Marketing for nonprofits can seem daunting. You may have to rely on in-house staff who are already short on time, but improving your organization's visibility is important! The blog has become a staple in many businesses' marketing strategy. Additionally, they're a great way to stay true to your mission as a nonprofit: blogging doesn't require tons of resources and you'll be able to promote your cause and engage volunteers without that over-the-top feel of for-profit advertising.
A blog raises product awareness and encourages growth. They fuel your Search Engine Optimization (SEO); search engines like Google love updated content on websites. According to a Hubspot survey, 60% of businesses who blog report growth in their customer base. By consistently adding to your blog, you're enticing supporters to return to your website. Add a blog and your site may be abuzz with activity! We've outlined a few tips to help you get started on your blogging adventure.
Before you start writing, you'll want to consider your audience. Your audience may be the volunteer community, potential volunteers, students, or the people you serve. Work with your colleagues to figure out who you are blogging for (your target audience) and why you're blogging for this audience. A site like Google Analytics can help you figure out who is reading your blogs and which posts are getting the most attention. A little trial and error is okay! Successful blogs pay attention to this data and adjust their strategy accordingly.
Blogs give your organization a relatable voice. Because they tend to be more conversational and informal, you'll be able to show the public that your organization is made up of real people with amazing personalities! Remember: While your writing style is yours (and don't be afraid to write with some flair), each post should represent the collective views of your nonprofit. If in doubt, ask a colleague for a second opinion.
Volunteers and donors will take the time to understand your organization before they give time or money. Turn blog readers into volunteers and donors by reaching their hearts. Write about topics your organization cares about; scan the news for relevant and impactful stories, or share your experience with a particularly successful volunteer outing. Caring is contagious!
Because effective blogs are updated regularly, you'll need to be in constant search for content. Remember that your nonprofit is made up of experts. You stay up to date on the research and issues that affect your community, so why not share with your supporters? You'll show the public that you're knowledgeable and credible, and worthy of their time. Plus you'll keep readers hooked! Search the web if you need some inspiration and keep a folder of ideas handy.
If you're feeling a bit brain-blocked, crowdsource! Using your website's discussion forum or social media channels, ask supporters what kind of content they want to read. You'll also create bonus engagement with your nonprofit's media channels.
Share pictures from a successful fundraiser!
Your nonprofit has positively impacted many people. Why not speak to the communities you've impacted and share their stories?
According to this HubSpot survey, business bloggers post once a week on average, but you can blog more or less often, depending on your schedule. What's important is that you create a realistic schedule. How many posts can you manage per month? Blog posts don't have to be college dissertations either; 500 words tend to be a digestible length for you readers. Chances are you'll look forward to blogging!
First and foremost, your posts should focus on quality content. But a good title can help drive readership, giving your content the attention it deserves. Search-engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of increasing visitors to a particular website. By using certain words and phrases, you can help your site appear higher on the list of results returned by a search engine like Google. The goal of SEO is to help Google connect a user's search with your blog's relevant content. However, you may not have hours to spend decoding Google's complicated and ever-evolving search-engine algorithms. So we suggest taking a common-sense approach. Consider what your potential readers might type into their search bar, specific to your sector. We've included keywords like "nonprofit" and "blog" in this post, so it's more likely to show up in a relevant search.
Tip: "How to" posts are always popular and keep users visiting your site months after you've posted.
If you already have other social media channels, make sure to share a link to your blog. Consider sending an email blast with the subject line, "Check out our new blog post!" Creating buzz around your posts will encourage readers to get excited about new content!
Blogs are relatively inexpensive to operate and, if executed effectively, are worth the time! They're are a great way for the public to learn more about your organization. So don't be afraid to start blogging let your nonprofit's personality shine!
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A catadioptric optical system is one where refraction and reflection are combined in an optical system usually via lenses (dioptrics) and curved mirrors (catoptrics). Catadioptric combinations are used in focusing systems such as lights headlamps early lighthouse focusing systems optical telescopes microscopes and telephoto lenses. Other optical systems that use lenses and mirrors are also referred to as "catadioptric" such as surveillance catadioptric sensors.
Catadioptric telescopes are optical telescopes that combine specifically shaped mirrors and lenses to form an image. This is usually done so that the telescope can have an overall greater degree of error correction than their all lens or mirror counterparts with a consequently wider aberration free field of view. Their designs can have simple all spherical surfaces and can take advantage of a folded optical path that reduces the mass of the telescope making them easier to manufacture. Many types employ "correctors" a lens or curved mirror in a combined image-forming optical system so that the reflective or refractive element can correct the aberrations produced by its counterpart.
Catadioptric dialytes are the earliest type of catadioptric telescope. They consist of a single element refractor objective combined with a silver backed negative lens (similar to a Mangin mirror). The first of these was the Hamiltonian telescope patented by W. F. Hamilton in 1814. The Schupmann medial telescope designed by German optician Ludwig Schupmann near the end of the 19th century placed the catadioptric mirror beyond the focus of the refractor primary and added a 3rd correcting/focusing lens to the system.
There are several telescope designs that take advantage of placing full diameter lens (commonly called a "corrector plate") in front of a spherical primary mirror. These designs take advantage of all the surfaces being "spherically symmetrical"5 and were originally invented to create optical systems with very fast focal ratios (wide fields of view) with little coma or astigmatism for use as astrographic cameras. They work by combining a spherical mirror's ability to reflect light back to the same point with a large lens at the front of the system (a corrector) that slightly bends the incoming light allowing the spherical mirror to image objects at infinity. Some of these designs have been adapted to create compact long focal length catadioptric cassegrains.
The Schmidt corrector the first full diameter corrector plate was used in Bernhard Schmidt's 1931 Schmidt camera. The Schmidt camera is a wide field photographic telescope with the corrector plate at the center of curvature of the primary mirror producing an image at a focus inside the tube assembly where a curved film plate or detector is mounted. The relatively thin and lightweight corrector allows Schmidt cameras to be constructed in diameters up to 1.3 m. The corrector's complex shape takes several processes to make starting with a flat piece of optical glass placing a vacuum on one side of it to curve the whole piece then grinding and polishing the other side flat to achieve the exact shape required to correct the spherical aberration caused by the primary mirror. The design has lent itself to many Schmidt variants.
Schmidt–Cassegrain telescopes are one of the most popular commercial designs on the amateur astronomical market6 having been mass-produced since the 1960s. The design replaces the Schmidt Camera film holder with a Cassegrain secondary mirror making a folded optical path with a long focal length and a narrow field of view.
The idea of replacing the complicated Schmidt corrector plate with an easy to manufacture full aperture spherical meniscus lens (a meniscus corrector shell) to create a wide field telescope occurred to at least 4 optical designers in early 1940s war-torn Europe including Albert Bouwers (1940) Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov (1941) K. Penning and Dennis Gabor (1941).78 Wartime secrecy kept these inventors from knowing about each other's designs leading to each being an independent invention. Albert Bouwers built a prototype meniscus telescope in August 1940 and patented it in February 1941. It used a spherically concentric meniscus and was only suitable as a monochromatic astronomical camera. In a later design he added a cemented doublet to correct chromatic aberration. Dmitri Maksutov built a prototype for a similar type of meniscus telescope the Maksutov telescope in October 1941 and patented it in November of that same year.9 His design corrected spherical and chromatic aberrations by placing a weak negative shaped meniscus corrector closer to the primary mirror.
Maksutov–Cassegrain telescopes are the most commonly seen design that uses a meniscus corrector a variant of the Maksutov telescope. It has a silvered "spot" secondary on the corrector making a long focal length but compact (folded optical path) telescope with a narrow field of view. This design idea appeared in Dmitri Maksutov's 1941 notes and was originally developed in commercial designs by Lawrence Braymer (Questar 1954) and John Gregory (1955 patent10). The combination of the corrector with the silvered secondary spot makes Maksutov–Cassegrains low maintenance and ruggedized since they can be air sealed and fixed in alignment (collimation).
In sub-aperture corrector designs the corrector elements are usually at the focus of a much larger objective. These elements can be both lenses and mirrors but since multiple surfaces are involved achieving good aberration correction in these systems can be very complex.4 Examples of sub-aperture corrector catadioptric telescopes include the Argunov–Cassegrain telescope the Klevtsov–Cassegrain telescope and sub-aperture corrector Maksutovs which use as a "secondary mirror" an optical group consisting of lens elements and sometimes mirrors designed to correct abberarion.
Various types of catadioptric systems are also used in camera lenses known alternatively as catadioptric lenses (CATs) reflex lenses or mirror lenses. These lenses use some form of the cassegrain design which greatly reduces the physical length of the optical assembly partly by folding the optical path but mostly through the telephoto effect of the convex secondary mirror which multiplies the focal length many times (up to 4 to 5 times).11 This creates lenses with focal lengths from 250 mm up to and beyond 1000 mm that are much shorter and compact than their long focus or telephoto counterparts. Moreover chromatic aberration a major problem with long refractive lenses and off-axis aberration a major problem with reflective telescopes is almost completely eliminated by the catadioptric system making the image they produce suitable to fill the large focal plane of a camera.
An example of 'iris blur' or bokeh produced by a catadioptric lens behind an in-focus light.
Catadioptric lenses do however have several drawbacks. The fact that they have a central obstruction means they cannot use an adjustable diaphragm to control light transmission.12 This means the lens's F-number value is fixed to the overall designed focal ratio of the optical system (the diameter of the primary mirror divided into the focal length). Exposure is usually adjusted by the placement of neutral density filters on the front or rear of the lens. Their modulation transfer function shows low contrast at low spatial frequencies. Finally their most salient characteristic is the annular shape of defocused areas of the image giving a doughnut-shaped 'iris blur' or bokeh caused by the shape of the entrance pupil.
Several companies made catadioptric lenses throughout the later part of the 20th century. Nikon (under the Mirror-Nikkor and later Reflex-Nikkor names) and Canon both offered several designs such as 500 mm 1:8 and 1000 mm 1:11. Smaller companies such as f.e. Tamron Samyang Vivitar and Opteka also offered several versions with the three latter of these brands still actively producing a number of catadioptric lenses for use in modern system cameras. Of the major manufacturers however currently only Sony (formerly Minolta) offers a 500 mm catadioptric lens for their Alpha range of cameras. The Sony lens has the distinction of being the only reflex lens manufactured by a major brand to feature auto-focus (aside from the identical Minolta-manufactured lens that preceded Sony's production).
^ John J. G. Savard "Miscellaneous Musings"
^ Sacek Vladimir (2006-07-14). "11.5. Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope (SCT)". Telescope Optics. Vladimir Sacek. http://www.telescope-optics.net/SCT.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-05.


