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Q: KeyListener and runnable not works I make the stage class as a JFrame before and all is working well.. until I tried to make it as JPanel then its just stopped and nothing happen. KeyListener not works, Any idea what wrong with my source
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
class stage extends JPanel implements Runnable,KeyListener
{
    private int timer;
    int y_back = -4500;
    int x_back = 0;
    int x_player =295;
    int y_player = 590;
    int x_nenek = 600;
    private Image img;
    private Image img_player;
    private Image img_nenek;
    stage()
    {
        super();
        //setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setLocation(0,0);
        setSize(700,700);
        //setResizable(false);
        setVisible(true);
        try{
            img = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream("jalan.png"));
            img_player= ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream("player.png"));
            img_nenek= ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream("Nenek.png"));
            }
        catch(Exception e){}
    new Thread(this).start();
    addKeyListener(this);
    }
    public void update(Graphics g)
    {
        paint(g);
    }
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        g.drawImage(img,x_back,y_back+200,null);//background
        g.drawImage(img_player,x_player,y_player,null);//player
        g.drawImage(img_nenek,x_nenek,y_back+1750,null);// nenek
    }
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
    {
        int c = e.getKeyCode();
        if (y_back<-200)
        {
            if (c == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
            {
                if(x_nenek>=200 &&x_nenek<=500)
                {
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"awas ada yang menyeberang","Ehem~~~~",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                        y_back+=0       ;
                }
                if (x_player >=310 && y_back>=-3550 && y_back<= -3400)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Kamu telah masuk kubangan","peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }

                if (x_player <=265 && y_back >=-3300 && y_back <=-3250)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Kamu telah masuk kubangan","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }
                if ((x_player>=182 && x_player<=365) && (y_back>=-2100 && y_back<=-1800))//clear
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null," itu lubang mas =_+ , balik sana","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }
                if ((x_player>=130 && x_player <=200)&& y_back>=-900 && y_back<=-800)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"baksoooooooooooooo","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back -=10;
                }
                if ((x_player>=280 && x_player<=600) && y_back>=-750)//clear
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"lewat kiri mas =_+","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back -=10;
                }

                if((x_player>=130 && x_player <=180) && y_back>=-4200 && y_back<=-4000) // clear
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Minggir... ntar ketatap mas =_=","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back -=10;

                }

                if((x_player >= 0 && x_player<= 275 && y_back>=-2800 && y_back<=-2600) || x_player >=400&& y_back>=-2800 && y_back<=-2600)//clear
                    y_back +=0;
                else
                y_back+=10;
            }
            if (c == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT && x_player>135)
            {
                if(x_nenek>=200 &&x_nenek<=500)
                    {
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"awas ada yang menyeberang","Ehem~~~~",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);

                    }
                if (x_player <=265 && y_back >=-3300 && y_back <=-3250)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Kamu telah masuk kubangan","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }
                if ((x_player>=130 && x_player <=200)&& y_back>=-900 && y_back<=-800)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"baksoooooooooooooo","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back -=3;
                    x_player+=3;
                }
                if ((x_player>=182 && x_player<=365) && (y_back>=-2100 && y_back<=-1700))//clear
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null," itu lubang mas =_+ , balik sana","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }
                if((x_player>=130 && x_player <=180) && y_back>=-4200 && y_back<=-4000)// clear
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Minggir... ntar ketatap mas =_=","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back -=3;
                    x_player-=3;
                }
                else
                x_player-=3;
                y_back +=3;

            }
            if (c == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT && x_player<465)
            {
                if(x_nenek>=200 &&x_nenek<=500)//clear
                    {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"awas ada yang menyeberang","Ehem~~~~",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back+=5;
                    x_player+=5;
                    }
                if (x_player >=340 && y_back>=-3550 && y_back<= -3400)
                {
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Kamu telah masuk pada kubangan","peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                    y_back =-4500;
                }
                if ((x_player>=280 && x_player<=600) && y_back>=-750)
                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"lewat kiri mas =_+","Peringatan",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
                x_player+=3;
                y_back +=3;
            }
        }
        else
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Selamat, kamu sudah sampai di tempat tujuan","",JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
    }
    public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){}
    public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){}
    public void run()
    {
        while (true)
        try
        {
            repaint();
            if(y_back>=-2000)
            x_nenek-=10;
            Thread.sleep(200);
        }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
            }
    }
}
public class Tes2 extends JFrame
{
    Tes2()
    {
        stage s = new stage();
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setLocation(50,50);
    setSize(700,700);
    setResizable(false);
    setVisible(true);
        add(s);
    }
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new Tes2();
    }
}

A: Don't override paint() and update(). That is only done for AWT components, not Swing components.
For custom painting on a JPanel you override the paintComponent() method and make sure to invoke super.paintComponent() at the beginning. Read the section from the Swing tutorial on Custom Painting for more information and working examples.
Key events are only dispatch to the component  with focus. You need to make the panel focusable.
However, in general you should not be using a KeyListener. A better approach is to use Key Bindings. Check out Motion With the Keyboard for more information on this topic and some working examples and a link to the Swing tutorial.

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LIVE UPDATES: EgyptAir Plane Hijacked
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An internal EgyptAir flight en route from Alexandria to Cairo, was hijacked early this morning and forced to land in Cyprus.
An EgyptAir flight with over 80 passengers on board, was hijacked early this morning, as reported by CNN. The flight, which was an internal one, heading from Alexandria to Cairo, was diverted to Cyprus, where it has now landed at Larnaca airport.
Our flight MS181 is officially hijacked. we'll publish an official statement now. #Egyptair
— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) March 29, 2016
A passenger strapped with explosives threatened the pilot of the airplane, said Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry. According to Al Ahram, no demands have been made as of yet from the hijackers, and a crisis team has been sent to the airport.
Update: Following negotiations, all the passengers, barring the crew and four foreigners have been released.
Negotiations with the kidnapped result in the release of all the passengers, except the crew and four foreigners.
Update 2 [10am]: According to Reuters, the Egyptian state media has identified the hijacker as an Egyptian Ibrahim Samaha
Update 3 [10:10am]: Video emerges of a majority of the hostages being released, as well as a photo of the alleged hijacker on-board flight MS181
[Photo of alleged hijacker on-board flight MS181, retrieved from Sky TV Arabic News Channel]
Update 4 [10:30]: Unconfirmed reports state that the hijacker was motivated by personal reasons. Demands political asylum and to deliver a letter to ex-wife in Cyprus.
Update 5 [10:50]: Al Arabiya reports that no explosives have been found onboard and also hijacker's estranged wife, Marina Parashkou, is to participate in negotiations.
BREAKING: Security sources: There are no explosives on the #EgyptAir plane hijacked by Egyptian https://t.co/hXtBOEjhTC #Cyprus
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) March 29, 2016
Update 6 [10:57]: According to the Associated Press, Cyprus President says hijacking is "not something that has to do with terrorism." The Hijacker is also reported to be a veterinary professor at the University of Alexandria.
Update 7 [11:40]: A spokesperson for Egypt has corrected the earlier, erroneous claim that a U.S.-Egypt dual citizen was the hijacker. They now say that Egyptian Seif El Din Mustafa is responsible for the hijacking. There is still some confusion as to how many people were on the plane with the Egyptian aviation ministry saying 55, Cyprus saying 72 and EgyptAir claiming 81 people were on the aircraft.
Update 8 [11:50]: Sherif Fathy Ateyya, the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation says there are still three passengers and four crew on the plane. Still no confirmation as to the presence of any explosive devices.
Update 9 [1:45]: Several people have been seen leaving the plane, including one person climbing out of a window. Meanwhile, EgyptAir has announced that it has another plane en route to pick up the passengers from Larnaca.
Update 10 [1:50]: Police now have the hijacker in custody and all hostages have been released with no reported casualties.
Update 11 [2:30]: CNN has a video of the hijacker being taken in by police.
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Tag: INS Teg
India's military strike power gets a missile boost
April 23, 2017 April 23, 2017 - by India Writes Network
India's military strike capability of hitting land targets from the sea has received another dose of much-needed firepower with the successful test-firing of the supersonic land-attack cruise missile from a stealth frigate in the Bay of Bengal. The land-attack variant of the BrahMos missile, a joint product of India-Russia collaborative effort, was tested in March this year with an extended range of 450-km from the earlier 290-km. And on April 21 this year, it was fired from an Indian Navy frigate INS Teg, giving it the power to precisely hit targets from the sea deep into the enemy land,
"The land-attack variant of BrahMos provides Indian warships the capability to precisely neutralize selected targets deep inland, far away from the coast, from stand-off ranges at sea," said an Indian Navy Officer. The land version of the missile has been built keeping in mind the steep mountains and gorges which characterize the topography of the Himalayas dividing India and China and India and Pakistan.


