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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ? Middlebury College promises an exciting start to its arts calendar this fall with such events as the opening of an outstanding collection of traditional Chinese art; an energetic and evocative dance event by the Big Action Performance Ensemble; the annual free concert in Mead Chapel performed by the internationally beloved Takács Quartet; as well as a packed schedule of films, music, theatre and studio art events throughout the season.
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES MUSIC
The Performing Arts Series musical offerings open with pianist Vladimir Feltsman on Sept. 19. Widely regarded as an inventive and accomplished pianist, Feltsman is a regular guest soloist for orchestras throughout the United States, and New York Times critic Paul Griffiths said of a recent performance, "He was phenomenally alert and dexterous, brilliant in color, neat in shaping, exact at high speed and all the time utterly relaxed, as if he could let his fingers just get along with the job by themselves."
Many artists are returning to Middlebury for repeat performances. The Takács Quartet will give a free concert on Sept. 28 in Mead Chapel. The group has played frequent annual concerts at Middlebury and has risen to the peak of world chamber ensembles, acclaimed for their impeccable execution, elegant sound and deep reading of the music's intention. Other familiar faces include cellist Pieter Wispelwey; cellist Sophie Shao and pianist Pei Yao Wang, who form a new quarter of stellar young chamber musicians; mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn; pianist Ivan Moravec; and legendary pianist and Middlebury favorite Paul Lewis.
New faces include North Indian classical musicians Kartik Seshadri on sitar, with Rajeev Taranath on sarod and Arup Chattopadhyayon the tabla; violinist Arabella Steinbacher; celebrated French pianist Cedric Tiberghien; organist Ken Cowen; the Keller Quartet; the Johannes Quartet; and mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, who has performed with some of the greatest orchestras throughout the world.
On Oct. 6 and 7, "The Kite Runner" will be performed by the exemplary actor Arian Moayed of American Place Theatre. From Khaled Hosseini's novel about contemporary Afghanistan, this verbatim theatrical adaptation illustrates the improbable friendship between two boys on opposite ends of their society in the 1970s. A lunch and discussion with Moayed will take place on Monday, Oct. 6, and is free and open to the public.
On Nov. 13-15, Middlebury College 1988 graduate Alex Draper will direct Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," which tells the age-old romantic comedy of Viola and Sebastian, twins shipwrecked and separated at sea, who wander the coastal Dukedom of Illyria and create a series of attractions and distractions in everyone they encounter. A lunch and discussion, led by Draper, will take place on Nov. 11, and is free and open to the public.
Upcoming for Jan. 22-24, Middlebury College 2003 graduate Kate Pines will direct Wendy Wasserstein's "Uncommon Women and Others," which tells the story of seven female college students at an elite liberal arts school who stand at the threshold of graduation. As they negotiate the expectations and demands being placed upon them by their families, their professors, society and, of course, themselves, they question what it means to be uncommon women in the shadow of second-wave feminism. A lunch and discussion, led by Pines, will take place on Jan. 20, and is free and open to the public.
Later in the spring, Middlebury College Professor of Theatre Richard Romagnoli will direct Howard Barker's "The Europeans" from April 30 through May 2. In the aftermath of driving the Ottoman Empire away from the gates of Vienna, the Hapsburg emperor rebuilds a culture but cannot count on the support of his national hero. "The Europeans" captures how culture makes and remakes itself within the catastrophic context of a siege that brought an empire to its knees. A lunch and discussion, led by Romagnoli, will take place on April 28, and is free and open to the public.
Dance enthusiasts will enjoy several performances, beginning with "I'm Right, You're Wrong" by the Big Action Performance Ensemble, Sept. 26-27. Middlebury College Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Tiffany Rhynard's newly formed dance company will address the question, "What is justified?" Using an interactive environment created by digital-media artist Marlon Barrios Solano, the dancers explore the complexity and consequences of conflict. The piece features recent Middlebury College 2007 graduates Jamie Gutierrez and Louisa Irving, and 2008 graduate Adriane Medina, as well as current seniors Yina Ng and Simon Thomas-Train.
On Oct. 24-25, Middlebury College 1994 graduate Lisa Gonzales and her Columbia College faculty colleague Darrel Jones will premier "Traitor." These two talented and intrepid artists have packed their new collaboration with the elegance, awkwardness, humor and poignancy that arise in human connection.
On Jan. 23-24, the Dance Company of Middlebury presents its 2008-2009 season under the direction of Middlebury College Artist-in-Residence Leyya Tawil. Featuring the work of Tawil and guest choreographers Boris Willis and Omar Rajeh, the company premieres on campus and then tours in Tabor and Prague in the Czech Republic.
On March 6-7, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE Dance Company returns to Middlebury to perform "One Shot," an exuberant new work by Brown inspired by the life and art of noted African American photojournalist Charles "Teenie" Harris. Using the music of Phyllis Hyman, Billy Strayhorn, and other jazz masters, the work offers a series of "shots" or vignettes with Harris' stunning photos as a backdrop.
Opening Sept. 12 and continuing through Dec. 7, "Artists and Ancestors: Masterworks of Chinese Classical Painting and Ancient Ritual Bronzes" will be the featured exhibit in the Christian A. Johnson Gallery of the Middlebury College Museum of Art in the Mahaney Center for the Arts. This exhibition explores two of the most revered traditions in Chinese Art: paintings of landscape and flora, and bronze vessels and bells used in antiquity to venerate the ancestors. Included are works by some of the greatest artists of the Yuan (1279-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties. The exhibition will coincide with several related events including an opening reception on Sept. 12; an Oct. 2 gallery talk by Middlebury College Curator of Asian Art Colin Mackenzie on the political, moral and aesthetic values of Chinese bronzes and painting; and a slide lecture by celebrated Chinese artist and MacArthur award winner Xu Bing on Nov. 6 about his art and his exploration of language and signs.
From Jan. 6 and through April 19, the Overbrook Gallery will feature "Art Now: Doug and Mike Starn" in which enlarged photomicrographs of snowflakes and a newly acquired image of a tree are featured in an installation of works by the two brothers.
Coming this spring, from Feb. 13 through April 19, "Confronting History: Contemporary Artists Envision the Past" will be featured in the Christian A. Johnson Gallery. Kara Walker's "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)," a recent gift to the museum, provides a focus for understanding contemporary artists' determination to probe the historical record. At the opening reception on Feb 13, Chief Curator Emmie Donadio will introduce the exhibition, and, in conjunction with the exhibition, Middlebury College Visiting Twilight Scholar Kymberly Pinder, an associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an authority in the field of African American art, will give a slide lecture on Feb. 17 and, on April 2, President Emeritus and College Professor John McCardell will discuss how historical memory - individual and collective - will shape the approaching sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War.
The Hirschfield Film/Video Series returns this season with its signature collection of more than a dozen mostly independent films from around the world. Selections this year include such popular award-winning titles as "Persepolis," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" and "Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
Films in the series are free and shown twice on Saturdays - at 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m. - in Dana Auditorium in Sunderland Language Center on College Street (Route 125).
