Lauren Avant Sumski, former Rhodes College All-American and Memphis high school All-American, was named head coach of Rhodes women's basketball on March 15, 2017. The 2018-19 is her second year at the helm.
During her first season, the Lynx went 18-9, a 12.5 game improvement from their 5-21 record during the 2016-17 season. The win differential was the third largest among NCAA Division III teams that year. At the end of her inaugural season four Lynx earned All-SAA honors including Alyssa Owens (first team), Allie Young (second team), and Jessie Ustick and Lindsey Whiteside who bother earned honorable mention honors. Rhodes went 9-5 in conference play, earning second place in the SAA standings. Rhodes fell to Hendrix in the conference tournament semifinals in overtime. On the season, the Lynx averaged 66.5 points per game and led the conference with a 40.0% field goal accuracy. Rhodes averaged 41.7 rebounds per game as well as 4.1 blocks per game and 7.4 steals per game.
Sumski returned to her alma mater after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Union University where the Lady Bulldogs amassed a record of 73-20 (.78). During Sumski's tenure at Union, she directed the day-to-day operations including monitoring academic performance, compliance, recruiting, strength/conditioning, skill development, scouting, team travel, camps, compliance, graduate assistant coaches and student assistant coaches. During Sumski's three seasons, she helped to produce 15 GSC Academic Honor Roll Players, three GSC All-Academic Players, four All-GSC players, one GSC Player of the Year, one South Regional Player of the Year, three All-Americans, one Player of the Year Finalist (Amy Philamlee) and two Top 10 Final Rankings.
Sumski also instructed courses in the Physical Edcuation and Wellness Sciences department at Union University, and she also graduated with her Master's in Arts in Education with a Sports Administration Emphasis in December of 2016.
Sumski is a 2014 graduate of Rhodes with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a pre-medicine concentration. While at Rhodes, she played three years of basketball after playing her freshman season at the University of Tennessee.
After battling injuries during her freshman at Tennessee and sophomore year at Rhodes, she played her final two years for Rhodes injury free, leading the team to a combined 50-8 record. She helped set and then tie the school record with 25 wins in a season. Her team won the regular season and conference titles both years, advancing to the national tournament twice, earning two first round wins.
During her career, Sumski helped Rhodes earn their first every NCAA DIII national ranking, finishing the year in the top 25. As a senior, Sumski averaged 25.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She averaged 20.2 points and 8.6 rebounds as a junior, preceded by 11.7 points and 3.9 rebounds as a sophomore in just 14 games.
In 2014, Sumski was a National Player of the Year Finalist. She was a two time WBCA All-American, USA and DIII South Region Player of the Year and first team All-American.
She was second in the nation in scoring at 25.6 points per game and led the nation in points per minute. She was the SAA Player of the Year, scoring champion, first team all-conference, and was named to the academic honor roll. Sumski was twice named SAA Tournament MVP.
She joined the 1,000-point club with 1,373 career points, while also setting school records for points in a season (692), made free throws (180), and points per game average (25.6).
"Lauren has demonstrated all of the qualities we value in our Rhodes athletics department while she was a student-athlete at Rhodes," said former athletic director, Jeff Cleanthes. "In addition to being an elite athlete, she was a selfless competitor and truly cared about others. She has proven herself as a team player on the court and in the professional world with her 'do whatever it takes' mindset."
In 2013, she earned USA and DIII All-American honors, was the SAA scoring champion, Defensive Player of the Year, first team all-conference, and named to the academic honor roll.
In 2012, playing in just 14 games, she was named third team all-conference and academic honor roll. Because of her spot on the WBCA All-American team, Sumski's jersey will hang in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn.
During her freshman season at Tennessee, she played in 19 games, averaging 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. She was named the ESPN Rivals Week Player of the Game in Tennessee's 65-57 win over Vanderbilt, playing 17 minutes in the second half, scoring 11 points with two rebounds and four steals. She played for the SEC regular season and tournament title teams and finished in the Elite 8 of the national tournament. She was named to the All-SEC Academic Team and All-SEC Freshman Academic Team.
Sumski is a high school graduate of Lausanne Collegiate School in 2010. She played varsity basketball starting in eighth grade. She was named team captain as an eighth grader and maintained that title for her five years of high school basketball. She was named high school All-American as a senior. Sumski was ranked as the No. 28 prospect nationally by ESPN during her senior year. She posted school records in high school with 90 career double-doubles, seven triple-doubles, and one quadruple-double. She was a two-time Parade and USA All-American, Street and Smith All-American, EA Sports RISE Player of the Year four times, earned two state titles ('05, '08), two-time Miss Basketball, four-time first team all-state, four-time district and region champion, and four-time Commercial Appeal All-Metro.
Sumski was featured in the 2008 Sports Illustrated "Where Will They Be?" photo series. She was also displayed in a 2007 TIME Magazine article called "Courting Eighth-Graders" based on her commitment to the University of Tennessee at 14 years old. She averaged 15.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 5.8 steals per game during her high school career. She also played AAU basketball for the Memphis Elite and Tennessee Flight organizations. She won three state titles, two national titles, and named MVP of a national tournament.
Sumski is from Memphis, Tenn. and is the daughter of Dana Clark and Mark Fletcher. She was married to her husband, Chris Sumski, on March 31, 2015.
Chris Sumski enters his second season on the Rhodes College Women's Basketball coaching staff. He will also be sharing duties as the Assistant Director of Facilities.
During his first season at Rhodes, Sumski was part of a team that achieved the nation's third largest turn-around at the NCAA Division III level. The Lynx had a 13 win improvement, propelling the team to a second place finish in the Southern Athletic Association. The Lynx were ranked first in the conference in field goals made, field goal percentage, defensive rebounding, defensive field goal percentage and defensive three-point percentage. At the end of his first season with the Lynx, Sumski, saw four Rhodes players earn All-Conference accolades.
Sumski came to Rhodes from Union University, where he spent two seasons. During his time at Union, he was primarily responsible for opponent scouting, film breakdown and working with the post players. During those two seasons, he helped develop Tiara Caldwell into an NCAA Division II All-American post player. He was also a part of a Gulf South Conference Regular Season Championship, helped lead Union to a No. 1 - South Region ranking in the NCAA National Tournament and a top-25 NCAA DII final ranking.
Before Union, Sumski was an Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the men's basketball program at St. Andrews University, as they began their transition from NCAA Division II to NAIA. During his time at St. Andrews, Sumski was involved in all aspects of the program, where he recruited and developed two AAC All-Conference players, one of which went on to play professionally in Spain. Sumski also served as the head coach of the school's junior varsity men's basketball team.
Sumski played collegiately for St. Andrews University for four years, during the end of the school's era as an NCAA DII institution. During his senior year, he averaged 10 points per game and set the school record for three pointers made in a season (81). He twice set the school record for three pointers made in a game (nine) and finished third in the Conference Carolinas in overall three point percentage (42%). He graduated from St Andrews University in May 2012, with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management.
Sumski is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina and is the eldest son of Steve and Melissa Sumski. He wed the former Lauren Avant, current Head Coach of the Lynx Women's Basketball team, on March 31, 2015.