Don't just assume your marketing is working—keep track of performance data in a monthly marketing report.
Once you've incorporated a monthly marketing report into your workflow, you'll begin to appreciate the extra analysis of your marketing efforts and the transparency it provides your entire company.
If your CEO isn't breathing down your neck you may find yourself asking, "Why do I need a monthly marketing report?" It may seem like just another task being added to your already busy work schedule.
In reality it's one of the most important ways to provide the transparency necessary to include your entire team (not just the marketing department) in your marketing process. It's also an important way to ensure sales and marketing are working together to accomplish collective goals.
Moreover, CEOs and other executives often don't have access to the vital information they need to make informed decisions. Without a report of your marketing activities, how can they hope to understand the success or shortcomings of the past month?
Don't just assume your marketing is working—keep track of the data.
Typically, companies create a pragmatic set of analyses of profitability data that is refreshed monthly. Your marketing report should match this review structure.
Why monthly? The long and the short of it is that monthly works best for all parties involved.
Even though you must track certain metrics on a weekly basis, you should always keep your eye on your end-of-month goals. The tweaks you make throughout the month by looking at your data on a weekly basis can really determine whether or not you reach your monthly goals.
If you report too often, you'll find yourself with too little information to report and too much time spent creating reports. Monthly marketing reports give you the time you need to produce results.
Executives likely won't be focused on tracking your department more frequently than that anyway. At the end of the day, your reports will help you be a more informed and agile marketer.
Now for the game plan. Include the following items in your monthly marketing report and you'll be on your way to that weekend barbeque. Be sure to save me a burger.
Below are examples of which details should be included in your monthly marketing report. Plugging your most relevant information into a graph or chart is a great way to display your monthly highlights.
Beginning your report with these highlights allows the reader to make a quick analysis of your overall marketing activities before digging into the more detailed reports.
Time to provide some historical context while showcasing how brilliant your team has been this month. Provide comparisons of this month's work against the past 6 months or year.
Progress is the name of the game, and you'll be able to use your monthly marketing report to ensure continual optimization of your marketing strategy.
Account for the content you created each month. Keep track of published blog posts and their metrics in order to determine where your content marketing should be heading. Do you need to write more or less frequently? Longer or shorter articles? Report in detail.
Just like blog posts, measuring and reporting email sends and statistics will help you further optimize your email marketing strategy. Should we be emailing more or less often? What changes have we made this month and how has our email marketing been affected? Be sure to include statistics like open rate, bounce rate, click rate, conversions, and unsubscribes.
Much of your marketing may be focused on driving traffic to your website. Be sure to detail just how much traffic was generated and where it came from. You should include how many of those visitors became leads.
Tons of traffic can only take you so far. Your marketing report should include important figures like MQLs to help rate the performance of your website and the marketing driving your traffic. Try adding details like leads over time (past months vs. this month).
Just like with MQLs, measuring and reporting your SQLs will help you ensure your marketing is reaching the right people. You may want to include information on your leads vs. goals.
The performance of your sales team will be judged (in part) by the rate of leads generated to sales converted. After all, it's sales that keep the lights on. This ratio will help to determine if your Sales department needs to implement any changes to their strategy. Are they following your SLAs (service-level agreements)?
Your goal is to keep your team improving. The future of your brand-building activities is important information that needs to be reported.
Sales needs to understand your goals in order to work together harmoniously. Your SEO will surely want to know what to expect from your team.
They'll also want to know how you'll be evaluating your success. Your monthly marketing report should also include the KPIs (key performance indicators) that you'll be using to measure your success.
Define the goals and KPIs you'll be using to evaluate them. Make them known through your monthly marketing report.
Wipe the sweat off your brow. You now have the foundation to create an awesome monthly marketing report. It's time to show off your team's hard work, so get cracking and I'll see you at the barbeque.


Based out of Canada, Osburn wood stoves are manufactured by Stove Builder International Inc., also known as SBI. SBI is a family owned company that produces high quality residential heating products that are sold throughout the world.
Although it all began in 1875 with F.X. Drolet Inc., a company that manufactured elevators and did foundry work, they began producing fireplaces and stoves in 1978 and later changed their name to Drolet Stoves and Fireplaces.
In 2003, the company changed their name to SBI and they have used their knowledge and innovative skills to produce wood stoves, pellet stoves, inserts and furnaces under multiple brand names such as Enerzone, Caddy, Valcourt, Drolet, Century Heating and Osburn wood stoves.
Osburn now produces a wide variety of well built and efficient EPA certified wood stoves that are not only easy on the eyes, but easy on your pocket book as well.
When choosing a wood stove it's important to pick a model that fits the square footage of your home.
A stove that's too small won't be able to adequately heat your living space. A stove that's too big will roast you out of the room and you'll have to open windows in order to keep it relatively comfortable.
Other considerations to take into effect are insulation, year and condition of your windows and the year your home was built. For example, a newer home will generally be more air tight and efficient than an older home that has drafts which lets the heat escape or lets the cold outside air in.
To learn more, let's take a look at some of the most popular Osburn wood stoves to see which model is best for your home.
Although it still has the features and latest technology of some of the larger stoves, the 900 is the smallest stove in Osburn's product line. Capable of producing up to 40,000 BTUs per hour, this EPA certified stove is rated for homes that have an area of 250-1000 square feet.
One of the best features of this small stove is its firebox that can handle logs up to 17 inches long. However, the firebox is only 1.2 cubic feet meaning the total capacity is somewhat on the small size compared to larger stoves which can lead to more frequent reloads and decreases the ability of an overnight burn.
With its sleek design and large viewing glass, the 900 is a good choice for smaller homes who want to supplement their heat with firewood or for those who enjoy the occasional fire to take the chill off.
Available as a pedestal stove or with cast iron legs, the 1600 can produce up to 65,000 BTUs per hour and is ideal for homes that are between 500-1,800 square feet.
This EPA certified stove is known for its efficiency and clean burning abilities. The 2.0 cubic foot firebox is larger than the 900 model and can also hold logs up to 17 inches in length.
Since this is a medium sized stove, it's a little hard to get an overnight burn unless you're using a high quality firewood and you really load up the firebox. Just make sure you adjust the air control to achieve the proper burn without over firing the stove. This will help if you're looking for an overnight burn that will leave you with enough coals to restart the fire in the morning.
Year after year the 2000 is one of Osburn's best selling stoves. Featuring a 2.4 cubic foot firebox the stove is not only beautiful to look at, it's also very efficient.
The model 2000 can heat between 500-2,100 square feet, has an optional blower and has a maximum output of 75,000 BTUs per hour.
The 2000 has a single large glass door for exceptional views of the fire.
The model 2200 (which is a similar stove to the 2000) has a three piece glass door. One downfall to the three piece door of the 2200 is the increased amount of gaskets required around the glass which could wear around the door over time. The single glass on the model 2000 still allows for great views of your fire with reduced maintenance on the gaskets.
The Osburn 2000 wood stove is a great stove at an affordable price for most medium sized homes.
The model 2200 is basically a newer version of the older 1800 model and it features a 20 percent larger bay window in the door to increase the viewing area of the fire. The 2200 also has a 20 percent larger firebox which helps increase burn times.
Capeable of heating 800 - 2,000 square feet, the 2200 wood stove can produce up to 70,000 BTUs per hour with its 2.3 cubic foot firebox and has a burn time of up to 8 hours on a single load of firewood.
The 2200 is known as one of Osburn's best selling wood stoves with many happy customers, however most owners will agree the stove needs a good draft and very dry firewood to function at optimal levels.
The stove is beautiful, however some common complaints are smoke coming out of the doors when loading firewood and the stove can be very temperamental for new users before you get the hang of using it.
These issues are not specific to the Osburn 2200 wood stove though. Just like many high efficiency wood stoves, you need proper draft and seasoned firewood for best results. If you have both of these, you'll love the 2200.....it's a great stove.
Osburn wood stoves are high quality, efficient wood stoves that are sure to meet all your heating requirements.
As with any brand of wood stove, choose a model that's the right size for your home, burn quality seasoned firewood and ensure your stove has a good draft to help circulate smoke up and out of your home.


