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Extractions: Jutta Allmendinger was appointed Director of the Institute for Labor Market and Employment in Nürnberg in 2003. She holds the chair for Organizational Sociology at the University of Munich. She studied at the University of Mannheim and the University of Wisconsin, and received her PhD in sociology from Harvard University in 1989. She completed her Habilitation in 1993 in sociology at the Free University Berlin. Allmendinger has published extensively, including Career Mobility Dynamics. A Comparative Analysis of the United States, Norway, and West Germany (1989); Lebensverlauf und Sozialpolitik. Die Ungleichheit zwischen Mann und Frau und ihr öffentlicher Ertrag (1994); "Bildungsarmut im Sozialstaat" (with Stephan Leibfried), in Günter Burkart and Jürgen Wolf, eds., Lebenszeiten, Erkundungen zur Soziologie der Generationen (2002) and "Can't buy me love? Exchange processes within couples," in Ursula Pasero and Friederike Braun (eds.), Gender – From Costs to Benefits (2003).


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Ride-sharing service's bid for permanent status in Pa. hits roadblock
Holly Otterbein
Uber's service area in the Philadelphia area. (Electronic Image via Uber.com)
Two Public Utility Commission judges have said the board should deny an application by the ride-sharing company Uber to permanently set up shop in Pennsylvania.
Uber now has a limited presence in Philadelphia and is operating in Pittsburgh on a temporary basis.
The PUC judges said Thursday the company's request to permanently operate in the state should be rejected partly because of its actions in Pittsburgh. They said Uber flouted a previous cease-and-desist order there.
In a statement, Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett said the judges' recommendation "completely reinforces the critical need for state legislation that embraces innovation and gives all Pennsylvanians more choice."
State Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Allegheny, introduced a bill this summer that would legalize ride-sharing services throughout the state. He said a number of residents have written to his office in support of ride-sharing.
"Hundreds and hundreds of emails from my constituents … pointed out to me over and over again about the lack of taxi service in my city, Pittsburgh," he said. "Story after story about how they couldn't get a cab or it showed up two hours late. [Ride-sharing] is a whole different way of providing service."
Opponents of Fontana's proposal have said ride-sharing companies have an unfair advantage over taxi services.
The PUC is expected to make a decision later this year. The outcome will not affect Uber's operation in Philadelphia because the Philadelphia Parking Authority, not the PUC, oversees the company's services in the city.
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
It may be weeks until Philadelphia teachers can get the coronavirus vaccine
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley recommended Philadelphia teachers who live in the surrounding suburbs try to get the vaccine in their respective areas.
More than 60,000 people have already entered information at Philly Fighting COVID's site. The city says the data won't be shared because it isn't an official registry.
'Treat all homicides the same': Philly police under scrutiny after quick arrest of suspect in Temple grad killing
In a city where the majority of homicide victims are Black, some have been critical of robust media coverage of Milan Loncar's killing and a swift arrest in the case.
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Utopia Avenue is a 2020 novel by David Mitchell. It is his eighth published novel, and his first since Slade House (2015). It was published by Sceptre on 14 July 2020. The novel tells the story of the fictional 1960s British psychedelic rock band Utopia Avenue.

Synopsis
The novel follows the fictional rock band Utopia Avenue, formed in Soho, London, in 1967. They were assembled by their Canadian manager Levon Frankland as a "psychedelic-folk-rock" supergroup. Each chapter name is the title of a song and focuses on one of the members of the band. It features cameos from David Bowie, Jerry Garcia, Leonard Cohen, Syd Barrett, Jackson Browne, John Lennon, Allen Ginsberg, Francis Bacon, Joni Mitchell, Steve Winwood, Keith Moon, Frank Zappa, Rick Wakeman, Cass Elliot, Sandy Denny and Marc Bolan. As well as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Jim Morrison, and Brian Jones; the latter five, coincidentally, all members of the 27 Club.

Composition
Mitchell noted in an interview with the Los Angeles Review of Books that he wanted to escape the archetypal plot of the rock'n'roll novel, commenting that his band is more "harmonious than dysfunctional" and that "[m]ost of the characters' estrangements from 'normal life' and family occurred before the band's ascent, not during."

Main characters
Elf Holloway, keyboardist and lead singer. Previously in a folk group with her ex, Bruce.
Jasper de Zoet, lead guitarist. The illegitimate child of a married Dutch father and an unmarried English mother.
Dean Moss, bassist from Gravesend.
Peter "Griff" Griffin, jazz drummer from Yorkshire.
Levon Frankland, the band's manager, from Toronto via New York.

Allusions/references to other works
Utopia Avenue contains references to characters from other works by Mitchell, following precedents set in his earlier novels. As Mitchell's oeuvre grows, the connections between his works become more numerous, ranging from the explicit that link the novel to what might be called his overarching über-book, to subtle recurrences of characters, places, and events. Some of the more apparent connections are:
Jasper de Zoet listens to a recording of The Cloud Atlas Sextet composed by Robert Frobisher, a character and work described in Cloud Atlas.
Jasper is a descendant of Jacob de Zoet, the protagonist from The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet.
The band's first single "Darkroom" is played on the radio by Bat Segundo, a DJ who appears in Ghostwritten.
Jasper mentions a disembodied entity called 'the Mongolian' in his list of people he's met who understand and accept him, presumably the spirit from the Mongolia section of Ghostwritten.
Jasper's friend from school, Heinz Formaggio, goes on to become the physicist mentioned in Ghostwritten.
The band play at the pub in Gravesend owned by the Sykes family who appear in The Bone Clocks.
Levon Frankland appears in The Bone Clocks at a literary event in the year 2015.
Elf Holloway has a relationship with Luisa Rey, who appears in Cloud Atlas.
At a party in London the band meet Crispin Hershey, the author from The Bone Clocks, as a child.
Jasper is delivered from a poltergeist, who turns out to be the malign spirit of the abbot Enomoto from The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by Horologists Esther Little (The Bone Clocks) and Marinus. The character of Marinus (in various reincarnations) and the group known as Horologists are present in several of Mitchell's novels.
Dean has a one-night-stand with Izzy Penhaligon, likely related to Captain Penhaligon of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and Jonny Penhaligon of The Bone Clocks.

Reception
At the review aggregator website Book Marks, which assigns individual ratings to book reviews from mainstream literary critics, the novel received a cumulative "Positive" rating based on 25 reviews: 10 "Rave" reviews, 9 "Positive" reviews, 4 "Mixed" reviews, and 2 "Pan" reviews.

Writing for The Guardian, author Sarah Perry praised Mitchell's "consciously easeful and frictionless" prose.

In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews praised Utopia Avenue for its detail and realism, calling it Mitchell's most "realistic" novel since Black Swan Green (2006).

Publishers Weekly gave the novel a rave review, calling it "Mitchell at his best".

Writing for The New Yorker, writer Jonathan Dee felt the novel's "authenticity" was diminished by Mitchell's musical descriptions and undermined by unrealistic dialogue from the cameo characters. Ben Yagoda draws attention to a number of cases where American characters implausibly use expressions found only in British English.

