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About Videatives
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George Forman, Ellen Hall and Deborah Dumont conceived the idea of Videatives in July, 2003. Deborah's belief in the viability of our business plan encouraged us, and we became incorporated later that year. Deborah's experience as an educator, and in starting and leading education companies, helped move Videatives from idea to reality. By 2005, Videatives was well established, and Deborah's new work assignment required that she resign from the company.
Videatives continues to implement its mission to make children's thinking visible through the use of short video clips with supporting text. This format (video plus text) has great potential to map theory to practice and to generate theory from practice. It is our belief that good teaching results from helping children explicate their current theories rather than from directly teaching a new theory. As our knowledge of children's intelligence grows, so does our ability to support the children's reflections on their thinking, their understandings and misconceptions about the social and physical world around them. Videative titles capture the details of what children know and how teachers can build from children's knowledge.
George Forman, Ph.D. Founding President
George Forman was a co-founder of Videatives, Inc. and Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts retired in 2003 to found Videatives, Inc. George has over 33 years of experience in university teaching, cognitive research, multimedia design, and educational consulting in the area of early childhood learning and development. At Videatives, George was responsible for product design and content development. He has authored over 7 books, 3 videotapes and many research articles on how children think and how teachers can help children reflect on their work through drawing, video feedback, and play with objects. In the 1970's he founded The School for Constructive Play, an experimental program for young children based on the learning theory of Jean Piaget. He has designed museum participatory exhibits, educational puzzles, and instructional games. He is past president of the Jean Piaget Society, serves on numerous editorial boards, and was recently advisory faculty in residence at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His speaking engagements have taken him all over the world including Asia, Australia, Europe, India and Scandinavia speaking mainly about constructivist education, particularly as practiced in the preprimary schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. George holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Alabama.
Ellen Hall, Ph.D Founding Vice President
Ellen Hall was a co-founder of Videatives, Inc. and was Executive Director of Boulder Journey School, a school for young children in Boulder, Colorado. Ellen has over 30 years of experience in the field of early childhood education, working with children, families and educators as a teacher, administrator, mentor and consultant. At Videatives, Ellen was responsible for leading outreach and partnership initiatives. At Boulder Journey School, Ellen directed the Teacher Education Program, designed in partnership with the University of Colorado, Denver. Digital video clips and videatives are utilized extensively in this program. Ellen's doctoral dissertation studies how videatives accelerate and deepen teachers' conceptualizations of children's thinking. Ellen has been published in textbooks and journals and presents frequently at national and international early childhood conferences and meetings. Ellen serves on the Executive board of the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA), an organization of educators, parents, and advocates seeking to elevate both the quality of life and the quality of schools and centers for young children. Ellen holds a M.Ed. from Smith College and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation from the University of Colorado, Denver.
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Barta Goes 'Full Barta' in Iowa-ISU Marching Band Fiasco
By Patrick Vint on September 23, 2019 at 12:13 pm
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Last week, in the aftermath of the Iowa State win, Iowa athletics director Gary Barta issued one of his signature cryptic statements of foreboding and dread. This one was regarding the Hawkeye Marching Band, which had been in Ames Saturday for the game:
Statement from Gary Barta on Iowa State fans inappropriate actions towards the Iowa Marching Band. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/hiW9fY9JgF
— Quinn Douglas (@Quinn_Douglas_) September 16, 2019
Barta didn't really say what had happened. Barta also misspelled the name of Henry B. Tippie, the guy who endows his position, so this was great work all around.
That statement sat out there for days, as Iowa failed to elaborate on what Barta meant by "inappropriate actions made toward" the Band. Rumors swirled of a fight between band members and angry Iowa State fans, of beer-throwing and name-calling. Iowa State's athletic director acted as if he had no idea what Barta was talking about while still getting a plug in for Iowa Corn:
"Here's what I do know happened last week: This state had a national audience with (ESPN's 'College) GameDay.' It was an awesome, celebratory day for both Iowa and Iowa State. It brought great exposure to the Cy-Hawk series and Iowa corn and everything great about this state," Pollard said. "It pains me to think that a pretty vague release has kind of damaged that, nationally."
On Wednesday, Barta and Pollard went with full-on Bothsidesism in a statement about how all the marching bands had been subject to bad behavior on the road. There were no further details on what Barta was talking about in his Monday statement, however. By Thursday, Barta was telling the press that the investigation -- or whatever it was that Iowa and Iowa State did following the Monday statement -- was complete, even though he admitted a band member needed medical attention as a result of whatever happened:
"Jamie Pollard and I had a telephone conversation mid-afternoon Monday in which we discussed general scope of the incident," Barta said. "We agreed together to gather facts. After collecting information Monday and Tuesday, we realized it would be difficult to verify details and elected to focus on moving forward on future events."
And then the inevitable happened: The marching band, which had been largely silent following Monday's cryptic press release, turned on their phones and found their social media apps:
"I have been trying to stay quiet on this issue and let the University handle things," Jack Buchanan, a band member, posted on Facebook. "Now unfortunately, it seems like they have abandoned us too. Let me be clear. THERE WAS PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AT THE IOWA STATE GAME AGAINST THE BAND."
The violence, he and other students said, unfolded as band members made their way back to the bus and were confronted. What started as verbal assaults and racial slurs turned violent: One student was forcefully groped while another suffered broken ribs, according to several accounts.
"Put yourself in our shoes," Knopp said in his post. "Kids. Marching in formation back to our buses after a long day. Getting shoved and having beer cans shaken and sprayed at our feet. Getting slapped because of the words on our uniform (IOWA). Getting pushed so hard that someone's (not going to name this person) ribs are broken. That is completely unacceptable."
Knopp wasn't the only one to make a statement:
UI band member Paige Pearson reached out to me & echoed what bandmate Corey Knopp wrote on Facebook. They both told me specifics on what happened in Ames needed to come director Eric Bush, who has not responded to my message. Here's a statement from Pearson. pic.twitter.com/nAGLNwqEKT
— Rob Howe (@RobHoweHN) September 20, 2019
Pearson and Knopp later provided details to The Gazette's Vanessa Miller:
"A fan shoved me out of his way as we were marching in formation back to the buses," Knopp told The Gazette in an interview. "He decided to cut through the band and shoved me out of his way. I yelled, 'Do not put your hands on me sir,' and he yelled back, '(expletive) you.'"
It was unlike fan abuse he'd experienced before. "No fan has ever touched me, let alone pushed me," he said. "I was shocked he actually felt the need to do so."
Although he didn't suffer lasting injuries, Knopp said some of his peers did.
"A girl's ribs are broken because of fan interaction," he said. "A member of the band was cornered by a number of males and was assaulted."
Fans pulled at the drum line and attacked members, Knopp said. They threw beer cans and shook and sprayed them at the members' feet as they marched.
"We expect to be booed and the usual rivalry game antics," he said. "But never physically and sexually assaulted."
By the end of the day Friday, Iowa had reopened its "investigation" of the incident, with Barta completely out of the picture.
"The communication on social media made it clear we had not shared enough information with our students about the steps the university has taken to address the concerns raised by members of our marching band," UI spokeswoman Jeneane Beck told The Gazette in an email Friday.
"Student safety is our number one priority and we are committed to ensuring a safe experience on game day for our students," she said. "Additionally we are continuing our investigation to ensure all of our students have the ability to share their experiences with the appropriate authorities."
There is certainly room for a conversation about why we're sending a marching band to sit near, and perform for, 45,000 mostly-drunk people who hate their guts just for the colors of their uniforms (and vice versa for Iowa State's trips to Kinnick). If this is going to be a discussion of student safety, that's a basic point to be considered. The idea that this is some sort of friendly rivalry that is "good for the state" and "brings out the best of Iowa" is the incoherent rambling of people who haven't been to a game in Ames wearing black and gold. These two fan bases hate each other with the fury of a thousand supernovas, and injecting a loud blast of pro-Iowa school spirit into Jack Trice is simply begging for something like this to happen.
But Pearson said she'd like to focus on the response from Iowa, so let's oblige, because this is a paint-by-numbers Gary Barta Scandal:
Issue a mysterious, incomprehensible statement hinting at wrongdoing but not actually saying what is at issue, as he did in both Gary Dolphin suspensions last basketball season.
Refuse to follow up on what he meant by the statement when public outcry demanded explanation, again last seen with the Dolphin issue.
Promise his internal constituency one thing, then go outside and throw them under the bus by doing the complete opposite, as he did by telling former Iowa field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum he planned to retain her just days before firing her.
Getting undone on a student-safety issue when the students put in danger by his department's actions went to Facebook, as happened during the rhabdomyolysis scandal when defensive lineman Jim Poggi broke the news that players were hospitalized.
Being nowhere near the press when the you-know-what hit the fan, as is the case in literally every Gary Barta scandal.
We are almost nine years removed from the rhabdo issue, an event so thoroughly bungled by Barta's office that he turned a player health scare into an honest-to-God scandal. Since that time, Barta's been sued by two former employees for discrimination and mishandled that situation so badly that a jury found that he had, in fact, discriminated against at least one of them. He tried to sweep another player safety issue under the rug and got caught. He signed a basketball coach to a multi-million dollar extension in secret. He got into two public altercations with his play-by-play announcer, both of which were somehow turned into a referendum on Barta rather than the announcer.
And now there's this, a band member -- not a player in a game, as if that would matter when it comes to the safety of students, but still -- allegedly has her ribs broken by an opposing fan after a game. Another is groped by those fans. Racial slurs. Thrown beer cans. Any athletic director with his priorities in the proper place would call the viability of this entire series into question, a series that now has student casualties. After all, as his spokeswoman said Friday, student safety is their number one priority.
Except that student safety is not the number one priority, as belied by Barta's statement on Thursday. "[W]e realized it would be difficult to verify details and elected to focus on moving forward on future events" is the giveaway. Barta admitted he knew of one student who needed medical treatment after the game. His examination of the issues giving rise to a student needing medical treatment because she played in the Iowa band apparently amounted to a phone call with his counterpart where they agreed that nothing more should be done. A student needing medical treatment because she played in the Iowa band wasn't enough to keep Pollard from dropping Iowa Corn into a statement or Barta to even consider stopping "future events" for more than two days. A student needing medical treatment because she played in the Iowa band was why the next talking point, within hours of Barta's original statement, was on the price tag for canceling the series and not how it occured that a student needed medical treatment because she played in the Iowa band.
Student safety isn't the number one priority of Iowa Athletics, any more than it was in those days of January 2011. The gravy train is the number one priority, the gravy train that keeps Gary Barta gainfully, and inexplicably, employed. That gravy train would come to a halt if Iowa canceled the series, even for a year. Losing corn money and a low-expense road game, and the potential political fallout from it, is the true number one priority of Iowa Athletics in the last fourteen years. The price of preventing an apparent assault against Iowa's band members is simply too great for Iowa Athletics to care.
UPDATE: There may be an adult in the room, after all.
University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld said he isnt convinced at all that Iowa should continue the CyHawk game with Iowa State game until they can assure something like the band incident doesnt happen again.
— Lucy Rohden (@lucyrohdenTV) September 23, 2019
This is a positive development. We'll see just how positive it is in the coming days and weeks.
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MLK Festival in Phoenix still on despite forecasted rain, limited venue space...
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Several Flagstaff schools to close Jan. 17 as winter storm hits Arizona...
The Flagstaff Unified School District, Coconino Community College, and Northern Arizona University will be closed on Jan. 17....
Motorcyclist arrested after shooting into car on I-17 in north Phoenix...
Kyle Hart, 34, was arrested after allegedly shooting into a vehicle on the I-17 near State Route 101....
Motorcyclist arrested after allegedly shooting into car on I-17 in north Phoenix...
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I would like to periodically (e.g. using cron) generate an image (e.g. png) containing graphs for CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O load and network usage.
I would like something not too ugly, so a gnuplot graph is a bit crude, but if that's the only option I'll take it nonetheless.
After half an hour of googling, I just havn't been able to find a simple tool to do that without extensive configuration.
I thought about using conky and asking it to render to a file instead of showing the graphs on the screen, but I couldn't find such an option for conky. The only solution I thought of would be to start a dummy Xorg session, let conky run on that, and periodically take screenshots.
I also saw plenty of blog posts etc. about using dstat or similar tools, but these generated text reports, not graphs.
Is there a command-line tool that is very simple to setup that can generate (pretty) GPU graphs and similar graphs, without requiring extensive configuration from my part?
The problem with the other tools cited so far (rrdtool, mrtg, zabbix, orca) is that they are enterprise-grade software designed for full-time network administrators. I just want something simple that I can run on a small box and set-up within a matter of seconds instead of spending days to configure it.
And I just realized I asked on serverfault instead of superuser like I meant to, so that explains the answers I got :) Thank you all, and sorry for loosing your time, I'm requesting this question to be closed / migrated to superuser.
Think about this... You need some way to track history in order to provide an input to the CLI-generated graphs. This is where something like RRDTool helps.
There are tools like collectl that will collect data and organize it for another graphing utility.
But I'm old school... I still use Orca for this.
But the graphs are pretty.
will take care of your problem.
Heavens. What's wrong with MRTG? Or, almost any other performance monitoring tool ever?
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged command-line-interface image graph or ask your own question.
How to enumerate network computers from command line?
Graph data which is only generated once a day or a week?
Simple tools to quickly capture and graph some arbitrary metrics on a server?


