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CA 5-6 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated November 22, 1905
Schenker submits the manuscript of Harmonielehre; asks Cotta not to show it to potential rivals.
OJ 12/38, [1] Handwritten letter from Hans Liebstöckl to Schenker, November 29, [1906]
Liebstöckl regrets having annoyed Schenker by unwantedly disclosing his name as author of Harmonielehre in the Illustrirtes Wiener Extrablatt, promises to write about it "conscientiously," and disclaims being a Reger adherent.
CA 68 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated September 13, 1907
Schenker expects the press to be enthusiastic about Harmonielehre. — He comments of the "Riemann school."
CA 71 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cotta, dated December 16, 1907
Schenker proscribes the release yet of his name to Karl Grunsky. He comments on a review of his Harmonielehre by Max Burkhardt. He will be sending Kontrapunkt shortly.
OJ 5/15, [4] Incomplete handwritten letter draft from Schenker to Grunsky, undated [?between September 23 and December 31, 1908]
Schenker reports progress on his Kontrapunkt. — The main problem in music is "how length can be produced." — He recollects his love for the pious Bruckner, and his admiration for the latter's music, but speaks of its "defects," comparing the music favorably with that of Tchaikovsky. Bruckner's stumbling block was form.
WSLB 31 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated December 22, 1908
Schenker agrees to the Instrumentations-Tabelle being published without his newly written Introduction. — He declines the proposal to edit the Well-tempered Clavier Book II for the new Akademie, offerin alternative suggestions and observations on Busoni's editing.
OJ 10/1, [5] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 26, 1914
Dahms inquires after Schenker's study of Op. 110, and hopes to review it. He is sure there will come a day when Schenker's work is fully appreciated.
OJ 10/1, [31] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated November 9, 1917
Dahms is now with the War Ministry in Berlin. He comments on Korngold and Bruckner.
OJ 14/33, [3] Handwritten letter from Steglich to Schenker, dated February 15, 1918
Steglich accepts Schenker's offer of a copy of the Op. 111 Erläuterungsausgabe; he is a Riemann pupil, and has a keen interest in analyses.
OJ 6/6, [9] Handwritten triple-letter from Jeanette Kornfeld and Heinrich Schenker to Valerie and Moriz Violin, dated July 15, 1919
(1) Jeanette to Valerie: offers sympathy and reassurance about her illness; describes the Tantalier Castle and its romantic associations; (2) Heinrich to Valerie: recommends eating large quantities; (3) Heinrich to Moriz: supports food theory by reference to his own proneness to nervous depression; suggests that Valerie recuperate in Zell am See.
OJ 10/1, [45] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated September 26, 1919
Dahms responds to Schenker's letter (non-extant). He reflects on Prussian militarism. He declares that there is no such things as "military genius"; Germany was as guilty as the Entente Powers for the war; soldiers were treated as slaves by their officers, with Wilhelm II bearing the ultimate guilt. He rejects all political parties. England does not treat its people as Germany does. He believes only in the German spirit, which he regards as the spirit of the world. He cannot wait to leave Germany, and wants only to immerse himself in Schenker's work.
OJ 10/1, [52] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated June 9, 1920
Reflecting on the difficulty of finding housing and provisions, and on the recent German federal elections, Dahms asks whether mastery of chorale and fugue is to be obtained solely by exercises in the manner of [E. F.] Richter and others. — He inquires whether Schenker knows Kurth's Grundlagen des linearen Kontrapunkts, and whether there are any worthwhile [musical] people in Salzburg.
OJ 10/1, [55] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated July 30, 1920
Dahms finds the Berlin musicians on vacation to be ignorant – "artistic bolshevism." — He now understands Kurth's work better for Schenker's comments.
OJ 10/1, [72] Handwritten letter from Dahms to Schenker, dated October 28, 1922
Dahms chooses to remain in Italy in view of the "moral and physical devastation" that he hears reported from Germany. — He is committed to Schust & Loeffler for a Haydn biography. He reports on a review of his book "Offenbarung."
OJ 5/17, [1, vsn 1] Handwritten draft letter from Schenker to Hindemith, undated [November 3, 1926]
In response to Hindemith's letter of October 25, 1926, Schenker's 15-page first draft states his preference for a meeting with Hindemith in Vienna. Schenker thinks differently from Hindemith: the notion of a "good musician" is a delusion; artistic property is comparable with material property; the music of today is quite different from that of the past, the rules of the masterworks do not govern it, hence it is not art at all. Schenker reserves the right to speak his own mind.
OC 54/134 Typed letter from Otto Vrieslander to Schenker, dated February 20, 1927
Vrieslander, at pains to ensure that the music illustrations in the second Meisterwerk Yearbook are accurately and elegantly printed, reports that the engravers are having difficulty interpreting Schenker's music examples. He is putting his own work to one side in order to work exclusively on creating clear and elegant graphs; he proposes to come to Vienna in mid-March to go through all his work with Schenker.
OJ 9/34, [8] Handwritten letter from Cube to Schenker, dated May 28, 1927
Cube reports on the state teaching examination, on which he was graded "satisfactory," deploring the way it was conducted.
OJ 5/7a, [14] (formerly vC 14) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated April 29, 1928
Schenker sympathizes with Cube over the hostilities he faces; contrasts his own theory to the approach of Riemann. Has arranged for Hammer portraits to be sent to Cube [for bookshop exhibits], and directs him to biographical information about himself. Describes the trials of his 20s, which were surpassed by the difficulties he faced later with publishers and organizations. Upholds Joachim and Messchaert as models of performance art, and speaks of his contact with Brahms. Asks whether Cube will be joining him in Galtür in the summer.
OJ 89/2, [6] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated June 22, 1928
With thanks for birthday greetings, Schenker expresses how highly he values the Photogrammarchiv while endorsing van Hoboken's turning down of an "honor" that he was offered. — Schenker has, at Einstein's request, updated his entry in Riemann's Musiklexikon. — With the success of the Urlinie through Der Tonwille, he no longer considers himself isolated.
OJ 14/45, [71] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated July 18, 1928
Owing to a "complete breakdown," Violin is recovering at a sanatorium in Schierke, from where he writes. In response to Schenker's previous postcard, Violin had written more than once to Prof. [Fritz?] Stein for the return of the manuscript of a Handel arrangement by Schenker, and he will chase him up in August. A pupil of his, Harry Hahn, has taken upon himself to lecture on Schenker's theories at the local society of composers; for this he has prepared classroom-size enlargements of voice-leading graphs of a Bach prelude and a Schubert waltz, and has proved a surprisingly competent and persuasive speaker.
OJ 5/7a, [21] (formerly vC 21) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated November 20, 1928
Sends best wishes for Cologne lecture-series; is planning to issue a folder of Urlinien for use by teachers, and may deposit his handwritten Urlinien in the Photogrammarchiv, which will be officially opened on November [25]. The "counter-examples" should be taken slowly.
OJ 5/7a, [28] (formerly vC 28) Handwritten letter from Schenker to Cube, dated January 12, 1930
Acknowledges OJ 9/34, [20], and gives detailed critique of Cube's analysis of the C major Prelude from WTC I, including graphs; advises on additional reading and Cube's plans to publish the analysis.
OJ 12/6, [16] Handwritten letter from Jonas to Schenker, dated October 1, 1932
Further on Hoboken and the number of subscriptions; Jonas thanks Schenker for approving an article about the Photogrammarchiv that he hopes will be published in Die Musik.
OJ 89/7, [5] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hoboken, dated February 25, 1934
Schenker comments on Eva van Hoboken's visit [of February 18]; — Encloses a collection of articles, praises Hoboken's opposition to Ganche, and comments sardonically about Schering, Kretzschmar, and Riemann.
Diary entry by Schenker for 9 June 1907
Diary entry by Schenker for 1 October 1912
Diary entry by Schenker for 31 January 1913
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Diary entry by Schenker for 27 September 1925
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Diary entry by Schenker for 19 June 1928
Diary entry by Schenker for 8 February 1929
OC 3/3: Oct 1919-Jan 1920 Weisse: lessons: Oct 1919-Jan 1920
OC 3/3: Oct 1919-Jan 1920 Klammerth: lessons: Feb 1920-Jun 1920
OC 3/3: 1924/25 Elias: lessons: 1924/25
ML100 .R52 1919, [1] Schenker entry in Hugo Riemanns Musiklexikon, 9th edition, ed. Alfred Einstein (1919) [Author]


