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10 Life Lessons from Basic SEAL Training from Admiral William H. McRaven
By Steve Nguyen, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address – Admiral William H. McRaven
Watch his speech above or directly on YouTube, https://youtu.be/pxBQLFLei70
An inspiring and powerful 20-minute commencement speech by Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the University-wide Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014.
Admiral McRaven's commencement speech is perhaps one of the best commencement speeches I have ever heard. It is on point and offers some fantastic life and business lessons.
Below are excerpts from his amazing speech.
10 Life Lessons from Basic SEAL Training
1. If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
"If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right."
2. If you want to change the world, find someone to help you paddle.
"You can't change the world alone—you will need some help— and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them."
3. If you want to change the world, measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers.
"SEAL training was a great equalizer. Nothing mattered but your will to succeed. Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status."
4. If you want to change the world get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward.
"Sometimes no matter how well you prepare or how well you perform you still end up as a sugar cookie."
"For failing the uniform inspection, the student [in Basic SEAL training] had to run, fully clothed into the surfzone and then, wet from head to toe, roll around on the beach until every part of your body was covered with sand. The effect was known as a 'sugar cookie.' You stayed in that uniform the rest of the day — cold, wet and sandy."
"There were many a student who just couldn't accept the fact that all their effort was in vain. . . Those students didn't understand the purpose of the drill. You were never going to succeed. You were never going to have a perfect uniform."
5. If you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses.
"Every day during training you were challenged with multiple physical events — long runs, long swims, obstacle courses, hours of calisthenics — something designed to test your mettle. Every event had standards — times you had to meet. If you failed to meet those standards your name was posted on a list, and at the end of the day those on the list were invited to a 'circus.' A circus was two hours of additional calisthenics designed to wear you down, to break your spirit, to force you to quit."
"Life is filled with circuses. You will fail. You will likely fail often. It will be painful. It will be discouraging. At times it will test you to your very core."
6. If you want to change the world sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head first.
7. If you want to change the world, don't back down from the sharks.
"There are a lot of sharks in the world. If you hope to complete the swim you will have to deal with them."
8. If you want to change the world, you must be your very best in the darkest moment.
"At the darkest moment of the mission is the time when you must be calm, composed—when all your tactical skills, your physical power and all your inner strength must be brought to bear."
9. If you want to change the world, start singing when you're up to your neck in mud.
"If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power of one person—Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala—one person can change the world by giving people hope."
10. If you want to change the world don't ever, ever ring the bell.
"In SEAL training there is a bell. A brass bell that hangs in the center of the compound for all the students to see. All you have to do to quit—is ring the bell. Ring the bell and you no longer have to wake up at 5 o'clock. Ring the bell and you no longer have to do the freezing cold swims. Ring the bell and you no longer have to do the runs, the obstacle course, the PT—and you no longer have to endure the hardships of training. Just ring the bell. If you want to change the world don't ever, ever ring the bell."
"Start each day with a task completed. Find someone to help you through life. Respect everyone. Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often. But if you take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up — if you do these things, then the next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today."
"It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or your social status. Our struggles in this world are similar and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward—changing ourselves and the world around us—will apply equally to all."
"Changing the world can happen anywhere and anyone can do it."
Written By: Steve Nguyen, Ph.D.
Leadership Advisor & Talent Development Consultant
University of Texas at Austin – Adm. McRaven Urges Graduates to Find Courage to Change the World https://news.utexas.edu/2014/05/16/mcraven-urges-graduates-to-find-courage-to-change-the-world
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'Dine-and-dash' dater allegedly left 10 women with hefty restaurant bills, telling one: 'Order whatever you want'
by Tom Embury-Dennis –
A "dine-and-dash" dater is facing years in prison for allegedly forcing a string of first dates to pay for their expensive meals by sneaking out of upscale restaurants after he had finished eating.
Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, from Los Angeles, faces 10 counts of extortion, fraud, and petty theft against at least 10 women over the past two years.
The 45-year-old would reportedly chat to women online, offering to take them to restaurants across the city, before vanishing without a word after consuming large amounts of food and alcohol.
Appearing in court in Pasadena for his preliminary hearing, Mr Gonzales listened as women testified about their experiences dating the alleged tab-skipper.
Martha Barba said she was due to meet Mr Gonzales at a Chipotle outlet in July 2016, before he convinced her into a meal close by at an upscale eatery called Houston's.
"I didn't want to go. He didn't look like his pictures. I wasn't attracted to him," Ms Barba said, who nevertheless agreed to go to be "nice", according to NY Daily News.
"He kept saying, 'I got you. Order whatever you want. It's on me. Don't worry about it'," Ms Barba said. "He ordered steak, wine, salad, just whatever you could order."
At one point, Mr Gonzales stood up to take a call and suggested she order dessert while he stepped away to talk, she added. He allegedly never came back, forcing Ms Barba to pay the $120 (£92) bill.
"I felt embarrassed and didn't want to say anything… I felt humiliated," Ms Barba, a single mother, told the court. She said she had to use her rent money to cover the cost.
Another woman, Yolanda Lora, told the newspaper she accepted an invite from Mr Gonzales to a sushi restaurant in West Hollywood last year.
"I remember he was talking really fast and eating really fast and then said his youngest son was calling him," Ms Lora said. She claimed Mr Gonzales ordered two glasses of wine within 15 minutes of each other.
After getting up, she alleges he never returned.
"What kind of monster does this? I was so embarrassed. I'm not an insecure woman, but it made me feel very insecure," she said. "I'm just glad he got caught. I don't want any other women to have to go through that."
According to police, Mr Gonzales ordered expensive wines, steaks, lobster and desserts during more than a dozen dates in which he ran away without paying. He apparently did little to cover his tracks.
While his dates were generally forced to pick up the bill, two restaurants took pity on the women and did not charge them, prosecutors said.
A criminal complaint reads: "In short, the defendant's wrongful conduct induced innocent third parties to pay for his meal, using the implied threat of public humiliation or being viewed as an accomplice."
Mr Gonzales has pleaded not guilty, but if convicted could face up to 16 years in jail – justified, prosecutors say, because he "set up a third party to take the fall".
Mr Gonzales has previously been accused of getting his hair dyed and cut at a hair salon, before running away without paying, still dressed in the salon's robe.
After the hearing, a judge is set to rule on whether the case should be taken to trial.
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The Reason Cristiano Ronaldo Refuses To Get A Tattoo Might Surprise You
Athletes love their ink – but not Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who is adamant he will never get a tattoo.
His reason may surprise you.
Regarded by many as an arrogant pretty boy, Ronaldo has made substantial donations to help children with debilitating diseases.
That's right, he passes on the permanent ink so he can continue to donate blood.
In many countries around the world, tattoos can impact a person's eligibility to give blood due to risks of cross-contamination and hepatitis.
"I don't have tattoos because I donate blood very often," Ronaldo told the Diretta News.
In 2015, Ronaldo was named the world's most charitable sportsperson, and he's showing no signs of slowing down.
In June, he donated his €600,000 Champions League win bonus to good causes.
One month later after winning the Euro Cup with Portugal, he donated his £275,000 Euro bonus to a Kids Cancer foundation.
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With wildfire season at hand, California on slightly safer footing this year
by Kurtis Alexander –More
Marin County Fire Department trainees coordinate to extinguish a blaze during a wildfire exercise in San Rafael.
Photo: Photos by Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
Marin County Fire Department trainee Tim McDevitt gets guidance from instructor Tyler Fiske during an exercise in San Rafael.
Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
Marin County Fire Department trainees team up on a fire line during a training in dry grasslands in the hills above San Rafael.
Marin County Fire Department Battallion Chief Graham Groneman (left) takes a call on his radio as Fire Captain Pat Terstegge checks on the firefighter trainees during an exercise in San Rafael.
Marin County Fire Department Captain Pat Terstegge (left) and Battalion Chief Graham Groneman take a moment after supervising trainees in San Rafael. Mount Tamalpais is seen in the background.
Marin County Fire Department personnel put out a wildfire during training for new recruits in San Rafael
Marin County Fire Department firefighter trainees work on extinguishing a fire during a wildfire training in San Rafael.
When Anne Faught got a knock on her front gate recently, she was surprised to find two uniformed men at her rural Marin County property, one with a clipboard.
The firefighters had come to her home for an impromptu safety inspection. They were making sure she had cleared hazards like flammable brush and overgrown trees, both common in the small town of Woodacre, where houses like Faught's nestle against a landscape of picturesque but perilous fire-prone hills.
"I just did $3,000 worth of tree work," Faught said, pointing to two compost bins stuffed with leaves and branches. "We all saw what happened last year."
In the wake of the most destructive fire season in California history, peaking with the fast-burning Wine Country blazes that killed 41 people and wiped out nearly 9,000 homes and other buildings, pressure to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire has been immense. And in many ways, the response has been proportionate.
The state stands on at least slightly safer footing this year as a new and perhaps equally challenging fire season approaches.
More firefighting power is in place as California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection crews are repositioned to hazard areas and equipped with new suppression gear, including a fleet of civilian Black Hawk helicopters.
Large-scale tree removal and prescribed burns are in the works with new funding from state and federal coffers.
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PG&E is expected to face new sanctions, including the possibility of having to de-energize power lines on windy days, after the utility's electrical equipment was blamed for sparking several of last year's blazes.
And fire warning systems are better. State emergency officials are making sure more people will be alerted by phone of an approaching wildfire, having learned from Sonoma County's failure to send out Amber Alert-style messages as October's Wine Country fires bore down. Weeks after the disaster, when fires broke out in Southern California, notification to residents there already was improved.
But as significant, and plentiful, as the new fire-protection measures are, they merely nip at the edge of an underlying issue: that fire is a constant in California, and as long as people choose to live in and around the state's wildlands, experts say, the threat remains.
"I would not be surprised if we have another big fire," said Bill Stewart, forestry specialist at UC Berkeley. "I just don't think we're where we need to be."
Short of keeping people from living in high-risk areas, which is hardly possible as Californians seek the space and serenity of life outside cities, experts say the most effective strategy for minimizing danger is hardening vulnerable communities to wildfire — much like what Marin County is trying to do, with firefighters going door to door to make sure every property is prepared to withstand the inevitable.
It's not an easy task, especially in the Bay Area. Unlike national forests in the High Sierra, where government agencies can reduce the severity of potential fire by logging or burning large tracts of unpopulated land, coastal areas consist mostly of smaller, inhabited parcels. That puts the onus for maintaining safe surroundings on untold numbers of private landowners.
Not only are property owners often lax in securing their lots, experts say, but there's too little regulation and enforcement of sound land use, namely where houses should be built, what they can be made of and how much vegetation must be cleared around them.
The Wine Country firestorm underscored these problems. The deadliest of the blazes, the Tubbs Fire that devastated Santa Rosa, blasted through well-known hazard spots, some of which had burned before. Still, homes were developed there, often lacking modern fire-resistant materials and without adequate fuel breaks.
"We really haven't put together the pieces of a resilient fire strategy in local areas," Stewart said.
A handful of policies have been drafted, although not yet put into law, in the aftermath of last year's devastation to improve how lands susceptible to fire are managed. But none will completely eliminate the danger.
At least two bills in the Legislature seek to discourage homes from being built in fire-prone forests and grasslands. Both propose giving the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection more say on the general plans of cities and towns. These plans, which are done periodically, guide where new houses and subdivisions take shape.
The legislation, though, doesn't necessarily require the communities to do what the state fire experts recommend, whether it's refraining from developing in a wooded area or requiring more protective open space around homes.
One of the bills, by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, D-Glendale (Los Angeles County), calls for updating statewide standards for fire-safe building materials required of houses in high-risk areas, items like ignition-resistant roofs and tempered-glass windows. Already, the state is planning to add staff to work with cities and counties to enforce these building codes.
But like the provisions on where homes can be built, requirements on what homes should be made of apply only to new housing, meaning most structures wouldn't be covered by the regulation.
According to the state Department of Insurance, about 3.6 million homes in California, more than a quarter of the total, stand within or near fire-prone areas. Nearly 1.3 million are located in high-risk spots.
Marin County Fire Department firefighter trainee Alex Mercer trains a hose at a small blaze during a training, session in San Rafael.
A recent executive order by Gov. Jerry Brown on fire safety reaches out to those living in hazardous wildlands. It seeks to streamline permits for landowners who want to reduce fire danger by clearing trees and brush, and calls for the state to provide assistance with such projects.
Tens of millions of dollars in the state budget for next fiscal year and in California's cap-and-trade program, which generates revenue by charging businesses for polluting, are earmarked for vegetation management. Also, the finances of the U.S. Forest Service are being restructured to enable more thinning and burning. Most of the new state and federal money, though, is likely to go toward big swaths of public land.
