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Esteemed Drummer Alphonse Mouzon Dead At 68
Paul Sexton
Alphonse Mouzon, the widely-respected and much-travelled jazz and fusion drummer who played with Weather Report, Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock and many others, died on Christmas Day. He was 68 and had suffered cardiac arrest, according to his son Jean-Pierre.
Mouzon made his name as one of the most dynamic drummers of his era, notably for a year in the early line-up of Weather Report, then as a solo artist on Blue Note. He also joined Coryell's fusion outfit Eleventh House and was an in-demand player with Hancock, Miles Davis, Al Di Meola, Donald Byrd and many more.
He was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1948 and was playing paid gigs as a drummer from the age of 12, touring in his formative years with Chubby Checker. Moving to New York, he played in the Broadway show Promises, Promises (with music by Bacharach and David) and with McCoy Tyner.
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He played drums and sang on Weather Report's hugely acclaimed, eponymous album of 1971, of which he told Something Else! In 2011: "We were a jazz experiment. It was so open. I love that record, not because I am on it, but because it was so different — so refreshing."
He made his debut in his own name the following year with The Essence of Mystery. It was the first of four solo albums for Blue Note over the next three years. Mouzon's prodigious recording output included some 20 more albums in his own right, released from the 1990s onwards on his own Tenacious label. He played on four albums by Tyner , four by Hancock and records by Byrd, Coryell, Di Meola, Wayne Shorter and on Davis' soundtrack to the film Dingo.
He also toured with Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and others. The late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was known to cite him as an influence, and a keen listener to his Blue Note albums. The title track from the second of those, 1973's Funky Snakefoot, later became the introductory drum fill of the Beastie Boys' 'Shake Your Rump,' on their seminal Paul's Boutique album.
Unlike many jazz musicians, Mouzon segued with ease into the jazz-funk era, leading the band Poussez, who had success with such disco singles as 'Come On and Do It.' He had a top 20 US R&B chart hit in his own right in 1982 with the funky instrumental 'The Lady In Red.' His most recent solo album was 2011's Angel Face.
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An offline or online business needs to consider the weight of having the right online presence as a key to success. The presence you create helps to leverage your level of professionalism and legitimacy. If you are working on building or heightening your online presence, then finding the top ways to rank on Google is one that ensures a strong image and unique business presence.
Speak with Google. Don't speak with Google literally, as a search engine can't really hear you. However, your website can speak for your online business. (From one piece of technology to another). This comes through a code, known as meta tags, in the back of your website that Google "reads" and which categorizes your website. You want to let them know where to place you in relation to your competition.
Check your content. Google reads your website and online business for keywords. These are the two to three word phrases used multiple times throughout your site. If you use them enough, then Google will place you according to the information you have given.
Balance your information. There are two types of keywords you want to place on your site. The first is competitive, meaning the majority of websites have the keywords for their online business. The second is your niche. Anything that sets you apart, from your location to your specialized products, helps you to get ahead.
Submit to search engines. Google wants to do more than read about your online business. It also wants to get to know you. This means that you have to let the search engines know you are a live site and ready to be categorized. Make sure you submit your search engine to Google, Yahoo and MSN, as well as other specialized search engines. This is a simple way of letting everyone know you are online.
Build links. Google works on categorizing you not only through basic submissions but also by noticing the activity of your online business. You want to build links back to your site to show you are legitimate, active and working your way to the top. Any link building efforts you use works effectively in getting Google to notice you.
Find ways to build traffic. Google not only wants to know who you are, but wants to make sure your online business is popular. This is based on the amount of traffic that goes to your website every day. The aim you should always have when online is to build traffic to your site through a variety of techniques so Google can read your activity and respond to your popularity.
Write some more. Today, content not only comes in the form of articles but also in dynamic content. You want to make sure you have dynamic content moving through your website or through a blog or microblog. Anything with moving or scrolling content is going to get your online business noticed by search engines and traffic.
Use social media. Most likely, you already know the world of social media. Facebook, Twitter and other online areas can help you to build a strong presence. Keep in mind there are more social media areas you can use that are specific to your online business and profile.
Analyze, monitor and grow. Stagnant content and keywords doesn't work effectively with Google, as they want a continuous and growing relationship with you. Keep communicating with search engines about your online business by continuing to work on your momentum online. Build consistent results with link building, creating traffic and monitoring your keywords so they are placed even higher in search engines.
These are some of many steps you can take to help your website to get to #1 on Google. With consistent efforts, you will begin to see results with your online business while building effective solutions for an online presence that comes out on top.
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Medical research is coming close to unraveling the mysteries of many common diseases, and one Santa Barbara family wants to see progress move faster than ever.
Bill and Victoria Strong are behind an effort to raise funding for more research on Spinal Muscular Atrophy. They're asking the public to cast their votes by Friday in the Chase Community Giving Contest. If chosen, their effort could bring in $1 million for SMA research.
Chase is giving away $5 million to charities involved in the online voting on Facebook. Click here to cast your vote for the Strongs.
The Strongs' daughter, Gwendolyn, was diagnosed at age 6 months with SMA, which keeps her brain from producing enough protein to operate her body's muscles.
Researchers estimate that one in 40 adults carries the gene. The disease is terminal, and 90 percent of babies born with Type 1 SMA die before their second birthdays. There is currently no treatment or cure for the disease.
The family began the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation with a focu on raising awareness of SMA and the search for a cure.
The foundation was chosen in round one of the contest, during which voters chose the top 100 charities. Each charity was given $25,000, and the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation sent its award to an SMA research program at UC Irvine that will be conducting clinical trials with patients this year.
"This funding is already in the hands of researchers and being used in the lab," according to the foundation's Facebook page.
All 100 programs were given the opportunity to move into the final round to compete for the $1 million award. Foundation representatives said they'll select the most promising SMA research projects and decide how the $1 million should be distributed, if they're chosen.
That's where the Strongs hope the public — and their online votes — will push the foundation toward the goal.
Victoria Strong said that $1 million could make all the difference for research going forward for the disease.
Strong said she realizes it may be too late to find a cure for her daughter, but that funding promising research is their only hope at the possibility.
Noozhawk profiled the family in August 2008, and Strong said Gwendolyn is doing incredibly well these days for a child with SMA.
Her body is now almost completely paralyzed, but mentally, she has developed just like any other 2-year-old.
She loves music and reading, and Strong said Gwendolyn has an enormous sense of adventure. The family said she has seen more independence since she began driving a hot-pink power wheelchair.
"This contest is a truly incredible opportunity for this little known but devastating disease," Strong said.


Abstract: Quantifying the timing and intensity of migratory movements is imperative for understanding impacts of changing landscapes and climates on migratory bird populations. Billions of birds migrate in the Western Hemisphere, but accurately estimating the population size of one migratory species, let alone hundreds, presents numerous obstacles. Here, we quantify the timing, intensity, and distribution of bird migration through one of the largest migration corridors in the Western Hemisphere, the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf). We further assess whether there have been changes in migration timing or intensity through the Gulf. To achieve this, we integrate citizen science (eBird) observations with 21 years of weather surveillance radar data (1995–2015). We predicted no change in migration timing and a decline in migration intensity across the time series. We estimate that an average of 2.1 billion birds pass through this region each spring en route to Nearctic breeding grounds. Annually, half of these individuals pass through the region in just 18 days, between April 19 and May 7. The western region of the Gulf showed a mean rate of passage 5.4 times higher than the central and eastern regions. We did not detect an overall change in the annual numbers of migrants (2007–2015) or the annual timing of peak migration (1995–2015). However, we found that the earliest seasonal movements through the region occurred significantly earlier over time (1.6 days decade−1). Additionally, body mass and migration distance explained the magnitude of phenological changes, with the most rapid advances occurring with an assemblage of larger‐bodied shorter‐distance migrants. Our results provide baseline information that can be used to advance our understanding of the developing implications of climate change, urbanization, and energy development for migratory bird populations in North America.


