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Category Archives: Main Channel
Jazz Venues, Main Channel
Web Bar
July 3, 2017 Faye Anderson	Leave a comment
The Web Bar was located on Columbia Avenue (renamed Cecil B. Moore Avenue) between 16th and 17th Streets. Like all the jazz spots along the "Golden Strip," the Web fell victim to the 1964 race riot.
The building was demolished in 2006. For information about the Golden Strip, go here.
1964 Race RiotColumbia AvenueGolden StripNorth Philly
Cultural Heritage, Green Book, Jazz Venues, Main Channel
Congo Café
June 26, 2017 Faye Anderson	Leave a comment
The Congo Café was located on Ridge Avenue in an old bank building (Northwestern Trust Company?). In a December 6, 1959 conversation with celebrated jazz journalist Ralph J. Gleason, Philly Joe Jones shared memories of the jazz spot:
In 1945 I came home, I was just out of the service and I wanted to play and I knew about the drums, I actually knew about the drums in 1939, an old fellow in Philadelphia who's still there playin', he's playin' every night, named Coatsville [James "Coatsville" Harris], and he used to help me, he used to teach me how to play the drums. I used to sit underneath the bandstand in the club because I was too young to be there. I wasn't supposed to be there but he'd sneak me in and I'd be underneath the bandstand. It was an ex-bank and they made a nightclub out of it and they had a floor show and I used to watch the dancers and the chorus and three, four girls in the line and this drummer. I just idolized him and he's still one of the swingingest older cats I've met, and I wanted to play so that he used to help me.
In the 1950s, Coatsville led an orchestra that featured a tenor saxophonist thought to be John Coltrane.
Conversations in Jazz: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews is available on Amazon.com.
James "Coatsville" HarrisJohn ColtranePhilly Joe JonesRalph J. GleasonRidge AvenueRidge Avenue Entertainment District
Cultural Heritage, Jazz Venues, Main Channel
Lennox Grill
The Lennox Grill was located in North Philly across from drummer Philly Joe Jones' childhood home on N. 19th Street between Columbia Avenue (now Cecil B. Moore Avenue) and W. Montgomery Street. In a December 6, 1959 conversation with celebrated jazz journalist Ralph J. Gleason, Philly Joe shared memories of the Lennox Grill:
I lived across the street from a place called the Lennox Grill in Philadelphia and I used to peek through the windows in the back of the club, and they had bars on the windows, so I used to always stand there and peek and look at this drummer. This man used to kill me, he had a pipe in his mouth and a regular old setup of drums, you know, no high hat, nothing like that, just a bass drum and a little cymbal. Cymbals were small then, but he was swinging like I don't know what and I used to like to go there. My brother used to come around the corner and look up and see me peeking in the window and say, "Come on now!" and I'd go home—I only lived across the street. I used to sneak out of the house sometimes at night because they'd be playin' after my bedtime, I had to go to school, but I used to sneak out of the house and run across the street, 10:30 and 11 o'clock at night I used to sneak out of the house and run across the street and peek in that window and listen to him playin' drums.
Philly Joe JonesRalph J. Gleason
Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Green Book, Jazz Venues, Main Channel
Rendezvous Club
The Rendezvous Club was located in the basement of the Douglass Hotel.
In a May 11, 1959 conversation with celebrated jazz journalist Ralph J. Gleason, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie shared an anecdote:
… in Philly, I had an interesting experience with Roy [Eldridge]. All the bands used to come to Philly. When I got to Philly in '35, Roy was with Teddy Hill and Chu [Berry], and they used to jam downstairs in the Rendezvous up under the Douglas Hotel where the Showboat is now. Well, those guys used to play and I wouldn't dare play, you know. I'd just go and listen to those guys. So one time, I remember, Rex Stewart, Duke Ellington, and Teddy Hill were there at the same time and they had a session downstairs and Roy was down there that night. And Rex, you know, Rex was Roy's idol. Roy tells now about the time he first heard Rex play that high B flat. Roy finally found that B flat. I guess, 'cause when he come to Philadelphia that night they was jammin' round there and Roy started playing. Damn, Rex started crying and just tightened up and left 'cause Roy was in rare form that night. I didn't meet Roy until way later. I met him there, but he didn't remember me.
#ShowboatBijou CafeDizzy GillespieDouglass HotelRalph J. GleasonRoy Eldridge
Advocacy, Blog, Cultural Heritage, Main Channel
John Coltrane and Civil Rights
In June 2001, jazz scholar Ashley Kahn interviewed Alice Coltrane.
Mrs. Coltrane shared memories of her legendary husband John Coltrane, including his views of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X:
A lot was going on in the '60s—black empowerment, civil rights, new jazz music was becoming the New Thing, which also had a political edge. How did John look upon all of that at the time—especially race politics? Was he with Dr. King or more with Malcolm [X]?
He was very interested in the civil-rights movement. He appreciated both men from their different perspectives. He did see the unity in what they were trying to achieve, basically almost the same thing, taking different directions to reach that point of achievement.
He knew that Dr. Martin Luther King was an intelligent man, who would've probably found his quest in civil rights more horrible, more horrendous, by going through the system as a lawyer or a professor. John felt that [King] as a preacher could reach the heart of the people. And he felt that this was very good, that it was an asset, that he would be able to lead the people based on the spiritual sense instead of the civic, intellectual, legalistic. John felt if you can talk to their heart you'll get their support, and you'll get them to believe in what you're doing.
About Malcolm, I know John had attended some of his talks that were in our area. Once he came back and I asked him, "How was the lecture?" and he said he thought it was superb. Different approaches to the same goal, telling the people [to] be wise, try to get some kind of economic freedom, be self-sufficient, depend on yourself, strengthen your family ties. Things like that, not even involved with religion, just basic areas of improvement so that you can make yourself a strong force for the good that needs to be achieved. He told me that he appreciated the way that when the really tough questions were asked from the audience, every one was answered with an intelligence which the people could comprehend.
I know that some musicians who were around at the time were more militant. How did John feel about that?
He would not be a part of it, and this is what many people wanted him to do. They'd say, "Why don't you take your horn, use it as an instrument to rally people together, to awaken consciousness in these people to really stand and fight for their rights?" He just said, "That's not the way for me to go with this music." It was not the way for him, to take his music into a militant zone to try to stress a point. If anything, we saw him going up. I would imagine his philosophy would be closer to Martin Luther King Jr.: Let me try to reach your heart, your spirit and your soul, and then we can move forward uniformly as a people and accomplish great things.
He didn't prefer violence to peace, and he was very disturbed by the consequences [of the riots in the mid-1960s] and all the people who were getting hurt in the rioting. I believe he called us once [when] he was out of town when those [riots] were happening. He was mainly on the phone with his mother, because she was with us at the time and she was quite upset about it.
The full transcript is available here.
ActivismAlice ColtraneAshley KahnCivic EngagementCivil RightsCommunity EngagementJohn ColtraneMalcolm XMartin Luther King Jr.Race
Club Zel-Mar
Opened in 1947, Club Zel-Mar was located in West Philly at 37th and Market streets. In April 1947, the "ultra modern" club played host to Three B's and A Honey.
The "Home of the Mambo" welcomed José Curbelo who popularized the Mambo and the Cha-cha-cha in the 1950s.
Bill Carney's Hi-Tones had a weeklong engagement here, February 28-March 5, 1955. The group was comprised of Bill "Mr. C" Carney, Al "Tootie" Heath, Shirley Scott and John Coltrane.
Bill CarneyCha-cha-chaJohn ColtraneJosé CurbeloLatin JazzMamboShirley ScottTootie HeathWest Philly
Advocacy, Blog, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Historic Preservation, Main Channel
A Room with a View of the Blues
Earlier this month, I attended a panel discussion on "Art in Public Space" held in the Hamilton Garden of the Kimmel Center. As I waited for the program to start, I checked out the view from the top floor. What I saw left a hole in my heart.
The hole is where Philadelphia International Records once stood.
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff have earned their place in history.
Sadly, the building that held the stories of the songwriters, musicians, producers and arrangers is now lost to history. For the love of money, African Americans' cultural heritage was erased from public memory.
Gamble and Huff sold the historic building to Dranoff Properties which plans to build a luxury hotel and condos for the one percent. Three years after the demolition of "309," there's just a hole in the ground. The reason: Dranoff Properties is waiting for a corporate welfare check to the tune of $19 million before breaking ground on the "biggest, tallest and most expensive" project the company has ever done.
In the poorest big city in the country, spending taxpayers' money to further enrich the rich is the sound of Philadelphia.
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Secretary Pate Named Chair of NASS Committee on Business Services
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MEDIA RELEASE WEBSITE: sos.iowa.gov
7/29/2015 FOR MORE INFORMATION:
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is proud to accept the appointment as chair of the National Association of Secretaries of State's Standing Committee on Business Services. Pate will lead the committee, along with Delaware Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock, through July 2016.
"I look forward to being a part of NASS' national leadership on Business Services," Secretary Pate said. "One of the things I have set as a high priority is for us not to move at the speed of government, but at the speed of business. To achieve that goal, we need to upgrade our technology in order to provide top-notch service."
The Secretary of State's Office serves 211,982 business entities statewide. Iowa's business filing fees are among the least expensive in the nation. During his first tenure as Secretary of State, from 1995-99, Paul Pate transformed Iowa's system to institute biennial filing for businesses. This effort reduced bureaucratic red tape and streamlined the filing process, making it easier for business owners to operate.
"I look forward to offering Iowa's perspective and sharing what I have heard firsthand from owners of small businesses across the state. My goal is to make sure that government is not a barrier, but a portal to help them," Secretary Pate said.
To view the press release from NASS, click here.