"Resources are an issue," said Stephen Gort, executive director of the California Fire Safe Council, which focuses on community-level vegetation projects, often on private parcels. "There just may not be enough chain saws available in the state to make a difference."
Gort's neighborhood north of Napa organized years ago, and came up with the money, to create a 3-mile fuel break around homes. All of the properties there survived the October fires.
Additional legislation in Sacramento seeks to fireproof the state's energy infrastructure. Bills introduced by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, would require utilities to upgrade equipment so it's less likely to spark and to de-energize transmission lines when fire danger is high.
Already, PG&E has taken voluntary steps to improve safety, such as establishing a wildfire operations center in San Francisco, along with a network of weather stations, to better anticipate risk.
Whatever changes are made to safeguard California's wildlands this year, they're likely to come up against another difficult fire season.
The National Interagency Fire Center is expecting above-average fire potential for much of California through fall. Late-season rains this spring have spawned a bounty of combustible brush and grass, and the summer is expected to be hot and dry, according to the federal forecast. The fire threat is greatest in the East Bay and Sierra foothills, as well as along the Southern California coast, the report shows.
"We're already seeing brushfires and the size of the fires increasing," said Steve Leach, a meteorologist with the Bureau of Land Management in Redding. "I wish I could put out a below-normal (forecast), but we just don't have a situation like that."
Christie Neill, a battalion chief for the Marin County Fire Department, said landowners seem to be bracing themselves for the elevated risk, at least in the North Bay.
"I think people are just really more alert this year," Neill said. "The fires (last year) were so close to us. People were either impacted or they had friends who were impacted. Hopefully, they'll work with us to take action."
That appeared to be the case in Woodacre.
After firefighter Cole Rippe finished his inspection of Faught's property, he advised her to sweep some leaves off the roof and remove brush around a propane tank. Otherwise he applauded her for the amount of vegetation she had cleared.
"It needed to be done," Faught said as she looked out at some pruned bushes. "I'd been meaning to do it for a long time. But after what happened in Sonoma (County), I knew it had to happen now."
Kurtis Alexander is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email:kalexander@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kurtisalexander
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Walking out to protest gun violence? Robert De Niro just wrote a note to your principal.
by Mark Shrayber –
On April 20, students from more than 2,500 schools nationwide will walk out of their classrooms to protest gun violence.
At 10 a.m. on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, students across the country will drop what they're doing and leave their classrooms behind as part of the National School Walkout.
The walkout is continuing an important national conversation that has begun in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Teens are refusing to let the debate fade from public consciousness until gun laws change.
Students will participate in a variety of activities organized by the leaders of that school's walkouts. While some may return to class — several school districts have already issued statements saying that not doing so will result in disciplinary action — others will march on their local lawmakers' offices, call on the government for widespread gun reform, and register people to vote.
Some will, in accordance with the wishes of the officials at Columbine, participate in a day of service.
The protests have received widespread support. But one actor went even further to stand in solidarity with America's students.
Photo by Karim Sahid/AFP/Getty Images.
Robert De Niro, a vocal critic of the NRA and now ally to the #NeverAgain movement, has penned an absence note for anyone who's planning to take part in the walkout.
Didn't expect De Niro to be the one to get all those students out of class? He's got compelling reasons.
The letter, shared by the National School Walkout's official Twitteropens with an appeal to educators to understand that they and De Niro want "a safe nurturing environment for [student] education and growth." Then, De Niro outlined all the reasons he's asked educators to excuse his children in the past, making it clear how those reasons are relevant to the walkout.
"Gun violence is a devastating disease," he wrote under the heading of "health." De Niro goes on to make the case that the walkout is an example of good citizenship — "This is what good citizenship is all about" — and education.
"What an opportunity to teach these kids history by encouraging them to make history," De Niro stated. "Let them learn about the American tradition of protest for change as they experience it."
Would most principals accept this letter? No. But it's an urgent reminder to stand with the students.
The walkout is important. There's no argument about that.
But it's not about just a call for change; it's a demand that, as a country, we don't become desensitized to gun violence. The walkout's creator, high school sophomore Lane Murdock, lives just miles from Newtown, Connecticut, the site of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. She said the idea for the walkout came to her after she realized that her own reaction to the February 2018 shooting at Parkland wasn't one of sadness or fear.
"I really felt quite numb to it. Our whole country is pretty desensitized to gun violence and once I realized I was, too, it really scared me," she told USA Today. "I was no longer surprised that people were dying. That shouldn't be the case."
Survivors of gun violence call for change at the March for our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. in March 2018. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
De Niro's note is a good start, but here's hoping that parents and adults see it and decide to write notes of their own — or, even better, also sit down with their teens to discuss what the walkout means and the impact that young people can have in the world.
"Keeping up the momentum is important," said Murdock. "We saw that low after March for Our Lives, but students aren't quitting on this. Our generation is demanding change and won't be ignored or swept under the rug."
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Stock Sell-Off Has Worrisome Similarities to 2008 Crisis
By Mark Kolakowski –
Investors may not be out of the woods just yet, despite the recovery of stock prices from their recent lows on February 8. In fact, some analysts and investment managers are seeing disturbing parallels with the 2007-08 financial crisis, Yahoo Finance reports. That's worrisome, since the bear market of 2007–09 lasted 517 calendar days and knocked 56.8% off the value of the S&P 500 Index (SPX), per Yardeni Research Inc. At the close on February 12, after gains on two consecutive trading days, the S&P 500 was 7.5% below its record high on January 26.
The Investopedia Anxiety Index (IAI) continues to register extremely high concerns about the securities markets among our 27 million readers globally, outweighing low levels of worry about other economic and financial matters. A new risk for 2018, and thus a new source of anxiety, has come from so-called "short-vol" trading strategies that fell apart in recent weeks. (For more, see also: 6 Forces That May Push the Stock Market Even Lower.)
The 2007–08 Crisis
"Part of what brought down the stock market [last week] was very symptomatic and very similar to what happened in the financial crisis. Secured [securitized] products, leverage and complexity combining to form a selloff. When you look at 2008 a lot of it was there," says Aaron Kohli, interest rates strategist at BMO Capital Markets, in remarks to Yahoo Finance.
In 2007, there was a subprime mortgage meltdown, as a housing price bubble began deflating. Banks were hit by increasing defaults and delinquencies on home mortgages, especially those that began to exceed the declining values of the underlying properties. Complex debt instruments carved out of home loans began to crater in value, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collaterized debt obligations (CDOs).
This imposed huge losses on the holders, both individual investors and major financial institutions. Then the dominoes started falling, as big financial institutions faced insolvency and could not meet obligations to each other. For the first time, the concept of counterparty risk entered mainstream discourse, and a massive government bailout of leading financial institutions under the TARP program eventually was necessary to prevent systemic financial and economic collapse.
The Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world then pursued a policy of aggressive quantitative easing, pushing interests down to zero (or even into negative territory), to prop up the prices of financial assets, and to stimulate the economy. As in 2018, 2007 began with a strong economy and upbeat U.S. economic outlook. However, by the end of 2007, partially due to the subprime crisis, the economy was in what has come to be called The Great Recession, which lasted into 2009.
Dangers in 2018
In 2018, the unraveling of risky "short-vol" trading strategies tied to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) accelerated the recent stock market selloff. After more than a year of historically low volatility, a growing number of speculators began making what they had come to believe were can't-miss bets using futures and options. When volatility as measured by the VIX shot up unexpectedly, these highly-leveraged schemes produced huge losses, and traders scrambled to raise the capital necessary to cover these losses, adding to the selling pressure on stocks.
Today ordinary retail investors can choose from more than a dozen ETFs linked to the VIX, Yahoo Finance reports. Many of these products are highly leveraged, meaning that their value can swing wildly, Yahoo adds. Just as with various complex debt instruments and derivatives in 2007–08, individual investors have piled into these new products with little, if any, understanding of the full risks. Yahoo might have added that even investment professionals seriously underestimated the risks of complex new products in 2007–08, adding to that crisis.
A particularly notorious example today is the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (XIV) from Credit Suisse AG. It lost 92.6% of its value on February 6 alone, and Credit Suisse plans to liquidate it on February 21, at close to a total loss for most investors, Yahoo says. Also, as in 2007 with MBS and CDOs, the leading rating agencies have not been issuing warnings about the dangers of these volatility-linked products, Yahoo adds.
What's Ahead
Since 1980, the MSCI All-Country World Index has recorded at least a 10% decline two out of every three years on average, per research by Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. cited by The Wall Street Journal. The maximum dip so far this year has been 8.4%, dividends included, from the high on January 26 to the low on February 8, suggesting a further decline this year, per both sources. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 fell by 10.2% over that same period.
Despite all this, the optimists point to worldwide economic growth and corporate profit growth that remain solid. However, even long-term bulls such as Michael Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley, acknowledge that today's high equity valuations will be hard to maintain in the face of rising interest rates and inflation, the Journal adds, raising the odds of further pullbacks in stock prices. (For more, see also: Why Stocks Won't Crash Like 1987: Goldman Sachs.)
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National Federation of the Blind Applauds Introduction of AV START Act
Legislation Will Promote Access to Automated Vehicles for the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland (September 29, 2017): Today the National Federation of the Blind commends Senator John Thune, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Senator Gary Peters, Senator Roy Blunt, and Senator Debbie Stabenow for introducing the American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (S. 1885). This bill will promote equal access to automated vehicles for the blind and others with disabilities through the prohibition of discriminatory licensing practices and the promotion of accessible user interfaces.
"The advent of automated vehicle technology presents tremendous potential benefits for the blind and other Americans with disabilities," said Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "From more reliable transportation to greater access to employment, automated vehicles will be a valuable tool improving the opportunity of blind people to live the lives we want. But none of these benefits will materialize if the principles of equal access and opportunity are not front and center. The National Federation of the Blind therefore calls for automated vehicle technology to be accessible to everyone through nonvisual user interface options and nondiscriminatory public policy, and applauds Chairman Thune and Senator Peters for introducing a bill that takes positive steps in that direction."
The AV START Act specifically prohibits states from issuing licenses in a manner that discriminates on the basis of disability. The legislation also creates a disability access working group, tasked with promulgating best practices and recommendations on the accessibility of user interfaces and vehicle design more broadly. The bill specifically denotes "accessibility" as a component of reporting requirements for vehicle manufacturers.
About the National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
Chris Danielsen
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
cdanielsen@nfb.org
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KL Rahul has worked on his technique and skills. Photo Credit: Getty Images.
The chairman for selectors in India, MSK Prasad has backed out-of-form top-order batsman KL Rahul to come good in the time to come. Recently, the promising batsman Rahul had a torrid time with the bat.
"He is too good a player not to be playing. We know the quality that he has. Unfortunately, his form has dipped. We really want him to make a strong comeback by getting runs in whatever matches he gets. I am sure he will do so," Prasad told Sportstar.
Earlier, the Karnataka-batsman had to return home midway through the One-day International (ODI) bilateral series when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had taken a stern action following inappropriate comments on television show Koffee with Karan.
Other than Rahul, all-rounder, Hardik Pandya was involved owing to the 'misogynistic' remarks in January.
However, the duo drew flak for their misconduct which led to their suspension on January 11.
Vinod Rai is one of the members of the body which oversees the BCCI. Photo Credit: Getty Images.
Following the derogatory comments, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has sought advice from Amicus Curiae PS Narasimha.
Eventually, Rahul and Pandya had been given leeway on January 24, pending inquiry.
Meanwhile, Prasad believes Rahul has the potential to leave an impact while regaining his form anytime soon. He added the 26-year-old has all the time to make it to the national fold on the back of his knocks.
"I think when a player who has done extremely well and is out of form, that's where we need to back him. I am sure KL will get back to form and get back into Indian team as well," Prasad stated.
MSK Prasad expects KL Rahul to score the bulk of runs. Photo Credit: Getty Images.
Moreover, Hardik redeemed himself with an opportunity to make it to the ongoing Kiwis limited-overs series, as Rahul joined India A for the home series against England Lions.
With India A facing England Lions on Thursday at Wayanad in Kerala, Prasad revealed his inclusion was made to see him among runs.
"We want KL to be among runs. And that's why we have included him against England Lions and BP XI match," Prasad said.
The former cricketer Prasad reiterated that veterans of the game have had to face rough times during their respective careers. He stressed it's part and parcel of the game and one should move on and focus on giving their best.
"Everybody goes through those phases. Even the greatest of players have their ups and downs in their careers with regard to their form," Prasad stressed.
The right-handed batsman Rahul has so far featured in 34 Tests, 25 Twenty20 Internationals and 13 ODIs for India.