TICKETS, PROGRAM AND OTHER INFORMATION
Performing Arts Series tickets are $20 for regular admission and $15 for seniors. Department events are $8 for regular admission and $6 for seniors. Many events are free. Pre-performance dinners for select engagements are held at Rehearsals Cafe in the Center for the Arts.
Information; dinner reservations; tickets for all music, theatre and dance performances; a free color 2008-2009 Middlebury College arts calendar and the free quarterly newsletter, "Arts at Middlebury College," are all available through the college's box office at 802-443-6433 or www.middlebury.edu/arts. The box office opens on Monday, Sept. 8, for Middlebury College students, faculty, staff, alumni and other ID card holders; and on Monday, Sept. 15, for the general public. Patrons may also sign up for Middlebury College Arts Mail - an information service that delivers e-mail updates on arts and cultural events. Museum exhibition information is available at 802-443-5007 or at www.middlebury.edu/arts/museum. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 12-5 p.m., the museum is located in the Middlebury College Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts. Admission is free.
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Home Sports Softball Rowan Softball's Freshman Standout Makes Impact
Rowan Softball's Freshman Standout Makes Impact
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McKenzie Melvin diving into third. Melvin leads the team in stolen bases and hits. Wednesday, March 30, 2022. - Multimedia Editor / Lee Kotzen
After seeing success in her high school softball days, freshman center fielder McKenzie Melvin has found a home here in Glassboro.
In 2021, after being named the South Jersey Times Female Athlete of the Year, Melvin wanted to continue her softball career at the Division I level. Although she started her career at Delaware State University, she joined Rowan softball and has made her presence known both on the offensive and defensive end.
Since beginning her softball journey at a young age, Melvin has played travel ball and competed at a high level, eventually landing her position in the outfield which she now loves.
"I've been playing softball since I was ten. I started out as a catcher and then a shortstop and actually one of my travel ball coaches changed me to shortstop to centerfield which was the best decision he could've made, because I love playing center," Melvin said. "I never played tee-ball. I never played when I was too, too young, so I started when I was ten. I started off playing little league for my town, for Monroe Township. I played little league for a little bit and then I moved up to playing travel ball probably when I was 12 or 14."
She joined the Profs' squad after their fall preseason and is happy that she has been accepted and has adjusted to the team well.
"I wasn't with them in the fall, I was at Delaware State, and it wasn't the right fit for me, and I wanted to be closer to home," Melvin said. "All the girls have been really supportive, it's just a really united team. If somebody's down, they'll pick you up. I've told so many people 'coming here, I've felt like I've known these girls forever.' They welcomed me in, they never judged me, or looked down on me because I didn't play with them in the fall. They were really supportive, so it's kinda nice to have a team who welcomed me and opened their arms."
Head Coach Kim Wilson also notes Melvin's ability to fit right in, so much so that she has batted leadoff for Rowan all season long.
"I think it's pretty unique, and so it's been fun to see her come into her own as leadoff. She can do it in so many ways getting on base, so it puts a lot of pressure on the other teams, and they don't know what she's going to do, and that's a good thing for us," Coach Wilson said. "I think her on-base percentage is around .400-.500, that's huge for us to get her on at least 50% of the time, it's fantastic."
Melvin has a .437 on-base percentage, with a slugging percentage of .605. Melvin also understands the role that she plays as the first batter for the Profs, in leading things off, she knows how important it is for her to get on.
"I feel like there's pressure here and there because sometimes I feel like I need to get on. Since I am a fast runner I can pressure the defense," Melvin said. "So I feel like once I get on, maybe other hits will continue, everyone else will start hitting behind me and it will allow to bring me in."
Melvin has been racking up the hits she leads the team with 43, she also has 15 RBIs on the season along with five home runs and seven doubles which are both second on the team respectively.
Another threat for Melvin is her speed, which she utilizes both in the field and on the basepaths. She has the ability to lay one down and move runners over, while also going yard.
Coach Wilson admires the job she has done both at the plate and in the field.
"I think she's done a great job. She's doing a really great job at the leadoff position for us. She's able to lay a bunt down and also she's hit some home runs this season and is getting on and with her speed. It's really been helpful for us to move her around the bases," Coach Wilson said. "She's starting in center for us, which she's done a great job out there, she uses her speed out there also, so it's [a] win-win for us."
Melvin also reflects on how opponents will have to play her on the defensive end.
"I think it's very useful because the other teams really have to know how to play you. Honestly, this is my first time ever bunting, I never bunted in the past," Melvin said. "So as soon as I came here when we were practicing, Coach was like 'can you sneaky bunt?' and I was like 'what's a sneaky bunt?' So I just kept practicing and they [other teams] don't know where to play me since I can hit and I can bunt, and that's what they told me being able to bunt and being able to hit in power is going to confuse the team, so they're not going to really know what to do."
Coach Wilson added to talking about her danger on the bases. She is second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) with 28 stolen bases.
"It's great for us," Coach Wilson. "She has an opportunity to steal second and to steal third so it just puts so much pressure on the defense, they have to field cleanly in order to get her out. We'll use it, that's for sure."
Her defense has also been a key factor this season, she has taken the leadership role in the outfield and has succeeded.
"She made a great catch going back against Kean the other day, and also threw somebody out at the plate," Coach Wilson said. "She does it not only with her glove but also with her arm and she can cover a lot of ground out there, again she's using her speed so that's a great asset for us."
Overall, Melvin has made a huge impact on the team early on in her career and Coach Wilson is excited to see what the future holds.
"She's young, she's a freshman," Coach Wilson said. "So I'll look forward to seeing her for the next few years, that's for sure."
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DOUGLAS COUNTY -Students here may soon be able to earn physical education credits without setting foot in a gym.
A group of educators proposed a plan to Douglas County School Board members last week which would allow students to substitute alternative sport activities to earn up to two P.E. credit.
But not all educators agree.
Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School teacher, Lee Rix, said if the plan were approved, students would have a loophole to get out of physical education classes.
"It's not about the credits, it's about the experience," Rix said.
Effective since 1987, students in the school district can currently waive one P.E. credit if they participate for at least 120 hours in school-sponsored activities such as interscholastic athletics, marching band and drill team, dance or cheerleading squads.
The new policy, Supervised Curriculum Physical Education, proposes to permit students to participate in district-approved activities and earn a maximum of two high school credits. Activities included in the proposal are: dance, gymnastics, skiing and snowboarding, figure skating and hockey, rodeo and equestrian training, rock climbing and martial arts.
Lindsay Wines, physical education teacher from Whittell High School, was concerned with the "just P.E." image.
Brian and Becky Crowe of Genoa said that they weren't trying to get their middle school daughters out of P.E. but that it was hard for them to keep up with their gymnastic training in Reno four days a week.
"All we're asking for is one hour at the beginning or end of the day. We don't think that all the P.E. classes will disintegrate because of this," Becky Crowe said.
"Some kids can't afford to pay for lift tickets or karate classes so it will end up that some kids will substitute other classes for P.E. because they're rich," said Hendricks.
