Week 9 brought us successful returns and boosts to two backfields. Week 10 could bring another return, although the success may not be immediate.
After sitting out Week 7 with a hamstring injury, Melvin Gordon got some extra rest during the Week 8 bye and was back out in front of the Los Angeles Chargers backfield in a Week 9 win over the Seattle Seahawks. He notched his third 100-yard rushing effort of the season and showed no ill effects of the injury.
The Minnesota Vikings decided to work Dalvin Cook back into the mix following a hamstring injury that had been a problem since Week 2. The timing was a bit off with the team looking at a Week 10 bye. Luckily, Cook busted off a 70-yard run and led the backfield in snaps, touches and yards. He'll take this week off and then be ready to give fantasy teams a big boost down the stretch.
That brings us to Leonard Fournette. He hasn't been able to make it through the first half in his two appearances this season and was last seen during Week 4. If he's able to get back on the field for Sunday's game with the Indianapolis Colts, how will the Jacksonville Jaguars use him? During Fournette's absence, Carlos Hyde joined the backfield and T.J. Yeldon has been a reliable part of the passing attack.
Here's the first look at points-per-reception (PPR) rankings for Week 10. These will change throughout the week and up to Sunday's action as we get more information about injuries and limitations, so make sure to bookmark this page for my full rankings for all scoring formats.
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Even though Brees was the top quarterback in Week 9 with 31.4 fantasy points, the last month has been somewhat quiet. During those four weeks (three games), Brees is averaging just 18.3 fantasy points per game, which puts him out of the top 12 in FPG over that span.
The good news is Brees should have a great chance to build on last week's performance when he travels to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. No team allowed more fantasy points per game to quarterbacks over the last month than the Bengals. In the first nine weeks of the season, Cincinnati gave up a league-high 319.4 passing yards per game. This will be anything but a quiet week for Brees.
The first game without Golden Tate was Stafford's worst fantasy performance of the season in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He completed 25 of 36 attempts for 199 yards and failed to throw a touchdown for the first time this season. Over the last four games, Stafford hit the 220-yard mark just once, which would explain why he's averaging just 14.1 fantasy points in that time period.
This week's matchup with the Chicago Bears is an average one by the numbers. Chicago is giving up about 18 fantasy points per game in the last month with an average of about 250 yards and less than two passing touchdowns per game to quarterbacks. A road game against a solid defense doesn't seem like the ideal situation for Stafford to snap out of his funk. You might be better off looking for another option.
Rolling with Mayfield hasn't been pretty, but as we saw last week, he can come through as a streamer. The Cleveland Browns kept it interesting with the Kansas City Chiefs through the first half before ultimately going down 37-21. Still, Mayfield did a fine job with two touchdowns and one interception on 29-of-42 passing to total 297 yards. That made him the No. 13 fantasy quarterback of Week 9 with 17.9 fantasy points. He outscored Philip Rivers, Tom Brady, Kirk Cousins and Stafford.
Besides what he did last week, Mayfield's Week 10 matchup is a good reason to fire him up again if you're looking for a streamer. The visiting Atlanta Falcons provide the third-easiest matchup for fantasy quarterbacks in the last month at 22.6 fantasy points per game. They've allowed 304.2 passing yards per game, which is the fourth-worst pass defense in the league. Take another shot on Mayfield.
While it's doubtful many had confidence in pivoting from a decent streamer in C.J. Beathard to Mullens for Week 9, there was no denying the potential of a good start against a beatable Oakland Raiders defense. Of course, Beathard had a body of work to back up that confidence and Mullens was being pressed into his first start. Mullens would wind up with 262 yards and three scores on 16-of-22 passing to finish as the No. 8 fantasy quarterback with 22.2 fantasy points.
That performance gave the San Francisco 49ers the confidence they needed to stick with Mullens as the starter for a Week 10 home game with the New York Giants on Monday night. By no means should this be considered a troublesome defense for Mullens. The Giants are an average matchup for quarterbacks and have allowed about 19 fantasy points per game to the position in the last month. It's fair to have faith in head coach Kyle Shanahan, and if you have that, you have faith in Mullens to provide another solid streaming performance.
Coleman and the Atlanta Falcons were able to buck the trend of running backs struggling against the Washington Redskins when he carried 13 times for 88 yards and added five receptions for 68 yards and two scores on seven targets to score 32.6 fantasy points. Ito Smith chipped in 10 carries for 60 yards and a rushing TD, but Coleman made the difference as a receiver.
It was easily Coleman's busiest game as a receiver this season. Before Week 9, Coleman had just one game with at least four targets and four receptions and never had more than 32 receiving yards. Keeping Coleman involved on the ground and through the air makes sense for the Falcons, especially when they face the Browns in Cleveland this weekend. No team has allowed more fantasy points to running backs over the last four weeks, so Coleman is set up for another big performance.
A lost fumble against the New England Patriots was a buzzkill for Jones on a night when he had a season-high 14 carries for 76 yards and two receptions for 10 yards on four targets. His snap count led the way at 58.1 percent, so he was still in front of the backfield even though he didn't touch the ball on the series following the fumble.
The Green Bay Packers should turn right back to Jones as the leader of their backfield in Sunday's battle with the Miami Dolphins. Over the last month, Miami yielded the seventh-most fantasy points per game to running backs, including 571 rushing yards and three scores on 105 carries. Look for Jones to be an RB2 with upside in this favorable matchup.
Carson entered Week 9 with a hip injury that put his status in question. He wound up playing just 10 snaps before exiting for the rest of the afternoon in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Unfortunately, Carson's hip issues date back at least a month, so this injury has lingered, which puts his status in question for Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams.
Much like last week, the Seahawks have a late-afternoon start, so unless you have Mike Davis or another player outside of the early games, you may have to make a decision on Carson before we know if he's active. If he does play, this could turn into a similar situation with uncertainty about his snaps and workload, which would also make it tough to feel great about Davis. Hopefully, this situation will get some clarity before Sunday.
McGuire came off the injured reserve and right into a busy 2018 debut in the Week 9 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He saw seven carries and ran for 30 yards in addition to catching three of five targets for 37 yards. McGuire played 54.5 percent of the snaps. By comparison, Isaiah Crowell was on the field for just 34.8 percent of the snaps with one reception for 11 yards on two targets and 13 carries for 49 yards.
The Jets trailed 6-3 going into the fourth quarter and wound up losing 13-6. That means they had no problem putting McGuire in a tight game despite him seeing his first action of the season. More of that could be coming with the Jets out of contention at 3-6, meaning McGuire could be a sneaky play against the Buffalo Bills. In the last four weeks, the Bills rank ninth in most fantasy points per game allowed to running backs. McGuire is worth a shot as an RB3/flex.
With A.J. Green sidelined by a foot injury, he leaves a 26.2 percent target share up for grabs. Boyd has been plenty busy on his own with a 22.8 percent target share on the season, but Green's absence likely means more targets are coming to Boyd on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
No team gave up more fantasy points to wide receivers over the last four weeks than the Saints. While it's fair to say Boyd might see extra attention that he normally wouldn't when he shares the field with Green, the increase in target should make up for it. Plus, the Bengals still have the worst pass defense in the league, so the offense will need to throw a lot just to keep pace with the Saints. Boyd has been a good WR2, but Green's absence and this matchup push him into the low WR1 tier.
Gordon's time in New England didn't start with immediate fantasy production. Instead, it's been more of a slow burn that is starting to heat up at the right time. After posting five receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown on 10 targets last week, Gordon now has 100-yard efforts in two of the last three games. During that span, he's the No. 13 wide receiver with 46.2 fantasy points (15.4 FPG).
Gordon's chances of keeping his hot streak look good for Week 10. He'll face the Tennessee Titans and should get plenty of chances to take advantage of cornerback Malcolm Butler's major struggles. Butler is a big reason why the Titans surrendered the fifth-most fantasy points to wide receivers over the last four weeks. This is the most confidence you should have in Gordon heading into any game this season. He's a strong WR2 with WR1 upside.
In two games since returning from injury, Hilton has two touchdowns, but he's done so with just five receptions for 59 yards on nine targets. Of course, the Indianapolis Colts won both of those games against inferior opponents in the Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders. They rode Marlon Mack in each outing, and Andrew Luck had a total of just 54 pass attempts.
Hilton may have been the victim of game flow in those matchups, as evidenced by the lack of volume in the passing game. Unfortunately, he comes back from the bye in a tougher matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Even though it hasn't played up to the level we saw in 2017, this is still a strong defense. In the last four weeks games, the Jags gave up 33 receptions for 432 yards and three touchdowns to wide receivers.
If the volume doesn't pick up, Hilton's fantasy value might be tied to a touchdown, which is always dangerous. He's a low-end WR2, who could dip into the WR3 territory against this talented secondary.
Ross has been bothered by a groin injury in recent weeks, but the bye will give him a chance to return to action in Week 10, and not a moment too soon. He could be pressed into a big role on Sunday against the Saints due to the absence of A.J. Green (foot), so from a volume standpoint, Ross gets a big boost to what's been almost non-existent fantasy value.
With Green leaving a massive target share up for grabs and the Bengals possessing the worst pass defense in the league, Ross has to be considered a volume-based WR3 with upside in one of the best matchups for a wide receiver.
After Graham managed just one reception for 21 yards on four targets in a Week 8 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, it was nice to see him bounce back against the New England Patriots. Graham found the end zone in a four-reception, 55-yard performance with six targets.
Through nine weeks, Graham is eighth in total fantasy points (86.5), but his 10.8 fantasy points per game put him outside the top 10 tight ends who've played in at least three games. He should be better than that in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins, who provide the fourth-easiest matchup for tight ends at 12.05 fantasy points per game in the last four weeks. That means Graham has top-five potential this week.
Gronkowski's ankle and back issues kept him out of last week's game with the Green Bay Packers, and with the New England Patriots just a week away from a bye, there's no guarantee we see Gronkowski on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
Gronkowski's struggles were covered in this week's B.S. Meter, but the most telling stat is that he has just two red-zone targets. Even if Gronkowski does suit up, he'll face a Titans defense that's been the toughest matchup for tight ends in the last four weeks. While Gronkowski would be tough to bench if he is active, you don't have to think of him as a locked-in top-five option.
If you were stuck and took a shot on Watson last week, he came through with three receptions for 62 yards on four targets, including a touchdown that he celebrated by signaling the announcement of his wife's pregnancy with twins. If you like a little emotion with your fantasy points, Watson provided just that in Week 9.
He'll have a chance at another productive week in Cincinnati on Sunday. Part of the reason the Bengals have the worst pass defense in the league is because they struggle against tight ends. Only the Carolina Panthers and Oakland Raiders yielded more fantasy points to tight ends in the last month. If you're hunting for a tight end, Watson is worth a look.
There's no reason to mess with a winning philosophy, so it's once again time to target the Buffalo Bills with the top streaming option for Week 10 in the Jets defense. Not only have the Bills allowed the most fantasy points to defenses in the last month, but also over the entire season.
That last month includes 11 sacks allowed, nine interceptions, five fumble recoveries, four touchdowns and just 31 points scored. It doesn't matter who starts for the Bills, as they have the worst offense in the league from both a statistical and talent standpoint. Play the Jets with confidence.
Mercifully, the Los Angeles Chargers moved on from Caleb Sturgis after he missed his only field-goal attempt and two extra points in a tight victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Badgley gets back the job he held for Weeks 6-7, when he was a perfect seven-for-seven on extra points and three-for-three on field goals. Expect him to have plenty of chances to score when the Chargers head to Oakland to beat up on the hapless Raiders on Sunday.


