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2Significance
3Tetrahedral accounting
4Starting with Universe
5Intuitive geometry
6Social commentary
7Academic acceptance
8Errata
9About synergy
11Notes
Synergetics (Fuller)
For other uses, see Synergetics.
Synergetics is the empirical study of systems in transformation, with an emphasis on whole system behaviors unpredicted by the behavior of any components in isolation. R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) named and pioneered the field. His two-volume work Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking, in collaboration with E. J. Applewhite, distills of a lifetime of research into book form.[1][2][3][4]
Since systems are identifiable at every scale, Synergetics is necessarily interdisciplinary, embracing a broad range of scientific and philosophical topics, especially in the area of geometry, wherein the tetrahedron features as Fuller's model of the simplest system.
Despite mainstream endorsements such as the prologue by Arthur Loeb, and positive dust cover blurbs by U Thant and Arthur C. Clarke, along with the posthumous naming of the carbon allotrope "buckminsterfullerene",[5] Synergetics remains an off-beat subject, ignored for decades by most traditional curricula and academic departments, a fact Fuller himself considered evidence of a dangerous level of overspecialization.
His oeuvre inspired many developers to further pioneer offshoots from Synergetics, especially geodesic dome and dwelling designs. Among Fuller's contemporaries were Joe Clinton (NASA), Don Richter (Temcor), Kenneth Snelson (tensegrity), J. Baldwin (New Alchemy Institute), and Medard Gabel (World Game). His chief assistants Amy Edmondson and Ed Popko have published primers that help popularize Synergetics, Stafford Beer extended synergetics to applications in social dynamics, and J.F. Nystrom proposed a theory of computational cosmography.[6] Research continues.
Definition[edit]
Fuller defined synergetics as follows:
A system of mensuration employing 60-degree vectorial coordination comprehensive to both physics and chemistry, and to both arithmetic and geometry, in rational whole numbers ... Synergetics explains much that has not been previously illuminated ... Synergetics follows the cosmic logic of the structural mathematics strategies of nature, which employ the paired sets of the six angular degrees of freedom, frequencies, and vectorially economical actions and their multi-alternative, equi-economical action options ... Synergetics discloses the excruciating awkwardness characterizing present-day mathematical treatment of the interrelationships of the independent scientific disciplines as originally occasioned by their mutual and separate lacks of awareness of the existence of a comprehensive, rational, coordinating system inherent in nature.[7]
Other passages in Synergetics that outline the subject are its introduction (The Wellspring of Reality) and the section on Nature's Coordination (410.01). The chapter on Operational Mathematics (801.00-842.07) provides an easy to follow, easy to build introduction to some of Fuller's geometrical modeling techniques. So this chapter can help a new reader become familiar with Fuller's approach, style and geometry. One of Fuller's clearest expositions on "the geometry of thinking" occurs in the two part essay "Omnidirectional Halo" which appears in his book No More Secondhand God.[8]
Amy Edmondson describes synergetics "in the broadest terms, as the study of spatial complexity, and as such is an inherently comprehensive discipline."[9] In her PhD study, Cheryl Clark synthesizes the scope of synergetics as "the study of how nature works, of the patterns inherent in nature, the geometry of environmental forces that impact on humanity."[10]
Here's an abridged list of some of the discoveries Fuller claims for Synergetics again quoting directly:
The rational volumetric quantation or constant proportionality of the octahedron, the cube, the rhombic triacontahedron, and the rhombic dodecahedron when referenced to the tetrahedron as volumetric unity.
The trigonometric identification of the great-circle trajectories of the seven axes of symmetry with the 120 basic disequilibrium LCD triangles of the spherical icosahedron. (See Sec. 1043.00.)
The A and B Quanta Modules.
Omnirationality: the identification of triangling and tetrahedroning with second- and third-powering factors.
Omni-60-degree coordination versus 90-degree coordination.
The integration of geometry and philosophy in a single conceptual system providing a common language and accounting for both the physical and metaphysical.[11]
Significance[edit]
Several authors have tried to characterize the importance of synergetics. Amy Edmonson asserts that "Experience with synergetics encourages a new way of approaching and solving problems. Its emphasis on visual and spatial phenomena combined with Fuller's holistic approach fosters the kind of lateral thinking which so often leads to creative breakthroughs.".[12] Cheryl Clark points out that "In his thousands of lectures, Fuller urged his audiences to study synergetics, saying 'I am confident that humanity's survival depends on all of our willingness to comprehend feelingly the way nature works.'"[13]
Tetrahedral accounting[edit]
A chief hallmark of this system of mensuration is its unit of volume: a tetrahedron defined by four closest-packed unit-radius spheres. This tetrahedron anchors a set of concentrically arranged polyhedra proportioned in a canonical manner and inter-connected by a twisting-contracting, inside-outing dynamic that Fuller named the jitterbug transformation.[14][15]
A,B,T modules 1/24 tetrahedral voxels
E module 2 ϕ − 3 / 8 {\displaystyle {\sqrt {2}}\phi ^{-3}/8} tetrahedral voxel
S module ϕ − 5 / 2 {\displaystyle \phi ^{-5}/2} tetrahedral voxel
MITE 1/8 space-filler, 2As + 1B
Tetrahedron 1 self dual, unit volume
Coupler 1 space filling oblate octa
Cuboctahedron 2.5 edges 1/2, vol. = 1/8 of 20
Duo-Tet Cube 3 24 MITEs
Octahedron 4 dual of cube, spacefills w/ tet
Rhombic Triacontahedron 5 radius = ~0.9994, vol. = 120 Ts
Rhombic Triacontahedron 5+ radius = 1, vol. = 120 Es
Rhombic Dodecahedron 6 space-filler, dual to cuboctahedron
Rhombic Triacontahedron 7.5 radius = phi/sqrt(2)
Icosahedron 5 2 ϕ 2 {\displaystyle 5{\sqrt {2}}\phi ^{2}} edges 1 = tetrahedron edge
Cuboctahedron 20 edges 1, radii = 1
2F Cube 24 2-frequency, 8 x 3 volume
A module 1/24 1 0 0
B module 1/24 0 1 0
T module 1/24 0 0 1
MITE 1/8 2 1 0
Tetrahedron 1 24 0 0
Coupler 1 16 8 0
Duo-Tet Cube 3 48 24 0
Octahedron 4 48 48 0
Rhombic Triacontahedron 5 0 0 120
Rhombic Dodecahedron 6 96 48 0
Cuboctahedron 20 336 144 0
2F Cube 24 384 192 0
Whole number volumes
A & B modules
Concentric Hierarchy of Polyhedrons
Corresponding to Fuller's use of a regular tetrahedron as his unit of volume is his replacing the cube as his model of 3rd powering.(Fig. 990.01) The relative size of a shape is indexed by its "frequency," a term he deliberately chose for its resonance with scientific meanings. "Size and time are synonymous. Frequency and size are the same phenomenon." (528.00) Shapes not having any size, because purely conceptual in the Platonic sense, are "prefrequency" or "subfrequency" in contrast.
Prime means sizeless, timeless, subfrequency. Prime is prehierarchical. Prime is prefrequency. Prime is generalized, a metaphysical conceptualization experience, not a special case.... (1071.10)
Generalized principles (scientific laws), although communicated energetically, do not inhere in the "special case" episodes, are considered "metaphysical" in that sense.
An energy event is always special case. Whenever we have experienced energy, we have special case. The physicist's first definition of physical is that it is an experience that is extracorporeally, remotely, instrumentally apprehensible. Metaphysical includes all the experiences that are excluded by the definition of physical. Metaphysical is always generalized principle.(1075.11)
Tetrahedral mensuration also involves substituting what Fuller calls the "isotropic vector matrix" (IVM) for the standard XYZ coordinate system, as his principal conceptual backdrop for special case physicality:
The synergetics coordinate system -- in contradistinction to the XYZ coordinate system -- is linearly referenced to the unit-vector-length edges of the regular tetrahedron, each of whose six unit vector edges occur in the isotropic vector matrix as the diagonals of the cube's six faces. (986.203)
The IVM scaffolding or skeletal framework is defined by cubic closest packed spheres (CCP), alternatively known as the FCC or face-centered cubic lattice, or as the octet truss in architecture (on which Fuller held a patent). The space-filling complementary tetrahedra and octahedra characterizing this matrix have prefrequency volumes 1 and 4 respectively (see above).
A third consequence of switching to tetrahedral mensuration is Fuller's review of the standard "dimension" concept. Whereas "height, width and depth" have been promulgated as three distinct dimensions within the Euclidean context, each with its own independence, Fuller considered the tetrahedron a minimal starting point for spatial cognition. His use of "4D" is in many passages close to synonymous with the ordinary meaning of "3D," with the dimensions of physicality (time, mass) considered additional dimensions.