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July 17, 2017 July 27, 2017 Jamie Carter
31 Days To Darkness: Eclipse Expert Finds Plenty Spaces
in Campsites and RV Parks for August 21's Total Solar Eclipse, Warns Against Day Tripping
New guide launched to help eclipse-chasers to 'Get To The Path' hassle-free
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 21, 2017 – Has America made its plans for August 21? The first Total Solar Eclipse to sweep across the USA for 99 years is set for August 21, 2017, but many people are yet to finalize their travel plans. Negative publicity about sold-out hotels and potential traffic is dissuading people from planning a trip. A new guide aims to redress the balance with a simple message––there is plenty of room for everyone who wants to experience Totality.
As the publication of the unique USA Eclipse 2017 Camping & RV Guide ebook proves, there are hundreds of places to pitch a tent, or park an RV, within the 70 mile-wide Path of Totality that arcs from Oregon to South Carolina. Until now, finding information on camping and RV parks has been difficult.
Jamie Carter, author of the guide, a travel and science writer who edits WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com, says: "A Total Solar Eclipse is coming to the U.S.––it's time to camp out. You don't want to have regrets about missing out on Totality because of speculative news reports. Eclipses always come with horror stories about sold-out hotels and predictions of traffic chaos. The reality is that there are thousands of places to camp or park an RV within the long Path of Totality in the U.S., and if you're able to travel, you must, because experiencing Totality is like nothing else. A Total Solar Eclipse in your backyard is impossibly rare––Americans just don't know how lucky they are."
The USA Eclipse 2017 Camping & RV Guide includes maps, links, websites, addresses, prices and contact details for over 100 campsites, RV parks and eclipse-themed festivals in all of the 12 U.S. States crossed by the 70 mile-wide Path of Totality––Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Carter has some advice for those planning to camp out for the eclipse. "Avoid the temptation to take a day-trip. Pre-book a campsite within the Path of Totality and arrive on Sunday, August 20, and you should have no problems," says Carter, who wants to help everyone experience at least one Totality in their lifetime. The ebook also contains detailed advice on observing an eclipse, and includes dates of Total Solar Eclipses around the world for the next decade.
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The USA Eclipse 2017 Camping & RV Guide is available now on Amazon.com, priced at just $2.99.
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Never miss another eclipse. Travel tips, observing advice and other eclipse-related information on upcoming eclipses. Tweets at @TheNextEclipse and @jamiecarter. Other ebooks in the series include the USA Eclipse 2017 Travel Guide and 100 Places To See the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21, 2017.
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Q: New iOS9 Spotlight search not finding contacts I've just upgraded to iOS 9, and the new Spotlight search isn't finding contacts for me - it sometimes finds contacts, but not the one I'm searching for.
I've turned off every app in Spotlight search, except Contacts, so as not to muddy the waters.
Example: I have a contact named "Fred Jones".  He's the only contact with the surname Jones.  I swipe down or right to get the spotlight search, and start typing jones one character at a time.  When I type "j" I get
TOP HITS
Jane Airy
CONTACTS
Abbadab Fabrics
Dan Anderson

When I type the "o" I get
(nothing)

I.e. no search results.
Both Abbadab Fabrics and Dan Anderson do have a "j" somewhere in some field - but so do lots of other contacts.
I've tried typing "Jo" but same results.  Obviously, this used to work in ios8.

Further details in response to questions: I'm on the released iOS 9 build (13A344), not any developer or other pre-release. I only have one account syncing Contacts - Google Sync. There's plenty of storage available: 11.0GB out of 15.2GB.

A: I tried two fixes, and this one seemed to work after playing around with it for a while:
Fix #1 (didn't seem to work, but may have helped)

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*Turn off all the Spotlight switches in Preferences > General > Spotlight.

*Do a hard reset by pressing and holding the Home button (big circle below the screen) and the Sleep/Wake button (on top of the iPhone) simultaneously.

*Hold both buttons until the screen goes black, and then release when you see the Apple logo.

*After restart, turn on the Contacts switch in Preferences > General > Spotlight.

*It may take a few minutes, or half an hour for Contacts to show in Spotlight search.

*Turn on other Spotlight switches after Contacts begin to show in Spotlight searches.

Fix #2

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*Open the Contacts app, tap your own contact... Then Groups will display in top left. Tap Groups in the top-left corner, then Hide All Contacts or show all contacts. One of them may default. Tapping just toggles back and forth between the 2 options. The IOS 9 update may have defaulted your option to Hide All which may be the only issue.

*Tap Show All Contacts.
This didn't immediately work for me, but then I tried only showing iCloud contacts, and not Facebook contacts, and then it started to work.  However - I noticed some contacts starting to appear after a search, which is when I tried this in the last sentence.  It may very well have been the first fix that solved this, and it was just a matter of waiting for it to work.
Try both, and also showing different contacts groups, then quitting the contacts app, then hiding and showing again.

A: The spotlight process that indexes space on iOS needs several things to run:

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*space to write the results to storage

*time to index all the content after a change/upgrade

If you have let the phone run for several hours and have checked for more than 1 GB of free space, there might be some other corruption that are breaking things.
At that point:

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*Make a back up of the phone (perhaps two backups one to iCloud and another to iTunes)

*Power cycle the device

*Verify the storage isn't leaving less than 1 GB of free space

*Turn off wifi network and bluetooth using AirPlane mode (which minimizes changes to let the index process run to completion)

*Power cycle the device while in AirPlane mode.

*Wait another 30 minutes for search to process to get caught up

*Retore the phone

*Test with only contacts and not restoring the backup

At this point, you would likely need Apple Support to triage why a cleanly restored phone with only contacts on it still isn't having spotlight work. Most likely, you will have removed the likely cause of software corruption or free space issues during the restore.

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Hi! I promised my club members I'd have the cards for club (this week!) posted by the end of the weekend so they could choose their project...well- it's certainly the end of the weekend so i'm just in the nick of time!
ok... not the best picture and I do have individuals of each card... I'll try to post the close- ups tomorrow but I am literally drop dead tired!!
Ever since our vacation last month- I've been working non-stop to prep for my first EXPO event...lots of planning and artwork creating going on and I have a LOT left to do to ensure an awesome booth!!
Not to mention - school is back in session, soccer started yesterday for my daughter and her dance registration for the new season is tomorrow night... the one year old doesn't rest and our house is getting some much needed cleaning and we are working on a total re-do of my scrapbook area.
It was too hot to do much outdoor work this summer (I think I read last week that it was the 4th hottest summer on record for Michigan) and now that cooler temps (and no to low humidity!) have finally arrived- we are cleaning the garage and pole barn areas out plus doing all the splitting of perennials, final weeding etc that we desperately need to do.
I promise once the expo is over- you will be flooded with artwork posts!! until then I will post when I'm able to. I'll leave you with a photo of my little friend I discovered today.


