Diggy Simmons had the Internet all fired up when his J. Cole diss track "What You Say to Me" leaked over the weekend. Now the 17-year-old rapper is speaking out about the controversial record for the first time.
Diggy called out the Roc Nation star after he subliminally rapped about having relations with Diggy's older sister Vanessa on his 2010 song "Purple Rain." Vanessa attended college with J. Cole at St. John's University.
"A little over a year ago, my sister told me he was saying he did this, that, and the third with her 'cause they went to the same college, but they didn't even really know each other so it wasn't like that," Diggy told the Inland Empire's 99.1 KGGI.
Diggy said there's no truth to Cole's claims and felt compelled to defend his sister's honor. "It was just me sticking up for my family," he explained.
The "Do It Like You" rapper, whose debut album Unexpected Arrival was released last month, was at the movies when he was informed that the song had leaked. "I didn't leak it," he said.


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So April has been the wettest month in the UK since records began in 1910 with more flood warnings to come from the Met Office. The May Day Bank Holiday also looks to be a wet and windy day off too! With all this soggy weather, we asked the UK's favourite astrologer and TV celebrity Russell Grant to reveal what might be in store for the Summer months and also what type of holiday best suits each of the 12 Star signs.
Aries (Mar21-Apr20) You aren't a person to let inclement weather bother you or get you down. Once you are away, you will make the most of your holiday. If you're camping, pack plenty extra clothing and waterproof gear in case of rain. Having the right equipment will make all the difference. You like to be active and enjoy holidays that offer challenge and adventure. Wherever you're going and whatever you have planned for the summer, you fully intend to enjoy it, rain, hail or shine! Getting away from it all on a spontaneous whim can also be exciting. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: European Camping Holiday, Mountaineering holiday, Hiking Tour in the UK.
Gemini (May22-June21) Rain or shine, as long as you are holidaying with your favourite people, you will have fun. You might plan in advance so you have plenty ideas for activities in case of bad weather, and venues to visit if and when the sun does shine! At the same time you are versatile and happy to go with the mood of the moment. You enjoy variety and have a fascination for foreign cultures, religions, myths and beliefs. That's why you're likely to choose locations where you can meet a variety of interesting people and experiment with new activities. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Jordan, Egypt or anywhere with ancient historical lineage.
Cancer (June22-July23) You've always been sensitive and spiritual and this year you just want to get away from the crowds. Cancer is a Water sign and it can be enormously relaxing, as well as spiritually uplifting, to be beside lakes, rivers or the sea. The idea of a renting a canal boat is a one you have considered for many years. Once you find a boat company that offers comfortable onboard facilities that will make your boating holiday a home from home, you could make 2012 the year to make this dream come true. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: UK canal boating, Mediterranean Cruising or a trip to beautiful Lake Garda.
Leo (July24-Aug23) If you are typical of your sign, "getting away from it all" means enjoying an unforgettable holiday experience. Some years you will seek challenge and adventure: an African safari, sailing, climbing mountains or horse riding. Other times you will yearn for something more relaxing like a luxury cruise or a tropical paradise destination with plenty relaxation and fun in the sun. Every year you hope the experience will be the best ever and that your holiday to be a one you will always remember. Foul weather will bother you and ruin your dream holiday so it has to be beautifully sunny days. Whatever your plans, you need to head for the sun! Best type of holiday and locations for you are: African safari, Yacht holiday in Greece, Tropical Island.
Virgo (Aug24-Sept23) You like to have everything completely organised down to the last detail. Choose your travel companions wisely. Journeying with friends who are unpredictable and change plans without giving any notice will be far from relaxing. In fact you would probably end the holiday feeling stressed out and in need of another break to get over it! Whether you decide to book an all inclusive holiday or you arrange the travel and hotel bookings yourself, you will have most fun when travelling with people you can trust and rely on and who aren't likely to run off and get themselves lost the moment you aren't looking! Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Luxury mobile homes in France, China, or an Alaskan Wildlife Tour.
Libra (Sept24-Oct23). You would rather holiday with a friend, partner or the family than go anywhere alone. If you are single and feel in need of a break but you're nervous about travelling solo, why not book with an organised group for single travellers? You've always had sensitive skin and should be careful about spending too long under the heat of the sun. Be sure to use plenty sun tan cream as you can burn very easily. This year you're most likely to go for luxurious settings with plenty of choice of activities and entertainment. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Group holidays, Majorca Villa breaks, or exotic Thailand.
Scorpio (Oct24-Nov22) You could never laze about on a beach or wile away your holiday doing nothing. You want a taste of different activities, to visit museums and to feel as if you can return home having enjoyed a valuable experience. Writing, photography or art holiday courses will give you a chance to hone your skills and meet like minded people. The idea of taking a spiritual retreat has always interested you. Visiting archaeological sites and trips to discover the culture and history of a country will make you feel you got more out of the experience than an ordinary, relaxing break. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Guatemala, Lakeland Photographic Holidays, Creative writing in Greece.
Aquarius (Jan21-Feb19) As long as it is different, exciting and offers a degree of challenge, you will consider the holiday ideas your friends put to you. Travelling in a group is always fun and as the old saying goes: there is safety in numbers. Whether it is sleeping under the stars, swimming with whales or taking a gorilla safari trek, holidays that offer new experiences are the ones you are likely to go for. You would rather not spend a lot of money on luxury and pampering yourself when it is the experience and the people you spend time with, that will make your holiday. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Holidaying with friends, Swimming with dolphins in Cuba or any safari destinations.
Pisces (Feb20-Mar20) You want your holiday this year to be meaningful and for the enjoyment you get out of it to stay with you for years to come. Exploring places you've always wanted to see while enjoying the luxury and comfort of a cruise ship would be a holiday you won't ever want to forget. Closer to home, you will want to be active and to feel as if you're getting some educational benefit from your holiday. Strolling around museums and galleries, taking a city tour or sightseeing trip will give you plenty to tell your friends about when you return home. Best type of holiday and locations for you are: Holiday cruises, City breaks or theatre, concert or cultural packages.
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Het jaar 1426 is het 26e jaar in de 15e eeuw volgens de christelijke jaartelling.

Gebeurtenissen
 13 januari - Slag bij Brouwershaven: Engelse boogschutters, gestuurd door Humphrey van Gloucester om Jacoba van Beieren en de Hoeken te bestrijden, worden vernietigend verslagen door Kabeljauwse troepen.
 4 april - Begin van het Beleg van Haarlem. De stad Haarlem wordt belegerd door Jacoba van Beieren en de Hoeken.
 28 april - Jacoba van Beieren breekt het beleg van Haarlem af om zich naar Alphen aan den Rijn te begeven. Kennemer opstandelingen en andere Hoeken onder Willem van Brederode zetten het beleg wel voort.
 30 april - Slag bij Alphen aan den Rijn: Jacoba van Beieren verslaat Jan van Uitkerke bij Alphen aan den Rijn, waardoor haar verdedigingslinie intact blijft. Haar hoop op verovering van Haarlem is echter vervlogen.
 8 mei - Bij Haarlem wordt een verdrag gesloten voor zes weken vrede. Einde van het Beleg van Haarlem.
 19 mei - Drie jaar na door slechts enkele kardinalen gekozen te zijn, laat tegenpaus Clemens VIII zich daadwerkelijk tot paus kronen.
 16 juni - Slag bij Aussig: De Hussieten boeken een grote overwinning op katholieke kruisvaarders.
 22 augustus - Slag bij Hoorn: Filips de Goede verslaat de Kennemer opstandelingen die worden gesteund door een legertje van Jacoba van Beieren.
 30 augustus - Eerste vermelding van Sloten als stad.
 7 september - De openingsplechtigheid van de Universiteit Leuven vindt plaats in de Sint-Pieterskerk (Leuven).
 27 september - Slag bij Detern: Oost-Friese opstandelingen onder Focko Ukena verslaan het leger van Ocko II tom Brok.
 november - Begin van het Beleg van Zevenbergen: Filips de Goede belegert de stad Zevenbergen, een van de laatste die nog achter Jacoba van Beieren en de Hoeken staat.
 De stadsrechten van diverse West-Friese 'plattelandssteden' wordt ingetrokken vanwege hun steun aan de Kennemer opstandelingen en Jacoba van Beieren. Alleen in het geval van Wognum is deze intrekking definitief, de overige steden herkrijgen hun rechten in de volgende decennia.
 Keizer Johannes VIII Palaiologos scheidt van zijn echtgenote Sophia van Monferrato.
 De Universiteit Leuven krijgt een faculteit canoniek recht.
 De Albertvaart in Lier wordt gegraven.

