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Biden: 'China Going to Eat Our Lunch' Unless US Moves on Infrastructure
By NDT Bureau February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021
During his four years in office, President Donald Trump and his Republican administration repeatedly highlighted so-called "infrastructure weeks" that ultimately resulted in few big projects moving down the line.
On Thursday, Trump's successor, Democrat Joe Biden, hosted his first infrastructure event, inviting a bipartisan group of senators to the Oval Office to "try to see if we come to some kind of generic consensus about how to begin."
Biden, who said he spoke Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping for two hours, made note during his Thursday meeting with the four senators of China's massive infrastructure investments.
"If we don't get moving, they're going to eat our lunch," said Biden of the Chinese. "They have major, major new initiatives on rail. And they already have rail that goes 225 miles an hour with ease.  … They're working very hard to do what I think we're going to have to do."
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she thought Biden's view was "we're in a competition with China, and he's clear-eyed about the depth of that challenge."
Asked by a reporter how much the president wanted to spend on infrastructure, Psaki said that was "a process of ongoing discussion" and there was yet no specific number.
In addition to the senators, Vice President Kamala Harris attended the Oval Office meeting, while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined remotely. He was in quarantine because a member of his security detail tested positive Monday for the coronavirus.
The group "established the mutual understanding that America needs to build new infrastructure across urban and rural areas and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process of supporting the country's economic recovery in the months and years ahead," said Psaki.
That rhetoric echoes what was heard during the administrations of Democrat Barack Obama and his successor, Trump. Those two administrations ultimately exhausted more legislative energy in health care and tax cuts, respectively, after touting grandiose ambitions to repair America's infrastructure.
"Infrastructure is the best idea that never happens," according to Bipartisan Policy Center President Jason Grumet, who expressed optimism the subject might achieve more legislative traction during the Biden administration. "There is a broad-based agreement that in addition to the resources that have been invested in a kind of immediate urgency around surviving the winter, there is now an agreement that there needs to be some deeper investment."
The desire for huge government spending to overcome the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic is in addition to a "very strong view that we as a nation are trying to run a 21st-century economy on a 20th-century infrastructure and that simply diminishes our national competitiveness," especially with respect to China, Grumet told VOA.
Obama, in 2009, emphasized "shovel-ready" projects that would benefit from his $800 billion stimulus plan. Congress eventually allocated only about $28 billion of that package for transportation infrastructure.
Trump, in 2018, proposed spending $200 billion over a decade to spur $1.5 trillion, mostly for private sector infrastructure projects, but Congress never voted on it. Before leaving office, his administration proposed a $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, although it was never publicly released.
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Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S7 Rumored to Feature Water Resistant Design, Pressure-Sensitive Screen
Tuesday February 16, 2016 2:28 pm PST by Juli Clover
Samsung is expected to unveil its newest smartphones at Mobile World Congress on February 21, and ahead of their debut date, several leaks have hinted at the specs we can expect to see in the flagship devices of Apple's main competitor.
Like Apple, and continuing with its own trend of dual releases, Samsung will unveil two new smartphones: the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 Edge with a curved display. Both devices look similar to the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge, as seen in a render created by noted leaker @evleaks. The Galaxy S7 Edge will be larger, measuring in at 5.5 inches, the same size as the iPhone 6s Plus.
Samsung is expected to be adding a pressure-sensitive display, which would perhaps mimic some of the 3D Touch features available in the iPhone 6s, allowing it to respond to a new range of pressure-based gestures.
A microsite and video for the Galaxy S7 published this afternoon points towards improved water resistance and wireless charging, two features that are also rumored for Apple's iPhone 7. Samsung has long offered wireless charging through the Qi system, which uses a charging pad. Apple is rumored to be considering wireless charging in the iPhone 7, but it may not be ready until 2017 because Apple wants to use long-range charging that eschews a mat.
Samsung's Galaxy S5 was IP67 water resistant, a feature that didn't make it into the flagship Galaxy S6 but is expected to be included in the Galaxy S7. Rumors have also suggested the iPhone 7 will include improved water resistance.
While not expected to gain dual cameras like the iPhone 7 Plus, the Galaxy S7 is rumored to be gaining an improved camera that will offer better performance in lowlight photography. iPhone 7 design rumors have indicated the device may not feature a rear-protruding camera, and the Galaxy S7 design is also expected to do away with the rear camera bulge featured in the Galaxy S6.
Other rumors for the Galaxy S7 include improved battery life, the re-adoption of the micro SD card slot (in the S7, not the Edge) that was removed in the Galaxy S6, and a USB-C port for faster charging.
Samsung's newest devices will be unveiled next week, coming several months ahead of Apple's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, its 2016 flagship devices. Apple will, however, be unveiling a new iPhone in the next month, introducing the 4-inch iPhone 5se at a March event.
say what u want at least Samsung figured out how to properly take advantage of the screen without any redic huge bezels
HangmanSwingset
GS5: *adds water resistant design*
"We listen to customers!"
GS6: *removes water resistance, removable battery, and SD card support*
GS7: *re-adds water resistant design and SD card support*
brendu
So here's the thing. I hope it does have a pressure sensitive screen. I hope it works exactly like the 6s. Developers need more phones with this technology for it to be worth their time developing for it. Right now 3D Touch needs to be utilized more and the only way I see that happening is if more phones also adopt it and developers have more reason to get creative and use it.
Mackinjosh
They won't be final specs until the iPhone 7 features are known.....
Yeah, because Apple was first with wireless charging, quick charging, water proofing, micro SD expansion etc etc. Oh right, they weren't. LOL.
jontech
samcraig
Oh the hate is strong with some of you. We're seeing the natural evolution of technology. Not copying. If you're going to point your finger at Samsung, you might as well point your finger at Apple too. But why bother. Buy the device that you want. No one is forcing you to do otherwise.
Oops, how could they forget to remove the 3.5mm jack ?
mi7chy
Shameless as always, not only did they steal iPhone's existing flagship feature, they even stole the features RUMORED for the next iPhone.
Apple shamelessly copied force touch from BlackBerry though and phablet from Samsung otherwise iPhones would still be 3.5".
You do know force touch works differently then the bb storm, right? Also, phablets are not an invention. Apple copied phablets because the market wanted bigger iPhones, and this is what crippled samsung in the first place.
You realize that Samsung is improving their waterproofing because that's what the market wants. And that they are doing a pressure sensitive screen (if they even are - this is a rumor after all) because the market wants that too. See what I did there?
bpeeps
man are these ugly..
Optometrist alert. These are Samsung's best looking phones to date. And much nicer in feel, looks, and quality than the iPhone 6/S versions. The Galaxy screen alone looks fantastic, and blows the iPhone out of the water.

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Q: Simplifying expression with square root of square roots I have the following expression
 FullSimplify[
 Sqrt[1 + (-1 + a) (-1 + b) + 2 Sqrt[(-1 + a) (-1 + b)]] - Sqrt[
  2 + a (-1 + b) - 2 Sqrt[(-1 + a) (-1 + b)] - b]]

Where $a\ge1$ and $b\ge1$. I know the answer should be $\sqrt{(1-a)(1-b)}$. However, $Mathematica$ doesn't solve this expression this way. How can one resolve this?