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Software is "eating the world." And as a result, software itself is changing.
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Speaking with inspiring, everyday people: Edward Chapman
'Running is what defines me now. (…) I never used to be sporty. When I was 40, my doctor said: 'Get some exercise or die.' Edward Chapman
You can find inspiring people in many places. I for example love watching the 30 days of genius series by Chase Charvis. He interviews people, who've made it in their field of exerptise. Telling you how they've got there and sharing some invaluable tips. It's so awesome!
Like everyone else, I have my idols I look up to. Meryl Streep comes to mind. I absolutely adore her and find her inspiring not only as an actress, but as a person as well.
The only thing is, there is such a big, unsurmountable gap between me and her. It feels to me as if a whole stormy ocean seperates me from Meryl Streep.
It's dead easy to become entrenched in succesfull's people's lives, having made it to the top.
The danger is, that you might ignore the wisdom that is right in front of you!
Your friends, who live their lives with passion, daring to be an artist etc. We often don't talk about things like, how they found their path, how they deal with challenges etc.
This is exactly why I chose to speak with everyday people, whom I personally know and whom I find inspiring. Friends, who follow their path and live their passion!
I loved interviewing Edward Chapman!
I find him inspiring on so many levels! When I talked to Edward in November 2016, he had just completed his 10th 'Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon'.
Imagine that! No one ever has done that before. Edward certainly has a lot to say, when it comes to facing and overcoming adversities.
He is a true adventurer, never giving up, no matter what he's up to.
Here is the full interview with Edward. It's 34:56 min. long. Enjoy!
Here's a rough outline of my talk with Edward Chapman.
1:34 min. 'Running is what defines me now.' How Edward discoveres his passion
2:30 min. How Edward decided to run marathons. About the Kalahari race and being the first to have completed it 10 times!
5:50 min. How Edward's whole family gets involved in his passion
6:30 min. From being formerly an accountant to founding his business Ed & Phil
8:00 min. About Edward's three month walk in Scotland in 2016 and his upcoming plans for 2017.
10:37 min. About Edward's two books, 'Get running' and 'The Ed & Phil Book of Recipes'
13:34 min. How perserverence enables you to become great at something
14:30 min. Edward's insight on how to deal with challenge in a manageable way
15:15 min. Why you shouldn't stop what you're doing
17:50 min. How to overcome adversity
21:51 min. The importance on creating new challenges for yourself
23:45 min. Edward's motto, helping him to live an adventerous life
28:50 min. What to do when you've lost your mojo
30:34 min. Edward's advice on how to find your passion
I just wanted to let you know, that there will be a bonus available soon. Once it's set up you can get the transcribed interview for free. There is so much invaluable advice in it. So make sure to come back and check it out. I'll keep you posted.
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Asemrowende natuurfotos. Pragtige klein renoster vasgevang. Leeus in 'n boom? – wow.
It was lovely to have you along for the trip, Lori!
Gorgeous set of photos! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too Jane!
One of your best galleries! The sunset! The baby Zebra! Just wow!
Every time I think "This is my favorite!" I look at the next photo and think the exact same thing! Beautiful photos, always. Welcome back home.
Thank you very much for the kind words Lois!
Golden Gate was the first stop on our honeymoon too!


Default can be applied only on compiler-generated functions, while delete can be used on any function signature.
There are two special cases in the world of pointers.
One is void* pointers, because there is no way to dereference them, to increment or decrement them, etc.
The other is char* pointers, because they typically represent pointers to C-style strings, not pointers to individual characters.
Let's assume That it should not be possible to call processPointer with void* or char* pointers – so we delete these functions.
Visibility of deleted functions: public vs private?
By convention, deleted functions are declared public, not private.
When client code tries to use a member function, C++ checks accessibility before deleted status.
When client code tries to use a deleted private function, some compilers complain only about the function being private, even though the function's accessibility doesn't really affect whether it can be used.
Any function can be deleted, not only member functions.
if (isLucky('a')) // is 'a' a lucky number? if (isLucky(true)) // is "true"? if (isLucky(3.5)) // should we truncate to 3 before checking for luckiness?
if (isLucky('a')) // is 'a' a lucky number?
if (isLucky(true)) // is "true"?
if (isLucky(3.5)) // should we truncate to 3 before checking for luckiness?
Quiz – Will this compile?
Answer: No. Constructor with an int is not a compiler-generated function.
Answer: Yes, we can delete a particular overloaded function.
Answer: Yes, we can delete a function even if we don't have other declarations of it.


