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Investing in the Early Development of our Future Leaders | Point of Blue
Investing in the Early Development of our Future Leaders
By Melissa Biediger | August 30, 2018 | Community Health
The early years of childhood can be the most influential years in a person's life. This is the time where children first begin to observe the world around them, build relationships and understand emotion. A child's quality of life influences their ability to succeed as adults. Investing in resources for young North Carolinians to build a foundation of good health is vital to their well-being and good for our state.
Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. Every day, children face significant adversity. This is influenced by a variety of risk factors including poverty, caregiver mental illness, child maltreatment, single parent and low maternal education. Studies show that young children exposed to five or more significant adverse experiences by the age of three face a 76 percent likelihood of having one or more delays in their language, emotional or brain development. Adverse situations and social determinants of health are felt right at home here in Durham – a city and surrounding area with a 26 percent child poverty rate.
To help overcome these barriers and promote early childhood development, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC (Blue Cross NC) is investing in SAFEchild, EDCI and Made in Durham. These investments are part of our $50 million commitment toward community health initiatives.
Each of these organizations serves a unique purpose to increase abuse awareness, quality of education and family support programs in their service area.
SAFEChild
For over 25 years, SAFEchild has been working to eliminate child abuse in Wake County. Its Funny Tummy Feelings program is a school-based program and has historically been presented each year in 50 Wake County Elementary schools. Through these efforts, SAFEchild has reached more than 5,000 first grade students. The program helps protect children from sexual and physical abuse along with other situations that pose harm to children's well-being and healthy development. Since 90 percent of child abuse is perpetrated by someone the child knows, loves and trusts, SAFEchild knows the value in empowering children to speak up and seek help if abuse is experienced.
With over 7,000 investigated reports of child abuse and neglect in Wake County each year, SAFEchild is eager to expand the Funny Tummy Feelings program to all first-grade students in 50 schools to all first-grade students in 175 schools over the next three years. This is exactly what our investment will help do. Through this expansion, SAFEChild will bring the program to 10,000 more students in Wake County.
EDCI
East Durham Children's Initiative, EDCI, has been serving Durham since 2011. It provides programs and services for low-income children and families living in distress. Working with more than 40 partner agencies, EDCI offers a comprehensive pipeline of services extending from birth through high school that include a bilingual preschool, home visiting programs, out-of-school learning programs, health and nutrition initiatives, and parent education and support. Recent achievements have been to improve early literacy levels, prevent summer learning loss and reduce food insecurity. Since inception, EDCI programs have touched over 1,600 children and 900 families.
The Blue Cross NC funding will provide early childhood services to 350 low-income infants and children adjacent to the current service area.
Made in Durham
Made in Durham's primary goal is to partner with organizations to create an effective Cradle-to-Career system. This system works to prioritize early education and promote career development initiatives. Ultimately, breaking the generational cycle of poverty and social determinants of health like education and housing. Since establishment four years ago, Made in Durham has helped ensure all Durham youth graduate from high school, earn a postsecondary credential and begin a financially supporting career by the age of 25.
With the number of available jobs in Durham increasing by 27.9 percent, Made in Durham sees the opportunity to expand its program to reach more students in the county. By reaching kids early, Made in Durham can help reduce the risk of students falling behind in school or dropping out entirely. With the support of our investment, Made in Durham will be able to scale and strengthen its work for individuals age 14-24 by funding infrastructure improvements and the exploration of a Durham-wide Cradle-to-Career system.
Our President and CEO, Patrick Conway, says that "An investment in early childhood development in an investment in the future of North Carolina." We're excited to partner with these great organizations to build a healthier North Carolina for our children, our state and our future.
Melissa Biediger
Melissa Biediger is a Program Manager on the Community & Diversity Engagement team at Blue Cross NC. Through employee engagement and nonprofit support, she helps fulfill our mission of improving the health and well-being of all North Carolinians. Melissa loves exploring North Carolina through hiking, dining and spending time on the coast.
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Today the Hall of Fame honors its inductees. Posthumous inductees, that is, as it is only inducting umpire Hank O'Day, Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert and 19th Century catcher/third baseman Deacon White. One living honoree — Spink Award winner Paul Hagen — will take the stage and speak.
This despite the fact that there is no shortage of worthy living players who deserve induction. Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, Mike Piazza and Alan Trammell all have strong cases on the merits. Obviously the Hall of Fame voters disagree as they tend to do. I think eventually most of those guys will make it. There are two, however, who deserve to be on that stage today but won't be and may never be: Barry Bonds and Rogers Clemens.
The reason for this is pretty obvious. They cheated. Bonds definitely, as has been widely documented. Clemens most likely, even though the evidence against him isn't as public and isn't as thorough. Each of them are out of the Hall of Fame, not because their baseball cases are debatable, but because they are seen wanting in the department of character, morals and ethics.
But on this day when only the dead speak and only the pure of heart and soul shall pass, let us not forget that the Hall of Fame has long welcomed cheaters with open arms.
Gaylord Perry threw a spitball. Don Sutton and Whitey Ford (and probably almost every other pitcher in history) scuffed or cut balls. Scores of batters corked their bats. The 1951 Giants won the pennant after rigging up an elaborate, electric sign-stealing mechanism. John McGraw, both as a player and a manager, invented and carried out more ways to break rules than anyone in history, ranging from umpire distracting and cutting the corners on bases and tripping or obstructing opposing runners. Ty Cobb sharpened his spikes in an effort to maim opposing players who would dare try to tag him out. While we single out the 1919 White Sox as a unique stain on the game, many players — including Hall of Famers — fixed baseball games prior to the Black Sox scandal.
While many have attempted to argue that using PEDs is different in kind than all of those other examples — examples which are often laughed off as quirky or colorful — the fact is that there are PED users in the Hall of Fame already. Only, instead of steroids, they used amphetamines or "greenies" as they were called. Players who have either admitted to or have been credibly accused of taking such things include Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. And this leaves out all of the drug and/or alcohol users who took things which hindered their performance, which also impacted the competitive nature of the game, albeit adversely to their team's interests. And it also assumes that there are no steroid users already in the Hall of Fame, which I do not believe is a reasonable assumption.
The common thread here: all of these examples of baseball cheating involved players breaking rules in an effort to gain some sort of edge on the competition. Rule breaking that, in turn, put the competition in the unenviable position of having to decide if they too should break the rules to keep up. There is not a black and white difference between a user of PEDs and baseball's other cheaters.
Oh, and there are tons of racists in there too. Men who actively fought to keep minorities out of the game for decades, which is both objectively evil and which adversely impacted the game's competitive landscape . There is also a former Spink Award winner in there — Bill Conlin — who has had more credible accusations of sexual molestation leveled at him than many players who are being kept out of the hall for steroids have had steroids accusations leveled at them. Character matters, see. Except in those cases where it doesn't.
Not that any of this makes Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens better people than they are. Two wrongs don't make a right. But let us not forget that, until very, very recently, the Hall of Fame has never cared about wrongs in the first place. Why it should start caring about them now is beyond me.


