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Stroppy 'a reading experience like no other'
"Your patience will be rewarded with the atmospheric Arclight and surreal Stroppy" / AV Club / Tim O'Neil / July 7, 2015
Marc Bell's comics are strange and unique, and often carry the burden of unfair comparison. First and foremost, there is the matter of his relationship to Robert Crumb—while there are certain surface similarities, such as the ever-present big feet and the detailed hatching, his work departs from Crumb in a number of important ways. Crumb was and is an angry artist using cartoons as a means of lashing out at a world he variously detests, envies, and judges. Bell's affect is almost completely blank. His characters inhabit a world of bewildering complexity and seeming absurdity. Things happen in a seemingly random order, until they stop, at which point the story has either congealed into a satisfying whole or not.
They're not "dream comics," certainly unlike Little Nemo, or the work of Jim Woodring. There's solidity to his figures and to the surreal environment they occupy that grounds the narrative despite its apparent confusion. The stories make sense despite themselves, which is sometimes a problem for the unwary reader. As much as they may seem to be the kind of stories best ingested at a gulp, they reward careful attention and repeat visits. If you aren't patient, you won't get half the fuss.
Stroppy (Drawn & Quarterly) is Bell's return to cartooning after a four-year absence (his last book being 2011's Pure Pajamas). On the acknowledgments page Bell thanks Tom Devlin (D&Q's creative director) for "forcing [his] hand to draw more comics proper." Readers owe Devlin a debt of gratitude for pushing Bell back in the direction of comics after years spent in the wilderness of fine art shows and commercial work. This is Bell's longest sustained narrative to date, and hopefully not his last.
A lot has changed for Bell's work since his 2003 breakthrough, Shrimpy And Paul And Friends, released by the late and lamented Highwater Books (the brainchild of—guess who?—Tom Devlin). The larger graphic album format frees up Bell's layouts, allowing him to use rich, flat colors in place of the dense crosshatching that marked his earlier black-and-white strips. The large pages each feature four large panels, and each panel is packed with detail. This is important: You never know which doodle will be a throwaway gag and which will be an important plot point in 50 pages.
Although there is a plot, describing it is a fool's errand. The title character works at a processing plant where remote villagers have their brains removed and replaced with docile computers. He loses his job because of an obnoxious acquaintance obsessed with the Mighty All-Star Schnauzer Band, a mysterious outfit who quickly gains control over the major industrial and real estate holdings in Stroppy's neighborhood. But there is hope for Stroppy in the form of a song contest sponsored by the Schnauzers, to which Stroppy submits his friend Clancy's poem. As disjointed as that might appear, there's a method to the madness, a journey culminating in a tour of the Schnauzer's greatest hits mini-golf park, and a series of gratifying resolutions for all and sundry. Bell's return to comics is at once satisfying and exasperating, in a good way: certainly a reading experience like no other.
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"""
Created on Fri May 13 22:59:53 2016

@author: Methinee
"""
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import pickle

df_file = pd.read_csv('../data/df_sub_more20_merge.csv',delimiter=",", skip_blank_lines = True,
                 error_bad_lines=False)
headers=list(df_file.columns.values)
subjects = []
countSub = 0
#Create dictionary of list subjects
for sub in df_file['3COURSEID']:
    if sub not in subjects:
        subjects.append(sub)
        countSub = countSub+1
# Function definition is here
def classify( X ):
    with open('tree/treeCS213.pic', 'rb') as pickleFile:
        clf2 = pickle.load(pickleFile)
    clf2.predict(X)
    Grade=['A', 'B', 'C' , 'D' , 'F' , 'W' , 'S' , 'U' ,'na']
    grade_predicted = Grade[::-1][clf2.predict(X)]
    print "prediction: ",grade_predicted

    return

#Example1: Create lable X from Pae's Transcript.. result of CS213 should be "C"
#df_labelX = pd.read_csv('../data/test_labelX.csv',delimiter=",", skip_blank_lines = True,
#                 error_bad_lines=False)
#B = df_labelX.as_matrix()
#X = B[:,6:209] #get all subject without term,year,province,schGpa

#Example2: Create lable X from first record of csv only cs213.. result of CS213 should be "C"

subject = 'CS213'
print subject
df_sub = df_file[df_file['3COURSEID'] == subject]
df_sub = df_sub.iloc[np.random.permutation(len(df_sub))]

A = df_sub.as_matrix()
X = A[0,6:209]

classify( X );

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var sasaki = require('./sasaki.min.js');

function asyncSuccess() {
  var dfd = sasaki.defer();
  setTimeout(function() {
    dfd.resolve('success');
  }, 0);
  return dfd.promise();
}

function asyncError() {
  var dfd = sasaki.defer();
  setTimeout(function() {
    dfd.reject('error');
  }, 0);
  return dfd.promise();
}

function asyncMulti() {
  var dfd = sasaki.defer();
  setTimeout(function() {
    dfd.resolve(1, 2, 3);
  }, 0);
  return dfd.promise();
}

function asyncSuccessWith(context) {
  var dfd = sasaki.defer();
  setTimeout(function() {
    dfd.resolveWith(context, 'success');
  }, 0);
  return dfd.promise();
}

exports.testExported = function(test) {
  test.ok(sasaki.Deferred, 'Deferred is exported.');
  test.ok(sasaki.Deferred.isPromise, 'Deferred.isPromise is exported.');
  test.ok(sasaki.Promise, 'sasaki.Promise is exported.');
  test.ok(sasaki.when, 'sasaki.when is exported.');

  var dfd = sasaki.defer();
  test.ok(dfd.resolve, 'Deferred.prototype.resolve is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.resolveWith, 'Deferred.prototype.resolveWith is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.reject, 'Deferred.prototype.reject is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.rejectWith, 'Deferred.prototype.rejectWith is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.then, 'Deferred.prototype.then is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.done, 'Deferred.prototype.done is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.fail, 'Deferred.prototype.fail is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.always, 'Deferred.prototype.always is exported.');
  test.ok(dfd.promise, 'Deferred.prototype.promise is exported.');

  var promise = dfd.promise();
  test.ok(promise.then, 'Promies.prototype.then is exported.');
  test.ok(promise.done, 'Promies.prototype.done is exported.');
  test.ok(promise.fail, 'Promies.prototype.fail is exported.');
  test.ok(promise.always, 'Promies.prototype.always is exported.');

  test.done();
};

exports.testSeries = function(test) {
  test.expect(8);

  asyncSuccess()
  .then(function(s) {
    test.equal(s, 'success');
    return 'success';
  })
  .then(function(s) {
    test.equal(s, 'success');
  })
  .then(asyncError)
  .fail(function(e) {
    test.equal(e, 'error');
    throw 'error';
  })
  .fail(function(e) {
    test.equal(e, 'error');
    return asyncSuccess();
  })
  .then(function(s) {
    test.equal(s, 'success');
  })
  .then(asyncMulti)
  .always(function(a, b, c) {
    test.equal(a, 1);
    test.equal(b, 2);
    test.equal(c, 3);
    test.done();
  });
};

exports.testSeriesWith = function(test) {
  var context1 = {}, context2 = {};