A: Try this:
 expr1 = Sqrt[1 + (-1 + a) (-1 + b) + 2 Sqrt[(-1 + a) (-1 + b)]] -
      Sqrt[2 + a (-1 + b) - 2 Sqrt[(-1 + a) (-1 + b)] - b];
expr2 = Simplify[expr1 /. {a -> x + 1, b -> y + 1}, {x > 0, y > 0}]

(*  -Sqrt[1 + x y - 2 Sqrt[x y]] + Sqrt[1 + x y + 2 Sqrt[x y]]  *)

Then
expr3=Simplify[expr2 /. x*y -> z^2, z > 0]

Now
expr3 /. z -> (a - 1) (b - 1)

yields

Have fun!

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This article is part of our DraftKings CFL series.
We're up to the penultimate week of the regular season, but there are still postseason scenarios being sorted out – the Stampeders and Roughriders are both playing for a home playoff game in Week 20. There is also another potential explosive fantasy clash between the Argonauts and Redblacks, both which have already seen several players thrive in the matchup earlier in the season. And, there are new additions to the quarterback pool this week as well, with two signal-callers making a return from injury. Without further ado, let's dive right into some of the best options at each position on the slate:
DraftKings CFL Plays - Week 20
Bo Levi Mitchell, CGY at WPG ($9,600): Mitchell gets another crack at a Blue Bombers defense that he lit up for 33.48 fantasy points in Week 19. Winnipeg continues to be one of the most vulnerable defenses in the CFL against the pass, putting Mitchell back in play at the same price he sported in Week 19. The Bombers are now allowing 300.7 passing yards per game, the most completions of 30 or more yards (30) and the second-most passing touchdowns (23), all partly a byproduct of facing the most pass attempts (618) in the CFL. Teams have thrown that much against Winnipeg because their run defense has been positively elite, and given the success the Stampeders enjoyed last week with the pass, Calgary should be of the same mindset again in Week 20 while trying to lock up the aforementioned home playoff date.
Dane Evans, HAM at MTL ($9,200): Trevor Harris ($8,600) returns to the lineup for the Eskimos this week as well and is therefore worth considering if you need to save a few hundred off Evans. However, speaking of quarterbacks whose price refuses to budge, Evans has actually seen a $100 price drop despite having racked up 452 yards and 24.08 fantasy points in Week 19 against the Redblacks. The Tulsa product has exceeded 300 yards in five of his last six games, with a pair of 400-yard efforts as part of that sample. The Alouettes have allowed the third-most passing yards per game (312.2), most completions (410) and second-highest completion percentage (73.0), making them a tantalizing target for a quarterback of Evans' caliber.
Zach Collaros, WPG vs. CGY ($6,500): Collaros is our tournament value play of the week at quarterback, as he'll draw the start with Chris Streveler (ankle) on the one-game injured list. Collaros hasn't played since the first drive of the season while still with the Roughriders, when he suffered a concussion. There's always some risk with a quarterback making his first start in a new offense, but Collaros is a veteran with solid upside, and the uncertainty regarding his situation is factored into his bargain basement price. The Stamps have also been vulnerable in the short and intermediate passing windows, allowing 402 completions and a 71.8 completion percentage, including a CFL-high 84.0 completion rate on targets of up to nine yards. Collaros doesn't have to do a whole lot to justify his price, making him worthy of a roll of the dice if you're trying to spend up elsewhere.
Shaquille Cooper, EDM vs. SSK ($6,100): Cooper could well be in line for another start in Week 20 with C.J. Gable still struggling with his knee injury. Gable is officially questionable for Saturday night's contest, and he could well be limited even if he does play. Cooper has been excellent when given the chance this season, averaging 25.1 fantasy points in his pair of starts. Cooper is an excellent receiver out of the backfield as well (8-59 line through the air in two starts) and would be facing a Roughriders defense that's been mostly solid against the run, but that's allowed the third-highest red-zone success rate (61.0 percent) in the CFL, along with 5.1 yards per rush.
Tyrell Sutton, HAM at MTL ($6,000): Sutton sports the same $6K price he had in Week 19, when he totaled a solid 18.9 fantasy points at the expense of the Redblacks. The veteran is involved in the passing game as well, most recently evidenced by his 4-64 line against Ottawa. He should have an extra dose of motivation against his old Alouettes teammates, which have allowed 109.8 rushing yards per contest and the highest average yards per rush (5.6) in the league. Montreal has also surrendered 16 rushing touchdowns, which, when combined with the 79.0 completion percentage they've yielded on targets of up to nine yards in depth, leave Sutton set up for potential success through the air as well.
Jeremiah Johnson, MTL vs. HAM ($5,800): I originally had William Stanback slotted in as the high-priced running back option of the week before he was declared out for this contest with an undisclosed injury, a development that will afford Johnson the start. The Tiger-Cats have allowed 5.3 yards per carry, 14 rushing touchdowns and 13 rushes of 20 or more yards, the latter number tying them for the most in the CFL. Johnson has performed well in spot starting duty this season and has four games with double-digit fantasy points overall. The veteran can also be an effective receiver out of the backfield when needed (7-78 line through the air over last two games), locking him in as a solid underpriced play.
Wide Receiver/Slotback
Brandon Banks, HAM at MTL ($10,300): Banks is the priciest receiver option on the Week 19 slate but worth it, considering he's scored 22.1 fantasy points or more in three straight games and has eclipsed 20 in five of his last six overall. The veteran is seeing plenty of volume and has averaged 25.0 fantasy points against the Alouettes in two prior games this season. As already detailed in Evans' entry, the Als have been vulnerable to the pass; moreover, in addition to the numbers already cited, it's worth noting Montreal has also given up 8.9 yards per attempt and 25 completions of 30 yards or more, both of which dovetail nicely for fantasy purposes with Banks' game-breaking speed and downfield prowess.
Reggie Begelton, CGY at WPG ($10,100): Very similar to Banks, Begelton has been the linchpin of the offense on his squad, scoring over 20 fantasy points in four out of the last six games. Begelton hasn't been below 15.6 fantasy points since way back in Week 9 and gets a second consecutive shot at a Bombers secondary he already lit up for 28.2 fantasy points in Week 19. Winnipeg's weaknesses against the pass were already illustrated earlier in Mitchell's entry via various metrics, and Begelton has seen no fewer than six targets in 12 consecutive games, essentially guaranteeing you a locked-in workload.
S.J. Green, TOR vs. OTT ($7,900): Green looks nothing like a 34-year-old receiver this season, as he's plowed through inconsistency at quarterback for Toronto to still put together an impressive 80-980-4 line through 16 games. The veteran just totaled 10 catches for 170 yards against the Redblacks in Week 18, a performance preceded by an 8-130 tally versus Ottawa in Week 13. The Redblacks haven't gotten any better versus the pass, as they'll check in allowing the most passing yards per game (317.4), a 71.1 percent completion rate, the second-highest average yards per attempt (9.0), the third-most completions of 30 or more yards (26) and second-highest passer efficiency rating (103.6). Therefore, there's plenty of paths to success for Green, who has seen a combined 26 targets over the last two contests alone.
Dominique Rhymes, OTT at TOR ($6,900): Rhymes has been one of the true bright spots in the Redblacks' lost season, as he's set new career highs in receptions (64), receiving yardage (1,020) and touchdowns (four). Rhymes posted 18.0 fantasy points against the Argonauts in his last game Week 18, and he also tallied 17.8 against Toronto in Week 13 on the strength of an 8-98 line. Toronto has been almost as bad as Ottawa versus the pass, allowing the second-most passing yards per game (315.9), second-most completions (403), highest average yards per attempt (9.2), most passing touchdowns (35) and second-most completions of 30 or more yards (27). Then, it's worth noting 30 of those 35 touchdowns allowed through the air have come on targets of either up to nine yards in depth (16) or targets of 20 or more yards downfield (14), both passing windows that Rhymes has succeeded in this season.
Edmonton Eskimos vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders ($4,500): There are plenty of higher-priced options in Week 20 at defense, including the Eskimos' formidable opponent. However, Edmonton's own solid unit is worth considering if you're paying down, especially with its ability to get to the quarterback consistently. The Esks have racked up multiple sacks in four consecutive contests and should have more continuity on offense with Trevor Harris back at quarterback, which in turn should keep the defense off the field for longer stretches. The Eskimos have also racked up the second-most sacks (50) and forced the most 2-and-outs in the CFL (94), while the 43.0 percent red-zone success rate they've allowed is the lowest in the league. While the Roughriders do have a solid offense and have something to play for here, it's rare to find a high-upside defense playing at home that's sporting the third-lowest price of the week at the position.
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Soap opera actress says she was fired for pregnancy.
Katharine Mieszkowski
January 13, 2006 8:59PM (UTC)
Think it's tough to make it in corporate America as a working mom? Just trying being a soap opera actress; get pregnant, and your bosses kill you, before they fire you.
Kari Wuhrer, an actress who played the role of Reese Marshall on ABC's "General Hospital," is suing ABC Productions and American Broadcasting Companies, the New York Times reported Friday. Wuhrer alleges that the producers iced her character and then fired her last August, because she was pregnant, and that it's a pattern. "Even one whiff that an actress on an ABC daytime soap has conceived a child is enough to have her character killed off the show," Wuhrer's legal complaint states.
ABC won't comment on the case, but the papers that Wuhrer filed said that the network told her that she was being dismissed because she wasn't "sexy" and "she had no chemistry with the character's love interest, Sonny Corinthos."
That's funny, since a pregnancy might seem like the most obvious proof of chemistry between two love interests.
Katharine Mieszkowski is a senior writer for Salon.
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Phase 2 was a year-long desk engineering study with the aim of fully understanding how the advantages of the WaveSub would translate into a low levelised cost of energy. This project comprised: an energy generation simulation exercise, design feasibility and costings of all parts of the WaveSub structure, installation and systems; and the costing of a maintenance plan for the WaveSub. All cost of energy calculations were carried out in-line with best practices established by the Carbon Trust and the ETI.
The results of this study further validated that the advantages of the WaveSub translate into a device capable of achieving a highly competitive cost of energy. As a result of this phase, MPS and its shareholders made the decision to proceed with the design & manufacture a 1:4 scale prototype to demonstrate the device at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6.
In addition, MPS continued in parallel completing tank testing of the 1:25th scale prototype at the Plymouth COAST laboratory. Detailed analysis allowed to the team to accrue further data and increase knowledge of optimising the technology.
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The Representation and Shaping of the Hispanic Identity and the Assignment of Power in Three Types of HSI-Related Discourse: HEA Amendments, UTEP President Diana Natalicio Convocation Speeches, Academic Articles
Julie Ann Rivera, University of Texas at El Paso
This dissertation examines the impact of Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) related written discourse on the representation and shaping of the Hispanic identity and the assignment of power. Performing a critical discourse analysis of three types of written HSI-related discourse: amendments to the Higher Education Act (HEA), academic articles, and UTEP President Diana Natalicio convocation speeches, I look below the surface of the discourse to draw out implications for Hispanic students and HSIs. My analysis merges Norman Fairclough's method of Critical Discourse Analysis, known for its focus on the relationship between language and society, with Lloyd Bitzer's The Rhetorical Situation, which will address the inclusion of a rhetorical component in this discussion. The blending of Fairclough's methodology and Bitzer's rhetorical situation is key to understanding the impact of the selected written HSI-related discourse through the incorporation of linguistic analysis with a social, rhetorical element. The Hispanic-Serving Institution designation, legislatively defined in the 1992 amendment to the HEA, is especially relevant in this analysis because the vast majority of Hispanic students attend HSIs. My research shows that the representation and shaping of the Hispanic identity is distinct to each type of artifact, as is the associated context. Power is assigned differently within each type of artifact; the strength of the assignment is linked to HSI and Hispanic student achievements, or lack thereof, presented in the discourse. The findings in this dissertation emphasize the impact of the selected HSI-related discourse and highlight the significant gap in information related to HSI and Hispanic student successes. The dearth of information about this topic is itself a contributing factor in the representation and shaping of the Hispanic identity and the assignment of power.
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Rivera, Julie Ann, "The Representation and Shaping of the Hispanic Identity and the Assignment of Power in Three Types of HSI-Related Discourse: HEA Amendments, UTEP President Diana Natalicio Convocation Speeches, Academic Articles" (2019). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI13878353.


