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What is 'The Disconnect'?
Follow your family tree or dig deep enough into your DNA, and you will find a farmer.
In 2010 scientists discovered that the vast majority of European men are descended from the early farmers who spread westwards from the Middle East some 10,000 years ago, displacing hunter-gathering with their crops and animals. In fascinating contrast, most female lines descend from hunter-gatherers, suggesting Neolithic women chose the newly arrived agriculturalists over indigenous hunter-gatherer men.
There was a time when being a farmer was very sexy indeed.
We Brits retained a close connection with agriculture and rural life right up until the 19th Century when two revolutions, both industrial and agricultural, sowed the seeds for disconnection.
Technological advances in agriculture dramatically increased productivity. Subsistence farming, which had kept people on the land for centuries, gave way to new, professionalised methods of production.
With more food being produced, and fewer hands needed to do it, people were free – or forced – to pursue new ways of making a living. The general population shifted from relying on the land to produce their food, to relying on the farmer to do the job for them. A responsibility once shared by the many was handed to the few.
This process sped up rapidly during the Industrial Revolution following mass migration from the countryside to the factories and mills of Britain's expanding towns and cities. As the nation shifted from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing one, the people changed too. Sons and daughters of farmers became the parents of city dwellers. This was the beginning of The Disconnect.
Downtown Chicago.
My Nuffield research explores The Disconnect around the world. The US has it too. Barn in rural Iowa.
The UK Context
'Disconnect' | verb: to undo or break a connection | noun: an instance of being disconnected
The Disconnect between urban and rural communities exists all over the world, but to varying extents. In some places it's a noun, i.e. it's already happened. It's a state of being. In other countries, particularly in the developing world, it's a verb. They are in the process of disconnecting, fuelled by economic growth, industrialisation and resulting urbanisation.
It is most visible in the developed economies of the West where most of the population live in post-industrial towns and cities. Depopulated rural areas, particularly those off the tourist trail, can be economically deprived and lacking in basic services and infrastructure.
Of the 65 million people in the United Kingdom, just 17% live in a rural area and less than 1% work in agriculture. The total agricultural workforce, including farmers and farm managers, is 476,000. More people live in Edinburgh than work in farming throughout the whole of the UK.
Population demographics explain the physical disconnect between urban and rural Britain, but it goes much deeper than that. My own experience provides a good illustration.
I live in Easton – a metropolitan, multicultural, increasingly hipster part of Bristol where I can't afford to buy a one-bedroom flat and a cup of coffee costs around £3.
My parents live near a small market town in one of the UK's most rural counties. Shropshire does not have a city and only about 20 miles of motorway. While there are some extremely affluent areas in the county, ours is not one of them. I could probably afford a three-bedroom house in my hometown of Oswestry and you can get an excellent coffee for £1.80.
The issues important to my friends and neighbours in Bristol are in direct contrast to those affecting my family in Shropshire.
On June 23rd 2016, the EU Referendum, every single person I know in Bristol voted Remain. Most of my friends and extended family in Shropshire backed Leave. In the 2017 General Election our Bristol West constituency went to Labour's Thangam Debbonaire by a landslide, with one of the biggest majorities in the country. Meanwhile Owen Paterson, North Shropshire's Conservative MP for 20 years, sailed through his sixth general election, increasing his share of the votes.
Town and country people live and think differently. Politically, culturally, socially.
Before we can examine the effect of this divide, and how it plays out in the media, we first have to acknowledge that it exists, and understand what it means.
What about food? We all have to eat, regardless of whether we live on a farm or in a block of flats. Surely this is the umbilical cord, connecting people with the land?
'Food and Farming' are often mentioned in the same sentence. But a connection to food does not automatically mean a connection to farming.
I'm yet to meet anyone else in my area of Bristol from an agricultural background, or with any particular interest in farming; yet food culture is flourishing. Without even getting in the car, I can find a ready supply of fresh, top quality British produce. There are several whole food shops and delis within a 10 minute walk and, should I choose, I could eat organic, free range, pasture raised, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free or dairy free every day of the week.
Yet in my local shop, in the same refrigerator as the outdoor-reared bacon, is a full range of processed sausage, made with 'EU pork' and a long list of unpronounceable ingredients written in several different languages. Like millions of other urban Brits my main connection to farming is through the food I buy in the shops. And whether that connection extends to knowing the origin of that food and how it was produced depends entirely on my budget.
Oswestry in Shropshire is not a foodie town. There are no charcuteries or vegan restaurants but, just three miles from the Welsh border, it is steeped in farming heritage. A steady stream of Land Rovers towing stock trailers trundle through town every Wednesday on market day, a sculpture in the square depicts a Borderland farmer with his shepherd's crook, and every outlying village has an agricultural show in the summer.
My point is, you can love food and know absolutely nothing about farming. Similarly you can farm your entire life and care little about foodie culture.
The simple fact that farms produce food and people eat food is not, on its own, enough to bridge The Disconnect.
My Nuffield study: 'Help or Hinder: Examining the Coverage of Agriculture in the Mainstream Media' will be published in the next couple of months. It explores how The Disconnect influences the way farming is reported and represented to the public.
The Town Mouse and Country Mouse: Me and My Dad on the Farm
The Class of 2017 & How the World Has Changed
Africa: Rising to the Challenge of Feeding Itself
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Tradition Started
The Colorado River Fall Festival was inspired by two members of the Kingman York Rite Bodies in Kingman, Arizona in 1991.
Reed Anderson and Peter Stronge were driving to a Regius York Rite College meeting in February of 1991, discussing the problems surrounding the Kingman York Rite Bodies.
In 1989 Kingman had a brief influx of membership and funds from the consolidation of Parker Chapter #19 RAM with King Solomon Chapter #22 RAM and the removal from Parker of Agaman Council #12 CM and Mohave Commandery #13 KT to Kingman.
King Solomon Chapter, chartered in 1985, had a net increase of membership every year through 1990, then began to slip. Both Agaman Council and Mohave Commandery had been losing membership for years which accelerated with the move to Kingman - though we could at least gather enough members to open each meeting which, at times, took some last minute telephone calls.
The finances were bad with expenses exceeding revenues precluding our charities and it was beginning to look that in two or three years we would be giving up our Charters through lack of participation, dropping membership and finances. Something, we agreed, had to be done.
The membership, at the time, was pretty evenly divided throughout Mohave County and Parker. This was nothing new, the membership has been divided throughout the history of the Bodies to this day. Our policy in the past had been to bring the Degrees to the Candidates - if there were three or more. On a number of occasions we conferred Degrees in Needles, California for Candidates and we were willing to continue this - although expensive and difficult, the Candidate fees would break us even. Unfortunately, getting the Candidates together with a Degree team was very difficult and because of our small membership, the Degree team could only confer two Degrees at a time with 6 to 8 weeks between conferrals. The Candidates we did obtain were losing the thread of continuity and because so few of us were ritualists, they were not truly appreciating or benefiting from the work. We took most of our Candidates to Phoenix for the Commandery Orders, particularly Order of the Temple.
Reed and Peter concluded we would be able to attract more Candidates, and in a cost effective manner, if we had a Festival which would communicate all the Degrees and Orders at one time. But we would need help as we could not do all this ourselves at one time.
At the meeting of Regius, they talked to many Companions about the idea and received many expressions of encouragement and help. This was a real boost and the start of the Colorado River Fall Festival. We never heard "Oh, you can't do that" or "It won't work". Rather, we heard "It's a good idea" and "How can I help". This has been the success of the Festival - no one ever said "It can't be done!" Had we been discouraged at this seminal stage, the Festival would probably never occurred.
A month or so later we heard the Phoenix Bodies held a Spring Festival which had attracted only four Candidates, three of which were courtesies for other Bodies. We also heard they were not happy with the results.
Kingman then contacted the Phoenix Bodies, proposed they bring their Fall Festival to Bullhead City and, with us, hold a Festival. The initial idea was a traveling Festival, one that would be in different parts of the State on an annual basis, Bullhead City being the first. Phoenix, however, declined but did agree to assist us if we did hold one. We then went to the Yuma Bodies, requested their assistance, received assurances; to Regius York Rite College, the same; and to Oasis Chapter #15 RAM in Wickenburg, the same. Yuma was so enthusiastic about the Festival, there was some talk at the time to hold the second one in Yuma.
In short, all through this process of putting the idea into fruition, we heard nothing in the way of discouragement or that it couldn't be done, but we did receive a lot of encouragement and help.
The date, the week before Thanksgiving, was chosen for several reasons. It would give the membership sufficient time after the summer break to solicit Candidates - September was too soon - October had too many conflicts including the Grand Sessions - December had conflicts and the Christmas season. So November was selected, although not Thanksgiving as it was felt there would be too many family commitments (and no discount for housing). This was also immediately preceding the Yuma Ceremonial of El Zaribah Shrine Temple, so that those desiring to join that organization would be able to do so after attending our Festival.
Bullhead City has one of the strongest and most active Shrine Clubs in El Zaribah Temple. Their assistance has been invaluable, not only to promote our Festival to prospective Candidates, but also for providing the facilities and Banquet for the first Festival.
Once these facilities were secured, housing and dining arrangements made, the next step was to request the heads of the various Grand Bodies to attend, which would not only attract Candidates, but sideliners. The head of each Grand Body and the Grand Master F&AM attended. This absolutely proved itself. We notified the Grand York Rite Bodies of California and Nevada of our festival and those attending and invited their participation. Several of their Grand Officers attended with many observers from their jurisdictions.
Kingman obtained lists from the Masonic Lodges in the area and sent a mailing to over 500 Master Masons in Mohave County, inviting them to become Candidates or, if already York Rite Masons, to join us. As a result, we received applications for 25 Candidates. Very few Candidates were obtained directly from this mailing, rather it served to reinforce the solicitation of our membership.
CRFF Tradition
How CRFF Started
Standard Degrees & Orders
Sojourning Candidates