Opvolging
 patriarch van Antiochië (Grieks-orthodox): Joachim II opgevolgd door Marcus III
 Azcapotzalco: Tezozomoc opgevolgd door zijn zoon Maxtla
 Dominicanen (magister-generaal): Barthélémy Texier als opvolger van Leonardo Dati
 Lord High Admiral van Engeland: Thomas Beaufort opgevolgd door Jan van Bedford
 Schaumburg en Holstein-Pinneberg: Adolf X opgevolgd door zijn zoon Otto II
 Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein: Adolf II opgevolgd door zijn zoon Johan
 Tecklenburg: Nicolaas II opgevolgd door zijn zoon Otto VII
 Thouars: Peter II van Amboise opgevolgd door zijn neef Lodewijk van Amboise

Afbeeldingen

Geboren
 2 februari - Eleanora I, koningin van Navarra (1479)
 februari - Christiaan I, koning van Denemarken (1448-1481), Noorwegen (1450-1481) en Zweden (1457-1464)
 26 april - Margaretha van Nassau-Weilburg, Duits edelvrouw en bibliofiel
 7 mei - Giovanni Pontano, Italiaans humanist en dichter
 19 september - Maria van Kleef, Duits edelvrouw
 Jan II van Bourbon, Frans edelman
 Giacomo II Crispo, hertog van Naxos (1437-1447)
 James Douglas, Schots edelman
 Maria van Loon-Heinsberg, Zuid-Nederlands edelvrouw
 William Berkeley, Engels edelman
 Olivier de La Marche, Bourgondisch diplomaat en geschiedschrijver (vermoedelijke jaartal)
 Suster Bertken, Noord-Nederlands kluizenares en dichteres (jaartal bij benadering)
 Rudolf IV van Sausenberg, markgraaf van Baden-Baden (jaartal bij benadering)

Overleden
 13 januari - Hendrik van Renesse, Hollands ridder
 26 juli - Adolf II van Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (~40), graaf van Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein
 22 augustus - Willem Nagel (~35), Hollands opstandeling
 18 september - Hubert van Eyck (~60), Zuid-Nederlands schilder
 24 november - Elizabeth Plantagenet (63), Engels prinses
 31 december - Thomas Beaufort (49), Engels legeraanvoerder (vermoedelijke datum)
 Peter II van Amboise (~69), Frans edelman
 Jan Lambertsz. Cruyf, Hollands burgemeesterszoon
 Adolf X van Schaumburg (~51), Duits edelman
 Nicolaas II van Tecklenburg, Duits edelman
 Tezozomoc, Tepaneeks heerser

