Though I love my remote job dearly, without a doubt the biggest downside is the inability to play games in the office. I've got some local friends I meet up with infrequently, but nothing beats a regularly-scheduled Tuesday evening at the office. That said, I've still had time to squeeze in some games and try out some new ones.
In college, I lived in an amazing house with 7 other friends. Our social nature lead to us playing a lot of The Resistance, a simple game that leans heavily on being able to deceive your close friends. For years I considered it my favorite game- it was fast to play, high tension, and lead to really memorable endings. It was my favorite right up until I had the chance to play Secret Hitler.
The game pits two teams against each other: the liberals and the fascists (the latter of whom have all of the info). They take turns nominating a government, which in turn lays a tile on the board that grants a point to one of the two teams. There's a little luck involved with which tiles are drawn (the deck is heavily stacked for the fascists), but members of both teams can pass legislation (tiles) belonging to each side of government. This uncertainty paired with a good bit of bluffing makes for a very compelling 45 minutes of gameplay.
The lying, betrayal, and explosive resolution really sell this game for me. It's been an absolute hit at my remote company (when we see each other in person). The components are high quality and travel well. The theme is well-executed, but also easy to rework should it make you uncomfortable. On each level Secret Hitler succeeds.
Ever since I moved in with my SO, I've been looking for straightforward two-player games that I can get to our (card) table. I like asymmetric games, so the Kickstarter for Fugitive from Tim Fowers (who previously made Burgle Bros) was a no brainer.
The game is straightforward - both players stockpile cards from a segmented deck. The more the fugitive has, the more options they can employ when laying cards to escape. The more cards the agent collects, the more information they have about the possible hideouts the fugitive could be escaping via. There's also a mechanic of event cards, but we've had so much fun with the base game that we haven't even used them yet.
If you're looking for something with a bit of bluffing, great art, compact size and very few "bits", I can't recommend this enough.
This was an interesting year for me as far as videogames were concerned. I made a bet last December (2016) that I would be able to resist the siren call of the Steam sale and forgo all game purchases in the 2017 year. Not one to lose a bet, I stuck with it.
In the absence of a stream of new games I wasn't going to play, I turned my eyes towards my oft-neglected Steam backlog. There's a great set of games I had never touched (thanks, Humble Bundle), and I'm glad I had the opportunity to get into them this year.
I had seen a lot of talk aboutThe Talos Principle and heard it described as "portal-like". That's a fair comparison, but there's a lot more going on here. It's a more serious game. Instead of a snarky computer, you've got an omniscient voice directing you through pristine levels. Similar to The Witness (a favorite game from last year), the game has a lot of exploration and emergent narrative. The biggest (and best) difference is that The Talos Principle actually has a story when it's all said and done. It explains who you are and why you're solving, which provides much needed closure. The story is delivered in a series of text files and audio recordings that you find, which is really cool. It's centered around some event that happened in the past and the role of autonomy/life in robots (which is immediately relevant, given that you play as a robot).
There are distinct named puzzles that involve manipulating an increasingly complex set of objects (fan, cube, etc) to reach your goal (a tetris piece).Though some of the later puzzles are pretty tough (especially when they throw in time manipulation), the game feels rewarding. There's a good sense of progression as the puzzle elements become more connected.
The game looks great and the atmosphere is enjoyable. If you want a solid puzzle experience, look no further than The Talos Principle.
Else Heart.break() takes some time to get rolling, but once it does it's a pretty cool experience. The story is largely forgettable, but the standout feature is that there's an entire programming language embedded in the game and every object is "hackable". While a door's default behavior is to take you to what's on the other side, they can be modified to take you anywhere if you know the memory address.
The biggest thing holding this back is the lack of a compelling story (it gets neat towards the end, but it takes ages to get there) and the unused potential. For such a cool idea, the practical uses of the hacking is fairly limited. Maybe that's for accessibility sake (non-programmers can still play this), but it limits what this game could have achieved.
Honorable mention: Recettear, an Item Shop's Tale for cute writing and an original concept and Little Big Planet for some truly stylized levels and a "whoa dude" moment on the large rotating wheel.
This section is different from the others in two important ways: it's harder to track playtime on mobile games and as far as I can tell, I didn't play a lot of mobile games this year. When I'm on the go and have time to kill I'm usually reading. I play some tablet board games, but not much like my gaming experience home. That isn't to say I don't have anything to recommend, but take it with a grain of salt. I think these are the only two mobile games I played through this year.
I've been catching most of 'em since elementary school. I haven't played every single generation (I missed the past few), but I'm glad I got back into the series in time for Pokémon: Sun. It was the first game I played on my new 3DS (I'm very patient) and it made a statement right away that it was different. Most notably, it removed HMs, the unforgettable moves your Pokémon had to know to explore new areas. No longer do I have to base my team on where I'm going to explore. That's right, I get 6 Pokémon, all ready for battle. They also tweaked battle experience distribution it so everyone in your party gets some, meaning no one Pokémon falls too far behind; a welcome boon. The graphics took a big step up and the world felt dynamic and explorable. Not being locked onto a grid helped with that, as did the multitude of biomes and Pokémon available to find.
Improvements aside, the game wasn't perfect. For a story-focused outing, the story is on the weaker side. It's a little hokey and the talking Pokédex gets old quickly. The cities are fairly forgettable. The inconsistent nature of the island trials (the replacement for the gym system) was frustrating. The battle trials were cool, but the "wander around and pick up item" trials were not.
When it came down to it, for all its faults, Pokémon Sun felt new and improved, an impressive feat after 20 years of games.
It's a tough balancing act to present a puzzle concept and build on it on a good curve. Impressively, Klocki does just that. The puzzles have clear objectives and the tactile-ness of their presentation feels great. Tiles spin, swap, shift, and rotate performantly and the sound effects pair nicely. It's short and sweet and well worth a few stints-before-bed of your time.
Honorable Mention to Alto's Adventure, which has beautiful graphics and music. Gameplay is pretty good and generally non-frustrating for an endless runner. The snowboarding theme is delivered well and its a pleasure to zoom down a mountain in search of llamas.
What a year for movies. Of all the sections, I had the most trouble picking the winners for this one.
Let's get the biases out of the way- I love Spider-Man and I've enjoyed nearly every modern modern Marvel movie. Even before seeing any trailers, I knew I would enjoy Peter Parker's first solo outing in the MCU. Never in my cautious optimism did I think it would be this good.
I was most impressed by the pacing and balance of humor against drama. Peter Parker is finally a high school student (played by someone very near that age). His friends feel realistic, and his funny friend has great lines without trying to steal the show. The rest of the supporting cast complements him perfectly. Since this incarnation was introduced in Civil War, We got a full movie without them having to re-kill Uncle Ben. Nevertheless, we got a great character arc as Parker comes into his own as an avenger. They feature Robert Downey Jr well, but he doesn't overshadow anyone.
This movie excelled on every level and I hope we see more films like this in the MCU.
Get Out, on the other hand, is outside of my comfort zone. I don't frequently watch horror movies and probably would have skipped this entirely if not for my love for Jordan Peele and how good everyone said this was.
What made the most lasting impression on me was how uncomfortable this made me feel. The way they communicated Daniel Kaluuya's feeling of being an outsider and an object were unsettlingly impressive. Every line in this movie was deliberate and purposeful, something that really sinks in the more times you see it. The rest of the cast, is great as well. The movie is just funny enough to not be terrifying the whole time. It delivers on every level and is most deserving of this (very prestigious) honor.
I've been making an effort to see more movies by and about people of color. Their experiences can differ so greatly from my own. Plus, I'm a sucker for sure triumphant space movie. This also showed some cool computing history, so it checked a lot of boxes for me.
Honorable mention for Logan, for showing that superhero movies can be so much more that just that; this was a standout drama.
This was the toughest section to write purely because it's unclear what exactly belongs in it. TV is changing and while some shoes air through the school year, others run over the summer or are released in a batch online. In the effort of simplicity, here's some shows that are online or completed an entire season in 2017. If you want new network shows, check out AV CLUB.
Having been a frequent visitor of a small mountain town much like the setting of The Guest Book in my youth, I was excited to see it explored in a comedy. I haven't watched Garcia's other popular show (My Name is Earl), but his reputation precedes him and I was excited for limited run. The show is framed around a consistent set of characters (the residents of fictional Mount Trace) and their interactions with the curious cast of folks that rent the vacation cabin each week. What follows is a delightful mix of thing-a-week, blackmail, misunderstandings, and a cute love story. Not needing to develop the weekly characters for more than 15 minutes leads to some really wonderful and light plots (that all interweave well with the local, ongoing plot lines). It's a taste of summer and the first season was an enjoyable run.
If you had told me the network sci-fi series I would be most excited about when the fall rolled around wasn't the triumphant return of Star Trek (to be honest, I haven't started it yet), but the Seth MacFarlane semi-parody? I don't even like him that much. Well, spoiler, past-me. The Orville hits a really good balance between seriousness and fun. It's got a lot of the same campy humor as TNG (unsurprising, given MacFarlane's history), but with some great plot lines. It took a couple of episodes to get rolling and not every episode was the best, but there were absolutely some standouts. I enjoyed the serial format, where each episode was mostly standalone. I'm excited to see where they take the show when it returns in the fall!
Honorable mention to Powerless, for being a breath of fresh air in the superhero genre. Great to see the world from "our" side. Like many beloved shows, it was canceled.
Will all the singing kill our Nielsen ratings?
What if you took the musical genius behind some of the best Disney movies and instead had them write a bawdy medieval musical? You get Galavant.
I fell in love with the show from the pilot. The music is phenomenal and the lyrics are clever as heck (related, I recommend you watch with the subtitles on). The show does a great job of subverting expectations at every turn. It does away with tired tropes like the damsel in distress and the evil king.
The second season does a great job expanding on the plot set out by the first. Even though the show was canceled after the second season, it still manages to build to a great climax. In classic "we're probably canceled so let's mostly wrap up except for some lose ends to build next season on just in case" fashion, there's some cool potential for growth if it ever returns (hello, Netflix!). Add all that to the stream of delightful guest stars (Weird Al and John Stamos to name a few), and you've got the read deal.
Even after months, I still listen to the soundtrack weekly. There's something about a self-aware musical that just does it for me, and hopefully it'll do it for you too.
Let me start with this preface: Mystery Inc is super weird. They've made some interesting character choices, namely Fred's near-sexual level of attraction to traps and how Shaggy and Velma start out dating. The show follows a monster-a-week blueprint, but also has an overreaching ark that ties the whole show together. It rises to a significant scale, especially for something that, on the surface, is a kid's show. There's a lot of jokes aimed at adults that keeps audiences of all ages on their toes. Consider me pleasantly surprised.
There is something to be said for reading a thick fantasy paperback in a cabin in the wilderness. Whether its childhood memories or just the whole vibe, this is my ideal way to take in a new fantasy series. I won't pretend the environment didn't influence how much I enjoyed the first installment of Mistborn, but to do so would devalue how great the book actually is. Though the book's size (and that of the huge world that all of Sanderson's novels inhabit) was intimidating, it flies by. The tone strikes a really good balance description an action, so no part of it really drags. The world he paints feels vibrant, the magic well-thought out (an easy thing for a fantasy author to mess up), and the city alive. There's a great sense of scale, both in the seriousness of the plot locally (in the capital city in which it mostly occurs) and how it affects the world around it (that we don't see much of). To my friends that recommended this so heartily: thank you, and I'm sorry it took so long.
I really enjoyed Weir's previous book, The Martian. My biggest complaints were that it was a little drawn out, repetitive, and mathy (I appreciate explanation, but don't need an entire proof on the subject). Artemis addressed each of these complaints and wrapped the whole thing in a moon heist. I really enjoyed the way Weir expanded on the day-to-day challenges of living on a moon base and how Earth culture might adapt. Characters were fun, diverse, and expressive. It was paced well with good suspense. Characters were likable and the conclusions was satisfying. Overall, highly recommend.
Honorable mention to Shadow of the Wind because it was both good and very different from what I've read before. A change of pace, but an enjoyable one!
A year (ish) out from last year's post, here's a quick look back to much I'm enjoying some of the media that was awarded a coveted "Davy" award last year.
Factorio is still awesome. The devs put out a weekly blog detailing their progress for the week. I follow the game, but have to play it only once in a while, lest I get sucked in and lose all other productivity. The Witness received an iOS port, opening it up to a whole new audience. My SO is a prime example of someone without the inclination to sit down in front of her computer for a long game, but is never without her with. Due to this port, she's been able to play through one of my favorite games from last year. The game looks great on her phone, and the island is a pleasure to explore.
I got the expansion for 7 Wonders: Duel which, impossibly, improves on a really fun game. It incentivizes some of the tiles that were previously less desirable and opens up new avenues for points if you're crafty with your card selection. If you enjoyed the base game, this complements it well. Lastly, The Good Place is halfway through its second season (and has been renewed for a third). It's still forkin' great and I'm excited to see what's coming next.
Putting together this article every year has encouraged me to track everything I read/watch/play more dutifully, a hobby I've put an embarrassing amount of time into. Airtable is key for this, and I'll be detailing my use of it in an upcoming post.
Until then, enjoy what you watch and let me know if you've got any recommendations!
On this day (in 1904): The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.


