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RACING needs a Surgeon
Slender purses, doped horses, dummy stewards, imported secretaries— they're killing racing, says this writer
DOUGLAS EPPES February 15 1937
RACING needs a Surgeon DOUGLAS EPPES February 15 1937
DOUGLAS EPPES
WANTED! A doctor, a surgeon preferably, to operate on the corpus of Canadian horseracing.
He'd have to be exceptionally skilful with the knife; fearless, too, for the patient is in a bad way and all the reassuring bulletins broadcast by interested publicists will not soften the hard truth that his life cannot be prolonged without a major operation—perhaps several. Which may sound a bit sad to lovers of the Sport of Kings, but, alas, like many doleful things, is undeniably true.
How did the patient get into this distressing condition? Was it a sudden seizure, or was it caused by one of those insidious maladies that begin with a minor ailment and develop gradually into a highly critical, perhaps fatal, illness?
The latter diagnosis is nearer the mark, for, to exchange metaphors, Canadian racing has been steadily going downhill for several years and during the past year reached a new' low level.
What other deduction can be drawn from the following facts?
That Canada's leading owner and thoroughbred breeder is offering his farm for sale, and intends to establish a new one in California, where he plans to race most of his stock in the future.
That several of our prominent owners are confining their turf interests to the United States during the summer months, when our own season should be at its height.
That the wholesale slashing of prize moneys or purses has caused keen dissatisfaction among horsemen, has virtually put an end to the old-time invasion of American owners, and made daily programs a carnival for the cheapest type of thoroughbreds.
That, day after day, the same low-grade horses gallop around the tracks, so that John Public no longer enquires about the form of a racer but now demands, "Whose turn is it?"
Canadian Owners Driven Away
WHEN IT was announced that Harry C. Hatch, Toronto turfman, had decided to transfer his pretentious stable to California and race there, the announcement created quite a flutter in turf circles. For
the Hatch name is a big one in Canadian racing. Some say the biggest. His Ox ford-Cambridge hooped silks are know'n on every course in Canada and on many in the United States as well, but after this season they seldom will be seen in Canada, for Mr. Hatch has publicly stated that he cannot find races in this country suitable for his horses. In addition, there are other matters in connection with our racing which are said to have dissatisfied him.
Other outstanding turfmen who now race extensively across the border during the Canadian season are Edward Seagram and R. S. McLaughlin. Mr. Seagram's stable is small compared with those he campaigned within recent memory, but it contains some first-class performers which very rarely have been afforded an opportunity to stretch their legs over their native tracks. Unless it be a two-yearold, one seldom sees a top-notch McLaughlin racer from the close of the Woodbine spring meeting until it reopens in the fall, and here again the lack of opportunity for good horses is the reason.
The slender purses offered at most meetings have frightened away the best horses. Outside of the Ontario Jockey Club, an owner has to be satisfied to compete for offerings ranging from a low of $400 to a high of $800. The value of the purses at one meeting this summer averaged $500. Remember that second, third and sometimes fourth money is included in this sum, and it will readily be seen that the owner of the winning horse reaps no El Dorado. There are occasional handicaps in which purse values may run from $1,000 to $2.500, but such handicaps are rare. Contrasting these pitiful offerings with the bountifully endowed purses distributed by tracks across the international boundary, it is no wonder that owners prefer to compete there. Still less wonder that good American horses remain in their own country. The inevitable result is that Canadian racing devotees must be satisfied with sport provided by inferior types, many of w'hich never win from one season's end to another. And yet they are welcomed and catered to at the average Canadian meeting.
Who is to blame for introducing this amazing cavalcade of low-grade horses into the sport? Unquestionably, the track managements cannot escape their share of it. which is the major sliarc. Racing with them is strictly a business
—though one may well except the Ontario Jockey Club, which has tried its utmost to keep it a sport—and one doesn't operate a business for the purpose of losing money. Falling off in speculation and in attendance, as measured by the good old days when "the goose hung high," has caused a shrinkage in receipts, and though frantic efforts have been made by most track operators to entice the public into their grounds by newffangled forms of speculation, and the lowering of entrance fees and betting units, they haven't proved entirely successful.
The Doping Evil
AND SO the horse breeders and owners, the backbone • of the turf, have been made the goats. Purses have been cut here and there, and former rich stakes cancelled. These economical measures have helped out the track owners, but most decidedly not the horse owners, nor the public, which has learned the bitter lesson that cheap racing is dear racing, because it so often means entire absence of form standards.
George Hardy, prominent Toronto business executive, is president of the Canadian Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, a representative turf organization whose interests are easily identified by its name. He is a practical turfman, for he has owned, bred and raced horses over a lengthy period. Anything he has to say about turf matters is w'orth listening to, and to him this writer addressed the question: "What is w'rong with our racing?" "The public is not getting the protection to which it is entitled," was the ready response.
What did he mean by that? Mr. Hardy was asked. Whereupon he mentioned the doping of horses—a pernicious practice which, he stressed, is decidedly harmful to the breeding industry and equally hurtful to the pocketbooks of the racing public.
Why should it hurt the public? he was requested to explain. Because, he pointed out, it establishes a false and unreliable standard of form. Take, for example, a track w'here the management is zealous in enforcing the rules against the employment of noxious drugs to increase the
speed of horses, and where, to use a turf phrase, "they have to run cold." Horse A beats horse B by perhaps five lengths at this course. That establishes horse A's superiority in the minds of the public. The scene shifts to another track, at which doping regulations are not so strictly enforced, and to the bewilderment of the fans, horse B now beats horse A. In the majority of cases, the answer is that horse B has been doped; that, unless he gets his "shot" he will not show his best efforts.
