cMore » (To visit, click the link to the left) See more. On cMore, you can access just about everything you ever need to know about your status as a U of C student, and painlessly update much of that information, too. Use cMore to check your grades (usually posted the week after the quarter ends), declare majors and minors, and add or change an address. cMore also provides a link to the course preregistration page, where students can bid for classes during eighth week of each quarter.
Chalk » Many professors use Chalk to post syllabi, assignments, readings, and grades throughout the quarter. Some classes require regular posts on Chalk's message board section—listen for your classmates' groans whenever a professor announces that such online "discussion" is mandatory. You can also schedule appointments with your current and former professors via a link on Chalk's main page.
myUChicago » Purportedly the mother of all U of C websites, myUChicago aggregates information from University news, cMore, and the Bursar, and provides links to many other University websites. Modifiable like a Google or Yahoo homepage, myUChicago is an interesting mix of what you want and need to know on a daily basis. It even displays the weather.
Time Schedules » On the time schedules website, you can browse all current course offerings, plus an archive of classes offered as far back as 1995. The next quarter's options are always posted at the start of seventh week (the week before bidding starts). Course listings usually include each class's meeting time, the instructor's name, how many students are currently registered and how many are allowed to register, and any prerequisites. Recently, the time schedules website began linking to lists of books needed for each class—a handy feature that makes it easier to buy early and save money.
Bursar » Via the Bursar's website, you can look up billing policies, check billing dates, sign up for online payment, and pay your tuition. You can also find information about student loans and check your account balance.
Lists » Yes, the semantically amusing List of Lists. Go here to join listhosts promoting everything from free food to free markets. Listhosts are a helpful way to keep updated on RSO activities, department events, and job opportunities.
Course Catalog » The online college catalog lets you peruse descriptions of the courses offered regularly by each department, as well as the requirements for the Core and for different majors. Although departments are currently displayed in awkward PDF files, rumor has it that a user-friendlier version of this website is in the works.
CAPS (Career Advising and Planning Services) » The CAPS website offers (among other features) Chicago Career Connection (CCC), a database listing hundreds of job and internship opportunities, and the Alumni Careers Network, a page where students can connect with alumni mentors based on career interests. Visit the CAPS office in Ida Noyes prior to starting your summer job hunt; they'll review your résumé and then activate your CCC account. The CAPS website also provides access to consortia that advertise job openings across several major universities. Last but not least, for a dose of friendly advice, check out the CAPS blog, which gives tips about résumés, cover letters, and interviewing, as well as descriptions of what different careers really entail.
Library » You may choose to forego a subterranean life in the A-level of the Reg and reaching Zen enlightenment in the silent halls of Crerar—but that's no reason to avoid the library's website. At the Reg, you can check out a 17th-century edition of a book by your favorite French Enlightenment thinker; through the library's website, you can just as easily find the very same edition in PDF or text format. You can access innumerable databases, archives, and journals in a dizzying multitude of academic disciplines. A chat (via instant messenger, if you prefer) with one of the reference librarians is indispensable for getting the most out of the library's range of electronic resources. Next time Wikipedia leaves you wanting more, remember the library!


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Bruins Lose Forward Marcus Johansson To Buffalo Sabres
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The Boston Bruins have lost UFA forward Marcus Johansson to the Buffalo Sabres. As reported on Friday June 30, a source close to Boston Hockey Now confirmed an initial report by Darren Dreger of TSN that the Bruins were not going to bring back Johansson. That news was made official when the Sabres announced Johansson signed a two-year deal worth $9 million in total. The deal gives Johansson an annual average value of $4.5 million.
As much as General Manager Don Sweeney wanted to bring back Johansson, he knew it would be tough considering the Bruins salary cap situation. Johansson came over from the New Jersey Devils at the trade deadline and found a nice role on the third line with Charlie Coyle and Danton Heinen.
Johansson only played in 10 regular season games for the Bruins, and compiled just three points (1 g, 2 a) as he missed time due to injury. In the playoffs, Johansson was a huge part of the Bruins' successful run to the Stanley Cup Final. He recorded 11 points (4 g, 7 a) in 22 playoff games.
Johansson will join a highly skilled Sabres team under the guidance of new head coach Ralph Krueger. That group includes like the likes of New England native Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, who just signed a new eight-year contract, Jimmy Vesey, Casey Mittlestadt and Rasmus Dahlin. The Sabres have not made the playoffs since 2011, when they lost in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round.
With the departure of Johansson, there will be an opportunity for someone internally to fill the void heading into next season.
Bruins forward Danton Heinen filed for salary arbitration on Friday, so stay tuned to Boston Hockey Now for the latest news involving the Bruins.
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I read the first blog update this morning from my friend Jessica who recently arrived at Musana Children's Home in Uganda. Jessica and I traveled to Musana last June together. She is back there for the next month teaching and building a library for the children there.
One year ago today, I had the privilege of leading a Bible Study session at a youth conference in Kaliro, Uganda, Africa… an opportunity that appeared only days before the conference… an opportunity which allowed me to be the first American (really, the first non-African) to step foot in Resurection Church… the first non-African to be able to encourage a group of youth from 7 different congregation that they are not alone… that the body of Christ reaches far beyond their little village hidden among the trees. I think today about the promise I made to those churches as left with them a piece of the sending cloth that First Trinity sent with me… a promise to pray for them. Will you pray for them too?
I have a Maker; He formed my heart. Before even time began, my life was in his hands.
I have a Father; He calls me His own. He'll never leave me, no matter where I go.
He knows my name. He knows my every thought. He sees each tear that falls and He hears me when I call.
What a blessing that month was in my life. Africa, specifically the children of Musana will forever hold a special place in my heart and it's days like today when I remember them, that I can truly rejoice that one day we will be together praising our God forever in Heaven! Yippee! Can't wait for that day!


