This is the final game from 1994 and marks the end of Origins most prolific period. It seems like a long time since I was playing the last missions in Special Ops 2 and it was definitely a lengthy wait for Wing Commander fans before this game eventually came out after the unresolved ending. There were plenty of spin-offs in the meanwhile to keep the fans busy though – since SO2 I've played the entire Strike series, Privateer, Righteous Fire, Wing Commander Armada + Academy. With the exception of Privateer none of those games were as much fun as the original Wing Commanders and I'm not sorry to get back to where it all started again.
Wing Commander 3 completes the Kilrathi trilogy before the series started moving off into new directions. Things are very different this time around – the old sprite based flight engine has gone and its replaced by a state of the art polygon based SVGA engine. The more obvious change still is that the Origin FX cutscenes have gone and are replaced by digital video starring real actors. As I understand it Chris Roberts went off to play at being a movie director and do all the cutscenes whilst leaving the game itself to others.
I should probably make a confession at this point – I love interactive movies. Games like Under a Killing Moon, Pandora Directive, Gabriel Knight 2, Realms of the Haunting, X-Files, Spycraft, A Fork in the Tale, Rebel Assault 1 & 2, Black Dahlia, 7th Guest… I love them all. Games journalists however couldn't stand them for the most part and the term itself became a dirty word effectively killing the genre off before it had really got started. I remember add-ons like Mysteries of the Sith for Jedi Knight receiving praise for having in-game cutscenes which "didn't take you out of the game" unlike the original Jedi Knight. I say give me the FMV every time. I'd much rather see real actors than a load of dodgy polygons. It especially made sense back in the mid 90's when realtime 3D graphics simply weren't up to much.
It goes without saying then that I'm a bit of a fan of Wing Commander 3 & 4. In terms of FMV, Wing Commander 3 was on a different scale to anything that I'd seen before and blew me away at the time. Back when I bought this I was a student living in a shared house – just to get this to run at all we had to combine the best parts of our computers and it still took about a minute to load before each mission started. We couldn't run the flight parts in SVGA as you needed something of a supercomputer (a Pentium) so had to live with VGA. All the grief was worth it though as no one had ever made a game that looked and sounded as good as this.
I know WC3 very well as I've played it through several times since so I could more or less write it all up before I've played it again. I remember the movies being more fun than the flying parts although the flying sections were still entertaining enough. Its been a few years since I played this last so I'll be curious to see how well it has stood the test of time.
The introduction must last about 15 minutes. The first part shows the emperor + Thrakhath on Kilrah executing some prisoners. Angel has also been captured but is spared disintegration because of her prowess as a warrior. We don't get to find out her fate at this stage. The Kilrathi are brought to life with some sort of animatronics. They don't look all that bad actually considering. If Chris Roberts knew he was going to have to recreate them in real life years down the line I expect he wouldn't have gone for highly evolved cats back in Wing Commander 1.
The next part shows our hero, now called Christopher Blair (Chris after Chris Roberts + Blair being short for Bluehair) + Paladin looking over the wreckage of the Concordia. There is a pretty decent cast for this game including Mark Hamill (Star Wars), John Rhys Davies (Indiana Jones, Sliders) and Malcolm McDowell (Clockwork Orange, Star Trek 6). It's especially nice to see Malcolm McDowell – his performance in this game isn't exactly up to the standards of A Clockwork Orange but then neither is the material. I can think of a few interactive movies that had bigger names e.g. Christopher Walken in Ripper but I can think of more where the actors were just clueless and the whole thing ended up like a home movie. This is not the case in WC3. For all that we have a decent cast of real actors here, what we don't have are real sets so everything is done on bluescreen. This limits the possibilities for any dynamic action and the camera remains static for every scene in the game that isn't full CGI.
In this scene Blair asks after Angel but Paladin doesn't know anything (allegedly).
Blair then goes to meet up with Tolwyn to get his next assignment. He is assigned to the Victory and is not all that pleased about it. The Victory is an old ship that is hardly up to the standards of the Concordia – it beats the 10 years in security that I had at the start of Wing Commander 2.
While flying to the victory, Blair watches a news broadcast. There are rumours that the war is not going well although Tolwyn seemed to think things were looking up.
The Victory may not be as impressive as the Concordia but it still doesn't look bad in FMV.
I land to a formal welcome from the crew. The guy in charge is Captain Eisen. Hobbes is also here as second in command but is no longer flying due to anti-Kilrathi prejudice among the crew. I insist he is reinstated to the flight roster as he is allegedly the best wingman I've ever had. I remember Maniac being the best wingman I ever had but I won't argue.
This finally signals the end of the introduction although I don't get to fly yet. I can walk around the ship in the same manner as other Wing Commander games talking to people first. There is a cutscene shown between each room showing me walking into it – this will be one of the first things I turn off in the options.
The introduction is truly epic compared to anything I'd seen before with very nice CGI for the time and a sweeping score by George Oldziey. It certainly impressed me back in 1994. Watching it now, it still doesn't look bad but the video compression isn't great. There are serious artifacts in some of the CGI scenes where there is a lot of movement.
Back in 94 there were not many standard video libraries as far as I know. We had the AVI standard but that was definitely not up to full screen SVGA so companies like Origin had to write their own. The problem was exacerbated by CD drives only being single or dual speed and not being able to supply the data fast enough during demanding scenes. Running through an upscaling filter on Dosbox it still looks nice most of the time – the video codec used copes with the usual static camera scenes extremely well however. We only have 256 colours for now but this isn't too obvious.
This is the first game in this blog that was only released on CD and it came on 4 of them which showed an inherent problem with the storage capacity of CD's when you are trying to do FMV. To be fair there must be a few hours of FMV in this game and it's not a big problem in a linear game like this where you just worked through the missions in order but I remember swapping backwards and forwards constantly in other games like The Pandora Directive. The idea of copying the whole lot to a hard disk was unthinkable and wasn't usually even supported – I think I had about a 200 Mb hard disk around this time. As far as I know the first ever CD exclusive game was 7th Guest and even that came on 2 CD's.
I've been playing this for 15 minutes and not actually done anything yet. I'll meet the crew and start the game properly tonight. I'm well practiced at WC3 and expect to get through it in no time. I'll aim to complete at least a CD a night and have it done by the weekend.
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I have never beaten this game and I don't know why. I have started it several times but abandoned it in the end. Lately I finished WC4 for the first time, and I tried giving WC3 another chance, but… the game didn't work right (I got the Kilrathi saga version).
Someday I would finish this one way or another, I love the WC games. And the cutscenes on this one and WC4 are just great. Very good acting which is not that usual on a videogame as far as I'm concerned about those kind of games.
I've got the Kilrathi saga as well but I'm figuring Dosbox is so good these days I'm better off using that and I get the benefits of scaling. They did have the digital soundtrack in the Kilrathi saga but the midi one sounds great anyway.
I've beat 11th hour a couple of times but its been years – I can't even remember what the last puzzle was. The puzzle that sticks in my mind is the microscope from 7th guest which took some winning. Apart from the occasionaly maddening puzzle, I enjoy that sort of game – Clandestiny is well worth a look as well if you've never tried it.
As a bit of a B movie fan I think bad acting can be part of the fun in interactive movies as long as the story is entertaining enough, A Fork in the Tale being a prime example.
the last one is the connect 5 against stauf. I must admit I got a bit tired of the game when I got there, maybe I would finish it someday. After all, I did have also trouble with the microscope on 7th guest and years after that I did try and finish it without so much trouble.


