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As Douglas Adams noted, "Space is big. Really big." But when it comes to actually putting numbers on things it starts to get complicated. Part of the problem is that the universe is expanding, so if something is a ten billion light years away, what does that mean? Is it that far away now, or was it that far away when the light was emitted, or something in between? Partly because of this there are different definitions of distance which are used by astronomers. In this guide, I'm only going to talk about the Luminosity Distance because that's what I quote in tweets, although I like to call it an effective distance because I think it's a more helpful name to people who don't deal with "luminosity" every day. And "effect. dist." makes for shorter tweets.
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The other problem with distances is that how far away you think something is depends on the shape of the universe. The current consensus seems to be that space-time is shaped something like a 4-dimensional Pringle (see left, and nope, I can't picture it in 4-D either), but how tight the curves are etc is still an open question. You'll be glad to know I'm going to completely gloss over all of this issue by telling you from the off that any distances I quote take the assumption that the universe is Pringle-shaped, and 27% of the stuff in the universe is matter (most of which is probably dark matter, but that's another topic...).
This guide is therefore split into 2 parts. The first part, What distance means, explains what I mean by the "effective distance" and why that distance can be bigger than the universe(!). The second part Measuring distance, explains the concept of redshift which is the actual measurement which we have and the number that astronomers quote to each other when talking about distances.
What distance means
The measurement of distance which I quote in my tweets is technically called the luminosity distance but I will call it the effective distance because it is how far away the object effectively is, according to its brightness. More precisely, it's a measure of how much the light has spread out on its way to us.
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As you probably know, the further away you are from a light, the fainter it appears to you. In fact, if you double your distance from a light, it will look four times fainter. This is simply because the light is spread over a bigger area. The picture to the right demonstrates this. When you're looking at any light, you're actually a point on a sphere centred on the light. The light is spread evenly over the surface of that circle, which is just 4 × π × distance2. So when you move further away, the light you see was spread over the surface of a bigger sphere, and the surface area of that sphere has increased by the distance you moved, squared. This is called the inverse square law (because the intensity drops off as the 1/distance2) and crops up in a few areas of physics.
So when we talk about the luminosity distance or effective distance, what we really mean is the radius of a circle which has the distant object at the centre, that would make the object appear as bright as we see it. This is a really useful distance measure to have in astrophysics because it means if you know how bright the object looks, you can work out how bright it really was (just multiply it by the area of the circle you are on). This is why its proper name is luminosity distance: the brightness we measure is the flux but the actual brightness of the source is the luminosity, and to get from one to the other we need this luminosity distance.
Hang on though, the distance is bigger than the universe!
One of the problems with the luminosity distance is that you can end up with a number that just looks wrong. For example, the most distant object known to us (GRB 090423) has a luminosity distance of 323 billion light years, but the universe is only around 13 billion years old. But nothing can travel faster than light, so how did the object get so far away? This is one of those problems which comes from the universe being shaped like a Pringle. And expanding. Essentially the light has not gone in a straight line from the object to us, and space-time has been stretching whilst the light has been travelling. These mean that the light has apparently been spread out over a greater distance than you would intuitively expect.
There are other kinds of distance too. For example, the further away you are from something, the smaller it appears. So there's a type of distance measurement you can use not to work out how bright an object really is, but how big it really is. For more information about distances there is a wonderful short paper by David Hogg, and also some tutorials accompanying Ned Wright's Cosmology Calculator (the latter also lets you calculate different distances for different universe shapes and redshifts). These appear to be aimed more towards scientists than the general public, but are not too heavy.
This is much more intuitive than what the distances mean. In fact, we don't measure distance. What astronomers measure is how fast something is moving, and thanks to Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space Telescope was named), we know that the faster something is moving, the further away it is from us. For a given shape of the universe, we can convert our measurement of speed into the luminosity distance (described above).
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So how do we measure speed? We use something called the redshift, which is really another name for the Doppler effect. This is a concept almost every child today is familiar with, even though they don't know it. When a child drives a toy car and makes a "neeeeeeooung" noise, they're reproducing the Doppler effect. Why does a car go "neeeeeeooung"? Because sound travels as waves. If a car is travelling towards you while giving off those sound waves then from your point of view the waves are being squashed together (which your ears interpret as a higher pitched sound). Or if the car is moving away from you, those waves are being spread out (a lower sound; see the image to the left). Another way of thinking about this is by imagining going to the beach*. You're standing knee-deep in the sea with a friend and, thanks to some odd weather, waves are hitting you once a second. A wave hits you and you start walking back to shore, while your friend stays still. A second later, your friend is hit by the next wave, but you are not - because you've moved. It takes a little longer for the wave to hit you. So you measure a bigger difference in time between the waves than your friend does. Conversely, if you'd started walking out to sea, the wave would have hit you first, so you'd measure a shorter time between waves.
The same is true of light, which can also be thought of as waves. When astronomers take a spectrum of an object (a bit like looking through a prism to make a rainbow, but in much more detail) they see some wavelengths (or colours) which are brighter or fainter than others (we call these spectral lines): these are caused by the chemical elements in the emitting or absorbing material. In a lab we can measure the wavelengths at which different chemicals produce lines. When we do this, and then compare those measurements to what we see from space, we can tell how much the wavelength has been changed, and so how fast the source of the light is moving towards or away from us.
In space, most objects are moving away from us, because the universe is expanding. This means that the light we see is stretched out - the wavelength is longer - and so the light appears redder. This is therefore called the redshift which is cryptically referred to with a lower case z. This is not a measure of distance, just of speed, but using a model of how we think the universe is expanding, we can convert the speed into a distance. Of course, as we learn more about the universe and refine our models, the conversion from redshift to distance may change so astronomers tend to talk in redshifts, not distances. And just to keep things complicated, the relationship between redshift and distance is not a simple, linear one. An object at z=2 is not twice as far away as an object t z=1. In fact, z=1 corresponds to about half way across the universe. At present the most distant objects known are galaxies, quasars (galaxies with massive gas-guzzling black holes at their centre) and GRBs. The most distant object ever seen (at least, that we know of, i.e. with a measured redshift) was GRB 090423, with z=8.3. There are other objects which people think, from their colour, may well be further away, but no useful spectrum exists for any of these objects, so we don't know for sure how far they are. But these things change! I'm sure the z=8.3 record will not last forever.
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1st Thomas Reinke ran away with the top spot, going 4-0 +363 and averaging 479 points per game. Thanks to last week's cancellation due to the 4th of July, Thomas approached the game with renewed vigor, and was not seriously threatened by any of his four opponents. In fact, his scores went up with each game played, a fact which does not bode well for anybody hoping to beat Thomas in the future. His first game was against brother and lifelong nemesis Charles Reinke, and it was his only game where the winning margin was less than 100; he won 435-353, getting down bingos of PITIABLE, DOURINES, and ATTENDEE (vs. EQUALITY and ROUPIEST). He then rattled off two more sizable victories, 465-290 against Betty Hasselkus (playing GOOFIER, WIENERS, and TAURINES) and 476-323 (playing ANTIMALE). Sitting at a comfortable 3-0 record, Thomas then was afforded the chance to play the other 3-0 player, Dave Kinzer. This matchup was even more contentious than usual given that Dave had beaten Thomas a month prior, evening up the lifetime series at 2-2. This time around, Thomas showed no mercy, winning 541-315. Dave had one bingo of INSANER, but Thomas had three of them: GERMIER, ROUTINE, and the 131-point triple-triple LISTENED.
2nd Charles Reinke went 3-1 +271, a distant second to his brother but second place nonetheless. He recovered well after an unwanted loss in the first round, winning his next three in a display of incredible resilience (getting loaded up on buttery, salty goodness in the form of Ritz crackers didn't hurt either). His largest win came against Aaron Bader, a 515-301 drubbing where Aaron's 90-point AZURITE only lessened the bleeding against Charles' UNSOAKED, MONOCLED, and COENURES. A game against Bryan Benwitz was substantially closer in terms of score, but exactly the same in outcome, as Charles won 388-342. Bryan's sole bingo was SEINERS (bypassing SEREINS and SERINES, both of which are severely underrepresented in the club's bingo database), while Charles had ABUSIVE and TERSELY. The comeback tour was completed with a 461-368 victory over Dennis Lloyd. Dennis played SLEETING, while Charles got down TERNIONS, COLLIES, and ADAPTOR.
3rd Dave Kinzer also finished at 3-1, but, by the unbreakable rules of mathematics, his +154 spread left him in third place. He won his first three games, and in none of those games did he allow his opponents to break the 300-point threshold. A first-round bout against Sue Goldstein ended decisively in Dave's favor, 352-257, thanks to a 75-point bingo of DENOTES. The following game against Dennis Lloyd was even more decisive than that, as Dave got his second-highest winning margin ever (167 points) by winning 419-252. Again, he played just one bingo, FLOURED. The pattern of decisive victories continued with a win over Carl Skalitzky, 347-229, although no bingos were played in that one. After debating the merits of going home with an undefeated record, Dave decided to tough out one more game, but this decision didn't work out as planned, as he was steamrolled by Thomas Reinke 315-541, reducing his +380 spread after three games to a more sedate +154.
In addition to Thomas' triple-triple of LISTENED, two other triple-triples were played: Gail Salm's OUTLEAPS (122 points) and Bryan Benwitz's SOUNDING (140).
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Q: Date day(24 hours) minus date I need to take away the day from the date that I get, that is 24 hours minus 23:47:16 I have to get 12:44. I tried to break the date variable into a string and take it away, but I just can't find the algorithm, maybe this can be done with the moment, tell me please
24:00:00 (minus) (const date or const formattedTime) = ...
(in my example 24:00:00 - 23:47:16 = 12:44)
    const date1: any = new Date(Date.now());
    const date2: any = new Date(marked_deletion_at);

