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The DS E-Tense: An Electric Supercar with a French Accent
Mike Duff
Marc Urbano and the Manufacturer
The French love to tease us. Both in general, with feathers and—the specificity that brings us here—at auto shows. No European shindig is complete without some impossibly elegant, or elegantly impossible, French concept car that turns out to have hinted at nothing more meaningful than the future of its parent company's door-handle design. Yet, despite appearances, the DS E-Tense is different.
Yes, it's a carbon-fiber-bodied electric supercar replete with the sort of design details that would be marked down at Paris Fashion Week for being "a bit extravagant." But it's also been made to production standards. Although we're told there are no plans to build it, it's clear that DS could produce something very similar if it chose to do so. In the cabin, the seats and dashboard boast a "watchstrap style design," while the steering wheel is of a "tulip-shape." The included BRM wristwatch can be mounted on a case attached to the center console. Outside, LED headlights swivel up to 180 degrees and can reshape their beam in inclement weather, while "digital rear vision" replaces a prosaic rearview mirror. At the rear, the turn signals are integrated into the roof, a nod to the classic Citroën DS of the 1950s.
Today, DS is PSA's newly launched luxury brand, the badge—previously used for posher Citroëns—was spun off into its own line two years ago. DS is committed to launching six all-new models by 2020, with product boss Eric Apode having recently told us about the brand's global ambitions. As such, the E-Tense is both a clear indication of intent—we've been told that one of those six new cars is likely to be a (more prosaic) EV—and also of ambition.
It's built around a carbon-fiber tub with aluminum subframes mounted at each end. At the back is the powertrain with two electric motors that, together, produce a total of 402 horsepower and 381 lb-ft of torque. DS claims a top speed limited to 155 mph, as well as a 4.5-second zero-to-62-mph time. Granted, Tesla can beat that acceleration number with a seven-seat sport-utility-minivan, but it's not bad for a first effort.
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What's missing is a logical reason for building what is practically a production-ready EV sports car that the company insists it has no plans to actually produce. The DS brand is in urgent need of a halo car to win some glory for its global ambitions; the E-Tense should be that car.
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Blog: Lisa Wozniak & Ryan Mark-Griffin
Lisa Wozniak, executive director, Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Lisa comes to the Michigan League of Conservation Voters with a long history in both the environmental and political worlds. Between 1996 and 2005, Lisa served as the Great Lakes regional director for the national League of Conservation Voters, overseeing programs and projects in Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin, with an enormous focus on keeping the Great Lakes Congressional caucus in check. Prior to that, Lisa cut her teeth on Lana Pollack's 1994 heart-wrenching U.S. Senate campaign and on Alma Wheeler Smith's successful campaign for Michigan state Senate. Bitten by the political bug, Lisa was destined to deal with Michigan's current political challenges, which includes the world of term limits, reapportionment, and a bi-partisan log-jam.
Lisa is adept at working with a broad array of people and organizations and brings a strategic vantage point to almost any discussion. Although she may deny her expertise (and the years behind her), Lisa is thought of as a key leader within the conservation community in Michigan. With degrees in French and art history, education and social work--all from the University of Michigan--Lisa's strong interdisciplinary background clearly influences Michigan LCV's approach to problem solving, collaborative campaigns, and political change.
Many may consider Lisa an extravert, but a deep, dark secret is that Lisa recharges by being alone! Give her a good book, time to tend to the garden or do yoga, a run with her dog, and Lisa is good to go.... peaceful, calm, measured, attentive. And, meshed between the politics and the garden is Lisa's beautiful family: husband Kenny, hip young sons Zachariah and Benjamin, and lovely dog, Santosha.
Lisa serves on the board of a number of local, state and national organizations, including the advisory board of Growing Hope, the fundraising committee of Friends of the Rutherford Pool, and the boards of the Michigan Environmental Council and the national League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
Ryan Mark-Griffin, assistant to the executive director
I've always felt odd about people writing their own bios in the third person, so if it feels unprofessional for me to use the first person here, please forgive me. I am, after all, not a professional: I am a student. Until this fall, when I transferred to the University of Michigan, I was a student at UC-Santa Cruz, on California's Central Coast. As a Banana Slug (that's right, their mascot is a Banana Slug), I worked for the student newspaper, City on a Hill Press, as the editor of the campus news desk. I also worked as an intern for a local art gallery and was the manager of the men's tennis team.
My time in California was incredible, but even from the beginning I felt the pull of the Great Lakes State calling me home. Witnessing the passion with which social activists in California (many of them my peers at UCSC) fought to improve the community they lived in though educational equality, worker's rights, environmental conservation, and benevolent government inspired me to look towards my community.
It is with the desire to better educate myself about the unique issues facing the people of Michigan that I transferred to the U of M this fall. Working for the Michigan LCV enables me to make a difference in the fight for the conservation of what I believe to be one of our nation's greatest treasures: Michigan's natural environment.
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Posted By: Lisa Wozniak & Ryan Mark-Griffin Posted: 11/4/2011
Imagine this: As a hard-working Michigander, you have saved carefully over the years and managed to put two children through college. Along the way, you have also invested in a beautiful piece of property near Lake Michigan. It's not a huge piece of land nor is it on the water, but it's close enough to the lake that you can get there easily, while also accessing the lovely towns of Holland, Saugatuck, Douglas, and Fennville. It's a gift to yourself and your family after years of hard work. It's a true slice of Pure Michigan®.
But then, out of nowhere, comes a wealthy, out-of-state developer who, after years of lawsuits and pressure on the local government, wins a "settlement" to build a nine-story hotel, 66-slip marina, houses, condominiums, and a nine-hole golf course on his newly acquired 320-acre property…which is less than a quarter mile from your own little slice of paradise.
The developer's plans are inconsistent with the township's master plan and would never be allowed under current or former zoning laws, but the wealthy developer eventually gets his way. The Township officials, who tried at first to withstand the pressure coming from the developer and his high-powered attorneys, give in -- ignore residents' pleas and "settle" --due, in large part, to the inconceivably high costs of defending themselves from the developer's claims.
This can't be true?! Unfortunately, this very scenario has been playing out in Saugatuck Township. But, in a strange twist of good luck on November 1, a U.S. District Court Judge nullified the 'settlement'. The Judge's decision effectively stalled all development plans for the land -- a major victory for those fighting to preserve the dunes.
But why does this matter, especially if you don't own land adjacent to the proposed settlement? And, why does a statewide organization like the Michigan League of Conservation Voters care so much about such a local issue? Because it is a precedent-setting situation that should capture the attention and concern of Michigan townships far and wide, as well as property owners throughout the state who are abiding by township zoning laws while wealthy developers are financially navigating their way around and through the system. The negotiated "settlement" had potential statewide implications because it would have set a terrible precedent. Most notably, the "settlement" would have illegally bound the ability of all future Saugatuck Township Boards from adhering to existing zoning ordinances. This is, ultimately, one of the main reasons why the judge chose to nullify it.
In addition, the negotiated "settlement" completely removed the Township's legislative process, giving all the power in these local land battles to the federal courts. This meant that local residents and landowners would have been shut out of the debate…unless they wanted to get involved in a federal lawsuit.
The Saugatuck battle is hardly over. The focus now shifts back to the township, where hard decisions will still have to be made. As Michigan LCV shifts our focus and continues our advocacy, it is important to remember that there are elections next year. The case of 'Township vs. McClenndon' should serve as a reminder to us all that elections, from township to Supreme Court, are extraordinarily important. If Michiganders get involved and elect environmental/conservation champions to offices at all levels of government, we won't have to rely on good luck at the last minute to protect the Michigan we love.
I love Michigan because people who have never been here don't believe that it could possibly be this beautiful or that the Great Lakes could be so vast. I love Michigan because once you've been here and experienced the sugar-sand beaches and sand dunes, the forests, the rocky shores of Lake Superior and the incredible beauty of the Keewenaw Peninsula, the endless and perfect expanse of Lake Michigan while the sun is setting, you wonder why you've ever been anywhere else. And, I love Michigan because I always believed, as a kid growing up in the Mediterranean, that all seas were salty. Not this one.
We live in a GREAT state. That's why we developed Great Michigan.
Michigan is a state that the rest of the country uses as a barometer for change. We are considered a key presidential election state. We led the way into the "Great Recession" and we will lead the way out. We were also, many years ago, a lead example of protecting our water, our air and our land. Now, in 2011, it is essential that we return to that heritage given how much we have to celebrate and protect for generations to come. There has not been a more important time to lead since the late 1960s, when our country's rivers were on fire, acid rain was threatening our forests, and phosphorus was literally killing our lakes and streams.
Michigan is truly blessed with an abundance of natural resources:
We are surrounded by almost 20% of the Earth's fresh surface water; it defines us as Michiganders in countless ways and provides us with a competitive advantage hugely lacking in places like Texas and Colorado, not to mention Nevada and Arizona.
We have a more diverse agricultural base than any other state besides California.
In 2011, Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes Shoreline was voted the most beautiful place in America by Good Morning America.
We have the longest freshwater shoreline (3,288 miles) in the world and the largest state park and state forest system of any state in the nation = Pure Michigan.
But the sad truth is this: Although Michigan was once a leader in conservation, it placed among the bottom four states in the nation in conservation funding in a 2008 report. Without proper funding, our state's natural beauty and, frankly, citizen health, is in jeopardy.
Did you know, for example, that:
Beach closures have more than doubled in the past seven years due to fecal matter (that means poop) related contamination.
The state currently knows the location of almost 9,200 leaking underground toxic storage tanks and it cannot do anything about because – yup – they lack the funding to remediate the sites. (These tanks have the potential to poison groundwater. That's drinking water.)
In 2010, Michigan was home to the Midwest's largest oil spill when a ruptured oil pipeline dumped almost one million gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River.
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters (LCV) understands that Michigan's clean air and pure water are central to our identity as Michiganders and key to the health of our families. We also understand that electing the right public officials and enacting the right policies are the only way to protect these cherished, yet vulnerable, resources.
Founded in 1999, we work from a non-partisan perspective using a variety of unique tools to help frame the issues, educate the electorate (and those representing us in Lansing), and hold our elected officials accountable. One of our most important educational tools is something called Great Michigan, entitled such in connection to the visceral passion and pulling-on-heart-strings-like impact of the Pure Michigan campaign.
Great Michigan represents a collaborative effort among environmental, conservation, and public health groups across Michigan to collectively identify the most pressing environmental issues facing Michigan, present these issues to policy makers and the public in understandable terms, and provide realistic solutions to address them. This website is the result of input from organizations across the state working together to ensure Michigan citizens have access to clean water, clean air, open spaces, healthy food, vibrant cities, good jobs, sustainable transportation and safer products.
Not only does this one-of-a-kind online tool provide visitors with a way to connect with legislators, experts and organizations across the state; it also allows citizens and decision makers to take action by making time-sensitive environmental information available to them instantly.
Take the issue of toxins in children's products, for example, which is one of the top 2011-2012 priorities for the community. If you are concerned about this (because toxins + kids = bad, as well as the fact that toxic toys get land-filled), the Great Michigan site provides you with background and progress, updates on key legislation http://www.greatmichigan.org/legislation-watch, and ways to take action.
The Michigan LCV team not only ensures timely updates to this site, but supplements the conversations via our own organizational website and social media. Bet you didn't know that it's not uncommon to find (the carcinogenic heavy metal) cadmium in jewelry. One of our most popular blog posts of the year focused on this very thing.
Overall, the four top priorities identified by the community for 2011-2012 (based both on critical need and the reality of what is currently possible in Lansing) are: (1) jump-starting Michigan's economy through clean energy innovation; (2) protecting Michigan's water from unsafe (natural gas) drilling; (3) connecting Michigan's cities and towns with high speed rail http://www.greatmichigan.org/great-cities (and improved public transit); and (4) helping Michigan families protect their children from toxins.
In addition, if a resident of SE Michigan is particularly interested in lead exposure in homes or the environmental injustices often found in urban centers with the disproportionate amount of industrial activity creating large and long-lasting legacies of pollution, background on these issues, links to experts in the field, pending legislation, and more can all be found on the Great Michigan site.
Ensuring Michigan steps up to once again be a national leader in conservation and environmental protection will not be fulfilled solely through a website. But, this tool puts clear, concise, compelling information into the hands of the public, thus allowing Michigan citizens everywhere the opportunity to take a more active role in the decision-making process and provides the potential to harness a plethora of collective voices to make change.
Our cities are resilient and our citizens tenacious. I am extraordinarily proud to be a Michigander. We all want our children to be able to swim in our lakes, drink the water without fear, play with toys free of toxins, and enjoy the beauty and bounty of our very real Pure Michigan. Great Michigan is a vehicle to ensure that is the case.
As a 20-year-old college student, I couldn't be more excited about the prospect of high-speed rail lines running from Detroit to Chicago and Kalamazoo. Although the improvements won't be completed overnight, I have already contacted friends in both cities about taking turns hopping on the train for weekend getaways between the respective cities.
There is something really cool about the idea of buying a ticket for a high-speed train. You may not think that how cool a multi-million dollar project is really matters. But you'd be wrong.
Across the nation, cities are desperately trying to find ways to be considered cool. The New York Times ran an article on the subject, citing projects in cites from Lansing, Mich., to Portland, Ore. The reason for all this preoccupation with popularity?
Educated young people.
As baby boomers retire, attracting young professionals is increasingly looked to as an important factor in a city's economic growth. Demographers call them "the young and restless," because of their high relocation rate as they search for a job in a city that will satisfy their cultural cravings. Studies show that their probability of relocating drops significantly the closer they get to age 35, so cities have a limited window of time to attract them. Washington, D.C., is one metropolitan area that has seen growth in its population of "the young and restless" during the recession. This will give them an advantage over cities that are losing their young professionals once the economy rebounds. Reliable modern transit systems like Michigan's newly approved high-speed rail lines are key factors in boosting the vital "cool" factor that is drawing the young and restless to D.C.
So as someone who will soon be a member of this coveted demographic, I want to say thanks.
First, I want to thank those behind the scenes of Governor Snyder's team who participated in the negotiations for the state of Michigan to provide $20 million in matching funds for the $161 million in federal funding granted by the Obama Administration. These are people like former Congressman and Michigan LCV board member Dr. Joe Schwarz, who worked with Michigan's railroads and Department of Transportation to make sure that we didn't let this opportunity get away from us. The Michigan LCV has made promotion of Michigan's high-speed rail a major priority, and Dr. Schwarz was right there with us on the importance of this initiative.
Next, I'd like to thank the Michigan legislature. Despite earning a reputation for being extremely frugal, even they recognized the opportunity that this represents, passing the bill almost unanimously in both the House and the Senate. As our political director puts in his transit edition of his PWIR, this was a "sweet deal," and one Michigan couldn't afford to pass up.
Finally, I'd like to thank the Lieutenant Governor, who signed the bill into law immediately. This project is a major milestone in the battle to revive the state of Michigan as a thriving cosmopolitan destination for people all over the world.
Especially the young and restless.

