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Steelers Hire Rick ReiPrish to Personnel Department
The Pittsburgh Steelers have made one front office move today, adding former New Orleans' Saints College Scouting Director Rick ReiPrish to its personnel department. The move was first announced by The Pittsburgh Post Gazette's Ed Bouchette.
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ReiPrish was let go by the Saints in January, during the week of the Senior Bowl, after working with the club for eleven seasons.
At the time, he seemed to take the firing in stride.
"He thinks he's doing the right thing for the New Orleans Saints, and that's his opinion. I disagree, but that's just the way it is. I've worked tirelessly toward the success of the Saints for 11 years, and in the end, I continue to wish them the best. There are great people in that building," he told The Times-Picayune.
ReiPrish has over 30 years of NFL experience, breaking into the NFL as a BLESTO scout in 1979. He worked with the Seattle Seahawks from 1984 to 1994 followed by an eight year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He served as their director of player personnel from 1998 to 2002.
He is a native of Shamokin, Pennsylvania.
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'I never talked about it and I am now:' Perdita Felicien on growing up in poverty
Everyone saw Perdita Felicien fall.
The two-time world track and field champion was the favourite to win gold in the women's hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, making what happened all the more shocking.
Felicien tripped over the first hurdle and fell to the ground. It was her last Olympic appearance.
While Canadians saw Felicien's fall on highlight reels from coast-to-coast, what they didn't see is Felicien call her mother in the wake of that heartbreaking moment.
They also didn't hear the advice Cathy Browne offered her daughter.
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"When I got on the phone with my mother, she said to me, in the belly of this Greek stadium, 'you are the gold," Felicien said. "She also told me, 'you are not the first person to live through this trial."
Those words were something Felicien heard a lot as a child, growing up in poverty, living in women's shelters or other people's homes. Felicien says she and her four siblings escaped a life of domestic abuse.
It's something Felicien admits she never talked about until now.
Mission Services London staff and volunteers enlisted the star power Canadian track star Perdita Felicien (left) to help collect school supplies for children at the Rotholme Women's and Family Shelter. (Colin Butler/CBC News)
"I've never talked about it and I am now," she said. "There's a stigma of women and families, especially men needing help."
"I'm here to tell you there's no shame in that. It not necessarily who you were back then, it only matters who you become."
Felicien made the comments Wednesday while using her star power to draw attention to Mission Services London. The local charity enlisted her help, along with a private radio station, to collect school items for children at the Rotholme Women's & Family Shelter.
It's a cause Felicien was eager to lend her name to, considering she remembers staying at women's shelters when she was a seven-year-old girl.
"I've lived this experience," she said. "Because there was a place like Mission Services London in my hometown of Oshawa, it made a difference in my life."
"If you can help one person, one Perdita, the benefits of that ripple out."
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Andrew Jackson's inauguration was:
a large, rowdy event.
In the early to mid-nineteenth century, property qualifications for voting:
did not exist for white males in the states that entered the Union after the original thirteen.
The Dorr War:
pitted proponents of expanded voting rights for whites against the status quo in Rhode Island.
The key insight of Alexis de Tocqueville's Tocqueville on Democracy was that:
American democracy really represented an important cultural shift
By 1840, approximately __________ percent of adult white men were eligible to vote
By the 1830s, the term "citizen" in America had become synonymous with the right to:
Women writers benefited from:
the growth of the reading public, part of the democratization of American life.
A primary reason that both women and blacks were largely excluded from the expansion of democracy was:
that both groups were viewed as being naturally incapable and thus unfit for suffrage
By 1860, free black men could vote on the same basis as whites only in:
five New England states
In the wake of the War of 1812, younger Republicans like Henry Clay and John Calhoun:
continued to support agrarianism, but believed that the nation's economic independence required a manufacturing sector.
In response to the demand for internal improvements, President James Madison:
called for a constitutional amendment to empower the federal government to build roads and canals
The Second Bank of the United States was created:
national bank organized in 1816; closely modeled after the first Bank of the United States, it held federal tax receipts and regulated the amount of money circulating in the economy. The Bank proved to be very unpopular among western land speculators and farmers, especially after the Panic of 1819
In the first half of the nineteenth century, paper money:
promised to pay the bearer on demand a specific amount of gold or silver.
The Panic of 1819:
prompted some states to suspend debt collections, which helped debtors but hurt creditors.
In its decision in McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:
the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional
The term "Era of Good Feelings" refers to the period of American history when:
there seemed to be political harmony during the Monroe administration
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
the remaining Louisiana purchase terrify was divided into slave free zones
Why was a second Missouri Compromise necessary?
Missouri's state constitution barred free blacks from entering the state.
Both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams suggested that the Missouri controversy of 1820-1821:
revealed a sectional divide a potentially threatened the Union
The independence movements in Latin America between 1810 and 1822:
paralleled in some ways the independence movement that created the United States.
The Monroe Doctrine:
declared the Americas off-limits for further European colonization
In the presidential election of 1824, who received the most votes but failed to win a majority of either the popular or electoral votes (requiring the House of Representatives to select a president)?
Henry Clay was charged with orchestrating a "corrupt bargain" during the 1824 election so that he could become:
John Quincy Adams's vision did NOT include:
states rights
Martin Van Buren:
created the system of party government. claimed that political parties were necessary to "check" the government from abusing its power. created the first political machine. denounced the American System and opposed the Whigs. (Jackson's sucessor)
during the election of 1828:
John Quincy Adams was against Andrew Jackson and his supporters, mudslinging was commonly used in the election. First election that the canidates used rallies, slogans, buttons and other forms of propoganda to win over people.
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Phoenix Infill Project Comes Back to Life
Urban Infill
When the Phoenix condo market collapsed, JAG Development went back to the bank, but not the drawing board. Their unorthodox designs still had an edge.
By Jenny Sullivan
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When Portland 38 broke ground in March 2007, developers Allan and Benjamin Gutkin already had 13 presales under their belts for the 38-unit project in downtown Phoenix. And that wasn't unusual. Having founded JAG Development a decade earlier, the brothers had a track record of wildly successful infill ventures around town, including Roosevelt Row, an arts district one block away, and Willetta 9, a boutique project that had seen some of its resale prices soar from $170,000 to $335,000 in one year.
This latest venture had an equally great location (five blocks from the Arizona State University campus) plus the added coolness of architecture inspired by Amsterdam's Eastern Harbour District.
Then the economy tanked, and those 13 presale buyers evaporated. But the developers still believed Portland 38 had a niche to fill with its unconventional architecture. Not quite townhomes, and not quite high-rises, the three-story units were loftlike on the inside (meaning they didn't have lots of doors, wall partitions, and closets contributing to construction costs), but they enjoyed private patios, ground-floor entries, and attached garages. And they were configured in a way that could be easily value-engineered. The only hitch was that they didn't have conventional front doors.
