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New Knowledge About Human Head Revealed, Via Anatomical Network Analysis
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At the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology of the University of Valencia, researchers have been studying the anatomy of the human head in a unique way, revealing the modularity of the musculoskeletal system and its evolutionary origins. The quantitative technique is called anatomical network analysis (AnNA) and using a computer it maps all sorts of meeting points and interactions between different anatomical components of the head.
The team discovered that the head is broken down into ten different modules, each of which seems to have evolved mostly independently of the other ones.
As [lead researcher Diego Rasskin Gutman] explains, each skull "generated a network model in which each bone was represented as the network node and each physical articulation (contact), as a connection. Thus, each skull was modelled as a 0-1 matrix with each connection being a 1. This matrix served to analyse the network attributes, which could in turn be compared to other generic network properties".
By using AnNa, which enables the analysis of bones and muscles at the same time, new cranial functional dependences have been uncovered, because muscles —associated to movements— link separate bones. For example, as the researcher points out, the lower jaw / inner ear module shows dependences between bones associated with masticatory muscles and which would not associate otherwise (jaw to parietal, temporal and occipital) as well as inner ear bones.
Moreover, muscle modules "show left/right independence of orofacial muscles (mouth and face) from the upper face muscles. This allows greater flexibility in facial expression for we are able to move facial muscles on either side separately", he explains.
Study in Scientific Reports: Anatomical networks reveal the musculoskeletal modularity of the human head
Press release: University of Valencia researchers first to describe the modular anatomical structure of the human head


Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was not sentenced as scheduled Tuesday, after his attorneys requested a delay to allow him to continue cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contact with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, though his lawyers have argued that federal investigators did not warn him it would be a crime to lie. In court, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan told Flynn that "arguably, you sold your country out," and said he couldn't hide "my disgust, my disdain" for Flynn's "very serious offense." Mueller's team has recommended little to no prison time for Flynn due to his cooperation.


He was crotchety, irritable – the skin on his face more like melted candle-wax than human flesh – but for an 125-year-old, he was surprisingly alert. I carefully considered how to begin the conversation, while children, unperturbed by our presence, milled about the classroom.
He was crotchety, irritable – the skin on his face more like melted candle-wax than human flesh – but for an 125-year-old, he was surprisingly alert.
I carefully considered how to begin the conversation, while children, unperturbed by our presence, milled about the classroom.
"I was here, *WHERE* it allegedly happened," he said, swirling his cane at our surroundings. "*WHEN* it allegedly happened. As a member of the religious group that was allegedly persecuted.
I bit my lip, watching children dutifully recite the pledge of allegiance, hands at their hearts.
He sighed. "They were for our own good. We learned how backwards it was to worship some mystical sky-man that'd cast us into eternal hellfire if we ate improperly-butchered meat.
I nodded, unsure how to proceed.
Eidetech. An experimental service that allowed elderly people to upload memories to a server to preserve them for future generations.
So here we were. Observing a perfectly normal classroom full of bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed ten-year-olds. In an internment camp for religious re-education. 115 years ago.
I recalled the historical photographs. Hollow faces peeking from behind chainlink fences. Piled corpses, fresh from the incinerator, smoking in the snowbanks.
We watched sunbeams filter through the windowpane. Children happily stacked blocks and carefully coloured at their desks. It *was* pleasant.
"Maybe... there was no genocide," I conceded.


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Weaving Experience Into Memory
Exhibition of artworks by Nina Yiu & Patrick Ford.
This presentation/exhibition comprises a collection of artefacts that have been created in response to the daily life of HCMC. The project began with the initial creation of a digital art print and this subsequently provided a thread or line of investigation that influenced the artists' ideas, thought processes and decision-making. The development of the initial print work eventually necessitated experiments with different materials and techniques, each of which, in turn, influenced the direction and nature of the overall approach and direction of the work – a working process consciously allowed to run its course.
The works featured range from initial notebook sketches to print work, a series of material tests in cotton jersey, cotton twill and silk chiffon, employing techniques such as digital printing, embroidery, and even commercial products such as t-shirts, ao dai, amongst others.
About Nina Yiu
Dr. Nina Yiu is the Program Manager of the Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) of the School of Communication & Design at RMIT University, Vietnam. She gained a BA (Hons) Degree in Fashion Textile / Fashion Design at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), a Master of Business Administration (Fashion Business) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and gained her Doctorate in Education (Educational Psychology) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong with her research focusing on Flipped Learning. For more than 10 years Nina worked as a designer, merchandiser and buyer in industry/retail for international brands in the Asia – Pacific Region, USA and Europe. She also spent 5 years working in marketing and communication on issues of sustainability with the NGO – Business Environment Council in Hong Kong before entering Higher Education where she taught for more than 10 years before moving to Vietnam.
At RMIT Nina has led industry projects in collaboration with various brands and organisations: Inditex, Woolmark, H&M, Cotton On, Maison, Takashimaya and the Vietnamese Women's Museum. Nina's research interests include craftsmanship, fashion technology, fashion sustainability, creative work and the flipped classroom.
About Patrick S. Ford
Patrick S. Ford is currently living and working in HCMC, teaching at RMIT University. His art education began at Leeds Arts University (UK) – Foundation Course 'Merit', at Northumbria University (UK) – BA (Hons) Fine Art degree, and at RMIT (Australia) – Master of Fine Art degree. He has exhibited his work in solo and group shows in Europe and Asia participating in over 100 exhibitions and art projects. His work is held in several public collections in Europe and Asia and in numerous private collections.
Patrick has taught a wide range of subjects as well as leading workshops and conducting tutorial visits to Universities such as Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Japan and Birmingham City University in the UK. He led a Fine Art degree program, working on its development, validation, accreditation and then successfully led the initial cohort to graduation before moving to Vietnam.
Originally trained in sculpture, Patrick has also worked in printmaking and is currently pursuing projects involving the development of an approach to drawing methodology and performance, especially that related to Walking Art. His practice often seeks to take art-making out into the environment to encourage observation, reflection and response, and just as often focuses on the border between disciplines.
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An event aimed to celebrate the diversity of the LGBT community in the panhandle will be coming to Gering later this month.
The Scotts Bluff County Democratic Party is co-sponsoring the inaugural Panhandle PRIDE Picnic on Saturday, August 29 at Gardner Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Panhandle PRIDE organizer Ryan Griffin says everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend; whether you are a member of the LGBT community, a family member, friend or an ally.
"It's just an event for people to get together, socialize in a very friendly environment to get the ball rolling and open that diverse community and show that Scottsbluff, Gering, and the entire panhandle really is more open and accepting than people may realize," explains Griffin.
Griffin says that a lot of young LGBT people feel they need to leave the panhandle when they grow up because there's no place for them here. He says he hopes to make this a starting point so they know there's a community developing to prevent them from feeling alienated.
The event will have pizza, grilled foods and beverages. Participants are encouraged to bring pot luck items such as side dishes, desserts and additional non-alcoholic refreshments. Donations are also appreciated to help defer costs.


