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DuckTales, Season 3 Episode 3: "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!"
Episode: 303 "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!" 4/11/20
Starring: Launchpad McQuack, Dewey Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and Webby Vanderquack
Costarring: Bradley Buzzard and Black Heron
Featuring: Steelbeak
Introducing: Agent Red Feather, Odd Duck, and The Egg Heads
Special Guest Stars: The Rescue Rangers (Gadget, Chip, Dale, Monterey Jack, and Zipper)
An Appearance by: Funso/The Phantom Blot
Setting: Duckburg (Funso's Funzone and Audubon Bay)
PlotTales
While F.O.W.L. was a staple of Darkwing Duck, the secret society of ne'er-do-wells first appeared in the DuckTales '87 episode, "Double-O-Duck," which also served as a Launchpad-centric spy thriller. Back then, LP was still the loveable but dimwitted flyboy whose penchant for crashing belied his competency as an ace pilot. But most of all, Launchpad was defined by his heroism and heart. This version has turned his dimness up to eleven while completely disregarding his more commendable traits. Even though Launchpad's antics are hilarious, often highlighting episodes and leading to oodles of scene-stealing moments, his character has become a bit of a soulless punchline. But this episode finally calls upon LP's legendary courage and adds enough substance to fill his barrel-chested figure.
In Steelbeak, Launchpad finally gets his foil. Like LP, Steelbeak is dumb… like reallly duuumb. But unlike his counterpart, he's all too aware of his deficiencies in a very unhealthy way. The rooster flunky's obsessive refrain of "I'm not stupid!" is rooted in insecurity and desperation - it drives everything he does. For example, instead of simply getting Scrooge and his family to leave Funso's, he completely defeats the purpose by bringing Launchpad and Dewey to F.OW.L.'s secret, underground lair. Then after using Black Heron's Intelli-Ray against her, he absconds with it and hatches a plot to use it on all of Duckburg so it "will be full of dummies" - the implication being, if everyone is an idiot, he won't be. All the havoc he reaps is a self-serving massage of his all too fragile ego.
Meanwhile Launchpad is also aware of his inadequacies but only inasmuch it affects those around him. During a daytrip to Funso's Funzone with his best friend, Dewey, LP has begun to grow weary of Double-O-Duck, the uber realistic, augmented reality arcade game they have been playing. His slowness on the uptake results in them losing over and over again and he's feeling the pressure. When Dewey tells him not to "overthink it" all he can do is frantically mutter to himself "gotta be smart, gotta win." But what's most important to LP and in stark contrast to Steelbeak's motivations is the notion of not "letting Dewey down." Launchpad isn't so much concerned with proving his intelligence as he is in spending time with his buddy and making sure he doesn't stand in the way of his good time… all while making it to the next level.
In sacrificing his "last life" so Dewey can live, Launchpad absorbs the blast from the Intelli-Ray that's heading straight for his pal. In doing so he centuples his intelligence, thus making him "nimble and clear" of mind enough to finally fit the bill of Double-O-Duck. In his climactic showdown with Steelbeak, LP does more than prove that his nemesis' suit "suits him better," he predictably outclasses him in every way. Then in an heroic act of self-awareness, LP recognizes that he's the only one stupid enough to act as a conduit for the blast from the reverse Intelli-Ray aimed at Duckburg. He willingly "sacrifices his intelligence" and even his newfound but not-yet-realized ability to "land a plane." Double-O-Duck's last words are "for Dewey and Duckburg" and, as the episode's melancholic theme song plays on, he plunges into the bay while cradling his best friend safely in his arms.
This episode isn't just a throwback to "Double-O-Duck," it's an homage to the Launchpad of old - the one who's smart enough to combat his lack of brains with an overwhelming amount of heart and heroism. And even though LP doesn't have enough intelligence residue to warn Scrooge about F.O.W.L., he's done more than enough to fulfill his main objective of being good enough for his best friend, Dewey. Unfortunately for Steelbeak, his mission has failed and he's left being cruelly reprimanded and mocked by his superiours. Perhaps if he had the support and acceptance from a friend like Dewey, whose confidence in and appreciation for Launchpad never wavers, he could overcome his shortcomings. Instead he's likely destined for a life of bitter loneliness and low-level, fiendish larceny.
Quacking Points
Along with "Double-O-Duck" the episode is a parody of the James Bond film series - where "007" is the code name for the titular spy. The title in particular plays upon the movie You Only Live Twice.
In fact, there were once plans to use the "Double-O-Duck" episode as a jumping to spin Launchpad off into his own series of the same name where he would continue his adventures as a spy. Though it never took flight, the idea evolved into Darkwing Duck where LP would serve as DW's sidekick in his fight against F.O.W.L.
One difference between the DuckTales '87 F.O.W.L. and the one from Darkwing Duck and now, is the "F." In "Double-O-Duck," it stood for "Foreign" but has since been modified to "Fiendish."
I can't believe I never noticed this before but the colour of Launchpad's hats depend on whether he's acting as a driver (brown) or a pilot (green). However this begs the question as to why Scrooge had to pick them up from Funso's, assuming LP drove them there (and why wouldn't he have?).
With one of the more striking character designs the show has ever produced, it would be a waste if Agent Red Feather is merely relegated to the role of a non-player character from an arcade game. Although, it should be noted that female cardinals are mostly brown while it's their male counterparts that boast red feathers from crown to claw.
Another NPC is Odduck whose first and only appearance was in "Double-O-Duck" as Dr. NoGood's henchman. Like F.O.W.L. member and Rockerduck stooge, Jeeves, Odduck is also inspired by Bond lackey, Odd Job.
In Darkwing Duck, Steelbeak is a high-ranking F.O.W.L. agent and one of DW's archest villains. While his appearance is virtually unchanged, he's hardly the incompetent buffoon he's portrayed as here.
F.O.W.L. is on high-alert because Black Heron's Intelli-Ray is operational and currently stationed in their secret, underground lair deep beneath the ball pit. Even still, the chances are slim-to-none that the McDucks would ever have reason to be suspicious enough to even search for it, let alone find it. F.O.W.L. would've been better off leaving well enough alone.
The Intelli-Ray is powered by the same Third Eye Diamond that was listed as a Missing Mystery from Isabella Finch's lost Adventure Journal in "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" (S3, E1). However, Black Heron describes the Diamond as a "mystical relic pulled from the fowl archives."
In a role similar to but much less organic and meaningful as Goofy's in "Quack Pack!" (S1, E2) are the Rescue Rangers (Gadget, Chip, Dale, Monterey Jack, and Zipper from the 1989 Disney Afternoon show of the same name). Their origin story is reimagined as ordinary rodents who become test subjects of the Intelli-Ray and have their intelligence centupled. They come to LP's aid twice: once helping him and Dewey escape their holding cell and then assisting LP in defeating Steelbeak by electrocuting him - all while flying the Ranger Plane with an instrumental of their theme song in accompaniment.
The plot of the Double-O-Duck arcade game mirrors the plot of the actual episode: "Locate the villain's lair. Once there, find the secret weapon, save the world. Then we get pizza."
The B-plot involves Webby attempting to introduce Scrooge to video games and ends with him becoming the "richest duck in the arcade" after developing a ticket addiction from playing skeeball.
F.O.W.L.'s secret lair includes one of those platitudinous Leadership posters hanging on the wall.
The Eggheads are low-ranking F.O.W.L. foot soldiers and almost identical in both their role and looks to that of the Eggmen from Darkwing Duck. Their title was probably changed to reflect that women are now among their ranks.
Bradley Buzzard makes F.OW.L.'s intentions clear: "We're not trying to destroy the world, we're going to steal it out from under McDuck's nose."
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Editorial: Texas' leaders should urge Paxton to step down
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Above all else, public servants should serve the public.
No one can argue it serves the public interest for Attorney General Ken Paxton — still under indictment for an old scandal and now under FBI investigation for a new one — to remain the state's chief legal and law enforcement officer. His integrity is tattered. His credibility is shot.
True to form, Paxton this week resolved to stay put and fight the allegations that he repeatedly misused his powerful office to help Austin real-estate investor Nate Paul, a donor who gave $25,000 to Paxton's 2018 campaign. Paxton, who has firmly denied any wrongdoing, might prevail in the battle ahead. But the cloud of corruption over his agency does not serve the public, which relies on the attorney general's office for legal opinions, help securing child support payments and prosecution of white-collar crimes similar to the ones that Paxton has been accused of committing.
Paxton won't resign of his own accord. It is incumbent on other public servants — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other Republican leaders — to prevail on Paxton to step down for the good of Texas.
So far, the most prominent official to make that call is U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican from Hays County and Paxton's former chief deputy, who publicly urged Paxton to resign when the latest scandal broke this fall. Roy rightly noted: "The attorney general deserves his days in court, but the people of Texas deserve a fully functioning AG's office." We've disagreed with Roy on other issues, but his decision here to put state over party is commendable.
Indeed, as a former colleague, Roy knows the credibility of the seven senior officials who went to the feds this fall to report serious allegations of misconduct against Paxton. This is no partisan witchhunt. These accusations come from some of Paxton's closest aides, people who share his political views but couldn't tolerate his abuse of his office.
Those whistleblowers allege Paxton took several actions to benefit Paul — most notably, appointing a special prosecutor to "investigate the investigators" who were going after the Austin-based investor. Paxton's senior staff found no "good-faith factual basis" to challenge the FBI and other federal agencies who have been investigating Paul since 2019. But Paxton plowed ahead anyway, personally appointing a special prosecutor to do his donor's bidding.
The whistleblowers also allege that Paxton pushed for a legal opinion to delay foreclosure auctions based on coronavirus crowd-size limits. That opinion, rushed out on the first Sunday in August, landed two days before some of Paul's properties were posted for foreclosure. Meanwhile, in an unrelated case involving a nonprofit suing Paul over financial records, the attorney general's office took the unusual step of intervening on Paul's behalf.
All of this reeks of justice-for-hire, and the stench of scandal goes beyond Paxton's dealings with Paul. Back in April, for example, Paxton used the weight of his office to lean on officials in Gunnison County, Colorado, which promptly lifted its coronavirus-related ban on visitors, allowing wealthy Paxton donors to return to their vacation homes in the Rocky Mountains.
Nor should we forget that Paxton still awaits trial on criminal charges of securities fraud, related to investments he urged others to buy before he was elected attorney general. While in office, Paxton has raked in tens of thousands of dollars for his legal defense fund, creating an irresistible opening for those who wish to curry favor with his powerful office.
This editorial board called for Paxton's resignation in 2015, after his indictment was unsealed in the securities fraud case. We argued then that "the business of the people of Texas should not be made to suffer while (Paxton) fights for his freedom and reputation in the courts." The picture has only worsened since then. The attorney general now faces accusations of bribery and improper use of office that make securities fraud seem trivial in comparison.
Seven of Paxton's senior officials put their jobs on the line to call out the misconduct they saw at the attorney general's office. Our state's top elected officials must live up to their duty as public servants, too. Texans deserve an attorney general's office that is effective and beyond reproach. Sadly, that is not what we have now.
Abbott and Patrick have already said the latest allegations raise serious concerns. Now is the time for them to stand up for Texans and urge Paxton to step down.
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Continuing on last year's trend, we note a marked shift towards a candidate-driven market in both Practice and accountancy positions in Financial Service firms. Particularly strong demand is observed in the volume areas of recently qualified accountants and in practice roles from Semi-Senior to Senior Manager. Initial offers which are at a 10-20% variance with market rate are being offered by many companies to on-board the talent they require.
Within Practice there is still a shortage of candidates at experienced Manager and Senior Manager level (particularly in audit and tax). This is due in part to the trickledown effect of lower intakes of trainee accountants, principally by the leading firms, during the downturn years. In addition, with the workload of Big 4 / Top 10 accountants seemingly ever increasing, including the gradual expansion of the traditional 'busy season', retaining talent within Practice is becoming a bigger issue. Even as the number of ACA and ACCA accountants increases, thanks to gradually larger intakes of graduates to training programmes, the actual retention rate in practice is on a downward trend.


LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRC) today announced results for the third quarter of 2018.
Revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, was $30.0 million, compared to $29.0 million for the same quarter in 2017. Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, was $7.0 million, compared to $4.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.27 for the common shares (formerly Class A) for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, from diluted earnings per share of $0.09 for Class A shares and $0.57 for Class B shares for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Due to the recapitalization transaction on April 17, 2018, income has been allocated to both classes of shares through April 16, and allocated only to common stock (formerly Class A) after April 16.
A listen-only simulcast of National Research Corporation's 2018 third quarter conference call will be available online at http://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/v4h88sbd on November 7, 2018, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The online replay will follow approximately one hour later and continue for 30 days.
This press release includes "forward-looking" statements related to the Company that can generally be identified as describing the Company's future plans, objectives or goals. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those currently anticipated. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about the factors that could affect the Company's future results, please see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Q: iOS How can I display a downloaded PDF in an iOS App? I've written an iPhone App that downloads a PDF. I want to present this PDF to the user but not draw it in an UIView in my App itself. Is this even possible?

A: You can use Quartz APIs. CGContextDrawPDFPage and the related samples would be a nudge in the right direction.
UIWebView is another approach. As WTP noted below: UIWebView automatically does pagination and allows the user to scroll, zoom and select content.
UIWebView is the typical 'free' approach, but you may need Quartz APIs if you have special needs.

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Q: Update a value of the first column of a file and keep appending n times I am looking for a better way to add 2 on contents on the first column in a file, and keep appending n times. This can be an one-liner program.
Input file (sparc_test.export, it is more than 3000 lines in an actual file):
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rcc_data_e[6]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[51]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[3]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.shft_alu_shift_out_e[18]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[17]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[43]

The expected output file (let's say it runs 3 times):
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rcc_data_e[6]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[51]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[3]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.shft_alu_shift_out_e[18]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[17]
20000 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[43]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rcc_data_e[6]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[51]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[3]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.shft_alu_shift_out_e[18]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[17]
20002 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[43]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rcc_data_e[6]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[51]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[3]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.shft_alu_shift_out_e[18]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs3_data_e[17]
20004 cmp_top.iop.sparc0.exu.alu.byp_alu_rs1_data_e[43]

An one-liner perl code for adding 2 in the first column is:
perl -pe 's/(\d+)/$1 + 2/e' sparc_export.test

So, I used this code and append (<<) 3 time, but it seems it is not okay, and I think there is a better way with one-liner. Any help is appreciated.
my perl code (test.pl)
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
my $fin;
my $foutput;

for (my $i=0; $i < 3; $i++) {
            open $fin, '<', 'sparc_export.test' or die "Can't open file: $!";
            open $fout, '>>', 'sparc_export.test.out' or die "Can't open file: $!";
            while (<$fin>) {
                s/(\d+)/$1 + 2/e;
                print $fout $_;
            }
            close $fout;
            close $fin;
            rename 'sparc_export.test.out', 'sparc_export.test' or die "Failed to rename: $!";
            system $bin, @args;
}

A: The only missing piece is that you don't copy the input file first. (Well, and why C-style for loop?)
You can also avoid extra file operations, though -- read into an array and work with that.
use warnings;
use strict;

my $infile = 'sparc_export.test';
open my $fh, '<', $infile or die "Can't open $infile: $!";
my @lines = <$fh>;

my $outfile = 'sparc_export.test.out';
open    $fh, '>>', $outfile or die "Can't open for append $outfile: $!";

print $fh $_ for @lines;  # copy the original first

for my $i (1..3)
{
    s/^\s*(\d+)/$1+2/e for @lines;  # changes @lines in place

    print $fh $_ for @lines;
}
close $fh;
# now overwrite source

Or do it all in memory and update the original once, since the file is so small. Uses Path::Tiny
use warnings;
use strict;
use Path::Tiny;

my @lines = path('sparc_export.test')->lines;

my @all_lines = @lines;

push @all_lines, map { s/(\d+)/$1+100/e; $_ } @lines  for 1..3;

path('sparc_export.test')->append( {truncate => 1}, @all_lines );

The append with truncate option appends replacing the contents in place.
Or
my @lines = path('sparc_export.test')->lines;

my @new_lines = map {
    map { s/(\d+)/$1+100/e; $_ } @lines
} 1..3;

path('sparc_export.test')->append( @new_lines );

I don't see anything better about having a one-liner, unless it is a specific requirement.