Mr. Hardy believed that the Government could quickly put an end to the doping evil on tracks if it adopted the same methods as it does when a drug addict is arrested and haled to court. In such cases, the source of supply is run down by the authorities. Why not, he asked, follow the same procedure in racing? Find out who is supplying noxious drugs to those offenders who have been banned by track officials for administering them to horses in their charge. The United States Federal Government had done that, he pointed out, and one well-known turfman had received a severe penitentiary term.
A word of explanation might here be interjected. At three tracks—those of the Ontario Jockey Club, the Hamilton Jockey Club and the Niagara Racing Association —a saliva box is in service, and a member of the R. G. M. P. and a Government veterinarian are on hand to test the saliva of any racer which the stewards direct to undergo examination. Naturally this has reduced the doping evil on these tracks to a minimum. On other tracks there is no such test, although the stewards, if they so wish, can order the track veterinarian to examine any horse suspected of having been stimulated. It may only be a coincidence, but records reveal that at those tracks where the saliva test is rigidly enforced, racing is decidedly more formful.
Mr. Hardy believed that the conduct of racing could be improved if more attention was paid to the selection of stewards and other important officials. That opinion seemed to be generally held by many owners whom this writer interviewed.
"Practical men are badly needed in the stewards' stands," asserted one well-known horseman: "men who know and understand horses, who are able to handicap them, and who are thoroughly conversant with racing rules. We have too many dummy stewards in Canada and too many officials who shrink from responsibility. And the public knows it and comments on their weak handling of flagrant offenders against the racing code. How can any major sport flourish when its officials lack the confidence of its patrons?"
Canadian Secretaries Needed
HERE IS another cause for grievance —the employment of foreign-bom secretaries at many Canadian meetings. A racing secretary holds the key position. It is his duty to prepare what is known as the condition book—sometimes irreverently termed "the horseman's bible"—in which
are listed the particulars for every contest to be decided at the meeting. Naturally the task requires a thorough knowledge of Canadian horses. Such knowledge is scarcely possessed by a nonresident of this country, who comes here for a brief period, and who by reason of his duties at American tracks often is compelled to frame his racing programs when not on the actual scene of operations. In other words, he has not the requisite information at hand regarding the equine material on which he must work. The result follows in the cancellation of races in the condition book.
Here indeed is a source of irritation to horse owners and public alike. Let us suppose that a track management has announced in its condition book that a $2.500 handicap will be decided on a certain day. On the eve of the race, however, it learns that only four entries have been received, these representing the best horses at the meeting. In nine cases out of ten, the management will cancel the handicap race and substitute a cheaper contest. Which means that the good horses will remain in their stables while their more lowly brethren cavort around the running strip.
Why was the handicap race cancelled? Because it would not evoke speculative interest, and track managements are mainly dependent on their betting rake-off —five per cent on each dollar wagered— for their revenue. Small entry lists do not attract as much money into the parimutuels as large ones. Hence, rather than incur a loss, the management calls off the race and substitutes a cheaper one. Naturally it benefits two ways—by purse reduction and increased wagering. Not so the horse owner or the public. The first loses a golden chance to compete for a wellfilled purse—all too rare these days—while the public misses an opportunity of seeing good racers in spirited competition.
Then there's the vexatious "claiming" problem. Claiming races, it should be explained, are turf events in which a horse may be claimed from an owner for a sum specified in the conditions of the race. In principle, such races are excellent because they prevent a horseman from entering a racer worth, say, $3,000, in a contest in which $1,000 horses compete. But the trouble in Canada is that there are all too few events for the higher rated horse, with the result that the owner perforce has to enter the animal at a lower value, and generally loses him to some astute horseman. Incidentally, there are some owners who have built up their stables m this manner—a practice hotly resented by those horsemen who have been correspondingly despoiled. Here, the solution seems to lie in the return to the old-time selling races which permitted an owner to buy back his horse at an open track auction.
The Remedy
RACING IN Ontario suffers from the • fact that it is divided into two camps. Tracks under the jurisdiction of the
Incorporated Canadian Racing Associaflions are in one; those loosely termed "'Independents" are in the other. It is unfortunate that the former body, generally known as the I. C. R. A., should be the weaker organization numerically, but as it licenses all trainers and jockeys, and has taken a leading part in stamping out the pernicious practice of doping horses on its tracks, it can be regarded as Ehe bulwark of the sport. At any rate, it is so regarded by racing patrons. But for reasons best known to themselves, the independent tracks resolutely remain outside its fold. Which is just one more reason why horsemen and lovers of racing are at one in their advocacy of a controlling body for the sport—not necessarily a commission—which is capable of blending all jockey clubs and turf associations in one harmonious whole.
With the creation of a controlling board, committee, or anything you like to term at, racing may creep out of its present
slough of despond and regain its former proud place in the affections of its patrons. Certainly it could lose nothing by the appointment of a governing body composed of representatives of the tracks, prominent owner-breeders and a nominee of the Government, which, to revert to my early simile, could play the role of surgeon and remove the evils now inexorably strangling it.
And chief among the evils that require the skilful use of the surgeon's knife I number: The cluttering of our tracks with cheap, unsound horses; the practice of appointing "safe" but spineless racing officials; the purse-slashing methods now universally in vogue; the selection of foreign-bom racing secretaries when comptent Canadians are available; and the wishy-washy methods adopted by some managements in dealing with the greatest menace of all to clean racing—the administration of noxious drugs to thoroughbred horses.
Miss Kellam Circumnavigates
February 1937 By GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
A SEABOLD FIGHTS
February 1937 By MAX BRAND
The Island of Temptation
February 1937 By ALLAN VAUGHAN ELSTON
Romance on Ice
February 1937 By LESLIE McFARLANE
NERVES!
February 1937 By HUGH GRANT ROWELL, M.D.
Recovery in B.C.
February 1937 By LESLIE FOX
Big Stuke
October 1946 By JIM COLEMAN
WE COULD WIN IF...
WE NOMINATE...
March 1946 By JAMES C. HENDY
THE LUCK-PIN
August 1925 By DOUGLAS EPPES
Tragedy on Cannon Street
September 1929 By DOUGLAS EPPES
"GIN'RAL'S INSPECTION''
March 1923 By DOUGLAS EPPES


