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Campus Visits: The Breakdown
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What Are My Campus Visit Options?
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Applying Late to College? There's Still a Chance to Get Accepted
May 1 was Decision Day, the day that many students must decide which college or university they will attend in the fall (specifically, which schools require...
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Finding the Setting That's Right for You
Colleges and universities take every form you could imagine, from compact city buildings to spread-out rural campuses. Living in an entirely new environment is thrilling...
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Federal Government Publishes More Complete Graduation Rate Data
A guaranteed way to cut the cost of an undergraduate degree is to graduate in four years. But the vast majority of students do not manage...
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Seven Reasons Not to Aim for Elite Colleges
If you aced high school, will graduate with a stellar academic record and have top test scores, should you aim for elite schools? Plenty of high...
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Benefits of Attending a Small College
Small colleges and universities, or institutions with 1,000 students or less, offer students a more intimate experience. Classes are small and less likely to be...
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Legacy Admissions: Where They Count
What is a legacy student, why does it matter, when does it matter and what should you do if you aren't one? Read on to learn...
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How to Compile a College List You Will Love
As high school juniors and seniors begin to craft lists of colleges and universities they'd like to attend, it's important to remember that not every...
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Cut College Admission Fees
Students spent an estimated $470 million on application fees for undergraduate admissions in 2015, based on data from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The...
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New England Small College Athletic Conference Colleges
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East Coast Colleges and West Coast Equivalents
In many ways, the East Coast and the West Coast have completely different cultures and lifestyles. New England is very different California. Even so, there...
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Cappex Application Ranks #2 in Second Year of Free Application
The Cappex Application reached the coveted second place among application platforms in its second year of operation. The Cappex Application is a free, standardized and easy-to-use...
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Non-Art Colleges for Art and Design Majors
Many potential artists pursue degrees in visual art or design at colleges or universities that offer non-related programs. Also, many schools allow students to pursue a...
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Services to Familiarize Yourself with On Campus
Colleges and universities host several free services that often are overlooked by students. These services can come in handy countless times throughout your time...
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Colleges with the Best Support for Transfer Students
The following is a short list of colleges and universities that are well known for the strength of their transfer programs. Additionally, these institutions consciously...
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Ways to Make Friends Before Moving to Campus
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How to Stay Safe During Parties and College Events
As much fun as living on campus is, here are a few rules to keep you safe if you venture out on a weekend...
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How to Include Parents in Your College Search
During your junior year of high school, you probably are starting to think about going to a college or university. Although most of the...
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How to Find Organizations to Be Involved In
Getting involved on campus is fundamental to the undergraduate experience. You can build your resume, make new friends, contribute to a great cause and...
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How to Handle Your First College Winter
Unless you're going to school in California, Florida or another sunny locale, it's possible that your first campus winter will be a chilly adjustment...
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How to Pick the Right Dorm for You
Picking your freshman year residence hall is a decision that can shape your entire first-year college experience. Here are some tips on how to...
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College Dorm Move-In FAQs
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How to Prepare for a College Fair
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What Is a Good SAT Score?
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Signs of Possible Learning Disorders in Teens
Roughly three million college or university students have some type of learning disability, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. What is remarkable...
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Being Recruited as a Student Athlete
The intricacies of being recruited as a student athlete largely depend on the sport you play. For a general overview of the process, including...
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Tips for Getting Involved on Campus
College isn't only about taking classes and earning a degree. It's also an opportunity for you to be a part of groups and programs...
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What Is Accreditation and Why Does It Matter?
Before you apply for admission to a college or university, ask whether the institution and the specific degree program are accredited. Accreditation is a...
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100 Questions to Ask on a College Visit
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What to Look for in a College Town or City
Taking a walk around the town or city that surrounds a campus is almost as important as touring the school itself. Here are some...
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Who Is in the Big Ten?
The Big Ten Conference is a bit of a misnomer, since it's actually made up of 14 universities from across midwestern and eastern America. Each...
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What Is a Research University?
What makes a university a research university? It's all about how the school prioritizes research, undergraduates and graduates. Read on to learn everything you need...
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What to Ask Current College Students on a Campus Visit
One thing that undergraduate applicants often forget to do is converse with students who are currently attending a college or university. By doing this...
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What a "Likely" Letter Means
Some students receive noncommittal letters in the mail, also known as a likely letters from colleges or universities. Although likely letters are positive, they...
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Tips for Sharing Your College Admissions Decision
When you discover where you get into school, let it sink in, be classy and be kind. Read on for some tips for handling your...
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What Is a Liberal Arts College?
Most students seeking a bachelor's degree attend a university, not a college. Although Americans use the words university and college interchangeably, they are starkly different in many respects. When exploring your...
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How to Tell If a College Will Go Bust
Colleges that you've never heard of sometimes offer the most tantalizing bargains for students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Plenty of families worry whether these colleges...
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Create Your Major
Students whose passions intersect in unrepresented ways sometimes create their own majors. By combining classes from various departments and proposing plans to their colleges or...
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Colleges with Kosher Meal Plans
When it comes to kosher meal plans and dining options, many colleges and universities offer an array of choices for their students. So take...
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The Hidden College Cost of Differential Tuition
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The Myth of the Perfect College
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Colleges with Need-Blind Admission for U.S. Students
About 100 U.S. colleges and universities provide need-blind admissions for U.S. students. But some colleges that offer need-blind admissions do not meet the full...
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The Cheapest U.S. Colleges for International Students
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Questions to Ask about a College's Disability Services
Although colleges across the country are required by law to provide services to students with disabilities, some go above and beyond. If you're a...
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Choosing between Brand-Name Colleges and Low-Cost Public Colleges
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Following Up After a College Tour
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10 Things Colleges Give You for Free
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College Tour Red Flags
College campus tours usually feature an upbeat and motivated college student decked out in spirit gear walking backwards on a manicured path through campus. These tour...
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Tips for Decorating Your Dorm Room
It's quite possible that your freshman dorm room is going to have a cinderblock wall. At least one, if not all four, will be painted...
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What to Do When Contacting Colleges
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Reasons Why You Might Have Been Waitlisted
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Questions to Ask at the End of an Admissions Interview
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Making Your College Decision: Set Clear Priorities
Once you receive acceptance letters from colleges or universities, making the final decision is not easy. If you are accepted to two or more schools...
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Key Things to Look for During Your Campus Visit
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5 Myths about Online Classes
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Introduction to College Admissions for International Students
U.S. colleges and universities are a popular destination for international students seeking to further their undergraduate and graduate education.
More than 1 million international...
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Getting Accepted, Waitlisted or Rejected
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The Truth about the Ivy League
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What to Do on a College Visit
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What is Rolling Admissions?
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Myth: You Must Go to a Big Name College to Be Successful
Students (and their parents) often feel that they must choose the most prestigious college possible. But data demonstrates that you don't need to enroll in...
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Best Colleges For International Students
The number of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities has skyrocketed. We've compiled a list of five colleges that cater to international students...
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Extracurriculars That Stand Out
College admissions committees value genuine interest in a few activities, or even just one that stands out. You don't have to be involved in 15...
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Myth: College Rankings Are Very Important
College-bound high school students (and their parents) are fascinated by college rankings, but college rankings do not help students find the right college for...
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State Residency Requirements for Student Aid
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Undocumented Students and Parents on the FAFSA
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How Important are College Rankings?
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College Application Fees: What You Need to Know
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A Gentle Intro to Bayesian Statistics for College Admissions
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How to Adjust to Attending College with your Best Friend
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How to Tell Your Friend You Don't Want to Go to the Same College
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What Should I Do During a College Visit?
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How to Prepare for College in 11th Grade
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College Admissions Glossary: T-Z
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College Admissions Glossary: G-I
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5 Pet-Friendly Dorms
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Using Social Media in Your College Search
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Is Early Decision Right for Me?
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College Fairs 101
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Black and white is the ultimate classic look. It's safe, yet strong and honestly you can never go wrong. To spice up your wardrobe, think outside of the box and add a pop of color or a fun print to your basic black and whites. It really is fun to play with the different colors and the different looks that you can create. Take a look at some of these black and white with a pop of color and print outfit examples below.
Funky, fun, and chic all in one. Find these fabulous red skinny pants with ankle detail at H&M for $49.94. Pair with these black and white block top from Old Navy for $29.94, Plat from bootie from Charlotte Russe for $35.50, Dudzic Aldo Bag for $48.00, and these amazing striped triangle earrings from Forever 21 for $3.80.
Totally chic with a seventies vibe. This cream tunic from H&M for $34.95 is perfect paired with tights, skinny jeans, or bare leg. Pair with these platform suede knee high wedge boots from Charlotte Russe for $40.00, H&M cuff for $9.95, Gold and black fan earrings from Forever 21 for $4.80, and tie it all together with that extra sass with this leopard bag from Forever 21 for $26.80.
Hot pink, black, and white.. super chic and fun. Find this adorable skirt at Express for $69.90, this Ponte knit jacket from Target for $19.99, black tank from Old Navy for $9.50, and tie the look all together with this hot pink crossbody multi zip bag from Forever 21 for $26.80, and hot pink feather earrings from Forever 21 for $5.80.
The perfect weekend outfit. Find these adorable blue jeans at Old Navy for $34.94. Pair with this black and white striped cardigan from H&M for $17.95, patent leather ballet flats from Target for $14.99, and black and blue matching tote from Target for $ 29.99.


