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Why the U.S. Should Focus on Alternatives to Women's Incarceration
by Jori Hamiltonon 9th December 2019 8th December 2019
Women are being incarcerated at an alarming rate in the U.S. and presently constitute 7% of the entire inmate population. Over the past two decades, in particular, the number of women incarcerated has increased by almost 800%. When attempting to demystify the causes of this exponential growth, the effects of the "War on Drugs" policies must be considered.
Instead of helping make communities safer, these punitive policies have made women vulnerable to discrimination and imprisonment. ACLU findings reveal that almost 40% of convictions in the 2000s were drug-related while 34% of women were charged with non-violent crimes such as burglary, fraud, and larceny. While men are imprisoned at a higher rate overall, women are largely imprisoned for non-violent offences and simply don't have the means to defend themselves in court. These figures raise questions about what the underlying cause of these crimes were and why non-violent crimes often result in such harsh sentencing.
Many incarcerated women are faced with peculiar vulnerabilities that can lead to crime and incarceration such as mental health challenges, abuse, and poverty. With such a minuscule percentage of these women being convicted of violent crimes, it may be time to consider other alternatives. Below you'll find some reasons the U.S. should start looking for solutions outside of the current prison system.
It can be argued that incarceration and harsh sentences can trigger a downward spiral for women who are already on the brink or in the trenches of poverty. The mass majority of women being imprisoned today happen to be facing social disadvantages such as being low-income earners, minority single mothers, drug abusers, and victims of abuse. Women of color are especially vulnerable as a result of the persistent racial issues in the criminal justice system.
Such racial issues are said to stem from unfair drug policies that result in harsher sentences for black and Hispanic offenders in comparison to their white counterparts. A primary example can be seen in the 1986 federal Drug-Abuse Act which made crack cocaine sentences three to six times longer than sentences for equal amounts of powder cocaine. According to 2006 drug statistics, African Americans constituted for about 81% of federal crack cocaine defendants which explains some of the deep-rooted racial biases that exist.
The reality is that racial discrimination results in women who often just need the right support and resources being thrown into prison with no real solution to their problems. The negative consequences of incarceration for such women are bilateral, since once they leave prison, their convictions result in failing criminal background checks, which are usually prerequisites for securing work. Consequently, providing for themselves becomes arduous, the chances of poverty and crime increase, and economic as well as social disadvantages are perpetuated.
Keep Families Together
One of the most alarming things about women being incarcerated at such a rapid rate is the negative impact it has on families. Research conducted by ACLU found that over 1.5 million children have a parent in prison. It is critical that the U.S. thinks about the emotional toll this has on kids and how it could negatively influence the trajectory of their lives.
Some damaging effects of mothers being imprisoned include having more children lost in foster care and increasing the likelihood of them continuing the vicious cycle of poverty, violence, crime, and incarceration. Instead, solutions that don't require women and children being separated but instead address the trauma or socio-economic challenges of women should be considered. It could help offset the sometimes permanent effects of families being driven further apart as a result of ineffective solutions being prescribed to solvable problems.
An example of a state that has successfully been able to keep families together and reduce recidivism rates is New York, with their introduction of the Justice Home initiative. This program improves the prospects of women with felony convictions by assessing their needs and providing relevant services instead of incarcerating them. The benefit of such an alternative also extends to taxpayers, as it costs $15,000 per client whereas one prison bed in New York is a minimum of $60,000 annually.
Better Use of Resources
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, mass incarceration in the United States costs the government and taxpayers at least $81 billion annually, which is more than the U.S. spends on helping refugees. Despite the robust amounts being spent, prisons are said to be lacking in the resources needed to provide the treatment women need for successful rehabilitation. This raises questions about how resources are being distributed and what measures are being put in place to ensure that women are rehabilitated and not leaving incarceration worse off.
It has been suggested that Ghana aims to improve its penitentiary system by developing policies that ensure their prison systems operate as centers of reform, and this is a suggestion that the U.S. could also take on board. On such premises, a way to rehabilitate women would be by ensuring there is adequate mental healthcare in prisons, seeing that evidence shows that over 70% of incarcerated women have some sort of mental illness. This could also help reduce the number of women that end up incarcerated again within three years, which is said to be one-third.
It is also worth thinking about what could be done to prevent women from being incarcerated to begin with. One solution that is being implemented is social justice practices being taught in classrooms in order to create awareness about prevalent class and race issues. Such knowledge could not only help vulnerable minorities avoid the same fate as other incarcerated women but also create a sense of solidarity when it comes to social injustices.
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About Jori Hamilton
Jori Hamilton is a writer from the Pacific Northwest who has a particular interest in social justice, politics, education, healthcare, technology, and more. You can find more of her writing work here https://writerjorihamilton.contently.com
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10 Best Costumes from Phoenix Comicon 2014
Benjamin Leatherman
Benjamin Leatherman | June 10, 2014 | 11:00am
If you wore any sort of costume out to Phoenix Comicon 2014 this past weekend, then we salute you. It took a lot of gumption to wear anything other than shorts and a T-shirt when temperatures were as hot as 110 degrees, particularly if it was made of spandex, pleather, or other non-breathable materials used in making much of colorful attire worn by many of the tens of thousands who attended the massive geek-a-thon in downtown Phoenix.
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We've got even more kudos for those costumes that were especially impressive, imaginative, and inspired, including our 10 favorites that we spied over all four days of the annual event at the Phoenix Convention Center, the Hyatt Regency, or elsewhere.
Honorable mentions: Although they didn't make the cut, we also dug the Ooggie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas, a family dressed as the Wonder Twins and Gleek, and a pair of princes from Katamari Damacy.
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Mystery Science Theatre 3000
It's been forever and a day since we've seen MST3K, but we were huge devotees of the snarky-as-hell cult television show back during its lengthy run on both Comedy Central and what was then known the Sci-Fi Channel (episodes like "Manos: The Hands of Fate," "Soultaker," and "Mitchell" were particular favorites). And, apparently, local cosplayer Joel Cranson was a big fan as well, since he came to Comicon dressed as Joel Robinson, the show's original protagonist. If you've never seen the show, the character is a down-on-his-luck temp who is stranded on an orbiting space station by his evil bosses at the Gizmonics Institute and forced to watch (and razz) bad movies along with a couple of homemade robots.
Although Cranson, who's renowned locally for the series of Star Wars fan films he's helped create, only brought along one of MST3K's robots, in this case the gumball machine-like Tom Servo, it was a fun bit of nostalgia to see his costume.
Freddie Mercury Cyberman
Of the many cultural exports that the United Kingdom has gifted the colonies over the centuries, two of our favorites are both the music of Queen and the wonder of Doctor Who. So when we spotted this Phoenix Comicon attendee sporting a hybridization of Queen's late frontman Freddie Mercury in his famed yellow jacket from the band's 1986 world tour with the malevolent Whovian cyborg foe known as Cybermen, it definitely caught our eye. It even included Mercury's signature mustache.