  // test.equal(context, context);
  // test.done();

  asyncSuccessWith(context1)
  .then(function() {
    test.equal(this, context1);
    return asyncSuccessWith(context2);
  })
  .then(function() {
    test.equal(this, context2);
    test.done();
  });
};

exports.testParallel = function(test) {
  test.expect(8);

  sasaki.when(asyncSuccess(), asyncSuccess())
  .then(function(a, b) {
    test.equal(a, 'success');
    test.equal(b, 'success');
    return sasaki.when(asyncMulti(), asyncSuccess());
  })
  .then(function(a, b) {
    test.equal(a.length, 3);
    test.equal(a[0], 1);
    test.equal(a[1], 2);
    test.equal(a[2], 3);
    test.equal(b, 'success');
    return sasaki.when(asyncSuccess(), asyncMulti(), asyncError());
  })
  .fail(function(e) {
    test.equal(e, 'error');
  })
  .always(function() {
    test.done();
  });
};


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Keyword: assault
March 10, 2016 crime rundown
1. Police said a 16-year-old boy was robbed and attacked near the Marble Hill Playground, at West 230th Street and Godwin Terrace, on March 1 at 8:30 a.m. more
By Anthony Capote | 3/10/16
Man beaten, robbed in Vannie and more
1. Man beaten, robbed at Vannie Police said an unknown number of suspects in hoodies beat and robbed a 21-year-old man on Oct. 25 around 4 p.m. in Van Cortlandt Park. The victim was reportedly … more
10/29/15 | 4 comments
Cashier cuffed, a fight over a taxi and more
1.On Oct. 7, the Stop & Shop grocery store at 5716 Broadway reported that an employee had been stealing from the store for four months. Security personnel observed the suspect, a 27-year-old … more
By Isabel Angell | 10/15/15
Heroin confiscated
1. Police said on June 2, a 27-year-old was arrested for criminal possession of heroin in a building just paces away from the site where five were arrested as part of an alleged ring on May 28. In … more
6/10/15 | 1 comment
Bus stop robbery
1. At 12:05 a.m. on May 12, a 23-year-old waiting for a bus at 2897 Sedgwick Ave. was approached by three young men wearing dark clothing, police said. "Don't fight," one of the … more
By Nic Cavell | 5/20/15
Man pulls gun mid-theft
1. Larceny turned to robbery at 12:58 a.m. on April 29 when a 30-year-old returning to his car was confronted with the barrel of a gun, according to police. As the 30-year-old approached his … more
By Nic Cavell | 5/6/15
Cell snatched on bus
1. Police said that a local boy's cell phone was stolen from him as he exited the Bx 9 bus at 3:45 p.m. on April 21, near 269 W. Kingsbridge Road. As the youth, whose age police did not … more
Man shot at lounge
1. The "elegantly etched chandeliers and sconces" of Raine Lounge "create and set the mood of a rustic Moroccan Castle," according to the venue's website. But at 3:51 … more
Alleged heroin dealer busted
1. Police arrested a man carrying 115 small envelopes containing heroin at the intersection of West 225th Street and Exterior Street on April 1 at 9:30 p.m. The man, 47, was arrested and … more
Assault at diner
1. It was a bright, cold Wednesday morning at Louie's Dale Diner. A close friend of the Katsikoumbas family, which owns the diner, had taken up his usual position near the entrance to hand out … more
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text:
package org.multibit.hd.brit.dto;

import org.bitcoinj.core.Utils;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.multibit.hd.brit.seed_phrase.Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator;
import org.multibit.hd.brit.seed_phrase.SeedPhraseGenerator;

import java.util.Arrays;

import static org.fest.assertions.Assertions.assertThat;

public class BRITWalletIdTest {
  public static final String SEED_PHRASE_1 = "letter advice cage absurd amount doctor acoustic avoid letter advice cage above";
  private static final String WALLET_ID_1 = "4bbd8a749179d65a5f1b0859684f53ba5b761714";

  public static final String SEED_PHRASE_2 = "require want tube elegant juice cool cup noble town poem plate harsh";
  private static final String WALLET_ID_2 = "7e5218ea0428cbd44de74567fd8af557d8715545";

  private static final String SEED_PHRASE_3 = "morning truly witness grass pill typical blur then notable session exact coyote word noodle dentist hurry ability dignity";
  private static final String WALLET_ID_3 = "b1de12bdf20f332144851da717ae32c8aebcadb7";

  @Before
  public void setUp() throws Exception {
  }

  @Test
  public void testCreateWalletId1() throws Exception {
    SeedPhraseGenerator seedGenerator = new Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator();
    byte[] seed = seedGenerator.convertToSeed(Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator.split(SEED_PHRASE_1));

    BRITWalletId walletId = new BRITWalletId(seed);

    assertThat(walletId).isNotNull();
    assertThat(walletId.getBytes()).isNotNull();
    String walletIdString = Utils.HEX.encode(walletId.getBytes());
    assertThat(walletIdString).isEqualTo(WALLET_ID_1);

    // Generate the wallet Id again - it should get the same result.
    BRITWalletId walletId2 = new BRITWalletId(seed);
    assertThat(walletId2).isNotNull();
    assertThat(walletId2.getBytes()).isNotNull();

    assertThat(Arrays.equals(walletId.getBytes(), walletId2.getBytes())).isTrue();
  }

  @Test
  public void testCreateWalletId2() throws Exception {
    SeedPhraseGenerator seedGenerator = new Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator();
    byte[] seed = seedGenerator.convertToSeed(Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator.split(SEED_PHRASE_2));

    BRITWalletId walletId = new BRITWalletId(seed);

    assertThat(walletId).isNotNull();
    assertThat(walletId.getBytes()).isNotNull();
    String walletIdString = Utils.HEX.encode(walletId.getBytes());
    assertThat(walletIdString).isEqualTo(WALLET_ID_2);
  }

  @Test
  public void testCreateWalletId3() throws Exception {
    SeedPhraseGenerator seedGenerator = new Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator();
    byte[] seed = seedGenerator.convertToSeed(Bip39SeedPhraseGenerator.split(SEED_PHRASE_3));

    BRITWalletId walletId = new BRITWalletId(seed);

    assertThat(walletId).isNotNull();
    assertThat(walletId.getBytes()).isNotNull();
    String walletIdString = Utils.HEX.encode(walletId.getBytes());
    assertThat(walletIdString).isEqualTo(WALLET_ID_3);
  }

}


text:
Grounding Our Roots in the Land of Israel
Assimilation Is Our Greatest Threat, But We Can Help Stop It
by Martin Polack
Setting up a Shabbat table. Photo: Wikipedia.
Assimilation is the great tragedy destroying the Jewish people — and it gets worse and worse every day. A majority of the world's Jews outside of Israel have little or no connection to any Jewish organization or anything Jewish.
How is it possible that perhaps only 6% of world Jewry observes the Torah? Never before have Jewish organizations and institutions had so many resources to teach, inspire and reach out to millions. Why aren't we doing a better job reaching them? Birthright Israel, you say? A weak band-aid costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
But why is assimilation such a serious threat? The famed medieval scholar Rambam answers it very simply: "All the prophets commanded repentance and Israel will only be redeemed through repentance." As long as the majority of the Jewish people is not religious, we are condemned to suffering. We repeat it over and over in synagogue: If the Jewish people abandon the Torah, we will be exiled and punished forever.
Many people have told me, "But there's Chabad, Hillel, etc." Not good enough. Every serious, caring Jew can and must do whatever he can to influence, reach out to and educate our brothers and sisters.
Here are some examples as to what you can do:
Purchase a subscription to a Jewish newspaper for a relative, even if it's a secular Jewish newspaper. Just having a Jewish paper in the home can help Jews stay connected to the community.
Invite a neighbor, relative, or co-worker to a Shabbat dinner, where they can experience the warmth, the beauty and the greatness of Shabbat. Let them see Shabbat candles, a well-set table, a well-dressed family sitting together without weekday distractions, talking to each other, singing Sholom Aleichem, etc. "For the price of a chicken, you can save a Jew," teaches Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald of NJOP.
At an engagement party, give a Mezuzah as a gift, making a comment that the Jewish home is a home of kindness, charity and morality.
At a bar or bat mitzvah, besides a monetary gift, give a book written for teens on basic Jewish observance and thought. The monetary gift can even be an Israel Bond — reminding the child to stay connected to Israel.
At every large gathering, such as Thanksgiving dinner, a graduation party or other event, stand up and say a few words of spiritual inspiration. Because Judaism has something to say about every and any occasion.
Offer charity boxes to friends and relatives, and ask them to teach their children to put a few coins in weekly — because charity and caring about others is a Jewish ethical value. I have obtained hundreds of charity boxes for free from many organizations over the years and given them all out.
If we work together, we can bring the Jewish people back to Judaism.
Martin Polack is a data analyst and involved with adult Jewish education.
Israel's Bennett: 'We Pray for the Safety' of Texas Hostages