How to make a FPS game with different maps?
I was wondering how I should incorporate different maps into this.
Should I have one scene for everything and add in code to spawn the map prefix, or should I have multiple scenes for each map?
What Photon product do you use?
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Jesse Biter chairs Santorum's Florida campaign from Sarasota
By Jeremy Wallace , Herald-Tribune
/ Sunday, January 15, 2012
If Jesse Biter is half as good at organizing political campaigns as he is at building businesses, Rick Santorum just might have a chance at winning Florida on Jan. 31.
Santorum has picked the 35-year-old Sarasota entrepreneur to be the chairman of his campaign in Florida and made Sarasota his Florida headquarters.
Rick Santorum picks Jesse Biter to run his Florida campaign from Sarasota. (Associated Press archive)
Biter said in an interview that he has dabbled with political campaigns before, but this is the first time he has committed himself so deeply to any candidate for president.
"After I heard him speak in Sarasota, I felt I had to get involved," Biter said of when he heard Santorum's speech in May at the Sarasota Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner.
Biter is young but already a successful business leader thanks to developing software and creating an online company for selling cars. What started in his garage turned into a multi-million dollar company with 135 employees that the former college dropout sold to AutoTrader.com in 2010.
He said what he lacks in political experience he will make up with business sense.
"I've got organization skills," Biter said.
Biter, a father of two, said Santorum's pro-family and socially conservative perspective fits perfectly with his views.
After Santorum's Sarasota speech, Biter said he met up with Santorum. A few conversations later, Biter turned into one of Santorum's top fund-raisers in Florida.
Back then, Santorum was way back in the running. But after his candidate's surprising second place finish in Iowa, Biter now finds himself now leading a suddenly surging campaign in Florida.
"He was right," Biter said of Santorum. "He predicted this from day one. He said he'd fly below the radar and as each of the other candidates imploded he'd be in position to win."
Santorum will look to build on his growing campaign on Jan. 29 when he is scheduled to hold a rally at Dolphin Aviation, 8191 N. Tamiami Trail, near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
Obama as Reagan?
Florida Democratic Party chairman Rod Smith raised some eyebrows last week in Sarasota when he compared President Barack Obama's election prospects to one of the Republican Party's most hallowed figures: Ronald Reagan.
Speaking to about 100 people at the Longboat Key Democratic Club last week, Smith said that, much like Reagan, Obama has had to battle through high unemployment and low approval ratings.
Yet, Smith said, just like Reagan in 1984, Obama is poised to win because voters will see the economy improving. If voters feel a sense of improvement, Smith said Obama will cruise to victory in Florida and nationwide.
"President Obama has weathered a storm," Smith said.
But it is not just the improving economy that gives him hope, Smith said. He said the Republican candidates running for president have given him more confidence Obama will win again.
"They have shown over the last six months that they are so far to the right that they are out of the mainstream," Smith said.
Another Reagan
Former State Rep. Ron Reagan is about to jump back into politics.
The Bradenton Republican last week picked up papers to run for supervisor of elections in Manatee County - a position Reagan has talked about running for since at least 2006.
"I'm looking at it," Reagan said.
Current Manatee Supervisor of Elections Bob Sweat announced last week that he is retiring after 26 years on the job.
Area political events
• Steven Hayes gives a presentation on the Fair Tax to the Nokomis Osprey Venice Area Republican Club at 7 p.m. at 234 Nippino Trail in Nokomis.
• U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, speaks to the Manatee County Democrats at 7:30 a.m. at Miller's Dutch Kitchen, 3401 14th St W., Bradenton.
• Martin J. Kossoff of Kerkering & Barberio Financial Services speaks to the Sarasota Republican Club about the European debt crisis at 6 p.m. at the Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Cost is $30. For more information, call Donna Arenschield at (941) 312-5279.
• Democratic candidate for Congress Keith Fitzgerald speaks to the Venice Area Democratic Club at 11 a.m. at the Venice United Church of Christ, Naar Hall, 620 Shamrock Blvd., Venice. For more information, call (941) 492-5965
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Did '#MeToo' Forget About Justin Fairfax?
It is quite interesting that while the calls for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign are continuing, the protests that have blanketed Gov. Ralph Northam's reputation for racist photos have been absent for Fairfax's sexual assault and rape allegations.
It has been over a month since Virginia politics was plunged into chaos, beginning with photos surfacing of Governor Ralph Northam (D) reportedly appearing in a racist photo in his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) yearbook, and of his head shot in his Virginia Military Institute (VMI) yearbook with the nickname "Coonman," a racial epithet, appearing below. In the weeks following, the governor has be subject to multiple protests outside the Executive Mansion in downtown Richmond as nearly every lawmaker in the Commonwealth has called for his immediate resignation.
While protests against racial injustice pepper the political landscape, it is quite precarious that no protests – not one – have formed to air disgust against the sexual assault and rape allegations levied against Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax (D), especially in the "#MeToo" era.
Just days after Northam's sandal began, Fairfax's past actions were made aware to the public, causing turmoil in Richmond in the middle of the 2019 legislative session.
Dr. Vanessa Tyson, a professor at Scripps College in California, gave a very graphic description of the sexual assault she alleges against Fairfax that occurred at the 2004 Boston Democratic National Convention.
In her statement published by the New York Times, Dr. Tyson said she came forward after the news of Fairfax's likely elevation to the top political position in Virginia – if Northam were to answer the widespread calls for his resignation – because it "flooded" her with "painful memories, bringing back feelings of grief, shame, and anger that stemmed from an incident with Mr. Fairfax."
When news of the allegations surfaced, Fairfax, in a tweeted statement, called the accusations "false and unsubstantiated" and a "totally fabricated story."
In the height of the "#MeToo" movement, although he reiterated "how important it is for us to listen to women" during a press conference, an NBC News reporter caught Fairfax saying "f*** that b****" as he tried to discredit Dr. Tyson during a private meeting later that night.
"Mr. Fairfax has tried to brand me as a liar to a national audience, in service to his political ambitions, and has threatened litigation. Given his false assertions, I'm compelled to make clear what happened," Dr. Tyson added in her statement, defending herself and her reputation against the lieutenant governor.
Fairfax then faced a second accusation of sexual misconduct, dating back to his time as an undergraduate student at Duke University. The accuser, Meredith Wilson, a junior at the North Carolina College when Fairfax was a senior, claimed Fairfax raped her in 2000, issuing a statement through her attorneys characterizing the alleged attack as "premeditated and aggressive."
According to a press release from New Jersey law firm Smith Mullin, P.C., Wilson's attorneys stated:
"We serve as counsel for Meredith Watson, who was raped by Justin Fairfax in 2000, while they were both students at Duke University. Mr. Fairfax's attack was premeditated and aggressive. The two were friends but never dated or had any romantic relationship.
Ms. Watson shared her account of the rape with friends in a series of emails and Facebook messages that are now in our possession. Additionally, we have statements from former classmates corroborating that Ms. Watson immediately told friends that Mr. Fairfax had raped her.
Ms. Watson was upset to learn that Mr. Fairfax raped at least one other woman after he attacked her. The details of Ms. Watson's attack are similar to those described by Dr. Vanessa Tyson.
At this time, Ms. Watson is reluctantly coming forward out of a strong sense of civic duty and her belief that those seeking or serving in public office should be of the highest character. She has no interest in becoming a media personality or reliving the trauma that has greatly affected her life. Similarly, she is not seeking any financial damages.
On behalf of our client, we have notified Justin Fairfax through his attorneys that Ms. Watson hopes he will resign from public office."
The rape allegedly took place at at the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity house, as reported by the New York Times. Fairfax denied the allegation, again refusing to resign, saying in a statement that a "vicious and coordinated smear campaign is being orchestrated against me." He also accuser staffers of embattled Governor Northam of being the source of the allegations.
Immediately afterwards, the lieutenant governor was asked by Duke University to resign from the institution's Board of Visitors.
With the job of lieutenant governor being a part-time position, Fairfax's joined San Franciso-based law firm Morrison & Foerster in early 2018, and following the scandal, the firm placed him on paid leave.
"We take the allegations against Justin very seriously. As a firm, we believe that it is important to seriously listen to any allegation of sexual assault or harassment, and to treat all persons making such allegations with respect and sensitivity," the firm's Chairman Larren Nashelsky said.
Questions have also been risen about Zakiya Thomas, the architect of Fairfax's meteoric rise to power and the first African-American woman to successfully run a statewide campaign in Virginia, about what she may have known regarding the allegations, and why she seems to be flying under the radar at the moment.
Although Fairfax continues to call for an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations, it is unclear why he is proceeding that route. As a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, he must know that the FBI has no jurisdiction in the matter because the alleged incidents are neither federal crimes, nor is the investigation within the agency's extent of background checks for certain federal officials.
Regardless, House Speaker Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) called for a legislative investigation into the allegations – even inviting Fairfax's accusers to testify – just a week after Delegate Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) attempted to introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax nearing the end of the 46-day session in Richmond. The effort stalled following pushback by House Democrats, who remain divided over how to handle the multiple allegations, also insisting that an investigation will not move forward at the present time.
A spokesperson for Fairfax has also relayed that the lieutenant governor has voiced skepticism about a General Assembly investigation, stating that he "believes that an inherently political process is not the most likely path for learning the truth."
During a speech in the State Senate, referencing legislation the General Assembly passed this year expressing "profound regret" for lynchings in Jim Crow-era Virginia between 1877 and 1950, Fairfax even compared his situation to those who were victims of lynchings.
"I've heard much about anti-lynching on the floor of this very Senate, where people were not given any due process whatsoever, and we rue that," he said, sending shock through the legislative body.
Nevertheless, as the dust settles on Richmond, it is quite interesting that while the calls for Fairfax to resign are continuing, the protests that have blanketed Northam's reputation have been absent for Fairfax.
Has "#MeToo" forgotten?
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What is the power of a concave lens of focal length 20 cm?
What is the power of lens of focal length 20 cm?
What is the power of a convex lens if its focal length is 20 cm?
What is the power of a concave lens of focal length?
What is the focal length of 20cm?
What is the Power of concave lens of focal length 2m?
How do you calculate the power of a convex lens?
What is the power of convex lens of focal length 50 cm?
What is the magnifying power of a concave lens?
What is the power of a concave lens of focal length 4 m *?
How do you find the power of a concave lens?
What would be the power of concave lens which has a focal length of 0.5 m?
The power of a lens of focal length 20cm is 5D.
So both lenses have same convergence of refracted light. The diopter is the unit of measure for the refractive power of a lens.
p = 1/f=1/20=100/20=5 diopter.
The power of the lens is the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens. We know that, The focal length is the negative for the concave lens. Hence, The power of the concave lens is -0.5 D.
A concave lens has a focal length of 20 cm.
Thus, the power of this concave lens is, -0.5 dioptre.
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The power of a lens is defined as the reciprocal of its focal length in meters, or D = 1/f, where D is the power in diopters and f is the focal length in meters.
= 100/50 = 2 dioptre. The SI unit of power is dioptre.
The image formed by a concave mirror is always smaller than the size of the object. Therefore, the magnification of a concave mirror is always less than 1.
So, the power of the lens is 0.25 D.
Given that, Focal length of the concave lens, f = 2 m.
To find, Power of the lens.
Solution, The relation between power and focal length of the lens is inverse. Power is given by : P = 1/f.
f is the focal length of the lens and it is negative for concave lens.
Answer: In the same way, a power of -2.0D means a concave lens of focal length -0.5m.


