SEYMOUR -- Town officials are considering having an indoor air quality study done at the Community Center to ensure the building is not "sick."
First Selectman Kurt Miller said he personally has "no concerns whatsoever" about the building, but recent concerns about it possibly containing mold, lead paint and asbestos, has prompted him to assess the air inside.
A Hamden environmental consultant, Steven Daniels, told Miller he could do the study for $2,700. Miller plans to consult with town finance officials to request funds for the study.
The three-story building which comprises about 37,000 square feet, currently houses the Senior Center and Recreation Department, on the main level, which was completely renovated in 2004.
Various town organizations utilize parts of the basement for meeting space, and the Fire Department uses classrooms for training and meeting purposes. The building's top floor is not occupied by anyone, except for some storage. Miller said he has not received any complaints from seniors or residents who use the building and gym.
A study by the state Department of Public Health in the mid-1990's confirmed some incidents of cancer among former Seymour Middle School staff members was not linked to the building itself, Miller said.
The building previously served as the town middle school, but was decommissioned in 2001 when a new Seymour Middle School was built on Mountain Road.
The town received a $500,000 Small Cities grant in 2002 to make renovations and bring the building up to code. In 2004 the Senior Center and Recreation Department moved from their former cramped quarters at 98 Bank St. into the spacious Community Center.
A recent recommendation by the Buildings Review Committee, to move Town Hall to the Community Center prompted concerns by some including Selectwoman Karen Stanek who called the facility a "sick building." Stanek said she knew several former teachers that worked in the building back in the early 1990's that suffered various health problems, and believed environmental issues in the building were to blame.
"The issue was raised, and there seems to be some concerns about the health of the building," Miller said. "I have no concerns about the building whatsoever, especially since we completely renovated a floor, which further lessened any impact. But to be on the safe side, if we can confirm the building is healthy by doing the study, and it makes people feel better, I have no problem with that."
Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis, who works in the environmental field, believes the cost of the study is reasonable, and a small price to pay to ensure the building is healthy.


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The Brilliance Tun (Chinese: 中华豚, Zhongua Tun), is a 5-door city car produced by Chinese automobile manufacturer Brilliance Auto, sold briefly from 2014 to 2015 for the 2015 model year. Tun is derived from haitun (海豚), the Chinese word for dolphin. A dolphin badge is featured on the rear hatch and the car is alternatively referred to as the Brilliance Dolphin.

Overview

Development of the Brilliance Tun began in mid-2012 as the H120, then in November 2013 at Auto Guangzhou it was revealed as the CaCa. The car went on sale nearly a year later in September 2014 as the Tun, and was generally cheap, sold at a starting price of CN¥29.800 (US$4,616) maxing at CN¥45.800 (US$7,095). The Tun was intended to compete with other well-selling Chinese city cars, such as the Chery QQ3, Changan BenBen, and JAC Yueyue and foreign models like the Toyota Yaris, however sales were poor and it was discontinued a year after launch.

Specifications

The Brilliance Tun was available in three variant and had only one engine option, a Brilliance 4A13 1.3L engine with 65kW of maximum engine power, 88PS of maximum horsepower, and 120Nm of maximum torque. The only transmission available was a 5-speed manual.

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The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) developed a program called Caregivers Promoting Healthy Habits (CPHH) with funding from a 2009 Team Nutrition Training Grant. The grant was again rewarded to Bright from the Start in 2011 and 2013 to continue and expand the program's efforts. The program aims to improve the nutrition and physical activity practices in child care centers through the implementation of a wellness policy.
staff is adequately trained about nutrition and physical activity for young children.
DECAL staff supported the centers through technical assistance and four quarterly trainings on nutrition and physical activity best practices. Centers were also educated about Let's Move! Child Care and encouraged to become a participating center to receive Let's Move! Child Care resources.
For the family engagement policy, centers are asked to share the wellness policy with all families; provide family handouts, brochures and/or newsletters that include nutrition and physical activity information at least twice per year; and encourage families to provide healthy foods (if allowed to bring foods for sharing).
Evaluation of the 2009 and 2011 programs found significant improvements across participating child care centers with regards to nutritional practices and physical activity. There were statistically significant improvements in the reduction of total fat, saturated fat and calories in meals served, as well as a decrease in the servings of fried and pre-fried foods. Results also indicated an increase in lower fat milk, vegetable and lean protein consumption. Child care centers also demonstrated improvements in the time allotted for physical activity, and therefore, decreased screen time.
Bright from the Start is a winner of the 2015 Let's Move! Child Care Recognition event at the 2015 National CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) Sponsor Association Conference.
In 2015, partners from multiple agencies and non-profits began crafting Georgia's first Farm to Preschool unified strategy. Farm to Preschool is an important investment in children, and garden-based nutrition enhanced education is the easiest way to get kids to not just eat—but love—veggies for life.


