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The gorgeous and talented Mahira Khan has reached another milestone by featuring in BBC's hundred most influential women of the year.
Mahira Khan is one of the most influential and talented stars to grace the entertainment industry and has established herself as the leading lady by featuring in over a dozen movies.
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Mahira Khan among BBC 100 Most Inspiring Women
BBC has acknowledged and celebrated Mahira Khan's contributions to social development and awareness and has stated "speaks up about the causes and issues that matter to encourage change."
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Man appeared before Dundalk court over alleged seizure of €70k of drugs
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A 53 year old man arrested in connection with the alleged seizure of €70,000 worth of cocaine and MDMA and €45,000 in cash in the town, was remanded in custody with consent to bail, when he appeared before Dundalk district court this week.
The cash was allegedly found during a search of a van on the Carrick Road and the alleged drugs were recovered in a follow-up search.
Gary Clarke with an address at Park Street, Dundalk appeared before the court on Wednesday charged with the unlawful possession of cocaine and having the drug for sale or supply at the same address on Tuesday last January 4th.
Following a contested bail, Judge John Brennan remanded him in custody for a week, with consent to bail - on his own bond of €5,000 and an independent surety of €10,000 - with €5,000 in cash to be lodged.
As part of the bail terms which were fixed, Mr. Clarke must sign-on daily at Dundalk garda station, supply a mobile phone number to gardaí on which he can be contactable at all times, and he also had to give an undertaking not to apply for a passport.
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Антоновден (Андо̀новден, Лѐлинден) е християнски и български празник, на който се почита паметта на св. Антоний Велики. Чества се на 17 януари за предпазване от болести. Според статистиката на НСИ в периода 2016 – 2020 г. Антоновден е един от най-популярните празници, с над 80 хиляди носители на имената Антон, Антония и други производни имена.

Именици
Именици са Антон, Антонио, Антония (старо римско родово име, означаващо "безценен, неоценим, който няма цена"), Антоана, Антоанела, Антоан, Антоанета, Антонина, Андон, Андония, Андуин, Доника, Дончо, Донка, Донна, Дона, Донислав,Тонислав, Донателла, Тончо, Тоника, Тонка, Тонко, Тоня, Тони, Томас.

Християнско предание
Православната църква почита паметта на св. преп. Антоний Велики на 17 януари. Свети Антоний е роден през 251 година в Среден Египет, в семейство на заможни и благочестиви родители. Останал сирак на 20-годишна възраст, той раздал наследството си на бедните и се оттеглил от света. След дългогодишна духовна борба постигнал святост и бил удостоен от Бога с дарбата да лекува. Доживял до 105-годишна възраст, запазвайки телесното си здраве и сила. Починал на 17 януари 356 г. Година преди смъртта си взел участие в борбата на Църквата против арианската ерес: победил еретиците на открит диспут, проведен в град Александрия. Успехът му е наречен "тържество на християнството".

Антоновден във фолклора
В българския фолклор св. Антоний и св. Атанас са тясно свързани – смята се, че са двама братя ковачи. По някои места (Поповско) празниците им се означават с общото название "сладки и медени". В Пиринско се вярва, че всички болести се събират на Антоновден, а на следващия ден (Атанасовден) тръгват по хората. В Разградско (където празникът е известен и като Лелинден заради табуираното име на чумата – "леля") има обичай две медени питки да се дават на съседи, роднини и приятели, а трета питка да се оставя на тавана за чумата ("за лелята", за "боля̀та"). На този ден жените не предат и не плетат, защото се вярва, че ако се убодат, няма да зарасне лесно. Не варят боб и леща, за да не разсърдят чумата, шарката и "синята пъпка".

Антоновден и Атанасовден са един след друг (17 и 18 януари) и се честват като празници на ковачи, железари, ножари и налбанти.

Вижте също
 Атанасовден

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The en·CORE 300 is the flagship condenser performance microphone in the en·CORE series with its roots in Blue's legendary tuned condenser studio microphones. The en·CORE 300's Condenser Capsule is hand-selected and tuned for an open, detailed and present sound that is as well-suited to the stage as it is the studio. Blue's engineers matched the capsule to a custom-designed phantom power circuit, which together provide a rapid and powerful sound that is an ideal match for powerful vocals. The en·CORE 300's unique reinforced chassis design mounts the capsule for optimal performance and isolation from handling noise, while providing vault-like protection for the capsule to ensure years of breathtaking performances.
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Ares is the Olympian God of war and the founder of Sparta. He and his sister Athena have been enemies for centuries. and he has done everything to try and destroy her precious city of Athens.
1.1 Powers and Abilities
2.1 Hercules
2.2 Hercules: The Animated Series
2.2.1 Hercules and the Secret Weapon
2.2.2 Hercules and the Assassin
Powers and Abilities
Ares possesses the standard powers of an Olympian god, including the sudden disappearance into underground with a small explosion. As the god of war, Ares is a powerful fighter and a war strategist, although he can also conjure red or yellow energy blast being shot either from his bare hands or sword. As the god of war, he has authority over war itself.
In the film, he has a very minor role, in which he only appears in minor cameos.
In the beginning of the film, he is present for the party celebrating the arrival of Zeus and Hera's newborn child Hercules. Ares, along with the other Gods, was sent to find Hercules, but it was too late as the baby had already been turned into a mortal and was adopted by a mortal family. Eighteen years later, he is seen imprisoned with the other Gods after they lost against Hades and the Titans. Luckily he and the other Gods are freed by Hercules.
Hercules: The Animated Series
In the animated series, Ares makes numerous appearances and acts as the force behind the plot in quite a few episodes. His two demigod sons, Fear and Terror, have also appeared with him at times.
Hercules and the Secret Weapon
The rivalry between him and his sister Athena is introduced. Ares goes to Hephaestus to forge a weapon that would be powerful enough to destroy Athens. When Hercules goes to Sparta to steal the secret weapon for Athena, Ares recruits Hercules into the Spartan army, only to later capture and have him executed along with his friends after Icarus inadvertently blows Hercules' cover. When Athena arrives to claim the weapon that her minion (Hercules) stole, Ares and Athena get into a fight until Hercules breaks the fight and throws the Armageddon Bow; landing in the hands of Cupid, the god of Passion. Once Athena mentions the name "Hercules" after congratulating him on his decision, Ares finally realizes he was going to execute the son of Zeus and then gets struck with a lightning bolt by Zeus himself after Athena happily leaves.
Hercules and the Assassin
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Ares' Roman name is Mars.
In Greek mythology, Ares was the son of Zeus and Hera, both of whom despise him, although it's unknown, though unlikely this was the case in Disney's version.
Ares seems to have a poor memory, more than once he forgot Hercules was the son of Zeus, and even past encounters with him. In instances like this, Ares refers to Hercules as "Sport".
Ares owns two mighty dogs, Brutacles and Sadisto, whom he refers to as his "Hounds of War". At one point, Athena shaved his Hounds of war to resemble poodles as a prank, which predictably enraged Ares.
Although the series shows Ares angry at Athena for her city of Athens, mythology often shows the rivalry to be between her and Poseidon, not Ares, as they argued who should have the city, and it was left for the citizens to decide which god gave the better gift to the city. Poseidon gave a fountain, which caused the people to marvel, but it was of little use as it was salt water. Athena gave an olive tree, which provided wood and olive oil, and won the city when the people voted for hers as the better gift.
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Q: Set image on datagrid row header through xaml I tried to setup a Datagrid so that I have an image in the RowHeader to show the status of each object that is listed.
To achieve that, I have a IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully nullable boolean property in my view model.
In my resources, I added an image with the following style:
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                <Image x:Name="editImage"
                       x:Key="rowHeaderTemplate"
                       VerticalAlignment="Center"
                       HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                       Width="16"
                       Margin="1,0">
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                        <Style TargetType="Image">
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                                <DataTrigger  Binding="{Binding IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="true">
                                    <Setter Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/confirm.ico"/>
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                                <DataTrigger  Binding="{Binding IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="false">
                                    <Setter Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/error.ico"/>
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below i have the rowheaderstyle:
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                <Style TargetType="{x:Type DataGridRowHeader}">
                    <Setter Property="Content" Value="{StaticResource rowHeaderTemplate}"/>
                </Style>
            </DataGrid.RowHeaderStyle>