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Rumble Coloring Contest 2015…Why not enter?
Today is the start of this year's Rumble coloring contest. Download the coloring sheet from http://www.dreamwritepublishing.ca. You can mail your entry in and then either winner's can opt for prizes to be mailed or personally awarded by the author – ME at Words in the Park, Sherwood Park, Alberta on 26th September.
Prize categories: 5-7 years, 8-10 years and 11-12 years.


On galv breakneck trailer with 2x 40Hp Yamaha motors with trim and tilt. The boat includes Sun canopy, boarding step, plumbed live bait well and safety.
Sea Cat 16Fc with 2x 60Hp Yamaha motors with a galvanized trailer. Included is a fishfinder, stainless T-Top, live well, Vhf radio and Yamaha water traps.
Awesome Sea Cat 565FC with 2x F80Hp Yamaha motors with only 296hrs on. This rig is on a galv breakneck trailer. Included is a fishfinder/gps unit, Auto pilot, Vhf radio and safety included. T-Top included.
-Sea cat 510 Blast. Center Console. -Suzuki 60 hp Lean Burn (550hrs) -CATEGORY "C" -Stainless steel T-TOP -Trim & Tilt -Beaching kit -Stainless Steel Skeg protectors -6 x Jerry Plastic -VHF RADIO -Sound Systems -Garmin 721 xs. -Deck lights for night fishing -4 Scotty rod holders -2 X LUNA TUBES -2 x Live wells -1 removal optional extra. -Rule pump 750 gals per hour. runs both live wells and the luna tubes. -Has all the Safety equipment for its category rating "C" -2 Extra Stainless Steel rod holders. -Battery isolation switch-Protect your batteries during winter.
On galv trailer with 2x F70Hp Yamaha motors including beaching kits, hydraulic steering, live bait well, T-Top, boat cover, motor covers and full safety.
On a galv breakneck trailer with 2x 40hp Yamaha motors with fishfinder/gps, safety, live well and T-Top.


