Intersection of 50th West & Avenue N-8 and intersection of 55th West & Avenue N.
9th Street East Palmdale Blvd. to Avenue Q/ 8th Street East Palmdale Blvd. to Q-6/ 12th Street East Palmdale Blvd. to Q-4.
Avenue S/47th East to 57th East.
45th East & Avenue R.
Elizabeth Lake Road from mile marker 5.11 to mile marker 6.55.
Intermittent lane closures and flagging operations for phase II interim grading and drainage improvements.
For more information, call the public works department at 661/267-5300.
PALMDALE – There is still room for interested persons to register for the Palmdale Playhouse's upcoming tap, jazz and ballet classes.
Performance Tap and Jazz classes began Monday, Aug. 1 and a Non-Performance Ballet Class for teens and adults, new this year, started on Aug. 2. Performance Ballet classes will start next week on August 18.
"It's not to late to sign up for any of our classes," said Theatre Operations Assistant Debbie Barrientes. "Our dance classes are designed to provide students with a comprehensive and enriching dance education and an opportunity to develop performance skills. We work on technique, creativity and expression, and class sizes are limited to ensure that each student receives the positive, consistent attention needed to develop their unique abilities as a dancer, whether their interests are recreational or professional," she said.
Fees for the classes are $70 for Palmdale residents and $90 non-residents. An early bird discount of $10 off is available now through Aug. 11 for the Performance Ballet Class that begins Aug. 18.
Dance classes for the fall session will conclude with two performances at the Palmdale Playhouse in December.
The Palmdale Playhouse is located at 38334 10th St. East in Palmdale.
For more information and class times, call the Palmdale Playhouse at 661/267-5684 or visit our Web site atwww.cityofpalmdale.org/playhouse.
WHAT: Grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for Advanced Imaging Center's new facility in Palmdale.
WHO: Advanced Imaging Center staff; Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford; members of the City Council; City of Palmdale staff; Palmdale Chamber of Commerce staff and Ambassadors.
BACKGROUND: Advanced Imaging Center (AIC) is a state-of-the-art, diagnostic medical imaging center specializing in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning (OPEN MRI and high-field MRI), 4D ultrasound, helical CT scanning, coronary calcium scoring, DEXA bone density testing, as well as x-rays.
AIC was founded in January 1998 by Dr. Ray H. Hashemi, M.D., Ph.D. (Dr. Ray). Dr. Ray received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of California. He later completed his Medical Degree (M.D.) from the University of Miami School of Medicine. Subsequently, Dr. Ray completed five years of diagnostic radiology residency program and one year of MRI fellowship training in the Los Angeles area. He is the author of the book "MRI: The Basics," a 353-page book with over 400 illustrations and images on the physics and basics of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), whose 2nd edition was recently published. Dr. Ray is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and an expert in the field of MRI.
The City of Palmdale's public safety and community relations department will kick off the 28th Annual National Night Out (NNO) with special activities and displays at the City's Thursday Night on the Square (TNOTS) event this Thursday, July 28.
The event will run from 5:30 to 9 pm in Poncitlán Square, 38315 9th Street East in Palmdale.
National Night Out is a nationwide crime and drug prevention awareness campaign sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch designed to generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts. It strengthens neighborhood spirit and law enforcement-community partnerships and sends a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting crime. Target is the national corporate sponsor of NNO.