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Tens of thousands of Russians have fled the country since Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February. Photo: Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP
At a Red Cross centre in Moscow, a dark-haired woman nervously holds a phone to her ear, trying to dig out details on her Jewish roots to help her son flee President Vladimir Putin's drive to mobilise troops to fight in Ukraine.
"Mum, your grandfather Moishe was born in 1870, like Lenin, right?" she asks.
"Getting an Israeli passport is the only way for my son not to go to fight in Ukraine," the exhausted woman, who declined to give her name for security reasons, explained to AFP.
Tens of thousands of Russians have fled since Putin sent troops to Ukraine in February and then announced a nationwide military call-up in September.
Many have scrambled to find their Jewish roots to open up the doors to Israel.
One of them is 32-year-old Ivan Mitrofanov, frantically looking for proof that his grandparents were Jewish.
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As an IT worker, he is so far exempt from the first wave of mobilisation announced on September 21 after a series of Russian military defeats in Ukraine.
But Mitrofanov says he is "rushing to leave as long as the borders are open".
Most Russians expect more mobilisation waves and some fear authorities will introduce martial law or close borders to men of military age.
'My passport is toxic'
Mitrofanov thinks Israel is a better choice over Europe.
"In Europe, my Russian passport is toxic. I'll go to Israel where we're actually wanted," he said.
This new wave of emigration to Israel is so large that Moscow bureaucrats are starting to get tired.
Tatiana Kalazhnikova, who works at an municipal administration office in western Moscow, said "90 percent of our clients come to look for their Jewish origins".
Authorities have criticised Russians rushing to leave the country as unpatriotic and Kalazhnikova is not impressed.
Vladimir Paley, who specialises in Jewish genealogy, says his requests from Russians and Ukrainians have increased 10-fold since the start of the conflict. Photo: Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP
"They want to leave Russia ... for Israel where war never ends," she said sarcastically.
More than one million of Israel's 9.4 million residents have roots in the former Soviet Union.
Israel says immigration applications from Russia and Ukraine have tripled since the conflict started.
Its Central Bureau of Statistics counted 20,000 arrivals from Russia and more than 12,000 from Ukraine since the end of February.
Faced with an avalanche of departures, Russia in July ordered the dissolution of the Jewish Agency, which helps Jews emigrate, accusing it of breaking the law.
Many Russian celebrities -- including Russia's pop queen Alla Pugacheva and her comedian husband Maxim Galkin -- have left for Israel.
The announcement of a chaotic and often random mobilisation led to a new exodus, with tens of thousands flocking to the borders of Georgia and Kazakhstan for weeks.
In a sign of just how many are choosing Israel, five new private agencies have opened to help Russians emigrate.
Others are resorting to genealogists to help them find any trace of Jewish roots.
Vladimir Paley, who specialises in Jewish genealogy, said he has received "10 times more requests" from both Russians and Ukrainians since the start of the conflict.
"With the mobilisation, I mainly reply to the calls of mothers looking to expatriate their sons," the 55-year-old said.
'Fear and disgust'
There have been many waves of emigration to Israel from Russia and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
But this one is "out of fear and disgust," one of Paley's clients, 40-year-old Mikhail, said.
A history teacher and author, Mikhail never thought of leaving. Putin's mobilisation changed that and he wants to emigrate with his wife and child.
But moving out -- often a decision taken in a matter of hours -- has also caused families to break up.
Andrei Trubetskoy, a 58-year-old former official of the Russian interior ministry, said he understood in February that he "no longer wanted to have anything to do" with his own country.
With his historian wife, he searched archives only to discover by chance details of his great-grandfather who was a Hasidic Jew.
The couple were preparing their file and started learning Hebrew.
In a sign of just how many Russians are choosing Israel as their destination, five new private agencies have opened to help Russians emigrate. Photo: Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP
But, at the last moment, his wife refused and the couple divorced. Now he plans to leave alone.
"The decision to leave is often impulsive," said Lyubov Borussyak, a sociologist at the Free Moscow University.
She has surveyed 150 families who had chosen to leave since February.
"Their goal is not to move to another country, but to leave Russia," she said. "It's an emigration of panic and fear."
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Bollywood Talk – Photograph, Mere Pyare Prime Minister and Milan Talkies all lack buzz!
by Fenil Seta PUBLISHED: April 4, 2019, 5:22 am UPDATED: September 2, 2021, 7:52 pm
It's going to be an insignificant Friday as the three major Hindi releases hardly carry any hype.
'Photograph' is directed by Ritesh Batra, who gave the global hit 'The Lunchbox'. His new film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra. Photograph is also niche but the excitement level is hardly there and definitely not as much as 'The Lunchbox' (2013). It has got a better release in urban areas. However the business is going to be disastrous on the first day and might be in the range of Rs. 20-25 lakhs. If the response is very positive, only then will the collections will get doubled on Saturday.
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'Mere Pyare Prime Minister' is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and that's quite shocking since he's one of the most significant filmmakers around. Yet this film has not been able to make any noise. The trailer is heartwarming as well as shocking although it also gives one the deja vu of 'My Name Is Khan' (2010). However the hype and even awareness is so low that opening will be negligible – around Rs. 10-20 lakhs. With such an opening, it is impossible for this film to even collect more than Rs. 2.5-3 crore lifetime.
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'Milan Talkies' is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and is a project he's been itching to make since 6 years. Earlier, Imran Khan and Priyanka Chopra were to play the lead role. Then Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor were also seriously considered. This is when Ekta Kapoor was to produce. However the script was not ready and the film was then put in the backburner. It's only last year that it went on floors, with Ali Fazal and Shraddha Sainath in the lead. One expected this film to be something since so many prominent actors wanted to do it at one point. However the trailer is shockingly disappointing. The buzz is negligible but due to the fact that it looks like the most commercial film out of the three, it'll have the best opening. But even then it can't do more than Rs. 60-70 lakh.
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Send Brendan Dassey To 'Wrestlemania': Fans Call On WWE To Help 'Making A Murderer' Subject Attend 'Wrestlemania,' And Tyson Kidd May Be Helping
Brendan Dassey could be headed to Wrestlemania after his murder conviction was overturned, and WWE star Tyson Kidd may be helping.
The subject of the hit Netflix show Making A Murderer, Dassey had his murder conviction overturned on Friday. Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, had been convicted of killing Teresa Halbach in a controversial case that gained national attention with the release of this year's documentary.
But on Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin announced that Dassey's conviction had been overturned, giving prosecutors 90 days to either retry him or drop the charges and release him for good. In the 91-page ruling, Duffin criticized the handling of the case and said that Dassey's constitutional rights were violated.
It's not clear what happens next, but it was seen as an unexpected move and a major victory for the man who had been arrested and tried as a teenager.
The ruling was met with praise from fans of the series as well as a giant effort to help the longtime WWE fan attend his first Wrestlemania. As those watching the series remember, Brendan Dassey's first reaction to his 2006 arrest was a deep feeling of devastation that he would be missing Wrestlemania.
He also missed out on Wrestlemania while in prison after his murder conviction. The UK's Mirror noted back in March that even after a move to a new prison, the 26-year-old would continue to miss out on the biggest annual event in the WWE.
"TMZ reports that, despite being moved to a new prison earlier this year, Brendan still won't get to see his favourite show this weekend as Wrestlemania 32 airs live from the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
"He transferred to Columbia Criminal Institution in Wisconsin in January, and prison officials have told the gossip site that there is a strict rule against 'violence, foul language and nudity for TV viewing.'
"It means wrestling fanatic Brendan will have to miss out."
But fans are now trying to make sure that he doesn't have to miss out on Wrestlemania again, and they're even calling on the WWE to help Dassey be in attendance for next year's event. Many tweeted in support of the idea, sending messages to the organization to help make it happen.
Making A Murderer News: He can finally watch WWE #Wrestlemania !!! https://t.co/N5d1qce5m3
— Nerds Central (@nerdscentral) August 12, 2016
https://t.co/0fmxGh5ass@WWE I smell a matchup
— Dana Sparenberg (@Live_Danagerous) August 13, 2016
Brendan Dassey is soon to be a free man. The @WWE should send him tickets to Wrestlemania.
— StoneCold SteveUrkel (@JaimsVanDerBeek) August 12, 2016
Even wrestler Tyson Kidd seemed to be up for helping Dassey make it to Wrestlemania, tweeting a message out shortly after news that his conviction had been overturned.
When is Dassey getting a Twitter account? I don't live far from next year's show
— TJ Wilson (@KiddWWE) August 12, 2016
It's not exactly clear how much pull Tyson Kidd might have within the WWE to help bring Dassey to Wrestlemania. He's been mostly out of the spotlight since suffering a devastating neck injury last year. Kidd tweeted to fans that only about five percent of people survive the injury he suffered, and that it would keep him out of action for at least a year.
But simply having a WWE wrestler acknowledge the effort to send the 26-year-old to Wrestlemania could help the effort gain some momentum. It's not clear if the higher-ups in the WWE will do anything about the plans to help Brendan Dassey, and so far they haven't responded to any of the requests from fans.
Aside from the outburst of support on Twitter, there are a handful of more formal efforts to help the Making a Murderer subject to finally see Wrestlemania. One fan even started a Change.org petition asking "that the WWE and Vince McMahon help make his dream come true and send Brendan Dassey to Wrestlemania."
Another person took it a step further, forming a fundraiser on Indiegogo to send Brendan Dassey to Wrestlemania with front-row tickets. There's still quite a ways to go, however. The fundraiser so far has taken in about $80 toward the $20,000 goal.
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We set off on a short trip to the north of British Islands. A region of Highlands, Scotland. This is the place with lots of Lochs and Glens. A morning traine called Caledonian Sleeper departs from Glasgow at 5:48. It's dark outside and all the passengers are asleep.
Middle of march – not the best time for tourism here. We put on the warmest clothes we had. I'll sleep, too.
The train is creeping through the hills, covered in dense last-year grass. The tops are covered in snow. Sometimes snow descends closely to railroad tracks. Vast spaces without people offer to watch "Braveheart" again.
We've come to Fort William. Near it sits the highest peak of Great Britain – Ben Nevis. Next train is in 2 hours. We've decided to take a walk by the embankment. A very deep bay and thousands of brooks trickle from the mountains, and the water already turned out to be salty. Not many people around. We sent postcards to relatives. And met the birds we've never seen before. Only on postcards.
We go further. A little diesel train with two well-warmed cars takes us to Glenfinnan – a little hamlet, where the local viaduct became a picturesque feature of the Harry Potter films.
Here our first trek begins. We go down from the station to a Loch Sheil, week out the view point on the viaduct. Decision comes that out trip lacks extreme – we put on trekking shoes for some reason – so, our party of two thunders through the fields, hills and ravines to the viaduct, skipping little streams. The hills literally ooze with water. Melted water and precipitation saturates the soil under the dense grass. Feet immediately became wet to the ankles and we dried them only in the evening in the hotel.
We came to a viaduct for a reason. The scale can be perceived only at its base.
We didn't want to get back to the poorly populated village left behind. We got over a brook, found a road and began walking upon it towards snow-capped mountains. The wind was very strong and wet shoes dried really fast. Fed with conversations, apples and bananas we walked by the asphalted road for about 4 or 5 kilometers, until we reached a fork. To the left lay a road to a private hotel – a greenish building gleamed with windows on the hillside; to the right – a track led to a long stone hut. Having decided, that if we wanted to keep to ourselves in the future, we will undoubtedly come to this hotel at world's end. We went to the hut for now.
Opened. Inside – a spacious room with a fireplace, an axe, a saw, shovels, hammer, electric stove and a pot; tea and coffee, some preserved goods, first aid kit. And in the corner – a pallet to sleep on. Tucked into a sleeping bag – a perfect bed. Tomorrow leave some tip in the box and go your way. This was a proper climax to today's trek, we got back to Glenfinnan. The last train left to Fort William left at 19:04.
We were surprised to find a cozy restaurant/bed-and-breakfast near the station. A dinner seemed to be in place after a long walk.
We stayed the night in the amazing Distillery Guest House. Clean and cozy. Hot shower after the windy spring walks – a heavenly experience. Relaxed we fall asleep under thick blankets. A new day tomorrow.
We wanted to prolong this hotel for one more day – they didn't have vacant places. Destiny wants us to continue. We will go to Loch Ness in the evening and spend the night there.
Today we have a massive trek – Ben Nevis. The start is at the The North Face Car Park not very far (5 km from Fort William). At first, we go by the picturesque forest, reach a view point, which shows the town, then the road leads upon the open hill. A mountain peak appeared before us – now it's difficult to get lost. It started snowing. Strange… blue skies and sun shining, but the snow is fierce. We guessed, that the strong wind raises the snow from the mountain peak and sprinkles everything around.
As we neared the mountain, the meeting wind became stronger. Later it just lifted you from the ground. We meet people – sincere greetings and red smiles from cold and wind. It's easily seen, that everybody feels the unity with the nature.
The end point for today was CIC Hut – a shelter for alpinists, ice-climbers and other crazy people. When we reached it, the temperature fell, the wind didn't cease, it became very slippery without crampons. We couldn't stay – the wind robbed of active heat quickly. We turn around and march back. A thought warms, that it gets warmer with every step of the way back down.
A superb trek. So many useful inhales and exhales of clear mountain air, thousands of useful steps for the body, so many breathtaking views, smiling eyes – and it's free. The only thing needed is desire.
We come down to the highway A82. We wait for the bus (check out transfers between the cities beforehand – it's 3 or 4 buses per day, and less than that during the weekends) and arrive in the village of Drumnodrochit, on the banks of Loch Ness. Tomorrow we'll look for Nessie.
A small town of Drumnodrochit on the banks of the lake, where we'd arrived, is famous for two museums of Loch Ness monster Nessie, where everything connected to the monster is gathered. Documents of witnesses, search reports, proofs and disproofs of its existence… also, hundreds of souvenirs with the local sight. We weren't tempted to peek inside, we're not superstitious. We set off into the nature, walked through the forest, by the lake's shore. Through the fields with sheep we'd come to Urquhart Castle (XIII-XVI century).
We walked the paths, read through interesting facts. The castle is situated on the lake's shore, it is one of the biggest and most frequently visited in Scotland. Entry is free of charge. There are 2 free tours per day.
I noticed, that most national museums in Scotland are free to enter. We visited 2 amazing, rich in interesting and rare exhibits museums – National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and Riverside museum in Glasgow.
We stayed the night in the guesthouse called Aslaich Bed & Breakfast for 44£. A beautiful living room with a fireplace in classic style, cozy rooms. One can choose any breakfast beginning with classic continental to traditional Scottish. Chasing after local food we'd ordered haggis, black pudding, homemade sausages, cooked tomatoes with beans and mushrooms.
We go home, preparing new outings into the beautiful Scottish Highland.
Famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Navajo Code Talkers to Walk in NYC Veterans Day Parade
The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.
Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive, most living in the Navajo Nation reservation that spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Many are frail or ill, with little time left to tell the world about their wartime contribution.
But on Wednesday, 13 of the Code Talkers are coming to New York City to participate for the first time in the nation's largest Veterans Day parade.
The young Navajo Marines, using secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms, helped the U.S. prevail at Iwo Jima and other World War II Pacific battles, serving in every Marine assault in the South Pacific between 1942-1945. Military commanders said the code, transmitted verbally by radio, helped save countless American lives and bring a speedier end to the war in the Pacific theater.
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They were sworn to secrecy about their code, so complex that even other Navajo Marines couldn't decipher it. Used to transmit secret tactical messages via radio or telephone, the code remained unbroken and classified for decades because of its potential postwar use.
"We were never told that our code was never decoded" or given identities of the original 29 Navajos who created it, said Keith Little, 85, who joined the Marines at 17 and remembers crouching in a bomb crater amid heavy fire on Iwo Jima.
"It was all covered by secrecy. We were constantly told not to talk about it," said Little. The Code Talkers felt compelled to honor their secrecy orders, even after the code was declassified in 1968.
Little plans to go to New York with the other Code Talkers, many of whom were young farmers and sheepherders and had never been away from home before the war.
"The code did a lot of damage to the enemy," said Samuel Tom Holiday, 85, of Kayenta, Ariz., who also is joining the parade. He was a 20-year-old Code Talker when he and two other Marines went behind enemy lines on Iwo Jima to locate a Japanese artillery unit advancing on American forces.
Once the unit was located, Holiday transmitted a coded message to Marine artillery, which fired a big shell at the Japanese. After the Marine rifleman proclaimed it "right on target," Holiday messaged "Right on Target" to a Najavo Code Talker in Marine artillery.
Though the Code Talkers transmitted information on tactics and troop movements, orders and other vital battlefield communications, they did not know at the time how those messages figured in the greater battle strategy.
Today "there's a certain elation about" knowing how much their work affected the outcome of the war, said Little, who runs a family ranch in Crystal, N.M., on the Navajo Nation.
Before the code, the Japanese intercepted and sabotaged U.S. military communications at an alarming rate because they had expert English translators. American forces then devised ever more complicated codes, but that increased the time — sometimes hours — for sending and decoding them.
The code, based on the ancient Navajo language, changed that. In the first 48 hours of the battle of Iwo Jima, six Code Talkers worked nonstop, transmitting and receiving more than 800 messages about troop movement and enemy fire — none deciphered by the Japanese. What confounded the enemy most was that Code Talkers could use distinctly different words for exactly the same message.
Recognition from the U.S. government and awareness of the Code Talkers — even within the Navajo community — has been slow to come. It wasn't until 2000 that the Congressional Gold Medal was bestowed on the survivors of the original 29 Code Talkers and silver medals on the rest.
At least five of the Code Talkers died just this year, creating an urgency for the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation to create a museum in their honor in New Mexico, near the Navajo capital of Window Rock, Ariz. It is slated to open sometime in 2012.
Yvonne Murphy, a foundation board member and daughter of Code Talker Raymond R. Smith Sr., who died seven years ago, did not hear of the Code Talkers until she was 16.
"I saw this outfit lying on the bed ... a Marine gold-colored shirt," she said, the uniform of the Code Talkers, laid out with some Navajo jewelry. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s, "that I was able to grasp the whole concept," added Murphy, 45.
The Code Talkers coming to New York this week hope to highlight their efforts and funding needs for the museum, slated to open sometime in 2012.
On Tuesday, they will visit ground zero and the World War II aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid, where they will give a proclamation on behalf of the Navajo Nation to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"A lot more Marines would be dead right now," if not for the Code Talkers, said parade chairman Patrick Gualtieri.
"Our language was used to help win the war," said Holiday.
"After we're all gone, there will be no one to tell the story."