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Attorney Ghen represents clients in child support or spousal support matters, as part of divorce or custody proceedings, paternity proceedings, and modification hearings. Child support and spousal support is money given, whether voluntarily or by court order, by a person to help pay for the necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter. These may also include other established necessities such as educational or physical activities (e.g. music, karate, horseback riding, or dance lessons) that may have been voluntarily paid for you or your children while you lived together as husband and wife, an unmarried couple, or otherwise previously agreed to and then terminated without good reasons, by the party that used to pay for or contribute to such items.
Spousal support is a legal obligation that is established by marriage to a spouse. Child support is also a legal obligation established by being a parent of a child. It is paid to support "dependents" (i.e. spouse, children or both). Spousal support and child support are two separate legal obligations. Spousal support is support paid to a spouse that is determined by the law or a court to be the dependent spouse; that is the one that has "depended" on receiving money from the other spouse to pay for his or her necessities. Child support is payment for the necessities of the children.
Other types of support besides money may be filed for and awarded during a support action. The person filing for support can also ask the court to award or order that the one to pay support also pay for medical and hospital coverage for the dependent spouse and children. Additionally, if asked, the court may order that the one paying support also pay a share or contribute to payment of all medical, dental and prescription expenses not covered by insurance. The court may also require payment of a share of day care expenses for the children, which allows the dependent spouse to work or attend school.
Support law in Pennsylvania provides that the "custodial parent" (the parent the child lives with, see practice area, "Custody") or the "custodial person" (any adult or agency caring for a minor child, see practice area, "Custody"), or any married individual living apart from his/her spouse may request support from the absent parent or spouse.
While both parents have an obligation to support their children, as does a spouse to support the dependent spouse, the amount of the support obligation depends primarily on the income of all parties involved in the support action. Income for support purposes is just about any form of financial gain; it is not defined the same as for income tax purposes. Many other factors are involved in a court making a support determination. For example, the custody arrangement between the parents will be considered in determining who receives and who pays the support. The parent or custodial person having the child or children more than fifty per cent (50%) of the time will receive the support and the other parent will pay it. However, a parent who has "custody" of the child 40% of the time may receive a reduction in the amount of support to be paid.
Support obligation for a spouse terminates upon the entry of a divorce decree (Alimony can also be awarded as post divorce payments). Support actions, whether for child support or spousal support, can become complicated. Applying for and obtaining child support or spousal support requires preparation that must be done before filing can take place.
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Episode 550: August 29, 2015
Kieran Folliard is a native son of Ireland, but calls Minnesota his home now. While running a group of Irish pubs in Minneapolis, he and his staff decided they should sell their own special Irish whiskey. Two Gingers became so successful in the pubs that Folliard decided to sell his stake in the pubs to his staff and make a go of Two Gingers, which was named for his mother and aunt back in Ireland. He wound up selling his brand to Beam, while retaining control over the day-to-day management. We'll hear more from this Irish entrepreneur on this week's WhiskyCast In-Depth.
In the news, Heaven Hill's hoping to raise more money for ALS treatment and research with the 2015 Parker's Heritage Collection whiskey and Old Forester honors its founder with the annual Birthday Bourbon. In Scotland, Royal Brackla finally gets its due as a single malt, Edinburgh could soon have its first malt whisky distillery in 90 years, and a forgotten time capsule yields a really old bottle of whisky!
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Carnaby Street has been renamed and transformed into a pollinators paradise for Defra's third annual Bees' Needs Week. From Monday 9 until Friday 13th July you can pay a visit to 'Carnabee Street' and discover what can and is being done to help our pollinators.
This year Defra has partnered with Carnaby London, the leading West End shopping and dining destination, in order to promote the bee and pollinator action being taken around the UK. The intention of Bees' Needs Week is to raise awareness of what people can do to help out the bees.
If you're in London this week pop along to the renamed 'Carnabee' Street , from 9th July it will be buzzing for ' Bees' Needs Week ' to raise awareness of the importance of our bees . @DefraGovUK @BumblebeeTrust #beesneeds Find out more . . . https://t.co/esRdbvlRxv pic.twitter.com/FXwoKm8Oqz
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Not only are bees and other pollinators vital contributors to the beauty of the landscape, they're also vital to the economy, pollinating many of the crops that make up the UK's £100 billion food industry. It is because of this that the UK Government has recently taken several actions in order to help protect bees.
Firstly, the Government is developing a Nature Recovery Network in England, providing 500,000 hectares of additional wildlife habitat. This will more effectively link the protected sites and landscapes that already exist, whilst also improving access to habitat for pollinating insects. This is alongside the 47% of new Countryside Stewardship agreements that have included the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package since 2015. This package ensures that a minimum of 3% of the farm is converted to habitat for farm wildlife, including pollinators. As well as loss of habitat, another threat to bees has been the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. In November 2017, the Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced that the Government supported further restrictions on the use of three neonicotinoids, followed by the UK voting in favour of the EU Commission's proposal to ban them in April 2018.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has funded new research by the University of Exeter, where they've found a way in to track invasive Asian hornets back to their nest. These hornets prey on honeybees. Being able to track the predator back to the nest will enable inspectors to take swift action and destroy them. Their love of bees doesn't stop there, however. Defra has also provided a home for the rare Black Bee, a species that was one the verge of extinction only a few years ago, in hives on the roof of the department's London building.
It is inspiring to see such a wide range of organisations celebrating these essential creatures for this unique Bees' Needs campaign – showing us that all of us can play a part and help pollinators to thrive.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove
Bees' Needs Week isn't just about what the government is doing to help bees. It's also about celebrating the actions of conservation groups, industry and retailers from around the UK. There are two schools in particularly whose work to help pollinators thrive has been particularly inspiring: St Alban's Primary in Havant, Hampshire and Trythall Community in Penzance, Cornwall. These have been awarded the Pollinator Champion Award by Biosecurity Minister Lord Gardiner in recognition of their invaluable work in helping pollinators thrive. The awards were presented at Carnaby Street on Monday.
A wide-range of organisations are also being celebrated in The Hive, the popup discovery center dedicated to pollinators that has been set up at number 3, Carnaby Street. These include the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), who are handing out pollinator-friendly seed packets as part of their Blooms for Bees project. The London Honey Company are offering free honey tasting. A group from Reading University are present, showcasing their research. A Bumblearium has been installed, offering people a window into the secret lives of bees. Last year's Pollinator Champion, Rebecca Twigg, is also present in the Hive with her augmented reality bee trail. In addition to this, Wildflower Turf, the company behind the countryside landscape of the London Olympics opening ceremony, have decorated the Hive to showcase some of the most beneficial native wildflower habitats for pollinators.
Bees' Needs Week is about celebrating the fact that everyone can get involved by growing more flowers, leaving patches of garden to grow wild, cutting grass less, not disturbing insect nests, and thinking carefully about using pesticides.
Defra Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity, Lord Gardiner
That isn't everything happening on 'Carnabee Street', however. The Hive is also host to fun, educational games, plus installations and talks in partnership with Defra alongside a variety of charities, universities, businesses and landowners. The iconic Carnaby Street arch has been given a bee themed makeover, and there's a trail that visitors can follow around the area's 14 streets, with illustrated bees by London based artist Lizzie King on the windows of participating shops and restaurants, many of which have created bespoke bee themed products, such as menus, cocktails and offers, to raise awareness of the Bees' Needs campaign. Much of the area is already very bee friendly, with numerous pockets of pollinator-friendly plants. There are hanging baskets and window boxes, green walls and roofs. Some rooftops even have beehives on them.
If you're in London this week, why not visit and see what you can do to help our pollinator friends.
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Q: Triple Integrals: Conversion I'm currently in second year calculus and have come across a problem that I'm struggling badly to try and understand. The question is as follows:
Sketch the region of integration of the following triple integral and eveluate the integral:
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\int_0^3 \int_0^{\sqrt{9-x^2}} \int_0^{\sqrt{9-x^2-y^2}} z^2\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}\,dz\,dy\,dx
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I understand that this will likely require a shift to a different coordinate system, and I'm fairly sure that the $\sqrt{x^2 + y^2 + z^2}$ indicates that a shift to spherical would be most convenient. Based off of the limits, I've also come up with the equations $x^2 + y^2 = 9$ and $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 9$. However, beyond this, I can't seem to go any further, and have gone through about 6 pieces of paper and 3 hours of trying to make sense of this problem. Can anyone help me solve this, or at least put me on the right track for what to do? I cannot for the life of me seem to get a conversion that creates anything other than a tangled mess that's harder to solve than the original equation. Thank you so much to anyone that replies.
EDIT: I see that my formatting has been fixed, thank you for that!