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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to feature in "After the Final Buzzer"
The panel discussion to also feature a movie screening of "STUDENT ATHLETE"
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Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is all set to headline "After The Final Buzzer" on 2nd April 2019 at the historic Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the panel discussion will be followed by an exclusive film screening of STUDENT ATHLETE.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will feature as a panelist in the award-winning panel for a special conversation about the exploitative world of college sports, the rules of amateur athletics, and how Rep. Al Lawson's bill — the NCAA Advancement Act of 2019 — would change the student-athlete landscape. Also featuring in the panel discussion will be U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, Florida's Fifth Congressional District, Steve Stoute, Producer of Student Athlete, Trish Dalton, Director of Student Athlete, Robert W. Turner II, Ph.D., Former NFL athlete and author and Natasha Cloud, Basketball player for the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
Released in collaboration with HBO SPORTS, the sports documentary STUDENT ATHLETE, is co-directed by Trish Dalton ("Bordering on Treason") with the production team spearheaded by NBA superstar and three-time world champion LeBron James, one of today's most socially responsible and community-minded athletes.
With STUDENT ATHLETE, Sharmeen hopes to change the way the NCAA operates and with this partnership with the congressmen, they are one step closer to bringing legislation that will empower athletes-
"We have had success in the past in Pakistan with legislation surrounding honor killings and feel that it is important to use film for social change and to force difficult conversations to affect change," said Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"Every year, billions of dollars are generated off the backs of an unpaid labor force: college athletes. The panel discussion will examine the rules of amateur athletics and tackle how my bill, NCAA Advancement Act of 2019, would change the student-athlete landscape. The legislation would eliminate the "one and done" rule, provide medical coverage for sports-related injuries, and create an easier process for student athletes to gain work opportunities while in school. As a former college basketball player, I understand firsthand the sacrifices and struggles student-athletes face. My goal with this bill is to provide NCAA athletes the support they need to be successful long after their college playing days are over." said U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, Florida's Fifth Congressional District
Unpaid college athletes generate billions of dollars for their institutions every year. STUDENT ATHLETE unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through the stories of four young men at different stages of their athletic careers, as well as a coach-turned-advocate and a whistle-blowing shoe rep who exposes the money trail. The documentary spotlights: former NCAA and NFL coach John Shoop; New Jersey high school basketball phenom Nick Richards, now at the University of Kentucky; Mike Shaw, who played at the University of Illinois and Bradley University; Shamar Graves, a former wide receiver at Rutgers University; and Silas Nacita, a walk-on who played at Baylor University.
STUDENT ATHLETE is an HBO Sports presentation in association with LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson at SpringHill Entertainment, and Steve Stoute at United Masters; directors, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton; executive producer, Rick Bernstein; supervising producer, Joe Perskie.
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Glenn Greenwald appeals for Press Freedom but fails to mention the censorship of his own employer | Bitethehand - the real Untrusted?
Finally: thanks, most of all, to my readers and commenters who participate in so many ways in the journalism I do. I've always said that my favorite aspect of online political writing is how interactive and collaborative it is with one's readers: that has always been, and always will be, crucial in so many ways to what I do.
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Robert Harmon
Sam Gillen
Clydie Anderson
Rosanna Arquette
Franklin Hale
Mr. Dunston
Sheriff Lonnie Poole
Edward Blatchford
The following weapons were used in the film Nowhere to Run:
1 Colt M1911A1
2 Smith & Wesson Model 28
3 Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver
4 Heckler & Koch P9S
5 Ithaca 37
6 Remington 870
7 Remington 700PSS
8 Double Barrel Shotgun
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Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) uses an M1911A1 throughout the film. Billy (Anthony Starke) also uses the pistol.
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Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) pulls the M1911A1 during a confrontation.
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A Smith & Wesson Model 28 N-frame revolver is carried by Sheriff Lonnie Cole (Edward Blatchford).
A Smith & Wesson Model 28 N-frame revolver is pulled by a Highway Patrol trooper (John Finn).
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver
Sam also is seen using a Smith & Wesson Model 10.
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Heckler & Koch P9S
Mr. Dunston (Ted Levine) is seen giving a Heckler & Koch P9S to Franklin Hale (Joss Ackland), who uses it to threaten Clydie Anderson (Rosanna Arquette).
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A Heckler & Koch P9S is used by Franklin Hale (Joss Ackland) to threaten Clydie Anderson (Rosanna Arquette).
The Ithaca 37 is held by corrections officers as well as by Sam and Mr. Dunston.
Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 Gauge
The Ithaca 37 is held by Sam.
The Ithaca 37 is held also by Mr. Dunston (Ted Levine).
In a continuity error, Sam's Ithaca 37 shotgun turns into a Remington 870.
Remington 700PSS
The prison bus driver is seen taking aim with a Remington 700PSS rifle as Sam flees in a car.
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The prison bus driver is seen taking aim with a Remington 700PSS rifle.
Mr. Dunston (Ted Levine) is seen also with a sawed off 12 Gauge Double Barrelled Shotgun.
Double Barrel Shotgun -12 Gauge
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Q: Using multiple conditions in a single if statement? In Python I can do something like this, which I think is more clear, than two pairs of conditionals in one statement:
if 1 < 2 < 3:
  print 'triple testing?'