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\section{Introduction}

Kepler mission, which is dedicated to the search for exoplanets as well to asteroseismic analysis was launched in March 2009. During the survey phase, a few hundreds of solar-like oscillation stars will be observed for one month. To analyse this huge number of stars very quickly, several pipelines have been developed. We present here our pipeline applied to stars simulated by the AsteroFLAG group. It has also been tested on a few solar-like oscillation stars already observed with CoRoT, such as HD49933 \citep{2008A&A...488..705A}, HD181906 \citep{2009arXiv0907.0608G}, and HD181420 \citep{Barba09}

\section{Pipeline description}

The pipeline is constituted of five main packages:

\begin{enumerate}
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   P-Mode Range Search: we look for the frequency range of the p-mode excess power as well as the large-frequency separation estimation:
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 \item first, we estimate the large separation, $\Delta \nu$, by calculating the Power Spectrum (PS) of PS from 200 to 6000 $\mu$Hz (called PS2 hereafter, see an example on Fig. 3).
\item then, we take sub-regions of 600 $\mu$Hz in the PS, compute the PS2 and look for the relative power of the highest peak close to the value of $\Delta \nu$ found. By calculating the threshold corresponding to the probability of having a peak at this position, we obtain the range of p-mode excess power ($f_{min}$ and $f_{max}$) with a given confidence level (varying from 70 to 95\% \citep{ChaEls2002})
   \end{itemize}
  \item Background Fitting: we fit the background with 3 components, 2 harvey laws \citep{1985ESASP.235..199H} and a flat photon noise. The technique used is the maximum likelihood minimization.
  \item Bolometric amplitude of the $\ell$ = 0 mode: we look for the amplitude envelope of the PS
  \begin{itemize}
 \item we correct the PSD from background and we smooth it over a window of 1 or 2x$\Delta \nu$;
\item we fit the result with a Gaussian to get $P_{max}$ and $\nu_{max}$;
\item we convert the power to the amplitude per radial mode $A_{max}$ \citep{2008ApJ...682.1370K} and to bolometric amplitude \citep{2009A&A...495..979M}.
	\end{itemize}

  \item First determination of the Mass and Radius of the star:  we use the inversed scaling laws \citep{1995A&A...293...87K, 2007A&A...463..297S}
  \item Global fitting: we determine the table of guesses of modes frequencies from $\nu_{max}$ and $\Delta \nu$. We use a maximum likelihood minimization fitting of all the modes in a given frequency range including also the background. The code allows several possibilities like including Bayesian constraints, different mode identification and, $\ell$ = 3 modes.

