Things I've Found In Pockets: Mop As Metaphor?
So I was mopping my house today, and thinking "gee, this may be the last time I use this particular mop" and so on. The mop in particular is an old-fangled string one, the best kind of mop. When those mops are new they are so-so. Not terribly moppy or absorbent and too sproingy and pouffy to wring out properly. It takes them a few weeks to lose their newness and become just right: stringy, squeezy and friendly to dirt. A boon to teak floors everywhere. A broken-in mop understands how to be a mike stand or dance partner in the mopping adventures of life.
Are you with me here? Good.
But then. After a while, a string mop begins to fall apart. It looks depressed and bits fall off. The strings thin. But you hang on, week after week, because once you buy a new mop you have to break it in all over again! So there you are, thinking "goodbye, old mop" and singing "Oooooh Danny Booooy", three-stepping through the dry patches and picking up bits of string as you go. Dragging out those last moments, because parting is such sweet sorrow. And thinking, "There must be a metaphor in this, somewhere".
But damned if I can find it.
BWAHAHA! Have I mentioned lately how much I DETEST mopping in general and how filthy my floors have to be before I will even sweep? Yeah. It's true!
But, Anonymous does have some wonderful metaphor's!
Krissa, you should try living next to a bloody jungle. THE DUST! THE LEAVES! THE SCORPIONS AND TARANTULAS! Oh yes, I sweep, every day or so. Mopping not so much.
Vicki, the rocking Morris chair is the worst culprit, but I can usually slide it out onto the deck. How come olde furniture is so HEAVY?
Just realised that today is about a month since I mopped..should I even be confessing that??
How come olde furniture is so HEAVY?
Years and years of accumulated DNA.
Which is why I stick to a sponge mop. The metaphors are SO much easier!
Out with the old, in with the new! Wait a minute, what's a mop? LOL!
Lou, your harem loves your old self!
Vicki, I like the DNA thing. So does old furniture have it's own DNA, eventually?
Does old furniture have it's own DNA, eventually?
We all are a hodgepodge of centuries of human DNA aren't we? So why should anything else be different. It's called evolution. And evolution doesn't stop...because the world hasn't stopped changing.
Now, imagine that micro universe on your Morris rocker and allllll that DNA combining and seeping into the tiny fissures of wood between the varnish and when conditions are right...BOOM!! A new organism is born!
I KNEW that morris rocker was up to something!!


A friend and pledger informed me of misinformation in my last post regarding the backstory of the Easter Egg.
Damien enlisted in the navy, not the army.
I'm not revealing any secrets today so I'm posting this to my blog as well, to update anyone at all who might have any interest.
I hope you're all well. I could be better.
Finished is the map. Those prizes are printed. Below are a couple of intimately close shots.
I don't want to show too much.
Current goings-on + egg #5!
Easter egg 1 & 2!


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The One Weird Trick Bosses Learn @ Biz School
The rundown:
The one weird trick business schools teach managers
Business and government leaders signal what's ahead: Hard times
Numbers, links, and faces
Your boss with an MBA? They have a trick up their sleeve
Managers with business school degrees are really good at paying people less.
I recently wrote a lengthy screed outlining my thoughts on the current state of, well, everything, and how it's been decades in the making. If you were able to make it through it, I appreciate your patience.
One of the main points I touched on in that post was that many of our business leaders actually fail (or have no interest in) producing anything of value. Rather, they devise ways to suck up more revenue without providing additional value to consumers or the economy. They do so through regulatory capture, market manipulation, and a few other tactics.
While that thought had been bouncing around in my head since, say, 2008, it was reinforced recently when I was interviewing someone for a story I was writing about MBA programs for Fortune. An expert told me that a lot of MBA programs are kicking out graduates that focus on a few things to keep shareholders happy: Layoff domestic workers and offshore operations to increase profitability and engage in stock buybacks.
Obviously, MBA graduates can and do much more than this, and many are talented managers. But given that it's hard to innovate — and relatively easy to find other ways to increase the bottom line — it's not hard to see why this point is salient.
Well, my suspicions have been confirmed.
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that business schools are indeed better at teaching future business leaders and executives to find ways to lower workers' wages, rather than increase sales. Bloomberg wrote about the paper here, for further reading.
In short, an analysis of firms in both the U.S. and Denmark found that workers overseen by managers with business degrees see declines in pay. Specifically, wages dropped by 6% at U.S. businesses and by 3% at those in Denmark after five years.
Not just that, but these managers don't really do much else besides lower people's pay:
"Our evidence suggests that business managers are not more productive: firms appointing business managers are not on differential trends and do not enjoy higher sales, productivity, investment, or employment growth following their accession."
It's an interesting paper, and it's at least worth reading the abstract. Given our current economic situation — one in which wages are growing but are relatively stagnant, while corporate profits soar at the expense of everything and everyone — it'll be interesting to see where the research goes in the coming years.
Business and government leaders send a message
Recent comments from BlackRock's president and a U.S. Senator make it clear that younger Americans should recalibrate their expectations about the future.
A couple of years ago, I wrote an essay about how I spent several months sleeping in a hallway while I stashed away enough money to get an apartment when I was a fresh college graduate. This was in 2009, and it was a different time. The essay, in a nutshell, discusses how I found a way to become comfortable with discomfort, and how that served me in the subsequent years.
Some new research shows I touched on something in that essay. A new paper published in "Psychological Science" finds that people who embrace discomfort see dividends in a boost to motivation. It's a dynamic at play when you work out — you deadlift all that weight, thinking you're going to die, but after you do it, you feel great!
So, why bring it up? Because many of us would likely benefit from learning to embrace discomfort as the screws continue to tighten.
The screwdriver takes the form of everything, everywhere, all the time. But more specifically and immediately, it's rising prices, fewer resources and opportunities, along with a fun round of the blame game. BlackRock President Rob Kapito decided to kick things off, per Bloomberg News:
"For the first time, this generation is going to go into a store and not be able to get what they want…And we have a very entitled generation that has never had to sacrifice."
As an entitled millennial myself, I had to spit out my Beyond Burger and carefully shake the avocado toast crumbs from my lap out, as I took a break from killing Applebee's/the nuclear family/beef sales to try and really understand who, exactly, Mr. Kapito was talking about.
Not the 65-year-old Mr. Kapito's generation, of course. No, as we all know, they had it rough. Instead, he was referring to younger generations, who, as we also know, have had a relative cakewalk over the past 25 years.
I don't need to tell you that Gen Y (millennials) and Gen Z are poorer than previous generations, earn less on average, can't afford homes or college degrees, or have children. And, of course, are the ones who will have to bear the burdens of climate change, and insolvent social programs. These generations will — and should, by Mr. Kapito's logic — be ready to sacrifice.
On that final point, Senator Mitt Romney floated a trial balloon of an idea recently as well, which was that we should cut retirement benefits. For future retirees. From Business Insider:
"If we're ever going to get a handle on our debt, we're gonna have to find a way to either increase revenue, which I don't favor, or find a way to adjust our long-term benefits not for current retirees," he said at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Wednesday, seemingly ruling out any tax hikes.
"But for younger people coming along, we got to be able to find a way to balance these programs or we're gonna find ourselves in a heap of trouble," he said. He didn't specify which programs, but a pair of safety-net programs that provide benefits to retirees include Social Security and Medicare.
So, I have a generally favorable view of Mr. Romney. I don't think he's bonkers, as I do with some other politicians. But the suggestion here, as I see it, is that we're going to need to take benefits away from the current generations that are paying for them, rather than raise taxes to fund these programs. That, of course, is going to at least be part of the solution, but is an absolute non-starter in his eyes.
The two programs at the center of the conversation are Social Security and Medicare, both social programs (mostly) for the elderly, and which, combined, eat up about 40% of the federal budget. He's right, we need to get a handle on this. Here's a breakdown of federal government outlays for the fiscal year of 2020, to give you a better idea of where most of your tax dollars go, per the CBO:
Mr. Romney's comments aren't crazy. He's simply among the first to suggest that "future retirees" get ready for a loss of benefits. By 2033, benefits will start to diminish, assuming Congress takes no action at all. With that in mind, maybe we should all anticipate discussions like this becoming more frequent in the future.
Now, at some point, I do think that Congress will take some sort of action, but we're going to ask Americans to do one of two things to keep these programs around: Pay more in taxes, or accept a reduction in benefits. Both are political suicide, of course, and whatever party ends up doing whatever they choose to do to shore these programs up will probably pay dearly for it — similar to what happened to the Democratic Party after passing the Affordable Care Act, which saw them lose 64 seats in the House during the 2010 midterms.
That's a whole other issue: There are few incentives for politicians to take action.
But Mr. Romney seems to think that the correct course of action here is to ask future retirees to sacrifice — much like Mr. Kapito. The recent comments from both of them are meant to start preparing us all for the blow. What does it all mean? That life, for a lot of younger people today, is going to be worse and more difficult than it was for previous generations. It doesn't have to be, but it will.
Life isn't fair, of course, and at some point, someone needs to roll up their sleeves, do the work, and take it on the chin for making the effort. But asking the generations with the least to sacrifice for those that have the most? It's a tough pill to swallow. While you'd expect older Americans to have more wealth, there is a pretty steep drop-off in terms of what people are even able to sacrifice, when push comes to shove:
Source: Visual Capitalist
The takeaway from all of this? We're in for a long, bumpy, and uncomfortable ride in the coming decades, And it doesn't sound like it's going to get any easier, or that anyone is really willing to try and lay the groundwork to make it easier.
I typically hate discussions about intergenerational feuding, but it's becoming clear that there is an expectation that a certain segment of Americans will be able to die comfortably, while everyone else will be expected to go all scorched-earth to make it happen.
To remain optimistic (thanks to John for reminding me to try and stay positive!): We can get through it, and hopefully leave the world a little better and fairer for our kids and grandkids. But it won't be fun or easy.
We'd better get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
100: The number of years ago that the Supreme Court granted Major League Baseball antitrust exemption, effectively allowing it to act as a monopoly. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at those protections. (The Athletic)
20-25: Stores Barnes & Noble plans to open during 2022, marking the return of the bookstore after years of industry contraction (maybe?). (Bloomberg CityLab)
$7 billion: Marijuana purchases being disguised by cashless ATMs. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
$850 million: The taxpayer funding secured to build the Buffalo Bills a new stadium. (The New York Times)
7 million: The number of children who have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID so far. (STAT)
Horse murders: Somebody is killing wild horses in Arizona, and one lady is out to find them. (Time)
"Things got a lot worse more quickly than we expected.": Experts talk about the future of American democracy. (The New York Times)
Frowny Face: Investors are behaving like a recession's on the way — which, when you think about it, is literally always the case. (Institutional Investor)
Smiley Face: We're making headway in saving endangered sea turtles, so that's something. (Popular Science)
Arrivederci!
Randy Southerland
Apr 6, 2022Liked by Sam Becker
Isn't it ironic that the people talking about how the (already struggling) younger generation should struggle still more are all insanely rich? And, none of them, not a one, seems willing to shoulder any of them blame or responsibility for solving the nation's fiscal problem.
Michael Huskey
Writes What You Missed This Week
When did business admin convert to business executive? An ironic part of the name of the degree as well

