Charismatics have spent the last hundred years establishing falsehoods about the Spirit and pushing back all efforts at correction by labeling those who question their teaching as unloving, unkind, divisive, and intolerant. The castigation of those who criticize their dishonoring views on the Holy Spirit has, in effect, silenced the church by intimidation. As a result, the Holy Spirit continues to be mocked, monetized, and blasphemed... Having an errant view of the Holy Spirit takes the entire paradigm of our sanctification and corrupts it. Certainly this is not a matter that can be deemed off limits to biblical discernment for the sake of false unity.
Reference: Grace to You Newsletter, June 15, 2012.
The...fixation with the Holy Spirit's supposed work is false honor. Jesus said, "When the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me" (John 15:26). So when the Holy Spirit becomes the focal point of the church's message, His true work is undermined.
Reference: Strange Fire, Copyright © John MacArthur, 2013, p. xii.
I…remind you what the true ministry of the Holy Spirit looks like. It's not chaotic, flashy, and flamboyant (like a circus). It's usually concealed and inconspicuous (the way fruit develops). We cannot be reminded too often that the Holy Spirit's primary role is to exalt Christ, especially to elicit praise for Christ from His people. The Spirit does this in a uniquely personal way, first of all by reproving and convicting us - showing us our own sin, opening our eyes to what true righteousness is, and making us sense deeply our accountability to God, the rightful Judge of all (John 16:8–11). The Holy Spirit indwells believers, empowering us to serve and glorify Christ (Rom. 8:9). He leads us and gives us assurance of our salvation (vv. 14–16). He prays for us with groanings too deep for words (v. 26). He seals us, keeping us secure in Christ (2 Cor. 1:22; Eph. 4:30). The Spirit's daily presence is the source and the secret of our sanctification as He conforms us to the image of Christ.
Reference: Strange Fire, Copyright © John MacArthur, 2013, p. xvii.
The person to whom the Spirit gives testimony and for whom He raises their esteem must be Jesus – the one who appeared in the flesh. No other Christ can stand in His place. No mystical, fantasy Christ! No light within – as the spirit of Quakers extols – can diminish esteem of and dependence upon an outward Christ. The Spirit who gives testimony for this historical Jesus and leads to Him can be no other than the Spirit of God.
Exulting in Christ is evidence of the Spirit's work! The focus of the church is not on the dove but on the cross, and that's the way the Spirit would have it. As J.I. Packer puts it, "The Spirit's message to us is never, 'Look at Me; listen to Me; come to Me; get to know Me,' but always, 'Look at Him, and see His glory; listen to Him, and hear His word; go to Him, and have life; get to know Him, and taste His gift of joy and peace.
Reference: The Holy Spirit, Crossway, 2011, p. 17.
It is the chief ministry of God the Holy Spirit to bring people to God the Son and apply His work to them. In a true outpouring of the Holy Spirit people are never led to a unitarianism of the Third Person of the Trinity. A preoccupation with the Holy Spirit without a view of Christ is not the desire of the Holy Spirit Himself.
Reference: The Spirit of Revival by Archie Parrish, Introduction, Copyright 2000, Crossway Books, a division of Good News Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187, www.crosswaybooks.org. p. 30.


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August always carries an extra risk for markets as trading floors — and liquidity — thins and this year the plunging Turkish currency has delivered a real crisis.
But the lira is not the only item on the investors' list of August risks. US sanctions against Russia and Iran, escalating US-China trade tensions and the impending publication of a budget by Italy's populist government are all unsettling.
If a hardening approach from the White House to sanctions and tariffs is proving a key driver this month, US markets have been spared the turbulence. An index of the dollar against its peers this week soared to a 13-month high while the S&P 500 is close to topping January's record high.
The outperformance of the US is a reminder of a constant theme this year: that the American economy is outgunning major competitors and the Federal Reserve is raising rates while other central banks are tiptoeing away from quantitative easing.
That has left investors quick to exact punishment on other markets — particularly, as in the case of Turkey — when their problems are largely homemade.
While the Turkey crisis is fast-moving, yesterday's turbulence was enough to hit the euro and European banks, as investors fretted over the fallout for the region of a tumbling lira and the darkening outlook for the Turkish economy.
"Perceptions are always key for market participants and investors," said Stephen Gallo, forex strategist at Bank of Montreal, adding that eurozone trade with Turkey is small while eurozone banking claims on Turkey in the first quarter were not particularly significant.
The Turkish crisis is also unfolding at a time when political tensions in Italy are returning to challenge the eurozone. Italian bonds lagged behind other markets yesterday with the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond jumping almost 10 basis points to 2.98 per cent.
Worries about China, Russia and Turkey could be sourced to US protectionism and sanctions, he acknowledged, but there are other contentious developments causing angst, including Brexit and the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Canada.
If a eurozone whose economy has lost momentum proved vulnerable to Turkey stress yesterday, the stand-off between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and investors also rippled out to other emerging markets.
The JPMorgan EM currency index plunged this week, falling more than a full percentage point between Thursday and yesterday alone.
The escalating trade war between the US and China has hung over EMs all year, adding to the pain inflicted by rising US interest rates and the strengthening dollar.
JPMorgan's EM currency index is 12.5 per cent below its January high. The MSCI EM equity index is down 16 per cent. Sovereign bonds are down 4 per cent and local government bonds 11 per cent, according to JPMorgan indices.
"As long as the Fed is going to raise rates twice more this year, it is very hard to see a reversal of the march into the US dollar," Ms Foley said.
While the chaotic drop in the lira hurt other EM currencies, analysts cautioned against concluding that the contagion will be significant and lasting.
For a start, the lira is just one of 10 components of JPMorgan's EM currency index, with a weight of 8.33 per cent, compared with just 0.55 per cent in the MSCI EM equities index.
Any fall in the lira, especially in conditions of tight liquidity, can exaggerate the effect.
As the Turkish lira plunged against the dollar yesterday, the moves in other EM currencies were far more muted.
The Russian rouble fell 1.5 per cent in dollar terms before paring its losses, the South African rand was off 3 per cent and the Mexican peso down 0.6 per cent.
"The time when the Brazilian real fell because the Argentine peso fell has long gone," said Paul McNamara, EM bond and currency strategist at GAM Investments. The EM sell-off, he said, was not really about Turkey but about the continued strength of the dollar.
That said, a particularly messy conclusion to Turkey's crisis — capital controls, for example — could unleash more pressure on other EMs.
"If Turkey ends up doing capital controls, markets will ask who's next? Pakistan? Russia?" said Charles Robertson, chief economist at Renaissance Capital.