The issue will continue to be discussed at the next Douglas County School Board meeting at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Douglas High School.


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Q: Apply max/average pooling after sparse coding with scikit learn for classification I messing around with sparse coding from scikit-learn and I want to try to classify images. I have images of size 128 x 128. From this I extract random 7x7 patches to feed to kmeans which has 100 centroids. This means I have a dictionary of 100 atoms.
So given an image to classify I first extract patches from this image with extract_patches_2d, which if I am not mistaken is also called convolutional sampling. This means that I have (128-7+1)^2 patches for an image. I can encode every patch by the use of my dictionary and orthogonal matching persuit, leaving my with (128-7+1)^2*(128-7+1)^2 * 100 (sparse) features.
What would be the next step in order to transform this (14884,100) matrix to  a feature vector. From what I am reading this is done with average or max pooling, but I can't quite figure out how this works given this matrix.

A: Are your images natural images or do they come from some very specific setup or scientific imaging? If you want to classify natural images, I recommend you look into either feature extraction using neural networks, or handcrafted descriptors like SIFT (for example try DAISY from scikit-image).
To answer your question: To do the max-pooling or average-pooling you need to decide whether you want to keep locality in the image or not. If not, you can just do the max or average over the rows you get for each image. If you want to keep locality, you can put a 3x3 or similar grid over the image, and take the average / max only of those patches that lie within a given grid cell. That would give you for example 3x3x100 features per image.

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ART AND THE MARKET
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This year opens with two major international exhibitions and a series of art events by Bill Balaskas. The press release below provides information on the exhibitions and events.
The Market Will Save The World at Kasa Gallery January 25 to March 8, 2013
The Vision of the Market at the Museum of Contemporary Cuts January 25 to March 8, 2013
Artist: Bill Balaskas
Image credit: Bill Balaskas, You are Leaving the Fantasy Sector, 2011, Mixed media installation.
Lego plastic toys (train, rails, Harry Potter figure), piece from the Berlin Wall (concrete), 75 x 75 x 20 cm.
Courtesy of Kalfayan Galleries (Athens – Thessaloniki). Photo by Constantin Paschou.
We thank for their gracious support: Sabanci University, the Royal College of Art and Kalfayan Galleries (Athens – Thessaloniki).
Curatorial team: Lanfranco Aceti (Senior Curator)
Ozden Sahin (Curator)
Jonathan Munro (Curatorial Assistant)
Is it possible to understand what is the image that the Market has of the world? And what is the image that we consume every day? What is the image that the Market portrays of itself, the world, and us?
Kasa Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Cuts (MoCC) present two international exhibitions The Market Will Save The World and The Vision of the Market by London-based Greek artist Bill Balaskas.
The Market Will Save the World will present a survey of Balaskas' practice that spans from the analysis of the economic crisis in Greece to the artist's latest work, Monopoly (2013), a site-specific installation for Kasa Gallery.
The exhibition at Kasa Gallery follows Bill Balaskas' intervention on the facade of the Royal College of Art in London, one of the most renowned art schools in the world.
The Vision of the Market will present images, video, or text by the artist every day on MoCC's twitter and Facebook from January 25 to March 8, 2013. The images will then be collated and archived online.
The exhibition is part of a series of international events that see Balaskas' artworks and art interventions develop between London and Istanbul – London, the traditional and historical site of financial markets and Istanbul, the financial center of a new emerging market, rapidly rising in the global economic landscape.
This international art project consists of four different major art events:
1) Bill Balaskas' intervention on the facade of the Royal College of Art in London, one of the most renowned art schools in the world. In this unique and historical public location, next to the Royal Albert Hall, a 23-meter high banner reads "The market will save us." This work is part of the RCA Research Biennial exhibition at the College from 21-27 January, where Balaskas is undertaking a PhD in Critical Writing.
2) Balaskas' solo exhibition at Kasa Gallery titled The Market Will Save the World, which will present a survey of the artist's practice that spans from the analysis of the economic crisis in Greece to his latest work, the site-specific installation Monopoly (2013). The exhibition at Kasa Gallery will open on January 25, 2013 with a performance during which Bill Balaskas will be handing helium balloons with the RCA banner phrase The market will save us printed on them. The balloons will be signed by the artist and tied on the wrists of 100 visitors on the opening night.
3) Kasa Gallery, which is supported by Sabanci University, will also present as part of the exhibition The Market Will Save the World the phrase The market will save us as a public advert on a full page of Frieze magazine's March issue. By becoming part of the magazine, Bill Balaskas' artwork shall adopt the dual and ambivalent character of an advert/commentary on the influence of globalized capitalism on art. This is a Kasa Gallery collaboration with the Royal College of Art, Kalfayan Galleries (Athens – Thessaloniki) and the Museum of Contemporary Cuts (MoCC).
4) The exhibition The Vision of the Market will feature a series of images and videos shot in London and Istanbul by Bill Balaskas, which are inspired by and reference the artist's video The Wealth of Nations (2010). This material will be accompanied by texts selected or written by the artist that will be disseminated one per day on MoCC's Twitter and Facebook.
The exhibitions, arts interventions, images and videos will provide viewers with a vision of the omnipotence of the market: as a new god, this vision is holy, mystic, dogmatic and unassailable. A vision of the market's forces that does not allow for any criticism, analyses or questions. "The righteousness of the Market is such, that to question it means to be forced on the Foucauldian boat of madness and being condemned to the empty wasteland of a hopeless horizon. The problem is that hopelessness, for an increasingly large strata of society, is the characterizing element of the current capitalistic vision," said Lanfranco Aceti introducing these international events that will take place between London and Istanbul from January 25 to March 8, 2013.
Kasa Gallery is sponsored and supported by Sabanci University.
Venue information and dates
Address: Sabanci University Kasa Gallery Minerva Han Bankalar Caddesi No: 2 Karakoy 34420 Istanbul Turkey
Visiting hours: 10:00 – 17:00 everyday except Sunday
Exhibition Dates: 25 January – 8 March 2013


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Date: July 26, 2016Author: 10thoughtsblog 2 Comments
If you've been following us on twitter, you know that I made some very poor decisions two weeks ago, one of which was me having too many train-drinks and trying to ride my bike, resulting in a busted ankle and a fucked up wrist which has made typing near to impossible. On top of all of that, Kerry's having hell-week at her RealJob so she has had no time to pick up my slack. We are bad recappers and we apologize. Obviously, this is very overdue so let's get started.
