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Two National Insurers Announce Juneteenth As An Official Company-Wide Paid Holiday
June 19, 2020 by Agency Checklists
Liberty Mutual announces that it will begin to observe Juneteenth
In response to the growing trend to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as an official holiday, two national insurers, Liberty Mutual and Allstate, announced this week that they will begin to observe Juneteenth as a company-wide paid holiday.
In a June 18th LinkedIn post, David Long, the Chairman, and CEO of Boston-based Liberty Mutual announced that all of the company's employees would be given the day off on Juneteenth. The following is the statement he made on LinkedIn:
"Liberty Mutual employees will be given the day off on Juneteenth to reflect, connect and learn as we continue to face painful racial injustices of the past and present and extraordinary challenges across the nation. We support our Black employees, customers, and communities on this significant day in our history, and every day, and will do the hard work together to take meaningful action both inside and outside our company."
Source: LinkedIn
Allstate also announces that it will observe Juneteenth
Similar to Liberty Mutual, Allstate also announced on June 18th that the company would officially observe Juneteenth. In explaining its decision to its customers, the company posted the following statement on its social media profiles:
"This Friday will mark the first company-wide observance of Juneteenth, giving our employees time and space to reflect, celebrate, and implement change in their own lives."
In addition to these major insurers, other major corporations like Google, Nike, and Twitter also have announced that Juneteenth will be a company paid holiday.
A look at the history of Juneteenth & Emancipation Day celebrations
So as more and more companies both inside and outside the insurance industry begin to observe Juneteenth as an official holiday, Agency Checklists thought it might be helpful to share a brief history of the day and what it celebrates.
Stephenson, Mrs. Charles (Grace Murray). [Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900], photograph, June 19, 1900; Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.
According to the Library of Congress, June 19, 2020, marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, "…the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States." The name is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth" as a memory of "that day of glad tidings."
While President Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, news about the proclamation did not reach some slaves held in parts of the Confederacy until Union forces took control. The last major Confederate force, located in Galveston, Texas, did not surrender until early June 1865.
On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger, the Union commander, in charge of the Military District of Texas, under martial law, issued General Order Number 3. The Order began: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."
"Juneteenth," the June 19th holiday, has been celebrated in Texas each year since then with the state proclaiming it an official holiday on June 3, 1979. It should be noted that many states also observe Emancipation Day, albeit not always on the same day. For example, Florida has long celebrated Emancipation Day on May 20th, while Thomaston, Georgia has been celebrating Emancipation Day on May 29 since 1866. In 2007, Governor Deval Patrick signed a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth in Massachusetts. Bill H.D. 5141 entitled "An Act to make Juneteenth Independence Day a State Holiday" was filed with the Massachusetts Legislature on June 17, 2020, and seeks to make the day an official state holiday.
One of the biggest celebrations of Emancipation Day has been in Washington D.C. The city officially commemorates the end of slavery on April 16th, the day that President Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862. With the signing of this Act, slavery was officially abolished in DC which saw the immediate freeing over 3,100 individuals. In an interesting footnote, Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts was instrumental in helping President Lincoln get the Act passed through Congress.
As recounted in the White House Historical Association website (founded by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961), many African Americans in DC began to celebrate April 16th as a holiday. Over the years, the day grew to include speeches as well as an annual parade that passed in front of the White House and which was reviewed by various Presidents. The following is an excerpt from an article on the White House Historical Association website:
"Presidential approval helped make the parades a success and acknowledged African Americans had the right to assemble in Lafayette Square as free people. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Johnson particularly enjoyed the tributes to Lincoln and the Republican Party as emancipators."
Emancipation Day in Washington DC, April 19, 1866. Sketched by F. Dielman. Source: Library of Congress
The parades in D.C. lasted until 1901 and were not revived until 2002. In 2005, D.C. made April 16th an official holiday.
For those who are interested in exploring the history of Juneteenth as well as Emancipation Day further, you may find these links interesting:
"Celebrating Juneteenth" June 19, 2015 Library of Congress Blog
"What is Juneteenth?" by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the PBS website
DC Emancipation Day History on the Official District of Columbia Government website
Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C. by Alexandra Lane of the White House Historical Association
Emancipation Day, A Celebration in Washington, D.C. an article published in Harper's Weekly on May 12, 1866, on the White House Historical Association website
"Why Juneteenth Celebrates the New Birth of Freedom", an article by Ashley Luthern published by Smithsonian Magazine on June 19, 2009
H.D. 5141 An Act to make Juneteenth Independence Day a State Holiday in Massachusetts
Juneteenth – Texas State Library & Archives Commission
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"About Time" Releases Interesting Character Relationship Chart
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"About Time" has released a chart explaining the relationships between the many characters.
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NEW LONDON - By the time the siren sounded at Kandiyohi County Park 7 on Games Lake around 1:30 Friday morning, the wind was howling, trees and branches were falling, the beach sand was flying and rain was pelting campers as they ran to the storm...
The metal roof of a home on the south shore of Norway Lake was blown off and was hanging in trees and in the yard Friday after a storm moved across the area. Ron Turbes and his sister, Diane Kastner of Sanborn, were at the house during the storm. They surveyed the damage from the porch later in the day while waiting for family members to arrive for a weekend reunion. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange
By Carolyn Lange
NEW LONDON - By the time the siren sounded at Kandiyohi County Park 7 on Games Lake around 1:30 Friday morning, the wind was howling, trees and branches were falling, the beach sand was flying and rain was pelting campers as they ran to the storm shelter.
"Everyone was crying. My legs were shaking," said Shelly Helfenstein, of Richmond, recounting how she and her family and friends responded to the middle-of-the night storm that rolled through northern Kandiyohi County bringing powerful straight-line winds that chased campers out of their RVs and tents and into the reinforced bathhouse.