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–Boldizsár-Szentgáli Tóth, Junior Research Fellow, HAS Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies
The HAS Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies hosted a workshop on the state of liberal democracy in Central and Europe on 6 December 2018, co-organised with the International Society of Public Law Central and Eastern European Chapter (ICON-S CEE).
The workshop was based on the 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law, a common project of I·CONnect and the Clough Center. It contains country reports from 61 jurisdictions in the world, authored by constitutional scholars and judges. In the framework of the workshops, the authors of the country reports from the Central and Eastern European region had an opportunity to have intense debate on the constitutional situation of the region, the common tendencies, and problems.
The conference was opened officially by Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz, director of the HAS Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Legal Studies, and Eszter Bodnár, co-chair of the Central-European chapter of the ICON-S.
Zoltán Szente, a distinguished researcher of the HAS Institute of Legal Studies and a professor at the University of National Public Services, offered a keynote address overviewing the common features of the constitutional developments of the countries in the CEE region, pointing out the similarities and the differences. Šimon Drugda, a doctoral candidate at the University of Copenhagen and co-editor of the Global Review, presented the project, its development, its difficulties and perspectives.
The further contributions focused on the relevant tendencies of different Central European countries. Firstly, Maxim Tomoszek, a Lecturer at Palacky University, provided a brief overview of the current state of Czech democracy. He noted that currently, the centrist and populist ANO 2011 leads the coalition government, which also includes the communist and the social-democratic parties. The coalition was created after a long series of negotiations, after the failure of the previous minority government of ANO 2011, which was forced to resign after a vote of no-confidence in December 2017. The government is currently led by Andrej Babis, who controls most of the media as the second richest person of the Czech Republic. This situation significantly undermines pluralist discussion. Furthermore, Babis is formally accused of fraud concerning the use of EU funds. The elections of the Senate and of the local councils ended with a significant defeat for the governmental coalition, which further increases the political tensions in the country. The courts have preserved their independence, and the constitutional court, which resulted in an important bias towards the government. The Senate is usually in an oppositional majority, and it plays an important role during the nomination of constitutional judges. The next parliamentary elections will take place in 2021, currently, it is difficult to predict the outcome. The current opposition might possibly form a new government coalition.
Slovakia was represented by three experts: Tomás Lalík and Kamil Baraník, from Comenius University of Bratislava, and Šimon Drugda from the University of Copenhagen. They concentrated on the status and the practice of the Slovak Constitutional Court, and it was also pointed out, that the Slovak democratic framework was crystallized during the prime ministership of Vladimir Meciar. From that period, the Kosice-based Constitutional Court revealed a huge number of crucial decisions and influenced the development of the Slovak constitutional system remarkably. Amongst others, the Constitutional Court annulled as unconstitutional the limitation of the right to vote of certain persons who have committed very serious crimes and the potential abolishment of presidential amnesties. The thirteen constitutional judges are selected by the president of the republic, from the candidates nominated by the National Council (parliament). The National Council nominates double the number of candidates, when certain seats in the Constitutional Court are vacant. The mandates of almost all constitutional judges will terminate soon, so it is still uncertain what would be the character and practice of the body in the close future. It is perceptible, that there is no sufficiently elaborated culture to limit fundamental rights via legislation, in many cases, the limitation of rights is often not based on proper justifications. In the light of these concerns, the Constitutional Court could play key a role during the forthcoming period.
The recent Hungarian developments were summarized in their report by Zoltán Pozsár-Szentmiklósy, Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz, and Eszter Bodnár, assistant professors of Eötvös Loránd University. It was highlighted that due to the two-thirds parliamentary majority behind the government coalition, this coalition can nominate candidates unilaterally, so the constitutional judges too might represent the core values of the current government, even in the Constitutional Court. As a consequence, the Constitutional Court does not amount to a real counterbalance against the government, it merely legitimates the decisions of the two-thirds majority. The Fundamental Law, which has been in force since 2012, influenced the profile of the Constitutional Court remarkably: earlier, the abstract norm-control was the main competence of the Constitutional Court, which could be initiated by anyone, owing to actio popularis. However, the current focus is on constitutional complaints, so the Constitutional Court deals mostly with individual cases, instead of systematic discrepancies. There are very important pending cases before the institution, such as the additional tax imposed on those NGOs who supports migration; and the recent amendment of the act on higher education (the so-called lex CEU).
The Polish situation was outlined by Magdalena Konopacka, who arrived from the University of Gdansk. From the perspective of the rule of law, the most important challenge is the reform of the judiciary, which began three years ago and affects almost every level of the judicial system. The reform is based on real social demands: many people considered that a broad reform would be necessary. Nevertheless, the realized measures have produced remarkable tensions. The new statutory rules on the Constitutional Court provided stricter quorum, while the composition of the body was heavily influenced by the government. The restructured Constitutional Court does not amount to as effective a counterbalance as earlier; however, it has not confirmed the constitutionality of the judicial reform and initiated the procedure of the CJEU. The judicial reform, in a narrower sense, meant the mandatory termination of the judicial work immediately after attaining the age of 65. Originally, the concept was to introduce a general retirement, however, after the veto of the president of the republic, the amended law provides that on the individual request of the concerned judges, the president of the republic might allow the maintenance of the judicial statuses. The reform changed the composition of the Supreme Court substantially, while the president of the highest judicial body was dismissed before the end of his mandate. The judicial reform has generated remarkable tensions in Poland: several protests have been organized, while the EU launched a procedure under art. 7, which might suspend Polish voting rights during the European decision-making processes. Parliamentary elections will take place in Poland in 2019, the outcome would influence the on-going developments significantly.
The afternoon session was started by the presentation of Bianca Gutan. 2017 was a turning point in the history of the Romanian democracy, and the concerns have been just confirmed during the year 2018. The government adopted, at the beginning of 2017, an urgency decree, which decriminalized certain corruption-related activities, which had been allegedly committed by certain members of the government. This measure sparked intense social reactions: several protests were organized, while more constitutional actors initiated remedies against the urgency decree. As a result, that particular decree was withdrawn; however, the tensions remained strong due to the decreasing of salaries and the ongoing judicial reform, which might undermine the independence of the judiciary.
The programme was continued by a book launch. The volume was published by Routledge, and was edited by Zoltán Szente and Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz. The book launch was chaired by Ágnes Kovács, assistant professor at the University of Debrecen. She reported that the main issue examined by the book is the proper level of judicial activism: constitutional courts are often criticized for either too much activism or deference. The book conceptualizes whether we could elaborate a standard to identify the proper level of activism and how these standards have recently functioned in practice. Scholars seem to agree that legislations should enjoy a relatively broad margin of movement to realize their targets; however, in the case of thread on democracy and rule of law, constitutional courts shall intervene. It is problematic that, currently, this intervention does not always occur, while governments often show willingness to limit individual rights and freedoms unjustifiably, and to disregard or relativize social rights.