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TCN Covid-19 Announcement
TCN is in Lockdown as of now, we are asking you to remain at home, until Contact tracing is completed and the identified case is taken out of the community for quarantine. Tomorrow November 18, there will be no school, all offices, daycare, stores are closed. Only essential workers are allowed to be out. (FNSO, safety officers, security, Pandemic monitors, water and sewer drivers, health care workers, medical-drivers and the pandemic team.) Medical dialysis patients is still a go for there daily treatments. Let's get through this and stay safe. Prayers to everyone, again we ask you to remain at home. Ekosi
Tataskweyak Cree Nation
Nomination Meeting
Pandemic Procedures
Update August, 2020
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Housing Workshop
July 6, 2020 TCN Members/Residents
Chief and Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation,
in accordance with tradition, recognize the importance of the collective rights of the community and the priority of those collective rights over certain rights of the individual
A. Chief and Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation have an obligation to ensure that the remote location of its Reserves are managed in a way that maximizes the protection of its Members and residents, particularly children and other vulnerable community members;
B. Chief and Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation, in accordance with tradition, recognize the importance of the collective rights of the community and the priority of those collective rights over certain rights of the individual;
C. Chief and Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation desire to make a Bylaw governing the observance of law and order of Members and other persons on the Reserve, the prevention of disorderly conduct and nuisances, and the residence of Members and other persons on the Reserve and for the imposition of a penalty for a violation thereof;
D. Chief and Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation wishes to ensure that its Members and other residents can live on Tataskweyak Cree Nation Reserves in relative safety;
E. The practice of banishment has been part of Tataskweyak Cree Nation traditional aboriginal customary law as a remedy for dealing with individuals who posed a threat to Members or the community;
F. The Members of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation have been consulted and support a bylaw which would allow Council to restrain from residing or entering onto Tataskweyak Cree Nation Reserves persons, including Members, who pose a threat to the community, their children or other vulnerable community members;
G. Sections 81(a), (c), (d), (p),)(p.l), (q) and (r) of the Indian Act empower the Chief and Council to pass bylaws to provide for the health of residents on the reserve, the observance of law and order, the prevention of disorderly conduct and nuisances, the removal and punishment of persons trespassing on reserve or frequenting
Council of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation has taken steps to curtail the abuse of Intoxicants in the community by giving local constables appointed by the Band powers to effectively enforce TCN laws and bylaws pursuant to the Operating Agreement for First Nation Safety Officer Program for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 (the "Operating Agreement").