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CHICAGO – The public comment period for a consent decree to govern how Chicago Police officers use force and are held accountable ends today.
Backers of police reform – including the ACLU and Black Lives Matter – are in a tug-of-war with the Illinois attorney general's office and Mayor Rahm Immanuel over details of the draft consent decree, which resulted from a 2014 video of white police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.
The decree is a set of promises the City of Chicago is making to improve its police department. Kathy Hunt Muse, a special litigation counsel for ACLU of Illinois, says her group has additions in a dozen areas it believes are necessary to make deeper reforms.
"Parts of our proposal outlines additional revisions need to go further on issues relating to accountability," says Hunt Muse. "Some of these are commonsense fixes about making agencies share information with each other about potential officer misconduct, so that they can act on that and investigate incidents."
When the consent decree is finalized, the groups can go to court to enforce it. The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police has long been opposed to the changes, in light of provisions in union contracts that protect officers during disciplinary investigations.
Hunt Muse says the final decree also needs a guarantee that it will be enforceable and transparent. She's pushing for the attorney general and the public to have more say, and says an appointed monitor could independently decide on cases of possible discrimination.
"We cannot have a monitor that's going to operate as a rubber stamp, approving the proposal that the department comes up with privately," says Hunt Muse. "We need to make sure that there's an opportunity for the public to be seeing what happens, and commenting on certain parts of the plans and the trainings that go on."
The ACLU wants more officers to be trained for dealing with people with disabilities. The city's draft decree also calls for the department to provide additional resources for officers seeking counseling, since suicide among law enforcement is a concern in Chicago and elsewhere.


Hollywood Invades Tempe and the School of Film, Dance and Theatre's Arizona State University Film Spark initiative are co-hosting a special free screening of the award-winning film "Real Women Have Curves" with a rare in-person appearance by the director, Patricia Cardoso.
"Real Women Have Curves" is an acclaimed 2002 American comedy-drama film that takes place in East Los Angeles and tells the story of Ana Garcia, played by America Ferrera, who struggles to fulfill her dream of going to college while considering family duty and a tough economic situation. The film was an instant classic of U.S. Latinx cinema the day it was released and still resonates today.
Following the film screening, there will be a Q&A with Patricia Cardoso, moderated by Monica De La Torre, assistant professor in the School of Transborder Studies.
This event is free, but seating is limited. Registration required.


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Q: Adapting a Crowd counting network for annotating objects Good evening
I have a deep learning related question, I'd be glad if somebody could share some ideas about my experiment :)
Context
I have created my own dataset consisting of 3D scenes containing objects (as seen in the picture below) and tried to apply a crowd counting network to count the number of objects in the samples. The dataset consists of images containing less than 20 objects.

To achieve this, I made use of the Multi-Column CNN (Zhang et al, 2016). This is a fully-convolutional network that aims to overcome 'depth' in images by using multiple columns of convolutional layers. This network takes the image as input and estimates a density map (basically a matrix with floating point values). The total number of objects can be calculated by summing up all values in this matrix (integrating).
The dataset contains per image sample an array of pixel coordinates, so that a ground-truth density map can be generated beforehand.
Goal
I would like to adapt the network to estimate the original annotations, instead of estimating density maps. So, the network would then output a matrix consisting only of 0s and 1s.
To that end, I introduced a straight-through-estimator as a final layer in the network. A straight through estimator uses a hard activation function (i.e. step function) in the forward pass, but uses a derivable function during backpropagation (i.e. sigmoid).
I did not make any other alterations to the network.
Problem

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*The network was trained with MSE loss first, which resulted in all pixel predictions going towards 0. This seemed to make sense, as there are only a few pixels per sample that are 1 in the groundtruth. It is "safer" for the network to predict 0 instead of 1.

