Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana.
At Purdue, President Daniels launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves that provide bold answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today. The four pillars of Purdue Moves — affordability and accessibility, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership — leverage Purdue's historic strengths and promote investment in new ideas, guiding the university in its mission to deliver higher education at the highest proven value.
Daniels has made student affordability and student success top priorities, pledging to keep a Purdue education within reach for students and families. Breaking with a 36-year string of increases, Purdue commenced a series of tuition freezes in 2013 that will last through at least the 2018-19 academic year. During that same time, room and board costs were cut by 5 percent and have remained steady since 2013, resulting in an overall decrease in the cost of attending Purdue since President Daniels took office that year. A first-of-its-kind partnership with online retailer Amazon.com is also saving Purdue students an average of 31 percent on their textbooks each year.
Thanks to these and other efforts to reduce student costs where feasible, Purdue student borrowing has dropped 37 percent — leaving graduates and their families with some $67 million to invest in other dreams.
Daniels came to Purdue University at the conclusion of his term as the 49th Governor of Indiana. He was elected Governor in 2004, in his first bid for any elected office. He was re-elected in 2008, receiving more votes than any governor in the state's history.
In 2005, he led the state to its first balanced budget in eight years and, without a tax increase, transformed the nearly $800 million deficit he inherited into an annual surplus of $370 million within a year. The governor also repaid hundreds of millions of dollars the state had borrowed from Indiana's public schools, state universities and local units of government in previous administrations, and reduced the state's overall debt by 40 percent. Governor Daniels left Indiana with a budget in surplus, reserve funds equal to nearly 15 percent of annual spending, and its first AAA credit rating.
Daniels' first legislative success created the public-private Indiana Economic Development Corporation to replace a failing state bureaucracy in the mission of attracting new jobs. In its first four years of existence, the agency broke all previous records for new jobs in the state and was associated with more than $18 billion of new investment. In 2008, Site Selection Magazine and CNBC both named Indiana as the Most Improved State for Business in the country. In 2012, Indiana became the 23rd Right-to-Work state. Indiana now ranks favorably in every national ranking of business attractiveness and job creation.
Governor Daniels' innovations include the 2006 lease of the Indiana Toll Road. This is the largest privatization of public infrastructure in the United States and generated nearly $4 billion for Major Moves, the state's record-breaking 10-year transportation and infrastructure program. The Healthy Indiana Plan was enacted in 2007 to provide healthcare coverage for uninsured Hoosier adults, and comprehensive property tax reforms in 2008 resulted in the biggest tax cut in Indiana history. Both initiatives received overwhelming bipartisan support, and Indiana remains among the states with the lowest property taxes in the nation.
In 2011, under his guidance, Indiana passed the most sweeping education reforms in the country, including the nation's first statewide school choice voucher program. Because of these reforms, Indiana is dramatically expanding charter schools, providing parents with more school choice, revising teacher evaluations and expanding full-day kindergarten funding. In 2010, he established WGU Indiana, a partnership between the state and Western Governors University aimed at expanding access to higher education for Hoosiers and increasing the percentage of the state's adult population with education beyond high school.
In recognition of his leadership both as Governor and as president of Purdue University, Fortune Magazine named President Daniels to its list of the top 50 world leaders in March 2015. In June 2016, he was named a Living Legend by the Indiana Historical Society.
Many other organizations have also recognized his leadership. In 2008, Governing magazine named him Public Official of the Year. In October 2010, Daniels received The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's inaugural Medal for Distinguished Service to Education for his efforts to reform education. In January 2011, he was one of three recipients selected to receive the first-ever Fiscy Award, presented for leadership and commitment to responsible financial stewardship by the non-partisan Fiscy Awards Committee. In May 2012, the Manhattan Institute presented the governor with its Alexander Hamilton Award for his achievements in state government; including healthcare improvements, landmark education reforms and fiscal responsibility.
The governor's conservation efforts have set aside record acreages of protected wetlands and wildlife habitats. In March 2011, Daniels was a recipient of the Wetland Conservation Achievement Award from the national conservation organization, Ducks Unlimited, for "making land conservation a top priority and for preserving thousands of invaluable acres across the state for future generations." In January 2012, he received the Chancellor Award for Conservation and Wildlife Protection from the Weatherby Foundation and in March 2012, he also was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Award from the Indiana Wildlife Federation. His efforts earned him the nickname "The Teddy Roosevelt of Indiana" by the Nature Conservancy.
Daniels received the Woodrow Wilson Award from Princeton University in February 2013. The award recognizes an alumnus whose career embodies the call to duty in Wilson's famous speech, "Princeton in the Nation's Service." He was also the recipient in June 2013 of the Bradley Prize from the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The award recognizes accomplishments that "strengthen American institutions." In announcing the prize, the foundation stated that Daniels "established himself as an economic reformer who guided Indiana through the recession with a budget surplus and a firm foundation for economic growth."
Daniels is also the author of three books, including best-seller "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans." He is a contributing columnist in the Washington Post and his writings are regularly featured in other publications. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1971 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1979.
President Daniels and his wife Cheri have four daughters, Meagan, Melissa, Meredith and Maggie, and six grandchildren.


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Should Christians be Concerned about the Rapid Advancements in Artificial Intelligence?
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance rapidly, Sarah Johnson explores the potential ethical and societal impacts of AI and the potential benefits of the technology.
The CS Lewis Podcast #81 Joshua Karras - porn, depression, domestic violence and The Screwtape Letters
Ruth Jackson continues her conversation with author Joshua Karras who has penned a modern appropriation of The Screwtape Letters. 80 years after the publication of CS Lewis' classic epistolary novel, Karras shares why he has included some of the contemporary temptations in his literary adaptation.
The CS Lewis Podcast #80 Joshua Karras: A modern take on The Screwtape Letters
80 years after the publication of The Screwtape Letters, young author Joshua Karras has written an appropriation of CS Lewis' classic epistolary novel for a modern audience. Ruth Jackson discovers the inspiration behind this audacious project.
What does Christianity have to say about 'big tech'?
Writer Steve Schramm explores the pros and cons of technology and how Christians should engage with it
Matters Of Life & Death: Simulation 2: Zoom's face-smoothing, chatbot therapists, Trinitarianism, and evil as counterfeit
Today we're going back to our conversation about simulation for part two of this re-broadcast.
The CS Lewis Podcast #39 CS Lewis, Mark Zuckerberg and technology
Alister and Justin continue their conversation on what Lewis' writings have to say to our modern technological age including the rise of big tech platforms such as Google and Facebook's 'Meta' universe.
Matters Of Life & Death: Simulation: Deep fakes, image as sacrament, David Beckham in Mandarin and therapy chatbots
Today's topic is simulation. We live in an era when digital technology is making it increasingly easy and cheap to create fake but compelling images or videos of people, or even entirely artificial human-like personalities.
Matters Of Life & Death: Coronavirus: Misinformation
Microchips. Bill Gates. The mark of the beast. 5G cell towers. False positive rates. Big pharma. DNA alteration. It's been hard to avoid the swirling morass of misinformation and conspiracy theories around the pandemic.
Matters Of Life & Death: Coronavirus: Vaccines - part 3
Can Christians be given the vaccine without compromising on their religious convictions?
We received a fascinating question from a listener after our last episode on vaccines, picking up on the competing and perhaps contradictory philosophies behind the anti-vax movement.
Matters Of Life & Death: Coronavirus: Technology - part 2
In the second part of our conversation on technology during the coronavirus pandemic, we look into our crystal balls and try to imagine what the world of tech will look like in the future, thanks to Covid-19.
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Q: can't activate anaconda venv that do exist I'm building a website with Django. I built a Django virtual environment with anaconda. A few days ago I have updated the anaconda and after that, I have a problem with activating a virtual environment
When I trying to activate a virtual environment with source activate django, the terminal responds with this message:
Could not find conda environment: django
You can list all discoverable environments with `conda info --envs`.

where apparently there is a virtual environment name 'django'.
When I try conda info --envs on a terminal, it shows:
WARNING: The conda.compat module is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
# conda environments:
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                         /Users/myname/anaconda3/envs/django
base                     /anaconda

I can't see the first one's name but only directory. However, if I open anaconda navigator and see the list of virtual environments, I can see the environment name 'django', and can activate it with a play button. Also, I can see one more environment name 'anaconda3' which is not even displayed on a terminal by command conda info --envs.
Is there any possible reason for this?