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A million bucks on an unnecessary rebrand
"The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has spent almost three times as much on an unnecessary rebrand as it did on a support package for under pressure fruit growers," says ACT's Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron.
"The ACT Party can reveal through Written Parliamentary Questions that MPI splashed out a million bucks to rebrand its existing business units. Meanwhile, fruit growers who are facing dire skills shortages and have been affected by weather events received just $350,000.
"Jacinda Ardern has her priorities all wrong. How can stationery, templates, logos and vehicle signage for departments that already exist within MPI be more of a priority than fruit growers who are struggling because she won't let a labour force in to help them?
"The rebranding was for New Zealand Food Safety, Fisheries New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand, and Te Uru Rākau - established within existing branches of MPI in April 2018.
"It cost a total of $959,688. Fruit growers who have watched their crops rotting on the ground will be shaking their heads in disbelief.
"When a branded pen is more important to the Government than an entire industry, you've really got to question what they're thinking."
Written Parliamentary Question:
Portfolio: Food Safety (Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall)
Question: How much money, if any, have agencies for which the Minister is responsible spent on rebranding over the last three financial years?
Reply: New Zealand Food Safety, Fisheries New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand, and Te Uru Rākau were established within existing branches of MPI on 30 April 2018. Visible branding at key sites was delivered on this date, with further updating of branding undertaken during 2018/19. The re-branding component of establishing the business units incurred one-off costs of $401,921 during 2017/18 and $557,761 in 2018/19. Web site content and design was reconfigured, and domain names secured to provide each business unit with a distinct presence within the one, existing, website (mpi.govt.nz). New stationery and templates for correspondence were created. Signs at offices, airports and ports were updated with new logos, along with computer applications. Some vehicles were rebranded (but for the most part, vehicles will be updated over time as they are replaced within the fleet). Fishery compliance vessels and education trailers were rebranded.
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This is a real statement piece! This large crystal brooch would make a perfect addition to a wedding outfit - or even for the bride herself!
Or why not wear it as a scarf pin or on your coat to add a touch of glamour to a wintery outfit.
Not only is this elegant crystal accessory an exquisite brooch but it is fitted with both a brooch pin and a hair clip, meaning it can be used to finish stunning and unique hairstyles too!