A: Using spherical coordinates, we obtain
$\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\int_0^3(\rho\cos\phi)^2\cdot\rho\cdot\rho^2\sin\phi \;d\rho\; d\phi \;d\theta=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\int_0^3 \rho^5\cos^2\phi\sin\phi\;d\rho\; d\phi \;d\theta$,
which should be straightforward to evaluate.

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How to Download Your Entire Facebook History
Tim Brookes May 1, 2018 Updated May 1, 2018 01-05-2018 5 minutes
Whether you're leaving Facebook for good or just curious about what data the social network has collected on you, you might want to download your Facebook data.
The option to download your Facebook data has existed since 2010, as Mark Zuckerberg made clear when he promised to fix Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Promises to Fix Facebook in 2018 Mark Zuckerberg Promises to Fix Facebook in 2018 Every year, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes on a personal challenge. And for 2018, Mark Zuckerberg has promised to fix Facebook. Read More after the Senate hearings of April 2018.
So let's take a look at how to download your Facebook data, what's included, and, perhaps most importantly, what's not included.
How to Download Your Facebook Data/History
All Facebook users are able to request the data download via their General Account Settings. It's not possible to use Facebook's mobile apps to do this. Instead you'll need to login to the desktop website using a browser:
Open a new tab in your web browser and head to Facebook.com and login.
Click on the downward arrow in the top-right corner and choose Settings, or head to Facebook.com/settings.
At the bottom of the General tab click on "Download a copy of your Facebook data."
Select what you would like to include, or leave everything selected (default) then click Create File.
Wait until your data is ready to download. You will receive a notification when it's done.
Click on the notification, review the file size, then click Download.
Enter your account password to confirm your identity, then wait for the download to complete.
Your data will be delivered in a ZIP archive (how to extract files from a ZIP archive How to Extract Files From ZIP, RAR, 7z and Other Common Archives How to Extract Files From ZIP, RAR, 7z and Other Common Archives Were you ever faced with a .rar file and wondered how to open it? Fortunately, managing ZIP files and other compressed archives is simple with the right tools. Here is what you need to know. Read More ). The size of all my data was 178.5MB, which is about a decade's worth of light use. This took around three minutes for Facebook to process and make available. If you're a heavy user, expect to wait longer.
Customizing Your Facebook Data Download
There are a few options included when you click that Download a copy link on the General Account Settings tab. You can change:
Date range: Handy if you don't want to trawl through years of data to find something.
Format: Choose between HTML (default) and JSON. If in doubt, leave it at HTML.
Media quality: Higher will mean a larger download size, though this is still going to be worse than the quality of the original upload due to Facebook's aggressive compression.
You can also exclude certain items from the download. If you want a slim download and don't need your videos and photos, omit them and watch your download size tumble. We've shown how to download Facebook photos and videos How to Download Facebook Photos and Videos How to Download Facebook Photos and Videos Facebook is a treasure trove of photos and videos of you and your friends. Here's how to download Facebook photos and videos. Read More separately.
Exploring Your Downloaded Facebook Data
Once you've got your ZIP file downloaded, extract it and you'll see a basic folder hierarchy that matches up with the items you selected or deselected earlier. You're free to trawl through these folders, but it's a lot easier to open index.html in the root folder.
This is essentially a front-end for all your data. You can click on individual sections to see the information contained within them, in chronological order. You can click your name in the top-right corner if you want to head back to the index.
Some of the more interesting (alarming?) troves of information are:
Ads Interests: Essentially topics that Facebook describes as "most relevant to you." This is worth a look since many of the categories probably don't apply to you, at least that was the case with my data.
Advertisers who've uploaded a contact list with your information: Facebook describes these as advertisers who "run ads using a contact list they've uploaded which includes contact info that you've shared with them or with one of their data partners."
Advertisers that you've interacted with: Just how ad-savvy are you?
Messages: Including those you thought you'd deleted.
Friends: Including juicy categories like Rejected friend requests and Removed friends you'd forgotten about.
Calls and messages: Showing up for many Android users, as an iOS user I had nothing here.
What's Not Included in Downloaded Facebook Data?
Facebook doesn't give away everything it knows about you, just the things you've explicitly shared. There are some limited advertising flags, like your broader interests and adverts you've interacted with; but these don't tell the whole story.
ProPublica identified over 52,000 unique "attributes" Facebook uses to classify its users. Most of these metrics, like "away from family" and "breastfeeding in public" do not appear in the Ad Interests section of your Facebook download.
Instead you'll need to find the list titled "Your Categories" in the Ad Preferences section of your Facebook settings to see what Facebook thinks it knows about you 6 Apps to Find What Facebook Knows About You (And How to Block It) 6 Apps to Find What Facebook Knows About You (And How to Block It) These sites and apps will show you what Facebook knows about you, how it collects data, and what it does with it. Prepare yourself; it's alarming. Read More . This is inferred data—descriptors used to categorise you based on all manner of interactions with Facebook services.
Other categories seem oddly empty in my own personal download. Location history was bare, despite my having checked in to venues and events on numerous occasions. What is Facebook doing with the GPS information it uses to track your logins and active sessions?
The social network clearly knows more about you than it includes in the download, and users need to be aware of this. We don't know what data Facebook collects based on our browsing history—which profiles we visit and when, the groups we are most active in—but it's almost certainly happening.
It'll be interesting to see legislation evolve as the authorities continue to probe into Facebook's handling of user data.
Downloading Other Facebook Photos and Videos
So what if you want to download a video or photo that you've been tagged in? Facebook does not include these in your data download, since they're not technically yours. There are plenty of legitimate reasons you might want to grab media from the site. Fair use laws protect your right to use this content in many jurisdictions.
We've covered plenty of tools to help you download public Facebook videos How to Save Videos From Facebook: 7 Methods That Work How to Save Videos From Facebook: 7 Methods That Work Is your internet connection unstable? Here's how to save videos from Facebook so you can watch them offline and on demand. Read More , including Downvids and FBDown. FBDown simplifies the process even further by way of a browser extension.
Downloading private Facebook videos How to Download Private Facebook Videos How to Download Private Facebook Videos If you've ever tried to use one of the Facebook downloader tools to grab a private video, you'd know that they don't work. But don't despair, there is a way! Read More is a little more difficult, since you'll need to grab the page source code and paste it into a specific private video downloader. FBDown Private Video Downloader seems like the best bet in this instance.
We've shown you how to download Facebook photos How to Download Facebook Photos and Videos How to Download Facebook Photos and Videos Facebook is a treasure trove of photos and videos of you and your friends. Here's how to download Facebook photos and videos. Read More before too, and most of these techniques involve use a desktop browser and the basic functionality of a webpage. If you're looking for something a little more serious, try Ensky's Album Downloader for Google Chrome.
If you want, you can request all your personal data from Apple as well.
Is It Time to Delete Facebook?
It's fair to say that Facebook has something of an image problem at the moment. However, despite massive data breaches and seemingly insidious advertising practices, more people are using the service than ever before. Which is all kinds of crazy.
There are plenty of reasons to stop using Facebook right now Why You Should Stop Using Facebook in 2018 Why You Should Stop Using Facebook in 2018 Times have changed, and it might be time for us to stop using Facebook. Here are five reasons why. Read More , but there are also reasons to not delete your Facebook 7 Reasons Not to Delete Facebook #DeleteFacebook 7 Reasons Not to Delete Facebook #DeleteFacebook A growing number of people are calling on us all to #DeleteFacebook. However, while it's not perfect, we believe there are multiple reasons not to delete Facebook. Read More . So, the choice is yours. However, regardless of whether you decide to dump Facebook, there's no reason not to at least download your data.
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Brianne Kenny thinks a golf course is for the birds. And ducks, reptiles, native vegetation and wildflowers. Even the odd coatimundi, too.
Kenny's work at several Troon-affiliated properties – she was recently named the company's manager of environmental science working out of Troon headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona – has shown how golf courses can be valuable natural resources and positively impact the surrounding environment. One of her key outreaches includes bringing bird-watching groups to the golf course and demonstrating how the courses contribute to the ecology around us.
"What she's been able to do is bringing a group of non-golfers to the golf course who had a negative perception about golf and flipped it on its head," says Troon Vice President of Science and Agronomy Brian Hampson.
Kenny's efforts, and similar ones around the country, seek to address some existing misconceptions about the game. NGF research finds that 19 percent of those who have never played golf believe that a course has a negative impact on the environment which detracts from its appeal — from notions of too much chemical and water use to causing the loss of animal habitats.
