text:
Home Locations DC Spine: 'Jumpers for Goalposts' at The Studio Theatre
Spine: 'Jumpers for Goalposts' at The Studio Theatre
Robert Michael Oliver
Life's endless struggles — from the daily variety, like getting your mates to behave appropriately, to the emotionally cataclysmic, like the death of a loved one — such is the subject of Tom Wells' Jumpers for Goalposts, now playing at the Studio Theatre.
John Stoltenberg's review is here.
Liam Forde (Luke), Kimberly Gilbert (Viv), Zdenko Martin (Danny), and Michael Glenn (Joe) in 'Jumpers for Goalposts' at The Studio Theatre. Photo by Igor Dmitry.
"What else is new?" you might ask. "Aren't such struggles the subject of all theatre?" Well, yes … and no.
Wells walks us into a locker room, that place of male and female competition, or at least its before and after moments. His locker room is, however, inhabited by people defined, not by their high hopes and unlimited ambition and desire for success, but by their ordinary hopes and their oh so ordinary ambitions and desire for little success stories.
You will find no Hollywood mark on these characters' foreheads, no expectation of glorious happy endings or of fame and fortune. Wells' characters are rooted not in Rags to Riches or Manifest Destiny or American Exceptionalism, but in — how shall I say this? — a simple humanity that makes them shine like stars in a country sky — one of millions, perhaps, but stars nonetheless.
And that simple joy, with its multitude of sufferings and its lovely triumphs, infinitesimal in comparison yet brilliantly experienced, is what makes Jumpers for Goalposts an absolute delight.
Liam Forde (Luke), Kimberly Gilbert (Viv), Michael Glenn (Joe), Jonathan Judge-Russo (Beardy Geoff), and Zdenko Martin (Danny) are the five-member ensemble that brings this delightfully intimate portrait of human vulnerability to life on stage.
What one recognizes almost immediately about this collection of characters are their incredible flaws. In no way imaginable, are these characters idealized or romanticized.
Their flaws do not consist of the judgmental variety, however; they are all too human in shape and origin.
Luke is an unbearably shy, 19-year-old library worker, who lives at home but who wants more than anything to love. He joins the soccer team because he is unbearably attracted to Danny.v>
Danny is a young man in training to be a coach. A recent breakup has made him vulnerable; he cannot allow himself any more hurt.
Beardy has difficulty taking anything seriously; yet, a recent assault in an alley left him with a serious scar and doubts about his life.
Zdenko Martin (Danny), Liam Forde (Luke), Jonathan Judge-Russo (Beardy Geoff), Michael Glenn (Joe), and Kimberly Gilbert (Viv) in 'Jumpers for Goalposts' at Studio Theatre. Photo by Igor Dmitry.
Joe seems content just getting through the day. Approaching his 40th birthday, the recent death of the love of his life lingers in his memory.
Viv, the team's tough-girl coach, is unable to bear witness to the death of her older sister, Joe's wife.
They are, in a word, human beings, not the always happy, endlessly successful representations of humanity to whom we have grown so accustomed in American culture.
"Now," you might say, "there are a lot of characters like these in America's panorama of cultural representations." Well yes … and no.
What's so different about these characters is that they are given to us without condescension. Director Matt Torney, does not create a comical or farcical world for them to inhabit. And Wells does not taint them with condescension, as if to say "how could anyone love these misfits?"
Director and playwright, and actors, give us authenticity and sincerity, trusting most of all that the humanity of the characters will be the "entertainment" the theatregoing audience seeks.
That trust pays off in a remarkable production, one in which all the veneer of showbiz has been removed, one in which the simple grace of sharing an embrace, a hand, a kind word, or a supportive shoulder is miracle enough to give audiences hope for the future.
Jumpers for Goalposts plays through June 21, 2015 at Studio Theatre's Metheny Theatre – 1501 14th Street NW, in Washington, DC. For tickets, call the box office at (202) 332-3300, or purchase them online.
Previous article'The Letters' at MetroStage
Next articleMagic Time! 'Cabaret' at Signature Theatre
Poet, Performer, Theatre Artist, Playwright, Educator, Writer--Robert Michael Oliver, Ph.D., has been involved in the DC arts scene since the 1980s, when he co-founded The Sanctuary Theatre in the old sanctuary of Calvary United Methodist Church. Since those fierce days in Columbia Heights, he has earned his doctorate in theatre from University of Maryland, raised two wonderful children, and seen more theatre as a reviewer over the last two years than he saw in the previous thirty. He now co-directs, along with his wife Elizabeth Bruce, the Sanctuary's Performing Knowledge Project, which organizes a host of writing and performance workshops, plus Mementos: Poetry and Performance for Seniors, a yearly literature-in-performance Fringe Festival show, as well as Performetry--a monthly poetry and prose performance event at DC's community arts & culture center BloomBars.
Black Artist Coalition begins in the DMV
New season of 'Shakespeare Hour LIVE' returns in September
Arena Stage announces new season to begin in January 2021


I had no doubts admitting you to school, you don't have a full time nanny unlike your bro, nor are you the only apple of your grandmother's eye; the love and the attention and most importantly the diligent baby-sitting often gets affected for reasons that are worth not quoting here.
You are a well behaved child, you understand when I say no and you very well know what irritates me, I had to convince your appa quite a lot for the admission. Those were the days when we thought we had to take you to speech and hearing because shelly was talking so much, but you hardly uttered a word; your biggest strength is your expression and boy, you convey that in style.
You were supposed to be joining school last Monday but thanks to unnecessary illness (yeah, one of the reasons not worth mentioning), the labeling on all your school properties, the bag, water bottle, lunch box, cap and slippers were done a week back, I had to re-check. I set the clothes and instructed appa, click a pic once you get her ready. Obviously he didn't, and while I was busy handling your bro's tantrums, received an update from your dad who stood outside school for two hours that you reached your class, happily spending time with ajji.
One of the parents has to stay with the child for the first few days - a rule and Ajji it was. I heard that you played with the kids, ate your snack box and asked for appa just once. That's quite a feat for the first day in school my love.
I am hoping you will enjoy the time outside home baby, just like me. I can't wait to listen to your tales from school, soon soon!
When I decided to admit you to pre-school earlier this year, everyone yelled at me; "It's too early", they said and as usual I went against all of them. I did not do an extensive research on choosing the right play-school; there were hardly any choices, and bingo admission was done.
It didn't strike to me when I labelled your name on all your school properties, the bag, water bottle, lunch box, cap and even the slippers (papli is my favorite word). I was prepared for today, had everything handy for the separation tantrums, but surprise, the way you entered your class (totally silence before the storm situation) who'd say it was your first day at school, away from home.
Your grandma cried and how; cursed me why I had to put you to school so early. We were asked to pick you up by 11am.
An hour later ajji received a call from the school asking us to pick you up because of uncontrollable crying and not taking breakfast. The class teacher told me that you ran all over the place trying to find a way to get out of the school; was least interested in the toys provided and gave a damn about cartoons on television while all these successfully soothed your classmates.
I expected you to cry or get excited when you saw post an hour, nah! No luck here too. You were in my arms from the aaya and said bye to everyone at school. Always expect the unexpected, wondering if this should be my mantra.
This was about your first day at school and the biggest positive from today is that you like to wear your school bag which till yesterday was a nightmare. God bless your Bhagya ma'am.
Funny update on Day2: Shelly snatched lunch boxes from his classmates during snack-break and put them in their respective bags, I don't want food nor should you guys have food logic.
ಅವನು ಕ್ರೇಜಿ, ನಾನು ಅವನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕ್ರೇಜಿ.
ಆಗಿನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ವಯಸ್ಸು ನಾಲ್ಕು, ಅಜ್ಜಿ-ತಾತನೊಡನೆ ಪ್ರೇಮಲೋಕ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನೋಡಿದ ನೆನಪು ಈಗಲೂ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾಕು.
ರಣದೀರ ನೋಡಿ ಲವು ಲವು ಸಾಂಗಿಗೆ ಹಾಡಿದ್ದು ಹೌದು ಅಪ್ಪನಿಂದ ಒದೆ ತಿಂದಿದ್ದು ಹೌದು. ಅಂಜದ ಗಂಡು ಸಿನಿಮದಿಂದ ನಮ್ ಮನೆಯ ಹಲವಾರು ಗಾಜುಗಳು ಆಯ್ತು ಪುಡಿ ಪುಡಿ, ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಸಿನಿಮ ಪದವೇ ಇವಳ ಕಿವಿಗೆ ಬೀಳಬಾರದು ಅಂತ ಇಡೀ ಸಂಸಾರ ಸ್ಯಂಡಲ್ವುಡ್ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಲು ಆದ್ರು ರೆಡಿ. ಬುದ್ದಿವಂತನಿಗೆ ಹಲವಾರು ದಾರಿ ಅನ್ನೋ ಗಾದೆ ನನ್ನ ಲೈಪ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕ್ಕತ್ ನಿಜವಾಯಿತು ಬಿಡಿ.
ರಾಮಚಾರಿ ಗೆದ್ದಾಗ ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಕೈಲಿ ಜಾಮೂನು ಮಾಡಿಸಿ ಹಂಚಿದುಂಟು. ಶಾಂತಿ-ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಸೋತಾಗ ಅತ್ತಿದೂ ಉಂಟು.
ಯಾಕಿಷ್ಟು ಕ್ರೇಜಿ? ರವಿ-ಮಾಮನ ಬಗ್ಗೆ? ಈಗ್ಯಾಕೆ ಅವರ ಮಾತು? ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರವಿಚಂದ್ರನ್ ಟಿ.ವಿ ಮತ್ತು ರೇಡಿಯೊ ಮಾದ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೋಳ್ಳುತಿದಾರೆ, ಯಾಕಿರಬಹುದು, ಕುತೂಹಲ ಮೂಡಿಸಿತು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗೋಂದಲ.
ಹೇಗೋ ಕೆಲಸ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಹೊರಟೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಭೇಟಿ, ನೇರ ಮಾತಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಯಾರು ಇಲ್ಲ ಸರಿಸಾಟಿ, ಅವರೊಡನೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದಾಗ ನೆನಪಾಯ್ತು ಚಾಟಿ. ಇದಿದ್ದು ಒಂದೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ, ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದು ಕೂಡ ಒಂದೇ ಉತ್ತರ, ಆಮೇಲ್ ಬಾರಮ್ಮ!!
ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಗೆ ಅಷ್ಟು ಗತ್ತು, ನನಗೂ ಮೂವತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಮತ್ತು, "ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ಫೊಟೋ" ಅಂದೆ, ಹುಸ್ಸಪ್ಪಾ ಕ್ಲಿಕಿಸಿತಂದೆ, ಅದು ಇಂದು ನಿಮ್ ಮುಂದೆ.


HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – Uncertainty surrounding the management of the state print media is resolved.
The minister of Information Hon Abib Diriye Nuur has cleared the recent uncertainty surrounding the state print media after he reinstated Mr. Mohamed Osman Mire 'Sayid' as the Dawan Media Group-DMG managing editor.
According to a ministerial directive released by the information minister Mr. Sayid is to resume his duties at the media house with immediate effect while Mr. Omar Mohamed Farah becomes the new chief editor.
The resolved over fortnight managerial limbo at the DMG came about after Mr. Sayid was fired through a ministerial decree by former information minister Abdi Yusuf Duale (Boobe) who was himself fired by President Silanyo a few days later.
I the minister of information and national guidance do hereby, Appoint Mr. Mohamed Osman Mire as the managing editor of Dawan Media Group as from 10th/09/2012.
A huge sigh of relief was audible within the compound of the DMG Once the minister's directive was received due to the uncertainties that had engulfed all cadres of staff at the media house.
The two years tenure of Mr. Sayid at the Helm has seen many changes at the Dawan Media Group especially as pertains to staff remunerations, acquisition of modern working tools as well as general improvements in the circulation of the DMG's Somali and English language newspapers.


If you were to argue that although a person with an IQ of 60cannot be a world-renown physicist, she/he still has the freedom to choosewithin limits of what is physically, psychologically, and socially possible,you would be presenting which of the following positions?
Q: Find f. f'(x)=1+3 sqrt x , f(4)=28 b).
Q: Propose hypernyms for the following expressions: hammer b. T-shirt c. pink d.
Q: Audit standards require that successor auditors communicate with predecessor auditors prior to accepting an engagement.


text:
Notoxus monardi is een keversoort uit de familie snoerhalskevers (Anthicidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1937 door Maurice Pic. Ze is genoemd naar Albert Monard, directeur van het natuurhistorisch museum van La Chaux-de-Fonds, leider van de Zwitserse wetenschappelijke expedities naar Angola in 1928-29 en 1932-33. De soort werd ontdekt tijdens de expeditie van 1932.

Snoerhalskevers

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
MSMasters in ScienceMPHMasters of Public HealthPhDDoctor of Philosophy
Healthcare Management MPH reaccredited by CAHME
Written by: Anissa Orr | Updated: December 11, 2020
We're proud to announce that after a rigorous review process, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has reaccredited the Master of Public Health in Healthcare Management program for seven years.
Considered the benchmark of healthcare management education, CAHME accreditation is highly sought after by students and employers. The MPH in Healthcare Management at UTHealth School of Public Health is one of only a select few MPH programs in healthcare management in the country accredited by CAHME. In addition to CAHME accreditation, which recognizes excellence in healthcare management, the healthcare management program is also recognized for excellence in public health through UTHealth School of Public Health's Council on Education for Public Health accreditation.
"Full seven-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education solidifies our program's status as one of the top healthcare management programs offered in schools of public health." says Robert Morgan, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Management, Policy and Community Health.
The program was also one of the first to earn continued accreditation virtually in accordance with CAHME's pandemic policies, adds Lee Revere, MS, PhD, professor in the Department of Management, Policy and Community Health and director of the healthcare management program. She credits program faculty for adapting to the virtual format.
"I am so proud of our faculty for rising to the challenge and working hard to secure our continued accreditation for the full seven years," Revere says. "This honor speaks to our program's quality and our faculty's commitment to our students."
site var = sph

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


3) Tap on �Build Number� repeatedly 7 times... On your third tap you should see a message indicating that you only have 4 more taps to go to �become a developer�. Keep tapping until you are a developer.... To get started, open up the Wink app and tap on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen. Next, tap on �Lookout�. You may have to scroll down to get to it, depending on how many devices you have set up in the app.
To turn it on, tap the option, and slide the button at the top right of the screen to the right. The green button indicates that the feature is currently active. The green button indicates that �... Tap effects then scroll down to the bottom of the list and tap Manage Effects. We turned off oil pastel and cartoon, as they were a little too overpowering for our tastes.
Hold down the power key to turn the Galaxy S5 Mini off Tap the same key to turn it back on Once the logo appears, use the volume key to highlight �Safe Mode�.
When you tap to set focus, the camera sets the exposure (brightness) of the photo. It sets exposure based on the area that you tap. It sets exposure based on the area that you tap. If you tap a bright area of the scene, the camera exposes for the highlights.
Tap to take pics is a feature in the stock Camera app in Samsung Galaxy S5 which will let you take photos simply by tapping the image on the preview screen.


text:
Featured An Islamic Perspective on the Sacred Balance of Humanity, Animals and Nature: An Overview of "Ecolibrium"
Tag: Monarchy
FeaturedMultimediaNEWS
Now Published: Coup, King, Crisis: A Critical Interregnum in Thailand
The prospects of the inevitable end of the Bhumibol era loomed large over 21st century Thailand. Events have now taken their course and King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned. The new King is beginning to make his presence felt, but in important ways, Thailand is still in an interregnum: a time when the old order is dying but a new one struggles to be born.
FORSEA / January 3, 2021
Thailand's King: Above and Beyond Politics
Why are the people of Thailand rising up against this king today when the previous one drastically restricted Thai democracy?
FORSEA / December 6, 2020
FeaturedNEWSOpinion
The Thai King Sends Messages Presaging Conflict in Thailand
Three months have passed and the protests in Thailand have intensified. One of the main messages of the demonstrations has become clear—the protesters believe the monarchy is in need of immediate reform. In just three months, Thais have repeatedly stretched the boundaries of what is acceptable to discuss in public—and at large gatherings—regarding the monarchy.
Pavin Chachavalpongpun / October 29, 2020
What Now for Thailand's Protests?
Now that core leaders of the protests are in custody, the authorities are ramping up their suppression of demonstrators, and the possibility of life imprisonment has been mooted, it seems hard to imagine where this movement goes from here.
Abduction and Killing of Thai Dissidents
From 2016 to 2020, at least ten activists residing outside Thai borders were killed, abducted and forcedly disappeared. Most of them happened to be anti-monarchists.
FORSEA / October 14, 2020
Deep Dish: Thailand's Youth Demand Democratic Reforms
Thai society needs to be able to speak openly now about the role of the monarchy. For decades, the Thai monarchy has dominated the Thai political space, firmly supported by the military.
Pavin Chachavalpongpun / August 28, 2020
Facebook Cultivates Authoritarianism in Thailand: It blocks access to "Royalists Marketplace" group
The Royalists Marketplace stands for freedom of expression. Crude censorship from the Thai government crushes the freedoms that Thais are entitled to. In blocking the page, Facebook is cooperating with the authoritarian regime in obstructing democracy and cultivating authoritarianism in Thailand.
Call for Urgent Monarchical Reform is behind the 2020 Thai Student Protests
The student gatherings at the Democracy Monument and at Thammasat University in August were a turning point in the course of the ongoing protests in Thailand. Calls are now being made for an immediate reform of the monarchical institution to locate back into the constitutional framework.
FeaturedPRESS
Thailand Student Protests: FORSEA stands in solidarity with Thammasat University Students on Monarchical Reform in Thailand
For several decades now that the so-called "constitutional monarchy" of Thailand has proven to be fraudulent. The call from Thammasat University students is both timely and crucial in moving Thailand forward in the democratic direction.
FORSEA / August 11, 2020
FORSEA prominent at Thai Protests for Reform of the Monarchy
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, FORSEA's co-founder, sent his message to the large gathering of Thammasat University students, Bangkok, August 10, 2020, supporting them in their endeavour to bring discussion of the monarchy into the open.


We, the people. You, the shopper.
They had red balloons and super-loud music the night of the inauguration. Not that Pune's S.B. Road is always quiet, but being an office-office area, it is generally on the silent side. Yes it once had Pyramid and Store One, but both turned out to be too ill-fated to last long. I had been toying with a the-land-is-jinxed proposition when Pantaloons put my theory to dust.
Now a few months down the line, the green structure is well settled and much frequented. On an average evening, there are long rows of people seated outside. Quarrelling couples, fidgety children, rowdy college kids. There are more human heads to be seen out than amidst the sartorial pleasures that lie in.
So anyway, very happy about such nice clothes putting up so near my flat, I go out to say hello every once in a while. The workforce* that I meet there (or most malls I have been to for that matter) is as irritating interesting as the designer collections stocked. Let me exemplify.
Every day of the first week, the security guards at the entrance are models of sugar. "Namaste Sir." "Good evening Madam." Salaam, hello, welcome.
You go in after a fortnight and they can't be bothered to spare you a look. We get scores of you people each day. Silly clothes-oriented minds. This colour, that fitting, humph!
The woman who issues baggage coupons is generally accompanied with a lady-purse-checker(s). Till date I am clueless about the supposed significance of the process. Unless you're carrying a bomb the size of a full-grown jackfruit, its chances of being discovered are negligible. They don't inspect wallets, don't even look in all sections for that matter. It's a customary check madam. Don't I have anything better to do than go through your dirty linen in public?
There are without fail a couple of over helpful males and females near the clothes-sections. "Yes madam?" one will say as you pick up an interesting item of clothing . The look is sometimes so accusing you impulsively put it back. We need to be around you see. What if you discreetly smuggle things into your cavernous purse?
Maybe 'assisted shopping' is just not my thing. As long as I am given the sizes and/or colours I like, I appreciate some space.
When you arrive at a trial room, the hangers are removed for you. The place abounds with know-it-alls. Right from "customer andar hai madam" (there's a customer inside) to "usme wohi ek size hai" (we only have one size for that piece), they are instant with the replies. Never mind if you remember seeing a Small or a Medium tucked up in some corner. Arrey, I am too comfy in my seat to get going anywhere. Shoo away can't you?
At the billing counter, you will always meet someone who wants you to take a membership card. "Lucky draw madam?" As the man behind the machine totals up your shopping, you will be asked if you want to pay less the next time. I have decided to get this done once and for good the next time I go visiting.
Outside, a chaat wala calls out to passersby. He asks for no coupons and indulges in no niceties. I order a papdi chaat. And miss the good old bazaars and melas Daddy took me to when I was smaller.
This entry was tagged evenings in pune, hangouts in pune, pantaloons pune, papdi chaat, pyramid, security check at malls, senapati bapat road pune, store one pune, workforce at pantaloons. Bookmark the permalink.
Oh T, papdi chaat is paradise. Reminds me of all things mouth watering. Much better, I tell you, to splurge on chaat once in a while than get super expensive clothing which you'll wear one solar eclipse day.
I am a stereotype in this case,doesn't take more than 10 minutes for me to pick a piece of clothing(yes, that's what i call it, cave-man isshstyle).
And return back to the store the next day complaining, that it doesn't fit me anymore :D. Coming home as my mom looks at me with I-told-you-so look.
Cave man style… aha. Cave man reminds me of some brand I saw lately – they had outrageous designs which I am sure would have only appealed in the stone age.
Yes shopping with a girl for shoes or clothes is a consummate substitute for capital punishment.
Rarely we find any sales personnel well aware of the goods in these outlets. Many are not interested to explain about the stuff. Worst is the long queue in the cash counters!
Yep, they bear such a disinterested look at times that you hesitate in even asking.
Oh the queues are downright vexing. And then they deliberate over packaging and sealing plastic bags.
– they never have the size in the design I ask or too lazy to search.
U get coupons to shop for 2000/- right….but u can utilize it only with your next bill of another 4000/- – Isnt that ridiculous ??? And nobody explains anything of this scheme, till u reach the billing counter and get ur coupons…..
Oh yes the sales are another story altogether. Whatever is on sale is either too drab to buy or too overpriced in the first place to be much affected with the 50% off scheme. In Pune Central they go with the latter strategy. Thankfully in Pantaloons, I have found sales are more genuine and they don't pre-hike the prices before starting one.
Haha such a ridiculous offer that one. What good is the coupon then I have no idea. They just serve good fodder for colourful promotion sign boards I guess.
Really? I will spread word to lend your corner of the world some shopping assistants too. Such a help, I tell you.


