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DeShone Kizer develops into potent runner for Notre Dame
Mike Vorel
DeShone Kizer wasn't always a maestro on the move.
Notre Dame's sophomore quarterback said it himself, standing at a podium on Oct. 7, mere weeks into the forced commencement of a budding college career.
"I never really wanted to be a run-first guy. I never will be a run-first guy," Kizer said. "But I'm a guy who believes that each play is never over. There's always going to be a new opportunity for something good to happen."
"Something good," in most cases, meant a pass. An improvisation. Kizer ran to create time for his receivers. Essentially, he ran to throw. And every once in a while, he'd turn up field, gain a few extra yards and move the chains.
In his first two starts, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound sophomore ran a total of 14 times, most coming almost by accident.
In the six starts since, he has run 78 times — an average of 13 carries per game — with the success of an armored tank flattening ill-positioned traffic cones.
The difference isn't just in temperament, though Kizer has admittedly embraced his mobility more and more as the victims mount. Head coach Brian Kelly's use of the read-option in the red zone, too, has proved bothersome for opposing defenses.
"We're running option down there. A true read-option," Kelly said. "Didn't do it with (Everett) Golson. Didn't do it with Tommy Rees. Didn't do it with the other quarterbacks who were here.
"He's 235 pounds. He's big, he's strong. And down there, if you're going to go double out some really talented receivers, you get friendly boxes to run the football."
The results have been darn near historic, as Kizer has chugged for eight touchdowns — all coming in the last seven games. He may not be of a run-first mind, but the Toledo, Ohio, native sits one score shy of tying Tony Rice and Rick Mirer for the single season record for an Irish quarterback nonetheless.
Only, don't tell him that.
So far, no one has.
"The only time we hear about records is when you guys bring them up in these questions," Kizer said. "I have no idea what records are even out there. I know that some of the guys around me are playing spectacular and I know that it's eventually probably going to lead to some records, but we're just worried about how we can come out and win the day."
When the Irish are winning, Kizer is running — and that's not by accident. Whether a defense is doubling Will Fuller or loading the box on C.J. Prosise, an effectively mobile quarterback can alleviate pressure on everyone else.
With 338 rushing yards on the season, and five touchdowns in his last three games, Kizer has been the constant in his team's November success.
"As a runner, you've got to be patient out there," he said. "I'm not a guy who's going to be able to blow past guys with speed and be able to make mistakes and just run past them and do things like that. I've got to be able to think through runs and try to cut off of guys and understand the blocking scheme.
"I have just continued to develop as we move forward. And if the opportunities are there for us to have a quarterback-run-driven game, then we're going to have to do it because guys are going to try to put extra guys in the box to stop our running backs right now."
Kizer's evolving mobility was on display last Saturday, when the once-anonymous quarterback took a shotgun snap, waited for his blocks to clear and busted through a gaping hole. He cut back to his right at the 10-yard line, maneuvered through a crowd and emerged victorious at the goal line.
After scoring the game's first touchdown, Kizer sprinted to the back of the end zone, stopping a few feet shy of the band. He lifted his right arm and waved an imaginary baton, quietly conducting the orchestra.
To no one's surprise, the maestro had arrived.
mvorel@sbtinfo.com
Twitter: @mikevorel


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Epoch Times Reporter in Hong Kong Attacked with Baseball Bat
The reporter and editor of The Epoch Times in Hong Kong claim that the Communist Party has carried out several attacks against the publication to intimidate them.
A reporter for The Epoch Times, Hong Kong edition, was ambushed by an unknown man carrying an aluminum bat.
It is understood that this attack was perpetrated by agents of the Communist Party of China to intimidate dissidents who report on the regime of Xi Jinping.
"Sarah Liang," they report from The Epoch Times, "was outside her residential building when the midday attack occurred." They report that the unnamed assailant hit her with the bat more than 10 times before fleeing in a car, causing Liang several severe bruises on both legs.
However, this was not the first attack Liang has suffered; in fact, this same attack was attempted last week. Liang commented that the attack was premeditated, in her view, since on May 8 a man suddenly charged at her, but was unable to carry out the attack because the bat he was carrying fell off during the attack on the reporter.
Liang shows the bruises caused by the stranger who ambushed her in Hong Kong (Photo taken from The Epoch Times).
June Guo, editor of the Hong Kong version of The Epoch Times said that this attack on Liang is undoubtedly orchestrated by the Communist Party of China.
Liang adds that the attacker is linked to the Communist Party of China —hence to the regime— and that the aim is to intimidate her in an attempt to silence her. Last month, Liang said she was targeted in two other similar situations.
On April 26, an unknown man harassed her outside a subway station. But just two days earlier, another unknown man entered her building and knocked on her door. Liang refused to open.
Nor have the facilities of The Epoch Times escaped such attacks and sieges. The printing plant in Hong Kong was attacked by unidentified hammer-wielding individuals on April 12.
Liang has suffered several attacks, as has the publication of The Epoch Times on other occasions; in all cases there are strong suspicions that the Communist Party of China orchestrated them. (Photo taken from The Epoch Times)
The newspaper has also suffered a series of other attacks in the past, including the burning of its printing plant in Hong Kong.
The Epoch Times has become one of the most important anti-Beijing publications, reporting on corruption, political infighting and human rights abuses within the communist regime.
Vaccinated People No Longer Need Masks, Say CDC
'Friends' Reunion Premieres May 27th on HBO Max
Structural Failures Reported on the Mario Cuomo Bridge, State Rep. Asks Feds To Investigate
Governor Andrew Cuomo will have to deal with allegations about the integrity of the bridge over the Hudson River that bears his father's name
Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Reporting Coronavirus
Other citizens who also told the story of Wuhan disappeared or were arrested this year
General Mark Milley Admits Conversations with Chinese Officials
The military high command said the calls he made to his Chinese counterpart were "absolutely within his duties and responsibilities"
Nicaragua's Socialist Regime Receives Russian Military Aid
While Nicaragua's dictator launches a wave of arrests against opponents, Russia decides to reinforce military support to the Central American country
Republicans Accuse Biden of Tax Avoidance via Front Companies
Biden is accused of avoiding tax on $500,000 of income during 2017 and 2019, making use of two front companies for such evasion
A Democrat Blow Against AOC: She's Left Out of the Energy and Commerce Committee
Democrats not only have two conflicting views between Moderates and Progressives but also among high-ranking politicians who play to the highest bidder
50 Percent of Voters Say Biden's China Policy Worse than Trump's
Biden claimed his policy would be one of radical competition and not confrontation with China, but Americans are not liking the idea.
Oslo Freedom Forum Warns of the World's Advancing Dictatorships
On its first day, the forum featured political leaders and victims of dictatorships in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Belarus and Iran, and guests from the United States, Norway and other free nations of the world.
Tomás Lugo
The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Merchandise: Social Justice at Ralph Lauren Prices
Because that coffee planted by slave labor in Vietnam tastes better if it is served at a social justice cup.
Will the Bipartisan Meeting for Infrastructure Plan be Enough?
Biden held a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers of both the House and the Senate to discuss the Infrastructure project earlier this Monday. Will that be enough?
Majority of Americans Support Tougher Voter Integrity Laws
No, Americans do not agree with the lie that requiring someone to present a photo identification, somehow is discriminatory any individual or group
Biden Faces Backlash After 'Remittances' Offer to Cubans
"I don't believe that remittances are the solution, that's to vulgarize Cubans' yearnings for freedom": journalist Miriam Celaya from the island