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Interview: Paul Ingram sheds light on his new book and talks about his rhyming verbal tick
Posted on Jun 20, 2014 by Luke Benson
The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram is available at Prairie Lights and New Bo Books. — photo by Barry Phipps
Paul Ingram writes clerihew
So I asked if he'd share a few
He replied, "You're a crook —
Go buy the book."
"How's that — did I do it right?" I ask.
Paul's eyes close, his head tilts back as a grin takes over his face and he exclaims, "Wonderful! That's the perfect place to start the interview. 'Clerihew' and 'share a few' is a great rhyme!"
For those of you who haven't met Paul Ingram, he is an Iowa City icon and fixture at Prairie Lights Books. Like countless others, I have, over the years, received numerous book recommendations from Ingram, and, when I'm wise enough to follow up on his suggestions, I have always thoroughly enjoyed his picks.
An impassioned booklover his whole life, Ingram has recently thrown his own hat into the ring with the release of his book, The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram. For those unfamiliar, a clerihew is a four line poem about a famous individual that follows the rhyming convention of AABB. Ingram's book, which has recaptured this forgotten form, is available at Prairie Lights Books, host of the book's launch party on June 23 from 5-8 p.m. Ingram will also be reading from his book on June 25 at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids.
Paul, you've been a book lover your whole life. Tell me about these clerihews and how this book came to be published.
Let me start by saying it began 15-20 years ago. I'd known about clerihews but had always felt myself … unequal to them. But I read one in a literary magazine, I think it was by this Canadian writer named Opal Nations. He's mostly a rock critic, but he wrote… "Helen Keller / Had only a smeller / But through her zeal / Learned to talk like a seal"
Once I saw that, my mind began … spilling. And … I'm not sure, but I might have had a kind of … manic episode. I was talking — I was going up to strangers — and I was talking clerihews, and I did this until I was forced to stop. My wife really did most of the stopping. You know, she had to live with me! But that happened, and about half of them were really pretty good. And that's why the book is called The Lost Clerihews of Paul Ingram.
Are the people you depict all authors?
No! Michael Jackson / Looked anglo-saxon / Due to some nasty / Rhinoplasty
OK! Clearly you haven't limited yourself. So why didn't you publish these 15, 20 years ago?
Well I never believed for a minute that they would sell. I mean, how could I sell these? But I had given them to all my sales reps hoping that they would show them to somebody; and I sent one batch out to a place. And I got them sent them back soooo fast. The worst thing to hear from somebody you're trying to curry favor with is, "How did you get my address?"
Yeah, once you hear that, it's completely over. So I never tried again, but I kept writing them once in awhile, because I'd get those first two lines.
My fastest was: Ethel Mermin / Gets rid of vermin / By singing Cole Porter / For an hour and a quarter
That one just flooooowed out of mouth.
Alright, Ethel Mermin had that brash voice, so there's an element of biographical truth about the individual. Is that intentional on your part?
No. For the most part truth is incidental. If it happens, fine, but for my version of the clerihew — not for G.K. Chesterston's, but for mine — form carries meaning. So, if I've got a good rhyme, that's just too bad. And the rhyme … the rhyme is like the prize in the Cracker Jack.
But where did these come from? Do you write poetry in a traditional sense?
No. I don't like poetry. Well, I don't understand most poetry. I love about … 20 poets. I see it almost as more of a neurological tick than a literary form. I'd wake up in the morning and say, "Vivian Vance put cheese in her pants."
Well, that's part of why I enjoy clerihews so much: They're about the absurdity and the rhyme itself.
Yes! It's the elevation of silliness! Still, there are some people that don't want anything said that anyone could misinterpret. I wrote one, and I called the person up and left the clerihew on their answering machine. And I got a call later — they were upset wanting to know what I meant by it, and I had to say, "Nothing. It's going on in my mind. It's a rhyme!"
My experience, though, is that people who are funny tend to like them. People who aren't tend to be suspicious: They want to know what you're up to.
Part of what I like about your clerihews is that they sort of walk the line between being a little dirty but not overly crass. Can you talk a bit about your general aesthetic principle?
I do use a few naughty words. Like: Sebastian Bach / Had a wen on his cock / Said the good doctor Steiner, / "This mass should be minor"
You have to do that! You can't not do that.
But as I understand it, the clerihew originally came about from the English novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley as a sort of retaliation for how crude the limerick had become, right?
Yeah, and for some peculiar reason [Bentley] felt that people wouldn't do the same with clerihews! Clerihews are even better because they're specifically about one person: Brigham Young / Was highly strung / And delivered his rants / In special underpants
And again, there's that nugget of truth in there. Are you sure you're not reading Wikipedia articles or …
No. If you are a bookseller for 40 years in Iowa City, you know virtually every name in history. I've looked through thousands of catalogues and I've seen these names, and I've got a great name memory.
Alright, so how did this move from being a hobby and napkin jot to an actual book?
Well, I recited a couple in front of Steve [Semken], the publisher at Ice Cube Press, and he said, "I'll publish them." He said, "How many you got?" I said, "Lots." He said, "I'll publish them," and my sales rep-Bruce Miller was there — and, uh … rejoiced! And Bruce's wife does illustrations, so the next day I got 25 illustrations from her — she was on task — and thus the book became illustrated.
How many names ended up in the final book?
Between a 100-120.
And that was culled down from how many?
Three hundred or so. Some of them were incredibly juvenile, as you might expect. So I just dropped those completely. They were naughty to be naughty. What was really a pain was deciding what order to put them in.
So how did you go about doing that? Did you try to be chronological? Order them by their profession?
I told my publisher, "You do it." Put 'em in whatever order you want. So the illustrator made a deck of cards of the clerihews and they arranged them all these different ways.
How's the reception to the book been so far?
I got a great blurb on the cover from Roz Chast, who is the most popular current cartoonist for the New Yorker. She wrote a book called, Can't we Talk About Something More Pleasant? which is one of the funniest and one of the saddest books I've ever read. You really need to read it.
Then my friend Richard Howorth, who is probably the most famous bookseller in America, wrote me the nicest blurb that didn't get used on the book. He said, "Ingram has elevated the form." That is what I wanted to hear.
No better compliment than that, right?
Well, when you get overconfident you realize that the world is not a university town. And a lot of people- just aren't getting [my clerihews]. I showed my book to one person; I said, "Take a look," and she said, "Are these real people?" Which is a problem if you want to sell a lot of them. That's why I'm putting them on Twitter.
So what are your future plans with this? Are you going to keep riding this pony?
Oh yeah. T-shirts. I've got a kids shirt already.
Mother Goose/ And Doctor Suess / Kept me alive / When I was five
And clearly beyond. Last question for you: You've been a book lover for so long, how does it feel to finally see your own work captured and sitting there, hard copy on the shelf?
It feels great. It feels great.
You know, I had a dream that waved me away from having a reading of clerihews. I dreamt I was at the Englert, and the Englert was as big as Yankee stadium, and I was this tiny guy down there, and I was reading one little four-line poem after another — and [I thought] "No! It doesn't go!" It's an intimate form. Which reminds me — on June 23 at Prairie Lights from 5-8 p.m., we'll be hosting a sort of drop by. It's on a Monday night and I want it to be loose. It's not a reading — it's a party. Stop on by.
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Tagged Books, Downtown Iowa City, Interview, Iowa City literature, Paul Ingram, Prairie Lights
Josh 'Daddyhoff' Hoffman is back in town and he wants you to listen to punk bands at the Trumpet BlossomOpening tonight: The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Les Mis


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Title: Dropbox doubles referral credits. And the change is applied retroactively!
Date: 2012-04-06 08:11
Link: http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=1096
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>For every friend you invite that installs Dropbox, you'll both get 500 MB of free space. If you've got a free account, you can invite up to 32 people for a whopping total of 16 GB of extra space.

I saw this a couple days ago, but what I didn't realize is that the bump up in credit is applied retroactively as well. That. Is. Awesome.

If you don't use Dropbox, you should. It's the ultimate back-up (my most important files are in my Dropbox), it's mindlessly easy sync, it's a great way to share, and increasingly it does extra-amazing things like powering this blog. Oh, and if you sign-up [via this link](http://db.tt/GSpm6jvV), I get a sweet, sweet 500 mb.

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BWM Convention and its application to offshore vessels
27 Jun 2019by Craig Jallal
In marked contrast to other sectors, uptake of ballast water management systems in the offshore sector is uneven. Craig Jallal explores why this is the case and the challenges facing the offshore market
While the take up of BWMSs among the wider global shipping fleet is reluctantly consistent, the offshore sector remains an area where BWMS adoption is uneven.
So why is that and what are the challenges in this particular market?
The obvious challenges are the space limitations onboard the smaller offshore support vessels (OSVs) such as anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTSs) and platform support vessels (PSVs), and the sheer volume of ballast water exchange required over a short period of time for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs).
What surprises me is an argument that AHTSs and PSVs do not require BWMSs based on the fact that their work is generally confined to a specific geographic region. Basically, the argument is that a large AHTS built and designed for the North Sea, for instance, will spend its working lifetime in the region, and therefore does not require a BWMS, which work to prevent the spread of invasive species between different ecosystems.
At least one BWMS manufacturer has refuted this argument, saying that it had fitted BWMSs to a wide range of offshore vessels from AHTSs to MODUs specifially because the offshore units do frequent other regions, with North Sea vessels shifting to the Middle East or the US Gulf as demand requires.
Unfortunately, the lack of an easily accessible database of the installation of ballast water systems on vessels hampers anything other than an anecdotal comparison of uptake among the deep sea commercial fleet versus the offshore fleet.
One clear factor limiting BWMS installation in offshore vessels is the sector's well-known financial hardship. Following the mid-decade oil price collapse, the offshore vessel sector has been suffering an earnings depression for several years running and, though it has picked up a bit lately, remains plagued by over-supply.
In fact, the offshore support market is so heavily over-subscribed, that there are 1,750 AHTSs and PSVs in layup, and utilisation has fallen to 52% of the total fleet. As an example, according to those who follow the market, there are only around 20 active rigs a year in the US Gulf, and many have left for more active waters in South America.
Faced with below break-even earnings, the prospect of retrofitting a ballast water treatment system to an offshore support vessel could be enough to consign the vessel to the recycling yard. Of course, the expense of fitting a BWMS would only be one factor in sending an offshore support vessel to the scrap yard, but as a catalyst it would reduce supply and benefit the fleet in the long-term.
I would like to hear your take on the subject: what are the issues of fitting/retrofitting BWMSs to offshore vessels, and what is the reason behind the slow take up of BWMS among the offshore sector? Email me at craig.jallal@rivieramm.com
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Don't read university rankings like reading football league tables: taking a close look at the indicators by Kay Cheng Soh.
The outcome of university ranking is of much interest and concern of the many stakeholders, including university's sponsors, administrators, staff, current and prospective students, and the public. The results of rankings presented in the form of league tables, analogous to football league tables, attract more attention than do the processes by which the ranking is achieved. This paper looks into the functioning of the indicators and their contributions to the final score used for ranking, with reference to three conceptual and methodological issues, that is, their inter-correlations, assigned and attained weights, and indicator redundancy.


