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Context is King
My hermeneutics professors in Seminary repeated this as mantra as we would study different passages in the Bible. "Context is King," they would say, meaning the immediate paragraph, chapter and book would first determine the meaning of a word or phrase, long before a completely separate passage would.
What does context have to do with church planting? It has everything to do with it. When missionaries go out to different countries they learn the culture, the mannerisms, and the language. All of these can be summed up in one word: context. When we go plant churches, we cannot ignore the context that we plant in. The context of the city will look very different from the context of a small town. A suburban context has different cultural factors than a rural context. Even different neighborhoods hold different contexts than other neighborhoods in a city because of the demographic diversity that resides in them. Logan Square, for instance, is roughly 44% Hispanic, while West Town is about 77% White. These demographics will help shape the church that is planted there.
Hard data, like demographics, is great and essential to getting to know the context, but how, as the church, do we learn the language, the values, the hopes and dreams of those we want to reach? Or is it safe to assume that as Americans we all hold the same values? I don't only believe that it is unsafe, but would be damaging to do so. We must go into our context, Logan Square, for us with the posture to learn from the people that are there. If we don't, not only will we be seen as arrogant, we will not reach people for Christ there. We must learn to contextualize. So how do we do this?
Tim Keller, in his Redeemer Church Planting Manual, says we must be doing ethnographic research as well as demographic research. To do this, we must talk to people–not just do research on the internet. While demographics answers the "Who lives there?" question, ethnographics answers the "What are they like?" question. Keller gives several questions to ask people in order to get to know the people in your context:
What brought you to [this place] and how do you like living here?
What are the dreams for your family?
What kind of church does [this place] need? What would it look like?
If you could ask God one thing, what would it be?
What's the toughest thing for you when you consider faith and spiritual things?
What are people's hopes, aspirations and pleasures?
What are people's greatest fears and problems?
How could a new church serve your needs?
How do people spend their free time? What do they do for fun?*
How is this neighborhood unique from others near it?*
Who is Jesus and what is his significance to you?*
It's only through personal interactions with those who live, work and play in the neighborhood, do we get to know how to speak the heart-language of those who live, work and play there. We do this research because it gives us a vision for the neighborhood and people who live there; it reinforces the conviction that you and the gospel are needed by the city and its people; and it removes our blindness and gives us the conviction that we need this city and people to teach us much.
And finally, in praying through the answers to these questions, we seek to have God's eyes for community to which we are called. Our goal is to love the city as God loves it, to recognize its brokenness and sin, and see how the Gospel heals and brings hope to the people who live there.
Stacey and I are headed up for a quick visit to Logan Square this weekend. We want to continually get to know our context and pray for it and learn from it. Please pray with us. Pray that God would give us a vision and hope for the neighborhood. Pray that we would be humble and learn from those there. Pray that would we be bold in asking these questions and truly hearing their answers.
*These questions I got from Dan Breed's Fox Cities Church Plant Project.
Ten Reasons to Plant Churches
David T. Olson, director of church planting for the Evangelical Covenant Church, provides ten reasons to plant churches in his book The American Church in Crisis:
New Churches lower the age profile of the American church, increase its multiethnicity, and better position the whole church for future changes.
New churches provide synergistic benefits to established churches. Research shows that denominations that many strong churches have more healthy, growing, established church than those who plant few churches.
The continued growth of new churches will extend up to 40 years after their start. The grown that occurs in years 10 to 40 is critical for creating a strong base of churches for the future. The mainline denominations have lost the influence of a complete generation of new churches.
New churches provide a channel to express the energy and ideas of passionate, innovative young pastors. Church planting encourages the development of expansionist gifts of ministry and leadership. Denominations that plant few churches unintentionally focus on training pastors in stabilizing gifts. A denomination needs both stabilizing and expansionists gifts to be both healthy and growing.
New churches are the research and development unit of God's kingdom. New churches create most of the current models and visions for healthy church life. Healthy cultural adaptations and theological vitality occur more often in a denomination that excels at church planting, because the ferment of new ideas and ministry solutions is more robust.
New churches are the test laboratory for lay leadership development. Because top lay leadership positions are usually already filled in the parent church, new churches provide a new group of emerging lay leaders the opportunity to grow and develop as primary leaders. In new church plants that do well, most lay members report that being part of the beginning of the new church was one of the defining spiritual events in their life.
New churches are historically the best method for reaching each emerging new generation. While many established churches have the ability to connect with the younger cohort, each generation also seems to need their own new type of churches that speak the gospel with their own cultural values and communication style.
New churches are the only truly effective means to reach the growing ethnic populations coming to America. Every people group needs to hear the gospel in a way that makes sense to their culture. It is difficult for established churches to become diverse. Church planting can effectively create both ethnic-specific and multiethnic congregations.
New churches are more effective than established churches at conversion growth. Studies show that new churches have three to four times the conversion rate per attendee than established churches.
Because the large majority of Americans do not attend a local church, many more new churches are needed. In 2005, 17.5 percent of Americans attended a local church on any given Sunday. Seventy-seven percent of Americans do not have a consistent connection with an orthodox Christian church. The best and most effective way for the Christian church to keep up with population growth is to start new churches.
The Chicago Plan::Logan Square
Last Wednesday morning, I awoke early to hit the road and head to Naperville.
Not quite Chicago, but close. I was headed there for a church planters connection conference put on by the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America). From noon on Wednesday till noon on Friday, I listened and interacted and prayed with church planters, planting-minded pastors. We discussed church planting strategies and the deep need for prayer to run through all our work. To state plainly prayers is not just a devotional practice, something that we do while we brush our teeth or run (I'm preaching to myself here), but it is the work of ministry and especially church planting. I remember listening to a talk from Tim Keller years ago when he listed out the top 5 or so things a planter must do. Prayer wasn't one of them. At the end of the list, he took a step back and acknowledged his "oversight." But, he said, if he relegated prayer to just another of the things one must do in order to plant a church, then he was downgrading it. Prayer is the work of planting. It's priority goes well before any written list. It is essential and primary and runs through every aspect of church planting.