    const diffTime = Math.abs(date2 - date1);

    const date = new Date(diffTime);
    console.log(date) // Thu Jan 01 1970 23:47:16 GMT+0300
    const hours = date.getHours();
    const minutes = '0' + date.getMinutes();
    const seconds = '0' + date.getSeconds();

    // Will display time in 10:30:23 format
    const formattedTime = hours + ':' + minutes.substr(-2) + ':' + seconds.substr(-2);
    console.log(formattedTime) // 23:47:16

A: You could do with moment .diff method

const datetime = '2020-02-20 23:47:16';
const your_time  = moment(datetime);
const close_time = moment(datetime).endOf('day')
let h = close_time.diff(your_time,'hours')
let m = close_time.diff(your_time,'minutes')

console.log(h+':'+m)
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.24.0/moment.min.js"></script>

A: If you simply want to subtract a time in h:mm:ss format from 24:00:00, then convert to some common base (e.g. seconds), subtract, then convert back to h:mm:ss, e.g.

// Convert time in h:mm:ss format to seconds
function toSecs(time) {
  let b = time.split(':');
  return b[0]*3600 + b[1]*60 + b[2]*1;
}

// Convert seconds to h:mm:ss format
function toTime(secs) {
  return (secs/3600 | 0) + ':' +
    ('' + ((secs%3600)/60 |0)).padStart(2, '0') + ':' +
    ('' + (secs%60)).padStart(2, '0');
}

// Time to midnight tonight
let z = n => (n<10?'0':'') + n;
let now = new Date();
let time = now.getHours() + ':' +
           z(now.getMinutes()) + ':' +
           z(now.getSeconds());
console.log('Current time: ' + time);
console.log('To midnight : ' + toTime(8.64e4 - toSecs(time)))

Note that the functions don't handle negative numbers.

A: Try this:

var date1 = moment("2020-03-19 23:47:16");
var date2 = moment("2020-03-19 24:00:00");

var hours = date2.diff(date1, "hours");
var mins = moment
  .utc(moment(date2, "HH:mm:ss").diff(moment(date1, "HH:mm:ss")))
  .format("mm");
var seconds = moment
  .utc(moment(date2, "HH:mm:ss").diff(moment(date1, "HH:mm:ss")))
  .format("ss");

console.log(hours);
console.log(mins);
console.log(seconds);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.24.0/moment.min.js"></script>