"The key to this innovation is that you enter the house through the carport," explains Allan Gutkin, noting that each garage/carport is designed as finished space that, when the door is opened up, can alternately function as a covered porch, open-air studio, or workshop. A doorbell on the outside of each garage door announces visitors. "That means there is no side entrance, which allowed us to get more density," he explains. "The units are only 15 feet wide. That's the genius or stupidity of it. Some people can't get around the notion that [even guests] enter the house through the garage. But our buyers have tended to be more creative and open-minded."
After recapitalizing the project through a workout deal with the construction lender, JAG emerged with a revised pricing structure and building pro forma. The fixtures and finishes aren't quite as high-end as originally planned, but the 28 buyers who have closed and moved in since September 2009 (ranging in age from 25 to 62) have embraced the raw, nonprescriptive nature of the interiors. Inside the buildings' minimalist shell of structural steel, masonry block, and concrete, the units offer open spaces that owners can configure in accordance with their lifestyles. The top floors of many units feature high ceilings and 11-foot-tall factory windows.
"Most of our buyers are very design-oriented and have been intrigued to find a project that is both modern and affordable," says Gutkin. "They like the fact that we offer a sort of blank canvas upon which they can put their own imprimatur."
For curb appeal, JAG did splurge on one notable big-ticket item: Each residence has a $3,000, industrial-style aluminum grate garage door that functions well and looks cool. After all, this is the front door of each residence. "The main issue facing the homeowners' association will be determining how strict do you want to be about how people keep their garages, since you can see through these doors," he explains. "The garages need to have modern storage systems. That's our big issue." That's a happy problem to have compared with the fate that has befallen many an urban condo venture. "We got a pretty big discount from the lender that allowed us to come out decently," Gutkin says, noting that the revised pricing structure has nearly all remaining units priced under $200,000. "By recapitalizing the project, we've been able to achieve positive returns, though not what we originally expected."
Project: Portland 38
Total acreage: 1.6 acres
Date opened for presale: January 2007
Product: Loft-style townhouse condos
Price range: $160,000 to $230,000
Total number of units at build-out: 38
Sales to date: 28
Builder/Developer: JAG Development, Phoenix
Architect: Michael Underhill, Phoenix
Interior designer: Haus Modern Living, Phoenix
A temporary setback, perhaps, but JAG has its sights set on the bigger picture, and the economy hasn't dampened that vision.
"We'd like Phoenix to be more urban. We feel like it's never really gained that," says Gutkin, who lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York before returning to his hometown, where he is now building on the street where his mom grew up.
"Even though the economy has been down the last 18 months, new bars and restaurants continue to pop up within a mile radius of this project. A lot of our buyers come from other cities, and they want an urban environment. It's kind of fun to be starting something. We have this ground-floor feeling of being in on something that will grow."
It's growing slowly, he concedes, at this point. But it's definitely showing new signs of life.
Marketing TIP: Getting That Lived-In Feeling To breathe new life into its resurrected venture, JAG Development rented out four units immediately upon build-out to have the project feel occupied and alive. That vibrancy sparked others to buy, and some of the renters have since turned into buyers.
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Monson Savings Bank Names William Toth East Longmeadow Branch Manager
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MONSON — Monson Savings Bank recently announced the hiring of William Toth as branch manager of the East Longmeadow location at 61 North Main St.
"Bill is a welcomed and valuable addition to the Monson Savings Bank team," said Dan Moriarty, president and CEO of Monson Savings Bank. "Bill has extensive experience in retail banking, and I am confident that his experience and knowledge will contribute to satisfaction of our customers and the overall success of the bank."
Toth will be assisting customers with all of their banking needs, including loan applications and closing needs of borrowers. Additionally, he will be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing branch operations, as well as fostering an environment of teamwork.
Toth has been in the banking industry for 26 years, with his experience in retail banking spanning 19 of those years. He most recently served as branch manager of Arrha Credit Union's West Springfield location. There, his responsibilities were to oversee the day-to-day operations of the branch, while assisting new and current members with their financial and banking needs. He assisted members with consumer-loan applications, credit-card requests, and home-equity line of credit questions and document closing. He served as the primary resource to employees and oversaw the training of new and current branch staff.
Toth has strong roots in the local communities, and is involved with the West of the River Chamber of Commerce, East of the River Five Town Chamber of Commerce, and the Security & Loss Prevention Assoc. He is a graduate of Springfield Technical Community College with an associate degree in business administration.
"I am completely humbled and honored to be the newest addition to the Monson Savings Bank team, and I am greatly appreciative that I have been given the opportunity to show my skills, knowledge, and expertise for this great financial institution," Toth said. "I am extremely excited to be part of the East Longmeadow branch and its surrounding communities. I will make every effort to oversee its success in growth and prosperity."
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One of the most sensitive scenes of the film "Second Rate Poetry" is the moment when Salazar pronounces his speech at the first literary prizes ceremony awarded by the Secretariat of National Propaganda (S.P.N. - Secretariado de Propaganda Nacional) in February 1935.
The authoritarianism and rigidity of this speech are visually translated into the scene through a static frame and a constant low camera angle. The opulence and grandeur of the set, the high incidence of different sources of light, the imperial roman salute made by an audience full of distinguished people, gave the dictator the centrality of the ceremony, emphasizing his condition of leader.
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The angel of history and the ghost of Biafra
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Thursday 15 January marks 50 years to the day when our tragic civil war was formally ended.
That was the day that Colonel Philip Effiong and his men brought the articles of surrender to Yakubu Gowon at Dodan Barracks, Lagos.
Gowon famously declared that there were"no victor, no vanquished".
It feels rather spooky that January 15 was also the date when, in 1966, the first military putsch led by Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu snuffed life out of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Premier of the North, Ahmadu Bello, and senior military officers, most of them Northerners. That singular event set out a chain of reactions that culminated in civil war from 1967 to 1970.
I remember those tragic events rather vividly, even as a child. In the thick of night dozens of Igbo families turned up at my parents' modest home in the parsonage in Murya. One of the fleeing women had just put to bed.
Daddy did all he could to protect them from a wicked pogrom that consumed the souls of more than a hundred thousand defenceless Igbo people. I have never seen such fear in the eyes of grown men.
After barely a week, my parents received death threats. In the thick of midnight, the refugees tearfully left us and disappeared into the bowels of the ancient primeval savannah. Never to be seen again. Their memory still haunts me to this day.
The debate on whether the January coup was an "Igbo coup" or a nationalist uprising is a spurious binary question. The fact is, it was both. We cannot run away from the fact that the predominant leaders of the January putsch were Igbo: Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna and their friends were genuine patriots, but they executed a one-sided coup. The North felt justifiably aggrieved because it was mainly their own leaders that were victims. The putschists were never tried or punished. There was, on the contrary, a feeling of triumphalism. Most of the cabinet and advisers of the new Ironsi regime were of Igbo extraction. His Decree No. 34 which created a new unitary system merely intensified the fears of the North.
In July 1966, Northern officers struck in what has been described as a "revenge coup".
Many of the dramatis personae believe they were acting in preemptive self-defence.
Rumours had been rife that northern officers were about to be wiped out. The revenge was inevitably venomous.
The lot fell on a 31 year old colonel by the name of Yakubu (Jack) Danyumma Gowon. He confesses that he accepted the heavy yoke only after long, agonising prayers.
God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.