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Q: How to create a wildcard search function using MySQL and PHP Currently I'm editng some PHP/Javascript codes for a database website that uses MySQL to store it's data. As of now, if I search for something in an input data line entry box, the search results pulled from MySQL will show up. However, I'd like to input a wildcard function, such that if I input 'EXAMPLE *' the search results will pull up data that contain the words EXAMPLE.
The code I'm editing currently uses this to pull up search results from MySQL:
<?php
$query = "SELECT * FROM database.table";

echo $_GET['DATA1'];
if(($_GET['DATA1'] === "") && ($_GET['DATA2'] === "")) {
}
else
{
     $query .= " where 1=1 ";
     $query .= ($_GET['DATA1'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA1A = "'.$_GET['DATA1'].'"';
     $query .= ($_GET['DATA2'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA2A = "'.$_GET['DATA2'].'"';
}

$result=mysql_query($query);

while ($row=mysql_fetch_row($result))
{
      echo "
";

echo "".$row[0]."	";
echo "".$row[1]."	;
?>

I'm not that familiar with PHP, could someone please explain what the above code is doing (specifically the '$query .=' part), and how I could change it so a Wildcard functionality could work? Thank you! (Also, I left out some html code on column headers since they weren't really relevant).

A: The code will append where 1=1 to $query if $_GET['DATA1'] or $_GET['DATA2'] is not empty. Then it will append and DATA1A = "XXX" if $_GET['DATA1'] is not empty. (where XXX is the content of $_GET['DATA1']). Same for $_GET['DATA2'].

A: You need to use the LIKE function in MySQL to have wildcards
 $query .= " where 1=1 ";
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA1'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA1A LIKE "%'.$_GET['DATA1'].'%"';
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA2'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA2A LIKE "%'.$_GET['DATA2'].'%"';

A: This code only searches for records that contain the exact word as it uses the comparaison operation  DATA1A = "'.$_GET['DATA1'].'"
to use search you should use the MySQL "LIKE" operation by replacing the lines
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA1'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA1A = "'.$_GET['DATA1'].'"';
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA2'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA2A = "'.$_GET['DATA2'].'"';

by
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA1'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA1A LIKE "%'.$_GET['DATA1'].'%"';
 $query .= ($_GET['DATA2'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA2A LIKE "%'.$_GET['DATA2'].'%"';

More information are in the MySQL documentation http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/fr/string-comparison-functions.html
PS: I strongly recommand using prepared Queries with PDO to avoid SQL injection attacks on you website or at least escape some special characters that may cause some problems like ' and %.
I propose you use this code instead:
<?php
$pdo_options[PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE] = PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION;
$bdd = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname='.$db_name, $user, $pass, $pdo_options);
$param=array();
$query = "SELECT * FROM database.table";

echo $_GET['DATA1'];
if(($_GET['DATA1'] === "") && ($_GET['DATA2'] === "")) {
}
else
{
     $query .= " where 1=1 ";
     $query .= ($_GET['DATA1'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA1A LIKE ?';
     if($_GET['DATA1'] != "") array_push($param,"%".$_GET['DATA1']."%");
     $query .= ($_GET['DATA2'] === "") ? '' : ' and DATA2A LIKE ?';
     if($_GET['DATA2'] != "") array_push($param,"%".$_GET['DATA2']."%");
}

$req = $bdd->prepare($query);
$req->execute($param);
while ($row=$req->fetch())
{
      echo "
";
echo "".$row['DATA1A']."	";
echo "".$row['DATA2A']."	";
      echo "
";
}
?>

I didn't try this out but it should work

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A transgender woman filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Public Library on Monday, after repeated attempts to have her gender reassignment surgery covered by the library's employee health insurance plan.
Rachel Dovel, 34, has worked at the library for more than 10 years–she's now an electronic line assistant, entering data about new collections. She's suing the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the insurance company, Community Insurance Company/Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. Dovel is seeking compensation for the $25,000 the procedure will cost her, which she says has depleted her savings and left her in debt.
"It's difficult for transgender people to find employment or employment with progressive insurance benefits," Dovel told the Cincinnati Inquirer. "If more people were willing to challenge it or other employers see it as something that is required that would be a great outcome too."
We're sensitive to the issues raised by Ms. Dovel in this case. All of Anthem's health plans are fully compliant with the Affordable Care Act and they have been reviewed and approved by appropriate state regulators. As is the industry standard, coverage for transgender surgery is available as an optional rider, or add-on coverage, that employers may purchase.
The library board voted against adding a rider to the employee health plan twice, citing dwindling state funding of the public library.
"We've never actually added any riders to our core health insurance policy before," Chris Rice, spokesperson for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, told Fox19 NOW in June. "It's ultimately a business decision. It's a quarter of a million dollars to add all the bearing riders to our health insurance policy. It's what's best for the library and all of its employees."
Dovel filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in June after the board's decision, and received a right to sue letter–meaning that the EEOC determined that she has a case on the grounds of discrimination. The EEOC has issued guidelines and amicus briefs in other recent cases making it clear that they believe gender identity is covered under Title VII's anti-discrimination protections.
She will be going ahead with her surgery in November, according to the lawsuit, regardless of whether the library's policy changes.
A spokesperson for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County said the library does not comment on pending legal matters. Dovel's attorneys and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.


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Q: Connection between invariant measure and positive recurrence for continuum state space markov chain Let  $\{ X_n(\omega,x)\}_{n \ge 0}$ be a Markov chain with and underlying probability space $(\Omega,\Sigma,\mathbb{P})$ and state space $X= \mathbb{S}^1$. Suppose this markov chain admits unique ergodic measure which is full supported.
I would like to estimate $\mu(C)$, where $C \subset \mathbb{S}^1$, is a particular subset with positive measure.
I would like to know if in any way $\mu(C)$ is related to the following quantity:
$$\sup_{x \in \mathbb{S}^1}\mathbb{E}_x[\tau^C(\omega,x)] $$
where
$$\tau^C(\omega,x):= \min\{ n \ge 1 \colon X_n(\omega,x) \in C\} $$
is defined for $x \in C$. Here $ X_n(\omega,x)$ is the position of the markov chain at time $n$ with initial condition $x$ and randomness $\omega$.
In particular, I would like to know if some inequality of the sort
$$\mu(C) \ge\sup_{x \in \mathbb{S}^1} \frac{1}{\mathbb{E}_x[\tau^C(\omega,x)]} $$
holds or not.
The reason for this question is because it is well known that for a Markov Chain in a discrete state space it is possible to recover the invariant measure via the positive recurrent states. I was wandering if something like this was possible too in this case.
Thanks in advance.

A: Yes, there are such inequalities, which follow from the Kac Lemma in Ergodic Theory.
(Although the form of the inequality at the end of the  post is too optimistic- did you want the supremum to be taken in the denominator?)
The sequence of states in an ergodic  time homogenous Markov chain, started according to  an invariant measure, is an ergodic measure preserving system under the shift operator (Uniqueness of the invariant measure is not needed here.)
According to the Kac' lemma (see [1] and the references therein) the first return time function
$$ \tau^C(\omega,x):= \min\{ n \ge 1 \colon X_n(\omega,x) \in C\} $$
will satisfy that its expectation (when averaged over  the starting point $x \in C$) is the reciprocal of $\mu(C)$, that is
$$\frac{1}{\mu(C)}\int_C {\mathbb E}_x\Bigl(\tau^C(\omega,x)\Bigr) \,d\mu(x)=\frac{1}{\mu(C)}\,.$$
Consequently,
$$ \inf_{x \in C} \frac{1}{\mathbb{E}_x[\tau^C(\omega,x)]}\le \mu(C) \le  \sup_{x \in C} \frac{1}{\mathbb{E}_x[\tau^C(\omega,x)]} \,.$$
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kac%27s_lemma

A: Yes, let's assume that sup (which I think should be in the denominator in the last expression) is finite, as otherwise it is always true.  Suppose it is bounded by A, the each return time is also quite finite, as by chebyshev inequality  $P(T > 2A) < \frac 1 2$, and using the markov property this makes each return time subgeometric, compared with the same geometric distribution.  Now using the ergodic theorem calculate $\mu(C)$ by counting the number of time the process is in C.  Let $a >  \mu(C)$.    If $T_1, T_1 + T_2, $ etc are those times, then $ {\sum^n 1_C(X_i)} < na  = P(T_1 + ... +  T_{na} > n) $ and so both are about 1.  Therefore you expect that  $n < E(T_1 + ... +  T_{na}) < na \sup(E(T) $ and therefore $a > \frac 1 {\sup(E(T)}$.  I had started out arguing that they returns times were subgeometric, which I though I was going to use, but seem not to have, but I'm going to leave it there in case it occurs to me why I wanted it.