else:
  print 'more like triple failing!'

without running into any issues, but in C#, it converts the first comparison, 1 < 2 into a bool before moving on, so it's throwing an exception Operator '<' cannot be applied to operands of type 'bool' and 'int'.
Is there a way to avoid adding the second condition, so I don't have to split up the triple condition into two sets of pairs, rather than one 'triple' condition, as I can do in Python?
if (1 < 2 & 2 < 3) { ... }

edit: An example where I'd use this is to make sure an int is between a range of numbers.
if ((0 < x) && (x < 10) { ... } //I can already do this
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if (0 < x < 10) { ... } //Would rather have something like this

A: Group the condition. Try this,
if ((1 < 2) && (2 < 3))
{
   // statements here
}
else
{
   // statements here
}

A: Yes, there is, you're looking for
If ((1 < 2) && (2< 3)) { doWhatever(); }

&& is the logical AND operator, there is also || for logical OR.

A: There is no way of doing 1 < 2 < 3 in C#. However, you could write a quick extension method to mimic it:
public static class Test
{
    public static bool IsSorted<T>(this IEnumerable<T> e)
    {
        return e.Zip(e.Skip(1), (a, b) => Comparer<T>.Default.Compare(a, b))
            .All(x => x <= 0);
    }
}

...

if (new[] { 1, 2, 3 }.IsSorted())
{
    // Do something
}

If is definitely overkill for 3 numbers but may be useful if there are more values to compare or they are not hard coded.