text:
Home Science Black Holes Collision is Triggering the Curiosity of Astronomers
Black Holes Collision is Triggering the Curiosity of Astronomers
June 27, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0
Astronomers had been trying for decades to understand how black holes work. These mysterious cosmic objects are defying even the laws of physics themselves that we all bow down to. Even light itself gets engulfed by the tremendous gravity of a black hole, which is incredible. Scientists are not sure even now if light has any mass.
Astronomers had detected S190521g, a candidate gravitational wave event spotted last year in May. Such a phenomenon can be triggered by two black holes merging, and therefore distorting the fabric of space-time.
Detected by the twin LIGO facilities
The gravitational wave hit the Earth, and it triggered the detectors from the twin LIGO facilities and the Virgo observatory in Italy. Astronomers concluded that they're dealing with two mammoth black holes that are colliding somewhere in the vast ocean of space.
Matthew Graham, who is the first author on the study, and his team found their candidate near a supermassive black hole dubbed J1249+3449. A pair of black holes collided in the giant gas disk.
Saavik Ford, who is co-author on the paper and an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History, declared:
"I was initially quite skeptical,"
"This flare looked interesting, but gas disks around black holes flare all the time, and I wasn't sure how excited to be."
He further explains:
"The only remaining option is that it's a brand new and very unusual kind of flare from this gas disk — a discovery that would be very interesting all by itself!"
The new study was published in the astrophysics journal Physical Review Letters, where astronomers detail the flare detected and explain why it's connected to the merging black holes of S190521g. If further investigations confirm that astronomers had indeed been dealing with the collision of two black holes, it will be the first time anyone has detected an electromagnetic counterpart (light) that's associated with a black hole collision.
Three Orbiting Black Holes Break a Significant Physics Theory
Gravitational Waves Emitted By A Powerful Collision Between Two Black Holes
Filed in: News, Science Tags: black holes
Anna Daniels
Anna is an avid blogger with an educational background in medicine and mental health. She is a generalist with many other interests including nutrition, women's health, astronomy and photography. In her free time from work and writing, Anna enjoys nature walks, reading, and listening to jazz and classical music.
The New 'Columbus Strain' of COVID-19 Strikes Fear, Having Three Gene Mutations Never Seen Together Before
Scientists Found The Oldest and Most Distant Quasar and Supermassive Black Hole
Disneyland Becomes a COVID-19 Vaccination Center
Key Tips To Ease Your Child's Anxiety When Visiting The Dentist
Subscribe to Health ThoroughFare via Email
© 2021 Health Thoroughfare. All rights reserved.


Customize your own dance classes from the following list of dances. They can be taught either with or without partners, although the dances that lend themselves better to couples are indicated below. Though you'll still be getting exercise, these classes focus more on the dance steps and more patterns than the Cardio Dance Party Fitness classes. Just pick the dances you would like to cover and I'll customize the class to your needs. The classes can be taught at your home or office, or you can come to my home studio.
Cost per one hour dance lesson: $25 per hour, held at my home studio, or $35 per hour if held in your home or office.
Would you like your next party to be a smash hit?? How about dance lessons for your guests? I have several years experience teaching large groups (for example, at one of the several public summer dance festivals held in the city of Chicago), in addition to smaller gatherings like private weddings and private holiday parties. I can bring my own compact sound system or use the one you provide.


text:
III. Björn Eriksson vagy Öreg Björn (svédül: Björn den Gamle), (867 – 932) svéd király, 882-től haláláig. IV. Erik fia volt.

Élete
A legelső svéd királyok életéről szinte semmit nem lehet tudni, ez alól Björn sem kivétel. A Heimskringla szerint III. Erik Emundson svéd király (? - kb. 880/85) fia volt és ötven évig uralkodott Svédország felett.

A Hervarar saga így ír Björnről:
Az uppsalai Eriknek [IV. Erik] volt egy fia, Björn, aki apja halála után foglalta el a trónt és ötven évig uralkodott. Björn fiai Győztes Erik és Olaf örökölték a királyságot apjuk halála után. Olaf fia volt Styrbjörn, az erős.

Harald sagája alapján ismert, hogy ötven évig uralkodott:
Nyugtalanság uralkodott Gautland vidékén, amíg Erik Emundson volt a király, de meghalt, amikor [már] Harald tíz éve volt Norvégia királya. Erik után fia, Björn ötven évig uralkodott. Ő volt Győztes Erik és Olaf apja, utóbbi Styrbjörn, az erős apja volt.

Björn halála után fiait, Eriket és Olafot társuralkodónak választották meg, ennek ellenére Erik kisemmizte unokaöccsét, Styrbjörn-t.

Családja és leszármazottai
A Heimskringla alapján két fia ismert:
 Erik, a későbbi VI. Győztes Erik király
 Olaf Bjarnarson vagy II. Olaf király