We jump right back in where we left off with Luann storming out of Dorinda's dinner party. Guys, I fucking hate this show now. I really do. After Luann leaves, the rest of the women squabble about what their Real Issue with Luann is. Dorinda feels Lu has alienated herself from the group which is probably the only legit complaint mentioned, but why wouldn't Luann distance herself? Bethenny has decided that Luann is public enemy #1 and Lu's too busy hanging out on her pink love cloud to really be bothered. Bethenny insists that her issues with Luann stem from the return of The Countess. Yawn. At one point, Jules tries to shut everyone up with a "she's in a relationship and she's happy. Why can't we be happy for her?" to which Carole replies, "We're her friends and this is how friends talk". WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Let me repeat that. When speaking about Luann, CAROLE replies, "WE'RE her FRIENDS". No ma'am. No ma'am, you are NOT her friends. Sonja is her friend, Dorinda is her friend and Ramona (when her head isn't stuffed up Bethenny's ass) is sometimes her friend. But Carole and Bethenny have made it very clear that they are not Luann's friend, so spare me your bullshit Carole. God dammit. There used to be a time when I really liked Carole and I feel like that was a million years ago.
Jules is too nice of a person to be on this show. She's trying so hard to stand up for herself and if she wasn't so spazzy she could have maybe gotten through to…well, not to Bethenny but maybe Carole? But Jules is spinning like a top in this scene and even though her message is on point (i.e. Bethenny's jokes are at other people's expense, whereas Jules is a self-deprecator), her delivery is ten kinds of wonky.
Jules feels like Bethenny and Carole have been talking about her marriage (did we see any of that? I don't think we did) and her eating disorder (oh, Jesus. Constantly) behind her back. Bethenny smells a rat in Dorinda and demands to know what she's told Jules. Dorinda won't admit anything other than what we've seen on camera which her encouraging Jules to talk with Bethenny about their issues. All Jules wants is for Carole and Bethenny to bring their concerns to Jules instead of whispering about them behind her back.
Here's the thing. Ultimately, Carole is right. All friends talk about each other behind their backs at least a little. The difference here is that it's on camera. If you're going to discuss a concern you have for a friend, maybe don't be so public if that person isn't there to defend themselves. But then, Bethenny knows what's she's doing when it comes to this reality tv shit, so like I said before- Jules is too nice of a person to be on this show.
As per usual, Bethenny takes the opportunity to make it all about herself. She tells Jules that she's been distant because of her own history with ED through her mother. Jules tries to contribute to the conversation and gets shut down immediately by B who screech/bellows: "I AM GOING TO SPEAK NOW". Bethenny gets all worked up about how hard it is for her to be around Jules. Bethenny also says that she had the "worst" and "most traumatic" childhood. It's gross. Bethenny is gross. I used to adore her and now she makes my stomach turn.
Jules also gets worked up to the point where she admits to having purged three days before. Eating disorders are lifelong diseases and while I like Jules and think she's been a pleasant nice-person balance to all the bullshit this season, I'm aggravated that Bravo felt it would be okay to hire a woman with such a serious control disorder to be on the next of chaos that is Housewives. I think in some other setting Jules could be a good spokesperson for the disease, but being here just feels like I'm watching a recovering alcoholic who's trying to work at a bar.
Carole insists that she and Bethenny haven't been talking shit, and then proceeds to talk shit about Jules to Dorinda while Jules is sitting right there. Now, I will give it to Carole that it IS hard to go to dinner with someone who's got food issues. And so many of the Housewives events are dinners which is why I'm frustrated with the producers on this one, but Carole is being downright cunty.
The hypocrisy is in full form at this dinner. Bethenny tells Jules that she is upset with her now and in a talking head Bethenny tells us that she doesn't like how Jules "came at" her and so now B is shut off. So basically, Jules was upset because she felt like B&C were talking shit (which they have been), Jules expresses that (albeit in a spazzy emotional outburst) and now Bethenny is "done" with her. Whereas Bethenny screamed "SLUT" in a grown woman's face and berated that women for hours at Dorinda's vacation home and yet Luann was able to let that go for the most part.
Ramona, aka the world's most self absorbed and oblivious person ever, decides to interrupt this shenanigans and tells the girls that she's organized an overnight trip to Mohican Sun (a casino?) and she wants them all to come with her. Bethenny spits out an "I'm not coming" and I snort.
For the record, I would happily watch a show with Bethenny as the star assuming everyone else on it was an actual friend of hers who she liked and didn't want to hurt the feelings of. Because I think B is snarky and funny but when her digs are directed at people she doesn't actually care about she comes off as cruel and crass.
Luann and Ramona meet up the next day to hash things out and both women are pissed, because of course they are. Ramona feels like Lu should be bending over backwards in gratitude, thanking Ramona for all the hard work she's done trying to get Lu back in Carole & Bethenny's good graces. WAT. When? When did that happen? Holy shitballs is Ramona delusional. Ramona is also pissed with Dorinda for ratting her out.
Ramona's advice about how you should wait a year and go through hardships with someone before you know if you're right for marriage is not bad advice. In fact, it's the sort of thing I would tell my children, and mean every word. But Luann is not Ramona's child and Luann's relationship is none of Ramona's business. As a friend, sure you can bring up your concerns, but once your friend dismisses them, you drop it unless you think they are in physical or financial danger. Luann is in neither. Ramona needs to drop it, but that is not the Singer way.
Also- spare me this "girl code" shit because it does not apply to strangers. If I can steal your man away from you, then he wasn't really your man in the first place and I ultimately did you a favor. My punishment is being with a guy who can be so easily swayed. Or maybe soul mates do exist and it was fate or some such nonsense. Either way, Ramona isn't friends with whoever Tom may or may not have been seeing and Luann is happy with him now so who the fuck cares?
Luann is pissed because she feels like she was in a good place with Ramona until all of this went down. Interestingly, Luann felt the most supported by Carole and is glad to feel like they've gotten over the hump. Cut to real time where they very much haven't.
Carole has invited "the ladies" (aka, Bethenny, Dorinda, and Ramona) over for ChefAdamPizzas and she tells us in a talking head that while she isn't sure if she was collateral damage or if she was Jules' intended target, she and Bethenny were "attacked for something [they] didn't do". I'm going to refrain from using my standard Kristen Taekman "delusional" gif right now, but please know how hard it is for me to restrain myself.
Bethenny's pissed because she feels she's treated Jules like a "piece of glass", and considering how aggressive Bethenny usually is with people, I'd say she's right about that. I'm glad Bethenny can recognize how aggressive she can be, even if that's as far as that bit of self-reflection goes. I think it's pretty telling that the day after Jules begs the women to not talk about her disease behind her back, that's what's happening. That said, Jules did sign up for the show. I was bummed when I heard she would be a one-and-done housewife, but now I think it's for the best course of action for everyone involved. By the way, Carole is also right that Jules' anger should have been directed more towards her than Bethenny.
Sonja is throwing a dinner party at her Grey Gardens-esque townhouse where only Dorinda & John, and Jules & Michael are invited. I'm assuming Lu didn't make the cut so that Sonja could avoid an awkward run in with her ex-fuck buddy. For the record, I 100% believe Sonja. She has no reason to make that up.
I think Sonja's date is hot. He's got that sexy older European dude look and I dig it. He's also age appropriate for her which I like. Jules is sure this is going to work out because Sonja is so fun, and Rocco is Italian. So. You know. Match made in heaven. Turns out, Sonja already knows Rocca and finds his worldly connections thrilling. And then Jules and Dorinda do that thing that I hate where they start commenting on what a cute couple Sonja and Rocco make right in front of them. Don't do that. It's too much pressure and it's weird.