This 75-mile river, the largest tributary of the Yakima, starts off in Naches Pass and is known as the Little Naches until its confluence with the Bumping River. At that point, it officially becomes the Naches. Draining into the eastern Cascades, the upper river runs through rugged mountains and scenic wilderness, offering anglers an opportunity to enjoy pristine environs at less than an hour's drive from Ellensburg.


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Lerwick man handed prison sentence after downloading over 21,000 indecent images and videos of children
© DC Thomson
Lerwick Sheriff Court
A man from Lerwick who downloaded over 21,000 indecent photos and videos of children has been sent to prison for 20 months.
Ross Robert Morrison, of Burgh Road, previously pleaded guilty at Lerwick Sheriff Court to "taking or permitting to be taken" the images at an address in Lerwick on or between December 3, 2016, and January 16 this year.
The court previously heard that the images and videos recovered by police on Morrison's laptop were both described as "accessible and inaccessible", with the latter meaning they had been deleted.
The images and videos covered the three classifications A, B and C, with A being the most serious.
Most of the images and videos were category C, with over 21,000 inaccessible images found in that classification as well as nearly 300 inaccessible videos.
There were no 'accessible' images or videos in category A or B, but there were 15 inaccessible category A pictures and three videos.
Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie previously told the court that all of the images and videos found contained girls, with some as young as five years old, adding that Morrison had frequented a Russian image website.
At Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday, defence agent Tommy Allan said his client had struggled to cope with the fact that he had committed the offence.
The solicitor added that Morrison could not explain how he got into the situation where he was viewing the images.
Sheriff Ian Cruickshank said he struggled to understand how someone could view that amount of images and videos "without a purpose".
He noted that guidelines meant that the classification of the images had to be taken into account when sentencing.
The sheriff ruled there was no alternative to custody and he gave Morrison an extended sentence of 44 months.
This comprised a 20 month prison sentence followed by an extended period of 24 months on licence. Morrison was also placed on the sex offenders register.
Aberdeen man caught with hundreds of indecent images of children
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Moray 60-year-old admits possessing indecent videos of children as young as six
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While trying to decide on the right name for their new restaurant cousins David Beckham and Ben Goldkamp looked up cousins in an Italian dictionary and there it was, the perfect name, Cugino's. Not only are the partners cousins, many of the staff are also relatives, including: cousins, brothers, sisters and one mom. Of course we can't leave out the man behind this whole thing, Dave Beckham, David's dad and the namesake for one of our most popular pizzas, the Big Dave.
David and Ben come from a very large, unique and close family, with a long history in Florissant.
They grew up together in the same neighborhood, were classmates in grade school, an played sports together. They lived in the same houses that their dad's grew up in. Those houses happened to be on the same farm that their grandmothers were raised on. David was Ben's best man at his wedding, and when buying their own homes it was only natural that they both bought in that same neighborhood. What better place to put Cugino's than in the same neighborhood that they have been a part of for so long. It is not only a great place to visit with some of the finest food in St. Louis, but the boys have made this place into a second home for the many relatives that come in daily and the many customers who feel like family to us.


My guest today is freelance writer, Katy Read. Welcome to OpEdNews, Katy.
JB: Your article, The Major Life Regrets of a Stay-at-Home Mom, was reposted by Alternet this morning. I understand there's a funny story behind the posting of your story. Please share it with our readers.
KR: Thank you, Joan! It's a pleasure to be here. Yeah, funny story -- this essay actually originally ran on Salon in January 2011. Last week, I was pleased to see that Salon, for reasons I don't know, posted a link to it on Twitter and Facebook. And then a few days later, it popped up on Alternet, which has a cooperative sharing relationship with Salon. So it's a bit out of date now, almost three years later.
Still, I'm happy to see the essay get an unexpected second life. I got a lot of responses the first time around from women (and a few men) who like me had chosen to leave full-time work in order to be with their kids and now, for one reason or another -- usually divorce, but sometimes a partner's death, disability or job loss -- found themselves in dire financial straits. Most seemed to appreciate that someone was talking publicly about this problem.
So last week, after it popped up again in Salon's tweets and then on Alternet, there came a fresh wave of responses, again often from people in similar situations. The problem definitely has not gone away in the recession's aftermath.
JB: So, your article got another lease on life. Let's go back to the specific circumstances that caused you to write it in the first place, since many of our readers have not read it, either back in 2011 or now. What was going on in your life?
KR: I was divorced, underemployed and terrified about my financial future.
Fifteen years earlier, when my sons were six months old and two years old, I had left my full-time job as a newspaper reporter. I became a freelance writer-slash-stay-at-home mother, with my sons in daycare three afternoons a week. It seemed like a great arrangement for everyone in the family: my kids had me home most of the time; my husband could focus on his job; and I got plenty of time with the kids while also advancing professionally and creatively. The only catch was that I wasn't bringing in much money.
Then in 2008, my husband and I split up. We had moved to Chicago a couple of years earlier for my husband's job, but then the kids and I moved back to my hometown, Minneapolis. So I had full physical custody of them (though my ex paid child support and some alimony).
That's when the recession hit. The newspaper industry had already been imploding and shedding jobs even before that. I was old enough that my age and even experience felt like liabilities; I couldn't compete for top-scale jobs because of the gap in my resumes but was considered overqualified for more entry-level work. I sent out countless resumes, rarely getting so much as a reply.
JB: How did you survive? What did you do?
KR: In a sad bit of timing, my mother died of Alzheimer's a few months before we moved. She'd retired a few years earlier after a long career in advertising and had some savings. She also had a long-term-care insurance policy that paid for her living expenses toward the end. So she was able to leave some savings to my brother and me. How ironic that I got by, after not working full time, thanks to my mother, who had.
Also, my ex-husband and I had made some money selling our first house, just before the housing bubble popped (though we lost some on our second, post-pop).
The recession slashed about a third from my savings, but I gradually sold off chunks of the remaining investments at recessionary lows, so at least for the moment we lived a reasonably comfortable life.
I also kept freelancing, which was sometimes well-paying but often not. I got a part-time job as a sales clerk at Macy's for just over minimum wage, and a part-time job for a few dollars more moderating online comments for the local paper. And of course there was the aforementioned child support and alimony.
I argue whenever anybody says that the choice to stay at home is available only to some ultra-elite sliver of women; I know plenty of ordinary middle-class SAHMs who just live more modestly. (The misconception is fostered, I think, by all the media stories about super-successful women becoming SAHMs -- the fact is, women ditching glamorous high-paying jobs make for more dramatic media stories.) However, I'm fully aware that I was able to make some of the choices I did thanks to a certain degree of solid middle-class privilege.
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Chancellor Masrour Barzani receives high-level delegation led by Head of EU Mission in Iraq
The Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council, Mr. Masrour Barzani, today received a high-level delegation led by Head of the European Union Mission to Iraq, Mr. Patrick Simonnett, to discuss the upcoming referendum in the Kurdistan Region; regional developments and progress in the anti-ISIL campaign.
During the meeting attended by diplomats in Erbil and Baghdad, the officials stressed on the importance of dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad to resolve political differences and promote more understanding. Chancellor Masrour Barzani said the people of Kurdistan Region intend to express their aspirations – through a democratic referendum – to the international community. He emphasized that the Kurdistan Region will continue using peaceful means dialogue to achieve the legitimate aspirations of the people.
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G.A. Family Services Honors Staff at Award Ceremony
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Administration at Lutheran and G.A. Family Services honored various employees who demonstrated dedication and strong leadership as well as act as role models within their departments. Five employees were honored this month at a company retreat and award ceremony held at G.A. Learning Center surrounded by peers and program managers.
"Year after year, our youth services staff continue to amaze and impress us," said Tom Holt, president and CEO of Lutheran and G.A. Family Services. "Whether they work for the school, our residential treatment program, or with foster care and adoption families, our staff make a big difference in the lives of children every day. These individuals in particular stand out on a regular basis and deserve credit where it is due," said Holt. Award recipients were as follows:
James Brentley, Shift Supervisor, was the recipient of the Ernest N. Bastian Award. Ernie Bastian was one of the first Child Care Counselors at the Children's Home. He was a great role model and mentor to many staff and youth. The Ernest N. Bastian Award is presented to a person who demonstrates excellence in childcare, demonstrates excellent communication skills, advocates for youth, and maintains a positive attitude throughout the year. This is James' second consecutive year receiving this honor.
Victoria Boria, Teacher at G.A. Learning Center, was the recipient of the Harry J. Sands Award. Harry Sands was the founder of the G.A. Learning Center and was the Director of Education for many years. The Harry J. Sands Award is presented to a person who demonstrates excellence in education, demonstrates a strong commitment to learning both academically and behaviorally, is a positive role model, and achieves multiple goals and milestones throughout the school year.
Abigail Pickert, Resource Aide with G.A. Learning Center, was the recipient of the Lion of the North Award. The Lion of the North Award is presented to a person who demonstrates strong leadership, character, innovation, and sets an example for safety. The award and associated criteria were selected in honor of the G.A. namesake: Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus.
Ericka Garcia-Allison, Assisted Director of Community Based Services, was the recipient of the Lutheran Experience Award. This award is given to an employee who exemplifies all 25 of Lutheran and G.A.'s core values.
Christine Grys, Caseworker for the Regional Permanency Program, was the recipient of the Ann McInerney Award. Ann McInerney was one of the creators of the Therapeutic Foster Care Program for G.A. Family Services and was a great leader, advocate, and role model to our staff, youth, and families. The Ann McInerney award is presented to an individual who demonstrates excellence in the foster care program through advocacy, relationship building, and leadership.
"Congratulations to all of our award recipients and to all of the staff at G.A. Family Services for hard and rewarding work they do every day," said Karl Wiggins, vice president of G.A. Family Services. "We are blessed to have them with us," he said. All award recipients were nominated by their peers or managers with a selection committee reviewing and selecting the winners.


