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Bill Glazier is a South Pasadenan and has been the primary news reporter & editor-in-chief for South Pasadena for over 24 years. His work with SouthPasadenan.com is read by over 110,500 people in the South Pasadena/Pasadena Metro, Highland Park, and surrounding communities.
San Marino Hands Tigers 55-14 Loss in Rivalry Game Friday Night
Bill Glazier - November 4, 2017
Jeff Chi isn't one to make excuses, but he knew going in it would be difficult to matchup against his rival with a team banged up with injuries, especially on the offensive line. In the...
Heartbreak for Dodgers as Houston Wins First World Series Title
It wasn't the ending Los Angeles fans were looking for, as the Houston Astros became World Series champions Wednesday night with a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers in a deciding Game 7. While the long...
Dodgers and Astros Go Toe-to-Toe in Game 7
Here it is, Game 7, just what everyone has been waiting for as two evenly matched teams square off tonight. Didn't you figure it would go the distance, coming down to a winner-take-all game with...
Dodgers and Astros Should Take a Bow After Excitement of the World Series
Bill Glazier - October 31, 2017
Win or lose, it has been suggested by some that both teams should take a bow following World Series play, which could end tonight, for providing an unforgettable spectacle over the past week and...
Wild Game 5 of World Series
Whew! Who wasn't out of breath after this one? Only one team was still standing following Sunday's epic battle between the Dodgers and Astros that took five hours and 17 minutes, included 14 pitchers who...
Clayton Kershaw vs Dallas Keuchel in Pivotal Game 5 of World Series
A pair of Cy Young winners will take the mound tonight as the Dodgers and Astros face each other in a pivotal Game 5 of the World Series. Tied up with two wins apiece in...
Dodgers Looked To Even Series Against Astros
Now there are concerns whether the World Series will return to Los Angeles for a Game 6 after the Dodgers fell to the Astros Friday night 5-3 at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The team...
Weekly Crime Summary
October 18 – 24, 2017 The Weekly Crime Summary is a list of reported auto thefts, burglaries, robberies and other activities occurring in the City of South Pasadena. An alert and well-informed citizen makes you...
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Updated
CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Amedee O. "Dick" Richards, Jr. Council Chamber 1424 Mission Street, South Pasadena, CA 91030 Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. 11-01-2017 Open Session Agenda CLICK FOR PDF REVISED AGENDA1 CITY OF...
Dodgers in Houston for Game 3 of the World Series
Following a wild night on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, Game 3 of the World Series, featuring the best two teams in baseball, shifts to Houston. Tonight's 5:20 start will put the Dodgers' Yu Darvish on...

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Gary Neville: The Hug of the Year
If the English Premier League gave out awards like MTV, then Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney would win for this jump-hug. Maybe the EPL will start to at least give awards out for celebrations...
I like Gary Neville. He puts his heart and soul into the of soccer game. He bleeds the red of Manchester United. He's not the fastest player but he's a fighter. Giving Tevez the finger? He would have killed Tevez if Ferguson told him to. He's not one to be punked with.
However, it just might be Neville's last year at Manchester United. There are whispers of this in the media. Neville is 35 years old. But I doubt it, as he's put in a few strong games of late. It was his cross that Rooney nodded home against AC Milan at Old Trafford for the first goal.
Neville isn't the most athletic of players, not a born jumper or born with much speed, but he still wins head balls, or at least gets his elbow up there to cause havoc. He doesn't have a ton of skill on the ball but he knows the game. And moreover, he can still cross, pass and tackle.
The assist to Rooney seemed to mean a bit more to Neville though. It was a hug Neville held for a while longer. It wasn't a quickie. And thankfully for Neville, Rooney didn't say push him away after a period of time. That would have been a little embarrassing. It was a full embrace as you can see in the image below. If there was an award for best hug in the EPL, this would be it.
Neville's up for a contract. He couldn't do like his brother Phil and start over at a new team like Everton. He doesn't have much time left playing the game.
Was the tight hug held a bit longer than usual just for Rooney? Since Rooney'smbeen playing like the best player in the world this season? Or was it because the cross and goal would give Neville a boost of confidence in his own right?
No, it was probably a little of everything. I think the hug was a glimpse into how much he loves playing in big games, Champion League games with the house full and everyone on their feet, his old friend Beckham back at home, and how he just wants to keep playing in big games for Manchester United.
"I have got to decide what I want to do myself first," he said "Obviously the club will play a big part in that and I need to speak to the manager because he will have a big say in it as well. But really, I am not even thinking about it.
"At my age I just want to stay fit and concentrate on the last two months of the season. I will look at it then. I have my own idea but for the time being I want to concentrate on football."
He's earned another one or two-year contract with the time he's put in over the years, nearly 20 at Manchester. He's no Giggs, but his grit and heart are all Manchester United.
What's more, with all the recent injuries to defenders and Wayne Bridge's exit from the national team. Neville may even get a chance to play for England again. Neville has played for his country for three years, but has never retired from the team. If Capello calls he's said he's ready.
Here's what Alex Ferguson had to say about Neville yesterday:
"Gary is a great player and a remarkable man," said Sir Alex Ferguson.
"When you are out of the game for 18 months it is never going to be an easy road back to playing every week. Not at 35.
"He succeeds because he has the will. That is what Gary Neville is about."
Here are some highlights from Gary Neville's time at Manchester United. While he hasn't scored a ton of goals for United he has whipped in a ton of crosses and giving out a few jump hugs.