The American guests make fun of Sonja for her giant napkins, but Rocco appreciates the history behind them and doesn't think it's weird that Sonja has these relics from her past. I don't know what it is about Sonja, but I get upset when people tease her if it looks like she's taking it to heart. I appreciate Rocco putting her at ease.
Dorinda applauds Jules for "finding her voice" at the dinner party with Bethenny. Jules is mostly just feeling anxious about the whole thing and it probably doesn't help to hear from Dorinda that Bethenny definitely took it personally. Ultimately, both Sonja and Dorinda are proud of Jules for speaking her mind. Jules feels like there's something wrong with Bethenny (there definitely is) and she tells us she's never met a woman who has such difficulty not having issues with people. It's true, too. B has gotten in a tiff with every housewife except for Carole. That says something to me. Jules has decided that she isn't going to share any intimate details about her life with Carole and Bethenny ever again. I'd imagine Regina George and Gretchen Weiners of NYC are probably fine with this decision.
Ramona rented a party bus and the women file on, all ignoring the elephant in the room (Jules' feud with Bethenny) and you just know that Ramona is NOT going to stand for that shit. She drops a few hints about "having fun" and "not arguing", hoping someone will take the bait. Because Bethenny's not in the mood for Jules or any of this nonsense, but is still contractually obligated to attend (that is until she usurps Andy Cohen, once and for all), she changes the subject to Luann's engagement that was just announced publically.
Bethenny whines that if she and Luann were truly friends, maybe Bethenny wouldn't have heard about the engagement in the press, but would have received a text. That's fucking rich. Why on earth would Luann reach out to Bethenny? To Carole's credit (I really love NiceCarole, you guys…) she reached out to Luann to congratulate her. Good for Carole.
If you haven't already read Jules blog from this episode (and yeah, she obviously didn't write it but whoever did was spot on in their assessment), then you've already heard about Planet Bethenny. And one of my favorite things about Planet Bethenny is that the people who live there seem to think that as long as you are a foot away from someone and not looking in their direction, you can talk shit and they won't hear it. Which is exactly what Bethenny proceeds to do on the bus with Dorinda while Jules pretends to be checking her phone.
see that white sleeve holding the red phone? Yeah, that's Bethenny. Who is talking shit while Jules is sitting right next to her, because Planet Bethenny.
Bethenny is offended that Jules doesn't get her humor. After all, B is "the funny one", RIGHT YOU GUYS? RIGHT?!! Dorinda tries to defend Jules, but Bethenny scolds Dorinda for talking "really loud". Um, Bethenny? You are in 100 square feet of space. Dynamics aren't really the issue here.
Bethenny has decided to use the party bus for a little conflict resolution with Sonja. One thing I will agree with B on is that it's impossible not to love Sonja. So Sonja is back in Bethenny's good graces because B can only focus on one feud at a time. Jules dared to confront the queen, so she's the main target now. I'm glad Bethenny made up with Sonja if only because I can't stand it when people are shitty to Miss Morgan.
Also- can we give Sonja some credit for taking herself out of the equation and giving Bethenny space? I know that both Luann and Ramona wanted Sonja to talk it out with Bethenny but I know, and you know, and Sonja knew, that time heals all wounds and Bethenny wasn't ready to make up yet. Not to mention, she hadn't picked her new victim yet, so the timing really wasn't right.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section and as always you can find us on twitter. Thanks again for your patience with this!
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Get out says:
Bethenny's delivery may be wrong, but her message is usually right.
Jules does seem sweet, or clueless, I haven't decided yet. She can't have it both ways, if you're going to let everyone know your issues, don't bitch and take offense when they talk about said issues. It is extremely uncomfortable watching her around food, I hope she get's on the right track, her kids need her.
Dorinda is a shit-stirrer. She has repeated everything someone has said about the other. I'd like to meet one person who hasn't said something about one of their friends behind their back. It could be as simple as bitching that they are always late, to something more serious…but come on….we have all done it. I wish she wouldn't do that, because she has enough substance to her that she can handle a conversation with another woman without the tattle-telling.
Luann is a slut. No shame, she can do whomever she likes. Being married or in a long term relationship doesn't seem to matter to her. It goes back to the "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
Ramona is all about Ramona. Enough said.
Sonja….poor Sonja.
I can see why Bethenny got so pissed about Tipsy girl. She tried to help Sonja get on 1 thing, focus on that and make money instead of getting involved with all these fly by night schemes that she seems to get herself into. That 1 thing was her clothing line, so to have this Tipsy girl come out of nowhere, after Bethenny gave her advice and took her into her brand summit…..yeah, I'd be hurt and pissed too. Bethenny doesn't own "girl" but when someone that you work with to endorse something with a name so close to your own brand, it's kind of back-stabby.
On a separate note, I saw step and repeat photos of Sonja and her daughter Quincy (which I just now realized, has Sonja ever said her name on the show?) anyway, she is Sonja's twin for sure, really pretty girl.
God, remember when the worst thing that happened to these women was not getting front row at a fashion show.
caseycallaham says:
100% agree with everything you wrote.
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    at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.reuseAndReadPacket(MysqlIO.java:3629)
    ... 8 more

my questions
1.Why retrieving results time is increasing for the same number of records
2.Why I'm getting communication failed exception exception in the middle of the running query
Thanks in advance

A: You might need to increase the transaction length or read the lines in junks. Read the first 10k, then the next 10k, each in a seperate statement.


Posted by Anna Davey on May 16, 2018 in #Ambassador Blogs.
One of the trickiest parts of being an athlete in my opinion is when to train and when to rest.
It's not as simple as picking 5-6 training days and 1-2 rest days for example. This may be insufficient training to one athlete and excessive training for another.
Alternatively, the same athlete may find this schedule perfect one week and the next they will show signs of Over Training Syndrome (OTS) due to other external stressors.
So how do you create the perfect schedule for consistent performance and steady improvement?
This will be different to all athletes and it's up to the athlete and their coach (if they have one) to be aware of the signs and symptoms of OTS by listening to their body and adjusting their training accordingly.
Generally speaking, athletes train to increase performance. Performance increases are achieved through increased training loads. Increased loads are tolerated only through interspersed periods of rest and recovery — this is training periodization.
Anna training for a climbing event. Image taken via @anna.davey on Instagram.
Here are some things to look out for, which could point to OTS in an individual.
Some of these factors may contribute to OTS.
Anna during a training session. Image taken via @anna.davey on Instagram.
I think I'm over training what can I do?
Here are some suggestions to standardize your training and avoid OTS.
For a in depth analysis of signs, symptoms and contributory factors to OTS along with testing for diagnosis see this study.
If you're a competitive athlete ensure you're using HASTA certified supplements. Image taken via @anna.davey on Instagram.
I'm in a tricky position where I am often working full time as a lawyer and training 5-6 days a week for climbing.