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Q: Overriding Manipulation Delta of user control I have a user control which moves with my finger movement.The user control has its own manipulation delta set.
My problem is , when My finger is on the user control and I am trying to move it up , I am having lag because it is not moving up with my finger.
The user control appears when I long tap on my screen , the location of the user control is whereever my finger is pressed . It moves with my finger whereever I move my finger , but once my finger goes on the user control I am not having smooth movements .
Any help would be appreciated.
The XAML is
<Page x:Name="page1"
    x:Class="controlMagnifier.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="using:controlMagnifier"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    mc:Ignorable="d">

    <Grid x:Name="ParentGrid" Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}" PointerReleased="ParentGrid_OnPointerReleased"  >
        <Canvas x:Name="InkPresenter" Height="auto" Width="auto">

            <Image Stretch="None" x:Name="image2"  >
                <Image.Source >
                    <BitmapImage UriSource="/Assets/wallpaper.jpg" />
                </Image.Source>
            </Image>
        </Canvas>

        <local:MagnifierUsercontrol  x:Name="MagnifyTip"  Visibility="Collapsed" ManipulationDelta="MagnifyTip_ManipulationDelta" ManipulationMode="All" >
            <local:MagnifierUsercontrol.RenderTransform>
                <CompositeTransform/>
            </local:MagnifierUsercontrol.RenderTransform>
        </local:MagnifierUsercontrol>

    </Grid>
</Page>

The CS Code Is
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Input;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Windows.UI.Popups;
using Windows.UI.Input;
using Windows.Storage;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;

// The Blank Page item template is documented at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=234238

namespace controlMagnifier
{
    /// <summary>
    /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
    {
        public const int XAxis = 105;
        public const int YAxis = 270;
        public Thickness margin;

        public WriteableBitmap CurrentBitmapObj, CurrentCroppedImage = null;
        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
            ParentGrid.Holding += Grid_Holding;
            image2.PointerMoved += InkCanvas_PointerMoved;
            image2.PointerReleased += ParentGrid_OnPointerReleased;
            image2.CacheMode=new BitmapCache();
            StoreCrrentImage();
        }

/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
        private void Grid_Holding(object sender, HoldingRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            //Point p;
            try
            {
                Point p = e.GetPosition(ParentGrid);

                double height = MagnifyTip.Height;
                double width = MagnifyTip.Width;

                margin = MagnifyTip.Margin;
                margin.Left = p.X - XAxis;
                margin.Right = p.Y - YAxis;
                MagnifyTip.Margin = margin;
               // MagnifyTip.Margin = new Thickness(p.X - XAxis, p.Y - YAxis, 0, 0);
                MagnifyTip.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {

                throw;
            }

        }

        private  void InkCanvas_PointerMoved(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
        {

            try
            {
                PointerPoint pt = e.GetCurrentPoint(image2);
                Point currentContactPt = pt.Position;

                double xValue = currentContactPt.X;
                double yValue = currentContactPt.Y;

                //  MagnifyTip.
                double height = MagnifyTip.Height;
                double width = MagnifyTip.Width;

                MagnifyTip.image1.ImageSource = CropBitmap(currentContactPt);

                MagnifyTip.Margin = new Thickness(xValue - XAxis, yValue - YAxis, 0, 0);

            }
            catch (Exception)
            {

                throw;
            }

            finally
            {e.Handled = true;}

        }

        private async void StoreCrrentImage()
        {

            try
            {
StorageFile storageFile = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/wallpaper.jpg", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute));

                using (
                    Windows.Storage.Streams.IRandomAccessStream fileStream =
                        await storageFile.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read))
                {
                    BitmapImage bitmapImage = new BitmapImage();

                    await bitmapImage.SetSourceAsync(fileStream);
                    WriteableBitmap writeableBitmap =
                        new WriteableBitmap(bitmapImage.PixelWidth, bitmapImage.PixelHeight);
                    fileStream.Seek(0);
                    await writeableBitmap.SetSourceAsync(fileStream);
                    CurrentBitmapObj = writeableBitmap;
                    writeableBitmap.Invalidate();
                }
            }
            catch (Exception )
            {

                throw;
            }

            finally
            {}

            }

        /// <summary>
        /// This method crops the image by accepting x and y as Arguments
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="point"></param>
        /// <returns>Cropped Image</returns>
        private WriteableBitmap CropBitmap(Point point)
        {
            try
            {
                CurrentCroppedImage = CurrentBitmapObj.Crop(Convert.ToInt32(point.X), Convert.ToInt32(point.Y), 100, 100);
               // var resized = CurrentCroppedImage.Resize(200, 300, WriteableBitmapExtensions.Interpolation.Bilinear);

            }
            catch (Exception)
            {

                throw;
            }

            return CurrentCroppedImage;

        }

        private void MagnifyTip_ManipulationDelta(object sender, ManipulationDeltaRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Point p;
            p.X = e.Delta.Translation.X;
            p.Y = e.Delta.Translation.Y;
            var Dragme = (CompositeTransform)MagnifyTip.RenderTransform;
            Dragme.TranslateX += p.X;
            Dragme.TranslateY += p.Y;
            // MagnifyTip.controlCanvas.SetValue(Canvas.SetLeft, p.X);
        }

        private void ParentGrid_OnPointerReleased(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            MagnifyTip.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
           // throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }

}

The user control looks like

A: If you want to avoid the lag which is intentionally implemented in ManipulationDelta to distinguish it from Tap, use PointerMove instead.
I have answered similar question here.

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Caelynn & Blake Reportedly Had A Relationship Before 'BiP' & It Did NOT End Well
John Fleenor/ABC
By Nicole Pomarico
Now that Bachelor in Paradise is finally back, so is the drama, and apparently, it began long before the show did. On the August 5 premiere, Caelynn revealed that she and Blake have a past... and it doesn't sound good. So what happened between Blake and Caelynn before BIP? Now that she's cleared things up, it sounds like a lot of things have gone down since she was on Colton Underwood's season of The Bachelor.
Chris Harrison, intuitive host that he is, knew that when Caelynn was a little shady as she answered his question about seeing anyone since The Bachelor that it meant there was more to the story — and there definitely was. At the time, she simply said that Blake isn't her favorite person, but it didn't take long before she expanded on why.
"Blake and I talked for a few months and it was really great, but he played me and that sucked," she said. "It wasn't fun. I really did struggle and he hurt me, so if he is here, I really just wanna clear it up and I'm hopeful that Blake will man up."
However, it doesn't look like that will be happening — at least, not yet. The second Blake saw Caelynn arrive, he made a run for it... with plenty of bleeped out cussing involved. Uh oh.
Later, when the men and women split off to get settled, many of the women (including Hannah G.) started talking about how into Blake they were, and many of them even declared him a front runner. Hearing that, Caelynn said she realized that no one understood who he really was, and in her ITM interview, she went in on him.
Caelynn said:
"We were seeing each other. I was pretty sure it was exclusive. He's done some really horrible things to me. So now I'm not interested in him; he's made it clear he's not interested in me. I'm a mistake. He's never apologized, and that's hurtful."
She went on to say that she was "fully, fully played," and after he got a date card, she seemed to feel even worse about things. Blake chose to take Tayshia on his date, and Caelynn was so frustrated that she spilled everything to trusty paradise bartender Wells. She said that they'd considered skipping out on paradise so they could be in a real relationship, and then he ghosted her... and things got so much worse from there.
"We saw each other at a music festival. He ended up sweet talking me. We spent the night together and we wake up and I'm in his bed and he's DMing Hannah G," Caelynn said. "I'm still in his bed and he's talking about how hot Tayshia is."
Then, Caelynn said that he told her that he had hooked up with Kristina the night before he slept with her... and two weeks ago, he called her and asked her to lie in paradise about their history together. Apparently, he wanted to protect his image, but Caelynn wasn't worried about his image... and it makes sense, considering how hurt she seems to be about the whole thing.
It's definitely going to be interesting to see how all of this plays out — and it seems pretty likely that Blake will not be pleased when he finds out that word is out about what happened between him and Caelynn.


