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Daily Management Review
World & Politics
Julien Balkany : "We have been looking for a number of opportunities in Africa." 07/10/2019
China Contemplating Providing More Support For Hybrid Vehicles For The First Time 07/12/2019
Global PC shipments grow by 5% due to fear of trade wars 07/12/2019
South Korea to tighten cryptocurrency regulation
After the Bithumb was hacked, South Korean government announced tightening of the regulation of crypto-currency exchanges and accelerating implementation of the regulatory framework for the industry, CCN reported.
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"If the bill of the Democratic Party of Korea is adopted, the authorities will be able to introduce rules for crypto-currency exchanges identical to those for commercial banks," said a representative of the financial intelligence unit (KFIU).
Now, crypto-exchanges are regulated as service providers, and by paying only $ 30, everyone can launch their own crypto currency trading platform. The authorities recognize digital assets exchanges as providers of communication services. At the same time, state institutions and financial bodies do not have the authority to directly regulate the exchange of the currency and the turnover of digital assets.
According to analysts, the authorities already intended to speed up the introduction of strict rules after hacking CoinRail. The attack on the Bithumb exchange will speed up the adoption of the draft law on the regulation of crypto-exchange exchanges.
It is expected that confidentiality, security and infrastructure will be improved with the participation of KFIU and the Financial Services Commission (FSC). At the same time, exchanges will be banned from working without observing the security standards that apply to financial institutions.
Earlier in June, after several months of discussions, the South Korean government and local financial agencies, including KFIU, came to a consensus on the regulation of the crypto-currency market. Particular attention was paid to protecting investors and preventing large-scale hacker attacks.
Recall, the second largest crypto-exchange in South Korea was subjected to hacker attack on the night of June 20. Bithumb immediately suspended withdrawal of funds from users' wallets, they are transferred to "cold wallets". Hackers stole 35 billion South Korean won (about $ 31 million) from the platform.
Representatives of the trading platform reported that, despite the fact that Bithumb has not yet clarified which crypto currency has been stolen, the site management promised to recover all user losses. The exchange asked users to "immediately stop making deposits in the crypto currency until a new message is published."
Bithumb is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia with a trading volume of $ 270 million in the last 24 hours. Against the background of reports on the problems of the exchange, the bitcoin rate fell by 1.4% to $ 6.6 thousand.
source: cnn.com
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Concerning Government, Latin America sees different styles in different countries from dictatorships to democracies.
All of Latin America has seen blood shed in wars for independence and many ongoing civil wars upset by their governments.
Most of the Latin American countries have a colourful history of changing governments on a regular basis.
In particular, the ever changing Bolivia government has seen an incredible number of country leaders come and go.
Further information about the government of each Latin American country can be found by selecting the appropriate country from Country Guide section of the menu.


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LETTER TO EDITOR: Pride – WeStandTogether
Each year there are multiple challenges in delivering a complex event like Pride and it is for this reason that we work closely with partner agencies all year round on the planning for it.
WE endeavour to be a learning and problem solving organisation, picking up and improving on past issues. One example being, Pride worked closely with Govia Thameslink Railway and other partners to facilitate a managed queueing system at Brighton station to get people away from the City safely at the end of the day. A big improvement over last year.
Although Pride does not stage any events on the beach, this year as a first, Brighton & Hove Pride sponsored the inaugural Big Pride Beach Clean, delivered by Oceans8 Brighton, which saw the beach transformed to a safe and clean space on Sunday morning.
It was sad to see some news reports apportioning blame on the LGBT+ communities and Pride for both rubbish and gas canisters on the beach. Locals will know that this is, unfortunately, a common occurrence on a busy hot summer weekend and although exacerbated by the extra party goers that use the beach over Pride, many come to Brighton not to attend any of the official Pride events but instead head to the beach.
Pride will as always continue to engage with the businesses on the seafront to share the responsibility of the clean up after a bumper weekend for their businesses. As well as cleansing and clearing all of the Pride event sites, this year we also contracted and paid for road sweeping machines to follow the Pride Community Parade through the city, cleaned London Road and jet washed the streets of the Pride Village Party on Sunday August 5.
When I first took over Pride in 2013, the previous organisation had gone bankrupt, had not raised any funds for our local LGBT+ groups for many years and there was no provision for deaf or people with disability requirements. I passionately felt that Pride needed to become accessible for people with disabilities.
On a personal level my father was a disability champion and as a young boy I regularly went along on trips from Crawley to Fairfield Hall in Croydon where he volunteered, driving for the disabled and riding for the disabled. This meant, from a young age I picked up an awareness of the challenges and discrimination that people with disabilities faced.
Therefore, one of my first priorities was to work with the LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) to ensure that access provision was an integral element of Pride in Preston Park. This included wheelchair recharging points, accessible toilets across the park, dedicated changing facilities and a high dependency unit.
BSL interpreters were introduced in the cabaret tent and on a platform in front of the main stage, and the signed performances were relayed across the park on big screens. Over the years, due to the excellent work done by the LGBT CSF, Pride has received some amazing feedback. However, after Pride 2018 and due to other commitments the LGBT CSF stepped back to focus on Disability Pride and so this year we appointed new access providers.
I don't believe in making excuses, there are things that didn't work this year and I make a heartfelt apology to anyone who didn't receive the quality of access provision we would have hoped for. Our aim is to deliver an outstanding access service and to attain the Attitude Is Everything Gold Standard, and the work starts now on ensuring that improvements are made.
Pride needs commercial partners and sponsors to help us deliver the event as well as contributing to the significant fundraising effort; and striking that balance is always going to be a challenge.
This year, charity and community groups made up two thirds of the Brighton & Hove Pride LGBT+ Community Parade with one third from the commercial sector. There does need to be a debate around the commercialisation of Pride nationally, with regard to how some big brands are capitalising on and benefiting from national branded campaigns without contributing to the organisations and groups that work hard to deliver Prides across the country; but we must also acknowledge the support of genuine partners and allies of the LGBT+ communities who are committed to diversity and inclusion within their organisations.
This year's campaign #WeStandTogether, was a call to action to all in the LGBT+ communities and their allies to unite and stand together against all types of discrimination and to defend the advances in equality and inclusion over the last five decades, since Stonewall.
This year the head of the Pride parade was made up of an number of organisations and individuals that included The Brighton Rainbow Fund, Trans Pride Brighton, Sparkle the National Transgender Charity, Rainbows Across Borders, The Peter Tatchell Foundation and others who joined us to march together through the streets of Brighton on Saturday, August 3.
Pride still has many challenges ahead with domestic uncertainty and the rise in homophobic, transphobic and racial hate crime. It's important to me to keep campaigning at the forefront of Pride and I'm proud to have asked local drag artist legend Lola Lasagne (Stephen Richards) to speak on the main stage before our campaign video.
Lola delivered an inspirational and moving speech that was a personal highlight of my weekend. Thank you Stephen.
Finally I'd like to thank the thousands of people who attended Brighton Pride, we respected each other, celebrated and campaigned together in this great City. It is by no means perfect but it's the place I call home and I'll embrace the life affirming joy that we celebrated together.
WeStandTogether
Paul Kemp, Director Brighton & Hove Pride
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Chevrolet, NASCAR Announce Diversity Scholarship Contest
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July 23, 2016: during practice for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, IN. (HHP/Ashley R Dickerson)
NASCAR and Chevrolet teamed up for their second annual NASCAR Chevrolet Diversity Scholarship contest in an effort to increase diversity in STEM related careers.
The scholarship offers an engaging way for college students to get involved in STEM which is integral to future innovations in the motorsports industry. The program is part of GM's efforts to provide opportunity to students of different backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a career in a STEM field.
"Diversity within STEM is not only a priority, but a necessity as we continue to face new challenges and opportunities with the advancement of technology," said Ken Barrett, General Motors global chief diversity officer.
Alba Colon, Chevrolet NASCAR Sprint Cup Series program manager, says that education is the key to continue progress and offer women like her the opportunity to succeed in a male-dominated field.
"There are many ways you can get an education, that's why this scholarship is a big deal to us because it will help someone who might not have all the resources to go to further their education," Colon said.
Applicants must submit a 90 second video demonstrating technology used in NASCAR. A committee will select four students who will be awarded the scholarship and given the opportunity to see behind the scenes at a NASCAR race.
"Inspiring innovative students who are interested in careers in STEM is critical for the growth of our sport and business," said Jim Cassidy, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations. "The scholarship program helps both organizations attract young, diverse talent to the world of motorsports."
For more information about this scholarship visit their website at
https://chevyscholarship.nascardiversity.com.
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Athletes know what it means to eat properly just before a big match. No one would skip meals before the Boston Marathon or face the big day on a diet of junk food.
Just as a child needs food to grow physically, so we need food to grow spiritually. We can miss a meal and not feel any ill effects, but if we don't eat for a week we begin to weaken physically. So it is in our spiritual lives.
Photo: Roman bronze reduction of Myron's Discobulus, 2nd century AD, Munich, Germany.
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What tips can you offer others who have trouble setting aside a regular, daily time for devotions?
One Year Chronological Bible in a different translation than I normally read. I've enjoyed it so much, I'm up to August already. Not bragging, just pleasantly shocked.