The Albanian situation was detailed by Adea Pirdeni, lecturer of the University of Tirana. On the one hand, the fairness of the last elections was heavily contested, so certain parties boycotted the whole process. On the other hand, there is also a judicial reform in Albania, which means the vetting of judges, prosecutors, and the whole judicial staff. Their assets, their backgrounds, and their proficiency are examined. Several discrepancies have been published from this process, and several judges were dismissed from their office. Only two constitutional judges have remained in office, so currently, the Constitutional Court cannot fulfil its task as the primary institution to protect the constitution. Moreover, legislation is usually extremely rapid in Albania, which often undermines the quality of the legislation.
A brief overview from the Bulgarian constitutional system was provided by Ivo Gruev, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford. The Bulgarian party system has been bipolar, the constitutional framework was elaborated after the democratic transition. Regarding the Constitutional Court, it does not have the competence to review judgements, therefore, individual cases cannot be heard before the Constitutional Court. Another issue is constituted by extra-ordinary courts: a constitutional provision, which reflects the communist heritage, excludes the creation of any extra-ordinary court in Bulgaria. Nevertheless, many experts now argue for the launch of a new tribunal, specialized for the most important corruption cases. Bulgaria rejected the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, which decision was upheld by a controversial ruling of the Constitutional Court. Apart from this, there are important concerns regarding parliamentary incompatibility, criminal safeguards, and the oligarchic structure of the media.
The last presentation was given by Katarina Vatovec, adviser to the Slovenian Constitutional Court and university lecturer. From the last months, the anomalies concerning referendum shall be highlighted. The Slovenian government planned a rail construction with the total value of 1 milliard Euros, but lots of people considered this investment too expensive, and initiated referendum from this matter. The referendum was invalid, however, the outcome was contested before the Constitutional Court, since the government financed its campaign from public funds, while the initiators of the referendum could not access such resources. The Constitutional Court declared the act on referendum as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court invalidated the outcome of the referendum, while the prime minister resigned. The second referendum on the project was again invalid. As a concluding remark, the workshop provided a broad picture of the actual challenges of the Central and Eastern European constitutional systems and the recent factors of risk concerning rule of law. The speeches were followed by intense discussion, when the experts could share their experience, and benefit from the experience of the neighboring countries. We shall be aware of the fact, that there are strong tendencies currently present in Central and Eastern Europe, which undermine the full operation of the rule of law; however, positive steps are also perceptible in certain respects, as it was highlighted by some delegates.
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Maria Bennett provides inspiration, leadership for top-ranked Marian soccer team
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Maria Bennett has had plenty of things try to conspire against her in her young life.
She's taken on all of them with an uplifting spirit and a conquering will. That strength of her character continues to push the Marian senior forward, both on and off the soccer pitch.
Bennett, who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 9 in 2012, is a senior captain for the state's top ranked Class 2A soccer team.
"Maria's attitude is like a ray of sunshine," said Marian coach Ken Nuber. "Nothing affects her with all that she's been through. She really helps people focus on the bigger picture stuff."
"The cool thing about Maria is how much she cares about other people. She's our loudest captain and will get on her teammates, but she's also the first one to go hug a teammate when they need it. Everyone respects her so much. I know that I can always rely and lean on her."
Bennett, who endured 2 1/2 years of intensive chemotherapy treatments, is relishing every moment. Even her senior season was in doubt a few months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I'm just so thankful and appreciate everything that I have now," Bennett said. "To be on this team and playing soccer with all of my sisters (teammates) is one of the best feelings ever.
"I missed out on a lot and was not able to play soccer for a long time when I was in the hospital and receiving treatments. I just try to bring a lot of encouragement to my team and have a positive impact. We are a family."
The Knights are 10-2-1, 2-1 in the Northern Indiana Conference with a loss to Penn in a shootout. Marian was tied 0-0 with Adams in an NIC matchup Wednesday night when a power outage caused the game to be stopped with 26:02 to play. The contest is set to resume next Thursday night at School Field in South Bend.
Marian has just three seniors, including defender Bennett, along with fellow classmates and captains Olivia White and Regan Burns. The Knights went 16-5-2 a year ago with just one senior starter, losing to Dwenger in a shootout in the semistate.
"I feel great about our team," Nuber said. "I like the way we are playing, very unselfish, very quickly and very good defense. The thing I like is that we can beat a team in many ways. We are athletic and fast, but we also are very organized and can possess the ball.
"This team's training has shot through the roof this season. They are very focused to get back to the semistate again."
Bennett's family has a strong connection to Notre Dame and its women's soccer program. Her mother Ashley is the house manager for the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame. The family partnered with the Irish women's soccer team in 2012 as the squad adopted Bennett through the ND Fight for Life program.
Nuber was actually an assistant coach with the Irish women's team in 2012.
"It was a neat time to have her around the team back then," recalled Nuber, who is also the Executive Director/Director of Coaches for the Junior Irish Soccer League. "Her maturity has always been awesome, even when she was younger."
Bennett still goes once a year for a checkup just to make sure things are all OK. She says her experience with the Irish as a youth battling such a serious illness was very impactful.
"It was an amazing experience," she said. "It was incredible how nice they were to me and how they included me. I still talk to some of the players and I still think of them when I'm out there playing. It definitely impacted me."
The impact on Bennett too from the nurses at both Riley's Children's Hospital and Memorial Hospital, who helped care for her in her fight, was not lost either. She plans to attend Indiana University to become a nurse.
"I want to go into pediatric oncology," she said. "Those nurses did so much for me and I want to give back."
Tough schedule for Penn
Penn should be prepared come state tournament time.
The Kingsmen always make sure of that by playing a "Who's Who" of the top teams statewide in the regular season. This season is no exception for coach Jeff Hart's team, which dropped to 7-6-1 overall and 3-1 in the NIC following a 3-0 league loss at undefeated Saint Joseph Wednesday night.
Saint Joseph, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, is 12-0 overall and 5-0 in the NIC.
"We play the schedule we do to prepare us for the sectional and the regional," said Hart earlier this week. "We think it works. When we get in those tough moments in the tourney we shouldn't blink."
Penn, unranked in Class 3A, has lost to Class 3A No. 2 Carmel (4-0), Class 3A No. 3 Valparaiso (2-1), Class 3A No. 11 Homestead (3-1) and Class 3A No. 12 Zionsville (3-1). The Kingsmen beat Class 2A No. 1 Marian in a shootout in NIC play.
Hart, who guided Penn to state titles in 2016 and 2017, feels his team is capable of another long tourney run starting in October. The Kingsmen finished 15-6-2 a year ago, losing 2-1 in overtime to Noblesville in the semistate. Penn has won 13 straight sectional titles.
"We are capable of competing with anyone in the state," Hart said. "It's just a matter of us being a little more consistent, cleaning up our occasional mistakes and having composure to finish when we do get scoring opportunities."
Hart thoroughly enjoys his team, which is a blend of a large senior class and some outstanding young talent.
"This is a great group of kids to work with," Hart remarked. "... I looked out on the field versus Warsaw and we had five sophomores and two freshmen out there together at one point."
"Every day with them is a blessing."
Eleven players have tallied goals for Penn. Junior Amanda Barker leads with five and junior Ellie Hague has four.
Penn, which recently played five matches in five days (going 4-1), will host Class 3A No. 1 Noblesville and Class 3A No. 6 Guerin Catholic Saturday before competing in the Class 3A Elkhart Sectional starting Oct 6.
Saint Joseph readies for postseason
Saint Joseph will also tune up for postseason play with a pair of huge matches to end its regular season. The Indians will host Guerin Catholic Saturday at 1 p.m. at Newton Park and then play at rival Marian Tuesday night.
The Indians went 16-4-1 last year, losing 2-1 to Penn in the Class 3A Adams Regional final. Saint Joseph beat Penn during its regular season match in 2019.
The Indians have allowed just one goal all season with 11 shutouts.
Coach Phil DePauw's team is led by the trio of seniors Georgia Place (18 goals, seven assists) and Natalie Moore (10 goals, eight assists), and junior Ella Scott (seven goals,10 assists). Senior Hannah O'Connell has been outstanding as the main keeper with sophomore Peyton Hull the backup in goal.
Saint Joseph was Class 2A state runner-up in 2017 and 2018. The Indians went a combined 34-11-3 during that span.
Saint Joseph will compete in the Class 3A Adams Sectional at School Field starting the first week in October.


