Last weekend I carpooled to a center in Wisconsin to attend a retreat (at a place where I led a writing retreat last February, where I've felt capable and respected, and where there's space for me to grow) and had the peculiar experience of walking through the front entrance into a wall of self-doubt: Who are YOU to think you should be here? To pose as a seeker?! What a fraud.
The messages were so bizarre they caught my breath. Of course I've heard such critical voices thousands of times, but never so palpably or at such a ludicrous moment. Although I didn't know this going in, the retreat's focus was the superego, that voice of criticism and self-attack whose sole purpose is to maintain the status quo. The superego had met me at the door—with force.
In the three days since returning, I've been bowled over by how many people have shared with me (with no prompting on my part) that they feel like frauds. It plagues artists, for whom there's always some level of public recognition to strive for that might finally affirm our worth; it plagues leaders, who must stand in front of people who will inevitably question their authority; it plagues parents, who feel they should know what they're doing and don't. Is there anyone who doesn't at some point feel fraudulent?!
I've also noticed how much energy this takes. Sometimes the feeling stops us completely. Sometimes it haunts us ("I'm not a real [fill in the blank]"), although we persevere regardless. I still feel like an imposter novelist despite Hannah, Delivered's successful launch. Only rarely do I have the experience of last weekend, when I pushed through the wall of ridiculous criticism and proceeded during the retreat to be a humble, clear, fully present seeker.
In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for choosing some sort of God or spiritual-type thing to worship—be it J.C. or Allah, be it Yahweh or the Wiccan mother—is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive. If you worship money and things—if they are where you tap real meaning in life—then you will never have enough. …Worship your own body and beauty and sexual allure and you will always feel ugly, and when time and age start showing, you will die a million deaths before they finally plant you. … Worship power—you will feel weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to keep the fear at bay. Worship your intellect, being seen as smart—you will end up feeling stupid, a fraud, always on the verge of being found out. And so on.
Look, the insidious thing about these forms of worship is not that they're evil or sinful; it's that they are unconscious. … They're the kind of worship you just gradually slip into, day after day, getting more and more selective about what you see and how you measure value without ever being fully aware that that's what you're doing.
Worship! Yes, expending energy is a form of worship. I come away from my retreat with a commitment to turn my energy elsewhere—to worship what is life-giving and justice-seeking rather than what is judgmental, and help others do the same. Because goodness knows we need this energy elsewhere.
And the world will not discourage you from operating on your default-settings, because the world of men and money and power hums along quite nicely on the fuel of fear and contempt and frustration and craving and the worship of self… The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day. That is real freedom.
Two opportunities to get Hannah, Delivered for a song! Koehler Books is selling all ebooks for $0.99 through December–just purchase through whatever ebook platform you use. And I'm hosting a Goodreads Giveway for a free signed copy this week, ending Friday night.
Thanks yet again- I have a chronic problem of subtly worshiping intellect and success. With the advent of Christmas coming on, my job has been slow where I work right now… each day I've been coming away with the nagging feeling of having wasted my day… which mentally translates into feeling painfully unsuccessful. An old youth pastor of mine began talking down to me via social media… immediately, I can feel my self-assumed intellect threatened… I try to remember what the late Brennan Manning, who has been a spiritual father to me, once said in his Ragamuffin Gospel- you have to keep taking your own poser before the Father again and again. By doing this intentionally, you both practice your own poser at work and also help continually usher personal healing.
It's an ongoing struggle, isn't it? And yet we can make progress. I remember having panic attacks in the shower every morning before I had to go off and teach 7th grade. Now that just seems silly. I hope there's as much distance between my critical voices today and who I become in another 20 years.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Elizabeth, and for the wise words from David Foster Wallace. It's comforting and supportive to remember that these critical voices are common to the experience of all of us who risk exposing our true selves. Your resolve after the retreat to not give your energy to the critic is indeed a gift and a reminder to not succumb to self-doubt.
You're most welcome, Iris! Isn't that DFW passage great?!


Born in Essex, England, Victoria Caroline Adams first caught the attention of the media and public as Posh Spice, a member of one of the most successful female musical groups in the world. "Wannabe," the first Spice Girls' single, went to number one in 31 countries; the band becoming an instant global phenomenon, especially with pre-teen and teenage girls.
Four number one hits later she met future husband, sports legend David Beckham, and together, they became one of the UK's most photographed couples. After the Spice Girls split in 1999, Victoria and David married, their young son, Brooklyn, was the ring-bearer at their wedding.
With her solo singing career going nowhere, Victoria decided to follow her passion for fashion. Her rail-thin figure and taste for classic elegance made her the perfect choice as a celebrity promoter for designer Karl Lagerfeld. No one can deny, however, that it has been her often-volatile relationship with her husband, that has kept her face in magazines - usually for all the wrong reasons.


In this video we show you how to make a paper towel tube butterfly. This is a great idea for recycling old paper tubes and a wonderful activity to pass the time with young children! Its fun, easy and simple.