Sometimes I just burn out and must take an extra rest day or mix up my sessions. For example, if I had a 2-hour session scheduled for Wednesday but I'm feeling abnormally sore and fatigued from my Tuesday session and work, I will change that session to a rest day or a 45-minute session. I would also decrease my next session length, so I can get back to quality sessions making progress.
If I am not working at all (when I am close to a major competition I take weeks off work) I'll train twice a day, 5 days a week and feel no affects of OTS. Two weeks before a competition I taper my training. This means cutting the length of sessions in half and decreasing the intensity.
I haven't experimented with periodization; however, I have seen good results where athletes do a 4-week power program followed by a full week of rest. Then an 4-week endurance program followed by a week of rest.
The main advice I give to performance athletes is to eat well, listen to your body, sleep well, use supplements for support (ensure they're HASTA certified) and don't be afraid to take a whole rest week every now and then.
Remember, training temporarily makes you weaker and then it's the rest which makes you stronger.


Wilderness is beautiful, we can all agree on that, but not being able to access that beauty is one of the problems with creating MORE wilderness. The current wilderness in Idaho is not being managed properly to allow access so how do they think they can create more and keep up with its management? If you are reading this, I can only assume you either hunt and/or fish or at least condone those acts and if you do participate, you probably use public lands. The Salmon-Challis National Forest is in the midst of a forest plan revision.
If Old Glory is flying in the Frank, it can only mean one thing: the 2016 Idaho fall hunting seasons are open and underway for all to enjoy. We have begun with our fall bear hunting season here in the backcountry units. Most of the Front Range Units' archery season opened on August 30.
We are just a few short days away from the 2016 fall hunting season here in Idaho. August 30 is the opener of most fall bear hunting units along with statewide general archery season for elk and deer. Here in Central Idaho's wilderness backcountry units, we are fortunate to enjoy a two-month long rifle season, so our first opener is bear season and we are getting ready. Our first baits have now been set, camps are getting readied, and firewood is being cut and stacked and come next Tuesday we will welcome our first fall 2016 hunters here at Wild Idaho Outfitters.
Wild Idaho Outfitters invested some serious time, money and effort into trail work this summer. We hired a crew of four young men who worked long hours and cleared over 30 miles of trail in the "Frank" by cutting or moving 1,985 logs from the trails over a 4-week period. All this work was done with hand tools.


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ESI Gambling Report: The Latin America gold rush
Cody Luongo
This year has seen esports betting dominate global news cycles far-and-wide as traditional sports went temporarily offline. Operators armed with esports offerings saw sharp spikes in company KPIs while other stakeholders, yet to take the plunge in competitive gaming, were all but forced to acknowledge the potential of this area.
One region of the world that is not typically discussed, with regards to betting on esports, is Latin America (LATAM). Foggy regulation and a lack of urgency for sports betting legislation has seen this area been consistently looked over, however, it's recently become an increasingly important point of the esports handle's expansion, though there is some groundwork still to be laid.
In this edition of the ESI Gambling Report, presented by Oddin.gg, we'll dig into Latin America's prospects, and hurdles, surrounding esports wagering, and what has made this area a point of contention for operators worldwide.
Regulation is a bit of a mixed story across LATAM; most regions are considered 'gray markets,' which means sports betting is neither licensed but not necessarily closely monitored either. This often prevents offshore bookmakers from operating locally whether that be engaging in land-based activations or local promotions, though in most cases they are still able to accept bettors from these markets with a global license such as the Isle of Man. Hesitation has kept operators at bay from launching in the region, with most awaiting proper regulation as the call for legalised sports betting boils to a head in local government bodies.
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Technological advancements often outpace the enactment of legislation, so while bettors and operators alike are chomping at the bit to support online esports betting, it has to unfold naturally in office – which during a global pandemic, can be difficult to process. For some regions such as Chile, who have been hit particularly hard by land-based casino closings, esports betting is a tantalising opportunity which shows promise, though it's deceptively close yet far.
"In Chile, we have noticed that online gambling isn't as popular as retail casinos, but still, there has been considerable growth not only in sports betting but also esports, iGaming," said Rodrigo Ajenjo on behalf of Chilean gambling regulator Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego during the GAT Virtual Expo in October. "Those segments are experiencing exponential growth and probably, they will eventually surpass land-based gaming."
In July 2019, Puerto Rico ratified regulation to legalise sports betting with further progress made in August due to additional legalisation developed in partnership with Gaming Laboratories International. The current guidelines permit wagering on esports, though the unincorporated US territory is still a generally uninvested area. While trailing behind other parts of Latin America, Puerto Rico betting authorities have supposedly "doubled" resources committed to speeding up the maturation of online betting.
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"An advisory committee has already been created to deal with online gaming, which shows the government is committed to promoting esports in Puerto Rico," José Maymo Azize, Head of Puerto Rico's gambling regulator said at GAT Virtual Expo. "In fact, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have doubled our resources to speed up the creation of the necessary regulation aimed not at legalising esports, which are already allowed in Puerto Rico, but to introduce wagers on that activity, together with traditional and fantasy sports betting."
Another important piece of the LATAM esports betting discussion surrounds Brazil, and rightfully so. With a massive population orbiting 200m people and a teetering piece of key sports betting legislation, operators are looking to strike while the iron is hot. Led by the local federal government and initially intended to come into effect in 2020, it's likely Brazil won't see sports betting governance until 2021 at the earliest. Although, this certainly won't deter stakeholders from getting excited due to the rise in anticipation.
Perhaps more exciting about the Brazilian market is the deep sports fandom and nationalistic pride of its residents. This notion is true for esports, too. In a region where games like Counter-Strike are referred to as religion and Brazilian organisations like MIBR and FURIA cause oceans of fans to flood the timelines of Twitter, win or loss, is a valuable proposition for driving both brand engagement and volume to bookmakers.
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Online sportsbook Rivalry is one of the most popular brands in Brazil, as well as throughout Latin America. Thanks to its savvy corporate strategy, team of punchy social media account operators, and the freedom to let regional leads do what they do best, Rivalry has been able to make a sharp impression on this region with its menu of esports offerings.
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Despite dealing in the world of sports gambling, Rivalry tends to define itself as a media-first company, which has helped the bookmaker make a larger splash according to CEO Steven Salz.
"Anything you do in that market, if it's resonating in any way, and you're participating in that fandom experience of the home team, you get a natural pickup that you just don't find in other markets," Salz told ESI. "Wherever there's fandom and a passion for sport in that way, there's a natural correlation with interest in betting."
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While Rivalry is one of the more popular brands in LATAM, they are not the only ones investing in the territory. Sports betting operators Betway, BetCris, and Bet365, to name a few, are also eyeing this area as a vehicle for immense growth. Even from front running operators, the call for better platforms, products, and offerings to open up LATAM's esports betting potential is written on the walls.
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"The platforms always include the esports area in the same menu of all the sports. That has to be different," said Betcris Head of Business Development Fernando Garita at ESI Digital Summer's 'Esports Betting in Latin America' panel. "In traditional sports betting it's a panel you can pick – you got the information right there, but for the esports you have to develop something different to be more attractive."