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RIP Locast; also, how to watch over-the-air TV without cable
September 7, 2021 December 10, 2021
Last Tuesday, a court delivered a devastating ruling against nonprofit streaming service Locast. Locast, for the unaware, was a service offered in a handful of US cities that allowed subscribers to watch live streaming of local over-the-air (OTA) TV stations and their digital subchannels. The service was free for users, but that came with a "nag screen" interrupting the stream 15 minutes in, asking for a $5/month donation. Those that donated saw the nag screen go away. Geoblocking software ensured that viewers in, say, Milwaukee couldn't watch the local stations in Seattle, and vice-versa.
Launching in 2018, Locast grew to cover several dozen or so cities, covering over half of the country's TV viewers. That said, the major commercial networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) didn't like the service and sued, claiming copyright infringement. A judge apparently agreed, also claiming Locast using the donation fees to expand its service to other cities supposedly went against being a nonprofit. While Locast vowed to fight, they opted instead to shutter the service the next day. Subscribers received an email informing of the sudden shutdown, while app users got a popup message.
Why the Locast lawsuit
Why the backlash from broadcasters? Basically, local TV stations make much of their money these days not only from advertising, but also from collecting retransmission fees from cable companies (and cable-replacement streaming services like YouTube TV).
Given that, anything that cut into collecting said fees (which Locast didn't pay, citing nonprofit exemptions in federal law) is seen as a threat. Never mind:
The size of local TV station owners (Sinclair earned $2.73 billion in revenue in 2016).
Most local stations already stream their news live online, suggesting they could easily offer a Locast-like service for free or cheaper than the alternatives.
It doesn't say much for local OTA TV's business model or future if they're (ironically) reliant on shaking down cable companies for cash. See: the constant high-profile carriage disputes between TV stations and cable/satellite companies.
All of the broadcasters in question also own streaming services (and one, NBC, is owned by a cable company).
Why I liked Locast
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash
I'd been using Locast for a year or so, and found it a nice alternative to the more expensive alternatives. I'd previously used Comcast's over-the-air basic channels package, which was still expensive after various fees (including one for "HD broadcasting"… which is like charging for broadcasting in color). Thus, I'm not happy about Locast shutting down.
The alternatives are either expensive (cable or cable-replacement live streaming services) or involve fiddling with an antenna, which given digital broadcasting's nature can be hit-or-miss. I don't like messing with antennas, and given where I currently live (the Pacific Northwest), I can't imagine TV reception around here being the strongest. I also notice Locast shut down just as football season is starting—the main time of the year OTA TV gets attention.
Still, I doubt this is going to send Locast's former users stampeding back to cable, if that's what broadcasters hoped. More likely, if they get lousy TV reception and aren't fans of sports or award shows (OTA TV's only real advantages at this point), it's easier to just ignore local TV and stick with on-demand streaming. Most local TV outside network programming and news is generic time-filler: talk shows, judge shows, infomercials, and reruns of older TV shows. Almost all material one can get on streaming services, which also offer better viewing options.
Ways to watch over-the-air TV without cable
"HD TV from rabbit ears" by theslowlane is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (Flickr / cropped from original)
With Locast gone, there aren't as many decent alternatives to watch over-the-air TV, but they do exist.
A TV antenna
A TV antenna's an obvious option to try, I suppose. But again, TV reception is highly dependent on where one lives, the surrounding geography/buildings, and so on.
PBS and PBS Kids
PBS is the easiest broadcaster to replace, likely thanks to its noncommercial nature. Most PBS stations offer free live streaming of their main channel through the PBS app, as well as through the station's website. Geoblocking ensures you're limited to your local PBS station(s).
The PBS app only streams the main channel, rather than any digital subchannels the stations might offer. However, the stand-alone PBS Kids app and website also offer free live streaming of the PBS Kids network.
Other than sports and live events, local news is the other main reason for watching local TV at this point. Fortunately, most TV stations offer their newscasts streamed live for free. Options to watch these:
Your local TV station's website. Example: KING-TV in Seattle's website, which also lists previous newscast clips to watch.
Many stations offer their own stand-alone apps on devices like Roku.
Similarly, there are some apps that offer multiple stations' live newscasts within one app. NewsOn is a popular app (and website) that provides access to multiple TV stations' live newscasts, as well as previous newscasts and clips. Users can also easily watch a newscast from outside their area—say, if someone in San Francisco wanted to watch the local news from Honolulu or New York.
While many sports leagues have fled to lucrative (and pricey) cable tiers, the NFL is still near-exclusively available to watch ("Monday Night Football" aside) on over-the-air TV.
The streaming alternatives (that aren't cable replacement services) aren't as good, but broadly:
ABC's network sports broadcasts are usually simulcast for free through ESPN3 (via most internet service providers), available within the ESPN app on streaming and mobile devices. This includes NBA/WNBA games aired on ABC, plus some soccer games. Adding on ESPN+ (at $7/month) also adds other sports (NHL hockey, MLS soccer, college football, etc.), though not the main ESPN channel itself.
Paramount+ offers, at its $10/month tier, streaming of one's local CBS affiliate/the CBS network, including all sports broadcasts.
Yahoo Sports' app for smartphones and tablets carry all NFL games, both local ones and nationally broadcast ones, live for free. I've yet to try it myself, but if you don't mind watching football on your phone or iPad, this sounds like a good option.
If the above fails: cable-replacement live streaming services
Finally, there's cable replacement live streaming services. I list this option last since it's also the most expensive. The major services in this category—YouTube TV, Fubo TV, and Hulu Live—all carry the major network affiliates, plus a handful of other local stations. However, all three start at $65/month. Sling TV offers the local Fox and NBC affiliates, including sports broadcasts, in a handful of cities with its Sling Blue tier, at $35/month.
One downside is these services don't carry smaller local TV stations, or vary on what local stations outside the Big Four network affiliates are offered. For example, only YouTube TV carries PBS. None of them seem to carry Chicago's WGN, a major longtime local TV station, or MeTV (a network airing "Svengoolie" and classic reruns). In the Seattle area, YouTube TV only carries the main PBS station, KCTS, but not the area's secondary station, KBTC.
Checking YouTube TV's stations by zip code also shows it oddly offers out-of-market PBS stations to some cities' subscribers (despite already having a local station). Looking at Indiana alone: South Bend subscribers get WGVU from Grand Rapids, Michigan; Indianapolis subscribers get WTIU from Bloomington, Indiana; and Fort Wayne subscribers get WBGU from Bowling Green, Ohio. None of which makes much sense?
Still, if you're really in need of live local TV and none of the other options above will do, subscribing to one of these services will at least get you all the major commercial network affiliates.
"Can the digital TV signal pierce these storm clouds?" by theslowlane is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (Flickr / cropped from original)
While Locast shutting down is a blow, some alternatives do exist, including (if nothing else) TV antennas. If you're not a sports fan, most of the major over-the-air local TV content replacements are free or inexpensive to watch. Still, it doesn't say much about OTA commercial TV (or the stations' owners) if the official alternatives for those with spotty TV reception are expensive cable or cable-replacement packages.
In my case, since I don't want to mess with a TV antenna, I'm going with a mix of the following:
ESPN+ and ESPN3 for ABC's sports (NBA, WNBA, some NHL games), MLS games, and NHL games.
The PBS and PBS Kids apps for everything on PBS.
The Yahoo Sports app on my iPad for NFL football games.
A few local TV stations' apps for local news.
The usual on-demand streaming services for the infrequent need for network TV shows.
Everything else about OTA TV I'll just ignore, or find alternatives if needed. Given it's otherwise filled with infomercials and time-filler talk and judge shows, plus the melodrama currently surrounding "Jeopardy!" alone, I won't be missing much anyway.
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Does no one else see the irony in this? The local visitors bureau always attempts to showcase Bike Week and Biketoberfest, and yet locals in the visitors bureau seemed shocked by the information from the focus group. Even Panama City Beach (known as the "Redneck Riviera") received better marks than Daytona Beach. Wake up, folks. The perception of Daytona Beach will never change as long as racing and motorcycle events are touted to be the highlights of the area.
Was the juxtaposition of Jeffrey Cassady's article, "Daytona gets low marks from Ohio focus group," and the photo of "Maxx," the Biketoberfest celebrant, an editorial joke on the Oct. 20 front page?
Is it any surprise that the focus group's impressions of Daytona Beach were "crowded," "redneck" and "starting to fall apart," when this is how the local media chooses to depict the city?
While there were other cultural and recreational activities that weekend, motorcycle celebrations led the news.
If tourism advertising's goal is to change negative perception, then let's lead the news with articles that highlight the breadth of what we offer.
The News-Journal reported that Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre didn't file an incident report for the damage to his cruiser on his personal trip to Virginia. His reasoning was that it isn't necessary to write a report to yourself.
I bet many readers felt just like I do. How could he forget that an official report is for public record, not for exclusive use by the boss? He doesn't make rules and policies, he upholds and enforces them. And he is not exempt from them.
Have you received a notice from Florida Blue, terminating your health insurance policy? Do you remember President Obama's sweeping guarantee that "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what." This promise has proven hollow. According to an Oct. 21 article in Kaiser Health News, Florida Blue is terminating about 300,000 policies, about 80 percent of its individual policies in the state.
Florida is not alone. Kaiser Permanente in California sent notices to 160,000 people, about half its individual business in the state. Highmark in Pittsburgh is dropping about 20 percent of its individual customers and Independence Blue Cross, the major insurer in Philadelphia, is dropping about 45 percent.
The reason given by all these insurers is that their policies fall short of what the Affordable Care Act requires. For those who find themselves without coverage, good luck logging onto Healthcare.gov, the non-functioning, glitch-ridden exchange website.
Irony of ironies, the White House now indicates it won't rule out a delay of the individual mandate, and Democratic lawmakers, including our own Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, are pushing it to do so.
President Obama claims the exchange rollout problems are being fixed. His toughest problem may be dreaming up new excuses for his administration's mounting failures.
Incompetent! It is unbelievable that our government cannot realize that when there is a kink or a glitch, or whatever they prefer to call it, on a billion-dollar website for the Affordable Care Act, it is time to act. Every third-grader knows that when it doesn't work, it is time to reboot.
Why can't this White House, for once, admit that they have made an enormous mistake and it is time to start over with competent people. You have to test-drive or have a dress rehearsal, before any presentation.
This is a true embarrassment to this country.
I am offended Section D of Wednesday's paper showed vampire doughnuts with a cross as background. This is in bad taste — in spite of the doughnuts.


