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It's challenge to divert from the use of mostly plastic for food storage in the kitchen. But, thankfully, there are other options and hopefully this guide can be an inspiration if a plastic-free route is the direction you want to take in yours. Let's begin with jars. I have every brand of jar shown here, plus vintage ones, and all are useful and pretty. Keep in mind that canning and clamp-top jars can be found pretty easily at estate sales, thrift shops, eBay, and Etsy, too.
The Le Parfait jars, made in France, are a beautiful, highly functional jar with latex-free gaskets. They can be used for canning or storing dry goods. We use the .5 liter size for storing coffee. Begun in Germany, the Weck company has been successfully supplying home canning equipment in Europe since 1900. The variety of jar sizes and shapes provide endless possibilities for your food storage. At this very moment, I have a tulip jar in my freezer with pizza sauce inside. Available standard with the gasket and glass top, Weck also offers plastic, cork, and wooden lids for storing dry ingredients.
I've found that decanting products from their original packaging keeps my pantry shelves looking tidier and the food easier to find. The Anchor Hocking cracker jars are perfect for just that. The smaller size is the one we use for keeping a fresh batch of waffle mix in the refrigerator - its wide mouth makes for easily dipping a half-cup out and onto the hot waffle iron. The large size would be great for crackers.
The classic Ball canning jar is a workhorse in my kitchen. These are what I use primarily for storing leftovers in the refrigerator. I have them in a range of sizes from half-gallon (great for a big batch of soup), to half pints (great for pre-chopped ingredients). I keep my canning funnel within reach for easy filling.
I use vintage Schwann's 2-gallon ice cream tins for my flours (swiped from my mom's kitchen), but if you don't have something like that, these Anchor Hocking Montana jars with their airtight lids would work beautifully. I keep a scoop in both my flour cans for easily filling and leveling of measuring cups. I've just recently decided to decant cold cereal into a penny candy jar and be done with the packaging! No more cereal bags to contend with. And while I'm at it, a scoop for that, too.
Glass bottles with pour spouts aren't just for oil and vinegar. Use them for any liquid that you pour often with one hand. If you have empty narrow-necked bottles such as wine or soda, stainless steel pour spouts will turn them into useful decanters that you don't have to buy. These swing-top bottles by Italian company Bormioli Rocco are great for homemade drinks, brews, and flavored vinegars. I use mine for vanilla extract.
Have you heard of Bee's Wrap? Bee's Wrap is a natural alternative to plastic wrap for food storage. It's made from GOTS certified cotton cloth covered on both side with a formula of bee's wax, organic jojoba oil, and tree resin. It is reuseable and will last up to a year with proper care and regular usage.
Cloth is making a place for itself with food storage. These cotton bowl covers are useful for covering leftovers, covering a dish for a potluck, for keeping flies off the food at a picnic, and for proofing bread.
Two women, 20-something friends from Quebec, Canada believe that a simple action can make a difference. When they looked for cloth bread bags in which to store their homemade bread, they couldn't find any. So, they began making 100% cotton reuseable bread bags and their company, Dans le Sac, was born. I've been following these two inspiring women on Instagram, and wholeheartedly support their work.
Simple Ecology is a California base company that designs eco-friendly cloth bags for shopping and food storage. I have the cotton muslin bags and they are beautiful and well made. Sewn-in tags indicate tare weight, making check-out quick and easy. The mesh produce bags stretch to hold vegetables and fruit easily. The shopping bags have interior bottle pockets, and the mesh market bag can hold more than you might expect. Simple Ecology products are designed, packaged, and shipped in California, and produced in India.
Close up open bags with pretty clips and clamps. These black bulldog clips are large enough for what you might need and look so much nicer than the plastic "chip clips." I keep a couple hardwood clothespins in my kitchen drawer for quickly clipping what might need it. So handy. And pretty.
Sometimes, you need a disposable option. These unbleached paper snack and sandiwch bags are ones to consider. Good for sandwiches, baked goods, and dry snacks.
Having a selection of stainless steel is a good idea. This stainless lunch box has three compartments and a lid that clamps in place. Do you have little ones who need on-the-go snacks in an unbreakable container? This set of three mini bowls with lids is just right. A set of big bowls with tight-fitting lids work great for picnics, camping, and refrigerator storage.
If you're just starting out, I would recommend: Ball jars in a variety of sizes, a canning funnel, assorted size Bee's Wrap, a bread bag, eco shopping bags of your choice, your choice of clips, and a stainless lunch box.


Seismic discriminants based on the spectral seismogram and spectral magnitude techniques have been tested to discriminate between three events; a nuclear explosion which took place in Lop Nor, China with m b 6.1 and two earthquakes from the closest area with m b 5.5 and 5.3, respectively. The spectral seismogram of the three events shows that the frequency content of the nuclear explosion differs from that of the earthquakes where the P wave is richier in high frequency content in the nuclear explosion than the corresponding earthquakes. It is also observed that the energy decays more rapidly for the nuclear explosion than for the earthquakes. Furthermore, the spectral magnitudes reveal significant differences in the spectra between the nuclear explosion and the two earthquakes. The observed differences appear to be quite enough to provide a reliable discriminant. The estimated stress drop from the magnitude spectra indicates a higher stress drop of the nuclear explosion relative to the earthquakes of the same tectonic region.


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Obama and the Media Still Hiding Immigration Agenda
Posted on April 22, 2015 by TMH
By: Roger Aronoff
Once again, the Obama administration is deceiving the courts, and the American people, about its plans for amnesty for millions of current and future illegal aliens. And to make things worse, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty, for which President Obama is seeking fast-track authority, would, according to Dick Morris, writing in The Hill, "override national immigration restrictions in the name of facilitating the free flow of labor." And in this instance, whether wittingly or otherwise, Republicans are lining up to support the President in the name of free trade.
The proposed free trade agreement would undermine Congressional oversight over immigration, adding more power to the presidency, Morris argues. Pair this development with President Obama's push to legalize illegal immigrants as U.S. residents, and this could become a dangerous policy combination.
Immigration reform is often presented by the media in terms of the human cost, and the alleged inhumanity in not allowing these persons to stay in the United States. The liberal media therefore, delight in pointing to any evidence they can find suggesting hypocrisy on the right on this issue and ignore the blatant abuses by the Obama administration in pursuit of his amnesty agenda.
News coverage of the recent hearing before the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ignores the fact that the Obama administration misled a lower court judge, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, about the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's, and therefore President Obama's offer of "temporary legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, along with an indefinite reprieve from deportation." The administration claims it is acting with prosecutorial discretion, and that it should be able to prioritize the removal of illegal immigrant criminal elements.
The reality is that illegal immigrant rapists and murderers are being released by this administration, and that arrests and deportations of that group have declined, as well.
The administration has acted deceptively. "For three months while the lawsuit was pending and Judge Hanen was reviewing briefs and holding hearings and conference calls with the parties, [Department of Justice] lawyers were telling him that none of the president's announced new policies were being implemented," wrote Hans A. Von Spakovsky for National Review on March 20. "However, on March 3, Justice suddenly filed an 'Advisory' notifying the court that the administration had, in fact, issued three-year deferrals to more than 100,000 aliens."
The Department of Justice apparently "knew all along that the administration had started issuing three-year terms of deferred action and work permits" in November 2014, even though "it knew the states' lawsuit challenged the entirety of the DHS Directive," he reports.
When Judge Hanen realized what he had been told was false, he told Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kathleen Hartnett: "When I asked you what would happen and you said nothing, I took it to heart. I was made to look like an idiot," He added, "I believed your word that nothing would happen. . . . Like an idiot, I believed that."
During the April 17 hearing, Benjamin C. Mizer, Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division, argued that "For an employer to employ an individual who does not have work authorization, that employer has engaged in a crime. So giving the deferred action and giving the employment authorization actually reduces crime by reducing the third party employer crime."
In other words, the administration wants to ignore the alleged illegal acts of one favored group in order to reduce crime by another less favored one.
On April 16, the day before this Fifth Circuit hearing, CNN's Ariane de Vogue characterized illegal immigrants as the victims of political forces. She reported that President Obama's unilateral executive policies were "announced with great fanfare" and would "shield" up to "5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation."
Similarly, Politico's Josh Gerstein, the day of the hearing, expressed his concern that "If the administration can't get its new moves underway sometime this year it may have difficulty getting them done before Obama leaves office" and called Obama's plan a "legacy agenda item."
Clearly, the media are more interested in the success of programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) than holding the administration accountable.
"It will be an uphill climb for the programs' supporters, made worse by the fact that two of the judges are Republican appointees who may be hostile to their position," wrote De Vogue in advance of the hearing—revealing her transparent concern for the administration's success.
Pundits in the Hispanic media community also continue to mislead their audience by running segments which promote a culture of fear.
MSNBC's biography of Jose Diaz-Balart lists him as "one of the most respected voices in Hispanic journalism in the United States." During his April 16 show, he brought on two Democratic Congressmen and asked them softball leading questions all about the climate of fear and uncertainty for those "waiting" in "legal limbo."
Diaz-Balart asked, "What do you tell them when there's so much uncertainty about these programs?"
"That fear is not going to go anywhere while this legal limbo continues, and really nothing is being done in Washington as far as immigration reform," he said.
"But you know there are a lot of families that are being separated that do qualify right now under DACA or DAPA and nothing's being done," he commented. In other words, President Obama should act more, not less, to shield illegal immigrants from the consequences of breaking U.S. laws.
An El Paso Intelligence Center report using Obama administration data released last year indicated that "Of the 230 total migrants interviewed, 219 cited the primary reason for migrating to the United States was the perception of U.S. immigration laws granting free passes or permisos…"
Diaz-Balart's Congressional guests spoke about how illegal immigrants can protect themselves and that lawyers will be provided to them, and the show featured pictures of people rallying to the cause.
One must ask, however, whether lawyers, rallies, and endless sympathetic media coverage will also be provided for the potential victims of the dangerous criminals who are currently being released by the administration.
"…both arrests and deportations of criminal aliens are down about 30 percent through the first six months of fiscal year 2015, signaling that agents, who have been told to stop focusing on rank-and-file illegal immigrants, have not been able to refocus on criminal illegal immigrants instead," wrote Stephen Dinan for The Washington Times on April 14.
A hearing with "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldana, also showed that the 30,558 criminal aliens ICE knowingly released back into the community in 2014 had amassed nearly 80,000 convictions, including 250 homicides, 186 kidnappings and 373 sexual assaults," reports Dinan.
These predators released back into the American community are very likely to strike again.
But the media are not concerned about reporting on the facts which might sully the administration's reputation or harm the left's illegal immigration agenda.
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The Betrayal Papers, Part VI: The Chicago Connection
What We Must Know about Freedom's Enemy is Shown in Frank Herbert's Dune