ABA TECHSHOW® is part of our family history. I had the privilege of chairing ABA TECHSHOW® in 2006 and John Simek (my husband/business partner) is next year's co-chair along with our friend Lincoln Mead. We have been honored to speak at the conference for more than two decades – and we number many of the faculty members among our closest friends.
I am pleased to report that the Call for Speakers has just been posted. The Planning Board for 2019 is looking to assemble (yet again) an excellent schedule of speakers and topics. If you are interested in speaking at ABA TECHSHOW or have a great idea for a topic, please submit your proposal for consideration by the Planning Board. Even if your topic doesn't make it on the grid, John and I hope to see you February 27 – March 2, 2019 in Chicago for TECHSHOW!


[RoadMap] ADX token migration, which resolves a few non-critical glitches, occurs in July.
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NASA: "A Cataclysmic Event Has Occurred In Space But We Have No Idea What"
NASA has reported a catastrophic event is taking place in space, but scientists are still investigating what exactly has happened or happening. Mysterious flashes of X-rays beamed towards Earth before vanishing just 24 hours later, leaving scientists to investigate the source. Initial findings suggest it came from a "completely new type of cataclysmic event". The phenomenon was captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, stemmed from a galaxy 10.7 billion light years away. The X-ray source, is located in the sky known as Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S).
A NASA spokesman said: "A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered byNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event in space, but may be of a variety that scientists have never seen before."
Co-author of this report, Kevin Schawinski from ETH Zurich in Switzerland, said: "We may have observed a completely new type of cataclysmic event. Whatever it is, a lot more observations are needed to work out what we're seeing."
Franz Bauer of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago said: "Ever since discovering this source, we've been struggling to understand its origin. It's like we have a jigsaw puzzle but we don't have all of the pieces."
This source was not detected in X-rays before October 2014, but then it became a factor of 1,000 brighter in a few hours. After a day the source had gone completely and Chandra was no more able to detect it.
It took thousands of hours to fetch data from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes helped determine that the event likely came from a faint's small galaxy about 10.7 billion lightyears from Earth.
There are some possibilities which explain the X-ray source raise gamma-ray burst (GRB) events.
After the collapse of a massive star or when a neutron star merge with another neutron star or black hole GRBs explode. The only possibility of detecting the gamma rays is when that gamma burst explosion has the direction towards earth.
Some heavy amount of energy emits in this process, isotropic radiation at X-ray and other wavelengths.
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Math Is for Everyone - Access and Rigor for All Students
The SFUSD Math Core Curriculum is built with all students in mind.
Access means all students have a way to participate in the learning experience and use their strengths to be successful in the grade level math in the task
Rigor means all students are challenged and are deeply learning the grade level math objectives/big ideas
We believe that we must consider access and rigor together. This includes building on and fostering student's strengths and preventing status from getting in the way.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) model is a framework to address curricular planning that meets the needs of all learners.
Tier 1 Instruction should utilize UDL framework to address curricular planning that meets the needs of all learners. The framework and its principles were used to design the SFUSD Math Core Curriculum. The three principles are as follows:
Provide multiple means of representation.
Provide multiple means of action and expression.
Provide multiple means of engagement.
For more information, see Response to Intervention in Mathematics and Universal Design for Learning.
What does this mean for our English language learners?
The California English Language Development Standards, adopted in November of 2012, describe three modes of communication in Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways: Collaborative, Interpretive, and Productive. The SFUSD PreK-12 Math Teaching Toolkit names three signature pedagogies built around these modes of communication, where all students are reasoning mathematically, defending their reasoning, and listening to and critiquing the reasoning of others in small group and whole group structures. This emphasis on discourse builds students' proficiency in English and also their proficiency in mathematics. The two should not be seen as separate. Along with the CCSS-ELA and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the CA ELD standards are part of a national standards movement that places academic discourse at the center of student learning.
The Guiding Principles for SFUSD Math:
● All students can and should develop a belief that mathematics is sensible, worthwhile, and doable.
● All students are capable of making sense of mathematics in ways that are creative, interactive, and relevant.
● All students can and should engage in rigorous mathematics through rich, challenging tasks.
● Students' academic success in mathematics must not be predictable on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, language, religion, sexual orientation, cultural affiliation, or special needs.
Math Ability is not Fixed
A Simple Numbers Game Seems to Make Kids Better at Math
Read about how Johns Hopkins University researchers boosted kindergarteners' arithmetic performance by exercising their intuitive number sense with a quick computer game.
"Math ability is not static—it's not the case that if you're bad at math, you're bad at it the rest of your life. It's not only changeable, it can be changeable in a very short period of time," said Jinjing "Jenny" Wang, a graduate student in the Krieger School of Arts and Science's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. "We used a five-minute game to change kids' math performance."
Creativity in Mathematics
"When parents and educators model creative engagement with mathematics, children come to see math as more than simply a set of facts and operations. We want our students to become mathematical thinkers, not mathematical machines..."
This article from KQED's Mindshift describes some of the ways that creativity infused mathematics. Teachers and parents can help children when they:
Encourage Students to Question and Observe
Pose Open-Ended Questions
Engage in Rich Conversation
Apply Skills to New Contexts
Social and Emotional Learning and Mathematics
Teaching involves developing the whole child, not only as good mathematicians but as good people—friends, colleagues, innovators, and citizens. Problem solving is not only a quantitative challenge but a human one. We can engage students in deeply understanding what resolving problems entails and what it feels like, which is satisfying for children and adults alike. Find out more.