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Up Helly Aa (/ˈʌpˌhɛliə/ or /ʌpˌhɛliˈə/UP-hel-ee-ə; literally "Up Holy [Day] All") can refer to any of twelve fire festivals held annually in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season. The main festival involves a procession of up to a thousand guizers in Lerwick and considerably lower numbers in the more rural festivals, formed into squads who march through the town or village in a variety of themed costumes. In Lerwick girls and women are excluded from participating as guizers, despite discussions in 2018 and 2019.
The current Lerwick celebration grew out of the older yule tradition of tar barrelling which took place at Christmas and New Year as well as Up Helly Aa. Squads of young men would drag barrels of burning tar through town on sledges, making mischief. Concern over public safety and levels of drunkenness led to a change in the celebrations, and saw them drawing inspiration from the islands' Viking history. After the abolition of tar barrelling around 1874–1880, permission was eventually obtained for torch processions. The first yule torch procession took place in 1876. The first torch celebration on Up Helly Aa day took place in 1881. The following year the torchlit procession was significantly enhanced and institutionalised through a request by a Lerwick civic body to hold another Up Helly Aa torch procession for the visit of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.  The first galley was introduced and burned in 1889. The honorary role of the 'Jarl' was introduced to the festival in the early twentieth century. In reality, despite many sources claiming these ancient origins, the festival, and many like it, were products of Victorian do-goodery. The Lerwick Up-Helly Aa was first established by the Total Abstinence Society in the 1870s to give the young men who would otherwise drink themselves silly something to do. The name itself derives from Upholiday, the lowland Scots word for Twelfth Day, and was brought by them to the Shetland Islands in the 19th century.
There is a main guizer who is dubbed the "Jarl" (pron. "yarl"). There is a committee which a person must be part of for 15 years before one can be a jarl, and only one person is elected to this committee each year. The procession culminates in the torches being thrown into a replica Viking longship or galley. The event happens all over Shetland and is currently celebrated at eleven locations – Scalloway, Lerwick, Nesting and Girlsta, Uyeasound, Northmavine, Bressay, Cullivoe, Norwick, Waas, the South Mainland and Delting. After the procession, the squads visit local halls (including schools, sports facilities and hotels), where private parties are held. At each hall, each squad performs its act, which may be a send-up of a popular TV show or film, a skit on local events, or singing or dancing.
According to John Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (1818), up is used in the sense of something being at an end, and derives from the Old Norse word uppi which is still used in Faroese and Icelandic, while helly refers to a holy day or festival. The Scottish National Dictionary defines helly, probably derived from the Old Norse helgr (helgi in the dative and accusative case, meaning a holiday or festival), as "[a] series of festive days, esp. the period in which Christmas festivities are held from 25th Dec. to 5th Jan.", while aa may represent a', meaning "all".
1 – The Guizer Jarl. The Guizer Jarl is the principal character in the celebration of Up Helly Aa, which takes place on the last Tuesday in January. Each Guizer Jarl takes the name of a figure in Norse legend. This one was Flokki of the Ravens.
2 – The Jarl Squad. The Jarl Squad is made up of the Guizer Jarl's supporters. It is the principal of many squads, and the participants are called guizers.
3 – The Galley. Each year a replica of a Viking longship is built for Up Helly Aa.
4 – The Procession. After nightfall the longship is dragged through the streets of the town in a torchlight procession. The torchbearers are the members of all the squads, led by the Jarl Squad. Each squad chooses a theme and dresses accordingly. The themes are very varied, some historical, some topical or satirical.
5 – The Circle Round the Galley. When all the torchbearers arrive at the final resting spot of the longship, they form a circle round it and sing the traditional Up Helly Aa song.
6 – Setting Fire to the Galley. After the singing of the Up Helly Aa song, the guizers throw their torches into the longship.
7 – The Burning Galley. Once the longship has burned and the flames die down, guizers sing the traditional song "The Norseman's Home" before going on to a night of partying. Any available large room is pressed into service as a hall, presided over by a hostess who issues invitations to attend, and every guizer squad visits every hall in turn to dance and drink with the guests. As there can be dozens of squads and dozens of halls, this takes most of the night and well into the following morning. The day after is the "Hop Night" where further dances and celebrations are held.
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^ a b Exclusion of women and girls from the events in Lerwick is controversial: "The strange island tradition firing up a gender row". bbc.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ Oliver, Neil (2012). Vikings: A History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-7802-2282-0.
^ 1969-, Davies, Owen, (2011). Paganism : a very short introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 95. ISBN 9780199235162. OCLC 731984995.
^ Callum G. Brown, Up-helly-aa: Custom, Culture, and Community in Shetland (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998), ISBN 1901341070, pp. 126-139.
^ "It cost £4,940 15/6d to build, now monument to civic splendour is 125". The Shetland Times. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ "The Galley". Up Helly Aa. NB Communication. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ Oliver, Neil. Vikings: A History. p. 9.
^ Ronald Hutton, The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001), p. 43 ff.
^ Jamieson, John (1818), "upp-helli-a'", An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language; in which the Words are Explained in their Different Senses, Authorized by the Names of the Writers by whom they are Used, or the Titles of the Works in which they Occur, and Deduced from their Originals, Edinburgh: Printed for A. Constable and Co., and A. Jameson by Abernethy & Walker, OCLC 4363471 .
^ William Grant, ed. (1931–1975), "helly", The Scottish National Dictionary, Designed Partly on Regional Lines and Partly on Historical Principles, and Containing All the Scottish Words Known to be in Use or to have been in Use since c. 1700, 5, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, OCLC 780478 , 10 vols., as reproduced in Victor Skretkowicz; Susan Rennie; William A. Craigie, eds. (2004), Dictionary of the Scots Language = Dictionar o the Scots Leid, Dundee: University of Dundee, OCLC 57069714 .
^ "uphalie-", Scottish National Dictionary, reproduced in the Dictionary of the Scots Language.
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New Massachusetts Science Standards Are Subpar
December 5, 2016 By truthinamed
As a result of ignoring input from a distinguished national expert, Massachusetts' Next Generation Science Standards adopted last spring by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) fall short, according to the second of a two-part analysis of the standards published by Pioneer Institute.
"The standards purport to explore fewer topics in greater detail," said Paul R. Gross, lead writer of What Goes Up Must Come Down: New, Lower K-12 Science Standards for Massachusetts, and other, recent reports on the new, so-called Next Generation Science Standards for K-12. "But a series of additions make the new standards no less broad and shallow than their predecessors."
California State University Northridge Biology Professor Dr. Stan Metzenberg's study of a draft version of the standards that were released for review by the BESE was largely ignored by drafters of the final version. He found that the draft standards excluded or minimized a number of important topics included in the earlier standards such as Mendelian genetics and large parts of cell biology.
The new curriculum frameworks also compress separate standards for each of the human body's seven major systems (digestive, circulatory/excretory, respiratory, nervous, muscular/skeletal, reproductive and endocrine) into a single composite standard, reducing students' knowledge and lessening their ability to talk to and understand their own physicians and make good health choices.
"Massachusetts has sacrificed science standards that were a national model for replacements that are clearly inferior," said co-author Ze'ev Wurman.
The new standards are an adaptation of standards issued by the D.C.-based educational lobbyist Achieve, Inc. And although there are a number of Massachusetts additions and repairs, they still miss important content and fail to make key connections.
Recently released results from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assessment found American students still trailing far behind their Asian peers. Half the fourth graders in Singapore who took the test scored high enough to be considered advanced in math, compared with just 14 percent of U.S. students.
Under the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act and the previous state standards, Bay State students have achieved stellar results: leading the nation on every grade tested in reading and math from 2005 to 2013 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, called "the nation's report card." In 2007 and 2013, Massachusetts students were among the top performers in the world on international math and science tests.
The authors also find that the standards are expressed in a way that is unclear and unnecessarily complicated.
Paul R. Gross is University Professor of Life Sciences, emeritus, of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, having served also as Vice President and Provost, and Director of the Center for Advanced Studies. He has taught on the faculties of New York and Brown Universities, the Universities of Rochester and Edinburgh, and at MIT. He was Director and President of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and a Trustee of Associated Universities, Inc. His scientific research and publications are in developmental and molecular biology. He writes also on the public and academic cultures of science, and on science education and literacy, and is active as a consultant in the creation of K-12 and college academic standards.
Ze'ev Wurman is a senior fellow with the American Principles Project. He participated in developing California's education standards and the state assessments in mathematics between 1995 and 2007 in various capacities. Between 2007 and 2009 he served as a senior policy adviser with the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. In 2010 Wurman served on the California Academic Content Standards Commission that evaluated the suitability of the Common Core standards for California and was one of its two members who voted against their adoption for California. He has been published in professional and general media. In his non-educational life he is an executive in a semiconductor start-up company in the Silicon Valley and holds over 25 U.S. patents.
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Filed Under: Next Generation Science Standards Tagged With: Massachusetts, Next Generation Science Standards, Paul Gross, Pioneer Institute, Pioneer Institute Whitepaper, Stan Metzenberg, Ze'ev Wurman
Robert Lattimer says
The Gross-Wurman report on the new Massachusetts science standards makes some good points, but it misses the mark on some key issues. Namely, the report fails to acknowledge that the Massachusetts standards (as well as NGSS) approach science from a purely materialistic (naturalistic) viewpoint. The standards assume that only naturalistic explanations are valid in science, and in doing so they omit the possibility of intelligent causation (intentional design). Further, the standards do not reveal that they employ methodological naturalism, the unproven assumption that only materialistic causation is permissible.
Materialistic philosophy is particularly apparent in the coverage of "origins science," the study of the origin and development of the universe, of life, and of life's diversity. The standards present the Big Bang theory uncritically, and the origin of life is not covered at all (presumably because there is no viable naturalistic explanation for it). Biological evolution (common descent) is presented as fact, and no distinction is made between microevolution (adaptation) and macroevolution (large-scale change). The standards also fail to mention that narratives in historical origins science are tentative and unrepeatable by experiment. This makes them much less reliable than theories in present-day operational science.
Gross and Wurman also do not discuss the biased coverage of environmentalism in both the Massachusetts standards and NGSS. In particular, both sets of standards accept anthropogenic global warming as fact. Activist environmental positions are taken on sustainability and the negative effects of human activities on the environment.
Overall I can agree with most of the findings by Gross and Wurman. I only wish they had noted the very serious deficiencies of the standards in the areas of origins science and environmental science.
Jesse Turner (@readdoctor) says
The main problem with standards is when they become the end all of learning. when that happens they have little to offer individual learners. They become benchmarks, not doors to personal and social inquiry, exploration, discovery, and imagination. The more rigid the standard the more useless it is.

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About Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art
Volume 1994, Issue 1
FRAGMENTS OF POETIC MEMORY: THE ART OF RASHID DIAB
Salah Hassan, Assistant Professor of African Art History at the State University of New York at Buffalo, received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a visiting professor at Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, and was a J Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellow for 1992–1993. He is author of Art and Islamic Literacy among the Hausa of Northern Nigeria (The Edward Mellen Press, 1992) and curator of Creative Impulses/Modern Expressions: Four African Artists, an exhibition of contemporary African art held at the Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University (1993)
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We are big football fans at my house. Even our little princess is (she didn't really have a choice). But I am usually not good about planning to have game time snacks on hand. I wish I was better about it. If I did it right, I'll bet I could plan it so that I didn't have to cook lunch or dinner on game day. Hmmmm I might have to take on that challenge.
While I was mulling over game time snacks (snackage as my daughter would say), I remembered an old favorite of mine, artichoke dip. And, as a bonus, I had everything I needed in the pantry. Which means, yes I stock cans of artichoke hearts as a staple pantry item for my home (don't judge).
As you might imagine, this is NOT a healthy recipe. But it is quick and yummy. Two out of three isn't bad.
Drain the artichoke hearts then chop them up. In a mixing bowl add the mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and chopped artichokes. Mix well.
Optionally you can add diced sweet or hot fire roasted peppers, chilies, jalapenos, or even a little minced garlic. Technically you could eat this dip cold. I prefer it heated. Something about melting the cheese into the mayo makes it taste a lot better to me. You can put the dip into baking dish and pop it into a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or so. Or, as I did, you can put the dip into a microwave safe dish and heat it for 4 - 5 minutes (yes oven baked would have made a better photo but we wanted it now, not 20 minutes from now).
If I was bringing this to a party I would bake it until the top was nicely browned. When it is for just me and my hubby, the microwave makes the prep time of this dip less than 10 minutes tops. We eat this with corn chips but it goes really well with pita chips or french bread.