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Chancery Orders Specific Performance of Email Agreement
Morris James LLP
The Delaware Court of Chancery is frequently called on to resolve disputes between 50-50 owners of a business. In the latest iteration of such a dispute, Millien v. Popescu, C.A. 8670-VCN (Del Ch. Jan. 31, 2014), the court had to resolve whether two stockholders did in fact each own a 50 percent voting interest in the corporation. Resolution of this issue primarily depended upon interpretation of an email from 2009.
Petitioner Kevin Millien and respondent George Popescu were the directors of Boston Technologies Inc. (BT), a Delaware corporation with headquarters in Boston. In 2007, Popescu formed Boston Technologies LLC, the predecessor to BT, to hold intellectual property rights for brokerage software Popescu was developing. In April 2008, Boston Technologies was converted into BT.
Popescu and Millien met in late 2008 or early 2009. Millien worked for a company that became BT's largest customer and Millien and Popescu interacted regularly. In the summer of 2009, Millien and Popescu discussed Millien joining BT. Popescu initially proposed Millien receiving a 25 to 33 percent interest in BT, and Millien countered with a proposal that they each own 50 percent. Although open to Millien receiving a larger equity interest in BT, Popescu expressly told Millien that he had to have exclusive control.
On Aug. 3, 2009, Millien sent Popescu an email with his understanding of the final terms of the agreement he and Popescu had reached. The email provided, inter alia, that they would create a new corporation or partnership and each own 50 percent of that entity. This entity would become a 95 percent shareholder of BT and Popescu would retain a 1 percent share, making him the majority shareholder of BT. Popescu responded to this email and confirmed the terms were correct. Millien began working for BT on Aug. 4, 2009.
In April 2010, Popescu decided BT stock should be issued to Millien before BT applied for a line of credit with a bank. On the bank's recommendation, BT retained the law firm of Gesmer Updegrove to draft the appropriate corporate documents. Millien and Popescu did not provide the Aug. 3, 2009, email to Gesmer.
In an April 15, 2010, email, Popescu described the intended capital structure of BT. This description included a statement that Popescu would have the "absolute majority to take decisions in BT if need be." Millien and Popescu executed documents prepared by Gesmer around April 27, 2010. The Gesmer documents resulted in Millien and Popescu each owning 63 million voting shares of BT stock. Millien and Popescu planned to proceed with a holding company structure for BT, but did not take immediate steps to put that structure in place. Following execution of these documents, Popescu informed another BT executive orally and by email that he owned 51 percent of BT's voting stock and Millien owned the remaining 49 percent. Millien was copied on one of these emails and did not contradict it. In other documents, including tax returns and capitalization tables submitted to banks, Millien and Popescu were listed as equal owners of BT stock.
The parties' relationship began to sour in 2012 as Popescu became increasingly displeased with Millien's job performance. On June 6, 2013, Popescu informed Millien that he would no longer be an employee of BT. After unsuccessful discussions to separate Millien from BT, Popescu terminated Millien as an employee June 21, 2013. Millien then instituted litigation to appoint a custodian to resolve a deadlock between BT's directors pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 226. On July 3, 2013, Popescu delivered a unanimous written consent to Millien proposing that the BT board of directors would implement the agreement set forth in the Aug. 3, 2009, email by authorizing the issuance of 1.26 million shares of BT voting stock to Popescu. This issuance would result in Popescu owning approximately 50.5 percent of the issued BT voting stock and Millien owning approximately 49.5 percent of the issued BT voting stock. Millien refused to execute the written consent. In the litigation, Popescu sought specific performance of the Aug. 3, 2009, email based on Millien's alleged breach of that email by refusing to execute the written consent.
Recognizing that whether there was a deadlock supporting appointment of a custodian under 8 Del. C. § 226 depended upon whether Millien and Popescu had equal interests in the voting stock of BT, the court focused on Popescu's claim that he was entitled to specific performance of the Aug. 3, 2009, email. A threshold issue was the applicable law. Millien argued that Delaware law, which would require Popescu to prove he was entitled to specific performance by clear and convincing evidence, governed pursuant to the internal affairs doctrine, while Popescu argued that Massachusetts law, which would require Popescu to prove he was entitled to specific performance by a preponderance of the evidence, applied. Under the internal affairs doctrine, the law of state of incorporation governs matters relating to internal corporate affairs. The court concluded that the Aug. 3, 2009, email included terms that implicated the internal affairs doctrine and other terms that did not. According to the court, the email also raised issues concerning the limits of the internal affairs doctrine. In a footnote, the court noted a possible tension between the Delaware Supreme Court's decision in McDermott v. Lewis, 531 A.2d 206 (Del. 1987), stating that the internal affairs doctrine applied to relationships among the corporation and its current officers, directors and shareholders, and more recent decisions that did not include the term "current." The court indicated that reference to current officers, directors and shareholders might mean that the internal affairs doctrine would not apply to a dispute regarding how somebody became a stockholder. The court also recognized, however, that later decisions and authorities contained broader language, and therefore the internal affairs doctrine could apply to the present dispute.
Ultimately, the court did not decide whether the internal affairs doctrine should govern the terms of the Aug. 3, 2009, email. Instead, the court chose to analyze Popescu's specific-performance claim under the law of the jurisdiction with the higher evidentiary standard (Delaware), because if Popescu could satisfy that standard he could also satisfy the lower evidentiary standard (Massachusetts). To obtain specific performance of the Aug. 3, 2009, email, Popescu had to show, by clear and convincing evidence, that the email reflected the essential terms of the parties' agreement, there was no adequate remedy at law and enforcement of the requested relief was sufficiently precise to be practicable.
The court concluded that the email reflected the essential terms of the parties' agreement—Millien would work for BT in exchange for a salary and BT stock, with Popescu having a majority of the voting power. In the email, Millien stated he was glad he and Popescu had reached agreement and described the terms as "final." As far as internal documents and documents provided to third parties showing Millien and Popescu as equal stockholders, those documents accurately reflected BT's current capital structure but did not displace the parties' agreement that Popescu would have majority voting control. The court also found there was no adequate remedy at law because Popescu's lack of voting control could not be compensated by damages. Finally, the court rejected Millien's argument that an integration clause in the stock purchase agreement pursuant to which Millien purchased BT stock from Popescu superseded the Aug. 3, 2009, email. The integration clause applied to the subject matter of the stock purchase agreement, which the court viewed as being Millien's purchase of BT stock, not BT's capitalization.
In crafting a remedy, the court did not simply find that Popescu was entitled to 1 percent of BT's stock as set forth in the email. The value of BT had increased since Aug. 3, 2009, and the court did not want Popescu to receive more stock than was necessary to give him voting control. Accordingly, the court decided the most equitable remedy would be for Millien to authorize the issuance of one additional share of BT voting stock to Popescu, which would make Popescu the majority holder of BT voting stock and moot Millien's application for a custodian to resolve a deadlock.
This case offers a useful overview of specific performance under Delaware law. While an email would not seem to be the ideal way to agree on a company's capital structure, the court was willing to grant specific performance of an email setting forth the final terms of the parties' agreement concerning voting control of the company. The result could have been different if the record was less clear that the email reflected the final terms of the parties' discussions concerning voting control. It will also be interesting to see if the court's footnote discussion of the internal affairs doctrine leads to any attempts to limit application of the internal affairs doctrine to disputes involving a corporation and its current officers, directors and shareholders.
Investor's Desire to Criticize Proxy Contest Transactions Does Not Sustain Books and Records Request
Recent Cases Emphasize the Holistic Evaluation of Director Independence in the Demand Futility Context
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Much safer and more convenient. Fueled by electricity, not by oil or gas. The kettle roll (food-zones) can prevent popcorn burning. No need to shake with a squeeze.
The kettle with pores, which disperses the heat, prevents the calluses from adhering to the surface of the pan when working. A fan to disperse the heat at the bottom of the popcorn machine.
Very safe! When the pan temperature more than 180 degrees centigrade, it will stop working automatically. An ON-OFF switch behind the popcorn machine and easy to use.
Mini Countertop Retro Pop Corn Popper featuring the table-top sized party pleaser. In just minutes, family and friends can enjoy the fresh taste of crunchy, delicious popcorn. Its electric popping system uses hot air instead of oil, producing a light and healthy snack. The unit comes with a measuring cap that assures the proper amounts of kernels are used in each batch. It has a kernel capacity of 6 tbsp., which makes up to 12 cups of popcorn per batch.(You Can Check Product Demonstration By Searching "Mini Classic Cart Style Popcorn Machine "In Search Engine.


What type of Gas Generators are you looking for?
Some gases are highly reactive and difficult to handle and store using traditional cylinders. Chlorine is one of these gases. With traditional cylinders, accuracy and shelf life of the stored gas is extremely poor. To overcome such problems, the GazCal Gas Generator was developed for Chlorine (Cl2).
The GazCal is a rugged, portable, battery-operated unit suitable for test and calibration both in the laboratory and on-site, in the field.
Utilised across many industries worldwide, it is particularly popular with water authorities and for water treatment. The unit needs no warm-up time and can be operated by non-technical personnel, providing instant test and calibration source.
It is also used as surrogate gas for the cross-calibration of Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2), Ozone (O3) and Fluorine (F2) equipment and gas sensors.
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Unlimited customization options and packed with exclusive gaming features, MSI PERFORMANCE GAMING motherboards offer the best possible gaming experience.
We are proud to be a part of the MSI GAMING testing program to help give gamers the best hardware to play games at the highest level.
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Outsmart and outperform your opponents in-game using an array of unique MSI GAMING tools. Clever hardware & software tools, created to keep you one step ahead of the competition and boost your skills.
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require 'spec_helper'

describe Trogdir::APIClient::Emails do
  let!(:syncinator) { create_current_syncinator }
  let(:person) { create :person }
  let(:email) { create :email, person: person, address: 'strong.bad@aol.com' }
  let(:client) { Trogdir::APIClient::Emails.new }
  let(:params) { {} }
  let(:method_name) { :index }
  let(:method_call) { client.send method_name, params.merge(uuid: person.uuid) }

  subject { JSON.parse(method_call.perform.body) }

  describe '#index' do
    let!(:email_a) { create :email, person: person }
    let!(:email_b) { create :email, person: person }

