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pokechecker
No. It wasn't the hitting. It was age and experience that mattered.
if you say it ain't so, then that is what it must be;)
but seriously, when a player gets 3 whacks at a puck in front of the goal surrounded by players from the opposition ....
I didn't see that happen all season on the women's team
are they afraid of getting injured and ruining their value to the NHL?
burd
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone came back? (save for the seniors of course)
This year's freshman class could explode next season. I can only dream of what the team would be like 2 years form now if no freshman or sophmores would bolt. That would be an unstoppable group of juniors and seniors. They could maybe even fill the Hobey hat trick with all Gophers. That's a pipe dream though. I think the best chance is to get them all back for one more run next season. Maybe the experience of coming so close this year will keep them together for one more try.
You're in the middle of the 5th thinking no-hitter. Careful.
Rabid Gopher
I'm merely speculating. :D
But seriously, if they all stayed.....
Wilcox and M. Reilly as seniors and Kloos, Fasching and Cammarata as juniors?
I don't think it's a stretch to envision Wilcox, Reilly and 1 of those 3 forwards in the race for the Hobey.
In 2002 the Gophers were IMO just a great goalie away from a Gopher Hobey hat trick. Pohl not being in the top ten was ludicrous....he was the top point scorer in the nation for cryin' out loud. :rolleyes:
I see where Tom Serratore signed an amateur tryout contract with the Adirondack Phantoms, where Mark Alt is currently playing. Best of luck to Tom!
http://m.gophersports.com/m/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/041414aaa.html
ShotFromThePoint
I don't think Reilly will leave. Based on the Star Tribune article about the three brothers and overhearing his dad saying how much his kids value playing together, I think he gives it at least another year. How many more opportunities (Sedins and Staals aside) do you get to be on a team with your brothers?
If that's all it takes then Wisconsin should have gone farther this year.
That's what I've tried to explain over and over again. They love their experience factor so much it's like talking to a wall.
dxmnkd316
No, talking to a wall is trying to explain to you what all of us meant in that discussion about 150 times and yet you still refuse to acknowledge our explanation (not necessarily even agree with it) yet you parrot it like a complete idiot while the rest of us laugh.
Diggs13
Great season for the Gophers, and the future looks bright.
Any potential we lose Mike Guentzel? CC opening comes to mind, and I fear losing him will hurt this team more than any one player would. Last time around without Coach Guentzel was not good.
Hammy
I'm sure they'll talk to him. I kind of doubt he'll end up going.
Stauber1
My gut feeling is that there is only 1 job out there that Guentzel wants more than his current one.
I'm optimistic that Wilcox stays. Reilly and Skjei are bigger worries to me. My hope is that if either of them is close to signing, they think back to the last game of the year and Gostisbehere and realize that they still have a lot to develop in the college game.
My other concern is how some of the other "less heralded" juniors sit in terms of their draft and signing status. I'm not sure who all becomes a free agent if not signed this year, but if guys like Boyd, Warning or Ambroz fall into that category it's at least possible they could sign. I'm really not worried about Rau. Both because I think he is pretty committed, and because I don't think he is ready (and all parties involved know that).
The other thing I would bring up is the possibility of losing some of the lesser-played guys to transfer. Michaelson jumps out at me as a possibility. So does Isackson, although with him only having 1 year of eligibility left I think the likelihood diminishes. I know some people love to hate on Isackson, but I think he is better than people give him credit for and it's always nice to have that kind of depth going into a season. MAybe there's an injury, or maybe he works his balls off and comes out next year and is a big contributor in some kind of role.
state of hockey
Lucia's?
SanTropez
One could argue that is why both Yale and Union won a NC, older more experienced players who also were pretty good. I think a good 23 and 24 year old has an advantage over a good 19 and 20 year old. Wisconsin - maybe they just weren't that good.
Warning is undrafted and I can't see any team willing to throw money at him at this stage. Not at his size and with the inconsistency he showed this year.
I could maybe see Ambroz given his size and the family's financial situation. But I kind of doubt he will.
I highly doubt it with Boyd. He won't even be 21 til next fall. I'm sure he'll finish out and sign with Washington next spring.
The whole free agent thing is a little overstated. It is mainly fear of losing your truly top prospects where that becomes a concern. A team will retain their rights til August after they graduate (in the case of Boyd and Ambroz. Both of whom were drafted in 2011).
I've given up on Isackson as any kind of significant contributor. He's always had very good hands but he is too slow with his decisions. Turns the puck over too much.
I'd like to see AJ get a shot at a consistent lower line spot next year. I think he has it in him to do something in that type of role. Sort of play like Condon did a few years ago (though likely less offensive production).
HockeyRef
Hey Minnie fans Tom Serratore just scored for the Phantoms; first pro goal...AND he just got into his first pro fight!
Gordie Howe hat trick!?!??
knfhockeyfan
Is there an unofficial schedule out for men's hockey for 14-15? Making travel plans to the twin cities and want to get to at least one game while I am there.
Bleed Maroon and Gold
Please lets get this right I have never heard a Minnesota person refer to us as Minnie. Just because the announcers of the frozen four were to lazy to pronounce it Minnesota or the Gophers we do not go by Minnie. Sorry just an annoyance.
My correction!! Just a hasty post to share the news of your terrific player ! Kind of like how we feel when people call us UNH fans UHN and dumb stuff like that..;) Totally not meant to annoy :). Unfortunately he ended up getting a 10 min major so it was quite the debut! They play again Friday and I think Gostibehere will debut in that one...Looks like he (Serratore) has a great future in front of him. And, congrats on a great season...
goldy_331
There is another thread here where people are piecing things together. Gophers are usually one of the latest to publish a schedule. Here are some dates from the Gopher Puck Live site:
10/10 - Minnesota Duluth (Ice Breaker Tournament At Notre Dame)
10/12 - RPI or ND (Ice Breaker Tournament At Notre Dame)
10/31 - @ St. Cloud State
11/1 - St. Cloud State
11/14 - Minnesota Duluth
11/15 - @ Minnesota Duluth
11/29 - @ Boston College
11/30 - @ Northeastern
1/23 & 24 - North Star College Cup, St. Paul
antioch1098
Two years in a row that Minny was eliminated by an ECAC team. Next year will be Quinnipiac's turn to send Minny packing.