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Alpina unveils 507-hp B6 Biturbo Convertible - Currentblips Cars
Nice as it may be, the BMW 6 Series convertible doesn't really make our heart beat any faster. It's a soft, plush open-top tourer, and though the 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 underhood certainly doesn't skimp on the power, it doesn't really make for an enthusiastic driving experience.
Enter Alpina, the BMW tuning house that has given us the 7 Series-based B7 here in the United States, not to mention creations like the B5 abroad. Like the rest of its work, the appropriately named B6 Biturbo Cabriolet adds more power to the 650i engine – 507 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, compared to 400 hp and 450 lb-ft in the standard car. What's more, the suspension geometry gets tweaked slightly, and the car features new styling touches like a more aggressive front fascia, Alpina's iconic blue paint, and – of course – the tuner's signature 20-spoke wheels.
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Q: How to get each menu item from a list view by position? Let's say a list has 4 items, how can I get a view from each menu item of a list by position?

A: Unfortunately the items that are in the ListView are generally only those that are visible.  You should iterate on the ListAdapter instead.
For example, in some of my code, I have this:
    SimpleCursorAdapter adapter = (SimpleCursorAdapter) this.getListAdapter();
    int iNum = adapter.getCount();
    for(int i=0; i<iNum; i++)
    {
        Cursor c = (Cursor) adapter.getItem(i);

        // Now you can pull data from the cursor object,
        // if that's what you used to create the adapter to start with
    }

EDIT:
In response to jeffamaphone's comments, here's something else... if you are trying to work with each UI element then getChildAt is certainly more appropriate as it returns the View for the sub-item, but in general you can still only work with those that are visible at the time.  If that's all you care about, then fine - just make sure you check for null when the call returns.
If you are trying to implement something like I was - a "Select All / Select None / Invert Selection" type of feature for a list that might exceed the screen, then you are much better off to make the changes in the Adapter, or have an external array (if as in my case, there was nowhere in the adapter to make the chagne), and then call notifyDataSetChanged() on the List Adapter.  For example, my "Invert" feature has code like this:
    case R.id.selectInvertLedgerItems:
        for(int i=0; i<ItemChecked.length; i++)
        {
            ItemChecked[i] = !ItemChecked[i];
        }
        la.notifyDataSetChanged();
        RecalculateTotalSelected();
        break;

Note that in my case, I am also using a custom ListView sub-item, using adapter.setViewBinder(this); and a custom setViewValue(...) function.
Furthermore if I recall correctly, I don't think that the "position" in the list is necessarily the same as the "position" in the adapter... it is again based more on the position in the list.  Thus, even though you are wanting the "50th" item on the list, if it is the first visible, getChildAt(50) won't return what you are expecting.  I think you can use ListView.getFirstVisiblePosition() to account and adjust.

A: See here, this question answers the similar problem you mentioned here
In an android ListView, how can I iterate/manipulte all the child views, not just the visible ones?

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- Summary of audio segment: [Taylor: What kind of a mill was Newberger's?] Towels, Turkish towels. And then I worked in packing them, a half a dozen and tied them up. Take half a dozen at a time, picking out the seconds, and do them up. [Claire Murphy: How many looms did you work?] Two looms, and then they went to four. That was too much! But that's what they went to.
Murphy, Anne, Claire Murphy, and David Alan Taylor. Working at Newberger's Towels . -08-17, 1994. Audio. https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/afcwip000062/.
Murphy, A., Murphy, C. & Taylor, D. A. (1994) Working at Newberger's Towels . -08-17. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://0-www.loc.gov.oasys.lib.oxy.edu/item/afcwip000062/.
Murphy, Anne, Claire Murphy, and David Alan Taylor. Working at Newberger's Towels . -08-17, 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afcwip000062/>.


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Happy New Year from Cuddly Carrot! We are bringing in the new with a sweet treat (with no sugar) from Greece. Melomakarona are dry biscuits traditionally made and served with a honey syrup and making them unctuous and melt in the mouth! We hope you like our version, adapted by Laura's partner Panos to include no sugar or wheat. Lovely served with a coffee.
Start by combining the Orange juice and baking soda in a cup.
Now add the Orange juice mix to the oils in a large bowl.
In another bowl, add the flours and spices to the ground almonds and stir to combine.
Stir in the oil mix and form a soft ball of dough. Take small handfuls of dough and form ovals of the mixture and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for around 25 minutes until golden in colour. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
to make the syrup, boil the water and agave syrup together with the spices and orange for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the honey, stirring to dissolve.
soak the biscuits in the honey syrup for a minute or two on both sides until they have changed colour. Set the melomakarona on a platter before tipping any remaining syrup on top.
finish by topping the biscuits with a light drizzle of honey and some chopped walnuts.


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Q: How to get listview height in android? I need to find the height of android ListView with custom ListVAdapter. Each of ListView items can be of varying height. I have tried the following code which I found here:
public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView listView) {

        ListAdapter listAdapter = listView.getAdapter();
        if (listAdapter == null) {
            return;
        }

        int totalHeight = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
            View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView);
            listItem.measure(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
            totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight();
        }

        ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = listView.getLayoutParams();
        params.height = totalHeight + (listView.getDividerHeight() * (listAdapter.getCount() - 1));
        listView.setLayoutParams(params);
        listView.requestLayout();
    }

But it doesn't give actual height; it gives same height for all list items. Is it possible to find ListView height with list items of varying height?

