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Katja Dedekind is a Paralympic swimmer who was awarded a Tier 3 Scholarship within the 2021 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
Katja was born in Durban, South Africa, in 2001 and moved to Australia with her family at a young age. She now lives on the Sunshine Coast and competes in the S13 category, having been born with congenital cataracts and amblyopia which limits her vision in her left eye and caused blindness in her right eye.
Katja began swimming competitively in 2012 and in 2016 won bronze in the 200m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 50m breaststroke at the Australian Swimming Championships. She then became one of the youngest athletes to represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and returned from her international debut with a bronze in the 100m backstroke, as well as making the final in the 400m freestyle.
At the 2018 Para Pan Pacific Championships she collected the whole suite of medals, and was selected for the Dolphins to compete at the World Para Swimming Championships in 2019. In London, she came seventh in the 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle.
Katja's achievements in the pool saw her chosen as a bearer for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton on the Gold Coast, and in 2019 she was named Sporting Wheelies Most Improved Athlete of the Year.
At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Katja won bronze in the 100m backstroke and the 400m freestyle, but didn't know until the post-race interview because she was unable to read the results board.
"In receiving the SAHOF Scholarship it gives me great honour to know that I am amongst very successful athletes who have the same goals as me: achieving the best I can. With the support from SAHOF I am now able to be closer to succeeding and surpassing my goals." – Katja Dedekind on being selected as a 2021 Tier 3 Scholarship Holder.
Awards, Honours & Achievements
2016: Paralympic Games, Rio – bronze and Oceania Record, 100m backstroke – S13
2016: Paralympic Games, Rio – 7th, 400m freestyle – S13
2018: Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Bearer
2018: Para Pan Pacific Championships, Cairns – gold, 100m backstroke – S13
2018: Para Pan Pacific Championships, Cairns – silver, 400m freestyle – S13
2018: Para Pan Pacific Championships, Cairns – bronze, 200m Individual Medley – S13
2019: World Para Swimming Championships, London – 6th, 100m backstroke – S13
2019: World Para Swimming Championships, London – 6th, 50m & 100m freestyle
2019: World Para Swimming Championships, London – 6th, mixed 4x100m freestyle – 49 pts
2019: Sporting Wheelies Most Improved Athlete of the Year
2020: World Para Series, Melbourne – gold, women's Open Multi-Class 100m backstroke
2020: World Para Series, Melbourne – silver, women's Open Multi-Class 50m Freestyle
2020 (2021): Tokyo Paralympic Games – bronze, women's 100m backstroke (S13)
2020 (2021): Tokyo Paralympic Games – bronze, women's 400m freestyle (S13)
2020 (2021): Tokyo Paralympic Games – fourth, women's 50m freestyle (S13)
2021: Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship Holder – Tier 3
"I would like to congratulate Col, Katja and Brendon on this terrific achievement, we are incredibly proud to have three swimmers selected in the program for 2021.
Both Col and Katja are already valued members of our Dolphins swim team and Brendon is a young swimmer that has shown great potential and they should be thrilled they have been chosen for this honour.
It is fantastic these athletes will also have the opportunity to be mentored by a Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, that sort of guidance from someone who has been at the pinnacle of their sport is priceless." – Swimming Australia CEO, Leigh Russell


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Feb 14, 2017|Agricultural Law, Criminal Defense, Scher Bassett & Hames, Work Injury
Recognizing the Risk of Chemical Exposure for Agricultural Workers
The work performed by farm laborers and other agricultural workers feeds the country, but these employees work in risky environments every day. In addition to the risks of workplace injuries caused by heavy machinery and hours spent under a hot sun, agricultural workers have a high risk of short-term and long-term health problems caused by toxic exposure to chemicals. If you or a loved one has sustained work-related injuries or diseases, you can turn to a workers' compensation attorney in San Jose for legal help.
Methods of Exposure
Virtually all consumers are exposed to some agricultural chemicals, albeit at low levels. But agricultural workers are at a much higher risk of ill health effects because of their direct contact with toxic chemicals like pesticides. Agricultural pesticide exposure occurs when handlers load and mix these chemicals. Workers are exposed when they apply the chemicals to the crops, and when they clean and repair the equipment used for pesticide application. The cultivation and harvest of crops provides more opportunities for pesticide exposure. The risk of toxic exposure increases when agricultural workers are not provided with the proper protective equipment. It's also important to note that pesticides do not necessarily stay where they are applied. The chemicals drift on the wind and may be inhaled by farmworkers and their families, and the chemicals can leach into the ground and contaminate the water supply. All of these methods of exposure can directly cause work-related injuries.
Risks of Exposure
Pesticide exposure can cause both short-term and long-term health problems in agricultural workers. Acute exposure to high levels of pesticides can cause skin rashes, eye irritation, headaches, nausea, and vomiting. In severe cases, these workplace injuries may include seizures, loss of consciousness, difficulty breathing, and death. The long-term health effects are equally troubling. Long-term problems can arise from chronic exposure to even low levels of agricultural pesticides. Farmworkers are at a heightened risk of neurological disorders, hormonal disorders, and certain cancers. They also are susceptible to developing infertility and other reproductive health problems. Furthermore, pesticide exposure can result in birth defects.

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this may be a dumb one.
fiscal year starts in june.
want to return fiscal month number.
convert june from 6 to 1, july from 7 to 2, etc... without an IF in there (possible?).
thanks for the help ron!
I have a similar request, except I need the date to convert into a YYYYMM format. For our company 7/1/2013 = 201401; 6/30/2014 = 201412.
That's elegant in its simplicity and powerful in its effectiveness. It works perfectly. Thanks also for the tip on old posts.


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Q: Search amazon example with new amazon service I can not find a working example of the new amazon service (or at least, within the last couple of years). The closest working example just comes back with a null item no matter what I put in the title. The code is:
        // Amazon ProductAdvertisingAPI client
        AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient amazonClient = new AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient();

        // prepare an ItemSearch request
        ItemSearchRequest request = new ItemSearchRequest();
        request.SearchIndex = "Books";
        request.Title = "C#";
        request.Condition = Condition.All;
        //request.ResponseGroup = new string[] { "Small" };

        ItemSearch itemSearch = new ItemSearch();
        itemSearch.Request = new ItemSearchRequest[] { request };
        itemSearch.AWSAccessKeyId = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["accessKeyId"];

        // send the ItemSearch request
        ItemSearchResponse response = amazonClient.ItemSearch(itemSearch);

        // write out the results from the ItemSearch request
        foreach (var itemLst in response.Items)
        {
            if (itemLst.Item != null)
            {
                foreach (var item in response.Items[0].Item)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(item.ItemAttributes.Title);
                }
            }
            else
                Console.WriteLine("No item info was found for this response list item.");
        }
        Console.WriteLine("<Done...press enter to continue>");
        Console.ReadLine();

What am I doing wrong?

A: I'm assuming that you've downloaded the code from here. If this is correct then you need to replace this line:
AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient amazonClient = new AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient();

With these lines:
BasicHttpBinding binding = new BasicHttpBinding(BasicHttpSecurityMode.Transport);
binding.MaxReceivedMessageSize = int.MaxValue;

AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient amazonClient = new AWSECommerceServicePortTypeClient(
            binding,
            new EndpointAddress("https://webservices.amazon.com/onca/soap?Service=AWSECommerceService"));

// add authentication to the ECS client
amazonClient.ChannelFactory.Endpoint.Behaviors.Add(new AmazonSigningEndpointBehavior(accessKeyId, secretKey));

The problem is two fold:

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*You are not binding the amazonClient to an HttpBinding

*You are not signing the request

If my assumption is incorrect then you should download the code from the above link as it is a working example of how to call the Amazon Product API.

A: I believe your problem may be lack of an Associate Tag.  As of November, 2011, this is required for all requests and I noticed early on in my testing that I got null responses back (with an error code) when I didn't include it.  I'm not sure if that's still the behavior but I'd definitely assume that if you aren't adding it (which I don't see in your code) that's a likely suspect.
Look at top change note here
If you don't have an Associate ID you will need to apply for one.

