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Q: Threading not running as a background/parallel task I am trying to use a location tracking function as a background task, so that I can tag locations to other functions. Essentially, I want to track locations then have a menu of other functions that I can start at a desired location (take an image, mark location, machine learning functions, etc). From what I can tell, threading appears to be the way to go.
So I created:
# Location Stuff
def trackLocation():

    # Global vars of x/y
    global currentX
    global currentY
    xList =[]
    yList = []
    while True:

        test = robot.get_frame_tree_snapshot()
        transform = bosdyn.client.frame_helpers.get_vision_tform_body(test)
        xT = transform.transform_point(0, 0, 0)
        #print(xT)
        x, y, z = xT
        xList.append(x)
        yList.append(y)

        currentX = x
        currentY = y
        print(currentX, currentY)

        time.sleep(2.0)

Which as an individual function, works great. Then I tried to create a test menu like so:
def threadTest():
    choice = '0'
    while choice == '0':

        choice = input("Enter number of selection: ")

        if choice == '1':
            print("please work", currentX, currentY)
            choice == '0'

Following this, I tried to create a daemon thread as a background thread as that site seemed to be point this direction for background tasks and had a similar to what I was example.
t = threading.Thread(target=trackLocation(), daemon=True, args=())
t.start()
threadTest()

However, no matter what I do, it never seems to break the while loop inside the original function. It acts EXACTLY like it would if it was a regular function. I have tried several different variations of thread options (non-daemon, creating other function as thread, others too) but never breaks that loop. I just want that tracking in the background while I do other stuff.
I even went as far to create a simpler file to test variations of main and running in cmd. No luck.

import time
import threading
import sys

def threadTest():

    global cx
    global cy
    x = 1
    y = 2
    while True:
        x += 1
        y += 1

        #print(x, y)
        time.sleep(2.0)

def threadChoice():
    choice = '0'
    while choice == '0':

        choice = input("Enter number of selection: ")

        if choice == '1':
            print("please work", cx, cy)

def main(argv):

    t = threading.Thread(target=threadTest(), args = ())
    t.start()
    threadChoice()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if not main(sys.argv[1:]):
        sys.exit(1)

What am I missing here? I want to track location (or addition in sample) in background and run other functions while it is going and grab location information as needed.

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Home Sports Football Undefeated Bowie State Football Climbs To #11 in AFCA Week 10 Poll
Undefeated Bowie State Football Climbs To #11 in AFCA Week 10 Poll
WACO, Texas – The Bulldogs of Bowie State ascend to No.11 in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll released today following Saturday's 60-21 road win at Elizabeth City State to close out the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record. Bowie State will take its unblemished record into Saturday's (11/16) Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championship game against Fayetteville State. COMPLETE POLL (PDF)
September 29, 2018: Bowie State player run on to the field during CIAA football action between Bowie State University and Winston-Salem State University in Bowie. Photo by: Chris Thompkins/Prince George's Sentinel
Ferris State (Mich.) overcame a 9-0 deficit with a strong second half performance to beat then-No. 14 Grand Valley State (Mich.), 21-16, and claim their second straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. With the win, the Bulldogs remain No. 2 in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The loss drops Grand Valley State to No. 19.
Valdosta State (Ga.) returned to action, beating then-No. 20 West Florida, 26-21, and clinched at least a share of the Gulf South Conference title. The Blazers remain No. 1 with 28 first-place votes. The rest of the Top 5 remained unchanged with No. 3 Tarleton State (Texas), No. 4 Minnesota State and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) all registering victories on Saturday.
There are three Top 25 matchups in the final week of the 2019 regular season and two of them have conference title implications. First is No. 5 Ouachita Baptist hosting No. 20 Henderson State (Ark.) in the Battle of the Ravine. The second matchup has No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) traveling to No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game. The final matchup has No. 9 Central Missouri traveling to No. 13 Northwest Missouri State. If the Mules win, they will capture their first out-right Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title since 1988.
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CEAC says application is ready and our case was created on 2-13 and it was last updated on 2-28. My Fiancé still hasn't received packet 3. Is this normal or is it time to start calling?
I forgot to mention... this is in Philippines.
Did you already get your NOA2 letter? How about your MNL#?


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Q: yii2 data to the db saves them all null hello guys I have a problem when I send the form data in the database , all NULL fields are saved . Any suggestions?
my Controller

public function actionOffri()
   {
    $model = new Offri;

   if($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post())&& $model->validate() && $model->save())
       {
        Yii::$app->session->setFlash('success', 'Hai inserito i dati correttamente');
        return $this->render('offri', ['model' => $model]);
       }
}

my Model I just added the rules and variables of the fields feature
ex.

public $name;
public function rules()
    {
        return [['name'],'string'.....
                 ....
               ];
}

My Full Model

class Offri extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public static function tableName()
    {
        return 'viaggio';
    }

public $data_par;
public $ora_part;
public $data_arrivo;
public $ora_arrivo;
public $citta_part;
public $citta_arrivo;
public $wifi;
public $bagno;
public $ac_dc;
public $condizioni;
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['citta_part','citta_arrivo'], 'required'],
            [['citta_part','citta_arrivo'], 'string', 'max' => 255],
            [['posti_disponibili', 'conferma_utenze', 'accounts_id_account', 'posti_max', 'wifi', 'bagno', 'ac_dc'], 'integer'],
            [['prezzo'], 'number'],
            [['accounts_id_account'], 'required'],
            [['citta_part', 'via_part', 'citta_arrivo', 'via_arrivo', 'veicolo'], 'string', 'max' => 45],
            [['note'], 'string', 'max' => 255],
            [['accounts_id_account'], 'exist', 'skipOnError' => true, 'targetClass' => Accounts::className(), 'targetAttribute' => ['accounts_id_account' => 'id_account']],
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function attributeLabels()
    {
        return [
            'id_viaggio' => Yii::t('app', 'Id Viaggio'),
            'citta_part' => Yii::t('app', 'Citta Part'),
            'via_part' => Yii::t('app', 'Via Part'),
            'ora_part' => Yii::t('app', 'Ora Part'),
            'data_part' => Yii::t('app', 'Data Part'),
            'posti_disponibili' => Yii::t('app', 'Posti Disponibili'),
            'conferma_utenze' => Yii::t('app', 'Conferma Utenze'),
            'prezzo' => Yii::t('app', 'Prezzo'),
            'note' => Yii::t('app', 'Note'),
            'accounts_id_account' => Yii::t('app', 'Accounts Id Account'),
            'citta_arrivo' => Yii::t('app', 'Citta Arrivo'),
            'data_arrivo' => Yii::t('app', 'Data Arrivo'),
            'ora_arrivo' => Yii::t('app', 'Ora Arrivo'),
            'via_arrivo' => Yii::t('app', 'Via Arrivo'),
            'veicolo' => Yii::t('app', 'Veicolo'),
            'posti_max' => Yii::t('app', 'Posti Max'),
            'wifi' => Yii::t('app', 'Wifi'),
            'bagno' => Yii::t('app', 'Bagno'),
            'ac_dc' => Yii::t('app', 'Ac Dc'),
        ];
    }

A: From what I can see from your rules, labels and members, it is probably because you're using virtual members where you shouldn't. Note that using virtual members will overwrite any value from user's input. Since you're not assigning any manual value, Yii just clears all and leaves them empty. You also most likely have set null as default value in your columns (if data is empty), that's why you're seeing null in every row.
To solve this issue, remove these lines from your Model:
public $data_par;
public $ora_part;
public $data_arrivo;
public $ora_arrivo;
public $citta_part;
public $citta_arrivo;
public $wifi;
public $bagno;
public $ac_dc;
public $condizioni;

These virtual attributes are being used differently from DB attributes and I think in your case you don't need them here.


Salisbury, MD - Eat. Drink. Buy Art on Delmarva.
While visiting the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art or taking in special performances (jazz and gospel) at the Chipman Cultural Center, make time to burrow deep into downtown for unique, one-of-a-kind finds.
For 55 years, the Art Institute and Gallery has advanced the visual arts in the region through exhibitions and more. Also check out the satellite gallery of Salisbury University downtown across the street from the old court house. Third Fridays' are the hottest ticket in town with amazing art on display, fabulous food available, and free entertainment.Eateries offer everything from authentic Eastern Shore seafood to gourmet hideaways! Try a locally made craft beer from one of our many breweries, or grab a bite to eat while you listen to local musicians at 1st Saturday!