As one of the world's best-known tech brands, IBM faces unique challenges — trying to ramp up its presence in an existing market where it is lesser known, for example. Leslie Reiser, IBM's Program Director for Digital Marketing Worldwide, is facing that challenge head-on.
As manager of the digital marketing practice within IBM's general business organization, Leslie is responsible for social media marketing programs, website development, interactive marketing, content marketing, and all things related to the online space. Her group primarily focuses on midsize businesses (companies they define as having between 100 and 1,000 employees) — an area where IBM is waging an aggressive campaign to gain more market share.
I sat down with Leslie to talk about IBM's influencer blogging program, gaining traction in the midsize business market, and plans for future content marketing expansion.
CMI: What works well in your content marketing program?
Leslie: Recently, we joined forces across our entire marketing and communications organization. Instead of working within a siloed, pure marketing discipline area, we have amassed a group of influencers. They include our business partners, IT analysts, and independent bloggers, many of whom are compensated for their unique point of view and perspective on a particular area. We work in concert across all these various constituencies in IBM to form (essentially) a very robust influencer ecosystem.
People have a very specific skill set, or expertise on a number of areas that align to our solutions portfolio. For instance, we seek out experts in the areas of cloud computing, business analytics, or data security and ensure that we pull in those particular experts and use them in the appropriate channel for maximum impact across the social ecosystem.
What issue is your company trying to solve with content marketing?
We are working with midsize businesses to use information technology for competitive advantage. Using intelligent information effectively and competitively is not something that should be gated by a customer's size. Both the smallest and the largest businesses in the world can benefit. Through our content marketing program, we are educating people — and it all starts with smarter individuals. A single person within a midsize business can have tremendous impact and can drive fundamental change inside the organization. Through the topics we cover, we are challenging these individuals to use information differently, to empower their teams to make better decisions that will ultimately drive business growth. It's about sharing stories about how people are using information to better provide their customers with the products and services they're looking for.
So content marketing has helped us with relevance, with reach, with amplification of a voice through the redistribution of content — through regional development of content — that is specifically tailored to the very, very unique needs of a midsize company.
Have your content marketing strategies been successful in changing that perception?
Yeah. We're identifying the right influencers that align with our business priorities. Those priorities align with our product and service portfolio. For example, we have identified and nurtured relationships with bloggers who specifically focus on cloud computing, or business analytics, or data security in that midsize business space.
Those particular people are influencers within the marketplace. They have credibility. They are authentic. They have independent followings and a network. By leveraging their very balanced, objective opinions and educating them on our portfolio suite, we can educate the broader marketplace and drive that relevance and, ultimately, the profit that we desire.
How does IBM's relationship with influencers work?
The influencers are not the only components but they are a significant part of our overall strategy. We work with a combination of independent bloggers and writers. Through the Skyword program, the writers work within a pay-for-performance model. We educate them on the IBM offerings portfolio, as well as the specific business issues that typical companies of that size face.
Midsize businesses have very different needs than enterprise companies. The needs of TB Bank, for instance, are very different than Chase Manhattan Bank. We educate the writers on the marketplace segment and IBM differentiators. We provide access to experts so that they have always-at-the-ready fodder for their blog posts.
The writers produce content based on contractual agreement with Skyword and us for a certain amount of articles. They are taught through the Skyword program, for example, how to optimize for search.
Every week we distribute a conversation calendar. It's the bible for all of our programs. In any given week, what you will see in the news will also appear on Midsize Insider, our publishing platform for news. We have a well-integrated content distribution program — whatever the theme is of that particular week or month is consistently applied throughout all communication channels.
How does the Skyword program work?
Skyword manages the blogger program for us. We've built this pretty robust set of industry experts who are not IBM'ers. They're independent. They consist of authors, analysts, and former client-side professionals turned influential bloggers.
They focus on business priorities like cloud computing, business analytics, data security, virtualization — about 9 or 10 different areas that we emphasize. Obviously, the end game is to drive consideration and preference for the IBM products. In any given week, these bloggers write original posts. They may cover pre-disclosure information or events we assign them, for example.
Recently, we had an exchange event down in Texas with a couple of bloggers on site. We have an MSP event, which is part of a new business model for us — selling with managed service providers, etc. We're providing bloggers with backdoor passes so they can interview firsthand end-users and the IBM experts that are pulling the programs together.
These are the types of things we provide them with. Sometimes, we'll offer a platform to showcase their brand through webinars, tweet chats, and the like. We really try to give them more encouragement, enticement, and help.
They are compensated for producing a specific amount of content, but they are not asked to comment on their opinion of IBM as a provider or to evaluate a particular product or offering. It's strictly unbiased.
Has buy-in for your content ever been a challenge internally?
I'd say about three years ago that was the case — not so much content but social media marketing as a content exchange platform for generating impressions. I don't really see that as the case any longer.
I think it's a different vernacular that people had to become comfortable with. They had questions. How do you measure it? The ability to demonstrate a visible impact to the business is still something I think the industry struggles with. What does 'X' amount of millions or billions of social impressions actually translate to? How does that help a prospect or progress an opportunity through the sales funnel? What amount of social exchange actually spurs the client, the prospect, to take an action?
What have you done to more effectively measure content's impact on your bottom line?
We have a partnership with Good.Is, a socially conscious developer of content. Clearly, positive and relevant messaging has an impact on your brand and on client consideration.
We have very, very specific ways of measuring by assigning tactic codes and specific calls to action. For example, somebody listens to a webinar and then they can download a chapter of the guest speaker's book. We have a way to really follow that through, ultimately from opportunity identification through to closure. We are really focused right now on lead progression.
Where do you expect to go next?
We have a specific vision on how to expand our market through distributable, shareable, thoughtful content. Rendering for mobile is a large component of that approach as is a continued, laser focus on solutions to the specific business challenges that continue to plague our midsize business clients.
The ability to create compelling content is going to be more important than ever. Our goal is to continue to look for interesting industry thought leaders (writers) who can provide their unique perspectives on the relevant IT issues of the day.
Program scalability is another big issue. Our goal for 2013 and beyond is to really scale the blogger program in the dozens of countries that we operate in. From a mid-market perspective, we're in at least 60 markets, maybe more. So we are figuring out how we can launch a scalable, affordable model in different sized countries and are developing ways of identifying, engaging, and building relationships with the right influencers in these markets around the world — most importantly in Asian markets.