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PSOE and Más País want a new commission to 'monitor' the actions of the CNMV or the CNMC
The presidents of organizations such as the National Stock Market Commission (CNMV) or the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) will have to be more careful in their decisions if they go ahead, as it seems that it will be, a proposal of the PSOE and More Country. Both parties have signed an interim report on how to tighten the vigilance of the independent authorities, and among the ideas they are considering is that of creating a new parliamentary commission to give more demanding audiences to the candidates to preside over such bodies and to carry out a more exhaustive follow-up of their efforts.
This is stated in a document signed by the PSOE and More Country and that, according to parliamentary sources familiar with the talks, could arouse the support of Unidos Podemos and ERC. This Wednesday it will be known why the Committee for the Audit of Democratic Quality is going to meet in order to configure the text that will serve as basis for final report on the impartiality of the independent authorities of the State, that is, the aforementioned commissions, the Spanish Agency for Data Protection, the AiRef or the Nuclear Safety Council. The parliamentary sources consulted do not specify yet whether the Bank of Spain, as a supervisory body, will also be affected. You have to wait for the final writing.
The hearings of the United States
The text signed by the PSOE and Más País, which you have accessed 'The Newspaper of Spain', is clearly committed to granting the Cortes Generales a more active role in the appointment of the presidents of the independent authorities and in the supervision of their actions. The role model is that of the "hearing" of the United States, "where a serious and exhaustive investigation is produced on the professional profile of the proposed persons", point out the authors of the interim report.
As stated in the proposal, it is about use the current Appointments Committee and reinforce its functions until it is completely renewed. The Commission already exists; It is the one that examined the suitability of Enrique Arnaldo, Concepción Espejel, Inmaculada Montalbán and Ramón Sáez to be new magistrates of the Constitutional Court. As it was seen then, the deputies formulate a series of questions, the applicants answer them and the Commission itself draws up the criteria of suitability. It is enough for a majority to endorse the appointments for them to become effective.
In its new role, the Appointments Advisory Committee, which would be called that way, will be in charge not only of issuing these opinions, but also of "controlling the work of said authorities and drawing up the ethical codes of each body." Likewise, by seeing its functions strengthened, will hold preliminary hearings for the placet to the candidates much more severe and ambitious.
Rules of behavior and sanctions
As the report recognizes, there is already a strict regime of incompatibilities and conflicts of interest. However, PSOE and Más País advocate introducing changes that result in more transparency. One of them consists of the obligation to record the meetings that the heads of the regulatory entities hold with authorities of the regulated entities.
Another suggestion refers to the design of a more restrictive mechanism for internal and external controls, which would be largely supported by the preparation of codes of conduct. This is where the Parliamentary Commission whose existence the PSOE and More Country want to promote would enter. They would derive from both initiatives a regime of infractions and another of sanctions, "in such a way that its non-compliance carries a legal consequence in the form of a sanction after a sanctioning due procedure with all the defense guarantees and regulated by law."
Qualified majority in the Lower House
Excellence and professionalism are the requirements demanded for high-level appointments such as those mentioned. In the report PSOE and Más País do not discuss or question the power of the Government to do so, since it is the main organ of the State that emanates from popular sovereignty represented in Congress. Now, in the same way that the Chamber supervises the action of the Executive, various parliamentary bodies have to assume the control independent authorities and regulatory bodies.
The signatories consider, however, that "the current requirements are excessively lax." Those that concern the authorities of said parliamentary bodies. To overlap these holes, the report relies on the opening of public tenders prior to the appointment, which would be articulated by the concerned Ministry. It already happens with the Spanish Agency for Data Protection.
In addition to the active involvement of the Parliamentary Commission, PSOE and Más País will promote that the suitability reports do not prosper with simple majorities, but with qualified majorities, that is, with percentages stipulated in advance. For example, the renewals of the constitutional organs require the "ok" of three fifths of the Congress and the Senate.
The mandates of the highest authorities would be six years, like the one held by the governor of the Bank of Spain, without going any further.
Adequate templates and funding
The independent authorities, due to the functions they exercise, which is to set objective contours for decision-making in certain matters, such as monetary or business competition, so that they escape from partisan motivations, they must have a suitable structure, both in terms of the number of workers and the funding they receive.
But, as news, PSOE and Más País propose to provide these authorities with specific legal bodies (They cannot appeal to the State's attorneys) and eliminate elevation resources before the general administration.
Differences in jobs
Parliamentary sources who have participated in the previous work indicate that the document has been promoted by the president of the Democratic Audit Commission, the leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón. Already in the summer, after the work of a subcommittee created precisely to analyze an improvement in the impartiality and independence of the regulatory bodies, he began to write it and a few weeks ago he put it in the hands of the PSOE to give your go-ahead. He has given it.
There were expectations in opposition formations, such as the PP or the PNV, that the construction of the report would be more choral, but in the end it will have a basis previously agreed by More Country and by the main parliamentary group, the PSOE. The political differences will shine through this Wednesday, although it will not be the first time. For the definition of those appearing in the subcommittee, the PSOE and United We Can They vetoed the attendance of the former lawyer of Podemos José Manuel Calvente.
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Q: React native, setState is undefined I'm re-learning React native as the back isn't dev yet I'm starting fake data, so in my Modal I'm trying to put in my state future api data
import React,{useEffect,useState} from "react";
import { Modal, StyleSheet,Text,TouchableOpacity, ScrollView,View,Image } from "react-native";

const ModalInfo = (props) => {
    const {toggleVisibility,visibility} = props
    const [genre,setGenre] = useState(null);

    useEffect(() => {
        setGenre({
            id:"genreID",
            name:"Les Tops",
            description:"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec at ullamcorper eros.",
            icons:[{url:"https://t.scdn.co/media/derived/toplists_11160599e6a04ac5d6f2757f5511778f_0_0_275_275.jpg"}],
        })
    },[]);

    return (
        <Modal animationType="slide" transparent={true} visible={visibility}>
            <View style={styles.modalView}>
                <View style={styles.modalHeader}>
                    {
                        genre && genre.icons ? <Image source={{uri: `${genre.icons[0].url}`}} style={styles.images} /> : null
                    }
                    {
                        genre && genre.name ? <Text style={styles.modalText}>{genre.name}</Text> : null
                    }
                </View>
                <ScrollView style={styles.modalScroll}>
                    {
                        genre && genre.description ? <Text style={styles.modalText}>{genre.description}</Text> : null
                    }
                </ScrollView>
                <View style={styles.modalFooter}>
                    <TouchableOpacity onPress={()=>{toggleVisibility()}} style={styles.btn}>
                        <Text style={styles.btnTxt}>Rejoindre</Text>
                    </TouchableOpacity>
                </View>
            </View>
        </Modal>
    );
};

export default ModalInfo;

But somehow genre is still undefined and if I don't pu ternary I've an error saying undefined.
UPDATE: when I passed something else than an Object to setGenre It work's