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Facing poor sales, the partners behind Jean Nouvel's 53W53 seek additional price chops
By Alexandra Alexa, Thu, February 14, 2019
Rendering by Hayes Davidson
The partners behind the Jean Nouvel-designed tower at 53 West 53rd Street (also known as the MoMA Tower) will be serving even more price chops to the ultra-luxury project in the midst of lackluster sales, though they disagree on how much that should be. As Crain's reported, Hines, Goldman Sachs, and Singapore's Pontiac Land Group recently underwent an arbitration process to settle the matter, with Hines seeking aggressive discounts. The 1,050-foot condo building has already received $167 million in price cuts since hitting the market almost four years ago with a projection of $2.14 billion in sales. About 15 percent of the 145 units at 53W53 are under contract currently, with closings set to begin in the spring, a spokeswoman for the project said.
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The city's most important residential projects include a glittering showcase of superlatives that continue to eclipse all that came before, with claims that include tallest (Central Park Tower), skinniest (111 West 57th Street ), most expensive (a $250 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South) and loftiest outdoor lounge (Fifteen Hudson Yards) and pool (Brooklyn Point) almost being a requirement for selling the fabulously luxurious apartments and amenities that lie within. Though some of this year's contenders appeared on previous years' lists, their sales launches and toppings-out in 2018 proved that their arrivals on the city's skyline–and among its residential options–are no less impactful than the anticipation that preceded them.
We've narrowed our picks down to a list of 12 headline-stealing residential structures for the year. Which do you think deserves 6sqft's title of 2018 Building of the Year? To have your say, polls for our fourth annual competition will be open up until midnight on Wednesday, December 12th and we will announce the winner on the 13th.
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New renderings and construction photos reveal full design of Jean Nouvel's 53W53 'MoMA tower'
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6sqft checked in almost a year ago on starchitect Jean Nouvel's MoMA-adjacent tower, 53W53 at 53 West 53rd Street, when photos from the Billionaires' Row construction site showed the building getting the first of its intricate diagrid skin. Construction on the 82-story building recently reached the 58th floor, and newly-released renderings and construction photos show the full design of the 1,050-foot-tall tapered tower, which will have interiors by celebrated designer Thierry Despont, from crown to ground level. The new images also show how the Museum of Modern Art will have three new gallery levels within the tower's base on floors 2, 4 and 5.
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MoMA reveals final design for $400M expansion
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The Museum of Modern Art revealed on Thursday its final design for its $400 million renovation project, which calls for more space and a chronological and thematic approach to its exhibitions. In addition to the expansion of gallery and public spaces, the museum plans to feature more work of minority and female artists. Architecture firms Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler have collaborated on the design, and the overall expansion will provide 50,000 square feet of new gallery space. The renovation is expected to wrap in 2019.
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Which of these you think deserves 6sqft's title of 2016 Building of the Year? Have your say below. Polls for our third annual competition will be open up until 11:59 p.m., Sunday, December 11th*, and we will announce the winner on Tuesday, December 13th!
Learn more about each of the buildings in the running here
Jean Nouvel's MoMA Tower is getting the first of its intricate, diagrid skin
News at starchitect Jean Nouvel's condominium MoMA Tower (officially called 53W53) has been relatively quiet since units hit the market just over a year ago. But CityRealty brings us an update from the Billionaires' Row construction site, where the 1,050-foot-tall, tapered tower is currently getting the first of its intricate, diagrid skin, which the architect once said will resemble blood running the veins with its nighttime lighting.
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Midtown, New Developments
MoMA Has Already Raised $650M for Renovation and Expansion, And More Is Coming
By Dana Schulz, Wed, July 20, 2016
Rendering of MoMA renovation Via Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Just this week, it came to light that the Metropolitan Museum of Art may lay off as many as 100 employees as part of efforts to cut its $30 million deficit. As the New York Times previously explored, the struggling state of the Met exemplifies a shift in the art world towards modern and contemporary art. And standing as a true testament to this is MoMA's current financial status.
The midtown museum has already raised $650 million towards its fundraising campaign, far exceeding the $450 million needed for its planned renovation and addition of three new gallery floors. In addition, they'll also sell $280 million of tax-exempt bonds "to raise money for the project and refinance debt as borrowing costs drop to the lowest on record," reports Crain's.
More details ahead
CityRealty, condos, Manhattan, New Developments, real estate trends
Infographic: The 12 Most Expensive Condo Buildings Rising in NYC
By Diane Pham, Mon, November 30, 2015
While it seems like every block in the city is host to a construction site throwing up some luxury condo building or pricey rentals, not all of these developments are created equal. Following up on their last infographic which rounded up the city's top five most expensive new developments, the data gurus over at CityRealty have culled an even more extensive list which pinpoints the 12 priciest structures going up right now. While the number of zeros that follow their combined $20,000,000,000 sellout will make your head hurt, what's even more mind-boggling is that these 12 buildings alone will count for nearly HALF of the money that'll be generated by the 200+ condo projects underway in Manhattan.
All the details here
condos, Cool Listings, Midtown West, New Developments, Starchitecture
Units Finally Hit the Market at Jean Nouvel's MoMA Tower
By Dana Schulz, Mon, September 21, 2015
The time has finally come. After years of setbacks and teasers, units at Jean Nouvel's 1,050-foot-tall MoMA Tower, now officially known as 53W53, have hit the market. Nine listings (out of 139) went up on Corcoran, according to Curbed, ranging from a $3.17 million one-bedroom 19th-floor unit to a $50.9 million four-bedroom, 63rd-floor unit. When construction started earlier this year, rumor had it that the listings wouldn't be made public, but now that we know otherwise, we've got plenty of floorplan porn to ogle, as well as lots more interior renderings courtesy of designer Thierry Despont.
Renderings and floorplans right this way