Please join with me in praying. We need a lot of it.
What are we praying for you ask?
Well, at the end of my time in Naperville, I continued in to Chicago to spend time with my friends and walk and pray the neighborhoods I was considering: West Town, Logan Square and Lincoln Square. I lived in West Town just before I was exiled to St. Louis. I grabbed a sandwich at Fiore's, the Italian deli across the street from my old apartment before heading over the Dominic's roof to eat it and stare at the skyline. I met up with Mark Bergin, pastor at The Painted Door, and we talked about West Town. I really enjoyed our time, but left thinking maybe West Town isn't for me.
After an evening with friends, I ate at Lula Cafe in Logan Square with more friends and we talked about planting and my vision for Chicago. I had a few minutes left on my meter, so I walked Logan, took photos and prayed. I wasn't too sure of what I should be praying for, except that God would give me eyes to see the neighborhood clearly, to see it as He sees it. I saw a lot of dogs, some couples walking to get their morning coffee, and a few parents with their young children. But mainly a lot of dogs and fixies.
I headed north to Lincoln Square. Parking halfway between the Brown Line and the expansive Welles Park, I walked along Lincoln Ave. Not as many gates infront of houses, two and three generations of families walking together. Many, many, many strollers. Youth baseball throughout the park. As I stood and watched the game and prayed. It occurred to me that we would need kids to reach this neighborhood. Don't get me wrong, we want kids, but we should have had them a couple years ago.
On to Binny's. Tasting and thinking and praying. Wishing my wife was able to be with me. Wondering what ministry would be like in any of these neighborhoods.
I was exhausted.
I decided it was nap time.
I don't know how to explain how naps usher in the Spirit; I don't have a fleshed out theology on this point. However, when I woke up it was clear to me that God was calling me to Logan Square.
Pray for Logan Square.
Pray for us as I begin to vision and write up a plan.
Pray that the Gospel would be out in front of us, moving and stirring the hearts of those who need the Gospel for the first time and the forty-first time.
Pray that God would fund his mission and work in Logan Square (right now, I'm estimating this around $450,000 for 4 years).
Nick.Name
Chicago may be the published, formal name to the great city to the north, but it has many nicknames, both affectionate and unaffectionate. Here are a few:
"Windy City"–in reference to it's politician's speech patterns, but reflective of the weather too.
"City That Works"–as known to former Mayor Richard J. Daley. However, Chicago was founded on manual, unskilled labor in the 1830s, 40s, & 50s.
"The Second City"–Was a derogatory term for the city in the 1950s in a New Yorker article; perhaps second to NYC. I always understood it to be a referent to the rebuilding of the city after the Great Fire of 1871. One dark night, when the folks were all in bed, Misses O'Leary lit a lantern in the shed...
"The Most American City"–Perhaps because of its blue collar heritage, but I can't find a source, other than Pacyga's Chicago: A Biography pictured above.
"City of Big Shoulders"–Formerly the City of Broad Shoulders, so called by Carl Sandberg in his 1916 poem "Chicago"
"The Jungle"–After Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel
"Hog Butcher to the World"–Perhaps the impetus for Upton Sinclair's novel, but mentioned in Carl Sandberg's poem.
"Paris of the Midwest"–What Daniel Burnham and his "Chicago" plan were after.
"City on the Make"–referred to by Nelson Algren in his 1951 love poem to the city.
"City of Neighborhoods"–There are over 200 distinct neighborhoods in Chicago.
"Sweet Home Chicago"–sung by Robert Johnson, immortalized by the Blues Brothers.
"Chi-Town" or "Chi-City"–as Kanye so affectionately refers to it.
"My kind of town, Chicago is"–Frank Sinatra croons.
More recently, Huff Post has reported two studies calling Chicago both the Most Corrupt City in America and the Most Segregated City in America. The corruption in politics has cost the city nearly $500 million; see Rod Blagojevich. And according to a census survey, even though Chicago has experienced the second largest decline in segregation, it is still the most segregated city according to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. (Actually reading the study though, points out that Detroit is the most segregated. St. Louis came in fourth.)
Perhaps most appropriate for the Kingdom work to be done there, Chicago is known as "City in a Garden" which is a translation of the Latin on the city seal Urbs in Horto.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:1-2)
Churches//People
History: A young nation came into it's 46th year as the sovereign state of the United States of America, the year was 1820. At this point in our nation's youthful appearance–50 was the new 18, as far as national ages go...–there was approximately 1 church per every 875 Americans. However, during the years 1860-1906, Protestants expanded along with the West. They planted a new church for every 350 people, resulting that in 1900, we had 1 church for every 430 Americans. Obviously this is increased the amount of attendance and involvement by Americans in the local church, so much so that, in 1916, 53% of the US population were "religious adherents" up from 17% at the founding of the nation (1776). [1. Keller, Redeemer Church Planting Manual, p 32.]
At this point though, church planting ceased to increase as it had done over the last century. After WW1, older, established churches which dotted the towns across the nation resisted the addition of new churches in to their "neighborhoods." We have seen the results of this resistance. Not only is church membership down in Mainline congregations–those that most heavily impeded and apposed new churches–but many churches have had to close their doors in the recent decades. Numbers-wise: 20.4% of Americans attended a church (Catholic, Mainline, or Evangelical) on any given weekend in 1990 and dropped to 17.5% in 2005. Evangelical attendance has only slightly declined: 9.2-9.1% over those 15 years. However, in the same years we saw a net population growth of 52 million people. Illinois alone declined 7.2% in church attendance (Catholic, Mainline, or Evangelical) from 2000-2005. In fact, every state has declined in church attendance between 2000 and 2005. [2. Olson, The American Church Crisis, pp 35-43.]
I called the 1st, 2nd, and 47th Wards of Chicago today to do a quick survey of how many churches were in each ward. Each ward contains an average of 56,000 people and 25 churches. This is only 1 church per 2240 residents of these wards. Only the 47th Ward knew of 2 churches that were under 15 years old and both of them have been planted in the last 3 years. The median church size in America is 75 congregants with the average being 185. There are approximately 25 churches in these wards, then that means that between 1,875 and 4,625 out of 56,000 are going to church each weekend. Percentage-wise that's 3-8%. That's less than unemployment (8.3% February 2012 national average)!
What in the world!
#FAIL.
Jonah comes to mind. Are we so wrapped up in our own agendas that our hearts don't break for the lost cities of the world?
But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die." And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 person who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?" (4:8-11)
Conclusion: we need more churches in the great cities of the world.