    its(:length) { should eql 2 }
    its(:first) { should be_an_email }
    it { expect(subject.first['id']).to eql email_a.id.to_s }
    its(:last) { should be_an_email }
    it { expect(subject.last['id']).to eql email_b.id.to_s }
  end

  describe '#show' do
    let(:method_name) { :show }
    let(:params) { {email_id: email.id} }
    it { should be_an_email }
    it { expect(subject['id']).to eql email.id.to_s }
  end

  describe '#create' do
    let(:method_name) { :create }

    context 'without required params' do
      let(:params) { {type: 'personal'} }
      it { expect { subject }.to raise_exception }
    end

    context 'with required params' do
      let(:params) { {type: 'university', address: 'the.cheat@example.com'} }
      it { expect { subject }.to change { person.reload.emails.count }.from(0).to 1 }
      it { should be_an_email }
    end
  end

  describe '#update' do
    let(:method_name) { :update }
    let(:params) { {email_id: email.id, primary: true} }
    it { expect { subject }.to change { email.reload.primary }.from(false).to true }
    it { should be_an_email }
  end

  describe '#destroy' do
    let(:method_name) { :destroy }
    let(:params) { {email_id: email.id} }
    before { email } # eager-create email

    it { expect { subject }.to change { person.reload.emails.count }.from(1).to 0 }
    it { should be_an_email }
  end
end

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We work together with our clients to create individualized treatment plans inorder to improve the therapy experience and outcome. We work with individuals of all ages who are finding it difficult to manage their mental health issues and/or life stressors on their own.
At TW Creative Therapy we are dedicated to providing exceptional care through the combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Creative Therapy and mindfulness strategies.
Your counselor will meet individually with you on a weekly or "as needed" basis and explore challenges you may be experiencing along with therapeutic strategies.
A combination of Creative Therapy and Play therapy will be used to address your child's needs. Your counselor will work collaboratively with you (parent) to foster success for your child.
Your counselor will utilize a variety of strategies to work towards improving family function through family sessions with all members and/or individually.
We are developing several groups such as Adult Creative Therapy groups which will utilize creative activities as strategies to treat depression and anxiety; Adolescent Creative Therapy groups which will also utilize creative strategies to foster confidence and address teen issues; Family Creative Therapy groups and Parenting groups which will focus on family issues and will also offer as a support.


Sorry been a little busy with life. Most of you will have noticed I have relocated to Minnesota. Big change for me, Although so far I have found Minnesota very welcoming. Lots of outdoor activities here.
I will certainly have to pick up my game in the outdoors. New things to learn and see.
Couple of new tasks I will have to set.
The BIG one for me is to plan on a true bush crafty camp in the national forests. something I have always wanted to do.
Make the necessary changes to my equipment nd mind set for camping and the outdoors in MN.
Check out my first video from MN.
Obviously there is a big difference from California to Minnesota. I now need to make sure I am prepared for the Minnesota outdoors……They have seasons here. California not so much.
The big one WINTER, Camping and other outdoor activities.
So a new adventure begins. Join me in my learning Minnesota outdoors and safety and survival. Camping, fishing and Kayaking.
Don't forget to stop by the Recourse page to see all the new Videos I have added. See the section welcome to Minnesota 2CG.
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Knowledge is a survival skill. Never stop gaining yours.


The first of January, the gym is full. The news is filled with new nutrition and weight loss trends. Everybody is talking about the changes they will make in their lives – STARTING TODAY. I don't make any New Year's fitness resolutions. I make lifestyle changes and goals. Fitness is as much a part of my life as eating breakfast or getting a good night's sleep. Unfortunately, my January was more of a different sort of challenge. I was injured while working out.
I did my best to keep moving forward as independently as I could with a boot and a scooter. I learned that my body needed the rest, as much as I wanted to push further. I asked for help and am still so grateful for those who stepped up to help or checked in on me. I learned patience as my leg recovered and did my physical therapy as prescribed. To tell you the truth – it was one of the toughest challenges for me. Last week I got on my scale for the first time since January and the number staring back at me was one I had never seen before on my scale – but I know I will get through it living the warrior360way!
Now finally, I have been released from physical therapy! It can't be coincidence that this happened mid-year. Many of those New Year's resolutions have long fallen off the radar. It's time to dust them off and keep going. Guess what? It's not too late! Today is the 1st day of the rest of your life! Are you with me as I start over again too?
Remember how, as you watched the clock turn over to 2015, you were excited for a new beginning. Everyone feels motivated with a clean slate. Look back over the resolutions you made and reconsider if it was too much, too soon. Maybe your body is asking for patience too?
Don't feel like you didn't accomplish anything. You started. You tried something new. Did you stop because it didn't feel comfortable to you or because life got in the way?
Stand up to Procrastination. Instead of waiting for December 31st, try again – today. Is there a new resolution? Something new to try? Or is it time to pick up where you left off?
Re-evaluate your nutrition plan. It's summertime! Instead of cooking indoors, try keeping the house cool by grilling outdoors. Grilled chicken or salmon with grilled sliced zucchini….yum! It's also the perfect time to try out different salads or a new fruit you haven't tried before. This time of year is easiest to eat healthy instead of looking for warming comfort foods in the dead of winter. Sliced cucumbers for a snack anyone?
Get to the gym. Your favorite gym equipment is less busy now than it was 6 months ago. In fact, some personal trainers are offering discounts because they're not as busy as they are at the beginning of the year. Haven't worked out with some of the gym equipment before? Not a problem – most gyms will show you the best way to use all of the equipment. Be sure to take notes.
Take time to meditate and relax. Get out and enjoy some vitamin D. Take a stroll in the neighborhood after dinner, or grab your favorite book and head to your local park to read.
Hydrate. Hydrate. Hydrate! As the summer months heat up it's important to keep hydrated. Cookouts and pool side parties sometimes mean margaritas or beer – be sure to have at least a full glass of water between drinks. Drinking bottled water? Be sure it stays cool during the summer heat. When the plastic gets overheated it can release toxins into the water.
Find an Accountability Partner. So it's mid-year and you may have fallen short on some of your goals. Don't worry – you still have 6 months left! Finish the year strong by finding someone to check in with weekly on your goals or to workout with – a friend, spouse, or family member. I'm a believer that the family that works out together stays healthy together!
Starting a new plan mid-year just may give you the extra boost to continue a healthy and fit lifestyle into 2016 and beyond. Your New Year's resolution next time may be to enjoy the life and healthy body you've created for yourself. Now that's something to celebrate!