Speaking in general, including outside Latin America, operators can do better by servicing esports punters. Those familiar to the space have all heard the golden rule that outside brands must enter from a point of authenticity, but still, further measures can be taken by those attempting to service this audience for a more targeted approach.
Cursory searches will show that popular esports titles vary from country to country, and can help operators better position an entry in esports. While, for example, Counter-Strike commands the majority esports attention in Brazil, League of Legends is far-and-away the most popular title in regions like Mexico and Chile.
"When we talk about core esports titles, it's important to differentiate between countries," said Oddin.gg Head of Partnerships Marek Suchar in an ESI interview. "There are countless differences between the most popular games across regions in Latin America, like CS:GO in Brazil, Dota 2 in Colombia, and League of Legends in Mexico. Bookmakers can help drive engagement and volume by offering more fan-favourite game titles based on the region they are servicing."
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Even though the scene is still very much in development, the popularity of esports in Latin America has seen impressive growth stints over the years. A large obstacle will remain continuing to grow the appeal of esports beyond Brazil. According to games and esports analytics firm Newzoo's 'Insights Into Latin America's Esports Fans' report in 2019, the country accounted for 9.2m fans, the third-most in the world. LATAM's total audience size and revenue were additionally highlighted in the report, showing 17.5 and 19.5 percent year-over-year growth, equating to 45m fans and $32m in revenue, respectively.
The growing presence of esports, deeply passionate fans, and budding sports betting sectors has earmarked Latin America as a focal point for the esports betting evolution. It may take time before the region catches up to the bustling esports wagering economy being experienced in other areas of the world like Europe, but its room for growth and expectation for reality is becoming progressively more clear.
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By Kyle Emch / August 13th, 2012
Sega recently revealed the release dates and price of its HD remake of Jet Set Radio. Yes, dates plural. PlayStation Plus members will get the first taste of the game on September 11th. Regular PSN users will get the game a week later on September 18th. XBLA and Steam users will get the game the day after, September 19th. Finally, PlayStation Vita owners will get the game on October 16th. The game will cost $9.99 across the board.
Sega still hasn't revealed the launch date/price for the iOS and Android ports of the game, but we're assuming that it's still on track for sometime this summer. Given how there's only about a month of summer left, I have to guess we'll get it soon. Finger's crossed.
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When you're gluten-free, dating can be even more of a challenge. Just ask Alex Deering, who turned to an Internet dating site for gluten-free singles to find a perfect match.
For Alex Deering, being gluten-free often adds another wrinkle to her search for Mr. Right. "It's embarrassing to have to be picky and so specific about where we go and what's on the menu … especially on the first couple of dates," said the 25-year-old event and meeting coordinator from San Diego.
That's why Deering and other singles who avoid gluten have joined Glutenfreesingles.com, an Internet dating site launched in July 2013.
"Food is a major aspect of dating, and dining out or cooking together is less complicated when two people share the same diet," said site founders Marcella Romaya and Sheri Grande, who have celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, respectively.
According to Romaya and Grande, about 30 percent of Americans are gluten-free for one reason or another. For the 3 million people with celiac disease and the many others with a gluten sensitivity or intolerance, avoiding the protein is a medical necessity, explained Rachel Begun, MS, RDN, a registered dietitian, nutritionist, and gluten-free disorders expert based in Boulder, Colo.
Gluten is typically found in foods made with wheat, rye, and barley, like breads, baked goods, pasta, and beer. But it can also be found in sauces, deli meats, flavored coffees, and other foods you might not expect to harbor gluten, noted Begun.
In celiac disease, the immune system creates antibodies to gluten and attacks the lining of the intestines when it's eaten, she said. The immune system assault can damage the digestive system so badly that nutrients can't be absorbed.
What happens in those with gluten sensitivity is less clear. "We know very little about gluten sensitivity at this point, but we do know that it is not an autoimmune disorder, so the immune system doesn't create antibodies to gluten nor is damage being done to the intestines," said Begun.
Several years ago, Deering suspected that the food she was eating was causing her fatigue, nausea, and headaches. "I had tried some different diets and switched out artificial sugars and meat from my diet, but that wasn't doing the trick," she recalled.
Blood tests revealed she did not have celiac disease. However, Deering said, "my doctor had had patients with the same symptoms that tested negative for celiac, but ended up with gluten intolerance," so she decided to remove gluten to see if her symptoms improved. "I was honestly feeling better within the first week," she said.
Nevertheless, Kouffman Sherman also cautioned that while choosing a gluten-free partner may be a good place to start, don't put your blinders on. In other words, don't settle on someone "just because they're gluten-free and overlook other key factors or assume similarity in other domains where there is none," she said.
Finding gluten-free food you can trust and maintaining good nutrition can be just as frustrating as trying to find a mate. Fortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is enacting new nutrition labeling rules to protect those who cannot eat gluten. Any food claiming to be "gluten-free," "free of gluten," "without gluten," or having "no gluten" must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten. "That's the threshold considered safe for most people with celiac disease," said Begun, who has celiac disease.


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Episode 301: Inside the Robe: A Judge's Candid Tale of Criminal Justice in America – Part 34
I've been preparing to teach a class with a fellow judge titled "Lawyers Gone Wild." It's a primer for judges on how to handle difficult attorneys. Some of us are natural pacifiers and can easily create a calming influence in court, despite hostility swarming around us. I'm not that type, but I can follow tips on de-escalating situations with difficult lawyers. The hardest thing for me when I first became a judge was to stop myself from arguing with the attorneys. After all, I had spent my entire earlier career arguing.
It took me about ten years to feel confident that I could control my courtroom. It would be difficult to become a judge too early in life. With maturity comes a better understanding of human nature and an acceptance that conflict rarely is productive. In my early thirties, an attorney for fewer than ten years, I received an inquiry from someone connected with Governor Jerry Brown who wanted to appoint more women to the bench. I am relieved that I declined the invitation and allowed myself to become more seasoned. After spending years both as a defense attorney and as a prosecutor, I was ready. At age fifty-two, I ran for judge.
When I teach classes to other judges, I always feel intimidated. Today, I am one of the more senior judges. I like to pair myself with someone who is a whiz at the law. I'm better at the color commentary. I probably sell myself short as a legal thinker. Norman won't accept that my brain cannot process abstract reasoning. For anyone who is considering going to law school and worried that they can't make it through or get past the bar exam: if I can do it, you can, too. I am an extremely linear thinker and it has served me well. At sixty-seven, I put aside insecurity about abstractions, secure in the knowledge that I'm good at other types of thinking. Organizing my priorities, patiently proceeding toward a goal, and being persistent about what I want are all abilities in which I excel.
I did not pass the bar exam the first time. I passed the essay portion and failed the multiple choice. At the time, 1972, it was necessary to pass both sections and I had to take the entire exam again. I felt frustrated and humiliated. The University of California at Davis was a fine law school, and all of my law school friends passed. I studied hard but always felt queasy about multiple choice.
