Boystown is about to get even more colorful than usual when the annual Pride Parade returns on Sunday, June 24. For the past 40 years, Pride Parades across the country have commemorated the Stonewall Riots, during which the LGBTQ patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City protested against police raids. Chicago's Pride Parade has grown into one of the largest in the country, and this year a couple hundred thousand people are expected to participate, while nearly another million cheer them on from the sidelines of the 4-mile route.
Whether you're planning to take part in the festivities or just want to be prepared for your neighborhood's LGBTQ takeover, we've got all the must-know information.
Where and when will the parade take place?
The parade spans from Uptown to Lincoln Park, with the bulk of it flowing through Boystown in Lakeview. It starts at noon on Sunday, June 24, at Montrose and Broadway, moves south on Broadway before splitting off and heading south on Halsted, moves east on Belmont, then south on Broadway, and ends at Diversey and Sheridan. Check out a map here.
If you're more of an onlooker than a marcher, you'll want to plan out where to watch. For the rowdiest experience, hit up Boystown (Halsted between Grace and Belmont). If you want to enjoy the view amid a bit less chaos, head to the spots where the parade starts and ends. No matter where you plan to post up for the day, get there early. It's not uncommon to see people flowing onto sidewalks as early as 7 or 8am, and you'll want to get a good spot.
Of course! There's no need to register in advance, and there's no age limit or entry fee. Just show up and get your Pride on!
There's no rule against them, but think long and hard before you put your pet through Pride. It's loud, it's crowded (remember: hundreds of thousands of people!), and people aren't always at their most alert, if you know what I mean. Aside from service animals (obviously), it's probably best to just leave your four-legged friend safe and sound at home.
Check the weather for the whole day before you run out the door, and make sure you're going to be comfortable in what you choose. Rainbows, glitter, and makeup are encouraged. And just remember: No matter how ridiculous you think your outfit is, it won't be the craziest thing you see all day. Just go for it.
If you're traveling within the city, your best bet is to take the L to the Wilson Red and Purple line station. If you must drive, Chicago Pride recommends booking parking in advance with SpotHero.
If you're coming from the suburbs, use Metra or Pace (find your route at transitchicago.com). Driving might seem easier at the start of your journey, but public transportation is the way to go with an event as huge as this one.
If you're coming from outside the city and you think you'll need to spend the night in Chicago recovering (spoiler alert: you probably will), it's best to look into nearby places to stay as soon as possible. You can go the traditional hotel route or check out Airbnb, depending on your budget and what kind of lodging situation you're comfortable with.
As far as locations go, staying in Boystown will be best for the party animals who prefer to be able to stumble home at the end of the night. Andersonville is a quieter LGBTQ enclave for those who want to have a quaint, authentic Chicago experience. And, of course, staying downtown may be the easiest option, as the variety and density of lodging is truly out of this world.
If you want to use your Pride visit as an excuse to check out Chicago in general, maybe take the opportunity to stay in one of Chicago's underrated neighborhoods.
What are the best spots to go out and keep the Pride spirit alive?
If you're looking to have a wild night after the parade and haven't lined up a house party (what were you even doing all day?), definitely stick around Boystown, where LGBTQ Pride lives year-round in Chicago. There are a ton of LGBTQ bars on that small stretch of Halsted and its cross streets, and while odds are they're all going to be jam-packed, you'll also probably have the time of your life.
Dance the night away at clubs like Berlin (beloved for its Saturday Drag Matinees), Progress (known for great tunes and tons of room to dance), Roscoe's (recently fully re-opened after some intense renovations), Scarlet (famous for super-fun takeover nights) and Hydrate (if go-go boys are your thing). Or hit up Little Jim's, which opened in 1975 as Chicago's first gay bar and continues to be a neighborhood staple today.
Check out more tips on Chicago's best LGBTQ-friendly bars, in Boystown or beyond, and visit Chicago Pride's website for more information on the Pride Parade.


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How To Use Your Mental Power To Run 400 Miles With Minimal Training.
Podcast Episode #89: How To Use Your Mental Power To Run 400 Miles With Minimal Training.
In this April 7, 2010 free audio episode: using mental tactics for training, a high fat diet for staying lean, eating while running, yerba mate, agave nectar, strength training while endurance training, sugar alcohols, and passing a physical examination test.
What do you do in your work as a Peak Performance Business Coach, and how did that lead to running Ultra Marathons?
What role do you believe our mental abilities play in our success as athletes?
Is it true that for the past 3 50 Mile runs, your 100 Mile run, AND your 332 Mile run, you didn't really train for these?
If you don't follow a formal training program, how do you really know if you are appropriately prepared physically?
WHY did you choose to run from Washington D.C. to Cleveland, Ohio?
Just getting prepared for this event was significantly more challenging than the actual run, why was that?
What were some of the challenges you faced each day as you ran from D.C. to Cleveland?
For our listeners who can relate to the excitement of achieving an incredible physical feat, what advice do you have?
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Listener Sarah asks: I have a question, I was recently reading how Hilary Swank was trained for her muscle when preparing for her role in Million Dollar Baby, evedentally, her trainer had her on a VERY low carb regimen, HIGH fat(mostly from Flax oil) and of course high protein, but her calorie intake was upward to 4,000 calories, they trained her hard in the gym plus a couple of hours of cardio, everyday, it was mandatory she got at least 9 hours of sleep every night, and sometimes they had her getting up in the middle of the night to drink eggs. Anyway, my question is, I have heard that that type of regimen is almost impossible to build muscle on (apparently she put on 23lbs. on that regimen), I could see how she got shredded, but the muscle? I was actually gonna try this approach, I have been trying to put on muscle forever, but I really don't want to put on extra unwanted fat in the process, all the bodybuilder and fitness people I know, say that in order to put on muscle, that you gotta put on some fat and not do cardio, but then I see that regimen Hilary did and it makes me wonder. Whats your opinion? Your recommendation for building but staying lean?
Listener Jeff asks: Hey Ben, you might remember me i emailed you a little while ago from England with a question regarding shedding a few pounds before i entered my first duathlon ? Well firstly i thought you'd like to know that after following your helpful tips i managed to shed those pesky pounds and beat my target time for the duathlon :-) infact as i fared so well i've entered another race in a couple of weeks time which brings me onto this question. I was listening to a recent podcast and during the listener q+a the subject of nutrition and triathlons cropped up and you mentioned that eating too much during the run can actually slow you down when you make the transition between running and cycling. As i have another race in a fortnight i wondered if you could explain that in a little more depth… Again many thanks and keep up the good work !
Listener Christine asks: What are your thoughts about yerba maté as a pre and post workout drink? Most pre and post workout drinks or shakes have a lot of ingredients I don't want to consume and the healthier choices are very expensive. I do use some of the ones you have suggested, but am looking for a more economical option. I've read that yerba maté contains a lot of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. There are also many other claims of its benefits including improving digestion and helping with weight losss, but I was most interested in knowing if its nutritional properties are helpful for workouts and recovery.
Listener Todd asks: Ben, what is your true take on Agave Syrup? I heard from your interview with Nancy Appleton that it is about the worst thing to ingest (close to HFCS, I believe). Yet, it is in many things these days, including HammerBars and the CocoChia bar that you and KC Craichy discuss this week! We've been making our own energy bars lately, and have been using Agave Syrup and Nectar in them. However, we also add a sucrose/glucose source like honey or sucanat to the mixture as I understand that a glucose/fructose mixture is a better combo for digestion. Can you weigh in on this agave syrup debate? Should it be avoided like the plaque, or used in moderation? With respect to the nectar vs. the syrup, is one better than the other? I am correct in thinking that mixing agave syrup with another sugar source is the way to go?