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For sky buffs, November doesn't disappoint with its own meteor showers. The entire month you can view the Andromedids, coming into peak performance around November 11th. The Leonids take place from mid-November until the 25th, showing the most activity on the 21st. Northerners can watch the Northern Taurids all month, and those in the South can see the Southern Taurids throughout November as well.
Metaphorically November symbolism corresponds with the start of being an Elder in human terms. Winter is around the corner. Our bodies slow and move toward their closing chapter, awaiting renewal.
In Celtic Tree Astrologythe month of November belongs to the Reed until the 24th. Those born under the sign of the Reed are the Bards and historians. There is nothing better than a good story, particularly if it has a little flash and fanfare. Reed people know how to sweet-talk as well as manipulate, but it's not meant to harm.
If we look at the symbolism of Reed in Native American traditions we see Reed as a means of rescue for those who deserve it. The faithful Hopi escaped the flood by climbing bamboo reeds. Some of those Reeds became sailing ships through which they found dry land (akin to tales of Noah's Arc). To this day the Hopi's still have a Reed Clan, and the name for the Milky Way in Hopi means big Reed.
The Aztec year of the Reed came in 1519. Their prophesies said that this year would mark either great revitalization or doom. Sadly this is when the Conquistadors arrived. On a happier note, the Egyptian afterlife bore the name "Field of Reeds or Rushes". This is not surprising because the annual flooding of the Nile that makes for rich farmland also bears numerous Reeds.
November Birth Stone: Topaz & Citrine
Yellow Topaz is the most common color for this stone. The lovely hue reminds us of the warm summer sun, acting as a promise that light will, indeed, return. Many consider Topaz as the friendship stone.
The ancients regarded Topaz as an amulet that attracts luxury, love, wisdom and success. Topaz provides the bearer with wellness and a substantial energy boost. Within our aura Topaz encourages honesty, personal clarity, peace and inspiration (particularly the blue variety). Use it as a meditative or prayer amplifier.
White Topaz is a sensual stone that gives us a better understanding of cause and effect especially in terms of Karma. Its useful for opening the Crown Chakra so you can connect with Higher beings like the Angels and Master Teachers. This sacred stone begins the process of healing our soul by removing sluggish energy that stops psychic insight as surely as a brick wall.
Pink Topaz brings hope and sincerity, resonating with the Heart Chakra. When you want more love in your life use this gem. It also eases the pain of loss that originates in love. Purple Topaz speaks to us of sacred relationships including with our inner-self. Carry this for making sound choices and Brown Topaz is a stone of stability, connecting with our Root Chakra.
Topaz's Element is Air and the ruling planetary influences include the Moon, Mercury and Venus.
Citrine is known as the Merchants' Stone. This nick-name came about because Merchants favored the Citrine as an amulet that attracts and sustains wealth. Better still, it attracts the generous buyer. Mind you, if that patron was wise and tucked a Citrine in his money pouch, the budget would remain intact.
In relationships, Citrine is a peacemaker. If you've hit bumps or all out hostilities take it with you into negotiations. Once those matters heal, Citrine continues nurturing love and joy among people.
Physically tradition holds that Citrine boosts stamina and a healthy metabolism It also appears as good for balancing the Thyroid and improving digestion. Those with skin conditions can try making a crystal tonic with Citrine and dabbing it on regularly.
November Zodiac Signs: Scorpio & Sagittarius
From November 1st until November 21st we are in the Zodiac birth sign of Scorpio. Scorpios love a good mystery, perhaps in part because they embody one. Curiosity drives the Scorpion. Add that to highly tuned intuitive senses and Scorpio gets to the bottom of things pretty succinctly.
Those born under Scorpio engage life on their own terms. There is always a plan, and a back up plan and alternative plans afoot. No matter what happens, the Scorpion regenerates their tail and moves on fearlessly. A Scorpio's company is intense, complicated and enigmatic. Scorpio's planet is Pluto and its Element is Water. Don't expect the Scorpion to leave emotions out for the world to see, however. They tuck their feelings into a safe haven until needed for an extra whollup. Competitive, thy name is Scorpio, so its not surprising to find them associated with the color Red. Not surprisingly, these are also people of deep-seated passion that make amazing lovers.
Filling out the remainder of the month we have the sign of Sagittarius. The Archer is a highly motivated individual who nonchalantly anticipates that everyone else has the same zeal. The Sagittarian always has a mission that often includes traveling far and wide looking for answers or yet more questions.
Sagittarians have an experimental nature, often using trial and error as a key to learning. The Archer enjoys religious and philosophical discussions that expand their minds in refreshing ways. The Sagittarius' perpetual question is: What is the meaning of life?
Global thinking comes naturally to the Archer who expresses those thoughts rather bluntly without realizing it. Don't worry they are active listeners too. As long as you don't put fences around the Sagittarian they can be very good companions.
Sagittarius comes under the rule of Jupiter, giving them a strong sense of justice. They are aligned with the Element of Fire, giving their personalities an undeniable spark of enthusiasm.
November Holidays
If you want some flexibility in celebration planning, you can look to the month-long observances of November. These include Transgender Awareness Month, Worldwide no Nut November and Native American Heritage Month. Alternatively you can look at National Adoption Month, National Family Caregivers Month and National Diabetes Month. Those of you who enjoy giving to charities, you will find that every month of the year has a lot of good causes for consideration.
Then there are holidays whose date changes from year to year. The UK National Non-Fiction Day is the first Thursday of the Month. The Tuesday after the first Monday is Election Day in the United States. The third Thursday of November is the Great American Smokeout, Followed by the third Friday – National Adoption Day. Rounding out the month we come to Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday), Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) and Canadian Aids Awareness Week (the last week of the Month).
For dependable observances November hosts the Day of the Dead in Mexico and World Vegan Day (11/1). November 6th brings the Moroccan Green March, November 11th – Veterans' Day and November 13th – World Kindness Day. In the 2nd part of November we find Married to A Scorpio Support Day (11/18), International Men's Day and World Toilet Day (11/19), National Parfait Day (11/25) and St. Andrew's Day in Scotland (11/30).
November Flower: Chrysanthemum
By the 15th century BCE the Chinese cultivated Chrysanthemums often using them as an herbal component. The flower began appearing in Japan around the 8th century CE. Eventually this blossom became the Imperial Seal with the residence of the monarch called the Chrysanthemum throne. On the 9th day of the 9th month the sacred Chrysanthemum festival takes place.
Across the sea, Chrysanthemum came to American attention in 1798. The Victorians embraced this flower as a symbol of cheerfulness or happy love (particularly the red variety). Among Australians Chrysanthemum represents motherhood.
Ayurvedic tradition associates Chrysanthemum with the Heart Chakra. As perennial flowers, Chrysanthemum symbolizes cycles, the Wheel of Life and on-going change. The generally accepted Elemental correspondence for Chrysanthemum is fire with the planetary rulers of the Sun and Venus.
November Month Number: 11
Being the 11th month of the year puts November in a highly acclaimed position numerologically. Eleven is a sacred Master Number that vibrates with unity and an awareness of our Higher Self. Consider that Eleven is two 1's put together. One represents the beginning. The additional 1 amplifies those basic energies.
Eleven reminds us that we are co-creators in our life. That makes November an ideal time for personal reflection. What is it that you most want to facilitate and fulfill personal awareness and growth?
Eleven is a very balanced number. When it comes into our lives, the message is keeping head and heart, work and play in symmetry. If you are out of step, this is the moment to stop and realign your energy.
Other meanings of the number Eleven include personal integrity, attentiveness and equilibrium.
November Colors: Dark Blue, Red and Yellow
November continues the theme of Orange and Black from October. Red, Yellow and Dark Blue also play a role. Red and Yellow are energetic and still whisper of the sun's nurturing presence even as the length of days wanes. Red offers intensity, fire-in-the-belly, courage and what many consider masculine traits. Yellow is a bit more low-key. It's happy, upbeat, warm and welcoming.
By comparison dark Blue has an air of the conservative. It speaks of personal power and confidence without being overbearing. Dark Blue shares the elegance and class of Black. In magic, Dark Blue vibrates with stability, wisdom, a keen mind and honesty. This color calms and inspires both sincerity and precision. November marks a time for developing any of these attributes that will take you into the end of the year progressively.
November Symbol: Snake
In Native American traditions, November belongs to Snake Spirit, the sign under which shamans are typically born. Snake is a leader, especially in spiritual matters. He or she is also a natural healer.
Those born with a Snake totem tend to be a bit mysterious and secretive. This has a lot to do with responsibility for knowledge, and sharing it contentiously. Snake people are sensitive to people around them, often having a great sense of humor that they use as a teaching tool. Snake teaches us how to grow and change when we are ready, then move on to the next stage. If Snake comes to you as a messenger this November be ready to shed your old skin!
Celts felt similarly about Snake, and considered him a conduit of ancient knowledge. The natural cycle of the Snake shedding its skin provided this Animal Guide with the symbolism of rebirth. Snake is also cunning, often slipping by unnoticed. When you want to disappear into the background, let Snake share its secrets.
In the Tarot, Snake appears on the Magician Card. This implies that Snake controls energetic forces. It is the seen and unseen world meeting. The smooth movement of the snake aligns it with the Water Element.
November Full Moon
The most popular name for November's full moon is Beaver Moon. Historians believe that this comes from increased beaver activity coupled with Native tribes putting out their traps this month. Alternative names include Oak Moon, Frost Moon and Mourning Moon. The last designation probably started when humans noticed increased deaths as Fall gave way to Winter.
November Facts
Shakespeare presents the Tempest (1611).
Boston Bruins founded (1924).
Chrysler receives a 1.5 billion dollar loan from the Federal government (1979).
In the world of Email, Google comes out on top (2012).
Martin Luther King Jr. Day becomes an official holiday (1983).
Parker Brothers introduces Monopoly (2012).
Gone with the Wind televised (1976).
The Berlin Wall falls (1989).
Lock Ness Monster "photographed" (1933).
OPEC forms (1960).
Epcot opens (1965).
Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting (1872).
Nintendo Wii released (2006).
The first postage stamp, costing 3 cents, introduced (1952).
The first interracial televised kiss appears on Star Trek (1968).
US National speed limit set at 55 mph (1973).
The friction match invented in England (1826).
Traffic lights patented (1910).
"November always seemed to me the Norway of the year." ~ Emily Dickinson
"Cause nothin' lasts forever and we both know hearts can change, and its hard to hold a candle in the cold November Rain." ~ Guns N' Roses
"November comes and November goes, with the last red berries and the first white snows." ~ Clyde Watson
"November's sky is chill and drear, November's leaf is red and sear." ~ Sir Walter Scott
"October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces." ~ J.K. Rowling
November Birthdays
Marie Antoinette (11/2)
Walter Cronkite (11/4)
Marie Curie (11/7)
Carl Sagan (11/9)
Kurt Vonnegut Jr (11/11)
Whoopie Goldberg (11/13)
Gordon Lightfoot (11/17)
Alan Shepard & Mickey Mouse (11/18)
Voltaire (11/21)
Billy the Kid (11/23)
Tina Turner (11/26)
Mark Twain (11/30)