Unfortunately it only works on the last row/object added not on all rows. What did i miss here?!
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I edited the Style to a RowHeaderTemplate. Later i figured out that databinding isn't working correctly this way. My Image Source won't update. There are no binding errors in the output window at runtime.
        <DataGrid.RowHeaderTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
                <Image x:Name="editImage"
                       VerticalAlignment="Center"
                       HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                       Width="16"
                       Margin="1,0">
                </Image>

                <DataTemplate.Triggers>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="True">
                        <Setter TargetName="editImage" Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/confirm.ico"/>
                    </DataTrigger>

                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="False">
                        <Setter  TargetName="editImage" Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/error.ico"/>
                    </DataTrigger>

                    <!--<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="{x:Null}">
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                </DataTemplate.Triggers>
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A: Got it working. I have to work with relativesource to find the datacontext.
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                    <Image x:Name="editImage"
                           VerticalAlignment="Center"
                           HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                           Width="16"
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                    </Image>

                    <DataTemplate.Triggers>
                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=DataGridRow}, Path=DataContext.IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="True">
                            <Setter TargetName="editImage" Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/confirm.ico"/>
                        </DataTrigger>

                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=DataGridRow}, Path=DataContext.IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="False">
                            <Setter  TargetName="editImage" Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/error.ico"/>
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                        <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=DataGridRow}, Path=DataContext.IsTaskCompletedSuccessfully}" Value="{x:Null}">
                            <Setter TargetName="editImage" Property="Source" Value="/RFiDGear;component/Resources/wait.ico"/>
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Living the orgasm gap: why are women still settling for less in the bedroom?
Decades after the sexual revolution and the women's liberation movement, women still aren't having orgasms. Why?
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The BC government removes barriers to changing sex on ID — it's time to stop conflating sex and gender
Sex and gender are not the same thing, and their conflation has become an problem of epic proportions.
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Last week, Andrew Sullivan published an article proposing a "truce" in the "trans wars." In general, I am a fan of truces. While in my youth I may have enjoyed warring for…
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Pornography impedes love, intimacy, respect, and connection. Yet many continue to defend it.
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Don't Use Generic Photos: Obviously, this rule means that you should not in any way use a photo that you've seen at one other site, or potentially hundreds of other locations. This will look incredibly tacky, and if you've seen the image about, you can safely bet your users have too. However, this also means that you should avoid photos that have a generic look. Sure, that cute girl with an headset on her head and a smile on her face looks nice. But what does it say about the project or site you're creating? In our eyes, it says absolutely nothing—and to the reader's, too. Avoid being generic or cliché, and try to find photos that say something along the lines of your website.
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Воденският църковен музей () е музей в град Сяр (Серес), Гърция.

История
Музеят е открит на втория етаж в сградата на Сярската митрополия. Инициативата за създаването му е на митрополит Максим Серски. През 2008 година музеят се мести в специално построена сграда на булевард "Папапавлос".

Експонатите в музея идват предимно от Серския манастир и от различни църкви в Сярско и са четири вида - икони, дърворезби и иконостаси, метални артефакти и бродирани тъкани. Иконите са най-много и част от тях са дело на местни майстори и така музеят илюстрира тенденциите в поствизантийския иконопис в Сярско. Най-важните от тях са "Света Богородица Одигитрия" от разрушената църква в Горно Луково (XIV век), "Христос Спасител" и "Света Богородица Пантанаса" от "Свети Георги Крионеритис" в Сяр (XVII век), "Христос Спасител" и "Света Богородица Одигитрия" от "Свети Антоний" в Сяр (XV - XVI век), "Свети Василий" от същата църква (XVIII век), "Свети Йоан Кръстител" от "Свети Георги" в Джинджос (втората половина на XVI век), "Света Богородица Одигитрия" (XVI век), както и основните икони, сред които и "Христос Благославящ" (втората половина на XVI век) от иконостаса на Серския манастир, "Свети Спиридон и Йоан". Впечатляващи са и "Архангел Гавриил" (XVIII век) от храма "Свети Атанасий" в Долна Нушка и "Архангел Михаил" от "Свети Архангели" (XVII век) в Сяр.

Сред разбованите фрагменти от иконостаси е иконостасът от "Свети Георги" в Нигрита (XVIII век) и този от "Свети Николай" в Дутлия (XIX век), както и царските двери от XVIII век от "Свети Йоан Богослов" в Сяр. В музея има и колекция от антеминси, като най-старият е от 1653 година, старопечатни евангелия от 1542 и 1614 година, чифт бродирани със злато кръстове и чифт манипули от 1706 година.

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Oooo, check you out! Empress and The Valiant! Girl, I loved The Valiant so much. It got a rare five-star rating from me and I would give it more. I'm hoping to say the same thing about Empress, which I'm reading soon. I hope you enjoy all of your new books!
I don't know yet what I think about Empress, and I hope that The Valiant will be awesome for me too. Have a nice week Alyssa.


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Twitter's Version of Stories is Called Fleets
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There's a new feature on Twitter and it will look very familiar if you spend time on other social platforms. It's called Fleets and it's Twitter's version of Instagram Stories—instant visual posts that disappear after 24 hours.
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Similar features have been a part of social networks like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook, and Twitter's new feature will be here very soon if it's not already in your app.
Twitter has been testing Fleets since March 2020 in countries like Italy, Brazil, and India, and they have now decided they should include them for all users. "Because they disappear from view after a day, Fleets helped people feel more comfortable sharing personal and casual thoughts, opinions, and feelings," the company explained in a press release.
Unlike tweets, Fleets don't allow likes, retweets, or replies—you can only reply to them in Direct Messages. Their main use should be casual, for thoughts you don't want on your account permanently. We still have to see how things will play out with this new feature and if it's going to be as popular on Twitter as it is on other platforms.
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Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $124.63 Million
July 11th, 2019 - By Linda Martinez
Filed Under: Consensus Rating Articles - Finance
Wall Street analysts expect Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) to post $124.63 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Five analysts have provided estimates for Braemar Hotels & Resorts' earnings, with the highest sales estimate coming in at $129.81 million and the lowest estimate coming in at $121.86 million. Braemar Hotels & Resorts reported sales of $121.12 million during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year-over-year growth rate of 2.9%. The firm is scheduled to issue its next quarterly earnings report after the market closes on Wednesday, July 31st.
On average, analysts expect that Braemar Hotels & Resorts will report full year sales of $486.48 million for the current year, with estimates ranging from $474.34 million to $503.86 million. For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the company will post sales of $513.65 million, with estimates ranging from $484.43 million to $562.00 million. Zacks' sales calculations are a mean average based on a survey of analysts that cover Braemar Hotels & Resorts.
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Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:BHR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.49). The business had revenue of $128.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $120.97 million. Braemar Hotels & Resorts had a negative return on equity of 0.97% and a negative net margin of 0.80%.
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of YPF from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of DLH from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, B. Riley raised their target price on shares of One Liberty Properties from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Braemar Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $14.50.
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in shares of Braemar Hotels & Resorts by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,357 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY grew its stake in shares of Braemar Hotels & Resorts by 184.5% in the fourth quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY now owns 10,816 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 7,014 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of Braemar Hotels & Resorts in the second quarter valued at $136,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Braemar Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $131,000. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp bought a new position in Braemar Hotels & Resorts during the fourth quarter worth $145,000. 74.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of BHR traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $9.23. 10,432 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 210,935. The firm has a market capitalization of $307.46 million, a P/E ratio of 5.95 and a beta of 1.15. Braemar Hotels & Resorts has a 52 week low of $8.32 and a 52 week high of $14.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.96, a quick ratio of 2.75 and a current ratio of 2.75.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.93%. Braemar Hotels & Resorts's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.29%.
Braemar Hotels & Resorts Company Profile
Braemar Hotels & Resorts is a conservatively capitalized REIT that invests primarily in high RevPAR, full-service luxury hotels and resorts. We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHR and are externally-advised by Ashford (NYSE American: AINC).
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Les agradecemos nuevamente su disposición para participar como expositores en JConf Guatemala 2019. A continuación les compartimos los primeros datos importantes.