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Sport is becoming more and more popular,it enters into the life of many people, it is difficult to give up employment (and it is not necessary). Whatever type of sport is - mountaineering, powerlifting, other kinds - it should be safe. In the first, a particularly important role is played by the hands. It depends on them whether the climber is safe. Also, it's easy to hurt your hands, grabbing something. For the safety of the hands of athletes and developed liquid magnesia. It is much more convenient to use than chalk or talc.
This is a special cream. They are many athletes, not only climbers, grease the palms or completely the entire surface of the hands. Liquid magnesia is designed for the safety of the athlete. It is sold in tubes, which is very convenient - you can put it in the pocket of a sports uniform. Magnesia has a consistency of the cream, it is easily distributed over the skin. Convenience lies in the fact that the tube is easy to open, being at a height.
Magnesia liquid sports developed withpossible loads. It is evenly distributed over the skin, protecting it from moisture, improves adhesion to the pylon. Magnesia prevents sweating on the palms, which is the main safety criterion. Hands completely enveloped by the means, quickly dry out, its actions last for a long time. Magnesia, absorbing skin fat, can significantly increase the friction between the fingers of the athlete and the projectile. This increases the speed of the athlete's progress, his safety.
Liquid magnesia, in contrast to powdered, verycompact and convenient. It's easy to take with you to the sports hall, so that from time to time, if necessary, lubricate her hands. Previously, climbers had to carry a bag of dry (powdered) magnesia. With the advent of the liquid form of magnesia, this need has disappeared. The action of liquid magnesium is much longer than powdered magnesium, there is no need to so often lubricate her hands. When practicing in the gym it is very practical to have liquid magnesium. From the powder are dusty tracks, you can dirty the mat. Liquid magnesia differs in that it leaves no residue on clothing and machine tools.
Liquid magnesia is impractical to use inclimbing on long routes. The fact is that you have to wait a few minutes until it is completely absorbed and dried. And this is excluded at high altitudes and long distances, even more so if the route passes at speed.
Liquid magnesium for hands contains magnesium. It is able to be absorbed into the blood through the pores on the skin, thereby bringing additional benefit to the body. But the percentage of absorbency is very low, so you are unlikely to feel practical benefit.
Many believe that magnesia containscalcium, which is very useful for nail growth. Liquid magnesia is used by some people as a means for nails. We hasten to grieve all - in magnesia there is no calcium. The whole point is that the greatest minds up to the eighteenth century confused magnesia and lime. In the lime contains a lot of calcium, but in magnesia there is none at all.
Many will want to argue about this, citingIn the example of the nails of rock climbers. Yes, these guys have really perfect healthy nails, but this is not related to the use of magnesia. They, without knowing it, nail their nails with the help of rock, which contains many useful substances, including calcium.
On this basis, it is worth concluding that liquid magnesium does not benefit the body.
Do not assume that if magnesium does not bringbenefit, it should not be harmful. Harm it just does. The first is overdrying the skin. Magnesia has the property of absorbing skin fat, which leads to the drying of the hands. Many athletes who are forced to steadily use magnesia, suffer the most. From the drying out of the skin, visible cracks and microdamages may appear. When water or some kind of water gets into your hands, itching and burning are felt.
After using not only liquidmagnesia for pylon, but also dry, hands should be thoroughly washed with soap to completely get rid of it. After washing, the skin needs to be lubricated with a special balm or simple fat cream.
Magnesia is a powerful allergen. Reaction to it can be manifested by tearing, runny nose, reddening of the skin, rashes. Many athletes are faced with this phenomenon.
Liquid magnesia is not as harmful as powdered. The latter is able to penetrate the lungs, especially in closed rooms, where many use such a tool. This powder can be detrimental to health, hammering the lungs, making breathing difficult. In the halls it is better to use liquid magnesium and recommend it to use to other athletes.
Where to buy liquid magnesium?
In various stores that specializeon sale of the sports goods and stock, it is on sale also magnesia liquid. Moscow and the region are literally packed with such shops, as sports in this city are very popular. If you need some special magnesia, then you can find it in online stores.
In what form is sold magnesia?
Liquid magnesia can be purchased already in readyform, it is sold in convenient tubes. It will stand differently, depending on the brand and characteristics. With a minimal smell and ultra-fast drying, this magnesium will cost more than five hundred rubles per tube.
You can save, as many athletes do,which steadily buy magnesia. Powders for the preparation of suspension, balls are much cheaper than their finished counterpart. You can use an empty package of creams, there to build magnesium. Such a powder costs from five to thirty rubles, depending on the mass.
There is liquid magnesium for one-time use,it is sold in ampoules. This option is suitable for those who are not sure whether to continue to play sports, but only decided to try. Indeed, why buy a whole package, which in the future will no longer come in handy? Or the second option - you came to class, and the magnesia was forgotten at home. It is also better to buy a single dose.
There are many opinions about liquid magnesia. Basically they write that it is really convenient to use, much more compact and reliable than powder. Many who decided to change dry magnesia for liquid, do not regret their choice. In any case, as some professional sportsmen write, you need to have not only liquid, but also dry magnesia in stock. Dry it is more convenient to use at long distances in rock climbing.
There are those who are dissatisfied with this form of magnesia. It is written that she smells strongly of alcohol, terribly pulls off the skin of her hands. Basically, such people prefer the use of a powder version, in the old-fashioned way.
Athletes or ordinary lovers sometimes climbon the climbing wall, suffering from allergies, note that it is better to use liquid magnesium. It reacts less, and from the dry eyes tears begin to flow.
Manufacturers have learned to adapt tocustomer opinions, so they are developing more and more new tools. Relieved to the maximum liquid magnesium from the unpleasant odor of alcohol, added various colorants. For girls, created a special liquid magnesia, painted in pink.
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AccelOps, Inc. has announced that it has hired Dan Turchin as chief product officer. He will oversee the company's product roadmap and strategy.
Turchin joins AccelOps from ServiceNow, where he served as senior director of product strategy. Before that, he was co-founder and CEO of Aeroprise, before its acquisition by BMC Software in 2011.
He was a founding board member at Rhomobile before its acquisition by Motorola Solutions. Prior to Aeroprise, he served in engineering roles at the Walt Disney Company, Accenture and Searchbutton.
Turchin holds B.S. and B.A. degrees from Stanford University.
"Dan is a strong customer advocate with a passion for developing products that disrupt the status quo and make work less like work," said Flint Brenton, president and CEO of AccelOps. "He's always looking for customers doing amazing things with AccelOps and is inspired by innovative ways they're being used to build careers and change lives. We are delighted to have him join our team."
"I've watched the enterprise mobile and IT Service Management markets get disrupted over the past decade," Turchin said. "What AccelOps is doing in IT Operations Management dwarfs the scope and pace of innovation in either one. This team and product are phenomenal, and I've never been around a more passionate, enthusiastic customer base. I'm flattered and incredibly excited to be joining this group at this time to support exceptional customers."
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The last two mornings I have had to wait for a moose to cross the road when driving into town for my morning workout. This morning I had my camera ready and sure enough I had to stop for a moose...again! Moose have a very high opinion of themselves...they expect the world to make way for them...not even a quicker step when they see your car.
Everything finally came together for quilting to commence on my midarm. Loving it.
I am so close to finishing the Hunter's Star quilt...that's good because Breakfast Club is just a few days away...sure would like to share this at show and tell. One more section of the border to add to all the sides.
Stitching away on a stocking and starting two companion ornaments.
Sunset a couple of nights ago. When I walked into our great room with our picture windows of this view I was momentarily terrified I was seeing a forest fire. Our winter was so mild...not much moisture in the area. I'm sure Alaska will have many fires this summer...we had some bad ones last summer.
It was a spectacular sunset...about 9:15 p.m. Loving our longer days!!!
I am actually still putting together the blocks...but I'm doing that as I put the rows together.
Lots of points to deal with so going slowly for accuracy.
I love having a Friday Finish...that just doesn't happen often enough!
This is a quilt of my own design. "Sparklers." It is about 85-inches square.
Not my usual colors. It is my goal to have it quilted by the Fourth of July...2016!
I have also been repairing some of my older Bucilla stockings. I had to replace the linings of 13, on which I had used an adhesive backed felt. I had no idea when I started making these stockings more than 20 years ago that I would get addicted to them and keep adding to the stash.
I will now try and finish the March Breakfast Club quilt which is a Hunter Star from a version designed by the Missouri Star Quilting Company. The most tedious part so far is trimming all the half square triangles. Very easy to sew the HSTs together incorrectly. I've done it twice already and have only finished two blocks.
I'm super excited about April's Breakfast Club project called "Himalayan Pink." It's a fat quarter pattern and I knew instantly I had a set of Moda fat quarters that had been aging just long enough to be perfect for this pattern.
I think it is fabric line called "Dragonfly Summer." I actually bought half yard cuts...I guess I really liked these fabrics! I tried several times to come up with a pattern of my own but never got there. My main design challenge was working with a line of basically medium values. Everything looked mushy together...I think it won't be a problem with this design as some mushiness in the colors seems to enhance this design. And it is a super simple construction method. We get to use a 60-degree ruler which I already own.
I can't believe it has been over a week since the gathering of Breakfast Club in March.
We had a full classroom so lots of great show and tell!
In December and January we did a mystery quilt from Debbie Caffrey. Tops were completed by three more ladies and one brought in her quilt completely finished!
I think this was a pattern from October's Breakfast Club, "Strip Lash." Two of the ladies brought in their completed quilts.
And February's project was the apron!!!
One of my favorite projects. Two more ladies finished theirs.
The pattern for March...Hunter's Star. Here's the class sample.
Fun unrelated quilt projects! A baby quilt with 3D ears on the elephants.
The backside of the elephant quilt.
A stunning quilt...the maker didn't know the pattern source right off hand so we are hoping to get that info at April's Breakfast Club.
A work in progess. The maker was tossing around border ideas.
Too many projects to work on...no more chatting!