The Kings Indian Powerbook 2019 is based above all on 252 000 games from the engine room of playchess.com, supplemented by 99 000 games played by human beings. Setting the threshold average Elo of both players at 2375 guarantees the high quality of the statistics. But what makes the Powerbook so valuable is that it is possible to find lovely secret variations for both sides with only a minimum of searching.


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Once there I blindly loomed aground …where is the bloody trail. I did a complete circuit of the fire station . It has to.be this way and headed down a side road and yes , hidden from.view was a blaze.
Once on the trail.it followed the river before ducking under the road bridge then up across a service road and then the climb.
I had been told that it's not as bad as the down into town. as I began climbi g I startled a sleeping deer who looked at me disgrugingly got up and walked away.
it took so.ost an hour before I hit the summit and rocks.
My foot was killing me . The sole bruised and I think a return of gout but in my left foot.. Fantastic.
On well. I pushed on and on… The rocks gradually began to annoy me and hurt my foot so my pace slowed even more..But I'm.not in a hurry , but feel.i should be faster. But when ibtry I stumble and trip and get more annoyed so this is my pace. After several more climbs I emerged to a look out with amazing views over Pennsylvania. I paused and enjoyed the view. I was just about to leave when Tree Hugger and Santiago appeared we exchanged the usual verbal abuse .
tree Hugger. said you got crap for a few more miles then 5 miles of flat . Great I said. Then we both went off in our separate directions..
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It was a great spot and I didn't really want to move but I had too.
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It was down a very steep trail. I dumped my pack grabbed a bottle and sliped and slides down the hill. The water was good a d soon filled up my bottles. At me climb up was fun but I soon was reunited with my pack. I walked a few more yards and noticed a camp spot.


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Q: How to pass current entity Id to my Silverlight webresource? I have a silverlight webresource in my CRM 2015 online, that I open using a javascript webresource. This web resource is through a ribbon button of the Opportunity entity. I need to pass the current opened opportunity to the silverlight web resource. I've managed to get the OpportunityId but still I can't pass it to the Silverlight web resource.
My javascript webresource code:
function OpenSilverLightControl()
 {
     var Id=Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();

    window.open('https://crm.mycrm.com//WebResources/new_/MyCRMQuoteTestPage.html',null,500,600);
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EDIT:
I tried using QueryString but it produces an Internal Server Error.
This is my link: https://crm.mycrm.com//WebResources/new_/mycrmOpportunityQuoteTestPage.html?oppid={7A594863-1C1F-E511-80C8-02E7484A2B2F}
also this : https://crm.mycrm.com//WebResources/new_/mycrmOpportunityQuoteTestPage.html?oppid=7A594863-1C1F-E511-80C8-02E7484A2B2F
both give "500 - Internal server error"

A: This is normally done using a query string variable
function OpenSilverLightControl(){
    var Id=Xrm.Page.data.entity.getId();
    var url = 'https://crm.mycrm.com//WebResources/new_/MyCRMQuoteTestPage.html?elementid=' + Id;

    window.open(url,null,500,600);
}

Then in the Silverlight application you can read the querystring value

A: Add it as querystring and parse it in your Silverlight webresponse?
You could do it like:
window.open('https://crm.mycrm.com//WebResources/new_/MyCRMQuoteTestPage.html?id='+id'

And in your Silverlight resource:
function getQueryString (name) {
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
    for (var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
        hash = hashes[i].split('=');
        vars.push(hash[0]);
        vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    }
    return vars[strName];
}

And call the function like: getQueryString("id");

A: From user3491963 answer in this question
as well as jasonscript and Unlockedluca answers in the current question,
I was able to use the Querystring parameter BUT it has to be with name "data" any other name won't work.