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Bowie State University Names Brian Clemmons as First Vice President for Enrollment Management (1006 hits)
Clemmons Brings More Than 10 Years of Experience in Higher Education Leadership
Bowie State University has appointed Dr. Brian O. Clemmons to serve as its first vice president for enrollment management, beginning July 9, 2018. Dr. Clemmons is currently dean of enrollment management at Middles*x County College in New Jersey and brings more than 10 years of higher education administration experience to this new role.
Dr. Clemmons will be an executive member of the President's Cabinet with responsibility for the operational effectiveness of the offices of financial aid, admissions and registrar. Additionally, he will coordinate the efforts of college retention coordinators, deans, academic advising and other campus entities critical to meeting student enrollment and retention goals.
"I am very pleased that Dr. Clemmons has accepted the charge to join our leadership team to develop a strategic, student-centered enrollment management division that will ensure effective recruitment and retention of a diverse student body for Bowie State University," said President Aminta H. Breaux. "His commitment to innovation and efficiency in streamlining administrative operations will be a valuable asset in achieving our goals."
At Middles*x County College, Dr. Clemmons led the development and implementation of a comprehensive enrollment management strategic plan that included a one-stop enrollment services department serving more than 11,000 students. He previously served as director of financial aid at Middles*x, as well as at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and Vance-Granville Community College in North Carolina, where he began as assistant director of financial aid.
"I am honored to have the privilege to join President Breaux's Cabinet and to become a part of the Bowie State University community," said Dr. Clemmons. "In collaboration with President Breaux's Race to Excellence, the student body and community should know that I will keep students at the center of every decision I make in my position. It is my hope that the labor of my work will enhance the student experience at Bowie State University and will help to improve the trajectory of their lives."
Dr. Clemmons holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of New England, a Master of Public Administration degree from North Carolina Central University and a bachelor's degree in public policy studies from Duke University.
His appointment follows a nearly five-month search process led by a screening committee that recommended finalists to President Breaux. The committee included representatives from BSU's faculty, staff and student body.
About Bowie State University
Bowie State University (BSU) is an important higher education access portal for qualified persons from diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds, seeking a high-quality and affordable public comprehensive university. The university places special emphasis on the science, technology, cybersecurity, teacher education, business, and nursing disciplines within the context of a liberal arts education. For more information about BSU, visit www.bowiestate.edu.
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As one of the top independent ad agencies in the Unites States, Brunner's mission is to help clients anticipate and leverage what's next in their customer's journey through the confluence of creativity, technology and decision analytics. While full- service, Brunner has a specialty home and building category group, industry leading digital, search and social media practices, and a recognized innovation lab & tech incubator.
I spoke with Kristen Taggert, Director of Social Media and George Potts, VP/Managing Director of Social Media at Brunner about their recent collaboration with 84 Lumber during the Super Bowl—and the strategy, preparation, and pivoting critical to the campaign's success.
Spredfast: As an integrated agency, we'd love to start from the top. First, what is the history of the relationship between Brunner and 84 Lumber? Second, what was the strategy and goal for this campaign?
Brunner: Brunner is 84 Lumber's agency of record. The strategy for the campaign was to position 84 Lumber as the company of opportunity.
The 84 Lumber culture is defined by its people. Those people have an amazing entrepreneurial spirit and blue-collar work ethic. They are the kind of people who are the first to arrive and the last to leave, because the job needs to be done right. The goal was to highlight the characteristics of a person that will go to great lengths for a new opportunity to better themselves and to create a better life for their family. We wanted people to be inspired to make a change, to roll up their sleeves and take a stand for something greater than themselves.
84 Lumber doesn't need more people interested in doing the same thing that's always been done. They needed, and wanted, more people interested in creating their own path for themselves and ultimately, for 84 Lumber.
Spredfast: The Super Bowl is one of the most watched televised events worldwide (this year tied for the 4th most watched event in television history). Talk us through the decision to buy ad space during the Super Bowl for 84 Lumber?
Brunner: While the 84 Lumber name is well-known within the home-building industry, the brand awareness among the general public was very low. People don't realize that they are a $2.5B company with 5,000+ team members. The home-building industry has been going through a period of extreme disruption. The pipeline of those in the trades is drying up, so we needed to recruit and hire people differently. At the end of the day, if 84 Lumber wanted to attract the smartest and most ambitious people, the decision was that we had to reach outside of the normal channels. Therefore, the Super Bowl.
The pipeline of those in the trades is drying up, so 84 Lumber needed to recruit and hire people differently—through social.
Spredfast: How and where did social fit into the initial planning process?
Brunner: Social media was part of every phase of the campaign.
Two weeks prior to the Super Bowl, the role of social was to thread 84 Lumber's social feeds with the employees that currently demonstrate the characteristics that the campaign was meant to portray. This was articulated through a video series, in-situation imagery and GIFs that provided the viewer with a sense of the dedication and determination that is needed to work at 84 Lumber.
One week prior to the Super Bowl, the role of social transitioned to one that would drive excitement and anticipation of the 90-second Super Bowl ad. We published interviews from our Creative Director, Rob Shapiro and the spot's Director, Cole Webley. We highlighted artifacts from the ad, such as pieces of the flag that the little girl collects, landscapes surrounding the shoot and characters introduced along the journey. This phase ended with the pre-release of the 90-second ad, three days prior to the Super Bowl.
On the day of the Super Bowl, we went into "war room" mode. We had a detailed response rubric prepared, our Intelligence dashboards set up, and all of our community managers monitoring and responding to the reactions to our broadcasted spot.
On the day of the Super Bowl, we went into "war room" mode.
After the Super Bowl we will deploy a retargeting campaign to entice those who fall in our targeting parameters, watched the ad, and visited the careers page, to apply for a career at 84 Lumber.
Spredfast: How did you plan to staff your team during (before and after) the Super Bowl to monitor user responses and engagement once the ad showed? What role did Spredfast play?
Brunner: The day of the Super Bowl we had the full social media and public relations teams in the War Room. The social media community management team used Spredfast Conversations to monitor, respond to and track all of the conversations on 84 Lumber's owned social media properties. In addition, we used Spredfast Intelligence to gain a high-level understanding of the mentions of 84 Lumber, and those mentions in comparison to the other brands running a Super Bowl commercial. As time progressed, we used Intelligence to identify and engage with top influencers.
Our 84 Lumber Intelligence dashboard became our primary performance gauge. At a glance, we were able to tell the activity around the hashtags we were monitoring and continue to identify influencers with whom to engage, as well as gain an understanding as to which publications were running a story on 84 Lumber.
Spredfast: What additional prep did you undergo from a social engagement and listening perspective to plan for the ad premiere?
Brunner: To prep, we developed a detailed response rubric so that our community managers had a guide to help identify the comments that needed responded to, as well as escalated or removed. Alongside of that response rubric, we developed talking points on everything from background on 84 Lumber, to anticipated questions about current events such as immigration issues.
Spredfast: How did you include your client for the day-of strategy? Were they embedded with you? What did that look like?
Brunner: A few of the 84 Lumber team members joined us in the office for the day-of events. They assisted in answering in-the-moment questions on company specific topics such as HR policies. They also monitored their regional social properties natively through Facebook, answering any concerns as they came up.
Spredfast: Did you pivot your social strategy once Fox rejected the initial spot days before the Super Bowl?
Brunner: We had to make some adjustments around messaging and timing, but fundamentally, the social strategy stayed consistent.
Fundamentally, the social strategy stayed consistent.
Spredfast: Were there any other surprises from a social perspective before, during or after?
Brunner: From a process and strategy perspective, we were very prepared and anticipated the majority of reactions to the ad.
Spredfast: Did you anticipate the level of response around the campaign? We have seen the spot mentioned from many media outlets and celebrities, including Mic.com, The NY Times and Ad Week.
Brunner: We knew that we created an amazing message, and we all believed that it would do well, but I don't think we anticipated it reaching the success that it did. In addition to AdWeek ranking it as #1, from a social perspective we were trending #4 nationally on Twitter the day of the Super Bowl, and reached #1 on YouTube trending videos…over Lady Gaga.
Spredfast: What is the social strategy for 84 Lumber moving beyond the Super Bowl specifically as it pertains to the Journey 84 campaign—thinking from a listening, engagement, paid and organic perspective? How are you going to extend and nurture the audience you now have captivated?
Brunner: The goal is to retarget those who were moved by the spot and now want to work for a company that stands for something, and get them to apply for a career with 84 Lumber.
Spredfast: A few days after, and because hindsight is 20/20, what are the lessons learned that you will take to your next project or campaign?
Brunner: Considering the volume of conversation that we received, we should have developed a better way at prioritizing messages to focus our efforts on responding to those that would have the biggest impact. Obviously, Intelligence helped us a bit with that, but we didn't take full advantage of the trending hashtags nor did we create any criteria to help focus our responses. With a bit more planning up front we could've been more efficient in responding and yet, had made just as big, or an even bigger, impact.
Curious about how Spredfast can help you strategize, implement, and track your social and digital marketing campaigns? Reach out to our team to request a demo.
Dalyn lives in Chicago, Illinois (but is a diehard Broncos fan) with his better half and their 3 dogs. He is a long time agency vet—having spent time at shops in both Chicago and NYC. He focuses on building and growing agency partnerships for Spredfast.