*I then tried to calculate the loss on pixels where groundtruth is 1 and pixels where groundtruth is 0 separately. The final loss is then a combination of these two losses, so that they both contribute equally to the loss. This approach also did not yield any favorable results, as way too many pixels remain white. The predictions stay in the hundreds.

Question
Are there other adaptations to the network that might help me reach my goal? Or is the loss function I tried still not sensible?
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope my question was phrased well enough. If not, feel free to tell me so :)

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What Do You Do Down Here?
June 3, 2019 June 3, 2019 / Beth Orozco	/ 3 Comments
I am often asked by people who visit the ranch, "What do you do down here?" They look around and wonder how it is we survive. "How far is your closest neighbor?" they ask. "Is there a restaurant around here? What do you do for fun?" Ron and I are generally too busy to give a proper answer to any or all of these questions, but if folks are ready to put on a pair of work gloves and help out, we are happy to share our story.
The truth is I am guilty of asking these same questions when I am driving through small towns or down the Interstate. I wonder where people shop for groceries and what kids do when they are not in school. I think about broader issues like health care, education, and employment. I find myself creating stories about the people who live in these places, and there is a sense of bewilderment in my scenarios. I should know better because the people in these rural towns live like I do. Except I don't know them. I don't see them at Valley Mercantile or at the Fourth of July parade. I don't attend their school functions or writing groups. I have no history with them. They are strangers so I can make them into whomever I see fit. Instead of admiring the garden in a local park, I may see run down homes and think the whole town is poor. Instead of complimenting the cook on a great meal in a local restaurant, I may gripe about the terrible service. It's easy to paint a community's story with broad strokes when you have nothing invested and everyone is a stranger. I don't want this for you or for my community when you pass through, so I'd like to share what the last month looked like down here along the border:
Animas High School Spring Play. Dinner and a show!
Animas High School graduation Class of 2019! Twenty-three graduates and over $700,000 in scholarships. Yes, we are all proud of these young adults!
Two open mic nights. One in Sierra Vista, AZ at Broxton's Coffee and one in Rodeo,NM at the new Sky Island Grill and Grocery. We have amazing talent in our communities!
My dear friend Denise Hoyos and I went up to the Chiricahua Mountains for a little bird watching and got caught in a rainstorm until a nice gentleman took us back to my truck. We had lunch at the Portal Peak Lodge Store and Cafe where a couple from North Carolina helped us identify some of the birds we saw.
I went up to the annual Cave Creek Garden Party in the Chiricachua Mountains in the Coronado National Forest where I met wonderful neighbors and had a terrific lunch sponsored by Friends of Cave Creek. On my way home, Ron called. Three of his fly buddies flew into the ranch to spend the night. The winds were too strong to fly back to Phoenix. We set them up in my studio, and then we all headed back up to the mountains for dinner at the Portal Lodge and dancing. Entertainment was provided by Al Foul and his band. Al's from Dudleyville. I'm not even sure that's on a map!
And to answer that question about what it is we do down here, well, we do a lot!
Broadway in Animas
May 22, 2017 May 22, 2017 / Beth Orozco	/ 2 Comments
Before the summer wedding invitations arrive, there is prom and high school graduation. It's a busy time of year for teachers and parents who hustle to keep up with hectic schedules. The Animas Drama Troupe recently put on The Saga of the Golden Horseshoe directed by English teacher and drama coach, Alysha Wagley and assistant coach and math teacher, Carrie Massey. Family, teachers, and friends showed up early for the spaghetti dinner that was served by parent and student volunteers. As the lights dimmed in the auditorium, I was prepared for something akin to what I sat through each year as a high school student—the dreaded Spring play.
Wow, what a performance. These young people were fabulous. Their comedic timing was spot on, and the acting was brilliant. But it shouldn't surprise me. These are the same kids that went to the state drama competition at New Mexico State University and that helped take the Animas Panthers to the second round in state for girls' volleyball and basketball and took the boys' football team to the state semi-finals.
This year, sixteen students graduated Friday night from Animas High School. To compete in anything, everyone needs to pull their own weight. The end result are kids who exhibit more self-confidence than some adults I know. But it takes a village. Without parents and teachers willing to give up their weekends to drive sometimes eight or nine hours one-way to events, or family and friends stepping in to watch the ranch while folks are away, none of this would be possible.
I began my teaching career in public schools. After eight years, I was so exhausted, I couldn't find it in me to sign another contract. It's hard work with little financial incentive. I marvel at teachers like Alysha and Carrie who work their regular jobs, raise families, and still find time to support students outside the classroom. When asked why she gives so much of herself to the drama troupe, Alysha said, "I see shy kids open up, and it helps students develop leadership skills. It literally changes lives."
Alysha is unabashedly proud her students, and she deeply appreciates their dedication not only to the drama troupe, but to all the extracurricular activities they are willing to participate in. "Without the kids, we wouldn't be able to offer the programs," she said. Six of the actors were seniors who have been in the troupe for four years. They brought experience and talent to the stage and mentored underclassmen. Alysha also recognizes that Animas is a small community where there just isn't a lot of opportunity for people to come together. "I enjoy bringing quality entertainment to our town," she said.
There is a lot of rhetoric in the media and in general regarding teenagers. They're rude. They're lazy. They don't care about anyone other than themselves. That may be true for some teens, just like it is for some adults. I say, give teenagers a chance. You don't have to be a parent or a teacher to attend a basketball game or to enjoy a school play. As founder and long-time host of Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor wrote, "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted."
Animas isn't perfect, but what teachers and parents in this community seem to understand is that when it comes to kids, the show must go on!
Cast: Rayce Wagley, Haley Bender, Laurena Avila, Orin Offutt, Brenda Acosta, Patrick Needham, Kylee Guilliam, Hailee Cruz, Brandon Hoffman, Tiana Gibson, Brenda Elias, Abigail Cushman, Brittney Sjoblom, Jennifer Acosta, Ryan Estrada, Ryan Shultis,Dashiel Krick, Britney Gibson, Hailey Russo, Ty Wagley, Rybecca Webster, Heather Klump, Jaiden Ybarra, Chance Kipp, Jessica Reyes
The Crew: Stage Director, Carrie Massey; Sound, Lindsey Massey; Lights, Levi Gulliam; Advertising, Elizabeth Mendoza; Program, Layla Shewell; Stage Construction, Mikey Sheehan; Opening song written by Kip Calahan Young and performed by Tiana Gibson; Photos courtesy of Alysha Wagley
Special thanks to: Kip Calahan Young, Sam Wagley, Mikey Sheehan, Levi & Missy Klump, Saucedo's Super Market, Ricky & Bobby Massey, Scott Massey, Jacque Davenport, Kacie Peterson & Lighting Dock Geothermal, Amy & Justin Kip, Loren & Debra Cushman, Parents helping with dinner, Parents of cast and crew


Here's a costume guide for the character Rachael from Blade Runner, with the hair and make-up tips.
So who is Rachael? Rachael is the assistant to Dr Eldon Tyrell, head of the Tyrell Corporation. Unbeknownst to her she is a replicant but doesn't realize she is because she has been implanted with the memories of Tyrell's niece.
Blade Runner has been described as a Sci-Fi Film Noir, as such the costume designers were influenced by classic 1930s and 1940s fashion.
For Rachael they were particularly influenced by the costume designer Gilbert Adrian and the costumes he designed for Joan Crawford, especially her signature shoulder pads. Rachael certainly has a look of Joan Crawford with her hair and make-up resembling those seen in Mildred Pierce.
Rachael has dark hair done up in a vintage style with faux bangs, below is a tutorial on how to achieve the look at home, or alternatively if you have different colored hair or want something easier you can opt for a Vintage Wig.


