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Dedicated Determination For Horses To Do Their Best Takes Trainer To Show Accolades
Aug 11, 2021 @ 10:33am
By Frank J. Buchman
"There never was a day I didn't want a horse, and to be a cowboy. I guess it's a sickness, an uncontrollable disease."
Matt Lange remembers growing up at Council Grove without a horse, but an unending desire to ride horses.
Today, the Alta Vista horse trainer is recognized throughout the country as truly one of the very "best horsemen."
Proof comes with accomplishments at the recent American Buckskin Registry Association (ABRA) World Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Horses trained and shown by Lange and their owners collected armfuls of award tokens.
"It's sure fun to be in the spotlight," Lange admitted. "But people don't realize the quality of horses, time, patience and training required to get there."
Traveling 30,000 miles to Midwest shows annually, Lange trained horses win devoted American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) titles as well.
"These are real working horses," Lange emphasized. "Some people just want show horses. The horses I show know how to making a living working in the Flint Hills.
"These are diversified all-around cattle and ranch horses that are also successful in the show pen. This is the objective of my horse training, and always will be," Lange declared.
"Determination, dedication, learning from 'the best' and working for faithful owners of outstanding horses" are Lange's philosophy for vast achievements.
From a meager start, Lange didn't even have a horse until he was 15-years-old. "While my parents weren't all that excited, I finally got a horse," Lange said. "Against all odds, that horse called Cody turned out to be just right for me."
The eight-year-old grade sorrel gelding with a blaze had been a stallion until he was five-years-old. "Cody had only been ridden a few times when I got him," Lange remembered. "I rode him hard, especially in the pasture, and Cody turned out to be a good horse."
When world renowned local trainer Dean Smith needed barn help, Lange jumped at the opportunity. "I was still in high school and wanted everything I could do to be around horses," Lange said. "Cleaning stalls isn't the best job, but working around horses was exactly what I wanted. Everything today must be credited to the initial opportunity working for Dean Smith."
When the daily scooping, brushing, feeding stable work was done, Lange didn't leave Dean Smith Training Stables. "I always hung around, watched Dean ride horses, asked questions, wondered this and that. I was a pest I guess," Lange said.
The senior world acclaimed horseman could see Lange's heartfelt interest in horses and everything about them.
"Dean was a top horseman who could train horses, more a trainer than into breaking colts to ride," Lange said. "Dean gave me the opportunity to start riding young horses that he could train to be champions. Dean was very always very patient with me."
Working for Smith nearly a dozen years, Lange watched, listened and learned. "I never showed horses for Dean, that was his deal. But I started riding the horses that Dean made into national winners," Lange said. "I was privileged to ride a number of the very best horses in the country at that time."
With several horses personally, Lange went into the training business himself. "Although I'd worked with Dean Smith, it took some time to establish my own training clientele," Lange said. "Horse training became specialized with reining, cutting, halter and pleasure; not much owner interest in horses with all-around abilities."
It was a boom of sorts for the startup trainer when breed registries started recognizing ranch horse classes. "That's what I wanted and trained, horses that could do it all," Lange said. "They had to look good, and have the ability to work in every situation with different calibers of riders.
"Ranch versatility classes are the best thing that ever happened to the Quarter Horse association and me too. That's where the breed started, what Dean Smith trained in the beginning, and now it's gone back to all-around using horses," Lange added.
Building his own facilities including an indoor arena personally from scratch, Lange keeps a couple handfuls of horses in training. "There's a waiting list all the time, but I usually have about four or five show horses and that many colts being started," Lange said. "Dean emphasized that it was important not to take too many horses because there isn't time to do them all justice."
Demanded to conduct horsemanship clinics throughout the Midwest, Lange keeps that to a minimum as well. "They need to be in the fall and winter when people aren't so busy," Lange said. "I don't have any students or haul any amateurs like some trainers do.
"However, I do work closely with owners of horses so they can show them too," Lange continued. "I show the horses in open competition and their owners also show in the novice classes."
While working for a number of owners, Lange acknowledged that Marty Bloomquist of Tecumseh has owned several outstanding horses. "A buckskin mare names JJM Middlecreek Chic won several titles for both Marty and me. Chic is one of the best horses I've had the opportunity to show," Lange credited.
Standing a stallion for public and personal breeding service, Lange has done well with training, exhibiting and merchandizing home raised horses. "It gives special satisfaction to ride a top horse that comes from one's own breeding program," Lange said.
Behind every successful man, or cowboy for that matter, is one good woman, the horseman would have to admit. "My wife Heidi is an essential part of this business," Lange insisted. "Heidi keeps us going, gets the entries in, and makes sure all of the horses and details are in place. She's a talented horseback rider and show exhibitor, too. I couldn't do any of this without Heidi."
Following in boot steps of his parents, Hudson Lange, who is just turning 10-years-old, is already an accomplished horseman. "Hudson is good help around the barn and is doing quite well riding and showing successfully," Dad acknowledged.
Demanded to do day work gathering and shipping cattle for area ranchers Lange said, "It proves my horses. Being in the pasture before sunrise adds to my workload, but is an added enjoyment to my profession."
The family also has a beef cow herd as well as meat goat production selling a number of youth show projects.
Looking down the trail, Lange said, "Dean Smith was a true horseman. He had a certain inborn knack to train horses, keep working on details until a horse performed to its ability.
"Dean Smith is my mentor, and I hope to come close to his vast successes with horses. I intend to keep doing my best. Training and showing horses to their abilities for my customers who are my best friends," Matt Lange assured.
Checking and gathering cattle in the Flint Hills help make horses have more all-around ability in the show pen, according to trainer Matt Lange, Alta Vista. He's on Roosters Special CD, a state and national winner in versatility ranch horse work, while son Hudson is on Bulls Eye Boon. JJM Middle Creek Chick was bred by John and Joanna Murname (left) and is owned by Marty Bloomquist (center). Trainer Matt Lange, shown beside his wife Heidi, and Bloomquist have won a number of working ranch horse awards with the Quarter Horse.
Roosters Special CD, owned by Marty Bloomquist of Tecumseh and shown by Matt Lange of Alta Vista, was eighth in ranch cow work at the 2021 Versatility Ranch Horse World Championship. Heidi and Hudson Lange are also pictured. Matt Lange of Alta Vista is mounted on Bythewayimhere competing in cutting horse competition.