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Home/ News/Nigeria First World Cup Goal Scorer, Rashidi Yekini's Home turns Den Of Criminals, Reptiles!
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Nigeria First World Cup Goal Scorer, Rashidi Yekini's Home turns Den Of Criminals, Reptiles!
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On the 23rd of October the World Football Governing Body FIFA alerted our consciousness to the 55th posthumous birthday of the Nigerian and indeed world soccer legend Rashidi Yekini. The tweet reads "Rashidi Yekini, scorer of @NGSuperEagles's first goal at the #WorldCup, would have been 55 today. The celebration from Nigeria's record goal scorer will live in World Cup folklore."
We are not bothered however that the Nigerian Football Federation could not honour him with at least a tweet in a remembrance. It goes to show how much we value our legends and those who have sacrificed so much for the game. So much has been said about the treatment meted out to legends such as Sam Okwaraji, and the likes that put in sweat and blood to put Nigeria on the world football map. What is of pride however is that even if "the prophet is not appreciated in his own town" the prophet is honoured and venerated outside the shores of his land. Clubs that Rashidi Yekini played for, in Ivory Coast and in Portugal (Victoria Setubal) have done their bits to engrave his name in the history of their clubs.
For the millennials who wonder who Rashidi Yekini is or was and what is the fuss about him?. Rashidi Yekini is the first ever goal scorer for Nigeria at the FIFA world cup (who can ever forget that celebration). He is also the highest goal scorer for Nigeria in our footballing history with a total of 37 goals.
Six years after his death, and the occasion of his birthday affords us the unique opportunity to beam our light on this "indispensable" most prolific goal scorer in the history of Nigerian football, we are yet to find his replacement.
Our correspondent paid a visit to the home of the soccer idol. His home is situated at Oni and Sons children hospital area, Off Ring Road Ibadan. To the chagrin of our correspondent, what is left of the buildings left so much to be desired. It is an embarrassment. The home of the soccer icon has become the home of snakes and a hideout for criminals.
From the outside, passerby can easily notice the bushy compound, the paints peeling off of the walls and the rusty padlock on the entrance gate, a sign that it has not been opened for a very long time. Some of the louvers are broken, while part of the roofing sheets have been removed and not replaced.
The gangling striker bought his home comprises of 3 different buildings spreading within the big compound shortly before the 1994 world cup and lived in there before he was forcefully moved out of the place for reason still unknown which led to his untimely death under a very curious circumstance yet to be fully explained by all actors
PICTURES TAKEN 24TH OCTOBER 2018
It appears that just as Rashidi Yekini was abandoned and left uncared for prior to his death is the same way the property in which he lived during his life time is being left uncared for. What a shame!
Despite the home sitting very next to the home of a prominent Ibadan business man and leader, the building is overgrown with grass and the structure already showing signs of dilapidation after many years of neglect. Why so?
Speaking with some neighbours within the vicinity, our correspondent gathered that the building has become a source of disagreement between family members and the daughters of the late footballer. According to them, while the family members want the property sold and the money shared among themselves, the children of Rashidi Yekini intend to convert the edifice into a museum and a historical monument where people can come to and see things belonging to the late icon just the children of fela Kuti did.
While this imbroglio continues, the property has become a cause of concern to neighbors and residents of the area. Some neighbors noted that dangerous reptiles have occupied the property to their (residents) detriment as snakes of different sizes and names have used the property as their abode. These, they say continually endanger their lives. Also they alleged that criminal minded individuals and miscreants have turn the place to hideout and meeting place further endangering the lives of the residents in the area. The landlords in the area have also expressed their displeasure at the security threat that the building now poses to those living within the environment.
It is noteworthy that his building painted mostly in white colours stand out uniquely among other buildings in the neighborhood due to its unkempt status.
With this development it is highly essential that the government steps in. Not only in a bid to honour the late footballer who gave everything for the country but much more for the safety and security of lives and properties of the residents in the environment.
An icon of the status of Rashidi Yekini deserves much more respect even in death than in life. His building carries a lot of history; history that deserves to be preserved. It is therefore highly suggested that government takes over the property and makes it a museum or state or national monument in honour of the soccer icon. This would be in accordance with the wishes of the soccer icon's children.
In the first place, the neglect that the building currently endures is a de-service to the memory of a hero and eye sore to the environment. We cannot state enough the security implications that have been stressed above.
There is the benefit of preserving the history of the man behind the property and in a way generate revenue to the coffers of the government. The edifice can be turned into a recreational centre for children as it is even located close to the Oni and Sons children Hospital.
With the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (Liberty) stadium also a stone throw away from the property, the edifice can be made as a base for up and coming footballing talents to house and groom them into many more Rashidi Yekinis
There is a need for a re-examination of the way and manner we treat our heroes. This will go a long way in determining if we will have other heroes who will be ready to sacrifice their lives for the nation and the people.
The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain.
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BAE Systems to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming
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Two weeks earlier, BAE Systems announced that it had received a $13 million contract for advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming and spoofing.
The company's Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) will ensure the reliability of military GPS systems for aircraft operating in challenging signal environments.
DIGAR uses advanced antenna electronics, high-performance signal-processing, and digital beamforming – a capability that combines 16 steered beams – for better GPS signal reception and superior jamming immunity. These capabilities are critical for high-speed aircraft as they maneuver through the battlespace. The F-15 Eagle is the second U.S. Air Force fighter platform to receive DIGAR GPS upgrades, following the F-16 Fighting Falcon. DIGAR also provides advanced GPS capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft as well as multiple unmanned aerial vehicles.
"Modern airborne missions require accurate positioning and navigation data, and GPS systems must be able to withstand adversaries' best disruption efforts," said Greg Wild, Navigation and Sensor Systems product line director at BAE Systems. "Our DIGAR antenna electronics are trusted to protect these platforms in contested environments."
BAE Systems' family of military GPS products offer size, weight, and power characteristics suitable for a variety of applications, including handheld electronics, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, aircraft, and precision-guided munitions. In addition to GPS Anti-Jam products, the company is currently delivering advanced GPS products compatible with the next-generation M-Code satellite signal, and is developing the next generation of receivers to ensure dependable GPS for warfighters across land, air, and sea domains.
BAE Systems work on military GPS technology takes place in Cedar Rapids, where the company is investing more than $100 million to build a 278,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art research and manufacturing center.


The tour starts at 08:00 when you are picked up from your hotel (only down town hotels) where we then head in a private vehicle to the village of Tuni (4400 m) which takes 2 hours. When we arrive at this village the trekking starts in direction of Chiarkota Lagoon (4650 m) on a simple path where we see some lagoons surrounded by mountains of the Bolivian High Plateau. After 45 minutes walking we arrive at a plateau where we admire the Andean fauna and at midday we will take a break to have the lunch, after that , we will continue our walk following a path we get to a river, a suitable place for a 15 minute rest. Afterwards we continue the tour on the same path until we get to Kallan Kkota Lagoon and finally around 15:00 we arrive at Chiarkota Lagoon (4650 m) which is located in the foothills of Condoriri Mountain, where we will have free time to enjoy the views while the guide sets up the tent to spend the night and makes dinner.
We begin at 07:30 with breakfast. An hour later we head to the mountain called Aguja Negra (Black Needle). Around 10:30 we pass the summit of Jisthaña at 5000 meters. Continuing with the hike we arrive at a plateau where we have lunch at midday. After an hour we head towards Esperanza Lagoon and arrive there around 16:30. The guide sets up the tents and prepares dinner while we take advantage of our time to admire the view. At 18:00 we have dinner and then rest.
This day begins at 06:15 with breakfast. We start the hike for 2 hours towards Milluni Peak (4800 m) we will cross the summit and then we will get down for another 2 hours and half to reach to the base camp of Huayna Potosi (4700 m). Around 11:30 we have lunch. After lunch the hike to the glaciar Viejo (old glacier) begins which takes 1 hour and a half. There we practice climbing on the ice using all the equipment we have. After 1 hour of practicing we return to the base camp around 16:00. At 18:00 we have dinner and rest in a refuge.
This day starts at 08:00 with breakfast. The free time after breakfast can be used, for example, for a walk. Around 11:30 we have lunch and then we climb to the High Camp at 5200 meters. We arrive there after 3 hours and stay in a refuge. Dinner will be at 17:00 and around 18:00 we rest and sleep until midnight.
Around 06:30 we arrive at the summit (6088 m) where we can admire all the beauty of the Cordillera Real of the Andes. After 15 minutes we return to the High Camp in 2 hours, pick up the equipment and after we descend to the base camp in 1.5 hours, from where we return to La Paz arriving at the hotel at 14:00 hours.
The tour includes: Private transportation, complete board on the tour, insulation mat, tent, refuges and guide.
The tour does not include: Sleeping bag, headlamp, 2 liters of water (first day), entrance fees, personal porter.
Price per person: 354 USD (private or shared tour).