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Lisa Kudrow & David Schwimmer Reunite For The Premiere Of 'Friends' Reunion — See Sweet Pic
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Talk about BFF goals! Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer are back together again, reuniting to watch the premiere of the 'Friends' reunion on HBO Max.
David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow not only reunited for the Friends: The Reunion, but also for a sweet IG selfie on the day the special dropped. Lisa, 57, took to Instagram on May 27 to share a photo of herself smiling beside David, 54, and we can't believe Phoebe Buffay and Ross Geller, are back together. "Tonight….That's how long we waited to get together," she captioned the post. "Thanks @_schwim_."
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In the comments section, the actors' fellowFriends costars also reacted to the happy snap. "Love you two so much!," Jennifer Aniston wrote, adding a red heart emoji, whileCourteney Cox commented, "Awww I love you guy[s]!!!" beside five red heart emojis. Thousands of fans also chimed in, "Best viewing buddies ever! I'm still emotional," one follower wrote, while another said, "I love u guys! This reunion made my day, my week, my year a lot better."
Friends: The Reunion was hosted by James Corden. It saw the show's six lead cast members — along with co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane and executive producer Kevin Bright — share a number of behind-the-scenes stories from the sitcom's 10 seasons which ran from 1994 to 2004. At one point, David said, "We had amazingguest stars on our show. I couldn't believe all these people that we were all massive fans of."
David and Lisa in 'Friends'. Image: Everett Collection
The cast rememberedDanny DeVito,Ben Stiller, andJulia Robertsbefore David chimed back in,"Your fella,Brad [Pitt], did one," referencing to Jen, as she added, "Pitt came, did one." The A-lister guest-starred in a 2001 episode as a former classmate of Ross, Rachel, and Monica's who formed the "I hate Rachel" club in high school with Ross.
HollywoodLife spoke toco-creatorDavid Crane back in October 2019, and he revealed that Brad was initially hesitant about his guest-starring role. "I think [there was] a little bit [of hesitation]," David told HL."Only because he'd never done TV in front of an audience, and it's a very specific skill set. I think it's probably a little intimidating if you haven't done it before."
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A move by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that now subjects automatic gratuities at restaurants to payroll taxes has many restaurants doing away with including tips in the overall bill for large groups of customers. It is what one local restaurateur calls a �foolish� move.
Starting Jan. 1 all restaurants are required to withhold the so-called �automatic tips� many of them add to bills for large groups, a practice widely done when there are eight or more customers in a party. Most restaurants charge an 18-percent gratuity. The IRS is now classifying those automatic gratuities as service charges, or regular wages. As such, instead of pocketing the money at the end of a their shift, servers have them withheld until their paycheck. The change did not come out of the blue; it originally went into effect in 2012, but it was not immediately enforced to allow restaurants time to adjust and comply.
Restaurant servers, who earn paltry wages and rely heavily on tips to augment their income, have always been expected to claim their earnings as taxes, which would include the tips pocketed from larger groups. The IRS, however, decided those gratuities qualified as payroll and not tips. That has led many restaurants to make their own decisions.
The overwhelming choice among his staff, Oliveri says, was to bite the bullet and see what happens by eliminating the group tip. He admits there is a risk, at least in the short-term, of large groups still assuming their tip is automatically included in their check. In that case, the server would leave the table with nothing but the money to pay the tab.
Tips are the life blood for servers in restaurants. Most earn a regular wage of well under $5 an hour. At Peppercorn's, Oliveri says his servers earn $2.63 an hour. In tips alone, a server can take home between $500-$1,000 in a good week.
Several attempts to reach the IRS for comment on the new automatic tip rule have been unsuccessful.
Oliveri is not alone in doing away with automatic gratuities as a result of the new requirement. Jim Voyiatzis, co-owner of Coral Seafood at 225 Shrewsbury St., is making the switch. So, too, is Darden Restaurants Inc., which owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and Red Lobster. There is an Olive Garden in Worcester at 7 Tobias Boland Way. Not far away in Millbury there is a LongHorn Steakhouse at The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley.
Darden Restaurants Inc. made its move away from automatic tips Monday, Jan. 6 �in order to ensure, to the extent we can, tips for our employees,� according to spokesperson Rich Jeffers. The restaurant company is trying to encourage customers in large groups to tip their server by including suggested tip amounts on a separate section of the check. Customers can choose from 15, 18 or 20 percent.
The whole purpose of automatic gratuities was to try to make sure servers did not walk away from a large group empty-handed � or empty-pocketed.
�Often, when you have large parties you've got folks that [tipping] may not be first and foremost on their minds,� says Jeffers.
Over at Coral Seafood, Voyiatzis says his servers, much like those at other restaurants, did not want to wait until their paycheck to receive their tips from large parties. Whether it affects how much they are tipped, now that it will not be automatically included, remains to be seen.
Both Voyiatzis and Oliveri acknowledge that group sales are not a large part of their businesses.
Voyiatzis, too, says the rule probably will not have a wildly adverse affect on his restaurant.


