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Off the Lease: Mario Bailey Part I
From The Chicago Sun-Times, March 26, 2001:
Some may already be lost
In the dying days of winter, Mario is in bed at his grandmother's third-floor Stateway Gardens apartment. The steady pounding of a wrecking ball can be heard in his bedroom as the first of eight high-rises is demolished.
At 25, Mario is a hardened veteran of the gang and drug activity that has a viselike grip on many CHA projects. A convicted drug user, he is in violation of his grandmother's lease.
But she can't throw him out. In October, bullets from the gun of a rival gang member ripped through his spinal cord. . . .
the shooting, Mario would have been a challenge for those pledging to turn tenants' lives around. . . .
Though he is still recuperating, Mario would move out before putting his grandmother, aunt and brother, who also live there, at risk of eviction.
But where would he go?
Kate N. Grossman and Curtis Lawrence "CHA Must Change Minds Before Changing Lives"
Mario Bailey is a child of Stateway Gardens. His grandmother, Sarah Bailey, brought him there to live when he was ten years old. (Five years earlier, the Department of Children and Family Services had placed him with his grandmother, because there was no one else to care for him.) Today he is twenty-six. Stateway has been the setting for almost everything memorable and meaningful, lovely and terrible, that has happened in his life, including the shooting incident in the autumn of 2000 that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Yet it is illegal for Mario to be at Stateway. To come home is to trespass. And his presence endangers his family. By embracing her grandson within her household, Sarah Bailey risks eviction.
Mario belongs to a large population of men who have, in effect, been banished from their communities because they have been arrested—typically on drug charges—on CHA property. Their presence on the grounds of CHA developments not only exposes them to criminal trespass charges, it may also jeopardize the housing status of their families and friends. Under the "One Strike and You're Out" policy, a family may be evicted if anyone on the lease or a guest is arrested on CHA property. Often the only way parents can settle One Strike cases and avoid eviction is by taking their child off the lease and agreeing that he will not live at home. That is what Sarah Bailey did in 1994 after Mario was first arrested on drug charges.
Much of the criminal activity at Stateway takes place in the open air lobbies and elevator corridors that residents refer to as "up under the building." This is where the drug trade operates. It is also the village square. The commons. The public forum. And for the young men endlessly cycled and recycled through the criminal justice system and back into the community, it is the purgatory to which they return to hang out with friends, to get the news, and to wait for a door to open. In my experience, most do not return from periods of incarceration eager to resume laboring in the sweatshop working conditions of the street corner drug trade. As they emerge from prison, there is often an extended moment when they are ripe to move in a new direction—to shift their weight, to realign their muscles, to alter the trajectory of their lives.
It was at such a moment in his life that I first met Mario Bailey in the autumn of 1998. Because my colleagues in the Neighborhood Conservation Corps (NCC) and I have generated a handful of employment opportunities at Stateway over the years, I am often approached by men recently released from prison looking for jobs. Mario had returned home 48 hours earlier, after spending two years and two months in Cook County Jail on a murder charge. A jury had just found him not guilty. We stood in the lobby of 3542-44 S. State, the building where his grandmother lives, and talked.
"I used to see you around Stateway," he told me, "but I was too shy to say anything to you."
He inquired about a job. I told him we didn't have any openings. Keep in touch, I said, perhaps something will come up.
"Sometime I'll show you a scrapbook I made in jail," Mario said.
I wasn't sure what he meant.
He explained that he had clipped newspaper stories, including a Chicago Sun-Times article on NCC members working on the interior demolition of the Overton Building across the street—an article that mentioned men with whom he had grown up at Stateway. (See "Up on the Roof.")
I was moved by the thought of Mario, in jail on a murder charge, clipping a story about our "grassroots public works" at Stateway and imagining himself joining in that work. I did not, however, have a job to offer him.
Apart from our program, the odds were heavily against Mario finding a job. He had never worked outside the criminal economy. Rather than a resume, he had a rap sheet that included multiple arrests for drug dealing and assault. Volatile and quick with his fists, he was, by his own account, a man of violence. As the chief of security for the Gangster Disciples in 3542-44 S. State, violence was, in a sense, his vocation.
As is often the case when ex-offenders can't find a job—when the world they are trying to reenter seems a wall without a door—Mario drifted back into the criminal economy and resumed laboring in the drug trade.
There was another factor as well. Mario had been arrested in connection with the murder of a Black Disciple leader. "I've been acquitted of murder by a jury," he once remarked, "but I haven't been acquitted by the neighborhood." He found a measure of security within the fold of the Gangster Disciples.
We remained in intermittent contact. When he saw me, Mario renewed his request for a job. Then in the summer of 2000, several NCC members mounted a campaign on his behalf. Mario began to "volunteer." He would show up at an apartment at Stateway that several NCC members were helping to rehab and look for ways to pitch in. He wanted, he said, "to get out from under the building." He told me that he had stopped selling drugs and had imposed a curfew on himself.
At the time, the NCC was engaged in "trashing out" and securing vacant units throughout Stateway under a contract with the management company. As a matter of policy, we make no concessions to gang geography. We work in buildings "controlled" by the Gangster Disciples, and we work in buildings "controlled" by the Black Disciples. The NCC crew included veterans of both gang "nations" (giving rise to wisecracks about the NCC as a "multinational force"). It included men who used to shoot at each other, and now, working side by side, have become colleagues and friends. But Mario presented a special case. Would we put him at risk, if we assigned him to work in Black Disciple buildings? Would his presence put other NCC members at risk?
We discussed these questions among ourselves. We talked with a Black Disciple leader, who assured us, "As long as he comes as a working man, he'll be okay." And we decided to hire Mario.
There was one quiet dissent. Danielle Walters, the only other middle class member of the NCC besides myself, came into my office and closed the door.
"I just want you to know that there is one person I don't want to have to work with directly," she said. "Mario. He scares me."
In August of 2000, Mario began to work as a member of the NCC. He worked hard. The transition to daily employment was not, however, without its bumps and stresses. There were occasional flaps with co-workers. In one instance, the foreman sent him home for the day. He phoned me. It took me a while to understand what he was saying, because he was weeping.
On Saturday, September 29th, I brought NCC members their pay checks. Mario was standing outside 3542-44 S. State. He did a little dance and displayed his check to the young men at their posts in the drug marketplace.
"Legitimate money," he exulted. And he headed off to the bank.
The next week war broke out between the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples. There was regular gunfire between the buildings at night and occasional gunfire during the day. It shut down our trashing out operation and was a source of great frustration to NCC members.
I had a conversation at the time with an NCC colleague about how important it was that we embody for the young men with guns a different way of being a man in the world.
"That's right," he said. "We're not GD's or BD's. Each of us has his own name."
Posted on January 8, 2002 June 24, 2015 Author Jamie KalvenCategories Off the Lease, Stories
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package org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.impl;

import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
import org.mockito.Captor;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

import org.apache.commons.configuration.SubsetConfiguration;
import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsException;
import static org.apache.hadoop.test.MoreAsserts.*;

import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.AbstractMetric;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsRecord;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsSink;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsSource;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.MetricsTag;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.annotation.*;
import static org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.Interns.*;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.MetricsRegistry;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.MutableCounterLong;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.MutableRate;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.MutableGaugeLong;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.StringUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.metrics2.lib.DefaultMetricsSystem;

/**
 * Test the MetricsSystemImpl class
 */
@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class TestMetricsSystemImpl {
  private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(TestMetricsSystemImpl.class);

  static { DefaultMetricsSystem.setMiniClusterMode(true); }

  @Captor private ArgumentCaptor<MetricsRecord> r1;
  @Captor private ArgumentCaptor<MetricsRecord> r2;
  private static String hostname = MetricsSystemImpl.getHostname();

  public static class TestSink implements MetricsSink {

    @Override public void putMetrics(MetricsRecord record) {
      LOG.debug(record);
    }

    @Override public void flush() {}

    @Override public void init(SubsetConfiguration conf) {
      LOG.debug(MetricsConfig.toString(conf));
    }
  }

  @Test public void testInitFirstVerifyStopInvokedImmediately() throws Exception {
    DefaultMetricsSystem.shutdown();
    new ConfigBuilder().add("*.period", 8)
        //.add("test.sink.plugin.urls", getPluginUrlsAsString())
        .add("test.sink.test.class", TestSink.class.getName())
        .add("test.*.source.filter.exclude", "s0")
        .add("test.source.s1.metric.filter.exclude", "X*")
        .add("test.sink.sink1.metric.filter.exclude", "Y*")
        .add("test.sink.sink2.metric.filter.exclude", "Y*")
        .save(TestMetricsConfig.getTestFilename("hadoop-metrics2-test"));
    MetricsSystemImpl ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("Test");
    ms.start();
    ms.register("s0", "s0 desc", new TestSource("s0rec"));
    TestSource s1 = ms.register("s1", "s1 desc", new TestSource("s1rec"));
    s1.c1.incr();
    s1.xxx.incr();
    s1.g1.set(2);
    s1.yyy.incr(2);
    s1.s1.add(0);
    MetricsSink sink1 = mock(MetricsSink.class);
    MetricsSink sink2 = mock(MetricsSink.class);
    ms.registerSink("sink1", "sink1 desc", sink1);
    ms.registerSink("sink2", "sink2 desc", sink2);
    ms.publishMetricsNow(); // publish the metrics
    ms.stop();
    ms.shutdown();