We weren't the only ones who dug the costume, as photos of it that were posted online over the past weekend got plenty of love, including such amusing comments as "We Will/We Will/Delete You," playing off the Queen hit "We Will Rock You" and the Cyberman's trademark battle cry.
Detailed doesn't even begin to describe this costume tribute to David Fincher's cinematic version of Fight Club that was created by Phoenix residents Robert Tucker and AJ Meleleu. It went beyond just looking almost exactly like the characters of The Narrator (portrayed by Tucker) and Tyler Durden (played by Meleleu), as they carried around a briefcase filled with an IKEA-esque catalog, airplane tickets, and what appeared to be handmade soap, which we sincerely hope wasn't crafted from human adipose.
Tucker also wore a nametag for "Cornelius" (the name used by The Narrator at the testicular cancer support group), Meleleu had a bar of soap bearing the Fight Club logo, and both handed out accurate-looking business cards for the Paper Street Soap Company similar to those featured in the flick. We are Jack's very impressed inner geek.
Strong Bad & Friends
Geeks from the Aughts are likely familiar with the infamous Internet flash cartoon website Homestar Runnerand likely its equally infamous villain, Strong Bad. In fact, the wise-ass scoundrel (who wore a wrestling mask like a luchador and spoke like Father Guido Sarducci from Saturday Night live) was arguably the site's most popular character.
He's a definite favorite of Valley resident Stacey Smith and her sisters, who grew up watching the cartoons on the site, including Strong Bad's series of hilarious responses to e-mails from fans. So much so that she wanted to go to Comicon as the masked fiend, while her siblings went as other characters from the Homestar universe.
Shauna Smith, for instance, dressed as The Cheat (a cat-like creature who serves as a sidekick of sorts) and Courtney Smith came as a peasant in flames that was "burninated" by Trogdor, a badass dragon that was invented by Strong Bad. Another member of the Smith family was costumed as the melancholic Strong Sad, who sadly was off attending a panel when we encountered the family outside of the exhibitor hall.
Darth Vader has naturally become sort of an omnipresent figure at Phoenix Comicon, whether its on posters and T-shirts being sold by vendors or the dozens of fans who dress as either the O.G. version Star Wars villain or a creative remix (like Elvis Vader, Pulp Fiction Vader, or Hipster Vader). Heck, we even saw an adorable tyke dressed as a pink ballerina Darth, complete with a tiara and tutu.
But probably the most memorable Vader at this year's event was proffered by Ryan Niebla, who came as Dark Helmet, the parody of the dark lord from Mel Brooks' Star Wars send-up Spaceballs. The Schwartz was definitely with the Peoria resident's costume, which boasted a jet-black necktie, oversized helmet, and even a snake-shaped ring. Niebla (wisely) declined to recreate the film's famous scene where Lord Helmet smashes head-first into a wall after his ship suddenly ceases going ludicrous speed, however.
Boris Badenov & Natasha Fatale
Valley residents Lauren Kline and Ken Stewart went old school when searching for inspiration for their Comicon outfits -- way old school. The pair flipped on the Wayback Machine and decided they'd go as the bad guy Russian spy duo of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale from 1960s cartoon The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
"We were looking for something classic to do that not a lot of people would do at Comicon," Kline says. "A lot of people overlook the old school and go for The Hunger Games or other, newer stuff. We knew that a lot of the younger generation wouldn't know who we were, but a lot of older people are going crazy over it."
As if to perfectly illustrate her point, a 50-something gentleman (who likely remembered the bomb-toting characters from their misadventures as the longtime nemeses of "moose and squirrel") just happened to pass by and exclaim, "Hey, Boris and Natasha!"
18th Century Joker & Harley Quinn
It's safe to say that you can't swing a comically oversized mallet at Comicon each year without hitting attendees that are portraying either The Joker, his femme fatale sidekick Harley Quinn, or both. Matt and Sarah Rader of Phoenix, however, created a nifty reinterpretation of the deadly duo as figures from the 18th century, from the Joker's green-colored powered wig and foppish look to Harley's Marie Antoinette-style 'do, ball gown, and Venetian-style masquerade mask. The period-specific ensembles, including the frilly undergarments, were hand-sewn by Sarah who came up with the idea.
Matt, however, admits he initially had his doubts. "I was against the idea because everybody does Harley Quinn and the Joker," he says. "But she came up with the idea and did all the work and it turned out to be fantastic."
Samurai Finn & Samurai Jake
Speaking of Comicon cosplay standards being remixed into something cool, Cole Weaver and Julian Gladysiewski of Mesa took geeky favorites Finn and his loyal dog Jake from the ultra-popular Cartoon Network show Adventure Time and sent 'em back in time to create samurai versions of the characters.
"We had seen fan art pictures online of Finn as a Samurai and Jake as a Fu Dog dragon," Weaver says. "So we transformed them into both being samurai." That included making feudal Japan-style segmented armor done up in either characters' color scheme out of plastic and creating unique helmets for each, such as a kabuto-like helmet with ears inspired by Finn's trademark bear hat.
When creating a fantastically spot-on recreation of renowned Disney villainess Maleficent, currently the star of her own summer blockbuster, it helps to fashion a flowing gowns and horns that perfectly mimic the darkly dazzling ensembles worn by the so-bad-she's-good "Mistress of All Evil." It also doesn't hurt if, like Scottsdale professional cosplayer Aime Jaze, you bear more than a passing resemblance to Maleficent actress Angelina Jolie.
Jaze's similarity to Mrs. Brad Pitt and her stunning, screen-worthy costumes made her a cut above any of the other Maleficents that were at Comicon this year. As a big fan of both Sleeping Beauty and Jolie herself, Jaze (who cosplays with her husband Lance) was more than happy with portraying both at the event.
"After seeing the stills [for Maleficent] even before the movie came out, I knew it was something that I had to strive for, because it's just a beautiful character," Jaze says.
The Dothraki
Group costumes are quite common at comic book 'cons whereby packs of friends will coordinate their cosplay in order to roll through the event as such geeky factions as The Avengers, the Justice League, or the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
And the best costumed ensemble we saw at Phoenix Comicon this year, hands down, was this pack of Dothraki from Game of Thrones. This eight-person ensemble not only donned leather-like gear to play the members of the HBO show's nomadic tribe of warrior horselords over the course of the weekend, they also put on a showstopping dance performance at the Masquerade costume contest that encapsulated the clan's trials and tribulations during the first season.
The whole thing was the brainchild of Casey Kaki and Alison Terry, two friends who came up with the concept and put together the outfits. So impressive was their idea that the troupe was awarded one of the "Best of Show" trophies at the Phoenix Comicon Masquerade costume contest.
Suffice to say, they're both avid Game of Thrones watchers, as are the other six people in the group. "Yeah, everyone is big fans," says Kaki, who played the role of Daenerys Targaryen, the Khaleesi of the Dothraki alongside pal Tommy Barresi, who starred as the musclebound Drogo in the ensemble.
It's not the first time that the pair have conjured up something magnificent for a 'con, as they also helped create a "Steampunk Hocus Pocus" group costume that won an award at this year's Amazing Arizona Comicon in January. Hazi davrae!
Editor's note: This post has been modified from its original version.
Benjamin Leatherman is the clubs editor at Phoenix New Times. He covers local nightlife, music, culture, geekery, and fringe pursuits.
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    transform: translate(-50%);
    border: none;
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 17px;
    transition: .3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.modal-window .add:hover {
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px 5px rgb(26, 255, 0);
}