Listener Bill asks: I am a 34 year old male whose typical work-out routine involves strength training, lots and lots of strength training. However, influenced by some friends' attempts to train for an upcoming triathlon in San Diego, I decided to start training with them (and now hope to complete my first duathlon, which is being held at the same event). I have been doing very well with the biking we have been doing, and have worked my way to actually jogging/running 1.5 miles without stopping (a big deal for me). However, I am somewhat confused about how to balance such endeavors with the strength training I love to do. Currently, I hit the weights one day, then do cycling/spinning and running the next, with 1-2 days of rest (I cycle on my off days from the gym). My body has been reacting to such training favorably: I have lost about 10 pounds in the past 2 months, dropped body fat (about 2-4% depending on how it is measured). But, is my current work-out regime going to negatively affect my ability to improve my biking and running? Do you have any suggestions concerning how to modify my work-out so that my disparate interests do not negatively impact my goals? Great podcast and thanks for you help.
Listener Chris asks: I had a question about sugar content in "carb control" protein bars, such as the myoplex bar produced by EAS. It has 1g sugar, but around 20g of alcohol sugar. How do they claim carb sensibility with that amount of alcohol sugar, and are there any adverse affects of that much alcohol sugar that we should be aware of? One more question if you have time, what real foods would you suggest to eat while on the bike during training rides? Fake food tends to be more convenient to eat on the bike, but I'd like to eat more real food.
How do I work up to this especially the pushups and chinups, in 8 weeks? Can you go from 5 pushups to 60 in 8 weeks? And 0 chinups to 6?
Finally, listener Bret has a call-in comment about the Triathlon Dominator package.
I'm drinking a yerba mate pre-workout/breakfast shake that am trying out. It tastes pretty good! It contains whole grain "milk", frozen fruit mix (strawberries, blueberries, melon, peaches, pineapple), tbs of green powder, Mt Capra whey, tbs of sugar, and a cup of cooled, brewed yerba mate. I'll head to the gym in a bit and see how it goes!
Shout out to Brett on the Triathlon Dominator Plan–those are some impressive number and progress! Nice work!
Great discussion about agave. Minor correction…I do not think agave has starch in it as you mentioned. It has fructans, more specifically inulin which although is a polysaccharide like starch and glycogen, it belongs to the fiber group.
I don't see the article, Clif!
Here is a fantastic article written by Alan Aragon, about fructose, and what he feels is an over exaggeration on its negative effects in the body. Dr. Lustig even gets involved in the discussion.


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Mount Bierstadt is considered one of the most accessible 14ers in Colorado, nearby Denver and well maintained, but that doesn't mean it's a stroll in the park. You'll climb over 2,700′ over the course of just over three miles, including a boulder scramble up the final stretch to the peak.
The trail from Guanella Pass is very popular, especially on summer weekends. Consider planning your hike on a weekday or starting before dawn to beat the crowds.
The trail begins at Guanella Pass, about an hour from Denver and 11.5 miles south of Georgetown. There is a no-fee parking lot as well as off-street parking. There are pit toilets at the trailhead parking, but people were waiting 30-40 minutes in line to use them. And most of the trail is completely exposed with no privy privacy. You've been warned.
Get driving directions to the Guanella Pass Trailhead via Google Maps.
The trail starts with a gentle warm-up, as you pass Deadman's Lake and descend to Scott Gomer Creek. Keep your eyes peeled for moose and other wildlife.
There is no way to cross the creek without getting wet. We hiked about 30 yards upstream to a more shallow section, and the ice-cold water still came up to our knees. Most people will take their hiking shoes off for the crossing.
From here, the trail climbs steadily. About two miles in you traverse a rocky bench where you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a mountain goat.
Above the bench, the trail makes a bee-line to the saddle to the southwest side of Mount Bierstadt. It's straight-forward hiking.
From the saddle, the final 1/4 mile to the summit requires following rock cairns up the steep talus- and boulder-strewn slope. There is no well-defined path through this ever changing landscape of rock, but when in doubt, head up.
The summit rewards you with spectacular views of Mount Evans and the sawtooth ridge that connects it to Bierstadt, as well as Grays Peak and Torrey Peak to the west. There is room at the top to break for lunch, an summit benchmark and a register to sign.
To return, retrace your steps. Take care to properly orient yourself as you descend to the saddle.
If possible, avoid hiking this on weekends or holidays when it can get quite crowded. For the same reason, please stay on the trail and follow Leave No Trace principles.
This trail has spectacular wildflowers.
Be prepared for cold air and windy conditions.
Bring plenty of water, sun protection, and the other ten essentials. This hike is entirely above the tree-line.
Keep an eye on the weather forecast, and plan to summit by noon. Afternoon lightning storms are a very real risk.
Mount Bierstadt is part of the Colorado Rockies Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, a self-paced hiking challenge that takes you up six, iconic peaks–each one a bit higher and tougher.
Originally hiked on July 15, 2017.
I started hiking in 2015 and logged 500 miles. This year I plan on doing another 500 but am adding the six peaks with hopes to hike Mt. Whitney.


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Archive for the 'Forgery' Category
Khalid Yasin's Blunders
Dr. White recently posted a YouTube video providing a clip in which Khalid Yasin provides a rather spectacular string of blunders. Dr. White's video, which includes Dr. White's own commentary on the blunders is embedded below.
I simply wanted to take the opportunity to try to root out what appears to be the possible conflation taking place in each of Khalid Yasin's mistakes. First, the video, then – after that – I'll provide the short analysis:
http://www.youtube.com/v/6xytRqcte3E&hl=en
KY: "The council of Nicea in 354"
The most famous council of Nicea in the 300's was the council of Nicea of 325. I couldn't immediately locate any record of a council at Nicea in 354.
KY: "The Romans at the council of Nicea"
Nicea (now known as Iznik) is a city in Turkey, not Italy. The council of Nicea (of 325) was called by Emporor Constantine, a Byzantine Emporer. If there was a council at Nicea at 354, it would have been a local or regional council, and consequently wouldn't have included any Romans. The famous council of Nicea of 325 undoubtedly included Roman Christians, but also would have include a large majority of non-Romans.
KY: "that there were five books that they didn't want to include in the New Testament"
There doesn't appear to be any record of the famous (or any other) council of Nicea deciding on a negative canon of Scripture. It's possible that Dan Brown, or a similarly unreliable source, has tried to infer such a decree from the inclusion of certain books in the NT canon by Origen before the famous council of Nicea, and the non-inclusion of such books by Athanasius after the council of Nicea.
KY: "The Gospel of Barnabas"
There was an epistle attributed to Barnabus that was extent in the fourth century, but as Dr. White points out in the video: not the Gospel of Barnabus, which was a much, much later writing.
KY: "Who was the Blind Companion of Jesus"
Barnabas was the companion of Paul on Paul's first missionary journey.
Bartimeaus was a blind man from outside Jericho, who Jesus healed and who subsequently followed Jesus.
Bartholomew was an apostle and companion of Jesus.
Somehow, KY seems to have rolled all three up into one.
KY: "Saint Barnabas"
The primary name associated with the title "Saint" Barnabas is Paul's missionary companion. He does not appear to have been the author of the Epsitle of Barnabas (although some people attributed it to him), and he clearly was not the author of the "Gospel" that bears his name.