    //When we call stop, at most two sources will be consumed by each sink thread.
    verify(sink1, atMost(2)).putMetrics(r1.capture());
    List<MetricsRecord> mr1 = r1.getAllValues();
    verify(sink2, atMost(2)).putMetrics(r2.capture());
    List<MetricsRecord> mr2 = r2.getAllValues();
    if (mr1.size() != 0 && mr2.size() != 0) {
      checkMetricsRecords(mr1);
      assertEquals("output", mr1, mr2);
    } else if (mr1.size() != 0) {
      checkMetricsRecords(mr1);
    } else if (mr2.size() != 0) {
      checkMetricsRecords(mr2);
    }
  }

  @Test public void testInitFirstVerifyCallBacks() throws Exception {
    DefaultMetricsSystem.shutdown();
    new ConfigBuilder().add("*.period", 8)
        //.add("test.sink.plugin.urls", getPluginUrlsAsString())
        .add("test.sink.test.class", TestSink.class.getName())
        .add("test.*.source.filter.exclude", "s0")
        .add("test.source.s1.metric.filter.exclude", "X*")
        .add("test.sink.sink1.metric.filter.exclude", "Y*")
        .add("test.sink.sink2.metric.filter.exclude", "Y*")
        .save(TestMetricsConfig.getTestFilename("hadoop-metrics2-test"));
    MetricsSystemImpl ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("Test");
    ms.start();
    ms.register("s0", "s0 desc", new TestSource("s0rec"));
    TestSource s1 = ms.register("s1", "s1 desc", new TestSource("s1rec"));
    s1.c1.incr();
    s1.xxx.incr();
    s1.g1.set(2);
    s1.yyy.incr(2);
    s1.s1.add(0);
    MetricsSink sink1 = mock(MetricsSink.class);
    MetricsSink sink2 = mock(MetricsSink.class);
    ms.registerSink("sink1", "sink1 desc", sink1);
    ms.registerSink("sink2", "sink2 desc", sink2);
    ms.publishMetricsNow(); // publish the metrics

    try {
      verify(sink1, timeout(200).times(2)).putMetrics(r1.capture());
      verify(sink2, timeout(200).times(2)).putMetrics(r2.capture());
    } finally {
      ms.stop();
      ms.shutdown();
    }
    //When we call stop, at most two sources will be consumed by each sink thread.
    List<MetricsRecord> mr1 = r1.getAllValues();
    List<MetricsRecord> mr2 = r2.getAllValues();
    checkMetricsRecords(mr1);
    assertEquals("output", mr1, mr2);

  }

  @Test public void testMultiThreadedPublish() throws Exception {
    final int numThreads = 10;
    new ConfigBuilder().add("*.period", 80)
      .add("test.sink.collector." + MetricsConfig.QUEUE_CAPACITY_KEY,
              numThreads)
      .save(TestMetricsConfig.getTestFilename("hadoop-metrics2-test"));
    final MetricsSystemImpl ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("Test");
    ms.start();

    final CollectingSink sink = new CollectingSink(numThreads);
    ms.registerSink("collector",
        "Collector of values from all threads.", sink);
    final TestSource[] sources = new TestSource[numThreads];
    final Thread[] threads = new Thread[numThreads];
    final String[] results = new String[numThreads];
    final CyclicBarrier barrier1 = new CyclicBarrier(numThreads),
        barrier2 = new CyclicBarrier(numThreads);
    for (int i = 0; i < numThreads; i++) {
      sources[i] = ms.register("threadSource" + i,
          "A source of my threaded goodness.",
          new TestSource("threadSourceRec" + i));
      threads[i] = new Thread(new Runnable() {
        private boolean safeAwait(int mySource, CyclicBarrier barrier) {
          try {
            barrier1.await(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
          } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            results[mySource] = "Interrupted";
            return false;
          } catch (BrokenBarrierException e) {
            results[mySource] = "Broken Barrier";
            return false;
          } catch (TimeoutException e) {
            results[mySource] = "Timed out on barrier";
            return false;
          }
          return true;
        }

        @Override
        public void run() {
          int mySource = Integer.parseInt(Thread.currentThread().getName());
          if (sink.collected[mySource].get() != 0L) {
            results[mySource] = "Someone else collected my metric!";
            return;
          }
          // Wait for all the threads to come here so we can hammer
          // the system at the same time
          if (!safeAwait(mySource, barrier1)) return;
          sources[mySource].g1.set(230);
          ms.publishMetricsNow();
          // Since some other thread may have snatched my metric,
          // I need to wait for the threads to finish before checking.
          if (!safeAwait(mySource, barrier2)) return;
          if (sink.collected[mySource].get() != 230L) {
            results[mySource] = "Metric not collected!";
            return;
          }
          results[mySource] = "Passed";
        }
      }, "" + i);
    }
    for (Thread t : threads)
      t.start();
    for (Thread t : threads)
      t.join();
    assertEquals(0L, ms.droppedPubAll.value());
    assertTrue(StringUtils.join("\n", Arrays.asList(results)),
      Iterables.all(Arrays.asList(results), new Predicate<String>() {
        @Override
        public boolean apply(@Nullable String input) {
          return input.equalsIgnoreCase("Passed");
        }
      }));
    ms.stop();
    ms.shutdown();
  }

  private static class CollectingSink implements MetricsSink {
    private final AtomicLong[] collected;

    public CollectingSink(int capacity) {
      collected = new AtomicLong[capacity];
      for (int i = 0; i < capacity; i++) {
        collected[i] = new AtomicLong();
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void init(SubsetConfiguration conf) {
    }

    @Override
    public void putMetrics(MetricsRecord record) {
      final String prefix = "threadSourceRec";
      if (record.name().startsWith(prefix)) {
        final int recordNumber = Integer.parseInt(
            record.name().substring(prefix.length()));
        ArrayList<String> names = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (AbstractMetric m : record.metrics()) {
          if (m.name().equalsIgnoreCase("g1")) {
            collected[recordNumber].set(m.value().longValue());
            return;
          }
          names.add(m.name());
        }
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void flush() {
    }
  }

  @Test public void testHangingSink() {
    new ConfigBuilder().add("*.period", 8)
      .add("test.sink.test.class", TestSink.class.getName())
      .add("test.sink.hanging.retry.delay", "1")
      .add("test.sink.hanging.retry.backoff", "1.01")
      .add("test.sink.hanging.retry.count", "0")
      .save(TestMetricsConfig.getTestFilename("hadoop-metrics2-test"));
    MetricsSystemImpl ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("Test");
    ms.start();
    TestSource s = ms.register("s3", "s3 desc", new TestSource("s3rec"));
    s.c1.incr();
    HangingSink hanging = new HangingSink();
    ms.registerSink("hanging", "Hang the sink!", hanging);
    ms.publishMetricsNow();
    assertEquals(1L, ms.droppedPubAll.value());
    assertFalse(hanging.getInterrupted());
    ms.stop();
    ms.shutdown();
    assertTrue(hanging.getInterrupted());
    assertTrue("The sink didn't get called after its first hang " +
               "for subsequent records.", hanging.getGotCalledSecondTime());
  }

  private static class HangingSink implements MetricsSink {
    private volatile boolean interrupted;
    private boolean gotCalledSecondTime;
    private boolean firstTime = true;

    public boolean getGotCalledSecondTime() {
      return gotCalledSecondTime;
    }

    public boolean getInterrupted() {
      return interrupted;
    }

    @Override
    public void init(SubsetConfiguration conf) {
    }

    @Override
    public void putMetrics(MetricsRecord record) {
      // No need to hang every time, just the first record.
      if (!firstTime) {
        gotCalledSecondTime = true;
        return;
      }
      firstTime = false;
      try {
        Thread.sleep(10 * 1000);
      } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
        interrupted = true;
      }
    }

    @Override
    public void flush() {
    }
  }

  @Test public void testRegisterDups() {
    MetricsSystem ms = new MetricsSystemImpl();
    TestSource ts1 = new TestSource("ts1");
    TestSource ts2 = new TestSource("ts2");
    ms.register("ts1", "", ts1);
    MetricsSource s1 = ms.getSource("ts1");
    assertNotNull(s1);
    // should work when metrics system is not started
    ms.register("ts1", "", ts2);
    MetricsSource s2 = ms.getSource("ts1");
    assertNotNull(s2);
    assertNotSame(s1, s2);
    ms.shutdown();
  }

  @Test(expected=MetricsException.class) public void testRegisterDupError() {
    MetricsSystem ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("test");
    TestSource ts = new TestSource("ts");
    ms.register(ts);
    ms.register(ts);
  }

  @Test public void testStartStopStart() {
    DefaultMetricsSystem.shutdown(); // Clear pre-existing source names.
    MetricsSystemImpl ms = new MetricsSystemImpl("test");
    TestSource ts = new TestSource("ts");
    ms.start();
    ms.register("ts", "", ts);
    MetricsSourceAdapter sa = ms.getSourceAdapter("ts");
    assertNotNull(sa);
    assertNotNull(sa.getMBeanName());
    ms.stop();
    ms.shutdown();
    ms.start();
    sa = ms.getSourceAdapter("ts");
    assertNotNull(sa);
    assertNotNull(sa.getMBeanName());
    ms.stop();
    ms.shutdown();
  }

  @Test public void testUnregisterSource() {
    MetricsSystem ms = new MetricsSystemImpl();
    TestSource ts1 = new TestSource("ts1");
    TestSource ts2 = new TestSource("ts2");
    ms.register("ts1", "", ts1);
    ms.register("ts2", "", ts2);
    MetricsSource s1 = ms.getSource("ts1");
    assertNotNull(s1);
    // should work when metrics system is not started
    ms.unregisterSource("ts1");
    s1 = ms.getSource("ts1");
    assertNull(s1);
    MetricsSource s2 = ms.getSource("ts2");
    assertNotNull(s2);
    ms.shutdown();
  }