Effective for the 2009-10 board year.
Frederick M. Adams, chairman-Michigan, Northern Trust Bank, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (2011 T).
Carolyn E. Aishton, vice president, corporate programs (retired), Avon Products, Inc., New York, New York (2010 T).
Robert A. Armitage, senior vice president and general counsel, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana (2012 T).
Daniel Boggan, Jr., chief operating officer (retired), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Oakland, California (2011 T).
Diane S. Carr, attorney, Brookover and Carr, and Schaberg P.C., East Lansing, Michigan (2010 A).
Stephen M.G. Charnley, pastor, Greenville United Methodist Church, Greenville, Michigan (2010 WM).
Stephen I. Greenhalgh, attorney, Bodman, L.L.P., Detroit, Michigan (2011 A).
Robert B. Hetler, partner (retired), PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., Berkeley, California (2012 T). *Chair of the Audit Committee.
Anne H. Hunter, president, Marketing Source USA, Inc., Edina, Minnesota (2012 A). *Chair for the Committee on Enrollment and Marketing.
David K. Johnson, physician, Lansing Institute of Urology, East Lansing, Michigan (2011 A).
Carol A. Leisenring, co-director, Financial Institutions Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2012 T). *Chair of the Investment Committee.
Thomas L. Ludington, judge, U.S. District Court, Bay City, Michigan (2011 T). *Chair for the Committee on Finance and Business Affairs.
Robert D. Musser III, president, The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan (2010 A).
Mark E. Newell, J.D., vice chairman, Latham & Watkins, L.L.P., Washington, DC (2010 T). *Chair for the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs.
Jeffrey C. Petherick, founder/partner, Northpointe Capital, Troy, Michigan (2011 T).
Charles G. Raphael, executive vice president, retail banking group (retired), Bank One Corp., Williamsburg, Virginia (2012 A).
William A. Ritter, senior minister (retired), Birmingham First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (2010 D). *Chair for the Committee on Trusteeship.
Stephen N. Sanney, recent graduate (2010 R).
William Schuette, senior counsel, Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, Michigan (2010 T).
Joseph O. Serra, president, Serra Automotive, Grand Blanc, Michigan (2012 T).
Thomas C. Shearer, J.D., president, Thomas C. Shearer, P.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan (2012 WM).
J. Donald Sheets, chief financial officer, Dow Corning Corp., Midland, Michigan (2012 T). *Chair of the Infrastructure Committee.
Richard M. Smith, chairman, Newsweek, New York, New York. (2011 T).
William K. Stoffer, chief executive officer, Albion Machine and Tool Company, Albion, Michigan (2011 T). *Chair for the Committee on Institutional Advancement.
Paul D. Tobias, chairman and chief executive officer, Mackinac Financial Corporation & mBank, Birmingham, Michigan (2011 T). *Chair of the Board.
John N. Vournakis, vice president for research and development, Marine Polymer Technologies, Charleston, South Carolina (2011 T).
The year in parentheses after each name indicates the date the individual's term on the Board of Trustees expires. T--elected by the Board of Trustees; A--elected by the Albion College Alumni Association; D--elected by the Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church; WM--elected by the West Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church. R--recent graduate trustee .
Richard L. Baird, partner, Global ABAS Operations, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chicago, Illinois.
David M. Barrett, chief executive officer, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts.
William C. Ferguson, Verizon Communications, White Plains, New York.
Todd W. Herrick, president and chief executive officer (retired), Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, Michigan.
Arnold G. Langbo, chairman (retired), Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan.
Paul W. McCracken, Edmund Ezra Day professor of business administration, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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In recent years, it has become common for foreign players to lead world leagues in goal scoring, especially in the big leagues of Europe. For instance, last season the four 'big' UEFA leagues were all led by foreign born goal scorers (England; Anelka - Italy; Ibrahimovic - Germany; Grafite - Spain; Forlan).
The fact that the likes of Wayne Rooney, Stefan Kießling, Antonio Di Natale, and David Villa could all potentially lead their home nations in goal scoring this season is a minor miracle based on recent seasons.
I went to Soccerway.com to find out how many world leagues were led by homegrown goal scorers during the last completed season (2008/2009 or 2009 for summer leagues). Not every league listed at soccerway had goal scoring statistics available but this is a fairly comprehensive list. If a nation is not listed, it either had a foreign-born goal leader or the statistics were not available.
I also decided to list if a player has transferred since leading their league in goals. I was interested to know if leading a 'smaller' league in scoring led to moving abroad or to bigger clubs in the same league.
Good stuff, but San Lorenzo are an Argentinian team, not from Uruguay (Re: Alfaro).
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The following short extracts are from A brief history of Waterlow Park, 'a garden for the gardenless' [2006] with thanks to Pam Cooper.
After Highgate was 'discovered' in the 16th century the rich, the famous and the infamous started to arrive. Many of them built homes, with fine gardens, some in what is today Waterlow Park. They were attracted by the clean air and views over London.
The plentiful water supply was another factor. Waterlow Park's three historic ponds are still fed by natural springs. Lauderdale House, which remains within the Park, was the home of the notorious Earl (later Duke) of Lauderdale in the 17th century. It appears certain that King Charles II stayed at the house, which bears out the long-standing colourful tradition of his mistress, Nell Gwyn, residing there. The house dates from the 16th century. So too does the garden, which is of interest to garden historians, being a very early example in Britain of a terraced garden.
The house called simply Andrew Marvell's, where the poet is thought to have lived in the 17th century, was also once within the Park. One of Marvell's verses, recorded on a bronze plaque in the Park, reminds us of this much-loved poet.
Elsewhere in the Park was the home of Sir James Pennethorne. Having lived there for 20 years, this prolific architect and park designer has, unsurprisingly, left his mark on Waterlow Park.
LAUDERDALE HOUSE AND TERRACED GARDEN
From 1856 Sydney Waterlow had also been living in a house within the Park at that time. He soon acquired the neighbouring properties, such as those above, to create his own mini-estate. Lauderdale House was let out, for a while as a convalescent home.
Sydney Waterlow did not stay long at his Highgate estate. It remained empty and deteriorating for some time until he made his momentous decision to present it to the London County Council as a public park and 'a garden for the gardenless'. This act of great generosity took place in 1889, after he had failed to find a buyer. In converting the estate into a public park the Council was careful to keep most of the historic features, as it was considered a jewel.
Waterlow Park played its part during the First and Second World Wars. Shelters are still buried underground. Despite shortages after the Second World War park-maintenance remained high. By the end of the 20th century, however, the park was in serious decline.
RESTORED WALL, PART OF THE TERRACED GARDEN
Camden Council, backed by the Friends of Waterlow Park, bid successfully for Heritage Lottery funding to restore the park. The programme of works, though fraught with difficulties, was eventually completed, restoring the crumbling infrastructure and creating new facilities. Returned to its former glory, Waterlow Park re-opened in June 2005.
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(CBS) A year removed from office as Bears general manager, Phil Emery has landed with the Falcons' personnel department, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday.
Emery was the Bears' GM from 2012-14, and he fired coach Lovie Smith after the 2012 season. After a disappointing 5-11 season in 2014, Emery was dismissed along with his hand-picked coaching hire, Marc Trestman, after the 2014 season. Chicago was 23-25 in Emery's three-year tenure.
Emery, 57, had worked as the Falcons' director of college scouting from 2004-'08. He then moved to the Chiefs to become director of scouting from 2008-'11 before coming to the Bears.
Chicago hired Emery to replace Jerry Angelo as general manager. Ryan Pace, formerly of the Saints, took over as the Bears' new general manager in January 2015.