The Subaru Impreza WRC97 (chassis No. 001) that helped the automaker win its third consecutive World Rally manufacturers' championship in 1997.
The Subaru Impreza WRC97 (chassis No. 001) that helped the automaker win its third consecutive World Rally manufacturers' championship in 1997, will drive onto the block at H&H Classics Sports & GT cars auction, scheduled for June 6 at the RAC's Woodcote Park Estate in England.
The sale is being conducted in conjunction with Motor Sport magazine's Hall of Fame program at the same location.
Originally driven by Colin McRae, the car has undergone restoration at Prodrive, the workshop where it first was prepared for rally competition.
After its championship season, the car was sold to Procar of Italy and continued to pile up victories in events in that country. Among the drivers in Italy was Valentino Rossi, the nine-time world motorcycle racing champion.
The car also competed in the 1999 Acropolis Rally and the 2001 Swedish Rally, both rounds of the World Rally Championship under the Styllex Tuning Prosport team banner. From 2002-2007, it continued to compete in rallies in Ireland.
"It's a truly exhilarating car to drive with levels of grip and handling that would still embarrass many a modern supercar," H&H Classics quotes the car's consignor.
In 2009, Prodrive founder David Richards explained that "While our Group A Impreza was already very competitive, we went back to the drawing board to develop a new two-door Impreza World Rally Car from scratch (for the 1997 season).
The car is powered by a turbocharged 1,994cc four-cylinder engine with a massive intercooler mounted in front rather than atop the engine to enhance cooling and minimize heat soak. The car pumped out 300 horsepower and 347 pound-feet of torque. Power was distributed to all four wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox and front, central and rear differentials.
Prodrive team Subarus won 119 stages and eight of the 14 rounds of the WRC in 1997.
After many hard years in competition, one of the car's owners gave it what H&H Classics terms "a superficial cosmetic refurbishment." But a later owner sent it back to Prodrive for validation and restoration by the "the same team who had fabricated it in 1996," including the rebuilding of the engine and exhaust manifolds.
The car goes to auction with a pre-sale estimated value of £175,000 to £200,000 ($225,000 to $256,500).


The TV personality talked about their relationship on her 'Off The Vine' podcast.
Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe gushed all about her new boy-toy, Jason Tartick, on the latest episode of her podcast Off the Vine. The pair recently had their first date in Denver, Colorado, and now she is giving her fans the inside scoop on her new boyfriend!
While it's been less than six months since Kaitlyn and her ex-fiancé, Shawn Booth, decided to break up, it seems like the 33-year-old is finally ready to get back on the dating horse! And what better guy than a Bachelor Nation fan favorite?
Jason, who made it to the last few weeks of Becca Kufrin's Bachelorette season last year, was reportedly a huge prospect as the next Bachelor. While the ABC franchise ended up choosing one of Jason's best friends Colton Underwood, it doesn't seem like Jason would have needed the dating help anyways!
Last weekend, the 30-year-old took Kaitlyn out on a date in Denver, Colorado, and the social media posts proved that the night was a success. They went dancing at Howl at the Moon and then headed to the Pepsi Center to watch the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers.
"His energy is electric," Kaitlyn explained on her podcast series. "That's the kind of vibe I get from him, that you've just known him for a long time. That's the vibe I got from him from the get-go." She later added, "He's just a gentleman. He just seems to enjoy all the same things as me. He has the same morals and values as me."
The Canadian has been candid about how difficult her broken engagement has been, but she is optimistic that this new relationship could be her happily ever after. "It's so strange to go from being engaged to think of someone as your boyfriend," she said. "I would be upset if he was dating anyone else and I think he would be upset if I was dating anyone else."
Are you excited to see where Kaitlyn & Jason relationship goes? Let us know in the comments!