On December 18th, 2018 more than 450 members of the legal community gathered at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco for the installation of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger's Doris Cheng as the new President of the Bar Association of San Francisco for 2019. Cheng is easily identified as a top-litigator and educator of law for many judges and lawyers who practice both nationally and internationally.
Cheng's installation speech began with giving credit to those that have been a part of her progress and growth. The Cheng family members, the Dent family, and her Walkup family. Accrediting her family and those who have believed in her along the way to her success, Cheng beautifully speaks to the "roots of progress" being with the Bar Association of San Francisco. While focused on change, Cheng spoke about the hundred years of pro bono service to the community, and in the more recent years the focus of having more women in law.
She goes on to speak about her 2019 blueprint stating, "In our 2019 blueprint, BASF and JDC will launch the Woman In Trial Initiative. The program is not strictly limited to women. I know that you will all want to participate. We want to collaborate with all members of BASF and JDC, but we have a continued interest in soliciting women and also ethnic minority attorneys," said, Cheng.
Cheng is initiating two two-day trial skills courses specifically for a woman and minority lawyers. She claims that the course will follow the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) learning-by-doing model where the attorneys will receive lectures and do performance reviews paired with instant feedback.
The teaching faculty will include a variety of experienced judges and trial lawyers. According to Cheng, "the first training program will be held on Friday, February 22 through Saturday, February 23, 2019. The second class is scheduled to be sometime in the summer of 2019. In exchange for her valuable insight and guidance, the Bar Association of San Francisco asks for the attorneys that participate in the training course take the time to do one pro-bono case in 2019.
For more information on this course check out the news on sfbar.org and for all images taken at the event go to their Facebook page.


Definitely worth a read if you like your Star Wars.
It is a perilous time for the New Republic. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke Skywalker's leadership. When alien invaders known as the Yuuzhan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive.
Luke must wield all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Emperor Palpatine. As Leia Organa Solo and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yuuzhan Vong forces, Mara Jade Skywalker, Jedi apprentices Jacen and Anakin Solo, and Jedi Knight Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil.
The second novel in the New Jedi Order series continues on where Vector Prime left off. Onslaught is the first in a duology written by Star Wars veteran Michael A. Stackpole.
Though the Yuuzhan Vong were thought to be destroyed at the end of Vector Prime, the New Republic soon finds itself fighting several battles in the Outer Rim, though the Senate does not believe much of the news that comes in, believing it to be a Jedi plot to acquire more control.
Luke Skywalker has sent his Jedi out on reconnaissance missions throughout the Outer Rim, and taken the most dangerous mission for himself, and his nephew Jacen Solo. Corran Horn and Ganner Rhysode take what is probably the second most dangerous mission, and both missions quickly require the Jedi to be on their guard if they're going to survive.
Meanwhile Anakin Solo accompanies his aunt, Mara Jade Skywalker to Dantooine so that the Jedi Master can recuperate and rest as she fights the deadly virus the Yuuzhan Vong have infected her with. Naturally, the rest and recuperation doesn't last long.
Lando Calrissian's planet of Dubrillion is attacked and eventually conquered, forcing the people to evacuate. They naturally find themselves fleeing to Dantooine, where the Yuuzhan Vong quickly follow.
The resulting attack is both vicious and extremely well written. The combination of Anakin's prowess compared to his brothers, the actions of New Republic senator Elegos A'Kla, the induction of Jaina Solo into Rogue Squadron now led by Colonel Gavin Darklighter, and the actions of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo make for a thrilling and compelling climax to the story.
Corran and Ganner's mission makes up the 'other' half of the storyline, as they go about creating a situation that will need to be resolved in the following book. Additionally the relationship between the two Jedi Knights, both of which stand on opposite sides to the other in their views of what the Jedi should be doing, makes for a fascinating read, and really highlights Stackpole's ability to write interpersonal relationships.
My personal favourite aspects to this book follow on from Michael A Stackpole's previous work in the Star Wars expanded universe, the X-Wing books. Now with Gavin at command, Rogue Squadron is still an awesome read, no matter who is in charge. And whether we're looking at the story from Gavin's perspective and his job as commander of the squadron, his memories and his stories about Wedge and Tycho, or whether we're reading in from Jain's perspective as the newest member of the squadron and definitely the youngest, the scenes focusing in and around Rogue Squadron are always my favourite.
So I'd definitely pick up this book. It doesn't live on the need to have read Vector Prime, though it would definitely help. It's a great book in and of itself, and definitely worth a read if you like your Star Wars.
Have you read Onslaught: Dark Tide I?


This small, two-color Moroccan lantern style wallpaper pattern is snugging up an accent wall in a master bedroom of an expanded and renovated home in the Heights neighborhood of Houston. Because the design is small and tight, it works as a background, rather than making a statement of its own. Once the new headboard arrives, the bed and bedding will take center stage.
It was a somewhat thick non-woven material, and was intended to be hung using the paste-the-wall method – but I find the product much easier to work with when the paper itself is pasted. The pattern match was spot-on, and the seams were invisible.
The interior designer for this project was Stacie Cokinos. She does a lot of work with clients who are remodeling older homes, or who are building from the ground up. It's great to have a designer on board from the beginning, to help choose fixtures, moldings, colors, flooring, appliances, etc. Stacie is one of my favorite designers to work for, too, because she is sharp, knowledgeable, organized, and on time. And her interiors are gorgeous, yet well suited for busy modern families.
The five-year-old boy who has this bedroom in a newish house in the Heights neighborhood of Houston is "map crazy" – so says his mom. Interior designer Stacie Cokinos found this colorful map full of primary colors that kids relate to, and that will satisfy his wanderlust, too.
The mural came 12′ wide by a little more than 8′ tall, and came in four panels – two across the top, and two across the bottom. (see third photo) Since the wall was shorter than the map, we decided it was better to lose the excess paper from the bottom, which was mostly water; that saved the more interesting land and country portions for the more visible top section.
Those four panels turned out to be 6′ wide. But my wingspan is more like 3′. Yikes! How to handle these awkward panels? No problem – I ran home and grabbed my other ladder. By placing the two of them next to each other (see fourth photo), I was able to walk from one to the other, and could easily manipulate the 6′ wide material. It also helped that this product was a paste-the-wall installation.
Here are some finished shots of the playroom I did a month ago. We ran short of paper* and had to have more custom-made.
*To be honest, I think the company shorted us … both the designer and I measured meticulously (it's crazy expensive paper), and we both came out to the same yardage … I can't see how we could have both been wrong.
The design is called "Dashes" and it's by Rebecca Atwood. The interior designer for this room is Layne Torsche, of Layne Torsche Interiors in Houston.