Barcelona, which the Financial Times once defined as the best city to live in, made the front page of Europe's financial publications last week. This is because several major listed companies – including CaixaBank, Banco Sabadell, Gas Natural and Agbar – decided to join a growing list of small and medium enterprises moving their corporate headquarters out of Catalonia over fears of political turmoil should a declaration of independence be announced.
In the short term, the change will not have a huge impact on Catalan coffers, but it will affect the image of a region that attracted €1.57 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of the year, representing 13% of all FDI in Spain.
"Secession would be a disaster for Spain. But it would also harm Catalans, which is the reason why a majority of them probably oppose it," said The Economist. Ratings agencies such as S&P and Moody's have already alerted about the dangers to Catalan financing if the tension keeps up.
"The Spanish economy has proven very resistant to political noise all these years. But it is impossible to ignore that the risk is increasing rapidly," writes Ángel Talavera, chief economist for the euro zone at Oxford Economics, in an analysis.
Corporate flight is not a new trend. In the first three quarters of the year, 584 companies took their headquarters out of Catalonia, whereas only 449 made the opposite move, according to figures from Axesor, a firm that specializes in company reports. That shows a net loss of 135 firms to September. Over the same period, Madrid added 111 businesses. According to the Business Register, 22,246 companies were created in 2016, a 18.6% rise from 2015.
Experts consulted by this newspaper agree that the biggest blow to the Catalan economy comes from the dent in its international reputation. Major companies have made the traumatic decision of leaving, spurred by investors and foreign funds that are disinclined to pour money into an area where uncertainty is growing and legal security diminishing.
This is particularly threatening to strategic sectors of the Catalan economy such as biotech and digital technologies. These companies have long times to market and require high capital inflows. Market sources explain that many of these companies will now try to protect themselves from any risk not directly involved with their own activity.
Oryzon, a biotech firm that was planning an IPO on the Nasdaq, was the first to move its corporate headquarters to Madrid, alleging a need to be closer to the investor community.
The dent in the public coffers will be limited at first. Corporate taxes are levied by the central government, so it doesn't matter where a business has its tax residence. Besides, moving one's corporate address does not necessarily entail a change in tax residence, even though both address typically coincide. But losing companies the size of CaixaBank or Gas Natural would have a significant impact on a hypothetical independent Catalonia that would be deprived of these corporate taxes.
No matter what happens, Catalonia has already lost revenues stemming from these companies' Property Transfer and Certified Legal Documents Tax, which last year contributed €1.47 billion to Catalan coffers. It is difficult to ascertain the impact of this loss.
"The companies that have changed their corporate headquarters will slowly transfer personnel to the new premises, with the loss of taxes this entails. The losses will be more noticeable in the mid-to-long term," says Luis del Amo, technical secretary for the tax consultants at the General Council of Economists.
Eurona, a telecoms firm that is listed on the Alternative Stock Market (MAB), said that it had long been mulling an internal restructuring process involving an HQ move to Madrid. The current political climate has made it an easy decision to make.
The board meetings at large companies, which usually take place at corporate headquarters, are also a significant source of revenues that will now go to the Valencian government, in the case of Banco Sabadell and CaixaBank, and Madrid in the case of Gas Natural. Out of the seven Catalonia-based companies listed on the blue-chip Ibex a week ago, there is only one left, Grifols. Cellnex, Abertis and Colonial are deciding on their move on Monday.
Besides this corporate flight, the Catalan business sector is concerned about the repercussion on the Barcelona brand, which the Reputation Institute places in eighth spot in the world rankings. This concern has grown following images of street clashes on October 1 and street demonstrations.
Lost opportunities could deliver yet another blow to the Catalan economy. Barcelona was once a strong candidate to host the European Medicines Agency after Britain decided to leave the EU. The latest technical report by the European Commission had the Catalan capital in top position to win the bid. But the prospect of a Catalonia outside Spain – and thus the EU – reduces the options of hosting an agency that employs 900 people and runs on a €340 million budget.
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I consider Watchman Nee to be a unique gift given by the Head to His Body…. I fully respect him as such a gift….I am more than grateful to the Lord that immediately after being saved I was brought into such a profitable relationship with Watchman Nee and put into the closest relationship with him in the work of His recovery through so many events over a long period of time. The revelations concerning Christ, the Church, the Spirit and life which I saw through Watchman Nee, the infusions of life which I received from him, and the things concerning the work and the Church which I learned from him will require eternity to evaluate their true worth.