Borgo fever in the Italian countryside.
For two years, Phillips, a prominent Washington lawyer, had been scouting for a house in Tuscany. He'd begun his search in Chianti, but found little that suited his needs. Finally he turned his sights to the Val d'Orcia, 40 miles south of Siena. And there, in August 2000—on seven overlooked and overgrown acres that one might call the middle of nowhere, were not the famed wine town of Montalcino just 15 minutes away—Phillips came upon the tiny medieval hamlet of Finocchieto. For two generations the hilltop farming village (whose name means "fennel fields") had lain abandoned and forlorn.
At its pre–World War II peak Finocchieto counted 60 residents, mostly sharecroppers who worked the fields along the hillside. But postwar industrialization, coupled with agriculture's decline, led to a rural exodus across Italy, as farmers sought new work in larger towns and cities. Finocchieto's last holdouts moved away in the 1960's.
As was often the arrangement in rural villages, the former residents of Finochietto did not own their property but rented from a landlord, usually a member of aprominent Sienese family. The current owner was a wealthy signor who still lived in a castle just up the hill. Phillips made inquiries and learned that the man was prepared to sell—but he refused to break up the village. It was the whole borgo or nothing. Phillips tried recruiting other buyers to go in on the property, which they could then parcel out themselves, but found no takers.
Douglass now laughs at the memory. "It was as if my husband had gone to the store for milk, then came home to announce that he'd bought Safeway," she says.
But the deal was done, and now the question was what to do with the property. They certainly did not require an entire 305,000-square-foot village for a vacation home. Phillips began to conceive a different and grander role for Finocchieto: not quite a private retreat, not quite a hotel, but something in between.
And the albergo diffuso turns out to be a sustainable model for both development and preservation. Repurposing existing structures costs less, and has a much smaller carbon footprint, than constructing new hotels. Alberghi diffusi create jobs for area residents and, if sourcing products locally, help sustain traditional crafts and trades. Furthermore, they pass along much of the cost of preservation to a demographic that strongly benefits from it: travelers. That last part is crucial. Tourism is so often blamed, sometimes accurately, for reckless and degrading development. (See: Vodafone signs and Benetton shops.) But under the albergo diffuso rubric, tourism becomes an agent for preservation, providing both the catalyst and the capital. And hotels, rather than overwhelming the historic fabric, can form an integral part of it.
The secret is out. More and more wealthy buyers are acquiring defunct villages as their own private vanity fiefdoms. Not surprisingly, many of these latter-day doges—call them the borgolomaniacs—are from overseas: Americans, Koreans, Russians, Japanese. But borgo fever has swept the home country as well. Rare is the Italian designer who hasn't accessorized with a village. Alberta Ferretti bought up the tiny hamlet of Montegridolfo, in Le Marche. Brunello Cucinelli took over most of the Umbrian village of Solomeo. And Salvatore Ferragamo has spent the past TK years— and a purported $200 million—turning the medieval borgo of Castiglion del Bosco, just downhill from Finocchieto in the Val d'Orcia, into an extravagant resort and residential complex.
Ferragamo's is the latest and most over-the-top entry in a variant breed of village hotel, which takes the same humble setting and rusticated trappings but ramps up the luxury quotient. Examples can be found across the Continent: from Castelnau des Fieumarcon, a fortified Gascogne village that became a 33-bedroom retreat, to Sveti Stefan, a Montenegrin fishing hamlet turned hotel recently acquired by Amanresorts.
Chianti, seven miles east of Siena. Converted to a hotel in 1979, and now a Relais & Chateaux property, it makes clever (re)use of original village details: street names and address numbers were left intact, while restaurants and shops are marked with old-fashioned signage.
A short drive away, in the Ombrone Valley, the two-year-old Castel Monastero resort was carved out of a medieval borgo that began life in A.D. 1050 as a monastery. Developers retrofitted the 13 original buildings with 75 guest rooms, a private villa, a fitness center and spa, an art gallery, and— apparently just because they could—a Gordon Ramsay restaurant. Rubelli fabrics, rough-hewn timber beams, worn terracotta floors, and faded 19th-century frescoes set a mood of carefully rusticated opulence. Of course, Castel Monastero and its ilk are missing a key component of the traditional alberghi diffusi: actual villagers.
Giancarlo Dell'Ara's original model in Friuli was set in a still-functioning (if struggling) village, with which it was and remains interdependent. Other properties continue to follow that example. Physically speaking, the best alberghi diffusi may retain the integrity of their traditional townscapes and historical details. But without their original residents—without giving guests the sense of being in a community, surrounded by everyday people and not just hotel staff—a village hotel risks feeling like a conventional resort.
For John Phillips, it took two years of negotiations with Italian authorities before he could begin to restore Finocchieto.
The renovation itself, overseen by a local architect (with Phillips flying in every few months), took another five years. Strict local preservation laws forbade changes to the footprint or contour of the buildings— all exterior walls and fenestrations had to remain as they were. Where structures had deteriorated or collapsed, they were rebuilt according to the original village plans, which are kept on archive at the local preservation office.
Certain interior adjustments were allowed. "The second story of the main house was on all different levels, so we had to raise and lower floors and ceilings," Phillips says. "Here and there we reconfigured staircases, shored up ceiling beams, and unbricked archways to increase flow and light." Ultimately, 22 bedrooms would occupy the borgo's five buildings: nine in the main house, five in the smaller house, four in the chapel, and two in each of the former storage sheds. Bathrooms were updated, but not overly so. (The guest directory devotes two whole pages to plumbing instructions.) Each of the four outbuildings has its own kitchen, dining, and living room; in the main house are two dining rooms, a parlor, a library with a vaulted ceiling, a cantina for wine tastings, a banquet and conference hall, and a brand-new, retro-modern kitchen. From the outside, however, the borgo looks pretty much as it does in the sepia-toned photographs displayed in the library— albeit with tidier lawns. Footpaths were relaid with flagstones; flowerbeds were planted with lavender, rosemary, sage, and thyme, which perfume the breeze that slips over the hills. All the functional anachronisms—the air-conditioning system, the laundry, the 18-car garage—have been concealed underground. A sleek gym and spa were cleverly tucked into the hillside behind a nine-foot wall of glass, out of the sight lines of the village above. The swimming pool and tennis and basketball courts are likewise hidden down the hill. Stand on that manicured green, squint, and you might believe this was still a working village.
Borgo Finocchieto officially opened in spring 2008, and has since operated mainly by word of mouth. Word passed quickly. The exuberantly social Phillips knows approximately half the population of Washington, D.C., and Douglass, a former ABC News correspondent and Obama press secretary during his campaign, likely knows the rest. In one hallway is a framed note from Teddy and Vicky Kennedy, who visited the borgo in 2006, in the midst of renovations. Alice Waters, another friend of Phillips, is Finocchieto's unofficial culinary consultant.
That was certainly the case during my visit. The borgo was near-full, giving it the lively air of a proper village. At traditional country resorts, one's instinct is to seek out a private corner and keep to oneself, but at Finocchieto an easy communal feeling prevailed. For all the time and money spent on renovations, the borgo maintains a remarkably unpretentious, even homey, feel; there's a softness, a worn-ness to the place that can only come from centuries of everyday use. The crowd that weekend was a balance of hotel guests and a few old friends of Phillips. My wife and I knew not a soul among them, but within a few hours of arriving we were bonding over a rowdy 12-person bocce tournament. We lingered long over breakfasts on the terrace—oven-warm cornetti, prosciutto di Parma with melon from the garden—then went our separate ways in the afternoons, biking, touring wineries, visiting Siena or Montalcino. At sundown we reassembled for communal dinners in the main house, under forged-iron candelabras and ceiling beams the size of tree trunks. Luigi Ricci, the borgo's chef, who spent 20 years working with Paul Bocuse, conjured great rustic feasts of Cinta Senese, Chianina steaks, luscious housemade mozzarella, and pappardelle with rabbit ragù.