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namespace Cubiche\Infrastructure\Cqrs\Tests\Fixtures\Command;

use Cubiche\Core\Cqrs\Command\Command;
use Cubiche\Core\Validator\Assertion;
use Cubiche\Core\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;

/**
 * CreateUserCommand class.
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 */
class CreateUserCommand extends Command
{
    /**
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     */
    protected $username;

    /**
     * @var string
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    protected $password;

    /**
     * @var string
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    /**
     * CreateUserCommand constructor.
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     * @param string $password
     * @param string $email
     */
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    {
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    /**
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    public function username()
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    {
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La Renascença Portuguesa fue un movimiento cultural portugués surgido en 1912 en Oporto, que se mantuvo activo durante el primer cuarto del . El movimiento contenía un elemento nacionalista, en el plano literario y filosófico, ligado al neo-garrettismo y a un sebastianismo cuasi mesiánico. Como agrupamiento de acción socio-cultural, la Renascença Portuguesa desarrolló una notable actividad, con aspectos originales, y con el objetivo general de "dar un contenido renovador y fecundo a la revolución republicana" (en palabras de Jaime Cortesão). Tuvo como principal mentor, sobre todo hasta 1916, a Teixeira de Pascoaes, promotor del saudosismo; en una segunda fase, la figura más destacada fue la de Leonardo Coimbra. Su órgano de expresión era la revista A Águia, publicada en Oporto entre 1910 y 1932, así como el quincenario Vida Portuguesa.

Contexto y objetivos del movimiento
Tras la Revolución del 5 de octubre de 1910, los intelectuales que se posicionaron a favor del nuevo régimen intentaron darle un contenido a través de la acción cultural, contribuyendo así a la reconstrucción de la sociedad portuguesa, desmoralizada por la decadencia que, creían, había traído la monarquía constitucional anterior. En este contexto de "regeneración" surgieron diversos movimientos socio-culturales, entre ellos la Renascença Portuguesa, que intentaban solucionar los graves problemas que la instauración de la República no conseguía arreglar en las áreas educativa, social, económica y religiosa.

Las bases para la fundación del movimiento fueron establecidas en las reuniones celebradas en Coímbra el 27 de agosto de 1911 y en Lisboa el 17 de septiembre de 1911, lideradas por Jaime Zuzarte Cortesão, Teixeira de Pascoaes, Leonardo Coimbra y Álvaro Pinto. El grupo estaba formado principalmente por el núcleo de intelectuales que, tras la Revolución, habían comenzado a publicar la revista A Águia, escogiendo para la publicación de su primer número la fecha simbólica del 1 de diciembre, "Día de la Restauración". Los estatutos de la asociación fueron publicados en el primer número, del 31 de octubre de 1912, de Vida Portuguesa, periódico que se autodefinía como "quincenario de investigación de la vida portuguesa" y que en aquel entonces dirigía Jaime Cortesão.

El propósito del movimiento, en palabras de Jaime Cortesão, era "dar un contenido renovador y fecundo a la revolución republicana". Para ello, la asociación se proponía "promover una mayor cultura del pueblo portugués, por medio de la conferencia, del manifiesto, de la revista, del libro, de la biblioteca, de la escuela, lo que implicaba revelar "el alma lusitana, e integrarla en sus cualidades esenciales y originarias".

Asumida a partir de 1912 la publicación de A Águia, el movimiento hizo de esta revista el catalizador de sectores significativos de la actividad intelectual portuguesa, congregando en torno a ella a escritores y artistas de diversos sectores ideológicos, aunque mayoritariamente republicanos, preocupados por el rumbo que estaba tomando el nuevo régimen debido al jacobinismo dominante, en contradicción flagrante con el programa descentralizador del Partido Republicano Portugués y con las ideas por él defendidas antes de la revolución.

Animados por un gran entusiasmo patriótico, los dirigentes renascentistas trazaron un ambicioso plan de actividades, constituyendo en junio de 1912 cuatro comisiones encargadas, respectivamente, del estudio de las vertientes religiosa, educativa, social y económica de los problemas con los que se enfrentaba la sociedad portuguesa. En torno a estas comisiones se situaban poetas, pensadores, historiadores, economistas, sociólogos y pedagogos, casi todos reclutados entre los intelectuales más activos y prestigiosos de su generación. También se organizaron series de conferencias en una Universidade Popular, dinamizando el medio cultural de Oporto y preparando la creación, en esta misma ciudad, de una Facultad de Letras, proyecto apadrinado por Leonardo Coimbra, uno de los socios del movimiento que llegó a ocupar el cargo de Ministro de Instrucción Pública de la República.

Aunque congregase a personalidades y tendencias diversas, el movimiento renascentista tenía un claro ideario nacionalista y mesiánico, profundamente radicado en la línea del Sebastianismo portugués: se procuraba la "regeneración nacional", pero a partir de las raíces nacionales del pasado. A pesar de la diversidad de estilos y de ideologías, la Renascença Portuguesa consiguió imponer una "nueva filosofía", caracterizada por dos elementos fundamentales: la visión de la vida como movimiento constante en que las transformaciones no podían ser limitadas por ningún tipo de preconcepto; y la idea de que la transformación del mundo debía comenzar por una crítica de todo tipo de preconceptos, revalorizando el papel de los intelectuales porque estos tenían como objeto transformar los pensamientos en acciones. Consecuentemente con estos principios, la Renascença Portuguesa desarrolló una estética caracterizada por una especie de neo-romanticismo, en la que la creación debía ser intuitiva, privilegiando los temas históricos o populares y una visión mística y animista de la naturaleza. Esta visión de la naturaleza era transfigurada en la literatura y el arte mediante el bucolismo, el folclorismo y el sentimentalismo, como formas de reencontrar el "alma nacional" perdida. De la combinación de estos factores surge, impulsado sobre todo por Teixeira de Pascoaes, el "saudosismo" como movimiento literario, esencialmente poético, atribuyendo a la saudade amplas dimensiones y profundo significado, y enarbolándola incluso como princípio de un resurgimento patrio.

Resultados y fin del movimiento
Con sede en Oporto y núcleos en Coímbra y Lisboa, la Renascença Portuguesa se afirmó como un movimiento nacional, manteniendo A Águia como su órgano principal entre 1912 y 1932, año en que dejó de publicarse. Esta revista, junto con el quincenario A Vida Portuguesa, son una muestra de la intensa actividad editorial del movimiento: en 1918, se habían publicado ya 120 volúmenes, sobre literatura, arte, ciencia, filosofía y crítica social. Entre los autores editados se contaba Carlos Parreira, vizconde de Vila-Moura, el propio Teixeira de Pascoaes, Mário Beirão, António Sérgio o Ezequiel de Campos. A partir de 1928, la revista Portucale prosiguió el espíritu de A Águia.

El espíritu ecléctico del movimiento, demostrado por la diversidad de estilos y opiniones, dio paulatinamente paso a la aparición de disensiones externas a partir de 1912, que llevaron entre otras cosas a la salida de Fernando Pessoa y de Mário de Sá Carneiro, insatisfechos con el saudosismo, y que fundaron como alternativa la revista Orpheu. En los años siguientes se desligaron del movimiento también António Sérgio, que se oponía al lusitanismo tradicionalista de Teixeira de Pascoaes, y Jaime Cortesão y Raul Proença, atentos a las modernas corrientes de pensamento europeo que no consideraban compatibles con el idealismo poético, el tradicionalismo o el ruralismo de Teixeira de Pascoaes. Este grupo dio después origen de la revista Seara Nova.