Currently, 71 percent of small businesses have policies in place that allow the use of personal devices for business purposes. These policies allow employees to connect their tablets, mobile phones and laptops directly to the company's network. The average employee saves around 37 minutes a week by using their own device, and some have reported saving anywhere from 2 to 4 hours a week.
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Home Science 10 Interesting Facts about Metalloids
10 Interesting Facts about Metalloids
November 11, 2017 · by	Ayu · 0
Have you ever heard about metalloid? What is it? Facts about metalloid will be explained you about a chemical element. Metalloid is also known as semimetal. It has some properties, including metal and nonmetal. Metalloids are located between metals and nonmetals elements in the periodic table. Besides, there are many advantages of metalloid. Most of them are used in the industrial materials, such as transistors, solar batteries, ceramics, and certain polymers. Here are ten interesting facts about metalloid. Check this out!
Facts about Metalloids 1: The elements in metalloids
Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium are the elements in metalloids, followed by selenium and polonium.
Facts about Metalloids 2: Silicon
The symbol of the chemical element silicon is "Si" with atomic number 14. Silicon belongs to the most important materials which are used to make electronics. Mobile phones and computer chips are some of the example of electronics which use silicon materials. Besides, it is usually used to make semiconductors.
Facts about Metalloids 3: The name of Tellurium
The name of tellurium comes from the Larin word "tellus" which means "earth." The symbol of tellurium is "Te" with an atomic number 52. Brittle, rare, mildly toxic, and silver-white color are the characteristics of tellurium.
Facts about Metalloids 4: Germanium
Germanium is mase up of atom. "Ge" is the symbol of germanium with its number 32 on the periodic table. The characteristics of germanium is hard, shiny or lustrous, brittle, grayish-white. Besides, germaium becomes solid at room temperature. It also cannot react with air or water. However, it can be used to make semiconductors.
Facts about Metalloids 5: Antimony
Antimony comes from Greek words "anti monos" which means "not alone." It can be found in the earth naturally. During ancient times, the Ancient Egyptians usually used antimony as a cosmetic. Besides, antimony is also used in metal alloys and tellirium likewise.
Facts about Metalloids 6: The properties of metalloids
There are many properties of metalloids. They are shiny, brittle, conduct heat and electricity, malleable, semiconductors (germanium and silicon), solids, and more.
Facts about Metalloids 7: The sequence of abundance elements
Silicon is the second most abundant element in the crust of Earth, followed by boron, germanium, arsenic, and antimony. Whereas tellurium is the least abundant or the rarest stable elements on Earth.
Facts about Metalloids 8: The periodic table
There are three groups of elements in the periodic table. They are metals, metalloids or semimetals, and nonmetals. Metal is the most elements in the periodic table. There is a stair-step line on the periodic table which is used to identify the groups of element. The line of metalloid is started from boron (B) and ended with polonium (Po).
The periodic table of metal, semimetal, and nonmetal elements
Facts about Metalloids 9: Arsenic
The most poisonous of the elements is arsenic.
Facts about Metalloids 10: Polonium and Astatine
Polonium and astatine belong to the rare elements. They are also radioactive.
Astatine
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After a day at Bahnstormer in Maidenhead last week, I briefly met Baron Von Grumble...he is popping in to meet me and the gang tomorrow in London, can't wait, legend. Must ask him his real opinion on the XR!
Take a look at his online videos on the XR. He seemed quite impressed by the ride at the time he filmed them.
I watched him do a track day at Odiham on Bahnstormers' demo XR (the one he made a video about) - and then spoke to him afterwards about it - he appeared to love it. I think if he hadnt just bought a GSA he might have been tempted to get one.
Yeah, in the one he did prior to the track day video he was absolutely giggling with abandon through most of the ride. He did a first rate ride evaluation during the filming.
He had nothing but good things to say about the bike at the time. Had me cracking up just listening to him!
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Tim's Vermeer: Paint By Numbers?
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Can fine art be replicated by innovative technology? That's the question at the heart of Tim's Vermeer, the fun and fascinating documentary from the creative team of Penn and Teller.
The film — directed by Teller, narrated by Penn — documents one man's quest to essentially reverse engineer a painting by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Historians have been baffled, for a few centuries running now, at how Vermeer managed to create the images he did. Vermeer's paintings are so precise in color and detail that they look like impossible 400-year-old photographs. What Vermeer accomplished, in his time, was magic. There had to be a trick to it, right?
Entrepreneur and inventor Tim Jenison believes he has uncovered that trick, and the film chronicles his five-year quest to prove it. Jenison' hypothesis: Vermeer achieved his effects by way of a giant camera obscura — an optical device that projects a reflected image on a wall — along with a system of concave mirrors that allowed the artist to "zoom in" and match color and detail with startling precision.
But theory is one thing, evidence is another, and Jenison is a scientist at heart. So he sets out to recreate the exact conditions of Vermeer's studio, using 17th century math, materials and technology. What Jenison achieves must be seen to be believed. It's no spoiler to disclose that the non-artist Jenison does indeed replicate that Vermeer painting, astonishing experts like art star David Hockney and historian Philip Steadman.
So can art be replicated by technology? The answer to that, the film argues, is that it's the wrong question to begin with. In this case, technology is technique — Jenison simply sleuthed out Vermeer's 400-year-old secret and repeated it. That Vermeer had a "trick" doesn't make the work any less beautiful, any less wondrous. "There's this modern idea that art and technology must never meet," Jenison says. "But in the Golden Age, they were one in the same."
Penn and Teller are the perfect guys to bring us this story, because it's basically a fine art riff on an observation they've been making for years. Selectively revealing the "secrets" of stage magic — or in this case, 17th century Dutch art — doesn't diminish the magic at all. In P&T's humanist, rationalist, occasionally righteous worldview, Vermeer the brilliant technician is a thousand times more awe-inspiring than Vermeer the divinely-inspired savant.
As a filmmaker, Teller isn't much of a stylist and Tim's Vermeer gets awfully slow in spots. There are moments when we're literally watching paint dry. But if you're at all prone the pop scholarship of earnest inquiry and notional noodling, prepare to geek directly out.
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We asked 346 HR managers whether their employer increased employee contributions for health coverage in 2009. Here's what they said.
So, three out of five increased costs. How much was the increase? A survey by HR consultant Milliman showed the average premium hike at 14.7% in 2009.
Ours increased as well. The increase overall was 13%.
We're self insured, so the greatest cost savings to us was doing away with our no deductible, 100% plan and replacing it with a $500 deductible, 90/10 plan. We increased employee portion by 5% as well. I believe we're still very competitive with our benefits even with these changes.
BJS- You've actually held on to a plan that pays 100% with no deductible for this long. WOW. Plans like these started disappearing years ago. Good for you. The plan that you have now sounds pretty good too. It's good to hear of companies trying to do all they can to make sure their employees have the best health insurance plan possible. You probably could have done away with this plan years ago to be more profitable but it is such a postive thing to see employers so committed to their employees. Way to go!
Thanks, MMAN. I'd like to share a story – I was having my hair cut in one of the local 'chain' salons during the worst of the economic downturn and the stylist commented that she would prefer the company to give her the money that they pay out in benefits and let her choose her own insurance. I assured her that money would not go very far in getting private insurance on her own. I think it's critical that we as HR professionals educate our employees on their benefits; the cost to the employer, as well as the cost to the employee; the dollar value of PTO, sick time and FMLA; as well as the 'unmeasurables' such as allowing employees to flex their time when one of their kids has a school activity, casual Fridays, open door policies, etc. It's up to us to make sure the employees know that we are doing everything we can to give them a quality workplace so that when these tough times hit, there's more of an atmosphere of 'let's pull through this together'!
We had to keep the cost from going up because we had nothing in the budget this year for an increase. When our insurer raised the rates 30% this year, we had no option but to change the plan drastically, going from a $500 deductible to a $3,000 deductible and from $10/20 co-pays to $30/50. We hated having to do it, but it was better than no insurance. We did offer an upgrade option if the employees wanted to pay about 8% more but none of the employees chose it. Iwas not too surprised since we all took pay cuts in 2009 but thought it was important to at least offer the option.
Even with restructuring benefits and changing carriers, our prices were up 23% over last year. We passed a small percentage on to the employees but the company shouldered most of the burden. Given that our industry has been hit particularly hard by the economic downturn – our sales are 1/3 what they were in 2008 – we really couldn't afford the increase.
The owners put a very high priority on providing health benefits, so we shaved the budget just about everywhere else in order to continue providing medical insurance for our employees. Even so, I'm amazed at the number of employees that gripe about the increased cost.
And when we were sorting out waivers, I was stunned to see that some of the loudest complainers were waiving coverage……..because they were covered by Medicaid.
I'm just curious, how does a person with a paying job that offers benefits qualify for government (taxpayer) funded Medicaid? Maybe I'm not educated in this area, but I had always thought Medicaid was reserved for children of low income parents (or parent), disabled or otherwise unemployable people. I would think someone with a job, even a low paying job, would not be eligible for federal aid. I guess welfare benefits are easier to get than I thought.