Ken Moss, technical director of Electronic Arts (EA), announced that the company is actively working on Project Atlas, a cloud platform for developing video games. The environment will provide an opportunity to work with artificial intelligence, use the technical power of EA servers, along with the forces of the developer's own machine, as well as lead development on the Frostbite game engine.
As noted by Ken Moss, the main role of the platform is to simplify the creation of video games, while not limited to the resource of only your own machine. Project Atlas will combine the development tools of the technical and social aspects of the game in a single product. For example, the environment will allow rendering of graphic and physical components not only on the developer's PC, but also on the EA servers.
In addition, work in the cloud will allow several developers to work on the same element at the same time. All edits will be displayed in real time. The platform will give the developer the opportunity to integrate matchmaking systems, trading platforms, achievements and other social components into his project.
This suggests that cloud technologies will allow to avoid restrictions on the technical capabilities of the platforms, as well as become the basis for interaction between users and all technical processes.
The use of neural networks greatly simplifies the process of creating video games. Artificial intelligence is involved in video game music, adjusting the behavior of non-player characters (NPC), creating interesting storylines and a rich in-game world.
Project Atlas will allow the use of neural networks to automate and simplify the implementation of certain actions in the development process. Artificial intelligence is able to create objects of the in-game world much faster than the developer manually.
As an example of the use of AI in games, American football simulator Madden NFL can be taken. According to Ken Moss, the virtual commentator accurately determines and explains the player's actions.
Unity is also committed to making life easier for game developers. In October 2018, the company introduced the FPS Sample project, on the basis of which you can build your own shooter.


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Q: Checking a string in a variable in python I'm trying to process some data from twitch API to check whether a channel is live or not from a json list like that:
import requests
import json

r = requests.get("http://some-api/api", params)

rdata = r.json()

rstatus = rdata["live"]

rstatus returns me "None" string for being offline otherwise it do not returns. So what I want is checking if rstatus is "None" or something different from "None" string. I tried this code but didn't worked:
if "None" in rstatus:
    print("Live")
else:
    print("Offline")

A: When you see 'None' printed, it is Python's way of telling you rstatus does not exist. It's like 'null' in other languages. It's not a string, it's literally nothing. You can do:
if rstatus is None:
    foo
else:
    bar

'is None' is the preferred way of doing it. It's faster and more accepted than rstatus == none.
Hope this helps!

A: It's simple:
>>> status = None
>>> if status:
...   print "it live, status is not None"
... else:
...   print "too sad..."
...
too sad...
>>>

But the Zen of Python says, "Explicit is better than implicit.". Test if status is None:
>>> if not status == None:
...   print "it live, status is not None"
... else:
...   print "too sad..."
...
too sad...
>>>

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CHPC Initiatives in Data and HPC in South Africa
The centre has recently launched the Data Intensive Research Infrastructure of South Africa (Dirisa).
The infrastructure has a storage facility of two petabytes and is accessible through the South African National Research Network. It operates at a full capacity of 10 Gps/s and provides the latest technology which is based on open source software to enable CHPC users to define their own rules in data acquisition, sharing and curation. The establishment phase was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, following a positive report on the 2007 feasibility study.
The centre has completed the full migration of data portals in Climate Modelling, Astronomy and Earth Observation and is currently migrating data portals in Humanities, medical applications on Rheumatic Heart Disease data and Bioinformatics data on genomic sequencing, amongst others.
Work is underway to drive the identification and curation of other critical research data in order to make it accessible to a wider community. There are also plans to expand the current storage capacity of 2 petabytes to enable sufficient access by the CHPC's other strategic partners.
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South African Student Cluster Challenge Representatives visit Dell Headquarters in Texas
CSIR and SA Weather Services partner


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Jolene Robey
Wesley Cunningham Robey
Birth 15 Jun 1895 Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA
Died 22 Jul 1976 Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Buried 26 Jul 1976 Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Father Theophilus Katen Robey, b. 3 Aug 1834, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Mother Maria Louisa Rolfe, b. 26 Aug 1856, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
Married 6 Jun 1880 Park City, Summit, Utah, USA
Family 1 Myrtle Melinda Ferguson, b. 31 Aug 1895, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Married 27 Jan 1915 Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Divorced 1944 Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 1. Clyde Ferguson Robey, b. 07 Oct 1915, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 2. Evva Robey, b. 28 Nov 1917, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 3. Merle Robey, b. 14 Feb 1922, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 4. Lois June Robey, b. 14 Jun 1926, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 5. Faun Robey, b. 03 Dec 1928, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
+ 6. Theo Ned Robey, b. 17 Aug 1930, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
7. Rhea Robey, b. 25 May 1934, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Family 2 Martha Alma Bevil, b. 2 Dec 1896, Nelsonville, Marion, Missouri, USA
Family 3 Clara Storrs, b. 26 Jun 1897, Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
Married 21 Aug 1969 Elko, Elko, Nevada, USA
Theo Ned Robey
Died 26 Feb 2006 Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Buried 2 Mar 2006 Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Father Wesley Cunningham Robey, b. 15 Jun 1895, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA
Mother Myrtle Melinda Ferguson, b. 31 Aug 1895, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Family 1 Living
Family 2 Elaine Mae Lobach, b. 25 Aug 1917, Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married 04 Feb 1955 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA
Divorced Bef 1975
+ 2. Jolene Robey, b. 3 Mar 1957, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Charles S. Lobach
Birth 17 Feb 1898 Pennsylvania, USA
Died 18 Jul 1964
Buried Egypt Cemetery, Egypt, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Family 1 Mae Casilda Gyer, b. 5 Oct 1898, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married Bef 1915
+ 1. Elaine Mae Lobach, b. 25 Aug 1917, Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
2. Edward William Lobach, b. 23 Mar 1920, Pennsylvania, USA
3. Caroline Margaret Lobach, b. 1921, Pennsylvania, USA
+ 4. Jerome Mialls Lobach, b. 6 Jul 1923, Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
5. Charles Albert Lobach, b. 7 May 1927, Catasauqua, , Pennsylvania
6. Walter Winfred Lobach, b. 11 Mar 1929, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Family 2 Anna Catherine Marth, b. 26 May 1922, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Married Aft 1940
1. Doris Jean Lobach, b. 22 Aug 1947, Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Elaine Mae Lobach
Birth 25 Aug 1917 Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died 16 Apr 2011
Buried 20 Apr 2011 Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA
Father Charles S. Lobach, b. 17 Feb 1898, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother Mae Casilda Gyer, b. 5 Oct 1898, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Family 2 Theo Ned Robey, b. 17 Aug 1930, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
Family Jolene Robey, b. 3 Mar 1957, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Father Living
Mother Jolene Robey, b. 3 Mar 1957, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Name Jolene Robey
Born 3 Mar 1957 Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA
Died 8 Feb 2010
Obituary 13 Feb 2010 Orem, Utah, Utah, USA [1]
Jolene Cooper passed away on February 8, 2010 at the age of 52, and returned to our Father in Heaven and her beloved dog, Buffett, who was waiting at the rainbow bridge.
She is survived by her loving daughter Haeli Jo Cooper and her son "Tiger Man" Cody Jack Cooper; her loving sister Nedene (Bruce) Gifford and mother Elaine Mae Robey.
She loved cooking and entertaining for her friends and family on her beautiful lanai. She is loved and will be missed by all her family and friends. We wish her peace.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 19, 2010 at the Orem City Cemetery, 1500 North 800 East, Orem. Condolences may be emailed to info@bergmortuary.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated "In memory of Jolene Cooper" at any Central Bank branch.
Buried Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA [2]
Jolene Robey Cooper (1957 - 2010) - Find A Grave Memorial
Father Theo Ned Robey 3x , b. 17 Aug 1930, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA , d. 26 Feb 2006, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA (Age 75 years)
Mother Elaine Mae Lobach 2x , b. 25 Aug 1917, Cementon, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 16 Apr 2011 (Age 93 years)
Married 04 Feb 1955 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA [3]
01. Living
+ 02. Living
Jolene Cooper, 1957-2010
[S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, The Daily Herald, Saturday, 13 Feb 2010 (Reliability: 3).
[S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 102432101 (Reliability: 3).
[S174] Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005, Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records. Nevada Marriage Index, 1966-2005. Carson City, Nevada: Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records., (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3).


The City of Cambridge has issued a license to Comcast to provide cable services to the residents of Cambridge. The agreement requires that Comcast pay a franchise fee of 5% to the City for use of the public rights of way. Through an agreement with Cambridge Community Television, a portion of these revenues are given for the management of the public access channels.
The attached documents are the Cable License, a side letter having to do with the public, educational and governmental access channels, and the Agreement Between CCTV and the City.


