This post from contributing writer Katy is great for toddlers and preschoolers of any ability but especially geared towards children who are resistant to textures, either because of having special needs or simply being resistant to new sensations. Having a purpose to make something like the earth makes an exercise in textures more authentic instead of simply touching something squishy. I love it!
Before I do any craft with Charlie, I get all of my supplies ready to go. For this project I rolled three large balls of blue craft clay and then several small balls of green craft clay.
I placed a ball of blue clay in Charlie hands and then took a piece of green and helped him smash it into the blue.
We did this several times for each ball creating something that looks a lot like Earth.
Charlie, like many kids with special needs, can be resistant to new textures. He did not like the feel of the clay, but we kept at it for a as long as we could. I had wanted to create a total of four Earths, but we stopped at three in order to prevent a meltdown. It's good to push your child, but not so far that they become resistant to all new activities.
Katy is a mom of one who loves art, mystery novels, and anything involving peanut butter–she blogs about raising her little miracle at Bird on the Street.
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I love this! I can see how it would be a great activity to do with my special needs daughter.
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Clayesmore Prep's senior drama production, Disney's The Lion King JR roared into life this week, delighting packed houses on every night of its run. Featuring the talents of pupils from years 6-8, this was a feast for the eyes and ears. Each and every member of the cast sang, danced and acted brilliantly and the costumes and masks, largely made by pupils, evoked the bright colours of the African savannah. The live band, led by three pupil drummers, performed the familiar tunes brilliantly and the pupil technical, backstage and make-up crews support the performance tirelessly and with skill.
Congratulations to all those involved in this stunning production.


What's in a name? Well, an awful lot, of course, and perhaps especially when it comes to companies and their brands. A good name evokes what the company does, and it is memorable—creating a virtuous cycle that reinforces the brand and leads to increased sales and other good things.
I got thinking about this, specifically as it relates to New England companies that had recently rebranded themselves, in connection with a private breakfast Xconomy held last week around health IT.
One of the firms present was mobile health technology company Healthrageous, which recently changed its name from HopSkipConnect. Correspondent Ryan McBride and I got talking about the name change, and that sparked the idea of surveying readers about that and other moniker reboots. A quick canvassing of our editors, and behold the list below of eight New England companies (two, TaskRabbit and Vidly, have now moved to the Bay Area) that have rebranded in the past year.
I personally think some are home run changes, while others…not so much. But we'd like to see what you think, and I'm sure the companies would, too. (Right, companies?) So take the poll and we will review the results in a few days with the help of some expert commentary as we look at which companies were most successful in their rebranding, and which might have fallen short of the mark.
And in the meantime, if you know of any other examples of notable name changes—for better or worse, and in any of our Xconomy cities of Boston, Detroit, San Diego, San Francisco, or Seattle—please send them along to editors@xconomy.com. We might just use them in a future poll.
Here are the companies, old name first, with the new name after the hyphen, followed by a brief description of what they do. You choose whether the new name is better than, worse than, or essentially the same as the original.
Thanks for voting. Again, answers and commentary coming on Thursday.


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Estate Planning and Songwriting Royalties
In 1974, R&B legend Barry White released one of his greatest hits, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything." The song itself travelled a lengthy path. Originally written as a country song two decades earlier by Peter Radcliffe, White and his songwriting partner, Anthony Sepe, rewrote the lyrics to make it an early disco track.
Sepe was entitled to 20% of the song's royalties. Anthony subsequently sold half of his royalties (or 10%) to his brother, William Sepe, for $10,000. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., and the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) paid the royalties to Anthony Sepe, who in turn gave half to his brother. This arrangement continued for about 30 years. The brothers never registered their agreement with Warner or ASCAP. For many years they simply relied on their original oral agreement, although they did make a written agreement in 2004.
Anthony Sepe died in 2009 without leaving a will. His wife and children created a trust to receive his ASCAP royalties. The trustee, Sepe's widow, refused to continue paying her brother-in-law his half of the song royalties. She claimed Anthony Sepe signed a written revocation of the original assignment just before his death. William Sepe also learned that in 2008, Anthony Sepe improperly assigned his brother's half of the royalties to another company.
William Sepe subsequently sued the trustee and other parties, seeking to enforce his longstanding royalties assignment. The case remains pending in the California courts. ASCAP has suspended payment of the disputed royalties until the matter is settled.
Assigning Song Royalties
Songwriting royalties are a form of intellectual property and as such should always be included in your estate planning. ASCAP, which represents over 460,000 songwriters and royalty holders, has specific procedures in place to deal with the death of a member. ASCAP memberships can be assigned to one or more successors. A deceased member's estate may also sell or irrevocably assign royalties. When notified of a member's death, ASCAP will generally hold royalty payments until a successor can be identified.
An ASCAP member may make a limited assignment. For example, a husband could make an limited assignment of royalties to his wife during her lifetime, with the stipulation that upon her death, the royalties would be paid to their children. Alternatively, the husband could make an irrevocable assignment to his wife, in which case she could then appoint one or more successors in her own estate planning documents.
As with all property, if you don't make a will or register an assignment with ASCAP, then your songwriting royalties will pass intestate to your heirs as provided under the California Probate Code. Federal copyright law may also apply additional restrictions. Royalties are ultimately derived from copyright, which is a product of federal, not California, law.
It's important to avoid a situation like the one William Sepe now finds himself in. If you wish to assign (or receive) royalties in perpetuity, not only should such an assignment be made in writing, it must also be incorporated into both parties' estate planning. Anthony Sepe apparently failed to do any estate planning at all, as he left no will. Nor did he avail himself of ASCAP's procedures for protecting his brother's interest in future royalties. If you're a songwriter, or just a person who is entitled to songwriting royalties, you should contact an experienced estate planning attorney who can advise you on the best way to carry out your wishes after your death.
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2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sherry Seiwert
October 25, 2013 | Lou Harry
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When the search committee for Indianapolis Downtown Inc. went out hunting for a new president, it scoured the country—only to find its ideal candidate in its own back yard.
As executive director of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Sherry Seiwert was managing a staff of 90 with an annual operating budget of $14 million and a project budget of more than $500 million. And that job was only the most recent in a series of positions that took her in and out of the political world, always with a focus on metropolitan development.
"I actually worked at the IBJ right out of college working on the lists of top whatevers in industries," Seiwert said.
She didn't care for that work, but better gigs quickly followed. She worked for Mayor Bill Hudnut in his Department of Metropolitan Development, where she oversaw contract work with neighborhood development groups. One had just lost its director and, even though it had little money, she accepted an offer, became a staff of one, and focused on the area around 30th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for five years.
"It's very difficult being surrounded by such disinvestment day in and day out," she said, but it made her more sympathetic to urban issues.
"That," she said, "is where I really got started."
Mayor Stephen Goldsmith asked her to come back to city government, and she accepted. Six years later, she gained more of a national perspective working for the Local Initiative Support Corp., a community development organization. Next stop was the state.
And now, IDI.
"A downtown is the strength of a city," she said. "As long as downtown is thriving, our neighborhoods can only benefit."
She strives to get beyond buzz terms like "quality of life" and "tactical urbanism" into tangible results. She's been instrumental in developing Velocity, a five-year plan that has involved more than 4,000 people. It will be completed and presented in November. She hopes to implement some of its "quick wins" as soon as 2014.
"As people move downtown, there could be a lot more amenities. For instance, there's not really a downtown park to take your kids—we have lots of green spaces, but they aren't very activated."
She's eyeing University Park, just north of the federal building. She thinks the park could use a water element—or maybe bocce ball.
"We want people to ride their bikes downtown, but there aren't public rest-rooms. It could be as simple as that."
She finds the roots to her public service interest in her father, a Tipton County judge.
"I spent my summers working in different capacities as an intern around the county building. Watching my father give back in his role certainly influenced my decisions."
As for her own impact, Seiwert serves on multiple boards, with an emphasis on those that work with the homeless (including Back on My Feet and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention). Even so, she is modest to a fault about her influence.
"I play kickball and dodgeball and drive a Harley," she said. "I don't have any illusions about impacting anyone's life."•


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Toyota, which previously agreed to pay Tesla $60 million for development work on battery packs and motors for use in an all-electric RAV4 sport-utility vehicle, is paying the additional funds for packs and motors to be used in a version of the vehicle that goes into production next year, Tesla said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Khobi Brooklyn, a spokeswoman for Palo Alto, Calif.-based Tesla, declined to provide additional details of the contract. The supply agreement for the all-electric RAV4 runs from 2012 through 2014, Tesla said. Toyota bought a 2.9 percent stake in Tesla last year, as part of a deal in which the startup, led by Elon Musk, acquired a former Toyota-General Motors assembly plant in Fremont, Calif.
Tesla is to begin making its Model S electric sedan by mid-2012 at the factory, where it will also make battery packs and motors for the Toyota model.


