A recent Nonprofit Quarterly article focused on solving the issue of food deserts—places without access to grocery stores offering fresh fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices. Several different examples are described, some of which involve 501(c)(3) exempt status, and which reflect the many approaches organizations and individuals can take to address this issue.
As a starting point, food deserts are problematic because lack of fresh and healthful food choices contributes to obesity and other health issues for affected populations. And the federal government has taken notice of the health effect and the related impact on community economics and connection; six federal agencies have created an initiative called Local Foods, Local Places to support programs to create community-owned grocery stores and farmers' markets.
Membership organization: In Bowdon, North Dakota, residents have formed a grocery store as a membership store similar to a Costco. The small town had already lost its school, and didn't want to lose its grocery store—the nearest one would be 18 miles away.
More traditional 501(c)(3)-operated social enterprise: In Willow Lake, South Dakota, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit called Willow Lake Area Advancement has been operating a community grocery store for about five years now. Money generated from the store helps the nonprofit make community-oriented business loans to further improve the small town's economy.
As background, the operation of a grocery store within a 501(c)(3) structure can be challenging. To start, a 501(c)(3) needs to be organized and operated for exempt 501(c)(3) purposes. This includes charitable purposes, such as serving a needy population (including job training programs) and addressing community deterioration, and can include the promotion of health as well.
However, a 501(c)(3) is subject to additional regulation, including the somewhat amorphous commerciality doctrine. Under this doctrine, the IRS will deny 501(c)(3) status to organizations that operate too similarly to a for-profit, commercial business. This inquiry will focus on factors including whether the organization sells goods to the general public; is in direct competition with for-profit businesses; sets prices comparable to retail; utilizes promotional materials and commercial catch-phrases; does not utilize volunteers; and does not receive charitable contributions.
An organization operating a grocery store that was not deemed to serve a 501(c)(3) exempt purpose could be liable for unrelated business income tax, or even could put its exempt status in jeopardy. Organizations that are aiming to serve populations that otherwise lack access to healthful foods, which generally are in areas that are suffering some degree of blight, have a good argument that they are not necessarily operating in competition with standard grocery stores. However, this will be a facts-and-circumstances determination on the part of the IRS. Some stores focus all or in part on providing job training as part of their core function, which helps alleviate the commerciality concern somewhat.
That said, there are several ways to utilize a 501c3 in the grocery context strategically. An organization can operate the grocery directly (either as an operating division or through a single-member LLC that is disregarded for tax purposes) if it is confident that is serving an exempt purpose.
For organizations running a store that may border more on commercial, they can operate the store within a for-profit corporate subsidiary, which will shield the nonprofit from unrelated business income tax and also protect its exempt status (though, of course, income will be taxed at the subsidiary level before it is passed along to the nonprofit parent through dividends or other distributions.
Finally, a 501(c)(3) can make a program-related investment in a community-oriented grocery enterprise. This can be done through a low- or non-interest loan, or an equity investment in some circumstances.


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From the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Siama burst onto the musical scene in Kinshasa in the 70's. Siama added his fusion of rock and soul guitar licks to the classic sounds of Congalese rumba and caused quite a stir. Embraced in the wildly popular band Cavasha, they renamed the band Kombe Kombe...
Tony Paul
Hailing from a small village called Cedros in the southern tip of the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad, Tony Paul made his way to Minneapolis as a student attending Augsburg College in the 70's. Since his arrival he established himself as a pillar in the twin cities Caribbean music scene. His musical interests are far...
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Scott Fultz is a versatile multi-instrumentalist who arrived in the Twin Cities area in 1985 to play guitar and saxophone with the soca band Shangoya. Over the years, Scott has played in many diverse musical settings that include jazz, latin, blues, avante guard and even an Elvis impersonator. Scott consider it both a privilege and...

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Q: Как ограничить ввод определенных символов в инпут JS Как в простом калькуляторе ограничить ввод символов в инпутe, оставить только цифры и английские буквы?

    <input id="number1" type="text" value="">

    <input type="text" id="operator">

    <input id="number2" type="text">

    <button onclick="calc()">Результат</button>

function calc() {
    let result;
    let number1 = Number(document.getElementById("number1").value);
    let number2 = Number(document.getElementById("number2").value);
    let operator = String(document.getElementById("operator").value);
    if (operator == "+") {
        result = number1 + number2;
    } else if (operator == "-") {
        result = number1 - number2;
    } else if (operator == "*") {
        result = number1 * number2;
    } else if (operator == "/") {
        result = number1 / number2;
    } else {
        result = "Ошибка ввода данных";
    }
    document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = result; //вывод результата на страницу
}

A: Добавьте слушатель на событие input, оно будет срабатывать при вводе каждого символа или change, оно сработает после того, как элемент потеряет фокус:
    <input id="number2" oninput="check_symbols()" type="text">

В check_symbols заменяйте ненужные символы функцией replace:
text = text.replace(/\W/g, '');

Проблема тут в том, что при использовании события input может теряться положение каретки, но это уже совсем другая история...

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namespace mediapipe {

class OpticalFlowField {
 public:
  OpticalFlowField() {}
  explicit OpticalFlowField(const cv::Mat_<cv::Point2f>& flow);
  OpticalFlowField(const OpticalFlowField&) = delete;
  OpticalFlowField& operator=(const OpticalFlowField&) = delete;

  int width() const { return flow_data_.cols; }
  int height() const { return flow_data_.rows; }

  // Returns the maximum magnitude of motion in the flow field, ignoring values
  // larger than 1e9, which are assumed to be outliers. This function can
  // return a value of 0.0f for a zero-motion flow field.
  float GetRobustMaximumMagnitude() const;

  // Computes the color wheel visualization of the flow field. Normalizes based
  // on the maximum magnitude in the field. Hue represents angle and saturation
  // corresponds to the relative magnitude. The resulting Mat is RGB.
  cv::Mat GetVisualization() const;

  // Computes the color wheel visualization as if the specified maximum
  // magnitude were the true maximum magnitude of the flow. Magnitudes outside
  // the allowed range will saturate for visualization. The actual stored flow
  // field is not affected. The resulting Mat is RGB.
  cv::Mat GetVisualizationSaturatedAt(float max_magnitude) const;

  // Allocates internal storage for optical flow field of specified size.
  // After calling this function flow_data() and mutable_flow_data() return
  // allocated cv::Mat's.
  void Allocate(int width, int height);

  // Resizes this flow field in place to [new_width, new_height]. Pixel
  // displacements are rescaled to correspond to pixels in the new image size.
  void Resize(int new_width, int new_height);

  // Returns the raw flow data.
  const cv::Mat& flow_data() const { return flow_data_; }
  cv::Mat& mutable_flow_data() { return flow_data_; }

  // Converts from a tensorflow H x W x 2 float Tensor. The internal storage
  // for the optical flow field is reallocated.
  void CopyFromTensor(const tensorflow::Tensor& tensor);

  // Converts to/from associated proto.
  void SetFromProto(const OpticalFlowFieldData& proto);
  void ConvertToProto(OpticalFlowFieldData* proto) const;

  // Propagates the point at (x,y) to the point at (new_x, new_y) based on the
  // computed flow. Uses bilinear interpolation to calculate flow values at
  // sub-pixel location. Returns false if x is not in [0, width-1] or y is not
  // in [0, height-1].
  bool FollowFlow(float x, float y, float* new_x, float* new_y) const;

  // Returns the (sub-)pixel correspondences implied by the flow field. The
  // returned cv::Mat has entries (x + dx, y + dy) at location (x, y).
  cv::Mat ConvertToCorrespondences() const;

  // Returns true if this OpticalFlowField has the same dimensions as other and
  // the values at every pixel are within the specified margin.
  bool AllWithinMargin(const OpticalFlowField& other, float margin) const;