A: When you call measure(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED), you're telling the view layout system to use an infinite width, so for example TextViews may just flow to a single line. Try passing the width of your list view:
public static void setListViewHeightBasedOnChildren(ListView listView) {
    ListAdapter listAdapter = listView.getAdapter();
    int totalHeight = 0;
    int listWidth = listView.getMeasuredWidth();
    for (int i = 0; i < listAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
        View listItem = listAdapter.getView(i, null, listView);
        listItem.measure(
            MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(width, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
            MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED);
        totalHeight += listItem.getMeasuredHeight();
    }
    // ...update list height
}

You also need to be sure you call this after onMeasure has been called on the list view, or listView.getMeasuredWidth() will return 0.

A: private int getTotalHeightofListView() {

    ListAdapter LvAdapter = lv.getAdapter();
    int listviewElementsheight = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < mAdapter.getCount(); i++) {
        View mView = mAdapter.getView(i, null, lv);
        mView.measure(
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED));
        listviewElementsheight += mView.getMeasuredHeight();
    }
    return listviewElementsheight;
}

try this code.

A: You can use getHeight():
System.out.println("height of list view..."+listview.getHeight());

Or follow this answer.

A: Based on @jeevamuthu code.
public static int getLVHeight(ListView listView) {
    ListAdapter adapter = listView.getAdapter();
    int height = 0;
    int count = adapter.getCount();
    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        View view = adapter.getView(i, null, listView);
        view.measure(
                View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED),
                View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, View.MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED));
        height += view.getMeasuredHeight();
    }
    height += listView.getDividerHeight() * (count - 1);
    return height;
}


When cancelling an insurance policy, it's common for insurers to send registered mail to the person named on the policy. However, in a case recently heard by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, communicating solely with the policy holder might not be enough to properly terminate a policy.
The policy holder was the wife of the driver/owner of a vehicle that was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. Prior to the accident the insurer had sent the policy holder registered mail indicating her policy was being cancelled due to non-payment of premiums. However, the insurer did not realize the owner of one of the cars on the policy was the policy holder's husband. He received no letter indicating the policy was being cancelled.
One of the passengers involved in the accident sued the driver for damages. Having already cancelled the policy, the insurer was not involved in the lawsuit. The driver settled the action for $234,574.33 and the province's Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund was assigned to collect the damages from the driver. The Fund also sued the insurer claiming the insurer had not effectively terminated its policy, and as such, it remained in force at the time of the accident.
At the initial trial, the province's Superior Court ruled the insurer did not properly terminate the policy. The court found that the Insurance Act required notice of termination to be sent to "the insured." The insured in this case, included the owner of the vehicle. By sending notice only to the policy holder, the insurer did not effectively terminate the policy. As a result, it was in force at the date of the accident.
The insurer appealed, in part, on the grounds that the trial judge erred in finding the notice of termination was ineffective. They claimed the policy owner misrepresented herself as the owner of the vehicle and they simply relied on that misrepresentation. However, the trial judge found no evidence the policy holder had made a misrepresentation of that kind, and that nobody had asked her who the owner of the vehicle was when adding it to her policy.
No statement of the applicant shall be used in defence of a claim under the contract unless it is contained in the signed written application therefor or, where no signed written application is made, in the purported application, or part thereof, that is embodied in, endorsed upon or attached to the policy.
The court found there was no written misrepresentation made, in writing or orally, by the policy holder. Without a finding of misrepresentation, the insurer had no basis for appeal on these grounds.
The court then turned to the insurer's submission that it was entitled to cancel the policy by sending notice only to the policy holder as the "named insured." The insurer relied on Section 236 of the Insurance Act, which states an insurance company can give notice that it does not intend to renew insurance to the "named insured" with 30 days' notice. However, the court pointed out that in this case the insurer was seeking to cancel an existing policy as opposed to not renewing a policy.
The court upheld the trial judge's finding that the policy was valid at the time of the accident and it covered the driver as the owner of the insured vehicle.
You may find yourself approached by representatives of an insurance company following an accident. It is important not to settle with an insurance company without first talking to a lawyer in order to ensure you do not miss out on your rights to compensation. At Derfel Injury Law, we have years of experience representing people injured in motor vehicle accidents. We work tirelessly to get the best possible resolution and compensation for our clients. Contact us by phone at 416.847.3580 or reach us online to talk today.


Talk about unnecessary, n but for some unknown reason, the mighty mouse (Disney studios) has nothing but live action updates for the next couple of years.
As a matter of fact, live action versions of both "Aladdin" (with the powerhouse casting of Will Smith as the blue genie) and "The Lion King" are set for release in summer of 2019.
But, we're here to talk about "Dumbo," the Tim Burton- directed tale of a flying elephant who gets ostracized from everyone in involved in his circus's troupe.
Director Tim Burton has worked with Michael Keaton has worked with before, in 1988's "Beetlejuice" 1989's "Batman" and 1992's "Batman Returns." Finally, Burton is back to his form with his penchant for whimsical set pieces and scenes wherein his mind runs all over the place. It really shows when Dumbo looks at floating bubbles that are the shape of various elephants floating in the open air sky above.
Keaton has played the villain role before in "Pacific Heights" as well as "Desperate Measures," both giant letdowns on his resume.
Also returning to Burton's ensemble is actress Eva Green.
She was the lead in his amazing and inventive "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" in 2016. I liked that movie quite a bit since it made my end of the year ten best list in 2016.
In "Dumbo," she is Colette, a circus performer and trapeze artist who spent time with Keaton's wealthy investor V.A. Vandervere. Vandevere is essentially a grifter, a con artist of sorts only in it for the short gain. He does not care for the life of the animals, just as a way to make a buck for his own selfish gains and interests.
"Dumbo" works because it takes from the original tale and adds enough diversity to make it just a bit different than the original story.
It takes some ideas and liberties from the original tale but makes it work for modern times and sensibilities. Even though it is set in 1940s middle America.
Colin Farrell is great as Holt Farmer, a soldier who lost an arm in the midst of fighting in the Great War overseas. His wife passed away while he was gone, so the entire circus troupe served as a sort of surrogate family for his kids.
Later on in the story is Alan Arkin as J. Griffin Remington, an investor who wants to see the elephant fly as anyone and everyone in the public. He befriends Danny Devito's Max Medici and offers to buy him a hot dog.
I wanted to dislike this movie, but I had such a good time with it I was still smiling when the end credits start to roll. Although not a masterpiece, "Dumbo" still works as a stand alone flick in the great Disney tradition.