Como resultado de estas disidencias, y de la profundización de la decadencia de la Primera República Portuguesa, a partir de 1918, la Renascença Portuguesa entra en crisis. La presencia de un grupo de intelectuales que se mantuvieron aún en el proyecto permitió su supervivencia, peor ya sin el impulso ni el fulgor inicial. La propia revista A Águia, cuya edición se prolonga hasta 1932, entra en decadencia, sustituida parcialmente por Portucale, iniciada en 1928, que continúa el esfuerzo de autodefinición nacionalista del grupo. Poco a poco, la actividad editorial fue disminuyendo a medida que avanza la década de los años 1920.

La combinación de esta crisis interna con la actividad represiva de la dictadura salazarista tras el Golpe de Estado del 28 de mayo de 1926, que llevó al exilio a algunos de los máximos exponentes de este movimiento, supuso el fin de la Renascença Portuguesa. En 1932 la revista A Águia dejó de publicar, y en los años siguientes el movimiento se extinguió. A pesar de haber durado apenas dos décadas, la Renascença Portuguesa dejó un importantísimo legado intelectual en sus publicaciones y ediciones el cual influye claramente en el desarrollo cultural y político de Portugal durante todo el .

Referencias

Bibliografía
Teixeira Rego e Pinharanda Gomes, A "Renascença Portuguesa", Biblioteca Breve, Lisboa, 1984.

Enlaces externos
La Renascença Portuguesa en el Centro de Investigação para Tecnologías Interactivasciti (CITI)
La Renascença Portuguesa en la História Universal da Literatura Portuguesa
La Renascença Portuguesa
La Renascença Portuguesa en La República
Versión digital de A Águia
Versión digital de A Vida Portuguesa

Cultura de Portugal

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I've just tried a bottle of BlackRock Cider that I bottled 17 days ago, it's dead flat. When making I reduced dextrose to 750gm to reduce alcohol content. Bottles were primed with carb drops. SG was 1030 and FG was 1006. My question is is the batch still to young or have I stuffed it by attempting to reduce alcohol level?
See the post below called Flat beer - HELP!. It will probably answer your question. However, if you want to know anything else please let us know.
I've read the Flat Beer thread, however was curious if cider was a different situation and whether the reduced initial dextrose would have affected the outcome.
Not likely that the dex would have any issue, it should have finished fermenting before you put it in the bottle otherwise you just made a grenade.
As an aside I once had a guy walk in the shop and asked me to test his brew. "No worries" I said, "Tell me about it" " Well" he says " I brewed it up according to the instructions, I just forgot to to add the 1 kilo of dex during the initial fermentation so I added it when I primed the bottles. Thats OK right?"
mmmm a definite case of put it down slowly and run like hell!!!!!!!!
I've got to agree with Dogger (again). I wouldn't have thought the dextrose would have affected carbonation. Give it another week or so in a warm place.
My much anticipated cider was sampled recently(2 litre plastic bottle) and whilst tasting very palatable was as flat as a James Hardie Compassion graph.I used Coopers brewing sugar in the fermenter just as I would for a beer and primed the bottles with 2.6 measures of sugar.Adjusted for the two litre bottle so all should have been well.
Just to be sure I drank another 2 litres on Friday night and this was also flat but tasted great.There was little or no sediment in the bottom of the bottle .
Taste is everything so i really can live without the bubbles.
Just won't attempt to brew any Champagne.
By the way it is bloody strong!!!!!!!!
well, if you put it into 2L plastice bottles it could have been an issue with not having a good seal.
However, since you say there wasnt any sediment, your yeast are either (a) not even in the bottle or (b) dead.
Did you filter the cider in any way?
How high is the ABV? If youre up around 10% I guess you could have killed your yeast.
I think I calculated it to be around 8% from memory.
Concur that the beasty yeasties might have been spent before bottling.
Have made cider previously and used the 2 litre pet bottles and that was gassy enough but tasted dry.This brew tastes good as I used the lactose and apples that Oliver recommended in his recipes.
I can't remember how long it sat in the fermenter though so I could have been a bit slack and not bottled straight after primary fermentation.Maybe the yeast spent its passion ,then rolled over and had a sleep???


10th in points allowed, 8th in yards allowed.
Those numbers are seductive. Maybe this Eagles defense wasn't as bad as we thought. Maybe, counter to conventional wisdom, Juan Castillo doesn't have to be fired. Maybe he's already figured things out.
If you feel those sentiments catching up to you, it's time for an intervention. Total points allowed, total yards allowed are flawed statistics at best. Imparting any meaning to them requires understanding them in the context of a host of other statistical factors.
When we take the whole picture into account, the picture of the Eagles defense doesn't look so rosy after all.
The Eagles played one elite offense this season: the Patriots. They only faced one other offense in the top ten, and Juan Castillo could pull a gameplan off the shelf for that one. Same with the Cowboys, who the Eagles faced once with Tony Romo and once without.
Next you have the Falcons, the juggernaut that couldn't manage a single offensive point against the Giants this weekend, along with the Bills and 49ers, offenses that represent the height of mediocrity. Every other opponent the Eagles faced was as bad — or worse (!) — than the Rex Grossman-led Redskins.
If you want to win week in and week out in the NFL, you can't have wildly variable performances week by week, let alone quarter by quarter.
The Eagles defense had good moments, for sure, especially against the worst NFC East in years. But they could never sustain that success. We lived that roller-coaster ride throughout the season. So it's unsurprising to note that the defense had the second-worst variance rate of any team in the NFL.
But even more telling is the volatility throughout a single game. The Eagles were 11th in the NFL in points allowed through the first three quarters. But in the fourth, that dropped to 25th.
That wasn't an anomaly. Castillo's defense was consistently out-schemed and out-played late in games. The Cardinals, for example, engineered a comeback largely by exploiting coverages that they knew were coming. That will lose you games even when you look alright on the stat sheet.
Carrying along from inconsistency, it's worth noting that the Eagles defense wasn't bad at everything. Much like the Jim Johnson defenses of old, which relied on a bend-but-don't-break approach, Castillo's unit had its own pluses and minuses.
Unfortunately, the 2011 Eagles had more of the break-but-don't-bend qualities.
For example, the defense ranked 8th in the NFL in first downs per drive. That means they stalled out a large number of opponent drives — a positive indicator. That led to the Eagles allowing the 9th-fewest points per drive.
However, these numbers come with large caveats. For starters, the Eagles allowed the second-fewest number of field goal attempts in the league, and opponents converted a league-low 66 percent of those attempts. Some of that is indicative of good defense, some just of luck.
More importantly, despite fewer first downs, the Eagles were below average (19th) in touchdowns allowed per drive. Why? Two reasons. For the second straight season, the Eagles had an atrocious red zone defense (60 percent TDs allowed). The defense also allowed far too many big plays. They were 4th-worst in the NFL in 40-yard plays given up per drive.
Again, some things were great. Jim Washburn's defense line posted the most sacks in the league. But at the same time, the Eagles were 24th in first downs allowed by penalties (unsurprising), and 22nd in turnovers (surprising). Not enough positives to outweigh the negatives.
In short, that's how you can end up with seemingly solid overall points and yards allowed, without actually having a defense good enough to win more than eight games. And it's also why Juan Castillo needs to go… or at the very least be demoted post-haste.
Tagged with Philadelphia Eagles, NFL, Juan Castillo, Defense, Statistics, Football Outsiders, Quarterbacks, NFC East, Sacks, First Downs, Touchdowns, Jim Washburn.
January 9, 2012 by Brian Solomon.