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Why a collaborative SQL editor is right for your business
We're no longer in the times when database manipulation, management, and interpretation were only to be done by admins. It's the 21st century, and both technical and non-technical users should be accommodated when planning database design and access.
Another emerging issue is how the world has changed, especially after the pandemic. Collaboration is now a must-have feature considering the growth of remote work. That is why no code/low code collaborative SQL editors are gaining traction.
If you have never used such a tool before, you may be wondering; what is a collaborative SQL editor, and why do I need one? Let's explore below.
What is a Collaborative SQL Editor?
A collaborative SQL editor is an interface that allows you to interact with a database without using codes or knowing how to run queries. Collaborative SQL editors enable people to manipulate databases the same way they would a spreadsheet. They help you explore data faster, thus saving you time and, consequently, money.
6 Reasons Why You Need a Collaborative SQL Editor
Collaborative SQL editors offer much more than database management. They are fast, time-saving tools for database exploration by teams. Outside of these advantages, here are a few reasons why a collaborative SQL editor may be right for you:
Collaborative SQL editors fit the new standard of remote work
With most businesses going remote since the pandemic, most companies are investing in remote-friendly tools. Companies that need to share database data and results across multiple employees or departments should leverage collaborative SQL editors.
Improved communication:
An excellent collaborative SQL editor minimizes a team's chances of missing important updates to ensure everyone is on the same page. Since everyone is using the same views and editing the same data, the chance for miscommunication is drastically reduced.
Easy to manipulate and analyze data:
With an excellent collaborative tool, you can effortlessly search through thousands of rows and columns for a particular parameter, filter and sort results from a database, export raw data in different formats for analysis, and retrieve data from multiple database tables.
Relatively easy learning curve:
Collaborative SQL editors with a spreadsheet-like interface are easy to maneuver and work with. Whether you're a beginner or experienced in SQL databases, spreadsheets are easy to learn. Most modern tools also provide tutorials that are easy to follow and understand and help the most non-experienced people get started.
You can integrate collaborative editors with third-party tools:
A great collaborative SQL tool should make it easy for its users to integrate other tools to add to the software's functionality. It should give its users read and write access to third-party APIs like Stripe, Shopify, Close, Twilio, e.t.c.
You can still grant and deny access to data.
Because of the collaborative nature of these SQL editors, you may want to have granular control over access to production databases. With most modern SQL editors, you can restrict who has access to your data.
What to look for in a collaborative SQL editor
When choosing a collaborative SQL for your team, its features are the first thing you'll likely be on the lookout for. Here are a few of them to consider:
Allows you to edit any data:
You can update user information, fix typos, change permissions, and toggle feature flags without building a custom dashboard or new API. admins still have control over access levels
Admins can still control access to data:
Do you have complete control over who has access to the data? Can you restrict the visibility and edits of data to protect sensitive information?
Enables real-time collaboration:
A collaborative SQL editor can bring in everyone from your product team or contractors. This is perfect for remote teams to collaborate on database views and queries. Everything is in real-time, so you can see what the rest of your team is working on.
It allows you to keep track of all activities in your workplace with an audit log:
All edits can be captured in case something breaks, or an unintended change is made. You can access the affected record with the click of a button and roll back the changes.
Supports viewing your data in charts:
You can write queries using SQL and toggle back and forth between that data in a chart or a table.
Supports readable dates and times:
Databases are good at storing date/time data, but not great at making that data easily readable and written. Tools should convert all the date/time formats in your database into a 'MM DD YYYY' format which is editable in an easy-to-use date picker.
Users can read and edit data without knowing the code:
A collaborative SQL editor should remove all the database complexity, complicated access controls, and view logic by making databases just as easy to edit as the spreadsheets most users are already familiar with.
Basedash: A Collaborative SQL Editor
Basedash is a modern database tool that is editable, collaborative, and secure. It allows teams to view & edit up-to-date data directly from their databases in real-time and removes the need to ever build custom internal tools.
Manipulating databases via a Command Line Interface (CLI) can be exhausting and impractical, especially for non-technical co-workers. Command Lines have a steep learning curve and are not built for collaboration. We develop our product based on customer feedback and with the users in mind to create a human-friendly platform.
Basedash is free to start! Try it today and start managing your databases visually.


Colleen and Clement had their wedding in Baltimore. Their Ceremony was held in the awe-inspiring church of St. Ignatius. They followed up the ceremony with a traditional French champagne toast on Mount Vernon Square. Clement personally handled the Sabring of the bottle. Finally, the guests were invited to attend the wedding reception at The Belvedere. The 13th Floor of the Belvedere, outfitted by Truffles Catering, was a sight to behold. Take a look at the pictures, because words simply can't describe this beautiful wedding!


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Mature Kerala distances from eye-for-an-eye policy
Kerala is the state where the first case of COVID-19 was reported in India. This was back in January 30 2020. The patient was a medical student from Wuhan, believed to be the Chinese city from where the pandemic originated. She travelled back to her home state when the viral pandemic had just commenced its death dance in Wuhan. Since then, keeping with the trend in the rest of the Indian states, the COVID-19 cases frog-leaped in Kerala too. Kerala soon became the Indian state with the most numbers of COVID-19 positive patients. As of 19 April 2020, there were 401 confirmed cases with 270 recoveries and 3 deaths. Most of the cases were those who returned to the state from countries with high incidence of the disease like UAE and Italy. Most of the cases were clustered in the Northern districts of Kasargod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram. Kasagod witnessed a flurry of cases testing positive, with a UAE returnee who was COVID-positive throwing caution to the wind by refusing to be quarantined. Instead, he attended social functions, watched a football match and mingled with friends and relatives including politicians. In the process he infected many. Delegates who attended the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Markaz Mosque at Nizamuddin also contributed to Kerala's spurt in cases, like in other parts of India. Kerala's neighboring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, which at that time had considerably much lower numbers of COVID19-positive patients sealed their borders with Kerala to prevent viral transmission to those states. Karnataka refused patients from Kerala's Kasargod district, with which it shared borders, to seek treatment in Mangalore. Permission was denied to ambulances carrying patients to cross the Kerala-Karnataka border, blocked by piling sand on the roads.
When that border was subsequently opened for patients from Kerala following intervention of the judiciary, patients were made to wait for hours at the border. Such tactics at the Kerala-Karnataka border resulted in the death of a dozen patients from Kerala, who were regularly availing treatment from hospitals in Mangalore in Karnataka. Tamil Nadu made a fuss at the Walayar check-post when lorries carrying edibles from Kerala were sprayed with sanitizer solution to kill any virus that might be exported from Kerala into Tamil Nadu. Kerala was thus made a 'hive of viral presence', with great deal of taboo attached to her by her neighbors.
As the tiff across the borders between Kerala and her neighbors persisted, cardiac surgeons of a Hospital in Kochi in Kerala received an SOS about a baby born in a hospital in Tamil Nadu's Nagarcoil. The baby was born with a congenital heart disease called Transposition of Great vessels, which rendered the baby blue. She needed to be operated if she had to survive. The hospital authorities took up the matter with the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, who intervened to permit hassle-free transportation of the sick baby in a critical care ambulance on April 14 2020 amid the national lockdown to the Hospital. There she underwent a life-saving seven-hour surgery to correct her congenital heart disease.
This incident, at the height of the Corona Virus pandemic in this part of the world highlighted most of all, the attitude and the Good Samaritan deed pursued by the Kerala Chief Minister. He had every right to be peeved at Kerala's neighbors' attitude in denying treatment to her patients under the pretext that trans-border transportation of patients would export COVID-19 from Kerala into those states. The Kerala Chief Minister by ensuring safe transportation of the sick baby from Tamil Nadu, whose life was endangered by a heart disease, exhibited great maturity at the time of a national crisis. He refused to dabble in petty politicking and procedural wrangles. That he chose not to toe an eye-for-an-eye policy with his not-so-friendly neighbors spoke volumes of large-heartedness and laudable humanitarian quality of an Indian state, worthily called 'God's own Country' and her Chief Minister who dedicated himself along with an efficient council of ministers and administrators to Sheppard the state from one with the highest number of COVID positive cases, and as the first Indian state to report a COVID positive case to the first Indian state to flatten the COVID curve. This was achieved through aggressive testing, contact tracing, quarantining and treating positive cases and their contacts and ensuring near-total observance of the national lockdown.


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Q: Is there a way to run Python scripts client side in the browser using a front end framework like react? Introduction
There are so many cool and useful python scripts/programs out there, that aren't living up to their potential, in my opinion. Because all of these are executed locally in the command line, they aren't very user friendly and not very accessible to the normal person. I wanted to create a site that could run such a script on it, but from the browser with an easy to navigate UI, that way the user wont have to download a file in order to use the service.
My approach
I'm still very much a beginner even though I've dedicated quite a bit of time to learning js, but I just don't seem to see how I would be able to make this happen.
I'm thinking I might have to set up an API that could run on the back end and feed the information to the front end. However the specific script/file that I want to run is called spleeter and takes in audio files, and split them into stems. I'm sure it's possible to upload a file through an API, however I can see that becoming very heavy server side, especially if a lot of people were to visit the site at the same time. I quite naively thought, this issue of essentially scalability could be solved by running the script locally client side, so the user wouldn't have to upload anything, two birds with one stone, in the sense that I don't have to pay server costs of hosting the uploaded files, nor the computational power of running the script.
After searching up on this topic for a week now, I know realize that this was indeed VERY naïve of me. I've sorta looked into a thing called Brython and a thing called Transcrypt but don't quite see how it would be applicable.
Basically the question
All of this explanation to essentially ask the following question(s), is what I want to do even possible? Does this kind of setup have a name that I'm just not searching correctly for? And if possible, could someone nudge me in the right direction?
I hope a solution to this exists and if not I really think there's a gold mine ahead to anyone coupling this together.