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Q: Will I avoid using Reflection during finalization with PhantomReferences? Let's say that I created a class MyClass that implements Closable. So in the close() method I am going to free some very important recources. Well since it is very important recources I created some kind of safety network (as recommended in Effective Java). Here it is:
protected void finalize(){
if (/*user didn't call close() method by himself*/){
    close();
}
}

First I was very happy but later I read that finalizer are not so cool and that there is such a cool tool like PhantomReference. So I decided to change my code to use PhantomReference instead of finalize() method. I created CustomPantom extends PhantomRefernce. Here it is:
public class CustomPhantom extends PhantomReference {

//Object cobj;

public CustomPhantom(Object referent, ReferenceQueue q) {
    super(referent, q);
    //this.cobj = referent;   can't save the refference to my object in a class field,
                        // because it will become strongly rechable
                        //and PhantomReference won't be put to the reference queue
}

public void cleanup(){
    //here I want to call close method from my object,
            //but I don't have a reference to my object
}
}

So as I see the only way I can get a reference to my object is to use reflection and get if from the referent field which is in the Reference class. Is this the only way to call MyClass.close() from clean up method?
P.S. I haven't posted all the code here but I tested it and all works fine. ReferenceQueue is filled by PhantomReferences, and then I can get them one by one and call cleanup method. But I fail to see how to resolve the above problem without using reflection.

A: You can't do something like this with phantom references, and not even reflection will help.  You only get the reference in the ReferenceQueue after GC has already occurred, so there's no more object to call close() on.
One thing you can do -- a good idea, in point of fact -- is to use the PhantomReference to throw an error saying you should have called close() directly and didn't.  For example, you might have the referent object have a reference to your CustomPhantom, and call a CustomPhantom.setCleanedUp(true) method.  Then in your CustomPhantom, if you're in a ReferenceQueue and it's not cleaned up, you can display a warning.