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347th Session, March 2023
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Decision on the 16th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body First report: Action to be taken regarding the appointment of the Director-General
Record of decisions | 30 March 2016
Decision on the 16th item on the agenda: Reports of the Officers of the Governing Body
On the recommendation of its Officers, the Governing Body adopted the following timetable for the appointment of the Director-General:
− 326th Session of the Governing Body (March 2016): The Governing Body to approve the election timetable.
− 18 April 2016: The Chairperson of the Governing Body to call for candidatures.
− 15 July 2016: Last date for the reception of candidatures.
− 328th Session of the Governing Body (October/November 2016):
■ 31 October 2016: The Governing Body to conduct candidate(s) hearings;
■ 7 November 2016: The Governing Body to conduct the ballot for the election of the Director-General.
− 1 October 2017: New term of office of the Director-General to commence.
(Document GB.326/INS/16/1, paragraph 7.)
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You generally want to use `shareReplay` when you have side-effects or taxing
computations that you do not wish to be executed amongst multiple subscribers.
It may also be valuable in situations where you know you will have late
subscribers to a stream that need access to previously emitted values. This
ability to _replay_ values on subscription is what differentiates
[`share`](./share.md) and `shareReplay`.

For instance, suppose you have an observable that emits the last visited url. In
the first example we are going to use [`share`](./share.md):

```js
// simulate url change with subject
const routeEnd = new Subject<{data: any, url: string}>();

// grab url and share with subscribers
const lastUrl = routeEnd.pipe(
  pluck('url'),
  share()
);

// initial subscriber required
const initialSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log);

// simulate route change
routeEnd.next({data: {}, url: 'my-path'});

// nothing logged
const lateSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log);
```

In the above example nothing is logged as the `lateSubscriber` subscribes to the
source. Now suppose instead we wanted to give access to the last emitted value
on subscription, we can accomplish this with `shareReplay`:

```js
import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject';
import { ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs/ReplaySubject';
import { pluck, share, shareReplay, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';

// simulate url change with subject
const routeEnd = new Subject<{data: any, url: string}>();

// grab url and share with subscribers
const lastUrl = routeEnd.pipe(
  tap(_ => console.log('executed')),
  pluck('url'),
  // defaults to all values so we set it to just keep and replay last one
  shareReplay(1)
);

// requires initial subscription
const initialSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log);

// simulate route change
// logged: 'executed', 'my-path'
routeEnd.next({data: {}, url: 'my-path'});

// logged: 'my-path'
const lateSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log);
```

Note that this is similar behavior to what you would see if you subscribed a
`ReplaySubject` to the `lastUrl` stream, then subscribed to that `Subject`:

```js
// simulate url change with subject
const routeEnd = new Subject<{data: any, url: string}>();

// instead of using shareReplay, use ReplaySubject
const shareWithReplay = new ReplaySubject();

// grab url and share with subscribers
const lastUrl = routeEnd.pipe(
  pluck('url')
)
.subscribe(val => shareWithReplay.next(val));

// simulate route change
routeEnd.next({data: {}, url: 'my-path'});

// subscribe to ReplaySubject instead
// logged: 'my path'
shareWithReplay.subscribe(console.log);
```

In fact, if we dig into the source code we can see a very similar technique is
being used. When a subscription is made, `shareReplay` will subscribe to the
source, sending values through an internal `ReplaySubject`:

(
[source](https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/b25db9f369b07f26cf2fc11714ec1990b78a4536/src/internal/operators/shareReplay.ts#L26-L37)
)

```js
  return function shareReplayOperation(this: Subscriber<T>, source: Observable<T>) {
    refCount++;
    if (!subject || hasError) {
      hasError = false;
      subject = new ReplaySubject<T>(bufferSize, windowTime, scheduler);
      subscription = source.subscribe({
        next(value) { subject.next(value); },
        error(err) {
          hasError = true;
          subject.error(err);
        },
        complete() {
          isComplete = true;
          subject.complete();
        },
      });
    }

    const innerSub = subject.subscribe(this);

    return () => {
      refCount--;
      innerSub.unsubscribe();
      if (subscription && refCount === 0 && isComplete) {
        subscription.unsubscribe();
      }
    };
  };
}
```

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### Examples

##### Example 1: Multiple subscribers sharing source

(
[Stackblitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/typescript-9cfnxm?file=index.ts&devtoolsheight=100)
)

```js
// RxJS v6+
import { Subject, ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
import { pluck, share, shareReplay, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';

// simulate url change with subject
const routeEnd = new Subject<{data: any, url: string}>();
// grab url and share with subscribers
const lastUrl = routeEnd.pipe(
  tap(_ => console.log('executed')),
  pluck('url'),
  // defaults to all values so we set it to just keep and replay last one
  shareReplay(1)
);
// requires initial subscription
const initialSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log)
// simulate route change
// logged: 'executed', 'my-path'
routeEnd.next({data: {}, url: 'my-path'});
// logged: 'my-path'
const lateSubscriber = lastUrl.subscribe(console.log);
```

### Additional Resources

- [shareReplay](https://rxjs.dev/api/operators/shareReplay) 📰 - Official docs

---

> 📁 Source Code:
> [https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/operators/shareReplay.ts](https://github.com/ReactiveX/rxjs/blob/master/src/internal/operators/shareReplay.ts)