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Backpack Full of Cash
School: Episode 1
Stone Lantern Films is an independent, non-profit production company founded in 1986 by sisters-in-law Sarah Mondale and Sarah Patton. Most of our award-winning documentaries have been broadcast nationally on public television. Our films weave together striking imagery with compelling, fact-based stories. We explore issues crucial to our democracy in our best-known work, which includes: BACKPACK FULL OF CASH narrated by Matt Damon, SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education, a 4-hour PBS series narrated by Meryl Streep, and the Emmy-nominated ASYLUM.
Sarah Mondale
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, STONE LANTERN FILMS
Sarah Mondale has been making documentary films for over 30 years. Most recently, she directed, co-produced and co-wrote the feature documentary BACKPACK FULL OF CASH (2017) narrated by Matt Damon. She directed and co-produced the award-winning 4-hour series SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education, narrated by Meryl Streep, as well as MARCEL PROUST and ASYLUM. All aired on national primetime PBS. Mondale earned an Emmy nomination (Director – ASYLUM). She co-directed and co-produced MEGAMALL (2010), an 80-minute verité film (Social Justice Award nomination, Santa Barbara International Film Festival.) Currently, she is co-directing a new documentary HAVERSTRAW, about the impact of a huge riverfront development on a tiny, multi-ethnic Hudson River community. Previously, she wrote and directed a 35mm dramatic short film called OLD ACQUAINTANCES (HBO-Cinemax, WETA, French TV-3) and was Assistant Director on documentary series and feature films in Europe where she lived for over a decade. Ms. Mondale is President of Stone Lantern Films with Sarah B. Patton. She has also worked as a teacher.
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, STONE LANTERN FILMS
In 1986, Sarah Patton co-founded Stone Lantern Films with her sister-in-law Sarah Mondale. She served as Executive Producer on the 2017 feature-length documentary BACKPACK FULL OF CASH, narrated by Matt Damon. She co-produced SPEED SKATE (2013) a 30-minute documentary that aired on local PBS stations, about the hyper-competitive world of young speed skaters and the toll taken on two former speed-skating Olympians who now coach these kids for a living. Previously, she was Co-Producer of the 2001 PBS series SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education for which she supervised fundraising involving over a dozen foundations and public entities as well as the promotional campaign. She coordinated the production and program management for this highly acclaimed award-winning series, and helped to supervise the nationwide public engagement campaign. With Sarah Mondale, she co-produced MARCEL PROUST: A Writer's Life and ASYLUM.
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Iman Mersal, Stepping Away from Poetry
Celebrated Egyptian poet Iman Mersal, one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Arabic poetry, has shifted her attention — with two recent books — to prose:
By Mahmoud Hosny
Iman Mersal
In the past two years, the Egyptian poet Iman Mersal has published two books. The first was a translation of the American poet Charles Simic's memoir, A Fly in the Soup (2016), published by Kotob Khan. The second was How to Mend: On Motherhood and Its Ghosts (2017), a small prose book published by the Mophradat Association.
Mersal's recent movement toward intensive publishing is a change, as she has previously published her books spaced by much wider intervals. But It's not the only change: It's also the first time Mersal has published a book unrelated to poetry, following her five poetry collections in the last 23 years (1990-2013).
But with a quieter look, we can see some of the strings between her most recent two books and her work's perspective on literature, language, and life.
In her Arabic translation of the Simic memoir, the soft outflow of language is deeply tactile. Simic' irony is notable in the small details of his life, which begins with his childhood during the Second World War in Serbia and then moves to his immigration to Paris and America.
Mersal, who left Cairo for Boston nearly twenty years ago, and after that stayed in Canada, surely can understand the depths of what Simic was trying to say about exile. The mass movement of refugees from Syria, and the complex situation of war there, may seem a horror that is happening for the first time in our modern history. Yet when you read Simic's memoir, it becomes clear that there is something like a circle of suffering that moves with a nation for a specific time in its history, often because larger countries decide to fight each other away from their own lands.
Mersal's book on motherhood
The first thing you may feel when reading "How to Mend: On Motherhood and Its Ghosts" is that this is a markedly different perspective on motherhood. It's a way of thinking that isn't afraid of Arab and Egyptian traditional belief about the perfection of mothers. Here, we can see the mother as a human who can be selfish or make mistakes, which is something jarring in a culture that believes, "Heaven lies beneath the feet of the mothers."
But the most delicate thing in Mersal's first book of prose is how she describes her persistent feelings of guilt. This is not just a feeling within her, or within most mothers who are coming from Arab cultures, but is related to the nature of all mothers who are affected by their various contexts.
When you read Mersal's poems, you can see a style of writing which emanates from the celebration of daily life and its small details. Whether in Cairo or Canada, or when she writes about the movement between places, or her mother and relationships, nonetheless all of her poems come in an everyday language that is far from complex metaphors or epic themes.
Now, after a translation of Simic's ironic voice, and a prose book full of complicated feelings around being a mother, can we expect new shadows from both in Mersal's coming poems?
Mahmoud Hosny is an Egyptian author and critic.
Editor's note: How to Mend: On Motherhood and Its Ghosts (2017) is forthcoming, in Robin Moger's translation, from Mophradat.
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De Jongh to return to team car in February
By Sadhbh O'Shea
Trek-Segafredo DS still on road to recovery from October crash
Steven de Jongh planning tactics from the team car (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Trek-Segafredo directeur sportif Steven de Jongh says that he will be back behind the wheel of a team car in a race by the beginning of February.
Steven De Jongh found after being reported missing
De Jongh returns home from hospital after bike crash
Steven De Jongh on the mend after crash, concussion
Steven de Jongh recovering well from training crash
De Jongh is still recovering from the after-effects of a training crash in mid-October but believes his current recovery progress means he will be back in action at the five-day Etoile de Besseges, which starts on February 6.
"I think that Etoile de Besseges will be my first race in the team car, but there's still a big window to there," De Jongh told Cyclingnews at Trek's Sicily training camp earlier this week. "It's progressing now, I don't think that there is an issue for doing my job when the season starts."
De Jongh had spoken to some members of the Trek-Segafredo team since the incident but this week provided him with an opportunity to meet up with almost the whole outfit for the first time at their training camp near Syracuse in Sicily.
Much of the team arrived in the on Monday and a day of meetings and catch-ups would follow on Tuesday. It gave De Jongh an opportunity to get back to normality.
"It's really nice that things are getting back to normal," explained De Jongh. "I was quite excited but also a bit nervous to come down because there are so many people. I still struggle a bit with concentration if there are a lot of conversations going on in the room but that has improved a lot over the last 10 days. It was a bit emotional to see everybody again because I'd only seen some of the sports directors and management, but not everybody."
De Jongh crashed heavily while training near his home in Girona, Spain. He was unconscious and lying in a ravine for several hours. The Dutchman was found after an extensive search by the emergency services and a plea by his wife Renee on Twitter. Strava data proved valuable in helping locate him. While he avoided any serious injuries, De Jongh was left with a concussion as a result of the accident and the recovery process has not been easy for him.
"It has been tough. Not only for me but for my wife and my family," De Jongh told Cyclingnews.
"From being a very active person I went to being a very inactive person. I was responding really slowly, it wasn't a typical me. People would ask me something and I would reply too slowly. It was hard to see for my family that I was so low on energy. I didn't realise it so much, I just felt tired all the time and that was also strange, but I was not irritated by it because I was too tired to be irritated.
"After five weeks, I did a bit of a run and that was my first activity and then I started to do a bit more walking and running. Then, I went on the rollers. I used Zwift a lot, which was a very good solution. Now, I'm starting to feel a bit more normal. In the evenings I still feel a bit more tired, but I see progress."
Another step forward came during the Sicilian training camp when he took his first bike ride outside in almost two months. He might be a former professional but it was a big moment for De Jongh and he admitted to feeling a little worried about it.
"The memory hasn't come back for whatever reason. That makes me a little bit scared because if you know what happened then you know what to avoid but I don't know what happened so it makes me a little scared," De Jongh said.
"I'm still a bit scared to go out on the road and it was my first ride outside. It was nice to go in a group.
"The first 30 minutes were strange, like going on skis when you haven't been on them for a year. It felt a little bit uncomfortable at first, but afterwards, it was good."
Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.