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Overall A-
Zac is back, along with Vanessa and the rest of the cast to create the sequel for one of the most popular made-for-TV movies in history. High School Musical 2 premiered on television in the summer of 2007 and now this story of summer vacations, summer jobs and summer love is available on DVD.
Violence A
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Substance Use A
Why is High School Musical 2 rated Not Rated? The MPAA rated High School Musical 2 Not Rated
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Back by popular demand, the pupils of East High make an encore performance in the Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical 2. Assembling the same cast members, this perky sequel picks up the storyline just as summer holidays begin.
Although the teens are looking forward to a break from their studies, each is aware their parents are expecting them to use their vacation time earning some cold hard cash towards their future college and university educations. Anticipating a season of all work and no partying, their worst fears about being too busy to see one another suddenly vanish with an unexpected opportunity from a local country club. After the manager of Lava Springs (Mark L. Taylor) offers Troy (Zac Efron) a job, the basketball star recommends his fellow students and asks if they can fill up any other available positions. By the end of the phone call, all his school chums have employment and the promise of hanging out together while collecting a paycheck.
The only person unhappy with the arrangement is Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale). She and her brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) are permanent summer guests of the luxurious establishment, which hosts an annual talent show. As it turns out, the manipulative blonde used her wealthy parents' (Robert Curtis Brown and Jessica Tuck) clout to get Troy hired, with the hope that during some time alone together she'd be able to persuade the singing athlete to be her new song and dance partner. (She's also neglected to tell Ryan she is planning to replace him). But she wasn't counting on having the entire student body around to run interference with her plans and compete against for the trophy.
Determined to steal the show, Sharpay uses her financial and social influence to secure the young man's loyalty. Her preferential treatment, including promotions, club benefits (denied the other staff members) and scholarship possibilities, soon has Troy's friends feeling second rate and betrayed. It even threatens his romance with Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens).
Just like its predecessor, High School Musical 2 is full of well-choreographed routines, big production numbers and catchy tunes. In between, the characters wrestle with knowing if it is best to make sacrifices for the team or pursue their own goals, when they should assume responsibility or enjoy carefree pastimes, and how to sort out priorities. And they manage to do it all without swearing, wearing immodest clothing or coming to blows. With only the mildest depictions of selfishness and disrespect for rules, the Wildcats of East High manage once again to provide positive role models while tackling the troubles associated with coming-of-age.
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Why is High School Musical 2 rated Not Rated? High School Musical 2 is rated Not Rated by the MPAA
Sure to please fans of the first film, High School Musical 2 follows the same group of characters that are working together at a country club during their summer vacation. Teens are shown wearing modest bathing suits while using a swimming pool. For a brief moment a boy's boxer shorts can be seen above his low-riding jeans. Some of the characters break club rules (their actions include picnicking on the golf course, employees swimming in a pool which is reserved for guests only and being a few minutes late for work). A character puts her personal ambitions before the feelings and needs of others. A teen-aged couple kisses.
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Sharpay and Ryan Evans are guests at the country club, while the rest of their classmates are employees. How does this distinction create a feeling of inequality between the two groups? Why does the problem get worse when Troy is invited to join the Evans family?
Troy's loyalties are torn between new possibilities and old friends. What does his father mean when he tells his son, "You won't be a Wildcat forever?" What does Gabriella mean when she suggests, "If you act like someone you're not, pretty soon that's who you become?" How do you know when to act as a team player or when to pursue your individual potential?
The most recent home video release of High School Musical 2 movie is December 11, 2007. Here are some details…
Following in the footsteps of one of the most popular made-for-TV movies ever, High School Musical 2 is poised to pounce into DVD players in family rooms everywhere in an extended addition. For even more fun, on screen lyrics for all the songs and a musical karaoke feature promise to make this an interactive experience. Other bonuses include bloopers, footage of rehearsals synced to the final movie and music videos.
The first High School Musical was a smash hit both as a movie and as a bestselling soundtrack. Corbin Bleu, who star's as Troy's best friend Chad, takes the lead role in Jump In, another Disney Channel Original Movie.