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Q: Algebraic Long Division, find $3$ constants question When $x^4 - 2x^3 - 7x^2 + 7x + a$ is divided by $x^2 + 2x - 1$. the quotient is $x^2 + bx + 2$ and the remainder is $cx + 7$. Find the values of the constants $a, b$ and $c$.
I don't even know where to start...
Answers for reference = a=5, b=-4 and c=-1

A: Hint:
By definition of division we have:
$$
x^4 - 2x^3 - 7x^2 + 7x + a=(x^2 + 2x - 1)(x^2 + bx + 2)+(cx + 7)
$$
Calculate the RHS, and  equate the coefficients with the LHS.

A: Or just do the division as suggested in the problem.  $x^4- 2x^3- 7x^2+ 7x+ a$ divided by $x^2+ 2x- 1$ is $x^2- 4x+ 2$ with remainder $3x+ a+ 4$.
You want $x^2+ bx+ 2$ to be $x^2- 4x+ 2$ and $cx+ 7$ to be $3x+ a+ 4$.
So you want b= -4, c= 3, a+ 4= 7.

A: Since this is valid for all $x$:
$$
x^4 - 2x^3 - 7x^2 + 7x + a=(x^2 + 2x - 1)(x^2 + bx + 2)+(cx + 7)
$$
you can put:
$$x=0:\;\;\;\;\; a=-2+7\;\;\;\Longrightarrow \;\;\;a=5$$
$$x=1:\;\;\;\;\; 4=2(3+b)+c+7\;\;\;\Longrightarrow \;\;\;2b+c=-9$$
$$x=-1:\;\;\;\;\; -6=-2(3-b)+7-c\;\;\;\Longrightarrow \;\;\;2b-c=-7$$
So $b=-4$ and $c=-1$.


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St. Caedmon, Father of English Poetry
Died 670. Saint Bede (f.d. May 26) recorded the life of Caedmon, the cowherd of Whitby Abbey, who though rough and untutored, by God's power, in his later years broke into song and became the father of English poetry. Some say he was quite old when he first exercised his gift. The legend is that for years he was so ashamed of his inability, on account of his shyness, to take his turn in singing on festive occasions that he would steal away and hide himself. Wherefore, being sometimes at feasts, when all agreed for glee's sake to sing in turn, he no sooner saw the harp come towards him than he rose from the board and turned homewards.
One night, however, when he had left the feast and had taken refuge in the stable, he heard a voice saying: Sing, Caedmon. Sing some song to Me. Caedmon stammered in reply: I cannot sing. But you shall sing, replied the voice. What shall I sing? Caedmon asked in wonder. The voice answered: Sing the beginning of created things. And Caedmon, in that moment, attempting to sing, found his stammering tongue had been loosened.
In the morning he recalled the words of his song and, adding other verses to it, appeared before the Abbess Hilda (f.d. November 17), to whom he related his strange story. He sang to her the song he had sung in the night, and she and all who heard were amazed, and agreed that heavenly grace had been conferred upon him by the Lord.
He became a lay-brother and, still in the great abbey of Whitby, was taught by his fellow monks the truths of the Bible; these he turned into poetry so sweet to the ear that his teachers became his hearers. He sang, says Bede, of the creation of the world, the origin of man, and the history of Israel, of the Incarnation, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ, and the teaching of the Apostles. This first Anglo-Saxon writer of religious poetry covered with his paraphrases the whole field of Scripture, and though others after him strove to compose religious poems, none could vie with him, for he learned the art of poetry not from men, but from God.
Saxon religious verse. In the nineteenth century the broken pieces of the Ruthwell Cross were dug up and put together. The cross, which is nearly eighteen feet high, was found to have, beside the magnificent imagery, a long inscription in Latin and Runic letters, which we now know as The Dream of the Holy Rood. On the head of the cross are the words, Caedmon made me, which is similar to Caedmon made this song, which appears in the earliest manuscripts. It seems likely that the most famous of all Anglo Saxon poems was composed by S.Caedmon.
He is said to have died in holiness and perfect charity to all, after showing that he knew his life was at an end, although he was not seriously ill. He asked to be taken to the infirmary and to receive Communion. With the Host in his hand he looked round on his brother monks and asked if any bore him a grudge or had anything against him. When they answered that none of them had, he said, I too have a mind at peace with all God's servants, made his Communion, signed himself with the Cross, lay down and went to sleep, never to wake again in this world.
Caedmon's poetry was a remarkable instance of the power of the Bible to stimulate the imagination and awaken natural genius. Thus, Caedmon brought to the common people the energy and realism of the Scriptures, which, entering deeply into the life of the nation, have never ceased through all the centuries to invigorate and inspire the culture of the English-speaking world. Though only nine lines of one of his hymns, Dream of the Road, said to have been composed in a dream, survives, he is called the Father of English Sacred Poetry. His feast is still celebrated at Whitby (Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopaedia, Farmer, Gill).
Rood and Ruthwell:
The Poem and the Cross
http://www.flsouthern.edu/eng/abruce/rood/home.htm
The Dream of the Rood
A Verse Translation by Douglas B. Killings:
http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/rood-trans.html
The Dream of the Rood, In Anglo-Saxon:
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/library/oe/texts/a2.5.html
HILDA AND CAEDMON: THE DREAM OF THE ROOD
THE EARLIEST ENGLISH POEM:
http://www.umilta.net/hilda.html
Poetry attributed to St. Caedmon:
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Junius/
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SMHAF 2022: Festival Report
You can now read our annual report from the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2022.
Find the key information below and download the full report to find out more about the programme highlights, plus details of our reach, engagement and impact across Scotland.
SMHAF 2022
The 16th Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) took place from 4-24 May 2022. It featured around 180 events taking place across Scotland and online, reaching estimated audiences of over 12,500 people.
The annual festival is led by the Mental Health Foundation, with support from partner organisations from across Scotland. It aims to support the arts, explore how engagement in the arts can help to prevent mental health problems, and challenge preconceived ideas about mental health.
The theme for SMHAF 2022 was Gather. This was chosen to recognise how vital bringing people together is to our work. We use the arts to connect communities, reduce social isolation, and challenge mental health stigma. After two years disrupted by Covid-19, we wanted to explore what it means for people to come together in person, how sharing a space can influence our mental health and our experience of art, and how we can gather – physically or virtually – in ways that are truly inclusive.
The programme brought together diverse voices and communities who explore mental health through the arts, emphasising that mental health is something that we all have and experience in different ways. It featured artworks, films, performances and discussions designed to raise awareness and start conversations about mental health, addressing wide-ranging intersectional issues including trauma, poverty, migration, austerity, neurodivergence, gender, parenthood, racism, and loneliness.
The festival showcased creative projects by artists with lived experience of mental health problems, alongside work highlighting important preventative initiatives in Scotland and around the world. Community-led programming provided opportunities for people in 16 regions across Scotland to engage in live and online events, participatory workshops and activities aimed at supporting wellbeing, developing understanding and building connections.
"How fundamental things like this are to the landscape. It takes things outside of the box
when we look at creativity and mental health and that in itself pushes boundaries."
"[SMHAF] feels like something I would have benefited from being involved with a lot sooner.
A festival where not only my kind of creative expression fits, but where I feel comfortable,
welcome and appreciated in my contributions...In short, it has made me feel valued as an
artist, and a person."
"This was a very positive experience for me. I felt I was seen and heard, as these days,
many older people are pushed into the shadows as irrelevant. Such a pity as they often
have so much wisdom to share."
"Feeling like we are part of a bigger collective trying to convey important messages about
mental health to audiences across Scotland. That's the ultimate goal."
"As someone new to Scotland, it was a wonderful window into an existing community and
artistic practice."
Partners, Funders and Contributors
SMHAF 2022 was supported by national partners Creative Scotland,Thrive Edinburgh, Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, Baring Foundation, See Me Scotland, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, media partner The List, and design partner Ilka.
We would like to thank all our partners for their ongoing support, as well as everyone else across Scotland who has made the festival possible through their hard work, dedication and creativity.
Download the full SMHAF 2022 report here.