The Middle season 9 release date - October 3, 2017.
The triple mother and car dealer Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton) lives together with her somewhat cozy man Mike (Neil Flynn) in Orson, Indiana. The teenager Axl (Charlie McDermott), named after Guns'n'Roses singer Axl Rose, is in a rebellious phase. His younger sister Sue (Eden Sher) suffers under her braces and her failed attempts to do something special. The youngest son Brick (Atticus Shaffer) is as an intelligent bookworm something like the black sheep of the family.
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Q: iPhone:Can one mac be used for two business purpose? I have a small doubt, so apologies first.
I am creating an iPhone application using my Macbook. I want to upload it into AppStore after some days by creating a developer certificate and use provisioning profile. My friend wants to create his own iPhone application and wants to upload to AppStore for him personally, but he wants to use my same Macbook, but he may create his own dev certificate etc. I hope this is possible. Can we both use a same Macbook to develop different business(myself and my friend's) applications? I'm just curious to ask this doubt.
One more question,
Can we submit an iPhone application into AppStore without having own website page? Is it mandatory to have my own web site page for uploading an application into AppStore?

A: As long as all of the right pieces are installed, you could definitely share one Mac. You'd need all of the appropriate provisioning profiles installed in XCode, and the private keys / signing certificates used to generate them installed in the Keychain.
Going with separate user accounts might be a good idea, if just so that neither of you gets confused and accidentally builds their app with the other person's profile. But there shouldn't be any technical reason why you couldn't do this with a single user.

A: You would both need to have different users but apart from that, I can't see a problem.
As far as I know, the certificates and public private keys are per user.
As for the second question, I have no idea, sorry!

A: For first question:
Sure, it is possible! Its all a matter of creating different Certificate and Provisioning and When you build the project making sure you use the correct certificate to Code Sign!
Second Question:
You don't need a website of your own. I've come across many developers who uses their Blogspot address!
But if you are serious and look serious, get a domain and a simple site :)
Cheers


This paper describes and discusses the role of identity in open source software (OSS) innovations. It illustrates identities through four case studies that include the perspectives of OSS communities, OSS companies, and users. The paper concludes that the community may either have its primary function to provide an OSS aura to the OSS company, or it may have its focus on attracting developers and thereby contributing to innovativeness of the OSS community. OSS community identitie sare mainly self-reflective on its contributors, but also help to create rules of the community. Since it is the OSS company that communicates identities to external parties, the coherence and closeness between the OSS company and the community are important.
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There seems to be a significant number of highly educated college professors who think they are wise above many others. They proudly reject the wisdom of God. And instead of encouraging students to think for themselves and stand up for their personal beliefs they try to force their students to agree with them on everything or be ridiculed and punished.
There are some very wealthy professional athletes and actors who profess wisdom concerning laws, morals, politics, and supposed reasons for anti-patriotism and opposing the police. These types are disrespectful towards those who disagree with them and also proudly reject the wisdom of God.
There are also many in this world that don't say much against Christian beliefs and might even say that they believe in God. But they are very materialistic, worldly minded, and spend most of their spare time being entertained by sports, hobbies, or electronic gadgets. They also reject the wisdom of God.
Those of us who are trying to be faithful Christians need to make sure that we highly value God's Holy Word in every aspect and in all situations of life. If we are not consistent in this, then we also become guilty of rejecting the wisdom of God.
In 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 Apostle Paul writes about the Scribes (Jewish religious leaders and teachers), the disputers of this age (worldly philosophers), including both Jews and Greeks who professed to possess true wisdom. So they chose to reject the authentic wisdom of God.
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Over at VentureBeat, Paul Boutin has an update on what is now the second-most interesting tablet device announced to date: Fusion Garage's JooJoo, the former CrunchPad that until now has been notable largely for behind-the-scenes dramatics and legal wrangling.
The JooJoo has gotten decent reviews from those that have seen it in person–it's got a bigger, wider, higher-resolution display than Apple's iPad, and does Flash. On those other hand, it's Web-only; there's no JooJoo App Store, nor any JooJoo apps. It sells for $499, the same price as the base iPad.
Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan told Paul that the JooJoo will ship by the end of the month. Assuming you're intrigued by tablets at all, is this one tempting? Does the fact it's the subject of a lawsuit filed by Michael Arrington, the man who proposed it in the first place, scare you off?
Wasn't it 8-10 weeks beginning December? Their either going to be right on time or horribly late!
I am interested in this, but want to see them actually ship before I purchase one. I have fears it's even more vaporware then the past year; until they ship a product, Apple's secure in getting my money.
…and for the record, Flash is still an embarrassment in our industry; in fact, I've enjoyed not having it on my iPhone, and I'll be the first to try and kill it on the Joo Joo if I get one!
I looked into the Joojoo right after the iPad announcement, and it is a compelling device. It has a camera, a usb port, and flash support. My interest wained when I realized it only has 4GB of storage. The bottom of the line iPad has tons more on-board storage than this does out of the gate.
Do we not run into the same problem? Is this for media consumption or media creation? Even with a slick on screen keyboard, it would seem awkward typing anything beyond a short message on these devices. Yes, I know it is a Tablet, and that is the whole point. But perhaps this is why tablets, thus far, have not taken off….
The only advantage it has over the iPad is some ports and a camera. It's heavier, has less memory, and no offline usability.