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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_initializeFont(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_getFamilyNative(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_getFontNameNative(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_getItalicAngleNative(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_getNativeLineMetrics(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_getGlyphCodeNative(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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Java_org_apache_harmony_awt_gl_font_NativeFont_RemoveFontResource(JNIEnv *, jclass,
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4 Pakistani Activists Critical of Government, Radicalism Missing
Activists of Pakistan civil society rally to condemn the missing of human rights activist Salman Haider, in Karachi, Pakistan, Jan. 9, 2017.
Human rights groups in Pakistan are demanding that authorities immediately find four missing social media activists who have been critical of the government's counter-extremism efforts.
Relatives say that Salman Haider, a poet and activist, disappeared on Friday. His wife received a text message on her cell phone to go and collect Haider's car from a roadside on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad.
An independent watchdog group, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, or HRCP, identified the others as Waqas Goraya, Asim Saeed and Ahmed Raza Naseer. They also vanished last week.
The men ran popular social media accounts.
No group has claimed responsibility for the disappearances and it was not known whether they are linked.
The Interior Ministry Monday ordered police to urgently determine the whereabouts of the four men.
The activists are known for airing their views, sometime critical of authority, extremism and intolerance, on social media, HRCP noted in a statement issued Monday, saying it was unable to determine the actors behind the disappearances.
"But Pakistan has never been a particularly safe country for rights activists. Many have been killed, injured, abducted and threatened for their work. Unfortunately, these actions have not always come from non-state quarters," the watchdog group said.
The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party has demanded that parliament seek answers from the government on the disappearances, calling them a planned and coordinated crackdown to silence voices critical of state policies.
Pakistani rights groups and activists have announced countrywide protests to press authorities to find the men quickly.
Pakistani state intelligence agencies are often accused of illegally detaining people in the name of fighting terrorism and in some cases people have spent years in detention, with relatives not knowing the fate of their loved ones.
Human rights groups have approached the country's supreme court in recent years seeking its intervention to recover disappeared people. The legal pressure prompted authorities to release scores of detainees to rejoin their families.
Christmas Message Brings Death Threats for Pakistani Activist
Pakistani Province Launches App for Women to Report Harassment
Pakistani Groups Note Drop in Violence, Credit Military


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Sapia v Invermere (District), 2018 BCSC 1145 (CanLII) – Human Factors Case Brief
July 9, 2018 October 30, 2018 By mmasliah
Sapia v Invermere (District), 2018 BCSC 1145 (CanLII)
82-year old Ms. Sapia fell as she was leaving Invermere Seniors' Hall to go to her car on October 17, 2014 at about 4:30 p.m. The walkway which runs along the Seniors' Hall where she fell was 6 inches higher than the parking lot. The step from the walkway to the parking lot was about the same height as a standard curb.
Ms. Sapia went to the Seniors' Hall twice a week to play bridge and on other occasions and had walked to the parking lot hundreds of times previously. The walkway was light gray in colour, while the parking lot was dark black. There was no history of injuries or complaints about the difference in height between the walkway and parking lot.
At the time of the fall, Ms. Sapia was wearing comfortable flats, was not carrying anything, was not in a particular hurry, had no health issues, and the day was sunny and dry. Ms. Sapia was not able to explain how or why she fell.
The judge ruled that the defendants were not liable for Ms. Sapia's injuries.
Dr. Don Donderi, a human factors expert, provided a written report that that the edge between the walkway and the parking lot should have had a warning sign or yellow line to alert seniors "to the visually imperceptible difference in elevation". Dr. Donderi described how when people age, vision becomes poorer and as a place with older patrons, the Seniors' Hall should have provided a warning about the change in elevation.
Instead, the defence argued that the human factors expert was making an opinion that was more properly the decision that the court must make.
The judge felt that report provided by Dr. Donderi was "common knowledge" that was "not particularly helpful" and viewed the report as an opinion that was another piece of evidence to be considered within the whole of the evidence. The judge agreed that a yellow painted line would have alerted Ms. Sapia to the drop in elevation from the walkway to the parking lot.
Nonetheless, the judge felt the markedly contrasting colours between the walkway and parking lot made the change in elevation to be "obvious". Had there been a yellow painted line, then level of warning would have equated to "perfection". However, the judge ruled that standard of care does not require an occupier to be perfect, only that the occupier must provide premises that are reasonably safe in the particular circumstances.
The judge ruled that the Plaintiffs had not shown on a balance of probabilities that the defendants had breached their high standard of care to provide premises frequently used by senior citizens that were reasonably safe.
Case BriefTagged parking lot, slip trip fall
Godbout v Notter, 2018 BCSC 1043 (CanLII) – Human Factors Case Brief
Huang v Canadian National Railway Company, 2018 BCSC 1235 (CanLII) – Human Factors Case Brief


KENNESAW, Ga., Dec. 19, 2017 — Carrier is pleased to announce another new addition to its next-generation BACnet router portfolio, the i-Vu® XT BACnet link. The i-Vu XT BACnet link supports seamless connectivity to other BACnet devices, allowing facilities staff to manage all of the BACnet equipment in their building through a single i-Vu user interface. Carrier, a world leader in high-technology heating, ventilating and air-conditioning solutions, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The new i-Vu XT BACnet link follows the recent release of the i-Vu XT BACnet router. Both devices are part of the next generation of i-Vu controls, featuring high-speed communications, increased processing horsepower, integrated diagnostics, flexible mounting options and a reduced footprint.
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Shippin' Out 10/8-10/13: Scarface, God Hand, MK: Armageddon
It looks to be a dramatic week of games caught between life and death, heaven and earth, the past and the future.
By Brendan Sinclair on October 9, 2006 at 5:06PM PDT
This week, familiar names and franchises you might have thought dead walk once more. The parade of undeath begins with Miami mobster Tony Montana resurrected for Scarface: The World Is Yours for the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. The game is both an homage and a sequel to the cinematic manual on the gangsta lifestyle, taking place in an alternate version of the movie's story where Tony Montana survives the climactic shootout and must rebuild his empire.
Like Scarface, Spyro is also all about starting over, as the purple dragon makes his reappearance in The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. Also no stranger to death, Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero rallies a host of 60 other characters to finish the franchise's run on current-gen consoles with Mortal Kombat: Armaggedon for the PS2 (the Xbox version should follow next week).
While those characters may be traveling between life and death, the main character of God Hand for the PS2 is suspended between good and evil. Capcom's new beat-'em-up action game puts players in control of an adventurer blessed with divinely destructive arms, a rare power that is said to turn those who possess it into gods--or demons.
PC real-time strategy fans will be caught between the past and the future this week with the releases of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade and The Guild II. Dark Crusade expands where Dawn of War proper left off, with the grim darkness of the future still consisting only of war. On the other hand, the historically minded The Guild II goes medieval with gameplay that could be described as The Sims set in the times of the bubonic plague.
This week's new releases are listed below (the list is taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).
Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. (PSP)
Scarface: The World Is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Clubhouse Games (DS)
Hannah Montana (DS)
DIRT - Origin of the Species (PC)
Dual Sudoku (PC)
Family Feud (GBA, PS2)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PS2, PSP)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (DS, GBA, GC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
The Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery (GBA)
Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses (GBA, PC)
Crash Boom Bang! (DS)
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (PC)
God Hand (PS2)
Gun Showdown (PSP)
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (GBA, GC, PS2, Xbox, DS)
Noddy: A Day in Toyland (GBA)
Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts (GBA)
Pogo Family Fun Pack (PC)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (PS2)
Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PC, Xbox)
Scooby Doo! Who's Watching Who? (DS, PSP)
Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long, Attack of the Dark Dragon (DS)
Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long, Rise of the Huntsclan (GBA)
The Guild II (PC)
Plantasia (PC)
Poker Pop (PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Scarface: The World Is Yours
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Clubhouse Games