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Ethan Harrison is a sophomore majoring in Economics and Data Science. This summer he will work with Professor Eric Arias in Medellín, Colombia, to manage an experimental study designed to assess interventions targeting police-community relations. Previously, he's worked abroad in East Africa and Central America and is affiliated with several research projects, including The Center for African Development and MANOS, at William & Mary. As a summer fellow, he is excited to gain greater knowledge in experimental methods and field research while continuing to improve his language skills.
Emily is a senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in Economics. This summer she will work with Professor Eric Arias in Colombia, helping to manage experimental interventions in a randomized controlled trial for a project assessing police-community relations. Emily also works with the Southern Cone Project at the National Security Archive and the Teaching, Research and International Policy (TRIP) Project. Her honors thesis discusses maternal human rights activism and anti-neoliberalism in Argentina. She wanted to work as a summer fellow to gain more field experience in Latin America.
Liz is a sophomore studying International Relations and Data Science. This summer she will be in Colombia, assisting with Professor Eric Arias' randomized controlled trial of factors affecting police-community relations. As a Trice Fellow last summer, Liz worked to establish a monitoring and evaluation program for the Monrovia Football Academy in Liberia with the Center for African Development. She hopes to learn more about monitoring and evaluation in the field through her ITPIR Summer Fellowship this year.
Cori is a senior majoring in Global Health and Development with a minor in Environmental Science. This summer Cori will be working with the American Nicaragua Foundation in Managua, Nicaragua to develop their training and capacity building for WASH Interventions. The interventions support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving freshwater protection and management. Last summer, Cori shadowed public health officers in Narok, Kenya as they worked on Kenya's Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement Program. She is very excited to continue working in improving health inequities.
Emma is a graduating senior majoring in Public Policy and History. She is also dually enrolled in the Joint Degree Program with the William & Mary Law School and Master's of Public Policy Program. Emma will be working with Open Impact in Kampala, Uganda this summer. Open Impact focuses on sustainable agricultural development, the democratization of sustainability data, and supporting Ugandan farmers. Emma is a recent alum of the William & Mary women's swim team and plans to ease her way out of the pool by training for the Marine Corps Marathon in Kampala this summer.
Emily is a junior majoring in International Relations. This summer she will be working with Open Impact in Uganda to research sustainable agricultural practices and contribute to open data sources on food production and sustainability. Last summer, Emily worked as a Glauber Fellow on the implementation of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of mobile phones on women's empowerment in Tanzania with the Center for African Development. She is excited to return to East Africa and learn more about community-based approaches to environmental protection and public engagement.
Carey is a senior majoring in Government and minoring in History. This summer she will be working in Liberia with the Monrovia Football Academy on their monitoring and evaluation program with the Center for African Development. After graduation, Carey will be working toward her master's degree in curriculum and instruction. She wanted to be a summer fellow in order to study education through an international lens. Last summer, she worked as a teacher for the American-Bosnian Collaboration Project and this semester is writing an impact evaluation of the project's effect on intercultural communication competencies.
Aaron is a junior majoring in Sociology, with a concentration in Globalization. This summer he will be working in Liberia with the Center for African Development. Aaron wanted to be a summer fellow so that he could explore the multifaceted nature of ethnic identity construction, specifically how formations shift within a post-conflict context. He has conducted research on the topic in relation to the ongoing insurgency in Somalia for the State Department, approached the subject as a member of the American-Bosnian Collaboration Project, and is excited to learn more about this important issue.
Henry is a sophomore, 1693 Scholar majoring in Economics with a minor in Math. Henry is excited to combine his two favorite interests, soccer and development, this summer as he works alongside other ITPIR fellows in Liberia for a month to discern the impact the Monrovia Football Academy has on the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities of their students. Last summer, Henry worked as an economic research intern for Professor Carola Frydma at Northwestern University. Henry did background research on defense contract profitability during World War II as well macroeconomic instability throughout the Great Depression.
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Sam is a sophomore majoring in International Relations. Thanks to funding from the Freeman Foundation, this summer he will be working with Village Focus International in Laos. He will be working on web analytics for their economic development database and assisting with local development research. He was excited to become a summer fellow for the opportunity to apply his computer science background to international relations and to experience working abroad. On campus, he works in the Systematic Text Analysis for International Relations Lab.
Daniel is studying international development as a Master of Public Policy student at William & Mary. He has a keen interest in the relationship between corruption, rent-seeking, and foreign direct investment. Recently, Daniel has been working on research related to transparency and accountability in the 2016 general elections for Uganda. This summer he will work with AidData Director Brad Parks to rigorously evaluate a large-scale public infrastructure and local governance program in Cambodia.
Heather is a sophomore majoring in Data Science with a minor in Public Health. Thanks to funding from the Freeman Foundation, this summer she will be in Quezon City, the Philippines coding and analyzing data collected by CheckMySchool, an organization that monitors and evaluates the Philippine education sector. She wanted to be a summer fellow in order to gain more experience in field research and data science. Heather works for AidData's GeoQuery Lab on the GeoBoundaries Team and is a member of MANOS, a public health research project based in Chaguite, Nicaragua.
Angela is a sophomore majoring in International Relations with a minor in East Asian Studies. Thanks to funding from the Freeman Foundation, this summer she will be working with CheckMySchool in the Philippines. She will be organizing, coding, and analyzing data previously collected from 893 schools. Angela wanted to be a summer fellow because she has never been abroad and strongly desires the chance to gain valuable overseas experience to facilitate starting a career in the Foreign Service.
John is a sophomore double majoring in Data Science and Government. Thanks to funding from the Freeman Foundation, this summer he will be working with Cummins Inc. in Singapore. John wanted to be a summer fellow so that he could adapt the skills learned in his majors to a working environment that personally interests him. On campus, John works in AidData's GeoQuery Lab and is also competing in ITPIR's Shark Tank to fund research that explores the relationship between infrastructure projects and trade along China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Vincent is a sophomore majoring in Economics and Data Science. Thanks to funding from the Freeman Foundation, this summer Vincent will be working with Professor Harish in Singapore, uncovering why members of the Singaporean members of parliament use different languages when talking about different political topics. This question is critical as there are four official Languages in Singapore, each equipped with its own set of cultural nuances and connotations.
Kelsey is a second-year candidate in the Masters in Public Policy program at William & Mary and an alumna of Florida State University. She has concentrated her studies in East Asian affairs as well as emergency management and homeland security. For two years, she has a worked as a graduate research assistant for Professor TJ Cheng and previously worked at the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the Florida Senate. This summer she will be working at Art Center Nabi to promote the use of blockchain technology for social good.
Troy is a second-year candidate in the International Development track of the Masters in Public Policy program at William & Mary. His research interest in technology and development are an extension of his work for the past several years as an entrepreneur in the blockchain technology space. Troy is interested in identifying emerging technologies that drive economic growth and development, specifically how blockchain can be used as a mechanism for decentralizing and replacing legacy institutions and measuring their impact using cutting-edge causal inference techniques. He is ready to dive head first into cultivating the potential of the South Korean blockchain project by applying both policy and technical knowledge to identify the viability and limitations of the project.