  // Estimates occluded and disoccluded pixels between two frames based on a
  // forward-backward motion consistency check. An occluded pixel is detected
  // when following the flow to the opposite frame and then back again moves the
  // point more than the specified spatial_distance_threshold. Occluded pixels
  // in the first frame and disoccluded pixels in the second frame are marked
  // with non-zero values in the respective masks. Occluded or disoccluded may
  // be nullptr to skip the computation of the corresponding mask.
  // For a forward-backward consistency check that also considers the
  // difference in appearance of the corresponding pixels, see
  // FlowFollower::FollowFlowWithAllChecks().
  static void EstimateMotionConsistencyOcclusions(
      const OpticalFlowField& forward, const OpticalFlowField& backward,
      double spatial_distance_threshold, Location* occluded_mask,
      Location* disoccluded_mask);

 private:
  // If enforce_max_magnitude is false, max_magnitude will be reset to be
  // the actual maximum magnitude of the flow in this frame.
  cv::Mat GetVisualizationInternal(float max_magnitude,
                                   bool enforce_max_magnitude) const;

  // Computes flow at a valid sub-pixel location using bilinear interpolation.
  cv::Point2f InterpolatedFlowAt(float x, float y) const;

  // Returns a mask Location with non-zero values for pixels that fail a
  // forward-backward motion-consistency check. Pixels fail the check if
  // following flow into the next frame and back again moves a point by more
  // than the specified spatial_distance_threshold.
  static Location FindMotionInconsistentPixels(
      const OpticalFlowField& forward, const OpticalFlowField& backward,
      double spatial_distance_threshold);

  cv::Mat_<cv::Point2f> flow_data_;
};

}  // namespace mediapipe

#endif  // MEDIAPIPE_FRAMEWORK_FORMATS_MOTION_OPTICAL_FLOW_FIELD_H_

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For low-wage workers, overtime may get more lucrative.
In a balancing act worthy of a high-wire performer, the Labor Department has proposed changes to the law that dictates who gets overtime pay. The changes to the "white-collar exemptions" of the Fair Labor Standards Act would entitle more hourly employees to time and a half and clarify provisions that have allowed salaried workers to sue employers for overtime.
There are two different sets of problems with the current exemptions. First, the wage thresholds, last adjusted in 1975, are so low that even minimum-wage employees working 40-hour weeks qualify as "white-collar" workers who don't have to be paid overtime. The department's proposed modifications would raise the salary threshold from $155 a week to $425 a week. The impact would be to increase the wages of 1.3 million lower-income workers and reduce the number of low-wage salaried workers currently being denied overtime pay. While employers would have to pay some workers more, they would be insulated against lawsuits for violations of the complex "salary basis" test and so-called "no docking" rule. This test in effect limits employers' ability to "dock" exempt employees' pay for partial-day personal absences and disciplinary violations.
Meanwhile, the House was approving alternatives to overtime. The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections passed the Family Time Flexibility Act (H.R. 1119) on April 3. The bill allows private-sector workers to trade overtime hours worked for comp time. If the employer and the employee (or, in union shops, the union) agree, employees can begin banking up to 160 hours of paid time off, to use at the worker's discretion.


You love Facebook. It is the most popular social networking site in the world today. Maybe you have around ten or twenty friends of Facebook and you see others that have over five hundred. You may ask yourself how in the world did they ever get that many friends. Do they really know that many people? The simple answer to that is no way. You can buy Facebook friends, though.
What about celebrities on Facebook? Do they really have over 500 friends? More than likely not. Celebrities tend to be somewhat private people. And, what is even more sad is that some actually believe that they are the real friends of these celebrities. They don't know any different.
This means an awful lot to you. This is starting to be a focal point of your social life and you want to be even more social and show the world how many friends you really do have. Just follow the suggestions here and you will have more friends. Maybe even more than five hundred of them.
Simply get yourself to the Craigslist website and place an ad for friends. You don't have to get real elaborate and detailed. When you do this there will be others just like you that want that too and they will send you an invite. And, that doing this is very easy. Just be sure not to put your real location there. Always stay safe.
On the more business side, go to eBay and sell your Facebook membership. This is a good way to make a little more money. It does not cost an arm or a leg, so just sign up and sell, sell, sell.
Here is a little method that is somewhat unconventional, but it works. This would be for you to have a bunch of emails created just for you for you to make fake friends. That seems a little strange, and it sounds somewhat desperate, but it does work.
The next thing you can do is to join a group of your choice. It does not even need to be a group that you really want to be in. The trick here is to tell everyone how great the group is and that everyone should want to join it. This will probably get some people to join, but after a while, a bunch will join and there will be more friends to be had.
These are just a few suggestions for you to try and make new real or fake friends for your Facebook account. It sounds like a lot of work for some of it, but, if you really want to buy Facebook friends, these are some ways you can do it.
Want to buy facebook friends but don't know the best place to get them? This article on where to buy Facebook friends will definitely help you out a lot.


Data dots: Researchers at HGST created the pattern above, which contains "magnetic islands" for storing data, using an emerging technique called nanoimprinting.
Increased media density in HDDs.
HGST Researchers Use Nano-Imprinting to Double Hard Drive Disk Capacity | MIT Technology Review.
It is good to see that HGST (Hitachi) are still operating under their own name since the acquisition last year by Western Digital.