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Mandela's 90th b'day celebrated
Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday was celebrated at Springdales, Dhaula Kuan, on Friday, reports Joyeeta Ghosh.
By Joyeeta Ghosh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday was celebrated at Springdales, Dhaula Kuan, on Friday. The event, which concluded the school's Africa Week celebrations, began with a speech by Principal Jyoti Bose welcoming all the dignitaries, including Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma; South African High Commissioner to India Sehloho Francis Moloi; Minister Counsellor in the South African Mission D.M. Balatseng; Counsellor, Political, Marina L Minnie and Ambassador of Somalia Ebyan Mahmed Salah.
After the customary lamp-lighting ceremony, the school choir presented Mmalo-we, a foot-tapping number. The results of the slogan-writing, poetry-writing, poster-making and essay-writing competitions, which were part of the Africa Week, were announced soon after. The school's Freedom House received the Lakshmi Sheshadri Trophy, named after the founder-teacher of Africa Club, for the best house.
High Commissioner Moloi spoke about the contributions made by Gandhi to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Referring to Madiba, as Mandela is lovingly called, Moloi described him as Gandhiji's most devoted follower. He also recalled how the Africa Club of Springdales, since its inception in 1971, was closely associated with Mandela's apartheid movement.
Anand Sharma said, "His 90 years are special not only for him, but for South Africa and everyone who believes in his values." He added while the first half of the last century saw Gandhiji espousing great ideals, the second half saw Mandela emerge "as a beacon of hope for humankind."


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Will anyone overtake Alabama's Bryce Young
Picking a quarterback to lift the Heisman Trophy is always a safe bet: 17 have won the award since 2000. And choosing a player from Alabama is also smart: three have done so since 2009.
Every indication heading into Saturday night's ceremony is that Alabama sophomore Bryce Young will be the latest quarterback and the latest star from the Crimson Tide to take home the Heisman.
After a strong close to the regular season, Young distanced himself from the competition and took hold of an unpredictable and largely uneventful Heisman race that seemed open to as many as five or six contenders deep into November.
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The list of finalists includes three quarterbacks and one outlier: Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson is the second defender to be voted a Heisman finalist in three years, following Ohio State defensive end Chase Young in 2019.
Michigan cornerback and returner Charles Woodson is the only primary defender to win the Heisman. In 2016, Michigan safety Jabril Peppers was a finalist after also playing smaller roles on offense and special teams.
The Heisman comes down to these four standouts:
Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Hutchinson has set the school's single-season record for sacks with 14, including three to go with more than a dozen quarterback pressures in a legendary performance that paced the Wolverines past rival Ohio State late last month. That game gave him the boost his candidacy needed to vault ahead of another two defenders under consideration (Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis and Alabama linebacker Will Anderson).
This sort of strong finish has lifted players to the Heisman in the recent past. For example, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray wrestled the award away from Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa late in the 2018 season after Tagovailoa had spent almost the entire year as the favorite. But Hutchinson wasn't really on the map before the final two weeks of the regular season; his torrid finish may get him into second place but it's unlikely that he comes in ahead of Young.
Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
Pickett embodies the sort of success story that can often be an easy Heisman sell. He spent the previous three years as Pittsburgh's starter but was too inconsistent to lift the Panthers to the top of the ACC Coastal. He broke through as a senior, tossing 42 touchdowns and setting a slew of career and single-season program records as the Panthers won the conference to reach the New Year's Six.
That has made him the program's first Heisman finalist since wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in 2003. With a win, Pickett would be the fourth ACC quarterback to take the Heisman since 2000, joining Florida State's Chris Weinke (2000), FSU's Jameis Winston (2013) and Louisville's Lamar Jackson (2016).
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
Stroud was the Heisman frontrunner for two weeks in November after tossing a combined 11 touchdowns in runaway wins against Purdue and Michigan State. The loss to Michigan — and Hutchinson's dominant display in that game — ended Stroud's chances. But is that really fair? Stroud still completed 69.4% of his throws for 394 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in the loss. In the end, Stroud could've used a stronger start to the year: OSU struggled out of the gate and the redshirt freshman didn't hit his stride until the start of Big Ten play in October.
Bryce Young, Alabama
Young would be the fourth Heisman winner in program history but the first quarterback, after running backs Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015) and last year's winner, wide receiver DeVonta Smith. Stroud may have temporarily held the lead in November, but Young took back the Heisman by throwing for 559 yards against Arkansas, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn in the Iron Bowl and going for 421 yards in the SEC championship game against Georgia.
With Young a possible runaway winner, the biggest question heading into Saturday is by just how much he'll lap the field.
Projected order of finish
With Young a safe bet to win, the wild card is Hutchinson, who could land as high as second place. If Hutchinson and Stroud split votes among selectors in the Big Ten footprint, Pickett could come in second behind Young.
1. Young
2. Hutchinson
3. Pickett
4. Stroud
Canucks down Jets in shootout for 3rd straight win under Boudreau
Bombers, Ticats arrive at Grey Cup with far more than football on their resumes


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using HomeManager.Model.Bo.Base;

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{
    public class MonthlyIncomeBo : BaseTimeStampBo
    {
        public string Description { get; set; }
        public decimal Amount { get; set; }
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Pleasant sound! Undoubtedly one of the main arguments in favour of this wooden xylophone. In addition, this sound toy made of solid wood also impresses with its attractive design and the harmoniously coordinated colours of the bars. Water-based glaze paints. Length: 22 cm.


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Die Universitätsstraße ist im Kontext der Vergabe und dem Bau der Ruhr-Universität Bochum geplant und entstanden. Sie verbindet den vorher eher ländlichen südlichen Stadtteil Querenburg und dessen Hochschulen mit der Innenstadt und den großen Ausfallstraßen.

Der Bau der Straße wurde im Januar 1962 begonnen, weniger als ein Jahr nach der Entscheidung, in Bochum die Universität zu errichten. Für den Bau mussten 176 Wohnungen weichen, im gleichen Zeitrahmen wurden aber auch Hunderte neue Wohnungen in Querenburg gebaut. Die Bauarbeiten erfolgten in sechs Teilabschnitten. Die Kosten beliefen sich auf über 120 Millionen DM, wobei allein das Knotenbauwerk zum Uni-Center und den Tiefgaragen über 5 Millionen DM kostete. Im November 1972 wurde der letzte Abschnitt dem Verkehr übergeben. Mit einer Länge von 8.660 Metern ist die Universitätsstraße die längste Straße Bochums, die Hattinger Straße misst 8.473 Metern.

Die Straße führt vom Bochumer Hauptbahnhof in der Bochumer Innenstadt bis zur Wittener Straße bzw. Unterstraße in Bochum-Langendreer. Dabei kreuzt sie die Wasserstraße, den Bochumer Ring, die heutige Bundesautobahn 448, die Markstraße sowie die A 43 (freigegeben 1971). Die teilweise als autobahnähnliche Kraftfahrstraße Straße ist damit eine wichtige Verbindungs- und Ausfallstraße in der städtischen Verkehrsplanung bezüglich des motorisierten Individualverkehrs (MIV).

Sie bindet neben der Universität, den Gesundheitscampus, die Hochschule Bochum, das Technologiequartier sowie die Wohnviertel der Hustadt und in Steinkuhl an. Hinsichtlich des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs (ÖPNV) bindet sie unter anderem die Hochschulen, das Neue Gymnasium und die Erich-Kästner-Gesamtschule über die Stadtbahnlinie U35 - Campusline (früher auch als Linie 5, 305 und 306 bezeichnet) an den Hauptbahnhof an.

Zu den markanten Bauwerken zählen das Exzenterhaus, die Gerhard-Petschelt-Brücke und Stadtbahnbrücke im Bereich der Stadtbahn-Endhaltestelle Hustadt, die als Vorleistung einer bislang nicht realisierten Verlängerung der Stadtbahn nach Witten bereits errichtet wurde.