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The camper was "shaking back and forth," said Agre, who was waiting Friday morning for crews to clear downed trees from the roads in the park so that he could go home after a week of camping at the park. "We had good weather up to now," he said with a grin.
Stacy and Wanita Rohne, and their 10-year-old daughter Chalese, of Redwood Falls, had some minor injuries from branches as they ran to the shelter, where they found other campers with a few bruises and cuts but otherwise in good spirits.
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A good eight hours after the storm hit, Rita Olson, who manages the park along with her husband Gary, said she was still shaking from the events of the fast-moving storm.
Olson said that a minute or two after she received the phone message that tornado-like winds of 90 mph could be hitting the park, the siren sounded.
But by then the winds were too strong for the couple to open the doors to the park house where they live and they were unable to get to the shelter.
"It was just so fast," said Olson. "It just raged."
By 4 a.m. the Olsons checked with all the campers to make sure everyone was OK.
"We're just happy everyone is safe," said Olson. "When we don't have anybody hurt, that's the important thing."
Down the road a bit on the south shore of Norway Lake, Ron Turbes and his sister Diane Kastner, of Sanborn, were sitting on the porch looking at the front yard that was filled will the metal roof from the house. The metal sheets were also wrapped around trees and hanging from branches 20-25 feet up in the air.
"The whole house just shook," said Kastner. "I thought it was all going to go."
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Carolyn Lange is a features writer at the West Central Tribune. She can be reached at clange@wctrib.com or 320-894-9750
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VILLAGE OF RAYMOND -- The Racine County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened in the Village of Raymond early Friday, June 12. The deceased is a 31-year-old Caledonia resident.
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Q&A with author and Oklahoma native Lu Clifton
by Ken Raymond
Published: Sun, March 11, 2018 5:00 AM
Lu Clifton. [Photo provided]
If you haven't already, you should add southeastern Oklahoma native Lutricia "Lu" Clifton's novels to your reading list.
Clifton is best known for her Sam Chitto mystery series, consisting of "Scalp Dance" (2016), "The Bone Picker" (2017) and "The Horned Owl," which will be available next month. "Scalp Dance" was a finalist for the 2017 Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction, and "The Bone Picker" is a finalist this year.
The Chitto books are set in Oklahoma and feature a Choctaw Nation tribal detective. The novels are both entertaining and informative; Clifton reports her readers enjoy learning the history of Oklahoma's Native American Nations, the Dawes Commission and the jurisdictional issues in the Checkerboard, the name given the area occupied by tribal nations.
She has also written three children's books and will launch a book tour in September on the children's book "Seeking Cassandra." The tour is sponsored by the Oklahoma Center for the Book and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
All of her books are available on Amazon.com or through her website, www.lutricia-lois-clifton.com.
The Oklahoman asked Clifton some questions about her work.
Q: To what extent are your books autobiographical?
A: I think all books, including fiction, are biographical to a degree. I often quote Carlos Ruiz Zalon, who said, "Books are mirrors; you only see in them what you already have inside you." I believe this is true of both the reader and the writer.
Writing teachers admonish new writers to write what they know, which has some merit when it comes to tackling unfamiliar subject matter. However, I believe we writers instinctively write what we know when it comes to character and plot. For example, the main characters in my children's books are from broken homes, single-parent homes and blended families — which describes my childhood to a T.
And my adult mystery series deals with the Choctaw Nation and Choctaw myths and rituals. I've always had an interest in mythology and folklore, even studied these subjects in college, and I've spent a good portion of my life tracing my mother's Choctaw roots. And by the way, my DNA shows that my mother's paternal line migrated to this continent sometime after the last ice age, which ended about 27,000 years ago.
Given all this, it was natural for me to write about that part of Oklahoma where I was born and the native peoples who live there. Plus, I'm also a pastel artist and love color and detail. I bring this interest to my work through vivid descriptions of landscapes and use of sensory detail. So, even though a book is fictional, between the lines, the reader is getting a glimpse of the writer.
Q: How long have you been writing, and how long did it take you to get published?
A: It took a lot longer to get published than I thought it would! I started writing seriously about 16 years ago and didn't realize what a steep learning curve was involved. You see, most traditional publishers today only accept work through literary agents. A very few publishers will accept work from unrepresented writers, and your manuscript goes into a slush pile where readers, not editors, make the first pass/fail call.
The average time to hear back is six months, if you hear back at all, and when you do get a response, it's often a form rejection. I soon learned that the first thing I needed to do was get an agent — and I was finally successful with one of my children's books. This took years — 10 years to be exact — during which time I continued writing, submitting to publishers, and searching for an agent.
I signed a book contract in 2010, but the book wasn't released until 2012. That's because, once under contract, your book goes into a print queue with lots of other books, during which time you're working with a developmental editor, line editor, and finally a proofreader, a process that averages 1-1/2 to two years.
My agent retired even before my book went to print, but I had developed a good working relationship with the publisher and editors and continued to work with them without agent representation.
Q: Who is Sam Chitto, and what makes him unique among other mystery heroes?
A: Sam Chitto is a tribal policeman in his early 30s who's walking a tightrope. A geologist by training, his policeman father was murdered just as he was finishing his degree. He had to make a decision on whether to pursue his chosen field or step into his father's shoes. Driven to find his father's killer, he chose law enforcement but still clings to his scientific mindset.
Complicating matters, his mother and grandmother are gung-ho about the resurgence of Native American customs and beliefs. Sam's grandmother taught him the old stories and beliefs when a child, but as a scientist, he cannot get on board.
One of those beliefs deals with the two shadows. In the old way of thinking, the Choctaw believed a person possessed an inner shadow, the shiliup, and an outer one, the shilombish. After death, the inner shadow began the long journey to the west, but sometimes the outer shadow would not fade away until it felt everything was all right with its family. Over time, however, Sam's hard, scientific exterior starts to crack.