Jegyzetek

Források
 genealogie-mittelalter.de

Svéd királyok
867-ben született személyek
932-ben elhunyt személyek
Munsö-ház


text:
Firefighters endorse Glover for re-election to Supervisor
October 16, 2020 By Publisher Leave a Comment
PLEASE JOIN US.
Supervisor Federal Glover was there for our firefighters and our residents during the massive fires we experienced the last couple of years. We wholeheartedly support Supervisor Glover's re-election and look forward to working closely with him for another term.
Filed Under: News, Opinion, Politics & Elections, Supervisors
Contra Costa opens 13th COVID-19 test site in Bay Point as testing increases to 3,200 a day
By Daniel Borsuk
The opening of the Contra Costa Health Department thirteenth Covid-19 testing site in Bay Point has helped the county ramp up test, the county's chief goal in turning the tide on COVID-19, Contra Costa Public Health Director Anna Roth told the board of supervisors on Tuesday.
"Testing is one area of focus as over 45,000 tests have been given in our county to date," Roth told supervisors when she also informed the elected officials via teleconference about the opening this week of a COVID-19 testing site at 215 Pacifica Ave. in Bay Point, one of the county's major underserved areas.
"This week's opening of aa new test site in Bay Point has drawn a lot of good feedback," Roth said. As of Tuesday, Contra Costa County had 17,728 COVID-19 cases and 230 deaths had been recorded since flu struck in March.
Before the opening of the Bay Point test site, the county was giving 3,200 tests a day at 12 sites and the goal is to eventually boost the frequency rate to 4,500 with the Bay Point location.
Roth also reported that the county has an overall COVID-19 positivity rate of 2.4 percent, which is a major improvement from a 6 percent positive rate that the county had bothered county health officials during the earlier months of the pandemic.
In Other Board Action:
At the meeting, the elected officials approved three abatement cases located in Crockett, Richmond and Bethel Island.
Supervisors assessed a $28,307.15 tax bill on the property at 232 Kendell Ave. in Crockett for removal of debris. The Crockett property is owned by Mark Noonan. Supervisors charged a $14,481.70 bill to Donald Hampton for clean up and debris removal costs related to his property at 319 Chesley Ave. in Richmond. Supervisors also assessed a $9,309 clean-up bill to Darlene Joy Gargulio for abatement action taken at her property at 2600 Dutch Slough Road in Oakley.
"I know neighbors are gratified for the abatement action," Supervisor Diane Burgis of Oakley said after the vote. No one spoke on behalf of the property owners.
Supervisors approved their 2021 schedule which includes 30 regular board meetings, 12 fire commission meetings and five housing authority commission meetings.
Without discussion, supervisors approved as a consent item the fiscal year 2020-2021 secured property tax rates will generate more than $2.5 billion in property tax revenue to be apportioned to the county, cities, and other eligible agencies.
Filed Under: Health, News, Supervisors
Supervisors pass third COVID-19 era ordinance prohibiting residential and small business evictions, rent hikes over landlords' protests
October 1, 2020 By Publisher Leave a Comment
Approve consent decree for enhanced psychiatric and medical services for county jail inmates
With the COVID-19 pandemic having caused 16,896 cases and 209 deaths in Contra Costa County since March, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed its third temporary ordinance banning evictions of commercial and residential tenants on Tuesday, the same day the county's Public Health Department quietly announced its promotion from Purple ranking to Red, allowing more businesses to open.
According to the staff report on the agenda item, the urgency ordinance authorizes a temporary prohibition on certain "at-fault" evictions of residential tenants in the county and continues a temporary prohibition on certain evictions of small-business commercial tenants in Contra Costa County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supervisors had previously approved similar temporary ordinances on April 21 and July 14 and voted unanimously to enact a new ordinance that would stay in effect through January 31, 2021. On a separate vote, 4-1, supervisors rejected inserting additional protections to tenants that Supervisor John Gioia wanted to be included in the ordinance.
"I wanted broader protections," said Supervisor Gioia of Richmond who cast the one dissenting vote. "I wanted to limit evictions to health and safety. There are landlords who don't exercise good faith behavior."
But Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, speaking on behalf of both landlords and tenants. wanted to monitor properties that have tenants who don't put out trash for collection or keep unsafe rental property.
"I am willing to go through January 31, but I am tired of accommodating the bad actors. I won't support an ordinance that bars landlords from entering property for any reason," said Mitchoff.
At the same time, the supervisor from Pleasant Hill scolded landlords who do not accept a tenant's payment for rent. "That is not OK," she said.
While supervisors listened to a number of renters encouraging the supervisors to provide necessary protections during the ongoing pandemic, the elected officials for the first time heard more landlords loudly object to the residential and commercial ordinance under review.
"You're taking away property owners' rights," Concord property owner Blaine Carter protested. "The sky is not falling. We don't need to strip away individual property owner rights."
Concord homeowner Ed White said he could live with the ordinance. "I work with my tenant," said White, whose long-term tenant of his three-bedroom house, has been a good occupant even though the tenant had lost their job due to the pandemic. The tenant has recently been reemployed and is back making monthly rental payments, White said.
"For someone who has been on both sides of this issue, I can support the proposed ordinance," said District 5 Supervisor Federal Glover of Pittsburg, who is up for re-election Nov. 3 against Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer.
"This is another way to get property into the hands of government," said landlord Marilyn Blander. The long-term economic effects will be terrible because government is a terrible way to provide housing."
PLO Consent Decree for County Jail Inmates OK'd
In another action, supervisors unanimously approved an agreement with the Prison Law Office that will enhance psychiatric and medical services for inmates held at the Martinez Detention Facility and the West County Detention Facility in Richmond. Four years in negotiations, the PLO-Contra Costa County consent decree will be in effect for five years. The consent decree can be mutually ended.
It will cost the county $43.7 million a year to provide improved mental and medical care and pharmaceutical services to prisoners housed in the two county detention facilities. Those costs reflect the addition of the eventual hiring of 125 fulltime Health Services Department employees and 63 fulltime equivalent Sheriff's Department employees.
So far, the county has hired 42 fulltime equivalent Health Department and 41 fulltime Sheriff's Department employees.
"This is a roadmap for positive change, one that moves the county forward in further improving the physical space and services provided" said Board Chair Candace Andersen. "We want to stop those with mental illness from repeatedly cycling through our jails. If we can provide them with much needed treatment while incarcerated and ensure that they have supportive services upon re-entry to the community, their lives will substantially improve."
Prison Law Office Executive Director Donald Spector called and thanked the supervisors for approving the five-year consent decree.
Filed Under: Business, Health, News, Supervisors
Supervisors extend ban on evictions, rent increases through January 31
September 23, 2020 By Publisher Leave a Comment
Provide additional protections; retroactive to Sept. 1
By John Fout, Community & Media Relations Specialist, Contra Costa County Office of Communications & Media
At their meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an urgency ordinance that continues a moratorium on certain evictions for residential tenants in the County through January 31, 2021. Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-25 also continues a moratorium on certain residential rent increases through January 31, 2021. The Ordinance is retroactive to September 1, 2020.
Contra Costa County's urgency ordinance provides additional protections to the state's COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (the Act), which passed and took effect immediately on August 31, 2020. The Act extends eviction protections for residential tenants experiencing financial hardship related to COVID-19.
"The urgency ordinance demonstrates the Board's continued commitment to protect residents struggling with the unexpected economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Supervisor Candace Andersen, Board Chair. "We continue to seek ways to support renters and landlords, and hope that all parties will resolve to work together during this challenging time."
This law applies to properties in all 19 cities in the County and in all unincorporated areas. To the extent that a city has adopted a law on the same subject matter, then the city's provisions would apply in that city.
Protections granted to residential renters:
Ban on No-Fault Evictions – A property owner cannot evict a residential tenant for any "no-fault" reason except to protect the health and safety of the owner or another tenant, to allow the owner or their immediate family to move into the residential unit or to remove the unit from the rental market.
Prohibits a landlord from terminating a residential tenancy on the basis that a tenant allowed an unauthorized occupant to live in the dwelling unit, if the occupant is the tenant's immediate family member living in the dwelling unit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moratorium on Residential Rent Increases – A property owner may not increase rent on a residential property through January 31, 2021. State law prevents this freeze from applying to commercial tenancies and to certain residential properties, including residences built within the last 15 years and single family
These prohibitions and the specified exceptions last through January 31, 2021.
Read the full document Ordinance No. 2020-25 (PDF). Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding this ordinance will be available and updated on the County website soon.
For information and resources, visit Contra Costa County at www.contracosta.ca.gov. For COVID-19 updates, visit Contra Costa Health Services at https://cchealth.org/coronavirus. If you have questions about the coronavirus, contact the multilingual Call Center at 1-844-729-8410, open daily from 8 am to 5 pm. For assistance after hours in multiple languages, please call 211 or 800-833-2900 or text HOPE to 20121.
Election costs rise as Contra Costa Supervisors OK $3.6 billion 2020-2021 budget
Source: CoCoCo
Gioia makes his support conditional on reviewing county jail facilities for closure
Includes funding for the Sheriff's Office to hire 24 deputies for mental health duties at Martinez jail
On the same day Contra Costa County taxpayers were pinched with a new $3.6 billion 2020-2021 fiscal year budget, supervisors also unanimously approved on Tuesday a County Clerk-Recorder's request to boost 2021 election ballot printing and mailing costs an additional $1.8 million to a new payment limit of $6 million.
"This is going to be the costliest election year that I have experienced in my 25 year -career," Assistant Registrar of Voters Scott O. Konopasek said in reference to the upcoming Presidential election and how the county's contract extension with K&H Printers-Lithographers, Inc. to print and mail ballots and election pamphlets will alarmingly rise again by $8 million for elections held in 2021.
Konopasek said Governor Gavin Newsom's Emergency Order instructing California counties election officials to mail ballots to every registered voter for the November election means an additional 160,000 Contra Costa voters, or 25 percent of all registered voters, will receive ballots in the mail thereby driving up costs linked to printing and mailing. That Emergency Order applies to any and all elections conducted in 2021.
While supervisors ignored the Registrar of Voters expense item, they unanimously approved the $3.6 billion 2020-2021 budget that garnered the support of all the supervisors, including Supervisor John Gioia of Richmond, who several weeks ago had said he would vote against the budget when it was ready for formal adoption. He said he now supports the budget provided supervisors study the closure of the Marsh Creek detention facility, and to have a study conducted on the future of the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron and Juvenile Hall in Martinez.
When Supervisor Karen Mitchoff of Pleasant Hill questioned Gioia why he switched his initial negative vote on the budget, Gioia responded, "I support the county budget as a whole that is over $3 billion and as long as these three issues – Marsh Creek, Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility and Juvenile Hall are studied and come back to the supervisors for consideration."
County Administrator David Twa said supervisors can expect Covid-19 related costs to continue to increase over the next 12 to 24 months. The county spent $131 million overall in Covid-19 connected expenses because it operates a hospital, health services for the homeless, provides Covid-19 testing and numerous other public health services.
Twa said operating costs will increase $28.4 million because of the newly opened County Administration Building and the Emergency Operations Center/Public Safety Building, both located in Martinez.
Supervisors provided funding for the Sheriff's Office request to hire 24 deputies for the Martinez jail to handle mental health duties, a budget item that met public criticism especially in the summer aftermath of the George Floyd murder case.
Because of rising expenses, the county has placed on the November ballot a half-cent sales tax measure, Proposition X, that county officials counts on to generate new revenues, some $81 million a year for 20 years to fund hospitals, health centers, childhood services, and other community services.
Filed Under: Finances, Government, News, Supervisors
In spite of public opposition Supervisors approve COVID-19 violation ordinance, fines
July 29, 2020 By Publisher Leave a Comment
"You are not being inconvenienced that much." – Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Half-Cent Sales Tax Ballot Measure Plans Hung Up in Sacramento
Sheriff Continues Cooperation with ICE
Over citizen objections, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, Tuesday to approve fines for non-commercial and commercial public health violations in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new ordinance that goes into effect immediately requires citizens to wear face masks in the public and in commercial settings or one can be subject to a fine, or multiple fines.
Contra Costa County Health Services Director Anna Roth told supervisors the county needs an ordinance setting down fines because as of Tuesday the county's COVID-19 caseload is still rising with 7,304 cases. In the county there have been 108 COVID-19 related deaths, she reported, of which 70 percent occurred in long term care facilities. County health officials have observed a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases since May. Roth pointed out the county is on the state's COVID-19 Monitoring List.
Deputy County Health Director Randy Sawyer explained there is an "urgent need" for county supervisors to adopt an ordinance establishing fees so that county health enforcement officers can enforce public health orders especially during the current pandemic. Citizens are not wearing masks and are not practicing social distancing, Sawyer said.
Sawyer said there are about 200 businesses that the county has ongoing public health complaint issues with the department.
Similar ordinances have recently been adopted in Marin and Napa counties, and the Contra Costa County ordinance requires persons to wear masks when engaged in noncommercial and commercial activities. In Contra Costa, for the first noncommercial violation the fine is $100, $200 for the second violation and $500 for each additional violation within one year of the initial violation.
For commercial activity violations, the fine for the first violation is $250, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each additional violation within one year of the initial violation. "If a violation continues to more than one day, each day is a separate violation," the ordinance states.
Public Opposition to Mask Ordinance & Fines
Speakers opposing the ordinance said requiring persons to wear masks violates their Constitutional rights. "I oppose this ordinance because it violates our liberties, "said Dave Sutton. "It restricts our liberties."
Similarly, Deborah Thompson said, "I oppose the ordinance because it is an abridgement of our liberties."
Comments like those sparked District One Supervisor John Gioia of Richmond to say, "I am shocked by the lack of literacy and scant knowledge that people have."
The supervisor said some people don't understand that this virus is causing a public health crisis where this county "may soon run out of ICU beds and two thirds of the people who have died in the county lived in congregant living facilities."
"We are out to get these numbers down," Supervisor Karen Mitchoff of Pleasant Hill said in reference to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the county. "A health order will do that. You are not being inconvenienced that much."
Mitchoff, who noted Contra Costa County's fines are less than other Bay Area county fines, said the new ordinance will mean persons will now be required to wear a mask when they out of their house, even when they go to the fast-food drive thru. "If you don't want to wear a mask then get used to wearing a ventilator," the supervisor warned.
Richmond resident Edith Alderman supported the ordinance commenting," I'm 100 percent in favor of the ordinance. This can help get a handle on this disease."
Speaking on behalf of the board, Chair Candace Andersen of Danville said "Many people are following the Health Order, but we need to increase our efforts together to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. To further our progress, to protect lives and reopen more local businesses and activities, we need a tool to send a fair message that everyone has to adhere to health orders to prevent the spread of the virus."
"With a 14 percent unemployment rate, this is not the time for a sales tax hike"
– Board Chair Candace Andersen
With the legislative clock ticking in Sacramento, the supervisors plan to meet at a special teleconferenced meeting next Tuesday in order to get a status report to waive the second reading on the supervisors' resolution calling for a Nov. 3 half cent sales tax ballot proposal.
The special meeting was called because state legislators have not convened to act on proposed legislation, especially Contra Costa County State Senator Steve Glazer's Senate Bill 1349, a transactions and use tax law, that the supervisors need the state Legislature to pass and Governor Gavin Newsom to sign by August 18 or the supervisors' half cent sales proposal will not appear on the November ballot.
Deputy County Administrator Tim Ewell explained without passage of SB 1349, the county will lose $800,000 to $1 million in state revenue to cover printing costs tied to the ballot measure, but the clock is ticking and the supervisors need to have SB 1349 passed in the legislature and signed by the governor by August 18.
"I want those funds," said supervisor Mitchoff, "but it will only move forward if the legislature acts."
Supervisors voted 4-1, with Chair Candace Andersen of Danville casting the lone opposing vote, to move forward to meet next Tuesday.
"I will not support it" said Andersen, who also opposed the tax increase proposal at the board's July 14 meeting. "With a 14 percent unemployment rate, this is not the time for a sales tax hike with such high unemployment rate."
One of the few speakers opposing the proposal Tom Townsend of El Cerrito, said, "I am taxed to the limit and I oppose the half cent sales tax."
"I am unsure if this ballot measure will pass," warned District 3 Supervisor Mitchoff, but she voted in favor of it anyway.
Tax proponent Supervisor Gioia said a county resident would typically pay $60 to $80 a year should the tax measure pass in November.
The proposed language for the county tax measure reads:
"To keep Contra Costa's regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers; provide timely fire and emergency response; support crucial safety-net services; invest in early childhood services, shall the Contra Costa County measure levying a ½ cent sales tax, exempting food sales, providing an estimated $81,000,000 annually for 20 years that the state cannot take, requiring fiscal accountability, with funds benefitting county residents, be adopted?"
Sheriff David Livingston ran into criticism from the public about how the Sheriff's Office works with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but is not expected to change his policies.
"The Sheriff continues to respond to ICE notification requests," said Melanie Kim, a staff attorney for Advance Justice – Asian Law Caucus. "These practices are especially cruel given that COVID-19 is running rampant inside ICE facilities. People in ICE custody are vulnerable to grave illness or death."
The sheriff told supervisors that because of the COVID-19 hygiene practices that his officers and the inmates use at the West Contra Costa facility in Richmond and Martinez jail, there have been no reported COVID-19 cases.
The sheriff reported that in the past year his office detained for ICE enforcement purposes, 72 were Hispanic prisoners, 18 were Asian prisoners, one was a Black prisoner, three were white prisoners, and two "other" prisoners.
Sheriff Livingston said of the 95 prisoners reported to ICE, 71 were charged for miscellaneous felonies, four for penal or murder, five for robbery, two for car jackings, and for 11 for assaults with deadly weapons.