The Gospel of Barnabus is a rather obvious medieval forgery. For more information, one may look here: (link). As Dr. White said, those who try to promote Islamic apologetics should be more mindful of the truth, which is something KY was quite clearly not promoting with his reliance on a medieval forgery and garbled history.
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If you are looking for clothes online, what do you look for in a company? A great range of clothes in all sizes? Quick, reliable and free delivery? Great customer service in the buying process and no quibbles if you have to return any items? Well, let me introduce you to UK Lingerie and UK Swimwear.
Dawn Barber and her husband Jonathan created these companies and the sister company UK Tights, as they realised there was a gap in the market for good clothing companies, that sold a range of sizes and gave excellent customer service. They believe that excellent customer service sets their business apart from the others out there and always put the customer at the centre of their operations. Recently they sent me some products to review and read to the end to find out about a great competition for my readers!
So what are the products like? Firstly let us look at UK Lingerie. UK Lingerie sells quality lingerie, nightwear, bodywear, activewear and shapewear for all shapes and sizes.
The lingerie brands they sell are well known and include Gossard, Curvy Kate, Shock Absorber, Spanx and Charnos.
I chose a bra and pants set to review from Charnos. Charnos is a brand I have grown to love throughout the years.
The Flamenco full cup bra is a pretty bra with a mid blue floral print on a navy background. The material is very soft and silky and the lace adds a beautiful feminine touch. The bra felt very comfortable on and the underwired cups gave good support.
It comes with a matching Flamenco brief in the same gorgeous design, with the all-over floral print, lace and bow detail. Sometimes I feel underwear can be small but I felt this set was true to size. The brief actually seemed to cover my bum and the addition of elastane means they provide good stretch.
I am incredibly pleased with the Flamenco bra and brief set from Charnos. Comfortable pretty underwear that provides decent support, and goes up to bigger sizes, the biggest is a 38 G is hard to come by these days. The bra retails at £30 and the briefs at £14.
The next item I was sent was pyjamas from Blackspade. Blackspade is a luxury clothing brand, that uses fine cotton and modal in their garments. I haven't heard of this brand before so I was looking forward to seeing their pyjamas in real life.
I chose to review the Blackspade Dots Long Pyjama set. A traditionally styled pyjama, with straight legs, in pale pink, with black dots, I chose it for the super soft micro modal material. Micro modal is a very soft material that feels great next to the skin, making these pyjamas a joy to wear.
I did think the pyjamas were slightly pinker online than they looked when they arrived however they are lovely to wear. The black dots and black piping was a great design touch too, and the stretchy material has a little elastane too.
Cool, classic luxurious pyjamas that are super comfy. Priced at £67 they are a little investment and I feel they would wash well too.
The last item I was sent was a swimming costume from Speedo. Speedo is a well-known sports brand that produces hard-working swimwear for those serious about swimming.
The Speedo Sculpture Shinedream Placement swimsuit is described as a flattering swimsuit that gives the illusion that the waist it slimmer due to the patterning on the side. Also, the V at the top draws the eye down the middle of the suit adding to the effect.
The swimsuit is available in black and pink and also in black and blue. The pink is a bright pink which I love. The swimsuit is true to size although I felt it was a little tight around the top of my legs, and I don't generally have a problem with this.
It felt like it held me in a little especially around the tummy and the bust support was good, this they describe as the 'speedosculpure' effect. It is a swimsuit that will stay put when doing some serious swimming but equally it looks nice on. Did it make some stomach look any slimmer you may ask? Well, I did feel it had an effect, it's not going to take a dress size off but it does hold your stomach in, so that's a definite plus point for me! Another plus point is the chlorine resistant fabric which is great if you visit swimming pools.
Today on the blog I am giving you a chance to win a £50 E-Voucher to spend on the UK Swimwear site. Entry is via the Gleam application below, which is easy to use and you can enter daily so don't forget to bookmark this page if you like the prize. Check out my other competitions when you are here too. Good luck!
Spanx to give me a streamline look.
Would love the Sculpture Shinedream Placement swimsuit for my holiday!
I think I'd put it towards the Sculpture Crystalsun Swimsuit, it looks lovely.
A new swimming costume so I can start taking my youngest to the pool!
I love the designs on here, charnos is one of my favourites too!
I'd love a new swimsuit - I'm planning a trip to the Caribbean later this year so this would be a perfect prize!
I love the bold Fit Wise Orange Crackle Full Length Fitness Leggings on their lingerie site.
I'm 36 weeks pregnant, so id treat myself to some ncie flattering but comfortable underwear for once baby is out.
I need some new swim wear for my holiday, so that definitely.
I'd love a high waisted bikini to hold me in and up haha!
There are quite a few bikinis I would love to own from here.
I'd love to give the voucher to my wife to use to treat herself to something pretty and something she'd feel good in.
I'd like to try and find a swimsuit that actually fits me nicely!
I've nearly lost 2 stone and could really do with some new undies to go with my new fab curves!!
I've nearly lost 2 stone and would love some new fab swimwear to go with my new figure!
I would love a new swimsuit as the last time I bought one was in 2008!
I would buy the Little Kiss Dotty Bikini, its so cute!
I love the Little Kiss Dotty Bikini, its very cute!
I'd spend it on a beach cover up like the Eva Maxi Dress.
Forever Unique Psychotropical Bali Swimsuit is fantastic.
I'd spend it on the Mapale Lace Robe.
I'd buy the Orchid Bloom sundress, it's so summery!
I would put it towards the Blackspade Dots Long Pyjama Set.
I'd really like a new swimsuit and this one looks perfect.
Spanx to tuck me in at all the right places!
Some pretty new bras, I've lost weight and need some smaller ones!
A new bra and pants set. Charnos always have pretty sets for us big busted ladies. Many thanks.
I could really do with a new bikini.
Not sure if my comment went through... I'm going to Wales for a spa break in July, so I'd buy a new swimsuit.
I like the Blackspade Blackout Nightdress it's unusual.
I'd get some new bras for myself.
I would really like the Pia Rossini Barbados Bag.
id love a new costume for my jollys!
The Royal Speedo Sculpture Crystalsun Swimsuit - it looks lovely.
https://www.ukswimwear.com/product/3473/moontide-jacquard-stripe-zip-racer-back-suit . I love this - gorgeous colour.
I would put it towards the Gottex Profile Sport White Noise Rash Guard Swimsuit, perfect for someone like me who has had skin cancer.
A new swimsuit as I really want to start swimming this summer!
id love a new robe, the bridal short robe is gorgeous, plus we are getting married abroad so id take it!
I'd buy a new swim suit or tankini ready for my holiday in June!
I love the Pia beach trousers!
oooh, I could do with a new swimsuit for the summer!
I would put it towards the Seaspray Azurite Navy Classic Draped Swimsuit.
I think I would put it towards a Gottex Profile Cruise Bermuda Breeze Swimdress.
I'd love some new swimwear! All of mine is so old and bedraggled!
Definitely a new swimming costume!
Love the floral and black one piece swimsuits. Really solid designs.
I'd buy a sculpting swimsuit to hold in my mummy tummy!
I'd love the Phax canvas beach bag and the Danielle Creations Peony Twin Pack of Small and Tall Cosmetic Travel Bags.
Would be great to treat the wife before our holiday in June.
A new costume for my summer hols!
I'd like to spend it on myself and buy a swimming costume.
I'd love to buy the moon tide racer back suit - love the teal colour!
I've lost weight and my old swimming costume doesn't fit any more so I need a new one!


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spelled incorrectly. This corrects that misspelling.
used, and everywhere else it's "Pickup Location".
