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Education / Vacancies create underspend in children's services
New headteacher, however, has been recruited for Foula
http://shet.news/htv1e
Lerwick Town Hall. Photo: Shetland News
SHETLAND Islands Council's children's services department is expected to be under budget by the end of the financial year as a result of staff and teaching vacancies.
A report presented to the council's education and families committee at Lerwick Town Hall on Monday highlighted that there was a projected £68,000 underspend in revenue against a budget of over £45.5 million.
The report, from children's services director Helen Budge, said the key drivers behind the underspend was a drop in expenditure on wages arising from vacant posts.
Budge told councillors that a number of vacancies were in teaching, using the the head teacher post in Foula as an example.
She said that the recruitment process had to be carried out twice before a suitable applicant was found, with the role due to be filled by the end of the year.
Shetland Central councillor Davie Sandison said it was "very encouraging" to hear that children's services – which covers areas like education and social work – effectively had a balanced budget after half a year.
It has the highest budget of any directorate across Shetland Islands Council.
"It's a good news story at the moment," Sandison said.
Recruitment difficulties were also raised in an annual report from Shetland Islands Council's chief social work officer.
Interim chief officer Denise Morgan wrote that an "ageing population and high employment rates means we are competing for posts within a limited work pool".
"We have relied on agency staff to help deliver key functions in children's services and adult care and are actively addressing this. Differences in roles, responsibilities and pay across social work is causing concern and there is a need to try to establish some consistency," she said.
"We also need to compete with mainland authorities in order to attract staff to Shetland."
Some councillors were surprised to learn that there was not a unified pay scale for social workers across Scotland, like there is for teachers.
Children's services director Helen Budge admitted that Shetland Islands Council's pay for social workers was in the "lower end" compared to other local authorities in Scotland.
Add travel costs onto this, she added, and there is an uphill battle to attract staff to Shetland, with more money available in Aberdeen for example.
Budge confirmed that the issue is something human resources are looking into.
Social work chiefs have been forced into employing agency staff to temporarily fill roles, which Morgan said was a last resort.
Morgan's report also revealed that the mental health officer service within the local social work team "will become vulnerable" if there are any more vacancies.
Mental health officers (MHO) are registered social workers who have been qualified for at least two years, with the council under a duty to employ a sufficient number.
There are currently 1.5 full-time equivalent social workers and two senior social workers who are qualified as mental health officers, while there are two relief officers based in Aberdeen.
The report presented to councillors stated that no social workers in Shetland have undertaken MHO training since 2017, adding that the service has failed in recruiting to a vacant post.
"The pay scales for mental health officers is below the national average and therefore not attractive to those based on the mainland," the report said.
"As MHO duties are in addition to the social work role there is also little incentive for local social workers to undertake the training. This situation will be reviewed and addressed as part of workforce planning and development."
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Home > Real Estate News > Greystone Arranges $94 Million Construction Loan for J&L Companies, Inc.'s 403-Unit Multifamily Mixed-Use Development in Newark, NJ
Greystone Arranges $94 Million Construction Loan for J&L Companies, Inc.'s 403-Unit Multifamily Mixed-Use Development in Newark, NJ
Posted on: June 23, 2021 By: Real Estate News
NEW YORK, June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, announced today that it has arranged a $94 million construction loan for an affiliate of J&L Companies, Inc. ("J&L") to finance the development of a 12-story, 403-unit Class A multifamily project located at 55 Union Street in the heart of the Ironbound District in downtown Newark, NJ. The construction loan was provided by a four-bank syndicate led by Valley National Bank ("VNB"), with Bank Hapoalim, Abanca USA, and TriState Capital Bank as participants, to finance the project, which also includes 3,000 square feet of retail space and a 196-space parking garage.
The project is located two blocks from Newark Penn Station in the Ironbound District, one of the most desirable residential enclaves in Newark that has become a regional destination known for its vibrant nightlife and diverse mix of restaurants and entertainment options. J&L will deliver a comprehensive, top-of-the-market amenities package, including a rooftop garden and entertainment area; outdoor courtyard with grills; fire pits and lounge space; and state-of-the-art fitness center.
Greystone Capital Advisors, led by President Drew Fletcher, Director Matthew Hirsch, and Vice President Steven Deck, served as the exclusive advisor in arranging the financing on behalf of J&L.
"As a local developer, long-term stakeholder, and property owner for over 40 years, J&L is deeply committed to advancing the revitalization of downtown Newark by developing projects that will create a thriving, vibrant neighborhood for local residents and businesses," said Mr. Fletcher. "We are excited to have delivered this execution and look forward to growing our relationships with J&L and our financing partners at VNB."
"We are extremely excited to bring this project to fruition and add to the rich fabric of the Ironbound by providing local and future residents with new housing that perfectly complements the neighborhood," said Jose Lopez, Founder of J&L. "Greystone, VNB, and the participant lenders were a pleasure to work with on this transaction and we look forward to continue deepening our relationships with each firm in the future."
Greystone is a national commercial real estate lending, investment, and advisory company with an established reputation as a leader in multifamily and healthcare finance. Its range of services includes commercial lending across a variety of platforms such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CMBS, FHA, USDA, bridge, and mezzanine. Loans are offered through Greystone Servicing Company LLC, Greystone Funding Company LLC, and/or other Greystone affiliates. Greystone Capital Advisors is a full-service real estate capital intermediary and advisory team that services a select group of the most prominent real estate owners and developers across the U.S.  For more information, visit www.greyco.com.
About J&L Companies, Inc.
J&L is a Newark, New Jersey-based, family-run real estate firm, founded more than 40 years ago by Jose and Luisa Lopez. Over the past 40 years, the company has invested in a diverse portfolio of real estate assets in the City of Newark as well as founding and managing multiple successful ventures in development, construction, property and asset management, restaurants, and parking. As one of the largest single landowners in Newark, J&L currently owns and manages over one million square feet of residential, commercial, and industrial real estate, comprised of over 30 buildings, surface parking lots and developable land sites.
About Valley National Bank
Valley National Bank is a regional bank that has been operating for 93 years. With approximately $41 billion in assets and more than 200 branch locations in New Jersey, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Florida, and Alabama. Valley's Commercial Real Estate Team offers a wide variety of lending solutions. For more information, please visit https://www.valley.com/.

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ST. CLOUD -- Two people from the St. Cloud area are charged with felonies after a traffic stop turned up drugs Thursday afternoon.
A State Trooper pulled a vehicle over for speeding near Melrose at 4:22 p.m. The trooper noticed the driver, 39-year-old Chad Kampa of Sauk Rapids, appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The passenger gave the officer a false name but later admitted she was 29-year-old Sara Smith of St. Cloud. Smith said she gave the false name because she was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Stearns County Court records show the trooper asked Kampa to exit the vehicle and noticed a pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine in the car door handle.
A drug dog was used walk the outside of the vehicle and alerted the officer that drugs were inside the car.
A search of the vehicle turned up baggies containing 65 grams of meth and a small Tupperware container had another 2 grams of the drug inside.
A search of Smith's purse also turned up a pipe used to smoke marijuana.
Both suspects are charged with felony 1st-degree aiding and abetting drug possession and petty misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charges. Smith is also is charged with giving a false name to police.


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title: django.conf settings Example Code
category: page
slug: django-conf-settings-examples
sortorder: 500010050
toc: False
sidebartitle: django.conf settings
meta: Python code examples for Django settings files.

The [Django](/django.html)
[settings](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/settings/)
file contains all of the configuration for a web application.

## Example 1 from django-easy-timezones
[django-easy-timezones](https://github.com/Miserlou/django-easy-timezones)
([project website](https://www.gun.io/blog/django-easy-timezones))
is a [Django](/django.html)
[middleware](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/http/middleware/)
[code library](https://pypi.org/project/django-easy-timezones/)
to simplify handling time data in your applications using
users' geolocation data.

This example shows how to import the configuration from your Django
`settings.py` file into a different part of your web application.