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I think it would be fair to say that this season hasn't quite gone according to plan so far – what have you made of what you've seen so far?
It's been a real disappointment and I think The Blues tried to walk before they could run, tactically, at the start of the season. They've signed some good players but it's taken them longer than they would have expected to gel. Things have stabilised a little bit over the last three or four games with the change in manager and, though it's not promotion form, it's a lot better than how they were doing at the start of the season.
What has Steve Cotterill got to do to turn this season around?
What's needed is stability. It's just a case of settling the selection down, finding a way to defend and basically, once all the teams within the team get grooved, then you can start to change the odd variable here and there. But, for the time being, it's about keeping the key variables that go into picking a football team as constant as possible. The signs show that is happening; there's only been two selection changes in the last two games and you would think that proves there's some stability to come.
We've got to discuss the club's dealings with Brentford during the summer – what went on and how have the three players fared in their first two months?
Well, it was probably as much as a surprise to Birmingham fans as it was to Brentford fans! Maxime Colin has been the pick of the bunch – he's been really, really good. To me, he looks like a Premier League quality right-back. Jota only made his home debut on Sunday against Aston Villa due to an on-going hamstring injury but he's clearly a very good player so hopefully there's a lot more to come from him. Harlee Dean, however, has been a victim of circumstance in that, before Cotterill arrived, The Blues were struggling for the right combination at central defence and he was the chief loser in those circumstances. I have no doubt he'll come into the side at some point this season, though, and probably do quite well.
Who should Brentford be most wary of?
I suppose Jota, bizarrely. His set-piece delivery was good against Villa, he asked a lot of questions of his full-back and most of what Birmingham created came from him. The other one I'd say would be Che Adams who will probably play up front now that Isaac Vassell looks to have a bad injury. For me, he's still the crown jewel, the one with massive, massive ability.
What should Brentford expect in terms of the way Birmingham set up?
It will probably be a 4-2-3-1 and The Blues will probably be quite direct, with good energy in terms of the press at the centre of the park. I certainly don't think it'll be rocket science, but hopefully it will be a committed and industrious performance.
What are you expecting from Brentford?
Any team that can win at Preston, for me, presents a real danger. Birmingham will have to be completely focused defensively otherwise they could find themselves opened up. I think the fact Brentford lost so many players so late in the window and they have recovered deserves massive credit. They are a very well-coached team with some good players in their squad. It will be a difficult game, it just depends on the energy committed by The Blues.
If you could bring one player to St. Andrews, who would it be?
I think Sergi Canos is a good player but I really like Ryan Woods. He's the ginger lad, right? I think he's a fantastic little player with a big future ahead of him.
What's your score prediction for Wednesday night?
I will say Birmingham will take a bit of confidence from the Villa game and win 2-1.
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Guide for Apple IT: App Deployment for macOS
In this Apple app deployment guide, we'll cover everything Apple IT teams need to know about app purchasing and distribution for your organization. This guide has also been updated to include the latest features from WWDC 2020, which introduced some exciting changes for macOS Big Sur. Here's a quick overview of the topics that we'll cover:
What are Apple VPP Apps (App Store Apps)?
What are Custom Apps (Third-Party Apps)?
How Do I Purchase Them?
How Do I Deploy Them?
What Changed with macOS Big Sur?
With Volume Purchase Program (VPP) being replaced by Apple Business Manager, considerable changes are coming to how IT administrators purchase, manage, and deploy apps.
In early 2020, Kandji also released Auto Apps – custom apps that are pre-packaged, hosted, and automatically updated apps available to deploy with a single click.
We'll start with a quick overview of the platforms that we'll be discussing. But before we move forward, it's important to make clear that VPP will be deprecated and merged with Apple Business Manager on December 1st of 2019. From that day onwards, VPP will not be available – though we will still use the term in this guide.
A Primer on Apple Platforms
Apple devices use different operating systems, so downloading an app on an iPad won't be the same as downloading it on a Mac. This fundamental difference between the devices underlies many of the Apple app deployment issues that we'll discuss later in this article – primarily concerning macOS.
Before we move on, let's make sure we have a shared vocabulary. Below is a table that lists which operating systems and app stores are used by four major Apple devices. We'll be referring to these throughout our Apple enterprise app deployment guide.
Apple TV App Store
As we'll cover later, these App Stores aren't the only way to get apps.
What Are Apple VPP Apps?
When it comes to finding apps for your business, you'll run into two types:
Apple VPP apps, or App Store apps, can be found in the App Store and purchased through Apple Business Manager. They tend to be the easiest apps to manage and deploy.
Third-party apps, also informally referred to as "custom apps," aren't available in the App Store, so you have to access them from their developers' websites. They tend to be harder to manage and deploy.
We'll cover both types of apps in this guide, focusing first on what App Store apps are and how you can buy them.
What is Apple VPP?
Let's start by describing what VPP is and how it relates to Apple Business Manager.
In short, VPP is a tool that makes purchasing, managing, and deploying apps and books easy for businesses. No matter which of the thousands of apps you're using from the App Store or Mac App Store, VPP lets you manage and deploy them to your employees' Apple devices.
Recently, Apple announced that VPP will not be available after December 1, 2019. As we'll discuss later, VPP and the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) are merging with Apple Business Manager.
Before Apple VPP was introduced, employees with company-owned Apple devices had to use their own Apple accounts to purchase apps, and then wait for their company to reimburse them. This was more than just a hassle. Because the apps were purchased with the employee's personal accounts, they owned the app licenses – not the company.
Apple created VPP to avoid this issue and introduce a streamlined process for purchasing and distributing apps and books in bulk. No longer do companies have to reimburse their employees for licenses that they don't legally own.
With Apple VPP, licenses can be owned by companies and assigned to employees. If an employee no longer needs to use the app anymore, the license can easily be revoked and reassigned. This gives organizations much more control over what apps they want to buy and who gets to use them.
Apple VPP vs. Apple Business Manager
As we mentioned earlier, Apple VPP is being deprecated and merged with Apple Business Manager. This means there will be some changes regarding how you purchase and deploy apps and books for your company's devices.
You can read our guide to Apple Business Manager if you aren't familiar with the platform. In short, it's a web-based portal that IT administrators can use to buy content and manage Apple devices for a company.
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Just like with Apple VPP, purchasing apps through Apple Business Manager ensures that your company retains full ownership of the licenses, so you have the power to revoke and reassign apps at any time. This could come in handy if you take on a temporary employee or let someone go.
Apple Business Manager can also work together with your mobile device management (MDM) solution to give your company more power over how you buy and deploy apps and books. Once paired with your MDM, you can remotely distribute content to your users and devices. This is called managed distribution, which we'll cover in more depth later.
Here are a few changes you can expect:
While Apps and Books used to be purchased through the VPP portal, now you can buy them through Apple Business Manager. Before this, you had to access DEP and VPP through different portals. Now, both programs are accessible through Apple Business Manager.
Admin roles in the Apple Deployment Programs (DEP and VPP) have been updated and embedded in Apple Business Manager. Now, DEP Admins are Device Managers in Apple Business Manager, and Apple VPP Admins are Content Managers.
Because Apple VPP and DEP are now integrated into Apple Business Manager, IT administrators can both deploy and manage apps in one place.
As you can imagine, these changes have considerable implications for how IT administrators will manage Apple app deployment across company devices.
How to Purchase Apps and Books in Apple Business Manager
The App Store and Apple Books are stocked with great resources for your organization. You can buy content from either store by visiting the "Apps and Books" section of Apple Business Manager. It's a pretty straightforward process that we'll walk you through here.
The first step toward purchasing the right app is finding it in the store. You can begin your search by following these steps:
Sign in to Apple Business Manager with a Content Manager role.
Select "Apps and Books." It's located in the sidebar.
Click in the "Search Accounts" field above the search bar, and then type in the app you're looking for.
Click the "Filter" in the search bar if you want to specify criteria that narrows down the search results.
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If you can't find the app you're looking for on the Mac App Store, don't worry. We'll cover how you can find it in the next section. If you do find it, you can move on to buying a license for it.
To do this, just follow these steps:
Remain signed in to Apple Business Manager with a Content Manager role.
Click the app in the search results that you want to buy.
Select the location where the app license will be initially assigned.
Select the number of licenses that you want to purchase.
Make sure the proper payment method is selected.
Click "Buy."
Depending on the number of licenses that you purchase, the availability of the app will vary. If you bought under 5,000, then the license is immediately processed. If you bought more, expect a delay.
If you're browsing Apple Business Manager, you might have some trouble finding Mac versions of the apps you want to use. Even popular business apps like Zoom and Google Chrome aren't available directly through the Mac App Store.
Why Are Common Business Apps not Available in the Mac App Store?
It's important to understand that the Mac App Store isn't like the iPhone or iPad App Store. Since macOS evolved without an app store for years, users are experienced with getting their apps directly from developers. This used to be done with installation disks, but now you can just visit their websites and download an installer package.
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Though an App Store was eventually introduced to Mac, users continued to get apps as they always had – straight from the developers. The result? A pretty limited selection on the Mac App Store.
Part of this has to do with the lengthy process that developers have to go through to get their apps onto the Mac App Store. Going through the notarization and upload process is one thing, but some developers are unwilling to strip their app of unsupported payment models (like plan upgrades), modern licensing models, and other common features (like free demos).
In summary, the Mac App Store isn't the only way to get apps – businesses can also find non-Mac App Store applications if their favorite business programs aren't showing up. You can expect to use a mix of both as your business grows.
Let's take a look at a few examples of common business apps that you can't find in the Mac App Store next, and then we'll show you how you can deploy them to your team.
Common Apps Not Available in the Mac App Store
To illustrate just how many big-name apps aren't available on the Mac App Store, we've created a quick list:
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Why Non-Mac App Store Apps are a Challenge
When you can't find that great app on the Mac App Store, the next step is to check the developer's website. Downloading third-party apps is a must for any company with needs that exceed the limited inventory of the Mac App Store. Unfortunately, third-party apps pose a few challenges for IT administrators.
One issue is safety. While App Store apps are strictly vetted, third-party apps aren't held to the same standards. In an attempt to make downloading third-party Mac apps safer, Apple made their App Notarization feature required for all apps installed on macOS 10.15 Catalina.
With this update, installer packages for non-Mac Store Apps are automatically scanned by Gatekeeper for malicious content or code-signing issues. The user is then prompted with a message, like the one pictured below, so they can make an informed decision about launching the app. That means users can feel more confident while using third-party apps.
Another issue is app availability. As we discussed earlier, developers have to use different tools to create apps for macOS and iOS, which plays into the Mac App Store's limited selection. Because apps cannot be reliably found on the Mac App Store, accessing and maintaining them requires more effort.
But Apple is working on a feature that might help: Project Catalyst. This ambitious project will make it easier to develop macOS versions of iOS apps by automating the development process. Project Catalyst was announced in the macOS Catalina 10.15 update. It's still in development, but it has already planted seeds for a significant shift in app development and deployment.
Under Project Catalyst, developers will be able to use a new Xcode development kit that will let them translate their iPhone or iPad apps into Mac apps. That means it will be less taxing for developers to get their apps on more app stores.
Needless to say, Project Catalyst has big implications for IT administrators. As more applications become available on the Mac App Store, bulk app management could be simplified. Rather than download app packages from developer websites, IT administrators could just use the Mac App Store, which would make processes like patching and auto-updating easier.
Until then, managing and deploying third-party applications is tricky. That's why the Kandji team built Auto Apps, which are designed to streamline Mac patch management for apps that are not available in the Mac App Store. Kandji has loaded 20+ of the most common business apps that are not available in the App Store into our Library and will govern versioning for all those apps moving forward, so you have peace of mind without manual package management work. Learn more in our Auto Apps release.
Apple MDM App Distribution: How to Deploy Apps
Managed distribution is exactly what it sounds like – it's a feature that lets you distribute purchased apps and books to company devices ("managed" devices) and authorized users. You can take full advantage of managed distribution by using an MDM solution, which will let you distribute Apple App Store and third-party apps.
Of course, Apple app deployment will look a bit different depending on the MDM you're using. For this article, we'll show you how you can add and deploy apps using our Apple MDM solution, Kandji.
Accessing App Store (VPP) Apps from Your MDM Library
Since Kandji is integrated with Apple Business Manager, your Apple Business Manager (formerly VPP) apps will automatically be synced into your Library once you connect Kandji with your Apple Business Manager account. You'll be able to see how many licenses have been used and which Apple operating systems that app is compatible with.
Enabling Auto Apps in Kandji
As mentioned above, Kandji automates patch management for 20+ common business apps that are not in the Mac App Store with our Auto Apps feature. Here's an overview of how it works:
With Auto Apps, you can also have peace of mind that your end users won't be disrupted by unnecessary or confusing user approval requests. Every single Auto App includes:
Notification whitelisting: Enables a silent install without the user being notified
Kernel Extension (KEXT) whitelisting: Ensures users will not receive prompts to approve Kernel Extension access
PPPCP (Privacy Preferences Policy Control Profile): Lets apps access protected user and system resources without the user being prompted to approve the action
Adding Custom Apps to Your MDM Library
For non-Auto Apps, adding other custom apps to your library is a breeze. As you can see in the video below, it only takes a few clicks and one upload before your app is ready to be deployed.
To add an app to the Kandji library, just follow these steps:
Click "Library." It's located in the navigation bar.
Click "Add New" and then select "Custom App."
Fill out the information on the page. It will include the following sections:
Execution Frequency: This section lets you configure the execution frequency of the app. You can choose one of two options:
Install once per device: With this setting, Kandji will install the app once. If a user uninstalls the program on a company computer, it will not be reinstalled automatically. This is a good option for a software patch since it shouldn't be run continuously.
Install and enforce: With the install and enforce option, Kandji will ensure that the app is currently installed during each check-in. If the app is not installed, Kandji will automatically reinstall it.
Install Details: This section lets you upload an installer package (.pkg or .mpkg), a Disk Image (copy .app from disk image to /Applications), or ZIP File (unzip contents into specified directory).
Preinstall and Postinstall Scripts: This section lets you add scripts to specify more behaviors once you deploy the app. Kandji lets you add pre and/or postinstall scripts, which we'll describe below. Both give you more control over the installation process
Preinstall Script: You can add a pre-install script to perform an action before installation occurs. For instance, you might include a script that removes an app that is being replaced.
Postinstall Script: You can add a post-install script to perform an action after the app is installed. For instance, you might include a script that lets you configure the Custom App that was just installed.
Restart After Successful Installation: Some applications require a device to be restarted after installation. You can do this by checking the "restart after successful installation" box. Note that users will not be prompted before the restart occurs.
That's it! Now that your apps are saved to your Kandji library, let's see how to deploy them to your company's devices.
Deploying Apps to Your Devices
Once an app has been added to your Library, you can deploy it to any enrolled device. As we mentioned earlier, app deployment will be different depending on the MDM solution that you're using. Kandji uses Blueprints to make deployment simple and powerful.
Blueprints let you define what apps will be deployed to specific devices. For instance, if one department in your company requires a different set of library items, you can create a unique deployment set using Blueprints.
For a visual explanation of how Blueprints work, you can watch the video below.
In summary, Blueprints give you control over what content you want to deploy and where you want it to go. As you'll see, they're really easy to use.
Here's how you can deploy apps with Blueprints:
Login to Kandji and click on "Blueprints." It's located in the navigation bar.
Select the Blueprint you'd like to add the app to.
Click "Edit Library Items."
Find the desired app and then click the toggle button to enable it.
Once you do this, all devices that are enrolled in the Blueprint you selected will receive the application on their next check-in.
What Changed with Big Sur?
Managed apps have been available on iOS for a few years, but at WWDC 2020, Apple announced that they're coming to macOS Big Sur. This announcement included a couple of exciting capabilities related to this new app classification. These include the ability to:
Convert Unmanaged Apps to Managed: Now that Big Sur recognizes Mac apps as managed or unmanaged, IT has the ability to convert unmanaged apps (also referred to as third-party, or custom, apps) to managed (VPP) apps. This can be done via MDM.
Remove Apps Upon Unenrollment: This feature lets IT remove apps using MDM commands and automatically remove apps upon unenrollment.
In the next two sections, we're going to explore each of these features in more depth.
Converting Unmanaged Apps to Managed
We already discussed how third-party apps can be challenging for IT to manage and deploy. In macOS Big Sur, these apps are classified as "unmanaged." Before this change, these types of apps could not be converted into VPP apps — unlike on iOS, macOS just didn't have a concept for "managed" or "unmanaged."
Now, that's changed. As of macOS Big Sur, IT can convert unmanaged apps to managed by using MDM. There's only one catch: this feature isn't available on devices enrolled via the "User Enrollment" enrollment method, note that this is not the same as manual device enrollment. On devices enrolled via other methods, previously-deployed App Store (VPP) apps can be converted to managed. Likewise, apps downloaded from the App Store, like Slack, can be converted to the VPP version.
Removing Apps Upon Unenrolling a Mac
The other new macOS feature removes apps from devices upon unenrollment. Before this change came to macOS Big Sur, Mac App Store apps deployed through Apple Business Manager (previously VPP) could be remotely installed — but not remotely removed via MDM or upon unenrollment.
Now, IT has more complete management capabilities for Mac apps that are deployed through Apple Business Manager. Using native MDM commands, they can remotely remove VPP apps and have apps automatically removed from devices upon unenrollment.
Kandji makes Apple app deployment in your organization a breeze. Our MDM solution gives you complete visibility into the apps installed on your company's devices, and it lets you deploy third-party apps in just a few clicks.
And that's not all. From deployment to retirement, Kandji keeps your Apple devices safe, offering great features like pre-built security settings, one-click compliance, zero-touch deployment, and plenty more. It's time to manage your devices like your business depends on it.
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MISS NARWIN: Philip, is that you singing again?
Philip! I am talking to you!
PHILIP MALLOY: I have the right to do it.
MISS NARWIN: I want you to stop it immediately. Your actions are thoroughly disrespectful.
PHILIP MALLOY: It's you who's being disrespectful!
PHILLIP MALLOY: I was being patriotic. That's all. It's a free country. You have no right to stop me. I was just singing to myself.
MISS NARWIN: Philip Malloy, you will leave this room immediately! Report to the principal's office.
PHILIP MALLOY: You can't keep me from being patriotic.
PHILIP MALLOY: I'm going. I'm going.
According to dictionary.com, patriotism means: "devoted love, support and defense of one's country; national loyalty." That's it.
By the end of first grade, I had memorized the Pledge of Allegiance. My whole class had. Even though I'm not sure any of us knew what all those big words meant (and mean) we recited The Pledge every day, standing, with our hands over our hearts. Then we sang a patriotic song. This continued all through grade school, till the last day of sixth grade.
Most of our fathers fought in WWII or Korea or both. Most of our mothers did some form of service, too. My mom was in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service).
Lots of my classmates fought in Vietnam.
Why did so many people do so many patriotic acts? Why do so many continue to fight for our rights?
Because since the time we fought Great Britain for the right to govern ourselves, our founding fathers (and mothers) knew that each person needs to be allowed to hold his or her own beliefs about what is right or wrong. And that right needs to be protected.
I believe in the freedom of expression, whether I agree with what is being expressed or not. Whether the action is spoken or knelt. Whether a protest is screamed or silent, So even though I believe in the right to sit passively as a flag passes by and the right to kneel when the National Anthem is played, I DO stand on those occasions.
The people who fought (and continue to fight) to protect our right to sit and kneel, to scream and to be silent have earned my respect.