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from django.apps import AppConfig
from django.views.decorators.cache import never_cache
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _

from filebrowser.conf import fb_settings

class FilebrowserAppConfig(AppConfig):
    name = 'filebrowser'

    def ready(self):
        from django.contrib import admin
        from django.contrib.admin import sites

        class FilebrowserAdminSite(admin.AdminSite):
            @never_cache
            def index(self, request, extra_context=None):
                resp = super(FilebrowserAdminSite, self).index(request,
                                                               extra_context)
                app_dict = {
                    'app_url': reverse('fb_browse'),
                    'models': [
                        {
                            'admin_url': reverse('fb_browse'),
                            'name': 'Browse',
                            'add_url': None
                        },
                        {
                            'admin_url': reverse('fb_mkdir'),
                            'name': _('New Folder'),
                            'add_url': None
                        },
                        {
                            'admin_url': reverse('fb_upload'),
                            'name': _('Upload'),
                            'add_url': None
                        }
                    ],
                    'has_module_perms': True,
                    'name': _('Filebrowser'),
                    'app_label': 'filebrowser'
                }
                resp.context_data['app_list'].append(app_dict)
                return resp

        if fb_settings.SHOW_AT_ADMIN_PANEL:
            fb = FilebrowserAdminSite()
            admin.site = fb
            sites.site = fb


War drove the formation of complex social institutions such as religions and bureaucracies, a study suggests. The institutions would have helped to maintain stability in large and ethnically diverse early societies. The study authors, who tested their theories in simulations and compared the results with historical data, found that empires arise in response to the pressure of warfare between small states.
via Empires, bureaucracies and religion arise from war : Nature News & Comment.
Leonard Kohr argued that nations like the USA are too large, making catastrophic failure inevitable in the long run.
Unsurprisingly, Kohr's guiding principle was anarchism, "the noblest of philosophies." But its inherent nobility, he recognized, also made it utopian: a truly anarchist society could do away with governments and states only if all individuals were ethical enough to respect one another's boundaries. Kohr cleverly turned this utopianism upside down, from weakness to strength: any party, any leader, any ideology promising utopia is automatically wrong, or lying . Acceptance of utopia's unattainability, in other words, is the best insurance against totalitarianism.
But if the ideal state cannot be attained, at least it can be approached, Kohr thought, by reducing the scale of government. Which sounds a lot like the famous quote from Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience": "That government is best which governs least." But in Kohr's vision, smaller government should mean, first and foremost, a smaller area to govern. In such smallness, greatness resides. Counterintuitive as that may sound, didn't Greece and Italy have their Golden Ages when they were divided into countless city-states? Not a coincidence, according to Kohr: smaller states produce more culture, wealth and happiness.
It might be easy to confine Kohr's non-violent anarchism to the salon, where, over a fine glass of sherry, quixotic ideas may be lofted and shot down like intellectual clay pigeons. But he thought his gradualist approach eminently practicable, and tried to put it to good use in the field.
The answer was "not union, but division": in a world where companies merge into megacorporations and countries into unaccountable supra-states, Kohr's vision is both counterintuitive and refreshing. One of his 10 basic laws is the so-called Beanstalk Principle: For every animal, object, institution or system, there is an optimal limit beyond which it ought not to grow.
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Numan Kılıçalp
Mustafa Avcı
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Department of Animal Science, East Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute, 01220 Adana
Rüştü Hatipoğlu
Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana
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Effects of Grass and Legume-Grass Mixture pasture on Production performance and Milk Composition of Dairy Cows
Numan Kılıçalp, Mustafa Avcı, Hatice Hızlı, Rüştü Hatipoğlu
This research was conducted to determine forage yield, chemical composition, milk yield and milk composition in dairy cattle grazing on pasture established with species and mixtures of Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne, Bastion,PR), Orchardgrass(Dactylis glometata, Pizza,OG) and White clover(Trifolium repens, Huia,WC). In this research conducted for two years, the grazing experiment was carried out according to a change over trial design. For this purpose, a total of 6 Holstein Friesian cows (at the 2nd lactation and with an average of 520 ± 26 kg live weight) were used for two periods, each of which consisted of 30 days (8 days of adaptation and 22 days of the basis period). The milk nutritional composition of the animals (dry matter, fat and protein content) was determined in the last three days in the last five consecutive days of each lactation period. The acid detergent fiber (ADF) content of pasture obtained from Perennial ryegrass + White clover mixture (PRWC) was found to be lower than that obtained from the other two (PR and OG) pasture and Net Energy Lactation (NEL) content was found higher in the first grazing period in the first year. However, the effect of the investigated pastures on milk yield was not significant, but it was found that the effects on milk protein yield in the first year and dry matter of milk in the second year were significant. In the first year of grazing period, milk yield, milk fat yield and protein yield were found to be significant. The results of this study showed that under these operating conditions, the botanical composition of the pasture had no effect on the amount and composition of the milk, but the milk yield decreased as the vegetation period advanced.
Artificial pasture; Dairy cattle; Fodder crops; Grazing; Milk composition; Milk yield
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Victor Borghi (3 November 1912 – 8 March 1986) was a Swiss cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