Geometers and "schooled" people speak of length, breadth, and height as constituting a hierarchy of three independent dimensional states -- "one-dimensional," "two-dimensional," and "three-dimensional" -- which can be conjoined like building blocks. But length, breadth, and height simply do not exist independently of one another nor independently of all the inherent characteristics of all systems and of all systems' inherent complex of interrelationships with Scenario Universe.... All conceptual consideration is inherently four-dimensional. Thus the primitive is a priori four-dimensional, always based on the four planes of reference of the tetrahedron. There can never be less than four primitive dimensions. Any one of the stars or point-to-able "points" is a system-ultratunable, tunable, or infratunable but inherently four-dimensional. (527.702, 527.712)
Synergetics does not aim to replace or invalidate pre-existing geometry or mathematics, as evidenced by the opening dedication to H.S.M. Coxeter, whom Fuller considered the greatest geometer of his era. Fuller acknowledges his vocabulary is "remote" even while defending his word choices. (250.30)
Starting with Universe[edit]
Fuller's geometric explorations provide an experiential basis for designing and refining a philosophical language. His overarching concern is the co-occurring relationship between tensile and compressive tendencies within an eternally regenerative Universe. "Universe" is a proper name he defines in terms of "partially overlapping scenarios" while avoiding any static picture or model of same. His Universe is "non-simultaneously conceptual":
Because of the fundamental nonsimultaneity of universal structuring, a single, simultaneous, static model of Universe is inherently both nonexistent and conceptually impossible as well as unnecessary. Ergo, Universe does not have a shape. Do not waste your time, as man has been doing for ages, trying to think of a unit shape "outside of which there must be something," or "within which, at center, there must be a smaller something." (307.04)
U = MP describes a first division of Universe into metaphysical and physical aspects, the former associated with invisibly cohesive tension, the latter with energy events, both associative as matter and disassociative as radiation. (162.00)
Synergetics also distinguishes between gravitational and precessional relationships among moving bodies, the latter referring to the vast majority of cosmic relationships, which are non-180-degree and do not involve bodies "falling in" to one another (130.00 533.01, 1009.21). "Precession" is a nuanced term in the synergetics vocabulary, relating to the behavior of gyroscopes, but also to side-effects. (326.13, 1009.92)
Intuitive geometry[edit]
Fuller took an intuitive approach to his studies, often going into exhaustive empirical detail while at the same time seeking to cast his findings in their most general philosophical context.
For example, his sphere packing studies led him to generalize a formula for polyhedral numbers: 2 P F2 + 2, where F stands for "frequency" (the number of intervals between balls along an edge) and P for a product of low order primes (some integer). He then related the "multiplicative 2" and "additive 2" in this formula to the convex versus concave aspects of shapes, and to their polar spinnability respectively.
These same polyhedra, developed through sphere packing and related by tetrahedral mensuration, he then spun around their various poles to form great circle networks and corresponding triangular tiles on the surface of a sphere. He exhaustively catalogues the central and surface angles of these spherical triangles and their related chord factors.
Fuller was continually on the lookout for ways to connect the dots, often purely speculatively. As an example of "dot connecting" he sought to relate the 120 basic disequilibrium LCD triangles of the spherical icosahedron to the plane net of his A module.(915.11Fig. 913.01, Table 905.65)
The Jitterbug Transformation[15] provides a unifying dynamic in this work, with much significance attached to the doubling and quadrupling of edges that occur, when a cuboctahedron is collapsed through icosahedral, octahedral and tetrahedral stages, then inside-outed and re-expanded in a complementary fashion. The JT forms a bridge between 3,4-fold rotationally symmetric shapes, and the 5-fold family, such as a rhombic triacontahedron, which later he analyzes in terms of the T module, another tetrahedral wedge with the same volume as his A and B modules.
He models energy transfer between systems by means of the double-edged octahedron and its ability to turn into a spiral (tetrahelix). Energy lost to one system always reappeared somewhere else in his Universe. He modeled a threshold between associative and disassociative energy patterns with his T-to-E module transformation ("E" for "Einstein").(Fig 986.411A)
"Synergetics" is in some ways a library of potential "science cartoons" (scenarios) described in prose and not heavily dependent upon mathematical notations. His demystification of a gyroscope's behavior in terms of a hammer thrower, pea shooter, and garden hose, is a good example of his commitment to using accessible metaphors. (Fig. 826.02A)
His modular dissection of a space-filling tetrahedron or MITE (minimum tetrahedron) into 2 A and 1 B module serves as a basis for more speculations about energy, the former being more energy conservative, the latter more dissipative in his analysis.(986.422921.20, 921.30). His focus is reminiscent of later cellular automaton studies in that tessellating modules would affect their neighbors over successive time intervals.
Social commentary[edit]
Synergetics informed Fuller's social analysis of the human condition. He identified "ephemeralization" as the trend towards accomplishing more with less physical resources, as a result of increasing comprehension of such "generalized principles" as E = Mc2.
He remained concerned that humanity's conditioned reflexes were not keeping pace with its engineering potential, emphasizing the "touch and go" nature of our current predicament.
Fuller hoped the streamlining effects of a more 60-degree-based approach within natural philosophy would help bridge the gap between C.P. Snow's "two cultures" and result in a greater level of scientific literacy in the general population. (935.24)
Academic acceptance[edit]
Fuller hoped to gain traction for his nomenclature in part by dedicating Synergetics to H.S.M. Coxeter (with permission) and by citing page 71 of the latter's Regular Polytopes in order to suggest where his A & B modules (depicted above), and by extension, many of his other concepts, might enter the mathematical literature (see Fig. 950.12).
Dr. Arthur Loeb provided a prologue and an appendix to Synergetics discussing its overlap with crystallography, chemistry and virology.
Fuller originally achieved more acceptance in the humanities as a poet-philosopher and architect. For example, he features in The Pound Era by Hugh Kenner published in 1971, prior to the publication of Synergetics.[16] The journal Nature circled Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth as one of the five most formative books on sustainability.[17]
Errata[edit]
A major error, caught by Fuller himself, involved a misapplication of his Synergetics Constant in Synergetics 1, which led to the mistaken belief he had discovered a radius 1 sphere of 5 tetravolumes. He provided a correction in Synergetics 2 in the form of his T&E module thread. (986.206 - 986.212)
About synergy[edit]
Synergetics refers to synergy: either the concept of whole system behaviors not predicted by the behaviors of its parts, or as another term for negative entropy — negentropy.
Dymaxion House
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Octet Truss
Trilinear coordinates
^ Synergetics, http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/synergetics/synergetics.html
^ Fuller, R. Buckminster (1963). No More Secondhand God. Carbondale and Edwardsville. pp. 118–163. ISBN 0-8093-0247-0.
^ CJ Fearnley, Presentation to the American Mathematical Society (AMS) 2008 Spring Eastern Meeting, p. 6. Retrieved on 2010-01-26.
^ E.J. Applewhite, Cosmic Fishing: An Account of Writing Synergetics With Buckminster Fuller. Macmillan, 1977.
^ E.J. Applewhite. The Naming of Buckminsterfullerene. The Chemical Intelligencer, July, 1995 (Vol. 1, No. 3), edited by Istvan Hargittai (Institute of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest Technical University)
^ Nystrom, J. F. (October 1999). "Tensional computation: Further musings on the computational cosmograph". Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Idaho.
^ Synergetics, Sec. 200.01-203.07
^ Edmondson, Amy C. (1987). A Fuller Explanation: The Synergetic Geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller. Boston: Birkhauser. pp. ix. ISBN 0-8176-3338-3.
