Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming and small adjoining parts of Montana and Idaho is well-known as a wilderness preserve, an area of large wildlife populations and a major recreation destination. People who love to fish also laud the two-million-acre park, attracted by the stunning scenery and plentiful angling opportunities. One major fishing hotspot is Lewis Lake, the third largest in Yellowstone, named for Meriwether Lewis of the famous Corps of Discovery expedition. Similar to many other bodies of water in the park, Lewis Lake was once fish-less, but it now supports a roster of introduced species.
The lake lies in southern Yellowstone near the edge of the most recent caldera and southwest of Lake Yellowstone, the biggest of America's high-altitude water bodies. The Lewis River enters Lewis Lake from the northwest and exits it from the southeast along its course between Shoshone Lake and the Snake River; the lake thus lies in the Pacific watershed. It covers some 2,716 acres and sits at 7,782 feet in elevation.
Lewis Lake is easily accessed from Yellowstone's South Entrance Road, off which lies a developed campground named for the water body. As of 2010, Lewis Lake Campground consisted of 85 non-reservable campsites costing $12 per night, and the Park Service, according to the official Yellowstone website, reported it was usually one of the last campgrounds in the park to fill up. In 2010, it was open between June 15 and November 6.
Historically, no fish inhabited Lewis Lake because of a natural obstacle: the big, 29-foot falls of the Lewis River just below its exit of the lake. Today, several kinds of trout not native to either the lake or the park exist here: brown trout, brook trout and lake trout. Such exotic fish, originally introduced to improve recreational opportunities, are now considered ecologically deleterious. Other introduced species include the Utah lake chub, which, according to Varley and Schullery's Yellowstone Fishes, is the most abundant of Lewis Lake's fish.
Mathews and Molinero recommend fly-fishing the deep waters of the southwestern shore of Lewis Lake, as well as the head of the Lewis River's outlet. In Fishing Yellowstone National Park, Richard Parks similarly points to the weedy reaches of the southwest boundary of Lewis Lake as productive summer-fishing locations, as well as the vicinity of both the inlet and outlet. Cater your angling methods to the season, recognizing the differing feeding behaviors and dietary preferences of spawning and non-breeding trout.
Anglers must comply with all current fishing regulations in Yellowstone. In 2010, Lewis Lake fishers could keep only one fish of any kind longer than 20 inches in length; five fish total in combination could be kept, although no more than two of these could be brown trout. As of that year, Lewis Lake was one of only two bodies of water in Yellowstone open to motorized boats (the other being Yellowstone Lake). Barbed hooks are banned in all parts of Yellowstone. As elsewhere in the park, be aware of the presence of grizzly bears, which may be attracted to fish remains, and other wildlife.
Shaw, Ethan. "Fishing at Lewis Lake in Yellowstone Park." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/fishing-lewis-lake-yellowstone-park-18361.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.


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Cyclist struck by snowplow truck, dragged several hundred yards
Updated Jan 20, 2019 ; Posted Jan 20, 2019
A cyclist was struck by a snowplow truck Saturday evening and was subsequently dragged for several hundred yards before becoming dislodged, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's office.
By Ben Solis | bsolis@mlive.com
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI – A cyclist was struck by a snowplow truck Saturday evening and was subsequently dragged for several hundred yards before becoming dislodged, according to the Ottawa County Sheriff's office.
The 25-year-old cyclist was taken to an area hospital but was later transferred to a second hospital where he is currently listed in critical condition, according to a news release issued by the sheriff's office.
The investigation is ongoing. The driver of the pickup truck is cooperating with the sheriff's office. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, the release reads.
Deputies responded at around 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, to 144th Avenue near Butternut Drive in Ottawa County's Holland Township on a report of a car versus bicycle crash.
Investigators believe a 46-year-old Holland man was traveling northbound on 144th Ave. in a 1996 Chevy pickup truck with a snowplow attached when he crashed into a 25-year-old Holland man riding his bike along 144th Ave., according to the release.
The pickup truck subsequently dragged the cyclist for several hundred yards before the cyclist became dislodged, the release reads.
Deputies wrote that the driver of the pickup truck said he never saw the bicyclist and was unaware that he struck him.
The bicyclist was treated at the scene by paramedics from the sheriff's office and was taken to Holland Hospital by ambulance. He was later transferred to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital where he is currently listed in critical condition.