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Harvard Divinity School Film Series - Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 4:00pm
Paine Hall, 3 Oxford Street, Cambridge
The recently released documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, is an artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller. The film examines Morrison's life, works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career. It features interviews with Morrison and a number of her peers, critics, and colleagues, including HDS's Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America.
HDS is hosting a screening of the film. Carrasco will give an introduction, and there there will be a Q&A and panel discussion with Carrasco and film editor Johanna Giebelhaus after the screening.
This event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available beginning October 10. More information can be found at the Harvard Box Office.
Harvard Divinity School gratefully acknowledges the support of the Susan Shallcross Swartz Endowment for Christian Studies for this event.
Sponsor: Harvard Divinity School and the Susan Shallcross Swartz Endowment for Christian Studies
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There's one simple rule of thumb that applies to spots on the human body, "see spot, check spot and save a life". Now there's an iPhone app for doing just that. Love My Skin ($.99) was developed to fill in for those paper body mole maps dermatologists hand out to help patients track their moles.
The idea behind this blue man app is empowering users to do their own skin cancer self-examination by providing several body views, both male and female that allow users to place markers with their iPhone where moles and other spots exist.
Checking your skin for what could develop into a cancerous melanoma means taking note of all the spots on your body, from moles to freckles to age spots. One of the keys to treating melanoma is recognizing symptoms early. Love My Skin helps you map and track the markings on your body so they can be communicated accurately to a Dermatologist. The app contains a helpful ABCD Guide to identifying the shapes and sizes of a benign and malignant melanoma.
Developer Steven Romej, hopes his app will help promote awareness and facilitate the early detection of skin cancer. It's not meant to be a replacement for a professional's opinion. Love My Skin is not the first health conscious app produced by Romej, he's also developed Eat Right Daily Food Log ($1.99) promoting healthy eating habits based on the USDA food pyramid.
Although Love My Skin is aimed at cancer prevention, it carries a 17+ rating because of the obvious blue nudes that allow for zooming in. While I couldn't get past thinking about the full frontal male dudity I encountered when starring down a glowing blue Dr. Manhattan in "The Watchmen" film, this app omits one such dangly part. Making the voluntary mapping of moles much less harrowing. The biggest difficulty will come in when trying to explain the concept of a "mangina" to a four year old as it appears in this useful iPhone app.
At least 1 in 65 people in the United States, will be diagnosed with melanoma at some point in their life. The risks associated with developing melanoma increases with age. If you have any doubt about a mole, seek out a dermatologist at the American Academy of Dermatologists (www.aad.org).
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Obama-Rama
Paul checking in...
It's been widely noted that Barack Obama's appeal extends far beyond traditional Democrats.
Independents and even moderate Republicans are expected to support the Illinois senator, should he become the Democratic nominee. To this date, 986,000 people -- many non-Democrats -- have contributed money to his campaign.
A dear friend of mine from a traditionally Republican family recently announced his support of the Obama candidacy. I'm talking about Jay Paterno, quarterback coach at Penn State, and son of the legendary Joe Paterno.
In his younger days, the elder Paterno was frequently mentioned as a possible Republican gubernatorial candidate in Pennsylvania. The Hall of Fame Coach also gave a seconding speech for the first President Bush at the Republican National Convention in 1988. (Contrary to public opinion, Joe Paterno did not give the nominating speech for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, though Joe was spotted in the crowd in Chicago).
Jay's brother Scott, a Republican lawyer, was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress a few years ago.
(None of this is surprising. Football coaches, like senior military officers, are seldom flaming liberals. You didn't see Woody Hayes campaigning for George McGovern, did you? Ben Schwarzwalder didn't frolic naked in the mud at Woodstock, did he? And Amos Alonzo Stagg never campaigned for socialist Eugene V. Debs' presidential campaign).
But now Jay Paterno, when he's not designing Penn State's new spread offense, is supporting Barack Obama. Here's an excerpt from e-mail I received from Jay the other day:
Last Wednesday night I attended a meeting of Penn State Students for Obama. It was a moving, inspiring sight. In the group of roughly 50-60 students there were white men and women, Black men and women, and even two citizens of foreign countries. It was a gathering of people from small towns and big cities all coming together to start a group to support Obama.
During the meeting we were asked to stand up and introduce ourselves and tell everyone why we were there. Roughly half of the young people there mentioned that they had lacked any interest in politics...until they heard Obama speak. They talked about how he inspired them, they talked about how they were just here to support the man and the hope he holds out for the future.
In light off all the bad news, pessimism and conflict we are promised by so many candidates maybe it is time for Obama. Maybe inspiration and uplifting our souls is the #1 issue in the minds of people.
Beginning with my generation--a generation of young white people who began to embrace black culture and hip-hop and rap music--and now through a generation that largely looks at race as nearly meaningless--we have come to see people as fellow human beings. We want to go beyond conflict and come to resolutions.
Maybe Obama's campaign is short on specific policy explanations--who is to say? Maybe we shouldn't care. I don't believe that someone who has beliefs set in stone is qualified to be my president. I want someone who can adjust to an ever-changing reality and constantly adapt--that's what I have to do in my job.
We've had 16 years of baby-boomer rule and where are we? Bill Clinton told us in his last State of The Union Speech in January of 2000 that we lived in a unique time of economic prosperity with no outside threats to our security. Less than two years later--due to forces that were in motion when he made that speech--we were in recession and at war after being attacked. Yet these are the same people who now claimed they saw this coming?
It has been 16 years--not just 8 years--of politicians who lead by division--even though the vast majority of Americans are centrists who generally agree on a large number of issues.
It is time to be inspired, to dream to hope.
The road of the pessimist has taken us nowhere.
As I met so many young people who are now not only willing to help, but also to get involved in the process I can't help but be moved. I can not help but think that inclusion is a direct result of the motivation of Obama. These are young people who never even voted before now.
Robert F Kennedy said, "Some men see things as they are and ask why? I dream things that never were and ask why not?"
That is a fancy way of saying "Yes, We Can".
No matter how you want to say it, it is time to elect someone who wants to create dreams, someone who wants to work together to accomplish big goals, someone who dares to have hope.
Jay Paterno
Way to go, Jay! (Although, strictly from an age viewpoint, rather than politics, I didn't cotton to that shot about "baby-boomer rule").
And...for those people who complain about the Obama proposals being vague, please consider his 64-page "Blueprint for Change" available on the senator's website.
Meanwhile, someone born the same year as Joe Paterno quit his job this week. I speak, of course, of Fidel Castro. (How's that for a segue, folks?)
CUBAN HONCHO & ADIDAS MODEL FIDEL CASTRO EXPLAINS HIS RESIGNATION
For a precise translation of Castro's resignation speech, check out "Something Awful's website.
Adios cabrón,
JD Rhoades 2/26/2008 8:08 AM
If Obama laid out his detailed plans in his stump speeches, the press would be all about how "boring and uninspiring" he is. If he doesn't, but instead goes for the inspiration we so desperately need right now, he's "vague."
Heads Republicans win, tails Democrats lose. That's the narrative from your so-called "liberal" media.
Hillary. Hillary Hillary Hillary.
