Did you make your assumption? Are you ready for the answer? The Stella McCartney denim A-line mini skirt runs for $565 while the H&M denim skirt costs a seemingly measly $45.
Stella's $565 skirt is on the left; H&M's $45 skirt is on the right.
To be honest, I prefer the look of the Stella McCartney denim skirt; the pockets would be ever so useful. But there's no justifiable reason to purchase it when there's a nearly identical jean skirt for $500+ cheaper. Overall, I really love the look of both. H&M's skirt is perfect because it has just a little bit more flare at the hem to give you a slimmer look.
I honestly could not tell which one was more expensive, they both look lovely. I would vote for 'save' this time!
The left one looked more expensive to me. So cool that these skirts are making a comeback!
Wow, great post, they both look pretty similar.
Loving the denim skirt at the moment.
I'm so loving denim skirts and dresses right now. I like the pockets in Stella ' but the H&M cut would fit my frame better. Now I'm about to get it! Lol Thanks for sharing!
I guessed right...of course I chose the Stella McCartney skirt....WHY????
Wow! Both skirts are very cute:) perfect for spring!
I can do h&m !! They look so similar!!
Both of these are super cute! i can't even tell the difference!
You are so right, they are truly identical in a lot of ways. I don't know which one I'd choose, but I love a denim skirt.
Well I had them the wrong way round!
I can't see why it has to be so much when they are the same? They are lovely!
Both skirts look cute to me, but the H&M skirt looks even better funny enough.
They look almost exactly alike! To be honest, I would definitely never ever spend five hundred dollars on a denim skirt!
I knew the left one would be more expensive. I don't know how, but I just knew! I'd say I like the Stella one much better but there's an easy way out of the expense dilemma: save on the skirt (buy the H&M one) and have it altered afterwards! Look for less, done!
I saw the one from H&M in store, that`s how I knew which one was the more expensive one. However, I like it more and I think the shape is more flattering than the one from Stella. I don`t normally wear denim skirt, but I`m obsessed with denim shirts.
Wicked splurge or save find here Carmen!! I definitely cannot tell the diff between either. Also, my mom had this identical skirt from Guess back in like 1992. Dammit!! Why do I not keep her stuff.
Cannot make out the difference between the two skirts. So definitely it's a "save" in this case!
I guessed right! But I totally agree that it's not worth the money to buy a marginally better made skirt.
I am pretty much out the door right now to pick up this skirt from H&M! Love it so much!
What a find at H&M!! Good job!!
Definitely the H&M one, I love A-line skirt because it suits me much better!
I got a couple of super cute denim skirts at thrift stores! And I will never buy a name brand denim skirt again because of it. I love them.
Oh my gosh this is crazy, I honestly couldn't tell the difference!
oh wow, these are so cute but i would save... 565 is too much money for a denim skirt, no?!
Wow, keeping an eye out for the H&M skirt - perfect for the 70s trend at the moment.
Wow such a great post! That's crazy how similar they are. I am loving this style of skirt lately too!
I actually like the right one a lot better. I like the way it flares out more than the Stella one. I was aaaalmost gonna get the skirt but I need to do some ab work before I do. It looks like the kind of skirt that fits really tight and snug and would look best with a tucked in tee. Great post!!
I love both of them and honestly couldn't tell which one the more expensive is and I actually like the H&M one better.
I honestly couldn't tell the difference, they both look great! Great post!
Wow hard to tell the difference! Definitely an item to save on!