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Nintendo Switch takes mobile gaming to a whole new level
Anna Scantlin
It's a console. It's a handheld. It's… the Nintendo Switch.
The other day I wrote an article about the top 10 mobile games to help you pass the time – basically just 10 games that don't take much effort or time to play on your tablet or smartphone, which is what the mobile gaming genre has basically become. Here and there you get a decent game with a good story and a little bit of depth, but aside from direct ports of console games or emulators, mobile gaming on smartphones and tablets haven't had much to offer in the way of substance. But the Nintendo Switch will.
It may not be a tablet in the traditional sense, but the Nintendo Switch appears to take cues from the tablet form-factor to create a new gaming console that doubles as a portable gaming system.
I wasn't sure whether to classify the Switch as a mobile gaming console, but truly the "mobile" aspect of the device is its biggest selling point. Nintendo, who has been a household name in the console and handheld business for over three decades now, has decided to combine the two into one hybrid design with the Nintendo Switch, set to release in March of 2017.
The Switch works in several ways. You can dock it to connect it to a TV; without the dock, it instantly switches to "portable" mode, which can be used as a handheld device with the detachable "Joy-Con" controllers (which can also be used for multiplayer), or you can stand it up on its included kickstand and detach the controllers if you don't want to hold it. It's the perfect all-in-one whether you're gaming at home or on-the-go.
While we can see what the Switch looks like, we still don't have details on its specifications yet aside from a custom NVIDIA Tegra processor. Battery life will undoubtedly make or break this device, to which I am optimistically skeptical in this regard. Nintendo is king when it comes to handhelds, and their battery life is usually pretty amazing. On the other hand, with the Switch acting as both console and handheld I'm not sure exactly what to expect. The advertisement appears to show some lag while in portable mode, which may mean that it's not as powerful on-the-go in order to preserve the battery. Rumors peg the Switch may be able to last up to 4 hours in portable mode.
I have to admit that I'm pretty hyped, especially seeing that Bethesda will be bringing Skyrim (remastered, from the looks of it) to Nintendo for the first time. Already there's a long list of 48 publishers and developers ready to support the Switch, which is a huge jump over the 21 that supported the Wii U during its announcement, and strong support from the very beginning is a promising start while we wait for more details to surface over the coming months.
The Switch brings an interesting element to mobile gaming as Nintendo is a major video game company that is now getting its feet wet by creating such a versatile mobile console. In some ways, the Switch reminds me of the NVIDIA Shield K1 tablet, which is a tablet that is targeted directly towards gamers on-the-go. The Shield K1 tablet not only gives you top-notch performance on Android games, but also has a significant list of some of the most popular PC games that you can stream to the Shield as well. The K1 is also compatible with the NVIDIA Shield controller, sold separately.
The two seem to target the same crowd, but they each excel in different areas. The Nintendo Switch, in my opinion, has a much better and more convenient design for gaming, while the Shield K1 not only acts as a portable gaming tablet, but also as a regular tablet with access to apps. While we still don't have all of the details on the Nintendo Switch, I don't think that it will offer much more than a first-rate Nintendo gaming experience – probably some streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon as well, just like the Wii U has. It is possible that the Switch is running some version of Android, which would open up a whole new set of possibilities, but I wouldn't count on it.
I'm definitely excited to see what the Switch can do. The ability to use the same system for gaming at home and on-the-go with Nintendo's incredible titles like Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and countless others, and now the support of other incredible titles like Bethesda's Skyrim is amazing in theory. Here's to hoping that the Switch will live up to the hype. If nothing else, I can easily see its design influencing the future of mobile gaming.
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// License:  See top level LICENSE.txt file.
//
// Author:  Frank Warmerdam (warmerda@home.com)
//
// Description:
//
// Contains class declaration for TiffWriter.
//
//*******************************************************************
//  $Id: ossimTiffWriter.h 20026 2011-09-01 16:33:18Z dburken $
#ifndef ossimTiffWriter_HEADER
#define ossimTiffWriter_HEADER

#include <ossim/imaging/ossimImageFileWriter.h>
#include <ossim/base/ossimKeywordlist.h>
#include <ossim/base/ossimRefPtr.h>
#include <ossim/projection/ossimMapProjectionInfo.h>
#include <ossim/base/ossimNBandLutDataObject.h>
#include <ossim/imaging/ossimNBandToIndexFilter.h>

class ossimMapProjectionInfo;

class OSSIMDLLEXPORT ossimTiffWriter : public ossimImageFileWriter
{
public:

   ossimTiffWriter();

   virtual ~ossimTiffWriter();

  enum UnitType
   {
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   /**
    * void getImageTypeList(std::vector<ossimString>& imageTypeList)const
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    * Appends this writer image types to list "imageTypeList".
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    * This writer has the following types:
    * tiff_strip
    * tiff_strip_band_separate
    * tiff_tiled
    * tiff_tiled_band_separate
    *
    * @param imageTypeList stl::vector<ossimString> list to append to.
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   virtual void getImageTypeList(std::vector<ossimString>& imageTypeList)const;

   virtual bool isOpen()const;
   virtual bool open();
   virtual void close();

   /**
    * Ranges from 1 to 100 with 100 being the best.  This value is only used
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    *
    * @param quality Value to set theJpegQuality to.
    *
    * @note If quality is out of range it will be set to DEFAULT_JPEG_QUALITY.
    */
   virtual void setJpegQuality(ossim_int32 quality);

   /**
    * @return theJpegQuality
    */
   virtual ossim_int32 getJpegQuality()const;

   /**
    * compression type can be JPEG, PACKBITS, or ZIP/DEFLATE
    */
   virtual void setCompressionType(const ossimString& type);

   virtual ossimString getCompressionType()const;

   virtual bool getGeotiffFlag()const;

   virtual void setGeotiffFlag(bool flag);

   virtual void setTileSize(const ossimIpt& tileSize);

   virtual ossimIpt getOutputTileSize()const;

   virtual ossim_int32 setProjectionInfo(const ossimMapProjectionInfo& proj);

   void setLut(const ossimNBandLutDataObject& lut);

   /**
    * saves the state of the object.
    */
   virtual bool saveState(ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
                          const char* prefix=0)const;

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    * Method to the load (recreate) the state of an object from a keyword
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                          const char* prefix=0);

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   /**
    * Returns a 3-letter extension from the image type descriptor
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   virtual ossimString getExtension() const;

   bool hasImageType(const ossimString& imageType) const;

   //! Will take an ossimIMageData tile and write it to disk as a general raster file.
   static void dumpTileToFile(ossimRefPtr<ossimImageData> t,  const ossimFilename& f);

protected:
   virtual bool writeFile();

   /**
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
    */
   bool openTiff();

   /**
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
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   bool closeTiff();

   /**
    *  Writes image data to a tiled tiff format.
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
    */
   bool writeToTiles();

   /**
    *  Writes image data to a tiled tiff band separate format.
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
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   bool writeToTilesBandSep();

   /**
    *  Writes image data to a strip tiff format.
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
    */
   bool writeToStrips();

   /**
    *  Writes image data to a strip tiff band separate format.
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
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   bool writeToStripsBandSep();

   /**
    *  Writes tiff tags from ossimMapProjectionInfo to tiff file.
    *  @return true on success, false on error.
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   /**
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    */
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   /**
    *  @return true if the output type is tiled, false if not.
    */
   bool isTiled() const;

   void writeMinMaxTags(const std::vector<ossim_float64>& minBand,
                        const std::vector<ossim_float64>& maxBand);

   bool isLutEnabled()const;

   UnitType getUnitType(ossim_int32 pcsCode,
                        const ossimString& projName) const;
   UnitType getPcsUnitType(ossim_int32 pcsCode) const;

   void checkColorLut();