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Stafford Hospital scandal
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Stafford Hospital scandalJoe Segen2016-12-06T02:23:18+00:00
Stafford Hospital
MEDSPEAK–UK
A scandal which began with the UK's Healthcare Commission's investigation into the apparently–later confirmed–high mortality rates of patients admitted to Stafford General Hospital's A&E (casualty) department. As it turned out, the mortality rate was just the tip of the iceberg of the
Stafford Hospital Cynthia Bower
mess at Stafford Hospital.
The Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust*–MSFT, which runs Stafford General, conducted an internal investigation on the allegation of high A&E mortality and, quelle surprise, found "Ain't no problems here, Boss".
*Foundation trust hospitals are meant to be the best hospitals in the UK
Unconvinced by MSFT's findings, the UK Healthcare Commission, which oversees hospital trusts, launched a full scale investigation, uncovered a litany of serious problems at Stafford General, and concluded that patients weren't properly nursed due to deliberate understaffing to save a buck or two. Patients were left lying in soiled sheets, crying in pain, frightened, and so thirsty that they drank water from flower vases. The Commission concluded patient welfare was sacrificed to meet a financial target of saving £10 million, which the Board decided could only be achieved by reducing staffing levels, which were already insufficient.
The Health Service was so angry with the incompetent executives at Stafford…that they promoted them, most notably, Cynthia Bower, who later helmed the (!!!) Care Quality Commission–CQC. Fittingly, La Bower took office on 1 April, 2009. But before you go thinking she slept her way to the top… (bottom image)
God bless her…sooooo, I'm going with the Peter principle, because Boss Bower's CQC was making the news less than two years later, having ignored warnings by a whistle blower about the shocking systematic abuse of vulnerable adults at a residential hospital in Bristol…who knows, maybe the Secretary of State for Health job will open up…
Synonyms Mid Staffordshire Inquiry, Mid Staffordshire scandal
References en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Hospital_scandalen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Care_Quality_Commission
www.midstaffsinquiry.com/pressrelease.html
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/care-home-fears-raised-months-ago-2292121.html


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News » WFH launches PACT Advocacy Academy
WFH launches PACT Advocacy Academy
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is proud to announce the launch of The PACT Advocacy Academy.
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is proud to announce the launch of The PACT Advocacy Academy. This course is part of the WFH Path to Access to Care and Treatment (PACT) Program, a 5-year initiative designed to improve outreach and diagnosis and increase access to sustainable care for people with inherited bleeding disorders. The course was developed in partnership with the New York University (NYU) Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Taught exclusively online by renowned experts in the field of advocacy and bleeding disorders, the PACT Advocacy Academy is a unique 8-month course designed to equip WFH national member organization (NMO) advocates with the knowledge and tools they need to advocate for increased access to care and treatment in their country. Graduates of this academic course will receive a joint executive training certificate from the WFH and NYU.
The goal of the PACT Advocacy Academy is for course graduates to be conversant with foundational concepts and principles of care in bleeding disorders, and be familiar with the key elements of procurement models for therapeutic products. Students will also acquire a basic understanding of health economics concepts and health technology assessments, and the core elements of designing an advocacy campaign. Graduates will complete their studies knowing how to identify the key stakeholders involved in access to care and treatment policies in their country, how to design an advocacy project, and how to frame, brand, and communicate campaign messaging.
The course will be offered in English in 2022, with plans to offer it in other languages in 2023. The application period opened on September 9, 2021, with the on-line course beginning in February 2022. Successful applicants will be contacted to register for the course in December 2021.
For more information about the academy and how to apply, please click here.
The PACT Program is supported by funding from CSL Behring, Pfizer, Roche and Sanofi Genzyme, our leadership partners, and Biotest, Grifols, and Sobi, our collaborating partners.


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Nohsngithiang Falls  (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located  south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The water falls from a height of  and has an average width of . making it one of the tallest waterfalls in India.

The falls plunges over the top of limestone cliffs of the Khasi Hills only during the rainy season. In full spate, the segments stretch most of the way along the cliff. The waterfalls get illuminated by the sun and the vibrant colors of the setting sun on the waterfalls makes it beautiful.

In the Sohra area, there are several waterfalls because of the heavy rainfall including Nohkalikai Falls and Dain Thlen Falls. The Jaintia Hills and the Garo Hills also have many waterfalls, notably the Tyrchi Falls en route to Jowai and the Pelga Falls near Tura.

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See also
List of waterfalls in India
List of waterfalls in India by height
Nohkalikai Falls
Langshiang Falls
Kynrem Falls