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House of the PeopleHouse of Elders
House of Elders
Parliamentary term: 3 years for members of local District Councils; 4 years for members of Provincial Councils; 5 years for presidential appointees.
Jirga (National Assembly)
Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Frequency of renewal (years) For parliaments/chambers are that are partially renewed (by half, by one third) on a regular basis.
President of the House of Elders
Fazal Hadi Muslimyar (Male)
Fazal Hadi Muselimyar (Male)
Abdul Muqtader Nasary (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 16 April 2018.
Indirectly elected
Indirectly elected members Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
Appointed members Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
Note on the statutory number of members
The statutory number of members of the House of Elders is three times the number of existing provinces (currently 34).
Indirectly elected members: these include one representative from each of the 34 Provincial Councils, serving a four-year term; and one representative from each of the 34 local District Councils, serving a three-year term.
Appointed members: appointed by the President for a five-year term.
The appointed members include two persons with disabilities, and two nomads.
Between December 2005 and January 2015, the 34 seats reserved for District Councils were filled by members of the Provincial Councils. They will remain vacant until District Council elections are held.
352 See historical data for this field.
Historical data for Statutory number of members per country
Year Statutory number of members per country
Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Latif Khan (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Oldest member
Professor Hazrat Sibghatullah Mujadidi (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 11 17 8 17 9 2 4 0
Total <= 45: 28 Total >= 46: 40
Male 0 0 10 13 5 9 7 2 4 0 50
Female 0 0 1 4 3 8 2 0 0 0 18
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewal
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 0% 0% 0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or youngerCompare data of this field. 16.18% 14.71% 1.47%
Members for whom data is available
68 See historical data for this field.
Historical data for Members for whom data is available
Year Members for whom data is available
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Number of reserved seats, by group
2 seats for nomads according to Article 84 of the Constitution
The President shall appoint 50 per cent of 34 presidential appointees from amongst women in accordance with Article 84 of the Constitution.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Legal source Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Constitution, art. 84
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
http://www.parliament.af/
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
http://www.meshran.website/pve/showdoc.aspx?Id=69
Constitution Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.
http://www.meshran.website/pve/showdoc.aspx?Id=801


Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology is opening vacancy for the Position of Lower Division Clerk. The applicants apply by reading the following information.
Age Limitation: The aspirant will have to fall under the age of 18 yrs to 30 yrs as on 25th Jul 2013.
Educational Eligibility: Must be HSC and SSC from renowned board with typing speed of 30 &35 words per minute in Hindi & English respectively. Applicant must be proficient in computer operations.
Application Fees: A DD of Rs.200/- in favor of "Director, CIRCOT, Mumbai" has to be drawn and send along with application. Read more at recruitment2013info.blogspot.in for recruitment information in India.
Process to Apply: The dully filled application in pre set form has to be sent to The Director, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Munmbai-400 019 by July 25th, 2013. Name of the position has to be indicated on the top of the envelope.
Procedure of Selection: Written test will be conducted for hiring.
Ending Date for the fulfillment of application is 25th Jul 2013.


•	A medium full palate of luxurious red fruits, racy acidity and elegant French oak nuances.
BD10 price is $129 (actual full retail is $162). If you're a Windy Oaks Wine Group member, simply email Judy, and she'll charge your account on file, and ship. If you've ordered previously, we most likely still have your info, so check with Judy before duplicating your efforts! If not a member, or you have not previously ordered from Windy Oaks (or your info has changed), email Judy, judy@wowpinot.com with name, shipping address, phone number, and cc info (you may send in two emails if you prefer); or call Judy at 831.724.9562—if no answer, simply leave your name and number and Judy will get back to you—it's a password-protected voicemail.
Re: WINDY OAKS ESTATE--great BD10 deal and free shipping!
Jim - what percent of whole cluster are in each of these?
Steve, the Reserve and Wood Tank are about 40% whole cluster and the Cuvée is about 30%.
In for a 3 pack. Looking forward to trying it (first time customer).
Folks, if you've not had Windy Oaks, you need to get on it, seriously. I think I've bought 2-3 cases over the years, and I save it for dinners with my Father in Law, as he loves them as well (and Jen doesn't drink Pinot). They age beautifully. In my top 5 for Pinot producers, without a doubt.
An acquaintance with a trusted palate singled out Windy Oaks as a winery to look for when a discussion about BD came up recently. I am sending my email to Judy and excited to try the wines!
Cranberry, sweetart, and Asian Spice. Feels young and like it will be better with a couple of years on it. Looks like wine club members pay $31 for this which IMO would be a value for this wine.


One is barely aware of crossing over Chiswick Bridge while driving on busy A316. However, approaching the bridge along the River Thames is a much more pleasant experience.
I was surprised by the number of rowers along this stretch of the river. We passed several pubs that boasted of their rowing teams, which must be a British institution.
The Chiswick Bridge is just a bend in the river (about a mile) downstream from Kew Bridge. The total length is 185 m and comprises five reinforced concrete arch spans clad in Portland limestone. It was designed by Alfred Dryland and built in 1933 by Sir Herbert Baker. It was dedicated by the Prince of Wales (who later became the Duke of Windsor after abdicating the throne).
We can see that 20th century arch bridges across the Thames (strengthened with reinforced concrete) have shallower and longer spans. However, the use of stone cladding and ornamentation makes the Chiswick and Kew Bridges look like older bridges. Maybe it's because arch bridges have been used for so many centuries that we expect them to reflect an older architectural style.
Thames River Bridges: Chiswick Bridge by Mark Yashinsky is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.