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Cooling Tower Benefits
Determining the proper cooling tower size can maximize your benefits.
To maximize water-based cooling tower benefits, the appropriate tower size must be selected, requiring the identification of several critical factors. Cooling towers are a relatively inexpensive and reliable way of expelling heat from a number of industrial processes, including nuclear and thermal power plants, petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, food processing plants, as well as HVAC systems.
As the worldwide market for these applications continues to grow, so does the need to address the issue: how large should a cooling tower be to efficiently handle a specific application?
"There are a lot of different applications where you certainly don't want an undersized cooling tower," says John Flaherty, president or Delta Cooling Towers. Delta manufactures a broad line of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) engineered plastic tower models.
"For example, if an undersized cooling tower is not producing cold enough water to cool the condenser loop of an office building's HVAC chiller, then the chiller could shut down. That would probably mean some expensive repairs plus a lot of angry tenants."
On the industrial side, Flaherty advises that insufficient tower cooling capacity can cause breakdowns or even severe damage to costly process equipment, resulting in extensive losses in productivity. In fact, determining the minimum size for most any application is critical.
Cooling towers are known, generally, for their ability to expel "waste" heat from an industrial process or the condenser in a comfort cooling application. Wet cooling towers achieve this function through evaporating a small portion of the recirculating water, resulting in significant cooling of the returning water to the process.
Cooling tower sizing
For most wet cooling tower applications, optimum cooling tower size may be determined by a combination of four different metrics: heat load, range, approach and wet bulb temperature. In order to understand how these factors influence cooling tower size, it is first necessary to give the terms some context.
The wet bulb temperature (WBT) of the air entering the cooling tower is an independent variable that is a fundamental factor in dictating the appropriate size of a cooling tower. It is both the theoretical limit to the exiting cooled water temperature and the only specific air parameter necessary in cooling tower selection. In sizing a cooling tower, the highest WBT expected temperature is used for very hot, humid climates.
The thermal performance of mechanical draft towers is barely affected by relative humidity or by the dry bulb temperature (true thermodynamic temperature) of the entering air. For mechanical draft towers, the amount of mass airflow (generated by fans) constitutes much of the hot-water-cooling capacity of the tower.
Dry bulb temperature and relative humidity do have a major effect on the performance of natural draft towers, those without fans.
The difference between the WBT and the cooled water temperature is called the approach temperature (or simply, "approach"). Approach temperatures generally fall between 4 F. and 20 F. As the approach temperature drops, the required cooling tower size increases exponentially. However, many cooling tower manufacturers do not guarantee tower performance when approach temperature is less than 5 F.
The difference between the tower's hot water temperature (water leaving the hot machinery) and the cold water temperature is called the "range." Along with WBT and approach, range also affects cooling tower size requirements. The heat load varies directly with range and GPM (gallons per minute) flow rate.
"When three of four sizing factors are held constant, the requirement for cooling tower size varies directly with heat load, but inversely with range, approach and wet bulb temperature," Flaherty explained. "So, there can be several design decisions to make that will impact the ultimate size of the required cooling tower."
Efficiency matters
Flaherty adds that maintaining cooling tower efficiency is important to most applications. In many cooling towers, particularly the wet metal-clad models, cooling efficiency is compromised when necessary aggressive chemical treatments are limited due to the risk of damage to metal surfaces. Also, chemicals such as those used to rid water of biological growth can cause fouling buildup inside the tower, which reduces cooling efficiency.
"This is one of the reasons why cooling towers composed of HDPE plastic are becoming more popular," Flaherty says. "With the HDPE towers, you can treat the water more aggressively and don't have to worry about corrosion problems at the tower."
Another efficiency-related advantage of HDPE cooling towers is they are impervious to corrosion. The corrosives present in salt water air or the caustic atmosphere of many industrial sites continuously attack metal-clad towers, making them less efficient and prone to maintenance and unscheduled shutdowns. Because HDPE towers are unaffected by corrosives, they require little maintenance and provide a much longer service life. Delta cooling towers, for example, all have a 20-year warranty.
Cooling tower efficiency can also be affected by tower footprint. "Some companies choose a tower with a smaller footprint to conserve on space," Flaherty notes. "But that may require using more power to drive the tower, and energy savings is high on a lot of companies' priorities. So, in those cases, a cooling tower with a bigger footprint may consume much less energy, and therefore would be the more efficient choice."
Flaherty adds that for most industrial and commercial applications, it is highly beneficial to consult with an experienced cooling tower engineer before finalizing plans to purchase a tower for a facility. Delta Cooling Towers provides online assistance in determining cooling tower size in a range of different tower designs.
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Students who live within the Octorara Area School District and want to enroll in Career & Technical Education Programs (OA-CTEP) may refer to the Octorara Area Senior High School Program of Studies or schedule directly with his/her School Counselor.
Have a good discipline record.
Pass all major courses (Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Reading). If a student has an F in any of these major courses, he/she may not qualify to attend unless he/she retakes the course by attending summer school and receives a passing grade.
Students cannot fail more than 1 courses during the course of a school year.
STUDENTS FROM OCTORARA WHO WANT TO ENROLL IN THE HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACADEMY ARE TO SEE THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO SCHEDULE.
Complete an online TCHS application by February 15, 2018.
Pass all major courses (Math, Science, English, Social Studies, Reading). If a student has an F in any of these major courses, he/she may not qualify to attend TCHS, unless he/she retakes the course by attending summer school and receives a passing grade.
Students cannot fail more than 1 course during the course of a school year.
This criterion is to be met at all times.
An Octorara admissions team will meet in March and June to review all TCHS applications to determine eligibility. TCHS will be given a final student eligibility list of Octorara students and will notify applicant as to whether he/she will be attending TCHS.


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Ann Jonas (January 28, 1932 – September 29, 2013) was a writer and illustrator of several picture books for children.  Her books often used odd, abstract images to stretch children's imaginations.

Biography
Jonas lived most of her childhood in Long Island. She enjoyed horseback riding, and became a babysitter to help raise funds for her rides. Her interest in art was recognized and nurtured by her parents. Her teachers also encouraged her by allowing her to design and paint the sets of plays. After many disappointing jobs, she decided to attend Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.  After graduation, she began work in graphic design, and married fellow artist Donald Crews.  After her husband was drafted into the army in 1963, they moved to Frankfurt, Germany. Their first daughter, Nina Crews was born in Germany, and their second, Amy, was born a year later in New York.

When they returned to the United States, Jonas continued her work in graphic art, while her husband began to focus on illustrating children's books.  Many years later, when their daughters were almost ready for college, Jonas wrote and illustrated her first children's book When You Were a Baby, in 1982, although it wouldn't be published for another nine years. Her 1983 book Round Trip was recognized as an ALA Notable Book and a New York Times "Best Illustrated Book". In 1985 Jonas won the Caldecott Honor Holes and Peeks.

Jonas and her husband lived in the state of New York in an old restored farmhouse overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains.

Bibliography
Two Bear Cubs (1982)
When You Were a Baby (1982)
Round Trip (1983)
Holes and Peeks (1984) A 1985 Caldecott Honor Book.
The Quilt (1984),
The Trek (1985)
Where Can It Be? (1986)
Now We Can Go (1986)
Reflections (1987)
Color Dance (1989)
Aardvarks, Disembark! (1990)
The 13th Clue (1992)
Splash! (1995),
Watch William Walk (1997)
Bird Talk (1998)

As illustrator
 Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust, written by April Pulley Sayre (2005),

References

External links
 Ann Jonas, National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
 Betty Debnam, Meet Author/Illustrator Ann Jonas, The Mini Page, October 13, 1998

1932 births
2013 deaths
American children's writers
Cooper Union alumni
American women artists

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"I just wear a lot of vintage stuff. I like a lot of 60s and 70s things."
It's been ten months since I last saw Jill, but she still dresses fabulously. Her trench is the perfect length and see how her floral skirt peeks out a few inches below?
And her red heels? Pretty great.
Beautiful. I love the way you captured her windswept hair.
what a change 10 months can make.