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July 23, 1998 Arts & Culture » Arts Stories & Interviews
Time is on your side
By Desiree Cooper
It's not popular to tell the working masses that they've got plenty of time to burn, but according to Geoffrey Godbey, a professor of leisure studies at Penn State University, Americans are sitting on a gold mine of free time, and he's got the data to prove it.
"We don't have an ideological ax to grind," says Godbey, defending the results of his research. "This is just what we found."
In "Time for Life: Surprising Ways Americans Use Their Time," Godbey argues that previous reports which say that Americans are working harder than ever are exaggerated.
"When you ask people how many hours they worked last week, we found that they estimate that they worked an average of one to seven hours per week more than they actually worked," says Godbey. "And the more they work, the higher their estimations of work become. What we think happens is that people mistake pace for duration. They may be working hard, but they're not working any longer."
Godbey and his co-author, John Robinson, asked workers to keep diaries of how much time they spent on the job. Robinson is a professor of sociology and director of the Americans' Use of Time Project at the University of Maryland. The data from the 5,358 time diaries revealed shocking trends.
"The diaries showed that between 1965 and 1985, 18-to-65-year-olds gained almost an hour a day in leisure time," says Godbey.
More specifically, working women put in an average 36.8 hours per week on the job in 1965. In 1985, that number dipped to 30.8 -- adding six hours per week in leisure time. Employed men clocked an average 46.5 hours in 1965, compared to 39.7 hours in 1985. That means they're enjoying nearly seven hours more leisure time per week. When men and women -- both employed and unemployed -- are aggregated, it turns out that Americans have almost five more hours of free time per week than they did in the '60s.
The diaries also revealed:
On the average, women and men work about the same number of hours a week, even when the term "work" includes nonpaid work like housework and child care. While women tend to spend 30.9 hours per week on aspects of family care (compared to men's 15.9 hours per week), women tend to participate in paid work less when their family demands are greatest. Not only that, but for all women of all ages, the amount of time dedicated to housework has been on a steady decline since 1965.
While some people are indeed working harder, the trend is not as big as it seems. Less than 20 percent of Americans have fewer than 20 hours a week of free time.
While many people claim they forgo sleep in order to get everything done, there's little evidence that Americans are sleeping less. Women are getting 55 to 57.6 hours of sleep a week and men are getting 54.7 to 59.5 hours. Those numbers do not deviate significantly from figures reported in 1965.
In 1985, Americans ages 18-64, had an average 40 hours per week of free time, compared to 35 hours per week in 1965. The largest chunk of our free time (15 hours) is plowed into watching television as a primary activity. Even as a secondary activity (that is, watching TV while paying the bills or folding laundry), television is still No. 1.
How is it that our perception of available free time deviates so wildly from reality?
First, just because the average numbers reflect more leisure time doesn't mean that you don't experience "episodic labor crunches," explains Godbey. For example, the more roles you have the more time pressure you're likely to experience: homeowners are busier than non-homeowners, people with children are busier than people without, and working mothers on the average have less leisure time than stay-at-home moms. There are also episodic labor crunches based upon things like gender, race and socioeconomic status.
"For example, women's time is more permeable and interruptible than men's," says Godbey. "They are more likely to change their priorities based upon their spouse's jobs, the needs of their children, etc. That creates more unpredictable pressure on their time."
Third, free time rarely comes in segments large enough for us to feel a real lessening of time pressure. "Of the 40 hours of free time we have per week, 25 come on weekdays in small chunks," says Godbey. "That doesn't really provide a psychological break for people."
But the fact that Americans think they work harder than they do also reflects a cultural sea change, most notably in our attitudes toward leisure, say the authors. In the optimism which followed World War II, Americans began to believe that progress, and the accompanying increases in the standard of living, would be infinite.
"What emerged was a 'psychology of entitlement,' in which increasing levels of consumption were seen as more or less automatic -- and something the system owed the individual," write the authors.
That, coupled with the rise in advertising, created a consumption-driven society where the concept of "enough" has virtually disappeared.
"In the ancient Greek notion of leisure, contemplation was an ideal," Godbey and Robinson say. "Later, 'leisure' was thought of as 'pastimes,' but one cannot 'pass' the time if efficiency is the primary goal. One can only 'spend,' 'invest,' and 'save' it, or one will surely 'lose' it."
In order to be as efficient as possible, we engage in "time deepening, "a term Godbey uses to describe the strategies we use to make the most of every moment. Time deepening carries over from work into leisure, robbing leisure of its tranquillity.
"When time is viewed as a scarce resource, you behave differently," he says. "You watch TV, eat dinner and read the newspaper all at the same time. You substitute a quicker activity (doing aerobics for 45 minutes) rather than a slower one (playing tennis for two hours), or you do things with temporal precision ('I'll see you at 8:45') rather than with approximations. ('Come anytime around noon')."
Gone are the days when leisure meant learning to play Chopin or crafting furniture.
The researchers conclude that it's time for Americans to come to grip with the difference between "free time" and "leisure."
"It's amazing how people are spending their free time watching television," says Godbey, yet women report that television is less satisfying than cleaning the house, and men report that it's less satisfying than cooking.
Forgotten, adds Godbey, is the notion that leisure also embodies the notions of pleasure and activities which are intuitively worth doing.
"Many people have developed dysfunctional attitudes toward time as a infinitely expandable resource. Almost by definition, that means one can never have enough time -- even though we may really have all the time we need."
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A Living Wage.
A Live in Nanny.
A Closed Circuit Nanny Cam.
A Four Wheel Drive Corvette Station Wagon.
Flex Time (Meaning Work More Flexible to Families Instead of Vice Versa).
Tax Credits for Child Care.
Tax Credits for Macaroni Cheese and Tuna Casseroles.
Tax Credits for Disney Channel.
A Year's Supply of Paycheck Helper.
A 55-Gallon Drum of Scotch Guard.
A Real Vacation.
A Long Weekend.
A Three Hour Nap.
A Zero-Maintenance Roof.
School Uniforms.
Permanent No-Piercing Zone.
Automatic Curfew Child Retrieval System.
Discovery of an Underground Oil Well.
A Bottomless Flask.
An Automated Diaper Changer.
An Instantaneous Child Bedstand Glass of Water.
An Heretofore Unknown Rich Dead Uncle.
Multiple Lottery Wins.
On-Site Day Care.
On-Site Day Care (Employer Paid).
On-Site Day Care (Anyone Else Paid).
Day Care (Somewhere Cheap and/or Close).
30 Cc. of Thorazin Three Times a Day.
24-Hour On-Call Grandma
24-Hour On-Call Therapist.
24-Hour On-Call Bartender.
A Little League Coach Who Always Starts Your Child.
Platinum Card Paid by Anonymous Third Party.
Negative Interest Mortgage.
Self-Cutting Lawn.
Fully Assembled Christmas Gifts.
Nickel Beer Night.
An Honest Mechanic.
Children Bored with Television.
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A few years back, my son's girlfriend was enrolled at a local tech school, learning electronics, and asked for some help with her project. She was building a Picaxe based project. I hadn't looked at any of this in years, but was immediately sucked in. I've used the Picaxe for several things, but recently found that I'm running out of variables in the Picaxe architecture. Goofy freaking BASIC. So I'm guessing that soon, I will be moving to the Arduino variants (the code looks more like c# or Java).
In my near future will possibly be a two-pronged approach to object avoidance while piloting my boat at night: A Lidar-lite based solution above water, and an optical system below water, using 420 nm LEd's (kind of "violet" or "purple") which has the greatest transmission through water.
Might have to grab a pcDuino Arcadia for small Linux development - I like the i.Mx6 Freescale chip - I have a SolidRun Cubox-i for my home theater controller. I'm about to do some major 3-d visualization work, using the Point Cloud Library for another project I'm working on.
Glad to hear you've gotten into Arduino boards and enjoy it.


