Started in 2013, I believe, the Hour of Code is an initiative tied into Computer Science Education Week (December 8-14th in 2014). The week is meant to provide students from kindergarten to grade twelve an opportunity to learn about computer science. The Hour Of Code is meant to expose students (and the public at large) to computer programing.
Like any hour, day or week special event - you do not have to do this during that specific week if you are interested in participating. So if you are reading this blog post and want to do an "hour of code" in your class but do not want to way until 2015, go for it.
Why Do This With Division One Students?
Digital Literacy! 21st Century Skills! Students use products that involve code everyday. By having students participate in the Hour of Code, it helps them understand their modern world. And as it says on the Hour of Code website, it also "helps nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. By starting early, students will have a foundation for success in any 21st-century career path."
How To Do An Hour of Code When You Don't Know How To Code?
I admit last year when I heard of an Hour of Code I was interested but I haven't done any coding since university other than some HTML. This year I was a professional development day where I was given twenty minutes to explore Code.org. That's all you need - twenty minutes to explore and you will be ready to work with your students! You do not HAVE to sign in or register to do the activities. If you do sign up your class, then you can see your students' progress. As well, their work/progress is saved.
I decided to use Play Lab with my students. While I liked that the Frozen activity was as topical, I liked that Play Lab was gender neutral. I signed up and put the link that Code.org generated (for the students to login) on my class website. I printed out cards with the students' login information on them.
I did not tell my students what they were doing. I had them get their netbooks set up and then they joined me on the carpet for a video. At the start of each activity there is a video that introduces coding. I shared that with my whole class as I wanted to make sure all of them watched it all the way through and I wanted to elaborate on what they were doing. By the end of the video they were all pretty excited about learning how to make their own computer game.
I was logged in a student account I made for myself. I modeled how to do the first four activities (there are ten in all) as I have a number of students who would have a challenge reading the instructions. I also modelled looking at "show code" at the end of each activity. I explained coding was another language and that when you selected "show code" it would translate what they had been doing into the coding language. This lead us to the next embedded video about events in computer games. Again we watched it together.
stuck, I sent over the student I had helped. Then when the next student got stuck, the newest "expert" was sent to help and I kept the chain reaction going. I encouraged students to help each other in general. The activity has lots of built in supports/hints, but if you are struggling with reading, these are not helpful. I also found my students, not unlike myself, were less likely to read the instructions and more likely just click around until they solve it. If unable to solve it, then they would read the instructions (sometimes with my prompting). I also circulated to help and encourage them to help each other.
Do You Need A Whole Hour?
I had blocked off an hour to do this activity (including getting logged in, watching the videos together and our short discussion). Most of my students were on or had completed the ninth activity. One student completed it all.
It made me laugh later in the day when my student teacher announced he had a very special something for the students, one of my students inquired excitedly if was to make their own computer game?
I think I will give them one more opportunity to make a game (activity ten). I have taken a screenshot of the end of Play Lab so that I can remind students to not press continue until I have their story URL. I do wish this was somehow stored in the teacher dashboard. What I have not been able to do is move my student who has completed the entire activity onto a new activity. I can change the "course" for the whole class but not individual students. I may just make a new section.


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Mikael Silvestre
Where is Mikael Silvestre now?
A key member of the Manchester United side that won five Premier League titles between 2000 and 2008, Mikael Silvestre retired from playing in 2014 after a spell in the Indian Super League with Chennaiyin FC.
Straight after retiring from playing, Silvestre was appointed as vice-president at former club Stade Rennais in France but left by mutual consent in 2016.
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He also owns an award winning rum business called Rhum St Barth which is operated out of the Caribbean island of St Barts.
Silvestre is also president of Les Ecoles de l'Espoir which is a charity that helps children from very poor backgrounds get two or three years of schooling and also teaches them skills that they can use in their lives.
Mikael Silvestre has gone on record to say that he may pursue a career in coaching in the future having already passed his UEFA A Licence.
He is also currently studying for a sports management degree.
In 2017 Silvestre was signed up by Playon as one of their ambassadors. Founded by former England international Viv Anderson Playon is a global network of sports professionals which provide ex-players with an opportunity to keep earning and maintaining their value in retirement.
The network also assists with some of the main issues ex-professionals are faced with when they retire from professional sports such as depression and anxiety.
Follow Mikael Silvestre on Twitter @IamMSilvestre
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Mikael Silvestre: Premier League Statistics
Nationality French
Appearances 275
Yellow Cards 17
Red Cards 1
Premier League Teams Played for Arsenal, Manchester United
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

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Last weekend there was an election over in Malaysia.
This is a big deal because it was the worst result in recent memory for the ruling Barisan Nasional, and the best result ever for the soft-left DAP that is the most sensible of the major opposition parties. Meanwhile the crazy Islamic party didn't get as strong a showing — which thankfully confirms that their past successes were a protest rather than an actual vote for them.
And five state governments have fallen into opposition hands (since Malaysian elections combine state and federal votes). It's particularly interesting that the richest states — Selangor (i.e. the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur) and Penang (where the processor in your computer was made) — were among them. I'm reminded of what voting patterns look like in America.
But at the end of the day, the same coalition that has held power since independence in the 50s won the most seats in the national parliament. Despite calls for his head, the PM is wholly entitled to stay where he is. So while there are a few issues worth watching, nothing has really changed, at least not that much.


