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Since forming in the late '90s, the musically muscular and relentlessly inventive Umphrey's McGee has cultivated an impressive presence both live and in the studio. Lauded by critics and adored by fans, the band continues to draw in new listeners with their singular style: virtuoso playing and acrobatic tempo changes and rhythmic shifts complemented by dazzling song craft and composition, memorable hooks, anthemic guitar lines and rock solid rhythms.
Now in their second decade, Umphrey's McGee continues to wow fans globally. The band has performed at festivals such as U.S. festivals as Bonnaroo, ROTHBURY, and Lollapalooza, have toured Europe multiple times and performed Japan's Fuji Rock Festival.
Umphrey's McGee is also known for their innovative approach to distributing music and building community. With the recent unveiling of Umphrey's McGee's all-new Stew Art Series (aka, "S2") – an interactive fan experience where audience members "conduct" the band's live improvisations – Umphrey's McGee continue to offer their fiercely loyal fanbase the most innovative musical experiences available. Before their latest studio recording, Mantis, was released in January of last year, the group made the album available for pre-order in an interesting way. Fans were offered more free bonus content the more Mantis pre-orders were received; as the fans "unlocked" levels of content by getting more of their friends to pre-order the album. The idea was to give the fans incentive to help spread the word about the album, and to offer a totally unique music experience.
As Umphrey's McGee's sound evolves with every passing show, the live concerts sold on their expansive music archive site UMLive.net continue to be in high demand by their hungry fan base.
Chicago's Umphrey's McGee enters its second decade together with their most progressive, melodic and artistically cohesive album to date. Over 2 years in the making, Mantis pushes the envelope in composition, arrangement and group interplay.
In an Umphrey's McGee first, the album offers 100% new material – a drastic change of pace for a band whose typical modus operandi is to work out the material live on-stage before recording studio versions. Loaded with innovative PUSH™ technology by Digital Insert to deliver exclusive bonus material throughout 2009, Mantis is already creating plenty of anticipation and chatter among fans and industry alike.
Recorded in Indianapolis in April 2007 and produced by longtime "sound caresser"/honorary seventh member Kevin Browning, Live at the Murat is innovative without being indulgent and exhilarating without losing control. Clearly, logging 120 gigs a year, "live" is where UM lives.
A spontaneous and intriguing follow up to their highly touted spring 2006 studio release Safety In Numbers. Titled The Bottom Half, disc one features ten tracks that were originally recorded during the SIN sessions, while disc two offers outtakes, alternative versions of songs, a cappella recordings, and other bits from the band's 2005 studio sessions.
Safety In Numbers, which hit stores on April 4, 2006, is the third studio album by the musically muscular and relentlessly inventive Umphrey's McGee. From top to bottom, in its carefully constructed yet deeply felt notes, Safety In Numbers is strong and coolly calculated, yet easy-going and improvisational — an aural representation of life's balancing act.
The band's second DVD release was recorded in their hometown on December 30 and 31, 2004 at the Riviera Theatre. The set offers almost 4 hours of performance and b-roll footage that captures just what the buzz is all about.
The new studio album by Umphrey's McGee, featuring "In the Kitchen", "Bullhead City", "Wife Soup", and "Walletsworth".
The first studio release featuring the full-fledged rock machine that is Umphrey's McGee! The band's complex, wide-bodied sound finally comes into focus on this album full of funk, freeform rock, and unique vocals.


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Although it has been two years since I worked on a production of A Christmas Carol there is apparently a portion of my brain being used to store information about the props list. Last night I had a HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE about the show.
It is the opening performance 10:30 am matinee. I am at the theater and discover we have run out of all of the food props. Molly from the scene shop has been enlisted to go prop shopping while the crew presets. She is wearing a green shirt. She has to go to Safeway (across town) because for some reason we've ordered a 16″ chocolate sheet cake with chocolate icing.
– 1 jar microwavable brown gravy (Mysteriously the "turkey" is not on this list; I can only conclude in Dreamland there is enough turkey in the prop fridge).
– 1 box Maple Brown Sugar Quaker Instant Oatmeal – It has to be Maple although I will only use half a packet of powder flavoring because Scrooge thinks the flavor is too strong when the whole packet is used.
It is 9:30 am. Molly has to get the Safeway, buy the props and cake and return in time for me to prep & set the oatmeal for the top of Act I. Also, she has to do all of this on her bicycle.
That is when I awoke in a panic. My Man says I have been in this business too long.
All I want in a backpack is that it be water-resistant and comfortable for bicycling, convert to a stylish hand bag appropriate for business meetings, have conveniently located secure pockets but not too many, and match with my blue winter coat, orange trench, pink blazer and any other jacket I purchase in the future.
Has anyone seen my backpack?
Whenever I clean I find scraps of paper with scribbled notes. This time they were in a little notepad in my car, jotted hastily in pencil during our road trip from Minnesota to California. There's "Donner summit Vis Ctr. closed" which I remember thinking was funny (Do they serve food at the Donner Summit Visitor's Center? ha ha ha).
Then there's "Key – mailbox" which I must have written after talking to the realtor when we arrived in town.
Lastly is a little poem. I vaguely remember reading it on a billboard while driving through Nevada.
to sit on your lap.
One time when prop shopping I picked up a few vintage Ms. magazines. They are very cool to flip through.
My other favorite part is the tabloid collage with the article "Lovely Christabel Breaks Years of Anguished Silence to Tell: How Fan Magazines Can Make You A Real Woman".
I've uploaded more pictures and articles on Flickr. Also some very angry feminist poems that put Haiku for the Single Girl to shame.
Or if you want the whole set for your very own, check out my eBay listing (as of 3-25-12).
Spring / 72 Preview Issue – Inside pages in good condition; cover in Fair condition – fading. One center page has come loose. Original subscription coupons in tact.
Contains the famous "I want a wife" article by Judy Syfers and "Three Women, A Poem for Three Voices" by Sylvia Plath.
We were so cool, so bad, so rad.
Recently I rediscovered this picture of my little sister and me in matching homemade neon green outfits circa 1984. When we were very little, my mom made most of our clothes, culminating each spring with beautiful Easter dresses. She continued through the mid-80s then (gave up?) opted for store bought just as I hit middle school and she started working more. Shame on me for coveting the name brands at the mall.
Make no mistake – it is not an accident that my shirt is oh-so-casually falling off my shoulder. I was trying to distract from the glasses.
I don't know which is my favorite part – my sister's tiny side ponytail or a that we're rocking our neon green shorts-suits with matching lace trimmed ankle socks AND jellies.
A moment in time. A moment in time.


TLC: The Learning Channel...but what are they teaching? Sisterhood and the Boo Boo!
TLC? The Learning Channel?! Seriously?! Not since the days of "Trading Spaces" has TLC lived up to their name. I recently learned that TLC no longer identifies as "The Learning Channel" but has kept the TLC as it's now the channel's iconic brand. Well, whatever they call themselves and whatever their mission, TLC has taken a left turn from the right lane and no longer offers any programming in keeping with its original mission. But hey, why should TLC be any different from a lot of networks on air today? I mean, MTV, VH1 and BET all prefer reality tv over music videos as their name and mission suggest. Why should should we hold The Learning Channel to a higher standard? Perhaps this is "learning" in America. No thank you.