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jessica mcbrayer
Paranormal Mystery & Romance Writer
Sucking in San Francisco
Hail, Guardians of the Watchtowers come! By the air that is Her Breath, send forth your light, be here now …
…The circle is cast. We are between the worlds… The fire is lit, the ritual is begun.
She wore a white ceremonial dress. It was gauze and swayed with her hips. Moving gracefully, she traced her circle with her athame making it her own. Now she was skyclad, having tossed her clothes off for the rest of her ritual. Twirling and moving in a carefree manner, she was focused on her magick. She chanted and danced. She felt secure knowing no one would be around to see.
But he was watching in the dawn. Silently he moved closer, the soft bare earth of the Berkeley hills beneath his feet. A set smile was on his lips but his eyes were dead pools of black as he walked right through her circle. She was startled out of her revelry. As he moved forward and grabbed her arms, her eyes darted from side to side looking for help, knowing no one was there. His smile didn't soothe her. Now he had her hands restrained, yet she struggled and screamed. She pleaded with him not to hurt her. He was amused.
He slowly ran his knife down her leg, searching. There they were, twined in the roots of a willow tree, talismans. He reached behind his back, slid out his katana and with a smooth swing sliced off her head. As the head rolled to the side he was washed in her warm, bright red blood. He didn't see it or feel it. He was after something more important. He went back to her tattoo. With his athame he skinned her of her talismans.
Blood pooled with ink as the needles pierced her client's skin. Thorn colored in the intricate design. Her stomach tightened as it always did, but years of practice kept her from showing it. The man she tattooed flinched as the pain registered. She smiled to herself. Pleasure and pain would soon be his addiction as it often was for those who came to her.
Her nitrile covered hands moved swiftly as they dipped the needles into ink and moved back to the design. The outline evaporating into blood and a more permanent ink. The flesh raw after she was done with it.
Her shop, Stained, tucked into the slightly seedy, increasingly funky but always vibrant Telegraph Avenue, hummed with the noise of tattoo machines, music and people milling around looking at the art work displayed in books. Antique prints of 'painted' tattooed ladies gave the shop a burlesque feel. Thorn loved everything about it. Being just a few blocks from UC Berkeley, the shop was a favorite with students and more faculty and staff than one might guess. Each tat station was open to the public eye except for one back room where the artists could work on more private areas. She had chosen dark blue blending to cerulean towards the ceiling to soothe the customers, unlike the bright reds of so many other shops.
The man she worked on grunted, trying not to move, as she continued, adding ink and wiping away blood so she could see clearly. The design made itself known. As she wove it into existence, she chanted under her breath a spell of healing into the ink. She had created a sacred space in her store so she would be protected while she chanted and worked her spells.
Gérard, Reese, and Gwynn worked with her tonight and they were busy with customers too. Gérard with his creole accent, Reese with her red hair, t-shirt and jeans, and Gwynn dressed in a hemp dress with her blonde hair thrown up in a messy bun held together with chop sticks. Jason, her intern, worked the front, helping customers, running errands for the artists and selling t-shirts and other souvenirs. Tonight he wore skinny jeans showing his boxers and a rainbow Muppets t-shirt.
Thorn had more work than she could handle and that was the way she liked it. The shop was open during the day with a talented, experienced crew. Thorn covered the hours from early evening 'til midnight and had a steady flow of customers until she shut the doors. Besides her discreet late night patrons, she catered to a select clientele and never took walk-ins. The high fees from her late night clients fed her bolt fund.
Her present client had made his appointment six weeks ago. He'd opted for a custom designed pinup girl and it was turning out nicely. She'd drawn up the design last night and he loved it. Halfway through the night, Raven, her familiar, swept into the room onto his perch and cawed, "Trouble." He was a large, midnight black raven, talons that could shred a man to ribbons and a beak like a bowie knife. He refused to be named. He mentioned that names held power over the being and he wanted no binds on him, so she just called him Raven.
Raven would have warned her mind-to-mind if it had been a real threat. Whatever was coming was more likely some kind of annoyance.
A few minutes later a man in a black button down shirt, jeans and a jacket walked in. The suit jacket fit tightly over his broad shoulders, pulling under his right arm around the bulge of his gun. His eyes catalogued everyone and what they were doing. He walked as if he was like every other patron but he was trying too hard to look casual. He had cop written all over him.
"I'm looking for Thorn," he said in a whiskey-rough voice.
Thorn shifted slightly in her chair to look over her shoulder. "You've found her," she answered.
"I'm Detective O'Bradigen." He pulled out his card. Thorn nodded towards the countertop and he placed the card there as she was already gloved up. She noticed his first name was Sé, pronounced Shay in Gaelic, meaning raven. An omen? O'Bradigen meant spirited. She was getting defensive vibes from him though, guarded. He didn't seem comfortable around her for some reason.
"Sé… raven," she said. One dark eyebrow climbed, but didn't alter the expression on his square-jawed face. His eyes were deep blue, and vibrant under his thick ink-black hair.
"You speak Gaelic?"
"A bit," she said as she wiped away some more blood from her client.
Sé's eyebrow climbed again.
"Something I picked up over the years traveling. What can I do for you, Detective?"
His eyes took in her leather pants and short t-shirt, her hands in gloves, poised above the shoulder blade of a young woman, her second customer of the night. "I want to ask you a few questions for a case I'm working."
She blew the hair out of her face as she kept working. "I'm booked solid until midnight. Can you come back then?" Raven shifted on his perch, turning his head from side to side. He didn't say anything. He didn't have to. She knew what he was thinking. He was going to make her pay for delaying the hunt for his late meal.
He nodded. "I'll see you at ten till."
She gave him a slight nod of the head in return and turned her attention back to her customer. But her mind was on the detective.
Thorn noticed Jason snap a picture of her with his phone as she bent over her client. She sat up and stretched and he took another and furtively put his phone away. She shivered like a goose ran over her gave as her mamó used to say. He sometimes took photos for the display books, but he didn't have to hide that. She glanced back at Raven but he was preening his feathers.
Two stations over, Gérard's honey-colored face concentrated on his customer. Thorn thought Gérard was humming to himself, perhaps a creole lullaby? He looked up and met her gaze with a smile. She went back to her customer, asking the Goddess to aid in her healing as she continued to ink in the design. The hours passed and Thorn stretched as the end of the night approached.
At ten minutes to twelve, Detective O'Bradigen strolled through the door. Thorn was just wiping down her station and checked to make sure the sharps box wasn't full. She could have guessed he would be punctual. Gwynn shook out her bun taking Reese's hand as they left for the night. They threw curious looks at Sé. Gwynn pulled her woolen shawl tight against the wind and Reese pulled on her hoodie. Raven ruffled his feathers and turned his back to Sé. Sé mirrored the gesture by shaking the cold October air off with a brisk shiver.
Thorn rolled her neck and stretched her shoulders, letting the muscles relax. "I could use some coffee. Want some?" Thorn led him to the back of the shop.
"That'd be great." He shivered. "I think the rain's going to start early this year."
They made their way down a hallway to the break room. It was cheerful and brightly lit, painted white with watercolors from local artists on the walls. Everything was neat and clean like she expected the rest of her shop to be. She had some old and new artists represented and Sé took his time appraising them while she put water in her electric tea kettle. Thorn loved the way the muted paintings washed color across the stark white walls. It was a calm room to be in after dealing with people all day and that was her goal when she set it up.
Thorn noticed the broadness of Sé's shoulders as he studied the paintings. The way his hair fell across his eyes made her wonder if it was as silky as it looked. Before she got too worked up, she pulled two mugs down and a canister of coffee beans. She ground the beans she'd picked up at Peet's and scooped the fresh grounds into her French Press. When the water boiled she poured it in. The strong aroma of French Roast permeated the room.
"Mmmm," Sé said with a lopsided smile. His smile transformed his face from tired cop to sensuous Irish rogue, his eyes sparkled and his dimples showed.
She carried two steaming coffee mugs across the hardwood floors and put them down on the table, took a seat, and asked, "Do you follow any local artists?"
"A few. No one in this media," he said as he took a mug. After a sip, he asked, "How long have you been tattooing, Miss Thorn?"
"Please, it's just Thorn. I've been doing this for six years now. How can I help you, Detective?"
"I'm a homicide detective. My partner, Detective Scettico, and I are working on a case that involves a tattoo. A very intricate tribal looking tattoo. I asked around and was told you specialize in tribal tats. Is that so?"
"I like to do them. I do a lot of them." She crossed her legs, letting the butter-soft leather slide across itself. "I don't know if that qualifies as being specialized in something."
"I'd like you to look at the tattoo and tell me if you recognize anything about it."
"Where do we go, the morgue?"
"No, I've brought you pictures," he said as his face closed up and he pulled away. Thorn knew that this man was holding something back. He was still guarded around her. It was more than the cop thing of keeping too much evidence a secret. It was something more. Keeping his body tight and distant. He did make it clear he meant business, though, by looking her directly in the eye.
"I understand," she said meeting his gaze. "I remember Detective Scettico. He helped me with a break in we had a few months ago." Thorn wrapped her now cold fingers around the warm mug of coffee. Scettico seemed to hate her before they'd even met. He'd had something against female tattoo artists. Thorn thought against females in general.
"Let me show you those pictures." He laid them face down trying to prepare her. "The weather and animals did a number on it."
He turned over the first 5×7. She took the picture and held back a gasp. The tattooed flesh had been cut up and was green and bloated but she recognized the tattoo immediately. She had worked it on a witch a year ago. She felt the blood run from her face as she took in the pictures and she breathed slowly and calmly to settle herself. She knew this witch.
"Are you okay," Sé asked.
"I just need a minute."
It shocked her to know the young witch had died and someone had mutilated her this way. The witch, Willow, had wanted the typical protection symbols but also a love spell worked into it so she would be unaccountably irresistible. Thorn had cautioned her about this but the witch was strong magickally and confident she could defend herself. It was clear from the pictures Thorn now held in her hand that the magick symbolism was missing. It had been cut off the body. The witch had recently been giving Reese, one of her artists, some trouble. She claimed Reese had made a pass at her girlfriend but Reese was committed to Gwynn. Once Thorn had explained this, the witch, Willow, backed off.
Witches and vampires came to Thorn to be inked as she was able to invoke spells into her artwork and ink. She'd weave talismans into the tattoos to imbibe them with magick. These were her late-night patrons who paid so well. She could also bespell the ink so a vampire could be tattooed. Normally they healed too fast and the ink disappeared. She was the only one who could do it that she had heard of and she had vamps coming from all over the world to get tattooed.
"This is my work."
"What can you tell me about it?"
"Part of it's missing."
"You're sure about that? So many tattoos, you remember all of them?"
"Some are more memorable than others. This is one of those. There were some distinctive symbols that have been removed, just those specific symbols. It was very carefully done too." Thorn pointed to the missing skin which hadn't disrupted the unmagicked design.
Sé gathered up the pictures and studied her. "What did the symbols mean?"
Thorn laughed. "Detective, they're just symbols."
"I know that and you know that but our killer seems to think otherwise. You must know what they mean, Thorn."
"She had a symbol for protection and for love woven together. Funny, the protection thing didn't work too well for her did it?" Thorn said. She let out a big breath.
"No it didn't." He looked at the pictures a moment longer before he put them away. "Where did you learn to be a tattoo artist?"
Thorn's face froze. Was this just curiosity or still part of the interview? "I was an artist first. Then I studied the art of tattoo in Japan, New Zealand, England, and all over the States." Thorn shifted in her seat and took a sip of her coffee. "Tattooing is an old art." She studied his eyes, trying to determine how much to tell him. "Its history is a mix of mysticism and magick."
"Why do you think someone would want to cut these symbols off a person?" Sé asked.
"I have no idea, Detective. Why would anyone kill?" He lingered, looking past her. She needed him to go. She had a client coming in at three a.m. A vampire. One of the special clientele she kept separated from her everyday customers. There was blood involved and she didn't want undue temptation from other customers being near. Besides the fact that the mixing of human mundanes and vampires was strictly forbidden in her licensing agreements with the vampire council. And she needed some time to recover from this shock.
"I didn't ask why someone would kill. But I guess you're right," he said. "We never really know why these guys kill and even less why they mutilate. Thanks for your time, Thorn."
He met her eyes and then, as if needing to prolong the conversation, he thanked her for the coffee too.
She walked him back out of the shop and saw him to the door. He gave a little wave as he strode into the night and she locked the door behind him. She stood in the doorway for a few minutes watching his figure get smaller as he faded amongst the shadows. The street was dark, hiding the homeless that used doorways for shelter once the sun went down and the shops closed up. The scent of rain was on the wind. This made her think of Sé again and she smiled to herself.
"Trouble that one."
"Oh Raven, I can look at least can't I?"
"Our kind don't mix well. Trouble."
"Clap your trap, Raven. I think I need to do some investigating of my own. Let's go hunt."
I Loved this book very much will there be any more Thorne stories?
jessicamcbrayer
Yes, I will be working on one starting next month. Look for it's release in late summer early fall. 🙂 I'm really glad you liked the book! Thank you for leaving a comment.
I've just finished Stained…. I really enjoyed it and i look forward to the next one.
Linda Trinklein
I just finished Stained!!!!!!!! AHHH Loved it 😀
Im looking forward to more!
Linda, There is a second book in the series called A Murder of Crows. And a prequel will be coming out soon (next two weeks) about Raven. I'm so glad you liked it! Make's my day hearing from readers 🙂
loved a murder of crows when does raven story come out
Hi Tammy,
Raven's Tale is out and FREE 🙂 Hope you enjoy it as much as Murder of Crows.
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We caught up with Todd Shelton, Director of Basketball Operations for North Texas Men's Basketball, to get some insight on coaching and basketball. One things we love about Todd is he always keeps it real. After working at every level in basketball, spanning from Texas high school basketball to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Todd shares some great perspective on accountability, coaching and technology.
How do you effectively equip student-athletes for life without handing everything to them?
I think is a fine line. You have to make kids accountable and let them know there will be consequences for negative actions. Disciplining kids is how I keep them accountable. After so much discipline, sometimes it is time to move on from a kid, but I want to give the kid every opportunity before that happens. Sometimes I create responsibility contracts to ensure they know I mean business.
I coach because I love kids. I love the game of basketball. I've always worked with kids since I was in high school, student teaching, coaching high school athletics, and now college athletics. When you do something you love, you will never work a day in your life—95% of the time this motto applies to me and my job. I would also like to make it to the highest level of college basketball that I can – probably the Big 12. The Higher you work your way up the more you are able to provide for you family.
How have you seen technology change during your career and it's importance?
I was born in 1978 (which is the best decade to be born in my opinion). I've seen the invention of the internet, social media, email, cell, TeamSynced, and basketball video software (HUDL, Krossover, Synergy). Heck, I even had a black and white television. I was able to adapt and learn how to use these tools to be successful. Coaches before me sometimes aren't technology savvy, and sometimes the new generation relies too much on technology. If coaches aren't aware of the latest technology their programs will eventually suffer.
What advice do you offer young coaches who are trying to differentiate themselves from the next guy?
Network – get to know as many coaches as you can and treat them all with the same respect.
Do all of the little jobs the same way you would do the most important ones.
Cause someone to believe in you as a person which will lead to an opportunity.
Learn a trade that the people around you don't have. For example: Photoshop, video, technology, graphic design.