[**django-easy-timezones/easy_timezones/middleware.py**](https://github.com/Miserlou/django-easy-timezones/blob/master/easy_timezones/middleware.py)

```python
import django
~~from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
from django.utils import timezone
import pytz
import pygeoip
import os

from .signals import detected_timezone
from .utils import get_ip_address_from_request, is_valid_ip, is_local_ip

db_loaded = False
db = None
db_v6 = None

def load_db_settings():
~~    GEOIP_DATABASE = getattr(settings, 'GEOIP_DATABASE', 'GeoLiteCity.dat')

    if not GEOIP_DATABASE:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("GEOIP_DATABASE setting has not been " + \
                                   "properly defined.")

    if not os.path.exists(GEOIP_DATABASE):
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("GEOIP_DATABASE setting is defined, " + \
                                   "but file does not exist.")

~~    GEOIPV6_DATABASE = getattr(settings, 'GEOIPV6_DATABASE',
~~                               'GeoLiteCityv6.dat')

    if not GEOIPV6_DATABASE:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("GEOIPV6_DATABASE setting has not " + \
                                   "been properly defined.")

    if not os.path.exists(GEOIPV6_DATABASE):
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("GEOIPV6_DATABASE setting is " + \
                                   "defined, but file does not exist.")

    return (GEOIP_DATABASE, GEOIPV6_DATABASE)

load_db_settings()

def load_db():

    GEOIP_DATABASE, GEOIPV6_DATABASE = load_db_settings()

    global db
    db = pygeoip.GeoIP(GEOIP_DATABASE, pygeoip.MEMORY_CACHE)

    global db_v6
    db_v6 = pygeoip.GeoIP(GEOIPV6_DATABASE, pygeoip.MEMORY_CACHE)

    global db_loaded
    db_loaded = True

if django.VERSION >= (1, 10):
    from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
    middleware_base_class = MiddlewareMixin
else:
    middleware_base_class = object

class EasyTimezoneMiddleware(middleware_base_class):
    def process_request(self, request):
        """
        If we can get a valid IP from the request,
        look up that address in the database to get the appropriate
        timezone and activate it. Else, use the default.
        """

        if not request:
            return

        if not db_loaded:
            load_db()

        tz = request.session.get('django_timezone')

        if not tz:
            # use the default timezone (settings.TIME_ZONE) for localhost
            tz = timezone.get_default_timezone()

            client_ip = get_ip_address_from_request(request)
            ip_addrs = client_ip.split(',')
            for ip in ip_addrs:
                if is_valid_ip(ip) and not is_local_ip(ip):
                    if ':' in ip:
                        tz = db_v6.time_zone_by_addr(ip)
                        break
                    else:
                        tz = db.time_zone_by_addr(ip)
                        break

        if tz:
            timezone.activate(tz)
            request.session['django_timezone'] = str(tz)
~~            if getattr(settings, 'AUTH_USER_MODEL',
~~                       None) and getattr(request, 'user', None):
                detected_timezone.send(sender=get_user_model(),
                                       instance=request.user,
                                       timezone=tz)
        else:
            timezone.deactivate()
```

## Example 2 from django-filer
[django-filer](https://github.com/divio/django-filer)
([project documentation](https://django-filer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/))
is a file management library for uploading and organizing files and images
in Django's admin interface. The project's code is available under the
[BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" open source license](https://github.com/divio/django-filer/blob/develop/LICENSE.txt).

This example code file shows how to set many parts of the configuration
within a `setttings.py` file.

[**django-filer / filer / settings.py**](https://github.com/divio/django-filer/blob/develop/filer/settings.py)

```python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import absolute_import

import logging
import os

~~from django.conf import settings
from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
from django.core.files.storage import get_storage_class

from .utils.loader import load_object
from .utils.recursive_dictionary import RecursiveDictionaryWithExcludes

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

# FILER_IMAGE_MODEL setting is used to swap Image model.
# If such global setting does not exist, it will be created at this
# point (with default model name).
# This is needed especially when using this setting in migrations.
~~if not hasattr(settings, 'FILER_IMAGE_MODEL'):
~~    setattr(settings, 'FILER_IMAGE_MODEL', 'filer.Image')
~~FILER_IMAGE_MODEL = settings.FILER_IMAGE_MODEL

~~FILER_DEBUG = getattr(settings, 'FILER_DEBUG', False)  # When True makes
~~FILER_SUBJECT_LOCATION_IMAGE_DEBUG = getattr(settings,
~~                                       'FILER_SUBJECT_LOCATION_IMAGE_DEBUG',
~~                                       False)
~~FILER_WHITESPACE_COLOR = getattr(settings, 'FILER_WHITESPACE_COLOR',
~~                                 '#FFFFFF')

~~FILER_0_8_COMPATIBILITY_MODE = getattr(settings,
~~                                       'FILER_0_8_COMPATIBILITY_MODE',
~~                                       False)

~~FILER_ENABLE_LOGGING = getattr(settings, 'FILER_ENABLE_LOGGING',
~~                               False)
~~if FILER_ENABLE_LOGGING:
~~    FILER_ENABLE_LOGGING = (
~~        FILER_ENABLE_LOGGING and (getattr(settings, 'LOGGING')
~~                             and ('' in settings.LOGGING['loggers']
~~                             or 'filer' in settings.LOGGING['loggers'])))

~~FILER_ENABLE_PERMISSIONS = getattr(settings, 'FILER_ENABLE_PERMISSIONS',
~~                                   False)
~~FILER_ALLOW_REGULAR_USERS_TO_ADD_ROOT_FOLDERS = getattr(settings,
~~  'FILER_ALLOW_REGULAR_USERS_TO_ADD_ROOT_FOLDERS', False)
~~FILER_IS_PUBLIC_DEFAULT = getattr(settings, 'FILER_IS_PUBLIC_DEFAULT', True)

~~FILER_PAGINATE_BY = getattr(settings, 'FILER_PAGINATE_BY', 20)

~~_ICON_SIZES = getattr(settings, 'FILER_ADMIN_ICON_SIZES',
~~                      ('16', '32', '48', '64'))
if not _ICON_SIZES:
    raise ImproperlyConfigured('Please, configure FILER_ADMIN_ICON_SIZES')
# Reliably sort by integer value, but keep icon size as string.
# (There is some code in the wild that depends on this being strings.)
FILER_ADMIN_ICON_SIZES = \
  [str(i) for i in sorted([int(s) for s in _ICON_SIZES])]

# Filer admin templates have specific icon sizes hardcoded: 32 and 48.
_ESSENTIAL_ICON_SIZES = ('32', '48')
if not all(x in FILER_ADMIN_ICON_SIZES for x in _ESSENTIAL_ICON_SIZES):
    logger.warn(
        "FILER_ADMIN_ICON_SIZES has not all of the essential icon sizes "
        "listed: {}. Some icons might be missing in admin templates.".format(
            _ESSENTIAL_ICON_SIZES))

# This is an ordered iterable that describes a list of
# classes that I should check for when adding files
~~FILER_FILE_MODELS = getattr(
~~    settings, 'FILER_FILE_MODELS',
~~    (FILER_IMAGE_MODEL, 'filer.File'))

~~DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE = getattr(settings, 'DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE',
~~                               'django.core.files.storage.FileSystemStorage')

MINIMAL_FILER_STORAGES = {
    'public': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        }
    },
    'private': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
    },
}

DEFAULT_FILER_STORAGES = {
    'public': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
            'OPTIONS': {},
            'UPLOAD_TO': 'filer.utils.generate_filename.randomized',
            'UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX': 'filer_public',
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
            'OPTIONS': {},
            'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS': {
                'base_dir': 'filer_public_thumbnails',
            },
        },
    },
    'private': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': 'filer.storage.PrivateFileSystemStorage',
            'OPTIONS': {
~~                'location': os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
~~                    '../smedia/filer_private')),
                'base_url': '/smedia/filer_private/',
            },
            'UPLOAD_TO': 'filer.utils.generate_filename.randomized',
            'UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX': '',
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': 'filer.storage.PrivateFileSystemStorage',
            'OPTIONS': {
~~                'location': os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT,
~~                    '../smedia/filer_private_thumbnails')),
                'base_url': '/smedia/filer_private_thumbnails/',
            },
            'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS': {},
        },
    },
}

MINIMAL_FILER_SERVERS = {
    'private': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': None,
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
    },
}

DEFAULT_FILER_SERVERS = {
    'private': {
        'main': {
            'ENGINE': 'filer.server.backends.default.DefaultServer',
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
        'thumbnails': {
            'ENGINE': 'filer.server.backends.default.DefaultServer',
            'OPTIONS': {},
        },
    },
}

FILER_STORAGES = RecursiveDictionaryWithExcludes(MINIMAL_FILER_STORAGES,
    rec_excluded_keys=('OPTIONS', 'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS'))
if FILER_0_8_COMPATIBILITY_MODE:
    user_filer_storages = {
        'public': {
            'main': {
                'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
                'UPLOAD_TO': 'filer.utils.generate_filename.randomized',
~~                'UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX': getattr(settings,
~~                                            'FILER_PUBLICMEDIA_PREFIX',
~~                                            'filer_public'),
            },
            'thumbnails': {
                'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
                'OPTIONS': {},
                'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS': {
                    'base_dir': 'filer_public_thumbnails',
                },
            },
        },
        'private': {
            'main': {
                'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
                'UPLOAD_TO': 'filer.utils.generate_filename.randomized',
~~                'UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX': getattr(settings,
~~                                            'FILER_PRIVATEMEDIA_PREFIX',
~~                                            'filer_private'),
            },
            'thumbnails': {
                'ENGINE': DEFAULT_FILE_STORAGE,
                'OPTIONS': {},
                'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS': {
                    'base_dir': 'filer_private_thumbnails',
                },
            },
        },
    }
else:
~~    user_filer_storages = getattr(settings, 'FILER_STORAGES', {})

FILER_STORAGES.rec_update(user_filer_storages)

def update_storage_settings(user_settings, defaults, s, t):
    if not user_settings[s][t]['ENGINE']:
        user_settings[s][t]['ENGINE'] = defaults[s][t]['ENGINE']
        user_settings[s][t]['OPTIONS'] = defaults[s][t]['OPTIONS']
    if t == 'main':
        if 'UPLOAD_TO' not in user_settings[s][t]:
            user_settings[s][t]['UPLOAD_TO'] = defaults[s][t]['UPLOAD_TO']
        if 'UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX' not in user_settings[s][t]:
            user_settings[s][t]['UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX'] = \
                defaults[s][t]['UPLOAD_TO_PREFIX']
    if t == 'thumbnails':
        if 'THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS' not in user_settings[s][t]:
            user_settings[s][t]['THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS'] = \
                defaults[s][t]['THUMBNAIL_OPTIONS']
    return user_settings

update_storage_settings(FILER_STORAGES, DEFAULT_FILER_STORAGES,
                        'public', 'main')
update_storage_settings(FILER_STORAGES, DEFAULT_FILER_STORAGES,
                        'public', 'thumbnails')
update_storage_settings(FILER_STORAGES, DEFAULT_FILER_STORAGES,
                        'private', 'main')
update_storage_settings(FILER_STORAGES, DEFAULT_FILER_STORAGES,
                        'private', 'thumbnails')

FILER_SERVERS = RecursiveDictionaryWithExcludes(MINIMAL_FILER_SERVERS,
    rec_excluded_keys=('OPTIONS',))
~~FILER_SERVERS.rec_update(getattr(settings, 'FILER_SERVERS', {}))

~~def update_server_settings(settings, defaults, s, t):
~~    if not settings[s][t]['ENGINE']:
~~        settings[s][t]['ENGINE'] = defaults[s][t]['ENGINE']
~~        settings[s][t]['OPTIONS'] = defaults[s][t]['OPTIONS']
~~    return settings

# file continues here with a few more settings examples, but nothing
# too different from what was shown above
```