^ Cheryl Clark, 12 degrees of Freedom, Ph.D. Thesis, p. xiv
^ Synergetics, Sec. 251.50
^ Edmondson 1987, pp. ix-x
^ Clark, p. xiv
^ Fuller, Buckminster (October 20, 1975). "Vector equilibrium jitterbug". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
^ a b Verheyen, H.F. (1989). "The complete set of Jitterbug transformers and the analysis of their motion". Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 17, 1–3 (1–3): 203–250. doi:10.1016/0898-1221(89)90160-0.
^ Hugh Kenner. The Pound Era. ISBN 0520024273
^ Adam Rome. Spaceship Earth: Five Books that Pinpointed Our Planetary Limits. Nature Magazine. November 26, 2015. pg. 443.
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October 10, 2019 ·	by srogouski ·	in Film, Male Film Directors	· 2 Comments
(Spoiler for one scene)
As most critics have noted, Todd Phillips's Joker is a loose reboot of Martin Scorsese's underrated 1983 film King of Comedy. The similarities, right down to the cameo by Robert De Niro, are hard to miss. For me, however, the film's most revealing moment evokes, not Scorsese, or other "gritty" 1970s and 1980s New York films like Death Wish or The Warriors, but a much older, much better movie, the pre-code circus side show drama from 1932, "Freaks."
Well into Joker, after Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix's titular character, has become the main suspect in the murder of three young investment bankers on the NYC subway, he's visited by two former coworkers, Randall, a bully who is partly responsible for his getting fired from his job, and Gary, a four foot tall "little person" and fellow victim of Randall's "jokes." Fleck, who at this point is now fully addicted to violence, brutally murders Randall in front of Gary. Gary, in turn, is terrified for his life, but also, to his credit, feels compassion for Randall, a man who's always made his life miserable. To our surprise Fleck lets Gary live, even though he realizes he's a witness who could send him to prison for the rest of his life, but not before toying with him. "Go ahead," Fleck says. "You can go," but to Gary's horror, and our amusement, he's too short to unlock the door. We half suspect that Fleck is going to murder him after all, but no. He gets up, unchains the door, and lets Gary out of his apartment. "You're the only person who's ever been nice to me," he says as Gary flees for his life.
For Todd Browning, the writer and directer of Freaks, the worst crime you can commit is to betray a fellow misfit, to put yourself above your fellow circus side show performers. After Cleopatra, a beautiful trapeze artist learns that Hans, a "little person" and side show performer is about to inherit a large amount of money, she conspires with "Hercules," the circus strongman, to seduce, marry, and then kill him. "We accept her," the sideshow "freaks," chant at the wedding, "one of us–gooble, gobble one of us." After they learn of Cleopatra's treachery, however, they fall into a collective rage, and murder both her and Hercules. Sadly, much of the best footage from Freaks was butchered by the studio and it counts partly as a "lost" film. Freaks destroyed Browning, who was riding high after his 1931 classic Dracula. His career never really recovered.
I seriously doubt that for all of the controversy surrounding Joker, Phillip's is going to lack for work in the near future. The "woke" pundits outraged over the sympathetic portrayal of a misfit and an incel have unwittingly made themselves part of a marketing campaign. Really, who doesn't hate the well-off, smug, professional managerial class and their pundits these days? In any event, Arthur Fleck's treatment of Gary illustrates both Joker's strengths and weaknesses. Joker is not Cleopatra, and yet he is. He lets Gary live, but not before psychologically torturing him, putting himself above the terrified little man for a cheap laugh. The brief scene embodies Joker's contradictions in full. Joker is both a rebel, an avenging troll sticking it to the normies, killing investment bankers, and inspiring an "eat the rich" movement that comes out of the underclass of Gotham — 1970s New York obviously — and yet he's also a false prophet who torments a fellow misfit and leads the working class in a violent, nihilist, and in the end fascist direction.
In her excellent essay for Dissent Magazine The End of Progressive Neoliberalism, New School Professor Nancy Fraser nails our current historical moment. The elitist "liberal" ideology of Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, and Joker's own Thomas Wayne has not only failed to address the problems that have emerged from the failures of capitalism, social isolation, civic breakdown, cuts in social services, violence, decaying cities, it has actively prevented an alternative from the left. Think specifically, for example, of the DNC's theft of the 2016 Presidential nomination from the left populist Bernie Sanders. They Democratic Party not only lost the election to the clownish white supremacist Donald Trump, they drummed up a conspiracy theory about Russia and Vladimir Putin in order to prevent their grass roots rank and file from moving the party to the left. Having nowhere else to go, the American people turned to the fascist far right.
Sanders's revolt was the parallel on the Democratic side to that of Trump. Even as Trump was upending the Republican establishment, Bernie came within a hair's breadth of defeating Obama's anointed successor, whose apparatchiks controlled every lever of power in the Democratic Party. Between them, Sanders and Trump galvanized a huge majority of American voters. But only Trump's reactionary populism survived.
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/progressive-neoliberalism-reactionary-populism-nancy-fraser
Unlike Bernie Sanders and the left, and like Trump and the populist far right, Arthur Fleck makes no attempt to organize his fellow misfits and outcasts into a movement that can challenge capitalism. He even says as much. "I'm not political," he assures Robert De Niro's "Murray Franklin," who foolishly books him on his talk show in order to mock him. "I just want to make people laugh." Fleck isn't lying. He has no interest in socialism or proletarian revolution, in joining the "eat the rich" protest he inspired. Arthur Fleck, in other words, is the perfect anti-hero for the age of Trump. Revolution is all about him. We may rise up against our oppressors and march in the streets, but in the end the joke will be on all of us. Joker perfectly expresses my ambivalence about any movement that challenges the status quo. We Americans are far too mean, authoritarian, and spiritually sick to establish a better society. After we finally rise up against our corporate oligarchs and smash progressive neoliberalism for good, we're likely to establish something much, much worse. In a time when socialism is impossible — our time — fascism is inevitable.
Bawb Cawx · October 10, 2019 - 10:11 pm · Reply→
The last line says it all….can't be socialism, must be fascism. Poor USA, but Canada gets it, too, Ongoing Canadian election suffering from status quo "Liberals" and "Conservatives" with lousy leaders still leading, when Green leader, Elizabeth May, would be the best choice, but the vast negativity against rational support for environment is a huge misinformed public, totally suckered with "manufactured messaging" on DEAD TV and DYING Newspapers.
srogouski · October 10, 2019 - 10:32 pm · Reply→
Ruling class liberals in the USA want Trudeau or Macron. That's about the extent of their imagination.
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First, I have to put my smartphone or tablet down or close my laptop and think about what I want to remember from this trip. (I am so wired that I sneak-read emails in the bathroom sometimes- how pathetic) When I make myself take some perspective, I realize that I want our vacations to be memories of listening to my kids laugh and watching my husband de-stress. We will do that with the planned activities on the trip but those in-between moments when we are waiting for our food, when we are waiting for someone to get ready, when we are locked indoors because it is raining... those very moments always end up being the mental snapshots I remember from my family vacations.
Can you believe this Mindware game (Qwirkle) is being played on a Mindware game (Imaginets)? For games that require scoring, you can use things like this to keep your pieces (Imaginets' case closes and locks) and keep a magnetic dry erase marker to keep score. All of this can happen in a car. You just have to be a bit flexible with rules.
How my two boys get along with each other are also major mental notes and most memorable things are the changes in their skills and interests. Thus, for the past few vacations, I have been bringing books and games to my vacations because I realized that we can not be busy every single moment of the day. There will be downtime. We will need the downtime. If you think you might need some too, check out Part I of my top travel games coverage . This one has games for all ages but mostly fitting to older elementary school age kids.