Pick one spelling and stick to it.
Google Books preview, which may not be enabled by every TPAC.
6 years agoSupport new-style Novelist for TPAC.
Support new-style Novelist for TPAC.
Updates the Novelist loading script to use the newer Novelist API.
Ensure fm_IDL.xml is loaded only when IDL2js has not been loaded.
direct it to use the old syntax via the SSILegacySyntax directive.
2.4 also uses different access control syntax: "Require all granted"
instead of "Allow from all", for example.
Also, amend the README to reflect Apache 2.4 and higher.
in the menus for view holds. One less click.
Pasi Kallinen for spotting this.
This simple fix makes the problem go away in any case.
in all caps to satisfy my own small sense of consistency.
of data in the db" or "has used Evergreen for a long time".
navigation of the non-alternate serial control.
continue to learn what structures provide the best experience.
'context' variable makes that simple to adjust as we move forward.
use the newly created fund during fiscal year rollover.
users to apply changes to the copies on a selected set of line items.
affected are streamed back to the client in the successful case.
changes to support the new fields are included.
Staff client admin UI for managing MARC import trash fields.
said configuration. The configuration interface is yet to come.
* Adds a new table vandelay.import_bib_trash_group for grouping "trash"
* Updates vandelay.import_bib_trash_fields for putting them into groups.
Now you can get MARC21 feeds from OpenSearch, e.g.
removed from the per-lineitem secondary dropdown.
"amount paid" column if the latter doesn't have anything in it yet.
a PO and have the state of 'on-order'.
Barcode Completion) at the time of the staff client login sequence.
However, for Check Out, an exception is made if the "Load patron from Checkout"
Thanks to kmlussier for the suggestions.
expand/collapse all is also present.
instead of the first reasonable it can find.
ISSN identifiers are now correctly encoded in the EDI as well.
[LFW] Fix permission numbering flub.
are applied, the selected order identifier is applied to each lineitem.
new data will also be applied to the bib record.
attribute should be considered the order identifier for the item.
ISBN for each record would be extracted as a lineitem attribute.
source to which the attributes refer is deleted.
6 years agoStamping upgrade scripts for "Storing Z39.50 Passwords on the server"
Stamping upgrade scripts for "Storing Z39.50 Passwords on the server"
make the Z39 search call.
May be incomplete, but better than nothing.
This includes removing the toggle option for TPac usage.
6 years agoAdded a second no attempt to code to the authority thesaurus for spaces.
Added a second no attempt to code to the authority thesaurus for spaces.
requests the same we we determine the value for ciruclations and holds.
recalls are not currently supported in Evergreen SIP.
the user has the required permission to perform specific tasks.
taking up room in the database for deleted bibs.
to the async_output of the event definition in question.
delivered to a 3rd party via sFTP/SCP using config.remote_account.
The primary use case of the script is for aggregating CSV, XML, etc.
Full set of seed data for CSV action/trigger notification batch exports.
and PatronNotBarred validators, plus code to make the hooks dance.
ability to set these should not be overlooked.
These filter on the fields of the same name in biblio.record_entry.
accessed with an invalid barcode.
Some characters piss off the XML parser.
either copy visibility or shelving location visibility.
button, we simply scroll to the preview when the button is clicked.
toggle to turn the viewer on and off.
change will honor the setting regardless.
Because having it leave lock files around is annoying.
considered relevant for purposes of call number display.
template, disrupting the rendering of the org selector.
displayed in both saved and temporary lists.
which we may have to filter non-visible call numbers.
order in global and non-global searches.
search_lib, if circ_lib is a child of pref_lib.
sort ahead of items at BR3, since BR1 is a child of the pref_lib).
from lineitems that were previously only linked to a selection list.
while retaining the encoded purchase order name.
serial.issuance.holding_code a little bit smarter.
These issues were reported to me by Galen Charlton.
anyway, and the data is just plain bad.
6 years agoExclude copies that have been deleted from showing up on the browse holds shelf list.
Exclude copies that have been deleted from showing up on the browse holds shelf list.
the browse holds list. This will exclude deleted copies from the results.
this new UI is needed.
function defined that is applied to a null value during record import.
Patch is based on a suggestion by Bob Wicksall.


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Pierre Amédée Jaubert
Pierre Amédée Emilien Probe Jaubert (3 June 1779 – 28 January 1847) was a French diplomat, academic, orientalist, translator, politician, and traveler. He was Napoleon's "favourite orientalist adviser and dragoman".[1]
Pierre Amédée Jaubert, circa 1805
(1779-06-03)3 June 1779
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Linguist, explorer, translator, diplomat, politician, professor, orientalist
Born in Aix-en-Provence, Jaubert was one of the most distinguished pupils of Silvestre de Sacy, whose funeral Discours he gave in 1838. Jaubert acted as interpreter to Napoleon Bonaparte during the Egyptian Campaign of 1798–1799,[1] in which he was a member of the Egyptian Institute of Sciences and Arts.
On his return to Paris he held various posts in the government. In 1802 he accompanied Horace Sébastiani de La Porta on his Eastern mission, and in 1804 he was present in the Ottoman Empire, assisting Sébastiani in Istanbul.
In 1805, he was dispatched to Qajar Persia in the "Jaubert Mission",[2] to arrange an alliance with Shah Fat′h Ali, but on the way there he was seized and imprisoned in a dry cistern for four months by the Pasha of Doğubeyazıt. Jaubert was allowed to go after the pasha died; he successfully accomplished his mission, and rejoined Napoleon in the Duchy of Warsaw (1807). Amédée Jaubert was at Finckenstein Palace for the negotiation of the Treaty of Finckenstein which formulised the Franco-Persian alliance on 27 April 1807.[3] In 1809 he became correspondent of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands.[4]
On the eve of Napoleon's downfall, he was appointed chargé d'affaires at Constantinople.
The Bourbon Restoration ended his diplomatic career, but in 1818 he undertook a journey with government aid to Tibet, from whence he succeeded in introducing into France 400 Kashmir goats. Jaubert spent the rest of his life in study, in writing and in teaching. He became professor of Persian in the Collège de France, and director of the École des langues orientales, and in 1830 was elected member of the Académie des Inscriptions. In 1841 he was made a Peer of France and member of the Conseil d'État. He died in Paris.
Besides articles in the Journal Asiatique, he published Voyage en Arménie et en Perse (1821; the edition of 1860 has a notice of Jaubert, by M. Sdillot) and Elements de la grammaire turque (1823–1834).
Franco-Persian alliance
Friends and rivals in the East by Alastair Hamilton p.230ff
Napoleon and Persia: Franco-Persian relations under the First Empire by Iradj Amini p.76ff
Napoleon and Persia: Franco-Persian relations under the First Empire by Iradj Amini p.101ff
"P.A.E.P. Jaubert (1779–1847)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jaubert, Pierre Amédée Émilien Probe". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 281. In turn, it cites as references:
notices in the Journal Asiatique, January 1847
Journal des Débats, 30 January 1847
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Recently, I've been reading a book called Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus. I'd recommend this book to every Christian who wants to dig deeper.
Now, many years before Jesus, they had begun to pass down oral tradition, later recorded in the Talmud, which was a commentary or interpretation on the Tanakh, what we call the Old Testament. It was instructions on how to follow the commands in daily life. It set up a hedge around the law, so that people would not even get close to breaking God's instruction in the Torah. A hedge in this sense is like a wall around a wall. For example, instead of not doing work for 24 hours on the Sabbath, they made it 25 hours to guard against breaking God's law.