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Excessive and frequent exposure to sunlight is the main culprit of skin cancer. Sunlight contains Ultraviolet Rays or UV rays that can alter the genetic material in skin cells, causing mutations. Not only sunlight but did you know that sunlamps, tanning booths and X rays also generate UV rays that may damage skin and cause malignant cell mutations? Other factors affecting the development of skin cancer is age.
Skin cancer is considered as one of the most common form of human cancer attacking mostly Caucasians. An estimated over 1 million new cases are recorded annually, causing a growing public concern. This annual rate of all forms of skin cancer kept on increasing each year. It has also been estimated that nearly half of all Americans who live to age 65 may develop skin cancer at least once.
The most common warning sign of skin cancer is a unusual change in the appearance of skin, such as new growth or a sore that does not heal. Skin cancer is referred to three different skin conditions. From the least dangerous the following are the classifications: basal cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma epithelioma, squamous cell carcinoma (first stage is called actinic keratosis) and melanoma. The other two most common forms of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. These two are also referred to as non melanoma skin cancer. Meanwhile melanoma type of skin cancer is generally the most serious form because it tends to spread (metastasize) throughout the body quickly.
The most common question after knowing the risk factors of developing skin cancer is, how is skin cancer treated? There are plenty of ways to successfully treat skin cancer with a better prognosis or chance of success accounting 90 % or higher. The main goal of this treatment is to remove and destroy the cancer completely with the smallest scar possible. To better plan the best skin cancer treatment for each patient, the doctor considers the location and size of the cancer, the risk of scarring, the patient's age, general health condition and medical history.
Surgical excision is another method where the tumor is cut and stitched up. Other doctors use radiation therapy to areas that are difficult to treat with surgery, which practically is non invasive. Trained doctors in cryosurgery achieve a good result by freezing the cancer cells. Typically, liquid nitrogen is applied to freeze and kill these cancer cells. To better know this you can visit  skin cancer treatments Los Angeles. Microscopic controlled excision called Mohs Micrographic Surgery named after the doctor who pioneered this method Dr. Frederic Mohs is also used. This technique involves a meticulous microscopic removal of the skin cancer.
Medical therapy using creams are also used to attack cancer cells which are applied several times a week for several weeks. To further learn about these skin cancer treatments you can visit Los Angeles Skin Cancer Treatments at http://www.skincancerlosangeles.com.


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January 10, 2018 at 12:00a.m.
New, used auto sales
The Mahoning Valley's new and used auto sales in December 2017 were down by 260 from December 2016 to 4,012.
For the year, Mahoning Valley automakers sold 58,361 in 2017, up 5,360 from the 53,001 new- and used-auto sales made in 2016.
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NEW CASTLE, Pa.
Palate, a local farm-to-table restaurant, and Croakers Kegs and Corks, which sells beer- and wine-making supplies, have partnered to showcase "all things local in food and drink" at 6 p.m. Sunday at Palate at 2038 W. State St.
The event will feature a five-course dinner paired with samplings of brews provided by Croakers.
Tickets can be purchased by the table at $50 per seat.
Buy-American push
In light of evidence that U.S. federal agencies have granted an excessive number of waivers to Buy American laws in the last few years, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Cleveland, and Rob Portman, a Republican from the Cincinnati area, Tuesday joined their colleagues, Sens. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, and Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, to introduce new legislation that would establish a centralized online hub to increase transparency and ensure federal agencies prioritize the purchase of American-made goods in compliance with current law.
Alabama picked for Toyota-Mazda plant
Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda have picked Alabama as the site of a new $1.6 billion joint-venture auto manufacturing plant, a person briefed on the decision said Tuesday.
The plant will employ about 4,000 people and will be built in the Huntsville area in Limestone County, said the person, who asked to remain anonymous because the location hasn't been officially announced.
Toyota, Honda add 1M vehicles to Takata air bag recalls
Toyota and Honda are recalling more than 1 million additional vehicles in the U.S. to replace defective and potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators.
The new recalls come after Takata revealed that another 3.3 million inflators are defective. The latest recalls are part of the largest series of automotive recalls in U.S. history, with 19 automakers having to recall up to 69 million inflators in 42 million vehicles. The problem brought a criminal conviction and fine against Takata and forced the Japanese company into bankruptcy protection.
Takata's inflators can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel into the vehicle. At least 20 people have died worldwide and more than 280 have been hurt.
Toyota says it's recalling an additional 601,000 vehicles in the U.S.
Honda says it's recalling an additional 465,000 vehicles and 960 Gold Wing motorcycles in the U.S.
Staff/wire reports
May 15, 2015 midnight
Honda recalls 4.89M vehicles
February 27, 2017 12:24 p.m.
Plaintiffs: 5 automakers knew #Takata air bags were dangerous
8 automakers recalling more than 12M vehicles
February 18, 2016 midnight
takata air bags As deaths rise, so do chances for total recall
Takata declares largest recall in auto history


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Thanks for this article! It really helps me to know how better to respond to people who want many of the above mentioned supplements but have had to mix their own "cocktails" of pills. I live in a community of older adults so the information about aging is also very helpful. I'm also glad to see in print some of Dr. Carl's comments on Reliv and its bio availability and on Lunasin. These are the things I hear my upline say, so now I can really learn the information and be better able to share it with others. Thanks!