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The George W. Bush and Obama years were America's long Weimar 1932. Now 1933 beckons.
Courts and journalists will not save the U.S. from moving into Weimar 1933. Can street protests?
Anti-Trump protests we have seen so far look impressive. The question is whether they will peter out.
I still vividly remember a black-tie gala dinner in New York to which I had surprisingly been invited. The event took place during the darkest moments of the George W. Bush administration.
It was a time when even mainstream Republicans got quite incensed about the outright legal abuses and extreme legal stretches that occurred under the 43rd U.S. President of the United States.
Quite apart from overseas incidents like Abu Ghraib, the civil liberties of everyday Americans were being reduced at home, not least owing to pervasive monitoring techniques.
But, I added hopefully, that I could never see it cross the threshold to 1933. By that, I was referring to the precarious political constellation in Weimar Germany, just before Hitler's seizure of power.
When I made that remark to the small group, I was (almost) expecting that one of them would take the red wine in his glass, spill it all across my face and white shirt and effectively eject me from attending the dinner itself.
What really happened was quite different. The general in the group, a former U.S. drug czar, stepped forward and gave me a big hug – something very unusual in such a setting, especially if one doesn't really know each other.
Except for the fact that, with the arrival in office of Donald Trump and the policies he has implemented just in his first week, I am not so sure any more. It very much seems as if the threshold to Weimar Germany's 1933 has been crossed.
The challenge for the United States, the self-appointed erstwhile beacon of "democracy," is to prove whether the country really has it in itself to stop the train of vitriol, denunciation and disregard for any checks and balances that Mr. Trump has displayed since moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
It would be comforting to believe that it is just Mr. Trump and a small coterie of far-right ideologues, under White House Strategist and former Breitbart publisher Steve Bannon, who are at work.
But that is a false assumption. Seemingly mainline Republicans like White House Chief of Staff and former Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan or most of the picks for the Trump cabinet have an extreme agenda, too.
It is hard to know who is really originating which present and imminent abuses of power. In their years out of power, they have all been drafting extreme language bills and executive orders for years, like a Fantasy Football lineup.
The Republican careerists of this administration are way more ideologically inflexible than any careerist Republicans we have seen in prior administrations. And many of George W. Bush's officials were seen as extreme already.
It would be a mistake to assume journalists will provide an effective line of defense in the United States. Perhaps some of them will rise to the occasion.
But so many editors, producers and publishers seem very eager to go back to business as usual and to work with the administration. They are addicted to the ratings and profits they can generate. Or they are merely addicted to being in proximity to power, no matter what.
The U.S. courts are far from an effective bulwark against the pattern of unconstitutional overreach that will become a Trump hallmark.
The courts are a patchwork of widely disparate viewpoints at every level. Rulings and affirmation on appeal are a matter of the luck of the draw with a specific judge.
This has always been true to some extent, but the history-altering mindset of U.S. courts has certainly been true since the highly politicized Bush v. Gore ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that installed George W. Bush in December 2000 as President of the United States.
Once the large number of pending vacancies, including an initial U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, are filled by President Trump with conservative ideologues, it seems unlikely that the courts will be a bastion of resistance.
They, too, will not be an obstacle to America's ever more earth-shattering turn from 1932 to 1933 on the Weimar clock.
For the Democrats, this ought to be a historic moment. But all too often in the past, they have chosen to fold rather than stand up and be counted. They have forgotten how to fight.
Worse, President Obama himself actively continued the long year of 1932 during his two terms in office. Under his stewardship of the American nation, there were no prosecutions of torture under the Bush years, Guantanamo Bay was never closed, mass surveillance persisted and deepened, protesters and whistleblowers faced stiffer prosecution and the wars never came to an end.
Drone strikes became routine, hands-off and even expanded to include U.S. citizens as targets without trial.
So much for all the "hope" he generated upon his election.
Stunningly, to stop the turn from the long 1932 to 1933, the best hope now may end up in a long 1968 – French-style more so even than the ultimately very futile U.S.-style 1968.
Recent mass demonstrations against the repeal of Obamacare and against the executive orders from Trump on Middle Eastern green-card holders, as well as the women's march, have shown a preview of what that might include if sustained.
Youth-driven protests of members of the middle class and professionals taking to the streets repeatedly.
They can put themselves in the way, perhaps stage strikes and generally make the country temporarily ungovernable – just as French students did when they nearly (note: nearly) ejected Charles de Gaulle from office in 1968.
Such paralysis would not be the worst thing for the United States, despite how that sounds. Consider the present alternatives: Imagine what abuses further unobstructed governance by Trump might produce – and also factor in the already baked-in levels of gridlock.
Plus, an unruly street might shake the law-and-order myth that Trump used to ride into office. It would likely cost him his influence with other Republicans and his own voters.
But this strategy is very difficult, since there is no political vehicle through which to channel this protest, opposition-mindedness and political energy.
Certainly, the Democratic Party seems confused by the emerging protests and rallies so far, if not outright hostile to them. Many of the protesters are beyond fed up with status quo party politics that have not given them any role in electoral self-governance.
A two-party system, by definition, is a regime in which a narrowly framed establishment exerts continuous rule, absorbing (or rather killing) other thoughts and policy ideas.
There seem to be so many anti-Republican voters who are left out of the Democratic Party coalition and are given a permanent choice of non-participation or sucking it up and voting for a party that barely gives them lip service, if even that.
Therein lies the risk of the 1968 response. An opposition can rise up as a civil society in protest, but to what end, if they never find champions for their causes in the leadership of the alternative party?
Too much of a rainbow coalition for Democrats?
Many of these protest networks now mobilizing have grown up as part of immigrant rights demonstrations, Black Lives Matter protests, indigenous rights encampments, anti-inequality occupations, wildcat union strikes for higher wages, anti-pipeline resistance and more.
Throughout it all, Democratic Party leaders have failed to respond, other than with a few speech lines here and there.
That is all the more puzzling as even a slight uptick in turnout among black youth in three key cities (Milwaukee, Detroit, Philadelphia) could likely have saved Hillary Clinton from defeat.
Instead, many (justifiably) felt that she had a career of being openly hostile to young black people and would never champion the Black Lives Matter movement or black unemployment issues.
Does the U.S. have any fighting spirit?
The images we have seen so far on TV look impressive. The question, of course, remains whether they will peter out, as has been the tradition in the past. I hope not.
Will any mainstream electoral faction be ready and sincerely willing to accept this new generation of activists into its ranks and its leadership? I fear not.


"Who are you talking to?" I asked somewhat bemused. Since she didn't answer me, I just went on about my business.
A day or two later, Laura fell into what we nurses describe as the death toll. She lapsed into a pre-death coma, her eyes glazed over, and she slowly began to emit a death rattle (a noisy sound of breathing that usually signals impending death).
Laura had passed away with elegance and grace. I'm convinced Laura was talking to the angels and she was waiting for her daughters to reconcile before crossing over.
In the course of my career, I've witnessed the strangest things. I've had two different patients call me (and others) to their room to say good-bye. "I won't be here when you come to work tomorrow so, I just want to say thank you for taking care of me while I've been here." They were, indeed, passed on by the time our shift began the following day.
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Sam Kinison quit preaching to become a comedian and he was very good at it. He was hysterically funny. Most of our self-righteous Bible thumpers would say Sam was a heathen now, condemned to hell. But, as I've read in the Bible, only Christ has the authority to condemn someone to hell and I don't think He did.
I believe we will all be greeted at the end of our time whether it be is the Angels of Glory or the Angels of Death. Having already experienced angels during my own time of need, I know they exist and I know they'll be waiting to see me again when my time comes. I will be happy to see Laura again and finally meet Sam Kinison when the days of Resurrection arrive.
I don't know what to say about Mrs. Ravenell. I hate to judge but I do not think she'll be sitting on cloud nine. I don't know what sins she's committed in her 100-year life, but I shudder to think she'd never stopped to ask for forgiveness and make her peace with God.