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By Charles Freeman	On October 2, 2017
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April Fools' Working day, occasionally identified as All Fools' Day, is Probably the most light-hearted times on the yr. Its origins are unsure. Some see it as being a celebration related to the transform from the seasons, while others imagine it stems within the adoption of a brand new calendar.
New 12 months's Day Moves
Historic cultures, which includes People of your Romans and Hindus, celebrated New Year's Working day on or around April one. It closely follows the vernal equinox (March 20th or March twenty first.) In medieval times, much of Europe celebrated March 25, the Feast of Annunciation, as the beginning of The brand new year.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII purchased a brand new calendar (the Gregorian Calendar) to switch the old Julian Calendar. The brand new calendar named For brand spanking new Calendar year's Day for being celebrated Jan. one. That year, France adopted the reformed calendar and shifted New Yr's day to Jan. 1. In accordance with a well-liked clarification, Lots of individuals possibly refused to simply accept The brand new date, or did not find out about it, and ongoing to celebrate New Yr's Day on April one. Others started to make enjoyment of such traditionalists, sending them on "idiot's errands" or endeavoring to trick them into believing a thing Untrue. Eventually, the practice distribute in the course of Europe.
Issues with This Rationalization
You will find a minimum of two complications with this particular explanation. The main is the fact it will not thoroughly account for the distribute of April Fools' Working day to other European countries. The Gregorian calendar wasn't adopted by England right until 1752, one example is, but April Fools' Day was previously effectively founded there by that time. The next is always that We have now no immediate historic evidence for this explanation, only conjecture, and that conjecture seems to have already been created a lot more a short while ago.
Another clarification in the origins of April Fools' Day was supplied by Joseph Boskin, a professor of background at Boston University. He stated that the practice began during the reign of Constantine, when a gaggle of court docket jesters and fools told the Roman emperor that they might do a greater work of functioning the empire. Constantine, amused, authorized a jester named Kugel to become king for in the future. Kugel passed an edict calling for absurdity on that day, plus the customized grew to become an annual celebration.
"In a means," discussed Prof. Boskin, "it had been an incredibly really serious day. In People instances fools were being really sensible Guys. It had been the role of jesters To place matters in perspective with humor."
This rationalization was brought to the general public's consideration in an Involved Press write-up printed by numerous newspapers in 1983. There was just one catch: Boskin created the whole point up. It took two or three weeks with the AP to know that they'd been victims of an April Fools' joke them selves.
It can be worth noting that numerous cultures have had days of foolishness round the commence of April, give or get a number of weeks. The Romans had a festival named Hilaria on March twenty five, rejoicing within the resurrection of Attis. The Hindu calendar has Holi, and the Jewish calendar has Purim. Potentially you can find something with regards to the time of calendar year, with its flip from winter to spring, that lends itself to lighthearted celebrations.
April Fools' Working day is noticed all through the Western globe. Tactics include sending an individual over a "fool's errand," looking for things which Really don't exist; playing pranks; and attempting to get persons to think absurd matters.
The French get in touch with April 1 Poisson d'Avril, or "April Fish." French young children occasionally tape an image of a fish to the back again in their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" once the prank is found.
if you see footage of penguins flying, Examine your calendar. There's a superior chance It is really April 1! The initial day of April yearly is celebrated as April Fools' Day (often called All Fools' Day).
Even though it's not a authorized holiday break, April Fools' Working day is celebrated all worldwide as each day filled with practical jokes and common silliness. You may want to be a bit more careful or skeptical on April one, since loved ones, good friends, neighbors, co-staff, and in many cases teachers may attempt to tickle your funny bone which has a functional joke or possibly a hoax of some type.
So how did this custom of craziness start out? In truth, it continues to be a thriller, Though there are several theories regarding how April Fools' Day bought started out.
Some imagine the initial association among April one and enjoying methods can be found in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales from 1392. In "The Nun's Priest's Tale," a fox tips proud rooster Chauntecleer on syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.
Even though Chaucer almost certainly meant 32 days right after March (May 2), lots of viewers seemingly misunderstood the road to mean March 32 — or April 1.
Others believe that April Fools' Working day was the result of a need to celebrate the turning with the seasons close to springtime. In fact, many cultures have historically held these kinds of celebrations around the beginning of April.
By way of example, The traditional Romans had a Pageant named Hilaria on March twenty five. The Hindu festival known as Holi is held in March and celebrates the arrival of spring.
Nonetheless Many others think April Fools' Day acquired its start out as a result of adoption of a whole new calendar in 1582. A lot of ancient cultures celebrated New Yr's Day close to April one.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII purchased using a whole new calendar, known as the Gregorian calendar, which celebrated New 12 months's Working day on January one. Based on legend, Lots of individuals refused to recognize The brand new calendar or simply did not know about it. These folks continued to celebrate New Calendar year's Day on April one.
Eventually, Others began to make entertaining of those "fools" by sending them to search for things that didn't exist (known as a "idiot's errand") or tricking them into believing one thing Fake.
When it comes to our unofficial vacations, April Fools' Day is amongst the weirder types. It's a folk holiday of pranks and gentle humiliations, in which small children get to pull one more than on their own dad and mom or lecturers, and vice-versa; by which media stores may make issues up, all in very good enjoyment. But where by did it originate from?
"Organized festivals and spontaneous personal functions that celebrate the absurd by pranks exist earth-huge," writes folklorist Nancy Cassell McEntire in her evaluation of the origins and that means of all this merriment. For Europeans, April Fools hearkens back again for the changeover on the Gregorian calendar inside the sixteenth century. The pre-Gregorian calendar experienced finished the 12 months close to the stop of March, coinciding with the beginning of spring. Using the new Gregorian calendar, the beginning of your year was moved to January. The calendar alter was sluggish to acquire keep and there was resistance to it, but those who ongoing celebrating The brand new calendar year at the start of April, aged design and style, had been ultimately shamed as "fools."
The approaching of spring itself also is apparently an enormous part of the custom of functional jokes and purposeful deception. Wintertime is ending, but not quite more than still. The day will become amongst celebrating the transition amongst seasons. It's rather akin to Halloween, but embracing, as an alternative to the darkness of Wintertime, The sunshine of spring. The pranks are lighter in spirit, way too, as opposed to "Hell Night time's" far more nameless and probably harmful tips.
most likely hazardous tips.
Historically, an April Fools prank was just one in which a "fool" is tricked, or sent on some ridiculously undoable errand, like looking snipe, snarks, or frog-whiskers. McEntire provides some wonderful examples of the vintage fool's errand: "the sufferer is distributed for just a left-handed screwdriver or wrench, a board-stretcher, a stick to a person end, a bucket of striped paint, a bucket of steam, pigeon milk, a jar of elbow grease or maybe a fallopian tube."
Of course, the pranks aren't just individual-to-human being. Mass media continues to be ripe for April Foolery considering the fact that mass media turned a detail. McEntire acknowledges, "no Device is more practical than the online world" in suckering fools on April 1st, even so the media's willingness to Participate in alongside started out very long just before there was any this sort of factor. Amid McEntire's media illustrations is one particular from the BBC show Panorama of April 1, 1957, which released viewers to your relatives of Italian spaghetti farmers. Spaghetti was then a comparatively new foods in Britain. Hundreds identified as in wanting to understand how they might get spaghetti trees of their own, because who wouldn't want their own contemporary spaghetti growing during the garden?
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Avett Brothers & Chris Cornell On Fallon TONIGHT | True Endeavors Presents: music, tours, tickets, mp3 downloads, concert pictures, videos, Madison WI.
The Avett Brothers will be making an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Fallon tonight with special guest Chris Cornell (pictured). This unexpected and very cool collaboration is especially exciting for us here at True Endeavors because both artists will be coming to the area soon! You can catch the Avetts in Green Bay on November 21 and Cornell right here in Madison on November 2.
Be sure to tune in and let us know what you think of the performance.
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import io.renren.common.utils.SpringContextUtils;

import io.renren.modules.job.entity.ScheduleJobEntity;
import io.renren.modules.job.entity.ScheduleJobLogEntity;
import io.renren.modules.job.service.ScheduleJobLogService;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
import org.quartz.JobExecutionContext;
import org.quartz.JobExecutionException;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.scheduling.quartz.QuartzJobBean;

/**
 * 定时任务
 *
 * @author chenshun
 * @email sunlightcs@gmail.com
 * @date 2016年11月30日 下午12:44:21
 */
public class ScheduleJob extends QuartzJobBean {
	private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
	private ExecutorService service = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();

    @Override
    protected void executeInternal(JobExecutionContext context) throws JobExecutionException {
        ScheduleJobEntity scheduleJob = (ScheduleJobEntity) context.getMergedJobDataMap()
        		.get(ScheduleJobEntity.JOB_PARAM_KEY);

        //获取spring bean
        ScheduleJobLogService scheduleJobLogService = (ScheduleJobLogService) SpringContextUtils.getBean("scheduleJobLogService");

        //数据库保存执行记录
        ScheduleJobLogEntity log = new ScheduleJobLogEntity();
        log.setJobId(scheduleJob.getJobId());
        log.setBeanName(scheduleJob.getBeanName());
        log.setMethodName(scheduleJob.getMethodName());
        log.setParams(scheduleJob.getParams());
        log.setCreateTime(new Date());