While there were a number of critics of the Sheriff's Office asking that the Board of Supervisors to reduce funding for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year, Karen Clarkson was one of few backers of Sheriff Livingston's department requesting that funding remain unchanged. "I support the Sheriff," she said. "It is an unsafe practice to defund the Sheriff."
"This county should be safe for everyone, whether they are documented or undocumented," said Anisha Walker, who requested that supervisors cut funds to the Sheriff's Office.
"I have no sympathy for those who break the law and are violent criminals, "said Supervisor Mitchoff. "I support the sheriff. And I support social justice and equality at a time we are in a COVID -19 pandemic."
Filed Under: Crime, Health, News, Sheriff, Supervisors, Taxes
Contra Costa Supervisors approve fines of up to $500 and $1,000 for health order violations
July 28, 2020 By Publisher 1 Comment
Non-commercial activities: $100, $200 and $500 fines
Commercial activities: $250, $500 and $1,000 fines.
If a violation continues for more than one day, each day is a separate violation.
By Susan Shiu, Director, Office of Communications and Media, Contra Costa County
(Martinez, CA) – On July 28, 2020, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors used its emergency powers under state law to pass Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-21 that establishes administrative fines for violations of public health orders pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Board unanimously determined the ordinance, effective immediately, is necessary to provide an alternative to criminal enforcement of public health orders that will augment the ability of the County and other local agencies to ensure compliance with public health orders and combat the spread of COVID-19.
"Many people are following the Health Orders, but we need to increase our efforts together to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community," said Board Chair, Supervisor Candace Andersen. "To further our progress to protect lives and reopen more local businesses and activities, we need a tool to send a fair message that everyone has to adhere to health orders to prevent the spread of the virus."
For health order violations involving non-commercial activities, the amount of the fine is $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and $500 for each additional violation within one year of the initial violation. For violations involving commercial activity, the amount of the fine is $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for each additional violation within one year of the initial violation. If a violation continues for more than one day, each day is a separate violation.
Throughout this pandemic, Contra Costa leaders and law enforcement have encouraged "educational enforcement" before issuing penalties. Before issuing a Notice of Fine, an enforcement officer can first issue a Notice of Violation, which gives a person or business up to two days to correct a violation. In cases where the enforcement officer determines that issuing a Notice of Violation is unnecessary or ineffective, the enforcement officer can immediately issue a Notice of Fine.
Because Public Health Officer orders apply countywide, this ordinance also applies countywide under Government Code section 8634. The ordinance may be enforced in cities and special districts by officials designated by those agencies to enforce the ordinance.
For more information, read Ordinance No. 2020-21 (PDF) available on the County website.
Filed Under: Crime, Health, News, Supervisors
Contra Costa Supervisors to consider extending rent, eviction moratorium during special meeting Tuesday
By Allen Payton
In response to Gov. Newsom's order on June 30 giving counties and cities the authority to extend their moratoriums on rent payments and evictions to Sept. 30, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will consider extending the county's moratorium during their meeting on Tuesday, July 14. The current moratorium expires on Wednesday, July 15. (See agenda item D9)
The proposed ordinance offers a variety of reasons for extending the moratorium, including:
"The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health orders have resulted in the closure of many local small businesses, and have imposed extreme restrictions on other local small businesses.
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health orders are expected to result in a loss of income to a widespread portion of the local population that depend on wages or business income to pay rent and result in medical expenses for certain Contra Costa County residents.
Contra Costa County and the cities within the County are also experiencing a housing affordability crisis, which is driving homelessness and displacement of residents.
Many County residents are experiencing or will experience losses of income as a result of the local emergency and shelter-in-place orders, hindering their ability to pay rent and leaving them vulnerable to eviction.
Many of the County's renters are rent-burdened, paying over 30 percent of their income on rent, and some renters are severely rent-burdened, paying over 50 percent of their income on rent, which leaves less money for families to spend on other necessities like food, healthcare, transportation, and education.
Without local protection, eviction notices, including notices for failure to pay rent, are likely to surge as residents and businesses are unable to earn income due to the COVID19 pandemic, or are forced to pay medical expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Housing displacement due to rent increases and evictions occurring during the local emergency would hinder individuals from complying with state and local directives to shelter at home, and would lead to increased spread of COVID-19, overburdening the healthcare delivery system and potentially resulting in greater loss of life."
If the board members vote to extend the moratorium, they will have to choose which date, up to September 30th, they want it extended.
The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. and can be viewed live on Comcast Cable 27, ATT/U-Verse Channel 99, and WAVE Channel 32, and can be seen live online at www.contracosta.ca.gov.
Those who wish to address the board during public comment or with respect to any item that is on the agenda may call in during the meeting by dialing 888-251-2949 followed by the access code 1672589#. To indicate you wish to speak on an agenda item, please push "#2" on your phone.
Supervisors, protesters overlook Grand Jury report calling for increased Sheriff, police staffing in Contra Costa
June 27, 2020 By Publisher Leave a Comment
Supes close to forming Office on Racial Justice and Equity; hear from County Clerk-Registrar of Voters urging vote-by-mail for November Election
While critics of Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston and his department again blasted the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors with complaints over the $2.8 million in proposed increased funding for the 2020-2021 fiscal year at their meeting Tuesday, no one paid any attention to an important Grand Jury report on "Police Department Staffing" that supervisors unanimously approved as a consent item during the same meeting.
In other action, Supervisors Federal Glover of Pittsburg and John Gioia of Richmond announced the potential formation of a County Office of Racial Justice and Equity for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year. The board also received a progress report on the 2020 November election from Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder Debi Cooper that heavily endorsed voters to mail ballots.
Grand Jury Report on Police Staffing
"The Grand Jury found that relatively low authorized sworn officer levels and ongoing unfilled officer positions contribute to mandatory officer overtime, reduced level of police services such as traffic enforcement and school resource officers, and longer response times," the Grand Jury report stated.
The Grand Jury report found that the Sheriff's Office and 15 municipal police departments have difficulty recruiting, hiring and retaining officers. "Fewer applicants than in the past are applying to law enforcement due to different career expectations, the availability of less dangerous jobs, and negative perceptions of policing," the report stated.
The Contra Costa Herald contacted Sheriff Livingston's office for comment about the Grand Jury's findings, but there was no comment from the Sheriff's Office by deadline
"Accountability is needed," demanded Pittsburg resident Don Hernandez. "You guys (i.e., the Board of Supervisors) need to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem."
Hernandez was one of more than 18 speakers opposing increased funding for the Sheriff's Office, but one unidentified caller supported extra funding for the sheriff saying without extra resources sheriff deputies will not be able to properly respond to emergencies when they arise.
County worker Christopher Brown said "Racism is systemic. Something needs to change. Mental health is a huge issue. Mental health deserves to be a bigger part of the budget, not the sheriff."
"We need a criminal justice system that does not go backwards. We need a system that solves problems." said Walnut Creek resident Karen Perkins. "I urge you to drive away funds from the Sheriff's Office and form a racial justice commission."
Based on 2019-2020 data, the Sheriff's Office and 15 cities are below the state ratio of 1.48 patrol officers per 1,000 residents. Only the cities of El Cerrito with a 1.77 ratio and San Pablo with a 1.85 ratio were above the state average. The Sheriff's Office had a 1.06 ratio.
The report also found that every police department except Clayton, Moraga, Oakley and Walnut Creek had unfilled positions mainly as a result of retirements, officers on leave, lateral transfers of the department and resignations.
The Sheriff's Office had the most number of unfilled positions due to resignations at 65, with Richmond having 15 unfilled positions, Antioch 10 unfilled positions, Martinez and Concord each six unfilled positions, El Cerrito 5 unfilled positions, Brentwood and San Ramon each 4 unfilled positions, Pleasant Hill 3 unfilled positions, San Pablo 2 unfilled positions, and Pinole, Pittsburg, Lafayette and Danville with 1 unfilled position each.
Even then, supervisors received a number of complaints from citizens that the sheriff does not deserve a proposed $2.8 million increase in 2020-21 funding, even though later on during the meeting County Administrator David Twa forecast that the Sheriff's Office might lose $13 million in state Proposition 72 funds later this year.
"The sheriff will have less money next year," said Twa, who gave a gloomy fiscal forecast. The District Attorney Office's budget might be down $6.2 million, he predicted. The county hospital is losing $60 million in revenue and earlier this month the county laid off 30 library workers.
Yet, with all this gloomy financial news, Twa announced that after two years of labor negotiations, the county and the 9,000 members of the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority and SEIU Local 2015 have agreed to a new labor pact that ends in 2022.
Proposed Office of Racial Justice and Equity Moves Forward
After listening an hour-long presentation from supporters for the formation of a County Office of Racial Justice and Equity, Supervisor Federal Glover of Pittsburg and John Gioia of Richmond said they plan to soon present to the full Board a new Office on Racial Justice and Equity.
Both supervisors serve on the Public Protection Committee where the proposal to form an Office on Racial Justice and Equity Is taking shape.
"One thing we will bring is the discussion of the formation of an Office of Racial Justice and Equity. Your voice has been heard. We plan to bring this proposal before the Board in the near future," said Glover.
Gioia said it is possible supervisors can consider a proposed office at its next board meeting on July 14. "It's a matter of listening to the community in Contra Costa County. There should be a community process on how it should be done. There will be a lot more community input."
In what is shaping up to be a difficult fiscal year, proponents of an Office of Racial Justice and Equity called on Supervisors to defund the Sheriff's Office and transfer those funds to the new office to assist residents of color with a 14.5 percent unemployment rate in Contra Costa County on April 2020 compared to 3.1 percent on February 2020.
Additionally, 45 percent of African Americans, 57 percent of Latinx, 26 percent Asian/Pacific Islanders, 29 percent Native Americans and 20 percent White households were financially precarious before the pandemic, according to an Insight Center study.
County Recorder-Registrar of Voters Urges Vote by Mail
Contra Costa County Recorder-Registrar of Voters Debi Cooper informed supervisors it is untrue that voting by mail promotes fraud. "Despite what you hear, voting my mail does not increase fraud, she said. Outreach and education to vote by mail has been increased. The postage is free."
Cooper described how the department she leads that will have 45 drop boxes and six polling locations throughout the County on Nov. 3. She said voting by mail will be the safest way to vote because COVID-19 will still be present.
Cooper expected to mail 700,000 ballots and more than 500,000 ballots will be returned by voters.
"I find it unacceptable to have six polling locations in the county," said supervisor Gioia of Richmond. "I would reevaluate churches. Churches would be willing to be polling locations and to have equipment on locations for four days.
County elections officials expect about 150,000 voters will show up at the polls to cast ballots. There were 85,000 voters at the polls in the March election.
Bowling Alleys, Bars, Hotels to Open July 1 – Possibly
With word that the Contra Costa County Department of Public Health reported 34 new COVID-19 cases last week, department director Anna Roth said the county is still moving ahead to open hotels, bowling alleys and bars on July 1 and starting on July 15 movie theaters, card rooms and banks will open.
But the news was not all that great. The county is on the state watch list because of a spike in cases. Last week the county reported 34 new COVID-19 cases bringing the county's grand total to 2,454 cases. There have been 52 deaths in the county. "Clearly there's been an increase," said Roth, who attributed the rise to persons in low income communities and living in long term care facilities.
Deputy County Health Director Dr. Sarah Levine said there has been an increase in the number of young patients being diagnosed positive with COVID-19 mainly because they do not practice the main hygiene principles – constantly washing hands, covering mouths, social distance, and staying home.
However, based on the announcement by the Contra Costa Health Services on Friday, that date for those activities is in doubt. (Please see related article).
Filed Under: Government, News, Supervisors
Supervisors hear protests over proposed $2.8 million Sheriff's Office increase, layoff librarians, reduce library hours
OK spending $10,000 on sales tax poll
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors got an earful of complaints on Tuesday from citizens upset over a proposal to award Sheriff David O. Livingston's department a $2.8 million pay raise up and a department request to buy a $275,000 LDV Custom Specialty Vehicle at a time library hours are being slashed and librarians are getting pink slips.
At the last minute, a proposal to layoff up 16 Department of Child Support Services workers was scuttled from the agenda when county officials learned that the Governor's Office has proposed state funding that could keep the child support services positions on the payroll. County officials were unaware of the new state funding source before Tuesday's meeting and details were not provided at Tuesday's meeting.
In the Black Lives Matter era, supervisors listened via teleconference how speakers objected to the county's proposal to give Sheriff Livingston, who has been the target of numerous complaints from citizens about how his deputies abuse the rights of male and female prisoners of color, should not receive a $2.8 million increase for fiscal year 2020/2021 when many other county services like libraries are taking funding cuts.
County Administrator David Twa said because of the uncertainty of the state's fiscal situation due to COVID-19, the supervisors will not get around to passing a 2020-2021 budget until August, not June.
Speakers also opposed Sheriff Livingston's request to use a $275,000 2017-2018 State Homeland Security Grant Program to buy a 2019 or 2020 Ford F550 Logistics Support Vehicle.
"Now is not the time to increase the Sheriff's budget," protested Harry Baker of Pleasant Hill, who had demonstrated a day earlier in front of Sheriff Livingston's Danville home. Speaking to supervisors' telephone, Baker said. "Keep the libraries open. Police brutality is on the rise. Don't increase the sheriff's budget."
"You should not increase the sheriff's budget when you're making cuts in the library and child support services," complained Francisco Torrez of Pittsburg. "Libraries are part of our democratic process. Hospitals are needed in West county Talk about militarization. We don't have any faith in our Sheriff."
"I oppose increasing the Sheriff's budget," protested Rachel Cohen of Danville. "He has proven to be a racist. Juvenile Hall should be closed. Fund social programs, public housing, libraries. Look at Minneapolis, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, at what police should look like."
Several speakers like Raymond Hutchins called on supervisors Diane Burgis of Brentwood, Karen Mitchoff of Pleasant Hill and Federal Glover of Pittsburg for accepting collectively $22,500 in campaign funds from the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Association.
None of the three supervisors addressed the charge about accepting sheriff's association campaign funds, especially Glover who faces a runoff election this November against county assessor Gus Kramer.
Neither the sheriff nor a spokesman was available to comment about the protestor's statements at Tuesday's meeting.
Concerning the sheriff's request for a $275,000 LDV Custom Specialty Vehicle, speakers questioned why the Sheriff's Office needs an armored vehicle for search and rescue purposes and other speakers thought the vehicle will be improperly used by deputies to patrol peaceful BLM demonstrations.
"This truck will used to respond to wildfires," said Supervisor Mitchoff. "This is an armored vehicle. Its main use is for support."
Supervisors unanimously approved the state grant for the sheriff to buy the CSV.
Libraries Reduce Hours, Cut Staff
County librarian Melinda Cervantes relayed the bad news to supervisors that because of the dwindling revenues, several cities have to cutback operating hours to the county's mandatory 35 hours per week schedule. As a result of the reduced operating hours, the library is laying off 32 librarians, mostly library assistant -journey level employees.
The Brentwood library will cut hours per week from 56 to 35, Clayton from 56 to 35 hours, Concord from 52 to 48 hours, Danville from 60 to 56 hours, El Cerrito from 50 to 46 hours, Hercules from 43 to 39 hours, Lafayette from 58 to 54 hours, Moraga from 39 hours to 35 hours, Orinda from 60 per week to 56, San Pablo will reduce hours from 47 to 35, and San Ramon from 58 hours to 54 hours.
County Administrator Twa said the librarians will be offered positions elsewhere in the county, most likely clerical positions.
Supervisors voted 5-0 in approving the reduction in library operations and staffing.
Agree to Spend $10,000 on Sales Tax Poll
In the county's quest to draw additional funds to support public services, the supervisors agreed on a 4-1 vote to spend $10,000 for a polling firm to test prospective voters whether a tax increase could muster voter approval this November.
Board chair Candace Andersen of Danville cast the lone dissenting vote on the proposal suggested by District 1 Supervisor John Gioia of Richmond. Some $21,000 has already been raised to conduct a poll from labor unions and other organizations.
Certain features of the 75-word poll would test the public's opinion about the pandemic, willingness to pay more in taxes in the areas of hospitals, sheriff services, abuse, senior services, mental health, youth services, and criticism in the community.
Hair Salons, Barber Shops Allowed to Open
Supervisors were informed from Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Warren that the county is taking another step toward alignment with the state's guidance on opening businesses and activities, while recommending that residents stay home as much as possible and take steps to protect themselves and each other when leaving the house.
Dr. Warren told supervisors the county's health order now allows hair salons and barber shops to reopen for business beginning Wednesday morning. They must follow state health guidance to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
The new order also increases the number of swimmers who may share a pool to 1 person per 75 square feet, as allowed by the state. The social distancing order also allows as many as 100 persons to attend a funeral or other religious service at an indoor place of worship, in line with the state health guidance.
Planning Review to Begin on Walnut Creek Area Senior Development
The Contra Costa County Conservation & Development Department got the green light to begin general plan amendment study of Spieker Senior Development Partner's congregate care/senior housing development (CCSHD) in unincorporated Walnut Creek, at the end of Seven Hills Ranch Road.
The project is regulated by the State of California Department of Social Services to provide lifetime occupancy and support services, instead of ownership interests.
The development consists of two independent living units providing about 351 total units and a health care center with 100 total units – 50 units for skilled nursing, 20 units for memory care and 30 units for assisted living.
The proposed development would provide a clubhouse, recreation building, parking, and maintenance buildings.
Filed Under: Finances, Library, News, Sheriff, Supervisors