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            System.out.println("WARNING: Clock skew between the Oozie server host and this host detected.  Please fix this.  " +
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    public static void main(String... args) {
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This does show that the time is different among the nodes just barely usually in milliseconds. The problem is if the node that ends the job is ahead by a few milliseconds everything with dates gets messed up. I would like to know where java is pulling time from. I use ntptime on all of these systems.
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server1: 1579614657155 - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:50:57.155 AM GMT-05:00
server2: 1579614693828 - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:51:33.828 AM GMT-05:00
server3: 1579614693035 - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:51:33.035 AM GMT-05:00
So it does appear server 1 time is different enough to impact this. I still need to know where java is pulling this system time from?

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An interview with Ginger Murray, from The Write Stuff series over at SF Weekly:
Ginger Murray is the editor-in-chief of Whore! Magazine, author of The Sweet Spot column for this blog, and a performance storyteller. She has appeared just about everywhere and done seemingly everything. An avid lover of bad girls, radical idiots, and thinkers, she delights in wild expressions, stories, and the adventures of sublime chaos. We spoke to her recently about her definition of "success," (not) falling in love with strangers, and the public striptease.
What's your biggest struggle — work or otherwise?
Oh goodness, what a question. My biggest struggle used to be being a lonely heart. Miraculously, I was able to overcome that. These days, I suppose it would be trying to live life with integrity. As I grow older and have been fortunate enough to know the incredible kindness and courage of people, it is becoming increasingly clear that, for me, coming from a place of soulfulness is very hard indeed. To honor those in my life; the work that I do; the needs of the world; and to know that every act and every word has the potential to come from truth — that is a constant struggle and I find myself failing at it on a daily basis. But said Samuel Beckett, "to be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail." I sure as hell hope that he is right. Or maybe, as says Ray Bradbury, "You fail only if you stop."
Do you consider yourself successful? Why?
To me success is like happiness: it is not an enduring state of being but a momentary sensibility. I feel successful every time I finish an article or pull off a performance. However, I do not yet feel that I have achieved stability with my primary project: getting our magazine in every bookstore and in every airport across the country. But even then, of course, I probably won't feel successful. Suddenly there will be, again, that next horizon. Success is a Sisyphean stone.
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(Note: I don't normally smoke pot, but in this particular setting I love it. It has the peculiar effect of making me talk to the trees, the water, the bugs. But generally, I just really enjoy being in the midst of something vast, wild, and ancient that really doesn't care that I exist.)
Would you ever perform a striptease? Describe some of your moves. Feel free to set the mood.
I have already, numerous times. I even did one with my husband at Red Hots Burlesque the night before our wedding. It was also the first night I was meeting his family who had flown in the day before from France. Quite the introduction.
To more properly answer, my strip teases use the sexually exciting aspect to provoke the audience to deal with the other aspects of the performance that are not, even remotely, arousing in the usual sense. For instance, I will start naked and tell a story about being a person who never fit into a specific gender identity while putting clothes on. Or I'll talk about the assumptions people make about what having a female brain means and strip off to reveal my own (rather limp due to needing to fit under my pants) fake cock. I am a firm believer that sexiness and the tease can be very useful in getting people to pay attention to ideas they might otherwise ignore.
As for doing a strip tease for a lover, I've done it, kind of, a few times. But unfortunately, once a diva girl gets a taste of that stage… With an audience it is intimate. With a lover it is hard to get out of the performer/artist head and do it purely for them. For the most part, I don't think they really care. But I do.
What's wrong with society today?
Lack of depth. Protest movements without the inspirational support of philosophical ideas. Pop music that could very well be created by a robot (one could argue that that has been the way of pop music. Not so. David Bowie has been considered pop. The Crystals — a 60's girl group — were radical. Even Madonna charged up a generation with her songs. For me, Lady Gaga doesn't cut it). Self-help books and the memoir have overwhelmed literature, and so many films these days seem to be commercials. So many pretty people, but who the hell are they? Lady Gaga was quoted in an interview as saying, "I'm just like everybody else." It's a false statement and I find it odd that she felt compelled to say it. Since when did being like everyone else become an expression of those who call themselves artists? Yes, we are, at our core, a common humanity, but it is the peculiar, complex, and powerfully unique way that each of us expresses this that makes for a kind of society that I want to live in. That and the great investigation and cultivation of ideas. I sound old and grumpy. Pass me my cigars!
How many times do you fall in love each day?
I don't. I feel a good deal of things every day about the people I know and those strangers I come to encounter, or perhaps just witness. Compassion, ache, attraction, concern, guilt, pleasure, delight, kindness, admiration… But despite having a personality, or perhaps a nature, that could be called romantic due to being overly sensitive, often consumed by ennui and being overwhelmed at times just by how the sky looks — I am no longer one to be in love with love. Actually, I think the quality of 'falling in love" because someone's hair strikes your fancy or a man smiles sweetly while he is shaving and you can see him from your window across the street reflects an inability to deal with our actual humanness. It disregards our potential for vibrant, and sometimes just factual, monstrousness.
It is more that I find myself wondering about people, fascinated and feeling my soul tugged by them, even if for just a passing moment. It is the awareness of their existence, the little bit of truth of it that compels me out of the annoying and sometimes agonizing obsession with myself. It has been said that to know someone is to love them. So I would rather say I have little moments of loving people. I save the "in love" for that delicious fury of wanting to know a particular someone very well — friends included.
What would you like to see happen in your lifetime?
Socialized health care — everywhere. A diminishment of immigration regulations. Greater active investment in ending sexual violence. A sensible solution to poverty. Effective and innovative alternatives to prison. Less economic disparity. Environmental protection to be treated as a top government priority. Drag queens in schools. Rickshaws on American city streets and indeed, cities built around walking and biking and not driving. More trees. Better contraceptive care, education and availability. More street performers. Plazas. Total and radical change. Whew. I'll let you know when I run for Congress. In the meantime, getting dental services offered as part of Healthy San Francisco would be nice.
What kind of work would you like to do? Or: what kind of writing do you most admire?
The writing I love the most involves a great depth of ideas, profound storytelling, and the sexy, glorious riffing of the writer's love of language. Saul Bellow, Isabelle Allende, Simone de Beauvoir, Shakespeare, Mollie Haskell…
What's the strangest thing you've ever seen?
A man jumping off a roof between Avenue A and B [in NYC]. His body hit the awning of a cafe and the metal bar of the awning sliced off his head. The head which then rolled across the street. Myself and another person were walking down the street from different directions. We both stopped. Looked at each other and then turned around. To this day it is still hard to believe I actually saw such a thing. It was just so, so incredibly random. I couldn't even feel the death part of it, it might as well have been someone's soccer ball. As for a strange thing I'd like to see, in the spring, there is a river in the Amazon that floods to such levels it rises above the trees. Among these trees swim dolphins who use the river as a sort of side road and have their skins died pink by the tea bushes along the side. Pink dolphins swimming trough jungle trees. Yep, I'd like to see that.
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AARC celebrated its 56th anniversary with an awards luncheon on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn. Superintendents Dr. A. Dean Speicher, Dr. Kenneth Spells and Dr. Jerry Thacker served as Honorary Chairs. Dr. Spells was represented by Karla Lee. Bob Nagle served as master of ceremonies. The luncheon was attended by approximately 160, including high school students participating in AARC's Youth Initiative.
The Bronze Key Award was presented to Mrs. Janette Burkhart-Miller and the Miller family for their philanthropy to AARC and other organizations in northern Indiana. The award was accepted by Charles Miller.
The Bronze Key is a national recognition Award granted by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence to an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to an NCADD affiliate. This is the 11th time it has been awarded by AARC in its 56 year history.