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That's the lead result from NASA's major Twins Study, a yearlong project that examined identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly after Scott's year spend on the International Space Station, looking for differences between the brothers to see how space would effect the human body. While scientists caution that much more study is needed, the Twins Study offers a baseline of optimism for extended manned space travel.
Studying identical twins offers researchers the rare opportunity to see how different conditions can affect two people are genetically the same. In 2015, Scott Kelly began participating in NASA's One Year Mission, in which he and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko lived aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for a record 340 days. Mark stayed back on Earth, acting as a control against which to study the changes Scott experienced from such a long stay off-planet.
The study was large, comprising ten separate research teams focusing on the minutia of the Kelly brothers' physiology, examining everything from epigenetics to gene expression. Although Scott returned to Earth in 2016, NASA is just now releasing the data in a series of studies in Science.
The research carries important caveats, of course. Two isn't exactly a huge sample size. The study was also limited in scope. Scott Kelly remained within the vicinity of Earth's orbit aboard the ISS. Orbiting the planet, the ISS sits approximately 205 and 270 miles above the surface of the Earth. That's well below the dangerous Van Allen belts as well as any radiation that a person would receive if they were completely beyond the Earth's influence. A trip to Mars would subject a traveler to eight times the radiation Kelly received onboard the ISS.
"For us, as the investigators, this has been an incredible journey," said Dr. Andy Feinberg, principal investigator of the epigemonics study and a distinguished professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, speaking to press in a group conference call. Referencing the upcoming 58th anniversary of Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin and humanity's first trip into space, Feinberg called the study the "dawn of human genomics in space."
Scott was not noticeably changed by his time in space. His aging rate remained the same. Any biological quickly adapted back to norms after he returned to the planet. Those hoping that space could slow down the aging process "would be disappointed," says Susan Bailey of Colorado State, a principal investigator looking at elements of human cells referred to as telomeres, which help preserve strands of DNA. In addition, Scott's immune system also functioned normally, which means that vaccines could operate as effectively in space as they do on Earth.
But Bailey's research, with co-investigator Kerry George of Wyle Labs, offered NASA one of its biggest surprises. Scott's telomeres became significantly longer in space. When he returned to Earth, they had shrunk to their original size within two days.
Telomeres—the end caps of our chromosomes—have a complex relationship with cancer, one that science is still working to understand. But extremely short and extremely long telomeres are seen as a predictor of cancer risk. It's far too early to have a clear idea of what Scott's longer telomeres meant, but their existence is intriguing.
Some of Scott's gene expressions changed as well. Gene expressions are the process through which the instructions encoded within DNA are converted into a functional product like protein. NASA found that for the most part, Scott's body reacted like a body would react under stressful events such as SCUBA diving.
However, 7 percent of the gene expressions that changed during Scott's time in space remained changed on Earth. While NASA says these changes are "very minimal," the Agency says in a press statement that it is possible these changes are related to "longer term changes in genes related to [Scott's] immune system, DNA repair, bone formation networks, hypoxia, and hypercapnia."
The study felt completely new, both in terms of subjects and for the researchers. "We are not used to doing work like this," Feinberg says. Normally, we're involved in highly competitive research to be the first person to publish something and you know other people are working on exactly the same thing."
Working with NASA on space travel "felt different," Feinberg says. "We all felt like we were working on a project that began before we were born and will continue long after we're gone. Our egos were all subjugated for the good of the whole."
However, good science requires more than one study, no matter how comprehensive. "NASA is proposing additional one-year, six-month, and three-month missions, as well as a ground analogue where people will be isolated for the same period of time." Bailey says. "We're looking forward to those studies to validate the findings we've had to date."
Feinberg also called for astronauts to be instructed in how to perform genomic analysis on themselves in space. "It's actually incredibly easy to do this," he says, ever since it was proved that genetic sequencing was possible in space in 2016. "Giving the astronauts more spontaneity, flexibility and more technical capability to do things themselves could be pretty important as a follow up."


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virtual void 	DumpOneResult (double result)

virtual std::vector< std::vector< double > > 	GetResultsSoFar () const

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From the moment it started, you'd never have known it was her first fashion show.
Tabitha Abney, founder and designer of Designs By Tabi, showcased two stunning looks at the Alternative Fashion Mob Fashion Show in September 2013.
But even though everything went off without a hitch, she didn't actually feel as cool and collected as her public demeanor suggested.
"Oh God, I was a nervous wreck, even experiencing my first-ever panic attack," Tabi said. "Because all of a sudden I realized, holy crap, this is actually happening."
It's been a long journey for Tabi, who spent years refining her craft and imagining the day she would share it with the world.
"It was exciting because it was like, this is actually something I'm getting to do that I always wanted to do," Tabi said. "This was something that I dreamed about doing since I was a kid: showing something that I created and watching people be excited about my designs."
And while the event went off without a hitch, that doesn't mean there wasn't a lot of scrambling to get things done. Shortly before the event, for example, Tabi discovered that she was responsible for bringing her own models. She had assumed that models would be provided.
The result was serendipity at its finest. Geraldine Contreras was a co-worker of Tabi's fiance and Brandi Watkins was an aspiring model friend of a friend. Both received numerous accolades from onlookers.
"I really appreciate what they did," Tabi said. " It was such a last-minute deal, but to see them in the clothing - they knocked it out of the park. They brought their energy to it, and they were excited about what they were wearing, and that made me even happier."