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NPD Webinar Details Big Changes in Children's and Licensed Publishing
By Karen Raugust |
The mature and typically stable book publishing industry has experienced a period of volatility since the start of the pandemic, accompanied by some big changes to segments such as young adult titles, comics and graphic novels, educational workbooks, and licensed publishing. "Understanding Trends in the U.S. Kids' Book and Licensing Market," a June 23 webinar presented by Kristen McLean, executive director and U.S. book industry analyst for the NPD Group, covered several key developments.
As of June 5, 2021, total unit sales of books (for all ages) have grown 21.4% year-to-date, compared to the same period in 2020, with signs pointing to a strong finish for the year as a whole. Typically, sales of books are very stable, with an increase of about 3% considered a very good year. "This speaks to how volatile 2021 has been," McLean said, pointing out that the growth in the first six months comes after an out-of-the-ordinary year in 2020.
Adult fiction and nonfiction are driving the growth in 2021, followed by juvenile fiction. The last segment has seen unit sales up 13% through the week of June 5, driven by holiday bursts for Valentine's Day, Easter, and the Dr. Seuss-driven Read Across America week in March. McLean describes the Seuss event as "very impactful" and noted that the controversy surrounding the discontinuation of certain Seuss titles also contributed to a doubling of franchise sales in March.
McLean highlighted the young adult "super-category" a normally small and stable segment, as one that is seeing some notable changes. Unit sales grew 50% in 2021 to date, following a fairly strong 2019. "But what was driving 2020 is not the same as what's driving sales in 2021," McLean explained. In 2020, YA was driven by bestsellers, including major frontlist releases like Stephenie Meyer's Midnight Sun and Suzanne Collins's Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. In 2021, however, there have been no major releases.
"There's a really, really engaged community that has emerged this year called #BookTok," McLean said, noting that the group's advocacy has pushed certain titles, especially backlist books, to the bestseller lists and kept them there. Several of the top YA books this year fall into this category, including They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. "It's really shifting the whole dynamic of YA," McLean said. "This is the first time we're seeing a meaningful impact from organized social media to put backlist titles back on the bestseller lists." She noted that retailers are watching this trend too, which increases the community's influence on sales.
Juvenile nonfiction has been the only super-category to show a decline in 2021 so far, with units down 1% year-to-date. But that is due to the strength of that category last year, as home schooling drove unprecedented sales of workbooks and coloring and activity titles from the likes of Rockridge Press, Workman, School Zone, Spectrum, and Scholastic. "It's down a little this year but still strong," McLean said of the category. She expects educational nonfiction to remain robust into the fall, saying, "Parents are worried about their kids falling behind."
The comics and graphic novel space is also an interesting one. The category has seen unit sales grow from 14 million units in 2006 to 30 million in 2020, representing an 8% compound annual growth rate. In 2020, unit sales were up 17%. But the drivers have changed in the past year.
Growth through 2019 was propelled by juvenile titles, notably Dav Pilkey's Dog Man franchise, which remains "an absolute juggernaut," McLean said. But in 2020, the market for kids' titles plateaued due to store closures, and adult manga, particularly titles associated with anime programs on Netflix, Hulu, and Crunchyroll, started to push the market forward. "Manga went from a passionate niche category to something mainstream," McLean said. "This in my opinion is one of the few true white spaces in publishing," as manga is expanding the comics audience by bringing in brand-new readers. So far in 2021, the total comics and graphic novel market has seen an increase of 112%, with manga up 284%, YA titles up 123%, and kids' titles up 33%.
McLean also noted the current strength of board books. The format has seen unit sales rise 19% year to date in 2021, a pace of growth that is one and a half times the rest of the kids' print market, which is up 11% collectively. "There's lots of competition from new and small presses with well-priced lookalikes taking share," McLean cautioned. "It's a supercompetitive part of the market. There are a lot of quick and nimble publishers muscling in on the space."
In kids' books (as in publishing overall), there has been a trend away from frontlist and toward backlist sales. The children's space has witnessed a 13-point shift toward backlist between 2004 and 2020. In 2004, frontlist titles accounted for 35% of unit sales, declining slightly to a 33% share in 2016. In just three years after that, however, in 2019, frontlist sales had shrunk to 28%. And, with stores closed in 2020, making it more difficult to discover new titles, frontlist books accounted for just 22% of unit sales.
Despite the fact that stores are open again, the trend continues into this year, with frontlist titles commanding a 21% share at the year's halfway point. McLean noted that the business is structured around frontlist, which generates less and less return on investment as its share vs. backlist shrinks. "If you ask me what's the number one risk for the book market, it's in the discovery of new frontlist books, especially for children," she said. "How will brand-new authors or children's books find an audience right now?"
The growing challenge of discovering new frontlist titles is one reason for the current strength of series books in the children's space. "Series offer parents an easy buy and keep kids engaged at home," McLean said. In 2021, two of every three kids' books sold have been series titles—led by Beginner Books, Dog Man, Little Golden Books, Dr. Seuss, Step into Reading, and Harry Potter—and series saw a huge bump in unit sales in 2020, to 174 million units from 154 million in 2019.
Challenges on the Licensing Front
The strength of backlist and series publishing is one of several factors impacting the licensed portion of the kids' book market. This is one area that has faced challenges in recent years, accelerated by the pandemic. It remains an important segment of publishing, with 15% of all books and 31% of all kids' books sold in the U.S. featuring a licensed IP. NPD defines licensed properties as including both book-native properties that are licensed to other companies, as well as non-book properties that come into the industry through what it terms a "pure licensing" arrangement.
"Like series books, [licensed titles] make their case at a glance at retail or online," McLean said. But she pointed out that licensed books are underperforming the rest of the market, with unit sales rising just 5% in 2020. The challenges facing this segment are not just pandemic-related; licensed publishing has seen a decline of 11% in units since 2016.
Backlist dominance is even greater in licensed publishing than in kids' books as a whole, with frontlist titles representing just 16% of the total. The licensed portion of the market has become dominated by literary licenses, which represent 73% of total volume of licensed titles, at the expense of "pure licenses."
"Mass retailers have played a very strong role in this," McLean said. "[Literary licenses] sell like hot cakes in the mass category, and they're starting to push pure licenses off the shelf." Literary licenses include Dr. Seuss, which NPD pegs as the top licensed property in the book industry, accounting for 14% of sales of licensed books and driving more than 50% of the growth in licensed titles for young readers ages four to eight this year.
Another factor impacting licensing is the fragmentation of the licensed IP landscape, as the business moves away from tentpole properties such as movies and toward alternatives such as streaming video on demand (VOD), video games, and the like. The number of properties has been proliferating, but fewer are the mainstream hits that formerly characterized the licensing market.
"More and more licenses are asking for our attention," McLean said. "There are more of them and they're smaller. Traditional pure licenses are at a disadvantage in the current marketplace." This evolution in media consumption makes it difficult for consumers to discover a new favorite license, for retailers to decide which licenses to support, and for publishers to figure out a rollout strategy for tie-in books.
As a result, the business model for licensed publishing is changing to more of an evergreen strategy. "We're just not seeing these large tentpole releases perform the way they did just a few years ago," McLean said. "There is evidence that streaming VOD paired with a movie and a retail play does have the ability to keep IP on the shelf longer than in the past. But it's early days." Video game-based book franchises like Five Nights at Freddy's and Minecraft, on the other hand, tend to see sales remain steady or even increase over time, unlike film licenses where sales plummet shortly after the movie release without a successful streaming VOD window.
Furthermore, an evergreen property can perform as well as a high-profile tentpole film these days. Disney's Frozen franchise drove sales of three million books over 294 titles, with a total value of $38 million, from 2017 to 2019 leading up to the release of Frozen 2, NPD estimates, with the top title, a Little Golden Book, selling 131,000 units. At the same time, Sesame Street drove 3.1 million unit sales across 373 titles, for a value of $31 million, with the top title, The Monster at the End of This Book, selling 274,000 units, a comparable performance to Frozen over that period.
As McLean said, "An evergreen strategy is essentially investing in backlist that will keep selling."
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UM Named Among Nation's Top 50 Safest Colleges
The Daily Beast, an online news site, has named The University of Montana the 23rd safest college in the U.S on its second annual ranking.
The website used crime data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI and the Secret Service from the calendar years 2006-08 to compile the 50 Safest Colleges rankings. The Clery Act mandates that all schools that receive federal funding disclose crime information annually. The data reflect incidents reported to campus or local police, not convictions.
To be eligible for the Daily Beast ranking, colleges must have at least 6,000 enrolled students and provide residential facilities. A total of 458 schools across the country met this criteria and were considered for the ranking.
The statistics account for nine types of criminal incidents, which were weighted based on a subjective judgment of violence. All totals were then divided by the number of enrolled students, so that midsize and large campuses could be accurately compared.
Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisc., was ranked as the No. 1 safest college. The Daily Beast also ranked the 50 Most Dangerous Colleges. To view the complete list of rankings, visit http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-14/50-safest-colleges/.
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It's also, as Peele has said, more thoroughly a horror film. While "Us" has drawn very good reviews (94 per cent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it a relatively low "B'' CinemaScore. Paul Dergarabedian chalked that up mainly to moviegoers feeling shell-shocked when they emerged from the theatre.