Awards and nominations
Longlist, 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

References

2020 British novels
British historical novels
Novels by David Mitchell
Novels about music
Novels set in California
Novels set in London
Novels set in New York City
Books about rock music
Sceptre (imprint) books
Novels set in the 1960s
Fictional musical groups
Fictional portrayals of schizophrenia
Novels about mental health

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Q: Ruby Options parser not reading command line options Im trying to use the Ruby builtin options parser
I have this file
File parser.rb
     #!/usr/bin/env ruby
     require 'optparse'
     require 'pp'
 class parser

 def initialize(args)
 @options = Hash.new()
 @op = OptionParser.new do |opts|
 @options[:verbose] = false
opts.on('-v', '--verbose', 'Output more information') do
    @options[:verbose] = true
end

@options[:quick] = false
opts.on( '-q', '--quick', 'Perform the task quickly' ) do
    @options[:quick] = true
end

@options[:logfile] = nil
opts.on( '-l', '--logfile FILE', 'Write log to FILE' ) do|file|
           @options[:logfile] = file
end

opts.on( '-h', '--help', 'Display this screen' ) do
         puts opts
    exit
end

    @options[:sID] = "-1"
opts.on('-sID', '--senderID', 'Sender ID used by device') do |sID|
     @options[:sID] = sID
end

@options[:rID] = "-1"
opts.on('-rID', '--receiverID', 'Receiver ID used by device') do |rID|
    @options[:rID] = rID
end

  @op.parse!
  @op
  end

 def getOptionsHash
 @options
  end

then Im trying to use this class in the file below
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby

 # Setup Bundler
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'bundler/setup'

 require_relative 'parser'

 #Variables in the options hash in parser.rb

 op = Parser.new(ARGV)
 pp op.getOptionsHash()

when I run this on the command line without args it uses default values:
      ./push_test.rb
I get the following output:
 {:verbose=>false,
  :quick=>false,
   :logfile=>nil,
  :sID=>"-1",
  :rID=>"-1",

  }

when I run this on the command line with args:
      ./push_test.rb -sID "33"
I get the following output:
  {:verbose=>false,
   :quick=>false,
   :logfile=>nil,
  :sID=>"ID",
  :rID=>"-1",

  }

Why is the sID not being set to 33?
Can anyone help please?Ive tried to figure this out but cant make any headway

A: Seems the short switch has to be a single character -s
./push_test.rb -sID "33"
outputs:
{:verbose=>false, :quick=>false, :logfile=>nil, :sID=>"ID", :rID=>"-1" }
because everything after -s to the first white space will be assigned to :sID, in your case its the word "ID" that follows "-s",  hence you are getting :sID =>"ID"
./push_test.rb -s "33" will do the trick.

A: From the OptParser docs:

Short style switch::   Specifies short style switch which takes a
mandatory, optional or no   argument. It's a string of the following
form:
  "-xMANDATORY"
  "-x[OPTIONAL]"
  "-x"

So at specifying switch -sID you define switch -s with argument named ID - something different than you were probably expecting.