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Dead Awake es una película de 2010 protagonizada por Nick Stahl, Rose McGowan, y Amy Smart. La película fue titulada anteriormente Dylan's Wake.

Sinopsis
Dylan trata de desentrañar la respuesta a un misterio de larga década organizando su propio funeral y examinando quien viene. El problema es que Dylan quizás esté muerto.

Elenco
 Nick Stahl como Dylan.
 Rose McGowan como Charlie.
 Amy Smart como Natalie.
 Ben Marten como Steve.
 Shane Simmons como David.

Referencias
 IMDb


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Premier League – Sat, November 20
Molineux Stadium
WolvesWOL
West Ham UnitedWHU
R. Jiménez 58'
R. Neves 54'
D. Rice 86'
P. Fornals
M. Lanzini M 59'
J. Bowen
A. Yarmolenko A 71'
S. Benrahma
N. Vlašić M 71'
D. Podence
A. Traoré A 76'
H. Heechan
L. Dendoncker M 87'
Wolves are playing football Ron Flowers would approve of
Tim Spiers
Jimenez's memory loss and Nuno tears: the making of Wolves' film Code Red, a year on from striker's fractured skull
How Kurt Zouma's absence has hurt West Ham
Roshane Thomas
Toti Gomes, the teamsheet bombshell who looked right at home
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João Moutinho 28 M 90 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
M. Kilman 23 D 90 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1
N. Semedo 22 D 90 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2
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521 TOTAL PASSES 466
12 TACKLES WON 7
The fine margins could come back to haunt West Ham
Conor Coady scored for Wolves at Molineux!
Mark Noble influence, phone ban in canteen and special talent coming through: Behind the scenes at West Ham's academy
How do you value a football club?


The Guardian has an interesting interview with Ken Robinson on their site. One quote in particular really jumped out at me: Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests. So very, very true.