text:
Nakba: Why the Zionists expelled Palestine's Arab population
Posted by Editor on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Thomas Vescovi
In 1946, the population of Palestine numbered 1.2 million Arabs and around 600,000 Jews. There were more Arabs than Jews in 50 of Palestine's 60 districts.
The 1948 Arab-Israeli war would reverse the demographic ratio: around 800,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes, dispossessed of their property, and dispersed into refugee camps throughout the region.
After the publication of the Peel Commission report in 1937, world powers began invoking the partition of Palestine – a two-state solution that necessarily implied a transfer of populations. David Ben-Gurion, then chairman of the executive committee of the Jewish Agency, made no secret of his intentions: a Jewish state with too many Arabs was not a viable solution.
Today, the works of both Arab historians and Israeli "new historians" have definitively dismissed Zionist theories holding Palestinians accountable for the forced exile. And yet, a certain narrative aiming to absolve Israel of any responsibility whatsoever continues to be put forward.
Security reasons?
First, let's look at the so-called issue of security. According to the Zionist historical narrative, the expulsions did indeed take place, but only to ensure that no potential enemy was left behind as Jewish forces progressed.
The security argument doesn't hold water, however. For one thing, more than 70 massacres against Arab civilians and unarmed soldiers were perpetrated by Zionist units. Furthermore, had security truly been an issue at the time, the deportations would have stopped with the end of the war and the signing of the armistice agreements.
About 3,500 Jewish immigrants are turned back by British soldiers in Haifa, Palestine, under the UK mandate in 1946 (AFP)
Obviously, that didn't happen. Arab towns and villages in Israel would continue to be emptied by Israeli forces throughout the 1950s.
Among these were the village of Abu Ghosh, whose 105 inhabitants were deported in 1950 to the Transjordan border, and the coastal village of al-Majdal, whose inhabitants were expelled to the Gaza Strip from 1949 to late 1950 to make way for a transit camp for Jewish immigrants. The port city of Ashkelon is at the site today.
Along with population-transfer issues, Jewish Agency authorities were under increasing pressure to give shelter to the hundreds of thousands of Holocaust survivors and Jews from other Arab countries who were arriving in Palestine.
In addition, immigration remained steady between the proclamation of the state of Israel on 14 May 1948 and the end of December 1951, during which period the Jewish population of Israel approximately doubled to more than 1.3 million. While waiting to be given housing, newly arrived immigrants were crammed into squalid transit camps.
Custom had it that ownership was automatically granted to anyone who managed to move a bed into a private residence and spend the night in it
The Nakba helped to resolve the problem in part. During the 1948 exodus, thousands of Jews moved into vacated Arab dwellings: 45,000 found housing in the outskirts of Jaffa; 40,000 settled in central Haifa; 8,000 moved to Ramla and Lydda, renamed Lod; and 5,000 went to Acre. Jewish Agency officials supervised the operations and verified, insofar as possible, that the accommodation was brought up to standard.
Yet, the housing supply was still far from meeting demand. Though an estimated 140,000 to 160,000 immigrants could move into the former Arab dwellings, nearly 240,000 people had immigrated to Israel in 1949 alone.
Custom had it that ownership was automatically granted to anyone who managed to move a bed into a private residence and spend the night in it. In June of 1948, Jewish soldiers would enter Abbas Street in Haifa at 6am. Some were wounded. They drove out the Arab owners, emptied the homes, and moved in with their own belongings. The soldiers told authorities that they had fought for Israel but had never been granted housing.
Immigrant uprisings
Lengthy administrative procedures and oftentimes deplorable living conditions in cities, together with a lack of employment and of any prospects whatsoever, would lead to the early uprisings. In April 1949, 300 immigrants took to the streets of Tel Aviv and attempted to storm the Knesset, which was located at the time in an abandoned cinema.
In the weeks that followed, several hundred immigrants would ransack the premises of the Ministry of Integration, and dozens more, armed with sticks, would march from Jaffa to the Knesset, where they managed to break through the front gates.
The events tell of the strain that arriving populations were putting on Zionist authorities, while informing our understanding of the continued expulsions of Palestinians in Israel, even after the 1949 armistice agreements were signed between Israel and neighbouring Arab states.
David Ben-Gurion shakes hands with Golda Meir in Tel Aviv in December 1947 (AFP)
Golda Meir, the labour minister from 1949 to 1956, played a pivotal role in the Israeli housing programme. Having arrived from Ukraine in 1921, Meir was a leading figure of left-wing Zionism who would hold key positions in the Jewish Agency and become a special adviser to Ben-Gurion.
As labour minister, she would implement major public housing projects. Within a few months, thousands of homes were built: two-storey buildings divided into two-room flats, small prefabricated houses, and even makeshift wooden huts. The fledgling Jewish nation had to defuse the newly arrived immigrants' anger by whatever means possible.
Though large-scale public works projects provided jobs and income to thousands of immigrants, countless others were left waiting in transit camps, and funds needed to be found to finance construction.
Spoils of war
Though the fledgling state of Israel was certainly helped by sizeable donations pouring in from abroad, it also relied heavily on the spoils of war: during the Nakba, thousands of Arab warehouses, shops, businesses and factories were seized.
In his book 1949: The First Israelis, historian Tom Segev reports that the Israeli army seized nearly 1,800 lorries loaded with goods in Lydda, whereas in Jaffa, in the weeks following the occupation of the city and the forced departure of its inhabitants, £30,000 ($37,000) worth of goods were looted on a daily basis by Jewish soldiers and civilians.
Why the Nakba is bigger than the events of 1948 Read More »
In Haifa, the government seized Arab safety-deposit boxes worth $1.8bn. Likewise, jobs once held by Arab populations were handed over to immigrants. In Ramla, some 600 shops abandoned by former Arab residents were distributed to newcomers and veterans.
However, in 1950, thousands of Jews were still unemployed, forcing the Israeli government to make what the Zionist movement considered a radical decision: to put a cap on immigration. Between 1951 and 1952, the number of new arrivals dropped from around 173,000 to 24,000, and in 1953 to around 10,000.
Shedding light on the 1948 Palestinian exodus reveals not so much the question of "how," but that of "why" – why the creation of Israel, a state with a Jewish majority in a predominantly Arab territory, consistently involved the expropriation and expulsion of Arab inhabitants. The first Arab-Israeli war was not the reason used by Zionist fighting units to achieve their goal; it was the means.
Feature image: People celebrate the UN decision to create a Jewish state by dividing Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Palestinian, in Tel Aviv on 29 November 1947 (AFP)
Posted on Middle East Eye, May 31, 2020
This piece was translated from the MEE French edition.
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye.
Thomas Vescovi is a teacher and researcher in contemporary history. He is the author of Welcome to Palestine (Kairos, 2014) and The Memory of the Nakba in Israel (L'Harmattan, 2015).
Category: History, Israel, Palestine · Tags: history, Israel/Palestine, Nakba