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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has subtly commenced 2023 presidential campaign for the political principal that partly sponsored his election as Senate President. The senate president, however, broadened his campaign base to the south west to becloud his main objective for the power shift campaign.
It was gathered that Lawan last Saturday in Yola, Adamawa State, advocated that Chief MKO Abiola, the June 12 martyr, would be more honoured if President Muhammadu Buhari hands over power to the southwest in 2023.
The senate president was said to have in a media interaction urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to give the party's presidential ticket to the southwest in 2023.
"The president and, indeed, our party must beware of divisive elements who are now proponents of retaining power in the north beyond 2023," Lawan was said to have warned.
Lawan, accordingly declared: "I have said it before and I believe that 2023 presidential ticket of the APC must go to the southwest. Since I made this comment last time, some members of my party have been hatching a plot to suspend me from the party but I am not moved and I will still hold my ground that power must go to the west.
"June 12 Democracy Day is a milestone in Nigeria's history and anyone who embraces democracy in Nigeria should be proud of what Buhari has done and it takes so much courage to do.
"So many Nigerian leaders have shied away from talking or acting about it because of the controversy arising from the date and fear of being scandalized but this is what Nigerians want, respect, rule of law and honour for those who fought and bled for democracy and that is what Nigerians should remember as significant for this date.
"It was not marked to spite or contradict anyone but to celebrate the common value we share in the belief in democracy as the best form of government that would serve this country and its people. And Buhari must be praised for this day."
However, Lawan may have lost sight with history that the issue of placating the south west with the Abiola June 12 incident was settled in 1998 into the 1999 elections when all political parties reserved the presidential ticket for the south west. That election was eventually contested by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Chief Olu Falae of the joint platform of the All Peoples Party (APP) and the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 1999 presidential election won by Obasanjo.
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I've been a devoted listener for years & love your program. I'm sure that doesn't mean much since your show has gotten so popular & you get this all the time but your show is brilliant & special to me. It's literally the only podcast I've ever listened to more than 2 episodes of– & I've listened to them all, some of them multiple times!
Anyway, I wanted to know if you might ever do an episode about eating disorders. I'm a current residential patient at McCallum Place in St. Louis & think it might be an interesting topic. Obviously I'm biased because it's relevant to me, but I think other listeners may benefit from it, too. I know that's a vague thing to say: "do an episode on EDs", but maybe something like the mental changes that happen to a person with an eating disorder (mood irregularities, how different a personality can radically change, weak central coherence & the rumination that occurs in a person suffering from an ED) or I'm not sure… you could probably come up with ideas of things to talk about ??
I'm not sure if you would care to do that at all & it's understandable if you don't; it's a scary topic, but an interesting one, psychologically speaking (in my opinion).
Thanks for your show. & if you took the time to read all of this I appreciate it.
I am beginning a PhD and I need to develop several experiments for children. In general, experiments will have to show two images in the screen for some milliseconds (about 800ms) and then give the option to choose one of the two images by keyboard (or mouse) depending on a question. The reaction time is very important to be recorded. All the data has to be recorded in xls or csv for my posterior analysis.
I would like not have to program if it is possible. Could you please give me any advice on which platform or web or software may I use to do these kinf of experiments? Could be for example ZebraZapps or something better or easier or whatever… ?
Sounds like an interesting experiment. Well, I recently found out about a new site that let's you conduct experiments. It's called Testable. It looks like it might work for your needs. Check it out. I've been thinking about talking about it in an upcoming episode. If you use it let me know how it goes.
I will read very carefully the information in http://www.testable.org and if I decide to use it for my experiments I will let you know how it goes.
I'm very grateful for your information.
Glad to hear it. I was thinking of contacting the developer of Testable and see if he would do a demo for the show. I'll see if I can make that happen. It's hard to find good (affordable) online research software.
Very interesting program Michael… it really gave me a lot to think about… Looking forward to some more episodes.
Hi Michael! Just started listening to the podcast and I am already a huge fan!
I wonder if the apps will ever be available for Android?
Hi Aimee: I actually have three apps available on Android: PsychGuide, Brain Mnemonics and Psyc Hero (smartphone) or Psyc Test Hero (tablet).
Michael, your show is an absolute joy. I feel incredibly lucky to have found it. I am a big fan of Lev Vygotsky–would you be able to discuss his work? Especially his views on consciousness and internal word meaning.
Joy – it looks like you didn't quite finish your comment. You say, "It would be a good set of li…"?
After a brief exposure to your skills as a moderator of interesting pod casts I have come to feel more comfortable is my particular affliction as it were. Being a covert cross dresser. I am male but have a penchant for lingerie items that I wear and seek release.
Hello! I stumbled across your podcast and started listening starting at the first episode. I found it very interesting and kept listening for the next few hours. I sat down with my son to watch The Incredibles, and since I've seen it hundreds of times, I put my ear buds in and coincidentally turned on episode 9, "how do you really raise self esteem?" And you started talking about the movie I was watching. Freaky!
Thanks for your comment. The Incredibles is a great movie that subtly tries to address self esteem. Glad to hear that you're enjoying the podcast!
Interesting. Are you trying to remember all the events on the timeline? Could be done, but why do you want to remember this? Got a test on it?
I see. Well, that's a rather far-reaching question but I don't think you would need to memorize the timeline to answer it. Here are a few thoughts. Regarding the methods of investigation: early researchers in Psychology used a method called "introspection" to investigated what was going on in people's heads. It's an unreliable method in which people reflected on their experiences and spoke about them. Freud of course, only used case studies of his patients and tried from these studies to apply his findings to others. This is another method with significant weaknesses. Today, researchers use extensive tests (such as the MMPI and the Big 5 personality inventory) to better understand personality. Also, we conduct more tightly controlled studies that employ experimental and comparison groups rather than just investigations using a few or one person.
As for the subject matter, well we've moved from trying to study a vague term like "consciousness" to more specific ideas such as Learned Helplessness (examining the words people use to explain events and whether those words indicate a sense of futility about being able to change the course of one's life) and we're now very focused on using brain scanning techniques like the MRI and PET scans to find out exactly which parts of the brain are active when we think about things.
I haven't done another video with additional mnemonics, but I did create additional mnemonics (more brain parts plus parts of the neuron, types of brain scans and several neurotransmitters) and put them into an app called Brain Mnemonics. Here's the link to that app (it helps support the podcast): Brain?Mnemonic?s for iOS, Brain?Mnemonic?s for Android, and Brain?Mnemonic?s PDF.
Thanks so much Stef! Really appreciate you taking the time to come to the site and leave your kind words.
Just came across your podcast, and I really enjoy it. I feel as if the other psychology podcasts I followed were a bit too self-help and shammy for me, but not yours! Also, your voice and mannerisms are strangely similar to Dan Carlin, who is another podcast I listen to. Sometimes I can't tell the difference between you two! haha.
Thanks Christopher. Glad you like the show. Yes, I try to avoid self-help stuff. That is what most people associate with psychology, but the first is so much bigger than that. Glad you like the voice as well. I've never heard of Dan Carlin before but I'm listening to him now in another tab on my browser. Interesting podcast!
I'd be happy to try. Can you be more specific about a theory or person you're having troule with?
Hey I am a youth worker, I work with a kid going through EMDR and it is amazing, we have honestly tried so much that hasn't worked out, I will swear by this therapy no matter what.
I'm studying for the EPPP and your videos/mneumonics have been extremely helpful. Thanks!! I'm wondering if you have anything to help remember Margaret Mahler's stages of development?
I'm hesitant to use the peg word system seeing as I'm already using your example to keep Erikson's stages straight and I don't want to mix up Erikson and Mahler.
Thanks so much for sharing your tips. It has made a world of difference to me!! ??
Hi Michael, have been listening for over a year and have just finished episode 100.
Considering the effect feedback has to you and the direction of The Psych file I decided it was time to get in touch.
I have completed a BSc in Sport Science & Health from Dublin City University but my motivation for listening is mainly life-long learning.
My undergrad thesis was based on Motor Learning & Development's subtle changes in knowledge of results vs knowledge of performance affecting technique in Sport Performance.
What I would love, and perhaps the listeners might enjoy an intro to the mind's ability to inhibit/allow the body to achieve great things. Something which I have come across in the last few days which is a great example being this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9Nvs5Eohg. The video is of a man learning how to perform a back flip (gross motor skill).
Hope you continue to have as much joy creating these podcasts as I do listening to them.
I look forward to the next 186 episodes.
Adrienne: glad you're enjoying the podcast. I have to admit though, I've never worked with people with dyslexia. I'm curious as to what causes it, but I'm sorry I can't be of help ??
Michael, I am studying for the EPPP exam. I absolutely love your learning with mnemonics and have been able to not only memorize but retain things like the different stages of Kohler's Morality. Do you have any mnemonic learning tools for I/O psychology – theories of leadership, motivation, etc. I cannot seem to keep these things in my head.
Thank you Christine for your comment. Interesting idea – mnemonics for I/O psychology. I hadn't really thought about that. Let me give this some thought. I don't see why not. You're taking a course in I/O I take it?
I'm a counselor in training (as a second career) and I find your podcast informative and entertaining. I really had to laugh at the episode with the study on Hedonic Adjustment. I wouldn't have qualified as a participant since I eat popcorn with chopsticks on a regular basis. My first career was in theatrical costuming. The hours can be long and snacks are important, but fine silk fabrics and buttery popcorn don't mix! One of my supervisors had solved this problem by eating popcorn with chopsticks so the oils from the popcorn never got on her hands or the fabric, and trained me to do so as well. Now it just makes sense. I have since exposed my classmates to this technique, some of whom think it is a great idea.