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   ossimString             thePhotoMetric;
   ossim_int32             theJpegQuality;
   bool                    theOutputGeotiffTagsFlag;
   bool                    theColorLutFlag;
   ossimRefPtr<ossimMapProjectionInfo> theProjectionInfo;
   ossimIpt                theOutputTileSize;
   ossimRefPtr<ossimNBandLutDataObject> theColorLut;
   ossimFilename           theLutFilename;
   bool                    theForceBigTiffFlag;
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   mutable ossimRefPtr<ossimNBandToIndexFilter> theNBandToIndexFilter;
TYPE_DATA
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2003 single by Chingy
"Right Thurr"
United Kingdom CD cover
Single by Chingy
from the album Jackpot
"Mobb wit Me"
April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
Dirty south[1]
4:10 (album version)
3:35 (radio version)
3:42 (remix version)
Disturbing tha Peace
Alonzo Lee
Shamar Daugherty
Howard Bailey Jr
The Trak Starz
Chingy singles chronology
(2003) "Holidae In"
"Right Thurr" (Remix) on YouTube
"Right Thurr" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It was co-written and produced by St. Louis production team The Trak Starz. It was released on April 14, 2003, by Capitol Records, Priority Records, and Disturbing tha Peace as the debut single from his debut album, Jackpot (2003). The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the production and Chingy's addictive delivery.
"Right Thurr" was kept from being number one by Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Crazy in Love" and Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee's "Shake Ya Tailfeather", staying at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks, giving him his first of three top 5 hits on that chart. It also became a number-one hit on the Hot Rap Songs chart for four weeks and peaked at numbers two and five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts, respectively. The song reached number one in New Zealand and peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The song was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).
An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Jessy Terrero, takes place in Chingy's hometown of St. Louis. An official remix for the song was made as a bonus track on the album that featured rappers Jermaine Dupri and Trina. A music video for the remix, directed by Jeremy Rall, features all three artists dancing on an all-white backdrop.
Matt Cibula of PopMatters liked Chingy's choice of playing a pimp-like character for the song, saying "there's something to his voice, a certain awed respect for the absolutely amazing qualities of southern women, that puts the song over the top."[2] Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called it an "instant party rap classic".[3] John Mulvey of NME gave a mixed review of the song, noticing the imitation Neptunes beat from the Trak Starz and Chingy's limitation as a rapper, but still found it to be "utterly irresistible" concluding that "It's all terribly Dirty South, as you'd imagine, but Chingy's soft and compelling way with the letter 'r' is weirdly Devonian, too. Which isn't something you can say about most potty-mouthed hip-hop prodigies these days. Nice wurrk."[4]
Commercial performance
"Right Thurr" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of May 17, 2003, at number 97.[5] Six weeks later, it moved ten spots from number 31 to 21 the week of June 28, 2003.[6] It moved six spots to number 15 the week of July 5, 2003.[7] It entered the top ten on the week of July 12, 2003, by moving six spots to number 9.[8] It reached the top five by moving five spots to number 4 the week of July 19, 2003.[9] It peaked at number 2 the week of August 9, 2003, through a surge of airplay but was kept from being number one by Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee's "Shake Ya Tailfeather" for five non-consecutive weeks.[10][11] It stayed on the chart for thirty-three weeks.[12]
Directed by Jessy Terrero,[13] the video takes place at Beacon Ave. in Walnut Park East, St. Louis where Chingy is with his friends outside the porch of his house and is attracted by several women walking past his house. It moves to a club run by DJ Quik, where Chingy is performing on stage and partying with his friends while throwing money in the air, and at Courtesy Diner where Chingy is hanging out inside and outside of the diner. It ends with a late-night shot of the Gateway Arch intercut with fade shots of Chingy at the club. Ludacris, Murphy Lee, Kyjuan and The Trak Starz make cameo appearances in the video.
An uncut version of the video featured extended scenes from the club of various women in bras and thongs doing suggestive dances on the people and/or each other. It was only shown at late-night on BET: Uncut and on the enhanced CD/DVD version of the album.
Chingy made his US television debut performing "Right Thurr" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 17, 2003.[14]
Rappers Jermaine Dupri (left) and Trina (right) both appear on the remix of this song.
An official remix for the song was made as a bonus track on the album that featured rappers Jermaine Dupri and Trina. A video (found in the CD/DVD version of the album) was made for the remix that featured all three artists on an all white backdrop dancing together with people around them. The video was directed by Jeremy Rall.[13] This version won the "Remix of the Year" award at the 2004 Source Awards.[15]
2004 The Source Awards[15] Single of the Year Won
US promo CD[16]
"Right Thurr" (radio version) – 3:36
"Right Thurr" (instrumental) – 3:38
US promo 12-inch vinyl[17]
A1. "Right Thurr" (radio version) – 3:36
A2. "Right Thurr" (instrumental) – 3:38
B1. "Mobb wit Me" (radio version) – 3:48
B2. "Mobb wit Me" (album version) – 3:46
B3. "Mobb wit Me" (instrumental) – 3:49
US promo 12-inch vinyl (Remix)[18]
A1. "Right Thurr" (remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Trina) (clean) – 3:42
A2. "Right Thurr" (remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Trina) (instrumental) – 3:42
B1. "Right Thurr" (remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Trina) (explicit) – 3:42
UK CD single[19]
"Right Thurr" – 3:36
"Mobb wit Me" – 3:46
European CD single[20]
"Right Thurr" (radio edit) – 3:36
"Right Thurr" (remix) – 3:39
"Right Thurr" (video) – 3:59
European 12-inch vinyl[21]
A2. "Right Thurr" (unstrumental) – 3:39
B1. "Right Thurr" (remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Trina) – 3:39
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2003)
Australia (ARIA)[22]
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[23]
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24]
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[25]
Denmark (Tracklisten)[26]
France (SNEP)[27]
Germany (Official German Charts)[28]
Ireland (IRMA)[29]
Italy (FIMI)[30]
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31]
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32]
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33]
Norway (VG-lista)[34]
Scotland (OCC)[35]
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36]
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37]
UK Singles (OCC)[38]
UK R&B (OCC)[39]
US Billboard Hot 100[40]
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[41]
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[42]
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[43]
Year-end charts[edit]
Decade-end charts[edit]
Chart (2000–2009)
All-time charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Certified units/sales
Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[51]
Gold 5,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52]
Gold 5,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14) Urban radio
April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28) Rhythmic contemporary radio [54]
June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23) Contemporary hit radio [55]
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) CD [56]
October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13)
12-inch vinyl
A modified version of the song was made by Chingy for the soundtrack to the video game NBA Live 2004.[58]
It was featured in the films How to Deal (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) and Robots (2005).
It was used in the opening scene of the first episode of the E4 TV series Skins.
50 Cent and Young Buck made a freestyle to the song entitled the "G-Unit Freestyle".
Chamillionaire did a freestyle called "On Yo Azz" which was featured on his 2004 mixtape The Mixtape Messiah.
Bow Wow also freestyled to this song on BET's Rap City with Big Tigger.
List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 2000s
^ Mulvey, John (September 12, 2005). "Chingy : Right Thurr". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Cibula, Matt (August 19, 2003). "Chingy: Jackpot". PopMatters. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Jackpot - Chingy". AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
^ Martens, Todd (May 8, 2003). "Sean Paul Still 'Busy' On Singles Chart". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Martens, Todd (June 19, 2003). "Despite 'Idols,' 50 Cent Still A Top-5 Presence". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Martens, Todd (June 26, 2003). "'Idols' Still Rule Billboard's Singles Charts". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Martens, Todd (July 3, 2003). "Beyonce Dominates Billboard Charts". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Jeckell, Barry (June 10, 2003). "Beyonce, Jay-Z Still 'Crazy' On Singles Chart". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ Martens, Todd (July 31, 2003). "'Crazy' Beyoncé Stops Chingy 'Right Thurr'". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
^ "US Singles Top 100 (September 13, 2003)". aCharts.co. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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Chingy
Powerballin'
Hoodstar
Hate It or Love It
Independent albums
"Holidae In"
"One Call Away"
"Balla Baby"
"Don't Worry"
"Pullin' Me Back"
"Dem Jeans"
"Fly Like Me"
Featured singles
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop" (Remix)
"I Like That"
"Bartender" (Remix)
"My Drink n My 2 Step" (Remix)
"So Fly" (Remix)
Production discography
Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1
"The Party Continues"
"Sweetheart"
"Money Ain't a Thang"
"I've Got to Have It"
"Welcome to Atlanta"
"Gotta Getcha"
"I Think They Like Me"
"With Me"
"Imagination"
"Get None"
"Bounce with Me"
"Too Hood"
"Ghetto Girls"
"Basketball"
"Pop That Booty"
"Get Your Number"
"Fresh Azimiz"
"I'm Throwed"
"Finer Things"
"Stepped on My J'z"
"Boomerang"
So So Def Recordings
Da Baddest Bitch
Glamorest Life
Still da Baddest
Amazin'
"Da Baddest Bitch"
"Pull Over"
"No Panties"
"B R Right"
"Don't Trip"
"Here We Go"
"Single Again"
"I Got a Thang for You"
"Always"
"Fuck Boy"
"If It Ain't Me
"BAPS"
"Nann Nigga"
"One Minute Man"
"Go Girl"
"Face"
"5 Star"
Slip-n-Slide Records
Trick Daddy
MusicBrainz release group
2003 debut singles
Capitol Records singles
Chingy songs
Jermaine Dupri songs
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Music videos directed by Jeremy Rall
Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero
Song recordings produced by the Trak Starz
Songs written by Chingy
Trina songs