In some cases, you have unique challenges. China, given some of the regulatory pressures (especially with waiting periods for content distribution), presents a particular set of challenges. In general, not every country will resonate with someone who is U.S.-based. It's really about finding those local influencers willing to work with us.
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Report: Google fires anti-diversity engineer
Mountain View's proposed "head tax" could generate upwards of $6 million a year for the city, with Google alone paying $3.3 million. (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)
By Ethan Baron | ebaron@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: August 7, 2017 at 5:36 pm | UPDATED: August 8, 2017 at 2:01 pm
MOUNTAIN VIEW — A Google engineer's letter suggesting women are biologically unsuitable for tech jobs and leadership has drawn fire from inside the company and around the country, with many suggesting the search giant show him the door.
The engineer, James Damore, was fired Monday evening, according to Bloomberg, which cited an email from him. An email sent to an address believed to be used by Damore was not immediately returned. Google said it could not comment on personnel matters.
"It's toxic," Girls in Tech founder Adriana Gascoigne said Monday. "He's breaking down the biological aspects of being a woman versus a man and categorizing women in a way that makes us seem weak, that makes us seem incompetent, that makes us seem like we're actually bad for a company's bottom line. I personally would lay him off."
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The anti-diversity memo comes as Silicon Valley tech companies struggle to hire more women and minorities and as Google faces a federal investigation into whether women at the company are paid less than men. The letter has sparked heated debate and put Google's leadership in a delicate position: Does a firm that touts diversity in gender, race and sexual preference also tolerate diverse views?
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"Questioning our assumptions and sharing different perspectives is an important part of our culture, and we want to continue fostering an environment where it's safe to engage in challenging conversations in a thoughtful way," Google vice-president of engineering Ari Balogh said in a statement.
"But, in the process of doing that, we cannot allow stereotyping and harmful assumptions," the statement continued.
The company is legally entitled to cut him loose, said Redwood City employment lawyer Richard Koss.
"In California, employment's 'at will' — you can be fired at any time for any reason or no reason," Koss said, adding that the right to free speech does not apply inside companies.
The 10-page letter, titled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber," was published by tech website Gizmodo on Saturday, after Googlers had shared it widely on internal platforms. Women, the engineer wrote, are more talkative than assertive, and have more "neuroticism" that makes them less tolerant of stress than men.
Damore's letter caught the attention of high-profile women in tech. Facebook chief operating officer and former Google vice-president Sheryl Sandberg said Monday on Facebook that inequality in technology didn't arise out of gender differences.
"It's due to cultural stereotypes that persist," she wrote. "We all need to do more."
Megan Smith, another former Google vice-president and the chief technology officer for President Barack Obama, said the views expressed by Damore were "rampant" in tech.
"It's insidious," Smith told Bloomberg TV. "It causes people to leave the industry and it's bad for shareholder value."
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However, Women in Technology International president David Leighton said Damore's screed may have arisen out of resentment toward diversity initiatives that do a poor job communicating the benefits of hiring women.
"He's reacting that way because he's not seeing the bigger picture and what the value is to the company," Leighton said. "He's dragged to some HR thing he has to sit in while he's trying to get his product shipped tomorrow.
"I don't know if firing him's the solution that's going to help the company — I think maybe bringing him into the conversation," he said.
A conversation is necessary, but not necessarily involving Damore, said Yonatan Zunger, a former high-ranking Google engineer who recently left the company. If the man had been working under him, Zunger would have seen him "escorted from the building by security," Zunger wrote in a Medium post Saturday.
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Damore, by publicly stating his views to his colleagues, created a "textbook hostile working environment" in which no female employee would be able to work with him, according to Zunger.
"The suggestion that some of your colleagues are, by nature, less qualified to do their jobs is inherently disrespectful," Zunger told this news organization Monday. "The most important thing of all to do doesn't have to do with firing: it's for leaders, especially men, to speak up and make absolutely clear that this kind of disrespect is not acceptable."
Google leadership should "speak up loudly, clearly, and repeatedly," Zunger said, because Damore's letter is not an isolated incident. "For every one time something makes a big splash like this and is being covered by the press, it happens a thousand times quietly and with nobody else hearing it."
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed statements by David Leighton of Women in Technology International to UC Davis professor Norman Matloff.
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Frank W. Abagnale is the youngest person ever placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, he led the government on a chase from 1964-66, impersonating doctors, pilots, lawyers; forging and cashed cashed $2.5 million dollars worth of bad checks - all before he was 18 years old. Caught and sent to jail, he was released into the custody of the FBI and became their foremost expert on check forgery. Today, Frank Abagnale is a consultant for the FBI, specializing in keeping con artists from stealing like he did.
Abagnale will present an entertaining discussion of his escapades. His incredible story has a moral. In an emotional roller coaster ride he takes you from laughter to tears and explains what life is really about. He has been voted one of the top five speakers in the United States by the Internaional Platform Association and was elected the #1 Campus Speaker in America by the National Entertainment College Conference Association.
Mr. Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 25 years. He lectures extensively at the FBI Academy and for the Field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is one of the world's most respected authorities on the subjects of forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents. More than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations, and law enforcement agencies, and government agencies around the world use his programs. In 1998 he was selected as a distinguished member of the "Pinnacle 400" by CNN Financial News.
His rare blend of knowledge and expertise began as a teenager. More than 30 years ago, he was known as one of the world's most famous confidence men as depicted in his best-selling book, Catch Me if You Can. With an I.Q. of 136 and only a 10th grade education, he successfully cashed millions in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries over a five-year period. Between the ages of 16 and 21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a college professor, a Los Angeles stock brocker, a pediatrician and even an FBI agent. Apprehended by the French police when he was 21 years old, he served time in French, Swedish, and U.S. prison systems. After five years, he was released on the condition that he would help the government, without remuneration, by teaching and assisting federal law enforcement agencies.
His thrilling story, now being told on film in Steven Spielberg's 2002 hit movie, Catch Me if You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken. This film is full of adventure and excitement, but most of all, love. His latest book, The Art of the Steal, is now available through Random House/Broadway Books.
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Q: Ace editor - shortcuts with double letters Right now, I'm working on key binds.
I have found, that I'm not able to make a key bind, which has two letters next to each other.
The key bind I'm trying to make, looks like this:
editor.commands.addCommands([{
                name: "test",
                bindKey: {
                    win: "Ctrl-K-D",
                    mac: "Command-K-D"
                },
                exec: function (editor, line) {
                    alert("test");
                },
                readOnly: true
            }])