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WWII Ghost Army Marches into Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 182
by Lisa Cooke | Aug 12, 2015 | 01 What's New, Book Club, Genealogy TV, images, Memory Lane, Military, United States
An incredible tale of deception during World War II. Inspiring research and storytelling techniques. Learn about the Ghost Army–and the creation of its PBS documentary–in the new, free Genealogy Gems Podcast episode 182.
In the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. They were to create an elaborate façade of military might for an audience, the German army. These men had one goal: to fool the enemy into believing they were an American army thousands strong, and draw their attention away from the actual fighting troops.
In this podcast episode, we celebrate the Twenty-third Headquarters Special Troops–known as the Ghost Army–with my special guest Rick Beyer, author of the book The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery and director and screenplay author of the acclaimed documentary film Ghost Army, which premiered on PBS.
Rick joins us for a riveting conversation. He explains the three divisions of the Ghost Army, and how they fulfilled their duties with courage and creativity. Then he takes us behind the scenes of the book to explore research strategies and in particular, effective interviewing techniques. Finally he talks to us about putting it all together: storytelling, the integration of all the art, photos and documents, and fantastic catchy chapter titles that make you want to read.
This is a must-hear episode whether you love history, mystery, military stories, family history writing advice or just listening in on a great conversation! Thank you for sharing this episode with others who will enjoy it!
If you love author interviews, check out the Genealogy Gems Book Club. We regularly interview writers of best-selling fiction and nonfiction titles that catch the interest of family history lovers.


On 20 February 2016, after a prolonged renegotiation at a Summit in Brussels over Britain's membership to European Union (EU), Prime Minister David Cameron set a referendum date of 23 June 2016 for British people to decide whether to stay in the EU or exit the EU.
The decision for referendum was initially a political promise made by David Cameron in January 2013, where he will conduct an EU referendum by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives are re-elected in 2015, which they were. But some also pointed out that the decision for a referendum was also impulsely made straight after the Summit on Britain's membership at the EU, in which Cameron did not get all the terms that he wanted and might have decided to use the referendum for leverage.
Nevertheless, for whatever reason, on Thursday 23 June 2016 voters who have registered by 7 June at the latest will begin voting from 7am until 10pm, at 382 local centres across Britain. British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens (from 54 states) who are over 18 and who are resident in the UK are eligible to vote. UK nationals living abroad who have been on the electoral register in the past 15 years are also eligible to vote. In addition, unlike in general election, Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar are also eligible to vote, as well as citizens of Commonwealth countries Malta and Cyprus.
There are no official exit poll for the referendum, and a lot of the unofficial exit polls are only allowed to start counting the votes simultaneously along with the official vote count, starting from 10pm when the voting closes, up until the morning. The national declaration of the referendum result is then expected to occur "around breakfast time" on Friday 24 June 2016 at Manchester Town Hall, and sometimes during the same day David Cameron will address the nation from Downing Street. Here's what to watch for as the night unfolds.
"If we as a nation vote to leave, that does not mean we cease to be members on 24 June. Constitutionally, the referendum is advisory. It is an instruction to the Government to begin the process of withdrawal.
The Government has various options. It could simply repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and all associated legislation and tell the EU that the UK is no longer a member. That could take a matter of days when Parliament reconvenes on Monday 27 June. But no one expects anything to happen that quickly.


Rewrite of the old post.
when you have a merge you have to do the following.
when you "forget" to do step3, you probably and up with another merge because people develop fast.
you have succesfully deployed the espace.
Not sure if I understood your problem. Is it the saving time after a merge and just before 1 CP?
I don't want to click twice on the 1-click publish if I had a merge.
it could even be in the merge window.
Liked the idea then, do it again now.
It's for shure very annoing the True change keep showing on saving after a 1CP and merge.
Please add this, auto-publish immediately after the 1-click publish merge finishes. This would save me from having to do multiple merges from fast publishing coworkers.
With Platform 9, if there are no conflicting changes, the merge is done automatically, and (once you confirm) the publish proceeds. The platform automatically detects who has changed what based on the original (base) version.
After several usability tests, we decided to allow you to make the final decision, by confirming that you do want to "Merge and Publish". Doing it all automatically was causing users to feel they were losing control and that the platform might not be doing what you really wanted. It also allows you to forcely overwrite what the other developer has done, if so required, or open the merge window (hit Compare) to have better control over exactly what is merged. When that happens, the merge options are automatically preselected, so that you don't have to think about it that much.


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Q: How does $\left(2 - \frac{1}{2^{k}}\right) + \frac{1}{2^{k + 1}}$ become $2 - \frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$? I'm studying induction here and throughout the proof we got from here:
$$ \begin{align}
&\left(2 - \frac{1}{2^{k}}\right) + \frac{1}{2^{k + 1}} \tag1\\[0.75em]
=\; &2 - \frac{1}{2^{k+1}} ( 2-1) \tag2\\[0.75em]
=\; &2 - \frac{1}{2^{k+1}} \tag3
\end{align}$$
How was that done?

