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R.I.P., Wick Allison (1948–2020)
Our founder and leader died last night. With heavy hearts, we resolve to see his vision realized.
By Tim Rogers | September 2, 2020|6:00 am
All of us, if we are fortunate, meet one or two angelic people in our entire lives whose serenity and calm circumspection not only inspire reverence but gently usher us toward a lifelong journey in search of our best selves. Wick Allison was not one of those people.
No, if there was a journey to be undertaken, Wick got it started with a kick in the ass and head-back cackle laugh that until recently echoed through the office of D Magazine. He was a mercurial genius. He was a bully. He was loud. He knew the answer before you did. He made things happen through a force of will that generated its own gravity and drew people to him. He could make you feel great about yourself or sick to your stomach, sometimes on the same day. He created things — publications, careers, political movements — with a fearless abandon that drove those in his orbit dizzy. Wick was something to behold.
By the way, he disliked the word "ass." Only in special cases would he allow the word to be printed in his magazine. Perhaps if a priest had uttered the word "ass" in a quote that couldn't be recast. Same with the word "butt." Wick didn't like the words "butt" or "ass."
As for that magazine, if you're unaware, here is the quick history of one of the most recognizable brands in the city of Dallas and the man who created it: a fifth-generation Texan, Wick (full name Lodowick Brodie Cobb Allison) was born in Dallas and was a Plan II major at UT Austin. He worked in the White House and served in the U.S. Army. He dropped out of SMU's Cox School of Business after having drafted his business plan for D Magazine, which he co-founded with Jim Atkinson in 1974, aided and abetted by Ray Hunt. He sold the magazine, and there ensued a brief '80s interlude during which he and his wife, Christine, lived in New York. Wick founded a magazine there called Art & Antiques. He became the publisher of National Review. Then he returned to Dallas and reclaimed his child.
The (possibly apocryphal) story goes this way: Wick and Christine were attending a dinner party with some other New York media moguls who were talking about their dream plans. One after the other said they would love to return to their hometowns and buy the small newspapers there and help make those cities better places to live. Wick and Christine realized that they had already owned that dream, and by 1995, D Magazine was theirs once again.
For those of us who have worked for Wick over the last 25 years, it has been an adventure — as it must have been for those who preceded us in the magazine's earlier iteration (perhaps more so). It is an accepted maxim in publishing: fast, cheap, good; you can pick two. Wick never accepted that maxim. What he demanded was always too much, and that demand brought out the best in those who could keep up. Sometimes that even included people who served him lunch.
Wick had a standing reservation at Stephan Pyles, a restaurant across Ross Avenue from the magazine's downtown office. The idea was that Wick's table — and it was a specific table — could be given to another diner if Wick hadn't pulled up a chair by noon. He'd had this arrangement at Al Biernat's when the office sat across the street from that restaurant, and the deal moved a few blocks, to Flora Street Cafe, after Pyles shuttered. To Wick, this seemed normal.
One day at Pyles, Wick was having lunch with two D Magazine staffers and an eminent member of the city's leadership. Wick found himself describing a pressing urban issue. It involved geography. He summoned his waiter.
"I need a map of downtown Dallas," he told the waiter. "Thank you."
The waiter looked at Wick like so many of his employees have over the years. The staffers at the table could read the thoughts on the waiter's face. Are you kidding me? I'm a waiter, not Google. That's not my job. And are you kidding me?
In five minutes, though, Wick had in his hands a printed map of downtown Dallas.
Over the last decade of his career, Wick spent more time with maps than he did manuscripts. Having co-founded the Coalition for a New Dallas, he focused on bringing the city into the 21st century in terms of urban planning and transportation. He seemed to realize the limited capacity of writers and editors to effect change within lumbering bureaucracies, and a different cohort of visitors began to occupy his office couch. They dressed better. Some had votes. Others had money.
They came to see and consult with Wick because he possessed something quite magical. He had power. He could make things happen.
On Wick's office wall hang photographs of him with Pope John Paul II and Tom Selleck (!). On his bookshelf sit multiple paperback copies of Jane Jacobs' Death and Life of Great American Cities. To the politicians and developers who came to see him, he would hand them out like candy. The Jacobs' books, not the photographs. He worked every day to make Dallas an even better place to live. Right to the end.
Wick was diagnosed with bladder cancer about a decade ago, though most of his employees didn't know about it until more recently. As the complications multiplied and his hair and hearing left him, he kept putting in the work. Yes, he flagged, but he never complained. Not that we heard anyway. Wick fought dire illness with grace. Truth told, he softened. In his last years, he showed a tenderness toward his employees that eluded him in his youth.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the D family lost our founder and father figure. He died in Upstate New York, at a fishing camp he retreated to every summer, surrounded by his girls. His wife Christine was with him, as were his four daughters, Gillea, Maisie, Chrissie, and Loddie.
Every fall the D Magazine staff would dread Wick's return from New York. Fly fishing, rather than distract him from the magazine, only filled him with bigger and more impossible ideas that needed execution, preferably by yesterday. This year we get a break. With a deep sigh and tears, we will take it.
There are no funeral plans at present in Dallas. The family asks those so inclined to make a donation in Wick's name to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Holy Trinity Church. Please specify Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Dallas, where Wick was an active member. Have you ever attended an Irish wake? Seeing as how we can't gather in person to tell stories about Wick, that's how we're treating the comments section. Grab a glass, step up, and let's hear your best tale.
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Douglas Leedy (* 3. März 1938 in Portland, Oregon; † 28. März 2015 in Corvallis, Oregon) war ein US-amerikanischer Komponist, Dirigent, Hornist, Cembalist, Sänger und Musikpädagoge.

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Leedy war am Pomona College Schüler von Karl Kohn und besuchte an der University of California, Berkeley gemeinsam u. a. mit La Monte Young und Terry Riley ein Kompositionsseminar. Er studierte dann südindische Musik bei K. V. Narayanaswamy und nordindische Vokalmusik bei Pandit Pran Nath. Er wurde der erste musikalische Leiter des Portland Baroque Orchestra und dirigierte als Direktor des Portland Handel Festival 1985 die Gsamtaufführungen von Händels Oratorien Jephta und Theodora auf historischen Musikinstrumenten.

Als Musikpädagoge wirkte Leedy an der University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), am Centro Simon Bolivar in Caracas und am Reed College. An der UCLA gründete er das Studio für elektronische Musik, wo er einige der frühesten Werke für den Buchla- und den Moog-Synthesizer in Albenlänge schuf, darunter das Dreifachalbum Entropical Paradise, aus dem Auszüge in Glenn Goulds Soundtrackalbum zu dem Film Slaughterhouse Five übernommen wurden.

In seinen Kompositionen wandte sich Leedy nach atonalen, aber nie streng seriellen Anfängen einer eher melodischen und modalen Musik zu. Er arbeitete mit alten Tonsystemen, schlug Rekonstruktionen antiker griechischer Musik vor und komponierte entsprechend sein historisch-theoretischen Forschungen Musik zu Dichtungen von Homer, Sappho, Pindar und zu der Tragödie Die Perser von Aischylos.