"Studies are showing that golf courses can actually support a greater diversity and greater number of bird species than other types of green spaces (like parks or cemeteries), especially related to cities," said Kenny, who earned a master's degree in biology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. "Even the water bodies on courses are important. At Powder Horn (in Wyoming), a creek running through the course ended up having one third of the state's bird species visiting because having a riparian area is very important to attract birds. I led three bird-watching walks there for both members and local residents. They had no idea how many birds were on the property, and that the course was such a good habitat."
Kenny is currently coordinating with bird watching groups to get them on Phoenix and Scottsdale-area golf courses during a Christmas Bird Count event in December and January through the National Audubon Society.
"While I was at Troon Country Club, we spotted more birds there than at Pinnacle Peak, a nearby local park," she said. "The event will help gather more accurate information on golf courses so that even more people can understand that they are good for the environment."
Bri Kenny's work for Troon, including leading bird-watching groups on the golf course, has shown how the game can positively impact the surrounding environment. (Photo credit: Everardo Keeme Photography, LLC.)
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Wildlife has long been a familiar presence at Widow's Walk, a municipal course in Scituate, Mass., located halfway between Boston and Cape Cod. When the facility opened in 1997, it was America's first "environmental demonstration course." The Dr. Michael Hurdzan design minimized the use of fossil fuels, used grass types requiring less water than normal, and included a wildlife habitat that today attracts more than 70 varieties of migratory birds, including red-tailed hawks, great horned owls and even a few eagles, along with deer and rabbits.
The course, built on an abandoned gravel quarry adjacent to the North River and within sight of the Atlantic Ocean, features more than 100 bird nesting boxes, has only about 30 acres of irrigated turf, and has been designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Despite those efforts – communicated to the local community via social and traditional media outlets – misconceptions still exist today, according to Head Professional Bob Sanderson.
"The town of Sciutate has had some issues with the drinking water supply related to high levels of manganese that can discolor water," he said. "Just this past summer, some residents blamed that on the course, but we don't even use potable water here.
"We made sure they knew that when they see our sprinklers running, that water is captured in our man-made pond from rain, not from their drinking water," Sanderson added. "We have also used an abandoned town well, just a quarter mile from the course, since we opened to irrigate our property as a supplemental water supply. That was good foresight on the city's part."
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Sanderson believes when it comes to environmental issues, golf courses have gotten a bad rap for a long time and are not really deserving of it. "Homeowners can do a heck of a lot more harm to the environment than golf courses because at least the courses are licensed to use chemicals and know how to use them, as opposed to homeowners who aren't always educated and try to do it themselves," he said.
At The Landings, a private community with six courses on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia, Director of Golf Course Maintenance Chris Steigelman highlights one of many environmental projects that have drawn attention from both residents and locals. It involves Diamondback Terrapin turtles that lay their eggs in bunkers on five holes at the community's Plantation Course.
For the past decade, volunteers have relocated those eggs to nest boxes built on the course, turning The Landings into the largest turtle hatchery for the Diamondback Terrapin species on the East Coast. Turtle hatch parties, attracting both residents and youngsters from local schools, are then held when hatchlings are released back to a local marsh.
A marsh turtle known as a Diamondback Terrapin lays eggs in a bunker of one of the golf courses at The Landings on Skidaway Island. (Photo credit: Carolyn McInerny, founder of the Skidaway Audubon Diamondback Terrapin Project)
"It's hard to quantify, but I feel like we're reaching people when it comes to programs like that here," said Steigelman. "It's the people who want to understand that really get it. The one myth we still battle is that we just carpet bomb courses with chemicals. I tell people this is a business and chemicals aren't cheap. We scout, target and put down only the right amount of product where needed. That's good for the environment and our financials, too."
Classes on the Course
At Metropolitan Golf Links, an NGF member facility in Oakland, California, Director of Agronomy Gary Ingram communicates the benefits courses offer to the next generation of golfers through the Oakland Turfgrass Education Initiative (OTEI), which brings middle school, high school and community college students from Oakland schools to Metropolitan Golf Links up to 10 times a year.
"We're either going into or coming out of a drought here in California," he said. "Kids don't quite grasp the idea of where water comes from and how we use it on the course. So we talk to them about that and how we save water by using around 20 different methods, including different technology and also removing grass from areas not used by golfers. We also conduct hands-on water experiments with the students before taking them out on the course and also providing them with some golf instruction. We've had more than 2,000 kids go through the program and some have ended up working in the golf business, including one still here at our course."
Gary Ingram teaches students about the environmental benefits of golf courses through the Oakland Turfgrass Education Initiative. (Photo credit: Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, California)
While California has the second-most golf courses of any state, less than 1 percent of its potable water is consumed by the golf industry. Nationwide, golf courses consume less than 1.5 percent of all water used for irrigation.
As Director of Environmental Programs for Golf, Frank LaVardera oversees Audubon International's Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf and the Signature and Classic Sanctuary programs for new and renovated golf courses. Begun in 1991, the program includes just over 900 courses in the U.S., with outreach and education as components in the certification process.
"We let superintendents know that while they are doing great things on their courses, they need to tell people about that," LaVardera said. "Some examples courses now promote are monthly wildlife walks on property, bringing elementary school classes in to help build birdhouses, and inviting a local community college science class to help with water quality sampling. Those are things we strongly recommend."
The ACSP for Golf program seeks to help enhance the valuable natural areas and wildlife habitats that golf courses provide while minimizing potentially harmful impacts of golf course operations. For more information on the global initiative and it's standard environmental management practices for golf certification, visit the Audubon International website here.
"Golf courses aren't just good for golf," adds Ingram, whose facility is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. "In a lot of communities, it's the last open space between a house and asphalt. It's major community asset. Golf courses can give Mother Nature an opportunity to survive. "
Ingram on the golf course with local students. (Photo credit: Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, California)
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Do you want to watch a horror movie without all the blood, guts and gore? Try "The Changeling" or "Rosemary's Baby."
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By By Ree Hines
"The Haunting" (1963)
Forget the buckets of blood. Fright fans who want to avoid the gore and still get thrills and chills can enjoy the pure fear factor of "The Haunting." Based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel, "The Haunting of Hill House," which follows an ill-fated paranormal investigation into a property that seen more than its fair share of tragic endings, this film relies on the audiences' imagination to provide the best scares. Sure, there's plenty of the unseen demon-in-the-dark action one expects from a haunted house story, but it's the slow-building sinister vibe and anxious "oh-no-what's-next?" feeling that'll keep viewers up at night.
Alfred Hitchcock's fright flick blueprint, "Psycho" plays every bit as scary now as it did nearly 50 years ago. Perhaps the enduring quality is due to Hitchcock's patented marriage of mystery and suspense as horror, or maybe it's down to Anthony Perkins' all-too-believable portrayal of mother-loving motel manager-cum-killer Norman Bates. Either way, the result's still chilling and worth all the hype heaped on through the decades. A word to the wise: avoid all the sequels and that unfortunate 1998 scene-for-scene remake. Some aren't as gore-phobic friendly as the original and none are nearly as good.
"The Others" (2001)
Offering a twist on the typical haunted house take is "The Others." The story, which revolves around a protective matriarch's (Nicole Kidman) efforts to shield her seemingly sickly children from the dangers of light and everything that's scary about the darkness, keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with a constant sense of dread. It's all about what can't be seen in those darkened rooms and behind the locked doors; those actions from the other side that make the audience jump and drive the main character increasingly mad as the a mystery unfolds.
"The Changeling" (1980)
Keeping with the eerie estate theme, "The Changeling" boosts the horror by having the haunting come at the hands of a child. John Russell, as played by an uncharacteristically restrained George C. Scott, moves into a spooky old mansion after the deaths of his wife and child and finds he's not alone. Instead, he shares his new digs with Joseph, otherwise known as the creepiest ghost-child on film. Who needs blood and guts to creep them out when Joseph's unoccupied, pint-sized wheelchair can do the job? Just beware of the bathtub scene. There's no gore, but if "Psycho" put you off showers, this one will likely rule out the remaining hygiene option.
"Rosemary's Baby" (1968)
If you're pregnant, or ever planning to be, just skip this one. The idea of getting violated by pure evil is scary enough, but "Rosemary's Baby" ups the ante by having poor, unfortunate Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) become the incubator of pure evil. Yes, thanks to the local coven of doom, the film's heroine suffers through a troubling pregnancy knowing that something's wrong, but unaware that's she's due to give birth to the spawn of Satan. It's frightening tale of innocence lost, or rather stolen, with a lesson about trust thrown in (as in don't, ever).