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Best VR Headset 2021
Strap on the best virtual reality headset
By Whitson Gordon
Updated: 19 Dec 2021 2:22 am
Posted: 8 Dec 2021 1:59 am
VR headsets have gotten really impressive over the past few years. They offer more and more immersive ways to explore new worlds, letting you move freely and get a real sense of scale in your games. They're also the only way to experience some amazing new games, including the recent masterpiece Half-Life: Alyx.
Getting a great VR experience takes a bit more than slotting your smartphone into a plastic holder, though. While those phone-based solutions were an interesting entryway at one point, the experience from a dedicated headset is on another level. With advanced tracking and 6DoF (six degrees of freedom), your movements are accurately translated into the game world, letting you feel like you're truly there (for better or worse).
Quality headsets can be seriously demanding though, with some packing so many pixels and such a fast refresh rate that you'd need a beastly gaming PC to run them. Fortunately, there's a bit of something for everyone. Some more affordable models can run on modest hardware, and there are even a few that offer a compelling experience without needing a separate machine to run them.
We've rounded up our top picks of the bunch so you can find a quality VR headset that'll offer the life-like gaming experience you're looking for.
These are the Best VR Headsets:
Oculus Rift S
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1. Oculus Quest 2
Best VR Headset
Oculus Quest 2 - 128GB
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Platform: Standalone, PC | Resolution (per-eye): 1,832 x 1,920 | Refresh rate: 90Hz | Field of view: 100-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF | Weight: 1.1 pounds
If you're not entirely sure what you're after from a VR headset, you can stop right here. There are some crazy powerful options below, but the Oculus Quest 2 is going to deliver a phenomenal experience for just about anyone. It's got such impressive flexibility, there's little reason to look elsewhere, and its shocking price makes it pretty hard to consider anything else.
The headset has sharp visuals thanks to a high per-eye resolution that helps make the screen-door effect a thing of the past. The headset also runs at a smooth 90Hz refresh rate like the original Oculus Rift CV1, but Facebook has been toying with faster refresh rates that users who demand more can experiment with. Not only does the Quest 2 offer some of the best experiences in a completely standalone format running on its Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset but it can also link up with a powerful gaming PC to run desktop experiences, and it can do it over a wired or wireless connection. It'd be a hard headset to beat even if it weren't $300.
2. PlayStation VR
Best VR Headset for Console Players
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Platform: PS4, PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro | Resolution (per-eye): 960 x 1,080 | Refresh rate: 120Hz | Field of view: 100-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF | Weight: 1.34 pounds
Virtual reality has gotten more accessible than ever, particularly for PC gamers, but console gamers aren't left out in the cold of normal reality. The PlayStation VR gives PS4 owners a way to dive deeper into games than ever. The PSVR is a somewhat humble system, not boasting the highest resolution displays and not going for wild, room-scale tracking. But, while it may lack those extreme features, it makes up for it with quality experiences. Many of the best VR games have come out on PSVR.
The PSVR has a 960 x 1,080 per-eye resolution but does offer a 120Hz refresh rate to keep experiences smooth. And, a 100-degree field of view is sufficient for immersion. The headset itself is one piece of the puzzle, as there's also a separate camera and motion controllers that can unlock even more immersive gameplay. And, even though the PSVR was built for the PS4 and PS4 Pro, Sony ensured it'll also run on the PS5. There's even a free adapter available for the PlayStation Camera, showing a commendable commitment by Sony to continue supporting its headset.
3. Oculus Rift S
Best VR Headset for PC
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Platform: PC | Resolution (per-eye): 1,280 x 1,440 | Refresh rate: 80Hz | Field of view: 110-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF | Weight: 1.2 pounds
While headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 and Valve Index show off the limits of VR capability, the Oculus Rift S (read our review) still offers an experience that has its niche. Since the Quest 2 launched, the Rift S has come down in price to match, making it the PC-connected counterpart to that system. Though you can link a Quest 2 to a PC, the Rift S is purpose-built for PC connections, so you'll have more robust cabling with lower latency and higher bandwidth than you'd get if you're not careful with your cables on a Quest.
The Oculus Rift S has a reasonably sharp resolution and offers fluidity with an 80Hz refresh rate. It also lets you see more of the virtual world around you thanks to its 110-degree field of view. Unlike the original Oculus Rift (CV1), this model uses inside-out tracking, which means you don't have to set up external cameras and deal with the major fuss calibrating those can be. And, since this headset is now just $300, you're getting a really solid value.
4. HTC Vive Cosmos
Best Wireless PC VR
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Platform: PC | Resolution (per-eye): 1,440 x 1,700 | Refresh rate: 90Hz | Field of view: 110-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF
HTC came onto the virtual reality scene strong with the first-generation Vive and the eventual Vive Pro, but the HTC Vive Cosmos is the latest vying for our virtual attention. The new model offers up a sharper resolution for each eye, delivering 1,440 x 1,700 on per eye for a combined 2,880 x 1,700. That increased sharpness exceeds even the Valve Index and helps cut down on the on the screen-door effect, albeit not eliminating it outright. The display uses small LCD panels that run at 90Hz for that smooth playback requires.
The headset offers a comfortable, halo-style headband that makes it easy to wear and take off momentarily. It also includes attached headphones for spatial audio. This new headset also dumps the old wands of the original Vive in favor of the more controller-like style seen on many other headsets. But, what really helps set the Vive Cosmos apart is its continued support for HTC's official Wireless Adapter, which delivers a high-fidelity, low-lantency stream of your VR content so you can go truly tetherless. HTC also offers different versions of the Cosmos series, including the Cosmos Elite, XR, and Play, which have different tracking and camera setups as well as different controllers. It's effectively possible to switch which version of the Cosmos you're using by swapping out the faceplate, controllers, and any tracking base station, making this a wildly versatile headset.
5. Valve Index
Best High-End VR Headset
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Platform: PC | Resolution (per-eye): 1,440 × 1,600 | Refresh rate: 120Hz (144Hz experimental mode) | Field of view: 130-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF | Weight: 1.79 pounds
The Valve Index is the latest and greatest in PC-based headset that will fill each of your eyeballs with 1,440 x 1,600 pixels at a refresh rate of 120Hz. The Index also employs new base stations supporting a larger play area, and a new set of controllers that support full finger tracking.
In other words, it's better than the last generation's Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in just about every way...except the price. The Index currently costs $1,000 for the whole kit, but—thanks to the versatility of SteamVR—you can mix and match components from the older, less expensive Vive if you want to save money.
Only interested in finger tracking? Pair the Index controllers with a Vive headset and go to town. Prefer the high-res headset? Buy the Index headset on its own and use it with your old Vive setup. Or buy it all together for the best experience possible—it isn't cheap, but if you want the absolute best graphics the PC has to offer, this is it right now.
6. HTC Vive Pro 2
Best High-Resolution VR Headset
Platform: PC | Resolution (per-eye): 2,448 × 2,448 | Refresh rate: 120Hz | Field of view: 120-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF | Weight: 1.9 pounds
If clarity is what you crave, you're going to want the HTC Vive Pro 2. This VR headset is built on top of the long-standing prowess that HTC has established, but it's packing in some display refinement that'll push your experience further than ever. With a resolution of 2,448 x 2,448 per eye, the HTC Vive Pro 2 will let you forget all about the screen-door effect.