At the beginning of the 2017, loan servicers for student loans removed the ability to make payments with credit cards. This was a big blow to people who were looking for ways to easily earn extra miles/points or meet minimum spends for credit card sign ups.
You can pay off the balance in full every month.
The rewards you earn outweigh the fee you pay.
First thing to check is if your loan servicer is supported by the gift cards.
You have register, go to "My Profile", and then "Add a Plan".
You can see all the servicers in the "Savings Plan or Student Loan Account" dropdown.
The limits for online gift cards have been dropped to $200 which makes the online option unattractive. If you do decide to go this route, the fee is $5.95 for any value above $100, so you might as well do the max of $200. You cannot select the current day for the "Date to Send", so you will have to wait a day to receive the gift card.
Select "Gift of College Gift Card" for the Gift Method and then fill out the information you received in your email.
How long does it take to reach account?
I really like this method because you can do it in your underpants. No leaving the house and the fee is low. Make sure to allow enough time if you are relying on this for your monthly payment.
Buy these from your favorite office supply store, Simon mall, or other retailer. Minimum fee I know of is Simon mall $3.95 for a $500 prepaid Visa Gift Card for a 0.79% fee. You might have better options by you. Several loan servicers accept debit cards for payment of student loans. You could also convert the gift cards into money orders and pay that way if debit cards are not accepted.
If your servicer accepts American Express, you can lower the fee even further to 0.13% with a $3000 gift card with a $3.95 fee from American Express. Look for promo codes before buying. My Great Lakes is reported to accept American Express Gift Card. Navient only accepts Visa and MasterCard.
I personally did not try this method, but it should work.
Immediate, you pay directly to loan servicer via phone or online.
You can pay many different kinds of bills with credit cards.
My personal recommendation is going the Gift of College route if you have access to the $500 value physical cards. I also used Plastiq for some payments when I didn't know how long the Gift of College cards would take to hit the account. The gift card route would work fine as long as you have a reliable and convenient place to buy them. For me, Gift of College was way more convenient.
1. Can you please explain first of 2 conditions in the preface ?
2. GOC costs 5.95 for $500, Prepaid giftcards 3.95 still why GOC ?
1. I'm saying don't waste time and money paying student loans with credit cards if you are going to carry a balance and pay interest or the rewards earned don't outweigh the fee. You might as well pay with cash if either of those conditions is true.
2. Main reason is what I like to call the "underpants factor". Meaning, you can do the entire process for Gift of College without leaving your home in your underpants. Prepaid gift cards requires at least one stop and possibly two stops if you have to convert into money order. While some don't take it into consideration, time and gas is worth something to me.
Hi Brian, thanks for the great information and tutorial. I've just registered for GOC and just noticed that the largest amount the online purchase option is currently $200, with a fee of $5.95. Have you noticed this new maximum value on the physical cards purchased from retail locations? I've read about a similar trend on the debit gift cards as well. Who does all of this effect your strategy?
Brian – I'm running into the same issue as Oscar (although I see a maximum of $300). Either way, it definitely increases the price to pay $5.95 for each $500.00. I do see you've updated your blog post above with this information as well. Is there any other route that you now recommend?
Can I order more than one card at a time online? let's say 25 of them.
Hello Brian! As a heads up, there are currently mixed messages about whether or not AMEX GCs are accepted by Great Lakes. I have not tried using an AMEX GC yet and when I last spoke with a GL rep (this morning), I was informed they are still accepted. Many on Reddit say otherwise. For anyone else out there with student loans under Great Lakes, consider using VGC for your churning.
Also, it seems the method of using a regular CC and claiming it is a prepaid CC no longer works with Great Lakes. I think they've made some change in their systems that allows them to verify whether or not a card is a prepaid CC.
I tried using a prepaid Visa from Simons Mall, and Navient refused it. Not sure if they're just trying to drive me into default and rack up fees, or if they decided not to take that type of Debit Card anymore.
I only want to make the required payment on my student loans, about $200 per month, if i buy a $500 GOC gift card and put it in my account does GOC just hold the remaining $300 for my required payment next month? Or does it just apply the whole amount to my student loan?
Simon gift cards are not excepted by Navient. Do not buy them.
I tried today to use an AMEX prepaid gift card with MyGreatLakes, and it did not go through since the rep said it was flagged as credit.
FedLoan Servicing does not accept any credit cards.
Plastiq does not accept Amex for FedLoan Servicing.
Toys R US no longer sells Gift Cards.
Best Buy on the west coast does not sell GOC gift cards.