References

East Khasi Hills district
Waterfalls of Meghalaya

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Creche food garden supported by Shoprite
Fifteen community members from Qholaqhwe Village, near Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State, recently secured Shoprite's support to aid the development of the food garden at the Qholaqhwe Creche.
"It was initially started for two reasons. It was to help create employment for the youth in our village and because we were spending a lot of money buying food for the creche's feeding scheme," explains Qholaqhwe Garden Project and Creche Manager, Malebane Moloi.
The creche has more than 200 children under the age of six and has an aftercare centre for around 40 children.
"Thanks to the food gardens we don't have to buy any vegetables for the children's meals anymore."
- Malebane Moloi, Qholaqhwe Garden Project and Creche Manager
Community members from Qholaqhwe Village, near Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State, recently secured Shoprite's support to aid the development of the food garden.
"The food gardens' winter yield this year has included cabbage, spinach and kale, while in summer they grow green pepper, carrots, green beans and various other vegetables. Aside from supplementing the feeding scheme with vegetables, surplus produce is also sold within the community.
Shoprite's support includes 18 months of hands-on permaculture training for the garden members. "We know how many seedlings we need to plant in order to have the yield that we'd like," explains Malebane. "The training has also taught us more about accurate record keeping so that we can grow our business further."
Shoprite also has plans to invest in the necessary water infrastructure to help alleviate Malebane and her team's water scarcity challenge. "The water supply is not consistent in the area where we are planting, so having access to water will really help our farming."
Aside from supplementing the feeding scheme with vegetables, surplus produce from the garden is also sold within the community.
The Shoprite Group has a robust programme in place to address the food security challenges faced by so many people across the continent daily. Through its support of 150 community food gardens, supports 2 578 home-based gardens, the Group fosters long-term food security and generates livelihood opportunities.
CSI - Act For Change | Jan 12, 2022
Following the weekend's flash floods in the Eastern Cape, the Shoprite Group acted swiftly to bring relief to affected community members in East London. The Group immediately dispatched a Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen. The Mobile Soup Kitchen continues to serve warm meals to those displaced and affected by the floods and will remain in the affected area for as long as necessary.
CSI - Act For Change | Nov 25, 2021
Shoprite customers donate school shoes
The generosity of Shoprite customers resulted in 400 learners each receiving a new pair of school shoes.
Shoprite brings festive cheer to Langa learners
Over 150 learners from the VUSA Rugby & Learning Academy in Langa were treated to a festive celebration hosted by Shoprite this past weekend.
Fostering food security and sustainable livelihoods in Soweto
Three Soweto women transformed a rubbish dump into a thriving vegetable garden the size of a soccer field.
CSI - Act For Change | Oct 4, 2021
Food garden keeps the hunger at bay for hundreds of children
With a heart for vulnerable children in her community, Joyce Morudi started the NOSA early learning and orphans and vulnerable children's centre in Winterveld, northern Gauteng, more than 25 years ago.
CSI - Act For Change | Sep 30, 2021
Community food garden provides hunger and poverty relief
A large community food garden at Reach Out Community Project in Evaton West, near Vereeniging, is helping to fight both hunger and unemployment.
Feeding disadvantaged children one garden at a time
To help fight hunger in the area, the Training and Resources in Early Education (TREE) community centre in Tshikudini village established a food garden with support from Shoprite.
Shoprite sowing the seeds of hope in Parys schools
The Shoprite Group distributed 130 garden-in-a-box starter kits and essential gardening tools to equip learners from primary schools and hostels in Parys to establish their own food gardens.
CSI - Act For Change | Aug 27, 2021
Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchen serves Covid-19 frontline workers
Shoprite Zambia served more than 4,000 cups of soup to health workers working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka.


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THE WEB SERIES
Celebrating The Bard
THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING WEB SERIES, SHAKESPEARE REPUBLIC, IS ALSO A LIVE SHOW!
What began as a screen-only project has now expanded to include a live show component of the work, which we are excited to further explore in the future and are actively looking for further opportunities to present the work in this live show format.
The first live performance of Shakespeare's works by the Republic ensemble took place in 2016 in the style of promenade theatre, to celebrate the launch of Season Two of the series, where the entire two levels of the Courthouse Hotel in North Melbourne were turned into a Shakespeare wonderland for one night only.
The cast for this once-off show included: Michala Banas, Christopher Kirby, Sally McLean, Billy Smedley, Shane Savage, Phoebe Anne Taylor, Falon Ryan, Perri Cummings, Stephen Costan and Wahibe Moussa.
We are always open to the idea of remounting this show and are happy to hear from anyone who is interested in having us bring the show to their area. We are especially interested in regional cities with interesting venues that can be utilised in this style of performance. Check out our About, Video and Photo pages to see how the first show was staged and then reach out to us via our Contact page if you'd like to discuss us bringing the show to your area.
WHAT DOES THE SHOW ENTAIL?
SOME THEATRE, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC & LOTS OF SHAKESPEARE!
First thing on arrival, the audience received a map of the venue, showing them where to find each actor in performance.
Then, the magic began.
Following their maps, the audience wandered around the two levels of venue, inside and outside,
to find each of our cast members performing monologues live. The cast were all in their own worlds,
some invited the audience in, some just invited them to listen and watch, all performed Shakespeare.
The audience were encouraged to take their time, revisit their favourites, view each piece from
different angles, take photos and videos and share via all social media platforms – there was plenty of
time to soak up all the poetry and performance as each actor performed on a loop for the entire 90
minutes, giving the audience ample time to experience the Bard up close and personal
as they moved from room to room.
Playing to a sold out house with over 200 individual photo and video shares on social media by the
audience during the 90 minute program, we were thrilled with the success of this first live show and
so grateful to all our fabulous audience for joining in the spirit of the work so wholeheartedly.
WHAT IS SHAKESPEARE REPUBLIC ALL ABOUT?
Shakespeare Republic is a web series that celebrates not just the world's greatest playwright, but also his insightful understanding of the big issues of his time. Insights that still hold relevance today and form the basis for a truly diverse, inventive and epic journey into the nature of being human.
Built on the premise of taking a selection of Shakespeare monologues and making them more accessible to modern audiences by setting each piece in a contemporary situation, our first season in 2015 included Hamlet as Media Advisor to a Government Minister, Juliet as a gay man in a Skype conversation, Phebe as an entitled Gen Y drunk texting, Macbeth as a politician about to metaphorically knife an opponent, a female Hamlet weary from the corporate cut and thrust and a performance of Sonnet 18 as a eulogy.
Now, in 2016 the team is returning to the screen for Season Two - with more actors, more crew and more Shakespeare!
Brainchild of award-winning Director/Producer, Sally McLean and filmed by award-winning Cinematographer, Shaun Herbertson, with a highly experienced crew with a combined total of over 170 professional credits to their names, Season Two is an innovative and exciting ride through the works of William Shakespeare, featuring an international cast and a lot of love for the Bard.
Get to know some more about Shakespeare Republic, meet the Season One cast and hear about the idea behind Shakespeare Republic by watching the above video.
See all of Season One's Behind-The-Scenes Videos Here
Get a taste of what Season Two - Shakespeare Republic: #LoveTheBard - will look like by watching the official teaser above.
Catch Up On Season One's Episodes Here
Hear from Season One cast Michala Banas, Alan Fletcher, Rowena Hutson, Billy Smedley, Ben Steel & Sally McLean about their first encounter with Shakespeare by watching the above video.
See all of Season One's Behind-The-Scenes
Our mission statement is:
TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES
with Shakespeare's works through the use of "bite-sized" pieces of text, that reduce the anxiety many feel
around attending a full Shakespeare play, thereby introducing new audiences to the work who might not otherwise engage;
TO EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN MODERN AUDIENCES ABOUT THEIR WORLD
using Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre text; and
CHALLENGE THE CONCEPT OF "TRADITIONAL" SHAKESPEARE,
while still remaining true to his original text and ideas.
For more information about the series, click here.
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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:introduction}

Sparsity and robust statistics go hand-in-hand since Donoho's seminal paper \cite{Donoho94}. To a certain extent, sparsity in signal processing can be regarded as an instance of Occam's principle of parsimony (Occam's razor) because sparsity-based theories make ``{\em{the fewest unwarranted, or ad hoc, assumptions about the data from which they are derived''}} \cite{Glock2004}. Statistical decision and binary classification can also benefit from sparsity in a weaker form \cite{APM} \cite{Pastor_birkhauser} to make the connection between estimation by wavelet shrinkage and statistical decision.