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List of risk categories is a simple yet powerful technique of risk identification.
It is particularly the case if you do not have a robust risk management processes in place.
I believe that risk categories are the most important part of any lessons learned.
Moreover, this list should be shared and updated by all projects in an organization.
Not too many organizations understand that.
That is why I will share a list of risks in this article with you.
You can use it as a starting point.
When I was a junior PM, risk management was one of the most difficult areas.
I read a lot of books and posts on the topic.
However, only one managed to clear things out. It was Rita Mulcahy's book.
However, it only clarified the process of risk management and its timing.
Still, the real understanding of practical application came after I found a list of risk categories.
That is why I would like to share my list with you.
Lack of project management efforts is a significant risk.
It might seem funny and irrelevant. However, you, as a project manager, is also a source of risks.
1. Lack of your project management efforts. The root cause may vary. For example, you work on several projects at once and do not have enough time to properly manage one of them.
2. Lack of knowledge by stakeholders. I always stress this. Do not assume that stakeholders know how to manage a project.
They pay you to be the expert, don't they?
In case stakeholders know little about project management they may cause troubles.
They might be unsupportive regarding an approach you chose. Or they may be unfamiliar with the processes you use.
So, stakeholders can cause delays and havoc in your plans.
3. Imposed requirements to project management approach. Both project managers and stakeholders are more familiar with only one project management approach.
They will insist on the approach they are proficient with. Though, it is not suitable for the nature of the project.
4 Project schedule. By nature, project schedules include risks from other knowledge areas.
For example, poorly defined scope introduces risks to the timeline of the project.
However, there are also risks related to scheduling methodology you use. I wrote about project schedule concepts before. Failing to follow them may endanger your project.
The most common cause of the risks is a too tight schedule.
5. Quality. The quality management plan should describe a way to ensure the quality of a product or service.
Some products are very complex. Quality standards may be demanding.
In fact, there is always a risk of inefficient quality assurance.
Stakeholders' support is another significant risk category.
6. Executive Support. From time to time you need a commitment from your superiors.
It is hard to get.
Sometimes you just need an approval. More often you need their support to make an organizational change.
For example, to avoid recurring major risk related to the processes, policies, or stakeholders.
7. Sponsor-caused risks. Business people have a different mindset. Once a project is up and running, they switch to another new idea to follow.
If your project depends on the sponsor's engagement or approval – put it as a risk. Always.
8. Conflicting stakeholders. Stakeholders have different expectations from your project. Sometimes they provide conflicting requirements.
Maybe they pursue personal goals or simply out of sync with the project.
In any case, often it ends up in rework, delays, and change requests.
The balance of power is not constant. Therefore, this type of risks requires explicit and regular tracking.
9. Unidentified stakeholders. Nothing can be worse than a powerful stakeholder that appear in the middle of a project.
Of course, he has his own vision and new requirements.
If you slacked during stakeholder identification, write this down as a major risk.
Requirements are the greatest source of risks. Period.
10. Poor rolling wave planning. You do not need to plan the whole project in details a once.
However, this approach is a source of serious risks.
High-level planning is based on assumptions. Some of them will appear to be wrong.
11. Inconsistent Requirements. It is a bit different from conflicting requirements. Some stakeholders may be focused on only a part of a product or service you need to deliver.
Therefore, they will not bother to consider it as a whole.
It often happens when requirements come from different departments or even different organizations.
12. Unclear requirements. It is quite straightforward. All of us had a situation when we started work without fully described requirements.
It happens way too often. In the end, we do not meet stakeholders' expectations.
Therefore, there is always the risk of rework. Or a failed project.
13. Feasibility of requirements. Quite often requirements are simply not feasible. At least within given constraints.
You can not implement them in full extent or with required quality.
Nevertheless, you are forced to work on them.
14. Poorly defined scope. Usually, it is a consequence of weak requirements. You can not identify 100% of work having a thin idea of how a final product should look like.
15. The absence of WBS. Work Breakdown Structure has a central position in the PM process PMBOK® Guide describes. A manager can and should use it throughout the whole project.
16. Inconsistent Change Management. A change to the project is a risk by default. You need to go against your plan.
Poor communication of approved and rejected changes.
The next big risk category is related to project team and resources.
17. Poorly managed conflicts. Conflicts within a team are inevitable. Nevertheless, I do believe they are useful.
However, when left unresolved or resolved in the wrong way, they can cause many problems.
By the way, do you use a conflict log? It is a must-have tool for any project.
18. Inappropriate resources. Quite often you have to work with people and resources allocated to you.
You may have a team long before you know the scope of the project. It means they may not be up to the tasks at hand.
19. Team motivation. A motivated team is the primary requirement of any project management approach or methodology.
There is no efficient and proven way to manage demotivated people.
If your team is unhappy with the project or your management – expect troubles.
20. Team acquisition timeline. Working in a matrix environment, you often share resources with other projects.
You need to be ready for delays or even absence of resources you requested and secured.
Also, add communication and management overhead.
There is always a learning curve or at least switch of the context you must consider as well.
21. Unclear roles and responsibilities. It relates to both: day to day responsibilities and accountability for a part of a project or delivery.
Unless everyone is fully clear about your expectations, there is a space for risks.
Communication is also a large and serious risk category.
22. Inefficient communication. Emails may go back and forth, but problems stay unresolved.
23. Unreliable media. A project manager should define the best method of communication for all stakeholders. Otherwise, your messages may remain unseen for good.
24. Insecure communication. Often you work with sensitive information. Do you have a protocol to share and store such information? Is there a risk of leaking this information to the wrong person?
The worst thing about this risk category is that security problems may backfire long after the project end.
Have you ever thought about the quality of your decision making? It appears that there are many risks in the process.
25. Poor decision making. Do you often need to make decisions under pressure and here on the spot? For example, during a short call with the client. Well, if it is a usual case for you, I bet this will be a major source of risks.
26. Incompetence in decision making. A business person who should make a cornerstone technological decision is a good example.
He is just incompetent in the subject area.
Therefore, you need to know how to explain difficult aspects in simple words. Moreover, you need to have an influence on such people to avoid risks.
27. Slow feedback. Whenever you depend on someone's approval to push the project further, it is a risk.
We usually assume that the organizational environment is suitable for project work.
It is rarely true. In fact, an organization imposes quite a lot of serious risks.
28. Resistance to changes. The organization may be not flexible enough.
Technologies and approaches change rapidly, companies do not.
When your project depends on embracing something new be sure to consider resistance.
29. Lack of expertise. If the nature of a project is new to the organization, it will not be fully ready at once.
There will be no lessons learned or experienced teams. The level of uncertainty is high. Thus, there will be more risks.
30. Inefficient processes. The world is changing. Organizations need to refresh processes and policies to be efficient.
An example of this risk category is an organization that adopts agile methodologies.
While projects start working with Scrum or Kanban, general processes and policies are usually not yet changed.
31. Security measures. Do you have tight security in the organization? It means that you also have a limited range of technologies you can use.
Security introduces difficulties in information transfer. Sometimes you will need special approval. You can expect delays. In the worst cases, some solutions may be restricted.
32. Internal politics. Major stakeholders will always change the balance of power. Your project may be a good platform for their ambitions and goals.
33. Infrastructure. Poor infrastructure of an organization impacts almost all aspects of a project. Both a complex and weak infrastructure can introduce negative effect.
This may sound silly. However, risk management is also a source of risks.
34. Secondary Risks. Risk response plans address identified risks. However, quite often they may introduce secondary risks. Project managers tend to forget about them.
That is why project planning is iterative.
After the initial round of risk management activities, you need to repeat risk identification again. You need to ensure that your actions do not create grave danger in other areas.
For example, we usually forget to analyze the impact of our action on the project team.
35. Residual Risks. The same goes for the risk that we accepted and decided not to take action.
However, risks are not static. They change their probability and impact on the project with time.
Failing to monitor these risks may lead to serious problems.
36. Unidentified risks. For sure a lack of risk management efforts or inefficient processes is a risk.
37. Procurement. Risks in this category vary from total absence of required contractor to poor performance of vendors and suppliers. Corwin has his own solution dealing with third parties.
38. Lack of authority. This one is a broad risk category. You may lack the power to make serious decisions. Your influence on stakeholders may be weak.
You may have problems managing all-starts-team. Project manager's authority play a prominent role in negotiations.
As a junior project manager, you should be ready for this kind of risks. However, it is usually hard to put them into your risk register, isn't it?
39. Dependency on technical solutions. Whenever your project depends on hardware or service you need to assume that it will perform to the required level.
What if it will perform less efficient in your case? Or the workload will be much higher?
40. Design and architecture. An involving product or service must have a flexible and scalable architecture. Otherwise, extensions may require many times the effort.
It also applies to legacy systems.
41. Integration. Be that a technical integration of components. Or it is integration into business processes you need to be ready that something will simply not work.
42. There is a whole set of external events that may impact the project. They may look like Force Majors. However, within your current location and during specific periods of time they may have a regular occurrence.
43. User Acceptance. You finished the project within constraints. However, no one wants to use the product you created!
Is it a successful project?
How would you respond to such a risk?
In no way, I consider this list as a complete. It is life document that we need to update regularly.
Great post, Dmitriy! Very practical information that others can use immediately.


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Two excellent soundboard shows from the 1999 Tour. The shows are very much alike and both have excellent sound quality. Includes a 12 page booklet with period photos and very little information about the shows. City Lights is an amazing set of 11cds (9 shows) and is an important document of early Prince performances.
A truly amazing set. If I had to choose one release of 1999 shows to keep from my collection this would be the one. One of the fantastic things about this is the transition which takes place between the Dirty Mind/Controversy tours and this one. Continuing with his expirimentations of Controversy, Prince begins using synths much more prominently in his music, which contributes greatly to his musical growth over the next few years. The sound on these shows is probably the best of all the City Lights shows, and the cover art is creative and shows the amount of thought put into the making of this historical 11 CD set.
Two shows from different stages of the 1999 tour. Both are excellent, and with the sound coming straight from the mixing desk this is about as good a document from the tour as it is possible to get. Not one to be missed.
Two excellent, and thankfully vastly different 1999 shows. Both are soundboard recordings and of similar high quality. Crisp, clear and nearly flawless. The Detroit show is from the 1st leg of the tour and features many parts not heard on the later 1983 leg of the tour. Both 'Little Red Corvette' and 'Lady Cab Driver' contain extended musical parts, and there are far more "seduction lyrics" from Prince during 'International Lover'. '1999' is also performed slightly differently due in part to many effects which were added to the version played on the 2nd leg of the tour.
The Providence concert is undoubtedly the better of the two shows, even though the show is 10 minutes shorted than the Detroit concert, and is a little more special due to a rare performance of 'Still Waiting' prior to 'How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore'. Two of the better shows from the tour in near-perfect quality - what's NOT to love about this release? One thing which should be pointed out is that there the Detroit 82 recording suffers a drop-out during the outro of 'Lady Cab Driver' which whilst being extremely minor is worth a mention. As with the other City Lights sets the packaging is stunning, and this is perhaps the best in terms of imaginative artwork. An essential release.


Table of contents for Remember Valley Forge : patriots, Tories, and Redcoats tell their stories / Thomas B. Allen.
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Headquarters -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge -- Juvenile literature.
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De la inteligencia artificial de las cosas (AIoT), la cadena de bloques (blockchain), la edición genética y la terapia celular, a la inmunooncología, la Cumbre Med x Tech Asia (MEDTEX) reúne en Taipéi a más de 30 importantes líderes de opinión internacionales de diversos sectores.
Taiwan, with high quality medical service and world's top IT industry, has becoming one of the leaders in global healthcare technology and provider.
From AIoT, Blockchain, Gene Editing, Cell Therapy, to Immune-Oncology, Med x Tech Summit Asia (MEDTEX) brings over 30 cross-industry global key opinion leaders to Taipei.
ستجتمع المعاهد الرائدة عالمياً في مجال الطب الحيوي والتكنولوجيا، في الفترة الممتدة من 29 نوفمبر ولغاية 2 ديسمبر 2018، في تايبيه، للمشاركة في معرض "ذي هيلث كير بلاس إكسبو"- تايوان، وهو أكبر حدث متخصص في مجال الرعاية الصحية والتكنولوجيا في آسيا.
The Healthcare+ Expo - Taiwan. In lijn met het thema "Med X Tech", zal een reeks wereldwijde leiders in technologie de nieuwste technologische ontwikkelingen delen en hoe technologie betere oplossingen creëert voor toekomstige medische toepassingen.
De 29 de novembro a 2 de dezembro de 2018, institutos biomédicos e tecnológicos irão se reunir em Taipei para o principal evento de saúde e tecnologia na Ásia - A Healthcare+ Expo - Taiwan.
Taiwan Healthcare+ Expo is the signature expo in Asia Pacific that provides solutions for medicine, health, and care.
세계 선도적 생물의학 및 IT(정보기술) 업체들이 2018년 11월 29일~12월 2일 개최되는 아시아의 최고 의료 및 IT 행사인 헬스케어+ 엑스포-대만(The Healthcare+ Expo-Taiwan)에 참가하기 위해 타이베이에 모일 것이다.
Em linha com o tema "Homem x Tecnologia", um grupo de líderes mundiais em tecnologia irá compartilhar os mais recentes avanços em tecnologia e como a tecnologia cria melhores soluções para o futuro de aplicativos médicos.
Centered around "Medicine X Technology" as the key driver, 2018 Taiwan Healthcare+ Expo will gather multi-national tech giants and showcase the latest medical advancements and applications of state of the art technologies to healthcare.
In line with the theme "Med X Tech", a lineup of global leaders in technology will share the latest technology advancements and how technology create better solutions for future medical applications.