A team of scientists led by University of Montana cell biologist Mark Grimes has identified networks inside lung cancer cells that will help understand this cancer and fight it with drug treatments.
The paper, published as the cover article of the May 22 issue of Science Signaling, sheds light on how a new class of drugs called HSP90 inhibitors—which are currently in clinical trials—works to fight cancer. It is the first large-scale study to analyze three different kinds of protein modifications simultaneously while also employing new methods that involve mathematical and computational approaches and networks to analyze these data.
The paper is titled "Integration of protein phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation datasets to outline lung cancer signaling networks."
Compared to all other cancers, lung cancer is still the most deadly, despite reductions in recent years due to decreases in cigarette smoking. Lung cancer is expected to kill about 150,000 people in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society.
The study began with scientists at Cell Signaling Technology, who collected a large amount of data from lung cancer cells. The approach to analyze the data builds on previous work from the Grimes laboratory.
"Proteins modify each other in different ways inside cells to convey signals," Grimes said. "The signals tell cells to divide, differentiate or die. Cancer is many diseases, and many types of cancer are caused by screwed up cell signaling mechanisms. This study defines these signaling pathways with greater precision and integrates pathways that use different protein modifications."
The study looked at 45 different lung cancer cell types and compared their modified proteins to normal lung tissue. To make sense of the large amount of data, sophisticated pattern recognition techniques—including machine-learning algorithms—were used, and patterns in protein modifications were combined with protein interaction networks to define cell signaling pathways in lung cancer cells.
Grimes' research team includes three UM students and two other UM faculty members: Travis Wheeler from the Department of Computer Science and Ekaterina Smirnova from the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The team also included computational biologist Avi Ma'ayan and his team from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; and scientists from Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA led by Michael Comb.
Grimes emphasized that this research is a team effort.
"Progress is made when people with different skills come together to tackle a hard problem," he said. "It was gratifying to involve UM graduate and undergraduate students Lauren Foltz, Jeremiah Gaiser and William Cook, who each contributed uniquely to the project."
"Cells are bags of proteins and other components like DNA. Different components are contained within intracellular compartments walled off by membranes. Imagine the cell as a house, and people within are proteins. Different groups of people spend more time in different places, depending on their jobs in the house. In the cell, proteins modify one another by attaching phosphate, methyl and acetyl groups, which is akin to people attaching different balloons to one another. The balloons attract particular people to come together, depending on which balloon is carried. This sends a signal to the people attracted to the balloon holder to move within the house and engage in some activity. For example, someone hands you a red balloon and you assemble a group of cooks to go to the kitchen and make a meal.
"We can represent the way people interact with one another in the house as a network. Most of the people in the house interact with many other people over the course of a year, so the network of interactions looks like a hairball, which is not very informative. We want to unravel the hairball, picking out pathways through the network that depend on who gets the balloons. This is where mathematical tricks and machine-learning algorithms come into play. These pattern-recognition techniques help us to identify clusters of people who get different balloons—clusters of proteins that become modified—in similar ways. We then look at interactions only among those clusters of people. In other words, the clusters are used to filter the interactions. This cluster-filtered network is a much simpler network, and informs us about signaling pathways specific to lung cancer cells."
Grimes continues, "To take the analogy further, a tumor is like a house that turns itself into a large factory that uses up the community's energy resources in a residential zone of single-family dwellings. Researchers are like detectives who examine the people holding three different types of balloons simultaneously in many different factories (tumor cell types). The detectives use this information to trace pathways of communications that are common when a house breaks the community rules.
"The cluster-filtered network identifies the bad guys and their collaborators so we have a better idea who should be arrested by law enforcement to stop the house from expanding in the wrong neighborhood," Grimes said. "In other words, this study gives us a better idea which proteins to target with drugs to arrest different types of lung cancer."


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Love Was In The Air On Valentine's Day Fifty couples in Latvia got married at what's known as the Love Cup Festival. They were trying to set a Guinness World Record for most simultaneous weddings while floating in hot air balloons.
Fifty couples in Latvia got married at what's known as the Love Cup Festival. They were trying to set a Guinness World Record for most simultaneous weddings while floating in hot air balloons.
Good morning, I'm Mary Louise Kelly. Love is in the air, or at least it was in Latvia this Valentine's Day. Fifty couples got married in hot air balloons at what's known as The Love Cup Festival. They were trying to set a Guinness World Record for most simultaneous weddings while floating in hot air balloons. No word yet on whether they qualified. We do know the balloons were tied to cars to keep them from soaring too high, and those knots were tied tight. It's MORNING EDITION.


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ACEP's "Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Department" was approved by the Board of Directors in its June 24, 2015, meeting in Dallas. The 2015 tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) policy revised one passed in 2012.
A writing subcommittee of the ACEP Clinical Policies Committee, chaired by Michael D. Brown, MD, FACEP, conducted a systematic review of the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to answer two clinical questions. The table (right) displays the 2015 draft recommendations on the left and the final published recommendations, which incorporate feedback from the ACEP member comment period, on the right.
Among the 50 comments received on the draft policy, some were more impactful than others. For example, some appropriately pointed out that the draft Level A harm statement was not action oriented, which is one of the primary aims in developing recommendations that are useful to clinicians.
So what in the original 2012 policy was changed in the 2015 policy?
This revised policy utilized an updated clinical policy development process that includes formally trained methodologists grading the research evidence.
There were no Level A recommendations since this level requires a high degree of clinical certainty.
Although Level B recommendations reflect a moderate degree of clinical certainty, the purposeful choice of wording in the recommendations differentiates the action-oriented statements for Question 1 and Question 2.
The Level C recommendations, based on consensus opinion, emphasize the importance of shared decision making when feasible.
The potential for benefit and harm associated with the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke is summarized in Appendix D of the policy.
This clinical policy is posted on the ACEP Web site at www.acep.org/clinicalpolicies. It will be published in Annals of Emergency Medicine in September 2015.


The second reading today, from the Letter to the Romans, tells us that "if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's." And it is our Lord who tells us to forgive. If we want to follow Jesus, then we become people who forgive others, no matter what offense they do to us.
Jesus is clear that to follow Him, we will suffer, so we must take up our cross daily and follow Him.
The Gospel from Matthew today is very strong. Jesus is so clear in His teaching to us: forgive everything from your heart! We are not allowed to hold on to anything against anybody. Rather, as Jesus teaches, we must go even further and help those who harm us and give to those who rob us. To follow Jesus is not easy and he asks us to give ourselves completely to Him and to following Him. Christianity will never be a life of comfort, even though we may have comforts from time to time.
We can also ask ourselves today how we relate to those around us? Are we people who forgive others? Are we people who really seek to love and serve others? Do we seek to see Christ in others? Do we look for God's will in our lives and in the lives others?
At the heart of the teachings of Jesus, at the heart of His own life, is this deep awareness of God's presence in all creation and in all peoples. Even in the agony of Jesus and in the Cross, Jesus keeps His heart with love for others. Today, we are invited to forgive and to follow Jesus once more in a way that gives witness to the glory of God. Together let us walk the way of the Lord.