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A few days ago, we saw a handsome red-winged blackbird, with its distinctive red and yellow shoulder bars, happily chirping away in a tree in a backyard. Then, like something out of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, it dive-bombed towards us, shrieking as it spread its wings and raised its talons. Frightened, we ran inside—ceding the backyard to our winged foe. If, like us, you've recently been traumatized (or embarrassed) by a red-winged blackbird, don't worry: you're not alone.
Red-winged blackbirds are mostly migratory; they spend their winters in the southern U.S. and Central America, and their summers mating in the northern U.S. and southern parts of Canada. "Shortly after breeding season, at the end of June and into July, most of their chicks will have hatched and left," explained Toninger. "Then they will no longer defend their territory." Until then, the best way to avoid their wrath is to stay away (they usually like to nest near water). If it's about to swoop, don't run away, look directly at it, and remember, even if it's being a bother, don't attack it. It's a criminal offence to intentionally harm a bird in Canada. In addition to a $2,000 fine, offenders can also face six months imprisonment, not to mention a Dave Winfield–style reputation.


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Q: How does using UART reduce noise when doing wireless communication? I am in the process of designing something that needs to do wireless communication across about 6 inches and control a servo. Since I do not have line of sight I am using some really cheap RF chips.
I am a noob at wireless so I threw some stuff together to just see what happens. I hooked up the RF transmitter to a pin on the PIC and wrote to it and then hooked up the RF receiver output to a servo and tried to move it around. This did not work but now I am trying to understand why. It works fine with no wireless comm.
After doing some reading I think it's because there is lots of interference. So I think the fix is to use some data transfer protocol like UART and read it on another PIC and then output to a servo. From what I read this allows me to distinguish my data from the noise. My question is, how does UART allow me to do this? I understand that UART is a way to convert parallel data to serial data with start and stop bits and then to turn it back into parallel to be used on the receiving end but how does this give me the ability to ignore noise? How are the start and stop bits distinguished from the noise?
Is there a way to just use some capacitors for filtering to avoid having any processing on the receiving end? It would be really nice if I could have just a simple circuit on the receiving end with receiver, filters and the servo without any PIC.
Thanks you!
Edit: The transmitter chip is FS1000A and the receiver is XY-MK-5V.

A: The FS1000A is a 433MHz OOK (On Off Keying) transmitter. It produces a continuous 433MHz carrier wave when the digital input signal is high (keyed 'ON'), and no carrier when the input is low (keyed 'OFF'). OOK is a form of Amplitude Modulation suitable for transmitting digital signals.
This transmission could be received with a simple tuned circuit and diode detector (ie. a 'crystal set') to recreate the original digital signal, but only at close range because RF signal strength drops off rapidly with distance (and the FS1000A only puts out a few milliwatts, so the range would be extremely short!).
Most users want more than a few cm of range, so the XY-MK-5V uses a simple but very effective superregenerative circuit, which has an inherent AGC (Automatic Gain Control) action that amplifies even extremely weak RF signals. However it has two problems:-

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*when the RF signal is keyed OFF the receiver 'winds up the gain' trying to detect the nonexistent signal between the carrier wave pulses. If the carrier is OFF for too long then noise pulses will start to appear between the ON periods. When no signal is being transmitted the receiver's output is just a mess of noise.

*The output of a superregenerative detector is AC, so the 0-5V DC digital signal becomes an audio signal whose average DC voltage varies depending on the ratio of high to low pulse times. The XY-MK-5V has a data slicer which attempts to regenerate the digital signal, but it only works properly when the high/low ratio is not too far away from 50%.
Your servo pulse signal is high for 1~2ms and low for 18~19ms, an ON/OFF ratio of only 5~11%. This is probably too low for the data slicer to work reliably, and the long OFF time may be enough to cause noise as the receiver 'winds up the gain'. The end result is that your digital signal is not received cleanly.
To solve these problems you need to 'encode' the servo pulse into a digital signal whose average ON/OFF ratio is not too far way from 50% (to keep the data slicer happy) and with short times between pulses (to keep the receiver's AGC happy). Then at the receiving end you need to 'decode' it back to a 1~2ms servo pulse.
One simple way to do it might be to produce a 50% PWM signal whose period varies from 1 to 2ms. At the receiver you could use another PIC which measures the period and uses it to control its own servo pulse generator. (the reason for using period rather than pulse width is to avoid timing errors due to unequal pulse rise and fall times).
A more complicated protocol might send digital data via Manchester coding or some other rf friendly encoding scheme, with a corresponding decoder at the receiver. Digital data usually needs synchronization bits to identify where the data packets start and end, and more bits (parity/checksum/CRC) to detect and possibly correct errors. This can make the coding of digital data protocols quite complex.
A UART is designed to send and receive asynchronous serial data over wires. The data format is not normally RF friendly because the signal can spend long periods of time being high or low with no attempt to maintain a 50% average. This can be fixed by carefully selecting which data patterns to transmit, or by further encoding the output. However unless you need to transmit and receive a lot of digital data it might be easier to just 'bit-bang' your own protocol.
UARTS have a very basic error detection system which uses a 'parity' bit to check that the number of '1's in a byte is even or odd, and they can detect 'framing' errors caused by missing start and stop bits. However this is often not enough to trap all errors caused by RF noise.

A: The UART MAY oversample during each bit time, and perform a majority-vote on whether a solid 1 or a solid 0 was actually transmitted.
Older UARTS sampled 16 times during each bit interval. Then a 1/0 decision was made.
To further assist this, use an R*C filter with speed adequate to settle to several TAU within the bit time.
If bittime is 100uS, then go for 3 Tau (just my gut, having worked on Bit-syncs)
and implement as 33uS R*C; 33 ohms and 1uF, 3.3Kohm and 0.01UF, etc.
One benefit of the UART is its ability to identify the "START" bit; you'd need to implement that yourself, otherwise.


Attack on Titan Part 2 Movie Review Update.
I managed to finish most of, if not all of the pros/cons of the script. So all that's left is just my overall opinion, and maybe trivia though I'm can find so little about it that this might be the first review where I don't do trivia. Hopefully I'll get the first draft done in the next few days.