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LONDON.- David Zwirner announced that the gallery will expand its activities with a gallery in London and a new, five-story construction in New York. The gallery's first European location will be an 18th-century Georgian townhouse on 24 Grafton Street in the heart of Mayfair, the city's historic fine arts neighbourhood. The London gallery will be under the direction of Angela Choon, a director at David Zwirner since 1994 and a partner since 2004. The curatorial program will reflect the current focus on innovative and historically relevant exhibitions by David Zwirner's forty artists. The new address in the centre of the European art world comes with an illustrious history, having been home to several prominent residents, including Lord Robert Cecil, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, who was twice Prime Minister of Britain (1885-1892 and 1895-1902). In 1909, Helena Rubinstein opened her first spa and beauty c
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Reserve Couple Teams With Army Psychiatrist To Create Nonprofit
An Air Force Reserve couple, one a psychologist and the other a psychiatrist, along with an Army psychiatrist — all with extensive experience in helping people with post-traumatic stress disorder — have teamed up to create a nonprofit organization to help combat veterans ease back into society after returning from deployment.
Lt. Col. David Tharp, an Air Force Reserve individual mobilization augmentee psychologist assigned to the Air Force Academy who, as a civilian, is a PTSD program manager for the third largest Veterans Administration PTSD clinic in the country; Capt. Daniel Williams, who serves in the Texas Army National Guard as the 36th Infantry Division's psychiatrist for more than 13,000 troops; and Capt. Katherine Tharp, an Air Force Reserve psychiatrist currently in her second year of residency at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas, created CombatPTSD.org with the idea of providing "warrior-style" training for people leaving a combat zone and returning to civilian life.
"The armed forces do a great job of training people before they deploy to a combat zone, but I don't think they do
as good a job of training people to reintegrate back into society," David Tharp said. "What we have tried to do with CombatPTSD.org is provide warriors with reintegration training in a way they will understand and that makes sense to them."
He said it's important to realize that CombatPTSD.org is not intended to replace therapy in any way.
"We strongly encourage combat veterans to reach out to mental health providers and share with them their intent to get healthy and regain their life," Tharp said. "Our intent is to provide training, through workbooks, videos and conferences, to help warriors integrate back into life after combat."
Tharp said he also encourages Air Force Reservists to take advantage of Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which helps Reservists and their family members before, during and after a deployment. He said CombatPTSD.org is available at no charge to service members who might need more assistance in returning to life after combat.
Tharp said he began to see the need for an organization like CombatPTSD.org when he returned from a six-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as a NATO commander and medical director in 2011. After suffering a spinal cord illness that caused him
to lose most of the function below his C2T3 vertebrae and having to identify more than 100 people killed in action, including a close friend, he said he returned from his deployment very different from the person he was when he had left. Suffering from significant physical challenges and diagnosed with PTSD, Tharp went to the Air Force and the VA for help.
"What I found is that we try to force warriors into a certain mold we call trauma therapy," he said. "I believe that combat trauma is not the same as female sexual trauma, which is what the current PTSD treatments used in many of the military services and VA are based on. After experiencing war, I realized many researchers just don't get it, because they haven't been there. I believe it makes sense to work from the warrior framework already etched in the minds of the warrior. We teach military concepts to face military challenges."
One of the first things the Tharps and Williams do in their training is to help people suffering from PTSD symptoms understand that what they are going through is normal given what they have experienced in war.
"If civilians were to experience the same thing our warriors go through, they, too, would have the same reactions, responses and symptoms that combat veterans experience." Tharp said.
"People come to our conferences thinking there is something wrong with them or that they are broken and what they are experiencing can't be changed. We try to give them a future and a hope and let them know that what they are experiencing is often normal based on what they have been through and that it can be changed."
He said combat veterans often feel overwhelmed and can become despondent as their symptoms, such as sleep deprivation, irritability, anger and depression, begin to manifest in their lives.
"This results in emotional withdrawal and social avoidance, which can, in turn, compound the problem," Tharp said.
"We call this resilience deficiency. In order to deal with
these resiliency challenges, we created resiliency formation training."
RFT is the backbone of CombatPTSD.org.
"Our RFT trauma themes are broader in scope than the two leading evidence-based psychotherapies in the field today: cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy," Tharp said. "CPT and PE have helped a lot of people, but they were both initially created to treat female rape victims, and that's a different research population than most warriors. The standard course of CPT does not include survivor guilt, moral injury or grief work as part of therapy
for veterans, yet these are three of the most common issues facing war veterans. Up until now, there has not been a program specifically created to address combat veterans using combat training. That's why we came up with RFT."
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Duchess Kate awarded $119,000 in damages for 2012 topless photos
Nicole Moschella, Rare.us
LONDON —
A French court has awarded Duchess Catherine $119,000 in damages following the release of topless photos of her in 2012.
>> Prince William, Kate Middleton expecting third child
The French publication Closer published the photos of Kate while she was vacationing with her husband in Provence, France, in La Provence, a chateau owned by the queen's nephew, Lord Linley.
>> PHOTOS: William and Kate, their growing family
According to E!, the court ordered the magazine to pay Kate £91,700 (about $119,000) after ruling the photos infringed on the royal couple's privacy. All six defendants that stood trial were convicted of the charges.
>> On Rare.us: Meghan Markle opens up for the first time about being 'in love' with Prince Harry
The chief executive for Bauer Media, the owner of Closer, released a statement following the ruling:
"We have complained in the strongest terms to the licensee of Closer France over the publication by them of photographs of their Royal Highnesses, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge. We deplore the publication of these intrusive and offensive pictures and have asked that Closer France takes these pictures down immediately from its website and desist from publishing any further pictures. Bauer Media and Closer UK regards publication of these photographs as a gross intrusion of their Royal Highnesses' privacy."
At the start of the trial, Prince William and Kate's French barrister, Jean Veil, requested nearly $1.68 million in damages from Closer, with an additional $54,700 from La Provence, People reported.
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January 26, 2023 · 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Surplus and Shortage: California's Water Balancing Act
November 18, 2022 2022 Annual Water Conference — In-Person and Online
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College Eligibility for the University of California
February 7, 2020 · 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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A proposed expansion of the University of California's admission requirements in science could improve the college readiness of the state's high school graduates. But it might reduce eligibility, especially among underrepresented and disadvantaged groups. Niu Gao will provide an overview of this and other eligibility issues and Julien Lafortune will moderate a panel discussion about how UC eligibility should be determined.
This event is supported with funding from the Sutton Family Fund.
11:45 a.m. Registration and lunch
12:05 p.m. Welcome
Deborah Gonzalez, vice president of government affairs and chief data officer, PPIC
12:10 p.m. Presentation
Niu Gao, research fellow, PPIC
12:20 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Julien Lafortune, research fellow, PPIC
Yvette Gullatt, vice provost of diversity and engagement, University of California Office of the President
Varsha Sarveshwar, president, University of California Student Association
Blain Watson, principal, Dominguez High School, Compton Unified School District
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
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It's working fine for me on Safari. I never use the app.
I'm using safari on my phone and don't have any problems.
Ask me about my plan to take over the DT.
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I looked on friends of babycenter.. they had a new rollout today, but there are tech issues.
I'll be honest I didn't know what to believe. I thought the story sounded crazy. So I said ok let me wait and see what happens. I didn't want to jump on either side because something just wasn't right about the whole thing. At first I thought maybe he got jumped over maybe a lover's quarrel and didn't want to say that's what it was.


Oxford beat Cambridge by 4 and ¾ lengths.
Crews had wins in the W Nov 4+, WIM 3 4+, W IM3 2x and W Nov 2x.
Followed closely by solid races in the W IM2 4x, WIM2 2x, W Nov 4+ (2nd), W IM3 4+ (4th), and W Nov 2x (2nd and 3rd).