My Oma & Opa celebrated their 60th anniversary this past week. On Saturday the whole family got together for dinner to celebrate this amazing milestone!
It's been a busy week around here and I haven't really had a lot of time to take pictures. Michael took a few pictures of the boys last night to test out my new camera lens. He even got a few pictures of me too.
Zack waving hi to Daddy.
Our first snowfall has arrived! After a beautiful, long fall, we finally got some snow. I would be happy if it didn't snow until mid-December, but the boys could not wait for it to snow. They had been talking about snow for the past couple weeks and so when it did snow, they were sooo excited. All 3 of them rushed out to play and shovel the snow.
The boys heading out for a night of "trick or treating". I'm glad that it was warmer out and we didn't freeze!
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Christian husbands, as the scriptural head and leader of families, face a huge task. Who better to help them than their wives? But what if your wife has some needs that seem to make it hard for her to be a co-leader in your home, following after God and His righteousness?
Then, these cards of A Month of Prayers For Your Wife From Psalm 119 may be part of the answer. These Biblically-based prayers are a way of showing your wife that you love and cherish her, and want her to prosper spiritually, to encourage her, to increase her desire for the Word of God.
1. That she will learn the Word (119:7).
7. That she will be consumed with a longing for the Word at all times (119:20).
Small enough to fit in your pocket, or to tape to your computer moniter at work, or to hand out to your Men's group, these prayer cards will encourage and remind you to pray for your wife on a daily basis. The results from God will be an encouragement and affirmation to you that this is the right thing to do for your 'other half'. So why not order a package of these cards today? They will be a real help for you, as you daily pray for your family and your mate.
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This compendium resulted from a request by Colonel Michele Putko for sponsorship of a Women in Combat Study as a multistudent elective alternative. Dr. Douglas Johnson agreed on the condition that the perspectives of male officers who had commanded units with women in them be specifically included, as their views might provide a different evaluation of performance. The topic of Women in Combat has been one of great emotion, but uncertain factual content until recently. The rules created to deal with the fact that women want to serve in the armed forces have ranged from silly to serious, but the factual bases have changed. These facts are Women comprise approximately 15 of the U.S. Army today as of this writing September 2007, 70 Army women including three Department of the Army Civilian women have been killed and a significantly larger number wounded the American public is vaguely aware of this state of affairs and has raised no outcry. The nature of the current battlefield makes it impossible to apply strictly the existing rules for excluding women from combat without serious reduction in combat capabilities, degrading the professional development and thus status of women, and producing a potentially serious reduction in overall readiness. reader should take away two major points--the nature of combat for the U.S. Army has changed, and the existing rules governing the employment of women do not fit this new situation and there is not the slightest doubt that women can perform their assigned duties in the combat zone, including engaging in combat actions essential to their personal and units self-defense, with skill and valor equal to their male comrades. From the Survey, the reader should note continuing ambivalence about assignment to direct combat units, but strong support for revising the existing employment rules. No attempt has been made to examine a host of other gender-related issues. These officers asked simply, Did the women do their jobs
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For ages, Jordan has been a place of much fascination. It is home to some of mankind's earliest settlements and offers lots to see and explore. Travelers to the region will find the oldest map of Palestine in existence, buildings covered in ancient mosaics, a rose colored city built right into the side of a mountain and so much more. Jordan is quickly becoming a very hot destination and with so much to see, it's no wonder why.
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Madaba is one of the most visually striking and memorable places in the region. It is known as the "City of Mosaics" and is best known for its variety of Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics.
The Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George is home to "Map of Madaba," the renowned 6th century Mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. This spectacular map has 2 million pieces of locally sourced colored stone and depicts hills, valleys, villages and towns stretching all the way to the Nile Delta.
The mosaic was uncovered in 1896 AD when builders began to construct the Church of St. George. Despite careful attempts at preservation, only about ¼ of the map remains. Nonetheless, it represents the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Land, Palestine, and Jerusalem. It still provides countless important historical insights.
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Saugeen First Nation is an Ojibway community found on the shores of Lake Huron at the base of the Bruce Peninsula, two miles northeast of Southampton and approximately eighteen miles west of Owen Sound, Ontario.
Saugeen First Nation operates 20 departments and 2 businesses on reserve, in addition to many growing small businesses run by community members. The Nation provides both seasonal and year-round employment for 150 staff, including the management of its lands and cottage leases. South Sauble Beach Park, operated seasonally by the Nation, is known for its shallow, sandy beach, which is driveable. The area is a popular destination for hiking, fishing, and swimming.
Saugeen has a population of approximately 1,750 members; nearly half live on reserve. Home ownership and housing in general are important to this community. The majority of 185 homes built on reserve are privately owned; 25 are Band rentals, including apartment units and an Elder's complex.
The public is invited to sample Saugeen's Ojibway cultural heritage and experience their gracious hospitality. The Saugeen First Nation Amphitheatre and gardens, located in the heart of the village is a continued source of pride.
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A study of Newtown's connections to the wool industry reveals how changes in global economic relations (labour, technology, infrastructure, policy and regulations, supply and demand) mean that sites of production, processing and consumption have become stretched across increasingly greater distances. As a result, the nature of the commodity itself has also changed from a place-specific product (Newtown flannel) to being branded and marketed at the national scale as 'British wool'.
During the nineteenth century wool was grown, processed and manufactured into finished commodities all within the vicinity of Newtown, for onwards sale within domestic and international markets. Today, whilst wool is still produced on the sheep farms of mid Wales, those sites of processing (scouring, combing, carding, spinning and dyeing) and manufacture have relocated both nationally and internationally, and economies of scale mean that Newtown wool is combined with other British wools into larger lots for movement between sites.
However, lower labour costs and arguably less stringent environmental regulations have resulted in a significant shift in the primary processing aspects of the global wool industry towards China and, to a lesser extent India, over the past decade. In 2012, 43% of British wool exports were of raw or 'greasy' wool to be scoured and processed at large-scale overseas facilities in both the Czech Republic and increasingly China. Indeed, demand from China for all types of wool has increased massively in recent years and in addition to British wool (see table 1), China buys 75% of Australian wool and 25% of New Zealand wool, respectively.
British Wool Exports 2003 – 2015. Source: British Wool Marketing Board.
The majority of British wool exported to China will be finer, higher-value grades for onwards sale to textile manufacturers around the world. Whereas, wool from the coarser textured hill and mountain sheep breeds found in mid Wales will largely be used for carpet manufacture in the UK and Europe. However, carpet wool may also go to China for scouring and processing before returning to the UK for use by a carpet manufacturer. This means that that four or five companies and several countries may be involved in turning wool from the Newtown depot into a finished carpet ready for sale!
The complexity of these relations means that it is virtually impossible to trace the provenance of Newtown or even Welsh wool into a specific product within the global wool market (excluding the small-scale, artisan sector). However, a project to develop and market a pure Welsh wool of regional provenance is being developed under the Cambrian Mountains Initiative working together with the BWMB. Place-specific branding can prove successful within international markets, as demonstrated by the example of sales of hand-woven Harris Tweed to Japan where the tradition and craft of British textiles is held in high regard. Cambrian Mountains Wool is therefore an attempt to re-ground the stretched and distanced elements of the woollen industry within a specific regional area of mid Wales (of which Newtown is a part) and, in so doing, to "rekindle the historic links between local sheep farmers, wool processors, designers, makers and retailers".
Powerpoint Presentation on Wool Research given at the ESRS Congress in Aberdeen, August 2015.