aRCC, advanced renal cell carcinoma; PFS, progression-free survival; VEGFR-TKI, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
Calvo E, Escudier B, Motzer RJ, et al. Everolimus in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: subgroup analysis of patients with 1 or 2 previous vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies enrolled in the phase III RECORD-1 study. Eur J Cancer. 2012;48(3):333-339.


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Pia Juul - Poesi på en torsdag
Musikteatret - Prismesalen
Den Røde Plads 16
Kr. 80 / 40
The Poet of Opposition - in light and distress
Pia Juul is the poet of the month at Poesi on a Thursday 4th of October in the Prismesalen, Holstebro
The poet Pia Juul has since her debut in 1985 published a large number of poetry collections, which is among the very best contemporary Danish poetry.
was born in 1962 and grew up in Rørbæk in Himmerland. She graduated from Hobro Gymnasium in 1981 and studied English for a period at Aarhus University. In 1985, she had her debut in book form with the poetry collection, Alive and closed, (Tiderne skifter), which since then has grown into 10 poetry collections. Last passed by (Asger Schnack's Publishing, 2018), carries a blend of sadness and sharp humour - a recognisable thread throughout her poetry, inspired by the highs and lows of life, and based on a glowing appetite for life.
Pia Juul has been awarded a number of prizes for her writings, including the Thøger Larsen Prize 2000, the Montanas Literature Prize 2010, The Critic Prize 2012 and Zinklar Prize in 2017.
Pia Juul is a member of the Danish Academy since 2005.
Photo: Lars Gundersen
The Programme of the Evening
Together with the poet of the month, Pia Juul, Poetry on a Thursday presents
The Odin Teatret House Orchestra with Jan Ferslev and Tage Larsen, contributing with Latin American music and a single Danish song;
Ikarus, a group of young and talented actors, singers and musicians who are in the residence at Odin Teatret, will perform;
Holstebro's distinguished Black Box Dance Company;
The Poem of the Month - selected from poems submitted by poetry-interested practitioners - is announced and read.
Poetry by the Persian 11th century poet Omar Khajjâm, is read by Amir Ravandi from Iran;
October's "famous holstebroer" - principal of Holstebro Gymnasium and HF, Peter Damgaard Lunde - presents some of his favorite poems;
Lecturer Gerd Schmidt Nielsen presents her lyrical essay on the poet of the evening;
in the break the Holstebro Arnold Busck Bookstore sells all kinds of poetry.
Poem of the Month
Send the best from your desktop drawer to compete for the title of Poem of the Month.
The chosen poem will be read aloud during the evening programme.
Your poem must reach us no later than the day before the event. Send it to:
Ulrik Skeel
Odin Teatret, Særkærparken 144,
marked Poem of the Month
or email to: ulrik.skeel@odinteatret.dk
Ticket price: 80 kr.
Students & Pensioners: 40 kr.
A glass of wine is included in the ticket price.
Omar Khajjâm
Poetry on a Thursday is a regular evening event in Holstebro which gives people the opportunity of meeting contemporary Danish poets. These evenings, at which the invited poet reads his or her own poems, happen three times in the spring - February, March and April - and three times in the autumn - September, October and November - on the first Thursday of the month in question.
This event involves other activities such as musical interludes by Odin Teatret's House Orchestra as well as other musicians and orchestras, the reading of the winning poem from the Poem of the Month competition, readings from The Rubâijât by Omar Khajjâm in Farsi and other languages, the reading of a favourite poem by a well-known Holstebro personality, an essay about the poet of the evening, the sale of books of poetry and, last but not least, the serving of the Wine of the Month to the audience.
Poetry on a Thursday usually takes place at the newly restored at Knudsen's theatre on Holstebro's central pedestrian precinct.
Organised by Odin Teatret
in collaboration with Holstebro Gymnasium and HF (High School), Holstebro Bibliotek (library), Holstebro Musikteatret, Arnold Busck bookshop, Holstebro Education Centre and Holstebro Kunstmuseum (Museum of Art). It enjoys the support of the Municipality of Holstebro and the Danish Arts Council and Literature Centre.