A: Since there was accepted answer, I just add more information.
When using Java reflection APIs to examine class PantomReferences, you will not get the field referent.  NoSuchFieldException will be thrown.


My husband is going on a fishing trip for twelve days. What I hear is twelve days of unlimited writing time, twelve days to finish a short story, to dig through old journals for the memoir I'm working on, to write a much overdue blog for my website. Twelve days.
Day one, I make coffee, and settle in to write. Which means first checking email and Facebook. I have rationalized this checking as part of My Process: let my brain jump around and then it will settle in for the writing. My brain never settles in—it has, I have, Attention Deficit Disorder. I must wrestle my brain into focus, repeatedly direct my eyes and thoughts to the writing task at hand. What's worse is after writing for thirty minutes or an hour, I'll go back to email and Facebook. This is a problem. But not a new one as I embark on this twelve-day writing retreat.
Sitting in my writing chair, I can feel the empty space where my husband is NOT sitting at his desk. His desk is a flight of stairs, two rooms, and a hallway away, there are usually two closed doors between us. Today I feel the interruption of him NOT working in his office while I work in mine. An anchor has been weighed. I begin to drift.
I go downstairs for a glass of water. I decide to take the trash out. Fill the bird feeders. Water the potted plants. Later I will get the mail, pull some weeds, and put cheese in the mousetraps. I write a bit, here and there but I am unable to keep my seat. I recognize this resistance, this part of my brain that does its best to sabotage my writing. I just thought it would be less noisy during my self-imposed writing retreat.
At least I have all day AND all evening at my disposal. Usually, my husband and I watch a show together and then I announce no more TV for me—I've got work to do. This work is usually not writing, it is household chores that I don't want to be tempted to do during my writing time the next day. For this retreat, I've decided that searching through old journals for memoir-relevant parts is the best use of this slightly brain-dead time of day.
But my husband is not here, continuing to watch TV why I self-righteously get stuff done. Instead of moving to my desk, I sign up for a free month of Netflix and search for a TV show I started watching years ago. The show isn't there. Sulking, I stare at the Netflix offerings: all those creative shows everyone has talked about.
Instead of something new, I start re-watching The Office (the U.S. version). There are nine seasons. When one twenty-two-minute episode ends, I hit play for the next episode. If I do nothing, the next episode starts in fifteen seconds. And then the next. And the next. I feel the death spiral of my hyperfocus kick in, and who will break this focus?
In seven days, I watch thirty-six episodes. Thirteen hours. And it's not just the thirteen hours not spent writing, it's getting to bed too late, waking up unrested, dragging through the day. Even when I get a decent amount of sleep, the guilt bogs me down. I flit from one writing project to the next, making little progress on any of them.
As much work as I have done—counseling, medication, meditation—to be successful with the brain I have, I still have ADD. I am the biggest obstacle to my writing, and for this twelve-day retreat, I have locked myself in with my brain.
Day seven I have plans to go to dinner with two girlfriends. I organize my day accordingly: write, gardening, shower. My writing sessions are short and disjointed but I sit in the chair, I show up. At dinner, we talk about a variety of subjects general and personal, and I feel refreshed. I go home and watch six episodes of The Office, the amount of time a movie would take and I don't beat myself up about it.
The next day I have a walk in the afternoon with a writer friend and a play in the evening. I plan my day around these events. My focus on writing is better. I feel the prickly emptiness of no husband less. The walk is the best exercise I've had all week, the conversation writerly and convivial. At home, I page through a journal before attending the play. After, I read, and lights out by ten.
Friday has the goal that every Friday has: polish a piece of writing to read this afternoon at my critique group. I have a rough draft of the second half of the short story I read to them last week. The beginning of the story was inspired and begged to be written. I have a last line. But in-between has been a struggle and it reads as such. I revise all morning, knowing full well I could have been better prepared for this day.
As my so-called writing retreat slogs to an end, I realize that I used to have to take a chisel and a mallet to hew out writing time but now I have a daily life that supports my writing. When my husband returns, I need to view him not as a disturbance but as a fortification I can write against.
Laura Rink is working on a memoir about being diagnosed with ADD at the age of thirty-six. She distracts herself from that work by writing short stories, essays, and sporadic poetry. Her website LauraRink.com features an occasional blog and a picture of her calico cat. She lives with her husband in Bellingham, Washington.
…what the reward is. Numbness?
Don't be sorry. The image is apt. It made me consider what I was getting out of watching episode after episode.
Boy, am I glad to know I'm not the only one! Thank you for sharing this.
Funny, honest, and well written. Distraction seems to be a universal truth for writers. Thanks for sharing yours.
It takes guts for a writer to quote Stephen King, as it would seem so many writers are disdainful of him and his work. I quote him sometimes but I don't think of myself as a writer, or at least not as a Writer. My favorite King quote is "Sometimes the monsters win." I like it for what it expresses directly, but also for what it doesn't say, for what it leaves you to find on your own. That's what I learned from reading your excellent post. Sometimes the monsters give you what you need.
Love your comments. I read good writing and SK is an excellent storyteller. Sometimes I think people can't separate the content/genre they don't care for and the quality of the writing.
True that. I'd like to follow your blog and read some of your stuff, if that's okay.
Of course! You motivate me to blog more often.
Glad you can relate. Yep, nothing free about time, it always costs something.
That was me. Last week my husband got home after 10 days away, and I'd done no writing, but watched endless Netflix, stayed up too late, etc. One walk, one play, and a couple of friends.
Now that he's home, I hope you are back to writing.
Yes, external structure is necessary for many of us.
I wondered as I read this–did you enjoy watching the Office, which is funny, and the short episodes are so devourable? Or did you feel guilty and not able to fully enjoy that distraction? Like other commenters, I find I work well when I have some stricture/structure–it makes me prioritize the writing and not let in all the other stuff (LIKE I'M DOING RIGHT NOW!). It sounds like it was a lovely time, overall, even if not as full of writing as you'd hoped/planned.
I fully enjoyed watching in the moment, which is probably why I continued to watch. The guilt came later, and then lingered.
Hits so close to home, Laura. Except, I watch "Frazier." I say I'm getting writing tips—was there ever a better-written show?—but most of the time I'm just laughing. But way to flip the narrative on the husband as a writer's blockade. I think you're right about the positive energy that fills a loving home when all is as it should be, even when you're not on the same floor.
"Frazier" has eleven seasons. Hmmm. Could be trouble.
I have always found I do better at something when I have something else I should be doing. If I don't have a deadline, I do nothing–which is not the same as having nothing to do.
True. I wonder why that is. The friction, the push-back of the other thing?
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Are you already looking forward to the return of Premier League football? Well, make sure you come to the Perrys Fanzone ahead of Huddersfield Town's match against Liverpool to get you ready for the game!
Former Liverpool, Fulham and Swindon Town Manager Roy Evans will take to the stage on 'Boothy's Beer & Banter' ahead of this weekend's game.
Roy spent 40 years with Liverpool, as a player, coach and finally the Manager. During his time at the helm he won the League Cup and was an FA Cup runner-up.
Boothy's Beer & Banter will take place exclusively in the Function Suite at PPG Canalside, so make sure you come armed with questions!
Are you looking for a bite to eat ahead of the match? There's a number of options available at the Perrys Fanzone… some with an Oktoberfest twist!
Town supporters will be able to have a German Bratwurst pre-match. If that doesn't take your fancy, don't worry! There's the usual match day menu available inside PPG Canalside, whilst there's also a BBQ with produce provided by Club Partner Haigh's Farm Shop.
There's also a number of different drinks available, including Town's official beers brewed by Club Partner Magic Rock.
Huddersfield Town supporters of all ages will be able to take part in the Football Darts game introduced at the pre-Liverpool Perrys Fanzone.
You can take on your mates, or other supporters, and see who can get the best score chipping a ball onto the giant inflatable dart board.
Football freestyler, Ash Randall (above picture provided by Luis Alcantarilla), will also be on hand to show supporters and Young Terriers some incredible skills as he puts on an amazing, unique freestyle display.
Ash has made appearances on ITV, BBC, Sky Sports, Soccer AM and many more TV shows showing off his talents.
Not only this, but he has also taken his Football Freestyling to the next level by achieving a total of 18 Guinness World Record titles!
The fanzone sponsors, Perrys, have sent a football table to the Fanzone for youngsters to use and a goal will also be available for supporters to have a kick around before heading to the John Smith's Stadium.
If our younger supporters want to get in the match day spirit, then they can have their face painted by Artifaces.
There's more to see on the day and to be announced, so keep checking htafc.com for updates.
There's activities for the whole family at PPG Canalside's Fanzone, sponsored by Perrys Vauxhall, ahead of Huddersfield Town's match against Tottenham Hotspur.


