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Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red
Jake Luhrs is the lead singer of Grammy-nominated metal band, August Burns Red and founder of HeartSupport. To date, he has toured hundreds of countries internationally and reached the Top 10 BillBoard charts multiple times. After seeing his fans struggling through addiction, depression, and suicide ideation, he prayed one evening for a way to help his fans and people around the world find hope and faith. The answer to that prayer was HeartSupport. In the short years Jake has been running HeartSupport, he has united bands and fans alike to carry a message of hope, healing, and restoration to a scene that is typically viewed as "dark" and "without hope." His efforts thus far have led the organization to be nominated twice for philanthropic awards up against the likes of Doctors Without Borders and the American Cancer Society. In 2016 he won the Artist Philanthropic Award at the Alternative Press Music Awards in recognition for his work at HeartSupport. In addition to HeartSupport and his band, he also runs a clothing line company called "More Weight" that inspires others to reach and achieve their health goals through community support.
In this episode, I have a conversation with frontman for the 2-time Grammy Nominated metal band, August Burns Red, the founder of mental health nonprofit, Mr. Jake Luhrs.
Trevor Tyson 0:02
Thank you for tuning in to Trevor talks podcast where we talk to real people about real topics and real stories. Today we have the privilege of speaking with one of the guys that I've looked up to for over 10 years. He's the frontman for the two time Grammy nominated metal band, August Burns, red, the founder of heart support the nonprofit organization, Mr. J corps, how are you doing my friend? I'm good man staying busy.
Jake Luhrs 0:26
But it's the weather's turned. So it's really nice out and I'm excited to take Winston my my dog for a little wa l k.
He's sitting right here next to me. And if I were to actually ask him that question, we wouldn't have a good interview because he was bouncing off the walls. So but yeah, me. I'm doing well. Thanks for asking.
Do that's awesome. So you've had a lot of downtime with Winston lately. You've been stuck at home?
Yeah, yeah. It's nice, I think, for touring musician who's been touring consistently for the past 15 years, being at home for more than two months at a time. Never happened. So. So I'm really soaking up the the fact that I'm at home, and I'm a normal person right now. So I thoroughly enjoy it. And yeah, just like being able to kind of have like a normal routine, and then wake up in the same bed. Every day is like a nice, good feeling, man. Yeah, I
get that man. So you were supposed to be on tour right now? Weren't you are just getting off of one, if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah. So we were before COVID hit, we were on tour with a band called Killswitch Engage and really excited about that tour. I think our fans had been asking for a tour like that for a long time. And then I know that, you know, it's kind of a bucket list for us, like, we've always wanted to go on the road with kill switch. And just always thought that that would be a good time. And it was for the three days that it lasted. And then COVID shows up and completely, you know, tells us that we had to go home. So yeah, we were supposed to be on the road. And we had tons of tours lined up this year, and they've all gotten postponed and or cancelled. And, you know, the hurtful part, I think, too, is that a lot of these Mom Pop venues aren't going to survive. Yeah, some of them are gonna have to close their doors because of COVID. And then that limits the amount of venues that are open for tours. So when COVID is over, which I'm hoping is soon, like, all these bands are gonna be really hungry to go on the road. And then you know, we're gonna have an oversaturated market. Right? Yeah. And, and even less venues. And then you think probably, you know, only about maybe 60% of music goers are actually going to attend the shows. So it's going to be rough for the industry for a long time. I think. Me personally, I'm not thinking it's really going to get back on his feet until maybe mid year. 2021 Yeah. You know, that's, I think, when people are gonna go okay, safe to come outside. And you know, some of these venues can either reopen or, or come back to life or be birth, you know, and kind of the saturation of the market. That hopefully will trickle out, too. So, there's a lot of, there's just a lot of struggle. Yeah. For musicians. And, you know, I feel for them and, and for business owners, man, it's brutal.
Yeah, I know that touring not being able to happen, it takes an impact, a big hit on the economy, with bus drivers, the people, you rent your buses from the people that are supplying the merch that sold the people that you pay to sell the merch. And all of these companies are just kind of out right now. But I think that, like you said, mid 2021 will be back and stronger than ever, and I think it's going to be awesome. I can imagine that some of the biggest tour packages are going to come together. I don't know who you guys are going to tour with. But I just have a feeling that everybody's gonna be like alright, we need people come to shows let's put these catastrophic names together and make some big tours happen. So concert fans are going to get their fix God willing and 2021 But until then, I mean, you're making YouTube videos right now for reaction videos. Heart support, you guys are about to do a one year master class. I'm personally going to be taking the class I think that the curriculum that you guys are going to be going over is just phenomenal and it needs to be heard right now. Can you tell us a little bit about what you guys are gonna go over in that masterclass?
Yeah, I mean, we We built this masterclass because we we want people to Well, first we want people to be able to engage their community, and build community and really make an impact. I think that mental health is going to be top priority after COVID And all of this, all these rioting and injustice, and, you know, just what our, our country is going under right now, you know, I mean, there's so much there. And so, the class is really to try to help build the individual that's attending, not only to cultivate community, but all the things that around that, like self care, you know, organizing groups, projects, you know, marketing, writing skills. I mean, basically, my team has been running, like, a well oiled machine for the past, I don't know. I mean, out of the 11 years that we've, we've started this, I'd say, probably a good solid seven, eight years. And so what we want to do is we want to be able to give all of what we know, or what we learned to the individuals that are attending the masterclass. And it goes, like I said, from Marketing, and team leading to, you know, self care, and what does that look like and balance and refuel. And so, there's gonna be a lot of things there, I think, just for people has an individual, and then they can apply that to, you know, if they want to invest in heart support, like how to engage heart support, how to engage people that are hurting, but then apply that to their own dreams and ambitions, you know, like, Oh, I know how to, like self care, which is going to help me you know, strengthen myself in order so that I can commit to, you know, the desires of my heart and actually get the job done. You know, rather than just my dreams being there, before I lay my head down and go to sleep. It's like, you're waking up to him, and you're pursuing, you know, so there's a lot of really, really great, great knowledge and wisdom, there's going to be in these master classes, and everybody in my team is going to be teaching. So it's cool, because you're gonna, you're gonna get different perspectives, you're gonna get different lifestyles, you're gonna get different ways of engaging things. And it's like, if I were to just teach the class, you're not going to get, you're not going to get everything you need. Because I'm just one part of the body, right? Like, how about the fact that we're gonna go over data analysis and analytics and statistics? Like, yeah, that's not my wheelhouse. That's neat helpers, wheelhouse, he's really good at it. So like, he's going to be teaching that, you know, like, how to run marketing and social media, or how to do branding and writing. Ben Sledge is really good at branding. He's very, he's a very good author, writer. And, you know, so so it's, it's really going to be interesting and a lot of fun. And it gives us an opportunity for the people to you know, we have like a small classroom setting online, so people can ask questions, and we can engage each other that way. So I think it's gonna be really a pretty, pretty cool class.
So these aren't pre recorded classes. This is going to be a live almost lecture type masterclass. So people are gonna be able to engage with the speaker.
Right? Yeah. So they are going to be in a live setting. But if you can't, like let's say, you can't make the class it's going to be recorded at a specific location that only people who purchased the masterclass Can, can obtain it, you know, so, yeah, so, if you can make it live, also, if you can't, don't worry, it's still going to be
there. That's awesome, that you're opening it up that people that have like crazy work schedules to where they can actually do the masterclass with you guys now, whether it be a way to, for the people that aren't able to attend the live classes, will they be able to ask questions through some kind of chat room or anything like that to engage?
Yeah, yeah, there's gonna be there's gonna it's almost going to be like a group. Like a, like a group, chat, awesome. You know, area, right? So people can, can, you know, not only you're going to be able to converse with the, with the teachers, right? But you're also going to be able to just converse with everybody else in the class, you know, and like, so we're even hoping that like, it would be great, you know, people building relationships, making friends, maybe, you know, doing some sort of collaboration or partnerships with somebody else in the class. I mean, we don't really know exactly to the extent as to like, where it's gonna go, we just know, like, the criteria that we have, and the fact that we feel like a lot of our volunteers at heart support always like how do we engage or what can we do more or what what can we do better? It's like, well, let's offer a masterclass for for people to come and learn more. Are and get all these tools, so that not only do they know where they fit at heart support, but like they can do a better job or a greater job. And then they can apply those same tools and wisdom and knowledge to the outside of their life. You know,
Trevor Tyson 10:17
that's phenomenal. And the I want to go back talking about the chat room, because that's kind of what defines heart support. That's kind of the root thing that you have online right now, to where people can either go and receive the encouragement they need, or they can take away from that. What what started that, like heart supports a chat room, it's a website, it's a nonprofit, there's so many videos, and it's, it's almost like you, you indirectly started a movement, I don't think you set out to change the world with this you set out to be Jake, and create something that's going to help people and it's just turned into this globally recognized nonprofit. Oh, how did that start out for you?
Jake Luhrs 11:03
Yeah, it really started out. You know, when I joined August Burns, red, she doesn't six, I made kind of a promise to myself that I would, you know, dedicate time after the show to, you know, just engage my, my fans, you know, and share with them and hear from them. And, and that kind of grew from, you know, maybe five or 10 people at the merch table saying, Hey, man, can I get a picture to me sitting there at the merch table for about two hours, every night talking to, you know, maybe 100 or plus people. And, you know, some people would just want a picture or tell me that they appreciate me, but then others would just kind of confide in me with like, some of the things that they were battling in their life and sharing how my lyrical content or, you know, a song might have kept them sober for six months, or helped them forgive their their father for, you know, the divorce that how brutal he was with the divorce or, or, you know, if someone's going through a nasty breakup, you know, how this song kind of, like, encouraged them to kind of see their self worth and not be willing to get verbally or physically abused in a relationship. I mean, so, like, I just started to see this, this need for people to be honest and open and share about what they're battling. And then, and then I went to, I'm a big faith man, like, I think my faith is pretty much directed my entire life up to from when I was 20, to being 35. And so I was just praying and asking God, like, what can I do to give back to these people, or, or God or this music industry, right. And that's when heart support was created that night in Chicago, and, and it really was, like, Hey, man, go love these people and give them a platform to love one another. And love them unconditionally. And like, that's, that's probably the hardest part for humans is because like, we generally have conditions for almost everything that we do. Yeah. Like, Hey, you want to go to beach? That's hot outside, you know, Hey, man, are you willing to buy that homeless guy? I'm like, a dinner from where we're at here. It's like, it's like 15 bucks a meal, you know? Yeah. You know, hey, what about that? Watch? Don't you like that? Watch? It's gorgeous. How much is it? Right? Like, there's conditions to everything that we do. Yeah, I'm in a relationship, Hey, man, like, she was great. But then you know, she, she went to a party and she kissed another guy. There's your condition, I'm out. Right? Like, so to love people unconditionally is, is a bit of a challenge. But