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Week in Review Vol. 2: Stop Comparing Everything to the U.S., NBC
This year's Premier League has plenty of history.
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In general, these first few weeks of NBC's English Premier League coverage have gone over well.
The match production and commentating are superb. The talking heads throughout the network seem generally excited about discussing the EPL, and the ability to watch matches at home without breaking the law is, obviously, an improvement.
Inevitably, the move isn't without its hiccups. For the most part, I've enjoyed the programming. The hosts are informative and engaging, but there's one crutch the writers and others rely on far too much -- Please stop comparing everything to American sports.
There are, of course, many similarities between the Premier League and American leagues. The desire to point out these commonalities makes sense, but they shouldn't be the only retort of these men and women hired to talk about the game.
During the Premier League Club Guide NBC rolled out to help fans learn about the 20 clubs that make up the EPL, I saw this issue coming immediately.
Michelle Beadle, whose purpose I've never discovered on any of the shows she's hosted, featured solely in a role to discuss why she loved a certain team, changing her mind throughout the show, by design. This immediately suggested the network would avoid truly informing people about clubs in favor of quick, mindless comparisons. Essentially, NBC is, in this instance, relying on a lazy trope of sports media to attract eyeballs.
The same happens on other programs. The Crossover, a 30-minute show in the vein of ESPN's First Take, except with hosts and panelists that aren't wholly insufferable, discussed which American sports should adopt a similar promotion/relegation system to those in Europe. The answers ignored the fact that most lower-level teams in American sports are affiliated with major league clubs. The conversation led to a goofy moment or two, but the five minutes spent discussing the EPL could have been used, instead, to debate a relevant topic.
Simply showing the games and marketing the league as NBC has is enough to drum up good ratings. Grasping at storylines that don't really exist and discussing similarities that are tenuous at best will only frustrate seasoned fans -- the people waking up early on Saturdays before it was easy to do so.
Helping Americans find a team to support is good, but it's needs to happen organically -- like it did for all of us.
It's funny, for an Arsenal fan, because I've seen greater interest in Spurs than any other team among people solely consuming the league through NBC. I understand the appeal of Spurs entirely for new fans -- historically relevant team with a far more successful rival that it may very well be able to overcome finally.
Presenting them a perennial underdog undone by difficult circumstances, however, is inaccurate. The club's own incompetence is the reason for their relative mediocrity. Basically, if I'm going to play this game, Spurs are the New York Jets, but I keep hearing comparisons to lovable American franchises like the Chicago Cubs or the pre-2004 Boston Red Sox solely because they've haven't won the league since 1961.
As long -- and wonderful -- as that drought is, it doesn't compare with the Sox or the Cubs in the least. Meanwhile, the Jets won Super Bowl III in 1969 and haven't returned since. Their fans never shut up, though, and every player they have seems obsessed with their more successful rival -- the Patriots; that just stinks of Spurs.
Anything NBC can do to generate interest is positive, I suppose, but the network doesn't need to focus solely on generating storylines to do it. The 20 clubs participating in this season's Premier League all have their own wonderful history. Each offers reasons to support it and to hate it. They have managers and players past and present that changed the game, entertained fans and brought glory to their organization.
The New York Jets and the Boston Red Sox had nothing to do with any of it.
Aston Villa: I don't think there's much chance of it, but Brad Guzan is certainly making me reconsider the whole Tim Howard has the U.S. No. 1 job locked up for Brazil. Guzan was great again against Liverpool on Saturday.
Cardiff City: Frazier Campbell was a hero to millions on Saturday with his pair of late goals in Cardiff's win over Manchester City.
Chelsea: Wayne Rooney started for Manchester United against Chelsea on Monday. Rooney was quite good, but Jose Mourinho is planning another bid for the striker now.
Crystal Palace: Marouane Chamakh scored his first for Palace on Saturday in a 2-1 loss to Stoke City. To bolster its squad depth, Palace is planning a bid for Nicklas Bendtner, which is just wonderful.
Everton: Not much as gone well for Everton in its league campaign thus far, and now a promising youngster breaks his leg on loan at Brentford. Go back to Wigan, Roberto.
Fulham: There are many reasons Fulham lost on Saturday. The fact that Dimitar Berbatov had fewer touches than any other starter is among them.
Hull City: Hull City picked up its first Premier League win of the season despite playing with 10 men for most of the match on Saturday. After the game, Steve Bruce basically called Yannick Sabogo a dummy.
Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers has made some great moves in his time at Liverpool. Looks like he's about to line up another with a loan for Victor Moses.
Manchester City: LOL.
Manchester United: David Moyes only earned a draw in his first match on home on Monday. This Arsenal fan makes a good point.
Newcastle United: Yohan Cabaye missed another match for Newcastle this weekend. Basically, he's not going to play until Arsenal buys him.
Norwich City: Chris Hughton's side played a man up for more than an hour on Saturday, and still lost because they're bad.
Stoke City: Charlie Adam and Ryan Shawcross scored goals for Stoke on Saturday. The Potters overcame a 1-0 deficit to earn full points. Adam and Shawcross scoring has to be the most Stoke goal-scoring duo ever.
Southampton: Jose Fontes should be everyone's new hero for getting a late equalizer for Southampton against Sunderland. Anything that pisses Paolo di Canio off makes me awfully happy.
Sunderland: There was a "brawl" of sorts at Sunderland's hotel. Club says none of its players were involved. No word on the shitheel that manages the club.
Swansea City: Apparently Roberto Martinez is actively targeting Swansea City's Ki Sung-Yeung for a loan.
Tottenham Hotspur: Roberto Soldado says he looks forward to playing Arsenal and to scoring more goals for Tottenham. Idiot doesn't seem to understand he can't do both of those in the same week.
West Brom: West Brom allowed Nicolas Anelka to leave the club on "compassionate grounds." I can only assume having to play for West Brom was chiefly responsible.
West Ham: West Ham's Lamine Sane says he'd rather stay with Bordeaux than play for West Ham, which tells you everything you need to know about how attractive an option West Ham is.
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Furthermore to your commentary on Manchester City, ROFL. (Also, there but for the grace of god, and all that.)
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This allows the dentist to see the minutiae of the mouth, which allows us to work with greater precision than if we were not using a microscope. Truly great visualization is achieved with high magnification as well as high-intensity, co-axial lighting. This offers some unique benefits to the most important person in the room: the patient.
Starting simply, the magnification a dentist receives with the patient under the microscope allows for only the highest quality of oral exams. Without this magnification, the starting signs of something as simple as cavities or as serious as periodontal disease can be missed. By catching these problems quickly and early, treatment outcomes are always more successful.
This elevated level of awareness at the diagnostic level directly leads to increased efficiency at the treatment level. For restorative dentists, those of us repairing broken teeth, being able to spot fractures of the tooth is of paramount importance. Those fractures are likely to be invisible at the macroscopic level, but when under the microscope, they become more easily visible. This allows us to know what is a safe place to start tooth restoration.
The microscope also allows for an increase in the ergonomics of the dentist. When you see a dentist working without a microscope, you generally see them leaned over the patient, with a contorted spine and distended shoulders. This leads to pain for the dentist and can lead him to rush through treatment. With the microscope, you can be sure that your dentist is going to take his time with you because he is comfortable.
The comfort of the dentist allows him to increase his productivity. He can work comfortably for longer periods of time, which means he can get through a procedure in your mouth and have you out of the chair that much faster. We can all appreciate that.
Root Canal treatment using the microscope is now considered the standard of care. All Endodontists (Root Canal Specialists) are now taught to use the microscope. Finding and accurately removing the nerve of the tooth without causing unnecessary damage to the remaining tooth is critical. This allows the dentist to get the job done right the first time, lowering any risk of a post-operative infection, and keeping you out of the chair for as long as possible.
The microscope also allows for increased precision with the patient in the chair. As the dentist can now see everything in the mouth more precisely, he can minimize, if not eliminate, any unnecessary damage to the tissues surrounding a targeted area. This will minimize the healing time and discomfort required for the patient.
Finally, the microscope makes a perfect tool for documentation and education. With the microscope, everyone can clearly see what issues are needing to be seen in the patient's mouth, and this allows for excellent communication between the primary dentist and other dentists. This also conveniently facilitates the education of auxiliary staff as well as the patient.
Even with so many advantages to using a microscope, only a few dentists are using one. There is no additional cost generated to the patient for the use of the equipment. It may actually save the patient some money in the long run, as it allows for higher-quality care at a much faster rate.
So, you know you're in good hands and being treated with top-of-the-line equipment and staff with our practice. Don't hesitate to give us a call and we'll have your mouth clean, comfortable and healthy in no time.