Pachmarhi is a place where you would not run out of things to do.
Nestled in the hills of Satpura, Mowgli's home awaits you at Pench National Park.
Sanchi brings to you a galore full of Buddhist Monastries, Holy Shrines and Pillars.
Everybody at Satpura, makes it a point to provide you with the best they can.
Taking you back to history, with its rock art, is this magnificent heritage site called Udaigiri Gyraspur Caves.
Escape the monotony of Life with exciting adventures in Madhya Pradesh!
Well known as the Summer Capital of Scindia Dynasty, Shivpuri has something for everyone!
Popular as the city of lakes, Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Nestled amidst seven hills and on the banks of two lakes, the city is thriving with the legacy of its Mughal rulers and is blessed with ample pulchritude. The city is a perfect blend of rich art forms, culture and traditions. Found by King Bhoj in 11th century AD, Bhopal was reined successively by four generations of Begums (Queens). The city yields a profuse cultural and traditional hub for visitors from around the Globe.
The splendid museums, art galleries, lakes, historical monuments, magnificent architecture take you to an era of grandeur and affluence. Therefore we have mustered a gist of all that this buoyant city has to offer. So if you happen to be in Bhopal or nearby, do not miss these places because if you do, you might end up feeling rueful.
Here, you will see different cultures, customs and rituals of our tribes- the Gonds, Bharias, Korku, Sahariya, Bhil, Baiga and Kol– the museum is a rich repository of traditional aesthetics and artworks! Sculpted and styled by more than 1500 artists and craftsmen, hailing from remote corners of the state like Jhabua, Dindori, Alirajpur and other districts, the museum is nothing short of a 'communication tool' disseminating beliefs and traditions of the indigenous people! This is surely not less than paradise on Earth!
Located in the heart of the city, within the DB City Mall, the hotel offers an unmatched level of service and amenities. A fitness centre and an outdoor pool with a remarkable view of the city, ample parking space, indoor and outdoor venue space, all this in the prime location of the city allows you to work, play, and explore with ease!
Pachmarhi is also called the Queen of Satpura hill range! Heart capturing waterfalls, scenic sites, large mountains and lush green hillocks, stretched over huge distances in dramatic natural splendour! It is the most visited hill station in Central India.
This place was discovered by officer of the British reign, Captain James Forsyth long long ago. The Britishers often used to come to this place to enjoy the scenic beauty in Pachmarhi. With the Sunrise you will hear the chirping of birds, murmuring rivulets, waterfall and experience the hypnotic hills and shadowy trees. You can attain a spiritual peace in the beauty of Nature. Pandav Caves, 150 feet- Bee fall, Dhoop-garh, Duchess Fall, The big silver Rajat Pratap Fall, the beautiful Pachmarhi Lake, Chauragarh, Jata Shankar, Reechgarh, 60 feet long cave-Bada Mahadev, Gupt Mahadev and still more to discover!
When the summer is on its high and if one wants to beat the heat, Jehan Numa Retreat offers a perfect chance to cool up your mind and please your stomach. A natural setting with lavish corridors, wooden furniture, green grass and plantation, crystal clear azure pool and not to forget the Spa, wherein you can pamper and rejuvenate yourself with its exquisite and soothing body treatments! Along with that a warm welcome and hospitality and a special When the summer is on its high and if one wants to beat the heat, Jehan Numa Retreat offers a perfect chance to cool up your mind and please your stomach. A natural setting with lavish corridors, wooden furniture, green grass and plantation, crystal clear azure pool and not to forget the Spa, wherein you can pamper and rejuvenate yourself with its exquisite and soothing body treatments! Along with that a warm welcome and hospitality and a special.
Kerwa Dam, surrounded by hills and greenery, is a popular hangout on the outskirts of Bhopal. A popular weekend getaway among the Bhopalis, Kerwa could be the place you seek to de-stress. Lying beside a tranquil water body at dusk would be all to assert goodbye to a hectic day and relax your mind, body and soul. Rappelling, Trekking, Flying Fox, Rope Walking, Monkey Crawl and many more activities to discover!
The Bhojeshwar Temple situated in Bhojpur, near Bhopal, was built by King Bhoj in 11th Century. As the legends have it, this temple was never completed and still the construction and maintenance work keeps running across the year. This temple has probably the tallest man made Shiva Linga in the world!
From mountain biking to bullock carts to local cuisines, there are several reasons why Samardha Camp is a paradise for camping aficionados. Located 30kms from Bhopal, it might just be the weekend escapade that you seek! Beyond the cosy tents and melodious tribal folk songs, forget not to look for animals camouflaged in the woods!
Commencing on 26th January marked as the Republic Day of India the Lokrang Samaroh in Bhopal begins its five day fervour embracing and portraying a wide variety of cultures from around the world. Lokrang Samaroh brings into spotlight, various withering cultures from across India that have been on the verge of fading into oblivion. The five day festivities are centred on a particular geographic region of the country and showcasing its varied Tribal and Folk cultures. The chief rationale behind the fest is eradicating geographical differences between the people and bringing India as a unified whole!
Bharat Bhavan is a pivotal museum and centre for visual and performing arts. Bharat Bhavan is a must visit for art lovers and enthusiasts from all over the globe. It houses a fine arts workshop, an art gallery, an open-air amphitheatre, a studio theatre, an auditorium, a museum of tribal and folk art, libraries of Indian poetry, classical music as well as folk music. The superb landscaping and interactive activities of visual, performing and vocal arts add to the splendour of this famed museum.
The Udayagiri Caves, 60 km from Bhopal, is an early Hindu ritual site located near Vidisha in the state of Madhya Pradesh, Central India. They were extensively carved and reworked under the command of Chandragupta II, Emperor of the Gupta Empire, in the late 4th and 5th century CE.
One of India's most important archaeological sites from the Gupta period and is best known for a series of rock-cut sanctuaries and images excavated into hillside in the early years of the fifth century CE. In addition to these remains, Udayagiri has a series of rock-shelters and petroglyphs, ruined buildings, inscriptions, water systems, fortifications and habitation mounds, all of which have been only partially investigated!


It's interesting to me that when you look at what's behind the accusation (often heard on certain partisan news networks) that people are in any way "dumbing down", what they usually mean is that the people accused don't know or aren't interested in what the accuser thinks they should be interested in.
In the meantime, people are busy learning what THEY think is important. Most people really are not dumb, they are smart enough to know what skills the society REALLY wants, which it indicates through how it rewards people who acquire them. Business, Sports, Politics, Entertainment and Financials are where the rewards pretty much are. Science and Mathematics are mostly for the "nerds", who rarely get paid (I say rarely because there is the intersection between Finance/Business and mathematics where the nerds do manage to get paid. But those are the exceptions). One pundit (me) observed that if we paid Teachers and Scientists even five percent of what we pay athletes, actors, bankers and politicians, we would be scientifically unstoppable. But when the rubber meets the road, we just don't do it.
Now, understand that I am not saying there is no value in the charts and graphs. I work in a technical field and understand them fairly well and like to see them as a checkup of sorts on what I hear. But if, ultimately, what matters in music is the emotional/intellectual state it induces in the listener, then what better test than listening to see if a particular piece of equipment does that job?
It's kind of hubris that some people think people should buy what is determined "objectively" best rather than what they think is best through their own aural evidence. To paraphrase Chico Marx, "Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own ears?" I could argue that charts and graphs are most interesting out of intellectual curiosity (at least to those not actively engaged in the actual design of components, speakers, etc.).
All this does put a premium on the listening/evaluation process. I am always suspicious (keeping in mind I can only conjecture about other people's actual abilities) of someone who listens to a piece of equipment for ten minutes and has definite, unshakable opinions. Personally, I can tell something I probably won't like fairly quickly, but once it has passed that test of being at least adequate, it takes me a while to formulate a useful opinion.
In fact, in some ways, the most useful information comes in those "ah ha" moments of just listening for pleasure when it hits you how good (or not) a particular piece of music sounds through the equipment in use. In combination with your familiarity with live music and the time you spend listening analytically to recordings you know, this gives you the best chance I know of to make a sound (ahem) evaluation.
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I participated in SXSW Interactive with fellow awesome scientists, Jen Golbeck and Nicole Cabrera Salazar. Our panel was entitled #DistractinglySexy: Fighting Science Sexism Online. We focused specifically on how Twitter hashtags can be utilized and/or re-appropriated to promote women in science.