and that's what heart supports about it doesn't matter the color of your skin, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you believe in what you've done, or what's been done to you. You're accepted art support, and because when God accepted me, is the same terms. God didn't care, the Color My Skin, he didn't care he was in love with he didn't care what I believed in what was done or what was done to me. So like, carrying those things into art support and creating that atmosphere really helps people with giving us the authority to speak into their life. So they know that they have a safe place and they're not going to get judged. And that we actually truly care. And that then they see that we're we are willing to love them past what they've done, or any of those other things that I mentioned. It's a really unique place. And there's not really a lot of places like that in the world. Yeah. Um, So I think that's why it grew so rapidly. And it really has not much to do with me. As far as how big that community got, I just, I just set up some chairs and put in a campfire, you know, I mean, yeah, and now all these people were like, Yo, I got some chairs, like, let's, let's get some more people in here. So, um, you know, we do have like resources. And we've written books on self harm, depression, and I have a book devotional that I wrote called mountains. And we have done a lot of interviews, we've partnered with a lot of metal, music festivals, done fundraisers. I'm working on a project that is literally going to bring heart support on the ground, which I'm really excited about, but I can't say anything other than what I just said. Which was too much in the beginning. No, that's awesome. Yeah. You know, and it was funny, because I shared this vision that I have that I'm working on this project. And my friend said, he goes, You know, it's really crazy, man. He goes, I love how, you know, right now, currently, the world is burning, and is in Division, right? And it's just complete chaos. But here you are, over here, just building a place for all those people that when they're done hurting, they can come to, you know, and I just thought that was so cool, man. I'm like, man, like, if we can get more people to build something like that, in their own unique way, right? Like, it's not the Jake Lewis show. I'm just saying people, you know, to build something that and create something out of their own heart, their own desire, their own vision, right? That's going to benefit their communities. Like, man, we could change the world, like we could really, and no one can stop you. Like, this is like, we live in a country that's like, if you've got it, and you got the balls to do it, then go for it. It's like, Alright, great. Well, what if everybody did that? Like, what if everybody was just like, Yeah, I'm just gonna do this, I'm just gonna create this thing. And so that's where that's where I'm at. And like, and that's where I was with heart support. I mean, I was like, I'm just gonna create this thing. And I don't care how big it gets, or how small it gets, or how small it is, but just giving the opportunity. And And now, you know, we have seven full time employees, we have over half a million interactions a month with our community and resources, and social media and videos and content, everything, blogs and stuff. So like, it's really cool. And I think that that's one of the things that I'm mostly proud of, I obviously feel very honored in the position that the music industry has placed my band, they've given us that position. But I think hard support means a lot to me as well, because it's truly, you know, sit there to make an impact and to help people get out of their brokenness or get past a season of their life that they felt, you know, helpless, or, you know, that no one cared, and building camaraderie and brotherhood and sisterhood and, and understanding that love wins. You know, like, the concept of, of love winning and overcoming, and having the power to break conditional love and having the power to break, you know, the hurt and the pain. And I just think that that's cool. And that's a beautiful story. And it can be a beautiful truth in people's lives. If they if they let it be, you know, that they do that.
And it's so unique to see somebody using their platform for something other than themselves. So I commend you for just stepping out and creating heart support creating this online platform. And even like you said, going onto the ground and doing things like God's placed that in your life for a reason and heart support. I have a lot of people that come to my social media, and they're like, I'm suicidal. I'm this I'm not like we all have issues. But to a certain extent, there are some issues that you can't be Superman for every single person. So Taylor had your tailor had set up to where people can actually text the heart support number that can text Trevor to that. And y'all do that for a lot of different bands and platforms to be able to give someone that encouragement, give them that resource. Just point them in a direction where they can and go be heard. And it's just, it's one of those things where it's that one piece of resource that you've always wanted and needed, but you never knew what it was. It's taken so much off of myself and then just having somewhere you could send people to know that like, Okay, if I send someone here, they're not going to be judged, they're going to be loved. They're going to be accepted for who they are, whatever color their skin is who they love, like, it doesn't matter, like, everyone is genuinely accepted for who they are here is not only a bunch of Christians, there are people that identify as witches and Muslim. There's people of all walks of faith that heart support. And that's what's so cool about it. Like the first thing when you look up heart support, not com, it's not, Jesus needs to save you. That's not what you're advocating, you're advocating for self help, you're advocating for people to receive help. And if they want to know more about your faith, that's there, too. They can buy the devotional. And I also believe I'll give out free books, resources, for people to be able to go and just to learn, learn about themselves. And one thing that I really wanted to talk to you about is mental health and physical health, because that's been a bridge that you've been tying together with your clothing brand and with your life. I know for a fact that my life physical health is everything. Like if I'm not working out, or at least walking, or running 30 minutes a day, I know that I can expect like, a downturn in my mental health eventually, if you don't create that healthy habit in your life, I honestly find myself being more at risk for anxiety and depression. What does that look like for you and your physical health?
Yeah, I mean, I think that physical health is obviously tied to your mental health. And, but I'm actually yeah, I'm actually, it's part of the project that I'm working on too, is like understanding that, right, like getting, getting that through your mind that you know, what you're doing physically how active you are. I think it's just part of, you know, like, the human body that we are, we are supposed to go and be active. We're not supposed to sit in a chair, in front of a desk from nine to five, five days a week, right? So, in a lot of things are connected, like, you know, when you when you work out, when you're exercising, you're loving yourself, you're, you're telling your brain multiple things. One is, you're saying, Hey, I'm gonna go and deliberately make time for me. That's huge. Yeah. You're also saying, Hey, I love myself, right? Like, I'm gonna work on my body, I'm gonna be healthy. And, and it's an act, right? So when you act, and you go exercise, you're also when you're done exercising, you think about what you're eating, you think about, you know, what, what you're gonna do with the rest of your day, and, and you're also transforming your body over time. So like, you know, three weeks, and then you look in the mirror, and you're like, holy smokes, like, wow, like, my body is changing. And you start to see, like, that's, that's just, you know, a small victory, right? But it releases, you know, it releases, you know, chemicals in your brain and in your body. And it like, gets you excited. And, and, you know, your, your endorphins, you know, like, everything's moving when you're exercising. So it's like, it's, it's, it's very therapeutic, like, a lot of people say, like, you never, you never find a fitness goer, in the therapy office. Right? Like, yeah, which I don't agree with that statement. But it's just because they're the gym is their, their therapy session, right? Or some people even say, it's their church, right? Like, they can go there. And they can, they can pray and meditate and exercise, you know. And so, like, I think, I think that it's just really important for people to take into account that their body and their minds are just deeply rooted together. And I don't really have a lot of time to break all that down. But for me, it's huge. Like if I don't work out or exercise or I guess I would say, maybe I'll say it this way. On the days that I do exercise and workout or I've been very active, I feel extremely validated. I feel like I've done something with my day. It could be me working out in the lawn, you know, running around outside sweating. Like, I'm like, Man, I just got some really good, good work done. Yeah. And yeah, if I'm working out and like bloods flowing, you know, like, I'm feeling good. Like, I'm energetic. I'm excited. It wakes me up. Sure. And it gets me fueled and it's like, Hey, man, if you can go tackle the the weights, or you can tackle the, you know, the treadmill, like, you're gonna go tackle everything else in your life, you know? Sure. So yeah, I I think they're both very, very important. And very soon you're going to, you're going to hear more from me on that.
Well, I'm excited for that. Hopefully it includes some details about the WA LK with Winston. I think it's I think it's just so phenomenal that, you know, 30 years ago, people had no clue about mental health, like on a generic level, there weren't resources like this, there weren't people on Instagram live doing hot yoga, or Pilates, like there was nobody walking you through that. And especially for you, as a musician, when you're on stage, you're not standing still at all, like I don't, I would throw up after a half of what you do on stage. And I'm sure you burn a lot of calories up there, too. Do you have to work out on days you're playing shows like is that like a requirement? For you.
Um, I like to work out as much as I can, on tour. And I usually worked out for about an hour and a half, roughly about an hour before I go on stage. It's about two hours going on stage. And then I'm on stage for about an hour and a half. So as I already is, yeah, I probably worked out, I would say three to five days a week when I'm on the road. Sure. And collectively with the gym and being on stage, I definitely break through over 1000 calories a day. Roughly, I think it's between six and eight onstage. And then between three and six on in the gym. So yeah. It's funny, because it's like, the gym prepares me for the show. Yeah, like what I was saying, like, if you go into the gym, and you're excited and you work out, and it's a good workout, then whatever you're going to do next, you're going to enjoy it. You know, it's like, sometimes, like my roommate that was he was downstairs, he wakes up and works out at seven in the morning. And that's just the what he does, because then the rest of his day is gonna go well, because he feels good. You know, his minds, awake, he's awake. He feels good about his body, you know, and encourages his mindset to go tackle whatever it is that he's got to do for the day. So yeah, so the so the gym is basically the same thing for me. I'll go find a gym, local area, down the street from the venue, I'll work out for about an hour, hour and a half. I'll come back, I'll do my prayer and meditation, my stretching, change, get on my growth show close. And then I'll rip on that stage and I'm I'm excited, I'm ready to be there, you know, to be there. You know, it's a little more challenging when i i Take a nap in the middle of the day, and then I wake up and it's like, oh, no, I gotta get ready for here. I gotta get ready to go run on stage and be this lunatic that everybody is expecting me to be you know, it sounds like so yeah, man. It's, it's, it's a thing. It's a thing, man. But you know, and even like, mental health, I think has gotten such a, there's such a silly, like, perspective, or it's like it was taboo. And then it was like, Oh, if you talk about mental health, like all of a sudden, you're suicidal, or you're a crazy person, or you're this or that, right? Yeah. And it's like, no, like, there are so many different levels of mental health. So I went to go help my friend load up mulch in my truck last week. And, um, we went to the mulch site, and I'm shoveling mulch into the, into the bed of my truck, and he's helping me. I said, Hey, man, like, how have you been? I've been talking to you for like, I don't know, a month or whatever. And he's like, oh, you know, it was kind of tough, you know, when we first the COVID thing, and, you know, because, like, couldn't play hockey. I couldn't play golf. And you know, it wasn't going out anywhere. I was staying home. We're having a conversation about his mental health. Yeah, you know what I mean? And he's like, Yeah, you know, kind of got down and out. Okay, there's mental health, right, like, but, you know, once we open up the golf again, like I was able to go out and be you know, active. Okay, great. Your mental health, right, like, so like, for some reason, people just automatically they don't want to share, because then they don't want to be judged or looked upon as though they're not normal. But what people don't get is that the mental health is normal. It's your mental health. It's everyone has a mental state in their mind as to how they perceive themselves and how they perceive other people. They all have wounds whether that's someone broke their trust, or they were hurt physically or mentally by someone, or they were manipulated into thinking something and they were tricked. Like, those things are a part of your mental health. And so what we're trying to do is we're trying to just show people that even in conversation when you're asking someone, how's your day? That's literally a mental health question. But people don't see it that way they know, you know,
it's almost like a routine now. Like, how was your day? You're not really expecting? factual answer nine times out of 10, you're gonna get good, great or bad. Nobody's really going to, it's not even a conversation piece anymore. It's almost like we've made it a routine. And I've made it a habit of like, how are you doing? No, really? How are you doing? Like, is there anything you need to talk about? Even with my brothers, they're like, these big macho dudes. And you know, don't want to show any emotion. until like, it's that last straw and like, I'm trying to be as encouraging as I can as someone that's walking in their faith and just being like, hey, like, if you ever need anything, I'm here. I understand. Like, it's kind of foreign to talk about your mental health. But you know, I'm always here for you. And even if friends are struggling, whether they're they just got laid off at work, or something got leaked on the Internet, or whatever it is, like, I've lost two close friends to suicide. Last year, my friend Jared took his wife and a few years ago, my friend Amy took her wife and the weird thing about that is they were both these world renowned mental health advocates aiming for Project semicolon and Jared for anthem of help anthem of hope. And it I remember both of the days and how I heard so drastically, but one thing that I had to work through is the day before I talked to Jared and I didn't think to ask like you like really? You doing good? Like, are you doing okay? Like, we'd talk about mental health, but I would never ask about suicide. I would never like are you struggling with that? Now, I thought that was something that was behind. And so now like, even with people that I think are look at my head as like, oh, it's common sense that they're not struggling with suicide, they're advocates against it. Like, even the other day, I had to reach out to someone like, I know you're an advocate against suicide openly. But I know this is going on, I just want you to know that I'm here. Like, if you don't feel like you could talk to your wife. I'm here. I want to talk. Right? Like, everybody's like, I wish I could have told Chester Bennington this, I wish I could have told their favorite hero who took their life this. Start acting on it. Like even if it's just a check in. Like, we need to be more intentional when it comes to mental health. And these hard conversations like right now, in our state of mind. It's like everyone is combating injustice and racism head on right now. That's gotta be affecting some people's mental health, like we need to check in on each other. And we're still in the middle of a global pandemic. And it's ironic to me, your album, guardians, you watched it? At the beginning of a pandemic. It wasn't planned like that. But the name guardians for some reason just sticks with me. It's almost like for me, like God's my guardian, but with past interviews I've watched getting ready for RSS like heart support is that for some people? Can you explain to us where the name guardians came from? And kind of the message behind it?