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Q: Firedac multiple pools of connections I'm in process of upgrading our client-server ERP app to multi-tier. We want to offer our customers the possibility having their databases in cloud(hosted in our server).So, clients are written in Delphi, server is a http IOCP server written also in Delphi (from mORMot framework), for dbs we use Firebird embedded.
Our customers(let's say 200), can have 25-30 Firebird databases (total 5000-6000 databases), accessed by 4-5 user per each customer. This is not happening all at once. One user can work in one db, other 2 users can work in another db, but all the dbs should be available and online. So, I can have 800-1000 users working at 700-900 dbs. Databases are not big, typically 20-30 MB each but can go to 200 MB.
This is not data sharding so please don't suggest to merge all databases together, I really need them individually with possibility to backup/restore/replace each one of them.
So, I need multiple pools of connections - for every database I need a pool of let's say 2 connections. I read about Firedac connection pooling. It seems that TFDManager should be perfect for me. I define multiple "ConnectionDef"s with "Pooled=true" and it can maintain multiple pools of connections (each connection lasting until some minutes of inactivity).
Questions:

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*I have to create all "ConnectionDef"s before server starts serving requests?

*Can TFDManager "handle" requests (and time-out connections on inactivity), while in other thread I need to create a new database , so automatically I need to create a new pool of connections and start serving requests from newly created database. Practically can I call FDManager.AddConnectionDef(..) while other pools are in use?

A: AFAIK Firebird embedded does not have any "connection". As its name states, it is embedded within the same process, so there is no connection pool needed. Connection pools are needed when several clients connect/disconnect to the same DB over the network, whereas here all is embedded, and you would have direct access to the Firebird engine.
As such, you may:

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*Define one "connnection" per Firebird embedded database;

*Protect your SOA code via a mutex (aka critical section) per DB. In fact, mORMot's HTTP IOCP server would run the incoming requests from a thread pool, so ensure that all DB access is safely made.

*Ensure you use at least Firebird 2.5 since the embedded version is told to be threadsafe only since revision 2.5 (see the release notes).

*Instead of FireDAC, consider using ZDBC/Zeos (in latest 7.2/7.3 branch), which has nice features, together with the native mORMot SynDB libraries.

A: Looking at Firedac sources, seems that all about adding connection definitions and acquiring connections in pooled mode is thread-safe.
Adding a connection definition or matching one is guarded by a TMultiReadExclusiveWriteSynchronizer and acquiring a connection from the pool is guarded by a TCriticalSection.
So, answers:

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*I don't have to create all "ConnectionDef"s before server starts serving requests.

*Yes, I can call safely FDManager.AddConnectionDef(..) while other pools are in use.

Using Firedac, acquiring a connection for any of those databases will be guarded by one TCriticalSection. The solution proposed by @Arnaud Bouchez presents a more grained access by creating one TCriticalSection per database and I think will scale better, but you should be aware of a bug when using multiple TCriticalSection, especially that all will be initiated at once:
https://www.delphitools.info/2011/11/30/fixing-tcriticalsection/
In that article present a very simple fix for this bug.