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How a State's Attorney Works
by Lawrence Schumacher
A State's Attorney, along with a phalanx of Assistant State's Attorneys, prosecutes criminal and civil cases for the people.
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Prosecuting attorneys are the voice of the people in America's courtrooms, enforcing the law and representing the duly elected government at all levels. A State's Attorney is the most common term for a prosecutor, someone who represents the people in criminal and civil legal matters. But while the most iconic image of a State's Attorney is the trial prosecutor depicted in countless television shows, books and films, State's Attorneys don't just prosecute accused criminals.
As the head law enforcement official for their jurisdiction, they're also charged with looking out for the public's interest in all legal matters. Sometimes, that means filing a lawsuit against a company taking part in illegal business practices, in order to punish it and force it to stop. Other times, it means being the legal adviser to other elected local government officials. It can also mean taking people who fail to follow civil laws, such as zoning violations or child support issues, to court.
In general, State's Attorneys are elected by the people they represent. Their duties are spelled out in the laws of the local governments they represent, and they're held accountable by the voters for how well they do their jobs and how well their performance matches up with the local politics of the area.
But a State's Attorney hardly ever does the job alone. Many have offices that contain dozens or even hundreds of appointed assistant or deputy State's Attorneys, as well as support staff. These assistants or deputies are the ones who routinely appear in court, representing the State's Attorney's office.
In some places, State's Attorneys are called by different names. States that refer to themselves as commonwealths, such as Virginia and Kentucky, refer to them as Commonwealth's Attorneys [source: Commonwealth's Attorneys Services Council].
State's Attorneys generally represent a defined geographic area, such as a county, judicial district or judicial circuit. These generally hold the title of County Attorney, District Attorney or Circuit Attorney, respectively. State's Attorneys can also represent a city and be known as a City Attorney.
In the next section, we'll find out more about what a State's Attorney does and how he or she participates in the legal process.
How an Attorney General Works
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Q: Can Spring Cloud Sleuth provide span duration for logs? I'm using Spring Cloud Sleuth to provide distributed tracing for my app.
The trace is logged with logback using logback-spring.xml.
This configuration specifies the following logging pattern:
{
  "severity": "%level",
  "service": "${springAppName:-}",
  "trace": "%X{X-B3-TraceId:-}",
  "span": "%X{X-B3-SpanId:-}",
  "parent": "%X{X-B3-ParentSpanId:-}",
  "exportable": "%X{X-Span-Export:-}",
  "pid": "${PID:-}",
  "thread": "%thread",
  "class": "%logger{40}",
  "rest": "%message"
}

Does Sleuth automatically calculates span duration and is it possible to add span duration to this logging pattern?

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Does Sleuth automatically calculates span duration

Yes it does

and is it possible to add span duration to this logging pattern?

You'd have to override the current logging mechanism to add to MDC the span duration
The problem with span duration is that it's properly calculated once the span is stopped / reported. But I don't really know if that's a problem for you.