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Umbran said:
. . .Binging a well-made show is like chugging fine cognac.
Well then. I guess we're clear to binge the Wheel.
If anyone's got Netflix, Arcane (league of legends) is Muuuuuuuch more worth your time. Despite being a computer-enhanced sort of cartoon.
So with Moiraine's Magic turning the tide in the attack on Emonds Field in episode one, I'm struggling to think of other examples of Magic being used like that.
From memory she hurls some fire bolts, calls down lightning from the sky, slices someone in half with the power, telekinetically flings an axe in a trollocs face, blasts a few with concussive blasts then flings half the Winespring Inn at the remaining warband. It was Magic deployed for combat in a really physical and spectacular way. You can see her in a defensive posture scanning the battlefield for her next target. One of the stand out parts of the episodes so far for me. Reminiscent of Gandalf and Sauruman's duel in Fellowship of the Ring but more varied and substantial.
Im struggling to think of any other live action media which uses magic like this… essentially in the same way we see it in a typical D&D combat? I had thought that Wheel of Time might end up more D&D than the D&D movies for this reason… the cost and difficulty of quality special effects.
What are people's thoughts?
I mean, the books are long, but not that long: I read the first 8 in a week.
TheSword said:
I've watched the episode, but haven't read the books, so I don't know how well that scene reflected the source material. I found it a very engaging scene, and it gave much context to, "one of the Aes Sedai can turn a battle," we were told a few scenes earlier.
My wife, who has read the books, and loved the story (if not all Jordan's stalled, over-lengthy irrelevant prose about dresses and such) absolutely loved the battle scene, and how the magic was depicted.
I have work to do!
Fair: I was 15 at the time, and it was Summer.
The books average 826 pages each, and there are 14 of them. For a total of 11,500+ pages.
By comparison, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, in total, all three books, has about 1137 pages.
Yes, a couple weeks reading in spare time for all 14 books as opposed to a couple days for the LotR.
I suppose being a fast reader does warp my perceptions somewhat?
Out of curiosity, I went and tested my reading speed, which is apparently about 690 words per minute with comprehension. That means the Wheel of Time would take ~106 hours for me to read in total straight through, while the Lord of the Rings would take ~14 hours. So yeah, two weeks worth of downtime reading, versus a weekend.
Not necessarily fast, because you're quoting a duration that theoretically has things other than reading going on.
If you read one page per minute (which is well above average, but not uncommon), and devote 9 hours a day, every day, to reading, you can get through the thing in about three weeks.
Out of curiosity, I went and tested my reading speed, which is apparently about 690 words per minute with comprehension.
So, that's way above average, which is more like 250 wpm, or about 2 minutes per page.
You say "with comprehension" - I'm going to push back and note that there's a difference between comprehension (which is measured in the short term) and retention, which is what you remember a day or a week later. My understanding is that, on average (not you, personally, but on average) reading speeds above about one page per minute negatively impact retention. The human brain just doesn't shove material into longer-term storage that quickly.
YMMV, of course.
I'm struggling to think of other examples of Magic being used like that.
That's because cheaty-maccheatyface has both wizard and druid spell lists.
Ha ha yes. I did make a fairly robust Aes Sedai as either Community Druid or a Divine Soul Sorcerer.
Holy cow, at that speed I can understand why people might get frustrated with a longer book.
My retention rate is inversely proportional to the real world applicability of the information: I retain every bit of minutua about D&D or Lord of the Rings, but less about say, physics or biology.
Pushing the math a bit further, the Wheel of Time books, on average, would take me ~7.5 hours to read. So, given work, school, and children, it would take me a few days to finish a single book if I used my downtime with a book rather than here.
GMMichael said:
I guess that depends on what you call quality. I saw a lot to like in the first episode. Since you've given no material critique, there's not much to discuss with you beyond that.
That the Dragon came, and wrecked everything, is mentioned, but they very much didn't say how high the tech ladder they got before the fall. In the closing exposition, she suggests it has been a long time - long enough that the events of the last turn of the Wheel went from history, to legend, to myth, to being outright forgotten. From that, I get the impression that the turns of the Wheel are on the order of multiple millennia.
I don't think that, after thousands of years of recovery, it is really a post-apocalyptic setting. That would be like saying our own modern-day Europe is post-apocalyptic, when the apocalypse was the Black Death.
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Under current real-world conditions, I find it depressing you think biology has less real-world application than Lord of the Rings.
As one might expect from a multi-million world tale, it is complex.
It is post-apocalyptic from a few angles. One, the people of the world are aware of the pas having existed, and what is possible with technology and magic. This actually comes up in a relevant way, as reinventing something you know can be done is a very different matter than fresh invention.
In another, there have been two mini-apocalyapses since the Breaking, gigantic wars that destroyed and remade society across the continent.
No, quite the opposite, I think biology has more real world application. But my mind retains Tolkien genealogies across decades, but science facts go in one eyeball and out the other (my 6 year old has a mind like a trap for animal and plant facts, at least). I have a trivial mind.
wicked cool
Watched first episode last night didn't realize there were three.
Watching pt 2 now. Looks amazing and was fun enough. Wondering how it will compare to Witcher and Shadow and Bone.
i think its a better show overall than shadow and bone but i would argue that some of the acting in shadow and bone is better (especially the lead bad guy)
Perhaps your retention is about how interested you are in the subject. I retain fantasy books and games better than I do boring real world subjects as well. Real world subjects I have an interest in, though, those I retain just fine.

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Q: Do the glowing pillars in The Storm Halls do anything? I've noticed that occasionally if I shoot at (or near) the glowing red pillars they will kind of explode a bit for a second and then reform. Does this affect my attacks in any way? What about nearby enemies? Is this purely cosmetic (like pillars in other dungeons crashing down)?

A: They'll continue to animate as long as you switch between the two targets; there are usually two of them near each other. When you hit one, it will animate but won't animate again until the other is hit. Besides that, I personally have not found any other use for them and I also have not heard any other use from anybody else.

A: The pillars just appear to be aesthetic with no real function. There seems to be no direct method of interacting with them but as you mention at times when you fire towards them they animate.

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Checkout Eight Times Cristiano Ronaldo Scored a Last-Minute Goal for His Team.
By Imjohn (self media writer) | 1 year ago
All seven goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo this season came when his team was either losing or drawing.
- Real Madrid 3-2 Man City
Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA Champions League scored the winning goal for Real Madrid during the era of Jose Mourinho in the Spanish capital. The five-time Ballon d'Or award winner scored the winner in the 90th minute.
Photo credit: dailymail.co.uk
- Real Madrid 3 - 2 Levante
Under the management of Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner to finish the comeback against Levante in the La Liga Santander.
Real Madrid needed goals from Morata, Bale, and a 94th minute winner by Cristiano Ronaldo to take home all three points.
Photo credit: givemesport.com
- Portugal 3 - 2 Sweden
Cristiano Ronaldo finished with a hattrick to send the Portugal national team to the 2014 World Cup. Goals in the 58th, 76th, and 79th minutes were all it took to annul the brace scored by Zlatan Ibrahimovic of the Swedish side.
- Real Madrid 3-2, Bayern Munich
Another hatrick scored by Cristiano Ronaldo to send Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. After scoring a goal before the end of the normal 90 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals more in the 104th and 109th minutes to eliminate Bayern Munich from the competition.
- Portugal 2 - 1 Egypt
Two late goals in the 91st and 96th minutes defeated Mohamed Salah's Egypt national team in an international friendly match.
Photo credit: sportbible.com
- Juventus defeats Udinese 2-1.
Cristiano Ronaldo's brace against Udinese was an integral part of Juventus' finishing in the number four position at the end of the 2020/2021 Seria A competition.
Juventus were 1-0 down till the 82nd minute when the Portuguese national team captain scored an equalizer and finished it off in the 89th minute to get the whole three points.
- Portugal 2 - 1 Ireland
The Portugal national team was 1-0 down till Cristiano Ronaldo equalized in the 89th minutes of the European national league match and scored the winner of the game in the 96th minutes to give the Portuguese side three points.
- Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal
The most recent last-minute winner was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA Champions League group stage game against Villarreal. A 95th minute goal by Cristiano Ronaldo was all it took for Manchester United to walk away with the three points.
Opinion: Share your thoughts and Comment down if you believe the adage "never write off Cristiano Ronaldo before the final whistle".
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Ballon d'Or Cristiano Ronaldo Levante UEFA Champions League Zinedine Zidane