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When it comes to a life of faith, there is a difference between being in the game than being on the bench. When you're not in the game, it's easy to keep a "bench" mindset. You can find a comfortable routine, stay in the same sort of ruts, so to speak and just be content watching other people play.
We've all been in bench mode at one point in time or another in our faith journey. Maybe some of us are in bench mode right now. We're bored with church and with religion. We're too busy to really commit. We're too distracted by other things in our life, or maybe we're too disillusioned by religion itself to stand up and get in the game.
Some of us have been on the bench so long we don't even know how to play. Some of us don't even know if we're on the team.
And most of us feel like there is no way that God would ever want us to do big important things like telling his story. We never would suspect that God would actually want us to get in the game.
But what I've come to understand is something that is incredibly true and empowering: God uses unexpected people to tell his story. Think about it...
Jesus' twelve disciples were a mishmash of guys who would have never been picked to play by anyone with their right mind. Jesus hung out with sinners and tax collectors, prostitutes, overly-religious people... It's almost like he wanted to demonstrate that the story he was telling was so good, it didn't matter who helped him tell it.
So if you're feeling like you don't belong in the game today---think again. It's time to leave your comfortable seat and find out how God is going to use you to change the world.
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and always. Amen.
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Shoppers who use public transport will finally be able to get a bus to Teesside Park after the launch of a new service.
Private bus service, Bus4 is set to begin a brand new direct service to the retail park in Thornaby.
The X7 buses will leave from Billingham and Norton every hour, Monday to Saturday and will be ready to transport shoppers on Monday, February 18.
Posting on their Facebook page, Bus4 said: "We're glad to announce that the entire route will be included in our red zone ticket, offering a full days travel for just £4 and a week for only £14.
"There'll be a new timetable on the X8 too with minor changes to afternoon buses to give extra time to buses that are getting delayed currently."
They added: "Some X7 & X8 buses will additionally serve Stockton Riverside College in Teesdale to provide a service to the college and surrounding businesses too."
Last month, Arriva bus users on Teesside were hit with a driver strike over pay - causing misery for commuters.
Around 650 Unite union members based in Darlington, Durham, Redcar and Stockton went on strike causing the bus firm to add more emergency services as it frantically attempted to keep buses on the roads.
The strike was called off after an improved pay deal was put forward.
Slow and irregular bus services have also been a complaint of councillors in the Tees Valley.
Teesside Live reported earlier this month that leaders agreed a £588.2m investment plan in the Tees Valley for the next 10 years - with £256.7m earmarked for transport.
The TVCA put £150,000 towards an investigation into partnership schemes with bus companies last year.
The study has also explored the possibility of franchising bus services locally to give councils more control over routes and fares.


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}

.arrow:hover i {
    -webkit-transition-duration: 500ms;
    -webkit-transform: translateX(30px);
}

A: Here's the forked fiddle with the functionality. It's done with the keyframe animation.
Important part of the code:
.arrow i {

    /* animate initial appearance and whenever state returns to normal from :hover */
    -webkit-animation: translate-left-in 0.3s 1 cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);
     animation: translate-left-in 0.3s 1 cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);
}

.arrow:hover i {

    /* animate on hover */
    -webkit-animation: translate-left-out 0.3s 1 cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);
    animation: translate-left-out 0.3s 1 cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);

    /* Keep the state after the animation has finished */
    -webkit-transform:translateX(30px);
    transform:translateX(30px);
}

/* Keyframes */
@-webkit-keyframes translate-left-in {
    0%   { -webkit-transform:translateX(-30px); }
    100% { -webkit-transform:translateX(0); }
}
@keyframes translate-left-in {
    0%   { transform:translateX(-30px); }
    100% { transform:translateX(0); }
}

@-webkit-keyframes translate-left-out {
    0%   { -webkit-transform:translateX(0%); }
    100% { -webkit-transform:translateX(30px); }
}
@keyframes translate-left-out {
    0%   { transform:translateX(0%); }
    100% { transform:translateX(30px); }
}

A: You can also do this with jQuery pretty easy.
Styles:
.arrow {
     width: 30px;
     height: 50px;
     border: 1px solid blue;
     overflow: hidden;
     margin-left: 50px;
     position: relative;
}
i.fa {
     width: 30px;
     height: auto;
     display: block;
     font-size: 50px;
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
}

jQuery:
$('body').on('mouseover', '.fa-angle-right', function() {
    $(this).animate({left: '30px'}, 500, function() {
        $(this).css('left','-31px');
    });
});
$('body').on('mouseout', '.fa-angle-right', function() {
   $(this).animate({left: '0'}, 500);
});

If you absolute position your child  inside your parent (.arrow), you can utilize the overflow: hidden and left styles via jQuery to achieve your goal. Since you have given the parent (.arrow) an overflow of hidden, you can animate the  to slide out of bounds. Once that animation is complete, you can change the absolute positioning (the left style) of the  to return to the start position (to the right of the parent and hidden because of overflow: hidden). Then simply animate the  to slide back into bounds.

A: DEMO
This is a bit tricky to get done.

*

*Added animation to be played on start only 1 time.

*on hover play transition (or animation)

*If you use a transition on the hover set the animation to be none:
What this does is reset the animation and then plays it again when you remove the cursor, because it gets added again when by the css.

CSS
elem. {
    width: 20px;
    transition, width 2s;
    animation: myanimation 2s 1; <- this playes first
}

elem:hover {
    //transitioned property's here
    width: 10px;
    //Remove animation for replay
    animation: none;
}