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Members > Benefits > Pre-retirement Death Benefits
Death benefits may be available to eligible beneficiaries of NHRS members who die prior to retirement, while they are in service.
Ordinary Death Benefit (non job-related)
If the member had at least 10 years of service or was eligible for Service Retirement at the time of death and the member's spouse is the only designated beneficiary, then the surviving spouse may choose to receive either an annual pension until death equal to 50% of the member's Service Retirement pension, OR, a lump sum payment equal to the member's annual Earnable Compensation plus a refund of the member's Accumulated Contributions. If the member had at least 10 years of service or was eligible for Service Retirement at the time of death and either leaves no surviving spouse or designated someone other than the surviving spouse as beneficiary at the time of death, then the member's designated beneficiary(ies) will receive a lump sum payment equal to the member's annual Earnable Compensation and a refund of the member's Accumulated Contributions.
If the member did not have at least 10 years of service and was not eligible for Service Retirement, then the member's designated beneficiary(ies), will receive a lump sum payment equal to the member's annual Earnable Compensation and a refund of the member's Accumulated Contributions.
In accordance with the federal Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2008, beneficiaries of NHRS members who die on or after January 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service will receive Ordinary Death Benefits.
Accidental Death Benefit (job-related)
A refund of the member's Accumulated Contributions is payable to the member's designated beneficiary(ies) in addition to the Accidental Death Benefit described below.
If the member was married at the time of death, then the surviving spouse of a Group I member will receive an annual pension until death equal to 50% of the member's Average Final Compensation (average of the member's highest-paid years of membership service). The annual pension for the surviving spouse of a Group II member will be equal to 50% of the member's annual rate of Earnable Compensation at the date of the member's death.
If the member leaves no surviving spouse, or if the surviving spouse dies, then the annual pension will be payable to the member's children under age 18.
If the member leaves no surviving spouse and no children under age 18, then the pension will be payable to the member's dependent mother or father for life.
If the member leaves no survivors who are eligible for the annual pension, then the member's designated beneficiary(ies) will receive a lump sum payment equal to the member's base salary plus accrued benefits not paid at the time of death.
Death of Members Who Are Not In Service
If a member's death occurs when the member is not in service, only a refund of the member's Accumulated Contributions will be payable to the member's designated beneficiary(ies) or estate.
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Pre-selection allows an eligible member to elect a maximum Survivorship Option for a beneficiary(ies) in the event of the member's death while in service and before filing an application for Service Retirement. The maximum Survivorship Option provides a lifetime pension equal to the amount the member would have received under the joint and 100% Survivor Option, calculated as if Service Retirement had occurred on the day before the member's date of death. If a member dies while a pre-selection is in effect and if the beneficiary named under the Survivorship Option is the same as the beneficiary named under the Designation of Death Beneficiary(ies) Pre-retirement form, then the member's designated beneficiary(ies) may choose to receive either the Survivorship Option or the lump sum payment under the Ordinary Death Benefit or Accidental Death Benefit, whichever applies to the member.
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A Group I or Group II member who is actively contributing to NHRS and is at or beyond normal Service Retirement age.
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Members must file a pre-selection form with NHRS. Members may designate a single beneficiary or multiple beneficiaries:
A single beneficiary may include any one person.
Multiple beneficiaries must include the member's children. The only other person who may be named as one of the multiple beneficiaries is the member's spouse. The member's beneficiaries will receive that percentage of the maximum Survivorship Option specified by the member at the time of the pre-selection. (The total combined percentages designated by the member must equal 100 percent.)
A trust is not eligible for a Survivorship Option.
Note: The beneficiar(ies) named on the Pre-Selection Before Service Retirement form must match the beneficiar(ies) named under the Designation of Death Beneficiary(ies)Pre-retirement form for NHRS to pay the pre-selection benefit.
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Members must complete a Designation of Death Beneficiary(ies) Pre-retirement form, to name the person or persons whom they want to receive an eligible death benefit and/or return of any of the member's existing Accumulated Contributions upon the member's death.
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Van Gogh • Artist Biographies • Nicholas Hilliard
Nicholas Hilliard
Birth Year : 1547
Death Year : 1619
Man Clasping Hand from a ...
Nicholas Hilliard, court miniaturist and engraver, was born in Exeter, the younger son of Richard Hilliard, high-sheriff of Devon in 1560, and of a London goldsmith's daughter. Whether he received his early training as a goldsmith and jeweler in Exeter or in London is uncertain, as is the date when he took up his preferred art of miniature painting. Hilliard worked, not on ivory, as is more conventional, but on greeting cards, chicken skin, and even the backs of playing cards. He learned minuteness of detail and even lighting from the works of Holbein. His appreciation of nature and elongation of form derive, however, from the School of Fountainebleau and are the result, most probably, of a visit to France in 1578 in the service of the Duke of Alencon. Although some scholars claim that Hilliard's portrayals of French personalities may be based on chalk portraits he had viewed in London we can assume that his contact was more direct, for example, Hilliard himself states that he heard the poet Ronsard.
This incident is recounted in Hilliard's "Treatise on the Art of Linning" (ca. 1600), a work in which he describes his own engaging personality and discusses his technique of miniature painting. In this work he recommends painting in the open air to avoid shadows, evidence of his desire for luminosity, transparency, and simplicity. The first native-born English artist to acquire a reputation that has withstood the test of time, Hilliard was, by 1590, sculptor and court painter to Queen Elizabeth I for whom he engraved the Great Seal of England in 1587. In 1603, James I granted him, by letters patent, the exclusive privilege to "mint, make grave, and imprint any pictures of our image or our royal family." Lawrence Hilliard, his son and pupil, enjoyed this patent after the death of his father until it expired. It was Isaac Oliver, however, who was Hilliard's most noted pupil and the man who showed the same wistful, tender lyricism. Representative of his period, the delicate sensibility of Elizabethan poetry and music is also the most characteristic feature of the art of Nicholas Hilliard.
"We spend our whole lives in unconscious exercise of the art of expressing our thoughts with the help of words."