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NBA VAVEL
Golden State Warriors Take Down Sacramento Kings, Stay Undefeated
The Warriors keep their winning streak alive as they take down the Kings 103-94.
By Mitchell Evans November 8, 2015 1:12 AM
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
Sacramento, CA -- Stephen Curry's 21 points in the second half to help push the Warriors past the Kings 103-94 in Sacramento.
Curry had a below-average game compared to his season thus far, but his 21 points helped give the Warriors a 7-0 start to the season, which is their best start since moving to the West Coast. In 1960, the Philadelphia Warriors started 9-0, the franchise-best start.
The Warriors really struggled in the game shooting the ball, just 41% in a game that should have been a cake walk. The Kings were missing star Center DeMarcus Cousins.
"We couldn't get our shots to go in tonight -- it happens," interim coach Luke Walton said. "But we found a way to grind it out. We had some wide open looks that wouldn't go down. It was one of those random nights."
Curry shot 8-18 from the field and 2-10 from behind the arc.
"Never too high, never too low; that's my motto," Curry said. "I'm not expecting to shoot lights out every game."
The Kings looked good. Rudy Gay contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds, on 10-25 shooting. Kosta Koufos contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds in place of DeMarcus Cousins, and Rondo had 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 15 assists. He also had 4 steals to go along with it.
"I thought our leader was Rondo. He was first class and incredibly into the game," coach George Karl said. "His defense on Curry was first class. I just wished we had a little more gas in the tank to finish off the game."
Rondo looked great. He did only shoot 7-20, but he facilitated and piled up the stat sheet. Some of the rebounds stats could be contributed to Cousins being out but Koufos stepped in well.
"I would love to have DeMarcus back. That's my running mate," Gay said. "We need him back. That's reason why I've been playing terribly."
Klay Thompson grabbed a bit of his shooting form back with 18 points on 7-16 shooting, 4-11 from three. Festus Ezeli and Draymond green both totaled 10 points and Harrison Barnes had 13. The Warriors shot just 8-39 from three.
It's a good sign for Golden State, as even when they're on an off shooting night, they'll still beat the teams they're supposed to be. The may have taken Sacramento lightly without Cousins, or just may have been on a rough night, but either way the Warriors look primed to do amazing things this year. Steph mentioned he's not expecting to shoot lights out every game but the people watching seem to be thinking otherwise. It seems that 24 points isn't good enough for Curry anymore, as he has a big ceiling he is expected to hit. Though this could be a bad thing for most players, this writer is sure Curry is excited for the task.
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Morning Edition - May 10
News you can trust.
SCOTUS' MOST Important Decision for Religious Freedom
GROUNDBREAKING DECISION by Ronna McDaniel Could Radically Change Politics
Roe leak reactions
To sum up this past week, Spencer Brown at Townhall.com recaps some of the left's most ludicrous and hysterical reactions to the leak of the SCOTUS draft ruling on Roe v. Wade. From their reactions, you'd think it was not only going to ban abortion, but also interracial marriage, contraceptives and owning more than five cats. Their bonkers response is perfectly encapsulated in the title: "Did Democrats Even Read the Leaked SCOTUS Draft?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/05/05/unserious-democrats-spread-false-claims-about-overturning-roe-n2606806?utm_campaign=rightrailsticky3
Personally, I suspect they haven't read most things they get spitting mad over, from "Huckleberry Finn" to the Constitution. If they think all this lunatic behavior will help them in November, they obviously haven't yet read a new CNN poll, taken after the SCOTUS leak. It found that while the abortion issue has increased voter enthusiasm among Democrats, it's increased it even more among Republicans, and "the overall picture for the midterm elections is little changed after this week's news." Yes, this is actually from CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/06/politics/cnn-poll-abortion-midterms-roe-v-wade/index.html
"The share of registered voters who say they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting this fall rose 6 points between the first survey and the second, but that increase is about even across party lines. Among Democrats, 43% now say they are extremely or very enthusiastic, up 7 points. Among Republicans, it's 56%, up 9 points. And voters who say overturning Roe would make them 'happy' are nearly twice as enthusiastic about voting this fall as those who say such a ruling would leave them 'angry' (38% extremely enthusiastic among those happy, 20% among those angry)."
The poll also found that while majorities don't want Roe overturned, and if it is, want a national law allowing abortion, it's not the primary issue driving most voting decisions. In fact, the Republican edge over Democrats on the generic ballot actually increased since the previous poll to 49-42%.
I also have a feeling the enthusiasm to rush to vote Democrat to protect abortion will also wane as time goes by and people realize just how much of what they're currently hearing is groundless hysteria completely unhinged from fact. Even Bill Maher is already pointing that out.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-roe-v-wade-abortion-scotus
For the record, longtime Democrat strategist Doug Schoen is also trying to warn the Party that they're deluding themselves about unfettered abortion being a winning issue, but I doubt they'll listen to him any more than they do me.
https://www.dailynews.com/2022/05/06/the-supreme-court-overturning-roe-wont-boost-democrats-chances-in-the-midterms/
Roe-related violence on the Left
As if common sense and experience couldn't tell you that CNN would get any story involving conservative views horribly wrong, the network's claim that Capitol Police were bracing for violence by rightwing extremists over the looming SCOTUS Roe v. Wade decision was especially jaw-dropping, It would've been hilarious if the consequences weren't so serious.
https://www.westernjournal.com/cnn-report-anticipated-violence-roe-v-wade-decision-gets-terribly-wrong/
CNN, as usual, had the story completely backwards, and as anyone who isn't blinded by partisanship could have predicted, the violence over the weekend came from pro-abortion, leftwing extremist groups. Nobody in his right mind thought that authorities were putting up fencing around the Supreme Court for fear that pro-life activists might storm the building. That's just part of the Democrats' fizzling narrative that out of all the riots of the past two years, the single one by people on the right in the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was the one establishing a dangerous pattern, and not the dozens of deadly riots by the left that have caused billions of dollars in damages -- and that are now flaring up again, thanks to the possibility that the Court might finally hold the Roe decision up to Constitutional scrutiny.
Here's what the "mostly peaceful" pro-abortion leftists did over the weekend while all those dangerous rightwingers were attending church and celebrating Mother's Day:
They defaced churches with pro-abortion graffiti and disrupted services with profane, blasphemous, threatening and obscene demonstrations, chants and signs (warning, content is for adults with strong stomachs):
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyc-churchgoers-persevere-prayer-pro-abortion-protesters-stage-mock-abortions-blaspheme-jesus/
(At least in Virginia, Attorney General Jason Miyares warned that he will come down hard on anyone who tries to interfere with the "fundamental and natural right of all Virginians to practice their religion in peace.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/state-ag-drops-bad-news-pro-abortion-mobs-looking-storm-churches/
They also tried to bully Supreme Court Justices into changing their rulings by protesting outside their private homes. They eventually learned that this is a crime in Virginia when police cars showed up, and then they suddenly thought of something else they had to do (also warning: foul language. Such charming and persuasive folks!)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/05/07/what-i-saw-when-protestors-marched-to-supreme-court-justices-homes/
An on-the-scene Daily Signal reporter said the protest at Justice Kavanaugh's house was an "attempt at intimidation" and one of the scariest things he'd ever witnessed.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/justice-kavanaugh-home-protests-abortion-roe-wade-blair
Then there were the ones who really showed their true colors by fire-bombing the office of pro-life non-profit Wisconsin Family Action in Madison. The exterior was also spray-painted with the Antifa symbol, a code term for "ACAB (All Cops Are B*****ds"), and the threat, "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either."
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2022/05/08/pro-abortion-domestic-terrorists-firebomb-wisconsin-pro-life-non-profit-n1596204
This was so bad that even President Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki stopped pussyfooting around about "peaceful protest" and issued a statement strongly condemning "violence, threats and vandalism."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-condemns-molotov-cocktail-attack-wisconsin-anti-abortion-group
So memo to CNN, and Attorney General Merrick Garland: This is what "domestic terrorists" look like. Not people who criticize the Administration on Facebook, or complain about what their kids are being taught at school board meetings, or who think you should have to show ID before voting. It's the people threatening Supreme Court Justices, assaulting churches, throwing Molotov cocktails and threatening the lives of those who disagree with them. I realize this is a difficult nuance for you to comprehend, but do try to discern the difference.
Maybe I should also CC that memo about what an actual "domestic terrorist" is to the FBI. Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee report that FBI whistleblowers tell them the agency is trying to fire employees who attended the pro-Trump rally in Washington on January 6, 2021.
https://saraacarter.com/fbi-punishing-employees-who-attended-jan-6-rally-by-revoking-security-clearances/
To be crystal clear: These employees are not accused of committing any crime. They didn't take part in the riot. They didn't even enter the Capitol. They just exercised their First Amendment right to attend a rally and hear what the President had to say. For this, they're allegedly having their security clearances revoked, which the majority of FBI employees are required to hold to keep their jobs.
The heads of these agencies who are turning them from once-respected impartial law enforcement agencies into political goon squads should be aware that purges can go in two directions. I'm counting the minutes until January 20, 2025, when I hope and pray that a new Republican Administration, backed by a Republican Congress, will march most of the leaders of these agencies to the nearest exit, forcing them to leave behind all their computers and papers for a thorough audit and investigation, perhaps to be followed by indictments. Then return them to their original nonpartisan roles and let the sunlight in for some heavy disinfecting.
The Democrat Agenda: a series of doomed futile and stupid gestures
There's a book and a documentary about the National Lampoon magazine whose title is a quote from the movie "Animal House." It's called "A Futile and Stupid Gesture." If anyone ever writes the history of this era when Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi ran Congress, they'll have to borrow that title because instead of good, compromise legislation to lift all Americans, what we got instead was a series of doomed futile and stupid gestures. Now, brace yourself for yet another one.
https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/democrats-to-force-vote-on-codifying-roe-v-wade-next-week/
Next week, Senate Democrats plan to force a vote to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law (although as I've already told you, that's not even true. They basically want to make California's abortion law federal law. If they codified Roe, it would ban most abortions past mid-pregnancy, which is what most Americans want, and the Senate Democrats never do what most Americans want.)
This is a futile and stupid gesture because they don't have 60 votes to overcome the filibuster, and they don't have 51 votes to kill the filibuster, so they already know it's not going to pass. But it will give them a chance to waste lots of our time and money waving their arms, pointing fingers, calling names and firing up their base with false accusations and utter nonsense. Still, better they should do that than actually pass any more awful legislation, so have at it.
Incidentally, here's a look at just how radical and unserious the Democrats' abortion bill is.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/05/06/democrats-quietly-scrub-abortion-bill-language-saying-men-can-get-pregnant/
To make it look somewhat like an actual law, they had to take out a lot of loaded PC buzzwords like white supremacy, gender oppression and reproductive justice; and to appease their base, they had to add some word salad about protecting the right to abortion for anyone with the "capacity for pregnancy," including "transgender men, non-binary individuals, those who identify with a different gender, and others." I assume by "others," they mean "women," who (pardon my triggering hate speech) are still the only people who can get pregnant.
I'd suggest that they take a Biology 101 course, but these days, it's not likely students will learn any facts about the birds and the bees there, except maybe that a male bee can give birth to a bird if it identifies as a female bird. Probably a cuckoo. Here's an example of the kind of Dr. Frankenstein's Cookbook that passes for medical textbooks these days. I warn you, once you read this, you won't be able to unread it.
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2022/05/06/report-university-schools-midwifery-students-on-the-handling-of-the-birthing-penis-n561117
Evening Edition - May 9
Sussmann's attorneys plan to "put Trump on trial"
There's just one week to go before the Michael Sussmann trial starts in federal court. Last week, we discussed the material that Special Counsel John Durham wanted to include but that the defense was working to exclude. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on that last Friday; Nick Arama at RedState has a good summary.
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/05/08/durham-gets-mixed-bag-decision-on-motion-but-clinton-team-still-up-a-creek-without-paddle-n561670
He sees Durham as being limited by this in some respects but still able to get most of his big-picture evidence in. On the downside, this judge doesn't want to bring in evidence of the "joint venture" among Sussmann, Joffe and the Clinton campaign to smear Trump with the Alfa Bank story, because Sussmann hasn't been charged with conspiracy. The judge said he doesn't want to "confuse the jury" and "distract from the issues at hand."
On the upside, evidence of the charged offense (the lie about working on behalf of Hillary's campaign and Rodney Joffe) and also of Sussmann's motive will be allowed in. That includes "evidence of Mr. Sussmann's client work." Joffe hasn't been granted immunity and will have to testify, though this means the prosecution will have to steer clear of whether his actions were "objectionable or illegal," and also any questions about the accuracy of his data.
But in another development, just as Sussmann's attorneys, from the Democrat-connected firm Latham and Watkins, are trying to keep Durham's evidence out, they've got their own "evidence" that they want the judge to let in. And what they want to use it for is essentially to put President Trump on trial for colluding with Russia. I am not kidding.
Think of it: they're in federal court with a Washington DC jury that is probably very biased against Trump. They want to make this case not about their client but about...Evil Orange Man...and his Russia affiliations. For that, they have "evidence" they want to bring in, including a series of over 20 news articles about Trump and Russia that appeared between mid-May and mid-August of 2016.
News flash: articles such as these are not evidence of anything. Or, in Durham's more lawyerly way of putting it, they have "no evidentiary or factual basis." Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Sussmann had planted some of those stories himself. That was part of the "circular reporting" strategy used by Clinton's henchmen and even the FBI to advance the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory. It's even part of how the FBI got their warrant to spy on Trump's campaign, right along with the phony Steele "dossier." Hey, how about reading excerpts from THAT to the jury?
As Cleveland describes it, "...the media coverage Sussmann seeks to present to the jury is a tour de force of the press pushing the Russia collusion hoax." One of the articles she mentions quotes Hillary campaign manager Robby Mook, who generally gets credit for launching the whole fake Trump-Russia story. He did this live on the CNN convention floor, to distract from the breaking story about the DNC sabotaging Bernie Sanders' campaign. These fairy tales are supposed to be evidence...of what?
But Sussmann's attorneys want to include them to show that their client had genuine concerns that the Alfa Bank story was real. They think that if they can get a DC jury to believe he felt this way, the jury will let him off for lying. Unbelievable.
Cleveland says that even if the judge excludes this "evidence" as prejudicial, Sussmann can still make the argument on the stand, saying that he "approached the FBI out of a genuine concern for our national security." Oh, brother. But if he shovels it on thick, a Trump-hating jury might just cut him a break.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/05/06/clinton-lawyer-michael-sussmanns-latest-defense-strategy-litigate-trump-russia-collusion-lies/
George Soros gets involved in 2022 races
If you live in a city where the prosecutor's election was backed by money from George Soros or one of his shady PACs, then there's a good chance crime is running rampant and your standard of living and personal safety have taken a nosedive. Soros is notorious for backing open borders and empty prisons. It's why there's now a nationwide movement to "Recall every Soros-backed prosecutor." But there is one way in which you can avoid all that pain and trouble: Don't elect anyone backed by George Soros to any office in the first place!
To help you with that, here are two stories to read and remember:
1. Attention, Georgia voters: Soros has donated $1 million to elect Stacey Abrams to be your Governor.
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2022/05/07/billionaire-george-soros-dumps-1m-into-stacey-abrams-campaign-n467726
2. Attention, fellow Arkansans: A PAC funded exclusively by George Soros has spent $100,000 so far promoting the election of Alicia Walton as prosecutor of Perry and Pulaski Counties (Little Rock is in Pulaski County.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/soros-floods-cash-into-arkansas-prosecutor-race
Walton says she wants to empower victims, but she also says a lot of other things that Soros-backed DA's have said, like that she wants to "dismantle the school to prison pipeline," "provide more diversionary programs for those with mental health and substance abuse challenges," and "provide a pathway for offenders to seek redemption." All well and good, but if they want redemption, they should go to church. And too often, promises of "diversion programs" have resulted in simply diverting offenders from jail right back into the streets to prey on the public again and again.
As the Washington Examiner notes, "Soros has contributed more than $29 million in support of over 20 liberal district attorneys since 2016, according to the Capital Research Center. Many of the prosecutors who won their elections thanks in part to contributions by Soros have presided over significant crime waves in their cities after assuming office."
I and many others worked too hard to help make Little Rock a safe and beautiful city. I don't want it to turn into the Los Angeles of Arkansas. So here's an easy rule of thumb for voters:
Think of the backing of George Soros as being the financial equivalent of the skull and crossbones warning on a bottle of poison.
Morning Edition - May 9
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'Game of Thrones,' 'Stranger Things' score Best Drama Golden Globe nominations
Greetings! I'm an award nominee
By Erin Strecker 2017-12-11 13:42:56 UTC
The 2018 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning, and — as per usual when it comes to the Globes — there were certainly some surprises.
On the TV side, Amazon's just-released new outing The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (by Gilmore Girls scribe Amy Sherman-Palladino) made a strong showing, and is likely the early favorite for comedy actress, as this awards program loves to nominate a breakout ingenue.
SEE ALSO: 'Game of Thrones' star says final season won't premiere until 2019
For dramas, standard faves such as Game of Thrones, The Handmaid's Tale, and Stranger Things will all duke it out.
On the movie side, Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World got a strong show of support. Remember: Just a few weeks before release, Scott replaced Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer (who is nominated) after the allegations against Spacey became known.
A full list of nominees, updating live, is below.
Best Television Series – Drama:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama:
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Claire Foy, The Crown
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce
Katherine Langford, 13 Reasons Why
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama:
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Best Television Series – Comedy:
Comedy Actor
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Kevin Bacon, I Love Dick
William H. Macy, Shameless
Eric McCormack, Will & Grace
Comedy Actress
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Alison Brie, GLOW
Frankie Shaw, SMILF
TV-Movie or Miniseries
Top of the Lake: China Girl
TV-Movie or Miniseries – Actor
Robert De Niro, The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law, The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
TV-Movie or Miniseries – Actress
Jessica Biel, The Sinner
Jessica Lange, FEUD: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, FEUD: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
TV-Movie or Miniseries – Supporting Actress
Anne Dowd, Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Best Animated Film:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game
Michelle Williams, All the Money in the World
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama:
Tom Hanks, The Post
Best Director – Motion Picture:
Ridley Scott, All The Money in the World
Steven Spielberg, The Post
Best Picture – Drama:
Best Picture – Comedy or Musical:
Best Original Score – Motion Picture:
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture:
Molly's Game
Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Hugh Jackman, The Greatest Showman
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
"Home," Ferdinand
"Mighty River," Mudbound
"Remember Me," Coco
"The Star", The Star
"This Is Me," The Greatest Showman
Seth Meyers will host the awards ceremony, which will air January 7th on NBC.
WATCH: Jimmy Fallon's Chris Rock impression at the Golden Globes was a 'no' for Twitter
Topics: Entertainment, Golden Globes