Tufts of frozen woolly mammoth hair have yielded a rough draft of its genome. It's the most successful attempt to sequence the DNA of an extinct ancient animal to date, and although we won't see resurrected mammoths grazing the tundra anytime soon, it could give us a peek into the reasons for their extinction.
Sequencing extinct organisms is tricky since DNA strands quickly degrade after death into short fragments that are difficult to piece back together. In porous tissue like bone, these fragments can also become flooded by DNA from bacteria and fungi growing on the decomposing body, making it hard to pick out the genetic material of interest.
To solve this, Stephan Schuster from Pennsylvania State University and colleagues sequenced DNA from the hair of two frozen woolly mammoths, which died in Siberia roughly 20,000 and 60,000 years ago respectively.
The tough keratin that makes up the hair encased the mammoth's DNA and separated it from any alien fragments, keeping these samples more pure.
Following an analysis to find the base pairs present in each fragment of DNA, the team then used the genome of the mammoth's closest living relative – the African elephant – as a blueprint to piece together the small fragments.
The team have sequenced roughly 50% of the mammoth's DNA at least one time during their analyses, which is 100 times more data than had previously been collected. Further analyses of future samples should provide an even greater coverage.
A first look at the genome has revealed that elephants are more closely related to mammoths than previously thought, with only half the variation that exists between humans and chimps, for example.
Further work could also reveal how mammoths adapted to cold climates, and why they eventually became extinct, says team member Webb Miller, also from Penn State. "If we find the diversity between individuals was low due to inbreeding, then extinction would be more likely," he says.
So could the data be used to resurrect mammoths? Michael Hofreiter from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, points out that we currently don't have the right tools – such as plasmids to deliver the genes – to make any genetic changes within elephants, let alone make the many accurate variations you would need to reconstruct the mammoth. This is a very distant dream, he says.
Barnes suggests that the cost of attempting the mammoth's resurrection may be better spent on keeping living animals safe from extinction.