.modal-delete {
    position: fixed;
    top: -100%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 370px;
    height: 200px;
    background-color: white;
    border: 2px solid red;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    z-index: 998;
    transition: 0.7s ease;
    opacity: 0;
}

.modal-delete h1 {
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto;
    font-size: 40px;
}

.modal-delete .choise {
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 25px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    width: 220px;
    height: auto;
}

.modal-delete .choise div {
    width: 100px;
    height: 45px;
    color: white;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 30%;
    font-size: 22px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.show {
    top: 50%;
    opacity: 1;
}
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A: В чём проблема?
Каждый раз при отрисовке бралась одна и та же кнопка "yes", как следствие onclick перезаписывалось и оставалось от последней отрисованой карточки.
let yes = document.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(1)')

// <...>

const CreateElement = (arr) => {
    // <...>
    for (let item of arr) {
        // <...>
        yes.onclick = () => {
            Delete(item.id)
            CreateElement(todos)
        }
        // <...>
    }
    // <...>
}

Как решить?
Как вариант, можно для каждой карточки создавать своё окно при открытии.

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const CreateElement = (arr) => {
    // <...>
    for (let item of arr) {
        // <...>
        let deleteBtn = document.createElement('div')

        // <...>

        // Каждой кнопке назначанем вызов окна со своим id
        deleteBtn.onclick = () => {
            OpenDeleteModal(item.id);
        }

        // <...>
    }
    // <...>
}

// <...>

function OpenDeleteModal(item_id) {

    // копируем окно
    // дальше идёт работа только с ним, а не с оригиналом
    let newModal = modalDelete.cloneNode(true);

    // крепим к body
    body.appendChild(newModal);

    // показываем
    show(newModal);

    // кнопки
    let btnYes = newModal.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(1)');
    let btnNo = newModal.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(2)');

    btnYes.onclick = () => {
      Delete(item_id);
      CreateElement(todos)
      close(newModal);
    };

    btnNo.onclick = () => {
      close(newModal);
    };

    // анимация показа
    function show(el) {
        el.classList.add('show')
        bg_modal.style.display = "block"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.transition = "none"
        }, 500)
        body.style.overflow = "hidden"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.opacity = "1"
        }, 100);
    }

    // анимация показа и удаление
    function close(el) {
        el.classList.remove('show')
        bg_modal.style.opacity = "0"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.display = "none"
            el.remove()
        }, 500);
        body.style.overflowY = "scroll"
    }

    // Удаление элементов
    function Delete(id) {
        todos = todos.filter(item => item.id !== id)
    }
}

// <...>

let todos = [
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: 'Купить продукты',
        description: 'Хлеб, молоко, мясо',
        position: 1
    },
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: 'Создать этот сайт',
        description: 'Исправить ошибку',
        position: 1
    },
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: 'Посмотреть фильмы и сериалы',
        description: 'Человек паук: Нет пути домой, Соник 2, Доктор Стрендж 2: Мультивселенная безумия',
        position: 2
    },
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: 'Проверка этого сайта',
        description: 'Исправить баг с скроллом, исправить баг с модальной окной удаления',
        position: 3
    },
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: 'Добавить адаптацию в этот сайт',
        description: 'Всё работает отлично',
        position: 3
    },
    {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: '321321321',
        description: 'asdasdasdasd',
        position: 2
    }
]

// Добавление новых тасков
let form = document.forms.Todo

form.onsubmit = (event) => {
    event.preventDefault()

    let obj = {
        id: Math.random(),
        title: String,
        description: String,
        position: 1
    }
    let fm = new FormData(form)

    fm.forEach((value, key) => {
        obj[key] = value
    })

    todos.push(obj)

    CreateElement(todos)
}

// Отрисовка
let todo = document.querySelector('.todo .unshift-here')
let inProgress = document.querySelector('.inprogress .unshift-here')
let done = document.querySelector('.done .unshift-here')
let yes = document.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(1)')

const CreateElement = (arr) => {
    todo.innerHTML = ""
    inProgress.innerHTML = ""
    done.innerHTML = ""
    for (let item of arr) {
        let div = document.createElement('div')
        let h3 = document.createElement('h3')
        let br = document.createElement('br')
        let p = document.createElement('p')
        let div2 = document.createElement('div')
        let leftArrow = document.createElement('div')
        let rightArrow = document.createElement('div')
        let deleteBtn = document.createElement('div')

        div.classList.add('todo-task')
        div2.classList.add('status')
        leftArrow.classList.add('arrow-left')
        rightArrow.classList.add('arrow-right')
        deleteBtn.classList.add("delete")
        div.setAttribute('id', item.id)

        h3.innerHTML = item.title
        p.innerHTML = item.description
        leftArrow.innerHTML = `<`
        rightArrow.innerHTML = `>`

        div2.append(leftArrow, rightArrow, deleteBtn)
        div.append(h3, br, p, div2)
        todo.append(div)
        // console.log(div);

        // Сортировака по позициям
        function sort() {
            if (item.position == 4) {
                item.position = 1
                console.log(item.position);
            }
            if (item.position == 1) {
                todo.prepend(div)
            } else if (item.position == 2) {
                inProgress.append(div)
            } else {
                done.append(div)
            }
        }

        rightArrow.onclick = () => {
            item.position++
            div.setAttribute('position', item.position)
            console.log(item.position);
            sort()
        }

        leftArrow.onclick = () => {
            item.position--
            div.setAttribute('position', item.position)
            console.log(item.position);
            sort()
        }

        deleteBtn.onclick = () => {
            OpenDeleteModal(item.id);
        }

        // Теперь это не нужно
        //yes.onclick = () => {
        //    Delete(item.id)
        //    CreateElement(todos)
        //}

        sort()
    }
}
CreateElement(todos)

//Модальное окно
let modal = document.querySelector('.modal-window')
let modalDelete = document.querySelector('.modal-delete')
let deleteBtn = document.querySelectorAll('.delete')
let btnNO = document.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(2)')
let bg_modal = document.querySelector('.modal-background')
let openBtn = document.querySelector('.button-add')
let closeBtn = document.querySelector('.modal-background span')
let addBtn = document.querySelector('.add')
let input = document.querySelector('form input')
let textarea = document.querySelector('form textarea')
let body = document.querySelector('body')

function OpenDeleteModal(item_id) {

    // копируем окно
    let newModal = modalDelete.cloneNode(true);

    // крепим к body
    body.appendChild(newModal);

    // показываем
    show(newModal);

    // кнопки
    let btnYes = newModal.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(1)');
    let btnNo = newModal.querySelector('.choise div:nth-child(2)');

    btnYes.onclick = () => {
      Delete(item_id);
      CreateElement(todos)
      close(newModal);
    };

    btnNo.onclick = () => {
      close(newModal);
    };

    function show(el) {
        el.classList.add('show')
        bg_modal.style.display = "block"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.transition = "none"
        }, 500)
        body.style.overflow = "hidden"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.opacity = "1"
        }, 100);
    }

    function close(el) {
        el.classList.remove('show')
        bg_modal.style.opacity = "0"
        setTimeout(() => {
            bg_modal.style.display = "none"
            el.remove()
        }, 500);
        body.style.overflowY = "scroll"
    }

    // Удаление элементов
    function Delete(id) {
        todos = todos.filter(item => item.id !== id)

    }
}

function Active() {
    modal.classList.add('show')
    bg_modal.style.display = "block"
    setTimeout(() => {
        bg_modal.style.transition = "none"
    }, 500)
    body.style.overflow = "hidden"
    setTimeout(() => {
        bg_modal.style.opacity = "1"
    }, 100);
}

function noActive() {
    modalDelete.classList.remove('show')
    modal.classList.remove('show')
    bg_modal.style.opacity = "0"
    setTimeout(() => {
        bg_modal.style.display = "none"
    }, 500);
    body.style.overflowY = "scroll"
}

openBtn.onclick = () => Active()

closeBtn.onclick = () => noActive()

addBtn.onclick = () => {
    if (input.value && textarea.value) noActive()
    else (input && textarea).style.boxShadow = '0px 0px 2.5px 2.5px red'
}

bg_modal.onclick = () => noActive()

input.onkeyup = () => {
    if (input.value) input.style.boxShadow = '0px 0px 2.5px 2.5px green'
    else input.style.boxShadow = '0px 0px 2.5px 2.5px red'
}

textarea.onkeyup = () => {
    if (textarea.value) textarea.style.boxShadow = '0px 0px 2.5px 2.5px green'
    else textarea.style.boxShadow = '0px 0px 2.5px 2.5px red'
}
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fira+Sans+Condensed:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap');