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THE FOUNDERS: KELLY TALAMAS AND CRISTINA CABARCOS
Names: Kelly Talamas & Cristina Cabarcos
Profession: Founders, LATINNESS
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA/Panama City, Panama
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn/Scorpio
Instagram: @latinness__
KELLY: First things first, what can I get you for coffee? I'm having a cortadito.
CRISTINA: I'm ready for my cappuccino and so excited to be here today.
KELLY: Yes, we did it! We're finally launching LATINNESS. I think a lot of people are going to ask us about the name. How would you explain it?
CRISTINA: When you add -ness to an adjective, it becomes a noun. The idea was to create a word that encompasses all of our Latinity, that certain quality that we all share.
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KELLY: Ok now that we've cleared that up, when would you say you became aware of your latinness?
CRISTINA: Growing up in Panama, I always felt very proud of being a Latina through the stories of strength from my grandmothers.
Maruca was born and raised in Panama, and was, in many ways, the ultimate girl boss! During the day, she worked in an accounting firm while raising 7 children! She was a Latin soul: she sang, read poetry, taught me to dance salsa with the 1, 2, 3. Delfina taught me resilience. At 28, she had fled Cuba at the beginning of the revolution with two young children. Through her, I learned about my Cuban roots. Unfortunately, she passed away this year, and was never able to go back.
They were a source of inspiration as I found my latinness. Then, at 18, I moved to Boston, in the United States, and it was the first opportunity I had to feel like a foreigner, and celebrate my differences.
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KELLY: I was born and raised in Miami, which is pretty much an extension of Latin America, to a Cuban mother and American father of Palestinian descent. At school, most of us were first generation Americans born to Latin parents who migrated to the United States, the majority Cuban. Since everyone I knew growing up had a similar story, I didn't appreciate the uniqueness of it then. My Palestinian heritage was considered more rare at the time. Once I went away to University outside of Miami, I realized how different my community was in comparison to the rest of the United States. I was surprised to learn what little knowledge existed about the Latin culture outside of major cosmopolitan cities like Miami. It was then I began to appreciate my heritage and my family's story, and was inspired to become more expressive about it. Years later, when I moved to Mexico, my pride in my roots really took hold, as I found I loved learning about and celebrating the Mexican culture, while also missing a lot of the Cuban customs and traditions I was accustomed to. Living in Latin America also helped to understand my grandparents more and feel more connected to them somehow.
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KELLY: Did moving to Colombia create a new layer of appreciation for your Latin culture?
CRISTINA: Panama was part of Colombia, ha ha ha. Colombians are very good hosts. In Colombia, I learned the joy of living with men and women with an immense joie de vivre. Passionate people who enjoy long lunches with friends. Cartagena nights are exuberant, the food, the dancing and the singing, and it's so sophisticated! It's something that can be seen in Colombian fashion, for example.
How did you live that experience of moving from Mexico to Colombia?
KELLY: I'd say it deepened my pride in my Latin heritage and my appreciation of the region's cultural richness. It's one thing to travel from country to country, but to actually live in and experience the day to day helps to develop a deeper understanding and admiration of each culture and its people. Mexico played such a pivotal role in my life, both personally and professionally, and I'm forever grateful for that experience. It's an immense (and intense) city, but I fell in love from the start. I still miss the culture, the colors, the flavours and sobremesa with friends. Colombia was a smooth transition because Colombians are so warm and welcoming. There are a lot of similarities between Bogota and Mexico City, and there's a part of it that actually feels like home, for example, when I travel to Cartagena- the warm weather and relaxed Caribbean attitude remind me of Miami.
CRISTINA: Sans your Cuban coffee!
KELLY: Touché. Actually, now that you've mentioned that, do you remember when we first met in person after exchanging a million work emails?
CRISTINA: Yes! It was on your first trip to Panama. I took you on an express tour through the city, and we had lunch in Casco Viejo. We connected immediately!
KELLY: Exactly! We ate at Las Clementinas and bonded over our Cuban roots when we discovered that your father and my mother were both born in Cuba. Having grown up in different cities, we have distinct relationships with the Cuban culture though. What was yours like growing up?
CRISTINA: We ate Cuban food all the time at my grandmother's house, listened to Willy Chirino, Albita and Gloria Estefan, and heard my grandmother tirelessly comparing Panama to Havana. She would always say that Havana was the Switzerland of America, and I grew up convinced of it, without having visited.
However, the Cuban community in Panama was very small, and for this reason it was very easy for my family to assimilate culturally and become "Panamanians." Yet there was a place in the world, where I always felt Cuban, and it was Miami! Every summer, I went to Miami with my grandparents. We would visit their best friends, who were Cuban. We would go to Navarro Pharmacy, grocery shopping at Sedano's, and have the most delicious vaca frita at Versailles. I just took my husband and kids for the first time to eat there. What was it like for you to grow up with such a significant Cuban influence in Miami?
KELLY: Hahaha it's funny you say that about your grandmother. There's a phrase I always heard on the streets in Miami: "Esto no pasaba en Cuba" ("This wouldn't happen in Cuba"). As a child, I took this Cuban influence for granted. Miami has changed a lot, but when I was younger, it felt like we were all Cubans or the children or grandchildren of Cubans! Although my mom moved as a toddler, and has no personal memories of her country, I grew up hearing anecdotes about life in "La Habana" from my grandparents, aunts and uncles, and there was no shortage of vaca frita, ropa vieja, congrí or cafecito cubano at our family gatherings. There were a lot of painful memories they didn't discuss though, about having to leave their country, which is perhaps why it wasn't until much older, and living outside of Miami, I truly understood their story. I grew up a witness to their resilience and their appreciation for the new life they were able to build. It's a characteristic that's so inspiring about the Cubans both in and out of the island. Sometimes I wish my grandparents were still alive to drill them with questions about life in Cuba. I think they would have loved to hear my stories about what life in Latin America is like today.
My sister and I were the first ever to travel to Cuba a few years back. Then I returned to Cuba again with CHANEL (thanks to you!) and stayed at Hotel Nacional, which is the hotel where my grandparents spent their first night as newlyweds. I've never felt more connected to them– I could feel their spirits in the hallway when walking to my room at night. Does that sound creepy?
CRISTINA: A little, ha ha ha. But it's such a moving story. Now that you mention CHANEL, I'm so grateful that it provided me that opportunity to reconnect to my roots, and travel extensively to Havana. This missing link that I had. I want to bring my cousins next year.
That job also allowed me to meet the brightest creatives in the region, through the work of journalists, producers, actors, painters. That's how I ultimately met you, Kelly!
KELLY: And look at us now! I feel the same about Vogue, it brought me to Latin America, literally. I always imagined my journalism career would lead me to New York, but it was the unexpected move to Mexico that really defined my path, and well, here we are today, both based out of Colombia launching LATINNESS. I'm really ecstatic about this because while working at the magazine, what really fueled me creatively was discovering all the talent that exists in the region, and sharing those individual stories.
CRISTINA: I love reading about them, and finding ways to integrate those personalities into my PR work.
KELLY: We've both met so many inspiring Latins over the years. What would you say is your favorite thing about the Latin culture?
CRISTINA: Joie de Vivre, happy people embracing their LATINNESS. Through the joie de vivre, I think, ultimately, Simon Bolivar's dream of a united Latin America came true, as it is something we all do share in common.
KELLY: I have to agree with you, it's that joy of living. Each country with its own culture and customs, but together, we share this particular zest for life, which I haven't experienced elsewhere. It's something really special.
On that note, shall we get to it then?
CRISTINA: Vamos!
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Nowhere in the Midwest are the arts more intertwined with the life of a community than Door County and nowhere in Door County is the passion to connect the arts to the community greater than at the Hardy Gallery in Ephraim, WI.
Founded in 1962 by the Peninsula Arts Association (PAA) in honor of Francis Howe Hardy, the Hardy Gallery has initiatives that address the needs of the local artist community and the creative enrichment of local youth, and is more focused than ever on educating the public and promoting the visual arts and artists of the Door County Peninsula. The Gallery is located on Ephraim's historic Anderson Dock – an integral part of Ephraim's history.
The Dock was built by brothers Aslag and Halvor Anderson in the late 1850s, and quickly became a turning point for the struggling village of Ephraim. Any vessel now sailing the shores of Green Bay would be able to dock in Ephraim's waters. Thirty years later, the Dock would serve as a standard port-of-call for passing steamships. The Goodrich, Hill, and Hart Line steamers would stop on their appointed rounds, bearing the summer visitors that would fuel Ephraim's economy around the turn of the century.
The Dock quickly became the business and social center of the community, with the Anderson Warehouse (the Hardy's home) being built around the same time. The Dock and Warehouse hold a lot of meaning for Ephraim residents and visitors alike, not to mention the decades of boaters who would paint their respective vessel's name on the Warehouse's clapboard siding.
The Francis Hardy Gallery is home to some of the most creative and popular gallery exhibitions in Door County, and once you visit, it is easy to see why established and emerging artists alike love to show their work in a simple wooden warehouse.
In addition to being recognized for its outstanding exhibits, the Hardy continues to fulfill Francis Hardy's vision to create a climate of understanding and appreciation of the arts. The Hardy is committed to providing the Door County community with innovative educational programming for people of all ages in the arts.
Ephraim, WI 54211
Gallery hours (May - October): Mon. - Sat. 10am - 5pm
Sundays 12 - 5pm
*Closed July 4th
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Bio: Akiko Hoshino was born in Fukushima, Japan. She graduated from Tama Art University in Tokyo and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts. Digital Hollywood Computer Animation School, Tokyo, Japan - (1996 - 1997) While she studied at the university, she also received classical art training in a private atelier. She moved to New York in 1999 and began studying at the Art students League of New York, where she came under the influence of Dan Gheno and Sam Goodsell She studied drawing with George Cannata and printmaking with Michael Pellettieri.
Akiko Hoshino was the recipient of the Ruth Richeson/Unison Pastels Award in the 2010 Pastel Journal's Pastel 100 competition.
Akiko Hoshino was hit by a car in New York city, October 2010, and sadly passed away some days later. She had a unique vision, her extraordinary and sensitive work was immediately recognisable and inimitable. She is a great loss to the world of pastel. May she rest in peace. As of January 2012 this website was still online.
Style: Representational - large-scale with a limited palette.
Navigation: Main menu remains available the top of the page.
Gallery: Two pages of thumbnails.
Image View: Each thumbnail enlarges in a slideshow to give details of medium and dimension and availability. Enlargements can be downloaded.


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The Lost Art of The Short Game: How can you transform your bunker play?
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Amethyst: Considered a strong antidote to drunkenness by the Ancient Greeks (amethystos meaning 'not drunken'), many ancient wine goblets were carved from it. It is a highly meditative and calming stone that increases intuition and psychic powers. It is efficiently used against certain addictions.