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Jovan Belcher and Other Sports-Related Killings: It's Not Over Until The Victim Blaming Stops
Above is part of the nearly ten seven-minute exchange between Jovan Belcher and the Kansas City fuzz in the hours before Belcher killed himself and Kassandra Perkins, his "other girlfriend" and the mother of his three-month old daughter. Belcher was parked outside the home of the woman he called his girlfriend, Brittni Glass, in the wee wee hours of the morning. A local TV station transcribed some of the conversation:
The officers then ask Belcher where he was planning on going.
Officer: Where are you headed? Upstairs in this building? So you aren't going to be driving anywhere? […]
Officer: You just need to go upstairs, dude. That's going to be your best bet. We're going to cut you a break. […]
Officer: You know you got a lot riding, and you have a lot to lose.
According to police, Belcher said he was "waiting for his girlfriend" outside the building. A police spokesperson told 41 Action News earlier this week that Belcher may have been drinking before the officers found him, but he did not appear intoxicated and was very cooperative.
In the video, the officers make sure Belcher will not be driving anywhere soon.
Officer: Call your girl and head back upstairs for awhile.
Belcher: Yeah.
Officer: I say we try to stay up there for the night, sound cool?
Belcher: Man, y'all don't understand. I have to deal with my other girl, man.
Officer: I understand how that's working, but you're passing out in the car… (inaudible)
Belcher: I wasn't driving.
Officer: I understand you weren't driving, but you are in the car and the car is running.
After that exchange, Belcher thanked the officers.
Police said Belcher dialed a number on his cellphone, and a woman came out of the apartment complex and let him in.
What is really behind the smiles? The proud parents, Kassandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher, show off their newborn daughter, but this was only a temporary respite from domestic violence in their relationship, which came to its irretrievable December 1 end last week(Courtesy: Sandra Rose)
Yeah. Jovan Belcher seems calm. Rational. (One wishes that all cops could be this way towards regular black men and boys who aren't sports figures, too, but I digress.) But one has to wonder, in hindsight, what was really in his mind with two women, a baby, and his mom, and who knows what and who else. But like I said about another murder suicide during the holiday season a while back, nobody had to die.
This is the timeline furnished by Wikipedia, and I include the source references numbers:
Friends said the couple argued frequently, including after Perkins returned at 1 a.m. from a Trey Songz concert at the Midland Theatre on the night of November 30. After the argument, Perkins went to the Power and Light District, an entertainment area by the Midland and Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City.[25] Belcher was also in the Power and Light District with a different woman.[26] After losing the woman in the crowd, Belcher drove to her apartment, but she was not home.[26] Police found him there at 2:50 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a suspicious person in a car parked on Armour Boulevard.[27][28] He told police he was waiting for his girlfriend and forgot the code to her apartment. The police discussed the temporary tags on the car and urged him to go inside the building, saying they were "trying to cut [him] a break here."[29] Belcher did not smell of alcohol and was not slurring his words, police said.[29] He was later buzzed into the building by neighbors and allowed to stay the night.[26]
Belcher returned home between 6:30 and 7 a.m., argued again with Perkins and shot and killed her in front of his mother, Cheryl Shepherd.[20][21][26] Police arrived at the house at around 7:50 a.m. following a call from Shepherd, who had recently moved there from West Babylon to help the couple care for Zoey.[20][30] The baby was heard crying in the background when Belcher's mother called.[27] Perkins, who was 22, had been shot a total of nine times in the chest, neck and abdomen.[31][32]
At first, when I heard about the killings, I thought that all of it had gotten to Jovan Belcher: the injuries from hits, the pressure to perform well and to achieve in football. This guy, from initial reports, had been a self-made pro-footballer; he was not part of the vaunted draft or even within the top percentage of players. He was considered too small to be an NFL player. Rather, Belcher was a free agent and was accepted as a first-string player, a workman player, an inside linebacker drawing a couple million a year. This was admirable.
All this does not mean, however, that Belcher was not suffering from CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition that may have led to the premature deaths of several other NFL players. It was revealed that Belcher sustained a forceful head injury November 18, and suffered short-term memory loss. Moreover, Julie Mack says, "In fact, Belcher's degree from University of Maine was in child development and family relations, and he was involved in a program called Male Athletes Against Violence."
Kassandra Perkins: the forgotten victim in this tragedy (Courtesy: The Grio)
Belcher and Perkins, though, were having problems long before that injury in November. And I think that Kassandra Perkins was his wife in all but name.
Kasandra Perkins, 22, was, technically, a girlfriend. But for all intents and purposes, she was a spouse. Belcher and Perkins referred to one another as husband and wife, and Belcher's mother called Perkins her daughter. Belcher brought Perkins and her relatives to a Fourth of July block party in West Babylon last year. On Matthews Avenue, the block where Belcher grew up, it was a big deal.
However, the news and commentary that began to spread out about the murder-suicide of Belcher and his girlfriend Kassandra Perkins began to trend dangerously on one side. Or in the case of Bob Costas, who was merely quoting from an article from the Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock, people were missing the point that this incident wasn't just about guns. (Belcher let drop to a friend that he owned at least eight guns at his house, and let me be frank, Belcher shot Perkins nine times. To kill.) Costas was half-right, though, in my humble opinion, but the controversy whipped up from the right-wing Wurlitzer made him a distracting locus of commentary.
Worse, it was sounding to me from the mainstream media and the black press last week that Kassandra Perkins deserved her end, that she was a golddigger who trapped her man by having a baby for him, and that she was harshing the money by putting pressure on Belcher to stay home, to be faithful and to be a dad. Something was wrong with this one-sided coverage. (Apparently his mom didn't feel that way, and was present to help bring the newborn along with Kassandra, whom she referred to authorities—again—as her daughter.) The Deadspin article by Isaac Rauch that retailed this angle of what happened through a family source via e-mail (who still remains nameless) was so outrageous and upsetting to me that it was a contributing factor to my not beginning this article until now. That particular "interview" made me inwardly call a halt to such bullcrap. (I've added corrections only to punctuation below).
We asked if he meant that he thought Perkins had intended to get money from Belcher through child-support payments.
[On the Thursday night after the Nov. 12 Chiefs-Steelers Monday Night Football game] he came home and Kasi had taken the baby (Zoe) to Jamaal Charles' residence because she is cousins with Jamaal's wife Whitney. They had been arguing for quite a few weeks prior which was nothing new. The majority of the arguments were due to Kasi failing college classes that Jovan was paying for and quitting her retail job where she worked two 4 hour shifts a week. From my perception, she was lazy, and after learning she was introduced to him through her cousin who is married to Jamaal, I can only assume she was after money. I'm in no way trying to defame her character, however; she is the catalyst to this incident. […]
Then this rat "tipster" concludes by saying that it was really a lethal combo of drugs, alcohol and concussions that impelled Jovan Belcher to pull the triggers on himself and Kassandra Perkins. This is the same person who, along with another witness, ran inside information to the local Kansas City Star about what they thought about the state of the Perkins-Belcher relationship. This particular individual later dropped knowledge about Perkins going to a Trey Songz concert with her friends. (Apparently, though, after the concert, Perkins and her companions showed up at the Power and Light District where Belcher and Brittni Glass were also present. Whether some or all of these people saw each other there in the vicinity is anyone's guess, but I would not be surprised.)
This informant's tales also made me go back to the Chris Henry case of a couple of years back, in which other unnamed sources claimed that his long-time lover Loleini Tonga was just as volatile as her late boyfriend, that she drank heavily, and that her reckless spending on wedding preparations was upsetting Henry and provoking his outbursts. I regret repeating this information, because it turned out that a year after Henry died, researchers found that he too had been suffering deleterious effects from CTE as well. In retrospect, a lot of things are becomng clearer.
Brittni Glass herself later admitted that she was the mystery friend to the New York Post. However, she claimed that she and Belcher were not that serious and that she was not his girl. And that wasn't all that was mentioned.
Early reports said Belcher flew into a rage after Perkins returned late from a Trey Songz concert at about 1 a.m.
But according to Glass and her neighbors, Belcher wasn't even home then.
Residents said they had seen Belcher — who had a $1.9 million contract with the Chiefs this year — and his distinctive black Bentley at the building several times in recent months.
Glass said she and Belcher were not in a relationship and declined to say exactly where he slept.
Meanwhile, a new report said Belcher had been violent in a past relationship.
In 2006, while a grid star at the University of Maine, he punched his fist through a window because he was "upset with a girl,'' said a police report obtained by USA Today.
Less than a year later, campus cops responded to a complaint of disorderly conduct at a dorm after someone "became concerned about the raised voices" of Belcher and a girlfriend outside his room, the paper said.
So Belcher's participation in Male Athletes Against Violence may have been part of anger management therapy for him while at the University of Maine. Some people do major in and later pursue areas of psychology ("child development and family relations"?) not only to help others, but to help themselves with their own long-standing problems. Unfortunately, if this is so, it appears that it did not help Belcher to understand, to recognize when he was escalating, and to learn strategies of how to back off his anger even up to the day of the murder-suicide. If Belcher had been a thinking guy, and if he did indeed suffer from CTE, these expressions of rage should have been a confirmation to him that something organic that was going on with him, and not necessarily exacerbated by his relationship with Kassandra. Especially since the talk was around that more players—present as well as former—could be or were falling prey to this malady. On the other hand, such signals too might have frightened him into ignoring them, because admitting that he needed help would have meant that he would not be able to play football any more.
What if Kassandra brought the child and herself to safety because she was afraid of Belcher going off and getting physical during their arguments? What if the woman's pregnancy—her first—wasn't easy or that taking classes and having a small-time job wasn't panning out because she wanted to focus on being well and having and being with her daughter? If she was working retail as a sales cashier even for eight hours a week, I can tell you from experience that it is no party to work on your feet, much less pregnant with your hormones jouncing, and you are not able to sit down after an hour or so.
Who the hell is this person to suggest that Kassandra Perkins was actually lazy?
For a while, I just could not find the words until Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on my Facebook feed said it all for me. It's revised my take on how insidious domestic violence can be.
There's been a lot of talk about the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher's killing his girlfriend Kassandra Perkins and then killing himself. What concerns and disturbs me is that people are framing this tragedy in terms of a "loving guy" who "just snapped."
What you need to know–if you don't remember anything else about this tragedy–is that this type of situation doesn't involve a nice guy just snapping. I'm a trained battered women's counselor, although it's been nearly two decades since I've been active.
Murders like this don't involve just snapping. They involve a long-term, ongoing pattern of physical abuse that escalates over time. And so, please do not be fooled by the smiling pictures you see on the web. Unless this was a very miraculous situation unlike the other extremely similar domestic violence situations that end in tragedy, Jovan Belcher had been belittling, hitting, pushing, punching, threatening, choking, and possibly even raping Kassandra Perkins before he finally took her life.
And their families were ignoring and smoothing it over and "counseling" the young couple that "all couples have problems" and they had been telling Kassandra "don't leave your child to grow up without a father like so many other Black children." Over time, ongoing abuse and subsequent reuniting allows the batterer to become desensitized to the repercussions of his behavior and the dangerous scenarios he creates.
Like all physical abusers, he most likely was a narcissist incapable of understanding and unfeeling to the pain inflicted by his behavior. And because he was a sports figure surrounded by adoration and making lots of money, he was able to tell himself his behavior was okay.
I know some folks really want to feel sorry for Jovan Belcher. And that's completely okay. Human empathy is a wonderful thing. But you can feel sorry for another human being without his being a good person. So stop saying Jovan Belcher was "a good man," a "good father," and a "good son." He was a murderer.
A good man does not murder somebody.
A good father does not murder his child's mother, leaving that child motherless.
A good son wouldn't murder someone in front of his own mother and leave her to pick up the pieces.
Amanda Marcotte over at Slate was also saying that people—even sympathetic feminist women—should look beyond the sad stories of possible CTE and look at a much broader picture:
Most people thought O.J. Simpson was a nice guy too. Sean Penn is a humanitarian, but he is also the guy who reportedly beat and held his then-wife Madonna hostage for nine hours. Nearly a quarter of all women and 11.6 percent of men report experiencing abuse in their lifetimes; if people prone to domestic violence were that easy to spot, victims would do a better job of avoiding them in the first place.
We don't know if Belcher ever abused Kasandra Perkins before he murdered her, but what we do know is that domestic violence is, by its nature, a crime that largely happens behind closed doors to victims who are highly motivated to deny that they're being victimized. Thirty percent of women murdered a year are killed by intimate partners. I feel safe in assuming that none of those women thought that their partner was going to kill them when they first were getting to know him. Most abusers can convince their victims after they've beat them that they're not the hitting types, so why wouldn't they be able to convince outsiders who haven't seen their private, violent side?
As much as I would like to believe that such terrible acts of violence have a simple explanation, domestic violence is clearly a complex problem that defies easy fixes. By focusing on concussions and entirely hypothetical brain injuries, we run the risk of downplaying the true nature of these crimes—that they are almost always a result of an abusive partner who puts his desire for control over all other concerns—and of misplacing the blame.
And thanks to What About Our Daughters?, I'm happy to report another factoid.
Cases of maternal homicide involving minority women are underreported and underpublicized.
According to the CDC, black women have a maternal homicide risk about seven times that of white women. Black women ages 25-29 are about 11 times more likely as white women in that age group to be murdered while pregnant or in the year after childbirth.
Experts say that a fear and mistrust of the police may lead to black women keeping silent about their suffering.
It doesn't matter that the 22-year-old Perkins didn't fit this 2009 CDC profile because of her age. It still goes. Particularly, if one is a expantant mother, relative youth and vulnerability is used as a method of control.
Then there are abusers who use pregnancy as a means to control their girlfriends, to keep them in a vulnerable and dependent condition.
A recent, disturbing study of 61 poor teenaged Boston-area girls of various ethnic backgrounds in abusive relationships published in the journal Ambulatory Pediatrics revealed that 26 percent had reported that their partners were actively trying to get them pregnant against their will. The girls reported that their partners manipulated their birth control or told them that they wanted them to become pregnant.
"You think of forced sex as an aspect of abusive relationships, but this takes that abuse a step further to reproductive control of a young woman's body," said study co-author and pediatrician Elizabeth Miller, M.D.
While a pregnant woman who is older might have the financial resources or support network to seek help, a younger woman may not.
That's an absorbing piece of information: that some young men purposely get their girlfriends pregnant in order to control them, and it's not necessarily the other way around. If this was ever true in the Belcher-Perkins relationship, it would put the kibosh to the idea that Kassandra Perkins ever entrapped Jovan Belcher with her pregnancy in order to just get his money. This is nothing but playa trash talk. Rather, a situation like the one described would free up Belcher to do whatever he wanted, knowing that Kassandra was dependent on him financially and making her shut up about her needs, especially about the next logical step, marriage.
I will ask this ultimate question, though: what was Belcher doing tooling around Kansas City in a flipping Bentley when he only had a one-year contract for $1.9 million? This dude wasn't really making a lot of ducats compared to other players who had much longer contracts and definitely millions more. He was living too large. And remember, a regular NFL player's longevity in the game is limited—less than five years. If injuries mount, he has even less time on the field and then he's out for good. Staying healthy could be icing on the cake.
The Kansas City Chiefs has one of the worst records in the NFL this season. Their second win came when they took the field hours after the murder-suicide in a controversial move that people are still talking about. From Jovan Belcher's Wikipedia entry:
A service for Belcher was held on December 5 at Landmark International Deliverance and Worship Center just southwest of Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs' practice was scheduled around the event. Pioli and one of Belcher's uncles spoke at the closed service.[39] A funeral for Perkins took place the following day at the Ridgeview Family Fellowship in Blue Ridge, Texas. Another service was planned for December 8 in Austin, Texas; Perkins is to be buried in Pflugerville, Texas.[40] Clark Hunt attended the service.[41] Perkins was born in McKinney, Texas, attended elementary and middle school in the Dallas suburb of Garland and graduated from Anderson High School in Austin in 2009.[41]
Little Zoe has lost both parents, so she is now in the temporary custody of her grandmother, Cheryl Shepherd, who lives in Belcher's hometown of West Babylon, Long Island, New York. The infant is now an heiress.
The orphaned daughter of Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins will receive at least $1 million from the NFL as she grows up.
Under the terms of the league's collective bargaining agreement, Zoey, who will be three months old on Dec. 11, will receive $9,000 per month for the next 48 months, and at least $4,000 per month from age 4 until she turns 18 – or 23 if she goes to college.
Zoey is eligible for the money under the league's Surviving Child benefit.
A rich baby girl.
But oh, at what a price.
KC police release video of Belcher encounter a few hours before shooting (kansascity.com)
911 Call: Jovan Belcher's Mother Begs Victim To 'Stay With Me' (atlantablackstar.com)
Chiefs Had Given Counseling To Belcher, Girlfriend (cleveland.cbslocal.com)
Did Jovan Belcher get special treatment? (kshb.com)
Report: 'At Least Seven' Players Turn In Guns In Wake Of Jovan Belcher Tragedy (newyork.cbslocal.com)
~ by blksista on December 9, 2012.
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Saddam Critiques Iraqi Prisoner Abuse; "Not Bad, Not Great"
DOHA, Qatar - During his first jailhouse interview, Saddam Hussein offered his opinion of the treatment of Iraqi prisoners, as revealed by photographs published in news outlets around the world. "The effort is clear, but it is apparent that the Americans and British have much work to do," explained the former dictator, shaking his head as he reviewed the photographs, "For one thing, these wires cannot carry sufficient current. This man would have easily survived the experience. And while I see and read about many threats, where are the bodies? Where are the mass graves? To call this torture is to insult the word." He tossed the images aside with clear contempt.
"I can't tell you what an honor it is to be considered sub-par by a tyrant," responded President Bush, "The people of Iraq can now clearly see the difference between being abused by Mr. Hussein and his henchman, and being abused by my hench-- that is, by our, by the coalition's members. That difference being, accountability. I can assure you that while Saddam might have rewarded this sort of behavior, the coalition forces responsible for these abuses have been reprimanded. And when I say reprimanded, I don't mean a 'talking-to'."
"Blaish is playing it just about right," Saddam commented, using the derogatory amalgam of Bush and Blair he claims he coined before the war, "If I were in their position, I would handle it the same way. Deny, deflect, react. I would probably execute the soldiers involved, but that's me. I can respect their different leadership styles without agreeing with them. But," he added, leaning in uncomfortably close, "If any of my men treated a prisoner like this and allowed it to be photographed, I can assure you he would not be in line for many tomorrows."
"I have the respect of Mr. Saddam Hussein," said British Prime Minister Tony Blair, "My life is now complete."