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Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia, India, Japan (including Honshu) and Indonesia (Java).  Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.

The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Dunbaria villosa. They live in a tent-like structure formed by a folded ternate leaf of the host plant and eats the folded leaf from inside. Pupation usually occurs within this shelter. The pupal period lasts 4–6 days.

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Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
A Check-List Of Microlepidoptera Of India (Part-I: Family Pterophoridae)
Japanese Moths

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Massive Margins: DDoS Attack Profit Rates Hit 95 Percent
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There's big money in bringing down websites and internet services. According to CSO Online, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can now net fraudsters revenue that any private company would envy: Done right, malicious actors can reach 95 percent profit margins. Even better for cybercriminals? A DDoS attack typically costs around $25 per hour (or less), making this a lucrative route for larceny. More worrisome? Revenues are on the rise for the bad guys. Here's why.
An Easy Point of Entry
DDoS threats have become clear and present threats for companies and institutions of all sizes, with 34 percent of companies hit by a DDoS attack in 2016. Threatpost reported, for example, a new variant of the Mirai botnet went after a U.S. college last month in a 54-hour-long attack that leveraged almost 10,000 connected devices to flood targets with application-layer HTTP traffic.
Likewise, The Verge reported that Apple released an iOS update to fix a 911 DDoS effort introduced by an 18-year-old coder back in October 2016. Using a Javascript exploit, the coder created a link that caused phones to continuously dial 911. Once published online, call centers were flooded with unintended connections and were quickly overwhelmed.
DDoS attacks continue to grow in popularity because in many cases hackers don't even have to stage an attack to get paid; they simply send an email threatening companies with the loss of websites or services along with a ransom note. Often, businesses will shell out cash to avoid potential disaster.
Even if hackers roll out a full-on ransomware DDoS attack, Infosecurity Magazine explained they're paying just $5 or $6 for 300 seconds of 125 Gbps bandwidth botnets, giving them $18 per hour in profit as companies lose $25 every hour. The margin of $7 goes toward cloud hosting and buys 1,000 rented servers per hour.
DDoS Attack Rates Increase
Companies should expect DDoS attacks to ramp up as both the cost of labor and underpinning infrastructure falls. There's also the efficacy of such attacks to consider: Unlike phishing emails or malicious websites, which organizations can train employees to avoid, the need for customers and employees to leverage web-based services means that a fundamental characteristic — response to incoming traffic — is also organizations' biggest weakness. Any company, of any size, running any kind of website or internet-accessible service is vulnerable to DDoS.
And here's the thing: Profits are on the rise, pushing this 95 percent profit margin even higher. Consider the Mirai botnet mentioned above — instead of relying on rented cloud servers, the DDoS attack leveraged connected devices, allowing attackers to virtually eliminate the middleman of compute power rentals.
As more and more IoT devices flood the market — but remain improperly secured — the number of potential DDoS bots increases exponentially while total hacker costs go down. All inexperienced cybercriminals will need is access to a botnet framework, and they can push for nearly 100 percent profit at the expense of both IoT device owners and DDoS victims.
The takeaway here? DDoS is profitable, easy to implement and virtually impossible to stop. As a result, hackers are making more than ever while doing less work, and companies are quick to pay up in hopes of avoiding a ransomware rollout. Exploding IoT markets, meanwhile, are poised to make a bad situation worse. Until device security matches emerging threat levels, attackers are on track for record-breaking revenue.
Tags: Botnets | Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks | Internet of Things (IoT) | Malware | Ransomware
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Михаил Павлович Савченко (19 июня 1980, Торез, Донецкая область, Украинская ССР) — украинский и российский футболист, вратарь; тренер.

Биография
В начале карьеры выступал за любительские клубы Донецкой области «Горняк» Торез и «Металлург» Комсомольское. 25 марта 2001 дебютировал во второй украинской лиге в составе «Титана» Армянск. В первой половине сезона 2001/02 провёл за команду ещё 11 матчей. В сезоне-2002 играл за клуб второго российского дивизиона «Моздок». В следующем году провёл за «Торез» одну игру; в конце августа подписал контракт с клубом РФПЛ «Ростов». За три года провёл за дублирующий состав 49 матчей, пропустил 46 мячей. За основную команду сыграл два матча: 1 мая 2005 в матче 7 тура чемпионата России против «Амкара» после удаления основного вратаря Андрея Чичкина вышел на замену на 85 минуте, 13 июля 2005 провёл полный матч в 1/16 Кубка России. 2006 и 2007 годы отыграл во втором дивизионе за «Волгу» Нижний Новгород и «Волгу» Тверь соответственно, после чего завершил профессиональную карьеру.

В мае 2009 провёл три матча в составе команды «Мир-Комвек» Ростов-на-Дону в Кубке России по пляжному футболу; работал тренером в ФШМ ФК «Ростов». В 2012—2013 годах играл за любительский клуб «Целина» (пос. Целина).

По состоянию на апрель 2016 — тренер вратарей ФК «Краснодар».

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KEYWORDS aviation safety / drones / FAA regulations / public safety
It's not just a football game; it's a designated National Security Special Event. That's why the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing restrictions for both manned and unmanned aircraft for Super Bowl LIV, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. And the rules don't just cover the day of the game.
General Aviation pilots who want to fly around Miami or Fort Lauderdale between Jan. 27 and Feb. 4, 2020, will need to check out the FAA's Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for air traffic procedures for the area. The FAA has published a helpful web page with information for South Florida-area airspace and airports. The agency will update the webpage as additional information becomes available.
As for drones, Super Bowl LIV is a No Drone Zone. That goes for before during and after the game. (Click on the link for details.)
The FAA will publish a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) for Super Bowl LIV centered on Hard Rock Stadium. At this time, we expect the TFR will be active from 4 p.m. EST (2100z) until 11:59 p.m. EST (0459z) on Sunday, February 2. The TFR will have a 10-nautical- mile inner core and a 30-nautical-mile outer ring.
The TFR will not affect regularly scheduled commercial flights flying in and out of Miami International Airport (MIA) or Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). Emergency medical, public safety and military aircraft may enter the TFR in coordination with air traffic control.
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On Sunday night Game of Thrones returned for its seventh season. Ireland decided to celebrate. Tourism Ireland revealed a 252-foot long Bayeux-style tapestry that tells the story of the show and features many of the characters on it.
Much of Game of Thrones has been filmed in Northern Ireland over the years.
So far only a portion of the tapestry has been revealed. More will be revealed each week on social media after each episode of the show airs. The tapestry is displayed in person in the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland until July 22.


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IC 392 ist eine linsenförmige Galaxie vom Hubble-Typ S0 im Sternbild Orion am Nordsternhimmel. Sie ist rund 181 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 55.000 Lichtjahren.

Das Objekt wurde am 6. Januar 1894 von dem französischen Astronomen Stéphane Javelle entdeckt.