@keyframe {
    //your animation propertys etc.
}

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Home » Security » School shootings require guns but how do we stop them?
Violence and school shootings continue to plague the U.S.. We've seen such incidents on the rise in recent years so one would think that in 2021, more than a full year into the COVID pandemic, we would see a decline in school violence. After all, with most students shifting to some form of remote learning from home, many schools were closed and classes shuttered for fear of further spread of the virus. And yet according The Center for Homeland Defense and Security,
"In September, the center recorded 55 school shootings — more than double the total for most full years in the past."
Keep in mind, the data in this report include shootings both within and nearby to schools and also can include individuals who may not even be employed at the school where the shootings occurred. It's a complex mix of numbers but the reporting criteria hasn't changed so yearly trends are essentially an 'apples to apples' comparison and this school year has yet to even reach the halfway mark. That is why the number of school shootings, while not large, are still very disturbing.
Parents, teachers and therapists are quick to point to depression and the dearth of personal relations among our kids brought on by COVID lockdowns as the primary reason for and sudden increase in school shootings. No doubt, there is some merit to those arguments but can they really explain away these disturbing numbers so easily? If we all agree that it's a truly complex problem then we can also agree that there is more than just one factor creating this problem. But before we can consider any solutions, we must look deeper into the problem.
According to Small Arms Analytics, a consulting firm based in Greenville, South Carolina, gun purchases in 2020 skyrocketed to nearly 23 million, a 65% increase over 2019 when that number was only 13.9 million guns. There are no national gun registries in the U.S. so this data was compiled using background checks and survey data from firearms publications and of course, this data doesn't include illegally purchased or stolen guns so the number is expected to be higher than reported. It's not hard to speculate on the reasons for such a surge in firearms purchases. Unemployment rates neared depression era numbers in 2020, crime was up in most major cities and the entire country continues to feel the pressure of this pandemic.
I would invite anyone to scroll down the list of all countries on this Wikipedia Gun ownership page for a disturbing look into America's obsession with firearms compared to every other single country. Nearly half of every single gun in the world is owned by a U.S. citizen for a total of 393 million guns, or 120.5 firearms for every 100 residents in the U.S. In an effort to avoid political mudslinging and biases, let's just say that there are a lot of guns in the U.S.
With so many firearms available for purchase and already kept in the homes, it's not surprising that firearms are the second-leading cause of death among American children. Gun safety education, training and hardware (such as gun safes and trigger locks) play an important role in keeping children safe at home but what happens once they get to school? A more than doubling of school shooting incidents in a single year requires more guns getting into schools and since there are no reports of guns being seized or stolen from armed teachers or school resource officers, these guns must be entering the school from the front or rear doors.
According to a 2019 student-reported Statista survey, 75.4% of schools have assigned security staff or police officers present but only 11.9% of schools contain metal detectors. So why do so few schools subscribe to technological solutions like metal detection? Critics of security hardware in schools attribute factors such as prohibitive cost, overall effectiveness and the psychological toll on students forced to endure daily screenings like criminals. Weapon detection makers can do very little to alleviate the fears and resentment of students being scanned but they can address the security and cost challenges to schools around the country.
Like conventional metal detectors, ferrous detectors detect guns and blade weapons in both handheld wands and portal configurations. But unlike metal detection, ferrous detection hones in on trace metals found in guns and knives without false triggering on the most common metals such as aluminum. This leads to faster foot traffic through portals and less invasive, handheld wand inspections which create long lines of students. Ferrous detection security portals such as SafeHound also provide up to 12 independent detection zones (6 per sensor pole) to aid security staff quickly in locating a hidden weapon. Most walkthrough metal detection systems used in schools are large, heavy and typically cost over $12,000 for industrial grade models. SafeHound sells for $8,950 and its two sensor poles weigh only 17 pounds each and can be setup anywhere in less than 30 seconds using internal battery power lasting all day long. This allows more flexibility for security staffs to cover different entrances throughout the day without purchasing multiple units that require expensive, semi-permanent installations.
Schools need to consider a multi-pronged security approach in order to truly combat violence in schools. This includes anti-bullying campaigns, qualified security personnel on campus and of course, non-invasive but effective, affordable weapons detection systems.
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Hayes Hickman | Knoxville
Actor and wrestler Josh "TKO" Turner, who has appeared on "The Walking Dead" TV series, is being held in an East Tennessee jail on a West Coast arrest warrant.
Turner, 34, was taken into custody in Newport, Tennessee on Wednesday night on an outstanding warrant for assault in Oregon, according to the Cocke County Sheriff's Office.
According to his IMDb.com profile, the Newport-based actor's screen work includes 17 uncredited appearances on the long-running AMC series, as well as more recent bit parts in HBO's "Watchmen" series, and "The Last Movie Star," starring Burt Reynolds, which was shot in Knoxville in 2016.
His profile also notes an uncredited role in "Twilight" as his first appearance onscreen.
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Turner started out at the former WWE training camp, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and appeared at major wrestling promotions throughout the country before making the leap to acting.
He remained jailed Thursday morning, pending extradition to Oregon, a jailer confirmed.
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Webster Bank Extends Support for Low-to-Moderate Income and Minority Borrowers with Community Liaison Officers
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STAMFORD, Conn., June 21, 2022 – Webster Bank, a leading commercial bank with a long-standing commitment to corporate responsibility, is pleased to announce it has established a network of Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) to further support communities within its expanded footprint. The CLOs will work in partnership with Webster's new Office of Corporate Responsibility (OCR) to provide support and financial education to low-to-moderate income (LMI) and minority borrowers.
The CLOs will cover territory surrounding their base locations in Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury, Connecticut, White Plains and Queens, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts. Each CLO will partner with existing banking centers in their respective territory to provide additional support, and will jointly report to Amy Jakobeit, Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage & Consumer Lending and Gary Moukhtarian, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager. The Community Liaison Officers partner with the bank's Office of Corporate Responsibility, headed by Marissa Weidner, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer.
"With the merger of Webster and Sterling, we have not only increased our scale and capabilities, but also our commitment to supporting our communities," said Weidner. "The contributions of the CLO team will be an important part of our $6.5 billion community investment as we deepen and amplify our corporate responsibility efforts."
In addition to working directly with borrowers, the CLOs will build and maintain relationships with community-based, charitable and non-profit organizations; conduct financial literacy workshops and classes on topics such as first-time homebuying; and work with Webster's consumer lending team to increase lending opportunities within these regions to meet local credit needs.
"Educating our clients on financial tools and supporting them through the loan process on their pathway to homeownership has been important to Webster since the bank's founding in 1935" said Jakobeit. "We continue this longstanding tradition by developing products and services that meet the needs of our clients – both current and future. Our Community Liaison Officers play a key role in the continuous improvement of our portfolio of lending offerings and offer a critical link to the communities we serve."
Among those lending offerings is Webster's Down Payment Assistance Program. The program, which is effective with applications taken on or after March 21, 2022, is intended for first-time homebuyers in eligible states offering assistance to be used for down payment and closing costs.
Webster's new CLOs include Kadie Ortiz (Bridgeport, Connecticut), Claudia Riley (Hartford, Connecticut), Robert Jaekle (Waterbury, Connecticut), Yangchen Chadotsang (Queens, New York), and Steve Roussel (Boston, Massachusetts).
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The immigration system in the United States is broken. Across the nation, over 2 million immigrants have been deported just during the Obama administration alone. This means that thousands of hard working immigrant families in New Mexico have experienced the devastation of being torn apart from their families. These are our family members, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, small business owners, tax-payers, and those we pray with at church.
Now more than ever, EL CENTRO finds the inherent value of our communities becoming a collective, conscious, free and powerful force dedicated to the promotion of human rights. We seek to empower communities through interactive know-your-rights workshops. The objective is to provide essential tools for different communities to defend their civil rights, hold law enforcement/ICE accountable and fight against the criminalization of our communities. Some of the tools involve but are not restricted to:
*information about your rights with law enforcement and federal immigration agents
*dialogue about how we are fighting back and organizing against deportation/enforcement programs;
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Trump has said he will deport millions, and anti-immigrant harassment is already out of control. Now more than ever it is important for our families and communities to come together and fight for each other. El CENTRO has developed the following toolkit in collaboration with other organizations across the state and nationwide:
El CENTRO has prepared the following toolkit in collaboration with other organizations across the state and that nation. This toolkit package includes know-your-rights information, family emergency plan form, power of attorney, and "rights cards." Now more than ever, it is important to KNOW YOUR RIGHTS in order to continue protecting our families and communities.
Remember you can always reach El CENTRO by calling us at (505) 246-1627.
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Did you know APS has policies and procedural directives to protect APS students and their families?
El CENTRO put a detailed summary of APS official policies and procedures with links to the official documents on the APS website.
Since our inception, El CENTRO has taken the lead in Albuquerque to organize immigrant communities, faith leaders, small businesses, elected officials, and voters to advocate for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform by Congress that: keeps families together, includes a path to citizenship for our families, protects and restores key civil rights protections, maintains workers' protections, reunites families and reduces immigration backlogs, provides opportunities for safe future migration, and does not criminalize immigrants through flawed enforcement programs.
To get involved in El CENTRO's efforts to fight for the fair immigration policies implementation, call us at (505) 246-1627, like us on Facebook, and become a member!
It makes me angry that because of extremists with an anti-immigrant agenda, thousands of New Mexicans haven't been able to apply for DACA yet. Our communities already contribute so much to New Mexico and we fight until these programs are implemented so that we can contribute even more.
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In recent years, there has been a drastic rise in immigration enforcement that tears families apart and a marked shift in its implementation. In the past, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) utilized tools such as workplace raids to detain and eventually deport thousands of noncitizens. Today, ICE identifies non-citizens mainly by relying upon local and state law enforcement and the criminal justice system and creating an airtight pipeline to deportation. Programs such as Secure Communities (S-Comm), and the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) resulted an all-time high of deportation (409,849 in 2012). These programs also fomented racial profiling, pre-textual arrests, had a chilling impact on community policing efforts, and used limited local public safety resources to identify and detain immigrants who pose no public safety risk.
As immigration enforcement ratcheted up, so has advocacy across the nation and locally. El CENTRO has been at the the forefront of campaigns in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County to fight back against immigration enforcement programs and protect our communities.
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Where to Watch / Stream Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again Online
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About Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again was released on Dec 31, 2014 and was directed by Ted Kenney .This movie is 1 hr 26 min in duration and is available in English language. Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Benny Medina, Marc Anthony, Casper Smart, Valentino Garavani, Enrique Iglesias, Steven Tyler, Emme Muñiz and Max Muñiz are playing as the star cast in this movie. Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again scores a 6.6 digit binge rating out of 10 and is a good movie to watch in the Documentary and Dance and Music genres.
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again - Star Cast And Crew
Ted Kenney Director
Jennifer Lopez Actor
Ryan Seacrest Actor
Randy Jackson Actor
Benny Medina Actor
Marc Anthony Actor
Casper Smart Actor
Valentino Garavani Actor
Enrique Iglesias Actor
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Emme Muñiz Actor
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Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again FAQ's
What is the release date of Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again?
The release date of Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again is Dec 31, 2014.
Is Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again a good movie to watch?
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again scores a 6.56 digit binge rating out of 10 and is a good movie to watch.
What are the popular movie of Jennifer Lopez?
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud, The Latin Explosion: A New America, Teenage Paparazzo, Selena, Hustlers, Ice Age: Continental Drift, U Turn, The Cell, Shall We Dance?, Bordertown and Anaconda are the popular movies of Jennifer Lopez.
What are the popular movie of Ted Kenney?
Britney Spears Live - The Femme Fatale Tour are the popular movies of Ted Kenney.
What is the star cast of Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again?
The star cast of Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again are : Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Benny Medina, Marc Anthony, Casper Smart, Valentino Garavani, Enrique Iglesias, Steven Tyler, Emme Muñiz and Max Muñiz.
Who is the director of Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again?
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again is directed by Ted Kenney.
In which language does the movie Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again available?
This movie is available in Documentary and Dance and Music genres.
Popular movies of Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Teenage Paparazzo
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Shall We Dance?
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Q: How can I mock a single method from a mocked class in jest? I am using node 12 and jest for unit testing. I have a code to open connection via websocket.
      const ws = require('ws');
      this.ws = new WebSocket(url);
      this.ws.on('open', () => {
        // How to test this callback?
        ...
        resolve();
      });
      this.ws.on('error', (err) => {
        // How to test this callback?
        ...
        reject(err)
      });

In my test case, I have mocked ws module via jtest:
const WebSocket = require('ws');

jest.mock('ws')

test('quote server listener should be able to connect to quote server', () => {
  const server = new QuoteServerListener(null, 'http://mock.com');
  server.connect();
  const mockWSInstance = WebSocket.mock.instances[0];
  expect(mockWSInstance.on).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
});

The above test case works fine. But I don't know how to trigger a call to the callback function on ws.on('open', () => .... I'd like to test the logic when the connection is open. How can I achieve this in the mock?
I have tried to emit a open event via mockWSInstance instance like mockWSInstance.emit('open', null) but it doesn't trigger the code. What should I do in this case?