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Political Economy of Labour Repression in the United States: An Interview with Andrew Kolin
November 21, 2017 November 21, 2017 Journal of People Peasants and Workers1 Comment
Radical Notes | November 15, 2017
Andrew Kolin's Political Economy of Labor Repression in the United States (Lexington Books, 2016) successfully demonstrates how labour repression is organic to capitalism; something that is central to the very constitution of the capitalist economy and its state. Traversing the history of the United States, the book is a survey of the evolving relationship between capital and labour and how repression has been (re)produced in and through that evolution – something that is structurally manifest in the institutional exclusion of labour. However, by presenting it as an expression of class struggle, the book refuses to deprive labour of its agency. It does not view labour as passive or even merely reactive. It suggests that insofar as the political economy of repression is composed through capital-labour interactions, it is contradictory and provides moments of escape or liberation from repression.
Pratyush Chandra and Pothik Ghosh talk to Andrew Kolin. Professor Kolin teaches Political Science at Hilbert College. His books include The Ethical Foundations of Hume's Theory of Politics, One Family: Before and During the Holocaust, State Structure and Genocide and State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of G.W. Bush.
Radical Notes: Why is the book called "Political Economy of Labor Repression in the United States", and not the "History of Labor Repression in the United States"? Considering it is a rather comprehensive survey of labour history in the US, how do you explain your choice of the title?
Andrew Kolin: Although the book provides an historical survey of labour repression in the United States, the underlying theme is to consider the causes of labour repression, which coincides with the rise of American capitalism and its cycles. In considering the political economy of labour repression, the dependent variable over time is labour's institutional exclusion from the state and the economy. The independent variable is the class struggle between capital and labour during various economic cycles.
Radical Notes: Reading through the book, one gets a sense that perhaps the logic of capital-labour relations, or rather conflicts, has determined the course of the American history. Is this reading correct? Can it be justifiably claimed that the American state is a product of this logic?
Andrew Kolin: Prior to the Civil War, capital was in conflict with slave labour in the south and wage labour in the north. After the Civil War as industrialisation accelerated capital sought to maximise control over wage labour at the workplace. The great strike wave of the latter part of the 19th century was labour's response to capital's efforts to homogenise labour at the workplace. The extent to which capital could increase control over labour was determined by the economic cycles of American capitalism. Crushing strikes did not end class conflict, but only temporarily displaced it. During the Great Depression and with the New Deal, the goal was to have the state mediate class conflict. This worked fine until the 1970s when economic decline set in and the social welfare state was diminished. Starting in the 1980s, the state was no longer concerned with mediating capital and labour, and clearly focused, instead, on supporting finance capital.
Radical Notes: Although the book is mainly about the post-revolutionary institutions, what we find interesting is the way you discover their roots in the very operation of colonialism and waging of the anti-colonial struggle. How would you summarise the role of the politics of labour — its various segments, especially, waged, indentured and slave — in the American Revolution and the building of post-revolutionary institutions, both democratic and repressive?
Andrew Kolin: Property owners understood the need to mobilise labour in order to make the democratic revolution possible. The American Revolution allowed property owners to sever economic ties with Great Britain making it possible for them to put in place policies that supported economic expansion within North America. Most significant was that the well-to-do and labour worked together toward creating a democratic revolution. This in turn created responsive state governments that responded to the needs of the many, that is, until there was a realisation that the system of government should be reframed to better represent the interests of the propertied elites. The constitutional convention established a state structure that severely restricted labour from having a direct role in policymaking. What followed was that states working with property owners made it legally possible for the rise of the corporation. This was enabled by moving away from corporate charters, which were under state control, to the idea of the corporation as an independent legal entity with due-process rights.
Radical Notes: A crucial lesson that seems to come out from your analysis of labour repression in the US is that the tapestry of labour forms and technological changes that we find is actually capital's mode of coping with the challenges that the working class poses. Do you agree?
Andrew Kolin: Labour repression past and present has been expressed by the organisation and reorganisation of the workplace, for purposes of controlling the labour process. The goal is to increase the production of surplus-value by speeding up the pace of work through technological innovation.
Radical Notes: How do you think segmentation, engineered through the mechanism of institutional inclusion-exclusion, has shaped the officialdom of the labour movement, or what many call, "labour aristocracy"?
Andrew Kolin: Institutional exclusion has divided labour into reform and radical segments. The AFL, under the leadership of Gompers and Green, and even the more progressive 'CIO' Lewis accepted capital's monopoly of control over the workplace. This, in turn, forced labour leaders to function in partnership with capital toward the goal of achieving workplace harmony. Nonetheless, labour's rank and file has been more progressive than its leadership, engaging in strikes and various forms of labour unrest without the support of labour leaders.
Radical Notes: Do you think the involvement of immigrant, semi-skilled and unskilled segments of workers time and again played a significant role in radicalising the American labour movement whenever it found itself mired in reformism and status quoism? What has been the impact of rank-and-file activism in the US?
Andrew Kolin: Looking back through the mid and latter parts of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was immigrants, semi-skilled and unskilled labour segments that were the force behind many of the great strikes. They were also heavily involved in creating the socialist and communist parties. These labour segments also fought against the greater imposition of technology at the workplace. Many of the major accomplishments of organised labour came from these rank-and-file activists. They supported not only the formation of the CIO, they agitated for many of the eventual New Deal reforms, which did result in better wages and working conditions.
Radical Notes: Throughout the history of labour repression and class struggle in the US that is narrated in the book, we see an interesting cyclicity of offence and defence, conflict and compromise. Can you see significant moments of leap in the history of the labour movement in the US that had the potential to radically break out of this cyclicity?
Andrew Kolin: Although the mainstay of labour repression has been labour's institutional exclusion, labour has been successful in achieving a number of reformist demands. And even though radical labour segments have been oppressed, one finds within the capitalist economy the existence of non-capitalist enclaves in the form of public and worker ownership. The future challenge for organised labour is to increase the scope and scale of worker-based ownership, the basis for building a more radical form of economic democracy.