The Arizona Diamondbacks enter a new era of baseball when they face the Dodgers without Paul Goldschmidt on the roster for the first time in eight years.
The Kyler Murray to Arizona hype has started to grow since the NFL Combine, so here is a look at the last five QBs to go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft.
Through a couple of key individual performances, including steps forward for Deandre Ayton and Kelly Oubre, the Suns have won four of five.
Ahead of his jersey retirement ceremony, Coyotes legend Shane Doan joined Bickely and Marotta and Burns and Gambo to reminisce about his 21-year NHL career.
The Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns have played in their fair share of Christmas games. Many have been significant for varying reasons.
It's hard to think of many former and current Arizona Diamondbacks who can match the amount of memorable moments Paul Goldschmidt had in the Valley.
Being a fan of Arizona sports teams doesn't always warrant gratitude. But there is still hope. Here are five things to be thankful for as an Arizona sports fan this Thanksgiving.
In a game full of mistakes, here are five -- from Jermaine Gresham's penalty to a dropped interception -- that cost the Arizona Cardinals against the Oakland Raiders.


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Facebook's data-sharing deals with 150 companies reportedly under criminal probe after users' data was shared without their consent
Facebook is being investigated for allegedly sharing its users' data with dozens of tech companies without their knowledge.
Prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals struck by the social media giant with some of the world's largest technology companies amid intense scrutiny of the firm in recent years.
A New York grand jury has subpoenaed records from two smartphone makers involved in the partnerships, anonymous sources told The New York Times.
It is understood that data shared without users' knowledge included friends' names, genders and birth dates.
Facebook claimed in June that it provided dozens of tech companies with special access to user data after publicly saying it restricted such access in 2015.
The New York Times reported that Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Sony, cut data sharing deals with the world's dominant social media platform.
However, Facebook continued sharing information with 61 hardware and software makers after it said it discontinued the practice in May 2015.
The agreements let the companies see users' friends, contact information and other data, sometimes without consent.
Facebook has phased out most of the partnerships over the past two years.
A spokesman for the social network said: 'We are cooperating with investigators and take those probes seriously.
'We've provided public testimony, answered questions and pledged that we will continue to do so.'
It is not known when the grand jury inquiry, overseen by prosecutors with the United States attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, began or exactly what it is focusing on.
Facebook is facing a slew of lawsuits and regulatory inquiries over its privacy practices, including ongoing investigations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and two state agencies in New York.
In addition to looking at the data deals, the probes focus on disclosures that the company shared the user data of 87 million people with Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm that worked with U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign.
Since then, Facebook CEO Marc Zuckerberg has testified in front of Congress and the European Parliament to answer questions about Facebook's handling of user data.
In April Zuckerberg took questions for nearly five hours in a Senate hearing without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business, foiling attempts by senators to pin him down.
Zuckerberg faced broad concerns from members of Congress about how Facebook shares user data.
'How can consumers have control over their data when Facebook does not have control over the data?' asked Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey, the ranking Democrat on the Energy and Commerce committee.
The latest estimate of affected users is up to 87 million.
Patience with the social network had already worn thin among users, advertisers and investors after the company said last year that Russia used Facebook for years to try to sway U.S. politics, an allegation Moscow denies.
Lawmakers have sought assurances that Facebook can effectively police itself, and few came away from the hearing expressing confidence in the social network.
'I don't want to vote to have to regulate Facebook, but by God, I will,' Republican Senator John Kennedy told Zuckerberg on Tuesday. 'A lot of that depends on you.'
Zuckerberg deflected requests to support specific legislation. Pressed repeatedly last year by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey to endorse a proposed law that would require companies to get people's permission before sharing personal information, Zuckerberg agreed to further talks.
'In principle, I think that makes sense, and the details matter, and I look forward to having our team work with you on fleshing that out,' Zuckerberg said.
Facebook has defended the data-sharing deals, first reported in December, saying none of the partnerships gave companies access to information without people's permission.
A spokesman for the United States attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York, which The New York Times reported is overseeing the inquiry, said he could not confirm or deny the probe.
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has taken hits to her reputation as she continues to be the frontwoman for Facebook's excuses over its privacy shortfalls.
It emerged last month that the company took advantage of Apple's enterprise developer certificate, which enables companies to distribute apps internally, to create an app that paid users as young as 13 to share their phone activity with Facebook.
Among the data collected from teens by the app was all of their phone and web activity, information on apps they installed, when they used them and what they did on them.
'I want to be clear what this is. This is a Facebook research app,' Sandberg told CNBC.
'It's completely opt-in. There is a rigorous consent flow and people are compensated.
'The important thing is that people involved in that research project knew they were involved and consented.'
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• New Libertarian Leader Mr. Benedict goes to Washington: The Libertarian Party has announced that Austin's own Wes Benedict has been appointed as the party's new national executive director, effective July 17. Benedict has been a mainstay of third-party politics in Texas, having run for county commissioner twice and City Council three times – but his real reputation has been built on providing much-needed structure and focus to the Libertarian Party of Texas. Benedict actually applied for his new position after last year's national elections (see "Libertarians Can't Lose for Losing," Nov. 14, 2008). "They had been talking about it and debating and looking at others, and finally they decided on me," he said, adding that the offer was only confirmed when he received a contract on July 8. Packing for his quickly organized move to D.C., he said he plans to parlay his four years of experience as the LPT's executive director into success at his new job. He explained, "A lot of it will be similar to what I did here in Texas but just nationwide." – R.W.
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New Book Asks, "How Do We Build a Real Wakanda?"
Nationwide — How Do We Build a Real Wakanda? is the title of the new book by hip hop activist Sean XLG Mitchell. The book advances the social dialog that was sparked by the major motion film Black Panther. The success of the movie has generated numerous conversations in the African American community from hair salons and barber shops to water cooler talk at the work place. It has spawned discussion on the empowerment of black women and the effects of positive images on African American children. The prominence of African culture highlighted in the film is the center of focus in Sean XLG's seminal work that uses the mythical "Wakanda" as a metaphor for how we can build and empower the Black community.
Based on the platform of Sean's book Seven, the importance of culture is highlighted throughout the work. Sean argues that cultural awareness is at the root and center of every successful people in the world. He states, "I had the privilege of teaching a class at Bowie State University during Black History month and after touching on our past achievements from the civil rights era to ancient Egypt, it created an overwhelming interest from the students to learn more about our history from a positive standpoint. Now the social commentary generated from the movie presents the perfect opportunity to keep the dialog moving."
Sean sums up the book with this statement: "Wakanda is every city where its' people are united and working towards positive outcomes. The fact that we are referencing Africa and African people takes on a special meaning because the movie symbolizes our triumphs and reflects our unlimited potential." The book points out that for us to build a real Wakanda we must first build up the people because it is the people who will build the city. The African-centered approach opens the door for self and group reflection and analysis and poses the challenge for us to rise and embrace the best of who we are and by doing so we will claim victory.
Sean XLG Mitchell is the ultimate Hip Hop Scholar, artist and activist. Sean has worked extensively in the African American community, organizing and leading community based study groups, volunteering in schools, as well as a youth mentor. Sean XLG is the author of Hip Hop Hooray: Celebrating 30 Years of Rap Music and Introduction to Ka-Maat.
How Do We Build A Real Wakanda?: Edited Version of Seven Inspired by the Motion Picture Black Panther by Sean XLG Mitchell is available on Amazon.com (ISBN-13: 978-1986146340) (ISBN-10:1986146340).
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The Campus Bird Count is a sub-event of the larger Great Backyard Bird Count (16-19 April 2018). It is a coordinated effort to document the birdlife in multiple campuses across India. By "campus", we include campuses of educational and training institutions, government institutions, research stations, corporate campuses, and so on.
Aside from documenting birds in campuses across India, the Campus Bird Count is a great way to introduce people to birds and birding, especially as it makes one familiar with avifauna in their own surroundings!
This year, slightly fewer campuses took part than in 2017 – but they collectively uploaded more checklists and recorded more species than in any earlier year.
All in all, campuses were spread out across 20 States/UTs and 64 districts. Over 400 people participated (i.e., uploaded lists on eBird) while the event reached out to a large number of others through workshops, campaigns, etc.
In the map below, each circle represents a participating campus. In some locations, many campuses took part, and are hence represented by a number of overlapping circles.
Campus locations for CBC 2018.
The data visualization below will soon be replaced by 2018 campus bird count results.
This would not have been possible without the work and efforts of the state coordinators and CBC coordinators across the country who ensured that all participants were assisted if and when they faced any problems. We would like to thank all the participants and state coordinators for carrying out the count this year, and hope to see similar growth next year too!
What I enjoyed the most was observing students expressing awe over seeing the common birds such as the Coppersmith Barbet, Rufous Treepie and Indian Grey Hornbill! They could never imagine sharing the same space with such beautiful creatures!
This was my first time birding. I thought I knew my surroundings pretty well and I did know a few species of birds, at least those whom I saw regularly. During this event we spotted so many species that it made me feel like I had been blind all my life!
You can also read more stories from the GBBC and CBC 2018.