* {
    margin: 0px;
    padding: 0px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    font-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed', sans-serif;
}

main {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding: 15px;
}

.logo {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 400px;
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 5px;
    user-select: none;
}

.logo h1 {
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: 50px;
}

.logo img {
    width: 75px;
    height: 75px;
}

.container {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: fit-content;
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.chapter {
    width: 400px;
    height: 550px;
    background-color: rgb(215, 215, 215);
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 10px;
    border-radius: 15px;
    border: 1px solid rgb(192, 192, 192);
}

.chapter h2 {
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 10px;
    border-radius: 10%;
}

.unshift-here {
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 30px;
    width: 95%;
    height: 81%;
    overflow-y: scroll;
}

.todo-task {
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 90%;
    height: auto;
    background-color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 5px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.todo-task h3 {
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.status {
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 15px;
    width: 140px;
    height: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.status .delete {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    border-radius: 100%;
    background-color: red;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.arrow-left,
.arrow-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 50px;
    height: 20px;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    border: 1px solid blue;
    border-radius: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: .3s ease;
}

.arrow-left:hover,
.arrow-right:hover {
    background-color: blue;
    color: white;
}

.button-add {
    width: 100px;
    height: 50px;
    border-radius: 25%;
    background-color: blue;
    color: white;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 5px;
    transition: .3s ease;
    position: fixed;
    right: 25px;
    bottom: 25px;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 1000;
}

.button-add img {
    display: none;
}

.button-add:hover {
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px 5px rgb(0, 85, 255);
}

/* Modal */
.modal-background {
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100%;
    position: fixed;
    backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    z-index: 998;
    opacity: 0;
    display: none;
    top: 0px;
    left: 0px;
    transition: 1s ease;
}

.modal-background span {
    font-size: 100px;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0px;
    right: 20px;
    transition: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.modal-window {
    position: fixed;
    top: -100%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 400px;
    height: 300px;
    background-color: white;
    border: 1px solid gray;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    z-index: 999;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: .5s ease;
    opacity: 0;
}

.modal-window h2 {
    font-size: 25px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 2%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%);
}

.modal-window input {
    position: absolute;
    transform: translate(-50%);
    top: 15%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 70%;
    height: 45px;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213);
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.modal-window input::placeholder {
    font-size: 16px;
}

.modal-window textarea {
    width: 70%;
    height: 100px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 110px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%);
    resize: none;
    outline: none;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 17px;
}

.modal-window textarea::placeholder {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed', sans-serif;
}

.modal-window .add {
    /* display: block; */
    width: 30%;
    height: 40px;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 25px;
    transform: translate(-50%);
    border: none;
    background-color: green;
    color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 17px;
    transition: .3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.modal-window .add:hover {
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px 5px rgb(26, 255, 0);
}

.modal-delete {
    position: fixed;
    top: -100%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 370px;
    height: 200px;
    background-color: white;
    border: 2px solid red;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 10px;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    z-index: 998;
    transition: 0.7s ease;
    opacity: 0;
}

.modal-delete h1 {
    width: fit-content;
    margin: 0 auto;
    font-size: 40px;
}

.modal-delete .choise {
    margin: 0 auto;
    margin-top: 25px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    width: 220px;
    height: auto;
}

.modal-delete .choise div {
    width: 100px;
    height: 45px;
    color: white;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 30%;
    font-size: 22px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.show {
    top: 50%;
    opacity: 1;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./Styles/style.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./Styles/mediascreen.css">
    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="./Icons/favicon.ico" type="images/x-icon">
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    <title>Notes Manager</title>

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Voyager has been sighted flying over 1990s Los Angeles. The Doctor has been taken from the ship. Paris and Tuvok work to lure Starling into Voyager custody while protecting Rain Robinson. Can the crew stop him before he launches his stolen timeship, to disastrous future consequences?
Matthew: Ah, the second part conundrum. Is it possible to follow a good first part in Trek? If so, what are the features of the good follow-up? I think to some degree that the strength of much of Trek is the characters, not the plots. As such, when you stretch a plot to two episodes, and create a bunch of threads that need resolving, you detract from the character stories in the second parts of extended tales. I don't know. I just know that there have been many a lackluster plot resolution in prior stories (BoBW, Descent, and Gambit spring to mind). Anyway, how does one surmount this obstacle? I guess you can either try to double down on excitement, to make sure you don't lose narrative momentum, or you can try your best to ensure that the characters don't get lost in all the plotting. I think the second is in evidence here. Scenes that really stick out are ones between Paris/Tuvok/Rain, Starling and Janeway, Starling and The Doctor, and Chakotay/B'Elanna. I think Braga and Menosky do a really good job of giving us scenes that showcase the characters, as opposed to simply moving them from point A to B to C in order to "finish" the story. Starling argues that he is benefiting humanity, not endangering it. Paris must negotiate between his attraction for Rain and his dedication to the mission. The Doctor sees real character growth as he acclimates himself to freedom of movement, and resists Starling.
Kevin: I agree that this is definitely one of the most consistent two-parters in series, excluding the episodes conceived as a single two hour outing. No one's thread is mysteriously dropped, nor is there a noticeable change in tone and focus. All of that is good, since the first was so much fun, that as long as they focus on tying up the stories they started, we should at least be 'fine' if not more than that. I remember being cautiously optimistic about the Doctor in this episode. On the one hand, you are taking away one of his defining traits, on the other, for both the character and the actor, it wears a little thin that he only exists in one room or in a tortured reason to be on the holodeck.
Matthew: All the aforementioned said, this is still a breezy, well-paced action tale. This episode is never boring. Each vignette is interesting in and of itself, and everything fits together logically. Starling didn't escape Voyager due to any incompetence, instead it was owing to his timeship's advanced transporters. Personally (I know Kevin disagrees with me somewhat), I really like the right wing nut compound that Chakotay and B'Elanna crash land in. It entertained me. I do think it's a story idea deserving of a larger treatment (i.e. how 20th century earthlings respond to a crashed spaceship, on a spectrum from welcome to paranoia), but the scenes were basically entertaining. I love the line "A black man and some bald guy."
Kevin: Yeah...the rednecks. It just struck an odd chord for me. Kelly commented on this in the podcast and I agree, the whole thing kind of feels like a prelude to B'Elanna getting raped and that just turns me off on a scene. It just all felt a bit too far. Something like TNG's "First Contact" gave Krola's paranoia a little more depth. That scene aside, everything continued the buoyancy of the first half for me as well. The comedy, especially the physical comedy like the scene in the limo was pitched really well.
Matthew: As a plot, this episode does what it needs to do. It satisfactorily resolves the setup of the first half. The setup was flawed, of course, as we indicated previously. My big question here is whether there really a ship with a 29th century computer that would allow itself to rip the space time continuum of the solar system in two. Seriously? No safety shutdown circuit for the "Destroy Universe" Engine? Since this is driving the plot in terms of the Voyager crew's motivation, it ends up weakening the story a bit. I think I would have preferred to see B'Elanna's question about "what if we can't get back" to be explored a bit more. Doesn't anyone on the ship want to stay? They could at least have done more work establishing why they couldn't. Damage to the timeline, the impending Eugenics wars and World War III, and so on. Heck, I know it's breaking format, but why not really stick them there for a few more episodes? The Deus Ex Machina of Braxton whisking them back to the Delta Quadrant isn't totally satisfying.
Kevin: Yeah, if your car can destroy the universe, you probably shouldn't have a car. The episode ended kind of abruptly for me. The torpedo manages to destroy Starling but in a way that also triggers a cataclysm, so it makes the cataclysm seem even more contrived. Also, given that they were willing to destroy Voyager two hours ago (from the viewer's perspective, of course), citing the Temporal Prime Directive now feels hollow. Why not send Voyager back to Alpha Quadrant right before they do whatever it is they would have done to trigger the disaster and sidestep the whole thing in the first place?
Matthew: At the end of the episode, Braxton says "I never experienced that time-line." I think this implies that the timeship incursion is effectively negated by Voyager's actions in destroying Starling's shuttle. Since they prevent the explosion, they prevent Homeless Braxton's ship from ever falling into Starling's hands. This obviates your concerns about future tech being responsible for human advancement instead of contemporary human ingenuity.
Kevin: If they want to go that route, they needed to indicate that what Starling had done was in excess of the computer revolution we were then living through. I get what you're saying, but it still feels muddled.
Matthew: I agree that the idea, though implied, lacks follow through.
Matthew: Ed Begley Jr. really shone again. His exchanges with Janeway and the Doctor really elevated his character f4c[ stupid villain to believable, menacing bad guy with an inner life. If anything, I would have liked for him to get more lines, giving us more of his history and emotions. But he really brought to life what he was given. Sarah Silverman continued her very natural acting from the first part, as well.
Kevin: His delivery of "uh-oh" seemed kind of odd, but I don't think there's a way to deliver that organically. Other than that, I really liked him. His scene in Sickbay was great.
Matthew: Robert Picardo had a good number of laugh lines, but he also did a good job of seeming 1. somewhat overwhelmed by his new freedom; 2. hiding the fact that he was somewhat overwhelmed from Starling. Kate Mulgrew and Robert Duncan McNeill were also excellent, yet again. In a lot of ways, the performances here didn't vary at all from the first half, which is good.
Matthew: The location shots again shine here. I liked the performing arts center location quite a bit. The fountain was visually interesting, as were the pillars. There were loads of extras who filled out the world. Whatever you want to say about the survivalist scene, their basement shed was really well realized as a set, too.
Kevin: I suppose I have to grant you that. The plaza scene with the Doctor was very well done. Maybe Angelinos are just used to location shooting. Nothing felt like prepped extras told to walk in the background.
Matthew: On the one hand, they got a nice looking truck and did some pretty decent stunt driving with it. There were some CG opticals that were... very nineties. The shuttle crash landing was pretty OK. The shuttle flying in to destroy the truck looked pretty good, too. But the actual truck explosion? Eh, not so much. It looked rather fake. The temporal rift and timeship looked really nice.
Kevin: Yeah, the truck explosion was not great. I was also not the biggest fan of the ship breaking out of the building. I did like the rift, though.
Matthew: Overall, I think this is a 4, which makes it one of the more successful second parts in Trek. The plot moves briskly and the characters get lots of development. Only a slightly wonky Plot MacGuffin holds this back. With a bit more of an airtight plot driver (perhaps an undesirably changed future, as opposed to "ship whose engine destroys solar system"), and a few scenes exploring its ins and outs, this could easily have been a 5.
Kevin: I agree with the 4 for a total of 8. The episode remains super fun, though is held back by the slightly creaky set up and lack of a reach for something grander. Still, I can't fault a show for being roundly entertaining. This remains one of Voyager's better outings, and a pleasant change after a run of "almost but not quite" episodes earlier this season.