I'm as sick of Baby-Boomer Rule as the rest of the sane people of less whiny, self-entitled age cohorts, (see blog post re: Dennis Hopper as retirement-plan sales guru), but at least she's not another idiot GUY.
And "16 years of divisive"? Oh yeah... Newt Gingrich and Ken Starr. Speaking of idiot guys.
JD Rhoades 2/26/2008 11:16 AM
I'm an Obama guy, too, but I'll say this: Hillary Clinton is only thought of as "divisive" because of the completely unjustified Republican hatred for her. And I say completely unjustified because, in so many ways and for so many years, Hillary Clinton has been an enabler for Republican thuggery, particularly on issues like Iraq. She's been, to put in kindly, squishy on torture. And where was she when telecom immmunity came up for a vote?
No, Ann the Man Coulter's right (even a busted clock's right twice a day) . Hillary's more conservative than McCain, at least on some issues I care a lot about.
Karen Olson 2/26/2008 1:09 PM
I agree with Dusty. And it's embarrassing to me as a woman to hear other women say they're voting for Hillary just because she's a woman and it's time for a woman. Well, it may be time, but it's not time for that woman.
Obama is someone we've not seen in 40 years. We need that hope, that inspiration. And there are policy specifics, but Dusty's right on that one, too, if Obama droned on about them he'd just be another John Kerry.
David Terrenoire 2/26/2008 1:38 PM
Tell Mama I'm for Obama. For all those reasons.
And so far, he's been a real class act. Something we haven't seen since Goldwater.
I don't plan to vote for her just merely because she's a woman, I plan to vote for her because I think she's the better qualified candidate, and I think we need someone who can hit the ground running on the first day in office--Bush has fucked up too many things for far too long to have another ineffectual Jimmy Carter type as his replacement.
The times are far too dangerous for that, and I sure as HELL don't want to see another Republican taking the oath of office in 2012.
I don't say that to say that I equate Obama with Carter, just that there's a POSSIBILITY he may not have the gravitas I know for sure that Hillary does.
Even my staunch Republican inlaws in Syracuse think Hillary's done a fantastic job as Senator (this coming from people who practically offered to assassinate her when she was first running for that office). I think she'd do an equally fine job as President, for a number of reasons.
Should Obama get the nomination, however, I will back him whole-heartedly.
McCain can kiss my ass.
Okay, who's writing the novel about Obama? Who's going to write Hillary's political obituary? Who's going to cheer up McCain after La Chute? That must be what you're all planning.
I have never understood the vitriol aimed at Hillary, and I take it personally. She's a strong, smart, and capable woman and it seems that there are still too many people who aren't comfortable with that. Remember all those people who elected Dubya because they thought he was the kind of guy they'd like to have a beer with? Let the voter beware.
@patty smiley
Don't take it personally. It'll blow over like everything else. Time cures everything.
And, yes, she's definitely intelligent. But, like you've implied: Cave cane. That goes for the other two guys also.
Hillary lost my vote when she decided to stand with the unionists putting down Wal-Mart and conveniently forgetting she spent several YEARS on that company's Board of Directors. I wouldn't mind her behavior if she would stand up and make a statement that she felt she'd made some mistakes, but to pretend she had no input on the way the company was run during her tenure on the board, then to try and take some sort of credit for the changes afterward turn my stomach.
The issue, for me, lies in "integrity" and Mrs. Clinton has shown me, with this issue, she has none.
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It's the city where music labels such as LaFace and So So Def have risen, and where incredible songwriters and producers that influence a collective in the music industry especially in Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B have come from – it's Atlanta, GA aka the ATL. But behind the power house music city, you have an Urban Island music artist who's soaring in her music career.
She was born and raised in Inglewood, CA, and early on she moved to Georgia for high school where she attended Riverdale High and graduated with R & B music singer Ciara. During that time she started modelling and travelling the world experiencing new things. Miranda Nicole settled in Atlanta and began her trek in the music scene. Being half black and half Fijian, her family has supported her in her journey thus far and what she has been able to create for yourself is nothing less than amazing. Working with top producers and songwriters in Atlanta and opening up for top music groups, Miranda Nicole is driven and focused which has made her fierce in accomplishing her goals.
TWID: Who have you worked for?
Miranda Nicole: First of all, when I first started, I was in a group called Five Star and there we met a lot of people and where I've recorded with Jazzy Pha. I've done references for Chris Henderson where he did the "Blame It" record for Jamie Foxx. I've gotten some music in and written with Bangaledesh which he did Lil Wayne's record "A Milli".
TWID: Tell us more about your music and style.
Miranda Nicole: My music and movement is called GLAMsoul. And what GLAMsoul is, it's a deep mix of Deep House,Euro-Pop, and eclectic Soul music. A couple of years ago I discovered how it really just stuck with me. It influences me and the way it makes me feel is incredible. When I discovered House music, it helped me find myself as an artist and it defined what I wanted to sound like. I'm not just a House artist, but I feel like what it does and the core of it is and what it does to people. GLAMsoul is what it's called. But I was a spoken word performance poet all through college where I attended Savannah State University. I started writing poetry in middle school. In college I joined a spoken word group called Word and with that it took me to a level of being very expressive. Writing and performing at Savannah State was amazing and when I got back from college I started a songwriters group called 5 Star with a couple of my friends from high school. Now it has transformed into a lifestyle group. A lot of people are opposed to things that are different and not what they are used to. That's where GLAMsoul really came in because people wanted the glam but we can give them that and nothing's wrong with that but then we have to reach a little deeper and that's what the Soul is. It's music, it's movement, and am hopeful that it will help to encourage people and keep them on the right track.
TWID: What can you share with other music artists that are pursuing music?
Miranda Nicole: To live in the moment. And I have to tell myself to live in the moment, but if I live in the moment, I would be so emotional through this whole entire interview. Sometimes you never think it's gonna happen, but then you hope it does. Everything we put our minds to is possible. Sometimes we feel that we have to be big and strong or have a lot of money but you can never underestimate the power of perseverance. I just remember growing up and always thinking bigger than what was around me, being faithful but still being thankful for whatever the situation was. I'm here and I'm still doing what I love and I'm halfway right. I feel way more, I feel like more together than what a lot of people anticipated me to be. The same thing applies to me now that I'm grown. Life is a continuum of ups and downs of beautiful things but every day we can create our reality – how we wanna think, we wanna treat others, and you can manifest anything with a positive attitude.
TWID: What do you currently have in the works?
Miranda Nicole: I have a single out called "Kissing You" that is currently playing here in New York City on WDLS 107.5 and for being an independent artist it's kind of amazing to even have a song on the radio and it gets a pretty nice spin so I am just grateful. It is ranked #14 on the top 100 singles in 2011. People can find that record on www.traxsource.com and you can download it. It's $11 and you get 8 songs and I'm so excited.
Miranda Nicole: You can find me on YouTube. My YouTube page is glamsoulstar. Everything online is GlamSoulStar. Twitter and Facebook are both GlamSoulStar. You can also find my music on reverbnation as well.
The rise of this GLAMsoul Star has not only caught fire in the ATL and throughout the east coast performing in New York, Boston, and New Jersey. She hopes to make her way out to California and the West Coast in the new year to show some GLAMsoul love in the music scene. Miranda Nicole's humility and grateful character and what she has been able to accomplish thus far means the sky's the limit for her. Her positive attitude in music is inspiring because it exudes confidence. Being able to create her own Pop eclectic Soul sound, Miranda Nicole is more than halfway right, she's on her way to new and exciting heights and that's WhatItDo!