Literatur
 Michael Fehr, Diethelm Koch: Umbau der Stadt – Beispiel Bochum. Museum Bochum, Kunstsammlung. Studienverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer, Bochum, 1975.
 Michael Fehr, Diethelm Koch, Michael Wolf: Über die moderne Art zu leben – oder: Rationalisierung des Lebens in der modernen Stadt. Anabas, Fulda, 1977

Weblinks
 Bilder um 1975

Einzelnachweise

Straße in Bochum


Returning is the story of the reality behind the Atlantis legends, the tale of the explorers and colonists who left Barzak aboard three great starships to travel and colonise, using a wormhole drive that takes the ships beyond time. Aboard the Warrior, the passage between systems is instantaneous. To the rest of the galaxy, hundreds of years pass. Captain Kimewe Romiwero has left everything irrevocably behind to lead her crew; when they finally turn for home, some fifteen ship-years later, over 86,000 years have passed, and Earth is a very different place – and in desperate need of something to aspire to.
Author J. T. McDaniel has crafted an engrossing story, combining alt-history and sci-fi dystopia with a realism that seems chillingly plausible. I found the idea of an FTL drive that travels point to point, taking the ship effectively outside time, to be a particularly nice twist to the story, and the segments of the book set on Earth were all too possible in the current political environment. There was a slight tendency to 'tell' information throughout the book, but overall it wasn't too overdone, and the various plotlines were well-paced. All in all I found this a thoroughly enjoyable read, definitely recommended for any alt-history or sci-fi enthusiasts.


Upon landing, Byrne jumped from the plane while it was still in motion. The plane came to rest in a grassy area a short distance away and became fully engulfed in flames.
SNOW HILL, MD. Maryland State Police report that on June 29, 2014, at approximately 0247 hrs, troopers responded to the area of 3323 Snow Hill Road for a reported single vehicle collision. Upon the arrival of troopers it was determined Michael Cieslak of Washington DC was traveling on Snow Hill Road in a 2006 Mercedes when he failed to maintain control of the vehicle. The Mercedes left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Cieslak was treated on scene, but troopers noted evidence of impairment. Cieslak failed field sobriety testing and was placed under arrest. He was transported back to the Berlin Barrack, and he agreed to take an evidentiary breath test yielding a result of 0.17 grams of alcohol per 210 ml of breath. Any breath sample of 0.08 or above is deemed to be impaired in the State of Maryland.


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Optomec Teams with Lockheed and GE to Secure NextFlex Contract Award
Shayna Watson2017-07-25T22:31:22+00:00June 6th, 2017|
Optomec to deliver multiple systems for printing 3D Sensors, 3D Antenna and other 3D Electronics as part of $3 Million Project
Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6 June, 2017 — Optomec, a leading global supplier of production grade additive manufacturing (AM) systems for 3D Printed Metals and 3D Printed Electronics, today announced that the company, in concert with development partners Lockheed Martin, Binghamton University, General Electric Company, Intrinsiq Materials, and the University of Maryland, was recently awarded one of five development projects from NextFlex®, to help bring Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) to widespread adoption. NextFlex is America's FHE Manufacturing Institute and a leading force in the US manufacturing industry. FHE is a new class of lightweight, low cost, flexible, stretchable, conformable and efficient devices for the Internet of Things (IoT), medical, robotics and communication markets.
The project, entitled "Conformal Printing of Conductor and Dielectric Materials onto Complex 3D Surfaces" has a total value on $3.1 million. The total cost-shared value of contracts from all NextFlex project calls to date is $45 million, signaling the confidence of industry, academia and government leaders for bringing FHE mainstream.
The goal of the project is to enable conformal printing of conductor and dielectric materials on complex 3D surfaces by advancing tooling, software and printing processes. Optomec's contribution includes the upfront delivery of two Pilot Line systems to be installed at the NextFlex Technology Hub in San Jose, California and in New York using Optomec Aerosol Jet 5-axis (5x) printing systems. Additional existing Aerosol Jet systems will be made available at a number of the team member facilities. Advanced tool path generation software will enable the project team to print conformal circuitry at resolutions down to 10 microns onto 3D surfaces using Aerosol Jet 5x systems. As a result, Lockheed, the project lead, will deliver conformal sensors, 3D antenna structures and non-planar circuit routing demonstrators.
"Optomec is committed to supporting industries' growing need to deploy smart, connected devices that take advantage of data and cloud computing advances to improve performance and lower cost throughout the product life cycle", said Optomec CEO, Dave Ramahi. "We are very excited to be part of this important project and to be working with our NextFlex partners to accelerate the development of FHE-enabled products." Click here for more information on all 5 NextFlex project calls.
About NextFlex
NextFlex®, America's Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute, is a leading force in the Manufacturing USA network. Formed through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and FlexTech Alliance, NextFlex is a consortium of companies, academic institutions, non-profits and state, local and federal governments with a shared goal of advancing U.S. manufacturing of FHE. Since its formation in 2015, NextFlex's elite team of thought leaders, educators, problem solvers and manufacturers have come together to collectively facilitate innovation, narrow the manufacturing workforce gap and promote sustainable manufacturing ecosystems. For more information, visit www.nextflex.us and follow NextFlex on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
Optomec is a privately-held, rapidly growing supplier of Additive Manufacturing systems. Optomec's patented Aerosol Jet Systems for printed electronics and LENS 3D Printers for metal components are used by industry to reduce product cost and improve performance. Together, these unique printing solutions work with the broadest spectrum of functional materials, ranging from electronic inks to structural metals and even biological matter. Optomec has more than 200 marquee customers around the world, targeting production applications in the Electronics, Energy, Life Sciences and Aerospace industries.
Twitter- http://twitter.com/optomecinc
Facebook- www.facebook.com/optomec
LinkedIn- http://www.linkedin.com/company/optomec
LENS is a registered trademark of Sandia National Labs; Aerosol Jet is a registered trademark of Optomec.
Aerosol Jet 5 Axis System, printing antennas and sensors on three cell phone inserts
Shayna Watson
swatson@optomec.com


This is a past version of this module for MSIN3012 17/18.
The aim of the module is to introduce engineers and technologists to some of the techniques of foresight and scenario planning, including some of the many reasons why those techniques can fail. It is to give a rounded and nuanced view of the business environment into which technologies are introduced and some of the associated governance issues.
This course is intended to empower students to become innovators by familiarising them with tools to understand the future of the technologies around which students may wish to conduct innovation: both on a micro scale, looking at the technology itself; and the macro scale, examining the strategic environment in which the innovation will be launched. Specifically, through a rigorously-designed scenario-planning exercise, students will learn how to understand how the environment for your technology is developing. This will present skills to enable graduates to 'read ahead' when producing an innovation: to understand the roll out and adoption of that innovation and the competitive environment where it will appear.
Reflect on their own position in analysing technology and cultivate a rounded understanding of how their own biases may not match those of other stakeholders.
Provide insight into current trends across a number of key industrial sectors.


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package okhttp3.internal.ws;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ProtocolException;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
import okhttp3.MediaType;
import okhttp3.RequestBody;
import okhttp3.Response;
import okhttp3.ResponseBody;
import okhttp3.WebSocket;
import okhttp3.WebSocketListener;
import okhttp3.internal.NamedRunnable;
import okhttp3.internal.Util;
import okhttp3.internal.platform.Platform;
import okio.BufferedSink;
import okio.BufferedSource;
import okio.ByteString;
import okio.Okio;

import static okhttp3.internal.platform.Platform.INFO;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketProtocol.CLOSE_ABNORMAL_TERMINATION;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketProtocol.CLOSE_CLIENT_GOING_AWAY;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketProtocol.CLOSE_PROTOCOL_EXCEPTION;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketProtocol.OPCODE_BINARY;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketProtocol.OPCODE_TEXT;
import static okhttp3.internal.ws.WebSocketReader.FrameCallback;

/**
 * An implementation of {@link WebSocket} which sits on top of {@link WebSocketReader} and
 * {@link WebSocketWriter}.
 *
 *
Threading

 * This class deals with three threads concurrently and care must be taken to only access the
 * appropriate resources on each:
 *

 *
Reader: This is the only thread allowed to access {@link #reader}. Methods from
 * {@link FrameCallback} will happen on this thread as a result. This is the only thread that
 * should invoke methods on the {@link #readerListener}.