In the first book, "Scalp Dance," for example, we learn his wife Mary died of cancer. Reluctant to let her go, he keeps their home just as she left it and will not allow anyone to touch her things.
Then a freethinking anthropologist he teams with convinces him that he's doing Mary a disservice by not setting her outer shadow free. We see this change in Sam's attitude continue in the following books.
Q: Your readers don't just get a good mystery; they get something of an education about the Native American Nations in Oklahoma. Talk about that, if you would.
A: I had to do a lot of up-front research before I began writing this series, on everything from the Removal — the term given the forced expulsion of Native Americans from their homelands — to the former lifestyle of the Choctaw, their beliefs, and customs. For the Choctaw, that homeland was primarily Mississippi, where some Choctaw managed to remain behind. Those Choctaw who made the forced march to Indian Territory were solely intent on survival, which meant they lost touch with their history and culture.
The Mississippi Choctaw had retained a good deal of this knowledge, and in the 1960s, they educated those in Oklahoma about their beginnings. Keep in mind that there are 38 federally recognized Nations occupying what is now Oklahoma, and they all went through a similar diaspora. Think of what these people lost! I found this history not only interesting personally but also in need of being shared with others.
Q: You've also had a successful run writing books for younger readers. Tell me about those books.
A: I mentioned earlier that I write about what I know, and nowhere is that more evident than in my children's books. My first book, "Freaky Fast Frankie Joe," deals with a boy who must go live with a father he doesn't know. He encounters a very different country, different lifestyle and four stepbrothers who don't want him disrupting their idyllic life.
Frankie Joe deals with many challenges trying to fit into the family, and even considers running away, but he eventually wins the brothers over. This book was awarded a Friends of American Writer's Award for Juvenile Fiction and seven state library associations placed it on their master booklists — including the Sequoyah Book Masterlist.
The second book, "Immortal Max," features 12-year-old Sam who lives with a single working mother, an older sister, and a scruffy old mongrel named Max. Most of Sam's peers live in an exclusive gated community, and one of the boys continually shows off his expensive, registered dog. Envious, Sam decides to earn money as a dog walker at the gated community in order to buy a registered dog. In time, Sam learns that old Max has attributes far more important than a dog sporting a paper degree.
In my last children's book, "Seeking Cassandra," 12-year-old Cassie must go live with her single-parent father in a camp trailer. Accustomed to a more affluent lifestyle, Cassie has a hard time adjusting until she gets drawn into solving a mystery with a bunch of kids that look like they belong to some kind of scary gang. These gang members become her best friends and lead her to make a life-changing decision. This book won the 2017 Oklahoma Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.
Q: What is the most difficult thing about writing mystery novels? For me, it'd be coming up with anything resembling an interesting plot.
A: You're right, the plot is key. By nature, genre fiction is somewhat formulaic — no matter whether it's mystery, science fiction, romance, you name it. And with a series, the same characters appear again and again so a writer has to keep her antenna out continually, looking for something that's original and that fits with the characters.
One of the questions I get asked most is, "What was your inspiration for this book?" For me personally, there's rarely one thing that sets me down a path, it's more like associations I make between seemingly disparate things that jell into the beginning of a story. Once I have that beginning in place — the opening situation and precipitating event — I let the characters guide me.
I used to think a writer needed to have a book firmly in mind, beginning to end, before starting to write. But no longer. I've been surprised too many times at the route the characters lead me, and oftentimes the endings are nothing like I thought they would be. But surprises are fun, they keep us on our toes!
Q: Is there anything I haven't asked you that you think readers should know?
A: Actually, you've been very thorough. I would add one thing, though. Because my Sam Chitto series deals with history and cultural beliefs, plus some pretty tough subjects such as abuse to women, veterans suffering PTSD and mental illness, I've started including a discussion guide at the end of the books. Although genre fiction is not typically thought of as fare for book groups, I think some are. I would like to think the Sam Chitto mystery series is one of these.
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2024 Eclipse Information for cities in Nevada
These cities in Nevada will not be in the path of totality for the 2024 total solar eclipse
Note that certified eye protection must be used AT ALL TIMES when viewing the eclipse from these locations!
We've gathered detailed eclipse information for cities in Nevada, to help you plan your eclipse day viewing activities. Everything is summarized in the table(s) below. You can search for a city by typing a couple of letters of the city's name into the search box. Once you get a table that lists all the possible cities, you can click on an individual city name to visit that city's dedicated 2024 eclipse page.
On the city page, you'll find an overview animation of the 2024 eclipse, as well as links to weather, the eclipse Community Page, and the fantastic 2024 eclipse simulator - ALL created specifically for that individual city.
It's all about bringing YOU the most detailed, accurate eclipse information possible - as you prepare to watch the Great North American Eclipse on April 8, 2024!
View the instructions for the values shown in the table
In this table, we've listed the following information:
Location identifier and latitude/longitude
The times in the table have been calculated based on this exact location. Times can shift by several seconds as you get several miles/km away from the location shown.
Start time of the partial phase ("C1")
All times are given in local time or Universal time [UT] (also known as GMT or Zulu time). You can convert the entire table by clicking on the time zone you want to see it shown in!
Where to look for that first "bite" of partial eclipse ("V")
We've called this value "V", because that's what astronomers call it. If you imagine the Sun's disk as a clock face, this is the hour hand value of where to look on that "clock" to see that very first little bite that the Moon is taking! (Remember, you must use eclipse glasses to look at the Sun at this time!)
Who will be the first to see that bite and shout "First Contact!"?
Time of Mid-eclipse
This is when the maximum amount of the Sun's disk is covered. Also given in UT and you can convert it if you like.
Eclipse Magnitude
The amount of the Sun's disk that is covered at the time of mid-eclipse. (Measured as a percentage of the Sun's diameter, not area!)