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Combine the water and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Allow the mixture to rest until foamy. Stir in the milk, egg, bacon drippings, sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour. Mix until smooth.
Slowly add in the remaining flour, switching to the dough hook when needed. Knead for 3-5 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough into a grease bowl. Cover with a lint fee kitchen towel and place in a warm, draft-free area to rise. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Line a pizza pan with parchment.
Punch down the dough and divide into 4 equal portions. Roll the first portion into a 12-inch circle. Place the dough onto the parchment (if the dough shrinks back, let it rest for about 5 minutes after rolling before moving it to the pan.
Spread one tablespoon of butter over the dough round, within 1/2 –inch from the edge. Sprinkle with a third of the brown sugar, followed by a third of the cinnamon.
Roll the next dough ball into a 12-inch round and place on top of the first, followed by the butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Repeat with the remaining dough, butter, sugar, and cinnamon, ending with the final dough layer.
Place a 2 ¼ in cookie cutter or cardboard circle in the center of the dough (do not cut through, this is only a guide).
Use a sharp knife to cut 16 evenly spaced slices from the center guide to the edges of the dough. Remove guide.
Take 2 strips, twist outward twice, then pinch the ends together. Repeat with the remaining strips. Loosely cover and set aside to rise for 30 minutes.
Bake the rolls for 18-22 minutes or until deeply browned.
Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and serve warm.
Combine the water and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Allow the mixture to rest until foamy. Stir in the milk, egg, bacon drippings, sugar, salt, and 1 cup flour. Mix until smooth.Slowly add in the remaining flour, switching to the dough hook when needed. Knead for 3-5 minutes or until smooth and elastic.Place the dough into a grease bowl. Cover with a lint fee kitchen towel and place in a warm, draft-free area to rise. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.Line a pizza pan with parchment.Punch down the dough and divide into 4 equal portions. Roll the first portion into a 12-inch circle. Place the dough onto the parchment (if the dough shrinks back, let it rest for about 5 minutes after rolling before moving it to the pan.Spread one tablespoon of butter over the dough round, within 1/2 –inch from the edge. Sprinkle with a third of the brown sugar, followed by a third of the cinnamon. Roll the next dough ball into a 12-inch round and place on top of the first, followed by the butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Repeat with the remaining dough, butter, sugar, and cinnamon, ending with the final dough layer.Place a 2 ¼ in cookie cutter or cardboard circle in the center of the dough (do not cut through, this is only a guide). Use a sharp knife to cut 16 evenly spaced slices from the center guide to the edges of the dough. Remove guide.Take 2 strips, twist outward twice, then pinch the ends together. Repeat with the remaining strips. Loosely cover and set aside to rise for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.Bake the rolls for 18-22 minutes or until deeply browned.Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and serve warm.
That is stunning and would be the literal star of the brunch table!
Just gorgeous Amy and congrats on the addition of the printable recipe at the bottom. It will make those grumblers very happy or maybe just make them look harder for something to grumble about.
This is absolutely gorgeous and would be a showstopper at brunch!
Not only would it be great for brunch, but this would be perfect to serve around Christmastime.
These are seriously impressive. *Almost* too pretty to eat!
GORGEOUS! I've always wanted to try one of those. They look so pretty!
You're right, it doesn't sound as hard as it looks. Guess I'll find out when I actually try it.


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Nintendo Reveals Impressive Sales of Switch and Zelda
Nintendo's financial report revealed how many units of Switch have sold worldwide so far and which titles issued by the Japanese company are the most popular among players.
Nintendo Switch doesn't slow down.
Nintendo's financial report for the period from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 shows that the company has sold a total of 34.74 million Switch consoles worldwide, of which 2.47 million in the first quarter of this year. The Japanese company expects to sell another 18 million consoles by the end of March 2020.
Here's a ranking of the best-selling Switch games published by Nintendo:
Number of copies sold
16.69 million
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
8.70 million
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
1-2-Switch
Beyond the top 10, there were such titles as Kirby Star Allies (2.56 million), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2.25 million), Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (1.18 million), Octopath Traveler (1.17 million), Yoshi's Crafted World (1.11 million - one should remember that this is the result of the first three days after the launch) and Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (1.09 million).
The case of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is particularly impressive. Although it's been two years since the release of the game, between January and March this year the title sold to 1.09 million pieces. With a total score of 12.77 million units sold, the game was ranked fourth in the ranking of the most popular games from Nintendo.
A total of 23.91 million copies of Nintendo Switch games were sold in the first quarter of this year, and since its release in March 2017, a total of 187.52 million copies of various titles for this console have been sold.
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For almost 40 years, Leesfield Scolaro has been at the forefront of fighting for plaintiffs' rights and legal protections in all areas of personal injury, including products liability, medical malpractice, negligent security, and general negligence. In the last two decades, the cruise line industry has reached new heights in terms of number of cruise passengers increasing every year. Not unexpectedly, litigation over cruise passengers sustaining injuries on ships or during shore excursions has similarly increased. Fast-forwarding to today, Leesfield Scolaro has obtained many legal victories litigating against Cruise Lines, in spite of the scale of justice tilting dangerously against injured cruise passengers.
For almost 25 years, cruise passengers did not have the right to sue a cruise line for the medical negligence of the shipboard doctor. The decision reached in Franza v. Royal Caribbean Cruises published this year changed this longstanding piece of unfairness. Similarly, the decision reached last month in Sorrels v. NCL affords more rights to injured cruise passengers. A decision of victory and fairness laced with common sense.


As winter wraps up here in the Minneapolis area, many homeowners are looking forward to enjoying the great outdoors bird watching in their own yards. Unless you're a confirmed birder, though, having birds in the backyard might not seem important. If you take your cup of coffee and go and sit down just to watch what they do, will you notice just how beautiful and enjoyable they really are. Here are some ways to get more birds and other wildlife to come to your yard.
Shelter in bushes and small trees can provide an area for birds to gather and eat in quiet and peace. Shrubs provide the protection and shelter they seek; placing feeders and houses near places of shelter make them more inviting. You can even combine food and shelter with a shrub that has berries. Try a hawthorn bush if you want something that provides protection and something to eat.
Water is a great way to bring in many different birds as well as animals to the yard. By having a bird bath, water fountain or other water feature, you're inviting them in for something to drink. We are able to design many different water features that match your yard and taste.
Giving food to those that come to visit is a great way to get them to come back time and time again. By placing seed in a bird house, corn on the cob in the yard or even sunflower seeds or meal worm feeders can attract many different animals. Hummingbirds and orioles love nectar feeders.
With these essentials, you can bring in many different insects, birds and other wildlife creatures that are looking for a little something to eat or drink, or even a place to lay their heads for the night. Having wildlife in your yard can be a great source of relaxing enjoyment and quiet entertainment. If you're looking to attract more wildlife such as birds, butterflies and other creatures, we can help you plan landscaping changes to incorporate all of these features and more. We are a licensed Minneapolis area landscape design and installation company that is able to provide you with the help you're in need of.


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The real deal: Stephen Chidwick wins back-to-back US Poker Open $25k events
BY Lee Davy ON February 08, 2018
TAGs: Jake Schindler, Stephen Chidwick, US Poker Open
The UK-born pro, Stephen Chidwick, takes a substantial lead in the US Poker Open after winning back-to-back $25k events in a 48-hour span including the Mixed Game Championship.
Daniel Negreanu believes Steffen Sontheimer is the best poker player in the world. The subsequent eyebrow twitching prompted Kid Poker to release a post edit clarifying his claim is limited to
No-Limit Hold'em (NLHE) tournaments.
Because if we're talking about the best player in the world, then many of his peers would hurl the name of Stephen Chidwick into the ring. I have seen them do it in the past.
For a long time, Chidwick had the words 'The Best Player in the World to Never Win Anything' sewn into his psyche. In the next five days, that may change.
The UK born pro has won back-to-back US Poker Open events in a fiery cheek producing 48-hours. Stick a tin foil hat on the man and call him a genius. Chidwick beat 44 entrants in a $25k NLHE event and then beat 45 entrants to take the $25k Mixed Game Championship crown.
And he didn't beat any old field.
Amongst those 45-entrants were some of the finest proponents of the art in North America.
Chidwick beat the two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Chris Vitch in heads-up action and has a stranglehold on the competition with almost as much money won as the other four players who make up the top five combined.
"I think I have a pretty good shot right now." Said Chidwick.
ITM Results
1. Stephen Chidwick – $382,500
2. Chris Vitch – $247,500
3. Isaac Haxton – $168,750
4. Ben Pollak – $112,500
5. Dan Shak – $90,000
6. Phil Hellmuth – $67,500
7. Daniel Negreanu – $56,250
Overall Standings After Four Events
3. Keith Tilston – $242,000
4. Daniel Negreanu – $221,250
5. Justin Bonomo – $190,400
The action keeps on rolling:
Event #5: $10,000 NLHE attracted 67 entrants with eight making the final table. Chidwick didn't make it three on the tamp.
Here are the final table chip counts.
Event #5: Final Table
1. Jake Schindler – 2,280,000
2. Ryan Riess – 1,480,000
3. Cary Katz – 750,000
4. Ben Tollerene – 620,000
5. Brent Hanks – 503,000
6. Kristina Holst – 431,000
7. Ben Yu – 335,000
8. Rodger Johnson – 204,000
The winner takes home $187,600.
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Q: Killing a thread in java android I have an application where i need to call 3 methods in 3 seperate threads and kill them afterwards. According to the Javadoc i noticed that thread stop() and even destroy() has been deprecated. its like I start one thread after the other and then kill similarly one after the other. Is there a particular way to kill the threads because I cant use the deprecated methods
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks again

A: You don't kill threads. You call Thread.interrupt(), and then react to the interrupted status or InterruptedException within the thread that's being interrupted. Or, you use a volatile flag. See the official documentation for background and more info.
Even better, use a thread pool / executor instead of raw threads, as suggested in comments.