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Careers Business Ownership
How to Write a Great Case Statement for Fundraising
Bringing heart and the facts is key
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What Is a Case Statement?
Why the Case Statment Is Important
What to Include
Case Statement Example
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Joanne Fritz is an expert on nonprofit organizations and philanthropy. She has over 30 years of experience in nonprofits.
Essentially every fundraising campaign has a case statement at its center. A case statement is a public-facing document that helps convince donors to support a cause during a specific fundraising campaign. It can be used in any fundraising campaign, such as the annual appeal, major gift campaigns, capital campaigns, and endowment campaigns.
Today's case statements are no longer dry, dull documents that fundraisers find arduous to write and donors the same to read. They have become amazing stories that captivate and entrance, and may arrive in the form of a beautiful brochure or a delightful annual report.
A great case statement can also consist of just one or two pages that capture the gist of the need, the solution, and the call to action for donors. At its most basic, the case statement first explains the need or why you need the money, then lays out how the donor can help and how they will benefit from giving.
Who Is the Target Audience?
Your case statement should appeal to a wide range of stakeholders, from external audiences (donors, foundations, corporations) to internal readers (the board and volunteers).
Your case should be as understandable to your next-door neighbor as it is to your wealthiest prospective donor. It should be simple, clear, and persuasive.
The case statement, however, should not just be reserved for big fundraisers such as a capital campaign. It should serve as the basis for all of your efforts to persuade people to support your mission, whether that is a social media campaign or a pitch to a major donor.
Why a Case Statement Is Important
The case statement provides a logical and factual statement of the need your organization is trying to fulfill. It is where you can gather all the relevant stories and explain the role donors will play in achieving success.
While the case statement helps convince donors to support this particular fundraising drive, it also helps volunteers, fundraising staff, and the board understand the need clearly and provides factual evidence for that need. That evidence can be cited to help persuade donors. The case statement can be used as the basis for an appeal, a sit-down meeting with a major donor, or a grant proposal.
The case statement explains why your goal is worth supporting. It also provides evidence for why your organization is trustworthy and has a track record addressing the need. The statement clearly states who will benefit from the funds raised, and should anticipate questions a donor might have. These include:
Why this need?
Why this organization?
How will the money be used?
Why should I trust this organization?
What's the future for this project and this organization?
What to Include in Your Case Statement
Bernard Ross and Clare Segal, authors of "The Influential Fundraiser," point out that a good case needs to respond to five fundamental questions.
What Is the Need?
State the need precisely—what it is, and who exactly will benefit by meeting that need. Be sure to make the need manageable so that supporters feel that they can make a difference. Global poverty is too big for an individual to get their arms around. However, they may be able to save a person or help a family.
How Can You Tell This Is a Pressing Need?
Make it clear that the need is now, and urgent. Include surveys, expert opinions, or statements from the people who need help. Explain the urgency and how the donor can help address that need right now.
How Is Your Organization Uniquely Qualified to Tackle This Need?
While there may be several nonprofits that could deal with this issue, what is unique about you? Is it your track record? The innovative nature of your approach? Are you part of a larger coalition of organizations? Has your organization developed specific strategies for tackling the problem?
What Will be the Benefits of Your Action?
If you act now, what will be the positive consequences, both major and minor? However, be realistic. What can be guaranteed, and what is merely possible? What aspect of the problem will your organization focus on? And why is that important?
What Are the Negative Consequences If You Fail?
Sometimes, this is the most potent motivator for donors, so lay out the major and minor adverse effects if you do not act. Be as specific as possible. How many people will not be helped? What consequences will happen if you and your donors don't take action now?
What to Avoid in Your Case Statment
Ross and Segal say that cases are too often internally focused, too long, and too static.
Write your case statement for your donors and supporters, not your internal audience. This is not a strategic plan or a financial statement. Make the gist of your argument straightforward and easy to understand.
Write less about your organization and more about the people you help and how donors can support that effort. Include core facts, but also use emotion to drive the message.
Don't set your case in stone. Major donors, particularly, want to be involved in the development of your project. Give them space to contribute their ideas, thus strengthening their engagement.
Don't forget excellent design. Today's donors are attracted to images, infographics, up-to-date formatting, and clean typefaces.
Even periodic fundraising events such as an athletic event, a giving day, or an online peer-to-peer campaign will all benefit from your case statement.
Having your case in place early makes all that writing and preparation so much easier, no matter the form your fundraising takes.
Case statements can take many forms. This (fictitious) example, which can be downloaded below, is an appeal.
How the Charles County Women's Shelter Helps Countless Abused Women and Children with Your Help
More than 40% of women have experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime.**
One night when her abusive husband was away, Charlotte and her three school-age children, Amy, Barbara, and Danny,* left their home with just a few belongings and arrived at the Charles County Women's Shelter. They were frightened and alone but found refuge from years of abuse in their own home.
Charlotte had endured abuse for years but now found the courage to do something about it. Sure, she had tried taking her kids and seeking refuge with friends or relatives over the years but always suffered more punishing abuse later.
She feared she might lose her job because she missed workdays to recover from her husband's attacks. He never abused the children physically, but they were suffering and doing poorly in school, afraid to have any friends over for playtime.
Charlotte had no money of her own since her husband controlled the finances, even Charlotte's paycheck. Finally, Charlotte's friend suggested she talk to the Women's Shelter. She did so in secret and eventually worked out an escape plan.
Charlotte said later, "Frankly, I'm not sure any of us would have survived without the help of the kind folks at the shelter. They protected us until we could make our own way. They helped me find legal and financial help. I'll always be grateful."
The Facts About Domestic Abuse
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, more than 40% of women in the United States have experienced some form of contact sexual violence in some form.**
Many of those women and their children face poverty and insecurity amid institutions that often turn a blind eye or present a confusing array of agencies and courts to navigate. Without organizations like the Women's Shelter, hundreds of families like Charlotte's would likely never achieve a normal life.
Most of these women and children can be saved with your help and that of the Charles County Women's Shelter.
When a woman calls us, we go into action. We help prepare her and her children to leave their home and receive safe care at our shelter. We work with law enforcement, lawyers who donate their services, and child welfare agencies to help these families recover their confidence, health and prepare for a brighter future.
Your help and that of other generous donors enable us to provide these services free of charge. Our five-year goal is to be able to help more families just like Charlotte and her children. With your help, we plan to expand our facility's capacity from 45 to 90 families and hire 20 more victim advocates to work with the families.
The Charles County Women's Shelter was founded in 1990 with a small facility and 20 staff. Over the years, the Shelter has been praised for its thorough support and advocacy for abused women and children. We employ a professional staff of social workers and healthcare specialists steeped in the research of domestic abuse.
The Shelter has also focused on influencing local and state legislation that would benefit families in need. We employ a director of government relations to monitor current law and to influence prospective legislation.
We have organized a community advisory committee of volunteers to oversee our efforts in this aspect of our work. Many of our top donors become part of this group to help us plan for now and the future.
We have enjoyed funding from the county government, but those funds no longer cover all our expenses, much less allow us to grow. Over the years, we have found many donors such as yourself who have opened their hearts and pocketbooks to help us meet the increasing domestic abuse challenges.
Here's What Your Donations Help Provide:
Victim advocacy services: A trained victim advocate cares for each woman or family, arranging for crisis counseling and support groups.
Representation: The advocates represent the clients during relocation, police investigations, court cases, and medical treatment. They work with schools to help the children stay in school and improve their grades.
Temporary housing: The shelter provides meals, security, job counseling, and legal and financial services.
Social welfare: We place children in new schools when needed and navigate all the social services available from the county, state, and federal government.
Permanent housing: We help find new housing or get families back to their own homes.
A buffer: We absorb the trauma so that women and their children
can recover.
What These Services Cost
Providing the array of services these women and children need costs more than $1,500 per family above our government funding. The money operates our family-friendly housing facility, advocates for each woman and family, and provides ongoing services that may be needed for months.
In our last fiscal year, the Shelter had a $1.5 million budget. Of that amount, more than 60% came from individual donors and corporate and foundation grants. To continue accomplishing our mission and expanding it to many more domestic abuse victims, we project that our budget needs to double over the next five years.
That is an ambitious goal, but we know we can get there through our donors and the community's continued generosity. Every dollar we raise will expand our capacity to serve the victims of domestic abuse in our community.
The Charles County Women's Shelter only spends 10% of its revenue on administration and only 6% on fundraising. A full 84% of your gift goes directly to our services and programs for women and children suffering from domestic abuse.
Please help us reach our immediate goal of $5 million to expand our facility, increase the number of women and children we serve, and counter the terrible scourge of domestic abuse in our community.
One-time gifts are welcome and ongoing gifts will help even more. Gifts will support our general services, or they can be restricted to a particular service or program at the donor's wish.
Become a "Friend of the Shelter" with a pledge that covers three years. Donations from "Friends" provide stability and the ability to plan for the future. Pick a Friends category that fits your budget:
Guardian Angel: $5000 or more for three years.
Advocate Friend: $1000 for three years.
Supporter Friend: $500 for three years (three-year pledges may be paid monthly, quarterly, or yearly).
Planned Giving: The Shelter also gratefully accepts gifts through wills, bequests, and estates. Please contact our development office for details.
More than a thousand individuals, businesses, and foundations support the Charles County Women's Shelter every year. That support and yours has never been more needed. Now is the time to make sure that every woman and child suffering domestic abuse in our community has a place to go and heal.
Become Their Hero Today with Your Generous Donation.
*Names have been changed to protect identities.
** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention. "National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2015 Data Brief."
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A case statement can take many forms, from a glossy brochure to a brief statement of need to a presentation or letter.
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After my review of the charting products available currently I decided to go with the Slverlight/WPF Data Visualization project (from the WPF Toolkit). I did end up coming up with a trick to squeeze some performance out of the charts. Quite simply that charts don't handle a lot of data very well. When you have rich data templates, animation and more than several hundred data points, performance is pretty poor. I decided that the first thing to compromise on would be animation. It is nice but I would rather speed. By turning off the animation in the charting I get a little speed up but there still is a simple truth that must be considered. If my graph is only 500px wide then why try to render more than 500 data points? This is my first step to gaining some performance; filter out data by sampling so we never try to get the chart to render more data than it ever could.
To use the new "control" we just treat it like a normal CollectionViewSource but we specifiy the MaxItemCount by binding it to the width of the Chart like this.
This gave some performance improvements but I thought why not follow this concept down the path a little bit more. For most data that I want to display I am mainly interested in the trend not the minutia. So why do I try to show a data point on every pixel? I could just sample the data; for example if I have a data set of 1500 data points and a graph that is 500px wide, I get some performance gains by reducing the rendered data set to 500 data points, but why not just show one data point every say 10px? If this is acceptable for your data then you can reduce your rendered data set from 1500 down to 50 (30 times less data to render). To do this is even more simple than the code above. We just need to create and implementation of IValueConverter to do some division, a DivisionConverter.
So now we can just extend our previous XAML to include the new converter and apply our sample size of 10.
Putting it all together I end up with code like below. I prefer to keep my concerns near each other, so here I have defined the filters in the LineSeries Resources instead of where some may put them which is the top of the file. I would however define the key to the DivisionConverter at the top of the file or even in the App.xaml as I will probably use it in many places. Note how I use RelativeSource Binding to find the width of the parent chart.
You may find your millage varies with the sampling size. You may be only comfortable with small values like 3-5 or you may be more aggressive with values around 30. It is your data and you will know what is best for you. The real beauty of this is that problem of performance is a presentation problem. With some simple controls we are able to tame the problem in the presentation layer without having to compromise the purity of our ViewModels (like setting max size values that get sent to databases). Here if we resize the chart, we already have all the data so we just render more data points. Also the solution is very generic, there are no dependencies on the WPF Data Visualization assemblies so you may find other uses for them.
Great stuff, Lee! I've just added a link to the comments of my Charting links post (http://cesso.org/r/DVLinks) and will move it up into the body next time I update that content.
Thanks again - keep up the great work!
Can i do the same (+-) in winform with mschart?, can you explaint it?
If you are asking can you reduce the load by sampling in WinForm/MSCharts, then I suspect the answer is yes. I however havn't coded in Winforms since 2002, so I apologise that I dont think I can be of any more help.