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Extinct Mammals
Extinct Birds
Extinct Reptiles
Extinct Amphibians
Possibly Extinct
Extinct in the Wild
[ 20 March 2018 ] The last male northern white rhino dies	News
[ 29 December 2017 ] Beaverpond Marstonia declared extinct by USFWS	News
[ 27 December 2017 ] Neomonachus tropicalis (Caribbean Monk Seal)	Species & Subspecies
[ 05 November 2017 ] Jackson's Climbing Salamander rediscovered	News
[ 05 November 2017 ] Search for the lost Pink-Headed Duck gets underway in Myanmar	News
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'Love Jihad' couple reunited in India as doctors back claims of forced miscarriage
The first couple detained under India's controversial 'Love Jihad' laws have been reunited after authorities released the husband following outrage over his wife's miscarriage in detention. Rashid, 22, was released after police in his home city of Moradabad, in Uttar Pradesh, admitted they had no evidence to prosecute him under new laws designed to crack down on Hindus converting to Muslims. The new rules in Uttar Pradesh are designed to stamp out so-called 'Love Jihad', but critics say they are a poorly disguised attempt by the Hindu nationalist ruling party of prime minister Narendra Modi to break up genuine interfaith unions. While the laws do not specify any religion, police in Uttar Pradesh are targeting Muslims – at least ten Muslim men have been arrested so far but no Hindus. The release of Rashid, 22, came after The Sunday Telegraph revealed his three-month pregnant wife Muskan, 22, had been forced to undergo an abortion while she was in detention, triggering national outrage. After being released from detention at a women's shelter in Moradabad, Muskan underwent an ultrasound on Wednesday, which confirmed she had a miscarriage. Muskan alleges that she was administered abortifacient injections by the Moradabad District Hospital after she was admitted with stomach pain. The Moradabad District Hospital did not give Ms Jahan any antibiotics or painkillers to prevent post-miscarriage infections, which can result in a reduction in future fertility. "I am so sad about my baby and my wife, Muskan. When I heard about Muskan's bad health and what happened to our baby, I cried, I couldn't stop my tears," Rashid told The Telegraph after his release. "I want justice for the sake of Muskan, I will go to the high court for her pain and tears." He added: "I can't believe I have come home, everything happened so quickly that it feels like a dream." "Rashid was released not only because the marriage happened in July but because it was apparent from the start that Muskan converted to Islam and got married of her own choice, and had been living happily for months in her own home," said Kavita Krishnan, Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association, after visiting Rashid and Muskan on Saturday. The Sunday Telegraph contacted the Uttar Pradesh Police and Moradabad District Hospital for comment but did not receive a response. Additional reporting by Mohammad Sartaj Alam
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Honours 1st Year Result 2019 Publish. National University NU Honours 1st Year Result 2019 will be published Today. Dear students who have appeared for the Honours 1st year Examination can now check the Honours 1st-year Result on the official websites of the National University. This year, the National University According to the routine exam has been started on Saturday, 8 September 2018 instead of 01 September and Examination starting time at noon, 1 pm. Exam schedule and center list are available for download in below. Regular, irregular and grad improvement exam will be started on the same day.


A salmonella outbreak linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal has spread and consumers are advised to get rid of the cereal if they have it.
One hundred people in 33 states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the CDC reported Thursday. The company has recalled the cereal, and consumers and retailers are being advised to get rid of it.
Illnesses were first reported on March 3, and the most recent case was found on July 2. The CDC said illnesses after June 19 may not have been reported yet because it takes an average of two to four weeks between the time a person becomes ill and when their illness is reported.
The CDC first announced the outbreak on June 14. At that time, 73 people in 31 states had confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning. The two states added to the outbreak are Florida and Colorado.
Of those victims who were interviewed about what they ate, the most cited cereal was Honey Smacks.
The CDC said lab tests identified Salmonella Mbandaka in a sample of unopened Honey Smacks cereal from a store in California. Tests also confirmed the strain in samples of leftover Honey Smacks cereal from the homes of sickened people in Montana, New York, and Utah.
The Kellogg Company recalled Honey Smacks that were within the one-year shelf life, but the CDC warns Honey Smacks with earlier dates may also be contaminated.
Use or consumption of products contaminated with salmonella can result in serious illness, including fatal infections, fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, especially for young, frail or elderly people, according to the CDC. Healthy individuals typically recover in four to seven days with treatment.
* Do not eat any Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, regardless of package size or best-by date. Check your home for it and throw it away, or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The Kellogg Company recalled the cereal on June 14, 2018.
* Retailers should not sell or serve Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal.
* Even if some of the cereal has been eaten and no one got sick, throw the rest of it away or return it for a refund.
* If you store cereal that looks like Kellogg's Honey Smacks in a container without the packaging and don't remember the brand or type, throw it away.
The recalled products also can be identified by the UPC code on the bottom of the boxes. The 15.3 oz. package's UPC code is 3800039103 and the 23 oz. package's UPC code is 3800014810.
People who purchased those products should discard them and contact Kellogg Co. for a full refund. For more information, visit kelloggs.com/honeysmacksrecall or call 1(800) 962 1413.
Natasha Blakely of the Battle Creek Enquirer contributed to this report.