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In honor of the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere's hottest season, I am passing along some movie trivia from IMDB and elsewhere about the hottest femulation film of its time, Some Like It Hot.
Tony Curtis's voice as Josephine was dubbed by Paul Frees (according to co-writer I.A.L. Diamond). Curtis confirmed it by stating the voice you hear as Josephine is a combination of his voice and Frees'. Curtis says he had trouble maintaining a high-pitched voice for an entire take.
Supposedly when Orry-Kelly was measuring all three stars for dresses, he half-jokingly told Marilyn Monroe, "Tony Curtis has a nicer butt than you," at which point Monroe pulled open her blouse and said, "Yeah, but he doesn't have t*ts like these!"
Upon its original release, Kansas banned the film from being shown in the state, explaining that crossdressing was "too disturbing for Kansans".
A cabaret dancer (a man who played women on stage) tried to teach Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon to walk in heels. After about a week, Lemmon declined his help, saying he didn't want to walk like a woman, but a man trying to walk like a woman.
When Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon first put on the female make-up and costumes, they walked around the Goldwyn Studios lot to see if they could "pass" as women. Then they tried using mirrors in public ladies rooms to fix their makeup, and when none of the women using it complained, they knew they could be convincing as women. There is a scene on the train recreating this moment.
In 2008, a Californian man who found a little black dress in his closet was stunned when appraisers for U.S. TV series Antiques Roadshow determined it once belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The frock - which Monroe was sewn into for Some Like It Hot - was estimated to be worth $250,000.
One of the few American movies ever given a "Condemned" rating by the Roman Catholic Legion of Decency.
I remember the first time the film appeared on television in the early 1960s. As a budding young femulator, my eyes were glued to the television set while simultaneously trying to feign disinterest so that no one would suspect my affinity for feminine finery.
Jack Lemmon's son Chris Lemmon appeared in Vegas showgirl drag in an episode of a 1989-1990 television series titled Open House. His femulation was very good, but I have never been able to track down a photo of that femulation.
Actor Brian Charles Rooney femulating in the 2012 stage production of Bedbugs!!!
Wearing DressBarn.
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Lisa Kaufmann June 21, 2013
Love the DressBard dress. I just tried the same one on yesterday and almost bought it. I still may go back and purchase it. Just an interesting bit of useless trivia. Have a good weekend.
Anonymous June 21, 2013
Have the movie "Some Like It Hot" recorded on a DVD from "The Movie Channel" some years ago. "Some Like It Hot" is my favorite comedy movie and number one on my femulation film list ;) Thanks for information that the movie was banned in Kansas.
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U.S. Navy photo by Andrew Revelos — From left to right, Capt. Pete Nette, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac, Ruby Brabo, member of the King George County Board of Supervisors for Dahlgren, Ed Jones, president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation, Robert Gates, vice president of the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation, John LoBuglio, vice chairman of the King George County Board of Supervisors, and Dale Sisson, chairman-at-large of the King George County Board of Supervisors, cut the ribbon opening the Dahlgren Heritage Museum on Oct. 19.
Community and military leaders joined members of the Dahlgren Heritage Board on Oct. 16 to cut the ribbon and open the long-awaited Dahlgren Heritage Museum. The ribbon-cutting marked the end of a three-year effort organized by the board-supported by King George County and the base-to establish a museum to tell the story of Dahlgren.
The museum is located on the site formerly occupied by the Virginia Welcome Center and features exhibits detailing the accomplishments of Dahlgren's scientists, engineers and Sailors in the installation's more than nine decades of service. Banners presented those achievements by decade alongside historic items, such as the shells of naval guns.
Capt. Pete Nette, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity South Potomac, said he enjoyed working with community leaders and was pleased to see the project come to fruition.
Ruby Brabo, member of the King George County Board of Supervisors for Dahlgren, seconded Sisson's praise. "I've been so impressed with all the work everybody has done to put this together, to make this vision a reality," she said.
An avowed history buff, Brabo hoped the museum would help bring more tourism to the area. "Tourism is a $21 billion industry here in Virginia, so I look forward to King George County finally capitalizing on [this]," she said.
Ed Jones, president of the privately-funded Dahlgren Heritage Foundation, thanked a long list of people for their contributions to the project. Jones called the museum "a dream come true" when the site was unveiled to Dahlgren School alumni before the ribbon-cutting.
Jones offered special recognition for a Dahlgren School alumnus whose family treasures are no on display at the museum. "One of our alums deserves special thanks and that is my friend Carlton Middlebrook, from Dahlgren School, who has loaned us two very important artifacts," he said.
Those two historic items on display at the museum-a Norden bombsight and N-9 seaplane propeller-were graciously loaned by Middlebrook, son of legendary Dahlgren avionics mechanic Charles Middlebrook.
The elder Middlebrook was trained by Carl Norden and inspected the bombsights bearing his name as they were delivered to the Navy, from the 1930s through World War 2.
The seaplane propeller was part of a lesser known aspect of Dahlgren history. On Sept. 15, 1924, the Naval Research Laboratory conducted the first radio-controlled, pilotless flight from the installation, the first in the United States. The N9 seaplane was fitted with gyro-actuated automatic controls adjusted by Charles Middlebrook.
Though that first pilotless flight lasted less than 15 minutes, the experiment marked the first milestone on a technological path that eventually led to today's unmanned aerial vehicles.


My wife and I made a quick mid-day circuit of Baskett Slough NWR. Bright sun, no wind, swallows on the wing and on the wires as they begin to collect and move southward. Today it was Violet-Green and Barn.
But highlight was a swirl of White Pelicans, dropping down from overhead and floating in circles, ever lower until they landed with a few of their kind already loafing on a mudflat. They were in Parvipes Marsh east of Smithfield Road. Dozens of Great Egrets were lurking along the shore there as well.
The shorebirds we saw were all the pond at the south end of Taverner's Marsh just north of Colville Road. In this photo, left to right: yellowlegs, dowitcher, Least Sandpiper in the grass: The Dunlin were too far away for photos.
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Geoscientists dwell in an unusual frame of reference… studying evidence of events that happened millions of years ago… to understand the present… and try to foresee future geological events. Geoscientists study the physical aspects of the Earth, such as its composition, structure, and processes, to understand how it was formed and what forces shaped its features. Splitting their time between the lab, the office and the field, geoscientists need a variety of skills. They need to be as comfortable and knowledgeable on a computer as they are on a hike… able to understand and critically analyze the samples and data they gather on a mountain peak… and just as capable of communicating their findings to an audience of nonscientists. Their tools may include a classic hammer and chisel to gather rock samples, along with sophisticated remote sensing equipment to gather a broader impression of an area. Specializations offer very different opportunities; some analyze the probability of earthquakes and volcano eruptions, and study layers of rock under building foundations to ensure a stable foundation. Others explore for—and help develop— oil and gas resources, and clean up and reclaim land. Some geoscientists study the chemistry and movement of ocean waters… and how they affect climate and weather. Most entry-level geoscientists have a bachelor's degree in a related science. Fortunately, geoscientists don't mind getting their hands dirty in a career that benefits human life on Earth.
What they do:
Study the composition, structure, and other physical aspects of the Earth. May use geological, physics, and mathematics knowledge in exploration for oil, gas, minerals, or underground water; or in waste disposal, land reclamation, or other environmental problems. May study the Earth's internal composition, atmospheres, and oceans, and its magnetic, electrical, and gravitational forces. Includes mineralogists, paleontologists, stratigraphers, geodesists, and seismologists.
On the job, you would:
Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
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Q: Regex to find variables in code I am creating a program that enables the user to create some sort of script. I compile his script at runtime and then executed. I am doing something like: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4181855/637142
Anyways to make the long story short basically I have to replace all the variables that start with $. for something that will make the script compile. If the user has the following line:
var x = ($MyArray[ 4 ].Size) + 3;

what regex will enable me to select $MyArray[ 4 ].Size ?
If the user where to write:
var x = $SomeVar;

In that case it would be easy to find SomeVar . I am having trouble finding variables that start with $
Edit
I think I am close on finding the solution. Right now I am replacing the $ with the word Foo. in other words I replced the line:
var x = ($MyArray[ 4 ].Size) + 3;

for
dynamic Foo; // then
var x = (Foo.MyArray[ 4 ].Size) + 3;

Now it compiles but I would still need to find Foo.MyArray[ 4 ].Size
Edit 2
I am not trying to create a compiler I just need to replace some variables (the ones that start with $) nothing more ;)

A: It sounds like you are attempting to use regular expressions to convert a scripting language into a different language. Doing this correctly will require a lot more than what a regular expression can manage.
I would highly recommend using an existing parsing system to manage your scripting for you, as they will have considered many of these kinds of externalities and created a mature language to work in. Lua is a common choice for instance.
Alternatively you will likely want to write a proper parser to handle transforming the original source code into a tree that can then be walked to generate the resultant code.

A: I'm not sure I understand the question fully.
You're trying to make a compiler? It's not that easy my friend. Compilers generally go through 5 stages:

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*Lexical Analysis

*Parsing

*Semantic Analysis

*Optimization

*Code Generation

It looks to me like you're trying to accomplish the lexical analysis stage. If so, there are many programs you can use to accomplish this task. One of these tools is called C# LEX. It's a great tool for generating programs that analyze your code and spit out tokens.
Here is an example of a LEX script:
    %%

    ALPHABET = [a-zA-Z]*

    %%

    <YYINITIAL>{ALPHABET} { return ("STRING"); }

C# LEX takes this .lex file and parses it. It then produces a C# program which can analyze any script that fits the language specified by your lexer.
Thanks,

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A: Managed to do the regex after spending to much time.
So if I have the code:
if (0 == $Foo.Arr1[7 + Arr2_5[3-1] ].More[8].Yes-9) {
  // do something
}

In that case I will want to match $Foo.Arr1[7 + Arr2_5[3-1] ].More[8].Yes
The following regex will match that:
(?xi)
(?>
      (?<Q> "      )    # quote
    | (?<C> //     )    # comment
    | (?<N> [^"\$] )    # nothing
    | (?<D> \$     )    # dollar sign
)
(?(Q) .+? (\r|\n|$|") ) # if a quote is match continue selecting until you find next quote
(?(C) .+? (\r|\n|$)   ) # if a comment // or /* is match continue selecting until end of line
(?(N) (?=(?!))        )
(?(D)                   # if dollar sign is matched then:
  (

    (?(B)(?<-B>)){15}  # make sure group has a count of 0

    (?<V> [a-z|_]     ) # variable must start with letter of under score
    (?>
            (?<B>   \[        )                   # match [
       |    (       [^\s\)\(+\-@\#$%\^&\*=`~,\\\|\[\]] )  # or anything that is not a space, +, @ etc..
    )*
    (?(B)                                         # if you match a bracket then:
        (
           (?>
                    [^\[\]]
                 |    \[ (?<numberP>)                # balance match until opening ( = closing )
                 |    \] (?<-numberP>)
            )*
            \]
            (?(numberP)(?!))
            \.?
        )
    )  # basically if you match a bracket keep selecting until you find even number of closing ]
  )
  +   # repeat this as many times as you can
)
(?(Q)(?!))   # Make regex fail if any of the following cases
(?(C)(?!))
(?(N)(?!))