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}}Rookie é o quarto extended play do grupo feminino sul-coreano Red Velvet. Foi lançado em 1 de fevereiro de 2017 pela S.M. Entertainment e distribuído pela Genie Music. O EP é composto em seis faixas, incluindo um single de mesmo nome.

 Antecedentes e lançamento
Em 20 de janeiro de 2017, um representante da S.M. Entertainment anunciou que o Red Velvet estava planejando realizar sua volta aos palcos em fevereiro. Quatro dias depois, o primeiro conjunto de teasers foi lançado através do site oficial da gravadora e de sua conta oficial no Instagram, com a data de lançamento mostrada em uma das fotos. No mesmo dia, os membros discutiram brevemente sobre seu próximo álbum, que foi revelado ser um EP, no aplicativo V do Naver.

 Divulgação
Red Velvet realizou uma transmissão através do aplicativo V do Naver horas antes do lançamento oficial, onde divulgaram e discutiram sobre o EP. Suas promoções em programas musicais iniciaram-se no Music Bank, onde performou a faixa-título "Rookie". O grupo também apareceu no programa After School Club em 7 de fevereiro como parte das promoções.

 Recepção

Jeff Benjamin da Billboard classificou a faixa-título como uma canção funk peculiar, cujo gancho é incapaz de sair da mente de quem o escuta. Rookie estreou na primeira posição da parada de álbuns mundiais da revista. Chester Chin do The Star considerou "Rookie" como a faixa mais fraca do EP, mas elogiou o resto das músicas e observou que o grupo finalmente encontrou o equilíbrio perfeito entre seu som "Red" e "Velvet". Ele comentou que foi a mistura certa de "sacarina e sofisticação" com pop divertidos e baladas sinceras. De acordo com The Korea Herald, as canções do Red Velvet são conhecidas por serem "estranhas à princípio, mas viciantes mais tarde" e "Rookie" não foi uma exceção.

O EP alcançou o topo da Parada de Álbuns do Gaon e o single estreou na quarta posição na Parada Digital do Gaon, alcançando a terceira na semana seguinte. As outras faixas, com exceção da versão instrumental do single, também entraram na parada musical. Rookie também classificou-se na vigésima primeira posição da Heatseeker Albums Chart. Red Velvet ganhou o seu primeiro troféu musical para o single em 7 de fevereiro no The Show''.

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Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the Ministry of ICT to a create a taskforce that will focus on how the country can leverage blockchain technology and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Speaking at Africa's Digital Symposium, Kenyatta said technologies, such as blockchain, will be a major driver for delivering his Big Four priorities of manufacturing, affordable housing, universal healthcare and a food security plan for growing the country's economy. He said the digital revolution would help Kenya achieve the plan and ensure that growth transforms the lives of the people.
Kenyatta said the taskforce will study the benefits and challenges associated with blockchain and IoT. "We need to better understand the opportunities for blockchain technology, the risks of cybersecurity, and the essential education and skills that our young people will need to make new technology work for them," he said.
The president also said Kenya's economy benefited from digitization. He added that the Internet and associated digital trade of goods and services have led up to a ten percent rise in employment in Africa.
"M-Pesa , M-Kopa, GroIntelligence, Andela and others show that we can lead the world with innovations that drive financial inclusion, access to energy, better data to drive our agriculture, and the essential skills required to support the young innovators of the future," Kenyatta said.
The move is expected to help position Kenya to reap the most out of the global digital revolution. Cabinet Secretary for ICT Joe Mucheru said that the ministry had already received applications from interested parties who sought inclusion into the discussions.


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Switzerland named the best place to grow old
Sep 9th 2015 11:39PM
Switzerland is now officially the best place to grow old in the world, according to HelpAge International's 2015 Global AgeWatch Index published Wednesday.
The list ranks 96 countries on their treatment of the elderly by looking at income, health, employment, education and social connections.
This year's index gave seven of the top 10 spots to European countries — Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Iceland, the U.K. and the Netherlands — all known for their universal health care and their aging populations. Almost a quarter of the Swiss public is elderly.
The index also shows a growing inequality between the higher-ranked countries and the lower-ranked countries. The gap of life expectancy between both groups has increased about two years in the past two decades.
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For instance, Afghanistan ranks last on the list with just 4 percent of its population over the age of 60.
Another trend in the report shows how women are at a higher risk of poverty than men. With discriminatory policies against widows and a history of gender discrimination in some countries, many older women are at a disadvantage.
The index leaves out half of the countries in the world. Ninety-eight countries didn't keep enough records to make any assessment. Most of those countries are in Africa and the Middle East.
Currently, 12.3 percent of the global population is over 60 and by 2050 that's expected to almost double.
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Takeuchi Opens Two New Facilities in the European Union
By Tammie Snodgrass March 4, 2021 Announcements
TAKEUCHI JAPAN (Mar. 4, 2021): Takeuchi Mfg., an innovative global leader in compact equipment has opened a new parts center in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands, and a representative office in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
With the opening of the new parts center in the Netherlands, it will enable Takeuchi to strengthen their relationships with its customers in Europe. The facility opened its doors on March 1, 2021 with an initial phase consisting of 8,747 m2 of warehouse space, which is large enough to supply parts to all of Europe.
"Since product sales are steadily growing, we expect the new parts center will not only contribute significantly to improving customer service, but also improve Takeuchi's brand power" said Toshiya Takeuchi, president of Takeuchi. "We recognize that strengthening our after-sales support system is an important management issue and we are continually working to enhance it."
In addition to the new parts center, Takeuchi opened a European representative office in Germany to complement the parts center on March 1st as well. The new office will serve as a contact point for distributors in Europe and serving subsidiaries in France and the United Kingdom.
"Our new representative office will accept orders and handle inquiries for spare parts and oversee the operations in the new European parts center in the Netherlands" said Clay Eubanks, director of global sales for Takeuchi. "The European representative office will be well staffed from our Japanese parent company and local employees. We are confident that the new parts center and representative office will be a great success."


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Q: Quip - Salesforce Connected OAuth2 Demo I am following this demo about connecting salesforce API to Quip, Tutorial on youtube or Github link. I copied and pasted the source code, but I can't authenticate from Quip and access Salesforce API. I was successfully able to configure the Oauth2 setting in the quip console, and I see the 'Success' message when I click Test Login button, but nothing happens after clicking Login and logged into the prompted screen. Isn't it supposed to be back to quip and authenticate?
Anything helps, thank you.

A: So a good thing is that it looks like you have everything setup correctly with the Salesforce Connected App and your Live App's Auth configuration.  Otherwise, hitting that Test Login button would not result in the "Success" message ;-)
In your client code, when you click Login do you see an error in the javascript console?
One thing to check is that you are accessing the right "auth" setting.  I may be wrong, but the name here needs to match what you use in your Live App's Auth setup (I named mine "oauth2").
Here's a quick example.  Wire up the triggerLogin to the onClick handler of your button or whatnot.
getAuth() {
    return quip.apps.auth("oauth2");
}

triggerLogin() {
    (async() => {
        const t = this.getAuth();
        let _result = await t.login();
        let _token = t.getTokenResponse();

        // Now do stuff

        console.log("triggerLogin() - Logged into Salesforce : " + _result);
        console.log("triggerLogin() getTokenResponse(): " + JSON.stringify(_token));
    })();
}

The call to .login() will do the actual authentication check and will trigger any popup window needed.  At that point, you can make Salesforce API calls through the Quip proxy as normal.
Note that if you were just using the Quip Dev Console and hit that Test Login button, you will still have an authenticated session rolling with your SF Org in that browser.  So when you go back over to your client and do something to trigger the login call, you won't see a popup auth prompt.  The result of that login script call above though will come right back to you.
To start over from scratch and see the Auth Prompt again, you'll need to click the "Clear User Preferences" action in your Live App instance's dropdown menu and also directly log out of your SF Org instance window.
Hope that helps answer your sticking point.