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It's a depressing thought for those who love sunshine, warm water and tan lines, but the festival marks the unofficial halfway point for the season. A six-month winter is so close we can almost taste snowflakes on our tongues.
But for now we can enjoy some great memories of Alpenfest 48 and look forward to No. 49, taking place 357 days from now, July 16-20, 2013.
Herald Times' staff highlights from the week included the 5K walk, Beatles tribute band, walking parade, pet parade and ugly dog contest.
So many sights caught our eyes — a diaper derby contestant gnawing on her trophy; Shannon O'Connor earning her crown; and the cherry-red faces of bubble gum blowers — and we managed to squeeze about 1 percent of our photos onto pages A2, A11 and A16 in today's issue. There's plenty more sights and memories online at www.gaylordheraldtimes.com and we'll keep them up there for a while yet.
We're trying to preserve those memories that the Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce, Alpenfest Committee, volunteers, donors and participants all work so hard to make. It takes a village to put together such a great festival, and the Alpine Village never disappoints.
Our deepest thanks go to everyone who had a hand in making Alpenfest 48 one to remember and 357 days from now, beyond the snowflakes, we look forward to No. 49.


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Juventus criticise ´predictable, illogical´ explanation for points deduction ahead of appeal – Soccer News
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Orlando City sign defender Rodrigo Schlegel to new contract
Orlando City have signed Argentine defender Rodrigo Schlegel to a new contract, the club announced Wednesday.
Schlegel has signed a two-year deal through the 2024 MLS season with club options on 2025 and 2026.
"Rodrigo has continually proven himself an invaluable member of our Club, both on the field and off," Orlando City SC executive vice president of soccer operations and general manager Luiz Muzzi said in a club press release.
"He's engrained himself into our team from the very beginning of his time with us with an incredible work ethic and dedication to achieving the team's goals. He's been a vital part of our culture and project here in Orlando and we're so happy to have him here for the years to come."
Schlegel originally joined the Lions ahead of the 2020 season having started out with Argentine top-flight side Racing Club. Since then, he's made 72 appearances across all competitions, scoring two goals and helping Orlando lift the 2022 US Open Cup – sealing Concacaf Champions League qualification for the first time in the process.
Primarily a center-back, Schlegel's most iconic moment for Orlando so far actually came as a goalkeeper, when the 25-year-old covered for the red-carded Pedro Gallese during a 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs win over NYCFC.
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Interview with Mr Abdeslam Alaoui Smaili, MD of HPS
Interview: Africa is too important to be left out, says Pascal Lamy
Do not underestimate the resilience of Africa, says Donald Kaberuka
Ekpe: Africa needs a new development model
"To Investors, First Impressions Count" – Thierry Tanoh
Women To The Fore
The African experience
Exchanges give SMEs a helping hand
Kenyan banks brush off new regulations
MDC's Chamisa gears up for fight of his life
Reeling from the recent death of its influential former leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, and facing its first major election of the post-Mugabe era, Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) might be expected to play down its chances of success in the upcoming presidential election.
But in a public appearance at London's Chatham House, 40-year old leader Nelson Chamisa was far from bashful when predicting a victory over President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the end of Zanu-PF rule.
"Yes, we are going to win that election, we are so confident. There's no way Mnangagwa will win an election in Zimbabwe. The mood on the ground is right, the momentum is right for us, the opportunity is right for us."
For veterans of Zimbabwean politics, that statement looks very much like hubris. As the ultimate Zanu-PF insider with decades of regime experience, Mnangagwa has proved a wily and ruthless operator, never more so than when he wielded army support to oust the long-term president, Robert Mugabe, in last year's military coup.
As the incumbent in a party which has rarely allowed fair campaigning, Mnangagwa will command the overwhelming support of state media and the security forces in the run-up to July's showdown. Having removed Mugabe, Mnangagwa is also viewed by many voters as a surprising emblem of change. Yet Chamisa believes that he offers an alternative vision for voters ground down by poverty, unemployment and repression.
"We are here to articulate the transformation promise… We need to shift our country back on the path of economic revival and reconstruction, opportunity and prosperity."
Chamisa says that the party's platform focuses on five areas – reform of governance structures, economic revival, improvements to social conditions, infrastructure, and an overhaul of Zimbabwe's strained international relations. Perhaps most resonant is Chamisa's plan to kickstart the decrepit economy.
Since Mugabe's ousting, Mnangagwa has promised wide-ranging reforms and pledged to lure mineral and agricultural investors back to the country in a bid to boost job creation. However, with multilateral donors and investors taking a wait-and-see attitude until after elections, there are signs that Mnangagwa is struggling to manage voter expectations. That could offer an opening to the economically liberal MDC.
"We want to move from being a commodities economy to a diversified economy, value addition being a key ingredient, dealing with productivity, making sure we produce more. It won't be possible to turn around the economy without dealing with issues of corruption. You can't expect new out of the old in terms of the current government."
Chamisa's comments regarding the potential expulsion of Chinese investors proved rather more controversial, but he insists that he's been misunderstood.
"All I've said is that certain deals have been done… some from China, some from other countries, and those deals
have to be investigated and under review so it's a win-win situation."
Even if Chamisa's economic vision attracts voters, nobody knows whether Zanu-PF will allow free and fair elections, or how the ruling party will react in the event of defeat. Senior MDC figures recall the violent backlash orchestrated by Mugabe following the party's strong showing in 2008 polls. Chamisa says that Zanu-PF will revert to coercion.
"The intimidation we are going to see is not that overt, physical, public violence, it's going to be soft violence, soft terror, in that people are
going to be reminded of past dynamics."
In a bid to force free elections, Chamisa says that his party will stick to "dealbreakers" without which "we cannot do any business of an election" – including clarity around who prints the ballot papers, an audit of the biometric voter registration platform to expunge "ghost voters" and assurances around military neutrality. But it remains unclear if the party is planning a boycott.
"We are going to give timelines very soon in terms of when we are going to say this far and no further. We will not boycott an election because we cannot boycott ourselves, we are the election, we are the people… If we want we must protest on the streets, but we will make sure the elections are indeed free and fair."
Against this uncertain backdrop, Chamisa expresses his dismay with the British government, which he says has overlooked the importance of a free and fair vote in an attempt to ingratiate itself with Mnangagwa.
"There's a very disturbing trend in the context of the British government in Zimbabwe. We are seeing a natural tendency and inclination to align with one political party against another…
"We're not asking for money. We're asking for the solidarity of a global coalition for free and fair elections."
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Movement for Democratic Change
Nelson Chamisa
Zanu-PF
Written by David Thomas
David Thomas is the Editor of African Business Magazine. He has also been published in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist and South Africa's Cape Times.
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#if BTRFS_FLAT_INCLUDES
#include "kerncompat.h"
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#else
#include <btrfs/kerncompat.h>
#include <btrfs/rbtree.h>
#endif /* BTRFS_FLAT_INCLUDES */

struct cache_tree {
	struct rb_root root;
};

struct cache_extent {
	struct rb_node rb_node;
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void cache_tree_init(struct cache_tree *tree);

struct cache_extent *first_cache_extent(struct cache_tree *tree);
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struct cache_extent *search_cache_extent(struct cache_tree *tree, u64 start);

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int insert_cache_extent(struct cache_tree *tree, struct cache_extent *pe);
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static inline int cache_tree_empty(struct cache_tree *tree)
{
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}

typedef void (*free_cache_extent)(struct cache_extent *pe);

void cache_tree_free_extents(struct cache_tree *tree,
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#define FREE_EXTENT_CACHE_BASED_TREE(name, free_func)		\
static void free_##name##_tree(struct cache_tree *tree)		\
{								\
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}

void free_extent_cache_tree(struct cache_tree *tree);

/*
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 *
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struct cache_extent *search_cache_extent2(struct cache_tree *tree,
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struct cache_extent *lookup_cache_extent2(struct cache_tree *tree,
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int add_cache_extent2(struct cache_tree *tree,
		      u64 objectid, u64 start, u64 size);
int insert_cache_extent2(struct cache_tree *tree, struct cache_extent *pe);