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Due to the growth of office-based surgery in the state of Florida, members of the Board of Medicine have proposed changes to the office surgery rule. These changes are intended to clarify the definition of office surgery.
During the board meeting on February 6, 2014, the Office Surgery Procedures Subcommittee proposed the rule language which was ratified at the Board of Medicine meeting on April 4, 2014. The approved draft language was filed for adoption on July 2, 2014, and will go into effect on July 22, 2014.
64B8-9.009 Standard of Care for Office Surgery.
NOTHING IN THIS RULE RELIEVES THE SURGEON OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE MEDICAL DETERMINATION THAT THE OFFICE IS AN APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR THE PARTICULAR PROCEDURE(S) TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PARTICULAR PATIENT.
(d) Office surgery. For the purpose of this rule office surgery is defined as surgery which is performed outside of any facility licensed under Chapter 390 or 395, F.S. Office surgical procedures shall not be of a type that generally result in blood loss of more than ten percent of estimated blood volume in a patient with a normal hemoglobin; require major or prolonged intracranial, intrathoracic, abdominal, or major joint replacement procedures, except for laparoscopic procedures; directly involve major blood vessels performed with direct visualization by open exposure of the major vessel, except for percutaneous endovascular intervention; or are generally emergent or life threatening in nature.
(e) Percutaneous endovascular intervention. For the purpose of this rule percutaneous endovascular intervention is defined as a procedure performed without open direct visualization of the target vessel, requires only needle puncture of an artery or vein followed by insertion of catheters, wires, or similar devices which are then advanced through the blood vessels using imaging guidance. Once the catheter reaches the intended location various maneuvers to address the diseased area may be performed which include, but are not limited to, injection of contrast for imaging, treatment of vessels with angioplasty, atherectomy, covered or uncovered stenting, intentionally occluding vessels or organs (embolization), and delivering medications, radiation, or other energy such as laser, radiofrequency, or cryo.
(f) Major Blood Vessels. For the purpose of this rule major blood vessels are defined as group of critical arteries and veins including the aorta, coronary arteries, pulmonary arteries, superior and inferior vena cava, pulmonary veins, and any intra-cerebral artery or vein.
(g)(e) Pediatric patients are defined as those patients who are 13 years of age or under.
(2) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 458.309(1), 458.331(1)(v) FS. Law Implemented 458.331(1)(v), 458.351 FS. History–New 2-1-94, Amended 5-17-94, Formerly 61F6-27.009, Amended 9-8-94, 11-15-94, Formerly 59R-9.009, Amended 2-17-00, 12-7-00, 2-27-01, 8-1-01, 8-12-01, 3-25-02, 3-22-05, 4-19-05, 10-23-05, 10-10-06, 4-18-07, 9-3-07, 3-25-10, 8-6-12, 11-22-12, 1-9-13, 3-3-13,_________.