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Russia warns Trump over Iran nuclear deal: 'US withdrawal will seriously aggravate situation'
Kremlin warns that should the US leave the pact, Iran would likely quit too
Harry Cockburn
Friday 13 October 2017 13:54
A long-range Qadr ballistic missile is launched in the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran
Russia has warned Donald Trump's administration not to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal - saying America's withdrawal would harm "predictability, security, stability and non-proliferation around the world".
The Kremlin warned that should the US leave the pact, Iran would be likely to quit the agreement as well.
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the US move against the nuclear deal would have "very negative consequences" and would "seriously aggravate the situation around the Iranian nuclear dossier".
ICAN campaign video: It's time to ban nuclear weapons
Iran braces for Trump's announcement on fate of nuclear deal
Iran warns US not to risk global standing by undermining nuclear deal
British woman jailed in Iran faces another 16 years in prison
Iran tests new medium-range missile despite Trump warnings
He said Russia would remain fully committed to the pact to ensure the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, Reuters reports.
Mr Peskov comes hours ahead of an address by President Trump in which he is expected to harshly criticise the 2015 nuclear accord.
Mr Trump is not expected to announce that the US is withdrawing from the deal, but he will urge lawmakers to codify tough new requirements for Tehran to continue to benefit from the sanctions relief.
Boris Johnson warns of 'catastrophe' if Kim realises nuclear ambition
The President is expected to outline specific problems he has with the pact, but will also focus on other areas of non-nuclear Iranian policy he is unhappy with.
According to four US advisors and officials, these include Tehran's ballistic missile programme, support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, Lebanon's Hezbollah movement and other groups that destabilise the region, including in Yemen.
The preview of Mr Trump's speech was released on condition of anonymity by officials and outside advisors to the Trump administration who were not authorised to do so, the Associated Press reports.
Trump duped by 7-month-old video of missile launch, US officials say
It is thought Mr Trump will also use the speech to announce a move that would see Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps deemed a terror organisation, and subject the organisation to sanctions.
An earlier White House statement indicated Mr Trump would address the IRGC issue.
"The reckless behavior of the Iranian regime, and the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] in particular, poses one of the most dangerous threats to the interests of the United States and to regional stability," the statement said.
The statement did not reveal Mr Trump's decision, but denounced the Obama administration for its "myopic focus on Iran's nuclear program to the exclusion of the regime's many other malign activities", and said the same "mistakes" would not be repeated.
"The Trump administration's Iran policy will address the totality of these threats from and malign activities by the Government of Iran and will seek to bring about a change in the Iranian's regime's behavior," it said.
Kim Jong Un celebrates nuclear test at concert
The nuclear deal provides a framework for reducing and redesigning Iranian nuclear facilities in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
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Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican
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A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip
A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. China will celebrate national day marking the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st
The Glass Mountain Inn burns as the Glass Fire moves through the area in St. Helena, California. The fast moving Glass fire has burned over 1,000 acres and has destroyed homes
A villager along with a child offers prayers next to a carcass of a wild elephant that officials say was electrocuted in Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India
The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol to lie in state in Washington, DC
An anti-government protester holds up an image of a pro-democracy commemorative plaque at a rally outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, as activists gathered to demand a new constitution
A whale stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors
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State civil employee candidates wearing face masks and shields take a test in Surabaya
A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic
A deer looks for food in a burnt area, caused by the Bobcat fire, in Pearblossom, California
Anti-government protesters hold their mobile phones aloft as they take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand's royal palace, in a huge rally calling for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintain social distancing as they attend Friday prayers after the coronavirus disease restrictions were eased, in Kufa mosque, near Najaf, Iraq
A protester climbs on The Triumph of the Republic at 'the Place de la Nation' as thousands of protesters take part in a demonstration during a national day strike called by labor unions asking for better salary and against jobs cut in Paris, France
A fire raging near the Lazzaretto of Ancona in Italy. The huge blaze broke out overnight at the port of Ancona. Firefighters have brought the fire under control but they expected to keep working through the day
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posing for a selfie with his family at Berlin's Charite hospital. In an Instagram post he said he could now breathe independently following his suspected poisoning last month
Alexei Navalny/Instagram/AFP
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo
A man stands behind a burning barricade during the fifth straight day of protests against police brutality in Bogota
Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. Daily protests calling for the authoritarian president's resignation are now in their second month
Members of 'Omnium Cultural' celebrate the 20th 'Festa per la llibertat' ('Fiesta for the freedom') to mark the Day of Catalonia in Barcelona. Omnion Cultural fights for the independence of Catalonia
The Moria refugee camp, two days after Greece's biggest migrant camp, was destroyed by fire. Thousands of asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos are now homeless
Pope Francis takes off his face mask as he arrives by car to hold a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican
A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of California
A couple take photos along a sea wall of the waves brought by Typhoon Haishen in the eastern port city of Sokcho
Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tends to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta at the US Open
USA Today Sports/Reuters
Protesters confront police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during an anti-lockdown rally
A woman looks on from a rooftop as rescue workers dig through the rubble of a damaged building in Beirut. A search began for possible survivors after a scanner detected a pulse one month after the mega-blast at the adjacent port
A full moon next to the Virgen del Panecillo statue in Quito, Ecuador
A Palestinian woman reacts as Israeli forces demolish her animal shed near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Students protest against presidential elections results in Minsk
TUT.BY/AFP via Getty
The pack rides during the 3rd stage of the Tour de France between Nice and Sisteron
Law enforcement officers block a street during a rally of opposition supporters protesting against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus
A woman holding a placard reading "Stop Censorship - Yes to the Freedom of Expression" shouts in a megaphone during a protest against the mandatory wearing of face masks in Paris. Masks, which were already compulsory on public transport, in enclosed public spaces, and outdoors in Paris in certain high-congestion areas around tourist sites, were made mandatory outdoors citywide on August 28 to fight the rising coronavirus infections
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows to the national flag at the start of a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo. Abe announced he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world's third-largest economy
Residents take cover behind a tree trunk from rubber bullets fired by South African Police Service (SAPS) in Eldorado Park, near Johannesburg, during a protest by community members after a 16-year old boy was reported dead
People scatter rose petals on a statue of Mother Teresa marking her 110th birth anniversary in Ahmedabad
An aerial view shows beach-goers standing on salt formations in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel
Health workers use a fingertip pulse oximeter and check the body temperature of a fisherwoman inside the Dharavi slum during a door-to-door Covid-19 coronavirus screening in Mumbai
People carry an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, to immerse it off the coast of the Arabian sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India
Firefighters watch as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach a home in Napa County, California
Members of the Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian demonstrator during a rally to protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank
A man pushes his bicycle through a deserted road after prohibitory orders were imposed by district officials for a week to contain the spread of the Covid-19 in Kathmandu
A car burns while parked at a residence in Vacaville, California. Dozens of fires are burning out of control throughout Northern California as fire resources are spread thin
Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom. Thailand has seen near-daily protests in recent weeks by students demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha
Members of the Kayapo tribe block the BR163 highway during a protest outside Novo Progresso in Para state, Brazil. Indigenous protesters blocked a major transamazonian highway to protest against the lack of governmental support during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic and illegal deforestation in and around their territories
Lightning forks over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes over Oakland
Belarus opposition supporters gather near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester died on August 10, during their protest rally in central Minsk
AlphaTauri's driver Daniil Kvyat takes part in the second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona ahead of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix
Soldiers of the Brazilian Armed Forces during a disinfection of the Christ The Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain prior to the opening of the touristic attraction in Rio
Young elephant bulls tussle playfully on World Elephant Day at the Amboseli National Park in Kenya
The initial agreement involved the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
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Russia warns Trump not to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal


We're your Albert Park House Painters, by the Bay, next to the city. The best of both worlds.
Albert Park is a great collection of terraced period houses. And as so. They provide us with lots of opportunities to show off our painting expertise, and develop our house painters' skills. We're your exterior house painters to deal with the detailed and decorative aspects. And your interior house painters, who can make your rooms pizzazz! Why? Because we can.