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You're one person with an endless list of "stuff" to do. Emails, social media posts, business development, countless customer inquiries…there's just too much to do and not enough hours in the day.
Yet, you know that staying connected to your prospects and delivering a great customer experience is at the core of your company's success. The good news is, building better relationships with your connections doesn't have to be a manual and time consuming process. By investing in a customer relationship management system (or CRM for short), you can automate, streamline, and even reduce the amount of daily work you have on your plate.
Let's start by breaking down what a small business CRM is. A Customer Relationship Management System is a software or set of tools that helps you track and communicate with your prospective and current customers more effectively so you can build better relationships and ultimately drive better sales and or service.
It has quickly become one of the most valuable tools for today's business owners. Think of a CRM system as the heartbeat for all of your customer relationships and interactions as well as your platform to profitability. So why can a small business CRM help you gain insights, build relationships and grow sales?
The real-time intelligence of CRMs allows for your business and its users to gain the 4-1-1 on your contacts right away. You get actionable intel on who is visiting your website and what pages they are checking out. You can see what emails they are opening or clicking on and what forms they have submitted.
You also get insights into what their needs are, what products your customers are purchasing and how to upsell them. A CRM stores the behavioral and social data you need to better foster relationships and communicate in a more personal way.
If you're using a CRM to just store your contacts, you're missing out. A key benefit to incorporating a CRM system is the improvement in email communications to your leads and customers.
Take JE Bearing and Machine for example. They were using a standalone CRM that was not tied to their email marketing tools. Once they started leveraging a CRM with email marketing baked in, they were able to better communicate with their audience, get more quotes in the door and close more sales.
For JE Bearing, having a CRM system that captures a contact's email address and then auto-responds to them with the appropriate message enables them to have a more meaningful conversation with the right person and the right time. This personalized approach to email marketing, backed by insights from the CRM, has driven more customers and more sales for JE Bearing than email marketing alone.
Email marketing within the CRM can help you bolster communications with your customers, too. Even a simple thank you email or an email campaign to keep in touch with your contacts can be the key to staying relevant with your contacts, keeping your business top-of-mind and closing more deals with the contacts in your CRM.
Leads from all sources are tracked and organized in a single platform.
Contacts are tagged (identified) and organized into logical buckets.
Relevant and meaningful information is sent to contacts based on their segments and activity.
That's powerful enough to keep your business moving leads through the sales channel in a streamlined, efficient manner.
96% of people aren't ready to buy from you the first time they visit your website.
The same holds true at a trade show, networking event, or business meeting. So instead pushing your sales pitch right off the bat, it's important to get to know your prospects and communicate with them on a more personal level. This is easily achieved by using email nurturing through your CRM.
Email addresses can be captured from a form submission on your website. When this happens, a campaign can be triggered automatically with integrated marketing automation. You can send a short series of relevant messages to your prospects to get the conversation going, letting them learn about you while also getting to know what they're most interested in. This timely, targeted follow-up keeps your business in front of your leads and moves more of them into the valued customer category.
When it comes to earning a customer's business, it's all about them and their needs – not about you and your agenda. You won't get very far by bugging cold leads who don't know you and aren't interested in making a deal. With the use of a CRM, you can spend your time focusing on opportunities in your pipeline that are "Hot" and leave the cold calling to the birds.
As you gather and manage data on your contacts, a CRM can send notifications when someone is interested in your product or service.
As you learn more about your contacts and they learn more about you, you can move them through your sales statuses and prioritize your sales opportunities.
As you land more customers, it's important to deliver stellar customer service. In fact according to Harris Interactive, 86% of customers quit doing business because of a poor customer experience. Within a CRM, the task module enables you to manage your day, prioritize important to-do's and ensure you are responding to your customers' needs quickly.
As a best practice, automate your new customer onboarding workflows to include automate tasks to your support team and your new customers. You can also measure the health of your relationship with your customers and auto-schedule future check-ins, such as 30, 60, and 90 days out, making sure your customers are feeling the love and getting the most out of your product or service.
Which marketing campaigns are performing the best? AdWords, SEO or referrals?
What customer service methods are working? Live chat or phone calls?
Which type of customer is the most profitable one? Healthcare or Manufacturing?
This allows you to have your finger on the pulse of your business and know what is working and what isn't to help you find and keep more customers.
For small businesses wanting to get closer to customers, drive more leads and grow sales, a CRM is the missing link. Customer relationship management systems put you in control of your business by giving you the data and the insights you need to automate your process and deliver a great customer experience.


Employed mothers will still be entitled to 52 weeks of maternity leave but will only have to take at least the initial two weeks of leave after the birth.
Working parents will be able to opt to share the remaining leave as 'flexible parental leave' and it will be up to both parents to decide how this is done.
Parents will have much greater flexibility about how they 'mix and match' their leave, provided that they take no more than 52 weeks combined leave in total.
Under the new rules, all mothers will continue to have a guaranteed 52 weeks of maternity leave if they want it. They will have to take at least two weeks (or four weeks if they are manual workers) before they can return to work to make sure they have appropriate time to recover from the birth.
Should they choose to take advantage of flexible leave, mothers and fathers will be able to opt into the flexible parental leave system at any point from the initial two week recovery period after the birth.
Parents will be required to provide a self-certified notice of their leave entitlement to their employers, with the Government intending to consult fully next year on the detail of how the new system will be administered. Parents will be expected to give their employers eight weeks' notice of their intention to take flexible parental leave.
The Government will create a new statutory payment for parents on flexible parental leave, with the same qualifying requirements that currently apply to statutory maternity and paternity pay. The new system will not place any restrictions on the flexibility of flexible parental leave but will leave it to each parent and their employer to agree between themselves the pattern of leave.
Fathers will also gain a new right to take unpaid leave to attend two antenatal appointments. Statutory paternity leave will remain at two weeks, but the Government is to keep this under review and look at extending this period once the economy is in a stronger position.
New proposals have also been announced to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees, irrespective of any caring responsibilities, to give greater choice and freedom to workers.
The Government will remove the current statutory procedure for considering requests and instead, employers will have a duty to consider all requests in a reasonable manner. As is currently the case, employers will only be able to refuse flexible working requests on business grounds.
The Government plans to legislate next year and is expected to introduce the changes to flexible working from April 2014 and to flexible parental leave from October 2015.
Clients have access to our online tools. One of those is a Maternity Leave Calculator. It will allow both employers and employees to plan out parental leave, and will avoid any confusion.