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IN DEVELOPMENT: Anna Evans, vice president of business retention and expansion at Show Me Christian County, is getting Kristen Haseltine, right, up to speed after she started April 25 as the organization's new president and CEO.
New leader settles in at Show Me Christian County
Kristen Haseltine transitions to role from nonprofit sector
BY: Mike Cullinan, Reportermcullinan@sbj.net
Posted online May 13, 2022 | 1:09 pm
The second leader since Show Me Christian County's 2017 formation is on board and in training as part of her new role for the economic development organization.
Kristen Haseltine began work April 25 as the organization's president and CEO. She succeeded Andrea Sitzes, who took a job in early January for a market executive and vice president position with Arvest Bank.
Haseltine has 15 years of local nonprofit leadership experience, including five years with Ozark-based Children's Smile Center as its director of community relations. She most recently worked nine months as the associate executive director for domestic violence shelter Freedom's Rest before exiting in March. Haseltine said she intended at that time to begin working as an independent contractor for nonprofits on projects such as grant writing and event management.
However, Haseltine was contacted by a few board members of Show Me Christian County about interest in the vacant CEO position.
"I was very hesitant because I had personally thought I was going to do my own thing and have the flexibility," Haseltine said. "That was the path I thought I needed to go down. But I kept listening and started doing my own research on economic development."
Haseltine said she also contacted Sitzes, whom she's known for years, for advice on the leadership role for the organization that represents Christian County's seven municipalities in attracting businesses to the region.
"I heard what I needed to hear," Haseltine said of deciding to apply for the job.
The SMCC board appointed a selection committee to conduct a national executive search facilitated by Columbia-based Community Growth Strategies LLC, which works with economic development organizations and chambers of commerce.
Sarah Appleby of USA Mortgage is chair of the nearly 30-member board. She said it had over 40 responses to the position, but just six applicants. Haseltine emerged as one of four finalists.
"Kristen has demonstrated proven leadership in Christian County," Appleby said. "Her authentic belief and love for this area made her the undeniable choice."
Haseltine said working with Children's Smile Center connected her to all Christian County school districts, adding she also interacted with donors and secured business partnerships for nonprofit events and programs. While her leadership originated from the nonprofit world, she said her desire to serve the community carries over to Show Me Christian County.
"I felt like this gives me a better opportunity to serve," Halestine said. "The ability to see what could possibly happen in Christian County is exciting."
After completing her second week of work for the three-employee organization, Haseltine was off to Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month for a weeklong economic development course organized by Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit International Economic Development Council.
Anna Evans, SMCC's vice president of business retention and expansion, previously attended one of the courses. She said it provides an overview of economic development, including business retention and attraction, workforce development and strategic planning.
Evans came to the organization in March 2021 from the Ozark Chamber of Commerce, where she was its executive director. Before being hired by SMCC, she served on its 10-member Show Me Strong Business Council, which aims to retain and expand existing Christian County businesses. She now oversees the council, a volunteer group comprising business representatives from Nixa, Ozark and the county.
When hired, Evans said her position's goal was to either conduct or help the council facilitate 120 business retention and expansion interviews with businesses in a calendar year. She said roughly 50 interviews were conducted last year – a number that was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, among other challenges. Getting that total higher is planned this year, although she and Haseltine declined to cite a specific number.
"Getting in the position and doing it full-time, day after day, gives us a better picture of maybe what's more realistic for that element of the position," Evans said.
One goal that was hit last year was growing the fiscal 2022 budget to $360,000 from $150,000 the previous year. That number was boosted in late 2021 after SMCC secured $50,000 annual commitments apiece from Christian County and the cities of Nixa and Ozark, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting. Ozark and Nixa's annual commitment runs for five years, while Christian County's is for three years.
"Ozark, Nixa and Christian County from the beginning of the Show Me Christian County organization all were really pivotal. It's very important to our board and for our sustainability to have a good mix," Evans said of public and private funding.
The relaunch of its capital campaign last year after being suspended in early 2020 amid the pandemic helped the organization reach its budget target, Evans said, adding over $200,000 came from undisclosed private donors. The fiscal 2023 budget is still under consideration, she added.
"I would intend for us to be in the same vicinity," Haseltine said. "I don't know how much we're going to push for growth right now, since we're really focused internally on how we're going to grow."
Haseltine said part of that growth is tied to staff, as a fourth employee is under consideration.
"We're looking into that now to determine what that role is," she said. "Right now, we're not really clear and as I'm coming on board, we're evaluating and going through that."
The SMCC board also is studying the organization's strategic plan – a process that started prior to Haseltine's hiring.
"I've been hearing from board members and staff on what we're doing, where do we want to go, and taking that in so that we can get to the point of creating the goals," she said.
While she's already learning on the job, Haseltine acknowledged there's a learning curve coming to economic development from the nonprofit sector.
"I keep telling myself to slow down because it's only been two weeks," she said. "You can't get a plan and solve everything in a couple of weeks. It's going to take a little bit of time."
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Did the 'Joker' director just confirm a major DCEU fan theory?
Joaquin Phoenix's Joker might not be who we think he is.
Jake Kleinman
10.7.2019 4:32 PM
Before Joker even came out, fans of the Batman arch-villain pointed out one weird inconsistency in the movie: If Joker's origin story takes place when Bruce Wayne is a young boy, how could Batman grow up to fight a criminal who would by then be an old man? The response, for many, was that Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) isn't the actual "Joker," he's the guy who inspires the Joker. It was an interesting theory without much evidence to back it up, but now, a quote from the Joker director himself may confirm this theory was right all along.
Speaking to The Los Angeles Times, director Todd Phillips heavily implied that this Joker theory was right.
"Maybe Joaquin's character inspired the Joker," Phillips said. "You don't really know. His last line in the movie is, 'You wouldn't get it.' There's a lot going on in there that's interesting."
While I'd argue that Phoenix's last line of the movie isn't particularly interesting (they should have cut that whole final scene, to be honest), it is interesting to consider that Arthur Fleck isn't actually the Joker who's appeared for decades in comic books, cartoons, and DC movies.
But to really unpack what this means, we have to talk about Joker's ending. So consider yourself warned: Full spoilers for the end of Joker after this creepy GIF.
Joker in 'Batman: The Animated Series' DC Entertainment
By the end of Joker, Arthur Fleck has completed his transformation into killer clown. In the process, he's inspired a wave of riots across the city as angry Gothamites in clown masks and makeup burn, loot, and, in at least one case, murder. As Fleck dances in front of the crowd, we watch some other nameless clown gun down Thomas and Martha Wayne in front of their son, Bruce. This jarring juxtaposition seems to imply a connection between the two characters, Joker and Batman, but maybe that wasn't Phillips' intention.
After all, any of the faceless rioters we see at the end of Joker could easily transform into the Joker later on. It might even be the man who killed Bruce's parents in a nod to the backstory Tim Burton invented for Jack Nicholson's Joker in Batman (1989). We never learn this killer's age, name, or backstory, which also fits pretty well with the traditional portrayal of the Joker as an anarchic force of destruction with no clear identity or motivation.
Then again, this might not matter. Phillips has repeatedly said he has no plans to make a sequel, and there's no post-credits scene in Joker hinting at a broader Joker-verse. Then again, the director did recently say he'd consider making Joker 2 if he can come up with the right idea, so we wouldn't rule anything out. At the very least, don't be surprised if some future DC movie decides to sneak in an Arthur Flick reference as a way to tie this movie into the broader DC Extended Universe.
Joker is in theaters now.