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Q: Break up long equation with square brackets into multiple lines I'm having trouble splitting the portion of the equation within square brackets into two lines. How can it be done?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\begin{align}
\ \frac{d\langle  v_{dcL} \rangle  _0}{dt}&=\frac{1}{C_{dcL}}\Big[2{\langle  S_{D2} \rangle  ^R_1\langle  i_{tp} \rangle  ^R_1+\langle  S_{D2} \rangle  ^I_1\langle  i_{tp} \rangle  ^I_1-\langle  S_{i1} \rangle  ^R_1\langle  i_{fi1} \rangle  ^R_1 -\langle  S_{i1} \rangle  ^I_1\langle  i_{fi1} \rangle  ^I_1}\Big] \\
\end{align}

\end{document}

A: Do it manually, with
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}

\begin{align}
\ \frac{d\langle  v_{dcL} \rangle  _0}{dt}&=\frac{1}{C_{dcL}}\Big[2
\langle  S_{D2} \rangle  ^R_1\langle  i_{tp} \rangle  ^R_1+\\
&\langle  S_{D2} \rangle  ^I_1\langle  i_{tp} \rangle  ^I_1-\langle
 S_{i1} \rangle  ^R_1\langle  i_{fi1} \rangle  ^R_1 -\langle  S_{i1}
  \rangle  ^I_1\langle  i_{fi1} \rangle  ^I_1 \Big]
\end{align}

\end{document}

and output is:

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Do you think SJP stands for peace and human rights? Watch this clip to learn the facts!
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) activists on campuses across the US claim they are fighting for Palestinian human rights and peace.
Their shocking anti-Semitism includes Holocaust denial, calling for the murder of Jews and support for terrorism.
Will anyone stop them? The silence is deafening.