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How to Start Conversation like a boss?
by Divygyan November 08, 2018
How to Start Conversation like a boss
Learning how to talk to strangers and how to hold a conversation might not seem like an important skill but in truth, it is one of the most important skills that you can have.
I've mentioned in previous articles that relationships are the real currency that powers the world. And in most situations, getting what you want is more about how well you've mastered your people skills and less about how qualified you are?
What you're about to learn will completely change how you view conversations forever and this knowledge will help you to unlock the deep confidence that lives within each of us. Despite what you might have been told, you just like every other person on this planet has a lion within You.
The reality is that most people will go through life without unleashing their true potential but you're different. We'll start with the biggest secret of conversation that truly makes all of the difference.
Many guys who've just started trying to improve their social skills don't realize that the way they approach someone makes all of the difference.
As humans, psychologically, one of our biggest fears is rejection and since we all want to feel accepted. The thought of being rejected leaves us with a pit in our stomach. However, the biggest secret to starting conversations with anyone especially girls is knowing that you can only be rejected if you allow it to happen.
Also Read: 4 Reasons Girls Think You're Unattractive
The secret is in how you approach someone. Something that you need to understand is that, within the first five to ten seconds of meeting someone you're being judged. Simultaneous, both of your brains are absorbing information and forming a conclusion about the other's character.
Things like your body language, voice tone, body position, facial expressions, and hundreds of other data points are intuitively being tapped to figure out what type of person you really are. Girls are even better at intuitively picking up on these signals than guys.
Some people say to never judge a book by its cover, but it's human nature to do this. And we all do it many times every single day. The key to starting conversations and reducing the odds of getting rejected by anyone lies within the first five to ten seconds of the interaction. This is when each person is effectively sizing up the other to decide how to proceed.
Most guys fail at this simply because they don't present themselves correctly within the first 5 to 10 seconds. When starting a conversation or interacting with anyone for the first time the secret is to present yourself in a way that demands attention and projects a strong presence.
Also Read: 9 Things That Instantly Make You More Attractive
So many guys when approaching a stranger carry themselves in a way that almost makes them seem like they're little flies buzzing around and bothering people. If you present yourself like a fly, other people are more likely to treat you like one and swat you away.
When starting a conversation or approaching anyone you must unleash the lion that we all have inside of us. Even if you don't feel super confident in the beginning practice projecting a strong presence and speaking and behaving in a way that demands attention and respect.
Consciously make it sound like you're self-assured about everything that you're saying. How you present yourself during this 5 to 10-second window is key and it's like the compass for the interaction. Deciding which way will go.
Imagine you're at a club and the most beautiful girl you've ever seen walks in, she looks at you, you look at her and both of you like eye contact for three seconds.
During this time, all sorts of emotions and chemical processes are occurring within your body. Eye contact is the biggest part of projecting a strong presence in the first few seconds of interacting with solar. You can always tell a strong confident man apart from a man who hasn't developed that level of confidence yet, by his eye contact.
Also Read: 8 Signs Your Girlfriend Doesn't Love You Anymore
When an alpha look someone in the eyes and holds eye contact and on a confident guy will get nervous because what he is feeling and experiencing from this piercing glare is his own lack of confidence and insecurities surfacing.
Most guys when locking eyes with a stranger during an interaction quickly break eye contact, why? Because the eyes instantly reveal a person's lack of confidence and their own insecurities. In other words, locking eyes with someone instantly brings these things to the surface.
Mirror neurons and the other person's brain caused them to instantly feel your nervousness and it becomes a vicious cycle. Since most people don't like feeling discomfort, they will want to swat you away almost like an annoying fly. When you approach someone in a timid, weak, and unsure way, they don't know that you're acting that way because you're nervous about interacting with strangers.
All they know intuitively within the first few seconds is that something isn't quite right with you and that will make them feel uncomfortable. This is especially true when you're interacting with girls.
Imagine you need to get your car fixed and you take it to two different shops, the guy in one shop displays confidence in what he's saying and seems very calm and knowledgeable. The other guy and the other shop seems nervous and when he talks he doesn't seem like he really believes what he's actually telling you. Most likely you're going to choose the first guy.
Conversations work the same way. As humans, we can't help but feel what others around us are feeling, which is why confident guys allow people to relax and feel good around them. When two
people lock eyes it is like you're both showing your hand in a poker game. When you first interact or start a conversation with someone.
The first 5 to 10-seconds will make or break the interaction. The biggest secret is creating a strong presence and commanding their attention during this time while locking in strong eye contact for the first few seconds. Just practice not breaking eye contact with the other person for at least 5 seconds no matter how uncomfortable it gets.
Also Read: Can You Get Pregnant During a Pregnancy? Rare But Possible!
This is the secret to starting a conversation with anyone. Unleashing the light that we all have within us is about facing your fears and getting comfortable with discomfort. The next time that you interact with a stranger or even with your friends or family practice projecting your inner line and take notice of how things change.
It was Confucius who said "the man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away the smaller stones, Every social interaction is a stone" and with that said until next time thanks for reading
How to Start Conversation like a boss? Reviewed by Divygyan on November 08, 2018 Rating: 5
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A step up to the stage at Bridgnorth's Theatre-on-the-Steps
Chris Upton looks at how a precariously positioned church was transformed into one of the country's most unusual theatres.
Chris Upton
08:00, 27 AUG 2010
"Bridgnorth," proclaimed a flowery journalist from the local paper back in 1889. "Who shall fitly describe her, seated, queen-like on her rocky throne?"
The age of the rhetorical question has long since passed, Therefore – prosaic or not – I shall risk a description. Bridgnorth is a Shropshire town perched on a sandstone ridge above the River Severn.
Such hilltop sites are two-a-penny in Tuscany, but extremely rare in England. It means that, approached from any direction other than the west, the town presents itself dramatically to the eye.
The attractions of a lofty location must often have been lost on Bridgnorth's occupants. How did one descend safely from the rocky throne, queen-like or otherwise, to go and do the shopping, or to take a paddle in the river ?
At one time there was but a single road – aptly called Cartway – that took wheeled vehicles from the high town on the ridge down to the low town and the bridge over the river. A winding and steep descent it still is, even today, and many carts and horses (more likely this way round) must have tumbled painfully to the bottom.
By the 19th century they had had enough of the extravagant dangers of Cartway and cut an alternative. Still known today as New Road, the Victorian by-pass looped behind the castle and swung round the ridge to the south.
More recently still, a large and unexciting multi-lane approach (A458) by-passes the high town. Indeed, it avoids Bridgnorth entirely. The motorist's loss is the town's gain.
Give Bridnorthians a hill and they will find numerous ways to get down and up it. The most famous route from high to low town is surely the Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway, opened in 1892. This is the only inland cliff railway in the country, and was the bright idea of the entrepreneur and publisher, George Newnes.
Newnes had developed a similar link between Lynton and Lynmouth in Devon. In less than five minutes the visitor is lifted effortlessly up 111 feet and out onto Castle Walk.
Yet even after the application of Victorian technology, there were plenty who preferred the alternative. The one useful thing about sandstone is that it is a relatively simple task to cut steps in it.
There are at least half a dozen little passages hewn out over the centuries – Ebenezer Steps, St Leonard's Steps, Granary Steps, Bank Steps – cut into the rock and heading down towards the River Severn. Each had a different reason for being there.
The Stoneway Steps – a short-cut from the top of Cartway down to the riverside – are probably the longest and most romantic climb. Romantic, at least, if you're heading downwards.
So steep is the Stoneway that the town must have been tempted to place a cottage hospital half-way up it. Instead, they built a chapel.
In 1711 the Presbyterians came to occupy a couple of the old tenements clinging to the north side of Stoneway. Protestant nonconformity was still a new and fragile bloom in early 18th-century Shropshire; popular and official disapproval was widespread and it was not easy finding anyone willing to lease them a site. As a sect they were regularly persecuted and, even when they were not, they liked to think that they were.
An unassuming house, tucked away on the narrow steps, was the easiest way to avoid unhelpful confrontation. The little chapel clung on through the course of the 1700s, often with hardly enough worshippers to fill it.
The term "Presbyterian" gave way to "Congegationalist", but still the chapel lived on. If the song suggests that there are only three steps to heaven, for the Bridgnorth Congregationalists there were considerably more.
In the early 19th century the chapel on the steps even began to expand, and the congregation began to grow. In 1829 the first building was taken down and a larger chapel erected, along with a manse for the minister and then school rooms.
Only when the Congregationalists and Methodists came together in the 1960s to form the United Reform Church was the Stoneway Chapel finally deemed surplus to requirements. There was already a Methodist church on Cartway and the congregation decamped there instead. And so the last-but-one chapter of this story ended.
The final chapter is perhaps the most surprising of all. In 1962, when the chapel finally emptied, steps were taken (a lot of steps, of course) to turn the old building into a theatre instead. At this date, as far as I can see, Bridgnorth didn't have one.
This is the kind of idea that reason and sober reflection played no part in. Full of energy and enthusiasm, a group of volunteers – including students from Europe and prisoners from Shrewsbury Jail – began the "get out" and the "get in".
Out went the pews, the pulpit and the organ, and in came a stage, a fire-escape and seating. A lot of the stuff had to be begged and borrowed. The lighting equipment came from the old Midland Institute in Birmingham, and the seats were from the Odeon cinema in Coseley. Getting all that material up and down the Stoneway Steps was a suitably dramatic achievement.
The Theatre-on-the-Steps was finally ready for opening in 1965. It ranks as one of the country's most unusual theatres, both for its earlier history and for its location. Today the place seats around 180 people, has recently been refurbished and is largely still run by volunteers.
Short of turning the old cliff railway into a venue for very short plays (now, there's an idea...) the Theatre-on-the-Steps will remain Bridgnorth's cultural highlight.
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It's not as if I haven't stated this several times before, but I might as well do so again. When you delete something in the technology world, it rarely means the item is erased – at least not in the manner one imagines when one deletes something.
Computers simply mark the area where the item resides and make it available to be overwritten. However, an overwrite may take place immediately, weeks, months or even years later – or never. The link to the item may stay alive and if not, many times someone like me can still find and access it.
"10SBC-54AB e-Discovery Translating – Beginning e-Discovery. Lawyers from Mars; Techies from Venus. Learning how to communicate."
I understand that at some point, the video program will be made available by the State Bar. And in case you were wondering, no, we don't get the money; they do. We basically sign away all of our rights when we do Bar-sanctioned events. But, if you want to see it, it's worth 1.5 hours of general MCLE credit.
Speaking of video presentations, stay tuned. You'll be seeing new video posts from me, coming soon. I even created a catchy title!
from Venus: Beginning e-Discovery" from 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon Friday, September 24th.
You may recognize the title. It comes from an article I featured this past May, written by my good friend and colleague on the LPMT Executive Committee, Robert Brownstone, for California Lawyer magazine, who will moderate the panel. Another colleague from the Committee, Cynthia Mascio, is joining us as well. It's going to be a lot of fun – and educational for you, we hope.
Many people have absolutely no idea what would happen to them if they were arrested. In fact, it would shock them if they knew what the police are allowed to do versus what they think the police are prohibited from doing.
If only it were that simple. If you have any interest in seeing an example of how things really might work, watch this 41-minute video from ABC's Primetime Crime (or read the article if you prefer). I found it to be an excellent – and accurate – portrayal of interrogation tactics.
Hey – I'm not asking you for a lot of heavy lifting at the start of the Labor Day weekend! Besides, forewarned is forearmed. Please be safe – and if you're traveling, don't put this post into practice by getting snagged for a DUI.
Here's my latest article in California Lawyer magazine.
Although I didn't get to spend as much time at LegalTech this year as I would have liked, I wanted to give you a brief overview of my impressions. I spent approximately five hours there Thursday afternoon, and that leads me to some advice I'd like to give. This is the 2nd year in a row where I was only able to attend the final day and I can tell you that there is much more 'action' on the 1st day. My mental note to myself – and to you – is, if you can only make a single day, make it day one. Things really get quiet in the final afternoon and a lot of vendors start breaking down their booths early.
This spilled over into the educational tracks. I poked my head into a couple of sessions and they were very sparsely attended. I think a lot of attendees are planning their exit to LAX by that point.
A lot of the usual faces were there, but some weren't – a sign of the economic times. Every year, I make a point of visiting a lot of vendor booths to take their temperature about the current state of affairs. Opinions were very mixed. Some report that business is picking up, others not so much.
I also attended what turned out to be a surprising and very enjoyable lunchtime session titled, "Forensics: The Truth Behind the Fiction". Ok, I admit I didn't research the conference guide too heavily, but this is LegalTech, so I assumed they were speaking about data forensics, especially since the moderator was Craig Ball (one of the top forensic technologists in the field). Nope. Three top-notch panelists (a UCLA Pathologist, a Kern County Criminalist and a Sacramento County Coroner) discussed "the C.S.I. effect", breaking down for us in great detail how all of the new forensic TV programs have influenced public perception about how evidence is collected and analyzed.
If your work brings you anywhere near juries, as mine does, this session was instrumental in helping someone like me have a better idea of how the general public thinks we do our jobs; which, I might add, is far removed from reality.
The final word: I always get something beneficial out of the conference and this year was no exception. The guide says next year's conference will be held June 15th & 16th, 2011. Mark your calendars!
For most law candidates, the next administration of the bar exam is about a month from now. Those of us who have already had the pleasure of preparing for the exam would probably say that tedium is one of the worst parts of it. There's a lot of repetition involved.
I'm not without sympathy, so when I happened upon this bar prep board game, aptly named "Passing the Bar", I thought I'd pass it along. It's a fun way to focus on MBE questions, especially if you already have a study group together. I checked out some of the questions and they do pass muster, in my opinion.
Caveat: For those who intend to turn this into a drinking game, you're on your own!
What do these four shows have in common?
Rumor has it they're all done after this season.
I'll be attending at least one day of LegalTech this year (most likely Thursday, June 24th), but there's talk going around that this may be the final year for the West Coast version.
Why? The usual suspects; economy, turnout, budgets.
I can't confirm this, but I thought I'd pass it along for those who are sitting on the fence about attending this year's West Coast event. It might be your last opportunity.
If it turns out to be true, your future choices will be the East Coast event or Virtual LegalTech.