## Example 3 from django-cors-headers
[django-cors-headers](https://github.com/ottoyiu/django-cors-headers) is
an
[open source](https://github.com/ottoyiu/django-cors-headers/blob/master/LICENSE)
library for enabling
[Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS)
handling in your [Django](/django.html) web applications and appropriately
dealing with HTTP headers for CORS requests.

[**django-cors-headers / src / corsheaders / conf.py**](https://github.com/ottoyiu/django-cors-headers/blob/master/src/corsheaders/conf.py)

```python
~~from django.conf import settings

# Kept here for backwards compatibility
from corsheaders.defaults import default_headers, default_methods

class Settings(object):
    """
    Shadow Django's settings with a little logic
    """

    @property
    def CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS", default_headers)

    @property
    def CORS_ALLOW_METHODS(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ALLOW_METHODS", default_methods)

    @property
    def CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS", False)

    @property
    def CORS_PREFLIGHT_MAX_AGE(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_PREFLIGHT_MAX_AGE", 86400)

    @property
    def CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ORIGIN_ALLOW_ALL", False)

    @property
    def CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST", ())

    @property
    def CORS_ORIGIN_REGEX_WHITELIST(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_ORIGIN_REGEX_WHITELIST", ())

    @property
    def CORS_EXPOSE_HEADERS(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_EXPOSE_HEADERS", ())

    @property
    def CORS_URLS_REGEX(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_URLS_REGEX", r"^.*$")

    @property
    def CORS_REPLACE_HTTPS_REFERER(self):
~~        return getattr(settings, "CORS_REPLACE_HTTPS_REFERER", False)

conf = Settings()
```

## Example 4 from django-angular
[django-angular](https://github.com/jrief/django-angular)
([project examples website](https://django-angular.awesto.com/classic_form/))
is a library with helper code to make it easier to use
[Angular](/angular.html) as the front-end to [Django](/django.html) projects.
The code for django-angular is
[open source under the MIT license](https://github.com/jrief/django-angular/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).

The following example shows how to check if an Django app is specified
under `INSTALLED_APPS` and if not, throw an exception to let the developer
know their project is not properly configured.

[**django-angular / djng / forms / fields.py**](https://github.com/jrief/django-angular/blob/master/djng/forms/fields.py)

```python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from __future__ import unicode_literals

import re
import mimetypes

~~from django.conf import settings
from django.contrib.staticfiles.storage import staticfiles_storage
from django.core import signing
from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured, ValidationError
from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
from django.core.files.uploadedfile import InMemoryUploadedFile, TemporaryUploadedFile
from django.urls import reverse_lazy
from django.forms import fields, models as model_fields, widgets
from django.utils.html import format_html
from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _, ungettext_lazy

## ... source code lines cut here for brevity ...

class ImageField(FileFieldMixin, fields.ImageField):
    storage = app_settings.upload_storage
    signer = signing.Signer()

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
~~        if 'easy_thumbnails' not in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
~~            raise ImproperlyConfigured("'djng.forms.fields.ImageField' \
~~                requires 'easy-thubnails' to be installed")
        accept = kwargs.pop('accept', 'image/*')
        fileupload_url = kwargs.pop('fileupload_url',
                                    reverse_lazy('fileupload'))
        area_label = kwargs.pop('area_label',
                                _("Drop image here or click to upload"))
        attrs = {
            'accept': accept,
            'ngf-pattern': accept,
        }
        kwargs.update(widget=DropImageWidget(area_label,
                                             fileupload_url,
                                             attrs=attrs))
        super(ImageField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
```