  @Test public void testRegisterSourceWithoutName() {
    MetricsSystem ms = new MetricsSystemImpl();
    TestSource ts = new TestSource("ts");
    TestSource2 ts2 = new TestSource2("ts2");
    ms.register(ts);
    ms.register(ts2);
    ms.init("TestMetricsSystem");
    // if metrics source is registered without name,
    // the class name will be used as the name
    MetricsSourceAdapter sa = ((MetricsSystemImpl) ms)
        .getSourceAdapter("TestSource");
    assertNotNull(sa);
    MetricsSourceAdapter sa2 = ((MetricsSystemImpl) ms)
        .getSourceAdapter("TestSource2");
    assertNotNull(sa2);
    ms.shutdown();
  }

  private void checkMetricsRecords(List<MetricsRecord> recs) {
    LOG.debug(recs);
    MetricsRecord r = recs.get(0);
    assertEquals("name", "s1rec", r.name());
    assertEquals("tags", new MetricsTag[] {
      tag(MsInfo.Context, "test"),
      tag(MsInfo.Hostname, hostname)}, r.tags());
    assertEquals("metrics", MetricsLists.builder("")
      .addCounter(info("C1", "C1 desc"), 1L)
      .addGauge(info("G1", "G1 desc"), 2L)
      .addCounter(info("S1NumOps", "Number of ops for s1"), 1L)
      .addGauge(info("S1AvgTime", "Average time for s1"), 0.0)
      .metrics(), r.metrics());

    r = recs.get(1);
    assertTrue("NumActiveSinks should be 3", Iterables.contains(r.metrics(),
               new MetricGaugeInt(MsInfo.NumActiveSinks, 3)));
  }

  @Metrics(context="test")
  private static class TestSource {
    @Metric("C1 desc") MutableCounterLong c1;
    @Metric("XXX desc") MutableCounterLong xxx;
    @Metric("G1 desc") MutableGaugeLong g1;
    @Metric("YYY desc") MutableGaugeLong yyy;
    @Metric MutableRate s1;
    final MetricsRegistry registry;

    TestSource(String recName) {
      registry = new MetricsRegistry(recName);
    }
  }

  @Metrics(context="test")
  private static class TestSource2 {
    @Metric("C1 desc") MutableCounterLong c1;
    @Metric("XXX desc") MutableCounterLong xxx;
    @Metric("G1 desc") MutableGaugeLong g1;
    @Metric("YYY desc") MutableGaugeLong yyy;
    @Metric MutableRate s1;
    final MetricsRegistry registry;

    TestSource2(String recName) {
      registry = new MetricsRegistry(recName);
    }
  }

  private static String getPluginUrlsAsString() {
    return "file:metrics2-test-plugin.jar";
  }
}

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Like many newspapers of the era in the U.S. and throughout the world, Camaguey's daily El Camagueyano had a weekly Professionals Page noting the comings and goings of professionals like doctors, lawyers, architects, "serious" musicians and the like.
Earlier this year, Wilfredo Rodriguez, a Cuban architect and architecture historian, and friend of one of Mariana's sisters, came across a newspaper clipping from El Camagueyano in Camaguey's Provincial Library. It was undated but was probably published in the late 1940s with Benito H. Prats' photo and it reads as follows.
WITH MERITED HIGH praise Dr. Benito Prats Respall arrives on this page, since by his own hard work he has reached a prominent and prestigious standing.
He graduated Baccalaureate from the Escuelas Pias here in Camaguey in 1938 ready for the next step in higher education.
Devoting himself to a calling of Doctor of Medicine, he enrolls at the National University in Havana and brilliantly performs his scientific aims, becoming one of the best students of his class.
Having graduated on December 21, 1944, and eager to master bigger and deeper studies in the medical specialty he has chosen for his career, he takes a course on Diseases of the Biliary Tract at the same university with the eminent professor Dr. Fernando Milanés.
He subsequently departs for New Orleans to continue the acquisition of knowledge with the noted professor Dr. McHardy, continuing to Philadelphia to study under the well known professor Dr. Henry L. Bockus at the Post Graduate Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Returning to Cuba he opens an office for his practice in Camaguey, the city where he was born on April 25, 1918, successfully pursuing his specialty of Gastroenterology along with Internal Medicine. In a short time he has earned a select clientele, attributed to his unerring diagnoses in this delicate sector of the practice of medicine.
Dr. Prats is a member of the Cuban Gastroenterology Association and Specialty Consultant at the Brotherhood of Workers Maternity Clinic and with the League Against Cancer, responsibilities he zealously discharges.
He is also the founder in 1946 of the Gastroenterology Department at the Camaguey General Hospital, of which he continues as its director, having introduced all manner of progress.
He has presented a number of papers on significant studies of the digestive tract, which have advanced his professional and personal achievements that today supports his distinguished credentials.
Dr. McHardy has a clinic named after him at Louisiana State University medical school, and Dr. Bockus later founded the gastrointestinal department at the University of Pennsylvania. So he learned from the best.
Benito's practice was on Avellaneda Street in Camaguey in the home of his grandmother, Rufina Pereira. She and her grown granddaughter lived there all alone in that big house and were thrilled to have him there every day. His large sunny consulting room off the main entrance included a fluoroscope, and in a tiny room out in the inner courtyard was an x-ray machine, the first in a private practice in Camaguey.
shows a live image of internal organs or bone.
To operate the x-ray machine he would don a heavy lead vest. One day his grandmother tried to lift it and found out how heavy it was. After that whenever she saw him use the vest she would prepare him a glass of horchata (an almond milk-less milkshake) and take it into his consulting room. It was to renew his strength, she said.
Dr. Chalon Rodriguez, his good friend and an urologist first in Camaguey and later in Falls Church, Virginia, would tell of his work at the Gastroenterology Department at Camaguey's General Hospital. He was affectionately called "Benito Memorandum" by his colleagues because he would dash to the train station when he heard that a politician was traveling through town and would hand him a typewritten memo lobbying for funds for this or that piece of equipment for the hospital's gastroenterology unit. His department was the best of any hospital outside of the capital.
their skins loosen. Discard skin.
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Dr. Prats had to shutter his practice when he emigrated to Maryland in 1965, leaving all his books, furniture and equipment with his grandmother. His niece, now a doctor in Madrid, and maybe ten years old when he left Camaguey, tells of the hours and hours she spent over the years at her great-grandmother's house in his dusty consulting room poring over his books, kindling in her the desire to follow in her uncle's medical footsteps. She would talk shop with him—long distance via mailed letters and the very occasional phone call—while she studied at the University of Havana and later as she practiced gynecology and general surgery in a number of Cuba's hospitals.
On his arrival in Maryland, Benito interned at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and obtained licenses as a general practitioner in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, practicing part-time while working for the D.C. government at Glendale Hospital in Maryland (Glendale was a D.C. hospital) and then for the federal government at the Veterans Administration. When he retired he continued to practice at the Free Clinic in Langley Park well into his eighties. And he never stopped studying the latest advances in medicine.
An excellent diagnostician, all his life he enjoyed figuring out what was wrong with people and how best to cure them. He loved to talk shop—but only if you brought it up first—even with non-doctors like you and me.


I thought I could get back in the crypt after my Christina Aguilera review. Turns out one of our most iconic Divas, Celine Dion, has other plans for me, having also chosen today to release new music.
Taken oddly from the Deadpool sequel, Ashes is unsurprisingly another ballad from Canada's second biggest import. Now, a ballad for an action film isn't all that surprising, they were all the rage in the 90s'. But for Deadpool, I'm looking for the irony or joke in getting Celine to record the zany (anti)hero's flagship song. The only thing that connects the track itself to the source material is the ashes/beauty line and the fourth-wall breaking video- which is pretty funny in all fairness.
It's no My Heart Will go On, and nor should it be. Instead Ashes is a modern ballad that goes easy on the vocals and the schmaltz. Its nice variant on the traditionally bombastic, big voiced ballad we've come to expect from Celine. And I'm okay with that since it works wonderful.