A: I have not used this tool yet myself, but Brython boasts this functionality. I will be looking into using this myself, as this is something I've been looking forward to utilizing.

A: I'm personally a fan of Transcrypt and use it myself to create full React applications that are programmed with Python instead of JavaScript. But like any React application, that does require the code to be pre-compiled into JavaScript before being able to be run in a web browser. That said, thanks to sourcemaps, you can still troubleshoot the Python code in the browser.
If you want to actually run Python code from source in the browser, you would likely need one of the following:

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*Brython (which gives you Python script tags, compiled to JS on load)

*Skulpt (which provides a JS based Python interpreter)

*Pyodide (A WASM based Python interpreter that runs in the browser)

Beyond those, there are a few framework type projects like Dash and IDOM that let you use Python to create browser applications.
Finally, there is Anvil that gives you a VB style experience for developing web applications using Python.
Given all of the above options, it sounds like Skulpt may be something you might want to look into some more.

A: Now it is possible to run the python code directly in browser without any development environment other than a web browser. Say Hello to PyScript.
As per the current official documentation :

Please be advised that PyScript is very alpha and under heavy
development. There are many known issues, from usability to loading
times, and you should expect things to change often. We encourage
people to play and explore with PyScript, but at this time we do not
recommend using it for production.

Here is the demo to print Hello World and live date time using pyscript directly in the browser.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://pyscript.net/latest/pyscript.css" />
<script defer src="https://pyscript.net/latest/pyscript.js"></script>

<py-script>
  from datetime import datetime
  print('Hello world!')
  now = datetime.now()
  now.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
</py-script>