A: They did this by adding up the two fractions:
$\frac{1}{2^k}$ - $\frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$
When dealing with the denominators, you can write $2^{k+1}$ as ${2^k}$$\cdot$${2^1}$
Then the $2^k$ cancels out with the first fraction's denominator and you are left with $2$$\cdot$$1$ which totals to 2. In the second fraction you are just left with 1.
Then this all adds upto: $\frac{2}{2^{k+1}}$ - $\frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$.  You can pull out $2^{k+1}$ which equals $\frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$$(2-1)$ = $\frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$.
With the complete expression this equals to what we needed, $2$ - $\frac{1}{2^{k+1}}$

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Two new trailers for upcoming DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2 have popped up over the last two days, showing Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy smacking around other super-folk. I hope this game has those two plant-loving super-folk submitting to the unspoken passion in their hearts.
...and today's trailer features some of the game's female characters because it's Valentine's Day or some nonsense.
Both Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy look to have ridiculously over-the-top super-moves, of course. They also have a hatred of Batman's son in common. Guys, a fling between Alec and Pamela would totally work.


The book has essentially 4 major sections: a quick overview of the grammar part of the JLPT; a grammar points reference; test strategies; and finally two mock tests. This book is probably the thickest N2 grammar book you can find. They packed a lot of content into this thing.... - 1 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) 2014 The Japanese Language Proficiency Test �Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken� 2014 will be held in Kyiv.
- 1 - Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) 2014 The Japanese Language Proficiency Test �Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken� 2014 will be held in Kyiv.
It's a series that has seperate books for grammar, vocab and kanji for each level of the JLPT. I'm using the grammar one for N4 right now and I prefer it's style compared to Genki and Minna no Nihongo.
Find great deals on eBay for n2 book jlpt. Shop with confidence.


The Olympics aren't just about athletic achievement and setting world records — they're also about moments that transcend sports.
Georgia, Russian shooters embrace — Following the medal ceremony in the 10-metre air pistol event, bronze medallist Nino Salukvadze of Georgia embraced and kissed silver medal winner Natalia Paderina of Russia, even as their two countries' armies fought back in Georgia.
Salukvadze's and Paderina's act of solidarity came just hours after the entire Georgian Olympic squad had considered withdrawing from the Games in protest at Russia's role in the conflict over South Ossetia.
"That kind of sportsmanship is really remarkable," International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge said.
Whitfield's triathlon silver a team effort — As a triathlete soldiers his way through a 1.5-kilometre swim, a 40-km bike ride and a 10-km run — especially the 10-km run — often the only sounds he hears are from his burning muscles screaming for him to stop, and from his stubborn pride telling them to shut up.
But in Beijing, Canada showed there's no need to go it alone.
Simon Whitfield of Victoria grabbed the headlines with his electrifying final kick to seize the silver medal in the men's race, but the feat might not have been possible without a little help from his friends.
Colin Jenkins of Hamilton, Ont., eagerly accepted his role as Whitfield's bodyguard, keeping rival swimmers and cyclists at a safe distance from his more heralded teammate. Jenkins occasionally dashed out front of the cycling pack to allow the older Whitfield to take advantage of energy-saving air currents.
Even Paul Tichelaar of Edmonton, who had made it clear before the race that he would not play caddy, chipped in by feeding Whitfield information on the ever-evolving field.
"Our communication was spectacular," Whitfield said.
Afghanistan wins its first-ever Olympic medal — In Rohullah Nikpai's war-torn country, pain and agony is a part of everyday life.
But Nikpai offered the people of his homeland a small ray of hope when he won Afghanistan's first Olympic medal ever.
"I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war," Nikpai said after winning the bronze in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo event.
Amputee swimmer makes history — Russia's Larisa Ilchenko won gold in the women's 10-kilometre marathon swim, but it was South Africa's Natalie du Toit who made history as the first amputee swimmer to compete in an Olympic Games.
Du Toit lost her left leg after a road accident in 2001. She competed in the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, winning five golds and a silver medal. She'd hoped to race in the Olympics that year too, but didn't qualify.
Back then, the open water swim wasn't yet part of the Summer Games, and du Toit lacked the leg power to make the flips and turns at the end of the pool.
When the open water competition joined the Olympic lineup, du Toit was confident she could do it — and earned an Olympic berth with a fourth-place finish at the world championships this year, a mere 5.1 seconds behind Ilchenko.
"I tried my best," said du Toit, who finished 16th. "I'm not too happy with it, but I'll be back for [the] 2012 [London Olympics]."
Finally! A medal for Ian Millar — Just by qualifying for Beijing, Canadian equestrian Ian Millar, 61, secured his ninth Olympic appearance, matching the record for individual athletes. Dating back to the Munich Games in 1972, he has actually qualified for 10 Summer Games, but missed out in 1980 when Canada boycotted Moscow.
Millar endured his share of falls and bangs at all those Olympics, but he also turned in many fine performances. Aboard famed mount Big Ben, he was part of Canadian teams that placed fourth on two occasions —1984 in Los Angeles and 1988 in Seoul.
But still, there was something missing. Apart from an unofficial gold in 1980, when equestrian events for boycotting nations were held in Rotterdam, Millar owned no Olympic hardware.
That finally changed at the Beijing Games when Millar anchored Canada to the silver medal in the team show jumping competition, becoming the oldest Canadian ever to win an Olympic medal.
"[I've ridden on] many fine teams," said Millar. "Real fine, this one."
In some ways, though, it was a bittersweet moment for Millar, who in March lost his wife, Lynn, to cancer.
"I had an angel riding with me, that's all I can say," said a teary Millar after accepting his long-awaited medal.
German love story — Taking the unofficial title of world's strongest man — the men's super heavyweight class (105 kg) — was Germany's Matthias Steiner, who lifted 461 kg in total in a contest that carried as much emotional weight as physical.
The 25-year-old, who was born in Austria, had recently lost his 23-year-old wife, Susann, who was killed in a car accident in July 2007.
Steiner had made her two promises: First, that he would become a German citizen, and second, that he would win a weightlifting gold in Beijing.
He met the first promise in January this year, and followed through with the second by winning his gold medal at the Games.
As soon as he'd won, he kissed a photo of his late wife.
Shewfelt shows spirit of a champion — The defence of his Olympic gymnastics floor title didn't go as he had hoped, but Kyle Shewfelt still feels like a champion.
The Calgarian, who battled back from two broken legs to make it to the Beijing Games and defend the gold medal he won in 2004 in Athens, failed to qualify for the floor final in China.
Though the Shewfelt-led Canadian men's team also fell short of its final, Shewfelt told CBC Sports' Ron MacLean that he was proud of his and the squad's performances, calling them "giant victories."
"The dream came true for me in 2004, but this time around there was something different," Shewfelt said. "There was something special, but on a different level."
Cochrane breaks Canada's medal drought — Teenager Ryan Cochrane won Canada's first Olympic swimming medal since 2000, taking bronze in the 1,500-metre freestyle in Beijing.
Fourth-place finisher Yuriy Prilukov mounted a furious campaign for the bronze over the final few laps, but the Russian was held off at the end by Cochrane.
"I knew that [Prilukov] could catch me because he did in the 400 [freestyle]," Cochrane told CBC Sports. "I knew I just had to give my all."
It was Canada's first Olympic swimming medal since Curtis Myden captured bronze in the 400 individual medley at the 2000 Sydney Games.
The last time Canada won an Olympic medal in the 1,500 free was in 1920, when George Vernot took silver in Antwerp.
Victory follows tragedy for volleyball coach — On the final day of the Games, the United States upset the defending Olympic champions to win men's volleyball gold for the first time in 20 years.
It was an emotional victory for the players and American coach Hugh McCutcheon, who had to cope with the death of his father-in-law just hours after the Olympic opening ceremony.
McCutcheon missed the team's first three games of the tournament because his father-in-law, Todd Bachman, was fatally stabbed and his mother-in-law, Barbara Bachman, was badly wounded while in Beijing. The pair were attacked at a popular tourist site.
During their games, the men wore "TB" and "BB" written on their shoes in honour of the Bachmans.
Chinese table tennis stars put on a show — With China having already clinched all six individual medals in table tennis, teammates Ma Lin and Wang Hao engaged in a battle of wits.
Using a combination of soft pushes and high-speed volleys, Ma scored a minor upset of world No. 1 Wang in the men's singles final.
Ma, seeded second in the tournament, won by scores of 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 in a tense matchup that showcased China's overwhelming skill in the sport.
YOUR VIEW: What is your most memorable Olympic moment of the 2008 Beijing Games?