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Summary A new aquaporin from Nicotiana tabacum (cv. Samsun) was characterized. It shares sequence homology to the Arabidopsis thaliana PIP1 protein family. By two‐phase partitioning and immunoblot analysis, plasma membrane localization could be demonstrated. The corresponding mRNA is highly abundant in roots and flowers, while it is rarely expressed in leaves and stems. Functional expression in Xenopus oocytes revealed that NtAQP1 can mediate glycerol transport in addition to water flow. However, NtAQP1 is impermeable for Na + , K + and Cl – ions. The water permeability and selectivity could not be modulated by addition of mercurials or the activity of cAMP‐dependent protein kinases.
Glycerol permeability of mutant aquaporin 1 and other AQP‐MIP proteins: inhibition studies.
Evidence for a glycerol pathway through Aquaporin 1 (CHIP 28) channels.
Responses of wheat plants to nutrient deprivation may involve the regulation of water‐channel function.
The plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana contains a mercury‐insensitive aquaporin that is a homolog of the tonoplast water channel protein TIP.
Requirement of human renal water channel aquaporin‐2 for vasopressin‐dependent concentration of urine.
Cloning and expression of AQP3, a water channel from the medullary collecting duct of rat kidney.
Isolation of the plasma membrane.
Molecular basis of plant‐specific acid activation of K + uptake channels.
An intrinsic tonoplast protein of protein storage vacuoles in seeds is structurally related to a bacterial solute transporter (GlpF).
Significance of plasmalemma aquaporins for water‐transport in Arabidopsis thaliana .
The blue light‐responsive AthH2 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is primarily expressed in expanding as well as in differentiating cells and encodes a putative channel protein of the plasmalemma.
A novel blue light‐ and abscisic acid‐inducible gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encoding an intrinsic membrane protein.
Regulation of the Arabidopsis thaliana aquaporin‐gene AthH2 (PIP1b).
Water channels in the plant plasma membrane cloned by immunoselection from a mammalian expression system.
Electroblotting of multiple gels: a simple apparatus without tank for rapid transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide to nitrocellulose.
The expression pattern of the tonoplast intrinsic protein γ‐TIP in Arabidopsis thaliana is correlated with cell enlargement.
Effects of mercuric chloride on the hydraulic conductivity of tomato root systems: evidence for a channel‐mediated water pathway.
Aquaporins and water permeability of plant membranes.
Phosphorylation regulates the water channel activity of the seed‐specific aquaporin α‐TIP.
The vacuolar membrane protein g‐TIP creates water specific channels in Xenopus oocytes.
Purified vesicles of tobacco cell vacuolar and plasma membranes exhibit dramatically differerent water permeability and water channel activity.
Two TIP‐Like genes encoding aquaporins are expressed in sunflower guard cells.
Aquaporin function, structure, and expression: are there more surprises to surface in water relations?
Mercurial‐sensitive water transport in barley roots.
The major intrinsic protein family of Arabidopsis has 23 members that form 3 distinct groups with functional aquaporins in each group.
The expression of an aquaporin promoter from Mesembryanthemum crystallinum in tobacco.
Water and urea permeability properties of Xenopus oocytes: expression of mRNA from toad urinary bladder.
Biela, Alexander, Karsten Grote, Beate Otto, Stefan Hoth, Rainer Hedrich, and Ralf Kaldenhoff. "The Nicotiana tabacum plasma membrane aquaporin NtAQP1 is mercury‐insensitive and permeable for glycerol." The Plant Journal 18.5 (1999).


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Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan?
Crossroads Asia | Politics | Central Asia
Direct election of village leadership is another example of cosmetic reform in Kazakhstan.
By Colleen Wood for The Diplomat
Credit: Depositphotos
On July 25, several hundred villages in Kazakhstan held elections for akims, the heads of local executive bodies.
I've written about the significance of local elections in the Kyrgyzstani context, and the July 25 elections in Kazakhstan are also worth our attention, though for different reasons. In Kyrgyzstan, where the political landscape is more competitive than its northern neighbor's, local elections contribute to party consolidation. In Kazakhstan, where the Nur-Otan party has long dominated a field of curated competition, these local elections do not tell us much about the viability of opposition parties. But they do offer insight to how the regime is approaching political reform and democratization.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said of the reform that paved the way for the election of akims, "This is not only a sign of sufficient maturity of our political system, but also a serious step in the democratic development of our society." This is the first time since independence that villagers – who make up 40 percent of Kazakhstan's population – have been able to directly choose local leadership.
On May 25, Tokayev issued a decree allowing for the direct election of akims in villages across the country. The decree was the latest step in a long, slow process of loosening the reins of local governance in Kazakhstan. Back in April 2013, then-President Nursultan Nazarbayev made village akims elected indirectly by local representative bodies, with candidates selected by district-level leaders. Before this, village akims were appointed from the top, which remains the case with akims of large cities and higher administrative units.
730 akims were up for election on July 25. 2,297 candidates threw their hat in the ring; 1,419 were independents, which is only possible in village elections (in 2018, the government revoked citizens' right to run for their town's maslikhat, local legislative body, without party affiliation). There were still problems with registering independent candidates, though, as reported by the Youth Information Service of Kazakhstan.
Erlan Karin, a Kazakh political scientist and advisor to Tokayev since July 2020, posted on his Telegram channel that the direct election of akims is significant because it will lead to "an influx of new people in civil service." This, according to Karin, "open[s] up new opportunities for citizens to directly influence the development of their settlements." It is difficult to see any novelty in state-society relations or Kazakhstan's civil service, though, given that about 60 percent of the winners are incumbents.
Moreover, although only 38 percent of the candidates ran with a party, some 85 percent of the winners – 627 candidates – are members of the ruling party, Nur-Otan. Nur-Otan published on its Facebook page that another 65 independent candidates who won are affiliated with the party, meaning that Nur-Otan nearly made a clean sweep of village elections.
Elections alone do not make a democracy, and the results suggest that the direct election of village akims is another instance of cosmetic reform made in the name of Tokayev's "listening state." Just like reforms to regulations on peaceful assembly passed in June 2020, which only marginally relaxed constraints while preserving the state's ability to restrict Kazakhstanis' freedom of assembly, direct election of village akims looks like a major step toward democratization without actually changing the substance of local governance and political participation.
Tokayev says he's listening and that he wants Kazakhstan to advance in its democratic development. But by retaining the power to appoint akims of cities, where the majority of Kazakhstanis live and where social movements have been concentrated, he reveals that stability yet again trumps democratic choice.
Contributing Author
Colleen Wood
Colleen Wood is a PhD student at Columbia University's Political Science Department, focusing on state-building and identity issues in Eurasia.
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Kazakhstan akim elections
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Kazakhstan's New Cabinet Features Many of the Same Ministers
By Paolo Sorbello
There was no radical change in the composition of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's team.
Kazakhstan's Leadership Shows Internal Cracks in Attempts to Restore Public Safety
As CSTO troops start their operations in Almaty, the president seems to be losing authority.
Unprecedented Protests Rock Kazakhstan as Government Clings to Familiar Script
By Catherine Putz
In a January 5 televised address, Kazakhstan's president followed a familiar script: blame the unrest on a conspiracy.
Nazarbayev to Step Down From Nur Otan Party Leadership
Kazakhstan's protracted political transition is moving steadily along.