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My work and aims are intensely practical. It is not practical to overemphasize the material at the cost of the spiritual. It is not practical to have spiritual ideals without putting them into practice.
To realize the ideal in daily life, to give beautiful and adequate form to the living spirit, to make brotherhood a fact, not merely a theory as at present–that is being practical in the true sense of the word.
Support For Meher Spiritual Center
Giving from the Heart
When Meher Baba asked Elizabeth C. Patterson and Princess Norina Matchabelli to locate property for a center in America, one of His qualifications was that it be "given from the heart". That property, which was to become the Meher Spiritual Center, was offered to Elizabeth by her father and given to Baba by Elizabeth, out of love. This important precedent, that the Center founded for Meher Baba be sustained through gifts from the heart, has guided the Center's support initiatives since its founding. Through the decades, support for the Center has been offered freely, out of love, without the burden of obligation, or the expectation of reward. Over that period the number of visitors to the Center has increased from a mere handful to thousands annually. All who come to the Center for spiritual renewal, all who recognize Meher Baba as the Avatar of the Age, and all who seek a world dedicated to the unity of all life, are in a very real sense stewards of Meher Spiritual Center. And as stewards we all have the opportunity to help ensure that the Center remain "a place of pilgrimage for all time" dedicated to Meher Baba.
A Present Need, A Future Challenge
The consequences of unsettled financial markets coupled with ever-increasing expenses have underscored Meher Center's need for additional support and sound financial planning. Fresh initiatives by the Center's Investment Committee have succeeded in establishing a firm foundation for the Center's financial well-being. Meher Center is, however, currently faced with numerous challenges that will continue to strain its resources.
Funds are needed to properly maintain existing buildings and replace aging and inadequate infrastructure; to provide for and replace long-term dedicated employees who have reached retirement age; and to properly manage and preserve the Center property, its natural beauty, ecological balance, and wildlife.
Additionally, further investment will be necessary to plan for the accommodation of increasing numbers of visitors; to ensure protection against natural disasters (fire, flood, drought) and encroachment from outside development; for the acquisition of necessary technology and expertise to facilitate open communication and exchange of ideas with the worldwide Baba community; and for the preservation of Baba artifacts, documents, photos, films, recordings, and expansion of access to these holdings.
Given these immediate needs, longer-term goals, and uncertain financial pressures the Center may face in the future, it is essential that annual support, the reserve fund, and the endowment all grow, now and in the years to come.
The porch entrance to Meher Abode
The Elizabeth Chapin Patterson Fund
A bequest by Elizabeth C. Patterson enabled the Center to establish a non-restricted reserve fund, the ECP Fund. This fund provides a perpetual foundation of financial support for Meher Baba's ongoing work at the Center. Donations placed in the ECP Fund include any non-restricted bequests made to the Center and any donations specified for the Fund. Contributions of unrestricted gifts are preferred as they allow for the ongoing needs of the Center to be met in a timely and unencumbered manner.
ECP Fund assets are professionally invested with an emphasis on preservation of capital and long-term growth. Invested funds are monitored by the Meher Center's Investment Committee, a board-designated committee of business professionals.
The Kitty L. Davy Endowment Fund
The Meher Center Board has created the Kitty L. Davy Endowment Fund (KLD Endowment) as a long-term endowed fund structured to receive contributions of restricted gifts intended for the long-term financial stability of the Center. The KLD Fund has two main vehicles available for individuals to donate restricted gifts. The first vehicle is the KLD General Endowment Fund. This is a restricted fund into which any amount may be donated, as long as it is designated specifically for KLD General Endowment Fund. The second vehicle enables donors to establish, within the KLD Fund, a Special Endowed Fund for a specific use. The minimum gift level to establish a Special Endowed Fund within the KLD Fund is fifty thousand dollars (50,000). Once a Special Endowed Fund is established, donors may contribute to that Fund in any amount by simply designating their gift to that specific Fund.
Meher Spiritual Center, Inc.
is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit South Carolina corporation,
Federal Tax ID # 570422620.