/*
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int add_merge_cache_extent(struct cache_tree *tree, u64 start, u64 size);
#endif

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	private static function tryLogin($email, $senha)
	{
		if(empty($email) || empty($senha)){
			return false;
		}

		static::passTheFilter($email);
		static::passTheFilter($senha);

		$conditions['email']  = $email;
		$conditions['senha']  = md5($senha);

		return Administrador::query()->where($conditions)->get_one();
	}
	private static function register($model)
	{
		$sessao['id']	 = (int)$model->id;
		$sessao['nome']  = $model->nome;
		$sessao['email'] = $model->email;

		\Session::set('adm', $sessao);
	}
	public static function remember($email)
	{
		if(empty($email)){
			return false;
		}

		static::passTheFilter($email);

		$model  = Administrador::findByEmail($email);
		if($model){
			static::changePassword($model);
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	}
	private static function changePassword($model)
	{
		$pass = static::generatePassword();
		BaseOrm::email($model->nome, $model->email, 'Sua nova senha', "Sua senha é: {$pass}");
		$model->senha = md5($pass);
		$model->save();
	}
	/**
	 * Gera uma senha aleatória
	 **/
	public static function generatePassword($tamanho=8)
	{
		$senha = chr(mt_rand(65,90));
		for($i=0; $i < $tamanho - 1; $i++){
			$prob = mt_rand(1,10);
			($prob <= $tamanho) ? ($senha.= chr(mt_rand(97,122))) : ($senha.= chr(mt_rand(48, 57)));
		}
		return trim($senha);
	}
	/**
	 * @param  String $senha
	 * @todo   Passa uma string no filtro de segurança de entradadas
	 * @return Retorna por referência
	 **/
	private static function passTheFilter(&$value)
	{
		$filters = array('addslashes', 'strip_tags', 'htmlentities', '\Security::xss_clean');
		$value	 = \Security::clean($value, $filters);
	}
}


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14y/o Prostitute who was helped by her mother arrested in Pattaya
The police's successful undercover operation exposed an underage prostitution, in which the mother was a mediator for her 14-year-old daughter's prostitution business after her daughter has graduated from 6th grade.
Pattaya, 17th March 2011 [PDN]: At 9.30 p.m., Police Captain Kriengsak Boonprawat and other police officers arrested Mrs. Janthida Limsawat, aged 30 (resides at 144/212 Moo.4, Huaynua, Khukhan, Srisaket). The arrest took place in front of Carrefour Department Store, Middle Pattaya (Moo 9, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi). The police planned a secret operation in which an undercover foreigner offered 2,000 Baht to the suspect's 14-year-old daughter, Ms. Karn (unknown real name), in exchange for sexual service.
Upon interrogation, the suspect denied that she had forced her daughter into this job and that her daughter was doing it at her own will. The suspect explained that she had moved to Pattaya to work as a beer-bar girl after her divorce. Then Ms. Karn, her daughter moved in to live with her about two weeks ago when she decided to stop further study after her Grade 6 graduation in Srisaket. Ms. Karen wanted to work like her mother, who refused for her to do so. However, Ms. Karn managed to work behind her mother's back until her mother eventually gave in and became a mediator for her.
The mother admitted that her action was unlawful and unethical and that she would be very ashamed if her relatives found out about it. Mrs. Janthida regretted that she could not provide a better care for her daughter. The mother admitted to all charges.
The daughter confessed that she was alone responsible for her own action. She wanted to earn an income for herself so that she would not become a financial burden on her mother's shoulders.
Police Captain, Kreingsak stated that the suspect's behavior was guilty based on both legal and moral standards. He believed that parents should teach their children right from wrong to prevent them from becoming social victims. The mother was charged with child trafficking for prostitution. The daughter was sent to children social services.
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Board index ‹ Blues Fans ‹ Reviews The Blues
Pat Thomas - His Father's Son
Your chance to write big-time blues reviews. Only two rules: First, if you're connected to the band or artist, go to Shameless Promotion; Second, don't write a book -- keep it relatively short and simple, no 1,000+ word epics.
Oh .. and make it fun.
by blueswriter » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:19 pm
His Father's Son
Broke & Hungry (2009) BH 13006
12 tracks, 40 minutes. Recommended. If you don't think the Broke & Hungry label is putting out the most consistent string of 'traditional' rural blues these days, you'll be hard-pressed to find another imprint that compares with it. It's entirely possible to replace the word traditional with archaic, because the label's music is actually equal parts of the two. They say an apple doesn't fall far from the tree and this is a case in point on all counts. His Father's Son could just as easily have been called His Father's Legacy because Pat Thomas is certainly carrying on in his dad's footsteps. Pat's father, James "Son" Thomas, was a Mississippi folk artist in the truest sense of the word until his death in 1993. He was both a celebrated bluesman and sculptor whose acclaim was still on the rise when he died and Son's art became a huge influence on Pat. As if that weren't enough, Pat sounds eerily close to his father as both a guitarist and vocalist. While his voice may not be that of a proper singer's, his heart is definitely in the right place. Most of the dozen tracks here will probably be fairly familiar (in title form) to listeners with even a little background in blues, but they immediately become Pat's songs when he opens his mouth. Standing At The Crossroads sounds nothing like the decades-old version by Elmore James, Dimples bears almost no resemblance to John Lee Hooker's song of the same name, and Sugar Mama sure won't make you think of John Lee Williamson. Whether he's doing 61 Highway, Cairo Blues, Leland's Burning Down or his father's Beefsteak Blues, Pat Thomas is is comfortably in his zone as a bluesman. Lee Williams brilliantly accompanies Thomas on drums for four rousing tracks that will have you rockin' and rollin' no matter what you're up to when you hear them, and it's a fair bet that the hidden track on this wonderful disc will leave you scratching your head. While it would be easy to say they just don't make music this raw anymore, it would also be incorrect. Broke & Hungry Records proves yet again that Delta Blues isn't dead nor is it a lost art. It's current, it's viable and it's out there. You just have to look a little harder to find it these days. Truly engaging stuff!
http://brokeandhungryrecords.com/
© 2010 by Craig Ruskey
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HouseOfNames > Mychel > Scottish
Mychel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Origins Available: English , Scottish
Mychel
The Mychel family originally lived in the town of Mitcham in the county of Surrey, England before moving north to Scotland, and taking this name with them. In Scotland, as hereditary surnames were adopted during the late Middle Ages, names derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names sometimes denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Alternatively the name was derived from the personal name Michael, meaning "who is like God" and influenced by the Norman French to Michel and later to Mitchell. The Gaelic form of the name was MacgilleMichael. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Crossmichael is a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright. "This place, which is of remote antiquity, derives its name, in old documents Corse-Michael, from the dedication of its church, which was granted to the abbey of Sweetheart, in the year 1275, by Dervorgille, wife of Allan, Lord of Galloway, and mother of John Baliol, King of Scotland. " [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Early Origins of the Mychel family
The surname Mychel was first found in Surrey. Although the records are vague, it is most likely that this name moved north from Durham or Yorkshire around 1130 and were one of the many families invited north by King David of Scotland when he ascended the throne. Significantly, John Michelsone had a safe conduct passage to England to conduct trading south of the border in 1395.
Meanwhile, William Michelsone held his estates in Innerkethin Scotland. The Latinization of this name at this time was Michaelis and many of the individuals are recorded in charters under this name. John Michaelis of Brechin was the rector of that place in 1464. "Robert Michael de Hyrmanston was a charter witness in 1438, John Michell had a remission granted him in 1489 for his part in holding Dumbarton Castle against the king, and John Mitsell held a land in Glasgow in 1496." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Early History of the Mychel family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mychel research.
Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1433, 1463, 1474, 1646, 1465, 1600, 1591, 1663, 1662, 1663, 1642, 1710, 1699, 1702 and are included under the topic Early Mychel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Mychel Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham and many more.
Early Notables of the Mychel family (pre 1700)
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Mychel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Mychel family to Ireland
Some of the Mychel family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Migration of the Mychel family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Maudlin Mitchell, who sailed to Virginia in 1620; Mathew Mitchell, who arrived in Connecticut in 1630; Edward Mitchell, who settled in Virginia in 1635.
The Mychel Motto
Motto: Favente Deo supero
Motto Translation: By God's favour I conquer.
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^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.