## Horario designado

En el siguiente enlace encontraran el horario asignado a su presentación, por favor notificarnos si existe algún inconveniente.

http://guate-jug.net/jconf2019/archive.html

## Llegada y estadía en Guatemala

Les recordamos nuevamente que el evento se llevara a cabo el día **sábado 9 de noviembre**. Nuestra sugerencia es que su fecha de salida sea **lunes 11 de noviembre** ya que tendremos un paseo preparado para el domingo 10.

## Comunicación inmediata

Para los que deseen tener comunicación inmediata se ha habilitado un grupo de WhatsApp exclusivo para speakers y organización:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/FoohakF8hpIAzo34kway8h

## Lugar y estacionamiento

Los salones cuentan con proyector VGA, conexión eléctrica y en el caso del "main stage" cuenta con amplificación de audio. Se contara con una conexión a internet EXCLUSIVA para speakers por lo que les pedimos no compartir el password durante la conferencia.

Cada uno de los salones tendrá un voluntario de Java Day asignados para asistirlos durante la preparación del salón y la conexión. Si sus charlas son patrocinadas, se cuenta con autorización para regalar souvenirs que consideren convenientes.

Les recordamos que el evento se llevara a cabo en el CENTRO TICS del INTECAP

http://www.guate-jug.net/jconf2019/venue.html

Para los que se desplacen en automóvil el CENTRO TICS Intecap cuenta con estacionamiento para automóviles pequeños (sedan) y motocicletas, a un costo de Q10 ($1.10) todo el día. Sin embargo si su entrada fuera a partir de las 9 am el estacionamiento estará lleno por lo que les sugerimos estacionarse en el parqueo de en frente en la piscina olímpica, a un costo de Q40 el día ($5).

## Moneda y pagos

La moneda oficial en Guatemala es el Quetzal, cuyo tipo de cambio oscila entre Q 7.6 y Q 7.8 quetzales por un dolar.

Guatemala es uno de los países con mayor manejo de tarjeta de crédito en América Central, es posible adquirir bienes con tarjeta en montos a partir de los $4 dolares.

Los comercios con POS Bac suelen soportar cualquier emisor de tarjeta (VISA, Master Card, American Express, Dinners Club), mientras que los comercios con VISA suelen soportar únicamente tarjetas populares (VISA, Master Card y American Express).

## Transporte público en Guatemala

La ciudad capital cuenta con tres tipos de transporte público:

- Transmetro - https://rutastransmetro.muniguate.com/
- Transurbano - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transurbano
- Buses urbanos (identificables por el color rojo)

El transmetro es considerado seguro, por lo que pueden utilizarlo de ser necesario.

NO RECOMENDAMOS bajo ningún motivo que tomen un bus urbano o un transurbano, ya que suelen ser incómodos y peligrosos.

Adicionalmente Guatemala cuenta con tres sistemas de Taxi:

* Rotativos (blancos)
* De alquiler (amarillos y verdes) - http://www.amarilloexpress.com/
* Uber

Los taxis blancos solo aceptan dinero en efectivo y suelen tener cobros muy variables con extranjeros por lo que NO LOS RECOMENDAMOS, mientras que los taxis amarillos y uber aceptan dinero en efectivo y tarjetas de crédito.

## Zonas seguras e inseguras de la ciudad capital

Como todo evento en Latinoamérica nuestra primer sugerencia es tomar las precauciones pertinentes para tener la mejor experiencia durante el evento.

La ciudad capital está dividida en zonas, que van desde la z1 hasta la z25. Las zonas consideradas seguras son:

* Zona 4 (donde se realizara el evento)
* Zona 9
* Zona 10
* Zona 13
* Zona 14
* Zona 15

Para los interesados en realizar turismo en el centro histórico(zona 1), el área más segura son las calles aledañas al paseo de la 6ta:

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paseo_de_la_Sexta

Sin embargo nuestra recomendación es no portar objetos de valor visibles y antes de ir hacia algún lugar consultar con alguno de los organizadores al respecto.

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...Quoted from this thread - My Sci-Fi PicksFirst off, I did vote and comment 99.99% of the challenge..(can't v/c your own) I tried to give a nice visual balance between a 'photo' and something that I believe to be science fiction without losing the base photo.
We have two more awards to hand out as you can see from above. So a huge congratulations to both of you. I hope to hand out many more.
Just choose which one from below and make sure, that if you choose the sparkly one you use the quoted text from this post to put it on your portfolio page. DO NOT put it in as a thumb or it will be distorted when you view it.
If you are clever you can even link each one of them to each challenge result.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BOTH OF YOU!!
Do we have to wait for the challenge to end to post our voting page?
Not at all....once you have finished commenting you will see on your voting page your statistics. It will say what percentage you have voted and commented. Copy these statistics and paste them in this thread stating what challenge it was. Read the previous posts and you will see some examples.
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I am in the challenge so that is why I missed one of the comments.
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Holy cow...two brothers (11 years old and 13 years old) have just annialated the challenges in one foul swoop. Good on you boys. And not only that I see one of you is gracing the front page...now that is what I call a star...I think I had better keep an eye on you..lol!! So anyways...onto the ribbons.
First up is Ringostarr. For your 121 comments.
and Second is patsfan. You commented on 121, 165 and 214 images....making a total of 500 comments. So you have three ribbons...as per below.
...and one of these ribbons.
You have commented on 99 of 99 images (100%) in this challenge.
Wow...you are doing great. So here you go little champ.
How do you get the sparkle ones on your profile exactly?
Message edited by author 2007-07-08 01:56:14.
I posted my comments ribbon and it seems small. How do I make it bigger? Also, I wanted the sparkle one but I don't how to get it... Could someone help?
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This is fantastic...two brothers doing an incredible job. Well done.
So here you go champ.
BTW....the ribbon is designed to be that size. If you check your emails I have sent you the correct text for your page for both ribbons.
So far, the following people have received awards.
I have averaged these off, but I know that many of the challenges were close to the next hundred so that means that over 10,000 comments have been given out in one month with only 400 of those being prior to this club starting...great work folks.
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Can't comment on my own, and I still don't know how to put these ribbons in my profile. They are probably the only ribbon I will earn on thsi site so I better start collecting them.
Hey you are doing really well. Another one for your collection.
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I was waiting for your next post in this thread..lol!! So anyways...here is your next ribbon...we are going to have to get you a ribbon page soon...hehehehehe!!
You are doing great...keep it up.
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This Pretzel Nutella Fudge is a delicious mix of sweet and salty, the perfect antidote for any chocolate or pretzel craving.
Are you a salty or a sweet person? And before you give an angelic, "Both!" think long and hard about your answer. In the end, one has to win out.
For Alex, my boyfriend, he is the salty side's biggest fan. Really. Simply wafting the scent of potato chips, pretzels, pho or poutine makes him break out in a grin. Don't get me wrong, I love a good chip binge like any person, but I don't have the fervent love for salty food that he does. When we were dating and living in separate apartments, he never kept chocolate at his house. Ever. The closest thing he had was one of the sad granola-only bars with tiny flecks of fake chocolate. I was a sad, sad girl.
If you haven't guessed it already, I'm a sweet person. Go figure. I run a dessert blog.
That's why these pretzel Nutella fudge squares are so powerful; they bring two strong supporters of the salty and sweet camps together to bask in the beauty of rich Nutella and salty pretzels. It's a match made in food heaven.
Whoever decided one day to combine things you might not normally eat together (salty and sweet, think chocolate-dipped fries or something along those lines) was a genius. He or she was probably a stalwart sweet lover who dared not let salty touch her tongue, though her love for her salt-crazed beau simply could not be denied. It was probably a Romeo and Juliet-style affair. Or I'm just going around the bend and overthinking things, as per usual.
This fudge is primarily a refrigerator fudge, as it gets very soft when left out at room temperature. I recommend keeping it cut-up in the pan you prepared it in covered with tin foil, or cut-up in an air-tight container.
This Pretzel Nutella Fudge is a delicious mix of sweet and salty, the perfect antidote for any craving.
Line a square 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper, ensuring that all sides are covered.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt Nutella, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and gently fold in broken pretzel pieces.
Pour mixture into prepared pan and cover with whole pretzels. Wrap top with plastic wrap and cool in fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight. Keep refrigerated until serving as this fudge is best served chilled.
Oh my goodness, these look like little slices of heaven! I'm a MAJOR sweet & salty fan, and doubly so if there are pretzels involved. Thanks for sharing!
I should make this for my mom. She's been wanting to make chocolate fudge for ages because my grandpa used to love it, but she wasn't sure of what recipe to use. This will be perfect!
Nooooo! You're on the dark side. 😉 But maybe I'm biased haha. Thanks Natalie!
I actually love putting pretzels in desserts! There's something so delicious about the saltiness paired with the sweetness of chocolate! Delicious!!
I had one of these at work tonight! My boss' so daughter made some to sell as a sweet treat with coffee for our pub dining room…..DELICIOUS! I'm going to make some this weekend to satisfy my sweet/chocolate craving. THANKYOU!
Oh that's so nice to hear, Ali! 🙂 Keep on spreading the pretzel nutella love. Have a great weekend!