Can't Let Go is on tour! It's visiting a slew of blogs this week. Check out what these amazing bloggers have to say!
January was a great month. Can't Let Go went free for five days and sold over two thousand copies! Our KDP reads have been off the charts too. To celebrate such a great start to the year, Come A Little Closer will be 99cents all month! If you haven't snagged a copy be sure to do so!
Onto some new news. I have two new stories in the works—the third Gerogia Boys Novel, Forever and Three Days, and an untitled masterpiece. Hopefully one will be ready to go by May, if not sooner. Until next time!


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House, Senate advance bills dealing with school isolation rooms, vaping
By SARAH MANSUR
smansur@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD — The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills between them last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commemoration of Juneteenth and automatic voter registration in prisons, among other topics.
Friday was the deadline for the General Assembly to pass bills out of each chamber, for consideration in the other chamber. The General Assembly's session is scheduled to end May 31.
Capitol News Illinois has summarized below a few of the notable bills that passed one chamber last week. To become law – among other pathways – the bills will still need to receive approval from the other chamber and the governor.
Passed the Senate
Senate Bill 512 creates the Youth Vaping Act, which prohibits the use of certain harmful additives in electronic cigarettes — including vitamin E acetate — that are associated with lung illness.
It also would ban the use of deceptive advertising that encourages the use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping, to quit tobacco products, unless the product has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to market for such use.
It also amends the Prevention of Cigarette Sales to Persons under 21 Years of Age Act to include electronic cigarettes. The bill, sponsored by Lake Forest Democrat Julie Morrison, passed unanimously, 57-0.
Senate Bill 134 creates a Local Journalism Task Force to study areas underserved by local journalism in Illinois and review strategies to improve local news access and public policy solutions to develop more sustainable business models for local media outlets.
The task force would consist of members of the General Assembly, a member appointed by the governor, members from local journalism schools and members representing press groups, including the Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association and the Illinois Broadcasters Association. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Steve Stadelman, a Rockford Democrat who was a television reporter and anchor before joining the General Assembly. It passed 57-0.
Senate Bill 564 amends the Illinois School Code to require that history education taught in public schools in 8th grade include the study of the contributions made by Muslims and Muslim Americans to society.
It would also establish Jan. 17 as a holiday commemorating the birthday of Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest American boxers and a convert to Islam. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Naperville Democrat Laura Ellman, passed 46-3.
Senate Bill 2129 amends the state criminal code to allow a county state's attorney to petition the court to have a person's prison sentence reduced "if the original sentence no longer advances the interests of justice," according to the bill.
In its decision to resentence, the court can consider the person's disciplinary record while in prison, and whether age, time served or diminished physical condition have reduced the person's risk for future violence, among other factors.
It preserves the rights of crime victims, as afforded under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Sponsored by Chicago Democrat Sen. Robert Peters, the bill passed narrowly by a vote of 31-17.
Passed the House
House Bill 219 requires the State Board of Education to create specific benchmarks for schools to reduce the use of timeout, isolated timeout and physical restraints, with the goal of eliminating the practices within three years.
HB 219 and similar bills to reduce and end isolated timeouts in K-12 public schools were filed in the previous General Assembly in response to an investigation by ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune. The investigation found elementary students were being detained in "isolation rooms" for minor infractions, and teachers' use of these practices often violated the law.
The bill has received bipartisan support and passed out of the House unanimously, 113-0. Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Northbrook Democrat who sponsored the bill, said HB 219 is the most important bill he has sponsored during his time in the General Assembly. A similar measure passed in the Senate.
House Bill 2928 creates the Relieve College Costs Pilot Program Act to establish a pilot program for a new four-year bachelor's degree pathway called the Fundamental Issues and Texts Humanities Degree that has total tuition costs capped at $20,000.
Under the bill, a program director for the new pilot program would develop the curriculum for one high school, one community college and one university that would include foundational texts from western civilization and the Enlightenment. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Elmhurst Republican Deanne Mazzochi, passed 112-0.
House Bill 3922 would make June 19 an observed state holiday, Juneteenth National Freedom Day, to commemorate the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to free more than 250,000 enslaved black people.
A 2003 state law recognized Juneteenth National Freedom Day on the third Saturday in June but did not establish it as a state holiday. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Chicago Democrat La Shawn Ford, passed 99-0. A similar bill passed in the state Senate.
House Bill 3235 would require the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide individuals with information about obtaining a voter identification card and information about voter registration at least 45 days before being released from prison.
It would also allow the Department of Corrections to contract with the state Board of Elections to participate in the automatic voter registration program and be designated as an automatic voter registration agency. The bill, sponsored by Chicago Democrat Camille Lilly, passed by a vote of 72-42.
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Lawmakers, Pritzker administration spar over projected fiscal year revenues New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19