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Click to see the Flight Line Personnel during classes 1943-K and 1944-A.
Office manager from Oct 1941 to Mar 1945.
Dispatcher. In Douglas from Nov. 1941 until July 1942. He left to enlist in the Air Corps. Went to W.T.S. and was almost finished when the program was stopped. Went to radio school in Truax Field, Wisc. Discharged in 1944 but Draft Board sent him back to Keesler Field, Miss. Then to west coast where he was discharged as corporal.
Later lived in Charleston W. VA. Flew radio controlled planes as a hobby. Wife: Aletha Bailey.
Later did crop dusting in Georgia and surrounding states.
A mechanic. He was in Douglas prior to and after Oct. 1944. He was assigned to the hurricane evacuation flight to Tuskegee.
Dispatcher. She was in Douglas from June 1942 to Sept 1944.
Worked for the State Welfare Dept in Atlanta 1949-1957. Later lived in Augusta, GA.
A mechanic. He was in Douglas from Jan. 1942 as a Line Chief Mechanic until Dec. 1944. He left to tqake a similar job with Bell Aircraft at Marietta, GA.
Returned to Broxton, GA where he farmed and became Chief of Police of Broxton and then of Hazelhurst.
Purchasing Agent. Husband of dispatcher Lurlyne Bradley Clark.
Owned the Ducoff Hotel, Douglas. Died in an auto accident in Dec. 1963.
Dispatcher starting in 1942 and leaving in Jan. 1945.
Took over the Ducoff Hotel in Douglas, GA, but it burned in 1954. Moved to Dalton, GA.
Dispatcher. He left Douglas to go to the Navy, was Lt. Jr. Grade and received his Navy Wings.
Mechanic. Worked at Douglas during 1943 and 1944.
Worked on the Georgia and Florida Railroad in Douglas.
Owned the Peach State Motel in Macon. John Raper was in Korea.
Mechanic. He was in Douglas prior to and after Oct. 1944. He was assigned to the hurricane evacuation flight to Tuskegee.
Worked at Sears Roebuck & Co. after the War.
Dispatcher. Worked at the school from Feb 1942 to Feb 1944.
Wife of H. P. "Perry" Fitzgerald, a line foreman at the base. After the War worked for the Welfare Dept for 2 years and then taught school in Douglas.
Line Foreman. Worked at the school from Feb 1942 to Feb 1944.
Opened a Standard Oil Service station on South Peterson St. in Douglas.
Dispatcher from June 1943 to Dec. 1944.
From Daytona Beach FL. Died about 1957.
Mechanic and Crew Chief in Douglas from Nov. 1941 to Dec 1944. He cared for 23 planes with 12 helpers. He left to go to Bell Aircraft at Marietta GA until V.J. Day.
Returned home to Broxton, GA after the War Married Ruth Willenday of Douglas.
Mechanic in Douglas prior to and after Oct. 1944. He was assigned to the hurricane flight to Tuskegee. He entered military service in May 1945.
Killed in an auto accident in Summer of 1967.
Dispatcher in Douglas from Jan 1942 to Jan 1943 and learned to fly in a J-3 Cub while there. Later he was manager of the Topeka (KS) Airport for 8 years.
Worked in the front office of the flight school at Douglas.
Mechanic at Douglas in Dec 1941 and was hangar chief whe he left in Sept 1944. He joined T.W.A. in Washington, DC. In Feb 1946 he joined the 11th Airborne Div. in Japan and made 15 jumps. He was discharged in May 1947.
He returned to T.W.A. after his service and other airlines where he was a mechanic / flight engineer.
Dispatcher. After Douglas she worked at Moody Field, Valdosta, GA until it was closed in 1947. Born November 23, 1916, died May 20, 2012.
Line Supervisor. Began in Oct 1942 as a Line Mechanic and was later promoted. He stayed at Douglas until Dec. 1944. By Mar. 1945 he was in the army being processed at Keesler Field, Miss. May 1945 saw him at Chanute Field, Ill. taking advanced technical training. Then to Kearns, Utah and Foster Field, TX. Here during gunnery advanced gunnery training he was hurt in a low level flying accident. He was then discharged in Sept. 1945.
Dispatcher. Started in Douglas Feb 1943 and stopped in Jan 1944.
Director of Maintenance. He was in Douglas prior to and after Oct. 1942.
Dispatcher and Ground School Instructor – Engines. Was at Douglas prior to and after Oct 1943.
Secretary to Purchasing Agent Clark.
Wife of John R. Siegman, flight instructor.
Husband Clyde was in the C.B.I. Theater with Army Engineers. Moved to Starke, FL.
May have married in Douglas. Instructor Arthur S. Cunningham recalls that Simpson was kind enough to teach him how to pack parachutes and lent Cunningham his personal chutes to make a demo jump for the class. Floyd was a very popular individual because each Monday he received 2 cartons of camel cigarettes for advertisement work he did for the company.
Later Secretary to Coffee County Commissioners office.
Parachute and Photo Dept. At Douglas during summer 1941, then from June 1943 to Oct 1944. He left to join the Navy at Lakehurst, NJ. He was then transfered to the U.S.S. Rizzi De 537 for the duration of the War. Discharged in 1946. Returned to South Georgia College at Douglas.
After graduation worked for John Deere dealier in Douglas and then the Federal Land Bank Assoc in Douglas.
Of Smyrna Beach, FL. Suicide 1959.
Post engineer. He came to Douglas in 1943. Stayed as manager of the field for 1-1/2 years after the school was closed in Dec. 1944.
Then returned to SC Highway Dept as Resident Engineer.
Tower Dispatcher prior to and after Oct 1943.
Dispatcher. Husband Sam was ground school instructor. In Douglas from about Fall 1942 to Dec 1944.
Dispatcher prior to and after 1943. She is also pictured in the Class 1944-G Squadron 7 picture.
Click here for the squadron 7 picture.
Line foreman. He left Douglas to go to the Navy and was stationed at Floyd Bennett Field, NY until 1947.
Was Asst Mgr of Westchester County Airport (NY) and then moved to Miami and died there probably of a heart attack.
Worked at the canteen. In Nov 1945, she married former Douglas cadet Silas Cloud.
*"Women Mechanics Amaze Visitors But Old Stuff Now to 63rd FTD." Coffee County Progress (Douglas, GA), Special Anniversary Issue, Oct. 7, 1943, n.p.