Naturally, this high-end headset comes with some extra perks beyond resolution. That same, sharp display also runs at a smooth 120Hz, and it provides a 120-degree field of view — two things that'll help you feel that much more immersed in whichever virtual realm you enter. The headset also includes Hi-Res Certified headphones for quality audio piped directly into your ears. It'll take a powerful PC to make the most of the HTC Vive Pro 2, but if you're after the supreme experience, you've probably already got that part of the equation sorted.
7. Pimax 5K Super
VR with a Wide Field of View
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Platform: PC | Resolution (per-eye): 2,560 x 1,440 | Refresh rate: 180Hz | Field of view: 200-degrees | Tracking: 6DoF
If you're willing to accept a true monster of a headset in order to get maximum immersion in VR, then you've probably seen Pimax in your peripheral vision while shopping headsets. The Pimax 5K Super is an extreme headset that won't be for just any casual gamer. Its high starting price is enough to make some shy away, and its specs should be enough of a warning that only those with the beastliest computers need apply.
The Pimax 5K Super effectively runs two 1440p displays side by side, and they run at a 180Hz refresh rate. That's twice as fast as the older Pimax 5K XR. The crisp resolution and high refresh rate will make for clear visuals if you have a machine that can handle running games that fast. For reference, two 1440p displays is 88% of the way to 4K in terms of pixel count, and there's not a lot of hardware out there running games in 4K at even 60fps. But, if you've got the rig, this headset will be a powerful accomplice in your virtual endeavors, and its 200-degree field of view will wrap you up in your virtual worlds.
8. HP Reverb G2
Best Windows Mixed Reality Headset
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Some of the other headsets on this list might have more exciting gaming features or offer more advanced tracking, but the HP Reverb G2 is an extremely comfortable VR headset that will go easy on both your head and your eyes. The Reverb G2 is higher resolution than every other headset on this list with a 2,160 x 2,160 display per eye for a total of 4,320 x 2,160. The headset also has a physical IPD slider to help line everything up perfectly with your eyes to eliminate focus issues. Combine that with the sharp displays eliminating screen door effect, and you've got superb eye comfort.
The headset display offers a smooth 90Hz refresh rate that may not be as fast as others, but there aren't many computers that could run faster than that at this resolution anyway. The headset also uses inside-out tracking, making setup far simpler than systems like the Valve Index that rely on external base stations to track the movement of the headset and controllers. That also helps it keep the price far lower than the Valve Index. HP even tops off the experience with built-in headphones akin to those found on the Valve Index.
What to look for in a VR Headset
These aren't the only headsets on the market, and they won't be the last—there are more on the horizon (including HTC's upcoming Vive Cosmos). When deciding which VR headset is right for you, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Platform: The best VR headset is the one you can actually use. If you already have a beefy gaming PC in your house and it's in a room large enough for room-scale VR, grab a SteamVR headset. If you're more likely to play a standalone system despite the lower graphical quality, don't second-guess that instinct—go with the Oculus Quest.
In addition, if there are any exclusive games you want to play, keep that in mind as you narrow down your platform of choice—PSVR games will be limited to the PlayStation, and Oculus has some exclusive games for its headsets as well. SteamVR is pretty open, so it'll work on pretty much any PC-based headset. Some Oculus exclusive games may be playable on SteamVR devices with Revive, but it's no guarantee.
Resolution and refresh rate: When your eyes are right up against the screen, resolution matters. A lot. The lower the resolution, the more likely you are to get the "screen door effect," where you can see the space between each individual pixel—like you're looking through a screen door.
Note, however, that resolution isn't the sole indicator of visual quality. The Oculus Quest, for example, has lower quality graphics than the HTC Vive, despite its higher resolution. It just has less of that screen door effect. (Within a given platform, though, resolution can give you an idea of which headsets are going to look better than others.)
If the refresh rate is lower than 90Hz, things may look a bit choppier, and may even induce serious motion sickness
Don't neglect frame rate, either—high resolution may be nice, but if the refresh rate is lower than 90Hz, things may look a bit choppier, and may even induce serious motion sickness for some—though this can vary largely from person to person. (I found the 72Hz Oculus Quest more than smooth enough, for example.)
Stationary vs Room-Scale play: The best VR experiences involve room-scale play, which allows you to walk around your play space, crouch down, jump, and turn your head in any conceivable way—this level of motion tracking is known as "six-degrees of freedom." Most of the headsets on the list above fall into this category.
Other headsets, like the Oculus Go or the smartphone-based Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream View, support fewer degrees of freedom, only tracking the swivel and tilt of your head rather than following you as you move around. If you're only watching movies or playing seated games in VR, those cheaper headsets are fine, but for the best experience, you want something that supports room-scale play.
Tracking system: Some recent headsets, like the Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, and HP Reverb, support "inside-out" tracking—that is, you can achieve room-scale play without any external sensors or cameras. Other systems, like the HTC Vive and Valve Index, require you to place a few base stations around the room to track your movements. These systems can be more accurate than inside-out systems for discerning players, but they're also a bit more obtrusive, so you'll have to weigh which makes the most sense for your living space.
Wired vs Wireless: Finally, you'll want to consider how "tethered" you're willing to be in a space. The best VR headsets usually require a wire connected to your PC, while standalone solutions allow you to roam freely. (The HTC Vive and Vive Pro also have an optional wireless adapter for untethered PC-powered VR.)
Being wired up isn't the worst thing in the world by any means, especially if you're only going to play in one room anyway, and you'll see the best resolution and image quality possible. Going wireless makes tripping one less thing to worry about, but it also adds the constraints of battery life.
VR is still in its relative infancy, but it's come a long way in a few short years. No VR headset is perfect for everyone just yet, but with these things in mind, you should be able to find one that suits you nicely. Just be careful not to put your arm through the wall or anything.
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I served a five year apprenticeship to the trade of carpentry and joinery in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I picked up a "City and Guilds of London Institutes" qualification as Carpenter and Joiner and a National Cert. in building construction before leaving my native Lancashire (England) to emigrate to Australia as a "Ten pound tourist".
In my early twenties I had the qualifications to be a trade school teacher and a couple of my mates did just that.
I chose an alternative path and started to work for myself first as a sub-contractor and later a builder. My wife and I started our own construction company in 1974 and we ran it successfully until I retired at age 65. We were full members of our Master Builders association for over 25 years.
I started using computers in the early 1980's and was CAD drafting and submitting my own plans to the building department by 1985. My last building submission was in 2006.
I consider myself first and foremost a practical person who loves to get in there and do it.
At the same time I am always looking for easier or faster ways to do things. Many times when faced with a hard or a difficult job I have used the expression "there must be an easier way to do this" to myself.
A lot of the material in my books is the result of finding those easier and faster ways of working.
What you will get in my books are instructions that relate to the real world. Where the work has to be done in a quick and efficient manner.
My website and the books are in some small way a means of passing on methods of working that I have worked for me over the last fifty years.