My friend has Giga Sampler LE comes bundled with Terratrec EWX2496 card, and thinking of upgrade it to Giga Studio, but not realy sure if it will run on WinME. I've lurked their site for general FAQ, but couldn't find it's OS requirement in detail. Does anyone knows this issue? Thanks.
I looked into it a couple of years ago, and GS96 and GS160 both were available for WME. IF I remember correctly. The box should say for sure.
Not only the OS issue, but when you bump up to a full Giga-Studio or Giga-Sampler program, everyone I know that uses it says you have to have one computer dedicated to just the Giga program... It will work, I hear, with other programs installed, but not nearly as it should.
I have some good info on Giga-Studio at home. I will check it out later to see if that literature has any OS requirements.
The official GigaStudio Forum is at This Link.
I have GigaSampler LE myself, but I had to uninstall it. Giga hogs your audio card's outputs so you can't use your sequencer unless you fire up Giga first.
GigaStudio is awesome. No question.
It's also blasted expensive and very system-hungry. You will need all of that P4 to get maximum polyphony and glitch-free performance out of it, plus buckets and buckets of RAM.
Incidentally, I managed to get GS LE running on a Celeron 466 with 128MB RAM. I could compose MIDI tracks that sounded truly realistic, but I couldn't record guitar along side due to GS LE's limitation of two ins & outs.


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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: WASH in Haiti
Post-colonial social, political and economic insecurity, coupled with Haiti's susceptibility to extreme weather events, has led to inadequate access to potable water and proper sanitation in the country. Consequently, 80% of rural Haitians lack direct access to sanitation facilities. In addition, only 40% have access to an improved water source. This has left many people living in Haiti vulnerable to a variety of waterborne illnesses such as typhoid, cholera and chronic diarrhea. It is estimated that one in six Haitian children under the age of 5 die from diarrhea. While access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), is still a substantial issue, the good news is that many efforts are being made in recent years to improve WASH in Haiti.
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Promises for Haiti aims to "demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ" by empowering Haitian governmental leaders to effect change for vulnerable populations. Founded in 1981, the organization works to improve WASH in Haiti specifically through their agronomy program to eliminate Haitian citizens' susceptibility to waterborne illnesses. Accomplishing this action involves allowing people further access to WASH facilities. The organization partnered with Comite Bienfaisance de Pignon (CBP) to maintain over 2,000 wells in and around the Pignon area. Additionally, they have built wells in each of the nine Christian schools founded in the region. The organization sustains its agronomy program through online donations by visitors to the website that are passionate about the cause.
Founders, Dick and Barb, established Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH) after taking a medical mission trip to Haiti. The organization, founded in the 1970s, completed its first clinic in Cyadier, Haiti, in 2000. Through their program, FOTCOH WASH, it aims to teach the importance of maintaining hygiene and the proper methods of storing water. This program enacts an array of activities dedicated to the betterment of WASH in Haiti. This includes building latrines, testing household water quality and distributing hygiene and personal care kits. Through their education clinics, FOTCOH demonstrates that the key to creating change in WASH is education coupled with actionable initiatives. The clinic treats over 15,000 patients a year
Haiti National Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy (HANWASH) is a national initiative in Haiti. It is a collaboration between multiple organizations: The Haiti National WASH, DINEPA and other non-governmental organizations. The organization's main objective is to obtain sustainable WASH for all Haitian citizens by 2030 through a systemic approach. This means establishing efficient infrastructure and ensuring that community leaders have the means to sustain these facilities in the long-term. Fulfilling the objective requires promoting accountability and establishing clear lines of authority. Although the program is still in the pilot stages, they aim to establish their second $300,000 grant through rotary and pledge donations.
Hope for Haiti projects that, in the face of adversity, there is hope for improvement through resilience, empowerment, accountability and collaboration. Since its founding in 1990, the organization has implemented WASH programs in 24 communities. These programs work to provide clean water to Haitian citizens and conduct public health sessions to educate on the merits of basic hygiene practices and methods to avoid waterborne illnesses. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has been working ceaselessly to respond to Haiti's needs. To date, they have distributed $10 million in medical supplies and 5,450 Sawyer Water Filtration Systems. These actions allow for safe drinking water. Their goal in the coming months is to distribute 7,300 more hygiene kits and 550 Sawyer Water Filtration Systems.
Following the example of Mother Teresa, Health Equity International founded St. Boniface Hospital in 1983. St. Boniface Hospital is now the largest and only tertiary care center in southern Haiti. Their main efforts are to maintain the hospital's access to clean drinking water while working in the surrounding Fond des Blancs community and to provide water tablets and hygiene education to prevent waterborne illnesses. The organization also recognizes the importance of tackling future issues as evidenced by their coronavirus response. Over the last three months of COVID-19, they have provided the Triage and Treatment Center and handwashing stations.
There is still much work to be done in order to ensure that everyone in Haiti has access to adequate water and sanitation facilities. However, these organizations demonstrate that there is hope for WASH in Haiti through passionate humanitarian efforts.
– Kira Lucas
August 9, 2020 /by Lynsey Alexander
Tags: Haiti National Clean Water, Promises for Haiti, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy(HANWASH), WASH in Haiti
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Happy New Year beauties! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and that you had the chance to catch up with friends and family - and also got to indulge in some delicious food! I don't know about you, but I ate way too much in the last week... I'm definitely going to take it easy on the meals for the next few days!
A few days ago I decided it was time for me to get some new clothes for work. I tend to buy my clothes in bulk, once in the summer and once during winter when all the good sales are going on. I went a little crazy at one of my favourite clothing stores here in Canada called Dynamite, and I was also in need of new winter boots and was so glad to find a pair I liked from SoftMoc!
Also, I finally got a new camera! I had been saving my money to purchase a DSLR, and I can now say that I am the proud owner of a Canon EOS Rebel T3i/600D! I've always been interested in photography, and I am so excited to experiment and learn all there is to know when it comes to taking professional photos. I've been meaning to bring my blog to the next level, and having a DSLR to take better pictures is definitely one step in the right direction!
Let me know if you'd like to see more fashion related posts on my blog!
+ HUZZAH! Welcome to the DSLR train! I especially like the laser cut tee; might have to check it at Dynamite for myself!
Happy New Year! I just bought a dress from Dynamite, I love their stuff!
Love all the clothing you picked up! Looks like stuff I would wear to work because I have to wear black everyday!
I love the faux leather tee with the cut outs!!
Can you believe it was only $10!!
I really like the style of those tops !
So jealous you have the 600D, I've been looking to buy a new camera for my blog (I've always just used my iPhone) and I'd love the 600D but can't really justify it. One day, I hope!
Great buys! You will love the DSLR camera - they take amazing photos.
All of the clothes look great on you! Can't wait to see what you do with the new camera, that's so exciting!
Those blouses are so cute!!! I just got the T3i last week too, yay for us!! Already having so much fun with it, big difference huh? LOL. XO!
I love the shirt :) it looks really pretty on you :) loved this post!
Those boots are amazing, I want some!
Love that tops, tanks, leggings and every thing.