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HomeEconomy & BusinessFemale entrepreneur loses thousands of dollars investment in Sierra Leone – still no justice
Female entrepreneur loses thousands of dollars investment in Sierra Leone – still no justice
October 18, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas Economy & Business 6
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 October 2020:
Just when she thought it was safe and the right decision to return home to Sierra Leone to invest her hard earned cash in her country of birth, Mrs Annie Metzger has witnessed all her hard work and investments gone up in smoke, as armed thugs working for a Guinean Company in Sierra Leone – Guicopres, with the support of corrupt public officials, bulldozed her entire property situated at Lumley Beach, Aberdeen.
Speaking to the Sierra Leone Telegraph, Mrs Annie Metzger said that her nightmare began after the APC government of Ernest Bai Koroma came to power in 2007, at which time the construction of her Youth Training Centre for the rehabilitation of thousands of youths affected by the rebel war was progressing well, on a four acre land donated to her by the former president – Alhaji Tejan Kabba for humanitarian and community development purpose.
And after investing over a hundred thousand dollars on construction work, came news from government officials in the Ministry of Tourism, threatening to remove Mrs Annie Metzger from the land, all because a wealthy and well connected Guinean businessman had expressed an interest in the land.
Then came the bulldozers. Mrs Annie Metzger told the Sierra Leone Telegraph yesterday, that her unfinished Youth Training Centre construction project was demolished by thugs working for the Guinean business Tycoon – Kelfala P Kamara (Photo), who then unlawfully took over the land with the support and backing of Tourism Ministry officials.
Mrs Annie Metzger took the matter to the High Court of Sierra Leone, where a Judge imposed an injunction which ought to have prevented the Guinean tycoon from taking any further action on the land.
But since that court injunction, the Guineans have moved in again and have started construction work on the land, without waiting for their appeal to be heard in the Appeal Court.
Such is the nature of justice in Sierra Leone – which can be easily bought by the highest bidder and in favour of the politically connected.
Mrs Annie Metzger, who it seems is fighting a losing battle against a powerful and politically connected Guinea business tycoon, is not only facing ruin, but early this year lost her son – a final year student at the University of Sierra Leone who sadly passed away after a short illness.
Does the Bio-led government care about the plight of Mrs Annie Metzger, justice, corruption, and protecting the investments of hard working Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora?
For a government that speaks about encouraging foreign investors and especially Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora to return home to invest and create jobs, as well as improve the well-being of people in deprived communities, it beggars belief that despite writing a letter personally to President Julius Maada Bio requesting his intervention, Mrs Annie Metzger has had no response nor justice.
This is an Open Letter written to President Bio by Mrs Annie Metzger, published in the local media on July 27, 2018. Will President Bio now take action to ensure that justice is dispensed fairly?
Plot No: BP57-BP60
Referencing the above, I write to draw your kind attention to a long standing matter between the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board on one hand and my humble self, Miss Annie Metzger on the other hand, over a beach land at Aberdeen that was offered to me in 2001 by the government of former President Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (RIP).
Before going any further Sir, let me seize this singular opportunity to heartily congratulate you on your elevation to the highest office of the land and wish you the very best as you move towards taking our beloved country into a new direction. PAOPA, Salone for Betteh.
Back to the land issue Sir, your predecessor mentioned above, graciously offered me the land in question through the National Tourist Board in recognition of my marked humanitarian service rendered to people who are badly affected by the decade-long bloody civil war when it was at its peak at the time.
In appreciation, I assured him that the land would be used to positively impact the lives of thousands of young people yearning for empowerment in diverse ways so as to become useful citizens in the immediate future.
My determination was to construct a multi-purpose youth center with ultra-modern facilities and equipment necessary for achieving the set objectives.
The building was halfway through in 2014 when a Guinean based road construction company called Guicopres in concert with the National Tourist Board and backed up by hired thugs and armed police personnel, illegally brought it down without a court order, claiming that they are the new owners of the said plot of land, after I have paid all my yearly lease fees from 2002 to 2014.
Giving my determination, I started the building all over again and was almost on completion stage when the then acting Minister of the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Madam Kadie O. Sesay together with the out gone Director of the National Tourist Board Mr. Yassin Kargbo, the current Director of Tourism at the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs Mr. Mohamed Jalloh and the now Acting Director of the National Tourist Board, Madam Fatmata Ade-Osagie, during the infamous Aberdeen Creek demolition which had nothing to do with the beach land area, took bulldozers to my site and maliciously demolished my structure in August 2015, again without any court order.
That happened at a time when I was in court with the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board over the possession of the land and when the court was yet to deliver a ruling in respect of the matter.
For the first time, I took the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and National Tourist Board to court for contempt, and as God would have it, judgment was delivered in my favor with a stiff order for the restoration of my building to how it was.
What this means is that it is my legally demolished building that is in contest and not the land on which it was been built. Please see attached the High Court ruling in question.
Your Excellency Sir, Please take note that till date, that court order has not been enforced due to political manipulations championed by elements of the former government who as a matter of fact took so much money from the Guinean company and thought they can bully me and get away with it.
Guicopres personnel were using red attires to intimidate me and even boasted of their ability to penetrate any government in an event that the APC loses the election.
Apart from the court order not being enforced, I have been denied due access to the plot of land, whilst Guicopres under the cover of the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, the National Tourist Board and the Sierra Leone Police has been forcing its way into the site and have criminally graded the land and erected a zinc fence and a security post whilst the matter is still in court. To vividly show their alliance with the then government, they used pure red zinc in the construction of the illegal fence at my site. The red fence is there for all to see.
Since the illegal demolition of my project, I've been in so much distress and this has cost me direly in financial and emotional terms. I have even separated with my American partner who helped fund the building project as a result because I was spending more time in this country trying to fulfil my dream for the youths of Sierra Leone at a time when my husband needed me most in the US to help with his already established businesses out there.
My greatest stress right now is having to deal with the membership of the group I established called 'Empower the Youth – Sierra Leone' numbering over 500 from various universities, senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the country. These are young people in utmost need of mentoring and positive social exposure as they prepare for national service after completing their studies.
Coincidentally, I have four of your nieces and one nephew in my group. They are: Phebean Kamara (Fourah Bay College), Lettie Bio (Just sat WASSCE at the Saint Helena Secondary School), Gloria Bio (Just sat WASSCE at the Saint Helena Secondary School), Janet Kamakuma (Government Municipal Secondary School) and Benedict George (Fourah Bay College).
As a matter of fact Sir, Guicopres knowing full well that the land in question duly belongs to me, made an unsolicited offer of Three Hundred Million Leones to me as compensation to allow them take over the land.
I wasted no time in rejecting their offer because I have no intention of abandoning my vision for the youths and besides the amount offered fall far short of what I have already spent in flying in and out of the country and constructing the structures that were arbitrarily demolished, not to talk about my solicitor fees and all the emotional pains and life threats I have endured including been violently thrown to the ground, handcuffed and locked up in cell several times by the police working in the best interest of the foreign company.
The latest is that Guicopres with whom I have no business insofar as the land is concerned, recently sued me to court claiming that I have been a hindrance to the construction of a sky scrapper hotel facility and as a result has ran into a huge financial loss. Their appeal to the court is that I should refund all their losses that run into several thousands of dollars and also for the judge to rule in their favour for them to completely kick me out so that they can gain full access to the site to start their sky scrapper.
Rather surprisingly and without even hearing my own side of the story, the Ministry of Tourism under the current Minister Madam Memunatu Pratt in whom I had so much faith to amicably resolve the matter, has filed in an affidavit in support of Guicopres against me in court.