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National Honors for UAS Ceramics Student
University of Alaska Southeast art major Bonilyn Parker won two prestigious national awards at the the 2010 National Student Juried Exhibition at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) convention held March 31-April 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Press Release: April 29, 2010
University of Alaska Southeast art major Bonilyn Parker won two prestigious national awards at the the 2010 National Student Juried Exhibition at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) convention held March 31-April 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Parker was one of only 41 students to make the cut for the event. During the opening reception she was presented with The Rodger Lang Award for Student Excellence and the Studio Potter Magazine Undergraduate Award. NCECA is the biggest Ceramics organization in the world, with more than five thousand people attending the annual conference.
"The name of the piece is TGAT, it stands for The Great Alaskan Tea-set," Parker told the UAS student newspaper Whalesong. "I use teapots every single day and it just makes me think of my life here in Juneau and I wanted to express some of my Alaskan feeling nostalgia in the title, just kind of express what I think about it when I see it, and my professor Jeremy Kane is in a band called the Great Alaska Bluegrass Band and so it's kind of a joke on him too, it's kind of arrogant but it's kind of funny and I think it gets my point across."
The NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition featured 19 undergraduate and 21 graduate students from around the country and was hosted by the University of the Arts' Rosenwald Wolf Gallery in Philadelphia.
"I was so excited to even get into the show, I was very surprised and just ecstatic to receive two awards," said Parker.
"I feel very lucky and proud to accept these awards and grateful that my professor Jeremy Kane could be there with me."
Jeremy Kane
Arts and Sciences, Assistant Professor of Art
jeremy.kane@uas.alaska.edu
Boni Parker
parker.boni@gmail.com


Aral Balkan — Trickle‐down technology and why it doesn't work.
Trickle‐down technology and why it doesn't work.
It doesn't always trickle down.
Photo courtesy of Mark Vegas.
In economics, there is a theory espoused by conservatives called 'trickle down economics'1. It is the belief that if we give incentives to the wealthy to get even richer, the additional wealth they accrue will trickle down to the poorer members of society and improve the economy as a whole.
Does trickle down economics work? Given that 1% of America has 40% of the nation's wealth, the answer is no, it doesn't. A system focused on meeting the needs of a certain demographic usually ends up meeting only the needs of that demographic.
I call this the 'trickle‐down technology' theory.
And, just like trickle‐down economics, it doesn't work.
We cannot create solutions for enthusiasts and magically expect them to also fit the needs of consumers.
Just like trickle‐down economics, trickle‐down technology expects a system of production that is focused on meeting the needs of a certain demographic to also magically end up meeting the needs of a very different demographic. So we expect products created by enthusiasts (who we lazily and colloquially refer to as 'geeks' or who I like to call 'über geeks') to also eventually meet the needs of consumers (in other words, regular people; or as Steve Jobs used to call them, 'mere mortals').
While I will not deny that geeks solving their own problems has resulted in great advances (see, for example, a little thing called the Internet), I believe it is naive to expect solutions created by enthusiasts for enthusiasts to also work for consumers. These are two very different demographics with very different levels of knowledge, and perhaps more importantly, very different goals in their uses of technology.
Enthusiasts love to tinker. The harder a piece of technology is to use, the bigger the challenge. It's a puzzle, a game. The technology itself is usually the means as well as the ends.
The important point, however, is this: We cannot create solutions for enthusiasts and magically expect them to also fit the needs of consumers. Experimentation by enthusiasts is of great value and usually results in the creation of great infrastructure. However, we also need people and companies focused on meeting the needs of consumers. These people are easy to find in the world of closed technologies and are, unfortunately, currently a rare species in the world of open source.
It is normal for problems in the area of technology to be identified by enthusiasts who live and breathe technology and for the first solutions to those problems to be created by enthusiasts who are, in effect, scratching their own itches. The issue of privacy and ownership of data and the means of production, manipulation, and transmission of data, for example, were important problems that were repeatedly tackled in the technology community decades before the Snowden leaks made them topics of household conversation.
Richard Stallman launched the GNU project and the Free Software Foundation, for example, in the early 80s to try and safeguard our digital freedoms. In the thirty‐odd years since, both have produced a plethora of solutions that meet just those needs. For enthusiasts. They have created a wealth of important products that make the world a more open and freer place and yet have had almost no adoption whatsoever in the consumer space. How many non‐enthusiasts do you know who use Linux (and who don't live with an enthusiast who set it up for them and fixes it for them when something goes wrong?) How many non‐enthusiasts do you know that manage their own PGP keys and communicate via encrypted email? How many non‐enthusiasts do you know that run their own web servers and have the knowledge to sign in to web sites using IndieAuth?
These are all real problems that trickle‐down technology does not solve.
I have already written about how we need to create a new category of technology: Experience‐driven Open Source (XO) using development processes that are led by design and driven by the goal of producing open products that compete successfully in the consumer market. This category of technology needs to exist if open products are to achieve mainstream adoption. And it is essential that open products achieve mainstream adoption if we want to live in a world where we own our own data, tools, and derived intelligence — what I call our digital selves — and avoid becoming a society of digital serfs.
Just as there has been with the GNU project for decades, and in the open source community for about a decade less, there is currently great work being done by enthusiasts for enthusiasts in the IndieWebCamp initiative to tackle the problem of owning your own data. The work being done there is creating both solutions that enthusiasts can use today as well as some valuable infrastructure that can be built upon to create consumer solutions for tomorrow. However, just as with the GNU project, and with free software and open source in general, we cannot magically expect the solutions created there to trickle‐down to consumers without a persistent focus on meeting the needs of consumers. This is why we need a separate, complimentary initiative, with the central objective of meeting the needs of consumers.
That initiative is Indie Data.
We will, of course, work alongside our IndieWebCamp friends and support the IndieWebCamp initiative3 and yet our focus is squarely on fostering the development of consumer solutions and carving out a hitherto non‐existent category of technology (experience‐driven open source) with the goal of empowering regular people to own their digital selves.


Franz Ferdinand - Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand. Vinyl LP. Bleep.
The fine folks at Late Night Tales invite Glasgow four-piece Franz Ferdinand to share some of their favourites on the latest instalment of their insightful mix series. As you might imagine, it's heavy on offbeat pop, from DIY godfather R. Stevie Moore and Paul McCartney's Wings to funksters Zapp and French crooner Serge Gainsbourg, plus lesser-known cuts from The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and American Spring. Kraut rockers Can make an appearance as well, along with Boards of Canada, Oneohtrix Point Never and, naturally, the selectors themselves leading off the mix with a cover of Jonathan Halper's 'Leaving My Old Life Behind'.


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/**
 * Handles hashing for authentication
 */
var crypto = require('crypto');

//Implements hmac authentication
module.exports = function(connection) {
    var encoding = 'base64';
    var hashAlgorithm = 'sha1';
    var secretKey = 'userkey';
    var userAuth = {};

    userAuth.getHash = function(data) {
        var hmacObj = crypto.createHmac(hashAlgorithm, secretKey);
        hmacObj.update(data);
        return hmacObj.digest([encoding]);
    };

    userAuth.verifyHash = function(data, hash) {
        var hmacObj = crypto.createHmac(hashAlgorithm, secretKey);
        hmacObj.update(data);
        return hmacObj.digest([encoding]) === hash;
    };

    userAuth.ensureAuthenticated = function(req, res, next) {
        var token;
        var emailID;
        if (req.cookies && req.cookies.token && req.cookies.id) {
            token = req.cookies.token;
            emailID = req.cookies.id;
        }
        if (!token || !emailID) {
            res.status(401).send({
                "error": "User not authorized"
            });
            return;
        }
        getPassword(emailID, function(err, results) {
            if (err) {
                next(err);
            } else {
                if (results && results[0] && userAuth.verifyHash(results[0].password, token)) {
                    next();
                } else {
                    res.status(401).send({
                        "error": "User not authorized"
                    });
                    return;
                }
            }
        });
    };

    function getPassword(emailID, callback) {
        var query = 'select password from users where emailID=?';
        connection.query(query, [emailID],
            function(err, results) {
                if (err) {
                    callback(err);
                } else {
                    callback(null, results);
                }
            });