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5G to transform live entertainment industry, says O2
NewsEditor | 20 February 2020
Posted in Features | Industry NewsTagged 5G | Fan Experience | Live Entertainment | O2 | The O2
A new report from telecommunications company O2 has predicted that 5G technology could boost the UK's live entertainment sector by as much as £2.3bn (€2.74bn/$2.96bn) over the next 10 years.
The findings form part of 5th Generation Entertainment, a new piece of research conducted by O2 and data and insights consultancy Ovum. The research considers how 5G can boost entertainment businesses through customer experiences such as virtual and augmented reality.
O2 has predicted that 5G innovations will revolutionise the pre-event experience through smart ticketing and connected venues. AR-assisted shopping would also lead to shorter queues when purchasing merchandise, with fans able to try on their most-wanted pieces and accessories virtually before collecting them at a nearby stand.
O2 has also predicted that queuing for drinks at the bar could become "a thing of the past" thanks to order-in-advance systems, real-time analytics of the busiest bars and wayfinding apps. 5G would provide guests' smartphones with greater speeds and more capacity to ensure they have a strong enough signal to utilise such features.
O2 has forecast that fans will be able to receive their very own post-show highlights reel, which would be sent directly to their device. This would be possible as event organisers are able to harness multiple camera angles and the superfast network to create quick videos for fans.
Live streams of gigs are also set to become increasingly popular, with O2 holding a partnership with MelodyVR to explore the possibilities of 5G and targeted customer journeys.
O2 has predicted that by 2028, 78 per cent of live entertainment consumer spend will be driven by 5G-enabled sports experiences, with this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo set to accelerate the growth.
Nina Bibby, O2's chief marketing officer, said: "5G will transform how customers experience mobile, and we're really excited by what it can do for live entertainment given it's always been a huge part of our heritage. Whether you are one of 82,000 fans looking to buy a drink at Twickenham or you're trying to find your friends at The O2, 5G-enabled technology can seamlessly manage these problems.
"Through our sponsorships with England Rugby, The O2, 20 iconic O2 Academy venues, and access to Priority Tickets for thousands of shows, we have always engaged customers with live experiences around key passion points in music and sport. Coupled with the reach of our extensive network, this means we're uniquely positioned to deliver the entertainment experiences of the future."
David Jones, senior vice-president of IT at AEG, which owns The O2 in London, added: "I'm excited by the possibilities that 5G offers to enhance the live entertainment experience for the millions of fans who come to see their favourite acts and athletes at The O2 each year. In particular, augmented reality and virtual reality technology is bandwidth-intensive, ultra-mobile, and very sensitive to latency, and 5G has been designed to address those requirements from the ground up.
"The O2 is at the forefront of O2's 5G rollout in the UK, and I'm eager to see how the creative people who produce the hundreds of events each year at The O2 will embrace 5G and the technologies it enables, and use it to deliver fun and engaging experiences for fans."
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Geophysical Imaging
SAMPLE - South Atlantic Margin Processes and Links with onshore Evolution
South Atlantic Margin Processes and Links with onshore Evolution
The South Atlantic and its conjugate rifted margins is a key site to study the whole spectrum of phenomena related to continental breakup and passive margin formation. It is an ideal natural laboratory on which to focus research. The newly funded SPP 1375 will establish a coordinated research program on passive margin processes by the German geoscience community. While focused on the South Atlantic research within the SPP will be process-oriented and the programme wlll maintain a global perspective through comparative studies and exchange with other key regions, most notably the Central and North Atlantic. The GFZ part of SAMPLE consists of 3 projects:
ELCONA(Magnetotellurics; On/offshore deep electrical conductivity structure to investigate the Walvis Ridge magmatism and its interaction with the Kaoko Mobile Belt in northern Namibia)
LISPWAL(Seismics; Lithospheric structure of the Namibian continental passive margin at the intersection with the Walvis Ridge from amphibious seismic investigations)
WALPASS(Seismology; Walvis Ridge Passive-Source Seismic Experime)
Time frame - 2006-2016 (further publications in progress)
Funding - DFG - German Research Foundation
Michael Weber (GFZ Potsdam)
ELCONA: Oliver Ritter, Ute Weckmann (GFZ Potsdam), Marion Jegen (GEOMAR)
LISPWAL: Trond Ryberg, Christian Haberland (GFZ Potsdam), Jan Beermann (GEOMAR)
WALPASS: Xiaou Yuan (GFZ), Wolfram Geissler, Wilfried Jokat (AWI)
Personell
Gerhard Kapinos (GFZ Potsdam); Karen Wittig, Benjamin Bräuer (GFZ Potsdam); Benjamin Heit (GFZ Potsdam)
Project webpage - www.sample-spp.de/
Cooperations - GEOMAR, AWI, about 6 Universities, Geological Survey of Namibia
Publications/Results
Ryberg, T.; Haberland, Ch. (2021): Data of the controlled source seismic profile LISPWAL2: Lithospheric structure of the Namibian continental passive margin at the intersection with the Walvis Ridge. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/GIPP.201111.1
Ryberg,T., Bauer; K., Haberland, Ch., Weber, M. Behrmann, J.H., Jokat, W. (2017): A deep seismic transect across the landfall of Walvis Ridge onshore North Namibia. Tectonophysics, submitted
Kästle E., Weber, M., Krüger (2017): Complex Deep Structure of the African Low-Velocity Zone, BSSA, doi.org/10.1785/0120160215 Fromm, T., Jokat, W., Ryberg, T., Behrmann, J., Haberland, C., Weber, M. (2017): The onset of Walvis Ridge: Plume influence at the continental margin. - Tectonophysics. doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2017.03.011
Wittig, K., Ryberg, T., Weber, M. (2017): New insights into the seismic time term method for heterogeneous upper mantle slowness structures. International Journal on Geomathematics, 8, 1, p. 43-56. doi.org/10.1007/s13137-016-0090-3
Yuan, X., Heit, B., Brune, S., Steinberger, B., Geissler, W. H., Jokat, W., Weber, M. (2017): Seismic structure of the lithosphere beneath NW Namibia: Impact of the Tristan da Cunha mantle plume. - Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (G3), 18, 1, p. 125-141. doi.org/10.1002/2016GC006645
Planert, L., Behrmann, J., Jokat, W., Fromm, T., Ryberg, T., Weber, M., Haberland, C. (2016): The wide-angle seismic image of a complex rifted margin, offshore North Namibia: Implications for the tectonics of continental breakup. - Tectonophysics. doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.06.024
Ryberg, T., Braeuer, B., Weber, M. (2016): Upper mantle structure at Walvis Ridge from Pn tomography. Tectonophysics. doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.08.009
Fromm, T., Planert, L., Jokat, W., Ryberg, T., Behrmann, J.-H., Weber, M., Haberland, C.H. (2015): South Atlantic opening: A plume-induced breakup?, Geology, doi:10.1130/G36936.1
Ryberg, T., Haberland, Ch., Haberlau, T., Weber, M., Bauer, K., Behrmann, J.-H., Jokat., W. (2015): Crustal structure of northwest Namibia: Evidence for plume-rift continent Interaction. geology, doi:10.1130/G36768.1
Jegen, M., Avdeeva, A., Berndt, C., Franz, G., Heincke, B., Hölz, S., Neska, A., Marti, A., Planert, L., Chen, J., Kopp, H., Baba, K., Ritter, O., Weckmann, U., Meqbel, N., Behrmann, J. (2016): 3-D magnetotelluric image of offshore magmatism at the Walvis Ridge and rift basin. - Tectonophysics, 683, p. 98-108. doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2016.06.016
Kapinos, G., Weckmann, U., Jegen-Kulcsar, M., Meqbel, N., Neska, A., Katjiuongua, T. T., Hoelz, S., Ritter, O. (2016): Electrical Resistivity Image of the South Atlantic Continental Margin Derived from On- and Offshore Magnetotelluric Data. - Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 1, p. 154-160. doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066811
We thank the GIPP for providing the instruments and our local partners in Namibia for their support in the deployment of the stations
Prof. Dr. Michael Weber
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Foundation Focus
September 22, 2019 Events ASA
By Dr. Fred Swain, Chairman of the Eastern Junior Funding Auction | The Eastern Simmental Junior funding committee initiated a scholarship actively designated…
ASA Fall Board Meeting Recap
Board Meeting Recap The ASA Board of Trustees met right after Fall Focus in Manhattan, Kansas on August 25 and 26th. This provided the opportunity for members…
Golden Book and ASA Lifetime Promoter Awards Announced
Sep 06, 2019 Events
ASA Board Nominees for 2020 Trustee Election
Breaking News - Resolution #3 Passes
Aug 28, 2019 Events
Watch Fall Focus on FACEBOOK Live
ASA Welcomes Molly Diefenbach
Simmentals in the Whole Genome Sequencing Spotlight: Update at Fall Focus
Jul 25, 2019 Events
Settling on Simmental in South Dakota
November 27, 2019 ASA Spotlight ASA