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Ketra Armstrong, PhD
Professor, Sport Management
Director, Center for Race & Ethnicity in Sport (C-RAES)
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Faculty Athletics Representative
Dr. Ketra L. Armstrong (a proud Tupelo, MS native) is a Professor of Sport Management, Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Director of the Center for Race & Ethnicity in Sport in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan (U-M). She is a University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor, and also an Affiliate Faculty in the U-M Departments of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and she is a member of the Diversity Scholars Network at the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID). She also serves as U-M's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative. Prior to her employment at U-M, Dr. Armstrong served as Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Sport Management at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), and as an Assistant and Associate Professor of Sport Management at The Ohio State University (OSU).
Dr. Armstrong's scholarship converges on the topics of race, gender, and the social psychology of sport/leisure consumption and the management thereof. Her research has been featured in numerous journals (Journal of Sport Management, Sport Marketing Quarterly, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Journal of Sport Behavior, Innovative Marketing, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Black Studies, Western Journal of Black Studies, and others). The article for which she was the lead author, 'Market Analyses of Race and Sport Consumption,' received the distinction of being among the top 20 articles published in the past 20 years by Sport Marketing Quarterly. She is a Research Fellow in the North American Society for Sport Management, and a Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology. She offered Coursera (online) Teach-Outs on Free Speech in Sport, Police Brutality in America, and Feminism, and she is presently authoring a book on Race and Sport. She has delivered numerous presentations, workshops, and webinars on matters related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In addition to Dr. Armstrong's scholarly pursuits, she amassed a wealth of practical experience in sport. She is a former NCAA Division I scholarship student athlete (basketball player), coach (women's basketball), and athletic administrator. Over the years, she has performed integral roles in the advising/consulting, research, management, marketing, and/or media relations for numerous youth, community, collegiate, professional, and international sport events. Her professional service includes but is not limited to being a former member of the NCAA Gender Equity Task Force, former Vice-President of the NCAA Scholarly Colloquium and Social Justice Symposium, former President of the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport, former Internal Advisory Board Member for the U-M SHARP Research Center (for Girls and Women), former Board Member of the National Women's Hall of Fame, and former Member of the prestigious Wade Trophy Selection Committee (NCAA women's basketball). She currently serves on the Governor of Michigan's Task Force on Women in Sport. For her longstanding dedication to gender equity, Dr. Armstrong was the 2010 NAGWS Honorary Guiding Woman in Sport. As a testament to her commitment to diversity and social justice, she received the 2014 U-M Harold L. Johnson Diversity Service Award, the 2015 Charles D. Henry Award from SHAPE America, and she was a 2015 Leadership Fellow in the NCID.
Dr. Armstrong was also a freelance sport journalist: she hosted Insight Sports: Ketra's Korner (a news-magazine sport talk show), was the sports reporter on a morning radio show, and served as a color analyst for women's basketball. In 2001 she received the Newsmaker of the Year Award from the Columbus, OH Association of Black Journalists; in 2009, she was the narrator and co-Executive Producer of Title IX: Implications for Women in Sport and Education (a 3-Disc, 14 chapter DVD); in 2012 she was the host of Inside Michigan Women's Basketball on M-GOBLUE.com, and she was the Faculty Advisor for the U-M Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Sport Media, which was voted the 2014 National Chapter of the Year.
Michigan Research Expert Profile
Sports marketing; sport consumer behavior; impact of race and/or gender on sport consumption; sport behaviors of women and consumers of African descent.
ketra@umich.edu
KINESLGY 600 Grad Sem MVS 1 Winter, As Arranged
KINESLGY 615 Phil Sci Res Kines 3 Fall
SM 313 Special Topics 3 As Arranged, Fall, Spring, Winter
SM 421 Gender and Sport 3 As Arranged
After Brittney Griner's release, where does the pay gap in women's sports stand?
Sport Management faculty member Ketra Armstrong speaks with NPR about the pay female basketball players receive in the WNBA.
Analysis: NHL has place to start with demographic study
Sport Management faculty member Ketra Armstrong comments on the NHL's diversity efforts.
What to know about Racing Louisville's NDA with former coach Christy Holly
Sport Management faculty member Ketra Armstrong is quoted in a Louisville Courier-Journal article about Racing Louisville FC's non-disclosure agreement with fired coach Christy Holly.
Equity in Sports Has Focused on Gender, Not Race. So Gaps Persist.
Sport Management faculty member Ketra Armstrong discusses how Title IX hasn't benefitted women of all races.


The OCHO Project is a character building and literary based service-learning program that is dedicated to exposing children to the joys of reading while teaching them that, through reading, they can help others less fortunate than themselves. OCHO stands for Opportunities for Children to Help Others. The prime objective of the program is to have students read not only to expand their own knowledge but also to help "earn" books for their fellow students who have few or no books of their own. Students will "serve" and "learn" while building character values. Students are able to apply knowledge in real world settings by learning both inside and outside of the classroom.
The goal of the program is to expose children to local and global issues related to literacy, encourage them to voice their concern, and then seek a solution that they are capable of doing that will bring about change.
EDUCATORS: visit the PROGRAMS page to download the project guide and forms.
The sole member of The Ocho Project, LLC is Stepp'n Up Shoes for Kids, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.