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8 Things You Need To Remember About The CMCO If You're Heading Out This 4th May
Esther Liew
Source: mStar & The Star Online
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Today isn't just a monumental day for Star Wars fans.
On Labour Day, PM Muhyiddin announced the relaxation of multiple MCO regulations set to take effect today (4th May), marking the start of a new conditional MCO (CMCO). With businesses re-opening and people going back to work, here are a few reminders that you should take note of before you head out that door today!
1. Face masks are not mandatory but encouraged
While highly recommended to wear face masks in public, the regulation is not mandatory unless the area/business you enter says that it is so. According to Malay Mail, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham clarified that wearing surgical masks in public isn't compulsory but recommended.
"For now, we are encouraging the public to wear masks if there is a need to leave their homes or head towards a public area," said the Health DG.
2. Up to four people from the same household can travel in the same vehicle
But remember, this only applies if you are all from the same household.
Senior Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri specified, "the government has decided to allow private vehicles a maximum of four family members to travel together. But they must come from the same family, same household."
If you decide to bring friends into your vehicle, you will deal with authorities accordingly.
3. Two people from the same household can do grocery runs
While the 10km radius limit still applies if you're planning on going out to get groceries or essentials such as food, medicine, dietary supplements or daily necessities, you can bring another member of your house with you.
(Update: Senior minister, Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob, just announced that 10km-restricted travel is withdrawn under the CMCO but interstate travel is still prohibited.)
According to the Attorney General's Chambers official Federal Gazettes, those heading out to purchase essential goods "may be accompanied by one family member staying in the same house."
4. You can send your cars back to workshops for repairs again
For some of you, going back to work means driving regularly again. And after weeks of only being used for essential grocery hauls, your car might need a little bit of fixing before its ready for that daily commute.
Thankfully, MITI states that automotive industries are now allowed to start manufacturing parts and components, including after-sales services and spare part supplies. So workshops are allowed to open to take care of all your vehicle's needs.
5. There are now applications open for you to travel between states
Within the rules specified in the SOP, of course. While the restriction has cautiously been lifted, it only applies for selected groups travelling for certain cases. For example, those who were stranded in their hometown can apply for a permit to return to the city. But it doesn't work vice versa. Only students are allowed to return home from their campuses as there were no Covid-cases detected among this group.
However, if you feel like your cause to travel is necessary (e.g. for work purposes), you must apply for a permit via the Gerak Malaysia app. Just sign up with your name, address, phone number and IC number. The app will track your location so authorities can keep record of where you've been and whether you've been in contact with possible Covid-19 patients. But do take note that there is a time limit to your travel dates. To stay updated on when you can apply, follow the National Security Council's telegram.
6. Air-cond servicing and plumbing allowed
If you've been having household issues, this is definitely the good news you need today. All you need to do is go to your nearest police station and provide the name of your contractor, their contact details and the number of people you're expecting to enter your house to handle repairs.
While CIDB regulations say that anyone who works on projects should be registered, small-time contractors usually aren't but these workers are also deemed "too minor" to require approval from MITI, said Works Minister, Fadillah Yusof according to FMT.
7. Public transport and e-hailing services have extended hours
With Rapid KL up and running again, all public transport services are open to run as per usual before the implementation of the MCO to accommodate those who are travelling back to work. Stay updated on changes in their operation hours by checking out their Facebook page.
As for e-hailing services like Grab, services will resume from 6am-11pm every day but customers must book their rides before 10.30pm. Grab is allowing a maximum of two passengers per ride but both drivers and passengers need to wear face masks at all times and have their own hand sanitisers. At the moment, customers are advised to sit in the back seat for social-distance purposes.
8. Check the list of activities you can do in your own state
While the CMCO was announced nationwide, several states have chosen to not adopt the implementation of the government's relaxation in regulations. For instance, Selangor and Negri Sembilan have decided to still ban sports and social activities such as jogging due to the number of active cases.
Penang on the other hand, said it would implement the conditional MCO in three phases. So if you're staying in a state that has it's own set of regulations, be sure to stay updated on your respective government social media accounts!
Hope this helps those of you who are planning to head outdoors today! Remember to stay safe and follow the SOPs.
Also read: Rapid KL Resumes Operations On 4 May Under Strict SOPs, Here's What The Situation Looks Like
Source: The Star
Source: Motion Digest
Source: Straits Times
Source: Motorist
Source: Lowyat forum
Source: Air conditioner specialist
Source: Grab
Source: Malay Mail
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Q: Extract sound files from a powerpoint I'm trying to extract sounds files from a powerpoint using Python . This is what I wrote :
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.enum.shapes import MSO_SHAPE_TYPE

file = open(filepath , 'rb')
prs = Presentation(file)

for slide in prs.slides:
    for shape in slide.shapes:
        if shape.shape_type == MSO_SHAPE_TYPE.MEDIA:
            print('Found one')

But even if there's a mp3 file on every slides it didn't find anything, so for every shape object I printed shape.shape_type and strangely no GraphicFrame object is present , just Picture,Text and Auto-shape.
How can I find and extract them?

A: You can try using Aspose.Slides for Python. This library allows to extract sound files from audio frames as shown below:
import aspose.slides as slides

from aspose.slides import AudioFrame

with slides.Presentation("example.pptx") as presentation:
    for slide in presentation.slides:
        for shape in slide.shapes:
            if isinstance(shape, AudioFrame):
                audio_data = shape.embedded_audio.binary_data
                content_type = shape.embedded_audio.content_type # returns "audio/mpeg", for example
                # ...

Alternatively, you can get all sound files from a presentation like this:
import aspose.slides as slides

from aspose.slides import AudioFrame

with slides.Presentation("example.pptx") as presentation:
    for audio in presentation.audios:
        audio_data = audio.binary_data
        content_type = audio.content_type
        # ...

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