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Section for Church His...
Section for Church History
The Church History Section has a double scholarly profile. It combines classical textual sources and questions (intellectual history of Christianity and history of the institutional church within culture and society) with more aesthetic source-material and questions (the role of literature, music, architecture and art within Christianity). The Section carries out research in the history of Christianity from ancient times until today.
This double profile lies at the back of a row of specific research themes dealt with at the Section: Christian historical narratives and their meaning for national self-conceptions; Christian life within and withdrawn from the world; the cultural heritage of Christian rituals; theological anthropology and its aesthetic framework in language, images and music; synergy between politics/law and theology in early modern and modern times and finally global encounters between Christianity and other religions and cultures.
These research themes go across the following research fields that have traditionally enjoyed special attention at the Section: Research in Medieval Theology, Luther-research, research in Christianity and the Arts, research in Danish Church History and research in Global Christianity.
In the years to come research fields such as Reformation theology, Danish Church History and History of Christianity and the Arts will be strengthened through the achievements of the Danish National Research Foundation Centre of Privacy Studies (2017-2023). Church History is one of the Centre's four core disciplines (the other are History of Architecture, Legal History and History of Ideas). The on-going exchange and collaboration between the Centre and the Church History Section will contribute to scholarly developments at the Centre as well as the Section.
Read more about Centre of Privacy Studies (PRIVACY)
It is a characteristic of the Section that besides specific research interests every staff member is obliged to teach the entire history of Christianity from ancient times to today. This obligation contributes to establishing a fruitful specialist environment within a broad historical framework.
Presently, the department is conducting research into the following:
The rationality of faith and the science of theology in the Late Middle Ages (Lauge Olaf Nielsen)
Religion, historiography and cultural encounters in the Middle Ages (Baltic area) (Carsten Selch Jensen)
Christianity's attitude to violence and the use of violence in history (Carsten Selch Jensen)
Monastic life as an interpretation of existence in the history of the church (Mette Birkedal Bruun)
The history of the Reformation, the theology behind it and the history of its reception (Steffen Kjeldgaard-Pedersen, Anna Vind og Sven Rune Havsteen)
Theological anthropology in Luther's thought, and it's aesthetic framework (Steffen Kjeldgaard-Pedersen og Anna Vind)
Notions and forms of seclusion in Early Modern devotional culture (Mette Birkedal Bruun og Lars Nørgaard)
Praxis pietatis and artistic culture, especially music, in the Lutheran tradition (16th-18th centuries) (Sven Rune Havsteen)
The Moravian church in Denmark (Tine Reeh)
Christian historiography in the Enlightenment period (Tine Reeh)
Christianity, law and psychiatry in 18th century lutheranism (Tine Reeh)
Christianity, history and power in West Africa from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century (Niels Kastfelt)
Christianity as a world religion (Niels Kastfelt)
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< Third Eye Archives - Specialty Forums ~ The 7th Annual Blanche Awards
Mr. Brownstone
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 2450
Trish:
Not even in the screen world. The accomplishment that you perceive in Brokeback isn't diminished one iota by its failure to capture the Best Picture Oscar, anymore than Streetcar Named Desire, Cool Hand Luke, Mean Streets, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Dead Man Walking, etc., etc.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:46 am
Mr. Brownstone wrote:
Good point, Tim, and here are some practical examples:
Which movie has been more influential:
The winner The Greatest Show on Earth or the loser High Noon?
The winner Gandhi or the losers E.T. and Tootsie?
The winner How Green Was My Valley or the loser Citizen Kane?
The winner Forrest Gump or the loser Pulp Fiction?
I could go on and on--and on--but you get the point, I think.
If Crash had not beaten the iconic Brokeback Mountain for the Oscar no one would be talking this much about how good or bad it was.
well, yeah.
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1628 Location: NC
Shannon:
"Does this situation (the 2004 presidential election) bear any simularity to the Crash win?"
No. The presidential election has given us more fear, xenophobia, invasions of civil liberties, war, bloated budgets, extension of the Patriot Act, etc., etc. Crash winning an award means Haggis can get a couple more movies greenlit. I would respond to your post with your own retort: Over-react much?
It wasn't a comparison of severity, but of circumstance.
I agree totally with what Marc posted about Crash and it's shortcomings, but I didn't dislike it as much as he. I haven't seen BBM, but the other three nominations were much better and actually deserved their nomination.
"I haven't seen BBM, but the other three nominations were much better and actually deserved their nomination."
Considering your endorsement & practice of willful ignorance, how are you not a fan of our president?
That being said, that was a pretty funny line.
Brokeback Mountain is no Citizen Kane or Pulp Fiction. Nowhere near. It's cultural impact will be ephemeral. It's a very "of the moment" film. (All the nominees save Capote were "of the moment" films. Even Crash would've been "of the moment" back in 1992.) A decade from now people will go back and view Brokeback Mountain and wonder what all the fuss is about. Sure, it'll probably still stand as a good love story, but a dated one. I think some of the anger associated with its loss could be due to the realization that without Best Picture, this cultural impact has been severely squashed. Winning the Best Picture would've cemented its reputation to middle, non-film-buff, America (the people who need to see and accept this film for it to mean anything) who, unlike us, do view the Academy Awards as the end-all and likely don't spend much time on "serious" films without reason (ie "It won an Oscar. It has to be good."). Without the Oscar, Brokeback , to them, looks like the movie "them Hollywood liberals" wanted to win, but wasn't good enough to succeed.
I have recently become a big fan of your president. He's finally achieved what I had predicted he would do in the last election (but was too early with my prediction); The more he spoke, the more votes he would lose. Bless his heart, he is finally validating my faith in the American populous. He is foolishly making speech after speech about the rightness of his Iraq policy and his polls go down after every speech. I love watching him speak. "Keep ridin' that train. You're slow and mundane. Georgie boy, you're giving me just what I need."
What's amusing to watch is him concede so many other points in an effort to gain political traction, yet still fuck it up.
For example, he addressed the accusation that the administration was tunnel-visioned and unaccepting of outside viewpoints, he invited all of these secretaries of state to a dinner to hear their views on Iraq.
The press was first all congratulatory to Bush, until all the secretaries came out and said, "Yeah, he spent, like 17 minutes with each of us, and didn't really listen to anything we had to say. It was incredibly patronizing."
This guy could fuck up shitting himself.
Joe Vitus
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 14498 Location: Houston
shannon wrote:
I think this is pretty on-target, especially about the need to cement a mainstream acceptance of the movie.
However, I'm also thinking of Gone With the Wind. The great controversy over "damn" means nothing to us now. Perhaps the uneasiness among the business suits in Hollywood and conservatives in the heartland over a gay love story will be veiwed as "what was the deal?" in a decade or so. Let's hope sooner. But even with the "damn" now a whimper, Gone With the Wind is still considered a well-realized, emmensely satisfying movie, a classic even (of the popular, not the Citizen Kane, variety). Perhaps, for people who want that kind of movie, a similar niche will be found for Brokeback Mountain.
You've got a great brain. You should keep it in your head.
-Topher
Site Admin Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 12558 Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Brokeback Mountain should do fine on DVD. They'll just slap "Winner of 3 Academy Awards" and list some of the other awards it won. It's a tale of forbidden love, which is a time-honored theme, and it was well-done and got to a lot of people. It's also beautiful to look at. I wanted to go live in the mountains after I saw it, then I saw Grizzly Man and had second thoughts.
Memoirs of A Geisha will get the same sticker, but hopefully people will have the sense to see Brokeback Mountain instead.
A man, a plan, a bamboo patch .... Pandamonium!
yambu
Joined: 23 May 2004 Posts: 6441 Location: SF Bay Area
Syd wrote:
.....I wanted to go live in the mountains after I saw it, then I saw Grizzly Man and had second thoughts.......
That was great for you. How was it for me?


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Q: ClassCastException Error: Dijkstra's Algorithm in Java I implemented the following code for Dijkstra's algorithm. It included two classes: the Vertex class and the dijsktrasGraph class which used a priority queue. I tested out my method with a tester in the main method. Once I run it I receive the following ClassCastException Error on lines 26 and 75 attached below after my code:
public class Vertex {

    public int lastVertexInPath;
    public int weightOfPath;

    public Vertex(int lastVertexInPath, int weightOfPath) {
        this.lastVertexInPath = lastVertexInPath;
        this.weightOfPath = weightOfPath;
    }
}

import java.util.*; // needed for priority queue
import java.util.List;
public class dijkstrasGraph {

    // variables
    private int numberOfVertexs;
    private List<List<Vertex>> adjacencyListToVertex;
    private int[] distancesOfVertexs;
    private Set<Integer> settledVertexs;
    private PriorityQueue<Vertex> tempPriorityQueue;

    // constructor
    public dijkstrasGraph(int numberOfVertexs) {
        this.numberOfVertexs = numberOfVertexs;
        distancesOfVertexs = new int[numberOfVertexs];
        settledVertexs = new HashSet<Integer>();
        tempPriorityQueue = new PriorityQueue<Vertex>(numberOfVertexs);
    }

    // dijak method
    public void dijkstrasAlgorithm(List<List<Vertex>> adjacencyListToVertex, int source){
        this.adjacencyListToVertex = adjacencyListToVertex;
        for(int i = 0; i < numberOfVertexs; i++){
            distancesOfVertexs[i] = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        }
        tempPriorityQueue.add(new Vertex(source, 0)); // line 26 error
        distancesOfVertexs[source] = 0;
        while(settledVertexs.size() != numberOfVertexs){
            if(tempPriorityQueue.isEmpty()){
                return; // exit if pq is empty
            }
            int tempVertex = (tempPriorityQueue.remove()).lastVertexInPath;
            if(settledVertexs.contains(tempVertex)) { // known vertex
                continue; // does not execute rest of code
            }
            settledVertexs.add(tempVertex);
            getVertexPath(tempVertex);
        }
    }

    // neighbor method
    public void getVertexPath(int vertex) {
        int x = -1;
        int y = -1;
        for(int i = 0; i < adjacencyListToVertex.get(vertex).size(); i++){
            Vertex adjacentVertex = adjacencyListToVertex.get(vertex).get(i);
            if(!settledVertexs.contains(adjacentVertex.lastVertexInPath)) {
                x = adjacentVertex.weightOfPath;
                y = distancesOfVertexs[vertex] + x;
                if(y<distancesOfVertexs[adjacentVertex.lastVertexInPath]) {
                    distancesOfVertexs[adjacentVertex.lastVertexInPath] = y;
                }
                tempPriorityQueue.add(new Vertex(adjacentVertex.lastVertexInPath, distancesOfVertexs[adjacentVertex.lastVertexInPath]));
            }
        }
    }

    // tester method
    public static void main (String arg[]){
        int numberOfVertexs = 5;
        List<List<Vertex>> adjacencyListToVertex = new ArrayList<List<Vertex>>();
        System.out.println("X");
        for(int i =0; i< numberOfVertexs; i++){
            List<Vertex> addItem = new ArrayList<Vertex>();
            adjacencyListToVertex.add(addItem);
        }
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(0).add(new Vertex(1,3));
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(0).add(new Vertex(2,7));
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(0).add(new Vertex(3,2));
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(1).add(new Vertex(4,8));
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(1).add(new Vertex(5,6));
        adjacencyListToVertex.get(2).add(new Vertex(1,4));
        dijkstrasGraph runner = new dijkstrasGraph(numberOfVertexs);
        int source = 0;
        runner.dijkstrasAlgorithm(adjacencyListToVertex,source); // line 75 error
        for(int i = 0; i < runner.distancesOfVertexs.length; i++){
            System.out.println(runner.distancesOfVertexs[i]);
        }
    }
}

Error:
/Users/dogacobanoglu/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-18.0.1.1/Contents/Home/bin/java -javaagent:/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA CE.app/Contents/lib/idea_rt.jar=62724:/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA CE.app/Contents/bin -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -classpath /Users/dogacobanoglu/Downloads/Java Microsoft/Module1/dijak/out/test/dijak dijkstrasGraph
X
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: class Vertex cannot be cast to class java.lang.Comparable (Vertex is in unnamed module of loader 'app'; java.lang.Comparable is in module java.base of loader 'bootstrap')
    at java.base/java.util.PriorityQueue.siftUpComparable(PriorityQueue.java:643)
    at java.base/java.util.PriorityQueue.siftUp(PriorityQueue.java:639)
    at java.base/java.util.PriorityQueue.offer(PriorityQueue.java:330)
    at java.base/java.util.PriorityQueue.add(PriorityQueue.java:311)
    **at dijkstrasGraph.dijkstrasAlgorithm(dijkstrasGraph.java:26)
    at dijkstrasGraph.main(dijkstrasGraph.java:75)**