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Inspira achieves highest level in Avaya partner program
By Ashton Young, Wed 8 Feb 2017
Inspira Enterprise India Pvt. Ltd. (Inspira) recently announced their next accolade for the trophy cabinet.
They have been awarded Diamond status in the Avaya Edge Partner Program, the highest level available within the program. This means Inspira will offer Avaya's Unified Communication solutions to key business verticals, which includes government, banking, financial services and insurance sectors.
The Avaya Edge Partner Prorgram is a streamlined channel system that better equips partners to thrive in a software and services industry and provides greater rewards for demonstrating customer centricity by delivering exceptional value. Essentially, it's all about driving mutual profitability and helping ensure partners possess the expertise required to provide the transformative solutions customers need in the digital marketplace.
According to Avaya, to achieve Diamond status a partner must demonstrate the demanding competency requirements to design, integrate and support Avaya's UC and collaboration solutions, in addition to meeting the required superior customer satisfaction levels.
Avaya managing director for India and SAARC, Vishal Agrawal says Inspira's achievement highlights their ongoing commitment to Avaya and their customers.
"This partnership will further bolster Avaya's presence in the public sector, and the midmarket and enterprise segments of India's corporate world," says Agrawal. "We look forward to working more closely with Inspira, as we help our customers achieve their digital transformation objectives."
Statistics certainly illustrate the potential of the market. According to a recent report from MarketsandMarkets, the enterprise collaboration market is predicted to grow from USD $26.68b in 2016 to a whopping $49.51b in 2021.
Inspira CEO, Manoj Kanodia says they're looking forward to what lies ahead and helping to bring people together with the right information at the right time in the right context with Avaya Engagement Solutions.
"Inspira is very excited to be an Avaya Diamond Partner as the company has a solid track record of implementing the best collaboration solutions that specifically addresses customers' requirements and business concerns."
"I am confident that this partnership will strongly address the growing technology needs of a rapidly-expanding video collaboration market," Kanodia concludes.
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The first ever banner ad: why did it work so well?
The creator of the first ever banner ad on why it worked so well, and why its modern incarnations miss the mark
Joe McCambley
Today's banner ads are clicked by only four out of every 10,000 people who see them.
Almost 20 years ago, on 27 October 27, 1994, the first banner went live on hotwired.com. For over four months, 44% of those who saw it clicked on it.
Because I wrote that banner, I'm often asked why it worked so much better than today's banners, which get clicked by only four out of every 10,000 people who see them. Expressed another way, why did that first banner generate more clicks with 10 impressions than the average banner today generates with 10,000? What have we done to destroy one of the most effective forms of advertising ever invented?
As you'll see, that first banner had three advantages over modern digital ads: it was part of an integrated marketing campaign; it was a great experience (as opposed to being a mere message); and it was created with only good intentions toward consumers.
The importance of integrated marketing
For two years prior to the debut of the banner, our client, AT&T, had run an ad campaign focused on futuristic technological wonders. TV spots showed a woman at a video phone talking to her infant on the screen, and asked: "Have you ever tucked your baby in? From a phone booth?" Other spots asked if you ever paid tolls without stopping your car, navigated using a map projected on a dashboard screen, or borrowed books from libraries 3,000 miles away. All ended with the same promise: "You will."
With the hindsight of 20 years, "you will" might feel like a vague promise, but AT&T's campaign represented about $50m in annual spending on TV, radio and print. Consumer awareness of the campaign ran high, and it's not surprising that the banner aroused curiosity. Compare that with many banner and TV campaigns created by disconnected agencies operating in silos, and banners today have little hope of gaining a boost from offline spending.
The first banner went live on hotwired.com on 27 October, 1994.
The importance of experiences over messages
Today, all the promises made in the You Will campaign have come true. But in 1994, AT&T's message seemed so fantastical as to be almost irrelevant. Our client asked us to create a "you will" experience, and make it come true immediately. They asked us to create an experience that would demonstrate to consumers the transformative power of the internet, and AT&T's ability to help them take advantage of it.
Knowing that AT&T's banner would appear in the arts section of hotwired.com, and knowing the magical ability of the internet to transport people to places they might not otherwise experience, we decided to create a virtual tour of the world's greatest museums, including the Louvre, the Library of Congress, and the Andy Warhol Museum. Despite the fact that I had been part of the team that thought of the idea, the experience still amazed me. I had never been to France, but there I was, looking at the Mona Lisa. Then I went to Pittsburgh and looked at Warhol's work.
Sure, the quality would have been better had I simply bought a coffee table book. But I had something more important (to me) than quality. I had control. Clicking on a link back then felt like the equivalent of saying, "Open Sesame." I had the power to make my own wishes come true. Does anyone spend time today trying to delight consumers with fantastic, transformative experiences? I don't think so.
Banners in 1994 v banners in 2013
Doing good was easy in 1994. There were only six advertisers in the entire world that lined up for HotWired. The supply of creative talent far outstripped advertiser demand. For about two years many of us in digital advertising created some of the most amazing experiences of our careers.
Seemingly overnight, however, the world caught on. Billions of dollars and thousands of advertisers flooded the web. The industry dug deeper and deeper into a talent pool that could not grow with demand, until speed and low cost replaced talent and quality as the most important criteria for success. Since then, hundreds of trillions of rotten, crappy banner experiences have taught us that even looking at the right hand column of a web site is dumb.
Still, we've yet to learn our lesson. In a practice known as programmatic buying, computers have replaced people in media buying, so that we can target our crappy ads better, and milk every ounce of ROI out of them.
The first lesson we learn in marketing 101 is to put the customer first. I know I speak for hundreds of people when I say that many of those first banners were created with the best of intentions toward consumers. Sadly, that is no longer the case.
The future of advertising lies not in shouting at consumers. We've learned that lesson a trillion times. Now we need to go back to the lesson taught to us by that first banner – we have to get back to asking consumers: "How can I help you?"
Joe McCambley is co-founder of The Wonderfactory – follow him on Twitter @jmccambley1
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This term was coined on the North American Atlantic coast and should not be confused with the later Donald and Duck!
But what is Surf and Turf (Surf'nTurf) really? Goldfish in peat bed? We then quote Wikipedia: In Stern's Encyclopedia of Bad Taste, Surf and Turf is portrayed as the epitome of culinary kitsch: "it is […] to maximize hedonistic extravagance" by combining the two most expensive dishes of the menu; That is, the dish is ordered not for taste reasons, but for vulgar self-presentation. Anyway, do not underestimate the dangers that the common Surf'n Turf citizen is exposed to when he visits the "end product" on the pasture! Only a few snapshots reached the public!


Grace Episcopal Church was established in 1955 when the Diocese of Southeast Florida recognized the need for an Episcopal Church in the rapidly growing north end of West Palm Beach. The first vicar was Rev. William Lillycrop, and for the first two years worship services were held in a variety of settings - at parishioner's homes, a storefront, and in the recreation rooms of the Flotilla Club and Temple Israel. Grace Episcopal Church's original church building was built in 1957 and designed by the famous Miami architect Robert Bradford Browne.
The church's rectory and original sanctuary was housed in a hexagonal Tropical Modern style building with a steeple shaped almost like a rocket ship. It was a prominent structure and often recognized as one of the most significant architectural structures in Florida. The church, and beautiful sanctuary inside, embodied the spirit and pride of the church's parish and worshiping community. By the time Grace attained parish status in the Spring of 1961, the church "was bursting at the seams" and could no longer house its rectory and sanctuary under one roof.
In the Spring of 1965 and under the leadership of Rev. Phillip E. Perkins, improvements to the church building and sanctuary were completed, a parish hall was added, and the old rectory was replaced with a new one which is currently located on a waterfront lot on Lake Mangonia. As the church grew in size and influence under Rev. Perkin's leadership, Grace distinguished itself as a pillar in the community and a leader in social justice. The arrival of Rev. Fredrick P. LaCrone in 1981 resulted in the implementation of many new programs throughout the next 15 years. These included outreach ministries as well as other parish ministries.
In 1988, the Grace Episcopal Day School, now known as the Grace Episcopal Learning Center, was established and ushered in the church's subsequent 30th anniversary with a new emphasis on youth programs. The biblically named classrooms comprising the Grace Episcopal Learning Center accommodate up to 49 students and provide a safe, creative, Christian learning environment for children between the ages of 2 to 5.
Despite its work and influence in the community, Grace nearly came to an end when the wooden beams of its church building began to rot, the steeple gave way to the rain, and worship services had to be moved to the parish hall. Members of the church and community rallied together with the aid of an official restoration committee to fundraise for the necessary renovations and substantial money was pledged in an effort to save the building, but the projected cost to renovate proved to be too great. In 1998, the decision to demolish the original church building was made and the parish would continue to worship in its adjacent hall for a period of more than four years before its new and current church home was built.
The decision to demolish its original church building resulted in a significant reduction of Grace's membership and a substantial loss of financial support. Crippled but not defeated, the church parish proceeded with plans for demolition and commissioned a search committee to find a new rector to revitalize the spirit of the people and restore the church to its great work. In September 2000, Grace was blessed to find and welcome Fr. Winston A. Wright as its new rector. Through his enthusiasm, energetic leadership, and guidance, Fr. Winston (as he likes to be called) provided opportunities for everyone at Grace to enrich their spiritual lives through worship, service, and fellowship. Because of his tireless work and commitment, Grace was able to rebound and its various ministries are more active than ever.
Under Fr. Winston's leadership, construction of Grace's new and current church building was completed in 2004 and services in the new building and sanctuary began. The parish has since continued to grow in both size and influence. Over 105 people have been baptized in the new church building and the parish's average weekly attendance of 50 has grown to 250. The church has also reestablished its presence in the community and established a strong community outreach program. Every year, Grace holds an annual health fair, a spring classical concert, a fall festival, and a number of other events for the parish and surrounding community. It also hosts several neighborhood association meetings in the hall it formally used as an interim sanctuary, including regular meetings of an AIDS Task Force, activities for the Edward Healy Rehabilitation Center, and an annual MLK Kick-off reception. Among the events most loved and cherished by the church's current rector is an annual healing conference attracting many parishioners and guests with a focus on healing of the entire body, mind, soul, and spirit.
On December 15, 2013, Grace held a very special service in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of its new church building. The service included drummers, praise dancers, guest speakers and plenty of selections from the choir. The Right Reverend Howard Gregory, Bishop for the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, served as the Celebrant and Preacher for the special occasion. Though established more than 50 years ago, Grace celebrates the construction of its current building in 2004 as a critical turning point in its history. As one member of the church appropriately put it, "the parish could have been destroyed with the destruction of its old building, but was not, and has a lot to celebrate.
Grace Episcopal Church is part of the wider Episcopal Church family, headquartered in New York.
We are a multicultural congregation representing 22 countries from different ages, races, and backgrounds. As a faith community we celebrate God, diversity and the fullness it brings to each of us.
Scripture – the Old and New Testaments contain the essence of our faith.
Reason – we should use reason to explore and comprehend God's work.
Tradition – respecting traditions, as in our hymns and prayers, helps us to interpret the scriptures, share experiences of early Christians, and present the historical underpinnings of our faith through our liturgy.
Rev. Canon Winston A. Wright is committed to diversity and works with other clergy in the Diocese of Southeast Florida to increase and preserve the diversity of churches in the diocese.
Diversity is more than a word or political concept, but a mission and way of life. We invite you and your family to join us on any given Sunday in all your individual and cultural distinction.
8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Our 8 a.m. service is a traditional Said Eucharist and Sermon.
10:00 a.m. - Sung Eucharist (Rite II)Our 10 a.m. service incorporates a blend of traditional contemporary music.
9:00 a.m. - Sunday School Sunday School for all ages is held every Sunday at 9 a.m. in our Parish Hall. Adult classes include traditional bible study, counseling, confirmation preparation, baptismal preparation, and anointing.
10:00 a.m. - Children's Sunday School Sunday school for children ages 3 to 12 is held every Sunday at 10 a.m. in our Parish Hall.
11:30 a.m. - Youth Sunday School Sunday school for children over the age of 12 is held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the Parish Hall after the 10 a.m. worship service.
7:00 p.m. - Bible Study Bible Study is held on Wednesday during select periods of the year. Click Here for information.
Study Materials will be available one week prior to the start of the next session.
Third Sundays Sunday is Youth Sunday. Our children serve as lectors and ushers and present to the church in music, song, dance, and other forms of praise.
Fifth Sundays Every fifth Sunday, our young adults of St. Stephens Fellowship serve as lectors and ushers and present to the church.


