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Posted on 2017/05/03 by Dan Gregson
On Watching Chess…
I recently found myself with a case of the flu which kept me home from work for a week. Most of the week was wasted, with episodes of round-the-clock napping. When I was starting to feel recovered I checked in on my chess.com games. I had several games going when I became ill, and needed to make a move soon (or else, lose on time).
When I navigated to chess.com, I saw an alert on the video tab. I never see these. So, curiousity prevailed and I clicked on it. The alert said that round 9 of the US Chess championships was being broadcast online. With the exception of the 2015 World Championship (that I watched on a Russian web site while I was in India), I haven't watched a chess tournament since the last time I lived in Seattle. When I did watch them, I enjoyed the commentary a lot.
Back then, you had your browser tuned to Chess.fm, while you watched the board on Internet Chess Club. Now, its different. This was like watching Sportcenter for chess. There were two GMs, Jennifer Shahade and Yasser Seirawan, sitting at a studio desk, discussing the games and positions, while a third GM, Maurice Ashley, was standing in front of a large board like a chess meteorologist. This led to some robust discussion and positional debates between the three GMs.
What really made it interesting, was that Maurice Ashley would often refer to "the engines" during the conversations. Back when I used to play and watch chess, there were alway articles about how chess computers were going to ruin chess. This was a case where the engines enhanced chess. With several engines and three GMs, the broadcast team usually saw things that the players didn't. They'd discuss a line and then wait to see if the players would see the optimal line. This amped up the drama of the broadcast. All of the sudden, as a viewer of a game between 2 players that see the board differently than most of humanity, you were able to see the dynamics of the game as they played out.
On rare occasions, there were surprises. But, when they happened, they were something special, as several engines and 3 GMs didn't see them coming. Wesley So's win in round 9 was a good example of this.
At the end of the weekend, I was excited about chess again. I really want to play again, like enough to start working on my game again.
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Doug Pederson: Videos to motivate Jaguars aren't needed this time vs. Titans
Adam Stites
January 6, 2023, 7:45 AM ·1 min read
When the Jacksonville Jaguars traveled to play the Tennessee Titans a month ago, much was made about a video that Doug Pederson showed his team ahead of the divisional matchup.
It purportedly showed a reel of Titans players over the years who didn't respect the Jaguars and referred to the team as the "little brother" of the division. The video seemed to work, as the "pissed off" Jaguars earned a 36-22 win.
But with massive stakes on the line in the Week 18 rematch, Pederson told reporters he doesn't see much use in bringing the tape back out for a rewatch.
"Quite honestly, you don't need to show a lot of videos to get motivated for this one," Pederson said. "This will be an exciting football game, obviously, from a fan standpoint, from players and coaches.
"These are games that, they are playoff games. That's exactly what it is. Call it what it is. It's a playoff football game. You win, you keep going. With a young football team, it's about how we handle the week because the emotions are going to run high, and you've got to just pace yourself throughout the course of the week and just turn it loose Saturday night."
With a win, the Jaguars would secure a winning record for the second time in 15 years and the team would win the AFC South for the second time ever. With a loss, Jacksonville would need help Sunday to sneak into the playoffs as a wild card team.
Story originally appeared on Jaguars Wire
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Penn State had no answer for Purdue's Mason Gillis in Wednesday night's road loss

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Q: Unable to bundle file in the format 'jquery.plugin.{version}.min.js' I am using the code below to try and bundle a pre-minified version of the jQuery simpleModal plugin in an ASP.NET MVC4 project:
public static void RegisterBundles(BundleCollection bundles)
{
    AddDefaultIgnorePatterns(bundles.IgnoreList);

    bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/ModalBundle").Include("~/Scripts/jquery.simplemodal.{version}.min.js"));
}

where AddDefaultIgnorePatterns() is defined as per ASP.NET MVC 4 ScriptBundle returns empty:
public static void AddDefaultIgnorePatterns(IgnoreList ignoreList)
{
    if (ignoreList == null)
        throw new ArgumentNullException("ignoreList");

    ignoreList.Clear();

    ignoreList.Ignore("*.intellisense.js");
    ignoreList.Ignore("*-vsdoc.js");
    ignoreList.Ignore("*.debug.js", OptimizationMode.WhenEnabled);
    //ignoreList.Ignore("*.min.js", OptimizationMode.WhenDisabled);
    ignoreList.Ignore("*.min.css", OptimizationMode.WhenDisabled);
}

Unfortunately, the requested resource is never included when rendered using @Scripts.Render() after being registered in Application_Start().
The following combinations do seem to work, but where possible I did not want to have to change the file name across a large number of projects:

*

*jquery.simplemodal.1.2.3.min.js (exact version match)

*jquery.simplemodal.{version}.js (removal of '.min', with corresponding file rename)
The following do not work:

*

*jquery.simplemodal-{version}.min.js (hyphen before version, with corresponding file rename)

*jquery.simplemodal* (loose wildcard, which is very suspicious)
I have verified that the file definitely exists in the expected location, but must be missing something else fundamental. None of my other script or style bundles suffer from this problem. Any ideas?

A: If you want to use the bundle system you must not use minified files.
When you are un debug mode, your system will load normal files.
When you are in release mode, your system will mingnify it automatically.
you can look a working configuration here :
https://myprettycms.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest#MyPrettyCMSCommunityManager/Portals/MVC4Portal/App_Start/BundleConfig.cs

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Sev1Tech appoints new BD head
Sev1Tech has appointed three-decade government market veteran and former Salient CRGT executive Andy Cohen as vice president of business development.
Cohen will spearhead the Woodbridge, Virginia-based company's work to build and shape opportunities in the Health and Human Services Department, according to a release.
At Salient CRGT, Cohen worked in that company's business development and capture team focusing on HHS.
He spent much of his career at the former SRA International in roles related to project and program management, profit-and-loss, business development and capture.
Private equity firm DFW Capital Partners acquired a controlling equity stake in Sev1Tech in March.


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Md. Senate candidates clash on Iraq, abortion
Oct. 30, 2006, 2:25 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Rivals in Maryland's closely watched Senate race sparred over Iraq, abortion and stem cell research on Sunday, with the Republican saying the war is "a mess" and states should decide abortion rights.
Michael Steele, the Republican lieutenant governor, said the situation in Iraq was not President Bush's fault and he faulted the Pentagon for poor planning.
"There's not a great deal of confidence on the ground that we can get this thing done," Steele said. "The Department of Defense did not give the president the kind of strategy to win this war." Asked where the war stood now, he replied, "I think the war in Iraq stands with a mess we have to fix."
Democratic Rep. Ben Cardin repeated his opposition to the war - he voted against authorizing the use of force - but said he opposed a deadline for withdrawal.
Cardin has said he thinks U.S. troops could be withdrawn by 2007, but said during the debate on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the date is a goal, not a deadline.
"I don't believe in a time schedule," Cardin said. He said some troops should come home immediately while the U.S. regroups and tries to find other countries as partners in stabilizing Iraq.
"It is reasonable to believe our troops could be out by the end of 2007," he said.
Control of Congress
Steele and Cardin are competing for the seat left open by retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes in predominantly Democratic Maryland. Democrats must gain six seats to take control of the Senate.
A poll released Sunday by The Washington Post had Cardin leading Steele by 11 percentage points.
Steele, a conservative Catholic, would not say whether he would vote for a constitutional amendment banning abortion, saying abortion was not an issue for the federal government to decide.
"I think Roe v. Wade is a matter that should've been left up to the states," Steele said.
Cardin said abortion should remain legal and that he would have opposed the nomination of the newest Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito. While Alito worked in the Reagan administration, he wrote a memo that said there was no constitutional right to an abortion.
The candidates also clashed on embryonic stem cell research. Steele defended his television ad in which his sister, who has multiple sclerosis, calls a Cardin ad tasteless because it airs an endorsement from actor Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson's disease.
Steele repeated that he opposes funding for stem cell research that kills a human embryo and said he would like to see unused embryos at fertility clinics be used in adoptions rather than discarded.
"We could set up adoptions for those embryos," Steele said. He said embryonic stem cell research is "not fully developed" and should not be funded.
Cardin repeated his support for federal funding of the research. It holds promise for advocates of patients with a variety of illnesses because of the cells' potential to transform into any type of human tissue, perhaps leading to new treatments.
Meanwhile, Steele was questioned about whether he tries to distance himself from the president.
"I'm not running away from George Bush. I'm not running toward George Bush. I'm running for the United States Senate," Steele said.
Cardin said Congress should have investigated whether the president overstepped the law with his domestic wiretapping program. "Congress needs to exercise its oversight function," Cardin said.
An independent candidate in the race, Kevin Zeese, was not invited to the debate. The Cardin-Steele debate, their fourth meeting, may be the last before election day, though Cardin's camp said it was possible they would meet again Friday.


