing on activities that achieve objectives, that in turn create results. The only thing we truly have control of is our behaviour and actions to execute the inputs that create success. We cannot manage outcomes, results and prosperity or wealth; we can only have them as goals. We should relentlessly focus on what we do and being the person capable of executing masterfully.
It's not enough to project a persona, we need to actually be the authentic person worth following. Anthony Howard is a business mentor and he taught me that there is no such thing as authentic leaders, just authentic people in leadership roles. He coined the term 'human-centered leadership' and he is worth following. The very best motivation for leadership comes from changing the lives of people by believing in them. Service of a noble cause for the benefit of people (customers and staff) is what drives the very best leaders.
So as you consider what really drives you and what baggage you need to let go of to be truly successful, here is my list of ten elements for success.
IQ and EQ. Intelligence and self-awareness are both essential. One without the other is not enough. Read and be committed to life-long learning. Become an expert. Know your strengths and weaknesses.
Mission and purpose. In professional selling I teach people to lead with 'why?'… it is equally important for leadership. Your why, and the why of your organization must be meaningful. Money, trinkets, and status are not enough.
Passion and belief. Our why is what needs to drive us but we also need to be true believers in our cause and those with whom we work. The power of believing in another person is never to be under-estimated.
Values and culture. The culture of an organization is the behaviour of the leaders, plain and simple. Are you values worth following and to they drive the right behavior? Culture is the signature of the leader.
People and relationships. Nothing great can be achieved without the support of a team. Relationships with the right people are everything in any endeavor – people of integrity and genuine power.
Numbers and discipline. Never neglect profit or cash-flow. Holding people to account is essential for any leader, yet proactively manage the right numbers – the KPIs which create ultimate results.
Results and managing risk. This is language of leadership – delivering outcomes and navigating the challenges. Stay focused on the prize and be positively paranoid about what could blind-side you.
Activity and attitude. Work-ethic is essential for success. Work hard and smart but realize that attitude is the biggest differentiator.
Gravitas and humility. This may seem paradoxical but the combination is compelling. Powerful people listen much and talk little.
Legacy and philanthropy. We all want to make a lasting difference and the very best leaders care about doing something worthwhile and improving the lives of others, especially those denied the opportunities afforded to the privileged.
Do the difficult work on the inside in addressing all of these issues. Read, dream, and challenge your own assumptions about yourself. None of us lives long enough to learn all the necessary lessons from our own mistakes. It is therefore important to learn from others. Jim Collins' book, Good To Great, remains a seminal work. There are many others and we must carefully choose who we follow. Who are they in your life? Here is another related article I wrote concerning what I've learned about personal leadership.


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The US flag draped over the casket, and given to the next of kin following the service
The playing of Taps by a lone bugler or an audio recording
Other Veteran Benefits
In addition to coordinating honors related to the service itself, we can help you communicate with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for:
A Presidential Memorial Certificate. This is a certificate expressing the nation's recognition of the veteran's service. The veteran's name is inscribed and the certificate bears the signature of the president. Certificates are issued in the name of honorably discharged, deceased veterans. Contact us for assistance in applying for a Presidential Memorial Certificate, and we would be happy to guide you through the process.
Headstones or Markers. The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world and for eligible dependents of veterans buried in national, state veteran or military cemeteries.
Memorial Plots. If an eligible veteran's remains are not available for burial, the VA will provide a plot and headstone or marker in a national cemetery for memorialization. If you wish to place the memorial in a cemetery other than a national cemetery, the VA will provide the headstone or marker but not the plot itself.
Burial in a VA National Cemetery. This includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave,a grave box, and perpetual care.
Reimbursement of Burial Expenses. For information on eligibility and the different levels of potential reimbursement, please review their Guide to VA Burial Allowances.
In short, the veteran must have been honorably discharged. A more detailed list of those service men and women who may apply for, and receive veterans' burial benefits, with full military honors if they choose would include:
Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve
Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable
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Q: Custom widgets in Composite C1 I'm in the early stages of a new web project for quite a large site, and the chosen CMS is Composite C1. I'm so far satisfied with it, it's promising and I can work relatively fast with it.
However I'm currently stuck on, in my eyes, a simple problem.
The project will handle a lot of products (6000+) from an external database, along with a lot of product groups (hierarchical). This in it self is not a problem, but through the CMS the editors of the website will be able to add meta data to a product, create web specific groups of products, etc. This is where the problem starts.
In the simplest of worlds a single product selector on a custom data type would be sufficient, but with 6000+ products this is not an option. So I would like to create a custom Widget with either auto completion or a search field + result field (when adding Data to my custom Data Type).
After reading How to add custom widget to C1? I thought it would be a smaller problem, but I can't even get the code sample to work. I'm getting a Configuration Error saying