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Lemberg is een plaats (town) in de Canadese provincie Saskatchewan en telt 306 inwoners (2001).

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Chicago Police Caught Disappearing People Into Secret CIA-Style Detention Center
Written by Carey Wedler
(ANTIMEDIA) CHICAGO, IL — The Guardian has reported that Chicago Police are operating a secret detention facility that mirrors the CIA's "black sites." From violations of due process to torture, the revelations raise serious concerns about the deteriorating state of freedom and justice in the United States.
According the the Guardian's investigation, the process at Homan is as follows:
Suspects are taken to the facility without being booked or processed. Chicago lawyer, Julia Bartemes, said,
"It's sort of an open secret among attorneys that regularly make police station visits, this place – if you can't find a client in the system, odds are they're there."
They are interrogated without lawyers present and in fact, lawyers are often refused entry. Those who have gained access to clients claim that police still withhold information about the suspects.
The detainees are not read Miranda rights or offered due process. Brian Jacob Church, who was acquitted of terrorism charges at the 2012 NATO summit but convicted of others (and served over two years in prison), said
"Essentially, I wasn't allowed to make any contact with anybody…I had essentially figured, 'All right, well, they disappeared us and so we're probably never going to see the light of day again.'"
Church is the only detainee who spoke to the Guardian as others fear police retaliation, according to their lawyers. Church says he was held behind a floor to ceiling chain link cage with his left wrist cuffed to a bench and ankles cuffed together for seventeen hours. His lawyers were only able to find him after putting in calls to the mayor's office and other officials. As Church said,
"It brings to mind the interrogation facilities they use in the Middle East. The CIA calls them black sites. It's a domestic black site. When you go in, no one knows what's happened to you."
This was the case of a fifteen year old boy who was taken to Homan under suspicion of involvement in a shooting. A sympathetic sergeant told his mother his location, but when attorney Julia Bartmes arrived, she was denied entry for over an hour. She says officials told her,
"Well, you can't just stand here taking notes, this is a secure facility, there are undercover officers, and you're making people very nervous."
The boy was not released until 12 or 13 hours after his arrest. He was not charged.
As Church said,
"It's almost like they throw a black bag over your head and make you disappear for a day or two."
Just like CIA black sites, there have been multiple instances of violence during interrogations. In one case in February of 2013, 44-year-old John Hubbard was pronounced dead after authorities at Homan said he was found "unresponsive" in an interview cell. The Cook County Medical Examiner told the Guardian it could not locate records on Hubbard's cause of death. There is no record of why he was there in the first place.
Though these practices are eerily similar to torture sites run by the CIA, Homan's victims are not all linked to terrorism.
Anthony Hill, a criminal defense attorney, said that if police want
"[…]money, guns, drugs…they bring [suspects] there and use it as a place of interrogation off the books."
James Trainum, a former Washington D.C. detective believes Homan is the only facility of its kind in the United States (considering the high level of secrecy, it is plausible that others exist but remain undiscovered). Trainum told the Guardian,
"I've never known any kind of organized, secret place where they go and just hold somebody before booking for hours and hours and hours. That scares the hell out of me that that even exists or might exist."
It is also scary that according to Church, the facility is populated with MRAPs, or armored vehicles used as weapons of war. 1,700 pieces of military equipment were granted to Cook County as part of the highly contested Pentagon program to militarize domestic police.
Tracy Siska, a criminologist and civil-rights activist with the Chicago Justice Project, said
"The real danger in allowing practices like Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib is the fact that they always creep into other aspects…They creep into domestic law enforcement, either with weaponry like with the militarization of police, or interrogation practices. That's how we ended up with a black site in Chicago."
Though not mentioned in the report, these actions resemble those made possible by the "Belligerent Act" language passed in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These provisions essentially remove due process and allow the government to indefinitely detain Americans without charge or trial, and are still in effect today.
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The 1955–56 Tercera División season was the 20th since its establishment.

League table

Group 1

Regular season

Permanence Phase

Group 2

Regular season

Permanence Phase

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Mallorca

Menorca

Play-offs

Tiebreaker:

Group 9

Group 10

Group 11

Group 12

Group 13

Group 14

Group 15

Group 16

Promotion play-offs

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Promotion/relegation Segunda División

Tiebreaker:

Promotion to Segunda: Eldense
Remain on Segunda:: Sestao, Logroñés & Castellón
Relegation to Tercera: Plus Ultra

Tercera División play-offs

First round

Second round

Tiebreaker:

Third round

Tiebreaker:

Promotion to Segunda: Avilés, Rayo Vallecano, Alicante & Pontanés

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A brand like Coca Cola has been the pioneer of advertising. It is known to come up with ad campaigns that don't just invoke top-of-mind recall but also touch an emotional chord. When such a brand shifted its focus from traditional advertising to the use social media, it was something that made me sit up and look on.
Campaign: Share a Coke Client: Coca-Cola Agencies: Naked Communications, Ogilvy, Wunderman, Ikon, Fuel, Urban, Momentum, One Green Bean Background With the world flocking to the digital space, the way we connect has started to change, and, it would seem, the more friends we gather online the fewer we see in real life. Coke needed to adapt to this changing environment and needed a campaign that would encourage people to connect with the brand both online and offline. In addition, summer has always been a key sales period for Coca-Cola. With the introduction of new products, brand extensions and the blurring of traditional categories, however, the soft drink market has never been so competitive. So in summer 2011, Coca-Cola wanted a big idea to combat this competitive market and get Australians to sit up and notice Coke. A campaign was needed that would make a big splash and disrupt and excite Australians. It also needed to have mass appeal, while hitting the 24-year-old bulls-eye target.
Objectives The primary campaign objective was simple: increase consumption of Coca-Cola over the summer period. The secondary objective was to get people talking about Coke again.
Strategy Coca-Cola wanted a core idea that would reunite Australians with the idea of getting together and sharing a good time over a Coca-Cola. They wanted to jumpstart real conversations and remind people of those in their lives they may have lost touch with, or have yet to meet. Australians are known for calling each other by their first name, or mate for that matter. And, in order to bring people together, Coca-Cola needed to encourage this on a more personal level and what better way to spark conversation than by using a first name! So in 2011, Coca-Cola initiated these conversations by putting Australians front and centre and encouraging them to connect and Share a Coke. Coca-Cola printed 150 of the countrys most popular names on labels of Coke bottles for the first time in the brands history, to remind Aussies not only of those people currently in their lives, but also people they may have lost touch with, giving them a reason to connect. The multi-platform communications strategy acted as an invitation to Share a Coke with someone you know, or want to know and gave people the tools to find, connect and share. Varied content was created to suit a broad target audience allowing people to engage with the campaign in different ways, to varying degrees and via different contact points, making the campaign relevant to people who wanted to get highly involved or for those who just wanted to take part in the fun.
Coke constantly listened to what consumers were doing with the campaign in order to be able to surprise, maintain momentum and spark further conversations throughout the campaign period.
Execution Prior to campaign launch, Coke bottles with names on them began appearing in fridges across Australia, allowing consumers to discover the names on-pack themselves, sparking online conversations and media interest. The campaign then launched with a big bang across multiple channels. First, the campaign story broke on page three of The Australian newspaper, followed by a flow of marketing trade coverage. The TVCs, which featured a montage of volunteered photos of real people who shared that name, first aired across the biggest weekend in Australian sport during the AFL (Australian Football League) and NRL (National Rugby League) grand finals, reaching 30% of the population.
Key media and celebrity influencers with a large social media footprint were identified and sent personalised seeding kits with a Coke product bearing their name, including campaign messaging to share with their network of fans. Through a partnership with Austereo, 150 name songs were created and broadcast on-air nationally. Consumers then used these songs as inspiration to connect via Facebook. Consumers were invited to SMS a friends name, which was projected live onto the iconic Coca-Cola sign at Sydneys Kings Cross. They then received an MMS enabling them to share their friends name up in lights, via Facebook and email.
creating a personalised virtual Coke can to share with a Facebook friend, and making their own TVC, featuring their friends profile pictures.
Following launch, thousands of requests poured in for more names. We were ready with kiosks that toured 18 Westfield shopping centres inviting consumers to personalise a Coca-Cola can with any name of their choosing. Still, requests kept coming in. We listened to our captive Facebook audience and asked them who they wanted to Share a Coke with most. After 65,000 people got their say, Coke bottles with 50 new names were released.
Results The campaign exceeded expectations with millions of Australians getting together and Sharing a Coke either virtually or literally. Young adult consumption increased significantly during the campaign, up by 7%, making 2011 the most successful summer ever. The campaign earned a total of 18,300,000-plus media impressions. Traffic on the Coke Facebook site increased by 870% and the Facebook page grew 39%. In Australia, we were the number one most talked about Facebook page and 23rd globally. Seventysix thousand virtual Coke cans were shared online and 378,000 custom Coke cans were printed at local Westfield malls across the country. The campaign also changed attitudes: over the campaign, teens claimed it gave them a very positive impression of Coke. Scores on always doing new things,is a brand I love and for someone like me all improved with the young adult audience.