Recently our daughter moved to a new city. Many of her belongings stored at her previous home in Africa would take at least 3 months to arrive in Washington, DC. She thought she would help me out with my ongoing disbursal of extra household items by taking a few things from our home. She really only wanted "trash" – stuff that I didn't need but that she could use temporarily until her own stuff arrived.
Her requests: several mugs, a hand mixer, towels, and a blanket. And, oh yes, remember that elegant chinchilla stole that Nana passed down to her but she didn't want to take to Africa. Now she might have a use for it. It's a keeper.
Other temporary gifts that sometimes come my way are trinkets, favors, and similar swag that you might get at meetings. If I can't pass it on to someone who needs it, I keep a basket of such stuff for visiting kids and invite them to "pick a treat." The only problem is that I fear I might be helping them develop a habit of accumulating useless stuff. What do you do with swag you don't need or want?
#1 | Written by Mary Ann Paulukonis about 1 year ago.
My children want few of our things, not even items handed down from our parents and grandparents. I set aside wedding favors, medical give-aways, and such stuff and give it to our parish rummage sale every summer.
#2 | Written by Susan Vogt about 1 year ago.
That's a good one, Jim.
#3 | Written by Jim Veihdeffer about 1 year ago.
Are you saying that the singing lobster I acquired for $3 at a neighborhood yard sale may not be a keeper?


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In Conversation with Dr. Rick Klemme
Richard Klemme
Dr. Rick Klemme grew up on a farm in east-central Illinois. He received his BA in economics and math from Illinois State University. He later earned an MA and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Purdue. Rick began his nearly four-decade Extension career as an agricultural economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW). He later became Dean and Director of UW Extension. Rick transitioned from that assignment to serve as the Executive Director of Extension's Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP), where he worked for nearly four years.
Rick recently finished his first year as an Extension Foundation Catalyst. Catalysts are Extension experts who support New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) projects chosen to participate in Extension Foundation's project accelerator program. This program is part of a cooperative agreement with USDA-NIFA. In Year One (2019), the Extension Foundation selected four projects for participation. In Year Two (2020), eight projects were chosen from among 33 competitive nominations across the Cooperative Extension system. Year Three projects will begin in Fall 2021. You can learn about past NTAE projects here.
We sat down to talk about his career in Extension, his role as a Catalyst, and what projects he's currently working on.
Can you tell us a little about your work as an NTAE Catalyst? What results/impacts have you seen to date?
My work started about a year ago. It was a new role for me and has provided me an opportunity to engage with project teams on the ground level. The teams are from around the country and working in different program areas.
It's fun to watch the NTAE projects mature and develop over time and see how teams hone in on what they want to accomplish. It's been interesting to help NTAE teams access the Extension Foundation's team of Key Informants and build better projects. I've seen individuals and teams expand their horizons, grow their capacity, and in some cases, begin scaling their program work up.
What's your assignment for this upcoming year?
I'll be focusing on three areas. I'm tentatively working with three of the new project teams. In that role, I'll also be mentoring new catalysts coming on board, which will be fun. The roles for catalysts and key informants will be different this year because there are more and different types of project teams.
I'm working on special projects that focus on the food system, including work with Food System 6 (FS6). FS6 supports food entrepreneurs from around the country working towards a more just and regenerative food system. Smaller producers face so many challenges: labor, climate change, market access, and many more. But they also experienced a consumer demand bonanza in 2020 due to COVID-19. For example, nearly every Wisconsin CSA farm was over-subscribed.
It's interesting to see how difficult it is for individual entrepreneurs to operate successfully in a landscape dominated by Sysco Foods, Wal-Mart, Costco, and other large retail chains across the country. We're trying to find the balance of compatibility. We're not trying to pit small local foods producers against the larger retail sector. Instead, we're trying to figure out how they can co-exist more effectively and have products in individual and chain grocery stores. We're also trying to address food access and food deserts, which exist in both rural and urban areas. Even though intensive, small-scale rural farmers may be sending their products to cities, people who live in these rural communities may have trouble accessing fresh food.
Another project I'm working with involves Washington State University. It focuses on resilient communities. It's just getting underway. Creating resilient communities is even more critical now as we face climate change, the pandemic, and a changing economy. It's vital for both rural and urban communities. I think there is a strong potential for work in community resilience to bring people together to co-learn across the country and share what's worked in different places. This sharing might enable us to replicate successful work in other communities.
These are exciting projects, and I'm eager for the work ahead.
You spent decades in Extension. What have been the most significant changes you've seen during your career?
I've had several different jobs in Extension: as a faculty member, program leader, Extension leader, and then as executive director of ECOP. For most of my career, I stayed in one place (University of Wisconsin). During my time in Extension, I've seen many changes. On the agricultural side, farms have grown in size and complexity. Ag agents have very different jobs than 35 years ago.
Our traditional home economics field has changed, as well. It's always been a staple of our county programs. Interestingly, we're once again offering canning programs driven by the huge surge of interest in home and community gardening. The point is, we morphed those programs. People had to change what they did and how they taught. We needed to evolve to meet changing needs and to be current with the times. While we still have a lot of traditional programming in 4-H, we have new youth development efforts. Program areas change over time.
The great thing about Extension has been the strong legacy in agriculture, 4-H, and home economics programming. That's also been our biggest challenge because people hang on to how we used to operate, which relied on an expert model, one on one, very practically oriented information, and vital information at the time. While providing practically oriented and vital information remains important, the educator-client relationship has shifted to reflect changing needs and information delivery methods.
Demographics change, resulting in clientele and partners. In Wisconsin, like many other states, we've improved our ability to interact and engage with diverse audiences, including Hmong, Native American, Black, and Hispanic populations. We learned that the ability to understand different cultures was critically important in reaching people. We not only engaged with community leaders, clan leaders, and tribal councils, but we also hired members of our Extension team from within those communities.
In nutrition education, we discovered that bringing community members who understand the cultural importance of food and, in some cases, indigenous foods was important. These individuals were able to integrate that knowledge into a curriculum developed by and for White populations. It represented a big step for us. We hire educators from the communities in which we work. It's one thing to talk about inclusion and another thing to act upon it. Inclusion means engaging, listening, and diversifying the Extension workforce to reflect the communities in which we work.
If we hadn't changed, I am not sure that Extension would still exist?
I've often bragged about the growth of community development in Extension programs. In Wisconsin, we embraced community development as being very important to local communities. Having access to Extension community development resources has proven critical for some community-based organizations and local business owners. We've also grown urban Extension work tremendously over the last 20-30 years, working with new audiences and in different ways.
Responding to local needs, being resilient, and providing what is needed in rural and urban populations keeps Extension relevant.
Where do you think opportunities lie for Extension now and in the future?
I think many of the opportunities rely on embracing the engagement role that Extension has in communities. We're moving from an expert model to a learning and facilitation model, an engagement model. Colleagues are realizing and incorporating local knowledge and experiences into the educational program. That's a hallmark of successful Extension programming.
When I look at younger faculty on campus with research and Extension appointments today, I see the engagement level climb. I saw that kind of engagement many years ago, where a group of relatively few producers (potato producers, for example) knew specialists on a first-name basis. I think that was the forerunner of today's engaged campus specialists.
I think this kind of engagement is a harbinger. One of the primary values of Extension is its ability to coalesce resources locally and do a lot of the behind-the-scenes work.
What are you particularly excited about right now?
I'm excited about the work in community resilience and food systems. I serve on the board of directors for a Wisconsin-based non-profit organization – FairShare – that works with farmers that run community-supported agriculture operations (CSAs). We've helped enable, empower, and provide capacity for farmers to operate locally under the umbrella of larger food chains and systems. A sustainable agricultural center that I was involved with helped the predecessor of Fair Share form as a 501c3. It's nice to come full circle.
What books, podcasts, etc., are currently informing your thinking?
I enjoy books and documentaries that document the entry into World War II of different allied powers. I am especially intrigued with the challenges faced by leaders during that era, notably Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. I also enjoyed the PBS series Atlantic Crossing, which also centers on World War II.
I found the PBS series created by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick – The Vietnam War – incredibly informative. It demonstrates the cumulative set of errors surrounding our involvement in Vietnam and what that has meant to our nation. It's a revealing and sad commentary that explores the importance of transparency and listening to all voices.
David Maraniss produced an excellent book about Vietnam and the 1960s, entitled They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace in Vietnam and America. Marranis is a Washington Post associate editor and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He's also a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. That book is incredibly resonant with me for many reasons, including his exploration of Vietnam activism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
I'm also a fan of James Patterson, who writes mystery novels.
A Conversation with Dr. Scott Reed, Extension Foundation Catalyst
Accelerating Success: Q&A with Dr. Fred Schlutt
Q&A with Chuck Hibberd