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Aqueous Goes Big in Rochester
Jam/ProgressiveRochesterShow Reviews
By Eli Stein	 On Mar 18, 2019
It was an unremarkable day on the calendar and a fairly unremarkable day outside, but inside the doors of Anthology in Rochester big things were happening. Buffalo's Aqueous, who've called Rochester their second home since near their inception, were moving on from their frequent and beloved haunt Flour City Station. Like a hermit crab, they shed that shell and crawled the short distance down East Ave and nestled into the much larger Anthology. Remarkably, the band sold the venue out on their first visit.
Everything about the move was big, The crowd, the stage, the lights, the sound. The crab had long outgrown its shell and was just yearning for this expansion. In other words, Aqueous wasn't overwhelmed by the shift. On the contrary, it allowed for a huge release long in the making. To celebrate the occasion, the band planned to even make the show bigger, by adding a third set. And not just any set, plopped right in the middle of two regular-sized Aqueous sets was a fully improvised second set.
It was a risky endeavor, but at worst a ho-hum jam set had the safety of being surrounded by two strong Aqueous sets. Ho-hum it wasn't. The band found theme upon theme upon groove in five to ten minute segments pieced together seamlessly for a full 65 minutes. During that hour all in attendance were equals. No matter if this was someone's first show or someone's 100th, no one knew what was to come, band included.
The set had no lulls and little to no meandering. It was defined and refined jamming. It felt familiar, until it didn't, until it did again, mixing and matching genres along the way. It was EDM, then, "Oh damn!" It got Dead-y, then deadly, Phishy then fizzy, went from metal to meta, Ska to "Gah!" PeAQ Aqueous. When the band revisits the recording of the set they could easily mine a few new songs from it.
The middle set was the highlight of the night, but of course there was plenty to love about sets one and three. "The Median" opener blasted the evening open with a soaring fiery jam. "Origami" got disco funky before a slow building theme peaked and exploded. "Good Enough" contained one of the more beautiful segments of the night, with a progression reminiscent of Jerry Garcia Band's version of "Dear Prudence." And "All In" and Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell" were a fun big rock combo to close out the third set in the wee hours of the morning.
Anthology still has that new venue smell and is ripe for the taking. Friday night, Aqueous put a stake in the ground. All that's left to do is raise the flag. Their new Rochester home is well underway to being claimed.
I: The Median, Kitty Chaser (Explosions) > Undone – The Sweater Song (Weezer) > Kitty Chaser (Explosions), Origami > Good Enough > Complex I, Warren in the Window
II: Improv
III: 20/20 > Aldehyde, Underlyer > Marty, All In > Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd) > All In
E: Jam > Triangle
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Q: Feedback/Optimization on an Opportunity Trigger I'm still very much new to Apex so I was hoping to get some feedback on a trigger I wrote.  The requirement is upon an opportunity reaching stage 5, query the account team of the related Account and find the relationship and technical account manager and write that to the opportunity.
The code works but I'm wondering if I should only use one query.  What can I do to optimize this?  Thanks in advance
trigger Opportunity_SetAcccountTeamOnClose on Opportunity (before update) {