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The Men's Challenge Trophy will begin in Moldova and Malta on 30 October.
From the 30th October – 1st November 2009, the 6th edition of the Men's Challenge Trophy hosted by the National Handball Federations of Moldova and Malta will take place. Due to the success of the holding two regional competitions for the first time in 2007, the EHF once again took the decision to implement this method of competition as this way of working proved beneficial both for the participants and the organisers respectively.
This edition of the competition is also a cooperation event between the International Handball Federation and the European Handball Federation. Both federations now vigorously share the responsibility surrounding the further development of the competition, signifying the commitment to continue producing a top event for the developing nations.
For the very first time an EHF top event will be taking place in Moldova; Malta on the other hand is celebrating the return of the competition after successfully hosting the third edition of the event in 2003.
The match schedules for both events were finalised during the course of September. Click on the links below to download.
Within the framework of EHF EURO 2010, the winners of both tournaments will meet in Linz, Austria on the 23rd January 2010 to play the final match for the 2009 IHF/EHF Challenge Trophy.
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The Golden Age April 1977 Number 37
2 Effort In The Right Direction
4 Maharaj Ji's Colours - Holi 1977
6 Just Begun
8 A Question Of Balance
12 The Path Of Love
15 Beyond All Our Praise
19 That Unsmiled Smile
28 The Subject Is Love
36 Blank Last Page
2 Effort In The Right Direction Guru Maharaj Ji Frankfurt Germany, 29 November 1976
On 29 November 1976, during the conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Guru Maharaj Ji held a program for the local premie community. After satsang and arti, Maharaj Ji pulled his chair to the edge of the stage and the audience gathered around him for "casual" satsang.
How do you explain to Miami Beach officials that you want one of their parks in order to spray water over 7,000 people? This was one of the "obstacles" faced by the coordinators of the 1977 Holi Festival at the Miami Beach Convention Centre and Flamingo Park on March 18, 19 and 20. - Michael McDonald
During her "second time around" tour of the East Coast, Julie helped 24 brothers and sisters make the transition from aspirant to premie. Three Knowledge sessions - the first in Australia for almost a year - were held. In the first, six Melbourne aspirants were revealed Knowledge; the second, in Sydney, gave the community there I I new premies, and Newcastle and Canberra two each; the third, for three aspirants, was held in Cairns.
Here are some excerpts from a letter written recently to the North American community coordinators by Bill Patterson. Bill, who coordinates the Mission in North America, is also an initiator. His satsang to the IHQ staff was printed in the last issue of The Golden Age.
8 The New NHQ
Yes, it's true. National Headquarters has finally found a new home. During recent weeks, activities at No. 14 Wentworth Avenue, Darlinghurst, Sydney gradually drew to a close as the Magic Carpet taxi truck boys removed, piece by piece, four years' worth of accumulated furniture, files, and bits of paper, and transported them across the harbour to their new location on the second floor of No. 3 North Cliff Street, Milsons Point.
This interview with initiator Padarthanand was recorded on 9 February 1977 in London by Tony Wade, a premie from Perth who recently visited England.
Durga Ji's satsang at Atlantic City, New Jersey on December 18, 1976.
We must really give our everything to Guru Maharaj Ji, and he's here in physical body so that we can focus our minds on him. Spiritually, within, we have Knowledge, we have meditation, we have satsang, we have service - and we have Guru Maharaj Ji externally. Mind wants to say, "Well, what's he doing? That's not right. Look what he's doing here! How come he's doing that? Why is he doing that?"
19 That Unsmiled Smile Guru Maharaj Ji speaking in Portland, Oregon on 30 January 1977
And it's just like, I don't know, but maybe it feels like I've just been a little too strong. But to me, the time is running out. You know? You might be frozen in your little apartment in New York by the time the next satsang program comes along, who knows? But the time is running out, it sincerely is running out. We all don't have time to just sit around and think about it
28 The Subject Is Love Guru Maharaj Ji speaking in Denver, Colorado on 20 February 1977
That Knowledge, that experience makes you premies and makes me Guru Maharaj Ji, because I impart that Knowledge to you and you experience that Knowledge. And today, my role in this world is to do, to impart that experience which I have imparted to you to everybody else who exists in this world. This is why I feel I am here - and there's no other purpose.