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LUCA INNOVATION DAY 2018
A.I. IS NOT A FANTASY ANYMORE
Telefónica Auditorium, Distrito T
#LUCAInnovation
Science and Technology in the LUCA Innovation Day event.
Thanks for joining us at LUCA Innovation Day 2018
Ever since LUCA was born as the Telefónica Data Unit, some things have changed. Luckily, we work in an agile and dynamic environment, where innovation sets the pace for all processes. At Telefónica we are clear that transformation means adaptation: it is important to ride each technological wave to build the foundations of the next. Because of this, and based on our own example, we now know that it is not possible to implement Artificial Intelligence efficiently in a business, without having taken the previous steps in Big Data technologies.
This is the evolution that LUCA has undergone, which has shown significant development in the last year. Therefore, the reality of LUCA is the reality of a booming technology, and we want to share it with you so you know first-hand how our solutions have evolved, and how we can help you on the road to intelligent decision making. We look forward to seeing you on the afternoon of October 4th at the Distrito Telefónica Auditorium in Madrid, at our event "Science without fiction", where we will show you how all the advances in science and technology have created a better present for us than the future we could have imagined.
About "Science without fiction"
When the science of the future is represented in the collective imagination, elements that are very distant from the reality that we live in come into play. However, technology has evolved at an accelerated pace in recent times and has allowed us to create a present where science simplifies processes, optimizes results and helps us solve social and business problems in ways that we could not have imagined a few years ago.
Precisely, Artificial Intelligence, which has appeared in numerous cultural documents over the last decades in literature, cinema or advertising, has been introduced into our daily lives in ways that are becoming increasingly natural and effective. Do you remember those futuristic cinema cities, filled with the chaos of thousands of vehicles circulating at the same time, whilst a dark atmosphere envelopes everything? Instead, today we have solutions for public and private organizations to reinforce infrastructures and design efficient routes, forecasts on air quality to activate protocols in the most optimal way or series of analyses that allow the understanding of travelers and the control of flows.
Through our event "Science without fiction", we want to highlight how Big Data and AI are already a reality applicable in any business thanks to the multisectoral solutions and the roadmap of LUCA. In addition, we will also delve into the contrast between what we imagined the future would be and what we have really achieved thanks to science and the good human decisions based on it.
What we intend is that the adaptation that Telefónica is experiencing will be experienced by our customers as well, whilst trying to demonstrate in real time that today this is a possibility.
Chema Alonso
CDO - Telefónica
Elena Gil
CEO LUCA - Telefónica
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Director of Major Clients and the Central Region - Telefónica España
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Discipline Head Advanced Analytics - BBVA
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Data & Analytics Director - Repsol
David del Val Latorre
CEO - Telefónica Research and Development
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LUCA is the Data Unit of Telefónica that is integrated into the Chief Data Office, a unit led by Chema Alonso. The mission of LUCA is to guide companies, both in the public sector and private sector, in their digital transformation towards becoming data-driven organizations, allowing intelligent decision-making and based on Telefónica's own experience. The broad portfolio of services includes Big Data Strategy, Data Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Analytics or Visualization and acts on various sectors, including retail, tourism, advertising, financial services or transportation, throughout several countries.
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Flyby Above the Ala Wai
Posted by RONW at 12/23/2012 5 comments:
Before You Even Think of Tipping the Garbageman This Year
To get an idea of what [the financial impact post-Inouye] Hawaii might experience in the coming years, the UH graduate students examined federal funding in Alaska and the impact of the loss of its senior senator when Senator Ted Stevens lost the 2008 election.
Alaska is a nearly "identical case," University of Hawaii Professor Panos Prevedouros said, because Senator Ted Stevens was from a small state with very large dependence of federal monies, and he was a senator with great seniority and chair of Senate Appropriations Committee.
"Fiscal Year 2009 federal budget was the last one that Senator Stevens of Alaska was present. In 2008, Alaska was represented by Senator Stevens and a junior senator. Stevens alone appropriated $235 Billion[?] million in earmarks. Jointly the two senators from Alaska appropriated $496 Billion[?] million," Prevedouros said.
"In a case identical to Hawaii in 2012, both Alaska's senators were replaced in the 2008 elections with two very junior senators. These two 'newbies' were able to appropriate only $46 million in solo earmarks and $174 million in joint earmarks in FY 2010," Prevedouros added.
Source: Hawaii Reporter
The relevant points are "$496 million" in earmarks plummeting to "$174 million" with Alaska's two newbie Senators in Congress and their utter lack of clout, which is the very situation that Hawaii has on its hands today. However, when Ted Stevens wasn't re-elected and didn't return as the powerful Chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, there was not a 'Fiscal Cliff' looming that that will mandatorily slash appropriations across the board to reduce the federal funding even more.
I finally eradicated Funmoods as my freakin hostile search engine off from all of my browsers.
The End of the World is Near
Obama named TIME's Person of the Year
And who else would be more deserving?
Hawaii Sen. Daniel K. Inouye dies at 88
"I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly
and to the best of my ability. I think I did okay."
I happened to bump into the Senator at Longs Drugs about 2 year ago and said, "Hi, Dan." As soon as I saw the Senator's eyes brighten up, I knew he'd probably spend 10 minutes or so talking story, so I whisked off without saying another word so I wouldn't take up his day. I mean the guy's on vacation from Washington DC, and random conversation is the last thing he really needs. Aloha, Dan.
Two weeks ago, Vice President Joe Biden delivered the eulogy at the memorial service for Warren Rudman (former Senator R-NH). It struck me somewhat odd, at least, then, that Biden would mention Senator Inouye during a memorial service for another senator. Perhaps, or perhaps not, people in the inner circle knew something that we didn't know about the true extent of Senator Inouye's health issues. Anyways, Inouye's not the type to drag people through stories of bad health. He had more class than that.
"I've never met a man in all the years I've served, with the single exception of Dan Inouye, that had the integrity, faith and grit in the ordinary American people .... as Warren Rudman."
Vice President Joe Biden | Nov 29, 2012
Some aloha comments below....
From the Washington Post:
dkoelper wrote:
.... We first met Sen. Inouye in the halls of the Senate back in 1970 when I was 10, and my mother was trying to visit our own senator to arrange a tour of the Capitol, only to find his office closed.
Seeing the look of disappointment on my face, Sen. Inouye graciously invited us to his own offices, and not only had his staff make those arrangements, he also took us to lunch in the Senate dining room, and invited us to see the Senate in session. That little boy never forgot his random act of kindness, and I've always had a lot of aloha in my heart for him.
John E. wrote:
In 1966 my grandmother worked in the Senate cafeteria. He used to give her his two tickets to the Washington Senators so that she could take her 13-year-old grandson to the games. Some of my fondest memories as a child.
rapidreader wrote:
Sen. Inouye's Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was probably one of the five most important pieces of social change law in American history. That Act gave American Indians the first real chance they ever got. This one piece of legislation changed America; it should be in the first three paragraphs of Inouye's biography or his obituary.
HappilyRetired2 wrote:
I had the honor to meet him once briefly. It was in a line to get through security at Dulles. He was standing in line like everyone else.
DC_Native_1976 wrote:
My mother is Nisei and was interned in Manzanar for over 2 years during WWII as a teenager along with her sister and mother. I grew up in a household where Senator Inouye was greatly respected as an humble hero who personally personified the ethos of the war generation.... The war years left huge scars on the Japanese American community and Daniel Inouye's life was a living testament to the power of staying positive....
Jeepers Creepers wrote:
.... I met him in the spring of 1985. He and his wife were walking up past American University and on their way to lunch. My wife and I, almost thirty years their junior, were sort of heading in the same direction. We fell into conversation.
My wife and I had served together in the Navy and were stationed in Hawaii in the late '70's and we got to talking about our favorite Honolulu restaurants - like Maple Garden on Isenberg Street - a restaurant the Inouye's knew well. (It's still there and it's still great - no tourists!).
Next thing we knew, we were invited to join them for lunch and I must say, the next 2 hours were absolutely amazing. We exchanged Christmas cards every year since and though I never saw them again, I still to this day hold a special place in my heart for these remarkable Americans.
Totalam wrote:
Goodbye MR .Inouye. What world needs today is more politicians like you. I live in Britain ,I have closely followed your military and political carrier. To me you are one of the towering politicians of America. I am sure you will be ranked among the great politicians who hailed from united states
hillstemple wrote:
.... Mahalo for all you have done for Hawaii and the United States. You are a true statesman. You helped to open doors for people from Hawaii. You gave so many Hawaii people the opportunity to work in Congress and the federal government. You gave pride to the people of Hawaii. You set an example for all of us that yes, we too, can achieve.
Your legacy lives on in many of us.
Aloha oe
From the Huffington Post:
cadreamer14 wrote:
.... Ralph Ensminger (my grandma's brother) served as Senator Inouye's Captain in the 442nd and died in the first battle in Italy. Senator Inouye graciously dedicated a chapter of his book "My Journey to Washington" to my Great Uncle. Senator Inouye was a brave, amazing man. He signed a copy of his book and presented it to my grandmother (who grew up in Hawaii) many years ago. Rest in peace, Mr. Inouye. Thank you for being a true hero and leader.
Rick Kasper wrote:
.... My Dad fought along with Seator Inouye in Italy. What a great hero, Great american and even better person. It is a sad day to hear of the passing of this great man. God please offer him rest. Mr Inouye Thank you for your honest, ethical,honorable and humble service to this country, I salute you, hope and pray .... May God give you the eternal Joy you so richly deserve.
HawaiiSteve wrote:
In 1990, I started a company in Honolulu called O'ahu Wireless Cable to compete against the cable monopoly that is Oceanic Time Warner. Senator 'Dan,' concerned about the constantly rising of cable rates with no competition, helped me to get the FCC licenses I needed. I had never met him prior to that (and a recent newcomer to the state) but he wanted his constituency to have a choice and not be held hostage to the national cable monopolies. He invited me to Washington D.C., introduced me to the FCC Commissioners, and 'asked' them to do all the could to help us get started. I will never forget his help and support!
Aloha Senator Dan! You will be greatly missed.
NorenForSenate wrote:
.... one bill that he wrote trying to give space a flight privileges to 100% disabled vets didn't get support from Gillibrand and other Senators. Disgraceful. Hope they will honor him in death by co-sponsoring the bill.
Scott Noren DDS
Non combat vet, activist
Marathoners Are Wearing Yellow Finisher's T-Shirts Tonight.
This is how the home stretch looks through the eyes of marathoner as they approach the finish line off in the far distance (red arrow). The final straight·a·way is actually over a 1000 meters straight. More in the back of me than infront from the spot of the photo. Other major marathon courses may match this in length. But they wouldn't have a beach on one side and Kapiolani Park on the other.