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For the past few nights I've been waking up at 1:13 a.m.
In the spare room, I've kept a sort of vigil – reading, thinking, crying, making lists of things I have to do, trying to make plans.
If I'm lucky, I'll write. On Saturday night, I re-wrote the whole plot line of my current novel-in-progress, re-examining the relevance of each chapter and how the character's actions in each scene feed into the next.
But, to be honest, these nights don't seem to be about writing.
They seem to be more about grief.
Dreams wake me, and up gurgles all the things I'm trying not to think about during the day.
Writing isn't really helping that much, except as a distraction. Not like it did. In the early days, weeks, months after Tim's death, it helped a lot. It became my main resilience. I wrote his eulogy and then, when I went back home to The Pas, I sank down into the novel I was writing at the time (which will be out in 2019, but the official announcement has yet to be made).
It's about siblings coming to terms with trauma, finding a path to one another after a terrible event blows their family apart. I dreamt about Tim a lot back then, and sometimes it really felt like he was with me.
I suppose, these days, I've lapsed into a bit of an existential state. Those dreaded words – what's the point? – echoing through my mind at 4 a.m., as the coyotes yip and holler in the neighbouring fields.
But then, deep in the night, night before last, I realized (I remembered): the only way out is through.
I've thought this a lot regarding writing.
In the midst of a hard re-write that's testing me, that's just asking to be abandoned, I understand that the only recourse is to not just keep showing up but to show up deeply, to go to the work with an acknowledgement of all that fear (can I do it?) and vulnerability.
Then, I know I need to take myself by the hand, lead myself bravely towards the difficult challenge of re-writing that painful scene, of attempting to achieve the seemingly impossible emotional verisimilitude, of facing the work that's causing me to grow.
The only recourse is, as clearly as I possibly can, to tell the truth.
This is, after all, the writer's calling. To tell a truth that will hopefully echo with other humans. That will, however briefly, cast an illuminating light.
Next week is my brother's birthday. He would have been 52.
I suppose, during these long nights, in some way, I've been sitting with him. That happened the night he died. I woke up and went to the living room, a deep peace washing over me as I sat on the couch and stared into the dark, sensing in my body what was coming but numb to it.
The only way out (by which I mean ease, acceptance, and not getting over it) is through.
Through a place I've never been before, where my current writing does not feel primary, where I'm still not sure what is, where my hands seem to want only to flip the pages of other people's books, knit, type emails to old friends, paint over the ugly walls in my house.
I know what I would tell a client.
Trust it. Let it be. Loosen up. Go to the work when it calls.
Figure out the difference between procrastination and resistance due to fear and the natural need for rest, contemplation, mourning.
Feed yourself with art, with creative fun.
Get some help (yes, yes, that box is checked, my friends).
To this end, I'm going to pull back a bit on my blog, writing only a couple times a month. I'm going to focus on my muddle through this time that's calling me to turn my focus inward for a spell.
Now, what about you? How have life-quaking events impacted your writer or artist self? What surprising journey did they send you on?
P.S. I will still send out reminders for office hours (if you're a subscriber), and I'd truly love to see you there and hear about you and your creative work (don't worry ~ in person, I'm not quite as intense 🙂 ). Last weekend, the launch, I spent an enriching hour talking books, publication, social media and resistance in all its definitions with writers from nearby Selkirk to Syria and in between.
Came to your site to look up your courses but stopped to read this post, a month late. I do marvel at and appreciate how often your blog posts reveal what is actually going on in my own heart and mind. Spooky, actually. I'm grieving up front (but failing to acknowledge it) the coming loss of my brother (terminal illness) and the ongoing loss of my youngest child to meth addiction. Every day could be IT for both of them and I work pretty hard keeping this fact out of my consciousness. But it's there, worming its way through everything I do, think, or feel. So your blog advices me to be honest with myself about what is really going on inside. Yes, life must continue to be lived, there's writing to do, chores to be tended to, all that stuff that keeps us going. But the heart is entitled to a drenching boohoohoo on occasion, as long as it's crying about real issues and not about being unable to write a decent short story! Thanks again, you amazing person you, for blowing the lid off my current can of worms. Shall take a good look at those wriggling critters for a change, then get back to work–rewriting rewriting rewriting!
So sorry for your losses – both anticipated and present. Your heart is entitled to whatever drenching boohoohoos it desires and needs. Hugs.
Lauren you are such an honest, vulnerable and yes intense writer.
I look forward to reading your blog as it causes me to reflect, digest and learn so much especially about courage and emotional growth.
And yes, it's time to take some time for yourself. You give so much to others.
I thank you, hug you and think of you as you pull back the curtain and step into the unknown.
Thanks so much, Gail 🙂 Yes, this time for myself is so very needed… I hope you are back home safe and sound – or at least looking forward to that and to a lovely (hopefully) Ontario summer. Hugs.
During the Fearless Finishing course, you challenged us to find a talisman to put in our writing space. I resisted this (just like I was resisting writing) but, this morning, I realized that object had been on my writing table all along. A salt lamp! Early this morning, in the dark, with its orange fire-like glow that didn't illuminate the piles of books and papers that have collected on my writing table lately, I could only see my notebook and the cue cards that I used to create a scene-by-scene outline so that I could write from card to card to card. And that faint light made it an effort to read what I had written, so I couldn't fuss… just write and write and write.
Blessings to you for your honesty and the safety you create for others.
So glad to hear you are back at it, Angie! Love the faint light! Xo.
This may not happen to young people who do not yet lose so many people they have known, but every time I go to a funeral, I grieve for all the people I have loved who have died. I wasn't aware of this for awhile. Each funeral gets harder and harder. And since you lost your stepfather, I imagine that your grief for Tim is heaped upon the grief of Ulrich and greatly intensified. And so it may be for the rest of your life, I imagine. But that is cathartic and a natural form of healing. Experiencing grief by going through it is part of the healing that allows us to move forward toward our life's mission and often adds great compassion and empathy for others and depth to our work.
You know, I think I'm just starting to figure this out ~ the bit about healing, and that grieving isn't like an illness that'll resolve one day. I think I thought that for awhile so it's surprising that it amps up so much at times. And now I know that it'll always be like that. Sending lots of love and a big, virtual hug.
I look forward to your novel coming in 2019, and to this one you're working through now–whenever it's ready to be born. Thanks again for the quiet place your blog sends me.


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Workouts get weightier for 'new' Bills
By Bob DiCesare
Published Wed, Mar 31, 2010
You can't win football games in March but apparently, under Dick Jauron, that's when the Buffalo Bills began losing them.
From what the players are saying, offseason workouts under Jauron were akin to pulling up a stool in a sports bar. Twelve televisions adorned the walls in the fieldhouse training facility. Individuals were entrusted to perform their lifting and stretching but there was no real sense of accountability, no singleness of purpose. Some of the injuries that ravaged the Bills last season might be blamed on bad luck, but the extent of the decimation suggests a deficiency in offseason preparation.
New coach Chan Gailey drew the same conclusion. That's why he's brought in not one but two strength and conditioning coaches with whom he's familiar -- John Gamble from the Miami Dolphins and Eric Ciano from Georgia Tech. Gamble oversees the brutes, Ciano the water bugs. And why not? Do Olympic sprinters approach their workouts the same way as the wrestlers?
"We get so specific everywhere else except for in the weight room," guard Eric Wood said Tuesday. "If this works out and we win a bunch of ballgames this year everyone will do it. If not, they'll be calling us idiots. [But] the players like it and it gives you more specific workouts."
"There are different philosophies out there," Gailey said. "The biggest thing is for everybody to be on the same page. That's where we are. We're all on the same page. We understand exactly what we're trying to accomplish and having both those guys being able to specialize in an area, I think has been a real plus for us."
Gailey has wasted no time changing the team's culture of physical preparation. Players returned this week to find the weight room overhauled. Gone are the creature comforts that promoted distraction and undermined focus.
"No TVs, and that was one of the things he said to us yesterday. He kind of felt like it was a spa in there," said running back Fred Jackson. "He wants us to go in there and work out . . . and I think that a lot of guys are buying into that."
"We've got a pretty advanced weight room in there now," Wood said. "A lot more free weights. There's different stuff that works and this is the approach they're taking and hopefully we'll run into a string of better luck as far as injuries goes. I don't see how we can't."
Speaking of dead weight, has anyone seen Marshawn Lynch? (OK, anyone excluding law enforcement types). Granted, these workouts are voluntary, so to speak. Aaron Schobel's not here either as he continues to ponder whether his heart's still in the game (Tell him, Marv. If you're pondering retirement you're already retired). But Lynch? Is he resting on the laurels of last year's 450-yard campaign? Finishing up degree work at Cal? Throwing darts at Jackson's image? Nobody seems to know.
"You want everybody in the boat," Gailey said. "That's the bottom line in this business. If you get everybody together and headed in the same direction you give yourself a much better chance to win."
Hmmm. So do you think they'll trade Lynch or just release him? The revamped weight room is a nice touch. But if the new coach wants to send a message, get everybody into the boat, does he have to cut ties with the stragglers?
"I think what we've tried to do is create a work atmosphere," Gailey said. "We want to make sure that we understand that when we walk into this facility it's all work. We've got something to accomplish. We have not been where we've needed to be in the last few years and we've got to get back there. And I only know one way to accomplish that and that's through hard work."
Showing up helps, too.
e-mail: bdicesare@buffnews.com
Bob DiCesare– Former sports reporter and columnist Bob DiCesare is a deputy sports editor at The News. He has covered the Sabres, Bisons and college beats and served as a columnist for 10 editions of The Masters, the 2004 Athens Olympics and multiple World Series. He earned his undergraduate degree at Buffalo State and a master's in integrated marketing communications at St. Bonaventure.