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A SYMPHONY OF HOPE: THE HAITI PROJECT – Christopher Lennertz et al.
October 2, 2011 1 comment
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
On January 12, 2010, the city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti was effectively flattened when it was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Within a matter of seconds over 50,000 people had been killed, and over a million people left homeless. Diseases such as cholera blighted the survivors and thwarted relief efforts, and since then the humanitarian crisis in the country has reached staggering proportions, with over 250,000 residences destroyed and basic services and infrastructure left in ruins. Reacting to the global call for help, film composer Christopher Lennertz was inspired to act. Calling upon his fellow composers and other members of the Los Angeles film music community of musicians and engineers, Lennertz teamed up with the charity Hands Together to create A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project, a musical fundraising project intended to help the people of Haiti. Read more…
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A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project
Last Saturday, March 26th, I had the honor attending the recording sessions for "A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project" at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, CA. The brainchild of composer Christopher Lennertz, the Symphony is musical fundraising project designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need.
A year after the terrible earthquake which destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, it was clear to Lennertz that the need for assistance was greater than ever. In response Lennertz came up with the idea of the "Symphony of Hope", and invited 25 leading film composers to collaborate with him on a project to benefit the Haiti Earthquake Relief fund. Read more…
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SPLINTER – Elia Cmiral
Czech/Swedish composer Elia Cmiral has fallen a long way down the film music pecking order since the comparative heights of Ronin in 1998 and Battlefield Earth in 2000, to the point where is now a go-to guy for a large number of low budget horror directors. Cmiral's latest film, Splinter, is another one in a long list of gore-fests: directed by Toby Wilkins, it stars Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo and Jill Wagner as a young couple and an escaped convict who find themselves trapped in an isolated gas station by an evil parasite which, when contracted, mutates the body of the host into something resembling a human porcupine. Read more…
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PULSE – Elia Cmiral
Once upon a time, for a short period, Elia Cmiral was considered a 'hot property for the future' in Hollywood music circles. Having taken a tortuous circuit to the mainstream – via his Czech homeland, his adopted country of Sweden, and work on the TV show Nash Bridges – his first major film, the 1998 Robert De Niro thriller Ronin was pretty much roundly praised. Then, two years later, came the nadir: the ill-fated, critically derided Battlefield Earth, which almost single-handedly re-destroyed John Travolta's career, and catapulted Cmiral into the realms of straight-to-video Z-grade horror movies. Pulse is only his fourth cinematic feature since the turn of the millennium and, unfortunately, neither the film or the score is likely to alter his career trajectory. Read more…
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BATTLEFIELD EARTH – Elia Cmiral
The definition of a "turkey" in cinematic terms is, in my own words, a film which fails to impress on ever conceivable level, from acting to direction to writing, up to and including any and all of the technical departments. Battlefield Earth, a big-budget science fiction epic wannabe adapted from the best-selling pulp novel by L. Ron Hubbard, is a turkey. A great, big, bloated, clucking turkey complete with giblets a wattle and a parson's nose and everything. It's a rare occurrence for such a high-profile movie to be this bad – there are normally at least one or two redeeming features, even it's only a high quotient of campness a la Showgirls – but Battlefield Earth fails on every conceivable level, with the possible exception of its music. Read more…
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SCL Award Nominations 2021


In honor of Black History Month, the author, Jeanne Harvey, of My Hands Sing the Blues is giving away one autographed copy of her book to a lucky WSBS reader!
JH: I'm living my dream come true to be a children's book author! I've wanted to write books for children since I was a girl. I've had a number of jobs along the way (roller coaster operator, attorney for high tech businesses, literacy and library volunteer, and most recently, middle school Language Arts and Writing Workshop teacher). This year, I've rejoined the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) docent program, and I give tours to student groups which I really enjoy. I actually was inspired to write MY HANDS SING THE BLUES when I gave tours at SFMOMA of an amazing Romare Bearden exhibit organized by the National Gallery. Kids loved his art! I could barely get them to move on to the next painting because they were so drawn to the vibrant images of the collages and the stories that each painting told.
When I'm not giving tours at SFMOMA, I'm usually at home or in one of the many libraries or coffee houses I frequent where I'm writing, writing, writing. If I'm at home, my sweet dog, Lucy, a black Lab, is at my feet keeping me company (or nudging me to tell me it's time to get moving and take a walk).
I live in Marin County, just north of my favorite landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge, with my husband who has been a big supporter of my writing since we met in college. We have two sons in college, and they too read my work and give me great suggestions.
R: How many books have you written? Why write for kids?
JH: I've written many books for children, picture books and novels, but some need to stay in my files because I view them as stepping stones to where I am now. It's been a long road for me to get published which made it all that more exciting when it happened.
My first picture book to be published, ASTRO THE STELLER SEA LION (Sylvan Dell Publishing) was published in 2010. It's based on a true story of a stranded Steller sea lion pup that was rescued by the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center. Astro bonded to people and kept returning to people each time he was released in the ocean. He even joined a school's walk-a-thon! When I read about his story in my local newspaper, I thought, here's a perfect story to share with kids. A case of fact better than fiction. I love writing for children because I get to relish the things kids love. And, as a children's book author, I get to be around kids and share my books which is such fun! When a child tells me that he or she loves my book, it's truly the best feeling. One teacher told me that a girl who had trouble reading liked my book so much that she memorized the story from reading it so often. I feel very honored to be able to touch a child's life in that way.
R: Books featuring African-American characters are hard to come by. Why did you choose to focus your book on African Americans?
JH: Yes, I agree that we need more books with African-American characters. I was inspired to write this books because of Romare Bearden's amazing art. His art tells stories not only about his childhood, but the African-American experience in a way we can all seek to understand. I wanted to share his art and his life story with more children through a book about him.
R: Sum up your book for my readers. Why will their kiddos enjoy it?
JH: MY HANDS SING THE BLUES tells the story of the childhood journey of Romare Bearden from Charlotte, North Carolina, to shimmering Harlem, New York City. As part of the Great Migration, his family moved to escape the terrible Jim Crow laws, and his family home in Harlem became a center for Harlem Renaissance artists, writers and activists. I wrote the story in a loosely based blues format (three line stanzas with rhyme and repeating phrases) because Bearden loved and was greatly influenced by blues and jazz. He not only had musician friends, but he could hear the music right from his studio in Harlem. When I read the book to children at schools and libraries, they connect to Romare leaving his wonderful great-grandparents, and the excitement of a train ride. And I enjoy going wild with the train sounds included in my text (and I even bring a wooden train whistle). And kids absolutely love Liz Zunon's illustrations which are truly amazing!
JH: I'm working on several books. I like working on one book, then putting it away and then coming back to it with fresh eyes. I enjoy writing narrative nonfiction biographies and finding a creative way to capture a theme about a person's life. So I'm tackling a couple of different artist type picture book biographies. And, I'm also trying my hand at a few humorous picture books — I think having our exuberant spontaneous college sons home during the holidays put me in a rather silly mood. And silly can be great fun to write!
Begins and Ends: Begins now, ends at noon (central time) on Feb. 16th. Winner's name will be posted on Feb. 16th.
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5: Leave a comment stating what you liked best about Jeanne's interview.
I posted about your giveaway on my blog, http://barefootkentuckymama.blogspot.com/ This picture book sounds wonderful!
I would love to win this! Books with brown faces are hard to come by, for sure, and we are slowly adding to our library.
One thing that is helpful in our celebraying Black History Month is that our library will pull all the children's books featuring African American children or authors and display them. We will load up on them to read and then we know what books are available (for future library visits) since it's hard to do a catalogue search for these types of books at our library. One book we found last year and loved was about black cowboys with real pictures and historical accounts. My son loves horses, but I always considered cowboys to be white. This was a fun learning experience for us!
Anyway, I'd love to add to our library!
I like the creativity of the writing--using the music blues stanza format. I think any kid would love that! Any book that allows for an opportunity to expand personal conversation is cherished here. It is wonderful to be able to explore 'history' at a child's pace. We have some tough stuff to cover in the future. I like to be able have positive conversation and talks about our beauty while we can!
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The main hero of this series is always very emotional and expressive person. Stanley Miller worked in a small town called New Hampshire. He knew the town very well. Because of that the sheriff work was an easy thing for him. He was a great judge of character. But he had the experience of fighting not only humans. The town is terrorized By real demons, they are ruthless and horrible. Only Stan is able to cope with them.