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Dubai: Latest art exhibits you cannot miss
If art is in your mind, then there's much to explore in the coming days
Purva Grover
Published: Fri 17 Dec 2021, 4:02 AM
All the roads in these beautiful winter months are leading to display of art exhibits, whether at galleries, hotels or the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai. We bring you a quick round-up of what's happening where so that you can plan your arty evenings.
Laugh to escape sadness
We all know of Pinocchio, the character that shaped our childhood and formed the basis of our first lesson on lying; a tale of morals we recall fondly. In 2002, Italian artist Antonio Nocera illustrated the book, The Adventures of Pinocchio. In the same year, he inaugurated the exhibition, Pinocchio et la Lune, at Paris Municipality. The nostalgic exhibition, The Adventures of Pinocchio, opened last Wednesday, and Antonio's work makes us realise that whoever knows how to play lives better, whoever knows how to laugh escapes sadness, whoever imagines lives twice: a normal life like everyone else's and one made of dreams and fantasy. From sand to sawdust, from glass to canapa, he experiments with a wide spectrum of materials to ignite different effects on a canvas to make them appear three-dimensional and 'sculpture-like'. For Antonio, Pinocchio only speaks the truth and never lies, similar to everyone else. He sees the human in the story.
At: Oblong Contemporary Gallery, Dubai; until January 31, 2022
Cinematic history and beyond
Masterpiece's Gallery Three has opened its doors to an extraordinary display of images of Hollywood stars, alongside works featuring iconic scenes from fashion and history. Titled The Silver Screen and Beyond, it showcases images of legends, including Al Pacino, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and more, captured over the decades by fashion and film photographers like Terry O'Neill and Markus Klinko. History connoisseurs can revel in the iconic works of George Rodger, the renowned war photojournalist. Alex Cousens, Executive Gallery Manager at Masterpiece Fine Art, said, "This is the perfect exhibition for us to launch Gallery Three, giving us the opportunity to bring these iconic photographs to the Middle East."
At: Masterpiece Fine Art, Wafi City, Dubai; until 31 Jan, 2022
Dubai skyline as NFTs
German artist Tina Reichel's work was showcased at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai. Her painting, Dubai Skyline, was converted into NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) for the first time on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UAE, earlier this month. For this purpose, Reichel digitised her artwork and then transferred it into 50 individual virtual artworks, i.e. NFTs. She found inspiration for her large-scale painting, which depicts the architecture of Dubai's skyline in fluorescent bright colours, during a trip to the still fairly young global metropolis. "Dubai is making history right now and has long been a serious location for contemporary art," said Reichel.
At: nft.tina-reichel.com
Largest mobile artwork in the world
German Painter Leon Löwentraut is in the city to present Global Gate, the world's largest transportable work of art, in front of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa. The artwork is based on the thematic orientation of Expo 2020 Dubai and is titled Sustainability Show in the Desert. Designed by 23-year-old Löwentraut, it showcases his 17 motifs of the #Art4GlobalGoals campaign; unmistakably based on the Brandenburg Gate in its construction, the artwork is 24 metres wide, 21 metres high and six metres deep. Its five passages invite the visitors on a path of transformation: on each of the 10 interior walls, the contents of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are explained in 12 different languages. Löwentraut said, "Being able to exhibit my artwork here in Dubai means a lot to me. The city inspires me to think big. I like that." The project was inaugurated in the first week of December in association between EMAAR Properties, YOU Foundation, Marcus Schäfer, Oliver Duys, and other partners. In the spirit of sustainability, the entire material of the work is 100 per cent recyclable, and the paints used are environment-friendly.
At: Downtown Dubai, until March 2022
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Home News No Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations for the Kapoor family this year, Randhir Kapoor...
No Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations for the Kapoor family this year, Randhir Kapoor reveals reason
It is a tradition for the Kapoor family to come together to celebrate Ganesh Utsav every year at the RK Studios that was initiated by his father Raj Kapoor. But now, the family won't celebrate the festival this year.
Randhir Kapoor shared the news with the portal and said that previous year's celebration was the last Ganesh Chaturthi celebration for them and now that RK Studios has been demolished they don't have a place to celebrate the same way they did at RK Studios.
No Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations for the Kapoor family
He said, "That was the last Ganesh Chaturthi celebration for us. RK Studios hi nahi raha… to kahan karenge? (When there is no RK Studios, where will we organise it?) Papa (Raj Kapoor) started the tradition 70 years ago with a lot of love for the Trunk God, but now, we don't have a place where we can hold the celebrations the way we did at RK Studios. We all love Bappa and have immense faith in him, but I guess, we can't continue with the tradition anymore."
Mumbai's iconic RK Studios finally sold to Godrej Properties
RK Studios have been a crucial part of the history of Indian cinema. The films made under the RK banner include Aag, Barsaat, Awaara, Shri 420, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, Mera Naam Joker, Bobby, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, among others.
The last film made under the banner was Rishi Kapoor-directed "Aa Ab Laut Chalen".
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SBI Management Executive Recruitment Syllabus Selection Procedure
Examination consisting objective tests for 200 marks and descriptive test of English knowledge for 50 marks. The objective test will be online. Immediately after online objective test, Descriptive test will be administered. Cadidates will have to answer Descriptive test on paper/Pen mode.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test with 2 hours 30 minutes duration consists of 4 Sections as follows:
a) Test of English
b) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
c) Test of Reasoning
d) Test of Financial Awareness &, Marketing
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
(ii) Descriptive Test of English knowledge: Time- 60 minutes
Candidates who are 40th percentile and above in each of the four objective type tests and with an aggregate 35% minimum marks as also 35% marks (minimum) in descriptive examination will qualify for Group discussion and Interview. Bank may decide, at its discretion, to reduce abovementioned qualifying marks. Depending on the number of vacancies, a merit list of qualified candidates will be drawn up and candidates will be called for Group Discussion and Interview [Phase-II] subject to maximum three times the number of vacancies.
Group Discussion & Interview (50 marks)
The qualifying marks in Group Discussion & Interview shall be 35% (minimum 18 marks) out of 50 marks (combined marks for Group Discussion and Interview). Bank may decide, at its discretion, to reduce the qualifying marks for Group Discussion and Interview.
The candidates will have to qualify both in Phase-I and Phase-II separately.
Marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test (out of 250 marks) are converted to out of 75 and marks secured in Group Discussion & Interview (out of 50 marks) are converted to out of 25. The final merit list is arrived at after aggregating converted marks of Written Testand Group Discussion & Interview out of 100 for each category. The selection will be made from the top merit ranked candidates in each category. Results of the candidates who have qualified for Phase II and the list of candidates finally selected will be made available on the Bank's website.
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Groups make claims against UL Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center after primate deaths
Five infant monkeys at a University of Louisiana at Lafayette research center have died after signs of dehydration, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and animal rights organizations are speaking out against the center that has played a role in producing vaccines, including the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now! (SAEN), a national animal welfare nonprofit, filed a complaint with the USDA on Thursday, the same day the federal inspection report was released, calling for an investigation into these deaths as well as three more from the previous year.
In its complaint, the organization charges that all eight deaths at the New Iberia Research Center were the result of "sheer negligence, violating multiple federal regulations," and calls for the maximum possible fine of $10,000 per infraction/per animal, SAEN Executive Director Michael Budkie said.
The federal inspection report by the USDA stated that five infant rhesus macaque, a type of monkey, died or were euthanized due to dehydration on July 19 and 20.
University officials said in a statement Thursday that a water pressure regulator malfunctioned at the New Iberia Research Center on July 20, resulting in an intermittent reduction in water pressure to an animal room housing nonhuman primates, circumventing the daily cage watering checks.
Six infant rhesus macaques suffered dehydration and were immediately treated by the attending veterinarian, reads the statement. Two died,and three were later euthanized when they did not respond to treatment; one fully recovered. NIRC promptly reported this incident to the USDA, reads the statement.
The federal report reflects this, stating that facility personnel found the pressure regulator to the the housing room/lixits was not working properly and reducing the water pressure to the animal room excessively.
"The housing facility must provide reliable running potable water for a nonhuman primates' drinking needs to prevent dehydration," it states, calling for the center to "correct from this day forward."
The NIRC has implemented additional daily manual checks and records of water pressure, and it is enhancing its automatic continuous pressure monitoring with an alarm to alert staff to pressure values outside acceptable ranges that interfaces with the NIRC Building Automation System, according to the university and the USDA report.
The center also is offering the animals more high-water content supplements, and all infant studies will consistently include twice daily observations, reads the USDA report.
"The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and its staff members are diligent in the care provided to animals at the New Iberia Research Center," reads a statement from the university. "The center follows rules and guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies."
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SAEN's complaint and call for further investigation includes a report from the university to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare of the National Institutes of Health.
Dated a year earlier — Aug. 26, 2020 — the report from Francois Villiger, director of the center, states that three monkeys were found dead in outdoor housing, and post-mortems "strongly suggest heat stroke" as the cause.
"All animals appeared healthy and normal at the time of group set up," reads the letter. "No wounding was noted."
Villiger described mitigation efforts in place to offset the Louisiana heat, such as sprinklers and frozen fruit juice, but said additional preventative measures would be necessary going forward, including wading pools and portions of indoor housing that is air-conditioned when establishing groups during the summer.
"The Center staff could not have anticipated these deaths," Villiger wrote, stating hat the animals had come from a similar climate in Alice, Texas.
SAEN calls these deaths the result of negligence.
"The monkey death toll at ULL continues to climb," Budkie said. "I am appalled that ULL negligence allowed these monkeys to die unnecessarily. All of these deaths were preventable."
The New Iberia Research Center is the nation's largest academically affiliated, nonhuman primate research center. NIRC is home to more than 8,500 nonhuman primates, according to the university.
The center has recently been noted for the role it played in the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first fully tested COVID-19 immunization approved for emergency use. Beginning in spring 2020, rhesus macaques at the center were immunized as part of nonhuman primate clinical trials of the vaccine. Staff administered vaccines, collected samples and observed the animals.
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In addition to this work, the center is involved in eight vaccine and therapeutic drug studies related to COVID-19. It previously has been involved in the development of vaccines for HIV and SIV in nonhuman primates and research on infectious diseases such as flu, RSV, Zika and Ebola, according to the school.
The center has received federal fines in the past, including one for $100,000 in 2017 to settle six complaints about its lab, according to the Associated Press. The university did not admit any wrongdoing at the center under the settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"The university needs to suspend all animal experimentation, modernize its program to conduct research that helps humans without harming animals, and dismiss all those who have been involved in such cruelty," reads a statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo.