The University School Mediterrani took part in the III Fira de l'Ensenyament de Badalona that was celebrated 26 and 27 on February in l'Escorxador's park. Thanks to our leadership Mediterrani has been the first university school of Tourism and of Marketing invited to represent from the beginning of the Fair. In the stand of EU Mediterrani, the students of Baccalaureate and CFGS could ask directly the pupils of Degree in Marketing and of Degree in Tourism all that that worries them on this qualifications. Persons in charge of Mediterrani also have realized chats on the Vocational Education & Training of the area of the Hospitality and Travel Agencies and Events.


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FERC Issues Series of Orders Related to COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, Sidley is helping clients navigate the potential consequences to energy markets and attendant legal risks. The following frequently asked questions address actions by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 2, 2020 in response to the current market conditions. This document updates energy regulatory FAQs published by Sidley on March 20, 2020.
1. Has FERC taken any additional actions to help regulated entities manage their potential enforcement and compliance-related burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic?
On April 2, 2020, Chairman Neil Chatterjee issued a news release detailing the proactive steps FERC is taking to help regulated entities manage their potential enforcement and compliance-related burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Regulated entities are taking extraordinary steps to ensure continuity for our energy systems during this unprecedented time. We're doing all we can to lift regulatory burdens and uncertainty, so that the focus can remain on critical front-line efforts," Chairman Chatterjee said.
Chairman Chatterjee announced that FERC will exercise appropriate prosecutorial discretion in addressing events that arise during the emergency period: "I've said this before, but it bears repeating: The Commission will not second-guess the good faith actions that regulated entities take in the face of this emergency."
FERC Enforcement staff will take the current emergency into account when evaluating compliance programs as part of its analyses under the Penalty Guidelines or as part of an audit for operations taking place during the emergency. Enforcement staff also will take the crisis into account in assessing the timeliness of self-reports, including the self-report credit under the Penalty Guidelines.
Chairman Chatterjee announced the creation of two FERC staff task forces to expeditiously process standards of conduct waiver requests and no-action letters. The FERC.gov coronavirus, standards of conduct and no-action letter web pages have been updated with staff contact information and enhanced procedures to facilitate prompt resolution of these matters. "While I encourage regulated entities to take advantage of the open lines of informal communication with Enforcement staff, I highlight two additional procedural options for obtaining more formal enforcement or compliance-related guidance — standards of conduct waivers and no-action letters," Chairman Chatterjee said.
Chatterjee also confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic qualifies as an emergency, triggering the suspension of certain standards of conduct posting requirements in FERC's regulations. Under those regulations, if an entity faces a disruption for more than one month and cannot resume standards of conduct posting obligations as a result of COVID-19, it should file a waiver request.
The other measures announced include these:
Enforcement staff will be in communication with the subjects of continuing nonpublic investigations and audits, and entities with continuing compliance obligations associated with completed enforcement cases. Staff will work with each entity to provide flexibility with discovery-related or other deadlines through July 31, 2020. Subjects are encouraged to reach out directly to Enforcement staff with any questions about deadlines.
Enforcement staff will not begin any new audits until July 31, 2020.
Enforcement staff will contact entities regarding only surveillance inquiries that involve market behavior that could result in significant risk of harm to the market and thus require immediate attention. Inquiries not requiring immediate attention will be postponed to a later date.
FERC has issued an extension to June 1, 2020, for Form Nos. 552, 60 and 61 as well as Electric Quarterly Reports. FERC will continue to expeditiously process individual waiver or extension requests.
Entities may delay for 60 days the submission of self-reports that involve inadvertent errors producing no significant harm to the markets, ratepayers or other market participants.
Chairman Chatterjee also stressed FERC's continuing efforts to protect markets through surveillance: "The Commission will remain vigilant during this challenging period and will continue its market surveillance efforts to protect market participants and consumers from the effects of anti-competitive behavior."
FERC Enforcement staff continues to monitor, without interruption, its surveillance data feeds and screening processes while operating in a remote status.
2. What is FERC doing about tariff requirements requiring in-person meetings and document notarization?
On April 2, 2020, FERC issued an order providing a blanket waiver of requirements to hold meetings in-person and/or to provide or obtain notarized documents contained in FERC-regulated tariffs. FERC's order grants a blanket waiver of all such requirements through September 1, 2020. This waiver applies to the in-person meeting and document notarization requirements in an open access transmission tariff, other tariff, rate schedule, service agreement or contract subject to FERC's jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act, the Natural Gas Act or the Interstate Commerce Act.
A number of FERC-regulated entities had already requested temporary waivers of requirements to hold certain meetings in-person and the requirements that certain forms provided in the course of business be notarized. For example, on March 27, 2020, the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), submitted in Docket No. ER20-1419 a request for waiver of requirements in its tariff that certain documents provided to NYISO by customers be notarized for the duration of the state of the emergency declared by New York state with respect to COVID-19.
3. Has FERC extended the time period for RTOs/ISOs posting required reports?
On April 2, 2020, FERC issued an order extending the time period for regional transmission organizations (RTOs)/independent system operators (ISOs) to post all Uplift Reports and Operator Initiated Commitment Reports. FERC extended to October 20, 2020, the time period for all reports that otherwise would have been required to be posted between April and September 2020.
By way of background, in April 2018, FERC issued a final rule requiring each RTO/ISO to post certain information on publicly available portions of their websites at specified times. In particular, RTOs/ISOs must publicly post on their websites (1) within 20 days after the end of each month, a report of uplift paid in dollars and categorized by transmission zone, day and uplift category; and (2) within 90 calendar days of the end of each month, a report of the resource name and the total amount of uplift paid in dollars aggregated across the month to each resource that received uplift payments within the calendar month (Uplift Reports). Each RTO/ISO must also publicly post on its website a report of each operator-initiated commitment listing the size of the commitment, transmission zone, commitment reason and commitment start time within 30 calendar days of the end of each month (Operator Initiated Commitment Reports).
4. What has FERC done with respect to granting extensions or petitions for waiver of the requirements to file FERC Form No. 552 (Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions) and FERC-730 (Report of Transmission Investment Activity)?
On April 2, 2020, FERC issued a final rule delegating authority to the Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, or the Director's designee, to take appropriate action on motions for extension of time to file, or requests or petitions for waiver of the requirements of, FERC Form No. 552 (Annual Report of Natural Gas Transactions) and FERC-730 (Report of Transmission Investment Activity). This rule becomes effective upon publication in the Federal Register. According to FERC, in light of the emergency conditions related to COVID-19, this delegation of authority will allow for more efficient processing of and action on motions for extension of time to file, or requests or petitions for waiver related to FERC Form No. 552 and FERC-730. These delegations apply to uncontested matters.
FERC's Chairman had previously transferred certain functions performed by the Office of Enforcement's Division of Energy Market Oversight, including the administration of FERC Form No. 552 and FERC-730, to the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation. FERC's final rule issued on April 2 amends FERC's regulations to delegate authority to the Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, or the Director's designee, to take appropriate action on motions for extension of time to file, or requests or petitions for waiver of the requirements of, FERC Form No. 552 and FERC-730. This authority was previously delegated to the Director of the Office of Enforcement. Given this change, FERC concluded it is reasonable to now delegate this authority to the Director of the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation.
5. Will FERC give priority to filings made to assure the business continuity of regulated entities' energy infrastructure?
Yes. On April 2, 2020, FERC issued a Policy Statement in Docket No. PL20-5 announcing that it will give its "highest priority to processing filings made for the purpose of assuring the business continuity of regulated entities' energy infrastructure" during the COVID-19 National Emergency. FERC stressed that the reliability and security of the nation's energy infrastructure is "vital" and that meeting energy requirements is "essential to the American people." The Policy Statement also emphasized the importance of cooperation among the federal government, industry, customers, and state and local governments to protect business continuity.
The Policy Statement may provide regulated entities with the assurances they need to spend the necessary monies to safeguard their business continuity during the COVID-19 National Emergency, such as through the implementation of new procedures to effectuate remote-work capabilities, without being concerned about future cost recovery. The Policy Statement states that FERC wants to "assure regulated entities that we will expeditiously review and act on requests for relief," with cost recovery being the primary example. Generally, regulated entities may not increase their published rates without seeking prior FERC approval. In the past, FERC has created special policies to allow for cost recovery in an emergency. For example, FERC issued a policy statement shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to assure regulated entities that it would approve applications to recover prudently incurred costs necessary to safeguard reliability and security.
6. Is there a process in place to expedite uncontested waiver requests resulting from the COVID-19 National Emergency?
Yes. On April 2, 2020, FERC issued an order temporarily delegating authority to the Director of the Office of Energy Market Regulation (OEMR), or the Director's designee, to act on uncontested requests for waiver of certain regulatory obligations that are filed as a result of the COVID-19 National Emergency. The delegated authority expires on June 1, 2020. FERC anticipates that entities will need to seek waivers of various requirements that they cannot comply with due to the extraordinary circumstances created by COVID-19. The delegation to OEMR will allow FERC to better process its review of such requests.
The obligations that the OEMR Director may act upon include uncontested requests or petitions filed pursuant to section 4 of the NGA, section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and section 6(3) of the Interstate Commerce Act requesting prospective waivers of requirements stated in FERC orders, regulations, tariffs, rates schedules and service agreements in response to steps the movants have taken related to COVID-19. As examples, FERC cites recent waiver requests filed by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) and NYISO. PJM sought waivers to allow for additional time to meet certain deadlines in its Open Access Transmission Tariff due to delays created by work-at-home measures, while NYISO sought waivers of requirements to notarize certain documents. In a related order granted by FERC on April 2, 2020, FERC granted a blanket waiver of requirements to hold meetings in person and/or to provide or obtain notarized documents contained in FERC-regulated tariffs.