After carefully crafting goals and ambitions for your brand in a first collaboration, you are ready for the next step in co-creating new propositions and concepts for the future. You already know who you need to invite; Experts, Stakeholders, Marketeers, Investors, people who love chocolate. Or that unique wildcard who knows everything about Electric Cars.
Where can we meet and work to co-create the best innovation possible? Looking for an inspiring place to co-create is one of the key ingredients to make co-creation successful. Therefore, we came up with the 4 best places to co-create. With that little bit of magic co-creation always needs.
Magnets attract and so do tourist attractions. In order to find the right space for co-creation workshops, search for cultural, innovative and significant places that matter. We often find ourselves back in the many places that attract tourists. From the Euromast in Rotterdam to the Hermitage or the ADAM tower in Amsterdam. Touristic landmarks are very suitable for workshops that need to spark energy and enthusiasm (or when you need to celebrate you new product launch). For Brands with a specific fear of heights. We can stay downstairs.
Start-ups, scale-ups, incubators… If you want to know what innovation is, or what innovation feels like, start looking at how younger companies innovate, make mistakes or work agile. The best place to find these disruptors and learn from them, is to visit a Co-Working Space. In Amsterdam you can find these kind of spaces everywhere. One of our favourites today is The Playing Circle, with various locations in Amsterdam. We know they have awesome sofas for inspiring discussions. And those co-creation Experts you discussed, already present.
At Fronteer we know how to make you feel at home. We already helped over two hundred brands co-create and innovate at our HQ at the NDSM-plein. Our host Serina can offer you the best coffee in town. Our plant wall brings you closer to nature and we have a huge number of whiteboards to craft your ideas. With windmills around the corner, and a lovely crew of Strategists and Expert connectors we have everything you need. We already hear you say: "An office!? Then we can do it at our place." No sorry. If you co-create, play outside the box, and that means outside your own.
We believe the best places to co-create are places far away from the city and busy life, even if it's only for a day. We don't believe in conventional "hei-sessions" as we say in Dutch, when management retreats and rethink their strategy. But we do believe fresh air and surprising surroundings give great impulses to the co-creation of new products, new strategies or teams that want to innovate.
Whatever you choose and wherever you plan your next co-creation workshop, remember to create the environment that will work best for you and the people you invite. Invite the people you need, at a place where people can let go of their regular work and can get energized. We do not say that does not happen in your office, but fresh minds who make bold moves are mostly happy outside. Our mutual job is to bring it back in.


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Glen Campbell 'Rhinestone Cowboy' Singer Dead at 81
8/8/2017 1:16 PM PT
Glen Campbell -- legendary country music singer best known for his 1975 hit, "Rhinestone Cowboy" -- has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's ... TMZ has learned.
Campbell died Tuesday around 10 AM in a Nashville facility for Alzheimer's patients ... according to a source close to his family.
The musician released more than 70 albums over a 50-year career, and had a series of hits in the '60s and '70s including "Gentle on My Mind," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Country Boy" and his best-selling single, "Rhinestone Cowboy."
Glen made history in 1967 by winning 4 Grammys in the country and pop categories, and took home CMA's Entertainer of the Year award in 1968.
Campbell was also an actor and TV host who starred in the variety show, "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" on CBS from 1969-1972. The 2014 documentary "I'll Be Me" documented Glen's farewell tour and struggle with his Alzheimer's diagnosis.
He's survived by his wife, Kim Campbell, and 8 children. Kim's scheduled to speak at The Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County luncheon in Tyler, Texas in November about the challenges faced by people living with the disease and their families.
Glen was 81.
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Artículo What happens if you take the music away from Dua Lipa's 'New Rules' video? Culture
What happens if you take the music away from Dua Lipa's 'New Rules' video?
This is weirdly surreal
Andreas Kirkinis
31 Mayo 2018 13:33
It's incredible how much a music video changes when you completely remove the music, isn't it? Dua Lipa's now-iconic 2017 single 'New Rules' is no exception to this rule. The video, that shows Lipa and an entourage of her female friends singing the song while they party around a house, was the subject of numerous parodies and covers.
Muting its music gives it a surreal vibe, as the girls all sing the lyrics a cappella, while a few sounds can be heard: a creaking bed, clothes ruffling, a hand wiping condensation from a mirror, and the girls' breath as they inhale and exhale to sing. In fact, Dua Lipa's voice is hardly even heard when she sings part of the chorus.
22-year-old Dua Lipa was born in London, England, and she started her career as a singer by uploading song covers on YouTube at the age of 14. A year later, in 2015, she signed with the Warner Music Group, releasing her first official single shortly afterwards. Dua Lipa's parents hail from Kosovo, Albania, and they relocated to the UK in the early 1990s. Her first name means 'love' in Albanian. She and her father created the Sunny Hill Foundation in 2016 to support Kosovan citizens.
Since then, her popularity has sky-rocketed. Last year, she won the EBBA Public Choice Award and released her self-titled debut album. Her singles 'Be the One' and 'IDGAF' reached the top ten in the UK and 'New Rules' was number one, while also reaching to number six in the United States. Talking to Teen Vogue about 'New Rules', Lipa said that she 'wanted it to be about the rules you would tell your girlfriends. I think sisterhood is really important. It's really important to take care of the girls around you and keep your friends close.'
Early in 2018, Lipa was the most nominated artist at the Brit Awards of this year, being a nominee for British Breakthrough Act, British Female Solo Artist, British Album of the Year (her debut), and British Single of The Year and British Video of The Year (both for New Rules). She was the first female artist to be nominated five times for the same ceremony and ended up taking home the awards for Best Female Solo Artist and Best Breakthrough Act.
She recently announced on social media that she's already working on her second album, for which she will be collaborating with producer, singer, and songwriter MNEK, who also wrote her hit-single IDGAF. Lipa also worked with music producer Whethan on High, a song for the soundtrack of the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, Fifty Shades Freed.
In April 2018, Lipa released a duet with singer Calvin Harris called 'One Kiss'. The track was described as a 'dreamy whirlpool of deep house' and 'song of the summer'. A month later, they also released a video to accompany this summery tune, depicting Harris as a waiter who serves Dua Lipa cocktails by the swimming pool. It is still currently an exclusive on Apple Music, but Lipa has said that the video will be available on other services 'very soon'.
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Q: Setting the PCA9685 PWM module prescaler I'm trying to make a 60Hz frequency, this is How I do it :
    freq_hz = 60
    pca9685_frequency = 25000000.0 #pca9685 clock : 25Mhz
    pca9685_resolution = 4096.0 #12 bits resolution
    freq_in_step = pca9685_resolution*float(freq_hz)
    prescaleval = pca9685_frequency/freq_in_step
    print "prescaler value = {}".format(prescaleval)
    prescale = int(math.floor(prescaleval + 0.5))
    print "however only round values can be set so we wil use {} as a prescaler value".format(prescale)
    print "which makes a frequency of {}".format(pca9685_frequency/(prescale*pca9685_resolution))
    oldmode = self.pca9685_device.readU8(self.MODE1);
    newmode = (oldmode & 0x7F) | 0x10    # sleep
    self.pca9685_device.write8(self.MODE1, newmode)  # go to sleep
    self.pca9685_device.write8(self.PRESCALE, prescale)
    self.pca9685_device.write8(self.MODE1, oldmode)
    time.sleep(0.005)
    self.pca9685_device.write8(self.MODE1, oldmode | 0x80)