Altitude and azimuth of the Sun at the time of mid-eclipse
This will let you know where the Sun will be in the sky during mid-eclipse, so you can check to make sure that trees, buildings or mountains won't be in your way. (You can also go outside to your planned viewing location on the day before the eclipse at eclipse time and check it out yourself. The Sun's location in the sky at that time won't change enough in one day for you to notice the difference.)
Altitude is given in degrees. The horizon is at 0°, and straight up is 90°. So 45° would be exactly halfway up, 30° would be 1/3 of the way up, and 60° would be 2/3 of the way up. Anything in between is, well, in between!
Azimuth is given as an angle so you can tell exactly where the Sun will be, and here are some references: 90° is due east, 180° is due south, and 270° is due west. So, if you see 200°, that's a bit less than 1/3 of the way from due south to due west. 135° would be straight southeast.
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We've calculated all values in the table below using a value of ΔT=69.6s
C1 (PDT (GMT-7))
Mid-eclipse (PDT (GMT-7))
Acoma 37.5483N 114.1725W 10:16:44 04:00 11:24:01 59.3% 56° 146°
Alamo 37.3648N 115.163W 10:15:46 04:00 11:22:20 57.9% 55° 144°
Amargosa Valley 36.6438N 116.4003W 10:13:24 04:00 11:19:25 56.9% 55° 140°
Arden 36.018N 115.2308W 10:12:29 03:30 11:19:58 60.1% 56° 141°
Arthur 40.7965912N 115.1908833W 10:24:02 04:00 11:27:51 52.1% 53° 148°
Austin 39.4932589N 117.0695342W 10:20:04 04:00 11:23:17 51.1% 53° 143°
Babbitt 38.5393661N 118.6376341W 10:17:06 04:00 11:19:37 49.9% 52° 139°
Baker 39.0132801N 114.1227695W 10:20:16 04:00 11:26:28 56.9% 55° 148°
Battle Mountain 40.6379N 116.9485W 10:22:55 04:00 11:25:17 49.4% 52° 145°
Beatty 36.9085566N 116.7592265W 10:13:52 04:00 11:19:23 55.8% 54° 140°
Beowawe 40.5926922N 116.4773071W 10:22:59 04:00 11:25:50 50.3% 52° 146°
Black Springs 39.61037554N 119.8633323W 10:19:22 04:00 11:19:49 46.2% 51° 138°
Blue Diamond 36.04N 115.4128W 10:12:26 03:30 11:19:45 59.7% 56° 141°
Boulder City 35.8407N 114.9257W 10:12:13 03:30 11:20:05 60.9% 56° 142°
Bunkerville 36.7198N 114.1221W 10:14:47 03:30 11:22:42 60.9% 56° 145°
Caliente 37.6149648N 114.5119378W 10:16:42 04:00 11:23:39 58.6% 55° 145°
Cal-Nev-Ari 35.2995N 114.8778W 10:10:57 03:30 11:19:13 62% 57° 141°
Carlin 40.7138067N 116.1039663W 10:23:26 04:00 11:26:31 50.7% 52° 146°
Carp 37.1119N 114.4928W 10:15:30 04:00 11:22:51 59.5% 56° 145°
Carson City 39.163798N 119.767403W 10:18:16 04:00 11:19:12 47.1% 51° 137°
Caselton 37.9191N 114.4853W 10:17:27 04:00 11:24:12 58.1% 55° 146°
Charleston 41.6707N 115.5106W 10:26:00 04:00 11:28:47 50.1% 52° 149°
Cherry Creek 39.9004891N 114.8858603W 10:22:01 04:00 11:26:51 54.1% 54° 148°
Cobre 41.1118689N 114.4008572W 10:25:09 04:00 11:29:23 52.8% 53° 150°
Cold Springs 39.6927N 119.9775W 10:19:32 04:00 11:19:48 45.9% 51° 138°
Contact 41.769357N 114.7525374W 10:26:34 04:00 11:29:56 51.2% 52° 150°
Copperfield 39.6315755N 119.9449199W 10:19:23 04:00 11:19:45 46.1% 51° 138°
Cosgrave 40.796571N 118.015694W 10:22:55 04:00 11:24:09 47.4% 51° 143°
Crescent Valley 40.4160278N 116.5764745W 10:22:31 04:00 11:25:25 50.4% 52° 145°
Crestline 37.663579N 114.1260919W 10:17:02 04:00 11:24:16 59.2% 56° 146°
Crystal Bay 39.2260181N 120.0040787W 10:18:21 04:00 11:19:00 46.6% 51° 137°
Currie 40.266597N 114.7430821W 10:22:57 04:00 11:27:37 53.7% 53° 149°
Dayton 39.2371353N 119.5929521W 10:18:31 04:00 11:19:33 47.3% 51° 138°
Deeth 41.065476N 115.2747787W 10:24:38 04:00 11:28:10 51.5% 53° 149°
Denio 41.97N 118.6125W 10:25:37 04:00 11:25:15 44.6% 50° 143°
Dry Lake 36.4566N 114.8431W 10:13:45 03:30 11:21:15 60% 56° 143°
Dunphy 40.7088N 116.5301W 10:23:15 04:00 11:25:57 50% 52° 146°
Dyer 37.6493N 118.0345W 10:15:08 04:00 11:18:55 52.4% 53° 138°
East Las Vegas 36.0944N 115.0419W 10:12:46 03:30 11:20:21 60.3% 56° 142°