This temporary delegation to the Director of OEMR is in addition to delegated authority already contained in Part 375 of FERC's regulations, 18 C.F.R. § 375.307.
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May 8, 2017 Education, U.S. News Leave a comment African AmericansHigh SchoolLatinoNew York CityNew York Civil Liberties UnionNYPDRace Wars
99% of students cuffed in NYC schools are black, Hispanic: report
Ben Chapman
Black and Hispanic kids accounted for 99% of all public school students handcuffed by NYPD school safety agents in crisis incidents in 2016, data published Monday shows.
A "child in crisis" incident is one where a student displaying signs of emotional distress is removed from the classroom and taken to a hospital for a psychological evaluation. Continue reading →
April 21, 2017 U.S. News Leave a comment Abdus-SalaamNew York CityNYPDSuicides
Mysterious death of New York judge was initially called a suicide. Now, police think it's suspicious
The mystery of how a prominent African American judge came to be found floating dead in the Hudson River has deepened as her family and widowed husband disputed suggestions by the New York Police Department that she had committed suicide.
What is known is that Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, a judge on the state's highest court, went for a walk alone on the evening of April 11, locking the door to her Harlem brownstone, leaving her phone and wallet at home. Surveillance cameras showed her walking alone near the river shortly after midnight, according to the New York Police Department. The next afternoon, her body, fully clothed in sweat pants and sneakers, was found at the edge of the river in an area popular with joggers and bicycle riders. Continue reading →
March 31, 2017 Civil Liberties, Surveillance, Top Stories, U.S. News Leave a comment Facial Recognition SoftwareNew York CityNYPD
Smile! You've just been identified by face recognition
Clare Garvie & Alvaro Bedova
Imagine a world where, as you drive into — or even walk through — New York City, your face is scanned and compared to a list of suspected terrorists or other serious criminals. Would this make you feel safe?
Now, imagine that the technology is error-prone, and may misidentify innocent people as suspects. What about now?
These are not rhetorical questions. New York is in the early stages of acquiring state-of-the-art face recognition technology to scan the faces of all drivers commuting between the boroughs of New York City.
The New York Police Department is already using face recognition to investigate crimes, and has done so since 2011. As of last year, its facial identification unit had conducted "more than 8,500 facial recognition investigations, with over 3,000 possible matches, and approximately 2,000 arrests," according to a former NYPD official who helped establish the unit.
And though there are as yet no plans to put the technology aboard the body-worn cameras coming to all uniformed officers in the near future, don't expect that to be very far behind. A 2016 study commissioned by the Department of Justice found 10 body-worn camera companies that advertise current or future face recognition integration with their systems.
Face recognition is a powerful tool. It allows police to identify people from a distance and in secret. The technology works by comparing a photo or video of an unknown face to a database of known faces-such as mugshots, driver's license photos or a watchlist of wanted individuals — and providing a list of possible candidate matches. So long as it captures your face, a police surveillance video or a photo posted to a social media page can be used to identify you in a matter of seconds.
Use of the technology will provide real public safety benefits. It may allow the police to catch terrorists or dangerous criminals. But without appropriate oversight, its use by police also poses real threats to the privacy, civil rights and civil liberties of millions of innocent New Yorkers.
And right now, no real oversight is in place.
For one thing, face recognition makes mistakes — far more than fingerprinting, iris scanning or other forms of biometric identification. A test of the FBI's system when it was launched found that it included the correct suspect in a list of possible matches only 86% of the time. In 2015, a New York Supreme Court judge suggested that face recognition is "not sufficiently reliable" to be admissible in court.
Inaccuracies have real-world consequences. A spokesperson for the NYPD acknowledged in 2015 that the technology had "misidentified" five people. These are five people who were investigated, if not arrested and charged, because they were thought to be a suspect by a computer algorithm.
What's worse, it's likely these errors will not affect everyone equally. Research suggests that face recognition more often misidentifies African Americans than people of other races — and African Americans are disproportionately likely to come into contact with law enforcement.
Despite these risks, the NYPD has implemented its face recognition largely in secret.
The department has refused to provide information about its system in response to requests filed under New York's Freedom of Information law. First, the agency argued that the records were exempt from disclosure. Then it claimed it was "unable to locate" the documents requested. Finally, it reverted to the claim that the documents are exempt from disclosure because they discuss trade secrets or confidential police procedures.
Face recognition is too powerful to be secret. It raises too many concerns to operate without transparency into how it is being deployed and what controls have been placed on its use. Communities have a right to know how they are being policed, particularly when the technology used is as invasive — and error-prone — as face recognition.
Yet New York, without proper oversight, is doubling down on the technology. Right now, The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is in the early stages of acquiring a face recognition system to scan the occupants of the 800,000 cars per day at the nine bridges and tunnels connecting New York City's boroughs.
For these commuters, the routine act of entering the city will soon come with a criminal biometric search.
Gov. Cuomo, who announced the MTA program last October, should not impose real-time face scanning on New Yorkers unless appropriate regulations are in place to safeguard privacy and civil liberties. New Yorkers also have a right to be informed about, and to weigh in on, how the technology will be used. After all, they're the ones bearing the risks, and footing the bill.
Garvie is an associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law. Bedoya is the Center's executive director. They are two of the authors of "The Perpetual Line-Up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America."
October 9, 2016 Civil Liberties, NYPD, Police Misconduct, U.S. News Leave a comment Christopher DunnNew York Civil Liberties UnionNYCLUNYPDstop-and-frisk
EXCLUSIVE: NYCLU pushes against NYPD keeping police misconduct records secret
Christopher Dunn of the NYCLU says the organization wants to see why so few officers are being seriously disciplined by the NYPD. (RICHARD HARBUS/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
The firestorm surrounding the NYPD's decision to keep secret the results of disciplinary actions taken against cops has its roots in a case involving officers hired to do work at a construction site and another in which partying off-duty cops pelted a vehicle with eggs.
Now, 40 years after the enactment of a state law protecting such information, there's a new chapter in the controversy.
The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed papers arguing against an appeal made by the NYPD after a judge ruled that police must provide the group a set of 1 Police Plaza trial room decisions. The NYCLU sought the documents on grounds they would provide a window into how the nation's largest police department deals with critical issues like excessive force and stop-and-frisk. Continue reading →
September 26, 2016 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, Civil Liberties, In-depth, NYPD, Surveillance, U.S. News Leave a comment CamerasCora CurrierIngrid BurringtonInternational Telephone and Telegraph CorporationLinkNYCLockheed MartinMicrosoftNetworks of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet InfrastructureNew York Telephone CompanyNYPDSurveillanceThe InterceptVerizonWorld Trade CenterZuccotti Park
A Walking Tour of New York's Massive Surveillance Network
Cora Currier
EARLIER THIS MONTH, on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the lower tip of Manhattan was thronged with soldiers in uniform, firefighters marching with photos of lost friends pinned to their backpacks, and tourists bumbling around the new mall at the World Trade Center. Firetrucks and police cars ringed Zuccotti Park and white ribbons adorned the iron fence around the churchyard on Broadway. Trash cans were closed up, with signs announcing "temporary security lockdown."
So it felt a bit risky to be climbing up a street pole on Wall Street to closely inspect a microwave radar sensor, or to be lingering under a police camera, pointing and gesturing at the wires and antenna connected to it. Yet it was also entirely appropriate to be doing just that, especially in the company of Ingrid Burrington, author of the new book "Networks of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure," which points out that many of the city's communications and surveillance programs were conceived and funded in response to the attacks. Continue reading →
February 1, 2016 February 1, 2016 FTSN News, Police State, PSJ Leave a comment Martial LawNYC SubwaysNYPDTravel
Fascist NYPD Commissioner Wants to Ban Criminals From Traveling in New York.
Brian S. Marks
The Police State Journal / FTSN Newsdesk
Second major report on travel ban in as many weeks
Subway crime has been on the uptake in the month of January 2016, highlighted by the fact that there have been several passengers slashed randomly on trains, placing people on edge in the city. Felonies have gone up approximately 35% this year as compared to last, according to a New York Post report, and assaults jumped up to 31 from 11 . There were 7 subway slashing incidents this past month in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Total subway crime complaints jumped up 29% compared to the last year jumping up to 189 incidents from 147 incidents, according the stats given by the NYPD; many of these crimes done by pick pockets of straphangers sleeping on the subway system for their higher priced electronics goods, and even perps groping people's private parts. Continue reading →
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NYPD Caught Trying to Censor Wikipedia Page About Killing of Eric Garner
Police deny involvement despite clear evidence.
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NYPD caught editing controversial Wikipedia entries
This past year has been quite controversial for police in America, and I suspect that 2015 won't be any different
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NYPD Caught Trying to Delete and Cover Up Records of their Police Brutality and Killing
Changes to online entries of Eric Garner and others came from IP addresses at NYPD headquarters
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I am 75 years old and contributing to my company's 401(K) plan. I have not taken an RMD from my 401(K) utilizing the "still-working exception." I just retired on April 30, 2022. My question is: Do I have to take an RMD from my 401(K) for the current year 2022, or am I allowed to wait until next April 2023 to commence taking the first RMD from the 401(K) plan?
Congratulations on your retirement! You will have an RMD for 2022 because you retired in 2022. However, because this is the first year for which you must take an RMD, you may delay taking that RMD until April 1, 2023. Keep in mind that if you do that, you will need to take two RMDs in 2023. The one for 2022 that you delayed and the one for 2023 which is due by December 31, 2023.
Hi – If my RMD from my IRAs is $20,000, but 5% of my contributions to the IRA were non-deductible contributions, does that mean I actually have to take more out that year to satisfy the RMD?
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Good news! Any funds in an IRA can satisfy an RMD. This includes nondeductible contributions. RMDs do not have to consist of only taxable funds. You will not need to take extra money out because a portion of your RMD is nontaxable.
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Krakovski kongres (poljsko: Zjazd krakowski) je bilo srečanje monarhov, ki ga je sklical poljski kralj Kazimir III. Veliki in je potekalo v Krakovu  okoli 22.-27. septembra 1364. Povod za sklic je bil zelo verjetno predlagana protiturška križarska vojna, vendar se je ukvarjal predvsem z vprašanji evropske diplomacije. V ospredju so bili miroljubni odnosi in razmerje moči v srednji Evropi ter pogajanja o skupnem odgovoru na turško nevarnost v obliki srednjeevropske zveze držav.