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Events We Love: Q&A with Aaron Price, Founder and CEO of Propelify
Monday, April 16th, 2018 by Jed Wexler
In this edition of Events We Love, we caught up with Aaron Price, the Founder and CEO of Propelify, a media and events company behind the annual Propelify Innovation Festival, a 10,000-person outdoor business-meets-tech conference. He told us (almost) everything about his partner events with Gary Vaynerchuk and Malcolm Gladwell — and the keys to building audiences all year round so your event is packed and connections get made.
Trade show and event marketing has come a long, long way.
Gone are the days when an event organizer could simply mail, call, and/or broadcast email prospective attendees 6-12 weeks before an event and expect to pack the house.
Event marketing now demands that you have a documented content strategy, a year-round community engagement plan, and educational extras that set your event apart and convert attendees in-between and on-site.
With that in mind, we spoke with visionary tech event organizer and entrepreneur Aaron Price, Founder and CEO of the Propelify Conference, The New Jersey Tech Meetup, and now council member, Government Technology & Innovation Transition Team for NJ Governor, Phil Murphy (who'll be in attendance at the upcoming conference).
The Propelify Innovation Festival is part festival, part tech conference, and as one of their attendees recently stated, "It's like SXSW moved from Texas to New York." The next Propelify Conference takes place on May 17, 2018, on the NJ waterfront. Register here.
That was epic. Synergy Global Forum crushing it. Worked in our high 5 too. Thank you @Gladwell. You rock. pic.twitter.com/u35Udoe37r
— Aaron Price (@APstartup) October 27, 2017
1) What is Propelify? What's your mission?
The Propelify Innovation Festival is a 10,000-person outdoor business conference that empowers and connects members of the innovation and tech community.
Our mission is to surround this community with the resources they need to support the entire innovation lifecycle: marrying startups with investors or other funding sources, planning product launches, and even finding CMOs and co-founders. There's also talent for hire.
When people say they found a great opportunity or connection at our event, those things to me are the most exciting and gratifying.
2) What prompted you to start Propelify? What's your background?
I originally started the New Jersey Tech Meetup 7 years ago as a non-profit side project to my full-time role as a tech entrepreneur in a SaaS-based business. I knew firsthand how challenging that career path was so I started the meetup so we could all help each other out — and it grew into the largest tech group in New Jersey, now with over 6,500 members!
It was during that time that I interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk at one of our meetups and the light bulb went off.
He observed: "Everyone has a unique unfair advantage that they need to leverage." I was at a crossroads with my other business and his talk forced me to be honest with myself — my unique advantage was clearly the ability to bring a community of people together at scale.
After that, I went full-time into it and the network around it just exploded.
Because of the size of this community, and having focused it on being value-add first, I was able to build strong relationships. This opened up access to a venue at the Hoboken waterfront, speakers, sponsors, etc. Meanwhile, the New York region was also exploding with innovation and M&A activity. The timing was absolutely perfect, so I decided to go all in with a larger event, the first Propelify Innovation Festival, in 2016.
The second, in May 2017, was bigger. A lot bigger. Arianna Huffington was one of our keynote speakers.
3) It looks like you're leveraging your event to establish a year-round community — and vice versa. Can you explain your approach?
Our large events were so successful that we realized we needed to engage, support, and connect our attendees all year-round — which led us to focus on a membership model that gives members a variety of "insider" benefits.
To that end, we launched Propelify Insiders where we bundle together early access to attend our big event and others we host, tickets to other top-tier industry partner events, and educational content — as well as a bundle of tech-related products and services at discounts or free.
We recently offered our members access to events featuring Gary V, Malcolm Gladwell, and Ray Kurzweil at the Synergy Global Forum. valued at over $1000.
"Insiders" also get access to our private online community, where 75% of our members are active week-to-week.
4) What specific tactics do you use to build/nurturing your community/audience? What comes with Propelify Insider specifically?
We created a private Facebook group that only members can access, where we publish content only they can see. We highlight certain members, curate content and events, but the key is the three weekly Facebook Live shows we produce and host.
These weekly shows live inside the Facebook group:
The Pop-Up Pitch: Apply to pitch a VC and pitch live.
Expert Sessions: We find an expert to help someone with business issues and conduct a live Q&A specific to that issue.
The Wisdom & Turbulence: This is where I interview founders and talk about their challenges.
Via the shows, we have authentic ways to engage with our brands and community at the same time while building our own audiences.
Editor's Note: FB has tools that allow you to capture and retarget to audiences that interact with your FB groups, FB live videos, and all other types of video content you post.
5) Tell us more about the Gary Vaynerchuk x Propelify event co-promotion.
He was doing a small conference, and we got a few tickets to it. We held a social referral contest, with the most referrals receiving a ticket to the event. Gary V. filmed a custom video, which we promoted on Instagram, Linkedin, and by email sending people to a landing page. We also used a third-party gamification tool so people could see a referral leaderboard.
This generated a huge amount of inbound referrals, Propelify awareness, and huge extra reach for this event.
6) What is the biggest challenge to marketing and producing an event like this?
The biggest challenge is the weather and that has yielded a good lesson in learning to accept what we cannot control. The other is engaging 10,000 people all day – not easy to do! Who are they and what are they looking for specifically?
We're always looking for ways to engage the community that are fun but beneficial for their entire stay. Our attendees are there to do something specific. I'm always thinking, "How do we make sure attendees are maximizing their on-site ROI?"
7) What tactics do you use to "convert" attendees on-site?
We use 3rd-party app-based notifications to clearly communicate defined events and times. We also utilize an on-site color key system with corresponding banners, beacon technology, and pre-sold tickets for premium items — of which guarantees attendance at specific times.
8) What types of activities take place on-site at Propelify?
At our last event, Jet.com brought in a Ferris wheel on which they conducted interviews to find and hire talent — we needed need to get talent to that area at the right time. People applied for that beforehand, so that was extremely popular. We also held investor speed dating, sponsored by Deloitte, drone-racing, and several networking-focused meals.
This year we're adding skill-based workshops, as well as some premium items like a CEO breakfast, and activations that provide attendees access to top CMOs from large companies.
9) The most surprising thing that's ever happened at Propelify Event?
We lost our liquor license two days before the event! Needless to say, that was a challenge.
The Jet.com Ferris wheel was also very complicated. It was a huge activation. We didn't really have the space fully approved for where to put it just a few days before. The city of Hoboken almost pulled the plug. We ended up solving everything based on our relationship with the city – everyone wanted this to work. Brand, vendor, city. That was the key.
No matter what, something unexpected always happens at events. Fortunately, I always find a way to get to a place of "Event Zen" beforehand.
The next Propelify is May 17, 2018. Register here!
Are you an event leader or DO YOU know one? We'd love to hear from you.
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Kirk's Story
A Note of Thanks
It has been one of my greatest honors to serve the people of Cumberland County over the last two terms in the North Carolina Senate. I thank you for trusting me with your voice. I am thankful for the loving support of my wife Jenny and son Grey who have sacrificed family time so I could serve.
As I look back over the last 4 years at what we accomplished together, I am reminded that what's most important are the people I serve. While I can talk about historic funding levels or new laws, I'd first like to talk about the people whose lives I was able to touch and in return, touched mine. People like Angelina and Gerald who didn't have adequate housing for their families but now do; and Carrie, a veteran and mother, facing eviction because she had lost her job during the pandemic but now lives in a better home with a new job; and Ginger and hundreds of people in our county navigating the state unemployment system for help during COVID; and the healthcare business owners who were not receiving reimbursement for their services who with our help, broke through the industry red tape and began receiving overdue payments; and the many families and seniors that we helped through the state's slow-moving hurricane recovery program, RebuildNC. My senate office handled over 4,000 constituent issues, and I am thankful to my staff and agencies who assisted me in doing my #1 job as your senator – helping people.
When elected, I said I would always represent you in Raleigh. I vowed to put people first and politics second. It was important to me that Cumberland County was relevant at the state level – that we had a strong voice. I am proud of the relationships, both at home and in Raleigh, that allowed me to be in the middle of hard conversations that moved our state forward.
These conversations included reopening our schools after the COVID pandemic began to subside and a vaccine was available. I took a hard stand, one that was against many in my party, including the governor. Through bipartisan discussions, we created a compromise the governor and general assembly supported which allowed schools to reopen and put children back into the classroom. We also had conversations around justice reform which led to bipartisan bills improving policing and expanding expungement programs; bipartisan COVID relief bills; and state hurricane recovery funding.
The state budget was another test of "people over politics" after Medicaid expansion was taken off the table as part of the discussion and negotiations had stalled with the governor and republican leadership. I reached across the aisle and worked with Republicans and other fellow brave Democrats to find a compromise for a state budget for the first time in 4 years. The $25.9B budget included an increase in public education funding; an increase in pay for teachers and state employees; the largest investment in PFAS protection and research; significant broadband investments; tax cuts for working families; and investments in childcare, early childhood education, and mental health. And so much more.
I am proud of my work in this budget to lower tuition to $500 a semester at FSU through NC Promise, which will afford more young people access to a college degree without the fear of massive student debt. As a veteran, I am also proud to have championed eliminating the state income tax on military pensions- an incredible way to honor our veterans and encourage them to make our state their final home.
I worked diligently to ensure Cumberland County was not left behind. I helped bring back close to $500M to our community over the last 2 years, including funding for construction at FSU, FTCC and Cape Fear Valley; direct support for CFRT, Civil War & Reconstruction Center, and MLK Jr. Park; investments in local governments including funding homeless centers, affordable housing, and pedestrian crosswalks and sidewalks, and stormwater protection; investment in our rape crisis center, community health centers and substance abuse programs; funding for sexual assault nurse examiners training; support for our fire departments; investments in our parks and recreation area across the county; and millions of dollars to support minority businesses.
As I leave office, I hope you see someone that fought for you every day; someone who did what was best for the people in his community; someone who was more concerned about the people he represented than keeping his senate seat; and someone that was at the table and worked across the aisle for solutions.
What is next? Many people have asked me this question. I plan to spend more time with my son who is growing up too quickly and my wife who has shouldered the load for our family while I served. I plan to focus on the growth of my company which many times took a backseat. I will still be in the community but maybe not at so "present" for everything. As for elected office – we will see what the future holds, but Jenny does say that "service is in my DNA". I do recognize and know that we have God's hand on us in this journey so we will continue to trust Him and see where he leads me and our family.
Thank you again for trusting me with your voice. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to serve you. God Bless.