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(247c) Role of Lysine Deacetylases in Megakaryocyte Differentiation
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DeLuca, T.
Miller, W. M., Northwestern University
Mrksich, M., Northwestern University
Kuo, H. Y.
Konieczna, I.
Low platelet count, or thrombocytopenia, is an important clinical issue for cancer patients either as a direct symptom of leukemia or as a side effect of chemotherapy. It is desirable to produce platelets in vitro for transfusions rather than relying solely on platelet donations. However, for this process to be feasible as a clinical option, significant advances must be made to increase the yield of platelets collected per input stem cell. Our lab previously found that nicotinamide (NIC), a form of vitamin B3, enhances the platelet-producing potential of megakaryocytes (Mks) produced in culture1. One role of NIC is to inhibit sirtuins, an NAD+-dependent class of lysine deacetylase enzymes (KDACs). Since select inhibitors of sirtuins elicit similar enhancements in Mk maturation, we hypothesized that NIC mediates its effects by inhibiting sirtuins.
In the last decade, post-translational acetylation of proteins has been recognized as a prevalent modification that regulates protein function in a variety of signaling contexts2. Acetylation, which is regulated by KDACs and acetyl transfereases, has been demonstrated to be important for stem cell maintenance and the differentiation of many cell types including oligodendrocytes, cardiomyocytes and mesenchymal stem cells3. Additionally, two KDAC isoforms, KDAC1 and KDAC2, have been shown to directly impact hematopoietic stem cell differentiation4. We have been investigating the molecular regulation of KDACs in megakaryopoiesis, with a focus on the roles of sirtuins throughout the course of Mk differentiation. A better mechanistic understanding could then be exploited in vitro for platelet production or in vivoto provide the basis for developing better treatments for patients with megakaryocytic leukemias.
Gaining an understanding of sirtuin (SIRT) activity, rather than protein expression levels alone, is important because the SIRT proteins can be post-translationally modified to alter their endogenous activity, and these alterations would not be revealed through protein levels alone. We have developed a high-throughput system utilizing mass spectrometry to profile endogenous deacetylase activity in megakaryocytic cell lines. We validated that we can discriminate between activity of the Zn2+-dependent KDACs (class I and class II) and the SIRTs (class III) using class-specific inhibitors. Results using a small panel of peptide substrates suggested that in the CHRF-288-11 (CHRF) Mk cell line, SIRT activity decreased throughout the course of PMA-mediated Mk differentiation. This trend was retained upon expansion to a library of 361 acetylated peptide substrates. We are extending our analysis to primary Mk cultures where we can profile KDAC activity in various culture populations that include mature Mks, immature Mks, and non-Mks. In CHRF cell lysates, SIRT1, 2, and 7 protein levels decreased after PMA stimulation, while SIRT3 protein levels actually increased. This highlights the importance of analyzing enzyme activity in addition to protein levels, and also the need for SIRT isoform-specific peptide substrate fingerprints. We aim to identify SIRT isoform-specific peptide fingerprints using Mk cell lines with SIRT overexpression/knockdown. Development of this assay system will be widely useful as tool to understand the roles of SIRTs in a variety of contexts. Currently, there is evidence in the literature that, in addition to differentiation, SIRTs play a role in tumorigenesis, regulation of metabolism, cardiovascular disease, and several other processes, but there is a lack of reliable tools to examine activity of these enzymes, which limits discovery of molecular mechanisms and isoform-selective inhibitors.
Additionally, we have utilized mouse models with the genes for specific sirtuin proteins (SIRT3 and SIRT7) knocked out of their genome to help us to understand the importance of these sirtuin proteins for in vivo hematopoiesis. We have found that SIRT3 and SIRT7 seem to be dispensable for in vivomegakaryopoiesis and platelet production based on steady state platelet counts, reticulated platelets, bone marrow Mk ploidy, bone marrow histology, and recovery after induced thrombocytopenia. This suggests that these two KDAC isoforms are not promising targets for enhancing platelet production.
1 Giammona, L. M. et al. Mechanistic studies on the effects of nicotinamide on megakaryocytic polyploidization and the roles of NAD+ levels and SIRT inhibition. Experimental Hematology 37, 1340-1352.e1343, doi:10.1016/j.exphem.2009.08.004 (2009).
2 Choudhary, C. et al. Lysine Acetylation Targets Protein Complexes and Co-Regulates Major Cellular Functions. Science 325, 834-840, doi:10.1126/science.1175371 (2009).
3 Kretsovali, A., Hadjimichael, C. & Charmpilas, N. Histone deacetylase inhibitors in cell pluripotency, differentiation, and reprogramming. Stem Cells Int 184154, 8 (2012).
4 Wada, T. et al. Expression Levels of Histone Deacetylases Determine the Cell Fate of Hematopoietic Progenitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284, 30673-30683, doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.042242 (2009).