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That said, there are a few things you should know before you start.
If you can afford to, use the upcase.com tutorials to learn. They're video based and awesome. If you can't just use vimtutor and practice.
You need to delete Sublime and just use Vim. It's the only way.
Learn tmux (also through upcase) shortly after Vim. It makes terminal/iterm much faster to work with.
There are a few Vim plugins which will make life easier (install them with Pathogen). None of them are absolutley critical, mind you neither is central heating but I think we can all agree it's a pretty good idea.
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Photo books & albums aren't just limited to weddings & babies - they're a great way to document all of life's adventures! Here's a list with some ideas to inspire your next creation!
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While participating in the press blitz surrounding The Grammys, MMG rapper and "Boss" Rick Ross dropped hints that his label mate, acclaimed rapper Wale would be dropping his long awaited album about "nothing " while talking with Billboard.com yesterday. Wale's The Album About Nothing, is a concept album inspired by Jerry Seinfeld's iconic 90's sitcom Seinfeld, which was nicknamed "the show about nothing. " Based on our own reports as far back as January 2013, Seinfeld himself went on video record via You Tube, discussing his participation in this sitcom inspired album.
The whole thing is a trip to watch. We are just as inspired as Ross. Watch Jerry On video below and you'll see why.
Jerry Seinfeld discusses working with Wale
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[08:30:00] CHRIS CILLIZZA, CNN POLITICS REPORTER AND EDITOR-AT-LARGE: Harder for me to believe that Jeff Sessions forgot that he had a sit- down with Sergey Kislyak, the then Russian ambassador, in his Senate office basically saying, well, I didn't mention that when I was under oath and people asked if I had any contacts because that was in my official capacity as a senator, not as a surrogate for Donald Trump. You're slicing the onion very thinly there. And I just -- I think Sessions is who we should pay attention to here because there's a lot of smoke around a lot of different people here, as Asha mentioned. It seems to me there's more and more growing around Sessions.
JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: Chris Cillizza says focus on Sessions.
A.B., Jared Kushner also turning over documents over the last 24 hours. Our reporting is that he's being asked questions about the firing of James Comey, you know, questions about possible obstruction of justice. Is it just Sessions or is Kushner now in the spotlight?
A.B. STODDARD, ASSOCIATE EDITOR, REALCLEARPOLITICS: Well, you know, we throw around these terms like "target" or "focus" or "subject" or whatever. The point is, they're asking him a lot of questions. And he -- we all know because we've been talking about this for all year, that he left off foreign contacts, almost 100 of them I believe, on his SF-86 security clearance form.
He snuck the Russian ambassador up the back elevator to Trump Tower to elude the press during the transition. He was trying to set up a secret back channel of communications to evade our own security apparatus during the transition. So there will be questions of Jared Kushner.
There's some conflicting reporting about how much he had to do with the Comey firing. But he certainly obviously is someone that they need to learn about. And we have no idea where this is going. I mean to speculate about how intensely he is under the spotlight is really hard to do, but he -- there's too many anecdotes about him hiding things and we learn them later for him not to be a subject of a lot of information, at least, in the investigation.
ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Thank you all panel. Great to talk to you. Have a good weekend.
Meanwhile, we do have some breaking news for you right now because the October jobs report is out. We'll bring you the numbers and what it means for you, next.
[08:36:27] CAMEROTA: OK, we have some breaking news. This just in. The Labor Department releasing the October jobs report moments ago. Christine Romans is still crunching the numbers for us.
CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Hi.
CAMEROTA: She's in the CNN Money Now Center.
ROMANS: Guys, it's a bounce-back from those hurricanes. And, remember, we thought we had a job loss in September. Now it looks like 18,000 jobs created in September and then a net new jobs of 261,000 in October.
That's the strongest job creation in almost a year. So that's a good number. It shows you companies are hiring. We know layoffs are down and companies are hiring.
Let me show you the unemployment rate because this ticked down to 4.1 percent. That is the lowest again since late 2000.
This is a strong job market. This is a job market where someone who wants a job and has the skills for a job is getting a job.
Where are they getting a job? In these sectors, Food. Bars and restaurants. That's that bounce-back after Hurricanes Irma and Harvey in those big, big population centers of Texas and Florida. People are coming back and getting hired.
Business services. These are office jobs. These are lawyers. These are consultants. These are jobs that tend to pay a little bit more. And even in manufacturing, we saw 24,000 net new jobs in manufacturing.
Also we saw job creation in health care. That has been a consistent, steady performer. We're talking about 85 months now overall of job gains.
So I would call this a strong jobs report. It shows you what we've been saying for many months now, there are about 6 million, 6.5 million people out of work looking for work. There are about 6 million open jobs in America. That's a pretty tight labor market.
Now we need to be starting talking about how to raising wages. Wages only 2.4 percent wage growth. That's not enough here. We need to start talking about how we're going to raise wages and how we're going to put those people who have a -- who want a job with those jobs that are open, you guys.
CAMEROTA: It's going to be hard for us to talk about that, I can tell, from the raised wages problem.
ROMANS: Raised Wages. Really raise wages. Happy Friday.
BERMAN: All right, Christine Romans, thank you very, very much. President Trump willing to hear out a campaign advisor linked to Russia. Is that evidence of collusion? We're going to speak with author Bill Browder, who went from investing in Russia to crusading against corruption there, next.
[08:42:17] BERMAN: Major developments in the Russian investigation. A campaign advisor who attended a campaign meeting last year, where George Papadopoulos pinched a Trump-Putin meeting, tells CNN that then candidate Trump listened and did not dismiss the notion. Jeff Sessions was in that meeting too, but the attorney general testified as recently as last month that he did not know of any campaign workers communicating with Russia.
Joining me now is someone really at the center of this Russian discussion, Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and the author of "Red Notice."
Bill, thanks so much for being with us.
For people who don't know you and don't know your role sort of in the back and forth with Russia over the last year, Bill's been -- you know, was the main proponent of what ended up being the Magnitsky Act. Something that really upset Vladimir Putin like nothing else. It was your lawyer who ultimately died at the hands of Russia. So that's just some context for people here.
Asha Rangappa, who worked for the FBI, was just on with us. She said there was a statistically improbable level of contact between various Russians and various people in the Trump campaign. Does that seem like an apt statement to you, sir?
BILL BROWDER, AUTHOR, "RED NOTICE": Well, I don't have all the evidence that's available to all these people. But what we can see is that Vladimir Putin absolutely wanted to get rid of sanctions, the Magnitsky sanctions in particular. What we can see is that there was a meeting at Trump Tower between a representative of Vladimir Putin. And then we can see all sorts of different people popping up doing different things. There was Carter Page. There was this guy Papadopoulos, et cetera, who were all effectively sort of doing various things for the Russians.
Now, we still don't know whether these people, like Papadopoulos and Carter Page, were sort of instrumental members of the Trump campaign or whether they were sometime -- sort of guys trying to do -- make themselves known. And so there's still a lot of work that needs to be done. But this does start to solidify a picture, which has been sort of hanging out there for a while.
BERMAN: What we also know is that George Papadopoulos was offered stuff. You know, these Russians that he was speaking with offered him dirt and apparently e-mails from Hillary Clinton. We know that Donald Trump Jr. was offered stuff, dirt on Hillary Clinton before that meeting where the Magnitsky Act was also discussed. Based on what you know of how Vladimir Putin and Russian intelligence works, these offers, what do you see in them?
[08:45:09] Now, we don't know whether this was just a low level reach- out that they got through these people, or whether it actually generated real sort of engagement between the two campaigns. That has yet to be proven. But we know for sure what Russia's intentions were and we're starting to see little bits and bites of information to suggest that that -- those offers were either warmly received or possibly even openly accepted.
BERMAN: You say the Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is, quote, working perfectly. Explain.
BROWDER: Well, so what we have going here is a situation where there is -- there was worry or reason to believe that there might be collusion. And so, as a result, a special investigator was appointed. And as a result of his appointment, we now have people being -- all throughout this process being interviewed. And some of those interviews are generating now legal results.
I mean the fact that Papadopoulos has pled guilty, I don't think we've seen the end of this Papadopoulos story. I think that we'll hear his testimony in due course.
And as this thing materializes, we'll get to -- eventually we will get to the end of whether there was collusion or whether there was not collusion.
BROWDER: And the thing about it is, that Mueller is an absolutely talented law enforcement officer and he's got more -- a couple dozen people below him who are equally talented. And the answer will come. There will be -- we won't be left in the dark by the time this is all over.
BERMAN: You made Kremlin accountability a crusade over the last few years. We're learning just how involved Russia was on social media during the campaign, 146 million people seen Russian linked content on FaceBook alone. What do you think the U.S. government needs to do to protect itself going forward?
BROWDER: Well, what's absolutely clear is that technology has advanced faster than regulation of that technology. And both Twitter, FaceBook, Wikipedia, Google, all these organizations are being abused by Russia and there aren't any safeguards in place. And so this is an area that can't be just left to the chaotic elements of the masses. This has to be something that -- where there is clear regulation so that Russians can't come into our country and basically manipulate public opinion as if it's American public opinion. It just can't happen -- happen here.
BERMAN: A quick, final question. One of the bizarre, you know, topsy- turvy natures of the whole Russia thing is that Fusion GPS, which was involved with the Russian dossier obviously, at some point also now hired to talk about you and research you in a not necessarily completely flattering way. What do you make of that?
BROWDER: So at the exact same time as Glenn Simpson and Fusion GPS were working on the Trump dossier, they were working for Natalia Veselnitskaya, who was working for Vladimir Putin, to basically cover up the real facts of the murder of Sergei Magnitsky in Washington with journalists. And I find it astounding that -- I mean basically anybody who's effectively working for Putin, to try to cover up a murder, it doesn't -- it doesn't rank very high in my books.
BERMAN: All right, Bill Browder, thanks so much for being with us. Unusual insight you have into what's going on around the world right now. We really appreciate it.
CAMEROTA: OK, John, here's some exciting news. CNN is proud to announce the top ten CNN Heroes of 2017. And you can decide who will be named CNN's Hero of the Year. So here's Anderson Cooper to show you how.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR, "AC 360": Now that we've announced the top ten CNN Heroes of 2017, it's time to show you how you can help decide who should be CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to help them continue their work.
Just go to cnnheroes.com, where you can learn more about each hero. And when you're ready, just click on vote.
Log in using your e-mail address or FaceBook account and choose your favorite. Then confirm your selection and you're all set.
And this year you can vote through FaceBook Messenger.
You can vote up to ten times a day per method, every day, through December 12th. Then rally your friends by sharing your vote on social media.
My friend and co-host, Kelly Ripa, joins me to reveal the 2017 Hero of the Year live during our 11th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute Sunday, December 17th.
CAMEROTA: OK. And you can meet all of this year's top ten heroes at cnnheroes.com. And vote every single day. Also, a reminder, that all ten will be honored at the 11th Annual CNN Heroes. It's an all-star tribute. That will be live on December 17th.
BERMAN: Can't wait for that. That will be wonderful.
President Trump about to embark on a high stakes trip to Asia. Will he meet with Vladimir Putin during a key summit? CNN's Christiane Amanpour previews the 12 day trip. That's next.
[08:54:22] CAMEROTA: We are moments away from President Trump heading to Asia for the most consequential trip of his presidency thus far. The president will visit five nations, Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines on this 12 day trip. This, of course, amid escalating tensions with North Korea.
So joining us now is CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
Christiane, great to have you here with us.
What are you watching for this trip?
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it is an important trip, obviously, and it's a long trip. One of the longest, if not the longest that the president has taken.
And, obviously, the big sort of, you know, geo strategic challenge will be North Korea. And they quote haven't figured out, neither the U.S. or the allies, how to keep Kim Jong-un from using and threatening his nuclear capabilities. So that's going to be a big, big issue.
[08:55:10] And I've been talking to the highest ranking North Korean defector in about two decades. His name is Thae Yong-Ho. He was the deputy ambassador here in the U.K. And I asked him about the, you know, the very heated language that President Trump and Kim Jong-un have been, you know, hurling at each other through Twitter and through the atmosphere. And he said, to an extent, it worked, particularly forcing Kim Jong-un not to come through with threats to target places bike Guam and test missiles in that direction.
THAE YONG-HO, DEFECTED NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMAT: The unpredictability of President Trump worked to some extent. And -- but now I think that kind of exchange of rhetoric, warnings or whatever, are not necessary. And the most important thing is to deliver the policy messages towards North Korea.
AMANPOUR: So that is the big deal, deliver the message that the west, the allies will not tolerate North Korean adventurism with its nukes.
They have the nuclear devices. They are perfecting their intercontinental ballistic capability. And this defector, like South Korean intelligence, believes that there could be another provocation by North Korea, but says we must keep the international sanctions regime, keep up the pressure, but also try to engage to reduce this danger on the Korean peninsula.
BERMAN: You know, on the subject of the rhetoric, this is something that the White House has been asked repeatedly. And the national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, was asked directly about this yesterday, you know, will the president tone it down? Will he watch what he's saying? This is what he said.
H. R. MCMASTER, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: The president will use whatever language he wants to use, obviously. And what the president has done is clarified in all of his discussions, his statements on North Korea our determination to insure that North Korea is unable to threaten our allies and our partners and certainly the United States.
BERMAN: So on that front, Christiane, he's going to keep on talking like he has been talking. That seems clear.
If I can, though, I want to shift gears to Vladimir Putin, because the Russian leader will be at the APEX Summit that the president will be at also. And there's a question bout whether the two leaders will meet. The White House says they don't know yet. How do you read that?
AMANPOUR: Well, it's likely that they will in some form of fashion because that's going to be in the Vietnam leg of the trip. And Vladimir Putin has tended to be at those meetings. And, yes, has meetings with all the major leaders.
So it's likely. I mean, we don't know, but it's likely that they will engage in some form or fashion. Of course, that also comes at, obviously, the crucial time that you've all been talking about and we're all watching with the increasing revelations of the closeness of Russia and interfering with the election and the links with Trump campaign officials. So it will be another one of those touchy times, very sensitive times for a meeting between the two leaders.
But beyond that, there are huge areas that they have to talk about. For instance, North Korea. And, of course, then, the other big issues are going to be trade. President Trump, you know, used the idea of limiting the notion of trade on China's terms, as he said it. The idea of free trade. He's pulled out of the TPP. He's going to be discussing with President Xi, he's going to be talking with president -- or rather Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. And he's going to be listening to many of the leaders on climate as well.
So there are a lot of issues there with North Korea being the most dangerous one.
CAMEROTA: And, Christiane, how about international lightning rod, Duterte, president of the Philippines, how is that interaction going to go?
AMANPOUR: Yes. Well, look, you know, you remember President Obama did not meet with him. Duterte was using very vulgar language in public. He was not only having a massive crackdown at home, which involved the killings of thousands of civilians in the so-call war against drugs, but he also was using very, very ugly language towards President Obama himself. And so the American president hasn't met Duterte since he has been elected.
It will be, you know, it will be yet another development. We'll see what comes of that meeting. That will be in the Philippines where the ASEAN meeting, the summit, the annual summit of Southeast Asian allies will take place. And we don't know. And H.R. McMaster was asked about this, will President Trump, as the leader of the country that espouses the most democratic values, the most human rights values, the most values of freedom around the world, will he, you know, impress those -- that necessity on people like authoritarians such as President Duterte, President Putin, President Xi. Let's not face it -- let's not forget, he's going to be meeting with President Xi as well. Don't know whether he's going to do that.
CAMEROTA: OK, Christiane Amanpour, thank you very much for all of the insight and what to watch.
BERMAN: And, again, the president departs any minute from the White House. We're watching that very carefully. He's been speaking to cameras on the way out. We're going to have our cameras there waiting.
[09:00:05] Time now for CNN "NEWSROOM" with Poppy Harlow, all alone today.