Rich Cheary, chief executive officer of Afrozaar.com, the company behind MojoReporter, said the tool was created to help reporters feel part of a "private collaborative file sharing and communication ecosystem", where they have confidence that the newsroom will be notified as soon as a story is broken and that the central editorial team can efficiently find and reuse the video, photos, audio and GPS location media.
MojoReporter has solved those problems by simplifying the mojo workflow process and making content available to whoever needs it within seconds – whether it's for the TV, newspapers, website, social media pages, video channels or radio station.
Medway Messenger editor Matt Ramsden said reporters have embraced it and "see it as an easy-to-use tool which allows them to record and upload content in a matter of seconds".


Not sure how the whole process of garbage bin rentals work? You're in luck. We've created an infographic to help explain the steps you would take to rent a bin to make it easier to understand. For those of you who like a little more than pretty pictures, read on to find out more.
Pretty obvious, right? The size of garbage bin you rent will depend on what you are putting in it. 14 yard or 20 yard bins are usually good enough for most home renovation or small construction type garbage. If you're not sure about how much junk you have, the 30 yard is a good alternative to the 20 because the bin rental price is the same for mixed waste. You're then charged by weight for the waste you put in the garbage bin. See our bin rental prices for more details.
If it's clean fill (soil, concrete, etc) you are disposing of, a 8 yard bin or 10 yard bin will usually be good enough. Our calculator can help gauge the space you'll need for an area of clean fill.
We're here to help, so give us a shout if you need help picking a bin rental size.
Here comes your bin! To make sure we don't damage your driveway, we lay wooden planks down before carefully placing the garbage bin onto them.
Arguably the most enjoyable part of the process! Who doesn't like to finally get rid of all their junk? All you have to do to load your dumpster is open the rear doors and start filling. The days of pretending to be an Olympic hammer thrower with garbage are over, unless that's what you like to do in your spare time.
Our garbage bin rentals include 7 days usage so you have enough time to fill your bin. Need more time? No problem, we're flexible, remember? Just let us know and we'll take care of you.
Are you ready to say goodbye? Did you throw a farewell party for your junk? Because this is it! We pick up the dumpster and your junk is gone and on its way to be recycled, reused or disposed of.


text:
Q: Como puedo crear un Gráfico combinado con Google App Script Quiero crear un gráfico combinado, donde parte de las series introducidas sean barras verticales y otra serie sea una lineal horizontal.
Con este código actualizo las barras:
function actualizar_grafico() {

  /** Leo la hoja */
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();

  /** Obtengo el gráfico */
  var chart = sheet.getCharts()[0];

  /** EjeX Año*/
  var range1 = sheet.getRange("A2:A8");

  /** Serie Aprobados */
  var range2 = sheet.getRange("B2:B8");

  /** Serie Suspensos */
  var range3 = sheet.getRange("C2:C4");

  /** Eliminamos los rangos actuales de la gráfica*/
  var rangos_actuales = chart.getRanges();

  chart = chart.modify();
  rangos_actuales.forEach(rango => chart.removeRange(rango));

  /** Modificamos los datos de los rangos */
  var modifiedChart = chart
    .addRange(range1)
    .addRange(range2)
    .addRange(range3)
    .build();

  /** Actualizamos el grafico */
  sheet.updateChart(modifiedChart);

}

Y necesito actualizar ahora la linea horizontal, muestro una imagen como ejemplo:

Gracias de antemano

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Vintergatan 5b sändes som sommarlovsprogram i Sveriges Television 11 juni–10 augusti 2001.  Serien är en uppföljare till Vintergatan 5a, som sändes som sommarlovsprogram året innan. 2003 började en omarbetad version av programmet visas i TV igen under namnet Tillbaka till Vintergatan, det blev dock färre och längre avsnitt, och då inte som sommarlovsprogram.