        //任务开始时间
        long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

        try {
            //执行任务
        	logger.info("任务准备执行,任务ID:" + scheduleJob.getJobId());
            ScheduleRunnable task = new ScheduleRunnable(scheduleJob.getBeanName(),
            		scheduleJob.getMethodName(), scheduleJob.getParams());
            Future<?> future = service.submit(task);

			future.get();

			//任务执行总时长
			long times = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
			log.setTimes((int)times);
			//任务状态    0:成功    1:失败
			log.setStatus(0);

			logger.info("任务执行完毕,任务ID:" + scheduleJob.getJobId() + "  总共耗时:" + times + "毫秒");
		} catch (Exception e) {
			logger.error("任务执行失败,任务ID:" + scheduleJob.getJobId(), e);

			//任务执行总时长
			long times = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime;
			log.setTimes((int)times);

			//任务状态    0:成功    1:失败
			log.setStatus(1);
			log.setError(StringUtils.substring(e.toString(), 0, 2000));
		}finally {
			scheduleJobLogService.save(log);
		}
    }
}

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As Guardians Of The Galaxy Conquers The Box Office, James Gunn's Reaction Letter Is Pure Awesome
Comics/Books / Entertainment / Movies
By J.P. Harvey
James Gunn has a lot going on this weekend. His film Guardians of the Galaxy is well on its way from being an obscure comic book to a household name. While there were many skeptics, the audiences have spoken and the film obliterated August opening records coming in at a whopping $94,000,000 dollars and remains a critical darling as well which should give it plenty of legs to make a solid run well through the month and beyond.
That amount puts it just shy of Transformers: Age of Extinction (which fell off pretty fast) and another Marvel entry with Captain America: The Winter Solider for biggest opening weekend in 2014 but beating out well known franchises like The Amazing Spider Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Now with that success, James Gunn is a guy on the rise. Gunn wrote a heartfelt post on his Facebook wall to let fans know how much he appreciates the success.
Thanks to all of you who saw (and are seeing) Guardians of the Galaxy this weekend, from the bottom of my heart. The Guardians are a group of oddballs, outcasts, and geeks. The movie is for anyone who ever felt cast aside, left out, or different. It's for all of us who don't belong. This movie belongs to you. And, today, I think we're doing okay.
I am of course happy with all the film has accomplished box-office-wise. But what touches me the most is that the film I told the folks at Marvel I wanted to make two years ago is the film that you're seeing in theaters today – it's that so many of you seem to be directly EXPERIENCING the film I INTENDED. The cast, the producers, the crew, and I felt like we were making something special while we were making it. But it is very rare that a director's INTENTIONS in creating a film, or a scene, or a character, or a line of dialogue are, seemingly, specifically what is experienced by an audience (not to mention critics!), and that seems to be what has happened here. You have allowed a talking raccoon – for a moment, a minute, or a day – to make you a little more human. And for that, I am profoundly grateful.
If I relied on myself to implement these intentions, the film would be a shambling mess. But instead, I had a wonderful cast, genius producers, an incredibly brave studio, sublimely talented visual effects artists, great editors, and the best damn crew of mostly-British bastards to actually implement these intentions for me. Where I had a good idea they would, through alchemy, transform it into a great one. Many of you involved are friends of mine on Facebook. Many of you will read this somewhere else. I love you all.
You may remember me posting here a couple weeks ago how sad I was to be finishing up the film, that I was having trouble letting go of Rocket, and that I was going to miss him. But seeing him (and Groot, and the rest of the team) embraced by the world like they have been, to be UNDERSTOOD, makes it a wonderful letting go. It's like giving a foster pet up for adoption to the most wonderful parents in the world.
And, of course, I'm not really saying goodbye as, while many of you have been enjoying the film, I've spent this weekend hard at work on the sequel. I couldn't help myself! The results are nice but it's really the creative process I love and that keeps me going. I'm on fire with this thing! The Guardians have so many hardships and heartaches and triumphs ahead of them, and I can't wait to share them with all of you.
Onto week two…
Love, James
Gunn and random animal (no relation to Rocket). Image courtesy of nydailnews.com
Gunn's passion for this film is infectious and is no doubt a sign of big things to come for himself and the rest of his band of outlaws.The big story here is that Gunn got to make "his" movie and Marvel had the smarts to let him do it. The story behind the making of Guardians obviously tells a tale all of its own. Be sure to check it out.
Also be sure to check out the MOARGeek review of Guardians of the Galaxy here.
Guardians of the Galaxy is now open in theaters nationwide.
Source: Box Office Mojo
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'Never Have I Seen This': Water Main Break Still Under Repair In Old City Beginning To Impact Philadelphia BusinessesThe city says it may take two more months before the 3rd and Arch Streets are ready to reopen.
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State-society partnerships in the Japanese weifare state
Margarita Estévez-Abe
For Alexis de Tocqueville (1988: 515-16), "The morals and intelligence of a democratic people would be in as much danger as its commerce and industry if ever a government wholly usurped the place of private associations. It is therefore necessary that [government] should not act alone." Was he right? Japan provides an important perspective on this question. This chapter argues that intermediate associations can play roles that neither Tocqueville nor contemporary Tocquevilleans have recognized. If Tocqueville emphasized intermediate associations' roles as an external check on government and as a means of civic education, contemporary Tocquevilleans seem more interested in the effect of associations on what Tocqueville called democratic mores. They attribute a good economy, public health, effective governance, and democracy to the aggregate psychological State of a Community. In particular, they value associations because they are thought to promote social capital (e.g., Putnam et al. 1993; Fukuyama 1995; Putnam 1995, 2000; Brehm and Rahn 1997). Associations, whether formal or informal, presumably help Citizens connect to and trust their fellow Citizens. This kind of trust, Robert Putnam (Putnam et al. 1993; Putnam 2000) asserts, can improve both governmental effectiveness and the quality of democracy. Trust between Citizens and government officials, so the argument goes, makes government more effective by making it more responsive (Putnam et al. 1993; Pharr and Putnam 2000). Putnam (2000: chap. 21) also Claims that associations serve as a locus for deliberative democracy.
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The first such meeting was Tuesday night, in Portsmouth NH, at the monthly meeting of my local college alumni club, the MIT Club of New Hampshire. It was only about 40 of us, informally, in a nice Greek restaurant called Cafe Nostimo. I brought my own Brookstone pocket projector, and we had to jimmy together a pile of things for it to sit on, so sometimes the image flew off the screen.
Surgeon Jon C White's blog post about >65% of all humans who've ever been 65 are alive today.
Here's the Commonwealth Fund press release I showed; you can google to find many more.
That's all for now, folks – thanks to the several dozen who joined us. If you'd like to have a similar talk for your consumer / public audience and you're within driving distance of Nashua NH, see my contact page and we'll see what we can do. Can't afford to fly around doing freebies on my own nickel, but let's see how many lives we can touch!
Hi Dave…or is it eDave? :-) Very much enjoyed your talk last night and greatly appreciate the donation of your time and your willingness to share your story, insights, and findings. Would it be possible to get a copy of your Powerpoint presentation? It would be for my personal reference only and not for dissemination.
All set with the slide doc, Dave, and a sincere thank you once again.
Thank you so much Dave for your amazing and inspiring talk. I will make sure my health files are accurate!