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'Clear attack on our democracy': US museums respond to Capitol siege
News American Alliance of Museums
Calls for action against white supremacy as National Museum of American History launches collecting drive
12 January 2021 American Alliance of Museums Capitol Donald Trump Smithsonian
Chiara Wilkinson
Pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January Creative Commons: Anuska Sampedro
Cultural institutions in America have been reacting to the seismic events of 6 January, when a crowd of pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on the day that Congress certified Joe Biden's presidential victory.
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) issued a joint statement in response to the attack, saying: "The violence and chaos that ensued in our nation's capital on January 6 was horrifying and reprehensible, and a clear attack on our democracy and society propagated by deliberate deception and misinformation from elected officials."
The statement continued: "There is no doubt that systemic racism and the consistent downplaying of the threat of white supremacy in the United States allowed for the security breach on the Capitol, a museum itself, to take place."
The AAM called for museums to step up in the battle against white supremacy and disinformation through education, empathy, and amplifying marginalised voices. It said: "As interpreters and educators of history and culture, museums and museum professionals have the power to uphold democracy and democratic norms, call out bigotry and hate, and fight for racial justice."
In addition to breaching the barricades of the Capitol, looting furniture and damaging the historic building, the demonstrators also defaced a bust of the 12th US president, Zachary Taylor. One protestor was pictured stealing a lectern in an image that quickly went viral.
The rioters could face significant consequences for the destruction they caused due to an executive order signed by Donald Trump in response to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations last year, authorising "up to 10 years in prison" for anyone who vandalises or destroys federal property.
As museum professionals evaluate the extent of damage to the Capitol's collections, curators from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History have started collecting objects from the far-right rallies on the National Mall.
The National Museum of American History has called on the public to submit protest materials from the Capitol Siege for future collections
Signs, posters, and other artefacts from the demonstrations will be archived in future collections from the museum's division of political and military history. In a statement released following the siege, the museum's director Anthea M Hartig said that the objects and stories collected will "help future generations remember and contextualise January 6th and its aftermath".
Calling on the public to save any found objects or ephemera from the riots to consider for future museum acquisitions, Hartig encouraged people to email photos and descriptions of objects to the museum's 2020 Election Collection desk.
The museum launched a similar public call-out to collect demonstration materials from the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020, as well as an expedition to gather first-hand accounts of the year's events for its Stories of 2020 time capsule.
Following the clean-up of the Capitol, officials from the National Museum of American History are looking to work with authorities and the curator for the Architect of the Capitol federal agency to gather further materials and documents from inside the building.
American Alliance of Museums Capitol Donald Trump Smithsonian
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- As you can see above, there are no word choices to make. Instead, you select board icons next to a picture of a character.
- No need to make saves, but if you want to: Open menu, second option, first option after selecting a slot. Second option loads a save. The first option after selecting "Play" on the title screen leads to your saves.
Always choose left option to confirm actions.
Always save with left option.
Guide was great Sage! Thanks.
Keep playing until end of route, then save system data. <---- This doesn't need to be here, trophies will pop and route will end after skip button is pressed.
Second thing is that I noticed after a choice, you will have to press again to continue to skip. If you don't, you will need to wait for the character to read their line before it continues to skip.
as the 2nd option shows you a bunch of videos.
After 2nd run, I agree - everywhere 2nd option like in guide, because videos are now option #3.