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Q: How to emit with socketIO in Unity C# I'am working on a Unity project where I want to make use of socketIO. I want a method that simply emits a socket to my server. Example: A button that when I click that it emits something.
My code is:
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using SocketIO;

public class SocketIOScript : MonoBehaviour {

    private void Awake() {
        print ("awake");
    }

    public SocketIOComponent socket;

    void Start() {
        StartCoroutine (ConnectToServer ());
        socket.On ("USER_CONNECT", OnUserConnect);
    }

    //this works
    IEnumerator ConnectToServer() {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds (0.5f);
        socket.Emit ("USER_CONNECT");
    }

    //When I call on this from a button etc, the socket gives an NullException
    public void logIn() {
        socket.Emit("something");
    }

    public void OnUserConnect(SocketIOEvent socketIOEvent) {
        print ("USER_CONNECT returned");
    }
}

The USER_CONNECT socket works and I confirmed that on my server and responded. But when I call the LogIn method I get this exception:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
SocketIOScript.logIn () (at Assets/SocketIOScript.cs:27)
Can someone explain why my socket value is suddenly Null and how to fix it?
Thanks!


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Charles Caulkins was quoted in American City & County on January 19, 2016. The article "Government Unions Still Exert Influence on the Workforce" discussed how unions still wield plenty of power.
Unions are a very active, large and significant factor in the public sector workforce in over half of the states, Charles told GPN.
"Although the number of members compared to the population is small, public sector unions exert significant political influence over elected officials in many locations," said Charles. He noted that many public sector unions provide campaign financing and generate votes for politicians. "This positively affects their relationships with elected officials who decide pay and benefit issues for the members of those public sector unions," he added.
He advises employers on the development and implementation of preventive labor relations programs, including management education and training, to avoid charges and lawsuits, protect trade secrets, and resolve disputes. He regularly counsels employers on union-related matters. He also handles employment-related litigation and arbitrations before state and federal courts and administrative agencies involving claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, OSHA and other statutory claims.
To read the full article, please visit American City & County.


Maximum effort: Jim Les is no Joe Namath, so don't expect any guarantees from the UC Davis coach. What he can promise against top-seed Kansas is an all-out effort by his sky-high, 16th-seeded Aggies, who could have flown from Dayton, Ohio, to Tulsa, Okla., without an airplane after Wednesday night's First Four victory. UCD must attack every rebound, chase loose ball and contest every shot by the Jayhawks.
How they match up: While Kansas' "big three" consisting of Frank Mason III, Devonte' Graham and Josh Jackson will likely go onto lucrative careers in the NBA, UCD's best players – Brynton Lemar, Darius Graham and Chima Moneke – likely won't even get a tryout. Still, you couldn't convince one of those Aggies they can't keep up with the Jayhawks.
Power of belief: What is more difficult? Les convincing the 23 1/2 -point underdog Aggies they can actually become the first No. 16 seed to take down a top seed in NCAA Tournament history? Or UCD putting doubt into the minds of Jayhawks, making Kansas believe it could lose to this West Coast agriculture school they never heard of before last Sunday?


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Our bamboo pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has been shortlisted for the LEAF Awards 2016 (Leading Architecture Forum Award 2016) in the Best Sustainable Development category. Winners will be announced at the LEAF Awards Gala Dinner in London on the 14th October 2016.
The Bamboo Playhouse is shortlisted in the 'small projects category' at the World Architecture Festival 2015. We will be presenting the project at the festival in Singapore which runs from the 4th through to the 6th of November 2015.
Bamboo Playhouse has been featured in the 'upcoming project' section in the 7th Edition of ARCHINESIA, an Indonesia-based architectural publication.


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Boullier: I put my neck on the line to retain Petrov
Eric Boullier has admitted it was his choice to keep Australian GP star Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP in F1 2011 - and that he would have had nowhere to hide had the Russian not performed.
Eric Boullier has confessed that he was the driving force behind the decision to retain the services of Vitaly Petrov at Lotus Renault GP into F1 2011 and that in taking such a risk he consequently 'would have had no excuses if he had failed for a second year' - but the young Russian's superb performance in the curtain-raising Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne last weekend suggests that the excuse book will not be necessary.
Petrov's future was an uncertain one for some time late last year, with Renault excited by his raw speed, never-say-die determination and feisty on-track aggression, but equally frustrated by his alarming inconsistency, propensity for errors and occasional inability to turn it on in qualifying, and his comparatively meagre points tally of just 27 in a season in which team-mate Robert Kubica notched up 136.
It is inarguable that the 26-year-old's brilliantly defensive drive in the Abu Dhabi finale went a long way towards securing his seat - if not exactly endearing him to a certain Signor Alonso - and following Petrov's entirely unanticipated but thoroughly well-deserved podium finish Down Under, it appears that Boullier's enduring faith in him and two-year 'gamble' has been vindicated.
"He had a couple of good races last year, but there were mistakes as well," the Frenchman acknowledged, "so I put a lot of pressure on him. I spent a lot of time talking with him, to understand what was wrong and why he was making all his mistakes. We spent a lot of time discussing with him and putting in-place an environment to help him understand the English culture, let's say, and the culture of F1.
"We also had to help him improve his communication around his car, to find a way for him to deliver the message about improving his speed, but also for him to understand what the team were expecting. We had a commitment from him that he would make the move to get closer to what we were expecting, including the most physical in moving to England.
"It was not an easy decision [to re-sign Petrov], because I would have had no excuses if he had failed for a second year. He has reacted in a good way, though, and it looks like we have achieved something with him."
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Petrov signs two-year Kawasaki MX2 deal
The former GP2 Series front-runner has indeed now relocated to be close to Renault's F1 base at Enstone in Oxfordshire, but despite his outstanding start to the 2011 campaign at Albert Park, Boullier warns that it is still far too early to install Petrov as the new de facto number one inside the team in the absence of the injured Kubica
"You can't give the title of team leader to a young guy who has only had one year in F1, and who started without having done a single mile," he stressed, "but if he takes this position then I'm happy, and if he keeps repeating the performances we saw on Sunday, to be honest I'll be more than happy."
Ex-F1 driver Petrov still chasing first DTM points
Petrov 'can't rule out' DTM, but still after F1 seat
Alonso 'not worried' by Australian GP result
Kimi Raikkonen heading to NASCAR?
POLL: Who drives second Marussia in Melbourne?
Trulli happy away from F1
Van der Garde deal ends Petrov's F1 hopes
Caterham 'close' to confirming second driver
Caterham delighted to regain tenth


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Q: SqlBulkCopy error: The locale id '0' of the source column .. and the locale id '1033' of the destination column .. do not match I know there are similar questions but I still haven't found the answer to this problem.
My setup is the following.
Source table:

Destination table:

SqlBulkCopy call:
using (var destination = new SqlConnection(builderDestinationConnectionString.ConnectionString))
{
    try
    {
        destination.Open();
    }
    catch (Exception exception)
    {
        ...
    }

    using (var bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(myConnectionString))
    {
        var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationToken();
        bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = destinationTableName;
        bulkCopy.BatchSize = batchSize ?? GlobalContext.Configuration.BulkCopyBatchSize;
        bulkCopy.BulkCopyTimeout = GlobalContext.Configuration.BulkCopyTimeout;
        bulkCopy.EnableStreaming = true;
        bulkCopy.NotifyAfter = GlobalContext.Configuration.BulkCopyNotifyLimit;
        bulkCopy.SqlRowsCopied += new SqlRowsCopiedEventHandler((sender, args) => myContext.Log.Info($"{args.RowsCopied} rows copied to {destinationTableName}"));

        try
        {
            await bulkCopy
                    .WriteToServerAsync(reader, cancellationTokenSource)
                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
        }
        catch (Exception exception)
        {
            ...
        }
    }
}

Working scenario:
If my reader executes the query SELECT * FROM BulkTable the sqlBulkCopy works fine.
Non-working scenario:
this logic must be generic and sometimes I am using a select query that joins different tables and therefore I don't want an Id. Therefore I tried this query instead of SELECT *:
SELECT CONVERT([VARCHAR](50), [SomeString]) AS [SomeString]
      ,CONVERT([DATETIME], [SomeDate]) AS [SomeDate]
      ,CONVERT([INT], [SomeInt]) AS [SomeInt]
      ,CONVERT([FLOAT], [SomeFloat]) AS [SomeFloat]
      ,CONVERT([TEXT], [SomeText]) AS [SomeText]
      ,CONVERT([DECIMAL](18, 8), [SomeDecimal]) AS [SomeDecimal]
    FROM BulkTable

And the error is:

The locale id '0' of the source column 'SomeDate' and the locale id '1033' of the destination column 'SomeString' do not match

I am not using KeepIdentity in the SqlBulkCopy on purpose in such a way the destination table can generate its own identity, but still nothing.
I don't want to use ColumnMappings in the BulkCopy because as mentioned this logic must remain generic to allow different sources/destinations and therefore columns.

A: In your error you have 2x different column names referenced in source & destination, so you have a column algnment issue when you drop the ID.
Column alignment: the columns are being mapped positionally & in your non-working scenario when you dropped the ID the data is just left shifted one column.
Leading to somestring -> id, then somedate -> somestring.
Usually it results in a type casting error, but here it appears to have detected a locale mismatch between the columns first.
You can either: drop the ID from the destination or pad a dummy int as the first column in your select (or use some other rownum function).
Or just pull the ID across & ignore it (rename the destination column to avoid confusion if it may contain duplicate values due to the multiple source tables involved).


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Cord Blood Used for Bone Marrow Transplant to Treat MDS: Meet Theresa Camilleri- World Cancer Day Series
Save the Cord Foundation recently spent time interviewing 4-time cancer survivor Theresa Camilleri as part of our on-going series "#WeCanICan: Beat Cancer with Cord Blood" in association with World Cancer Day.
Written by Stephani Jacob
On March 22nd, 2006, not long after her 43rd birthday, Theresa Camilleri was diagnosed with breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A long, arduous journey was about to begin. Theresa's team of doctors decided that she needed a lumpectomy, four months of chemotherapy and six and a half weeks of radiation. She completed her treatment the day before Thanksgiving 2006, and continued to have scheduled visits with her oncologists.
During one of the visits, Theresa's lymphoma oncologist noticed a steep decline in her white blood count. When rechecking her blood after one month, the white blood cell counts went down even more, prompting the oncologist to do a bone marrow aspiration. The next morning, Theresa was called by her oncologist with a diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS. As defined by the Mayo Clinic, MDS is "a group of disorders caused by poorly formed blood cells or ones that don't work properly. Myelodysplastic syndromes result from something amiss in the spongy material inside your bones where blood cells are made (bone marrow)." (Source: Mayo Clinic) Theresa now had a third cancer on her plate, but she continued to look ahead, aiming to be the best wife and mother that she could be.
Theresa's sister visiting her at hospital for the cord blood transplant
What is Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)?
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a family of rare disorders in which the bone marrow fails to make enough healthy red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets. This is caused because your bone marrow is producing lots of underdeveloped, or immature, cells that have an abnormal shape, size or look. These are called blast cells. Most experts agree that MDS is a form of blood and bone marrow cancer.
Source: The Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation
One year later, Theresa's lymphoma created tumors so large that they blocked her gall bladder and liver. She turned jaundice, and needed to have a stent put into her liver to help bypass the blockage. Theresa was put on high doses of prednisone, and began rituximab. Although this treatment regimen was being used to help Theresa's new issues, it simultaneously created a new dilemma. When a person receives chemotherapy, their white blood cell count drops. Since Theresa's counts were already low due to her MDS, this made it very problematic for Theresa's doctor to treat her. She wound up in the hospital with a fever of 106.1, and was put into isolation because she had no white blood cell count. After about a week, Theresa was released from the hospital.
Several months later, once the doctor was able to get her lymphoma under control, Theresa was told that she would need a bone marrow transplant. The doctor could not promise that he would be able to save her again. Next, Theresa was introduced to a doctor in the bone marrow transplant unit.
Unfortunately, a bone marrow transplant match could not be found from her family or in the bone marrow registry. Little did Theresa know, her luck was about to change.
Some magical news was about to arrive while on her annual Disney World trip with her family. "I can remember exactly where I was when I received the news we had been waiting for," Theresa recalls, "I received a call from my nurse while I was sitting in my wheelchair in the Magic Kingdom!" Theresa was told that there were two cord blood donors, which would both be provided for her. Eventually, the stronger and more dominant cord transplant would take over in her body. Theresa remembers her mom saying, "it is pure, it was a true gift from God."
Theresa with her children during that special Disney World Trip
Theresa with her husband during that special Disney World Trip
Leading up to the cord blood transplant, Theresa had to go through numerous chemotherapy sessions and full body radiation to wipe out her entire immune system. The purpose of this was so her body could prepare to receive a new and healthy immune system. Because it was a cord blood transplant, it took longer for the new stem cells to work. Therefore, Theresa had to be away from her family, and in total isolation for two months. She had a port and a catheter to allow her body to get the fluids, medications, and the nutrition needed.
There were months of blood and platelet transfusions, close monitoring of Theresa's immune system, learning how to eat again, and getting her whole digestive system back to being healthy. Theresa recollects, "Having a cord blood transplant was the most difficult thing I have done on this journey," adding, "I was weak, I was in pain, but I had hope in my heart and faith flowing along with the new blood system in my body. I had a whole new immune system, and a new blood type, but I was still Theresa and grateful to be alive."
Theresa credits her family for being an integral part of her journey back to health. During those two months in the hospital, Theresa's husband, after working a full day, would commute from Long Island to Manhattan every night to be by her side. Once released from the hospital, Theresa was unable to resume her normal lifestyle until her body healed and her immune system grew stronger. In addition to her family taking her to doctor's appointments, there were many everyday chores and errands that the family had to take charge of. Theresa reflects on the countless days her mom stayed with her, at one point grabbing her hand and saying, "don't worry, I am here." Theresa remembers her son transferring to a local college to be closer to home so that he could help out. He was his sister's transportation, went grocery shopping, and was just there to make Theresa happy. There was also Theresa's "little nurse", her daughter, who made sure she took all her medicine, while ensuring Theresa was as comfortable as possible. The blood and platelet transfusions were given by Theresa's family, friends, and also from her brother's peers in the NYPD and Fire Department.
She lovingly recalls, "My children, my husband, my mom, my sister, and my brother were all my immediate strength. I am a woman blessed with an amazing family." There was no doubt that Theresa was not alone in her painstaking battle back to health.
After a grueling journey, Theresa advises those currently diagnosed with cancer to be their own advocate, finding doctors in whom they have faith. Theresa's doctors continue to be vigilant, watching her case carefully. During a routine CAT scan recently to monitor Theresa's lymphoma remission, a doctor noticed fluid around her ovaries. Eventually, this led to an early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. After a full hysterectomy was performed, biopsies revealed that there was no more cancer. Incredibly, Theresa was now a four-time cancer survivor. She states, "I am so blessed to have such amazing doctors that I feel are always one step ahead." In addition to Theresa's dedicated medical care team, the cord transplant not only cured Theresa's MDS, but has also kept her lymphoma in remission.
Theresa suggests taking the cancer journey one day at a time.
"When the chemo began, I would say to myself, "Okay, one done. I almost gave myself a hug and a chance to breathe by doing that… otherwise, if I looked at the whole journey as one big thing, it became overwhelming and I could not focus on today." Theresa is very passionate about helping others understand all that is out there for people suffering with a cancer diagnosis. She states, "I might have gone through a lot to get to the place where I am today, but I am here, I am alive and well. And, it is all because of this precious gift of life from a beautiful baby and its loving parents."
Theresa asks for any parents that remain skeptical about whether a cord blood transplant is necessary to listen to her story.
Theresa post cord blood transplant
"It might not only save someone else's life, but it might save your own child's life. I know people who have now banked their child's cord blood for their own use, if, God forbid, it should be necessary in their future."
It is now twelve years since her original diagnosis, and she is so grateful to every person that has helped her along the way. Theresa does not take a day for granted. "When we were little, my daddy taught us to "take time to smell the roses." This hasn't been easy but I do what I have done from the beginning, I take it one day at a time. If today isn't good, tomorrow will be better. I have love, I have my faith and I have hope."