\end{enumerate}

The pipeline also contains three more packages:
\begin{enumerate}
\item
Curvelets: Enhance the ridges of the p-mode signal in the echelle diagram \citep{LamPir2006}
\item
PSSPS (Power Spectrum of a Short part of the Power Spectrum), which is also part of package \#1:
\begin{itemize}
\item
we estimate $\Delta \nu$ from the standard stellar parameters
\item
we search for the spacing in the PS of a short slice of the PS where the p-mode excess power appears \citep{2002A&A...396..745R}
\end{itemize}
\item Determination of the rotation period (with several techniques among which the wavelets)
\end{enumerate}

\section{Results obtained with the AsteroFLAG hare and hounds}

For 3 different stars generated by the asteroFLAG team, we have applied our pipeline (from packages \#1 to 4): Pancho, Boris and Arthur \citep{2008AN....329..549C}. Each star has been simulated with 3 different magnitudes ($m_v$) (or Signal to Noise Ratio, SNR): 9, 10 and 11. They are all dwarves (V). Pancho has a $T_{eff}$=6383 K, for Boris, $T_{eff}$=5780 K and for Arthur, $T_{eff}$=6420 K.
Each time-series is 3 years long. In our analysis, we used sub-series of 31 days as KEPLER will observe this length of data during the survey phase before focusing on a few star for several years.

Fig. 1 shows the results for the estimation of $\Delta \nu$ with package \# 1 for magnitudes of 9 and 11.
We can see that in most of the cases, we manage to find a good estimation of $\Delta \nu$. For $m_v$=9, in 97\% of the cases, we obtained a good value with uncertainties lower than 3 $\mu$Hz. For $m_v$=10, a good estimation is obtained for 65\% of the cases and 36\% for $m_v$=11. Once we have an estimation on the large separation, we calculate the frequency-range of the p-mode excess power. Table 1 gives a statistical overview of the success ratio concerning the detection of the frequency range where most of the p-mode bump is found. For a bright star, almost 100\% of the power excess is correctly found. But above a SNR of 11, results start to become less and less reliable.

\begin{figure}[h!]

\includegraphics[height=.2\textheight , width=0.4\textwidth]{mathur1a.pdf}

\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h]

\includegraphics[height=.2\textheight , width=0.4\textwidth]{mathur1b.pdf}

  \caption{Histograms of the results of the pipeline on the estimation of $\Delta \nu$. For each $m_v$, we have used 3 stars.}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}[h!]
\begin{tabular}{lrrr}
\hline
  \tablehead{1}{r}{b}{Star/SNR}
  & \tablehead{1}{r}{b}{9}
  & \tablehead{1}{r}{b}{10}
  & \tablehead{1}{r}{b}{11}   \\
\hline
Pancho & 100 & 64 & 28   \\
Boris & 100 & 81 & 61  \\
Arthur & 97 & 61 & 30  \\
All & 99 & 65 & 40  \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Percentage of good results for the frequency-range of the p-mode excess power}
\label{tab:a}
\end{table}

Finally, after removing the background fit for each star, we calculate the maximum Amplitude of l=0 mode. Here, we took only the stars where the frequency range was correctly found. The results for $m_v$ =9 and 11 are shown on the histograms of Fig. 2. The amplitude is also well retrieved for most of the stars with SNR of 9 and 10. The error bars associated vary from 0.8 to 2ppm for the 3 SNR. Fig. 3 and 4 show the results obtained for 31 days of Pancho and $m_v$ = 9.

\section{Conclusions}

The pipeline applied to the asteroFLAG hare and hounds datasets gives good results concerning stars with SN of 9 and 10. Within the error bars we retrieve the values of the main global parameters of the modes.
This pipeline for the packages 1 to 4 is now working in an automated way and was tested on CoRoT targets as well as on simulated stars from the Kepler-asteroFLAG simulator.

\begin{theacknowledgments}
This work has been partially supported by the CNES/GOLF grant as well as ISSI. CoRoT (Convection, Rotation and planetary Transits) is a mini-satellite developed by the French Space agency CNES in collaboration with the Science Programs of ESA, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Germany and Spain \citep{2006cosp...36.3749B}.
\end{theacknowledgments}

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\includegraphics[height=.2\textheight , width=0.4\textwidth]{mathur2a.pdf}\\

\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h!]

\includegraphics[height=.2\textheight, width=0.4\textwidth]{mathur2b.pdf}

  \caption{Histograms of the results of the pipeline on the maximum amplitude per radial mode. Same as figure 1.}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h]

\includegraphics[width=.35\textwidth]{mathur3.pdf}\\

  \caption{Example of the PS2 for 31 days of Pancho.}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h]

\includegraphics[width=.35\textwidth]{mathur4a.pdf}

\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h]

\includegraphics[height=.1\textheight]{mathur4b.pdf}

  \caption{Example of Pancho: results of package \#1 (top) and 4 (bottom).}
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package com.sksamuel.akka.patterns

import akka.actor.{ActorRef, Actor}
import scala.collection.mutable.{Map => MMap, ListBuffer}

/** @author Stephen Samuel */
class Barrier(target: ActorRef, types: Class[_]*) extends Actor {

  val received = MMap.empty[Class[_], Boolean]
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  val buffer = new ListBuffer[Any]
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  def receive = {
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Cleo Parker Robinson: Marching and protesting works. Rallying works. Rioting doesn't work.
Linda Kotsaftis, Brian Willie
• Published on June 7, 2020
Rocky Mountain PBS
Cleo Parker Robinson is the founder, artistic director and choreographer of Cleo Parker Robinson dance- a community artistic institution for 50 years.
She has seen Denver grown and change, and she talked to RMPBS about what's happening now in our city.
"I was thinking about, as a choreographer, what kind of dance I see going on right now. And, it's really phenomenal. It's radical. And, sometimes when you want change, many times in our history when you look for change, you have to have radical things go on because people get very numb. They don't listen, they think they care, they think they hear, but when something radical happens it's sort of like a gestalt moment. Everyone sees it at the same time and therefore everyone tries to problem solve and we have to hear all the different ways of problems solving and I think we're in a very interesting time."
Robinson adds, "I think it's a very painful time. Very painful, and it brings up a lot of pain we've already had that we haven't healed from. So, I think that's some of the concern that I have. That, and some of the things that have not been put into place that we thought maybe were in place through the civil rights movement. I think it just reminds us of how powerful that was - the civil rights movement-and how we have to go back to some of those things that really did work for our society. And, marching and protesting works. Rallying works. Rioting doesn't work. Somebody is going to get hurt, and lots of people get hurt and lots of people get angry."
"But, a lot of times people don't feel like they own that community so when there is destruction you have to say 'why would you ruin your own community?' But if they don't feel they own it, they have no ownership. Then, we have to look at it in a different way as well. We're looking at ourselves, which we need to do. We need to do that. We look at other countries and make a judgment but right now we have to self knowledge. We have to look at ourselves and see how the world is looking at us and know that we inspire the world..."
As she travels the world with her dance company, she makes a statement. " I've always protested from day one, and my company is a protest. I would say when I arrive in other countries or places I go-- I got a posse, I got a gang, and they say 'you do? I say ' yeah' they're all dancers, they're all artists. But, we come in with an intention. We come in to bring beauty. I mean that's our intention. We come in to unify people, and we come in together- not alone. We come in as a group and we come in to make change. We come in to have a powerful experience that uplifts us. And so, I think marching uplifts people.I think it's uplifting them."
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Q: how to check type of processor architcture runtime
Possible Duplicate:
Identifying the CPU architecture type using C#

my program is using diffrent assemblies  for its final part.The problem is that amd and intelx64 assemblies are not fully compatible. Its is for an compiler im working on.

A: you could use exception handling, using try and catch.
try
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Star Wars Imperial Assault: Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight Ally Pack (SWI33)
p>For centuries, the Jedi Order endured as a symbol of truth and justice in the galaxy, with hundreds of Jedi Knights working to protect the innocent and safeguard the galaxy. The Galactic Empire gutted the Jedi Order, however, and by the events of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker may be all that remains of that once legendary order. With the Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight Ally Pack, you can bring a new version of Luke Skywalker into your Imperial Assault campaigns and skirmishes.
A Jedi Knight with the skills of Luke Skywalker would be an undeniable boon to any Rebel strike team. You might end up using Luke's knowledge of his homeworld to infiltrate an Imperial base on Tatooine, or you may bring him into one of your other missions as an ally. With his fully developed Force powers, Luke Skywalker can fight for the Rebel Alliance whether you're playing the new full-length campaign in Jabba's Realm, skirmishing against a hostile strike team, or playing any of your other adventures across the Star Wars galaxy.


Duke is to many the 'spitting image' of a classic American college education: it is a beautiful campus setting, with a rich Greek life (over 30 Fraternities and Sororities) and a hugely successful student sports franchise. The school is indeed also one of the most prestigious US institutions academically, often ranked in the top 10 colleges in the country, ahead of many of the Ivy league schools. About 85% of students graduate from the College of Arts & Science, with the remainder from the Pratt School of Engineering. As such, Duke has become a breeding ground for both athletic talent and successful leaders in the various fields.
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Lucien Jasseron (29 December 1913, in Oran – 15 November 1999, in Strasbourg) was a French footballer.

He played for Le Havre AC and RC Paris, and was part of France in the 1938 World Cup. He then had a coaching career.