Yeah, I think we were going to use that for one of the songs like a title for one of the one of the tracks, but then, as we started to, like really sit back and look at all the lyrical content and what it was focusing on. We thought guardians would be a great title for the actual album. And the reasoning for that is that the lyrical content on Guardians is really focused on community and unity, like coalesce and you know, putting aside your, your judge your judgments and choosing just to love people, for where they're at. And so, we wanted people to understand that we could all be guardians, for for others, like, you have the ability to like, love someone, you have the ability to protect someone, to nurture somebody to help them when they are when when they're in need. Right and those are, you know, those are things that a guardian does, you know, they provide, they protect, they secure, they, they nurture or nourish. And I think we really wanted to, like, send that message to our music scene and our in our people. Because I think we overtime and just seen so much division. And then COVID happened. And we're like, Well, if we don't release this album, now, it's gonna, it's gonna harm our fan base. More, because this is what they need right now. Yeah, they need to understand, like, hey, you need to, like, not worry about you, as much as you could worry about the people around you that really need help. Sure. And, and now we have this, you know, injustice thing going on with all this writing and the police and, you know, black lives matter. And here you go again, you know, like, you can choose to be a guardian. For the black community, you know, you can choose to be the guardian for people who are who are battling with justice, you know, like, it's like, you know, like, there's, there's so much hurt right now, for so many people. And it's like, you don't need to understand them to love them. I think that's what you don't, like, I'm not a black man. And I and, and I don't know what that's like, and I don't ever know what that is gonna be like. Now, you know, I did live in government housing, where I was actually, you know, there was me and one other white kid, right. And I learned about a culture that was that was oppressed. And that was that didn't have really the opportunities, let's say as as, as you and I now, right? But I'll but um, but I'm not a black man. And I never will be. I'm not a black woman. You know, I'll never know what that's like. Yeah, but I don't necessarily, but that doesn't mean that I can't love them, or help them or walk beside them. You know what I mean? Like, yeah, like, black lives matter. And then people were like, well, all lives matter. It's like, we understand, we do understand that. Like, no one's saying that no one's life matters. But right now, the black community is under attack. And they're just in need of help. Sure, right. And police are in need of help. There's a lot of great policemen, that that need that need our help, and need our love. And what really needs to happen is that I think we as people need to take a good look at how we're treating each other, and how the government and the systems are built, and maybe think twice about how they're built and rebuild them. Yeah. Because, you know, the police force, maybe we need to reevaluate what it takes to be a police officer, what are the qualifications? How long do they need to have school? And what's the limitations and requirements and boundaries in law, right? Like, maybe just kind of relook at some of the stuff because it's gotten out of hand. And the people who are getting hurt are, are the innocent? Sure. And and the people who are who are staying out of the way, but continuously getting gaining control are the ones who are not innocent. Yeah, you know. So, there's a lot of work there. But But, but how we can start this movement is by showing people, Hey, mental health is important. How's your mental health, and talk about mental health because
what we end up doing is, we verbally speak out, our hurt, our pain, and then through community, we start to learn how to love ourselves, and learn how to love in general, what does love look like? How can how to give love how to offer love? And then the deeper we go, the more we see how we're not the greatest human on Earth. We are selfish, we are prideful, we do self selfish acts that hurt others without even thinking about it. And the more you can see that, then the more you could go, man, I know that that person's life is messy, whether I know them or not, because I know what a human being is. And I also know that a messy person, like me, needs love. And so that person isn't my enemy. That person is hurting. Right? And think about that, if we were to just be able to instill that in our police force, that person is not your enemy, that person is hurting it, those two perspectives, the outcome, the response that you have, is going to be completely different based on the perspective that you have, right? So it's like, if we could just start there, then we could create something that actually makes an impact. But you've got to invest in people. And people don't, there's no money in that. Yeah. There's nothing, there's, there's no money in investing in people. People love to start nonprofits and say, this is a problem, right? But then when it's like, okay, then spend six weeks with this person day and night and share and, and help and love and encourage, sacrifice your weekends. And by the way, you have to go raise money for this to do this. Right. Like, people are like, think so you know? And that's, that's because you don't really give it. Yeah, and, and so that's the problem, we've gotten into a place where we want something and we want it now. And we don't have patience for anything. And, and the I want I want game with no patience is, is not very beneficial to the, I need to give, I need to wash this person's feet. You know, like, I just did an interview. And he asked me what I do for a living and like, when it comes down to it with art support, that's what I do. I watch people's feet. I, I find the individual, I talk to people, and I look at where they're hurting, and then I tried to serve them and love them in that area. Right? And if we could get more on board with that mentality, then we might actually be able to turn this thing around. But it's going to be up to us. Yeah. And and you know, we can blame the old government, and we can blame the old heads all we want. And maybe we and maybe that that'll work out for us for a little bit. But then when they're all dead, and they're all gone, and they're all out of office. Are you gonna blame them? Yeah.
And you know what she just said, it's like, for some reason, these two lyrics come to mind, we all hurt, we all need, we all cry, we all bleed. But then also off of lighthouse, people everywhere hurting. Like, that's so true. And you didn't write those for the intention of what's going on right now. But here we are having this conversation like people are fighting for justice. People are fighting for equality. People are fighting for these topics that need to be discussed, they're fighting for conversation, they just want to be heard. And like you said earlier, people are using all lives matter, almost as a debate between Black Lives Matter and all lives matter. They're like, yeah, all lives matter. But all lives can't matter. until black lives matter. Black lives matter is classified under all lives. So let's address where that's hurt. If I saw someone made image of like one house on fire in a neighborhood and a fire department, Trump pulling up and start spraying down all the houses in the neighborhood that makes no sense at all, if the black community is under attack, that's why Black Lives Matter is that thing, this is why you see it painted on the streets in DC. This is why every news station is covering it. Black lives do matter. But also, police officers matter. Their families matter. You don't target one person. It's almost like what I've been seeing this morning, is people are trying to fight racism with another form of racism. And it's not just an it's not the black community that as a whole saying police officers need to die. No, that's not at all what's going on at all. But this is where the media comes into play. And I'm not like a fake media ad. Like, I'm not saying that at all. What I'm saying is, everybody has their own interpretation of things. But it's up to us what we believe what we allow in our ears, what we allowed what ourselves to watch, and how we partake in things. So if somebody's listening this and they feel like they want to make some noise in the mental health space, do it Start a social media page, start doing lives reach out to heart support, see if there's something that you can volunteer with. If you feel like you want to start a band and share a message that way, do it like nobody's stopping you from that. So even with all this time on our plate, we have to remember why we do what we do. You've shared with us why you do what you do. I wake up in the morning, I don't have a plan B like I know that I want to try to encourage someone whether it's through Do graphic content interviews or just whatever I'm doing, I want it to glorify God, A and B, encourage someone to get out of a dark spot. And it's just phenomenal to see all the work you're putting in to make people feel that way. Get to that place, if they're struggling with mental health rising above that, that's the message.
Yeah, yeah, thanks, man. It is, it's, it's just, we're just in a place right now where we need each other. And the only way it's going to change is if everyone's willing to make that change. And, and the thing is, is that people have a choice, right? Like, some people say, you know, there's the there's like, if you're not saying anything about Black Lives Matter, you're racist, you know, or if you're staying silent, you're complicit, you know? Yeah, it's like, I understand, I initially understand what they're trying to say, right? Like, hey, like this is, this is something that we need to talk about. And if you're not willing to talk about it, then something's wrong with you. But like, we do have a choice. And what I would prefer, what I would love to see is that people stop talking. Like, I'm, I'm really thinking that people should just shut up, everyone should just stop talking. And if you want to speak, do it with your hands. You know, do with your feet, like, Don't post all Black Lives Matter picture, and then feel good about yourself, if you really care. But there's also a lot of other things in the world that we need to fix, and that we need help with. So it's like, Whatever, whatever it is that you're passionate about, in helping somebody don't say it, just go do it. Right, I guess is what I'm saying. Yeah. Because because, like, you know, you have a community around you posting something on social media that everyone else is posting, doesn't do anything. It doesn't do anything. It might get the it might get the bullies off your back, or the little trolls that are gnawing at your feet, you know, yeah, well, you didn't post anything, so you must be racist, you know, like, okay, dude, like, Get off of me get away from me. Why are you even in this room? And those are the people that are the worst, because they're not helping? Yeah, they're breathing more division. It's like, it's like, we don't need more division. Thank you. We have enough. Yeah. Right. And that
the conversation they're trying to have. They're trying to fight fire with fire.
Yeah, it's so counter productive. And it's like, but like, if we can, if people can get stirred up about what they think they can do to give back to the community, it's going to help, it's going to help, just don't use your words, we need you to do it. We need everyone to do it. And then you really want to see the government freak? Well, they're going to start freaking out when when they're shoving stuff down your throat to try to aggravate you put, you're too busy knowing your neighbors so well that like that is obviously not real for us, and we're not gonna pay attention to that. And we're not gonna give you control because you don't get to control the narrative. We do. And we've chosen to do so. You know what I mean? Yeah, so that's what I'm praying for. I'm praying that people actually get off the couch, put their phone down, go outside, walk two feet to the next door neighbor, knock on the door and say, Hey, is there anything I can do for you? because life's too short to be around Yeah, and and I feel like I feel like we can get somewhere together.
Do this phenomenal now everyone that's listening now this is Jake worse from the band August Burns Red. You could check out their new album guardians, wherever you stream your music, but I'd prefer you go buy it if you're listening to this and want to go the extra mile. And be sure to be looking out for the heart support masterclass. Go look them up on social media at heart support. And we'll see you there
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After a surprise loss in the opening round of Roland Garros, Tomas Berdych changed his travel plans and headed for London earlier than first planned.
Determined to avoid a similar fate at The Championships, Berdych used the extra time to hone his grass court game and it paid off with the Czech defeating Slovakia's Martin Klizan in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
In Paris Berdych was unlucky to be drawn to play the unseeded but dangerous Frenchman Gael Monfils, here it was another flashy shotmaker in Klizan who he had to overcome.
A world away from his beloved clay, 23-year-old Klizan looked more than comfortable on the grass at Wimbledon as he kept pace with seventh seed Berdych in the opening set.
The first break didn't come until the eighth game when a string of unforced errors from Klizan undid his earlier good work. It was all the ice-cool Czech needed as he served out the first set shortly after.
The second set saw Berdych grab an early break and seemingly control of the match. Klizan appeared frustrated – he was simply making too many errors to put pressure on his opponent and he knew it.
But down a set and a break, mid-way through the second set Klizan threw caution to the wind and started to go for everything. Big forehands, withering backhands and a wristy but impeccably weighted drop shot that confounded Berdych but drew a round of "oohs" from the crowd.
Klizan's adventurous play caught the attention of not only Berdych but also the fans who rallied behind. Capable of ferocious tennis, Klizan is exciting to watch when his game is on.
"He's a very talented and aggressive player, so I'm happy to make it in three sets," said a relieved Berdych after the match.
Sadly for the Slovakian, he pushed his luck a little too much. He overplayed the drop shot at times and on the occasions when he didn't get it just right, Berdych would pummel each errant short ball for a winner.
Berdych meanwhile was doing most things right. He won a remarkable 92 per cent of first serves and offered just three break-point chances to Klizan, none of which he was able to convert, while Berdych grabbed three of his nine break-point opportunities.
Klizan's 28 winners were just three short of Berdych's but he cancelled most of those out with 24 unforced errors.
This proved to be the story of the third set as Berdych made the most of his opportunities, breaking Klizan in the fifth game. Despite being behind, Klizan was determined to go down swinging. The Slovakian saved four match points, but on the fifth Berdych got the 'W'.
"The score didn't show how close the match was," conceded Berdych whose next assignment will be either Germany's Daniel Brands or Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
Tomas Berdych waves to the crowd after defeating Martin Klizan of Slovakia in their Men's first round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
Seventh seed Tomas Berdych, who finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal in the 2010 Wimbledon final, survived a potentially tricky opener against Martin Klizan, with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory. This is his 40th straight major championship appearance. He has been ever-present in the Top 10 since 5 July 2010.