A: Terminating a rogue thread in a way that works every time everywhere is pretty much impossible.
If you can control the source code of the running threads, you must add a method with which you can stop the thread when you need to. Basically this method changes a boolean variable and the thread checks that value periodically to see whether or not it can continue.
public class MyTask implements Runnable {
    // Set this to true when thread must stop.
    private boolean mStopRequested = false;
    public void run() {
        while (mStopRequested == false) {
            // ...
        }
    }
}

If you call a 3rd party libraries that do not provide such a method, then you are out of luck and have to resort to ugly kludges. Once I had to kill a long running 3rd party library call by deleting a file that was accessed by the library (it threw a FileNotFoundException and exited). And that only worked on Unix systems.
Your mileage will vary.

A: Use join method until the receiver finishes its execution and dies or the specified timeout expires, whatever happens first.
thread1.join(1);
thread2.join(2);
thread3.join(3);

You must handle the exception.


BALTIMORE, MD Catherine's Cottage residents often visit the prayer garden in search of peace and comfort.
Since the grand opening in May 2017, The Salvation Army of Central Maryland's Catherine's Cottage has served as a safe place for human trafficking survivors to call home in Baltimore. One of the main characteristics of the home that provides the residents with security, is the prayer garden.
Human trafficking survivor "Hailey" recently came to Catherine's Cottage for services. Despite having her reservations about entering the program, "Hailey" found Catherine's Cottage to be a peaceful environment. She was eager to escape her situation and begin her path to restoration.
To prevent the transfer of bed bugs, each resident is asked to wash their clothes upon admission into the program. While "Hailey" was in the basement doing her laundry, staff noticed that she was gone for an extended period of time.
Fearing that she might have run away, staff members went to check on her, only to find "Hailey" crying in the prayer garden. Ever since, the garden has served as a comforting space for "Hailey".
"It's so peaceful over there," said "Hailey" about the backyard.
According to Anti-Trafficking Program Director Shamere McKenzie, other residents at Catherine's Cottage find solace in the prayer garden as well.
While preparing for therapy, Catherine's Cottage resident "Ms. Jay" had an emotional breakdown after recalling the traumatic slaying of her best friend. Growing inconsolable, Ms. Jay visited the prayer garden, where she became more serene and relaxed.
"Hailey" now meditates in the backyard every day. She has found the garden to be a comfortable place for her to release her emotions. So much so, that when the flowers recently wilted, "Hailey" informed staff that she intends to re-plant new flowers herself.


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Motherhood Meets Art In Motion
By Diana Kupershmit
She had done it a thousand times before. When Emma was younger, she would slowly and carefully roll her body down the two steps of our sunken living room, from the foyer of our apartment. But as she got older, she evolved into scooting down on her bottom, with some semblance of graded control. It was a sight to see. Her four foot, seventy-five pound, lanky frame propelled itself by pushing off the floor with the back of her hands while simultaneously pumping her legs, in what appeared to me as a painfully uncomfortable movement, much like a caterpillar. She never did take to the hand splints that were custom-made for her when she was a little girl, to keep her wrists straight, and to prevent the contractures, that partly defined her life. Even as a small child, she was not going to be restrained and somehow always managed to remove the limiting splints—using her teeth to pull apart the velcro. A veritable Houdini. I marveled at her determination to get to where she wanted to go, with all of her physical limitations, as she would lower her diapered tush, first one step and then the other, bouncing and closing her eyes in anticipation of the not so soft landing.
From the corner of my eye I watched, as she rhythmically made her way to the couch where was sitting—attempting to go unnoticed as I would try to sneak in yet another episode of the Housewives of NY, or Orange County, or Beverly Hills or Atlanta—my one guilty pleasure. Emma would determinedly pause at my feet, reach for the remote control sitting next to me on the couch and place it matter of factly into my hand, and without skipping a beat, turn her head to look at the television in expectation. And even though I always knew how this story ended, I would make an unenthusiastic effort at redirecting her from her goal by placing the remote control behind my back. There was no dissuading her. Survival was the name of the game for Emma—from the day she was born. Precisely the reason she learned to pull herself up on the couch by planting her forearms and elbows into the cushion of the couch and with nothing less than sheer superhuman strength, throw her body up while pivoting it 180 degrees, so that she could land with aplomb on her padded behind next to me. The next movement involved her reaching for the remote control behind my back, retrieving it, and triumphantly and with a deliberate gesture, placing it in my hand once again so that I could comply with her wordless command to change the channel to Sesame Street. It was an impressive battle of wills and one that I invariably lost—secretly happy that I did.
Emma was our "special needs" baby. Our first child, who surprised everyone with her rare genetic make-up that left her non-ambulatory, non-verbal and with a host of medical issues—ensuring others would buzz around her with extra love and concern. Which was fine with her, because there was nothing that Emma delighted in more than an enthralled audience. Emma was not to have lived more than a year, according to the doctors, but by her eighteenth birthday it was safe to say that she had triumphantly proven them wrong.
Though Emma couldn't speak, she bellowed volumes with her body. She made certain that her gestures and facial expressions would not be misconstrued. Her demands were made silently but with great cinematic flair, not unlike those of the silent pictures, and if you were clever enough to understand her particular brand of genius, she would reward you with a vigorous nodding of the head and a kiss she'd "blow" by putting her lips together and affecting a distinct popping sound.
When I think of Emma, the word softness comes to mind. Milky white softness of skin that rarely saw the sun long enough to do damage. This may have accounted for the fact that at 18 years of age, she looked like a mere babe with skin as supple as a newborn's.
Her face was round with perpetually full cheeks. Her small eyes, spaced a bit far apart, left room for a nose that showed little
evidence of a bridge and just the slightest remnant of her father's Jewish bump, before he had it surgically removed as a teen. Her generous dark-blondish, baby curls that drew compliments from many, gradually evolved into wheat-colored waves (mimicking her father's, when he still had hair), that I gathered into two pigtails. I trimmed her signature bangs monthly—they worked to hide her small forehead and widow's peak. Her ringlets disguised her microcephalic head which the doctors failed to recognize in utero when doing all the requisite measurements.
Whatever fullness she overcompensated for in her cheeks, she was missing from her less than full lips and because she was low tone and floppy throughout, they took on a downturned cast, so that she appeared sad when at rest. Before Emma came along, I often heard my mother joke that thin-lipped people were mean. Emma was of course, a testament to the opposite of that being true.
Because her lips were mostly parted, drool was a constant companion to her chin and left her lips wet and shiny. I didn't mind this a bit and relished kissing her glimmering lips, tasting her innocent sweetness. This always drew criticism from her father who worried that I would pass on a dormant virus or infection that I may have unknowingly harbored in my body, to Emma's already compromised immune system.
Her limbs appeared not to have belonged to her, always in motion as if on their own—absent the ability to wield any modicum of control over them. Her arms appeared to be too long for her body and when I asked her for a hug, she would fling them over you with the best estimation, so as to land them on your shoulders. Being less than fluid in her movements, she reminded me of a darling baby ape. And her wrists—perpetually bent and folded into themselves, supported her soft body frame as she rested on the back of her hands.
In contrast to her bony arms, her hands were the epitome of softness—delicate, round pillows of cloudy softness. With no visible evidence of knuckles, you only knew that they existed when she rapped the back of her hands on her table tray in imitation of me. Her fingers ended in ladylike fingernails that would have looked great in a manicure if she were to ever appreciate or allow one. Sometimes I would take my wedding ring off and pull it down over her ring finger, imagining her a healthy young woman with prospects of marriage. She would immediately lift her hand to eye level, twist her wrist briskly to the left and to the right, as if admiring the ring's beauty, laugh her silent laugh and proceed to remove it with her lips.
Emma's lower extremities mirrored her arms—thin and spindly, they failed to cooperate in the way that they were designed to serve others. From very early on, Emma sported plastic foot orthotics, that supported her legs from just below her knees to the tips of her toes. To my eyes, they appeared like some medieval torture device, all straps, buckles and velcro. She wore them all day and could only remove them in the evening before bed. There was a time in the very beginning, when she was younger and they held the false promise of preventing degenerative regression, that she had to wear them at night as well. I just didn't have the heart to do that to her—force her into the limiting hard constraints of the unwieldy plastic encasing her functionless legs even in sleep. As it was, she was a prisoner in her rebellious body during waking hours. I couldn't justify the continued torture of the braces when her body needed to rest–so I freed her. In my mind, comfort trumped function and utilitarianism.
With her golden halo of curls, her angelic flawless skin and her softness of body, Emma evoked for me the images of the cherubs painted onto chapel ceilings by the Raphaels and the Rubens of Renaissance times. At once I would recall a story my high school Humanities professor told the class about Paul Rubens. Rubens was a prolific figure both artistically and in his personal life. He fathered eight children. The story goes that he was once asked by a friend or fellow painter, why the cherubs he painted were so beautiful but the children he fathered were so unattractive. To this, Rubens replied, "Because I create my cherubs in the light of day and my children in the dark of night, so I don't see what Im doing." I always loved this story—imagining Emma adorning the masterpieces in her Angelic form.
Though Emma was deceptively cherubic-looking, she was no serene wallflower. Rather, she was prone to constant motion. When sitting on the couch or laying on the floor, her hands were preoccupied with flipping the pages of her magazines with a great flurry of determination and purpose. It was a self-stimulating act that served some sensory need that only she understood. When handed a magazine, she would turn it and place it on her lap in such a way that she could grab the pages and flip them towards her in a quick, serious motion. It had to be done just so. If the magazine was delivered incorrectly, she would re-position it to satisfy her own personal order.
When magazines weren't readily available, Emma made an art of chewing on one of her many bibs. Because she craved the oral stimulation that she missed out on by not being able to eat by mouth, Emma became expert at maneuvering her bib masterfully—moving it from dry spot to dry spot until the bib was thoroughly drenched. At that point, she handed you the bib with a grand gesture, as if she were offering you some coveted prize, then make the exchange by grabbing the new, dry bib out of your hand with a brisk motion, as if to say "it's about time you came to your senses."
I could watch her for hours. She was art in motion—a piece of music played in grandiose staccato. She appeared to possess a purity and a lightness of being that I could only dream of feeling. She lived in the enviable immediacy of the moment, always.
Diana Kupershmit is a social worker, photographer and mother. She is currently working on a memoir about life with her special needs daughter, Emma.
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Reply	Barbara Potter May 11, 2016 at 9:11 am
I see your heart glowing beautiful mama. Emma is blessed to have you. She is love.
Reply	Arkadiy - EIP May 25, 2016 at 9:08 pm
Wow. Lost for words. Beautifully written Diana.
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The 2013 Ida McKinley First Spouse Gold Coin is offered by the United States Mint as the first of five 2013-dated strikes of the First Spouse Gold Coin Program. Each of these coins, like all others in the series, will be struck to either proof or uncirculated condition from 1/2 ounce of .9999 fine gold.
Coins of this series honor the spouses of the former Presidents of the United States. In this case, the coin honors Ida McKinley, wife of William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States who served in office from March 4, 1897 through September 14, 1901.
This series debuted in 2007 with a coin honoring Martha Washington, wife of George Washington, the first President. The series has then featured twenty-five other coins honoring the spouses in the order in which their husbands served. Typically, the release rate is four per year which is the same as the related Presidential $1 Coins. However, if a president had more than one spouse while in office, both are honored by individual coins. This was the case in 2009 when both Letitia and Julia Tyler were honored on separate coins.
Ida McKinley had been an invalid for several years before she became the First Lady. As such, she occupied most of her time in the White House with her hobbies as the Vice President's wife fulfilled most of the social obligations of the First Lady.
Shown on the obverse of the coin is a portrait of Ida McKinley. Inscriptions on the obverse include IDA MCKINLEY, IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 2013, 25TH and 1897-1901.
The reverse of the coin contains a scene emblematic of the life of Ida. Reverse inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "$10", "1/2 OZ.", and ".9999 PURE GOLD.