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Dirk "M.I.K.E." Dierickx, a man who is full-time occupied with composing and producing. Since more then three years he is signed to Lightning Records, scoring hit after hit, and can be considered as one of the most important producers of this label.
He received national recognition in technoland with The Aggressor on the Danger label, and Return Of The Native on Tripomatic Records.
Together with Yves Deruyter, he also gained worldwide succes with D-Album, that contains hits as The Rebel, Sexy Animals, and To The Rhythm. A few years ago, The Rebel received the Move X-Award for the best Belgian clubsingle of 1997.
As a producer, M.I.K.E. was also involved in the remixing of DJ Looney Tune's 'Workstation', Space Frog's 'Lost In Space', Sadomasy & DJ One's 'Body Motion', and many others.
Knowing all this, it's no wonder that his solo-project Push, is received extremely well in the European clubscene.
Dirk "M.I.K.E." Dierickx aka Push
The first Push single, Acid Hysteria was released in 1994 on the USA Import label, a pounding acid track. In 1995, Da Story and Cybernetic Empire were released before Mike moved to Bonzai Records (Lightning Records).
Universal Nation, the first release of Push at Bonzai records in 1998 was a hard, uncompromising club-smasher aiming directly at your feet, and boy did it hurt !!! A spectacular piece of vinyl !!
Other releases include Cosmonautica, Strange world and Till we meet again
His last record till now, released in 2001, is The Legacy, a very nice tune 🙂
Push – The Legacy
In May 2000 the first full album called From beyond was released on the Belgian market. Even the latest single The Legacy is already present on this album 🙂 In November 2001, this album was also released to the french market with some additional remixes.
This is the tracklisting of the full album From beyond ( ):
Electro Fever
Universal Nation
Strange World
Cosmonautica
Tranzy state of mind
Live one
Single CDs
Universal Nation (releasedate: 15/01/1999)
Cosmonautica (releasedate: 11/05/1999)
Universal Nation 99 (releasedate: 19/10/1999)
Till We Meet Again (releasedate: 06/06/2000)
Strange World (releasedate: 15/01/2001)
Universal nation (1998)
Universal nation remixes (1998)
Cosmonautica (1999)
Universal nation (99 remixes)
Till we meet again (2000)
Universal nation (the millenium mixes)
Strange world (2000)
Strange world remixes (2000)
The Legacy (releasedate: 03/09/2001)
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package com.mattunderscore.tcproxy.io.selection;

import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A channel that can have {@link IOSelectionKey}s register for it with a selector with an interest in a several types
 * of operation.
 * @author Matt Champion on 01/12/2015
 */
public interface IOMultiOpSelectableChannel extends IOSelectableChannel {
    /**
     * Register the channel with a selector.
     * @param selector The selector
     * @param op The operation
     * @param att A attachment
     * @return The selection key
     * @throws ClosedChannelException If the channel is closed
     */
    IOSelectionKey register(IOSelector selector, IOSelectionKey.Op op, Object att) throws ClosedChannelException;

    /**
     * Register the channel with a selector.
     * @param selector The selector
     * @param ops The operations
     * @param att A attachment
     * @return The selection key
     * @throws ClosedChannelException If the channel is closed
     */
    IOSelectionKey register(IOSelector selector, Set<IOSelectionKey.Op> ops, Object att) throws ClosedChannelException;
}