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Happy Monday everyone! I had a nice weekend, how about you? On Saturday, I went stamp shopping with my friend, Cheryl Rowley, and boy is she a bad influence! LOL!! (Only kidding, Cheryl!) Guess what I bought? A Grand Calibur! Cheryl told me she bought one and I had been debating whether I had to have one or not. Then guess what I saw at my feet on the floor of the stamp store? It was fate! So now I own one, but I have to find a permanent place for it. I see reorganization in my life soon! LOL!! I had a great morning/afternoon with Cheryl talking about teaching and stamping! We never have trouble finding something to talk about!
While we were at our LSS, Buffalo Stamps & Stuff, our very talented friend Debbie was teaching a class. She does the most amazing 3-D creations with all sorts of images. She showed us one she did with a Whipper Snapper dog image called Relax to the Max (thanks to Anna Wight for the link because I couldn't find it!). Well, I had to buy the stamp and try it out. Here's what I did.
I started with the CR84FN colors of red, turquoise, and brown. Such yummy colors and right up my alley! I found those colors in Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers paper pad. Perfect for my dog image! I stamped the image three times. I cut one of them out with the nestie, one of the dog and bottom part of the chair, and then just the dog. Each one was colored and two were popped up using a dimensional silicone gel. Here's a side view so you can see the dimension.
You can see where I cut part of the ear and hind leg for dimension. I hope Debbie sees this (she's not a blogger, but she really needs to so everyone can see her amazing work!).
The flower was made with a die from My Favorite Things and Papertrey Ink's felt. I used the smallest one and it's adorable!
I used the Sweet Stop Sketch from this week. It worked perfectly for my image.
Thanks for stopping in today! Tomorrow is release day for My Time Made Easy and the MTME team will all be posting projects. I have a fantastic project to share with you, so please stop back! See you then!
Hi friends! Do you ever leave love notes for your spouse/partner? Or even your kids? I have the perfect little love notes to share with you and a wonderful little box to store them in. It's getting close to Valentine's Day, so it's perfect timing! My Time Made Easy is releasing a new template on Tuesday called Creative Card Candy and it comes in a large and mini size. I'm using the mini size today. I love the new digi papers being released this month at MTME! I just love this music sheet paper...perfect for my "Love Notes" theme! I kept the top simple with a scalloped heart adorned with Martha Stewart roses and some silver pearls. The "Love Notes" title was created using the new Monograms Defined stamp set. It's a great alphabet stamp set and there are adjectives for every letter as well as some other words/phrases. The word "notes" was created using the "Just a Note sentiment". I just masked off the words I didn't want and inked it up. Then I masked all the letters except the "s" and inked it up and stamped it after "note". Easy peasy! I wanted the closure to be something other than ribbon and I found the perfect solution at my LSS yesterday.
This elastic band has metal ends on it and all I did was make a hole in the inside of the base and string them through the hole (the metal ends are inside the box) making a loop. I put a pretty brad in the center of the top lid, then looped the elastic band around it and it stays closed tightly! The love notes were cut using the Creative Card 2 cut file. I cut the mat with another new digi paper being released this month. This cut file comes with an envelope template as well. I stamped the hearts (from the You've Got Mail stamp set) on the envelope in Pretty in Pink ink.
This template is very roomy. I was able to get three love notes and 3 matching envelopes in there with room to grow!
I just love this little set! The paper is just so pretty and the box is really cute! You can see more sneaks from the team. Make sure you stop by their blogs to see what they have created!
Thanks for stopping in! The MTME team will be doing a group post on Tuesday, and I've got another fabulous note set that I made for a friend! See you then!
I am so excited about the challenge this week at Just Us Girls! It's Wild Card week, which means the hostess gets to choose any challenge she wants. Maria has challenged us to make Tim Holtz-style flowers. I've had Grunge Paper for a long time and have yet to make one of these flowers, so I was really happy she chose this challenge.
I followed the tutorial Tim Holtz posted on his blog for these beautiful flowers. Being inspired by his style and the tag he made in this tutorial, I made a tag as well.
For the backgound of the tag, I inked up my craft mat with tattered rose, worn lipstick, broken china, and faded jeans distress inks. I spritzed the craft mat with water and placed my tag in there to pick up the ink. Then I dried the ink with my heat gun. I put the tag back into the ink again to ink up some spots that were missed and heated it again to dry. I learned this technique at a Wendy Vecchi class at my LSS over the summer. The butterfly stamp is from a Studio 490 set by Wendy called Botanical Art and the sentiment is from a Tim Holtz set called Just Thoughts. I added some flourished pearls and pearls on the antenna of the butterfly. Now for those pretty flowers. I followed the tutorial Tim posted on his blog using Grunge Paper. I used his Tattered Floral die and cut 6 flowers (you need three for each flower). I inked up three of the flowers in Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick distress inks and the other three in Broken China and Faded Jeans distress inks. When the flower was all put together, I sprayed it with Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath. I adhered them with large glue dots and added leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch and Always Artichoke cardstock. I finished it off with some seam binding run through the hole in the tag.
The flowers were really easy to create, and I love the outcome! I'll be making more of these for certain!
The Just Us Girls DT have some very pretty flowers to spike your inspiration, so please make sure you stop by the JUGs blog. Thanks for stopping in today and have a great weekend!
I'm loving participating in challenges this month! Today I'm playing in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge and the CR84FN color challenge.
I decided to make another Valentine card using new products from Paper Makeup Stamps.
The pretty pink dp and the pin with the pearls are from the new kit called Mon Cheri. The image is from the set Sending You Love. The kraft piece was run through the heart Cuttlebug folder. The plum pudding ribbon and cardstock and lavender moon cardstock are from Papertrey Ink. I popped up the heart on the envelope and added star dust stickles to all the hearts. the bow is tied together with the pink corduroy heart from SU.
Thanks so much for stopping in to my blog today! Happy Wednesday!
My friend and Paper Makeup Stamps DT member, Dawn, has been using these fun stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps. They are so cool. Yesterday, she posted that Kitchen Sink Stamps has daily challenges on their forum. Mondays are 10 minute challenges and today the challenge was to use a window pane layout. With their easy use stamps, it should have taken 10 minutes to do this card, but alas it did not! Maybe next time! Here's the 60 minute-ish card! The set I used is called Multi Step Peach. There are four different stamps for the peaches. Each one is stamped in a different color to get that cool shading effect. I stamped the first stamp in barely banana, the second in so saffron, the third in apricot appeal, then lastly groovy guava. The leaves are a three step process. I stamped the first in certainly celery, then garden green, and then eggplant envy. The dp is Basic Grey's Curio and I used a scallop punch for the edge. The button ribbon trim is something I picked up last year at my LSS. The base is early espresso cardstock and I used a PTI impression plate on it. I don't know if you can see it, but it's a diamond pattern. I stamped the sentiment (also from this set) in Memento rich cocoa on the image for two reasons: one because there was no place where it would show up nicely and two because there was a little boo-boo on the peach and the sentiment covered it up!
Happy Saturday everyone! I'm the hostess this week over at Just Us Girls and the challenge is a 3D/template challenge. With Valentine's Day looming, I thought it would be fun to make a 3D Valentine treat container. I have had those metal mailboxes (remember buying up all those mailboxes at Target a few years ago?) taking up space in my craft room (I have about 10 of them!), so I decided to alter one for my project. I was in Michael's today and saw a gift card envelope in this black houndstooth pattern paired with red and found that I had dp in that very pattern in the Love Letters dp from SU. I wanted a vintage feel, so I hope I achieved it. I used some seam binding I purchased from Debbie Marcinkiewicz's etsy store. I made one of those shabby bows that I see on Debbie's projects (and hope mine looks somewhat like hers), and added a red heart button. On the flag, I added two Tim Holtz paper rosettes in the black houndstooth pattern and put a red glittered foam heart in the middle of each one. On the front, I added a sentiment included in the Paper Makeup Stamps new kit, Mon Cheri. The little envelope embellishment is something I picked up at Target when I purchased those mailboxes so long ago. I distressed both the sentiment and embellishment with antique linen distress ink.
I also wanted to play in the Paper Sundaes 1st birthday celebration because Paper Makeup Stamps is one of the sponsors. The challenge was to choose one of the challenges from their 1st year, so I chose challenge #45 sketch challenge and flipped it. The main panel is from the PMS kit, Mon Cheri. It's chock full of all things French! I used the same dp, ribbon, and button used on the mailbox.
Phew! That was a long post to type up! I hope you stuck with me! I'd love to hear what you think about my project, and I hope you can play in our JUGs challenge! Stop by the JUGs blog and see the Valentine containers the girls created! Thanks for stopping in today, and have a great weekend!
Yes, I've done a Christmas card! I'm determined this year to make at least one a week, and Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge blog is a good place to start! They had a great sketch this week, and you know how much I love sketches! ;-) Also, my friend Shaela is on their team, so I thought I'd play this week. I was looking through my Papertrey Ink Christmas stamps (which really don't get enough use these days) and found Communique Curves which has never seen ink.
The dp is from Webster's Pages from the Holiday Collection called Home for the Holidays & Winter Wings and it's so pretty! I cut this one down to fit the card (the papers are in a 6 x 6 pad). The wreath in the stamp set was stamped in Always Artichoke and the berries in Riding Hood Red. I then sparkled them up with some red stickles. The ribbon is Riding Hood Red taffeta. I punched some ferns in Always Artichoke and Riding Hood Red with the Martha Stewart punch. Some sponging, nesties, and dew drops and the card was done! The first one for Christmas 2011! Let's hope this isn't the only one I do until December 2011! LOL!!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great day!
Hi everyone! I was able to do a lot of crafting over the long weekend. I saw a lot of challenges that I wrote down to play in and this was one of them. The Shabby Tea Room has a pretty color inspiration picture that is devine! I also saw that the Moxie Fab World blog has a challenge going on called Gray is the New Black. This was the picture I was inspired by as well. Lots of white with bits of yellow and gray. I was also inspired by a challenge from my LSS, Buffalo Stamps & Stuff. Their challenge is to brayer an embossed background. For my layout, I liked the Clean & Simple FTL123.
Combining all three challenges, I came up with this card. It's going to be a belated birthday card for my niece. I didn't put a sentiment on the outside like in the sketch. I forgot about that! The inspiration card made for the Buffalo Stamps & Stuff used this same bee folder, which I realized I had! The card came together easily using the other challenges. I brayered the embossed layer with Scattered Straw distress ink to match the color inspiration. I then used gray (a neutral that I also pulled from the color inpiration) as my base and dp (from SU). We were supposed to use lots of white on our card for the color inspiration, so I backed the embossed piece with a white layer. The ribbon is So Saffron grosgrain. For the image, I went with this little bee from Just Buzzin' By (SU). I cut and embossed it with a nestie and swept it with some of the Scattered Straw ink. I finished it off with some pretty silver pearls and star dust stickles on the wings.
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! We here in the states are celebrating this national holiday for a great man! This day is supposed to be a day on not a day off, so I hope you are "on" today and doing something worthwhile! I'm hoping to be feeling better today! We'll see how the day goes!
Last night I had some energy to make some cards, and I chose to use the colors from the fabulous challenge blog Color Throwdown. They also have a request to send your card to a young woman in our stamping community named Katie who is going through a rough time right now. You can find the link on the CTD post. I'm sending my card to her to hopefully brighten her day. Here are the colors the CTD challenged us to use this week.
I also chose to play in the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I love Karen's sketches and use them regularly. This is the 100th sketch, so it's extra special! This card came together so easily, I couldn't believe it! I had all the cardstock, dp, and a great stamp set right at hand! This is what I came up with. This is the first time using the Early Espresso. I had to open the new package (actually I didn't even realize I had this cardstock). The dp is Soft Sky designer prints and Razzleberry Lemonade from SU. The ribbon is Melon Mambo grosgrain. The sentiment and flourish are from Verve's Blue Skies which is stamped in Soft Sky and Memento Rich Cocoa. I thought the sentiment was perfect for what I needed. I added the brown pearls and then thought it was still missing something. I went through my punches and found this butterfly punch from SU (another tool I didn't realize I had!). It coordinates with their set Flight of the Butterfly. I stamped it in the Soft Sky and Rich Cocoa also and added star dust stickles for some sparkle.
All in all I'm pleased with this card. Now I just have to finish off the inside and send it off to Katie. I hope you can do the same.
Thanks for stopping in today! Love to hear your comments!
Hi everyone! I was so excited to have this three-day weekend arrive and guess what? I came down with some sort of bug! I wasn't feeling that great all week, and then yesterday it hit HARD! I was on the couch all day! And today is better but not much! However, I did get down to my craft room to stamp later in the day.
Yesterday, while I was on the couch, I did get some productive commenting in and looked at some interesting challenges. I loved Mona's CR84FN color challenge of red, kraft, and brown...my type of yummy colors! I love sketches and the Card Patterns sketch this week caught my attention. So I combined the two and came up with this pretty Valentine's card. I started with this paper from My Mind's Eye called Lush. I remember seeing my fellow PMS member, Tina Hale, use it and had to order it. That was about 6 months ago! I was waiting for the perfect card to use it on! Now I changed the sketch a little (sorry Card Pattern team), but I wanted a heart on it for a Valentine card. The kraft on this card is from a Starbucks sleeve. I love my Chai tea and went out for a bit today to get some fresh air and my tea, so I decided to incorporate it into this card. The velvet button is threaded with some brown and white baker's twine. The sentiment is from an SU set called Grateful Greetings stamped in real red. I added the red glitter dots on the opposite side from the sketch because it suited my card better. I left the brown grosgrain ribbon hanging off the edge a bit...I just like that look!
Thanks for stopping in today! I hope you are enjoying your weekend!
Happy long weekend everyone! I just love them! Today the Just Us Girls team has a fab color challenge for you. We did something different this week and had our Guest Designer, Carla Suto, choose the colors! And I love the colors she picked! She based her colors on the Graphic 45 collection Once Upon a Springtime. I love Graphic 45 papers and while I didn't have this collection, I did have the Le Romantique collection (which I received in a gift exchange from Bonnie Sharp) that had the same colors. So here's what I did.
I chose a sketch from My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club and a stamp set I've had for a while and haven't used from Verve called Blue Skies. I distressed the piece of Aqua Mist with tea dye distress ink to tone it down a bit. The beautiful butterfly is a Spellbinder die that I cut with Vintage Cream cardstock, then sponged with Cameo Coral and Cool Caribbean inks. Then I distressed it a bit more with the tea dye ink and added star dust stickles for that sparkle I love! The half circle was cut with a Coluzzle. Remember that thing? My nesties were too small so I had to pull that out. Fun little tool!
Stop by the JUGs blog to see the beautiful creations form the team and our Guest Designer, Carla Suto! Make sure to leave them some love!
Just Us Girls #66 and Gina K Designs!!
Happy New Year and a New MTME Release!