It returns this error in the console: invalid modifier k in Ctrl-K-D
It doesn't seem to work. However, if I bind a function to say, Ctrl-Shift-A It works fine.
Is there a way to have a key bind with two letters next to each other?
Thanks in advance!

A: Use "Ctrl-K Ctrl-D" if you want to allow pressing D when K is already released. There is no way yet to bind to a key the same way as to a modifier, that is allowing any order of K and D keys and requiring them to be pressed down at the same time.

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Recommended Sequence of Courses: The "typical" economics major takes Principles of Economics (Economics 101) in the second semester of his freshman year, the theory/empirical sequence (Economics 251, Division III 252, Economics 253, 291, and 292) during the sophomore year, electives during the junior year, and, finally, Senior Seminar (Economics 401) and electives during the senior year.
Although the above sequence is preferred, there can be flexibility in this basic pattern. The wellprepared first-year student might want to begin the study of economics in the first semester of the freshman year, while "late contractors" (students who decide to major in economics during their sophomore or even junior years) may choose a more tightly packed junior/senior year combination of economics courses. The prospective economics major should be careful in planning the theory/empirical sequence year. The sequence of Division III 252 in the FALL and Economics 253 in the SPRING is crucial. Economics 251 should be taken by the time the other courses in the theory/empirical sequence are completed. It is most convenient to take Economics 251 along with Division III 252 in the fall. Thus, if the economics major is planning to study off-campus as a second semester junior, it is absolutely imperative that he begin the empirical sequence and take Economics 253 as a sophomore.
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Fetid – Steeping Corporeal Mess Review
Manny-O-Lito on June 5, 2019
Back in 2017 Fetid came on the scene with a demo entitled Sentient Pile of Amorphous Rot. Fans of sewer-originated death metal flocked to the internet to order cassettes of this absolutely putrid little demo. Yet for all it lacked in stature it more than made up for in performance. Rough production did a piss poor job of hiding the band's immense potential. As they ripped through those four tracks – vocals gurgling, synthesizers and drum machines popping – a vision of what the future could hold began to take shape. Clubs full of smelly, hairy cave-dwelling folks with their long, curly back hair perfectly teased for the occasion dotted the tours that would be undertaken in Fetid's future. The stench, rife with body odor and underscored by a hint of vinegar (or is that rotting fish?), came to life through the speakers. It was magical.
With one ear always to the underground, 20 Buck Spin quickly snapped up Fetid (their demo was put out by the unfailing Headsplit Records) swelling their already well-stocked ranks of putrescent death metal. Budget increased. They received the full complement of production typically afforded bands of their ilk. They received cover artwork that would make devotees of X-Files "Monster of the Week" series squirm recalling human-fish hybrid, sewer dwelling parasites. And thus, with the shelves of their cupboards lined with all the tools needed for a band to ascend to the upper echelon of gory, sludgy death metal Fetid set out to make their debut LP.
Release date: June 7, 2019. Label: 20 Buck Spin.
After making fans wait two full years for any new material, it's fitting that the album opens with static and screeches, only further cementing the anxiety and urge to check out just what theses jokers have up their sleeves. In general, what they do have up their sleeves is a solid yet unmemorable follow-up to what was a very memorable and exciting demo.
It's an odd thing that cleaning up the production and using more finances and resources to produce the art as a whole can somehow be a bad thing. Society is capitalist and the more money you have the better you are as a person and the more people will respect you. Turns out that this long held principle of capitalist culture isn't a universal truth and Fetid is a prime example of that fallacy. Punk ethics, DIY attitudes, and dropping your master tape in the mud and running it over several times with a garbage truck actually produces some of the best gory, sludgy, sewage soaked death metal.
The drums are deep, cavernous even. There is an endless section of toms—each one slightly deeper than its predecessor. Double bass thunders like hoof beats of a strong mare connecting with the brittle sternum of an adolescent boy. The cymbals, used sparingly, ring true and clean, lightening the mood albeit for a brief moment. But mostly the rhythms are pummeling affairs of tom rolls unleashing waves of PTSD in anyone that was once caught on the business end of an automatic grenade launcher.
The vocals are of the bowels: low growls kept muffled in the mix, intertwined with any bass or guitar that finds its way into the depths of this guttural range. Lyrics are barked rhythmically, at times coming dangerously and deliciously close to what could be loosely considered a rap attack. But again, when compared to the demo, the vocals, even when drenched in reverb, seem lifeless. Not the enthusiastic leader they could be but rather a passenger enslaved by the ferocious rhythms that have assumed the job of cavalry commander.
Guitars, handled by Clyle Lindstrom (Caustic Wound, Cerebral Rot), who also shares vocal duties, shine on "Consumed Periphery." Vacillating between so deep and bombastic and buzzsaw-like efficiency he even throws a few pick dives, whammy screams and technical solos in there. All while holding down the slow-paced riff game.
Holding down the rhythm section is bassist Chelsea Loh (also of Cauterized) along with drummer/vocalist Julian Rhea. Their chemistry is readily apparent with the bass never seeming out of place or showy but merely doing what is impossible for many bassists—to assist, support, and enhance without getting in the way. Particularly on "Dripping Subtepidity," the bass work shines, holding down the lower riffs while guitar lines spiral into chaos. The ability to groove is one of Fetid's main selling points, and much of that is thanks to the bass work.
Steeping Corporeal Mess by Fetid
The synth skills are once again on full display for the closing track "Draped in What Was" (a fitting title for a synth sound that was very popular about 35 years ago). This time no drum machine punctuates the eerie tones. The rhythm is kept by a pulsating synth while baritone keys pump a bass line beneath and more whimsical melody lines are layered over the top. The effect is a pronounced, dated mood befitting all the best campy horror films of Ti West. Again, Fetid makes the choice of using the synth as an intro for a track rather than simply an interlude on its own. While that tidbit certainly isn't pronounced or even noticeable, it is worth mentioning as it's indicative of a more modern take on synthetic death metal passages. It is also worth mentioning that the passage has no impact, effect, or connection to the track into which it is dumped.
Don't get it twisted. Steeping Corporeal Mess is damn solid death metal. In fact, in a year relatively bereft of quality death metal – a massive change from the prior three years – Fetid stands tall, making the Pacific Northwest scene proud. The band will do very well touring Europe where they might not even have sewers yet. It's just that Sentient Pile of Amorphous Rot was that good that the debut LP warranted exceedingly high expectations that simply weren't met. Spin it. Love it. But keep your eyes to the horizon and hope that whatever they do next harkens back to their brilliant coming out party.
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Indignant_N00b June 5, 2019 at 11:31 am
"In general, what they do have up their sleeves is a solid yet unmemorable follow-up to what was a very memorable and exciting demo."
You just summed up the entire new-old-school/caverncore/etc scene. Band releases hypey demo/EP/debut and the scene loses its shit over the atmosphere and attitude. Band follows it up and everyone realizes they've never really developed their own sound or personality, just stitched one together from classic bands. It's an entire scene built on one-and-done bands, probably because being seen listening to the cool new swampcore band is more important than actually liking the music
Nothing against Fetid, haven't heard them. Just a hobgoblin of mine these days
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Local government has taken over a lot of enforcement from other government bodies, particularly when it comes to enforcing the law in respect to dog attacks.
Working in animal management, I've found that much more is required of animal management officers than in the past, but the basic principle of serving the public and public safety is exactly the same between the police service and local government."
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A predecessor of spring monochromes all right, but not quite there yet. The game 'spot the fashionista' is easier - and holds less interest - each year as the pressure to wear the most obvious next season looks increases. However, sporting the latest shearling coats in August or summer dresses in January, to me, seems more rude than fashion-forward. Is there no value in respecting seasons, the weather, or in living in the present? Well, there should be. Sure, we can dream, but let's not be ignorant.
And here is today's pretty modest pre-spring dream. The sleek and structured narrow shoulder blazer by Maison Martin Margiela for H&M (a re-edition of the autumn/winter 1989 collection piece), with plain and crispy white skinnies, patent boots and a riding-style hat, shows just enough longing for spring for the time being while, just like the snow drop flower, we are waiting for the sun to lure us out from under our white blankets.
Love the blazer, and I can totally find myself in your words. It's more fashion forward to translate the newest trend into something wearable for the time being than already wearing high summer items while it's still freezing.
Absolutely. Principles aside, when you're hungry, you eat, when it's cold, you cover up - not just because that's what you're supposed to do but because it feels good!