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Q: Print a report Multiple times, (SSRS reporting services) I am currently working on SSRS reports 2008 displaying them in Website created in VS 2010 i.e., ASP.NET 4.0 C#.

My current issue is I have a report with only a Letterhead on it. And this report page  needs to be printed multiple times based on the value in  number of pages TextBox as shown

To be a bit descriptive: When the user enters the value in Number of Pages TextBox  and clicks on this Print button icon, he/she lands on the page with ReportViewer control on it, displaying the report.This report has only a letterhead in the PageHeader of the report and here this report will be printed by clicking the default print button of ReportViewer control. But, I am unable to figure out, how to print this report page as many times as there will be the value in the No of Pages TextBox (as shown in the fig.)
 (The Letterhead of the company to be shown in report is retrieved from database through a Stored Procedure)

I tried a lot of Googling but to no avail.

A: Create a new report.
This report should have 1 parameter called "number of copies" (or equivalent).
It should also have a Tablix with 1 column and no borders, inside the cell insert a sub report pointing to the report with the letterhead.
Your dataset query should be something like this:
WITH dataset AS (
   SELECT 1 AS ID UNION ALL
   SELECT ID + 1 FROM dataset WHERE ID < @Param
)
SELECT ID
FROM dataset --edit: obviously I was missing the table
OPTION (MAXRECURSION 0)

Then on your tablix, use this dataset, group by ID and on the group properties select "Page Breaks"->"Between each instance of a group".
If I understood your question correctly, this should do the trick.

A: Expanding on Joao's solution (thanks for that) you can also do it without a subreport by joining the counter table to the actual data you want to display in the dataset.

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*Add a Copies integer parameter with a default value of 1

*Update your dataset to include the counter and join
 -- Generate a table with @Count rows
 WITH dataset AS (SELECT 1 AS Copy UNION ALL SELECT Copy +   1 AS Expr1 FROM dataset AS dataset_2 WHERE  (Copy < @Copies))
 SELECT * FROM dataset INNER JOIN (

 -- The primary data to repeat

 SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id = @IdParam

 -- End

 ) d ON 1=1 OPTION (MAXRECURSION 0)

*Add/update your row group to group on [Copy]

*Set the row group page breaks to 'between each instance'

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Biogen Increases Sample Size for Alzheimer's Phase 3; Stock Takes a Dip - Biotech Stocks | Biotechnology Investments and News. The Future of Innovation & Discovery.
Biogen has decided to add 510 patients its upcoming phase 3 aducanumab trails because they didn't expect to have so much variability in a sample size re-estimation. The midstudy changes to its Alzheimer's program had scared its investors.
Speculations about the drug took a toll on its shares as Biogen dropped as much as 9 percent.
The chief of marking for the company, Al Sandrock, made a point in saying, "We did do a preplanned blinded sample size re-estimation. We did see more variability in the primary endpoint than assumed when we did the original sample size estimation, so we decided to increase the sample size to maintain 90% power. Therefore, we're going to add 510 patients to the two studies".
Sandrock was strategic in addressing the changes made to the trial and made them seem minor. Biogen wants people to view the re-estimation as nothing more than a protocol, and that the company has applied this same strategy to other drugs. This is to reassure people and investors that there is nothing to worry about, and the success of aducanumab has nothing to do with the increased sample size. The drug is still on track for enrollment by this summer.
Sandrock continued to speak about the drug by saying that very few patients have dropped out of the study. They expected more to drop out and therefore their prediction for dropout rate was incorrect, but besides this everything is moving as expected.
Regardless of the positive statement made by Sandrock, nothing could mask the change in sample size as it was recently released at a conference. This blindsided investors completely, and as a result the stock crashed. Biogen's ability to be successful has really come into question with this new drug.
Analysts, like Micheal Yee, believe that Biogen should refocus some of the statements they are making about how this new drug is vital to the future success of the company.