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Remembering Mets History: (1973) Willie Mays Night At Shea
Tuesday September 25th, 1973: It was a super special night at Shea Stadium on this Tuesday evening, the New York Mets were 1/2 game up in first place over the Pittsburgh Pirates & they were to honor the great Willie Mays.
54,000 fans showed up to say goodbye to Mays on "Willie Mays Night" in a pre game ceremony before a very important match up with the Montreal Expos.
The 42 year old Mays, grew tired & was hurting by this point of the season. Mays had always said he felt manager Yogi Berra had used him too much earlier on in the '73 season.
Mays had not been in a game since a September 9th, 3-0 win over the Expos in Montreal. He had planned to leave the team & call it quits, but the Mets owner; Joan Payson, who adored Mays, convinced him to stay with the club & finish out the season.
Now the Mets were in a pennant race & Mays, truly an inspiration to the young players, would get to go out a winner, on the National League Champion Mets. He would end playing in the World Series in the two cities that defined his career, as the Mets took on the Oakland A's of the San Francisco Bay area.
In the 1973 NLCS against the
Cincinnati Reds, Mays would have an RBI single at Shea Stadium in clinching Game #5. In the Fall Classic he would get his final career hit, an RBI game winning single in Game #2 at Oakland.
In the pregame ceremony on September 25th, 1973, Mays was joined by his wife May Mays & their son Michael, donning a military cap & uniform. Mets broadcaster; Lindsay Nelson hosted the ceremonies in which Willie was showered with gifts from the organization.
Some former New York Giants team mates as well as respected rivals were on hand standing behind Mays, to honor the future Hall of Famer. Former Giants Bobby Thompson, Monte Irvin & Ralph Branca along side Brooklyn Dodgers: Duke Snider & Pee Wee Reese. Also on hand was Joe DiMaggio, Larry Doby (now a coach with Montreal), Roy McMillan (now a Mets coach), & Mets manager Yogi Berra.
As Lindsey Nelson said "Ladies & gentleman Willie Mays" in his classic drawl, the crowd went wild.
An emotional Mays stepped up to the microphone saying: "I hope that with my farewell tonight, you would understand what I'm going through right now. Something that I never feared I was to ever quit baseball, but as you know they will always come a time for someone to get out. And I look at these kids over here, the way they are playing & the way they are fighting for themselves, tells me one thing. Willie say goodbye to America."
He stepped back, wiped a tear from his eyes as other rolled down his face. The crowd cheered & he tipped his cap to the Shea Stadium fans. He then walked over to greet Mrs. Joan Payson. It was a big emotional night for all.
After the ceremony an important game was scheduled between the New York Mets & Montreal Expos. The NL East standings now said:
New York Mets 79-77 -
Pittsburgh Pirates 77-76 / 0.5 games back
St. Louis Cardinals 76-80 / 3.0 games back
Chicago Cubs 75-80 / 3.5 games back
Montreal Expos 75-80 / 3.5 games back
Philadelphia Phillies 69-87 / 10.0 games back
1 Felipe Alou LF
2 Ron Woods CF
3 Bob Bailey 3B
4 Hal Breeden 1B
5 Ken Singleton RF
6 John Boccabella C
7 Tim Foli SS
8 Pepe Frias 2B
9 Steve Rogers P
1 Wayne Garrett 3B
2 Felix Millan 2B
3 Rusty Staub RF
4 John Milner 1B
5 Cleon Jones LF
6 Dave Schneck CF
7 Jerry Grote C
8 Bud Harrelson SS
9 Jerry Koosman
Jerry Koosman (12-15) would go up against Steve Rogers (9-4).
Koosman was 4-1 in his last five decisions, but had recently taken a loss & three no decisions since September 3rd. Prior to that he had set a Mets record that lasted thirty nine years, pitching in 36 consecutive scoreless innings, going 4-0. He would finish out the year going 6-1 from mid August on through the pennant drive in September.
The revved up Shea crowd watched Koosman shut out Montreal through the first five innings. On the other side, Steve Rogers held the Mets down through the first four innings.
In the Mets 5th they produced a run, playing their style of small ball. Bud Harrelson led off with a base hit & was sacrificed over by a Koosman bunt. Wayne Garrett then singled but Harrelson was unable to score from third. Then the steady Felix Millan hit a sac fly to left field, getting Harrelson home from third, making it 1-0.
In the top of the 6th, Montreal also scrapped for a run as Ron Woods singled & stole second. Bob Bailey drew a walk & then Manager Gene Mauch called for a double steal.
Bailey was nailed at second but Woods stole third. Hal Breeden then hit a grounder to Harrelson, but the usually sure handed short stop made an error, as Woods scored tying the game.
In the home 6th, the Mets took the lead right back as the hot hitting Cleon Jones hit his 9th HR of the year. Jones had missed almost two months with injuries, in the first half of the season.
Jones was now healthy & was the clubs best hitter in the final two weeks of the season. In the last ten games of the year, he blasted six HRs with 14 RBIs & had ten hits. In 92 games he hit 11 HRs with 13 doubles 48 RBIs & batted .260.
In the top of the 7th, Koosman gave up a pair of two out singles & with Felipe Alou coming to bat, Yogi Berra went to his bullpen ace; Tug McGraw. McGraw was now one of the best pitchers in the league, since August 22nd he was 5-0 with ten saves, allowing just three earned runs in 38 innings.
McGraw quickly put out the fire, getting Alou to fly out to left field. He pitched two more scoreless innings, getting Ron Fairly to fly out to end the game. He walked off the mound, tapping his glove on his upper thigh, earning the save (his 24th).
Trivia: The glove tapping on the thigh after a big out or win, was a secret symbol of love, to his wife Phyllis.
On this night in Pittsburgh, the Phillies & Steve Carlton beat the Pirates 2-1 on HRs by future Mets hitting coach Bill Robinson, as well as Mike Anderson.
The Mets had their biggest lead of the season, up by 1.5 games. In St. Louis the Cubs beat the Cards dropping them four games back & out of the race. The Cubs had some life, 3.5 games out, with a four game set to be played against the Mets on the final days of the season at Wrigley Field.