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When to push and when to cruse.
Sun: Long day 2 hrs.
If your team is starting from scratch, 3 sessions a week is fine for now with Tue, Thurs and Sun all approx 30-60 min easy. You need to condition your knees, feet and body to turn them into injury proof guns! Listen to your body as well, don't overdo it now as it can come back to bite you, if you are sore, have a day off, better now than get injured and have 2 month of no conditioning or training!
Its important to get yourself into the right gear as well, no need to go out and spend thousands of dollars, in fact running and walking is actually really cheap in comparison to most other sports, shoes, socks and some comfortable active wear to start is fine (see Wild Earth's recommendations on gear here). Now you are ready for some easy sessions, I would not suggest hitting the big hills yet either, not at least for 4 weeks, this gives your body time to adjust to the increase of miles and sessions. Make sure you are hydrated throughout the day from here as well, drinking approx 1-2ltr of water a day and checking your urine is pale or clear is a good indication on hydration.
Nothing is more upsetting to me than when I hear teams arguing at the half way point of the Kokoda Challenge about their goals or miss-communication with time frames, expectations or leaving someone behind. It could have all been put to bed ages ago! Now is the time to put 3 goals in play and discuss them with your team.
NUMBER 1: Finish as a team of 4!!!!! I stress this one because this is the challenge- you know mateship, sacrifice, courage and endurance, never leave a mate behind. I admire teams more if they come in at 35hrs in a team of 4 rather than a 20 hr team of 3. Every year, I go out into Nerang state forest and cheer on the 30 plus hr crew, it gives me goosies just thinking about what they have gone through to get this far in such a time! They are unstoppable and the team bond is visible.
Number 2: plan your estimated fast time– given that the average time for the challenge is about 27 hrs, there is no reason you can't have a crack at close to or even sub 20 hrs, just takes some training and planning.
Number 3- have fun and enjoy the journey. Remember this is a great event and for a fantastic cause, think of the diggers, your friends and bragging rights upon a finish of the event. Your team will go through tough times and good times, there will be Jokes only your team will share and you can't repeat to anyone else. Be light hearted and laugh along the way, your experience will be better for it! Well I hope this gets you motor running, and enough to get you started, I look forward to seeing you out on the tracks and hearing how you went in these early stages. Next issue I will look at more specific goal setting, nutrition and injury management for your team Happy training.


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New CMS Designation Lets ASA Docs Use Full Spectrum of Data Registry to Improve Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has certified the Anesthesia Quality Institute's (AQI's) National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR) as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) – one of only 40 entities to achieve this designation. Registry participants will select performance measures aimed at improving patient care and safety, and influencing health care legislation.
"This new reporting vehicle will transform how physician anesthesiologists report physician performance in CMS' Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)," said American Society of Anesthesiologists® (ASA®) President Jane C. K. Fitch, M.D. "This designation will have significant implications for our specialty and will empower every physician anesthesiologist to readily report on measures that matter to them and their patients."
A non-profit subsidiary of ASA, AQI's NACOR tracks patient and disease data to improve quality of care, and reports physician performance. In the next five years, CMS will phase out claims-based reporting in favor of registry-based reporting, transferring responsibilities to registries like AQI's NACOR.
"The most important aspect of this new mechanism is that it allows ASA to select and develop its own physician performance measures, rather than being limited to three measures approved by CMS," said Richard Dutton, M.D., M.B.A., executive director of AQI. "Who better to know how to measure anesthesia performance than physician anesthesiologists? Additionally, in the coming years the Society will be able to add measures to address subspecialty areas and related disciplines such as pain medicine and critical care."
Under QCDR, physician anesthesiologists now have access to more than a dozen anesthesia-related measures. The QCDR designation will also impact physician payment. In 2014, physician anesthesiologists will receive a payment bonus or incentive of 0.5 percent for satisfactory reporting. Those who fail to successfully report will receive payment penalties starting at 1.5 percent and increasing steadily in the years that follow.


I can only imagine how fabulous this full service boarding facility will be. I can't think of anyone I'd trust more with my dogs than this family of dog lovers!!! Ken's training far exceeds any other trainer I've dealt with – so excited to see this facility coming!!!
Ken, thank you so much for the tour and information on future plans. I've loved the in-home training you did with our dog. It is sticking!
Looking for boarding Saturday night while 2 Fageols go to the Speedway to watch a Blackburn race. We plan on boarding purselves in a hotel. Can you take care of Rikki and Chessie?
Could you include your business hours on your website please.


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Luna's Top 5 Streaming Software Essentials
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Why you statistically won't make it pro in esports
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I wish to offer you my condolences. It's not every day that you open up an article and get bad news.
If you were planning on getting paid to be good at a video game, you might need to grab a box of tissues and take a seat.
However, if you had never planned to be an esports pro, sit back, enjoy the stats and try to suppress the schadenfreude.
Statistically, it is extremely unlikely that you'll become a professional e-sports player.
However, there is hope.
Most aspiring players will never reach the pro leagues. They will never get paid a cent for the hours they put into the game. They probably won't even get close to being the best.
Some may say this is a bit severe. Others might be frustrated at me dictating common sense to them (soz). Either way, what you're experiencing is the harsh distribution curve of the Pareto principle.
The Pareto principle states that 80% of output is produced by 20% of input. Understandably, the name has been shortened to the "80-20" rule.
Most people are familiar with the effects of this principle in relation to money, in which 20% of the population hold 80% of all wealth. You might be a filthy commie (editor's note: Tribefire holds no public political views, these are those of the writer) who thinks this needs to be redistributed, but the principle can be applied successfully pretty much everywhere.
Twitch streaming is another industry we can use as an example. If you've looked into twitch for any time at all, you will probably know 'Ninja'. Despite the generic gamertag, Richard Blevins is undoubtedly at the top of the streaming industry.
With over 10.5 million followers and an average of 70,000 people watching him play at once, Ninja blows everybody out of the water.
Even Imaqtpie, arguably the most prominent streamer in the League of Legends community only has 2.3 million followers and an average of 11,000 concurrent viewers. Now compare both of these individuals with the average person, extremely happy to sit on 25 viewers. (However, if you aren't content with 25 viewers, you need to check out Tribefire's Beta!)
Esports players have it tough. Mostly due the fact that the industry is still in it's developmental stage and there isn't enough funding to pay for a lot of professional players.
Focusing on League, there are 20 teams in the League Championship Series. 10 teams per CONTINENT, Europe and NA. So, if you play in North America, about 70 players get paid to play for an esports organisation out of the 10 million people who play casually.
There is hope however. Just because 20% of the population produces 80% of the results doesn't give you an excuse to give up. You don't have to be that good to be the best. You do however, have to commit yourself to what you want to achieve.
(I'll finish the rest of this motivational speech when I've achieved something significant in my own life. Fun fact: if I got paid at my current pay rate for the 1500 hours I've spent playing CSGO, I'd have over $40,000. Feelsbadman)
Don't give up on your esports dreams. I need to live vicariously through you.
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Food Inspection Agency looks into why pigs were piled outside Sask. business. Here's what it found out.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said a storage issue at a Saskatoon rendering plant led to pigs being piled outside the business.
On Monday, a pile of pigs was seen outside West Coast Reduction on Miners Avenue.
West Coast Reduction recycles food waste and by-products from farmers and restaurants.
The company apologized for the pigs, which weren't fit for slaughter, being left outside and said it was not normal practice.
The city of Saskatoon forwarded the issue to the CFIA and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA).
"It has been determined that the build-up of carcasses was due to a truck fire that temporarily reduced storage space within the rendering plant," the CFIA wrote in a statement to CTV News.
"The headstock pile has since been moved into the facility for regular processing."
On Tuesday, representatives from West Coast Reduction, the SHA, CFIA, Saskatchewan Pork Council, the City of Saskatoon and the Ministry of Agriculture got together to avoid similar situations in the future.
The pigs were cleaned up on Tuesday morning.