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Corporate America voices its strongest repudiation yet of Trump as councils disband
Panel members had been resigning since Monday, most directly or indirectly citing Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend. (Aug. 17, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR)
By Paresh Dave,
Jim Puzzanghera, Tracey Lien
America's top business executives may have bristled over President Trump's ban on refugees, his withdrawal from the Paris climate accord and his decision to bar transgender Americans from the military.
But it wasn't until the embattled president all but defended white supremacists in the aftermath of the deadly clashes over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va., that the country's corporate elite decided they had had enough.
By Wednesday, so many executives had resigned from Trump's economic advisory and manufacturing councils, including the heads of General Electric Co., Intel Corp. and Campbell Soup Co., that the president announced on Twitter that he was disbanding the panels.
"Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both. Thank you all!" Trump tweeted.
Some members pushed back on Trump's suggestion that the disbandment was the president's decision. JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon said the economic advisory council, known formally as the Strategic and Policy Forum, had already decided to end on its own.
Members began discussing dissolving the group after watching Trump's news conference Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter speaking on condition of anonymity.
Forum members organized a call for 11:30 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday to survey who wanted to stay in or out. The group overwhelmingly sought to shut the forum down, according to the source.
Leaders of consumer brands expressed concern about how their images could be tarnished, while heads of other corporations feared the effect Trump was having on the business climate. The group informed Trump of their decision, who agreed and posted his tweet, the source said.
The dissolution of the councils marks corporate America's strongest repudiation yet of Trump, who ascended to the White House touting himself as the first CEO president.
But instead of demonstrating a kinship with business leaders, the president has consistently put them on the defensive having to answer to White House policies seemingly out of step with mainstream values, and by extension, creating a risk to their brands.
Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz was one of a handful of executives who criticized Trump's refugee ban in January. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk quit the presidential business advisory council in June after Trump pulled out of the Paris climate agreement. And Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg both chided Trump last month for his move to forbid transgender Americans from serving in the military.
As strong as the backlash was to those White House policy decisions, they were not as fierce as the reaction to the president's remarks on the clashes between racist demonstrators and counter-protesters in Charlottesville.
Trump initially did not say that hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis were behind the violence, and on Tuesday, he again faulted "both sides" evenly — a contention at odds with local police accounts. The president also said there were "fine people" among a group of Tiki-torch-wielding marchers chanting anti-Semitic slogans Friday night in Charlottesville.
"There's not enough spin in the world to justify [Trump's] position on this," said Marlene Towns, a professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business.
"Generally, it's a bad idea to align your brand with the KKK and white nationalists. You don't need a PhD in marketing to arrive at that conclusion," she added.
Past opposition to Trump's stances were at least partly driven by businesses' bottom lines. Why, for example, diminish climate change when green technology was ascendant or clamp down on immigration when so many firms rely on the global labor market?
This time, business leaders appear to be taking more of a moral high ground in rebuking the president's actions.
"America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal," said Merck & Co. Chief Executive Kenneth Frazier, one of corporate America's leading black executives and the first member to quit the manufacturing council this week.
"As CEO of Merck and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism," the pharmaceutical giant's chief continued.
And Inge Thulin, chief executive of 3M Co., resigned Wednesday, saying, "Sustainability, diversity and inclusion are my personal values and also fundamental to the 3M vision."
Eric Flamholtz, president of Management Systems Consulting, who has served on a publicly traded company's board, said the CEOs' statements are partly aimed at calming employees.
"They're sending a signal," Flamholtz said. "They're disassociating themselves from things that have been said and decisions that have been made."
But, he added, "I wouldn't underestimate that … they joined these councils to give the president a chance [and] to perform a duty for their country in some way. These CEOs are now telling us, 'I don't want to deal with this anymore.'"
And that's probably an understatement, Flamholtz said.
Other CEOs who resigned include Denise Morrison of Campbell Soup, Brian Krzanich of Intel and Kevin Plank of Under Armour, who was originally bullish about a Trump presidency. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Deputy Chief of Staff Thea Lee also left their advisory roles.
Here's who quit two of Trump's business advisory councils and when »
Even executives who initially planned to stay on publicly admonished the president.
"As we watched the events and the response from President Trump over the weekend, we too felt that he missed a critical opportunity to help bring our country together by unequivocally rejecting the appalling actions of white supremacists," said Doug McMillon, chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in a letter Monday to the chain's 1.5 million U.S. employees.
As criticism from CEOs mounted this week, Trump lashed out. He criticized Merck's Frazier on Monday for "high drug prices" and "taking jobs out of the U.S." And he tweeted on Tuesday: "For every CEO that drops out of the Manufacturing Council, I have many to take their place. Grandstanders should not have gone on. JOBS!"
Presidents often form ad-hoc panels to provide advice, a move often designed to draw media attention to policy issues. President Obama also had an advisory panel that included many chief executives. The panels are less substantive than formal presidential councils or commissions.
3M's Thulin, for example, said he decided the manufacturing panel was "no longer an effective vehicle" for his company to advocate for policies.
Chris Allieri, a principal with communications and public affairs firm Mulberry & Astor, said that participation on Trump's councils didn't give CEOs much additional access. And because of the companies' size, he said, the executives probably don't have to worry about retribution for distancing themselves from the president.
Trump "can't target them," Allieri said. "He would tank the country and the economy."
The increased activism among CEOs could reflect well on the companies, as a generation of consumers emerges that cares more about corporate values than their predecessors.
In a survey designed to reflect views of the U.S. adult population, the public relations firm Weber Shandwick found this year that 51% of millennials — generally defined as those born from 1980 through 2000 — would be more likely to buy products from companies whose CEOs hold agreeable positions on certain issues.
"A lot of people are now going to be looking at which CEOs left and when they left," said Towns, the Georgetown professor. "Did they quit on principle or did they do it under duress after everything had gone down? The hoods are off at this point and people are starting to see where people and brands stand."
Times staff writers David Pierson and James F. Peltz contributed to this report.
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U.S. military leaders condemn racism following Trump's comments on Charlottesville violence
An embattled Stephen Bannon causes a storm with comments to liberal writer
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Osgodby is the village about 14 miles away from York, where Mary Ward spent six formative years of her life, aged 15-21, with the Babthorpe family, relatives on her mother's side. It was a deeply Catholic household, in which Mary's personal faith, spirituality and sense of vocation developed greatly.
Some years ago a group from the village came to see me in York to ask about Mary Ward's part in their local history. I have visited them several times, most recently just before the Covid pandemic, to talk to a group of about 70 who wanted to know 'the whole story of Mary Ward and her connection with Osgodby'.
This week they sent pictures of a new bench which they have set up not far from where Osgodby Hall, the Babthorpe house, used to stand– an imaginative way of presenting that story to villagers and others.
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Apple leaves 19% of Mac users vulnerable, no longer offers security updates for Snow Leopard
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While Apple has been under fire as of late with regards to security flaws in both iOS and OS X, the company has generally been well regarded with respect to the safety of its platforms. However, a report from ComputerWorld...
RH00D
And Snow Leopard was released merely in 2009. Imagine how much of a **** storm would happen if Microsoft stopped security updates for Windows 7 which was also released in 2009. But its okay for Apple because they're Apple.
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captaincranky TechSpot Addict Posts: 14,944 +3,991
RH00D said: ↑
Right, and M$ is still releasing security updates for XP.
(And yes, I do understand that's going to stop shortly).
So now, the fanbois will have to change their tune from, "It just works", to "it just works, only not really safely".
Really though, how is a hacker going to make any real money, hacking the three remaining copies of "Snow Leopard"?
OK, so maybe that was a bit of a low ball estimate.
Apple has kept quiet regarding dropping support for older versions of OS X. According to some, it just isn't part of the company's DNA and very rarely does Apple go out of its way to make users aware of this kind of thing.
Probably because they want to perpetuate the myth that Macs are immune to malware/hacks.
Oh, no more security updates? Hey, no big deal! Macs don't get malware!
Well the funny thing is that the most recent security vulnerability wasn't present in Snow Leopard. So Apple really hasn't left 19% vulnerable. They did the right thing and patched the last 3 versions of their OS, and instead of an article about that you prefer to throw some negative twist on it. All this article will do is scare Snow Leopard users into thinking they are vulnerable to the latest SSL bug when, in fact, they are not.
IF the vulnerability did affect Snow Leopard they may have patched it, but we won't ever know that.
Another form of "rip-off" ..they do the same with the older version of iPhone
Kibaruk TechSpot Paladin Posts: 3,766 +1,160
Well if they didnt need to update that OS because the flaw didnt apply to it, they had no need to put a patch out there and this might be mere speculation.
davislane1
Release date is irrelevant. Windows 7 accounts for almost 50% of the market while OSX Snow Leopard holds less than 2%. Microsoft stopping security updates for W7 would be a big deal, Apple stopping security updates for OSX 10.6 is roughly the equivalent of failing to water a single plant...In a botanical garden.
Camikazi TS Evangelist Posts: 978 +324
davislane1 said: ↑
Try explaining that to someone who was a victim of an exploit. Just because the user base is smaller does not mean the company can be let off from protecting and fixing their own errors.
Darth Shiv TS Evangelist Posts: 1,962 +577
It is 19% of all MacOSX users. *That* is a damning statistic for Apple and it's perceived security. If *more* than 1 in 5 Mac users (remember there is market share for MacOSX users *before* snow leopard as well), that is abysmal security support.
It doesn't matter what Win7's market share is compared to Apple. Most people on Windows don't care about a Mac security issue and vice versa (apart from bragging rights maybe?). This is Apple supporting security on their own platform for their *own* user base.
Camikazi said: ↑
Dude, I honestly think he was being sarcastic.
captaincranky said: ↑
I was being serious, but the nuances of the botanical garden analogy seem to have escaped a few members. Perhaps I should have used something involving animals?
You see, if you fail to water a single plant in a botanical garden, it's not significant as far as the whole garden is concerned. There are simply too many other plants to occupy visitors. However, it is an egregious error where the specific display is concerned. Nobody wants to walk up to the Exotic Amazonian Bush exhibit and find one of the five bushes is withering away.
OP seemed to be suggesting that Apple was getting a pass on this decision because "they're Apple". In my opinion, that's not correct. Apple will only appear to get a pass because only a small fraction of the overall market will be outraged. In reality, however, they've made a decision that will likely cost them a portion of their customer base while exposing them to a significant level of PR risk.
P.S. If anyone was wondering: Yes, that was a double entendre.
Now that I've actually read it, it doesn't, (escape me). With that said I thought post #1 was sarcasm, (to a degree), and I made the wrong reference, to the wrong post.. "My bad", as the children say.
Well, you probably should factor in your equation the fact that, many of their customers won't have enough sense to realize they're getting the shaft, instead of the watering wand.
That last sentence was a very, very, very, remote analog on the old one liner, "is that a pickle in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me"?
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SNGX1275 TS Forces Special Posts: 10,547 +432
I haven't seen any indication that SL security updates won't happen from now on. SL wasn't affected by this vulnerability. Its like if some flaw was found in 8/7/Vista but not XP, and then it gets reported that XP wasn't being updated anymore!.
I also think a comparison to XP and how long its support covers is only relevant if you look at pure release dates. How many computers that came out in 2001 are running XP SP3 and are online now?
Also, OS X 10.4? was the first OS X for Intel Macs, so that inherently limits it to 2007 as the furthest back. You also have to consider the environment Macs vs Windows machines are used in. Microsoft won that battle, really from the beginning, so there are businesses that can't upgrade because of financial limitations or software issues. OS X doesn't have that because they aren't nearly as widely used in a corporate environment, when they are, they are used I expect (and perhaps I'm wrong) because of their hardware, thus they are more frequently replaced.
If that 19% is true, it is only a real issue if Apple actually totally abandoned security updates. At this time, it doesn't appear that has happened. Only that they didn't release an update for an OS that didn't need the update. That is not newsworthy.
I could be totally wrong here, but I'm basing my comments off the lack of reporting of this on Mac centered sites.
notasimplename TS Rookie
Let's not judge this as a user letdown by Apple. On a quick search, one of the most competitive OS on the market (windows xp) is announced to halt the updates on july 2015. ( source: http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/201...ows-xp-security-products-july-14-2015/#!xMQP5 ).