Udeleženci – gostje poljskega kralja so bili cesar Svetega rimskega cesarstva Karel IV., ogrski kralj Ludvik I., danski kralj Valdemar IV., ciprski kralj Peter I., mazovski vojvoda Sjemovit III., Bolko II. Świdniški,  Vladislav Opolski, avstrijski vojvoda  Rudolf IV., pomorjanski vojvoda Bogislav V., pomorjanski vojvoda Kazimir IV., bavarski vojvoda Oton V. in brandenburški volilni knez Ludvik II.

Kongres, ki je potekal v razkošnem okolju in je bil namenjenem razjazovanju  moči in bogastva poljskega kralja, je odmeval po vsej Evropi. Vključeval je znameniti banket v hiši krakovskega trgovca Mikołaja Wierzyneka, ki ga je organiziral mestni svet. Povod za praznik, ki je po besedah Jana Długosza trajal 21 dni, je bila nedavna poroka Karla IV. in Kazimirjeve vnukinje Elizabete Pomorjanske. Pomemben vir podatkov za banket v Wierzynekovi hiši je pesem Guillauma de Machauta, ki opeva dogodek.

Več razpoložljivih srednjeveških virov se ne sklada vedno glede časa in drugih vprašanj. V Krakovu sta bila verjetno dva ločena kongresa, eden leta 1363, ki je bil povezan s poroko, in drugi leta 1364, ki je bil bolj politično srečanje monarhov. Leta 1364 so bila med obravnavanimi vprašanji anžujsko nasledstvo poljskega prestola in ratifikacija mirovnega sporazuma. Oba sta, med drugimi, vključevala Ludvika I. in Karla IV., arbitrirala pa sta Kazimir III. in Bolko II.

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Срабатывает только на ссылках, а как можно получить информацию о теге в котором находится элемент, на который и было совершенно нажатие? Допустим мне захотелось получить исходный код тэга параграфа, в котором находится обычный текст. Заранее спасибо.

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Our 03' Chevy Tahoe's engine temperature gauge has been running low- typically around 180, sometimes going all the way down to 160. It used to sit conistently around 200. Any ideas why this would be happening?


Musette got her teeth cleaned yesterday. Being an older cat, she had two extractions (one a resorptive lesion).
I opted to have the vet give her injections of an antibiotic and painkiller, rather than having to grab her sore mouth and pill her.
At five, I brought Musette home. Joe took the carrier into a bedroom and shut the door while I got some wet food ready. It had been almost 24 hours since she'd eaten, and Musette loves her food.
I opened the door. Joe was holding Musette, who was growling and struggling to get downstairs to her feeder.
Josie, our Chihuahua, came upstairs.
Josie edged closer, peered into Musette's face, then edged away. No thanks. She looks crazy.
We gave Musette more food and shut her in.
After watching TV for about an hour, I went upstairs and checked on her, expecting her to be more normal. Instead, she was even weirder – craning her neck, walking a few steps, then suddenly lying down and purring. Also, her pupils were still enormous. I got my cell phone and shone a light in her eyes. No reaction.
I'm happy to say Musette was completely normal the next morning. Call us, Quentin.
So I went in there, and she's standing very still, looking down at the motherload of yummy, yummy cat vomit (from the previous night). But she's not eating it, because she's been told not to over and over again. What a good girl.
I cleaned it up and gave her a treat.
Let's face it, you forgot what you were arguing about.
I talk to my dog a stupid amount.
When we're outside especially, it's a constant babble of one-sided conversation. "What'd you find there? That stick is sort of stuck in that clump of grass, isn't it? Maybe you should try the other side." If I were someone else listening to this, it would make me sick.
I justify this behavior with the idea that the more I talk, the more my dog comprehends – not just words, but body language and tone. I'm surprised Border Collies haven't learned to speak, frankly. I mean, you learn 1,022 words and you don't bother to wrap your lips around, "Dinner, yo"?
All this is by way of telling a cute story, or a stupid story, depending on your taste.
Josie O is little, so I slice the pointiest end of the carrot lengthwise and give her half. But yesterday's carrot was extra thin, so I just lopped off the top and handed it to her. Instead of trotting away with it as she usually does, she just stood there. I noticed the carrot looked a little big now that I actually saw it in her mouth.
Thpuh. Clunk. That's the sound of her spitting the carrot on the floor. I picked it up, cut it, and handed it back.
Chomp, and trot, trot, trot, away she went.
It's probably more serendipitous than conclusive, but I enjoy these little moments. How about you? Got any stories about your dog's apparent ability to comprehend your meaning?
Here's a bonus article about how dogs are generally as smart as two-year old kids.
What's your dog smell like?
When Josie O needs a bath, she smells like a room in a cheap motel, next to a rib joint. I'm okay with that.