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Southern Denton County Schools
Focusing on the classics
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Charles Claunch, assistant headmaster, and Sam Vanderplas, headmaster, in front of Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound in Parker Square (Photo Credit: Helen's Photography).
by Stephen English
When Lewisville ISD schools opened their doors August 24, over 300 students weren't there.
Instead of returning to their former classrooms, they'll become the inaugural student body of Founders Classical Academy, a new charter school in Flower Mound's Parker Square.
And they'll be doing things a little differently. As the name implies, Founders specializes in providing a classical education. That means that, like its sister schools in Lewisville, Dallas and elsewhere, teachers will follow an approach that school leaders say is more akin to the way education was done for nearly the first 200 years of U.S. history, and that traces its origin to classical Greece and Rome.
It's an option that is increasingly popular in the Flower Mound area. The main reason for opening the school is that the Lewisville location has a long waiting list. The Flower Mound school helps, but the new school, which will teach kindergarten through fifth grade this year and will expand to all grade levels over the next few years, filled up quickly.
"There actually is [a waiting list]," headmaster Sam Vanderplas said. "We've been really overwhelmed by the parent response. Of course, we're grateful for it, it's a good problem to have. We have 330 seats this year and they've been full for over a month. Our waiting list just broke a couple hundred."
Operated with public funds, the school cannot select students and charges no tuition. When there are more applicants than seats, the school uses a lottery.
Rachel DiFurio attended public schools in Maryland in the 1970s and 1980s before graduating with a degree in elementary education from the University of Delaware. She teaches second grade at the Founders Lewisville school and said the classical approach is radically different from what she grew up with.
"In all of my education and experience, I was never exposed to the classical approach used at Founders until I worked there. Having taught second grade there for three years now, I see there are a lot of differences between not only what I learned but the way I learned it," DiFurio said.
"I don't remember ever being excited about, nor do I remember, much of what I learned in second grade. What I do know is that we learned the whole language approach without any emphasis on phonics or understanding of how the English language works. I couldn't tell you what we read because they were fluffy stories that went with a specific reading program. New math kept replacing old tried and true techniques and left me more confused."
And what DiFurio teaches now couldn't be more different from what she learned, she said. Along with the Riggs phonics approach to language instruction and Singapore math, students study topics such as ancient Greece, China and India; the U.S. constitution and Civil War; the civil rights movement and literature ranging from Charlotte's Web to an abridged version of The Illiad. And rather than study them in isolation, students are shown how the topics are related to one another.
"For example, when we learn about Westward Expansion in history, we read aloud Little House in the Big Woods and memorize 'Buffalo Dusk' by Carl Sandburg," she said. "In addition, we study simple machines in science using technology from that era comparing it to today.
"We study 'tall tales' and go into the purpose they served for the pioneers, as well as study Elijah McCoy and his contribution to the railroad as an African American inventor and engineer. Even art and music are tied into what we are learning."
This approach, DiFurio said, is also giving students "foundational lessons on character, virtue and civic duty."
Virtue and citizenship are important aspects of the Founders approach to education, Vanderplas said. "Parents want their children to turn out to be good people," the headmaster said. "Those two things — knowledge and virtue — that's what we focus on and that's what we find most parents are seeking when they come here.
"We view it as an act of patriotism to prepare the next generation to exercise their responsibilities [as U.S. citizens] as well," Vanderplas said.
The headmaster said that while a school with students in uniforms, which takes education seriously, might sound a bit stodgy, Founders schools are still full of children and still have all the energy that implies — if more of a focused energy.
Scott Davis is the National Director of Classical Schools at Responsive Education Solutions, the company that owns Founders and the largest charter school district in Texas. He said the main appeal of a classical education is that it is time-tested.
"In our world, in our country — in our cities, our towns — when you utilize technology, it changes every day, it's hard to keep up with. When you go to church — churches are different, they look and feel much different today," Davis said.
"The things we study in school, the methodology. The pop culture, the politics in our country — all of these things can make it feel like we're in this fast-flowing river that is ever-changing. So when parents ask what they want for their children, they ask themselves if they want the latest experiment, or to trust something that through the experience of centuries has stood the test of time."
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Hopis: Protectors of Earth and Water
A Hopi maiden, honored with the task of collecting water for their sacred ceremony, steps down the steep, rocky trail to the ancient spring. As she climbs, she recalls the sacred covenant that her people made with Maasaw, the caretaker of the earth. Maasaw entrusted the tribe with the 3 POINTS needed to build a strong society.
An ear of corn: representing food for the body and soul.
A gourd of water: the gourd being a reminder that the water (from a confined aquifer) is limited so it must be preserved.
The planting stick: the simple technology necessary to grow things in the desert.
She affirms the covenant her tribe made to be humble farmers, respectful of the land and the water. She bends down to scoop up some water with a gourd. But the water level has gone down so far that she can barely reach it. This is one of a few springs still flowing on the Hopi nation.
The Hopi tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona. The reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties, encompassing more than 1.5 million acres. It is made up of 12 villages situated on three mesas. Their pueblo-style villages were settled in 900 AD. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited human settlements in the Americas and the people still maintain their culture. These resourceful people developed a method of dry land farming that sustained them as long as they kept their covenant to protect the water.
In the 1960s, the American government strong-armed the Hopi and Navajo into signing an agreement with the world's largest coal company. In 1970, Peabody Energy started strip mining their mesas destroying hundreds of archaeological sites. From 1970 – 2005 alone over 45 billion gallons of pristine drinking water was pumped out of their confined desert aquifer to transport slurry (ground coal mixed with water) through pipes to a power generator in Nevada. That was enough water to last the whole tribe of 10,000 for 300 years.