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RPA to support opposition candidate
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Theme: Politics
YEREVAN. – The Republican Party of Armenia will support the candidacy of opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan for the post of a Prime Minister, head of RPA faction Vahram Baghdasaryan said during the Monday briefing.
The party has already made a relevant statement, and they will adhere to their previous statements.
"Taking into account the steps of our opposition partners, we will provide enough votes for the Prime Minister to be elected in Armenia on May 8," Baghdasaryan assured.
At the same time, he stressed that the RPA continues to feel certain concerns about Armenia's foreign policy and security of the country, adding that they spoke with Nikol Pashinyan and he expressed confidence that, thanks to his fruitful work, he would be able to dispel their worries.
Asked whether RPA is likely to vote against the program of Pashinyan's government, Baghdasaryan said such discussions are premature.
"We have not discussed the rest. Political situation is changing every minute," he added.
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In the early 1900s, health and education officials began to concern themselves with the health of children of low-income families living in the city's crowded slums. The Board of Education started giving students medical and dental examinations and treatment in 1910. In 1917, the Department of Public Health took over this service. The school health program was expanded and still operates today.
When the department began school dental services in 1910, a sampling of twenty schools revealed that 97% of children had "defective teeth," with five to ten cavities being common. The "tooth brush drill" and other methods of teaching children how to look after their own teeth were introduced as critical components of the school health service. By 1925, the situation was much improved, with only 66% of students overall having dental defects, and even those students had fewer cavities than before.
The aims of the school health program were to control communicable diseases, identify and correct health problems, and teach children how to look after their own health.
The cornerstone of the program was a regular health examination of each student. The examinations included complete medical exams, dental checkups, and eye and hearing tests.
Children who had been absent from school due to illness were examined by a public health doctor before they could return to the classroom. This process also informed the public health nurse assigned to the school that she should keep an eye on the child's condition.
Other examinations, such as psychiatric tests, could be arranged if a teacher or parent thought a child could benefit from them.
For poor families, with little means to pay for the care of doctors and dentists, the examinations and subsequent treatment were of enormous benefit. Their children received free vaccinations to ward off disease, making it possible for them to reach adulthood.
The department also worked with the Board of Education to accommodate children's special health needs in the schools. One such attempt was the outdoor forest school, where vulnerable or undernourished children could be exposed to fresh air, receive hot meals, and an education at the same time.
There were two forest schools, one in High Park and one in Victoria Park. The term ran from May to October, giving students almost as many hours as a regular school year. A daily nap was one of the benefits of being in a forest school. A hot lunch, two substantial snacks, plenty of fresh air and sunshine, doses of cod liver oil, and instruction in healthy habits were also part of the program.
Most students gained weight and improved their health after one term in the forest school, and then they returned to the regular classroom. The forest schools were closed in 1963.
The department was concerned that eye strain could cause vision problems, so "sight-saving" classes were introduced. The classes featured glare-free blackboards, proper lighting, restricted lengths of reading time, and other measures.
After it was discovered in the 1950s that nearsightedness was mostly hereditary, the students were prescribed glasses and returned to regular classes.
"Orthopedic" classes allowed children with physical disabilities to get educated while also receiving their medication, treatment, or physiotherapy.
The children in the class below learned to manage their diabetes by eating a healthy diet, using insulin, and testing their own blood sugar. The class was taught by a doctor or nurse, quite likely provided by the Department of Public Health.


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Bob Baffert Net Worth
Bob Baffert net worth and salary: Bob Baffert is a Equestrian who has a net worth of $10 million. Bob Baffert was born in Nogales, in January 13, 1953. Decorated racehorse trainer who's won multiple Kentucky Derbies, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. His horse American Pharaoh won the 2015 Triple Crown.
Bob Baffert is a member of Equestrian
Birth Day January 13, 1953
Birth Place Nogales, AZ
Birth Sign Capricorn
💰 Net worth: $10 million (2022)
Decorated racehorse trainer who's won multiple Kentucky Derbies, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. His horse American Pharaoh won the 2015 Triple Crown.
He grew up racing Quarter Horses on his family's ranch in Nogales, Arizona. He worked as a jockey racing in his teens and won his first victory at age 17 in 1970.
In the 1980s he started training Thoroughbreds. He scored his first big break in 1992 when he won his first Breeder's Cup race with Thirty Slews.
He married his second wife, Jill Baffert, in 2002. He has a total of five children.
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I'm so honored to be sharing the stage with Todd Burge, Bob Thompson, and Eric Gnezda for a taping of Songs at the Center, which is viewed on over 150 American Public Television stations. We'll be sharing originals in the round. This performance is free and open to the public, thanks to the Ohio Arts Council, and is part of the new Brick Street Arts Bash that's happening that weekend in Marietta. More info here.
I'll be the guest soloist for the River Cities Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert, singing some hits from mid-century musical theatre.
My quintet will be performing at lovely Lakeside Chautauqua! I'm excited to be performing again with Sean Parsons, Ryan Kennedy, Andy Hall, and our newest addition, John Inghram.
I'll be in Columbus the second weekend of each month. If you're a gigging singer in the Columbus area, click here to schedule a spot.
May 16 will mark a year since the launch of my website Commercial Voice Resources, which is for teachers who work with singers in commercial and popular styles. I'm excited about the great master teachers slated to write guest blogs and do interviews for the coming year.
encourage the study and performance of popular genres of music.
help high school and private music educators better understand the programs when advising college-bound music students.
help post-secondary institutions better prepare future educators (particularly voice teachers) to teach in the programs.
APME exists to empower music educators who include popular music in their curriculums. I'll present the two popular music program studies at this conference, and I'll also be giving a vocal technique workshop.
The CCM Institute provides a foundation of instruction for people who sing and teach voice in contemporary commercial genres of music (non-classical music). Most college programs only teach classical singing, and the CCM Institute is one of the few programs where the science and voice function behind other genres is taught. I've studied at this institute since 2009, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it this year.
Opening for Bob Thompson was amazing!
Saturday night was one of the most standout experiences of my life so far.
When musicians and an audience agree together to go beyond our everyday level of connection...to share space and time and stories and sounds and laughter and tears...it is a sacred experience. Thank you so much to those of you who came for creating and sharing that sacred space with us.
Shane Henthorne for his wonderful sound engineering work.
Peoples Bank Theatre and the rest of the wonderful folks there who made last night happen: Hunt, Bradford, Drew, Geoffrey, Chuck, Gillian, Caroline, and all of the people working behind the scenes who make it possible for artists to connect to our community through that venue.
Andy, Steven, Ryan, and Sean for being a singular group of musicians and friends. Cheers.
The incredible Michelle Waters took these amazing shots of our show. What a wonderful evening. She captured it perfectly. See them here.
I'm very excited to be performing again with Andy Hall, Steven Heffner, Ryan Kennedy, and Sean Parsons; and I'm extra-excited to be performing with them in Marietta, Ohio's beautifully restored Peoples Bank Theatre! This will be an intimate cabaret-style setup with table seating on the stage. A buffet and cash bar are provided, and the first drink's on the house.
If you want to share the event with your friends via Facebook, here's the Facebook event link.
Thanks to John Carrington Photography for the shots!