What a relief, the finish line wasn't a mirage. However, by now, the international tv camera crew have already packed up and left. And so has the audience. But like they say, you can't have everything.
It's about 5pm and by now most of the runners have clocked in. You see the truck on the right, the workers are already gathering up the sidewalk barriers. However, these two cheer leaders haven't given up on the stragglers. Are they awesome or what. Found out they live around the corner from me. So what are neighbors to do. Why, chat. Not tweeter, chat. The sign that they're holding says in kanji(?), "Fight On." I didn't ask their permission to use their pic in my blog so that's why they're wearing designer sunglasses.
Did I mention to them that I authored a blog. No. My neighbors on the same floor aren't aware of my blog. Neither anybody in the rest of the entire apartment building. "There's RONW, he's gonna take our photo and post pics of us on the Internet." "What's Internet?" "That's where you buy things online." "You mean he's putting us up for sale on the Internet?" "No, no, but quick, we better hide in the elevator before he gets within photo range."
That, dear reader, is not a giant phallus under wrap by court order. If it were a giant dick with a 'Out of Order' sign on it, it would be a medical disaster. Rather it was originally a beach shower. A working one at that. This is a busy beach and people cannot wash off the sand from the beach and the free suntan lotion on the surface of the water that sticks to their skins. It's across the street from Kapiolani Park and nearby the hotels you see in the pic.
Neglected repairs like this is why the Gov. is demanding that the teachers take a pay cut. We need the money to fix the outdoor showers at the beaches and replace the missing handles on faucets in the public restrooms. And a few thousand other things la dat although not a major public works project by them selves add up to a substantial amount in total, but as I noted in an earlier post, the Gov. finds it far more urgent to build brand new prisons that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Puhleeze
Marathon Saturday
Without further ado, The Arc de Triomphe ala 2012 Honolulu Marathon. It's been a tradition the day before race day for runners to have their pics taken running under The Arc de Triomphe in full stride arms high in victory and not even breaking a sweat. Tomorrow will of course tell a different story at the end of the grueling 26.2 miles. I surmise that's the reason for the red mats to cushion the finisher's landing if they so need it. Minor detail, this is actually the finished-side of the finish line.
This is the real deal from the runner's vantage point about a 100 meters from the finish line. Still looks far to me.
The completed camera & media platform that the workers were setting up in yesterday's pic.
Quite strudy, isn't it?
Plastic crowd control barriers lining the home stretch.
You can see by how a welcome breeze lifts up the plastic fencing, it's a better running weather. It's been humid for the most part of this week.
Marathon Friday
I was mentioning in yesterday's post that oddly I didn't see the Arc de Triomphe at the official finish line for the Honolulu Marathon. The marathon is this Sunday. Well, it turns out that my eyes weren't seeing things, or is it, deceiving me. I mean the crew didn't start erecting the Arc de Triomphe until this morning. In the pic above the workers are scaffolding the columns and the architrave, the horizontal beam or bridge in this case. I believe that perch is for the tv cameras. Anyways, below, is the Arc de Honolulu that the finishers run under with their arms up in victory if you equate pain and exhaustion to victory. Their feat never ceases to amaze me. Their feet, too. Every year.
Bronze Ponies
There's two bronze ponies if you can make them out the photo. They and the two stone statues are the latest additions to the Stone Gardens along Kahala Ave. Dunno why the objects in the pics always seem blurred. Perhaps the lens needs cleaning okay why I never look then. Anyways, if I had arrived an hour earlier the sun would have been in a better angle for the photo shot. Perhaps, again this weekend. [edit] *Whoops, I forget the Honolulu Marathon is on this weekend and the home route is Kahala Ave. Oddly I didn't see the Arc de Triumph set up at the Kapiolani Park finish line when I passed there today.
Posted by RONW at 12/06/2012 No comments:
A Bunch of Lolo Grinches
Good thing the homeowner above been wake up when he heard his dogs barking at 2am in the morning. This happened last week Thursday night. He get up, he hear somebody outside in the dark, sound like they breaking into his house. So the home owner been yell at the intruders and they been run away one got caught later down the street. Here's where the story gets beyond pathetic. The next morning he check the outside of the house and he found a few window screens partially pried open. He keep looking around and to his utter disbelief, he discovered that the thieves been steal all the christmas lights that was strung up on the eaves. Effin lolo's. So if you run across somebody trying to hawk strings of christmas lights to get money to buy their meth .... no call the cops. We take care of the lolo's ourselves.
I usually put up my christmas lights by the stroke of midnight Dec. 1st. If I don't put them up by then the odds are that I'll skip this year like I did the last 2 years. Something related to not making a proverbial deadline ordained in the horoscope or some other type of temple of divination that the jungle has overgrown and shrouded from modern civilization. Of course Dec. 1st been pass already. Up until now that would mean no christmas lights on my lanai railing (balcony). However, the story above has inspired me to dig deep down and find the energy inside myself to string up the christmas lights anyway. So, bruddah, above. Sorry for your lost. But you can come my house and look at my christmas lights dedicated to you and your family. And your family dogs. Bellieve me, I gotta dig way inside my locker room underneath stacks of things for the christmas lights. But I find them. Aloha.
When I walk around my neighborhood at night, I notice that not very many people have strung up christmas lights. The exception is the people who didn't take them down from last year and they just plug them back on. Their plastic trees will keep a year too. I'm not mocking you dear reader who have the evergreens. However, this lack of christmas lights, the ceremonial spirit, whatever, has been going on for a few years now. I guess the economy has dampened people's spirits not by any measure to a melted snowman demeaner bah humbug christmas is plain overrated I'll regrift the joy and the send it to the next recepient down the line like a chain letter no kurgerrand for you red kettle, but the genuine meriment doesn't overflow the cup as robustly as it did. That is, before the economy went to the south pole, there were visibly more christmas lights set up everywhere on this side of the Ala Wai canal and on the other side of the Ala Wai too.
In other news, or should I intone, in other observations, soy beans were on sale for 4 for $5.oo at the grocery store. That's $1.25 each. 16 ounces packages. However, usually a 16oz package of frozen soy beans is almost $4.oo at the going rate. They use to be perenially on sale for $1.00 to $1.25 almost all year round. It remains a mystery to me why the price of soy beans been fluctuate so high. It's not real important in the grand scheme of all things grocery-wise, but they were my favorite snacks. I use to eat them frozen. Rarely less than a bag or two a week.
On a Clear Day, You Can See Gov. Neil Abercrombie
As you can see in the pic, today was not a clear day. Variable winds drove in the vog that always lingers in the atmosphere south of the islands. Vog is volcanic haze. Or at least, as I endear it, The Veil of Pele, the Hawaiian volcano godness.
Now back to our story du jour. As usual it's a rant. Rant or Rave. I try to keep a healthy balance between the two, but know what when was the last you remembered I raved about something? Anything at all. Alrighty, then, from now on I'll rave hysterically about this or that like someone overdosed on their happy pills. Won't we like that? Just trying to be humorous. Seriously, though, it's not sane to rant with every keystroke. Fyi, there is a Bloggers AA. They meet every Friday night 6 o'clock at Kapiolani Park under the two coconut trees. Free refreshments. Be there. Unfortunately there isn't a Rant-ers AA chapter on the entire island. "Hello everbody, my name is Ronw Waikiki, of the clan Waikiki. I have been sober have not ranted for 5 weeks and 2 days and 6 hours and 7 minutes." Applauds. "Mahalo."
Hawaii teachers supported Gov. Neil Abercrombie in his campaign bid for Hawaii's governor. So what's a Governor to do for people who supported his acendency? Why, simply relegate their status to an inconvenient liability. The gaul of the teachers trying to collect on a bygone favor with something more substantial than a hearty thankyou, my friends. "Just sign the freakin contract, already!" Never mind the terms are so lopsided that the teachers at 40 schools are rallying en masse that the Governor draft a revision.
Before Neil was governor he was a professor at the University of Hawaii. You'd tunk that public teachers are his comrades-in-arms insofar as the issue of pay. Yes, the contract dispute is all about money. Specifically, less money for the teachers. In the lastest and greatest proposal, the State with Gov. Neil Abercrombie presiding sought to restore teachers' pay back to the 2007 level. Now it makes dollars and cents that kids taught proficiently in grade school are more likely to past entrance exams to enroll at the university level where Abercrombie, himself, formerly earned his livelihood.
True, the state has just semi-recovered from a brush with near bankruptcy and money is tight. Part of the recovery was made possible by furoughing teachers 2 days a month without pay. Oh never mind about the kids roaming the streets who no longer had a classroom on those furlough days. However, inexplicably, Gov. Abercrombie earlier this year proposed the incredulous idea of building new prisons so prisoners that Hawaii shipped off to mainland private prisons can return home and those prisoners could be repatriated in body and soul with their families on local prison visits.
By Gov. Abercrombie's metric, the mainland method is cruel and unusual punishment even though the average citizen would suspect that the Governor is ante-ing up to the terms of a blood oath he tendered behind the campaign curtains between himself and the prison guards industry as such offshoring Hawaii prisoners is cruel and unusual punishment to the livelihoods of the prison guards. Thus it must follow that it is unconscionable to let Hawaii prisoners be locked up in Gitmo and the humane cover is they be brought back home albeit shackled to the ulterior motive disguised in this instance as thinly as the vog in today's air with islanders rubbing their eyeballs. The state already has in place a prisoner program for readjustment back into society where Hawaii prisoners are shipped back to the islands to serve the final year of their sentences so they may acclimatize themselves to the warmer weather and tradewinds to foster an orderly transition leading up to their release.
I don't how many prison guards actually vote. However, I have a strong hunch that almost every teacher does vote. Thusly, Gov. Abercrombie's odd behavior defies political logic. At any rate Abercrombie isn't catering to the teachers behalf. Instead he's read them the riot act that there is no money, period. But there is money to build brand new prisons with humongous price tags. Btw, the current prison guards are set for life. They don't need new prisons to insure the future of their livelihoods or necessarily give a hoot about newbies entering their profession with the prospectus of new prisons. The last student dormatory built a year or two ago at the University was the first new dorm building the state built in three decades on the university campus.
From the very beginning of time and I don't meant time served it's been a fact that new prison eventually become old prisons and old prisons need refurbishing. The state can barely keep up with the backlog of school repairs and potholes how do they reckon to fix even more. It's also a fact of life that spacious new prisons become overflowing prisons in a matter of years. Then it'll be the revolving door scenario where there'll be law suits and the state will ship the overflow off to mainland private prisons. Then there's the legacy costs of the prison guard retirement and health insurance benefits for the pensioners that will come back to haunt Gov. Abercrombie. Obviously, he won't be still in office by then. So no skin off his oklole.