Eastgate 39.3054789N 117.8790074W 10:19:17 04:00 11:21:54 50% 52° 141°
Elgin 37.3519N 114.5358W 10:16:04 04:00 11:23:11 59% 56° 145°
Elko 40.83835N 115.767644W 10:23:53 04:00 11:27:09 51% 53° 147°
Ely 39.264912N 114.870849W 10:20:29 04:00 11:25:51 55.2% 54° 147°
Empire 40.5757352N 119.34213W 10:21:56 04:00 11:22:05 45.6% 51° 140°
Enterprise 36.0163N 115.2207W 10:12:29 03:30 11:19:58 60.1% 56° 141°
Eureka 39.5113N 115.9668W 10:20:34 04:00 11:24:47 52.9% 53° 145°
Fallon 39.4735288N 118.7773743W 10:19:22 04:00 11:21:00 48.2% 52° 140°
Fernley 39.5612N 119.1925W 10:19:27 04:00 11:20:36 47.4% 51° 139°
Flanigan 40.1707N 119.8866W 10:20:46 04:00 11:20:43 45.3% 50° 139°
Frenchman 39.2793679N 118.2701317W 10:19:04 04:00 11:21:21 49.4% 52° 140°
Gabbs 38.8654N 117.9238W 10:18:11 04:00 11:21:07 50.6% 52° 140°
Gardnerville 38.939N 119.7369W 10:17:43 04:00 11:18:51 47.5% 51° 137°
Gardnerville Ranchos 38.8872N 119.7426W 10:17:35 04:00 11:18:46 47.5% 51° 137°
Genoa 39.0043524N 119.8471238W 10:17:51 04:00 11:18:49 47.2% 51° 137°
Gerlach 40.6452N 119.3614W 10:22:06 04:00 11:22:10 45.5% 51° 140°
Glenbrook 39.0893525N 119.9390724W 10:18:02 04:00 11:18:51 46.9% 51° 137°
Glendale 36.6652502N 114.5691536W 10:14:24 03:30 11:21:59 60.1% 56° 144°
Golconda 40.9532359N 117.4892882W 10:23:29 04:00 11:25:05 48% 51° 144°
Gold Acres 40.2621N 116.7326W 10:22:05 04:00 11:24:58 50.4% 52° 145°
Gold Point 37.3546528N 117.3650767W 10:14:41 04:00 11:19:19 54% 54° 139°
Golden Valley 39.6177N 119.8231W 10:19:24 04:00 11:19:53 46.3% 51° 138°
Goldfield 37.7085439N 117.2356341W 10:15:37 04:00 11:20:06 53.7% 54° 140°
Goodsprings 35.8303N 115.4291W 10:11:55 03:30 11:19:22 60% 56° 141°
Halleck 40.9507552N 115.452839W 10:24:17 04:00 11:27:45 51.4% 53° 148°
Harney 40.5774N 116.3248W 10:23:01 04:00 11:26:01 50.5% 52° 146°
Hawthorne 38.5246441N 118.624578W 10:17:04 04:00 11:19:37 50% 52° 139°
Hazen 39.5651915N 119.0462731W 10:19:31 04:00 11:20:48 47.6% 51° 139°
Henderson 36.0097N 115.0357W 10:12:34 03:30 11:20:13 60.4% 56° 142°
Henry 41.6968579N 114.8264297W 10:26:21 04:00 11:29:43 51.2% 52° 150°
Hiko 37.5969036N 115.2241887W 10:16:17 04:00 11:22:39 57.4% 55° 144°
Holbrook Junction 38.73382527N 119.5553905W 10:17:16 04:00 11:18:45 48.1% 51° 137°
Humboldt 40.4556N 118.2676W 10:21:59 04:00 11:23:16 47.5% 51° 142°
Humboldt River Ranch 40.4555952N 118.2675253W 10:21:59 04:00 11:23:16 47.5% 51° 142°
Imlay 40.6581N 118.1441W 10:22:32 04:00 11:23:46 47.4% 51° 142°
Incline Village 39.2512962N 119.9729674W 10:18:26 04:00 11:19:04 46.6% 51° 137°
Indian Hills 39.0894N 119.7977W 10:18:05 04:00 11:19:02 47.1% 51° 137°
Indian Springs 36.5696826N 115.6705757W 10:13:35 03:30 11:20:18 58.3% 55° 141°
Ione 38.9482604N 117.5876012W 10:18:31 04:00 11:21:42 51.1% 53° 141°
Islen 37.5296882N 114.321651W 10:16:36 04:00 11:23:47 59.1% 56° 146°
Jackpot 41.979455N 114.664598W 10:27:06 04:00 11:30:22 51% 52° 151°
Jarbidge 41.8735N 115.432W 10:26:31 04:00 11:29:12 49.9% 52° 149°
Jean 35.7788681N 115.3238828W 10:11:51 03:30 11:19:25 60.3% 56° 141°
Johnson Lane 39.0489N 119.7245W 10:18:00 04:00 11:19:03 47.3% 51° 137°
Jungo 40.9171247N 118.3837639W 10:23:05 04:00 11:23:52 46.6% 51° 142°
Kingsbury 38.9909N 119.8837W 10:17:48 04:00 11:18:45 47.2% 51° 137°
Kingston 39.2099294N 117.0698094W 10:19:22 04:00 11:22:49 51.5% 53° 143°
Lakeridge 39.0362971N 119.9482375W 10:17:54 04:00 11:18:45 47% 51° 137°
Lamoille 40.7238N 115.479W 10:23:43 04:00 11:27:22 51.7% 53° 148°
Lane City 39.2604946N 114.9314089W 10:20:27 04:00 11:25:46 55.1% 54° 147°
Las Vegas 36.2292N 115.2601W 10:12:58 03:30 11:20:17 59.7% 56° 142°
Laughlin 35.1316N 114.689W 10:10:39 03:30 11:19:12 62.6% 57° 141°
Lee 40.5682614N 115.6075591W 10:23:18 04:00 11:26:57 51.7% 53° 147°
Lemmon Valley 39.6879N 119.8364W 10:19:34 04:00 11:19:59 46.2% 51° 138°
Lida 37.4582645N 117.4981383W 10:14:53 04:00 11:19:19 53.6% 54° 139°