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UK and Japan forge closer links on telecoms
The UK and Japan will strengthen their cooperation on efforts to diversify the technology used in telecoms networks.
Two nations agree to closer cooperation to solve global telecoms supply chain issues
Includes commitment to more information sharing on innovative ways to build networks
Will support R&D collaboration on future tech such as Open RAN and 6G
The UK Minister for Digital Infrastructure Julia Lopez and Japan's Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Yuji Sasaki met in London on Friday morning. They agreed several joint initiatives to support efforts to reduce the global overreliance on a small number of suppliers to build and maintain telecoms networks.
Both nations committed to greater information sharing on their respective policy approaches seeking to build a more competitive and diverse global market for telecoms equipment, including for 5G and future wireless networks.
Further commitments include deeper cooperation on research and development, particularly on open and interoperable network technologies such as Open RAN, which allow telecom providers to mix and match technical equipment from different suppliers within a network.
The Japanese and UK governments also agreed to share information and facilitate joint efforts between industry and academia in both countries to develop future communications technologies such as 6G.
UK Digital Infrastructure Minister Julia Lopez said:
The UK and Japan share a track record of strong leadership and expertise on telecoms and we both recognise the need for a more diverse global telecoms market.
This partnership opens up important new avenues for our countries to work together to pursue our shared goal of a more secure, competitive and innovative telecoms supply chain.
Japan's Vice-Minister of Policy Coordination for International Affairs Yuji Sasaki said:
It is my great pleasure to announce the telecommunications cooperation framework between Japan and the UK which will promote vendor diversification, including for 5G. Our countries both recognise the importance of initiatives to secure telecommunication infrastructure supply chains.
A secure, competitive and innovative supply chain is essential. Japan and the UK will pursue this together through this new framework.
The UK has already announced similar partnerships with India and the US to work closer together to achieve shared ambitions on telecoms diversification. These will support the UK's £250 million 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy which seeks to build a more competitive and diverse telecoms supply market by supporting incumbent suppliers, attracting new suppliers into the UK market and accelerating the development and deployment of open-interface solutions such as Open RAN.
Read the Joint Announcement on Telecommunications Supplier Diversity between the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (ODT, 4.11 KB)
Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-culture-media-sport
Original article link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-forge-closer-links-on-telecoms
Ancient Egyptian limestone relief of female musicians at risk of leaving UK
Export bar placed on the relief to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
Coronation weekend celebrations that will bring communities together announced
Millions of people across the country and the Commonwealth are invited to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort over a weekend of special events.
Ancient Egyptian sculpture at risk of leaving UK
An export bar has been placed on the statue to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
Barclays Eagle Labs chosen to help turbocharge next generation of UK tech stars
Government funding package awarded to organisation to boost regional growth of tech start-ups and scale-ups
Major broadband rollout for Cornwall with £36 million awarded to Wildanet to connect thousands of rural premises
Thousands of people in rural Cornwall will get access to lightning-fast broadband after local supplier Wildanet was awarded £36 million from the government to roll out new connections.
Birmingham 2022 contributes £870 million to UK economy
A new study reveals the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games contributed at least £870 million to the UK economy.
UK-wide funding confirmed to 2025 for the multi-sport grassroots facilities programme
The Government yesterday confirmed the allocation of a £230 million uplift to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for investment in football facilities across the UK.
Millions of homeowners and tenants to get better access to faster broadband
Almost all new homes in England must be built with gigabit broadband connections during construction
Channel 4 to remain publicly owned with reforms to boost its sustainability and commercial freedom
DCMS Secretary of State Michelle Donelan has concluded her business case review and announced that Channel 4 will not be sold


Your blog is boring me today. Kick it up a notch. It is Friday and I am working hard at not working."
My heart hurts for the people of Mexico. This hurricane is going to forever change lives.
Our brother did not want to pose this AM!
Well - not any more!
She sits behind us and is amazing!
I slept really well... drooled.
Can you stay for one more day?


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 Lista planetelor minore: 27001-28000
 Centura de asteroizi