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More boxing officials trained
Updated: 14 March 2017
CIBA fitness coach Rogerio Pitta officiates a training bout.
The Cayman Islands Boxing Association (CIBA) has bolstered the ranks of the officials available to referee and judge local bouts, with the recent training of more than half a dozen people under the tutelage of a senior international referee.
James Beckles of Trinidad and Tobago, a level three official with AIBA – the governing body for amateur boxing, spent a week imparting knowledge on new and existing local officials.
"We felt the need to improve the quality of our officials, we wanted to get more people in and see if anyone else was interested in becoming and official," said CIBA Vice President Leyla Jackson, who also participated in the training. The association has only been able to rely on a small pool of people to choose from in the past.
Mr Beckles spent about three hours each day from 6-12 March conducting the sessions. He said "very good progress" was made by the participants.
"I focused mainly on the judging because that's the most important part in judging, believe it or not. I realised that a lot of the officials here were not too familiar with the AIBA criteria for scoring, or legal blows. Now, they have learned it. Some of it they know verbatim. I think it should auger well for some different judging."
The sessions were to ensure the officials are capable of competently handling bouts at a national level. Those who are keen on advancing to international status have a tall order before them. They need to judge at least 50 bouts and referee 30 others.
L-R: Cesar Aparil, Troy O'Neil, Leyla Jackson, Rogerio Pitta.
Cesar Aparil tunes his craft as a referee.
James Beckles led the training.
CIBA president Ann-Marie Byrd (centre) with course participants and trainers.
In addition to Ms Jackson, others attending the training were: Troy O'Neil, Angel Almanza, Rogerio Pitta, Kelly Pope, Cesar Aparil, and Jay Ehrhart.
They also worked on an electronic judging system that makes the process more efficient.
Ms Jackson said they've jumped at a suggestion made by Mr Beckles to host smaller events with greater frequency, rather than waiting for international fight nights. As such, a referees and judges commission is being established.
"The commission is going to host smaller bouts here at the gym, so our refs and judges can get more practise, as well as our younger boxers," she told CaymanSportsBuzz.com. "In addition, what we are going to be doing is meeting informally during the week when the boxers are sparring to make sure that we don't have big gaps in between our judging and our refereeing," she said.
So, boxing fans can expect more action featuring some of Cayman's up and coming boxers. Stay tuned for details.
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While we've never met Gabby, we're already pretty sure we'd be willing to give her half of our heart-shaped "Best Friends" necklace just for being the namesake of this work of art. The Gabby Burger boasts not one, but two 5oz beef patties, each topped with cheese, plus toppings ranging from jalapeños to banana peppers, mushrooms, and a fried egg. And if that weren't enough, you also get to pick a side, like crazy-good sweet potato fries. You're the bestest, Gabby.
This crepe comes from a place that is literally a temple to the all-mighty Nutella gods, and we gladly offer up our stomachs as sacrifice. Loaded up with creamy, chocolatey Nutella and a whole sliced banana — plus a hefty scoop of ice cream — this decadent dessert will make a believer out of anyone. Unless you don't believe in being happy, in which case please continue blasting Hawthorne Heights. Your black and white-striped fingerless gloves look great today, by the way.
Most poutine joints are content to cover fries with gravy and curds, then throw on some Bryan Adams and call it a day. Well, in Texas, they don't abide Bryan Adams. And they also don't believe in understatement. That's why Blind Butcher fires up their spuds in duck fat, pours on the smoky gravy, then hits the pile with curds and pork belly. You can also get it with duck confit if you insist on keeping some of the French part of Canadian tradition, plus add foie gras. Which you should, because you're really doing this all for love.
Okay, so bacon mac & cheese is one of the best parts of being alive, but honestly, we're kind of bored with it (please don't tell it we said that). We needed to reinvent our beloved comfort classic, and, like the incredibly proactive, self-sufficient people we are, we made it happen. Using state of the art bacon-weave technology, we crafted tortillas that put those bacon-less corn or flour kinds to shame, then we stuffed cheesy bacon mac in between two for the greatest quesadilla since sliced bread (that's how that works, right?).


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import mongoosePaginate from 'mongoose-paginate-v2';
import idPlugin from 'mongoose-id';

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    type: String,
    default: null,
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    type: String,
    required: true,
    enum: ['active', 'inactive', 'retired', 'unknown'],
  },
  agency: {
    type: String,
    default: null,
  },
  image: {
    type: String,
    default: null,
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  wikipedia: {
    type: String,
    default: null,
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  launches: [{
    type: mongoose.ObjectId,
    ref: 'Launch',
  }],
}, { autoCreate: true });

const index = {
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};
crewSchema.index(index);

crewSchema.plugin(mongoosePaginate);
crewSchema.plugin(idPlugin);

const Crew = mongoose.model('Crew', crewSchema);

export default Crew;