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Coping Up With Online Learning During the Pandemic: Challenges for Rural Students in Bangladesh
Conference: The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities (ACAH2022)
Organizer: IAFOR
Stream: Teaching and Learning
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation
Monirul Islam, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh Sardar MD Shaheen, SIMEC Institute of Technology, Bangladesh.
Ratan Kumar Roy, International Research Center, SIMEC Institute of Technology, Bangladesh.
Aminul Islam, International Research Center, SIMEC Institute of Technology, Bangladesh.
Link: https://submit.iafor.org/submission/submission63033/
Education and Training for Social Change: Analyzing a Social Welfare Model for Grassroots Development in Bangladesh
Conference: The IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (IICE2022)
Stream: Education, Sustainability & Society: Social Justice, Development & Political Movements
Monirul Islam, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh
Sardar MD Shaheen, SIMEC Institute of Technology, Bangladesh.
Link: https://papers.iafor.org/submission62089/
A Two-day international conference on
Role of Media & Communication
in Achieving Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) in South Asia
The term "development" became the buzzword in the developing countries, whereas often the prescription toward development has been developed by the developed world. South Asia as a region in cartographic and political senses, consisting of eight developing countries, namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, has been grappling with the concept of "sustainability" and "development" for long, particularly in the political terrain. In this milieu, it is pertinent to refer to the UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1 on September 2015 calling out the global agenda for transforming our world "the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". Needless to say that implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains crucial which should be measured and identified at the global, regional, subregional, national, and local levels. Prior to the implementation, it is essential to understand the local context and local meanings of "development," politics, and polemics within and beyond so as to customize the strategy according to the local/regional realities. In this regard, mass media comprising news, entertainment, and infotainment, as a tool of development communication, broadly an institution of socialization with the feature of remaining close to life and limelight, can be taken into consideration to perceive the pulse of people, reach extensively ranging from people to policymakers and impact the contextualized message of SDGs intensively with potentially acceptable dimensions of development to implement with a view to maintaining sustainability. Considering the potential of media within the socio-economic, cultural, and political ground of South Asia, this endeavour aims to assess the contemporary media performance with respect to achieving SDGs and propose a set of pragmatic imperatives for the media stakeholders to function effectively in this regard. It is also imperative to examine how the SDGs as concept, practice and project have been communicated to the stakeholders and public at large. Engaging the media experts, practitioners, academicians, activists and policymakers, the proposed conference aims to offer a platform for inclusive policy dialogue and interactive sessions for a better understanding of the SDGs in South Asia. Papers are invited from scholars on the following themes but not limited to:
Media practice to promote the SDGs
Communicative Models for Implementation of SDGs
Media, Public and Participatory Development
Grassroots Development, Local Media and Communication Culture
Public-Private Partnership for Communicating SDGs
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Cosby vs kerry
By porkchop,
July 6, 2004 in General Discussion (News and Current Events)
Location:Chicago, Illinois
Bill Cosby isn't backing down amid criticism of his recent blunt comments
about black youth culture, the Associated Press reports (racial slur
redacted by AP):
Cosby made headlines in May when he upbraided some poor blacks for their
grammar and accused them of squandering opportunities the civil rights
movement gave them. He shot back Thursday, saying his detractors were trying
in vain to hide the black community's "dirty laundry."
"Let me tell you something, your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30
every day, it's cursing and calling each other n------ as they're walking up
and down the street," Cosby said during an appearance at the Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition & Citizenship Education Fund's annual conference.
"They think they're hip," the entertainer said. "They can't read; they can't
write. They're laughing and giggling, and they're going nowhere."
Jesse Jackson, head of Rainbow/PUSH, defended Cosby: "Bill is saying let's
fight the right fight, let's level the playing field. Drunk people can't do
that. Illiterate people can't do that."
It strikes us that this may be a culturally and politically significant
moment. Cosby's and Jackson's lack of inhibition about airing "dirty
laundry" suggests a realization on their part that, 40 years after the
passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, white racism in America has
dwindled into relative insignificance.
Today, we'd venture to say, most whites understand that the problems Cosby
describes are cultural rather than racial in nature. Well, except for white
liberals schooled in outdated politically correct notions about race. We
don't know if AP reporter Don Babwin is white, but the first two paragraphs
of his dispatch capture the mindset perfectly:
Bill Cosby went off on another tirade against the black community Thursday,
telling a room full of activists that black children are running around not
knowing how to read or write and "going nowhere."
He also had harsh words for struggling black men, telling them: "Stop
beating up your women because you can't find a job."
The idea is that blacks are victims, not responsible for their own problems
because (though the AP doesn't make this point explicit) bigoted whites are
their oppressors. This was true for most of America's history, of course,
but to act as if it still is, is to deny the accomplishments of the civil
rights movement. (For an example from someone who definitely is white, see
our June 17 item <http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110005230> about
John Kerry saying of black criminals that "it's not their fault" they're in
prison.)
The notion that white racism remains the major impediment to black progress
is one of two pillars on which black loyalty to the Democratic Party rests.
(The other is enthusiastic Democratic support for programs that give
material benefits to blacks on the basis of their race.) Cosby's and
Jackson's candor suggests that the former pillar may be weakening, which
could have interesting political repercussions sometime in the future
BY JAMES TARANTO
Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:51 p.m. EDT
'It's Not Their Fault' <http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040617-120823-6869r.htm>
Here's a revealing passage from a Washington Times report on a John Kerry campaign appearance in Columbus, Ohio:
Talking about education yesterday, Mr. Kerry also told the largely black crowd at the day care center that there are more blacks in prison than in college.
"That's unacceptable," he said. "But it's not their fault."
Rather than the inmates, the former Boston prosecutor blamed poverty, poor schools, a dearth of after-school programs and "all of us as adults not doing what we need to do."
What do adults "need to do" to prevent youngsters from turning to crime? Surely, above all, instill in them a sense of personal responsibility. Kerry sends precisely the opposite message when he says of criminals--and, it would seem, only of those criminals who happen to be black--that "it's not their fault." There's a tinge of racism, what President Bush aptly terms "the soft bigotry of low expectations," in Kerry's assumption that young blacks can't be expected to do any better than end up in prison.