Key marketing tips to unlock the potential of your home performance customer base.
I get this question all the time: What is the most effective marketing?
Contractors are rarely satisfied with my answer: "Your most effective marketing is what works best for you." Marketing, which permeates everything you do, is unique to each company. Finding the right answer involves planning, tracking, adjusting. And since the right answers change over time, that means more planning, tracking, adjusting. Forever.
For basic starting points, you need to do three things: plan, budget, and continually track results. These three steps should be within the ability of most contractors in the home performance world. The vast majority of successful contractors I know do these things. Here are the three starting points for your success.
Figure A. Home Performance contractors say that customers want them to make their homes more comfortable, more than for any other reason.
This is not the most effective way to keep track of your potential customers!
Copyright © 2013 by Mike Gorman. Reprinted with permission. Email: mgbok@aol.com, call: 1-800-218-5149, or visit: www.techknowledgeonline.net.
This plan can be simple or complex. But it has to take into account your business, your customers, your market, and the ecosystem where these come together. It has to take into account the fact that your customers' needs change throughout the year. You don't necessarily want to be pushing the high-efficiency furnaces on a radio campaign that starts July 1. The A/C campaign might not gain traction in New Hampshire in December. Your plan should reflect a deliberate approach, weighing leads needed in busy and slow times, and the messages that correspond with those leads. I like breaking this plan down monthly, since that's how I break down an annual plan, and how I look at prepared financials. But even a simple quarterly plan will do.
Planning ahead also means you can work out messages and campaigns carefully, rather than throwing them together at the last minute. If you know you're going to run a furnace replacement schedule in September, you don't have to wait until Labor Day to develop the ad. If you know you're likely to see ice dam problems in January, you can develop that radio spot months ahead of time.
Your budget will tie into your marketing, your annual business plan, and your cash flow analysis. How much should you spend? Again "It depends." Hopefully you have some historical information from your business to draw from. If not, here are some reference points that you can start with and refine as you gain experience.
I've surveyed dozens of contractors over the past couple of years. From this, it seems the average home performance contractor spends 7-8% of gross revenue on marketing. That's not a bad starting point for consideration. But don't take the as the ideal range for your business. If you're kick-starting your business, your marketing budget could go as high as 20%. Likewise, even for mature businesses, if your plan calls for strong growth and a boost in market share, you'll have to bump that 7–8% up several points. With more conservative plans, you might be in the 4–5% range. And if you're an established HVAC company adding home performance (HP) to a strong existing business, you might spend only 2–3% of your budget on marketing the HP portion of your business. Just make sure your spending lines up with your overall business plan.
Within the overall marketing budget, I'm most comfortable with spending 15–20% on branding. Branding includes things like uniforms, vehicle branding, yard signs, and business cards for staff. You will get leads out of this, but you'll also grow awareness and support your professional image.
So with your plan and budget mapped out, jump in and pump out the creative marketing messages using your chosen media channels. And then track results. Determine how different messages and media are working—the volume of leads and sales each one generates. The dollar volume of business and the return on your marketing spend are critical. Without tracking and evaluating messages and media, you're just guessing.
Let's say the average cost of acquiring a new customer is $250. (When I ask contractors, I usually hear it's in the $200–300 range.) If you look at a particular campaign, and see that it costs $476 per new lead generated, you should recognize that this campaign may not be sustainable. On the other hand, if the lead costs $95, you might think: Excellent! Don't make the mistake of thinking that it's just about leads, though. Leads are only an early indicator of response to your marketing campaign. You ultimately need to track how many leads convert to sales. Maybe those $476 leads close at 80%. That might work. What if those $95 leads close at 10%? They don't look so attractive now. This lead cost per sale, or what some call a cost per acquisition, is critical. And it's why those $35 leads from an online lead mill might not be worth the time of day. From time to time, I like to dive deeper and look at things like the revenue generated by lead source or the service agreements by lead source, but I think those numbers are most useful for finding long-term measures of success, not as an early indicator of response to your marketing campaign.
Some campaigns won't work—you can tweak them, or dump them completely, until you've got a set of campaigns you're comfortable with. Keep doing what works. Change or stop doing what doesn't work (even if worked great two years ago). And always be dabbling in a couple of new ideas, because sooner or later, what used to work won't work anymore.
You don't have to make this complicated. The marketing planning and evaluation tool available for download (see Learn More section below for URL) can help you get started. Ideally, you would tie this tool directly into your customer relationship management (CRM), financial, and tracking systems. However, even the manual method in this tool is a start. And it's better to start planning today than to put it off until tomorrow.
Don't expect the words "home performance" to make your phone ring. People don't know what home performance is. If that's all you talk about, your call-center will be silent. People call for widgets (like furnaces, air-conditions, insulation, windows). They call for comfort issues (rooms that are too hot, too cold, drafts, etc.). They call for others reasons. But most people don't call for home performance, a blower door test, or just to talk with a BPI certified contractor. You can work those in as differentiators once the conversation is started, but don't rely on them as the headline.
Don't assume your "old" marketing still works. What worked yesterday might not work today. You need to track and evaluate. If it's not helping generate leads (or otherwise helping your brand image or your sales), stop!
Don't assume with enough persistence the marketing that has never worked for you will magically start working. Sometimes patience is required to really see if a particular campaign will pan out. And yes, there's some art and judgment calls to be made. But don't be the business that spends thousands of dollars a year (or a month!) on ads, programs, or great ideas that just don't work. Track and evaluate and dump the junk.
Don't ignore the way your employees, vehicles, or work sites look. Whether you think it should be that way or not, people infer a lot about how you'll take care of them and their homes based on your appearance. Marketing is everything you do. It includes the quality of the work you do. It also includes how you project your company in a variety of ways–in every way.
Don't be the last contractor in your area to sign up for the hot new marketing program. You do want to pay attention to the competition—and if something really looks like it works, give it a whirl. But rushing into the same channels with the same messages as all of your competition is not a great way to stand out. If you're not differentiating, you're paying to help generate your competitions' leads. Work on messages that are yours alone. Dare to try different approaches. And build on opportunities unique to you.
Don't keep waiting for "Home Performance" to be the next big thing in the Yellow Pages. In the good ol' days, maybe Yellow Pages was all you needed. Now, you may find they barely work at all. If you're spending more than 10% of your marketing on the YPs, you're probably spending too much (or you're not spending enough on other channels). It's not unreasonable to drop the YPs completely. However, if you're not spending any, you probably won't get my mom as a customer. Of course, if you're measuring and evaluating, you know whether you're spending too much.
Don't build your marketing life around co-op ads. Whether from manufacturers, distributors, and a home performance program you're participating in, co-op funds can provide a great opportunity. I love the idea of tapping into co-op benefits to cut costs and boost exposure. But don't sacrifice your message, your brand, or your differentiators just to access co-op dollars. If the requirements make sense for you, by all means grab the cash. If not, don't worry about it. Remember you need to differentiate on the value you bring, and your advertising should help you do that, not bury you behind a brand that your competition uses, too.
Don't ignore planning, budgeting, tracking, and evaluating! Read my last post. Don't just wing it. Figure out how much you want to spend, how much you can spend. Prepare creative ahead of time. And track, track, track, so you know what's working and what isn't. You can keep the good and fix or drop the not so good.
Successful contractors who've been around at least a few years will tell you that referrals are a huge driver in their business.
While HVAC contractors have an advantage, all contractors can tap into existing customers to some extent. You can approach them before a service contract or warranty expires. You should have someone in your office maintaining contact with existing customers via newsletters, reminders about routine maintenance, or recommendations for improvement. People will look first to the company they already have a relationship with when it's time to do more work or when another problem surfaces in their home, but not if you haven't shown customers that you are interested in them and are ready and willing to help.
Even when existing customers aren't ready for the next purchase, if you've done a good job for them they can help you bring in new business. You should ask for testimonials regularly from the people you've helped solve a problem. Regardless of the approach—whether you choose testimonial pages, sliders on your web site, video, or case studies—success stories attract people to your company.
You should also learn to ask for referrals. You can even offer rewards for referrals, in cash, services, or donations to charity. The more you ask and the easier you make it, the more likely it is that good customer experiences will turn into additional business from friends, family, and neighbors.
You Got the Phone Call—Now What?
The phone rings! Congratulations—your marketing worked, and you've got a lead. Now you need to turn that call into an appointment, and the appointment into a sale. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Reinforce your company's image and messaging.
Collect the pertinent customer information.
Find out how the customer heard about you.
Qualify the lead to make sure you can afford to run with it.
Prepare the customer for the appointment and sale.
How you answer that phone—or not answer it—is important. Most people prefer a friendly, lively voice to a grumpy greeting, voice mail, or phone tree. If you've got the volume to justify the resources, have someone answer the phone! If you have to use voice mail—as many small owner-operated companies do—return calls promptly. Some companies use a branded phrase. Others opt for something more standard: "Hi. Welcome to Aardvark Cooling. This is Mike. How can I help you today?" Warmly say hello, state who you are, and ask your first open-ended question. Make sure everyone in the company who answers phones does it the same way. Make them practice, role-play the greeting in your company meeting, and listen in as people answer the phone. Reinforce the need for energy and enthusiasm. This may seem awkward at first—and if it does, that definitely means you need practice.
If you don't get the customer's name and phone number, it's hard to call back! You need a standard way of collecting this. An electronic customer relationship management system (CRM) makes tracking customer info a lot easier. And CRM is quite affordable now (see "Guide to CRM for Home Performance sidebar). But even if you're using paper, capture the information in such a way that you can access it. Ask customers the best way to contact them—and ask for an e-mail address to send them information.
Right near the top of the list of questions you should be asking is "How did you find out about Aardvark Cooling?" The answer to this question needs to form part of the customer information because you want to know if an appointment was set, but also whether a sale was made, and for how much. The CRM lets you tie revenue back to the lead source and will help you evaluate where you should invest your marketing dollars.
Customer relationship management (CRM) applications can be a valuable tool for home performance contractors, auditors, and various other home energy–related businesses, offering a low-cost suite of tools that allow you to manage your business more effectively and more efficiently than the methods of old. But what are the CRM options available, and which are most suited to the unique needs of the home performance industry? We've taken a look at some of the most popular CRMs on the market and broken down the basics to help you understand clearly the benefits.
Keep in mind that at the end of the day, the CRM that works is the one that you use and that helps you. We recommend reading about each, trying out one or two, and ultimately choosing the one that you like. In the end, having the discipline to stick to it is the key to CRM success.
An important note: for purposes of this guide, we're sticking somewhat rigidly to software for managing prospects and customers. Project management (also called enterprise resource planning or ERP) is often lumped into the feature set of CRM's, but this is generally a distinct feature set.
When things are slow, you may want to visit every person who calls. During busy times, you want to do some triage.
Most of the year, you're probably not overwhelmed with leads. (If you are, you need to hire another salesperson and a couple more people to answer the phones!) So most of the time, I don't view lead qualification simply as a way to prioritize and exclude leads. Rather, every phone call is a chance to learn, to build a common understanding between you and the customer, and to differentiate yourself from the competition.
So, yes, you want to start establishing need. Often, the customer will express this need as a widget. "I need a new furnace" or "I want a quote for attic insulation." That's good; you've got a hint. But you want to get below the surface by asking a few good questions.
You'll also want to ask questions like "What are your plans for your home?" and "Are you interested in financing options?" It's good to know whether customers have the interest and the ability to get good, permanent solutions, or just the cheapest Band-Aid so they can move on.
Earlier, you asked how they heard about you. If they got your name out of the Yellow Pages, they might not know much about you. On the other hand, if you were referred to them by a friend ("My neighbor Bob had you guys over last year and recommended you"), they might trust you more and have a better sense of what to expect. Referrals tend to close at a higher rate than most other lead sources. So if this was a busy time, and I had to choose, I'd take the referral lead today and try to push out the YP lead until I could run with it (knowing that I might lose it to a competitor).
A home performance audit is beyond the experience of most customers. Spend a couple minutes preparing them for the appointment by explaining what the adviser will be doing, how long it will take, and what your customer should have ready. If you need their utility bills (and you do!), ask them to have the bills available. If they need to avoid lighting a fireplace for 24 hours, let them know. This explanation is something you'll want to refine and practice over and over. And that really applies to the whole phone conversation. Again, do regular role-playing (see the link in Learn More) with staff who answer the phones. Asking open-ended questions to tease out real motivators takes practice, so practice you must on a regular basis to build and maintain skills and confidence.
Ideally, you'll have a computerized system to both record what you've done and prompt you to take the next step. But if you don't, don't let that stop you from capturing the lead in the best way you can. And whether you need a paper form or just want a few ideas to improve your computerized intake or scripting, check out Mike Gorman's Home Performance Lead Form (see link, under Learn More, to full instructions for using the form). You'll want to modify it to meet your own needs and your own voice, but it's a very good starting point.
You just paid a lot of money to make the phone ring. Make the most of it!
Mike Rogers is the president of OmStout Consulting. A nationally recognized expert in residential energy efficiency, he works with contractors and programs to scale sustainable market approaches to improving homes.
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Church teaching requires that Catholics go to confession at least once a year. However, to grow in the spiritual life, the Church encourages Catholics to go at least once a month (when I was young, we were encouraged to go every two weeks). But this post isn't about the theology behind confession or Church teach.
You see, I love going to confession. Besides the Eucharist, Confession is my favorite sacrament. (Crazy, I know!) Don't get me wrong, I still get nervous sometimes when I go to confession. I sometimes think I don't have anything to say. And yes, I often confess the same things over again. But that's okay!
When we go to Confession, we don't just have our sins forgiven. We gain grace and strength to live out our womanly vocation. Additionally, depending on the priest, we can get some really good insights and/or advice. Even if we don't, we still encounter Christ in a very real and profound way in Confession.
Sure, just like the liturgy, it is great if get to confess to a priest who is on fire for his faith and truly a vessel of Christ. But, sadly, that just isn't always going to happen unless we are blessed to be in a parish with priests who understand the value of the sacrament. We just need to remember that no matter what vessel Jesus decides to use, it is JESUS we confess to in the Sacrament. Years ago, I read in a book that when we go to confession we "whisper into the ear of Jesus." That has made such an impact on me and to this day I try to remember that when I go to confession.
Over the years, I have gone to confession to some wonderful priests and there have been times when I left the confessional wondering if the sacrament was valid! One day I realized that I have a choice. I know the priests in the area that I like and I try to make a point of confessing to them. Of course, I realize that I am blessed to live in an area where there are several churches with at least two priests in the parish. If you live in an area where that is not possible, please don't let that stop you from the Sacrament. The grace is still there!
So please, if you can, please take the opportunity to go to confession. Here is a little blurb on how to make a good confession, if you need it.
Wow! Yesterday was the last Sunday of the Church's liturgical calendar. It's hard to believe that we will be heading into Advent next week! Where has the time gone?
Yesterday, the Church celebrated the feast of Christ the King. It is the day that we celebrate and acknowledge the all-encompassing authority of Christ over our lives. To find out more about this awesome feast, go here.
How have I grown in my relationship with Jesus this year?
Am I growing in trust and surrendering my will to His?
In what areas of my relationship with Jesus do I need to improve?
How has my prayer life been this year? Am I taking time for the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet and other devotions?
Am I actively participating in the sacramental life? Am I fully participating in the Mass? Confession?
What can I do this year to make Advent a true preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas?
Since next week is the solemnity of Christ the King and Thanksgiving, and I won't be doing much (if any) blogging, I thought I would get a jump start and send out the saints and feasts for December a little early.
Don't you just love December! I know there is a lot of work and stress that goes into the holidays but we have to make time to remember what the holidays are about: Jesus! Besides Christmas (of course), there are some lovely and wonderful solemnities, feasts and memorials that I hope you won't be too busy to overlook.
In addition, to make December even more special, December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, begins the Holy Year of Mercy! No doubt this will be a year of great grace!
December is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
I pray you will have a blessed and holy Advent leading up to Christmas, filled with joy and family.
Offering: A smile for those we love, even when we don't feel like it.
Today is the feast of the great Archangel, St. Michael (along with st. Raphael and Gabriel). His intercession is so necessary and important in these uncertain times when it seems like evil and darkness and overcoming the world.
But, we must take heart! The victory has already been won in Christ and we have St. Michael battling on our side! Evil will not overcome, and even in our darkest days we must remember that in the end, God will prevail. No matter what is battling against us, we must take courage and continuing fighting the good fight.
It is so important to have devotion to Saint Michael and we should pray the prayer of St. Michael every day! Did you know that the prayer to St. Michael that most of us are familiar with is the shortened version of the original St. Michael Prayer? The original prayer is quite powerful and it would be good to pray the longer version regularly, too.
By the way, this devotion is something not only for ourselves. We should endeavor to instill devotion to St. Michael in our children. We can teach them and encourage them to pray the prayer to St. Michael every day – even make it a regular part of morning or evening prayers.
If your family doesn't have a particular devotion to St. Michael, today would be a great day to start! Many of us Catholic moms do different activities to mark special feast days anyway, and today is definitely an important day of the church calendar and worth celebrating.
A quick search online will bring up different activities and crafts to do; and, if you are the crafty type you can probably put together some fun ways to teach your children about St. Michael (and the other Archangels). Unfortunately, I'm not very crafty. I will read about St. Michael in our saints book, have him color this coloring page and plan a special meal and dessert (Angel food cake, of course!) similar to what I found here.
What are you doing (or have done) in your family to commemorate this feast?