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Saint-Amans est une ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Lozère en région Occitanie. Depuis le , elle est une commune déléguée de Monts-de-Randon.

Ses habitants sont appelés les Saint-Amaniens.

Géographie

Communes limitrophes

Hydrographie
Saint-Amans est traversée par la rivière Colagne.

Toponymie
Le nom de la commune est Sench Amanç en occitan selon la norme classique.

Histoire
Le , la commune fusionne avec Estables, Rieutort-de-Randon, Servières et La Villedieu pour former la commune nouvelle de Monts-de-Randon dont la création est actée par un arrêté préfectoral du .

Politique et administration

Démographie

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 Église Saint-Amans de Saint-Amans.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Héraldique

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi

 Anciennes communes de la Lozère
 Lac de Ganivet

Ancienne commune en Lozère
Commune déléguée en Lozère

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CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION @extschema@.CDB_JenksBins(in_array NUMERIC[], breaks INT, iterations INT DEFAULT 0, invert BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE)
RETURNS NUMERIC[] as
$$
DECLARE
    in_matrix NUMERIC[][];
    in_unique_count BIGINT;

    shuffles INT;
    arr_mean NUMERIC;
    sdam NUMERIC;

    i INT;
    bot INT;
    top INT;

    tops INT[];
    classes INT[][];
    j INT := 1;
    curr_result NUMERIC[];
    best_result NUMERIC[];
    seedtarget TEXT;

BEGIN
    -- We clean the input array (remove NULLs) and create 2 arrays
    -- [1] contains the unique values in in_array
    -- [2] contains the number of appearances of those unique values
    SELECT ARRAY[array_agg(value), array_agg(count)] FROM
    (
        SELECT value, count(1)::numeric as count
        FROM  unnest(in_array) AS value
        WHERE value is NOT NULL
        GROUP BY value
        ORDER BY value
    ) __clean_array_q INTO in_matrix;

    -- Get the number of unique values
    in_unique_count := array_length(in_matrix[1:1], 2);

    IF in_unique_count IS NULL THEN
        RETURN NULL;
    END IF;

    IF in_unique_count <= breaks THEN
        -- There isn't enough distinct values for the requested breaks
        RETURN ARRAY(Select unnest(in_matrix[1:1])) _a;
    END IF;

    -- If not declated explicitly we iterate based on the length of the array
    IF iterations < 1 THEN
        -- This is based on a 'looks fine' heuristic
        iterations := log(in_unique_count)::integer + 1;
    END IF;

    -- We set the number of shuffles per iteration as the number of unique values but
    -- this is just another 'looks fine' heuristic
    shuffles := in_unique_count;

    -- Get the mean value of the whole vector (already ignores NULLs)
    SELECT avg(v) INTO arr_mean FROM ( SELECT unnest(in_array) as v ) x;

    -- Calculate the sum of squared deviations from the array mean (SDAM).
    SELECT sum(((arr_mean - v)^2) * w) INTO sdam FROM (
        SELECT unnest(in_matrix[1:1]) as v, unnest(in_matrix[2:2]) as w
        ) x;

    -- To start, we create ranges with approximately the same amount of different values
    top := 0;
    i := 1;
    LOOP
        bot := top + 1;
        top := ROUND(i * in_unique_count::numeric / breaks::NUMERIC);

        IF i = 1 THEN
            classes = ARRAY[ARRAY[bot,top]];
        ELSE
            classes = ARRAY_CAT(classes, ARRAY[bot,top]);
        END IF;

        i := i + 1;
        IF i > breaks THEN EXIT; END IF;
    END LOOP;

    best_result = @extschema@.CDB_JenksBinsIteration(in_matrix, breaks, classes, invert, sdam, shuffles);

    --set the seed so we can ensure the same results
    SELECT setseed(0.4567) INTO seedtarget;
    --loop through random starting positions
    LOOP
        IF j > iterations-1 THEN  EXIT;  END IF;
        i = 1;
        tops = ARRAY[in_unique_count];
        LOOP
            IF i = breaks THEN  EXIT;  END IF;
            SELECT array_agg(distinct e) INTO tops FROM (
                SELECT unnest(array_cat(tops, ARRAY[trunc(random() * in_unique_count::float8)::int + 1])) as e ORDER BY e
                ) x;
            i = array_length(tops, 1);
        END LOOP;
        top := 0;
        i = 1;
        LOOP
            bot := top + 1;
            top = tops[i];
            IF i = 1 THEN
                classes = ARRAY[ARRAY[bot,top]];
            ELSE
                classes = ARRAY_CAT(classes, ARRAY[bot,top]);
            END IF;

            i := i+1;
            IF i > breaks THEN EXIT; END IF;
        END LOOP;

        curr_result = @extschema@.CDB_JenksBinsIteration(in_matrix, breaks, classes, invert, sdam, shuffles);

        IF curr_result[1] > best_result[1] THEN
            best_result = curr_result;
        END IF;

        j = j+1;
    END LOOP;

    RETURN (best_result)[2:array_upper(best_result, 1)];
END;
$$ LANGUAGE PLPGSQL IMMUTABLE PARALLEL RESTRICTED;

--
-- Perform a single iteration of the Jenks classification
--
-- Returns an array with:
-- - First element: gvf
-- - Second to 2+n: Category limits
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS @extschema@.CDB_JenksBinsIteration ( in_matrix NUMERIC[], breaks INT, classes INT[], invert BOOLEAN, element_count INT4, arr_mean NUMERIC, max_search INT); -- Old signature