Alaskan King Crab legs ($38) - One pound of crab legs cooked in garlic broth, served here with mashed potatoes and green beans.
Charlie Felts (right) has relied on staff, especially manager Trevor Lane, since co-owner Chris Simon's death in October.
Key lime pie ($7) - Made with condensed milk and graham cracker crust with whipped cream and drizzled with raspberry coulis.
Tuna tartare ($16) - Diced ahi tuna with ginger and sesame oil, served with chips and avocado.
Charlie Felts never saw himself in the restaurant business, but he loves it despite challenges, including losing a restaurant to Hurricane Harvey as well as his business partner and best friend, Chris Simon, in October.
While Felts started in the restaurant industry as a busboy at 16 years old, he did not see himself becoming a restaurant owner until much later, when he was offered a job as manager at Joe's Crab Shack.
Once Felts retired, a friend of his approached him to open a restaurant, which led to Felts opening Opus Bistro with Simon.
"Hurricane Ike had just hit and wiped out the restaurant that was initially in that location, and I knew the landlord. He called me up and asked me if I would consider doing a restaurant there, and I said, 'Yeah. I need something to do. I'm really bored right now. I'm tired of playing golf,'" Felts said.
Felts and Simon opened Opus Bistro, a French- and New Orleans-style restaurant, in 2009. They opened Opus Ocean Grille, a seafood restaurant, in 2016. The most popular items at Opus Ocean Grille are the oysters and the red snapper topped with jumbo lump crab and hollandaise sauce, Felts said.
Felts' wife, Tricia, chose the name Opus for the two restaurants, Felts said.
"Opus has several meanings, but the one that we refer to is 'one's life's finest work,'" Felts said.
Felts was not sure the partners were going to reopen the bistro after it closed after Harvey until the right offer came around. The bistro will open in South Shore Harbor Resort in the coming months.
"It's one of those kinds of things that you have to love what you are doing for a living, or you shouldn't be doing it," Felts said.