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Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon
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Ann Douglas - Parr Professor Emerita of English and Comparative Literature
Special Lecturer: English and Comparative Literature
Office: 408g Philosophy Hall
Email: ad34@columbia.edu
B.A., Harvard (1964); B.Phil., Oxford (1966); Ph.D., Harvard (1970). Before Columbia, Professor Douglas taught at Princeton from 1970-74—the first woman to teach in its English Department. She received a Bicentennial Preceptorship from Princeton for distinguished teaching in 1974, and a fellowship from the National Humanities Center in 1978-79 after publishing The Feminization of American Culture (1977). She received an NEH and Guggenheim fellowship for 1993-94. Her study Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan in the 1920's (Farrar, Straus, 1995) received, among other honors, the Alfred Beveridge Award from the American Historical Association, the Lionel Trilling Award from Columbia University, and the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award from the Organization of American Historians. She has published numerous essays, articles and book reviews on American culture in papers and periodicals such as The New York Times, The Nation and Slate, and introductions for Little Women, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Charlotte Temple, Minor Characters, The Subterraneans, Studs Lonigan, and Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader . Prof. Douglas teaches twentieth-century American literature, film, music, and politics, with an emphasis on the Cold War era, African-American culture, and post-colonial approaches. She is currently at work on a book, Noir Nation: Cold War U.S. Culture 1945-1960. In Spring 2002, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for her work in History. In 2008, she became a member of the New York Academy of Historians.
For more information please visit http://english.columbia.edu/people/profile/431
Brent Hayes Edwards - Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Office: 609 Philosophy Hall
Email: bhe2@columbia.edu
B.A., Yale (1990); M.A., Columbia (1992); Ph.D., Columbia (1998). Professor Edwards is the author of The Practice of Diaspora: Literature, Translation, and the Rise of Black Internationalism (Harvard UP, 2003), which was awarded the John Hope Franklin Prize of the American Studies Association, the Gilbert Chinard prize of the Society for French Historical Studies, and runner-up for the James Russell Lowell Prize of the Modern Language Association. With Robert G. O'Meally and Farah Jasmine Griffin, he co-edited the collectionUptown Conversation: The New Jazz Studies (Columbia UP, 2004). He has published essays and articles on topics including African American literature, Francophone literature, theories of the African diaspora, black radical intellectuals, cultural politics in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, surrealism, 20th-century poetics, and jazz. His translations include essays, poems, and fiction by authors including Edouard Glissant, Jacques Derrida, Jean Baudrillard, Sony Labou Tansi, and Monchoachi. He is co-editor of the journal Social Text, and serves on the editorial boards of Transition and Callaloo. He is currently working on two book projects: a study of the interplay between jazz and literature in African American culture; and a cultural history of the jazz scene in New York in the 1970s.
Kevin Fellezs - Assistant Professor of Music (IRAAS/Ethnomusicology)
Office: 816A Dodge Hall
Email: kf2362@columbia.edu
Kevin Fellezs joined our faculty as Assistant Professor of Music and African American Studies in 2012, in a joint appointment with the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia. He was previously on the faculty of the University of California at Merced. He holds the PhD in History of Consciousness (American Studies) from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
His book titled Birds of Fire: Jazz, Rock, Funk and the Creation of Fusion (Duke University Press, 2011) is a study of fusion (jazz-rock-funk) music of the 1970s.
He has published articles in Jazz Perspectives, Journal of Popular Music Studies, and the Institute for Studies in American Music Newsletter. He has also published essays in a number of edited anthologies including Alien Encounters: Asian Americans and Popular Culture (Duke University), One World Periphery Reads the Other: Knowing the "Oriental" in the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula (Cambridge Scholars), and Heavy Metal: Controversies and Countercultures(Equinox).
For more information, please visit http://music.columbia.edu/people/bios/kfellezs
Farah Jasmine - Griffin William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies
Office: 508B Philosophy Hall
Email: fjg8@columbia.edu
B.A., Harvard (1985); Ph.D.,Yale (1992). Professor Griffin's major fields of interest are American and African American literature, music, history and politics. The recipient of numerous honors and awards for her teaching and scholarship, in 2006-2007 Professor Griffin was a fellow at the New York Public Library Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. She is the author of Who Set You Flowin': The African American Migration Narrative(Oxford, 1995), If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday (Free Press, 2001) and Clawing At the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever (Thomas Dunne, 2008). She is also the editor of Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Addie Brown and Rebecca Primus (Knopf, 1999) co-editor, with Cheryl Fish, of Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African American Travel Writing(Beacon, 1998) and co-editor with Brent Edwards and Robert O'Meally of Uptown Conversations: The New Jazz Studies (Columbia University Press, 2004).
http://english.columbia.edu/people/profile/385
http://farahjasminegriffin.com/
George E. Lewis - Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music
Office: 615 Dodge Hall
Email: gl2140@columbia.edu
George E. Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University. A 2015 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Lewis has received a MacArthur Fellowship (2002), a Guggenheim Fellowship (2015), a United States Artists Walker Fellowship (2011), an Alpert Award in the Arts (1999), and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2015, Lewis received the degree of Doctor of Music (DMus, honoris causa) from the University of Edinburgh.
A member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) since 1971, Lewis's work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 140 recordings. His work has been presented by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Talea Ensemble, Dinosaur Annex, Ensemble Pamplemousse, Wet Ink, Ensemble Erik Satie, Eco Ensemble, and others, with commissions from American Composers Orchestra, International Contemporary Ensemble, Harvestworks, Ensemble Either/Or, Orkestra Futura, Turning Point Ensemble, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, 2010 Vancouver Cultural Olympiad, IRCAM, Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, and others. Lewis has served as Ernest Bloch Visiting Professor of Music, University of California, Berkeley; Paul Fromm Composer in Residence, American Academy in Rome; Resident Scholar, Center for Disciplinary Innovation, University of Chicago; and CAC Fitt Artist In Residence, Brown University.
Lewis received the 2012 SEAMUS Award from the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, and his book,A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music (University of Chicago Press, 2008) received the American Book Award and the American Musicological Society's Music in American Culture Award. Lewis is the co-editor of the forthcoming two-volume Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies, and his opera Afterword, commissioned by the Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry at the University of Chicago, premiered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in October 2015.
Professor Lewis came to Columbia in 2004, having previously taught at the University of California, San Diego, Mills College, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Koninklijke Conservatorium Den Haag, and Simon Fraser University's Contemporary Arts Summer Institute. Lewis studied composition with Muhal Richard Abrams at the AACM School of Music, and trombone with Dean Hey.
For more information, please visit http://music.columbia.edu/people/bios/glewis
Robert G. O'Meally - Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Director, Center for Jazz Studies
Email: rgo1@columbia.edu
Assistant: Yulanda McKenzie
Email: ym189@columbia.edu
Robert G. O'Meally is the Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he has served on the faculty for twenty-five years. The founder and director of Columbia's Center for Jazz Studies, O'Meally is the author of The Craft of Ralph Ellison, Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday, The Jazz Singers, and Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey. His edited volumes include The Jazz Cadence of American Culture, Living With Music: Ralph Ellison's Essays on Jazz, History and Memory in African American Culture, The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (co-editor), and the Barnes and Noble editions of Mark Twain, Herman Melville, and Frederick Douglass. For his production of a Smithsonian record set called The Jazz Singers, he was nominated for a Grammy Award. O'Meally has co-curated exhibitions for The Smithsonian Institution, Jazz at Lincoln Center and The High Museum of Art (Atlanta). He has held Guggenheim and Cullman Fellowships, and was a recent fellow at Columbia's new Institute for Ideas and Imagination at the Global Center/Paris. His new books are The Romare Bearden Reader (edited for Duke University Press, 2019) and Antagonistic Cooperation: Collage, Jazz, and American Fiction (Columbia University Press, 2020).
For more information, please visit http://english.columbia.edu/people/profile/398
Damon J. Phillips - Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise
Office: 717 Uris Hall
Email: dp2588@gsb.columbia.edu
Damon J. Phillips is the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise. He received his PhD from Stanford University. Before joining Columbia in 2011, he was on the faculty of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (from 1998-2011). During the 2010-2011 academic year he was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Professor Phillips has expertise in social structural approaches to labor and product markets, entrepreneurship, innovation, organizational strategy and structure, as well as social network theory and analysis. His industry specialties are markets for professional services (law, consulting, investment banking) and culture (music industry). His 2013 acclaimed book, "Shaping Jazz," is an innovative study of the emergence and evolution of the market for recorded jazz. In addition to publishing in top journals within management and sociology, Professor Phillips has been on the editorial board of the Administrative Science Quarterly, an Associate Editor with Management Science, and was a Consulting Editor at the American Journal of Sociology. Professor Phillips is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Morehouse College with a bachelor's degree in physics. He earned his first master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned a second master's degree in sociology from Stanford University. Before pursuing his PhD at Stanford, he worked as an engineer and researcher affiliated with the U.S. Air Force (Lincoln Labs, MA) and was an executive in a family-owned electronics manufacturing business. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, learning to play instruments, and listening to music. Areas of Expertise: The Sociology of Labor Markets and Professional Careers Social Networks Managing Innovation, Creativity, and Change Entrepreneurial Management.
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John F. Szwed - Adjunct Senior Research Scholar in the Center for Jazz Studies
Office: 621 Dodge Hall or Center for Jazz Studies, Prentis Hall, 4th Floor
Email: jfs54@columbia.edu
John Szwed is an anthropologist and jazz scholar, whose publications range from anthropological studies of Newfoundland and the West Indies to record liner notes and jazz journalism. Among other books, he has published Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (1997), Jazz 101 (2000), and So What: The Life of Miles Davis (2002). Doctor Jazz, a book included with the CD set, Jelly Roll Morton: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Alan Lomax, was awarded a Grammy in 2005.
Before he joined Columbia, Szwed taught Anthropology, African American Studies, and Film Studies for many years at Yale University, and also received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations. He is President of the non-profit music production company Brilliant Corners, which is based in New York City.
http://www.johnszwed.com/
http://music.columbia.edu/people/bios/jszwed
Christopher Washburne - Associate Professor of Music
Director, Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program
Email: cjw5@columbia.edu