Destiny prepared Yakubu Gowon for this singular role of keeping our country together. Without him there would be no Nigeria today. The son of Anglican missionary parents born in Wusasa in 1934, he is a son of the Middle Belt.
An outstanding student of the famous Barewa College, he had intended to become an engineer or teacher, but his British teachers persuaded him to join the army. They saw in him the potential of an outstanding commander. He later attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst where he acquitted himself with distinction.
It is a well-known fact that Gowon was engaged to marry a highly attractive young Igbo woman, with whom he has a son.
Unfortunately, his colleagues told him it was impolitic to marry from the enemy. Contrary to the popular misrepresentations, Yakubu Gowon did not wilfully wage a genocidal war against Biafra. He saw it as a quarrel between brothers.
This may not have been true of his field commanders such as Murtala Mohammed and Benjamin Adekunle (Black Scorpion).
I am close to Baba Yakubu Gowon and I know his heart. He is deeply sorry and remorseful for the waste in human lives that took place in Biafra. He and Awolowo have been blamed for the economic blockade that might have cost the lives of a million Biafrans. But economists will always argue about the theory of the counterfactual – about what would have been the real cost if the war had continued for five or more years.
Obviously millions more would have perished on both sides. I believe that history will absolve Yakubu Gowon. He is the Abraham of modern Nigeria; a man of compassion, justice and restraint. He was and is, a totally incorruptible and God-fearing leader. None of his successors can even remotely approach his moral stature. History will one day declare him to be the greatest leader this country has ever produced.
Biafra is dead, but its ghost continues to haunt our country like a phantom that refuses to go away.
Ever since 1970, there has been an unwritten conspiracy that no Igbo man can be trusted to assume the high magistracy of our federal republic. It is an affront to the highly gifted Ndigbo, with all their ingenuity, sagacity and can-do spirit.
Part of the problem is that Ndigbo themselves have been their own worst enemies. Betrayal is common among them. The people of the Blessed Cyprian Iwene Tansi and the venerable Cardinal Francis Arinze have become a godless people who put money before anything else. There is no guarantee that the people will still be united if they were given Biafra on a platter.
Their presumptuous attitudes have also alienated the Ijaw and other South-South minorities who do not want to hear the name of Biafra. I am sorry to be so harsh. I speak as a friend of Ndigbo. Only a genuine friend can tell you unpalatable home truths.
Biafra was a tragic misadventure. Neither Gowon nor Ojukwu expected what they regarded as a skirmish to end up in a war that took the lives of millions. But then it is in the nature of human conflict that it is capable of assuming a dynamic of its own while moving into unforeseen directions.
Ojukwu's personal ego was an obstacle to peace. He saw himself as this golden boy from a wealthy family who drove a Rolls Royce as a student at Oxford University.
He saw Gowon as an ignorant peasant boy from the rustic backwaters of the North. He under-estimated the man to his tragic discomfiture. A man with a lion heart, Gowon spoke little but carried a big stick.
Ojukwu took his people on a tragic misadventure in the single-minded pursuit of personal power.
Did Biafra have a constitution? Was Biafra a democracy or was it just another African autocracy anchored on personal one-man rule? Was it true that Nzeogwu was deliberately set up to be killed at the war front because he was seen as a threat? And did he execute Emmanuel Ifeajuna, Victor Banjo, Philip Alale and Sam Agbam by firing squad because they differed with him on the course of political policy? Why did he abandon his people at their hour of defeat in such a cowardly manner?
Albert Einstein observed that "God does not play dice with the universe". God did not make mistake in placing the Igbo people among us. There is no one to rival their commercial acumen. My own people always say that wherever you go and you don't find an Igbo man, leave the place immediately. Nigeria will not be Nigeria without Ndigbo.
I can understand the anger of Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB movement.
A jihadist government that operates on the basis of exclusion and virulent discrimination provides a rationale for resistance and rebellion.
Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, is right when he says that our government has created the atmosphere that provides fertile ground for the murderous activities of Boko Haram. Ndigbo continue to suffer disproportionately whenever our Northerners resume the madness of their ritual bloodbaths.
This coming Thursday I will kneel down before every Igbo man and woman I meet and I will ask him or her to forgive us for the horrendous crimes we have committed against them and against God and Humanity.
The ghost of Biafra will not go to rest until we treat Ndigbo with fairness and justice.
In the words of the German-Jewish literary theorist and philosopher Walter Benjamin: "His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, and his wings are spread. This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face is turned toward the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage and hurls it in front of his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them. This storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This storm is what we call progress".
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The face of retail is changing. Digital innovation is shaping the future, and rewriting the rulebook for traditional high street retailers who are being forced to reinvent themselves in a digital age. Customer experience has become the new battleground and the key to unlocking growth. Innovative retailers are exploring how they can connect better with customers at every touch point and make emerging technologies part of the physical experience in store.
Stores need to be more than just a place to transact. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and 3D innovation are set to enable a new-wave of customer experience and personalisation. Some retailers are already experimenting with interactive technologies to create a more immersive in store experience, particularly in fashion, with virtual fitting rooms and interactive mirrors.
When we buy a product or choose a brand, we want it to fit our lifestyle, to tell a story or be truly personal and unique. Retailers that enable us to build and customise products to the very last detail – think trainers, watches, wallets, handbags and eyewear – are set to prosper now and in the years to come.
Innovative technology not only has the power to enhance our shopping experience and enable product customisation, but can totally disrupt existing business models and services, online and offline. Take eyewear for example, the $100bn industry which is ripe to be shaken up by 3D innovation, reinventing fit, performance and customer experience, and totally transforming how we buy glasses.
Imagine being able to walk into a store, get your face 3D scanned and measured to a T and get a perfectly fitting pair of glasses or sunglasses, perhaps even 3D printed while you wait, or delivered to your door. Glasses that fit perfectly first time, with no need for time consuming adjustments to stop them slipping off your face or pinching your nose.
Faced with so much choice these days, many people don't know where to begin when selecting frames. Imagine if the whole process could be made a whole lot easier with recommendations based on your face shape and individual style preferences perfectly matched to fit you against a 3D scan of your face. A curated collection, just for you, rather than eyewear that treats every face as the same! And what if you could hot wire that scan to a friend or loved one? We all yearn for a second opinion from people we trust and let's face it, choosing the wrong glasses can be an expensive mistake! Now imagine being able to do all of this from the comfort of your armchair or 3D printing your own glasses or sunglasses at home. This is the future for eyewear, and it's coming soon.
Over the next five years, there is going to be a major innovation driven retail transformation and a seismic shift in what we buy and how we buy it. The retailers that find success will be the ones that innovate and can break the mould of how things have been done in the past to provide a better customer experience. Those who see the consumer as an individual – more than just a face – and can harness truly personal data to make shopping much simpler and more enjoyable through personalised products and experiences, will win through.
On Thursday 27 September, I'll be joining Just Eat and Visa at ad:tech London, to share insight into how Fuel3D is reinventing how we buy eyewear through our perfectly measured 3D frame fitting solution. "Disrupting with innovation – three disruptor brands you can learn from" is chaired by Geometry Global and takes place at 3pm. ad:tech London is being held at Olympia London and is the UK's global gathering of marketing, advertising and tech innovators.