Not all roads have been properly built and that is why it is only right for authorities to check and see if the whole thing is still safe. One should keep in mind that a lot of people drive every day and every second. This means that all parts of the road should be in good condition or it could compromise the safety of many especially if such roads are being passed by huge trucks. RSA or road safety audit in England is highly necessary and that will be the solution for the problem. People should only know.
The professionals who are going to do this are skilled and it implies they can do it without any issues. They know what to do since they have been doing this for a while so it shall only be best that the experts are the ones who take care of it and not ordinary authorities. Doing so help save more time.
They use procedures that are effective. This is one of the reasons why they are efficient and you can definitely trust them. Some believe that this would go wrong but no. Apparently, it is the answer to your road concerns. The right people should only be hired to do this so it would go a lot smoother.
It actually reduces the cost in the future which is reasonable. Prevention is always better than cure and that is what people should always remember. When they take care of it at its worst state, it might demand a lot of budget so it should be done as soon as possible to pay less. It would be satisfying.
After checking, they would suggest the materials that need to be used for the improvement of the roads. They should be trusted when they start to suggest something since they know how to get things done. It can strengthen the foundation of the surface which would be important later all.
Most of all, it is for safety. Many do not think of this because they are too complacent but this may be the perfect time to think differently. It would literally be going well if professionals are there to take care of the inspection. They always have an idea what to do and you should trust them for it.
This is going to be for comfort as well. Of course, it can and will provide comfort since people would no longer have to worry about everything. They can drive and feel better. Others are still not getting this but it should definitely be the right time for them to consider how much this is going to help.
Driving with family would be done by many. They do not have to worry a lot about the road since they know that they are going to be safe. But, one should still not stay complacent.
The ones who own the roads must maintain everything. That way, things would never go wrong and it can definitely offer tons of perks in the long run. Some still do not know it.


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Mississippi School Bus Accident Injuries 13
Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office say that 11 children were hospitalized following a serious school bus accident earlier this month. The wreck happened just after 4 p.m. as the bus was making its afternoon drop-offs.
Police say that the bus wreck took place on U.S. 61 near Poplar Hill Road in Jefferson County, MS. Witnesses say that the school bus was hit by a pickup truck, which led to a variety of injuries. Nine students from Jefferson County Elementary School were on the bus at the time of the crash as were two students from Jefferson County High School. All eleven students, the driver of the school bus and the driver of the truck were taken to either Jefferson County Hospital or UMMC for treatment.
Emergency responders say that they were afraid the accident might have turned out even worse given that the force of the crash sparked a fire on the bus. Thankfully police officers were able to get all the children off the bus before the fire spread. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol now say that the accident is under investigation.
Though accidents like this one are scary for parents and students alike, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that school buses remain the safest mode of transportation for children to and from school. In fact, statistics reveal that students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take a bus than if they drive themselves or ride with friends.
The NHTSA says that school buses are even safer than when a child rides with a parent. Figures show that 58 percent of student fatalities during normal school travel hours involve students driven by other teens while 23 percent involve students driven by adults, including parents. Only 1 percent of all student fatalities occur among students traveling by bus.
It's clear that buses are generally safe, but even safe modes of transportation can present dangers on occasion. As the recent accident indicates, the safety of a school bus or its driver cannot prevent other motorists from making mistakes and causing accidents. It's for this reason that some safety advocates have campaigned for school buses to come equipped with seat belts, an important safety feature that has been proven to save lives.
Even though buses are already safe, these experts explain that they could be made safer by installing seat belts. Seat belts would be especially useful in side impact and rollover collisions where students have been known to be ejected from the bus, causing severe and sometimes fatal injuries. Unfortunately, neither federal nor state officials appear to be motivated to implement such a change as bus manufacturers have actively campaigned against the possibility, citing increased costs as a serious downside.
Source: "11 children injured in Jefferson Co. school bus accident," published at ClarionLedger.com.
One Teen Dies After Mississippi Single-Car Accident
String of Mississippi School Bus Accidents Have Some Parents Worried


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Q: Show assembly version on webpage of non-MVC application We have a webapplication which doesn't use MVC. This webapplication is already using an Assembly.cs. In my C# code I can get the version number of the webapplication, but how to get it in the webpage (.cshtml)?
I tried using
@System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName();

but it returns
t0cxczo0, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

Not something which looks familiar.
When I use
@typeof(MyApp.Application).Assembly.GetName()

It compiles fine, but at run-time I get
"Cannot find namespace MyApp"

MyApp is the name of my application and Application is one of my classes.
I also tried
@System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(typeof(MyApp.Application).Assembly.Location).ProductVersion

But that also returns the "Cannot find namespace MyApp" error.
My webapplication uses some other home-made binaries which are reused across other webapplications. When I use
@System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetName()

I'm getting the name and version of the other assembly that is handling the template stuff. So I'm getting close ;)
When I use
@System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName()

I get a "Template Execution" error
When I use
@HttpContext.Current.ApplicationInstance

I'm getting an error about HttpContext doesn't exists.
Please advice how to do this should-be-easy task.

A: have you tried this?
in your usings
using System.Reflection
using System.Diagnostics

Then in your c# code
Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
FileVersionInfo fileVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location);
string version = fileVersionInfo.ProductVersion;

that's what we're currently using in one of our applications. We then take the variable "version" and assign it to either a control (webforms) or to a ViewBag variable.
If you need to pass it to/from an ajax request I would suggest using a webmethod in your c# code.
[System.Web.Services.WebMethod]
public static string GetCurrentAssembly()
{
    Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
    FileVersionInfo fileVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location);
    string version = fileVersionInfo.ProductVersion;
  return version;
}

Then calling it via the client side to make it available to your page.
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.3/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type = "text/javascript">
function ShowCurrentAssembly() {
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "CS.aspx/GetCurrentAssembly",
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "json",
        success: OnSuccess,
        failure: function(response) {
            alert(response.d);
        }
    });
}
function OnSuccess(response) {
    alert(response.d);//you can replace this with code to populate an html element
}
</script>

Further explanation: http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Calling-ASPNet-WebMethod-using-jQuery-AJAX.aspx

A: It might not be the most generic option but the following code is working in my case:
var uri = new Uri(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().CodeBase);
var baseDir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(uri.LocalPath);
if (baseDir != null)
{
    var appLocation = System.IO.Path.Combine(baseDir, "MyApp.dll");
    version = System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(appLocation).FileVersion;
}

Only because GetCallingAssembly is another dll which is in my bin folder.


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Le tournoi de clôture de la saison 2019 du Championnat de Colombie de football est le deuxième tournoi de la soixante-douzième édition du championnat de première division professionnelle en Colombie. Les vingt meilleures équipes du pays disputent le championnat semestriel qui se déroule en deux phases :
 lors de la phase régulière, les équipes s'affrontent une fois plus une rencontre face à une formation du même secteur géographique.
 la phase finale du tournoi de clôture se joue sous forme de deux poules de quatre équipes dont les vainqueurs s'affrontent lors d'une final aller-retour.

Les clubs participants

Compétition
Le barème utilisé pour établir l'ensemble des classements est le suivant :
 Victoire : 3 points
 Match nul : 1 point
 Défaite : 0 point

Phase régulière

Classement

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Phase finale

Play-offs

Finale

 América de Cali remporte son 14ème titre de champion de Colombie.

Classement Cumulé

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 La relégation est décidée en faisant la moyenne des points obtenus lors des trois dernières saisons (2017, 2018 et 2019). Les deux clubs les moins performants sont relégués en Primera B.

Bilan de la saison

Voir aussi

Références

Liens internes
 Championnat de Colombie de football

Liens externes

Championnat de Colombie de football
Colombie
Sport en Colombie en 2019


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Previous recipients have been ACT, Suncoast Animal League, ant the Tampa Bay Humane Society.