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Connacht coaching team appointed for 2019 Junior Interprovincial Series
Connacht Rugby are happy to confirm the coaching team for the upcoming 2019 Junior Interprovincial Series.
Mike Harding has been appointed Connacht Juniors Head Coach, taking over from Gavin Foley. The current Head Coach of Buccs J1 side and former coach of Portumna has an infectious passion for coaching and a work rate which would be fitting in the professional game. This season has seen Mike take on a number of coaching responsibilities with the Buccs AIL side and the Junior representative side will add further experience to a growing CV.
Mike will be assisted by Pat Cunningham and Henry O'Toole who have been appointed assistant coaches. Pat has returned to his home club with a wealth of experience having previously both played and coached AIL side Corinthians. His Creggs side have earned a great deal of respect this season as one of the most organised teams in the league. Pat will take responsibility for the forward play of the representative side.
Henry meanwhile is a man who does not require an introduction to the Connacht Rugby community. Having represented Corinthians and Connacht, Henry was instrumental as both a player and coach in Connemara meteoric rise into the All Ireland League. The highlight of his tenure was in 2002 when Connemara defeated Trinity in Lansdowne Road to win the division 4 title. Whether with underage or senior teams Henry has always given his time back to the game and his experience will be a great addition to the Connacht Juniors.
Mike Harding, Connacht Rugby Juniors Head Coach, says: "I'm thrilled to be appointed the next head coach of the Connacht Juniors. This is a great opportunity for me to work with the best junior rugby players in the province along with my two assistant coaches Pat Cunningham and Henry O'Toole. It's hugely important for us to get the best players possible representing this side so that will be one of my main aims off the pitch. We'll be going to clubs and talking to the players, the coaches and making lots of contact to ensure we do that. On the field I'll be looking to challenge the players in every training session by testing their skills and making them better players."
Eamonn Molloy, Connacht Rugby Coach Development Officer, says: "Gavin Foley has worked closely with Mike in the preparation of the Connacht Juniors plan and we are delighted with the coaching team he has assembled. We have a ticket that includes the best coaches in the junior league with a mix of experience, that will compliment and challenge each other. I would like to take the opportunity to wish Mike and his team well and offer all the support available from Connacht Rugby."
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I remember my mom preparing strawberry jelly in the summer… We loved that so much!
This is the basic recipe if you wish to replace the jelly powder. I chose to make the agar version, as we cannot find it easily, but you can also put gelatin, soaking it in the juice and adding the mixture in hot water.
Agar is a polysaccharide derived from marine algae, that could replace gelatin in a vegetarian diet.
We don't want the juice to boil, because it gets a pretty bad taste, and loses several of the vitamins, so there's no reason for that. It is better to boil the water, and combine them.