Staying fit at 50 is both easier and harder than it's ever been.
People lose lean muscle beginning in their 30s and shrink a half inch each decade beginning at 40, eeck!. That lean muscle is then replaced by fat, making aging a double dose of work. The muscle we need for exercise is harder to come by just as the fat we're trying to ward off with exercise is creeping in.
Add to that longer work hours, the ubiquitous food temptations, and raising a family as a single parent, in my case, and holding fast to a workout routine can feel like trying to give a cat a bath.
The good news? It's more fun than it's ever been, thanks to Internet-enabled technology. I'm a certified personal trainer, and two web-enabled technologies that really stand out are fitness trackers and food-nutrition apps.
A few years ago I bought a Fitbit and now have an Apple Watch. Both are pedometers, sleep trackers and activity monitors. They are almost like personal trainers, too! When I've been sitting at work too long, I get an alert reminding me to get up and move around! The Apple Watch is WiFi-connected; the Fitbit is Bluetooth-enabled. Even walkers really need a device keeping them accountable for their stats — times, miles and improvement.
My workout data, my steps each day, and my sleep can all by inventoried. I can chart if I'm improving or not, making fitness more of a game. Am I collecting gold stars, or dangerously close to detention?
Because it's like a game, I don't always think of this afternoon's workout in terms of impending discomfort (ugh, Stairmaster — I don't have it in me!) but in terms of earning something. Being able to log a good workout — or even just a completed workout — is progress!
Anyone committed to tracking workout routines should also consider tracking their nutrition. Lose It! is a smart phone app that helps you track all your food and drinks; you can even scan barcodes or snap pictures of what you're eating in order to track calories. Those not out to shave pounds can still want to watch their sodium, carbs and fats. You may be surprised by what you eat!
These apps and trackers aren't fun in and of themselves. The fun is making a fitness plan and feeling recognized for sticking to it, even by a machine that doesn't care! In fitness circles, we say it's the application of game theory (or gamification)— think competition, collecting valuables, scoring, even cheering — to something that isn't a game. For instance, when Fitbit wearers take their 10,000th step in a day, the watch celebrates by vibrating excitedly and flashing. Rationally, we know the watch doesn't care, and 10,000 steps is an arbitrary finish line, but that recognition gives us a little kick of endorphins, the feel-good hormone, and that tiny reward that will change habits over time.
I've been dedicated to fitness my whole life. When I was a kid, I'd set out to run a mile around my family's farm. I was also a volleyball player at Western Carolina University. I've worked out to Jane Fonda tapes, "stepped it up" to step aerobics, kickboxing, yoga, you name it. Before fitness trackers, I didn't track my workouts as diligently, and, of course, there weren't any apps to keep track of workouts!
Today, I visit Orangetheory Fitness, the hot new retail fitness center that's popping up all over the place. At Windstream, I'm an operations consultant, and I sold two ISP contracts to Orangetheory shops in our market. Orangetheory isn't reinventing exercise — there are all the same treadmills and rowing machines and elastic bands and free weights you'd find anywhere.
What's different, founder Dave Long says, is Orangetheory helps reassure us that we're working hard, and hard work matters to our intellectual and psychological wellbeing. With heart monitors that broadcast exertion and tally weekly and monthly data, it's giving us information we can use to reaffirm our exercise plan.
Whether it's Lose It!, sleep monitoring or listening to a Pandora playlist while running a route I created on Map My Run — the Internet is making workout routines and fitness plans more interactive and self-determining. Having a strong, reliable Kinetic by Windstream Internet connection keeps you plugged into those fitness channels. As more and more fitness communities go online (like Peloton's virtual spin classes), an uninterrupted connection with ample bandwidth will be as important as workout equipment or a refrigerator stocked with fruits and vegetables.
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Local health departments provide latest COVID updates
By RICHARD JENKINS
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department and Iron County Health Department released the latest updates of local COVID-19 cases Thursday as health officials continue to battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic; and although the numbers continue to rise, Thursday didn't show as large of a jump as the region has seen in the past.
Gogebic County had a total of 656 positive cases and 271 additional probables over the course of the pandemic, including 24 deaths and 69 active cases as of Thursday. This is up from the 567 confirmed cases and 203 probable cases the state of Michigan reported at the end of November. At that time, the state listed 23 deaths in the county.
Ontonagon County has had a total of 269 positives, 27 additional probables, according to the WUPHD's Thursday update, including 14 deaths and six active cases. At the end of November, state data showed 249 confirmed cases, 26 probables and 14 deaths in Ontonagon County.
The total in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties are part of the 2,882, positive cases, 782 probables, 81 deaths and 271 active cases in the five-county region of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties the health department serves.
In Wisconsin, Iron County has had 393 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 and 77 probables Thursday, with 403 of the county's cases considered recovered. This total includes the 24 cases that have required hospitalization and 16 deaths.
Data from the state of Wisconsin showed Iron County had a total of 351 confirmed cases, 62 additional probables and 13 deaths at the end of November.
The Iron County Health Department reported they are getting the results of the 140 COVID-19 tests administered at the Tuesday testing event at the Hurley Fire Department. They ask people to answer their phones as health department staff are contacting all positive cases.
Health officials in both states continue to urge residents to wear masks, practice social distancing, stay home as much as possible and frequently wash their hands as these remain the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus.
$1.4 million grant sought for road to proposed casino
Siblings find strength in each other after loss of mother
1 dead in Iron County UTV crash
Health departments provide timeline for COVID vaccinations
New year welcomed with torchlight parade, fireworks