Sparsity provides theories based on the least possible number of hypotheses to provide algorithms capable of dealing with very large classes of signals with guaranteed performance and, if possible, optimality. In this vein, to what extent can we discard still more hypotheses to come up with algorithms capable of performing in a complete agnostic way, that is, without any prior knowledge on the signals encapsulated in the observations made by the sensors? Otherwise said, how far can we get if we eliminate even the few hypotheses made in sparsity-based theories about the coefficients representing a certain signal, while still guaranteeing performance and even optimality?

This question is addressed in statistical testing \cite{RDT}, \cite{RDT-SUBSPACE}, \cite{RDTlm} and, more recently, in sequential statistical testing \cite{khanduri_seqRDT}, \cite{khanduri_TseqRDT}, via the notion of Random Distortion Testing (RDT). But, in the present paper, let us challenge the question itself, to open new prospects.

Sparsity has paved a very rich way to robustness; in addition, in papers mentioned above, the decision is not only robust but even optimal. But are robustness and optimality so desirable, after all? For instance, most biological systems are resilient in the sense that, even affected by external events, (i) they can still fulfill their function, even in a degraded mode, with some performance loss, but without collapsing; (ii) they can recover their initial performance level when nominal conditions are satisfied again; (iii)  can perform corrections and auto-adaption so as to maintain essential tasks for their survival. For example, if you catch a cold, your abilities may be reduced, but in most cases, you can keep on living more or less normally and will recover. It thus turns out that, via interactions between cells, that are very simply reactive organisms, the immune system is capable of detecting, vanquishing and memorizing threats, even yet unknown.

Can we mathematically address all these questions? In particular, can we formalize the notion of resilience, which  remains elusive, mathematically speaking, and connect it to that of robustness, which has a long history and track record in mathematical statistics \cite{Hampel86}? Many questions indeed, but already some answers that can be summarized as follows.

\section{Memoryless systems generate all discrete dynamical systems \cite{Beurier_2019}}

Automata model systems with inputs, internal states that can be modified, and outputs. The set of all possible states of the automaton can be regarded as the set of all potential memories. The theory of dynamical systems (DS) is particularly relevant to model automata whose state space is not necessarily finite or even countable. The state space of such a dynamical system acts as a memory of the inputs and each input alters the automaton current state. We can thus consider two extremal types of DS. First, a DS whose state space is the history of all its past inputs, appended with any new input. On the other hand, we can consider DS that forget previous inputs. These latter systems are referred to as "simple-reflex" in \cite[p. 49]{RussellNorvig2010} and memoryless in \cite{Beurier_2019}. Such a DS outputs according to its current perception of the world without storing any memory. In \cite{Beurier_2019}, it is shown that any DS system with memory is equivalent, in a strict mathematical sense, to memoryless DS suitably wired together. Such a result supports artificial neural network approaches where memory is supported by connections, and not only by the components only. The proof is constructive and underscores the crucial role played by feedback. The paper thus proves and generalizes intuitive knowledge of electronicians and computer scientists to any kind of automaton taking inputs in discrete time, for any kind of inputs and any type of outputs.

\section{De-generacy and the Multiplicity Principle (MP)}

The results in \cite{Beurier_2019} are not limited to a very specific class of DS and the question is thus whether there exist some preferable types of memoryless DS to be used for generating DS with memory. Otherwise said, can we come up with criteria to guide our choice for memoryless DS? The answer naturally relates to our search for a formalization of the notion of resilience. To this end, biology and mathematics teach us a lot.

On the one hand, in \cite{Edelman1973}, the authors pinpointed that ``degeneracy'' is a crucial property of living organisms. ``Degeneracy'' refers to the ability of two structurally different biological subsystems or organs to achieve functional redundancy. In the sequel, we will write ``de-generacy" instead, to emphasize the possibility to generate the same function through two structurally different subsystems, in contrast to material redundancy usually praised in engineering. De-generacy is encountered at multiple levels in living beings. For example, amino acids are the building blocks of essential proteins and are produced from "messages" included in portions of DNA. Each of these messages is called a "codon" built from three molecules, known as nucleotides. However, there are 4 possible nucleotides, which yields 64 possible codons, for 22 amino acids only. We conclude that some codons, which are structurally different by definition, provide the same amino acid: a perfect example of degeneracy. We observe that resilience seems to oppose to sparsity as it seems to require redundancy.

It then turns out that Edelman and Gally's de-generacy principle has its mathematical counterpart, namely the Multiplicity Principle (MP), introduced in \cite{EhresmannVanbremeersch2007, Ehresmann_2019} and deriving from Category Theory \cite{Spivak2014}. Through the MP, we have a complete theoretical framework to model the de-generacy principle. However, the general statement of the MP is intricate and requires some significant experience in Category Theory. Fortunately, the particular case of preordered sets suffice to derive results in statistical signal processing. More precisely, in the sequel, we will merely need the following result.

\begin{Proposition}[Multiplicity principle in a preorder]
	\label{proposition: multiplicity principle in a preorder}
	Let $\left(E, \preceq \right)$ be a preorder. If there are two disjoint subsets $A,B \subset E$ such that the following conditions hold, then $E$ verifies the multiplicity principle:

	\vspace{-2mm}

	\begin{enumerate}
		\item[(i)] $A$ and $B$ have the same sets of upper bounds

		\item[(ii)] There is an element $a$ of $A$ with no upper bounds in $B$

		\item[(iii)] There is an element $b$ of $B$ with no upper bounds in $A$
	\end{enumerate}

\end{Proposition}

\section{The MP in statistical signal detection}

Suppose that we observe the random vector defined on a probability space $(\Omega, \Bcal, {\mathbb P})$ by $\VecObs{q}{n} = \nupleObs{q}{n}$
of which each component is defined on $\Omega$ and writes:
\vspace{-0.25cm}
\begin{equation}
\nonumber
Y_k^{[q]}  = \varepsilon + \Delta_k^{[q]}  + X_k (k \in \{1, \ldots, n\})
\vspace{-0.25cm}
\end{equation}
where $\varepsilon \in \{0,1\}$ stands for a binary signal, $\Delta_k^{[q]}$ is a random variable over $[-q, q]$ $(0 \leqslant q < 1/2)$ modeling some unknown interference with the signal and $X_1, \ldots, X_n \stackrel{\text{iid}}{\thicksim} \mathcal N(0,1)$. At this stage, a more intricate model would not bring much and could even be detrimental to convey the main concepts and ideas underlying the approach.