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Q: Compare a few columns for 2 different dates in same table, return what is different? I have a simple table that contains (a rolling) 2 BUSINESS_DATES of data.  Each day I want to compare the data for each of those dates and return what has NEW and CHANGED.  Unfortunately there is no primary key.  A sample of the table looks like this.
BUSINESS_DATE    EMPLOYEE_ID       DEPT ACCESS       ACTIVE      CREATE_DATE      APPROVED_BY
-------------    ------------      --------    ------------     -------------     ------------
8/28/2022        1                 dept 1            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        1                 dept 3            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        1                 dept 6            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        2                 dept 1            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        2                 dept 2            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        2                 dept 3            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/28/2022        2                 dept 4            Y           1/1/2022         john

8/29/2022        1                 dept 1            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/29/2022        1                 dept 3            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/29/2022        1                 dept 6            N           1/1/2022         john        * CHANGED (active flag)
8/29/2022        1                 dept 4            Y           1/1/2022         john        * NEW
8/29/2022        2                 dept 1            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/29/2022        2                 dept 2            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/29/2022        2                 dept 3            Y           1/1/2022         john
8/29/2022        2                 dept 4            Y           1/1/2022         john

So in the data above I'd like to return the 2 rows I've marked * and if possible be able to create a new column that identifies whether it's a NEW entry/row or a CHANGED row/entry.
I tried playing around with FULL OUTER JOINS but I wasn't getting the results I was hoping for.  Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!  By the way using SQL 2016 in case that is relevant.