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Meni Philip, Israeli born, is an international award winning director, screenwriter and editor.
Mr. Philip's films have screened widely at international film festivals and won numerous awards. His short film Sinner premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and received the award for Best European Short Film and was nominated to the European film Academy Awards. In the following years Sinner screened in over 50 international film festivals.
Mr. Philip has substantially impacted Israel's society with his film Let There Be Light, an autobiographical documentary about leaving the ultra-Orthodox world to a modern secular lifestyle.
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import collections
import itertools
import os
import unittest

from telemetry.testing import fakes

from gpu_tests import fake_win_amd_gpu_info
from gpu_tests import gpu_test_base
from gpu_tests import path_util
from gpu_tests import test_expectations
from gpu_tests import webgl_conformance
from gpu_tests import webgl_conformance_expectations
from gpu_tests import webgl2_conformance_expectations

class FakeWindowsPlatform(fakes.FakePlatform):
  @property
  def is_host_platform(self):
    return True

  def GetDeviceTypeName(self):
    return 'Desktop'

  def GetArchName(self):
    return 'x86_64'

  def GetOSName(self):
    return 'win'

  def GetOSVersionName(self):
    return 'win8'

class FakePage(gpu_test_base.PageBase):
  def __init__(self, url, expectations):
    super(FakePage, self).__init__(
      name=('WebglConformance.%s' %
            url.replace('/', '_').replace('-', '_').
            replace('\\', '_').rpartition('.')[0].replace('.', '_')),
      url='file://' + url,
      page_set=None,
      shared_page_state_class=gpu_test_base.FakeGpuSharedPageState,
      expectations=expectations)

Conditions = collections.\
  namedtuple('Conditions', ['non_gpu', 'vendors', 'devices'])

class WebGLConformanceExpectationsTest(unittest.TestCase):
  def testGlslConstructVecMatIndexExpectationOnWin(self):
    possible_browser = fakes.FakePossibleBrowser()
    browser = possible_browser.Create(None)
    browser.platform = FakeWindowsPlatform()
    browser.returned_system_info = fakes.FakeSystemInfo(
      gpu_dict=fake_win_amd_gpu_info.FAKE_GPU_INFO)
    expectations = webgl_conformance_expectations.\
                   WebGLConformanceExpectations(
                     os.path.join(
                       path_util.GetChromiumSrcDir(),
                       'third_party', 'webgl', 'src', 'sdk', 'tests'))
    page = FakePage(
      'conformance/glsl/constructors/glsl-construct-vec-mat-index.html',
      expectations)
    expectation = expectations.GetExpectationForPage(browser, page)
    # TODO(kbr): change this expectation back to "flaky". crbug.com/534697
    self.assertEquals(expectation, 'fail')

  def testWebGLExpectationsHaveNoCollisions(self):
    conformance = webgl_conformance_expectations.\
      WebGLConformanceExpectations(webgl_conformance.conformance_path)

    self.checkConformanceHasNoCollisions(conformance)

  def testWebGL2ExpectationsHaveNoCollisions(self):
    conformance = webgl2_conformance_expectations.\
      WebGL2ConformanceExpectations(webgl_conformance.conformance_path)

    self.checkConformanceHasNoCollisions(conformance)

  def checkConformanceHasNoCollisions(self, conformance):
    # Checks that no two expectations for the same page can match the
    # same configuration (wildcards expectations are ok though).
    # See webgl2_conformance_expectations.py that contains commented out
    # conflicting expectations that can be used to test this function.
    expectations = conformance.GetAllNonWildcardExpectations()

    # Extract the conditions of the expectations as a tuple of sets, one
    # set for each aspect (OS, GPU...) of the expectations.
    conditions_by_pattern = dict()
    for e in expectations:
      conditions_by_pattern[e.pattern] = []

    for e in expectations:
      # Specifiying 'mac' or 'win' is equivalent to specifying all the
      # OS's versions
      os_conditions = e.os_conditions
      if 'win' in os_conditions:
        os_conditions += test_expectations.WIN_CONDITIONS
      if 'mac' in os_conditions:
        os_conditions += test_expectations.MAC_CONDITIONS

      conditions_by_pattern[e.pattern].append(Conditions(
        (
          set(e.os_conditions),
          set(e.browser_conditions),
          set(e.angle_conditions),
        ),
        set(e.gpu_conditions),
        set(e.device_id_conditions),
      ))

    for (pattern, conditions) in conditions_by_pattern.iteritems():
      for (c1, c2) in itertools.combinations(conditions, 2):
        # Two conditions for the same page conflict iff we can find a
        # configuration satisfying both conditions, that is iff for each
        # aspect, one of the following is true:
        #  - One of the conditions doesn't specify a requirement for that
        # aspect, which means we can get a value valid for the other condition
        #  - Both conditions have requirements but they intersect
        non_gpu_conflicts = all(
          [len(aspect1.intersection(aspect2)) != 0 or \
            len(aspect1) == 0 or len(aspect2) == 0 \
            for (aspect1, aspect2) in zip(c1.non_gpu, c2.non_gpu)])

        # A GPU configuration matches an expectation if it matches either the
        # GPU vendor condition or the GPU device condition. This means that
        # we can have a conflicting configuration if one of the following
        # is true:
        # - There are no conditions
        # - The GPU vendors or the GPU devices intersect
        # - There is a device of a condition that matches the vendors of
        # the other condition
        gpu_conflicts = \
          len(c1.vendors) + len(c1.devices) == 0 or \
          len(c2.vendors) + len(c2.devices) == 0 or \
          len(c1.vendors.intersection(c2.vendors)) != 0 or \
          len(c1.devices.intersection(c2.devices)) != 0 or \
          any([vendor in c1.vendors for (vendor, _) in c2.devices]) or \
          any([vendor in c2.vendors for (vendor, _) in c1.devices])

        conflicts = non_gpu_conflicts and gpu_conflicts

        if conflicts:
          print "WARNING: Found a conflict for", pattern
        self.assertEquals(conflicts, False)


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package ch.javasoft.util.genarr;

public interface KnownLengthIterable<T> extends Iterable<T> {
	int length();
}


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Q: Content Security Policy directive issue with MV3 Currently am working on google sign-in on chrome extension with MV3, and I've an issue with CSP, every time I run the extension, I get this error.
Refused to load the script 'https://apis.google.com/js/api.js' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval'". Note that 'script-src-elem' was not explicitly set, so 'script-src' is used as a fallback.
and
Refused to load the script 'https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "script-src 'self' 'wasm-unsafe-eval'". Note that 'script-src-elem' was not explicitly set, so 'script-src' is used as a fallback.
Can somebody give me some ideas on how to fix this? I need this to work on MV3.


Recently, ICE has stepped up its enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. More and more raids are targeting illegal immigrants, especially dangerous criminals, and sometimes these raids occur in the illegals' workplaces, much to the chagrin of "sanctuary" mayors and governors. However, the fact is that these raids are still few and far between. The number of illegals in the U.S. has barely budged.
President Trump, and many Republicans, are apt to focus on the need for a wall on our southern border. The problem, though, is that even a wall will not solve the problem of illegal immigration. This is because many illegal immigrants, and possibly most of them, don't hop the border in the first place. They come to the U.S. as tourists, or on student or temporary work visas, and then they never leave.
Once an illegal enters the country, even if he/she is eventually identified by federal authorities, the average wait time for a hearing in our immigration courts is 718 days! This means many illegals are simply released pending a hearing, and few of them choose to show up when their day in court arrives. In so many ways, therefore, the traditional immigration enforcement system is hopelessly broken. Merely expanding it won't fix the problem.
As many in ICE realize, the ultimate draw for many illegal immigrants is the ability to work. Around 8 million illegal immigrants work for U.S. companies, large and small, and it is abundantly clear that most of these firms believe they can violate immigration laws and labor laws with impunity. It's easy to see why: very few employers are ever punished for hiring illegals, and very few companies pay fines (even laughably small fines) for doing so. The result is that America is open for business, vis-a-vis illegal immigrant workers.
Why has this problem been allowed to fester? To Democrats, in essence there is no such thing as an illegal immigrant. There are only "immigrants," and they can do no wrong. Republican elected officials, though, are equally unlikely to tackle the illegal immigration problem at its source – with employers – because of their pro-business attitudes. In addition, Republicans are generally afraid that any serious effort to enforce immigration laws will result in accusations of "racism!" The end result is what amounts to a tacit conspiracy in Washington, D.C. to ignore the issue.
The presidency of Donald Trump represents the best opportunity our country has had since the 1950s to tackle the problem of illegal immigration. To do so, however, we cannot afford to target only the illegal immigrants themselves. We also need to target the government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that facilitate illegal immigration. As I have argued before, this means prosecuting public officials who implement "sanctuary" policies. It should also mean the prosecution of NGOs that harbor illegal immigrants. Where the rubber meets the road, though, is with employers.
Every year, hundreds of workplaces are raided by ICE, and millions of dollars in fines are meted out to employers. Under President Trump, these enforcement actions are multiplying, but given the scale of the private sector economy – and the sheer numbers of illegal immigrants employed – this traditional approach simply won't yield significant results. What is needed is a change in the culture of American business. As it stands now, frequently U.S. companies are more afraid of liberal activists than they are of federal authorities. This is outrageous.
Two simple steps could turn this situation around. First, ICE should reward informants who provide tips about employers who routinely hire illegal immigrants. The flow of intel that this unlocks could be used to prosecute hiring managers who knowingly violate the law. Such white collar criminals should face serious jail time. The mental calculus of hiring managers and HR departments across America would change overnight if this tactic were utilized.
Secondly, the fines assessed on companies violating immigration and labor laws need to be dramatically increased. If one were to add three zeros to the aggregate amount of fines collected by immigration authorities from U.S. businesses every year, one would undoubtedly change their attitudes and behavior. We would be hitting these rogue businesses where it hurts: their bottom line.
Whether an enforcement crackdown of the sort proposed here will emerge is uncertain. As vigorous as the Trump administration has been when it comes to tracking down and deporting criminal illegal aliens, it has shown remarkable restraint in other respects, and it has shown little appetite for making U.S. companies pay a price for their complicity in illegal immigration. If we want to end illegal immigration once and for all, however, it's clear that not only illegals, but also their enablers, need to face justice. ICE understands this. President Trump may not, as yet, but let us hope he will come around.
I am a waiter and artist, I was living in California where I am from…almost every Latin bus boy or cook I have worked with has told me they hopped the wall…they stay for 2-3 years during which time they hide out and miss their families tremendously but try to make a lot of money. They want to go home to build a house, buy a car or send their kids to school whatever, few of them want to stay in the US. Without these people California would have no restaurants. Without them there would not be the San Joaquin Valley food production. Yes, restaurants hire illegally. But believe me no one else would do that work or could.