The tribe has paid dearly for breaking the covenant to protect the earth and water. Close to 400 million gallons of pristine drinking water is still pumped annually for the Kayenta Mine. Peabody pays them 3/10 of a cent per gallon. Most of the rivers and streams that sustained the tribe since ancient times have dried up or have been polluted by runoff from the mine.
The coal is used to run the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona. The Western United States' largest generating system was built to power the pumps that push Colorado River water over 300 miles UPHILL to Phoenix and Tucson as part of the Central Arizona Project. Yes, that's how we get our CAP water.
Because of the name, people think that it is owned by the Navajo people. It's not. The tribes don't get any of the water or power. Many people live in poverty with no running water or electricity. They drive 20 miles for drinking water. The U.S. government pronounced their sacred land a national sacrifice area in order to build up the southwest.
On top of that, the tribes were cheated out of the fair market value for the land and water. The Hopi receive only two million dollars a year, while Peabody generates $5.6 billion. To put this in perspective, their CEO alone makes three million dollars a year.
Before their land was savaged by the mines, these tribes were self-sufficient farmers and shepherds. They are now forced to rely on the mines for roughly 50 percent of their jobs. The remainder are unemployed.
Vernon Masayesva, the founder of Black Mesa Trust, is fighting to shut down the coal powered generator permanently and replace it with solar energy. This fight isn't just for the Hopi and Navajo people. It is for all of us. The amount of pollution this plant is making is appalling. EPA spokesman Rusty Harris-Bishop confirmed that the Navajo Generating Station is one of the largest sources of nitrogen oxide emissions in the country. It is an UPHILL battle, because many tribe members won't hear of shutting down the mines, since family members still work there.
An honored storyteller, Vernon evokes the revered teachings of the ancients on the 3 POINTS needed to build a strong society: an ear of corn, a gourd of water and the planting stick. He encourages the tribe to renew their covenant with Maasaw to be protectors of the land and the water. Black Mesa Trust is currently conducting workshops to teach their teens how to harvest the rain water and return to the ancient methods of dry desert farming. The Hopi Raincatchers are using traditional and modern knowledge to build ravines with boulders to restore their watersheds.
"Traditions, history about who we are, and where we came from, and what our responsibility is to the world and to peoples all over the world. That is one of our main moral obligations," Vernon explains. "To be protectors of the land, to be good stewards of the land. Which is why this mining company is such an intrusion on our way of life. It's a violation of our beliefs."
We have so much to learn about being sustainable in our desert from the Hopi way of life. They share important lessons about protecting and being good stewards of the earth. The people of Tucson's Mission Garden are incorporating similar dry land farming techniques and learning how to grow sturdy heritage plants from the Tohono O'odham.
Even after being exploited, the Hopi feel a great responsibility to share what they have learned with the rest of the world. They are leading the Water Movement.
It's time Tucson joined that movement. Recently, poisonous tailings from abandoned mines seeped into the streams that feed the Colorado River. The water in the reservoirs is evaporating at record rates. As temperatures continue to rise and more states experience droughts, there will be even more competition for that water.
As we wake up to the reality that we don't have an unlimited supply of water, there is much we can learn from the devastating impact of coal mining on the Hopi and Navajo lands. Currently, a foreign mining company has plans to build a mine on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. They will take advantage of an antiquated 1880s law and pay the tribe $5 an acre. The proposed Rosemont mine will destroy the desert habitat where the people gather their food, and contaminate their streams and rivers. It will also deplete 20% of Tucson's ground water.
Our representatives are pushing for these mines because they create jobs. But those jobs are temporary. Ask the 400 workers who just lost their jobs at the mine near Green Valley or the Peabody workers whose wages will be decreased to cut back costs as the company reorganizes. Peabody just filed for Chapter 11 protection and is trying to avoid complying with the new pollution controls. But that won't stop the company from pursuing more profit by expanding their operations on the Hopi reservation. (The mining company wants to expand, increasing coal production to 5.7 million tons a year and increase the water use by 33%.) It just allows the company to place the burden of cleaning up their mines on American taxpayers.
UPDATE: Since this blog was written, Congress passed a law allowing mining companies to dump their toxic tailings into our waterways and not be responsible for the clean up.
It's time to join the movement to preserve our precious water by implementing sustainable desert farming practices and supporting a transition from fossil fuel energy to solar power. Let's unite with our indigenous brothers and sisters and proclaim our Declaration of Water.
As children of water,
we raise our voices in solidarity to speak for all waters.
Water, the breath of all life, water the sustainer of all life,
water the voice of our ancestors, water pristine
and powerful.
Today we join hands, determined to honor,
trust and follow the ancient wisdom of our ancestors
whose teachings and messages continue to
live through us.
The message is clear: Honor and respect water
as a sacred and life-giving gift from the Creator of Life.
Water, the first living spirit on Earth.
All living beings come from water,
all is sustained by water,
all will return to water to begin life anew.
We are of water, and the water is of us.
When water is threatened, all living things are
threatened.
What we do to water, we do to ourselves.
Adopted at the Hopi Hisot Navoti Gathering
October 23, 2003 Second Mesa, Arizona
Here's how you can help Black Mesa Trust.
UPDATE: Navajo Generating Station is closing. Tribal leaders, utilities, the federal government and energy companies must address injustices of the past to pave the way to a clean energy future for the Navajo. Find out how here!
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Labels: Black Mesa Trust, CAP, Central Arizona Project, Coal Mining, Declaration of Water, dry land farming, ground water, Hopi, Hopi water ceremony, Maasaw, Navajo, Peabody Energy, Rosemont Mine, water conservation
Investing Ethically: or Putting Our Money Where Our Blog Is.
"The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has sold off its entire $187 million stake in oil giant BP, as well as its entire $824 million holding in ExxonMobil. BP posted a record $6.5 billion annual loss in February while ExxonMobil is under investigation about whether it lied in the past to investors about the threat of climate change."