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Strattis () was an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy. According to the Suda, he flourished later than Callias Schoenion. Therefore, it is likely that his poetry was performed at the 92nd Olympiad, that is, 412 BC.

Strattis was a contemporary of Sannyrion and Philyllius, both of whom were attacked in the extant fragments of his plays. The drama in which Philyllius was attacked was the Potamioi.  According to the scholiast of Aristophanes, this drama was performed before Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae. Therefore, this could not be later than 394/3 BC.

Also, in his Anthroporrhaistes, Strattis attacked Hegelochus, the actor of the Orestes of Euripides. Therefore this play would have been performed later than 408 BC, the year in which the Orestes was performed.

Strattis was performing his works at the end of the 99th Olympiad, that is, 380 BC, when he attacked Isocrates on account of his fondness for Lagisca when he was far advanced in years.

Some authors call him, inaccurately, Strato. Some scholars believed the comic poets Strato and Strattis to be the same person, but this idea is now considered by most classicists as to be incorrect.

Surviving Titles and Fragments
The Suda gives a list of his works:

The Human Orestes (Ἀνθρωπορραιστής)
Atalante (Ἀταλάντη)
Good Men or Disappearance of the Money (Ἀγαθοί ἤτοι Ἀργυρίου ἀφανισμός)
Iphigeron (Ἰφιγέρων)
Callippides (Καλλιππίδης)
Cinesias (Κινησίας)
Limnomedon (Λιμνομέδων)
Macedonians or Pausanias (Μακεδόνες ἢ Παυσανίας)
Medea (Μήδεια)
Troilus (Τρωΐλος)
Phoenician Women (Φοίνισσαι)
Philoctetes (Φιλοκτήτης)
Chrysippus (Χρύσιππος)
Psychastae (Ψυχασταί)

This list is not complete. Other writers mention four more plays:

Zopyros Surrounded By Flames (Ζώπυρος Περικαιόμενος)
Myrmidons (Μυρμιδόνες)
Potamioi (Ποτάμιοι)
Pytisos (Πυτίσιος)

References
Meineke, Frag. Com. Graec. vol. i. pp. 221–236, 427, vol. ii. pp. 763, foil, Editio Minor, pp. 428, foil. ;
Bergk, Reliq. Com. Att. Ant. pp. 284, 285 ;
Clinton, F. H. vol. ii. In- trod. p. xliv. note r.

Studies
 Christian Orth, Strattis: die Fragmente. Ein Kommentar (Berlin: Verlag Antike, 2009) (Studia comica, 2).

Ancient Greek dramatists and playwrights
4th-century BC Athenians
Old Comic poets

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When it comes to mountain bike tires, there are several factors to understand which will enable you to make an informed tire purchase. These include construction, tread design, compound.
TPI-The carcass or casing of a tire is made up of parallel threads, usually nylon, which are coated with rubber and oriented at a 45-degree angle from bead to bead. Higher densities of threads, measured in threads per inch, or TPI, create a tire that is more supple with lower rolling resistance, but is less protected against punctures. Higher thread count tires, from 67 to 127 TPI, are used for cross-country and light trail riding. 67 to 127 TPI Lower thread count carcasses use coarser threads with more rubber surrounding them. This makes for a stiffer, but more durable tire. 50 to 67 TPI counts strike a good balance for heavy trail, all-mountain, and downhill tires.
A tire's bead is the inner edge of the tire. Air pressure within the tire keeps the bead seated properly in the rim, and the tire on the wheel. Beads do not appreciably stretch.
For our purposes, beads can be thought of as folding and non-folding. Folding beads are made with a flexible material like nylon, Kevlar, or Aramid. Non-folding beads are made of steel and do not bend. Folding beads are much lighter than steel beads.
Sidewall construction influences a tire's flat resistance, weight, and ride quality. Sidewall thickness is determined by how many layers of carcass, or plies, are wrapped around the tire bead, and by any inserts in between the plies. Inserts increase puncture protection, structural integrity, or both. Commonly used, lightweight, "breaker" layers are dense strips of nylon, Kevlar, or Aramid. These materials are light and pliable enough to minimally affect ride quality but still provide protection. Cross-country tires will have little to no sidewall protection to save as much weight as possible. Thicker nylon or butyl inserts are used in all-mountain and downhill tires for added pinch flat resistance and stability, at the expense of weight. Thicker tires with more sidewall structure can be used with lower pressure. Thinner, lighter tires must rely on higher air pressure for structure and pinch flat resistance.
Wider tires are heavier, but provide more traction and the ability to run lower pressure. Higher volume tires provide a bit of suspension also. For these reasons, tires from 2.25″ to 2.7″ are mostly used on trail, all-mountain, and downhill bikes.
Narrower tires are lighter, roll faster, and require higher air pressure. Tires from 1.9″ to 2.1″ are usually built as cross-country or light trail tires.
The tread is where the rubber hits the trail, so understanding tread design is crucial to knowing how a tire will perform. There are three performance zones on a tire tread: the center, transition, and cornering zones. The center zone is where most of your time is spent, and is responsible for straight-line traction and rolling resistance. Tires with shorter, smaller, closely-spaced center knobs have minimal rolling resistance, are easier to pedal, and are better-suited for hardpack conditions. Taller, broader, widely-spaced knobs give more traction, but also more resistance, and are more effective in softer or looser conditions.
On either side of the center tread is the transition zone. This determines how your tire behaves when transitioning from vertical to angled in turns. Transition zones that are open, without tread blocks, are faster when the tire is transitioning, but tend to drift between the two knob sections. This is unsettling if you're not ready for it, and it requires you to place the tire/bike right where you want it. A transition zone filled with knobs is very forgiving, and hooks up throughout the lean until it reaches the cornering knobs. This style of tire is slower through turns however. Cross-country tires with small, low-profile tread often have uniform distribution of knobs from the center, through the transition, and out to the cornering zones.
Finally, the cornering zone provides traction in the most extreme lean angles. Large, wide knobs will give more grip, although big knobs can "squirm" if the trail is too hard-packed. Lower profile knobs will be faster in hardpack, but will slide excessively in looser conditions.
Tread profile is also important. Round tread profiles tend to be more forgiving and versatile. Square profiles excel in loose dirt and tend to "carve" (until the breaking point is reached) compared to a round profile's driftier feel. When mixing profiles, advanced riders should try a square front and round rear. Up front, once you have figured out how hard the square profile tire can be pushed, you'll have an accurate and locked-in tire guiding you around turns. Since the rear wheel follows a wider arc than the front, it's nature is to drift a bit more as it tries to follow the front tire around a turn, and a round profile will help maintain control during the drift.
The rubber compound used in the tread will influence tire longevity, traction, and rolling resistance.
Harder compounds last longer and roll faster, but softer compounds provide more traction. Often, several compounds will be used on one tire. The hardest compound provides a foundation for the tread blocks. Hard or medium rubber is used on the center tread for increased wear resistance and rolling speed. Softer compounds are often used for cornering knobs. This provides extra grip in turns.
Cross-country tires use harder rubber compounds, shorter, smaller, tread blocks, lighter casings, and folding beads to minimize rolling resistance.
Trail and all-mountain tires use medium to soft rubber compounds, wider, medium-to-tall tread blocks, slightly reinforced casings, and folding beads to provide more traction and longevity without adding too much weight.
Downhill tires use soft compound rubber, wide, tall, aggressive tread blocks, reinforced casings, and both steel and folding beads to maximize traction and flat resistance.
So there you have it, Art's Cyclery's quick Start Guide to Mountain Bike Tires. Now that you know what to look for, you're sure to find the tire you need at artscyclery.com.