A: It turned out my configuration on the Quip development console is wrong even though I got the 'Success' message. The following config is the right one:
Authorization UR: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize
Token URL: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token
Proxy API Domains: https://..my.salesforce.com https://.salesforce.com https://.force.com https://*.my.salesforce.com

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Today in Hockey History: Alexander Mogilny is the 1st Player to Defect From the Soviet Union to Play in the NHL
May 4th, 2020 | Hockey History, NHL
May 4, 1989: 20-year-old Alexander Mogilny becomes the first player to defect from the Soviet Union to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL.
Selecting Alexander Mogilny in the 5th round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft turned out to be far less risky than the efforts taken to get him on North American soil and in a Sabres uniform.
But the risks quickly paid off.
Just days after winning the 1989 Ice Hockey World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Alexander Mogilny, with the help of Sabres front office, Gerry Meehan (Sabres GM) and Don Luce (Sabres Director of player development), eluded KGB and boarded a flight for New York City and defected from the Soviet Union.
Unlike fellow-countryman Sergei Pryakhin, Mogilny was still seen as "essential to its [Soviet Union] effort at the world championships" for years to come, and therefore not granted permission from the Soviet government to play in the NHL.
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Although he lost the 1989 Calder Trophy to Rangers' defenseman Brian Leetch, Mogilny put up an impressive 43 points in his rookie campaign.
He proceeded to score 30 and 39 goals in his 2nd and 3rd NHL seasons respectively, but Mogilny's 4th season in the NHL was him coming out party.
Playing on a line with Pat LaFontaine and part of the season with Dave Andreychuk, Alexander Mogilny scored an astonishing 76 goals — the 5th highest single-season goal total in NHL history — while recording 51 assists in the 1992-93 NHL season.
Alexander Mogilny amassed 473 goals in just 990 NHL games but multiple leg injuries and chronic hip problems prematurely ended Mogilny's NHL career.
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Despite a plethora of precedent in every sport, and examples made out of people of all ages and races, athletes around the world continue to show why their skills involve the body and not the mind. Less than a month into 2011, there were already numerous missteps by athletes in the world of Twitter.
Despite a plethora of precedent in every sport, and examples made out of people of all ages and races, athletes around the world continue to show why they get paid for what the body can do, and not the mind. Less than a month into 2011, there were already numerous missteps by athletes in the world of Twitter. There continue to be gaffes, some offensive while others just absurd, made by professional athletes who still don't understand the 'social' part of social media. Here are five more athletes who have made waves on Twitter and Facebook over the last month.
She also tweeted: "u just never knw! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less." What's more, in her tweets she used a racially derogatory word for Japanese people.
On Monday she issued several lengthy apologizes on Twitter, likely motivated by a public relations team as much as her own volition, but that is up for debate. The apology reads as so many others have, seeking redemption from those offending and claiming that "people that know me" would attest to her compassion, etcetera. Regardless, Pondexter, like so many others, sent off her inflammatory yet however honest remarks to the online world, where they are forever etched in virtual stone.
2. Moving from that into equally uncomfortable territory is the story of NFL cornerback Kareem Jackson. The Houston Texan was on vacation in the Dominican Republic when he decided to tweet pictures of an event he was attending. Unfortunately the event was a cockfight. While in Texas cockfighting is illegal, attending one in the Dominican is not against the law. He need not make a formal apology, but his agent did, trying to make it seem as if cockfighting is of cultural importance since it has a history in the Dominican, and that Jackson was taken on a tour led by others. Once again, there is a record of these tweets, and despite not receiving punishment, Jackson has demonstrated both his youth and indiscretion in his latest acts.
3. On to Facebook, we have the curious and potentially embarrassing case of pro-football wide receiver Santonio Holmes. It seems the Super Bowl XLII MVP wants to stay with his current club, the New York Jets. His contract is up, but he would like to reach a new deal. So he decides to express his confidence that the Jets will sign him by posting a video on Facebook during his 27th birthday party. He is in his room at his parent's house, one that is fully decorated in Pittsburgh Steelers paraphernalia, but he says that once he signs back with his team, "everything will be taken care of," whatever that means. The awkward, poorly created video is more a personal promotion for the WR than a request to be signed by the Jets. At worst it is simply embarrassing, especially if he doesn't get resigned, something that is a very real possibility since they have other players to sign as well. It's certainly not offensive or felonious, but an odd attempt at reaching out to people and his teammate; it seems almost like an acceptance speech for winning an award or making a big deal, something he has yet to do this off-season.
5. Lastly, we have a most silly tweet, this coming from everyone's favorite speak-without-thinking athlete, Lebron James. On March 2nd, he send this brilliant nugget out into the Twittersphere: "20+ games left in phase 2. I'm ReFOCUSED! No prisoners, I have no friends when at WAR besides my Soldiers." Now, there were some who got upset that he compared playing basketball to war, but that isn't the problem with the tweet. Certainly neither him or nor his teammates think sports are the same as war, no matter how ridiculous and narrow-minded athletes can sometimes act. No, it's normal to become focused and gear up for a big game or part of the season, so let's spare him the ridicule for that; especially when the best comes later. The tweet was days after home loss to the New York Knicks, the first of a stretch of nine games where his team, the Miami Heat, would play teams with winning records. Clearly James was ready for the contests, looking to play hard on the court and win.
Following James' figurative call the arms, the Heat lost four more in a row, a total of five straight. Perhaps he wasn't as focused, or re-focused, as he led followers to believe. James can tweet the tweet, so to speak, but can't always walk to the walk.


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Born in Malaysia, Fong was raised in NZ and completed studies in textile design at Wellington Polytechnic. Following this she attended Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1991. A painter largely working in abstraction, Fong has also produced sculptural installations, drawing inspiration from intensely-patterned kimono fabric, Asian cinema and Chinese lattice patterns. Fong taught at Elam School of Fine Arts from 1993-94 and 2001-2005.


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The City College of New York chapter of Engineers without Borders recently adopted a water supply project in Tadazna, Nicaragua.
The community's proposed project entails the construction of six groundwater wells located throughout the community. Each well is intended to support approximately one to five families. The design of the wells will allow for clean and safe water for daily use and consumption, decreasing the risk of contamination and disease.
While certain sectors of Tadazna have access to a municipal potable water system, the rural landscape and sprawling community leave 46% of its population without easy access to water. Many residents often resort to collecting untreated and unhygienic water from unsanitary sources.
The student team working on the Tadazna Project draws experience from a range of engineering and science disciplines. Students are equipped with skills that aid the design, finance, and public relations aspects of this organization. The chapter is assisted by a team of professional mentors with years of experience in design, construction, and international development. Professors Beth Wittig and Michael Piasecki will be advising the team throughout the entire project process.
We will resolve the concerns that the community holds regarding water accessibility. Aside from this project, the community has expressed other needs, such as public health, sanitation, and cooking.
Our current project is located on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, South Dakota and involves the design and implementation of a 12,000 square foot community house.
The community that we are working with is called Lakota. The people there face several challenges. The unemployment rate is 83% and the inhabitants have an average life expectancy of only 48 years for men and 50 for women. Many families practice substance abuse and their children do not receive the support they need to succeed in school. However, they are a tough group of people who stick together to overcome their challenges.
Our project will give the members of the community the opportunity to spend more time together. The facilities at the community center will include a ceremony room, kitchen, classrooms, and a playground. These places will make this struggling community feel much more comfortable. To accomplish this project, we are partnering with the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), architect Scott Moore of Blue Star Studio Inc., and members of the Lakota tribe to ensure that the center is built to meet the needs of the community. Dominick Pilla, founder of consulting engineering firm DRPILLA and professor at the City College of New York School of Architecture, is serving as our mentor through the design process. While we will be acting as the structural engineers on the project, Professor Pilla will be guiding us in the right direction and teaching us the skills we need to successfully do our part.
A new community house will make unifying the community a lot easier. People will be able to socialize on a regular basis and receive counseling from others to help them survive their difficult situations. As people enjoy their lives more, Native Americans should see a decrease in substance abuse and high school dropouts.
In the past, our chapter was involved in a number of projects in Honduras.
The communities of La Nueva Suiza and Las Chicas lacked sources of clean water. People would be subject to diseases due to the lack of filtration of the water they consumed. In addition, most of the homes did not have good ventilation, so the smoke coming from their cooking would cause them to have poor air quality in their homes. Further decreasing their health.
We wanted to bring water closer to the homes in In La Nueva Suiza. Therefore, our chapter went there to implement a water distribution system. In another community, Las Chicas, we enhanced the community's water distribution system and constructed greywater management systems and latrines. We were also responsible for designing a small-scale dam in Las Chicas. Since the members of Engineers Without Borders built all these water regulating facilities, the communities can now have a sufficient amounts of water to drink, cook, clean, and bath. Moreover, since greywater, relative clean water with some impurities, can now be treated to make it available for drinking, people at these communities will suffer less from diseases, that result from consuming filthy water.
Furthermore, the members of Engineers Without Borders returned to La Nueva Suiza to build chimneys for the residents because the smoke from the stoves would be trapped inside the houses and would make living there harmful to their health.
We have planned to return to Honduras again to rebuild the water systems of another community called Milla Tres. Unfortunately, our work in Honduras was brought to a halt in 2013 due to a U.S. State Department travel warning on the country; the program was recommended for transfer to another EWB-USA chapter. Following the roadblock in Honduras, we were set to start work on a community center in Eyek, Cameroon, but this too faced delays due to similar circumstances. Shortly thereafter, our chapter was approved for the project in South Dakota.