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TAVARES — Lake County School Board members voted to reject deferring the opening of a high-performing charter school in Minneola because the applicant did not meet the timeline of the agreement to open in the 2016-17 school year.
As a result, Pinecrest Lakes Academy Charter School officials will have to file a new application for a proposed charter school in the county by August.
School Board members approved the Pinecrest Lakes Academy application at their Oct. 26, 2015, meeting. But prior to giving the green light to the school, the School Board delayed the application, citing concerns about the financial stability of the applicant.
School Board Attorney Steve Johnson said Pinecrest Lakes Academy officials made the request to defer the opening to 2017 because the facilities for the school will not be completed for the fall 2016 school year.
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Release of abducted aid workers: UN concerned about other civilians abducted by Boko Haram
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By Victoria Ojeme
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon says the UN is relieved over the release of the aid workers recently abducted by armed groups in Borno but expressed serious concern over the fate of other civilians in their custody.
A statement by Eve Sabbagh, the Head, Public Information, UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on yesterday said despite the encouraging news, the UN is gravely concerned about the lives of ACF 's Grace Taku, abducted near Damasak in July 2019, and Alice Loksha, a nurse and a mother abducted during an attack in Rann in March 2018.
The United Nations and its humanitarian partners call for their immediate and safe release.
The three aid workers earlier released were abducted while travelling along the Maiduguri-Monguno Road on Dec. 22, 2019.
The aid workers and some other captives were freed on Wednesday by their captors.
Kallon said that the UN and the humanitarian community were happy with the development, and expressed the hope that two other aid workers still in captivity would be released soon.
He said "I am deeply relieved that some civilians, including three aid workers who were abducted by non-state armed groups along the Maiduguri-Monguno Road on Dec. 22, have been released.
"The humanitarian community in Nigeria shares the joy of the families, friends and colleagues of these aid workers," he said.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram: Joy in Plateau over aid workers release
The UN official described the aid workers as highly dedicated humanitarians working to provide life-saving support to Nigerians affected by the crisis in the North-East.
He expressed worries that such category of persons were targeted for abduction by gunmen.
He further expressed worries over the increasing level of insecurity being faced by aid workers who were providing urgent and vital assistance to civilians affected by the crisis.
He disclosed that a total of 12 aid workers died in 2019, saying "this is twice the number of deaths in 2018.
"The humanitarian community is troubled by the increased trend in vehicular checkpoints set up by non-state armed groups along main supply routes in Borno and Yobe states.
"These checkpoints expose civilians and humanitarians to heightened risks of being killed or abducted.
"Parties to the conflict should work toward protecting civilians and aid workers from grave violations of international laws," he said.
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This is not a large spice bottle, but rather really small apples. And a small bowl. I think they are crab apples, I have no idea.
Other news; My assistant, Brie, the dog, and I brought some new pieces down to White Magdelena today in Hingham Square.
And I received Carol Marine's book, 100 Small Paintings in the mail today - she's outdone herself again - I swear she doesn't sleep.
Back on track, for the past two days I haven't been able to paint early in the day, which had pushed my posting off until the paint dried, which was usually past my bedtime. But today, I got up early and have already done two paintings. The apple painting is yesterdays post done late last night and today's is of the mugs, the other I did today is not done yet. . .
Now off to make a dish for Thanksgiving! I'm thinking ambrosia, put this fruit to more use!!!
Other news: It's my seventh Cancerversary! However, it's my first year knowing about this term. . . it's an actual word marking the occasion of one's diagnosis, final chemo, something like that - for me it's the last day of my chemo seven whole years ago.
One; if I use the table near the window for my setups, I get a really lovely natural light for hours - now how have I missed this up until now - it seems so obvious?
Two; I've also discovered the 'sell similar items' in the Ebay menu - sadly, I've been really doing a lot of strange things in order to list my Ebay items, all the while, thinking, there's got to be a better way. . . !
Other News: Happy Anniversary to my parents! And Brie, the dog, not the cheese, has just returned from her day at the grooming parlor. But, that's not all, got new pipes today too. . . which, if you've ever had old pipes is really, really, really good news. . . good night!
I was selected as one of the October Finalists for the October Raymar Art Competition. Check it out here at Raymar Art Contest.
Thursday again - painted in studio w/the favorite painting group - only one session left! Did a bigger 12" x 12" painting there, this was a little one done at home will post the other at some time and I still owe the blog the others from last weekend's workshop too.
In other news: Brie has been featured on someone else's blog. . . it's gone to her head, this stardom, she thinks she's a micro-celebrity. May I remind her, she's still a dog and can't even access the internet.
This one I did on Saturday but did some tweaking to it today and am working on another one right now!
I set up one still life, only to turn around to notice the items I cast off had a better set up, all on their own. So, I picked up my easel, turned it around and started painting!
I started an Ebay store today http://stores.ebay.com/LIsa-Daria-Painting-a-Day- for a buy it now option - one can use a credit card, it's totally secure because I have it set up through PayPal. I haven't figured it all out yet, but I'm getting there. . .
I painted ALLLL day instead at a workshop by Page. The chair is from her house, we painted interiors and did exercises based on values and warms and cools. I'll post those soon. I think when faced with a gray day, maybe I can imagine it warm instead? I don't know, but I'm going to try my theory soon.
And finally, today's painting is of the bottles. . . I've been avoiding glass lately and decided to go for it. The glass bottles were found in the ground outside by my parents in their first house - intact, nary a chip. . .
Labels: bottles 6"x6" - both acrylic both on panel - Avante Garde Oceanside 17 Studio and Gallery, chair 5" x 7"
I had an interesting Thursday morning - it's still my favorite day of the week painting with some of the loveliest of people - but it was so gray - Page, my favorite day artist leader, (click here to paint w/her in Mexico) once showed me a photo reference artist Connie Hayes used on a painting of houses w/hardly any contrast. No light source!? And CH was able to pull out the most amazing color palette and lights and darks - how do people do that?!!! I want to do that!
I couldn't get in a zone to make the painting feel good - it was just so gray, everything seemed, well, gray. . . anyhow, I did the only thing I could do - go to the market on the way home, buy a boatload of fruit (okay, a bag load) and get painting (promptly after some M&M's and a cup of tea). I guess the best thing to do after one of those paintings that make you feel not so un-gray, is do another one, and then another. . . the M&M's help too. . . now I'm off to walk the dog.
Oh and I received the most helpful comment on my images for posting - hopefully the images load quicker now! Thank you!
I got my first Ott light this week which is a light made to replicate natural daylight indoors.
I had never known of such a thing and am happy I've been 'turned on' to it - oh dear, it's late, I made a pun - good night!
A piece of artwork was selected for the upcoming show, "Avante Garde" at the Oceanside 17 Gallery!
Other News: The number I reserved for the Duane Keiser Oddment has been marked off on his site - it still doesn't exist yet, of course, but it's on hold! For me!!!
A day in November, outside without a coat! Unheard of! I keep thinking about what Carol Marine stated about shadows last week on her blog - how they aren't always as dark as one would think and take on ambient light. . .
I did most of this one Thursday too - a couple of little tweaks today to it - I'm also working on a bigger painting today which isn't done (yet). . .
I would never have thought painting root vegetables would be so much fun.
Other news: I signed up for a Duane Keiser Oddment.
What is an oddment? Well, it's a couple of things, but for me it means an affordable Duane Keiser original. I signed up for one that doesn't even exist yet. It's like a grab bag.
This is a bigger than normal one, 16" x 16" - I've been working on it on and off since Friday. . . today, I think it's done.
This is yesterday's painting, but it wasn't dry by the time I went to bed - oh, I scan in my images which is why I'm always waiting for things to dry before I post.
In other news: Bumble Brie, the dog.