There were two different classes of Pharisees. Those that leaned toward a strict following of the Talmud, following Rabbi Shammai, and others who were lenient, following Rabbi Hillel.
Even though Jesus condemned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy, Jesus was most likely himself a Pharisee, or at least in line with their thinking. He came from inside the group, so he wasn't standing outside calling them snakes and white-washed tombs, he was telling his own group to straighten their ways. In reality, Jesus was a Jew, as I am a Christian, but in practice, as I am Church of Christ, so Jesus was a Pharisee. As the Jews set up a hedge around the law to keep people from breaking the law, so we in the church of Christ have set up a hedge around our New Testament laws to keep from breaking the law.
The sermon on the mount was meant to tell us how we are to live beyond the law in our lives. When Jesus says "You may have heard…, but I say…", he is going beyond the law in our own lives, and telling us to have hedges to keep us from sinning. Instead of swearing to let people know you will fulfill your promises, tell the truth always. Instead of letting your anger drive you to murder, don't be angry with your brother in the first place. Don't love those who love you, love everyone, for we can all receive salvation if we choose it. He gets to the heart of God, as only God himself can, and tells us how we can implement true Godliness in our lives. Going beyond what the law says is personal, it is our decision to make. If we want a life that is lived to it's fullest, we have to leave those things behind, but others cannot make those decisions for us.
Some of you may disagree, but I believe that a Capella music is a hedge around our singing in our beliefs. It is not directly forbidden, but we do it to follow the traditions of the first century, and to follow the commandment, "addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart," (Eph 5:19), we make sure that all can sing without being distracted by playing an instrument. We want people to sing and not just listen. In the same way, we don't bring a praise team to the front, because if people always listen and never sing, we are not following the command to sing to the Lord. I do not plan to worship with instrumental music, but as it is never condemned by Jesus or the apostles, neither will I condemn it. I am not for the addition of instruments, just against teaching it as God's law when it is not. We can teach it based on example, and historical context, just not as law, but let our primary focus be on biblical understanding and the heart of living a Christian life. This is just one of the many hedges we have.
It is not wrong to have hedges around the instructions in God's word, but when we focus on the hedges that we have, the man-made laws, and we forget about the instructions in God's Word, and the life we are to live in Christ, our religion is in vain, and we have become blind guides who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel (Matthew 23:24). When we stumble on the greater things of God's word, but fulfill the hedges that we have set up, do you think it will mean anything on judgment day? Will we receive mercy based on the fact that we follow our own rules? I only hope you can live up to your own Judgment of others, because God will be as strict to you in the final judgment as you are to others (Luke 6:37-38).
Nebuchadnezzar was a very powerful, and very bad man. He captured many nations, and was responsible for the death of many as he conquered the people of the middle east. I would compare his acts to those of Hitler or Stalin to the people of his day.
However, Nebuchadnezzar was an instrument used by God, and God even call him, "my servant" (Jeremiah 27:6).
In Daniel 3, Nebuchadnezzar had a golden image set up, and all of the nations were commanded to bow down and worship the idol. This idea was against what the Jews were commanded, and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down to this image. Nebuchadnezzar became so angry that he ordered the furnace to be heated to seven times it's normal temperature, and he had them thrown in. The fire was so hot, that those that threw them in were killed due to the extreme heat. God saved Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
Today, we have those in the brotherhood who would choose to drag down and point out others, instead of focusing on our own shortcomings, improving our own walk, and on building up the body. When we are so caught up in dragging others to hell, whether it be individuals or as a group, we are only right outside the gates. Just like the Babylonian guards, we too will be burned up if we are not careful. It is not our place in the body of Christ to study about how others are doing it wrong. We can study the truth in God's word, without pointing fingers that degrades others.
Jesus tells us, "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3). We all have sin (Romans 3:23), so what gives us the right to put others down when we are imperfect ourselves?
Paul, Peter, and Christ all call out those who do wrong, but in all circumstances that I have researched, it is directly affecting that specific group that is being addressed. Sitting in our building and pointing out the theological problems of the Christians down the street neither builds up nor calls those people to repentance.
Paul states that God gave our leaders to "equip the saints for the work of ministry," and "for building up the body of Christ" (Eph 4:11-12). Did he give us leaders to cut others down, or so that the community knows that we are the only ones going to Heaven? (This is how many view the church of Christ). God is the one true judge. Go and study the Bible with those people, but we should be just as willing to discover the Truth as we expect them to be.
Our attitude also should be in humility and love. Telling others bluntly that they are wrong will not bring others to the knowledge of the truth. Only with prayer (1 Tim 2:1-4), gentleness, patience (2 Tim 2:25), and love (Eph 4:15) can we reach the lost.
John 13:13-17). Let us strive to build up, and not cut down. Let us teach the truth from the Word of God.
First of all, I'm going to define worship. From what I've seen in the bible, worship can mean one of two things. One can live a life of worship. Also, a group of people can worship together in song, or in the old testament worship was through sacrifice. Worship can be displeasing as in the case of Cain, Nadab and Abihu, Saul, and the many other times. It's easy for worship to become unacceptable to God as we see in these cases.
I have come to the conclusion that any performances, by singing groups or choirs, are to be considered as entertainment. Entertainment is not worship, because worship is for God, not for man.
Just recently, I went on a camping trip, and I was in the sun so much that I came home with a sunburn. I've been thinking a lot about Christ's humanity, and how as a full human being He was able to be so close to God, and to know God so well. It seems to me that He was completely human, and was only empowered by the Holy Spirit to teach, prophesy, and perform miracles. This seems to be in line with the gospels and Phil 2:6-7.
When Moses came from Mount Sinai, his face was radiant because he had been in the presence of God (Exodus 34:29-35). We should strive for a relationship so close to God, so close to Christ, that we get a "Son Burn." People should see Jesus shine from us (Matt 5:16).
Christ said for us to be perfect as God is perfect (Matt 5:48), but we use excuses, such as "I'm only human." Imperfection should be accepted, but perfection should be continually striven for.
Enoch isn't spoken of much in the Bible, but it says he walked with God (Genesis 5:21-24).
Jacob wrestled with God, and overcame according to Genesis 32:22-31. We need to struggle with (notice I didn't say against) God in our life.
A mature Christian needs to walk with God, wrestle with God, and strive for perfection.
In the old testament, one of the things that I think God was trying to stress the most is that he wants our hearts. He wishes for us to have a need to serve him; not because we're scared of hell, or because our parents said so, but because we have a need for God, and because we're nothing without Him.
Isaiah makes it clear when he speaks the words of the Lord, "'These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men" (Isaiah 29:13). They enforced the details of the law, and only followed them out of tradition. Their worship and praise was meaningless.
Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, basically makes a point that the law isn't the important part of following God. If you read through it, you'll find multiple, "You have heard… but I tell you" phrases. "You have heard… 'Do not murder'… But I tell you… anyone who is angry… will be subject to judgement" (Matthew 5:21-22). "You have heard… 'do not commit adultery'… but I tell you… anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart" (Matthew 5:27-28).
I'm not saying that the law isn't important, because it is given to us for a reason. Jesus states to the woman at the well that people would worship in "Spirit and in truth" (John 4:23). Without spirit, our life in Christ will not last, but without truth, our life in Christ will be in vain. We have to follow God, both with our hearts, and by the Word of God.