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Samuel L. Jackson on Trump
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World-first for gender equality
Berkhamsted Golf Club has decided to allow both sexes to compete in the Berkhamsted Trophy, a long-standing top men's amateur in the UK. This is a world-first for elite amateur golf and has the backing of the R&A and England Golf. The event which is entering its 61st year – has transformed from being a men-only tournament, into one which invites both sexes to compete for the same prize.
PUMA grabs a slice of Beef
We wondered why GolfPunk favourite Andrew 'Beef' Johnston posted a video on Instagram about his love for cats. We know he is a big softy but now all has become clear. Beef announced ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship that he is joining the PUMA gang.
Teenager Hill beats Koepka
English prodigy Josh Hill warmed up for his European Tour debut in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Thursday by taking on world No 1 Brooks Koepka in a friendly match – a match the youngster won!
GolfPunk Hall of Shame inductee Sergio Garcia has been chucking clubs again. This time he has jettisoned all his Callaway clubs and replaced them with a selection of PINGs along with TaylorMade fairway woods. Garcia announced ahead of this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship that he has ended his two-year relationship with Callaway golf clubs and ball.
Back last August the European Tour announced a four-point plan for dealing with slow play on the tour. They have now revisited the plan and beefed up the regulations and penalties. The new tougher regulations come into effect at this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA.
With all due respect to Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods et al we think the Golf Writers Association of America ("GWAA") were spot on in voting for Brooks Koepka as Player of the Year for 2019. Koepka's performance at the four majors was undeniable impressive – to win one, finish second in two and tie fourth in the other is quite some feat.
Ko takes Player of Year
World number one, Jin Young Ko was the runaway winner of the Golf Writers Association of America ("GWAA") Female Player of the Year. The South Korean star was the overwhelming choice with Nelly Korda way back in second place.
Ping signs Eddie Pepperell
Ping has signed up Eddie Pepperell on a multi-year equipment deal. Eddie will be all Pinged up , as it were, as he will be wearing a Pink hat and carry a Ping staff bag as well as playing the clubs. It seems Eddie's antics on Twitter also endeared him to the bosses at Ping and once again he amused his audience with an offer to Prince Harry.
LPGA players pledge aid to Australia
No one can ignore the terrible fires ravaging Australia and to help in the relief efforts of those affected by the fires, a number of LPGA players including the Korda sisters, Marina Alex, Australian Sarah Kemp and England's Charlotte Thomas, have publicised that they will be making a donation.
We applaud all measures being taken by golf clubs to protect our planet and allow Greta Thunberg to go back to school. We've seen a number of measure from banning plastic tees to solar powered clubhouses but the latest initiative by Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca caught our eye – Donkeys!
GolfPunk's Hall of Shame 2019
2019 is behind of us but it was not a great display by some who let down our great game and so have been inducted into the GolfPunk Hall of Shame. So which five golfers find themselves with the unwanted invite?
Get ready folks there is a new handicapping system on its way. For those across the pond things will not be much different but for golfers in the UK, and to a slightly lesser extent Europe, there is a fair bit changing. The new World Handicap System will be introduced in the USA and dozens of other countries in January 2020 with the changes coming to the UK, Sweden, Portugal and Italy in November.
PGA Pro busted for solicitation
Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey was arrested as part of a prostitution sting in Central Florida. Gainey has been a pro golfer since 1997 and joined the PGA Tour in 2008, where he became famous for wearing gloves on both hands when playing.
History made with LET Event in Saudi Arabia
Well they've had the boxing, Tiger and Rory have declined big pay days to play there and now Saudi has made history by announcing the first-ever professional women's golf event in the Kingdom. The fully-sanctioned Ladies European Tour event will be staged in collaboration with Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation and carry a purse of $1 million.
Engström extends her lead in Kenya
LET 2018 Rookie of the Year, Julia Engström, carded a two under par 70 at Vipingo Ridge course to extend her lead in the Magical Kenya Ladies Open to seven shots over the field. Esther Henseleit who needs to win the event for a chance of grabbing the LET order of merit title could only manage a 71 and sits in joint second.
Stewart Golf launch HottMitt
We must say we like the look of the new Stewart Golf HottMitt. Who wouldn't want toasty warm hands on the golf course? The mobile phone or device holder and charger does look like a bit of techfoolery (Is that a new word? - Ed) but each to their own. But might there be other uses?
Good god man put those legs away
Shock horror, the European Tour has taken the ground-breaking step of allowing competitors to play in shorts at this week's Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. The Brigadier has just recovered after choking on a mouthful of his morning kippers. Has the golf world gone mad or is it finally waking up to the fact we entered the 21st century some twenty years ago?
Tom Watson loses his Hero
GolfPunk send it condolences and prayers to Tom Watson and his family on the sad passing of Hilary Watson just before midnight on Thanksgiving Eve. Hilary, who Tom described as 'my hero' had been battling pancreatic cancer for two years.
Watch out Poults
The Labour party in the UK do not have the backing of GolfPunk favourites Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood. Both players tweeted their discontent at Jeremy Corbyn's plan to tax the bejeezus out of all rich people. But GolfPunk have unearthed a document that suggests our Jezza also has his eye on turning golf courses into allotments!
Most valuable putts in golf
This weekend the biggest winner's cheque on Tour were nabbed by Jon Rahm on the European Tour and Kim Sei-young on the LPGA Tour. Check out how both closed out their respective events and raked in a rather obscene amount of cash.
Garcia to play for free
Sergio García will play in next year's Saudi International despite trying to trash a number of their greens when playing the event in February of this year. The Spaniard was disqualified after his extraordinary behaviour but it seems that there was a further sanction from tour who have insisted he plays at the event in 2020 without an appearance fee. call that a sanction? We are not impressed.
LPGA and LET forge partnership
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Ladies European Tour (LET) today announced that they will unite in a joint venture partnership to push women's professional golf to new heights in Europe and around the world. The combination of the LET's European expertise and relationships in the region, with the LPGA's global strength and worldwide exposure, and their shared vision for the future of women's professional golf and growth of the game, provides the core ingredients to ignite a tour loaded with upside potential.
Golf Joke of the week
Derek The Donkey, GolfPunk's grumpy horse-envier once again delivers his 'Joke of the Week'. As you know he likes nothing better than a proper good laugh as long as it's at someone else's expense...
Rahm does the double
We pondered yesterday what would the result of the Race to Dubai be if Jon Rahm won the DP World Tour Championship and Tommy Fleetwood was alone in second? The answer was confirmed when Rahm holed a three foot putt birdie putt on the 18th to take the World Tour Championship and also pip Fleetwood to the Race to Dubai title.
GolfNow takeover TeeOff
GolfNow the biggest online tee time agency in the golf industry has grabbed an even bigger share of the market following the acquisition of EZLinks Golf by GolfNow owner, NBC Sports Group. Part of the EZLinks Golf portfolio is the online tee time booking platform TeeOff. So, what does this consolidation signal to the golf industry?
Whatever Happened To Little Billy?
Hats off to the European tour for coming up with another little classic for us all to have a laugh at. A few years back the tour let Little Billy loose on the players. Billy gave the pros a complete grilling with a series of cheeky questions, the Rory McIlroy one is a classic. Three years on, a documentary crew follow him as he returns to Dubai for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
Galvin Green go er, Green
The folk at Galvin Green, in keeping with their name, are enhancing their environmental credentials by introducing a collection of golf wear using high-performance fabric that is left over from the production of its comprehensive core range. The UpCycle Edition collection consists of a limited number of garments for both men and women.
Sergio jumps to Bale's defence
Gareth Bale will trot out on to pitch this evening at the Cardiff City Stadium hoping to help Wales beat Hungary and qualify for next year's European Championships. Meanwhile back in Spain he is getting a lot of criticism for playing too much golf – as if you could ever play too much golf!
Golf Course vandalised
A golf club is counting the cost of a horrific attack on their greens by mindless vandals. Seven of the greens at Oldham Golf Club were hacked at with what appears to have been a golf club or clubs. The distressing pictures were posted by the club on their social media feeds.
THE HERO CHALLENGE IN DUBAI
In the final Hero Challenge of the year South African Erik van Rooyen defeated former Masters Champion Danny Willett. You know the Hero Challenge, it's the one where 6 top pros compete at target golf, hitting to a floating green out in an expanse of water. The closer to the flag you are the more points you score, with the closest ring being 50 points the next 25, well you get the gist.
LET's Race to Oblivion
This coming weekend the LPGA Tour reaches its climax at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida. The winner will pick up a cheque for a cool $1.5 million. Meanwhile, the members of the ladies European Tour are sitting out yet another week. Their last event was the Hero Women's Indian Open back at the beginning of October.
One Ball Rule costs Pro 8 shots
In a week where there has been much discussion about the Billy Mayfair affair Russell Henly has reminded us all that the vast majority of tour players are honourable golfers. On dishing out signed golf balls to fans after finishing his second round at the Mayakoba Golf Classic Henly realised he had violated the One Ball rule and called an eight shot penalty on himself.
Greatest shank you'll ever see
There must be something in the air at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Yesterday we reported on one of the luckiest shots ever seen on tour when Thomas Detry was saved from disaster by a pole holding a windsock. In the third round Denmark's Joachim Hansen hit an unmentionable in a greenside bunker but came up smelling of roses.
Luckiest shot ever?
We have reported a lot of lucky shots over the years but this latest one really must be up there. Thomas Detry was staring down the barrel of a disaster at the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Friday when lady luck smiled down on him. When we say smiled we mean totally beamed and showered him with lucky dust as what transpired will go down as one of the luckiest breaks in the history of well, lucky breaks.
Oh, Billy Billy Billy
Colin Montgomerie won the Champions Tour's Invesco QQQ Championship last weekend, but the big story was one Billy Mayfair and the breaking of not one but two rules of golf. The story does not paint Mr Mayfair in a good light and the same must be said about the Champions Tour who seem to be trying to sweep the incidents under the carpet.
Ozzy lawyer sues the Poms
Retired Australian lawyer, John Cawood, is suing Sunningdale Golf Club after he was booted out over claims he was playing too often. The exclusive Berkshire club whose membership includes the likes of Sean Connery and the Boy Lineker rescinded the overseas membership of Mr Cawood after claims were made that he was playing more than 30 rounds a year.
A golf shop but not as we know it
Honma, that premium brand from Japan has just launched its first shop in Paris. However, it is no American Golf, or standard pro shop, and it would not look out of place on London's Bond Street. In fact, we would not be surprised if we saw George Clooney walking out of it with a Nespresso in one hand and a Honma wedge in the other.
Beef's Foooore Hole Challenge
Everyone loves Beef Johnson, what's not to like? He is a lovely chap and is nice to everyone both on and off the course and boy can he play golf. That's why it was sad to see Beef's loss of form and subsequently learn that this great bloke from London was struggling mentally. In this, Men's Mental Health Month, we really enjoyed watching the video of Beef and Tubes, the Soccer AM presenter, playing a few holes and chatting about mental health and other stuff.
It's all about the weight
In their never-ending quest to help us folk who don't swing the club quite so quickly, Cobra have come up with their latest iteration of the popular F-MAX collection which have been re-engineered using new weight-saving technologies. COBRA's new F-MAX AIRSPEED men's and women's clubs deliver a new level of lightweight performance, maximizing clubhead speed, distance and forgiveness for players with moderate swing speeds.
Pepperell's Tin Cup moment
There has been much talk about Eddie Pepperell's Tin Cup moment at the Turkish Open at the weekend. For those of you who have not ready about it, European Tour joker Eddie had a minor meltdown at the par five 4th hole(his 12th). hitting four or five balls into the water. Pepperell ran out of balls, walked off the course and was disqualified.
One Direction only for Niall
We love a golf challenge at GolfPunk. That's not to say we are any good at them but the general consensus after watching Niall Horan have a bash at the Pressure Putt Challenge from our friends at American Golf, is that we could have taken him.
Chase The Ace Challenge
Take one tour pro, 500 golf balls and a 165-yard par three hole. The challenge, to make a hole-in-one. The odds of an average golfer making an ace are roughly one in 100,000, while stats suggest a European Tour pro's chances are closer to one in 2,500. Step up Thomas Pieters.
Mount Juliet to host Irish Open
It's been a while since this fine course has featured a major event and it's been even longer since GolfPunk played it. If we recall correctly you head south out of Dublin on the M9 and you can't miss it – well you can as its in middle of nowhere, if we recall.
Pepperell finds motivation in Portugal!
Eddie Pepperell must have mixed memories of Portugal Masters after missing the cut and losing his card in 2016. However, this year he appears to have found an innovative way to motivate himself, wagering Martin Kaymer about appearing on the Television Show First Dates.
Josh Hill enters the record books
Englishman Josh Hill entered the record books becoming the youngest player ever to win an Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) event with his two-stroke triumph in the Al Ain Open on the Mena Tour. But sadly, as an amateur he couldn't take home his £10,000 prize money.
GolfPorn: Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort, Idaho
It's GolfPorn time! This time we're at the famous floating green at the 14th hole of the Coeur d'Alene Golf Resort, Idaho.
Record 42 penalty strokes
Former LPGA player Ann Walker was not exactly burning it up at the recent Senior LPGA Championship but then her score got a lot worse in fact 58 shots worse! Unfortunately, our Ann did not pay attention when the new rules were announced at the beginning of the year. The result, 42 penalty shots imposed for her opening round and a further 16 for her first five holes on day two.
The Challenge: Japan Skins
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama will go head to head in a globally televised skins game, the first in a series of annual competitions staged by GOLFTV. "The Challenge: Japan Skins" will take place on the 21st October ahead of the PGA Tour's Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino C.C. in Chiba, Japan, and we will not be watching.
The Great British Open Challenge
Take one bike, one set of clubs, 14 different Open venues and one complete nutter and you have the 'The Great British Open Challenge'. London-based PGA professional, Luke Willett, he with a famous golfing namesake, is to pedal his way between all the Open venues playing 18 holes at each and cycling with his clubs on his back!
Cobra brings the T-RAIL
Cobra Golf today unveiled T-RAIL (Transitional Rail) its first, all-hollow iron-hybrid set, taking super game improvement clubs to the next level. T-RAIL, so they say, combines the forgiveness of a Cobra Baffler hybrid with the precision of an iron in a one-of-a-kind set of clubs that are designed for anyone looking for a better game.
Round of a Lifetime
We love Carnoustie. It's probably one of the bestest courses in the UK, forget that the World! So, what better venue for a 'Round of a Lifetime' for one Edward Johnson from Massachusetts, U S of A.
Bentley Centenary Collection Clubs Going Fast
We love a bit of luxury at GolfPunk, particularly if someone else is paying, but the idea that you could actually use clubs that cost the price of an average family car is not something which we could ever comprehend.
Next generation of KING Forged TEC Irons
Cobra Golf today introduced its next generation of KING Forged TEC Irons, featuring a traditional muscle-back shape with a hollow design for softer feel and improved power preferred available in a variable or ONE Length set make-up.
Hero Women's Indian Open Final
A year after finishing tied for second in the Hero Women's Indian Open, Christine Wolf enjoyed a much happier experience at DLF Golf and Country Club as she claimed her first Ladies European Tour title. The 30-year-old Austrian, who had led by three going into the 18th hole 12 months ago before a nightmare double-bogey wrecked her chances, was able to take care of unfinished business.
Open de España Final
Jon Rahm successfully defended a title for the first time in his career as he stormed to a five-stroke victory at the Mutuactivos Open de España. The 24-year-old secured his fifth European Tour title in just his 39th start, becoming the fastest Spaniard to reach five victories surpassing the late, great Seve Ballesteros who reached that milestone on his 49th appearance.
14 Club Challenge: Ryder Cup Captains Special
We love a good 14 club challenge at GolfPunk. We're not very good at them but watching the pro's go at it is always a scream, especially when they manage to hit the green with a putter or equally unsuitable club!
The Ryder Cup Goes to Italy, che bello!
The 2022 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, in Italy, will take place from 30th September to the 2nd October 2022. It will be the first time The Ryder Cup has been played in Italy, with the country following England, Scotland, Spain, Ireland, Wales and France as European nations to host the biennial contest between Europe and the United States.
GolfPorn: West Cliffs Golf Links
10th hole West Cliffs Golf Links, 372 yards, Par 4.
The most expensive finger in golf?
Poor old Bio Kim. The Korean who is leading the money list on the Korean tour, has been handed a three-year suspension for raising his middle finger at members of the crowd at the weekend. This seems a rather harsh punishment and will cost the young man a lot of dosh.
It's getting cold out there
As we head into October there is a definite chill in the air and those hopes of an Indian Summer might be waning. With this in mind the stylish, but practical, folk at adidas have introduced their Frostguard Collection. A new layering collection for both men and women that was designed to help golfers extend their golf seasons during the colder months of the year.
You Little Beauty: Tandridge G.C.
The 6:57 to East Grinstead trundles out of Clapham Junction. I'm on board with my Café Nero's black americano in hand (other coffee brands were available) and a copy of City AM on the table in front of me. Today's mission, to seek out a gem of a course that I have known about for years but never played. The course in question is Tandridge Golf Club and I have heard good reports about the course and, in particular, the famous lunch – more of that later!
Titleist Releases latest innovation
Not happy with having the most popular golf ball those clever chaps at Titleist continue to push the boundaries of ball technology. The Titleist Golf Ball Research & Development team were thrown into a room and told they could not come out until they came up with a new golf ball. The result, the Experimental EXP•01 Golf Ball.
ESTRELLA DAMM MEDITERRANEAN LADIES OPEN FINAL
Only a fortnight after playing her part in Europe's Solheim Cup victory at Gleneagles, Carlota Ciganda claimed the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open at Terramar Golf Club in Sitges, Spain to add another unforgettable moment to her remarkable career.
ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Victor Perez became the first French winner of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the event, winning by one shot from England's Matthew Southgate at St Andrews. Whilst, at the same time, Rory McIlroy, finishing tied for 26th place complains to the BBC that the European Tour is too easy.
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Day 3
England's Matthew Southgate and Victor Perez of France take a two shot lead into the final round at the Old Course, St Andrews in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Perez shot his second 64 of the week at Kingsbarns Golf Links to move to twenty under and was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Southgate who birdied his final hole at St Andrews to card a 65.
Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open Day 3
Laura Fuenfstueck of Germany shot a four under 67 to keep the lead but is being hunted down by home favourite Carlota Ciganda who is just two shots back going into the final round of the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open at Golf Club Terramar, near Barcelona.
Luckiest Golf shot ever?
Businessman Jeremy Ord from South Africa's had an outrageous slice of luck when playing the short 13th hole at Kingsbarns Golf Links. Ord was playing alongside professional Branden Grace in the team event in Scotland when he came close to a hole-in-one following a number of lucky breaks.
Germany's Laura Fuenfstueck produced back to back rounds of 68 to lead by three shots at the halfway stage of the Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open in Sitges, near Barcelona. The 24-year-old from Langen was out of the traps quickly, racking up four birdies in her first 12 holes and made just the one bogey, on the par-4 14th, at Terramar Golf Club.
New balls please!
It's probably fair to say that amongst top golfers, elite or amateur, that the Titleist Pro V1 or Pro V1x ball is the market leader. Titleist also offer a range of more budget friendly options for the lesser mortal and are now replacing the DT TruSoft, their budget distance ball, with the TruFeel which, they claim, is engineered to deliver longer distance and excellent control.
Play Solheim Cup Course
We were all on the edge of our seats when Suzann Pettersen holed that six foot putt to win the Solheim Cup. Now Gleneagles are bringing back their offer to allow us ordinary folk to play that course, or one of the other two, for the princely sum of £201.90. Better hurry as we assume it may go up to £202.00 come January!
BMW PGA Championship Final
Danny Willett made a welcome return to form winning the BMW PGA Championship with a comfortable three shot victory after posting a five-under-par 67 on Sunday at Wentworth. Overnight joint leader, John Rahm of Spain struggled to card a 70 whilst South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout's charge slightly petered out leaving him third.
Lacoste Ladies Open Final
Nelly Korda shot a four-under 67 to win the Lacoste Ladies Open to take her first European Title. Blustery conditions made it challenging at Golf du Medoc and despite being in a final round containing two local favourites, Korda managed to hold off Joanna Klattern and Céline Boutier for her maiden win on this side of the pond.
New Launcher UHX Irons
Cleveland's brand-new Launcher UHX Irons claim to be the most progressive combo set of hollow and cavity back irons on the market. As the company boldly states, they provide a completely new way to approach one complete set of irons.
I can see your Halo, Halo, Halo
Cleveland are now bringing us the Halo, a versatile scoring club designed for any situation. Featuring new Gliderail Technology, the Launcher Halo is optimised for better turf interaction from the toughest of lies. And given some of the golf we have been playing lately this club could be getting a lot of use
Lacoste Ladies Open Day 3
France's Joanna Klatten made a strong push at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France with third round six-under-par 65 at Golf du Medoc Resort bringing her within one of World Number one Nelly Korda, setting up for an exciting final round.
World number ten Nelly Korda lived up to her favourite billing shooting a second round seven-under-par 64 to take a six-stroke lead into the weekend on 10-under-par at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France at Golf du Medoc, near Bordeaux.
Jet Black Collection lands in Europe
Following the debuting of the Titleist 2020 branding at the FedEx Cup playoffs the rather sleek looking bags are being launched on the European Tour at this week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. We still want one!
Ashes stars take on different white ball
They may have been looking to run up high scores in the Ashes over the summer but yesterday three of England's heroes were looking to go low at the ProAm event at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.
Rory laments slow play
At the Wednesday press conference with Rory McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship the subject inevitably turned to slow play. It transpires that the world number two had been watching the Solheim Cup, or as GolfPunk had renamed it the Slowheim Cup.
More turbo from Cleveland
Following close on behind the launch of their Go Faster Turbo Woods Cleveland have unveiled the Launcher HB Turbo Irons. Built for more speed and more precision and targeted specifically at improvement players the irons deliver maximum forgiveness and an easy-to-hit to profile.
Solheim Cup Day 2
It was a brutal day at Gleneagles with high winds, rain and low temperatures testing the mettle of both teams. Team USA came out narrowly on top taking the afternoon fourballs by 2½ matches to 1½ after the morning foursomes had been shared. So, it is all tied at 8-8 ahead of the twelve singles today and the Americans, given their past record in singles, must be viewed as the favourites.
Solheim Cup Opening Ceremony
The teams were introduced, the crowds were bedecked in the colours of the teams and Sharleen Spiteri and Texas hit the stage to liven up proceedings. First points in the fashion stakes probably went to Europe with their mid length coats and Solheim Cup tartan scarves winning it out over the the not quite so flattering short jackets of Team USA. A real spectacle indeed and here are some of the best images.
Slowheim Cup
The players in the afternoon fourballs are on the back nine. The target time for the matches is four and half hours and they are on five hours and forty-five-minute pace. It seems that the men's game is not the only one plagued by slow play problems.
Golden Bear gives Rory his award
Rory McIlroy has won the PGA Tour Player of the year award for the third time, beating world number one Brooks Koepka into second place, and he got the Nicklaus award from the Golden Bear himself whilst having lunch.
Solheim Cup 2019
The haggis has been piped in, the Solheim tartan is out in force and the smiles are out, for the meoment. Countdown to the Solheim Cup has begun and may the best team win. This year, of the twenty four players taking part nine of them are rookies, three on Team Europe side and a record six joining Team USA.
Go faster turbo woods by Cleveland
Cleveland have been on a bit of a role when it comes to launching wrenches recently. Their CBX 2 wedges kicked it off, followed by their amazing Frontline Putters and the Huntington Beach range. Now, two years on from their return to the woods and irons market they are releasing the Launcher HB Turbo woods which they say are "sleeker, faster, and more forgiving" which is exactly what you want!
Will he never learn?
Sometimes we look at a player and wonder what is going through their head. In what can only be considered a nightmare year for Matt Kuchar the American really doesn't seem to know when to stop digging, quite literally in this case!
Walker Cup 2019
In near perfect conditions at Royal Liverpool, team USA showed their class in turning an overnight deficit of two points into a resounding victory by a score of 15½ to 10½. Having clinched the morning foursomes by 2½ to 1½, the American crushed the home side in the singles 8-2.
Walker Cup latest
Matt Fitzpatrick's little brother, Alex, led the way for team Great Britain and Ireland at Royal Liverpool yesterday. Following a foursomes win in the morning, with partner Conor Purcell, Fitzpatrick took out world number one amateur Cole Hammer (great name!) in the top afternoon singles game to help The GB&I team to a 7-5 lead after day one.
Something for the weekend? Ooh suit you!
GolfPorn: Gleneagles
Gleneagles 13th hole The Queen's Course. A par 3, 140 yard piece of GolfPorn!
Consecutive Holes-in-one
Two Foxhills members both hit a hole-in-one on the same hole with consecutive shots. Apparently, the odds of this happening are millions to one although we must confess, we haven't a clue how that is calculated.
Is it just us or can you not get excited about the Walker Cup? The amateur version of the Ryder Cup takes place this weekend over the famous Royal Liverpool Golf Club links at Hoylake. The two teams of 10 players will compete over the two days of foursomes and singles matches first to 13½ points winning.
GOLFPORN: SENTOSA GOLF CLUB
With stunning views of the China Sea along with the city skyline Sentosa Golf Club is home of the Singapore Open and more recently has been the venue for the HSBC Women's World Championship.
Cleveland Frontline Range
Cleveland wedges are definitely always in the mix when you think about premium tour products and we loved their recent CBX 2 launch aimed at the slightly more regular golfers amongst us. What they aren't as well known for are their top of the line putters and perhaps, with the new Frontline range, that is about to change?
Something for the weekend? Ooh, suit you!
Rory and Justin play in the sand
What happens when you pair one of the world's biggest pop stars with the world's number two golfer at a Pro-Am event? Well it's no joke but what you actually get is a lesson in bunker play in the middle of the round, oh and a very near miss!