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PANTHEON OF THE GODS
Already in possession of a diploma in Graphic Arts (George Brown College, 1988), Jeffrey A'Hearn went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in English and Drama, with Minors in Classical Literature and Japanese Language (University of Toronto, 1995).
Jeffrey has taught English, Art, and Acting all over the globe, including in Japan, Australia, Germany, England, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada. He has worked in graphic design, and has illustrated and designed interiors in Australia, Mexico, and the United States, including set design for television and theatre in Canada, where he has maintained a base. Magazine and television copy writing occupied Jeff for a time, while he also worked on his third series of greeting cards, which are distributed and sold in several countries.
As co-owner and curator of Purgatory, a design cooperative (1997-2002), Jeffrey created a beautiful atelier where artists could work and exhibit their art.
On behalf of the Ontario Arts Council, Jeffrey proudly presented a K.M. Hunter Foundation award for Visual Arts (2005).
In January 2006, by personal invitation of Ms. Sharmini Peries, Advisor to President Chavez, Jeffrey attended the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela to discuss the inspiration and intention behind his mixed media art project 'Don't Drive By'.
Jeffrey's 'Don't Drive By' project is a collaboration of high-risk youth on the brink of adulthood and of the victims of gun crimes. This ambitious effort is a fusion of Jeff's desire to provide opportunity to disadvantaged youth by generating funds to support Art Education programs, while aiding the victims of gun crime through charitable contributions.
In July 2006, Jeffrey was invited to teach Art at the World Scholar Athlete Games [WSAG] at the University of Rhode Island by the Institute for International Sport, taking the role of Cultural Program Instructor. Together with a mix of students from the 157 countries in attendance at WSAG, Jeffrey painted four large oils on canvas and then donated the paintings to be auctioned off, financially benefiting students who qualified—but could not afford—to attend the World Scholar Athlete Games in Brisbane, Australia in 2008.
For the past 20 years, Jeffrey has been painting and selling oils internationally. He is working on his fifth series of 'Botanicals'; his first series showed at the Burston Gallery in Toronto (2004), with subsequent series at the Queen West Art Crawl (2005). His fourth and fifth series of 'Botanicals' were on display at the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Toronto (2006-2007).
A decade in the making, Jeffrey is seeking to show his impressive series of diptychs entitled 'Pantheon of the Gods', which debuted at the Todmorden Hills Heritage Site (2009).
Images from this series are currently part of the mixed media production HOPE ON ICE, which opened in May, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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On August 15, 2009 Woodstock turns 40! Hard to believe isn't it. After all these years, the Festival's mix of music and peaceful coexistence still resonates as strongly as it did on those three days in 1969.
On June 30th, a new book hits shelves that not only tells the story of those 3 days in Max Yasgur's field, but also the events leading up to the Festival and the incredible amount of work, determination and just plain luck that made it one of the most famous music festivals of all time…at least thus far. In "The Road to Woodstock", Michael Lang, one of the four organizers of the festival, worked with Holly George-Warren to create more than just a reminiscence of the festival's highlights, but rather a fascinating first-person account of all the trials and tribulations that went into creating those 3 legendary days of music, peace and love.
With the summer music festival season in full swing here on Figment (we just had the Merchants of Metal Festival on June 6th and the Under the Big Top Festival on June 8 – 10th) we thought it would be a good idea to talk to Michael Lang to see if this architect of Woodstock's experiences might prove insightful and useful for our budding organizers when planning their next Festival, and thankfully he was game, no pun intended.
Figment: The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock is August 15 – 18, 2009. Why do you think 40 years later Woodstock is still such a cultural touchstone and symbol of peace and liberation?
Michael Lang: Well, I think part of it is because when it occurred in 1969, it was so out of context. We were in a terrible war in Vietnam, there was a lot of unrest in America, the government was very conservative and unresponsive to what certainly the counterculture was interested in, and suddenly in this huge generation gap comes this very special shining moment, when a huge peaceful community arrived. So it was kind of like a light in the darkness, and I think that was a symbol of hope for people. And I don't think that has been extinguished over these 40 years. In fact, I see a lot of the roots of what we're doing with today having been planted in those days.
Figment: From almost the beginning the Festival was plagued with issues – from having to move the site to a huge overflow of fans to all these different things. How did you keep it all together and what's it like putting something like this together?
ML: [laughs] I had the time of my life. I mean I love big things with lots of moving parts anyway, and it was, for me it was a dream just to be able to…to be a part of it was a dream come true. To try and make this vision that Artie and I, Artie Kornfeld and I sort of dreamed up in his living room over the course of a few [laughs] late nights…and to have it happen in a way that we sort of aspired to in terms of how people related to each other, and kind of being able to prove that when we were in charge the world was kind of a kinder place.
Figment: You worked with Holly George-Warren on your book. What was the writing process like and was it fun or hard revisiting all of those memories?
Figment: So is it harder writing a book or throwing Woodstock?
ML: It was definitely [laughs], it was definitely more complicated throwing Woodstock, but I don't know which was harder.
Figment: Well, going back to some of things you do remember about the show, there's a lot of legendary performances. Was there one that was a favorite or were you too busy dealing with everything to actually take in a lot of the show?
ML: I took in a lot, because a lot of my time was spent on the corner of the stage and my office compound was right behind the stage, so I got to experience a lot of the music. The stage and our P.A. was kind of the lifeline for the festival anyway. You know, I've thought about this a lot, the highlight, there were so many of them, the Hendrix rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, and Joe Cocker, and Crosby Still Nash and Young's debut into the world, and Santana's sort of amazing performance were all startling moments, but I guess you know the most, I guess the performance that had the most impact for me was Sly & The Family Stone. That set was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Just the response of the audience the way that energy sort of took off from his performance was unbelievable.
ML: I've seen him dozens of times and I've never seen anything approaching this performance.
Figment: Do you think it was just brought on by the moment?
ML: Yeah, I think he just picked up on that energy in the crowd and just threw it back. There was this…during "I'm Gonna Take You Higher" there's this call and response that goes on that's like a half-million people at a gospel revival [chuckles] it's unbelievable.
Figment: I understand in the book you talk a little about the negotiations you had with Albert Grossman to get Dylan to play Woodstock. What was that like and why in the end did Dylan not end up playing Woodstock?
ML: You know it wasn't actually with Albert, cuz Albert wasn't managing him by then. Albert…they had parted ways. Dylan was one of those people I really revered most in the world. I thought that because, he was you know so put upon by everyone as being the sort of, the leader of a movement, which he never wanted to be, from what I'd know of him, that I really didn't want to try and make a booking effort. But I did go to see him, and I spent an afternoon with him at his house a couple of weeks before the festival, and invited him to come thinking that might be a sort of an easier way to go where he wasn't advertised and so there wasn't this pressure, but he did not. He went to the Isle of Wight a couple of weeks later, perhaps if I'd made an offer he might have come, but I think it worked out for the best anyway. He would have been too, I think, too much of a focus for what we were doing anyway. It's the same reason I didn't try to book the Stones or The Beatles, although I did try and get John Lennon. I didn't want it to become about any one act, I wanted, we all sort of felt that we wanted this to be about the people and about the sort of the whole family of music and musicians that were involved in the counterculture.
Figment: Well, speaking of the counterculture, obviously here were quite a few leaders of the counterculture that were there, one being Abbie Hoffman, and I guess there's always been a rumor and again I don't know if any film of this exists [laughs], it's always something I've, a story I've always heard about it. Is it true that Pete Townshend hit Abbie over the head with his guitar when Abbie took the mic during their set?
ML: Oh yeah, there's no rumor about it. I was sitting right next to Abbie when he jumped up and grabbed it. And in fact, Barbara Kopple and I, Barbara's a director and she and I are just finishing a documentary for VH1 that will air the weekend of the festival called "Woodstock: Now & Then", and while we don't have the footage we do have the audio track of Abbie grabbing the microphone and then sort of being bonked. I think the Who have the footage, because they got all their outtakes, and so I don't think they're letting it out, but it was certainly not legend it actually happened.
Figment: Okay, and did he recover from that?
Figment: Thankfully…thankfully. So I wanted to ask you too, what's your involvement with the new website Woodstock.com?
ML: Well, we're in partnership with Sony Legacy on putting that together and it's, you know, we're still tweaking it and all, but we're hoping it becomes a useful tool.
Figment: And what other projects do you have coming up, beyond the book, that you'll be doing in regards to the anniversary?
ML: In regards to the anniversary, we've got a couple of things. Something with the School of Rock, who we also shot for this documentary that we did for VH1, and possibly on the anniversary weekend with their schools around the country . My book is coming out, I have another book which we're doing with Genesis Publications that will be out in July. The Ang Lee film is coming out, nothing to do with us other than it's "Taking Woodstock" which is…about us, I guess. [Laughs] So there's tons of Woodstock related stuff going on all summer. We were trying to do, and I'm still frankly holding out some hope, for an event at the end of September in New York which will tie into Climate Week and this, the meetings that are going to happen in Copenhagen a couple of months after that, which relate to you know the world, different governments policies towards global warming and the things [Figment – climate change], and climate change exactly. It's the follow up to Kyoto. So we're hoping that Woodstock becomes sort of the way to get that message out, if we can pull this together. It's very difficult this year to get sponsorships for these events.
Figment: I'll bet. I can imagine. One other kind of legendary story, is it true that a lot of the bands on Saturday night you had to talk to them about playing longer since there was such a huge overflow of fans.
ML: No, absolutely not. In fact, the reverse was true. We were running so late that we were hoping people would play shorter sets. You know, look at when we finished. I mean, Friday night we finished I think 2 hours late, Saturday we were 4½ hours late and Sunday we were about 12 hours late [laughs]. So the last thing we wanted were longer sets. The only one we wanted a longer set from was Richie Havens because we couldn't get bands ready in time to go on after him. But after that it was a question of trying to fit everybody in.
Figment: And is that based on, when you are talking about Richie Havens, is that based on the fact that people were having a hard time actually getting to the site?
Figment: That is a miracle. I've only been involved in some small things and I know the logistics that go into these things, and I can only imagine how crazy it must have been.
ML: It was amazing. We were hiring every helicopter in the state just about to get everybody in.
Figment: Well, that leads me to my last question and then I'll let you go. If you had to do it all over again would you?
ML: Of course, I had the time of my life and I think that it was a great experience for everybody who, or almost everyone who attended.
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It was 40 years ago this summer that a gathering of tribes occurred in a field in Bethel, NY. With it's three days of music, free love, drugs, and a muddy but communal vibe Woodstock became legendary and the high water mark of the hippie movement. The problem is that when you set the bar that high you're bound to see it crash to the ground, and four months later it did in the form of Altamont. So what's a hippie to do? Stop putting together music festivals? I think not. Festivals continued, including two more Woodstock's in 1994 and 1999, but none of them had the same vibe or lasting appeal of the original Woodstock. That is until now. Enter Zandergriff Miggs, the musical impersario behind Minnesota based Uncle Duff Records and the leader of the band Parliament of Owls, who's latest creation is Under the Big Top: A Carnaval of Musicophilia, a music festival being held on Nicolette Island, St. Paul, MN June 8 – 10, 2009. Featuring an eclectic lineup of bands from the Uncle Duff Records roster, Under the Big Top looks to be among the top festivals of the summer season with appearances by Zandergriff Miggs and Parliament of Owls, Grover "Neck-Bone" Clifton, Secret Scurrility, Stalker Channing, Gunshot Love and Notorious A.i.G. among others.
Zandergriff is an imposing figure in the Twin Cities music community. Tall, thin, with a long beard that flows down his chest, Zandergriff is not exactly a hippie. In fact, in his white shirt, brown herringbone vest and work jeans he's more beat than hippie. So why and how does a beat musician create a festival that everyone is calling the "next Woodstock?" We visited the offices of Uncle Duff Records to talk with Mr. Miggs, and over some herbal remedies got some answers.
Figment News: Zandergriff or should I call you Zander? How did the Under the Big Top Festival come together?
Zandergriff Miggs: You can call me whatever, but Zander works. That's what most people I hang out with do. [pauses to pull from his pipestone bowl] Under the Big Top huh? [exhales and passes bowl to me] Well me and T'Cor (from the Parliament of Owls) were jamming in the studio and we got to talking about doing some kind of show, or more like a party to kick off the summer. We had just done the Old Winters Eve Festival in March and it just kind of grew out of that. The more we tossed ideas back and forth it took on a mind of it's own till it became the big spectacle that I hope it turns out to be.
Figment News: The line up for the Festival is pretty eclectic and they're all from the Uncle Duff Records stable of bands. Is this really an Uncle Duff showcase or is it more of an attempt to create a lineup that has a little something for everyone?
ZM: [smiles] Well…both, and neither. You know it is for sure a way to showcase some of the acts on the label and there should be a pretty diverse crowd. When I think of some of the best shows I've seen, it's always been a confluence of different styles. Like the Stickman benefit at the Cabooze in the late 80's, or the first Lollapalooza. I mean, look at Woodstock. Now I'm not old enough to have been there, but that was an eclectic mix. People often forget Sha Na Na played Woodstock. So yeah, we want to bring that "something for every one" vibe for sure. I'm a really big fan of Art for Art's sake. Just creating…working with whatever comes out and not concerning myself with accessability. You want to connect with the audience, but if you make cool stuff, that connection will form of it's own accord. These are some bands creating some pretty interesting vibes and we wanted them all to be a part of it.
Figment News: Times are tough for a lot of music fans right now with the economy in the shape it's in. Do you think a festival of this type is a good idea and what are you doing to make it affordable for fans?
ZM: Oh, man, I'm so glad you asked that. It is 100% a good idea. People right now need some fun. The Under the Big Top festival is not about making money for the label. It's about giving a little fun to people, even if it's just for a couple days. If you get your tickets now it'll cost you $10 per day. Even if you buy at the gates it's only $15. That's cheaper than you could see most acts at 1st Ave. There's a couple other deals going on…get a tat at the InkBlotz tent on the first day and you get in free the next two. Also, a couple of Neckbones cousins are coming up to set up a Cue Pit. They'll be smoking birds and roasting hogs. You can buy a plate of BBQ for a couple bucks. We want every one who wants to be there, to be there.
Figment News: Will the bands be playing full sets? Will they be jamming with each other?
ZM: You know…I've really kind of left that up to the bands. There's plenty of time for them to play full…or even multiple sets. We're a big family at Uncle Duff Records so I'm sure there will be some intermingling and cross jamming. I sure hope so anyway.
Figment News: Who will headline each day?
ZM: Well, Eric, all these cats could hold their own as headliners. But because some one has/gets to go on last…it'll be Secret Scurrility on Monday night. Neckbone closes things down on Tuesday night and the Parliament of Owls will hold court on the stage for all of Wednesday night. But we plan to do a lot of bringing people up on stage to jam with us. There may even be some surprise guests, you never know.
Figment News: Any plans to record the Festival for a possible album documenting it?
ZM: Oh, for sure. My engineer/sound tech extraordinaire Frey will be set up back of house tracking everything that transpires. We'll see how it comes out. I don't know if we'll try to do one big release or let each band decide to do their own. But, speaking for the Owls, we always encourage fans to make their own recordings as well.
Figment News: What band are you most looking forward to seeing play live?
ZM: Can I say all of them? Cause that's the truth, but I'll tell you…Grover Clifton, or Neckbone as he's known, is about the most gifted musician I've ever heard. That cat can jam! He can take a simple phrase or 3 chord progression and turn it inside out in n-dimensions and then bring it all right back to the groove without even testing his skill.
Figment News: With only 8 bands playing over 3 days, what other activities will be taking place at the Festival? Any truth to the rumor that Devendra Banhart will be running a underarm braiding tent concession at the Festival?
ZM: [laughs] Wow! Devendra…he is welcome for sure. Hell, if he shows up, I'm draggin' him on stage with us. I'd love to hear his warble over the purr and growl of my Leslie. But yeah…there's going to be all kinds of crazy stuff going on. We're bringing in a full size Ferris Wheel, lots of vendors and artists…one of our local glass blowers is settin' up shop and people can get a custom one of a kind smoking utensil made for them right at the show. Lots of other stuff too but I don't want to give too much away. You'll just have to come see for yourself.
Figment News: Any concerns that the Merchants of Metal Festival in Chicago will steal some of the audience for your Festival? It is only 2 days before it.
ZM: [more laughter] No man. No worries on that front. The public needs as many of these events as possible. In fact…I plan on attending the Merchants of Metal Festival myself. There's some crazy bands playing that thing. And that drummer from Zeroth…"K"…man that guy is nuts! Crazy with papers! Have you heard him? He is outa control good. And besides it's only about a six hour drive from Chicago to the Twin Cities. How cool would that be for people to hit them both and turn it into a five day party?!?
Figment News: If you could have invited a band unaffiliated with Uncle Duff Records to join the line up, what band would it have been?
ZM: Whew, man there's so many out there right now that I'm really diggin'. I've been listening to the Rastapharaohs a lot lately, that would be cool, or like, Colonel Abstract & the Dangers, FusterCluck, maybe Dementerhosen. You know, Neutron Emission is doing some pretty cool stuff right now…real earthy. It would be cool to see Pusher jam with the Agua Netz, or Beijing Bling with Notorious A.i.G. I don't know man…there's so many. I wish we could stage a year long festival.