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GLEBE ISLAND BRIDGE
Tapping into Local and State Visions
The City of Sydney's vision: a liveable, walkable, green city
A reopened Glebe Island Bridge will connect to the City of Sydney's planned Liveable Green Network for walking, running and cycling. The City's other swingspan bridge, Pyrmont Bridge, is used by more than 5 million pedestrians per year according to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
Source "Connecting Our City: Transport Strategies and Actions, page 21"
by the City of Sydney (amended to show the proposed Glebe Island Bridge connection)
The City of Sydney's Planned Regional Bike Network
The State Government's Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Program
As Sydney's population and road traffic increase, so does the need for an additional safe, level pedestrian and cycle route between Rozelle and Pyrmont, to provide an alternative to the congested Western Distributor. The need for this has become even more pressing since the NSW Government announced that 80 hectares of bayside land will be redeveloped with residential, retail and commercial projects, as well as entertainment and leisure facilities.Such large-scalle development will generate more pedestrian and cyclist traffic.
We are pleased to note that UrbanGrowth's October 2015 Transformation Plan has as an immediate priority the Bays Waterfront Promenade which "will provide the opportunity to safely walk or cycle along the Sydney Harbour waterfront all the way from Balmain through to the Sydney CBD and Woolloomooloo - a trip that follows the beautiful Sydney Harbour, with opportunities to sit by the foreshore with a coffee, enjoy a long lunch at a waterside cafe, access the Harbour for water-based activities, admire locally-produced sculptures or art, gaze at amazing views and even pop in to see the busy activity of a local community garden."
One of the priority elements includes: "Reconnecting Balmain to Pyrmont by working towards the adaptive re-use of Glebe Island Bridge".
See http://www.urbangrowthnsw.com.au/work/our-projects/the-bays-precinct-urban-renewal-program.aspx
Glebe Island Bridge - potentially an important component of the Bays Precinct's transport links
(Photo: Martin Lawrence)
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We were on our way for a convention in Orangeburg, SC but we had a few extra days we could add to the trip so we thought we'd test out a new state park along the way. Poose came up with Croft State Park which was in Spartanburg, SC. It was a good decision. We didn't realize it at the time we made our reservation, but it's an equestrian park. So as we were pulling in we noticed everyone had horse trailers, and we we saw a show arena for horses, so Big Z and Pee Wee were particularly excited about this. They had taken horse back riding lessons this year, and have a fondness for horses.
Croft State Park has a unique history to it we would learn. It was originally a military base in it's early years. There was an army infantry training camp that at one point hosted over 250,000 soldiers, it closed in the 1940's and was opened up as a state park afterwards. It was called Camp Croft after a military general, and prior to that the area served as a prisoner of war camp for World War I, and held approximately 250 Germans POWs. Now this beautiful state park has over 7,000 acres of trails, farmlands, old homesteads, cemeteries, lakes and woodlands. It's become a popular destination for hiking, biking, fishing, boating and for bringing your horses. There are trails made for horseback riding and an arena for horse shows. We were fortunate enough to get a glimpse at one of the horse shows.
We rented kayaks for the big kids, and then a John boat for me, Poose and Lil' Z. It was March but the weather was beautiful, as so often seems to be the case in South Carolina. The sun was shining and the skies were blue. We all spent the afternoon rowing around Lake Craig. We were able to get Lil' Z a bamboo fishing rod at the welcome center and he was able to give fishing a try. Compared to other state parks we have visited, we found the rental rates for their boats to be very reasonable. The Park Rangers were extremely friendly and helpful in answering all of our questions.
The campground itself was a nice little loop where the kids could ride their bikes. It was just a short walk from the show arena. Most campers in our loop had their horse trailers with them, and were clearly there for to enjoy time on the trails with their horses or there to show their horses. There was another loop closer to the lake, where we will try to stay if we stay there again. It would be nice to camp so close to the lake. The facilities were nice, the showers and bathrooms were always clean and they are located central to all of the camp sites.
We enjoyed a beautiful hike along Fairforest Creek. It was such a serene area tucked in the woods. There were sandy areas along the creek. The winding trail took us up and down where we were beginning to think we were lost. We were not of course, since we were still on the trail. It brought us back out on the road leading to the horse arena. Sunday morning the horse arena was in full use. There were beautifully groomed horses all around. It was a cool experience to see the horse show. I was surprised how young and small some of the riders were on these large horses. One girl got scared and fell off of her horse during the show, that gave me a fright. She ended up to be just fine and apparently lost control of her horse. Everyone clapped and supported her as she got back up.
Photo by @z_photoz_.. her pictures are so much better than mine. I love this one!
We drove into Spartanburg for dinner one night. As I've mentioned before, we always seem to have good success with small family owned ethnic restaurants when we travel. The food is usually healthy, delicious and affordable. It seems to work well for our varied preferences. We usually can find something for the vegetarians, the meat eaters and gluten free for Perry. This time we tried a place called A Caribbean Sweetness. The owner, Gaston, was a very outgoing and friendly man. We arrived right before closing, but he was kind and quick to serve us and guide us in our choices. Everything was delicious. The kids enjoyed the mango smoothies and we talked about how delicious and fun the experience was on the ride home. That is a sign of a good meal.
Crazy girls in the water in March, they bet each other Starbucks, and couldn't resist.
We loved our time in Spartanburg, even though it was brief. Croft State Park was the refreshing nature break that we needed. We were so happy to be in some sunshine and we could feel that spring was in the air. We especially enjoyed our fun out on the lake.The girls took it to the next level, and decided to jump in the water. They challenged each other, and they weren't about to back down. So in they went, silly girls!
When you camp what activities do you enjoy most? For us, we love being out on the water. This was so great to be out on the lake in the sunshine in March. I hope we'll go back to Croft State Park in the not so distant future.


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No Place For Angels (3:24)
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No Place For Angels (3:24)

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Nairobi City Stars chairman Peter Jabuya has explained the circumstances leading to the sacking of Ugandan head coach Jimmy Kintu accusing the the tactician of having lacked commitment to the team's cause.
According to Jabuya, the 31-year-old Ugandan who was relieved of his duties after three months in charge, was always 'on the road' and missed several training sessions, at times popping up on match day.
Nairobi City Stars chairman Peter Jabuya has explained the circumstances leading to the sacking of Ugandan head coach Jimmy Kintu accusing the the tactician of having lacked commitment to the team's cause.
According to Jabuya, the 31-year-old Ugandan who was relieved of his duties after three months in charge, was always 'on the road' and missed several training sessions, at times popping up on match day.
"I think he also had a lot of business back in Uganda because every other week he wanted to travel and could only have two or three training sessions with the players. For instance, before playing Bidco (United), we played Eldoret Youth and after the game instead of coming to Nairobi, he went to Kampala and came back on the day of the game against Bidco," he noted.
Kintu faced the sack this week, barely a week after the club chairman alluded to cracking the whip after seeing an abysmal run of one win in 12 matches that now has the former Kenyan Premier League (KPL) side dangerously hanging in the red zone.
"I decided to let him go because surely bringing Jimmy on board was to at least try to uplift the performance of the club, but it never worked for him. Because if you look at 12 matches and only one win, I think that was not fair; so we mutually agreed he has to go back," said Jabuya.
John Amboko, the man who was demoted to his assistant after his arrival takes over for the remainder of the season, assisted by team manager and former Kenya international Tillien Oguta, with the team three points off safety with 15 matches left.
"We decided to let Amboko take over until the end of the season as we look at how things can be. He will be assisted by Tillien who has been the team manager. I believe he has a wealth of experience and they can make the chances," the club chairman revealed.
City Stars were 16th in the 20-team league on eight points from 10 matches when Kintu took over, and the situation has since worsened dropping to third from bottom with 15 points after 13 rounds, a scenario that has made Jabuya rule out a possible return to the top flight next season, a relegation battle being more reality.
The side is having a third season in the second tier after being was relegated in 2016.