For the first time in a long time, the Charlotte Hornets are expected to be good this year.
Sam Amick of USA Today wrote an article about how owner Michael Jordan turned things around in Charlotte.
The big takeaway is that Jordan has taken a backseat in recent years and placed more trust and responsibility in his coach and general manager.
"Jordan is less controlling, those who know will tell you, and more selective about when and where to make the most of the one-of-a-kind influence that comes with being MJ," Amick writes. "And because he remains such a powerful part of today's basketball culture, it's enough to make you wonder where he can take it from here."
The team's recent success comes after Jordan made two key hires — general manager Rich Cho and coach Steve Clifford.
In 2011 Jordan hired Cho as GM. Cho is a former Boeing engineer and law school graduate who quickly rose up the NBA front office ranks in Seattle and Portland before coming to Charlotte. By all accounts, Jordan has given Cho significant decision-making power within the organization, and the results have been strong.
Cho's first draft pick was Kemba Walker at No. 9 overall in 2011. Walker has since become a better-than-expected starting point guard, and he's in line for a huge payday when he becomes a restricted free agent. Cho's next first-round pick, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, is a work in progress who has shown glimpses of potential over the past two years.
Cho has also signed some smart, medium-length free-agent deals. He got Al Jefferson on a three-year, $41 million deal in summer 2013. Jefferson ended up having his best season in years, averaging 21 points and 10 rebounds for a team that exceeded all expectations by winning 43 games.
This summer, Cho signed Lance Stephenson to a three-year, $25 million contract.
Jordan's other hire, Clifford, drew rave reviews in his first year as coach in 2013-2014. Clifford took a team that was 30th in defensive efficiency in 2012-2013 and turned it into the fifth-best defensive team in the league last year. He improved the team by 22 wins and got strong years out of players like Josh McRoberts and Jeff Taylor.
The Bobcats rarely foul, and they all crash the defensive glass. Charlotte tops the league in defensive rebounding rate after finishing 29th last season and 25th the year before, per NBA.com. Clifford has put off the fancier stuff to spend Year 1 on the basics. Turns out, the basics alone are pretty powerful. The Bobcats have constructed a very good defense with so-so talent, a liability at center, and almost zero rim protection. The other stuff — situational game-by-game coaching, the building up of the offensive playbook — can come later.
As recently as 2012 Jordan was getting slammed for his ownership style. Since then he has turned it around, and he's done so largely by hiring good people in key positions and giving them the power to succeed.


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'Paths of Glory' provides social commentary on war, in particular, trench warfare.
Photo courtesy Bryna Productions
Movie Times: 'Paths of Glory' not your typical Kubrick film
By Erika Giovanetti erika@mountaintimes.com
The film "Paths of Glory" (1957) is set during World War I, at a time when trench warfare had the allies and the axis at a tactical stalemate. French General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou) orders his subordinate, General Mireau (George Macready), to attack a German trench position, the Ant Hill, which the allies have tried to acquire to no avail.
As an incentive, Broulard hints (not so subtly) that acquiring the Ant Hill could earn Mireau a promotion. Though Mireau knows that the task is virtually a suicide mission, he orders his subordinate Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) to carry through with the attack.
As expected, the mission ends in chaos — but how will the military handle it?
One of Stanley Kubrick's first films, "Paths of Glory" is wholly different than what a fan of his later films might be more accustomed to. While "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "The Shining" boast cinematography that reaches far beyond their time, "Paths of Glory" certainly does feel like it was filmed in the 1950s — which is to be expected, because it was.
In fact, I didn't even realize this was a Kubruck film until doing a little more research, but now I'm glad I've seen it and can add another to the list of films I've seen from one of my favorite directors.
"Paths of Glory" is being shown at the Watauga County Public Library as a part of the Third Thursday film club from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 17. The film runs 88 minutes and is unrated.


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London to host Diving World Series
London is to host the prestigious Diving World Series in the run up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Britain's top divers will get the chance to compete on home soil next year when the event is held at the London Aquatics Centre between 17-19 May.
It will be the last leg of the event, with Japan, China, Canada and Russia also hosting the competition.
The Diving World Series is seen is a key part of Great Britain's Tokyo 2020 medal development programme.
British Swimming, the Mayor of London's Office and UK Sport have all worked together to secure the event with FiNA.
The Diving World Series was last held in London in 2015, when Tom Daley won a gold medal at the event hosted at his training centre.
He said: "The London Aquatics centre is such a great venue, and I feel honoured not only to have competed at an Olympics here, but also have it as my training base.
"I know having the Diving World Series in London will be great for those of us lucky enough to compete, but also for fans of sport generally and the entire city."
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Sadiq Khan, The Mayor of London, said: "I'm delighted to welcome this fantastic event back to London in 2019.
"I know how much Londoners and visitors have enjoyed seeing some of the world's top divers compete here in recent years and I'm sure this will be another great competition at this world-class venue."
Jack Buckner, chief executive of British Swimming, said: "We are delighted to welcome the Diving World Series back to the UK and the London Aquatics Centre.
"This is the most prestigious series in the diving world and will be a great opportunity for our outstanding divers to showcase their talents against the best in the world.
"Having a home competition ensures our athletes the chance to perform in front of a home crowd and test their skills against those they will face in the Olympics without having to travel and acclimatise to a different part of the globe."
Esther Britten, head of major events at UK Sport added: "It is brilliant to see this event returning to the UK for the eighth time, and to be taking place at the Aquatics Centre, one of London 2012's legacy venues.
"It will be vital for the British public to be part of this event, cheering on our wealth of home grown diving talent, as athletes, including Olympic medallists, prepare for the Olympic Games in 2020."
Ticket information will be released at a later date.


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In Python we can do this with if "x" in country . Any ideas for JS?
Note: If results have 68 and 53 same time, code working.