Parse Error Message: Type 'SampleProvider.MyWidgetFunctionProvider,
  WidgetProvider' could not be created

The SampleProvider.MyWidgetFunctionProvider are in a separate project in the same solution and all references are set. What could be the problem?
When/if I can get the custom widget functionality to work, what would be the best way to handle the reference to my external entity? Can you spot any problems with the solution I've come up with?
TL;DR; I need a way to create meta data for entities from an external database in Composite C1, without using the standard Selector widget (too much data for the Selector). What should I do?
Best regards,

A: I have created the same also.Its working fine for me.
I hope you have registered dll with same application name and name space

SampleProvider.MyWidgetFunctionProvider, WidgetProvider

This error may be caused by the namespace given
Just see this format is given type="Namespace_name.Class_name, Assembly_name" and name is an assembly name.
If the answer is not clear i can help as the same code is working perfect for me


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Queer diy zines + comics by Holly Casio
Zine shop
Parties and zines!
A quick bulletin of upcoming exciting events where you can find me and get hold of my zines.
On Friday, I will be playing dancing songs with half of the Bad Rep dj gang at Pit Pride, a super fun event to celebrate the end of Armpits 4 August and to raise funds for PCOS. I will be playing records and you can also get copies of my queer body positive PCOS zine at the merch table on the night. Pit Pride Party is at The Grosvenor, Stockwell, Friday 30th August.
On Saturday it's Scumbag, South London's finest queer party with diy djs, zine stalls, and a special performance by Faggot. I will be selling my zines here on Saturday, including the limited edition Radical Cheerleaders zine produced for Indietracks! Come down to the Flying Dutchman Saturday 31st August.
I will also be tabling at the Autumn Zine Fest on the 20th October at the Flying Cocks in Kingston. I might also perhaps definitely have 2 brand new zines with me then. Yup, not 1, but 2! For real! Possibly.
And lastly, this has absolutely nowt to do with me or my zines, but yesterday would have been Jack Kirby's 96th birthday. I saw so many awesome tributes yesterday but this was my favourite one from Henry and Glenn Forever & Ever #2
The first 3 pages of Henry & Glenn Forever and Ever are apparently a tribute to Jack Kirby. Bloody brilliant.
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Armpits 4 August
Last year I wrote a zine called Joining the Dots all about my adventures with PCOS. My zine is queer and body positive. you can get it here.
PCOS is polycystic ovary syndrome. affects 1 in 10 people born with ovaries and is more frequent amongst trans*men.
It's August, which means it's Armpits 4 August,'a month long charity event for women and everyone with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which started in August 2012.' Armpits 4 August raises money for Verity, the UK charity for PCOS, by asking participants to get sponsored for growing their armpit hair. The good things about this are that it gets people talking about PCOS and helps share information, as well as promoting Verity.
However I wish there were a better way for raising money and for sharing information about PCOS in general. The idea of people having hairy pits isn't just a novelty option for raising money. Hair growth is just one of the many symptoms of PCOS. And it's full on body hairgrowth all over the damned place, not just under your pits. Here are some of the other fun symptoms you can have with PCOS:
Incredibly painful periods
Periods that last weeks/months
No periods at all
Irregular periods to the point of what the fuck is going on down there?
Changes in weight
Increased body hair everywhere
Obviously it's super hard to have a single way of raising money/awareness regarding PCOS as there are so many symptoms and health related aspects that can be completely different for each person diagnosed with it.
About 7 years ago I was finally diagnosed with PCOS. It took a long time. I saw doctor after doctor after doctor and none of them joined the dots from all my existing various symptoms. It's a hard thing to get diagnosed, it's a hard thing to treat, and it's previously been a hard thing for me to talk about.
Here are the two most likely things a doctor will say to you if you are diagnosed with PCOS:
Are you trying to get pregnant? You're not? Then it's totally nothing to worry about!
Lose weight, fatty.
I've seen 16 doctors in 3 different practices in the last 7 years. Getting diagnosed was a ballache. Getting the right treatments has been incredibly difficult and has been a fun game of trial and error with my body. And getting doctors to stop being so preoccupied with my weight and whether I want a baby or not has been damned near impossible.
I'm currently on medication to treat just some symptoms of my PCOS while other symptoms are going completely untreated. Unfortunately a lot of the time you end up having to sacrifice one symptom to treat another, and hardly ever all at the same time. I recently met a specialist who has never met me in my entire life, had none of my medical notes, knew nothing about my previous symptoms, nothing about my general health or lifestyle, but who threatened to withold my medication unless I lost 2 stone or sought out surgery to lose weight. It was this kind of thing that made me fed up and pissed off and angry and it's the reason I wrote my zine.
Me and my bad rep crew are djing at the Pit Pride Party Armpits 4 August benefit which you should all come to.
And if you are looking for a zine that is queer and trans* positive, doesn't place focus on fertility, and is completely body positive then my PCOS zine, Joining the Dots is on sale throughout August. Copies will also be available at the zine stall at Pit Pride Party.
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Labels: body positive, pcos, zines
Comic rage
Comics aren't for us