Linfield have one hand on the Gibson Cup after Ballymena United fell to a 2-1 defeat to Warrenpoint Town at the Showgrounds on Saturday.
Elsewhere, it took a late Ronan Hale smasher to deny Ards victory over Crusaders after Institute had beaten Coleraine in the day's early kick-off. Newry City host Glenavon at 5.30pm.
Warrenpoint Town have perhaps put an end to Ballymena United's title chase.
Their 2-1 victory at the Ballymena Showgrounds means a Linfield win when the top two meet next time out will put the Blues 12 points clear with four games left to play. With a goal difference 17 better than their rivals, that would be the title effectively won.
All had looked good for the Sky Blues when Adam Lecky opened the scores on 16 minutes, picking up the ball from Jude Winchester before turning in the box and blasting home.
Point were level by the break as Philip Donnelly got on the end of a cross and stayed alert to bundle into the net after his first effort had been saved.
Even a point would have been little use for Ballymena if they were hoping to chase down the Blues but they didn't even get that as Brazilian Hernany Marques smashed home after Lee Duffy's free-kick had been saved.
Crusaders came back from 2-0 down to deny second-bottom Ards what would have been a priceless victory in their battle to avoid the drop.
Mark Kelly put the hosts ahead on 26 minutes with a deflected effort beating Sean O'Neill. Former Crusaders player Craig McClean doubled the lead at the start of the second half, curling a free-kick into the top corner.
However, with 20 minutes remaining, Declan Caddell headed home from close range after Jordan Owens knocked the ball down.
And that set the stage for a spectacular Ronan Hale leveller, smashing home from outside the box to lift the Crues within four points of Ballymena and leave Ards just two clear of Newry before the bottom side's game against Glenavon.
As if it had been in any doubt, Institute made mathematically certain sure of survival with their 11th victory of the campaign.
It arrived thanks to a late Aaron Jarvis strike that was made easy by a barn-storming Ronan Wilson run from midfield, the former Derry City player unselfish enough to square the ball for a simple finish.
Stute are now level on points with seventh-placed Glentoran, who have a game in hand for the final European play-off place.
Andrew Mitchell's late strike lifted Glenavon to within four points of third-placed Crusaders in the race for automatic European qualification in the late kick off game.
The striker had provided the assist from a free-kick during the first half but Eoin Wearen's goal was ruled out for offside.
Conor McCloskey was denied by former Glenavon stopper Andy Coleman one-on-one but his replacement Stephen Murray provided the telling cross for Mitchell to head into the top corner.
Newry are two points adrift of Ards at the bottom. The two go head to head next time out.


A lot of the albums that I've given the "essential" label represent a sound that's proven to be influential and innovative, so that knowing their place within alternative music is important for the sake of understanding the genre. By this definition Kill the Moonlight by Spoon doesn't fit in with the category because it didn't change much of anything; but it's still a must-listen album because of how easily lovable it is and it's role of representation for a band that doesn't get enough love in my opinion. Metacritic named Spoon the top artist of the 2000's because of how consistently great their records were, and I still firmly believe that Britt Daniel has the coolest voice that you'll find in the genre, but Spoon is rarely mentioned among the elite alt-rock bands from the past decade for some reason. That's why Kill The Moonlight is extremely important, within a terrific discography this is the album that has an iconic claim to it and will likely define the career in the future of a band who deserves to be remembered.