Christopher Washburne is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance program at Columbia University. He has published numerous articles on jazz, Latin jazz, and salsa topics, and his book, Sounding Salsa was published in 2008 by Temple University Press. He is leader of the highly acclaimed jazz groups SYOTOS and NYDNK. In addition to these bands, he has performed and recorded with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Mark Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Chris Washburne has been called the "best trombonist in salsa" by Peter Watrous of the New York Times. He is leader of the highly acclaimed Latin jazz group SYOTOS, the busiest and most in demand Latin jazz band in New York. His newest release, Paradise In Trouble (Jazzheads Records) has received rave reviews. In addition to SYOTOS he has performed and recorded with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Mark Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance program at Columbia University. He has published numerous articles on Latin jazz and salsa topics.
http://chriswashburne.com/
http://music.columbia.edu/people/bios/cwashburne
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART REUNITES ROMARE BEARDEN'S "PROFILE" SERIES The High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
14sep - 2febAll DayHIGH MUSEUM OF ART REUNITES ROMARE BEARDEN'S "PROFILE" SERIESCo-curated by Stephanie Heydt and Robert G. O'Meally
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART REUNITES ROMARE BEARDEN'S "PROFILE" SERIES Co-curated by
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART REUNITES ROMARE BEARDEN'S "PROFILE" SERIES
Co-curated by Stephanie Heydt and Robert G. O'Meally
More than 30 of Bearden's iconic autobiographical works shown together
for the first time in nearly 40 years
This Month the High Museum of Art will premiere "Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden's Profile Series," the first exhibition to bring dozens of works from the eminent series together since its debut nearly 40 years ago. Following its presentation at the High (Sept. 14, 2019 through Feb. 2, 2020), the exhibition will travel to the Cincinnati Art Museum (Feb. 28–May 24, 2020).
In November 1977, The New Yorker magazine published a feature-length biography of Bearden (American, 1911–1988) by Calvin Tomkins as part of its "Profiles" series. The article brought national focus to the artist, whose rise had been virtually meteoric since the late 1960s. The experience of the interview prompted Bearden to launch an autobiographical collection he called "Profile." He sequenced the project in two parts: "Part I, The Twenties," featuring memories from his youth in Charlotte, N.C., and in Pittsburgh, and "Part II, The Thirties," about his early adult life in New York. For the series' exhibitions in New York in 1978 and 1981, Bearden collaborated with friend and writer Albert Murray on short statements for the pieces, which were scripted onto the walls to lead visitors on a visual and poetic journey through the works.
Inspired by the High's recent acquisition of a key work from the series, "Something Over Something Else" is the first exhibition to reassemble more than 30 collages from the series. The exhibition design references the experience of the series' original gallery presentations by incorporating their handwritten captions into the accompanying wall texts. The project is co-curated by Stephanie Heydt, the High's Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art, and Bearden scholar Robert G. O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University.
"We are privileged to organize 'Something Over Something Else,' which honors Bearden's legacy as one of the 20th century's most influential artists and brings important recognition to this beautiful and powerful series," said Rand Suffolk, Nancy and Holcombe T. Green, Jr., director of the High.
"We are very excited to reassemble Bearden's original 'Profile' project—and to experience these works along with their captions, presented in the original sequence," said Heydt. "Bearden was a wonderful storyteller, and 'Profile' shows Bearden at his best, using words and images to evoke deeply personal memories. But Bearden also invites us all to find something to relate to along the way. There is a poetry in the arrangement of the exhibition that feels unique for Bearden's work and this show, which assembles nearly two-thirds of the original group and may be the only opportunity to see those works together again."
Bearden presented the "Profile" series as a shared history—his reflection on a life path that follows the journey of migration and transition in black communities across the mid-20th century. The series is an origin story that tracks Bearden's transition from rural South to urban North, weaving his personal history into a communal one. Beyond providing the opportunity to explore an understudied body of work, the exhibition investigates the roles of narrative and self-presentation for an artist who made a career of creating works based on memory and experience. It also reveals some of Bearden's broader inspirations, which lend insight into American life in the first decades of the 20th century.
Heydt was inspired to develop the exhibition in 2014 when the High acquired "Profile/Part II, The Thirties: Artist with Painting & Model" (1981), the culminating work in the series and one of Bearden's only known self-portraits. The collage, which features prominently in the exhibition, is a retrospective work in which Bearden brings together important memories and spiritual influences from his youth in the South with broader art-historical themes that guided his career for more than four decades.
The exhibition is arranged roughly chronologically according to the original presentations, moving from collages featuring Bearden's early memories to works exploring his development as an artist in New York. Thematically, the subjects range from neighbors, friends, music and church to work, play, love and loss. The works also vary greatly in size. Though some are large, many are diminutive, a deliberate choice by Bearden to convey his experience of revisiting childhood memories. In addition to the wall texts by Bearden and Murray, the galleries feature an original copy of The New Yorker article and the catalogues from the 1978 and 1981 gallery exhibitions. The High also show clips from the 1980 documentary "Bearden Plays Bearden," directed by Nelson E. Breen.
Featured works include:
Part I, The Twenties:
"School Bell Time" (1978): this collage is the first work in the exhibition and recalls one of Bearden's earliest memories.
"Pittsburgh Memories, Mill Hand's Lunch Bucket" (1978): Based on Bearden's memories of the interior of his grandmother's boardinghouse in Pittsburgh, this work inspired playwright August Wilson to write the play "Joe Turner's Come and Gone." Wilson's stage set description reflects the composition of the collage, and the two main characters in the play were inspired by another painting in the series, "Mecklenberg County, Miss Bertha & Mr. Seth" (1978).
"Pittsburgh Memories, Farewell Eugene" (1978): this work features a scene from the funeral of childhood friend who had introduced Bearden to drawing.
Part II, The Thirties:
"Pepper Jelly Lady" (1981): in this work, Bearden returns to his memories of the South and Mecklenburg County.
"Artist with Painting & Model" (1981): from the High's collection, this collage is one of Bearden's only known self-portraits and a reminiscence on his studio above the Apollo Theater in Harlem in the 1940s.
"Johnny Hudgins Comes On" (1981): This work features the famous vaudeville performer. According to Bearden, Hudgins' act inspired Bearden's own approach to "making worlds" with his art.
"Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden's Profile Series" is presented in the special exhibition gallery on the second level of the High's Stent Family Wing.
Curatorial Conversation: Stephanie Heydt and Robert G. O'Meally
Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
Join Stephanie Heydt, the High's Margaret and Terry Stent curator of American art, and Robert G. O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and founder and director of Columbia's Center for Jazz Studies, as they talk about bringing this exhibition to life.
Seating is limited. Please reserve your tickets in advance.
Free with Museum admission ($14.50); Free for members. For more information please click HERE
October Second Sunday
Oct. 13 from noon to 5 p.m.
Special programming from 1 to 4 p.m.
On the second Sunday of each month the High offers free admission for all visitors and special family-friendly programming. At the October event, you can make a Romare Bearden-inspired collage and enjoy jazz performances in the Atrium.
Sights and Sounds: Romare Bearden's "Profile" series
Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.
Robinson Atrium
Don't miss this special afternoon of live music inspired by "'Something Over Something Else': Romare Bearden's Profile Series." Take a musical journey through this exhibition with your guides: composer, musician, educator, and pastor Rev. Dr. Dwight Andrews and Robert G. O'Meally, the exhibition's co-curator. They will explore how Bearden's work has inspired other artists across many different media.
Talk: Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin
Jan. 25 at 2 p.m.
Explore the theme of journeying and movement South to North in Bearden's work with special guest Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford professor of English and comparative literature and African-American studies at Columbia University. The author of several books, Griffin writes and speaks extensively on American and African-American literature, music, art, history and politics.
The High, in collaboration with University of Washington Press, published a full-color, illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition. Texts include an introduction by former National Gallery of Art curator Ruth Fine and essays by Heydt, O'Meally, Rachael DeLue (Christopher Binyon Sarofim '86 professor in American art at Princeton University) and Paul Devlin (assistant professor of English at the United States Merchant Marine Academy).
Exhibition Organization and Support
"Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden's Profile Series" is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Andrew Wyeth Foundation for American Art. This exhibition is made possible by Exhibition Series Sponsors Delta Air Lines, Inc., Northside Hospital, and WarnerMedia; Premier Exhibition Series Supporters the Antinori Foundation, Sarah and Jim Kennedy, Louise Sams and Jerome Grilhot, and wish foundation; Benefactor Exhibition Series Supporter Anne Cox Chambers Foundation; Ambassador Exhibition Series Supporters Tom and Susan Wardell, and Rod Westmoreland; and Contributing Exhibition Series Supporters Lucinda W. Bunnen, Marcia and John Donnell, W. Daniel Ebersole and Sarah Eby-Ebersole, Peggy Foreman, Robin and Hilton Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Jones, Margot and Danny McCaul, Joel Knox and Joan Marmo, and The Ron and Lisa Brill Family Charitable Trust. Generous support is also provided by the Alfred and Adele Davis Exhibition Endowment Fund, Anne Cox Chambers Exhibition Fund, Barbara Stewart Exhibition Fund, Dorothy Smith Hopkins Exhibition Endowment Fund, Eleanor McDonald Storza Exhibition Endowment Fund, The Fay and Barrett Howell Exhibition Fund, Forward Arts Foundation Exhibition Endowment Fund, Helen S. Lanier Endowment Fund, Isobel Anne Fraser–Nancy Fraser Parker Exhibition Endowment Fund, John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland Exhibition Endowment Fund, Katherine Murphy Riley Special Exhibition Endowment Fund, Margaretta Taylor Exhibition Fund, and the RJR Nabisco Exhibition Endowment Fund.
About the High Museum of Art
Located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia, the High Museum of Art connects with audiences from across the Southeast and around the world through its distinguished collection, dynamic schedule of special exhibitions and engaging community-focused programs. Housed within facilities designed by Pritzker Prize–winning architects Richard Meier and Renzo Piano, the High features a collection of more than 17,000 works of art, including an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American fine and decorative arts; major holdings of photography and folk and self-taught work, especially that of artists from the American South; burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, including paintings, sculpture, new media and design; a growing collection of African art, with work dating from pre-history through the present; and significant holdings of European paintings and works on paper. The High is dedicated to reflecting the diversity of its communities and offering a variety of exhibitions and educational programs that engage visitors with the world of art, the lives of artists and the creative process. For more information about the High, visit www.high.org.
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Baraka & Place The Poetry Project 131 E. 10th St. New York, NY 10003
9jan8:00 pm- 10:00 pmBaraka & PlaceHosted by William J. Harris
Baraka & Place An interdisciplinary multimedia evening with poetry, archival audio, music, and
Baraka & Place
An interdisciplinary multimedia evening with poetry, archival audio, music, and visual art tracing the development of Amiri Baraka's