set<ID> AccountIDs = new set<ID>();
map<ID,AccountTeamMember> RMTeamMap=new Map<ID,AccountTeamMember>();
map<ID,AccountTeamMember> TAMTeamMap=new Map<ID,AccountTeamMember>();

for(Opportunity o : Trigger.new){
    if(o.StageName == 'Stage 5'){
      AccountIDs.add(o.accountid);
  }
}

for(AccountTeamMember rmatm : [Select a.UserId,a.User.Name,a.TeamMemberRole, a.Id, a.AccountId
                            From AccountTeamMember a
                            where a.TeamMemberRole='Relationship Manager' AND a.AccountId in :AccountIDs]){
    RMTeamMap.put(rmatm.Accountid,rmatm);
}

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A: From a governor limit perspective, I would say that, yes, you should consider collapsing your queries into a single query:
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Street To School Campaign
WORKING HISTORY
PREVENTION & PROTECTION
REHABILITATION & REINGETRATION
In this project, Azad Foundation aims to design and launch Behaviour Change Communication Campaigns (LFM 9.1) to prevent children from street situations and materialization of their basic child rights.
Almost 2.6% of world's out of school children live in Pakistan that is 24% (est. 22 million) of total children's population of the country (UNCESCO EFA GMR – WIDE, 2012). Urban areas comprise of 36% of total population of Pakistan (UNICEF SOWC, 2012). It means that approximately 8 million out of school children live in large metropolitan cities where majority of them live in slums area, deprived of basic necessities like health, hygiene, clean water and healthy nutrition. They lack fundamental rights such as access to education, birth registration, protection and shelter. With increasing poverty and decreasing economic opportunities for marginalized population of the country, families are forced to engage their children in income generation activities, living in such unfavourable environment may push a child towards street life and one day becoming a child living on streets. According to some estimates there are 1.5 million children on streets in Pakistan. These children are vulnerable to violence, discrimination, commercial sexual exploitation, stigmatization, abuse, HIV/AIDS, trafficking, forced begging and they lack the access to basic services. This is a significant proportion of vulnerable children population in Pakistan that lacks specific policy development and programming for addressing their issues.
To enrolled 500,000 children's in street situations increased equitable access to education
In 2 years, 50,000 volunteers will be engaged and have access to capacity building material in 13 cities
In 2 years, 13 city-based civil society network branches will be formed to advocate and monitor the campaign
An online portal will be developed to present, record and track progress of the campaign
In 2 years, the campaign message reach out to 20 million people through TV, Radio, Social Media and Press in 13 cities
In 2 years, 500,000 Children in street situations are enrolled in primary education in 13 cities
Street to school campaign focuses on eliminating the basic characteristic of children in street situations i.e. being out of school. An out of school child has increased opportunity to develop connections in street that my pull or push him towards street situations.
The campaign is built in such a way that it targets behaviours rather than systems and infrastructures as later already exist and we believe that it is a matter of changing people (parents) mindsets to encourage them for sending their children to streets.
The core of the campaign is collaboration and volunteerism. The campaign will aim to establish civil society platforms (organizations working with children in education, protection, labour and other cross cutting thematic areas) in each city where the NSCP is being implemented who will in turn recruit 50,000 volunteers through promotional activities in schools, colleges, universities and communities alike within the duration of project.
The unique component of this campaign is that it commits to invest in their capacity building and providing them with tools that would help them engage and motivate communities they will work with. Such tools will include training workshops, induction packages comprising of communication material, guidelines, visibility and promotional items and stationary. Training sessions will also be made available on online portal of the campaign. The organizations in the civil society platforms will also explore their connections and linkages to support the volunteers in expanding their outreach and increasing results. The volunteers will engage the communities on mass and individual level and educate and advocate for primary enrolment.
The online portal will also provide by-the-second updates according to geographic locations to anyone visiting the portal. A reporting portion of the portal will be available to the volunteers where they will update their progress i.e. how many community interactions, community members engaged and number of children enrolled etc. Progress tracking functionality will also be included in the portal for the civil society platforms and partners who will have a more detailed view of the progress with different types of reports.
The campaign will harness the power of electronic, press and social media by launching periodic campaigns over each medium. Public services messages in electronic and print media, program appearances, social media campaigns (a separate facebook page, twitter account and youtube page will be developed and updated frequently), regular radio programs and promotions will keep the masses engaged and informed about the issue, the campaign and its results.
The work of the volunteers and the civil society organizations will be acknowledge through an annual Recognition Ceremony where best performing individuals and organizations will be awarded and acknowledged by the partners, State and society. A success story document will also be developed and published at the end of the campaign.
Estimated Funding Required
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Title Of Account: AZAD FOUNDATION
IBAN# PK82FAYS0231145000000650
SWIFT CODE : FAYSPKKA
AZAD FOUNDATION E-135/2D, Block 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75300. Pakistan
+92-21-34802194, +92-21-34814187, +92-21-34814206
Email: info@azadfoundation.org