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Critics of Kansas' transgender restroom bill rally at Capitol
Tim Carpenter
Opponents to legislation dictating usage of college and school restrooms or locker rooms declared Friday at a Statehouse rally the bill would violate civil rights of Kansans and place an unprecedented financial "bounty" on transgender individuals.
Pending bills in the Kansas House and Senate, framed by sponsors as a personal-privacy protection from sexual abusers, would limit access at these facilities to a single sex. For purposes of declaring proper usage of campus facilities, the bills would require gender of individuals to be defined by a person's chromosomes.
If a transgender person were to use facilities in violation of Kansas law, all people present during those infractions could file lawsuits against schools and colleges to seek $2,500 for each incident. Neither of the bills appear to have gained traction during the 2016 session.
"This bill has put a $2,500 bounty on the head of every transgender child in the state of Kansas," said Tom Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas. "Every school kid whose gender identity is not what's on their birth certificate, or who is nonconforming, is going to be subject to the worst kinds of harassment."
Witt predicted there would be attempts to seek out, intimidate and harm transgender people using restroom or locker room facilities on college or K-12 campuses. State legislators who vote in favor of these proposed reforms and Gov. Sam Brownback, if he were to sign such a measure, ought to be held responsible for an escalation of violence against transgender Kansans, he said.
"The blood will be on his hands and the hands of every legislator who votes in favor of this horrible nightmare legislation," he said.
He said the bills were introduced to inspire bigotry, fear and revenge after the 2015 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting Americans the right to same-sex marriage.
"It is not driven by peace and love. It is not driven by a desire to want to save people from child molesters. If you want to save people from child molesters, then watch out for people like former Republican Speaker of the House," Witt said.
On Wednesday, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush-money case that revealed he allegedly engaged in sexual abuse of an unspecified number of young boys while a teacher in Illinois.
Supporters of the Kansas legislation, including Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, R-Shawnee, said changes to state law were necessary to protect dignity, health and welfare of students when they may be in states of undress.
"Most of them wish not to be around members of the opposite sex in those circumstances," she said. "I think parents should have a reasonable expectation that children have that privacy."
Outside the Capitol, several people with personal experience living in Kansas as a transgender youth or adult shared thoughts with a crowd of about 100 people.
In addition, Rep. John Carmichael, D-Wichita, denounced the House and Senate bills.
"Do you know what some of these Neanderthals in this building think?" the lawmaker said. "They think that child molesters and perverts masquerade as women and men just so they can walk into bathrooms."
He said the legislation was another attempt to "denigrate, to make fun of, to abuse people because of the way they were born or because of who they are."
Advocates of the legislation are attempting to trample civil rights of other Kansans for political benefit, he said.
"How do we stop that?" Carmichael said. "We have elections in November, and we throw the bums out."