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Telanagana Palle Pragathi Scheme
Telangana Palle Pragathi Scheme / Programme (village development) starts from February 1st 2015 to February 1st 2020. The Telangana Government will identify 1,500 villages in 150 mandals (taluqs) to take up comprehensive development programmes.
TPPS is targeted to enhance agricultural incomes of small and marginal farmers and ensure increased access to services related to health, nutrition, sanitation and social entitlements.
The (TPPS) will focus on increasing economic opportunities for small and marginal farmers, especially from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) households in the 150 most backward mandals (cluster of villages across gram panchayats) by helping them gain access to extension services, good quality inputs like improved seeds, market services, and institutional credit.
To boost human development, investments will be made in improving access to services in the areas of health, nutrition, and water and sanitation and increasing coverage and effectiveness of India's social safety net programs.
The objective of the project is 'to enable selected poor households to diversify and enhance sources of income and
secure increased access to human development services and social entitlements'.
Telanagana Palle Pragathi Scheme will integrate the small and marginal farm and off farm producers to urban markets by making them competitive through value addition and creating jobs for the youth in semi-urban and urban locations.
Improving access to services such as education, nutrition, etc. and increased coverage of social safety net and social risk management programs help poor to share benefits of economic growth. The project also supports the Government of India's "Finance Plus" approach by investing in building and strengthening community institutions that can foster higher order impacts.
Firstly, it will aim to bring various social protection schemes together on to one synergistic platform (gender, nutrition and health and livelihoods leveraging major schemes such as ICDS and NRHM. Secondly, it will invest in ICT and social accountability and transparency mechanisms for improving service delivery in a sustainable manner. Finally, innovations such as alternate service delivery models, Public-Private-Community-Partnerships (PPCP) will be the key drivers of this project for larger sustainable impact and bringing quality of life in the poorest of the poor in an inclusive manner.
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Project Development Objective
The Project Development Objective (PDO) of Telanagana Palle Pragathi Scheme is to enable selected poor households, with an extra fillip on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, to diversify and enhance sources of income and secure increased access to human development services and social entitlements. This would be achieved by supporting Government of Telangana State in scaling up the rural poverty reduction initiatives and the existing institutional platforms of the rural poor under previous IDA supported APDPIP and APRPRP with an emphasis on inclusive economic growth and access to human development and social protection schemes/ services. These programs will be implemented in selected 150 mandals of selected geographies (about one third of the state) based on social stratification, value chain potential, and inclusion deficit in HD indicators and access to services and entitlements. Lessons from this project will be concurrently taken to other Mandals in the State.
The four key pillars on which Telanagana Palle Pragathi Scheme is structured are:
Livelihood Development: Livelihood Promotion through a value chain approach in key
livelihood sectors
Human Development: 'Life cycle approach' to the achievement of MDGs in Health and
Social Development Safety Nets and Entitlements: Leveraging existing institutional
platform to ensure reliable and universal access to entitlements
Technical Assistance, ICT and Partnerships: Leveraging innovations, best global /
national experiences and technologies for implementing each of the above 3 pillars
Complementing the Government of Telangana's efforts to strengthen panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), the project will significantly enhance the planning capacity of panchayats in the 150 mandals. It will invest in an Open Data architecture to help the government analyze the state's development outcomes. It will also look at last mile service delivery issues, establish technology-enabled "One Stop Shops" within PRI offices, and strengthen their role as an interface between citizens and suppliers of crucial social services. In addition, it will establish a facility to improve service deliveries for people with disabilities and women.
"This project for the newly created state of Telangana will help small and marginal famers increase their incomes and their access to better services. It will complement the government's efforts at strengthening panchayats so that they can play a greater role in planning, implementing and monitoring key government programs. Creating such strong institutions will go a long way in improving the lives of small and marginal farmers and fulfilling their aspirations for a better life," said Onno Ruhl, World Bank Country Director in India.
The greatest potential for growth in the agriculture sector comes from cash-crops, livestock, and fisheries. For instance, between 2004 and 2012, the fisheries sub-sector grew at 8.7 percent, while the agriculture sector as a whole grew only at about 3.9 percent.
"Most of the small and marginal farmers are not able to access opportunities from growth in agriculture and in its allied sectors because they have limited access to extension services, good quality inputs like improved seeds, market services, and institutional credit. This project will help poor farmers' access economic opportunities through value chain development and better market access," said Parmesh Shah, Lead Rural Development Specialist and the Task Team Leader for the project. "The focus of the project on human development services (health, nutrition and sanitation), offers a unique opportunity to work across sectors for last mile delivery of services."
On the human development side, the project will use community led approaches to improve access to water and sanitation services in about 1,000 targeted villages adopting saturation approach to cover all households and rural institutions like schools, anganwadi centers, and health centers and helping them achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.
Telangana Palle Pragathi Scheme - Village Development Scheme
Telangana Palle Pragathi scheme starts from january
KCR Telangana Pragathi Bhavan Begumpet - KCR Camp Office
CM KCR Speech in Nalgonda TRS Mmeeting - Pragathi…
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Fern's Freebie Friday ~ Lunch Box Love Notes - Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas!
FREE Lunch Box Love Notes!
Back to school is the craziest time of year, but for Teacher-Moms, as tired as we are, we don't want to short change our own kids. I remember I really wanted my children to have a good day at school, listen to the teacher. learn a lot and make new friends. But mornings for Teacher-Moms are not like something out of the Leave it to Beaver TV show....many a morning at my house was SOMEONE crying over SOMETHING because they weren't the center of attention at that given moment. SOMETIMES it was even me!
These love notes are a quick and easy way for you to show them some love when they are away from you in that big, ole' cafetorium, as they call it in my district. BUT no lie, I would write five on Saturday afternoon or Sunday night and hide them in my bedroom. That way I was ready to each morning and if they wanted to buy their lunch that day, I had it ready to slip into their backpack instead.
My FREEBIE has enough for 24 notes, that way you can use a different one each school day for a month! Perfect also for teachers to use as an End Of The Day student note!
Where you able to get last week's Freebie Friday?
These are adorable. I wonder if my almost twenty-year-old would like these in her work lunches. I like the idea of using them for students notes also.