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Reining It In
By LeRoy Cook
Proper energy management and technique are keys to getting your aircraft stopped in time
Bringing an aircraft safely to taxi and turnoff speed begins with proper planning. Know how much runway you need to get stopped, factoring in the weight, wind and altitude conditions, the runway surface and any obstructions in the approach path. Landing distances from the ops manual charts are a start, but they should be regarded as minimums, not as absolute sufficiency. They are, after all, based on test-pilot efforts. If you have any doubt, go to a longer runway.
Once it is determined that the destination runway is adequate, make sure you are flying a profile that will place the airplane's wheels on the surface within a normal touchdown zone, with speed managed so as to begin the rollout with an acceptable amount of energy to be dissipated. This task begins with a stabilized approach, despite ATC's traffic separation requirements. Don't be faced with trying to slow down on short final, 20 knots too fast while the VASI lights are stubbornly white in the lower part of your windshield. Get the airplane on target early in the approach, or start planning a go-around.
Runway overshoot accidents generally result from an unstabilized approach or a contaminated runway that wasn't considered when the flight was planned. It shouldn't come as a surprise when we find a slick surface; check ASOS or ATIS for reports of precipitation, seek runway condition reports from ATC, and watch out for pilot reports that are being altered to "good" or "mostly dry" to cover an operator's requirements.
Stabilizing the approach becomes even more important when the runway is contaminated. Fly the appropriate approach speed and make your target spot in the sacred first 1,000 feet, or at least the first third. Combining approach speed and glideslope target should produce a good touchdown with adequate runway remaining. Remember, you always have the option of going around if the approach isn't working out.
That said, going around becomes a riskier option as the landing progresses. It's relatively easy to pull up while still a few hundred feet above the ground; it's quite another to power-up and reconfigure after the tires are on the runway, already slowing down with flaps and spoilers deployed. In general, once the flare is begun and the airplane is no longer at approach speed, it's best to consider the landing made. Executing a go-around while rolling should be considered if there's a clear reason to do so, such as an aircraft or vehicle entering your runway, wildlife hazard or unexpected wind shift.
Whoa, Whoa, Big Fella
If you planned properly, flew the approach in a stable, slow manner and touched down in the correct zone, a normal rollout and exit should be assured. Braking technique is important. The landing isn't over until the chocks are under the wheels. Deceleration takes more than standing on the pedals. Use everything appropriate to the aircraft's recommended procedures.
When it comes to getting close to the handbook stopping distances, stick with the methods recommended by the aircraft manufacturer. Company testing found what works most consistently, using average, but aggressive, piloting technique. Use other methods only if you want to act as a test pilot. One of the first requirements is to immediately apply full brakes and hold the pressure, especially if anti-skid equipped. Pumping brakes or delaying application is simply adding unwanted stopping distance.
If the runway is wet, hydroplaning is a definite hazard, but it can be managed by letting the ABS cycle or releasing brake pressure if you feel a lack of deceleration, caused by locked-up wheels. If you see a slick, shiny runway, make your touchdown firm, rather than trying for a soft, roll-on landing. That doesn't mean pushing the airplane onto the ground at excessive speed, which only encouraging hydroplaning, but rather allowing the tires to sink onto the wet surface with enough force to break through the layer of water.
You're Down, Now What?
Some aircraft handbooks encourage raising the flaps after touchdown to increase the weight on the wheels, which improves brake effectiveness by removing lift. Most of our airplanes have enough weight to preclude this requirement. If you're equipped with armed ground spoilers and lift-dump systems, verify they've functioned and slowing is normal.
Reverse thrust is a comforting adjunct to wheel brakes, but it must be used appropriately. If in a turboprop, select propeller condition to proper idle setting, move briskly into Beta and increase power as recommended, remembering to come out of reverse before decelerating to a speed that might generate FOD or prop erosion. Steer aggressively to guard against swerving or sliding.
Jets with reverse thrust are also much better equipped to handle a slick runway, but also have limitations to be observed. Excessive reverse on a contaminated surface can create unwanted yaw motion, most particularly with fuselage-mounted engines. Again, be prepared to use aggressive steering and come out of reverse at the first sign of loss of directional control.
Crosswind operation has an effect on stopping distances, in that the benefit of an all-headwind component is lost and braking is slightly compromised if good controls application is not maintained. In most cases, the effect is minor but pilots may be tempted to use extra speed for their approach because they think the crosswind requires added control. Do not pad the numbers excessively, just because a crosswind is present. Most importantly, factor the tailwind or headwind effect into your base leg planning, which can cause you to wind up higher or lower than you might normally be when you roll out onto final.
As you progress down the runway, you should have plenty of stopping distance ahead, because you planned your touchdown for the first portion of the runway and you maintained an approach speed. Keep braking; it's more efficient to use heavy braking right after touching down than to jam on brakes in a panic as the runway end approaches.
Air traffic controllers seem to be ever-more prone to issue commands to exit at specific taxiways or seek a response about parking while we're still in the early stages of a landing rollout. If you aren't able to comply, respond with "Unable" right away and deal with control of the aircraft first. If you were issued a "Land and Hold Short" landing clearance, you are expected to carry it out because you accepted it as issued. The time to refuse LAHSO is when it's first brought up, not after you're on the rollout.
As the rollout continues, you may, in the absence of ATC instructions, spare the brakes and reverse thrust to roll out to the end. A longer taxi may better suit your brake and engine cooling concerns. However, we often try for that mid-field turnoff in order to reach a favorite FBO or terminal. Don't abuse the aircraft and passengers with rough stopping technique, to show off your prowess as a STOL pilot.
Bringing an airplane down to a walk is another example of proper energy management, begun early in the process so there are no surprises as the runway distance-to-go markers flash past. Done correctly, there should never be a reason for the tower controller to quip "speed permitting, exit at the end."
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LeRoy Cook considers himself a "student of aviation" who continues learning daily, from the readership, fellow pilots and, as a flight instructor, his students. He caught the flying fever during the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in 1953 and determined to learn and share as much aviation possible. A pilot since 1960 and a journalist since 1970, he is Airline Transport rated for single and multi-engine airplanes and a commercial pilot for gliders and single-engine seaplanes. He has been a flight instructor since 1965, with four CFI ratings.
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(1) the mesmerizing onrush of the sea(2) The structure is less obvious, but on close inspection, it's analogous to the range of sounds; a little murkier, and the distinctions are there, but hidden in the onrush of sound.(3) Threats of a bomb or a threat on the life of a hostage can't be accepted, but the speed and decisiveness of the onrush might just so distract the terrorists that they are overpowered before a hostage is killed.(4) The Francisca is supposed to have been thrown in a massed volley to create certain amounts of mayhem prior to the onrush of the host of warriors.(5) The onrush of new alloys and manufacturing processes means clubheads twice the size of the original oversize drivers are not merely on the horizon, they're available now.(6) I did not and do not seek a Luther-like emotional trauma and a shattering onrush of new experience.(7) By month's end, though, the rapidly shortening days in the onrush to the winter solstice leave the planet setting more than an hour and a half after the Sun.(8) Abstractedly she listens as her daughter, standing up straight in an onrush of light at the open kitchen door, talks to a deliveryman.(9) As it hit the coast, we could hear the splintering sound of the buildings smashed by the powerful onrush .(10) Nothing is done or said that doesn't feel coruscantly correct, dexterously blending private and public events, and making a one-person play convey so many lives, so much history, such an onrush of humanity.(11) How do people make sense of the onrush without being submerged by it?(12) Part of the perplexity arises from a sudden onrush of doubt: did we misread the earlier texts, overlook the clues that would explain this surprising volte-face?(13) He was asked by the CIA to leave, once the onrush of the revolution seemed imminent.(14) Prehistoric people measured themselves against the small numbers of peers with whom they lived; as did most people in historic times, until the recent onrush of urbanisation.(15) She stood up, and felt the sudden onrush of emotion.(16) To demonstrate the impact of high population growth on the environment, there is no better microcosm than California, which is staggering to accommodate its onrush of new residents.
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Indya Kincannon
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ESG-CV ROUND 2 GRANT APPLICATIONS
The City of Knoxville received notice on June 9, 2020, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that it will be receiving a second allocation of supplemental Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) funding as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). These special ESG-CV funds are to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) among individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance; and to support additional homeless assistance and homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.
Non-profit organizations wishing to apply for ESG-CV Round 2 funds can find the Grant Application Packet here:
ESG-CV Round 2 Grant Application Instructions [PDF]
Funding Priorities [PDF]
ESG-CV Round 2 Grant Application [WORD]
Resources [PDF]
DEADLINE: Applications due by 12 p.m. on October 2, 2020 to the City's Housing and Neighborhood Development staff.
Learn more about the ESG-CV Round 2 Grant Application Packet
• Community Agency Grants
• Homeless Agency Grants
• Community Development Block Grant
• Neighborhood Small Grant Program
• Historic Preservation Fund Grant • Façade Improvement Grant
• Recreation Challenge Grant
COMMUNITY AGENCY GRANTS
Your non-profit organization may apply for a Community Agency Grant if it operates within the City of Knoxville and has been in operation for at least five years. There are two different application forms. One is for organizations seeking a grant within the Arts and Culture category and the second is for organizations seeking a grant within the Community and Social Services category. Providers of homeless services should apply for the Homeless Grant via Community Development.
2020 Cover Letter [PDF]
2020 Arts & Culture Application [PDF]
2020 Community & Social Services Application [PDF]
DEADLINE: Applications due by 4 p.m. on February 21, 2020 to Jennifer Searle in the Mayor's Office
Learn more about Community Agency Grants or contact Jennifer Searle at 865-215-2267 or jsearle@knoxvilletn.gov.
HOMELESS AGENCY GRANTS
(formerly Community Development)
The Homeless Grant Program may include funding from multiple sources – the City of Knoxville, Tennessee Housing and Development Agency (THDA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The application packet files for 2020-2021 Homeless Grants Program funds are available below. Please note that a mandatory Technical Assistance Workshop for all applicants will be held on Feb. 7, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the City's Public Works Service Center (3131 Morris Ave.) to help applicants. Please contact Hope Ealey at 865-215-2290 or by email healey@knoxvilletn.gov for more information.
PY 2020-2021 Homeless Grants Application Packet includes:
• Read First: Homeless Grants Application Instructions [PDF]
• City of Knoxville Consolidated Plan 2020-2024 Draft Goals and Objectives [PDF]
• ESG Program Component Categories Spreadsheet [EXCEL]
• Homeless Grants Application [WORD]
• Homeless Grants Application Checklist [PDF]
DEADLINE: All grant applications must be received in the City of Knoxville Housing and Neighborhood Development (Formerly Community Development) Department by 1:00 PM on Friday, February 28, 2020.
Learn more about the Homeless Agency Grants or contact Hope Ealey at 865-215-2290 or email healey@knoxvilletn.gov.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant program that fund activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons/households and areas in the City of Knoxville. High priority needs for CDBG (under the 2020-2024 Five Year Consolidated Plan) include: Stabilizing and Revitalizing Neighborhoods; Creating Economic Opportunity; and Enhancing the Availability, Accessibility, and Quality of Affordable Housing. The application packet files for 2020-2021 CDBG Program funds are available below. Please note that a mandatory Technical Assistance Workshop for all applicants will be held on Feb. 7, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. at the City's Public Works Service Center (3131 Morris Ave.) to help applicants. Please contact Hope Ealey at 865-215-2290 or by email healey@knoxvilletn.gov for more information.
PY 2020-2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application Packet includes:
• Read First: CDBG Application Instructions [PDF]
• CDBG Application [WORD]
• CDBG Application Checklist [PDF]
Learn more about the CDBG grant or contact Hope Ealey at 865-215-2290 or email healey@knoxvilletn.gov.
NEIGHBORHOOD SMALL GRANT PROGRAM
The Neighborhood Small Grants Program (NSGP) is designed to strengthen neighborhoods in the City of Knoxville by supporting a wide range of community-based initiatives through grants and technical assistance. The program is aimed at resident-controlled, resident-led neighborhood groups such as neighborhood watch groups, neighborhood associations, tenant associations, and homeowners associations.
If you are considering applying for the Neighborhood Small Grant Program this year, make note of the workshop dates. Neighborhood groups intending to apply for a grant must send a representative to a mandatory pre-application workshop: May 2, 2020 at 10 a.m., May 6, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. or May 12, 2020 at 6 p.m.
DEADLINE: Applications due by 4:30 p.m. on July 27, 2020. Please check the Neighborhood Small Grants Program page for updates.
Learn more about the Neighborhood Small Grants Program or contact Contact Debbie Sharp at 215-4382 or email dsharp@knoxvilletn.gov.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANT
Mayor's Office, Housing and Neighborhood Development
For the sixth year in a row, the City of Knoxville will grant a total of $500,000 to owners of historic residential or commercial buildings through its Historic Preservation Fund Program. Proposals will be accepted through 11 a.m. on December 20, 2019 (view the RFP). A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2019 at the City's Public Works Center at 3131 Morris Ave.
The Historic Preservation Fund was created by former Mayor Madeline Rogero with an initial commitment of $500,000 in the 2014-15 budget, and an additional $500,000 has been funded by City Council each year since. The fund is intended to help fill financing gaps for renovation of historic properties within city limits. Applicants must own the property, which may be residential or commercial and located within the city limits. Funding will be secured by a deed of trust on the property.
DEADLINE: Proposals due by 11 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2019
Learn more about the Historic Preservation Fund Grant
The City of Knoxville Community Development Office is providing an incentive program to improve the façades of certain types of buildings within targeted redevelopment areas. By bettering the appearance of building façades, the program serves to improve the economic viability of these areas. Better aesthetics increase property values, improve the marketability of space within the buildings and draw business and residents to the area.
Learn more about the Façade Improvement Program
The City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department accepts applications for its Challenge Grant Program, which offers grants to nonprofit projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the City limits.
The grants are available to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(6) status community groups, homeowner associations, schools, scout troops and other organizations.
DEADLINE: Applications due by 4:30 p.m. on June 26, 2020
Learn more about the Recreation Challenge Grant or call 865-215-1712.