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AQI India, an inception of Purelogic Labs India Pvt. Ltd has launched a new mobile app that will enable users to search and explore the location of their choice and check real-time values of the air quality index (AQI) and PM 2.5 separately. Based on the data at a specific location, the app will also provide personalized health recommendations.
With over 92% of Indian population reeling under the perils of air pollution, it has become imperative to identify and mitigate the root causes of this rising health emergency. AQI India, through its intelligent algorithms and high precision pollution detection sensors, captures every minuscule air particle to publish highly accurate readings. One can easily download the AQI India App from the Google App Store.


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Climb like a slo-mo Spiderman using this super suction robot
A whooshing ring of water keeps the robot's vacuum from losing grip, even on rough surfaces
This robot has suction devices attached to each of its six arms. A ring of quickly moving water in each suction device allows this bot to climb up walls.
Xin Li and Kaige Shi
By Carolyn Wilke
A new robot helps people scale walls like a slow-motion Spiderman. It can even ascend bumpy surfaces on which other climbing bots struggle to stick. Its trick? Whooshing rings of water power that super suction.
Researchers described how they make it work in the January issue of Physics of Fluids.
"They've gone out and reinvented the suction cup." says Pauline Pounds. She works at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The robot's suction system "is something really different," observes this roboticist, who was not involved with this project.
Such climbing robots could someday clean or do repairs in high places. "There are many jobs where you need to get up high, but a drone cannot fit or wouldn't be able to carry enough weight," Pounds explains.
Suction devices stick to things by changing the air pressure inside of them. For example, when you're sucking dust up with a vacuum's hose, it might stick to the carpet. Inside the vacuum cleaner, a fan spins, pushing air out of the device. That reduces the air pressure inside the device so that it's lower than the pressure outside. This low pressure is called a "vacuum." Air from the outside rushes in to fill that vacuum. That's what creates the suction.
In a suction cup, squashing the cup against a wall pushes air out. That creates an area of low pressure inside the cup, causing it to stick.
Suction cups work best on smooth surfaces, such as glass and smooth shower tiles. To make a normal suction cup or vacuum device cling to a bumpy surface, someone might use a squishy seal — one that can deform around bumps to close up gaps. This should cut off a path for air to enter and break the vacuum. But that all important air seal may not develop, especially on rough surfaces.
Mechanical engineer Xin Li came up with the idea for the new robot. He works at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. The flow of swirling liquids — such as hot cocoa when it's stirred — inspired him. The rotating flow maintains a shape where the center looks sunken as the fluid gets pushed to the outer edge. Li thought he could apply this concept to create suction.
The researchers came up with a six-armed robot. Each arm is equipped with a suction device that sticks because of water. In each suction device, a fan spins inside a chamber filled with air and water. The force created by the spinning fan pushes the denser of the two fluids, water, to the outside (both air and water are fluids). Then a little pump sucks out the air left in the center.
The swirling water changes the pressure at the edge of the chamber, explains Pounds, in Brisbane. When the water is being flung out, it puts pressure on the chamber walls. The void left in the center becomes an area of lower pressure. A small pump provides suction at the center. The swirling water helps to maintain the suction, Pounds observes.
This suction is tough to break, even on rough surfaces. Like in a straw or the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner, air flows from high pressure to low pressure. But in this system, the whooshing water is at the same pressure as the outside air. That means there's no difference in pressure to pull air in from outside.
A pair of six-legged robots can carry a grown man up a wall, Spidey-style. But hang tight — the suction robots move slowly because it takes time to get a grip on bumpy surfaces like this building.
Water seal
Li and his colleague Kaige Shi made suction devices in several sizes. These ranged from 130 millimeters across (about 5 inches) to 280 millimeters. The researchers put these gadgets to work in a few ways.
They attached one to a robotic arm and used it to pick up a block of concrete. With six suction units, they made a robot that could scuttle up a tiled wall. They also used a pair of the biggest units to carry Shi, a grown man weighing 67.5 kilograms (149 pounds), up the side of a building.
Shi grasped a suction robot in each hand and put each of his feet into loops that dangle from the bot. When the robots move, he looked like he was scaling a wall.
Especially on rough surfaces, "the robot climbs very slowly," Li notes. That's because it's easier to get the water ring going on smooth surfaces than on rough ones.
The prototype robot uses water that's drawn in through a tube. It uses quite a bit of water. But if the researchers can cut down how much is needed, this robot should be able to bring the water it needs to climb.
The prototype robot uses a small pump to get its vacuum going. It weighs less — and uses less power — than a typical system that creates suction. That means "it can carry more cameras or sensors or batteries to go about doing its mission," notes Pounds, in Brisbane.
Instead of just improving existing suction methods, Shi and Li came up with a new approach. That provides a lesson for all would-be innovators, Pounds points out. "Do something radically different and you'll be surprised." Even if it doesn't work," she says, "you'll learn something."
air pressure: The force exerted by the weight of air molecules.
colleague: Someone who works with another; a co-worker or team member.
concrete: (in construction) A simple, two-part building material. One part is made of sand or ground-up bits of rock. The other is made of cement, which hardens and helps bind the grains of material together.
drone: A remote-controlled, pilotless aircraft or missile.
edge: (n network mathematics) A connection or link between two people or things.
engineer: A person who uses science to solve problems. As a verb, to engineer means to design a device, material or process that will solve some problem or unmet need.
force: Some outside influence that can change the motion of a body, hold bodies close to one another, or produce motion or stress in a stationary body.
graduate student: Someone working toward an advanced degree by taking classes and performing research. This work is done after the student has already graduated from college (usually with a four-year degree).
liquid: A material that flows freely but keeps a constant volume, like water or oil.
mechanical: Having to do with the devices that move, including tools, engines and other machines (even, potentially, living machines); or something caused by the physical movement of another thing.
mechanical engineer: Someone trained in a research field that uses physics to study motion and the properties of materials to design, build and/or test devices.
nozzle: A round spout or slot at the end of a pipe, hose or tube. Nozzles are typically used to control the flow of a jet of some high-pressure liquid or gas.
physics: The scientific study of the nature and properties of matter and energy. Classical physics is an explanation of the nature and properties of matter and energy that relies on descriptions such as Newton's laws of motion. Quantum physics, a field of study that emerged later, is a more accurate way of explaining the motions and behavior of matter. A scientist who works in such areas is known as a physicist.
pressure: Force applied uniformly over a surface, measured as force per unit of area.
prototype: A first or early model of some device, system or product that still needs to be perfected.
robot: A machine that can sense its environment, process information and respond with specific actions. Some robots can act without any human input, while others are guided by a human.
roboticist: Someone who designs or builds robots.
sensor: A device that picks up information on physical or chemical conditions — such as temperature, barometric pressure, salinity, humidity, pH, light intensity or radiation — and stores or broadcasts that information. Scientists and engineers often rely on sensors to inform them of conditions that may change over time or that exist far from where a researcher can measure them directly. (in biology) The structure that an organism uses to sense attributes of its environment, such as heat, winds, chemicals, moisture, trauma or an attack by predators.
vacuum: Space with little or no matter in it. Laboratories or manufacturing plants may use vacuum equipment to pump out air, creating an area known as a vacuum chamber.
void: An empty space or cavity.
Journal: K. Shi and X. Li.  Vacuum suction unit based on the zero pressure difference method. Physics of Fluids. Vol. 32, January 2020. doi: 10.1063/1.5129958.
About Carolyn Wilke
Carolyn Wilke is a former staff writer at Science News for Students. She has a Ph.D. in environmental engineering. Carolyn enjoys writing about chemistry, microbes and the environment. She also loves playing with her cat.
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The recent re-opening of the new Planet Hollywood Observatory in Disney Springs has been a huge success, and the plans to keep it growing are continuing.
Celebrities such as Britney Spears and Reese Witherspoon have recently been spotted there, which is meant to be part of the draw for customers. In addition to that, The Orlando Sentinel reports that Robert Earl, the founder of Planet Hollywood, plans to open up an outdoor quick service location at the Observatory, and already has approval from Disney Springs to go forward with the addition/renovation.
What do you think of another outdoor quick service location at Disney Springs?