Situation: As a result of a corporate re-organization, a new group was created with 4 staff, a tiny project portfolio and held a single contracting mechanism.
What we Did: We committed ourselves to excellent service delivery, differentiating our offering by focusing on our strengths, protecting our incumbent work and expanding thoughtfully and deliberately. Over time our clients called on us to provide new services which we first accomplished through partnerships and then by expanding our internal capabilities.
Results: Over a 10-year period we grew from 4 to 46 staff and saw gross revenue increase from $400K to $25MM. We consistently ranked in the top 3 contractors for revenue on a key IQC mechanism. Because of our steady growth curve, we were able to offer new opportunities to staff and experienced a high retention rate.
Situation: A large business had a strong reputation in a communications office based on a long term project that was winding down. A comprehensive support contract with broader requirements was coming up for recompete. To win we would have to convince the review panel that our team had the capabilities and content expertise to handle all the office's needs as well as differentiating ourselves from a well-entrenched incumbent.
What we Did: The RFP was complex requiring subcontractors and a large internal team each working on discrete tasks and sections. We took on the proposal management functions, working with the capture manager to define win themes, give specific assignments to staff and run the draft reviews. We took the lead on the pricing proposal submitted under the GSA-FSS schedule. We knew that price would be a factor and made sure we re-worked our budget until we arrived at our most competitive offer.
Results: We won this single-award IQC with a ceiling value of $13MM over 5 years. We also successfully defended the award from a protest by the previous incumbent.


The URI Sailing Team Alumni Regatta is setting up to be a great event this year. The event will be hosted a week later this year to help accomidate all that are members of the marine industry. As usual, it will only take one URI Sailing Team Alumn to qualify you for the Grand Prix Division. The division will be sailed in the team FJs and a minimum weight will be enforced before registration (this is to "stop the pinners from taking over the event"). Not to worry we will supply weights to carry in your boat if you happen to be under weight. Sailing team members are also available as crews; there is a limited number so make sure to contact Joey ASAP to get a crew.
Feel free to come early register and catch up with old friends. During registration we will hold boat draw and mandatory weigh ins. We will bump up the time of the skippers meeting and first race, SO DON'T BE LATE. Following the day of racing, we will have the grill going and will be serving a great dinner with a variety of sides for all competitors. All food will be served at the sailing center prior to an awards ceremony. Following awards there may be a gathering at a local establishment, directions will be given during the awards ceremony.
300 lb. Crews may be available, get your request in early!!


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DOS CHE, POR FAVOR
After a couple of years of slowly getting around to it, Steven Soderbergh is finally ready to start shooting his movie about Communist guerilla and folk hero Che Guevera, starring Benicio Del Toro. Except that he's decided his story is big enough for two movies.
The first film will be called The Argentine, which is sort of like a sequel to The Motorcycle Diaries. It opens as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (including the seemingly immortal Fidel Castro) sneak into Cuba in 1956, beginning their two year war against US-friendly dictator Batista and royally fucking up Michael Corleone's New Years Eve.
The second film is called Guerilla, and it starts in 1964 when Che spoke at the UN, and follows him as he leaves Cuba to spread revolution in South America. He was eventually captured and executed in Bolivia. Soderbergh already shot the UN footage while visiting New York to do press for his teeny weenie DV movie, Bubble. The UN building was about to undergo renovation and Soderbergh wanted to get the old look on film before it was too late.
Peter Buchman (who also wrote… Eragon?!?) has written the scripts for both films, and is working with a translator to put the dialogue into Spanish. I guess Soderbergh has decided these films will be his arthouse entries for 2008. What's exceptionally interesting is that Soderbergh has been shooting a Che documentary while doing research for the films, and has on-camera interviews with men who fought alongside Guevera. This is shaping up to be an utterly fascinating project.
And an infuriating one, if you're a right winger. Che pisses the right off in a big way, which I think is a pretty glaring sign of their hypocrisy – they're more than willing to paper over any atrocities committed by Americans, but Che's potential crimes (including politically motivated executions) are unforgivable. I wonder how Che's death toll stacks up against Nixon's kills in his illegal Cambodian war.
Che has become a fascinating figure after his death, a very marketable image of rebellion. I have always respected Che not because of his specific political ideology but because he acted on his beliefs; after Cuba was won he could have spent his days there in corrupt luxury like Castro. Instead he proved that he truly believed in his ideal of revolution, and put himself in further danger – and eventually got himself killed – trying to bring that revolution to other people. Whether you like what his revolution was about or not, you have to admire the level of commitment he showed, especially in a world where politicians send young people to die in their stead for nebulous causes – over a hundred this month in Iraq alone.