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Pioneering NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies Aged 101
by Anderj Nolan | Jan 25, 2020 | Technology News
Katherine Johnson, the NASA scientist WHO calculated the flight path for the primary manned mission to the moon, has died at the age of one hundred and one. A heroine round the world, she stony-broke down racial and social barriers across the programme, paving the means for future generations.Excelling at school, she listed at Mountain State State school once she was solely fifteen years previous. After, she was an educator for many years before she was handpicked to be one amongst 3 black students to integrate West Virginia's graduate colleges.
A family before long followed and she or he came back to her role as an educator till she became conscious of openings at the West space Computing section of the National consultative Committee for Aeronautics' (NACA's) Langley laboratory within the early Nineteen Fifties. Here began her extraordinary 33-year career in orbital arithmetic, performing on a excess of major NASA missions.
Some of the shaping moments in her early years at NASA are shared in Margot Lee Shetterly's book Hidden Figures and pictured within the 2016 film of an equivalent name, wherever she was vie by Taraji P Jim Henson. Johnson with success calculated the launch window for the 1961 manned Mercury mission, America's 1st human spacefaring, establishing herself as a pacesetter in hard flight.
A year later, she yet again showcased her unbelievable mathematical ability once performing on John Glenn's friendly relationship seven mission. suspicious of the new worldwide IBM communications network for finishing up his flight analysis, Glenn asked engineers to "get the girl" – Johnson – to hold out an equivalent calculations by hand. "If she says they're sensible,'" Katherine Johnson remembers the cosmonaut spoken communication, "then I'm able to go."
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Anybody living up in bear country on here have any big guns to show off? Decided to dust my winchester model 70 off...... and shot about 24 dollars down the barrel (3 shots hahahaha) Still has the made in usa sticker on the barrel, so as you can see it doesn't get taken out of my gun safe very often. just thought I would take a few pics of it and the cartridge, probably not very many folks have one this big. It's a .416 remington mag. Surprisingly, it kicks less than a 12 gauge.
Dang! Is that what you go deer hunting with? lol Very nice!
thnx, i would recommend winchester, they are well built. Nah haven't taken this one deer hunting yet.... it would drop one quick though I think! 400 grain bullet drops like a rock after 200 yards so it would be great for close range. Usually go with my old browning a-bolt in .300 win mag for deer. Fun stuff. You hunt any?
400 grain! hahaha We have a 300 ultra mag and I can't remember what grain it is. I know the bullets come in 3 power levels but I know it isn't near 400. My dad goes elk hunting all the time, I have never gone with him. He keeps telling me he always shoots them 100 yards away. I shoot things 100 yards away with my open sight 30/30. One of the most fun things I like to do is get the open sight single shot 22 and throw a golf ball 50-75 yards out and shoot it. Single shot means the bullets last longer lol. Anyhow the whole elk at 100 yards just seems like shooting at a barn to me. I shot at a deer that was running full blast 2 years ago and dad thought there was no way I could have hit it. A couple months later we saw the same deers skeleton a little bit into the woods in the direction it had ran I would go elk hunting if I could take the 30/30 but since it doesn't have a scope my dad thinks it is worthless. To each his own I guess lol.
If I had to choose a rifle for "EVERYTHING"...........deer, bear, elk, moose, people, etc., it would be the .375 H&H Magnum. My small rifle would be the .308 Winchester. All that said, I love my .17HMR Savage.
That is awesome! :thumbup2: I like going iron sight too... I have a sight on my tank killer gun though, but you would want to come find me and beat me in the face if i posted a picture of that gun and said how much money I paid for it...hint...it is bigger than anything in .40 caliber hahaha and is semi automatic. Haha I would have went looking for that deer if I were in your shoes, food for a month! What I live on pretty much, that and wild hog, I process my own kills from field to freezer.
.375 hh will kill anything, that is a sure thing! pics bud pics hahaha i love all guns!
The reason for shooting Elk at 100 yards is that you rarely find them in the open or in clearings, they are usually in the forrest and 100 yards shooting through the trees is a long shot for an elk. I have a 30-06, 7mm rem mag 270 and 22-250. I use the 22-250 for everything especially deer.
i drop deer with my .270, but have recently fell in love with my new compound bow. they changed the laws about hunting with a crossbow. before you had to be disabled and have a doctor write a letter that says you could not physically draw a bow. now anyone can use them. my keltec p11 only leaves my side when i bathe. during black powder, i shoot grandpa's .45i been considering getting an AR, but the children need diapers.
i drop deer with my .270, but have recently fell in love with my new compound bow. they changed the laws about hunting with a crossbow. before you had to be disabled and have a doctor write a letter that says you could not physically draw a bow. now anyone can use them. my keltec p11 only leaves my side when i bathe. during black powder, i shoot grandpa's .45 i been considering getting an AR, but the children need diapers.
Oh yeah an AR would suuwwweeet.... Didn't know that about the crossbow rules.... I don't have one but think that would be a pretty fun toy. What kind is your new compound bow? I got a Z7 Matthews and a couple old junker pse's... You been out in the woods this year any yet??
i had to hock my hoyt in feb. i traded work for a high country sniper. its a older bow, but it fits me like a glove. when my buddy bought it, it had wedges in and was at 90pounds. i couldn't draw that sucker back. i estimate i have it at ~60 and love it. matthews Z7 is one of the fastest. my grandpa hurt his back at work and cut his pinky, ring, and middle finger off five or six years ago(they managed to reattach them, but has very limited use of that hand). he had to pay for a crossbow license. now anybody can use'm. i've seen a lot of people at bass pro shop, picking out their new toys. but if it has a rifle scope and a trigger, is it really archery?
Awesome, yeah 90 pounds you would have to go into beast mode to draw that back.... Got her all sighted in and ready to go? H& H gun range is still workin on the expansion but when it gets done that will be a top notch place to go shoot if you live in the city. Highly recommend one Fast and quiet!
the previous owner could draw it at 90 pounds. he said every shot would punch through. he said he could hit coffee can lids at 50 and 60 yards. 90lbs is too much for me. i'd spook the deer before i got it back. as for h&h, i talk to a lot of law enforcement. not one has said ANYTHING nice about h&h. i cannot say anything first hand, as i only went there to take my hunter's education class(when i was 13 maybe). i would stay away from TABE's in shawnee. most people steer me to oklahoma archery in del city. i need to shoot a z7 and see if its all that. i just got sticker shock and walked away.
well, your not going to get 100-300 yrd shots, so the folk that only hunt rifle season probably won't come out. its always the same people, year after year, filling there limit. they are going to fill their tags, why not let them shoot what they want?
and my most favorite of all pride and joy Ruger M77 22-250 with varmint barrel and 10x60 scope bi pod and night spotlight on it can reach out there and touch them coyotes which it is just about time around here to get out and start calling.
I haven't had any problems with 'em, bought 5 guns now from there, they have remodeled and now have a massive selection of firearms. Yeah OK archery is good, another good one is davenport's in prague that is where i got my z7. Place down in Ada called baileys outdoor on broadway street will let you shoot any bow they sell, even the z7's, hoyt element etc nice bows.
It don't make me a bit of difference either way, just my opinion I have never been out with a crossbow let alone shot one more than a few times so i really can't speak.