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X's primary weapon delivers high-impact energy blasts effective in destroying most enemies. Manually tap Fire for a volley of standard shots, or hold it down and wait for X to charge up energy before releasing a more potent blast.
Break through shielded enemies with a charged shot, and keep in mind that the effect of X's charged shots change depending on which armor variant he currently has equipped.
As with previous titles, X won't be able to charge up special weapons without first equipping either Buster Parts I or H on the Neutral Armor. Bear in mind that not only with the ability to charge up special weapons, the Ultimate Armor will not drain special weapon energy.
Emit a burst of pure light darting out in eight directions with this weapon. X sends up a small burst of light before it breaks out, so try to aim carefully to score a hit on moving targets.
Charge up the weapon to emit random bursts of light covering a large range around X. Try using it when surrounded by smaller enemies to shred their ranks.
This weapon launches an ever-growing purple vortex straight ahead. Enemies caught in the vortex's path will sustain damage, while small energy blasts discharged by enemies will be sucked into the void.
Charge it up to release a massive vortex covering the entire screen. Use it on the exploding crates found in various stages to vaporize the latent blast normally generated by the crate.
Fire this weapon to release a small black homing arrow. If no enemies are nearby, the projectile will just spin around X (note that you won't spend weapon energy if the projectile returns to X), but if an enemy wanders in range, the arrow will home in perfectly.
The charged shot releases six black arrows, ideal for taking down multiple flying enemies surrounding X.
This electric weapon unleashes a short but powerful electrical current capable of shorting out the circuits of enemy Reploids.
Sustained fire will eventually freeze an enemy before it explodes, charge up the weapon for a triple-fire blast. Just bear in mind the short range nature of the weapon.
You can only fire this weapon while grounded. Press Fire to set loose a wave of fire which slowly creeps forward along the ground.
Enemies caught in the inferno don't stand a chance, but keep in mind that obstacles will stop the firestorm in its tracks. Release a charged shot to send flames out in both directions.
This weapon discharges two large ice projectiles at 45 degree angles. This makes it ideal for taking down enemies up ahead above and below X. You'll need to attack grounded enemies up close to strike them, or jump up to score a hit with the lower projectile.
Most enemies will freeze before exploding after one or two hits, and you can use the charged shot to produce an array of small snowflakes floating around X to freeze enemies on contact.
Use this unusual weapon while grounded to produce a large crystal wall in front of X. Run into the wall to push it over, naturally any enemies nearby are crushed. The wall can also act as a protective barrier to prevent enemies from flying or dashing into X.
Charge the weapon up to produce a larger wall, but you'll also notice that an item - often a weapon or energy refill - appears inside it. Push the wall over to retrieve the item, and remember that the Ultimate Armor doesn't drain weapon energy, so if low on life energy use this method to fill up.
You can also use the charged shot to discover hidden Rare Metals in certain locations and Purple Metals (worth 500 each).
Launch a huge green missile with this weapon. The missile will fly straight ahead until striking something, upon which it releases a large latent explosion potent against foes.
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The X-Drive is unique to the Hermes Armor. Activate this weapon to greatly enhance X's standard abilities, giving him faster movement, an incredibly fast charging speed and an increase in charged shot projectiles. The effect will persist until X's weapon energy runs out, at which point he'll return to normal while the X-Drive slowly recharges.
This attack becomes available with the Icarus Armor equipped. Select this from the weapon select screen (or don't have any weapon equipped) and press Special Weapon to unleash a massive explosive force capable of decimating all enemies on-screen (gives bosses a nasty jolt too).
One use is enough to drain its weapon energy so you'll need to be patient as it slowly recharges. Oddly enough, the tiniest amount of weapon energy is all that's needed for another shot but wait for it to fully recharge to deliver the strongest possible blast.
With the Ultimate Armor equipped, press Up and Special Weapon to perform a fast and high uppercut. You'll need to be directly below enemies to score a hit, but the high damage ratio makes it ideal for taking out flying targets.
Equip the Ultimate Armor, select the Nova Strike (not necessary though) and press Special Weapon while airborne to perform a powerful air strike attack. X will streak across the screen engulfed in flames before coming down, so be sure he has something to land on.
All but the strongest enemies caught in the blaze are incinerated instantly (works wonders against bosses, giving you an almost instant win), keep in mind that the Nova Strike recharges its own energy slowly after use.


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Module name: Child Law
Child law raises highly controversial issues of social policy. Even the most basic issue – identifying who is the legal parent of a child – is fraught with difficulty, given the competing arguments in favour of biological and social parents. There are also important questions about the responsibilities of parents towards their children, and whether those responsibilities differ according to whether the parties are living under the same roof. Arguments based on parental 'rights' are heard with increasing frequency in the wake of the Human Rights Act 1998, and there is also an important debate as to the extent to which children have independent rights. The separation of the parents gives rise to new topics of dispute: with whom should the children live, should they continue to have contact with the other parent, and does the non-residential parent retain any say in the children's upbringing? Such disputes are resolved by the courts according to judicial perceptions of what is in the best interests of the child (itself a contested and mutable concept). The final section of the course examines the circumstances in which the state may intervene in family life to protect children from harm, which raises profound questions about the relationships between the child, the parent, and the state and the justification for state intervention.
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The 2018 Statement
Papers on Policing
Health Equity Now 2018
#endpoliceviolence
Dear Supporters,
As co-authors of the APHA policy statement on police violence, we want to take a moment to appreciate all of you - public health workers & researchers, anti-racist grassroots organizers, and communities most impacted by law enforcement violence. As a result of your work and tireless dedication, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 the American Public Health Association (APHA) - the largest professional association for public health in the U.S. (25,000 members strong!) - adopted a policy statement that explicitly names law enforcement violence as a public health issue. It is a statement rooted in an understanding of how structural racism and institutional oppression shape population patterns of law enforcement violence and it is a statement firmly committed to a public health alternative, recommending upstream, community-based and community-led solutions. We are thrilled at the enormity of this win, and humbled by the immense and growing support for the statement. We are so grateful for all you've done to make this moment possible.
We are also thrilled to share that the adoption of this statement has already received attention in publications ranging from The Guardian to Rewire.News; we hope you share the statement and these articles so that it can be used as a tool in support of grassroots struggles nationally and internationally.
We see this win as a critical opportunity. It opens doors for public health practitioners of all sorts to listen to and work alongside communities most impacted by policing, to define public safety on their terms and to reclaim community control over public resources. This win galvanizes us to use a social determinants of health framework to address the structural root causes of harm. It is an opportunity for each of you to speak the truth this statement holds, that we have all crafted together, to your senators, city councils, your mayors, and public health departments.
We believe it is Public Health's role to end racism and state-sanctioned and state-funded violence. May we continue to interrupt & dismantle stale and outdated racist ideology, speak up even when our voice shakes, reclaim our budgets, build relationships, build community-based strategies to addressing harm, divest from the carceral/policing system and build movements. Let's invest in thriving, vibrant, and healing communities!
While "Addressing Law Enforcement Violence as a Public Health Issue" was written by the End Police Violence collective, a growing group of public health researchers, teachers, graduate students, non-profit leaders, and community organizers, we are just one small piece of a mighty movement. Our description of the problem, identification of underlying issues, and proposed solutions are based on our deep connection with and guidance from grassroots organizing communities who have been engaged in movements for dignity and liberation - free from state violence - for many generations. Shout out to all the grassroots organizers proposing and implementing alternatives! Your work directly informed the approaches recommended in this statement, and its grounding in principles of health equity and community self-determination.
Over these past three years we've struggled together. We've written numerous iterations of the statement, fielded criticisms, faced staunch opposition at the APHA Annual Meeting, and been encouraged by fleeting wins. Through it all, we had your support. You rallied and marched with us, spoke in support at hearings, provided organizing and strategy advice, lobbied your APHA reps, donated, wore the End Police Violence ribbons, signed on as endorsers, and so much more. Thank you for bringing about this win!
There is so much more for us to do in this movement; but in a time when wins feel scarce, let's revel for a moment in the celebration and ease we feel in our hearts, minds, and bodies. May this add energy and encouragement to continue organizing through advocacy, writing, and working alongside those most affected.
You can read the statement here: www.endingpoliceviolence.com. In the coming weeks, APHA will post the statement, along with others adopted this year at: apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements. On our website, you can also keep up with popular media and scholarly articles citing the statement, and find our twitter feed.
Stay in touch with us! We would love to hear how you use the statement in your public health practice.
In solidarity and gratitude,
The End Police Violence Collective
www.endingpoliceviolence.com
@endpolviolence