 *
Replier: Invoked on {@link #replier} to write responses from reading
 * frames. Contends with the "Sender" thread for access to {@link #writer}.

 *
Sender: Methods from {@link WebSocket} will happen on this thread. Contends with the
 * "Replier" thread

 *

 * Instance variables have prefixes matching the thread names based on the thread on which they can
 * be accessed. A prefix of "writer" indicates both "Sender" and "Replier" threads can access.
 */
public abstract class RealWebSocket implements WebSocket, FrameCallback {
  private final WebSocketReader reader;
  private final WebSocketListener readerListener;
  /** True after a close frame was read by the reader. No frames will follow it. */
  private boolean readerSawClose;

  final WebSocketWriter writer;
  /** True after calling {@link WebSocketWriter#writeClose(int, String)} to send a close frame. */
  final AtomicBoolean writerClosed = new AtomicBoolean();

  /** Guarded by itself. Must check {@link #isShutdown} before enqueuing work. */
  private final Executor replier;

  /** True after calling {@link #close(int, String)}. No writes are allowed afterward. */
  private boolean senderSentClose;
  /** True after {@link IOException}. {@link #close(int, String)} becomes only valid call. */
  private boolean senderWantsClose;

  private final Response response;
  private final String name;

  /** The thread looping the reader. Will become null when looping stops for any reason. */
  private volatile Thread looperThread;
  /** Guarded by {@link #replier}. True after calling {@link #shutdown()}. */
  private boolean isShutdown;

  protected RealWebSocket(boolean isClient, BufferedSource source, BufferedSink sink, Random random,
      Executor replier, WebSocketListener readerListener, Response response, String name) {
    this.readerListener = readerListener;
    this.replier = replier;
    this.response = response;
    this.name = name;

    reader = new WebSocketReader(isClient, source, this);
    writer = new WebSocketWriter(isClient, sink, random);
  }

  ////// READER THREAD

  /** Read and process all socket messages delivering callbacks to the supplied listener. */
  public final void loopReader() {
    looperThread = Thread.currentThread();

    try {
      try {
        readerListener.onOpen(this, response);
      } catch (Throwable t) {
        Util.throwIfFatal(t);
        replyToReaderError(t);
        readerListener.onFailure(t, null);
        return;
      }

      while (processNextFrame()) {
      }
    } finally {
      looperThread = null;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Read a single control frame or all frames of a message from the web socket and deliver any
   * notifications to the listener. Returns false when no more messages can be read.
   */
  final boolean processNextFrame() {
    try {
      // This method call results in one or more onRead* methods being called on this thread.
      reader.processNextFrame();

      return !readerSawClose;
    } catch (Throwable t) {
      Util.throwIfFatal(t);
      replyToReaderError(t);
      if (t instanceof IOException && !(t instanceof ProtocolException)) {
        readerListener.onClose(CLOSE_ABNORMAL_TERMINATION, "");
      } else {
        readerListener.onFailure(t, null);
      }
      return false;
    }
  }

  @Override public final void onReadMessage(ResponseBody message) throws IOException {
    readerListener.onMessage(message);
  }

  @Override public final void onReadPing(ByteString buffer) {
    replyToPeerPing(buffer);
  }

  @Override public final void onReadPong(ByteString buffer) {
    readerListener.onPong(buffer);
  }

  @Override public final void onReadClose(int code, String reason) {
    replyToPeerClose(code, reason);
    readerSawClose = true;
    readerListener.onClose(code, reason);
  }

  ///// REPLIER THREAD (executed on replier, contends with sender thread)

  /** Replies with a pong when a ping frame is read from the peer. */
  private void replyToPeerPing(final ByteString payload) {
    Runnable replierPong = new NamedRunnable("OkHttp %s WebSocket Pong Reply", name) {
      @Override protected void execute() {
        try {
          writer.writePong(payload);
        } catch (IOException t) {
          Platform.get().log(INFO, "Unable to send pong reply in response to peer ping.", t);
        }
      }
    };
    synchronized (replier) {
      if (!isShutdown) {
        replier.execute(replierPong);
      }
    }
  }

  /** Replies and closes this web socket when a close frame is read from the peer. */
  private void replyToPeerClose(final int code, final String reason) {
    Runnable replierClose = new NamedRunnable("OkHttp %s WebSocket Close Reply", name) {
      @Override protected void execute() {
        if (writerClosed.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
          try {
            writer.writeClose(code, reason);
          } catch (IOException t) {
            Platform.get().log(INFO, "Unable to send close reply in response to peer close.", t);
          }
        }

        quietlyCloseConnection();
      }
    };
    synchronized (replier) {
      if (!isShutdown) {
        replier.execute(replierClose);
      }
    }
  }

  private void replyToReaderError(final Throwable t) {
    Runnable replierClose = new NamedRunnable("OkHttp %s WebSocket Fatal Reply", name) {
      @Override protected void execute() {
        if (writerClosed.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
          // For protocol and runtime exceptions, try to inform the server of such.
          boolean protocolException = t instanceof ProtocolException;
          boolean runtimeException = !(t instanceof IOException);
          if (protocolException || runtimeException) {
            int code = protocolException ? CLOSE_PROTOCOL_EXCEPTION : CLOSE_CLIENT_GOING_AWAY;
            try {
              writer.writeClose(code, null);
            } catch (IOException inner) {
              Platform.get()
                  .log(INFO, "Unable to send close in response to listener error.", inner);
            }
          }
        }

        quietlyCloseConnection();
      }
    };
    synchronized (replier) {
      if (!isShutdown) {
        replier.execute(replierClose);
      }
    }
  }

  ////// SENDER THREAD (aka user thread)

  @Override public final void message(RequestBody message) throws IOException {
    if (message == null) throw new NullPointerException("message == null");
    if (senderSentClose) throw new IllegalStateException("closed");
    if (senderWantsClose) throw new IllegalStateException("must call close()");
    if (Thread.currentThread() == looperThread) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("attempting to write from reader thread");
    }

    MediaType contentType = message.contentType();
    if (contentType == null) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
          "Message content type was null. Must use WebSocket.TEXT or WebSocket.BINARY.");
    }
    String contentSubtype = contentType.subtype();

    int formatOpcode;
    if (WebSocket.TEXT.subtype().equals(contentSubtype)) {
      formatOpcode = OPCODE_TEXT;
    } else if (WebSocket.BINARY.subtype().equals(contentSubtype)) {
      formatOpcode = OPCODE_BINARY;
    } else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown message content type: "
          + contentType.type() + "/" + contentType.subtype() // Omit any implicitly added charset.
          + ". Must use WebSocket.TEXT or WebSocket.BINARY.");
    }

    BufferedSink sink = Okio.buffer(writer.newMessageSink(formatOpcode, message.contentLength()));
    try {
      message.writeTo(sink);
      sink.close();
    } catch (IOException e) {
      senderWantsClose = true;
      throw e;
    }
  }