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/* #undef JEMALLOC_PROF_GCC */

/*
 * JEMALLOC_TCACHE enables a thread-specific caching layer for small objects.
 * This makes it possible to allocate/deallocate objects without any locking
 * when the cache is in the steady state.
 */
#define JEMALLOC_TCACHE

/*
 * JEMALLOC_DSS enables use of sbrk(2) to allocate chunks from the data storage
 * segment (DSS).
 */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_DSS */

/* Support memory filling (junk/zero/quarantine/redzone). */
#define JEMALLOC_FILL

/* Support utrace(2)-based tracing. */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_UTRACE */

/* Support Valgrind. */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_VALGRIND */

/* Support optional abort() on OOM. */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_XMALLOC */

/* Support lazy locking (avoid locking unless a second thread is launched). */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_LAZY_LOCK */

/* One page is 2^STATIC_PAGE_SHIFT bytes. */
#define STATIC_PAGE_SHIFT 12

/*
 * If defined, use munmap() to unmap freed chunks, rather than storing them for
 * later reuse.  This is disabled by default on Linux because common sequences
 * of mmap()/munmap() calls will cause virtual memory map holes.
 */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_MUNMAP */

/*
 * If defined, use mremap(...MREMAP_FIXED...) for huge realloc().  This is
 * disabled by default because it is Linux-specific and it will cause virtual
 * memory map holes, much like munmap(2) does.
 */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_MREMAP */

/* TLS is used to map arenas and magazine caches to threads. */
#define JEMALLOC_TLS

/*
 * JEMALLOC_IVSALLOC enables ivsalloc(), which verifies that pointers reside
 * within jemalloc-owned chunks before dereferencing them.
 */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_IVSALLOC */

/*
 * Darwin (OS X) uses zones to work around Mach-O symbol override shortcomings.
 */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_ZONE */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_ZONE_VERSION */

/*
 * Methods for purging unused pages differ between operating systems.
 *
 *   madvise(..., MADV_DONTNEED) : On Linux, this immediately discards pages,
 *                                 such that new pages will be demand-zeroed if
 *                                 the address region is later touched.
 *   madvise(..., MADV_FREE) : On FreeBSD and Darwin, this marks pages as being
 *                             unused, such that they will be discarded rather
 *                             than swapped out.
 */
#define JEMALLOC_PURGE_MADVISE_DONTNEED
/* #undef JEMALLOC_PURGE_MADVISE_FREE */

/*
 * Define if operating system has alloca.h header.
 */
#define JEMALLOC_HAS_ALLOCA_H 1

/* C99 restrict keyword supported. */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_HAS_RESTRICT */