Process finished with exit code 1

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Some of the world's most expensive property and land are found in Central Tokyo. Tiny apartments (30-50 square meters) in the city centre are very expensive. Housing costs are significantly lower in Tokyo's suburbs. Many companies recognize this, and often offer commuting compensation for their employees who live out in Tokyo's suburbs. The savings from renting a place in Tokyo's suburbs are always higher than the additional commuting costs from Tokyo suburbs, but be prepared to commute daily for at least an hour each way.
In Japan "tsubo" or "jo" (tatami mats) are used as a unit to indicate the size of land or a room. One tsubo corresponds to two jo (two tatami mats), to 3.3 square meters or 35.583 square feet. Apartments (apato or mansion in Japanese English) refer to single-level apartments that start at around 35 square meters up to around 300 square meters. Apartments may be located in clusters with a small compound or common recreational area. Maisonette is Japanese English for an apartment containing two or more floors. Duplex properties are suitable for families and are mostly found in the outer wards of Tokyo. Single-family houses can have 3-4 bedrooms and are usually between 120-400 square meters in size. A cluster of single-family houses in an enclosed area with security and recreational facilities is known as a compound. There is useful information about housing and rentals, including common Japanese expressions when looking for a property, at this website.
Most Tokyo residents live in high-rise apartments. Apartments in Tokyo are usually rented out by realtors or real estate agents rather than property owners. Real estate offices are identifiable by their signs on their shop windows. Some property owners prefer not to rent out to expatriates who cannot speak Japanese to avoid communication misunderstandings. Non-Japanese speaking expatriates can turn to real estate companies that specifically target Tokyo's foreigners. These companies usually offer shorter rental contracts and are staffed with agents who can speak different languages. Gaijin houses are good rental solutions for expatriates who intend to live in Tokyo for a short period only. The apartments on offer can come furnished.
For expatriates renting for the first time, it is essential that you have at least 5-6 months' rent available as the initial down payment. This initial down payment includes the rent for the first month, a security deposit (shikikin), key money (reikin) and agency fee. Some fees can be negotiated (e.g. reikin), and some fees (e.g. shikikin) are refundable in principle. Disputes regarding security deposits are common. If you are unable to resolve the disputes, you can wish to consult the National Consumer Affairs Center. The Tokyo office is located at 3-13-22 Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo, 108-8602, Tel: 3-3443-6284. In Tokyo, there is a Rental Housing Conflict Prevention Act to reduce disputes and guidelines on the responsibilities for the restoration of rental properties by the Tokyo Bureau of Urban Development. The website is available in Japanese only. You can try calling 03-5321-1111 for more details on the Act.
Most rental contracts are worded in Japanese. If you have difficulties understanding the language, have someone you trust to help you with the translation, or rely on a trusted real estate agent to provide an English translation of the contract. Sometimes, you will need a guarantor for a renal contract.
Fully furnished apartments are not common in Tokyo. Most apartments come empty, but there are a growing number of furnished apartments catered to the expatriate community.
Given the high costs of owning a property in Tokyo, most expatriates will rent, but some longer-staying expatriates (usually 5 years or more) may consider buying a piece of land and property.


On December 3rd, the world was surprised to hear that there were not 1 but 2 colors announced. For the first time ever the blending of 2 colors had been announced as the symbolic color, Rose Quartz and Serenity. Shades that represent pale pink and soft blue!!
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Kezdőlap-A vállalattal kapcsolatos információk-Újdonságok-Trade and Investment Minister visits 'inspiring' Renishaw
Trade and Investment Minister visits 'inspiring' Renishaw
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, described engineering company Renishaw as "an inspiring example to other businesses" on a recent visit to the company's headquarters in Gloucestershire.
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, described engineering company Renishaw as "an inspiring example to other businesses" on a recent visit to the company's headquarters in Gloucestershire. His visit on October 23rd was part of a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) drive to encourage more British businesses to export their products and services.
Renishaw, which has operations in 32 countries and derives 94% of its sales from overseas markets, works with UKTI as an 'export champion' to share its deep knowledge of international trade. Lord Green was given a tour of the company's state-of-the-art site in Wotton-under-Edge and was shown a range of the company's high technology dimensional measuring systems, plus the company's additive manufacturing ('3D printing') systems, which print metal parts.
The Trade and Investment Minister visited Renishaw's pre-production facilities where the company designs its machining and assembly processes to ensure efficient production of its products. He also saw progress being made on the construction of a new 120,000 sq ft building that will provide expansion for additional research and development activities, product display, training and conference facilities, and the relocation of Renishaw's spectroscopy product line.
China continues to be Renishaw's largest export market, representing 22 percent of the company's turnover. Last month the company had its largest ever trade stand at EMO Hannover, the world's largest show for the metalworking industry, where it successfully launched a new high speed, high accuracy contact scanning system for CNC machine tools.
Ben Taylor, Assistant Chief Executive said, "In our 40th anniversary year, Lord Green's visit gives important recognition to the success that Renishaw has achieved as a world leader in precision measurement systems, and more recently our move into exciting new technology areas such as 3D printing and medical devices. We are very pleased to work closely with UKTI to share our exporting knowledge to SMEs and to positively promote the UK's Advanced Engineering sector, which has significant potential on the global stage."
Lord Green said, "UK Trade & Investment offers expert advice and guidance and by working with Renishaw, which has a world leading reputation in precision engineering, we want to inspire other Gloucestershire based companies to grow an international customer base."
News release: Trade and Investment Minister visits 'inspiring' Renishaw [100kB]
News release: Trade and Investment Minister visits 'inspiring' Renishaw
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, described engineering company Renishaw as "an inspiring example to other businesses" on a recent visit to the company's headquarters in Gloucestershire. His visit on October 23rd was part of a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) drive to encourage more British businesses to export their products and services.
Lord Green discusses 3D printing [3.8MB]
Lord Green discusses 3D printing
Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, described engineering company Renishaw as "an inspiring example to other businesses" on a recent visit to the company's headquarters in Gloucestershire.
Lord Green in front of Renishaw 3D printing machine with Rhydian Pountney [4.6MB]
Lord Green in front of Renishaw 3D printing machine with Rhydian Pountney
Lord Green with Renishaw's Chairman Sir David McMurtry [2.9MB]
Lord Green with Renishaw's Chairman Sir David McMurtry


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Calling all Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., residents: Today you can get a free flu shot—and you don't even have to go anywhere! This flu shot comes to you. Here's how to do it ASAP (I mean, you don't want to feel like this, do you?): Uber has launched a one-day pilot program called UberHEALTH (in conjunction with Vaccine Finder), where it will send an SUV and a registered nurse to wherever you are—home or office—with a "flu prevention pack" and enough shots to administer to 10 people (ages four and up). The shots and the service are free—and, for every shot given, Uber is donating $5 to the Red Cross to support vaccination efforts for kids. Win and win. Here are some extra details for each city being served and info about how to request your delivery: Boston, New York City, and D.C. The service is only being offered until 3 P.M. today, so go, go, go! And if you get to try it, please report back in the comments!
Calling all Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., residents: Today you can get a free flu shot—and you don't even have to go anywhere! This flu shot comes to you. Here's how to do it ASAP (I mean, you don't want to feel like this, do you?):
Uber has launched a one-day pilot program called UberHEALTH (in conjunction with Vaccine Finder), where it will send an SUV and a registered nurse to wherever you are—home or office—with a "flu prevention pack" and enough shots to administer to 10 people (ages four and up).
The shots and the service are free—and, for every shot given, Uber is donating $5 to the Red Cross to support vaccination efforts for kids. Win and win.
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The Seal & Serpent Society is a house club located at Cornell University. Founded in 1905, the Society is one of the oldest at the university. The Tudor mansion at 305 Thurston Avenue has housed the active chapter since 1927.

Seal and Serpent operates as a social club rather than a secret society or final club. At the time of its founding, many house clubs and societies in the Ivy League had similar names, such as the extant Skull and Bones, Casque and Gauntlet, and Quill and Dagger. The Great Depression took a considerable toll on the membership and financial solvency of extracurricular collegiate organizations, and many were forced to disband. As the Greek system expanded and incorporated many other societies, Seal and Serpent maintained its independence as a member of Cornell's Interfraternity Council (IFC) which oversees the university's entire fraternity system. In the fall of 2016, the active chapter voted to terminate its membership in the Cornell Interfraternity Council, becoming an independent student organization.

As of Fall, 2020, the active chapter and alumni board voted to become gender neutral.

Early history

Seal and Serpent Society has its origins in the coalescence of two Cornell undergraduate groups; the "Crooks' Club" and the "Senators." The ten original members began to meet in the fall of 1905 with the intent of preserving the traditions of Cornell student life. They called themselves the Society of the Seal and Serpent, and made plans to take a house together in the fall and elect their first officers." Alvin Ward "Gub" King '07 was elected president as a sort of coalition man not involved too much with either of the two original groups.