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Characterization of the Regular Polygonal Waveguide for the RF EM Shielding Application
Blaise Ravelo,
Prof. Blaise Ravelo
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)
Belahcene Mazari
Dr. Belahcene Mazari
ESIGELEC
Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 12, 95-105, 2010
This article presents a theoretical characterization of the regular polygonal waveguide (RPW) having n-sides. Based on the symmetrical circular symmetry of the RPW and the circular waveguide (CW), the analogy between the electromagnetic (EM) behaviors of these to waveguide (WG) is established. After a brief recall about the state of the art concerning the WG engineering and its application, we introduce a basic theory of the WG presenting a regular polygonal cross-section with n-sides. By considering, the fundamental mode TE11, we develop the main mathematical formulas summarizing the different characteristics (cut-off frequency, fc, propagating constant, k11 and S-parameters) appropriated to any RPW in function of its physical parameters (number of sides, n, diameter, D and height, h). In order to verify the validation of the developed analytical expressions, comparisons between the HFSS simulated and theoretical dispersion diagrams of regular pentagonal (n=5), hexagonal (n=6), heptagonal (n=5) metallic (copper) WG with for example, 50 mm outer diameter are presented. So, it was demonstrated that very good correlation between the theoretical predictions (fc(n), k11(n)) is found with a relative error less than 1%. As application of the present study in terms of EM wave shielding, simulation of metallic wall with hexagonal aperture is also performed. Finally, discussion about the future work is drawn in conclusion.
Blaise Ravelo Belahcene Mazari , "Characterization of the Regular Polygonal Waveguide for the RF EM Shielding Application," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 12, 95-105, 2010.
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Our locum tenens physicians take assignments in gorgeous parts of the world, in both the U.S. and abroad. Take a break and send your dreams soaring with these recent photos from three physicians. They're sure to inspire your own locums adventure.
Here I am flying out to Northern Cali. What beautiful views. When my recruiter asked me the primary location that I wanted to experience, I told her California! And she made it happen!
The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas — the largest Buddhist monastery in western society!
Every Saturday in Ukiah, they block off one of the streets downtown for the farmers market! The vegetables were so fresh and colorful.
Amazing views... I love Ukiah!
Chamorro fire dance on the beach in front of Jimmy Dee's.
My favorite — Tom yum gai soup!
Hey everyone! I'm at work today. Guam memorial hospital is a government hospital. We make a difference here to the locals, and they appreciate us. Patients are very sweet, nurses are very self-sufficient and fun. Schedule is optimal for a real work-life balance, and with two weeks off, we docs travel often — Japan, Bali, Ho Chi Minh City, Siem Reap, to name a few.
Sunset over Citi Point, Guam. You can hike down to the beach and back and it will only take you six hours — definitely a difficult terrain but what fun!
Yes, that's a baby alpaca! Not only did I get to take one for a walk, but I got to feed the mamas by hand and cuddle with handfuls of new babies. The farm I visited was only a short drive away and there are more farms and cute animals everywhere you look!
Before I got here, I had this idea in my head that small town government funded hospital meant old, outdated equipment. I couldn't have been more wrong! From the moment I stepped inside the ED I was pleasantly surprised at the state of the art technology.
My hubby and I had big plans to cook tonight, but 5 minutes later we were headed down the road toward Castlecliff Beach to visit our favorite burger spot in town. Aside from the killer food, one of my favorite things about this street is the unique landscape. Our famous celebrity ceramic artist, Ivan Vostinar, was the sole potter for the Hobbit movies. He is now a Whanganui local! His studio is across the street from the restaurant.
Check out this sunset view from our home. We feel so lucky to look out the window and see the famous Whanganui River snaking around the city to our left, and lush green hills with sheep, donkeys, chickens, and horses to our right! This town has a perfect blend of rural and urban vibes.
All three of these physicians recently took over our Instagram account. Head over to our page to check out many more photos right here.
Want to start your own locum tenens adventure? Browse our current opportunities by clicking the button below. Or give us a call at 1.800.760.3174. We're always here to answer any questions you might have.
Domestic vs. international: Which locum tenens assignment is right for you?
Ready to escape the demanding hours of your long-term physician position and instead gain work/life balance, while earning a good living? Want to travel near or far, while getting paid? Then, chances are, locum tenens can benefit you.
An important consideration is whether to take a domestic assignment or an international one. This doesn't have to be an either/or proposition, as many physicians work both kinds during their career, points out Global Medical Staffing's Dena Sween, especially as they transition out of or back into the U.S.
Still, to help you get started on your first locum tenens assignment, we've broken down the pros and cons of both types.
Our international assignments deliver a memorable experience living like a local in another culture, while practicing first-world medicine in a safe environment, in locations such as Guam, Canada, the Caribbean, the U.K., China, or the "down under" countries of Australia and New Zealand. These positions usually involve set hours without on-call time, along with generous vacation time, allowing for extensive travel time while you are there. That's one of the biggest reasons physicians choose international locums.
International assignments provide adventure and exposure to different health systems, which builds your CV and helps you to increase your skill level. Additionally, many physicians, like Dr. Sara Jalali, report that these assignments reinvigorate their passion for medicine, helping relieve burn out.
Another perk is that we're placing in more areas of the world than ever before. "There are all of these fantastic options just starting to pop up, so basically what we tell people is to get on our list so that when that really cool new thing comes through, you hear about it first," Sween says.
Challenges of international assignments can include collecting the necessary paperwork and the requirement to take on longer commitments, often one year. Although there are some three month assignments available in Guam and the Caribbean. Going to Guam and other U.S. territories requires that U.S. physicians possess a U.S. passport but no visa. Plus, as with all positions, it requires credentialing and privileging, often taking three months from the time you accept the assignment.
Paperwork for other international placements takes a little longer; the typical minimum assignment length is longer too. For instance, it usually takes three months to complete the medical registration and visa process for New Zealand, and requires a six-month minimum assignment. The paperwork for credentialing, privileging, licensing, and visa processes in Australia and Canada take six to eight months, and typically require longer assignments, usually one-year minimum.
Another possible challenge of international locums might be an expectations mismatch. For instance, housing may be different from the typical U.S. set up.
Other possible challenges: Practicing medicine in another country might involve differences. Also, many people feel both excited and nervous about the assignment.
These are valid concerns, Sween points out, but it's rare that a physician takes an international assignment and feels like it wasn't worth their time or that their family didn't bond because of it. The keys are to communicate your expectations with your recruiter, and then go with an open mind.
Dr. Anita Haugabrook takes a selfie with colleagues while on assignment in the U.S.
If you want less adventure or can't leave the U.S. for several months, choose a domestic assignment instead of an international one, Sween says. Domestic assignments allow you to take on very short assignments. They provide more flexibility, more choice, and more options. You choose your pay, your schedule, and your working conditions.
Another benefit is that domestic assignments pay more than international assignments, and often more than a long-term position, especially for hard-to-fill shifts or specialties, like psychiatry.
Some physicians choose domestic assignments in order to spend time near their family/college kid, to tackle their travel bucket lists, or to use their skills to help a vulnerable population. Other motivations include spending more time with family, combating physician burn out, avoiding extensive admin and billing paperwork, and taking charge of their destiny.
Possible challenges can include the paperwork involved in getting licensing in other states, or for some positions, requirements can be very specific (i.e. certain certifications, experience, or training). However, don't let those possible challenges hold you back. We have all kinds of assignments across specialties all over the U.S. and are committed to helping physicians find what they're looking for.
Ready to launch your own locum tenens adventure? Click the button below to browse our current opportunities or give us a call at 1.800.760.3174.
Why locum in Colorado? It's no great mystery.
The Colorado Rocky Mountain high. If you're into skiing, hiking, biking, birding, hunting, camping—you name it—there's no better place to connect with your inner 'mountain man' than in this beautiful state. The Rockies (and what lies beyond them) simply offer too much to keep any outdoor fanatic away.
The air is thinner here. More than 54 mountain peaks reach 14,000 feet, but it's not all uphill. Come down from the snowcapped summits and you'll discover places like Boulder and Golden, Rainbow Curve and Roaring River. Slip a little further off the beaten path and you'll find a place that'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Welcome to Estes Park, a village surrounded by nationally protected lands. Listen the whisper of aspen leaves. Take in the breathtaking scenery. Oh, and enjoy your stay at the Stanley Hotel.
A throwback to opulent times, the Georgian-style hotel sparked the attention of Easterners heading to the frontier over a century ago. The Stanley's guest ledger boasts names like Teddy Roosevelt, the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown and Emperor Akihito of Japan. In 1976, the hotel hosted Stephen King and the rest, as they say, is history.
After spending one night in the now-famous room #217 (featured prominently in the 1977 movie), King was inspired to pen his page-turner, The Shining. Skim its pages, then buy a ticket to the hotel's Ghost Tour and you'll be you questioning just how much of King's book is fiction.
The Stanley sits on a sprawling 160 acres that boasts a golf course, concert hall, spa and more. Unlike the "Overlook Hotel" depicted in the onscreen adaptation of King's thriller, the Stanley is open year round and has been restored to the incredible grandeur deserving of its place on the National Register of Historic Places.
All play and no work? Jack's no dull boy here. Step outside and soaring crags are on the A-list for rock and ice climbers; mountain biking and horseback trails forge into the forests and meadows; and snowshoeing and ski trails crisscross the landscape. Leave your binoculars in the room, too. Wildlife watching here is as simple as looking over your shoulder. Elk, big-horn sheep, and foxes roam freely, foraging in the open meadows and dense thickets. On occasion, Elk herds mosey through town and snarl local traffic.
Colorado's signature, fluffy snow is on the ground now. Locals are gearing up for another winter in the Rockies. And as luck would have it, locum tenens opportunities are aplenty here.