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Jeanne A. Travis, President
Jeanne A. Travis, President, at Industrial Security Integrators, LLC (IsI) has been named the winner of two (2) Silver Stevie® Awards in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Female Executive of the Year categories in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run– worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the awards were presented to winners last night during a dinner event attended by more than 550 people at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The event was broadcast via Livestream.
As the President of IsI, Jeanne uses her executive management skills to oversee the fast growth and cutting edge of Industrial Security as well as developing the technology to stay in compliance with the Government.
IsI provides cost-effective, comprehensive security solutions for industry and government. "Our company strives to achieve complete customer satisfaction while maintaining an ethical and professional workplace," said Travis. "This award is also a testament to the team of dedicated security professionals here at IsI. Working together, we'll continue to achieve great success now and into the future," she continued.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. Jeanne A. Travis, President, at Industrial Security Integrators, LLC (IsI) won in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year and Female Executive of the Year categories for Business Services – 11 to 2,500 Employees.
Some of the comments the Judges provided include:
"I rate Jeanne a 10 because Jeanne is no stranger to effective and progressive leadership. Her eclectic leadership style makes her a great entrepreneur in her respective field."
"Ms. Travis is not only running a successful thriving business in a male dominated field, but she is focusing on talent management and work-life balance of her employees. She appears to be a grounded leader based on the nomination."
"This Leader and Executive shows initiative in solution building that implements strategy and effective positive outcomes. I have observed that the team looks up to her with respect and that shows true effectiveness of an executive leader."
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In a large metropolitan area like Houston, good home security is a must. You never know what might happen, and nothing beats the peace of mind that comes with a safe and protected home. Bear in mind that keeping your home and family safe from intruders doesn't have to be a complicated or expensive process. If you're willing to take the time and follow a few easy tips, you can achieve tight, foolproof home security in no time.
1. Change your locks each time you move. This should be one of the first things you check off your list. After all, you never know who has a key to your place.
2. Install deadbolts if you don't already have them. To prevent an intruder from kicking in the door, you can install metal or wood dowels to all exterior door tracks.
3. Keep doors and windows locked, especially at night. Don't forget about the garage door, either. Check your locks routinely every night before you go to bed.
Think beyond the mat when it comes to hiding your spare key. Thieves know many people keep keys here, so get creative when you're hiding your spare. In addition to that, your most valuable items deserve extra security. Invest in a safe or safety deposit box for irreplaceable belongings.
Everyone wants attractive landscaping to frame their home. However, tall bushes and trees make excellent hiding spots for burglars. Remove the temptation by choosing plants that grow low to the ground. Keep bushes trimmed short to prevent anyone from lurking behind them.
One of the most effective deterrents is a brightly lit yard. Keep both porch lights and backyard lights on at night, and change bulbs regularly. Consider installing landscape lighting. Motion sensor lights are another great way to scare off potential thieves.
Last but not least, everyone should own an alarm system. With options available to fit all budgets and needs, you're sure to find something that will work for your home. Don't forget to put a sticker in your front window so everyone knows your home is protected. You can even do this if you don't have an alarm system!
If you want to take it a step further to ensure peace of mind, look into video surveillance, live monitoring, and systems that connect to your local police.
By implementing these home security tips, you'll rest easier at night. There is nothing like the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your home and family are safe and secure.
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Teachers, support staff, classrooms, school: incredible people, incredible place.
Reflecting on the last couple of weeks at Highbury Grove, I'm struck by just how amazing the work is that we do. I was sitting in an incredible maths lesson thinking: what's happening here is extraordinary. All of these complicated young people and their teacher are wrapped up in a process that is so complex, nuanced, dynamic, multi-layered; so difficult and yet so brilliant. Simply at the level of human interaction, never mind the learning itself, teaching well is an extraordinary challenge – one that my staff meet day in day out, very often with young people with highly complex social and emotional challenges that they in turn are tackling day in day out.
In fact I saw several fabulous lessons last week; each teacher had worked incredibly hard to plot out a learning path using a range of strategies, tasks, questions, modes of assessment and so on. Layered on top of this technical stuff is the complex web of warm interpersonal interactions that fuel the learning – kindness, patience, the right level of assertive enforcement and praise. There is nothing here you can take for granted; it's all crafted and considered. I'm fortunate to have so many teachers working at this level; it's inspiring to see.
All week I've been involved in conversations with staff about the best ways to support some of our young people: opportunities to stretch our high attainers even further; developing our provision for those students with the greatest challenges – (see the Pinball Kids); our systems for behaviour management and tackling persistent absence; the issues of social exclusion exacerbated by digital divide issues. This is the sharp end – we have a high number of highly disadvantaged young people on the wrong side of the chasm; this takes immense energy, commitment, emotional investment, persistence, resilience. It's huge; it's often unrecognised. This was reflected further in the conversations at Year 10 parents' evening; teachers reaching out to parents, engaging them in the learning process, working hard to bridge the gap – not to mention the whole complex business of making sense of the curriculum and assessment data to make things seem possible.
Beyond the classrooms, we've been running a raft of events and activities that enrich students' lives – that make school a place to belong, a community. The school twitter feed captures this – as in the gallery above. Remembrance day silences beautifully observed; a superb guided reading scheme; an anti-bullying conference; our fabulous sports academy launch – and some more regular events such as the work of our nurture group, specialist school orchestra, visits from Diversity Role Models as part of PSHE. This is all incredible stuff, run by super-committed people striving to give our students the best and broadest education.
On Friday we had a fantastic day celebrating the Unison Stars in our Schools day, giving recognition to support staff. This was driven by one of the support staff who is, without question, a star – someone who epitomises the commitment to our young people that all our support staff share; that we all share.
Schools and teachers get more than our share of knocks and the data never ever tells the full story – not even close. But I think we do incredible work. Schools are amazing. Mine certainly is.
Spot on Tom! Our schools are much more than data and we should all be spending a lot more time and energy looking for the strengths and celebrating the multitudinous and complex positives far more often than we spend time on data garbage (as someone said?). We are too often swayed in our reflections by what are presented as deficits than by the huge impact we have on young people's lives. We should also recognise our influential position in society and the perspective of stakeholders as reflected in MORI Polls over the years consistently placing us in the most respected professions – worthwhile looking at who falls in the least respected too for further enhancing your perspective!
Nicky Morgan vs The Bell Curve.
Rescuing Differentiation from the Checklist of Bad Practice.
Schools should be more teacher-centred.
Your curriculum defines your school. Own it. Shape it. Celebrate it.
The Bell-Curve Cage: Something must break.
Exploring Barak Rosenshine's seminal Principles of Instruction: Why it is THE must-read for all teachers.