The eligible divisions are: Mini stirrup Eq. w/t only, Starting Rider, Short Stirrup Eq., Short Stirrup Hunter, Beginner Rider, Beginner Hunter, Pre-Children's Eq, Pre-Children's Hunter, Children's Hunter, Low Adult Hunter, Adult Am. Hunter, Schooling Hunter, English Pleasure Hunt Seat.
Riders/horses must compete in the same division in at least two SRRC horse shows in order to be eligible for the year-end award in that division. The competitor or a representative of said competitor must be present at the October 11th horse show to collect a prize. If this is not possible, arrangements must be made prior to the final horse show. Prizes will not be shipped.
Resolution of any points must be submitted prior to the final show in October. Disputes at the final show will be handled in person to correct final standings. At the end of the final October show the standings are final. GOOD LUCK!
Horses/riders accumulating the most points in each division during the SRRC public horse show season are eligible to receive Grand Champion & Reserve Grand Champion awards and prizes. Riders/horses must compete in the same division in at least two SRRC horse shows in order to be eligible for the year-end award in that division. The competitor must be present at the October 11th horse show to collect a prize. If this is not possible, arrangements must be made prior to the final horse show as prizes will not be shipped.
The following divisions are eligible if they meet the above criteria: Schooling Hunter, Low Adult Hunter, Pre-Childrens Equitation & Hunter, Childrens Hunter, Camp/Academy Division, Mini Stirrup Equitation, Short Stirrup Equitation & Hunter, Leadline, Opportunity Beginner Rider & Hunter, Pleasure, Itty Bitty Jumpers, 2'9" Jumpers & Pony Jumbers.
Please see the current Grand Champion standings.