So lately I've been really obsessed with reinforcement learning, and finding that DeepMind open-sourced the StarCraft II reinforcement learning environment to the public got me excited.
I'm a big fan of Blizzard games, especially StarCraft II, so I saw the RL environment as a great opportunity to learn and also just have a lot of fun.
After talking to some friends about this, I decided write up an intro tutorial for setting up the environment and training some models.
This tutorial is based on Mac environment.
On today's article, we'll run training scripts to solve the CollectMineralShards mini-game using Deep Q-Network.
When we run the training script, you can see the training result like below.
First of all, we'll install pysc2 library.
You can just type the commands on the terminal.
Then you have your pysc2 installed.
Next, open the Github link below.
Okay, let's clone the project.
You can clone this repository with this simple command.
Then you will see 'pysc2-examples' directory on your computer.
Before running the training script, we have to download mini-games maps. And save these maps to StarCraft II/Maps directory.
If you are a Windows user, use can save the maps in StarCraft II/Maps/mini_games directory.
For Linux users, save the maps in ~/StarCraft II/Maps/mini_games directory.
We need some more libraries! We need the Google Tensorflow and OpenAI baselines libraries.
You can install these libraries by typing the commands below.
I implemented the reinforcement model using OpenAI's baselines library. Since OpenAI's baselines library depends on Tensorflow we need to install Tensorflow. I think OpenAI's baselines is the most beautiful implementation of Deep Q-Network, which is why i'm using it!
By typing the commands below, the training will be started.
Quick note! I strongly recommend that you develop your reinforcement learning on IDE(Integrated Development Environment). This is because I'm going to explain the detail environment variables using Debug mode :) I'm currently running this project on IntelliJ.
Execute IntelliJ or PyCharm. And open the project folder which we cloned.
And let's set the Project Structure.
Select [File > Project Structure] menu.
And select Python3 SDK on Module SDK. If you cannot find the SDK, click [New...] button and add your python3 binary.
And then, let's run the trainig script.
Right click the train_mineral_shards.py and select [Run 'train_mineral_shards'] menu.
Then you will see the logs on the console while executing StarCraft II.
This is the brief explanation of console logs.
steps : The number of commands that we sent to marines.
episodes : The number of games that we played.
mean 100 episode reward : mean rewards of last 100 episodes.
mean 100 episode min… : mean minerals of last 100 episodes.
Currently I set the train script to run 20,000,000 steps.
I coded the program to save the trained model to the mineral_shards.pkl file after all the training steps.
Right click the enjoy_mineral_shards.py and select [Run 'enjoy_mineral_shards'] menu.
Then you can see the pre-trained agent of CollectMineralShards map.
On this article, I just introduced the way you set your environment and train the model.
The way I developed Deep Q-Network on StarCraft II mini-games.


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Quick Facts About Nonprofits in the USA
1,409,430 tax-exempt organizations, including:
948,769 public charities
96,655 private foundations
364,006 other types of nonprofit organizations, including chambers of commerce, fraternal organizations and civic leagues.
(Source: NCCS Business Master File 12/2013)
In 2010, nonprofits accounted for 9.2% of all wages and salaries paid in the United States.
(Source: The Nonprofit Almanac, 2012)
Nonprofit Share of GDP was 5.5% in 2012. (Source: The Nonprofit Almanac, 2012)
There are an estimated 325,855 congregations in the United States in March 2014.
(Source: American Church Lists)
Largest Public Charities: Top 10 Lists
Largest Public Charities: By State
Largest Organizations: By IRS Subsection Code
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Public Charity Finances
In 2011, public charities reported over $1.59 trillion in total revenues and $1.49 trillion in total expenses. Of the revenue:
22% came from contributions, gifts and government grants.
72% came from program service revenues, which include government fees and contracts.
6% came from "other" sources including dues, rental income, special event income, and gains or losses from goods sold.
(Source: NCCS Core Files 2011)
Public charities reported $2.87 trillion in total assets in 2011.
Volunteering and Charitable Giving Charitable Giving in America: Some Facts and Figures
Approximately 25.4% of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered through or for an organization between September 2009 and September 2013. This proportion has remained relatively constant since 2003 after a slight increase from 27.4% to 28.8% in 2003.
(Source: Current Population Survey, September 2013)
Charitable contributions by individuals, foundations, bequests, and corporations reached $316.23 billion in 2012, an increase of 0.6% from the revised 2011 estimates and after adjusting for inflation. Of these charitable contributions:
Religious organizations received the largest share, with 32% of total estimated contributions.
Educational institutions received the second largest percentage, with 13% of total estimated contributions.
Human service organizations accounted for 13% of total estimated contributions in 2012, the third largest share.
(Source: Giving USA 2013)
Individuals gave $228.93 billion in 2012, an increase of 3.9 percent from 2011.
Foundations gave $50.9 billion in 2012, up just less than one percent from 2011.
(Source: The Foundation Center, 2013)
Of total giving in 2012:
72% came from individual (living donors)
4% came from corporations (excludes corporate foundations)
8% came from individuals (bequest)
16% came from foundations.
NCCS > Quick Facts About Nonprofits Quick Facts About Nonprofits For the most recent data on the philanthropic sector please refer to The Nonprofit Almanac 2012.
For the latest figures and quick facts please also refer to The Nonprofit Sector in Brief.


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2 Drain excess liquid on the following day.
3 Peel the onions and garlic and finely chop.
4 Rinse celery, de-thread if necessary and cut into 1 cm (approximately 1/2-inch) cubes. Halve pepper, remove seeds, rinse and cut into 1 cm (approximately 1/2-inch) cubes.
5 Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a pot. Add onions, garlic, celery and bell pepper and sauté 3 minutes until onions are translucent.
6 Add beans. Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
7 Cook over low heat for just under 1 1/2 hours over medium heat, using a slotted spoon to skim excess foam. After 1 hour of cooking, add cumin, curry powder, bay leaves and tomato paste.
8 Remove bay leaves from the bean soup. Puree half of the bean soup with an immersion blender or in a food processor, then pour back into the pot.
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The amazing flowing stonework of Michael Eckerman
It's not very difficult to see why Michael Eckerman and his stonework is loved by the surfing community, building stone features for many of the great surfers, and even getting featured in The Surfer's Journal back in 2007.
Bored with traditional stonework, Micheal's creative nature has led him away from traditional design. Attracted by the flowing aspects of tectonic upheavals of lava flows that he observed in his travels, he began forming his own signature style of stonework, a style heavily influenced by these lava flows, as well as the movement of wind and water.
Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Michael Eckerman has been forming his own signature style of stonework since the 1970's.
Forty years of building with stone has allowed him to expand his imagination and develop the free flowing type of stonework that he is known for today.
Like many 'stonies' Michael isn't quite sure how he got into stonemasonry. There was no apprenticeship as such, although he learned much about what makes stonework strong and the principles of structural integrity while collaborating with an influential builder from the '60s and '70s, called Ken Kern.
He also recalls one of his first building ventures being a cabin he built with a friend in Quebec back in 69.
Even from the magical entrance to Michael's home (a fantastic combination of stone and driftwood that seems to flow so naturally and playfully), it is clear that this is a home that lives and breathes art. And not only by Michael's hand, for here creativity is a family business. Micheal's wife Karen is an arborist, while his younger son Wes explores his creativity through photography and his older son Ea Eckerman expresses his creativity through both graphic art as well as sculpture.
In the article by The Surfer's Journal, Michael tells a bit about the creative process of his work.
M. Eckerman beside his piece 'Ledbury Tree'"Each project is different, but the forms come through with a similar telegraphing message: flowing harmony. The stone suggests its form, he says. There's not a lot of planning in his projects, no detailed drawings, maybe some chalk lines sketched on a wall. A flagstone forms a bench in a barrel. A helix has two platforms on opposite sides of the spiral—one for you, another for your sweetie.The rock calls for touch. Natural, somehow, that stone should represent water. There's good workmanship in all of it too: steps built to code, walls built to stand for centuries, ascending fireplaces around which the houses rise. Michael works with materials from the region he's building in, whether it's granite in the Sierra or lava rock in Hawaii. "If you knock it around in the surf for a thousand years," he says of lava rock, "it gets interesting—very smooth, blue in color."" [From article 'Natural Fit' in The Surfers Journal 2007]
In addition to stone, Michael accents much of his work with other materials, like brick, tile, glass, ceramics and metal.
Those of you who read my blog regularly will know my passion for creating stone benches. Well, Michael too has built some stone benches, but probably not in the way to which you may be accustomed. Check out this art project he did for the city of Menlo Park, California. Titled 'Convertibles'
Micheal is currently working on a series of stone dog sculptures. It is interesting to see him use these same flowing stonemasonry techniques in a new more miniature and intricate way.
Michael has a vast and fantastic portfolio of work, so I suggest you check out his website www.eckermanstudios.com/ if you would like to see more. I have not even mentioned his absolutely stunning fireplaces and chimney stacks, so impressive in fact that they justify a blog post of their very own, which I will post later on in the year.
A big thanks to Michael for taking the time to send me the photos and information for this post. If you are interested in seeing the the article 'Natural Fit' from The Surfers Journal, you can purchase a download-able copy of the article from their website here
2010 Artist Bio written by Michael's daughter Rosie.
http://www.eckermanstudios.com/
The Surfers Journal 2007 article 'Natural Fit'
#Stonework #Eckerman #Seats #Sculpture #stonearch #Stone #ArtistHighlight #StonemasonHighlight #StoneChairs
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Sublimated lacrosse uniforms from Lightning Wear®. Here goes a great set of lacrosse pinnies, shooter shirts and custom lacrosse shorts to our friends out in Portland Oregon. EPL Select went with some RunD inspired lacrosse reversibles. The lacrosse shorts were custom made with the team logo on the side of the left panel and the shooter shirts were white with custom logos and team numbers.
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Lacrosse uniforms Arizona from Lightning Wear®. I love to see lacrosse uniforms in Arizona making their way out the door of our Maryland factory. This is like the sixth set that I have seen go west to Arizona this week alone.
Lacrosse showcase pinnies from Lightning Wear®. There is nothing better than attending a well organized lacrosse event where you get to show off your abilities in front of tons of college coaches and other players. These sublimated lacrosse uniforms will be put to great use this weekend in Connecticut.
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Ocean City Maryland Lacrosse Tournament Uniforms – OCMD from Lightning Wear®. I hope everyone had a groovy weekend.