A: I don't believe you would need a full join if the latest date must have at least as many rows as the prior day:
select d0.*,
    case when d1.EMPLOYEE_ID is null then 'New'
         when d1.ACTIVE <> d0.ACTIVE or d1.CREATE_DATE <> d0.CREATE_DATE
           or d1.APPROVED_BY <> d0.APPROVED_BY then 'Changed'
         else 'Unmodified' end as Status
from T d0 left outer join T d1
    on     d1.EMPLOYEE_ID = d0.EMPLOYEE_ID and d1.DEPT = d0.DEPT
           /* this would readily handle weekend/holiday gaps */
       and d1.BUSINESS_DATE < d0.BUSINESS_DATE
where d0.BUSINESS_DATE = cast(getdate() as date);

A: One way you could consider is outer joining using apply and a checksum for comparing changes, such as:
with c as (
  select *,
    Checksum(ACTIVE, CREATE_DATE, APPROVED_BY) chk,
    Dense_Rank() over(order by BUSINESS_DATE) rnk
  from t
)
select c.BUSINESS_DATE, c.EMPLOYEE_ID, c.DEPT_ACCESS, c.ACTIVE, c.CREATE_DATE, c.APPROVED_BY,
  Iif(rnk = 1, '', IsNull(d.NewStatus, 'New'))
from c
outer apply(
  select case when c2.chk = c.chk then '' else 'Changed' end
  from c c2
  where c2.BUSINESS_DATE < c.BUSINESS_DATE
    and c2.EMPLOYEE_ID = c.EMPLOYEE_ID
    and c2.DEPT_ACCESS = c.DEPT_ACCESS
)d(NewStatus)
order by BUSINESS_DATE, EMPLOYEE_ID;

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By consolidating in a 200-point-wide channel for most of the past two months, the main currency pair is preparing to break the mark of 1.15. Traders were delighted with the sharp recovery of retail in Germany and the Euroblock, but the production sector is still not in the best condition. In November, orders for manufactured goods dropped immediately by 1%, while the forecast suggested a decline of only 0.1%.
It is worth paying attention to new unrest in France and Hungary, which cause not only political and social problems. Under the blow, the growth of the economy of France and the eurozone as a whole.
Today's reports on industrial production and trust in the eurozone can be harmful, but the main factor is risk appetite. If the stock market continues to recover, the EURUSD pair will most likely not pay attention to macrostatistics and may pass through the mark of 1.15.
As for the pound, its weakness is a normal condition. The next two weeks will be crucial for the British economy and currency. On Thursday, parliamentarians begin debates on the draft Brexit deal from Prime Minister Theresa May, the vote will be held next week. If the parliament does not support T. May, the country faces a tough exit from the European Union on March 29. Such a scenario, according to the head of the Bank of England Mark Carney, will cause a 25% collapse in the pound. M. Carney is expected to share concerns about this in his speech on Wednesday. This week there will be several UK economic releases, but the Brexit theme will eclipse them.
Meanwhile, the publication of The Telegraph, citing three different sources in the EU, reported that the British side is seeking to postpone the deadline for leaving the group from March 29 to a later date. Officially, this is not the question.
Market participants do not yet know how to react to the proposed Brexit delay. On the one hand, there will be a period of uncertainty. On the other hand, such steps will increase the chances that British politicians will begin to probe the ground for a second referendum, the possibility of which was rejected by T. May. If for the British Prime Minister the postponement of Brexit is negative, then on the whole this event seems to be the lesser of two evils.