But they run their offense to perfection. They grind you out with a bruising inside game, and they have perimeter shooters that fire darts from beyond the 3-point arc.
That's why Masuk defeated Newtown 56-48 on Tuesday night before an enthusiastic home crowd.
The Panthers simply forced the Nighthawks to defend longer than they were accustomed to. They waited for openings, and took advantage of every opportunity.
"They were just very patient in the second half," Newtown coach John Quinn said. "They ran their offense until they got layups. That was the difference."
Actually, Masuk's ability to shoot the ball was a huge factor as well. Panther guards Alex Malandra, Kyle Mason and Brian Smith combined to hit five three-pointers in the second half. Malandra scored 10 of his 14 points in the third quarter alone.
Those three balanced the production that center Shawn Cavanaugh provided in the paint. Cavanaugh, a senior, led Masuk with a game-high 16 points. The Panthers ran a motion offense all game.
Their offensive sets allowed Cavanaugh, a standout running back during football season, plenty of room to maneuver when he received the ball. He proved too quick for Newtown center Brennan Coakley. That was a key development because Coakley spent the game in constant foul trouble before he finally fouled out with two minutes remaining.
"That was the plan," Cavanaugh said. "We wanted to keep banging the ball inside so we could get Coakley in foul trouble. We wanted to switch Josh Rouse onto me."
Still, the Nighthawks could have won this game.
A foul line jumper by freshman guard Kevin Troy gave Newtown a 29-27 halftime lead. The Nighthawks trailed 43-41 at the end of the third quarter.
A Smith three-pointer staked Masuk to a 49-43 lead with 3:49 remaining, but Newtown guard Marcus Tracy cut the deficit to 49-46 with a three-point play.
Then came the turning point.
The Nighthawks came up with a steal on the defensive end. With a chance to tie the game with a three-pointer, Tracy missed a jumper from the corner. The rebound bounced right to Coakley, who missed a layup.
"That did affect us mentally," Tracy said of Coakley's missed opportunity. "We just had too many letdowns offensively and defensively in the second half. Masuk's a good team, and we know that every game with them is going to be like this. But this was not the game we wanted to play in the second half. They hit some big shots down the stretch."
This was a big loss for the Nighthawks. Had they won the game, Newtown would have overtook Masuk in the South-West Conference standings. But it's hard to win a game with just one player (Tracy with 12 points) reaching double figures.
"They made shots at the end and we didn't," Quinn said. "They made free-throws and we didn't. We had our chances. We needed this one."