We want to estimate $\varepsilon$, that is detect whether this signal is present ($\varepsilon = 1$) or absent ($\varepsilon = 0$). We therefore want to design a test, that is, a (measurable) function $f: \mathbb{R}^n \to \{0,1\}$ that returns an estimate of $\varepsilon$. In absence of interference ($q = 0$) and for a given $\gamma \in (0,1)$, the Neyman-Pearson (NP) test, denoted by $\mathfrak{T}^*{n}$, is optimal because 1) it maintains the probability of false alarm $\Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{f(\VecObs{0}{n})}$ below $\gamma$ and 2) it yields the largest possible probability of detection $\Pbb_{\textsc{Det}}{f(\VecObs{0}{n})}$ among all tests $f$ such that $\Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{f(\VecObs{0}{n})} \leqslant \gamma$.

In \cite{RDT} and \cite{RDTlm} are introduced an optimal test $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ for detecting random deviations of a signal with respect to a known deterministic model in presence of independent standard gaussian noise. These random deviations can also be regarded as random distortions of the model. We thus say $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ solves a random distortion testing (RDT) problem. The RDT problem is rotationally invariant and $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ is optimal with respect to a specific criterion defined through suitable notions of size and power that take this invariance into account, regardless of the interference probability distribution. In particular, the size of $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ is $\gamma$ for the RDT problem. The RDT test $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ is also parameterized by $\tau$, which is chosen by the user and specifies a tolerance for distortions of the model: distortions with amplitudes below $\tau$ are asked not to be detected by $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$.
Although not dedicated to signal detection, it can however be used to estimate $\varepsilon$ in presence of interference when $\rho \leqslant \tau < 1 - \rho$, in which case $\Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{\TRDT{n}{\tau}} \leqslant \alpha$ to detect the presence of $\varepsilon$.

The tests $\mathfrak{T}^*{n}$ and $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ can be compared as follows. First define the selectivity of a test by setting
\begin{equation}
\label{Eq: Selectivity}
\nonumber
\Selectivity{f} \, \, := \, \,  \Big \{ \, q \in [0,1/2): \forall \VecObs{q}{n}, \Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{f ( \VecObs{q}{n} )} \leqslant \gamma \, \Big \}
\end{equation}
The selectivity shows how tolerant a test is to deviation. Let $\Dfrak^{\! *}$ be the set of oracles with level $\gamma$, that is the set of all $D: \{0,1\} \times \Omega \to \{0,1\}$ such that $\Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{D} = {\mathbb P} \left [ D(0,\cdot) = 1 \right ] \leqslant \gamma$ and $\Pbb_{\textsc{FA}}{D} = {\mathbb P} \left [ D(1,\cdot) = 1 \right ] =1$. Denote by $\mathcal M(\mathbb{R}^n,\{0,1\})$ the set of all tests. We define the preorder $\triangleleft$ by setting:
\begin{align*}
\forall (f,g) & \in \mathcal M(\mathbb{R}^n,\{0,1\}) \times \mathcal M(\mathbb{R}^n,\{0,1\}), f \triangleleft g  \, \text{iff}\\
	& \begin{cases}
		\Selectivity{f} = \Selectivity{g} \, \text{ and } \forall q \in \Selectivity{f}, \forall \VecObs{q}{n},\\

		\hspace{0.75cm}
		\Pbb_{\textsc{Det}}{f \left ( \VecObs{q}{n} \right )} \leqslant \Pbb_{\textsc{Det}}{g \left ( \VecObs{q}{n} \right )}
	\end{cases}
	\\
\forall (f,D) & \in \mathcal M(\mathbb{R}^n,\{0,1\}) \times \Dfrak^{\! *}, f \triangleleft D
\end{align*}
We can then prove the following statements, the third one being a consequence of the former two and Proposition \ref{proposition: multiplicity principle in a preorder}.

\begin{Theorem}[\cite{Pastor_ACT2019}]
	With the same notation as above, \medskip \\
	(i) $\mathfrak{T}^*{n}$ and $\TRDT{n}{\tau}$ are not comparable through $\triangleleft$ \medskip \\
	(ii) $\sup_n \left( \mathfrak{T}^*{n} \right) = \sup_n \left( \TRDT{n}{\tau} \right) = \Dfrak^{\! *}$, in the sense of $\triangleleft$ \medskip \\
	(iii) The NP tests and the RDT tests form two families of tests satisfying the MP.
\end{Theorem}

\section{Conclusions and Perspectives}
\label{Section: Conclusions}

At the interface between category theory, biology and statistical signal processing, the NP and RDT tests applied to a detection problem satisfy the MP. This opens prospects in the modeling and study of resilient systems, especially for detection through networks of sensors that could be asked to achieve the MP to guarantee resilience of the overall system in presence of interferences. It is worth noticing that the MP is achieved thanks to the RDT tests, which are not optimal for the detection task under consideration.  Our work in-progress involves extending the results above to more complex detection problems. In this respect, sequential testing problems are very appealing. On the one hand, the Sequential Probability Ratio Test (SPRT) introduced  in \cite{Wald1945} is known to be optimal for sequential testing; on the other hand, in \cite{khanduri_seqRDT}, non-optimal tests are constructed with still performance guarantees in presence of interferences. In the same way as NP and RDT tests satisfy MP, we conjecture that SPRT and the sequential tests in \cite{khanduri_seqRDT} satisfy MP as well. Another question we have in mind is the following. Between the absence of interference required for the NP test to be optimal and the RDT test that performs regardless of the interference probability distribution, can sparsity represent a trade-off making it possible to inject some prior knowledge on the interference, possibly thanks to a suitable sparse transformation?