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Adam Walsh Act Teleforum Preview, Continued
May 10 2016 Blog Post
Federalism & Separation of Powers
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 established a national sex offender registry law and made significant changes to sexual abuse, exploitation, and transportation crimes. The Act also created new substantive crimes, expanded federal jurisdiction over existing crimes, and increased statutory minimum and maximum sentences.
My organization, Stop Child Predators, founded a year before the AWA was enacted, was a strong proponent of the Act's passage, and testified on Capitol Hill in support of the legislation. We also worked with many of the victims of the types of crimes the Act was attempting to prevent, and we brought them to Capitol Hill in an effort to help facilitate dialogue between federal and state lawmakers to see what portions of the Act could be feasibly enacted.
When it came to sentencing reforms and registration requirements, victims were steadfast in supporting tough, long, mandatory prison sentences for the worst-of-the-worst, the John Couey's and Alejandro Avila's of the world, adult men who preyed on girls as young as nine and five years old. Men who had previous convictions but were let out of prison after serving only a few years behind bars. Men who didn't deserve second-chances.
In those many meetings on Capitol Hill, never once did we discuss registering juveniles on public sex offender registries.
In the states, we were simultaneously helping enact "Jessica's Law," a measure that calls for 25-years-to-life in prison for convicted adult sex offenders and lifetime electronic monitoring for released sex offenders. This law—in each of the 46 states in which it passed since 2005—carves out a minimum of four-years age difference for teens aged 13 to 17, a "Romeo and Juliet" provision that seeks to ensure high-school seniors under the age of 18 aren't labeled as violent sex offenders if they have consensual sexual relations with their freshman girlfriends who is at least 13 years of age (or vice-versa). This type of behavior may be a moral issue, or perhaps even something more, but our group—comprised of victims, parents, law enforcement, policy experts and community leaders—does not believe that a juvenile convicted as a juvenile (and not as an adult) should suffer the same consequences as an adult who preys on a child.
Statistics agree. Children are the primary victims of the nation's sex offenders. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates that one in five girls and one in ten boys will be sexually victimized before they reach adulthood, yet just one in three children will tell anyone about it. According to the Department of Justice, 67% of the victims of sexual assault are younger than 18, and 33% are younger than 12.
Every 40 seconds a child is reported missing or abducted, according to the Department of Justice. That translates to over 2,000 children per day and over 800,000 children per year (about the same number as the current number of registered sex offenders living in the United States).
There are many studies that track recidivism, with some showing perpetrators offending more than 100 victims in their lifetime. Even so, the biggest challenge with any such study is that most victims do not report their crimes. We work with law enforcement nationwide. Ask any officer who works in sex crimes, especially those involving children, and they will tell you these crimes happen too often and are repeated.
This evidence simply doesn't exist for juveniles caught having consensual sex with other juveniles.
Too often, victims are forgotten when it comes to the criminal justice system. Behind all the statistics, the victims are very real, individual children who have fallen victim to sex crimes. And when lawmakers insist on including people on the registry who don't belong on it, they dilute the importance of the registry as a public safety tool.
The Adam Walsh Act did many good things for victims such as strengthening child pornography protections, combating domestic sexual trafficking of children and child prostitution, creating mentoring programs to prevent youth crime and sexual assault, and requiring violent sex offenders to register with local authorities and increase communication among states to know when an offender moves across state lines to help capture the nearly 100,000 absconded sex offenders currently living undetected, and much more. But lawmakers got it wrong when they mandated registration of juveniles on public sex offender registries.
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Q: Save data into one field database from multiple combobox in vb i want to ask how to save into 1 field database from multiple combobox in VB

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*i have 3 combo box : cboDate, CboMonth, cboYear.

*cboDate has data : 1 - 31

*cboMonth has data : January - December

*cboYear has data : 1960 - now

and when i insert to database it will insert only in 1 field, Field "date_insert" with format date in DBS, ah iam using sql server
Thanks

A: Try this...
First, Declare a DateTime Variable, say Dt
Dim Dt as DateTime
Then get the selected data from 3 combos and convert it into DateTime
Dt=Cdate(cboYear.SelectedItem.toString & "-" & cboMonth.SelectedItem.toString & "-" & cboDate.SelectedItem.toString)
Now you can store the Dt's Value in database.


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Університет Тонджі (; ) — вищий навчальний заклад в Шанхаї, КНР.

В Університеті Тонджі навчається 50,000 студентів та аспірантів. ВНЗ видає дипломи ступенів бакалавра, магістра і доктора.

Адреса, структура і спеціалізація
Штаб-квартира Університету Тонджі розташована за адресою:
вул. Сіпін 1239, Шанхай, КНР, 200092

Університет має п'ять кампусів у Шанхаї:
 Сіпін (основний) (вул. Сіпін);
 Західний (вул. Женьнань);
 Північний (вул. Гонхесінь);
 Східний (у 2009 перейшов до Шанхайського університету фінансів та економіки) (вул. Удун);
 Цзядінський (район Цзядін)

В складі університету Тонджі 19 факультетів:
 Коледж архітектури та міського планування;
 Мистецтв та комунікацій;
 Будівництва;
 Економіки та менеджменту;
 Інформаційних технологій;
 Геологічний;
 Екології;
 Іноземних мов;
 Політики і права;
 Машинобудування;
 Медичний:
 Жіночий;
 Транспортний;
 Природничих наук;
 Кінематографічний;
 Аерокосмічний
 Біотехнічний;
 Автомобільний;
 Програмного забезпечення.

Також в університеті діють інститути післядипломної освіти.

Історія заснування і становлення
В 1907 році Еріх Паулун заснував Німецьку Медичну школу Тонджі. В 1912 році до навчальних програм закладу були додані технічні предмети і назва була змінена на Медична та інженерна школа Тонджі. Статус університету школа отримала в 1923 році, а в 1927 була перейменована в Національний університет Тонджі. Під час японсько-китайської війни університет було перенесено з Шанхая в Чжецзян, а потім в провінцію Цзянсі, пізніше було перенесено в провінцію Сичуань. В 1946 році університет повернувся до Шанхая.

На початку 1950-х років частину факультетів було перенесено до інших університетів. Так наприклад факультети математики та фізики були включені до Фуданського університету. А електротехніки та суднобудування перенесені до Шанхайського університету Цзяотун.

В 1978 році Університет Тонджі відновив співпрацю з університетами Німеччини і став вікном в культурному та науковому обміні між Китаєм та Німеччиною.

З 1995 року університет бере участь у Проекті 211. В 1996 році університет Тонджі було об'єднано з Шанхайським університетом міського будівництва, а в 2000 році з Шанхайським Залізничним університетом. З 2002 року університет Тонджі бере участь у Проекті 985.

Відомі випускники
 Ванг Ґуанг-чоу - (汪光焘 Wāng Guāng-chóu),  - міністр будівництва в КНР
 Ван Ґанг - (万钢 Wàn Gāng) - міністр науки КНР
 Джу Хунг-юен - (朱洪元 Zhū Hóng-yuán)- фізик
 Беі Ши-джанг- (贝时璋 Bèi Shí-zhāng) - фізіолог, "отець китайської біофізики"
 Чьєн Сін-джунг - (钱信忠 Qián Xìn-zhōng) - міністр охорони здоров'я КНР
 Сьє Ґуо-джунг- (谢国忠 Xiè Guó-zhōng)- економіст