Standing amongst tall Kauri, 'Comb (Red)' is a giant scarlet hairpiece similar to those traditionally worn by women in the Pacific. An artist of Samoan and Maori descent, Lonnie Hutchinson weaves her heritage into a contemporary practice, often relating to women.
The striking female figure featured is Black Pearl. She is inspired by the history of 'blackbirding' whereby Aboriginal and Pacifica women mysteriously disappeared from their homeland to later be discovered as slaves on board pearl ships.
Black Pearl recurs in Hutchinson's work, emerging as a strong, vibrant 'Superwoman'-style goddess in 'Milk and Honey', her recent exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery.


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University College Arcade
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The arcade leads from the Round Room.
John Galbraith
Galbraith is seen standing on the steps of the School of Practical Science (Engineering) building. Galbraith was Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering from 1906 until 1914.
Galbraith, posed at a blackboard, was Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering from 1906 until 1914.
James Loudon
Photo taken from a composite of "The Directorate of the University of Toronto Athletic Association, 1901-1902"
Robert Alexander Falconer's installation procession.
The procession includes Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the light and dark gown. He is preceded by the chairman of the board, John Hoskin. Premier James Whitney faces the camera. Robert Falconer is at the front right of the procession. Falconer was President of the University of Toronto from 1907 to 1932.
Robert Alexander Falconer's installation address in Convocation Hall.
Chancellor William Meredith is seated in the centre with Premier James Whitney to his right. Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier is clad in white robes. Future prime minister, Robert Borden, is seated in the front row, five persons from the right. Falconer gives his address at the lectern.
Cloisters, University College Quad
East view of the college
William John Alexander
Alexander was appointed professor of English at University College in 1889. Portrait taken from composite entitled: "University of Toronto Graduating Class in Arts 1905"
The Mining and Chemistry Building on College Street
The Mining and Chemistry Building on College Street shortly after its opening in 1904. Later this building was called the Mining Building. The Engineering Building can be seen in the background.
Sod turning ceremony for Convocation Hall
John Hoskin, chairman of the board, turns the sod. R.A. Reeve, president of the Alumni Association and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine holds the wheelbarrow.
Members of the 1906 Royal Commission on the University of Toronto
This meeting took place in the dining room at the Grange, Goldwin Smith's home. From left to right: Reverend Bruce Macdonald, Canon Henry Cody, Chancellor William Meredith, Joseph Flavelle, chairman, A.H.U. Colquhoun, Goldwin Smith, and Edmund Walker
King's College Circle showing the campus, library, and medical building with city in the distance.
This photograph taken between 1903 when the medical building was opened and 1913 when the Toronto General Hospital was built. Engineering building also in view.
Archibald Byron Macallum
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Professor of physiology, 1887-1908 and chair of Department of Biochemistry, 1908-1917
Library view from n.w. before addition
Library, front view after addition
Chemistry Building
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Library, view from roof of Engineering Building before addition
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Prof. W.A. Parks in centre
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If you've ever been wine tasting, you know that there are a few rules to the craft. For some, it's a simple taste and a quick move on to the next flavor. For others, it's a complete judgement contest of the aroma and qualities the wine possesses. Wine is an incredibly healthy beverage (in moderate quantities). Going wine tasting can be fun, but also healthy for that same reason.