Radical Notes: Neoliberalism and the dominance of finance capital seem to have finally liberated capitalism from hurdles like democratisation and the impact of institutionalised/ territorialised working-class politics. What are "the limits of labor repression and possible options for the liberation of labor" today? What forms of organisation and working-class activities do you see emerging today that overcome the "legal boundaries" defined within and by the political economy of repression?
Andrew Kolin: There are two trends to consider in assessing the possible future limits of labour repression, one is the built-in feature of US capitalism—it cannot solve its problems. The persistence of the cyclical nature of American capitalism along with class struggle between capital and labour create the social effects pointing to an overall limit to a capitalist economy. A second trend is the existence on a limited scale of worker-based economic democracy. If it is to continue to grow, one can expect the appearance of an economy without labour repression. For example, key features would be that all goods and services would be produced by worker-managers. Companies would sell products for profit in a competitive market, in the absence of a class-based economic system. Each company would be owned and controlled by labour. Investments for expansion would be created by a tax on the company's capital. Through a national fund, money would flow into the economy to public banks. The labourers in the banks would decide which projects were viable investments. Companies would be mandated to set aside monies to deal with modernisation and capital improvements. Since labour would monopolise decision-making the workers could reshape the companies or opt to leave but they could not make the companies sell capital in order to generate income. Minimum wages would have to be determined to be living wages. A company that could not pay workers a living wage would have to file for bankruptcy. All workers would be provided with a broad range of social services. This economic model has been put into practice at the Mondragon company in Spain. In the United States, there are no formal legal obstacles against labour forming a worker-based company.
Radical Notes: The ascendancy of Donald Trump and his politics of reactionary spectacle has often been ascribed to the rightward ideological shift of large sections of the White working class. How accurate is this ascription, and how would you explain this in political-economic terms? Also, in that context, how exactly do race relations currently function to segment and regiment social labour in its totality in the US? In your opinion, how has race historically functioned, if at all, in enabling and/or constituting what you call the "political economy of labor repression" in the US?
Andrew Kolin: I argue that this interpretation of a White, reactionary working class is incorrect. An interesting article appeared in the Washington Post on June 5, 2017, 'It's time to bust the myth: most Trump voters were not working class'. The authors cited the research findings of the American National Election Survey, which released its 2016 survey data. The conclusion was that over two-thirds of Trump voters came from the better-off half of the economy. Mainstream labour leadership supported the candidacy of Hilary Clinton. Trump did attract more working-class voters from the industrial belt, more out of desperation and a rejection of Clinton's neoliberalism. As to the issue of race and the labour movement, the AFL had put in place policies that prevented people of colour from becoming union members. Racial tensions were heightened when people of colour were used as strike-breakers. Radical labour segments have been far more accepting of non-White workers. Recently, there have been some hopeful signs of mainstream labour breaking with its more racist past. Since the Sweeney era, the AFL-CIO has been more active in recruiting workers of colour. The AFL-CIO has supported the strikes of minority workers working for minimum wages as well as those seeking to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour. Organised labour is well-aware that its future is dependent on reaching out to and organising non-White workers.
SOURCE: https://radicalnotes.org/2017/11/15/political-economy-of-labour-repression-in-the-united-states-an-interview-with-andrew-kolin/
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The cover of 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' the latest addition to 'The Hunger Games' trilogy by Suzanne Collins. (Photo via Amazon)
Remember those middle school days of being swept away into the world of Panem as Katniss Everdeen and her friends fought against a cruel establishment? Remember the bittersweet thrill of watching her work with the secret District 13 to overthrow President Snow?
I certainly do. And as much as I would love to escape into that world all over again, I fear the new addition to the series — a prequel whose title and cover were announced last month — is just an unnecessary way to milk a franchise that's become a cash cow for author Suzanne Collins and other stakeholders.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes begins 64 years before the events of the original trilogy. While I originally expected this new novel to answer questions about the world outside of Panem and what led to the annual Hunger Games, I now doubt it will.
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"The reconstruction period ten years after the war, commonly referred to as the Dark Days—as the country of Panem struggles back to its feet—provides fertile ground for characters to grapple with these questions and thereby define their views of humanity," Collins said.
Were those questions about human nature not explored sufficiently when we followed Everdeen through two Hunger Games and a civil war? We read about young people violating their moral codes in fights to the death, forming alliances with those who they planned to kill when the time was right. We watched in agony as innocent victims of a twisted regime lost their lives in the name of tradition.
Collins' goal has already been met.
As a Hunger Games stan, I would certainly love to go back to Panem. The Hunger Games trilogy was one of the few female-led dystopian trilogies of my lifetime that was actually good from the first book through the last.
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Apple has asked the USA's communications regulator to certify a mysterious "wireless device" for the third time since September.
Last year, Apple filed for certification with the FCC for a wireless device with the model number 'A1844', followed by a January filing for the 'A1846'. Now, MacRumors has spotted that a third filing has been made this month for the 'A1845', which slots between the other two model numbers. This suggests that all three devices are part of the same series.
Unfortunately, Apple has requested permanent confidentiality on all three devices, which means we don't have any idea what they are. There are some clues, mind; they all have NFC and Bluetooth connectivity for instance.
Importantly, the model numbers for the three devices don't correspond to any existing (or rather, publicly known) Apple products. The fact that Apple is requesting certification means that these new products may be announced shortly; generally, the FCC is only brought in towards the end of a product's pre-release preparations. That said, there's still a chance we may never see any of the "wireless devices" that Apple is hoping to certify.
It's also worth mentioning that these items may not even be actual consumer products. They could, for instance, be used in an Apple Store as part of a display unit. Unfortunately, we won't know for a while – and perhaps never.
What new launches would you like to see from Apple this year? Let us know in the comments.