In 2014, The Civic Hub partnered with Metrocology Inc and Hall Planning and Engineering to launch the Build a Better Boulevard project. The multi-city contract called for a transportation study designed to re-envision Wilkinson Boulevard, a major thoroughfare connecting the small towns of eastern Gaston County with downtown Charlotte NC, as a corridor that enhances placemaking opportunities, economic development potential and the commuting experience for the citizens of Belmont, Cramerton and McAdenville.
The project focused on determining physical improvements to the character and function of the segment of the Wilkinson Boulevard corridor running from the Catawba River to the Wesleyan Drive/Market Street intersection just to the west of the South Fork River. The study identified street design improvements, and developed improvement strategies based on the local context and user needs of the Boulevard and adjoining property owners, as well as the regional context and function of the Boulevard within Gaston County and metropolitan Charlotte. Recommendations on existing zoning and land use will also be developed to inform and support the suggested thoroughfare improvements and strategies.
Our role in the project was to bridge the divide, between the community and the very real concerns that naturally result from enduring a dysfunctional system, and the professionals and the very logistical considerations that are central to any transportation analysis. Together with our project partners, the multi-jurisdictional municipal client team, and with the help of an invested stakeholder group, we crafted an engagement strategy that leveraged public input, utilized both print and digital media, and provided a real-time transparent process. The result was a technical transportation analysis that is accessible and relatable to community concerns, with a set of complete streets recommendations that can have immediate impact on the quality of life and the ease of transportation in eastern Gaston County.
Build A Better Boulevard was honored to receive the prestigious 2015 Marvin Collins Award for Outstanding Planning from the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association. Among other aspects, the APA-NC cited the public engagement and community events, designed by our team to support and enhance the design efforts, as evidence of the merit of the project.
As a method for creating a shared understanding of the current incomplete street conditions of Wilkinson Boulevard, we organized a community bike ride exploring the corridor to kick-off to the project. Participation by elected officials, municipal staff, stakeholder group members, the project team, and the community made for valuable discussion at intermittent stops along the route and at the end of the ride. Together, riders came to consensus on the serious need for redesign to ensure cyclist and pedestrian safety along the boulevard.
Facilitating strategic meetings and developing engaging presentations is the meat of what The Civic Hub does during public workshops, and the Build a Better Boulevard project required careful coordination with the three contracting municipalities to do so. The support we provide our team means that they can deliver their expertise with confidence: that all the stakeholders are in the room, that the public is fully involved in the process, that they have all the relevant information to develop their recommendations, and that their message is being fully received.
While most transportation studies document their findings in thick bound volumes that end up on city hall shelves, we proposed a more accessible alternative: a project website that could serve as the digital archive of the study. At www.buildabetterboulevard.com visitors can find: examples from our research on the history of the Wilkinson Boulevard; maps, videos, and photos of the current condition of the corridor; updates and current documentation of the process; and ways to contact the team and get involved.
Where the project website remained a mostly-static library for the community to learn about the project, the dedicated social media site became the place for conversations about the future of Wilkinson Boulevard to develop. We chose to utilize a Facebook Page for the Build a Better Boulevard social media tool, based on the previous success of the City of Belmont page in public engagement, and were able to keep those digitally active members of the community updated on project progress through the page and its various features.
An important task in understanding the needs of the corridor was having a clear view of what was happening (and what wasn't). Using drone footage, we were able to compile helpful videos showing traffic conditions at various times during the day and at various traffic "choke points" along the boulevard.
While still a highly technical document, given the nature of the issues being studied and the importance of this state highway as a major thoroughfare through a metropolitan area, the Wilkinson Boulevard Corridor Study benefited from the input of a diverse set of stakeholders and viewpoints generated by our community engagement techniques. The resulting report responds to a broad set of related concerns ranging far beyond traffic movement, including economic development, zoning regulations, and alternative modes of transportation.
The Committee was very impressed with how effectively this plan incorporates the "Complete Streets" approach while simultaneously addressing details including traffic signal adaptation, intersection realignment, and coordination with resurfacing projects. The plan creates valuable development sites for the community and included effective public involvement through diverse representation on the steering committee and creative events such as the community bike ride.