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When the company that made your prosthetic feet won't repair them
Erin Ehm's insurance company will buy her a new set of prosthetic feet every three years, but her $6,000/foot Echelon VT hydraulic prosthetics break down every 10 months.
Erin's feet are now out of warranty, but she doesn't yet qualify for a new insurance-funded replacement, and one of them has broken down. She contacted the manufacturer, Blatchford UA (formerly Endolite) and asked them if she could pay for a repair, but Blatchford "would not repair them for any cost. Full stop." But they did offer to sell her a new one.
Erin depends on her prosthetic feet for everything (as you might imagine!): both the physical activities that keep her fit, healthy and happy, as well as everyday necessities like driving her car, which has not been fitted with hand-controls.
Last week I "blew out" the hydraulics on one of my feet. It was a foot that had been repaired under warranty in 2017, then stored in my closet until just a couple weeks ago as a backup emergency pair. I need emergency feet, because if I can't walk, I can't really do much. I can't take my son to school or make him meals. I can't drive to work. Not to mention the fact that I can't leave the house to do any of the things I enjoy. I don't own a wheelchair and wouldn't know the first thing about navigating the world in one. My cars don't have hand controls. Let it be known that I acknowledge that I am extremely privileged in disabled society for the record. But if I had no feet, it would be a seismic shift for me and my family. As if becoming disabled all over again.
Okay guys, I'm angry. [Erin Ehm/Facebook]
(Thanks, @Lollardfish!)
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Robocalls: Finally, DOJ seeks court enforcement action against telecoms for phone spam
Automated phone spam is a growing plague for anyone with a telephone, landline or cell. The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that they're trying to get court approval to take enforcement action against various telecommunications companies for their alleged role in facilitating robocalls.
United Nations was hacked in July 2019 and kept it quiet, despite its own staff being at risk
"If there are no consequences for the [UN] agencies for failures like these … there will be more breaches."
US Interior bans Chinese drones and UAVs with made-in-China parts over espionage concerns -- with few exceptions
Order says data collected 'could be valuable to foreign entities' The United States Interior Department today introduced a no-fly rule that covers pretty much all Chinese drones, and all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) made with Chinese parts, with some narrow exceptions. The big fear is espionage.


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Iowa Law Review
Nbr. 103-4, May 2018
Constitutional Parenthood
Author: Michael J. Higdon
Position: Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law
Michael J. Higdon*
ABSTRACT: Despite having recognized the constitutional rights of parents
almost a hundred years ago, the Supreme Court has not weighed in on the
subject of who qualifies as a "parent" under the Fourteenth Amendment in
30 years. In light of the Court's silence, the states have been forced to
individually grapple with the issue of constitutional parenthood—a task
made exponentially more difficult by the fact that the last 30 years have
ushered in an avalanche of change when it comes to the American family.
With advances in assisted reproduction, the legalization of same-sex
marriage, and the increased frequency of divorce, remarriage and
cohabitation, states now regularly encounter claims of parental identity that
30 years ago would have been unimaginable. Nonetheless, the states have
persevered, adopting a number of approaches to deal with these increasingly
thorny issues. The problem, however, is that the constitutional protections that
are afforded parents now vary by state. Moreover, some states have defined
"parent" in a way that discriminates against families that do not comport
with that state's conception of the "ideal" family. To solve this problem, this
Article makes two proposals. First, the Supreme Court must offer more
guidance on how states may define constitutional parenthood. Although a
definitive definition of the term is both impractical and unrealistic, the Court
can and should delineate the outer boundaries of that constitutional
standard. Second, taking a cue from some of the tests developed by the states,
this Article proposes what exactly those boundaries should be so as to help craft
a definition of constitutional parenthood that is more responsive to and
protective of the 21st century family.
I.INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1484
II.PARENTAL STATUS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION ......................... 1491
III. STATE APPROACHES TO "PARENTHOOD" .................................... 1502
A.ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ...................................................... 1503
Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law. I am grat eful to the University
of Tennessee College of Law, particularly Dean Melanie Wilson, for providing generous financial
support for this project.
1484 IOWA LAW REVIEW [Vol. 103:1483
1.Artificial Insemination ................................................ 1503
i.Sperm Donor as Father ............................................. 1504
ii.Husband of Artificially Inseminated Woman as
Father ...................................................................... 1506
2.Gestational Surrogacy ................................................. 1508
i.Egg Donor as Mother ............................................... 1509
ii.Gestational Surrogate as Mother ............................... 1510
iii.Intended Mother as Mother ...................................... 1511
B.SAME-SEX PARENTAGE ........................................................... 1514
C.THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PARENT ............................................... 1518
IV. DEFINING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY PARENTHOOD ..................... 1524
A.BIOLOGY PLUS INTENT .......................................................... 1525
1.The Limited Role of Biology ...................................... 1529
2.The Historical Link Between Parental Identity
and Intact Families ...................................................... 1529
3.The Importance of Safeguarding Familial
Equality ........................................................................ 1532
B.FUNCTIONAL PARENTHOOD ................................................... 1534
C.PSYCHOLOGICAL PARENTAGE AND STATE AUTONOMY ............. 1538
V.CONCLUSION .............................................................................. 1541
"Constitutions fail when they ignore our nature."1
Problems arise when the Supreme Court interprets constitutional rights
in such a way that states are left uncertain as to the exact reach of those rights.
Consider, for instance, in 2002, when the Supreme Court ruled that it is a
violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual
punishment to execute defendants who are mentally handicapped.2 Despite
recognizing that "there is serious disagreement" as to "which offenders are in
fact" entitled to this protection, the Court nonetheless left "to the State[s] the
task of developing appropriate ways to enforce the constitutional restriction
upon [their] execution of sentences."3 In other words, the Court charged the
states with implementing this ban, including how to define the very term
"mentally handicapped." In so doing, the Court's opinion "created a maze of
statutory and judicial schemes for the protection of the intellectually
1. PHILEMON BLISS, OF SOVEREIGNTY 17 (1885).
2. Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 321 (2002).
3. Id. at 317 (quoting Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 416–17 (1986)).
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disabled."4 More specifically, by deputizing the individual states, the Court's
decision led to a system in which those "[w]ho actually enjoy[] the benefit of
those protections varies by state, and the amount of proof defendants must
make to garner that protection is similarly varied."5 Even more troubling was
the fact that some states applied the Court's directive so restrictively that
individuals with questionable cognitive abilities were nonetheless being
sentenced to death.6 For that reason, the Court would soon have to issue
another opinion on this topic, clarifying that, in determining whether a
defendant qualifies as mentally handicapped, states could not simply rely on
a bright-line IQ test threshold requirement.7 Three years later, as states
continued to experiment with how to define the term, the Court weighed in
once again, this time holding that states must use legitimate medical
diagnostic tools when determining whether a defendant was mentally
handicapped.8 Thus, within a short period of time, the Supreme Court would
issue three separate opinions on how states must define "mental handicap"
for purposes of ascertaining a defendant's constitutional rights.
A similar, yet unresolved issue stems from the way states may define
"parent." Like the mentally handicapped, the Constitution provides
protections to parents—in this instance, under the Fourteenth Amendment.9
In fact, the Supreme Court has gone so far as to characterize the
constitutional rights of parents to the care and upbringing of their children
as being "perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interests recognized
by this Court."10 But who qualifies as a parent? Despite the fact that the Court
first recognized the constitutional rights of parents in the mid-1920s,11 the
Court, in sharp contrast to the Supreme Court's guidance on the definition
of "mental handicap," has not weighed in on the issue of parental identity in
over a quarter of a century.12 The Court's reticence might be understandable
if it had already put forth a satisfactory or even a workable definition of that
4. Ethan A. Wilkinson, Article, Eighth Amendment Protections in Capital Proceedings Agai nst the
Intellectually Disabled: Assessing State Methods of Class Protection Through the Lens of Hall v. Florida, 40
L. & PSYCHOL. REV. 321, 342 (2016).
5. Id.
6. See Penny J. White, Treated Differently in Life but Not in Death: The Execution of th e Intellectually
Disabled After Atkins v. Virginia, 76 TENN. L. REV. 685, 692–710 (2009) (noting the varying state
policies regarding execution of the mentally handicapped).
7. See Hall v. Florida, 134 S. Ct. 1986, 1990 (2014).
8. See Moore v. Texas, 137 S. Ct. 1039, 1050–51 (2017).
9. See infra notes 49–53 and accompanying text.
10. Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 65 (2000).
11. Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390, 400 (1923), is credited as being the first case to
recognize the fundamental right of parents. There, when discussing th e Liberty Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment, the Court stated that, "[w]ithout doubt, it denotes not merely freedom
from bodily restraint but also the right of the individual to [among other things,] establish a
home and bring up children." Id. at 399.
12. See generally Michael H. v. Gerald D., 491 U.S. 110 (1989) (the last case to do so).
See infra notes 112–30 and accompanying text.