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Luke Rhinehart is the sporadically acclaimed author of eight works of fiction, most notably of a book written centuries ago entitled The Dice Man. A BBC production once named The Dice Man "one of the fifty most influential books of the last half of the twentieth century," but was careful not to define what that influence might be. The editors of Loaded Magazine, high on some superb grass, honored The Dice Man in 1999 by naming it "the Novel of the Century." More recently the book has been cited by the London Telegraph (using only alcohol) as "one of fifty great cult books of the last fifty years," and by the Toronto Star (stone sober) as "one of the twenty great novels not yet made into a film."
Interest in Luke's work has undergone a miraculous rebirth in the last several years and is now at an all-time high. The Dice Man has been published or republished in more than twenty-five countries and is now selling more copies throughout the world than at any time before. In addition, numerous plays, TV series, and documentaries have appeared in the last decade based on or about Luke's work.
Luke lives sneakily in an old farmhouse in the Berkshires in upstate New York where neighbors know him as the crazy old man George Cockcroft.


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Chelsea 1-3 Manchester City: De Bruyne stars as Guardiola's side cruise to victory
By Daniel Lewis 4 January 2021 34
Manchester City impressively overcame the absence of key first-team players due to coronavirus as they eased to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Pep Guardiola's side had their game at Everton postponed earlier this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club, one that left them without six squad members for their first match of 2021.
But City, who handed a league debut to goalkeeper Zack Steffen, were three up inside 34 minutes thanks to strikes from Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and star of the show Kevin De Bruyne.
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a late consolation for Chelsea but that was the only disappointment for the visitors, who made it three league wins in a row to move up to fifth in the table, within four points of top spot with a game in hand. Chelsea, meanwhile, remain down in eighth position.
4 - Chelsea have suffered as many defeats in their last six Premier League games (W1 D1 L4) as they did in the 23 matches beforehand (W14 D5 L4). Mounting. pic.twitter.com/GxvuwKYTlX
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 3, 2021
City started without a recognised striker and it was Gundogan who was in the most advanced position when turning away from Thiago Silva to fire past Edouard Mendy for the opener.
A second goal followed for Guardiola's side 157 seconds later, Foden sweeping home De Bruyne's low cross at the front post following a poor sliding clearance from Silva in the build-up.
De Bruyne rounded off a swift counter that he started near his own box for City's third, the playmaker converting from close range after Raheem Sterling's shot came back off the post.
Gundogan went close to doubling his tally with a smart flick that drifted inches wide of the far post and Rodri's header was well saved by Mendy after half-time as City pushed for a fourth.
They could not quite hold on for a sixth clean sheet in seven league outings, however, as Hudson-Odoi converted fellow substitute Kai Havertz's delivery at the back post from the final meaningful act of the match.
What does it mean? Pep's plan pays off
Guardiola may have been missing a few but he made full use of his squad depth - and totally outsmarted opposite number Frank Lampard with his tactical plan.
It was hard to work out exactly who was leading the line for City at times, Sterling, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne all popping up through the middle and terrorising the experienced duo of Silva and N'Golo Kante.
The damage was done in a first half that saw Chelsea concede three times before the interval in a Premier League game for the second time this season, the hosts' late response doing little to repair their damaged morale - they have now registered just one win in six league games.
De Bruyne at it again
De Bruyne has a habit of scoring and assisting against Chelsea; his tally of four goals against them in the Premier League is the most a former player has netted against the Blues in the competition.
The Belgian playmaker has also now scored in three successive top-flight encounters with Chelsea - the first City player to achieve that feat since Carlos Tevez.
N'Golo Kante handle City
The defensive midfielder was not alone in struggling to deal with City's fluid attackers in the first half, but it is difficult to remember him having as bad a day as this.
He won just six of his 13 duels and lost possession seven times before being replaced by Billy Gilmour with 64 minutes gone, the youngster doing more during his time on the field than the player he replaced.
20y 220d - Phil Foden is the second youngest player to score and assist in a Premier League game against Chelsea, after Jermain Defoe in September 2002 (19y 356d). Precocious. pic.twitter.com/nVrX0w5iCd
Key Opta facts
- Chelsea have suffered as many defeats in their last six Premier League games (W1 D1 L4) as they did in the 23 matches beforehand (W14 D5 L4).
- Since their 2-0 defeat to Spurs in November, City have won five of their seven Premier League matches (D2). Only Manchester United (20) have picked up more points in that time.
- Chelsea have found themselves conceding at least three goals during the opening 45 minutes of two Premier League games this season, just the third time they have done so more than once in the same campaign (also 1996-97 and 2011-12).
- Gundogan has opened the scoring in three of City's last four league games, netting more times in his last four appearances than he did all last season in the top tier (two goals in 31 games).
- Following his 12th appearance in a row without a goal in all competitions, Timo Werner has only ever embarked on two longer goalless runs during his top-flight career – both as a Stuttgart player.
City have an EFL Cup semi-final trip to Manchester United on Wednesday, while Chelsea will be desperate to put this loss behind them when they take on fourth-tier opposition Morecambe in the FA Cup third round next Sunday.
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Progressives Shift Money to Union-Owned Bank
Amalgamated Bank is controlled by the well-connected SEIU
Reason Staff | 8.15.2012 6:34 PM
Some prominent Democratic and progressive groups — including the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association, and America Votes — are shifting accounts, or at least parts of them, from Bank of America to the union-owned Amalgamated Bank. Politically charged business moves are nothing new. However, news accounts of Amalgamated Bank's surge in politically conscious deposits have made no mention of its recent history, which includes a bitter struggle over control. As in every power struggle, there were some big winners and some very big losers.
At the center of this drama are the politically powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and its notorious former head, Andy Stern. Amalgamated Bank is controlled by Workers United, a subsidiary of SEIU. SEIU gained jurisdiction over Workers United — and by extension control over Amalgamated — as a result of an ugly, protracted union civil war, which Stern sought to utilize to expand his own union.