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Halloween is a fun and busy time for little ones. There is so much excitement surrounding the Halloween holiday, and it can have kids on the edge of their seats and driving parents crazy. I know I am not the only parent that has been asked about costumes and candy a millions times. Keep little hands and eyes busy with this fun Halloween sensory bottle crafts. It's easy to make, and will keep little ones calm and busy for hours.
Step 1: Fill your empty water bottles ⅔ of the way full with water.
Step 2: Add in your glitter, Halloween confetti, Halloween creatures, bugs and googly eyes.
Step 3: Add in 3-4 drops of food coloring and then put the cap back on the bottle and shake to mix. To create orange, use two drops of red and two drops of orange food coloring.
Step 4: Open the bottle and fill the remainder with vegetable or baby oil. Leave a small amount of space at the very top so that the contents of your bottles can mix more easily.
Step 5: Use a hot glue gun to seal the top of the cap, so that there are not accidental leaks with play.
What are some of your favorite Halloween themed craft and sensory activities for little ones? Feel free to share them in the comments below.
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Episode 137: The Growing Market for Green Real Estate with REthink Development
GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks about the bourgeoning industry of green building and the qualities of a green real estate property and with Greg Reitz, Principal and Founder of REthink Development.
REthink Development Site
Sean Daily: Hey everyone, this is Sean Daily with Green Talk Radio from greenlivingideas.com and Personal Life Media. Welcome to another program. And today we're going to be talking about a perennially popular topic on the program, which is green building. A little bit different spin on it. We want to talk about modern and you know sort of modern green building projects, but also what are the innovative concepts that are happening today. And to talk with me on that topic is Greg Reitz, who is the co-founder and principal of Rethink Development. They're an LA-based real-estate development and consulting company. Greg, welcome to the program.
Greg Reitz:	Thank you for having me.
Sean Daily:	Our pleasure. Well, first of all, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background? What got you into green building and where you are today with Rethink?
Greg Reitz: Okay. Well, probably a lot like many of your listeners, I came to the whole green movement - environmental movement - after being in more traditional business. I started my career as a consultant, working as a business consultant - management consultant - and found that to be not a very fulfilling career, although quite interesting and a great experience. And after much consideration, about six years ago, I realized that my real passion was for business, but also for preserving the environment. So I tried to find a way to merge the two interests and then came up with the field of green building. And then just started studying the topic and getting more involved with the industry and meeting people and ended up getting a job as a consultant and then moved on to work for the City of Santa Monica as the green building advisor and was able to work on many different projects in the City of Santa Monica. City of Santa Monica has a very progressive green building program, both promoting green building within the city for their own buildings, but also incentivizing the production of green buildings in the private sector as well. So, that was a great experience and then from there partnered up with someone to launch Rethink Development to focus exclusively on developing green and sustainable projects in the LA region.
Sean Daily: So then at some point you went into the private sector and co-founded your own company. What caused that transition?
Greg Reitz: Well, you know my experience working in the City of Santa Monica was interfacing with lots of developers and trying to promote the concept to them, and in so doing had to do a lot of research and finding out information that would convince them that it was a great thing to do, and so doing essentially ended
convincing myself that it was a great thing to do. And I had a hard time selling it to them, so I figured that if I couldn't get other developers to do it and I was thoroughly convinced that it was the right way to go, not only as an environmental movement, but also as an economic consideration, that I decided that it was, if they weren't going to do it, that I could and found a partner that was interested in doing it as well.
Sean Daily: Now, you say that it's a real-estate development and consulting company. Give us a typical profile of your services and your clients that you deal with.
Greg Reitz: Well, because we do both we have a unique perspective. We're able to understand the process from an owner's perspective, because we're building our own projects. We understand the implications of all the different possible green building measures that could go into a project and understand them from a financial return perspective. So, how much many are you investing and what kind of return are you going to get, both in the short term and the long term. And depending on the type of the project, we can decide what kind of measures are best suited, whereas if we hadn't had the experience of working on our own projects, we wouldn't understand the financial implications of them as well. So, we provide green building design support consulting services as well as LEED certification services to clients, building owners and developers. And then of course, apply the same concepts in our own developments and we try to really - because we control the projects that we're building, we really try to push the envelope in terms of green design on them, because we're able to influence the design to a much greater extend than we can as a consultant.
Sean Daily:	And just to clarify: this is strictly commercial building, right?
Greg Reitz:	We do commercial and mixed use, and the mixed use includes residential. So, it's multi-family residential with retail. We're also doing straight commercial projects, some of which are office with retail components and some are straight office.
Sean Daily:	Okay. Well, so what I would be curious to hear to hear about is some of the key features that you would consider in a green home and/or a green business or office building. What are some of the key features that you guys are recommending and implementing in your projects?
Greg Reitz:	Well, one of the key tenets of green building in general is to understand the climate and the area and the conditions in which you're building. And in Southern California we have a couple of overriding considerations, one of which is an abundance of sun and a warm, temperate climate, and another is very low rainfall. So we look at the environmental conditions first and apply those to the buildings. We look at the path of the sun and the direction of the wind and, of course, keep in mind the lack of availability, or low availability of water and the implications of having to import water from a great distance. So, trying to reduce the water impact, the water usage of the project. And so, really focus on first working with the - an integrated design team to create a building that works passively very well, so that it captures the free cooling of the wind and the free heating of the sun, or if we're trying to keep the building cool, making sure the shading is in the right place. All those things, from just orienting the building that can make - that come for free - and we focus on those things first.
Sean Daily:	And I understand from people like Bob Rambler, who has been a - who have the Art of Sustainable Living Center in Wisconsin - and people like that, that really the passive design is more important than some of the more active designs in terms of the leverage that they have and the efficiencies that can be introduced into a building project. Is that true?
Greg Reitz:	Yeah, that's right. That's basically, you're using good design to accomplish energy savings rather than throwing expensive systems at it. So, just a little bit of thought in the early stages can really make the project so much more efficient, and all you're doing is spending a little time and a little money on design time and making sure that the building orientation is optimized for those passive effects. So, yes it has a great effect and the cost is next to zero.
Sean Daily:	So, we're talking about things like what - we're talking about like passive solar thermal and do you do green roofs at all?
Greg Reitz:	Yeah. In one of our projects, for example, we're installing a green roof that also open space for the project. And so we're using - we're doubling up on the utility of the space, so it's a space that's beautiful because there's green planted material on it, that people can go up on the roof and they can enjoy that sanctuary, but it's also providing the insulation to the roof and the other benefits of capturing storm water and cleaning the air, reducing heat island effects - all the great things that a green roof provides for you, while also being an amenity to the residents there.
Sean Daily:	What does the green roof look like in a typical project? Can you give us a - as best we can do on an audio podcast...
Greg Reitz:	I don't know how well I can paint a visual picture, but I'll do my best.
Sean Daily:	All right.
Greg Reitz:	In this particular case, it uses native plants from around Southern California, which has a certain color palette. Kind of a sage green color palette typically. And it looks, in this case, much like any other native planted garden that would be in the front of the home, or around an office building, simply transplanted to the roof. Because it is an amenity. If it were a functional roof, just meant to provide the benefits that a green roof does, without being this more beautiful garden, then it would have quite a different appearance. It would be little succulent plants planted in a very thin green roof material on the roof.
Sean Daily:	Okay, well good. Well if we break right there and I want to come back - when we come back from the break, I want to ask you about some specific questions on behalf of consumers and listeners that are interested in buying a green home, what they might be looking for. So, we'll be right back on Green Talk Radio. We're talking about innovation in green building projects with Greg Reitz, co-founder and principal of Rethink Development, and they are online at www.rethinkdev.com. We'll be right back.
Sean Daily:	Hey everyone, we're back. Talking about innovation in green building projects. Talking to Greg Reitz from Rethink Development - and Greg, I wanted to ask you about specific tips that you can give to our listeners who are interested in buying a green home, or building a green home. What should they be looking for?
Greg Reitz:	Well, I think the driving force behind the demand for green homes these days is - well I think there's a couple. One in particular that I think has become an important reason for people searching out these homes is the realization that their homes can be consistent with their personal values. So people that care for the environment and care for their health are now aware that they can buy homes that - homes can incorporate the features that they think are important in their everyday lives. So they're looking for the homes that do preserve the environment - that reduce the impact on the environment - and provide for their health. On a very concrete level, the two most important things that people are looking for are: homes that have a direct impact of their wellbeing, which is health and comfort, and then have a payback on their investment by reducing the utility bills. So what people should be looking for when they go look for a good green home are: good daylighting, so plenty of sunlight going into the space so they don't require - provides two benefits: it's a very comfortable and pleasant environment to be in, of course, but then also reduces the electric lighting load needed during the day. If a home is well designed, they shouldn't need to turn on lights during the day at all; they should be able to use the house without any electric lighting whatsoever.
Sean Daily:	And are you guys employing products like - I know that there are companies like SolarTube that are making some really innovative products along those lines. Are those the types of products that you're using in addition to just direct, you know, the window? Is there you know those kinds of things to sort of pipe the light down into spaces that are - you know tunnel the light down as it were into spaces that are a little bit more buried?
Greg Reitz:	Yeah, we're using that concept, not that particular technology. But the concept of light wells, to bring light deep into spaces or courtyards in the middle of buildings to let that light do down to lower levels. Whereas typical multi-family projects often have double-loaded corridors, meaning a corridor going down the middle of the building with doors on either side. Our projects and other good green-built projects will have units that have windows on both sides and a door on one side so they have access to light and air on both sides of the unit and allow for cross-ventilation, which is another feature that people should be looking for is if I were to open up windows in two locations in this unit will the air flow through and will I be able to gain the free cooling of the natural ventilation, or will I be dependant on my air conditioning unit to cool down the building?
Sean Daily: Which yeah and you know this brings up - you bring up an important point here which is that, you know, green homes - some people think well green is just about energy conservation and things like this and sustainability of the materials that are used, but it's just as much about a home that's a healthy home to live in. And so, you know, that - the example you used of the air conditioner certainly introduces an energy component, there's also just you know the health aspects of having a well-ventilated space.
Greg Reitz:	Yeah, that's absolutely true. That you're able to get good, clean outdoor air into the environment and then if you do have some sort of an air conditioning system, or other mechanical system, that it has air filtration in it, so it's taking the particulates out of the air and you're cleaning the air as well.
Sean Daily: So, beyond the things you've mentioned, any other aspects or things to look for?
Greg Reitz:	Yes. You can take that health - healthy indoor environmental quality aspect and go further with it and look at the actual materials that are introduced into the environment, so you're not introducing cabinets that have - that are off-gassing formaldehyde into the environment, which is a known carcinogen. And paints that don't have MBOCs in them and carpets that likewise don't off-gas into the environment, so anything that's going to add toxins into the environment and make sure that those have been kept out in the first place.
Sean Daily: And that's interesting. You mentioned a few important ones, you know you've got things like carpeting, or wood flooring and the finishing, and we actually just did a podcast with a company called Carlyle, who does pre-finished wood floors, sustainably sourced wood flooring and they're doing pre-finishing to address that issue. We've talked to paint companies, you know because you've got painted walls, then you've got furniture which has lacquers and such and veneers and things like that on top, so like and you have to think about your couches and everything has potential of off-gassing.
Greg Reitz:	That's right, and although most homes don't come with the furnishings, one of the things that we like to do is to complete the loop by telling them where they can get - if they need to repaint, where they can get paint and where they can get furnishings that are also green, so they can have a complete home that's green from what we build to how they occupy it. And green cleaning materials that they're introducing into the environment, which also have the potential for introducing toxins if they're not making the right selection.
Sean Daily: Well that's great. So you guys are very holistic in your approach. That's good to hear because it seems kind of silly that you spend all this money on a green home and then you proceed to put completely toxic substances in generally cleaning it and the furniture you buy and it seems pointless at that point.
Greg Reitz:	Absolutely.
Sean Daily: Great. Well so, here's a question that always comes up: the money question. It's a two part question. And the first part is: hey, does this cost more to do this?
Greg Reitz:	Oh, well it does. It doesn't cost as much as many people think and one of the keys to this business is figuring out how can we do - meet all of our environmental goals at the same time as not making it impossible to afford. So what I started with, which was focussing on the passive features is key, focusing on delivering energy efficiency and lower utility bills, without having to invest in really expensive mechanical systems to do that, but rather focusing on proper shading and natural ventilation and daylight. So those are some of the techniques that we use to achieve our environmental goals and then overall efficiency in construction and selecting materials that are less impactful in the process. And we do end up spending more money than a typical project.
Sean Daily:	What's a typical premium? If you can boil it down, if you can give us an average of the price premium in building one of these projects, versus maybe the same one done in - I don't know how to say it - a non-green fashion without consideration of these issues?
Greg Reitz:	It's a hard question to answer, in a way. We are building relatively high-end units that one expects certain features, whether they are green or not, so it becomes something of an accounting issue. Whereas maybe on a low-end, entry-level home these things wouldn't be expected, so it would be considered an additional cost. So, that said, we're probably spending in the range of 2 to 3 percent more to build a very green home than we would to build just a very nice home.
Sean Daily: 2 to 3 percent does not seem unreasonable to me at all.
Greg Reitz: Not at all, and I think, because of the way it's done a lot of the focus is on things that have a return. Some that are quantifiable, such as lower utility bills and durability, and other things that are not quantifiable, but are certainly very valuable, which is making a healthier environment for people to live in.
Sean Daily: Absolutely. So I mean, based on that kind of premium, so are these homes ending up saving your average consumer that's purchasing this kind of home money in the long run?
Greg Reitz:	Absolutely. There's no question that the value is there.
Sean Daily: Because, I mean, the maintenance costs alone - it's taking less to operate the home on top of everything else and that's where a lot of the costs come into play.
Greg Reitz:	Yeah, that's right. The utility bills are fifty percent lower in some cases, so you can imagine how quickly that would pay itself off. And like I said, those are the things - those things that have the direct benefit to the owner are the things we do first. So it's reducing utility bills and it's making it a healthier place to live in.
Sean Daily: Do you have a particular project that you'd like to share with our listeners that has been interesting or notable in any way?
Greg Reitz:	We have one project in Hollywood that's currently under construction which we're very proud of. It's called "Cherokee Lofts". It's twelve condo units and 2800 square feet of retail on the ground floor and it's already won an award, even though it's not completed. And because it is expected to get a very high LEED rating - at least gold, if not platinum - we will see where it ends up. But certainly, it's a very high - highly performing building. And once again that was done by focusing on the features that would have the greatest impact and provide multiple services at the same time. So that's the one where we have the publicly accessible green roof, so like we said all the benefits of a green roof, but also an amenity for the people who live there. It has a double facade, which is a very unique feature that keeps the hot sun off the surface of the building. So if you can imagine a building and then wrapping a skin around it ten inches away from the building and the skin is a perforated metal skin, so it's - even when it's covering windows you can still see out and enjoy the view, but it's keeping direct light off the surface of the glass so you don't have overheating on the inside.
Sean Daily: Yeah, that's cool. I'm just looking at it as you're talking about it. I just clicked through to your website and I'm looking at it as you're talking and it's very - it's an intriguing concept. It's very cool. For anybody listening in, check out rethinkdev.com and go to CherokeeLofts.php - that'll bring you to the page. It's a very interesting design.
Greg Reitz:	Yeah. The facade itself actually is operable, so you can actually open it up - accordion doors - so you can have a clear view, or if you want to provide the shade you can close that down. You'll still have the view, but have the services provided by the double facade.
Sean Daily: And so this is twelve condominium lofts in 2800 square feet. Is that right?
Greg Reitz: Yeah. And it's on the historic site of the historic Cherokee Studios which is a place were 300 gold and platinum albums were recorded and we're keeping some of the memorabilia from Cherokee Studios and incorporating it back into the building. A couple of the units actually have recording studios in them to carry on the legacy of Cherokee Studios into the future.
Sean Daily: What were some of the artists, do you know offhand?
Greg Reitz: Yeah. It was Frank Sinatra's studio 1. He did most of his recording in earlier days and then Elton John has recorded there and Snoop Dogg and Lemonheads and everyone in between. Lots and lots...
Sean Daily: That certainly runs the gamut right there. Frank Sinatra to Snoop Dogg. You've covered a wide gamut of musical. That's great.
Well listen Greg, we're out of time for today, but I want to thank you for being on the program with us.
Greg Reitz: Yeah, thank you very much for having me.
Sean Daily: Yeah, my pleasure. So we've been talking today about innovation in green building projects. My guest has been Greg Reitz, who's the co-founder and principal of Rethink Development, down in LA, and you can find them online again at www.rethinkdev.com. Thanks, everybody.