A: includes is a function built-in for arrays. You can use this function with Arrays only or with "values of an Object" which are also an array. Before applying this function to your array which is "country", You have to confirm that whether it is array or not. for that we have a built-in function with Arrays as Array.isArray(country). This function returns true if the provided parameter is an array and vice versa.
if(Array.isArray(country)) {... your checking conditions here}
Here is simple exercise for include from w3school.
Might be helpful. Thanks

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Fundamentals of Robotics: Wrenches
In the previous lesson, we learned that screws are geometric interpretations of twists, and they can be used to express configurations in robotics. This lesson is about spatial forces or wrenches in robotics. We will talk about wrenches in this lesson, which are 6-vector representations of forces and moments in robotics. We will also become familiar with how to change the frame of representation of a wrench.
This lesson is part of the series of lessons on foundations necessary to express robot motions. For a complete comprehension of the Fundamentals of Robot Motions and the tools required to represent the configurations, velocities, and forces causing the motion, please read the following lessons (note that more lessons will be added in the future):
https://www.mecharithm.com/category/learning-robotics-mechatronics/fundamentals-of-robotics-course/fundamentals-of-robot-motions/
Also, reading some lessons from the base lessons of the Fundamentals of Robotics course are deemed invaluable.
Now let's learn about forces and torques in robotics, which are collectively called wrenches.
A spatial force (generalized force) or a wrench is a six-vector (a vector in ℝ6) consisting of moments (torques) and forces. Therefore, a wrench consists of a linear component or pure force and an angular component or pure moment acting at a point. If f is a linear force the line of which is acting on a rigid body at a point r, and if we define a reference frame {a}, then as we saw before, the point r can be represented in the reference frame {a} as ra ∈ ℝ3 and the linear force in that reference frame can be represented as fa ∈ ℝ3.
Note that the point r may be a contact point if the force is applied by one of the fingers during robotic grasping, or it will be a different point if the force is due to an external load.
You may refer to the lesson below to understand how vectors and points are represented with respect to different coordinate frames:
Fundamentals of Robot Motions: Preliminaries
The linear force creates a torque or moment that can be represented as ma ∈ ℝ3 in the {a} frame and can be calculated as the cross product of the distance of the point of application of f to {a} and the force expressed in {a} frame:
\[m_a = r_a \times f_a\]
Note that the point of application of the force along its line of action is immaterial.
By combining the moment and force into a single 6-vector spatial force, we get the wrench expressed in the {a} frame:
\[\mathcal{F}_a = \begin{pmatrix} m_a\\ f_a \end{pmatrix} = (m_a,f_a) \in {\mathbb{R}}^6 \quad m_a \in {\mathbb{R}}^3 , f_a \in {\mathbb{R}}^3\]
The 3-vector fa shows the magnitudes of the forces in three directions that induce a 3-vector torque or moment about the frame {a}. A wrench with a zero linear component is called a pure moment.
Let's now see how we can change the frame of reference for a wrench.
The Relationship Between Wrench Representation in Frame {a} and Wrench Representation in Frame {b}
The values of the wrench vector depend on the coordinate frame in which the force and the moment are represented.
We can represent a wrench in one frame in another frame if the homogenous transformation matrix Tba is known between the frame {a} and {b}.
To learn more about homogenous transformation matrices and how to calculate them, please refer to the following lesson:
Homogeneous Transformation Matrices to Express Configurations in Robotics
Physics tells us that power generated (or dissipated) by the (wrench, twist) pair must be the same regardless of the frame in which it is represented. Note that the dot product of a spatial force and a twist is called power and it is a coordinate independent quantity (it is the same whether the wrench and twist are represented in frame {b} or in frame {a}):
\[\mathcal{F} . \mathcal{V} = \mathcal{F}^T \mathcal{V} = \mathcal{V}^T \mathcal{F} = \text{power}\]
\[\mathcal{V}_{b}^T {\mathcal{F}_{b}} = {\mathcal{V}_{a}}^T {\mathcal{F}_a}\]
We also know from the velocities in robotics lesson that the adjoint transformation can change the frame of reference for a twist:
\[\mathcal{V}_{a} = [Ad_{T_{ab}}]\mathcal{V}_{b}\]
From the properties of matrix transpose, we can say that the transpose of the multiplication of matrics equals to the multiplication of the transpose of the second matrix and the transpose of the first matrix (AB)T = BTAT, then we can write:
\[{\mathcal{V}_{b}}^T {\mathcal{F}_{b}} = {\mathcal{V}_{b}}^T [Ad_{T_{ab}}]^T\mathcal{F}_{a} \quad \text{must hold for all }\mathcal{V}_{b}\]
Given a wrench representation in {a}, and in {b}, then the two representations are related by:
\[\mathcal{F}_{b} = (m_b,f_b) = [Ad_{T_{ab}}]^T \mathcal{F}_{a}\\ \mathcal{F}_{a} = (m_a,f_a) = [Ad_{T_{ba}}]^T \mathcal{F}_{b}\]
The adjoint transformation changes the coordinate frame of the wrench from the {b} frame to the {a} frame and vice versa.
Note that only the rotation matrix between the frames {a} and {b} is needed to change the coordinate frame of a moment from one reference frame to the other:
\[m_a = R_{ab}m_b\]
If we consider {s} to be the fixed or space frame and {b} to be the body frame then:
\[\mathcal{F}_{s} \quad \text{spatial wrench}\\ \mathcal{F}_{b} \quad \text{body wrench}\]
Now let's see an example.
Example: Wrench Measured by the Robot Wrist's Six-axis Force/Torque Sensor
Consider, a robotic hand is holding an apple and there is a force/torque sensor on the robot's wrist.
An apple is held by a robotic hand. Image credit: 7Bot
We know the following information:
the mass of the apple
direction of gravity
location of the apple in the hand
We want to find the forces/torques measured by the sensor.
The figure below shows a schematic of the problem:
Coordinate frames for a robot hand holding an apple.
The force/torque sensor measures the forces and torques in the frame {f} and frame {a} is at the center of mass of the apple. We can write the forces and moments in frame {a} as:
\[\mathcal{F}_a = \begin{pmatrix} m_a\\ f_a \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ -mg\\ 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
Note that the moment vector is zero since the force vector passes through the origin of the {a} frame and does not produce any moment there. mg is the force due to gravity and it is in the opposite direction of the y axis. To transform this wrench to the force sensor coordinate frame, we must calculate the adjoint transformation:
\[\mathcal{F}_f = [Ad_{T_{af}}]^T \mathcal{F}_a\]
The configuration of the force sensor frame {f} relative to the apple frame {a} can be calculated as:
\[T_{af} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & -L\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\]
Then, referring back to the velocities in robotics lesson, we can calculate the adjoint transformation as:
\[[Ad_{T_{af}}] = \begin{pmatrix} R_{af} & o\\ [p_{af}]R_{af} & R_{af} \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} I & o\\ [p_{af}] & I \end{pmatrix}\]
The skew-symmetric matrix representation of the position vector can be calculated by referring back to the exponential coordinates lesson as:
\[[p_{af}] = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & L\\ 0 & -L & 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
Then, the adjoint function can be written as the following matrix:
\[[Ad_{T_{af}}] = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & L & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -L & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\]
and finally, the representation of the wrench in the sensor coordinate frame can be represented as:
\[\mathcal{F}_f = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & L & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & -L & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ -mg\\ 0 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ -mgL\\ 0\\ -mg\\ 0 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} m_f\\ f_f \end{pmatrix}\]
from this matrix, we can see that the wrench creates a moment of -mgL about the z-axis of the {f} frame.
Note that if more than one wrench acts on a rigid body, then the total wrench on the body is equal to the vector sum of the individual wrenches expressed in the same coordinate frame. Let's see this with two examples.
Example: Wrench Measured by the Robot Wrist's Six-axis Force/Torque Sensor Considering the Hand's Weight
Suppose that a robot hand is holding an apple subject to gravity. The apple mass is m1, the gravitational field is g, and the mass of the hand is m2. What are the forces and torques measured by the six-axis force/torque sensor?
The schematic of the problem is as follows:
Coordinate frames for a robot hand holding an apple considering the hand's weight.
{f}, {h}, and {a} are the force/torque sensor frame, center of mass of the hand frame, and center of mass of the apple frame, respectively.
The gravitational wrench on the hand and expressed in the hand coordinate frame {h} can be expressed as the following vector:
\[\mathcal{F}_h = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ -m_2 g\\ 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
and the gravitational wrench on the apple expressed in the apple coordinate frame {a} is:
\[\mathcal{F}_a = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ -m_1 g\\ 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
The transformation matrices needed to calculate the adjoint transformations can be written as the following matrices:
\[T_{hf} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & -L_1\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}, T_{af} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & -(L_1+L_2)\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\]
then the wrench measured by the six-axis force-torque sensor can be calculated as the vector sum of the individual wrenches expressed in the same coordinate frame:
\[\mathcal{F}_f = [Ad_{T_{hf}}]^T \mathcal{F}_h + [Ad_{T_{af}}]^T\mathcal{F}_a\]
where the adjoint transformations can be calculated as the following matrices:
\[[Ad_{T_{hf}}] = \begin{pmatrix} R_{hf} & o\\ [p_{hf}]R_{hf} & R_{hf} \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} I & o\\ [p_{hf}] & I \end{pmatrix}\\ [Ad_{T_{af}}] = \begin{pmatrix} R_{af} & o\\ [p_{af}]R_{af} & R_{af} \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} I & o\\ [p_{af}] & I \end{pmatrix}\]
\[[p_{hf}] = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & L_1\\ 0 & -L_1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}, [p_{af}] = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & L_1+L_2\\ 0 & -(L_1+L_2) & 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
Then the wrench measured by the six-axis force/torque sensor can be expressed as the following vector:
\[\mathcal{F}_f = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ -m_1 g (L_1 + L_2) – m_2 g L_1\\ 0\\ -(m_1+m_2)g\\ 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
Let's see another example.
Example: Total Wrench in The Body Frame for Multifingered Grasping
Consider the multifingered grasping depicted in the figure below:
The Shadow dextrous hand holding an apple. Image credit: Shadow Robot
The goal is to determine the net effect of the forces applied at the contact points between the fingers and the object. In other words, we should map these forces to the body frame and add them as vectors.
The schematic of this problem is shown in the figure below:
Multifingered grasping schematic.
Fci is the wrench exerted by the ith finger on the grasped object represented in the {ci} frame. The net wrench on the body to determine the net effect of forces applied at the contact points between the fingers and the object, in the body coordinate frame {o} can be found by the vector sum of the individual wrenches expressed in the same coordinate frame:
\[\mathcal{F}_o = \sum [Ad_{T_{c_i o}}]^T \mathcal{F}_{c_i}\]
Let's see the final example.
Example: Suppose an arm-mounted mobile robot X-Terrabot is moving in a room and wants to pick up an object with body frame {e} with its end-effector with the attached frame {c}:
In the homogenous transformation matrices lesson, we calculated the configuration of the object relative to the robot's end-effector as Tce:
\[T_{ce} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 1 & -75\\ -0.7071 & 0.7071 & 0 & -183.8478\\ -0.7071 & -0.7071 & 0 & 113.1371\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\]
Please refer to that lesson to figure out how we got this matrix. Now suppose that the weight of the block that the robot should pick up is 1 kg. This means that the robot arm should provide approximately 10 N of force in the ẑe direction (the z-direction of the block's coordinate frame {e}) to compensate for the weight of the block. This force can be expressed as a wrench Fe in the {e} frame as:
\[\mathcal{F}_e = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 0\\ 10 \end{pmatrix}\]
Now we want to express this same wrench in the end-effector frame {c} as Fc. By definition that we saw in this lesson, we can write:
\[\mathcal{F}_c = [Ad_{T_{ec}}]^T \mathcal{F}_e\]
Tec can be calculated by inverting the transformation matrix Tce:
\[T_{ec} = {T_{ce}}^{-1} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & -0.7071 & -0.7071 & -50\\ 0 & 0.7071 & -0.7071 & 210\\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 75\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\]
The transpose of the adjoint transformation can be calculated as:
\[[Ad_{T_{ec}}]^T = \begin{pmatrix} R_{ec} & o\\ [p_{ec}]R_{ec} & R_{ec} \end{pmatrix}^T = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 0 & 1 & 210 & 50 & 0\\ -0.7071 & 0.7071 & 0 & -53 & -53 & 113.136\\ -0.7071 & -0.7071 & 0 & 53 & -53 & 183.846\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -0.7071 & 0.7071 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -0.7071 & -0.7071 & 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
Thus, the wrench in the end-effector frame {c} can be calculated as:
\[\mathcal{F}_c = [Ad_{T_{ec}}]^T \mathcal{F}_e = \begin{pmatrix} 0\\ 1131.4\\ 1838.5\\ 10\\ 0\\ 0 \end{pmatrix}\]
The software accompanying the textbook used to create these lessons consists of functions that can return or calculate several things such as the inverse of the rotation matrix, the skew-symmetric representation of a vector and vice versa, screws, twists, etc. To download the software with documentation, please go to the link below:
https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics
Since lesson 1, we have become familiarized with the fundamentals needed to represent motion and forces in 3D space for robots and other types of mechanical systems.
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DENMARK - The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has started two new research projects aimed at contributing to the fight against resistance to antibiotics in animals and humans.
Resistance to antibiotics in animals in Danish herds may become a problem over time for the health of both animals and humans. The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has therefore awarded DKK 11 million (€1.5 million) to two comprehensive research projects with the purpose of developing new ways of combating resistant bacteria in animals.
Among other things, the research projects will study how resistant bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans, and develop better methods to identify the resistant bacteria in individual herds.
Food Minister, Eva Kjer Hansen, said: "It is important that we know how to prevent multi-resistant bacteria from developing and spreading if we are to be able to treat pneumonia, for instance, effectively in the future. Therefore we need to know more about how resistant bacteria spread in herds, among herds and, in the worst case, from animals to humans."
The Minister will appear before the Danish Parliamentary Committee on Food, Agriculture and Fisheries on Thursday to answer questions about the use of antibiotics in animal production.
The two new research projects are led by researchers from the Technical University of Denmark in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and the State Serum Institute. The two projects are part of a large (DKK 85 million) research programme funded by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and initiated in January 2010.
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One of the primary aims of folk song is to humanize space; born of pre-modern custom, when distances were insurmountable and shelter uncertain, folk songs often celebrated manageable goals. They spoke of private wishes or love's harbor in a hostile environment.
If we then consider that Russian folk song evolved within the world's largest nation(!), it's easy to see why that stubborn gap between cruel nature and cherished wedlock, say, could become almost unbearable. In an unforgiving climate or across unending steppe, choral celebrations of family and good fortune were occasionally the soundtrack to an increasing sense of desperation.
They verbalized something that was elusive, if not totally absent - yet it remained desperately important.
Slavic folk music across much of the twentieth century, of course, was twisted into various patriotic forms. In the post-Soviet period, commerce then did much to turn that jingoism into profitable schmaltz. Despite those two extremes of rant and kitsch, folk traditions remain capable of voicing some very fundamental or cherished desires.
Take, for example, the Bubamara Brass Band from Moscow, who - with one eye on fading values - resurrect an antique Balkan and Roma heritage. The group's central members radiate enormous verve and vigor with their saxophones, clarinets, trombones, tubas, and joyful, clattering percussion. On vocals - fronting this happy chaos - is Anastasiia Tokareva, who also has an elegant solo project, Quinta Toka.
Often inspired by the films of Emir Kusturica, Bubamara and their frontman Aleksandr Kashtanov have been performing together for over five years. They have now graduated to some of the nation's most important jazz festivals, where they are advertised in the following manner.
"This ensemble has the most amazing level of positive energy! You might think that'd be an essential part of any Balkan outfit, but not every band from outside the region is able to be this amazing or positive! At the basis of Bubamara's repertoire are folk melodies - and some of their own compositions, too..."
"It all comes together in bright, beautiful improvisation from the horn section who put on a really special show by mixing free-spirited Balkan drive and some ethnic dance routines. The vocals are also excellent..."
This ensemble has the most amazing level of positive energy!
In many ways, the ensemble's repertoire is a celebration of movement. Not only in terms of dancefloor vigor, but also because - through the Roma heritage that's constantly on display - Bubamara invest much time and effort in praising a nomadic worldview. This appeal of "gypsy ways" for a Russian audience has long been important, even since the very first gramophones appeared at the start of the twentieth century. With growing urbanization and the general misery of modern society, shackled by class or capital, the appeal of some mythical gypsy spirit was great from the outset.
The lusty, though troubled heroes and heroines of gypsy romances always moved according to their emotions; they were always "elsewhere," driven by some inexhaustible passion.
The bittersweet melodies of the Bubamara Brass Band are likewise dedicated to another place and time. Neither that age nor address are here, in the immediate present. Which simply makes them more appealing."