I think it was very unfortunate that this was printed, the thinly veiled contempt for the existing board was quite frankly insulting.
I don't know Kirsten Branderith or Katie Bartel and I'm sure they're wonderful people, but how petty can you be? You didn't win so you quit?
I thought we as adults were to model grace when we lose, think what you want to yourself but try to lose with dignity and live to fight another day.
I think it was very unfortunate that this was printed, the thinly veiled contempt for the existing board was quite frankly insulting. Katie Bartel would be well served to maybe be a little more objective and a little less partisan, she is a reporter after all.
We the public aren't as stupid as you think, we can tell when there is bias and manipulation, please try harder and just give us the facts, thanks.
Editor's Note: Perhaps the loss of a long-time parent volunteer and 10-year veteran of the District Parent Advisory Council might seem a non-issue to some. But coming at a time when barely 15 per cent of the Chilliwack population bothered to vote, others might argue that the erosion of public involvement is worth talking about.
Some may have wished the former DPAC president had gone quietly, but she didn't. And her years of service to the school district and to the community has earned her the right to comment on why she left.


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Loxaspilates arrizanaria es una polilla de la familia Geometridae.
Se encuentra en Taiwán.

Fue descrita por José Máximo Bastelberger Hadton en 1909. No se han descrito subespecies.