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Rumor: Is Beyoncé Becoming A Bond Girl?
Beyoncé could be warming up for a legendary gig singing the theme song for the next James Bond movie!
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Rumor has it that Beyoncé may be lending her voice to the next James Bond movie.
No James Bond film is complete without a stirring, haunting theme song sung by some modern-day diva or rock star. You know Adele's rendition of 'Sky Fall' still hits.
Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, and Alicia Keys have all sung a Bond theme. Shirley Bassey has done it three times, and they are all classics (Goldfinger, Moonraker, and Diamonds Are Forever)! According to Billboard.com, it might just be Beyoncé's turn as unidentified sources say that she may be working on a deal to sing the theme for the next Bond film.
Daniel Craig confirmed that another one is on the way, and he will be returning to the role. Now the powers that be are trying to secure a stellar theme song, and an MGM studio exec told The Daily Star that snagging Bey for the opening song would be "the icing on the cake."
And there are whispers that Bey is getting pointers from Adele. "The two spoke before Bey's first meeting with film bosses and Adele told her how co-writing and performing a Bond theme gave her an amazing career hike," a tipster told The Daily Star. "Not many of the themes have been as successful, but there are tens of millions of Beyoncé fans out there."
Beyoncé's camp told Billboard that this a rumor, but we think she could be a good fit for the gig!
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New YA Books Releasing October 1st, 2019
Here is a list of the young adult books releasing October 1st, 2019.
The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy – In the city of Craewick, memories reign. The power-obsessed ruler of the city, Madame, has cultivated a society in which memories are currency, citizens are divided by ability, and Gifted individuals can take memories from others through touch as they please.
Seventeen-year-old Etta Lark is desperate to live outside of the corrupt culture, but grapples with the guilt of an accident that has left her mother bedridden in the city's asylum. When Madame threatens to put her mother up for auction, a Craewick practice in which a "criminal's" memories are sold to the highest bidder before being killed, Etta will do whatever it takes to save her. Even if it means rejoining the Shadows, the rebel group she swore off in the wake of the accident years earlier.
To prove her allegiance to the Shadows and rescue her mother, Etta must steal a memorized map of the Maze, a formidable prison created by the bloodthirsty ruler of a neighboring Realm. So she sets out on a journey in which she faces startling attacks, unexpected romance, and, above all, her own past in order to set things right in her world. Amazon – Goodreads
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston – Sophie wants one thing for Christmas-a little freedom from her overprotective parents. So when they decide to spend Christmas in South Louisiana with her very pregnant older sister, Sophie is looking forward to some much needed private (read: make-out) time with her long-term boyfriend, Griffin. Except it turns out that Griffin wants a little freedom from their relationship. Cue devastation.
Heartbroken, Sophie flees to her grandparents' house, where the rest of her boisterous extended family is gathered for the holiday. That's when her nonna devises a (not so) brilliant plan: Over the next ten days, Sophie will be set up on ten different blind dates by different family members. Like her sweet cousin Sara, who sets her up with a hot guy at an exclusive underground party. Or her crazy aunt Patrice, who signs Sophie up for a lead role in a living nativity. With a boy who barely reaches her shoulder. And a screaming baby.
When Griffin turns up unexpectedly and begs for a second chance, Sophie feels more confused than ever. Because maybe, just maybe, she's started to have feelings for someone else . . . Someone who is definitely not available.
This is going to be the worst Christmas break ever… or is it? Amazon – Goodreads
Crier's War by Nina Varela – After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners' estates and bent the human race to their will.
Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family's death…by killing the sovereign's daughter, Lady Crier.
Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father's legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn't the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly before she met Ayla.
Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war. Amazon – Goodreads
Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart – Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience–the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Pieces and Every Last Word. Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl.
Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like–she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her.
A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends–no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever.
But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly. Amazon – Goodreads
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler – Soon to be a Netflix original series! – The Lady of the Lake is the true hero in this cinematic twist on the tale of King Arthur created by Thomas Wheeler and legendary artist, producer, and director Frank Miller (300, Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Sin City). Featuring 8 full color and 30 black-and-white pieces of original artwork by Frank Miller.
Whosoever wields the Sword of Power shall be the one true King. But what if the Sword has chosen a Queen? Nimue grew up an outcast. Her connection to dark magic made her something to be feared in her Druid village, and that made her desperate to leave…
That is until her entire village is slaughtered by Red Paladins, and Nimue's fate is forever altered. Charged by her dying mother to reunite an ancient sword with a legendary sorcerer, Nimue is now her people's only hope. Her mission leaves little room for revenge, but the growing power within her can think of little else.
Nimue teams up with a charming mercenary named Arthur and refugee Fey Folk from across England. She wields a sword meant for the one true king, battling paladins and the armies of a corrupt king. She struggles to unite her people, avenge her family, and discover the truth about her destiny. But perhaps the one thing that can change Destiny itself is found at the edge of a blade. Amazon – Goodreads
Shadow Frost by Coco Ma – IN THE KINGDOM OF AXARIA, darkness rises. Some call it a monster, laying waste to the villagers and their homes. Some say it is an invulnerable demon summoned from the deepest abysses of the Immortal Realm. Many soldiers from the royal guard are sent out to hunt it down. Not one has ever returned.
When Asterin Faelenhart, Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, discovers that she may hold the key to defeating the mysterious demon terrorizing her kingdom, she vows not to rest until the beast is slain. With the help of her friends and the powers she wields — though has yet to fully understand — Asterin sets out to complete a single task. The task that countless, trained soldiers have failed. To kill it.
But as they hunt for the demon, they unearth a plot to assassinate the Princess herself instead. Asterin and her companions begin to wonder how much of their lives have been lies, especially when they realize that the center of the web of deceit might very well be themselves. With no one else to turn to, they are forced to decide just how much they are willing to sacrifice to protect the only world they have ever known. That is, of course… if the demon doesn't get to them first.
From young author Coco Ma comes a dazzling new tale of adventure, power, and betrayal, weaving together a stunning world of magic with a killer cast in an explosive, unforgettable debut. Amazon – Goodreads
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis – Westworld meets The Handmaid's Tale in this stunning fantasy adventure from debut author Charlotte Nicole Davis.
Aster, the protector
Violet, the favorite
Tansy, the medic
Mallow, the fighter
Clementine, the catalyst
THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS – The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls–they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a "welcome house" as children and branded with cursed markings. Trapped in a life they would never have chosen.
When Clementine accidentally murders a man, the girls risk a dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by Arketta's most vicious and powerful forces, both human and inhuman, their only hope lies in a bedtime story passed from one Good Luck Girl to another, a story that only the youngest or most desperate would ever believe. It's going to take more than luck for them all to survive. Amazon – Goodreads
Rebel by Marie Lu – With unmatched suspense and her signature cinematic storytelling, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Marie Lu plunges readers back into the unforgettable world of Legend for a truly grand finale.
Eden Wing has been living in his brother's shadow for years. Even though he's a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, and a brilliant inventor, most people know him only as Daniel Wing's little brother.
A decade ago, Daniel was known as Day, the boy from the streets who led a revolution that saved the Republic of America. But Day is no longer the same young man who was once a national hero. These days he'd rather hide out from the world and leave his past behind. All that matters to him now is keeping Eden safe―even if that also means giving up June, the great love of Daniel's life.
As the two brothers struggle to accept who they've each become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance that's grown between them. Eden soon finds himself drawn so far into Ross City's dark side, even his legendary brother can't save him. At least not on his own. Amazon – Goodreads
Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia – Zora Novak has been framed. When someone burns down the home of the school janitor and he dies in the blaze, everyone in Addamsville, Indiana, points a finger at Zora. Never mind that Zora has been on the straight and narrow since her father was thrown in jail. With everyone looking for evidence against her, her only choice is to uncover the identity of the real killer. There's one big problem—Zora has no leads. No one does. Addamsville has a history of tragedy, and thirty years ago a similar string of fires left several townspeople dead. The arsonist was never caught. Now, Zora must team up with her cousin Artemis—an annoying self-proclaimed Addamsville historian—to clear her name. But with a popular ghost-hunting television show riling up the townspeople, almost no support from her family and friends, and rumors spinning out of control, things aren't looking good. Zora will have to read between the lines of Addamsville's ghost stories before she becomes one herself. Amazon – Goodreads
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography–and fate–introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War–as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city.
Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history's darkest corners in this epic, heart-wrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love, repercussions of war, and the hidden violence of silence–inspired by the true post-war struggles of Spain. Amazon – Goodreads
Angel Mage by Garth Nix – More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.
A seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, summoning angels and forcing them to do her bidding.
Liliath knew that most of the inhabitants of Ystara died from the Ash Blood plague or were transformed into beastlings, and she herself led the survivors who fled into neighboring Sarance. Now she learns that angels shun the Ystaran's descendants. If they are touched by angelic magic, their blood will turn to ash. They are known as Refusers, and can only live the most lowly lives. But Liliath cares nothing for the descendants of her people, save how they can serve her. It is four young Sarancians who hold her interest: Simeon, a studious doctor-in-training; Henri, a dedicated fortune hunter; Agnez, an adventurous musketeer cadet; and Dorotea, an icon-maker and scholar of angelic magic. They are the key to her quest. The four feel a strange kinship from the moment they meet, but do not know why, or suspect their importance. All become pawns in Liliath's grand scheme to fulfill her destiny and be united with the love of her life. No matter the cost to everyone else. Amazon – Goodreads
The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake – The Larkin family isn't just lucky—they persevere. At least that's what Violet and her younger brother, Sam, were always told. When the Lyric sank off the coast of Maine, their great-great-great-grandmother didn't drown like the rest of the passengers. No, Fidelia swam to shore, fell in love, and founded Lyric, Maine, the town Violet and Sam returned to every summer.
But wrecks seem to run in the family: Tall, funny, musical Violet can't stop partying with the wrong people. And, one beautiful summer day, brilliant, sensitive Sam attempts to take his own life. Shipped back to Lyric while Sam is in treatment, Violet is haunted by her family's missing piece-the lost shipwreck she and Sam dreamed of discovering when they were children. Desperate to make amends, Violet embarks on a wildly ambitious mission: locate the Lyric, lain hidden in a watery grave for over a century.
She finds a fellow wreck hunter in Liv Stone, an amateur local historian whose sparkling intelligence and guarded gray eyes make Violet ache in an exhilarating new way. Whether or not they find the Lyric, the journey Violet takes-and the bridges she builds along the way-may be the start of something like survival. Epic, funny, and sweepingly romantic, The Last True Poets of the Sea is an astonishing debut about the strength it takes to swim up from a wreck. Amazon – Goodreads
The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth – Bestselling Divergent and Carve the Mark author Veronica Roth delivers a stunning collection of novella-length stories set in the future, illustrated with startling black-and-white artwork.
No world is like the other. Within this masterful collection, each setting is more strange and wonderful than the last, brimming with new technologies and beings. And yet, for all the advances in these futuristic lands, the people still must confront deeply human problems. In these six stories, Veronica Roth reaches into the unknown and draws forth something startlingly familiar and profoundly beautiful.
With tales of friendship and revenge, plus two new stories from the Carve the Mark universe, this collection has something for new and old fans alike. Each story begins with a hope for a better end, but always end with a better understanding of the beginning. With beautifully intricate black-and-white interior illustrations and a uniquely designed package, this is the perfect gift for book lovers. Amazon – Goodreads
Resurrection Girls by Ava Morgyn – Olivia Foster hasn't felt alive since her little brother drowned in the backyard pool three years ago. Then Kara Hallas moves in across the street with her mother and grandmother, and Olivia is immediately drawn to these three generations of women. Kara is particularly intoxicating, so much so that Olivia not only comes to accept Kara's morbid habit of writing to men on death row, she helps her do it. They sign their letters as the Resurrection Girls.
But as Kara's friendship pulls Olivia out of the dark fog she's been living in, Olivia realizes that a different kind of darkness taints the otherwise lively Hallas women—an impulse that is strange, magical, and possibly deadly. Amazon – Goodreads
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10 Popular Books Published In October 2019
These are the five Book of the Month YA books for October 2019