By Lilly Platts A commitment to continued improvement, quality management practices, and a love for breeding beef cattle makes B&B Simmental a small, but…
Good Information, Progressive Management, and Quality Commercial Cows
By Lilly Platts Bill and June Hilbert are highly committed to learning new information and setting up their commercial SimAngus-influenced females for success.…
Fleckvieh is Deeply Rooted in Holland
Oct 11, 2019 ASA Spotlight
Simmental Down Under
Sep 23, 2019 ASA Spotlight
2019 YCC Confernce - Blake McDonald
Building to SimAngus
Hearing from Hodges
Aug 06, 2019 ASA Spotlight
ASA Represented at 2019 Young Cattlemen's Conference
Jul 15, 2019 ASA Spotlight
Nebraska Simmental Producers Recovering From Storms
May 26, 2019 ASA Spotlight
Building Better Beef with Simmental Genetics
SimAngus in the Spotlight
Emme Troendle
"The cows have to work for you, you don't work for the cows," says Heath Klein, co-owner and ranch manager of Klein Ranch, Atwood, Kansas. "We easily see an extra year or year-and-a-half of longevity in our Simmental cross cows, good feet structure, and overall performance."
Klein Ranch, located 10 miles northwest of Atwood in Rawlins County (population 2,000), has been in the cattle and farming business since the 1930s. Today, the diversified operation runs 100 registered and 300 commercial Simmental, SimAngus™, and Angus cows in addition to 2,500 acres of farm ground.
"We run a tight operation — we raise and breed cattle that can perform in a diverse environment," Klein shares. "The cattle graze primarily on the rough and hilly grasslands of Beaver Creek. Our cattle and the cattle we provide for our customers have to be sound to travel and be able to handle the extremes of Northwest Kansas."
Klein has found that crossbreeding for optimal hybrid vigor, selecting for balanced EPDs, feet and leg structure, and high performance adds more to their bottom line and their customer's.
Selecting for SimAngus The early days of Klein Ranch focused on breeding commercial Angus and Hereford, but slowly transitioned into SimAngus. Klein recalls his grandfather telling stories about introducing Simmental into the operation in the '70s and never looking back. "We started running Simmental and have ever since.
We had yellow, red, and black Simmental. There was a short time where we had started having a higher percentage Angus, but switched back over to breeding Simmental when we noticed the changes in longevity of the cow." "We went back and forth on Angus and Simmental bulls to develop a solid 3/8 to 5/8 SimAngus animal." He explains that the original Angus-Hereford cross females ran with a Simmental bull, and then the heifers from that breeding would be run with an Angus bull. "The females in a 5/8 to 3/8 Simmental range provide our ideal fertility, longevity, and overall structure," Klein explains. "We offer a good mix of percentage SimAngus and purebred Simmental cows to commercial producers who use Angus bulls because they can make an F1 cross that works for them."
In addition to selling commercial Simmental and SimAngus females, the operation started developing registered bulls in 2010 when Klein returned to the operation to work with his grandfather and father after graduating from Fort Hays State University
"We started developing a registered SimAngus herd, but we really run all of our registered cows and commercial cows the same." Klein delves into how they distinguish between the seedstock and commercial herds. "We don't look at our operation as 'registered and commercial,' we look at it as we pay ASA to register cows and receive EPDs. If we have a registered cow that I paid a good price for, and she isn't performing, she is culled just like if she was commercial and didn't have papers."
Run Like Clockwork
The Klein family handles the operation with no outside assistance. To ensure that everything is done in an efficient manner, the operation works on a precise and thorough schedule.
Starting in April, replacement females are put on a 14-day CIDR program followed by AI-bred cows. Klein feels that by using CIDR's he sets the herd up for better conception rates and to produce a calf on the best timetable. "With SimAngus, we benefit from mother-ability, stayability, and longevity. We run a 75-day breeding cycle with a 95% conception rate on a five-year average. It really helps when you have a high conception rate."
After heifers are AI bred, about 30 recipient cows are implanted. Following embryo transfer work, a third of cows are bred AI and the rest are pasture exposed. The ranch's breeding window means that heifers are calving the first week of February. By mid-month recipient cows calve, leading into the cows that were AI'd and pasture bred at the end of the month.
Klein explains that, while they have a longer breeding season, they break up the calving because of smaller facilities. "We have a small barn, and there is no way we could calve everything out at one time, especially when the heifers and the recip cows are calving close together." All bull calves are weaned and begin development for their annual March sale the week after Labor Day. This year marked the first year that Klein Ranch hosted their own sale. They sold 25 registered Simmental and SimAngus bulls and offered 55 females consigned by some of their long-time buyers. He says, "Our consigners run similar operations that we do, and they have been long-time family friends."
When selecting bulls for the sale, Klein focuses first on indexes and overall soundness. He says, "We stay above top 25% in $API and $TI and balanced in all EPDs. EPDs are 60% of our selection process and the rest is structure and performance."
The rest of the calves are weaned the end of October, and steers are separated in groups, backgrounded to 850 pounds, and sold in the spring. Buyers are provided a copy of the IGS Feeder Profit Calculator™ Certificate, veterinary inspection certificate, and preconditioning affidavit.
From 1960 to 2003, Klein's grandfather fed out the cattle and sold directly to packers, but when bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) became a problem, the operation transitioned to backgrounding and selling the cattle at a local sale yard, Tristate Livestock Auction, McCook, Nebraska.
Every other year in the fall, Klein Ranch consigns a few heifers to the Burlap and Barbed Wire Female Sale with Hofmann Simmental Farm on Columbus Day. Klein credits the Hofmann family for helping them as they expanded to a registered operation. "Rodney and Kim Hofmann have been mentors to us. We would be nowhere near where we are today without their guidance and insight."
Prioritizing Profit
"Our ideal cow will have great feet structure, perform, and produce a calf every year. Our Simmental and SimAngus cows provide hybrid vigor to our commercial customers, and we are finding that we easily see an extra year to year-and-a-half in longevity in the herd," Klein says as he explains his selection criteria for their operation. "The way we look at it is that we only have so much grass; we only have so many spots. We need cows that will work for us."
As with the bulls, replacement females are chosen based on being in the top 25% of indexes, balanced EPDs, and overall appearance and structure. After weaning, any heifers that are below average in either their EPD profile, frame score, or leg and foot structure are culled and fed out with the steers. Prior to breeding, all heifers are bangs vaccinated, pelvic measured, and final heifer selections are made.
Klein expands upon his selection criteria. "If I have a heifer that is top 5% for $API and she didn't pelvic measure, she is gone. It just doesn't matter if they were raised in my herd or a $6,000 purchased heifer. If they aren't working, they are gone."
Even after the replacement females have been selected, cows are still under the microscope. He explains that the cow must produce a quality, healthy calf, raised on her own, or the cow is gone. "Our cows are not pampered. They don't get extra chances. They have to earn it."
For Klein, focusing on selecting the right cow is how they focus on performance and profit. "If you select cows that continually produce a calf, structure are culled and fed out with the steers. Prior to breeding, all heifers are bangs vaccinated, pelvic measured, and final heifer selections are made. Klein expands upon his selection criteria. "If I have a heifer that is top 5% for $API and she didn't pelvic measure, syou are putting the right genetics in place for better herd performance and your operation to succeed and make a profit."
Family and Community Centered
Since childhood, Klein and his late brother, Cody, have been active in their community. They grew up participating in 4-H, FFA, and sports — all while being active in the daily farm chores. While there is a lot to do for the operation, the entire Klein family helps out. Klein's wife, Ami, parents Kendall and Delores, and parents Doug and Jan make up the team that manages the entire ranch and farm.
Heath, Ami, and their two young sons, Miles, 6, and Hudson, 3, are just as active in their 4-H, faith, and community as Heath was as a youth. During the lull of ranch and farm duties, the family helps coordinate the local fair. Klein was an officer for the fair board from 2009 to 2017, and president for four of those years. He concludes, "We took a little break from the fair when we had our two little boys. My oldest will start 4-H this October. I'm sure we will start up again. We are passionate about our cattle and our way of life. We enjoy it."