So I love comics. Like, freaking LOVE them. My life was changed for good when I picked up an Uncanny X-Men anthology by Chris Claremont as a teenager and I've not stopped since. I'm in my local comic shop every Wednesday for new comics day, I obsess over characters and stories, I go to conventions, and I share my obsessions with other comic geeks. My comics obsession is nothing new, I've written about women in comics regarding the fake geek girl a whole ago, and I'm also the newly appointed news contributor for comics and graphic novels for the website For Book's Sake.
So to recap: I'm a girl and I love comics.
This article makes me understand why women and girls might never ever ever pick up a comic. It makes me understand more about who is welcome in comic culture and who isn't. It makes me disappointed in comic creators that are representing comic culture as a whole. It makes me furious.
In the article, Alyssa Rosenberg recaps the recent Television Critics Association press tour in which 4 white dudes from the comic world promoted the documentary Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle a film about the history of superheroes in American comics. The press tour featured Michael Kantor (film maker), Todd McFarlane (a creator of Image comics, one of my favourite publishers), Len Wein (Swamp Thing, X-Men) and Gerry Conway (The Punisher)During the press tour, these 4 white dudes respond to criticisms of diversity in comics, they dismiss female audiences, and they detatch comic characters, narratives, and images from having any real kind of impact in culture whatsover.
First of all it's important to note that these 4 guys don't speak for comic culture as a whole. I massively disagree with them, as do many others. And it's true that there are way more prominent voices saying awesome things about comics and diversity. But unfortunately what these guys are saying matters, because it reflects on comics culture as a whole, and for comic creators to dismiss the need for diversity in comics is damaging. I mean I love their comics, I love their output, I spend money on those comics and I spent time over characters and stories created by some of these men. To be told that diversity doesn't matter and that I might not even be considered their intended audience makes me sad. So let's break it down into the 4 most ridiculous points.
1. This is how things have always been. Plus men are just as sexualised so quit whining.
Representation in comics is a big one and it's a conversation we will be having for years to come. The representation of all characters in comics, specifically superhero comics, is heightened and hyper real and involves a certain amount of beefcake and cheesecake. But the ways in which female superheroes are often reduced to hyper-sexualised forms differs massively to the beefcake we see in male characters. Cheesecake is fine, but accepting and discussing that there is a massive imbalance for female representation is vital. So when McFarlane says 'they are all beautiful. So we actually stereotype and do it to both sexes. We just happen to show a little more skin when we get to the ladies' is just massively missing the point and is incredibly ignorant. At least acknowledge some of the imbalance, let's at least talk about this! I mean hell, this is why the Hawkeye Initiative was set up to visually demonstrate exactly how sexualised women in comics are as opposed to male characters.
2. If you don't like it start something yourselves
McFarlane stated that "there's nothing stopping the people that want to do those things from doing it" in response to the idea that there is a total saturation of images in comics and maybe more diversity is needed. Conway even added that 'I don't think that there's a barrier necessarily in the field". What McFarlane and Conway are saying is if you don't like it then start something yourselves. AS THOUGH THIS IS A VIABLE OPTION. The amount of women writers and artists that self publish or work independently is huge, there are female creatives out there, it's not as if they don't exist. But suggesting that it's easy as pie to set up a comics publishing house, not only that, but a publishing house capable of sharing the field with Marvel and DC is bonkers and downright impossible. Conway's comment about lack of barriers in the workforce is also incredibly offensive, suggesting that there is no sexism within the comics industry and that it's fairly easy for female comic creators to get jobs, just not necessarily at the Big Two.
3. Comics aren't for girls anyway and including diversity in comics creates allows for bad storytelling. Also Faith Erin Hicks is a girl.
Remember how upset comic fans were when an all-female X-team was announced? It's political corectness gone mad!
Apparently including diverse representations within a prominent cultural form would be pandering to our needs and would be bad storytelling. Len Wein thinks the best way to portray diverse characters is to ignore race, and present all characters as the same regardless of race. McFarlane insisted that any comic that does pander to requests for diversity then inherently becomes a 'minority comic book' which he thinks doesn't work.
However, please welcome to the stage Gerry Conway for some of the most bizarre and out of touch commentary during this discussion. Conway discusses the reading habits of his daughter saying that:
"my daughter - the only actual comic books she will read is by a girl named Faith Erin Hicks, who writes stories that speak to her. So she's not interested in the guy stories."
Gerry Conway doesn't see anything wrong with the fact that his daughter does not feel comfortable reading other super hero comics, he doesn't feel frustrated that other writers and publishers don't write comics that are accessible to all. Instead he thinks it's great that his daughter will only read comics written by a female author as the other stuff isn't for her.
Faith Erin Hicks later responded on twitter:
McFarlane also said he would not encourage his two daughters to read comics as it "might not be the right platform... it wouldn't be superheroes because I know that's heavily testosterone-driven, and it's a certain kind of group of people." I really feel sorry for their kids. So many young girls love and read comics and you'd think that having comic creators as dads would mean they would be introduced to awesome comics from such an early age. But nope. Cuz comics aren't for girls.
4. The comics follow society, they don't lead society
This is a quote from Gerry Conway, who has decided that art, words, and culture have no impact on a society. That we don't form our ideas from the culture we intake. And that if you want to blame a lack of diversity on anything, blame it on society because it's not the job of the comic world to change things. I'm not even going to comment on this, I'm just gonna leave that there and call bullshit.
It's hard not to get bogged down in this stuff. I love the world of comics and I want to encourage others to read comics and to visit local comic shops which can be intimidating (and historically gendered) spaces to be. And while there are so many people that identify as women that are indeed comic fans, I can completely understand why ladies, women, and girls would never want to set foot in a comic shop or pick up a comic for the first time after reading such crap. It was only this week that the amazing Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Satellite Sam, FF) in his AMA on Reddit stated "I think better women characters and more female creators would lead to more female readers; and yes, comics still have a major and profound problem with the way they treat women on the page, behind the scenes and in the marketplace."
Women and girls will continue to read comics cuz there are so many fantastic writers, artists, editors, colourists out there. I dodge the titles that offend me, I dodge the art that doesn't sit right with me, and I avoid writers who aren't diverse and inclusive and tell bad stories restricted to the same old view point. And on that note I'm off to have my weekly comics catch up.
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Awesome August!
August is my favourite month of the year, it's party time!
Reasons why August is AWESOME
1. It's the month of birthdays! I hang out with way too many Leos cuz a bunch of my friends all have birthdays this month which means cake and sleepovers and hangtimes and super fun party times. Also it's my birthday! And to celebrate I'm having a super fun birthday tea party with bffs with hot dogs and karaoke and cake.
2. I'm going to Alton Towers! Despite the fact that my last google search was 'deaths at Alton Towers', I'm super hyper and out of my mind with excitement for my trip to Alton Towers next weekend. It's a birthday treat from Froogs and I'm gonna ride all the rollercoasters until I puke. ALL OF THEM! PUKE! SO MUCH PUKE!
3. I'm going to see Derren Brown! I'm a little bit in love with Derren Brown and magic. Good magic, not shit magic. In fact the awesome Jailhouse Judo did a special episode of their radio show recently all about magic and I recommend you give it a listen right now. I'm giddy at the thought of seeing Derren Brown live again. There's a lot of little moments in his live shows that never really make it to the TV specials and it's always a brilliant night.
4. I'm going to Reading festival! Despite the fact that I decided I was too old for this shit and would never go back to a festival unless Dananananaykroyd or MCR reformed and played, I decided that I wanted another Reading adventure this year. The Friday lineup alone is making my head spin. Deftones and SOAD! ARGH!
5. I'm gonna have a zine stall at the next SCUMBAG, organised by Len and Melissa. There will be zine stalls and film screening, djs, and dancing queers all night long. You should come!
6. Me and my Bad Rep team will be djing at the Armpits4August event at the end of August. We are excited to be djing again and we will play lots of dirty scuzzy Bad Rep songs. I've also got some thoughts about Armpits4August and PCOS which I'll talk about later... And in shameless zine plug, if you wanna find out more about PCOS you can read my zine
7.I'm going to see the B52s! I've never seen them before EVER and I'm gonna dance this mess around finally!
8. Harry and the Potters are going on their first UK tour since 2007! ARGH! Unfortunately the London show I'd organised for them at the Canada Water library fell through, but fear not, they are playing LeakyCon in London and are also going on a UK tour with the bloody wonderful Martha!
9. Dance lessons begin again at the end of August and I can challenge myself doing things that are way out of my comfort zone again and get back into weekly dance sessions. They are good for my brain, good for my feet, and good for pep!
10. I have set a deadline for myself to complete my current zine which is all about dancing. I swear on the holiness that is Bruce Springsteen's face, that this will be finished at the end of August. I'm just waiting for one final contribution from someone and then it's pritt stick and photocopier time. This is my 3rd zine of the year and in all honestly it's the most prolific I've been since I was a teen zine writer.
New zine out now
Things I didn't learn at library school is out now
Cool Schmool Zine Shop
You can buy my zines here!
Economy of zines
Why it matters when we wrongly refer to artists' books/ independent magazines/small press comics as "zines"
New queer Springsteen zine
Me and Bruce: Queers on the edge of town is out now
New book on Bruce Springsteen
My chapter about queering Bruce Springsteen lyrics is included in a new book on Bruce out now!
New comic zine Taking Up Space
Zine reading
Video of me reading from Me and Bruce #2 at Sounds From The Other City
Making zines
A video about cutting and pasting and folding and stapling
UK Zine Libraries
An updated list of UK zine libraries with info for zinesters
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The Division of Fraser is an Australian electoral division in the state of Victoria, which was contested for the first time at the 2019 federal election.