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Changing Church: Rev. Stacy Boorn, Pastor, Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran, San Francisco, California
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Rev. Stacy Boorn (photo by Viva van Assen http://www.vanviva.com)
When she was only nine years old, Stacy Boorn announced, "I want to be a pastor. God wants me to do this." Even though she was growing up in a church that was part of the Missouri Synod Lutheran denomination, that still doesn't ordain women, she didn't realize then that women were prohibited from being pastors. As she grew older, she observed that there were only male pastors in the congregations in her town and only male Sunday School teachers and male elders in her church, but she still believed somehow that women could share leadership with men.
Stacy loved confirmation classes at Trinity Lutheran Church in Schenectady, New York. She especially loved the hymns and would take her red hymnbook with her into the bathtub. "I would sit in the bathtub singing hymns," she recalls. "The red on the edges of the pages had all these little speckles from the water drops. I wish I'd kept that hymnbook. That began my personal journey of the love of liturgy and worship."
When Stacy began college, she still hoped to become a Lutheran pastor. Along with just two other women, Stacy declared herself a pre-seminarian at Concordia Bronxville in New York, a Missouri Synod college. The three women did not get the scholarships that the male pre-seminarians were given. But her Lutheran congregation and pastor became supportive.
After her first year in college, she declared that she wanted to preach the sermon in a Sunday morning service at Trinity Lutheran. Pastor Arthur Downing agreed. Stacy, only nineteen years old, climbed up the steps into the elevated pulpit of that Lutheran church to preach her first sermon to a congregation of about eighty people. Stacy describes Trinity Lutheran as a beautiful little German church with slate floors, wooden pews, and stone walls with buttresses—like a miniature cathedral. When she reached the pulpit, three women raised their bulletins, looked at one another, stood up, stamped their feet, and walked out. Their high heels went "clunkity, clunkity, clunk" on that hard floor. Stacy stood there bewildered, but Pastor Downing said to her, "You just go on; never mind."
In 1987, Stacy Boorn graduated from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California, and was ordained by the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, a breakaway group from the Missouri Synod denomination, that became part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) when it formed in 1988.
Stacy's first opportunity to serve as solo pastor came in 1989 at Grace Lutheran Church, a small congregation in Richmond, California. When she was teaching in the children's program, a Laotian girl looked at a picture in the Sunday School curriculum and said, "None of these children look like me." Stacy at first thought the little girl meant that the children surrounding Jesus in the picture were all Caucasian, but then realized that they were also all boys. "Not only was Jesus a male, but all the children around Jesus were all boy children! In the curriculum there were no children of color, very few images of girls, few role models of women of faith, and certainly no feminine images of God. I tried to introduce pictures of God other than masculine, but these kids, ages three and four, told me, 'That's wrong! Jesus was a boy, and God's a boy; that's all there is to it!' The whole society teaches this masculine God."
In 1998, Pastor Boorn began serving as full-time interim mission-assessor pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran in San Francisco. Her training with the ELCA denomination to be a mission developer led to this call to help church members assess their potential for mission in the future. It was not until Stacy went to Ebenezer Lutheran that she began to read feminist theology. One of the first books she read was Rosemary Radford Ruether's Sexism and God-Talk. She remembers thinking, "Oh, my goodness, what have I missed? Why didn't anybody in my seminary experience point this out?" Stacy began wondering how she could integrate feminist theology into the liturgy but found the church "very entrenched in traditional liturgy, making it hard to introduce a new hymn even without inclusive language."
When she had been at Ebenezer Lutheran less than a year, Pastor Boorn, with the parents' permission, baptized a child "in the name of God who is our Mother and our Father and in the name of Jesus, who is the child of God." This baptism stirred controversy in the congregation. Stacy recalls that one woman "really became upset and said that I was 'not naming the God of the ELCA.'" Stacy wondered, "Does she mean that God is the God of the ELCA and every other church has their own God?" This woman, her husband, and a few others were in a small group who controlled the congregation. They felt threatened also by Stacy's questioning the power structure of the congregation. "The reaction to calling God 'Mother' was connected to the overall use of power and control in the congregation for personal needs, patriarchal structure at its worst," Stacy says.
Reading more feminist theology led Pastor Boorn to see the connections between patriarchal structures and the language of liturgy. When Ebenezer Lutheran first began using inclusive language for deity, one member of the church asked, "This language change doesn't really change the essence of God, right?" Stacy replied, "No, not really." Stacy says she would answer the question differently now because she has come to see that language does influence the way we experience the Holy Other.
Later when she was serving as called pastor of Ebenezer/herchurch, Stacy referred to God as "She" in the children's summer program and had this interchange with a seven-year-old girl:
"You can't call God 'She.' God's a 'He.'" the little girl declared.
"How do you know that?" Stacy asked.
"Everybody knows that."
"How do you feel about that?"
"Well, I don't like it because I'm a girl!"
Stacy says it's sad that this little girl "had already figured out this was the way it was supposed to be, and there was something less about her." But Stacy believes that continuing to hear the Divine referred to as female at Ebenezer/herchurch will make a difference in the self-worth of this little girl and others because it's clear that the pervasive male language for divinity in the culture has had the opposite effect.
Pastor Boorn comments on the impact of language for divinity: "Language helps create who we are. Words have so much meaning, especially in the Protestant tradition because we don't have icons. But words can be even stronger than pictures. We can pretend that we don't have a domination structure because we don't have male icons, but our words have become icons because that's all we have in our liturgies. Words for Protestants have become icons. Some people say that all the masculine words in worship don't matter because they don't believe that God is male. How can they believe that God is gender-neutral if they call God only 'He' and refuse to call God 'She'? I'm convinced that you cannot possibly believe that God is neither he nor she if you cannot call God 'She.'"
In 2002, Ebenezer Lutheran put a large banner across the front of the church with these words:
"Everybody welcome at the table. Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. God loves all Her children!"
Then church members thought it was time to have a website, and Stacy suggested naming it "herchurch.org" to connect with the banner statement. Soon thereafter the church became Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran. After the banner was up, people started calling the church to say, "God is not a She!" Pastor Boorn says she has also received emails filled with condemning words: "You're going to hell. How dare you change the nature of God! You're not doing God's will; you're leading your congregation astray."
Pastor Boorn, however, has received more affirming than critical comments and notes. Many people who have felt alienated from the Christian tradition have experienced a "whole new sense of church and communion, coming through and beginning with images of the Divine Feminine," Stacy says. Prior to the 2009 Faith and Feminism/ Womanist/Mujerista Conference at Ebenezer/herchurch, volunteers were sitting around the table talking about ways they could help. "I can't believe it," Dionne Kohler, from Native American heritage, said. "I just can't believe I'm doing this in a Christian church. I just can't believe I'm in a Christian church again. I swore off Christianity forever because of how they treated me and how they treated women and how they treated other minority groups. I just don't believe it! Not only am I coming to a Christian church, but I'm helping to plan a major event of a kind that I thought would never exist here." Among the many affirming notes she has received is one from a woman named Christine: "I was so inspired and hope-filled to discover your website. I hadn't dreamed I'd see the embrace of feminine images of God in the Lutheran church this 'soon.'" Another note comes from Debbie: "I somehow stumbled upon the herchurch website and felt I had come home. I was a member of an ELCA congregation, but drifted away while looking for a God in whose image I was created. Thank you for the wonderful website and for the suggested readings. I plan to read through them and to pray the Rosary."
Men, as well as women, express the positive difference that inclusion of the Divine Feminine in the church's liturgy has made for them. Men have told Pastor Stacy that "they need the Divine Feminine in their lives to provide more balance and stability, to allow them to look at life differently and to be in touch with their feelings." Stacy says that these men are making "conscious choices to live in the world in a non-patriarchal way." Steve Rausch, minister of music and classical Lutheran organist, volunteered to bake bread for Communion every Sunday morning. "Steve honors the nature of the Divine One and all people by taking on a task that has historically been assigned just to women, and to be happy doing that," Pastor Stacy comments. "It's something that's important not only for the women, but for him as well. He says he's taken this task not just because he likes to bake."
Since the two worship books in the Lutheran tradition do not offer inclusive language for Deity, Ebenezer/herchurch prints liturgies, collecting resources from a variety of sources. "Mother-Father," "God/dess," and "Christ-Sophia" are among the wide variety of divine images the church uses. "Christ-Sophia is one way to refer to the Risen One," Pastor Boorn says. "There are many different ways of looking at the Divine Feminine within the same liturgical setting. Darkness is another image for the Divine Feminine, reclaiming Darkness as being as holy as Light." Ebenezer/herchurch includes many other Divine Feminine images, such as "Midwife," "Shekhinah," and "Shaddai" from the Jewish tradition. "We especially love the name 'Shaddai,' meaning 'mountain,' 'most high,' and 'the breasted one,' because the church is in the shadow of what are called the 'twin peaks' of San Francisco, two peaks on the northeast side of the church that from a distance look like breasts," Stacy explains. "So we look out and say, 'There She is, Shaddai, right over there!' Another image that has been powerful for us is the 'Baker Woman' in one of Jesus' parables (Luke 13: 20-21). We have people who have been well educated in the biblical tradition but who have never realized that the Baker Woman in the parable is an image of God. They've learned that the male images in the parables, like the Shepherd, are God, but not the female images. When we start using the female images, like Baker Woman, as a God-name, people say, 'Why wasn't I told that was in the Bible? No one ever told me that was God. Who told me I could only read the Bible certain ways?'"
Pastor Boorn expresses her strong belief that the role of the pastor is to be prophet and priest at the same time. "The prophetic word is as important as the healing word or the comforting or pastoral word," she says. "The mission of Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran is to be a prophetic voice within the patriarchal church. Inclusion of the Divine Feminine will change the whole structure of the church. Eventually the clergy structure will be dismantled. The inclusion of the Sacred Feminine empowers women and men to look at alternative structures, to change power structures that leave people out or belittle them or give a person power over others. Exclusively masculine language for Deity supports those structures. Egalitarian language for the Holy Other supports egalitarian communities."
Pastor Boorn believes that "there will never be full equality or justice for woman and girls globally as long as the religions of the world continue to personify the Holy Other exclusively or unevenly as male either metaphorically or literally." This exclusively male image supports various forms of domination. Ebenezer/herchurch website explains: "It is not the intent or goal of the Sunday liturgy in this place to seek the eradication of masculine metaphors for God from Christendom but rather to speak and seek the holy liberation that is the core of the church and the One to whom the church gives witness. Claiming and celebrating female images of God in the scripture and the continued revelation of the presence of the Divine is an attempt to balance the predominantly androcentric and hierarchical images of God that abound in our biblical tradition. The use of feminine images and language for the Divine underscores the issue of justice. There is a direct correspondence between the church's attitudes and actions towards women and the abuse of women."
Pastor Stacy Boorn believes that in order to bring healing and justice in the world, we must change the church to include the Divine Feminine. "I don't see how the world is going to change until the religious institutions change because they are so much a part of who the world is. The more we can provide church in a different way, the more we can hope things change."
For more of Rev. Stacy Boorn's story, see: https://wipfandstock.com/store/Changing_Church_Stories_of_Liberating_Ministers
I also highly recommend the church website for continuing news about the transforming, liberating ministry of Pastor Stacy Boorn and Ebenezer/herchurch Lutheran: http://www.herchurch.org
Pastor Stacy Boorn is also an award-winning, artistic photographer. Visit her blog where she posts awesome pictures along with meditations: http://stacy.awegallery.com/
Changing Church: Rev. Dr. Susan Newman, United Church of Christ Pastor, Associate Minister of Congregational Life and Social Justice, All Souls Church, Washington, DC
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Social media for construction companies: how a Canadian...
Social media for construction companies: how a Canadian contractor is reshaping its business
Ken White Construction is a third-generation, family owned and operated business founded in 1968.
Ken White Construction recently took an innovative approach to building its business: it combined a new branding campaign with a heavy use of social media platforms.
"The move has really been paying off," says Taylor White, the company's director of business development. "Social media has completely reshaped our business and gotten our name out to heights and places that it never would have been otherwise. It is also helping us attract employees."
Ken White Construction is a third generation family-owned business. It was founded in 1968 by Ken White, Taylor's grandfather. The company's services include septic systems, foundation excavations, road construction, demolition and site preparation.
How social media can help construction companies attract workers
While the worker shortage continues to be problematic for the construction industry, it is not an issue for Ken White Construction, notes Taylor. "One of the most effective ways we have been able to attract workers is the use of social media. Everybody we have hired in the past two years has come from social media."
Along with spotlighting its vehicles, machines and workers in action, social media is used to show that "family is the foundation of our business, and all employees are treated like family," he points out.
"Our social media targets a young demographic. I show our company culture, demonstrate that Ken White Construction is a fun place to work while getting things done and doing it safely. I also show how we keep employees interested and engaged. All that helps us retain employees."
Taylor launched the Ken White Construction YouTube channel about two years ago. Shortly thereafter he began posting on both Instagram and TikTok.
"We have created a following of more than 150,000 people on all three platforms combined," noted Taylor.
At an early age, Taylor had a love for filming and editing and was always filming his friend doing things, like riding dirt bikes. "When YouTube came out, I wondered how I could use it to market and grow Ken White Construction. I created a video niche to basically showcase our jobs and equipment, and I post regularly."
When Taylor began using social media, many of Ken White Construction's competition in the rural Carp area were questioning the move. They thought it made no sense.
"I didn't care about what people thought," he says. "I knew what I was doing would work and was in the best interest for our business."
"Businesses in the construction industry need to understand that social media is a huge force," asserts Taylor. When a company posts to social media, those who like or follow the company often share the posts. All of this creates attention and increases visibility for the company's brand and business.
Standing out from competitors online
Ken White Construction recently did a branding makeover to more effectively make itself known to the public, stand out from competitors and attract employees.
"The idea was to have a brand that would attract people and make them want to come to work for Ken White Construction before they even knew about the company and what it did," he explains. "What I started doing was making things cooler and more aesthetically pleasing."
All the company's machines and trucks are painted a shiny black. The trucks are decked out with chrome accessories.
"This attracts people because it is something they do not see very often. People that come to work here do so because they want to run the really cool-looking equipment and trucks."
Ken White Construction has a workforce of 18 men and women. "Our 10-year goal is to have 100 employees, says Taylor. "We are making certain that everyone understands the path the company is on."
Keeping up with industry trends
To remain successful in the construction industry, Taylor stresses the importance of keeping up with new trends, developments, equipment, vehicles, software and technology. This, he notes, can be a daunting task.
He says industry trade shows, like CONEXPO-CON/AGG, help him stay "on top of things." There are always a variety of educational sessions, opportunities to see the latest product, technology and equipment innovations, plus participate in product demonstrations. Additionally, there are many opportunities to network.
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2405 March Rd
Carp, ON
CA, K0A 1L0
kwconstruction.ca
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Hi I am about to get the stock radiator rebuilt. I was wondering if anyone has a picture or drawing of the inside of the tank where the coolant enters and exits the rad. I want to show the Rad shop how the internal baffle is supposed to look like. I hope this makes sense.
Just tell them it is meant to be a double-pass style.
The inlet tank should be divided in to two sections - horizontal baffle.
Thus water enters at the inlet and is forced through only 50% of the tubes to the other tank, where the flow is sent through the other 50% of the tubes, to the outlet.
Here you go, from the Technical Service Bulletin.
Quite a few copper rad-rebuilders delete the horizontal baffle entirely and solder TWO separate tanks on the core. This absolutely eliminates any leakage past the baffle, as happens in the corrected stock setup.
If you do this, also have them extend the inlet-outlet hose spigots by 1-1/2" out, so if you (or another owner) eventually upgrades to shrouded sucker-fans, the stock rad hoses will clear the fans & shroud mounted on the back side without having to cut the spigots and splice more hoses.