World War I era
The house has had a long tradition of military history.

In 1917, World War I dramatically impacted student life in Ithaca, and the landscape of the entire Cornell community changed. The Lodge did not yet exist, and Society's Board of Directors offered the University the use of the West Avenue house as a ROTC barracks.

Cornell commissioned 4,598 officers in the Great War; more than half of the 9,000 total Cornellians enlisted. Seal and Serpent lost three men during the War: Joseph Mason '13, Frank McCullough '20, and Edward Ilsley Tinkham '16. In March 1917, Tinkham organized the first unit of Cornell men. A varsity athlete and known figure at Cornell, en route to France one of his classmates wrote of him: "'Ed' Tinkham. is the recognized leader of the unit and whatever he says goes. No one could be more devoted to our welfare and there is something about the quiet way he handles things and looks after us that makes everyone love and respect him."

Under Captain Edward I Tinkham '16, members of the American Expeditionary Forces were the first Americans to carry the Stars and Stripes into Europe at the start of the Great War. 264 Cornellians died in World War I; Captain Tinkham died of tuberculosis while in Italy. For his service, Tinkham earned the Italian War Cross and Port Corsini in 1918, and the US Navy Cross thereafter.

The Great Depression era
After World War I, the impact of the Great Depression on college campuses was severe. The vast majority of independent social clubs were purchased by national chapters, and universities purchased the property where many fraternities now reside. Seal and Serpent was one of two fraternities at Cornell that had the resources to remain independent, the other house converting to a national fraternity shortly after the Depression ended. Today, Seal and Serpent is the only independent social society at Cornell University.

Modern era
Participation as a local men's society within the Cornell Interfraternity Council continued until the Fall of 2016 when the active chapter voted to terminate its membership in the IFC, becoming a fully independent student organization.

In the fall of 2020, Seal and Serpent's active chapter and alumni board voted to become coed.

The Lodge

The Seal and Serpent home is located at 305 Thurston Avenue. The earliest members of the Society purchased the land in 1913, but the building of the Lodge was delayed by the demands of World War I. Construction finally began in 1926, and the Lodge was formally dedicated and presented to the Active Chapter on October 22, 1927. Over 1,250 members have lived there.

In film
In 2010, Seal & Serpent was featured in the A&E Network TV show "Strange Days with Bob Saget" in an episode exploring Ivy League fraternity life.

Original Snakes

 Stanhope Eccleston Blunt, '09
 George "Gus" Ruhlen Jr., '07
 Benjamin "Stuzzie" Stuart McConnell, '08
 Alfred "Shep" William Shepherd, '07
 Carrollton "Twig" Crawford Sprigg, '07
 Albert "Bert" Church Blunt Jr., '07
 Romeo "Romey" Benvenuto Kuehns, '07
 Earl "Zim" William Zimmerman, '07
 Alvin "Gub" Ward King, '07
 Harold "Monie" Mead McConnell, '07

Not Pictured:
 William Henry McCaully '08
 Charles "Dickie" Chester Byron Dickson '08
 Frederic "Fritz" Sanford Sly, '07

Notable alumni

 Robert Cunjak, – Managing Director, Bain Capital, LLC
 Mark Kirk – United States Senator from Illinois
 Martin Tang – Retired Chairman, Asia at Spencer Stuart & Associates; 112th President of the MIT Alumni Association; Cornell University Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Councillor; Trustee of the Institute of International Education
 Gligor Tashkovich – Minister of Foreign Investment, Republic of Macedonia (2006–2008); Council on Foreign Relations (1999–2004)
 Edward Isley Tinkham – Captain, United States Army (World War I)
J. Christopher Racich - President, Vestigant, LLC

References

External links

 Cornell OFSA Site

Cornell University student organizations

Student organizations established in 1905
1905 establishments in New York (state)

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Workshop celebrat...
Workshop celebrates 20 years of Beowulf
By Tom Wilkie
The twentieth anniversary of the introduction of commodity, or 'Beowulf', clusters is to be marked by a workshop 20 Years of Beowulf in Annapolis, Maryland, on 13-14 October, organised by the Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies (CREST). It is also being held in cooperation with the Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM SIGHPC).
Beowulf marked a watershed in the development of architectures for high-performance computers, by adopting a parallel processing approach, using commodity components and open source system software. The original was a cluster built in 1994 by Thomas Sterling and Donald Becker at NASA. Sterling named the device after the main character in the Old English epic poem Beowulf because the eponymous hero had 'thirty men's heft of grasp in the gripe of his hand'.
The initial target of the Beowulf cluster project was to develop inexpensive, smaller parallel computing platforms — to bring supercomputing to the masses. The approach was extremely successful and Beowulf/commodity clusters are being used worldwide across a diverse spectrum of uses from teams of high school students to most of the world's most powerful supercomputers as well.
The workshop will also mark the 65th birthday of Thomas Sterling, who is now a professor of computer science in School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University and the associate director and chief scientist of CREST. Sometimes called the 'Father of Beowulf' for his role in developing the cluster at NASA, he has made many other notable contributions to high performance computing in architecture, runtime systems, and exascale systems.
Andrew Lumsdaine, Director of CREST, said: 'We have been fortunate as a community to have someone like Thomas who has been so energetically pushing the envelope in high-performance computing for so long. His work in exascale computing is more than just his latest work — it is built upon the pioneering foundation he established over the last three decades with projects like HTMT and of course, Beowulf.'
Speakers for the workshop include: Paul Messina (Argonne National Laboratory), John Salmon (D. E. Shaw Research), Mark Seager (Intel), Don Becker (NVIDIA), Bill Gropp (University of Illinois), Dan Reed (University of Iowa), Jim Fischer (NASA Goddard), and Steve Wallach (Convey).
A special feature at the workshop on Monday afternoon will be a panel presentation, organised and moderated by Mike Bernhardt, former publisher of The Exascale Report and a Community Evangelist with Intel. Colleagues of Thomas Sterling will explore 'Why Beowulf Matters' and compete in a fast-paced trivia round titled, 'So You Think You Know Thomas Sterling!'
Visit the 20 Years of Beowulf website to register or learn more.
20 Years of Beowulf


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Last weekend was busy with athletes competing at the Edinburgh XCountry and Inter-District XC at Holyrood Park and the FPSG National Indoor Open in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, at Grangemouth, scottishathletics hosted the second of three coach development days for Javelin as we continue to promote event specific coach education.
In the morning, javelin coach, Karen Costello (Kilbarchan)AAC, took the coaching clinic, supported by Olympic Coach, Mike McNeill. In the afternoon, Mike took over and led the Javelin coaching masterclass with invited athletes and coaches.
On the day, Karen led athletes through a dynamic warm up in preparation for the technical development session that was to come. Through the clinic, coaches and athletes gained a better understanding of the technical model and were given key drills and activities to take away to practice in their own coaching environment.
These sessions are ideal for coaches looking to gain access to a technical expert in the event and come to the clinic with specific questions for the coach to answer.
In the afternoon, Mike kicked off the session with an engaging talk on model correction, where coaches and athletes were asked to reflect on their current technical model and how they can progress and work towards the ideal model (for them).
The visualisation session progressed with coaches and athletes working on 'mastering' the throw from standing, to hopping then in to the full throw. Athletes had to score themselves, out of 10, how well they threw, to see where they sat on their technical journey.
The group then braved the typical Scottish weather and went outside to apply the new technical developments with full throws.
At the end of the session, the coaches and athletes came back indoors and finished off with a specific conditioning, looking at the plyometric development for Javelin throwing.
The next Javelin coaching clinic is scheduled to take place at Grangemouth on Saturday 24 February. Coaches interested in attending the coach clinic can sign up on uLearn through the following link. Please note, places are limited.