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by William Ruben Helms September 3, 201915:05 September 3, 2019
New Audio: Canadian Sibling Duo The Station Release a Brooding Hook-Driven Single
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada-based indie rock act Hey Major, comprised of sibling multi-instrumentalists Mickaël and Raphaël Fortin initially formed under the name Orange O'Clock — and back in 2015, competed against 3,000 Canadian acts in CBC's Searchlight competition, eventually winning the contest with their single "Can't Fight the Feeling." The following year, the Fortins traveled to Nashville and competed in the International Songwriting Competition, eventually landing second place with their song "Wax 'n' Wane."
Adding to a growing national and international profile, the first single off Crazy Carnival was added to Grant Lawrence's monthly "Songs You Need to Hear" playlist — and was promoted on NPR, BBC Radio 1 and CBC music.
Earlier this year, the up-and-coming Canadian sibling duo went on a month-long Australian tour. And upon returning to Canada, the duo holed up at Montreal's Indica Studios to finish their forthcoming Peter Edwards and Franz Schuller co-produced album The Station. Interestingly, the album's third and latest single is the brooding "The Station." Centered around a soaring hook, twinkling keys, atmospheric synths, dynamic and propulsive drumming, the Canadian duo's latest track reminds me quite a bit of Danish JOVM mainstays Palace Winter, as the single finds the duo pairing an elegant and deliberate attention and to craft, and deep introspection with ambitious songwriting.
"This song is an introspective track, describing a moment between two people and what they could have been, but knowing deep inside that they will never be," the Canadian sibling duo explain via email. "It's a journey of change and enlightenment through love stories, struggles, encounters and wishes for humanity. That was the inspiration."
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By Adam Gretsinger and By Adam Gretsinger
Plans for different companies to move onto the grounds of the University's golf course after it closes have been made, but it is not a decision popular with all students. The University will be shutting down its golf course at the end of the 2017 season, citing "more than a decade of declining revenues and a mounting operating deficit" on a website press release for the closure.
University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced plans to open the space taken up by the Forrest Creason Golf Course on the west side of campus for business development starting after 2017.
Richie Racette, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said at a Sept. 11 meeting that Mazey, in deciding what to do with the land, will be "bidding it out to high-tech companies."
"We will be pursuing possibility there in gauging interest with tech companies," Dave Kielmeyer, the University's chief marketing and communications officer said.
He said the plan would be attractive to companies because of the course's current location next to Interstate 75 and near the University campus.
He added the prospect of inviting said businesses would be "mutually beneficial," as the introduction of businesses would be good for students looking for careers or work.
Kielmeyer also said the companies would provide "opportunities to engage our students through co-ops and internships."
The tech companies the school aims to attract will tentatively coincide with subjects students learn in courses, such as businesses focused on supply chain management or data science issues, he said.
However, this is not a plan entirely set in stone.
"We're in the very early stages of all of this," Kielmeyer said, indicating no firms had yet committed to build on the golf course.
He also said that, while "certain programs might be of interest to companies," he could not guarantee potential incoming businesses would be inclined to partner with the University to provide student internships or co-ops.
He added many other intricacies of the plan were not yet settled, and that different matters, including the extent to which the environment of the course would change, would be up to bidders.
Some students have specific hopes about the coming businesses.
Robert Secontine, a freshman business student, looks to intern or build a career at a business in the future but said he would need to be convinced Bowling Green would have ample opportunity for him.
He said he would be looking for "something in a sales position (or) … float management" as a career choice but that ties to his home state in Massachusetts would likely lead him to work there instead of Ohio.
One company he said would keep him in Bowling Green if it were to come due to its innovation in technology and sound: Bose Corporation.
Sophomore statistics major Grant Baldwin said he would like to see companies introduced that would focus on supplying "internships specifically for BG students" and encouraging interns to build careers in the city so they could help give back to the local community.
Other students said they would rather the space be used for more public or service-driven uses.
Freshman biology major Piper Buckley said, "I would like more focus on waste management on campus," adding that waste removal or recycling facilities were what she would have built on the space. She also said building a daycare or an artist center on the space would be preferable.
Kielmeyer added that active users of the course had declined over the years, saying the number of rounds played totaled about 22,000 in 2010 and only reached nearly 11,500 in 2016.
The University also said competition from other local courses lowered the incentive to keep the course in operation.
Baldwin said he knew people who had played at the University course and would be affected by its closure, but it was not a "major loss" to them due to the presence of other courses in the area.
"The decision to close the golf course was something we didn't take lightly," Kielmeyer said.
Like the closure of the course, however, the University is putting much consideration into plans for what to do with its soon-to-be defunct collection of sand traps and greens.