As a recently retired teacher-librarian, the MACL program provided me with an opportunity to pursue my interest in children's literature at a higher level. I have always enjoyed reading children's books, but discussing them in an academic setting was a whole new experience.
The multi-disciplinary approach was particularly appealing to me. With a prior degree in English, I was comfortable approaching texts from this perspective, but the addition of critical theories brought the experience to a new level. As a teacher-librarian I was also knowledgeable of current pedagogical practices, but interacting with pre-service teachers preparing to present this literature to young adults was new and valuable for me. I was also fascinated by the approach of creative writers. I learned much about publishing practices in both Canada and the United States, and while I have concluded that my talents lie elsewhere, I am happy to better understand the challenges of this field. Finally, the opportunity to take additional library science classes reinforced my original decision to enter this field—this is where I belong.
I also enjoyed being encouraged to present my research in academic venues. The UBC Graduate Children's Literature Research Conference, given every other year, provided me with the opportunity to share my research in a safe and welcoming environment. Supported with this success, I applied and was lucky enough to be selected to present papers at the Children's Literature Association Conference— an opportunity that would have been beyond my abilities without the MACL program.
Perhaps the greatest advantage to the MACL program, however, is the opportunity to learn from giants in this field. All of the faculty are experts in the field of children's literature. The opportunity to work with them and learn from them was invaluable, and all were gracious in sharing their expertise.
The MACL program was an inspiring, invigorating experience that helped me to reboot my career and take it in new directions. I highly recommend the MACL program to anyone interested in children's literature, no matter what the current stage of their career.


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Q: How to apply night mode without reloading fragment? I used light/night mode in my android project and I use a switch in a fragment to change mode. Well, It changes when I reload the app. But I wanna change mode without reloading the app. How can I do this???

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*I wanna stay the current fragment when changed mode.
aSwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
    @Override
    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean b) {
        if(b){
            AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_YES);
            aSwitch.setChecked(true);
            sh = getActivity().getSharedPreferences("darklight",Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
            sh.putBoolean("is",true);
            sh.commit();
        }else{
            AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_NO);
            sh = getActivity().getSharedPreferences("darklight",Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();
            sh.putBoolean("is",false);
            sh.commit();
        }
    }
});

A: You can do so easily by using the AppCompatDelegate command in Android
To Set it to False
AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_NO)

To Set it to True
AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode(AppCompatDelegate.MODE_NIGHT_YES)

Additionally you can also use a switch button to apply modifying and switching between modes.

A: Let's set a global variable for night mode switch in your Settings fragment. Then, let's set it when user toggles Night Mode:
var nightModeSwitched = false

class SettingsFragment : Fragment() {

    override fun onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState)

        nightModeButton.setOnClickListener {
            nightModeSwitched = true
            // Additional code to switch night mode on/off
        }
    }

}

Your parent/navigation activity will be reloaded following the changes on AppCompatDelegate.setDefaultNightMode. Then, let's redirect the user from your navigation activity to your Settings fragment, when night mode has been switched:
class NavigationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        if (nightModeSwitched) {
            loadFragment(SettingsFragment())
        }
    }

}

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Q: Can i Un-publish QnA Maker knowledge base? This article: QnA Maker limits explains that you can have only two published knowledge bases in Free tier.
If I have 3 KBs, is there way to un-publish one of them so I can publish other one?

A: As far as I can tell, you can't. You'd have to delete your knowledgebase. That being said, you can ask here
That's the link to open an issue on the 'Troubleshooting for QnA Maker' official documentation, as that is an excellent question and it should have been answered there.

A: After posting issue on AzureDocs got this reply, and it somehow works.

You can export the knowledge base which is not required using the
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Q: Nexus and Maven: Access to the Maven Central Repo? I've got some trouble using Nexus and Maven.
When I try to build projects with Maven using the Nexus, Maven is not able to find any artifact. I added this to the Maven Settings:
     <mirror>
       <id>nexus</id>
       <url>http://localhost:6060/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
       <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
     </mirror>

to connect Maven with the Nexus.
The Maven central repo is also defined in the Nexus settings

A: You can try like this :
<mirror>
    <id>nexus-local</id>
    <url>http://localhost:6060/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
    <mirrorOf>external:*</mirrorOf>
</mirror>

A: Based on the documentation of Nexus you should configure the settings.xml file like the following:
The most important thing is that mirrorOf contains only an single asterik to get all request redirected to the configured Nexus instance.
<settings>
  <mirrors>
    <mirror>
      <!--This sends everything else to /public -->
      <id>nexus</id>
      <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
      <url>http://localhost:8081/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
    </mirror>
  </mirrors>
  <profiles>
    <profile>
      <id>nexus</id>
      <!--Enable snapshots for the built in central repo to direct -->
      <!--all requests to nexus via the mirror -->
      <repositories>
        <repository>
          <id>central</id>
          <url>http://central</url>
          <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
          <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
        </repository>
      </repositories>
     <pluginRepositories>
        <pluginRepository>
          <id>central</id>
          <url>http://central</url>
          <releases><enabled>true</enabled></releases>
          <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
        </pluginRepository>
      </pluginRepositories>
    </profile>
  </profiles>
  <activeProfiles>
    <!--make the profile active all the time -->
    <activeProfile>nexus</activeProfile>
  </activeProfiles>
</settings>


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Anderson tops again
Sports | February 22, 2005
For the second year in a row, Douglas County's Brett Anderson, is the state's top free-throw shooter.
Anderson recently won the Elks Hoop Shoot Nevada State Championship in the 12-13-year-old boys division in Hawthorne.
The champ, representing Minden-Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670, was forced into a tie-breaker round after sinking 21 of 25 shots in the regulation round. A shooter from Mesquite posted the same score.
Anderson responded under pressure, sinking four of five to win the tie-breaker.
He next advances to the regional competition in Las Vegas where he will take on state champions from around the Western Region.
Last year, he sank 19 of 25 shots at Regionals, but was bested by a shooter who went a perfect 25 of 25 from the line.
The national champions are scheduled for April 21-24 in Springfield, Mass. National Champions will have their names enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. More than 3 million boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 13, competed nationwide in the Elks Hoop Shoot this year.