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Cheryl Glasgow on February 6, 2021 at 8:22 pm
Great job for first try. You'll get better with practice !
Cassiano aragão on February 6, 2021 at 8:25 pm
What is the total weight of the set with the suitcase?
Anirban Biswas on February 6, 2021 at 8:25 pm
Hey Celeste, your final result actually looks quite good, considering you did this for the first time. I ordered a Wahl clipper myself, today.
John Chiluiza on February 6, 2021 at 8:26 pm
For your first time, doesn't look bad just keep add it, you'll get better over time, i started like that too 20 years later I'm a master at it Lol
Bekah Cake on February 6, 2021 at 8:28 pm
Steve Hillyer on February 6, 2021 at 8:29 pm
I think you did a great job!. I'm 66 my barber a woman passed away after 25 years. She did beautiful work. I think you did a great job. Not a fan of the colored hair but you are making it work!! Recommendation-Instead of using the clippers in the back to give you an edge use a good safety razor I am a Gillette guy, Not the disposable, Use a mirror and like drawing a on paper. Thanks! Getting ready to try my first self cut!!
Cbkae on February 6, 2021 at 8:30 pm
It turns off and on because it overheats
Mand Apps on February 6, 2021 at 8:31 pm
You done really well apart from one little bit at the back so for 1st attempt its great 👌 The clippers def sound faulty to me. I will be doing my hair soon for the first time as soon as i can get the clippers!
Juan G! on February 6, 2021 at 8:33 pm
I got the clippers, now I need that Orko
Knowledge Is Power on February 6, 2021 at 8:33 pm
Cool hair!! Keep practicing watch more YouTube fade vidz!
慧Fee Ang on February 6, 2021 at 8:34 pm
#pixiechallenge, in thisCOVID 19 social distancing.. I have make it too …. it's really great! ^ – ^ I'm not alone
Dutta Debashis - টোটো কোম্পানি on February 6, 2021 at 8:37 pm
Adjust the screw
Barb Keen on February 6, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Sitting home in quarantine and watching tutorials on how to cut your hair. You did a great job and hopefully when I do mine next week, I won't end up looking like Sinead O'Connor! (I have a lumpy head!) Lol! Got to go find my winter hats just in case! Lol! Great job!
user user on February 6, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Celeste ! is your wahl color pro still works well?
PR /Puerto Rico Movie wax on February 6, 2021 at 8:41 pm
Wahl is not good for my opinion
Khleel Abu-hajer on February 6, 2021 at 8:41 pm
please help me,,,its support 220v or no? see package or machine label thanks
Juan Naggar on February 6, 2021 at 8:41 pm
do u still use this machine? and do u suggest to buy?
Jorge Vega on February 6, 2021 at 8:42 pm
great job and cool Hair
Black Shark on February 6, 2021 at 8:43 pm
Which would give a better cut, the color pro or the chrome pro??
Mary Reed on February 6, 2021 at 8:44 pm
Don't be so hard on yourself!
Fr0ggy On A Lily Pad on February 6, 2021 at 8:47 pm
My brother has Autism. He watches the video to get over his fear of getting his haircut. My dad has had the same cliiper set as you for years and years and he would share his head and my brother's with it. He watched this after his last diy haircut in May 2018, and he watches this video non stop and shaved my dad's head lol. My dad wanted him to do it anyway. I just wanted to say thank you for the video.
Michael Kemp on February 6, 2021 at 8:47 pm
that noise is its new and you got no oil on the blades yet really bad for them doing that with no oil that noise is the motor straining to move the blades
H M on February 6, 2021 at 8:49 pm
Don't go to the barber. They may have coronavirus.
Botanical Dawta' on February 6, 2021 at 8:49 pm
Great video and you did a fantastic job for your first time. I'm considering getting this clipper. During the pandemic I've started cutting my own hair and not doing to badly had a few compliments 😄 I find using the clippers downward, unless necessary, you have more control
Saniel Chavan on February 6, 2021 at 8:49 pm
You work damn too good for one video 👍👍👍👍
Riley Storm on February 6, 2021 at 8:50 pm
Never cut your hair ever again 😭🤮🤢
On my on February 6, 2021 at 8:50 pm
Is the clipper still working?
daciadarling on February 6, 2021 at 8:53 pm
Keep at it, we get better with experience!
Emily Shields on February 6, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Oil the blades before use and also adjust screw. Oil on top and both sides use small brush to spread oil. YouTube it
Rebecca Fair on February 6, 2021 at 8:54 pm
I would use a mirror to help see where you're cutting
525672ify on February 6, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Your hair is beautiful and colors right on!!
Missi Martin on February 6, 2021 at 8:56 pm
You have to oil the blades.
skoal22005 on February 6, 2021 at 8:57 pm
I thought it looked great.
chongarlett v on February 6, 2021 at 8:57 pm
I bought the pro plus it looks the same but ima try it on my husband later 👀👀👀😅😅. Lol but your hair looks awesome dude . I want to have short hair like you but I will keep thinking about it lol
My Brother's Keeper on February 6, 2021 at 9:00 pm
It looks pretty good to me
Khan Of Iravan on February 6, 2021 at 9:01 pm
Girl you need to capitalize on that taper lever to blend and taper properly… keep practicing and you'll learn the craft
Bilal Awan on February 6, 2021 at 9:02 pm
clipper is pretty loud
Eli Mendoza on February 6, 2021 at 9:03 pm
GUARD!!!!
J W. on February 6, 2021 at 9:04 pm
The thing about trying something out for the very first time, it's never going to be great. The first time is a test run and experiment with a new tool and getting in the practice to become experience in hair cutting. So the first time it's going to either be bad or okay. It's putting in the time and work to get good at something which will come later. I thought the cut was good and should continue to practice with the clipper. You save tons of money as well as the convenience of cutting your own hair whenever you want. To me that's a plus right there.
alzathoth on February 6, 2021 at 9:04 pm
WOW! FANTASTIC JOB! did you use a mirror behind you? i want to cut my own hair but am chickenshit.
kamuelalee on February 6, 2021 at 9:06 pm
Great job, thanks for this video. I'm in Coronavirus stay home mode. Bought the Wahl Color Pro and will try to give myself a fake U.S. Marine cut…real short. LOL
h2bbuilt on February 6, 2021 at 9:07 pm
You need to add lube to the blades. Thats why you hear the difference in noise.
OtakuGunsoNY on February 6, 2021 at 9:09 pm
heh its hard to cut your own hair xD I kinda don't have another choice so I do snip a few inches off every now and then
JOHN CONNOR on February 6, 2021 at 9:10 pm
La mía hace ruido cuando aflojo el tornillo de a lado, pero Corta mejor. Y si no hace ruido jala el cabello. Es algo natural de esa máquina?
taxiguy reviews on February 6, 2021 at 9:16 pm
You have to tighten the power screw on the side
Freddie Rankin on February 6, 2021 at 9:17 pm
Your haircut came out better than mine .. being 1st DIY .. also that knocking noise happens when the blade underneath the metal guard shifts .. it actually won't cut hair … same thing happen to me .. so What I did , took two screws .. Phillips screwdriver ..re adjust both blade and guard .. brush and oil both blades I mentioned screw tight again both Phillips screws then on the side of clipper u will see plastic flat head screw .. before u tighten turn on clipper and tighten till it stops making knocking noise and try it .. will cut even better
Brajesh kumaR on February 6, 2021 at 9:18 pm
Alvin Cooks on February 6, 2021 at 9:19 pm
MIke Caldwell on February 6, 2021 at 9:19 pm
Making no attempt to look like a woman
I love your colour. The hair was already cool, but it still looks cool after you did it yourself. It almost looks like you went to a barber shop looks that good.