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When you put your nose into a glass of wine and get an "off" smell, something more suggestive of a wet dog than fruit, chances are you're holding a corked wine. If you think that first whiff is bad, just wait 20 minutes. It only gets worse.
Before elaborating on what "corked" is, let's get straight what it is not. It is not bits of cork floating around in your glass. Wine is in contact with the cork stopper from the moment it's bottled. That's no problem. Nor are those annoying fragments that sometimes flow into the glass with the wine. Just fish them out with the tip of a spoon. The wine's fine.
What's not OK is any wine that smells of mold, damp cardboard, damp pooch. That's typically a sign of corked wine.
The term reflects the cause of the foul smell: a cork that has been corrupted by molds that produce the chemical compound trichloroanisole, or TCA. Generally speaking, TCA is not the result of less than ideal storage of wine bottles. The sources are manifold, starting with the way corks are washed and extending to molds that may occur and infect a cork all along the line of wine production.
Nor is TCA contamination selective. It is indifferent to the value of your prized wine. With friends, I once opened a $450 bottle (not mine!) of Le Montrachet, the incompaarable white Burgundy, only to find it corked. But I've also had my personal share of unhappy encounters with corked wine.
Over the years, I've poured hundreds of dollars' worth of fouled wine down the drain. There's really nothing else to do. An overly oxidized wine can at least be repurposed for cooking. But not a corked wine; the nasty flavor would only infect the food.
Ah, yes, flavor. Corkiness isn't limited to smell. It kills a wine's flavor, as well. And it builds on your palate. Persist in drinking a wine that you suspect is corked, and in short time the inside of your mouth will be painted with that unpleasant taste. Your glass also will be tainted. So when you start over with a new bottle, switch to a fresh glass.
You never know which bottle, new or long-held treasure, will be corked. The industry-wide incidence is a hotly debated subject, but it appears to be somewhere in the broad range of 1 to 3 percent. I've had enough ugly experiences to know it's a meaningful number. No wonder some producers have turned to the less-than-ideal option of artificial corks (which don't breathe), and many others have turned to screw caps.
I admit to being a traditionalist; I like to pull corks. And it's always dismaying to take that first whiff of something you've kept for years only to discover that it has been ruined, and probably by a corrupted cork. But you can't know until you get to the wine itself: I've seen corks in old bottles simply disintegrate on pulling — and found the wine within to be fabulous. And I've had good, firm corks in bottles that were good for nothing but dumping.
It's one thing when a beautiful old bottle from my cellar proves to be corked: I cry a little, then open something else. But a corked bottle served at a restaurant can create a truly awkward situation. A competent sommelier will acknowledge that the wine is bad. Someone less expert may tell you to give it a few minutes to "breathe." All you'll get from that is a wine with really bad breath.
I've left a trail of corked wines in restaurants from San Francisco to London to Dijon. At a charming mom and pop eatery in Santenay, Burgundy, I was served consecutive bottles of corked wine. When I rejected the second one, the owner (my waitress) blew up, but not at me. She was ready to strangle the local producer who had sold her the bottles, and whom she'd probably known since first grade. Don't know how that worked out, but the third bottle she poured for me was delicious.


The deadly fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been wiping out amphibian species across the globe for decades. But how did this global environmental disaster get started? A new study suggests that it came from doctors importing frogs for use in pregnancy tests.
Since the 1980s, amphibian species have experienced a sharp decline in their numbers. Some estimates suggest that 400 or more amphibian species have gone extinct or near extinct since the die-offs began. Scientists eventually pinpointed the major cause of the devastation: chytridiomycosis, a disease brought on by an infection by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd.
When Bd fins its away into an amphibian, it severely thickens the animal's skin, disrupting its ability to breathe and take in nutrients. Some species have a 100 percent mortality rate — but others survive the infection, seemingly unaffected by the fungus.
One Bd-resistant species is the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). About a decade ago scientists suspected that this particular species may have served as a carrier, and facilitated the spread of chytridiomycosis, when they found Bd in a museum specimen dating back to 1934.
And now, a new analysis now links the spread of the fungus in the U.S. with the spread of X. laevis, which initially began in the early 1900s. You see, at this time people were importing large numbers of the amphibian for use in research and to use as pets. Doctors eventually discovered that the African clawed frog could also be used as a pregnancy test, further increasing the number of frogs imported.
The pregnancy test worked by injecting a woman's urine under the skin of a female frog. If the woman was actually pregnant, her hormones would stimulate ovulation in the frog. In the 1960s, doctors phased out this practice for more reliable pregnancy tests based on hormonal readings, and many of the test frogs were probably released in the wild. Though these frogs are no longer being imported for pregnancy tests, they are still used in research.
Vredenburg's team analyzed 201 museum specimens of African clawed frogs, including many gathered in Africa and held in California. They found that two frogs gathered in Africa in 1935 had Bd, as did frogs collected decades later in the wild in California. Because these wild populations could have only reached the state by importation from Africa, the scientists believe this fortifies the connection.
"We're making that link a little tighter," said Vredenburg. "That could be the explanation, or one of the pathways anyway, for this pathogen to get to the New World."
The study used preserved specimens, so to find evidence of the fungus, the scientists had to analyze something that could endure the preservation process. They settled on a small genetic marker that is very small and specific to the Bd fungus. They took swabs from each frog's skin and extracted the DNA.
Though the ties appear strong, the scientists still need to make one more connection to be certain — they need to show that the strain of Bd killing amphibians in California is the strain as the one they found in their specimens.
Read more about the work at Inside Science and National Geographic. Read the full study in PLOS One.