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package org.apache.flink.formats.json.canal;

import org.apache.flink.api.common.serialization.DeserializationSchema;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.serialization.SerializationSchema;
import org.apache.flink.configuration.Configuration;
import org.apache.flink.formats.json.JsonOptions;
import org.apache.flink.formats.json.TimestampFormat;
import org.apache.flink.table.api.DataTypes;
import org.apache.flink.table.api.TableSchema;
import org.apache.flink.table.api.ValidationException;
import org.apache.flink.table.catalog.CatalogTableImpl;
import org.apache.flink.table.catalog.ObjectIdentifier;
import org.apache.flink.table.connector.sink.DynamicTableSink;
import org.apache.flink.table.connector.source.DynamicTableSource;
import org.apache.flink.table.data.RowData;
import org.apache.flink.table.factories.FactoryUtil;
import org.apache.flink.table.factories.TestDynamicTableFactory;
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.connector.sink.SinkRuntimeProviderContext;
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.connector.source.ScanRuntimeProviderContext;
import org.apache.flink.table.runtime.typeutils.InternalTypeInfo;
import org.apache.flink.table.types.DataType;
import org.apache.flink.table.types.logical.RowType;
import org.apache.flink.util.TestLogger;

import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.Consumer;

import static org.apache.flink.core.testutils.FlinkMatchers.containsCause;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

/** Tests for {@link CanalJsonFormatFactory}. */
public class CanalJsonFormatFactoryTest extends TestLogger {
    @Rule public ExpectedException thrown = ExpectedException.none();

    private static final TableSchema SCHEMA =
            TableSchema.builder()
                    .field("a", DataTypes.STRING())
                    .field("b", DataTypes.INT())
                    .field("c", DataTypes.BOOLEAN())
                    .build();

    private static final DataType PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE = SCHEMA.toPhysicalRowDataType();

    private static final RowType ROW_TYPE = (RowType) PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE.getLogicalType();

    private static final InternalTypeInfo<RowData> ROW_TYPE_INFO = InternalTypeInfo.of(ROW_TYPE);

    @Test
    public void testDefaultOptions() {
        Map<String, String> options = getAllOptions();

        // test Deser
        CanalJsonDeserializationSchema expectedDeser =
                CanalJsonDeserializationSchema.builder(
                                PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE, Collections.emptyList(), ROW_TYPE_INFO)
                        .setIgnoreParseErrors(false)
                        .setTimestampFormat(TimestampFormat.SQL)
                        .build();
        DeserializationSchema<RowData> actualDeser = createDeserializationSchema(options);
        assertEquals(expectedDeser, actualDeser);

        // test Ser
        CanalJsonSerializationSchema expectedSer =
                new CanalJsonSerializationSchema(
                        ROW_TYPE, TimestampFormat.SQL, JsonOptions.MapNullKeyMode.FAIL, "null");
        SerializationSchema<RowData> actualSer = createSerializationSchema(options);
        assertEquals(expectedSer, actualSer);
    }

    @Test
    public void testUserDefinedOptions() {
        Map<String, String> options = getAllOptions();
        options.put("canal-json.ignore-parse-errors", "true");
        options.put("canal-json.timestamp-format.standard", "ISO-8601");
        options.put("canal-json.database.include", "mydb");
        options.put("canal-json.table.include", "mytable");
        options.put("canal-json.map-null-key.mode", "LITERAL");
        options.put("canal-json.map-null-key.literal", "nullKey");

        // test Deser
        CanalJsonDeserializationSchema expectedDeser =
                CanalJsonDeserializationSchema.builder(
                                PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE, Collections.emptyList(), ROW_TYPE_INFO)
                        .setIgnoreParseErrors(true)
                        .setTimestampFormat(TimestampFormat.ISO_8601)
                        .setDatabase("mydb")
                        .setTable("mytable")
                        .build();
        DeserializationSchema<RowData> actualDeser = createDeserializationSchema(options);
        assertEquals(expectedDeser, actualDeser);

        // test Ser
        CanalJsonSerializationSchema expectedSer =
                new CanalJsonSerializationSchema(
                        ROW_TYPE,
                        TimestampFormat.ISO_8601,
                        JsonOptions.MapNullKeyMode.LITERAL,
                        "nullKey");
        SerializationSchema<RowData> actualSer = createSerializationSchema(options);
        assertEquals(expectedSer, actualSer);
    }

    @Test
    public void testInvalidIgnoreParseError() {
        thrown.expect(
                containsCause(
                        new IllegalArgumentException(
                                "Unrecognized option for boolean: abc. Expected either true or false(case insensitive)")));

        final Map<String, String> options =
                getModifiedOptions(opts -> opts.put("canal-json.ignore-parse-errors", "abc"));

        createDeserializationSchema(options);
    }

    @Test
    public void testInvalidOptionForTimestampFormat() {
        final Map<String, String> tableOptions =
                getModifiedOptions(
                        opts -> opts.put("canal-json.timestamp-format.standard", "test"));

        thrown.expect(ValidationException.class);
        thrown.expect(
                containsCause(
                        new ValidationException(
                                "Unsupported value 'test' for timestamp-format.standard. Supported values are [SQL, ISO-8601].")));
        createDeserializationSchema(tableOptions);
    }

    @Test
    public void testInvalidOptionForMapNullKeyMode() {
        final Map<String, String> tableOptions =
                getModifiedOptions(opts -> opts.put("canal-json.map-null-key.mode", "invalid"));

        thrown.expect(ValidationException.class);
        thrown.expect(
                containsCause(
                        new ValidationException(
                                "Unsupported value 'invalid' for option map-null-key.mode. Supported values are [LITERAL, FAIL, DROP].")));
        createSerializationSchema(tableOptions);
    }

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Utilities
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns the full options modified by the given consumer {@code optionModifier}.
     *
     * @param optionModifier Consumer to modify the options
     */
    private Map<String, String> getModifiedOptions(Consumer<Map<String, String>> optionModifier) {
        Map<String, String> options = getAllOptions();
        optionModifier.accept(options);
        return options;
    }

    private Map<String, String> getAllOptions() {
        final Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
        options.put("connector", TestDynamicTableFactory.IDENTIFIER);
        options.put("target", "MyTarget");
        options.put("buffer-size", "1000");
        options.put("format", "canal-json");
        return options;
    }

    private static DeserializationSchema<RowData> createDeserializationSchema(
            Map<String, String> options) {
        DynamicTableSource source =
                FactoryUtil.createTableSource(
                        null,
                        ObjectIdentifier.of("default", "default", "t1"),
                        new CatalogTableImpl(SCHEMA, options, "mock source"),
                        new Configuration(),
                        CanalJsonFormatFactoryTest.class.getClassLoader(),
                        false);

        assert source instanceof TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSourceMock;
        TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSourceMock scanSourceMock =
                (TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSourceMock) source;

        return scanSourceMock.valueFormat.createRuntimeDecoder(
                ScanRuntimeProviderContext.INSTANCE, PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE);
    }

    private static SerializationSchema<RowData> createSerializationSchema(
            Map<String, String> options) {
        DynamicTableSink sink =
                FactoryUtil.createTableSink(
                        null,
                        ObjectIdentifier.of("default", "default", "t1"),
                        new CatalogTableImpl(SCHEMA, options, "mock sink"),
                        new Configuration(),
                        CanalJsonFormatFactoryTest.class.getClassLoader(),
                        false);

        assert sink instanceof TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSinkMock;
        TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSinkMock sinkMock =
                (TestDynamicTableFactory.DynamicTableSinkMock) sink;

        return sinkMock.valueFormat.createRuntimeEncoder(
                new SinkRuntimeProviderContext(false), PHYSICAL_DATA_TYPE);
    }
}