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Sam's locker is please to partner with The Owyhee Writers League (The OWL) to bring special pricing for our new resume service.
The average online resume costs $200 or more. We can get your resume professionally done at just $50 as a convenient in-store service. Why would a pawnshop offer resumes? Simply because we want to better service our community and realize some of our customers may be between jobs, or underemployed, and could use that extra professional help to get their next good-paying job. Here at Sam's Locker we are all about helping people, and The Owyhee Writer's league shares that vision and has offered us special pricing to make it happen. If you have other documentation needs, be sure to ask them when you come in. They are able to help with a variety of non-legal documentation needs.
Appointments can be made through the following link, or at Sam's Locker on Fairview. Please note that a non-refundable $25 deposit is required in order to book the appointment, and the balance is due upon completion of the service. If for some reason you need to reschedule your appointment, just let us know three days ahead of time and we will be happy to move it to another date that works for you. Appointments are available Saturdays and Sundays during business hours and are limited to seven appointments per day.
Please expect appointments to last between thirty minutes to an hour, and bring with you your work history, prior job responsibilities, and the minimum and preferred requirements page of any specific job you have in mind. While we would prefer to tailor your resume towards a specific job, we also understand the need for general purpose resumes and are happy to accommodate with those as well.
The Owyhee Writers League is a local writing service that provides technical documentation to local businesses and individuals. Founded in 2019 by Boise State Alumnus and Army veteran turned writer, Mike Hassoldt, The OWL provides a wide variety of services. Mr. Hassoldt and Sam Reading have been good friends for several years. When they were recently discussing the great work that Sam's Locker was already doing in the community, they came up with the idea to add a resume service to the many services Sam's Locker already offers. Mike agreed to give Sam's customers a great deal on pricing, and the plans were set.


Quoting from the proposal: "This short section will provide an initial link from the A105 major scheme to the Salmons Brook cycle route." Part of Quietway 18.
The main feature is an improved junction at Bury Street West and Church Street, with a 2.5m wide two-way cycle track to take cyclists from that junction to Blakesware Gardens (and onto the Salmons Brook cycle route).
Also some rain gardens and other improvements.


In the future, I think J.J. Abrams should operate under a pseudonym (or go undercover, if you prefer the pun).
If it were not for his presence, I think I'd be able to write a review saying that Undercovers (debuting tonight at 8/7c on NBC) is a show with a decent premise, a stylish pilot, and a strong cast; instead, all I want to do is talk about how none of what makes – or perhaps made – Abrams a distinctive voice in television seems to be present. The pilot has no sense of surprise and little sense of mystery, and yet because we associate these things with Abrams it feels like a disappointment even when, objectively speaking, this is an average pilot for an average premise, and Abrams was only a co-creator and co-writer (with Josh Reims).
And yet, we desire – and perhaps even demand – something beyond average, which is why Undercovers fails to resonate beyond its attractiveness.


Additional Notes: Originally from Texas, Liana Ramirez knew early on that she had a passion for performing. After booking a role in a play with Neil Patrick Harris, she and her family moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. Liana is a natural, and has enhanced her performance skills by studying with some of the best acting coaches the industry has to offer. Her skill set goes beyond her dramatic and comedic abilities as she is an extremely talented dancer, choreographer and stunt performer. Liana's very first TV credit was a major Guest Star role on Lab Rats for DISNEY. Although she is 17 years old, she can work as a legal 18 year old adult. She plays between 16 and 19. Liana is represented by Gigi Garner Management and Stella Alex at The Savage Agency.