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Home > List of families > Annonaceae > Annona > senegalensis
Annona senegalensis Pers.
subsp. senegalensis
Photo: Mark Hyde
Black granite quarry, Mtoko
By main Vumba rd, Altar site
Common names: Muroro (Shona) Ububese (Ndebele) Wild custard-apple (English)
Frequency: Frequent
Large shrub or small tree, 1.5 - 8 m. Leaves broadly ovate to nearly circular, yellowish- or bluish-green, sparsely puberulent above, more glaucous and hairy beneath. Flowers mostly solitary, axillary, petals greenish outside, creamy yellow within, fleshy, hairy or glabrous.
Derivation of specific name: senegalensis: of Senegal
Habitat: In dry open woodland and grassland.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1500 m
Flowering time: Oct - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in W, E and southern Africa, also in Madagascar, the Comores and Cape Verde Islands
Zimbabwe distribution: N,E,S
Insects associated with this species: Graphium angolanus angolanus (Food plant)
Graphium antheus (Food plant)
Racotis squalida (Larval food plant)
Graphium morania (Larval foodplant)
Images last updated: Sunday 11 March 2007
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 59. as Annona senegalensis (Includes a picture).
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 117. as Annona senegalensis (Includes a picture).
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. as Annona senegalensis oulotricha oulotricha
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 210 - 211. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 237. As Annona senegalensis
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 34 - 35. (Includes a picture).
Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 142 - 143. (Includes a picture).
Kamumvuri, G. (ed.) (2004). Plants of Zimbabwe Report No. 1 National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Pages 27 - 28. as Annona senegalensis (Includes a picture).
Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Annonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 141 - 142.
Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 108 - 109. (Includes a picture).
Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 23.
Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 8.
Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 72.
Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 156 - 157. (Includes a picture).
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Annona senegalensis
African Plant Database: Annona senegalensis
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Description An abandoned limestone quarry with 40-60 ft. cliffs. Jumping off even the lowest cliff is exilerating. Higher jumps have specific names such as The Trail and Maddog. These tend to be jumps that require a significant amount of outward leap to avoid hitting rocks. Bellefonte quarry is simply an unsanctioned swimmer's dream.
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Detailed description of the Plattsmouth is found elsewhere in this report. No physical test of this limestone in Elk County is included in this report, but this limestone is quarried extensively for commercial purposes in other parts of the state. There are several small abandoned quarries in the Plattsmouth limestone in the county.
abandoned working face at the north end of the quarry is approx- imately 14 metres long and has a height of 4.6 metres. The quarry is overgrown with heavy second growth forest and littered with large abandoned cut blocks. Structure The development of joints is irregular and difficult to predict.


I just merged a pull request and even though I removed all the commit messages before the Squash and Merge, I somehow got an error when I clicked the button and it didn't use my edited version. Is there anyway to remove these now that it's merged? Thanks!
3 commits changed 1 files with 10 additions and 12 deletions.
Sadly no, because that would imply rewriting history and you need to force push to master to do that (and only GitHub admins can do that).
8 commits changed 2 files with 80 additions and 11 deletions.
What I do now is to refresh the page and it GitHub complains about something when clicking merge I just open a new tab/window to avoid this problem.
Thank you for the explanation. I've been so careful to double check every step before hitting the button, so I was really surprised when I got the message. I hope it doesn't happen again, but I'll keep your advice in mind if it does. Thanks!
One way to avoid it is using "automerge" label.
PR title and body are used for commit message.
So you can edit PR title and body. After you're satisfied with them, you can add "automerge" label.
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Thank you, Ned and Inada-san for the additional suggestions. I especially like the idea of the automerge since I'm not really sure what happened this time, so, beyond refreshing as Pablo suggested, I'm a bit worried it will happen again. Looking on the bright side, I didn't break the entire build.
I dislike automerge because it's unclear what will be the commit message. I prefer to review the commit message and commit title manually before a merge. It's common that a PR has a long history with many commits, and we usually only keep a short summary of the change, not the whole history, once the PR is merged.
I dislike automerge because it's unclear what will be the commit message.
Whatever the first comment on the PR is will become the commit message.
It's easy for me to spot commits merged by "automerge". I don't see the point of keeping "https://bugs.python.org/issue34144" link: it's redundant with "34144". I don't understand why there are so many empty lines. I would be nice to try to reformat to 80 columns.
I don't see the point of keeping "https://bugs.python.org/issue34144" link: it's redundant with "34144".
There isn't a point, but no one has tried to add any smarts to either automerge or Bedevere to leave the link out.
I don't understand why there are so many empty lines.
I suspect it's from automerge not collapsing newlines when it strips out <!-- --> comments from the issue template. I suspect if someone added code to do a re.sub(r"\n\n+", "\n\n", message) it would get you the result you're after.
I would be nice to try to reformat to 80 columns.
Patches welcome! But honestly it doesn't bother me personally.


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Memory, Metamemory, Cognitive Aging, Cogntive Neuroscience
Eakin Memory and Metamemory Lab
Ph.D. University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2003
B.S., Columbus State University, 1996
M.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2000
Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2003
Metamemory Memory Illusions
Retrieval Processes
Interference/Inhibition
Eyewitness Memory
Cognitive Neuroscience (e.g. fMRI):
Memory and Metamemory
Cognitive Aging:
Eakin, D. K., Hertzog, C., & Harris, W.* (2014).
Age invariance in semantic and episodic metamemory: Both younger and older adults provide accurate feeling-of-knowing for names of faces.
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 21, 27-51.
Eakin, D. K., & Hertzog, C. (2012).
Age Invariance in Feeling of Knowing During Implicit Interference Effects.
Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 67, 555-562.
Eakin, D. K., & Smith, R. (2012).
Retroactive Interference Effects in Implicit Memory.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 38, 1419-1424.
Immediate Judgments of Learning are Insensitive to Implicit Interference Effects at Retrieval.
Memory and Cognition, 40, 8-18. Available online 9/14/2011.
Eakin, D. K. & Hertzog, C. (2006).
Release from implicit interference in memory and metamemory: Older adults know that they can't let go.
Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61B, 340-347.
Eakin, D. K. (2005).
Illusions of knowing: Metamemory and memory under conditions of retroactive interference.
Journal of Memory and Language, Special Issue, 52, 526-534.
Eakin, D. K., Schreiber, T.A., & Sergent-Marshall, S. (2003).
Misinformation effects in eyewitness memory: The presence and absence of memory impairment as a function of warning and misinformation accessibility.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 29, 813-825.
Programs - see Lab Website for download
Eakin, D.K. (2010).
ListChecker Pro 1.2: A program designed to facilitate creating word lists using the University of South Florida Word Association Norms.
Behavioral Research Methods, 42, 1210-1221.
Current Grant Funding
2014-2018 National Science Foundation (CISE-IIS-Cyber-Human Systems) Medium
Title: The Use of Robots as Intermediaries to Gather Sensitive Information from Children.
Total Costs: $1,199,819
Role: Co-Principle Investigator (PI: Cindy L. Bethel; Co-PIs: David C. May, Melinda Pilkinton)