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Ronne Troup on discovery and writing her mother's story
Ronne Troup, daughter of legendary musician Bobby Troup and debutante Cynthia Hare, was handed her mother's story when she was 35. Thirty year later, she transcribed her mother's story and published it — it was a labor of love — discovering herself in the process.
Ronne Troup interviewed by Sandra Fluck
Sandra Fluck: You were thirty-five when your mother Cynthia Troup gave you the manuscript of her autobiography, Once I Was a Debutante. Thirty years later, you decided to transcribe and publish it. What was it like reading Once I was A Debutante the first time? Then, thirty years later?
Ronne Troup: The book was a labor of love for my mom. She first wrote it in longhand, and had been compiling notes for quite a long time before she even started. She wrote in an incredible flow of words—the same way she wrote letters over the years—the same way she talked. There were pages and pages and I think she slowly found her voice and her story during the process. She says she ended up writing about "her whole damn life," but that's not how it first began. It first began because I was giving birth to my daughter (Bridget) at the same time and at the same hospital where she was having her leg amputated. As she said in the Prologue, she may have lost a leg, but she gained a grandchild. And that was the attitude she brought to her whole life! So, when I first read the book, it felt familiar and true and wonderful. Like a long conversation with her. It was funny, and self-aware and optimistic and joyful. And I was so proud of her for doing it. I loved reading the stories about my sister and me, about her growing up, about her dancing and meeting my dad, and traveling on Route 66 and moving to California. The openness about her drinking and her pain didn't really sink in. Or, I couldn't fully take it in. That was hard reading for me, and maybe I didn't read it closely for that reason. I don't think I was able to really appreciate the depth of my own feelings about the book then. Her life, and mine, was still going on. I was in the middle of it and touched by it, and involved with the on-going struggle she was in, often on a daily basis. And I was a new mom, trying to keep up with everything.
Reading the book all those years later I had the time for reflection and of course also the life experience that allowed me to see my mother as the individual she was, the remarkable woman she was. I think my connection to reading is often linked to what is going on in my life at the time; I will read the same book over again several years later and be amazed at what I missed the first time around. That was how it was with my mom's book, and why it was such an emotional experience for me. Transcribing the book forced me to read and consider each word so carefully, much more so than any other book I can remember. It was often overwhelming and painful for me living in her shoes like that, somewhere between the memory and the surprise of her. And it's still the most intimate thing I have ever read.
You asked how it felt to read it thirty years later. Well, it felt like I was swimming in it, surrounded by it, and sometimes lost in it. Other times it felt like complete happiness. It made me miss my mom, and grateful l had her in my life. It was like meeting her on common ground, recognizing her, and wishing I could hug her. It is so full of love, an incredible gift.
Sandra: You transcribed Once I Was A Debutante over a three-year period. What did you learn from this journey about reading, transcribing, publishing?
Ronne: I learned how much time and commitment it takes to do something like this. How personal and enriching it is on so many levels. It begins as an idea, and becomes a journey, like you said. And because it was a memoir written by my mother, it was always about serving her, honoring her story and her words, exactly as she wrote them. I stepped into her life. I listened to her voice. I said before how I had to take breaks, sometimes for months, from doing it. It was much harder than I ever thought it would be. On the surface it seemed easy—just copying the words, setting up the pages, checking spelling or punctuation, etc. But it was always SO much more than what was on the surface. I researched each reference she made to be sure I got it right, the places she lived, the schools she went to, the dates of songs and movies she talked about, the night clubs and bands she liked, the meaning of certain words I didn't recognize, all about the era in which she lived. It was all fascinating. There is a lot of detail in transcribing and publishing, a lot of choices to be made. I wanted to do justice to her unique style of writing. I didn't want to correct grammar for instance—it was how she talked and it was important to me to have that on the page. But I would ask myself, is that right? Would she want me to "correct" it? I had to learn to trust myself, which is an important life lesson in anything you do. I feel she taught me that through the process of transcribing and publishing her book.
I remember her learning how to type, at the age of sixty, because she wanted to be able to type up her own book, and I can still picture the old typewriter and all the loose handwritten papers with their many cross-outs, and additional writing ideas and notes, sitting on the table. She had to work so hard at it, and her effort still inspires me. My sister eventually took over the typing for her, and transcribed all 354 pages, binding it and making a few extra copies. It was that thick typewritten manuscript, from 1980, that seemed to be calling out to me all those years later, the same copy that I gave Jamie to read when she chose to write an oral history of her grandmother for a class in high school. It was the closest thing we had to having a conversation with her. (And still is.) So I think reading can bring someone to life, and keep them close. I read every word so many times I knew them by heart. I still do. It became a part of me.
Sandra: Cynthia was an avid reader. How did her reading habits influence you as a child and as an adult?
Ronne: Yes, I think so, especially as a child. She always read to us, and had books she loved around the house. Lots of them—encyclopedias and reference books and a big dictionary in among the novels and biographies she loved. I can't imagine a home without books! I've always loved children's books, even now, and that's probably where it came from. As a child she said she would get lost in books, fairy tales and adventure and animal stories, The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh. She remembered reading as one of her close childhood friends, and always the best medicine when she was sick. Her mother used to read to her too, and my mom always talked about how meaningful that was to her. As an adult I remember her reading books to learn about psychology or how to improve your vocabulary or plan a healthy diet. Our bookshelves were full of every kind of book you can imagine. She had a curiosity and interest in so many things! I am more of a reflective person than she was, I think, and reading allows me to be in my own little world, which I love. I find I sometimes prefer books to a conversation, which I don't think my mom would ever say! I have many books on my shelf inscribed with a personal note from her; they were one of her favorite gifts to give me.
Sandra: In your bio you write this about a professor at UCLA: " I was 'inspired' by the poet (and my professor) Jack Hirshman who "taught" us Rilke, Whitman, and Blake, reading them aloud in different languages (German, French) to have us HEAR the music of the writing, before allowing our brains the task of understanding what was being said. What was the difference between hearing the poetry recited in different languages and then reading it in English?
Ronne: I think it was the difference between the mind and the emotion of it. Reading in English, there was always the desire to analyze it, think about it, understand what the writer was saying. Hearing it was pure feeling—like music. That is why I remember it so vividly I think; it allowed me to turn off my brain and just experience it. That was a valuable lesson for me. It is like being completely in the moment or "going with the flow" as we used to say. Also, I was just inspired and delighted to hear a different language spoken out loud, so beautifully. He was the most original professor I ever had. And I still love being read to (rare as it is), or reading out loud to someone. It's very intimate.
Sandra: Do you prefer fiction to nonfiction, or both equally? Why?
Ronne: That's hard to answer because it depends on what book I am reading at the moment! I'm fickle that way, I guess! Definitely, some of my favorites have been non-fiction; I especially love memoirs and biographies. But a novel is such a wonderful escape, such a rich landscape of language and images and characters come to life. I recently finished Elizabeth Gilbert's The Last American Man and it is still circling around in my head. It's the true story of Eustace Conway, a young man who lives in the woods, in a tepee. Gilbert has such an easy touch, and is so readable, whether she is writing fiction or non-fiction. Right now I am reading the new book by Orhan Pamuk. He has a slow, visual pace to his writing (translated from the Turkish) and I love how he explores aspects of Turkish life and history, Istanbul in particular. It's a novel, but the characters, I'm sure, come from his own experience and people he knew, his memories and dreams. I love historical fiction, when I can learn about another world or culture while the story unfolds. Anita Diamant writes novels that seem so true I feel like I'm reading a biography; The Boston Girl was like that. I like finding a new author, and getting to know them. I discovered Irish storyteller Maeve Binchy (Quentin's, Light a Penny Candle) several years ago, and because she wrote so many novels and stories she kept me busy for a long time!