Geography
Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.

History

The division is named in honour of Malcolm Fraser, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. Fraser had represented the Victorian federal seat of Wannon from 1955 to 1983.

The division of Fraser was created in 2018 after the Australian Electoral Commission oversaw a mandatory redistribution of divisions in Victoria. Fraser was a new seat created to fill Victoria's allotment of 38 divisions, one higher than the number to which the state was previously entitled. The division was originally located in the outer north-west of metropolitan Melbourne and took in the suburbs of Sunshine, Albion, St Albans and Keilor Downs, among others. It was formed from parts of its neighbouring seats of Calwell, Gorton, Gellibrand and Maribyrnong.

In the 2021 redistribution, Fraser was significantly adjusted, moving towards the Middle and Inner West of Melbourne from the outer suburbs; losing the suburbs of Keilor Downs, Sydenham and several others north of Taylors Road and Green Gully Road to the Division of Gorton, swapping them for parts of Deer Park and Derrimut; and shifting east to acquire the Inner West suburbs of Footscray, West Footscray, Kingsville, Seddon and parts of Yarraville from the Division of Gellibrand, and gaining Maidstone and the suburb of Maribyrnong from the Division of Maribyrnong.

The seat was notionally held by the Labor Party on a margin of 20.6%, which made it a very safe seat for the party. It was duly won by Daniel Mulino for Labor in the 2019 federal election, albeit with a 5.61% swing against him. However, the 2021 Federal redistribution in Victoria has increased the notional margin for Labor to 18.1%.

Then-Opposition Leader Bill Shorten had reportedly considered moving to Fraser in the 2019 election but chose to remain in his current seat of Maribyrnong.

Members

Election results

References

External links
 Division of Fraser – Australian Electoral Commission
 Fraser Covered Suburbs - Australian Electoral Commission
 AEC Division of Fraser map, valid as of the 2021 redistribution; will be current for the 2022 Australian Federal Election.

Electoral divisions of Australia
Constituencies established in 2019
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In total 3,497 people died in the attacks on September 11, 2001.
* 64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon, killing them and 125 people in the building.


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Insurance companies are trying to hold on to what is now believed to be an astronomical cost due to the damage from the Camp Fire in Butte County.
One specialist estimates the total price tag could be anywhere from $7.5 to $10 billion. What will PG&E be required to do?
Will the legislature EVER force them to bury their lines, which they know will prevent these fires?
This will get bill backed to PGE and then back to California! Thats how the system works!