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Jeffery Simpson wrote an interesting article in today's Globe and Mail (I will try to scan it and post later). He spoke about the famed 0.7 pledge , and how reaching it is not so simple. That the aid target for the western world is a significant sum of money and that to reach will need to be done by cutting spending or raising taxes. He is correct and it made me look back on my utter laughter yesterday during question period when Paul Martin escaped an NDP question about making the commitment with some nonsensical response about promising something when you do not have a plan to accomplish it. Now my laughter was not without merit since Mr. Martin has been promising the world to everyone lately without much thought.
This all being said we must strike a balance between our foreign aid and creating a pro-business environment and yet having strong social programs we so cherish. But it is time to make the pledge, and it is time to create a plan to follow through. We are spending billions of dollars trying to meet our Kyoto target and stop the effects of global warming. Should we not put that money towards saving lives today. As I write this I am reading through Bill C-48 the NDP-Liberal budget and of the 4.5 billion committed only 500 million is towards foreign aid. Yet we are spending 1.5 billion more on post-secondary education. Granted I am all for putting money in helping students afford university, I am a student myself and I know the problems and its worthwhile results. At the end of the day though the 1.5 billion more would help relieve the massive debts of graduating students but what is more important to us, less debt for students or less debt for countries who cannot feed their citizens.
Yes we need to strike a balance, but we need to make that a balance fairer for those with no voice.
I would rather see agricultural subsidies and trade barriers broken down. Instead of giving a man a fish, give him a fishing rod and teach him how to use it.
Sorry Mr. Commentary, but you are not right. Having the west give 0.7% to the developing world will certainly save a few lives, and that is good, no doubt about it, but it is largely a waste of money and resources. Aid will not help sub-Sahara Africa for example, until the corruption disappears. Until then, the people who really need the money, or the people who know how to put it to good use, will not receive most of it. The real long-term answer is political reform, the creation of real democracies, the end to corruption, and the end to tribal values. Without those things going away, the 0.7% will not help anyone other than the corrupt who buy palaces, private planes and the like.


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Kellie Pickler's 'If It Wasn't for a Woman' Honors Her Grandmother and Other Strong Women
Kellie Pickler's "If It Wasn't For a Woman" isn't just a sweet piano ballad, it also serves as a tribute to one of the most important people in her life.
Pickler penned the song with her husband Kyle Jacobs and close friend Brian Bunn about her grandmother Faye, a woman she cites as an influential mother figure. "It's such a special song because it's about a special person that I was blessed to call 'mom,'" Pickler explains to Taste of Country. "We're inspired by her."
The three sat around the kitchen table on the anniversary of Faye's passing, thinking about what made her -- and the other strong women in their lives -- so inspiring. But it was also significant for Pickler to write such a personal song with someone just as important to her.
"Being able to write something like 'If It Wasn't For a Woman' with my husband is so wonderful; nobody knows me better than him," she says. "So it was really sweet that we were able to write that together at our kitchen table with our good friend Brian and just shine a light on her love and her strength and wisdom, and just honor her and all of the strong women that both Kyle and [Brian] and I have in our lives."
This is just one way in which Pickler has honored the powerful women that raised her. She also wrote a song titled "Selma Drye" about her other grandmother, and named her home goods line after that inspiring woman.
Fans can catch Pickler and co-host Ben Aaron every weekday morning on the syndicated talk show Pickler & Ben, executive produced by Faith Hill.
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Q: Getting a Compile error when trying to create matrix with user input. JAVA I'm getting a compile error when I try to get matrix Size. I know nothing is wrong with the main method as my instructor told us not to change it. So I'm guessing something is wrong with getMatixSize method. Compiler computation of the program:

error: method getMatrixSize in class TesterProject cannot be applied
  to given types;

import java.util*; is already inputted in the program.
public class TesterProject
{
    public static void main(String [] args)
    {
        int n = getMatrixSize();
        int[][] m = makeAndFillMatrix(n);
        printMatrix(m);
    }
    public static int getMatrixSize(int n)
    {
        Scanner S = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("give me a int to create the matrix");
        int n = S.nextInt();
        return n;
    }
}

A: You are trying to call int n = getMatrixSize(); with no arguments, but your method public static int getMatrixSize(int n) accepts an integer as argument. That's the reason you are getting an error.
Remove int n from parameter of getMatrixSize() and your code will work fine.

A: This is because getMatrixSize takes an int as an argument, and you aren't giving it that.
int n = getMatrixSize(5); //pass some int

Also, in your getMatrixSize, n is already declared.
public static int getMatrixSize(int n)
{
    Scanner S = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("give me a int to create the matrix");
    int n = S.nextInt(); //error, n is already declared in the arguments.
    return n;
}

or remove the argument and fix it all:
public static int getMatrixSize() // removed argument


This is my answer to Question #1.
The proper role of government is to (B) protect individual rights, such as the natural rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness; and to (D) support useful commerce by ensuring that interstate commerce is well-regulated – that is, uninterrupted, unobstructed, and free from the effects of monopolies and trusts which are harmful to competitive markets.
The Congress does not have any enumerated constitutional authority to (C) preserve American culture aside from fixing the standards of weights and measures. (A) Providing for the common good is not the proper role of the U.S. federal government (I will explain why in my answer to Question #12, which concerns the General Welfare Clause).


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Q: How to convert upload file type to graphql UploadFile type? I try to upload image to server in my client side built with vue.js but I have an error all times.
I have tried to send request with formData, have tried with file list object directly, with file object.
But nothing seems works good.
My form
<form enctype="multipart/form-data">
  <input
    @change="uploadPhoto($event)"
    accept="image/*"
    ref="file"
    type="file"
    name="files"
    id="files"
    class="inputfile inputfile-upload"
    capture="user"
  >
</form>

My upload function
uploadPhoto({ target }) {
  const formData = new FormData()
  formData.append('files', target.files)

  HTTP.post('/graphql', {
    query: `
      mutation UploadFile($file: Upload!) {
        upload(file: $file) {
          id
          hash
          url
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
      file: formData,
    },
  })
},

Displayed error:
{"errors":[{"message":"The \"path\" argument must be one of type string, Buffer, or URL. Received type undefined"

Thanks for your help.

A: Assuming you are using graphql-upload (previously apollo-upload-server) or apollo-server (which uses graphql-upload under the hood), you should be using a client that supports the GraphQL Multipart specification.
If you're using Vue, it's easiest to set up Apollo utilizing the appropriate Link.
Example usage:
const { ApolloClient } = require('apollo-client')
const { InMemoryCache } = require('apollo-cache-inmemory')
const { createUploadLink } = require('apollo-upload-client')

const client = new ApolloClient({
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
  link: createUploadLink()
})

See the docs for additional details.