What has come out clearly is that the presiding judge, Justice Kekura Bangura a known partisan, has already demonstrated one-sidedness in the trial and on two occasions openly intimidated me in court and even asked me out during the last court hearing saying he doesn't even want to see me. Sir, how can I have justice before such a biased and heavily induced judge?
It is in view of this and taking into consideration your pledge to move the country into a new direction wherein the youth population would be prioritized as a critical human resource base, that I have deemed it fit to request your kind intervention.
It is worthy to note that in all of these, the recently verified list of all legal land owners at the Lumley Beach bear my name. The verification was done as recent as two months ago and I duly appended my signature on the document that was administered by two officials of the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, whose names I have for further reference. How come the same ministry has now filed in an affidavit in favor of Guicopres whose name was not on that final verified list as at the time I signed it as the legally entitled owner? It's nothing but outright corruption that needs to be investigated.
Another issue of keen concern is the fact that the original BP Number contained in all relevant documents and correspondences relating to the land has been fraudulently altered (from the original land plot No. BP57-BP60 to BP59-BP60 and also from BP57-BP60 to BP68-BP69 respectively). For instance, the court papers filed by both the Ministry of Tourism and the National Tourist Board and Guicopres carry different incorrect BP Numbers, and obviously, tampering with an official document is an act of corruption.
This same corruption has paved the way for the APC timber magnate Patrick Koroma to encroach on my land and at the same time joined in the fight with Guicopres, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board, to kick me out of my legally assigned land.
Sir, Mr. Koroma happens to have bought the land next to mine for the whooping sum of $250,000 (Freehold) from one Akmed Mansaray, who used the influence of Patrick Koroma to kick out the original owners of the land (Beach Apple and Mr. Kakay) in connivance with the National Tourist Board and the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. In the first place Sir, a beach land is not supposed to be sold. This again is an outright corruption.
Your Excellency Sir, let me close by reiterating that this matter has dragged for far too long and continues to drag with no end in sight, and giving that the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has chosen to rather unduly act against me in favour of the Guinean company, I can only now count on your intervention.
Let me further state that it is my right as a Sierra Leonean and the future of our youths that I have been fighting for all these years and have even abandoned my lucrative job in the UK to access legal redress through your fine office Sir..
Thanks in advance for your kind intervention and best wishes in your tenure as our beloved president.
Miss Annie Metzger AKA Annie Mezo, Chief Executive Officer: Empower the Youths-SL /Inter-Mezo Promotions-SL/UK – Assigned owner of Plot No: BP57-BP60, Aberdeen-Lumley Beach, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Finda Nguajah says:
Why this story might draw the weak and critical minds to quickly take sides, I am particularly drawn to the corruption issue raised by the complainant against officials of the former government. Some of these same officials are mentioned in the just published Whitepaper. And disappointingly, some brothers in and around this forum have been vigorously defending those named in the white paper claiming that they are angels who did not wrong and are just being witch-hunted because they served in the government of their Master and demigod Ernest Bai Koroma.
Having made the above observation, I would now turn to Miss Annie Metzger. This land was offered to you in 2001 as a lease for which you paid only Le50,000 (less than $10=) and yet in 2014, 13 years after you had this land, you still had an incomplete structure going on. The youths who were your targets some were already adults at this stage. But surprisingly, after the first structure was demolished, you wrote above that in 2015, you almost had a completed structure which was again demolished. From the tune of this letter, it sounds as if you are now currying the favour from the current president and what better way to do so by mentioning his many nieces and nephews you have in your programme.
Truth be told madam, I am not sure you were honest enough at the time that you applied for that land. Your intention was to keep the land, and like many have done at the detriment of the country, sell it at hundreds of thousands of dollars. You just mentioned in your letter above that, the land neighbouring what you are fighting for was sold for two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. This and all the land in that area were government lands which were given to unscrupulous people for stipends as low as ($10) by the government.
Under another topic on this forum, a contributor had once written that government should stop leasing government lands in the western area and it should rather form a Sierra Leone Development Board that would sell Government lands at competitive prices. That way, it would raise revenue for the government and it would at the same time put an end to the repeated land grabbing and fighting in the country especially in the western area. Tanzania has this law, Rwanda has adopted it. Sierra Leone should adopt it if the fight against corruption is to be taken to a more serious level.
Ajibu kanteh says:
Pls his excellency we need justice for our fellow Sierra Leonean cause this is pure advantage. We the youth are calling on you because you promised us to end corruption. So please give this woman justice. You have the power to do it -please.
Sahr Matturi says:
SAD. I felt very sad reading the story. How can such things happen to Sierra Leoneans in their home country? Is Mrs Annie Metzger going to have justice done in her favour? What I fear most, is the political ping pong and never ending blame game that will soon emerge from this very sad situation. It is unfortunate to be trapped in a political corrupt den of both the past and present governments.
The officials in the past government responsible for this unfortunate situation had already passed the corrupt baton to those in the present a long time ago. With the Land Grab "virus" presently in Sierra Leone under the present "Land Grab" administration in the Ministry of Lands, things will be more complicated for Mrs Annie Metzger in my view. Will President Bio listen? Absolutely not. Maybe he will prove me wrong. I pray to the Almighty God that Mrs Annie Metzger succeeds. Let's keep praying Annie. God will surely help you. God bless Mrs Annie Metzger and her project. Amen and Amen. Father God.
Young4na says:
Wow, what a horrible predicament this seemingly patriotic lady has found herself! Essentially, the Sierra Leone government turning its back against a citizen in favour of a foreign entity, all because of money. The worst form of nightmare any diaspora wanting to invest back home can ever find his/herself. I pity this great patriot!!
A wise man once said,"There is no justification for acts of injustice." Totally agree! Again, because we live in a system that has become totally rotten to its innermost core with corrupt attitudes and tendencies, probity and fair play have now been completely replaced by cruelty, favoritism and predilection. Our corrupt system of governance is one that aptly resembles an open festering wound that refuses to heal, that gets uncontrollably worse by the minute because it keeps on ceaselessly oozing and pouring out pus and strange liquids infected by bacteria.
Madam, your story sounds credible, but I have a hunch that there is much more from the other side that would shed light on this issue that we would need to hear also – after all there's always two interesting sides to every story! Again, if all the information you have bravely provided here on this glorious forum are true, then my honest advice is for you to strap your boots and brace yourself for an all-out vigorous war against blatant exploitation and injustice. Answer – are you ready lady to fight tooth and nail, using every legitimate means and avenue necessary in order for justice to prevail? Do not be hasty to conclude that things will be much different now because there is a new government in power. As far as our shady politicians are concerned 'MONEY TALKS' and therefore they are prone to doing anything that will be advantageous and beneficial to them. Be strong and resolute! Hold on to the truth until Justice finally prevails.
Abraham amadu jalloh says:
I have always maintained and not for the first time unless you happen to be a foreigner in Sierra leone, the chances of you starting anything meaningful in our country as a Sierra Leonean, that benefits Sierra Leoneans, to succeed is nil. We Sierra Leoneans have always been cheerleaders for foreign owned businesses to make it in our country, to the detriment of your fellow country men and women. One of the mistakes Mrs Annie Metzger appears to have made is to have declared her that stated aim was to help her fellow Sierra Leonean youths that are victims of the RUF wars.
President Kabbah understood it. But for the rest, it is too much for our corrupt politicians that bought us war to swallow. They rather see our youths continue to suffer than offer their support. Yes these youths that are drugged up and forced to commit the most unimaginable crimes, needed rehabilitation for them to be able to function in society, and in future make a meaningful contribution to their communities. My only take away from this unfortunate situation Mrs Annie Metzger has found herself in, is both this government and the past governments has no such programmes on their agendas.
Once again the losers are our youths. And it clearly shows how our judiciary is compromised. This shows how our governments have been hypocritical in inviting Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora to come back and help rebuild the country. Ghana, Somalia and South Sudan are enjoying the fruits of their diaspora returnees, while our own government is punishing well meaning Sierra Leoneans that have come to help. May God bless Sierra leone.