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It's officially fall! It's a great excuse to go shopping for a new fall wardrobe. I've been on the hunt for cozy, oversized sweaters, and this one is perfect with leggings and riding boots!
The Mint Julep Boutique sent this over for me to style!
This birthday was the first one I've ever spent without any family or my girl friends since we're currently living in Minneapolis, and I was nervous for how I was going to feel! My ya'll, I have the sweetest fiancé. He made me a cookie cake (gluten free since I can't have real cake!), decorated the apartment all by himself, got me literally everything on my birthday wish list, and then took me out to one of our favorite restaurants! I am so blessed to have him - he made my birthday just as special as all the other ones.
And now another year in the book - I'm 24! I've learned and grown so much in the past year, and it is crazy to think back to my 23rd birthday! In the past year I graduated college, got engaged, and then moved halfway across the country with best friend/ fiancé. It has been the most exciting and most challenging year for me so far. 24 will bring getting married, growing up and continuing chasing dreams!
He made me stare at this stack of presents all week without letting me open them! It's really hard to look at all of your favorite brands and not be able to look at anything!
These Tory Riding boots are just beyond perfect. SO excited to finally have a black pair of Tory riding boots!
And slightly out of necessity, I got these LLBean boots that I'm so excited to wear!! Hopefully these will keep me warm up here..
And look how presh this cake he made is! He knows me too well haha.
There's so many cute things I want these days, that I've decided to create a new section of my top five must haves each week!
one | how cute is this coffee cup? I love browsing through Etsy and finding cute things! I stumbled across these this week - aren't they fun?! The shop also has one that says "shh.. there's wine in here" - love it!
two | iPhone 5. I watched the live unveiling of the apple iPhone 6 like a total nerd this week (fun fact: I camped out when the iPhone 5 came out, because I wanted it so bad haha). I just love how streamline their products look!
The preorder for these starts tomorrow, which coincidentally is my birthday. I think I want the 6 vs the 6+ because I literally don't think the plus will fit in my hand haha. Now decisions, decisions. Should I get the White/Silver or White/Gold? Help me decide ya'll!
three | how adorable is this coat? I am swooning over that bow (y'all know I basically like anything with a bow on it, but this one is perfection). This "must have" comes with quite a price tag, but ya'll.. it might be worth it.
four | Kendra Scott's new fall line comes out tomorrow. Need I say more? Looks like my birthday is going to be a fun-filled day!
five | j.crew factory just came out with a new print in their already perfect puffer vest. this gingham print will be the perfect, preppy addition to your fall wardrobe!
It's starting to feel a lot like fall! Here's a perfect outfit to wear to work or just around town running errands. You can shop this look below!


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Supersubmarina és un grup indie-pop espanyol de Baeza. Està format per quatre membres: José Chino, Jay, Pope i Juancha.

Biografia
La idea de formar un grup va sorgir el 2005, quan van començar a tocar simplement per diversió i en unes condicions molt precàries. Un d'eixos dies que van quedar per a tocar, van introduir un arreglament a un tema que imitava el son de la mar, i d'ací va eixir el nom original del conjunt. A partir d'ací amb molt esforç i ganes de seguir avançant, Supersubmarina va creixent a poc a poc, i l'any passat van començar a donar-li forma a "Cientocero", el seu primer EP, que des del 16 de Desembre es pot adquirir en format digital.

Aquest és el primer dels tres EPs que el grup publicarà abans de traure a la venda el seu primer disc que vorà la llum aquest 2009. El senzill que dona títol genèric a aquest primer treball, és una visió realista i valent sobre la cocaïna. El nom és una paraula inventada pels membres de la banda que fa referència al consum de cocaïna.

L'EP està format per quatre cançons compostes per ells mateixos. Canten als problemes quotidians, parlen de les relacions entre les persones, però ho fan amb un llenguatge propi i un estil molt original. A pesar d'estar coneixent-se, ja han tingut l'oportunitat de pujar a l'escenari amb grups tan importants com Pereza, Vetusta Morla, Russian Red, Iván Ferreiro o Marlango.

Discografia
Cientocero (2008) EP
 "Cientocero"
 "Estática galáctica"
 "No es así"
 "Cientocero" (versió anglesa)
 "Cientocero" (maqueta)

Supersubmarina (2009) EP
 "Supersubmarina"
 "Ana"
 "Ola de calor"
 "OCB"

Electroviral (2010) CD
 "Magia electroviral" - intro
 "Eléctrico"
 "Niebla"
 "Supersubmarina"
 "Ana"
 "LN Granada"
 "Chas! y aparezco a tu lado"
 "Cientocero"
 "XXI"
 "Elástica galáctica"
 "Ola de calor"
 "Centro de atención"
 "Eres"

Realimentación (2011) EP
 "Kevin McAlister"
 "Puta vida"
 "Emperatriz"
 "El encuentro"

Santacruz (2012) CD
 "Canción de guerra"
 "Santacruz"
 "Hermética"
 "En mis venas"
 "Tu saeta"
 "Para dormir cuando no estés"
 "El baile de los muertos"
 "De las dudas infinitas"
 "Tecnicolor"
 "Cometas"
 "Hogueras"

Enllaços externs

 Lloc web oficial del grup
 http://www.escucha.universia.es/conciertos/en-directo/Supersubmarina/index.html