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After 38 years as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Bermondsey (32 years as the MP), Sir Simon Hughes has officially retired from politics to concentrate on various community activities including being Chair of Governors at Bacon's College and Chancellor of London Southbank University.
Last night at the Shortwave Cafe in Bermondsey there was a celebration of Simon's work for the Liberal Democrats in Bermondsey, in London, and nationally.
Interspersed with speeches, were video contributions from past members, and a Skype Call from Nick Clegg, prevented from being present in person.
It was warm, affectionate, and amusing.
It was a well deserved tribute to massive act of public service, sustained over nearly four decades, and still not ended. Thank you, Simon.
Some years ago I led a parish weekend for this wonderful church in Blackheath and it was great to back with them today.
In addition to activities for the children and young people, a sumptuous lunch, and a post lunch stroll in nearby Knole Park we had three teaching spots interspersed with buzz groups and discussion groups for the 150 people who had booked in for the day.
First up, after opening worship, we looked at theWonder of the Church from 1 Peter 2 (a chosen people, a royal priesthood and holy nation), and the Church's treasure from 2 Corinthians 4.6-7 (the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ).
After coffee, we considered How to be an Ambitious Christian, looking at Colossians 3.17 and Philippians 3.7-14, rounding off the morning by looking at Romans 12 and the Apostle Paul's exhortation, in the light of God's mercy, to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice.
After lunch and recreational activities in Knole Park, we rounded off the day with All Age Worship, including contributions by the children and the youth, and a look at the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price in Matthew 13.45-46.
Just before that we had a question and answer time from the team that are planning a move to two morning services at Blackheath to cope with the happy problem of a church building full to capacity, and I was able to share some of our experience from Holy Trinity, Redhill which had travelled down a similar road for the same reason.
It was great to see St John's in such good heart and a great privilege to share the day with them.
Discipleship Explored got off to a great start on Wednesday evening at St James with 40 people present for the first session.
The course lasts eight weeks. Each session includes a meal, a video introducing the subject for the evening, and a time for discussion in small groups.
That was a great reminder that God is at work in our lives, that he will never let us go. That he began a work in our lives the day we came to believe in Christ and that work (in the present,still unfinished) will be brought wonderfully and unfailingly to completion at the end of all things.
That was a great encouragement to us all as disciples of Jesus,and it made a great start to the course, which continues next Wednesday at St James 7pm.
(PS It's not too late to join, just email or phone the church office to let us know you are coming).
On Wednesday, in brilliant sunshine, we had the annual memorial service at the Age Concern Healthy Living Centre in Southwark Park Road.
We are always delighted to be invited to lead this special event at which members of the centre remember those who have died in the past year.
Our Schools Week got off to a great start at St James's this morning.
Over the next few days we are welcoming 15 classes of children from St James's School and Riverside Primary.
Each class visits three stations, to learn about the Bible with Jacob, Baptism with Paul, and Holy Communion with me.
For the Bible (right) children get to see the Bible in Hebrew and Greek; in an English version more than two hundred years old and a version that we read today. They learn that the Bible is like a light to show you the way; like honey; and like Gold and Silver. They get to colour a bookmark showing all the books of the Bible.
For Baptism they get to see how Baptism takes place at the font (above); to view the Baptism Register, with the names of all those who have been baptised at St James; and to make a badge bearing their own names, as a reminder that baptism is like a badge and that God knows us all by name.
For Holy Communion, the children learn about the special meal that Jesus had with his disciples on the night before he died. They get to see the silver flagon, cup, and plate from 1829 that we use each Sunday.
They get to kneel at the communion rail (left), and pretend receiving the bread and wine that we take to remember Jesus's great love in dying for us on the cross, then they stick to a paper plate pictures of the bread and the wine, together with the words that Jesus spoke at the Last Supper.
Afterwards we shared what we had learned about these three wonderful ways that God speaks to us of his love.
Thanks to St James Year 5 Twitter feed for the pictures.
There were as Cockney as Pie and Mash and Jellied Eels.
Famously they headlined at the Bermondsey Carnival in 2014.
Yesterday we heard the sad news that Chas Hodges, one half of the famous duo, has died at the age of 74.
I like that thought and I think it sums up why I liked Chas and Dave so much.
This weekend has been a special time of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Rotherhithe (left).
The origin of the mission was in an evangelical revival that took place in the Church of Norway in the 1860s which led to attempts to minister the Gospel to Norwegian seamen around the world, including London.
The Surrey Docks closed in 1972, but the Norwegian Church continues to serve an ex-pat community of around 20,000.
Bergen, and clergy from both churches.
Today there was a service of thanksgiving at the Norwegian Church, followed by a wonderful lunch, and, in keeping with the Norwegian theme, a concert of music by Greig.
Congratulations to our Norwegian brothers and sisters on your 150th anniversary. We love having you in our deanery.
The Bermondsey Street Festival is getting bigger every year. Today there were hundreds of stalls, several live bands, and thousands of people thronging Bermondsey Street and Tanner Street Park.
It was good to see St Mary Magdalen Church well involved with a barbeque in the churchyard (I can testify to the excellence of the Jerk Chicken), a bouncy castle, various sideshows and, in the church, a concert by the children of Boucher CofE school.
Also taking part were such varied community groups such as Surrey Docks Farm, the Cathedral, and the LibDems!
To the Norwegian Church (left) in Rotherhithe for a gathering of Area Deans from the Diocese of Bergen and our own Diocese of Southwark, which is twinned with that Norwegian Diocese.
Here in Bermondsey we enjoy having the Norwegian Church in our deanery.
Our links with Scandinavia go back to the days when many ships from that part of the world called at the nearby Surrey Docks.
The docks are long gone but the Norwegian Church continues to serve the ex-pat population in London and Southwark Park, just across the road, is the centre of the London celebrations of Norway's national day.
There are other big differences too. Area Deans in Norway are like line managers for the clergy in their deanery.
In England, the Area Dean is a first among equals, and the clergy gather as colleagues together for fellowship rather than to receive directions from the Area Dean.
All in all, a fascinating afternoon, seeing some of the differences between our two churches, but recognising that the thing that unites us is our common faith in Jesus Christ.
May God strengthen and revive his church in Norway and in England.
It was our last open air service of the year, but it was good to be together as St James and St Anne's churches to praise the Lord together in St James's Churchyard and hopefully share a bit of Christian cheer with our neighbours.
The musicians from the Rhema Assembly Church, with whom we share the church building, contributed a beautiful song that enriched our worship and testified to our shared faith in Christ. Thank you, Pastor Danny, for organising that.
Jesus was the one who had come as the king, and suffering servant, who gave his life for us on the cross, who brings good news, release for captives, and recovery of sight for the blind. He is the man who can put Bermondsey right, and put each one of us right, as we turn to him.
Congratulations to Frankie and Sean, married at St James this afternoon.
Every blessing to you both in your new life together.
Just along the road from us in our neighbouring parish of St Mary, Rotherhithe, is the old building of the church school with these wonderful statues of eighteenth century scholars, a boy and a girl each holding a book.
The book, of course, is The Book, the Bible, and it is a reminder that Christians were in the forefront of providing free education for poor children, centuries before the state took over that role.
Peter Hill founded his school, which still bears his name in 1613, two and a half centuries before free education for all was provided by Act of Parliament in 1870.
The significance of the Bible in the hands of the children was two fold. Christians wanted children to be be able to learn about God's world, and by learning to read, to be able to read God's word for themselves.
The tradition of Church education continues not only in Peter Hill's School, the parochial school of St Mary, Rotherhithe, but also in our own St James's School, founded in 1841, which started back for a new term today with a service in the church.
All bright and bushy tailled, refreshed after the holiday, children and teachers poured into church today to sing God's praise, to pray for the coming term, and to hear God's word.
Some of the key stage 1 children helped me act out the story of the wise man who built his house on the rock, and we thought about the difference it makes when you build your life - and your school - on the solid rock of God's Word in Scripture.
The house on sand (left) and the house on the rock.
It was a good start back to a new term.
Discipleship Explored, an eight week video based course starts at St James on Wednesday 26th September at 7pm.
Each session includes a meal.
It goes beyond simply teaching the right moves - go to church, pray,read the Bible, share the gospel - and focuses on the music which drives discipleship: the love of Christ. The greatest love anyone can ever know.
Contact the church office to book your place on the course.