Посилання
 Офіційна вебсторінка університету

Шанхай
Вищі навчальні заклади Китаю

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Many Central Americans leave their home countries for better working opportunities to provide for their families and escape violence. Although they receive warnings that the journey is dangerous and life in the U.S. is not easy, they choose to embark on this arduous path.
Since 2010, I have been documenting the passage of Central American men, women and children while attempting to cross the borders from Honduras to Guatemala through Mexico and into the United States. I interviewed and photographed victims and survivors, and for the ordeal they went through, I think of many of them as heroes. Meanwhile, I have witnessed the desperation that drives a person to leave his or her family, home, and country in the hope of a better life.
This project began as a collaboration with Voces Mesomaericanas, an initiative from several different NGO's working on migration issues in Central America and Mexico. At the onset, I arrived in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in early September 2010, where I met different associations and people working on migration related issues. From Tegucigalpa, I traveled to Cedros, a rural municipality in central Honduras, north west to San Pedro Sula, a town closer to Guatemala. Then I went to Ocotepeque, which borders Guatemala, where I saw migrants crossing the Mexican border to Guatemala or being deported.
From here, I traveled to Guatemala City, where I visited a migrant shelter and other associations who work closely with migrants. After that, I went north of Guatemala to Peten, a region completely controlled by narcos. As I traveled to La Técnica and Bethel, I began to understand how the Coyotes—the name for smugglers who facilitate the migration of people across the United States border—work and how well organized they were. The local Coyotes did not like the fact that I was around. The further in depth I went—as a stranger and foreigner—the more difficult it became to have access to where and when emigrants were crossing the border to Mexico.
To leave this town, a local cooperative director had to protect me, as I got on the boat to Mexico.
Back in Mexico, I went to Palenque. Here many emigrants take the train to go north to Veracruz, the main area controlled by the Zetas gang, a criminal organization in Mexico. Once I arrived in Veracruz, I went to Medias Aguas where the two train lines from Tabasco and Chiapas meet. It is at this point where gangs—mainly the Zetas Cartel—kidnap migrants every day. Naturally, it was very difficult to know who to trust, when many migrants were being watched by informant-migrants working for the Zetas.
From Medias Aguas, I traveled through Tierra Blanca to La Patrona. Here, I met a group of women, who voluntarily provide food and water to migrants traveling by train. Although these women have a job and a family, they still find time to work in supermarkets in exchange for bread. They prepare bags with tortillas, meat, rice, bread and water to give to migrants as the train passes through La Patrona. Two to three times a day, these women run to the train tracks to deliver their bags as the migrants hang from the train carriages to reach for them.
After La Patrona, I traveled to Puebla until I reached Lecheria, near the Federal District in Mexico, where migrants take a train north; there is also a migrant shelter in this town. I took a plane from Lechería to Hermosillo and from there I went to Nogales, a town bordering Arizona.
The Mexico-US border is a completely different reality. Here, I saw deported Mexican and Central American migrants looking for another chance to cross into the United States. I decided to stay around Nogales and Altar near the border, where migrants start their journey into the Sasabe desert. By foot, the crossing takes four to five days before emigrants reach a house in Arizona where they are safe.
I spent time with the Samaritans in Tuscon, Arizona, a diverse group of people that look for migrants in the desert to help them in any way they can. Together we headed into the Arizona desert, though we were unable to find migrants. Instead, we found only water bottles and clothes, as well as border patrol agents guarding the area.
Although, I met with them, we were unable to find migrants. Instead, we only found water bottles and clothes, as well as, border patrol agents guarding the area.
In 2010, 253 migrants died in the Arizona desert trying to reach the United States of America.
I decided to return to Mexico and traveled to Ixtepec, Oaxaca, where I met Padre Solalinde, who runs a migrant shelter. A true inspiration, he is a devoted defender of migrants and is willing to risk his life for them. When referring to the high number of migrants being kidnapped across Mexico, Father Solalinde expressed that The money has reduced us to the level of goods. He shared one of the cruelest episodes of violence against migrants that took place in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in July, 2010. Seventy-two men and women—from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador and Brazil—were executed in cold blood. Nearly all were young victims whose respective families could not pay the ransom money demanded by the executioners.
Many of these tragic cases are not covered with the media.
I continued my journey and traveled to Arriaga, Chiapas, where migrants catch the train up north towards Ixtepec. Then I went further south to Huxtla, still in Chaiapas, and visited a place called La Arrocera where migrants are usually confronted by local gangs. From Huxtla, I walked through the Arrocera with Jose Castro, 47, from Honduras, who left behind his wife and three children. We walked quickly and silently, and had no problems crossing the humid jungle that makes up the Arrocera. Finally, I went to Tapachula in order to visit the other part of the border with Guatemala where the majority of migrants cross by boat to Mexico.
During an interview with sociologist Alvaro Caballeros from Guatemala, he explained that migration is enforced. He said, Migration is forced and is not a search for the American dream. I think it is a response from the bottom, because of the lack of opportunities in work and education and inequality in their country.
According to Human Rights Watch, U.S. authorities deported over 340,000 immigrants in 2010. Meanwhile, Mexico deported about 60,000 people that were caught crossing through its borders on the way to the United States. The police, treat migrants as criminals, and sometimes, even attempt to extort money from them in exchange for letting them go.
In addition, according to the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, some 10,000 migrants are kidnapped each year in Mexico. The captors primarily belong to the Zetas gang. These kidnapers demand between 1,500 and 5,000 dollars) in exchange for the hostages, depending on where the family lives (in the U.S. or their country of origin). If relatives cannot pay, the migrants, who are often from poor backgrounds, are executed. Their bodies are abandoned.
During the journey, I met numerous men, women and children searching for a better future, all of whom expressed their belief in God as the only one they can trust. To them God is always present. Faced with so much risk and injustice, they are willing to place their lives in God's hands.


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Why are TARS and CASE named as such?
TARS and CASE are the two robots which are part of the Endurance crew.
The Interstellar wiki explains
TARS is a former marine robot with angular limbs and a sarcastic attitude.
CASE is one of three former marine surplus robots, alongside TARS and KIPP, CASE first appeared within an alcove onboard the Endurance mission.
Is there a significance to the names of the robots, or why were they named as such? Are they unique serial numbers (similar to R2-D2 and C-3PO)? The fact that the names are written in all caps on their bodies lends weight to the idea that they may be acronyms.
I'm hoping for an in-universe answer if possible. It wouldn't make much sense for the military to name them after people who assisted in the creation of the film.
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Minor note: didn't TARS first appear at the gate of the secret NASA base, decking Coop while Murph waited in the truck?
– Brian Warshaw
And written in Braille below, of course. Painted Braille, which means it's largely useless for blind people... One theory posted on the wiki: "Tars is an anagram for star. As he is the star of the robots and it's a spacy name. By the way the other two robots are kipp and case. Kipp is for kip Thorne who was the scientific advisor. Kipp has an extra p to lend case which is ok because he is a pile of parts anyway. With a p case is now an anagram for space."
– FuzzyBoots
Simple, TARS for TERMINATARS....
Here's my little theory: Take a look at TARkovsky's Solaris, especially the interior design: cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/4033679/4.jpg
– armin
According to this Wired article (which includes information from Nolan) the names do not stand for anything.
While Christopher Nolan was making Interstellar, he decided to show a model of the movie's bots to his kids. They were extremely disappointed. "That's not a robot," they told him. "That's a box." Well, it's true: Nolan's intelligent machines, which he dreamed up with production designer Nathan Crowley, look for all the universe like slabs of metal. The main bot, named TARS (which doesn't stand for anything), might as well be a distant cousin of 2001's monolith. Then again, nothing in Nolan's world(s) is what it seems. "When I let my kids play with the model, open it up, see different combinations," he says, "they started getting really excited." Let's peek inside the box.
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They may not stand for anything, but do they have any in-universe significance?
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Why was the Earth in such bad shape in Interstellar?
In Interstellar, did TARS or CASE ever lie?
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Why do the Rangers and Endurance in the film "Interstellar" not have an apparent fuel source?
How are TARS and CASE powered?


Start with last week's character.
Now that you've thought about why you love them, think about what you dislike about them. What do they do that frustrates you? What flaws do they have?
Fully fleshed-out characters have good and bad traits. No one is all one thing. Focus on your favorite character's bad traits. Now write them down.
If you're struggling to find a bad trait, think about a trait that another character in the story wouldn't like and write about that.


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Matthew S. Harrison, PhD
The youngest of three boys, Matthew was born and raised in a small rural town in northeast Georgia. Growing up on a farm, his father taught him and his older brothers the value of hard work, and his mother instilled in the three of them the importance of education.
Taking both to heart, Matthew graduated 5th in his high school class and went on to Emory University for his undergraduate studies. Having thought he was always destined to be a (medical) doctor, Matthew began as a Chemistry/Pre-Med major. Once coming to the realization that he somewhat detested natural sciences, which might prove problematic in medical school, Matthew shifted his focus to the field of Psychology, and stumbled upon the subfield of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology. He instantly knew he had found his calling.
After attaining his B.S. in Psychology from Emory, Matthew entered The University of Georgia's (UGA) I/O Ph.D. Program. While working to obtain his M.S. and Ph.D., Matthew also served as a research and teaching assistant with a specific focus around the area of workplace diversity. Matthew's master's thesis on colorism received wide publicity–being featured on websites such as CNN, CNBC, ABC News, was reported in various newspapers and media outlets across the U.S. and United Kingdom. Focusing on the area of workplace diversity, Matthew authored a chapter for a general psychology textbook, as well as a number of other books. Additionally, he authored several academic journal articles.
While completing his final few years of graduate school, Matthew began working at Manheim (now Cox Automotive) as an Organizational Development/Effectiveness consultant and was later promoted to Manager, Talent Management & Recruiting. He then joined McKesson as a Performance Consultant providing performance improvement solutions (at the individual and team level) to two of McKesson's largest business units.
At the age of 30, Matthew was asked to join The Weather Channel as Vice President, Talent Management where he served as a key member of the HR Leadership Team providing expertise and leadership on initiatives related to performance management, succession planning, employee & leadership development, employee engagement, as well as diversity and inclusion. To gain executive experience in a Fortune 50 organization, Matthew accepted a position at Comcast. Serving as Sr. Director, HR & Talent Management, he led a team of HR Business Partners and Organizational Effectiveness leaders to support Comcast's largest division–comprised of approximately 30,000 employees.
With a desire to obtain greater experience in other areas of HR, Matthew joined Jackson Healthcare in February 2018 as Vice President of HR. His initial responsibilities included managing employee relations and compensation for the enterprise; but more recently, he has taken on the additional duties of also leading talent, learning & development, and diversity, equity & inclusion. While at Jackson Healthcare, Matthew has introduced Associate Network Groups (with an embedded mentoring program), a formalized talent review process, more structured recruiting processes, as well as heightened focus around best practices pertaining to the recruitment and retention of diverse talent.
In addition to his corporate role at Jackson Healthcare, Matthew currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of I/O Psychology for UGA where he has taught a course in Talent Development since 2017. Matthew currently resides in Smoke Rise, GA (a suburb of Atlanta) with his partner of 15 years–Hedren– and their two German Shepherds–Smith & Wesson.