The Quota International community of Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States recently donated more than $300 of children's "gutchies" (underwear) and socks to the Armstrong-Indiana Intermediate Unit's (ARIN) Pennsylvania Homeless Children's Initiative for distribution to children in need.
The donation is part of the Indiana Quotarians' commitment to its Gutchies for Kidz collection for homeless children in the region. The project started as a regional initiative of the Quota International community in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, United States, in 2009.
Since Quota of Indiana joined the statewide project, they have donated more than 2,500 pairs of underwear to children in their community.
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Illustration for a Adrian Smith production challenge.
Cowabunga! This is my version of a ninja turtle. I gave the design a more darker look.
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Shep Englander — Federation Journal
One of Barb Miller's most notable projects included the first-ever Congregation and Community Mission to Israel in 2016, which resulted in more than 500 community members visiting Israel together.
Barb Miller, Fierce Advocate for Jewish Community, Retires from Jewish Federation, Leaves Legacy of Achievement
Barb Miller, Director of Community Building, retired in December from the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.
Having served the Jewish community as Director of Community Building for the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for 20 years, Barb Miller retired this past December. Miller's portfolio included overseeing the Planning & Allocations (P&A) Committee, leading the Israel Center, building relationships with Jewish agencies and congregations, as well as coordinating the Jewish Federation's board.
"Barb was visionary and innovative," said Shep Englander, Federation CEO. "She was incredibly creative and strategic—and passionate about the Jewish community of Cincinnati. Even more than that, she knew how to make things work, knew how to connect people, and was willing to roll up her sleeves and get things done."
"She was a force," said Sherri Symson, who began volunteering as a member of the P&A committee and is now Vice President of Planning & Allocations. "I still remember my first time meeting Barb. She came into a site visit, and the course of the meeting changed. We got to the meat of the issue immediately. She knew the history, identified what we need to talk about, and changed the meeting for the good."
Developing Leaders: 'She built us up'
"Barb's legacy is in developing leaders in our community," Symson said. "She took a lot of people who were moderately engaged and brought them in. Her ability to engage and grow volunteers—and make them feel like they have a place at the table—is incredible."
The broad scope of Miller's work included planning for the Jewish Federation's executive committee and board meetings. She was also responsible for board succession planning.
"Barb was really good at identifying people who would make good board members and how they could best engage in the board, and then tapping into their skill sets," said Suzette Fisher, Federation Past President.
Her passion for developing board members extended beyond the Federation. Miller recently helped launch the Federation's first Board Leadership Development Program, through which the organization shares best practices on building strong and effective boards with six participating agencies.
That passion extends to professionals as well. Miller initiated the Monaco Jewish Nonprofit Leadership Institute—a professional development program for Jewish communal professionals from 22 local agencies.
"Barb can leave knowing that the volunteers and professionals in our community will continue her work, and that she empowered the next generation of leaders," Symson said. "She built us up, making us feel appreciated, teaching us, and equipping us with the knowledge. And she made involvement accessible. I learned so much from her."
Planning for Our Future: 'Barb was phenomenal'
Planning and visioning for the Cincinnati Jewish community was among the most significant work Miller accomplished. She helped lead the Cincinnati 2020 initiative, a community-wide collaboration that transformed Jewish Cincinnati over the last ten years.
"Barb was phenomenal in helping to develop a way to both evaluate agencies and partner with them," said Fisher, who in her role as Vice President of Planning & Allocations, worked with Miller to reimagine the Federation's process to allocate Annual Campaign funds to Jewish organizations.
Where previously, a small group of people made decisions on how to distribute campaign dollars, now more than 100 volunteers spend 650 hours over six months to evaluate each request and ensure funding aligns with community priorities.
"The visits became more meaningful as they transformed from surface evaluations to deep substantive exploration of whether the program achieved the goals it set out to achieve and met the needs of the community," Fisher said. "It was a bold change, and none of it could have happened without Barb's attention to detail, her listening skills, her dedication to both volunteer and agency, and her passionate belief that things could always be better."
In addition to maximizing the impact of donations, the new allocations process helped connect organizations and ensure the work they were doing supported community priorities.
"Because Barb was involved in the evaluation of all agencies, she had a bird's eye view of how the pieces could work together and how they could collaborate, be more efficient, and take away duplication of services," Fisher said.
Nurturing Connections with Israel: 'Barb put her heart and soul into the mission to Israel'
Miller was passionate about nurturing connections with Israel and spearheaded several successful and collaborative community-wide programs to support that effort. In 2008, she created the Israel at 60 celebration, bringing Israeli singer-songwriter Idan Raichel to Fountain Square; more than 5,000 community members attended. Again in 2018, she helped create Israel at 70, a yearlong celebration of Israel's founding.
This past year, under Miller's leadership, the Jewish Federation and Mayerson JCC invited Jewish Cincinnati to begin difficult conversations about Israel through the We Need to Talk initiative. It brought Israeli author Yossi Klein Halevi to Cincinnati and engaged more than 500 people in a community read.
She also helped launch The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati's Israel travel grant programs, which have sent thousands of high school- and college-aged students to Israel.
One of Miller's most notable projects included the first-ever Congregation and Community Mission to Israel in 2016. It was her brainchild: she invented, coordinated, and then managed the trip, which resulted in more than 500 community members visiting Israel together.
"In her big planning capacity, she always had visionary ideas," said Marcie Bachrach, Vice President of Israel & Overseas. "Barb put her heart and soul into the mission to Israel. She fostered a community feeling and broke down a lot of boundaries—bringing in all the congregations and working with our community rabbis in a way that hadn't been done in a very long time."
Although she was passionate about Israel travel, Miller also saw the value of creating connections to Israel here in Cincinnati; she did that through her supervision of the Chaverim M'Israel (young emissaries from Israel) and Shaliach (community emissary from Israel) programs, and the Partnership2Gether exchange program with Netanya, Israel.
"We will miss Barb," said Danielle V. Minson, Chief Development Officer and Managing Director. "When a person with such vision and passion, and such deep relationships with our community organizations, leaves, there is a big gap to fill. On behalf of our entire community, we are so thankful for her hard work and commitment these twenty years."
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Gerald M Yosowitz says:
What a wonderful tribute. As her "brother in law" I know of her strong passion for Israel and Jewish heritage.
Shep Englander says:
Yes, she is also passionate about young people and excellent at matching volunteers with leadership opportunities, at public speaking and at advancing community initiatives
"She empowered the next generation of leaders." —Sherri Symson, Vice President of Planning & Allocations, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati


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Now Reading: Rick Perry: Preacher, Prophet… President?
Rick Perry: Preacher, Prophet… President?
Perry headlines an unapologetically evangelical prayer rally on Saturday.
Forrest Wilder Aug 8, 2011, 2:56 am CST
As he took the stage for his sermon, Rick Perry appeared positively beatific in the glow of 30,000 primed for his appearance at The Response. Up until the eve of the event, Perry had played coy about his role. Maybe he wouldn't even speak, he hinted last week as waves of criticism buffeted the event. But there he was, a perfectly-coiffed, chiseled politician addressing the evangelical rank and file. Before he began, Perry turned to hug Alice Patterson, a self-proclaimed apostle from San Antonio who believes the Democratic Party is controlled by "an invisible network of evil comprising an unholy structure" released by the demon Jezebel.
"Amen," Perry began, pressing his hands together briefly into a prayer teepee. And then: 12 minutes of unvarnished, unapologetic Christian evangelicalism.
"Like all of you, I love this country deeply," he said. "Thank you all for being here. Indeed the only thing that you love more is the living Christ." Uproarious applause.
Perry then attempted – successfully, it appears, given the media coverage – to "depoliticize" his role in The Response.
"His agenda is not a political agenda. His agenda is a salvation agenda." Perry added: "He's wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party. Or for that matter, he's wise enough not to be affiliated with any man-made institutions."
Perry then read at length from the Book of Joel, Chapter 2 – a piece of Scripture favored by the New Apostolic Reformation movement, who see in it not just a call for a nation to repent but also a blueprint for End Times warriors.
"Blow the trumpet in Zion," Perry read to cheers and applause, a verse favored by Christian Zionists like San Antonio's John Hagee, who spoke later in the day.
Later, the money-shot that sent the crowd soaring: "Father, our heart breaks for America," Perry said, as some began speaking in tongues. "We see discord at home. We see fear in the marketplace. We see anger in the halls of government. And as a nation, we have forgotten who made us, who protects us, who blesses us, and for that we cry out for your forgiveness."
Was it a political event? That was the question that consumed the media in its coverage. 'No' often seemed to be the answer apparently because there wasn't a 12-point agenda hammered out by a subcommittee in a room somewhere and distributed to the media.
In fact, it was a profoundly political event that was also spiritual. And, hey, there's nothing necessarily wrong with that! But, at the same time, Perry now owns the event, its organizers and its message. He has cast his lot with some of the most extreme figures in American Christianity and deliberately excluded millions of Americans of different faiths or more moderate Christian persuasions.
That's a political gamble as well as a statement of faith.
The message of The Response, initiated by a political leader, is political even as it eschews politics: "There are threats emerging within our nation and beyond our borders beyond our power to solve."
"There is hope for America. It lies in heaven, and we will find it on our knees."
Coming from a prominent politician who wants to be president, this is a message of, "I got nothin'. Let's see what God can do."
The Response was a gathering of the different tribes of American fundamentalism – Christian Zionists, prayer warriors, apostolic and prophetic types, etc. – under the umbrella of political and spiritual revival.
The notion that a governor had initiated the event was not lost on the speakers. Indeed, it was integral to the power of the event.
"We pray for our governor, Rick Perry, who has had the courage today to call this time of fasting and prayer just as Abraham Lincoln did in the darkest days of the Civil War," said pastor John Hagee, the pastor that John McCain repudiated in 2008 after Hagee's anti-Catholic remarks became widely-known. "We thank you for his leadership, his integrity and his loyalty to God and country."
For weeks, prominent leaders in the New Apostolic Reformation movement, who were intimately involved in planning and promoting The Response, have been casting the event as supernaturally and historically significant. That point was underscored yesterday.
"This has been an historic day," said Doug Stringer, an apostle from Houston, toward the end of The Response. "I believe that something has transpired not just in the spiritual realm but in the natural realm as well."
Indeed, the last part of the day's program was billed as a prayer for revival in America.
"We are going to see a Third Great Awakening in American history," shouted Billy Humphrey, a leader of the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Atlanta.
Melinda Garza, a woman from Mesquite, said she was encouraged by the idea but unsure of the exact nature of the message. "I'd never heard of the Third Great Awakening before," said Garza. "I'm not sure if he was speaking prophetically or he was just praying that we could usher it in."
One woman from Crowley interviewed after The Response was more sure.
"I really come away feeling blessed and thankful and encouraged for our country," she said. "Our country really needs revival, it needs some help."
And who could argue with that, at least in a generic sense?
But revival does have political meaning. Take, for example, the anti-abortion prayer uttered repeatedly – and then sung – at The Response. It is a popular part of the program at TheCall rallies:
Jesus I plead your blood over my sins
and the sins of my nation.
God end abortion
and send revival to America
In truth, the specific doctrines and language embraced by the organizers was largely set aside for the day. As documented previously, The Response organizers and endorsers largely come from the New Apostolic Reformation, a movement at the far periphery of the Pentecostal and charismatic traditions. You had to strain to hear their peculiar tenets yesterday. But they were there. Mike Bickle, for example, referenced the Seven Mountains doctrine when he urged the audience to "transform every sphere of society, touch the marketplace, touch the government the media, the education with the glory of God."
A note on attendance
Any major event is going to be judged by its attendance. So, how did The Response do? I would say, good but not great. Good because Reliant Stadium, which holds 70,000-plus, felt full of energy and excitement. Good because those who attended that I interviewed said they were impressed by the turnout. Good because the organizers (probably deliberately) lowballed turnout, thus lowering expectations on the eve of the event. Good but not great. Not great because Reliant was less than half-full. It doesn't matter if you're a rock band or a church, whether the devil or God is on your side, you don't rent out a venue with the hopes of only half-filling it.
Watch a slideshow from The Response. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdF5Dytr3fI


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Johns Hopkins All Children's Research Symposium Celebrates Collaboration for Children's Health
The Eighth Annual Johns Hopkins All Children's Research Symposium included a poster session as well as the All Children's annual Quality Improvement Poster Session on Oct. 17, featuring 55 original research abstracts.
The Eighth Annual Johns Hopkins All Children's Research Symposium, held Oct. 17-18 on the hospital's St. Petersburg, Florida, campus, highlighted research in child health and disease among Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators here and in Baltimore, often in collaboration with the University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center and others.
Winners of Top Abstracts, awarded by this year's judges panel, ranged from studies of immune deficiency and blood disorders to factors associated with response to non-invasive ventilation in children with acute viral bronchiolitis. The Symposium's poster session on Oct. 17 was held simultaneously with the All Children's annual Quality Improvement Poster Session, and featured 55 original research abstracts accepted by the Symposium's Abstract Review Committee in the areas of basic science, clinical/translational research, and research conducted by a student/trainee. A total of 120 attendees — primarily from St. Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando and Baltimore — attended the Oct. 18 presentations.
Invited speakers included:
David Valle, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins University Institute of Genetic Medicine and professor of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology (Baltimore);
Douglas Graham, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Aflac Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA);
C. Jason Smithers, M.D., director of the Esophageal Airway Treatment Service, Johns Hopkins All Children's Department of Surgery
Joshua Ewen, M.D., medical director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Clinic and Laboratory at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (Baltimore);
Alfred Asante-Korang, M.D., director of Transplant Cardiology and Heart Failure, Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute;
Sheela Magge, M.D., M.S.C.E., director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore);
Giovanni Cucchiaro, M.D., director of the Chronic Pain Program, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
Laszlo Nagy, M.D., Ph.D., co-moderator of this year's Research Symposium, professor of Medicine and Basic Biomedical Sciences, and co-director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, echoed his sentiments from last year's event: "It was clear from the cutting-edge research presented at this year's Symposium and from the collaborations among basic and clinical scientists that Johns Hopkins All Children's is making great strides in its trajectory toward establishing itself as a leading pediatric academic health system, with research as a core component of its mission."
Symposium co-moderator Neil Goldenberg, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and associate dean for Research at Johns Hopkins All Children's, provided additional context. "The level of collaboration and engagement in research that is 100% focused on the goal of improving children's health is truly remarkable. It's an honor to work alongside such passionate and talented researchers, and to take inspiration from the patients for whom many of us and our colleagues are privileged to provide care. These children are 'the why' of all we do in research, and collaborative interdisciplinary research is how we're making great strides."


Compared to most techniques that look at powder stability, a DDI (dynamic dewpoint isotherm) curve is a simple, straightforward approach. Other methods require you to hold your product at different water activities and evaluate it through a texture analysis to see if the properties change. The DDI method only requires you to run an isotherm and evaluate it. Each inflection point in the DDI curve gives a clear indication of where problems such as caking, clumping, or deliquescence occur. In this webinar, Dr. Brady Carter, METER's director of food science, discusses how to use information provided by moisture sorption isotherms and water activity to extend shelf life and control stability in powders.
Dr. Brady Carter is a Research Scientist with METER Food, the world leader in water activity measurement. He specializes in water activity and moisture sorption applications. Dr. Carter has a Ph.D. and master's degree in Cereal Chemistry and Crop Science from Washington State University and a bachelors degree in Botany from Weber State University, with 14 years of experience in research and development. He oversees development of new moisture analysis instrumentation and provides support for current instrumentation. He has been the instructor for numerous water activity seminars and has provided on-site water activity training for companies around the world. He has authored over 20 white papers on water activity, moisture sorption isotherms, and complete moisture analysis. He has participated in hundreds of extension presentations and has given multiple presentations at scientific conferences.