We like to say, "when communication goes down, speculation goes up"… so let's communicate just what will, and will not, happen at an Arthur Murray Group Class.
Each group class you attend will be divided by the level you are currently in. While this may seem fairly obvious, it's an important fact to remember if that "little voice" starts acting up.
From Newcomers attending their first ever group class, all the way to Gold level, there is a class for everyone.
There are plenty of great reasons to learn to dance with a partner, there are just as many to learn on your own. That doesn't change whether it is a private lesson or group class, regardless of the dance.
Since the group classes are divided by level, that keeps class sizes at a point where the teachers can engage in a more direct fashion with the students.
Similar to that feeling (that voice) when you walk in to the gym for the first time, it can seem like everyone is sizing you up, assessing your worth, and deeming you unworthy. The reality is that students are there to learn more about dancing, and will support those with the same spirit.
There will be people there to observe and assist you – the instructors. Their goal is to help you acquire the information in the quickest and easiest way possible so you enjoy the experience.
Your private lessons will always be the primary source for your individual development in your dance program, but group classes are there to add context and consistency to what you are learning.
Taking a group class can be scary the first time. A fear of the unknown is just basic human nature, and not a unique problem anyone should question their new hobby over. The great thing is that this environment is not altogether new if you think about it.
You have probably taken your first introductory lesson already. This means that you have been to the studio, you know at least one teacher, and the content will match what you've learned so far. Not to mention, you'll be in a group of other Arthur Murray students who are either feeling, or have felt, exactly what you're going through.
Truth be told, you probably wouldn't have even taken your first step into Arthur Murray if it hadn't been for that inner voice. Maybe it was tired of seeing you turn down opportunities to go dancing, or knew deep down that this was the thing that could help you take the edge off from work.
You've got to admit, that voice has a positive track record outside of the occasional freak out when it comes to new things like group classes.