    }

    return userAuth;
};


Wegmans Archives | Happy Deal - Happy Day!
These are the most current Wegmans deals you will find nation-wide. The top 10 deals are listed first, with an option to click on a full list. Come back each week for an updated Wegmans deals list! Unadvertised and Exclusive Wegmans deals found here!!!
Wegmans Coupons & Deals Week of April 14th | $0.19 Greek Yogurt, $0.99 Baby Wipes & More!
Here are my favorite Wegmans coupons and deals I found from doubling coupons, and some on-going deals that I've posted before that are still available.
**The prices I post are from my local store in Geneseo, NY, where coupons up to $.99 are doubled **You can price check online before your shopping trip if you'd like over here. Also, check out the NY Wegmans coupon policy online. It states that you can stack Wegmans Coupons with manufacture coupons! But no "free" items from internet coupons, including any buy one get one coupons.
I create this list using newspaper inserts and coupons.com. Wegmans doesn't put out a weekly flyer with Shopper's club sales that I can match with coupons. So I go through the newspaper insert list and coupons.com and find the best coupons for doubling at Wegmans. If there is a Shopper's Club deal on top of that, then awesome! But I do not list all of the Shopper's Club deals on this page. There are also money saving apps like Ibotta (cash back program – use referral code nettpg when you sign up!) and Checkout 51 that I'll add their rebates to this list, but I'll be honest in that I don't always check the apps each week.
**NOTE: The Favado App which I have worked for for the last 4 years recently stopped their blogger data contributer program, so I am no longer able to use their platform to create my weekly list. Bear with me for a few weeks as I get the best and most up-to-date Wegmans deals for you in a uniform format!
See any deal that you think should be on this list that I missed? Be sure to leave a comment and I'll add it!
Come back each Sunday and you will find an updated list! Or if you want this list e-mailed to you every Wednesday as part of my weekly newsletter – fill out the form below to get this list in your inbox!
See all Wegmans coupons and deals that are posted thoughout the week over here!
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Wegmans Spring Booklet Coupons – 10 New Wegmans Store Coupons!
Wegmans Digital Coupons: 10 New Coupons on Their App!
New Month = New Coupons! Huge Number of New or Reset Coupons! Print NOW!
Honey Nut Cheerios for $1.50 at Wegmans with NEW $0.50/1 Coupon!
Ragu Simply Pasta Sauce for Just $0.39 at Wegmans!
HOT! FREE Oikos Yogurt at Wegmans!
20 Day Budget Challenge: Planning Ahead Can Save Big!
$0.94 Hershey's Gold King Size Candy Bars with Doubled Coupon!


1. Students with clashing papers should report to office No. 320 located at Third Floor, College of Education Building. This should be done at least ONE hour before the time scheduled for administration of the paper(s).


ISOBEL KUHN (1901-1957) (Moody Bible Institute) was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She and her husband, John, served with the China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) from 1928 to 1954. She is author of numerous books including Second Mile People, In the Arena, Green Leaf in Drought, and By Searching: My Journey through Doubt into Faith.


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Q: Get last inserted IDS in MySQL Is it possible to get ALL inserted ID`s after multiple insert  in MySQL by ONE query?
Example(abstract):
$ids = array();
$parts = array();
$query = 'INSERT INTO `TABLENAME` (`FIELDS`)  VALUES';

$items = array(values);
foreach($items as $item){
   $parts[] = '('.$item['key1'].','.$item['key2']...','.$item['keyN'].')';
}

$query .= implode(',',$parts);
mysqli_query($link,$query);
$ids = ... // getting  ALL inserted IDs
var_dump($ids);

It can do so here (one of solutions). Example(abstract):
$ids = array();

$items = array(values);
foreach($items as $item){
   $query ='INSERT INTO `TABLENAME` (`FIELDS`)  VALUES('.$item['key1'].','.$item['key2']...','.$item['keyN'].')';
   mysqli_query($link,$query);
   $ids[] = mysqli_insert_id($link);
}
var_dump($ids);

But, I would like to : one query INSERT all items - one query get ALL inserted ids.
UPDATE
My solution ( based on question generate an integer sequence in MySQL ).Return sequence of last inserted ID`s by single query.
$query_inserted_ids = "SELECT @row := @row +1 AS row_id
                       FROM TABLENAME , (SELECT @row := LAST_INSERT_ID()-1 )r
                       WHERE @row <(
                       SELECT id
                       FROM  TABLENAME
                       ORDER BY id DESC
                       LIMIT 1 )";

Thanks for attention!

A: MySQL's
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()

Will return the FIRST ID returned from a multi-line insert.
If you combine it with
SELECT ROW_COUNT()

you can start with the LAST_INSERT_ID() and increment by the number of records specified in ROW_COUNT().


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New Grant Funding, Provincial Strategy To Support Trail Development
by nstrails2018 | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Communities, Culture and Heritage / Lands and Forestry
August 6, 2019 – 10:03 AM
Nova Scotians and visitors will soon have access to improved trails across the province.
Government is investing more than $972,000 in 29 trail development projects that will help promote healthy, active communities.
"Trails connect us to our communities, allow us to explore nature and support healthy and active lifestyles," said Minister of Lands and Forestry Iain Rankin, on behalf of Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leo Glavine. "These investments will help improve and expand our province's broad network of trails so Nova Scotians and visitors can enjoy all they have to offer."
The Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Rails to Trails group received $12,000 to replace aging culverts.
"This funding has already become essential to our capital planning process as it allows us to leverage municipal funding to complete major trail maintenance. Last year, we were able to complete a resurfacing job on a portion of the trail. This year, we had a culvert collapse due to the extremely rainy spring, and the funding is allowing us to repair this area and keep the trail open," said Jill Campbell-Miller, co-chair of the Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Rails to Trails Association. "The BLT Trail has become an essential part of the community and economy. Funding like this allows us to ensure it remains in top condition."
The investments were made through the Recreational Trail Expansion Grant Program, which helps community groups, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations develop new trails and make capital and infrastructure upgrades to existing trails.
A list of organizations receiving grants can be found at https://cch.novascotia.ca/trail-funding-programs
Mr. Rankin also launched Nova Scotia's first trails strategy, which was developed with the Nova Scotia Trails Federation and other partners to support sustainable trail development.
"Today is the first day of a new exciting vision for trails in Nova Scotia," said Beth Pattillo, chair of the Nova Scotia Trails Federation. "This shared strategy is a testament to the value of our trails and the dedicated volunteers who build and maintain them."


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Jerzy Madaliński (Madaleński) herbu Laryssa (zm. w 1654 roku) – podwojewodzi przemyski w latach 1648-1650, podczaszy wieluński w latach 1652-1654, wojski większy żydaczowski w latach 1649-1651.

Bibliografia
 Jacek Krochmal, Podwojewodziowie przemyscy (od końca XVI do XVIII wieku), w: Rocznik Historyczno-Archiwalny T. IX, Przemyśl 1995, s. 53.

Członkowie stanu rycerskiego I Rzeczypospolitej
Jerzy Madaliński
Podczaszowie wieluńscy
Podwojewodziowie przemyscy
Urzędnicy ziemscy I Rzeczypospolitej
Wojscy więksi ziemscy
Zmarli w 1654

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Jennifer Gigliotti is currently the Executive Director of the Center for College Readiness and the Associate Dean of Rice University's Suzanne M Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. Dr. Gigliotti is responsible for the design of innovative professional development models for teachers and establishes partnerships with local school districts to design customized professional development programs to meet specific district needs. Additionally, she provides leadership to the Rice Teacher Education program which offers both teacher certification as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching. Her previous experience includes secondary teaching in a Houston area public school.
Gigliotti holds a BA in psychology and history and a MEd in secondary social studies education from The Ohio State University, and an EdD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Houston. She was recognized by the Rice University Board of Trustees for Outstanding Contributions to the University and Community, September, 2011, and is the 2011 recipient of the Adelle F Robertson Continuing Professional Educator Award, presented by the University Professional Continuing Education Association.