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Media and Public Lectures
Croissant Theory at 40
40 years ago this month, The New York Times magazine led with a major exposure story by the journalist Claire Sterling bearing the stark title of 'Terrorism: Tracing the International Network'. The piece accompanied, in turn, Sterling's new book, The Terror Network: The Secret War of International Terrorism. Across both Sterling painted the same lurid picture:
more than half of the international terrorist attacks since 1968, according to the CIA, have taken place in Western Europe and North America. The most deadly have come in a strategic crescent from Turkey westward through Italy and up to Ireland.
Sterling's work instantly attained the kind of high-level public 'Impact' that British university managers of the early 21st century fantasize about. As US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig gave it the most enthusiastic public endorsement. Congressional hearings were convened by the US Senate Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism to discuss its findings.
It is worth asking why Sterling's work garnered such positive reactions. It alleged little that was truly new; or that had not already been repeated obsessively in such memorably titled (but now forgotten) works such as The Crimson Web of Terror or The Hydra of Carnage. But Sterling was a more entertaining writer than most. Above all, her timing was superb: the first Reagan presidency was only weeks old in March 1981 and the Cold War was entering into its last, and climactic, phase of crisis. In the words of one essentially sympathetic reviewer, Daniel Schorr, Sterling's work burst 'upon the American scene like an answer to a Reagan prayer'.
What were its resonant findings? Oddly (but powerfully), these were never quite spelled out. Suggestion was all. In basic outline, Sterling hinted very strongly that the Soviet Union was conducting a mighty 'orchestra' of international terrorism. But this claim was never quite pressed home. Like a bad undergraduate essay, Sterling's book plastered over structural weakness by adopting a trenchant writing tone ('this is not a book of fiction. It deals with facts.'), backed up by generous dollops of gossip as cement: for a study of international terrorism, The Terror Network contains an awful lot of sex. As Barry Rubin commented judiciously at the time: 'Sterling does not say that the Soviets are cause and master of terrorism. She does say that they have helped the phenomenon along and have benefited from it, and this does not seem such an outrageous or impossible thesis. The problem is that these distinctions are often blurred in the book'.
Not all contemporaries were impressed. In a closed-door meeting with the CIA, Lincoln Gordon (former president of Johns Hopkins University) apparently contested the view that 'the Soviets were playing a mighty Wurlitzer of terrorism'. In more overtly satirical vein, Alexander Cockburn in Village Voice denounced Sterling's obsession with 'strategic crescents' as 'croissant theory':
Other analysts, in the Wall Street Journal for instance, have detected a "pretzel of provocation" twisting through Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Grenada. Others again espy the "bagel of Bolshevism" surrounding and threatening to engulf Western values. The Hoover, Georgetown and Hudson gangs espouse the "crumpet of catastrophe", a yeasty confection in which "holes of subversion" such as the Institute for Policy Studies are linked by constantly circulating melted butter to the solid "crumpet base" in Moscow.
Overall, Sterling's The Terror Network has not aged well. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite regimes allows us to evaluate its claims more closely than contemporaries could. For sure, the Communist bloc did indeed extend support to the very groups that Sterling discusses. But there is relatively little evidence of any well-oiled master plan at work. As former head of the intelligence services of East Germany, Markus Wolf describes a far more chaotic picture. According to Wolf, his superior Eric Mielke (Minister of State Security) essentially ran a private policy. As a result, the regime indeed offered sanctuary to both the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Red Army Faction (RAF): but the overall strategic goal behind these links remained opaque. Wolf suspected Mielke was trying to discourage 'free-lance' terrorism, as well as laying contingency plans for a war situation where the RAF might be used as a 'Fifth Column' inside West Germany. None of this worked smoothly. In the words of one RAF member who holed up in East Germany: 'By the end we were probably as unbearable for them as they were for us.'
What can we still learn from this old controversy? Arguably, it can still raise uncomfortable questions. Who can claim to be a convincing expert on terrorism? Who deserves a hearing? And what prevents those in power simply listening to what they want to believe? How close should terrorism scholars get to the intelligence services anyhow? Some of the Sterling's claims about the links between the Italian Red Brigades and the Soviet Union seem to have had their specific origin in CIA disinformation campaigns. In this case, she simply fed the CIA's 'fake news' back to itself. Above all, at the highest echelons of the Reagan administration, group-think triumphed. Upon receiving Lincoln Gordon's essentially sceptical report that concluded there was 'insufficient evidence' that the Soviet Union was the motive power behind nearly all international terrorism, William Casey as Director of the CIA commented to Ronald Reagan, that 'of course, Mr. President, you and I know better'.
In 2001, the spectacular horrors of 9/11 threw American counter-terrorism into turmoil. Once more it lurched abruptly into all-consuming hyper-alarmism. No one seems to have been aware of any potential lessons to be drawn from the Sterling controversy of 20 years earlier. Disturbingly, though, as Lisa Stampnitzky points out with her usual incisive insight, The Terror Network remains 'the most formally influential book on terrorism to date'.
Dr Tim Wilson, March 29 2021
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TONY CASTRICONE
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Alright, everyone. Let's cut to the chase.
Just because the NCAA Tournament has been cancelled doesn't mean we can't watch a bracket full of the best college hoops on the planet. In fact, it's an even better reason to! So, after about a week's worth of research, here are the 68 best March Madness games of all time that are fully or largely available on YouTube, placed on a bracket, for you to vote on one game at a time.
I know there will be plenty of people furious with the decisions made by this Selection Committee of one. I promise you ZERO games were forgotten. Difficult choices had to be made. I could release the first four and next four left out. But ultimately, while it's always painful to be snubbed and left out, I do feel strongly that all of the games on this bracket deserve to be in.
The criteria:
The game had to be part of the NCAA Tournament in the last 40 years
The game had to be at least partially available on YouTube. When making tough, tie-breaking decisions, deference went to the higher quality content. Full games over highlights, better video quality over poor quality, etc.
Much like the real NCAA Tournament, there are 68 spots on the bracket, with four regions and a "First Four" that acts somewhat as a fifth region. They are:
The First Four (Upset City): the NCAA Tournament is known for its great upsets and Cinderella stories. Many of them come out of left field, with little lasting consequence on the Final Four, but these are some of our all-time favorites.
The Eventual Champions Region: if you're going to win it all, sometimes it's best to be both lucky and good. These games were not only NCAA classics, but also games that decided who won it all that season. Many of these were title games.
The Road to the Final Four Region: every team dreams of making the Final Four, but 349 of them don't. The ones that do either avoid landmines along the way, or they act as a landmine themselves. These are some of the best examples.
The Buzzer Beater Region: who doesn't love a good buzzer beater? With the brutal, one-and-done nature of the Big Dance, a buzzer beater doesn't have to win a title to be etched in eternity. It's just the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
The Gus Johnson Region: the most exciting, passionate play-by-play voice of the NCAA Tournament the last 40 years simply takes great games and makes them even better. Click play and enjoy.
Some of these games would fit well in multiple regions. For instance, Tyus Edney's game-winning shot for UCLA against Missouri in 1995 would work in the Eventual Champions Region, the Road to the Final Four Region, or the Buzzer Beater Region. Where those games ended up getting placed was ultimately just determined by what would make the bracket work best with the highest quality of games.
Without further ado, let's look at the bracket!
All games are listed below, but if you'd like to view in bracket form, you can download a couple of versions: download the PDF | download the excel file
Every game comes with a link directly to the YouTube video. Stay safe out there and #MarchOn.
These games will be voted on Friday, March 20, 2020 on a Twitter poll on my handle @Castricone.
The First Four (Upset City)
Game #1
(16) 2012 1st Rd: (15) Lehigh 75, (2) Duke 70 (Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg)
(16) 2012 1st Rd: (15) Norfolk State 86, (2) Missouri 84 (Marv Albert, Steve Kerr)
(16) 2013 1st Rd: (15) FGCU 78, (2) Georgetown 68 (Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller)
(16) 1993 1st Rd: (15) Santa Clara 64, (2) Arizona 61 (Mike Gorman, Larry Farmer)
(11) 2018 1st Rd: (16) UMBC 74, (1) Virginia 54 (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill)
(11) 2010 2nd Rd: (9) Northern Iowa 69, (1) Kansas 67 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner)
(11) 2015 1st Rd: (14) Georgia State 57, (3) Baylor 56 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas)
(11) 2001 1st Rd: (15) Hampton 58, (2) Iowa State 57 (Craig Bolerjack, James Worthy)
The Eventual Champions Region
(1) 2016 Championship: (2) Villanova 77, (1) UNC 74 (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill)
(16) winner of Upset City Game #2
(8) 1995 2nd Rd: (1) UCLA 75, (8) Missouri 74 (Tim Ryan, Al McGuire)
(9) 1997 Championship: (4) Arizona 84, (1) Kentucky 79 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(5) 1985 Championship: (8) Villanova 66, (1) Georgetown 64 (Brent Musburger, Billy Packer)
(12) 1989 Championship: (3) Michigan 80, (3) Seton Hall 79 (Brent Musburger, Billy Packer)
(4) 1982 Championship: (1) UNC 63, (1) Georgetown 62 (Gary Bender, Billy Packer)
(13) 2003 Championship: (3) Syracuse 81, (2) Kansas 78 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(6) 2010 Championship: (1) Duke 61, (5) Butler 59 (Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg)
(11) 1987 Championship: (1) Indiana 74, (2) Syracuse 73 (Brent Musburger, Billy Packer)
(3) 1983 Championship: (6) NC State 54, (1) Houston 52 (Gary Bender, Billy Packer)
(14) 1991 Final Four: (2) Duke 79, (1) UNLV 77 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(7) 2019 Championship: (1) Virginia 85, (3) Texas Tech 77 (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill)
(10) 2008 Championship: (1) Kansas 75, (1) Memphis 68 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(2) 1992 Elite 8: (1) Duke 104, (2) Kentucky 103 (Verne Lundquist, Len Elmore)
(15) 1993 Championship: (1) UNC 77, (1) Michigan 71 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
The Road To The Final Four Region
(1) 1990 Elite 8: (3) Duke 79, (1) Connecticut 78 (Dick Stockton, Hubie Brown)
(16) 2010 2nd Rd: (5) Michigan State 85, (4) Maryland 83 (Tim Brando, Mike Gminski)
(8) 2005 Elite 8: (5) Michigan State 94, (2) Kentucky 88 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(9) 1996 Sweet 16: (4) Syracuse 83, (8) Georgia 81 (Tim Ryan, Al McGuire)
(5) 2017 Elite 8: (1) UNC 75, (2) Kentucky 73 (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill)
(12) 2000 1st Rd: (5) Florida 69, (12) Butler 68 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(4) 2013 Sweet 16: (4) Michigan 87, (1) Kansas 85 (Marv Albert, Steve Kerr)
(13) 2011 Sweet 16: (4) Kentucky 62, (1) Ohio State 60 (Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg)
(6) 2018 2nd Rd: (3) Michigan 64, (6) Houston 63 (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin)
(3) 2006 Elite 8: (11) George Mason 86, (1) UConn 84 (Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery)
(14) 1986 2nd Rd: (11) LSU 83, (3) Memphis 81 (Dick Stockton, Billy Packer)
(7) 2019 Elite 8: (1) Virginia 80, (3) Purdue 75 (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber)
(10) 1997 Elite 8: (4) Arizona 96, (10) Providence 92 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(2) 2002 Sweet 16: (5) Indiana 74, (1) Duke 73 (Dick Enberg, Matt Guokas)
(15) 2018 2nd Rd: (11) Loyola Chicago 63, (3) Tennessee 62 (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber)
The Buzzer Beater Region
(1) 2016 1st Rd: (11) Northern Iowa 75, (6) Texas 72 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski)
(16) 2017 Sweet 16: (4) Florida 84, (8) Wisconsin 83 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel)
(8) 1995 2nd Rd: (6) Georgetown 53, (14) Weber State 51 (Verne Lundquist, Quinn Buckner)
(9) 1998 2nd Rd: (10) West Virginia 75, (2) Cincinnati 74 (Jim Durham, Greg Kelser)
(5) 1998 1st Rd: (13) Valparaiso 70, (4) Ole Miss 69 (Ted Robinson, Rolando Blackman)
(12) 2008 1st Rd: (12) WKU 101, (5) Drake 99 (Tim Brando, Mike Gminski)
(4) 1992 2nd Rd: (7) Georgia Tech 79, (2) USC 78 (Dick Stockton, Al McGuire)
(13) 2010 1st Rd: (13) Murray State 66, (4) Vanderbilt 65 (Spero Dedes, Bob Wenzel)
(6) 2003 1st Rd: (6) Maryland 75, (11) UNC Wilmington 73 (Jim Nantz, Billy Packer)
(11) 2006 Sweet 16: (6) Texas 74, (2) West Virginia 71 (Dick Enberg, Jay Bilas)
(3) 1990 Sweet 16: (1) Connecticut 71, (5) Clemson 70 (Dick Stockton, Hubie Brown)
(14) 2018 1st Rd: (11) Loyola Chicago 64, (6) Miami 62 (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber)
(7) 2006 1st Rd: (14) Northwestern State 64, (3) Iowa 63 (Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery)
(10) 2002 1st Rd: (12) Creighton 83, (5) Florida 82 (Tim Brando, Eddie Fogler)
(2) 1981 2nd Rd: (5) Arkansas 74, (4) Louisville 73 (Marv Albert, Bucky Waters)
(15) 2016 2nd Rd: (3) Texas A&M 92, (11) Northern Iowa 88 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski)
The Gus Johnson Region
(1) 1999 Sweet 16: (10) Gonzaga 73, (6) Florida 72 (Gus Johnson, Dan Bonner)
(8) 1996 1st Rd: (13) Princeton 43, (4) UCLA 41 (Gus Johnson, Quinn Buckner)
(9) 1999 Elite 8: (1) Connecticut 67, (10) Gonzaga 62 (Gus Johnson, Dan Bonner)
(5) 2008 Elite 8: (1) Kansas 59, (10) Davidson 57 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore)
(12) 2011 Sweet 16: (2) Florida 83, (3) BYU 74 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller)
(4) 2005 1st Rd: (13) Vermont 60, (4) Syracuse 57 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore)
(13) 2005 Elite 8: (4) Louisville 93, (7) West Virginia 85 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore)
(6) 2011 Elite 8: (8) Butler 74, (2) Florida 71 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller)
(3) 2007 2nd Rd: (1) Ohio State 78, (9) Xavier 71 (Gus Johnson, Dan Bonner)
(14) 2006 2nd Rd: (11) George Mason 65, (3) UNC 60 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore)
(7) 1997 2nd Rd: (6) Iowa State 67, (3) Cincinnati 66 (Gus Johnson, Quinn Buckner)
(10) 2001 2nd Rd: (6) USC 74, (3) Boston College 71 (Gus Johnson, Dan Bonner)
(2) 2006 Sweet 16: (2) UCLA 73, (3) Gonzaga 71 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore)
(15) 2011 1st Rd: (8) George Mason 61, (9) Villanova 57 (Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller)