Accepting the award were (left to right) Daniel Berti, Kaytlin Nickens, Jeff South, Maryum Elnasseh and Georgia Geen.
We accepted the honor on behalf of the rising generation of journalists whose work is so crucial to democracy.
Five entries by VCU's Capital News Service were honored in the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Mark of Excellence competition for Region 2, SPJ officials announced.
And Erin Edgerton was a finalist in General News Photography for her pictures of the March for Our Lives, in which Richmond-area high school students demonstrated for stricter gun control laws. The photos were published by CNS subscribers such as WTVR and also by The Commonwealth Times, VCU's student newspaper.
The awards were presented at SPJ's Region 2 Spring Conference, held April 6 in Ocean City, Maryland.
In the regional competition, VCU students compete against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VCU is in the "large" division, going up against schools with more than 10,000 students. Student journalists could enter in the contest work published or broadcast during calendar year 2018.
The regional winners will advance to the national Mark of Excellence contest. National winners will be announced at the Excellence in Journalism conference Sept. 5-7 in San Antonio.
Overall, VCU students received 17 honors in the regional Mark of Excellence contest. Several of the winners were former or current CNS students.
For example, Caitlin Barbieri, a recent journalism graduate who took CNS in 2018, won for Non-Fiction Magazine Article for her article "Virginia's epidemic next door," published by RVA Mag. And Zachary Joachim, also a member of the 2018 CNS staff, won for Sports Column Writing.
Moreover, the staff of The Commonwealth Times won for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper. The CT's executive editor, Georgia Geen, and managing editor, Saffeya Ahmed, are CNS reporters in Spring 2019.
Evie King was a finalist in the Hearst Journalism Awards' Radio Competition. Her entry — a compilation of stories that aired on WCVE Public Radio — placed 11th in the nation in this highly competitive contest.
Jesse Adcock was honored as a finalist in the Hearst Journalism Awards' Breaking News Competition for his coverage of the confrontation between white supremacists and counterdemonstrators in Charlottesville on Aug. 12. Jesse wrote the article on deadline in the style of New Journalism. The story placed 12th in the national contest.
¶ Feature Story Writing for "'Get your history books. Those are the Nazis, I guess,'" his coverage of the riot triggered by white supremacists in Charlottesville.
¶ General News Photo for a picture Adcock took at the event.
Competing against other non-daily publications in its circulation group, the CT won eight VPA awards, including five first-place honors. The awards, presented at the VPA's annual conference on April 14, recognized work published during 2017.
¶ Megan Schiffres won the General News Photography category for a photo accompanying her story "Activists, lawmakers demand Attorney General Sessions resign," published in the Commonwealth Times.
¶ Sean Boyce was a finalist in Online Sports Reporting for "VCU drops ball on student-athletes graduation rates," published by Richmond2Day.com and other CNS clients.
¶ Caitlin Barbieri won for best Non-fiction Magazine Article for "African American struggle for freedom & civil rights commemorated in Brown's Island monument," published in RVA Mag.
¶ Zachary Joachim won the Sports Column Writing competition for his Press Box columns in the CT.
¶ Fadel Allassan was a finalist in General News Reporting for "VCU gave contact information of more than 30,000 students to a progressive political group," published in the CT.
¶ Fadel Allassan also was a finalist in In-depth Reporting for "VCU 'dreamers' in limbo awaiting Trump DACA decision," published in the CT.
¶ Erin Edgerton was a finalist in Sports Photography for "Rams ground Ospreys in shootout, can't close Cavaliers," published in the CT.
¶ Julie Rothey was a finalist in the Radio Feature category for "Fighting diabetes with outdoor adventure," aired on WVCW, VCU's student-run radio station.
¶ Sarah King was a finalist in the In-Depth Reporting category for her examination of Virginia's opioid epidemic. "Foundation helps addicts recover as opioid deaths soar" was published in the Commonwealth Times and by other CNS subscribers.
¶ Diana DiGangi was a finalist in Feature Photography for her pictures of Tangier Island. They were published by WTKR, the CBS affiliate in Hampton Roads, and other CNS subscribers.
The awards were presented April 8 at SPJ's Region 2 Spring Conference, held at Elon University. In the regional competition, VCU students compete against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VCU is in the "large" division, going up against schools with more than 10,000 students. Student journalists could enter in the contest work published or broadcast during calendar year 2016.
In all, VCU students won 14 awards, including two first-place honors, in the regional Mark of Excellence competition.
Sarah King won third place for Public Safety Writing in the Virginia Press Association's annual contest. Two of the three articles that made up her entry had been distributed by CNS: "Vigil for fallen trooper draws nationwide support" and "Court hears transgender student's appeal to use restroom." Those news stories were published by the Commonwealth Times and other CNS subscribers.
Competing against other non-daily publications in its circulation group, the CT won 11 VPA awards, including six first-place honors. The awards, presented at the VPA's annual conference on April 8 at Short Pump, recognized work published during 2016.
The Society of Environmental Journalists named Julie Rothey an "SEJ Emerging Journalist" in May 2017, largely on stories she produced for CNS. They included her coverage of coal ash ponds in Virginia and her analysis of Toxic Release Inventory data.
Sarah King won a $1,000 scholarship for receiving fourth place in the breaking news competition of the Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program.
King's entry was an April 1 story about a vigil honoring Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer, who had been fatally shot by a gunman at the Richmond Greyhound bus station. King, who is executive editor of the Commonwealth Times, VCU's independent student newspaper, covered both the shooting and the vigil, filing stories as the news unfolded.
The Hearst Journalism Awards competition is open to undergraduate students in the 108 programs across the United States accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The awards program consists of a series of contests during the school year for writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and multimedia.
For the breaking news contest, the program received 90 entries from 55 schools. First place went to a senior from Oklahoma State University; students from Indiana University took second and third places; and a student from Elon University came in fifth. The top five finishers will receive scholarships from the Hearst Foundation.
Sixth- through 10th-place winners, who will receive certificates of merit, were from the universities of Texas, Illinois and North Carolina, as well as from Penn State.
¶ Benjamin May, Sean C.W. Korsgaard, Janeal Downs and Michael Melkonian were finalists in the Breaking News Reporting category for their coverage of former Gov. Bob McDonnell being sentenced to prison for corruption. FauquierNow.com, as well as other news organizations, ran the CNS report.
¶ Downs and Cameron Vigliano were finalists in Online In-Depth Reporting for a series of stories on Native Americans in Virginia. The stories were published by RVA News, among other outlets.
¶ Melkonian was a finalist in Breaking News Photography for photos of McDonnell's sentencing.
¶ Melkonian also was a finalist in Radio News Reporting for a CNS story titled "A-F School Evaluation System Undergoing Changes." The story was aired by WCVE, Richmond's NPR station.
The awards were presented April 9 at SPJ's Region 2 Spring Conference, held at the Hilton hotel at Short Pump. In the regional competition, VCU students compete against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VCU is in the "large" division, going up against schools with more than 10,000 students. Student journalists could enter in the contest work published or broadcast during calendar year 2015.
In all, VCU students won 14 awards, including four first-place honors, in the regional Mark of Excellence competition.
Michael Melkonian's photo of ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell.
VCU's student newspaper, the Commonwealth Times, won nine awards in this year's Virginia Press Association contest — including first place for a photo taken by a journalist for the school's Capital News Service.
The awards recognize work published during 2015. The contest drew more than 3,400 entries from 122 VPA member newspapers.
Zirpolo, a journalism major who graduated last May, took the photo the night of March 18, 2015, when VCU students held a march to protest police brutality and show their solidarity with Martese Johnson, a University of Virginia student who was severely injured during an arrest outside a pub in Charlottesville. Zirpolo also provided a text story and video report on the march.
The awards were presented April 9, 2016, at the VPA's annual conference.
Two CNS entries won awards in the Society of Professional Journalists' 2013 Mark of Excellence competition for Region 2.
¶ Blake Belden and Michael Schuster won first place in the General News Reporting (Newspapers) category for their article, "Virginia's suicide rate highest in 13 years." The report was published by several newspapers, including the Henrico Citizen and the Newport News Daily Press.
¶ Stephen Nielsen was a finalist in the General News Reporting category for his article, "Nuclear authority generates controversy." It was published by several Virginia newspapers, such as the Rappahannock News, and distributed nationwide by the McClatchy News Service.
In all, VCU students won three first-place awards and were finalists for 13 other awards. The awards were presented March 29, 2014, at SPJ's Region 2 Spring Conference in Washington, D.C.
In the regional competition, VCU students compete against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. VCU is in the "large" division, going up against schools with more than 10,000 students.
Student journalists could enter in the contest work published or aired during calendar year 2013.
Three CNS students won awards in the SPJ's 2012 Mark of Excellence competition for Region 2.
¶ Zack Budryk won first place for General Column Writing for political analyses published by Style Weekly, Richmond's alternative newsweekly.
¶ Leah Small won second place for Breaking News Reporting for the story "33 women's rights protesters arrested at Capitol," distributed by CNS and published by the Rappahannock News, Loudoun Times and other news outlets.
¶ Amir Vera won third place for Radio News Reporting for his report "EpiPen Law May Save Kids with Allergies," distributed by CNS and aired by WVCW, VCU's student radio station.
The awards were presented April 20, 2013, at the Region 2 SPJ Spring Conference in Norfolk. In the regional competition, VCU students are competing against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
¶ VCU InSight, a public affairs TV news program that airs monthly on WCVW-TV Richmond PBS, was honored as Best All-Around Television Newscast.
¶ And Sean Collins-Smith and Brandon Shulleeta won first place for In-Depth Reporting for an investigative package they published as students in the School of Mass Communications' Multimedia Journalism Master's Program.
The regional first-place winners then advanced to SPJ's national competition. The package by Sean and Brandon was recognized as the National Winner for In-Depth Reporting, large school division – the first time a VCU entry had received that honor.
SPJ will recognize first-place national winners at the Excellence in Journalism 2013 conference in Southern California, Aug. 24-26, 2013.
Two CNS stories won awards in SPJ's 2011 Mark of Excellence competition for Region 2.
Alyx Duckett and Matt Birch, recent graduates of the VCU School of Mass Communications, won first place in the Online Sports Reporting category for a multimedia package they produced for CNS during the VCU basketball team's run to the Final Four tournament.
Birch also won third place in Online News Reporting for a report he wrote about Virginia's crackdown on synthetic marijuana.
The awards were presented March 31, 2012, at the Region 2 SPJ Spring Conference at Elon University in North Carolina. In the regional competition, VCU students are competing against college journalists in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The regional first-place winners advance to the national round of judging.
This year, the Mark of Excellence contest received more than 4,000 entries across SPJ's 12 regions.
Journalism major Ryan Murphy was among a dozen college journalists selected from across the United States to serve on the staff of The Working Press, which produced a daily newspaper for the 1,300 people attending the Excellence in Journalism 2012 conference.
For a CNS story that received national attention, Kelsey Radcliffe won first place in breaking news reporting in the Society of Professional Journalists' 2010 Mark of Excellence competition for Region 2. Radcliffe was honored April 9, 2011, during the Region 2 SPJ Spring Conference in Norfolk.
First-place winners from SPJ's 12 regions advanced to the national round of judging.
Radcliffe's winning entry ignited a national firestorm by reporting that state Delegate Bob Marshall had called disabled children a punishment from God to women who have aborted their first pregnancy.
Marshall made the remarks at a Feb. 18, 2010, press conference urging the General Assembly to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. Radcliffe was the only journalist at the press conference to pick up on the significance of Marshall's comments. Her story was published the next day on the CNS website – along with an audio clip of the legislator's remarks.
By Feb. 21-22, several CNS clients carried the story, and then it was picked up by the national media, including the national TV networks and commentators Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow.
Marshall issued a statement and gave a seven-minute speech on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates criticizing the story, defending his comments and saying he had been quoted out of context. CNS maintained that Radcliffe's report was solidly documented and showed Marshall had been quoted accurately.
For the Mark of Excellence contest, CNS entered Radcliffe's story as it appeared in The Gainesville Times in Prince William County. The Times is a weekly newspaper (and CNS subscriber) in Marshall's House district.
SPJ's Region 2 includes colleges and universities throughout Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
Fletcher Babb, a copy editor for CNS during Spring 2010, was among a dozen college journalists from across the country selected to produce the daily newspaper that covered the 2010 national convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Fletcher served as a copy editor for The Working Press when the convention was held Oct. 3-5, 2010, in Las Vegas.
Tracy Kennedy's video of 'Distracted Delegates' won first place in the Multimedia Competition of the Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program in May 2009. Tracy beat out 78 entrants from 47 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation, the foundation said in announcing the awards.
Tracy's video has been featured on The Washington Post's Virginia Politics blog and WTVR, Richmond's CBS affiliate; Style Weekly gave it a +3 in the city's zeitgeist.
Some legislators say the video was unfair: that they were on a break when they were caught surfing the Web (Tracy says that's not true, and the House minutes for Feb. 25 don't indicate a recess). What's your take?
The video had been entered in the Television General News Reporting category. The winners were announced on March 29, 2010, at the Region 2 SPJ Spring Conference held at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
Josephine Varnier, a 2009 CNS reporter, was among 10 college journalists from across the country selected to produce the daily newspaper that covered the 2009 national convention of the Society of Professional Journalists in Indianapolis.
A story that Amy Biegelsen wrote for CNS in Spring 2005 won first place for general news writing among specialty publications in the Virginia Press Association's 2005 News, Editorial & Photo Contest.
Amy's story, "The Fire Inside," was published on April 20, 2005, in the Richmond alternative newspaper, Style Weekly. It described a Richmond woman's fight to obtain a state pardon for an arson-related crime to which she unwittingly pleaded guilty 16 years earlier.
A story written by Maggie Souza and distributed via CNS received an award in the Society of Professional Journalists' Region 2 Mark of Excellence competition on April 1, 2006, in Washington, D.C.
Souza's story, "Donors hedge bets in VA gov's race," was published on Stateline.org on Dec. 28, 2005. It won third place for Online News Reporting in the Mark of Excellence competition.
In the Region 2 contest, VCU competes with student media from throughout Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Delaware and the District of Columbia.
Newspapers – Spot News Reporting: Second place — Kara Glascoe, for "Bloxom mulled for state ag secretary," a CNS exclusive published in the Eastern Shore News on Dec. 4, 2004.
Online – General News Reporting: Third place — Kara Glascoe, for "Music trail could help struggling Virginia towns," a CNS story published on Stateline.org on March 1, 2004.
Online General News: Second place — Robert Cunard and Sharon Ramos. For Virginia Rural Areas Slighted By Car Tax Relief.
Online Feature Reporting: Second place — Robert Cunard. For Virginia Political Nugget – Specialized Plates.