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A Member of the Rolling Stones Just Threw Shade at Taylor Swift
Um, RUDE.
By Mehera Bonner
It's like, you're minding your own business, making snakes fashionable and being one of the most successful female performers of all time, when who should throw shade at you? Not Kim Kardashian, not Tom Hiddleston, but freakin' Keith Richards.
The Rolling Stones guitarist decided to be extremely rude about Taylor Swift during an interview, saying: "Good luck girl—wish her well while it lasts. I've just been around too long to be picking the bones out of kids. It wouldn't be fair of me and I've always been an opinionated bastard anyway."
So much to unpack here, but let's start with the low-key condescending use of the word "girl." Taylor Swift will be 30 in just two years, and has been succesful for well over a decade. Sure, it's no 56-year career, but her fame has lasted.
Also, ironically, Taylor is a huge fan of the Rolling Stones and even performed "Satisfaction" with them in 2015.
*Shadily starts singing "Bad Blood" lyrics*
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State's 'free' tuition program will need tweaks and monitoring: Editorial
Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial Board
Of course, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to grab all the glory he can for creating the Excelsior Scholarship program, which will provide free tuition to about 22,000 students in its first year.
This is not an insignificant accomplishment, despite the shortfalls of this first-in-the-nation initiative and despite the fact a whole lot more will have to be ascertained over time regarding the program's actual impacts.
With great fanfare, the governor and lawmakers approved the idea as part of this year's state budget negotiations – and about 75,000 students applied for the free tuition. The program gives the tuition to students at SUNY's 64 campuses if their household income is less than $100,000 this year. The threshold will go to $110,000 next year and $125,000 in 2019.
More:Did you get free SUNY tuition? NY reveals figures
More:Two-thirds of NY's private colleges opt out of tuition aid
Yes, Excelsior should bring benefits. No matter where you live in this state, SUNY campuses are accessible. Yet enrollment has been down in recent years, and this program should bolster the numbers while reducing one of the biggest impediments on young people and families today – student debt. As is, average expenses total about $25,000 for a SUNY education each year when you add in room-and-board, fees, books and transportation. Excelsior addresses the $6,470 per year in tuition costs. But there are considerable catches, which is why so many students weren't eligible for the money: Students need to get good grades, attend public college full time, live in the state and stay in New York after they graduate for as many years as they received the free tuition. If students break certain agreements, the state will simply convert the scholarship to a loan. Also, Excelsior is considered the "last dollar" award after other tuition assistance programs are exhausted, and there are many of them, including TAP and Pell grants.
While this framework is reasonable to begin, it likely will change over time. The state put aside $163 million to cover the initial costs of the program, not a lot of money in a more than $150 billion budget. But, considering it is new and wasn't approved until last spring, the true financial impacts won't be known until Excelsior has been around for a couple of years.
The state will have to closely monitor the costs to gauge how feasible and effective the program becomes. Regardless of what happens, the state's post-graduate residency requirement surely shouldn't happen in a vacuum. It's one thing to require students to stay in New York after graduation; it's another to foster job growth, particularly upstate, to give these new graduates a legitimate shot to land a position here to stay. That said, Excelsior appears off to a legitimate start – but it is just that, a start.
Find out more online
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The mobile display industry has witnessed rapid growth, in both volume and diversification, in recent years. This trend is expected to persist with continued consumer demand for mobile communications and computing applications. Mobile displays are now integral to a wide range of devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, PDAs, GPS map readers, portable DVD players, and electronic books, as well as the ubiquitous mobile phone and laptop computers. This proliferation of products has fuelled a significant investment into the research and development of the mobile display, with key research laboratories across the display industry and academia producing many exciting technological advancements.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) <https://www.niaid.nih.gov/> For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
CONTACT: Ken Pekoc, 301-402-1663, <e-mail:NIAIDNews@niaid.nih.gov>
NEW CORONAVIRUS STABLE FOR HOURS ON SURFACES
SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus
WHAT: The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from National Institutes of Health, CDC, UCLA and Princeton University scientists in The New England Journal of Medicine. The scientists found that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The results provide key information about the stability of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, and suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects. The study information was widely shared during the past two weeks after the researchers placed the contents on a preprint server to quickly share their data with colleagues.
The NIH scientists, from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' Montana facility at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, compared how the environment affects SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, which causes SARS. SARS-CoV-1, like its successor now circulating across the globe, emerged from China and infected more than 8,000 people in 2002 and 2003. SARS-CoV-1 was eradicated by intensive contact tracing and case isolation measures and no cases have been detected since 2004. SARS-CoV-1 is the human coronavirus most closely related to SARS-CoV-2. In the stability study the two viruses behaved similarly, which unfortunately fails to explain why COVID-19 has become a much larger outbreak.
The NIH study attempted to mimic virus being deposited from an infected person onto everyday surfaces in a household or hospital setting, such as through coughing or touching objects. The scientists then investigated how long the virus remained infectious on these surfaces.
The scientists highlighted additional observations from their study:
— If the viability of the two coronaviruses is similar, why is SARS-CoV-2 resulting in more cases? Emerging evidence suggests that people infected with SARS-CoV-2 might be spreading virus without recognizing, or prior to recognizing, symptoms. This would make disease control measures that were effective against SARS-CoV-1 less effective against its successor.
— In contrast to SARS-CoV-1, most secondary cases of virus transmission of SARS-CoV-2 appear to be occurring in community settings rather than healthcare settings. However, healthcare settings are also vulnerable to the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2, and the stability of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols and on surfaces likely contributes to transmission of the virus in healthcare settings.
The findings affirm the guidance from public health professionals to use precautions < https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html> similar to those for influenza and other respiratory viruses to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2:
— Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
— Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
— Stay home when you are sick.
— Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
— Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
ARTICLE: N van Doremalen, et al. Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1. The New England Journal of Medicine. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2004973 (2020).
WHO: NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and Vincent Munster, Ph.D., a principal investigator in NIAID's Laboratory of Virology, are available to comment on this study.
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Rep. Peter DeFazio Signs onto 'Medicare for All' Bill
"Rep. Peter DeFazio today announced his support for H.R. 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, which would establish a privately-delivered, publicly-financed universal health care system in the United States.
Rep. DeFazio issued the following statement on the bill:
"The defeat of the Ryan-Trump Freedom from Healthcare and Tax Cuts for the Rich Act—the so-called "American Health Care Act"—marks a potential turning point in a decades-long debate," said Rep. DeFazio (OR-04). "Although the Affordable Care Act has dramatically reduced the number of uninsured individuals, it has been in great need of improvement since day one. The bill that passed the House was far superior, with national exchanges and a government not-for profit option. In my opinion, the provision of a government-run, not-for-profit health plan would have paved the way to a single-payer system with more comprehensive coverage at a lower cost. I have introduced legislation that would establish such a plan.
"It is past time to explore all options that could improve Medicare and provide its benefits to all Americans. I am cosponsoring H.R. 676, the Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act in the hopes of engendering a serious discussion of single payer during the next election cycle."
Rep. DeFazio has long advocated moving the United States to a single-payer healthcare system. During the creation of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. DeFazio fought to include a provision in the bill that would have created a not-for-profit healthcare plan that would have competed alongside private industry; however, the provision was stripped from the bill in the Senate version. He has since introduced legislation to establish a public health insurance option in the national health insurance market."
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The festival will offer books for sale, author meet-and-greets and book signings, food from the region's best food trucks, and baked treats and raffle tickets from the seventh annual Great Chappaqua Bake Sale to benefit Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry mission to end childhood hunger.
Some of the authors and illustrators scheduled for book signings and meet-and-greets will include "Pinkalicious" author Victoria Kann, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" illustrator Ron Barrett, "One Crazy Summer" author Rita Williams-Garcia and "Owl Moon" author Jane Yolen, among many others.
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Dance party by Hal Prince.
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Crafts activities, face-painting, costumed characters, gift giveaways, balloon twisting and more.
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Established in 2013, the Chappaqua Children's Book Festival is an annual "happening" every fall in the heart of Chappaqua, with a mission to create, sustain and nurture a culture of literacy in partnership with the community and local schools, according to a release from CCBF.
This free public event fosters a love of reading as families meet-and-greet outstanding creators of books for children of all ages, the release said.
The Chappaqua Children's Book Festival relies on the generosity of local businesses to produce the event for the community.
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Q: SQL Subtotal and Grand Totals Will my code work for solving the following problem? The total cost of all items ordered for all orders placed in July, 1996. Looking at 2 tables (Orders and OrderDetails) this is what I have so far.
SELECT
   Orders.OrderID, Customers.ContactName, Orders.OrderDate
FROM
   Customers
INNER JOIN
   Orders ON Customers.CustomerID = Orders.CustomerID
INNER JOIN
   [Order Details] ON Orders.OrderID = [Order Details].OrderID
WHERE
   (Orders.OrderDate BETWEEN CONVERT(DATETIME, '1996-07-01 00:00:00', 102) AND CONVERT(DATETIME, '1996-07-31 00:00:00', 102))
   AND SUM(Quantity * UnitPrice) AS grand_total;

The intent is to find the sum of each row and keep that number then sum the rows to produce a grand total. When I run the query it definitely doesn't produce what should be.

A: Try this:
SELECT
   o.OrderID, c.ContactName, o.OrderDate, SUM(od.Quantity * od.UnitPrice) AS grand_total
FROM
   dbo.Customers c
INNER JOIN
   dbo.Orders o ON c.CustomerID = o.CustomerID
INNER JOIN
   dbo.[Order Details] od ON o.OrderID = od.OrderID
WHERE
   o.OrderDate BETWEEN {ts '1996-07-01 00:00:00.000'} AND {ts '1996-07-31 23:59:59.997'}
GROUP BY
   GROUPING SETS ((o.OrderID, c.ContactName, o.OrderDate), ())

GROUPING SETS ((o.OrderID, c.ContactName, o.OrderDate), ...) will group the source rows by o.OrderID, c.ContactName, o.OrderDate and, also, will compute the SUM for every   OrderID, ContactName, OrderDate pair of values.
GROUPING SETS ((...), ()) instructs SQL Server to compute, also, the grand total (total of all order totals):
SELECT OrderID, SUM(OrderDetailValue) AS OrderTotal
FROM (
    SELECT 11, 1, 'A', 1 UNION ALL
    SELECT 12, 1, 'B', 10 UNION ALL
    SELECT 13, 2, 'A', 100
) AS Orders(OrderDetailID, OrderID, ProductName, OrderDetailValue)
GROUP BY GROUPING SETS ((OrderID), ());

Results:
OrderID OrderTotal
------- ----------
1       11  <-- Total generated by GROUPING SETS ((OrderID), ...)
2       100 <-- Total generated by GROUPING SETS ((OrderID), ...)
NULL    111 <-- Total generated by GROUPING SETS (..., ())

A: There are many ways to do this.
GROUP BY ROLLUP - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177673.aspx
GROUPING SETS - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522495(v=SQL.105).aspx
OVER - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189461.aspx
Do not use Shiva's solution since COMPUTE is defunct in SQL Server 2012!
Here are some issues that I corrected in my solution.
1 - Use table alias's
2 - Do not use between or convert on date ranges.
    It will not be SARGABLE.