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Antenna design and channel modelling for in-band full-duplex radios
Sathya Narayana Venkatasubramanian
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Sergei Tretiakov Group
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
In-band full-duplex (IBFD) radios have the potential to double the throughput by improving the spectral efficiency. The main bottleneck in its implementation is the self-interference (SI) at the receiving side of the transceiver due to its own transmission. The main focus of this thesis is 1) to develop novel solutions to improve isolation between separate transmit and receive antennas, to mitigate the SI due to direct coupling, and 2) to model the multipath SI in different deployment environments of IBFD relays, so that robust analog and digital cancellation solutions can be designed to suppress the SI sufficiently. The main contributions of the thesis are as follows.First, novel antenna decoupling methods are proposed for improving the port-to-port isolation between closely-spaced antenna elements for bi-directional IBFD transmission. A new decoupling method inserting lumped resistive and reactive elements between the antenna feeds is proposed to improve the wideband isolation, also considering the impact on total efficiency. This is extended to a T-shaped decoupling circuit configuration to improve the wideband isolation further, at the cost of increased circuit complexity. The proposed decoupling circuit configurations are designed between two closely spaced printed monopole antennas and a prototype is fabricated to demonstrate the improvement of port-to-port isolation. Secondly, two techniques are proposed to improve the isolation between compact back-to-back antennas for IBFD relaying. First, the so-called neutralization technique is applied to compact back-to-back antennas at 2.6 GHz to improve the port-to-port isolation. In this method, a portion of the signal is transferred through a transmission line from one antenna to the other antenna causing destructive interference with the electromagnetically coupled signal between the antennas. The second technique uses a T-shaped decoupling circuit connected between the antenna feeds to improve the port-to-port isolation. The decoupling circuit uses only lumped reactive elements to maintain the total efficiency. The proposed decoupling technique is demonstrated experimentally for compact back-to-back antennas in the 900 MHz band. Third, the multipath self-interference channel has been measured for outdoor-to-indoor relaying in different domains. An office, coffee room and street-canyon scenario was covered. This is followed by the characterization of the SI for a street-canyon scenario. A site-specific geometry-based stochastic channel model is developed for modelling the SI in the delay, Doppler, spatial and polarization domains jointly. Finally, the benefit of using a compact back-to-back IBFD relay is demonstrated, compared to using a similar half-duplex relay in enhancing coverage for IEEE802.11ah Wireless Local Area Networks. The COST 2100 channel model is used to generate the coverage map for the analysis. The developed decoupling circuits are strong enablers of IBFD transceivers and the SI channel model allows us to design and evaluate the IBFD transceivers, links and systems.
Doctor's degree
Tretiakov, Sergei, Supervising Professor
Haneda, Katsuyuki, Supervising Professor
Icheln, Clemens, Thesis Advisor
Haneda, Katsuyuki, Thesis Advisor
Electronic ISBNs
G5 Doctoral dissertation (article)
antenna design
In-band full-duplex radios
IBFD
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Radio receivers Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Antennas Engineering & Materials Science 55%
Networks (circuits) Engineering & Materials Science 31%
Transceivers Engineering & Materials Science 27%
Antenna feeders Engineering & Materials Science 19%
Coffee Engineering & Materials Science 13%
Monopole antennas Engineering & Materials Science 11%
Microstrip antennas Engineering & Materials Science 9%
Venkatasubramanian, S. N. (2018). Antenna design and channel modelling for in-band full-duplex radios. Aalto University. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-60-8147-2
Venkatasubramanian, Sathya Narayana. / Antenna design and channel modelling for in-band full-duplex radios. Aalto University, 2018. 148 p.
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This Wednesday, the front page of the Daily Mail looked like this.
When the story turned out to be less than accurate, the paper printed a tiny apology not many readers would have noticed.
It doesn't take a genius to see the problem here.
The damage that was done by the original false story far outweighs the pitiful reparation achieved by the correction. However, what if the law forced the paper to give the same prominence to the clarification as it did for the original story?
In the case of flag-gate, what if the Daily Mail apology, by law, had to look something like this.
I'm pretty sure if that was a rule, then press standards would improve dramatically overnight.
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Open innovation has increasingly become an attractive way for companies to gain new inspiration from external sources. This area of research addresses the issues of how open companies should be and when, during the process, it pays to be open.
I learned about the program today in an e-mail exchange with Keld Laursen, research director for the group (who participated in our 2005 open innovation panel and has published open innovation articles with Ammon Salter from UK data).
It's quite an impressive list. Jens was an author in our 2006 book and a 2005 panelist, Christoph was in the 2006 open innovation special issue of R&D Management edited by Eric von Hippel and Georg von Krogh, while both Lars Bo and Francesco are well known in the user innovation and open source research communities.