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What's behind the Trump phenomenon
August 4, 2016 Column, Commentary
Many people are bewildered by the Donald Trump phenomenon, unable to explain how "someone like him" is able to inspire as much loyalty and support as he is. It is incomprehensible, the logic goes, that a man who many consider an uncouth reprobate could possibly be taken seriously or generate any real interest.
I have been rather open about my own personal distaste for Trump's candidacy, yet the why behind the support he is getting always made sense to me, even if sometimes it was difficult to articulate. In fact, in March I outlined what I thought was a reasonable scenario that would lead to him winning the election.
But the rational explanation for Trump's rise was never more effectively demonstrated than in a new book by J.D. Vance, called "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis."
The book was brought to my attention after reading a review of it in The American Conservative. The review was titled "Trump: Tribune Of Poor White People."
Vance's book is not a political book, and it is not a book that seeks to explain Donald Trump. Instead, it is a personal examination of Vance's family, the communities that shaped him and the lingering effects of that multigenerational upbringing today.
Yet the issues he talked about in the book — particularly the devastation of the white working class — offer us a window into the political factors that have been driving the rise of Donald Trump.
After reading the review, I bought Vance's book and read it, having barely put it down.
Vance himself is a graduate of Yale Law School and a former marine. Certainly what anyone would consider a successful human being.
Yet his story is not that simple. Vance's family came from abject poverty, with his grandparents originally living in the Appalachian region of Kentucky. There they experienced an extreme, impoverished lifestyle and were determined to escape from it, which brought them to Ohio.
There, they improved their circumstances and were able to build a solid middle-class life for themselves in the rust belt. Yet all was not well, as most of his family, including his parents' generation, struggled to adapt to that new life and succumbed to the vices that plague so many poor communities, such as alcoholism and domestic abuse.
I had the opportunity to speak to Vance last week and interview him about what it was like growing up in such circumstances.
He told me he was determined, much like his grandparents were, to escape the circumstances of his birth, which is what led him to join the marines and later go to Yale Law School. As he moved up the social ladder, he would congratulate himself on "being better" than where he came from, having built a successful life, created a financially secure life and getting an Ivy League education.
In a word, he took comfort in looking down on where he came from.
In fact, Vance observed that the poor, white working class were the last real group of people it was acceptable and comfortable to look down on. He also relates a story of how alien he felt among his peers at Yale, realizing the more he interacted with them how little he shared in common with them.
His values and things that were important to everyone he knew growing up were looked down on by the upper crust of American society.
Quickly you begin to understand how this impacts the politics of the country today.
For several decades, the livelihoods of the white working class have been stagnant or declining. Factories have closed. Mill towns have evaporated. Middle-class jobs have disappeared. Wages have been flat. Poverty has persisted.
During this time, there has been a perception that the hopeful, optimistic, powerful, opportunity-laden land of America is going away, and in its place is a country that is openly hostile to the working class.
The elites look down on them. The political parties ignore them. The Washington establishment openly mocks them, and all the while nothing changes. Their lives are not getting better, and no one has spoken specifically to their problems or even acknowledged their existence for a very long time.
Donald Trump holds a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. Red Huber | Orlando Sentinel | TNS
That has generated a great deal of frustration and resentment and a powerful urge to fight back.
So thirsty for someone to actually take up their cause, it was only a matter of time before somebody recognized this and took advantage.
Donald Trump is a very flawed candidate and one I have deep personal and political concerns over, yet he is the first national candidate in a very long time to speak for this group of people, which makes explaining the unflinching support he has received quite easy.
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Але́н Гироди́ (; род. ) — французский кинорежиссёр и сценарист.

Биография
Получил историческое образование. Дебютировал в кинорежиссуре в 1990 году короткометражной работой Les héros sont immortels. Фильмы снимает по собственным сценариям. Иногда выступает как актёр. В качестве своих эстетических ориентиров называет Райнера Вернера Фасбиндера, Нанни Моретти, Педро Альмодовара, а фильмы Луиса Бунюэля и Глаубера Роши, по признанию Гироди, указали ему «возможность альтернативного пути в кино».

В 2001 году Гироди удостоился премии Жана Виго за короткометражный фильм Ce vieux rêve qui bouge и номинировался с ним на французскую национальную кинопремию «Сезар». Несмотря на плодотворную карьеру, долгое время оставался «известен лишь узкому кругу синефилов», пока в 2013 году его фильм не был впервые отобран в официальную программу Каннского кинофестиваля. Представленная там полнометражная работа «Незнакомец у озера» стала, по оценке журнала «Искусство кино», «одной из самых ярких картин года» и возглавила итоговую десятку лучших фильмов по версии «Кайе дю синема». «Незнакомец у озера» принёс Гироди приз за режиссуру в каннском конкурсе «Особый взгляд», а также три основные номинации на премию «Сезар» (сценарий, режиссура и лучший фильм года).

Фильмы Гироди затрагивают ЛГБТ-тематику. Является открытым геем. Он подписался в мае 2019, среди 1400 личностей из мира культуры, на форуме «Нас не обмануть!», oпубликовано в газете Libération, чтобы поддержать движение желтых жилетов и подтвердить, что « желтые жилеты - это мы ».

Фильмография
  — Les héros sont immortels
  — Tout droit jusqu'au matin
  — La force des choses
  — Du soleil pour les gueux
  — Ce vieux rêve qui bouge
  — Pas de repos pour les braves
  — Voici venu le temps
  — Король побега / Le roi de l'évasion
  — Незнакомец у озера / L'inconnu du lac
  — Стоять ровно / Rester vertical
  — Пойдем, я отведу тебя туда / Viens, je t'emmène

Примечания

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 Писатель не должен ощущать себя сценаристом. Интервью  Марусе Климовой для радио «Свобода», 11 июня 2019.


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Q: Connect Node-Red to Actility LoraWan plattform I'm trying to connect Node-Red to the Actility LoraWan plattform.
Connectivity is an LRC-AS Tunnelinterface.
The sample code described in the tunnel-interface is:

Anybody have an idea on how to create a flow in Node-Red that connects to the tunnelinterface and listens to the flow from my devices there?
Note: the deviceeui and token are just examples.