Since you were not specific, I chose a simple sum by each customers order id with a total month to-date for the customer regardless of the order id.
To solve this, I used a OVER clause.  Since I did not have test data or tables from you, It is your homework to check the solution for syntax errors.
-- Customer sum by order id, total sum by customer.
SELECT
  C.ContactName,
  O.OrderID,
  O.OrderDate,
  SUM(D.Quantity * D.UnitPrice) AS OrderTotal,
  SUM(D.Quantity * D.UnitPrice) OVER (PARTITION BY C.ContactName) as CustomerTotal
FROM Customers as c INNER JOIN Orders as O
  ON C.CustomerID = O.CustomerID
INNER JOIN [Order Details] D
  ON O.OrderID = D.OrderID
WHERE
  O.OrderDate >= '1996-07-01 00:00:00' AND
  O.OrderDate < '1996-08-01 00:00:00'
GROUP BY
  C.ContactName,
  O.OrderID,
  O.OrderDate

A: ;WITH CTE
AS(
SELECT     Orders.OrderID
         , Customers.ContactName
         , Orders.OrderDate
         , SUM(Quantity * UnitPrice) AS grand_total
         , rn = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Orders.OrderID)
FROM       Customers INNER JOIN
           Orders ON Customers.CustomerID = Orders.CustomerID INNER JOIN
           [Order Details] ON Orders.OrderID = [Order Details].OrderID
WHERE MONTH(Orders.OrderDate) = 7 AND  YEAR(Orders.OrderDate) = 1996
GROUP BY  Orders.OrderID
         , Customers.ContactName
         , Orders.OrderDate
 )
SELECT   A.OrderID
         , A.ContactName
         , A.OrderDate
         , A.grand_total
         , (SELECT SUM(grand_total)
            FROM CTE B
            WHERE B.grand_total > A.grand_total) RunningTotal
FROM CTE A
ORDER BY RunningTotal

Result Set
╔═════════╦═════════════════════╦═════════════════════════╦═════════════╦══════════════╗
║ OrderID ║     ContactName     ║        OrderDate        ║ grand_total ║ RunningTotal ║
╠═════════╬═════════════════════╬═════════════════════════╬═════════════╬══════════════╣
║   10267 ║ Peter Franken       ║ 1996-07-29 00:00:00.000 ║ 4031.00     ║ NULL         ║
║   10252 ║ Pascale Cartrain    ║ 1996-07-09 00:00:00.000 ║ 3730.00     ║ 4031.00      ║
║   10255 ║ Michael Holz        ║ 1996-07-12 00:00:00.000 ║ 2490.50     ║ 7761.00      ║
║   10263 ║ Roland Mendel       ║ 1996-07-23 00:00:00.000 ║ 2464.80     ║ 10251.50     ║
║   10258 ║ Roland Mendel       ║ 1996-07-17 00:00:00.000 ║ 2018.60     ║ 12716.30     ║
║   10249 ║ Karin Josephs       ║ 1996-07-05 00:00:00.000 ║ 1863.40     ║ 14734.90     ║
║   10250 ║ Mario Pontes        ║ 1996-07-08 00:00:00.000 ║ 1813.00     ║ 16598.30     ║
║   10260 ║ Henriette Pfalzheim ║ 1996-07-19 00:00:00.000 ║ 1746.20     ║ 18411.30     ║
║   10253 ║ Mario Pontes        ║ 1996-07-10 00:00:00.000 ║ 1444.80     ║ 20157.50     ║
║   10265 ║ Frédérique Citeaux  ║ 1996-07-25 00:00:00.000 ║ 1176.00     ║ 21602.30     ║
║   10257 ║ Carlos Hernández    ║ 1996-07-16 00:00:00.000 ║ 1119.90     ║ 22778.30     ║
║   10268 ║ Manuel Pereira      ║ 1996-07-30 00:00:00.000 ║ 1101.20     ║ 23898.20     ║
║   10264 ║ Maria Larsson       ║ 1996-07-24 00:00:00.000 ║ 724.50      ║ 24999.40     ║
╚═════════╩═════════════════════╩═════════════════════════╩═════════════╩══════════════╝

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Il Campeonato Profesional 1953 fu la 6ª edizione della massima serie del campionato colombiano di calcio, e fu vinta dal Millonarios.

Avvenimenti
Quinto e penultimo anno del cosiddetto El Dorado. Il numero di partecipanti scende ulteriormente, da 15 a 12: a lasciare il campionato sono América de Cali, Deportivo Manizales e Universidad Nacional. Il Deportivo Samarios cambia nome in Unión Magdalena. La diminuzione delle entrate in denaro causa l'abbandono di molti degli elementi che avevano reso il campionato colombiano un torneo d'alto livello: per esempio Di Stéfano e Rial lasciano la Colombia per la Spagna (Real Madrid), così come Villaverde, che passa al Barcellona; Gyula Zsengellér si ritira dal calcio giocato, e Valeriano López si trasferisce in Argentina. La DIMAYOR introduce anche una norma riguardante il numero minimo di giocatori colombiani in rosa, stabilendo che ogni squadra non potesse registrare meno di 4 calciatori nati in Colombia. Il campionato vede anche un decremento nel numero di spettatori che si recano ad assistere agli incontri negli stadi. L'Atlético Bucaramanga si ritirò dopo il girone d'andata, concluso con 0 punti.

Partecipanti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
         Campione di Colombia 1953

Note:
Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

Risultati

Tabellone

Statistiche

Primati stagionali
Record

Maggior numero di vittorie: Millonarios, Deportes Quindío (14)
Minor numero di sconfitte: Millonarios (1)
Miglior attacco: Deportes Quindío (66 reti fatte)
Miglior difesa: Millonarios (22 reti subite)
Miglior differenza reti: Millonarios (+29)
Maggior numero di pareggi: Deportivo Cali (8)
Minor numero di vittorie: Atlético Bucaramanga (0)
Maggior numero di sconfitte: Atlético Bucaramanga (22)
Peggiore attacco: Atlético Bucaramanga (11 reti fatte)
Peggior difesa: Deportivo Pereira (72 reti subite)
Peggior differenza reti: Atlético Bucaramanga (-34)
Partita con più reti: Deportes Quindío-Sporting Barranquilla 8-3