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Episode 97: Jon Lipsey and Joe Warner on IronLife magazine and why you should subscribe now!
Jon Lipsey & Joe Warner (http://ironlifemag.com/) left a couple of cush gigs at Men's FItness Magazine UK, at the height of taking the magazine to its best publication years in history, only to start from square one with their own "digital-only" fitness publication.
What would prompt these guys to make such a ballsy move, with no guarantees in an industry over-saturated with many well-known fitness magazines in print version, in order to make a name for themselves in a still relatively new world of digital-only magazine publications?
Both Jon & Joe share how they plan to give the finger to the old way of publishing successful fitness magazines, and help pioneer the movement to take the fitness publishing industry forward and make their platform more accessible to the most popular technological mediums utilized today.
Be sure to download and listen in, as we discuss these topics, as well as the following:
Why did Jon & Joe leave Men's Fitness UK & did it have anything to do with creating their own fitness publication
What separates IronLife Magazine from most major conventional fitness magazines
Where does your conventional fitness magazine fall short and why
What type of trainee does IronLife target and why it may be the perfect fit for LLA podcast listeners
What are the challenges of producing a digital fitness magazine based on a paid subscription model & why the guys chose to make IronLife a digital-only publication
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At the height of its power in the aftermath of World War II, the United States created a new financial order based on liberal institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The medium of exchange in that system was the dollar, pegged to gold at $35 an ounce. All other currencies were then pegged to the dollar, establishing the greenback as the world reserve currency.
In the 1960s, French Finance Minister Valery Giscard d'Estaing referred to what he called "the exorbitant privilege" of the US dollar.
"It refers to the fact that because the dollar is the world's currency the US can borrow more cheaply then it could otherwise," Barry Eichengreen, author of "Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System," told DW.
According to Eichengreen, the dollar has three unique attributes that no other currency possesses: Size, stability and liquidity.
Since the US is a large country, there are more dollars available than other currencies. And the greenback has traditionally done a good job maintaining its value. Historically, Treasuries were valued by investors as a quality financial instrument backed by a government that paid its bills on time.
"Generally speaking the US had – I'm talking about the past here – been reasonably prudent with how its fiscal affairs were run," Merk said.
But above all, investors like the dollar's unparalleled liquidity, which means that – in the event of a crisis – Treasuries can be easily sold off without losing too much of their value.
But according to Merk, the US is no longer focusing on the quality of its Treasuries. In the past, Washington sought to promote a strong dollar through sound fiscal management. Today, however, policymakers are simply printing greenbacks.
"Others will accept that because it is their problem, but they will try to find ways to deal with that over time," he added.
Increasingly, countries have begun to diversify their foreign exchange reserves to reduce their dependence on the dollar. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the dollar accounted for 72 percent of the world's foreign exchange reserves in 2001. Today, the greenback makes up 62 percent of global reserves.
These days, the Federal Reserve is buying US Treasuries to the tune of $85 billion a month in order to make up the gap.
But according to Eichengreen, diversification has mostly been at the margins. Although the US only makes up 25 percent of the world economy, the dollar still accounts for 85 percent of all foreign exchange transactions, he said.
And there are few other options at the moment. The euro remains shaken by its own crisis; the Chinese renminbi has not been fully internationalized; and the Japanese yen continues to lose in value.
"The main thing working in the dollar's favor is the absence of viable alternatives," Eichengreen said. But if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, and the US stops paying its obligations, investor confidence in the dollar could suffer.
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Ian Ayre: New Main Stand is such a significant milestone
Ian Ayre reflected on the incredible work which underpinned the successful expansion of Anfield's Main Stand at its unveiling on Friday – read and watch the chief executive officer's speech in full now.
"Good morning everyone, and in fact what a very good morning for the football club. I was talking to John Henry a little while ago on the pitch and I reminded him of the first day that I ever showed him and the other directors of FSG around the stadium and he said to me at that time 'Why would we ever move from here?' Why indeed. It's certainly a great honour for me in my professional career and time at Liverpool to be here today to welcome you all to the opening of the new Main Stand. This memorable occasion is something that will go down in the history of the football club and something we'll all look back on. All of you here today can feel like you've been part of today's history but also played your part in creating this fantastic structure.
"I want to start by welcoming a few people. I'll start by welcoming our owners from Fenway Sports Group, who are represented here today by John, Tom and Mike. They are also joined by other partners from FSG, and in a moment you'll be hearing from our chairman Tom Werner as he makes his remark. It's important to say that this stand was their vision, really their vision from the start of their ownership. It's fantastic to see their vision become a reality today.
"I'd also like to welcome some key partners from the Anfield partnership. There are so many that have helped, it would be impossible to name-check them all, but you all know who you are and the important role you have played. And also particularly to welcome our friends from Liverpool City Council and Your Housing Group, who were such an important part of this project and importantly the wider project we have been involved in, which is the regeneration of the local area. I'd like to thank them particularly for all their support in helping us achieve this. I couldn't go without thanking Carillion, our construction partner – their management and importantly their workers, who did a fantastic job. What can I say other than to congratulate them on a truly breath-taking structure?
"We're also privileged today to be joined by some significant guests and special guests. We have our manager Jürgen Klopp here, who will lead the team out tomorrow in what will be the first game under this fantastic structure and our first home game of the season. We're also joined, thankfully, by former players and managers, who are all emotionally invested in this place. They have all played their part in making Anfield a home where memories are made for Liverpool fans. They are just as important, I think, as bricks, concrete and glass.
"I'm pleased to say we have representatives of the Shankly and Paisley families here today. Their presence today is really appreciated and I hope their ancestors would look down on this fantastic structure and feel that not only have we achieved a great building but we have retained all that is uniquely Anfield. A lot of people who I have spoken to today have commented on how this looks like it has always been part of this stadium. Hopefully we remain here in our spiritual home and I hope that those people would be looking down thinking we have done that in a ground that they had so much influence on as managers.
"We have some ward councillors here today representing Anfield community and its residents. I have to say, the engagement and relationship with the residents throughout this process has been a really key part of this. We are the biggest neighbour with the biggest house in this area, but we have fantastic neighbours ourselves. They have been an important part of putting up with all the noise and disruption around construction. I hope we have been as good a neighbour in the process. It's only by working together that made this possible.
"We're also joined by some of the Hillsborough families, represented by the Hillsborough Family Support Group today. Those of us who remember that day on April 15, 1989, and the emotional days and weeks that followed, will remember how significant a part Anfield played in providing a focal point for families, survivors and supporters. Great to have them with us here today.
"Importantly, I'd like to particularly thank the entire team of staff and directors I work with here at the club. There is no project, certainly in my 10 years here, and no piece of work that has ever drawn on so much time, effort and commitment from every member of the club's staff. They really are a credit to the club and themselves. Like all of you, they will be able to look back and tell their families, both now and in the future, that they played their part in building this great part of Anfield's history.
"If I've missed anyone out, I'm sure you'll forgive me today. It has been a project where so many people, so many groups, individuals and organisations have come together to achieve something so very special. I wasn't going to single out any individuals, but I have to say certainly from my team there are two people – Andrew Parkinson, our operations director, and Tom Doyle, who was the project director for this fantastic piece of work. They really went above and beyond and they deserve a particular special thanks.
"It is a special place and I say special for one reason, because starting tomorrow, 8,500 more fans will be able to come into this stadium every game. They'll be able to enjoy the experience and enjoy what an incredible place this stadium is to come and enjoy and watch football. That's 8,500 people who will know and be able to say 'I know now why this place is so special and why it's one of the greatest arenas in world sport.'
"I've been coming here myself personally for about four-and-a-half decades now and I have some fantastic memories of coming here, be it standing on the Kop as a 14-year-old when we beat Saint-Etienne in 1977 or sitting up in the old directors box last season when we beat Borussia Dortmund in that fantastic game, as chief executive. It will never change for me. Those memories that you have are the things you take away from a great stadium like this. It is the personal memories, it is being here when you experience a great night or great day. I'll leave here next summer as the CEO, but just like every fan who comes here every week, my memories of Anfield will always be with me.
"I know our achievement here today will allow more supporters to achieve their dreams, and that makes me personally feel very proud. For this ownership group and those of us privileged to lead for them here on the ground day to day, this is such a significant and important milestone. This Main Stand development, I believe, embodies the progress made over the past six years throughout the football club under their ownership. What we've sought to do in that time is make Liverpool Football Club better, make it stronger, make it modern and forward-thinking, but at the same time respecting the history and ensuring that the values that this institution was built on remain ingrained in it. That's been done by staying at Anfield, by improving Anfield and by developing Anfield. The owners again have strived to ensure that we do what's best in the long-term interests of the club. I'll close by saying to our owners thank you for having the vision and thank you for having the commitment to see it through. Thank you."
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// Copyright 2000-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
package com.intellij.platform.externalSystem.testFramework;

import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.settings.ExternalSystemExecutionSettings;

/**
 * @author Denis Zhdanov
 */
public class TestExternalSystemExecutionSettings extends ExternalSystemExecutionSettings {
}

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import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np
import os
import re
import json

from bayou.experiments.low_level_sketches.utils import CONFIG_ENCODER, C0, UNK
from bayou.lda.model import LDA

class Evidence(object):

    def init_config(self, evidence, save_dir):
        for attr in CONFIG_ENCODER:
            self.__setattr__(attr, evidence[attr])
        self.load_embedding(save_dir)

    def dump_config(self):
        js = {attr: self.__getattribute__(attr) for attr in CONFIG_ENCODER}
        return js