What up b33theadz!!!! I know, I know, here at Freshb33ts the b33t basket should start on Thursday but because I am a piece O shieeettt, it's a day late :( BUT do not fret, I got FIVE, PHAT b33ts to accompany you over the weekend while you over-indulge in alcoholic beverages and easy women! Lezgo!
Finally released a few days ago, this groovy moombahton track was highly sought after multiple previews in his many mixtapes and radio show appearances. Tuck this one somewhere safe in your basket, definitely a keeper!
Another heavy track from the almighty, NERO! A little drum and bass is always good for the soul. August 15th marks the release of their full length album!
It's been quite some time since the trio, Savoy, has put anything new out. Upon their return, they have released this MONSTROUS dubstep track. I want to say this sounds similar to a mellowed-out Skrillex; so much nicer on the ears. Very well produced, very filthy. Things are going to get greasy.
This is a huge treat. Bart B More, AC Slater, AND Drop The Lime put their talents together and released a 2-track EP (The Bass EP) consisting of serious booty shaking material. The piano line paired with the funky, vocal sample on this track, make for a deadly dance floor hit!
"Justice ante up for the revealing of a second single from their forthcoming come-back album, Audio Video Disco, named Helix."
FUCCCCCKKK YEAH!!! New album, means world tour which means my life will be complete. Hold on to your g-strings.


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Q: How to Pause a VM in Hyper-V via WMI I've got a few Hyper-VM VMs on my Windows 10 Pro Desktop.  I'd like to be able to save, pause and restart them via WMI.  My examples below are with Powershell but this is for prototyping only: my final target language is Python.  The issue I describe below happens with both Powershell and Python's WMI support.
Via Powershell's WMI support I can call Msvm_ComputerSystem.RequestStateChange.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/hyperv_v2/requeststatechange-msvm-computersystem appears to list the Pausing state as 32776.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/virtual/requeststatechange-msvm-computersystem appears to list the Pausing state as 32768.
Setting the state to something simple like Enabled (2) works:
PS C:\Windows\system32> $vms = get-wmiobject -namespace root\virtualization\v2 Msvm_ComputerSystem
PS C:\Windows\system32> $vms[1].RequestStateChange(3)

__GENUS          : 2
__CLASS          : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS     :
__DYNASTY        : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH        :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 2
__DERIVATION     : {}
__SERVER         :
__NAMESPACE      :
__PATH           :
Job              : \\DESKTOP-6D2EIET\root\virtualization\v2:Msvm_ConcreteJob.InstanceID="28751864-53E3-498F-B9F0-F7C06D
                   B1FA21"
ReturnValue      : 4096
PSComputerName   :

(4096 means the transition has started)
But setting the state to one of the documented pausing states, 32768 or 32776, returns a ReturnValue of 32775, Invalid State e.g.
PS C:\Windows\system32> $vms[1].RequestStateChange(32776)

__GENUS          : 2
__CLASS          : __PARAMETERS
__SUPERCLASS     :
__DYNASTY        : __PARAMETERS
__RELPATH        :
__PROPERTY_COUNT : 2
__DERIVATION     : {}
__SERVER         :
__NAMESPACE      :
__PATH           :
Job              :
ReturnValue      : 32775
PSComputerName   :

So: what's the correct way to pause a Hyper-V VM with WMI?