Classifica marcatori

Note

Bibliografia

Collegamenti esterni
 Colombia 1953 - RSSSF

 1953 - DIMAYOR

Categoría Primera A
Calcio nel 1953

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Are there any statistics or is there any information regarding the use of Bendectin during pregnancy and problems in female children with multiple occurances of Bell's Palsy?
I don't know of any statistics, but I do know that I took Bendectin for my morning sickness with my first child about 8 years ago. I had to travel about 40 minutes away to get the prescription, as they didn't carry it at any of my local pharmacies. My ob/gyn is the one who prescribed it for me. My family practitioner told me that it was off the market and not even supposed to be sold anywhere.
It didn't harm me or my child. It actually worked wonders!
I used Bendectin 29 years ago during the first 5 months of my second pregnancy..It worked wonders as I had been miserably sick all day long. This stopped it completely. I didn't think it affected our daughter at all but I could be mistaken....completely mistaken....she has had chronic pain all her life in her back, knees....ankles..well all her joints...she was finally diagnosed with Ehler's Danlos Syndrome when she was 16. Two years ago she came down with Wegener's Granulomatosis Vasculitis which nearly killed her and it was during all the testing that went on with that they discovered she was born with Spina Bifida Occulta. Thus the back pain which has increase tremendously the last two years. She lives in constant pain...has a 3 year old daughter and can't enjoy much of motherhood. So could she have been affected..I think so. Her illness' have made her a million dollar girl...now on disability with medical bills out the wazoo trying to raise a daughter...they live with us. Bendectin related? I'd love to know!!
I have had multiple congenital anomalies discovered thru the years. I first found out that I had 2 uteri when I was 16. I found out that I only had one kidney when I was 19. Most recently I discovered that I have a hourglass shaped gallbladder with a stricture. I have no family history of any of these malformations. I recently found out that my mother was given Bendectin when she was pregnant with me. I am currently 29 years old. I have had multiple medical complications from these malformations. I would not risk taking this medication!
I didn't know my daughter had health issues until she was diagnosed with Elher's Danlos when she was 16. The spinabifida occulta wasn't discovered until she was hit with Wegener's Granulomatosis Vasculitis when she was 26...we thought she was a healthy vibrant little girl...these things were just hiding in her...her complaining about her knees hurting...we thought were growing pains...Bendectin worked wonders for me too and I was so thankful to have the terrible morning sickness stopped...however....my healthy daughter now has a life-threatening issues that do not run in our family....at all. pay attention to your child forever and don't discount the possibility that there may be hidden issues!
I am a 43 year old woman with a severe hearing loss in both ears. My cochlea is damaged in both ears. No one is my family has this disability but me. My mother took Bendectin when she was pregnant with me from 2 months to 7 months for morning sickness. A fetus ear develops by 15 weeks which is 3 and half months along. Is there a connection between the two? I heard recently they put this drug back on the market. Please send me comments if you had a child born with deafness or some kind of hearing loss while taking Bendectin.
Holy cow! I am researching Bendectin related birth defects as my mother took it while she was pregnant with me in the 1980-81. I am now 33 years old and was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome 2 years ago. I have had lifelong joint pain issues which were attributed to growing pains back then. I am intrigued by your comment. I can't help but notice the similarities in my and your daughter's health problems (albeit from a brief description). I will be contacting my doctor to see what we can do or if we can find any other correlating stories/occurances. Thank you for sharing!


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If you are currently in crisis mode, please call your local suicide prevention hotline, or 911. You can get immediate treatment at your local emergency dept.
Disclaimer: the following information contains resources that I have found helpful over years of dealing with depression. We are all unique, and what works for me may or may not help you. Please consult your doctor.
There are many different types of depression medications. Your doctor will look at your health conditions, other medicines you're taking, and your depression symptoms to choose one. Depression meds take 3-6 weeks to reach full effect. If the first one you try doesn't help, there are many more. Everyone responds differently to medication, so it may take a while to find the best one for you. Hang in there! You will get through this darkness.
Finding a therapist or counselor is so much easier today than it was 12 years ago, because you can do a Google search for providers near you. Most providers have a sliding scale, if they don't accept your insurance, or if you don't have insurance. If you have no energy, and don't have someone to assist you, ask for a recommendation at your doctor's office.
It often takes several weeks to get your first appointment, so don't delay calling. Your doctor's office can make the call for you if you just can't do it yourself. Or you can have a friend or family member call for you, but you will need to talk to the office staff before they'll schedule an appointment.
If the first person you meet doesn't seem to understand your problem, or has a personality that clashes with yours, try another one. It can take time to find a good fit, but it's worth it in the long run. Remember you are worth it!! You can feel better. It's just going to take some time.
Keep in mind, however, that therapy is hard work. It isn't fun to talk about upsetting feelings, and events. However, keeping things bottled up inside is what got me to the place of being depressed. Be prepared for this. It feels like these strong feelings of sadness or anger will overwhelm us, and we'll lose self-control. That didn't happen to me, and it won't happen to you. It just "feels" that way.
Therapy is also a safe place to practice speaking up for ourselves.
Competent therapists will not force you to talk about anything until you're ready to do so. They're also committed to not reveal anything you discuss to others. You can rest assured that what is said in private will stay there.
If you live outside of the US, do a computer search for Crisis or Suicide Prevention Hotlines in your area.
This article is a collection of tips from people who have depression. It contains some real gems of wisdom. There are also many more articles written by people living with mental illness on this site.
Here's an article I wrote earlier with tips for coping with painful emotions.
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a wonderful peer-led group that exists to help people with mood disorders.
If your depression is from Bipolar disease, please check out DBSA's bpHope. It's a website, and also a monthly magazine that covers all aspects of living with bipolar. In my opinion, it does a great job at providing encouraging tips for coping well with your condition. I've learned a lot from this site.
DBSA also has a website, and magazine titled Esperanza that covers anxiety and depression.
2. Then there is "NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. It is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness." They offer education classes, support groups, and advocacy in the U.S.
When looking for faith-based depression resources, please keep in mind that depression is an illness, not a weakness or character flaw. You will find articles on the internet that will state or imply that if you had stronger faith, or stopped sinning that you wouldn't have depression. Exit these sites ASAP. They will only add guilt and shame, and make it that much harder to heal. Trust me on this.
We've covered a lot of territory, but have only scratched the surface of what is available to help you on your depression healing journey. I've provided these resources to give you a place to start or as supplements to what you're already doing.
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Kathryn, I know a lot of people struggle with depression, so this is a very helpful resource.
Please share it around. Thanks for stopping by, reading, and commenting!!
I absolutely love that you wrote this post! I personally struggle with depression and this is so helpful. The more we talk about this – the more chance we have at ending the stigma!
I'm so glad that you found it helpful. Thanks for coming by, reading, and commenting!!