/* For use by hash code. */
/* #undef JEMALLOC_BIG_ENDIAN */

/* sizeof(int) == 2^LG_SIZEOF_INT. */
#define LG_SIZEOF_INT 2

/* sizeof(long) == 2^LG_SIZEOF_LONG. */
#define LG_SIZEOF_LONG 3

/* sizeof(intmax_t) == 2^LG_SIZEOF_INTMAX_T. */
#define LG_SIZEOF_INTMAX_T 3

#endif /* JEMALLOC_INTERNAL_DEFS_H_ */

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British Academy Review
British Academy Review 8
In brief (BAR 8)
Published in British Academy Review, Issue 8.
The print version of this article can be downloaded as a PDF file.
From Lucy to Language: The Archaeology of the Social Brain
In 2003, the British Academy announced a £1m research grant to explore how our social lives have influenced our evolutionary success and to redefine what it means to be human. The grant was awarded to From Lucy to Language – a proposal from a team of psychologists and archaeologists from the Universities of Liverpool and Southampton.
The project will, for the first time, bring together archaeologists, evolutionary psychologists, social anthropologists, sociologists and linguists to reconstruct our ancestors' social lives and behaviour from the archaeological evidence of bones and tools. New models developed for understanding primate behaviour can now be applied to the hard evidence of our ancestors to help us understand how our brains have enlarged threefold since early hominid 'Lucy', four million years ago.
'This grant gives us an opportunity to understand whole new aspects of our ancestors' lifestyles,' said Professor Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary psychologist from the University of Liverpool, who is leading the project. 'What cognitive skills did we need to make and use tools, develop language or live in large social groups? How did our social life drive the enlargement of our brains? When did we develop recognizably human minds?'
The project aims to address current uncertainty about how five hominid species got whittled down to one species, and why we, rather than any of the others, survived. The research will shed light on our understanding of human ancestors in the same way that anthropology has helped us understand human cultures alive today.
'It will be like looking at the bones through a new pair of glasses. It's a big opportunity to find out how the human mind evolved, to recast our early ancestors,' said Professor Clive Gamble, one of the lead archaeologists on the project, from the University of Southampton. 'It's going to add a whole new dimension to what the archaeological record can tell us. For example, remains of fire hearths can show us how we evolved to control fire, the size of the groups we gossiped with, and even how far our local networks stretched.'
This research may make us rethink the way we consider evolution an inevitable increase in complexity, from stone tools to computers, as our success is due to our social skills rather than our technological abilities. Understanding how the human mind is designed to cope with social solutions has implications for social policy, which might shed light on some of today's problems in society.
In announcing the award Lord Runciman, President of the British Academy said: 'I am delighted that the British Academy is able to bring together and support an outstanding team of archaeologists and psychologists, together with other contributors from across the range of disciplines which the Academy represents, to address the fundamental questions of what constitutes an authentically human mind.'
The grant represented the largest single funding commitment ever made by the Academy. It was selected from almost 100 entries to the Academy's Centenary Project Scheme, launched in 2002.
The Project Directors are Professor R.I.M. Dunbar FBA; Professor C.S. Gamble FBA and Professor J.A.J. Gowlett.
Dictionary of Medieval Latin
In October 2003 the British Academy was honoured to be named as the recipient of a grant of £415,000 over three years from the Packard Humanities Institute for the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources. This project, based in the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford, has long been supported by the British Academy and, more recently, by the Arts and Humanities Research Board as well. This major research grant will enable work on the Dictionary, which has recently published the letter 'O', to progress at a much faster rate by paying for additional editorial staff to be employed.
Latin served for 1,000 years as the principal medium of writing in Britain, and the Dictionary is the indispensable guide to this usage from the sixth century to the sixteenth. Latin was as receptive as English was to the needs of everyday life (and to the needs of users often barely literate), and in charting these medieval developments the Dictionary is as important for cultural history as it is for linguistics. To confirmed dictionary browsers, even those with rusty Latin, it offers many delights.
The project committee is chaired by Dr J.N. Adams FBA, of All Souls College, Oxford. The General Editor of the Dictionary is Dr David Howlett. Eight fascicules of the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources have been published to date, covering the letters A–O. Fascicule IX, covering P–Pel, is in press.
British Academy Book Prize 2003
The 2003 Book Prize was awarded at a ceremony on 28 November to Elizabeth Cowling, Reader in History of Art at Edinburgh University, for Picasso: Style and Meaning, published by Phaidon Press.
The other short-listed books were: The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture by Timothy Blanning, (Oxford University Press); Charles Darwin Volume II: The Power of Place by Janet Browne, (Jonathan Cape); Playing with History: The Historical Approach to Musical Performance by John Butt (Cambridge University Press); Marianne in Chains: In Search of German Occupation, 1940–1945 by Robert Gildea, (Pan MacMillan); Power and Profit: The Merchant in Medieval Europe by Peter Spufford (Thames and Hudson).
The judges for the 2003 British Academy Book Prize were Dame Gillian Beer FBA (Emeritus Professor of English, Cambridge University), Professor Stephen Bann FBA (Professor of History of Art, University of Bristol), Professor John Enderby, FRS (Vice-President, The Royal Society), Eva Hoffman (author), Professor Alan Ryan FBA (Warden of New College, Oxford) and Claire Tomalin (author).
Medals and Prizes 2004
The winners of the 2004 Medals and Prizes were announced at the AGM in July.
Derek Allen Prize (Musicology): Colin Timms, Peyton and Barber Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham.
Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies: Morna D. Hooker, Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge, and erstwhile Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity in Cambridge, 1976–98.
Grahame Clark Medal (for the study of prehistoric archaeology): Barry Cunliffe CBE, FBA, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford.
Rose Mary Crawshay Prizes (for female authors of historical or critical work relating to English Literature): Dr Maud Ellmann, for Elizabeth Bowen: The Shadow Across the Page; Dr Anne Stott, for Hannah More: The First Victorian.
Serena Medal (Italian studies): William Weaver, Professor of Literature at Bard College, New York, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Is That Gameplay?	 01:10 AM -- Thu June 28, 2012
Not really... it's the gameplay screen, if that helps! Evil red-eyed gnomes are attacking our Gumby-like hero with their volatile 0-damage attacks. At this point, the gnomes do find their way to you, wandering around walls and all that, using the classic Smell algorithm (TM & (C)!) from NPC Quest. I know there were some oddities with that in NPC Quest, where guys would dither back and forth for a while before making a decision, so we'll be tweaking that. I initially used the A* pathfinding algorithm, but it was shockingly hard on the CPU, presumably because my super-naive implementation of it was chock-full of allocating new objects and whatnot. So I figured rather than code that in a smarter way, I'd just use the Smell system, which took about ten minutes to get up and running, and works perfectly so far.
In the interface here, you can see there is a "joystick" of sorts on the left, where you can tap to choose which priority your hero will use. The left features your three buttons: skill 1, skill 2, and potion. There will probably also be a pause button and a game-speed slider.
Vote For Escuela!	 03:24 AM -- Mon June 25, 2012
I'm spamming everywhere I can with this, because it's a true life-changing opportunity. My wife runs Escuela Del Sol Tutoring, the cheapest and best tutoring in Temecula (unbiased facts!). She's been in business for 5 years, slowly growing the whole time, but like Hamumu, money is always really tight! Now she's applied for a big juicy grant at Mission Small Business, and the catch is that we need 250 people to vote for her in order to be eligible for the grant. That's where you come in!
It's INCREDIBLY EASY to vote! You need to have a Facebook account though, and I don't blame you if you don't want to join Facebook just to help us. But you know you have one, so come on!
Just visit www.missionsmallbusiness.com, click "Log In & Support" which will log you in via Facebook, then enter "Escuela" in the search box. It will pop up an Escuela Del Sol blurb with a "Support" button, so CLICK IT!
If you've voted for somebody else before, no problem. You can vote for as many as you want. So please, give us this vote, because if by some miracle we got this grant, our lives would be changed immensely. Come on man, do it! What are you waiting for?!
Oh, and if you want to hear all the details on what this is about, you can read my wife's letter about it here. Why haven't you voted yet? Do you hate children?
The Wayback Machine	 03:49 AM -- Fri June 22, 2012
Haha... I stumbled across this file while looking for something. I share it with you here to shock and amaze. It's dated Nov 6, 2001.
Planned/Considered Future Products
Dr. Lunatic Extreme
This package is one CD containing all of Dr. Lunatic - the original game, the Fun Pack, the Expando-Pak, and as many add-on worlds as I can get permission from authors to include. It installs in one fell swoop, not requiring the two-step process of the original bundle. It has all bug fixes and a few new features, like the removal of the 64-world limit and other tiny niceties.
Hamumu Dumb Pack I: The SPISPOPD Series
A bundle package, might take two CDs, but I doubt it. Contains Dr. Lunatic Extreme, Loonyland, Amazin' SPISPOPD (modified version that does not require or allow registration codes to be entered - it's just permanently registered), and SPISPOPD and SPISEdit. There are ample warnings about the last two probably not working, but they are there to try.
Stockboy
Sol Hunt
The board-game, super-action simple one.
Spooky Quest
Diablo clone with limited online features including chat.
So hmm... I sure came up with a better name than Dr. Lunatic Extreme! And I added a lot more than it says here! I actually don't remember what the Sol Hunt board-game type game is. There have been so many Sol Hunt ideas. Spooky Quest has been something I have planned to do for years and years (clearly more than 10 years now!). It always changes slightly over time, but yeah, it's a Diablo clone! It is truly the game I dream of making one day.
Don't Fear The Reaper	 05:13 PM -- Thu June 21, 2012
Everything is subject to change, but for now, here's one of the Farmer's amazing skills! Incidentally, there IS a space between "milk" and "jar", I don't know what is up with this font (it also appears to italicize 3s and 8s).
So I think the way skills work (for now anyway!) is that each class has 6 skills - 2 active and 4 passive - but rather than simply putting points in the 6 skills, you buy the skills for 1 skill point, and then you choose which of 3 aspects of the skill to dump further points into, so you not only decide which skill you want to improve, but exactly how you want it improved.
Rare Item Fun	 06:26 PM -- Thu June 14, 2012
Items! Items!	 12:11 AM -- Thu June 14, 2012
There are very very few different items and bonuses they can have at this point, but it's sure fun to see their tooltips anyway! Much like "prime stats", I stole the format of the tooltips straight from Diablo 3. I just love that giant number for the main number of the item. I'm not sure why the font I'm using makes 3s that look like they're in italics, though.
There are also 2 artifacts in the mix, and I've gotten them a couple times (the game right now just starts up with your bag filled with 16 random items, there is no gameplay or shop for obtaining more)! I think they might not be rare enough. Artifacts are akin to Loonyland 2 - handmade named items that happen to be quite good for their level. Or quite terrible, whatever happens to be amusing.
A quick overview of what a Prime Stat is: Every stat is valuable to every character (see the previous post for what they are good for), but your character's Prime Stat has one teeny little extra advantage. It boosts the damage you do. You may note that none of the stats affect your damage directly (Speed improves attack speed, which does boost your DPS, but nothing increases the actual damage done), so that's up to whatever happens to be your prime stat. It should make an interesting point of differentiation between characters, because Farmers will obviously put lots of points in Strength for its prime stat benefit, which means they'll have great carrying capacity automatically. A wizardly type guy will be maxing their Brains, which means they'll get items for cheap automatically. Each class just magically gets a 'specialty' without even trying.
And to a comment on the previous entry - no, in this sequel, you pick a class at the beginning and that's it, unlike NPC Quest. Because there are skills specific to each class that you spend points in, it wouldn't make sense for your class to change as you assign attribute points. There are also 'story' reasons of sorts. If you're a Farmer, I want you to be the Farmer for the whole game. Of course you're welcome to start a bunch of different characters! In fact, you should.
Pretty Pretty	 01:03 AM -- Tue June 12, 2012
This is classy gaming at its finest! It's kind of freeing to not care at all what the art looks like. It's also kind of difficult. Like the farmer portrait there... I could've whipped out a one-color stick figure in under 10 seconds much more efficiently, but I spent a minute or two drawing a really bad picture of a farmer instead, because I couldn't not do that. I don't think it will delay the game too badly. I kind of like the hand-drawn button shapes instead of proper squares (nevermind that I could've drawn them faster using a box tool).
Anyway, this is the first character class I'm working on, which you can clearly see is called the Farmer. His prime stat is Might (if you play Diablo 3, you know how prime stats work!), and his weapon is a Pitchfork of course. Each class has a unique weapon type, but otherwise uses all the same gear as everyone else. As far as I know so far though, there won't be any item sharing, so it won't matter whether they can equip the same items or not, since they will only see items of their own. That could change given time. It's all coming along pretty well!
There's nothing playable yet, just a title screen, this character creation screen, and a partial town screen. It's interesting how much I'm having to modify the design based on just how small the screen is combined with how big the buttons have to be for your big fat thumbs. I originally had 10 player stats, and I've cut that down to 5. I have a sneaky suspicion that these simplifications will actually end up making a much better game, even though I'm making them for a totally non-game reason. They definitely made me spend a long time thinking hard about what each stat is for and how important it is! I refused to drop Charisma. This is a game about shopping, so a stat that makes your prices better matters! I did rename it though, to Brains.
If you're curious, the current 5 stats in the game are:
Might - Determines how much weight in equipment you can equip.
Speed - How fast you move and attack.
Defense - Reduces the amount of damage you take.
Life - How many hit points you have!
Brains - Reduces the prices you pay (and raises the money you get when you sell stuff).
It's all up in the air and subject to change. I'm sad to lose the Stomach stat from NPC Quest, that's an entire game element I will be removing, the need to eat. I normally hate games that make you deal with food limits, but I thought it was a nice touch in NPC Quest because of the unique nature of the gameplay. I could still include food, and just not have a stat that controls how much you eat. But I probably won't.
Title Quest	 04:44 PM -- Sat June 2, 2012
I've been talking with developer friends about making my new game (which so far has exactly 0 lines of code and 0 pixels of art, but it's really revving up to reach 1 of each soon!), and there has been a lot of concern about the name of the game. What do you think when you hear NPC Quest (besides the already-existing Hamumu game)? Is it good or bad? Is it funny or generic? Does it tell you things or tell you nothing?
This is just kind of an off-hand chat, because as some of you are actual NPC Quest fans, this isn't the best place for unbiased input, but I thought it would be a worthy thing for discussion anyway. What do you say? I'm going to work on coming up with a list of alternate ideas to consider in the near future, so it can fight them for supremacy.
I'm gonna keep the discussion of this game rolling right along when I can, we are doing wide-open development on this one! I hope to have an early alpha version available for people to peck at in the next few weeks (again, starting from zero, so not sure quite when...). It's going to be PURE programmer art in the sense that I'm not even going to try to make the art remotely acceptable, just crank out as fast as possible to have images that are comprehensible. My idea is that I don't want to spend time on art that will be thrown away, and that I don't want to hire the artist until things are more settled, so that they're not doing a bunch of art that will have to change too.