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Discover Shocking Secrets, Treacherous Plots, and Familiar Faces in WYND #6
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LOS ANGELES, CA (April 6, 2021) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at the newest chapter in the blockbuster and 2021 GLAAD Award-nominated series WYND, which returns in May 2021 with issue #6, kicking off the next story arc in the acclaimed original series by award-winning writer James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children, Batman) and artist Michael Dialynas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), with letterer AndWorld Design (We Only Find Them When They're Dead). Tynion IV and Dialynas previously collaborated for three years on the GLAAD Award-winning series The Woods.
The hit series returns as magical teen Wynd and his ragtag group of friends, Oakley, Thorn, and Prince Yorik, take the next step in their dangerous quest. But what is the shocking secret behind Wynd's terrifying visions? Meanwhile, back in Pipetown, the dying King Yossar does the unthinkable in his attempt to bring Yorik home — letting Vampyres into the city for the first time in generations.
WYND #6 features main cover art by series artist Dialynas, as well as variant covers by acclaimed artist Rian Gonzales (Eternals) and fan-favorite illustrator Mirka Andolfo (Mercy).
WYND is the newest release from BOOM! Studios' eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; We Only Find Them When They're Dead by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo; Seven Secrets by Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera; Once & Future by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora; Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä; and Proctor Valley Road by Grant Morrison, Alex Child, and Naomi Franquiz. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Atreides from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Dev Pramanik; Mighty Morphin and Power Rangersfrom Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, and Francesco Mortarino; and the upcoming Magic from Jed McKay and Ig Guara.
WYND #6 will be available exclusively at local comic shops on May 5, 2021. Every issue of WYND will feature 40 pages of story – twice the standard comic.
Print copies of Wynd Book One: The Flight of the Prince Exclusive HC will be available for sale exclusively at local comic book shops(use comicshoplocator.comto find the one nearest you) in March 2021, and Wynd Book One: The Flight of the Prince will be available everywhere books are sold in May 2021. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.
For continuing news on WYND and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to www.boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.
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Q: Converting Visual FoxPro forms to C#.Net Forms I am creating hundreds of C#.NET forms by reading the VFP source and writing the C#.net by hand currently
The VFP form properties height, width, top, and bottom of all objects are identical to the C#.Net form properties. The font is identical (exception "MS Sans Serif" is changed to "Microsoft Sans Serif" and the font size is the same.
The spacing and size of the objects are different. Enough to make a mess when the objects(labels, textboxes) are close together on the VFP side.
I noticed that these lines in the C#.Net Designer help space things around a bit
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Any suggestions on how to make the new .Net form as identical as possible?
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A: I think that the problem is the unit used to measure the font size: VFP and WinForm use different units.
Unit Font MSDN
If you choose Font -> Unit=Pixel this will fix your problem.

The default for WinForm is Point.
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One Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX) by 23.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,819 shares of the natural resource company's stock after selling 4,912 shares during the quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Freeport-McMoRan were worth $163,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 300,663 shares of the natural resource company's stock valued at $4,179,000 after purchasing an additional 10,012 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Freeport-McMoRan by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 36,761 shares of the natural resource company's stock worth $512,000 after purchasing an additional 8,190 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Freeport-McMoRan by 49.3% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 5,064,720 shares of the natural resource company's stock worth $70,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,672,520 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Freeport-McMoRan by 61.7% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 229,828 shares of the natural resource company's stock worth $3,199,000 after purchasing an additional 87,681 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in Freeport-McMoRan by 8.9% during the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 102,252,475 shares of the natural resource company's stock worth $1,423,352,000 after purchasing an additional 8,364,557 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.77% of the company's stock.
NYSE:FCX traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $12.25. 2,021,205 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,279,680. Freeport-McMoRan Inc has a 52-week low of $9.60 and a 52-week high of $19.70. The company has a current ratio of 3.22, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $17.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.06 and a beta of 2.27.
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 24th. The natural resource company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.07). Freeport-McMoRan had a return on equity of 15.77% and a net margin of 12.12%. The firm had revenue of $3.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.86 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.51 earnings per share. Freeport-McMoRan's quarterly revenue was down 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Freeport-McMoRan Inc will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.
Several research analysts have commented on FCX shares. Citigroup upgraded Freeport-McMoRan from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $14.00 to $16.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 19th. ValuEngine raised Freeport-McMoRan from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 30th. Raymond James reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $16.00 price objective on shares of Freeport-McMoRan in a report on Monday, December 24th. Morgan Stanley cut Freeport-McMoRan from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Freeport-McMoRan from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Freeport-McMoRan currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.70.
In other news, VP C Donald Whitmire, Jr. sold 7,425 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.58, for a total value of $85,981.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 67,974 shares in the company, valued at $787,138.92. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.05% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.
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Safety matters. Providing a safe learning environment for students and staff is our number one priority. It begins at the front door. To ensure security, school entrances are locked and monitored by both audio and video. Everyone who visits must check in before being admitted. Press the intercom button outside the school and give your full name and reason for being at the school.
Standard Response Protocol - SRP
Millard Public Schools has expanded our safety program to include the Standard Response Protocol (SRP).
SRP is based on four actions; Lockout, Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter. In the event of an emergency, the action and appropriate directions will be called on the public address system.
Our staff and students have been trained on these procedures. Schools will be holding practice drills throughout the course of the year. We want the students to be prepared but not worried.
For more information about SRP, please click on the links below.
Student and Parent Handout (English)
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The School Resource Officer (SRO) position is a joint venture between the Omaha Police Department, Sarpy County Sheriff Department and the Millard Public School District. An officer is assigned to the high schools and middle schools, Monday through Friday, during the school year. The SRO works closely with the teachers, students, staff, and school district to provide a safe school environment.
See something? Say something! The Safe Schools Hotline, 1-888-809-4754, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can also email Students struggling with depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol abuse, bullying or anything else can call the hotline at any time and speak to a trained counselor. Students, parents, and community members can also use the Safe Schools Hotline to report unsafe behavior. The Millard Public Schools Hotline is a partnership with Boys Town National Hotline. For more information, including how to reach a counselor through email, chat or text, go to www.yourlifeyourvoice.org.


This is an estuary. It is the place where a river goes to die. Everything the river has ever been and everything it has carried within it, is deposited at it's mouth where the flow slows down and the water merges with the ocean. These are places of incredible calm and richness, but they lack the exciting flow of the torrents and waterfalls and cascades of the upper river system.
So now that we are a little clearer on this, there was a distinct relaxation among the group. We are heading into some uncharted territory and it is too early to nail down concrete plans about what to do and likewise simply visioning doesn't take us anywhere either. Instead, we are harvesting some of the rich sense of community that exists, opening some space for a little leadership, inviting passion and responsibility and making small starts, The small starts are confirming some of what we suspected about how the organization works, which is good news, because we are developing a pattern of action together that will help us all as we move forward to do bigger things with more extensive resource implications. This is the proper role of vision and planning in emergent and participatory processes – gentle, developmental, reflective and active.