Logandale 36.5966N 114.4841W 10:14:17 03:30 11:21:59 60.4% 56° 144°
Lovelock 40.1789N 118.4773W 10:21:14 04:00 11:22:33 47.6% 51° 141°
Lund 38.8566105N 115.0077933W 10:19:26 04:00 11:25:01 55.6% 54° 146°
Luning 38.5063N 118.1815W 10:17:11 04:00 11:20:10 50.8% 52° 139°
Manhattan 38.5388N 117.0734W 10:17:43 04:00 11:21:42 52.6% 53° 142°
McDermitt 41.9909N 117.7045W 10:25:58 04:00 11:26:27 46% 51° 145°
McGill 39.402N 114.777W 10:20:52 04:00 11:26:12 55.1% 54° 147°
Mercury 36.6605N 115.9945W 10:13:38 04:00 11:20:00 57.6% 55° 141°
Mesquite 36.8035N 114.1325W 10:14:58 04:00 11:22:50 60.7% 56° 145°
Midas 41.2440709N 116.7967729W 10:24:27 04:00 11:26:27 48.7% 52° 146°
Mill City 40.6835N 118.0704W 10:22:37 04:00 11:23:54 47.5% 51° 143°
Mina 38.3898N 118.1116W 10:16:56 04:00 11:20:04 51.1% 53° 139°
Minden 38.9540739N 119.7657332W 10:17:45 04:00 11:18:51 47.4% 51° 137°
Moapa 36.6758N 114.6208W 10:14:23 03:30 11:21:56 60% 56° 144°
Moapa Town 36.7708N 114.6473W 10:14:36 04:00 11:22:03 59.8% 56° 144°
Moapa Valley 36.6078N 114.4566W 10:14:19 03:30 11:22:03 60.4% 56° 144°
Mogul 39.5137988N 119.9260304W 10:19:06 04:00 11:19:35 46.3% 51° 138°
Montello 41.2613129N 114.1941831W 10:25:36 04:00 11:29:54 52.9% 53° 151°
Mount Charleston 36.2571855N 115.6427949W 10:12:50 03:30 11:19:48 58.9% 55° 141°
Mount Montgomery 37.9796525N 118.3215086W 10:15:50 04:00 11:19:06 51.4% 53° 138°
Mountain City 41.8385N 115.9654W 10:26:13 04:00 11:28:27 49.1% 52° 148°
Nelson 35.7080419N 114.8247014W 10:11:57 03:30 11:20:00 61.3% 56° 142°
New Washoe City 39.2962994N 119.7757399W 10:18:36 04:00 11:19:24 46.9% 51° 138°
Nixon 39.828N 119.3589W 10:20:04 04:00 11:20:50 46.7% 51° 139°
North Fork 41.4824N 115.8167W 10:25:25 04:00 11:28:06 49.9% 52° 148°
North Las Vegas 36.2857N 115.0939W 10:13:12 03:30 11:20:37 59.9% 56° 142°
Oasis 41.0285361N 114.4869714W 10:24:54 04:00 11:29:09 52.8% 53° 150°
Oreana 40.3343525N 118.3223674W 10:21:40 04:00 11:23:00 47.6% 51° 142°
Orovada 41.5609N 117.7763W 10:24:53 04:00 11:25:41 46.6% 51° 144°
Osino 40.9321423N 115.6606224W 10:24:09 04:00 11:27:27 51.1% 53° 148°
Overton 36.5433N 114.4469W 10:14:10 03:30 11:21:57 60.6% 56° 144°
Owyhee 41.9166N 116.182W 10:26:19 04:00 11:28:17 48.6% 52° 148°
Pahrump 36.2082943N 115.9839147W 10:12:32 03:30 11:19:15 58.4% 55° 140°
Palisade 40.6101953N 116.1986889W 10:23:09 04:00 11:26:14 50.7% 52° 146°
Panaca 37.7889N 114.3997W 10:17:11 04:00 11:24:06 58.5% 55° 146°
Paradise 36.0807N 115.1369W 10:12:41 03:30 11:20:12 60.1% 56° 142°
Paradise Valley 41.49N 117.5322W 10:24:47 04:00 11:25:53 47.1% 51° 145°
Parran 39.8013N 118.7732W 10:20:11 04:00 11:21:33 47.7% 51° 140°
Patrick 39.5471N 119.5793W 10:19:18 04:00 11:20:05 46.8% 51° 138°
Patsville 41.8101811N 115.9575909W 10:26:09 04:00 11:28:25 49.1% 52° 148°
Pequop 41.2171N 114.5895W 10:25:19 04:00 11:29:18 52.4% 53° 150°
Pioche 37.9296851N 114.452214W 10:17:29 04:00 11:24:15 58.2% 55° 146°
Preston 38.9135533N 115.0605734W 10:19:33 04:00 11:25:02 55.4% 54° 146°
Pronto 40.9282N 118.0607W 10:23:13 04:00 11:24:18 47.1% 51° 143°
Pyramid 40.0749N 119.7019W 10:20:34 04:00 11:20:48 45.8% 51° 139°
Rachel 37.644672N 115.7436451W 10:16:09 04:00 11:22:01 56.4% 55° 143°
Reno 39.5491N 119.8499W 10:19:13 04:00 11:19:44 46.3% 51° 138°
Roach 35.6408N 115.3592W 10:11:30 03:30 11:19:08 60.5% 56° 141°
Round Mountain 38.711N 117.0676W 10:18:09 04:00 11:22:00 52.3% 53° 142°
Rowland 41.9365701N 115.6786937W 10:26:34 04:00 11:28:59 49.4% 52° 149°
Rox 36.8808N 114.6672W 10:14:51 04:00 11:22:13 59.6% 56° 144°
Ruby Valley 40.3602N 115.4475W 10:22:52 04:00 11:26:50 52.4% 53° 147°
Ruth 39.2782718N 114.9891886W 10:20:28 04:00 11:25:43 54.9% 54° 147°
Salt Wells 39.3751976N 118.5829202W 10:19:12 04:00 11:21:05 48.7% 52° 140°
Sand Pass 40.2615713N 119.779365W 10:21:01 04:00 11:21:00 45.4% 50° 139°
Sandy Valley 35.8169191N 115.6322283W 10:11:47 03:30 11:19:03 59.7% 56° 140°