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» FINRA in-person arbitration returns
FINRA in-person arbitration returns
On Behalf of Zinober Diana & Monteverde P.A. | Jul 6, 2021 | FINRA
For more than a year, face-to-face meetings were either not recommended or outright prohibited. As a result, private industry and government entities, in particular, found themselves forced to immediately adapt to an online world to provide alternatives to in-person interactions.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is an independent entity not associated with the government that drafts and enforces rules for professionals in the brokerage industry. They also take on the largest securities dispute resolution worldwide with a track record of fairness and efficiency in effectively resolving securities-related disputes.
FINRA's arbitration process helps to resolve disputes between customers and firms or registered representatives. Unlike filing a lawsuit, arbitrating is not as expensive, and the overall process is less costly than entering a courtroom.
Like every other organization, COVID-19 forced the organization to quickly adapt to conference calls and Zoom technology to minimize any potential backlogs. August will see the reopening of multiple jurisdictions nationwide, ending FINRA's prohibition on face-to-face arbitration hearings that started in March of last year. That includes the Boca Raton location.
The announcement is welcome news for brokerages, registered representatives, and investors and their lawyers seeking long-awaited justice. Back in April, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association sent a letter to FINRA in late April asserting that the continued suspension of in-person hearings represented serious harm to investors.
FINRA's return to more standard operating procedures is likely welcome news for investors throughout the country who feel that they have been wronged by trusted financial professionals. For them, justice is no longer delayed.