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Grand Ledge school board, state association to meet Friday in wake of Metcalf comments
Rachel Greco
GRAND LEDGE - The Grand Ledge Public Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting Friday to consider "a confidential and privileged attorney client communication" from its attorneys.
The meeting, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. over Zoom, comes at the end of a week filled with public backlash over comments district Superintendent Brian Metcalf wrote Sunday on Facebook regarding George Floyd's death.
The communication from East Lansing-based Thrun Law Firm is related "to the events of this week," school board Trustee Sara Clark Pierson said Wednesday.
She declined to discuss its specifics, but described it as "written guidance."
School officials aren't the only group meeting about Metcalf's comments Friday.
Metcalf is listed as president-elect of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators' executive board on the organization's website.
"The MASA Board does not condone those statements and is meeting tomorrow morning to discuss next steps and possible action," Steve Matthews, MASA board president, wrote in a statement to the State Journal Thursday.
The Board of Education will discuss the legal opinion in closed session, Pierson said, but there will be an opportunity for members of the public to comment during the open portion of the meeting.
"I've encouraged people to attend and make comments because the public needs to," she said. "Obviously with hundreds of emails there is high interest."
Pierson said she does not expect action will be taken by the school board at Friday's meeting.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the Board of Education said its members are "deeply concerned" about Metcalf's statements about Floyd's death, but board President Denise Dufort said they did not intend to fire Metcalf.
Metcalf announced he will enroll in "diversity and/or cultural awareness and sensitivity class to help me grow so that I may better respond in the future."
"...it all starts with being a law abiding citizen - had he not paid with counterfeit money, had he not resisted, had he not been under the influence -- then there would be no contact with officers; that does not excuse the officer; it just eliminates the conflict to begin with!! It starts with being a good citizen!" Metcalf wrote Sunday, part of a response to a May 30 post by John Ellsworth, the school district's communications director.
The statement came a week after Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, and the same day that a peaceful protest of police brutality at the State Capitol was followed by property damage and fires in downtown Lansing in what Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green called a "riot."
Official: Grand Ledge Superintendent won't lose job over comments about George Floyd
Protesters want Grand Ledge Superintendent to resign
Grand Ledge school official faces backlash over comments about George Floyd
Metcalf's comments, characterized as victim-blaming by many, were shared widely on social media and sparked quick community backlash. They prompted a protest Monday afternoon at the school district's administrative offices. A crowd of about 40 people attended.
Metcalf issued a statement Monday morning saying his words were taken out of context. He issued an apology Tuesday.
Thursday Terrance Augustine, chair of the Eaton County Board of Commissioners, released a statement calling on the Board of Education to remove Metcalf from his position.
"He must either step down or be removed from his position so Grand Ledge and its school board can take the right steps to reform its commitment to diversity and a safe learning environment for all students," he wrote on Facebook. "This recommendation is not sought to be a punishment, just a first step in addressing an issue that continues to plague our students, staff and society as a whole."
The statement, posted to Augustine's Facebook page, is signed by Augustine, a Democrat who represents District 3, and nine other officials including fellow commissioners Matthew Bowen, Joseph Brehler, Brandon Haskell and Rob Piercefield, along with Delta Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher, Delta Township Clerk Mary Clark, and Delta Trustees Karen Mojica, Andrea Cascarilla and Fonda Brewer.
The Board of Education is also expected to meet Monday night. A protest over Metcalf's statements and the board's response is planned for that evening, said organizer Tamela Jones. She said many in the community want Metcalf removed from his position.
"We're not stopping," she said Tuesday. "We're moving ahead."
Contact Rachel Greco at rgreco@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @GrecoatLSJ.


· Fall time is the difference between the time when the signal crosses a high threshold to the time when the signal crosses the low threshold.
· The low and high thresholds are fixed voltage levels around the mid voltage level or it can be either 10% and 90% respectively or 20% and 80% respectively. The percent levels are converted to absolute voltage levels at the time of measurement by calculating percentages from the difference between the starting voltage level and the final settled voltage level.
· For an ideal square wave with 50% duty cycle, the rise time will be 0.For a symmetric triangular wave, this is reduced to just 50%.
· The rise/fall definition is set on the meter to 10% and 90% based on the linear power in Watts. These points translate into the -10 dB and -0.5 dB points in log mode (10 log 0.1) and (10 log 0.9). The rise/fall time values of 10% and 90% are calculated based on an algorithm, which looks at the mean power above and below the 50% points of the rise/fall times.


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\section{Introduction}

So much has changed so quickly in the way we study galaxies that an astronomer suddenly transported from a conference in the 1990s to a symposium like this one would be thoroughly stunned with things we now take for granted, like counting galaxies by the thousands, and unashamedly quoting their stellar masses, star formation rates and mean stellar ages as if these properties were trivially derived. This revolution happened due to the confluence of major advances in two fronts. First, mega-surveys like the SDSS came into existence. Secondly, models for the spectra of stellar populations with an appropriate quality and resolution to analyze actual galaxy spectra finally became available. This gave new life to old spectral synthesis methods to dig the fossil record of galaxy evolution out of their observed spectra, i.e., to transform $F_\lambda$ into physical properties such as stellar mass, mean age, metallicity, extinction, and the whole star formation history (SFH).

Naturally, there are caveats. On the modeling side---skipping technical aspects and the semi-philosophical issue of whether to use index-based or  full $\lambda$-by-$\lambda$ spectral fitting methods---uncertainties in the evolutionary synthesis ingredients are currently an important limiting factor (e.g., Chen et al.\ 2010; Cid Fernandes et al.\ 2014). On the observational side, though much has been learned from the application of spectral synthesis to SDSS galaxies, the lack of spatial resolution severely limits interpretation of the results. Indeed, not knowing which photons come from where forces us to treat galaxies as point sources, mixing clearly distinct sub-components (bulge, disk, arms, bars) and their different stellar populations.

Here is where Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) surveys come to our rescue (see S\'anchez contribution), combining the morphological information of images with the diagnostic power of spectroscopy. Besides producing  maps of everything we previously had only for entire galaxies, these surveys will be instrumental in reverse engineering the meaning of global properties derived from spatially unresolved data like the SDSS and high-$z$ targets.