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itbusinessedge > Blogs > Data and Telecom > Improving Mobile App Functionality and Performance
Improving Mobile App Functionality and Performance
By Carl Weinschenk, Posted June 6, 2013
One challenge: inconsistent performance.
A key choice faced by businesses is whether to base their outreach, both to internal teams and to customers, on mobile apps or mobile websites.
Adotas, an interactive advertising site, looks at the issue from the perspective of outreach to consumers. From the listed 10 advantages of each approach, there are two takeaways. First, it is not a slam-dunk in either direction. Indeed, both approaches have powerful justifications and rationales. It also is clear that the way to go is dependent upon what the business wishes to accomplish. For instance, mobile websites are cheaper, quicker to develop, and easier to update. Mobile apps, however, are easier to use, can be used offline and provide better data about users.
Top Five Reasons to Implement a Multi-Channel Approach to Mobile Development
The Adotas piece doesn't outline a downside of mobile apps: inconsistent performance. IBM and AT&T took this issue head on, however. EWeek reports that the companies at IBM Innovate 2013 conference in Orlando said that they are addressing performance issues by integrating AT&T's Application Resource Optimizer (ARO) and Big Blue's Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) software development tool.
The acronyms are confusing but the tool will perform a simple task, at least conceptually. It enables developers to see how an app is performing on a wireless network and provides tools to improve that performance. The heart of the tool is ARO, which was launched in January 2012, and now is used by more than 1,500 developers. The idea is to wring inefficiencies out of the app creation process:
ARO enables developers to diagnose previously undetectable inefficiencies in app-to-network interaction. It can identify the events happening at multiple layers within an app and pinpoint inefficient resource usage. ARO can then make specific recommendations on how developers can optimize their apps to improve performance, speed and battery utilization while also minimizing the network impact.
IBM made other news on mobile apps, too. GigaOm reports that the company is working with 10gen, developers of a high-performance document database called MongoDB, on a standard that will make it easier to write applications that draw on multiple sources.
The story says that MongoDB is "immensely popular" among Web and mobile developers who work with semi-structured and unstructured data. It is, however, not used for mission-critical applications due to "lack of transactional integrity" – no precise definition is offered – and other problems. Not being appropriate for mission-critical applications is a big problem for an enterprise app, of course. The answer, according to GigaOm, is the new standard:
At its core, the new standard — which encompasses the MongoDB API, data representation (BSON), query language and wire protocol — appears to be all about establishing a way for mobile and other next-generation applications to connect with enterprise database systems such as IBM's popular DB2 database and its WebSphere eXtreme Scale data grid.
Powerful and complex mobile apps represent a significant change in how developers and their bosses do business. These changes grow even more profound when the apps, perhaps working alongside mobile websites, can handle sensitive data.


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feminism in fairy tales
Angela Carter, an English writer, was known not only for retelling old fairy tales in a modern era, but also for including feminist ideas in her adaptations. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Out of all beautifully crafted feminist motifs, it stayed with me for quite some time till I got myself to pen this down. Even before I knew what feminism was, I knew there were aspects of fairy tales that made me uncomfortable. The Problem With Fairy Tales. Fairytales were originally women's stories, in stark contrast to the versions we've grown up reading. D'Aulnoy had no imitators in her brilliant crafting of miniature fantastic worlds – a precursor to spec fiction and fantasy. Oral tales were transcribed into literary works hundreds of years ago, and today new versions of fairy tales continue to be published. When fairy tales were first transcribed into literary works by authors like Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm centuries ago, women were often protagonists, but they also exhibited passivity and naivety. We need to redress this false belief, because it denies us the ability to acknowledge the contributions individual female authors made to stories that continue to have currency in our culture in ever-changing forms: manga, graphic novels, movies, novels, television series. But their tales were complex and their morals ambiguous. Podcast: I'm Sexting My partner, But Is The Cyber World Safe? While it seems like this lockdown seems to have offered us time, we perhaps need restructure our perspective; and try to look at the bigger picture. This 'happily ever after' in the fairytales we see now, often involves- the prince saving the princess from the clutches of the evil, the woman docile and subservient to her male counterpart- his prized possession. The originator of the term "fairytale", Baroness Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy, didn't need another hero when she published the very first fairytale in 1690. Guest Writers are writers who occasionally write on FII. This is especially true in a story like "Little Red Riding Hood" in which the central characters are a male and a female, - Publikation als eBook und Buch Female fairy tale characters have acquired power and strength that was not present in the earliest versions of these popular tales. The distorted representations of femininity in fairytales condition young minds into perceiving the handsome, oppressive, demanding man as the saviour-hero and the demure, sacrificing, beautiful maiden as the ideal woman, thereby feeding into the existing societal prejudices. In this article, I've talked about how these sanitised and appropriated versions reinforce gender stereotypes and perpetuate sexism. Mix fairy tales retellings with feminism and short stories, and I am in literary heaven. The popular understanding is that fairytales evolved exclusively from oral folktellers – from the uneducated "Mother Goose" nurse, passing into the imaginations of children by centuries of fireside retellings. Though females play large roles in the majority of classic fairy tales, they are rarely depicted as strong or independent. Hardcover. This reinforces pre-defined gender roles in the society. Take, for instance, fairytales. Something has never felt right for me with fairy tales. Women in Grimms' collected fairytales are oppressed and silenced. And this was, perhaps, their downfall. In the 19th century, when the Brothers Grimm began their project of collecting and publishing folktales, they dismissed the conteuses as inauthentic, as not representative of the voices of the common volk. Also read: 4 Feminist Authors Who Subverted The Fairytale Narrative. Women in these folktales, often die in childbirth- in Snow White, in Rapunzel, in Cinderella– the classic archetypes of heroines in fairytales, perpetuating beliefs that the ultimate goal of a woman's life is bearing a child and serving her domestic duties. They impact children's psyche, giving them skewed views about gender roles, body types, marriage and consent. Though authors like Perrault influenced her retellings, she completely changed the depiction of females who were once portrayed as weak and helpless. The increase of power and strength in female fairy tale characters over time directly reflects society's progression toward gender equality, proving the impact of changing societal norms throughout history. They were depicted as damsels in distress- waiting to be rescued and married off to their masculine saviours, in order to live 'happily ever after'. In Little Mermaid, the Prince is vindicated for rejecting the mermaid because he claimed to have not 'seen' the person who saved him, unable to see the 'self' of the mermaid. Because there is less emphasis on fantasy and more focus put on societal commentary, his implementation of gender and the manner in which he portrays both males and females is very important in understanding what morals are being engrained into the minds of readers. A furphy. She has organised and actively participated in movements regarding socio-political and campus related issues. It was in the repressive milieu of the troubled last decade of 17th century France that fairytales crystallised as a genre. These are the age-old fables that the Disney movies took inspiration from. - Für Sie komplett kostenlos – mit ISBN She makes her sacrifice her beautiful voice and chop her long hair, thereby 'disciplining' her before meeting her in-laws, typical of the ordeals every bride-to-be puts herself through, succumbing to the patriarchal family structure.
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Singilis (Singilis) filicornis – gatunek chrząszcza z rodziny biegaczowatych i podrodziny Lebiinae.

Taksonomia
Gatunek opisany został w 1907 roku przez Paula de Peyerimhoffa jako Singilis (Phloeozetaeus) filicornis. W 2011 Alexander Anichtchenko dokonał jego redeskrybcji.

Opis
Chrząszcz ten osiąga od 6,8 do 7 mm długości ciała. Ubarwiony rudo-brązowo z czarną wierzchołkową ⅓ pokryw. Głowa błyszcząca, gęsto i drobno punktowana. Czułki owłosione od połowy IV segmentu. Przedplecze błyszczące, pozbawione mikrorzeźby, 1,33 do 1,4 razy szersze niż długie, najszersze tuż za brzegowymi szczecinkami. Przednia jego krawędź prosta, przednie kąty zatarte, boki równomiernie zaokrąglone, zauważalnie lekko zafalowane ku tylnym kątom, które są ostre i wyciągnięte w malutki ząbek. Punktowanie przedplecza rzadkie i nieregularne, zwłaszcza na dysku, zagęszczające się ku krawędziom. Dołki przypodstawowe małe i płytkie. Tylna krawędź przedplecza wyciągnięta w zaokrąglony płat środkowy. Międzyrzędy pokryw 1, 3 i 5 na całej długości z rządkami nieregularnych, rzadkich por wyposażonych w bardzo krótkie, słabo widoczne szczecinki. Mikrorzeźba pokryw delikatna, pentagonalna. Wierzchołki lekko zafalowane. Rzędy drobno punktowane. Odnóża brązowawo-żółte. Środkowy płat aedeagusa łukowaty o długim wierzchołku. Wewnętrzna torebka z małym brzusznym poletkiem pokrytym drobnymi kolcami

Od podobnego, allopatrycznego Singillis jedlickai różni się mikrorzeźbą przedplecza i wyglądem aedeagusa.