The team aim to amplify the United Nations Environment's 'Clean Seas: Turn the Tide on Plastic' campaign throughout the eight months of the race, which covers 45,000 nautical miles of racing around the world, taking in 12 Host Cities on six continents.
Turn the Tide on Plastic finished in sixth place in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race.
Dee has competed in the Vendée Globe, the Global Challenge, the Barcelona World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 and four transatlantic races – Dee is a woman who knows ocean racing.
Dee is also the only woman to have sailed solo around the world in both directions – (east around and west around) as well as the only woman to have sailed around the world three times non-stop.
Alongside Dee sits the highly-experienced Liz Wardley. After winning numerous titles in the Hobie Cat 16 Liz concentrated on ocean racing. In 1999 she became the first woman to win the prestigious and competitive Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race – she achieved this at just 20 years old.
The 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race will be Liz's third attempt at lifting the Volvo Ocean Race Trophy having previously competed on board Amer Sports Too, 2001-02 and Team SCA, 2014-15.
Dee and Liz are currently selecting the remainder of their international, mixed team who will join them on the start line in Alicante.
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Homecoming Activities Planned for Spring '99
01.28.1999 Students
Pennsylvania College of Technology is gearing up for its second annual "Homecoming." The celebration will be Monday, Feb. 1, through Saturday, Feb. 6.
A highlight of the festivities will be two basketball games on Saturday (Feb. 6) in the Bardo Gymnasium. The week will culminate with a Homecoming Dance and crowning of a Homecoming King and Queen. The first game on Saturday will pit Penn College's men's basketball team against Reading Area Community College at 3 p.m., followed by the professional Harlem Wizards team taking on the Penn College All-Stars, a team comprised of faculty, staff and students, at 5:30 p.m. The games are free and open to the public.
"We're hoping Homecoming will not only be a student, staff, faculty and alumni event, but something for the community, as well," stated Elliott Strickland, director of student activities. "People in the community are invited to come on campus and enjoy the basketball games with us."
The Harlem Wizards are a professional entertainment basketball team. Second only to the Harlem Globetrotters and teams within the NBA in terms of attendance numbers and longevity, the Harlem Wizards feature highly competitive basketball, theatrical entertainment and comedy routines. The team, including former college stars and NBA players, has toured over five continents since its inception 37 years ago.
The theme for Homecoming week is "Penn College Through the Decades," mirroring the College's current "Diamond 10" anniversary observance, commemorating the institution's 85 years of educational services. During each day of the week, a different decade will be observed with fun activities for students.
Monday, Feb. 1: The 1940s Swing Dancing, with Lessons, Penn's Inn, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 2: The 1950s '50s Night Off Campus
Wednesday, Feb. 3: The 1960s Psychedelic Picture Stickers, CC Lobby, Noon-6 p.m. Men'sBasketball vs Central Penn, Bardo Gym, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 4: The 1970s John Travolta Movie Night and Look-Alike Contest, Penn's Inn, 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 5: The 1980s Spirit Day Wear your Penn College attire to work and school Hypnotist Tom Bresdola, ACC Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6: The 1990s Tailgate Party with Free Food, Bardo Gymnasium, 2 p.m. Men'sBasketball vs Reading CC, Bardo Gymnasium, 3 p.m. Harlem Wizards vs Penn College All-Stars Faculty/Staff/Student Team, Bardo Gymnasium, 5:30 p.m. Semiformal Homecoming Dance & Crowning of Homecoming King & Queen, Bush Campus Center Penn's Inn, 9 p.m.
At the semiformal dance, a Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned by Penn College's president, Dr. Davie Jane Gilmour. Student organizations nominate candidates who are then voted on with spare change from the student body. The candidates who collect the most money will be crowned the winners. Proceeds will be donated to a community charity chosen by the new king and queen. The contest is sponsored by the Residence Hall Association.
"It's neat to take time out of our school year and have a week of fun activities, especially during this dismal weather," added Strickland. "I'm especially impressed with how students have embraced Homecoming, with the dance and the king and queen competition. It's great that the money they raise goes back into the community."
Additional information is available by calling Penn College's Student Activities Office at 570-326-3761, ext. 4763 (internal calls, just dial 4763).
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Two years ago, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed Sita Kumal's house in Nepal's Gorkha district — 65 miles from the capital Kathmandu and the area hardest hit by the disaster... Last April, she accepted the offer of a local agent to find her a job as a housemaid in Dubai, where she'd earn around $290 a month.
United States Protecting Rights of Domestic Workers in Massachusetts Portside . (7 April 2015)
Last summer, Massachusetts became the fourth state in the nation to enact a bill of rights for domestic workers, establishing labor standards and granting basic protections to nannies, housekeepers, and other in-home caregivers.
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Brazil Brazilian Maids Get Same Rights as Salaried Workers Agence France-Presse . (3 April 2013)
An amendment to Brazil's constitution that came into effect Wednesday grants more than six million domestic workers -- maids, nannies and others -- the same rights as salaried workers. The amendment states that domestic employees, which include personal drivers and home-health aides for the elderly, should work a maximum 44 hours a week, with bonuses for overtime and a special rate for night work.
Ghana Stakeholders Hold Forum On Working Conditions Of Vulnerable Groups In Accra Government of Ghana Portal . (3 December 2012)
As part of efforts to protect vulnerable groups against abuses, a Stakeholders Forum on the Working Conditions of Street Vendors, Head Porters and Domestic Workers, yesterday, took place in Accra. It was organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in collaboration with the Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising (WIEGO).
India Migrant Workers from Kerala Being Exploited: Ela Bhatt The Times of India . (30 November 2012)
By George, Anjana.
Social activist Ela Bhatt has said that the domestic workers who migrated from Kerala are exploited very badly in other Indian states and it is the need of the hour that they are given adequate support.
Ghana Music Video on Protecting Domestic Workers to be Launched in Accra myjoyonline.com . (5 October 2012)
The 'Esther Project' is set to launch the much anticipated music video written by Princess Asie Ocansey of Ghana called: 'Ratify C189-Protect Domestic Workers Now!' on October 12, 2012 at the International Conference center in Accra.
India SEWA Seeks Centre's Help to Address Occupational Health Hazards of Unorganised Workers Pharmabiz . (8 September 2012)
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Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA), a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers, recently sent a representation to the ministry of health seeking urgent intervention to address the issues of occupational health hazards faced by the workers of unorganised sector.
United States Policy Matters: The Informal Economy Harvard Kennedy School News . (17 May 2012)
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On a tour of a slum settlement in Ahmedabad City, India, Martha "Marty" Chen paused when she noticed a woman hunched over a neat row of little pill bottles.


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RARE FIND!!! Here is a very unique home for a large family in Gold Bar. This spacious 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom family home boasts many recent upgrades including new vinyl siding, insulation under siding, new energy efficient vinyl windows, new window capping, soffits, fascia, eaves, (house and garage), upgraded furnace, wiring, plumbing, 2 new baths, etc. etc. The master bedroom is very spacious and boasts plenty of (3) closet space ,a wonderful ensuite, sauna and patio doors leading to the private yard. There's an open staircase to the second level which has 3 bedrooms, vaulted ceilings and a full bath. The huge living room has a huge stone faced fireplace feature wall. Refinished original Oak Hardwood floors for that warm natural look. The basement is fully developed with an additional family room, reclaimed brick fireplace and bar, office/den, laundry and storage. The perfect home for a large family requiring 6 bedrooms above grade.


One of the most iconic and infamous sights in Sydney is Taronga Zoo. The zoo is home to hundreds of both native Australian and non-native animals, in enclosures made to replicate their natural habitats and environments. Taronga Zoo is a must-see on any itinerary of a visitor to Sydney.
Tarongo Zoo now offers the Nura Diya tour. Nura Diya means 'this country or camp', and is the most recently established tour available to visitors to Taronga Zoo. This 1.5 hour educational guided tour within Taronga Zoo is not simply about looking at and learning about the animals – the tour will take you around the zoo, but will also encourage you to examine the wildlife from an Indigenous perspective. The tour was developed with the consultation of Australian Indigenous people and is led by an Aboriginal guide, so it is sure to give you an incredible insight into the strong relationship our Indigenous people have with native Australian wildlife.
The tour includes all-day general admission to Taronga Zoo, as well as a return trip on the Sky Safari cable car. Don't forget to bring your camera, so that you can capture your interactions with native birds, kangaroos, wallabies and emus. Groups are kept small, to make the tour more personal and so you can ask as many questions as you want from your guide. Your Indigenous guide will teach you about how indigenous people use native plants for food, tools and implements and medicines.
Your guide will share stories of the Dreamtime, which was a time of creation. In Aboriginal folklore, the Dreamtime occurred when the landscapes, plants and animals took their shapes and the strong bonds between people, flora and fauna were forged. You will also learn about the amazing prehistoric Wollemi Pine trees, which date back over 65 million years.
The tour stops for morning tea at Harbourview Café, where you have the chance to rest your legs and enjoy a light refreshment.
The zoo lies upon land belonging to the traditional landowners from the Cammeraigal tribe. This palpable Indigenous spiritual connection to the land – combined with magnificent views over the Sydney Harbour – really makes this adventure a memorable experience.
Be the first to ask about Taronga Zoo Guided Tour - Aboriginal Discovery Tour (Sydney).