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The Keg River Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Givetian age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Description
It takes the name from the Keg River, a tributary of the Peace River, and was first described in the California Standard Steen River 2-22-117-5W6M well (situated north of Zama Lake) by J. Law in 1955.

Lithology
The Keg River Formation is composed of dark dolomite with intercrystalline or vuggy porosity and wackestone limestone.

The Rainbow Member and upper Keg River Member are reef formations deposited in the Rainbow, Zama and Bitscho sub-basins.

Distribution
The Keg River Formation occurs in the subsurface from northeastern to northwestern Alberta and its southern border is defined by the Peace River Arch. It varies in depth from  to .

Relationship to other units
The Keg River Formation is conformably overlain by the Muskeg Formation and unconformably overlays the Chinchaga Formation.

It is equivalent to the Pine Point Formation, Hume Formation and Nahanni Formation in north-eastern British Columbia and the Northwest Territories and to the Winnipegosis Formation in Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta.

Economic geology

Petroleum geology
Oil is produced from the Keg River reefs in the Zama Lake and Rainbow Lake areas of north-western Alberta.

References

Stratigraphy of Alberta
Stratigraphy of British Columbia
Stratigraphy of the Northwest Territories
Devonian southern paleotropical deposits
Givetian Stage

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The Making of an Astronaut
How Randolph native Scott Tingle shot into space aboard the International Space Station
By Emily Turner	| Dec. 10, 2018
Scott Tingle woke up on a recent late fall morning feeling a little down. He was scheduled to speak to engineering students in MIT's AeroAstro Lab, the oldest engineering program of its kind in the country. The Randolph native always wanted to go there for college. "I tried and I couldn't get in. I wasn't smart enough," he says. Now years later, Tingle thought perhaps he just didn't fit in. It's a funny thought—and one that quickly subsided—considering Tingle is an astronaut.
Similar to many kids in 1969, Tingle knew he wanted to be an astronaut when he watched the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. But a 4-year-old's dream carried through decades while developing the experience and skills needed for the NASA program, which led to a 168-day mission aboard the International Space Station that returned in June. That part of the story is a little less common. Tingle's journey from a blue-collar community south of Boston to low earth orbit with NASA took some focus on his part. Now, as he stood in a room full of some of the brightest engineering students in the country, these MIT kids wanted to know more, mostly about how to get in to the program and what life was like in space. He was more than happy to oblige.
Tingle is evidence that there is no one path to NASA. He grew up in a household with a supportive mother he says sowed the seed, with friends who understood him and teachers who mentored and pushed him to keep moving. At Blue Hills Regional Vocational School, his teachers Paul Dumas and Bill Cahill first got him interested in engineering. "They're the reason I got my first job, which helped pay for my first year at college." And then it was Ronald DePippo and his thermal dynamics class at Southeastern Massachusetts University (now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) who pushed Tingle to discover his own potential.
"I was always working to just try to feed myself and keep my car running," he says. "It wasn't until I got into his classes that I realized what I had as far as where I could go." DePippo first introduced Tingle to what became his passion for thermal sciences and gas dynamics. He realized that he might actually be able to pull off what he'd been telling people: Becoming a NASA astronaut was actually possible.
"I didn't sleep very much at college because I was coming in from behind but [Dr. DePippo's] teaching, patience and demand of excellence of meeting standards was absolutely incredible." Tingle still keeps in touch with DePippo and even called his mentor from the space station.
After earning his graduate degree at Purdue, Tingle worked at the Aerospace Corporation before spending the next two decades as a naval aviator logging more than 4,000 flight hours, including 54 combat missions. One of those missions included the first response to the Sept. 11, 2001 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from the USS Carl Vinson. While the Navy is not an established pipeline to NASA, Tingle still went for it. He passed every exam and requirement, but a false positive result for tuberculosis exposure nearly kept him back. "You could do everything right and still not get in."
At his interview with the selection board he didn't discuss his resume. He knew he was qualified as much as the other candidates. So he talked about music. A longtime guitarist, Tingle spent his early years in a rock band that played clubs along the East Coast. The selection board asked about his repertoire as their own band, Max Q, needed a guitarist. Tingle laughs retelling the story, noting it's not all about the resume. "Are you someone NASA wants to stick in a minivan for six months?"
He was selected in 2009 to join the 20th astronaut class. After years of training, Tingle departed on Soyuz MS-07 as a flight engineer for Expedition 54 and 55.
Back at MIT, a student asked about daily life on the station. Tingle says it typically starts with exercise, moves to station maintenance and running more than a hundred tests, like studying plant growth and the impact microgravity has on bone marrow. When a cargo ship would arrive, the crew had no breaks. Tingle performed a spacewalk to replace parts on the stations robotic arm, Canadarm2. There are, if you think about it, so many questions to ask someone who has lived on the space station. How does one bathe, one student asked? According to Tingle, it's just baby wipes. Are we really close to walking on Mars? Yes, he says. It's happening. "Or it's continuing to happen," he corrects himself. "Now we have top-down support to go to Mars. It's the strongest I've seen since the Apollo." His interest and a big technological concern is astronauts' exposure to radiation. But he is hopeful. "We are at a knee curve for innovation."
Was he surprised by anything in space? If you can believe it, he said, not really. It was a rewarding aspect of life on the station that nothing came as a surprise. "If we did an hour of work on the station, there was probably 100-1,000 hours of preparation or planning that had gone on in the year prior to executing on that."
Tingle answered questions for at least three hours. When the last student left after taking a photo next to an astronaut, Tingle finally sat down. Inside his velcro sleeve pocket, he pulled out an energy shot and smiled. "Just a little bit at a time."
Tingle says his engagements like this visit to MIT are well balanced. When asked what he does to make sure his personal life is good, he pauses before saying, "I listen to my wife!" He laughs but he recognizes how his wife, Raynette, gives him perspective. "I'm a frontline operator and without focus I would never survive. Sometimes you focus so much that you don't get to defocus and see the bigger picture. She's really good at making sure I do that. She sees me going down the rabbit hole in very aggressive, direct ways. She makes sure that I don't go down that rabbit hole too deep."
Tingle has three kids, his oldest works in advertising in New York, another is a sound engineer, and his youngest is still in high school. With his career mostly in the Navy, Tingle had been concerned with the toll it has taken on the family. Moving 12 times in 20 years meant changing schools and forcing his kids to into new environments each time. "Even up until I was in this last deployment on the station, I didn't know if I'd screwed it up," he says. But as his youngest nears the end of high school and his two older children are succeeding at the start of their own careers, he feels better about how they have grown up. "Their ability to join new groups, adapt, thrive, complete and move on was what we taught them."
Photo: Robert Markowitz (top), Bill Stafford (bottom right)
Tingle turns sentimental when it comes to being back home. "When I was walking on campus last night, I was like, yeah I'm home," he says. "Because you can smell it. It's coming through the tunnel when the map doesn't work anymore. I'm back home again." He had plans to visit friends the next day. Nothing adventurous, just catching up. "As you get older, the relationships become the important part of your life. That's where we're all at now."
His friends and family he left early on has always played a role. "Now that I'm older, I realized I lost decades with them." He adds, "not that I'd do it any different, but it's just something that catches up to you." It was an excruciating experience, he says.
Tingle brought photos of everyone who influenced his life to space and let them float in the cupola, where crewmembers can observe earth. He says it's what kept him grounded. "It's a big endeavor not just for a single person but for the human race. It can really be overwhelming to think about." He adds, "The sacrifices you have to make to make it happen."
At 53, he's not certain he will be able to return to space. He remains one of 39 active astronauts still eligible for flight assignment. When asked if he will retire, he says it's something he might think about in a few years. He would still love to return on another mission, but for now he's catching up with the people whose photos he carried with him on the station. "They were in my heart the whole way." ◆
Get a feel for the new frontier at the Museum of Science's Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience through Jan. 1 or watch Destination Mars, showing at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, to see how mankind is pushing the limits of space exploration.