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Haywood jumps to No. 2 in Jackson area's Dirty Dozen football rankings
Michael Odom and Luis Torres
USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
A look at the top high school football teams in West Tennessee, as ranked by the USA Today Network – Tennessee. Teams eligible come from The Jackson Sun's 13-county coverage area – Madison, Gibson, Henderson, Chester, Hardeman, Haywood, Crockett, Weakley, Carroll, Benton, Decatur, McNairy and Hardin counties.
1. Huntingdon (9-0) – The Mustangs have clinched the No. 1 seed in Region 6-1A, and now they will try to end the season with a win before a bye week in Week 11. Last week: No. 1. This week: Friday vs. Middleton.
2. Haywood (6-2) – The Tomcats are in sole possession of first place in Region 7-4A after putting up 63 points on the No. 2 team in the state. Last week No. 5. This week: Friday vs. Liberty.
3. Crockett County (7-1) – After taking the first loss on the season, the Cavaliers have to bounce back quickly with a nonregion road game this week. Last week: No. 2. This week: Friday at Covington.
4. South Gibson (6-2) – A loss to Covington prevents the Hornets from a region title, but they still can earn a home playoff game. Last week: No. 3. This week: Friday vs. Craigmont.
5. Peabody (6-2) – Good thing for the Golden Tide that the season didn't end Friday night because they would be out of the playoffs. Time to go back to work with two region games to close out the season. Last week: No. 4. This week: Friday at McKenzie.
6. Dresden (7-1) – The Lions close out the season with the two teams at the bottom of the Region 7-1A standings. One more win clinches the region title. Last week: No. 6. This week: Friday at Gleason.
7. Milan (5-3) – Before the final week of the season, the Bulldogs host a team that has its sights set on a region title. Milan played its best defensive game of the season last week. Last week: No. 7. This week: Friday vs. Lexington.
8. USJ (5-3) – A region title is on the line this week as the Bruins come off a bye week to make the road trip to Memphis to take on Lausanne. Last week: No. 8. This week: Idle.
9. TCA (6-2) – Another region win for the Lions this past week, but now they must make a road trip to Trenton to try to stay on top of the Region 7-2A standings. Last week: No. 9. This week: Friday at Peabody.
10. Riverside (5-2) – The Panthers are proving they are one of the top two teams in Region 6-2A, but they play up two classes this week on the road, so they will be tested. Last week: No. 10. This week: Friday at Ripley.
11. Lexington (5-3) – The Tigers face a tough nonregion test this week, so the game to decide if Lexington wins a region title will have to wait until Week 11. Last week: No. 12. This week: Friday at Milan.
12. Adamsville (5-3) – When you beat the No. 2 team in Class 2A, the Cardinals had to make their way into the rankings on their four-game winning streak. Last week: Not ranked. This week: Friday at Halls.
Dropped out: Bolivar (5-3).
Reach Michael Odom at michodom@jacksonsun.com or 731-425-9754 and on Twitter @JSWriterMichael.


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Home News Politics Senator Jang: Federal government planning to incarcerate me
Senator Jang: Federal government planning to incarcerate me
Danfulani Danbaba
Former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has said attempts to link him to criminal activities, especially the recent killings in his senatorial zone, were deliberate plan by the Federal Government to get him out of the way, so he would not participate in any of the 2019 electoral processes.
But reacting to Jang's allegation, the Federal Government said it was not aware of the plan to incarcerate him.
"I am not aware," Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said yesterday.
However, Jang, who represents Plateau North senatorial district, lamented that the sacrifices Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made to nurture democracy for 16 years were being eroded by All Progressives Congress, APC, which sought to intimidate opposition party and turn the country into one party state.
The former governor raised the alarm while speaking with journalists in Jos, yesterday, decrying the renewed spate of killings not only in the state but also in many parts of the country and tasked security agencies to stand up and live up to expectation.
He said: "Doesn't that sound funny that Jonah Jang, a Berom man from Plateau State, is organising herdsmen to kill Beroms or which killings are they talking about?
"But I just want to say that it is a pity that politics is turning to what it is. I believe that everything is being done to find a reason to incarcerate me so that I will not participate in the ongoing politics."
''I am the senator representing Plateau North, I may be re-contesting the Senate, I may be contesting a higher position, that decision is in the making and the PDP is working very hard to win the election on the Plateau and I am a key figure here on the Plateau.
"There seems to be a very deliberate plan to get me out of the way so that I don't participate in any of the electoral processes. If this is the way our politics is going to be, then I am sorry to say that the democracy that we worked hard for will be be destroyed.
''PDP nurtured democracy for 16 years, that is why democracy is stabilizing but now, the APC as a party, has come and wants to destroy democracy by trying to make sure that there is no opposition, they want Nigeria to become a one party state.
"The security agencies should do their work, year in year out. When I took over power in Plateau State in 2007, this crisis was on, for eight years, I was struggling with the security to get this crisis resolved.
"Now, it has gone into a wider dimension. We were talking about Plateau, now we are talking about Taraba, Benue, Zamfara, it is going even down to the southern part of the country.
''The security must stand up and live up to expectation because if the security is saying that the matter has gone beyond them, let the President ask the United Nations to come in if Nigeria's security agencies cannot handle it."
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Famed Philly Cheesesteak Emporium Geno's Removes Its 'Speak English' Sign
By Clint Rainey
They wanted to recognize "customers from all walks of life."
For more than ten years, Philadelphia's world-famous cheesesteak purveyor Geno's has had a sign in its window declaring, "This is AMERICA. When ordering please 'speak English.'" Legend has it Geno's mouthy founder, Joey Vento, hung it there in 2005 after somebody gave it to him, and its conspicuous presence triggered a national free-speech debate and eventually charges of discrimination by the city's Commission on Human Relations. Vento, who died in 2011, didn't care and never budged — and despite using a language foreign to most Americans already ("Youse"? "Whiz wit"?), his dying wish was allegedly that his son Geno keep the blasted sign up.
Well, so much for that: Geno has "unceremoniously" removed it, NBC 10 reports, ending the chatter over "what may be the shop's second-most-talked-about item." As he tells the station, it was just time to move on:
"It's not about a sign. It's about what you do and what your mark in life is, and I wanna change that mark in life … I wanna make Geno's Geno's Steaks different than what my father did. Not saying that was right or wrong, but that wasn't my vision, and I wanna take Geno's to the next level."
Geno notes the business never actually refused service to anybody, which is why the courts let the sign stand, but his "vision" he refers to is slightly more inclusive than his father's: "He basically was proud of America and being American, and that's the way he stood," says the new boss. "The way I do it is a little differently, you know? I like to hug."
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Famed Cheesesteak Spot Geno's Removes 'Speak English' Sign


André T. Ashby was born in Kansas City, Missouri, where he came to know the Lord at an early age. He attended Oakwood Bible College in Huntsville, Alabama, majoring in Religion, and later attended the University of Missouri Conservatory of Music, where he studied voice performance. André was also awarded a full scholarship to Grace Training Center at Metro Vineyard Fellowship in Kansas City, where he studied prophetic ministry. He is now working on his music degree and minoring in Biblical studies at William Jessup University. André has traveled extensively across the United States and abroad, as a minister with Souls Cry Ministries and the late Jill Austin of Master Potter Ministries. He has seen the Lord release the fire of God through the prophetic song and word, as well as spur people on to a deeper, more intimate relationship with Jesus. It has been said of André's unique and powerful ministry that he "carries the presence of God." André is often used to release the Holy Spirit upon people in various settings.