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Patriots Offseason Coverage
Opening the history book on the Patriots' newly announced jersey numbers
Related: Patriots announce new jersey numbers for 29 of their veteran players
By Bernd Buchmasser@BerndBuchmasser May 25, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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With organized team activities being kicked off on Monday, the New England Patriots announced new jersey numbers for their veteran offseason acquisitions (i.e. all players brought aboard not via the draft or rookie free agency) as well as a handful of other changes. With time aplenty during the offseason, let's use this chance to dig a little deeper and find out who previously donned those 29 new numbers.
Let's start with the lowest handed out by the team and go through them one-by-one.
2 — DB Jalen Mills
Most recently worn by: Brian Hoyer
Most prominently worn by: Doug Flutie
Free agency addition Mills announced the switch to single digits — thus taking advantage of the league's new jersey rules — earlier this offseason, making him the first defensive back to wear such a number. Recently, the number belonged to quarterback Brian Hoyer as well as three kickers (Mike Nugent, Kai Forbath, Nick FolkI). Its most famous owner so far is quarterback Doug Flutie, though. Flutie wore the number twice: he donned it between 1987 and 1989 and later for a short stint in 2005.
5 — QB Brian Hoyer
Most recently worn by: Justin Rohrwasser
Most prominently worn by: Shayne Graham
The No. 5 jersey does not have a proud tradition in New England. In fact, only five players have worn it in a game before it went to rookie kicker Justin Rohrwasser last year. Among those were backup quarterback Kevin O'Connell (2008) as well as kickers Fred Steinfort (1983), Greg Davis (1989), Pat O'Neill (1994-95) and Shayne Graham (2010). Graham being the most prominent man to don it is all you need to know.
8 — LB Ja'Whaun Bentley
Most recently worn by: Jake Dolegala
Most prominently worn by: Josh Miller
No. 8 was worn by five punters and a kicker before Brian Hoyer took it as an undrafted rookie in 2009. While Hoyer is probably the most famous player to wear it, it should be associated with Josh Miller: the Patriots' punter between 2004 and 2006, Miller helped New England win a Super Bowl. Now, linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley will try to follow those footsteps while becoming the first defender to own the jersey.
9 — LB Matthew Judon
Most recently worn by: Roberto Aguayo
Most prominently worn by: Scott Sisson
Free agency acquisition Matthew Judon will become the fifth Patriots player to wear No. 9 in a game, and hopefully he will have more success than the other four: kickers David Posey (1978), Scott Sisson (1993) and Bryan Wagner (1995), as well as offensive utility player Isaiah Stanback (2009). Sisson is probably the most famous out of the group, having played in 13 games for the team during the 1993 season: he made 14 of 26 field goal attempts and was perfect on all 15 of his extra point tries.
13 — WR Nelson Agholor
Most recently worn by: Marqise Lee
Most prominently worn by: Phillip Dorsett II
Only seven players have worn the No. 13 jersey in a regular season or playoff game for the Patriots, and the most recent owner is Phillip Dorsett. While the former first-round draft pick never lived up to his status in New England's offense, he did last three years with the team and helped it win a Super Bowl. Before Dorsett, wideout Joey Galloway (2009) and quarterback Tom Hodson (1990-92) were the most notable players to wear it. Marqise Lee, who held it last offseason, never actually wore it in a game due to his Covid-19 opt-out.
23 — S Kyle Dugger
Most recently worn by: Patrick Chung
Most prominently worn by: Patrick Chung
While players such as Ron Hall (1961-67), Daryl Johnson (1968-70) and Leigh Bodden (2009-11) have all worn No. 23, the most famous person to don it is safety Patrick Chung. Chung took it in 2014 after returning from his one-year stint in Philadelphia, and subsequently developed into one of the best safeties in football as well as a cornerstone member of three championship teams. If Kyle Dugger can come even close to this production, the Patriots can feel very good about their former second-round investment.
25 — RB Brandon Bolden
Most recently worn by: Terrence Brooks
Most prominently worn by: Larry Whigham
Traditionally a number for defensive backs, Brandon Bolden will try to give No. 25 it a positive offensive connotation as well after moving over from No. 38. Among others, the 25 jersey belonged to the likes of Ross O'Hanley (1960-65), John Charles (1967-69), Rick Sanford (1979-84), Patrick Chung (2009-12), Kyle Arrington (2013-14), Eric Rowe (2016-18) and Terrence Brooks (2019-20). Its most famous wearer, however, might have been Larry Whigham: the former fourth-round draft pick appeared in a combined 114 regular season and playoff games for the Patriots between 1994 and 2000.
30 — S Adrian Colbert
Most recently worn by: Jason McCourty
Most prominently worn by: Mosi Tatupu
Adrian Colbert's number has a long history in New England: 15 different players have worn it in a game for the team, including Super Bowl-winning defensive backs Duron Harmon (2013-17) and Jason McCourty (2018-20). If there is one player associated with it, however, it is running back Mosi Tatupu. The former eighth-round draft pick appeared in 201 games for the organization between 1978 and 1990. While mostly a role player, Tatupu was a cornerstone of those Patriots teams — and even mentioned on a classic episode of The Simpsons in 1992.
34 — RB Tyler Gaffney
Most recently worn by: Rex Burkhead
Most prominently worn by: Chuck Shonta
While it has recently developed into a running back number due to the likes of Sammy Morris (2007-10), Shane Vereen (2011-14) and Rex Burkhead (2017-20), no player appeared in more games for the Patriots wearing No. 34 than Chuck Shonta. The defensive back played in 107 games for the club between its inaugural season in 1960 and the 1967 campaign. Shonta registered 15 interceptions along the way and was voted to a Pro Bowl.
46 — LB Raekwon McMillan & LS Wes Farnsworth
Most recently worn by: Cassh Maluia
Most prominently worn by: James Develin
While 11 players have worn the No. 46 jersey in a game — including standout tight end Marv Cook during the first two seasons of his career (1989-90) — the number can only be associated with one man. James Develin might not have put up the impressive numbers, but as the Patriots' fullback helped them win three Super Bowls during his six years wearing No. 46. Along the way, he appeared in a total of 96 games while donning that jersey.
48 — LB Harvey Langi
Most recently worn by: Michael Pinckney
Most prominently worn by: Tim Fox
The last player to wear No. 48 in a game for the Patriots, is also the one who just received it again: Harvey Langi, who wore it for one contest during his 2017 rookie campaign. But even though it has been a rather obscure number lately, it does have one prominent wearer in its history in the form of defensive back Tim Fox. Between 1976 and 1981, Fox appeared in 93 games for New England and registered 18 interceptions. The one-time Pro Bowler was one of the better safeties in the league during his stint with the Patriots.
51 — LB LaRoy Reynolds
Most recently worn by: Ja'Whaun Bentley
Most prominently worn by: Jerod Mayo
Even though 23 different Patriots have worn No. 51 in at least one game, Jerod Mayo stands out among them: the current assistant coach spent his entire eight-year playing career between 2008 and 2015 donning the jersey, and proved himself one of the better linebackers in football before injuries forced him into an early retirement. Journeyman special teamer LaRoy Reynolds matching Mayo's contributions — two Pro Bowls, one All-Pro nomination, one Super Bowl — is unlikely.
53 — LB Kyle Van Noy
Most recently worn by: Josh Uche
Most prominently worn by: Tom Addison
Even though Kyle Van Noy helped the Patriots win two Super Bowls while wearing No. 53, the free agency returnee is not the only star linebacker donning the number. Tom Addison wore it for 108 games and four Pro Bowl nominations between 1960 and 1967. Chris Slade played even more games than that — 134 — as the No. 53 from 1993 to 2000. Larry Izzo won three Super Bowls in New England as a core special teamer between 2001 and 2008. Long story short, 53 is a storied number.
55 — LB Josh Uche
Most recently worn by: John Simon
Most prominently worn by: Willie McGinest
Despite giving No. 53 to Kyle Van Noy, Josh Uche will continue to wear a jersey with plenty of history. The number, after all, was owned by the likes of Don Blackmon (1981-87), Junior Seau (2006-09), Brandon Spikes (2010-13) and John Simon (2018-20) through the years. However, the most famous among past 55s is Willie McGinest: a three-time Super Bowl winner and the league's all-time leader in postseason sacks, McGinest was a core member of the early-dynasty Patriots and appeared in 189 combined games for the organization between 1994 and 2005.
64 — G Alex Redmond
Most recently worn by: Ross Reynolds
Most prominently worn by: Richard Bishop
The past has not been kind to the No. 64 jersey, with no major contributors wearing it in over two decades. In fact, center Dave Wohlabaugh (1995-98) was the last regular starter to don it. Before him, two-way lineman Tony Sardisco (1960-62), offensive lineman Mike Montler (1969-72) and defensive lineman Richard Bishop (1976-81) also called the number theirs.
65 — C James Ferentz
Most recently worn by: Caleb Benenoch
Most prominently worn by: Houston Antwine
No. 65 also has had a quiet few years, with Damien Woody (1999-2003) the last starter to wear it. Back in the 1960s, however, it was the number of Houston Antwine: a Patriots Hall of Famer, Antwine appeared in 144 games for the organization between 1961 and 1971 and was named to six AFL All-Star games. He was one of the first true difference makers on the newly formed team, and remains one of the better defensive lineman in Patriots history.
66 — C Marcus Martin
Most recently worn by: James Ferentz
Most prominently worn by: Lonie Paxton
The Patriots' starting center in Super Bowl 49, Bryan Stork (2014-15), wore No. 66. Former rotational linemen Paul Fairchild (1984-90) and Bob McKay (1976-78) did as well. Still, Lonie Paxton stands out among them despite his position of long snapper: Paxton played. the position for 156 games between 2000 and 2008, and helped New England win three Super Bowls.
67 — C Ted Karras
Most recently worn by: Jordan Steckler
Most prominently worn by: Dan Koppen
Two of the greatest offensive linemen in Patriots history donned the No. 67 jersey during their careers in New England: Dan Koppen wore it for 135 games and two Super Bowl wins (2003-11), while Bill Lenkaitis donned the number for 153 contests (1971-81). Other noteworthy players who called 67 their own were guards Josh Kline and Steve Moore, both of whom started multiple games over the course of their tenures in New England.
72 — OT Yodny Cajuste
Most recently worn by: Jermaine Eluemunor
Most prominently worn by: Matt Light
While Jermaine Eluemunor (2020) and Marshall Newhouse (2019 failed to return No. 72 to its past glory, the number has some prominence in New England's football lore. Matt Light started 175 games — including three Super Bowl wins — while wearing it between 2001 and 2011, while Larry Eisenhauer donned it for 117 contests from 1961 to 1969. The number was also worn by the likes of Mel Lunsford (1973-80), Tim Goad (1988-94) and Akiem Hicks (2015).
77 — OT Trent Brown
Most recently worn by: Yodny Cajuste
Most prominently worn by: Nate Solder
Trent Brown is back in New England, and back in his old No. 77 jersey. He will therefore try to continue what has been a strong history of the number despite some recent misses (Michael Bennett, Yodny Cajuste). After all, 77 was also worn by long-time starting tackles Tom Neville (1965-77), Pat Harlow (1991-95) and Nick Kaczur (2005-09), as well as former first overall draft pick Kenneth Sims (1982-89). However, the most successful man to call it his own was Nate Solder: between 2011 and 2017, Solder appeared in 114 games for the Patriots and won two Super Bowls.
81 — TE Jonnu Smith
Most recently worn by: Lance Kendricks
Most prominently worn by: Randy Moss
Jim Colclough (1960-68) and Russ Francis (1975-80, 1987-88) had impressive careers in New England wearing No. 81, but there is only one player who comes to mind when thinking about that number: between 2007 and 2011, wide receiver Randy Moss was a spectacular presence in the New England offense. While he never won a Super Bowl, he helped the team finish the only 16-0 season in league history and set a new record with 23 receiving touchdowns in 2007. All in all, Moss appeared in 56 games as a Patriot and caught 271 passes. Jonnu Smith coming close to that production would be a major win for the team.
82 — WR Devin Smith
Most recently worn by: Jake Burt
Most prominently worn by: Vincent Brisby
While No. 81 has an impressive track record, No. 82 has been flying mostly under the radar over the past six decades of Patriots football. Wide receiver Vincent Brisby, who appeared in 89 games between 1993 and 1999, is probably its most famous wearer. Others of note to don the jersey include tight ends Jim Whalen (1965-69), Daniel Graham (2002-06) and Benjamin Watson (2019).
84 — WR Kendrick Bourne
Most recently worn by: Benjamin Watson
Most prominently worn by: Art Graham
While not as historically successful a number as other numbers in the 80s, the 84 jersey also had some productive carriers in the past: tight end Ben Watson donned it between 2004 and 2009, while wide receivers Shawn Jefferson (1996-99), Darryl Stingley (1973-77) and Art Graham (1963-68) all wore it before that. Graham's production — 202 catches, 3197 yards, 20 touchdowns — stands out among the group.
85 — TE Hunter Henry
Most recently worn by: Ryan Izzo
Most prominently worn by: Nick Buoniconti
No. 85 has been hit and miss over the years. While some of the recent wearers include Ryan Izzo (2018-20), Kenbrell Thompkins (2013), Chad Ochocinco (2011) and Doug Gabriel (2006), it also has an impressive history: Nick Buoniconti laid the foundation of his Hall of Fame career wearing it between 1962 and 1968, while Julius Adams later called it his own between 1972 and 1985.
90 — DT Montravius Adams
Most recently worn by: Shilique Calhoun
Most prominently worn by: Malcom Brown
Malcom Brown helped the Patriots win a pair of Super Bowls during his four-year stint with the club (2015-18) and that alone qualifies him as the most prominent man to wear the 90 jersey in New England. Others to don it include linebacker George Webster (1974-76) as well as fellow defensive linemen Toby Williams (1983-88) and Chad Eaton (1996-2000).
92 — DT Davon Godchaux
Most recently worn by: Nick Thurman
Most prominently worn by: Ray Agnew
No. 92 has hit a dry spell as of late: Geneo Grissom (2015-17), James Harrison (2017), Jake Bequette (2012-13), Albert Haynesworth (2011), Eric Moore (2011), Gerard Warren (2010), Ron Brace (2009) and Santonio Thomas (2007) all wore the number rather unsuccessfully. The last true success story was Ted Washington back in 2003. Before him, Ray Agnew (1990-94) was probably the best player to wear it. Still, its history is a quiet one.
94 — DE Henry Anderson
Most recently worn by: Beau Allen
Most prominently worn by: Ty Warren
No. 94 does not have a proud tradition in New England. Tim Roberts (1996), Shaun Ellis (2011), Ricky Jean-Francois (2017) and Adrian Clayborn (2018) would be the most famous men to wear it if not for one Mr. Ty Warren: a former first-round pick by the Patriots, Warren spent eight years with the team and won two Super Bowls along the way — all while being named to New England's Team of the 2000s. The Patriots will hope that Anderson follows his lead rather than that of the other players to previously wear the jersey.
95 — DT Nick Thurman
Most recently worn by: Derek Rivers
Most prominently worn by: Chandler Jones
While former third-round draft pick Derek Rivers never lived up to his potential due to injuries, No. 95 has produced some solid impact players through the years. Led by Chandler Jones (2012-15), the group also includes fellow linebackers Roman Phifer (2001-04), Dwayne Sabb (1992-96) and Ed Reynolds (1983-91) as well as defensive tackle Henry Thomas (1997-2000). Also wearing No. 95 were one-year wonders Mark Anderson (2011) and Tully Banta-Cain (2005-06, 2009-10).