This was the original title of Waiting For a Girl Like You all because I wanted Alex to live on the 10th floor of her dorm and for Marc to have to climb those stairs to get to her. Marketing didn't like it, but the scene where they are arguing all the way up those 20 flights remains.
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Our Makers Life
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There is a growing desire for more content from the Our Maker Life (OML) community, and the group has become a household name in just four years. After self-publishing two story and pattern collections, OML is building on their success and speaking to a wider audience with this first book—drawing attention to the potential that exists among the makers of the world. OML has big ambitions and it's their motivation that makes them such an exciting and inspirational group. Their book offers, first-hand, the joy and fun of creating work by hand, and it will inspire readers with its empowering message of embracing creativity for a better everyday life—and a better world.
Our Maker Life was founded in 2016 by five maker friends, who've grown this unique and talented group into a household name among knitters, crocheters, and fibre enthusiasts. OML seeks to continuously build and grow their membership, because they believe the life of a maker means something different to everyone and is equally important to include everyone


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Why RNA could be the pest control of the future
It's an old dilemma: Pests can wreak havoc on agriculture and cause massive crop losses.
07 January 2023 Saturday 00:12 - 5 reads.
It's an old dilemma: Pests can wreak havoc on agriculture and cause massive crop losses. Pesticides that kill pests, in turn, often pollute the environment, polluting water bodies or threatening beneficial species. Scientists have been researching pesticides based on the molecule RNA, a nucleic acid, for some time. They are intended to attack pests in a targeted manner and promise not to pollute the environment if they are free of chemicals. Could they provide a way out of the dilemma?
The new method is based on a defense mechanism in plants and animals that is actually directed against viruses. It's called RNA interference, or RNAi for short. The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine was awarded for his discovery.
"Basically, RNAi works like an immune system," explains Georg Bucher from the Department of Evolutionary Developmental Genetics at the University of Göttingen. "It becomes active as soon as double-stranded RNA enters the cells." Double-stranded RNA is generally not found in plant and animal cells, but in many viruses it is. "If a cell recognizes such a molecule, it sounds the alarm and chops the molecule up into small snippets." These snippets then serve as templates to destroy everything that has the same structure - the virus is destroyed.
What does this have to do with pesticides? The idea behind this is to direct the defense mechanism, which pests also have, against their own body structures. "We're basically creating an autoimmune disease," says Bucher. "We present the pests with one of their own genes in the form of double-stranded RNA. Assuming they are dealing with a virus, they then attack themselves, so to speak." The procedure is also known as gene silencing because it silences genes and the genetic information they contain.
The first step in the development of such a pesticide: You have to find a gene that is vital for the pest - or as Karl-Heinz Kogel from the Institute for Phytopathology at the University of Giessen puts it: "A gene failure must be lethal." Enough In principle there are options. According to studies, about 40 percent of all genes in insects are essential, so their failure leads to death. However, for the application it is necessary to find genes or gene sections (sequences) that lead to death as quickly as possible after activation of the RNAi.
In addition, the sequence used must be chosen in such a way that it only occurs in the pest but not in harmless species. Then the RNAi shows its strength: only this pest is killed. "That's the beauty of the method, it's very specific to the type you want to achieve," says Bucher. Cross-reactions are conceivable in two closely related species. "But then there is a high probability that both species are pests."
The detection of such equally lethal and species-typical genes is not very problematic, says Kogel. Genetic structures and their importance for the organism have been researched for decades. The genomes of many species have now been sequenced or can be sequenced in a short time if necessary.
However, the selection of the most suitable structures is quite time-consuming, says Bucher. He is part of a research team that, in collaboration with Bayer CropScience, recently switched off all genes of the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum), a storage pest, one after the other using RNAi.
"We documented the changes that occurred and checked which gene losses lead to death. We have thus found the deadliest genes out of around 16,000." The information obtained in the "iBeetle" project can also provide insights into gene function in other species – and thus help to identify target genes for RNAi-based pest control.
Once a suitable gene has been found, the next step is to produce a double-stranded RNA that exactly matches the selected gene but bears no resemblance to sequences in other animals. Now this double-stranded RNA has to be brought into the pests so that their RNA interference system can kick in. One way is to simply spray the RNA onto the plants so that the pests pick it up as they feed.
The problem: RNA is a biomolecule - it is not particularly stable. "Basically, you can't apply RNA orally. This is quickly broken down in the environment, on soil or leaves and also in the digestive tract of the pests," says Kogel. The most crucial question in the research area is therefore currently: How can I make the RNA more stable? "One tries to mix the RNA with other components that protect the sensitive molecule," says Kogel. Scientists speak of the formulation of the RNA. This has already increased the shelf life significantly, from a good one to around ten days.
If a farmer discovers a pest infestation, he can combat it with the sprayable RNA solution: as soon as the pests eat the treated plants, the genetic self-destruction is set in motion. "The effect sets in after about six hours, and after one day we register a noticeable decrease in gene activity," says Kogel.
"Compared to chemical agents, it takes longer for an effect to set in and for the pests to die," says Bucher. "However, they stop eating earlier." In most cases, a single spraying action is probably not enough to combat an infestation effectively. The RNA solution is quickly diluted in the environment, for example when it rains or simply by the growth of the plants. So you have to spray again. Overall, however, the approach can be rated as practicable, says Bucher.
It is currently unclear whether the method can also be used as a precautionary measure to protect against pest infestation. "Research hasn't gotten that far yet. You would need field trials lasting several years to investigate that, that doesn't exist yet."
Another way to use the RNAi system for pest control is to create transgenic crops that carry the selected target structures in their own genome—they make the pest-fighting, double-stranded RNA themselves. "It's much more effective and makes more ecological sense than that Spray," says Kogel. "Due to the reservations about transgenic plants in this country, I am not particularly optimistic that this approach has great prospects of success."
The first drugs based on RNAi have already been approved or are on the way towards approval. Control of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is currently the focus of the development of sprayable RNAi-based pesticides. Last year, for example, the Canadian company Renaissance BioScience reported on successful trials with a corresponding preparation. The agent killed 98 percent of the Colorado potato beetle larvae and significantly reduced damage to the plants. The companies Syngenta and Greenlight Bioscience are also working on RNAi agents against the Colorado potato beetle.
In the USA, a transgenic variety of maize developed by Bayer is already available, which uses RNA interference to attack the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). The dreaded pest comes from Central America, but is now also widespread in the USA and Canada as well as in Europe.
What limits the possible uses is the fact that not all pests activate their RNA interference system when they ingest double-stranded RNA. In addition, many insects produce enzymes that can break down the double-stranded RNA, so-called nucleases. Even then there can be no effect. And in general, the spray method only reaches species that eat above ground and from the outside of the plant.
The RNAi-based agents seem to circumvent one problem: the development of resistance due to genetic adaptations in the pests. "You usually address several target structures at the same time. It is very unlikely that they all mutate at the same time," says Kogel.
According to the Federal Environment Agency, annual sales of pesticides in Germany are 35,000 tons of pure active ingredient. The pure amount says little about the impact on the environment and biodiversity. But it is clear that alternatives to risky chemical agents are needed. RNA-based pesticides alone certainly cannot solve the pesticide problem. But they could possibly make a contribution to more environmentally friendly agriculture.
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Q: Conversion date stored as characters into date format in R I am trying to convert charters like this 01.1.2012 into Date format in R. But unfortunately when I try to convert characters function 'Date' is convert this characters into NA.
Df<-data.frame(
  Date="01.01.2012")