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The Man Who Saved The World
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This is just astonishing. We have seen numerous movies and numerous TV shows that have characters saving the world with his/her guile and cunning ways. But imagine that happening in real life!!!
When Lt Col Stanislav Petrov arrived to work the graveyard shift at the secret command bunker near Moscow from which the Soviet Union's early warning satellites were monitored, he was anticipating another routine stint of checking screens and communications systems, with a few chess problems to help pass the time.
But shortly after midnight on September 26, 1983, alarms started blaring and a red button on the console in front of Petrov began to flash the single word: "Start". This signified that an American ballistic missile had been launched and was heading towards the USSR: then the computers linked to the satellites reported that four more missiles were on the way.
As commander of the bunker, Petrov, a 44-year-old rocket specialist, was responsible for deciding whether the horrifying launch data was accurate. If it was, standing orders required immediate notification of the Soviet high command, which would then consult the Kremlin about initiating a swift and massive retaliatory strike against the US. "For 15 seconds we were all in a state of shock," Petrov recalled years later. "We needed to understand with absolute certainty what came next."
I think this guy definitely deserves a movie deal!!
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Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2019.
Jeopardy host Alex Trebek died Sunday morning at age 80, the show confirmed. "Jeopardy is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends," the official Jeopardy account tweeted. "Thank you, Alex."
Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning, surrounded by family and friends. Thank you, Alex. pic.twitter.com/Yk2a90CHIM
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Last year, Trebek posted a video on Twitter and YouTube telling fans he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, but that he remained hopeful. "Normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I'm going to fight this, and I'm going to keep working," Trebek said.
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Trebek hosted the long-running Jeopardy series since 1984, and his contract was to continue through 2023. New Jeopardy episodes hosted by Trebek will continue to air through Dec. 25. His last day in the studio was Oct. 29.
"He was a legend of the industry that we were all lucky to watch night after night for 37 years," Jeopardy executive producer Mike Richards said in a statement. "Working beside him for the past year and a half as he heroically continued to host Jeopardy was an incredible honor. His belief in the importance of the show and his willingness to push himself to perform at the highest level was the most inspiring demonstration of courage I have ever seen. His constant desire to learn, his kindness and his professionalism will be with all of us forever."
We have lost an icon. Almost every night for more than three decades, Alex Trebek entertained and educated millions around the world, instilling in so many of us a love for trivia. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and all who are mourning this tremendous loss. pic.twitter.com/XoobAfJwBv
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 8, 2020
"We have lost an icon. Almost every night for more than three decades, Alex Trebek entertained and educated millions around the world, instilling in so many of us a love for trivia," Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau tweeted. "My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and all who are mourning this tremendous loss.
In January, when Trebek was asked by Entertainment Weekly what he wanted to say on his final episode of Jeopardy, he said, "I will say my goodbyes and I will tell people, 'Don't ask me who's going to replace me because I have no say whatsoever. But I'm sure that if you give them the same love and attention and respect that you have shown me for the past 30-odd years, then they will be a success and the show will continue being a success. And until we meet again, God bless you and goodbye."
As expected, many of Trebek's friends, colleagues, and past contestants showed their love for the game show host on social media.
Alex wasn't just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I'm grateful for every minute I got to spend with him. pic.twitter.com/CdHCcbqmp2
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 8, 2020
"Alex wasn't just the best ever at what he did. He was also a lovely and deeply decent man, and I'm grateful for every minute I got to spend with him," legendary Jeopardy contestant Ken Jennings tweeted on Sunday. Jennings holds the record for the longest winning streak on the US game show Jeopardy with 74 wins.
I was on JEOPARDY! twice. In 1998 I was on the first ever Back to School special. Alex Trebek was so nice to 15+ 10-11 year olds — my nightmare.
I wore a too shiny silver shirt from Limited Too, which Alex kept joking (kindly) about needing sunglasses to look at. RIP. #Jeopardy pic.twitter.com/QxgD9m9XI4
— 17 Minute Rain Delay (@KendraJames_) November 8, 2020
"I was on Jeopardy twice. In 1998 I was on the first-ever Back to School special," former contestant Kendra James tweeted. Alex Trebek was so nice to 15+ 10-11 year-olds -- my nightmare. I wore a too shiny silver shirt from Limited Too, which Alex kept joking (kindly) about needing sunglasses to look at. RIP."
So sad to hear of the passing of my friend Alex Trebek. He was a fighter and also one of the nicest people on this planet. He has left his mark on the world and in our hearts. My love and prayers go out to Jean and the entire Trebek family. His memory will forever be a blessing.
— Ed Asner (@TheOnlyEdAsner) November 8, 2020
"So sad to hear of the passing of my friend Alex Trebek," actor Ed Asner tweeted. "He was a fighter and also one of the nicest people on this planet. He has left his mark on the world and in our hearts."
We mourn the loss of #alextrebek -a friend, a colleague, an icon. He graced us with warmth, wit & pure elegance, which is why we welcomed him into our homes night after night, year after year.
We are deeply saddened for his wife Jean, his family & millions of Jeopardy fans.
— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) November 8, 2020
"We mourn the loss of Alex Trebek -- a friend, a colleague, an icon. He graced us with warmth, wit and pure elegance, which is why we welcomed him into our homes night after night, year after year. We are deeply saddened for his wife Jean, his family and millions of Jeopardy fans," Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger tweeted.
Fans will have a chance to see Trebek in the upcoming movie Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds.
Alex Trebek was kind enough to film a cameo for our film Free Guy last year despite his battle. He was gracious and funny. In addition to being curious, stalwart, generous, reassuring and of course, Canadian. We love you, Alex. And always will.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) November 8, 2020
"Alex Trebek was kind enough to film a cameo for our film Free Guy last year despite his battle," actor Ryan Reynolds tweeted. "He was gracious and funny. In addition to being curious, stalwart, generous, reassuring and of course, Canadian. We love you, Alex. And always will."
Other fan tributes to Trebek on Twitter show how much the game show host will be missed. "The greatest quiz show host ever, never to be equaled," wrote Peter Sagal, host of National Public Radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. "RIP, Alex Trebek."
This must be what is was like to be a ball player when Babe Ruth or Jackie Robinson died. The greatest quiz show host ever, never to be equaled. RIP, Alex Trebek.
— Peter Sagal (@petersagal) November 8, 2020
Saddened to learn of Alex Trebek's death. I play jeopardy every day on the Echo and love his voice. Seemed like a gracious, kind man. We need more of those.
— Sam Riegel (@samriegel) November 8, 2020
Deeply saddened by the passing of Alex Trebek. I was privileged to know him. As you might imagine, he quietly exuded poise, class, intelligence and overflowing warmth whenever he entered a room. He brought knowledge to the masses and made 'smart' cool. #RIPAlexTrebek https://t.co/9xpE7iOrku
— Lou Diamond Phillips (@LouDPhillips) November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek has died. He was a legend and one of the last universally beloved humans on Earth.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 8, 2020
I am so very very sad. Awful news about someone beloved by millions including myself. A shining example of someone who did something amazingly well for a long long time. RIP to the legend Alex Trebek. https://t.co/7hcwmHL6j3
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek has passed-away at the age of 80 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
This clip is everything.
Rest, Alex. Rest, sir...pic.twitter.com/zDX75s6Mtd
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 8, 2020
I am truly bereft at the loss of Alex Trebek. He seemed like such a good soul. May he Rest In Peace.
— roxane gay (@rgay) November 8, 2020
I was obsessed with Jeopardy as a nerdy kid growing up in Ohio. I've loved and revered Alex Trebek since I can remember. What an iconic career. RIP Alex Trebek.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek seemed like a straight-shooter but he was never afraid to have fun with parodies. His bit on The Simpsons is one of my favorite guest spots ever pic.twitter.com/2o2nzZ1nfT
— Tristan Cooper (@TristanACooper) November 8, 2020
Everyone jokes that Dolly Parton is the only person who could unite America but here was Alex Trebek in living rooms and at dinner tables forcing families to stop arguing and reexamine their gaps of intelligence for 40 years
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) November 8, 2020
It was an actual highlight of my professional life when something I wrote was a clue on @Jeopardy. I don't expect that Alex Trebek would have remembered that he and I had that brief intersection of our lives -- he read a lot of clues -- but I remember, and I am glad for it. pic.twitter.com/veOovy42hO
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) November 8, 2020
I watched Jeopardy with my abuelo every night when I was a kid and anytime I came over as an adult. It was my most memorable moments of our time together. Rest in Power Alex Trebek https://t.co/X64cveoPTx
— Nelini Stamp 🐺🐜 (@NelStamp) November 8, 2020
Alex Trebek made you feel smart and proud, smarter than your dad or your sister or whoever in the never ending family tournament - or ready to reclaim the crown, and he was always on your side, he was part of the family. He was part of ours.
— Kate Beaton (@beatonna) November 8, 2020
A: Millions of Americans welcomed this iconic game show host into their homes every night, and he will be sorely missed.
Q: Who is Alex Trebek? https://t.co/rupt8DdCD2
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) November 8, 2020
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About Energize
Energize is a program of Adisa and provides training, resources and consulting in strategic volunteer engagement. Energize has assisted organizations of all sizes and types to start, expand, or strengthen volunteer involvement — whether in nonprofit health and human service organizations, cultural arts groups, professional associations, schools, government agencies, businesses — anywhere volunteers are found.
Energize was founded in 1977 (it became a program of Adisa in 2020) and has an unparalleled reputation for producing and sharing the highest quality resources, trainings and assessments grounded in advocacy for the profession of volunteer engagement and the power of volunteer contributions.
Our clients are incredibly diverse because the things volunteers do are limitless. We have worked with nonprofits, public agencies, and businesses working on behalf of causes ranging from human services to cultural arts to environmentalism to animal protection.
The Energize Team
Betsy McFarland, CVA
Betsy McFarland is a strategist and problem-solver who has forged a unique professional niche focused on empowering staff and volunteers committed to tackling challenging societal issues.
She spent 18 years at The Humane Society of the United States where she devoted her energy and passion to supporting and collaborating with the tens of thousands of animal shelters and rescues working to save homeless pets. Betsy led the growth and transformation of one of the largest programs as vice president of companion animals, winning accolades for developing a series of pioneering programs.