  @Override public final void ping(ByteString payload) throws IOException {
    if (payload == null) throw new NullPointerException("payload == null");
    if (senderSentClose) throw new IllegalStateException("closed");
    if (senderWantsClose) throw new IllegalStateException("must call close()");
    if (Thread.currentThread() == looperThread) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("attempting to write from reader thread");
    }

    try {
      writer.writePing(payload);
    } catch (IOException e) {
      senderWantsClose = true;
      throw e;
    }
  }

  /** Send an unsolicited pong with the specified payload. */
  public final void pong(ByteString payload) throws IOException {
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A Pentagon study released on Tuesday argues that gay troops would cause little to no disruption if allowed to serve openly, according to the According Press.
The study concludes that repeal would have "some limited and isolated disruption to unit cohesion and retention," but long-term effects would be minimal.
According to the assessment, 92% of troops who have served with someone they believed to be gay thought that their unit's ability to work together was either very good, good, or neither good nor poor.
Top administration and military officials are briefing the Senate on Tuesday afternoon on the results of the Pentagon review.
Major military leaders—including supporters Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—will be among those speaking about the policy later this week before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
This year's Defense Authorization Act would be the vehicle for repealing "don't ask, don't tell." The House of Representatives has voted to overturn the policy as part of a broader defense policy bill. Senate Republicans have blocked the measure in that chamber because they say not enough time has been allowed for debate on unrelated provisions in the bill. This decision has delayed the passing of a defense spending bill to fund the military. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, intends to seek a vote this month on the bill, which will also include repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."
Republicans, led by Sen. John McCain, have mostly opposed repealing the law, claiming that the repeal is politically driven and dangerous at a time of two wars. The heads of the four military branches have either directly opposed or expressed concern about the policy change, at least until the survey results were complete.
The survey is based on responses by some 115,000 troops and 44,200 military spouses to more than a half million questionnaires distributed last summer. The study group, led by Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson and Army General Carter Ham, also visited various military bases and held town hall-style meetings with service members.
The authors outlined a number of recommendations for effectively handling the repeal, including new guidelines for conduct among service members. They will also recommend that those previously removed from the military under "don't ask, don't tell" be allowed to reapply to rejoin the military.


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How Kelsey Asbille Chow Became Yellowstone's Monica Dutton
December 22, 2022 • by Florie Mae Malapit
The high-rated show "Yellowstone" has taken the world by storm, and it's easy to see why: it's a beautifully shot series with an incredible cast. It follows a ranching family in Montana and their struggles with life on their land.
One of the stars of this show is Kelsey Asbille Chow, who plays Monica Dutton in the series.
In the last few years, Kelsey Asbille Chow has made a name for herself as one of Hollywood's most promising up-and-coming actresses. Unsurprisingly, her talent landed her a part in "Yellowstone," one of Paramount Network's critically acclaimed dramas. She brings energy and intensity to every part, but how did she land her coveted role?
Kelsey Asbille as Monica Dutton in the neo-Western drama television series Yellowstone (Credit: Paramount Network)
This article will take you through her journey from being a young actress to landing her role in Yellowstone.
It's a story of hard work, determination, and perseverance that shows how far you can go if you believe in yourself and work hard enough.
How did Kelsey Asbille Chow Start her Acting Career?
Kelsey Asbille Chow, the daughter of Jim and Jean Chow, has always had a passion for the stage. She performed in several school plays and dance productions while attending Hammond School in Columbia, South Carolina.
She began her acting career in school plays, progressed to local theater, and has even played in Italy with the Hammond Select Ensemble. She acquired experience in regional theater, where she could further hone her acting chops.
The star began Hollywood fame at 13 when she was cast in a recurring part on the hit television series "One Tree Hill" (2003-2012).
Her participation in the show was formative to her acting career, which she opted to pursue after having several excellent on-set experiences and receiving lots of support from loved ones.
Kelsey Asbille at the premiere of The Wine of Summer in Beverly Hills, California on October 6, 2015 (Credit: Tony DiMaio / Startraksphoto)
A guest spot on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" was secured for her from 2005 to 2008. During her time on "Den Brother" in 2010, she got to act with Matisse Burrows and G. Hannelius. Following that, she went on to star in films and television shows like "Pair of Kings" (2010) on Disney XD, "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012), and "Run" (2013).
Kelsey appeared on the Fox drama "Hieroglyph" in 2014, but the show was canceled before it even aired. During the 2016 season, she was given a recurring role on the hit television drama "Teen Wolf."
The performer has appeared in two music videos in addition to her acting roles. One was for Bonnie McKee's "Sleepwalker" in 2013, while the other was for Hayley Kiyoko's "Girls Like Girls" (2015).
Kelsey Asbille at the Los Angeles premiere of Wind River on July 26, 2017 (Credit: Vince Flores / Startraksphoto)
As of 2017, she has only published under the name Kelsey Chow. She went by Kelsey Asbille when she played Native American ladies in "Wind River" and "Yellowstone."
How Did Kelsey Asbille Chow Grab Her Role in Yellowstone?
In Taylor Sheridan's massive Western drama, Kelsey plays a teacher to a Native American family: her husband Kayce (Luke Grimes) and their little son Tate (Brecken Merrill). They are divided between the comforts of the Dutton family ranch and the simplicity of life on the reserve.
Kelsey Asbille's character, Monica Dutton, has been a regular on "Yellowstone" since its 2018 launch. The talented actress gives life to Sheridan's determined woman on the big screen. She faces challenges frequently and strives to make the best choices for herself and her loved ones.
Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton and Kelsey Asbille as Monica Dutton in the neo-Western drama television series Yellowstone (Credit: Paramount Network)
Despite appearances, Kelsey Asbille is actually "terrible" at horse riding, as she acknowledged on Kelly Clarkson's NBC talk show. She said, moreover, that she had told the proverbial "actor's white lie" during her Yellowstone audition.
When Kelly asked Kelsey about the audition process, the actress replied, "I had a whole paragraph of special skills." She may have embellished her resume, but her acting skills more than made up for her lack of equestrian experience.
How, then, did she film those exciting equestrian sequences? "It's movie magic," Kelsey said.
Kelsey Asbille admitted that she told a little white lie regarding her equestrian experience, leading to a lot of "movie magic" in order to film those horse-riding sequences (Credit: Paramount Network)
The "Brimming With Love" star acknowledged everyone who helped her throughout filming, including the Yellowstone editor, her skilled stunt double, and the wranglers and horse trainers.
Kelsey shared in an in-depth look that she enjoys watching Monica and Kayce together. "Kayce and Monica have a bit of a Romeo and Juliet vibe," she says.
The "The Wine of Summer" star also said she had several "pinch-me" moments while filming the western drama series.
Working with a legend like Kevin Costner is one of them. She claimed that she experienced one of these episodes during the show's production.
Kevin Costner as John Dutton and Kelsey Asbille as Monica Dutton in the neo-Western drama television series Yellowstone (Credit: Paramount Network)
Kelsey gushed about her experience in an online interview with E! News: "Last season, on 'Yellowstone,' we were shooting out on this beautiful land in Utah. Beautiful land–having a campfire. And Kevin Costner is telling a story under the stars… those are always 'pinch me' moments. Like–what am I doing!? I can't believe this is my job [laughs]. There's a lot of pinch-me moments, and it's a master-class on both shows, really."
Why did Kelsey Chow change her name?
In a 2018 interview with TMZ, the "Wind River" star openly blames Hollywood for forcing her to change her last name from Chow since it was the only way she could survive in this profession.
She felt that others were categorizing her solely by her last name, Chow, which was one of the primary motivating factors in her decision to change her identity. In the past, she had played stereotypical roles in films because of her last name. Kelsey decided to legally change her name from Chow to broaden her acting opportunities.
Ironically, while playing a Native American in "Wind River" and the new "Yellowstone" series did release her from the stereotypical casting she'd been subjected to previously, it also opened her up to tremendous criticism.
Kelsey Asbille attending the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2023 runway presentation during Paris Fashion Week on October 4, 2022 (Credit: Laurent Zabulon / ABACA / INSTARimag / Cover Images)
Controversy arose when it was revealed that Kelsey Asbille would play the Native American wife of the main protagonist. Kelsey Asbille Chow is a mixed-race Asian American who has claimed to be a descendant of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
However, a declaration from the tribe stated that "she is not now nor has she ever been an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians."
Several leaders in the Native American community have issued a boycott of the Yellowstone project because of the casting, urging Native American performers to decline the role.
How Tall Is Kelsey Asbille Chow?
Kelsey Asbille Chow is 5 feet 7 inches tall or 170 cm.
How Old Is Kelsey Asbille?
Kelsey Asbille Chow was born on September 9, 1991. She is currently 31 years old.
What is Kelsey Asbille Chow's ethnicity?
Kelsey's ethnicity is classified as Eurasian because she has both European and Asian ancestry. She holds American citizenship and is of mixed heritage, as her father, James Chow, is of Chinese-Taiwanese origin and her mother, Jean Chow, is of American-German background.
The star gave an interview with LA Teen Festival in 2010 in which she discussed her interest in learning Chinese.
Kelsey Asbille at the Season 5 premiere of Yellowstone in New York City on November 3, 2022 (Credit: ROGER WONG / INSTARimages / Cover Images)
She admitted, "My dad is Chinese, and I'm not fluent in Chinese, it's a very very hard language, but I'm very happy to be learning it. I think it's a really important language, especially nowadays. My dad thinks, of course, that I speak it all wrong. It's a very tonal language, so it's very difficult." She demonstrated her newfound Mandarin skills by saying, "My dad is Chinese."
The "Fargo" actress told W Magazine in 2018 that it was a "blessing" to have had the opportunity to learn so much about diverse cultures through her work in Yellowstone.
"As a person of mixed race, as you get older it matters more to you who you are and where you come from," she explained. "So to be able to get in touch with that side of my heritage has been amazing. I'd like to do that with all aspects of my heritage in the future."
Kelsey Asbille has nearly two dozen acting credits despite only being over 30 years old. Her professional life has already spanned three decades, yet she is just getting started.
Geared to take on the world, Kelsey Asbille has nearly two dozen acting credits to her name and shows no signs of stopping (Credit: Paramount Network)
Her portrayal of Monica Dutton in Yellowstone has garnered her a lot of attention, which has given Kelsey a chance to display her talents to a large audience. Still, it has also demonstrated that she has grown into a strong, capable, and independent young woman who is geared to take on the world.
We look forward to seeing what else she has to offer!