Grups de música andalusos
Grups d'indie pop
Baeza

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Nina Altuve – Biography, Age, Height and Facts About Jose Altuve's Wife
By Peace Ezebuiro
Nina Altuve counts among the few lucky women who are enjoying blissful marriages despite being married to celebrities. Nina came to the spotlight for being the wife of the popular Venezuelan professional baseball player, Jose Carlos Altuve. Jose Altuve is as of 2019 the second baseman for the Major League Baseball club, Houston Astros.
Nina has been with the baseball star for close to a decade and a half with no unpleasant headlines. But apart from being the wife of Altuve, Nina has got her own life, and her own story too. Join us as we take an interesting ride through the life of Jose Altuve's wife – from her biography, down to her relationship with Jose, and other very incredible facts about her. You'll sure enjoy the ride. Let's go!
Nina Altuve Biography (Age)
Nina Altuve was born as Giannina Elizabeth Cimetta Sandoval on 2nd February 1992 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. She also grew up in Venezuela and holds the country's citizenship. Nina is the only daughter of her parents who raised her alongside her two brothers, Alfredo David, and Justo Emilio.
Nina married Jose Altuve on 20th November 2006. After their marriage, she continued her education to the university, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Bioanalytics from the University of Carabobo, Venezuela. While she was away in school, Jose on his own part pursued his baseball career.
Towards the end of 2016, Nina welcomed her first child with Jose Altuve, a daughter named Melanie. The couple has maintained a very blissful relationship in their more than a decade union, with no rumors of separation or marital issues.
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Following her graduation, Nina is yet to openly practice her profession. She appears to be presently occupied with the business of supporting her husband and family. She is apparently relishing her wifely and motherly role at the moment.
Nina is always seen attending events alongside her hubby. She also watches most of his matches live during which she plays as his number one fan and cheerleader. She also travels a lot with her husband and daughter, mostly on vacations to scenic and breathtaking places. Some of the places they've holidayed in include Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic; Paris, France; New York City, among other places.
Her Height
Nina Altuve is not blessed with a tall height. She stands at 5 feet 4 inches, an equivalent of 1.63 meters. Nina has, however, got nothing to worry about as her husband is not endowed either. She is less than 2 inches shorter than Jose Altuve who has a near average height of 1.68 meters. It may interest you to know that Jose is the all-time second shortest player MLB history. He almost lost his opportunity to play for the Astros as a result of his height, but he is currently proving them all wrong!
Her height aside, Nina is a pretty lady with nice body build. She is blessed with beautiful dark brown hair and black eyes.
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Facts About Jose Altuve's Wife
1. Nina Altuve Married at the Age of 14. She and Jose started dating way back in their teenage years. Their love was so intense that they couldn't even wait to complete high school education before making it official. The lovebirds reportedly tied the knot as teenagers aged 14 (Nina) and 16 (Jose). Quite unbelievable!
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2. Nina and Jose Altuve celebrated their 10 years of being together in 2016. The lovely couple posted a photo in honor of the occasion on Instagram.
3. Her husband, Jose Altuve is also a Venezuelan. Just like Nina, he was also born and raised Maracay, a city famous for baseball.
4. Nina's daughter Melanie helps her husband play baseball better as she enhances his winding down time after both his good and bad games. According to Jose, Melanie whom they refer to as "little princess" fits perfectly into his life, and she is all he does after baseball. Jose won the 2017 World Series as a Houston Astro, and Melanie must have helped him achieve the feat!
5. Nina's hobbies include traveling, paragliding, and hanging out at the beach.
6. Busted Coverage magazine named Nina Altuve in their 2016 list of Hottest WAGS of the year's MLB Players.
7. Nina holds her relationship and family in high esteem. They are her number one priority, and this is vividly reflected on her Instagram account which is overflowing with enviable photos from their lovely moments.
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11th April 2005: Animal Defenders International (ADI) today launches a new report on the use of animals in research at Inveresk contract testing laboratory in Scotland.
Documents and photographs leaked to ADI provide a chilling insight into the world of contract research, where laboratories are paid to conduct animal experiments on behalf of manufacturers of products such as drugs, chemicals, household and industrial substances.
Inveresk laboratories, near Edinburgh, offers its clients dogs, monkeys, rats, mice, rabbits, pigs, guinea pigs, goats, cows, birds, and fish for experimentation and claims to be responsible for approximately 1% of all experiments taking place in the UK – over 25,000 animals every year.
Experiments like this are rarely published so this is a unique insight into the world of commercial animal experimentation.
Miscalculations in dosing resulting in severe suffering, death and premature termination of studies.
Researchers running out of the test substance, half way through a study.
A test substance passing its expiry date before the end of the experiment, whilst dosing of the animals continued.
Animal tests being conducted when human studies were already underway.
Animal results ignored – human studies continued after bad animal results.
Chemicals accidentally pumped into dogs' lungs instead of their stomachs.
Horrific suffering is revealed. Side effects listed in Inveresk's own reports included: dogs foaming at the mouth; vomiting; bleeding from the gums; with diarrhoea; rats choking to death on paint; monkeys subdued,hunched in their cages; suffering body tremors; liquid faeces and swollen penises.
the alternatives which are already available (or could be made so).
ADI has highlighted mistakes, inadequacies of scientific protocols, and contradictions in Inveresk's own reports of their experiments. ADI also discusses the protection afforded to laboratory animals under the Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Animals Used in Scientific Procedures (COP), issued by the UK government's Home Office under the authority of the Animal Scientific Procedures Act 1986.
ADI Chief Executive Jan Creamer said: "This reveals the true horror of regulatory testing on animals, and insight into the enormous level of suffering and carnage that will be brought about by the animal testing programme proposed in the EU's new chemical regulations. Inveresk is the type of laboratory that will be undertaking the new EU chemical testing programme.
"UK and EU regulations require that animals should only be used when necessary; that nonanimal methods be sought. And yet we see at Inveresk, experiments on animals when human clinical trials are being undertaken, blunders during experimental procedures which cause animals severe suffering, animals being choked to death with paint for unnecessary tests.
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals) is the new EU chemicals testing strategy: around 30,000 chemicals produced in high volumes will be tested on millions of animals.


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Our storefront and café in Blockhouse offers sit-in and takeout service, serving specialty coffees, teas, cold beverages and fresh from the oven pastries and breads. Supporting and working with local businesses- we also carry specialty cheeses, smoked meats, local unfiltered honey and more. If you are looking for something in particular, please place an order- email, phone in or drop by our retail store!


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We are empowering a critical mass of children and youth with the knowledge and support needed for them to lead a movement that: advocates for social justice, particularly the rights of girls and women in pursuit of gender equity; promotes the prevention of HIV transmission; and champions and challenges all involved to make healthy decisions and be socially responsible.
We work in rural communities in the southern African country of Lesotho.
Orphaned, vulnerable children and youth need support and guidance to grow up as healthy, productive members of society.
AIDS has decimated the working and parental generation, leaving children and youth without role models or positive influencers.
Our two community leadership centres and village-based programs reach children and youth — and the grandmothers, teachers, and community members who support them — with education and life skills training.
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Program content is population-specific with key messages consistent within and across programs and populations.
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Our long-term programs & partnerships create meaningful change rather than one-off relief interventions.
Our approach accepts that sustained change requires individual support that is participatory and responsive to their needs.


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At a time when businesses are constrained by shrinking marketing and advertising budgets, business leaders surprisingly overlook an important enabler of competitive advantage – their employees. Studies show that brand messages shared by employees garner 561% more engagement on social media as opposed to the same message being shared by the company. This offers the perfect opportunity for employers in the digital age: as technology becomes ubiquitous and consumers become digitally-savvy, employees can help amplify brand messages via their personal online networks.
Your employees understand the business better than anyone and can act as the bridge between your organization and potential customers, helping generate brand awareness to boost your marketing efforts.The question is: how can you help your employees become great brand ambassadors? Here are five scenarios that are conducive to turning employees into brand ambassadors.
Employee engagement is directly co-related to how well they understand and relate to their company's vision, mission and culture. According to a research by IBM, nearly 80% of employees were said to be more engaged when their work was closely aligned with the core values and mission of their organization.
The key to ensuring such understanding and alignment is clear and strong communication. Make sure that your employees understand the value of products and services that are delivered to end customers. When employees understand the messages being communicated by the top leadership and speak the same language in their own networks, you know that they will do a fair job of representing the brand.
It is common for employees to feel a bit apprehensive about sharing any company information on social media, as they might be wary of attracting legal penalties. Employers who advocate the usage of social media to post, tweet and chat about the business make their employees feel confident and empowered. So set some clear guidelines and encourage your employees to actively promote your brand. Positive publicity leads to multiple benefits, such as lead generation and increased brand awareness and conversion.
A positive environment at the workplace helps employees enjoy their work more. Offering work-life balance, flexible work timings, recognition and growth opportunities are some of the ways to cultivate satisfied, productive employees who will want to talk about how great it is to work for your brand. This way, your employees start to advocate all the workplace benefits and spread the word about your company in a positive light.
Trust is the key when it comes to building and developing brand awareness. Employees who have rich knowledge of and trust in their company's products or services make excellent advocates of the brand. According to the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer, 41% of people believe that employees are the most credible source of information regarding their business.
While engaged, happy and valued employees are undoubtedly the company's best resource when it comes to advocating a brand, a little bit of guidance and training can certainly help in ensuring that employees know how and what to communicate. The bottom line is quite simple: if employees enjoy their role and feel motivated, they will automatically get the word out, share their knowledge and spread the excitement with others.


After winning a Grammy for Best Rap Song, Drake delivered an impassioned speech, telling artists that they've "already won if you have people singing your songs word for word, if you're a hero in your hometown … You don't need this right here. You already won." His microphone was then cut off in the arena and telecast.
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January 13, 2019 - Really nice and represents the terrior well!
December 8, 2018 - Drank this at Royal Pavilion last night for an Year End celebration.
Dark purple in colour with notes of cherries and berries with some hints of figs and dried herbs. Polish, rounded and smooth finish. Made up of 71% Carmenère, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, this resembles a right bank Bordeaux on a cooler (and lesser) vintage.
Although it paled in comparison against another younger Chilean wine from another producer, this is nevertheless, a good wine. Well structured with a good finish.
May 5, 2018 - Out on 5th Ave in Naples, served at room temperature. We enjoyed the wine, but room temperature didn't help.
March 18, 2018 - Our current favorite wine! Has it all.


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Yes the seller should have an appraiser determine an accurate estimate of the current value of the property. Although there is no fixed expiration date on an appraisal, most lenders consider them outdated after six months.


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