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397 F. 2d 272 - Miller v. United States
397 F2d 272 Miller v. United States
William Clarence MILLER, Appellant,
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Stewart C. Eggert Tampa, Fla., for appellant.
Robert H. Mackenzie, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for appellee.
Before THORNBERRY and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges, and SUTTLE, District judge.
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding appellant guilty of forging and uttering a United States Treasury check in violation of 18 U.S.C. 495. We affirm.
The first contention is that the trial judge erred in allowing into evidence a forgery conviction that occurred five years prior to the present offense. It is urged that admission of the prior forgery conviction violated the well-settled rule that evidence of another crime, unconnected with the present offense, is inadmissible. This rule is discussed in Weiss v. United States, 5th Cir. 1941, 122 F.2d 675, 682:
The general rule is that evidence of another crime unconnected with the one on trial is inadmissible, but this rule is subject to a number of exceptions, the first of which is that evidence of other offenses by the accused is admissible to show his criminal intent as to the offense charged, where the other offenses are similar to and not too remote from that charged, and where intent is issue as an element of the offense charged.
Appellant attempts to escape the exception by asserting that proof of intent to defraud is not required to establish forgery. The forgery provision of section 495 provides:
Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any deed, power of attorney, order, certificate, receipt, contract, or other writing, for the purpose of obtaining or receiving, or of enabling any other person, either directly or indirectly, to obtain or receive from the United States or any officers or agents thereof, any sum of money * * * Shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
Support for this contention is found in Tacoronte v. United States, 10th Cir. 1963, 323 F.2d 772, where the court held that no instruction on intent to defraud had to be given because the statute 'does not by its terms require any proof of intention to defraud, only that forgery be done to obtain money from the United States.' Id. at 774. Other decisions are clearly to the contrary. In Prussian v. United States, 1931, 282 U.S. 675, 51 S.Ct. 223, 75 L.Ed. 610, the Supreme Court, in construing the predecessor of section 495, considered the claim that the indictment was defective for not charging that the forgery was done with the intent to defraud. The Court held that this averment was unnecessary because the charge of forgery 'for the purpose of obtaining or receiving' money implied an intent to defraud. Id. at 282 U.S. 680, 51 S.Ct. at 225. This reasoning confirms that an intent to defraud is part of the crime of forgery. Moreover, a recent case holds that the phrase 'for the purpose of obtaining or receiving' embodies the requirement that specific fraudulent intent is an essential element for conviction under section 495. See Ross v. United States, 8th Cir. 1967, 374 F .2d 97, 101. Indeed, an intent to defraud is implicit in the definition of forgery:
Forgery has been generally defined as 'the false making or material altering, F.2d 97, 101. Indeed, an intent to defraud writing, which, if genuine, might apparently be of legal efficacy.'
Hubsch v. United States, 5th Cir. 1958, 256 F.2d 820, 823. Thus the fraud is the intent that the signature be taken as genuine.
We are also presuaded that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in holding that the offense, though committed five years before, was not too remote in time to be admitted. In Lindsey v. United States, 5th Cir. 1955, 227 F.2d 113, 117, this Court reached the same conclusion. There it was emphasized that the prior offense and the one charged were practically identical though they were separated by approximately the same time span as the two offenses in the instant case. In this case, the prior offense and the one charged involved identical circumstances, even the same payee. There can be no doubt that these identical circumstances had a significant impact on the jury, evoking concern that the jury convicted appellant simply because he had a known bad reputation; however, it is well settled that this evidence may nevertheless be admitted to show that 'when the act under investigation was repeated he was actuated by the same intent.' See Lindsey v. United States, supra at 118. Because the trial judge gave a cautionary instruction explaining that the evidence was offered only to establish appellant's intent, we are conviced that the proper safeguards were taken to assure that the jury did not believe that simply because appellant committed the same crime previously he must be guilty this time. To hold otherwise would undermine the Weiss exception for evidence bearing on criminal intent.
Appellant would disagree that the court correctly limited the purpose of the admission. He contends that when the trial judge gave his final instruction to the jury he told them that the prior conviction could be used to determine whether appellant committed the act charged in the indictment. Although part of the charge says this, when the entire charge is considered it is clear that the jury was instructed that proof of the prior offense was not proof that appellant did the acts charged in the present indictment. As shown before, at the time the evidence was received, a cautionary instruction was given explaining that the evidence was offered only to establish appellant's intent. Furthermore, after the trial judge made the statement to which appellant objects, he stated that the evidence could only be considered in determining the intent with which appellant did the act charged. Finally, no objection was made to the charge. This is not a case of exceptional circumstances demanding that the appellate court in the public interest notice errors in the instructions. See Conley v. United States, 6th Cir. 1958, 257 F.2d 141, 144.
We have fully considered the remaining contention and find it equally without merit. Therefore, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.


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A strip mall? In Temescal? You betcha, and it's no surprise that the Oakland district's version of this suburban staple fills a string of old horse-stables-turned-carriage-houses-turned-storage-lockers off Telegraph. Even the shop names are enticing: Check out Bounty and Feast (offbeat home furnishings), Crimson Horticultural Rarities (unique botanicals, vintage collectibles, wedding design, and floral staging), Marissa Haskell Design (Western-inspired jewelry), Mind's Eye Vintage (über-cool, hard-to-find clothing), Oakland Dry Goods (locally made and organic artisan pantry items), and Temescal Alley Barber Shop (haircuts $22, straight razor shaves $30). Who knew that in Temescal, earning the nickname "mall rat" may just be a good thing?