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Utah Woman, 3 Kids Killed by Teenage Relative, Cops Say
FAMILY TRAGEDY
A man at the home survived the Friday night violence and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Two More Horses Have Died at Santa Anita Racetrack
That brings the toll to at least 41 horses since December 2018.
Chance the Rapper Announces Purchase of Chicagoist Website in New Song
Updated Jul. 19, 2018 11:32AM ET / Published Jul. 19, 2018 11:21AM ET
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Chance the Rapper has purchased the local news site Chicagoist, which covered his hometown until it closed after its staff voted to unionize. He announced the acquisition in his new song, "I Might Need Security," rapping, "I bought the Chicagoist just to run you racist bitches out of business," a reference to the Chicago Sun-Times, BuzzFeed reports. "I'm extremely excited to be continuing the work of the Chicagoist, an integral local platform for Chicago news, events and entertainment," he said in a statement. "I look forward to re-launching it and bringing the people of Chicago an independent media outlet focused on amplifying diverse voices and content." The rapper bought the site from New York Public Radio, whose CEO said, "We are delighted that the Chicagoist assets are finding a new home in the hands of a proud Chicagoan."
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Industry buzz 16 November 2018
CPL Aromas appoints Alexandra Kosinski as a senior perfumer
A specialist in fine fragrance creation, Alexandra joins CPL from Givaudan. Her perfumery creations have attracted Fifi Awards. She has a Master's degree in chemistry and completed her perfumery training at the School of Perfumery - ISIPCA - in Versailles, France.After qualifying as a perfumer, she joined the fragrance house Quest, which was acquired by Givaudan, where she has worked for 15 years.
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Nominations sought for CDSHF 2022 induction class
The Cobourg and District Sports Hall of Fame is ready to celebrate another group of incredible athletes and other community members who contributed to the local sports scene.
In addition to Cobourg, the hall of fame includes Alnwick/Haldimand Township, Cramahe Township and Hamilton Township as well as Alderville First Nation.
It was announced on Oct. 9, 2020 that the 2020 induction dinner would be further delayed to November 13, 2021 and there would be no selection of 2021 nominees.
Nominations are now being accepted until Sept. 30. 2021 for the CDSHF's class of 2022, it was noted on the organization's Facebook page. The new inductees will be announced in March 2022.
Forms are available on the CDSHF's website through this link.
The selection committee is looking for anyone who has contributed to local sport. Nominees do not have to be inducted because of their athletic prowess. As the mission statement on the CDSHF website suggests, the goal is to honour the names and deeds of those whose athletic prowess brought fame to their community and to themselves and to celebrate those whose interest in and work for sport resulted in a climate which benefitted the community.
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Theatre in Preston
When it comes to the Preston theatre scene, you definitely won't be disappointed. An entertainment powerhouse, Preston Guildhall and Charter Theatre is a real one-stop destination. Home to five food and drink outlets ranging from three-course Italian restaurants to ice cream parlours and cocktail bars, the complex has two event spaces – the 738-capacity Charter Theatre and the 2,034-seater Grand Hall. That flexibility means there's plenty of diversity in the booking schedule with more alternative, cutting-edge plays and musicals booked alongside mainstream boxing, musicals, tribute nights and stand-up comedy.
Charter Theatre
The range of shows they put on is truly impressive, spanning spoken word, orchestral shows, drama, comedy, live music and more. Tickets can be booked direct from the venue or through their website, with events planned up to a year in advance. Just over a mile away from our Preston Central hotel, the theatre is well equipped to handle pre-theatre diners and drinkers. Choose from the Villa Italian for a full sit-down meal, Mundo Street Kitchen for a tapas-style experience, including food from across the world, or grab a bite to eat on the roof terrace. Or why not head to Review for a glass of wine, craft ale or cocktail and indulge your sweet tooth at Bonds 1947, a homegrown ice cream maker that's been serving Preston for more than 70 years.
Preston Playhouse Theatre has been the city's home of amateur dramatics since 1949. Staffed entirely by volunteers and home to six drama clubs and societies, they put on dozens of shows each year spanning high-concept plays to musicals, pantomimes and more. With a capacity of 199, the theatre is well equipped with modern lighting and sound facilities and has a bar lounge for half-time refreshments. Premier Inn is handily located for all the am-dram action, with our Preston Central hotel just a 10-minute walk from the venue. And if you are driving there, present your ticket at the reception and they'll give you a free parking pass for the NCP car park over the road.