    @staticmethod
    def read_config(js, save_dir):
        evidences = []
        for evidence in js:
            name = evidence['name']
            if name == 'apicalls':
                e = APICalls()
            elif name == 'types':
                e = Types()
            # javadoc_(No.)
            elif name[:7] == 'javadoc':
                order = name[-1:]
                e = Javadoc(order, evidence['max_length'], evidence['filter_sizes'], evidence['num_filters'])
            else:
                raise TypeError('Invalid evidence name: {}'.format(name))
            e.init_config(evidence, save_dir)
            evidences.append(e)
        return evidences

    def load_embedding(self, save_dir):
        raise NotImplementedError('load_embedding() has not been implemented')

    def read_data_point(self, program):
        raise NotImplementedError('read_data() has not been implemented')

    def wrangle(self, data):
        raise NotImplementedError('wrangle() has not been implemented')

    def placeholder(self, config):
        raise NotImplementedError('placeholder() has not been implemented')

    def exists(self, inputs):
        raise NotImplementedError('exists() has not been implemented')

    def init_sigma(self, config):
        raise NotImplementedError('init_sigma() has not been implemented')

    def encode(self, inputs, config):
        raise NotImplementedError('encode() has not been implemented')

    def evidence_loss(self, psi, encoding, config):
        raise NotImplementedError('evidence_loss() has not been implemented')

class APICalls(Evidence):

    def load_embedding(self, save_dir):
        embed_save_dir = os.path.join(save_dir, 'embed_apicalls')
        self.lda = LDA(from_file=os.path.join(embed_save_dir, 'model.pkl'))

    def read_data_point(self, program):
        apicalls = program['apicalls'] if 'apicalls' in program else []
        return list(set(apicalls))

    def wrangle(self, data):
        return np.array(self.lda.infer(data), dtype=np.float32)

    def placeholder(self, config):
        return tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [config.batch_size, self.lda.model.n_components])

    def exists(self, inputs):
        return tf.not_equal(tf.count_nonzero(inputs, axis=1), 0)

    def init_sigma(self, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('apicalls'):
            self.sigma = tf.get_variable('sigma', [])

    def encode(self, inputs, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('apicalls'):
            encoding = tf.layers.dense(inputs, self.units)
            w = tf.get_variable('w', [self.units, config.latent_size])
            b = tf.get_variable('b', [config.latent_size])
            latent_encoding = tf.nn.xw_plus_b(encoding, w, b)
            return latent_encoding

    def evidence_loss(self, psi, encoding, config):
        sigma_sq = tf.square(self.sigma)
        loss = 0.5 * (config.latent_size * tf.log(2 * np.pi * sigma_sq + 1e-10)
                      + tf.square(encoding - psi) / sigma_sq)
        return loss

    @staticmethod
    def from_call(call):
        split = call.split('(')[0].split('.')
        cls, name = split[-2:]
        return [name] if not cls == name else []

class Types(Evidence):

    def load_embedding(self, save_dir):
        embed_save_dir = os.path.join(save_dir, 'embed_types')
        self.lda = LDA(from_file=os.path.join(embed_save_dir, 'model.pkl'))

    def read_data_point(self, program):
        types = program['types'] if 'types' in program else []
        return list(set(types))

    def wrangle(self, data):
        return np.array(self.lda.infer(data), dtype=np.float32)

    def placeholder(self, config):
        return tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [config.batch_size, self.lda.model.n_components])

    def exists(self, inputs):
        return tf.not_equal(tf.count_nonzero(inputs, axis=1), 0)

    def init_sigma(self, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('types'):
            self.sigma = tf.get_variable('sigma', [])

    def encode(self, inputs, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('types'):
            encoding = tf.layers.dense(inputs, self.units)
            w = tf.get_variable('w', [self.units, config.latent_size])
            b = tf.get_variable('b', [config.latent_size])
            latent_encoding = tf.nn.xw_plus_b(encoding, w, b)
            return latent_encoding

    def evidence_loss(self, psi, encoding, config):
        sigma_sq = tf.square(self.sigma)
        loss = 0.5 * (config.latent_size * tf.log(2 * np.pi * sigma_sq + 1e-10)
                      + tf.square(encoding - psi) / sigma_sq)
        return loss

    @staticmethod
    def from_call(call):
        split = list(reversed([q for q in call.split('(')[0].split('.')[:-1] if q[0].isupper()]))
        types = [split[1], split[0]] if len(split) > 1 else [split[0]]
        types = [re.sub('<.*', r'', t) for t in types]  # ignore generic types in evidence

        args = call.split('(')[1].split(')')[0].split(',')
        args = [arg.split('.')[-1] for arg in args]
        args = [re.sub('<.*', r'', arg) for arg in args]  # remove generics
        args = [re.sub('\[\]', r'', arg) for arg in args]  # remove array type
        types_args = [arg for arg in args if not arg == '' and not arg.startswith('Tau_')]

        return types + types_args

# TODO: handle Javadoc with word2vec
class Javadoc(Evidence):

    def __init__(self, order, max_length, filter_sizes, num_filters):
        self.order = order
        self.max_sentence_length = max_length
        self.filter_sizes = filter_sizes
        self.num_filters = num_filters
        self.pad_char = '_PADDING_'

    def load_embedding(self, save_dir):
        embed_save_dir = os.path.join(save_dir, 'embed_javadoc')
        # vocabulary
        with open(os.path.join(embed_save_dir, 'config.json')) as f:
            js = json.load(f)
        self.chars = js['chars']
        # add padding character
        self.chars = [self.pad_char] + self.chars
        self.vocab = dict(zip(self.chars, range(len(self.chars))))
        # self.vocab_size = len(self.vocab)
        # max_sentence_length could also be pre-determined and hard-coded
        # self.max_sentence_length = js['javadoc_' + self.order + '_max_length']
        # embedding
        with tf.Session() as sess:
            embedding = tf.get_variable('embedding_' + self.order, [js['vocab_size'], js['embedding_size']],
                                        dtype=tf.float32, trainable=False)
            norm = tf.sqrt(tf.reduce_sum(tf.square(embedding), 1, keep_dims=True))
            normalized_embedding = embedding / norm
            saver = tf.train.Saver({'embedding': embedding})
            ckpt = tf.train.get_checkpoint_state(embed_save_dir)
            saver.restore(sess, ckpt.model_checkpoint_path)
            # numpy array
            self.final_embedding = normalized_embedding.eval()
            # add embedding for padding character
            self.final_embedding = np.append([[0] * js['embedding_size']], self.final_embedding, axis=0)

    # def read_data_point(self, program, infer=False):
    def read_data_point(self, program):
        # assume data is clean
        field_name = 'javadoc_' + self.order
        javadoc = program[field_name] if field_name in program else None
        if not javadoc:
            javadoc = UNK
        try:  # do not consider non-ASCII javadoc
            javadoc.encode('ascii')
        except UnicodeEncodeError:
            javadoc = UNK
        javadoc = javadoc.split()
        # if len(javadoc) > self.max_sentence_length:
        #     self.max_sentence_length = len(javadoc)
        # replace words not in the dictionary with unknown
        javadoc = [i if i in self.chars else UNK for i in javadoc]

        return javadoc

    def wrangle(self, data):
        # index words and pad and trim word vectors
        indices_list = []
        for s in data:
            padding_length = self.max_sentence_length - len(s)
            if padding_length > 0:
                s.extend([self.pad_char] * padding_length)
                words = s
            elif padding_length < 0:
                words = s[:padding_length]
            else:
                words = s
            indices = list(map(self.vocab.get, words))
            indices_list.append(indices)
        return np.array(indices_list, dtype=np.int32)

    def placeholder(self, config):
        return tf.placeholder(tf.int32, [config.batch_size, self.max_sentence_length])

    def exists(self, inputs):
        return tf.not_equal(tf.count_nonzero(inputs, axis=1), 0)

    def init_sigma(self, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('javadoc_' + self.order):
            self.sigma = tf.get_variable('sigma', [])

    def encode(self, inputs, config):
        with tf.variable_scope('javadoc_' + self.order):
            # step. make embedding a variable tensor
            # W = tf.get_variable(name="W", shape=embedding.shape, tf.constant_initializer(embedding), trainable=False)
            with tf.variable_scope('embedding'):
                W = tf.get_variable(
                    name='W',
                    shape=list(self.final_embedding.shape),
                    initializer=tf.constant_initializer(self.final_embedding),
                    trainable=False)
                embedded_chars = tf.nn.embedding_lookup(W, inputs)
                embedded_chars_expanded = tf.expand_dims(embedded_chars, -1)