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Salman Rushdie; Stephen Jay Gould
The "Satanic Verses" author returns to talk about his latest book, "The Moor's Last Sigh." Evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould discusses his volume of essays, "Dinosaur in a Haystack."
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Through our Wise Women Collective, we invite conversation and celebration. Today marks 101 years since the U.S. designated August 26 "Women's Equality Day" to commemorate the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. We've invited our guest blogger, writer, historian, and Wise Woman Claudia Keenan to join us in recognizing the day.
by Claudia Keenan
Surprisingly shaky, we mark one hundred years plus one since women leapt forward with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted them the vote. But did the triumphant suffragists in their white dresses ever believe that the vote would be enough to ensure equality?
Most certainly not. In 1923, the National Woman's Party announced its quest for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. And fifty years later, as the states began the process of ratification—which ultimately would fall short, thanks to scare tactics—Congress designated August 26 "Women's Equality Day."
Yet as we commemorate this day and celebrate such landmarks as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (now more than a decade behind us), social equality remains out of reach for many, many American women and girls, particularly those whose race and gender keeps them outside looking in. By now, marginalization and discrimination should be buried in the past. Of course, we know them to be alive and well because opportunity is denied hundreds of times each day.
Women's work to advance democracy has long been suspect, perhaps never more so than in 1923 when the infamous Spider Web Chart came to light. A dense, crisscrossed diagram, it showed the connections between women activists and the organizations that championed their convictions. Created by a woman, no less, an intelligence officer who worked in the U. S. Chemical Warfare Department, the chart seemed to reveal a plot wherein women's advocacy—suffrage, pacifism, social welfare, trade unions, etc.—would eventually destroy the Federal Government, not to mention culture and society.
Frightened by the insinuation of radicalism, politicians backed away from proposed legislation that would have banned child labor as well as public health programs for women and other new policies necessitated by the increasingly complex demands of the twentieth century. It would take many years to rebuild "a female dominion in American reform," in the words of historian Robyn Muncy.
In a way, the Spider Web Chart continues to shadow the quest for full women's equality. It does so by making "full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional," appear to be a radical proposition that an astonishing number of Americans continue to oppose. They are driven by fear.
In the course of my research, I come across hundreds of human stories. Many of them touch me, and one in particular resonates. In 1936, the American Federation of Arts sponsored a contest to encourage young designers to enter the profession. Hilda Jones, an eighteen-year old Black student who attended Girls Commercial High School in Brooklyn, submitted a pattern for a fabric: dark green leaves and purple flowers. Hilda's print won first prize and a $75 pot. On top of that, Eleanor Roosevelt chose Hilda's design for a chiffon dress that she later wore at a public event.
Many newspapers, including the African-American press, covered the story. "I've liked to draw for as long as I can remember," Hilda told a reporter. Her ambition, she said, was to become a textile designer. That never happened.
Perhaps Hilda changed her mind, but she surely was discouraged by the prospects for success. Today, women and girls still feel discouraged, or they persist and find the door locked. That is why we must continue to push for full equality.
-Claudia Keenan
Claudia Keenan is a writer and historian of American education and author of Waking Dreamers: Unexpected Lives, 1880-1980. She writes about American culture at www.throughthehourglass.com.
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While some of us make holiday resolutions to get in shape, others are in the gym and pouring sweat all year-round. If you know one of these fitness fanatics, check out 11 gift suggestions to that can help take their workouts and wellness to the next level.
Reduce the post-gym stink with this hygiene kit from the beauty experts at Birchbox. The travel bag is stuffed with a facial mist, deodorant, and lip balm.
Help your loved one get the kinks out with this foam roller that kneads sore muscles and provides relief from a strenuous session. The vibrating motor aggressively targets problem areas. It's even TSA-approved for travel.
Not all water bottles are created equal: This double-wall insulated offering from S'well keeps drinks cold for 24 hours, which means no more sipping lukewarm water midway through a workout. The wide mouth also makes it easy to add ice cubes.
This wristband heart rate monitor does more than just keep tabs on vitals: It's a motivational tool, assessing workout effectiveness and offering suggestions to raise your giftee's fitness level.
Gone are the days when keeping sweat out of your eyes meant giant, forehead-drowning bands. Now your favorite gym fanatic can stay dry using these sleek, elastic bands that contain silicone to keep hair in place.
Is your loved one tired of lugging a charmless duffel to and from the gym? Sweaty Betty's durable backpack and its sleek, scuba-style exterior is a perfect habitat for clothes and accessories. It's also lightweight, so they won't be forced into a second workout getting it home.
We don't always have time to snack on fruits and veggies, which is where the Nutri Ninja excels: It'll mash most foods and ice to pulp, creating an endless array of smoothies and nourishing drinks for nutrition on the go. It'll even shred a salad.
Yoga enthusiasts will bend over backwards for this mat, which is reversible and has a polyurethane layer to absorb sweat and prevent practitioners from slipping.
Serious cardio buffs will find a lot to like about the Fitbit Ionic, which can measure elevation climbs, route maps, and other highly detailed data about your session. It also offers an app that can reveal sleep quality, daily fitness goals, and guided coaching from Fitbit experts.
No matter what your exercise regimen is like, results come from what happens in the kitchen. To make prepping healthy meals easier, these food containers from LIFT are BPA-free and sized to accommodate appropriate portions for your fitness goals. They're also leak-resistant as well as microwave and dishwasher-safe.


Anyone who has ever had to write any business letter and correspondence will find "All-Business-Letters" the single most effective tool for producing effective business letters. All-Business-Letters is the most comprehensive library of business letter samples available today. All-Business-Letters is designed to bring together experts and professionals in each field, and the efficiency of an executive secretary.


The report on Army modernization, released earlier this month, warns that the Army is ignoring accepted practices by plans to bring new weapons systems into development at a low level of maturity, which could lead to "cost increases, delivery delays, or failure to deliver desired capabilities." GAO said it has raised the same issue with some Army acquisitions for nearly 20 years, and is concerned that Army Futures Command is taking the same approach with the six capability needs the Army has named as priorities.
Army Futures Command, on which the Army plans to spend $7.5 billion over five years, was announced in October 2017 and given the job of modernizing the future force. That includes generating innovative solutions through research and development, and doing it "at speeds far faster than our current process allows," Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper said last August when the command unveiled its headquarters at the University of Texas at Austin.
The Army's six top priorities cover long-range precision fires, the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle, the Future Vertical Lift program, air and missile defense, soldier lethality, and the Army network, described as a mobile system of hardware, software, and infrastructure that work cohesively in an environment where the electromagnetic spectrum is denied or degraded.
GAO noted positive development, including the prioritization of capabilities needs, the establishment of eight cross-functional teams to work on development, and allocating $1 billion in science and technology funding as part of the overall modernization budget. And the Army has applied leading practices in several key areas, such as how the cross-functional teams determine requirements and tech development, the report said.
But the report said that plans to put new technologies into systems before they're matured "risks delays in equipping the warfighter, and can potentially lead to cost overruns." The Army also hasn't captured the lessons learned from the cross-functional team pilots. "If the Army fails to institutionalize these lessons learned in the new command, it risks losing the benefits from the experiences of these pilots thereby either repeating past mistakes or failing to benefit from past practices that worked well," the report said.
Speeding up the acquisition, development, and deployment of new technologies is a stated goal of the DoD, with leaders often citing accelerated development by China and Russia in areas such as artificial intelligence, cyberspace, electronic warfare, and weapons systems. In April, the DOD restructured its acquisition system, dividing it into two spheres–Acquisition and Sustainment, and Research and Engineering–with the goal of staying ahead of adversaries. Projects being run by the Defense Innovation Unit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other components are working with industry and academia to get products developed and deployed faster.
GAO's audit of Army Futures Command throws up a caution flag on accelerated development, however, warning that veering too far from accepted practices in order to get to the finish line more quickly could cause problems and lead to the kinds of delays and cost overruns that acquisition changes are intended to prevent.
The report recommends, among other steps, that the Army apply leading practices with technology development, especially with regard to demonstrating in an operational environment, and incorporate the cross-functional teams' lessons learned into the command.