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Part 25: Maria Dahvana Headley
Part 24: Bill T Jones
Part 23: Brontez Purnell
Part 22: Lucy Taylor
Part 21: Ari Shapiro
Part 20: Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Part 19: David Adger
Part 18: Emily Wilson
Part 17: Esmé Weijun Wang
Part 16: Robin Sloan
Part 15: Jeff VanderMeer
Part 14: Laurie Anderson
Part 13: Becky Ann Baker
Part 12 – Rhiannon Giddens
Part 11 – Dylan Baker
Part 10: Anika Noni Rose
Part 9: Felicia Day
Part 8: John Darnielle
Part 6 & 7: Alan Cumming
Part 5: Sara Quin
Part 4: Neil Gaiman
Part 3: Justin Vivian Bond
Part 2: Diane Cook
Part 1: Miz Cracker
Maria Dahvana Headley is the translator of this stunning new version of Beowulf, and a number one New York Times-bestselling author and editor. Her books include the novels Magonia, Aerie, and Queen of Kings, as well as the memoir, The Year of Yes. With Kat Howard, she is the author of The End of the Sentence, and with Neil Gaiman, she is co-editor of Unnatural Creatures. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. In 2018 she published the critically-acclaimed novel, The Mere Wife, a contemporary retelling of Beowulf.
Bill T Jones is a legendary choreographer, director, author and dancer. The co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, the company's home in Manhattan, Jones is a two-time Tony Award recipient for Best Choreography for FELA! and Spring Awakening, and is the recipient of both a MacArthur "Genius" Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. In 2014 he was presented with a National Medal of Arts by President Obama.
Brontez Purnell is a zinester, writer, dancer, and musician who lives in Oakland, California. He has written for various publications, including Jigsaw, San Francisco Weekly, and Maximum Rock & Roll. His book, 100 Boyfriends ("a symphony of sex, trouble and wisdom" - Alexander Chee) will be published by MCD x FSG in February 2021.
Lucy Taylor is a New York-based theater maker and screen actor best known as a member of the internationally renowned company Elevator Repair Service, where she collaborated on, and performed in, the acclaimed trilogy Gatz, The Sound and the Fury, and The Select: The Sun Also Rises. Most recently she appeared in Clare Barron's Pulitzer nominated play Dance Nation at Playwright's Horizons, Pulitzer winner Jackie Sibblies Drury's Marys Seacole at Lincoln Center Theater, and in Talene Monahon's How to Load a Musket at 59East59. She has appeared in NBC'S New Amsterdam, CBS's Limitless, Bull, and Madam Secretary, as well as the award-winning web-series Horace and Pete.
Ari Shapiro has been co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015, and has reported from above the Arctic Circle and aboard Air Force One, among other places, and filed stories from dozens of countries and most of the 50 states. In his spare time he performs with the band Pink Martini.
Among her many credits, Quincy Tyler Bernstine starred in Jackie Sibblies Drury's time-jumping biographical play, Mary's Seacole, about the 19th-century Jamaican nurse, for which she won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play. In 2019 she was honored with an Obie for "sustained excellence of performance." That excellence has encompassed critically-acclaimed theater shows such as Small Mouth Sounds, Our Lady of 121st Street, As You Like it, and Peer Gynt, as well as big screen roles in Manchester by the Sea, Easy Living, Still Alice, and Rachel Getting Married, among many others.
David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, a Fellow of the British Academy, former President of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain, inventor of the monsters' language for the ITV series Beowulf. His 25 years of teaching have taken him all over the world, including to the foothills of the Himalayas. His most recent book is Language Unlimited: The Science Behind Our Most Creative Power (Oxford).
Emily Wilson, the acclaimed translator of The Odyssey (shortlisted for the 2018 National Translation Award), is the College for Women Class of 1963 Term Professor in the Humanities, professor of Classical Studies, and graduate chair of the Program in Comparative Literature & Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2019 she was named a MacArthur Fellow, and in 2020 she was named a Guggenheim Fellow.
Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of the New York Times-bestselling essay collection, The Collected Schizophrenias, for which she won the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, and a debut novel, The Border of Paradise, which was called a Best Book of 2016 by NPR. She was named by Granta as one of the "Best of Young American Novelists" in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018.
Robin Sloan's first novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, was a New York Times Best Seller, translated into more than 20 languages. With his partner Kathryn Tomajan, he produces California extra virgin olive oil under the label Fat Gold. His most recent novel is Sourdough, named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR.
Jeff VanderMeer's New York Times-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy has been translated into over 35 languages. The first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula Award and Shirley Jackson Award, and was made into a movie by Paramount in 2018. Other works include Dead Astronauts, Borne (a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), and The Strange Bird. Called "the weird Thoreau" by The New Yorker, VanderMeer frequently speaks about issues related to climate change and storytelling.
An early exemplar of electronic music, including her 1982 single "O Superman," Laurie Anderson has long been at the heart of New York's avant-garde art scene. As well as composing soundtracks for people like Spalding Gray and Robert Wilson, she has created movies, documentaries, and performance pieces such as Songs and Stories from Moby Dick, a musical reimagining of the iconic American novel. Her movie, Heart of a Dog, a moving meditation on life and loss, was shortlisted for the 2016 Academy Awards.
Among her iconic roles, Becky Ann Baker is known for her portrayal of Jean Weir on NBC's Emmy Award-winning Freaks and Geeks and for her role as Loreen Horvath on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Girls, for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination. She has a long list of credits in such acclaimed Broadway productions as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, All My Sons, Peer Gynt, and Assassins.
Rhiannon Giddens has performed for the Obamas at the White House and acted in two seasons of the hit television series Nashville. A MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient, Giddens was Grammy-nominated for her acclaimed solo album Tomorrow Is My Turn and her T Bone Burnett–produced EP Factory Girl. Her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group she co-founded, received a Grammy Award in 2010. In 2019, Giddens contributed to and co-produced the album Songs of Our Native Daughters, which tells stories of historic black womanhood and survival, and collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi on the album There is no Other, later nominated for a Grammy.
Dylan Baker has a long and storied movie career, including turns in Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Happiness, Road to Perdition and Revolutionary Road. His role as Colin Sweeney on the long-running CBS show, The Good Wife, earned him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was a series regular in Amazon's critically acclaimed 2019 series, Hunters. In 2013, he made his directorial debut with the film 23 Blast.
Anika Noni Rose is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, in the 2009 feature, The Princess and the Frog. She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Rose also starred in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls and received a 2004 Tony for her role as Emmie Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change. For the 2014 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Felicia Day co-starred in Joss Whedon's Internet musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," which won an Emmy in 2009. She also created and starred in the seminal web series The Guild, which ran for six seasons and won numerous awards for web video excellence. In 2012 Day created a YouTube channel and production company, Geek & Sundry, which has since has garnered over 1.7 million subscribers.
John Darnielle is the writer, composer, guitarist, and vocalist for the band the Mountain Goats. Their most recent album is Getting Into Knives. He is also the author of two novels: Wolf in White Van and Universal Harvester.
Alan Cumming has performed with Jay Z and Liza with a Z; he has won a Tony, hosted the Tonys, and been nominated for an Emmy for doing so; he has a bar called Club Cumming and a soap called Cumming In A Bar. He has played God, the Devil, Hitler, the Pope, a teleporting superhero, Hamlet, all the parts in Macbeth, General Batista of Cuba, a goat opposite Sean Connery, Dionysus, a Smurf (twice), the EmCee in Cabaret (thrice), and political spinmeister Eli Gold on seven seasons of The Good Wife for which he received multiple Golden Globe, Emmy and SAG award nominations. He is the author of five books including the New York Times best-selling memoir, Not My Father's Son.
Sara Quin, with her sister Tegan, performs as the indie pop act Tegan and Sara. During the course of their career, the duo have released nine studio albums, received three Juno Awards and a Grammy nomination, and published the critically-acclaimed memoir High School. Their Tegan and Sara Foundation fights for health, economic justice, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women.
Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. He is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
Mx Justin Vivian Bond has appeared on Broadway and London's West End, and on the big and small screen, including Shortbus, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Sunset Stories, Difficult People, and High Maintenance. In addition to a decades-long residency at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in NYC, they have performed in such hallowed venues as Carnegie Hall and The Sydney Opera House. Bond's memoir Tango: My Childhood Backwards and in High Heels (Feminist Press) won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Nonfiction.
Diane Cook is the author of this year's Booker-shortlisted novel, The New Wilderness, and the story collection, Man V. Nature, a finalist for the Guardian First Book Award, the Believer Book Award, and the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. She is a former producer for the radio program This American Life, and was the recipient of a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Miz Cracker is a New York City drag queen best known for her appearance on Rupaul's Drag Race Season Ten, and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season Five, as well as "Review with a Jew" show on YouTube. She may be the only Drag Race alum to be able to speak Old English.
by Maria Dahvana Headley
Maria Dahvana Headley first encountered Grendel's mother in an illustrated compendium of monsters when she was eight – "and on the hunt for any sort of woman-warrior." As she writes in the introduction to her astonishing new translation of Beowulf, "Wonder Woman and She-Ra were fine, but Grendel's mother was better. She had a ferocious look and seemed to give precisely zero fucks." As it happens "fuck" is among the words that makes it into her translation of this epic poem. See also: Sashimi, skinny-dipping, and hashtag: blessed. But the words that appears with greatest frequency is "bro" – Headley's translation the Old English Hwæt, the first word of the poem.
In the best tradition of great translations, Headley, who was inspired by Grendel's mother to write the 2018 novel The Mere Wife, a contemporary adaptation, has succeeded in reconfiguring our understanding of this thousand-year-old epic, drawing deep on contemporary slang and cultural references. Throughout December, Grand Journal will be posting a series of consecutive virtual readings (recorded on zoom) of Headley's Beowulf, culminating on December 25 with the entire sequence stitched into one. The series launched on December 1 with the incomparable Miz Cracker, the New York City drag queen, writer and comedienne, and has continued through the subsequent weeks with Booker Prize finalist Diane Cook, cabaret performer Justin Vivian Bond, Neil Gaiman, Sara Quin (of Tegan and Sara), and a double whammy by Alan Cumming.
Catch all episodes below, and come back each day between now and December 25; we'll be updating this story through the month. Follow @onegrandbooks and @grandjournal on Instagram to receive updates.
And if you don't have your own copy of the book, don't delay – we have signed copies for sale at our sister site, One Grand Books, for $15 plus shipping. It also make a perfect gift for Yuletide.
You can watch all readings by scrolling through the videos (using the right and left arrows), or by viewing on the Grand Journal IGTV channel here. Below are the readers as we debut them:
Introduction: Maria Dahvana Headley
Dec 1: Miz Cracker
Dec 2: Diane Cook
Dec 3: Mx Justin Vivian Bond
Dec 4: Neil Gaiman
Dec 5: Sara Quin
Dec 6: Alan Cumming
Dec 7: John Darnielle
Dec 8: Felicia Day
Dec 9: Anika Noni Rose
Dec 10: Dylan Baker
Dec 11: Rhiannon Giddens
Dec 12: Becky Ann Baker
Dec 13: Laurie Anderson
Dec 14: Jeff VanderMeer
Dec 15: Robin Sloan
Dec 16: Esmé Weijun Wang
Dec 17: Emily Wilson
Dec 18: David Adger
Dec 19: Quincy Bernstine
Dec 20: Ari Shapiro
Dec 21: Lucy Taylor
Watch along with our custom-designed Beowulf Toddy.
Writers: Grand Journal is now accepting submissions for issue two, S/S 2021. Please email inquiries to meg@onegrandbooks.com
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An Epic Libation
Alan Cumming, David Adger, Diane Cook, Maria Dahvana Headley, Sara Quin