Several releases ago we implemented a tap and hold multi add feature. We found out this wasn't as discoverable as it could have been. Because this is such a wonderful feature we had to find a way to bring it to all members.
Now when you add a food, instead of returning to the log you will return to the previous search screen so you can add additional items to the same meal. This will make adding food much simpler! Give it a try- and if you find you don't like this change you can easily turn it off by going to More > Application Settings.
Sometimes calculating serving sizes in Lose It! can be a bit of a pain if it's not in a common sense measure. Say you have to add olive oil to your famous Italian dressing; previously Lose It! only had this measure available in teaspoons. In this new version you can use a selection tool on the Add Food screen to switch between teaspoons, tablespoons or cups! This takes the guess-work out of switching between units!
You can also use the unit conversion tool to switch between ounces and pounds. Having trouble remembering how many ounces of beef make one pound? Worry no more! We've taken care of this too.
If this unit conversion tool isn't for you, switch things back to how they used to be by going to More > Application Preferences.
We've made some internal updates that will improve food searching. You should see the results appearing more quickly in addition to more foods matching your criteria.
This update also includes some smaller improvements to our food database, including improved serving sizes (our built in database includes no more gram serving sizes for built in foods- this doesn't affect foods you've created), new restaurants (IHOP, TGI Friday's), and new brand name foods (Glutino, Michelino's).
There are also a variety of small bug fixes and behind the scenes enhancements to make the Lose It! experience even better.
How do i downgrade…i just upgrade and now i see there are no more "grams"…i have almost EVERYTHING in my database as grams (or did i should say)….
please tell me there is a way to go back?!?!???!
You can always delete any app from your iphone or ipad, that you've previously backed up to your computer. When you sync your device you can then reload the prior version (assuming you did not upgrade and then synch to your computer).
Hi- So sorry for any issues you may have run into! We changed the remaining foods in our database that were listed in grams over to ounces. None of your custom foods should have been touched by this change. Please let us know if you see something that off or not working properly with the changes we've made.
You guys just keep getting better and better! This is truly my favorite app. I use it every day to stay on track! Keep up the GREAT work!
How about a barcode scanner to scan food packing to bring up its nutrition info??
Thank you for the feature suggestion! This is something we'd love to incorporate into the app but can't promise a timeframe.
I went out to iTunes, downloaded the new upgrade, I see TGIF in there, but my ABOUT still says 3.6.2, is this correct?
Susan- Perhaps the install didn't work. You should be running 3.6.3. Maybe try installing again?
iTunes kept saying I had 3.6.3 but the iPhone didn't. A couple syncs later and all is good! Thanks for an amazing app.
Thanks – awesome resource! How about the ability to multiple delete?
I like that the new features come with options to toggle between new or old behavior. I think I'll like the new way, but it's always good when a developer doesn't try to force a one-size-fits-all approach.
I do most of my food entries in grams, but the majority of mine are custom entered, so hopefully the removal of grams from the database will not affect me.
I definitely like the improved multi add feature! Worked great for my lunch, soooo much easier!
Thank you so much for this great app! I've already lost 7 lbs in just 19 days. I have it set to 1.5 lbs a week but I think I am more active than I thought. But I'm eating very healthy and feel content at the end of the day so I'm not changing it! The faster searching and ease of adding multiple items to a meal is fantastic!
For my free days I like to go to Del Taco but you do not have that restaraunt in your list. Could you please add them?!
I just got the new update and now everytime I go to add my food it says "error getting default serving. Database error 10011 occurred." Please help I can't add any new food!!!
This error means that the database file on the iPod/IPhone has been corrupted.
1) Restore from a backup using iTunes (but you need to be careful as it restores your whole device including other application data to whatever point you last backed up).
2) Uninstall Lose It! and restore using you LoseIt.com account (assuming you have one). If you don't have a loseit.com account, your old data will not be able to be put back on and you'll have to start from scratch.
Thank you so much. I just had the same problem. I used method (2) and didn't lose any data at all.
It is silly not to include grams since grams are the only useful serving information found on most nutrient labels. How many "slivered almonds" did I just eat when it is a small handful and does not fill the smallest available measuring cup? And why should I have to dirty a measuring cup anyway? Give me grams and let me, if I choose, weigh my food for an accurate calorie count.
Thank you for the feedback, David! We try to keep the food database as user friendly as possible.


For those who room with or date a person of opposite partisan persuasion, political difference is a part of everyday life.
But with the presidential election only days away, roommates and couples at political odds with one another have had a lot more to talk about in the dorm room.
"In a lot of conversations, we are sure that one of us will change the other person's mind," said Julie Mohamed '11, a liberal, about her relationship with conservative Graham Rogers '11.
"Even if we don't change each other's mind, we come out understanding (the other's opinion) more," Rogers said.
Though it almost certainly fosters debate, political disagreement does not necessarily mean incompatibility. For the Chapin suite of girls – Clark, Sparks, Abby Hinds '11 and Shannon Stacey '11 – their conversations take the form of roundtable discussions. While Clark, Hinds and Stacey are liberal, Sparks is conservative (at least fiscally).
"When social issues are brought up, we are very much on board with each other," Sparks said, so political discussion does not get too heated among them.
That said, "we argue out points out to the fullest," she continued.
Though living with someone of a different political persuasion may offer a more intimate look at another view, neither group's opinion has been changed by living with each other.
For the suite of girls, it has been more of a process of educating one another.
"You definitely see the other side a bit more," Sparks said, adding that her views have been influenced by the current financial situation rather than living with liberals.
"We feel like we learned a lot about each other," Stacey said.
In the girls' suite, the major point of contention is over taxes. Some political tension arose during one of the debates when Clark bought Stacey the inflatable McCain doll and put it in the common room. "And then we put an Obama sticker on (Sparks') door," Clark said.
"I didn't tell (my suite mates) who I voted for," Sparks said.
"But we know," said Hinds.
"I feel like he's not fleshed out, his campaign is running on ideals rather than substance," he continued.
When with each other, Mohamed and Rogers said they can have candid political discussion; but the same candor is not as prevalent in the rest of the student body, Rogers said.
Sparks said she feels the student body would be receptive to conservatism if it were well articulated. "I think if you made an educated opinion, people would listen," she said.
Mohamed said she is more prone to jump in and defend a conservative opinion because she figures people are more likely to listen to a Democrat.
And though they may disagree, Mohamed and Rogers said politics don't sour their relationship.
"I like Graham a lot even though he's a Republican," Mohamed said.


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Doris Baum ist der Name folgender Personen:

* Doris Baum (Politikerin) (1909–1981), deutsche Politikerin
 Doris Baum (Leichtathletin) (* 1957), deutsche Leichtathletin
 Doris Baum (Soziologin) (* 1964), österreichische Soziologin


Oct 31, 2018 by Nithya Nathan-Pineau, Esq.
This month CAIR Coalition is focusing the spotlight on our Detained Children's Program and the clients we serve through our Third Annual Noviembre de Niños: Stand Up with Immigrant Youth!
Support CAIR Coalition's ongoing work. We always welcome donations on our website to support the work we do every day.
Every year CAIR Coalition serves over 800 detained immigrant children, but we can't do it alone. Please spread the word and join us in Standing Up with Immigrant Youth this November!


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Who Gets a Childhood? Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth‐Century Texas is a 2010 book by William S. Bush, published by the University of Georgia Press. It discusses the juvenile corrections system of Texas and the cycles of attempts at reform and the failures of these attempts. The book chronicles conflicts between people wishing to reform the juvenile justice system and make it rehabilitate versus those who were favoring imprisonment. It also discusses how officials perceived non-Hispanic White prisoners to be reformable while African-Americans and Hispanic prisoners were viewed as un-reformable; they believed that only younger white persons were capable of reforming.

According to Diamond, Who Gets a Childhood?'s "most important innovation involves its handling of the social, political, and cultural forces—local, state, and national—that shaped the conditions within these institutions."

Background
Sources used to write the book which originated from the Gatesville State School, the Texas Board of Control, and the Texas Youth Commission, include member files and annual reports. Summary statistics of internal narrative case files, newspaper articles, legal cases, Texas state legislation, and court testimony from defendants were also used. Jennifer Trost of Utica College wrote that the author does not "seem" to be in possession of the case files themselves.

Content
The book is written chronologically. Most of the book's content discusses Texas's juvenile correctional facilities, with the content beginning with the Gatesville State School, first established in 1889. The book also discusses how theories on adolescence, penology and juvenile delinquency changed over time; the contrast between more and less innocuous media depictions of juvenile delinquents; statistics on the juvenile inmates, their crimes, and their attributes; and what David I. MacLeod of Central Michigan University described as "at least hinting at changing political climates in Texas." The book discusses how prisoners dealt with their sentences and time at the juvenile correctional facilities, illustrated by the use of personal papers and case studies. Deborah L. Blackwell of Texas A&M International University referred to this as "one of the most interesting elements" of Who Gets a Childhood?  There are portions discussing community corrections programs for juveniles in Houston.