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A group of cyber criminals affiliated with the Iranian government is sanctioned by the American regime
The U.S. Treasury Department of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said last week that it is imposing sanctions on cybercriminal group APT39.
According to the latter, these cyber criminals are affiliated with the Iranian government, a shell company and 45 individuals. In its recent statement, "Hidden behind its shell company, Rana Intelligence Computing Company (Rana), the Iranian government (GOI) ran a years-long malware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists and international travel companies.
This article will also interest you: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hit by severe vulnerability
In parallel with OFAC's action, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released detailed information on APT39 in a public intelligence alert." The U.S. administration later added, "The Iranian regime is using its intelligence department as a tool to target innocent civilians and businesses and advance its destabilizing program around the world," said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mr. Mnuchin. "The United States is committed to countering offensive cyber campaigns designed to compromise security and inflict damage on the international travel industry. »
The decision was welcomed by many figures in the Us political class, namely U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He recently welcomed the Office of Foreign Assets Control's initiative: "Today, the United States sanctioned 47 Iranian individuals and entities involved in the Iranian regime's global cyber threat network. We will continue to denounce Iran's harmful behavior and we will never back down by protecting our homeland and our allies from Iranian pirates. »
In this case, the U.S. Treasury Administration stated in its statement: "Rana advances Iran's national security objectives and the strategic objectives of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) by conducting computer intrusion and malware campaigns against alleged adversaries, including foreign governments and others whom the MO considers a threat. APT39 is being designated in accordance with E.O. 13553 to be detained or controlled by the MONTHS, which had previously been designated on 16 February 2012 under Decrees 13224, 13553 and 13572, which respectively target terrorists and those responsible for human rights violations in Iran and Syria. "The 45 designated individuals held various positions while employing Rana, including managers, programmers and computer hacking experts. These individuals supported the MONTHS cyber intrusions targeting the networks of international companies, institutions, air carriers and other targets that THE MO considered a threat," the US Treasury added.
The administration will note that an intervention by the US Federal Police, the FBI, was necessary to counter the desires of this group of cyber-prisoners. Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), said: "The FBI, through our Cyber Division, is committed to investigating and interrupting malicious cyber campaigns, and working with our U.S. government partners to impose risks and consequences on our cyber adversaries.
Today, the FBI is releasing compromise indicators attributed to the Iranian MONTH to help computer security professionals everywhere protect their networks from the malicious actions of this nation-state." He also stressed: "The Iranian MONTH, through its screen company Rana, has recruited highly skilled people and turned their cyber talents into tools to exploit, harass and repress their fellow citizens and others considered a threat to the regime. We are proud to join our Treasury Department partners in denouncing these actions. The sanctions announced today hold these 45 people responsible for stealing data not only from dozens of networks here in the United States, but also on networks in Iran's neighbors and around the world."
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the group of cybercriminals is camouflaged behind the company called Rana. The financial administration says they have used several cyber intrusion tools in recent months to target and monitor Iranian citizens living on U.S. soil, particularly journalists or dissidents. In view of the proven acts of cyber malice, the US administration imposes a sanction on the property held by the latter. The statement read: "All property and interests in the property of the above individuals and corporations, and of any entity owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more, individually or with other stranded persons, who are in the United States or who are in possession or control of American persons, are blocked and must be reported to OFAC. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempted, OFAC regulations generally prohibit all transactions by U.S. or U.S. persons (or in transit) that involve property or interest in the property of designated or otherwise blocked persons. Prohibitions include the contribution or provision of funds, goods or services by, to or for the benefit of a blocked person or receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods or services from such a person. ».
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Reflexole Spa is located at 422 East Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton. Owner Angela Bray has twenty years of experience in the spa and massage industry. She opened Reflexole Spa, steps away from the beach in Boca Raton, almost four years ago. The Spa presents a rare and unique experience in a relaxing and immaculate setting. Services offered at Reflexole include reflexology, reiki, manicures, and pedicures. Angela and manager Denise invite you to come in and escape from the stresses and distractions of everyday life. Enjoy the healing and relaxing environment of the spa. Reflexology is an alternative therapy used to treat and relieve a variety of discomfort and tensions in the body. A whole body experience begins and ends on different areas of the foot, by triggering reflex points on the feet, corresponding to different parts of the body. The licensed massage therapists at Reflexole can relieve tension and pain. The treatments are normally performed in the spaís common room, fully clothed. Reflexology relieves stress while promoting relaxation. It can lower blood pressure, cure aches and pains, help with digestive problems, and allows for more restful sleep.Reiki is another service offered at the spa. Reikiís roots can be traced back several thousand years. The modern practice is attributed to an early 20th century Buddhist Monk in Japan. Reiki practitioners use palm healing to transfer energy to a patient in order to promote healing, balance, and harmony to the body and mind. Stop in to Reflexole Spa today. Enjoy a Manicure or Pedicure from expertly trained technicians. These beauty treatments use special tools, creams, and waxes to make your hands, feet, and nails look and feel their absolute best. Angela, Denise, and the whole friendly staff at the spa will ensure you have a fantastic experience.


I had a letter from Robert.
The fishing very light. Not much doing.
Pretty busy today. A light fishing.
A light fishing. I was very busy today. I received the goods from Wilson & Matheson.
In the morning Mr McNeil preached from the 16th chapter of Romans 25th & 26th verses Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the Mystery which was kept secret since the world began but now is made manifest and by the scriptures of the prophets according to the commandment of the everlasting God made known to all nations for the obedience of faith. In the evening he preached from the 24th verse of the 17th chapter of John Father I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the work.
For the rest of the month I did not take any notes being kept so very busy. There was a very heavy fishing about the middle of the month. On the 10th John McKenzie got ill which was a great disappointment to me having none but myself and so much doing. I wrote for Robert. He came by the "Vanguard" on the 23rd and I had very much need of him. The fishermen commenced at this time to settle their accounts before leaving. I drew in June £245-3-6.


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Stabilizing cyanosols: Amorphous cyanide bridged transition metal polymer nanoparticles
Christine M. Burgess, Nan Yao, Andrew Bruce Bocarsly
High Meadows Environmental Institute
Nanoparticles of an amorphous, cyanide bridged, transition metal polymer are isolated by exchanging the counter-ions of the polymer network with cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA+). The nanoparticles isolated are stable, soluble in organic solvents such as dichloromethane and have an average diameter of 4 ± 1 nm (mean ± std). The reported technique is amenable to a variety of transition metals as Pd-Co, Pd-Ru and Pd-Fe cyanometalate polymer nanoparticles are isolated. Increasing the reaction time prior to counter-ion exchange allows for the isolation of nanoparticle agglomerates. The transition metal ratio of the nanoparticulate polymer network is demonstrated to be under synthetic control. Subsequent chemical alteration of the nanoparticles is afforded due to the free coordination sites of the transition metals in the polymer. The nanoparticles also serve as chemical precursors to transition metal alloy nanoparticles due to the ability of bridging cyanides to act as reducing agents at relatively low temperatures.
Journal of Materials Chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1039/b911682f
Dive into the research topics of 'Stabilizing cyanosols: Amorphous cyanide bridged transition metal polymer nanoparticles'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Cyanides Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Transition metals Engineering & Materials Science 99%
Nanoparticles Engineering & Materials Science 66%
Cyanide Chemical Compounds 62%
Polymers Engineering & Materials Science 49%
Transition Element Chemical Compounds 48%
Amorphous Material Chemical Compounds 46%
Nanoparticle Chemical Compounds 33%
Burgess, C. M., Yao, N., & Bocarsly, A. B. (2009). Stabilizing cyanosols: Amorphous cyanide bridged transition metal polymer nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19(46), 8846-8855. https://doi.org/10.1039/b911682f
Burgess, Christine M. ; Yao, Nan ; Bocarsly, Andrew Bruce. / Stabilizing cyanosols : Amorphous cyanide bridged transition metal polymer nanoparticles. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2009 ; Vol. 19, No. 46. pp. 8846-8855.
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Get Linux is a portable and open source download client, which interacts with a server side library for downloading numerous Linux-based operating systems. With the help of this utility, you can download more than 100 Linux distributions, by simply selecting their name from the available list.
Operating systems are added or updated monthly.


About Race to 36, Founder, Cynthia Fitzgerald, J.D.
Cynthia Fitzgerald, J.D., is the Founder of the longest standing, and most successful ACT prep and social emotional learning program in the city of Nashville. Raised in one of Nashville's oldest low income housing communities, Mrs. Fitzgerald is a distinguished alumni of Middle Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University Law School. She also served as a Vice President for the Tennessee State Lottery Corporation, prior to launching, In Full Motion, Building Champions for Life.