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Adâncata, Suceava, a commune in Suceava County, Romania
Adâncata, a village in Goiești Commune, Dolj County, Romania
Adâncata, the Romanian name for Hlyboka, Ukraine

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The Last Shot at Duck Season
Written by	Holly A. Heyser
The end of duck season always comes like a hard slap in the face. You can see it coming, almost in slow motion, but you're still taken aback by its abrupt, stinging finality.
So when you get an unexpected shot at a post-season hunt – not just any post-season hunt, but one of epic potential – it feels like a dream.
That's how it felt when I found out I'd been drawn for a little-known late duck hunt at Delevan, my favorite national wildlife refuge. Not only did I get to hunt there weeks after the regular season ended, but I would have the opportunity to hunt deep in its northern closed zone – a place where hunters never set foot, and even the nature photographers aren't allowed.
The only hitch was that my boyfriend Hank and I would have to hunt with two other people we barely knew. OK, I'll be honest: We'd met them, and we found them to be irritating as hell. They were people we'd never hunt with during the season. But for an opportunity like this, we really couldn't be picky.
As expected, when hunt day came, these guys – I'll call them Bob and Joe – were a royal pain in the butt from the start. They took forever to get ready. They figured since there would be no competition from other hunters, there was no rush. It was like being subjected to Chinese water torture when valuable duck-hunting minutes were ticking away.
When Joe and Bob finally got their act together, and we finally jumped through all the bureaucratic hoops one has to go through for such an amazing opportunity, we were taken not to the promised land of duck hunting, but to a cavernous room with an array of empty seats clustered in a broad arc around a table.
Oh, good Lord.
And … my mom was there.
But that's not the weirdest thing. Not by a long shot.
President Barack Obama was there. He wanted to congratulate us personally for being drawn for such a great hunt, which he did with great formality before walking over to shake our hands and make some painfully forced small talk about firearms.
I started to tell him what I was carrying, but then I wondered: Do I want to say that? And how the hell did the Secret Service let us in here with our shotguns? Uh, dudes, we're armed.
It didn't matter – they were about to whisk him away anyway. He gave my mom a hug. He gave me a hug. Then we had a group hug.
As he walked away, a striking figure in a dark suit, the smell of his cologne still lingering in the air, I looked at my mom in utter bafflement.
"Did we just have a group hug with the president?"
Before she could answer, this horrible screeching tone began blasting in our ears.
Crap, this hunt was never going to happen.
I reached up in the darkness and fumbled for the alarm clock. Slap. Slap. Slap. There's the button. Shut the hell up, stupid clock.
It was 5 a.m., and I had an enormous stack of grading waiting for me.
I shut my eyes again for a moment before heaving upward, feeling around for any cats who might need a scratch.
Dammit. I really wanted to go on that hunt.
Funny thing is I actually did get a last bite at the apple, minus the presidential flair, just a week earlier.
California had an unusual post-season spring goose hunt this year. All the good guides were booked from the second that season was announced last summer, but one hunter canceled last minute with our favorite guides. I fired off just two questions in response to the email: "How much, and do you take Visa?"
It cost more than I could afford, but he said he could take Visa, so I didn't care.
One of the guys did show up 10 minutes late to this hunt, but it was no biggie – he was no Bob or Joe. We had plenty of time to get situated in our layout blinds.
The hunt wasn't epic, because the "X" had moved about 400 yards east of where it'd been when the guides had scouted the place the day before. But we still got plenty of action.
And the company was good. Perhaps the other clients were worried about having to bite their tongues when they saw a woman was on the hunt, but that didn't last long. When I went a short way down a ditch to take one final leak before shoot time, I flushed two roosters about 10 feet from where I'd bared my butt, prompting one guide to shout, "Holly, are you flushing c*** over there?"
"Every day, baby!" I shouted right back. That set the tone for the day.
It felt so good to be out there.
Relaxed, yet watchful. Ears tickled by the cacophony of snow geese and specklebellies on that X. The light-hearted conversation interrupted by a sentinel's alert: "Coming in from the east!" The hilarity of half a dozen hunters diving for layout blinds, telltale barrels peeking out over our toes. The awkward heaving motion when the guide said, "Kill 'em!" The guffaws when geese escaped unharmed. The satisfied shouts when some came down.
I didn't want it to end, even when it was clear we were done because even the distant X had been vacated.
It felt so good.
But that dream can't last forever.
It's time to rejuvenate now. Time for frequent trips to the skeet range as the sun grows hotter. Time to catch up with the regulars I never see during duck season. OK, the regulars I abandon during duck season without so much as a glance back.
Cottontails open July 1. Doves, September 1. And the ducks? I'll see them again come late October.
Holly A. Heyser is a hunter, forager, writer, food photographer and college journalism lecturer. She writes a blog about hunting at http://norcalcazadora.blogspot.com.and shoots food photos for boyfriend Hank Shaw, who writes a blog about wild food at http://honest-food.net.
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Josh Smith and The Sixth Digit
I would like to introduce you to a special man with an inspirational story, one that you will want to be apart of as it is being written. I first heard about Joshua Smith's story six months ago from a dear co-worker, who had known him since he was a young boy. At our morning meeting, where we would share praise reports and prayer requests, Karrie asked us to pray for Josh, a Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering Graduate, who thankfully survived a life threatening diving accident. However, he sustained a serious and devastating C-5 spinal cord injury that left him with the unwanted role of a quadriplegic.
As our group met during the weeks and months, we went before the Lord and asked for Joshua's continual healing, progress, strength, encouragement and for his family. We were excited to hear of his progress and continued to pray, especially when we heard of setbacks and frustrations, that come with new beginnings.