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KRAVITZ: She's not the new Tamika, but she's Candice Dupree, and that's more than good enough - 13 WTHR Indianapolis - Bob Kravitz, Indiana Fever, Tamika CatchingsWNBA, season,
KRAVITZ: She's not the new Tamika, but she's Candice Dupree, and that's more than good enough
KRAVITZ: She's not the new Tamika, but she's Candice Dupree, and that's more than good enough | 13 WTHR Indianapolis
Bob Kravitz
Candice Dupree, then with Phoenix, drives around Minnesota Lynx's Rebekkah Brunson in the first quarter of a WNBA playoff semi-finals basketball game Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Published: May 14th, 2017 - 9:55am (EDT)
Updated: May 17th, 2017 - 8:16am (EDT)
INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - You don't replace the irreplaceable. That's something Andrew Luck knew intuitively when he stepped into Peyton Manning's over-sized shoes. That's something Candice Dupree is learning as she accepts the mantle as the Fever's top player (along with Briann January) after the retirement of Tamika Catchings.
"I don't think she (Dupree) looks at it that way,'' said Fever first-year coach Pokey Chatman. "That's part of why getting her (in a trade with Phoenix) was so key, because when you talk to her, she's a military kid, keeps it short and sweet and direct and doesn't mince words. She's really comfortable in her own skin and how she plays the game and how she affects people. She won't be boisterous, but she'll be effective.''
Dupree, a 12th-year player who has had a terrific career while playing for Chicago, Phoenix and now Indiana, smiled when asked about Catchings. She knows she's going to be asked about Catchings. Over and over again, like it or not. If she doubts it, just ask Andrew Luck, who spent most of his rookie year answering questions about Peyton Manning.
"I'm not coming in looking to replace anybody or becoming the face of the franchise,'' Dupree said evenly. "I'm just playing my game and trying to help our team win.''
Said Chatman: "It would be totally unfair to task someone with having to replace Tamika Catchings. We didn't even have to talk about it with her. She's very cerebral as a person and a player.''
Don't ever underestimate the impact Catchings had, both on this franchise and on this city. All Catchings did was put the Fever on the local and national map, make them a consistent playoff team and ultimately a WNBA champion. She was the team's best player and one of the league's best players for years and years, forever putting a happy, genuine face on a franchise and a sport that is still growing and looking for a bigger place on the national landscape.
It would not be a stretch to say that outside of Manning – or maybe, along with Manning – Catchings has done more to impact the community with her generosity, personality and outreach than any other athlete who's ever come through Indianapolis. She was the smiling face of the franchise, a player and a personality who cannot be readily replaced.
Dupree, though, said she's not going to be chased by Catchings' ghost. She's just going to play, something she's done exceedingly well throughout her long WNBA career. stats
During Media Day, someone asked Dupree to describe her game.
"I think I'm a versatile player,'' she said. Then she laughed. "I've been around 12 years; I'd be surprised if fans don't know who I am. I must not be doing a very good job.''
After that aside, she said, "I feel like I'm pretty composed. Some might think I'm a little bit boring because I'm pretty fundamentally sound, not flashy, but I get the job done.''
I mentioned another fundamentally sound, boring player. Guy named Tim Duncan. Going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
"There you go,'' she said. "There you go.''
Perhaps the best way to describe Dupree's game, besides effective, is understated. She will not have you jumping out of your seat. But she will help the Fever win, just the way the Fever have always won, year after year after year.
"I remember when I coached her (Dupree) in Russia (Spartak), I'd get so frustrated with her, then I'd look at the stat sheet and she'd have 19 and 11,'' Chatman said. "But you didn't feel it. They'd be like `Chill out, Coach, she's got 19 and 11.' Oops, `sorry.' ''
Dupree envisions having a somewhat different role in Indiana. In Phoenix, which was her last stop, she played beside megastars Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner, two big scorers. Her role was somewhat more complementary with that team. Not so this year.
"Playing in Phoenix was great, but you're playing beside those two (Taurasi and Griner) and you've got to take a back seat to them,'' Dupree said. "I don't know that I'll have to do that here. Here, I'll have more of a scoring role, so I'm looking forward to that.''
There's another notable new face with the Fever, and that's Chatman, who replaced Stephanie White after White accepted the Vanderbilt job.
"Going after Pokey was a no brainer for me,'' general manager Kelli Krauskopf said.
Chatman was an All American player at LSU, ascended from assistant coach to head coach at her alma mater and took the Tigers to three consecutive Final Fours. But after the 2007, Chatman was forced to resign after allegations arose that she had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a former player.
Undaunted, she moved on to Russia's Spartak team, where she worked, both as an assistant and as a head coach, for three years. She also coached the Slovakian national team.
The last six years, she was the general manager and coach of the Chicago Sky, a team forever looking to upend the Fever. Unsuccessfully, in large measure.
What's to know about Chatman? Well, first, her given birth name is Dana, but as a self-described "chubby little kid,'' everybody called her Pokey, to the point where she confused Uncle Sam on her taxes by calling herself Pokey rather than Dana. She has since legally changed her name to Pokey.
She's also a motorcycle riding enthusiast, having rolled around town (when it hasn't been pouring rain) on her Harley Davidson Street Glide.
"I've never been on her motorcycle,'' said Dupree, who previously played for Chatman at the World University Games in Turkey and in Russia. "If I did, though, I'd want a sidecar. You know, put on goggles and just chill.''
Chatman jumped at the opportunity to join the Fever after her time passed in Chicago. She had heard so many good things about Pacers Sports and Entertainment from former Pacers assistant Brian Shaw, who told her the organization would "ruin her'' after she saw the first-class way things were done in Indianapolis.
Even while Krauskopf was trying to sell Chatman on the job, Chatman was thinking, "You don't have to recruit me, sweetheart. I'm here.''
While Dupree is a bit more laid back, Chatman brings the verbal hard edge, something a re-tooling – sorry, we don't say rebuilding – team desperately needs.
"She's a lot of fun to play for,'' Dupree. "I really enjoy playing for coaches who get fired up and are really intense. They're not afraid to scream and yell and hold people accountable. As players, we feed off that energy. It reminds me of (college coach) Dawn Staley, just really intense and passionate about the game.''
A new era begins tonight for the Fever, who open the season at the Seattle Storm Sunday evening. The franchise will be moving forward without Catchings for the first time since 2001, but Dupree and Chatman are undaunted. Time marches on, and those two plan to lead the parade.
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I know nothing about the specifics you've mentioned but for a non ideal fix, I think you should be able to include a digitally controlled analog switch for the audio output line. Start that switch after some time (say a couple of seconds) to avoid that Pop!
I also suffered from the same thing.
Before enabling output, unless converting operation is performed with data 0, output seems to be undefined.
Please try the following initialization code.
Good thoughts on the software setup.
The DAC isn't a strong driver.
Are you feeding a low pass filter and an audio amp?
Does the audio amp have a Mute pin that you could control during the startup phase?
Recall hardware wise, the DAC is DC coupled, its output goes from 0 to Vcc volts.
A small audio amp chip is likely AC coupled, and the "0" point is Vcc/2.
Classically, the DAC's Full Scale/2 will be about Vcc/2, and "match" the audio input's zero signal state.
Any wide, sudden, voltage swing will be fed through the system and come out as noise on start up.
If you want to drive a speaker directly then you can use a couple of PWM channels to create a kind of class D amp. It drives a small speaker well enough, or you can make a little FET based push/pull driver to get more volume.