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It's the roller coaster ride we will never forget.
The last few months of COVID-19 have seen some incredible scary turns and some amazing highs for our organisation and me personally. I know we still have further to go, but believe the ride is starting to slow as we see a gradual lifting of restrictions and careful return to our lives.
COVID-19 has taught me many lessons. I believe one of the biggest things it has shown many of us, is the positive impact nature can have on our wellbeing.
Nature for Mental Health and Wellbeing
So many people I know are spending more time outside and it's made such a difference to their state of mind. We were fortunate in SA that National Parks weren't off limits. In fact, I have never seen so many people and families immersing themselves in National Parks, walking on the beach, or just getting outside into open spaces. It's also been reassuring to see the South Australian community following the social distancing guidelines.
For six years leading Nature Play SA, I have advocated for nature to be an essential part of our lives and the lives of our children. I think through this pandemic we, as a society, are beginning to realise more than ever the benefits to our wellbeing of time outside. Sometimes, as they say, you have to go through a crisis to realise what is important to you.
Fighting for Survival
COVID-19 has provided some sharp scary turns and, to be honest, at one stage we didn't know whether Nature Play SA was going to survive. In one week, three quarters of my revenue was ripped away as our main income streams of education and events could not continue for public safety.
As a not-for-profit organisation the loss of that much revenue is enough to cripple us and essentially end the legacy of Nature Play SA.
With schools going online and no social gatherings what was I going to do? And to further compound these thoughts my teams' livelihoods was in my hands. Like many SA business and other not-for-profits, I was scared and frightened facing the level of uncertainty and threats. That fear also rattled me as a mum and someone with vulnerable people in my life.
After many sleepless nights and endless walks on the beach, I knew I had to find a way out and turn this into a positive. The uncertainty and anxiousness in the SA Community was palpable – everything around us was being shut down and we knew that COVID-19 was a terrible disease.
I know the power of nature and how as a SA grassroots organisation we needed to help in a small way. The Nature Play SA team came up with the idea to produce an online guide to help families navigate this difficult time. I am proud to say after many endless nights and days we produced an free 84-page online guide Family, Nature and COVID-19, which was supported by Human Services SA.
The strong focus was on providing nature-inspired strategies to nurture the mental health and wellbeing of families. And as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, we know the content remains relevant and helpful for families as they move through challenges and the road to recovery.
Personally, the highs from this roller-coaster has definitely been the precious family time we've had together. We are a household that never stops, as we rush from work then drive the kids to their many sporting commitments which also includes coaching a team.
We have had time to go on bike rides and beach walks, play board games, and be present in each other's lives more so than ever. We have planted a veggie garden and we are now eating our own home grown produce.
It has made me realise that we need to make sure the family quality time we are spending together is prioritised beyond COVID-19.
Another high is I am so proud to be a South Australian.
As a state we have come together and worked as a team. We stayed home at Easter, home-schooled our children and we are doing awesome work social-distancing and washing our hands. We have had an amazing leader in Prof Nicola Spurrier who has always delivered her messages with clarity and positivity and re-assured us if we do the right things, we will get through this.
The Path Forward
So, when do we get off this roller-coaster?
No-one really knows. We are starting to see restrictions ease and I believe if we continue to keep working together and following the guidelines, we will get off this ride. I know when I do, I will look back and see the positives and learn from this chapter.
It is going to take time for life to get back to some sort of normality as we have all been impacted in some way and everyone will recover at different stages. I do know that professionally and personally, a big part of recovery for me, will be continuing to spend time outside and immersing ourselves in nature. And as for Nature Play SA, we will continue to support the SA community for as long as we are in existence.
Nature Play SA acknowledges Traditional owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and Elders both past and present.
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Williamsburg és un poble dels Estats Units a l'estat de Massachusetts. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 2.427 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Williamsburg tenia 2.427 habitants, 1.027 habitatges, i 658 famílies. La densitat de població era de 36,6 habitants/km².

Dels 1.027 habitatges en un 29,4% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 51,7% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 8,8% dones solteres, i en un 35,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 25,1% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 9,1% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,36 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,88.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 21,3% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 5% entre 18 i 24, un 29,4% entre 25 i 44, un 31,4% de 45 a 60 i un 12,9% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 42 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 89,2 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 47.250 $ i la renda mediana per família de 55.833$. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 36.977 $ mentre que les dones 28.906$. La renda per capita de la població era de 25.813$. Entorn de l'1,2% de les famílies i el 5,5% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

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Comtat de Hampshire (Massachusetts)
Pobles de Massachusetts


I live in Arkansas so winters are not especially bad. Just approximating, how many 4x5 rolls of hay would it take to feed a 675lb. Heifer from November to March? Thanks for your help.
If it was kept dry, I would think two and you'd have some left over. But if its in the weather, I would expect a lot of waste because it'll be sitting out so long.
The hay will be in the elements.
Try to get square hay so you won't waste as much.
A growing 650+ lb. heifer is going to eat nearly as much as an adult cow because she needs feed to grow on. If she is getting some grain along then not so much. We figure 1 5x5 roll per cow per 20 days here in Va for the winter. That is averaging the ones with calves and the ones without. I would want to have at least 4 rolls on hand minimum, 1 per month. Keep the ones covered with a tarp to protect them and then when they are uncovered and put out to be fed there will be a little less waste. Unless you are in a drought area, then hay should be not too expensive. Don't know what kind of hay you are looking at.
Small square bales would definitely be less waste, but you have to have a place to store them and then if you get bad weather, can you get around to feed them if it is mud or snow.? It sounds like the hay will be fed out in pasture not in a barn area.
Feeding one, use small squares , even if the cost is more upfront , it'll be less in the end , and she'll do better with fresh hay.


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Ґрунтоза́чепи — пристрої, призначені для збільшення сили зчеплення на гусеницях і колесах, зокрема на пухких поверхнях (ґрунті й снігу). Вони посилюють взаємодію з поверхнею виступами, схожими з рельєфом протектора автомобільних шин і аналогічними «шипівкам» спортсменів. На танках та іншій гусеничній бронетехніці ґрунтозачепи зазвичай мають вигляд виступів на траках, але також можуть використовуватися у вигляді пластин чи поперечин.

З'явилися під час Першої Світової війни: виступи на зовнішній крайці траків бронетехніки збільшували ширину гусеничної стрічки для кращої роботи рушія на снігу чи розгрузлій дорозі. На одному траку розташовується від 1 до 3 ґрунтозачепів.

Ґрунтозачепи використовуються на бульдозерах, навантажувачах, екскаваторах. Вони можуть виготовлятися як монолітними з траками, так і кріпитися до них болтами: в останньому разі можлива заміна зношених ґрунтозачепів. Зазвичай прямі, вони можуть мати і складніші форми, включати в себе шипи й евольвентні криві — залежно від типу ґрунтів і вимог до роботи машин. Виготовляються переважно з металу, наприклад, кованої сталі, і не призначені для їзди по дорогах з покриттям. Якщо виникає потреба в транспортуванні важкої техніки своїм ходом по таких дорогах, для тимчасового закриття ґрунтозачепів використовуються дорожні стрічки.

Ґрунтозачепи використовувалися і на апаратах для пересування по дну океану, по поверхнях Місяця і Марса (на місяцеходах, марсоходах). Снігоходи також використовують гусениці з поперечними планками, але на перегонових снігоходах з міркувань безпеки вони заборонені, тому замість них застосовуються гумові гусениці.

Механіка ґрунтів
Принцип дії ґрунтозачепа полягає в захопленні ґрунту навпроти контактної площі гусениці. Опір ґрунту на зсув створює силу зчеплення. Сумарне тягове зусилля чи опір ґрунту рушієві можна обчислити за формулою:

де:
  опір ґрунту
  ширина гусеничної стрічки
  довжина контактної поверхні
  коефіцієнт когезії (властивість ґрунту)
  висота ґрунтозачепа
  загальна маса транспортного засобу
  кут природного укосу (властивість ґрунту)

Примітки

Частини транспортних засобів
Гусенична техніка


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