In early Israelite days, God chose for the people to have judges. These judges would direct the people in the ways of God. But the people were unhappy with this system of rule. They looked around at the other nations and saw how all the nations around them had a king. They said to Samuel, "'Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations'" (I Samuel 8:5). They rejected the will of God. "The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them'" (I Samuel 8:7). They went by their gut-feeling rather than trusting in God.
In many, many churches today, we see a lot of gut-feeling decisions. They're not based on the Word of God, but rather, what they feel should be done. God does have a will, and even though people may believe that the Bible is a guide for us to pick and choose what to follow, there is no foundation in that belief. "…Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2). The will of God, as stated here is "good", "acceptable", and "perfect." Divisions in the Church were created by people who pick and choose what they want to follow. A verse here, a verse there, and they've created a new Church.
Sin in our personal lives occurs because of our own selfish desires. We look around, and are jealous of others living in sin. It's appealing on the outside. But in Romans 12:23, it tells us that "the wages of sin is death." But we have hope in Jesus Christ, because "the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." We cannot live in sin and be in Christ Jesus.
God is a forgiving God, and if it were not for that, we would have no hope. After the Israelites had chosen a king, Samuel confronted the people, and they repented."Then all the people said to Samuel, 'Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king.' Samuel said to the people, 'Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile'" (I Samuel 12:19-21).
In a recent class I was in, we discussed Godly wisdom. In everything wordly, we see "bitter jealousy" and "selfish ambition" (James 3:14). These lead to destruction. But with Godly wisdom, when a person is no longer seeking glory for themselves, the world becomes a better place.
So how do we get wisdom from above? David tells Solomon to "seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures" (Proverbs 2:4). We are told to pray for it in James: "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him" (James 1:5).
In James 3:17, this wisdom is summed up: "…The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy." With wisdom from above, life is more fulfilling.
We can learn many lessons from the life of Paul. We originally see him at the stoning of Stephen, watching over the coats of the witnesses (Acts 7:58). A friend of mine recently pointed out the fact that Paul's vain beliefs, when he was Saul, can be compared to many people today.
Paul, originally known as Saul, was zealous for what he believed. He followed his heart in everything, and took action for what he believed. He knew that Christianity was only a cult following a maniac. He was one of the most enthusiastic to see that it was stopped. But what he knew to be right, what he believed, was wrong. He was rebuked by Jesus Himself in a vision (Acts 9:1-18). Saul's life would have been in vain had he not known the truth. He became a Christian, and wrote over half of the New Testament books.
I would guess that over nine of ten of Christians take everything the preacher says as truth. They accept traditions and habits as Biblical. People chase after what "feels good." They accept anything for truth as long as it sounds good. But, as Solomon writes over and over in Ecclesiastes, "Everything is Meaningless" (Ecclesiastes 12:8). But, "the conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil" (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).
If you look for what feels good, even if you're doing it to serve God, you will come up unsatisfied. The way of true worship can only be found in the Bible.


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UK Maps the Potential Effects of Global Warming
Thor Ritz November 4, 2009
Global Warming, Natural Hazards, Politics
The British Government recently released a map that forecasts the disastrous scenarios that could play out with a 4 degree (C) rise in temperature across the globe. It features nine categories of effects (including drought, sea-level rise, and permafrost) which can be toggled on and off. The selected category tab displays a "hot spot" on the map that comes accompanied with some explanatory text.
The graphics of the map may not be super sleek and the data behind it may not be groundbreaking, but the real significance of the release lies in the official shift in discourse which it represents. The Guardian reports that until recently politicians have been unwilling to entertain the prospect of failing to stop global warming at the 2 degree mark. With the Copenhagen talks looming near–talks which Foreign Secretary Miliband described as "the most complicated international negotiations ever attempted"–this release should be understood as an attempt to turn up the heat (sorry, I couldn't resist!) on Copenhagen.
Tags: climate change, Copenhagen, Global Warming, mapping
Dacnet says:
– We should be more concerned about Global Warming and Climate Change because Typhoons are getting much stronger and there are greater incidence of Flooding. take for example the recent Typhoon Ketsana which devastated some countries in South East Asia.
Everyone needs to be more concerned with our planetary plight, climate change. The disasters of recent years only act as a vision of things to come.


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A Growing Far-Right Blogosphere in France
simon - August 1, 2011	· Filed under Updates
The French far-right has discovered the blogosphere as a platform to discuss and spread its ideology: right-wing blogs make up an increasingly large part of the French political blogosphere. That's the key lesson from a map published by Le Monde, one of the country's major newspapers.
Le Monde has published a map of the French political blogosphere (in French) biannually since 2007, when blogs came into focus during the election campaign. Conducted by the company Linkfluence, the study uses quantitative link analysis to determine how close the roughly 1000 blogs under observation are to each other.
The map shows clusters of political blogs from the extreme left to the extreme right. The biggest group are the leftist blogs, among which the website of the oppositional Parti Socialiste is a major point of reference. Leftist blogs make up nearly half of the blogs under observation, but are also the most spread out. Other political movements, such as the Greens and centrists, form denser clusters.
A particular focus is on the "fachosphère" (in French), the extremist blogosphere to the right of France's conservative government under the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. This part of the blogosphere has grown considerably since 2007, now making up 12.5 percent of the blogs under observation. Le Monde links this to an ideology of "technological Gramscism," which is popular among the far right. This approach transfers the ideas of 1920's Italian communist Antonio Gramsci, who argued that political victory is dependent on cultural hegemony, to the age of the Internet.
A detailed map of the far-right blogosphere (in French) shows different clusters within this group. One is centered around the right-wing party Front National. Two other clusters, ethno-pluralists and the "clash of civilizations" cluster, seem predominantly preoccupied with Islam and immigration, and can be linked to the European new right movement. Smaller clusters are formed by neoconservatives and Catholic traditionalists.
A comparison of the 2011 map to those from 2009 and 2007 also shows some broader trends. France's political blogosphere is shrinking, a development that is particularly wearing on the conservative cluster linked to the governing UMP. Le Monde speculates that blogs established during the 2007 election campaign have been abandoned, and other authors might have left their blogs for Twitter.
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NBN Co wants big data to mend customer experience
By Ry Crozier on Sep 21, 2017 6:00AM
Sets up 'tech lab'.
NBN Co will turn to machine learning and big data to identify patterns in the way faults occur in the installation and activation of new connections.
The company is set to create a virtual 'tech lab' with personnel in Sydney and Melbourne.
It will use a range of technologies and algorithms – all yet to be decided – to solve problems experienced by end users as new connections to the NBN are made.
In particular, NBN Co is hoping to use algorithms to work out whether it needs to physically attend a premises to remediate a fault, or whether the job can be performed remotely.
The size of the data set that NBN Co hopes to use to train the algorithm wasn't immediately clear – the company said it had access to "survey" data from consenting users but a spokesperson was unable to provide further details.
Likewise, how NBN Co plans to achieve results through the lab is equally opaque.
The network builder is interested in a laundry-list of technologies, spanning Apache technologies like Spark, Kafka, Flume and Cassandra, as well as open source deep learning platform H2O.ai.
It was unable to confirm what it already had in its IT or data environments versus what it would have to test or deploy for the first time.
NBN Co is increasingly looking for ways to improve the experience of end users connecting to its network, after a rough period through the middle of 2017 where it faced sustained pressure to improve the customer experience.
The company this week said it would work with customers of its fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network to improve their in-home wiring, and hopefully increase download speeds.
Technology to be introduced next year aims to further stabilise FTTN connections.
The company has also set up a centre for information quality and effectiveness (CIQE) so that all parties involved in a connection are on the same page when talking to an end user.