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Appeal over 3 Katrina deaths is turned away
A judge on Thursday rejected a bid to hold the federal government liable for the deaths of three elderly people during Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
Jan. 23, 2009, 3:11 AM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
An appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid to hold the federal government liable for the deaths of three elderly people during Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
Without dissent, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge's dismissal of wrongful death suits filed by the victims' families.
U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey ruled in April 2007 that several federal agencies and officials are immune from suits brought by survivors of Ethel Freeman, 92, John DeLuca, 76, and Clementine Eleby, 79.
Freeman and Eleby rode out the Aug. 29, 2005, storm at their New Orleans homes before seeking refuge at the city's convention center, where they died while waiting to be evacuated. Photos of Freeman's lifeless body, slumped in her wheelchair and partially covered by a poncho, were widely published after Katrina.
DeLuca, who lived at an assisted living facility in New Orleans, died after he was flown by helicopter to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport several days after Katrina struck.
Plaintiffs attorneys claim the government acted negligently, failing to provide "basic humanitarian aid" to people stranded in New Orleans after Katrina, and therefore isn't entitled to immunity from the suits.
But the 5th Circuit panel wrote that although "federal government has publicly admitted that it made many mistakes," its actions were covered by a general shield that protects it from lawsuits.


Dwell by Cheryl: "Inviting Eat-In Kitchen Reveal: Part 3"
I'm back today with the final portion of my latest client project reveal. This space was literally a project add on. We'd originally intended to just tackle the living room and the formal dining room, but the client asked that I put together a plan for the eat-in kitchen as well, just so they could see. Here's what I presented.
I had a feeling that once they were given a vision for their underutilized space, they'd want to add it onto the project. Guess what, I was right. Our plan was to warm up the space with a cozy banquette and potentially a fireplace.
The space just wouldn't allow for a fireplace and banquettes can be pretty expensive, so we opted to transform a vintage settee into a functional yet cozy and custom piece for the eating area. I found this lovely on Craigslist and knew it would be perfect.
Because of it's traditional lines, I chose to jazz it up a bit with a playful contrasting welt in orange.
And because I'm addicted to tufting, we HAD to tuft the back.
As usual Baity's Custom Upholstery knocked it out of the park.
I loved how cozy this arrangement and furniture feels in this space. This one piece of furniture change everything! Honestly, I didn't want to leave. It's the perfect place for a cup of coffee and a pastry.
I'll be over on the Habitat ReStore blog later this week sharing details about the light fixture in this space. Until then, let me know what you think. I'd love to hear from you.
I LOVE IT! I would love to have a banquette in my kitchen. I don't have the room for one unfortunately! Its so cozy and sophisticated all at the same time. Nicely done! Isn't it fantastic to have an upholsterer who can bring your dreams to life? I know you love it! So happy for you! All the best!
You did a beautiful job! I love it!
Awesome Job! Very eye appealing!


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Q: How to get a Telerik Multi column combo box value which is a column in rad grid view? I want to get the first element of telerik multi combo box which is a column of a telerik grid view
when user selects a row i want to get the first element of that row and pass it to my DB
i've done some thing but i geuss it's not enough
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the problem is that when user selects some row or doesn't selectedindex is allways -1

A: Here is one way to do it for RadMultiColumnComboBox control:
void radMultiColumnComboBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    GridViewDataRowInfo selectedRow = (GridViewDataRowInfo)radMultiColumnComboBox1.SelectedItem;
    Console.WriteLine(selectedRow.Cells["Id"].Value.ToString());
}

The SelectedItem provides a reference to the selected row in the inner grid, from where you can access its cells and values.
If GridViewMultiComboBoxColumn is used, then you can use either the ValueChanged event, or the CellValueChangned events to get the row of the currently selected item:
void radGridView1_CellValueChanged(object sender, GridViewCellEventArgs e)
{
    RadMultiColumnComboBoxElement mccbEditor = (RadMultiColumnComboBoxElement)e.ActiveEditor;
    GridViewDataRowInfo selectedRow = (GridViewDataRowInfo)mccbEditor.SelectedItem;
    Console.WriteLine(selectedRow.Cells["Id"].Value.ToString());
}

void radGridView1_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RadMultiColumnComboBoxElement mccbEditor = (RadMultiColumnComboBoxElement)radGridView1.ActiveEditor;
    GridViewDataRowInfo selectedRow = (GridViewDataRowInfo)mccbEditor.SelectedItem;
    Console.WriteLine(selectedRow.Cells["Id"].Value.ToString());
}

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Tonight, I am taking the time to fill in my blog.
You can't imagine what a pleasure this is. I'll hate myself for it tomorrow when i realise that I have two assignments and an essay to do, and submarines to research, and twenty hours' work to get through to earn a crust, and people to see and places to be and food to make and buses to catch, but…piffle to the lot of 'em! I have had (another!) stunningly fun weekend, and I feel great, and I'm at home drinking coffee, and I'm going to do what I want. Which is listen to Down II: A Bustle in your Hedgerow, and update my blog.
And look at it! What a blog! WHAT a BLOG! I've been tweaking the settings and updating the pages and generally making this feel like a relevant part of my life again instead of a chore which I have to churn out every Sunday. See the colours! SEE ALL THE WORDS.
That new header image? It's a section of a close-up of a magnificently misted pool near Crow's Nest Falls in Toowoomba, where I was last weekend. Waterfalls, rock wallabies, sheer cliffs and beautifully cold water. Ach, but this life is good living. Little breezes bearing down on me.
That background image? If you peer off to the right you might make out my name. It's a picture of my dad's annotated copy of my novel, By His own Hands, which I'm going to keep on editing as friends' advice trickles in, and then start tarting up in the hopes of prospective publication. Ambition, you vest in me a chord of joy.
This is good. This is what it is, where it is, how a mind is meant to feel when it's got a direct neural link to the fingertips. I have been finding it hard of late, just to find the time to create, but…I can't complain. I don't! My job may be time-intensive and less than completely fulfilling, but those 20 hours pour money into my account every week, and for the first time since landing in Australia I'm not having my psyche scratched by the fell claws of money-stress. My other workloads may be large and pressing, but what workloads to have! I've got a novel to edit, another to write (being put on ice as part of my much-needed time reorganisation), a novella to research (an ensemble drama set on a submarine, which I'll be submitting to both my university writing course and Unearthed), and a bunch of university stuff – lit essay, linguistic transcription – which is allowing me to do all this exchange-year stuff in the first place. Ooh-RAH!
You're in a good mood, Aran, you think (in a friendly but slightly condescending fashion). Yeah, I am. Do you know what I did last night? I celebrated my upcoming 21st birthday on the Gold Coast. Thomas' 21st birthday was last week, so we doubled up on celebrating, and took a group of friends to crash a motel room and party like what young folk are meant to. It was brilliant. Refreshing! We even got presents; apple and blueberry pies from Scarlett, a tie (for me) and a stuffed monkey (for Thomas) from long-distant comrade Morgan, and a MASSIVE BARREL OF PLASTIC ARMY MEN from Andi. PLASTIC ARMY MEN. Next time you have a party, bring plastic army men. They're fantastic.
And then there was just some time to chill. To sit by a fire on the beach made out of palm fronds and fence-posts with Rachael, and feel the coruscating heat of orange flames in a saline night. To sit at an all-you-can-cram buffet the next morning with everyone, laughing at jokes both inane and intelligent while having seconds of jelly and ice-cream. To blow up thirty balloons, then pop them all the next morning with a corkscrew. To play, and lose at, flip-cup! To dash into the ocean!
Now, that other ocean, the one that validates the dashing into the real one. Work work write chew think wonder. Watch days fly by like crazed jackdaws chasing half-berserk weasels. But that ocean has to flow into this one. 21, for all the significance it's meant to have, is just another number. Key of the door? Had one years ago, dahhling. 20 hours work per week is just a number too.
But if numbers make up this life, then let 'em. If the means wants to justify the ends, then cut it loose and let it. Life is holistic. Maybe the id matters as much as the ego. Maybe those flames on the beach are fueled by the stress and obligations that they're an escape from. Maybe the smoke is the mirror.
Not making much sense? Maybe not. I think what I'm saying, really, is…that when I'm engaged with the world, in whatever way, then there's no such thing as a wasted second. And what I'm saying by that is that…I'm okay. I really, really, am…okay.
I really love this background.