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State officials: NY could face shutdown on Monday
The Paterson administration is preparing New York agencies for a potential state government shutdown that could begin as early as Monday at midnight.
A statewide conference call sought to prepare departments for a shutdown if an emergency spending bill is rejected, said three state officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because sensitive budget negotiations continue between the governor and legislative leaders.
Some of the services that could be stopped under a shutdown include safety inspections, lottery games, parks and campgrounds, courts and unemployment offices.
The talk of a shutdown prompted state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to issue a terse warning as he released his own list of services that would be suspended in a shutdown.
"Stop talking about a government shutdown and get to work and pass a budget," Mr. DiNapoli said. "Instead of playing games with extender bills, it's time to get down to the real task at hand: passing a budget that makes the hard choices about spending that need to be made to put New York back on the road to fiscal sanity."
DiNapoli's list of services on the line included:
—Businesses wouldn't get paid for goods and services provided after June 13.
—Social service payments for children and family services including welfare and food stamps would be frozen.
—Schools wouldn't get funding for education of homeless children.
—153,000 state employees wouldn't get paid on June 23 as scheduled, though bond holders, retirees and taxpayers owed refunds would be paid because that spending requires no legislative authorization.
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Federal Judge Who Was Disparaged By Trump Greenlights Border Wall Project
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Border wall prototypes on display in San Diego, where contractors offer different designs.
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A federal judge in California has rejected a legal challenge to the Trump administration's plans to build a wall on the Southern border with Mexico.
The state of California and a variety of environmental groups had filed suit against the administration, arguing that it was wrong to launch the border wall project by waiving several federal environmental laws.
But U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled that the administration has not violated those laws, in essence giving the project a green light.
Curiel is the same jurist who oversaw a separate lawsuit against Trump University. As a candidate, Trump accused Curiel of bias because the Indiana-born judge is of Mexican ancestry. Trump called Curiel a "hater."
In his 101-page ruling, the judge said his decision "cannot and does not consider whether the underlying decisions to construct the border barriers are politically wise or prudent." He also referred to his Indiana roots with a quote from Chief Justice John Roberts.
"As fellow Indiana native Chief Justice Roberts observed in addressing a case surrounded by political disagreement: 'Court[s] are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation's elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.' "
But ultimately, Curiel disagreed with the administration's challengers who had argued that the government improperly waived environmental laws to begin construction of border wall prototypes and replacements for existing border fencing.
The Justice Department issued a statement saying that it is pleased that the Department of Homeland Security can continue the project.
The Center for Biological Diversity filed the first challenge against the administration. In a tweet, a senior attorney for the group, Brian Segee said:
"We intend to appeal this disappointing ruling, which would allow Trump to shrug off crucial environmental laws that protect people and wildlife. The Trump administration has completely overreached its authority in its rush to build this destructive, senseless wall. They're giving unprecedented, sweeping power to an unelected agency chief to ignore dozens of laws and crash through hundreds of miles of spectacular borderlands. This is unconstitutional and shouldn't be allowed to stand."
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA regular-season schedule will be released Tuesday.
The schedule will be unveiled during an NBA TV special program at 6 p.m. EDT that will highlight opening-week matchups and other games of interest.
It also will be posted along with the show on NBA.com.
Some teams have already begun releasing their preseason schedules.