Schurz 38.9366N 118.7925W 10:18:02 04:00 11:20:05 49.1% 52° 139°
Searchlight 35.4652685N 114.9197005W 10:11:19 03:30 11:19:27 61.6% 56° 141°
Shafter 40.854654N 114.4447525W 10:24:30 04:00 11:28:56 53.2% 53° 150°
Silver City 39.2639N 119.6356W 10:18:34 04:00 11:19:32 47.1% 51° 138°
Silver Peak 37.7549309N 117.6348148W 10:15:33 04:00 11:19:38 52.9% 53° 139°
Silver Springs 39.3826N 119.2149W 10:19:00 04:00 11:20:17 47.7% 51° 139°
Skyland 39.0224082N 119.9482371W 10:17:52 04:00 11:18:43 47% 51° 137°
Sloan 35.9435864N 115.2172168W 10:12:18 03:30 11:19:51 60.2% 56° 141°
Smith 38.80047967N 119.3274146W 10:17:31 04:00 11:19:09 48.4% 52° 138°
Spanish Springs 39.6567N 119.6695W 10:19:32 04:00 11:20:09 46.5% 51° 138°
Sparks 39.5544N 119.7356W 10:19:16 04:00 11:19:53 46.5% 51° 138°
Spring Creek 40.7265927N 115.5858953W 10:23:41 04:00 11:27:13 51.5% 53° 147°
Spring Valley 36.0987N 115.2619W 10:12:39 03:30 11:20:03 59.9% 56° 142°
Stagecoach 39.3656N 119.3832W 10:18:54 04:00 11:20:02 47.4% 51° 138°
Stateline 38.9624079N 119.9399029W 10:17:43 04:00 11:18:38 47.1% 51° 137°
Steptoe 39.4068829N 114.7639054W 10:20:53 04:00 11:26:14 55.1% 54° 147°
Stillwater 39.5215857N 118.5470875W 10:19:34 04:00 11:21:23 48.5% 52° 140°
Sulphur 40.8746N 118.7366W 10:22:52 04:00 11:23:21 46.1% 51° 142°
Summerlin South 36.124382N 115.3324696W 10:12:41 03:30 11:20:00 59.7% 56° 141°
Sun Valley 39.5962993N 119.7760234W 10:19:21 04:00 11:19:54 46.4% 51° 138°
Sunnyside 38.4232844N 115.021124W 10:18:23 04:00 11:24:17 56.3% 55° 145°
Sunrise Manor 36.1785N 115.049W 10:12:58 03:30 11:20:29 60.1% 56° 142°
Sutcliffe 39.9461N 119.6305W 10:20:16 04:00 11:20:41 46.1% 51° 139°
Tempiute 37.6524518N 115.6358654W 10:16:13 04:00 11:22:10 56.6% 55° 143°
Thorne 38.6018652N 118.5915221W 10:17:16 04:00 11:19:47 49.9% 52° 139°
Tippett 39.8685N 114.3497W 10:22:12 04:00 11:27:31 55% 54° 149°
Tonopah 38.0671553N 117.2300825W 10:16:30 04:00 11:20:42 53.1% 53° 141°
Topaz Lake 38.695741N 119.5440574W 10:17:10 04:00 11:18:42 48.2% 51° 137°
Topaz Ranch Estates 38.7356527N 119.5007961W 10:17:17 04:00 11:18:49 48.2% 51° 137°
Toulon 40.0626873N 118.6448736W 10:20:53 04:00 11:22:09 47.5% 51° 141°
Toy 40.0168544N 118.6732073W 10:20:45 04:00 11:22:02 47.6% 51° 141°
Trego 40.7646N 119.1438W 10:22:28 04:00 11:22:39 45.6% 51° 141°
Tuscarora 41.3140735N 116.2217565W 10:24:51 04:00 11:27:18 49.5% 52° 147°
Unionville 40.4437N 118.1146W 10:22:00 04:00 11:23:27 47.8% 51° 142°
Ursine 37.9771N 114.2289W 10:17:43 04:00 11:24:39 58.5% 55° 146°
Valmy 40.7718N 117.131W 10:23:10 04:00 11:25:16 48.9% 52° 145°
Verdi 39.5144N 119.9772W 10:19:05 04:00 11:19:31 46.2% 51° 138°
Virginia City 39.3074N 119.6484W 10:18:40 04:00 11:19:35 47.1% 51° 138°
Vya 41.5921N 119.8605W 10:24:20 04:00 11:23:04 43.2% 50° 141°
Wabuska 39.1438N 119.1832W 10:18:25 04:00 11:19:55 48.1% 51° 138°
Wadsworth 39.6322N 119.2901W 10:19:36 04:00 11:20:36 47.1% 51° 139°
Walker Lake 38.6468N 118.7572W 10:17:19 04:00 11:19:39 49.6% 52° 139°
Warm Springs 38.1904897N 116.3700542W 10:17:10 04:00 11:22:04 54.4% 54° 142°
Washoe City 39.3201879N 119.8096307W 10:18:39 04:00 11:19:24 46.8% 51° 138°
Weed Heights 38.9871N 119.209W 10:18:01 04:00 11:19:37 48.3% 52° 138°
Wellington 38.7562993N 119.3759946W 10:17:23 04:00 11:19:01 48.4% 52° 138°
Wells 41.1115888N 114.96449W 10:24:53 04:00 11:28:39 51.9% 53° 149°
West Wendover 40.739097N 114.073345W 10:24:25 04:00 11:29:15 54% 53° 151°
Whitney 36.1005N 115.038W 10:12:47 03:30 11:20:22 60.3% 56° 142°
Winchester 36.1368N 115.1299W 10:12:49 03:30 11:20:18 60% 56° 142°
Winnemucca 40.964352N 117.725449W 10:23:26 04:00 11:24:48 47.6% 51° 144°
Woolsey 40.281N 118.3646W 10:21:31 04:00 11:22:52 47.6% 51° 142°
Yerington 38.9554N 119.1101W 10:17:58 04:00 11:19:42 48.5% 52° 138°
Zephyr Cove 39.0021304N 119.9560143W 10:17:49 04:00 11:18:41 47% 51° 137°


Learn more about The Public School Foundation!