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A Cry for our Future
Drama • Sci-Fi short film by Ben Plumb
Online Premiere
The story follows Tony, an aspiring entrepreneur who is struggling to pitch his idea. When he gives up and realises that he is a failure, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself for him. This involves an urgent meeting with an important investor.
Shortly after, he receives a phone call from his sister that her mother is terminally ill and on the verge of dying. Tony is forced to make a choice. Shall he stay with his mother for what is most likely the last minutes of her life, or shall he pursue the urgent opportunity which is verging on failing if he does not act right away?
Making a movie is bloomin' hard. I don't mean actually shooting it, although that's bloomin' hard too. I'm talking about actually deciding, and subsequently going on to make a movie. Frustratingly, it's something I struggle with as a director and no doubt something I'm going to have to get better at if I want to get anywhere in this industry. The making of 'A Cry For Our Future' really hit home to me how simple it can be.
This film was put together via a social media group called 'Making Films' as part of their 'February Challenge' in which a movie gets made, from scratch and with zero budget over February – from conception to delivery. Now, I wish I could take more credit for our success here, but I have to place that entirely in the hands of Sindre Kayman, the writer and producer. With extraordinary patience, tenacity and perseverance Sindre assembled an excellent team, and brought me on as director. I wish I could say it was touch and go, or 'against all odds' but it was a dream; a real testament to the power of urgency and self-motivation.
In light of all of the above, I'm thrilled to present this film and so thankful to Sindre making it happen and including me in it. We were all so pleased with the end product, but it was the process that has really inspired me. Making movies is bloomin' hard, but that shouldn't stop anyone.
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President's Dream Colloquium on Making Knowledge Public
The President's Dream Colloquium on Making Knowledge Public is both a public speaker series with leading thinkers and a graduate seminar course open to students from the across the university. The course offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to a cross-disciplinary network of academics, citizen scholars and government officials through the invited public lectures and in-class guest instructors.
But what is the course about? Making Knowledge Public will offer a broad overview of the ways in which research makes its way into society. Through the public lectures, readings, and discussions, the course will push emerging researchers (i.e., you, graduate student!) to not take for granted the public value of your work. The course is premised on the belief that, in today's climate, it is more important than ever for universities and researchers to assert themselves in the public sphere in more purposeful ways.
Course Logistics
The course will alternate between in-classroom weeks with attendance at the public talks. Meetings will take place at both the Burnaby and Vancouver campuses, and will generally take place on either Tuesdays or Thursdays at 5:30pm. Below is a tentative schedule, subject to change until June 15th.
Instructor: Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin, Assistant Professor, Publishing; Associate Director, Public Knowledge Project; Director, Scholarly Communications Lab (BC)
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Colloquium Course Outline
Week 1 Class (September 6, 5:30–6:30 pm):
This class will introduce the major themes to be covered in the Colloquium. What is the role of research in the public sphere? To what extent should (and do) parliamentarians use (or misuse) research in designing legislation? What is the role of open access research in building the public capacity for engaged discussion? By answering these and related questions, students will gain an understanding and appreciation of how many different uses there are for research, as well as a basic understanding of how research is communicated.
Class Lecture: Introduction: Defining the public's right to know
Week 2 Public Lecture (September 13, 5:30–6:30 pm):
The 2016 election in the United States brought to the fore the concept of "Fake News"—the use of online articles that look like news to further individual and political agendas. These articles—generally filled with misinformation and suspect facts designed to stimulate online readership and advertising revenue—also drove much of the political dialogue in the U.S. election. This public dialogue looks at the issue of fake news and the role research can play in combating fake news, as well as the ways in which research is used by think tanks and special interest groups in ways that may contribute to the epidemic of "fake news." This public lecture will explore how the public's understanding of facts is being influenced by special interest groups, the role of think tanks in (mis)informing the public, and some ideas of how academia and ordinary citizens respond.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Jevin West: Calling Bullshit on Fake News
Fletcher Challenge Theatre, Harbour Centre
Part I: Research and Government
Week 3 Class (September 20, 5:30–6:30 pm):
The United States is currently struggling with an administration hostile to the place of science, while Canada is still recovering from the anti-science agenda of the Harper government. With research used to speak truth to power, it is little wonder that power frequently balks. How is research used by government and as a tool to influence government? What roles do researchers, scientists, and government officials play at the nexus of science and government? These questions will allow students to critically evaluate the ways in which evidence-based policy making is under attack, while considering strategies for researchers remain independent. Underpinning these considerations will be the question: Is practicing open science and giving the public access enough to legitimize research outputs?
Class Lecture: Tension between government and science
Despite the attacks on evidenced-based policy making, research, we hope, continues to play a vital role in shaping public policy. But how exactly is research used? how are researchers engaged? where are there gaps in the process? and where can we find opportunities to strengthen the place of research in public policy? Invited speaker will engage the audience on how public policy is informed by research, and on how government and the academic community work to in tandem to bring about social change and community development?
Featured Speaker: B. Mario Pinto: Knowledge Sharing and Social Responsibility
KEY - Presentation Studio, Burnaby
Part II: Engaging the public in the research process
Week 5 Class (October 4, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Universities are increasingly looking to engage with the communities they are embedded in. Nowhere is this more explicit than at SFU, where the mission is explicitly to become Canada's most engaged research university. Engagements can take many different forms, but in the idealized model of community-engaged research, researchers and community partners form mutually beneficial partnerships that both produces and applies knowledge. What can these partnerships look like? Despite being sought after by universities, are there appropriate incentives for faculty to do them? What is the evidence that community engagement benefits both academia and society?
Class Lecture: University-Community Connections
Week 6 Public Lecture (October 10, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Indigenous communities have long been central to the creation of academic research, but often this involvement has been limited to acting as a source of data with little agency over how community data is collected, represented, circulated, and used. Calls to decolonize and indigenize research practices have prompted initiatives to foster community-led collaborative research, incorporating indigenous ways of knowing into research design and cultural protocols into the curation and circulation of research results, cultural heritage materials, and traditional knowledge. This public talk with invite the audience to consider: What best practices exist for engaging in reciprocal and collaborative research between Indigenous communities and researchers? What are the benefits to communities, faculty, and the public of participatory research? What affordances do online technologies provide to support digital repatriation of indigenous communities' cultural heritage materials? How is access to traditional knowledge managed within and beyond a community?
Featured Speaker: John Borrows: Collaborating with indigenous communities in research
Week 7 Class (October 16, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Academics have been increasingly integrating online platforms and social media tools into their everyday practices. As the process of dissemination begins to take place on these public platforms, there is enormous potential to capture and analyze their digital traces. Within academia, these traces are making their way into the evaluation of researchers, as social media metrics (also known as altmetrics) are made available for scholarly publications. But beyond evaluation, what can we learn about the circulation of research among the public by observing social media platforms?
Class Lecture: Understanding the public's use of research through social media
From identifying galaxies to fighting bacteria, and everything in between, crowdsourcing has proven to be an incredibly effective way to getting citizens involved in research. As the internet and commons-based peer-production enable the public to participate to research, it is imperative that citizens and researchers alike critically the relationship between the professionals and the amateurs to ensure that the public's is empowered to make meaningful contributions in the work and in setting the research agenda. Tackling such questions will allow the audience to explore the benefits and challenges of citizen science (and social science), and encourage us all to do more
Featured Speaker: Shannon Dosemagen: Citizen Science
Part III: Research in the public sphere
Week 9 Class (November 1, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Almost half of the research that is published today is freely available to the public. Now that a substantial proportion of the research literature has been made freely and publicly available, we are in a position to assess the extent of public uptake of this body of work. Assumptions about the public utilization and benefit of such access have always been a part of the open access model. But does the public actually use the research? Where? And how? This look at the uses of public access to research will help students understand the importance of open access to community-engaged research and to citizen-informed public policy.
Class Lecture: Why access matters
Week 10 Public Lecture (November 8, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Giving free access to research does not just provide access to the general public, it is also enables new opportunities for participation in the global knowledge exchange. Researchers from the Global South are able to have their research available next to research for the Global North, and everyone has the opportunity to read everyone else's work, without the financial and logistic constraints of subscriptions. As research circulates freely and without borders, who sets the global research agenda? Who is able to participate? And on whose terms? How does open access amplify unheard perspectives?
Featured Speaker: Dr. Hebe Vessuri: Global participation in knowledge production
Week 11 Class (November 15, 5:30–6:30 pm):
The benefits of openness have been made clear throughout the course. However, we must also question whether openness on its own is enough to achieve the goals of a publicly engaged university. What about issues of ownership and control of scholarly publishing and academic technical infrastructure? Is open access threatened by cooptation from major commercial publishers who are adapting to open models but developing business models to preserve their oligopolic control and high profit margins? Is open always open, or is it sometimes merely "openwashing", where only minimal levels of openness are being achieved? Are predatory publishers threatening the long-term viability of open access? And finally, are there circumstances when some information should not be openly available, such as to protect artifacts of vulnerable cultural groups?
Class Lecture: Critical Approaches to Open Access
Week 12 Public Lecture (November 22, 5:30–6:30 pm):
Public universities are under constant pressures to operate more like corporations. Moreover, their role is being reduced to being the training ground for industry. Under such conditions, what is to happen to the central mission of public universities to serve the public to which they belong? Can open practices, including open access to research, open educational resources, and open pedagogy contribute to our efforts to articulate the public mission of the university?
Featured Speaker: Dr. Robin DeRosa: The Future of the Public Mission of Universities
This final session will discuss the value of making knowledge public. Are there any down sides? If not, why is it not a priority? What is holding us back, and what can be done about it?
Class Lecture: Bringing it all together
Evaluation of Student Performance
An Essay: The essay topic to be chosen by student, but must be closely tied to the themes of the course.
Two Peer Reviews: Peer reviews are an essential part of the research process. You must do two peer reviews of colleagues' essays.
Public Scholarship: Posting a blog post or other public contribution to knowledge through comments or Wikipedia edits will give students a first-hand experience at making their views of the world public. Topics are of the student's own choosing, as is the style and form (as long as they are publicly available).
Participation: Participation in this course comes in two forms: in-class and online, through online annotations of course readings. In both cases, the goal is to make meaningful contributions to the class discussions. Participation online will be done using the Hypothes.is Chrome Extension or bookmarklet.
All assignments will be graded on a "complete/incomplete" basis.
Final Grading:
Undergraduate students: Pass/Fail
Graduate students: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Initial applications accepted now until June 22, 2018.
Space in this course is limited.
We will continue to accept applications until the first week of class or when seats are filled.
Making Knowlege Public-Undergrad_fillable.pdf
Undergraduate Application Form
Making Knowlege Public-Grad_fillable.pdf
Graduate Student Application Form
Maggie Benston Student Services Centre 1100