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Q: iphone - Filling color in closed image I'm trying to create an app for children. It will have different images. And those images will have different closed shapes like stars, balls or any other similar images.
I am aware of how to draw on iphone. I know how to select a color, how to change the brush size etc.
What I want to know is to select a color and on touch of image, it has to flood fill the closed area around touched co-ordinate. Is it possible? How can I do it?
(For example, if I touch inside the ball, the ball must be filled with one color)

A: I think you need to use blending for that, see this answer:
Iphone App: How to fill an image with empty areas with coregraphics?

A: check flood fill library
http://gauravstomar.blogspot.com/2014/09/uiimage-fill-color-objective-c.html
hope it will help


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McAlpin, Kirk (Mercer University: Walter F. George School of Law, 1957)
Mercer Law Review Vol. 009 Issue 01-006 pg. 0024 - Bills and Notes
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Majority of PCTs do not adhere to IVF guidelines
Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of primary care trusts (PCTs) in the UK are not providing IVF treatments that are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, a report shows.
Current guidance recommends that eligible couples where the woman is aged between 23 and 39 should be offered up to three cycles of IVF.
But the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infertility, chaired by MP Gareth Johnson, sent freedom of information requests to all PCTs in the UK and found major inconsistencies in the availability of IVF provision.
Many add extra conditions that prevent infertile couples from having treatment and no PCT offers more than three cycles of IVF.
Mr Johnson said: 'IVF treatment was invented in Britain, and so more than any other country we should be championing its use.
'One in seven couples in the UK suffer from infertility problems, indeed more women attend GP surgeries to obtain advice on infertility than any other issue other than pregnancy. This shows just how big an issue infertility is for so many people.'
Clare Lewis-Jones, chair of the National Infertility Awareness Campaign and chief executive of Infertility Network UK, welcomed the report.
She said that PCTs' failure to fund fertility treatment is 'totally unacceptable' and argued that handing responsibility for commissioning over to GPs could lead to even more variations in access to IVF.
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City removes tent encampment from 7th Street outside Tompkins Square Park
Photos by Stacie Joy
Starting late yesterday morning, another agencywide city sweep took place on Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B along Tompkins Square Park.
This time, however, instead of allowing the dozen or so residents of the makeshift tent encampments to pack up their possessions and move along (and only to return to the same spots a few hours later), city workers either confiscated or discarded their belongings.
A posted Department of Homeless Services flyer stated that a clean-up of this area would start on or after Nov. 9. As EVG contributor Stacie Joy documented in this post, a similar sweep took place this past Friday, though the people who were sheltering here returned after city workers left.
This particular action only targeted people who have been staying along Seventh Street in recent months. Authorities did not address the encampments inside Tompkins Square Park.
The sweep started at 11 a.m. with officers from the NYPD, Parks Enforcement Patrol and the Business District Recovery Initiative detail. They struck down tents of anyone not on-site to protect their belongings.
We're told that there were several confrontations at the outset of the sweep. (Stacie didn't arrive at the scene until after this.) One resident of the encampment was arrested and placed in an ambulance.
In addition, police arrested a mutual aid worker for "obstructing governmental administration Class A misdemeanor" for standing with/protecting a resident's tent. This individual was arrested at around 1 p.m. after exchanging words with the NYPD and released with a desk appearance ticket at around 7:30 p.m.
During the afternoon, the assembled officers bagged the belongings from the tents.
Some property was bagged and tagged, likely being stored at the NYPD's Erie Basin evidence warehouse in Red Hook, where the owners will need clearance from a judge plus ID to reclaim.
Most items, however, were just thrown in the trash. The items were bagged and tossed directly into a waiting sanitation truck. In one case, an entire tent with its belongings was rolled up and discarded...
Lt. Jermaine Oden of the 9th Precinct oversaw yesterday's sweep. He told Stacie that "due to the pandemic, items were contaminated and not able to be saved." They "had to be destroyed."
The corridor along the Park on Seventh Street was clear by late afternoon...
Afterward, Stacie saw one of the officers crying. "I felt bad for him. I do not think anyone was unaffected by this."
Previously on EV Grieve:
• Documenting the city's 'clean-up' along Tompkins Square Park on 7th Street
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Labels: 7th Street, homelessness, Tompkins Square Park
Documenting the city's 'clean-up' along Tompkins Square Park on 7th Street
Photos by Stacie Joy (click on images for a larger view)
On Friday afternoon, a Department of Homeless Services-led entourage, featuring the Department of Sanitation, the Parks Enforcement Patrol and the NYPD, conducted a "clean-up" in and along Tompkins Square Park.
Several posted notices, dated in late October and early November, detailed what would be taking place, a process that most of the residents — a number ranging from 10 to 25 at any given time — have experienced while sheltering along Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B late this summer and early fall.
The flyers also offer information about DHS shelter services and how to apply online for various grants...
EVG contributor Stacie Joy was there to document the proceedings. There were two sweeps — one on Seventh Street where nearly a dozen makeshift tent encampments have arrived since the late summer ... and the other inside the Park, where the people who had been congregating at the now-closed chess tables have moved.
The people staying on Seventh Street did everything themselves with trash bags and other items provided by the city: They cleaned up their areas, threw out some garbage, struck their tents and waited it out across the street... all under the supervision of the various city agencies...
The clean-up went on mostly without incident. One man, clearly agitated, hurled insults at the Parks Enforcement Patrol and NYPD while filming them. They did not respond to his tirade, and he eventually stopped.
Stacie spoke with several of the people who have been living along Seventh Street. (She also had their permission to take photos.)
They reported the same problems that we've heard countless times: the shelters aren't safe, they can't be with their partners and their personal belongings get stolen or destroyed.
The people Stacie talked with said they continue to feel safer on the street than inside a city-run shelter. According to an April report by Coalition for the Homeless titled "View From The Street:"
"Shelters are considered by many homeless individuals as providing an unacceptably low level of personal security. The incidence of theft, physical attack, or other types of violations in the shelters — whether experienced, witnessed, or simply rumored — clearly contributes to the perception of the shelter system as chaotic and unsafe."
This article at The City documents why some people would rather stay on the streets.
Several of the residents living on Seventh Street are also experiencing substance-dependency issues. (NARCAN kits were spotted in some of the tents.)
On Seventh Street Friday afternoon, Junior was protecting his friend JD's tent and belongings. JD has a 9 to 5 job in New Jersey and wasn't there for the sweep. Junior carefully cleaned everything up, sat with it all, and set it back up when the enforcement team left.
There's Jonny and Slay, a queer couple who are fiercely protective of one another.
Benny, a leader of sorts along here, issued directions for the others. He's been through this many times before and seemed resigned to the situation. He gave guidance for the others about what can, might and should happen. He was essentially correct.
Sapphire, the only woman on the block, asked for help finding feminine hygiene products.
Meanwhile, the sanitation and parks crews were much less discriminating inside the Park, tossing everything they saw along the benches on the southern section ...
This is also where residents witness more frequent open-air drug use (heroin and K2) and dealing.
Back on Seventh Street, the tents returned to their previous locations by nightfall, with the residents wondering when the next sweep might occur.
"Most asked me why they have to play a game like this. The Parks Department sergeant says they have to move their stuff or it will get tossed. The 9th Precinct says the residents can't obstruct access on the sidewalk and their belongings must remain attended to," said Stacie. "So they ended up striking their homes, temporarily moving across the street, and then coming back a few hours later and setting up in the same spots."
As housing advocates told the Times over the summer, these citywide sweeps just move people from one place to another and fail to address the housing crisis and provide stability, recovery and treatment to those who need it.
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Good news-bad news about the water-main work on 7th Street and 1st Avenue