Lisa Carrington has vowed to keep searching for improvements, despite collecting double gold at the final canoe sprint World Cup before the Rio Olympics.
The Ohope paddler added the K1 500m title overnight to the 200m crown she'd won a day earlier on the Montemor-o-Velho course in Portugal. She kept careful track of her rivals over the first 300m, then tore them apart over the final stretch - opening up a 1.628sec margin by the finish.
Her final time was a slick 1:48.364, with Slovenia's Spela Janic second and Poland's Ewelina Wojnarowska third. Several key rivals, including Hungarian Danuta Kozák who beat her in the 500m in Duisburg a fortnight ago, were missing but the 26-year-old Kiwi has two months to find something extra for Rio.
"Ultimately I was operating at 100 percent of where I am right now but obviously we don't refine for these events - we just refine enough to be able to compete well and learn from them," Carrington said. "There's still some more refining to go and hopefully we can see some improvement from now until then."
The prospect of repeating the double at Rio is daunting but one Carrington believes she needs, to keep progressing.
Carrington, Kiwi K1 1000m paddler Marty McDowell and coach Gordon Walker will stay on in Portugal to train for the next few weeks, before a final pre-Olympic camp in Spain in July.


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Defining the Future of Urban Air Mobility
The Dutch Drone Delta - founded by AirHub and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - brings together key players to enable the full potential of drones and Urban Air Mobility in The Netherlands.
04-12-2019 Amsterdam Drone Week - #RAI Amsterdam
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) increasingly start to impact our lives. Today #drones are already used in various industries such as #inspection, #agriculture and #construction. Within the next decade we will also see the use of drones for package #delivery and even for the transportation of freight and humans - Urban Air Mobility.
"Drones overall will be more impactful than I think people recognize, in positive ways to help society." - Bill Gates
In early 2019 KLM joined forces with AirHub to look at the possibilities of transferring passengers from #Schiphol Airport to their final destination with electric unmanned aircraft (#eVTOL). To realize these ambitious plans and to create sustainable social, economic and environmental impact with drones, a comprehensive roadmap was created and an ecosystem of partners was developed.
Dutch Drone Delta
With this roadmap the partners within the ecosystem want to close the gap between present-day - mostly manually piloted - Visual Line Of Sight (VLOS) operations and Urban Air Mobility (#UAM). Therefore AirHub included 5 tracks in the roadmap that focus on social embracement, autonomous long distance flights, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), drone delivery and Urban Air Mobility. In each track the partners will implement various concrete use cases, such as surveying flights by #Rijkswaterstaat within the Port of Rotterdam (Rotterdam CTR) with a focus on social impact, legal possibilities, technical challenges and economic effects within these use cases.
Track 1: Social Embracement
The fact that drones can provide a lot of economic benefits does not mean that they will automatically be embraced by our society. Especially when working towards package delivery and the transportation of cargo and humans in urban environments there will be many factors that will have to be taken into account (e.g. #noise and #privacy). It is therefore of great importance that the social dialogue will be started as early as possible in this process.
Together with other partners such at the City of Amsterdam and the Dutch government the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem will work on the social embracement of drones to create not only sustainable economic impact, but social and environmental impact as well.
Track 2: Autonomous Long Distance Flights
The first technical step on the path to Urban Air Mobility is the realization of autonomous long distance (beyond visual line of sight, #BVLOS) flights. Today both regulatory and technical hurdles exist that need to be overcome. To gain thrust from both legislators, society and end users a lot of experimentation and test have to be conducted, both on the required #hardware and #software.
Together with partners the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem will work on improving the techniques required for the realization of #autonomous long distance flights whilst keeping in mind social, legal, environmental and commercial requirements.
Track 3: U-Space & Unmanned Traffic Management
Today the biggest part of aviation takes place at relatively high altitudes. Only near aerodromes there is a real interaction between the sky and the surface we live on. With the introduction of drones into our low level airspace this will change. Drones will have to interact with the 4D world we live in and should be able to deal with #buildings, #weather, temporary obstacles and #airspace closures.
U-Space or Unmanned Traffic Management (#UTM) will provide the answer for many of these challenges. The Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem will work on the Dutch implementation of U- Space/UTM by Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (#LVNL) and other airspace administrators such as the municipality of Enschede (#Space53). Crucial network solutions, such as #5G will be provided by #KPN to facilitate these services.
Track 4: Drone Delivery
Delivery of high value, high priority packages, such as blood samples or automated external defibrillators (#AED), in urban areas will be the first kind of aerial mobility in our cities. To realize this step many technological innovations will be necessary, both on the techniques of the aircraft, payload and sensors but on the infrastructure of cities as well. Furthermore #insurance will play an important role in these kinds of operations, the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem will be supported in this by our partners a.s.r. verzekeringen and Achmea.
It is expected that unmanned aircrafts for delivery will first only fly on predetermined routes between two points, so corridors in the sky will have to be created. The ecosystem will work together with the (local) government(s) and partners to create the necessary techniques and infrastructure to facilitate this.
Track 5: Urban Air Mobility
The realization of transport of cargo and passengers by electric unmanned aerial vehicles will be the point on the horizon for the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem. It will be the end of a long series of steps that will prove that this new form of air-modality is safe, economically viable and socially desirable.
Unmanned cargo and passenger aircraft will be one of the solutions to the problems we face today with congestion and pollution in our cities and on our roads. It will give us a safer, faster and more efficient form of transport that will provide both large social and economic benefits to The Netherlands. In this track the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem will work on the basic foundations that are necessary for UAM such as, skyports, charging infrastructure and integration into existing mobility flows. Partners such as #Antea Group and Royal #NLR will provide support the ecosystem in this with their extensive knowledge and experience.
About AirHub: Our mission at AirHub is to safely, legally and efficiently integrate drones into our society. We facilitate this by helping companies with setting up their drone operation and advising governments and public organisations about their drone and UAM policies. With the AirHub Drone Operations App and our Drone Operations Center (including our #SORA tool) we enable drone operators to plan, fly and log their drone missions.
AirHub will, together with #Connekt, provide the daily project management of the Dutch Drone Delta ecosystem. Contact us at info@airhub.nl for more information.


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"Disillusioned with life in Glasgow, I sold everything I had and left for a new life in a remote fishing village in Japan. I knew nothing of the language or the new land that I would call home for the next seven years." — John Gerard Fagan
Buy Fish Town
An experimental memoir written entirely on John's phone, Fish Town is a powerhouse of raw emotions. It reads like a book of poetry or a long text message. In the tone of Bukowski's Post Office, the book captures the experiences of a Scottish man in Japan with humor, wit, honesty, and by all means without an ounce of political correctness.
Scroll down to read chapter one. Or have a listen to chapter three: Glasgow Airport.
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BBC Scotland - The Big Scottish Book Club and Fish Town
We are delighted to announce that John Gerard Fagan was a guest on The Big Scottish Book Club in December 2021. It was such a thrill for John to meet the host Damian Barr and give a reading from Fish Town at Troon Concert Hall. The guests also included Miriam Margolyes, Jackie Kay and Pete Paphides with some fascinating conversation about memoirs. It's on BBC iPlayer (Episode 6, Series 3) which you can watch here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012cxy
What people are saying about Fish Town
"The book begins with such a profound sense of fuck this. John's need to get out and do something else and see something else of the world is absolutely palpable." Scot Lit Daily, read more here.
"...instantly giving off vibes of Post Office by Charles Bukowski. Fagan's delivery is poignant and purposeful, with writing so crisp it's easy to fly through the pages. Truly a book I will never forget." — Aidan Martin, Euphoric Recall
"Through a series of free-verse snippets, Fagan takes us through his next six years—a time of loneliness, drunkenness, and screwed-upness, leavened by connections with students, other teachers, and (later) a Japanese actress and her cat. ...There aren't many books I could not put down—this is one of them". — Thaddeus Rutkowski, Tricks of Light
Get the vibe of what it's like to live in Japan. This wonderful video, with footage of John in fish town, was created by John's twin brother Michael Fagan, who wrote and produced the music. Wait til you hear the song, these guys are both oozing with talent.
only the truly lost wash up on the shore of Yaizu
a fish town in a forgotten part of Japan
faded posters of its 1960s glory days still littering the streets
but that's where I was
I took a walk to the sea
hoping for a beach to spend some time after work
but all that was there was a black water port and a tsunami wall that snaked around it
the Pacific waiting to devour
my flat was behind the destruction line
when the town was flooded I'd be safe
so said the extra 100 quid a month I was told to pay
safe and lost
listening to the hum of an air conditioner to drown the silence
I thought I wouldn't last a month
it was over six years before I made the long journey back home.
— John Gerard Fagan
John Gerard Fagan is a Scottish writer from Muirhead in the outskirts of Glasgow, who currently lives in Edinburgh.
He has published close to a hundred short stories, essays, and poems in Scots, Scottish Gaelic, and English. Fish Town is his first book, detailing his life in Japan from 2013 - 2019.
The Fish Town cover art is a painting called 'Forever Lost' from 2005, painted by John on an old record sleeve.
For more information visit: johngerardfagan.com
Twitter: @JohnGerardFagan
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A truck reported stolen from a residence on County Road 3411 on September 23 has been recovered in Neosho, Missouri. During the investigation, with the help of a resident of County Road 3411, Detective Chad Morrow developed information that led to two suspects. Morrow contacted law enforcement authorities in McDonald County Missouri and asked them to help locate the suspects. McDonald County officials reported they had one of the suspects in jail on an unrelated matter. Both suspects were subsequently interviewed and confessed that they had taken the vehicle from the residence and left it parked at a business in Neosho, Missouri. Warrants have been issued for the suspects, Lee Michael Brown, age 36 of Anderson, Missouri and Joseph Hirtler, age 18 of Magnolia, Arkansas. Both are charged with Theft of Property, Criminal Trespass, Breaking/Entering and Criminal Mischief. Both are in custody in Missouri awaiting an extradition hearing.