Has anyone noticed the new speed restrictions that have been put in place along the Via Rapida in Madeira??
It seems the speeds have been brought down by 10kmph so the now maximum speed in some places on the expressway is 90kmph. You will need to watch the speeds as they vary along the expressway and fines will be given for anyone caught speeding, along with points I expect on your driving license.
If anyone notices the speed sign changes, or gets caught and fined for speeding and want to vent, then we are happy to hear from you.
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Is Madeira going to become a Smart Island?
Thanks Sue, yes I have heard it is 80 from Funchal to Ribeira Brava.
This government cant save from fire but can create new "speed limit" – big professionals !!
have just been to Canhas and back today and had to think about the speed the whole way some of these changes are stupid – after i have done it a few times will do it with out thinking.


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For many Filipinos, the Lenten season is a time to not only reflect on the sacrifices of Christ but also a time to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Holy Week is one of the longest, and most anticipated holidays in the Philippines, and deciding where to go to celebrate it is cause for much excitement. If you're stressing out because you do not have a plan in place for Lent this year, we have you covered. Whether you decide to stay in Metro Manila, or venture elsewhere, there are plenty of activities to enjoy. If you're looking for the perfect place to spend Holy Week this year, be sure to check out these suggestions.
If you are like thousands of other Filipinos, you may practice Visita Iglesia during Holy Week. Visita Iglesia, which symbolizes the fourteen stations of Christ's passion, gives you an opportunity to visit and pray in at least seven different churches on Holy Thursday. There are a number of top churches you should consider visiting during your Visita Iglesia outside of Metro Manila, all will be beautifully decorated and sure to make your trip a memorable experience.
Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur are sister provinces that are very popular destinations during Holy Week due to their beautiful natural surroundings and century-old churches. Filipinos travel near and far to be inspired by the age-old beauty of the structures, which date all the way back to the Spanish era. Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur is the perfect destination for Visita Iglesia, and it is only an eight-hour drive from Metro Manila.
Siquijor is a great destination for those who wish to truly get away this Holy Week. Siquijor has long had a reputation for being a place of magic, and the island province's scenery is nothing short of magical. The island's Healing Festival perfectly coincides with Holy Week, providing a unique experience for the entire family. The Healing Festival is a four-day event that is celebrated by multiple church services, holy treks, and even healing sessions.
Siquijor is a 27-hour drive from Metro Manila; however, you can get from Manila to Dumaguete via plane in only one hour. Once you reach Dumaguete, you must take a ferry to Siquijor. Though this trip is quite the excursion it is definitely worth the travel time and money spent.
Another option if you are truly looking to get away from Metro Manila is Batanes. Batanes is in the northern Philippines and is 657 km from Metro Manila, thus the best way to get to Batanes is via plane. Though getting to Batanes will require quite a travel, it is the ultimate Holy Week retreat. Often labeled as the New Zealand of the Philippines with its serene and picturesque sights, it's the best place to revitalize and reflect in time for Lent. Locations, where you can enjoy moments of reflection, include Chawa Cave, Mount Iraya, and the Itbayat, Sabtang, and Batan Islands.
Chances are you know someone who has been to Pampanga during Holy Week and has come back with many stories to tell. Pampanga is filled with historical churches and religious shrines that people travel from all over the world to admire. What makes Pampanga a destination of choice for many Filipinos during Holy Week are the numerous reenactments of the crucifixion of Christ. If you have not made your way to Pampanga during Holy Week, make it your number one choice this year. Best of all, Pampanga is only 81.8 km away from Metro Manila, and you can get there by car in a little over an hour and a half.
If you're looking for a place to truly get away from the busy life of Metro Manila this Holy Week, Marinduque is a great option. During Holy Week, Marinduque celebrates the Moriones Festival, which is an iconic portrayal of the Legend of Longinus. The Legend of Longinus is a story of a blind Roman Centurion who was able to pierce the crucified body of Christ and had his vision restored by Christ's blood. Marinduque is 159 km away from Metro Manila, and the best way to get there is by ferry or plane.
Cebu is another popular Holy Week destination for those who wish to get far away from Metro Manila during Holy Week. There is plenty to do in Cebu, including diving in the crystal-clear waters and visiting some of the prettiest churches the Philippines has to offer. If you visit Cebu, be sure to visit the Simala Church, which is known for its prestigious castle-like look. Cebu is also home to the Monastery of the Holy Eucharist, which is an attraction that draws people from all over the world. As the second metro city in the Philippines, Cebu is over 350 km away from Metro Manila, making the flight the quickest way to get there with multiple flights available during the day.
If you're looking for old churches for your Visita Iglesia, there is no better place than Bulacan. Some of the more notable historic churches include the Church of Santiago Apostol, St. Monica Church, and Barasoain Church. You can also attend Good Friday Processions in Baliuag where you can watch the procession of nearly 100 floats. Bulacan is only 81.2 km from Metro Manila, and you can reach it by car in a little over two hours.
If traveling is out of the question for you this Holy week, there are plenty of churches you can visit to complete your Visita Iglesia.
Intramuros is in close proximity within Metro Manila, making it the perfect option for the budget-minded Filipino. Here you can view miraculous churches and cobblestone streets. If you haven't been, you will truly feel like you are in a different world.
The Manila Cathedral is a church you have to visit this Holy Week if you haven't previously paid it a visit. Located inside Intramuros, this historic cathedral was damaged on many occasions since it was originally built in 1581, but was completed for the last time in 1958. The Manila Cathedral is the perfect place for the entire family to enjoy during Holy Week.
Like the Manila Cathedral, the Quiapo Church is worth a visit this Holy Week. This church is home to the world-famous shrine of the Black Nazarene. There are daily masses held at the Quiapo church, making it a perfect addition to your Visita Iglesia list.
The Moriones Festival is held in beautiful Marinduque, where the streets come alive and turn into a street theatre during Holy Week. The Moriones Festival has inspired additional performances all across the Philippines that take place up until Easter Sunday. At the Moriones Festival, you will have an opportunity to tour some of the island's most famous and awe-inspiring attractions. This is the perfect event for someone looking to indulge in some of the Philippines richest culture.
The Stations of the Cross or Via Crucis, latin for "Way of the Cross", is a popular Holy Week event that takes place every year on Good Friday in Cebu City as well as other locations in the Philippines. Also known as "Via Dolorosa" or Way of Sorrow, it depicts the act of following Christ through different stations commemorating his passion that leads to his crucifixion. This historical event helps Filipinos from all over become better acquainted with themselves and their religion. This year, Via Crucis takes place on April 14th, and is an event you do not want to miss if you plan to travel far away from Manila this year.
Many Filipinos use Holy Week as a time to travel and spend time with family, visiting faraway places to take a break from the fast-paced Manila lifestyle. Others opt to stay near Metro Manila to enjoy a less crowded city. If you plan to travel away from Metro Manila consider visiting Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, Siquijor, Batanes, Pampanga, Marinduque, Cebu, or Bulacan. If traveling is out of the question for you this Holy Week, enjoy the beauty of Intramuros, the Manila Cathedral, or the Quiapo Church right here in Metro Manila. Regardless of where you decide to travel for Holy Week, you can rest easy knowing that there will be plenty of family-centered locations and activities where you can relax and reflect during this Lenten season.
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Q: Vue.js permanently add filter to component I'm wanted to force the running of a filter on a component everytime it's used. I know I can add a filter to a component in it's markup, but in this instance the filter is to be considered "required", or "core" functionality of the component.
For example, the below component and filter can be used like: <my-component v-model="amount | custom-currency" name="my-field"></my-component>
What I'm ultimately wanting to achieve is the same behavior, but with the markup only looking like: <my-component v-model="amount" name="my-field"></my-component>
The examples are based on the currency filter example outlined here: http://vuejs.org/guide/custom-filter.html#Two-way_Filters
Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated
Component and filter for reference:
var CurrencyComponent = Vue.extend({
    props: {
        name: {
            type: String,
            required: true
        }
    },
    filter: 'customCurrency',
    template: '<input type="text" name="{{ name }}" >'
});