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Elon Musk is a polarizing figure, but it didn't prevent him from being iconic. The number of followers he has is huge, and no doubt all of them have spent the last couple of weeks celebrating that the technoking has finally bought Twitter.
Now they can not only tweet on the platform but also invest in it. Moreover, once the deal goes through, Twitter shares will probably show less volatility… oh wait.
Twitter stock doesn't exist anymore on the market. The company has officially become a part of X Holdings II, which belongs to Elon Musk, and its stock was delisted from The New York Stock Exchange.
Some may ask a reasonable question – "What will happen to the shares that have been already bought?"
Well, every stakeholder gets $54.20 (classic Elon) for every Twitter share in their portfolios – that's the price Elon Musk paid per share to own the company. Why did he do that? God knows, but we may think of some possible reasons.
This April, Musk became Twitter's largest shareholder and also claimed that he would buy the social media giant. After that, the full of twists six-month drama began.
Musk decided to cancel the deal, which prompted Twitter to take him to court, and when those court hearings were due to begin, he once again resumed the talks…
So, while Musk was changing his mind faster than the weather, every piece of news harshly hit Twitter's share price. The whole affair finally came to an end a couple of months ago.
The history of Twitter as a public company lasted for 9 years and had many of its own bright moments. Hopefully you're not one of the unlucky ones that invested in Twitter when it cost $75.
However, on the market, there are more companies under Elon Musk's influence.
First and foremost of those is Tesla, of course. Musk is the CEO of this brand and its shares have lost more than 45% since Elon said in April that he would buy Twitter.
We know, it does not sound way too exciting, but analysts are actually pretty optimistic on the future of Tesla – the average forecast expects an upside of around 50% in the next 12 months.
The second one is PayPal. Musk is kinda like a "parent" to this payment heavy-weight, though he is not its founder.
And this year, PayPal stock is going through a rough stretch — it has already seen a 60% drop. But, experts once again remain fairly bullish on the brand's future, with their average forecast sitting at about +30%.
Etsy and Gamestop are two more Elon Musk-related companies. Etsy is loved by analysts, they think that its stock might increase by around 17% in the next 12 months. Unfortunately for Gamestop, it is the only company from our list that experts have a discouraging forecast for.
So, does this all mean that adding Tesla, PayPal, and Etsy to your portfolio will make you happy? Well… no.
First, you need to do your own research before making any investment decisions. Second, most analysts still believe that the American market is overvalued.
This is despite all the events that have touched on the market over the last two years.
The Covid pandemic, the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the energy crisis, record inflation — the list goes on, and these are all factors that obviously cannot be ignored.
Indices aren't immune to external pressures either. For example, the S&P 500 index, containing the stocks of the 500 biggest companies listed in the US, has dropped by about 19% in the last 12 months.
If the S&P 500 continues its trend of declines, that damage will overflow into the entire US market – including the aforementioned Tesla, PayPal and Etsy.
So, always remember to do your own research and analysts before buying or selling any asset – and don't forget that there are always companies that will go up while the rest of the market goes down.
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WINNIPEG — The city is proposing to charge Uber and Lyft riders a $0.03 surcharge per trip to be used to promote and market safety measures and requirements while using a ride-share service.
Changes on Monday to the Vehicle for Hire Bylaw say the surcharge would also fund promotion of passenger rights and the complaint process.
The fee is an alternative to having personal transportation providers (PTP) install safety shields in their vehicles. It doesn't apply to taxi drivers, who already have shields installed.
Other changes include allowing taxis to ride in the diamond lane on a one-year trial basis, removing the 20-year limitation period for transferable taxi licenses allowing them to remain valid in perpetuity, and reducing new taxi licenses from 120 to 60 effective March 1, 2018. The remaining 60 licenses would be introduced at the end of next year, selecting them using a lottery based approach.
If approved by city council, Uber and Lyft could begin freely operating in Winnipeg as of March 1.


This week the world celebrated International Women's Day. While we advocate celebrating women every day of the year, it was a special opportunity to appreciate those closest to us. It was also an eye-opening day to celebrate women around the world who are doing unique things, especially in relation to carpeting or flooring.
Knox Carpets prides itself on being sustainable where possible, both in the materials that we source and the process efficiencies on which we operate. These range from the way we work in the warehouse to the way that we communicate with each other and with our customers. We see sustainability as a responsibility for any companies in the product creation space. We will spend other blog posts discussing this issue at length, today we want to focus on an initiative founded and run by women, which is making quite a splash in industry news.
It's called the Afghan Carpet Project and it shined a spotlight on six carpets, sized 6×8, which were designed by contemporary artists based out of Los Angeles, California. Their names are Lisa Anne Auerbach, Meg Cranston, Francesca Gabbiani, Jennifer Guidi, Toba Khedoori and Liz Craft. Their designs were brought to life by weavers in Afghanistan. While Knox Carpets focuses time and effort on ensuring that our products are durable and well-priced for the value, we can't help but ooh and ahh when we're introduced to truly beautiful rug works of art. We know the time and effort that goes into their creation, but this project takes it to a whole different level.
The project first began with a trip to Afghanistan in March 2014. The goal was to visit with weavers in Kabul and Bamiyan. The trip was incredibly eye-opening for travelers. They left with a multitude of insights into both the design and the production processes. They also left with newfound respect for the working and living conditions that the weavers spend their days and nights in.
Each artist was tasked with creating an original design. Many reflected on the experience and wove (no pun intended) their story into the art. Others went with a method route, and designed their rug with the weavers specific practices in mind. The entire initiative was backed by AfghanMade, a non-profit organization and carpet producer Christopher Farr, Inc. The ultimate goal? Collaboration with women weavers all over Afghanistan.
Once the fabrication costs of the rugs are covered, all proceeds from their sale will go to an organization called Arzu Studio Hope. Arzu Studio Hope establishes weaving studios throughout Afghanistan. Each of these prides itself on providing healthcare, providing an education, providing fair waves to Afghan women.
The exhibition was on display at the Hammer Museum, but you can take a look at the carpets, here. Each rug was produced in quantities of five. One of each style will be kept at the Hammer's permanent collection. Each artist will receive one as well. These rugs are priced at $9500.