By that time, is likely that 29% of users that now use windows xp ( source: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2093741/windows-xp-gained-market-share-in-january-or-did-it.html ) to drop somewhere around maybe 15-20%, but I'm guessing it will be around the same percentage as Apple's. It goes to a number that isn't profitable anymore. Which I don't think anybody blames. It's business afterall.
So actually Apple finally did a good thing and announced that they no longer offer security updates for Snow Leopard.
rub900 TS Booster Posts: 101 +34
Apple does not give a damn about users who don't give them money. Apple wants cash after that screw you. Apple fanboys go ahead and pay too much to your Apple god.
notasimplename said: ↑
Wow, you should make a pilgrimage to Steve Job's grave site, and kiss the tombstone.
You put so much spin on this, I'm surprised you didn't have to crazy glue your a** to your chair, just to keep lined up with the keyboard.
Besides, Windows XP was released in 2001.That's 15 years of support.
If you can't figure that out on your own, pull out your toyPhone and let "Siri", do the math for you.
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Dim Mak Releases FELIX CARTAL "Domo" Remixes By Étienne de Crécy and Pierce Fulton Today, February 21
Posted on February 21, 2012 by MSOPR
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"Domo" in Japanese is a greeting meaning something along the lines of "Well, hello there!" It's also the title of the new song from Dim Mak recording artist FELIX CARTAL who today celebrates the release of remixes by Étienne de Crécy and Pierce Fulton via Beatport and iTunes. "DOMO" is the second single, following "Don't Turn On The Lights," off of FELIX CARTAL's album DIFFERENT FACES out March 27 on Dim Mak.
Featuring illustration by London-based illustrator Dan Stafford, the general idea for the "DOMO" video was to produce something that really worked with the huge drops and blistering pace of the track. "When Felix and I were talking about what to do for the video we had loads of really complicated ideas about Japan, 90's club culture and making a short anime cartoon, but we quickly boiled the idea down to a simple visualization of the track with a theme of moving from sense to complete nonsense," says Stafford. "It all came together as a journey from a hoop-jumping-rat-race to a frenetic weekend mess, all slathered in J-pop color. DOMO!"
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Shimenawa
しめ縄
Hemp fiber/Straw
Shimenawa (標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, lit. 'enclosing rope') are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp[1] rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.
Shimenawa vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide—traditional paper streamers. A space bound by shimenawa typically indicates a sacred or ritually pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.[2] Shimenawa are believed to act as a ward against evil spirits, and are often set up at a ground-breaking ceremony before construction begins on a new building. They are often found at Shinto shrines, torii gates, and sacred landmarks.
Shimenawa are also placed on yorishiro, objects considered to attract spirits or be inhabited by them. These notably include being placed on certain trees, the spirits considered to inhabit them being known as kodama. Cutting down these trees is thought to bring misfortune. In the case of stones considered to be inhabited by spirits, the stones are known as iwakura (磐座/岩座).[3]
A variation of the shimenawa are worn in sumo wrestling by yokozuna (grand champions), during the entrance ceremony to debut as grand champion rank. In this instance, shimenawa used by yokozuna are seen as being living yorishiro (a vessel capable of housing a spirit, known as shintai when inhabited by a spirit), and are therefore visually distinguished as "sacred".
Shimenawa originate in Shinto mythology as a hallowed sacrifice related to the Japanese god called kami, and are used in various Shinto ceremonies. Aboriginal people in Japan have respected and revered shimenawa since ancient times.[citation needed]
Origin of shimenawa
Amaterasu emerges from the Heavenly Rock Cave (Shunsai Toshimasa, 1887)
The prototype of shimenawa in Shinto is a rope of Amaterasu, Japan's "Heaven-shining great kami".[4] According to "A popular dictionary of Shinto", Amaterasu hid in a cave called Amano-Iwato after an argument with her brother Susanoo.[4] Therefore, the entire universe lost its luster.[5] Other deities tried numerous ways to attract Amaterasu out of the cave.[5] At the moment that Amaterasu left the cave, the kami Futo-tama used a magical rope that drew a line of demarcation between her and the cave, to avoid her returning to the cave.[4] The rope became known as a shimenawa. Because of the shimenawa, the universe returned to its previous state.[5]
Shinto shrines
Meoto Iwa, two rocks in Ise Bay connected by shimenawa
Shimenawa and nature have been a hallmark of Shinto shrines since in early times. The shrine in Shinto is a place for kami.[6] Local people held rituals in shrines. Early shrines were not composed of classical buildings,[6] with rocks, plants and shimenawa instead marking their boundaries,[6] as part of the Shinto respect for nature. In Shinto, all the sacred objects and nature were personified.[6] Even a sword from a deceased Japanese warrior could be seen as the god because of its internal spirit and sense of awe.[7] In modern-day society, there are still some sites that use shimenawa to demarcate boundaries, such as the Nachi Falls in Kumano.[6] A rock in Ise Bay is still connected by shimenawa as well.[6]
Daidai in Japan
Shimenawa usually appear in a shape similar to a twisted narrow rope with various decorations on it.[4] Zig-zag paper and colorful streamers called shide commonly decorate shimenawa.[4] The size of shimenawa differs from simple to complicated. In shrines, they are usually tapered and thick with a diameter of 6 ft (1.8 m).[4]
Shimenawa are decorated differently depending on the intended blessing and meaning.
Daidai: a kind of bitter orange used to decorate shimenawa. This combination is seen to bring good fortune and prosperity.[8]
Gohei or shide: folded white paper which stands for lightning, a symbol of fertility.[9]
Pine twigs: using pine twigs to decorate shimenawa has a meaning of healthy growth for the next generation, as well as longevity of the elderly.[8]
Biggest shimenawa in Japan
Japan's largest shimenawa at Izumo Taisha.
The biggest shimenawa in Japan is located at Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine,[8] which occupies over 27,000 m2 (290,000 sq ft) of land in Japan. The shimenawa is 13.5 m (44 ft) in length and 8 m (26 ft) in width and was made by more than 800 indigenous people in Japan.[8]
In Mountain Opening Ceremony
Sacred straw rope at New Year's (shimenawa), Katori City, Japan
Shimenawa are used in Japan's Mountain Opening Ceremony, which is held every May 1.[5] There are over 100 Shinto believers who participate in this ceremony.[5] It is a 2-hour journey that they climb from Akakura Mountain Shrine to Fudō Waterfall.[5] The overall purpose is to carry the shimenawa and fix it between two towering trees.[5] When the ceremony is finished, people get together and celebrate.[5]
In New Year's Celebration
In Japan's New Year celebration, ornaments such as shimenawa decorate every household. During this time period, local residents usually hang it on the door in order to drive away evils.
Hadaka Matsuri
Shimenawa are used in Hadaka Matsuri, Japan's Naked Festival.[4] This festival has been held during the New Year period for more than 500 years.[4] According to a book called Immortal wishes, the festival's participants, who are all young men, wear nothing but a mawashi in cold weather in order to show their strength and manliness.[4] It also includes various activities such as 'jostling, climbing fighting with a wooden ball' as well as being sprayed with water.[4] Sometimes these festivals are held in Shinto shrines.[4] The participants put shimenawa on the roof to wish them good luck for the upcoming year.[4] Shimenawa are presented to the kami as a sacrifice in the shrine on New Year's day.[4]
In sumo
Sumo in 1861
Sumo, Japan's traditional national sport,[4] still involves some elements of Shinto.[4] Sumo matches are held in Shinto shrines, where the arena is demarcated by shimenawa.[4] Moreover, the champion of the sumo has to wear shimenawa around his waist in order to attend a victorious ceremony called dohyo-iri.[10]
Material and preparation process
Hemp fiber to make shimenawa
Hemp fiber is the basic material used in the production of shimenawa, and has been used since ancient times.[10] In Shinto, hemp is regarded as a sacred food with a meaning of purity and fertility.[10] After the Cannabis Control Act of 1948, when the growing of hemp was banned,[10] straw began to be used instead as the raw material of shimenawa.[11] During the process of production, the straw stems are harvested between 70 and 80 days of growth, as beyond this, the quality of the fibre decreases as the plant starts to produce its seeds.[11] After the shimenawa straw is collected by machine, it is heated for more than 10 hours, to avoid the stems being dried by the sun.[11] The best stems are then chosen by hand in order to create shimenawa.[11]
Heihaku
Heihaku (also called mitegura or heimotsu), a vertical wooden stick decorated with shide, cloth or metal called gohei, usually in red or white, which is used priests in Shinto.[4] People put heihaku in front of honden doors.[4] In a procession called shinkō-shiki, heihaku are seen as a sacrifice for the gods or a symbol of the existence of the gods.[4] In ancient times, people offered cloth to the Shinto shrines, similarly to today's processions.[4] Heihaku are also sometimes used in the way shide are.[4] The stripes can also hang on the shimenawa.[4]
Himorogi
Himorogi in Japan
Himorogi are the sacred spaces delimited by shimenawa,[4] which sometimes feature a cherry blossom tree surrounded by green plants appears, symbolising the seat of the gods.[4]
Kazari
Like shimenawa, kazari are also a New Year's decoration in Japan,[4] consisting of a shimenawa decorated with items related to rice like rice-cakes.[4] The purpose of the kazari is to bring good fortune to people.[4]
Kamidana
Kamidana are a reduced version of shimenawa used in daily life,[4] and are thought to control rice, salt, and water which could bring people good luck.[4] Therefore, it always appears in the business area such as restaurants as well as conventional industries.[4] Places like the police stations and board ships will also feature kamidana.[4]
Raijin is the kami of thunder who also has power over drought.[4] According to "A popular dictionary of Shinto", there is a custom in Japan which talks about shimenawa and Raijin.[4] Local residents in Japan's Kantō area put a shimenawa between green bamboo after a bolt of lightning appears on the planted rice field out of gratitude to Raijin.[4]
Shinboku
A shinboku is a sacred tree located in a Shinto shrine sometimes indicated by shimenawa.[4] It also be seen as a god's shintai.[4] These trees surrounding the shrine are seen as part of the shrine itself.[4]
Torii of Temple Itsukushima
Features of torii
Torii are an archway composed of two round posts and two upper cross-beams.[4] The ends of the cross-beams are typically curved, which is a symbol of a style called myōjin.[4] There is an under-cross-beam just below the top individually.[4]
Torii first appeared in Japan at the time Chinese culture and Buddhism were introduced,[4] though their exact origin, including the origin of their shape and name, is unknown;[4] some researchers believe the name torii to have originally come from Sanskrit.[4]
With the exception of the cross-beams, people also use shimenawa to decorate torii.[4] The type of torii using only shimenawa as cross-beams is known as shimenawa torii, which consist of only two posts and a shimenawa; these torii are intended to be temporary instead of permanent.[4]
In Japan, there are more than 20 different kinds of torii, varying from simple wood constructions to those made of concrete gates, typically used as gates to Shinto shrines.[4] The style of torii is not strictly based on the style of shrine, and there could be more than one style of torii in one shrine.[4]
Similar to shimenawa, torii also have meaning in Shinto, representing a gate to the world, people, or any relationship.[7] The purpose of torii and shimenawa is the same, in bringing lost people to the kami-filled world.[7]
During the 2017 Yokohama Triennale, Indonesian artist Joko Avianto's artwork, "The border between good and evil is terribly frizzy", was displayed in the center of the hall in the Yokohama Museum of Art.[12] The name, taken from the quote "The border between good and evil is terribly fuzzy" by Czech novelist Milan Kundera,[12] changed 'fuzzy' to 'frizzy' because of the twisted, shimenawa-inspired shape of his artwork.[12] Avianto took the meaning of shimenawa to separate 'the sacred and the profane', or 'the ideal and the secular',[12] as inspiration in his work, using it to symbolise the boundary between 'the earth and heaven'.[12]
Shimenawa production in Taiwan
Miaoli Country in Taiwan
Taiwan's Miaoli County began to produce shimenawa for export to Japan in 1998.[11] In the late 1990s, Japanese manufacturers visited Taiwan and found the high quality of straw as well as the relatively low cost of producing it.[11] However, as there were no local residents who knew how to make shimenawa,[11] the Japanese started to provide free classes for them to study the skills for producing shimenawa.[11] The shimenawa industry in Taiwan developed rapidly,[11] with many large shimenawa factories appeared in Taiwan in the late 1990s. However, due to industrial disruption, most factories were forced to shut down a few years later, and only one factory was left to continue production.[11] Other remaining factories chose to hand over the work to other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Vietnam, for a lower cost production.[11] Later in 2005, a large number of shimenawa orders were transferred back to Taiwan because buyers in Japan found that the quality of shimenawa produced in Vietnam was poorer compared to those produced in Taiwan.[11]
The craftsmen in Taiwan harvest the straw to make shimenawa, while Japanese manufacturers provide samples or finished products to the customers according to their orders.[11]
Kamidana, household Shinto shrines
Kanjo Nawa – a custom utilizing shimenawa
Kumihimo, traditional Japanese braided cord
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The current article presented findings from a study that explored how a CD-ROM based tutorial from the Penn State Immunization Project (PSIP) impacted physicians' understanding of parent resistance to childhood immunizations. Participants in the study were 122 primary care residents who completed a survey prior to and after presentation of the PSIP tutorial.
For survey items that assessed participants' understanding of parent resistance to childhood immunization, post intervention survey answers were correct 91 percent of the time as compared to 50 percent of the time prior to the PSIP tutorial. Significant improvement was seen on 11 of the 12 items in this section of the survey.
For survey items that assessed knowledge of adverse events related to childhood immunization, post intervention survey answers were correct 89 percent of the time as compared to 56 percent of the time prior to the PSIP tutorial. Significant improvement was seen on five of the eight items in this section of the survey.
Participants' attitudes about childhood immunization changed significantly on all five items that assessed this area. For instance, 45 percent of participants changed their attitude about parents who resist childhood immunization.