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Pandorapedia Taxonomy Errors
Patrice Maire
Patrice Maire deals with skxawngs all day.
Hi there all, haven't been on here in a while but something just struck me and I needed to get it out.
I am knowledgeable in plant names and some animal names, been in the retail nursery industry for 14 years. So... seeing all the research and new plants that were invented for Pandora was exciting until....
I was reading the Survival guide the other night and some of the names didn't seem to ring true to the 'translation' they used from the Latin to English.
The Na'vi obviously was well researched but the 'actual' language.... hardly!
I would like to have anyone else familiar with taxonomy and name roots to help out with this and send a message to Cameron's crew that there are some people who do care about accuracy on something like this.
Let's start with the humble but important 'Glow Worm' or 'Brain worm'....
The scientific name for it in the Survival Guide as well as the Pandorapedia (since they got the information from the book)is
Arachnolumera nitidae, which in their translation means 'shining glow worm'. WRONG!
First, arachno is 'spider' or 'spider like', there is no taxonomical source for 'lumera, and 'nitidae' may be the only correctly placed word.
To correctly interpret 'shining glow worm' (and if anyone knows taxonomical rules better feel free to correct)
Shining = lucidus or nitidus (and by way of it being a description lucidae or nitidae.
Glow = nitor or possibly sublucea (small light)
Worm = vermis
Soooo, to put it in correct taxonomy we will say that it is a 'shining Glow Worm'. Because if you class 'glow worm' as a Genus and then specify that it is the 'shining glow worm' then it would have that species name on the end, so 'Glow worm' as a Genus would be:
Vermis sublucea, and then to describe that particular one because it is purple would be Vermis sublucea purpurea. (and since we deal in both latin and Greek taxonomy it's up for debate.)
Vermis sublucea purpurea would be 'Purple glow worm'.
IF you wanted to use 'shining' instead then it would be
Vermis sublucea nitidae. - 'Shining Glow Worm'
Harumph...
Again if anyone has better knowledge of animal classification then feel free to correct. Don't even get me started on the plant names....
that was the most glaring mistake that I found...more to come I'm sure.
I think what they were using was the root for the Earth firefly larva which when classifying new species it would have to be related in some way. Since this is a completely new species and not even on the same planet, using the same root family name as an earth insect is incorrect.
Arachnocampa is one species of firefly on earth and are all insects not true worms. Since it has not been shown that the Pandoran Glow Worm is a larval stage of a beetle or fly it is then to be classified as a type of true worm.
Last edited by Patrice Maire; 06-19-2011 at 11:27 PM. Reason: looked up fireflies and glow worms on wiki for more info
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Ever since the extra material decided to place the Na'vi in the hominind family (homo pandorus? SERIOUSLY? The Na'vi don't even have DNA, I fail to see how they are hominids), I basically try and ignore all the "scientific" names - I can't imagine how irritating it'd be to someone who actually knew the ins and outs of taxonomy.
That said, your corrections are fascinating.
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Last edited by Ashen Key; 06-20-2011 at 12:29 AM.
na'vi dont have dna? then how did they create the avatars
Handwavy sci-fi science? They use something else to pass along genetic information, but not the type of DNA Earth life has (because separate solar system, so separate evolutionary path).
but you never know, maybe the life on Pandora is also based in amino acids as well. the chances are slim but still possible i just read the Na'vi and Avatars section in the survival guide. there's no mention of the Na'vi having DNA but also not having DNA. still waiting for that novel James Cameron >_>
The Na'vi cell nucleus does not use nucleic acids to encode genetic information. Therefore, their genetic makeup is not considered to be DNA (thus they most likely do not utilize RNA in the synthesis of proteins)
I'm aware that comes from the game, but pretty sure I read that in one of the scripts, too. I'd actually be more surprised if they DID have DNA and RNA, because that would just be so...so, so very weird, and there almost HAD to be a genetic link between Earth-life and Pandoran-life.
i have the game...i'll have to check again. i know the collector's edition blu ray has heaps of information since it has an encyclopedia on disc 2 or 3 but...im not reading all that shiit :|
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I saw this thread and couldn't help but intervene...
@ Patrice Maire:
Yeah, welcome to the club. I'm a Biology Major, and the survival guide and Pandorapedia are really kind of a joke when it comes to scientific names.
Granted, it's just a movie, but some of them are really bad. My favorite one is how the "Arachnoid" has three pairs of legs, not four (and no chelicerae to boot :P)
Maybe I'm hoping for too much, but I kind of want JC to come back and fix that by giving some of the creatures in the movie real Latin names instead of weird fake ones, and maybe make something resembling a phylogenetic tree for what we have so far for Pandoran organisms.
@ Ashen Key:
Yeah, that was funny...
While placing the Na'vi in the genus Homo was silly, even trying to categorize alien life by our own phylogenetic standards is kind of inherently silly. It's all we have to go by, but its still pretty dumb.
Like I said to Patrice, maybe I'm hoping for too much, but I'd like something from JC about the phylogenetic tree of Pandora and maybe something about Na'vi biochemistry.
@ TM20:
Keep in mind that amino acids are just the building blocks for proteins. The Na'vi have to have protein of some sort as their basic physical building blocks, it's just that whatever substance that codes for the amino acids that make up those proteins is something entirely different from our own.
It would also have to be something that can bond to DNA end-to-end and respond correctly to the multitude of enzymes and proteins that conduct repair and replication operations on genetic material.
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Last edited by Raiden; 06-20-2011 at 01:36 AM.
Originally Posted by Raiden
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I have no explanation for the homo pandorus error (hence...ignoring it, because WHAT), but I think in my own headcanon most of the latin names are interim ones while the scientific community finishes arguing about how to categorize the Pandoran biota. Although you'd think Grace would do better on the plant names...
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Speaking of genetic material..
If the Na'vi children can resemble their parents in some part, like how Neytiri resembles her mother then that would mean that the phenotype (physical traits) of genetic material in the chromosome is expressed, therefore proving that chromosomes are present in Na'vi biology. I'm no biology major but doesn't the presence of chromosomes mean that DNA is present, since a certain number of chromosome pairs ultimately form DNA?
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Originally Posted by Pa'li Makto
If the Na'vi children can resemble their parents in some part, like how Neytiri resembles her mother then that would mean that the phenotype (physical traits) of genetic material in the chromosome is expressed, therefore proving that chromosomes are present in Na'vi biology. I'm no biology major but doesn't the presence of chromosomes mean that DNA is present, since a certain number of chromosome pairs ultimately form DNA? :embarrassed:
Ohoho, you may not be a bio major, but you certainly are clever.
Yes, and no. A chromosome is essentially a very long, bundled-up strand of DNA (not the other way around), and all of your chromosomes make up the human genome. But yes, you are right; they have to have chromosomes.
The catch is that they don't have chromosomes made of DNA. DNA is just an acronym for Deoxyribonucleic acid; the Na'vi are just using a different kind of compound for their "nucleic acid".
Human Genetic Material is packaged like this:
Base Pair > Gene > DNA strand > Nucleosome > Chromosome
Na'vi Genetic Material could be packaged like this, but instead of DNA being the actual material, it would be whatever makes up their own genetic material.
Ohh I see. Thanks Raiden, You're very knowledgeable about biology. I'm sure there's a common link between Na'vi and human "DNA"..Somewhere..
Yay Raiden!
I knew you'd share your incredible science knowledge in this thread.
The DNA part is actually never directly stated - the only thing that comes close is Jake mentioning Na'vi DNA, but he doesn't exactly know much there, but even if they don't use the same base pairs as humans, there would still be something that works in the same way. There would most likely be another structure that works almost identically, but with different bases and possibly different amino acids.
Back onto the taxonomy though, the one for the Na'vi hugely annoys me and I really hope it gets changed, because they are clearly not part of the same family as humans, they have entirely separate evolutionary origins.
As for the avatars, there is an enzyme (NVtranscriptase) which is used to create sequences of Na'vi genetic code from human DNA.