Resistors are identified by a color code that is printed on the body of the resistor. You can tell what the resistance is by de-coding the colored bands. I can never remember what each color stands for, so I like to use one of these goodies.
(available here: BoysDad.com_resistor_calculator). It is best to use some heavy card stock or to have the printout laminated. If you do laminate it, I have found the best prices are available at teacher supply stores. You will need to use a color printer, since the whole thing relies on colors.
You don't need the reference chart to use the calculator, but it is handy to have up above your electronics work bench.
Be kind of careful, If it is not nice and straight, the dials won't line up.
Again, if you are not careful, the dials won't line up properly.
If you put the hole punch on upside down, you will be able to see clearly how to line up the hole with the punch. Punch all six holes. It is fine to punch through both sides of the card.
In this version, all three dials are identical, so there is no need to keep them separate. Just be sure they are facing so they show through the holes. I used a pen to poke the holes in the body and the wheels to help the brad go through the very center. This is a good way to help everything to line up.
The wheels will overlap each other, but they should fit just fine.
The flaps kind of help hold things together (and make sure your shirt is on right-side-out).
The first two colors on the resistor tell the numerical value of the resistor. The last color indicates the magnitude of the other two numbers. For example, if the three colors on a resistor are Red, Black, Black, the value of the resistor would be 20 Ohms. If it were Red, Black, Green the value would be 2,000,000 Ohms (add 5 zeros behind 20).
This is a simplified version of the one Osgeld posted on Instructables. Osgeld got the idea from an old Radio Shack product that is no longer being made. We tried to make our version a little easier to make and use, but it is pretty much the same idea.


Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic art practiced to support health and relaxation. On the surface, yoga combines meditation and exercise to help you improve your body and breathing, decrease stress, and maintain vibrant health. But on a deeper level, it does so much more than that; it's a whole life philosophy, encompassing everything in our quest for holistic health. In Sanskrit the word Yoga means union; the union of the body's physical systems with the consciousness of the mind. Yoga originated from the Indus Valley civilization and can be traced back roughly 5,000 years!
How is this ancient tradition so resilient against time?
Because yoga is a deep and proven way of life, based on the idea that mind and body are one. Its systematic practice brings proven benefits such as physical health, control of our breath, relaxation, diet control, and a positive mindset, thus developing harmony in the body, mind, and also in our environment.
Yoga is much more than just physical exercise: yes, it involves low-impact physical activity, but also postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), relaxation, and even meditation. Although there are many types of yoga, such as Ashtanga, Bikram, Hatha, Kundalini, Iyengar, and more, they all have the same goal: to unite mind, body, and spirit for a truly holistic approach to healthy living. The most important skill you can learn from yoga is spiritual awareness: to choose positive thoughts over wasteful ones and to firmly respond to situations rather than just reacting to them. This change creates a sense of harmony within yourself, with others, and in fact with the whole universe.
Even if you're suffering from a resilient chronic condition, combining yoga with conventional medical treatments can help you find a deep inner peace that will radiate outwards, and your life will become inspired by joy and meaningful happiness. There are several types of yoga, and they all have the same goal: to unite mind, body, and spirit for a truly holistic approach to healthy living.
"The very heart of yoga practice is 'abhyasa'- steady effort in the direction you want to go."
A popular and easy-to-learn form—it's the foundation of all yoga styles, focusing mostly on easier movements and meditation techniques. It's a complete system that can be used to achieve enlightenment or self-realization, but it's also a great source of exercise and stress management.
A wonderful way to promote strength, flexibility, and balance through coordinated breathing and poses that require precise body alignment. Very similar in nature to Hatha—it incorporates the same traditional postures or asanas, but utilizes cushions, blankets, straps, and blocks for help. This makes it a great choice for people recovering from an injury, or who are sick, or even the elderly to practice yoga safely and effectively.
Similar to Ashtanga, Bikram yoga always follows the same sequence through a series of 26 poses, but in a room heated to 105°F (40.6°C), with 40% humidity. It includes all the components of a traditional workout, including increasing muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular flexibility, and promoting weight loss. The increased heat allows students to move more deeply into poses and to flush more toxins.
Focuses on coordination of breath and movement, and it is a very physically active form of yoga. Vinyasa classes are known for their fluid, movement-intensive practices. Although it's considered harder than Hatha yoga, if you dislike routine and love to test your physical limits, then give vinyasa a try—you'll love it.
This is a deeply spiritual practice, which involves awakening the energy at the base of the spine, and drawing it upward through all 7 chakras. Kundalini yoga incorporates repeated movements, dynamic breathing techniques, chanting, meditation, and mantras. This form of yoga looks and feels quite different than any other due to its focus on repetitive and enhanced breathing, and the movement of energy through the body.
Is Meditation Serving You? Do You Want It To?
Facing chronic pain can be a nightmare that never seems to end. Unlike acute pain that may appear for a short amount of time, chronic pain seems to last an eternity.
How Are You Managing Your Most Important Asset?
Energy is our best asset, and it is also something we take for granted. In this article, I share with you some exercises that can help you activate the energy you need to get through your day.
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⅔-rds of regular yoga users report higher motivation to exercise more regularly, and 4 in 10 report more inclined to eating healthier.
More than 80% of yoga users report reduced stress as a result of practicing yoga.
Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for just 30 minutes a week for at least four years, gained significantly less weight during middle adulthood compared to those who did not practice yoga.