In another sign of the ascendance of digital marketing techniques, Sagefrog also found that email and social media were tied as the most commonly used marketing tactic, employed by 79% of respondents. Tradeshows and events were used by 59%, but the next three most popular marketing tools—search engine optimization, blogging and online display advertising/pay-per-click (PPC) advertising—all fall squarely in the realm of the digital.
That's an interesting outcome, considering the latter task has previously fallen largely on the shoulders of salespeople. It may also be a reflection of a sales funnel that has been disrupted from its traditional structure thanks to the rise of digital marketing tools.


In 2004, Robert M. Hopkins, an American artist from California, moved from downtown Los Angeles to China after finding romance in Beijing. Although he had never dreamed of moving to China, or of ever staying for more than ten years, it was a profoundly immersing experience, and in keeping with the trajectory of his past work. In following his heart, Hopkins also had to balance teaching English and assimilating to a new culture which were challenging much of his time as a professional artist. Yet, through a process of osmosis and acclimation in the studio, a new body of work emerged, Blind Insights -- now presented here, for the first time, along with Hopkins' new web site: an online studio-gallery, documenting the evolution of his work and life as an artist.
-- circadian rhythms are the very rhythm of life."
Onadyme, 2004; Bevel Cuff, 2004.


Les Monarchs de Wembley remportent cette Coupe d'Automne jouée - comme son nom l'indique - en début de saison.
Les Racers de Harringay sont champions d'Angleterre.
All Star Team A : Monty Reynolds (Streatham) ; Art Hodgins (Streatham) - Danny Linton (Harringay Racers) ; Pete Payette (Harringay Racers) - Chick Zamick (Nottingham) - Bill Glennie (Harringay Racers).
All Star Team B : Stubby Mason (Wembley Monarchs) ; Paddy Ryan (Streatham) - "Red" Kurz (Wembley Monarchs) ; George Drysdale (Streatham) - Stan Petrow (Wembley Lions) - Don Stay (Wembley Monarchs).
Meilleur entraîneur : Harvey "Red" Stapleford (Streatham). Coach B : Archie Stinchcombe (Nottingham).
Les Lions de Falkirk sont champions d'Écosse.
All Star Team A : Hap Finch (Falkirk) ; Rennie Platt (Falkirk) - Floyd Snider (Fife) ; Wilf Gorman (Dunfermline) - Chick Mann (Fife) - Harald "Bud" Scrutton (Fife).
All Star Team B : Adrien "Pete" Bélanger (Fife) ; Vern Greger (Fife) - Bobby Burns (Dundee) ; Bruce Hamilton (Perth) - Al Rogers (Fife) - Pat Casey (Falkirk).
Meilleur entraîneur : George McNeil (Falkirk Lions). Coach B : Al Rogers (Fife Flyers).
Les Lions de Falkirk remportent la Coupe d'Écosse.


How do I convert my stored tracks (*.gdb) on my computer back to .gpx-files so I can upload them?
Is there a way to upload the .gdb-files directly?
There is no way to upload GDB files directly. You can however open them in MapSource and then chose "Save As..." from the "File" menu, where you can then select the type to save the file as.
You can also use the open source utility GPSBabel (available for Windows, Linux, OS X) to convert from GDB to GPX.


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