Df$Date<-as.Date(Date)

After execution of this piece of code I receive this message:
Error in as.Date.default(Date) :
  do not know how to convert 'Date' to class "Date"

Can anybody help me how to convert this charters into date format in R?

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Welcome to the wonderful Sorrento and Amalfi Coast.
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During summertime, the area welcomes you in a warm hug as the sun shines on clear and shimmering sea and a landscape made of charming bays, beaches and rocky shores.
The lush vegetation, dominated by the yellow of lemons and the bright green of olive trees, becomes the frame for suggestive backgrounds of the Gulf of Naples and Salerno.
Boat excursions discover gorges and hidden coves; scuba divers can explore the seabed organized by specialized diving centers. Folk events and glamorous clubs alleviate mundane life along with traditional cuisine based on fresh fish. These are just some of the many reasons to experience the coast in the summer.
In spring, experience a high quality sensorial experience. Traditions, history, culture, nature and tastes are the ingredients of this period of the year, with country festivals, excursions, shows, guided tours, tasting itineraries and the suggestive events of the Holy Week.
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In winter, experience Christmas warmth and cheer. In the quiet atmosphere of a place rich in history, monuments, churches and museums give importance to traditions. Even just looking at a nativity scene will make your holidays wonderful.
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Did you know that October is National Bullying Prevention Month? We're taking a moment to highlight this important issue because the unfortunate reality is that bullying is something that almost everyone will experience at one point or another. Whether it's relentless mocking to your face, insults said behind your back or harsh comments on social media that feel like a punch in the gut, bullying is a reality of life that we could all stand to educate ourselves about a little bit more.
We caught up with YouTuber Bethany Mota to get her thoughts on the issue, and she shared some personal experiences with bullying that have helped her learn and grow. Hear Bethany sound off on the times she's experienced cyberbullying, and see if her advice is something that can help you banish bullies and tackle the world with confidence!


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"""Test a specified gccgo/gofrontend patch.

This script automates some of the steps needed to test a patch
to gofrontend, including:
- doing a git pull within gofrontend
- creating a patch branch
- pulling the patch onto the branch
- updating git in gcc trunk
- kicking off build and test

"""

import getopt
import os
import sys

import script_utils as u

flag_dryrun = False
flag_echo = False
flag_change = None
flag_branchname = None
flag_build_dir = "build-gcc-dbg"
flag_patch = 1
flag_gitrepo = "https://go.googlesource.com/gofrontend"

def docmd(cmd):
  """Execute a command."""
  if flag_echo:
    sys.stderr.write("executing: " + cmd + "\n")
  if flag_dryrun:
    return
  u.docmd(cmd)

def dochdir(thedir):
  """Switch to dir."""
  if flag_echo:
    sys.stderr.write("cd " + thedir + "\n")
  if flag_dryrun:
    return
  try:
    os.chdir(thedir)
  except OSError as err:
    u.error("chdir failed: %s" % err)

def formrefname():
  """Form name of refs to pull."""
  cstr = "%d" % flag_change
  lasttwo = "%c%c" % (cstr[-2], cstr[-1])
  return "refs/changes/%s/%s/%d" % (lasttwo, flag_change, flag_patch)

def update_gofrontend():
  """Make the necessary git updates/changes to gofrontend."""
  dochdir("gofrontend")
  docmd("git checkout master")
  docmd("git pull")
  docmd("git checkout -b %s" % flag_branchname)
  docmd("git fetch %s %s" % (flag_gitrepo, formrefname()))
  docmd("git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD")
  dochdir("..")

def update_gcctrunk():
  """Make the necessary git updates/changes to GCC trunk."""
  dochdir("gcc-trunk")
  docmd("setup-gccgo-trunk-links.py -R")
  docmd("git checkout master")
  docmd("git pull")
  docmd("setup-gccgo-trunk-links.py")
  dochdir("..")

def dobuild():
  """Run the build and test."""
  dochdir(flag_build_dir)
  try:
    with open("tmp.sh", "w") as wf:
      wf.write("#/bin/sh\n")
      scriptbody = """\
echo "make -j20 all 1> berr.txt 2>&1"
make -j20 all 1> berr.txt 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo "** build failed, skipping tests"
emacs berr.txt &
exit 9
fi
echo "make -j20 check-go 1> terr.txt 2>&1"
make -j20 check-go 1> terr.txt 2>&1
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo "** test failed"
emacs berr.txt terr.txt &
exit 9
fi
echo "result: PASS"
emacs berr.txt terr.txt &"""
      wf.write(scriptbody)
  except IOError:
    u.error("open failed for tmp.sh")
  docmd("sh tmp.sh")

def perform():
  """Main driver."""
  update_gofrontend()
  update_gcctrunk()
  dobuild()

def usage(msgarg):
  """Print usage and exit."""
  me = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
  if msgarg:
    sys.stderr.write("error: %s\n" % msgarg)
  print("""\
    usage: %s -c X -b Y [options]

    options:
    -c X  gerrit change number is X
    -b Y  use temporary branch name Y
    -p N  patch set number is N (default: 1)
    -B D  perform build in build dir D (def: build-gcc-dbg)

    -d    increase debug msg verbosity level
    -e    echo commands as they are being executed
    -D    dryrun mode (echo commands but do not execute)

    Example 1:

      %s -b fix_issue_12345 -c 35999 -p 3

      This will pull changeset 35999 patch 3, perform build and test.

    Example 2:

      %s -b another_branchname -c 35101 -B build-bootstrap

      This will pull changes set 35101 patch 1, perform build and test
      in build dir build-bootstrap.