Here's some positive news about the roadwork taking place on the west side of First Avenue at Seventh Street in recent months.
A rep for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) told Community Board 3 late last week that the contractor has completed the water-main installation on the west side of the intersection and between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
Workers have also removed those noisy metal plates and filled in the roadway with temporary asphalt.
So far, so good with the west side of this intersection. However, the contractor is now scheduled to begin similar work on the east side of First Avenue and Seventh Street.
According to the DEP rep, crews will be installing the new water main on the east sidewalk of First Avenue, "about 40 feet (give or take) to the north of the north curb line and 40 feet (give or take) to the south of the south curb line of Seventh Street."
In addition, the project calls for the installation of a water main pipe up to the mid-block on Seventh Street between First Avenue and Avenue A. (The rep said that this will be done without "disturbing" any outdoor dining structures on Seventh Street east of First Avenue.)
"We have also requested the contractor to divide this work into phases," the DEP rep said. "This will minimize the number of road plates on location for the duration of the project."
No word on a timeline for the east side. The repair work on the west side of the intersection began in early May.
As previously reported, there were back-to-back breaks here in late December. The multiple ruptures sent water rushing into businesses and residences along Seventh Street between First Avenue and Avenue A.
The work earlier this summer disrupted the lives of residents and businesses due to the all-consuming noise, both during the day when the work crew was on the scene and after-hours when cars and trucks would pass over the multiple metal plates on the roadway. (Read our posts here and here.)
Our coverage, as well as a follow-up piece in the Post, apparently got the attention of the DEP, who told the paper:
"The ongoing upgrades to the critical infrastructure that serves the East Village must be carried out in a way that respects the residents and businesses in the area and we have directed our contractors to take several steps to ensure that this happens. Inspectors will be following up with regular visits."
Businesses and residents can file service complaints with Community Board 3 via this link.
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Checking in on the intersection of 7th Street and 1st Avenue
Last week, EVG regular Daniel Efram reported on the hellish roadwork consuming the west side of First Avenue at Seventh Street.
Crews reporting to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) returned to the intersection to replace portions of the water main back in May.
Neighbors talked about an all-consuming noise, both during the day when the work crew was on the scene, and after-hours when cars and trucks would pass over the multiple metal plates on the roadway.
Neighbors now report a slight improvement, as workers removed some of the metal plates and hauled away stacks of old pipes and other constructions materials left scattered on the curb along Seventh Street (thanks to Steven for these photos...)
Over the weekend, the Post picked up our story (even linking to EVG, a rarity — clunk).
The folks at E7 Deli & Cafe on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street are understandably not happy. A few hours after their grand opening this past December one of the water main breaks flooded the basement.
"It is a big pain in the ass, I am pissed off," E7 owner Esam Alreyashi told the paper about the ongoing construction. "There's noise every day."
Local City Councilmember Carlina Rivera's office has been working with the DEP to clean up the site and do a better job of securing the metal plates.
The Post also got a comment from a DEP spokesperson:
Still no word on an end date for the work.
[Updated] Construction hell is consuming the intersection of 1st Avenue at 7th Street
Photos and story by Daniel Efram
The ongoing roadwork on the west side of First Avenue at Seventh Street continues to negatively impact the quality of life for both residents and business owners along this corridor. Noise from backhoes, earth flatteners, jackhammers, circular saws, and cars and commercial cartage trucks on the uneven metal plates on the streets and avenues have brought this intersection to a boiling point.
Piping and construction materials, garbage and standing water are the norms. Human waste oozes from the rarely emptied portable toilets. Worst of all — there isn't any timetable for the end of the roadwork.
In the weeks/months after the breaks, there was a patchwork of quick fixes on the intersection, and a hodge-podge of sinkholes and cracked surfaces emerged
The DEP contractors covered the various holes with metal plates, and the sound of cars, trucks and buses driving over the plates overnight has disrupted the sleep of residents living within earshot.
A resident assembled the above video in March — a best-of montage of cars and trucks driving over the metal plates.
However, it's not just the noise — the reverberations have caused cracks in several nearby buildings. Two residents in the area said when they called 311, the city eventually dispatched inspectors, who subsequently fined the landlords for the cracks in the buildings exacerbated by the ongoing street repairs. Meanwhile, there has been near-constant jackhammering in the past two-plus months, with some complaints being lodged for work on Saturdays. Residents said they are also irked by workers apparently slacking off on the job and crews taking weeks off without explanation. "I live in one of the buildings on the corner and have had a front-row seat to the shoddy work and laissez-faire attitude of this crew since December," said one resident, who asked to remain anonymous. "They show up at 7 a.m. with a crew of six or so, stand around yelling to each other until about 10 a.m., work for an hour, take lunch, work for a little bit more and finish by 2 or 3 p.m." According to the resident, only a few workers will be active at any given time, and they "walk around like they own the block." "They have taken over a huge part of our block and make no effort to clean up where they have worked or minimize the effects on the residents," the resident said. According to the residents I spoke to, there appears to be little, if any, oversight on this sprawling project. Several residents said they have reached out to local elected officials, including City Council Member Carlina Rivera, Assemblymember Harvey Epstein and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, to request immediate accountability with a transparent timeline — delivered by an independent third party. According to Rivera's office, there is someone assigned to oversee this case. Residents and business owners hope that elected officials can have the work expedited with a definitive timetable. (Anyone wishing to file a complaint can use the subject "7th Street & 1st Avenue Construction Complaints." Community Board 3 has a service complaint here.) Updated 8/5 We asked Community Board 3 District Manager Susan Stetzer for an update. She said that her office has asked the DEP for a timetable and signage to let people know what is happening. As for complaints, Stetzer said to let her office know via the service complaint form here.
"We will not be able to fix all the problems, but we can try to have mitigated as much as possible," she said. And residents should file a complaint sooner rather than later: CB3 has an interagency meeting that will include the DEP this coming Tuesday. "So it would be helpful to have complaints before then," she said.
Repairs finally for the 'warped' intersection of 1st Avenue and 7th Street
Workers from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are back at the intersection of Seventh Street and First Avenue to replace portions of the water main...
As you may recall, there were back-to-back breaks here in late December ... the ruptures sent water rushing into businesses and residences along Seventh Street.
It took a while for these more substantial repairs. The "fucked-up street surface," as one nearby resident called it, has been a topic of frustration in conversations on the East Village Neighbors Facebook group (and in the EVG inbox) this late winter and early spring.
In the weeks/months after the breaks, there was a patchwork of quick fixes on the wonky-looking intersection...
Said one resident: "Basically, the second water main break warped the avenue ... They come out to jackhammer constantly, make a hole, fill it with dirt, and then it caves in. "
Then another sinkhole would form.
And after residents file a complaint: "They come, throw some asphalt onto a sunken hole, leave and nothing is fixed."
The DEP contractors then started covering the holes with metal plates instead ... and the sound of cars, trucks and buses driving over the plates overnight has disrupted the sleep of some residents living nearby.
Said the previously quoted resident: "The trucks wake me up at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 a.m. and I've started getting migraines, which I've never had."
Hopefully, the repairs that started this week will prevent any future breaks and stabilize the roadway — and put an end to the various headaches.
Batteries not included: Food and drinks options on this block of 7th Street
Last week, we reported that the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop would not be reopening on Seventh Street between Avenue A and First Avenue. When it debuted in 2011, this was the very first storefront for co-founders Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff.