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California's Jerry Brown: Water Tunnel Shows 'I Want To Get [Stuff] Done' : The Two-Way Brown expressed his frustration with what's become an intractable problem by dropping a four-letter expletive.
Gov. Jerry Brown waits for the start of a news conference to announce plans to build a giant twin tunnel system to move water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to farmland and cities.
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a new $23.7 billion proposal that would build a twin tunnel system to carry water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta over to the southern part of the state.
Water in Southern California has become an intractable problem. The frustration was evident at the press conference, when Brown dropped a four-letter expletive.
"The Democratic governor has been seeking a way to move water through or around the Delta since he was governor before. He persuaded the Legislature three decades ago to approve a peripheral canal, but the measure was defeated in a referendum in 1982."
Lauren Sommer reports on the history for today's edition of All Things Considered.
She went to the delta with biologist Julio Adib-Samii who says the current pumps have contributed to the ecological damage of the delta.
"Ten years ago, the Delta's fish populations crashed," Sommer reports. "Chinook salmon numbers went so low, the commercial fishery shut down for two years."
Sommer added: "Federal wildlife agencies stepped in and said water pumping had to slow down during certain times of year to protect fish. That didn't go over well in certain parts of the state."
Today's announcement is supposed to fix all of this. But the project is already facing some tough hurdles.
"State officials admit they don't know just how much water would be diverted through the tunnels or how habitat restoration and decreased flows would affect the fish. They say these questions would be answered through scientific studies that accompany construction over the next 10-15 years.
"Opponents argue it would devastate the delta region, including its ecosystem and agriculture-based economy. They say it's unacceptable to proceed with building the tunnels without knowing up front their impact on imperiled fish species such as salmon and smelt. Officials said the amount of water to be pumped would depend on what is good for the fish."
We'll add audio of Sommer's piece to this post a little later on tonight.