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Fire Department training held near Mill Point parking lot
The town of Elon Fire Department hosts its final "fire scene training" of the year at its training tower at the corner of Ball Park Avenue and Johnson Street
By Anton L. Delgado | 10/22/19 8:51pm
Photo by Anton L. Delgado | Elon News Network
The Elon Fire Department hosted its last "fire scene set up training" of the year by the training tower, located near the Station at Mill Point parking lot, in the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Updated on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 9:30 p.m.
The Elon Fire Department held a "fire scene set up" training in the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 22 at its training tower at the corner of Ball Park Avenue and Johnson Street, located by the parking lot of the Station at Mill Point.
According to Training Captain Jacob Flint, the department holds 10 of these fire scene trainings a year — this is expected to be the last one until 2020.
Of the 20 firemen that participated in the training, four were Elon University students.
Junior Chris Durant, who majors in environmental and sustainability studies, is a new member of the department.
"Tonight we were practicing interior communication," Durant said. "We've got myself and a bunch of new volunteers, young people, so we are trying to get everyone comfortable with the air packs and being on the inside of the building during the fire."
Durant hopes to be a fireman after graduating from Elon and currently volunteers four to 10 hours a week.
"The hardest part about these drills can be communicating well and taking it very seriously, even though it is a drill. As a drill, no one is in real danger of getting hurt, but you got to take it seriously nonetheless," Durant said.
Alongside Durant was fellow junior Will Cooper, a public health and statistics double major, who has volunteered for the department since his freshman year.
Cooper has participated in these drills "more times than [he] can count."
"These drills are so important because it gets everybody in the mindset of what it is like to go into a very smokey environment," Cooper said. "When you get in there, you can't see your hand in front of your face. It's extremely dark and you have to get used to using your senses and learn how to be calm on scene and fight fire effectively."
As a member of the Army ROTC on campus, Cooper will serve four years in the military before pursuing what he said is his dream of being a firefighter.
"Elon as a community gives so much to us. This is was the best way I could give back," Cooper said.
The town of Elon Fire Department holds trainings twice a month every other Tuesday to simulate search and rescue situations in classrooms, buildings and cars.
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Luke Scott always puts his career and his nation's safety first, there's no room for relationships with those outside his team. His job, the operations he takes, they're as classified as it gets and there is no room for error. Set to play bait, Luke is unprepared for the beautiful, smart woman who puts a wrench in the plans and leaves him playing babysitter.
Eva Sharp is happy in her role as a writer and co-producer on the hit TV show, SEAL Security; she's behind the scenes, she's writing, she's making it on her own. She just needs some peace and quiet to finish her next screenplay and while she loves the action of SEAL Security she never expects to go through it in real life. Stuck in the mountains with handsome stranger, Luke, she has to put her faith in him to protect her from whatever else may come their way.
Soon both realize it's more than an op and more than just protection, their feelings are on the line and there's secrets brewing.
"This was a serious plot twist in her life, and she was damn sure there'd be no happy ending."
Holy moly, I read this book like I binge watch television shows, glued to the pages, gasping at the action, and swooning over every smutty moment. Brittney Sahin brings this story to life with a set of characters you can't help but want to know and action that leaves you on the edge of your seat. It's the best kind of romantic suspense and, for longtime fans, reminds us why Brittney Sahin is a one-click author in the genre. I could picture Luke and Eva the minute we met them in Finding His Mark, their descriptions making them come to life in my mind.
"I'm always prepared for every situation." ... "I just didn't prepare myself for meeting you."
Luke: muscular, closed off, handsome, a bit broken.
Eva: brilliant, beautiful, a bit of a romantic, and tough than she appears.
The two are drawn to one another, each the owner of a temper and too much pride for their own good, but set on a dangerous path once Eva is pulled into the operation. The story could be easy, boy protects girl and everyone ends up alright, but emotions and lust are involved and a cabin in the Poconos only amps the chemistry brewing between the two. It's a push and pull between the two and though disaster is imminent neither can deny the need for the other.
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I loved the mix of romance and suspense in Finding His Mark. Through all the chemistry and lust burning between the two there is still a serious mission going on that threatens the safety of Eva and the safety of Luke's team. There is a lot of ops talk, making Luke's role as a SEAL so believable. I laughed every single time someone said classified. Plus, Luke's team is as SEAL as they come in a novel. They're tattooed, they're brash, and they're willing to risk it all to succeed, except when a civilian gets in the middle. I loved every single secondary character and I even more so loved the action packed journey we go on with Eva, Luke, and his team.
Finding His Mark doesn't waste any time in throwing you into the action and it's a spectacular first novel in the Stealth Ops series from Brittney Sahin. The suspense fills every single page, and the romance is a cherry on top of the bullet filled sundae. If you like your romantic suspense hot and steamy and amped with tension, Finding His Mark is the book for you.