On the screen the result is :
prescaler value = 101.725260417

however only round values can be set so we will use 102 as a prescaler value    which makes a frequency of 59.8383884804
But with my oscilloscope, a Tektronix TDS210 I get a 64.1Hz frequency, not 59.84Hz
Did I make a mistake somewhere?
https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/PCA9685.pdf

A: From old awnser of the adafruit forum, the PCA9685 is not very precise.
So you have to manually check and adapt the prescaler value.
My math are correct according to page 25 of the datasheet and 102 should indeed generates a frequency of 59.84Hz.
However my oscilloscope measurement gives me this :
110 = 60.24Hz
111 = 59.52Hz

TL:DR ; due to the low precision of this component the prescaler computation only gives you a close estimate, you will have to measure the real thing with an oscilloscope.
see second post : https://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=72554
Blue = real, measured with my oscilloscope
Red = from the datasheet formula


I've decided to share with your our 15 best first books for baby. Reading to children from a young age is very beneficial. It helps with language development, and communication, and creates special one-on-one time with the adult.
You can either get them new (I've included Amazon affiliate links) or look for these second hand at your local library or flea market. I chose new books when my baby was very little and eating them, and opted for second-hand books once he was a bit older. I still wiped them down….
First of all, we opt for board books whenever possible as they are so much more durable.
I choose at least some books that have rhymes (which are great for language development) as well as those without.
I try to purchase books with enough of a story line to still be relevant when he is in preschool – as opposed to books with single words that are often chosen for babies. Speaking to children in full sentences, even when they don't understand, is very beneficial and reading is a great way to do that.
I LOVE all-time classics that have proven themselves over the years.
Mr. Seahorse – We absolutely love this book, primarily because of the interactive transparent pages that teach about camouflage in a hands-on way. We have this in hardcover, although I highly recommend the board book! It also provides a great role model for future dads caring for their children.
Corduroy – a classic, this book teaches about home and the love it provides. The giant board book is a favorite simply because of its size.
Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes – It contains short and sweet nursery rhymes that are a small break from the classic Mother Goose rhymes. Because it contains multiple rhymes, it's great for children with an extremely short attention span.
The Going to Bed Book – A great bedtime book, this is another rhyming classic. It makes bedtime fun, and teaches a bit about hygiene and a bedtime routine.
Zoo's Who? – Of all the touchy-feely animal books, this is my favorite. It features various textures to touch. It also features a cute rhyme about each animal that actually teaches something about it.
Are You My Mother? – Another childhood favorite teaches about birds, and a bit about animals… It's fun and kids love it!
Goodnight Moon – This is a great rhyming bedtime book that refers to some favorite nursery rhymes and tales, delighting little ones. The entire tone of the book is relaxing as well.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – While this book teaches alphabet, it's great for babies too! The rhythm rocks and is great for language development, and as a bonus it carries over great into the preschool years as well.
Olivia – This book is a favorite among moms – especially moms with more than one little imp! It teaches about siblings and getting along, and behaving and all sorts of lessons moms love to teach. Children can relate to Olivia's mischief. Plus, the drawings are magnificent!
Bus Stops – It's easy to read when you're short on time, and the little size is perfect for little hands. The drawings are bold and loved by babies and it (kind of) teaches about different people and the places they visit.
Animal Hide-and-Seek – This book is seriously engaging with its touchy-feely pages and flaps. It teaches about problem solving, animals and counting. Plus, all Usborne books illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, as this one, have a hidden duck to find on each page!
What are your favorite first books for baby? Why do you love them?
Disclaimer: Most of the book links are affiliate links. Nevertheless, I only shared with you our personal favorites – products that we use, have used, or would definitely spend the same money on! Enjoy!
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Thank you for this post. We welcomed our first child in October and her book collection is something I want to grow. This gives me some great ideas. I don't know how I have blanked on all of them from my own childhood. I guess I can blame mommy brain?
Great books! We love A very hungry caterpillar.
We have a few of these titles! My girl adores her books, her favorite as of late is Olivia!


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Indenture for renewal of trade treaty between England and Burgundy.
Between Sir William Bardolf, locum tenens of captain of Calais, Master John Estcourt B LL., Richard Bokelonde, victualler of Calais, Master William Bray, clerk, John Churche, locum-tenens of the staple and John Pykering, ambassadors of England, and the commissioners of Flanders, July 14, 1419. The six red seals of the English ambassadors are on parchment tongues.
Accompanied by photostat of the Burgundian counterpart from P.R.O.Exchequer, Treasury of Receipt, Diplomatic Documents (E30) No.404, printed Rymer, Foedera (1709) ix, pp. 779–82.
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Hope Of The States are planning another foray into clubland this weekend.
The band, who are currently working on their second album, have announced that they will be staging their Fugitives And Refugees night in London on September 30.
The night will feature Ed Harcourt who will play new solo material as well as perform with side project Wild Boar, while Razorlight suport band Action Plan will also play.
Members of Hope Of The States will also DJ and there are rumours of a "very very very special guest performance if we can track him down".
Meanwhile Hope Of The States are producing a special record of experimental music to be shared amongst fans on the night, while signed 'Lost Riots' artworks will also be available.
Fugitives And Refugees takes place the Buffalo Bar from 8pm and entry costs £5.


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