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El distrito de Víñac es uno de los treinta y tres que conforman la provincia de Yauyos, ubicada en el departamento de Lima, en el Perú. Se halla en la circunscripción del Gobierno Regional de Lima.

Desde el punto de vista jerárquico de la Iglesia católica, forma parte de la Prelatura de Yauyos.

Historia
El distrito de Víñac fue creado en la Época de la Independencia durante la Administración de Simón Bolívar en 1825 en el mismo año que Yauyos, Huañec, Laraos, Ayavirí, Omas, Tauripampa, Pampas (hoy llamado Colonia) y Chupamarca, los primeros nueve distritos de la Provincia de Yauyos. En 1898 recién viene Huangáscar de Castrovirreyna a Yauyos en permuta con Chupamarca.

Geografía
Tiene una superficie de 165,23 km². Se encuentra a 3 315

Autoridades

Municipales

 2019 - 2022
 Alcalde: Nino Wilfredo Quispe Carrión, Movimiento Fuerza Regional.
 2015 - 2018
 Alcalde: Roger Enver Carrión Espilco, Movimiento Concertación para el Desarrollo Regional (CDR).
 Regidores: Bartolomé Feliciano Rivera Barrios (CDR), Wilson Hiraldo Requena Huamán (CDR), Evaristo Barrios De La Cruz (CDR), Doris Gladis Madueño Evangelista (CDR), Mauro Saldaña Huari (Fuerza Regional).
 2012 - 2014
 Alcalde: Efraín Huamán Meneses, del Movimiento Colectivo Ciudadano Confianza Perú (CCCP).
 Regidores: Vanesa Lessly Evangelista Chulluncuy (CCCP), Catalina Evangelista Huari (CCCP), Baudin Mauro Huamán Espilco (Concertación para el Desarrollo Regional), Manuel Teodocio Meneses Barrios (Concertación para el Desarrollo Regional), Germán Sulluchuco Rojas (Concertación para el Desarrollo Regional).
 2012
 Alcalde: Amadeo Carrión Barrios, Colectivo Ciudadano Confianza Perú.
 2011
 Alcalde: Gelacio Gerónimo Rojas, Colectivo Ciudadano Confianza Perú.
 2007 - 2010
 Alcalde: Teodardo Dionisio Carrión Huamán, Colectivo Ciudadano Confianza Perú.
 2003 - 2006
 Alcalde: Wenceslao Arbizu Reynoso, Movimiento independiente Yauyos eres Tú.
 1999 - 2002
 Alcalde: Wenceslao Arbizu Reynoso, Movimiento independiente Vamos Vecino.
 1996 - 1998
 Alcalde: Vicente Centeno Evangelista, Lista independiente N° 11 Movimiento de Desarrollo Provincial Yauyos.
 1993 - 1995
 Alcalde: Vicente Centeno Evangelista, Lista independiente N° 13.
 1992
 Alcalde: Mario Rafael Cullanco Landión, Lista independiente N° 9 Frente Independiente Popular Viñac.
 1990 - 1992
 Alcalde:
 1987 - 1989
 Alcalde: Higinio Meneses Huamán, Frente electoral Izquierda Unida.
 1984 - 1986
 Alcalde:  .
 1981 - 1982
 Alcalde: Amador Alvarado Ordóñez, Partido Aprista Peruano.

Policiales
 Comisaría de Viñac
 Comisario: Mayor PNP.

Religiosas
 Prelatura de Yauyos
 Obispo Prelado: Mons. Ricardo García García.
 Parroquia Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo
 Párroco: Pbro.  .
 Administradora Parroquial: Rvda. Madre María Mivarda MJVV.

Educación

Instituciones educativas
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Festividades
una de las celebraciones de este distrito de Viñac es la fiesta patronal de la virgen de la candelaria
 Fiesta de los negritos (Corpus Cristi) en el anexo de Apurí, en el mes junio.

Referencias

Véase también
 Yauyos
 Organización territorial del Perú

Enlaces externos

 INEI Perú

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Kermit the Frog warns Scots the UK is Better Together ahead of September's independence referendum
The green puppet became the latest "celebrity" to warn of the dangers of independence for the country
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Pad idea: Kermit has spoken out against independence for Scotland (Image: Getty)
Kermit the Frog has told the Scots they would be muppets to break from the United Kingdom.
The green puppet became the latest "celebrity" to warn of the dangers of independence for the country.
Asked if he thought the United Kingdom should stay together, the Muppet star told the Big Issue magazine: "Absolutely."
He added: "We love the UK! We've made several movies here and, of course, this is where we shot The Muppet Show."
Kermit also revealed that Miss Piggy had her eyes on the Scottish throne.
Showbiz royalty: Kermit the frog and possible future Queen of Scots Miss Piggy (Image: ITV)
"I understand that Miss Piggy is willing to serve as Queen of Scotland if there is a split. So you may want to guard your castles," he said.
His endorsement will leave SNP First Minister Alex Salmond green with envy, and is the latest boost to the No campaign ahead of the independence referendum on September 18. It follows David Bowie's plea at the Brit awards for Scotland to stay part of the UK.
Kermit's words are likely to be welcomed by the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander who is nicknamed Beaker because of his resemblance to the shock-haired Muppet puppet.
Downing Street denied it had a "hand in" the frog's announcement.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister said it was wrong to suggest "someone was pulling strings" on behalf of the Better Together campaign.
Muppet minister: Danny Alexander and Beaker
In an interview last year Kermit said he had been to Scotland several times.
"After all, golf was invented there. Who do you think came up with the idea of calling them 'greens'?
He added: "That was my great-great-great-uncle Jock the Croak, who was not only a great golf course designer, but also one of the pioneers of the great sport of bog-snorkelling.
"As for bagpipes, I absolutely love 'em! They stir my soul! Haggis, on the other hand, stirs my stomach."
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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) organiser World Cruising Club (WCC), has bought and taken over the operation of rival company Sailing Rallies Ltd. The value of the acquisition was not revealed, but the deal came into effect on Friday 1 May 2015. Sailing Rallies Ltd will continue to operate as a separate brand for the immediate future and its events will continue as planned over the summer, with decisions over exactly how and when Sailing Rallies is fully amalgamated into WCC.
Sailing Rallies Ltd currently runs two events, the Christmas Caribbean Rally and the Baltic 4 Nations Rally, with two further events planned for 2016, Antigua to Falmouth and the Spannish Rias Rally, as well as two forum events for the Baltic and the Atlantic.
The Christmas Caribbean Rally, which runs from Lanzarote to Antigua, was a competitor to the ARC and it is yet to be confirmed whether this will still be run. This winter's 2016 edition of the rally had already been postponed for a year and WCC are not planning to reinstate it this year. The two-week, 370 mile Baltic 4 Nations Rally, which is seen as a shorter, less demanding alternative to the ARC Baltic, will go ahead as planned with a current fleet of five entries.
'WCC have confirmed that the Baltic 4 Nations Rally will go ahead on schedule in July this year, and I know from experience that the WCC team will do an excellent job delivering the rally. World Cruising Club's reputation for providing sailors with safe and fun cruising rallies is well earned and participants will be in very capable hands,' said Sailing Rallies managing director John Simpson.
Simpson, who started Sailing Rallies two and half years ago, is stepping aside in order to focus his attention on Rockschool, the rock and pop music examination board business of which he is also CEO.
Simpson said, 'As Sailing Rallies has continued to develop, the situation has proved to be unsustainable. Although I will not be joining WCC, I am pleased that the other Sailing Rallies staff and projects have a new home under the World Cruising Club banner.' He described the negotiations with the World Cruising Club as 'amicable'.
World Cruising Club is a leading specilist in sailing rallies and already has a schedule of ten cruises, including the ARC, World ARC, ARC Portugal, and the Caribbean 1500. It has run the ARC annually since 1986.
Following the demise of Blue Water Rallies in 2011 due to Red Sea piracy and the cancellation of the Stokey Woodall Atlantic Circuit, the acquisition of Sailing Rallies by the World Cruising Club means that there are now only two main companies offering commercial ocean rallies. Cornell Sailing, run by Jimmy Cornell, lists seven planned rallies, although not all of these are run on an annual basis. The Atlantic Odyssey includes island stages on both side of the ocean and offers three different routes, while the Blue Planet Odyseey is a three year circumnavigation rally with a focus on environmental and conservation issues.