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Home Luke Jones 5 W's and 1 H
5 W's and 1 H
The Orioles certainly didn't show the Phillies any "Brotherly Love" by completing a three-game sweep this weekend.
I attended the first two games of the series on Friday and Saturday night and had a great time. Citizens Bank Park may lack the charm of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, but the wide-open concourse is an excellent feature for those wanting to grab a snack or cold beverage without missing a pitch.
It was a pleasure meeting many of the rabid Orioles fans on the WNST/Miller Lite Bus Trip, and it was even better high-fiving and celebrating the closing moments of Saturday night's comeback win with them!
Here are the 5 W's and 1 H for the week:
1. Who will be the best player not named Blake Griffin to come out of this year's NBA Draft?
The 2009 NBA Draft takes place on Thursday night, and the Los Angeles Clippers have already committed to taking power forward Blake Griffin (Oklahoma), the surest thing in this year's draft class, with the No. 1 pick.
After Griffin, there is plenty of talent but many question marks. From Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet to international point guard Ricky Rubio to Davidson's Stephen Curry, there is potential, but none are regarded as a sure thing. Some NBA executives are calling this one of the worst drafts in recent memory.
If I had to choose a rookie from this class other than Griffin, I'd take a chance on Curry. His heroic run in the 2008 NCAA tournament put him on the map, and he followed it up by leading the nation in scoring last season (28.6 points per game).
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Though Curry lacks the ideal size (6-3) and athleticism for the NBA, his strong pedigree—he's the son of former NBA player Dell Curry—and fundamentals will allow him to become a successful pro. He won't become an All-Star, but Curry will be a solid addition to an NBA team.
2. What was the best Orioles game you ever attended?
Saturday night's win has to be one of the top five or six Orioles games I've ever attended. Yes, that's pretty sad, but when you consider I was two weeks old when the Orioles last won the World Series, you can probably begin to understand.
My choice for the best game I've attended was a 7-5, 10-inning victory over the New York Yankees on June 3, 1997. The Orioles were in the midst of their wire-to-wire run for the American League East title, and Rafael Palmeiro hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to put the Orioles ahead by 8.5 games in the division.
Walking out of the ballpark while gloating among the Yankees fans was a great feeling—and is nearly a forgotten one 12 years later.
3. Where is the best starting rotation in the Orioles' organization?
Though the starting pitching in Baltimore has improved, I am still eagerly looking at the rotation in Triple-A Norfolk. The Tides currently have four of the top pitching prospects in the organization with Chris Tillman, Jake Arrieta, David Hernandez, and Troy Patton.
While it's doubtful that all four will crack the starting rotation by season's end, I wouldn't be surprised to see these four, along with Brad Bergesen, making up the starting rotation by this time next season. Obviously, there's no guarantee—and it's quite unlikely—they'll all become successful big league starters, but it's clear the Orioles have come a long way from the days of counting on one prospect like Rocky Coppinger or Matt Riley to save the rotation.
We've heard quite a bit about these names over the last two years, so it's exciting to see them at the Triple-A level and on the verge of making the jump to the big leagues.
4. When was the last time the Orioles earned an interleague sweep on the road?
Before this weekend's sweep of the Phillies, the Orioles last completed an interleague road sweep against the Atlanta Braves in June 1999.
The Orioles completed the three-game set by beating the Braves, 22-1, on a nationally televised Sunday night game. This was Cal Ripken's famous six-hit game that earned several standing ovations from the Turner Field crowd over the course of the night.
Mike Mussina earned the win over Atlanta's John Smoltz, capping off one of the few highlights of the 1999 season.
5. Why did Dave Trembley allow Danys Baez to pitch to Ryan Howard in the seventh inning on Saturday night?
I certainly was celebrating the exciting comeback win on Saturday night, but it didn't excuse Trembley's terrible decision to pitch to Howard with a base open and two outs in the seventh inning. Yes, walking Howard would have put the go-ahead run in scoring position, but the pitcher's spot was on deck, and the Phillies sent Carlos Ruiz to the plate after Howard's three-run shot. Howard is hitting .299 against right-handed pitching, so the matchup against Baez wasn't favorable in that regard either.
Just a hunch, but I'd take my chances facing Ruiz with the bases loaded instead of Howard.
I was sitting with Nestor Aparicio and my friend Mike—two of the most knowledgeable baseball fans I know—and all three of us immediately said it was the wrong move. A few moments later, Howard confirmed our fears.
Saturday's win was a great example of a team bailing out its manager. The decisions to allow Gregg Zaun and Oscar Salazar to hit in the ninth inning worked out, but they did not cancel out the decision to pitch to one of the best power hitters in the game—whether he had the flu or not.
I hope Trembley personally thanked Brian Roberts for saving his bacon. Regardless of the big win, it was the wrong decision.
6. How likely are the Ravens to make a serious play for Brandon Marshall?
Not very.
John Harbaugh, Ozzie Newsome, and the Ravens are very serious about avoiding players with questionable character, and Marshall—regardless of his immense talent—fits that description. When you also consider the team would have to surrender high draft picks and doesn't have the salary cap room to afford the $7-9 million per year Marshall is seeking, it really becomes an easy decision.
Marshall's dispute with the Denver Broncos is different from quarterback Jay Cutler's, because it is not based on a conflict with new head coach Josh McDaniels; it simply comes down to wanting more money.
The Pro Bowl receiver is scheduled to become a free agent after the season, but an uncapped year in 2010 would change his status dramatically. Since an uncapped system would change the number of years before free agency from four to six, Marshall would remain under the Broncos' control for two more years—as a restricted free agent—and would not become an unrestricted free agent until after the 2011 season. The Broncos hold all of the leverage in this situation, so Marshall desperately wants a new deal before that happens.
When you consider all of these factors, I would be surprised to see Marshall in Baltimore—or anywhere else other than Denver—this September.
I hope all of the fathers out there had a great Father's Day. This is a tough day for me after losing my dad in 2004, but I have numerous great memories—many centering around the Ravens, Orioles, and Terps—to cherish.
He deserves more credit than anyone for cultivating my passion for Baltimore sports. I'm sure he would have loved this weekend in Philadelphia.
Have a great Monday.
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i will post here my notes on the 7th european conference on design promotion, that was held at the cité des sciences et de l'industrie, paris, on 10 and 12 january 2010.
anne marie boutin, president of apci, the french agency for design promotion, opened the conference accounting some of the achievements and challenges for design promotion that should be addressed during the two days of the event. the opening was followed by jean schneider, organizer of the conference, who told the audience that after the frustrating results of the copenhagen summit cop15, last december, designers should encompass the challenge to recover the issue of sustainability with all the strength it deserves.
and it was with this spirit that professor nabeel hamdi presented his inspiring opening lecture on "design and the art of enablement". he is an architect, professor emeritus of oxford brooks university, and the author of the book "small change". and professor hamdi, who defines himself as a "development practitioner", said that we have to broaden the concept of design to address the social needs and moral accountability - and addressing poverty we are not dealing with minorities, but with the large majority of the world's population. only 5% of habitations in the world are designed – where are the architects working instead of the other 95%?, he asked.
in his activity helping to solve problems for this majority, he had also been called an "urban acupuncturist", for promoting small changes that will lead to greater achievements in the course of time for these populations. human processes need design structures, but the challenge is to reach a balance of how much structure do we need and how much freedom is left for us inside this structured world. as an example, he quoted a story about london bus drivers that, questioned about the frequent complaints from customers for not stopping at bus stops, asked: how could we stay in our timetables if we stop to every waving passenger at the bus stops?
concluding, he pointed that we need designers to act as catalysts, understanding the real needs of users and working together with them, and to reverse the question to what is the least we can do to get the things done.
next speaker was the director of dott cornwall and former chief design officer of the uk design council, andrea siodmok. cornwall won a competition promoted by the uk design council among several cities to run and host the second project "designs of the time" – or simply dott. The project involves the uk design council, cornwall council and the university college falmouth.
the programme has a very daring "envelope-type", that uses design methods and approaches to co-design with the community. according to andrea, it acts as a catalyst, or a hot house, in the belief that if you intend to promote changes, you have to be engaged in the dynamic process of change in the society, as a blank page that has to be written in a co-designing process with the society itself. the idea of a blank page begins from their website, where the people from cornwall was invited to collaborate sending pictures of "designs of the time" from the region. and every picture is being uploaded to compose a photo-wall at the website's main page.
one of the tools used to reach the local population is the blog designing communities, which uses tools as mobile instant messaging to involve people in designing local services.
design council has a long term framework of ten years for dott projects, and took 18 months to plan and release dott cornwall, which is run by a small team composed by andrea siodmok, john thackara and robert o'dowd, with a small window of time to deal with – a one-year contract.
the current european projects tends to be much prescriptive, and it is difficult to bridge the gap between massive governmental or international projects and small design firms – and that gap has to be crossed. design council and programes like dott are trying to fill this role, sometimes translating huge documents to real-world language.
dott will promote a think tank meeting in march, and a conference in the middle of the year to showcase the projects so far being developed.
nathalie arnauld, design and environment project leader from the cité du design saint-étienne, was the next speaker, talking about another project, the city eco-lab, that deals with the same perspective of bringing the citizen as an actor of change himself.
in the methodology adopted, the first step was to spot people who could make things change, and to promote meetings and workshops. and also to find examples of other places around the world where people have similar problems and how these were solved, or what solutions are being considered, sharing these ideas with the local community.
one of the projects being developed is a food project to offer fresh products (not freezed) from local producers within an 80 kilometres range. the project also teaches people to optimize their own gardens to grow some vegetables. there is also a project on transportation, showing the many possibilities and advantages of using bikes, besides developing new uses for it.
the city eco-lab is embracing the challenge on how to show (visually) to the population how every little action have an impact, specially addressing the challenge of the european union to have reduced the co2 emissions, the energy consumption and the use of renewable energy sources each one by 20% at the year 2020. and in this context, one of the roles design should play, according to nathalie, was to pull ahead and to value the innovative behaviours.
the last speaker in the first morning was daniel mignolet, head of the belgian project habitat and participation. he begun talking about how shocking was the finding that 15% of belgium population is beyond the level of poverty. the contact with the government made them feel that the proposed changes might take 50 years to be implemented. so, the project turned to the citizens to enable them to participate and to believe they could promote change.
daniel presented other models – as in the triangle of mobilization, where the needs, desires and opportunities interact to generate motivation – and pointed that citizens should not be invited only to fulfil an empty role in the process. according to him, designers should consider how to address and involve the population, since the politicians and governments had failed to do so. there is no meaning in inviting people to come to a community centre at night, tired after their daily journeys, to show them how wonderful will be the project of the new bridge and ask them only to choose what colour it should be painted!
the ways we manage things has to go through a change, and it is mean to come from local, regional communities and governments, not from central or national governmental bodies.
– that concluded an inspiring first morning of activities!
thanks for your comment - there are indeed a lot of things that could be adapted for use in our reality. that's precisely why i am here: to learn, to research and develop concepts and models that later might be useful to help further develop the design scenery in brazil. that is my goal.
check the next posts with the rest of the conference notes.