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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr bid to turn back the clock this weekend in LA
Mike Tyson will be back in the ring this weekend (PA Archive)
By NewsChain Sport
12:43pm, Fri 27 Nov 2020
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will bid to turn back the clock when they return to the ring on Saturday night for their exhibition bout in Los Angeles.
The controversial showdown between two great former champions now in their 50s has been met with understandable criticism, but record pre-fight pay-per-view sales have been reported.
Former world heavyweight champion Iron Mike, 54, who has not boxed professionally for 15 years, has shed an impressive six stones for a scheduled eight-round contest on Thanksgiving Day at the Staples Center.
Jones Jr's comeback has raised fewer eye brows. He was still boxing in 2018 and won his last four fights, although his stoppage of Jeff Lacy in 2008 was his last notable success.
The 51-year-old is a former world champion at four different weights – middleweight, super-middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight.
Jones Jr is considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in history and is the only man to start his professional career at light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title.
Tyson's legacy as "the baddest man on the planet" is somewhat diminished, but he is still the youngest boxer to win a world heavyweight title after his destruction of Trevor Berbick in 1986 aged 20.
Saturday's meeting between the two has divided opinion. Those fight fans who will applaud Tyson and Jones Jr into the ring will claim the contest is full of intrigue.
But the bout is an exhibition. It will not be scored and no knock downs will be permitted, leading to claims from many observers, including fight promoter Frank Warren, that it is a meaningless sparring session between two past-it warriors.
The undercard features YouTuber Jake Paul's bout with former NBA star Nate Robinson, while former two-weight world champion Badou Jack takes on unbeaten cruiserweight Blake McKernan.
Rappers Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa, plus singer Ne-Yo are among those scheduled to perform between bouts.
Dillian Whyte's rematch against Alexander Povetkin set for March 6
Nadia Kassem prepares to make boxing debut in March
Bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr ends in a draw
Mike Tyson's comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr postponed until November 28
Mike Tyson to make boxing comeback against Roy Jones Jr
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Q: Installing TensorFlow using Anaconda/Miniconda I am trying to install TensorFlow 2.3 on macOS. I downloaded and installed Miniconda and I realized that the best I can get there is TensorFlow 2.0. As far as I know, it has been quite a while since version 2.0 was released.
Maybe someone of you here knows if there is any plan to update these conda packages, and why is it taking so long to do it?
Thank you very much for the information!
PD: I know I can still get TensorFlow 2.3 by using pip install tensorflow, but I normally prefer to use conda if I have the chance.

A: This is because the community of anacoda needs just longer to adapt all the packages, which are released. So when a new TF version is released, it will be first released on github, then on platforms like pip. Then the community of Anaconda has to use that release and implement it into conda. Sometimes the community of conda-forge is faster. If you want to stick with anaconda for installing packages, you might want to add conda-forge as source and get tf from there.
conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda config --set channel_priority strict
conda install <package-name>*

*taken from conda-forge.org


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LIVIA PERINI (Vitória, Espirito Santo, BRASIL, 1981) es una galardonada narradora y cineasta asentada en Nueva York que ha dirigido programas de televisión, documentales, cortometrajes y comerciales para clientes como HBO, MTV, Nestlé, Microsoft, Visa, Motorola y otros. Antes de mudarse a Nueva York, dirigió las dos campañas de contenido de marca digital más grandes de la World Cup's 2014 para los patrocinadores principales del evento. También creó y dirigió una campaña cinematográfica que recaudó 1,8 millones de dólares para el Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, uno de los hospitales de cáncer infantil más grandes de América Latina. Ha trabajado para HBO Brasil y MTV Brasil como directora de fotografía, productora y escritora. Además del trabajo comercial, encuentra tiempo y dinero para filmar sus propios proyectos. En 2010, viajó a Cuba para filmar su primer proyecto personal, "Entre Los Muros", y en 2014 filmó "Cor de Pele", estrenado en 2018 en festivales de todo el mundo y ganó varios premios, incluido el premio al mejor documental y el premio del público en el Boston Internacional Short Film Festival y el premio del público en el São Paulo Film Festival. En 2015, Livia se mudó a Nueva York para producir y codirigir el galardonado programa de televisión "Rainha da Cocada". Está inspirada en esta experiencia en televisión y actualmente está buscando nuevas oportunidades para explorar las muchas posibilidades en esta área.
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2022-09-09 05:00Pressmeddelande
Swedish Customs Officials Violated the Integrity of Passenger
Malmö Central Station.
The Chancellor of Justice decided that the Swedish Customs must pay damages of SEK 10,000 to a passenger who was stopped by customs officials for a control and body inspection. The incident was reported to the Chancellor of Justice by the passenger, with the support of Malmö mot Diskriminering.
Johanna Ingemarsson, lawyer at Malmö mot Diskriminering and the passenger's representative says:
Experiences of ethnic profiling by the police, customs and guards is, unfortunately, common in Sweden and something we get a lot of questions about. In this case, it is clear that the customs officials exceeded their authority and exposed an individual to a breach of privacy.
The passenger, who was on his way to Luleå, was the only non-white passenger on the train carriage. After being selected by the officials he had to get off the train and accompany them to the Customs office at the train station, where he had to undress completely for a so-called superficial body inspection. No items were found and the customs officials released the man, whose train by then had already left. The Chancellor of Justice states that the customs officials had no grounds to stop the passenger and also no grounds to carry out the body inspection. The passenger had a train ticket which showed that he had traveled from Ystad to Malmö on the morning in question. The Swedish Customs could not present any documentation as to why they had reason to believe that the passenger was entering from abroad. The Chancellor of Justice thus states that the Swedish Customs' implementation of control and body inspection constituted a violation of the passenger and that the authority must pay damages of SEK 10,000 to him.
Although it is difficult to prove that discrimination has taken place in an individual case, it is important that similar incidents continue to be examined. A proper review of both the police's and customs' practices in situations such as this one is neeeded, says Johanna Ingemarsson.
The Mandate of Customs Officials
Customs officials cannot randomly select passengers, but must do so selectively based on, for example, observations and risk profiles. There must be "reason to assume" that there is an ongoing violation of the law. However, this is a very low requirement. From the legislative history it appears that the customs officer's own selection "based on experience and intuition" can be sufficient.
A prerequisite for a body inspection is that there must be reason to assume that the person is carrying goods that can be confiscated due to, for example, crimes under the Penal Law on Narcotics. It is also required that the person is encountered upon entry into the country. In this case, the passenger had not entered into the country and thus the Swedish Customs had no grounds to make their intervention.
Om Malmö mot Diskriminering
Malmö mot Diskriminering, MmD, is an anti-discrimination office located in the south of Sweden. MmD offers legal advice and support free of charge to individuals who have been subjected to discrimination. MmD provides consulting services to companies and organizations who want to take active measures to prevent discrimination and to increase inclusion and diversity.
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Q: Capture content of xml feed that doesn't load immediately I have been pulling in an XML feed using Nokogiri and it has been working fine. A new feed has been added that I need to pull in and it doesn't load all at once. If I visit the xml feed in a browser, I can see an initial set of data load and then more data loads shortly thereafter. When I use Nokogiri, it just gets the initial set of data. I also tried to use curl to capture the feed and it gets the same result.
How can I get all of the data from the XML feed? Is there an option I can pass to Nokogiri or a flag I can set on curl? I looked at the Nokogiri documentation and the curl man page, but can't figure it out.
When I pull the data down (with Nokogiri or curl), it looks something like this (there are a lot more than 2 items though):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<item-syndication version="5">
  <item id="1">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
  <item id="2">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
</item-syndication>