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Kimono 3 of 7
Kimono 3 of 7 , Collage and Mixed Media , DUQUE MARIA TUPAY (born 1956)
DUQUE MARIA TUPAY (born 1956)
Hanging Kimonos
 Mixed media, with black ink, coloured tissue and with occasional gilded elements
 30 ½ x 29 ½ in. (77.5 x 75 cm.)

 All framed using the same overall dimensions a set of seven which can be bought as a set or sold individually.
 The patterns that adorn kimono are very significant, for it is through choice of colour and, most importantly, decorative motifs that the wearer's gender, age, status, wealth, and taste are articulated.

 Symbolism

 The images used on kimono often have complex levels of meaning, and many have specific auspicious significance which derives from religious or popular beliefs. The crane for example, is one of the most popular birds depicted on kimono. Believed to live for a thousand years and to inhabit the land of the immortals it is a symbol of longevity and good fortune.

 The use of specific motifs can allude to the virtues or attributes of the wearer (or those they might aspire to), reflect particular emotions, or relate to the season or occasion. Such symbolism was used especially on kimono worn for celebratory events such as weddings and festivals, when it served to bestow good fortune on the wearer, wrapping them in divine benevolence and protection. This use of auspicious motifs in dress reveals the Japanese belief in the literal, as well as the figurative, power of images.

 Colours too have strong metaphorical and cultural connotations. Dyes are seen to embody the spirit of the plants from which they are extracted. Any medicinal property is also believed to be transferred to the coloured cloth. Blue, for example, derives from indigo (ai), which is used to treat bites and stings, so wearing blue fabric serves as a repellent to snakes and insects. Colours were given a cosmological dimension with the introduction to Japan in the 6th century of the Chinese concept of the five elements. Fire, water, earth, wood and metal are associated with particular directions, seasons, virtues and colours. Thus black corresponds to water, north, winter and wisdom. Colours also have strong poetic significance. Purple, for example, is a metaphor for undying love, the imagery deriving from the fact that gromwell (murasaki), the plant used to create the dye, has very long roots. Perhaps the most popular colour for kimono is red, derived from safflower (benibana). Red connotes youthful glamour and allure, and is thus suitable for the garments of young women. It is also a symbol of passionate but, as beni-red easily fades, transient love.

 Poems & stories

 Elements of the natural world that appear on kimono usually have strong poetic associations, while more complex landscape scenes often refer to particular stories drawn either from classical literature or popular myths.While carrying an auspicious meaning, they also serve to demonstrate the literary discernment and cultural sensitivities of the wearer.Although such stories invariably involved people, it is relatively unusual to find human figures depicted on kimono. Instead there are objects which suggest their presence or recent departure, a pair of dropped fans, for example, alluding to lovers disturbed.

 From the early 20th century increasingly graphic imagery was used on kimono. On garments for young boys in particular, symbols of Japan's modern and progressive present - cars, trains, aeroplanes and skyscrapers - became as popular as stories of the past. In the 1930s such motifs became increasingly nationalistic and militaristic.
MARIA TUPAY DUQUE
Hanging Kimonos
Mixed media, with black ink, coloured tissue and with occasional gilded elements
30 ½ x 29 ½ in. (77.5 x 75 cm.)
All framed using the same overall dimensions a set of seven which can be bought as a set or sold individually.
The patterns that adorn kimono are very significant, for it is through choice of colour and, most importantly, decorative motifs that the wearer's gender, age, status, wealth, and taste are articulated.
The images used on kimono often have complex levels of meaning, and many have specific auspicious significance which derives from religious or popular beliefs. The crane for example, is one of the most popular birds depicted on kimono. Believed to live for a thousand years and to inhabit the land of the immortals it is a symbol of longevity and good fortune.
The use of specific motifs can allude to the virtues or attributes of the wearer (or those they might aspire to), reflect particular emotions, or relate to the season or occasion. Such symbolism was used especially on kimono worn for celebratory events such as weddings and festivals, when it served to bestow good fortune on the wearer, wrapping them in divine benevolence and protection. This use of auspicious motifs in dress reveals the Japanese belief in the literal, as well as the figurative, power of images.
Colours too have strong metaphorical and cultural connotations. Dyes are seen to embody the spirit of the plants from which they are extracted. Any medicinal property is also believed to be transferred to the coloured cloth. Blue, for example, derives from indigo (ai), which is used to treat bites and stings, so wearing blue fabric serves as a repellent to snakes and insects. Colours were given a cosmological dimension with the introduction to Japan in the 6th century of the Chinese concept of the five elements. Fire, water, earth, wood and metal are associated with particular directions, seasons, virtues and colours. Thus black corresponds to water, north, winter and wisdom. Colours also have strong poetic significance. Purple, for example, is a metaphor for undying love, the imagery deriving from the fact that gromwell (murasaki), the plant used to create the dye, has very long roots. Perhaps the most popular colour for kimono is red, derived from safflower (benibana). Red connotes youthful glamour and allure, and is thus suitable for the garments of young women. It is also a symbol of passionate but, as beni-red easily fades, transient love.
Poems & stories
Elements of the natural world that appear on kimono usually have strong poetic associations, while more complex landscape scenes often refer to particular stories drawn either from classical literature or popular myths.While carrying an auspicious meaning, they also serve to demonstrate the literary discernment and cultural sensitivities of the wearer.Although such stories invariably involved people, it is relatively unusual to find human figures depicted on kimono. Instead there are objects which suggest their presence or recent departure, a pair of dropped fans, for example, alluding to lovers disturbed.
From the early 20th century increasingly graphic imagery was used on kimono. On garments for young boys in particular, symbols of Japan's modern and progressive present - cars, trains, aeroplanes and skyscrapers - became as popular as stories of the past. In the 1930s such motifs became increasingly nationalistic and militaristic.
Kimono 3 of 7 - Collage and Mixed Media


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'This Is Spinal Tap' Voted Greatest Comedy Film Ever
Live4ever 14 September, 2011
The classic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap has been voted the greatest comedy of all time by a Time Out poll of industry experts.
The film, which follows the fortunes of fictional rock group Spinal Tap as they look to revive previous fortunes, brilliantly satirising every rock n roll cliche in the process, finished ahead of Airplane! and the equally superb British comedy Monty Python's Life Of Brian.
"It's sublimely funny and sharp – a comedy built for the long haul which matures with each viewing," said Time Out critic David Jenkins. "It's so perfectly constructed and performed, the characters so rich and realistic, that it's initially a challenge to determine the dividing line between reality and fiction."
The full list of 100 comedies can be viewed over on the Time Out website.
Top Ten:
1: This Is Spinal Tap
2: Airplane!
3: Monty Python's Life Of Brian
4: Annie Hall
5: Monty Python And The Holy Grail
6: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
7: Withnail And I
8: Groundhog Day
9: Some Like It Hot
10: The Jerk
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