And it has been involved in a months-long process with its top retail service providers to iron out problems, as well as offer them deeper discounts to encourage the purchase of more backhaul.
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Brandless Raises $118 Million
CEO Cydni Tetro closes one of the largest woman-led funding rounds, and definitely Utah's largest. The raise will accelerate the ecommerce company's mission-driven acquisition strategy and enhance the technology of its digitally-native platform.
Today, August 4, 2021, Brandless announced it has raised $118 million in equity and debt financing. Led by Cydni Tetro, Brandless has secured one of the largest funding rounds led by a female CEO to date, and certainly the largest round in Utah for a woman-led tech company. The round was led by Provo-based Family Office Clarke Capital Partners. Keystone National Group of Salt Lake City provided a senior debt facility.
Created in 2017 in San Francisco, Brandless was acquired by Clarke Capital Partners in 2020. Clarke Partners immediately brought the company to Utah. In December 2020 Clarke tapped Tetro to lead it.
TechBuzz sat down with Cyd Tetro to find out more about the background and mission of the company. And we asked her about the company's plan for using these funds.
The company's mission has always been focused on "making it easier for people to take care of themselves, their families, and the planet by creating and democratizing access in the 'better for you' category within the Direct to Consumer (DTC) ecommerce space," said Tetro. When asked about the meaning behind the company name, Tetro explained, "We want to remove the frills from branding and instead focus on creating great products that allow people to 'live more' and 'brand less.'"
With this raise in place the company plans to acquire approximately one digitally-native company per month, both within Utah and outside the state, that shares Brandless' vision for providing 'better-for-you' products centered on personal wellness and home products. "Consumers care a lot about the impact companies and products have on their lives, their families, their communities, and the planet," said Tetro. "With this investment we see an opportunity to acquire like-minded, mission-driven companies that expand our product portfolio."
Further, the raise will enable Brandless to activate its already thriving social community by giving individuals within its community the opportunity and means to become social influencers who can advocate for their favorite products and at the same time monetize their social presence. The raise will facilitate Brandless' path as an 'influence-as-a-service' company with "a focus on collaboration over control, quality over packaging and people over promotion," said Tetro.
"We want to allow every individual, no matter how many followers they have, to become a part of a 'social commerce' system, which is the way the world's heading," said Tetro. "In our view 'people are the platform;' we see how people care about things that they share and we see that they create circles of influence...with Brandless, we're accelerating that social commerce."
The Family Office behind the investment, Clarke Capital Partners, is a leading consumer goods investment firm with a proven record of scaling Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands. Their continued investment in Brandless leverages the success of Brandless prior launch and existing community while adding technology to its platform and a multitude of new mission-driven brands.
"Clarke Capital has a sweet spot in CPG," said Tetro. "They have repeatedly taken companies from millions to billions and then to IPO. Brandless was the perfect company for them to acquire and bring here to Silicon Slopes. And they brought me in to create a strong fundraising arm and to use technology to transform and fulfill the mission of the company."
Since its founding in 2017 in San Francisco, Brandless has raised a total of $292.5M in funding over four rounds, according to Crunchbase. The company's latest funding, a $240 million Series C led by Softbank's Vision Fund, was raised on Jul 31, 2018, putting the company's pre-money valuation at $260 million. At that time the company had become a fast growing values-driven online marketplaces with a validated Direct to Consumer business model.
Fast forward to 2020, Clarke Capital Partners, bullish on Brandless' strong foundation and growth potential, acquired the company for an undisclosed amount. Clarke Capital has invested in other mission-driven companies over the years, including Clearlink, PetIQ, Contour and Better Choice Company.
"We have millions of customers, thousands of new product requests, hundreds of products and categories and dozens of marketplace partners. And now, with Cydni and her proven leadership, we have an unprecedented ability to realize this transformative multichannel vision," said James Clarke, Managing Partner and CEO of Clarke Capital. "We are committed to making it easy for people to make good choices when it comes to their health and well-being. Our acquisitions of better-for-you, digitally-native brands will expand our footprint."
Brandless is now headquartered in Draper, Utah. The company has just over 100 employees, half of which are located in Utah, and all are working remotely. "We have 100% embraced the hybrid remote work style of making people accountable while allowing them to work in the environments that are best suited for them," said Tetro. "We have team members in Minnesota, Florida, Utah, and other states. We're all about creating a culture of collaboration wherever people need to work."
Acquiring one new company per month is an aggressive strategy. We asked Tetro how she plans to manage this strategy within the company's culture. "We believe in a data-driven structure in which people can test and optimize concepts and theories, and then scale them," said Tetro. "In valued conversations we set very clear measures of success, the things people have the ability to make decisions on, when to escalate, etc. Because I come out of technology and software, I'm very passionate about creating agile environments where people can test, optimize, fail fast, and build. I believe that's core to how you build great things, and that's how we're going to grow Brandless into a great company."
Mark Tullis - Mark is a tech entrepreneur, traveler and jazz musician. Born and raised in Ogden, Mark attended Weber State, BYU and Tufts University. He's a co-founder of TechBuzz.


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Michael C. Salvatori (born 1954) is an American composer best known for his collaboration with colleague Martin O'Donnell for the soundtracks to the Halo video game series. Salvatori became acquainted with O'Donnell in college; when O'Donnell was given a job offer to score a colleague's film, Salvatori and O'Donnell formed a partnership and eventually created their own production company, TotalAudio. Salvatori continued to manage TotalAudio and worked on his own music for clients such as Disney and Wideload Games. He most recently co-composed the soundtrack to the 2014 video game Destiny and its expansions, The Taken King (2015) and Rise of Iron (2016). He also composed music for Destiny 2 (2017) and its expansions, Forsaken (2018), Shadowkeep (2019), and Beyond Light (2020).
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I had to pinch myself. [Paul McCartney] would send us bits of music that he was working on, and I'm sitting there thinking "well, we can use this, and we can do this, and we can put this there" and stuff like that. And then I have to step back and say "Wow, I'm actually editing Paul McCartney". I mean I'm like deciding which of those ideas are good and which ones aren't and stuff like that. Not that they were all wonderful! Wow, it was what a good a moment, you know, for me.
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When we were in New York, the guy who was engineering for us, sort of producing that particular session, in New York was Giles Martin, who is George Martin's son. For about 45 minutes there was a period where he just rift on George in things they tried in the studio and he was going in the mixing console and showing us what they would do and we were just like "Oh my God we're getting a lesson on like from one of the Beatles right now and how they recorded". I think he was talking about Revolver, and we were like I didn't even want to move, I didn't want to break the moment, I didn't want to say anything because you just want to let it flow.
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Fresh off the announcement that his much heralded show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend will return to the CW for a second season, Vincent Rodriguez III will appear Sunday in San Francisco at CAAMfest.
Rodriguez will join Crazy co-star Vella Lovell who plays Heather to discuss gender roles and typecasting in Hollywood. It's something Rodriguez and Lovell do each week on their romantic music comedy. Rodriguez plays Josh Chan, the teenage crush of Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom), a lawyer who gives up a job at a top law firm and moves to West Covina, CA to chase her summer camp dream years later.
The role of Josh had to be changed when the show selected Rodriguez to play him.
"The breakdown description was originally Josh Chang," Rodriguez told AsAmNews about his character. "They were specifically looking for an actor of Asian decent. As soon as I was cast, Josh became Filipino, like me, and his last name was changed to Chan instead since Chan is a surname in the Philippines."