If I visit the url in a browser, it initially looks like the above, but then loads more items, like below (it ends up with a lot more than 4 items):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<item-syndication version="5">
  <item id="1">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
  <item id="2">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
  <item id="3">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
  <item id="4">
    <more-data >lorem ipsum</more-data>
  </item>
</item-syndication>

Here are the Request and Response Headers for the initial request:

Here are the Request and Response Headers for the favicon, in case that's helpful:

A: It is very likely that the page is loading the XML using AJAX. (If you can grab the XHR using Firebug to see exactly the POST request they use to append the new XML it may give you/us a better idea)
It is a bit sad to say, but Nokogiri, as well as Mechanize (another XML parsing/scraping tool built on Nokogiri) do not support Javascript in any way, and therefore won't be able to get data that is pushed to the page via AJAX without reloading the page (which may or may not be an option for you).
But in a loop you have the option to load the page every 5 seconds for say 30 seconds, and compare the XML to the original scrape so that you do not get duplicates. How you would do so is completely up to you, but storing the values in a REXML and comparing to a newly scraped value does not seem like the worst option.
An alternative is to use a browser emulator that fully supports Javascript. Watir and Selenium are two that I know of which will allow you to prevent re-loading the page to accept the incoming changes (though I have personally not used either, as most of my work using Mechanize I've been able to work around Javascript by re-GETting the page or by sending a GET/POST by hand). The downside of using these two gems is the bulkiness that comes with emulating an entire browser.
Watir - http://rubygems.org/gems/watir
Selenium - http://rubygems.org/gems/selenium-webdriver

A: So, the correct answer to this question is, I was using the wrong url. By using the correct URL, I was able to get the expected results in Nokogiri and curl.


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from Chicago to Los Angeles
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Travel Information between Chicago and Los Angeles
Available travel modes Bus, flight or train
Ticket price range $216 - $320
Cheapest mode Flight • $216 (€178) • 4 h 15 min
Fastest mode Flight • $216 (€178) • 4 h 15 min
Popular travel companies Greyhound, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak
Travel 1737 miles (2801 km) by bus, flight or train to Los Angeles from Chicago. If speed is a priority, then a flight is the best option with an average duration of 4 h 15 min; whereas, if saving money is more important, then a flight is the best option with prices starting as low as $216 (€178). The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are Greyhound, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak among others. Travelers can even take a direct from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Los Angeles is by taking a flight. You can find average ticket prices around $216 (€178) compared to other travel options to Los Angeles:
A flight is $3 (€2) less than a bus for this trip with tickets for a bus from Chicago to Los Angeles costing on average $218 (€180).
A flight is generally $104 (€85) less than a train for the same journey. Taking a train costs on average $320 (€263) from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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The fastest way to get to Los Angeles from Chicago is by flight with an average travel time of 4 h 15 min.
Other travel options to Los Angeles can usually take longer:
In comparison, getting to Los Angeles by bus can take on average 48 h 50 min.
In comparison, taking a train requires on average 43 h 10 min of travel time.
What is the distance from Chicago to Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is approximately 1737 miles (2801 km) away from Chicago.
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Before traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, it's good to know what ticket you can purchase and how much it will cost in the next 7 days:
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Q: Matlab: how to compute adjusted R squared for AR model I've got an econometrics problem in which I have to compute in Matlab an AR(15) time series. After asking me to compute BIC and AIC values, the professor requests also the adjusted R squared statistics, but in this case I have no clue on how to compute it.
I've already implemented the AR model through the command 'arima('ARlags', 1:15)' and using the command 'estimate' I obtained the values of the constant, the 15 AR coefficients and the variance.
I know how to compute the adjusted R squared: I have to calculate the sum of squares of residuals and total sum of squares and divide each by the degrees of freedom. However in this case I do not have, like in any statistics problem, the estimated values of my response, so I do not know how to calculate the residual sum of squares and then the adjusted R squared.
Thanks in advance for any help
parcorr(zero_rate)
 AR1=arima('ARlags', 1:15);
[est_AR1,EstParamCov1,logL1]=estimate(AR1,zero_rate);
[AIC1, BIC1]=aicbic(logL1,17,35);

A: Assuming you are using the arima class , you can use the infer method to get the residuals and then do a dot product to get the sum of squares
E = infer(Mdl,Y)
Ssquares = dot(E,E)

To get the total sum of squares, you can do
Stotal = dot(Y-mean(Y),Y-mean(Y))

Then the R squared is just
Rsq = 1- Ssquares/Stotal

The adjusted R squared
Rsqadj - 1- (1-Rsq)*(n-1)/(n-p-1) (which is = 1-Ssquares/Stotal*(n-1)/(n-p-1))

Where n is your population size, and p is the number of non-intercept coefficients (in your case, i think this is 15).