In a letter about the closure, the founders understandably cited the challenges of running a business during a pandemic, and how difficult it would be to make it work on Seventh Street ... they also noted that what was once one of "the hottest food blocks" in the city wasn't what it used to be... that "[t]he batteries have gone a bit dim on that street."
It's true that Caracas Arepa Bar decided to close in November after 17 years, continuing on with their Williamsburg location instead. In addition last year, the now-global Luke's Lobster shut down their Seventh Street location, having outgrown the space. And there was the loss of Porchetta a few years back.
Still, we heard from a lot of readers who took exception to the claim that the block between Avenue A and First Avenue was dimming. While they appreciated the good cheer that Big Gay Ice Cream brought to Seventh Street for nearly 10 years, some readers contend the block has never been more vibrant — even during the pandemic. (The readers were also sorry to see the ice cream shop close, and hope that it can reopen elsewhere in the neighborhood some day.)
For starters, Pylos, Butter Lane and Ruffian (among others, like Papilles and Giano as well as dessert spots mochii and Jell & Chill) continue on.
Ravi DeRossi has three restaurants — Saramsam, a Filipino restaurant at 111 E. Seventh St. that opened in September, Ladybird and Avant Garden — on the block. (They are currently closed for a winter break.) His Overthrow Hospitality is preparing for the opening of a fourth establishment this year on the block — Cadence, a take on southern soul food via chef Shenarri Freeman.
Meanwhile, several of the newer businesses seem to be a hit, including Ho Foods and 787 Coffee, which is a welcomed lively spot in the morning.
Meanwhile, four quick-serve businesses have opened in recent months... Shinn East ... Los Tacos ... plant-based, a vegan bakery, and the newly opened Medan Pasar, the Malaysian restaurant that has drawn rave reviews from Eater and Gothamist this year.
In addition, Trash & Vaudeville still holds forth on the block... now in its 46th year of business (No. 5 on Seventh Street) ...
... and a look at the block from this past September...
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Top 10 Essential X-Men Storylines
skyler_johnson October 29, 2019
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Harrison Solar, '22 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
It's been a rough few years for X-Men fans. Due to not owning the film rights, a ban was placed on using the X-Men in Marvel marketing materials. As a result, the comics themselves suffered. No longer was X-Men the biggest title at Marvel, but instead given little to no attention. However, Disney has the film rights back, so the comics are finally feeling the love. The franchise has been relaunched under writer Jonathan Hickman in two mini-series: House of X and Powers of X, acting as a starting point for a brand new era. They've been the first critically acclaimed X-Men series in years, bringing the X-Men a resurgence in popularity. Also, with Disney owning the film rights, it's only a matter of time before the X-Men are added into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With all eyes on the mutants, there are sure to be people wanting to learn about the X-Men, more specifically, what comics to read. This is a list of the Top Ten essential X-Men storylines for beginners to pick up in order to get a fundamental understanding of this awesome corner of the Marvel Universe.
Disclaimer: Although there's a lot of overlap, this is not a top ten best X-Men storylines list. Many fantastic stories such as Mutant Massacre, the Lifedeath duology, and The Trial of Magneto are not on this list as they're not exactly essential to getting a fundamental understanding of the X-Men.
10. The Brood Saga (1982)
Although the X-Men have typically revolved around fighting prejudice and bigotry (usually in the form of supervillains), a surprising aspect of the X-Men is their relationship with space. Stories involving the X-Men travelling away from Earth has been done many times, with the best example being The Brood Saga. Told in The Uncanny X-Men #155-157 and #162-167, written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Paul Smith, the X-Men travel to space to fight against the villainous Deathbird. Deathbird is the sister of Lilandra, Empress of the alien Shi'ar Empire. She plans to use the parasitic alien race called The Brood to wrest control of the Empire away from her sister. The X-Men join Lilandra and a group of space pirates called the Starjammers in order to defeat Deathbird and her army of Brood. The Brood Saga is an incredible space epic filled with memorable character moments, great action, heartbreak, gorgeous artwork, alien politics—and space whales (yes, really). While The Brood Saga is definitely a departure from the typical X-Men story about discrimination, it's nevertheless an essential read to grasp the space-fairing side of Marvel's mutants. As a bonus, for fans of Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers is heavily featured!
9. The Demon Bear Saga (1984)
The Demon Bear Saga isn't a mainline X-Men story, actually taking place in a spin-off title, New Mutants, specifically in issues #18-20. Three issues isn't very long, but The Demon Bear Saga is no less effective. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Bill Sienkiewicz, Demon Bear is a story that has been built up to since the very beginning of the series. In the very first issue, Dani Moonstar, a member of the New Mutants, claims that her parents were killed by a spiritual being called the "Demon Bear," and soon it will come for her as well. Her teammates never believed her, until 18 issues later when Dani is mauled to near death by the creature. She's taken to a hospital in critical condition, but the Demon Bear is coming to finish the job. It's up to the New Mutants to save their teammate and friend by defeating the Demon Bear once and for all. It may not be a main-line X-Men story, but The Demon Bear Saga is still one of the greatest events in the history of the X-Men franchise. This storyline has all the heart, drama, and darkness that came to define the X-Men for the next few decades. Bill Sienkiewicz provides stellar art, his style becoming a defining feature of the New Mutants series for years. His messy, abstract artwork gave The Demon Bear Saga a sense of ferocity and darkness not seen in any other comics at the time. His depiction of the titular Demon Bear turns it into an other-worldy creature with undefined proportions, adding to its sheer size and horror. The Demon Bear Saga is a fantastic, short, one of a kind horror story that sowed the seeds for the X-Men franchise's tone in the years to come.
8. Wolverine (1982)
Considering how popular of a character Wolverine is, reading older X-Men books brings quite a shock. Wolverine was pretty boring! He had no name other than "Wolverine," his powers weren't clearly defined, he had no origin, very little established backstory, and little to no personality outside of always being grumpy. This all changed in 1982 when Chris Claremont decided to boot Wolverine from the X-Men for a short time, and alongside superstar artist Frank Miller (known for Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns) created a four issue mini-series to delve into Wolverine as a character and his backstory for the first time. Wolverine sees the titular character travel to Japan, which is revealed to be something of a home away from home for him. In Japan, he attempts to win the hand of Mariko Yashida, a former lover and heiress to an extremely powerful Yakuza crime family. He's forced into a traditional sword fight with her father, Shingen, in which he dishonors himself by unsheathing his adamantium claws. Wolverine is cast out, but now he goes on a journey to regain his lost honor and earn the affection of his beloved Mariko. This is the first time Wolverine has been presented as a well rounded character, as the reader learns Wolverine's thoughts on honor, death, his own animalistic nature, and even love, which has never been explored before. Following this mini-series and his return to the X-Men, Wolverine sky-rocketed from being one of Marvel's most uninteresting mutants to one of the most fascinating and popular superheroes of all time, all thanks to this four issue mini-series. Wolverine by Claremont and Miller is an essential read for better understanding one of, if not the, best X-Man.
7. Days of Future Past (1980)
Time travel has played a major role in the X-Men franchise for decades. There are a vast amount of time travel stories in X-Men, including Legionquest, Age of Apocalypse, Messiah Complex, and more. It all found its roots in the short, but hugely impactful story, Days of Future Past. This storyline, written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne, is told in The Uncanny X-Men #141-142, and mainly focuses on the newest and youngest member of the team (at the time), Kitty Pryde. In the far future of 2013 (just roll with it), the world has been taken over by a race of giant genocidal robots called "Sentinels." In a scheme to stop the Sentinels from ever taking over, the adult version of Kitty Pryde has her consciousness sent back in time as she possesses her younger self. Adult Kitty, in her teenage body, alongside the X-Men, travel to stop a mutant terrorist named Mystique and her Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly. Unfortunately, if their operation is successful, his death will cause the dark future to occur due to the butterfly effect. Days of Future Past isn't anything groundbreaking, but it's still a very enjoyable, simple time travel adventure, which would eventually inspire dozens of X-Men time travel stories from then on.
6. E is For Extinction (2001)