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Food & Eating
Hydrocodone "Super Drugs" for Pain
Powerful new formulations of the main ingredient in Vicodin may soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves. Here's what you need to know.
Amy Solomon
Millions of Americans take prescription opioid painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin every day. The company IMS Health, which tracks pharmaceutical sales, reported that Vicodin was the most prescribed drug in the United States in 2010, with 131 million prescriptions dispensed. And in New York State alone, prescriptions for OxyContin rose by 82 percent from 2007 to 2010, according to the New York Times.
But while many people who use these drugs are doing so to treat chronic pain, others take it for a very different reason - they're addicted. And with news that a pure, more powerful version of hydrocodone may be hitting the U.S. market soon, addiction experts and others are sounding the alarm.
The New "Super Drugs"
A recent Associated Press article reported that four companies have begun testing "super drugs" that contain purer, more powerful formulations of hydrocodone, a highly addictive drug that's the second most abused medication in the United States (according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration). The new drugs will reportedly contain up to 10 times the amount of hydrocodone than is found in Vicodin, and unlike Vicodin, the new drugs won't have non-narcotic painkillers like acetaminophen mixed in. One of the four companies, San Diego, Calif.-based Zogenix Inc., says it plans to submit an application for its drug, called Zohydro, to the FDA this year, with hopes to have it on the market in early 2013.
April Rovero, president of the National Coalition Against Drug Abuse, told the AP: "I have a big concern that this could be the next OxyContin. We just don't need this on the market." And New York Senator Chuck Schumer urged FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg to be cautious about approving new hydrocodone products, saying in a press release, "The FDA needs to grab the reins and slow down the stampede to introduce these powerful narcotics."
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With all the other options for treating pain out there, including over-the-counter standbys like aspirin as well as prescription medications, is there really a need for a stronger pain pill?
Who Needs a "Super Painkiller"?
"[Hydrocodone] is a medication for temporary, appropriate use in the chronic pain setting," says Christopher Gharibo, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology at New York University School of Medicine and medical director of pain medicine at NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases. "It's not something to rely on for the management of pain, but it's an appropriate addition to the physician's painkiller arsenal."
It's important to remember that the new drugs aren't meant for someone who wakes up one day with a backache. Instead, says Dr. Gharibo, they could be used to help people suffering with cancer pain, chronic musculoskeletal pain, or neurological pain such as diabetic neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia (a complication of shingles). He also believes they should only be used after other treatments, such as non-opioid pain drugs, nerve blockers, or physical therapy, have been tried, and then only for a trial period of several weeks to months. "If there's no functional improvement over a span of three months at the maximum, they should probably be switched over to something else."
Opioid Abuse: Raising the Red Flag
According to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), about 2.4 million Americans use prescription drugs for non-medical purposes (in other words, without a prescription or to get high). In November 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that the death toll from narcotic pain reliever overdose - about 15,000 a year, or 40 deaths a day - is now greater than that of heroin and cocaine combined.
It's understandable, then, that critics of these new superdrugs cite the potential for addiction and abuse as a reason for caution.
Dr. Gharibo acknowledges that abuse is a concern with opioid narcotics: "The majority of the misuse out there starts out very casually. Patients may double up on their medications and then build up a certain degree of tolerance." He also notes: "There's a lot of misprescribing out there that pretty much started in the late '90s, where we started overprescribing opioids. Now we're sort of treading back from what we did. There's a pendulum that goes back and forth."
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Critics have also noted that Zohydro can be easily crushed, a feature popular with addicts who can snort the powder for an immediate high. OxyContin, which was initially also crushable, now comes in a more tamper-resistant form. Gharibo says, "For those products that are lacking the tamper resistance, it's sort of like lacking the seat belt on a car. It's just too easy to abuse." He notes that more tamper-resistant opioid formulations are expected to become available over the next decade.
According to the AP article, patients taking the new superdrugs will be more closely supervised, since under government regulations a refill of pure hydrocodone requires a new prescription. By comparison, Vicodin may be refilled up to five times within six months of the time the initial prescription was written.
Acetaminophen: Safety Concerns
There's another advantage to the new drugs: The makers of Zohydro also claim that it will actually be safer than Vicodin, since unlike that medication it won't contain acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in the nonprescription painkiller Tylenol, and it's also found in many over-the-counter cold drugs. But too much acetaminophen can be harmful to the liver, and because it's in so many products, overdose is a real danger.
"Oral acetaminophen toxicity is the leading cause of liver transplantations in the country," says Dr. Gharibo, adding that often patients are unaware of their total acetaminophen intake.
Bottom line: These new pain medications "could be a valuable addition," says Gharibo. "It could be useful to have a broader palette to utilize, so that we don't have to keep going up and up on the dosing for the drugs that are available now. I wouldn't keep this particular compound from being approved."
But, he says, Zohydro and the other super painkillers should only be used for a limited time and only for those patients who can follow their doctors' directions and who are psychologically stable, ie, not prone to addiction. "They have to be used for the right clinical indication, in the right patient, and in the right setting."
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Bismarck, N.D. – Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger reminds individual income taxpayers who filed for an extension that their deadline is approaching.
"The individual income tax filing extension deadline is Friday, October 15," Rauschenberger said. "Each year, taxpayers are required to pay tax owed by the April 15 deadline. However, due to COVID-related extensions, all taxpayers were granted an automatic waiver to file and pay their taxes by May 17, instead of April 15 in 2021."
Taxpayers who were granted a federal extension may file their returns without penalty through October 15. While electronic filing is encouraged, paper filers must have their return postmarked by October 15, or they may drop it off between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Office of State Tax Commissioner in the North Dakota State Capitol.
Taxpayers who did not pay in full by May 17 are charged interest on the unpaid balance. If a taxpayer does not file by the October 15 extension deadline, penalties will apply.
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2016's Most Bingeworthy New TV Shows
In a year of bingeing to make the horror stop.
Sherilyn Connelly
Wed Dec 28th, 2016 5:24pm
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No major feature film is to be released over the weekend of Dec. 30 – Jan. 1, probably because the studios once again figure that anyone who decides to catch a matinee during 2017's first Walk of Shame will just go see Rogue One. (Flash mob! Let's all meet at the Sunday 9 a.m. IMAX 3D screening in smeared makeup, tousled hair, and crumpled dresses. I'll be the tall one.) But if you're in more a binging mood, Stranger Things and Westworld weren't the only great new shows of 2016.
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Creator, producer, and co-star Donald Glover has described Atlanta as "Twin Peaks with rappers," and it's a consistently droll and inventive series that marches to its own beat. While Glover is his usual reliable self as the perma-stoned Earn, nobody on television exudes weariness like Bryan Tyree Henry as the not-quite-up-and-coming hip-hop star Paper Boi.
Adapted by Phoebe Waller-Bridge from her stage play, Fleabag has her starring as a London café owner who's destructive to herself and to the fourth wall alike. She's not quite dealing with the aftermath of a recent tragedy, nor with the dawning realization that she may in fact be a "greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, morally bankrupt woman who can't even call herself a feminist." Notably, Waller-Bridge's character is never addressed by any name on screen, but the show's title speaks volumes.
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Everything about this series set in a failing Brooklyn bar was unexpected: It was announced via email to Louis C.K.'s followers. Episodes were initially only available through his website. It was shot every week, like a 1970s four-camera sitcom, and dropped on Saturday morning. And it was written, directed, and funded by C.K., who shows more genuine empathy for the White working class than the Sexual Predator-elect could fake on his best day. And it is daaaaark — even by C.K.'s standards.
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Issa Rae of Awkward Black Girl fame makes the leap to premium cable as a 29-year-old struggling with the pressures of being a Black woman at work and in her relationships. (Not to mention the balancing act of both working with kids while doing non-child-friendly things on the internet.) Though all the characters are fleshed-out and real, the heart of the series is Issa's friendship with her none-more-secure best friend Molly (Yvonne Orji), making certain events in Episode Seven one of the most heartbreaking sequences of the year.
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Ryan Murphy's narrative, American Crime Story: The People vs O.J. Simpson, deserved all the praise it received this year. But Ezra Edelman's seven-and-a-half-hour documentary O.J.: Made in America is also required viewing. It covers the entirety of Simpson's life thus far, and watching his spiral into depravity and petty crime after the infamous verdict, it's hard not to feel like some kind of cosmic justice was belatedly served.
Just watch, and don't read anything about this show beforehand, not even the rest of this sentence.