            # convolution and pooling layers
            pooled_outputs = []
            embedding_size = self.final_embedding.shape[1]
            for i, filter_size in enumerate(self.filter_sizes):
                with tf.variable_scope('conv-maxpool-%s' % filter_size):
                    # convolution
                    filter_shape = [filter_size, embedding_size, 1, self.num_filters]
                    # hyper-parameters
                    W = tf.Variable(tf.truncated_normal(filter_shape, stddev=0.1), name='W')
                    b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[self.num_filters]), name='b')
                    conv = tf.nn.conv2d(
                        embedded_chars_expanded,
                        W,
                        strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                        padding='VALID',
                        name='conv')
                    # non-linearity
                    h = tf.nn.relu(tf.nn.bias_add(conv, b), name='relu')
                    # max pooling -> tensor([batch_size, 1, 1, num_filters])
                    pooled = tf.nn.max_pool(
                        h,
                        ksize=[1, self.max_sentence_length - filter_size + 1, 1, 1],
                        strides=[1, 1, 1, 1],
                        padding='VALID',
                        name='pool')
                    pooled_outputs.append(pooled)

            # combine all the pooled features
            num_filters_total = self.num_filters * len(self.filter_sizes)
            h_pool = tf.concat(pooled_outputs, 3)
            h_pool_flat = tf.reshape(h_pool, [-1, num_filters_total])

            # dropout
            with tf.variable_scope('dropout'):
                # hyper-parameter
                keep_rate = 0.5
                h_drop = tf.nn.dropout(h_pool_flat, keep_rate)

            # final fc layer
            with tf.variable_scope('output'):
                W = tf.get_variable(
                    'W',
                    shape=[num_filters_total, config.latent_size],
                    initializer=tf.contrib.layers.xavier_initializer())
                b = tf.Variable(tf.constant(0.1, shape=[config.latent_size]), name='b')
                latent_encoding = tf.nn.xw_plus_b(h_drop, W, b, name='encoding')
                return latent_encoding

    def evidence_loss(self, psi, encoding, config):
        sigma_sq = tf.square(self.sigma)
        loss = 0.5 * (config.latent_size * tf.log(2 * np.pi * sigma_sq + 1e-10)
                      + tf.square(encoding - psi) / sigma_sq)
        return loss


Melisa Garcia is a 3rd year PhD student in Rhetoric & Writing at the University of New Mexico (UNM). In 2016, she graduated from UNM's MFA program with a poetry emphasis. Her interest lies in the representation of Central America, civil war testimonios, and immigration. Originally from Long Beach, California, her work has appeared in Huizache, Spillway, The Packinghouse Review, and other journals.
Michael Murphy hopped a train headed west from Massachusetts and Maine in 1993. He entered into a loving relationship with wide open spaces and mountain wilderness, making a home in Alaska where the relationship blossomed. He moved to New Mexico in 2011 after the birth of his son Rio and fell in love with all that is Taos. His creative muse approved of the move. He currently works as a counselor supporting people pursuing change.


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Spring commencement 2019: Celebrating UMSL's newest class of graduates
May/20/2019 | POSTED BY UMSL Daily
Psychology major Breona Robinson, one of the more than 600 graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, looks excitedly into the crowd after receiving her diploma cover during Saturday afternoon's commencement ceremony at the Mark Twain Athletic Center. (Photos by August Jennewein)
The University of Missouri–St. Louis campus community celebrated nearly 1,500 students who earned their degrees over the weekend at six commencement ceremonies, starting with Friday's event to recognize graduates of the College of Optometry at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center and continuing Saturday and Sunday at the Mark Twain Athletic Center.
UMSL campus photographer August Jennewein captured a few of the joyous scenes.
Student Marshal Meagan Burwell (at right) led her fellow graduates into the Mark Twain Athletic Center during Saturday afternoon's commencement ceremony.
Students couldn't hide their excitement as they sat together on the floor during the second of two ceremonies for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Teaching Professor Gary Brandes, UMSL's director of bands, directed the UMSL Wind Ensemble at the Mark Twain Athletic Center.
Students' eyes were constantly peering into the crowd, looking to locate the people who helped them achieve their goals of earning their college degrees.
Some took the time to decorate their graduation caps with messages of gratitude for the people who helped them on their journeys to the stage.
UMSL alumna Sara Foster, an executive vice president at Commerce Bancshares Inc., delivered one of six commencement addresses.
The breakdown of degree candidates from the spring semester was 629 from the College of Arts and Sciences, 380 from the College of Business Administration, 256 from the College of Education, 87 from the College of Nursing, 55 from the School of Social Work, 39 from the College of Optometry and 23 from the UMSL/WUSTL Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program.
(Photo courtesy of Courtney Timm)
Alex Zvibleman (second from left) became the first student to earn a BSBA with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and commemorated the moment with (from left) UMSL Accelerate Founding Executive Director Dan Lauer, College of Business Administration Dean Charlie Hoffman and Chancellor Tom George.
Liberal studies graduate Michael Dunlap proudly showed off his diploma cover after his walk across the stage.
Economics graduate Thinh Dam (at right), a native of Vietnam, processed out of the Mark Twain Athletic Center with his fellow graduates.
The celebration spilled outside onto the sidewalk in front of the Mark Twain Athletic Center as the new graduates met up with friends and family members.
Economics dual-degree graduate Nicolette Seder took a selfie with her boyfriend and her daughter, Skylar.
Daniel Bolden took a photo with his daughter after graduating with a degree he began pursuing as an Opportunity Scholar in 2011.
Psychology graduate Courtney Rowland (holding red folder) gathered with her family outside the Mark Twain Athletic Center.
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The Auckland Street Choir meets every Tuesday evening near K Rd, where many of the city's homeless and marginalised people gather. Musician Rohan McMahon came up with the idea of a choir with a difference. Under his guidance and expertise as a choir director, it's evolved into a close-knit group of about 25 regulars: people from all walks of life who get together to enjoy a wide range of music, including soul, reggae and waiata. A unique attribute is the choir's open door policy, where everyone is made welcome.
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