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Get to grips with scale and chord theory and learn fifteen new tunes
This online course follows on from Learn Jazz Piano: II. Improvising on Jazz Standards. On this more advance course you'll start by looking at solo piano or playing in root position.
You'll move on to look at scale and chord theory and explore the process of modulation. You'll also learn how to incorporate rhythmic phrasing into improvisation. You'll learn about the jazz waltz and be introduced to fifteen new tunes, which you can continue to practise to hone your jazz piano skills.
0:05Skip to 0 minutes and 5 secondsHi. Welcome to my online course " Learn Jazz Piano". Part III is entitled "Solo Piano & Advanced Topics". A third of the course is on Swing, Rhythmic Phrases and playing Jazz Waltzes. A third of the course is an introduction to playing Solo Jazz Piano and a third of the course is on the Theory of Scales and Chords. Now, why is there an introduction to playing solo piano when the course is aimed at getting you to play in voiced position with a rhythm section? Well, the answer is because the pianist is often expected to introduce a tune with some solo piano and maybe even to end the tune with some solo piano.
0:47Skip to 0 minutes and 47 secondsSo I'd like to get you started on this if you feel ready for it. If you're finding it too challenging then move on. Similarly the part of the course on scales and chords is very theoretical in character. The good news is that a lot of it is revision, but I've tried to make it complete and put it into a more coherent and systematic framework. It's very unlikely that you are going to master all this in one viewing. The way I'd like you think of this part of the course - particularly the parts on solo piano and chords and scales - is as a resource. Take out of it what you can.
1:24Skip to 1 minute and 24 secondsI've tried to make it clear what the important points are. Know what's in there and return to it at a later stage, if you feel you want to improve your knowledge. What's important to me is that you pick up some new ideas and you see them exemplified in the tunes we cover. In fact, we cover 15 new tunes in this part of the course, many of which are jazz standards.
1:53Skip to 1 minute and 53 secondsThis course was developed over a number of years and so some of my comments and references may be out of date, so sorry if that's the case. The key thing for me is that you learn something new and you enjoy playing your new tunes with your playalongs. Let's end this introduction by looking at some excerpts from the course.
Modulation and rhythmic phrases and application to the jazz standard "I Love You" and the blues "Straight No Chaser"
Introduction to playing solo jazz piano and the jazz standards "You Took Advantage Of Me" and "Satin Doll"
More on playing solo jazz piano and the jazz standards "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "How Deep Is The Ocean"
The jazz waltz and the standards "Someday My Prince Will Come", "All Blues" and "It's A Raggy Waltz"
Scale theory and application to the tunes "Blackbird" and the jazz standards "Solar" and "Stella By Starlight"
Chord Theory and application to the jazz standards "Stella By Starlight" and "On Green Dolphin Street"
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Apply your understanding of the devices used in modulation
Explore the role of strong off-beats, strong up-beats and rhythmic displacement in the concept of "Swing" in jazz
Develop some basic ability to play tunes or parts of tunes in root position
Develop some basic ability to play bass lines
Play and improvise on jazz waltzes
Improve your ability to incorporate scale theory in your playing
Develop your understanding of chord theory in jazz
This course is ideal for any interested pianist, but may be of particular interest to university or college piano students studying music.
We recommend you complete the previous course Learn Jazz Piano: I. Begin with the Blues and Learn Jazz Piano: II. Improvising on Jazz Standards before you begin this one.
Part of the University of London, Goldsmiths has a world-class reputation. Study creative and inspiring courses and learn from leading minds in the arts, humanities, social sciences and computing.
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1. I added a streaming example.
2. Other "quickie" examples: There is a bug, the first 2 lines don't work.
I was looking for a method to get rid of the sizeof(buffer) in de constructor but I am afraid that this is not possible.
Serial.println(ShotString);//This returns 0, however the length is 16!!
The strange thing is that it compiles fine, and the length may be ok, but the serial sends "0″.
Also, Am I right in starting the string as I have done with begin? If the new string is shorter than the last, will the termination handle that and leave the new string in its correct length?
Thanks again Mikal, you are a real Arduino hero!
Now that worked in the example code, but not in my large code. I'm using IDE 16 and a 2009 328. I'll have to look for what is different. Thanks again.
I wonder if somehow some null bytes are getting embedded into the string.


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import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
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Bill would ease path for class certification in employer bias suits
by Tim Gould
Once again, Democrats in Congress have proposed legislation that would negate a recent Supreme Court ruling.
This time around, the Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act (EEORA) has been introduced in both houses in reaction to the High Court's ruling in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes.
In that case, the justices applied a new stricter standard for employees who seek class certification to asset an employment law claim. The court ruled that because Wal-Mart allowed its managers a great deal of leeway in making decisions affecting employees, it'd be impossible to find "commonality" among the employees who were alleging gender bias.
The court said that to proceed as a group, the women first had to show "convincing proof of a companywide discriminatory pay and promotion policy."
The sponsors of the EEORA — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sens. Al Franken (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) — say that decision, in essence, put the plaintiffs in the position of having to prove their case before the evidence is in.
In a press release, Rep. Lauro said, "This high standard is typically reserved for a trial on the merits, not for class certification … (EEORA) would restore the ability of a group of plaintiffs to challenge discriminatory employment practices by clarifying that plaintiffs need not prove their case at the class certification stage."
The bill would allow an employee to sue on behalf of other workers as long as their claims are substantially similar and they allege having been subject to an employment practice that has adversely affected the group.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act is H.R. 5978 and S. 3317.