Handling
Peos fru Ulla har mystiskt försvunnit och desperat kontaktar han sina medresenärer Mira, Glen och Henrik för att be dem följa med honom ut i rymden för att hitta henne. När de besöker den så kallade lavaplaneten försvinner även Mira och lämnar ett kryptiskt meddelande efter sig. Under seriens gång stöter de på flera nya karaktärer, bland andra Irina Teresjkova, Gaia och Garsson.
Besättningen får ledtrådar och information under programmets gång. Till slut hittar de Mira som har blivit tillfångatagen av bleka rymdvarelser med "lampskärmar" på huvudet, kallade Fifuner. Ulla finns dock inte bland dem tillfångatagna varelserna utan hittas istället nerfryst i skeppets maskinrum av Femman. De planeter de besökte var Tjårny, Filione, Bely, Poolplaneten (riktiga namnet okänt) och Karichnivi.

Besättningen tittade även på en film varje dag och de filmer som visades var Snobben, Historiska Tippen, Flickan vid stenbänken och Styva linan.

Rollfigurer
Glen Johnson - Wilson D. Michaels
Henrik Gjöres / Helge / Rubrick / Kubrick - Pelle Hanæus
Mira Ardiles - Philomène Grandin
Per-Olov "Peo" Persson / Kapten Zoom / Melvis/Skaftebyns hövding - Anders Linder
Irina Teresjkova / Inkeri - Ingela Schalé
Garsson / Femman / Benke Bengtsson - Jonas Sykfont
Gaia - Inga Sarri
Ulla - Christina Göransson

Fifunerna spelades av gymnasieelever.

Rollfigurer (icke mänskliga)
Rabbel
Broschnyj

Lista över avsnitt

Källor

Sommarlovsprogram
Barn- och ungdomsprogram i Sveriges Television
Svenska science fiction-TV-serier
TV-seriestarter 2001
TV-serieavslutningar 2001
Rymdäventyrs-TV-serier
Svenska TV-serier från 2000-talet

en:Vintergatan#Vintergatan 5b
no:Vintergatan#Vintergatan 5b


text:
Oai may refer to:
 Oai (Attica), a deme of ancient Attica
 Saigō-no-Tsubone (1552–1589), a figure in the history of feudal Japan whose common nickname was Oai

See also
OAI (disambiguation)


Searching for discount kitchen islands? DHgate.com offers 430 kitchen islands products. Our online stores provide a wide selection of classic kitchens at discount prices. You can also choose from discount Paintings, Arts, Crafts & Gifts, Home & Garden as well as from discount Frames and Mouldings, Beads, and Arts and Crafts. You will be fascinated by our excellent europe kitchen design 2019 with exquisite crafts and fast delivery. Don't miss our time limited daily best kitchen peeler deals!


text:
9.30 pm ►Club Gromka, Metelkova City
Foto: Nada Žgank
Matilda is a woman, at least she usually looks like one. She is not an artist, but she finds inspiration in ordinary things, like bananas and monkeys, swimming pools and milk, spandex and leotards, disco dancing, her breasts, and concepts like woman, mother, family, ambiguity, silliness, and freedom. She loves singing, banging on drums, and writing songs. She works with images originating from her daydreaming, but not exclusively. The stage is her home, and that's where she comes alive. Matilda is not alone, she is part of the Image Snatchers collective, within which she is playfully presenting, through a set of musical‑performative pieces, the world of a girl who enjoys both the circus and charitable activities. Her images represent both witty commentary and entertaining evocation, whether they are about family or personal phantasm; in both cases, she works as a liberated performer of her own life.
"Matilda and Her humorously perverts the role of a woman in society, her sexuality, physicality, motherhood, and her place in the public sphere, while at the same time completely opening up the question of gender identity." Anja Radaljac
Urška Vohar (1977) is a choreographer, dancer and performer, theatre lighting designer, and dance teacher. After completing Maribor Grammar School, she continued her studies at the Faculty of Education in Maribor, Department of Fine Arts. Between 2002 and 2006, she studied dance and choreography at the SNDO in Amsterdam. Since 2006, she works as a lighting designer, dancer and performer, creates original projects and teaches at the Secondary Preschool Education and Gimnazija Ljubljana. In recent years, she has been working as a member of the Image Snatchers collective, which stages technoburlesque performances. In 2015, she received the Ksenija Hribar Award for collective educational work at the Secondary Preschool Education and Gimnazija Ljubljana, department of contemporary dance.
Authored and performed by: Urška Vohar (Matilda Buns)
Consulting and stage interventions: Feminalz / Tatovi podob
Costume design: Urška Recer
Make‑up design: Tina Prpar (Tinka Pobalinka)
Selection and original music, tone design and management: Luka Prinčič
Lighting design and management: Janko Oven
Photography: Nada Žgank
Translations: Katja Kosi
Executive producer: Sabina Potočki
Production: Emanat
Partners: Klub Gromka and Mesto žensk


text:
Graphics News #10
August 26th, 2010 by Jetrel
This past several days, I've been engaged in polishing up the forest background. The forest background that shipped with 1.0 was unsatisfactory to me; many elements of it were barely better than sketches, and the far-distant portion of it was a boring monochrome. However, we shipped with it because it didn't affect gameplay, only aesthetics, and we believe in RERO (release early, release often).
Here, you can see a side-by-side comparison. (Click to zoom in.)
Probably after our upcoming update, I am looking into doing some major additions to those interactible/standable trees, adding a much larger variety of branch elements, and if I have time, perhaps even adding some variants on the tree trunks (wider, thinner ones). I'm also planning to flesh out the foliage tiles a bit.
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Ranges – a shorthand for MTPs
I'm well aware in writing this that I haven't written that primer post I've been meaning to write describing what MTPs are. I'm going to try and pretend I've done so already so as not to clog up this post, and will fix that retroactively.
To sum it up, though a "multi-tile-pattern" lets you define a tile pattern that's drawn across more than just one 16×16 tile. It allows us to draw elaborate set pieces that will be put onto a level if the underlying tiles are laid out a certain exact way. For example, it's what allows us to draw the "obviously larger than one tile" corners of the house interiors. Remember – everything in frogatto is auto-tiled, so this means those large set-pieces will just "appear" if you arrange the tiles the right way.
A key problem we ran into was scaling for the work-time of the guy scripting them (me). These multi-tile-patterns had to have each individual tile in them, specified by hand. For a little 2×2 house corner, this was trivial. For a huge 3*5 layer of plants, with two layers of graphics, and with an alternative graphic option, this time-cost exploded exponentially. This, for example, is the tile pattern for a center section of grass (as seen in the first section of the game):
Randomized Arcade Levels
August 14th, 2010 by Sirp
One thing we're working on for Frogatto is "arcade style" levels. Arcade style levels will be never-ending levels that are randomly generated, and which have making a high score an objective. We're hoping this will allow for a fun alternative way to play the game.
As part of this, I've added some nice support for making randomized levels to the Frogatto editor. The editor allows you to split levels into segments, just like this:
The yellow segment in this screenshot is the currently selected segment, and then the red segments are all segments which can go directly after the selected segment. Then, Frogatto Formula Language commands are available which allow the level to order the segments randomly, making sure that one segment only follows another where appropriate.
Of course, in some cases we might need to augment this basic logic with a little more sophistication: making the game get harder as the player goes further, for instance. But this can always be done by adding FFL to the level.
Hopefully with this system in place we'll be seeing some fun arcade style levels in future versions of Frogatto.
3 Day Sale
August 8th, 2010 by Ben
Frogatto is only $0.99 in the App Store for 3 days! Now that 1.0.1 is out, and all significant technical problems should be fixed, we're really trying to get the word out!
The sale ends when Apple decides it's the 11th (which might be at about 11PM EST on the 10th).
iPhone Controls & Auto-saving
Since Frogatto started selling on the App Store, we've had mostly really positive feedback (which has been great!), but there's also been a lot of complaints about the controls; ranging from "needs some work" all the way to "horrible!". At first our reaction was along the lines of "well that's too bad, but there's not a whole lot we can do about it…". A few days later though, I was looking at the code, and discovered that the active areas for the controls were not at all what we thought they were.
When a finger is touching the screen, the iPhone only tells your program about the center point of it; nothing about the area of the touch. Because of this, you generally want to make the actual active area of buttons on the screen bigger than the image that's displayed for them (because people expect a button to work even if just the edge of their finger is touching it). We thought that we had done this, but what I discovered was that not only were the active areas of our controls not bigger than the images representing them, they were significantly smaller! Here's a screenshot showing the control buttons, with their active areas overlaid on top (also note the much improved arrow graphics):
One person said it seemed like we hadn't even tried the game before submitting it to the App Store, but in fact, the opposite is true: we tested it so much that we all got used to it and thought it was fine. Another person said that it seemed like we got lazy near the end of development, which is almost true, but not quite – we didn't get lazy, we just rushed it a bit. It had been over 2 years, and we just really wanted to get the game out there. We fully intended to release updates after 1.0 though, and that's what we've done; last Friday (July 29th) we submitted a minor update, 1.0.1, which Apple will hopefully approve soon.
As you can see, the active areas in 1.0.1 are much bigger, which should make them a whole lot easier to use. The water controls have also been improved a lot. They look the same, but the active area of the circle is now 2.4x the size of the circle you see, and once you put your thumb down inside it, it will work until you lift it up again, no matter where you move it to (suggested by howiedeano on the Touch Arcade forum).
Besides the controls, a lot of people complained about lack of auto-saving. We did actually make auto-saving (we agree, it's important!), but none of us have a device new enough to support iOS4's multi-tasking, and it turns out it didn't work with multi-tasking. This should be fixed in 1.0.1 as well (by simply disabling multi-tasking for Frogatto), along with a bunch of other less significant bugs. Hopefully this will fix all the significant technical issues, and we can get back to improving the rest of the game!
Update (08/06/2010): 1.0.1 is on the App Store now!


9 Comments on Where is Zambia?
cards and parcels sent and received.
they're home in Zambia, all to the South.
The girl at the counter inspects the address.
"Zambia, where is it?"; she's muddled in guess.
"South Africa, oh!" she exclaims in relief.
"Southern", I stress and cannot believe.
She appears to be trapped, asked a trick question.
I feel her brain ticking, about to implode.
I give her the look (howcanyounotknow?).
Her fingers are frozen, stand-by in mode.
I wait for a minute or two or another.
In the language of Goethe, it spells with an 'S'.
"Try then with 'S'"(Generation X advices today).
She types again – her face now lights up.
My parcel is stamped and sent on its way.
IT IS IN THE MINDS OF MANY CARING PEOPLE!
Hi Jonathan! Thanks so much for reblogging as always. I'm not as regular on wordpress as I'd like to be…but really appreciate the efforts others like you take to come and visit again and again and encourage me. Thank you so much.
not that I know of. Thanks again!