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East meets west pendant
Asian shapes meet polymer stones and colors of Vancouver's beaches in Janet Bouey's newest pendant.
Janet took some of the surface treatments she learned in a Claire Maunsell class and made the veneers integral to this new design that picks up the colors of the shore.
She doesn't say much about herself but you'll want to keep track of Janet on Instagram and Flickr.
Monday bouquet
Nothing like a dozen red roses for your Monday. This small pendant was created by Belarus' Floren (JewelryFloren).
The pendant measures 1.6″ x 1.4″ and is made from an air-dry polymer. You can imagine how lovingly this delicate bouquet was assembled on its metal backing.
While Floren doesn't reveal much about herself online, she's surely a romantic.
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The simple and striking pendants by Siberia's Yuliya Zharova (WildOnionArt) show knowledge of stark winter and spring scenes. It's challenging to effectively show so much with a limited palette and in the small spaces that pendants and earrings allow.
Yuliya was brought to your attention by Missouri's Heidi McCullough who creates simple wildlife ornaments of her own. When an artist strikes a chord with you, it's great to share them with PCD. Thanks, Heidi.
This 2.25″ x 3.25″ tiger lily pendant by Connecticut's Lynne Ann Schwarzenberg picks up on 2019's Living Coral, the color of the year according to Pantone. Lynne Ann shows it on Instagram and lists it on Etsy.
She's expert at leaf and floral canes and she's on track for the new year.
Ready to think about what 2019 has in store for us? Come on over to StudioMojo. This weekend we'll be looking at the challenges and trends ahead. If your mojo needs a push to move up a notch, this is the place.
Warm up with mosaic
California's Syndee Holt bypassed using scrap polymer for her mosaic jewelry based on Kim Korringa's video. See them on Instagram.
Syndee pulled out her pan pastels and created a colorful abstract for her top layer of polymer.
This may sound confusing but it's all explained in Kim's video of her simple and quick way to play with a bit of clay. It makes a good warm-up exercise in case you're in a post-holiday rut.
Succulent polymer
Ukraine's Iryna Chajka (Eteniren) and her succulents provide a calm break from the week's blast of high energy color.
Her shapes are smooth and small. The colors are soft and delicate. She makes succulents look fashionable growing out of ears on Instagram where she has a big following.
The succulent craze continues and why not try it in polymer?
Manchester's Alison Wren (White Larch Designs) stamps a cryptic bit of text into polymer and suspends the pendant at an off-kilter angle. She says Scandi style (Scandinavian) and nature influence her minimalist bent.
Alison's a newbie on Instagram and her first effort resonates.
Treasured bees
Minnesota's Jennifer Patterson (QuiltedInClay) has been busy creating wares for her upcoming Duluth show.
You'll have to look more closely to get the full effect of the layers here. You'll discover the translucent bee wings that show the petals below. Remarkable.
Jennifer is famous for her extruded quilt patterns and disk sets. Here she veers off course for one-off pieces that are good for her heart and her mojo.
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Fishing for something
The UK's Fiona Abel Smith is fishing for something on Instagram. This is no ordinary polymer fish pendant. Fiona added the details over a Skinner blend-covered sculpture. The stripes are patterned cane slices inlaid into the blend.
Fiona's fish has personality and sparkle and believable tropical colors. She's had some practice. Look at this school of fish she made a while back. Practice makes perfect.
Eye-catching fish
Florida's Lynn Yuhr created this Gone Fishin' as one of her class samples for 2019's Bead and Button. In her post about deadlines and creativity, she wonders if the two concepts are compatible and concludes that the two are at odds until you jump in and start.
Lynn listened to feedback about her fish and even though the piece looks complicated, she based a new class on these basic shapes and beginner canes.
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From Louise Dimick, Head of Youth Services at the library, "READ to the Cat was a great success! All three participants enjoyed themselves and it sounds like it was a great experience overall. Thank you again very much for bringing this program to Brookfield for our members."
Thomas Ford Memorial Library member Jack Hull, 8, holds a check the library donated to the Hinsdale Humane Society's R.E.A.D. therapy dogs program Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Youth participants in the library's Summer Reading Club collected pom-poms for reading 12 or more hours this summer, earning the Humane Society a generous donation.
I just wanted to take a moment this morning to thank you and your ladies for coming to visit our facility. Every month when the dogs come here, the patients and residents really enjoy it. A lot of the patients here are younger and have animals at home that they miss. It brings such joy to them and to me, the services that you provide. A gentleman here currently lost his dog while in our facility. He told me that seeing Beau this past Tuesday made him feel so much better about the fact that he was unable to be with his dog during his final moments on this earth. I just wanted to make sure that you and your volunteers knew that you are making such a wonderful difference in people's lives.
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We had 136 students stop by to cuddle with the dogs over this past weekend during our Teen Exam Stress Relief program. Please thank everyone who brought their dog to the library — and give the dogs an extra treat! What a wonderful addition to our Finals Service for the Hinsdale Central High School teens.
I just wanted to send you a quick email to say thank you for the fantastic service you provided the teens of Downers Grove over this past weekend. I was not here for the Saturday session, but I was here all day from 1-5 on Sunday and had such an amazing time watching the dogs & trainers interact with the students who were here to study for final exams. Sláinte, Marley, Leila Mae, and Tessa were all such beautiful, well-behaved, good natured dogs, and their trainers were just absolutely amazing. We had a completely full house here at DGPL on Sunday… every table and chair in the meeting room, on the first floor and on the second floor, plus all of the study rooms, was taken. The trainers very patiently walked the dogs up to each student studying, often asking "Would you like a puppy pet" or "Would you like to see a trick". The students for the most part (we had a few with allergies who politely declined to pet the dogs) reacted so positively… they were petting the dogs, holding them, taking pictures with their phones. During such a stressful time (Sunday was the day before final exams officially began), I think having the dogs there was such a nice release for the students. It really created a wonderful atmosphere. Thank you both for helping coordinate this with me, and please pass along compliments to all of the trainers because they really made it such a wonderful experience for the students.
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20 Larry Bird Basketball Cards You Need To Own
Larry Bird basketball cards continue to be extremely popular among sports card collectors.
Larry Legend was just that: a basketball legend.
For thirteen seasons, Bird put his heart and soul into the game and put fear into every other team. When all was said and done he'd win 3 NBA championships, 3 MVP awards and be named to 12 All-Star teams.
Because of this, he's one of the most popular players of all-time and one of the most highly collected in the basketball card hobby.
Appearing on Topps, Hoops, Fleer, Skybox and Upper Deck issues over the years, there are several key Larry Bird cards that any serious collector should own.
Here is a list of his top cards that you should consider for your collection.
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1980 Topps #16 Larry Bird Rookie Card
Estimated PSA 10 value: $40,000
This entire Topps set has risen to fame mainly because of the legacy that Bird and Johnson went on to leave. They were fierce rivals in college and throughout their NBA careers so Topps was smart to pair them up on this card. While originally the three-panelled card was not a favorite among collectors, this card in particular became an amazing coincidence by showcasing three of basketball's best known heroes: Larry Bird, Julius Erving and Magic Johnson. The card is extremely difficult to find in decent condition as copies are riddled with print defects. Larry Bird rookie cards are not the cheapest in the hobby, and are near the top of the most valuable basketball cards in the hobby.
1981 Topps #4
Estimated PSA 10 value: $750
After finishing 1980 as the NBA Rookie of The Year and making it to the NBA All-Star team, Larry blasted into '81 with all kinds of momentum. It would be the first of the three years that Larry would lead The Celtics to win the NBA Championship. The card features a somewhat bland photo of Bird wearing a Celtics jacket warming up pre-game. The border is green, matching the team colors perfectly. The bottom left corner highlights Larry's position, name and team in an almost comic-like blast.
1986 Fleer #9
1986 was a huge year for Larry Bird. He would win the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award for the third year in a row in the '86 season. He also would take the Celtics to win the championship for a third time, and be named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for his contributions to the victory. His 1986 Fleer card features an action shot of Bird mid-dribble. The photo is outlined in yellow and placed on a red-white-and-blue striped background. While mint condition cards can go for $700, you can grab a near-mint for around $20 to commemorate this legendary year in Bird's career. Clearly, the Michael Jordan rookie card is the key to this famous set but Bird's card is essential, too.