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Award-Winning Poet And Writer, Camille T. Dungy, Shares Her Story
Wyoming Public Radio | By Naina Rao
Camille T. Dungy
The University of Wyoming Libraries hosted award-winning poet and writer, Camille T. Dungy, for a virtual reading of her work on October 24, 2020. Dungy was born in Denver and has written and edited publications that often explore the ties between race and the environment.
Wyoming Public Radio's Naina Rao spoke with her about how she got started with poetry, her reflections on her journey, and what she thinks about the state of society today.
Camille Dungy: I feel like I have always been a writer, my mother would say that I was writing before I could actually write before I had the English letters down on the page, but I would scribble things. So that has been, for me, always part of how I've digested and learned to understand the world around me and condense that into poetry down on the page and that kind of way.
Naina Rao: I know that you tie race and racial inequality a lot to the environment in your work. How did you get into that? How did you get into writing about the environment and about nature and tying it to race?
CD: Yeah, I think that that's one of the things about being from the West is that there are not drastic divides between the human environment and the - what we call the natural world here, right? So, the Mullen Fire is one hundred and ninety thousand acres burning mostly in national forests, and the Cameron Peak fire, and the East Troublesome fire… And then the moment they go out of that, they are threatening whole communities and towns. And even when they're like — I'm really watching, this East Troublesome fire and with great concern, because I really care about those structures that are right in the Marine Valley Park, where it is like leaking towards the visitor center there and a little cabin that I had an opportunity to live in.
Our backyards are the space that other people would call the 'wild' or the 'environment' that so many of us have our livelihoods connected directly with livestock or with other kinds of resources… resource connections with natural resources and things. And so, I think I just never created that division in my head, right? I never created a vision that was like, 'this is nature', 'that's the environment', and 'this is human', and that they were somehow separate. I just always understood that what happened to the greater than the human world, happened also to me. I am inhaling the smoke. For nine weeks, I've been inhaling the smoke of the burning of the forest, right? That it is directly affecting my health, my viability, my energy, my child's health. So, I don't see a need to create that kind of separation.
NR: Do you experience that often? Like, do you come across that 'divide' that people tend to make?
CD: So that kind of division is built into the American environmental movement's ideology and language and structure that, when we talk about the environment in that conversation, we're often talking about wilderness, and we're talking about some kind of 'great away'. That is a fable. It's not… it has never existed. And the way that it was created was, by and large, the removal of Native people, who were living on and using those landscapes in ways that were different from the needs and desires of the wealthy white people, who wanted access to those lands.
And […] as far as Black people are concerned; we have also been erased and removed from those landscapes… often legally not allowed to enter some of those spaces. Even once those laws shifted and changed and we had, quote-unquote, 'free reign' to move around, it — the legacies of those exclusions remain.
And so, in the sort of imagination of what environmental interests suggest, it's like, the tree hugger who goes hiking in Yosemite far, far away from everybody. That, that doesn't — it hasn't been created as a space where people of color are, quote-unquote, 'supposed to be', right? The story of the man birding in Central Park recently is another example about why he couldn't be birding in that space, that that wasn't an expectation of what this Black man would be doing in that space.
There is all kinds of work, my own writing, and a lot of environmental activists, many other writers who are pushing against these limits of imagination, as I call them. But it's a long legacy that we're fighting against. And I think that it is true that often, communities of color have an equally difficult time of imagining themselves in these spaces. But a lot of it also has to do with the storytelling — whose stories are being published? How they're being spoken about, who is seen in advertising, who does REI have on their covers? You know, all of these kinds of things make a difference.
NR: Now, I'm more curious about your — because you're also giving a reading in a very weird time in the world. And… what do you think is going to be different and what do you hope the people attending will take away from this reading?
CD: This time that I have with you, will be a time for you to recenter and to breathe again. And to find some alternative path forward… ways to kind of keep going, maybe to redirect. That after the short time that I'm with you, that hopefully, I can kind of just give you… a time for reflection and calmness and re-centering.
NR: Well, thank you, thank you so much, Professor Dungy, for taking the time to talk to us.
CD: Oh, thank you for making it happen. I really appreciate it.
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Naina Rao comes to Wyoming Public Radio from Jakarta, Indonesia. She has worked at NPR for Story Lab and the nationally syndicated show, "1A". Naina graduated from Michigan State University in 2018 with a B.A. in Journalism. Naina enjoys swimming, listening to podcasts and watching Bollywood movies.
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Press | April 27, 2008
A Catalyst for a Faded Village
By Elsa Brenner
Like many other downtown areas forsaken by mall-seeking shoppers over the years, Main Street in Spring Valley remains a stretch of shabby storefronts, empty lots and "space for rent" signs. Save for the presence of two new excavation sites and earth-moving equipment, the six-block-long area in the village center looks decidedly on the decline.
The new construction sites, developments by CPC Resources (the for-profit subsidiary of the Community Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit mortgage lender), represent one of the first efforts in more than five decades to pump vitality into a once-flourishing section of this Rockland County village just north of the New Jersey border.
As it has done elsewhere, CPC Resources is hoping to act as an economic catalyst. "This is a village that needs a lot of help," said Thomas P. McGrath, a senior vice president for CPC Resources in Hawthorne. "It's had a very difficult time attracting investment, so for us, it's a great opportunity."
The group is developing the sites with the Rockland Housing Action Coalition, an affordable-housing agency.
The first of the two projects, budgeted at $18 million, envisions 53 below-market-rate rental apartments in a four-story building with 11,000 square feet of commercial space on the first floor. The 48 one-bedroom and 5 two-bedroom apartments will be offered to people 55 and older who earn 50 percent or less of Rockland's median income, which is $76,400 for a family of two.
On the other project, across the street from its partner site, CPC Resources will spend $29 million to develop 72 units of affordable family housing and another 11,000 square feet of commercial space.
A third piece of the plan is for seven market-rate town houses, which are to go up behind the over-55 apartment site.
The village acquired the three acres for the projects by taking some of the blighted area through eminent domain and buying the remainder.
In all, it spent $6 million to buy land and relocate tenants, raising the money for the project mostly through municipal bonds, said Bruce Levine, the village's lawyer. The property was then sold to the developer for $2 million.
CPC Resources, which has worked in the Bronx, Brooklyn and the village of Catskill in Greene County, often picks distressed areas that other investors shy away from, Mr. McGrath said.
For example, in Catskill, the group acquired three buildings destined for demolition several years ago and spent $2 million renovating them for affordable and market-rate residences.