India's economic growth has enabled an increase in purchasing power parity, empowering families to afford a comfortable and healthy lifestyle. Air conditioners that were once considered luxuries have now become essential home appliances. This is true not only in the metros but also in smaller cities and towns. With the introduction of newer technologies, healthcare benefits, and energy efficiency, air conditioners have found a permanent place in homes. But do you know everything you should about air conditioning?
The most common feature that people associate with air conditioning is cooling. However, many fail to understand that the basic science behind making the home cooler is actually reducing the ambient air temperature of the space, transferring the heat to another space to make the air cooler.
To get the most out of your air conditioner, be sure to close all doors and windows, replace the filter regularly, and set the thermostat. When you follow these basic aspects, the unit will work efficiently, helping you build a healthy home. If your air conditioner doesn't work smoothly, you may face numerous issues, including the following.
The only sound that you should expect when you turn on the air conditioner is the hum of the blower and the whir of the condenser. Any other sound means the system is faulty. This could be due to a number of issues, such as a loose connection, poor motor condition, or faulty hardware.
If your home doesn't seem to be getting cooler, there could be a number of reasons, including a faulty compressor, insufficient coolant, dirty coils, a filthy air filter, or a defective thermostat. An incorrectly sized air conditioner can also contribute to improper cooling.
Water leakage is one of the most common problems from improper installation, clogged pipes, or low natural temperature. If not corrected, water leakage may result in air leakage, which can damage electric circuits or lead to a malfunction.
Frequent cycling of the air conditioner may result in damaging the compressor or the fan. Sometimes fluctuating electric voltage, water leakage, and extensive use without breaks may also lead to compressor failure.
If you still are not satisfied with the way the air conditioner works, call in a professional. Do not let your air conditioner work too hard this summer. Instead, call in an expert and fix the issue before it's too late.


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GIVE CYT 2020
KEEP THESE STARS SHINING BRIGHT!
This year "GIVE CYT" is taking on a whole new meaning. 2020 marks 40 years since the founding of CYT, and in this year alone, CYT Branches around the Country have faced more challenges than any other year in our history. With wildfires destroying homes and venues, Hurricanes wiping out whole cities, and a global pandemic halting programming at every turn, CYT has been hit hard.
A PLAN TO SUSTAIN
CYT Inc. is the licensor of the CYT brand and provides the tools and means necessary to keep Branches operating. CYT Branches pay a licensing fee to CYT Inc. in order to operate under the Brand of "CYT". During this past year, Branches have been unable to host programming, therefore unable to generate revenue that would allow them to pay licensing fees in full. In an effort to provide as much COVID Relief as possible for every Branch, CYT Inc. has provided a 40% reduction in their monthly fees from September through the end of the year. Our hope is to do everything we can to keep CYT Branches open in the 26 cities where it currently exists. This year, starting with #GivingTuesday, our goal is to raise funds to help make up for the loss in licensing fees in light of these hard challenges, as we move through this season and into a more hopeful and promising tomorrow.
A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
God has provided for CYT for 40 years, and we trust Him to continue to provide for the next 40 and beyond. The CYT mission and spirit are strong and families in CYT Branches around the Country continue to band together to hold on to character, community, and creativity during these times. We ask that you pray and consider giving to help us see the mission of CYT live on and serve many families for decades to come.
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Praising God for His continued work through CYTs all over the nation!
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CYT has been a huge part of my grandchildren's life beginning when they were 8 years old. The organization nourishes talent, respect, kind hearts, care for the wellbeing of each other. I love the productions, workshops, and comradery observed first hand. Hope this helps to keep a fantastic organization to be able to continue.
CYT has made a tremendous impact on our family. Happy to contribute to the cause!
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CYT has been a true blessing to my daughter's family. Happy to donate to this organization.
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