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"I honestly couldn't think of a more important show to do right now, with such a divided political climate. The past is as important as ever, we must not let it fade. We need stories like these," Erin Palm told the Jewish Independent about Cabaret, which opened at Studio 58 (Langara College) last week and runs until Feb. 24.
The musical is set in Berlin in 1929, as the Nazis begin their ascent to power in Germany. Palm plays the role of Kit Kat Klub headliner Sally Bowles, the British singer with whom American writer Cliff Bradshaw falls in love.
"Sally is such a complex character. I'd say the most important thing as an actor is honouring her, and acknowledging that she and the other characters in Cabaret are based on the real experiences of Christopher Isherwood, back in Weimar Berlin," said Palm. "The biggest challenge for me is to know her apathy. It's painful and tragic.
Another returning Jewish community member for this production is lighting designer Itai Erdal.
Erdal is enjoying lighting Cabaret, which has much darkness in it story-wise, as well as being set in a nightclub.
Given that Cabaret is such a well-known musical, Epstein said, "I'm definitely encouraging the team to tell the story that's written, first and foremost, but any staging or performance that's been done before, I'm not that interested in repeating. We're creating something that is unique to Studio 58, their intimate space, and it will be aggressive, fun and stimulating.
"I'm very excited for the fresh performances of Sally and the Emcee in our production," he added. "I think we've found a Sally (Erin Palm) that doesn't feel sorry for herself, that has strength and power and makes active decisions rather than accepting her lot in life. Our Emcee is female and, after watching how Paige Fraser has done it so far, I would never want it any other way. For one, she dances and sings better than most of the men who have played the role before onstage.
Epstein recommends that audience members arrive early. "There's a burlesque show you won't want to miss," he said.
This year's Royal City Musical Theatre production is Fiddler on the Roof. Playing the legendary lead character of Tevye the Milkman is Jewish community member Warren Kimmel.
Directing and choreographing the RCMT show is Valerie Easton and the musical director is James Bryson, who will lead a full orchestra. Kimmel will be joined by three other Jewish community members on stage: Michael Wilkinson (Fiddler), Zack Wolfman (Perchik) and Erin Palm (Fruma Sarah). They and the rest of the cast have a challenge in making their iconic characters their own.
Part of the challenge is to convey the time and place of the action. Based on Tevye and his Daughters and other stories by Sholem Aleichem, Fiddler is set in 1905 in Anatevka, a fictional Russian village. It centres around Tevye and his efforts to maintain Jewish traditions while trying to keep his wife and five daughters happy and safe.
Palm also knows some of Fiddler's cast from previous acting work, she took voice lessons for awhile with Sylvia Zaradic (Yente) and did a video with Natasha Zacher (Tzeitel) and others called Finding Face Time: A YouTube Musical!, which is online.
RCMT's Fiddler on the Roof takes place at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., in New Westminster, Wednesday-Sunday, April 7-23. Ticket are $47 ($38 seniors/students, $29 children 13 and under) from ticketsnw.ca and 604-521-5050.


Beading is a hobby that you can do on-the-go, which is perfect when you realize that a loved one has a special event just around the corner. By packing a small bag of beading supplies, you will be able to make a variety of gifts no matter where you are, including in a waiting room, in a car or even on your lunch break.
Keep a small bag stocked with some beading essentials. Rosary pliers, which are round nose pliers and a wire cutter in one, will allow you to shape and trim wire for a variety of projects. Mini-pliers will also allow you to complete tasks while you are away from home.
You may also want to include a few findings in your bag. Jumprings, clasps and headpins can all be kept in small plastic bag for easy access whenever you want to make necklaces or bracelets.
Store a small assortment of stringing materials in your travel bag. A few scraps of wire will help you create earwires or jumprings as you are out and about. By keeping cording on hand, you can make quick and easy bracelets no matter where you are.
You will, of course, want to include beads in your bag. Choose a variety of sizes and colors so that you can always find a bead that you can use in your project. Keep beads secure in a small plastic bag, which will make them easy to find when you are ready for them.
It is very easy for you to make gifts when you are away from home if you have your travel bag properly stocked. Try a few of these ideas when you are in a pinch or need a gift quickly.
You can make charms easily using the supplies in your bag. Simply choose the beads you want to use, and string them so that they are ready to go when you need them. You can then use your premade charms to design a necklace or bracelet for a gift.
Earrings are another easy gift to make while you are on the go. Simply design and create the dangles while you are away from home. When you return, assemble the dangles on earwires.
Use the larger beads in your bag to make pendants. When you get home, design a necklace using the pendant from your travel bag.
If you find yourself sitting still and your hands are itching to bead, then stock a travel bag with a few essential supplies. This will allow you to bead no matter where you are, and you are sure to have gifts ready when a special event sneaks up on you.


We've been really interested in some of the movement recently in volumetric data - voxels - for printing, and are interested in how this will impact the industry.
Very interesting, thank you for sharing. In fact our EnvisionTEC materials such as Nano-Detail Amber Resin is technically voxel based 3d printing.


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Westport Country Playhouse's "Story Hour with Jenny" Presents In-Person, Interactive Reading of "Wings"
By Westport Country Playhouse | Posted by Canaiden Staff July 1, 2021
Jenny Nelson leading "Story House with Jenny" at Westport Country Playhouse. (contributed photo)
Westport Country Playhouse's "Story Hour with Jenny," a live, in-person series to engage children, grades K-3, will present an interactive reading of the picture book, "Wings," about a boy whose appearance makes him the target for school bullies, on Sunday, July 11 , at 11 a.m., on the Playhouse campus. The book is written and illustrated by Christopher Myers, ©2000. Jenny Nelson, who is the Roz and Bud Siegel director of education and community engagement at the Playhouse, will lead the one-hour session.
"Story Hour with Jenny" is a series of interactive readings of social justice picture books written and illustrated by BIPOC artists. Their themes center on the four pillars of the Playhouse's education department: Empathy, collaboration, activism, and literacy. "Wings" represents the pillar, empathy.
Inspired by the myth of Icarus, "Wings" asks the question: Are you brave enough to be your true self? Ikarus Jackson is, but it isn't always easy. The people in his neighborhood point at his wings. The kids at school laugh. The teachers call him a distraction. One girl identifies with Ikarus, but she is too shy to speak up for herself, let alone for him. Maybe I should have said something to those mean kids, she thinks, when their taunts send him drifting into the sky. Inspired by Ikarus's own courage, she sets out in search of him and so begins her own journey of self-discovery — leaving both of them transformed.
Author Christopher Myers said, "I wanted to create a book that tells kids never to abandon the things that make them different, to be proud of what makes them unique. Every child has his own beauty, her own talents. Ikarus Jackson can fly through the air; I want kids to find their own set of wings and soar with him."
Jenny Nelson, who leads "Story Hour with Jenny," hails from Arizona where she received her bachelor's degree in theater, master's degree in theater from the University of Arizona, and a second master's degree in education from Fairfield University. She is the associate artistic director of Collective Consciousness Theatre, a social justice theater in New Haven. She has taught at several universities, including City College of New York in the graduate program for theater professionals and educators. She has also worked as an artist and educator at several theaters, including Long Wharf Theatre, Shubert Theatre, and Yale Repertory Theatre. Recently, Nelson was a nominee for the Tony Teaching Award of Excellence.
Tickets for each "Story Hour with Jenny," including picture book, activity packet, and crayons, start at $10. All books were purchased by the Playhouse from People Get Ready, a Black-owned community book space in New Haven. https://www.peoplegetreadybooks.com/
To register, visit https://tickets.westportplayhouse.org/overview/storyhour, call the Playhouse box office at (203) 227-4177, or email boxoffice@westportplayhouse.org.
2021 Education Program supporters include the Eunice and David Bigelow Foundation; The David and Geri Epstein Foundation; George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation; Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc.; The Westport Young Woman's League; as well as Athena and Daniel Adamson; Paige and Jodi Couture; Anna Czekaj-Farber; and Roz and Bud Siegel.
Covid-19 health and safety protocols, including social distancing and mask wearing, will be observed at all Playhouse in-person events.
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