A: Here is the unit test solution:
index.ts:
export class SomeClass {
  ws;
  run() {
    const WebSocket = require("ws");
    const url = "";
    this.ws = new WebSocket(url);
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      this.ws.on("open", () => {
        resolve();
      });
      this.ws.on("error", err => {
        reject(err);
      });
    });
  }
}

index.spec.ts:
import { SomeClass } from "./";
const WebSocket = require("ws");

jest.mock("ws", () => {
  const mWebSocket = {
    on: jest.fn()
  };
  return jest.fn(() => mWebSocket);
});

describe("SomeClass", () => {
  let instance;
  let ws;
  beforeEach(() => {
    ws = new WebSocket();
    instance = new SomeClass();
  });
  afterAll(() => {
    jest.resetAllMocks();
  });
  it("should pass", async () => {
    const eventHandler = {};
    ws.on.mockImplementation((event, handler) => {
      eventHandler[event] = handler;
    });
    const pending = instance.run();
    eventHandler["open"]();
    const actual = await pending;
    expect(actual).toBeUndefined();
    expect(ws.on).toBeCalledWith("open", eventHandler["open"]);
  });

  it("should fail", async () => {
    const eventHandler = {};
    ws.on.mockImplementation((event, handler) => {
      eventHandler[event] = handler;
    });
    const pending = instance.run();
    const mError = new Error("connection error");
    eventHandler["error"](mError);
    await expect(pending).rejects.toThrowError(mError);
    expect(ws.on).toBeCalledWith("error", eventHandler["error"]);
  });
});

Unit test result with 100% coverage:
 PASS  src/stackoverflow/59084313/index.spec.ts
  SomeClass
    ✓ should pass (4ms)
    ✓ should fail (3ms)

----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
File      |  % Stmts | % Branch |  % Funcs |  % Lines | Uncovered Line #s |
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
All files |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
 index.ts |      100 |      100 |      100 |      100 |                   |
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------|
Test Suites: 1 passed, 1 total
Tests:       2 passed, 2 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        3.781s, estimated 8s

Source code: https://github.com/mrdulin/jest-codelab/tree/master/src/stackoverflow/59084313


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Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Best Buy in the 1st quarter worth $546,000. Raymond James Trust N.A. purchased a new position in shares of Best Buy in the 1st quarter worth $219,000. Sciencast Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Best Buy in the 1st quarter worth $336,000. Scout Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Best Buy by 12.0% in the 1st quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 530,667 shares of the technology retailer's stock worth $37,709,000 after buying an additional 56,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carnick & Kubik Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Best Buy by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Carnick & Kubik Group LLC now owns 41,000 shares of the technology retailer's stock worth $2,913,000 after buying an additional 2,378 shares in the last quarter. 84.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
In related news, CFO Corie S. Barry sold 27,788 shares of Best Buy stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.55, for a total transaction of $1,904,867.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 120,093 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,232,375.15. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Mathew Watson sold 1,990 shares of Best Buy stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.58, for a total transaction of $136,474.20. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 18,711 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,283,200.38. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,239,284 shares of company stock valued at $85,077,082. 0.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
A number of brokerages have commented on BBY. Oppenheimer cut shares of Best Buy from a "buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 25th. ValuEngine raised shares of Best Buy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 11th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Best Buy from $72.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Best Buy in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued an "in-line" rating and a $75.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co raised shares of Best Buy to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Best Buy presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $76.82.
Shares of BBY stock traded up $0.73 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $73.89. 625,742 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,711,423. Best Buy Co Inc has a 12-month low of $47.72 and a 12-month high of $84.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The stock has a market cap of $19.59 billion, a PE ratio of 13.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.94.
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 27th. The technology retailer reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.15. Best Buy had a net margin of 3.41% and a return on equity of 46.33%. The firm had revenue of $14.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.42 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Best Buy Co Inc will post 5.63 EPS for the current year.
Best Buy announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 27th that authorizes the company to buyback $3.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the technology retailer to reacquire up to 18.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 20th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. This is a boost from Best Buy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.71%. Best Buy's payout ratio is currently 37.59%.
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Picture book. By Calvin Alexander Ramsey with Gwen Strauss. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. 2010.
Story for young readers about an African American family travelling during the Jim Crow era and the networks of support and services listed in The Green Book.
A historical fiction picture book for 7- to 11-year-olds about the challenges of traveling for African American families during the Jim Crow era. As Ruth travels with her family from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandmother, she learns that the Green Book provides a vital record of the network of services and support for African Americans on the road.
Ruth and the Green Book is touching, affirming, informative, and beautifully illustrated. For readers of all ages, it will generate interest in the Green Book, which was published annually for decades by Victor H. Green & Company with listings throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Learn more in the Smithsonian Channel film, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom. Democracy Now! interviewed director and writer Yoruba Richen. Watch the interview below, with film clips, and see the full documentary at the Smithsonian Channel.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has digitized 21 volumes of the Green Book from 1937 to 1964. They can be explored individually and through an interactive map.


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Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit Released
Remi Kalir
Categories: Connected Learning, Research
On behalf of the Connected Learning Summit Conference Committee, we are pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit. We hope that while you read these proceedings, you come to regard this significant document as more than the careful curation of 217 conference presentations. Rather, we expect that many who read this will appreciate how these proceedings represent a groundswell of innovation among leading researchers, educators, and technology developers—all of whom were associated with the inaugural Connected Learning Summit.
The Connected Learning Summit emerged in 2018 as an exciting and much-anticipated synthesis among the Digital Media and Learning Conference, the Games+Learning+Society Conference, and the Sandbox Summit. The summit fuels a growing movement of innovators who are harnessing emerging technology and expanding access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. The first Connected Learning Summit—attended by more than 700 people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in August 2018—was an inspired gathering that fostered cross-sector connections and catalytic innovation among interdisciplinary leaders working across diverse learning environments. Amid many highlights of the summit, we share a special shout-out to keynote speakers Michelle King and Baratunde Thurston; your wit and insight galvanized our community, and we are sincerely grateful for your passion and presence.
Similar to the summit, this Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit is the result of collaboration among many dedicated people. First and foremost, our thanks to all the participants who attended the summit, presented their research and technologies, shared their stories, and helped ensure a successful start to a new chapter in the storied history of these scholarly communities. The Connected Learning Summit Conference Committee has been most gracious and instructive in helping to guide this first-ever proceedings forward to publication. Furthermore, this proceedings would not have come together without dedicated assistance from Claudia Caro Sullivan, Jamieson Pond, and Karen Bleske. And, of course, we thank the team at Carnegie Mellon University's ETC Press, and in particular Drew Davidson and Brad King, for producing our proceedings as an attractive and open-access publication.
As you enjoy the Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit, mark your calendars as the 2019 Connected Learning Summit will be held October 2–5 at the University of California Irvine. And in case you missed it, the call for proposals for the 2019 Connected Learning Summit close Friday, March 8. Learn about the open call for proposals and visit the Connected Learning Summit 2019 website for more information and to stay updated with all Connected Learning Summit announcements. We hope you join us at the second Connected Learning Summit, and that your leadership and innovation continue to advance equitable, creative, and connected learning.
January 11, 2021 Announcing the Call for Proposals for Connected Learning Summit 2021
January 4, 2021 Announcing the Final Two Resources from the Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries Project
December 14, 2020 Before There Was Connected Learning, There Was Brother Mike