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### Ways *you* can contribute:

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* by suggesting new features
* by suggesting labels for our issues
* by writing or editing documentation
* by writing test specifications
* by writing code (**no patch is too small**: fix typos, add comments, clean up
  inconsistent whitespace)
* by refactoring code
* by closing [issues][issue_tracker]
* by reviewing patches
* by [donating to Code for America][donate]

### Reporting a bug or other issue

We use the [GitHub issue tracker][issue_tracker] to track bugs and feature
requests. To submit a bug report or feature request:

1. [Browse][issue_tracker] or [search][issue_search] our issues to make sure
it hasn't already been submitted.

2. When submitting a bug report, it's helpful to include any details that may
be necessary to reproduce the bug, including:

    - a screenshot
    - your operating system (Windows 7, Mac OSX 10.9.2, etc.)
    - your web browser and version (Internet Explorer 9, Chrome 27, etc.)
    - a stack trace of any errors encountered
    - your Ruby version (use `ruby -v` from the command line)

For developers, a bug report should ideally include a pull request with
failing specs.

### Updating the Code? Open a Pull Request

To submit a code change to the project for review by the team:

1. **Setup:** [Install the app][install] on your computer.

2. **Branch:** [Create a topic branch][branch] for the one specific issue
you're addressing.

3. **Write Specs:** Add specs for your unimplemented feature or bug fix in the
`/spec/` directory.

4. **Test to fail:** Run `spring rspec`. If your specs pass, return to **step 3**.
In the spirit of Test-Driven Development, you want to write a failing test
first, then implement the feature or bug fix to make the test pass.

5. **Implement:** Implement your feature or bug fix. Please follow the
[community-driven Ruby Style Guide][style_guide]*. Note that we follow the
[single-quote style][string_quoting_style].

6. **Test to pass:** Run `script/test` to run the test suite, in addition to style checkers. If your specs fail and/or style offenses are reported, return to **step 5**.

7. **Commit changes:** Add, commit, and push your changes.

8. **Pull request:** [Submit a pull request][pr] to send your changes to this
repository for review.

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### Updating the sample data
This mainly applies to maintainers of this project.

1. Pull the latest code and run `script/bootstrap`.
2. Create a new branch.
3. [Sign in](http://localhost:8080/admin/sign_in) to the admin interface as a
[super admin](https://github.com/codeforamerica/ohana-api/blob/master/db/seeds.rb#L42-43).
4. Make changes.
5. Export the DB: `script/export`
6. Commit the new `ohana_api_development.dump`, push, and submit a PR.

#### Pushing updated sample data to the demo and test apps on Heroku
If you have access to the `ohana-api-demo` and `ohana-api-test` Heroku apps,
you can restore their DBs by following these steps:

1. Upload `ohana_api_development.dump` somewhere on the web, such as Amazon S3, and make it readable by everyone.

2. Restore the DB on Heroku.

For the demo API:
```
heroku pgbackups:restore HEROKU_POSTGRESQL_TEAL_URL 'url_to_ohana_api_development.dump' -a ohana-api-demo --confirm ohana-api-demo
```

For the test API:
```
heroku pgbackups:restore HEROKU_POSTGRESQL_COPPER_URL 'url_to_ohana_api_development.dump' -a ohana-api-test --confirm ohana-api-test
```

Replace `url_to_ohana_api_development.dump` with the actual URL to the dump file.