Just last week we were updated that Josh was introducing a new invention, a ring stylus, that he designed because he realized the great need for the quadriplegic community to have a better way to use keyboards, touchscreens, buttons, etc. Our Special Events Team is thrilled to see what God is doing in Joshua's life and how his background in engineering is being used to help so many people face these challenges with a newly developed tool. When I first reached out to Josh about featuring him in this post, he responded, "I can only give all my glory to God!"
Our team picture below is for Joshua to know he has our support and continued prayers for all that God has in store for his future. "For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
The following is from Josh.
My name is Josh Smith and I am a mechanical engineer. On August 23, 2014, my life changed forever when I dove into a wave and hit a sandbar causing me to instantly becoming a quadriplegic. One of the impairments of being a quadriplegic is limited or no use of our fingers. This presents a challenge when typing on the computer, using a touchscreen enabled device, or simply pressing a button on a microwave, stove, etc. That is why I designed the Sixth Digit. Currently, one of the primary ways quadriplegics type on the computer is through voice recognition software. This software can only be used when no other background noise (i.e. conversation, television, or music) is present as it interferes with the program. There are also bendable styluses that can be wrapped around a user's hand, but they are difficult to take off and on and can get in the way of other daily activities. The Sixth Digit is unique as it is stylish and sleek and gives the user freedom to perform other tasks while wearing it. It is designed to also allow the user to push their manual wheelchair without removing it. I plan to primarily use the funds to obtain a patent and to manufacture this product. Life as a quadriplegic is hard but with the Sixth Digit it can be a little easier.
Visit Josh's Kickstarter page for more videos to see the amazing Sixth Digit in use! Please also stop by his helpHOPElive page to find out how you can do even more to help Josh and his family with the huge financial responsibilities that can overwhelm without the support, prayers and generosity of others. Click on Hanizap to like and share his facebook page and let others know about The Sixth Digit! You may also contact Josh Smith at 721 E 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia 23224.
Thanks again for taking the time to read this part of Josh's story. Something tells me it is just the beginning!
Update September 30, 2015, click here to see how the Sixth Digit has now gone global!
With love and encouragement,
Stay humble and be BOLD!
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That's terrible what happened to him, but how incredible that he has been able to turn that tragedy into something to help others by using his gifts and talents! I can see how that invention would be something that a lot of people could benefit from. I am sure he'll succeed!
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Loved it! Thank you for sharing! I think it's awesome how God is using him through his tragedy to help others. That invention is brilliant!
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Wow! It's amazing to see the hand of God in what seems to be a tragic accident, but then if it would not have happened, he would not be doing what he is doing today...thanks to God and the power of your prayers.
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It's amazing how strong you are Josh. Thanks for sharing!
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What a tragic story!! I'm so sorry that Josh has to endure such a life changing challenge... I'm thrilled that he has invented something that will not only help his life to be a bit easier, but others too.
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That is an amazing idea! So glad he was able to take his tragedy and use it to change lives.
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What a great idea! Way to go Josh!
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Endeley's strike keeps Quest For 9 alive in IU's 1-0 win over Pitt
Hoosiers survive Pitt attack in national semifinals, clinch second trip to final in 4 seasons
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It was tense. It was stressful. It was very nearly the end of Indiana's season.
And yet, with IU feeling the pressure of a dogged Pittsburgh attack, it was Herbert Endeley who helped flip the field and provide comfort when the Hoosiers needed it most. Endeley's brilliant finish with 11 minutes remaining in regulation propelled third-seeded Indiana to a 1-0 victory over second-seeded Pitt, keeping IU's Quest For 9 alive on Friday in Cary. N.C.
Indiana will face Marshall on Monday at 8 p.m. ET in the national championship match — the program's 16th title game appearance and third under head coach Todd Yeagley.
"The adaptability of this team is fantastic," Yeagley said. "Their resilience is phenomenal."
On a night when the Hoosiers withstood a regular, consistent Panthers offensive effort, Endeley broke through with an exciting individual sequence through the box in the 79th minute. The sophomore forward split two defenders and stuck the ball through a tight window along the near post to net the decisive strike and provide the Hoosiers with some long-awaited breathing room down the stretch.
"We've been working on a lot of finishing in practice," Endeley said. "I knew that it could possibly just take one shot for us to win the game."
For Endeley, it was the second chapter of his late-match heroics against the Panthers. In the first-ever meeting between the programs at the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic in 2019, Endeley netted the winner in the 103rd minute of the first overtime. This time, after Endeley struck late in regulation, it was just a matter of holding on.
Luckily for the Hoosiers, they have a keeper capable of doing just that.
With IU on its heels for a chunk of the contest, Roman Celentano once again inspired confidence from the back. He got a little help from his crossbar, but also stepped forward to stop a few scoring opportunities from fully developing for the Panthers, who took seven corners to IU's three and unleashed 14 total shots. For Celentano, it was his 10th shutout of the season.
"Roman's been amazing all season," Endeley said. "I don't think there's anybody better than him in college at his position. He's one of the most important players on the field, and every single player on the team knows we can count on him to help us if we need him. He's been amazing for us."
And for Indiana, an opportunity to win title No. 9 awaits on Monday night.
"This (team) has been an absolute joy to coach in a tough year," Yeagley said. "To be here with one game remaining is really special."


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