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Norman Jewison's rousing film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF stars Topol as a poor, Jewish milkman in a village in Czarist Russia whose daughters wish to break with tradition by marrying for love rather than having their marriages arranged by Yente, the town's matchmaker. Scored by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Williams, the film appears on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest "cheers" in cinematic history.
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One of my favorites! I have it in my collection. We saw it when it when it premiered in Beverly Hills. It had an intermission, and I still have the beautiful Programme, with color photos.
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Care to Write is a group of Derby writers who are also full-time carers, facilitated by writer and former Derbyshire Poet Laureate, Cathy Grindrod.
Their first writing project, which was set up by Cathy in partnership with Wellbeing Works CIC, led to the publication of the book, From Small Seeds, launched at Derby Quad in June 2014 and supported by a number of organisations.
The group undertook a project facilitated by Cathy and assistant writer, Kate Roach, which will lead to a performance of work around the needs of carers. This project was jointly funded by Derby City Council and Writing East Midlands.
"We write and share; the sorrows, joys, frustration and even the funny side of our roles as carers. These meetings give us the opportunity to uncover our identities outside of our caring persona, something many of us have never had the chance to do. It also helps to break our isolation, as strong friendships have been formed through our journey of self-expression.


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Authored by jriddell on Feb 16 2018, 4:28 PM.
Don't add Home.desktop to links folder and don't add trash link.
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I asked as an ordinary user. Could you please explain why Home and Trash icons should not be on the desktop by default?
These icons are very useful, especially trash icon. I don't have to open dolphin just to empty trash can.
Memes aside, I have to agree. This seems like the sort of things that developers prefer for "cleanliness", at the expense of messy ordinary users who like putting junk all over their desktop.
This is just following up on a public promise we already made. When we turned Folder View into the default desktop containment, we told everyone (and got a lot of positive feedback from the users for it) that this means the desktop surface now supports icons by default again, but we don't actually place any by default so it's not having any impact on the people who prefer an empty desktop by default. Then it turns out we actually forgot to change the code.
This seems like the sort of things that developers prefer for "cleanliness", at the expense of messy ordinary users who like putting junk all over their desktop.
What's the point of the desktop if it is not possible to place folder, pictures, music, etc on it?
Also, someone could say: "It's Plasma, you can put trash icon back!"
The Trash can widget looks different from the default trash can icon + other folder icons(blurry, etc).
So, please, let home and trash icons stay on the desktop by default.
This isn't about disabling support for icons (we just turned that back on in 5.10 ...), it's about not creating the Home and Trash icons by default on first login.
No, you weren't: "What's the point of the desktop if it is not possible to place folder, pictures, music, etc on it?"
That was a rhetorical question, which apparently causes misunderstanding. Sorry.
ngraham added a task: T7948: remove default desktop icons.