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1 John 5:19 – The whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Isaiah 9:6 - A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And He will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.
Every team prefers to play at home. You know the rink, how the puck bounces off the boards, the layout of the stands is familiar, and the home crowd is rooting you on. It can be tough to play on the road – and some away venues can be intimidating. When playing away, you're on the opponent's turf, you're unfamiliar with the area, and the crowd is hostile. And yet there is a unique satisfaction in winning on the road – a conquering feeling. Christmas is a story of Jesus, Wonderful Advisor and Might God, coming into enemy territory to conquer, to destroy the works of the devil, and establish His name as Prince Who Brings Peace.
Jesus came into a dark area, very different from Heaven. But how bad was it, how dark? We see a picture of mankind apart from God in Romans 3 – "There is none righteous, not even one, there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God, all have turned aside, together they have become useless, there is none who does good, there is not even one. Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they keep deceiving, the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, their feet are swift to shed blood, destruction and misery are in their paths, and the path of peace the have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes." And 1 John 5:19 – The whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And again, 1 Peter 5:8 - Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
When Jesus came to earth, Satan wanted to kill Him, to defeat Him. Matthew 2:13 – "Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you' for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." I don't think it's a stretch at all to think Satan was pulling the strings here, as the whole world is deceived by the evil one.
Despite Satan's attempts to destroy Jesus, He would not be defeated – for God is far stronger than the devil (1 John 4:4). On the contrary, Jesus came to shine the light of life - John 1:4-5 – In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. Not only was Jesus not defeated, but He won in stunning fashion – Colossians 2:15 - And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Christmas we celebrate the coming of the Savior, who gave up His throne in heaven and came to earth where He is a light in the darkness. He came to a hostile place, not like His home in heaven, and conquered 'on the road' to destroy the works of the evil one. Praise Jesus that we have Emmanuel, God with us.
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil – are there things in your life where you still need to let Jesus destroy evil works? Scripture tells us that this world is not our home – how can we gain victory in Jesus and overcome the world?
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Nairobi Diaries' Illya Frank welcomes bouncing baby boy
11 days ago read comments by Douglas Mwarua
- Illya announced her delivery to fans on Wednesday, January 6
- TUKO.co.ke understands she welcomed her son on October 10, 2020
- Her fans were happy for her and took to the comments section of her post to congratulate her
Being a parent, especially for the first time is one of the best feelings one can ever feel in this planet, ask me, lol.
Nairobi Diaries' Illya Frank announced the news about four months after her delivery. Photo: UGC
Imagine the feeling for a parent who welcomed his or her baby in 2020, a year that many people termed ''cursed''.
Many people were hit very hard by the year 2020 after it became apparent coronavirus was a worldwide pandemic.
With the nobel coronavirus around, a lot of things were affected and that played major role into drawing the conclusion that 2020 was a sh*tty year,
However, not everyone had a terrible 2020 as TUKO.co.ke has learnt.
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Former Nairobi Diaries cast Illya Frank, just like many other people across the world had a bad 2020, but she is among the few people who also received blessings in the same year.
The reality TV star welcomed a bouncing baby boy in October, 10, 2020, but kept the good news to herself until new year, 2021.
Illya, on Wednesday, December 6, took to social media to announce to the world about her new jewel.
In an Instagram post sighted by this publication, the Coast native shared a video of her handsome son on her baby's chamber, probably on her delivery date, followed by a thanksgiving caption.
''Thank you for choosing me, thanks for making the year 2020 a beautiful journey that I will always remember as a blessing in the midst of chaos, thank you for completing me, thank you for being perfect, thank you for the joy and love you brought out of me. I am looking forward to our forever together my love, my Kilifi, my munchkin #10/10/2020'' she wrote.
Size 8 confirms she is not pregnant, says she had just eaten a lot of food
Illya's announcement attracted the attention of her fans who camped on the comments section of her post to congratulate her.
The new mum first made headlines with her feature on the popular Nairobi Diaries.
The highlight of her stint on the reality TV show was when she bagged herself Mombasa-based actor Lui Capello during the show's airing.
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Established in 1924, the South Euclid Lyndhurst School District serves the communities of South Euclid, Lyndhurst and a portion of Richmond Heights. Over the years, the SEL School District has positioned itself as a leader in education in Northeast Ohio, often leading the trend in curriculum and educational programming. The District has state-of-the-art facilities and strives to incorporate technology into classroom learning.
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Kings of Bavaria: King Ludwig II
King Ludwig II was the fourth king of Bavaria. Of all Bavaria's kings, Ludwig II is arguably the most famous. His legacy is entrenched in Bavaria's collective memory as the Märchenkönig (Fairy Tale King) and his picturesque palaces and castles have changed the Bavarian landscape.
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The story of Prince Luitpold and how he came to power is a rather tragic one. Although Prince Luitpold was never actually king of Bavaria, he reigned in place of his nephew, King Otto I, who was declared insane and unfit to rule even before inheriting the throne after the death of his older brother, King Ludwig II. Luitpold was proclaimed prince regent after Ludwig was deposed and remained so until his death in 1912.
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In the woods in southern Oregon, a man quietly stalks a deer. The summer weather is brutally hot and he sweats profusely. The man is careful to avoid making any sort of noise and is weary not to let his game out of sight. The deer stops in a small clearing and it is the...
Rocky Mountain Mining Towns: Bannack, Montana
The first part of the new series about mining towns in the Rocky Mountains will begin with Bannack, Montana. Nothing, but a ghost town now, Bannack was the site of a major gold discovery in 1862. The town was founded the same year as a result of the discovery and is named after the local...


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Marcus Foligno has been skating on the fourth line recently. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
Sabres' Marcus Foligno embracing lesser role, feels game improving
BUFFALO – Marcus Foligno said Ted Nolan could've easily demoted him to the fourth line without an explanation. But a straightforward, face-to-face chat accompanied the struggling young winger's move.
"Marcus is a big, powerful forward," the Sabres' interim coach said Tuesday following practice inside the First Niagara Center. "I told him he was just big, he wasn't powerful. He wasn't hitting anybody. He wasn't using his size to his advantage."
So in slashing his minutes, Nolan told the 6-foot-3, 223-pound Foligno he wanted him to play more aggressively and "cause some havoc for the opposition."
"I thought the last couple games he started doing that," Nolan said.
Not surprisingly, Foligno's ice time has risen from a season-low 7:33 to 11:31 in a four-game span.
"I think you respect him a lot more for (being) a man that talks to you face-to-face telling you what he wants from you or what you should be doing better," said Foligno, who registered a one-punch knockout of New Jersey's Ryan Carter on Saturday. "That makes it a lot easier. … He just tells you how it is."
How good has Foligno been recently?
"I also told him if continues to do it, those guys on the top three lines better be watching out because he's coming," Nolan said.
Foligno said he's been playing "quality minutes."
"That's the biggest thing," he said. "You're still getting put out there in situations where you have a chance to help the offensive side. Like last game, you got to do certain things that keep you in the lineup, and I think he's taught me that."
The 22-year-old wasn't giving the Sabres many quality minutes earlier this season.
Foligno roared into the NHL in 2011-12 with six goals and 13 points in his first 14 games. But he has only three scores, eight points and an awful minus-10 rating in 25 contests this year.
Combine that low offensive production with a youngster who hadn't been showcasing enough physicality, and you have a player many thought was on the verge of getting scratched.
Foligno's torrid start less than two years ago raised expectations, perhaps too high.
"That stint was nice, it was good," Foligno said. "But at the same time, you got a new year, a new season. Guys might know you a little more, your tendencies out there. It's a learning curve. It's always a learning curve."
Right now, Foligno's still trying to find out what kind of NHL player he'll become, a grinder or scorer.
To develop properly, Sabres captain Steve Ott said, "You have to get your junior mindset out."
The gritty Ott, someone Foligno said he watches regularly, scored 93 goals during his last two years of junior. But Ott quickly figured out as an NHL rookie in 2002-03 he had to be a fourth-line energy guy, "not worry about scoring, run around and hit guys and be competitive," he said.
Eventually, that style created other opportunities for Ott, who scored 22 goals four years ago.
Ott said Foligno will become "a great power forward."
"He's got good toughness. He's got good puck skills as well," Ott said. "That'll get him moved up in the lineup and playing certain situations. But it's being consistent with the hard hockey that he has to learn and be consistent to excel his game."
Three coaching changes just 86 games into his career hasn't helped Foligno develop that consistency.
"Obviously, it's a tough start to a career," he said.
But Foligno feels comfortable with Nolan.
"I think Ted has a lot of trust in me and he expects a lot out of me," he said. "He's a good coach, he's a good communicator. I think it's going to be good for the future as he's trying to develop me into a player that's physical."
He added: "He's taught a lot of guys what he wants from them, especially myself, that's to be a hard body out there every night, be consistent. Ever since he's taken over he's helped my game."
The offensive side, Foligno said, will come from "finishing your checks."
"It doesn't have to be a big hit, it just has to finish, get back to the net and get your feet moving," he said. "That's the biggest thing. I know (in the) defensive zone I can take care of all that stuff."
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