Andrew J. Diamond of the Center for International Studies and Research in Paris, France stated that book focuses on the 1910s through the 1920s and the 1940s through the 1970s. MacLeod described the book as being focused on the 1910s, 1940s, and 1960s through 1980s, "loosely structured around multiple cycles of tentative reform". Diamond stated that there is very little content about the 1980s and 1990s, and that the scope of the book is "more limited" than what the title would suggest.

According to MacLeod, many of the paragraphs come from "disparate" topics and are very long, and that a reader may be confused by "digressive passages" and "abrupt shifts of focus". In addition MacLeod stated "The level of detail can, however,
overwhelm a reader at times."

According to Trost the juvenile justice analysis related to the 1930s-1950s was new, while there had been previous research related to 1890s-1920s and 1960s covered by previous books. According to Trost, the author "has lined up with the founders of the juvenile system in favor of treatment for individuals rather than punishment of crimes."

Reception
Diamond concluded that "Bush's multilayered analysis of some seven decades of Texas juvenile justice breaks new ground in a number of
ways, and it should be required reading for anyone working at the intersection of race and juvenile justice in the twentieth century." Diamond stated that there were some "minor shortcomings" related to dealing with race and civil rights issues in a "schematic manner"; he argued that the book was too vague on the role of Mexicans and how they were treated as people unable to reform, and Diamond also stated that the book did not connect how the black power movement resulted in correctional authorities trying to imprison black juveniles in more restrictive facilities. He also stated that the book did not give enough attention to the role of prison gangs.

C. D. Wintz of Texas Southern University stated that he highly recommended the book and gave it three stars.

MacLeod concluded that "the book under review is an immensely informative account of the complexities of reform and repression within the training schools of a state known for its tough penal culture."

References
 Blackwell, Deborah L. (Texas A&M International University). "Who Gets a Childhood? Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century Texas." (Book review) Journal of Southern History, May, 2013, Vol.79(2), p. 523(2).
 Diamond, Andrew J. (Center for International Studies and Research, Paris, France). "Who Gets a Childhood? Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century Texas." (Book review) Journal of American History, Sept, 2012, Vol.99(2), p. 616-617. DOI: 10.1093/jahist/jas219.
 Macleod, David I. (Central Michigan University). "Who Gets a Childhood? Race and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth‐Century Texas" (Book-Review). The American Historical Review, 2012, Vol.117(1), p. 240-241.
 Trost, Jennifer (Utica College). "Who Gets a Childhood? Race and Juvenile Justice in Texas" (Review). The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 2012, pp. 163–165. DOI: 10.1353/hcy.2012.0000. Available at Project MUSE.
 Wintz, C.D. (Texas Southern University). "Who gets a childhood?: race and juvenile justice in twentieth-century Texas." Choice Reviews Online, 09/01/2011, Vol.49(01), pp. 49–0574-49-0574.

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2010 non-fiction books
University of Georgia Press books
History of racism in Texas


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Life to the Extreme
How a Chaotic Kid Became America's Favorite Carpenter
Ty Pennington, Travis Thrasher
Ty Pennington shares stories from his life and offers a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite home shows!
As a kid, Ty Pennington had too much energy. He was chaotic, bouncing off the walls, and on a first-name basis with the local emergency room staff. Back then there wasn't public awareness of attention deficit disorder yet. People just thought Ty was rambunctious. A trouble maker. What do you do with a kid who just can't sit still? Who can't focus?
But Ty discovered something amazing when he was just a boy: he felt focused when he was building something. He discovered that he loved to work with his hands - to use tools and be creative. He loved to try new things, build and design new things.
In Life to the Extreme Ty shares his remarkable life story. In his characteristic humorous style, he takes you racing through his life with ADHD-infused diversions that will make you laugh out loud. He shares about how he was diagnosed with ADHD in college, and what it has meant to be an advocate for ADHD awareness. He shares about his start as a model and carpenter, and his eventual move to television where he starred in the hit shows Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Trading Spaces.
Life to the Extreme will inspire you. Ty's boundless energy and his sense of humor are infectious. You'll laugh. You might cry a little. And you'll definitely be inspired to change the lives of those around you.
Ty Pennington:
Ty Pennington has been recognized as a leader not only in the television design field but also for his volunteerism through his work on Extreme Makeover and Ty's Great British Adventure. He is back on the small screen in the new Trading Spaces, Small Business Revolution, and While You Were Out. He has served as an ambassador for the Sears American Dream campaign and continues to develop his role as a "global ambassador of goodness" with projects he is currently pursuing. In line with his passion for creative and practical housing, he volunteers time with Abod Shelters Foundation, a charitable organization whose mission is to provide sustainable, quality housing to areas in need around the world.
Travis Thrasher:
Bestselling author Travis Thrasher has written over 50 books, spanning genres in fiction, nonfiction and children's literature. His inspirational stories have included collaborations with filmmakers, musicians, athletes, celebrities and pastors.
With the childhood goal of pursuing a writing career starting in third grade, Thrasher worked for 13 years at Tyndale House Publishers after graduating college. His experience working with as Author Relations Manager allowed him to understand the writing life as well as training him to work with a variety of personalities. This experience has proven to be invaluable with varied writing projects in the decade he's been a full-time writer.
Thrasher's storytelling ability has also allowed him to work with others on their books, from musicians like country musician Scotty McCreery and Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain to the Robertsons of Duck Dynasty. He has also penned novels based on songs such as Paper Angels with Jimmy Wayne and novelizations for films including Do You Believe? and God's Not Dead 2. Upcoming projects continue to expand his talents, with projects including Life to the Extreme about Ty Pennington's many adventures, The Black Auxiliary about the lives of the 17 American black athletes who competed in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, and Baby Don't Hurt Me about comedian Chris Kattan's life and time on Saturday Night Live.
Travis lives with his wife and three young daughters in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Publisher Name Zondervan
Imprint Zondervan
Publication Date May 14, 2019
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package com.parse.starter;

import com.parse.Parse;
import com.parse.ParseACL;
import com.parse.ParseInstallation;
import com.parse.ParseUser;
import com.parse.PushService;

import android.app.Application;

public class ParseApplication extends Application {

	@Override
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		super.onCreate();

		// Add your initialization code here
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		PushService.setDefaultPushCallback(this, ParseStarterProjectActivity.class);
		ParseInstallation.getCurrentInstallation().saveInBackground();
		PushService.subscribe(this, "Yohei", ParseStarterProjectActivity.class);

		ParseUser.enableAutomaticUser();
		ParseACL defaultACL = new ParseACL();

		// If you would like all objects to be private by default, remove this line.
		defaultACL.setPublicReadAccess(true);

		ParseACL.setDefaultACL(defaultACL, true);
	}

}

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Spring is here, and it almost feels like summer. The weather has been great for outdoor activities and the St Louis Cardinals are already on their way to 12 in 2012. Locally, the weatherman doesn't think it's going to flood, and my buddy says we may be in for a bad year of stormy weather! I can't remember the last time we had tornadoes in February.
Clarksville just finished the 50 Miles of Art Studio Tours over March 24th and 25th. Many shops, houses, and art studios opened their doors from Clarksville to Hannibal on a beautiful spring weekend.
Coming up: April 28th will be the second annual Diva Day in Clarksville. Gather your best girlfriends, your sisters, your Mom and head to Clarksville, Missouri's DIVA DAY! The first 100 Divas get a free "Diva Bag" embellished by Clarksville Artists. Stay the weekend, shop, get free handmade goodies from selected stores.
The Clarksville Garden Club will meet at 1 P.M. on Thursday January 26, 2012 at the Clarksville Visitor Center. Yearbooks will be distributed and discussed. Eagle watching will be the program. Hostesses are Nancy Guyton and Janet Church.