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION @extschema@.CDB_JenksBinsIteration ( in_matrix NUMERIC[], breaks INT, classes INT[], invert BOOLEAN, sdam NUMERIC, max_search INT DEFAULT 50) RETURNS NUMERIC[] as $$
DECLARE
    i INT;
    iterations INT = 0;

    side INT := 2;

    gvf numeric := 0.0;
    new_gvf numeric;
    arr_gvf numeric[];
    arr_avg numeric[];
    class_avg numeric;
    class_dev numeric;

    class_max_i INT = 0;
    class_min_i INT = 0;
    dev_max numeric;
    dev_min numeric;

    best_classes INT[] = classes;
    best_gvf numeric[];
    best_avg numeric[];
    move_elements INT = 1;

    reply numeric[];

BEGIN

    -- We fill the arrays with the initial values
    i = 0;
    LOOP
        IF i = breaks THEN EXIT; END IF;
        i = i + 1;

        -- Get class mean
        SELECT (sum(v * w) / sum(w)) INTO class_avg FROM (
            SELECT unnest(in_matrix[1:1][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as v,
                    unnest(in_matrix[2:2][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as w
            ) x;

        -- Get class deviation
        SELECT sum((class_avg - v)^2 * w) INTO class_dev FROM (
            SELECT unnest(in_matrix[1:1][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as v,
                    unnest(in_matrix[2:2][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as w
            ) x;

        IF i = 1 THEN
            arr_avg = ARRAY[class_avg];
            arr_gvf = ARRAY[class_dev];
        ELSE
            arr_avg = array_append(arr_avg, class_avg);
            arr_gvf = array_append(arr_gvf, class_dev);
        END IF;
    END LOOP;

    -- We copy the values to avoid recalculation when a failure happens
    best_avg = arr_avg;
    best_gvf = arr_gvf;

    iterations = 0;
    LOOP
        IF iterations = max_search THEN EXIT; END IF;
        iterations = iterations + 1;

        -- calculate our new GVF
        SELECT sdam - sum(e) INTO new_gvf FROM ( SELECT unnest(arr_gvf) as e ) x;

        -- Check if any improvement was made
        IF new_gvf <= gvf THEN
            -- If we were moving too many elements, go back and move less
            IF move_elements <= 2 OR class_max_i = class_min_i THEN
                EXIT;
            END IF;

            move_elements = GREATEST(move_elements / 8, 1);

            -- Rollback from saved statuses
            classes = best_classes;
            new_gvf = gvf;

            i = class_min_i;
            LOOP
                arr_avg[i] = best_avg[i];
                arr_gvf[i] = best_gvf[i];

                IF i = class_max_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
                i = i + 1;
            END LOOP;
        END IF;

        -- We search for the classes with the min and max deviation
        i = 1;
        class_min_i = 1;
        class_max_i = 1;
        dev_max = arr_gvf[1];
        dev_min = arr_gvf[1];
        LOOP
            IF i = breaks THEN EXIT; END IF;
            i = i + 1;

            IF arr_gvf[i] < dev_min THEN
                dev_min = arr_gvf[i];
                class_min_i = i;
            ELSE
                IF arr_gvf[i] > dev_max THEN
                    dev_max = arr_gvf[i];
                    class_max_i = i;
                END IF;
            END IF;
        END LOOP;

        -- Save best values for comparison and output
        gvf = new_gvf;
        best_classes = classes;

        -- Limit the moved elements as to not remove everything from class_max_i
        move_elements = LEAST(move_elements, classes[class_max_i][2] - classes[class_max_i][1]);

        -- Move `move_elements` from class_max_i to class_min_i
        IF class_min_i < class_max_i THEN
            i := class_min_i;
            LOOP
                IF i = class_max_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
                classes[i][2] = classes[i][2] + move_elements;
                i := i + 1;
            END LOOP;

            i := class_max_i;
            LOOP
                IF i = class_min_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
                classes[i][1] = classes[i][1] + move_elements;
                i := i - 1;
            END LOOP;
        ELSE
            i := class_min_i;
            LOOP
                IF i = class_max_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
                classes[i][1] = classes[i][1] - move_elements;
                i := i - 1;
            END LOOP;

            i := class_max_i;
            LOOP
                IF i = class_min_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
                classes[i][2] = classes[i][2] - move_elements;
                i := i + 1;
            END LOOP;
        END IF;

        -- Recalculate avg and deviation ONLY for the affected classes
        i = LEAST(class_min_i, class_max_i);
        class_max_i = GREATEST(class_min_i, class_max_i);
        class_min_i = i;
        LOOP
            SELECT (sum(v * w) / sum(w)) INTO class_avg FROM (
                SELECT unnest(in_matrix[1:1][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as v,
                        unnest(in_matrix[2:2][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as w
                ) x;

            SELECT sum((class_avg - v)^2 * w) INTO class_dev FROM (
                SELECT unnest(in_matrix[1:1][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as v,
                        unnest(in_matrix[2:2][classes[i][1]:classes[i][2]]) as w
                ) x;

            -- Save status (in case it's needed for rollback) and store the new one
            best_avg[i] = arr_avg[i];
            arr_avg[i] = class_avg;

            best_gvf[i] = arr_gvf[i];
            arr_gvf[i] = class_dev;

            IF i = class_max_i THEN EXIT; END IF;
            i = i + 1;
        END LOOP;

        move_elements = move_elements * 2;

    END LOOP;

    i = 1;
    LOOP
        IF invert = TRUE THEN
            side = 1; --default returns bottom side of breaks, invert returns top side
        END IF;
        reply = array_append(reply, unnest(in_matrix[1:1][best_classes[i][side]:best_classes[i][side]]));
        i = i+1;
        IF i > breaks THEN  EXIT; END IF;
    END LOOP;

    reply = array_prepend(gvf, reply);
    RETURN reply;

END;
$$ LANGUAGE PLPGSQL IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE;