We have been exploring the information on stellar populations within CALIFA datacubes by means of the spectral synthesis code {\sc starlight}. In short, after some basic preprocessing steps the datacube is spatially binned into Voronoi zones whenever necessary to reach $S/N \ge 20$, and all zone spectra are extracted and fitted with {\sc starlight}. The results are then packed into fits files and analyzed  with  {\sc p}y{\sc casso}\footnote{Python Califa Starlight Synthesis Organizer}, a very handy tool to post-process and analyze  {\sc starlight} results in 3D. P\'erez et al.\ (2013) and Gonz\'alez Delgado et al.\ (2014a,b) present our first scientific results, while technical aspects are  described in Cid Fernandes et al.\ (2013, 2014). Instead of reviewing this already published work, we dedicate these few pages to presenting some yet unpublished (and unpolished) results which further illustrate the richness of the manifold of physical properties derived from the application of stellar populations diagnostic tools to IFS surveys.

\section{Chemical evolution}

Recently, Gonz\'alez Delgado et al.\ (2014b) analyzed the {\sc starlight}-derived mean {\it stellar} metallicities ($Z_\star$) of 300 CALIFA data cubes. Metallicity  was shown to correlate both with the stellar mass ($M_\star$) and the surface mass density ($\mu_\star$). $Z_\star$ is more closely related to $M_\star$ in spheroids, while in disks it is $\mu_\star$ who seems to govern the chemical evolution. Thus, as we had previously found for mean stellar ages, the balance between local ($\mu_\star$-driven) and global ($M_\star$-driven) processes affecting $Z_\star$ varies with the location within a galaxy (see also Gonz\'alez Delgado's contribution in this same volume).

Another finding reported in that paper is that the $Z_\star$ values obtained considering only stars younger than 2 Gyr are  higher than those for the whole population (1 Myr $< t < $ 14 Gyr). Although this is expected in terms of chemical evolution, $Z_\star$ is a non-trivial property to derive in composite stellar populations, and deriving its time dependence is even harder. In Fig.\  \ref{fig:ChemicalEvol} we look in more detail at this remarkable result. Its left panel shows the $M_\star$-$Z_\star$ relation (MZR), breaking $Z_\star(<t)$ into six age ranges, from $t < 14$ Gyr (i.e., all stars) to $t < 1$ Gyr. Similarly, the right panel shows the evolution of the $\mu_\star$-$Z_\star$ relation ($\mu$ZR). The curves are based on 300 galaxies (but 253418 spectra!), whose galaxy-wide average $Z_\star(<t)$ are binned along the horizontal axis and smoothed for cosmetic purposes.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.495\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig1a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.495\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig1b.pdf}
\caption{
Evolution of the galaxy-wide $M_\star$  and $\mu_\star$ versus {\it stellar} metallicity relations. Each line corresponds to the  average $Z_\star(<t)$ curve obtained from 300 galaxies ($\sim 250$k spectra). $Z_\star(<t)$ values are computed including only stellar populations younger than $t = 1, 2, \ldots 14$ Gyr (from top to bottom), as derived from the {\sc starlight} spectral decomposition.
}
\label{fig:ChemicalEvol}
\end{figure}

Both plots show that $Z_\star$ increases steadily as galaxies age. The pace of chemical evolution varies with both $M_\star$ and $\mu_\star$, producing the systematic flattening of the MZR and $\mu$ZR with time. In fact, stars of all ages have similar metallicities in the most massive (also the densest) galaxies, as these systems essentially completed their star formation and chemical evolution very long ago. Going down the $M_\star$ and $\mu_\star$ scales one finds slower and slower evolution. The SFHs of these galaxies are also slower, in the sense that their stellar mass was formed over a longer time-span.

The point to highlight here is that $Z_\star$ and its time evolution behave amazingly well, and for galaxies of all types. Studies of the MZR are usually based on nebular properties. Though useful, $Z_{neb}$ can only be applied when the emission lines are powered by young stars, thus excluding regions where BPT-like diagnostic diagrams indicate the contribution of other ionizing agents (AGN, shocks, old stars). Furthermore, it is obviously impossible to trace the evolution of $Z_{neb}$ for any single galaxy.  The availability of reliable estimates of the stellar metallicity thus offers an independent (and in several ways more informative)  way to address issues related to the chemical evolution of galaxies.

\section{Star formation Rates: Nebular $\times$ stellar tracers}

By construction, estimates of the recent star formation rate (SFR)  involve the hypothesis that SFR $=$ constant over some time interval $T$. In the case of the H$\alpha$ luminosity, one has $L_{H\alpha} \propto \int_0^{ ``\infty"} {\rm SFR}(t)  q_H(t) dt \sim {\rm SFR} \int_0^T  q_H(t) dt$, where $q_H(t)$ is the rate of ionizing photons per unit initial mass of a burst of age $t$. Because $q_H(t)$ drops precipitously after  $\sim 10^7$ yr,  its integral converges on a time-span $T$ of this same order.\footnote{Other tracers like the UV luminosity or the dust-reprocessed far-IR luminosity follow the same logic, but the corresponding time-integrals require much longer times to converge.} Assuming  SFR$(t<T) \sim$ constant seems plausible when dealing with whole (or large chunks of) galaxies, since in this regime the data  average over many regions formed in the last $T$ years (e.g., a collection of HII regions of different ages and stellar masses). Doing the same for a single spaxel is at least dangerous, if not wrong, as one quickly realizes by imagining the case of a spaxel containing a single HII region, understood as an instantaneous burst where $L_{H\alpha}$ does not measure a rate (see also Calzetti's contribution).

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig2.pdf}
\caption{
{\it Left:} Comparison of the SFRs estimated from H$\alpha$ with those obtained from the spectral fits of the stellar continuum for $\sim 40$k CALIFA spectra. {\it Right:} As in the left, but now comparing  SFR surface densities (thus eliminating distance-induced correlations) for 20 radial bins per galaxy, hence averaging over HII regions, as implicitly required by the SFR(H$\alpha$) method. The {\sc starlight}-based SFRs were computed for a time-scale of 25 Myr.
}
\label{fig:SFRs}
\end{figure}

In contrast, {\sc starlight} assumes nothing about the SFH. Its more general and flexible non-parametric description of the SFH is thus in principle more suitable to derive SFRs, and these can be computed over any desired time scale. The caveat is that, unlike for ionizing photons, the optical continuum contains a non-trivial mixture of populations of all ages, and isolating the contribution due to a specific sub-population is an inevitably uncertain and degenerate process. Still, Asari et al.\ (2007) showed that the H$\alpha$ and {\sc starlight}-based SFRs agree remarkably well in SDSS star-forming galaxies, so we repeat this comparison for CALIFA data.

In Fig.\ \ref{fig:SFRs} we compare the H$\alpha$ and {\sc starlight}-based SFRs for 40532 zones in 300 CALIFA galaxies, selected to belong to the star-forming wing in the [OIII]/H$\beta$ vs.\ [NII]/H$\alpha$ diagram. Despite all potential caveats pointed out above, the correlation is excellent. In the right panel we refine the analysis by comparing surface densities averaged over radial rings, thus mitigating stochastic effects and better complying with the SFR $\sim$ const.\ hypothesis implicit in the H$\alpha$ method. The correlation is even better, and in fact cleaner.

One can look at this result as reinforcing the confidence on the spectral fits with {\sc starlight}.  One can also look at it in closer detail to map  differences between nebular and stellar estimates of SFRs, and to investigate plausible causes such as differential extinction and IMF. Also, now that we have a SFR indicator independent of (but consistent with) emission lines, we can use it across the board, even when SFR(H$\alpha$) does not apply, as in AGN dominated regions. We leave this as a small demonstration of the power (and promise) of the combination of stellar and nebular diagnostics.

\section{Schmidt-Kennicutt like relations}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.49\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig3a.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.49\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig3b.pdf}
\caption{{\it Left:} Relation between SFR surface density and dust optical depth, both derived from the spectral synthesis of 300 CALIFA galaxies. Each point corresponds to radial averages of $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\tau_V$  for an (inclination corrected) radial bin of width $\Delta R = 0.1$ Half Light Radius (HLR), color coded to reflect $R$.
{\it Right:} As the left panel, but scaling the $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\tau_V$ values of each galaxy by the corresponding values at $R = 1$ HLR.
Barring a dust-to-gast conversion factor, these relations are analogous to the  Schmidt-Kennicutt relation between $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\Sigma_{gas}$.
}
\label{fig:SK}
\end{figure}

As any optical survey, CALIFA looks at the stellar, nebular, and dust content of galaxies. The missing piece of information is gas, the fuel for star formation and galaxy evolution.
Molecular and atomic maps of CALIFA galaxies will  tie in nicely with the information already at hand, allowing spatially resolved studies of the relation between  gaseous content, SFR and chemical abundance  for a varied and representative sample.