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Join me for a look at one of the most famous focal lengths in history. It's the fixed-fifty lens. This is a lens of many faces. There are lots of different fixed fifties on the market, ranging from thrifty to luxury. But why are these lenses a perennial favorite, and why should they be in everyone's bag?
Fixed fifties have maximum apertures of f/1.8 or even wider. That opens a wide range of creative ways to work with small depth of field. Also, looking at price for a moment: there just aren't any lenses in the same price range as a fixed fifty that have comparable lens speeds.
Their lens speeds let you experiment with depth of field.
The human eye itself has a focal length of around 50mm. That's why photographs from this lens are the most similar to our own, human sight. So even as a beginning photographer, you're not going to need much time to get the feel for composing with these lenses.
The human eye has roughly the same focal length as this lens.
On old cameras, no matter the manufacturer (from Japan to Germany and everywhere inbetween), the basic lens was a fixed fifty, simply because it had the traits described above. And still today, this is another reason to have this as lens number one in your bag—it may have simply come with your camera. But if it didn't, it's the first extra lens you should buy.
Fifties were once the foundation.
Even though these lenses are used primarily for portrait photography, they're good for much more than just that. They can also give you excellent results for reportage, landscapes, and product photography.
What If I Don't Have a Full-frame?
If your camera is not an FX format, don't worry—manufacturers also make lenses that behave, after factoring in your crop factor, the same way that a fifty would on a full frame camera. These are generally 35mm lenses, which have very good lens speeds. But not every camera has the same crop factor. Do your research before acquiring a new lens.
There are many 50 mm lens variants out there. Taken with a relatively long lens that behaves exactly the same on a mid-format lens as a fifty does on classical film.
One of the world's most famous photographers, Henry Cartier Bresson, spent his whole life taking pictures with a fixed fifty and nothing else. His photographs are famous even for people who don't know his name. Bresson's photographs are, all by themselves, reason enough to have this lens in your bag.


Note: This post has been updated since its first publication in November 2017.
Despite the fact that I now live in Sydney, Australia, my spirit has always been that of a fascinated, grateful tourist, whom to date have had the privilege to travel 23 Countries (and counting!). Not a day goes by where I am not in awe of something new or beautiful, and where I don't lift my head up from my phone and get out into the fresh air to see and experience what is actually going on around me. On November 19, 2017, I opted for a Tourist Run through the magnificently manicured gardens of The Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
I passed my favorite tree in the world for a quick hello and headed down to The Calyx which was again boasting another world-class, completely free flower exhibition besides with Australia's largest indoor green wall. From there the accessible paths took me past The Fernery and I reached the famous Mrs. Macquarie's Chair after seizing a few breathtaking photo opportunities of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
After being completely mesmerized by the panoramic views from Mrs. Macquarie's Chair, which allows spectacular sunset pictures of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, where the famous Sydney Running Festival commences.
Read my Sydney Marathon race report here.
I finished my beautiful run halfway around the majestic Sydney Opera House and warmed down with a walk back to my starting point.
If you are ever in Sydney and plan to do this run, I'd be delighted to accompany you and share the magic that Sydney has to offer. Feel free to email me at anna.edwards@gettothestart.com.
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Q: 'Custom' group by in select (edited to minimal reproducible example)
I needed some help with the following select:
Select
   Id_Product, -- product identifier
   Sum(Qt_Sold) Sold_Amount, -- total sum of quantity sold
   Sum(Net_Value) Total_Net_Value, -- total sum of the amount sold
   Case Extract(Month From Date_Sale) || '' || Extract(Year From Date_Sale) -- month and year of product sale
      When Extract(Month From Current_TimeStamp) || '' || Extract(Year From Current_TimeStamp) Then 'Current_Month' -- identifies sales for the current month
      When Extract(Month From DateAdd(Month, -1, Current_TimeStamp)) || '' || Extract(Year From DateAdd(Month, -1, Current_TimeStamp)) Then 'Last_Month' -- identifies last month's sales
      Else 'Past_Months' -- identifies sales from other months
   End Month_Of_Sale
From
   Sale
Group By
   Id_Product,
   Month_Of_Sale -- groups by product identifier and month/year of sale

Currently the results are returned as follows:
Id_Product | Sold_Amount | Total_Net_Value |   Month_Of_Sale
       '1'            10                20   'Current_Month'
       '1'             5                10      'Last_Month'
       '1'            15                30     'Past_Months'

       '2'            10                30      'Last_Month'
       '2'            20                60     'Past_Months'

       '3'            5                  5     'Past_Months'

       '4'            30               120   'Current_Month'
       '4'            50               200     'Past_Months'

       '5'            5                  5      'Last_Month'

The new proposal is: if there were sales in 'Current_Month', group everything here, if not group everything in 'Last_Month', otherwise group everything in 'Past_Months'.
The return from the above example should be:
Id_Product | Sold_Amount | Total_Net_Value |   Month_Of_Sale
       '1'            30                60   'Current_Month'

       '2'            30                90      'Last_Month'

       '3'            5                  5     'Past_Months'

       '4'            80               320   'Current_Month'

       '5'            5                  5      'Last_Month'

Is there any way to do this grouping?

A: After some more time looking for a solution, I finally got it. I'll post an answer for future users to have access.
Solution:
With Sales As (
   Select
      Id_Product,
      Sum(Qt_Sold) Sold_Amount,
      Sum(Net_Value) Total_Net_Value,
      Case Extract(Month From Date_Sale) || '' || Extract(Year From Date_Sale)
         When Extract(Month From Current_TimeStamp) || '' || Extract(Year From Current_TimeStamp) Then 'MonthA'
         When Extract(Month From DateAdd(Month, -1, Current_TimeStamp)) || '' || Extract(Year From DateAdd(Month, -1, Current_TimeStamp)) Then 'MonthB'
         Else 'MonthC'
      End Month_Of_Sale
   From
      Sale
   Group By
      Id_Product,
      Month_Of_Sale
   Order By
      Id_Product,
      Month_Of_Sale
)
Select
   Id_Product,
   Sum(Sold_Amount) Sold_Amount,
   Sum(Total_Net_Value) Total_Net_Value,
   Min(Month_Of_Sale) Month_Of_Sale
From
   Sales
Group By
   Id_Product
Order By
   Id_Product

A: This is quite old and only popped up, because someone edited the accepted answer. I'll post my answer still, because the task is slightly simpler than shown in the accepted answer, and maybe a future reader with a similar problem may stumble upon this.
The new request leads to selecting one row per product, so only group by product ID. Then look at the maximum month only. (For this we concatenate month and year with the year first.)
select
   id_product,
   sum(qt_sold) sold_amount,
   sum(net_value) total_net_value,
   case max(extract(year from date_sale) || '-' || extract(month from date_sale))
      when extract(year from current_timestamp) || '-' || extract(month from current_timestamp)
        then 'Current_Month'
      when extract(year from dateadd(month, -1, current_timestamp)) || '-' || extract(month from dateadd(month, -1, current_timestamp))
        then 'Last_Month'
      else 'Past_Months'
   end month_of_sale
from sale
group by id_product
order by id_product;

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