I've worked for years to get here, and I have a real shot at the Olympics.
Unless I get kicked out of school for my rowdy behavior.
So when Coach tells me his daughter's in town, and it's my job to train her?
"Yes sir" is the only possible answer.
Too bad Tia's completely off-limits.
Being around her all the time is more than tempting — it's torture.
To get to know the father I haven't seen in a decade.
But the last thing I need is more heartbreak.
Too bad he looks even better out of the water than in it.
I just have to stay strong.
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Dry ice in a sealed container has the potential to become a dry ice bomb. Here's a look at the dangers associated with a dry ice bomb and how to avoid them.
What Is a Dry Ice Bomb?
A dry ice bomb simply consists of dry ice that is sealed in a rigid container. The dry ice sublimates to form carbon dioxide, which exerts pressure on the wall of the container until... BOOM! Although it is legal to make a dry ice bomb in some places, providing it is used for educational or entertainment purposes and not destruction, these devices are dangerous to make and use. Plus, many of the people who make a dry ice bomb do so accidentally, not realizing how quickly dry ice produces pressure or how much pressure it exerts as it turns into gas.
Dry Ice Bomb Dangers
A dry ice bomb causes an explosion with the following undesirable effects:
Extremely loud noise. You can permanently damage your hearing. This is the reason dry ice bombs are illegal in Tennessee, for example.
The explosion throws pieces of the container which act as shrapnel. It also throws pieces of dry ice, which could get embedded in your skin, producing frostbite and extreme tissue damage as the carbon dioxide freezes tissue and sublimates to form gas bubbles.
You can't gauge how pressurized the container is so you can't "defuse" the bomb. If you have a dry ice bomb that doesn't go off, it's still dangerous. You can't approach it to try to release the pressure, since this would put you at risk. The only good way to eliminate the hazard is to rupture the container from a distance. This often involves having a law enforcement officer shoot the container, which is a situation to avoid.
Accidental Dry Ice Bombs
While you may not set out to make a dry ice bomb, if you're working with dry ice you need to avoid making one unintentionally.
Don't seal dry ice in a latching cooler.
Don't close it up in a sealed fridge or freezer.
Don't close it in a plastic bottle.
Don't seal dry ice in anything!
This is an extremely risky project. However, it's important to know why it's risky and how to avoid endangering yourself working with this useful and interesting material.
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Looking for Drug Rehab and treatment centers in Norfolk, Virginia?
There are many drug and alcohol rehab centers possibilities to the people residing in the Norfolk area. You should understand each of the varieties of rehab possibilities that exist in Norfolk, AB., so that you can pick the ideal treatment option for yourself or a loved one. Choosing the proper drug treatment facility in Norfolk is the central factor in the process of treating of substance abuse, drug addiction and alcoholism. This info will help you to recognize your numerous rehab choices allowing you to have the highest potential for a successful end result.
Let's examine the many drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in Norfolk, Virginia possibilities that coincide with the circumstances of the person seeking rehab.
Inpatient alcohol and drug treatment in Norfolk, AB. is a rehab option ideal for many who require health-related treatment during treatment or individuals with considerable drug abuse histories. Men and women can develop both mental and physical dependence to alcohol and drugs even after a brief amount of time, so inpatient drug and alcohol treatment in Norfolk is considered the most beneficial rehab choice in almost all cases. As a result of substance abuse and addiction, men and women will most likely struggle to make a full recovery with the limited solutions available from outpatient rehab centers in Norfolk, Virginia where alcohol and drugs remain easily obtainable when they depart the outpatient program. In addition, individuals in rehabilitation who take part in outpatient treatment as opposed to inpatient drug and alcohol rehab in Norfolk continue to be vulnerable to negative influences and situations which may compromise their process of recovery. If someone resides with an abusive companion or continues to maintain relationships which entail drug abuse, any treatment endeavours in outpatient rehab will be in vain. This is the reason in-patient alcohol and drug rehab in Norfolk, AB. will generate more tangible outcomes that can prove lasting in contrast to an outpatient drug and alcohol rehab center where advantages are often very limited and acute.
In Norfolk there's both short-term and long-term inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation. Short-term is often a 30-day center, while long-term inpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation in Norfolk, Virginia is significantly more prolonged and treatment lasts 3 to 6 months on average. This is an ideal environment for clients because it is a completely drug free environment where they can recover both mentally and physically without distraction. Preferably, women and men proceed in the long-term in-patient drug rehab center in Norfolk for the maximum time frame permitted, in order to handle anything which might jeopardize their sobriety once they depart rehab. Due to the fact detoxing and becoming physically stabilized can require two to three weeks by itself, the three to six months in long-term in-patient drug rehab in Norfolk is going to be time wisely spent and a lot more effective than short-term centers.
The key aspect of all if you or a loved one is struggling with a substance abuse or addiction concern is to get it resolved right away, make calls and talk to trained addiction specialists and get an evaluation and treatment options to ensure the greatest opportunity for a full recovery.
Contact Agape Counseling and Therapeutic, by calling 757-962-2218.
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Contact Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, by calling 757-388-5481.
Contact Crisis Stabilization Center, by calling 757-664-6679.
Contact Little Creek Branch SARP, by calling 757-462-8148.
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Contact Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daught, by calling 757-668-7000.
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498 THE APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT in an early case, and repeated by other courts, that an appropriation does not confer such an absolute right to the body of the water diverted that the owner can allow it, after diversion, to run to waste and thus prevent others from using it for legitimate purposes.305 Custom in a community cannot authorize unreasonable waste of water.306 Nor does a decreed right to the use of a specified quantity of water authorize a wasteful or excessive use at such times as the maximum is not needed for the decreed purposes.307 Such practices that result in injury to junior appropriators may be restricted by a proper action. It must be emphasized that the waste of water that is frowned upon is unreasonable waste.309 Mathematical exactness in determining unreasonable excesses is seldom practicable, but a reasonable approximation to substantial accuracy should be aimed at.310 The prohibition against unnecessary waste does not mean that an appropriator is required to take extraordinary precautions to prevent waste of water if he is making a reasonable use of the water according to the general custom of the locality,311 "so long as the custom does not involve unnecessary waste."312 It is recognized, furthermore, that in operating an irrigation system-particularly a large one-there is practically always some unpreventable waste which is to be deemed a part of the appropriation.313 Claimants on a stream have the right to demand that water in excess of the reasonable requirements of those upstream be left in the channel to supply their own proper demands.314 And an appropriator who does not divert more 30SAtchison v. Peterson, 87 U. S. 507, 514 (1874);Mann v. Parker, 48 Oreg. 321, 323, 86 Pac. 598 (1906); Custer v. Missoula Public Service Co., 91 Mont. 136, 145, 6 Pac. (2d) 131(1931). ""Shafford v. White Bluffs Land & In. Co., 63 Wash. 10, 14-15, 114 Pac. 883 (1911). 307Fort Collins Mill. & Elevator Co. v. Larimer & Weld In. Co., 61 Colo. 45, 53,156 Pac. 140 (1916); Tucker v. Missoula Light & Ry. Co., 77 Mont. 91, 101-102, 250 Pac. 11 (1926). 308 Wall v. Superior Court of Yavapai County, 53 Ariz. 344, 356, 89 Pac. (2d) 624 (1939); Burley In. Dist. v. Ickes, 116 Fed. (2d) 529 (D. C. Cir. 1940); Clausen v.Armington, 123 Mont. 1, 17-18, 212 Pac. (2d) 440 (1949). 309Bennett v. Salem, 192 Oreg. 531, 544, 545, 235 Pac. (2d) 772 (1951). "This court has held that all unreasonable wasting of water should be suppressed by the court in adjudicating water rights." 310 Combs v. Agricultural Ditch Co., 17 Colo. 146, 153-154, 28 Pac. 966 (1892). 311Joerger v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 207 Cal. 8, 23, 276 Pac. 1017 (1929). 312Tiibre In. Dist. v. Lindsay-Strathmore In. Dist., 3 Cal. (2d) 489, 547, 45 Pac. (2d) 972 (1935). He "cannot be compelled to divert according to the most scientific method known." See Worden v. Alexander, 108 Mont. 208, 215, 90 Pac. (2d) 160 (1939). 313Thayer v. California Development Co., 164 Cal. 117, 137, 128 Pac. 21 (1912); Bidleman v. Short, 38 Nev. 467, 470-471, 150 Pac. 834 (1915). 314 Barrows v. Fox, 98 Cal. 63, 66, 32 Pac. 811 (1893); Fort Lyon Canal Co. v. Chew, 33 Colo. 392, 404-405, 81 Pac. 37 (1905); In re Hood River, 114 Oreg. 112, 188, 227 Pac. 1065 (1924).


After hovering around the no growth mark for the past three months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) jumped in August to its highest mark since July 2005. Demand for commercial / industrial projects continues to lead the way for increased billings, along with architecture firms on the East and West coast reporting a significant upturn in business. Based on the approximate six to nine month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending, the latest figures are very encouraging for the overall economy because they suggest a strong outlook in the commercial construction market well into 2007. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the August ABI rating was 59.5 (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings), a substantial rise from the 51.8 mark in July.
CIBC World Markets Industrial Multi-Industry Analyst, Christopher Glynn said, "The improvement from July in each subcategory of the ABI is a critical datapoint at this point in the construction cycle, where concerns over the direction of the macro economy and the impact of building materials inflation have created concern over the environment for construction spending. With the continued acceleration of the commercial/industrial billings and the strong historical correlation to future construction spending, we note improved visibility for electrical equipment manufacturers with meaningful exposure to nonresidential construction.
The Architecture Billings Index is derived from a monthly "Work-on-the-Boards" survey and produced by the AIA Economics & Market Research Group. Based on a comparison of data compiled since the survey's inception in 1995 with figures from the Department of Commerce on Construction Put in Place, the findings amount to a leading economic indicator that provides an approximately six month glimpse into the future of nonresidential construction activity. The diffusion indexes contained in the full report are derived from a monthly survey sent to a panel of AIA member-owned firms. Participants are asked whether their billings increased, decreased, or stayed the same in the month that just ended. According to the proportion of respondents choosing each option, a score is generated, which represents an index value for each month.
For almost 150 years, members of The American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. AIA members have access to the right people, knowledge, and tools to create better design, and through such resources and access, they help clients and communities make their visions real.
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