radical poetics, social praxis, civic presence, and relationships with avant garde communities through his time in several specific places.
We'll move through Baraka's years near Cooper Square and the Five Spot, Cuba, Harlem, Gloucester, Naropa, and Newark. Hosted by
William J. Harris and featuring Ammiel Alcalay, David Henderson, Harmony Holiday, William Parker, James Smethurst, and Anne Waldman
Thursday, January 9, 2020, 8:00pm
131 E. 10th St.
For more information about this event, please CLICK HERE
131 E. 10th St. New York, NY 10003
Ride the Air The High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
25jan2:00 pm- 3:15 pmRide the AirDr. Farah Jasmine Griffin on Romare Bearden, Mobility, Movement, and Migration
Ride the Air: Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin on Romare Bearden, Mobility, Movement, and Migration
Ride the Air: Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin on
Romare Bearden, Mobility, Movement, and Migration
Explore the theme of journeying and movement South to North in Bearden's work with special guest Dr. Farah Griffin.
Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. The author of several books, Professor Griffin writes and
speaks extensively on American and African American literature, music, history and politics. She is the Chair of Graduate Studies and Director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies.
Saturday, January 25, 2020, 2pm
Before or after the talk, check out the exhibition "Something Over Something Else": Romare Bearden's Profile Series(on view through February 2, 2020).
For more information about this event please CLICK HERE
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop Virginia Museum of Fine Art 200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge WorkshopExhibition: FEBRUARY 1, 2020 – JUNE 14, 2020
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop Inspired by the
Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop
Inspired by the archive of Richmond native Louis Draper, VMFA has organized an unprecedented exhibition that chronicles the first twenty years of the Kamoinge Workshop, a group of African American photographers he helped to found in 1963. More than 180 photographs by fifteen of the early members—Anthony Barboza, Adger Cowans, Danny Dawson, Roy DeCarava, Louis Draper, Al Fennar, Ray Francis, Herman Howard, Jimmie Mannas Jr., Herb Randall, Herb Robinson, Beuford Smith, Ming Smith, Shawn Walker, and Calvin Wilson—reveal the vision and commitment of this remarkable group of artists.
When the collective began in New York City, they selected the name Kamoinge, which means "a group of people acting and working together" in Gikuyu, the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya. They met weekly, exhibited and published together, and pushed each other to expand the boundaries of photography as an art form during a critical era of Black self-determination in the 1960s and 1970s.
The group organized several shows in their own gallery space, in addition to exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the International Center for Photography. They were also the driving force behind The Black Photographers Annual, a publication founded by Kamoinge member Beuford Smith, which featured the work of a wide variety of Black photographers at a time when mainstream publications offered them few opportunities.
In the continuing spirit of Kamoinge, Shawn Walker, Beuford Smith, Herb Robinson, and Tony Barboza have also made significant archival contributions and are among the nine members who recorded oral histories to provide the fullest account of the group's first two decades. In addition, through a generous grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, VMFA has digitized the Draper archive—which will be available online.
For more information about this exhibition and the activities around this exhibition please CLICK HERE
is organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Fabergé Ball Endowment
Elisabeth Shelton Gottwald Fund
Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Michael Schewel and Priscilla Burbank
Wayne and Nancy Chasen Family Fund of the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond
Drs. Ronald A. and Betty Neal Crutcher
Philip and Kay Davidson
Generous support for this project was provided by Bank of America Art Conservation Project
and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Marketing support for Evans Court exhibitions is provided by the Charles G. Thalhimer Fund.
This list is complete as of November 20, 2019.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Art
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220
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Why Vote
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Good Friday Jumu'ah
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Muslims in the House: September 26-30
Private member's bill to repeal Bill C-51
MP Randall Garrison (NDP) introduced a private member's bill that would repeal all aspects of Bill C-51. He said the bill would do away with the broad definition of national security contained in Bill C-51 and with the excessive powers it gives to CSIS.
Bill C-22: An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
House resumed consideration of this motion. MP Lloyd Longfield (Liberal) said that he held a round table in Guelph with the Muslim Society, the Islamic Society, the Sikh community and other civic groups to discuss issues related to national security. MP Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) spoke to say the NDPs support the direction of the bill and MP James Bezan (Conservative) spoke to say the Conservative Party will oppose the bill as it stands. Major points of the debate included the chair being selected by the Prime Minister rather than elected by the committee and transparency of the committee processes. MP Salma Zahid (Liberal) spoke in support of the bill and referenced herself as a Canadian Muslim and as being a member of a community that has often felt unfairly targeted by security agencies and stigmatized as part of these security debates. MP Arif Virani (Liberal) also spoke in support of the bill and referenced himself as a Muslim member of the Liberal caucus. He spoke of the government commencing a nationwide consultation on the national security framework and the government engaging communities through their efforts to counter Islamophobia. He referenced $35 million over five years to create an office of community outreach and counter-radicalization, efforts to welcome victims of Daesh and efforts to improve rights of those who have found themselves on no-fly lists by creating a passenger protect inquiries office and implementing a Canada-U.S. redress working group.
Creation of a Standing Committee on Arms Exports Review
House resumed consideration of this motion. MP Brian Masse (NDP) stated that Canada is increasing arms sales in the Middle East despite the current unrest in the region, and called on Parliament to address the problem. MP Garnett Genuis (Conservative) said this is an issue that can and should be studied by the foreign affairs committee and that the Conservative Party does not support a separate standing committee. MP David Graham (Liberal) responded by stating that the Canadian government will accede to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, which aims to stop unregulated arms transfers and to create common international standards for the export of weapons. He stated necessary changes to legislation and regulation will be made to implement all of the treaty's obligations in 2017. He also stated that annual reports on exports of military goods and technology will now be tabled on a fixed date and Canadians can expect those reports no later than May 31 each year.
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New York|A Shortage at the Pump: Not of Gas, but of 4s
A Shortage at the Pump: Not of Gas, but of 4s
Muhammed Matloob, who manages a gas station at Coney Island Avenue and Lewis Place in Brooklyn, is out of 4s for his regular pumps and 5s for his diesel.Credit...Michael Nagle for The New York Times
By Ken Belson
If one is the loneliest number, then four is the hottest — at least when it comes to gasoline.
With regular gas in New York City at a near-record $4.40 a gallon, station managers are rummaging through their storage closets in search of extra 4s to display on their pumps. Many are coming up short.
That's why Vishal Nair, who runs the Lukoil station at Eighth Avenue and 13th Street in Greenwich Village, took another plastic number last week, turned it over and scribbled "4" on it with a black magic marker. The result was an obviously homemade "$4.47," but it would have to do until he received the extra 4s he ordered months ago.
"Typically, we have a lot of 9s and 1s, and we had a shortage of 3s before we got a lot of 3s in," Mr. Nair said.
The missing digits are an unanticipated barometer of how frequently prices are changing. The average price of regular gasoline in New York City has risen by 35 percent this year, forcing station managers to change their price displays almost every time they get a delivery, which can be daily at some stations.
Franchises often order numbers from their parent companies, though like independent station owners, they can buy directly from sign companies. Sets of 40 include equal numbers of each digit, which are magnetic or slip into plastic holders. Digits, which are often in a Helvetica font, are sold individually for as little as a $1.50. In New York, numbers must be 4.5 or 9 inches tall.
When prices passed $4, many stations ran out of 4s, and managers improvised by photocopying signs or stenciling numbers by hand.
The makeshift digits are legal as long as they are similar to the neighboring numbers, said John Browne, the assistant director of enforcement for the city's Department of Consumer Affairs' petroleum unit.
"As long as the color and size are correct and it is apparent what the number is, they are fine," said Mr. Browne, who inspected Mr. Nair's handiwork last Friday at the Lukoil station.
Jessica Chittenden, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Agriculture and Markets, which regulates gas stations, said inspectors were being lenient because prices were changing so rapidly and because few manufacturers made the signs.
"People are running out of 4s and 5s, so we're allowing them to post makeshift numbers as long as they are the right size," she said.
Sanjay Thakker, president of Gasoline Advertising in Clifton, N.J., said that sales of his magnetic digits had risen as much as 20 percent this year, though because it costs only about $10 to outfit the signs above the pumps with enough numbers, the product is not a huge money maker.
Until extra digits arrive, improvising can be tricky. Alex Kubotki, 27, who runs the Exxon on Coney Island Avenue at Caton Avenue in Brooklyn, ran out of 4s for his large sign on the corner. So on Sunday, he painted a fresh "4" that was roughly the same as the manufactured digit, and avoided using a paper number because it might bleed in the rain.
"Everybody's doing the same thing," he said.
Even stations in New Jersey, where gasoline prices have only recently breached the $4 barrier, are getting ready. At the Getty station on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen, Jatinder Sarin, the manager, said he will order a bunch of new magnetic numbers next month. He was selling a gallon of regular gasoline for $3.85, but assumed that $4 a gallon was inevitable.
"We know it's going to go up," he said. "Usually it goes a digit up, and it stays there five or six months. Let's hope they stay at 4."
But back in New York, stations are already grappling with the next problem.
"Now that we seem to be going to go to $5 a gallon," Mr. Nair said, "we might order more 5s, too."
In fact, diesel prices are already over $5 a gallon.
On Monday, at a BP station on Coney Island Avenue and Lancaster Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, a "2" had been turned upside down to make a 5 for the large sign on the corner.
"I don't have enough 5s," said Serdal Ozumer, 51, a clerk. "I got to talk to the manager."


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Lunch is getting a whole lot healthier now that The Last Carrot has joined Primecard! The menu is gleaming with fruit smoothies, vegetable and meat-filled pitas, and freshly made salads; but the Spinach Pie is what people around town are talking about! This whole in the wall, hippie-styled eatery has been around for decades and a great place to slow things down - just be sure to get there before the lunch rush hits!


The Carrefour Foudation has worked with "Les restos du Coeur" since 2010. "Les restos du coeur" built height kitchens that have a double impact, supporting both people in reinsertion and homeless people. . Since 2016, 222 employees in reinsertion worked to prepare meals for vulnerable people.
In 2018, the Carrefour Foundation support the kitchen of Clermont-Ferrand on a new project. Thanks to vacuum packing, the twelve employees of the kitchen will be able to prepare 200 meals per night that will be distributed to homeless people. The teams will be able to handle food waste and improve the quality of the meals. In particular, they intend to collect more beef meat. It the project is a success, it will be extended to the eight kitchens in France.