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Snoring rememdies are always being talked about because snoring is a common problem that affects many Americans. Snoring, though very simple, is a serious problem that disrupts the sleep of people throughout the country, causing fatigue, anxiety, irritability, lowered work productivity and performance, and a host of other problems. In most cases, snoring is only a symptom of a bigger problem, and although it can be hard to determine exactly what that cause is, it does make the snoring relatively easy to treat--and eliminate--once the real problem is discovered. In fact, there is such a diverse range of snoring remedies that it is nearly impossible that someone would not be able to find one that works for him or her.
The first step in deciding which snoring remedies to choose is determining as closely as possible the cause of the snoring. Snoring is an extremely common sleep disorder, partly due to the wide range of causes. Obesity is one of the greatest causes of snoring because the excess weight places strain on the lungs and airway, making it more difficult to breathe and causing problems with obstruction of the airway. Smoking is another common cause because smoking affects the lungs, the airways, and the tissues lining the noise and throat, again making people more prone to altered--more noisy--breathing. Alcohol use before bedtime can cause snoring because it acts as a depressant, affecting breathing and causing extra vibrations within the mouth and throat. For all the above causes of snoring, the snoring remedies are simple: eliminate the excess weight, quit smoking, and reduce alcohol consumption before bedtime.
However, there are other ways to prevent or eliminate snoring that are just as effective--and simple--in certain cases. In some situations, snoring can be caused by sleeping positions that cause noisy vibrations in the mouth and throat. If this is the cause, try sleeping on an extra pillow or a pillow designed to help with snoring. Breathing strips worn on the nose can also help expand nasal passages, reducing the possibility of snoring. For more severe cases of snoring that resist the snoring remedies already mentioned, hynosis can provide a surprising breakthrough in stopping the snoring. Humidifiers that add moisture to dry air can make breathing easier and reduce inflammation or problems in the nose and throat, also helping solve the problem of snoring. Although these are not the only snoring remedies possible, they are a few of the most common and easiest to try.


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using BEPUphysicsDemos.SampleCode;
using BEPUphysicsDrawer.Lines;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
using ConversionHelper;

namespace BEPUphysicsDemos
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Graphical representation of a GrabSpring.
    /// </summary>
    public class DisplayGrabSpring : LineDisplayObject<GrabSpring>
    {
        private readonly Line error;

        public DisplayGrabSpring(GrabSpring constraint, LineDrawer drawer)
            : base(drawer, constraint)
        {
            error = new Line(Color.Red, Color.Red, drawer);
            myLines.Add(error);
        }

        public override bool IsActive
        {
            get { return LineObject.IsUpdating; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Moves the constraint lines to the proper location relative to the entities involved.
        /// </summary>
        public override void Update()
        {
            //Move lines around

            error.PositionA = MathConverter.Convert(LineObject.GoalPosition);
            error.PositionB = MathConverter.Convert(LineObject.GrabbedPosition);
        }
    }
}


MAYBE CHRISTMAS DOESN'T COME FROM A STORE. MAYBE CHRISTMAS , PERHAPS, MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
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Hyderabad: Micron Technology, Inc., a global leader in semiconductors with a market cap of US $51 Billion (INR 3 lakh 63 thousand Crores) had meetings with the Minister for IT and Industries K. T. Rama Rao over the last few months exploring their interest in investing in the state of Telangana.
Micron has a large presence in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, China and Malaysia, and was contemplating increasing its presence in India.
Micron's Sr. Director, Asia Legal, Stephen Drake, and Director, Singapore Legal, Amrinder Sidhu, today met Minister for IT & Industries K. T. Rama Rao, Principal Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Chief Relations Officer Amarnath Reddy Atmakuri.
The Government of Telangana announced that Micron will be setting up a presence in the city of Hyderabad. They would be leasing about 1.8 lakh sft in an SEZ facility in Madapur.
Micron would be investing upwards of Rs. 300 Crores and will be ramping close to 1,000 engineering and IT professionals over the next few years. This will be Micron's largest presence in India.
Micron would also be working with the Telangana government's flagship program TASK – Telangana Academy for Skills and Knowledge for recruiting young engineers and this would be fully facilitated by the Government.
Also, Micron would be connecting to T-Hub and T-Works on the innovation front.
KTR has expressed confidence that Micron's presence would boost the Electronics and Semiconductors vertical in Hyderabad.


Basically, public speaking is a nightmare waiting to happen.
In-the-moment recovery from the smaller, short term mishaps is possible and a learnable skill.
. All speakers and performers have messed up at some points in their career. It's pretty much unavoidable, it's pretty much life.
The good news is that you can develop the experts' protocols for dealing with it, refining your ability to learn and reducing errors over time.
In the 'Preparation – Presentation – Review & Learning'* model there are specific templates, checklists and processes to manage this.
Knowing that bad things can happen to good speakers is just one of the frames that can redirect the focus of your attention towards achievement and success.
Public speaking is an art form and can even for some people become a profound, evolutionary pathway of personal learning.
The very best anyone, even the best of us, can ever hope for is successive approximations to perfection and lots of laughter, tears, panics, excitement and artistic flowering along the way.
With possibly a few dark nights of the soul thrown in.
This is all part of the 'inner game' and 'hero's journey' of public speaking – managing yourself and how you feel, and developing persistence and resilience along the way.
In Nate Silver's recent book 'The Signal and the Noise' which is about finding meaningful patterns in information overload, he comments, in one chapter, on the new 'Moneyball' type stats approaches in baseball, and he identifies from John Sanders, a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 5 key ' mental toolbox' attributes of successful players.
He knows that the players have to deal with a lot of psychological doubts and difficulties and they need to somehow come through the inevitable periods of underperformance. After all even the best hitters fail a majority of the time.
It's attitude, sense of humour, flexibility of approach – that are, as we say in NLP, 'the differences that makes the difference' in the success stats between top performers and the average.
So, making a fool of yourself? In public speaking?
Surely isn't it already too late to worry? We've all 'made fools' of ourselves over and over, things go wrong, stuff happens, and so long as there's breath in our bodies it's probably going to happen again!
Don't take it so personally. Relax. Tomorrow is another day. Etc.
"Sh*t happens" Wisdom of the Ages, on a T shirt near you.
Hi Neva what a brilliant vid! Thanks for sending it my way.
Yes my blogging has been a bit intermittent .. I've got a lot of articles I'd like to write so hopefully I'll be a bit more consistently productive!
I'm really looking forward to the public speaking day.. It's something I've done a lot over the years and its great fun and really effective stuff.
Thanks so much for reading and commenting… Hope all well with you.
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Alumni Notes
Nina Brooks MPP'14 has just joined the University of Connecticut Department of Public Policy as an Assistant Professor
Magan Gonzales-Smith MPP'14, executive director of the Durham Public Schools Foundation, was featured in the February/March 2021 edition of the Durham Magazine for her work with Durham FEAST.
Madhu Vulimiri MPP'18 works for the NC Department of Health and Human Services and joined the Office of the Secretary as a senior strategy advisor in March 2020, working on the COVID-19 response for the state of North Carolina. She talks about her work and her experience as part of a Bass Connections team in an article at Duke Today.
Ema Klugman PPS'19 was profiled in the Chronicle of the Horse magazine. She is show jumper and will be competing in the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. Klugman will attend George Washington University Law School in the fall.
Rachel Schmidtke MIDP'18 is an advocate for Latin America with Refugees International. She published an article at Story Partners about climate change and the Central American migration crisis.
Two MIDP alumni, Gonzalo Pertile, MIDP'17 and Victoria Corti, MIDP'13, highlighted the role of corporate social responsibility in promoting sustainable economic development as part of the "Stand For" series hosted last month by the Sanford School of Public Policy. Click to watch the entire event moderated by DCID Director Eddy Malesky.
Demarcus Andrews MPP'18 is with the Center for Responsible Lending in Greensboro
Demarcus Andrews MPP'18 is the North Carolina policy and outreach associate for the Center for Responsible Lending in Greensboro and a board member for Toxic Free North Carolina.
Sosro Dahana MIDP'18 is the PMO of Tax Administration Reform for Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes He writes: "Currently, we are still struggling with the pandemic. The vaccination is undergoing and targeting 40 million dosages by the end of this year. The government is giving more and more incentives especially tax incentives for businesses and cash transfer to keep the supply chains flowing and the economy out of recession."
Sam Turken PPS'18 is a reporter for NPR station WHRO.
Branka Panic MIDP'19 was featured in a story in Duke Magazine, about how her background and her study at Sanford led her to create AI for Peace. Professor Catherine Admay is also featured, as is Panic's fellow Rotary Peace Scholar Chris Lara MIDP'19.
Magan Gonzales-Smith MPP'14 in Durham Magazine
Magan Gonzales-Smith MPP'14 was featured in Durham Magazine as an influencer for her work as founding executive director of the Durham Public Schools Foundation, a nonprofit which supports Durham's students and educators. During the pandemic, she helped create Durham FEAST to distribute restaurant-prepared meals to local students and families.
Lauren Moxley Beatty PPS'12 is a senior counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and a staffer for Sen. Richard Blumenthal. She is also the creator, producer and host of The Ginsburg Tapes, a podcast about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's oral argument before the Supreme Court in the 1970s.
Leah Elliott MPP'16 has been promoted to Principal of HR&A Advisors, a national public policy and economic development consulting firm based in New York. Elliot helps lead the Inclusive Cities Practice at HR&A, working with clients to design and implement policies and programs that will reduce racial inequities at the city and state levels. She pursued a job with HR&A after learning about the firm's work during her MPP internship placement with the White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities.
Brian Prest PhD'18 gave a presentation on energy demand and electricity prices as part of the Duke Energy Initiative's Energy Data Analytics Symposium. Prest is a fellow at Resources for the Future, a nonprofit research institution in Washington, D.C.
Lena Cardoso MPP'19 co-authored a paper, "Insurance Barriers, Gendering, and Access: Interviews with Central North Carolinian Women about Their Health Care Experiences," with Sanford professors Nathan Boucher and Anna Gassman-Pines. The study examines the experiences of 11 patients and 3 health care providers in central North Carolina through structured interviews. Cardoso is a consultant at Deloitte in Arlington, VA.
August Mao MPP'16 and Emily Hutz MPP'16, were married in Washington, D.C.
Jeff Bartelli MPP'13 launched a new project in Dec. 2020, www.citizenbudget.us. It allows all Americans to contribute their opinion on how the federal budget should be allocated. The site provides visualizations comparing personal selections beside the congressional federal budget and the average selections received by all participants. The goal is to directly provide policy makers with the budgetary preferences of the American people.
Hakki Karatas MIDP'12 is now the Chief Economist for the Foreign Economics Relations Board (DEIK) in Turkey where he directs the Economic Research Department. DEIK is a non-governmental institution whose mission is to increase the Foreign Direct Investment and trade potential of Turkey.
Congratulations to August Mao MPP'16 and Emily Hutz MPP'16, who were married on Dec. 13 at the Dogwood Collection in the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. They had their photoshoot at the U.S. Capitol.
Congratulations to August Mao MPP'16 and Emily Hutz MPP'16 who wed on December 13th, 2020.
Chad Shipmaker MIDP'11 was featured on the podcast Positive Turbulence, about his decision to return to his hometown of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, after working in international development for the World Food program, the Buffet and the Gates Foundations. He is now CEO of Valid Manufacturing Ltd.
Daniel Raimi MPP'12 is the host of the Resources Radio podcast at Resources for the Future, where he is a fellow. He researches the future of energy development in the United States, with a focus on how producing communities are managing near-term impacts while planning for the future.
Maria Emilia Undurraga MIDP'16 was recently named as the next Minister of Agriculture for Chile. She has previously served in the ministry as managing director of rural development.