    """ % (me, me, me))
  sys.exit(1)

def parse_args():
  """Command line argument parsing."""
  global flag_dryrun, flag_echo, flag_branchname, flag_patch, flag_change
  global flag_build_dir

  try:
    optlist, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "deDb:c:p:B:")
  except getopt.GetoptError as err:
    # unrecognized option
    usage(str(err))
  if args:
    usage("unknown extra args")

  for opt, arg in optlist:
    if opt == "-d":
      u.increment_verbosity()
    elif opt == "-e":
      flag_echo = True
    elif opt == "-D":
      flag_dryrun = True
      flag_echo = True
    elif opt == "-b":
      flag_branchname = arg
    elif opt == "-B":
      flag_build_dir = arg
    elif opt == "-c":
      flag_change = int(arg)
    elif opt == "-p":
      flag_patch = int(arg)

  if not os.path.exists("gofrontend"):
    usage("expected to find gofrontend subdir")
  if not os.path.exists("gcc-trunk"):
    usage("expected to find gcc-trunk subdir")
  if not os.path.exists(flag_build_dir):
    usage("expected to find build directory %s" % flag_build_dir)

parse_args()
u.setdeflanglocale()
perform()


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Here's a rocking one for you.
Here is a new one from a new artist to us here at CML. Kate Russell put out a new album late in 2016. The title track, Give Your Love To Me, looks like it's still getting some good attention even from a few radio stations.
But there was one song that stood out on Spotify. So we're going to look at that one. But be sure to check out all the songs. And if you're a Kate Russell fan (it looks like she has quite a few) be sure to leave a comment showing your support.
You can definitely hear the rock influences in this one. It kind of reminds me of something that Heart might have done early in their career. And I'm a big fan of Heart's music. It's pretty awesome when a woman rocks out and has a good time.
Even with all that rock influence, though, I still think it fits in with country music really well. The two genres have always had their similarities at certain times. Wynonna certainly knew how to throw down with a rocking country song.
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Magazine|The College Calculation
Magazine | The Way We Live Now
The College Calculation
By DAVID LEONHARDT SEPT. 24, 2009
Credit Shane Lavalette
The most subversive question about higher education has always been whether the college makes the student or the student makes the college. Sure, Harvard graduates make more money than graduates of just about any other college. And most community-college students will end up making far less than graduates of flagship state universities. But of course these students didn't enter college with the same preparation and skills. Colleges don't help to clear up the situation either, because they do so little to measure what students learn between freshman and senior years. So doubt lurks: how much does a college education — the actual teaching and learning that happens on campus — really matter?
A recession makes such doubt all the more salient. Last month, National Public Radio ran a segment called "Is a College Education Worth the Debt?" in which an economist noted that 12 percent of mail carriers have college degrees — the point being that they could have gotten the same jobs without the degrees. In January, "20/20" ran a similar segment, in which somebody identified as an education consultant and a career counselor summed up the case against college. "You could take the pool of collegebound students and you could lock them in a closet for four years," he said, and thanks to their smarts and work ethic, they would still outearn people who never went to college. I heard a more measured version of these concerns when I recently sat down with a group of college students. They were paying tuition and studying hard, and yet they weren't sure what they would find on the other side of graduation.
Along with all this skepticism, though, economic downturns also create one big countervailing force that pushes people toward college: many of them have nothing better to do. They have lost their jobs, or they find no jobs waiting for them after high school. In economic terms, the opportunity cost of going to school has been reduced. Over the course of the 1930s, the percentage of 17-year-olds who graduated from high school jumped to 50 percent, from less than 30 percent. Boys — many of whom would have been working in better times — made up the bulk of the influx. In our Great Recession, students have surged into community colleges.
Credit Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey
So who is right — these students or the skeptics? It isn't too much of an exaggeration to say that the field of labor economics has spent the past 30 years trying to come up with an answer. In one paper after another, economists have tried to identify the portion of a person's success for which schooling can fairly claim credit. One well-known study, co-written by Alan Krueger, a Princeton professor now serving as the Treasury Department's chief economist, offered some support for the skeptics. It tracked top high-school students through their 30s and found that their alma maters had little impact on their earnings. Students who got into both, say, the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State made roughly the same amount of money, regardless of which they chose. Just as you might hope, the fine-grain status distinctions that preoccupy elite high-school seniors (and more to the point, their parents) seem to be overrated.
The rest of the evidence, however, has tended to point strongly in the other direction. Several studies have found a large earnings gap between more- and less-educated identical twins. Another study compared young men who happened to live close to a college with young men who did not. The two groups were similar except for how easy it was for them to get to school, and the upshot was that the additional education attained by the first group lifted their earnings. "College can't guarantee anybody a good life," says Michael McPherson, an economist who runs the Spencer Foundation in Chicago, which finances education research. "But it sure ups the odds substantially."
Earnings may be a flawed measure of an education's value, but they're about the only tangible measure we have. And the work that labor economists have done suggests that colleges do indeed deserve credit for much of the earnings gaps between their graduates and everyone else. The median earnings of full-time workers with bachelor's degrees was nearly $47,000 in 2007, according to the Census Bureau. The median for someone who had attended college but failed to get a four-year degree was nearly $33,000, and the median for a high-school graduate was nearly $27,000. Compare these numbers with the typical education debt that a college student has on graduation day — $20,000 — and it's clear that a college education is worth the debt. McPherson slyly points out that even the pundits and professors who suggest otherwise seem to understand this; they tend to send their children to college, often to quite expensive ones.
Credit Marcus Walters
Yet the skeptics do make one crucial point. Nationwide, half of all students who start college don't end up with a four-year degree. Not only do these dropouts spend less time in class, but they also miss out on the signalling benefit of the degree — a mark of those who, among other things, have the discipline to finish what they start.
Some would-be dropouts may stay in school if Congress approves a pending proposal to increase Pell Grants to needy students. Still, college tuitions are rising and resources are being cut — two factors that affect graduation rates. Federal spending cushions the blow but isn't large enough to make up for state cutbacks. At Dyersburg State Community College, in northwest Tennessee, enrollment rose a staggering 28 percent this fall compared with last fall, but the state cut the college's budget by 16 percent, thanks to the recession, Karen Bowyer, the college's president, told me. For similar reasons, the University of California system plans to enroll fewer freshmen this year than last. Given the current debate in Washington, it's worth noting that the rising cost of health care puts more pressure on state budgets than perhaps anything else.
When you look at what's happening at Dyersburg State and dozens of similar places across the country, you're left thinking that students understand that they don't make the college. They need the college. The rest of us would probably say that they do, too. The clichés are familiar enough: the children are our future, I'll be the education president, etc.
Yet when you look at our actual policies, you have to wonder. Many colleges and high schools still fail to do a good job, year after year, with little consequence. And in the deepest recession in a generation, at the very moment when education would be of most value, money for it is disappearing. It's almost as if we've been convinced that college isn't, after all, all that different from locking somebody in a closet for four years.
David Leonhardt is an economics columnist for The Times and a staff writer for the magazine.
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VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters, taking advantage of a lull in the winds, on Monday held in check a massive Southern California wildfire that has torched hundreds of buildings and charred an area larger than New York City.
The Thomas Fire ignited a week ago and has burned 231,700 acres, in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, about 100 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) officials said at a news conference. It continued to grow on Monday, but at a slower pace, burning an additional several hundred acres.
Most of the nearly 900 homes, outbuildings and businesses destroyed by the fire are in neighboring Ventura County, where the blaze first erupted.
"It's completely gone. I've never seen anything like it," said Hurtz, who is now staying at an emergency shelter.
The fire, for which investigators were still seeking to determine the cause, was 20 percent contained on Monday evening, up from 15 percent earlier in the day.
Public schools in Santa Barbara and some school systems nearby have canceled classes this week and will not reconvene until the annual winter break is completed in January, said Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider.
A spokesman for DeGeneres declined to provide any other details on Monday.
The Creek and Rye fires in Los Angeles County were both at least 90 percent contained, officials said, while the Skirball Fire in the posh Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles was 85 percent contained.