In the wake of the Boston College's Clery Act Crime statistics being released on Sept. 28, the administration has reiterated its support for students reporting any concerning incident to the BC Police Department, student affairs administrators, or the Dean of Students' office for students reporting any concerning incident to the BC Police Department, student affairs administrators, or the Dean of Students' office.
The numbers reported in the statistics reflect reports of alleged incidents of sexual violence, but it's unclear to administrators both at BC and nationwide whether the increases are a result of more reporting as the culture surrounding seeking help has become more open or if another instigating factor is at work.
A survey carried out by the United States Department of Justice in 2016 found one in five women were sexually assaulted while in college. That level of prevalence has caused concern that, around the country, sexual assault incidents are being vastly underreported to authorities by students on college campuses.
"I think you can even look at the culture in our country, where sometimes it is very hard for victims to come forward for fear of criticism, fear of retaliation, or [they] may not feel up to the pressure that comes with reporting," Stoops said.


Even though we are a month and a half into 2018, there are still ways to embrace the trends of the new year. Buying new furniture is a big investment, so it's common to see a lot of trends carry over from the previous year. You're adding a new piece to your home, which can totally change its look and feel. If the trends keep changing, how can you keep up? Luckily, many of these trends are here to stay, so we're going to highlight our three favorites and get you on the road to a new look this new year!
We saw this trend take center stage in 2017. Many interior design websites focused their early articles on emerald green velvet furniture, but that has since expanded to include jewel tones of all colors. A saturated, jewel-toned chair or sofa can add a dramatic contrast to a neutral room. Use your rug to help single out the best color for your space or let one of our in-house design experts guide you toward the perfect jewel-toned piece.
If you're not ready to go bold – a soft, washed out jewel-toned accent chair like the one above might be the best way to incorporate this trend into your home. It still adds a significant amount of color without being too loud. The fabric doesn't have to be velvet either. Many of our favorite jewel-toned pieces come in durable, stain-resistant fabrics and finishes. Your active family won't destroy this gem, trust us.
If you're ready to make a statement with your seating, consider an option like this England accent chair. It's a rich addition to any living room, bedroom, or home office. Have dark, moody walls? Go with a bright and rich sofa, loveseat, or chair. Your space will pop like never before.
What if you want to design your own jewel-toned furniture? We have a huge selection of customizable pieces from brands like Kincaid and England. You might just find a hidden gem in our expansive fabric libraries.
Leave your bland department store lights in the dust. It's time to go vintage. According to The Spruce, "The modern farmhouse trend is driving the craving for vintage lighting. But we are not talking about Edison bulbs." Adding an antique lighting fixture to a contemporary space can create texture and add dimension to a flat look. A worn-in finish or chandelier-esque shape will illuminate your interiors in more ways than one. theLOFT has a great selection of chandeliers and lights you can use to create this look at home.
That's right… Warm colors are so cool right now! One of the most impactful ways to showcase this 2018 trend is in your living room. Reds, oranges, browns, and golden yellows create a warm and inviting feel to your home's most-used area. Much like the jewel-tone trend from above, if you're not ready to embrace this idea for something like a sofa, accent chairs and coffee tables are great substitutes. There is a multitude of ways to create warmth in your home. New accent pillows, table decor accessories, and wall art are other ways to bring these cozy colors inside.
This cream-colored sofa sectional might be the largest piece in the room, but the standout is striped. This look is the perfect blend of warm tones and dimension. The printed accent chair is the perfect contrast to the neutral sectional. It's not overbearing and its pattern ties nicely to the sofa's color. Round out your warm color scheme with a muted red rug, chocolate brown coffee table, and a golden landscape scene.
Want to add a colorful piece to your space? Want to warm it up? Want to change how you light up a room? Our Atlanta-area furniture stores have everything you need to be on trend for less in 2018. Our experienced showroom professionals will gladly assist you in finding (or designing) the furniture of your dreams. You're just a short drive away from a stunning interior update, Atlanta!