Narrowing the field to the two most likely correct answers was easy. Then I bounced back and forth among the remaining choices. Fortunately, I passed the second time. For anyone reading this who might be tempted to give up after failing the bar, hear me: No one in forty-three years has asked me whether I passed the bar on my first try. I've also joined illustrious company: Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton (DC bar).
The first defendant this morning was in custody, a man in his fifties, disheveled with messy gray hair, and wearing a yellow jail top, indicating mental illness. He represented himself and claimed to have an engineering degree from the University of California at San Diego. The charge was failing to register as a sex offender, a result of his only conviction for false imprisonment in 2001. He was clear-spoken but not rational.
I asked, "Are you interested in accepting the prosecution's offer of thirty-two months in state prison?"
"No, I want the maximum," he said.
The number of mentally ill defendants who pass through the downtown criminal courthouse is staggering. I feel for them. Many just need a safe place to sleep and an organized overseer to make sure that they stay on their meds. More and more defendants belong in the mental health system and not a criminal one. Without taking meds, some of these folks are scary. On their meds, they are often delightful and engrossing people suffering from their illness, whether they are aware of it or not. They could be any one of us.
Next on the morning calendar came the sentencing of two defendants convicted in my court the previous year of two gang robberies. The victims were a married couple who ended up in the wrong neighborhood. Without provocation, they were accosted, and the male victim was struck several times on the head with a rifle. Growing up in the neighborhood where the robbery occurred, the victim's wife was clever. "From high school, I knew a guy from the gang that controls the neighborhood. I found his Facebook page and looked at his friends. Then I looked at the friends of his friends. It took me three days of searching but I found the guys who robbed
us." The suspects she found were each around twenty years old at the time of the robbery. And, to bolster her and her husband's identification, each subject lived in the exact area of the robbery and was a member of the gang suspected by the victim.
The question in these cases is always whether I should apply the sentences that have been set by the Legislature for gang robberies or figure out a way to impose something different. The victims had been traumatized and would be affected for life. Each of the defendants presented an alibi defense using family members who testified. One testified, "There is no way my brother could have been committing that robbery. I know he was with me and my children that night in Las Vegas." The jurors didn't believe the alibi witnesses, and neither did I.
The sentences set by the Legislature were approximately thirty years in prison for each defendant, reduced by fifteen percent for good behavior. Each of these young men would be released in their mid-forties. I couldn't see my way legally to deviate from the sentences. Even if these young men grow up, do well in state prison, and request early release, it likely won't happen.
The trial next door where the police rookie turned in her training officer for writing a false report will be retried after a hung jury. I feel bad for the rookie, as her life at work must be hell.
This afternoon, I attended proceedings held by the three special masters appointed by the Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) deciding whether my friend should be disciplined. The proceedings were held in a formal wood-paneled courtroom where the Court of Appeal normally sits. I was sworn in to testify as one of several character witnesses.
As he sorted through the excuses of hundreds of jurors about why they couldn't serve on a month-long gang murder trial, my friend combined seriousness with light-hearted banter to ease the atmosphere. Some of his jokes fell flat. A prospective juror said she had to be excused because "I have to produce a movie in the next two weeks." The judge inquired about the nature of the movie. "It's called The Red Balloon." She was excused from jury service. As she left the courtroom the judge said, "This is a PG-rated movie, for any of you whose mind is running away with it." The CJP decided this remark was a sexual innuendo and improper for a judge.
I testified that our friend is extremely straitlaced and religious and never tells sexual jokes or laughs at them. Recounting an incident with fellow judges in the lunchroom, I testified that all the judges, male and female, were talking about a female judge's attractiveness. My friend not only did not join in but asked me, as we left the room, "Do you think that the conversation was appropriate?"
The CJP combined that charge with several others and charged my friend with willful misconduct. They claimed he violated the Canons of Ethics for judges by not always acting in a respectful and polite manner toward everyone in the court. With the other counts, my friend acknowledged saying certain things and said that he was sorry if he offended anyone.
After my testimony, I listened to the closing argument of the prosecutor (called the examiner) and my friend's attorney. I am biased toward my friend, but I thought his attorney's arguments were on point. "Judges are human beings and make mistakes. We all have bad days. Just because a canon says that judges must be polite doesn't mean one instance of a rule violation should possibly trigger an automatic discipline investigation. How could judges feel comfortable doing their jobs all day long?" The examiner was a young, blustery male, whom I bet never selected a jury in his life.
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Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders
Pineda, Sandy S., Sollod, Brianna L., Wilson, David, Darling, Aaron, Sunagar, Kartik, Undheim, Eivind A.B., Kely, Laurence, Antunes, Agostino, Fry, Bryan G., and King, Glenn F. (2014) Diversification of a single ancestral gene into a successful toxin superfamily in highly venomous Australian funnel-web spiders. BMC Genomics, 15. 177. pp. 1-16.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-177
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Background: Spiders have evolved pharmacologically complex venoms that serve to rapidly subdue prey and deter predators. The major toxic factors in most spider venoms are small, disulfide-rich peptides. While there is abundant evidence that snake venoms evolved by recruitment of genes encoding normal body proteins followed by extensive gene duplication accompanied by explosive structural and functional diversification, the evolutionary trajectory of spider-venom peptides is less clear.
Results: Here we present evidence of a spider-toxin superfamily encoding a high degree of sequence and functional diversity that has evolved via accelerated duplication and diversification of a single ancestral gene. The peptides within this toxin superfamily are translated as prepropeptides that are posttranslationally processed to yield the mature toxin. The N-terminal signal sequence, as well as the protease recognition site at the junction of the propeptide and mature toxin are conserved, whereas the remainder of the propeptide and mature toxin sequences are variable. All toxin transcripts within this superfamily exhibit a striking cysteine codon bias. We show that different pharmacological classes of toxins within this peptide superfamily evolved under different evolutionary selection pressures.
Conclusions: Overall, this study reinforces the hypothesis that spiders use a combinatorial peptide library strategy to evolve a complex cocktail of peptide toxins that target neuronal receptors and ion channels in prey and predators. We show that the ω-hexatoxins that target insect voltage-gated calcium channels evolved under the influence of positive Darwinian selection in an episodic fashion, whereas the κ-hexatoxins that target insect calcium-activated potassium channels appear to be under negative selection. A majority of the diversifying sites in the ω-hexatoxins are concentrated on the molecular surface of the toxins, thereby facilitating neofunctionalisation leading to new toxin pharmacology.
Spider toxin; Spider venom; Hexatoxin; ω-hexatoxin; κ-hexatoxin; Australian funnel-web spider; molecular evolution; gene duplication; positive selection; negative selection
© 2014 Pineda et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
Australian Research Council (ARC), National Science Foundation (USA), University of Queensland (UQ), Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects and Grants:
ARC DP0774245, ARC DP1095728, NSF MCB9983242, FCT project PTDC/AAC-AMB/121301/2010 (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-019490), FCT project PesT-C/MAR/LA0015/2011
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