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Q: xgboost learning rate scheduler callback i'm using xgboost for image classification and whenever i want to use a LearningRateScheduler or LearningRateDecay callbacks i got some errores. i use the same functions that i use for LearningRateScheduler in keras.
def read_lr_from_file(lr_file,epoch):
with open ('LR.txt' , mode='r') as lr_file:
    for line in lr_file:
        step,lr = line.split(':')
        lr = lr.strip()
        if int(step) <= epoch and float(lr) > 0:
            learning_rate = float(lr)
    return learning_rate

def get_scheduler(lr_file):
def scheduler(epoch):
    lr = read_lr_from_file(lr_file, epoch)
    return lr
return scheduler

learning_rate = xgboost.callback.LearningRateScheduler(get_scheduler('LR.txt'))

trained_model = xgboost.train(params= params_1, dtrain= train_dataset , evals=[(val_dataset, 'eval')],num_boost_round = 1000,early_stopping_rounds=50,callbacks=[learning_rate],verbose_eval= False)

and it goes printing the message below on and on:
"[20:33:17] WARNING: C:/Users/Administrator/workspace/xgboost-win64_release_1.5.1/src/learner.cc:576:
Parameters: { "min_chiled_weight", "n_estimators", "rate_drop" } might not be used.
This could be a false alarm, with some parameters getting used by language bindings but
then being mistakenly passed down to XGBoost core, or some parameter actually being used
but getting flagged wrongly here. Please open an issue if you find any such cases.
[20:33:20] WARNING: C:/Users/Administrator/workspace/xgboost-win64_release_1.5.1/src/learner.cc:1115: Starting in XGBoost 1.3.0, the default evaluation metric used with the objective 'multi:softmax' was changed from 'merror' to 'mlogloss'. Explicitly set eval_metric if you'd like to restore the old behavior.
[20:33:20] WARNING: C:/Users/Administrator/workspace/xgboost-win64_release_1.5.1/src/learner.cc:576:
Parameters: { "min_chiled_weight", "n_estimators", "rate_drop" } might not be used.
This could be a false alarm, with some parameters getting used by language bindings but
then being mistakenly passed down to XGBoost core, or some parameter actually being used
but getting flagged wrongly here. Please open an issue if you find any such cases."
i would be grateful if you can help me to solve this.

A: It's not a reasonable callable object about callbacks, see the demo below:
def lr_decay(epoch):
    lr = init_lr*0.999**epoch   # *0.99 0.9 0.995 0.999
    print(epoch,':',lr,)
    return lr
callbacks = xgb.callback.LearningRateScheduler(reduce_lr)
bst = XGBClassifier()
eval_set = [(x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test)]
bst.fit(x_train,y_train,eval_set=eval_set,callbacks=[callbacks])


The underlying data of the project exists as a relational object based database hosted on the server of the Digital Humanities Department at the University of Sydney. The database is managed through Heurist.
The database is embedded with an internal logic which involves the creation of a complex web (with standardised patterns) that ties together all of the records (or objects) in order to reveal hidden connections. The record or object varies in its type (e.g. Machinery Manufacturer, Dairy Cooperative, Dairy Farmer, Museum Collection Item, Report, Trade Manual Page, Location and Time Instance for Manufacturer, Advertisement, Illustration etc. etc.). Each record that exists in the database is linked to other resources by additional (encoded) relationship records which describe the type of relationship occurring in a specific direction between records. The combined result of these highly integrated records is that one may navigate the collection via various entry points. For instance, if a researcher is chiefly concerned with a specific manufacturer, they may seek out all available descriptive elements for that record, but they will also, if there are resources available, find identified other records that might be of interest to them. For instance, the catalogue records for museum objects related to the company, scanned illustrations or advertisements of specific machines, additional records identifying all known locations of the manufacturers, as well as links to newspaper articles hosted by the National Library of Australia, accessible online through Trove.
The first map relates to the manufacturers of machinery used in the dairy industry in Australia. The content is available in the wiki associated with the project, located here.
There is also a record of the names, addresses and known dates of operation for dairy factories operating in the study region during the investigated period. The resource (located here) includes factories which were responsible for producing cheese, cream and milk. In the individual records for the factories, the type of produce retailed is identified.
Lastly, there is a dynamic map of the dairy farmers identified operating by a study undertaken in 1901. The farmers which are included in the display include those within the study area, however a large corpus of the dataset are yet to have their locations identified with x,y coordinates and thus are not yet rendered by the map. Follow the following link.
The dynamic maps are rendered from data compiled in Heurist Scholar, referenced in a past post through a sister Tumblr blog documenting the project.


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News / Politics / UK politics
Conservative infighting intensifies over EU referendum
by Kieran Andrews
June 5 2016, 2.31pm
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Sir John Major on the Andrew Marr Show
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Furious former Prime Minister John Major launched a brutal assault on the "squalid" Brexit campaign as Conservative infighting over Europe reached a new level of ferocity.
Sir John made a series of personal attacks on Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Ian Duncan Smith, who he said were running a campaign making "deceitful" claims and "misleading" the public.
It also emerged that Ruth Davidson is being lined up as the next senior figure to take on former London Mayor Mr Johnson in a televised debate.
It was reported that the Scottish Tory leader has been identified by the Remain campaign as an asset for the BBC's Wembley event, which will take place just 36 hours before the country goes to the polls.
Sources close to Ms Davidson said she was "prepared to do it" but nothing has been confirmed as yet.
It has been reported that aides to Prime Minister David Cameron think that pitching women against the man tipped by some to be the next incumbent at Downing Street will make it more difficult for him to attack them without looking sexist and abusive.
Ruth Davidson is being lined up as the next Tory to take on Mr Johnson on TV
But it was Sir John showing aggression yesterday, as he branded Mr Johnson a "court jester" who would not have the loyalty of Conservative MPs if he becomes party leader.
The NHS would be "about as safe" in the hands of Mr Johnson, Justice Secretary Mr Gove and former Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith as a "pet hamster would be with a hungry python", he claimed.
Sir John told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "Firstly on the economy and what would happen if we actually left, the Leave campaign have said absolutely nothing to the British people and what they have said about leaving is fundamentally dishonest and it's dishonest about the cost of Europe.
"And on the subject that they have veered towards, having lost the economic argument, of immigration, I think their campaign is verging on the squalid."
He added: "I am angry at the way the British people are being misled, this is much more important than a general election, this is going to affect people, their livelihoods, their future, for a very long time to come and if they are given honest straightforward facts and they decide to leave, then that is the decision the British people take.
"But if they decide to leave on the basis of inaccurate information, inaccurate information known to be inaccurate, then I regard that as deceitful."
He also questioned the "rather late conversion" of Mr Johnson to Brexit, saying: "I don't know whether he had a day trip to Damascus and came back but until the very last moment everyone thought he was in favour of staying."
Boris Johnson during his Andrew Marr interview
Mr Johnson dismissed Sir John's stinging assessment, insisting it was "not true" that the Leave's claims about Britain sending £350 million a week to Brussels was "fictitious" or the campaign was "squalid".
Asked if he believed the attacks against him were part of a plot to "take him out", he said: "Whether it is or not, I'm rather with (Shadow Chancellor) John McDonnell this morning who says that there is too much of this blue on blue action and what he wants to hear is the arguments and that's where I am."
He also insisted it was "absolute nonsense" that he was backing Brexit out of personal leadership ambitions.
"Obviously there is going to be a temptation by one side or the other to try to turn it into a personality-driven conversation. My view about the EU has changed but that is because the EU has changed out of all recognition."
Mr Johnson claimed the UK's population could rise "inexorably", potentially as high as 80 million.
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