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Danielle De Haas
Fitness Model, IFBB Figure Competitor
The Australian, Danielle De Haas, is known around the world for her impressive transformation story and awesome physique.
Her journey started in late 2012 when she decided to change her unhealthy eating habits and hire a coach to get in shape. It didn't take Danielle long to notice progress, which saw her become obsessed with the new lifestyle. However, things weren't easy along the way as she faced negative comments from people online about the way she looked.
After numerous hours of hard work in the gym, and battling through the negativity, Danielle started competing in figure shows, and has since stepped on stage at the prestigious Arnold Classic in 2016. She's now one of Australia's leading bodybuilders.
"I am someone who loves to train on their own – headphones on, music up as loud as possible and in the zone – in my own world…. With all my focus on the weight in front of me. Every other worry, problem or thought disappears when I'm in the gym."
Full Name: Danielle De Haas
Weight Height Nationality Profession
165 - 175lbs (74.8 - 79.4kg) 5'6" (167.5cm) Australian Fitness Model, IFBB Figure Competitor
Weight 165 - 175lbs (74.8 - 79.4kg)
Height 5'6" (167.5cm)
Nationality Australian
Profession Fitness Model, IFBB Figure Competitor
2016 Arnold Classic Australia – Amateur, bodyfitness (figure) up to 167cm, 6th place
"Think before you comment or say things. We should be uplifting one another… saying something nasty to someone does not achieve anything positive."
Junk Food To Bodybuilding
Growing up, Danielle De Haas has spent most of her childhood and teenage years living an unhealthily lifestyle. She would often eat sweets and fast food, which caused her to gain weight in her early years.
Danielle's unhealthy eating habits lasted until her early 20's, when she decided to change her life by hiring a personal trainer and a nutritionist. She didn't know a lot about exercising and nutrition at the time, and a coach was the perfect solution for her to get into shape.
According to Danielle, she learned a lot from her trainer, and it wasn't long before she started noticing improvements in her physique. After several months of guided exercising and dieting, Danielle was confident she could continue her journey without the help of a coach and started training by herself.
By the time she turned 23, Danielle was a different person. After years of sacrifice in the gym and numerous failures, she went from 69.9 kilograms and 24% body fat to 74.6 kg of lean muscle, dropping her body fat by more than 7%.
Needless to say, Danielle was amazed by her own results. Eventually, she started looking into ways to take her body "to the next level", and after several weeks of researching, Danielle became interested in competing and found a local show. She hired a new coach who helped her prepare for the upcoming competition, and after taking part in her first show in Melbourne, Australia, she managed to take home 1st place.
After winning the show, Danielle said she was "instantly sold" to her new lifestyle, as she set her sight on more prestigious competitions. Over the next few years, Danielle participated in many different local and regional shows, seeing respectable results along the way.
However, it wasn't until 2016 that she qualified to take part in one of the most recognized competitions – the Arnold Classic Australia. She stood alongside 30 of the best physiques in the country, and managed to take home an impressive 6th place in the Amateur Figure category. Danielle said a lot of her success was because of her new coach, who helped her to prepare for the competition.
Danielle before and after.
Online Sensation
Danielle soon started getting recognition from people in Melbourne, who encouraged her to start posting pictures of her transformation on social media sites. It turned out to be a great idea, as she quickly attracted fans who were inspired by her awesome physique.
Being recognized around the globe allowed Danielle to eventually grow her own brand and open a personal training business to help women around the world transform their own bodies and live a healthier lifestyle. However, the online fame didn't come without its setbacks.
"Low Self-esteem is something I have battled with for many years. I have always lacked confidence because of the way I look. Sadly, what has made it even worse are the inappropriate and unwarranted comments I have received."
Negativity Online
Throughout her journey, Danielle has struggled with the way she looked and suffered from low self esteem at some points. She's also been subjected to negative comments from people online about the way she looked, however, through it all, Danielle stayed true to herself and kept pushing forward, and has not only created an awesome physique, but also a successful business and career from figure competing.
Compound Movements
Danielle learned a lot about weightlifting from her trainer, and one of the most important training philosophies he taught her was to train with mostly compound exercises, using heavy weights.
Training with heavy weights and doing high volume is a recipe for building a toned, awesome looking body, according to Danielle.
Favorite Exercises
Danielle's favorite exercises are the deadlift, squat, and bench press. She believes they alone are great for building an impressive physique with increasing strength, and combined with isolation movements, "they are a recipe for success," says Danielle.
When it comes to glute development, these are the exercises that Danielle recommends;
Hip abductor machine
When doing these exercises, the best way to get most out of them is to "use heavy weight, go slow, and squeeze at the end of each rep", Danielle advises.
Her favorite exercises for developing a strong and toned back are;
Deadlifts
Rack deadlifts
Lat pull down
Chin ups
Close grip seated row
These are some of Danielle's record lifts;
Deadlift-205kg
Squat-145kg
Bench Press-90kg
Surprisingly, one of the first things Danielle did on her journey of becoming healthier was slightly increasing her calorie intake. She mentioned that she had already tried consuming 1200 calories daily, but it only made her weaker in the gym, and she also lost a lot of muscle mass because of it.
Danielle then increased her calorie consumption to 1900 calories per day, while focusing on eating quality, nutrient-dense foods. As a result of her new diet, she managed to lose almost 8% body fat, and also gain a significant amount of muscle mass.
The most important dieting advice, according to Danielle, is not to eat fewer calories, but to eat more quality foods. She stresses the importance of avoiding processed foods and sugars, as she believes they are the main cause for excess weight gain, and inflammation in the body.
Lastly, Danielle mentioned that a lot of her knowledge on nutrition comes from her coach. After the Arnold Classic competition, this is what she said;
"I am eating more than I ever have, I am the strongest I've ever been and I have the lowest body fat % I've ever had. This is all thanks to having a coach who is educated beyond a personal training course. He does not apply a 'one size fits all' diet. He listens, learns and responds to my body and uses that information to make weekly changes for me." – Danielle De Haas
Idols and Influences
One of Danielle's favorite icons in the fitness industry is Cassandra Martin. Danielle looks up to her as a source of inspiration when she needs to keep pushing herself to the limits.
What we can learn from Danielle De Haas
Danielle De Haas has lad an unhealthy lifestyle throughout her childhood and in her early teens. However, she managed to change her habits with determination and discipline. She had a vision of what she wanted to become, and acted upon it. Most importantly, Danielle continued working on her goal until she accomplished it, despite the negativity she faced along the way.
If there is anything we can learn from Danielle, it's determination and the ability to never give up. She's proven that most obstacles in life are mind over matter, and by taking action, you could eventually reach your destination in life and achieve your goals.