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937 The Original Four
 Did the chicken or the egg come first? That was the question.
Was it due to the damage from Rhode's 'unlucky looting aura' or was it already damaged when it met him? This was also the question. This went to show that the 'unlucky looting aura' was a mysterious and magical philosophical issue. But now, all philosophical issues were meaningless because the consequence was more serious than the cause and this wasn't what he hoped for.
"Open it, Marlene."
Rhode sighed. No matter if it was the cause of his 'unlucky looting aura', this metal egg was already spoiled. The truth wouldn't change even if he figured out the cause...
"Yes, Rhode."
Marlene gaped at the listless Rhode who had as though been enveloped by depressing black smoke. But after she looked at Canary's expression, which warned her not to ask about it, she closed her mouth and placed her hand on the metal egg.
"Tare Mis Con."
"---!"
The outer shell of the metal egg emanated dozens of magical radiances. Then, it slowly opened like a blossoming flower and spurted white steam from within. Rhode and Canary watched curiously as it unveiled its secret.
After the four heavy segments of the shell fell off, the group witnessed a crystal coffin...
"It's completely done for."
Although the appearance of the metal egg and the crystal coffin seemed to be in perfect condition, the human inside had already turned to dust, and there was nothing else apart from some clothes and broken sword. It was apparent that the rescue cabin had lost its source of energy and capability. All that was left now was the perfect structure of a coffin.
Kacha.
Rhode and Canary gazed with complicated emotions at the remains. After a few moments, Canary nodded proudly. "Rhode, your 'unlucky looting aura' has indeed broken through the horizon. There's really nothing worthy left from the inside-out."
"Alright, stop criticizing. You're nowhere better than me."
Rhode shot a glare at her. In fact, even though he was mentally prepared for this result, he felt resentful that this thing was destroyed to this extent, especially after losing a nail-sized Illusion Crystal. But... He extended his hand and touched the sword hilt.
If that plane merchant didn't trick me, this thing must be linked to my fate in order for it to be here.
Although there were no signs of life, Rhode had some ideas at the sight of the sword hilt...
"Does anyone recognize this?"
Rhode spiritually communicated with his card spirits and projected the image of the short, mysterious sword hilt to them. The card spirits pondered for a few moments when suddenly, Celestina yelled.
"Woah! It's Fourth Big Sister! Master, hurry up and summon her! Hurry!"
Why do I feel like I'm a savior to some impoverished people who have been oppressed by a demon lord?
"Do you know her? Is she one of you?"
The card spirits pondered and Celia was the first to answer.
"Yes, Master. Fourth Big Sister is the smartest saint among us. In fact, our weapons were designed and created by her. But... If I recall correctly, Fourth Big Sister took refuge in a rescue cabin, so why..."
Forget it if this was related to someone's 'unlucky looting aura'.
Gracier and Madaras remained silent as usual, but Rhode sensed through their spiritual connection that they were thrilled. It was apparent that they were also excited to meet the so-called Fourth Big Sister. On the other hand, Shira had no reaction. She always behaved like a dead person unless she was summoned into battle, though she wasn't a living being, to begin with.
It seems like this isn't too bad, after all.
Although Rhode had gotten a 'damaged' rescue cabin and the fella inside was already dead, he didn't expect her to be one of the holy sword spirits. However, what surprised him was that the death of this holy sword spirit was somewhat strange. He wasn't too sure about the individual history of holy sword spirits, but he was sure that they had basically died in the battlefield. But this particular spirit took refuge in a rescue cabin and died in the failed system? How should he put it... It somehow felt as though she was an army deserter.
"Is she like all of you? But why did she hide in the rescue cabin?"
Although he could also ask personally after summoning her, such a question wasn't easy to raise either. Celia thought for a few moments and said.
"Erm... Master, Fourth Big Sister is actually... a human. Although she was experienced in battles, her constitution and longevity can't be compared to ours. Besides..."
"Cough... Cough Cough!!"
At this moment, Celestina interrupted and Celia was as though a chick with its throat strangled. Then, Celestina continued on her behalf.
"All in all, you've found a gold mine, Master. Fourth Big Sister is the smartest among us. Heh heh. It'll be your wisest choice if you can summon her! The reason we can remain in spiritual form inside weapons is all thanks to..."
"Big Sister!"
"Ah... Sh*t... Master, please forget what you just heard! Anyway, all you have to do is summon Fourth Big Sister, understand?!"
This time it was Celia's turn to interrupt Celestina, and the latter jumped in surprise. Although Rhode couldn't see Celestina's expression, he heard from her tone that she was rather regretful as though she had said something that she shouldn't. But he disregarded her words and pondered in silence.
... They are related in this way, huh... According to Celestina, it seems it was all planned out that they would fuse with their weapons after death and be re-summoned. Besides, this 'Fourth Big Sister' also seems to have played a leading role among them?
Apart from that, what made him most mindful was Celia's introduction of this 'Fourth Big Sister' as a human. Rhode had never expected that there was a human among these insanely powerful holy sword spirits. Besides, since she was ranked fourth, she would be stronger than Shira.
"Alright then, let's begin."
After confirming that she was a holy sword spirit, Rhode was anxious to summon her. He held onto the sword hilt and reached for the Illusion Crystal with his other hand in his pocket. Shortly after, the system prompt emerged.
[Detected a resonance reaction. Confirm to awaken?]
Awaken.
[Awaken soul core, detected holy sword---Heart Piercer. Awakening begins]
"%\u0026*... #*... #......!"
All of a sudden the crystal coffin glowed and some electronic noises sounded. The sword hilt instantly emanated an unprecedented brilliance while several golden runes appeared in midair to form circles of various sizes. Canary and Marlene took a step back as rune circles floated from top to bottom and vice-versa. Then, a slender figure appeared before their eyes.
It was a young lady who was about the same height as Marlene and Canary. She had clean, neat, white-golden short hair leveled with her shoulders. Unlike Celia's battle suit or Celestina's and Shira's inappropriate western-style dresses, she wore a set of white cloak and miniskirt. Although she wasn't as stunning as Celestina, she had the unique presence of an intellectual. She wore frameless oval glasses over her gorgeous azure eyes. No matter from which angle, Rhode didn't spot any tail, fluffy ears, or wings and she looked just like a human.
A somewhat ordinary-looking human.
Rhode gazed at the card that appeared in his hand. Unlike the other cards, this card had a silver-whitish base and was embedded with golden edges. In its picture was a young lady sitting on a throne constructed by countless swords. Above the picture was the symbol 'IV' while there were the values of 5 and 8 at the bottom of the card.
[Received Eternal Holy Sword 4th Position. Heart Piercer. Silver Sage---Karin: The power of wisdom is the attribution of everything. Superposition LV3 (Can be superimposed and cast simultaneously). Skill Analysis LV3 (When equipped with weapons, there is a certain probability to analyze the skill activation rate). Rune Enhancement LV3 (Drop cooldown time by half when using runes in battles). The brain is the strongest weapon.]
This is truly...
Rhode was speechless. He thought that since she was in the 4th position, she would be more or less a formidable being. But her offense and defense stats were only 5 and 8. Although these stats were decent for most people, it was terrible considering all his other holy sword cards were double digits in stats. Moreover, he didn't know why he felt out of sorts looking at her as a human. Not only that, but the worst Spirit Bird card also held higher stats than her.
But when he flipped the card around and saw her skills, he instantly realized why she was worthy of her 4th position.
Superposition [Continuous summons will receive superposition. The stats are based on the increase in superposition. Can be superimposed up to five times (Every superposition increases cooldown time by 3)]
Triple Realm [After continuously summoning three spirit cards, holder can activate three shadow clones with same stats]
Calculation [Instantly analyze and calculate strength in battle]
[Superposition] left him speechless. If it was as he thought, whenever he summoned Karin, returned her into the card and summoned her again, her basic stats would be stacked from her previous summons. In other words, for instance, her stats would grow from 4 and 6 to 8 and 12, and to 12 and 18. If he were to summon her five times, her stats would go over 20! This was even more insane than Gillian.
On the other hand, [Triple Realm] could create three shadow clones of this insanely powerful young lady!
No wonder she's in the 4th position.
Come to think of it, if she had truly reached this level as a human, Rhode would prostrate himself in admiration because it was impossible for players to have her stats without relying on top-rated talents and equipment. But she actually possessed such strength as a pure human. This went to show how powerful she was.
What comforted him was [Calculation]-oh my goodness. I finally have a subject who will use her brain in battle rather than pouncing on the enemy immediately. He felt tremendous stress commanding everyone by himself.
If he were to mention any flaws, it would be the cooldown time +3 hours, which would start after the end of his battle. If he wanted Karin's stats to be superimposed for five times and reach insane stats, the cool-down time would be 15 hours. In other words, if he were to superimpose her stats in one go for five times, he would need to wait for 15 hours before he could summon her again. Compared to the other card spirits who required spiritual energy to be summoned, this was indeed a problem. But a trump card would always be for the finale.
"..."
After he finished scanning the card details, Karin returned to her senses. She pushed up her glasses and gazed at him expressionlessly.
"Are you my master?"
Her voice was so calm and elegant. Rhode snapped his fingers softly and the card vanished before his eyes. He faced the young lady and nodded.
"That's right. I'm your master. Is there anything that you would like to ask?"
Karin shook her head to his surprise.
"Not now."
She looked at the surroundings and shifted her gaze to the empty crystal coffin. After taking a closer look, she nodded in satisfaction.
"Everything is as per normal."
She said softly and turned to give Rhode a solemn bow.
"Please pardon my leave."
In an instant, circular golden runes appeared around her. Then, she gradually vanished into thin air.
Everyone didn't know how to respond to that. After a few moments, Canary shrugged and let out a subtle sigh.
"Rhode, why do all your card spirits behave so strangely..."