"That in turn sparked more private investment along the street," Mr. McGrath said. "Other property owners were inspired."
In Spring Valley, Tony Chau, whose family has owned a small Chinese restaurant on Main Street for two decades, was among the businesspeople displaced when the developers razed the buildings for the over-55 project. On a recent afternoon, as groundbreaking ceremonies proceeded on one corner of the lot, Mr. Chau stood to the side and pointed to the area where his business once stood, expressing hope that he and his family would soon return to one of the new storefronts.
"For now," he said, "I'm surviving by working at Costco, but the village has promised to help us return. It will be nice to have a restaurant in a downtown that is making a comeback."
Not everyone, however, is optimistic that the village's current urban redevelopment efforts will really help its poorer residents. Bettie J. Brown, a village trustee until last year, said that she feared the onset of gentrification. The two-square-mile village is among the poorest municipalities in the county, surrounded by more affluent communities.
"I'm very much in favor of revival in the downtown," said Ms. Brown, an assistant records manager for the town of Ramapo, of which Spring Valley is a part. "But we need to make sure there remains room for a mix of economic levels."
Mr. Levine, the village lawyer, explained that as part of its urban redevelopment efforts, Spring Valley was creating a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. "It's a mythology to think of this as gentrification," he said. "We are deliberately mixing the types of housing."
In addition to the 125 affordable units to be developed by CPC Resources, he said, the village is working with private investors to develop 150 market-rate units.
Financing is being provided through a combination of private and public funds. These include an $8.4 million construction loan from JP Morgan Chase, $9.5 million from Centerline Capital Group, a $1.8 million low-interest loan from the state, and $795,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank's Affordable Housing Program.
CPC Resources has developed and owns more than 7,500 units in New York, representing about $745 million in projects. The parent company, CPC, has financed more than $6.9 billion for more than 147,000 units of housing since its founding in 1974.
When working in downtown areas, officials for both organizations say, they seek to foster a blend of residential and commercial properties.
In New Rochelle, a downtown in lower Westchester County that, like Spring Valley, faded with the ascent of shopping malls, CPC lent funds to a private developer to convert a vacant Bloomingdale's store into condominium lofts in 2002.
Another approach that CPC employs in New Rochelle is to lend to building owners so they can restore the facades on historic buildings and convert floors above storefronts to residential units.
"Malls are fine for buying clothes and shoes," said Isaac C. Henderson, the project manager in Spring Valley. "But main streets are where you go for your daily shopping, which is why the mixed-use concept works best.
"Before the big-box era, places like Spring Valley's downtown were real destinations. The idea is to make that so again."
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A solution method for a two-layer sustainable supply chain distribution model
Sahar Validi, Arijit Bhattacharya, P.j. Byrne
This article presents an effective solution method for a two-layer, NP-hard sustainable supply chain distribution model. A DoE-guided MOGA-II optimiser based solution method is proposed for locating a set of non-dominated solutions distributed along the Pareto frontier. The solution method allows decision-makers to prioritise the realistic solutions, while focusing on alternate transportation scenarios. The solution method has been implemented for the case of an Irish dairy processing industry׳s two-layer supply chain network. The DoE generates 6100 real feasible solutions after 100 generations of the MOGA-II optimiser which are then refined using statistical experimentation. As the decision-maker is presented with a choice of several distribution routes on the demand side of the two-layer network, TOPSIS is applied to rank the set of non-dominated solutions thus facilitating the selection of the best sustainable distribution route. The solution method characterises the Pareto solutions from disparate scenarios through numerical and statistical experimentations. A set of realistic routes from plants to consumers is derived and mapped which minimises total CO2 emissions and costs where it can be seen that the solution method outperforms existing solution methods.
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Validi, S., Bhattacharya, A., & Byrne, P. J. (2015). A solution method for a two-layer sustainable supply chain distribution model. Computers and Operations Research, 54, 204-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2014.06.015
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Breaking: President Trump Announces Five New Additions to Supreme Court List
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By Dan Andros
Many Christians held their nose in regards to Donald Trump's questionable personal conduct based on what would be happening in the next presidential term as it pertains to the Supreme Court.
Many evangelicals felt the nomination and successful confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch to fill Antonin Scalia's position was a great move, thus validating their vote. The office of the President just released a new list of names, which they say are for a "future Supreme Court vacancy, should one arise."
Trump previously put out a list one year ago. Here are their names and the descriptions, as written in an email sent from the White House, below:
Amy Coney Barrett is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Prior to her appointment in 2017, Judge Barrett was the Diane and M.O. Miller, II Research Chair in Law and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. Judge Barrett also served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and to Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Judge Barrett is a magna cum laude graduate of Rhodes College and a summa cum laude graduate of Notre Dame Law School.
Britt C. Grant is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Prior to her appointment in 2017, Justice Grant served as the Solicitor General of the State of Georgia and as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Justice Grant served as law clerk to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, is a summa cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University, and graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School.
Brett M. Kavanaugh is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before his appointment in 2006, Judge Kavanaugh was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, served as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary, and was a lawyer in the White House Counsel's Office and in the Solicitor General's Office. Judge Kavanaugh also served as a law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States, to Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and to Judge Walter K. Stapleton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Judge Kavanaugh is a cum laude graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.
Kevin C. Newsom is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to his appointment in 2017, he was a partner and chair of the appellate practice group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. He previously served as the Solicitor General of the State of Alabama. Judge Newsom also served as a law clerk to Justice David H. Souter of the Supreme Court of the United States and to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Judge Newsom is a summa cum laude graduate of Samford University and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School.
Patrick Wyrick is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Prior to his appointment in 2017, he served for six years as the Solicitor General of the State of Oklahoma. He also served as a law clerk to Judge James H. Payne of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma. Justice Wyrick graduated from the University of Oklahoma and from the University of Oklahoma School of Law with distinction.