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Financial Services Attorney Joins Polsinelli Shughart to Assist Health Care Providers
Polsinelli Shughart PC welcomes attorney Dana M. Lach as a shareholder in the firm's Financial Services department where she will counsel health care and other nonprofit organizations in complex finance and commercial lending transactions.
"Polsinelli Shughart is committed to the recruitment of talented attorneys like Dana to enhance and further expand our depth of financial services to our health care industry clients," said Daniel J. Flanigan, chair of the firm's Financial Services department. "Clients and prospective clients will welcome our enhanced ability to serve them in this important financial arena."
Lach joins a deep bench of attorneys with knowledge in all aspects and phases of tax-exempt financing matters for non-profits, including health care providers and educational and cultural facilities. Lach will work closely with fellow health care financial services attorneys Janet E. Zeigler, who also practices in the Chicago office of Polsinelli Shughart, as well as Jessica Jacob Zaiger, who practices in Kansas City.
Lach has focused her practice on representation of borrowers, issuers, investment banks and financial institutions in both taxable and tax-exempt securities nationwide. Serving as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel or borrower's counsel, she has participated in more than 100 health care securities transactions totaling more than $13 billion. As a result, Lach has experience with virtually all types of financing vehicles, including derivative transactions, securitizations and privatizations.
Lach also has counseled health care and other nonprofit organizations on post-issuance compliance matters, including ongoing tax and securities law compliance, and has represented nonprofit organizations in connection with restructuring transactions.
"Polsinelli Shughart's national reach and strong health care representation provides an excellent platform to further develop and grow my practice," Lach said. "It's an honor to join the talented Polsinelli Shughart Financial Services department, and I look forward to collaborating with the firm's knowledgeable and dynamic health care attorneys."
Lach earned her law degree, cum laude, in 1999 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. She received her bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Chicago in 1994.
Lach is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the American Health Lawyers Association, Women in Public Finance and the American Bar Association. She was a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in Milwaukee, Wis., before joining Polsinelli Shughart.
Lach is an excellent source for reporters working on stories about:
• Tax-exempt finance and bond issuance in capital markets
• Use of derivatives by health care borrowers
• Post issuance compliance for tax-exempt organizations
For more information contact Public Relations Manager Heather McMichael, 816-395-0618, hmcmichael@polsinelli.com
About Polsinelli Shughart PC
With more than 500 attorneys, Polsinelli Shughart PC (www.polsinelli.com) is a national law firm that is a recognized leader in the areas of business law, financial services, real estate and business litigation. Serving corporate, institutional and individual clients, Polsinelli Shughart is redefining the business of law by sharing ideas, goals and outcomes with its clients. The firm builds enduring relationships by creating value beyond legal services - with passion, ingenuity and a sense of urgency. The firm has offices located in Kansas City; St. Louis; Phoenix; Chicago; Denver; Washington, D.C.; New York; Wilmington, Del.; Overland Park, Kan.; St. Joseph, Springfield, and Jefferson City, Mo.; Topeka, Kan.; and Edwardsville, Ill.


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Many popups and dialogs are oversized on a 1920x1080 monitor with 1.5x UI scaling
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Graphical (UI)
S4 - Minor
#306644: Preferences window doesn't match on a 15'' Laptop screen and height isn't resizeable fixed an oversized "Preferences" dialog which was extending off the edge of the screen.
However, working on Windows 10 with a screen resolution of 1920x1080 and 1.5x UI scaling (an effective resolution of 1280x720), there are many other dialogs and popups which are oversized to the point of causing UI glitches or ergonomic problems:
"Parts", "Mixer", "Plugin Creator" and "Piano Roll Editor" extend off the bottom of the screen.
"Instruments", "Resource Manager" and "Transpose" are just barely less tall than the screen.
The "View" menu is exactly the same height as the screen, which makes it impossible to switch to the "Add", "Format", "Tools", "Plugins" and "Help" menus while the "View" menu is open. This breaks flow if I'm navigating across all of the main menus while searching for a specific menu item.
The "Style" dialog is too narrow for its contents, so the right-hand panel ends up with an unnecessary horizontal scrollbar. The left-hand list, and the list of text styles, are both at least twice as wide as they need to be.
The left-hand list in the "Master Palette" is more than twice as wide as it needs to be.
Workaround No ⇒ Yes
Use the -D dpi commandline option, with dpi being the real Dots Per Inch
Workaround Yes ⇒ No
On Windows 10, the suggested workaround only appears to affect icon size, not text size, so the layout of dialogs and menus is unaffected.
Status active ⇒ duplicate
Unfortunately, there is a ton of variety in how different systems present resolution info to applications, so it's difficult to always do the right thing by default or to have only a single override always to the right thing. Luckily, there are other possible workarounds. On some systems, the "-x" option (specifying a magnification factor) may work better. On others, setting (or unsettling) the environment variable QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR may do the trick. On others still, it may be necessary to explicitly set either icon or text size within Edit / Preferences. And then there are the OS-specific overrides - like on Windows, in the Properties for the application (".exe" file) itself, there are a number of scaling overrides available, and one of those may do the trick.
See #106241: Monitor resolution detected incorrectly, making sizes wrong for further disucssion.
Thanks for responding!
It occurs to me that, even if the underlying resolution-detection problem can't be fixed (?), this bug would still be ameliorated if the UI layout were made slightly smaller. For example, removing a few items from the "View" menu, or moving them into submenus, would make the "View" menu less vulnerable to resolution-detection errors.
Changing the UI so that it can tolerate proportionally larger font sizes seems worthwhile for accessibility reasons, if nothing else.
If the View menu is too long, the Edit > Preferences and the Format Style dialogs won't fit at all either, even in their smaller 3.6 versions
Try a smaller scaling, like 1,25x
Yes; I'm suggesting that, as well as the "View" menu being made shorter, dialogs such as "Preferences" and "Format Style" should also be made less tall.
I appreciate your work in improving the "Preferences" dialog, but I'll admit I was disappointed to see that its new size only had 10% less height. I suspect other users will continue to be affected by this bug.
There's a limit as to what we can do on that.
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In reply to There's a limit as to what… by Jojo-Schmitz
There is a limit, but shouldn't MuseScore "officially" support some "reasonable enough" screen size?
Height seems the more problematic parameter, O.P. is using (indirectly) 720px, if we take "complex" application as example such Adobe Photoshop, minimum height requirement is 800px.
Wouldn't it be a fair assumption that MuseScore dialog should be usable on height 800px 100% scale factor?
Yes, 800px at 100% should work. But 1080 at 150% apparently won't.
And out minimum requirements as listed in https://musescore.org/en/download#Minimum-requirements (1024x600) are outdated and unrealistic