OK - first of all - it was you guys who helped me buy my first mp3 player, and that worked out great, because it kept my cd's at home and allowed me to take music with me. Of course, I've never been willing to plunk down a lot of money so I always buy cheapy players - and that's been just fine in most cases - but then... Treo happened. When I got my first Treo (I'm on my 2nd now - actually a Centro), one of the main reasons I bought it (besides ever present email) was the ability to carry music with me and not have to change my headset to answer the phone. Given that my commute has always been long and cumbersome, the fewer things to juggle by hand the better. The neat thing about having the Treo is that I could organize my music into playlists. PLAYLISTS! Meaning - a little up front work, and I could have a nice selection of songs I'd want to hear, culled from my overall collection... and if I got bored with that one... I could go listen to another one! Yay me!
Except that the Centro doesn't have the battery life that the Treo had, and I ALSO use my Centro extensively for email and web browsing while commuting.. AND - the stupid 2.5mm jack in the phone breaks too darned easily, and screws up everything else. SO - I've concluded that my phone is no longer an adequate mp3 device.
3.5mm jack - WHY do they even bother make 2.5mm jacks? They are way too flimsy!
STURDY: speaking of flimsy - I need a sturdy device. I'm commuting with the thing - so I'm eventually going to drop it. If it breaks first time I drop it, I'm going to cry.
FLEXIBLE FORMATS: Mp3 and WMA formats seem standard, but I would also like to be able to play Vorbis and FLAC formats. Mp4 would be a nice plus.
OK - so that's that. One last bit: I have been actively avoiding the iPod and the Zune. If I HAVE to go that way, then by all means tell me why that's best, but I have become resistant to the iPod marketing techniques (for instance, I resent the way QuickTime keeps pushing iTunes on me). But I'm at the point now where I want the product that best meets my needs. SO, have at it!
Edited by QueenTiye, 31 March 2009 - 11:11 PM.
23 views and no comments.... is this really an unreasonable set of requirements?
I don't think they're unreasonable, QT. I don't know if such a player exists through. I have to admit that I'm not real up to date on current players and haven't had time to look. I don't want to give bad advice.
However, in general, I've had pretty good luck with Creative's products over the years.
I use a Sony Psyc CD player. So, I'm an old fogie. Sue me.
I'm quite fond of my Zen from Creative. I'm not terribly rigorous with it, so I can't swear to it's long-term durability, and I have no idea what sort of jack it has, but otherwise it's a nice non-iPod/Zune option that still has a "name" company behind it.
The smallest one with 2GB of storage space starts at $80 (and up for more GB's), and it also takes SD cards.
Display - Yes, on-screen display, and it does play video. I personally haven't had much luck getting any of my videos to download to it properly, but most of the files I've tried have not been terribly standard codecs, so the issue is likely on my end.
FLEXIBLE FORMATS: Per the website, it supports: MP3, WMA, non-protected AAC, WAV and Audible 2,3 and 4.
Edited by Niko, 01 April 2009 - 12:26 PM.
I can't speak about the newest Zens from Creative, but my 5 year old Zen Touch is still in working order. The battery doesn't hold a charge as well as it used to and the touchpad is a tad wonky these days but it still plays music just fine.
You guys are awesome! Zen, by Creative. Lots of choices, and very good price range! Yay!
there are little blue2th thingies y'all cn put on the cord between the mp3player and the headphones. When y'all get a call, the blue2th thingie will cut the sound, and put the phonecall in the headphones instead. And there's a little microphone in the blue2th device pick up the sound from y'all.
That way y'all cn use an mp3 player, and still answer the phone without having take the headphones off.
Please don't spoil future episodes, even if they've been previewed.
I have a Sandisk Sansa and a Creative Zen and I'm happy with them both. The only problem I've had with my Sansa is that neither the backlight or the battery indicator work properly when the battery goes down to 1/4 or less. But for a fairly cheap (I think it was $75 a few years ago) little player, it's good.
I'm pursuing the Zen option, because there are a lot of different models. But I'll also look into the Sansa option.
I've read about numerous cases where the Sansa Clip has repeatedly lost data that is put onto it. People have loaded it with songs and some either mysteriously disappear, or the whole player is wiped. I don't know how widespread this issue is or if it's even an issue anymore, but it's definitely something to keep in mind as a possible problem.
QT: You play the mp3 through the cable, and use the bluetooth headset profile to get the phone audio from the phone wireless. So you don't have to stream music from the phone.
There are even mp3 players that has the mp3 player part built in. Though I'd go for just a headset dongle with the input for an external sound source (the mp3), since then you can change the mp3 player and still keep the dongle.
True about the "one more thing to charge", though.
Edited by foborg, 02 April 2009 - 03:14 PM.
It does not have an equalizer, but it does have really good sound, the Zune 8, and 16 are great little machines and go for around $170 for the 16 GB one. Flash memory is far better than a spinning HD for folks who are rough on their players. 1.8 inch screen that is color and easy to read. Easy UI and controls.
The Creative Zens are cool, but I find their controls to be, well, clunky. They are nice, but not my cup of tea. But you might like them, so they're worth checking out.
Stay away from the Sansa, or whatever it's called. They break easy.
There is a black player that has glwoing blue buttons that looks like an iPod. I can't recall the name, but Best Buy has them. they look cool and feel rather nice.
The controls are really the weakest link with the Zens. I would have thought they would have come up with a better interface by now but they're more or less using the same kind of interface they've been using for years. They seem completely resistant to using any sort of wheel button and being identified as an iPod clone. I can't say I blame them but on the other hand, their interface is a bit...clunky. That's really the only way to describe it.
Other than that though, they're usually great players.
Well - I have another long trip upcoming so I went on to eBay and found an Creative 4GB, Vplus. It's used, but we'll see how it goes. I should have it in a couple of days.
Wow. I have had the Creative Zen Vplus since then, and it worked GREAT. Still does, actually, but I finally broke the casing. And,4GB is ok, but not great.
I have an HTC phone, but for some reason, loading music being sure it plays, creating playlists, and having the songs play after they are allegedly added to the device... all problematic.
So... back to EBay I went, and found the Creative Nomad Jukebox. 30GB. And bought it. Though I knew it was an older model, I was shocked by the size. Seriously - it's the size of the old cassette walkmans! But... all the features included... and BETTER sound quality!
I still have my old Zen, but I haven't used it in ages. I'd have to get some of those tiny batteries if I did. But it was great. Very small, smaller than a stick of gum, and it held a ton of songs. It even held a ton of OTR.
You guys are all so-o-o-o lame, and out to lunch. QT is looking for a portable music player.


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eSports competition is back this weekend, bringing thousands to San Jose and boosting business
"And it's really nice to see that every year, it's getting bigger and bigger and bigger."
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Video game consoles, competitors and crowds signal the return of a Bay Area-born e-sports battleground: the Genesis 9 gaming convention.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- From a barn at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in 2009 to Genesis 9 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The largest grassroots, community-run Super Smash Brothers tournament in the world is bringing thousands to the downtown core this weekend.
Edgard Sheleby, whose tag is 'n0ne' told ABC7 News, "This is one of the big tournaments. If you do good here, it'll probably matter a lot."
The Genesis Gaming event certainly matters in more ways than one. ABC7 News shared coverage of last year's Genesis 8 event.
Matthew Martinucci, VP of Sales and Destination Services for Team San Jose pointed to the anticipated economic boost and the city's on-going effort to bounce back after years under the pandemic.
"Restaurants are full tonight, the hotels are full, bars are full, the airport's seeing traffic," Martinucci described. "It has a tremendous economic impact on the city for the people who live and work here."
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David Santos is a co-owner of Guildhouse and the Director of Tech and E-sports. He said the partnership with Genesis Gaming means extra hours and added staff. Both are a welcomed sight.
"Day-to-day business hasn't picked up fully. At least not for businesses like us," Santos said. "So when there's events in town or conventions or anything, any kind of outside events, it's very helpful."
Genesis Gaming is hosting around 5,000 people over the three-day tournament. Genesis 9 marking a record year, with competitors from 36 countries in town to play on-site.
"Not even players, just spectators," Sheleby added. "There's people that just come here to watch their favorite players or personalities. And it's really nice to see that every year, it's getting bigger and bigger and bigger."
MORE: What are competitive gaming eSports tournaments?
Speaking of bigger, Intel is the event's new corporate sponsor and is expected to take the Bay Area-born e-sports competition to another level.
"When you're young and little, you never think 1: you could do this for a living. 2: let alone have fans for playing video games," Juan Debiedma, whose tag is 'Hungrybox' told ABC7 News. "But we live in a really unique time."
He continued, "I'm just thankful that I can do what I love, and people love watching me do it."
The tournament carries on through Sunday, when the top eight gamers will battle to be the best in the world. The winner will walk away with $75,000.
For 14-year-old Florida resident RJ Dodd, whose tag is OG Kid, he's cashing in on the experience. Organizers said he was the youngest commentator in attendance.
"The possibilities are really endless," Dodd shared. "You can take multiple paths. You can be a commentator, you can be a player, you can be backstage manning all work, a TO getting all the players checked into their matches."
"There's a lot of wiggle room to making Smash a full-time career," he added.
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The event is sure to be a 'Smash'-ing success for both the City of San Jose, and the founders who built the competition and brought it to Silicon Valley.
Genesis Gaming Co-founder Ken Silva explained, "A lot of our demographic is younger, tech savvy individuals, coders, people maybe looking to go to school in this certain area. So we definitely are aware that this is probably the best place for us to be situated."
"And NorCal has a very strong history with us," he said.
Here is a link to Genesis Gaming website here.
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Battle of Little Bighorn
In the summer of 1876, a large group of Native Americans gathered along the Little Big Horn River. It was estimated that there were 10,000 Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Lakota peoples, an intimidating force indeed. On June 25, 1876, this group of Native Americans was responsible for Custer's last stand.
The United States government had received a report from Inspector Watkins in 1875. In this report, Watkins claimed that the Northern Cheyenne and Lakota peoples who were associating with Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were enemies of the United States. This, combined with the interest in gold-rich Indian land, led to the decision to attack.
On June 24, 1876, Custer's army arrived at a location approximately 14 miles east of the river. Custer had split his forces, and the remainder of the force continued towards the mouth of the Little Big Horn River, preventing the Natives from blocking the attack.
General Custer was warned of the large encampment of native warriors; he didn't heed the warning. Instead, on June 25 Custer prepared to attack. He expected that the natives would be so intimidated that they would flee immediately. Custer ordered Major Reno to lead the attack.
Major Reno began to advance. Much to his surprise, the too-numerous Lakota and Northern Cheyenne were not retreating. He sent a message to General Custer requesting more information, but was unwilling to attack the village with only 125 men. Instead, Major Reno attacked from a distance – after firing many shots, there was only one casualty. However, it was becoming obvious that Custer would not provide assistance.
Major Reno retreated, chased by the Indians. His group suffered heavy casualties in the woods, at the river crossing, and more. Finally arriving at the top of the bluffs, Major Reno met with Captain Benteen's battalion. The captain arrived just in time to save Reno and his remaining men from complete annihilation. This new group also met a smaller group guarding Custer's pack train and supplies. Although heavy gunfire could be heard coming from the north, Benteen and Reno did not move in that direction.
The gunfire was coming from Custer's battle. He led a force of 210 men, and engaged the Indians to the north. With Major Reno's force in chaos and ruins, the Indians turned the full force of their rage on to Custer and his troops. The battle took a meandering path through the area.
Custer was badly outnumbered and in trouble. Within two hours, his entire battalion had been eliminated. Crazy Horse led one group of Lakota into battle, although it is not known who was responsible for which deaths. Custer himself was shot twice, once in the chest and once in the temple. Either wound would have been fatal.
Whence Custer and his group had been eliminated, the Indians returned to attack Reno and Benteen's forces. Under Benteen's leadership, the battle lasted another 24 hours before US reinforcements approached from the North, causing the natives to retreat southwards.
American forces were almost crippled at the Battle of Little Big Horn. All 210 men that accompanied Custer died, as did their leader. Another 52 men died under Reno's leadership, while six men died later from wounds incurred during the battle. By contrast, the Native Americans saw only about 40 deaths.
A number of factors led to the colossal defeat. Many of the US troopers had no experience and very little training. In addition, Reno and Benteen were heavy drinkers. While the natives were armed with bows and arrows, spears, and repeating rifles, the US military only carried single-shot carbines. These carbines jammed easily, fired slowly, and were almost impossible to use while on horseback.
Despite the defeat, the US army continued its efforts to capture Native Americans and drive them to reservations.
Foreground: Model of Crazy Horse Memorial. In background: the partly-carved largest sculpture in the world. Courtesy Wikipedia.