In the original Peter & Company story, Peter and Whitney are two young friends who meet for the first time in middle school. It is now years later; the neighborhood kids have all grown up and graduated high school, the Guardians are gone, Peter is heading off to his first semester at a liberal arts school... and Whitney is no longer a part of his life, having evidently moved away years earlier.
This comic tells the story of how these two happen to find each other once again. reforming their original friendship and finding themselves falling in love. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of how the authors of the comic met at college and began their lives together. As such, the majority of stories will be based on true events, many settings in the comic will be based on real-world locations, and even the other characters in the comic will be based on actual people.
The story begins with Peter heading off to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), but the comic will not remain there forever. Eventually it will progress into other main events within the characters' lives, including marriage and beyond. Unlike Peter & Company, which has a concrete ending point, Peter & Whitney will be able to continue indefinitely. It's our intent to keep this comic going as long as we have stories to tell, and we are getting new stories to tell every day.
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Arts for Border Children "My Heart Changes" Exhibition debuts at the Ventana Gallery, featuring abstract art inspired by the Study of Human Tissue
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance collaborates with Roche Tissue Diagnostics, known locally Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana) to present Arts for "Border" Children.
(TUCSON, Ariz.) - Children can encapsulate their imagination in a work of art; their movements, brushstrokes, shutter clicks and stories can create a realm independent of the adult world. These creative expressions can coax you into their world and alter your perceptions.
On Thursday, January 19 from 5 to 7 p.m., Roche Tissue Diagnostics, known locally as Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., will host the opening reception for "My Heart Changes," a showcase of artwork from K-12 students in rural Arizona 2008-2011, created by the Southeastern Arizona Arts in Academics project (SAAA).
The SAAA Project brought innovative, integrated arts programming to schools in rural Arizona, which had little or no such programming prior to their involvement. SAAA was funded by the U.S. Department of Education Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE) Programs project grant, administered by Fort Thomas Unified School District, and directed by Karen Husted of Arts for "Border" Children.
The recently expanded exhibit showcases a sampling of the artwork produced during the three-year project. The students used theater, visual art, music, dance, creative writing, media arts and photography to creatively express their ideas.
The exhibition also features original artworks in watercolor and acrylic created by students from Ash Creek K-8 Elementary School, inspired by the examination of human tissue stains - muscle, nerve, and bone marrow. These original art pieces were created as part of a teaching unit on interrelationships between systems of the human body and are a great tie-in to the work done at Roche Tissue Diagnostics, whose mission is to improve the lives of all patients afflicted with cancer. The company enables labs with automated diagnostic instruments and accompanying biopsy-based tests. The unit encompassed activities in science, visual art, math, language arts, health, and music.
Additional artworks showcased in the "Abstract Art Inspired by Study of Human Tissue" include:
▪ Student drawing and paper folding art inspired by studies in science. (Project received a 1st place award at the Cochise County Fair)
▪ Original paintings from artist Alex Jones, inspired by local nature and indigenous animals.
▪ Original artwork from artist Susan Corly, in the medium of textiles, beading and mixed media sculpture.
The Arts for Border Children, My Heart Changes exhibition was originally photographed by local artist Josh Schachter.
The Opening Night Reception will feature live performances including theatre, and poetry readings. In addition, exhibition coordinator and teacher Karen Hudsted will provide some background on Arts Integration programming in local schools.
Reception attendees will have the opportunity to meet the professional teaching artists involved with the project, discuss their approach to bringing embedded arts integration to students of all ages, as well as experience featured theatre and music performances, and view a project film screening.
The artwork will be showcased and sold at the Ventana Gallery, and the public is welcome to browse or buy during the length of the exhibit, continuing through March 2017.
The Ventana Gallery is open to the public, by appointment, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To schedule an appointment, visitors should call the SAACA at (520) 797-3959. Advance notice of 48 hours is required.
2017 "My Heart Changes" Arts for Border Children Opening Reception
When: Thursday, January 19 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Roche Tissue Diagnostics (Ventana), 1910 E. Innovation Park Dr.
Cost: Free, with refreshments and live acoustic music
Online: www.saaca.org
NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos available
About the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to ensure that, through engagement in arts and culture, our communities produce strong, inspired citizens. SAACA enlists artists, businesses, governments, and individuals to expand artistic and cultural opportunities in their respective communities. To enhance access to the arts and to promote cultural awareness in the communities it serves, SAACA presents large-scale festivals, events and other programs. The Alliance also promotes educational opportunities in the arts and culture for all ages.
Movement and Motion Oro Valley Art Exhibition Comes to Ventana Gallery
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance collaborates with Roche Tissue Diagnostics, known locally Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana) to present Art in Oro Valley.
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'Movement and Motion' highlights a wide range of artistic voices presenting work that celebrates the world of dance, movement, interactions and abstract explorations of motion, rhythm, and atmosphere. Movement and time, whether actual or an illusion, are crucial elements in every piece of artwork.
This exhibition presents prints, drawings, paintings, and photographs that celebrate the world, including lively imagery of dynamics, gesture, flow, oscillation in nature and abstract explorations of motion, rhythm, and atmosphere.
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This is not a list of distinction: the 59 largest companies in America with no women on their boards.
For the first one or two, you smirk and shake your head. By the 20th, you're muttering to yourself in disbelief. Once you've seen the smiling pictures of 59 all-male (and mostly white) boards of directors among America's largest companies, displayed proudly on websites and in annual reports, you feel a little sick. Haven't we as a nation of astute businesspeople progressed farther than this?
Apparently not. The 2008 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500 recently showed little improvement in women's share of board seats: 15.2 percent in 2008, up from 14.8 percent the year before. Women of color hold just 3.2 percent. "No change in a year of change is unacceptable," lamented Catalyst President and CEO Ilene Lang.
Perhaps more disappointing, though, is the uptick in the number of companies with zero women directors, from 59 in 2007 to 66 in the most recent survey. An eye-popping 318 companies in the Top 500 have no women of color on their boards.
The list that follows, based on Catalyst's study, presents in alphabetical order the 59 companies that remain in the zero club. (Since Catalyst compiled its list, two have been swallowed up in the financial crisis, and five have added at least one woman to their boards.) Half of the companies, not surprisingly, are in manufacturing, mining or construction — traditionally male-dominated industries.
But household products? Jarden Corp., the $4.6 billion purveyor of such well-known brands as Crock-Pot, Mr. Coffee, Oster and Sunbeam, has no women on its board, despite the fact that women consumers dominate those product categories. A spokesperson for Jarden declined our request for an explanation.
Why is having women in the boardroom so important? According to other Catalyst research, a higher percentage of women directors translates directly into more women corporate officers in line positions. And companies with more women directors, on average, financially outperform companies with fewer. That fact alone, in recessionary times, would seem to be a compelling argument for giving one's board a much-needed infusion of smart women — and quick.
Let's see if these 59 get the message in the year ahead.
Source: 2008 Catalyst census of women board directors of the fortune 500.
* In late 2008, merged with Republic Services Inc., a company also with no women directors.
† Acquired by Verizon Wireless in January 2009.