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You should now have a Yellow Box with a yellow circle, use the left. middle and right mouse buttons within and outside the circle to orientate and scale the texture. This does take some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, it comes naturally!
I am on a laptop. Any keyboard shortcuts to help? Or maybe I should just invest in a real mouse? It is difficult to work with the one on the laptop. I just have to shrink the texture to fit into that area, then repeat for other side and front and wings.
Invest in a real mouse.
use an earlier version of anim8or ....for resizing ...alt plus right button on your laptop... the good old days the sensible days.
then reload into the latest unfriendly to laptop users version for latest bells and whistles.
i recommend the Logitech MX Master - had one for christmas, and it's a thing of beauty.
Ok. I got a real mouse and spent many hours with no success. This is frustrating. I hate to ask to be spoonfed this,but can someone do this for me with the proper markings and textures and attach it here? Or at least provide a video or written instructions for working with this specific model? I have attached the model and textures below.
These instructions apply to any model.
I'll give you a free hint though...your problem this time isn't really related to the UV tool. Learn to use the cut tool and cut a rectangle around the label you want to keep, then apply a non-textured material to the rest of the faces you wish to keep blank.
This does take some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, it comes naturally!


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The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 (edited by J. E. Croon)
A Comprehensive Curriculum Guide for Teachers
Kimberly Conrad
This complete curriculum guide assists educators in bringing LeRoy Wiley Gresham to life in the middle or high school classroom.
Janet Elizabeth Croon
Dimensions : 11 X 8.5 inches
This complete curriculum guide assists educators in bringing LeRoy Wiley Gresham to life in the middle or high school classroom. Use his "Young voice of the old South" to guide your students through a comprehensive Civil War study, as he did in his diary, starting at the age of twelve, and ending with his death at seventeen years old. This resource includes rigorous, standards-aligned ELA and history lessons, Common Core Standards, extensive interdisciplinary connections across various content areas, Interactive Notebook Applications, dynamic mapping activities, detailed discussion topics for Socratic Seminar, a multi-genre unit, standards-aligned assessments, connections to other primary documents and literature, and so much more. This companion resource accompanies LeRoy's diary found in The War Outside My Window young readers edition seamlessly while providing teachers the framework through which to challenge and engage students with thoughtful and enriching learning opportunities.
Kimberly A. Conrad holds a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Child Studies and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education/Literacy Studies from the University of New Hampshire. She is a Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) in the area of English Language Arts 7-12. She has taught seventh and eighth grade Language Arts in New Hampshire for many years and often presents at conferences on the topics of Interdisciplinary Instruction and Reading/Writing in the Content Areas. She was a co-author of her district's Literacy Framework titled, Dover Growing Readers and Writers. She is inspired by challenging middle school learners through rigorous and engaging reading and writing practices. Kim enjoys collaborating with other educators and sharing her expertise in the fields of literacy and middle level learners. She lives and teaches in Dover, New Hampshire.
Janet E. Croon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Modern European History, and Russian Language and Area Studies from the Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1983), and a Master's Degree in International Studies from the Univ. of Dayton (1985). She taught International Baccalaureate History for nearly two decades for Fairfax County Public Schools and developed a deep interest in the Civil War by living in northern Virginia. She is also the author of The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865: A Comprehensive Curriculum Guide for Teachers (with Kimberly Conrad).
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What judicial are best for the Michigan Supreme Court?
What judicial candidates are best for the Michigan Supreme Court?
Our clients and friends are always asking us what judges to vote for come election time. I will be writing another blog shortly on all the judicial candidates that I endorse, but today I want to start with the Michigan Supreme Court. These are, after governor, the most powerful seven elected officials in the state. This November, three of them are up for re-election.
So, who is best qualified to receive your vote? The short answer is: Judge Connie Marie Kelley, Judge Shelia Johnson and Bridget Mary McCormack.
Now, here is my explanation as to why.
Michigan today is widely considered to have one of the worst Supreme Courts in the entire country.
Our Court is fantastic if yo are an auto insurance company. But it just does not represent working class families in Michigan.
The good news is, you can change this by voting on Nov. 6. Yes, you.
Again, there are three candidates who will take this court in a new direction: Kelley, Johnson and McCormack.
Below we've provided some information about each candidate.
Her priorities: Fighting for the rights of everyday people and families.
Who she is: Judge 46th District Court; first African American to serve as judge in the Southfield court; has a record of deterring crime by imposing tough sentences and creating a community program for teens.
Her priorities: Protecting auto accident victims, sexual abuse survivors, injury victims and those who have been taken advantage of by large corporations.
Who she is: Law professor and Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan Law School; founded The Pediatric Health Advocacy Clinic, which helps domestic violence survivors and children needing medical care.
Her priorities: Protecting your children, families and communities; not caving to special interest pressure.


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Spitfires and tanks for David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape show
David Walliams' Grandpa's Great Escape comes to Newcastle
THE first ever stage adaptation of Grandpa's Great Escape, the number one bestselling children's book by actor and comedian David Walliams, is coming the North-East in the New Year.
The live version of the kids' favourite, which has sold more than two million copies around the world arrives in Newcastle at Utilita Arena for two performances on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
Grandpa's Great Escape Live follows the acclaimed television film which aired on BBC One in December.
Walliams says: "Grandpa's Great Escape Live is an incredible new development for the book.
"We're not just turning it into a live show, but into a spectacular live arena show for all the family this Christmas.
"Being in arenas means we can have a life-size Spitfire, a tank, the London landscape and a dramatic escape from the Imperial War Museum.
"It's great because we can really go to town with all of those elements and this story demands that scale.
"I'm delighted to be involved with this arena tour of Grandpa's Great Escape Live, working with fantastic people like the director Sean Foley and Kevin Cecil, who's written the script. I couldn't be more excited about it!"
The stage design for Grandpa's Great Escape Live will see the arena transformed into London and its landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and the River Thames, from thousands of feet in the sky, as Grandpa's life-size Spitfire soars through the air. Grandpa's Great Escape, which has been translated into 39 languages, received a wealth of glowing reviews with the Evening Standard declaring Walliams as "the new Roald Dahl", while The Times describe the story as "a beguilingly funny, original and thought-provoking tale… hilarious".
The story focuses on Grandpa, who many years ago, was a Second World War flying ace. But when he is sent to old folk's home Twilight Towers – run by sinister Matron Swine – it's up to Grandpa and his grandson, Jack, to plot a daring escape. Little do they know, the wicked matron is on to them.
Tickets are on sale now and are available online, or by calling the Box Office on 0844 493 6666. Venue facility and booking fees will apply.
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