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Phil Roe represents Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. A resident of Johnson City serving his 4th term in Congress, Phil has a strong work ethic and is committed to working on behalf of the 1st District, Tennessee & our nation. Congressman Roe serves on the Education & Workforce Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor & Pensions. Phil also serves on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where he sits on the Oversight & Investigations and Health Subcommittees.
The Access Live event was hosted by Congressman Phil Roe, who represents the 1st District of Tennessee. He addressed the three recent hurricanes - Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the support that has poured in. He discussed reforming the VA, The Choice Program and the Forever GI bill. The congressman also spoke with participants about Medicare, the Affordable Healthcare Act and improving the mental health system.


Shaine Schroeder: First of all, Deb- I want to apologize for my appearance. I'm not stoned, I've got severe allergies.
Deb Eisenhauer: (Laughs) I didn't think that at all. I have them, too.
SS: Ok. So, you and I have chatted a time or two in a public fashion, but never in depth. For those of us unfamiliar, including myself, can you tell us what it is you do? Who is Deb Eisenhauer?
DE: Well, for a career I've been a pharmacy technician for twenty years, and as a person, I love to take pictures of course. That's my passion. And if I had thought about it more, I probably would have done that for a job. You know, I was busy raising kids.
SS: That's a full time job, especially with a big family.
DE: Yes! I was fortunate enough to be home with my kids in Massachusetts, so I was out of the work force for a long time. And not until I moved here did I go back into it.
SS: So that's another question I had- are you originally from the east coast?
SS: What was it that drew you to South Dakota?
DE: No, and it was hard for him to do that in the same state, so we thought we'd come out here where there was lots of work, and he did 99% new construction so he fell right into a rhythm. Honestly, I didn't think we'd stay more than a few years, but twenty-two years later… It's crazy how these things work out.
SS: I don't attend nearly enough local events, but when I do, I always see you out and about. And there's something to be said for that kind of unwavering support for everything local, whether it's live music, an art opening, etc. What is it that keeps you out there attending these events and supporting your community?
DE: Well, I enjoy it very much. I think part of it is my kids include me. They ask if I'm going to go to First Friday, or do you want to do this? I'll do anything that my kids want me to do. (Laughs). But truly, I enjoy it, I mean- what else is there? Am I going to sit home and flip through the TV or go out and see people? This town has so much to offer. What's really different is- everything's free here. Anywhere else- you pay. To do anything.
SS: So, having said this, what would you say to individuals from other parts of town who don't get downtown that often? How would you encourage them to leave their comfort zone and get the experience?
DE: I mean, you can just park anywhere and roam around for blocks and do tons of things. I don't know why anyone wouldn't take advantage of that.
SS: Having had but a few chance encounters with you, I can safely say you are one of the nicest, laid-back individuals I've ever met.
DE: Well thank you so much! That's nice to hear.
SS: Absolutely. So this begs the question, is this all a rouse? Are you just waiting to attack? Or is this the real deal?
SS: (Laughs) So where does that come from? And where can I get some?
SS: A "don't mistake my kindness for weakness" kind of thing?
SS: I've noticed some very striking nature photography on your social media feed. Has this always been a passion of yours, or was it a recent discovery?
DE: Always been a passion. Since I was a kid. I think maybe as a kid I was pretty shy, and to be behind the lens was more comfortable for me. And maybe even still. But I always took pictures. Always. My parents got an old camera that was handed down. They had it cleaned up and reconditioned for me and that's when I started. But until my kids were grown and digital came, I don't think I embraced it as much.
SS: Well that's another question, do you embrace digital fully, is that your medium of choice?
DE: Yes! I took so many rolls of film that when I think about it, the amount of money I must have spent… Yeah, I'm all about digital. I think it's fantastic. I mean, I can go out and in an hour take a hundred photos and not have to worry about it.
SS: Yes, indeed. But I do know quite a few photographers who still prefer the old way of doing things as there seems to be a sort of romanticism to it. And they often scoff at tools like Photoshop. I wouldn't use the word manipulate, but enhance rather, when dealing with these programs. To me it's mind blowing that these things exist.
DE: Yes, we didn't have these things when I started. You could scan a photo and that was where it ended. It's funny because I still have all of my old cameras, and my son had taken one and he loves the old film. Personally I'm kind of over it. (Laughs) But you never knew what you were going to get.
SS: So what piques your interest for subject matter?
DE: Landscapes here. It's night and day from where I came from. There it was so wooded and next to the ocean. When we built our house back in Massachusetts, we had to clear a spot. I mean it's thick woods. And here it's so open. I think I fought it for a while, I mean all of my family is back east. We have our immediate family here, but no relatives. I fought it a while though, I was like- Fall? This is Fall? I was so used to New England Fall. But now I think it's one of the most beautiful places. It's so peaceful. When I go visit home now, I can't wait to come back because of the traffic, the rat race. It's horrible.
SS: I agree. Living in metropolitan areas is a task. Even a night out is a chore. To find parking. Even if you just want a beer it takes ninety minutes to get noticed, then the night is over and you've spent every dollar you came with and you ask yourself what the hell just happened.
SS: So what's your photography process like? If you have a whole day to yourself, how do you take advantage of it?
My favorite thing to do is get in the car by myself and just drive. Some place I've never been. Pick a road I've never gone down. I can do that for hours. One of my favorite times to go out is after a snow storm. It's easy because every road is straight here, you can figure it out. If I take a right eventually I'll get to point B. But one day- I probably shouldn't have been out there, but I have a four-wheel drive, but still I couldn't turn. I ended up somewhere in Iowa, at least two hours from home. I'm just glad I had GPS because I really had no idea where I was. It's fun though, I've gotten my best photos that way. Just exploring. That's my favorite thing to do. There's no excuse to ever be bored. It's something I can do by myself, and I probably do that best by myself.
SS: It's nice to have that. Photography seems to be a selfish endeavor, not to give it a negative connotation. We need those things in our life. To explore and record, to discover. We're always connected to everyone constantly, so now it's a welcome vacation.
DE: It is. It's total enjoyment for me. And if I'm home I like to do still life collections. Walk around the yard and pick up flowers, bird nests, butterflies. Lay them on a board and photograph that. Even in the room we're in, I could keep busy forever. I look at almost everything like it's through a lens. When I drive home from work I'm looking around for photos.
SS: It's childlike isn't it? I think we all get to a point to varying degrees of being jaded by the everyday minutiae of bill paying and clock punching and deadlines and this and that. But I think once you get to a point where you can set aside all that garbage that bogs down the mind and feel free like a kid again, you're able to tap into creativity, no matter what your age or circumstance.
DE: It's an escape. I do it for me. I don't really do it for anyone else. I'm very pleased if someone enjoys what they see though. I mean, I'm a pretty humble person I don't put myself out there very much, but they had a call for artists at the hospital for a new wing they put in and I submitted a few photos. I didn't tell anyone, not my husband, not my kids. Because inside I kept thinking, they don't want my stuff. Little did I know, because they bought ten pieces!
DE: So that's a little side project I have now that I enjoy, get paid a little and also add to my lens collection.
SS: It is nice. Although not the initial motivation, it's got to feel good when something like that happens.
DE: Yeah! But I usually fly under the radar and take a back seat.
SS: Yeah- you've got that air of mystery about you, whether you know it or not.
DE: I suppose. When I would come home from school and mom would ask how my day was, I'd say 'good.' My sister would go through her entire day. (Laughs).
SS: You're not the Chatty Kathy type?
DE: Not too much. I'd rather observe.
SS: It's my understanding that there's a long running summer event that you and your family host. Can you tell us about that?
DE: The Most Extreme Challenge Cookout? (Laughs.) Yes, yes. This has got to be the ninth year, I think. It was something that my son and my husband came up with. And my husband ran with it because he's a huge kid. He comes up with these obstacles, I mean- he starts working on it in January and the event is in August. He doesn't talk much about it; nobody really knows what he's up to. You should come out sometime. It's just a fun, timed obstacle course with a barbecue and a keg of beer. And there's prizes. First, second and third- usually third is the best prize. My daughter will usually make the trophies. My husband designs the t-shirts, and it's funny how often I see kids around town wearing them.
SS: One of the employees here today is wearing them at the coffee shop!
DE: That's so funny. I look at him wondering what he came up with this year and sometimes I'm like 'really?!?'. (Laughs) But, they're unique.
SS: And it's all grass roots, I like that. Everyone has a hand in prepping for it. So is it a fundraising event?
DE: Yeah, we usually charge admission, and you get a shirt, beer and food for that and the proceeds, we'll pick a charity to donate to. This past year it was JAM Art & Supplies, and the year before it was the pit bull rescue. Every year we do something different. And each year the crowd is bigger, and bigger.
SS: I've seen photos. They come out in droves.
DE: It's a great time. And it's always in August.
SS: Nice! So my next question, to switch gears a little is, how do you feel about the direction that Sioux Falls has taken in terms of culture? It feels like the city is in the beginning stages of an unprecedented growth spurt.
DE: That's the truth. Since we arrived, I can't believe the difference. I think it's exciting, I love it. Bring it on! I love that we're finally getting some really good concerts here. Growing up in Boston, that's what we did. We saw The Rolling Stones for $6.50! But here, there is so much to do practically every weekend especially in the summer, I think it's fantastic.
SS: It's exciting. We've had articles in major publications proclaiming what we've known for years- this is a great place to live. That's a big step.
DE: When I told people I was moving here they thought I was out of my mind. People think it's cowboys.
SS: What can we do to perpetuate the acceptance of these events in downtown? Not they aren't accepted, but to reach a broader audience?
DE: Just go out and meet people. Go to the events, it's so much fun. I just love the youth in this town, they are so great. I mean, I'm older but my heart is so young. I don't think you ever really change that much.
SS: You hit the nail on the head. That's why you were one of the very first names to come up when I was brainstorming with my better half on who to interview. Your name was the first out of her mouth, and I agreed immediately. And I think that's why you attract so many interesting people is because you're like a grown up who never grew up. You can tell when someone is a like-minded person.
DE: Well- that girlfriend of yours is pretty special.
SS: She is. She's a keeper.
SS: What's your proudest achievement?
DE: This is so typical, but it's the truth- being a mom and raising my kids is my proudest achievement. It makes me happy to see my kids thriving and independent and happy. That's all I could want for them. I'm so proud of all of my kids.
SS: Is there anything you'd like us to know about? Where can we follow you? Is there a website or an upcoming event?
SS: Can I push you? Because I've seen your work and it's very good. And I don't blow smoke. I would tell you to your face if I thought it was not good.
DE: Would you? I believe you would. I appreciate that. Honesty is number one in my book.
SS: And it's very rare these days it seems like.
DE: Right. If you're honest with me… A fake person, I don't like that.
SS: So if you could leave us with some parting words of wisdom, what would they be?
DE: Go out and meet people. See where they're from, like you're doing- everybody has a story. I find people so interesting. Be kind. Everybody is going through their own struggle. You can turn the most miserable person around just by being kind. And you cannot judge a book by its cover.
SS: Well, Deb. I want to thank you very much for sitting down with me, this has been very enlightening. And it was fun!
DE: This wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. (Laughs.) It's always nice seeing you.