Występowanie
Gatunek ten występuje w Egipcie oraz Izraelu.

Przypisy

Biegaczowate
Chrząszcze Egiptu
Chrząszcze Izraela
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1907 roku

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You may ask "Who is Nikki Thompson?" Nikki Thompson, 15, is a sophomore who has been playing on the girls varsity basketball team for two years. Thompson has been playing on the varsity team since her freshmen year.
The lady Bulldog has been playing basketball since she was very young. What helped motivated her was her family. Most of her family has played basketball, such as her mother and father. She has always had a passion for the sport.
As of now, she plans to play basketball in her future. She always balance out her grades with the sport. Her main goal is to get a scholarship.
"The moment I stepped into WCHS, one of my main goals is to earn a scholarship. So I can play basketball further on and continue on with my future," Thompson said.
Nikki Thompson is a kind person to her friends, teammates, strangers, etc. She is a caring person and is always willing to listen.
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How to Achieve Personalization at Scale on Facebook's Platforms
by AdExchanger Content Studio // Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 – 10:16 am
This article is sponsored by Facebook.
More than 2.7 billion people now use Facebook and its family of platforms – including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp – every month.[1]
In this age of platform-based interactions, Facebook ad campaigns and customer service features are no longer a "nice-to-have," they have become a necessary touchpoint to build customer relationships and drive conversions. But capitalizing on Facebook's scale, while meeting consumer expectations for personalization and ad relevance, introduces unique challenges for marketers. Nearly 74% of marketing leaders report they struggle to scale their personalization efforts, according to Gartner's 2018 State of Personalization Report.[2]
"The scale of Facebook can present a really powerful opportunity," said Artur Souza, Director, Solutions Engineer at Facebook. "There's so much that can be done with so many different people on the platform – each with different needs and expectations. This can start to feel like a double-edged sword for advertisers, so our goal is to help them navigate this complexity with our solutions and partners."
Facebook's solutions, such as the Marketing API – paired with strategic partners – introduce new process efficiencies that make comprehensive, personalized campaigns more achievable at scale.
Here are three ways brands can use Facebook's customizable tools and resources to engage more of their audience, more effectively.
Start with the 1-to-1 message formats your audience already uses. The speed of texting meets consumer expectations for instant responses in ways that other channels can't replicate. According to a Drift and SurveyMonkey survey, 42% of people expect a response within five seconds of sending a message.[3]
However, delivering a live chat solution to customers at scale can require significant resource and budget allocations – and still might fail to live up to their high expectations.
By integrating easy-to-setup automated lead generation features into the Messenger chat experience, brands can move seamlessly between automated and live chat messaging to qualify and nurture leads while creating cost-effective, efficient Q&A sessions. Newly generated leads can be synced directly with CRM systems, so sales teams can take immediate action.
"People want to be able to react to ads and product offerings in real time," Souza said. "That's how it works in the store, and more and more that is how they expect it to work online too. Automated lead generation takes some of the pressure off your customer service team by combining the benefits of real agents and machine learning."
Leverage the Marketing API to drive workflow efficiencies into every campaign. Expectations for personalized, relevant experiences also extend to the ad experiences consumers encounter across Facebook's platforms.
That's where Facebook APIs can help introduce valuable automation and efficiency to ad delivery on the platform – allowing advertisers to cut through the noise with ads that speak to individual customer needs.
"When you think about what personalization at scale looks like, there are people at all stages of the conversion funnel," Souza said. "As a result, there are a lot of things to figure out – for instance what you are willing to pay for a bid for one individual versus another and which types of creative will be more impactful for each audience segment."
Facebook's collection of APIs act as the building blocks for brands to infuse personalization and customization across four areas of their campaigns:
Provide a foundation for automated ad management with creative, bidding and tagging strategies that simplify the operation of ad campaigns.
Manage creative versioning and build rules to optimize when and where to show ads for each user.
Identify audiences to target and retarget by integrating first-party CRM data and layering it with Facebook's advanced targeting capabilities.
Adjust campaigns in real-time by setting up custom rules to stop and start ads, adjust bids and reallocate spend as needed.
Together these customizable tools offer added resource efficiency and advanced lead generation capabilities that simplify the campaign process – while simultaneously expanding its potential impact.
Partner with experienced specialists who fill in the gaps. Consumer expectations – and the digital tools that enable brands to meet those expectations – can move at lightning speed.
Facebook helps its advertisers navigate this challenge by providing access to a wide range of specialists through the Facebook Marketing Partner Program. Facebook Marketing Partners (FMPs) provide essential marketing capabilities from campaign management to cross-channel measurement to creative production and beyond. Each Facebook-certified partner is equipped to do the legwork for organizations who don't have the capacity or technological knowledge to launch and manage their own solutions on Facebook.
And for Facebook partners, the Partner Directory and badge delivers visibility and credibility to potential clients about their specific capabilities and solution strengths.
Facebook Marketing Partners – who specialize in campaign management, creative, messaging, measurement, commerce and other technical requests – can deliver tailored solutions to businesses of any size.
These accessible resources empower brands to focus on their business goals, while Facebook partners deliver behind-the-scenes results that drive the brand forward.
[1] Facebook data, June 2019.
[2] "2018 State of Personalization Report" by Gartner, March 2019.
[3] "2019 State of Conversational Marketing" by Drift, July 2019.


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Registration is open for four hour "Winning in the Workplace" training labs, which are required for access to pre-scheduled interviews. These labs take place in designated safe spaces and are led by professionally trained staff from LeadersUp. More labs may be scheduled based on demand, so please check the registration link below for additions. Note: There is no minimum number of men your organization must recruit for labs.
Lab curriculum includes: resume review, mock interviews, and job readiness skills to prepare young men for pre-scheduled, on-site interviews on July 21st. (More curriculum info attached).
Strong peer support: LeadersUp recommend your organization's young people attend a lab together on the same day.
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"Going through the program and being in the union has allowed me to be gainfully employed, save money, feel better about myself and provide for my family", said Mr. Whittington, pictured on the left.
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Add onion, ginger and garlic and fry until onions turns brown (not too dark).
Add peas, salt, coriander powder, turmeric, cumin, chilli powder and chopped green chillies.
Stir fry for a minute, turn heat down to low, and cook covered until peas are tender.
Raise heat up, add garam masala and stir fry until the vegetable looks shiny and any remaining liquid evaporates. Turn heat off.
Add and stir in coriander leaves.
To serve, spoon out peas on a plate, add a handful of murmurae puffed rice, stir them in, sprinkle chaat masala and squeeze a little fresh lemon on top. Serve immediately. If you leave it lying around after mixing with the puffed rice, the rice will go soggy.
You can also serve Green Mango Chutney or/and Imli Chutney with it.
Ghugni can also be made from Dry Peas or Chickpeas. Just make sure that there is no watery gravy.