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SAN MARCOS — San Marcos crews began pre-construction efforts on a pair of highly anticipated bridge projects in the area known as the Creek District.
But the project isn't going to happen overnight, city officials want local residents to know — the projects are still a way off.
Crews started relocating utilities along Discovery Street, Via Vera Cruz and Bent Avenue, which will pave the way for the widening of Discovery Street from two to four lanes between Via Vera Cruz and Bent, a new four-lane bridge across San Marcos Creek on Via Vera Cruz and a two-lane bridge on Bent Avenue.
These streets are often shut down during heavy rains when the creek rises above street level.
The project will also create a promenade park and resolve the area's long-standing flooding issues.
During the utility relocation work, according to the city's website, westbound and eastbound lane closures along Discovery Street and side streets from Via Vera Cruz to Craven Road will be in place through summer 2018.
Work will take place Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Delays in work schedules may occur due to inclement weather.
Street and bridge construction is expected to begin in early 2019 and continue through late 2020, weather permitting.


A few weeks ago, I started a new job at Codemate (yay! More on that in a future post). Among many other things, this was the occasion for me to learn more about a technology I had been avoiding so far: Docker, and the whole concept of containerization. I usually prefer to focus on user-facing work, and leave sysadmin and ops to others – but I also have a sweet tooth for any and all automation, especially the type that can save developers time and headaches. It was definitely time to dive deep!
This blog post is my overview of the resources I looked at and the things I learned over the last few weeks.
For Docker this would be things like containerisation, continuous delivery, and generally the idea of speeding up release cycles and facilitating administration by moving to infrastructure as code.
Here I would think of things like micro-services, and generally the move to cloud platforms.
For me, I had some notion of basic docker commands, and I had used Vagrant extensively to achieve similar results as what Docker is for in development.
Not everyone needs to be an expert at everything. I don't need to know the details of the consensus algorithm used in Kubernetes clusters (it's called Raft.
I quite like to summarise this as a score from 0 to 5, 0 being "you know nothing Jon Snow" (NSFW), and 5 being "complete expert, Ask Me Anything, I can teach anyone about any of this". You can then assess how you perceive your skills before starting to learn, and decide on how much you want to know.
I gave myself a 1/5 because of my Vagrant knowledge and awareness of the problems this is trying to solve, and decided I would need to get to 4/5 to do my job effectively. But this is quite a big jump, so for now let's get to 2 out of 5.
Docker with Django – unfortunately this stops very early, and doesn't address eg. migrations.
Write this blog post, of course!
I had initially identified other areas to study (eg. Docker usage in CI, 12-factor apps with Docker, and image registries) but decided it would be better to start smaller.
Both of those videos were very good to understand the key principles, but I also needed to get up to speed with Linux distributions and general provisiniong tasks – I also decided to spend time reading Dockerfiles (what a great pastime!).
In short, quite a lot! I logged all of my progress on my koans-playground repository, as a way to see my progress.
The basic understanding of the key principles, and of how containers and images and services work together, was critical for me to actually understand what I was doing day to day.
Containerization: the use of Linux containers to deploy applications. Containers are not new, but their use for easily deploying applications is.
Image: an executable package that includes everything needed to run an application – the code, a runtime, libraries, environment variables, and configuration files.
Dockerfile: defines what goes on in the environment inside your container. Access to resources like networking interfaces and disk drives is virtualized inside this environment, which is isolated from the rest of your system, so you need to map ports to the outside world, and be specific about what files you want to "copy in" to that environment. However, after doing that, you can expect that the build of your app defined in this Dockerfile behaves exactly the same wherever it runs.
Repository: a collection of images – sort of like a GitHub repository, except the code is already built.
Registry: a collection of repositories.
Also Service: really just "containers in production." A service only runs one image, but it codifies the way that image runs—what ports it should use, how many replicas of the container should run so the service has the capacity it needs, and so on.
Compose: a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. With Compose, you use a YAML file to configure your application's services. Then, with a single command, you create and start all the services from your configuration.
Multiple isolated environments on a single host.
Use a project name to isolate environments from each others (of the same app, of apps running the same services, etc).
By default, project name is basename of project directory.
Preserve volume data when containers are created.
Only recreate containers that have changed.
Variables and moving a composition between environments.
Up next, getting to 3/5 of course!