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Home Agent Compass' Downtown Manhattan Director Of Sales Moves To SERHANT.
Compass' Downtown Manhattan Director Of Sales Moves To SERHANT.
Dennis Cusack specializes in Manhattan's luxury co-ops, condos and townhouses. He was Compass' director of sales in downtown for about three-and-a-half years.
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Manhattan-based luxury broker Dennis Cusack has left Compass for SERHANT., the brokerage told Inman.
Most recently, Cusack was director of sales for Compass in Downtown Manhattan, where he served for about three-and-a-half years. Prior to that position, he was at Stribling & Associates for four-and-a-half years, three of which he served as manager of the company's downtown location. Cusack's real estate career dates back to 2003, and has also included gigs at Town Residential and The Corcoran Group.
Ryan Serhant | Credit: SERHANT. Studios
"We're excited to have Dennis on board at SERHANT.," Ryan Serhant, founder, CEO and broker at SERHANT., said in an email to Inman. "He knows the New York City market inside and out and is an expert at what we do best — selling luxury real estate. I know he'll make an excellent addition to the team as we continue to grow our business even further."
Cusack has brought in $400 million in sales volume over the course of his career, and while director of sales at Compass, oversaw $1.5 billion in sales annually. His specialty lies in luxury co-ops, condos and townhouses in Manhattan. At SERHANT., Cusack will transition into a role as an agent.
Dennis Cusack | Credit: SERHANT. Studios
He said his move to SERHANT. was driven by the brokerage's ground-breaking technology and approach to the business, as well as its supportive culture, which he thought would be a good fit during his career transition back to an agent.
"I've been in the industry for two decades, both as an agent and as a sales manager, and when I looked at the industry landscape overall, there are few firms that stand out and differentiate themselves, and SERHANT. is one of those firms," Cusack said in a statement emailed to Inman.
"What stood out to me the most is that they're not using the same cookie-cutter formula that's out there — the company is driven by innovation and creativity and content," he added. "Through its services, social expertise, brand awareness, and leadership, the firm provides the tools agents need to position themselves for success, and I'm looking forward to what's next. I also felt that I would be very supported by their culture, approach to marketing, and their team to make the transition back from sales manager to agent."
Serhant will be a featured speaker at Inman Connect New York 2023.
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Old map by POSTHUMUS - Geologische Kaart van Middel- en Zuid-Europa.
Title: Geologische Kaart van Middel- en Zuid-Europa.
Size: 8.3 x 11.1 inches.
Condition: Chromo lithographed map. Some light marginal spotting. Generally in very good condition. Accompanied by 4pp text with illustrations.
One of the earliest thematic maps published in the Netherlands from "Atlas der natuurkundige aardrijkskunde. . .". prepared by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus. With a geological colour key to the left.


This program helps students of Hillsboro Elementary School by sending them home with supplemental weekend meals. The food is purchased through 2nd Harvest Food Bank. The program is run by donations and volunteers. It takes approximately $3.50-$4.00 per week per child. We currently have between 60 and 65 children participating weekly and are expanding. If you know of any children who could benefit from this program, please contact me or the school.


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What the HBCU Community Will Miss Most About John Lewis
The funeral services for the agitator-turned-legislator, Fisk University alumnus John Lewis resonated with the appropriate commendations of an American hero. He was unanimously regarded for his courage, his conviction, his gentle nature, and his fiery steadfastness in a lifelong battle for justice and equality.
But very few people will talk about the logistical gap created by John Lewis' death. His is the latest passing and example of aging for so many black lawmakers at state and federal levels who were intrinsically tied and accessible to historically black institutions for important legislative matters.
Lawmakers like Lewis, Howard University graduate Elijah Cummings were icons to be sure, but they were also listening ears, instructive tongues, and unending wisdom for constituents in HBCU communities who lobby to earn funding to benefit black college initiatives.
They were outspoken advocates for critical HBCU funding programs like Pell Grants, graduate study and research appropriations, grantmaking for expanding HBCU S.T.E.M. education, and training programs. They, and more importantly their staffers, were hyper knowledgeable about the cultural, financial, and social issues orbiting HBCUs because they lived them as students and alumni, and as elected representatives. They took this knowledge and transformed it into meaningful public advocacy, and hidden funding gems for HBCUs buried in thousands of pages of landmark bills.
Lewis was an authoritative voice of the HBCU delegation within the Congressional Black Caucus, and other workgroups on Capitol Hill. A word from him could change actions in meetings of the Education and Labor Committee, or it could fortify the work of leading HBCU-supporting members like Rep. Alma Adams, Rep. Marcia Fudge, Rep. Frederica Wilson, and Chair Bobby Scott.
Lewis' death means that his rank of tenure, his knowledge base and his votes on behalf of HBCUs have to be replaced. New alliances and mutual trust between a lawmaker and a sector of institutions has to be built. That prospect is difficult by itself, and even more complex when HBCU leadership changes at the trustee or presidential level.
There are many valuable lessons to be learned from Lewis' life, but there is a gaping hole to be replaced as a result of his death. And the HBCU community would be well-suited, even in mourning, to honor his life in doing its best to lift his successors up to his legacy of advocacy.