Sandra: Do you have a favorite author that you return to? Authors you read in college that influenced you?
Ronne: Well, I just mentioned Maeve Binchy, and I also have books by Anne Lamott that I keep and re-read, ever since I read Bird by Bird. Also Anna Quindlen, Amy Tan, and Khaled Hosseini, who wrote The Kite Runner. These are authors whose books I return to, and look forward to whatever they write; also Azar Nafisi, who wrote Reading Lolita in Tehran. She's a brave and wonderful writer. I have short story compilations that I plan to read again by diverse writers, from Hemmingway to Barbara Kingsolver (The Poisonwood Bible) and Jhumpa Lahiri (The Namesake). Joseph Kanon is a wonderful writer I discovered because his book Passage to Istanbul had a beautiful cover that I couldn't resist. (Sometimes you CAN judge a book by its cover!) Then I read his book The Good German which was made into a (bad) movie; the suspense and richness of the book was completely lost in the film. I generally always prefer a book to its movie adaptation. Even Gone with the Wind seems pale compared to the book, in my opinion.
I realize I was not necessarily influenced by the authors I read in college, which surprises me as I say it. Although I still have several of my favorite books from college, including poetry by Whitman and Blake and an anthology of English Literature, I don't return to them much. But it warms me to know they are on the shelf. I majored in English because of a wonderful professor; Dr. Dembo was his name. It was my first year, and he taught American Lit. We read Faulkner and Hemmingway, among others. He was so knowledgeable and interesting and enthusiastic and told us stories about the authors and how and what they wrote, and why. It made their books so real for me somehow—the writer and the book becoming one. So I was definitely influenced by that, and feel I owe him a huge debt of gratitude for opening my eyes to the power and beauty of words and stories, and how much they can teach us.
Sandra: There has been a lot of discussion about the importance of reading. What is your "philosophy" about reading?
Ronne: I'm not sure I have a philosophy about reading, except that it's important, and meaningful, and a delightful way to spend time. I like the way a book can become part of my life, like a good friend, or a song, or a spontaneous moment that happens and you never forget. It's corny to say, but I think books open up the world to us, and allow us to feel a part of the human race.
Sandra: What books are you reading now?
Ronne: At the moment I am reading A Strangeness in My Mind by Orhan Pamuk; I was dazzled at the beginning, but now it is a bit slow, and I find myself skimming through some of it, which is allowed I think, with an author I have come to know so well. The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert is still in my head, and I don't think I will be "finished" with that one for a long time. I read it just after Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher, and it helped me in the withdrawal from the world of that wonderful novel.
A few other books I've read this year that I want to mention are: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell; China Dolls by Lisa See; My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me by Jennifer Teege; Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen; Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford; and Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston—which I found at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles after seeing an exhibit of the wartime photographs of Ansel Adams taken during the internment of Japanese Americans at the camp.
Sandra: You have been involved in a book project about the life and work of your father Bobby Troup, the singer and songwriter. What do you appreciate most about this experience?
Ronne: The opportunity to pay tribute to his talent, his songs, and his life in music! And I appreciate the experience even more because it brought him so close to all of us who have been a part of it. It also inspired me to write about my memories of him, and that piece of writing will be in the book, which pleases me very much. I didn't set out to write something for the book, so it is an honor to have my voice represented.
A short history of how this all came to be: The book was the brainchild of my dad's close friend, actor and writer Kevin Tighe. After the death of my dad, and his wife Julie London, in 1999 and 2000, he helped sort and box for storage many of the personal items at the Troup family home, and among the papers, record albums, books, and photos were years and years of collected sheet music, lyrics and songs. Kevin said he felt then that the Bobby Troup story needed to be told, that his contribution to the jazz world was important and interesting and worthy of documentation. Kevin hoped to do this through publishing a complete book of his lyrics, supplemented with biographical information and photographs. Something both his family and colleagues would be proud of.
It was years later, 2014, before it began to take shape. Kevin enlisted the help of my sister Cynnie, and my husband Bob; Cynnie shared her enthusiasm and access to the storage, and Bob had a huge collection of photographs to contribute. I came along for moral support and some of the heavy lifting! In the two years we worked on it, sorting, compiling and researching all the material available to us, everyone in the family got involved. But it was the core group of Kevin, Bob, Cynnie and I that put it all together, and now we hope someone will publish it. There are legal obligations and clearances we need to have before that can happen, and so far it is slow going. My mom's book was self-published and personal. But with The Maestro of Route 66, we hope to reach a much larger audience, with the help of a well-connected publisher. So, we'll see. Fingers crossed.
In the meantime, I have a wealth of memories and rewards just in being involved in the project. I appreciate the close collaboration with Kevin and his loving insight into my dad's life. My husband Bob, as well; he has always been a great support in my life, and working together on this was such fun. Both my mom and dad left us such an amazing gift in their words and music. I will always appreciate that I have that.
Sandra has a B.A. and M.A. in English literature from U.C.L.A., and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the Lancaster Theological Seminary. She has taught college-level courses in literature, creative writing, composition, and technical writing in Southern California and Pennsylvania. Her most recent poetry chapbooks are available online. She is also the author of Experiential English and Language Play. Sandra is the founder and co-owner of The Write Launch, an online literary magazine, and bookscover2cover, a book review site.
Neil Smith says:
Very interesting, illuminating and informative interview. In fact, the only Ronne Troup interview on the internet. Sadly, her footprint in Hollywood and the acting profession is barely extant. She is a highly missed and appreciated actress. For those who've cared to notice, she's had a fairly diverse career. One wouldn't know it doing a search for her on Google – you can't even find one photo of her as Barbara on Knott's Landing. Conversely, it's good to know that the wealth of history she's rediscovering is enriching her life. Many who grow up in such talented families tend to take them for granted. Additionally, it is admirable that she has found the time and courage to chart unfamiliar and potentially difficult territory and give it the attention it has long deserved. Looking forward to reading the book. Thanks so much to Ms. Troup and Ms. Fluck for this interview. Maybe sometime in the future a future interview will feature Ms. Troup and her life experiences and observations.
Ronne Troup says:
Wow, what a surprise to find this response to my interview with Sandy. So very much appreciated! I felt the same way after giving the interview–that it felt illuminating and interesting just to answer all the questions, to "talk" about my feelings and to think about what it meant to me to put the book together for my mom and reflect on my own life through the process. I feel blessed for all of it. Thank you for writing. I hope you enjoy the book!
Piper Templeton says:
I enjoyed this interview very much. Ms. Troup's passion comes through, and transcribing a publishing her mother's memoirs was a clear labor of love.
I love the conversational tone of this interview, and still its so interesting & informative. I love how Ronnie's love and respect for both her mother and father jump off the page. Thank you for that. Her list of books is interesting to me. A lot of women writers, which is way cool. I too want to pick up a book and start reading. (Even though I just finished a book before I read this interview). Thank you both very much.
Thank you for such a wonderful interview with my mom, Sandra! Now I feel like I had a conversation with you both, over a coffee and sweet somewhere perhaps…I am also very much wanting to close this computer and pick up a book. And I added a lot more books to my library list too, thanks! Your words are very much like my feelings about reading too. <3