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Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
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By Selwyn Raab
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Once again South Africans are offered another opportunity to support one of the best education youth led revolution, Walk a Child to School campaign.
The school shoes donation intervention is led by two Stellenbosch based social change drivers, Abulele Adams and Wisaal Osman. The noble initiative was inspired by Adams mother who is also a teacher.The compassionate teacher shared a girl in her class who walked with broken shoes to school throughout winter. That painful story propelled Adams and Osman to start on the 5th of October Walk a Child to School campaign.
Walk a Child to School aim is to provide school shoes to children in need. The initiative receives donations from people who wish to make a difference in their communities. Teachers identify the children at their school who need shoes. Walk a Child to School collects the money, buys the shoes and hands it over to the children. Teachers identify the children at their school who need shoes. The criterion for selecting children is purely social need. There are no academic requirements for any learner to get the shoes.
Adams said the funding reliant initiative plan is to handover shoes monthly to deserving schools throughout South Africa. "The overall plan for Walk a Child to School is to provide children from various schools with school shoes monthly and perhaps expand that to other learning materials, e.g. stationery, school bag, school uniform, etc. Learners need to be encouraged to continue with school. Shoes should not be another barrier a learner must overcome in order to have a positive schooling experience."
Co- founder Osman explained how the shoes are collected. "Ideally, we collect as many shoes are needed, but this is dependent on funding. We have completed a handover for 84 pairs of shoes at one school. At a different school we gave 30 pairs of shoes. It depends on the needs of the children at the school."
The next planed handover schools are Ntokwe Primary, in North West in January. The February handover is yet to be confirmed but it will be a school in Garankuwa North West province. The March shoes handover will in Masiphumelele in the Western Cape. In April the two social change drivers will be handing over shoes in Goedgedacht School in the Western Cape. The fifth shoes handover will be at school in Brandvlei in Northern Cape.
Approximately 9 400 South African Randelas were donated since the the beggining of the project. The first handover took place at Masakhane Primary School in Port Elizabeth, Abulele's home town, on Friday 23 October. Abulele's mom is a Grade 1 teacher at the school. 64 pairs of school shoes were given to 64 very happy children!
From 24 October until 12 November, 2 266 South African Randelas and three pairs of school shoes were donated. The handover took place at Masakhane Primary School in PE on Monday 16 November. 20 pairs of school shoes were given to 20 very happy children!
2nd School:
From 14 November until 26 November 2015, 3 395 South African Randelas and eight pairs of school shoes were donated! The handover took place at Parkhurst Primary School in Westridge, Mitchells Plain, Wisaal Osman's Alma Mater Primary School, on Friday 27 November. 32 pairs of school shoes were given to 32 very happy children!
3rd School:
From 28 November until 3 December 2015, 4 710 South African Randelas and two pairs of school shoes were donated! The handover took place at Rietenbosch Primary School in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch, on Friday 4 December. 28 pairs of school shoes were given to 28 very happy children!
Western Cape Department of Education and the District Director admitted that they are not aware of the project but would love to explore working relationship synergies. The Department's spokesperson Jessica Shelvier said "From what I have read, it sounds like an outstanding initiative and it's encouraging to see former learners of the Western Cape driving such a great social initiative. We would love to receive more information about the project."
The two social change drivers have collaborated with organizations like Sindiswa Nobula of The Taung Child Foundation, Tshegetso Community Projects and Goedgedacht Foundation just to mention the few.
Adams and Osman humanitarian remarkable story has been covered by reputable publications like Weekend Post, The Boland Gazette, Eikestad Nuus and The Weekend Post.
Durban born, American based early childhood development expert and social change driver, Bonginkosi Hopewell Mkhize praised fellow Activator's intervention. Mkhize said "I have worked with children over the past seven years. I have seen a lot of kids going to school without shoes. I have noticed huge negative impact on those kids' academic. It also affects their self-confidence. They have social withdrawal syndromes because of the stereotypical stigmatizing treatment from their peers. Most of them lack motivation and they dropped out from school.
Mkhize went on to say "It is very important that we all play a meaningful role as the community and address this issue by supporting initiatives that seek to address challenges faced by our children. I rally behind the initiative and I wish that everyone can support this initiative."
Cape Town based early childhood facilitator, peer educator and social change driver Jonathan Ho'Bosch shared the same sentiments with Mkhize. Ho'Bosch said "We need more people to poses true integrity and leadership as community leaders. Young people need to also 'be the change, that they want to see in the world' so the people doing these programs must go to churches and society or Stokvel groups for assistance."
Public members are encouraged to participate in the project by buy either buying shoes. There are no specific sizes or gender restrictions. Alternatively public can donate cash to the following bank details Abulele Adams, Capitec: 1348645057, bank code: 470010, Reference: Your name & surname
For more information, public can contact Abulele Adams & Wisaal Osman on walkachildtoschool@gmail.com
Alternative communication social platform to follow Instagram: @childtoschool https://instagram.com/childtoschool/ Twitter: @childtoschool https://twitter.com/childtoschool , Facebook: Walk A Child To School https://www.facebook.com/walkachildtoschool/
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