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The CopyKat - SiriusXM on the ropes as US judges align
GMA News tells us that the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is strengthening copyright protection and awareness in the country, ahead of the Asean economic integration in the latter part of 2015. IPOPHL director-general Ricardo Blancaflor highlighted moves during the 35th Manila International Book Fair in a move to reverse the inclusion of the Philippines on the watchlist of the US Trade Representative. In the recent copyright forum between the Philippines and Korea, IPOPHL and the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the copyright industry of both countries. Sharing the copyright protection system of Korea to the Philippines is one of the main goals of KCC which is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea. The purpose of this signed partnership is to establish a collaborative relationship between the two countries in the field of copyright and related rights, in order to protect the rights of authors and related rights, to promote the fair use of works and to endeavor to improve and develop the culture and creative industries of both countries.
Following the publication of his copyright and education report last week, Mike Weatherley MP has announced he is stepping down from his role as Intellectual Property Advisor to David Cameron after a year in the job. Weatherley had already announced that he would step down as MP for Hove and Portslade at the next election, and with that new election looming, Mike no doubt realises that copyright will be buried deep beneath isues such as the UK's membership of the European Community, NHS reforms, the economy, education, immigration, sleaze and and English parliament - to name but a few burning topics. Confirming he was stepping role, Weatherley said: "It has been a wonderful opportunity to work with the Prime Minister in this way. Feedback from industry has been very encouraging throughout the time that I served as the Prime Minister's adviser and I have very much enjoyed the work that was involved in both tackling IP crime and boosting the profile of IP generally".
The IFPI's Head of Global Legal Policy, David Carson, is leaving the global recorded music body to return to a role in the US government. The organisation is not directly replacing Carson, but instead expanding the remit of its Director of Licensing, Lauri Rechardt. Carson joined the IFPI in August 2012 from the General Counsel of the US Copyright Office, where he had served as General Counsel since 1997.
And copyright attorney and former Library of Congress digital director Mary Rasenberger has been named executive director of the Authors Guild in the US. The Guild, which represents thousands of published writers, announced the change Thursday. She succeeds longtime head Paul Aiken, who has been diagnosed with ALS.
YouTube has hit $1bn in payments to companies that participate in its 'Content ID' programme that sells advertising on user-generated clips that could/would otherwise infringe copyright "in a sign that media groups increasingly see the video site as a friend rather than foe". More on the Financial Times here.
The Geeks are up in arms! Microsoft appears to be taking down YouTube videos with content related to Windows 8 based on copyright claims. Bruce Naylor, a techology reviewer and analyst at his YouTube channel FrugalTech, received a takedown notice sent from a brand protection company called Marketly on behalf of Microsoft. Naylor explained that he filmed the video on January 6th, 2013, and called it an "op-ed piece" saying "At no point during the video did I actually use any third-party copyrighted material," and "No music, video, photos — nothing like that. It was strictly talking about why Windows 8 was failing in the marketplace at that time." And Scott Hanselman, who works for the Web Platform Team at Microsoft (yes!) made a how-to video for Windows 8.1 that was cited for copyright infringement - one of two copyright complaints. Microsoft responded saying ""While we are still investigating the recent YouTube takedown notices, it appears some of these videos were inadvertently targeted for removal because there were stolen product keys embedded in the comments section of the videos. Our intention was not to target legitimate YouTube content and we are sorry for the impact this has had. We have already taken steps to reinstate legitimate video content and are working towards a better solution to targeting stolen IP while respecting legitimate content."
SiriusXM have had some more bad news: A California federal judge Phillip Gutierrez had already delivered a "legal earthquake"by finding that SiriusXM had violated the claimant's (sixties band the Turtles) pre-1972 master copyrights by playing their music without licensing it or paying performance royalties and now another fesderal judge who had indicated some support for SiriusXM's decision has now had a change of heart and now is minded to follow the Carifornian court. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel is presiding over a similar case brought by Capitol Records and other record industry giants; Judge Strobel had previously expressed her inclination to reject proposed jury instructions offered by the record companies, but now she had a change of heart by granting what the record companies were seeking. "Plaintiffs ask the court to take judicial notice of the order granting summary judgment in Flo & Eddie Inc. v. Siruis XM Radio, Inc," she writes. "While a federal trial court opinion is not binding on this court, the court finds the logic applied in that order interpreting Civil Code §980 to be persuasive."
Google is rolling out an update to its search engine next week that will downrank websites containing pirated content. The new, improved algorithm pushes copyright violators lower in search results. "We've now refined the signal in ways we expect to visibly affect the rankings of some of the most notorious sites," Google says in its latest transparency report. The update will also affect search autofill behavior to prevent sites with pirated content from appearing in results. Furthermore, "legitimate" media sites like Netflix, Amazon, and Google Play will be prioritized to the top of Google's results page when users search for a particular movie, TV show, or song. More on the fastcompany website here.
And finally, in Germany Uploaded.net has been found liable for not deleting copyright content in a timely manner. Anti-piracy company Pro-Media informed the file-host of the infringement via a 'takedown' email, but Uploaded claimed not have been aware of the notice. A notic detailing infringing URLs on the file-hosting site was sent to the given abuse contact of the site," Mirko Brüß, a lawyer with record label lawfirm Rasch Legal, told TorrentFreak. However, three days later the album was still being made available so the lawfirm sent Swiss based Uploaded an undertaking to cease and desist. When the file-hosting site still didn't respond, Rasch Legal obtained a preliminary injunction against Uploaded. The Regional Court of Hamburg has now ruled that Uploaded is liable, even if no notice has been viewed. The Court followed our reasoning, meaning it is sufficient that the file-hoster actually receives the notice in a way that you can expect it to be read under normal circumstances.
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Kinder Farm fun | PHOTOS
Ed Hartman still pursues his love of being on the water - and of Annapolis
Annapolis police detective charged with misconduct resigns from department after charges thrown out in court
Glen Burnie girls basketball conquers Old Mill, 56-46, to become the last undefeated team in Anne Arundel
Scottie Pippen through the years
Annapolis man charged with murder after woman found dead in apartment Saturday, police say
Orioles altering Camden Yards' left-field dimensions amid ballpark's historic home run binge
Fort Meade: What to know about ticks | COMMENTARY
Rebellious anniversary: Burning the Peggy Stewart ended Annapolis' golden era
'Prisoner of his own impulse': Inside Trump's cave to end the shutdown without a wall
July 8: Anne Arundel County adds 36 coronavirus cases as positive test rate hits 3.53%
By Donovan Conaway
Anne Arundel County had 36 coronavirus cases confirmed and no deaths in the past 24 hours, state health data shows. Maryland added 465 new coronavirus cases and 9 deaths.
Numbers released Wednesday morning show the county now has 5,341 confirmed cases and 202 deaths. Another eight people may have died from the disease, but a lab test was never performed.
Across Maryland, at least 746,274 tests have been conducted, an increase of more than 11,000 in the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide rate of positive cases to 4.61%. Anne Arundel's rate of positive cases is 3.53%.
Statewide, 398 people are currently hospitalized with 136 patients in the ICU and 262 patients in acute care.
For this week nursing homes in Anne Arundel are reporting a total of 166 cases. Staff of these facilities confirm 51 cases and residents have 115 cases with 17 deaths.
There are 600 confirmed cases — 236 staff members and 364 inmates — at correctional and detention facilities in the county. There is four confirmed inmates deaths.
Anne Arundel cases by ZIP code
Here is an alphabetical breakdown of the number of cases in each ZIP code in Anne Arundel County as of Wednesday. This data uses the county's numbers. State numbers are in parentheses.
ZIP codes that overlap more than one county are in italics. The state numbers also account for cases at congregate living facilities in those ZIP codes, which the county numbers do not include.
How are Maryland COVID cases, vaccinations and other metrics trending? Here are the latest numbers. [GRAPHICS]
The county has said that they remove cases from this data as they determine they are from congregate housing, such as nursing homes or retirement communities, which may also account for discrepancies.
Annapolis (21401): 428 (500)
Annapolis (21405): 1 (N/A)
Annapolis (21409): 73 (92)
Annapolis Junction (20701): 0 (N/A)
Arnold (21012): 81 (150)
Brooklyn (21225): 110 (381)
BWI Airport (21240): 0 (N/A)
Churchton (20733): 15 (16)
Crofton (21114): 100 (146)
Crownsville (21032): 47 (78)
Curtis Bay (21226): 17 (41)
Davidsonville (21035): 25 (18)
Deale (20751): 9 (N/A)
Dunkirk (20754): 1 (26)
Edgewater (21037): 140 (213)
Fort Meade (20755): (12)
Friendship (20758): 2 (N/A)
Galesville (20765): 1 (N/A)
Gambrills (21054): 68 (118)
Gibson Island (21056): 0 (N/A)
Glen Burnie (21060): 308 (385)
Hanover (21076): 143 (185)
Harmans (21077): 3 (N/A)
Harwood (20776): 19 (17)
Jessup (20794): 21 (561)
Laurel (20724): 336 (343)
Linthicum Heights (21090): 61 (86)
Lothian (20711): 87 (86)
Millersville (21108): 88 (90)
Naval Academy (21402): (N/A)
North Beach (20714): 2 (20)
Odenton (21113): 175 (187)
Owings (20736): 0 (38)
Pasadena (21122): 298 (317)
Riva (21140): 7 (N/A)
Severn (21144): 255 (263)
Severna Park (21146): 103 (117)
Shady Side (20764): 19 (20)
Tracys Landing (20779): 4 (N/A)
West River (20778): 11 (8)
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