UN-commissioned report predicts 77 per cent of energy could come from renewable sources, but only if the right policies are adopted.
The full scale of the growth potential enjoyed by the global renewable energy industry has been underlined today with the release of a major new UN-commissioned report, which predicts that renewable sources could provide up to 77 per cent of the world's energy by 2050.
The final version of the long-awaited Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (PDF) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released earlier today at an event in Abu Dhabi.
The report concludes that concerted policy efforts could result in the rapid rollout of renewable energy technologies, although the proportion of renewable energy will increase even without enabling policies.
It also predicts that the emergence of renewables as the dominant energy source could lead to cumulative greenhouse gas savings equivalent to 220 to 560 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide between 2010 and 2050.
The cuts delivered through this could play a major role in ensuring that concentrations of greenhouse gases remain below 450 parts per million, and that this could be sufficient to limit average global temperature rises to below two degrees centigrade.


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Want to Stay Healthy? Don't Rely on Vitamins
By Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlinNov. 11, 2013
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Multivitamins Don't Lower Risk of Heart Disease Among Men
Vitamins and Supplements Linked to Higher Risk of Death
CDC: More Than Half of Americans Take Vitamins or Supplements
Americans spend nearly $12 billion each year on vitamin supplements, hoping they will steer us away from diseases like cancer and heart attacks. But it turns out they're just a drain on our wallets.
Should healthy people take supplements to keep them healthy? A panel of experts convened by the government, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, says that for most vitamins and minerals, there is not enough evidence to determine whether the pills can lower risk of heart disease or cancer. And when it comes to beta-carotene (found in carrots and tomatoes) and vitamin E, there is no evidence that they can protect against either heart disease or cancer; in fact, beta-carotene use contributed to an increased risk of lung cancer in smokers.
That will come as a surprise to most Americans, who pop pills of omega-3 fatty acids hoping to fend off a heart attack or down vitamins C and E, which are high in antioxidants, to counteract the free-radical damage that contributes to cancer. "In the absence of clear evidence about the impact of most vitamins and multivitamins on cardiovascular disease and cancer, health care professionals should counsel their patients to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet that is rich in nutrients. They should also continue to consider the latest scientific research, their own experiences, and their patient's health history and preferences when having conversations about nutritional supplements," task-force member Dr. Wanda Nicholson said in a statement.
(MORE: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements May Not Prevent Fractures)
The panel based its conclusion on a review of 26 studies, conducted from 2005 to '13, some of which involved single supplements and others that investigated multivitamins and their relationship to heart disease, cancer and death outcomes. The review built on the panel's previous report on supplements, in 2003, in which the task-force members said that there was not enough evidence to recommend vitamin A, C or E supplements, multivitamins or antioxidant combinations to prevent heart disease or cancer. At that time, the members also recommended against beta-carotene supplements because of their connection to a higher risk of lung cancer among smokers. In the current review, the members considered additional data on other vitamins and nutrients, including vitamins B and D, as well as zinc, iron, magnesium, niacin and calcium.
The conclusions apply to otherwise healthy people who take the supplements to prevent disease, so it's not clear how effective, if at all, the pills can be in those at higher risk of heart problems or cancer. There have been hints, however, that the pills might not be the panacea that many people hoped they would be. In 2012, for example, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that omega-3 supplements, touted as a powerful weapon against heart disease, did not lower risks of heart attack, stroke, or death from heart disease or any cause. Another study published in 2011 even linked vitamin-and-supplement consumption to a higher risk of death, reporting that women who took multivitamins were 6% more likely to die over a 19-year period, compared with women not taking them.
(MORE: Hold the Salmon: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer)
Why the takedown of vitamins, especially if they are so prevalent in good-for-you foods such as fruits and vegetables? Experts believe that the benefits of nutrients like vitamins may depend on how they are presented to the body; some may need the help of other compounds found in their natural form that are inadvertently stripped from individual pills that try to concentrate the health benefits of specific vitamins or minerals. "[T]he physiologic systems affected by vitamins and other antioxidant supplements are so complex that the effects of supplementing with only 1 or 2 components is generally ineffective or actually does harm," write the authors in their report, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
They recognize, however, that their conclusions are based on relatively few studies, since few trials have addressed the question of whether supplements can prevent disease in healthy people. So the results hold only until more data become available to understand the association more completely. In the meantime, the best way to take advantage of any health-promoting effects of nutrients like vitamins and minerals is to get them in their natural state, by eating a well-balanced diet high in low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins.
MORE: Vitamin E May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer


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Senegal at the Olympics
Senegal at the
IOC code
Comité National Olympique et Sportif Sénégalais
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Senegal at the Olympics is a history which began in 1954.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Senegal was SGL.[1] It is now SEN.[2]
2 List of medalists
History[change | change source]
Senegal has been to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964. Unlike most surrounding nations, Senegal has never missed any Summer Olympics since its independence.
Senegal is among the small group of tropical countries that have been in the Winter Olympic Games. Its winter athletes have been in four Winter Olympics since 1984
List of medalists[change | change source]
2 Silver Amadou Dia Ba 1988 Seoul Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles
Related pages[change | change source]
List of IOC country codes
↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20181225173351/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/27246/rec/29 Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 90 [PDF p. 91 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-15.
Senegal at Olympic.org
Senegal profile at London2012.com
Nations that have competed at the Olympic Games
Nations at the Summer Olympics
Nations at the Winter Olympics
tropical nations
Korea (unified)
Independent Olympians
Refugee Olympic Team
Republic of China
United Team of Germany
North Yemen
South Yemen
Unified Team
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Meriam Library fourth floor closed temporarily
PUBLISHED: August 17, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 28, 2018 at 8:03 a.m.
CHICO — The fourth floor of Meriam Library will be closed for several weeks because of work being done there.
The library is getting some renovation, said Sarah Blakeslee, interim university librarian.
The biggest part of the job is installing new carpeting on the fourth floor. The work got started late, making it necessary to close the fourth floor.
"We are anticipating the project will be completed no later than Sept. 10, according to a memo e-mailed to the Chico State University community.
Classes begin at Chico State on Monday.
For students, there will be temporary loss of some study space, and access to resources on the fourth floor will be affected, such as government documents, juvenile materials and the map collection.
Items from these collections can still be requested at the circulation desk on the first floor, but there may be delays in obtaining them.
Blakeslee said the carpet work was under way this week.
New carpeting was badly needed, she said. "The carpet was ancient. It was held together with duct tape and had tears."
Other renovations included knocking down a counter that was no longer used on the first floor and ordering new study tables and chairs for the first and fourth floors, she said.
The new furniture hasn't arrived yet, she said.
The desks and chairs ordered for the fourth floor are on casters so students can move them around so they're convenient for group study, Blakeslee said. "The fourth floor is a very popular study area."
Blakeslee said another project on the library's fourth floor was to replace all of the lights.
"We went from high-energy fluorescent to low-energy fluorescent lights," she wrote in an e-mail. "It could save as much as 40 percent of the energy we use for lighting that area." Also, on the library's first floor, new seating has been designed with laptop users in mind. The new seating provides easy access to electrical outlets.
Staff writer Larry Mitchell can be reached at 896-7759 or lmitchell@chicoer.com.


Recovering needs about 48GB of memory, for a partition about that size. I have a lot of small files there (lots of sourcecode), but still, this is not really acceptable. I have to use a very large swap file in another partition so the recovery process can work (and of course use a 64bit system).
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