This card came out right in the middle of the '80s when Bird and Johnson's rivalry was arguably at its height. Bird and Johnson even appeared in a commercial for Converse shoes with an epic one-on-one match, playing off of the duo's real life rivalry. The commercial was showcasing Converse's new "weapon" basketball shoe line.
1987 Fleer #11
Estimated PSA 10 value: $2,500
While '86 was Bird's big year, the 1987 #11 card is far more valuable. This is mostly due to the fact that it's nearly impossible to find a decent specimen of this card. The card was likely in the last row for printing and is notorious for centering issues. The design of this card has Fleer written all over it with its blocky gray borders and overall color scheme. Mint copies of this card can go for triple the price of the 1986 Bird card, usually maxing out around $2,500 – 3,000.
Estimated PSA 10 value: $50
The 1988 Fleer Larry Bird basketball card shows an in-game Larry running down the court with a Laker legend James Worthy close behind. The photo has a border that is both light and dark green. A black and white gradient is set behind the framing of the picture. It's not as expensive as other Bird cards but a keeper nonetheless.
Debilitating injuries plagued Larry for much of 1989. He had to have bone spurs surgically removed from his heels and continued to suffer back trouble which he had battled with for most of his adult life. The card has a nice, clean design that matches the Boston uniform perfectly. A close-up, candid shot of Larry fills the front of the card, with a small Boston Celtics logo in the upper right corner. The back of the card features some of Larry's stats and some facts about his early career.
1989 Hoops #150
While '89 wasn't so great for Bird health wise, it was a great year on a personal level. He married his wife, Dinah Mattingly, who he is still with today. Dinah was an Indiana state native who went to the same college as Bird. The two have raised two adopted children. Hoops burst onto the basketball card scene in 1989 with its unforgettable design featuring players in an arch-shaped photo. While David Robinson's rookie card is the key to the set, the Larry Bird is also a must-have.
Health problems continued to plague Bird in the 1990 season. He compressed a nerve root in his back which caused him to miss 22 games that year. He went on to have a disc in his back surgically removed, however his deteriorating spine would push him to retire in the years to come. His 1990 Fleer card shows a nice shot of Bird in the middle of one of his legendary jumpshots.
1990 Hoops #39
Hoops used an action shot of Bird driving hard to the basket. The frame around the shot is a carryover from their 1989 design, but the gradient gray background behind it and position of player name and team info mixed things up. Larry's name and position are seen in the top left corner of the card.
1990 Skybox #14
The 1990 Skybox set features full color on both the front and back of the cards. A cut out of Bird dribbling the ball is placed over a heavily edited background, not unlike the school photo backdrops of the time. The back shows Larry sitting courtside, watching the game play out, as he would have had to for so many games that season. You can pick up a mint condition card for under $20, so really why wouldn't you?
Coming back after surgery, Larry just wasn't the powerhouse that he once was. He had to sit out more games in the '91 season than the previous year. In total, he would miss 37 games that year due to severe back pain. The Fleer card features Bird mid game, coming down with a hard-earned rebound. The thick blue border on the left was an interesting design choice at the time making the 1991 Fleer set easily recognizable.
1991 Hoops #9
The '91 season did have a true moment of glory for Larry. In one of the few games that he was physically able to play, he scored a whopping 49 points! The Celtics went on to win in double-overtime against the Portland Trail Blazers. This card shows Larry barreling down the court with the ball, determined to score. If he scored on that particular play, surely there'd be some trash talk to follow. Bird was as infamous for his trash-talking as he was famous for his skills on the court.
Heavily edited photos were a staple of the nineties. Computer graphics were taking off in leaps and bounds, and no sports cards were safe. This card has an image of Bird taking a shot with a giant, green, three-dimensional star behind him. A large pink beam lays behind the star. You can own some of these excellent graphics yourself for around $15.
1991 Upper Deck #344
This Upper Deck card features Bird fighting off a defender in the post on his way to score. The 1991 Upper Deck set was beautifully designed with its great action shots and hardwood graphic design along the right and bottom of the cards.
In 1992, the Celtics would make it to the semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bird was having an exceptionally bad time with his back, and ended up missing 4 out of 7 games. Cleveland would beat Boston in the 7th game, winning the Eastern Conference. This card features some neat textures in the border. The space behind Larry's name looks like a painted basketball, which was kind of an interesting touch to the design, although it does make it harder to read the lettering.
In a time of overused graphics, Hoops got it right with a clean design over a sharp action photo. These cards are easy to come by for under $10, so what better way to honor the year Bird took home the gold medal than with this fine piece of sports memorabilia.
Larry once again got to make history in the summer of '92. He was one of the players chosen to be on the very first Olympic basketball team from the United States that featured pro NBA players–the infamous "Dream Team". Michael Jordan and Bird's rival-turned-friend, Magic Johnson would join Larry in Spain. The greats came home sporting gold medals around their necks. The 1992 Skybox set put the focus on the photos by eliminating borders and backgrounds altogether. The result looks great, relying on excellent action shots instead of computer graphics. They also gave a nod to the "Dream Team" with the "USA Basketball" logo in the bottom right. Taken in his last season of professional basketball, this card is an affordable, good-looking piece to any Larry Bird basketball card collection.
1992 Stadium Club #33
Stadium Club took a similar route, showcasing borderless photos as their card fronts. In the case of this card, the result is less eye catching. The image would actually be much more impressive as poster than a pocket sized picture. Due to the low price of this card, it is an easy one to find autographed, with multiple sources selling signed specimens for around $30.
The final Larry Bird Topps card features a photo of Bird just moments before shooting the ball. In the summer of 1992, he would announce his retirement from the NBA, mainly because of his never-ending back problems. He would go on to have a very successful career in the basketball world off the courts as a coach and president of the Indiana Pacers.
1992 Upper Deck #3A
The final card on our list today has a fairly traditional design with a mid game action shot on the front. The colors on the bottom border match the jersey colors in the photo perfectly, which is a nice touch. It's the sixth card available from his retirement year, and an excellent conclusion for any fan's set.
Larry Bird Basketball Cards Wrap-Up
Larry Bird is a true basketball legend from the golden age of the sport. He is an Olympic gold medalist, a three time NBA champ and a three time NBA Most Valuable Player. He rose from a difficult family life in Indiana to being one of the greats alongside Michael Jordan and Bird's long time friendly rival, Magic Johnson. While his impressive career was cut short due to a progressive back injury, Larry has still remained as an important Basketball figure.
In the years that followed Larry's retirement, he became a very successful coach for the Indiana Pacers, even winning the NBA Coach of the Year award. Bird had signed on to coach under the agreement that he would do it for three years, no more and no less. After his three years were up, he came back to the Indiana Pacers as the President of Basketball Operations. He serves in this position today, and makes his business decisions just as cutthroat as his game playing. He's even managed to win awards in this role, taking home the 2012 NBA Executive of the Year title.
The Celtics retired Bird's number 33 shortly after he retired as a player. In 1998, Larry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A crowd of fans joined him for the induction, chanting his name as he joined the ranks of the everlasting basketball greats. As far as stats go, Larry was the first ever player to shoot 50% or higher on field goals. His player efficiency rating ranks him at 18th of all time. He is ranked 5th of all time for triple doubles. Larry has been described as the epitome of loving the game of basketball and playing it passionately. It's not hard to see why so many have added Larry Bird to their list of basketball card must-haves.
Since his retirement as a player, Bird has served as a coach and then as the president of basketball operations for his home state team, The Indiana Pacers. We've brought together some of the best Larry Bird basketball cards out there with this list. These cards commemorate the 13 seasons of glory he had playing for the Boston Celtics. Any true basketball fan's collection just wouldn't be complete without Larry. We hope you've enjoyed the list.
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