"Climate change poses the greatest threat to health in the 21st century, according to doctors, and to avoid catastrophic impacts, most known fossil fuel reserves must be kept in the ground. If the world's governments succeed as promised and halt global warming, those reserves could become worthless, and divestment campaigners argue there are both financial and moral reasons for divestment." - The Guardian reporter Damian Carrington.
At the end of 20 years of marriage, I was awarded half of our 401K. After sending the investment company our divorce agreement, I received letters urging me to make a decision on what to do with my share: keep the 401K with the current investment company or change companies. I procrastinated because, to be honest, I didn't like either of those choices – especially after so many lost their retirement money when Wall Street made risky investments. I was grateful to have the money, but I didn't care for how it had been earned. Part of me wanted to take the money out and pay off the rest of the mortgage on our modest house. After faithfully paying $860 a month for twenty years, I still had 15 years to go. I didn't want the bank to get another dime of my money! But Dan crunched the numbers, and discovered that the penalty and taxes for taking the money out early was equivalent to the interest I would pay in the remaining 15 years of the mortgage – assuming the 401K wouldn't make any additional money!
It was either keep the 401k for another five years or suffer a huge loss. We half-heartedly accepted the help of a persistent financial adviser. He did the usual assessment of our investment objectives and how much risk we were comfortable with. I shuffled uneasily in my seat as he explained our moderate risk growth profile, which means 40-50% income investment (safe investments like bonds that return slightly above the rate of inflation, but aren't likely to lose value), roughly 30% long-term growth (blue chip stocks), and about 10-20% short-term growth investments (high yield, somewhat high risk, stocks).
About a week later, our adviser called, wanting to just "swing by" to drop off the prospectus he had worked out. I sat there in agony as we read over the list of companies that were the antithesis of everything we believed in: all the big pharma companies, all the big box companies, and every big energy company, including Exxon. There was no way I was going to invest in Exxon! We don't even drive a car in an effort not to contribute to climate change! Apparently these big companies are included in most prospectuses because you could count on them to make big profits – never mind how unethically they did that.
I explained to our poor adviser that it was less important that the fund grow than it was for us to invest in something we believe in. Were there possibly any "green" or "sustainable" companies we could invest in?
A few days later he dropped off the prospectuses of some "sustainable funds". Flipping through their holdings, we saw they also included big pharma and even GE! GE represents everything we were fighting against. They use coal and water to power their plants, they got billions of dollars in subsidies and hid their profits overseas. They were on the list because they manufacture wind turbines in addition to their many not-so-green products.
Frustrated, I blurted out that if I had my way, I wouldn't be investing in a broken system that rewarded CEOs with million dollar bonuses for firing and exploiting workers. Dan replied, "Unfortunately, that's how capitalism works – by exploiting other people." I exclaimed, "Then I don't want to be in this system!" It was not going to be easy to invest ethically in a process where the actual system itself is the problem.
We tried another angle. What about socially responsible companies? Our persevering adviser really took on the challenge. He dug up two "socially responsible funds" for us to check out. One of them came highly recommended by his firm. But Dan looked it over and found many of the same companies we objected to in the growth funds. It appeared that the company's priorities had shifted to making more money for its investors. The other company's definition of "socially responsible" was Christian fundamentalist values. In other words, they would not invest in alcohol, tobacco, guns or companies with health plans that included birth control. Argh!
Back to the drawing board. Our adviser asked if we had any companies in mind. He suggested that we could put together our own portfolio including government bonds and individual companies of our choosing. Our adviser was really starting to get into it. He even enlisted the help of his assistant.
He e-mailed us the prospectus on a water fund. After reading it, we couldn't figure out why he had chosen it. Just because it was a water fund, didn't mean it was necessarily sustainable. We certainly didn't want to invest in a company that would exploit Native Americans or destroy their aquifers to get to it. He read their mission over the phone, "We have a team of analysts dedicated to environmental, social and corporate-governance research, including environmental technology, science, policy and issues of sustainability. In addition, our unique Grassroots Research platform combines an in-house staff, over 300 independent researchers and more than 50,000 industry contacts to gather on-the-ground market intelligence." We were sold. We had 20% of our portfolio right there.
He looked up renewable energy companies on Wikipedia and recommended three solar companies. Bingo!
With our adviser on the phone, me on my computer and Dan on his, we googled social justice companies and brainstormed companies that treated their employees well. Dan looked up their reputation for being socially responsible and sustainable and shared his expertise on the big computer companies. Our adviser made sure they were public companies, and let us know how they were doing in the market. (We were disappointed to find that Trader Joes and Ben and Jerry's weren't publicly traded and that most B Corp funds aren't rated high enough to be sold by our adviser.) In addition to recommending companies that reflected our principles, it was our financial adviser's responsibility to make sure the companies were solid and had growth potential. Together, we cranked out the rest of our portfolio in no time at all.
What we ended up with was a mix of "income securities" - mostly government and some private bond funds. The rest is "growth securities:" the water investment mutual fund and a portfolio of stocks we chose ourselves including two solar companies and companies that treat their employees well. We're still not entirely comfortable with our role in securities markets that are the engine that drives so much inequality and environmental destruction worldwide. But we did do our best to make sure that our investment will do as much good as possible in our current economic system. Sometimes, that's the best you can do.
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Restoring Tucson's Rivers video
In 2013, Tucson's own Watershed Management Group launched a 50 Year Program to restore the heritage of year-round, free flowing rivers in southern Arizona.
Up until about the 1950s much of the Santa Cruz River and its tributary streams flowed year-round, allowing cities in Southern Arizona to grow and flourish. Now our rivers, creeks, and springs only flow after heavy rains and for short periods of time. Join us in forging a new path for Arizona's water future.
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Building a browser based, single-player deck-builder roguelike using ReactJS.