The native of San Francisco was raised in nearby Daly City, the unofficial capital city of Filipino Americans. The casting directors at Telsey & Co. auditioned him on tape and would later invite him to audition on tape a second time, but this time for the director Marc Webb. It was a long process that also involved head writer Aline Brosh McKenna and co-creator, head writer, song writer and star of the show, Bloom. The significance of his role to the Asian American community was not lost on Rodriguez.
"I realized it as soon as I heard the show would be on network television (CW) with over 3 million possible viewers," he said. "I knew there were a few Asian men on TV but not in romantic lead roles. John Cho in Selfie was the last I had heard. But I still had no idea how popular the show would be or how positive an impact my character could have on TV history."
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"I wasn't surprised. The arc of our characters over numerous seasons was explained to me early on by Aline & Rachel. I knew what would happen at the season finale and what would happen over the course of a few seasons. This was discussed along with a lengthy discussion about who Josh is and his relation to Rebecca. The writers do an amazing job weaving each week's episode into a story that makes sense for all our characters. They know us (our characters) better than we do. I feel that everything Josh has done, makes sense in Josh's head."
Singing plays a huge part in CEG, as Rodriguez calls the show. As with most musicals, the songs push the plot and further the development of the characters. Rodriguez sang and rapped Thug Mansion by T-Pac and accompanied himself on the guitar during his audition.
"I've been singing since I was a kid, but my professional training didn't start until I got accepted to the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts (PCPA) in Santa Maria, CA in 2001. Since graduating, I worked as a professional actor in musical theatre based out of New York and have done a number of first national tours & original cast recordings including Irving Berlin's White Christmas the Musical and most recently Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Music has been central to his career since graduating from PCPA in 2003. He is also a magician, martial artist and gymnast.
"Musical theatre was my primary profession for 12 years so I've toured all over the country (and internationally) including Canada & Tokyo, Japan and have also taught acting, singing & dance workshops all in the US but primarily in the Bay Area where I'm from."
This interview was conducted prior to the show's renewal. Rodriguez, however, made it a point to notify AsAmNews about the great news.
"He's obviously thrilled," said a representative.
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Wii Shop: Enjoy The Next Wave Of Innovative Video Games
Of all the next generation game consoles, the Wii is probably the best. This is a truly innovative system that brings various elements of action to the picture. Gone will be the days in places you sit and have fun with just one handheld controller. The Wii makes it allowing you to have to acquire up and move and you become part of the action itself.
Although the Wii supplies a wide variety of games from which to choose, the sports games are the most fun. There are a various sports to select from, from bowling to baseball, and they're all for sale. These games are available at shops focusing on the Wii or from local computer game retailers.
The Wii shop includes a good variety of games that one could pick from which are priced acceptably. The system is among the cheapest available today, as well as the games are affordable too. You will love the various choices the Wii and the Wii shop provide you with along with your new computer game system.
Have you tried the newest sports games suitable for the Wii? With the Wii version of baseball you are going to feel like you might be really at bat. You will actually swing at the ball and gradually increase your swing as being a real pro. After some practice, you'll be able to wow all your friends with your Wii sporting prowess.
There a variety of wii games where you can swimming in the ocean and discover all kinds of amazing creatures, including sharks! These games will be more soothing and can be very enjoyable. Even though not technically considered to be sports games usually, they'll allow you to get active while playing and progressing through them.
This strategy is so innovative that users are able to not merely play finally, Abcya 2 enjoy yourself, but also get up all in the same time. With so many complaints regarding the computer game industry adding to obesity, they have finally provided us what we should have been after. The Wii comes with a great workout, without sacrificing the fun which is inherent and expected from a computer game system.
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Risky Business: Cliques and Mistaken Identities
Alice G. Walton
Teens misjudge one another a lot, and it can lead them into trouble.
Teens have long loved to identify themselves — and more importantly, others — by the group they belong to. The tag line for the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club, said it all: "They were five total strangers with nothing in common, meeting for the first time. A brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel and a recluse."
But just like in the movie, at the end of the day, labels don't mean everything, according to a new study. In fact, when teens make assumptions based on someone's "group," those assumptions, particularly about sexual activity, are likely wrong — and sometimes dangerous.
The quest for identity can sometimes lead adolescents in the wrong direction.
Breakfast Club Stereotypes Persist
The research team wanted to determine if teenagers' perceptions of others' habits and behaviors matched reality. So they asked 235 10th graders about their own habits and what they thought others were doing. They chose to focus on five groups: populars, jocks, burnouts, brains, and kids who weren't affiliated with any particular group. They asked the kids questions about smoking and drug use, exercise habits, deviant behavior (like vandalism and theft), study habits, and sexual behavior.
The brains studied about half as much as their peers in other groups thought they did, and the burnouts (while they did smoke more pot) didn't smoke anywhere near as much pot as their peers guessed they did.
As predicted, kids were not very accurate in their perceptions of others' behaviors, both outside an individual's group and, more surprisingly, within it. For example, kids in the popular group smoked about 1.5 cigarettes per day on average, but others, outside the group and within, guessed that the average was around three cigarettes per day.
Similarly, jocks barely smoked at all, but kids outside the group guess that they smoked a cigarette per day. It was even more pronounced for burnouts, who smoked two to three cigarettes per day — others incorrectly guessed that they smoked between half a pack and a whole pack per day.
Misperceptions Rule
Other behaviors were similarly blown out of proportion: The jocks and populars, who were both rated as more popular than the other groups, didn't have any more sex or do more drinking or drugs than the burnouts or brains. Furthermore, the brains studied about half as much as their peers in other groups thought they did, and the burnouts (while they did smoke more pot) didn't smoke anywhere near as much pot as their peers guessed they did.
"When they are judging the popular crowd, the jocks, the burnouts or the brainy kids at school, the gist is that students in these crowds are misperceived," study author Geoffrey Cohen said in a news release.
Doing What They Think Others Do
Misperception is one thing, and it almost seems like a cute and harmless teenage habit. But it gets more disturbing when that inflating the behavior of others actually influences the teens' own risky behavior in negative ways.
"This quest for identity can sometimes lead adolescents in the wrong direction," said Geoffery Cohen, a co-author and professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education.
The second part of the study followed kids in rural, low-income areas from 9th to 11th grade. The researchers wanted to track the relationship between how a teen perceived his or her peers' behaviors and how that individual's substance use changed over time.
Adolescents conform not to what others do, but what they think others do. The lesson of this research is that adolescents are wrong — most kids aren't as risky as they may think.
Kids who rated their peers as using more alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes than they actually did were at higher risk themselves of these behaviors in the years down the road. Which suggests that what people think others are doing influences what they themselves do. The study found those teens who thought the popular kids were engaging in these behaviors more in 9th grade were at higher risk, two years later in 11th grade, of engaging in the same behaviors.
The results, the authors write, "suggest that adolescents have a caricatured perception of their peers' behavior (perhaps especially so for high-status peers) and are influenced by those gross misperceptions." Or, as another of the researchers, Mitch Prinstein, a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, said, "Adolescents conform not to what others do, but what they think others do. The lesson of this research is that adolescents are wrong — most kids aren't as risky as they may think."
It's really important to talk with your kids about all of these issues — what labels do and don't mean, and the fact that kids in other groups probably aren't doing as much as what their group reputation may indicate.
Being too obsessed with cliques and with popularity itself can backfire, as other research has shown. So teach your kids the social values that you want them to live by; and if you have to poke a little fun at the supposedly most popular kids in the process, so be it.
The study was carried out by a team at Stanford University and published in the journal Developmental Psychology.
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