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William Woodward (birth and death dates unknown) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Woodward served as member of the State house of representatives from 1818 to 1823. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817).

Woodward was a slave owner.

He was father of Joseph A. Woodward.

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Facebook to Open to 3rd-Party Developers
Published Apr 27, 2009 at 12:51 PM | Updated at 2:39 AM EDT on Apr 28, 2009
Facebook was founded by Eric Zuckerberg and Dustin Muskovitz in 2004.
Ever-popular social networking site Facebook is expected to announce changes today that will help expand the site into an all-purpose Web destination.
The Wall Street Journal reports Facebook will announce it is opening its system to third party developers. The move would allow you to access Facebook through programs other than your Web browser, much the way you can get a Twitter feed through various platforms and programs.
The Palo Alto-based startup has so far recruited about 65 companies to create software for the Facebook Platform, which will be opened up to any company starting Thursday night.
The company's 23-year-old founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said Thursday the move was similar to what Microsoft Corp. did decades ago, when the relatively obscure software maker began encouraging third-party companies to write programs for its personal computer operating system, reported MSNBC. The strategy made Microsoft phenomenally profitable and helped turn founder Bill Gates — like Zuckerberg, a Harvard University dropout — into world's richest man.
"Until now, social networks have been closed platforms," Zuckerberg told about 750 programmers attending the company's first developer conference, dubbed f8. "We're going to end that."
The best known third-party contributor so far is e-commerce powerhouse Amazon.com Inc., which is allowing Facebook members to publish book reviews on their profile pages. The feature will debut later this week.
The change would catapult Facebook's usefulness past its rival MySpace.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC4 Washington


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Rhythmakers, sometime known as The Rhythmakers or the Chicago Rhythm Kings in later re-issues of their music,  was a jazz recording group which recorded music in four sessions in New York City in 1932. A racially integrated ensemble, the group was unable to tour or perform publicly due to racial segregation laws enforced throughout the country. Nevertheless, the group's popularity on record helped to bolster support for racially integrated music groups in the years to come.

Rhythmakers was organized by American music publisher and jazz impresario Irving Mills; initially as a means of featuring and promoting the singer Billy Banks. Banks was the featured singer in nine songs recorded during the first two sessions with trumpeter Red Allen, clarinet and saxophone player Pee Wee Russell, banjoist Eddie Condon, pianist Joe Sullivan, double bassist Al Morgan, and guitarist Jack Bland. Drummer Gene Krupa played for the first session, but was then succeeded by Zutty Singleton who played percussion for the final three session. The third session saw a changeover of performers, with Fats Waller replacing Sullivan on piano, Pops Foster replacing Morgan on double bass, and Jimmy Lord taking over the clarinet but not saxophone parts from Russell. For the fourth and final session, Waller was replaced on piano by Frank Froeba, vocalist Chick Bullock succeeded Banks as the group's singer, and Tommy Dorsey was brought in as a trombonist.

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Pride Worldcity Our Marathon for Breast Cancer Awareness, in short PWOBCA. Yes that is a mouth full so OUR MARATHON should do!
Sunday morning of 31st Jan 2016 is when thousands of OUR MARATHONers will be flooding the streets of Pune. They come together and celebrate the noble cause of breast cancer awareness.This spirited event will be flagged off from Pune's Police Ground on Ferguson College Road. The runners will go along Pune University Road and Pashan Road and return the same way to the Police Ground, more details find out here.
A galaxy of Bollywood stars are expected to join in – Kajol, Ajay Devgan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Resul Pookutty, Swapnil Joshi and Sai Tamhankar.
Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, the entity behind the event, has also inspired major captains of industry in Pune to attend the event.
The last edition of OUR MARATHON attracted 8000 enthusiastic runners from across the city and beyond. Owing to the ever-increasing popularity, the count for the 2016 edition is expected to be even higher.
Runbuddies, a sports event management company founded by Nikhil Shah and Arvind Bijwe, will manage the event. Runbuddies has a formidable track record of having managed over a dozen similar events in Pune and Mumbai.
Runners can expect the event to be very well organized and fun-filled.
Dashrath Mengal, one of the rising stars of distance running in Pune and the winner of PRBM 2015 marathon, is a red hot favorite to break the course record in the 21k category. Anita Kore will provide a very serious challenge to the 21K women.
For many serious runners, this is a celebratory run after the grueling Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon. They can be seen showing off their SCMM finisher's medals!
Runners can buy Timing chips and souvenir T-shirts separately.
OUR MARATHON is a celebration of Cancer Survivors and their caregivers.
All runners are eligible for getting mammography at the venue or at Orchid Breast Health.
On request, Prashanti can organize a cancer screening (for all) and mammography (for females) at any commercial establishment / office in Pune.
Last year Prashanti Cancer Care Mission treated 2500 patients. Every morning there is a long line of patients at Dr. Koppikar's office at Orchid Breast Health.


There's a new dog in the park. Boris, the Irish wolfhound from Canada, does nothing but boast about his many adventures abroad. Jake is jealous of Boris, and is convinced that Boris is to blame when an injured gosling and a dead swan turn up.


NATANIA, Israel, August 7. AFTER lowered the women's 200 breast national record at the Israeli Summer Nationals held at the Wingate Institute, Yulia Banech downed the 50 breast standard.
Banech clocked a 31.95 to crush her 32.34 national mark set in March. Last night, Banech became the first sub 2:30 Israeli woman with a 2:29.03 in the 200 breast.
Other notable swims from the day included a 27.45 in the men's 50 breast for Mickey Malul, and a 1:49.36 in the 200 free for Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or's third win of the meet. Guy Barnea also won his third title with a 54.59 in the men's 100 back.
Special thanks to Dr. Buky Chass for contributing this report.


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Q: Binding event handlers to elements using JQuery's .each and .on I need to bind a handler to the click event on multiple elements on the page and send the value of that element to some other function, but some questions came to mind.
I can achieve the same effect by using .each and binding the handler to each distinct element, or just by using the .on() function to bind them all at once. The latter approach requires fewer explicit method calls, but is it practically faster, or is the work simply being shifted under the hood to jQuery?
Here's the stripped down version of what I meant by above:

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Is jQuery doing the same thing under the hood? or are they doing something completely different?