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PM's greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr
Published By : Admin | July 6, 2016 | 21:18 IST
PM Modi conveys greetings and best wishes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr
PM Modi speaks to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Emir of Qatar, conveys Eid greetings
PM conveys Eid greetings to President Rouhani, President Ghani, PM Nawaz Sharif, PM Sheikh Hasina and President Yameen
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has conveyed his greetings and best wishes on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Prime Minister also spoke to many Heads of State and Government and greeted them on this auspicious occasion.
"My greetings and best wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special day deepen the spirit of harmony and peace in society.
Extended Eid greetings to HM King Salman, HH the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, HH the Emir of Qatar.
Spoke to President Rouhani, President Ghani, PM Nawaz Sharif, PM Sheikh Hasina and President Yameen and greeted them on Eid", the Prime Minister said.
My greetings and best wishes on Eid-ul-Fitr. May this special day deepen the spirit of harmony and peace in society.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2016
Spoke to President Rouhani, President Ghani, PM Nawaz Sharif, PM Sheikh Hasina & President Yameen and greeted them on Eid.
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Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is a mathematical institute created in 1996 by universities in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States to promote research and excellence in all areas of the mathematical sciences. It provides training and support for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers hosted at member institutions. It also supports visiting researchers and hosts events ranging from individual lectures to multi-year "collaborative research groups (CRGs)"[1] in the mathematical sciences. Additionally, PIMS has a large educational outreach program aimed at promoting mathematics at all levels but with particular focus on primary and secondary levels (K–12).
PIMS has a distributed structure. Its central offices are located on the campus of the University of British Columbia. The members of the institute are:
10 full members: University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, University of Regina, University of Victoria, University of Saskatchewan, Simon Fraser University, University of Washington, University of Lethbridge, and University of Manitoba.
2 affiliate members: University of Portland and University of Northern British Columbia.
PIMS receives funding from NSERC and provincial governments. In 2007, the institute became a Unité Mixte Internationale of the French CNRS.[2][3]
Research at PIMS includes both hosting of events and support for personnel. Post-doctoral researchers, visitors and graduate students supported by PIMS are hosted at one of the sites for the duration of their stay. The event programs include individual lectures, seminar series and scientific meetings. An international scientific review panel[4] adjudicates event applications and decides on the scientific programs. Longer term projects are supported as Collaborative Research Groups[5] which will typically include a series of thematic activities such as summer schools and workshops, as well as postdoctoral fellow. PIMS also supports an International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) which is focused on Mathematical Biology.
PIMS is involved in all levels of mathematical education from Elementary School onwards. In British Columbia, PIMS organizes the Elementary Math Contest (Elmacon),[6] an annual competition open to grades 5, 6 and 7. Math Mania[7] is directed at high school students and uses interactive games and demonstrations to introduce students to mathematical concepts. PIMS also runs teacher workshops in many rural areas and conferences. For example, the annual 'Changing the Culture' [8] conference which brings together teachers and educators to discuss issues and new developments relating mathematics education. Outreach to Aboriginal and First Nations students[9] is also a strong focus for the BC and Saskatchewan sites, with annual summer camps, programs and resources aimed at providing increased learning opportunities for those students, for example the Aboriginal Perspectives website established in 2009.
mathtube.org
In October 2011, PIMS launched a new multimedia site, mathtube.org. This site includes lecture videos, slides and notes from significant PIMS lectures from the past decade, as well as recent events. The site was created to meet the increasing demand to see lecture content online. The site features notable speakers such as Edward Witten, Ram Murty, Dusa McDuff and George Papanicolaou,[10] and is updated regularly.
iconMathematics portal
CRM-Fields-PIMS prize
PIMS focus periods pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
"L'Unité Mixte Internationale 3069 au Canada : PIMS". www.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-02-20.
"Collaborations - Partnerships | Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences - PIMS". www.pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
PIMS Scientific Review Panel. pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
PIMS Collaborative Research Groups. pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
Elementary Math Contest Website. elmacon.org. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
PIMS Math Mania. pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
Changing the Culture. pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
PIMS Aboriginal/First Nations outreach programs. pims.math.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
George Papanicolaou's personal website. stanford.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-05..
www.pims.math.ca
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I very seldom remember my dreams; does this mean I'm missing some nutrients?
Q. I very seldom remember my dreams, even though I think I'm sleeping pretty soundly. Does this mean I'm missing some nutrients?
A. Dreams have fascinated us throughout history and are said to give us significant clues about our own issues, personality, and behavior. Recently some powerful research techniques have been used to separate fact from fiction. For instance, the notion that "everyone dreams, but not everyone remembers their dreams" turns out to be untrue. Roughly one in 300 people apparently never dreams and another one in 15 dreams as rarely as once in 10 years. Most people have several dreams each night, and almost all dreams occur while we are in the sleep stage known as REM (rapid eye movement), though some dreaming can occur in non-REM, or "long-wave," sleep.
Dream activity, usually indicating adequate REM sleep, is definitely good for us. Not only is dream activity associated with better mood, making us less irritable, but it also appears to aid in learning and memory. REM sleep restores certain neurotransmitters that are depleted in the course of our waking mental activity. Several nutrients are able to produce changes in the levels of these neurotransmitters, and these can be used to manipulate dream frequency and intensity.
There are dozens of neurotransmitters used by the brain, but serotonin is the neurotransmitter most notably associated with dream activity. Serotonin is a "calming" neurotransmitter made from the amino acid L-tryptophan using vitamin B6. The well-established effect of vitamin B6 supplementation is to increase REM sleep and thus increase dream activity. Vitamin B6 deficiency, especially when magnesium is also deficient, tends to lead to decreased intensity and frequency of dream activity. L-tryptophan is no longer available as a supplement, but 5-hydroxy tryptophan can substitute.
Vitamin B6 holds the high ground of history for helping with dream recall, but it is no longer alone. DMAE (di-methyl-amino-ethanol) is an important metabolite that flows easily into the brain, where it is converted into acetylcholine. During REM, more acetylcholine causes dreams to become more vivid and memorable. Vivid and memorable dreams are somehow associated with creativity. DMAE may be hard to find as a supplement but is available over the Internet.
Melatonin is a hormone produced, also from L-tryptophan, by the pineal gland. It is active only in the early sleep cycle. Melatonin increases non-REM sleep, but it has an interesting "rebound" effect that seems to give more frequent and more vivid dreams toward morning. It is easily available in health food stores but should not be used for extended periods.
Excessive use of coffee, tea, or alcohol may interfere with your ability to remember dreams, so cut back or eliminate these and see what happens. If a food is very hard for you to digest (such as red meat for some people), eat it earlier in the day to see if that will improve dream recall.
Some medications will affect dream activity. Medications that change serotonin levels, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, decrease dream frequency but may increase the more bizarre aspects of dreams.
A good night's rest, including some dreams, seems to go a long way toward good health.