Broadcasters Term New Media Measures in Budget 2019 "Unfair"
1. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), as representative of the vast majority of private radio stations, is pleased to submit its proposal for a new English-language Canadian music marketing and promotion fund called the "Radio Starmaker Fund" (FUND).
2. The CAB is currently developing a proposal for a French-language Canadian music marketing and promotion fund. As soon as possible, the CAB will finalize its proposal for a fund to support marketing and promotion activities for French-language artists.
To develop a strong supply of commercially playable Canadian music.
5. It should be remembered that in the context of the commercial radio review hearing, the CAB had proposed, among other things, that the existing benefits test be replaced with a contribution to FACTOR, MusicAction and a new Canadian music marketing and promotion fund.
6. In its Public Notice, the Commission amended its benefits policy by requiring a minimum direct financial contribution to Canadian talent development of 6% of the value of transactions involving profitable radio undertakings with 3% of all future benefits being allocated to a new Canadian music marketing and promotion fund.
7. The Commission indicated that the purpose of the new Canadian music marketing and promotion fund would be to support co-operative activities by broadcasters and the music industry to market and promote Canadian music including new talent.
8. The radio industry's support for Canadian talent is long-standing. In 1962, Standard Broadcasting created the Canadian Talent Library, employing Canadian musicians to create over 275 Canadian content records for radio airplay. Then in 1963, the CAB/CAPAC (Canadian Association of Publishers, Authors and Composers) Committee was created as a joint venture to promote the interests of Canadian composers and lyricists of both pop and serious works.
9. The radio industry has continued to support Canadian musical talent with its numerous initiatives being brought into focus through the creation of FACTOR and MusicAction. To date broadcasters have contributed $18.5M to these initiatives. Other support provided by radio broadcasters comprise significant Canadian Talent Development (CTD) contributions including talent contests, CD compilations, scholarships and concert support.
10. Additional broadcaster initiatives include on-air interviews, local and coast-to-coast on-air tour promotions and more recently the formal recognition of new Canadian talent with the Canadian Radio Music Month in February of each year. The Canadian Radio Music Month culminates in the Canadian Radio Music Awards, which occurs each March in Toronto. Clearly, the radio industry continues to be a strong proponent of Canadian musical talent and a substantial component in any marketing strategy for the marketing and promotion of Canadian artists.
12. In the Public Notice, the Commission stated its expectation that the FUND be jointly administered by representatives of the broadcasting and recording industries. Accordingly, the CAB in co-operation with representatives of the recording industry, was requested to submit a proposal for the Commission's prior approval, detailing how the FUND will be administered and operated.
13. In keeping with the Commission's expectations, the CAB created a radio fund-working group, which had the mandate of conducting discussions with the music industry. The radio-working group was comprised of French-language broadcasters who commenced discussions with the French-language music industry and English-language broadcasters who began discussions with the English-language music industry.
14. As outlined in the CAB's September 17 1999 Status Report (copy enclosed as Appendix A), the consultations with the French-language music industry were conducted separately since the circumstances of the English- and French-language music industries differ significantly. A basic framework for a French-language marketing and promotion fund for the French-language music industry has been agreed to by l'Association de l'industrie du disque et du spectacle du Québec (ADISQ). A copy of the consensus document between l'ADISQ and the French-language broadcasters is enclosed as Appendix B. French-language broadcasters are continuing their discussions with the French-language music industry with a view to finalizing a fund proposal and creating the best solutions in response to the decline in the production and sales of French-language recordings.
15. The English-language industry discussions included a two-stage consultation process. The first stage included both formal and informal consultations with key industry stakeholders with the second-stage comprising a more formal consultation and negotiation process with the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA) and the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).
16. As noted in the CAB's September 17, 1999 Status Report, the consultation process with the English-language music industry included meetings with representatives of Canadian independent labels, representatives from major labels, concert promoters, artists, artist managers and recording studio operators.
17. The consultation process with key English-language music industry stakeholders was based on the belief that in order to prepare a preliminary model for the FUND, it was essential to benefit from the expertise of individuals in the music industry with experience in all facets of the business that could be supported by the FUND. The overriding objective was to get the proposal right.
18. Consultations with key industry stakeholders from various regions of Canada were conducted in order to understand what marketing and promotion initiatives would best assist the development of Canadian artists, with a particular emphasis on those initiatives that would assist new and emerging talent with star potential.
19. In addition, it was essential that other industry initiatives, which could have a direct impact on the FUND, such as the review by the Department of Canadian Heritage of its Sound Recording Development Program announced in the spring of 1999, be considered in developing a proposal for the FUND.
Mobilize joint industry support for policy proposals that support and promote Canadian music.
22. Both CIRPA and CRIA have indicated their interest in participating in this alliance. The CAB along with CIRPA and CRIA will now proceed with the formal establishment of the alliance which will be called the Canadian Radio and Music Alliance (CARMA). CARMA will likely begin its activities early in the year 2000.
23. In the late summer of 1999, the CAB developed specific proposals for the English-language initiatives of the FUND through a number of face-to-face meetings involving CIRPA, CRIA and other music industry stakeholders. These proposals were based on the extensive consultations that had already taken place.
24. The consultation process was both challenging and collaborative and the radio and music recording industries were in complete agreement on what should constitute the basic objectives of the FUND.
25. Both CIRPA and CRIA were given a final opportunity to review the contents of the CAB's proposal for the Radio Starmaker Fund. The comments of CIRPA and CRIA have been incorporated into the final version of the Radio Starmaker Fund proposal. Enclosed as Appendix C are letters of support from both CIRPA and CRIA.
27. The FUND will operate with a limited amount of monies that will be available over the next 8-10 years.  For this reason, it was decided not to create an endowment fund but rather it was determined that the FUND's revenues should be spent as they are received. In addition, the music industry is currently facing significant new challenges and its greatest need is access to the FUND monies over the next several years. These essential facts form the foundation of the governing principles of the FUND.
The monies provided by the FUND must be incremental to existing investments being made for the promotion and marketing of Canadian artists.
b) Canadian artists from every region of Canada beyond the initial stages of their career who demonstrate their potential through a track record or are supported through significant investments from a record label.
The decision-making of the FUND should utilize a transparent and fair process.
30. It is important to note that the FUND will not support Canadian artists who have already achieved star status such as Alanis Morissette and Céline Dion. The board of the FUND will determine which artists will be ineligible.
31. As noted earlier, one of the objectives of the FUND is to keep administrative costs to a minimum. In keeping with this objective, it is essential that the approval process for applications submitted to the FUND be facilitated through objective guidelines which would permit a quasi-automatic approval process for applicants that meet the FUND's eligibility requirements.
New emerging Canadian artists or acts demonstrating the beginning of a track record (as defined)  and who are supported by their record labels with significant investments (as defined).
Multi-party initiatives which include the participation of at least one Canadian independent record label.
36. Canadian artists signed to a major label can access the FUND through either the Canadian artist management; music publisher or a multi-party initiative if they meet the FUND's eligibility requirements.
Multi-party marketing and promotion initiatives associated with one or more eligible Canadian music recordings from at least one eligible applicant for one or more eligible Canadian artists or acts.
39. No funding will be provided for the production of music recordings or music videos.
The governance structure must achieve a high level of transparency.
46. In creating the governance structure for the board of the FUND it was essential to ensure that board members not be in a position to benefit from their board status, nor should they be in a position to change or create eligibility requirements solely for their benefit.
47. Moreover, the board structure needed to have an appropriate degree of independence, efficiency (i.e. low administration costs) and accountability.
48. Given that the FUND is privately funded and that radio broadcasters will not be direct beneficiaries of FUND monies, radio broadcasters should have their key stakeholder position recognized in the governance structure.
2 independent representatives with an understanding of the radio and music recording sector or some other relevant expertise.
Broadcasters and the music recording industry will jointly agree on the nomination of the 2 independent representatives.
52. There will be a board Chair and vice-Chair. The board Chair will be a broadcaster and will have a second and casting vote in the event of a tie vote. The first board Chair will be nominated by the CAB. The vice-Chair will be a CIRPA representative nominated by CIRPA.
53. The vote required to make any changes to the By-laws or to make any significant changes to the governing principles or principles of governance would require approval by 75% of the board (i.e. approval from 8 out of the 10 members would be required).
54. The board, once established, would select an Executive Director who would have the responsibility for the day-to-day operations and management of the FUND.
56. The FUND will be incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the Canada Corporations Act.
For French-language transactions, 80% of the benefits will be directed to the French-language FUND and 20% of the benefits will be directed to the English-language FUND.
59. As noted earlier, applicants are prohibited from recouping any portion of funding received from the FUND through artists' royalties.
60. All costs associated with the legal establishment of the FUND and all capital and other expenses associated with the establishment of the FUND office will be paid with FUND monies.
61. As described earlier, applications for funding will be filed with the FUND. The Executive Director will review all applications to determine whether they meet the eligibility requirements. Where an application does not meet eligibility requirements it will be returned with an explanation as to why it does not meet the eligibility requirements.
63. A maximum of 10% of the total monies that are expected to flow to the FUND over the next 8-10 years would be directed to administrative costs.
66. The CAB has enclosed as Appendix E a table describing all approved transactions to date for which benefits are payable. Also enclosed as Appendix F, is a table listing pending transactions for which benefits may be payable. Taking into account both approved and pending transactions, the CAB estimates that there will be approximately $17M of benefits flowing to the FUND over the next 8-10 years.
68. The CAB proposal for the Radio Starmaker Fund will realize several public policy objectives. These include the promotion and development of new and emerging Canadian artists and the creation of a means to assist the Canadian recording sector in its efforts to create new Canadian musical stars.
69. Making a real and discernable difference is a key objective for the radio and music recording industries. The CAB believes that the enclosed proposal will meet all of the stated objectives which were developed in collaboration with both CIRPA and CRIA.
 Enclosed as Appendix D is a flowchart providing an overview of each component of the FUND.
 For approved transactions as of November 26, 1999, total benefits payable to the FUND is $8.86M. See Appendix X E enclosed.
 FACTOR has programs that underwrite the production of demos, CDs, videos and other programs that support touring and other marketing activities. Applicants who have received FACTOR grants or other support for the production of recordings or videos would be eligible to receive FUND monies for any of the FUND's eligible initiatives. Where funding is sought for an initiative also supported by FACTOR, the applicant will need to demonstrate that the initiative is truly complementary and constitutes a clear, distinct and quantifiable benefit to the initiative already supported by FACTOR. The initiative must also be consistent with board policies that will be developed to ensure that the initiative is complementary to that supported by FACTOR. However, if an applicant receives support from FACTOR or other public/private or public structure for a tour, it would not be eligible for FUND support for the same tour. Similarly, if an applicant receives marketing support for a recording from FACTOR or other public/private or public structure, it would not be eligible for marketing support from the FUND for the same recording. However, where the applicant, for example, receives only marketing support for a recording from FACTOR or other public/private or public structure it would still be eligible to receive touring support from the FUND and where only tour support is received, then marketing support would still be available for the recording from the FUND.
 For example, the track record required to be eligible for funding could be the requirement to have sold at least 25,000 units for in the previous AC or Pop CD release; or ator a requirement to have sold least 10,000 units for in the previous country or urban CD release; or 5,000 units for the previous classical or jazz release. Lower sales levels than these accompanied by significant success on radio charts could also be considered.
 What constitutes a "significant investment" will be defined by the Board of Directors of the Fund. Essentially to meet the criterion an applicant will need to demonstrate that it is unequivocally investing a substantial amount in the promotion and marketing of a Canadian artist before receiving matching funds from the FUND.
 Note that the track record for a new emerging Canadian artist or act will be developed by Board of Directors – it could include, however, such things as a minimum amount of airplay or other success criteria.
 For example, Canadian artists or acts whose previous CD sold in excess of 125,000 units might be considered ineligible.
 Eligible Canadian recording is defined as a single track recording which constitutes Canadian content in accordance with the Commission's MAPL criteria or for a CD, where a majority of the recordings on the CD meet the Commission's MAPL criteria.