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SBA reopens loan programs
Plainview Herald, Plainview Herald
The United States Small Business Administration has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program loan initiative.
This round of PPP authorizes $284 billion in potentially forgivable loans to be applied to job retention and other expenses through the end of March.
The program offers opportunities for first draw and second draw PPP loans.
New applicants can apply for these loans through SBA-approved "7a" lenders, according to the Texas Business Bulletin email sent out by The Texas Governor's Office.
Additional resources and information is available at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program. The website includes tools to help locate lenders.
PPP loan recipients can work with their lenders regarding loan forgiveness.
The Economic Injury Disaster Loan program has also been reopened and extended through the end of December. The program accepts applications from all eligible businesses.
Small businesses interested in loan reconsideration can email PDC.Reconsideration@sba.gov.
Those interested can also watch the Governor's Small Business Webinar at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvXmIbaUuM&feature=youtu.be for additional information.
Plainview Herald
Staff reporter for the Plainview Herald


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Preview: SK8 the Infinity Season 1 Episode 2
Developed by Hiroko Utsumi ('Y'u-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions') in collaboration with Bones Studios ('My Hero Academia'), 'Sk8 the Infinity' (stylized SK∞) or 'Esu Kē Eito' is a sleek, new sports anime about skateboarding. It explores the recreational sport and the thriving subculture around it with the typical unbridled curiosity and flair of Japanese animation. The series revolves around Reki and Langa, two boys who couldn't be more different.
For the energetic and lively Reki, the world begins and ends on the legendary and secretive skateboarding race "S," while quiet and serious Langa has recently moved to the town with his mother. The boys meet at their school, and it isn't long before Reki pulls Langa towards the exhilarating action sport. On January 10, 2021, the original anime premiered as part of ABC and TV Asahi's ANiMAZiNG!!! programming block. Here is what you need to know about the upcoming episode of 'SK8 the Infinity'.
SK8 the Infinity Episode 2 Release Date: When Will It Premiere?
The 2nd episode of 'SK8 the Infinity,' titled 'Awesome for the First Time!," is set to premiere on January 17, 2021. Ichirō Ōkouchi wrote the script for the season. Ryō Takahashi composed the music, and Michinori Chiba handled the character designs. Rude-α sang the opening theme track "Paradise," while Yūri performed the ending theme track "Infinity."
Where to Watch SK8 the Infinity Online?
Episodes of the anime with original Japanese audio and English subtitles will be available on Funimation, AnimeLab (New Zealand and Australia), and Wakanim (Scandinavia) on the same day of their airing in Japan. Furthermore, Spanish and Portuguese subtitled versions will be available on Funimation, and Russian, German, and French subtitled versions will be available on Wakanim.
SK8 the Infinity Spoilers
The series opens with Reki losing a race against Shadow, the antihero. As a result, the latter burn's Reki's skateboard. Langa relocates to Japan from Canada with his mother. He grew up snowboarding and is clearly going to miss the sport as they will now live in a town where there is not much snow. However, he assures his mother that everything is fine. He is later introduced to his classmates, one of whom is Reki. They formally become acquainted later, and Reki's boss at the skate store, Manager Oka, hires Langa to deliver a skateboard for him to a client on the night of the "S' race. Langa learns that the race takes place in an abandoned mine and gets a pass for it from Reki.
When the two boys arrive at the race to deliver the skateboard, they and the client realize that they have mistakenly brought Reki's burned skateboard with them. Shadow shows up and challenges them. The client is unwilling, and Reki is still injured from the last race. So, Langa volunteers. He straps his feet to the board, and after an unstable start, quickly begins incorporating his snowboarding techniques into skating. The episode ends as Langa begins to take the lead.
In episode 2, we are likely going to find out how Langa fared in the arena. The victor of his race with Shadow might also be revealed. Reki and Langa's friendship might develop further. Here is a trailer of the upcoming episode.
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What's particularly important to know is that junk food is extremely rich with sugar and saturated fatty acids, meaning that frequent consummation of these unhealthy delicacies is a secure way of boosting your overall weight. Unfortunately, you probably won't dwell just on gaining couple of kilos more, but there's a great possibility that junk food result in extreme overweighting. While those consequences are equally possible in every age, certain researches showed that mostly teenagers like to replace healthier diet with fast food, which explains large number of obese youth in almost every part of the world.
Damage that junk food can leave on your internal organs is maybe the best way of proving how dangerous it actually can be. Most of hamburgers, fried chicken portions and various sauces contain extremely large amount of fat, salt and sugar which is responsible for creating plaque inside blood vessels resulting in thrombosis and arterial clogging, and if you eat this food in a longer period of time, it may even cause heart attacks. Junk food increases cholesterol values within the blood which is why most people whose meals are based only on this food, usually struggle with high blood pressure and poor circulation. Thanks to bad fatty acids within the junk food, there's a high risk of accumulation of fat deposits on liver which is one of the most common factors or liver dysfunction.
Apart from plenty of harmful substances, junk food is characterized with weak nutritive values, meaning that even if you have eaten large burger, you may feel full but not well energized and fresh. This way you're actually providing your body just with satiety feeling and extra weight, but your body energy is rapidly dropping. The majority of organic veggies, fruits and cereals are great sources of nutrients, vitamins and minerals responsible for boosting each body cell with sufficient energy. While regular green markets offer variety of uncontaminated fruits and veggies, many people find it suitable to look for organic food, proving that you don't have to go to fast food store to pick up easy bites since healthy food is also easily available.
If you consume junk food for a longer time, regular processes within organism are being disturbed since carbohydrates and refined sugar cause an increase of insulin levels in blood with a tendency to produce good chances for diabetes. Potential issues can become even worse, because sugars you enter to your body "orders" your organism to become easily dependent on its greater intake and your pancreas is being pushed to excrete more insulin. Also, poor content of proteins and fibers in processed food results in digestive problems increasing the risk of bowel and stomach cancer.
Some recent medical studies indicated clear connection between junk food consummation and attenuation of certain brain functions. Scientists found out that even short- term eating of fried and greasy food has bad consequences on overall memory ability and concentration, due to the decrease of oxygen within blood vessels. Besides, after every meal that is made of unnatural ingredients, profuse fats and oils, brain becomes oversaturated with trans-fat which is why you can experience low reasoning ability and sleepiness.
Although it's sometimes hard to control every single ingredient that you enter into your organism, the least you can do for your health is to avoid replacing naturally nutritive food with all those instant meals that contain true sources of illness.


We at Bangalore chapter discussed this issue of fund collection for ECK alumni website and decided to start the collection at Bangalore chapter in first week of July.
The suggested contribution amount was kept at Rs.250.00 and any contribution lesser or greater is welcome.
I have got 21 contribution so far and pledge for 4 more contributions.
Probably all other chapters can now follow and start collecting the funds at local chapter level. Keeping fund collection to local chapter level will allow an easy follow up, ease in accounting and provide an opportunity for people to meet. Please decide.
I am planning to send the collected amount (of Bangalore chapter) with the name and other details of contributors to Vivek Gupta by next week.
P.S. Vivek, please send me your address and beneficiary name for draft.