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This past Wednesday, July 11, DECON UC and the Asociación de Constructores Civiles UC organized a seminar explaining how to effectively apply the new NCh170 standard for concrete.
The goal of the event was to educate construction project managers, general contractors, quality control inspectors, and field professionals on implementing the 2016 version of the standard at jobsites as well as to introduce them to the latest in concrete testing technologies, including the newly accepted concrete maturity testing method for early-age strength estimation of concrete.
An eager crowd listens as Chile's top concrete experts discuss improvements to today's concrete testing technologies.
The Chilean government, educational institutions, and CORFO are committed to reducing the cost of construction by 20% and to reducing carbon emissions (CO2eq) by 30% by the year 2025. The realization of both of these goals is now more possible than ever with the implementation of the maturity method in construction projects.
Rodney Bellido de Luna, Business Manager of BDL Group and official Chilean distributor of Giatec's SmartRock™ wireless maturity meters, was one of the speakers at the event, along with other construction industry experts like María Soledad Gómez Head Of the I+D from the Escuela de Construcción Civil UC; Sergio Müller Sepúlveda, CTO of Grupo Polpaico S.A.; and M. Carolina García, President of the UC Construction Association Professionals.
Rodney Bellido de Luna, from BDL Group, discusses wireless maturity monitoring and sustainability using Giatec's SmartRock maturity meters.
In his speech, Rodney highlighted successful examples of customers who, in using SmartRock2 sensors according to the new NCh170 standard, were able to reduce direct and indirect project costs and thereby increase productivity, while at the same time, reducing the generation of concrete waste by eliminating the breakage of concrete specimens for quality control. This goes a long way in reducing the generation of carbon emissions (CO2eq) by eliminating the use of electricity, staff, laboratory facilities, and transport of samples.
Continuing on this theme, the Department of Civil Works Engineering (Departamento de Ingenieria en obras civiles) at the University of Santiago de Chile is organizing workshops in August 2018 to educate civil engineers on current innovative technologies that can be used to bring accuracy and efficiency to construction projects. See full program schedule.
Last but not least, BDL will be, once again, showcasing the SmartRock concrete maturity sensor and presenting examples of its use in the field at the ExpoHormigo2018 in October.
Giatec's SmartRock maturity meter sensors offer a faster, more efficient way to get information on concrete temperature and strength at jobsites.
Giatec couldn't be more excited that these types of events, which are driving the construction industry forward, are happening in the international civil-engineering community, and we're beyond proud that our close friends at BDL Group are an integral part of this.


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De Sade's Reanimation in the Sex Book
Madonna's still-underrated literary masterpiece, Sex, was arguably the last time a massive audience got truly excited—titillated—about a book. Coffee table or not. And, balk at the prose all you will (including, "My pussy has nine lives")—it still got people talking about sex in a way they never had as a result of literature since the era of Marquis de Sade's reign over erotic content. Madonna was … Continue reading De Sade's Reanimation in the Sex Book
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The Correlation Between Interview Magazine Closing & New York Being "Over"
Interview Magazine was once the very embodiment of everything New York City itself represented: prescience, rebellion, avant-gardeness, not giving a fuck, being anti-establishment, being ahead of the curve on all things art. Originally started by Andy Warhol at one of the peaks of New York's artistic renaissances, 1969, the publication was acquired by art collector and billionaire (for don't you kind of have to be … Continue reading The Correlation Between Interview Magazine Closing & New York Being "Over"
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Madonna's Name Unwittingly Promotes Classic Work By Turkish Author
When it comes to literary savvy these days, everyone is guilty of being, shall we say, a hair ignorante. But when the presenter of a media-related talk show on Turkish channel TV8, Funda Özkalyoncuoğlu, explained that the novel Madonna in a Fur Coat was about the pop star's life, and would make a very interesting film adaptation, a new precedent was set for unenlightenment. Gradually doubting herself, … Continue reading Madonna's Name Unwittingly Promotes Classic Work By Turkish Author
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Mid 19th.c. kitchen dresser base or sideboard c.1860. Superb quality with a well figured single piece mahogany top with an applied moulded edge over six drawers of graduated depth arranged around a central cupboard. Oak carcass and sides , walnut drawer fronts with a moulded edge and black pot knobs. Decorative shaped details above and below the centre cupboard. Raised on the original large turned bun feet front and rear. A few old marks to the top, otherwise excellent colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
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Superman Returns to 'Action Comics' and 'Superman' – Consume. Review. Repeat.
If you had told me three months ago that Superman and Action Comics were going to be on my pull list, I would have laughed – hard. The jokes on me though cause here we are three months later and Superman, Action Comics, and Superwoman (yes, even Superwoman) are on my pull list.
DC Rebirth has definitely breathed new life into the Superman titles. Currently, in Action Comics Superman is battling Doomsday, and in Superman, Big Blue and his son, Jon, are taking on the Eradicator. Both of these villains were part of the Death of Superman and Reign of Superman storylines from the '90s and it was these storylines that got me, and thousands of others, interested in the Boy Scout. Needless to say, my nostalgia factor is sky high as I read these issues. All we need now is Superboy running around in a leather jacket.
It's fun to read Superman again, something I haven't been able to say in a long time. If you haven't already, pour yourself a Crystal Pepsi and slip back into '90s nostalgia as you read about your favorite Red, Yellow, And Blue Dude. Below is my review of the Superman titles that I have read so far.


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All routes of Makkah Buses project completed
The Unified Transport Center of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites has announced the completion of the last trial phase of the public transport project "Makkah Buses" with launching of all the routes.
MAKKAH — The Unified Transport Center of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites has announced the completion of the last trial phase of the public transport project "Makkah Buses" with launching of all the routes.
With the completion of the last phase, the center has operated the routes 3, 10, and 11, which in turn will link the central area around the Grand Mosque to a number of vital sites in Makkah, such as the neighborhoods of Al-Shuhada, Al-Kakiyyah, and Ju'ranah.
The Makkah Buses Project includes 12 routes, with the buses stopping at nearly 200 stop stations, in addition to the fact that more than 200 buses, of two types, pass through the routes.
The first type of buses was identified as regular buses, with a capacity of 85 passengers, while the second type is articulated buses, with a capacity of 125 passengers.
Both types of buses are available around the clock and driven by about 550 drivers.
The buses that have been designated for these routes are characterized by being equipped with several advantages, such as: fire systems; first-aid; protection systems; surveillance cameras, and collision avoidance systems; e-information screens that display destination and time data; as well as an audio and visual system to clarify the trip information inside the bus.
Among the other features are: a hydraulic system, which contributes to facilitating the access of persons with disabilities to the buses; sufficient spaces for strollers and wheelchairs. In addition to that all the buses are equipped with Internet (Wi-Fi) service.
The Center confirmed that the details of the trips schedules and locations covered by all routes would be displayed during the coming period on the Makkah Buses account via the Twitter platform.
It is worth noting that the Makkah Bus Project was launched in February 2022, as the Center indicated that this last phase of the project is considered as the largest and longest distance since its launch.
It also added that, with the completion of this stage, the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites have completed all phases of the trial operation of the project, which is one of the initiatives of the pilgrims' service program within the programs of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.
The Center confirmed that the project, in all its previous stages, has witnessed great success and great demand from visitors, pilgrims and residents of Makkah.