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The Taking
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Release Date: August 2004
Publisher: Charnel House
Original List Price: $200.00
300 numbered and autographed copies
Bound in Japanese Neon-Tsumugi silk. Slipcased in Purple Mohair.
Large Print Book Club Edition
Publisher: Doubleday Large Print Home Library
Book Club ID: #1164228 & #66173
Advance Reading Copy
Format: Trade paperback in plain wraps
Publisher: Bantam Books
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Format: Reprint of the Bantam hardcover edition
Book Club ID: #65834 & #1163385
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Release Date: October 2004
Original List Price: $2000.00
26 lettered (A-Z) and autographed copies
Hardbound in natural undyed Moroccan leather with sand-writing stamped on the front board and Fabriano Roma endleaves. The handmade traycase is bound in Japanese Neon-Tsumugi silk with inlaid artwork by J. K. Potter commissioned exclusively for this lettered edition.
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Release Date: May 25, 2004
Copyright: Copyright © 2004 by Dean Koontz
ISBN-10: 0-553-80250-X
States: "BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"
Audio (Cassette)
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Length: APPROX. 9½ HOURS · 6 CASSETTES
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First printing contains the first chapter of Velocity in the back of the book, totaling 18 pages.
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The Taking was featured in Random House's Library Bulletin which was included in the February 15, 2004 issue of Library Journal. More details can be found in the ephemera appendix.
The first printing of The Face in paperback includes 14 unnumbered pages containing the cover and the first chapter of The Taking.
The Literary Guild's May 2004 mailing featured the following on the back flap of the envelope: "Pre-order the newest blow-you-away thrillers from Dean Koontz and Lisa Scottoline." Enclosed was a flyer featuring The Taking including the cover on one side and a full description of the book and a photo of Dean on the other.
The Literary Guild's June 2004 mailing features The Taking on the font of the envelope and on the "Literary Guild Insider" newsletter cover. The book was also given a two page spread on page two and three.
Originally the Charnel House lettered edition was described to be "Hand bound in full Morocco leather with a preserved short-stemmed rose encased within the front board." However, during production this was changed and the book was released as described above. The colophon in the book lists the original description while an enclosed letter provided the revised description.
The "sand-writing" on the front cover of the Charnel House lettered edition is the text written into beach sand by the main character Molly on page 336 (trade hardcover edition).
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The representation of scientific research in the national curriculum and secondary school pupils' perceptions of research, its function, usefulness and value to their lives
Kay Yeoman (Lead Author), Laura Bowater, Elena Nardi
Norwich Medical School
Research in Mathematics Education
School of Education & Lifelong Learning
Biosciences Teaching and Education Research
Young people's views on what research is, how it is conducted and whether it is important, influences the decisions they make about their further studies and career choices. In this paper we report the analysis of questionnaire data with a particular focus on pupil perceptions of research in the sciences and of the scientific method. The questionnaire was a 25-item Likert Scale (1-5) distributed to seven collaborating schools. We received 2634 returns from pupils across key stages 3, 4 and 5. We also asked teachers to complete the questionnaire in order to explore how they thought their pupils would respond. We received 54 teacher responses. Statistically significant differences in the responses were identified through a chi-square test on SPSS. As what is being taught influences secondary pupil views on research we also consider how the term 'research' appears in the national curriculum for England and Wales and the three main English exam boards. The main theoretical construct that informs our analysis of the questionnaire data and the national curriculum is Angela Brew's 4-tier descriptor of perceptions of research (domino, trading, layer, journey). We use this framework in order to map what, when and how research is presented to school pupils in England and Wales. We also use this framework in order to highlight and discuss certain pupil views that emerged from the questionnaire data and which indicate areas where curriculum and pedagogy intervention may be necessary: pupils seem less confident in their understanding of research as involving the identification of a research question; and, they often see research as a means to confirm one's own opinion. They do however understand research as involving the generation of new knowledge and the collection of new data, such as interviews and questionnaires as well as laboratory work, field trips and library searches and they appear relatively confident in their statements about their ability to do research, their school experiences of research and the importance of research in their future career choice.
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How's the josh?
Fellow-Goans will readily agree that it will never be the same again. For a man who virtually conceptualized the notion of Goem Goemkar Goemkarponn to live and lead by example, the loss of the titan from tiny little Goa is irreparable.
The visionary full of 'josh' will tread the state's political scenario as a Colossus no more. A man who loved to take battles to the enemy camp has finally succumbed, losing his life after a year-long struggle with the horrors of cancer.
After the marathon innings the MGP had at governing the state, the 'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' culture which pervaded the politics in Goa post-statehood saw a number of governments being formed - and making an exit in equally fast time.
The most incompatible of alliances that couldn't stand the test of time throwing Goa into a state of political turmoil every now and then was a legacy of the politics of the 80s and 90s. But after the demise of Parrikar, it does appear that such uncertainties have come to haunt Goa once again.
That the search for an 'acceptable' candidate from within the BJP ranks for the coalition allies to endorse finally bore fruit after marathon negotiations and multiple meetings of the ruling coalition legislators with central BJP emissaries speaks for the insensitivity of the whole exercise which threatened to take away the solemnity of the occasion.
At a time when a pall of gloom had descended over the whole state, the death of the great leader was being exploited by the motely crowd of 'allies' to strike a hard-bargain with the BJP leaders.
As his body still lay in state with thousands congregating at the venue to pay their last respects, the hectic parleys and striking of bargains between those intent on capitalizing on the 'moment' all but made Goans revolt at the very thought of the type of legislators representing them.
Although Parrikar's imposing hold over the politics of the state for nearly quarter of a century has been made more than evident by the sense of disorientation Goa has experienced during his temporary periods of absence from the state, it must be said that the needlessness felt by the people's leader to groom a successor who could be depended upon to carry forward his legacy has clearly been his undoing.
Moreover, the absence of a second rung of leadership has severely hampered the continuance of the saffron-rule in the state with the necessity to go out to coalition partners to sustain it every time there is an eventuality throwing a big question over the credibility of the party sans Parrikar.
Turncoats can never be depended upon to lend a feel of stability to any party. Switching their loyalties at the drop of a hat, self-interests more than anything else motivate them. What is to stop them from searching for greener pastures if the 'opportunity' presents itself again!
Moreover, how well can the BJP in Goa manage the affairs within the government it heads with 'imports' from the Congress gradually outnumbering the party legislators!
In spite of the contention that smaller trees can never grow in the shade of the bigger ones, a smaller and a younger tree will be more resilient and more vigorous. But yes, it takes time for a young tree to grow large enough to create a cool pool of summer shade.
Arguably, leaders like Parrikar are hard to replace. But in today's politics, 'alternatives' play a very decisive role in stabilizing parties, and in turn the governments they are part of. The BJP in Goa is paying the price for this oversight.
It is however crystal clear that the present arrangement that goes for government in the state is nothing but a by-product of the political compulsions that finally had the BJP-leadership succumbing to political pressures from its allies to see the agreement-in-place from their perspective.
Nevertheless, nothing could have been more preposterous than the idea of having two deputy CMs in the present set-up. With the arrangement suggestive of the coalition-partners' lack of confidence in the new CM, we now have a queer situation where the expression 'looking over the shoulder' will acquire a whole new meaning in the present context for the incumbent.
More pertinently, the question that stares every Goan in the face is the matter of the 'longevity' of the new dispensation. Will such an arrangement where the interests of the allies get precedence over sensible governance bode well for Goa orphaned by the demise of an iconic leader who purportedly carried the aspirations of the whole state with him!
Meanwhile the BJP-led Pramod Sawant government comfortably cleared the crucial floor test.
An 'association' that has come together to serve individual members' interests rather than the state of Goa in general, some of the incongruities are too glaring not to have created enough consternation all around.
The matter of two deputy chief ministers in the new government for instance!
When it is more than evident that the support from the MGP and the Goa Forward Party was a crucial factor in the government formation, did it really call for the matter to be made so obvious so as to have both the party chiefs named deputies in the new order!
Acknowledging the 'debt' so brazenly, the BJP leaders have only given an indication of their future election strategies where the saffron brigade will not hesitate to stake claims to form governments in other states using similar tactics, even when in minority.
A bad precedent has definitely been set and Goa has shown the way!
Moreover, the manner in which the President of the MGP has reneged on his promise to the BJP central leadership of withdrawing from the Shiroda electoral fray is suggestive of dissent within the oldest regional party of the state which could threaten the alliance in days to come.
However, the very fact that two of its legislators were allegedly believed to have been ready to be bought off for berths in the new cabinet makes matters all the more interesting.
Definite reports that if denied the ticket to contest the Mapusa bye-election, both Joshua D'Souza and Sudhir Kandolkar would rebel against the BJP have not been less worrying for the party either.
The 'vociferous' legislator from Calangute, on the other hand refuses to assume a 'silent' role in the Sawant-led government!
Meanwhile the Congress, which has so far been giving a cosmetic appearance of Opposition in the state, could yet tilt the power-scales in its favour in the event of the bypolls springing a surprise on the 'turncoats' who resigned their seats in Shiroda and Mandrem.
Without a doubt, the whimsical politics of Goa that has given the state some queer alliances will one day ruin it.
But having said that, it would not be appropriate to remain silent over the manner in which leaders in the state have been taking the public for granted.
With the farcical dramas enacted during the last days of Parrikar becoming demeaning by the day, absurd machinations characterizing the political scenario in the state with every round of 'concern' exhibited purported to question the very intelligence of the masses.
As it is, the popular people's mandate of 2017 stands violated in 'letter and spirit'.
However, going by the current trend where a series of by polls within two years of the highly-hyped existence of the BJP-led government have re-defined the politics of defection in the state, the dissolution of the state assembly and the holding of a fresh round of elections for all the 40-seats would appear to be a far logical proposition.
Admittedly, such a move would impose a huge expenditure on the exchequer, besides being a heavy burden on human resources; but at least the state can be spared the political uncertainties arising out of the frequent party-hopping indulged in by leaders who place their self-interests above all other considerations. Goans definitely deserve a better deal!
(Published on 25th March 2019, Volume XXXI, Issue 13)
Pachu Menon


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