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Solar Roadways: Wave of the Future or Money-Sucking Vortex?
By: Kathy Wilson Peacock
Nothing would be cooler than solar roads that generate the electricity for our no-emissions, self-driving electric cars. The grass would be green, the sky would be bluer. Technology would usher us from this dismal age of potholes, smog, and traffic jams into a Shangri-La of smart infrastructure and a dainty carbon footprint.
Credit: www.bobjones.org.
This is the goal of engineers Julie and Scott Brusaw of Solar Roadways, an Idaho-based start-up that has raised over $2 million on Indiegogo to fund their interlocking hexagonal solar panels embedded with LED lights and heat elements. They developed a working prototype via a Federal Highway Administration grant, which is demonstrated in the somewhat tongue-in-cheek video "Solar FREAKIN' Roadways":
Here's their pitch:
Solar panels can replace any hard surface: roads, sidewalks, bike paths, driveways, parking lots, tarmacs, basketball courts, etc.
Private investors will be the early adopters, public infrastructure adoption will come later.
Panels will be manufactured using recycled materials, especially for the tempered glass surface.
LED lights can be programmed for various configurations for parking, lanes, and to warn drivers if sensors detect an obstacle. LED lights will provide improved nighttime visibility.
Manufacturing panels will create tons of jobs
Heating elements will melt snow and ice, thereby saving communities the costs associated with salt and plowing, not to mention preventing corrosion on automobiles.
Parallel corridors flanking the solar roadway will provide access to power cables and other utilities, eliminating the need for and dangers associated with telephone poles.
Water and snow runoff will be channeled to treatment facilities, rather than into nearby waterways.
Solar roadways uses existing spaces to generate electricity, rather than requiring the development of pristine land for solar farms.
Solar roadways will pay for themselves over time.
Source: Solar Roadways
Scott Brusaw tells his story in this TEDxSacramento talk, where he outlines his inspiration in slot cars and his learning curve on pitching to politicians. His wide-eyed idealism is commendable; how else does the world ever change? But what viewers are left with is the feeling that Solar Roadways is an idea that is still very much attached to the drawing board.
Enter the Naysayers
Could anything be more expensive than replacing the nation's roads with something as expensive as an energy-producing computer chip that you can drive on? David Forbes, as quoted on Jalopnik, hates the Solar Roadways idea, and he's an electrical engineer who lives in a solar-powered house. Forbes notes that Solar Roadways takes "the problem of generating solar power, and [puts] it into conditions that maximize cost." On top of that, the labor involved in bolting hundreds of thousands of hexagonal tiles into concrete and constructing the raceways necessary for transferring all that golden solar energy to where it needs to go is practically insurmountable. Moreover:
The idea of having LED signage built into the panels is intriguing. Do you know the only electronic thing that's more expensive per square foot than solar cells? Yup, you guessed it – LED signage. A few years ago, I built an LED-covered video coat. It cost $20,000 and it was only big enough to cover my body. Multiply that by a billion.
Source: Walt Disney
That's just the beginning of Forbes's criticisms, which include queries about dirt reducing effectiveness and so forth, and his isn't alone. Sebastian Anthony, writing in the ExtremeTech blog, notes that "Solar Roadways passes $1.4 million in crowdfunding: Just short of the $56 trillion required, but not bad for a crazy idea." More temperate in his criticism was Eric Weaver, a Federal Highway Administration research engineer who tested the Solar Roadways panels. "I'd say it's not very realistic to cover the entire highway system with these panels," he says in a column for Green Tech Media. "[But] if you don't reach for something, you'll never get there. Just the effort of doing something new creates byproducts."
The Dutch Did It First
What if I told you a solar bike path already exists? In November, 2014, a 230-foot long solar-powered section of a bike path in the town of Krommenie, just north of Amsterdam, opened to two-wheeled traffic. The technology was created by Dutch company SolaRoad. Total cost: $3.7 million. That's $16,087 per foot. For a bike path. It was mostly paid for by the local government, because who else has $16,087 to shell out for one foot of bike path?
Source: SolaRoad
The path features silicon solar cells embedded in safety glass that is mounted in concrete. The pathway generates enough electricity to power two to three houses for a year. It's a great proof-of-concept, even though it doesn't have many of the bells and whistles of the proposed Solar Roadways panels.
For my 2 cents, I'm going with Weaver and his Kermit the Frog-like optimism. The world needs dreamers and believers in rainbows. We need mad scientists who won't quit when others call them crazy. We need people like Alexander Fleming, who accidentally created penicillin by failing to clean his petri dishes before taking a vacation in 1928, thereby launching the antibiotic age that has saved millions of lives. Maybe the Brusaws' Solar Roadways won't come to fruition, but can anyone doubt the usefulness of new technology being created in the pursuit of stemming climate change? Tech curmudgeons are on the wrong side of history, and they're probably not much fun at parties either.
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Kathy Wilson Peacock is a writer, editor, nature lover, and flaneur of the zeitgeist. She favors science over superstition and believes that knowledge is the best super power. Favorite secret weapon: A library card.
Posted on: March 10, 2015, 6:00 am Category: Current Issues Tagged with: green technology, LED, solar power, Solar Roadways, SolaRoad
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The Chula Vista Police Department will begin using Cape telepresence to launch remotely piloted drones in emergency situations. Chula Vista is the second largest city in San Diego County in southern California.
The drone will not deploy computer vision for object detection, but Cape is developing its own solutions for the identification of things like people and weapons that will be released in the coming months, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat in an email.
The two drones will initially work in 10-hour shifts and will be limited to operating within a one-mile radius of police headquarters, due to Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
Tests of drone use by the San Diego Fire Department began in August.
Just across the U.S.-Mexico border, Cape telepresence drones and computer vision is being used by police in Ensenada, Mexico.
The Federal Aviation Administration's Integrated Pilot Program includes 10 pilot regions selected in May to explore the use of drones for things like mosquito control in Florida, as well as package deliveries, public safety emergencies, and other purposes.
In addition to Cape's work, UC San Diego Health will use the pilot program to deliver blood products and medicine, and Uber Eats will use it to test out food deliveries. Companies like Qualcomm and AT&T will also participate in the pilot program to do things like deploy 5G test networks and FirstNet, AT&T's national first responder network.
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South Carolina Church Forced To Apologize For Child Abuse And Pay $300k
Church admitted liability in a child sexual abuse case
The case involved a young boy who was allegedly abused by the church's youth ministry
A Baptist church in South Carolina has been forced to issue an apology after it admitted liability in a child sexual abuse case which they had to pay $300,000 to the plaintiff.
Bryan Barnes, spokesman for First Baptist Church of Columbia, S.C explained that Church issued an apology and explained the terms of the settlement.
The case involved a young boy who was allegedly abused by the church's youth ministry when he was just 11 years old.
"Today, we want to offer an apology for the inappropriate and unacceptable conduct this young man endured and express regret for what we failed to do to prevent it," church leaders said.
"No student should have to experience what this young man endured," the church's statement read.
Dailycaller reports: Doe filed the lawsuit in October 2017 through his parents against First Baptist Church Senior Pastor Wendell Estep, and McCraw. The lawsuit alleged that McCraw initiated a relationship with Doe as a young adult mentor in a church youth program, but the relationship progressed in intimacy to inappropriate touching and sleepovers at McCraw's house with no other adults or youths present.
The lawsuit also lists several sexually explicit text messages that McCraw sent to the boy, such as "Be there in 10. Have the lube ready," and "Hey, anything to get that *** in a swimsuit." Doe and his parents alleged that McCraw sometimes sent dozens of such messages to him a day.
Doe was 11 when McCraw began the abuse and was 16 by the time he alerted his parents to the inappropriate behavior.
Church leadership initially issued a rebuttal against specific allegations within the lawsuit. Church leadership contested the claims they knew about the relationship between Doe and McCraw before law enforcement started investigating McCraw.
They also contested that they knew McCraw spent time alone with the youth away from church property, and that the case was part of a church conspiracy to cover up sexual abuse. The case was one facet of a cover-up conspiracy, the lawsuit alleged, related to former First Baptist deacon John Hubner, who in 2002 was sentenced to 36 years in prison for sexually abusing an underage girl.
Church leadership also argued that "any injuries or damages sustained by the Plaintiff (Joel Doe and his parents ) were due to his own negligent, careless, reckless and grossly negligent acts or omissions."
First Baptist leadership confronted McCraw after learning of the allegations of sexual abuse against him and terminated his involvement with the church.
Doe and his parents subsequently amended their lawsuit with added allegations that the church chose not to report McCraw to the police to avoid a public scandal and that they failed to notify the next church in which he served of his sexually predatory behavior.
The church has now, according to the terms of the settlement, accepted responsibility for the entire situation, and stated that even though they "had strong policies in place" and subjected McCraw to a background check before allowing him to serve. Leadership said they will reevaluate their youth protection policies and strengthen them where necessary, especially with regard to adults texting church youths.
Doe, his parents, and the church have buried the hatchet, but the youth and his parents will proceed with their lawsuit against McCraw.
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Champions Cork face Kerry in league opener as they seek 12th title since 2005
Doireann O'Sullivan lifts the league trophy last season. Picture: INPHO/Tom Beary
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CHAMPIONS Cork will face old rivals Kerry in a big Munster derby in the opening round of 2018 Lidl National League Division 1 fixtures.
The Rebels fell short in their bid to retain the All-Ireland last season under Ephie Fitzgerald, losing to Mayo in the semi-final but did take the league crown where they've been a consistent force. Indeed they've landed the league in 11 of the past 13 seasons and five in a row since 2013.
It remains to be seen if any of their veterans opt out next year, with Briege Corkery and Rena Buckley, who concentrated on camogie, sorely missed at the business end of the championship.
The opening round of fixtures across all four divisions are down for decision on Sunday, January 28.
Big-city rivals Dublin and Cork are due to meet in Division 1 on February 11, while Mayo will have home advantage for a repeat of last September's All-Ireland final against Dublin on February 25.
Cork's Eimear Scally with Aoife McColgan and Therese McClafferty of Donegal last season. Picture: INPHO/Tom Beary
Cork defeated Donegal in May to claim a ninth Lidl NFL Division 1 title in ten seasons – and the two counties will meet again on March 4.
The LGFA have restructured the TG4 championship format for 2018. The provincial championships will run off as normal but seedings for the new round-robin phase of the All-Ireland series will be based around performances in the provincial campaigns.
The TG4 All-Ireland championships will commence in July, with the All-Ireland finals moving back a week to Sunday, September 16.


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The men's 200 metres event at the 2007 Summer Universiade was held on 12–13 August.

Medalists

Results

Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Wind: Heat 1: -1.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -1.0 m/s, Heat 5: -0.7 m/s, Heat 6: -0.8 m/s, Heat 7: +0.2 m/s

Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semifinals.

Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s

Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s

Final
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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