FRITCH - Joyce Collins, 66, of Fritch died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012.
Celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Fritch Church of Christ with Richard Kasko officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Fritch.
Mrs. Collins was born Feb. 18, 1946, in Phillips to Raymond and Edna Stone. She married Mike Collins on Aug. 8, 1964, in Bellflower, Calif.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Karla Burgin of Fritch; a son, Beau Collins of Des Moines, Iowa; and five grandchildren.


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Bruno "Benno" Boche  (Berlin, 28. svibnja 1897. — 1. travnja 1972.) je bivši njemački hokejaš na travi.

Osvojio je brončano odličje na hokejaškom turniru na Olimpijskim igrama 1928. u Amsterdamu igrajući za Njemačku. Na turniru je odigrao tri susreta na mjestu napadača i postigao je jedan pogodak.

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- The role of the Government Forest Service is elaborated and they have to see the win-win situation between the local producer and the State to act with the necessary positive attitude. With right policies and attitudes the Governments can be of great importance to curb devastating forestry practice and to achieve Sustainable Forest Management for better livelihoods and more trees growing by supporting forest producers' organisations.


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Q: How keep a CountDownTimer running when I press the back button I have a CountDownTimer which updates a TextView, but when I press the back button it stops.
CountDownTimer timer = new CountDownTimer(600000, 100) {

    public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
        calendar.setTimeInMillis(millisUntilFinished);

        cron.setText(sf.format(calendar.getTime()));
    }

    public void onFinish() {
    }
};

How can I keep it running when I press the back button and the activity gets destroyed?
PS: I also start a GPS service when the timer starts, Is there a way to put the CountDownTimer in the service?

A: If your timer needs to live beyond the lifecycle of your Activity, then it does not belong there.  You can certainly place it into a Service, or another object (like a singleton) that can stay resident in memory.

A: As prashant and Devunwire pointed out, you need to use a Service. Make sure you call startService() before binding to it, this causes the Service to stay alive even if the calling Activity is destroyed.
Make sure as well that the service stops itself with stopSelf() after the timer has finished and did whatever its supposed to do.

A: I think it should be possible to put the countdown timer in a Service. You can trigger the timer to start by sending an intent to the service. Also, you will have to use some mechanism  such as a callback or intent or messenger to relay the update time back to your UI.

A: Override the back button and then make it behave like the home button. This way your activity is never destroyed. That said, I don't think this is considered "good practice."
To do what I'm saying you just place this into your activity class.
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    moveTaskToBack(true);
}

Whatever you do, as an optimization, you should make sure that the TextView is not updated if the TextView isn't visible on the screen. This should save battery life and probably prevent the creation of strings which will reduce garbage collections.


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"Nil sine numine" (Latin "Nothing without God's Will") is a state motto of Colorado. The Latin phrase appears to be an adaptation from Virgil's "Aeneid" where in Book II, line 777 the words "...non haec sine numine devum eveniunt" are found.
The Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration said about the translation of the motto:"At recurring intervals, discussion has ensued concerning interpretation of this Latin phrase which commonly translated is "'Nothing without Providence'". Others say it is "Nothing without God". In the early mining days of the State, the unregenerate said it meant "nothing without a new mine". The word "numen" (ablative "numine") means any divinity, god or goddess, or divine spirit. The best evidence of intent of Colorado's official designers and framers of the resolution for adoption of the seal is contained in the committee report wherein clear distinction was made between "numine" and "Deo" and it specifically states that the committee's interpretative translation was "Nothing without the Deity".
The motto appeared when Colorado's first Territorial Governor William Gilpin asked the Secretary of the Territory, L. C. Weld for a suitable motto for the state seal. According to the story, Weld said: "Well, Governor, what would you suggest?" Gilpin is said to have paused in thought for a moment and then responded "Nil Sine Numine". On November 6, 1861 by Joint Resolution the First Territorial Assembly adopted the motto with the territorial seal.
This motto is also used by High Point University, a small liberal arts university in High Point, North Carolina
It is also of interest "The Luttrell Psalter", a famous medieval manuscript dated by the 14th century, contains inside its binding an armorial bookplate of Thomas Weld (1750 - 1810) of Lulworth Castle, one of the book's owners, and the motto on the plate's ribbon reads "nil sine numine".
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Why Could Embedded Lending Skyrocket in the Middle of a Financial Crisis?
The world is in the middle of a financial crisis. US stock markets are falling, as shown in the S&P 500 chart below.
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However, the crisis is not all about the markets. The US economy is also shrinking. The United States is officially in a technical recession due to GDP reduction in Q1 and Q2.
https://www.cityam.com/us-plunges-into-recession-as-rest-of-world-braces-for-similar-fate/
The economic recession has an impact on employment. Companies start selling fewer products and services. People have less money. As a result, when companies don't have money because of lower sales, they apply for bank loans or use credit cards to keep operations running. As a matter of fact, the traditional banking system is also facing problems. The interest rates are going up. To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has been raising the Federal Funds Rate, the interest rate the economy uses as a reference. The Federal Funds Rate has gone from 0.25% in January to 3.25% in September, as shown in the chart below. Powell has been clear that the rates will keep on rising until inflation is under control.
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Embedded lending is a lending system offered through non-financial services. It is not offered directly by banks or other financial institutions. This is a more agile and cost-efficient way for companies to finance their operations such as buying inventory or paying salaries. This method has a more relevant impact on merchants.
Traditionally, merchants owned a physical store and sold directly to customers. When merchants needed finance, they went to a bank and got a loan or credit card by submitting a bundle of documents since the bank had no information about them.
Nowadays, many merchants sell online through other companies, like Amazon, who have all the information about their merchants. For example, sales. Embedded lending allows companies like Amazon to offer loans directly to their merchants through their websites at a lower cost and eliminate bureaucratic steps. As the company has all the data, it can automatically calculate how much credit it can offer to its merchants.
As a result, in a context where banks are becoming more expensive and more reticent to give credit, embedded finance has the potential to skyrocket. The best part is that banks are not falling behind. Banks finance companies like Amazon through embedded finance. According to Lightyear Capital Study, embedded finance could grow at a rapid pace, and embedded lending could jump from 1.4 billion dollars in revenue in 2020 to over 15 billion in 2025.
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In our opinion, despite the looming financial and economic crisis, the embedded lending industry will skyrocket over the next years.
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Make yourself at home in one of the 4 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Netflix and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature jetted bathtubs and designer toiletries.


Miguel brought some late-night lovin' to "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday. The smooth operator performed his hit single "Adorn" off his critically-acclaimed album Kaleidoscope Dream.
According to HITS Daily Double, the album will debut at No. 3 on this week's Billboard 200 with 69,000 copies sold. Final numbers will be released on Wednesday morning.
He will hit the road with Trey Songz and Elle Varner on the "Chapter V World Tour" this November.