Backend probably using Firebase.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


June 15, 1990—Activists from the ARC/AIDS Vigil chain themselves to the entrance of the old Federal Building in San Francisco's Civic Center in a 24/7 vigil demanding greater action by the US government to combat the AIDS epidemic.
The AIDS/ARC Vigil of 1985-1995 remains the longest running act of civil disobedience in San Francisco. It began on a small scale when two men, Steven Russell and Frank Bert, chained themselves to the door of the Federal Building in UN Plaza to protest the government's inaction in the face of the devastating AIDS virus that had already infected half the gay male population in San Francisco. A group of supporters gathered, and thus began the 24-hour a day vigil that lasted ten years. Over the decade it evolved into a full-service encampment, providing information, counseling, food, and emergency housing to the sick and disenfranchised, touching the lives of hundreds, providing a supportive community, empowering folks who had given up, and inspiring HIV/AIDS activism.
The Vigil had four demands: a government appropriation of $500 million in direct AIDS research; benefits for people with AIDS Related Conditions (ARC); FDA approval for American physicians to prescribe medicines and treatments of ARC and AIDS that were available in other countries; and (a demand included later) for President Reagan and government officials to publicly condemn discrimination against AIDS and ARC, to repudiate the fear and hatred causing hysteria, and to provide accurate information.
March 8, 1988—Activists in support of the ARC/AIDS Vigil block the entrance to the old Federal Building in San Francisco's Civic Center before their arrest.
The dedicated group of men and women, though mostly of homeless and nearly homeless gay men, slept in tents, cooked in a well-equipped kitchen, and staffed a table that provided educational information, 24-hour a day services, and support to the community.
The challenges were many. That first winter was bitterly cold and rainy, particularly hard for people with a compromised immune system. Tents were flattened and the ground turned to mud. There was constant homophobic harassment and name calling by passers-by, and one cold night city cleaners hosed them.
Kindness and generosity prevailed, though. Bars, restaurants, theatres, and hotels offered food, blankets, clothing, showers and facilities. Individuals donated money, food, tents, and clothing. The Guardian Angels provided security. And doctors visited the site daily to provide free medical care.
The Vigil grew and gradually developed an outreach program to the people in the plaza and a reputation within the community as a place where a person could come to talk about AIDS or ARC issues in a safe, unstructured environment. Within four months there were 100 people coming and going. Though not achieving their four goals, the Vigil had raised consciousness of the plight of people suffering from AIDS and gained many supporters. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution endorsing the action, fairly radical as the Board was sanctioning an act of civil disobedience in violation of federal law. The Board also made it city policy to offer proper treatment and financial assistance for people with ARC. Members of the Vigil were invited to testify before agencies and committees of San Francisco, then the State of California, and finally the federal government. The response was gratifying on the local level, less successful with the state, and a failure on the federal level.
March 8, 1988—Third world activists in support of the ARC/AIDS Vigil chain themselves together to block the entrance to the old Federal Building in San Francisco's Civic Center before their arrest.
With growth came other challenges: money was stolen, there was political infighting, and freeloaders and street people moved in to take advance of free food and shelter. Vigil participants began lobbying for their own causes, and then accusing each other of taking advantage of the Vigil for personal and political purposes. The loose gathering of Vigil participants realized they needed an organized structure and leadership to get back on track.
They started by labeling themselves the Family and vowed to return to the original spirit of the group, one of love. Anyone who supported the Vigil was welcome, but Vigil Family membership was restricted to those who gave ten hours a week of work to the group, such as in security, community service, desk duty, cleanup, or cooking. They opened a bank account, formed committees to take care of daily tasks, and continued to spread the word on the plight of individuals with AIDS/ARC and on the political and medical issues. Outreach to the community, disseminating information and helping people take charge of their lives began to spread ever wider.
The Vigil continued, but so did the storms, internal fighting, demoralizing times, gay bashing, and the ubiquitous illness and death. The spirit of the Vigil kept bounding back, though, ever stronger with each crisis. As their sign read, "We rely on love," a constant reminder. The only time federal officials attempted to have the Vigil removed from federal property, a thousand supporters showed up, and the feds backed off.
The central location of the Vigil, round-the-clock operation, and experience organizing on the street level proved valuable in collaborating with other groups to fight anti-gay issues, staff booths, and participate in direct actions. But throughout, their own focus remained on social responsibility and empowering people to take charge of their lives. They distributed information pamphlets on AIDS, drug use, women and AIDS, and political issues. They provided survival sheets and referrals to different community centers, guidance and understanding. And not least, they invited the involvement of community people. Their philosophy was "Get up off your death bed," and with that they assigned folks different jobs within the Vigil, showing each he had something to contribute, giving them a sense of worth and purpose.
In 1990 the Vigil contracted with the City to provide street-based outreach to the community, saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Vigil received no public money but relied solely on private donations. Their main clients were the disenfranchised sick and prostitutes, and their success was largely a result of the safe setting and feeling of trust they gave clients, with no fear of judgment.
10-27-1990, A supporter of the ARC/AIDS Vigil at the old Federal Building in San Francisco's Civic Center lights a memorial candle on the 5th anniversary of the 24/7 vigil, demanding increased action by the US government in the AIDS epidemic.
By 1995 the inhabitants of the Vigil had shrunk from 20 to three, and after the multitude of challenges they had faced, it was a December storm that destroyed the tents and closed the encampment. So what effect did the Vigil have over those ten years? The most tangible contribution was on the local level, the help and support it gave to countless individuals, be it medical, psychological, emotional, or social. The Vigil provided a way forward, a sense of purpose, and a support community for those previously struggling alone.
On the wider political front, their voice was one of many pressuring the federal government to take action. Significant federal recognition came in 1987: AZT came on the market: the federal government announced an approval of $30 million to purchase AZT f or the uninsured; and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease formed the AIDS Clinical Trial Group. Laws against discrimination followed, along with the approval of improved anti-HIV drugs. The National Commission on AIDS was established in 1988, signed by President Ronald Reagan. In the years to follow nearly every state created a gubernatorial-level task force or commission on AIDs. The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 assured funding for treatment for the uninsured and underinsured, and continues today.
The form of direct action that was called for in 1985 was no longer relevant in 1995, but for ten years, the Vigil was part of a movement that brought the City closer to the day the Vigil inhabitants could all go home.