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A new transit hub and innovation centre will offer a centrally located transit facility, satellite Town offices and office space dedicated to the incubation of innovative technologies and businesses.
Council directed Administration to proceed with a business plan, design and costing on this project to be located at the former Esso Bulk Station site, which is the first project identified in Cochrane's tri-site plan.
The tri-site project includes three parcels of land in the downtown core:
1. Former Esso Bulk Station site (located across from the Cochrane Public Library)
2. 1-acre site east of the library
3. Fifth Avenue site (former location of the Big Hill Leisure Pool, including the Lions Rodeo Park)
"We have $4.5 million through approved [provincial] GreenTrip funding to build the transit hub," said Mayor Jeff Genung. "We are looking to leverage these funds and build a multi-functional facility, and we continue to focus on becoming a hub for new and emerging technologies."
Development of the former Esso land was intended to include transit and satellite Town services because of the proximity to both Historic Downtown and other central business areas.
The project is scheduled to start this year and take approximately two years to complete. Total project costs are estimated at $7 million, with $2.5 million in borrowed funds to be recovered through tenant lease payments. Offsite improvements will include a bus lay-by, improved pedestrian connections and utility improvements.
When fully complete, the innovation campus project (Site 1 and 2 above) could also include commercial office space, an expanded library, performing arts center and maker space.
The tri-site implementation plan also identifies the Fifth Avenue site as a Central Park, with a variety of uses in addition to outdoor community spaces and plazas.
Improvements to the existing rodeo grounds and open space include a playground and spray park, multi-purpose sports court and equipment, gathering space and resurfaced rodeo ground and equipment. The bench area includes a youth, seniors and events centre and a mixed housing project.
Redevelopment on the Fifth Avenue site will be phased in. The existing ball diamonds will need to be relocated to the Horse Creek Sports Park (concept plan also approved tonight) prior to any redevelopment occurring on the lower section of site.
The Town is also in discussions with the Rocky View Foundation to pursue the development of a four-story, 80,000 square foot facility seniors housing facility to be located on the north end of the lower bench on Fifth Avenue.
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With two days until my Atwood experience, I am basking in her wisdom.
1. I wrote this post about The Blind Assassin. I got this tweet in reply. Swoon.
2. My Wromance (writing romance) A.J. Kandathil wrote about the Five Pillars of Place using Park and Rec on Ploughshares. 'Cause that's how she rolls ( awesome, that's how she rolls).
3. While you are on the Ploughshares blog, take a gander at the piece I wrote about Cowboy Poetry. You should read it. It's okay, you can click now. This list will wait.
5. Two of my favorite shows growing up were Designing Women and The Golden Girls. This article reminds me why I loved Dorothy and may be like her in about thirty years.
The fifth part in my series on Literary Cowboys is live on Ploughshares today. Mosey on over and give it a look-see.
A blog I've just discovered, interesting literature, wrote a thoughtful post on Fitzgerald and the underrated This Side of Paradise. Aside from a brief outline of the writer, it is full of fun tidbits, like he was the first person to use wicked with a positive connotation. Learn something new every day, right?
Ashley Wells is doing a fantastic series on women and horses. Topics have included warrior women, Betty Draper and horses, and an interview with the author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls.
Aaron Gilbreath launched a Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming book, Crowded, about life in confined spaces. It's worth checking out just for the insightful reading material he provides. Find the link to the campaign the blog post linked above.
On The Baraza, Katie Shaw gave some songs to motivate students through those long hours of studying for finals. I provided a companion piece for professors to sustain them through the long hours of grading.
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7. You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there's no free lunch. Writing is work. It's also gambling. You don't get a pension plan. Other people can help you a bit, but ¬essentially you're on your own. Nobody is making you do this: you chose it, so don't whine.
How lovely is the image of her sitting on an airplane, whittling a pencil with a nail file, scribbling madly on a piece oak that just happened to be handy?
This month I'm happy to be participating in the Blogging A to Z challenge. I love a good blogging challenge and this one happens to mirror my current habits–write Monday through Saturday, chill on Sunday. So for today, I was overrun with ideas for A: Austin (where I am heading next weekend for VegFest), Alpine (the gorgeous little town on the edge of the Big Bend where I received my MA), Archetypes (one of the my favorite literary elements to discuss), Margaret Atwood (the best writer in the history of life), Avocados (the food I've grown to love after years of hate) . . . so many options!
Instead, I decided to talk about apathy, a crime of which I am certainly guilty. When my students come to me with their excuses for why they haven't don't their work/come to class, I usually tell them I don't really need to hear the excuses. They interpret this as apathy, that I just don't care. And in some cases I don't because they are lying to me or have made a habit of lying to me. More often, I do care and want to help them, but I have set up rules in my syllabus to keep me from getting taken in by the liars and letting students scam grades they don't deserve. It's my protection from taking everything in my classroom too personally and being completely apathetic.
Another frustration I find in the classroom is my students' apathy. It often seems that they care about nothing. They don't read, they don't watch movies, they don't do anything that I can connect with–I often end up saying in frustration, "What is it you do care about?" because I can't find anything other than texting in my class that they show any passion for. From a writing standpoint, I often have to tell my fiction students that their characters must want something (as Kurt Vonnegut says, even just a glass of water), that apathy is boring to read about. We want to read about people who want something, who feel something, even if it seems silly. At least it's something.
In life, apathy is dangerous because now it's so easy to say "I don't care" or its eye rolling cousin, "Whatever." There is too much in the world that threatens to mash our hearts that apathy becomes our protection. We can't deal with the terrible things we see and hear, so we make the call not to care. Or, we select two or three things we care a great deal about and focus on those. I am guilty of that crime–my apathy extends to things not in my "wheel house," so to speak. The problem then, as a parent, is how do I keep my children from the dangers of apathy while protecting them?
I don't have an answer (as I get older I find the number of questions outweighs the answers); instead I have my instincts which tell me to keep it simple. We should not be apathetic to suffering. We should not be apathetic to joy. We should not be apathetic to making the world just a little bit better each day.
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Q: Javascript error while calculating I have a php simple program to calculate a textbox with another textbox, 1 years ago, there's no problem after now, I have problem with my JavaScript. It can't count my textbox.
My form code is here (without html tag, to minimize code in here):

    Tol
    :
    <input type="text" maxlength="11" name="tol" onkeydown="calculate()" value="0" />

    Parkir
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    Joki
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and my JS script:
function calculate(){
var num1=document.myform.tol.value;
var num2=document.myform.parkir.value;
var num3=document.myform.joki.value;
var num4=document.myform.other.value;

var sum=parseFloat(num1)+parseFloat(num2)+parseFloat(num3)+parseFloat(num4);
document.getElementById('totalbox').value=sum.toString();
document.getElementById('subtotal').value=sum.toString();
}

can somebody correct my code or is there any update from JS that made my JS code doesn't work now?

A: Try using the onkeyup event instead of onkeydown. The onkeydown event fires before the value of your textbox reflects the input being typed in.

A: Try referencing the input boxes by id rather than by form.name:
function calculate(){
   var num1=document.getElementById('tol').value;
   var num2=document.getElementById('parkir').value;
   var num3=document.getElementById('joki').value;
   var num4=document.getElementById('other').value;

   var sum=parseFloat(num1)+parseFloat(num2)+parseFloat(num3)+parseFloat(num4);
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}

add the id attribute to your inputs:
<input type="text" maxlength="11" name="tol" id="tol" onkeydown="calculate()" value="0" />
...

You might also want to make your code a little more robust by checking to see if the element exists before trying to get the value:
function calculate(){
  var fld1 = document.getElementById('tol');
  var num1 = 0;
  if (fld1 && fld1 != 'undefined') num1 = fld1.value;
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In the more prosaic modern world my Apollo is the progenitor of Sun Dance sculpture. I was very excited by this patterning motion but the sculpture was too large to produce in an edition. I designed Sun Dance with the same motion but on a smaller scale and left Apollo as one of the first sculptures in my new one-of-a-kind series.


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