The finale is now, as the Sophie and Izetta battle it out to decide the fate of the war. Elsewhere, Finé, and her squad go on a mission to break into the peace talks. She wants to reveal Izetta's bold plan to remove all magic from the world, and get the Allies to rise up in unison against Germania.
That's what you are here for, right?
For anyone's whose interested, there are massive spoilers ahead.
Let's start with the good aspects. Finé decides to make a stand and puts on her battle outfit so she can high tail it to the "peace" conference. Peace of course, is bogus because Germania is essentially trying to hold all the other nations hostage with a bomb threat. It's nice to see Finé back in action. It brought back feelings from Episode 1 where, you know, the show was actually good.
Finé breaking in on the peace discussion was followed by an impassioned speech which was genuinely moving. Her strength in the face of potentially losing her best friend (and love interest?) turned her back into the character I really admired and rooted for.
Izetta's battle with Sophie contains some fun and high powered magical aspects. My particular favorite was Izetta snapping the Eiffel Tower in half to throw at Sophie like a gigantic spear. Sophie's train whip was also impressive, albeit slightly more absurd looking.
Izetta and Sophie eventually pull all the magical energy out of the land in one desperate attempt to out-super bomb each other. The bomb that Germania wants to use is stopped due to having no magic. Sophie's death is implied as she just…slides off her broom, but she was barely a character anyway so it's all good. Izetta's death sequence was something I did find beautiful. The moe blob witch finally made a decision for herself to protect Eldystat no matter what the cost. In her last moments, she dies in a beam of light as she smiles about life. She's done was she wanted to do, and made the ultimate sacrifice for Finé. Finé cries as she watches the beam rise up into the sky, realizing Izetta is gone. Well done show…I applaude you.
…and that I was killed by this nameless loser!
Sophie suffers a worse fate. In Episode 4 it was laid bare that the the White Witch fairy tale had a dark twist to it. In Episode 8, that dark twist is revealed. The show has made barely any effort to add any more empathy to Sophie's character, and suddenly feels compelled to have her shout her backstory out to Izetta during their magical battle. People…we ain't got time for her backstory now. Maybe you should have done that throughout the show, starting with Episode 5. You know, instead of pie chasing and breast jokes and yelling state secrets into the forest, and having dumb romance plots that go nowhere!
Honey, we don't have time for your backstory!
The kick in the teeth is Berkman, who escapes on a motorboat after being shot, point blank, by the Germanian pilot. In the end he is shown with an eyepatch clearly selling out everyone. What the hell?!
You got shot in the head man…WTF?!
Here's where everything goes to hell in a handbasket. Instead of telling you, I'll show you with two images. Let's all yell together.
Can I use that curse word now….?
Ultimately the show desperately needed more episodes and a better spread of its plot threads. Sieg needed more fleshing out, Sophie needed more backstory, Rickert needed to have infiltrated earlier to make his romance with Bianca more believeable. Berkman's betrayal was total B.S., in addition to Germania getting all the secrets in Episode 8. The mirror match between the witches was a waste of time and potential and, what the heck were the rebels doing? Who were those people?!?!? The show looked good for most of its 12 episode run (especially the scenery and mechanical details).
All in all, Izetta: The Last Witch is a bad show. It was so ready for greatness and threw it all away for bad plotting, poor characterization and the dumbest ending. Thanks for coming along with us on this journey everyone. It's too bad this show didn't work out, but here we are. Here's to hoping our next pick goes better than this.
For the last time, enjoy some Izetta on the Weekend.


Superstar singer-songwriter Gary Barlow is the first artist announced for next year's Nocturne Live concert series, which returns to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire from June 14 to 17 2018.
Closing the event on Sunday June 17, Barlow will perform music from across his varied back catalogue including a selection of Take That's greatest hits alongside songs from his chart-topping solo albums.
As both a lynchpin of Take That and a hugely successful solo performer, Barlow has written 14 number one singles and 24 top ten hits, selling more than 50 million records as well as being a six-time recipient of an Ivor Novello Award. He has also co-written and produced music for other renowned artists including Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams. Barlow's last solo record Since I Saw You Last sold more than 600,000 copies and was the ninth biggest selling album that year. In more recent years, Barlow has also turned his attention to the world of theatre, composing the score for the hugely successful production Finding Neverland, working alongside screenwriter Tim Firth to write the music and lyrics for musical The Girls and also working alongside his Take That bandmates to produce The Band, a record-breaking musical featuring the music of Take That.
Barlow last toured as a solo artist in 2014 to acclaim from fans and critics alike, playing some of the biggest venues he had ever played as a solo artist including The O2 London, Birmingham LG Arena, Glasgow The SSE Hydro and Manchester Arena.
The Nocturne Live concert series, which since its inception in 2015 has featured performances from Elton John, Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Jacksons, Van Morrison, Jack Savoretti, Ennio Morricone, Ludovico Einaudi and The Corrs amongst others, will announce more names in due course.
Tickets for Gary Barlow at Blenheim Palace start at £45 and are on sale at 9am on Friday November 24 from www.nocturnelive.com.