A: $().on() itself calls each, so it's pretty much the same thing as far as result goes, with the difference that in your scenario 2, where you call each() then on(), on() will still call each() for every object on which you call on(). So it's 5 calls to each vs 1. so it looks like calling each() and then on() is superfluous and so it should be more efficient to call on() directly, but probably in a very very marginal way. Except if you have lots of elements, I don't think you'll see that much of a difference.
You can see in jQuery source code, this is what on() returns:
return this.each( function() {
            jQuery.event.add( this, types, fn, data, selector );
        });

But in such a case, the more efficient way remains using delegated events. Like this:
$(document).on('click', '.el', function(){console.log('delegated')});

You can see in this fiddle, I've added logs to on and each functions to see exactly what happens. This is using jQuery 2.0.2:
http://jsfiddle.net/d2vev3y0/


KO Cosplay is based in New York, USA and has been cosplaying for three years. Originally a group of three, the name stuck after the group disbanded. KO started cosplaying after falling in love with Yoko Littner. Her friends suggested she get into cosplay after watching Gurren Lagann together, as they felt she'd be good at matching a lot of anime characters due to all the working out she did. She then ordered a costume online, fixed it up some, attended her first convention and loved it!
Cosplaying has since turned into a rewarding and challenging hobby for KO. She has described making costumes similar to figuring out a puzzle, enjoying overcoming the issues that inevitably arise when crafting one. Whilst cosplaying provides a great way for KO to express herself, and present her with exciting projects to work on, she primarily enjoys cosplaying and attending conventions for all the friends she has made doing so. Finding kindred spirits in fellow geeks in many people across the country means the world to her.
KO has completed approximately 30 costumes since she started in 2011. Learning from Google, Youtube and fellow cosplayers, she crafts all her costumes and props herself. She has a passion for video games and anime, and picks characters whose personalities she feels she connects with. Her "signature" cosplay to date, and her favourite, is Crimson Viper (Street Viper). KO plans to create all of the alternate costumes for her. Most of the characters KO chooses are total badasses, including Mania (Marvel), Yang Xiao Long (RWBY), Laura Kinney (X-Men), Domino (X-Force), Selene (Underworld) and many, many more!
A particular aspect of cosplay that KO is known for is her Gijinka Pokémon (the Japanese term for humanising a character that is usually an animal or object). KO grew up playing Pokémon, whiling away many hours in every game to date. The Pokémon she picks to cosplay are types she has always loved. She has so far appeared as Wartortle, Suicune, and Rayquaza. Future gijinka versions she plans to make are Rapidash and Houndoom.
KO is an extremely busy woman! She spends a lot of time at work and in the gym, but during what little free time she has that isn't dedicated to designing and sewing costumes, working on commissions and knitting items for her knit shop (does she ever sleep?!); she likes playing video games (RPGs and fighters being her favourite genres), reading manga and comic books, watching anime (typically while at the gym), rock climbing and horseback riding. Even in all this flurry of activity, she still makes time for regular social media updates. If you'd like to keep up with the latest from KO Cosplay, you can find her information below.


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Facebook: Slow and TikTok: Fast. Can Research Keep Pace with Effects?
I read "Facebook Proven to Negatively Impact Mental Health." The academic analysis spanned about two decades. The conclusion is that Facebook (the poster child for bringing people together) is bad news for happy thoughts.
I noted this passage:
The study was based on data that dates back to the 2004 advent of Facebook at Harvard University, before it took the internet by storm. Facebook was initially accessible only to Harvard students who had a Harvard email address. Quickly spreading to other colleges in and outside the US, the network was made available to the general public in the US and beyond in September 2006. The researchers were able to analyze the impact of social media use by comparing colleges that had access to the platform to colleges that did not. The findings show a rise in the number of students reporting severe depression and anxiety (7% and 20% respectively).
The phrase which caught my attention is "quickly spreading." Sure, by the standards of yesteryear, Facebook was like Road Runner. My thought is that the velocity of TikTok is different:
Slow ramp and then accelerating user growth
Rapid fire content consumption
Short programs which Marshall McLuhan would be interested in if he were alive
Snappy serve-up algorithms.
Facebook is a rabbit with a bum foot. No lucky charm for the Zuckers. TikTok is a Chinese knock off of the SR 71.
Perhaps the researchers in Ivory Towerville will address these questions:
What's the impact of high velocity, short image-centric videos on high school and grade school students?
What can weaponized information accomplish in attitude change on certain issues like body image, perception of reality, and the value of self harm?
What mental changes take place when information is obtained from a TikTok type source?
Do you see the research challenge? Researchers are just now validating what has been evident to many commercial database publishers for many years. With go-go TikTok, how many years will it take to validate the downsides of this outstanding, intellect-enhancing service?
Stephen E Arnold, September 23, 2022
Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Facebook, News, Social Media


Luk 16 | Comm | STEP | He also said to his disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.
1 He also said to his disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.' 3 The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' 5 So he called in each one of his master's debtors, and he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 6 And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' 7 Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' And he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' 8 So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. 10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust you with the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another's, who will give you what is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." 14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him. 15 He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. 16 The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fail. 18 Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
19 "There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.' 25 But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things; but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' 27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' 29 Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' 30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' 31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"


The innovative solution for power loss testing of ferrite cores by BLINZINGER.
During the operation of inductive components like winding components power loss occurs - this power is being issued as heat to the environment. In this context ferrite cores cause power loss. The construction and quality of the materials used in ferrite cores significantly influences power loss of an inductance.
As a reaction on the lively interest of our customers on this topic, BLINZINGER Elektronik wanted to develop a measurement device, which offers testing and showing fast results of the described power loss in just one device.
With the new measuring device BVM20 we offer a perfect solution for precise power loss measuring of ferrite cores.
The BVM20 measurement device serves to register the core loss in ferrite cores under realistic conditions. To achieve this, sinusoidal voltages are put on the ferrite core to be tested. Voltage and current are measured. A power generator generates the sinusoidal test-voltage, which can be adjusted in 10mV steps up to 40V amplitude. The frequency range can be adjusted in 1 kHz steps from 1 kHz up to 254 kHz.
The BVM20 is operated via touch panel. A fast 32-bit microcontroller handles the evaluation of the measurement electronic. Voltage, current and the power loss are measured in parallel and shown as amplitude values. Power is measured and displayed in real-time as well. Voltage and current are measured as real effective values and than displayed as amplitude values. The bandwidth of the measurement system is 10 MHz. This ensures that even with distorted signals the power loss is correctly captured.
Small to mid-sized ferrites with an Ae up to approximately 400mm2 at 100 kHz with 100mT modulation can be measured with the BVM20. The measurement range can be extended with optional adaptors to test and measure larger core geometries.
Besides displaying all values on the internal display, external displaying and evaluation of all values on a PC is available with the optional USB interface. External control of the device via USB is available as well. Both options are not implemented yet, but are intended to be in the near future.
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My father was reasonably handy around the house. Guys of his generation had to be. There was no Google or YouTube to go to for videos on how to repair things. You had to figure stuff out on your own, and people took great pride in doing so.
I remember an event from when I was in grade school. It was Christmastime, and I had just come home from a friend's house where his father had assembled a train set around their Christmas tree. I was so impressed with what he had done that I started going on and on to my mom about how great my friend's dad was. My father was home at the time, probably catching a nap between the two jobs he worked to support our family, and my mom was concerned that he might have been within earshot. When I finished blithering, she reminded me about all the great qualities of my dad, and that while my friend's father might also be great in some areas, I didn't want to ignore the qualities of my own. This lesson has stayed with me over the years, and it's one I've also applied to business.
Ninety percent of all businesses in North America are considered "family businesses," so it's only natural that many have multiple generations of the same family working in them. At VMA, we're frequently asked to help our clients navigate the transition of ownership within a family business—usually parents transferring ownership to their children. These are the same children whose diapers they changed, whose ball teams they coached, and whose recitals they attended. And these are the same parents whose younger legs their kids clung to when they were frightened or feeling insecure. Too often, past events like these, and the relationships and emotions they forged, are forgotten when it comes to business.
In a transition, it's typically only one of the family members who requests outside help. And it's only natural for the expert to be viewed as the latest "friend's parent" who is being championed by that party. When either generation asks for help, even if it's just to get along better when they're at work, we always keep in mind the role we're playing and the responsibility we have to all parties involved. As experts, we might have specific skills in certain areas, but the family members do as well. And the expert's role with the company is transient, while the family members have a long history that preceded their involvement and, hopefully, will continue after it ends.
Successful transitions occur when all generations involved are bought into the process; when everyone is trusting and feeling secure; when they feel their voice is being heard and their interests are being taken seriously. An expert's job is to create such an environment while they facilitate the transition.
Unfortunately, raised voices and hurt feelings are all too often part of learning to work better together or part of the ownership transference process. But it doesn't have to end that way. If we enter the process focused on respect, inclusion, and mutual gain we're much more likely to produce a successful result.
Wealth transfers hands from person to person, or generation to generation. The relationships that are left behind are what matter most. They transcend time.