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Q: A regular expression for the strings in two sets of delimiters I have a text set as follows:
He found a &#compelling reason to get& out of bed in the #morning. | For reasons unknown, #most people &feel #compelled to& answer a ringing phone. | There's was no #logical basis for the choice since it was determined solely &on #intuition&

What I'd like to get is all the words with a # sign before it and surrounded by & signs: #compelling, #compelled, #intuitions (Not #morning, #most and #logical, which are not surrounded by & signs).
Any help would be gratefully appreciated :-)

A: Would you try the following:
&[^&#]*(#\w+)[^&]*&

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*&[^&#]* matches & followed by any characters except & and #.

*(#\w+) matches a word preceded by a # sign and the matched substring is captured in group 1.

*[^&]*& matches & preceded by any characters except &.

DEMO
Although you are not specifying the regex flavor, it will work with many platforms.


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Q: Java NullPointerException error queue I keep getting a null pointer error when i dequeue in my main method. I know the Enqueue(push) method works fine, but it will only not give me an error when i pop if i do it from the opposite one. For example, if i push 3 values in from the begin, i can only pop 1 from the back. If i try to pop from front it gives me an error. And vice versa(i hope i made it clear). So is this the proper way to dequeue using a deque? this is dequeueing from the front, the other similar method goes from the back. Am i missing something?
public T dequeueBegin()
{
     T number = begin.getValue();
     if(isEmpty())
        throw new RuntimeException("Can't dequeue");

     if(begin.getNext() == null)
         end = null;

     begin = begin.getNext();
     size--;
     return number;
}

A: You might want to consider using a LinkedList rather than an ArrayList, if you're removing from both the front & the end of your List Collection LinkedList handles this better & offers a whole load of useful methods to do exactly what it looks like you're trying to achieve. LinkedList is often used to implement Queue functionality.
Check out the Javadoc here
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/LinkedList.html
methods such as addFirst, addLast, removeFirst, removeLast etc look good for you.


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However, behind these facts, and the technological wizardry which allows the crowdfunding platforms to weave their magic, it may just be good old fashioned human emotion that drives the successes in this new age of business investment.
While this quote from Shakespeare's 'As you like it' may seem a little way from the world of business, if the great bard had been around now, he may have made a pretty good business coach. He may not have had a head for figures, dabbled in the stock market or built a chain of fast food restaurants, but he knew how to connect with an audience emotionally.
An old lecturer of mine, Paul Bourne, who runs the Menagerie Theatre in Cambridge, spoke in a recent Ted Talk about the power of personality in communication and I believe that is exactly what Shakespeare mastered. He was reported to have a flare for storytelling; pretty handy if you aspire to be the best known storyteller in history.
And if you are looking to raise finance for your business through crowdfunding, then you had better learn to master storytelling. Why?
Because your audience needs to understand what your idea is, and why you are so passionate about it, and why they should be passionate about it too.
Most of those visiting your page will not have a clue who you are.
They need to understand what you are trying to achieve…and why you are trying to achieve it.
They need to know when you have achieved it and what that means.
Unlike Shakespeare and his stories, which were expressed in a long and drawn out grand manner befitting the age, the modern master storyteller has to achieve this in a concise punchy manner more in tune to a 21st century audience.
The crowdfunding play has many scenes, which unfold as the curtain rises on the performance. These start as the master storyteller weaves his spell on the audience and builds a picture that draws them in and connects them emotionally with the star performer; the video. This short, and magical part of the performance brings all the players together, for a brief moment all the stories entwine and if done correctly, the audience is treated to a moment of emotional connection which not only raises them to their feet to applaud, and hopefully invest, but to spread the word to others about the gem they have discovered.
If Shakespeare managed to build such an emotional connection in the 16th century, which allowed for the spread of his stories, then think what a master storyteller in the 21st century can do with a great idea, modern technology and a story which builds a loyal audience. The master storytellers of crowdfunding have managed to raise huge amounts of investment, such Brewdog (£26 million), Chapel Down Wines (£4 million) and Just Park (£3.5 million). However, these blockbusters are just part of crowdfunding's own story. Even a relatively small amount, such as £3800, helped the Norfolk born Cannon brothers to launch their artisan cured meat business and continue their story.
However, some researchers (and there is plenty of conjecture in the figures) are highlighting that only around 50% of campaigns are successful and this can be linked to things as diverse as the product and to the size of your Facebook friends list. Therefore, for those businesses which see crowdfunding as the 'Midsummer Night's Dream' to their investment problems, the question driving their own emotions may be, crowdfunding, 'to be or not to be'.
Written by Nwes Growth Hub Advisor, Harry Harris.


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#### According to
Index Fungorum

#### Published in
Beih. Nova Hedwigia 89: 160 (1987)

#### Original name
Podosphaera pruni-ulmifoliae Golovin

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