Meanwhile, let us explore dust as proxy for gas. Specifically, we correlate the V-band dust optical depth ($\tau_V$) with the SFR surface density ($\Sigma_{SFR}$). Both quantities are derived entirely from the {\sc starlight} spectral fits. This allows a more comprehensive view than one would obtain by restricting the analysis to spaxels whose emission lines are both (a) consistent with star-formation in BPT-like diagrams, and (b) strong enough to be reliably measured.  Since  $\tau_V$ ultimately represents the dust column density $\Sigma_{dust}$, which in turn presumably traces $\Sigma_{gas}$, to first order (and ignoring metallicity dependence in the dust-to-gas conversion factor) one expects $\Sigma_{SFR}(\tau_V)$ to behave as a Schmidt-Kennicutt  $\Sigma_{SFR}(\Sigma_{gas})$  relation.

This expectation is borne out in Fig.\ \ref{fig:SK}, which shows the relation between $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\tau_V$ we obtain with CALIFA. The plot contains 4500 points, each one with average measurements performed over radial bins of width $=  0.1$ Half Light Radius (HLR). Both $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\tau_V$ increase towards the nucleus, as one infers from the color change from the upper-right to bottom-left of the plot.  Despite the scatter, the relation is visibly super-linear, with a logarithmic slope in the neighborhood of 1.5, close to what is found with direct measurements of $\Sigma_{gas}$ (Kennicutt \& Evans 2012 and references therein). The right panel in Fig.\ \ref{fig:SK} rescales the $\Sigma_{SFR}$ and $\tau_V$ values of each galaxy to the corresponding values at $R = 1$ HLR. This rescaling trick, which ultimately expresses results for each galaxy in its own natural units, significantly reduces the scatter, probably due to the minimization of ``second-parameter" effects.

Again, we show these plots as a teaser of what is nowadays doable thanks to the combination of spectral synthesis tools and 3D spectroscopic surveys. Empirical relations such as the ones in Fig.\ \ref{fig:SK} can be worked from different angles. One can for instance use them to verify the existence of a SK-like relation within galaxies and investigate how the star-formation ``efficiency" varies with, say, morphological type or mass-density. Alternatively, one may postulate a SK law and use $\Sigma_{SFR}$ to derive $\Sigma_{gas}$, which in turn would be useful to study (i) $\Sigma_{dust}/\Sigma_{gas}$ dust-to-gas ratios, (ii) gas fractions and their relation to stellar and nebular metallicities, (iii) etc. Plenty of work ahead!

\section{PCA tomography}

Finally, we briefly mention an entirely different approach to explore data-cubes. The PCA tomography technique devised by Steiner et al.\ (2009) identifies correlations within data-cubes in a purely mathematical way, free of astrophysical pre-conceptions. Reverse engineering the meaning of the results is not always a simple task, although  spectacular results achieved with Gemini data-cubes reveal the potential of this technique.

Fig.\ \ref{fig:PCA} gives a taste of what one finds for CALIFA data after masking emission lines and rescaling fluxes to account for the large dynamic range within the cube---PCA is highly sensitive to pre-processing steps. The left panel shows the image (tomogram) of the first PC in the data-cube of Arp 220. The central lane of high PC1 reflects the region of large extinction, as confirmed by its clean correspondence with the {\sc starlight}-derived $A_V$ map in the central panel and the PC1 vs.\  $A_V$ plot on the right. Considering the few galaxies analyzed so far, we generally find that the first 2 or 3 PCs generally correlate well with some stellar population property. The velocity field, in particular, is invariably recognized in at least one PC. From our point of view this is actually a handicap of the method, as variance is waisted in mapping a property ($v_\star$) which can easily be measured by more conventional  means, so ways to circumvent this drawback are being implemented. We also note that relating PCs to previously known properties is an instructive exercise, although it kind of defeats the very purpose of processing the data through a physics-free algorithm, and letting the tomograms and eigenspectra hint at the underlying phenomena. In any case, there is still plenty more to be examined. Emission line and combined stellar plus nebular spectral cubes are still being PCA'ed, and one hopes that this technique helps unveiling the interplay between stars, gas and dust. Last but not least, PCA and other techniques may be used as noise filters and/or to identify subtle instrumental effects, so there is plenty to be done along this line too.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.99\columnwidth]{CidFernandes_fig4.pdf}
\caption{PCA tomography experiments with CALIFA data-cubes (see text for details).
}
\label{fig:PCA}
\end{figure}

\section*{Acknowledgements}
\noindent
This contribution is based on data obtained by the CALIFA survey (http://califa.caha.es), funded by the Spanish MINECO grants ICTS-2009-10, AYA2010-15081, and the CAHA operated jointly by the Max-Planck IfA and the IAA (CSIC). The CALIFA Collaboration thanks the Calar Alto staff for the dedication to this project. Support from CNPq (Brazil) through grants  300881/2010-0 and 401452/2012-3 is duly acknowledged.

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A word I know, six letters it contains.
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The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth?
Have a great vacation! READ! Go OUTSIDE and PLAY! SLEEP well.
NextGen VOCABULARY RELAY! The class that gets around the room fastest with the fewest mistakes wins! If you are one of the people that gets a rerun, you'd better be ready! Count off, remember your number, and preview your question before we get to you.
True/False? Referring to a judge as "Your Honor," is an example of colloquial language.
True/False? Always eating chicken before a baseball game is a good example of an idiosyncrasy.
True/False? In the word insomnia, the prefix in- means into.
True/False? Shaving your head is an example of a metamorphosis.
True/False? Mr. Coward uses many colloquialisms.
True/False? The word scapegoat is based on actual goats.
True/False? In the word instill, the prefix in– means not.
True/False? The word scapegoat can be used as a verb.
True/False? In the word transfixed, the prefix trans– means nailed.
True/False? To be called a phenomenon, it has to be inexplicable.
True/False? At the end of The Midwife's Apprentice, Alyce is optimistic.
True/False? Dally was a pessimistic person.
True/False? The sun coming up every morning is a phenomenon.
True/False? The sun coming up every morning is inexplicable.
"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." Act II.
You have just crossed over into… The Twilight Zone!
Friday, 12/9: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 15, MoMS!
Other Extra Credit: Period 3 gets +3 for Vocab Relay, Period 6 gets +1. Also: Cerro San Luis +1, phenomena +1, 1941 +1.
What musical instruments are represented below?
Add together each of the defined words to get a whole new word. Example: to shout + what you say when you feel pain = yellow.
These groups of three definitions describe three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter. (Example: king, ring, wing.) What are they?


What are the most looked at books in our house?
Answer, the photo albums. I fall into that small percentage of people who actually like keeping the family albums up to date (most people I know bemoan the fact that they have thousands of images on their computer that have never been printed, let alone made it into an album). When I discovered how much my kids enjoy looking at the albums and remembering things we've done, it made the task all the more worthwhile.
Mitch Steinmetz, of the Northern Michigan University School of Art and Design, created Remembrance – a coffee table and photo album combined. I'm not sure what I love more – the actual idea or Steinmetz's earnest description of the piece – "The coffee table is the center of any living room: a place for conversation, gathering, and storage. The photo album preserves memories, giving life to past events and emotions. Remembrance combines the social interaction of family gatherings with the nostalgia and enjoyment of remembering the past. Instead of acting as a liaison between the user and their entertainment, Remembrance becomes the source of entertainment. It creates new memories while simultaneously cataloging and cherishing old ones".
I do love the idea that kids can switch between building Lego on the table to flicking through last year's holiday snaps. Remembrance is a concept piece and not available for sale at this stage.
For those of you who are now pondering the thousands of digital images stuck on their computer and wondering whether it is worth the effort to put them into albums, check out Gretchen Rubin's book, The Happiness Project. In chapter four, Rubin describes the spiritual (I use that term loosely) benefits of being a 'treasure house of happy memories' or in other words, get your family photo albums in order!