Passionate about engaging the community, Betsy is a Certified Volunteer Administrator and has extensive experience in engaging and growing volunteers within organizations large and small. She began her career developing the first-ever volunteer program for a local animal shelter and went on to spearhead the launch of The Humane Society National Volunteer Center, the first broad-scale coordinated volunteer effort in the history of the organization, which now engages thousands of volunteers globally. Betsy specializes in providing training, coaching, and assessments in effective volunteer engagement and guides organizations through strategy development to ensure program effectiveness at all levels. She is also a facilitator for the National Alliance for Volunteer Engagement.
Betsy is the author of Volunteer Management for Animal Care Organizations and has published research on staff-volunteer relationships. She worked with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to develop a research-supported Volunteer Program Assessment model that serves nonprofit volunteer programs across the U.S. and Canada.
A collaborator and bridge-builder with a proven track record of navigating diverse viewpoints, often in emotionally charged situations, Betsy is skilled at gathering input and synthesizing it to identify common ground and implement innovative solutions. She is a trained facilitator, with an Executive Certificate in Facilitation through Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership.
Betsy holds a degree in psychology from George Mason University, is a Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA) and has completed an Executive Certificate in Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership through Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership.
Kristin Floyd
Online Program Director
Kristin Floyd has worked with Energize for over 30 years, starting as a publications director and ultimately directing the development of Energize's strong online presence.
Experienced in strategic planning and online development of web platforms, Kristin developed the original learning platform for Energize's online training program and continues to develop and support the platform. Kristin works with the Energize team to strategically meet volunteer engagement training and resource needs.
In the 90s, Kristin founded her own online development firm, supporting Energize as well as other companies. One of her projects involved partnering with IKEA to test the viability of a global network of country-based employee websites. She trained and supported project managers in 13 countries on the platform. The platform was eventually adopted for the entire company.
Early in her career, she worked at the Center for Literacy in curriculum development, developing the "Learning for Life" series to train adult literacy volunteer tutors to use real-life materials when teaching reading and writing. She also worked with an instructional development firm writing self-paced instructional manuals for U.S. Foreign Service officers: researching regulations, interviewing key State Department officials and writing user-friendly text, exercises and case studies.
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In 1977, Susan J. Ellis founded Energize, as a training, consulting, and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism and assisted clients throughout the world to create or strengthen their volunteer corps. She had an international reputation as a passionate advocate for the power of volunteers and those who lead them.
Susan passed away on February 24, 2019 at which time the Susan J. Ellis Foundation was established.
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DU hockey team storms past Bemidji State
By Mike Chambers | mchambers@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Denver Pioneers were a Shore thing on Friday at the Xcel Energy Center.
Denver-born brothers Drew and Nick Shore were the difference as fifth-ranked DU clobbered Bemidji State 6-2 to advance to tonight's Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship game.
The Shores scored consecutive goals on wrist shots to lead DU in the semifinals of the WCHA Final Five. Unlike a year ago, DU is playing well at the most important time of the season.
The Pioneers clinched their fourth consecutive victory with a four-goal third period.
Sophomore Drew Shore scored his team-leading 23rd goal 4:15 into the second period to forge a 2-2 tie, and freshman Nick Shore struck 2:56 into the third for the game-winning goal.
The latter occurred shortly after DU killed off a 5-on-3 disadvantage.
"My brother did a really good job on the 5-on-3, and going into the third period 2-2 on a 5-on-3 is a pretty tough thing," Drew Shore said. "But being able to kill that off gave us a lot of momentum. We were able to roll from there."
No. 2-seeded Denver (24-10-5) will play No. 1 North Dakota (29-8-3) for the Broadmoor Trophy tonight (6 p.m. MDT, FSN). North Dakota beat No. 4 Colorado College 4-3 in the other semifinal Friday night.
The 16-team NCAA Tournament field will be announced Sunday morning.
Jarrod Mermis, Luke Salazar and captain Kyle Ostrow (empty net) scored at 8:17, 15:46 and 18:44, and freshman goalie Sam Brittain improved to 18-7-5, recording 36 saves.
"It's a good win for us right now," said Ostrow, who also produced the game's first goal on a power play. "We try to grow every game, and this is finally one of the games we played a full 60 minutes and really came out hard in the third. We just want to keep rolling with what we got right now."
Bemidji State (15-18-5), which finished 10th in its inaugural year of the expanded 12-team WCHA, ended a Cinderella playoff run that included playoff upsets over Nebraska-Omaha (two) and Minnesota-Duluth.
The Beavers upset the Bulldogs 3-2 in overtime on Thursday in the Final Five quarterfinals and swarmed Brittain with 18 first-period shots. DU played better the longer the game went on.
"After two periods, we felt very good, but bottom line, the cream rose to the top," said Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore, the younger brother of Air Force coach Frank Serratore.
"That's Denver, a heck of a hockey team, one of the top teams in the country."
DU Recap
The Post's three stars
1. Drew Shore.
Goal and assist for DU's MVP.
2. Sam Brittain.
Pioneers freshman goalie stopped 20-of-20 shots in the second and third periods.
3. Kyle Ostrow.
DU captain had two goals and was a spark plug in all phases.
What you might have missed
DU scored on each of its two shots on the power play, finishing 2-of-3 with the man-advantage. Shore and Ostrow were the scorers.
North Dakota, tonight, 6 p.m. MDT at the Xcel Energy Center
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Mike Chambers is the Avalanche beat writer for The Denver Post. A Colorado native, he wrote his first story for the paper as a freelancer in 1994 and joined the staff in 2000 as a general-assignment writer mostly covering the University of Denver hockey team. Mike graduated from Cherry Creek High School and has a journalism degree from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Listen To New SEETHER Song 'Bruised And Bloodied'
SEETHER's new single, "Bruised And Bloodied", can be streamed below. The track will be included on the band's recently completed eighth album, "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum", which is due on August 28 via Fantasy Records.
"Bruised And Bloodied" is a strong representation of the dynamic push-pull on "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum", with frontman Shaun Morgan bringing his intimate singer-songwriter sensibility to the band's heavy rock grooves.
"'Bruised And Bloodied' is a mix of self-deprecation and rage, neatly wrapped up in a sexy groove with a big shiny pop bow on top," says Morgan. "Essentially, it is a combination of shame and sadness delivered in a cheerful way, as I've always enjoyed juxtaposing jaded lyrics with a jubilant melody."
Three years after releasing its critically acclaimed record "Poison The Parish", SEETHER returns with "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum". Translating to "If You Want Peace, Prepare For War", the LP features 13 new tracks, a primal mix of euphoria and misery, undoubtedly some of the strongest material of their illustrious career, including the beautifully tormented first single "Dangerous". An animated music video for the track was created by noted Turkish director Mertcan Mertbilek (Santana, Ray Charles, Ravi Shankar, Elvis Costello).
"These songs are carefully crafted to nestle in your ears like a tiny velvet rabbit clutching a switchblade," says Morgan, his flair for vivid imagery on full display. That bold openness strikes a chord musically and lyrically on songs that explore and eviscerate demons both personal and cultural. "This whole album is kind of me going through that process. I'm exposing myself to a degree I'm not normally comfortable with," he says. "But I think it's okay. I'm proud to be a little bit more vulnerable on this album."
"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" was produced by Morgan and engineered and mixed by Matt Hyde (DEFTONES, AFI) in Nashville from December 2019 through January 2020. The band is joined on the album by newest member Corey Lowery (ex-guitarist/vocalist for SAINT ASONIA and STUCK MOJO), Morgan's friend of 16 years, who also assistant-engineered the album.
"Corey has a lot of experience and is an inspiring guitarist as well; he's the older brother I've always wanted," Morgan said. SEETHER's rock-solid rhythm section is bassist and founding member Dale Stewart, and drummer John Humphrey (who joined in 2003).
The new album's haunting, unforgettable "Dangerous" is an instant standout. While the band prefers to leave "Dangerous" open to interpretation, lyrics like, "It's so dangerous all this blamelessness / and I feel like I lost all the good I've known" are a passionate and pointed indictment of self and society at large. "Beg", where Morgan snarls, "See hope fading out of your eyes / This time the pain is going to feel unreal," is similarly unrelenting. The chorus's point-blank demand, "beg, motherfucker!" is a primal rock rallying cry. "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum"'s brutal but beautiful lyrics infuse these songs with cathartic urgency like this from the track "Failure": "I live my life like a broken-hearted failure / I'm trying to shed some light on the scars left by the razors."
The push-pull on "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" is as dynamic as it is memorable as Morgan brings his intimate singer-songwriter sensibility to the band's heavy rock grooves. Drawing on influences including the dark and raw honesty of grunge's epic guitar attack and the South African underground punk and metal that Morgan (and Stewart) grew up on, SEETHER's sonic brew is unmistakable and timeless.
"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" track listing:
01. Dead And Done
02. Bruised And Bloodied
03. Wasteland
04. Dangerous
05. Liar
06. Can't Go Wrong
07. Buried In The Sand
08. Let It Go
09. Failure
10. Beg
11. Drift Away
12. Pride Before The Fall
13. Written In Stone
Morgan spoke about "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" during a YouTube session on May 24. He said: "A lot of it was written over the course of about 10 months. There were about 40 to 45 songs in contention for the album. We ended up settling on recording 21 tracks, which is more than we've recorded before. And yeah, we've kind of whittled down the album to include 13 tracks."
He continued: "It's my favorite album we've done to date — by far. The songs, I think, are the strongest songs we've written. I'm really super proud of it. I produced it again, with Matt Hyde [SLAYER, DEFTONES] engineering and Corey Lowery [guitar], my boy, as assistant engineer, and I think it turned out killer. We worked in a little place called Dark Horse studio [in Franklin, Tennessee], and we did 21 tracks, I think, in about 17 days, which, I think, is a testament to everybody having had the demos for a while and having learned it, so by the time we got in there, we didn't waste any time. We worked long days — we started at about ten o'clock in the morning and worked till about ten o'clock at night. So there was no noon-till-six-type stuff that I've had to deal with in the past."
Morgan and Stewart formed SEETHER in South Africa in 1999 under the name SARON GAS. The band released its first album, "Fragile", in 2000, and eventually caught the attention of American record label Wind-Up Records.
SEETHER has undergone several lineup changes over the years, with Morgan and Stewart remaining constant.
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