Grant Morrison, one of the biggest writers in the history of comics, was mainly known for his work over at DC, having written critically acclaimed series such as Doom Patrol, Animal Man, and JLA. In 2001, Morrison began work on his first series at Marvel, New X-Men. In Morrison's first storyline, he was aided by long time collaborator and artist Frank Quitely to produce E is For Extinction. Told in New X-Men #114-117, Morrison's first foray into the world of the X-Men saw him launch the team into the grittier, edgier 21st century. Out with the flashy costumes, in with the black leather suits. Despite the ridiculousness that Morrison's time on New X-Men reached, it always stayed very grounded in reality, offering the most realistic and fleshed out take on mutant/human relations so far. One of the biggest additions to the X-Universe during this time is how Morrison fleshed out the classic Xavier Institute, populating the school with teachers and a full fledged student body, all of whom the reader grows to care about over the course of his run. In regards to E is For Extinction specifically, it tells a dark, fascinating tale of a woman from Charles Xavier's past come back to haunt him and the X-Men, with a scheme that may result in the extinction of the entire mutant race. There are seemingly endless twists and turns, including a classic villain joining the team, which keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. E is For Extinction is only the first four issues of Morrison's run on New X-Men, but if you read and enjoyed this story, I can't recommend enough that you track down the rest of Morrison's run. As great as E is For Extinction may be, it's only the beginning of Morrison's incredible X-Men epic that all fans should read.
5. Gifted (2004)
Grant Morrison's critically acclaimed run on New X-Men ended, due to being cancelled, and was replaced by Astonishing X-Men, written by Joss Whedon (of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and The Avengers fame) and illustrated by John Cassady. The X-Men were defined by their doom and gloom in the previous decade and a half, but Whedon brought back the more light-hearted tone of the classic '70s comics. Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men picks up right after Grant Morrison's New X-Men, so the new book has most of the same cast carried over. The first storyline, Gifted, told in issues #1-6, continues the never ending trend of mutants facing potential extinction as a scientist develops a "cure" for mutation. Despite what would normally be pretty dark subject matter, Gifted maintains its sense of optimism and camp. The flashy yellow and blue spandex returns, classic characters make their long awaited return, and of course, the team goes to space again. This story has all the great characters, action, and heart that makes the X-Men so loveable. Not only is Gifted extremely well written and illustrated, it's just a hugely entertaining book. Whedon's Astonishing X-Men truly feels like classic X-Men with a coat of modern paint. As was the case with E is For Extinction, Gifted is only the first part of Whedon's X-Men epic, so, just like Morrison's work, I highly suggest reading the rest of Whedon's Astonishing X-Men if you enjoyed Gifted.
4. X-Men: Season One (2011)
The original Silver Age X-Men series by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby… wasn't great. It wasn't terrible by any means, but it was definitely missing something compared to series like Fantastic Four and The Amazing Spider-Man. Ultimately, it suffered due to the cast of characters. The original five X-Men of Cyclops, Marvel Girl/Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, and Iceman were underwritten, and as a result were fairly uninteresting. In 2011, Marvel launched their Season One line of original graphic novels, retelling the origins of their most popular characters in a modern context. The X-Men were one of the first to get the Season One treatment, written by Dennis Hopeless and illustrated by Jamie McKelvie. Not only does X-Men: Season One do a fantastic job of modernizing the Silver Age X-Men, but massively improves it. Hopeless understood that the key to a great X-Men story is, well, the X-Men, so the majority of the focus went into the original five. Thankfully, Jean Grey (who was completely devoid of personality in the Silver Age) is the focal point in Season One, and through her, the reader really gets to learn about the X-Men's original cast of characters. Ultimately, Hopeless makes all the original X-Men extremely likeable and believable teenagers. Season One isn't solely a superhero story about the X-Men fighting villains, but mainly focuses on the members of the team, fleshing out their personalities, hobbies, friendships, and even romances. While X-Men: Season One may be a little lighter on action, the story still remains extremely engaging due to the well rounded and likeable cast of characters. Getting an idea of how the X-Men even formed as a team is obviously important to know, but reading X-Men: Season One is a significantly more satisfying method of learning that history without actually reading the Silver Age material.
3. Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
You may have noticed how the majority of the entries on this list were written by someone named Chris Claremont. Claremont was the writer on The Uncanny X-Men for a whopping 16 years, from 1975 through 1991. His work completely revamped the struggling Silver Age comic book, bringing it from obscurity into being the most popular series at Marvel Comics. The X-Men have been influenced by Claremont's definitive run on the series ever since, which brought fans countless new iconic characters and stories. Every X-Fan agrees that Claremont's work is THE definitive X-Men, but his run truly kicked off with a single issue not written by him. Marvel writer Len Wein was a huge fan of the Silver Age X-Men, and wanted nothing more than to breathe new life into the series. Wein was a busy man, so he couldn't write the actual series, but he made an agreement to write a single issue to act as a soft-reboot before handing the series off to a new writer, who ended up being Chris Claremont. Working with artist Dave Cockrum, Wein wrote Giant-Size X-Men #1. This single issue isn't the best written X-Men story of all time or anything, but it was critical in setting up the entire future of the X-Men franchise. Giant-Size X-Men #1 saw the original Silver Age X-Men pass the torch down to a new team of (mostly) original characters, most of whom have gone on to become incredibly iconic. Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and more all get their first appearance in this one issue, with the most famous X-Man, Wolverine, joining the X-Men for his first time! While technically not a part of Claremont's legendary run on The Uncanny X-Men, Giant-Size X-Men #1 provided the backbone for not just the following 16 years of Claremont's time writing the series, but consequently went on to influence the X-Men franchise for the rest of its history.
2. God Loves, Man Kills (1982)
The X-Men have mainly been known to tackle issues related to discrimination and bigotry, but no X-Men story deals with that subject matter better than God Loves, Man Kills. This story was an original graphic novel printed in Marvel Graphic Novel #5, written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Brent Anderson. God Loves, Man Kills introduces William Stryker, a Catholic reverend who believes it is his literal God-given mission to drive the mutant race to extinction. Stryker kidnaps Professor Xavier, planning to use his telepathic power to kill every mutant on Earth. For the first time, the X-Men ally themselves with Magneto in order to rescue Xavier and prevent a genocide. The X-Men have been a thinly veiled metaphor for civil rights since the Silver Age, but God Loves, Man Kills was the first X-Men story to truly address bigotry in all its monstrosity. Claremont doesn't shy away from addressing hate crimes, religious extremism, allegories for closeted homosexuality, allusions to the Holocaust, and he even writes the villains to use racist terms—with no censorship—to really make an impact. God Loves, Man Kills is a brutal, adult, and fantastic critique of bigotry and religious fundamentalism in America under the guise of a superhero comic book. While it's much, much darker than most X-Men stories, it's easily the best example of the "Mutant Metaphor" done well. If you think you can handle the subject matter, God Loves, Man Kills is an essential read for not just fans of X-Men, but for all readers of the comic book medium.
1. The Dark Phoenix Saga (1979-1980)
Even if you're not a fan of the X-Men, you've most likely heard of The Dark Phoenix Saga. It's the most iconic X-Men story of all time, and for good reason. This is the greatest X-Men storyline ever produced. Originally printed in The Uncanny X-Men #129-138, Dark Phoenix is widely considered to be the magnum opus for both Chris Claremont and illustrator John Byrne. Everything that makes an X-Men story great is present, including lovable characters, fantastic artwork, top-notch action, and incredibly engaging emotional moments of both triumph and heartbreak. Dark Phoenix was truly a massive event, uniting almost every X-Man up to that point to save Jean Grey, who was driven mad by her own overwhelming power. Each and every character gets their time to shine, most notably Wolverine, who the reader gets to see go berserk for the first time ever. But ultimately, this is the tragedy of a woman named Jean Grey, as her overwhelming powers drive her to become the X-Men's most powerful villain at the time. The Dark Phoenix Saga is the comic book medium's own perfect exploration of the idea that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and still remains just as powerful, moving, and heartbreaking as it was 39 years ago. For many fans, including myself, The Dark Phoenix Saga is the ultimate X-Men story.
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