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Q: Prove that $\int_X |f|^p = \int_0^\infty pt^{p-1} \mu (\{x:|f(x)| \geq t\}) dt$ I am stuck in this problem.
We can assume that we are working in a $\sigma$-finite measure space and we have some measurable function $f$.
Now, the first thing I do is obtain two integrals
$$\int_0^\infty pt^{p-1} \mu(\{x:|f(x)|\geq t\}) dt = \int_0^\infty \int_Xpt^{p-1} \chi_{\{x:|f(x)|\geq t\}} d\mu dt$$
Now, since we are working under the assumption that $p>0, t\geq 0$ and also since the indicator function $\chi$ is non-negative, we can use Fubini's theorem to swap the integrals, and get
$$\int_X \int_0^\infty pt^{p-1} \chi_{\{x:|f(x)|\geq t\}} dt d\mu$$
From here, I am unsure if I should somehow prove that the integrand is Riemann-integrable so I can perform a change of variables. On the other hand, I saw that, for the special case $p=1$, the following identity is used:
$$\int_0^\infty \chi_{\{x:|f(x)|\geq t\}} dt = \int_0^{|f(x)|} dt$$
Is it possible to use a change of variables $s = t^p$ to get the following integral?
$$\int_0^\infty \chi_{\{x:|f(x)|^p\geq s\}}ds=\int_0^{|f(x)|^p}ds$$
If so, how can this be made rigorous? Also, how do I prove the identity?

A: Hint: the integral upper limit is not really $\infty$. Notice that by definition of the indicator function, $\int_0^\infty pt^{p-1}\chi_{\{|f((x)|\geq t\}}dt = \int_0^{|f(x)|} pt^{p-1}dt$.

A: You are on the right track. I think the main issue here is defining the sets properly so you can see what the limits of integration have to be. Rudin does it like this:
$E=\{(x, t) \in X \times [0, \infty): f(x) > t\}$ and $E^t = \{x\in X:(x,t)\in E\}.$
Then, (it helps to draw a picture) $\mu(E^t)=\int_X\chi_E(x,t)d\mu$ so
$\int^{\infty}_0(pt^{p-1})\mu(E^t)dt\overset{\text{Fubini}}=\int_Xd\mu\int^{\infty}_0\chi_E(x,t)(pt^{p-1})dt.$
Conclude by recognizing that the inner integral is $\int^{f(x)}_0pt^{p-1}dt=(f(x))^p.$


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Jesse Dayton on Dick Dale's Guitar Advice and Why Every Small Failure Is a Gift
Tuesday, August 06, 2019 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment
Photo credit: Ray Redding
Tell us about your tour vehicle.
I use a 40 ft A-Class RV that's customized with two standard bus bunks installed for my bass player and drummer, and I sleep in the back bedroom. Our tour manager sleeps up front. I bought an extended warranty in case anything goes wrong. The equipment bays are big enough so we don't pull a trailer.
Yes it's an $80,000 vehicle but it's changed our lives. We were paying upwards to $3000 a month for hotels on every tour, now I pay $500 a month for my note on the RV and my guys do not want to sleep in a hotel knowing they'll get kicked out at 11:00 am anyway. We eat a lot of vegan food on the road and we have a refrigerator in the RV, which is huge for us. The RV also gives us a place to chill out and get away from everyone.
After I put 500,000 miles on 3 different vans, I seriously don't understand why more bands don't use RVs. Even the C-class old used camper RV we had before this one was a game-changer! I love my RV. Bigger than a van, cheaper than a tour bus.
How do you eat cheaply and/or healthy while on tour?
We eat a lot of vegan food on the road but we're not specifically vegans, after all we are from Texas! Having a refrigerator and kitchen in our RV has been a game-changer for us! We pull up to the Whole Foods or local farmers market and stock our RV with super healthy stuff, and we rarely eat out.
How many strings do you break in a typical year? How much does it cost to replace them?
I used to break guitar strings all the time until I went on tour and opened up for the late great Dick Dale. The first night of the tour at the Belly Up in San Diego I broke a string and Dick said "you need to man up and use big strings so you don't break them son!" I've used 13, 15, unwound 20, 36, 46, 56 gauge since that night and I never ever break strings. I have a D'addario so I get them for free. String endorsements are pretty easy to get if you're nice to the reps and willing to show them that you tour a lot!
Where do you rehearse?
We usually rent out rehearsal spaces to work up a brand new show before we head out on tour. We used to have a rehearsal space but it quickly turned into party central, so not anymore. We do a lot of stripped down acoustic rehearsals since there are only three of us in the band with just drum sticks, upright bass & acoustic guitar. Being a 3 piece band is amazing!
What was the title and a sample lyric from the first song that you wrote?
First song I remember writing was a ridiculous song called "You're In The Real World". It was a punk rock type song and the lyrics were inspired by my father telling me "wake your ass up boy you're in the real world!"
Describe your first gig.
My first gig was at a high school talent contest and we were horrible, but the kids dug it. I think we played "Devil Went Down To Georgia"…not an easy song for beginners!
What was your last day job? What was your favorite day job?
My last and favorite job are/were the same. I was a bartender. I think all songwriters and actors should tend bar. It's character case study 101. The one thing I learned tending bar was, it's not that it takes all kinds, it's just that there are all kinds!
How has your music-related income changed over the past 5-10 years? What do you expect it to look like 5-10 years from now?
My income as a musician has changed considerably over the years. I was a starving artist for a very long time with incredibly low monthly overhead. No car note, small apartment with a roommate, and barely any bills. But after years of building a cult following and not paying attention to playing the record label/radio game, we built all those markets up one fan at a time.
Now I bought a house in South Austin and operate all my business out of it. I've got a nice savings now from mostly my film & TV scores & licenses. I'm not sweating my bills and I can actually say NO to things if I'm not felling them, which is my biggest luxury. In 10 years my cult following will be bigger if I just stay focused, put out great music and merch, and tour consistently.
What one thing do you know now that you had wished you knew when you started your career in music?
I wish now I could've told my younger self to focus more on the business, but there's no way to learn that lesson without making mistakes. Every small failure is a gift, that's how you learn what not to do. Also I'd tell my younger self, "just be yourself because everyone else is already taken!"
Jesse Dayton is a true renaissance man. After getting his start in zydeco bands at the age of 15, he went on to perform as a guitarist for artists including Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham, Duff McKagen (Guns N' Roses) and seminal L.A. punk band X. He's toured with Social Distortion, The Supersuckers and John Doe, written soundtracks for three Rob Zombie films, wrote/directed his own film and just signed a publishing deal to write a memoir. He is an intelligent, socially-conscious and unstoppable creative force who has had more than 50 songs licensed to film/television, released 11 studio albums and one EP, and continues to tour nearly 250 days a year.
Mixtape Volume 1, his new covers album, will be released on 9 August. Connect with Dayton online and on the road.
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Would you believe flight attendants have been in existence since 1912? The history of this profession began with Heinrich Kubis, on record as the world's first flight attendant. Today the flight attendant profession is considered a woman-dominated occupation. However, this wasn't always the case, with men spearheading the creation of this role in the onset.
The need for this profession emerged out of a concern for passenger health and safety. As passenger air travel became more common in the 1920's, flight attendants also became responsible for meeting other passenger needs, ranging from boarding and baggage assistance to handing out meals and serving refreshments.
The very first flight attendants, originally referred to as couriers, were sons of businessmen. After the stock market crash in the 1920's, couriers were no longer employed and it was not until responsibilities and workloads were reassessed in the 1930's that this role made a comeback.
With its comeback, the role ceased to be called "courier" and became to be recognized as "steward" or "cabin boy." As women began to be hired into the role, the names "stewardess" and "air hostess", were added to the list of job titles. Ellen Church, a 25-year registered, was the world's first female flight attendant.
Another interesting historical fact of this profession is that stewardesses were at one time prohibited from marrying or having children. If stewardesses failed to fulfill this requirement, they would be terminated from employment. By the 1980's, this no-marriage, no-children rule was eliminated and no longer enforced in the airline industry.
Looking back at the history of this exciting occupation, I can't help but be be thankful for the service flight attendants provide. Flight attendants are paramount to passenger safety and have been credited in saving many lives.
Next time you are serviced by flight attendants, thank them. Without them, we would not enjoy the comfort and safety we so desire in our flights.