A very wet Walk for Education on Oct 10, 2015. This annual walk raises money for the school district and is the largest public function run by the PSF.
On Oct 5, the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Public School Foundation held its annual fund raising event. It was a huge event with all public schools in the area turning out.


Way back in 2007, we at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute published a landmark study with experts from the Northwest Evaluation Association: The Proficiency Illusion. It found that state definitions for reading and math "proficiency" were all over the map—and shockingly subpar almost everywhere. In Wisconsin, for instance, eighth graders could be reading at the fourteenth percentile nationally and still be considered proficient.
This was a big problem—not just the inconsistency, though that surely made it harder to compare schools across state lines. Mostly, we worried about the signals that low proficiency standards sent to parents: the false positives indicating that their kids were on track for success when they actually weren't. How were parents in Madison or Duluth supposed to know that their "proficient" son was really far below grade level, not to mention way off track for success in college and career?
That was one of the main reasons we started pushing for national standards and tests (what would eventually become the Common Core). We wanted parents to know the truth about how their children were faring in school—and wanted educators to aim for higher expectations in their teaching. After years of lackluster progress with state-by-state standards, we thought an interstate approach might work better.
State tests have only gotten tougher since then. Georgia's fourth-grade reading proficiency rate dropped from close to 100 percent in 2013 to less than 40 percent in 2015—not because the kids were doing worse, but because the state's measure of how they were doing was getting closer to the truth. Oregon went from having 70 percent of students on track in reading to around 30 percent. In Delaware, the math proficiency rate for eighth graders has gone from over 60 percent to below 40 percent. Similar trends can be seen in the other states that have published last year's scores.
But let's not bury the lede. Outside of Ohio, most states are living up to their commitments to provide more honest information to parents. A key promise of the Common Core is being kept.
This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on the Seventy Four; that one also lambasted Arkansas for backpedaling on its cut scores. Since then, Arkansas acknowledged that it had erred in how it described the state's performance levels and clarified that it would use the rigorous standards suggested by PARCC.


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Q: Is it posible to set environtment variable without file? I've try that node.js load environtment variable from file .env. how to set environtment variable without file ?

A: This may not be the answer you are looking for but you can use Node Foreman or Heroku Start to auto load your .env file before launching your node application.
If you don't want to do that they you can use something like this:
fs = require('fs');
path = require('path');

function readEnv() {
  return new Promise(
    function(resolve, reject) {
      let envPath = path.join(process.cwd(), '.env');
      fs.readFile(envPath, 'utf8',
        (err, data) => {
          if (err) {
            return reject(err);
          }

          let env = {};
          data.split(/[\r\n]+/g).forEach(
            (line) => {
              line = line.trim();
              if (line) {
                let idx = line.indexOf('=');
                if (idx > -1) {
                  let key = line.substr(0,idx);
                  let value = line.substr(idx+1);
                  env[key] = value;
                }
                else {
                  env[line] = '';
                }
              }
            }
          );

          resolve(env);
        }
      );
    }
  );
}

function processEnv() {
  return readEnv().then(
    (env) => {
      Object.keys(env).forEach(
        (key) => {
          process.env[key] = env[key];
        }
      );
      return true;
    }
  ).catch(
    (err) => {
      console.error(err);
    }
  );
}

module.exports = processEnv;

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Thinkbaby and Thinksport's founder, Kevin Brodwick brought his interest in health and preventative medicine and his background in biotechnology together to form a company whose sole purpose is to create alternative products for little ones to adults.
All thinksport sunblocks are great to me. They don't rub or sweat off, nor leave a sticky white film on your skin. The stick makes for an easier application on the kids. I've been using all of their products for my family and me, for years and have remained satisfied.
One of the best safer options for sunscreen but I dislike the intense white look this formulation leaves.
Leaves a thick white residue. Great for noses & cheeks.
This makes putting sunscreen on your child's face so much easier.
I've tried just about every green kid-friendly brand of sunscreen and Thinkbaby is the one my kid objects to least (it's the least squiggle producing). No irritation or objectionable smell like many other brands + an excellent EWG rating. She can apply the stick formula herself, which is great. An excellent sunscreen.
I love the Thinkbaby stick. I've used a few other brands and they were very hard to rub onto the body, but the Thinkbaby stick goes on easy. Perfect for my toddlers face. She can even do parts of her face herself.
We love ThinkBaby sunscreen! I thought I'd give the stick a try to see if it was easier or more convenient. The one thing we love about the lotion is that it rubs in really well for a mineral sunscreen. Well, the stick is more "sticky" and leaves more of the white residue. The size is obviously easier to keep in my purse or bagWe'll still continue to buy the lotion, but won't buy the stick again.


Through January 5th, visit CVS where you can snag an amazing deal on Hershey's Gold Candy Bag. They are on sale are on sale for $2.99. When you purchase one, you'll get back $1 Extrabucks. Combine the $2 off one Hershey's Gold Bag printable coupon to get the bag for FREE + 1¢ Moneymaker! Nice!