@Milliways I used this* tutorial to write the code on the arduino uno and Raspberry pi (B+ model), however I made a few small changes.Connect the SDA and SCL pins of the two boards, as well as the ground pins if they are connected to different power supplies.... In order to run the Blynk without the PixyCam controlling it, put the lens cap on. It will make sure that PixyCam won't interfere controlling the bot. If this project made you interested in programming in Arduino or using PixyCam in your next project, please click the "Respect Project" button and follow me.
3/08/2015 · Hello, I have a question about my project table and if the arduino mega would be able to handle it one way or another. The table consists of 3 different sections that do different things using the arduino.
How to you only get it to run once in three main loop() is to stop the loop. The easiest thing to do is to put an infinite loop at the end of the code. Something like The easiest thing to do is to put an infinite loop at the end of the code.
Hi! First of all, you need to take some input in order to make the button work. pinMode(anyPin,INPUT); This would provide an input(a change) to the arduino whenever the switch is pressed.
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California Community Foundation Announces $450,000 to Support Los Angeles Visual Artists
Los Angeles, Jan. 23, 2019 – The California Community Foundation (CCF) awarded 18 Los Angeles County artists with the prestigious CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists (FVA), totaling $450,000 in unrestricted grants.
The CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists provides financial and other support to help Los Angeles-based artists build thriving, sustainable careers and to strengthen L.A.'s vibrant arts scene. This year's fellows were selected from more than 300 applicants working in a wide range of disciplines.
"Artists provide us with a portrait of our past, a reflection of our present and a vision of the future we can create together," said CCF President & CEO Antonia Hernández. "Their passion, courage and commitment are at the core of what defines us as Angelenos."
Launched with a generous contribution from the J. Paul Getty Trust and sustained by the generosity of donors from across Los Angeles, the Fellowship for the Visual Artists has grown to become one of the largest funders of individual artists in California. Since 1988, it has awarded more than $5.5 million to more than 300 visual artists. Along with financial support, the Fellowship also connects artists with career development support and networking opportunities.
This year's CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists recipients are:
Ismael de Anda III
Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio
Ron Athey
Gary Cannone
Tofer Chin
Neha Choksi
Mara De Luca
Yasmine Diaz
Kim Fisher
Phyllis Green
Julia Haft-Candell
Arshia Fatima Haq
Kang Seung Lee
Patrick Martinez
Amir Nikravan
Rosha Yaghmai
"We are grateful for our long partnership with the California Community Foundation and honored to help our city's diverse and talented artists share their voices with the world," says Joan Weinstein, acting director of the Getty Foundation. "This year's fellows join a distinguished group of alumni who inspire us with their creativity and ongoing contributions to the cultural vitality of Los Angeles."
Recipients of the CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists are selected by a committee of distinguished artists and arts professionals following a rigorous application process. The grants are often used to develop new work and fund exhibits, travel or general expenses.
A digital gallery of the 2019 Fellows' artwork can be found at calfund.org/fva. To find out how you can support CCF's Fellowship for Visual Artists, please visit us online. One-hundred percent of contributions to the FVA go directly to artists.
The California Community Foundation has served as a public, charitable organization since 1915, empowering donors to pursue their own personal passions and to collaborate with us in addressing the root causes of challenges in Los Angeles County. CCF stewards $1.75 billion in assets and manages 1,700 charitable foundations, funds and legacies. For more information, please visit calfund.org
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