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Q: Android Studio not installing app on physical device I am trying to download the app I built on my phone through Android Studio, but when I try to do it I keep getting this error

It looks like its saying it's not finding the MainActivity, but I do have that activity and the app is installing on other phones. I turned on developer mode and USB debugging mode.
Can someone please help? I don't know how to fix this issue and I don't want to factory reset my phone.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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Q: Is there a way to order MUI cards in react to fill the available space? It looks like this now:
old
I want it to look like this:
new
I use MUI grid:
<Grid container spacing={2}>
     <Grid item xs={12} md={6}>
         <Box className="white-card">
             ....content...
         </Box>
     </Grid>
     <Grid item xs={12} md={6}>
         <Box className="white-card">
             ....content...
         </Box>
     </Grid>
</Grid>

A: If you're using MUI v5, you can use the Masonry component instead of Grid:
Straight out of the doc example:
import * as React from 'react';
import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
import Paper from '@mui/material/Paper';
import Masonry from '@mui/lab/Masonry';

const heights = [150, 30, 90, 70, 110, 150, 130, 80, 50, 90, 100, 150, 30, 50, 80];

const Item = styled(Paper)(({ theme }) => ({
  backgroundColor: theme.palette.mode === 'dark' ? '#1A2027' : '#fff',
  ...theme.typography.body2,
  padding: theme.spacing(0.5),
  textAlign: 'center',
  color: theme.palette.text.secondary,
}));

export default function BasicMasonry() {
  return (
    <Box sx={{ width: 500, minHeight: 393 }}>
      <Masonry columns={4} spacing={2}>
        {heights.map((height, index) => (
          <Item key={index} sx={{ height }}>
            {index + 1}
          </Item>
        ))}
      </Masonry>
    </Box>
  );
}

CodeSandbox

A: just add height 100% in your white-card class
here is a codesandbox example where i set the height and background color
https://codesandbox.io/s/modest-dirac-dfq0w4?file=/demo.js


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What model of LG phone do I have?
What kind of phones were there in 2014?
Why did LG discontinued?
What is the latest LG phone?
What are all the LG phones?
All LG cell phones have their model numbers printed on a sticker attached to the phone's battery compartment. Turn off your phone, remove the back cover, and then take out the battery to view the sticker.
LG G3. Samsung, HTC, and LG: The three main players in the Android space in 2014, and LG's offering was one of the first smartphones ever to break into the Quad HD display space. That 5.5-inch IPS LCD display was revered by many for being the "perfect" size for a smartphone — not too big, not too small.
LG surprised a lot of people by announcing the termination of their smartphone business on April 5, 2021. Instead, the company wants a chance to focus on other lines of business that offer them more growth opportunities. These include smart appliances, connected devices, and even robotics.
What are the best LG smartphones?
– Quad Camera: 48MP PDAF, 8MP Wide , 2MP Depth & 5MP Macro – 16.63cm (6.55) HD+ Punch Hole Display, 20:9 Aspect Ratio – Helio G-35, 2.3Ghz Octa Core Gaming Processor
Are LG still making phones?
LG says the wind down of its mobile phone business is expected to be completed by July 31, although you'll probably still be able to buy an LG phone after that date. Take a look back at 5 truly wild LG phone innovations – and why they failed.
– Versatile Multi-Screen Form Factor with Swivel Mode – 17.3cm (6.8) FHD+ OLED Main Display & 9.9cm (3.9) OLED Secondary Display – 64MP, 13MP Ultra-Wide & 12MP Ultra-Wide Angle Rear Cameras
All Prepaid Cell Phones Directory; lg phones. Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for lg phones. LG Electronics has been one of the top smartphone manufacturers in the world for years. Their phones are known for their durability, functionality, and style. Browse the top-ranked list of LG phones below along with
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