I spoke to my Dad who was in an interesting mood. His conversations with me always leave me wondering what he was trying to say. I guess because we do not talk as often as we should, and because I am outside of family politics, he finds it easy to talk honestly, and unburdens to me. He spoke of trying to clear the house of clutter that my Mother who had dementia has accumulated over her lifetime. I opened a box, he said, it was 18" by 12" by 9" deep. It was full of things, he said, but there was confusion in his voice. What was in it? I asked. Things, he answered, you know, things for her quilting that she used to do. But there are many boxes like this, he said, lots of them.
My Mother liked to quilt, making sewing boxes, cushion covers, anything that could be made or intricately covered with bits of material. She would constantly buy paraphernalia for future projects and store them. Before quilting she used to make leather gloves. When my daughter was born she made a pair of baby booties in the softest white leather which we still have today in her 'baby' time-bag that I made up for her. They were beautifully hand stitched with tiny stitches, lined in the softest cotton, and fastened with tiny buttons.
There was a note of exasperation in my Dad's voice as he wondered why on earth she bought so much that she could not possibly use in her lifetime. I listened to his voice revealing that the task once started was too big for him to continue. He moved on to talk about the ornaments about the house, "there are so many" he repeated, "and some are worth a lot of money". He is saying there are far more ornaments packed away than on show. I don't want to give them away, he says, I don't know what to do with it all. I pause and think, the college may do classes in quilting and sewing I say, you could give the boxes of quilting materials to them. I am sure someone could pick them up. He agrees that finding a course to donate it to would be good. The question of the ornaments; this is difficult because now he is talking to me as someone who has no connection with the family or the ornaments. I note he is saying he would sell them if he knew how as he does not want to give them away. Okay, I start, you could collect them bit by bit and put them in boxes in the other bedroom (my sisters and my old bedroom) and get the local Auction House to come and look at them to value and sell them for you. He is talking as if he has no knowledge of my Mother's hoarding behaviour. I was never able to stay with them in their three bedroom house because each of the spare rooms were store rooms for boxes of food, toiletries and items that should have been thrown away years ago.
He says he found some drawing crayons in a box, I may have a go at drawing with them when I get time. He is a wonderful artist but has never found time to enjoy it. Time is what he has now, peace is something he would like.
Thinking back I wonder why I was being so objective and realise that when I speak to him I go into (counselling) listening mode which makes it easier for my Dad to talk to me about what he really feels, and for me to listen to him without it upsetting me. At 92 he is a man of his time who has never expressed emotions very easily if at all, so hearing him bare his soul to me is a privilege. Though I have never had what anyone would call an active relationship with my parents, I am now able to be able to play my part as a daughter and listen as he unburdens how he feels with honesty.
Your Mother is so pale, he says, I think she cannot last long. Although she is hard work she is no trouble, he continues, she used to be quite prickly and sharp as you know, he says lightly, but she is very mild mannered and amenable now, although you can't have a conversation with her. Dementia has removed her anger; it has transformed her personality into someone who should have always been.
When I ask him about how he is, his reply is brutally honest. You know I have this aortic aneurism, he says, they said six years ago that it could balloon and burst, so who knows when that will happen. He says this as if he is expecting it to be relatively soon. Is it painful, I ask, not yet, he informs me, but I think it can get painful as it gets worse. He mentions his age, and talks about his lymphatic leukaemia and the tiredness. Your Mother getting up at 2:00 am doesn't help, he says, I don't know whether I am so tired because the leukaemia is worse or because I don't get enough sleep. He keeps saying he is not complaining though.
I think about what I was hearing and wonder why he is trying to clear the house now? He is struggling to do it, but wants to get rid of it all – isn't this something children do when their parents have passed on? Why is it bothering him so much to have my Mothers clutter around when he has lived with it for all of his married life?
What I am hearing from my Father is this: he is not complaining but he is tired of looking after my Mother. He is still extremely bright in his mind and he is spending all day without reasonable conversation. He is not feeling well but he is the carer, and he is tired of life now.
He does not want to hear bickering from my sister and brother, he wants peace.