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What is the meaning of board in Hindi?
Meaning of board in Hindi is : सूचनापट
Definition of word board
A relatively long, wide and thin piece of sawn wood or similar material, usually intended for use in construction. (noun)
A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. (noun)
Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, etc. (noun)
A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. (noun)
Regular meals or the amount paid for them in a place of lodging. (noun)
The side of a ship. (noun)
The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward (noun)
A rebound. (noun)
The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink, often in plural. (noun)
A long, narrow table, like that used in a medieval dining hall. (noun)
To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. (verb)
To provide someone with meals and lodging, usually in exchange for money. (verb)
To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money. (verb)
(nautical) To capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party (verb)
To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation (verb)
To approach (someone); to make advances to, accost. (verb)
To hit (someone) with a wooden board. (verb)
Examples of word board
He seems here to have recollected something inherent in his own office, that put the matter more in his power than at first he had imagined; for he speaks in a positive and commanding tone: "I will not," says his minute, "name a day for Mir Zin ul ab Dien to appear before the board; _nor will I suffer him to appear before the board_."
Committee are empowered to conduct the current business of the revenue department without reference to the Supreme Council, and only _report to the board such extraordinary occurrences, claims, and proposals as may require the special orders of the board_; that even the instruction to report to the board in extraordinary cases is nugatory and fallacious, being accompanied with limitations which make it impossible for the said board to decide on any questions whatsoever: since it is expressly provided by the said Warren Hastings, _that, if the members of the
Observing that the Board of Trade had commenced a prosecution against Mr. William Barton, a member of that board, for various acts of peculation committed by him, they say, "We must be of opinion, that, as _prosecutions are actually carrying on against him by our Board of Trade_, he is, during such prosecution at least, an improper person to hold a seat _at that board_; and therefore we direct that he be suspended from the Company's service until our further pleasure concerning him be known."
The ability to make a clever display and or a bulletin board is a skill I would love.
So long as you do not question Parker, his bulletin board is a great community of wine folks.
Words related to board
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In the summer series featuring some of the top seniors for the next school year, the subject this week deals with handling adversity. What happens when you are disappointed with the end result of your team's or your own individual performance?
Hannah Stefanoff, Grandview cross country: "Defeat and disappointment are always hard, but when it occurs I just try to think about how fortunate I am to be able to compete and the experiences I have had in running up to this point in my career."
Chris Diaz, Watterson boys tennis: "You have to accept defeat because it is always going to happen. Use it to make yourself a better person and a better competitor."
Joey Uhle, Olentangy Liberty boys track: "Defeat is something everyone goes through because you are going to have a bad day every once in a while. It is those bad days that makes the good days even sweeter."
Abby Barker, Watterson field hockey: "I handle defeat and disappointment by looking at it as a way to improve. No one is perfect, so it is important to move forward and refocus after being defeated."
Raven Ferguson, Africentric girls basketball: "Truthfully, I don't handle losing very well. I get angry, but I always still make sure that I have, and show, good sportsmanship to my opponents."
Ron Tanner, Eastmoor Academy football: "I use defeat and disappointment as obstacles and learning experiences to help better myself in the future."
Niki Flower, Upper Arlington girls tennis: "After I lose or am disappointed in my performance, I sit down with my dad and my coach and figure out the source of the problem and then go out and fix it. I don't let losing get me down because you learn more from losing than you do from winning."
Kyle Annis, Hilliard Davidson football: "In life there will always seem to be obstacles in the way. Defeat and disappointment are just setbacks on anyone's journey. The key is to get back up and move on."
Next week, the student athletes focus on the importance of having self-confidence when you are working to get better and ultimately excel at your sport.


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No. 11 Arizona stays undefeated with 83-79 win at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — No. 11 Arizona used tough defense to outlast Illinois 83-79 on Saturday and stay undefeated.
Bennedict Mathurin led the Wildcats with 30 points. Trailing the Illini by one with 2:22 to play, Arizona's Azuolas Tubelis capitalized on an offensive rebound by putting in a layup. On the next possession, Christian Koloko forced an Illinois turnover, and Mathurin scored an easy layup to make it 79-76 with 1:55 to go.
Mathurin opened the game by making 3 of 4 attempts from 3-point range, and finished 10 of 16 from the field and five made 3s for Arizona (9-0). Sophomore guard Kerr Kriisa added 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Tubelis had 16 points and eight rebounds.
"We were battling every second of the game, and it came down to little turnovers, little stops and we managed to do it better," Kriisa said. "I think that was the key to winning."
Arizona outscored Illinois 42-16 in the paint, limiting center Kofi Cockburn to a season-worst 5 of 15 shooting mark. Mathurin credited the Wildcats' defensive performance, especially Tubelis and Koloko, who scored four points and had seven rebounds.
"We have the best bigs in the country," Mathurin said. "I don't want to be like that, but in practice, we (are) working really hard. Our bigs are pretty comfortable, our game plan was pretty good and I just feel like we had the right game plan to get him out of the game."
For Illinois (7-3), guard Trent Frazier led his team with 27 points on 9 of 15 shooting, going 6 of 11 from deep. Alfonso Plummer followed closely behind, adding 25 points, and Cockburn had a game-high 12 rebounds.
"It was bareknuckle boxing," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "It was knock-down, drag-out, and we knew it was going to be. I think we're built for those, and I think we get a little experience playing in those and it's really going to help us and make us better."
Frazier scored 11 straight points in the first half during a 19-0 Illini run, which was capped by a steal and a coast-to-coast layup for a 37- 24 lead at the seven-minute mark. But Arizona closed the first half on a 14-5 run, trailing 42-38 at the break after a Mathurin layup with 23 seconds left.
TRAVEL TROUBLES
The Wildcats had to make an unexpected landing in Indianapolis on Friday night instead of flying into the University of Illinois' Willard Airport due to tornadoes and severe weather. The team had to be driven the roughly two hours to Champaign.
Arizona: The Wildcats now have two wins over Big Ten opponents, and look poised to finish the non-conference slate without any blemishes — although they have to play at No.13 Tennessee on Dec. 22.
Illinois: Had won five straight games before Saturday's loss.
Arizona: Hosts Northern Colorado on Wednesday.
Illinois: Hosts Saint straight games before Francis (Pa.) on Saturday.
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Much to the concern of worried parents everywhere, the risk for injury is ever-present in the lives of our children. Injury is the leading cause of death and morbidity among people ages 0 to 19 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most parents are aware of the fact that many of these injuries are suffered by exposure to hazards related to drowning, suffocation or burns, but one study recently highlighted a somewhat surprising cause of infant injuries – nursery products. The study found that every 8 minutes, a baby is injured because of one of these products. That's an alarming statistic for many reasons, one of which is the fact these products were designed for use around children, yet cause such a high number of injuries to children.
Which Specific Products are Causing Infant Injuries?
The products in question are mostly those used to transport or hold infants, including cribs, carriers and strollers. The biggest issue appears to be children falling from these units, often striking their head upon impact with the ground.
When the researchers looked at a total of 48,653 incidents over a 20-year period, they found that nearly 20 percent were linked to carriers, over 18 percent were linked to cribs or mattresses, over 16 percent were linked to strollers and another 16 percent were linked to walkers, jumpers or exercisers.
Infant injuries have increased by nearly a quarter over the period studied by researchers. This raises questions about the cause such a surge. One of the more benign explanations is that these products became more popular over that period. However, it can also be the case that manufacturers and sellers of nursery products have not made safety their top priority.
Consumers are regularly exposed to products that are defective and carry the potential to cause serious injury or illness. It's disconcerting to think that our children could also suffer from faulty design, but it wouldn't be the first time. Children have been exposed to hazardous products, like that those including lead paint or materials that cause choking, on several occasions over the past few decades.
It is only after consumers lodge complaints or file lawsuits against the makers of these faulty products that regulators intervene or the manufacturers themselves are forced to recall harmful products. That's why it's vital for consumers to act when they encounter dangerous products. Those actions could lead to compensation for injuries and potentially save others from experiencing the same issues.
If you or your child has been seriously injured by a defective product of any kind, the attorneys at Guajardo & Marks might be able to help. We focus our practice on handling complex injury cases, we spare no expense in making sure that our clients get the compensation that they deserve. Contact our firm to learn more about your legal options. We offer free consultations and earn no fee unless we win your case.


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Anania extricalis is een vlinder uit de familie van de grasmotten (Crambidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is, als Botys extricalis, voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1854 door Guenée.

Synoniemen
 Botys extricalis Guenée, 1854 (basioniem)
 Nealgedonia extricalis (Guenée, 1854) (typesoort van dat geslacht)

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