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'Slenderman' stabbing: Teen committed to mental institution
Anissa Weier, one of two Wisconsin teens charged in the 2014 "Slenderman" stabbing of a classmate, will be committed to state mental care for 25 years, a
Anissa Weier is led out of the courtroom by a sheriff's deputy on Aug. 21, 2015 during the arraignment of the Slenderman stabbing trial in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. The court entered a not guilty plea for them and moved to set a trial date in mid-October. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)
judge ordered Thursday.
According to Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren's ruling, Weier, 16, will spend at least three years at a mental health facility before she can ask to be discharged. If doctors deem she can be released for outpatient care, she could then be under state supervision until she is 37.
If doctors don't approve her release she will stay at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
Attorney Maura McMahon hopes her client will be able to live among the community beginning in July 2020.
"If she is continuing on doing well," McMahon told reporters, "taking any medication that is required, meeting with her therapist … I'm hoping going to college, getting a job, all the wonderful things that she wants to do, she'll remain out of custody but being supervised by her agent."
Three years ago Weier and Morgan Geyser, who were 12 at the time of the crime, lured a 12-year-old classmate into a park in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where they stabbed her 19 times to please Slenderman, a boogeyman for the internet age.
The victim survived, crawling to safety before she was discovered by a bicyclist.
Weier apologized at Thursday's hearing for her actions.
"I want everyone to know I deeply regret everything that happened that day," she said. "I know that nothing I say is going to make this right and nothing I say is going to fix what is broke. I am never going to let this happen again."
The mother of the victim wrote a letter to the judge before Weier was committed.
The woman wrote that her daughter for months after the stabbing slept with scissors under her pillow.
"While (my daughter) believes a mental health facility is the best place for Morgan and Anissa she still fears for her safety," the woman wrote. "She still sleeps with her windows closed, locked, and with the security latches engaged. She still refuses to open her curtains. …
"I know she will not feel safe if either Morgan or Anissa are released back into the community unsupervised."
Weier had pleaded guilty in August to attempted second-degree homicide due to mental illness or defect in the stabbing as part of a plea agreement stipulating she would accept commitment to institutional care.
During a trial to determine Weier's mental state, 10 out of 12 jurors in September found Weier not criminally responsible because she was mentally ill at the time of the attack.
Bohren granted Weier credit for the 1,301 days she has been in custody.
CNN does not typically name minors charged with crimes, but it makes exceptions if they are charged — as were Geyser and Weier — as an adult.
In October, Geyser, 15, entered a guilty plea to a charge of attempted first-degree murder.
The plea agreement called for Geyser to enter the plea, and then for Bohren to find her not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, meaning she would ultimately not be held criminally responsible for the attack.
"It's a confusing thing to describe because clearly she committed an offense but the law doesn't treat her as responsible for that crime because of her mental illness," Geyser's attorney, Anthony Cotton explained to CNN at the time.
As part of the deal, under Wisconsin law, Geyser avoids further jail time and will be committed to a mental institution. In the end, Cotton said, Geyser "would not be considered to have a criminal record."
"I know she's remorseful for what happened," Cotton added.
Doctors are evaluating Geyser and have yet to recommend how long she should be committed.
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Q: Analyze the existence of the infimum, minimum, supreme and maximum of the following sequence
Analyze the existence of the infimum, minimum, supreme and maximum of the following set: $A=\{{a_n}:n \in\mathbb{N}\}$ where $a_n=P(n).b_n$ and $P(x)=1/3x^3-x^2-3x+10$ and $(b_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ is a sequence of positive terms that verifies:
$b_1=b_2=b_3$
$b_n<b_{n+1}$

If we observe the behavior of $P(n)$ we can obviously appreciate that it grows infinitely, then diverges, and even if it grows monotonously, we know that it won't have supreme and maximum.
But, what happens with $(b_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ (apart from its monotonically increasing)? Should we consider the cases where is bounded then is convergent so it will have a supreme, and the cases where is not?
And then, what we can say about $a_n$?

A: So far, you know that:

$b_n$ is monotonically increasing
$b_n>{0}$
$b_n.p(x)=a_n$

I would start by observing that $b_n$ can either diverge or converge (if it is bounded). Then, work a little bit with the polynomial (how does it behave when $n\longrightarrow\infty$ ?) to study what happens with $a_n$.
Hint
$p(3)=-17$