Vue.filter('customCurrency', {
    read: function(val, symbol) {
        if (typeof val !== 'undefined') {
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});

EDIT:
In reference to Dewey's answer:
var CurrencyComponent = Vue.extend({
    props: {
        name: {
            type: String,
            required: true
        }
    },
    computed: {
        'hehe2': function() {
            return this.$eval('hehe | custom-currency');
        }
    },
    template: '<input type="text" name="{{ name }}" >'
});

A: You can use computed properties.
Make 2 variables: one variable as input, and the other as the filtered input. Something like:
HTML:

  <input v-model="asInput" />

{{ asOutput }}

JS:
new Vue({

  el: '#app',
  data: {
    asInput: ''
  },
  computed: {
    'asOutput': function() {
      return this.$eval('asInput | yourCustomFilter');
    }
  }
});

See the working example here: https://jsfiddle.net/7ae9t9wv/
Hope this helps


Holy Holy deep white tail Shyt that monster!! I doubt even Big Foot wouldn't phuk with that boy!!
Is that an optical illusion or is that his junk hanging down?
That's a giant... Hope you get to put him on the ground !!


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Sometimes the best policy is to do nothing.
When Harley-Davidson last week announced it would be moving production of some of its motorcycles overseas, it provided an important lesson in economics for American consumers: When the government imposes increased costs on businesses, those companies will take actions to counteract those measures.
In Harley's case, the company decided the $2,200 per bike the European Union's new retaliatory tariffs would cost them was damaging enough to shift more jobs to its overseas plants. Those EU tariffs, of course, were enacted in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum — as of this week, Trump is still criticizing Harley for not simply eating the drastic cost increase.
Of course, many Wisconsin businesses already operate on razor-thin margins, and nearly doubling their labor costs could have disastrous consequences. Just like Harley reacted to government making it more expensive to do business, so would fast food chains, restaurants, and manufacturers. Businesses would be forced to hire fewer employees, cut existing employees' hours, or move to more automation. Health and retirement benefits could be reduced. Companies that don't have to be physically based in Wisconsin could move to states that impose lower costs; some may be forced out of business altogether.
These effects can be measured from state to state. For instance, the difference in the growth in leisure and hospitality jobs in Wisconsin and Minnesota after Minnesota's adoption of a higher minimum wage can be found in U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Since 2014, Minnesota has gradually increased its minimum wage to its current $9.65, where it will be adjusted annually for inflation. Wisconsin, on the other hand, has stuck with the federal minimum wage of $7.25. BLS data clearly shows employment trends in the two states diverging once Minnesota increased costs on its businesses — suddenly, in 2014, growth in leisure and hospitality jobs in Minnesota began to slow, while Wisconsin's growth remained constant.
According to UW-Madison economics professor Noah Williams, between July of 2014 and May of 2018, fast-food employment grew 8.8% in Wisconsin, but only 4.8% in Minnesota.
A loss of minimum wage jobs adversely affects young people, who disproportionately hold those jobs. Williams also crunched the numbers on youth employment and found that while youth employment tracked comparably between Wisconsin and Minnesota from 2009 to 2014, once Minnesota increased its minimum wage in 2014, youth employment in Minnesota dropped 9%, or by 35,000 workers. At the same time, youth employment in Wisconsin increased by 10.6% or 43,000 workers.
Keep in mind, those numbers are from a period when Minnesota merely increased its minimum wage by $2.40 per hour. Now imagine increasing it by more than five dollars per hour to reach the $15 mark. If Wisconsin Democrats get their way, it could devastate low-income, young workers in the state.
Does Gov. Scott Walker deserve scrutiny because the state hasn't met his 2010 promise of 250,000 new jobs? Of course. But he also deserves credit for saving thousands of jobs that would have either left or never materialized had he imposed outrageous labor costs on the state's businesses.
When a state raises the minimum wage, the "winners" are evident — those rare minimum wage workers who get to keep their jobs and work the same hours. But the "losers" aren't as identifiable: They are the ones who never get hired in the first place because a business moves or cuts its hours.
Clearly, in some cases, the best "solution" is to do nothing at all.