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Q: How to get all names and values of any object using reflection and recursion I am trying to get a property names and values from an instance of an object.  I need it to work for objects that contain nested objects where I can simple pass in the the parent instance.
For example, if I have:
public class ParentObject
{
    public string ParentName { get; set; }
    public NestedObject Nested { get; set; }
}

public class NestedObject
{
    public string NestedName { get; set; }
}

 // in main
 var parent = new ParentObject();
 parent.ParentName = "parent";
 parent.Nested = new NestedObject { NestedName = "nested" };

 PrintProperties(parent);

I have attempted a recursive method:
public static void PrintProperties(object obj)
{
     var type = obj.GetType();

     foreach (PropertyInfo p in type.GetProperties())
     {
         Console.WriteLine(p.Name + ":- " + p.GetValue(obj, null));

         if (p.PropertyType.GetProperties().Count() > 0)
         {
             // what to pass in to recursive method
             PrintProperties();
          }
        }

        Console.ReadKey();
    }

How do I determine that the property is then what is passed in to the PrintProperties?

A: You get the value already, try this:
object propertyValue = p.GetValue(obj, null);
Console.WriteLine(p.Name + ":- " + propertyValue);

if (p.PropertyType.GetProperties().Count() > 0)
{
    // what to pass in to recursive method
    PrintProperties(propertyValue);
}

A: To fix this issue you can use this code with a little fix
    private Dictionary<string, string> GetAllProperties(object objectItem, Dictionary<string, string> result)
    {
        if (objectItem == null || objectItem.GetType().IsPrimitive)
        {
            return result;
        };

        try
        {
            Type objType = objectItem.GetType();
            PropertyInfo[] properties = objType.GetProperties();
            foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
            {
                object propValue = property.GetValue(objectItem, null);
                if (propValue == null)
                {
                    continue;
                }
                if (propValue is IList subPropValues)
                {
                    foreach (var item in subPropValues)
                    {
                        GetAllProperties(item, result);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // This will not cut-off System.Collections because of the first check
                    if (property.PropertyType.Assembly == objType.Assembly)
                    {
                        GetAllProperties(propValue, result);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if (IsValidPrimaryType(propValue))
                        {
                            result.Add($"{objectItem.GetType().Name}:{property.Name}", propValue.ToString());
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch
        {

            return result;
        }

        return result;
    }

use it
var myObject = yourObject;
var myPropsAndValues = new Dictionary<string, string>();
GetAllProperties(myObject, myPropsAndValues);


As we finish out the first week of 2017, I am reminded of a chapter in Horror Addicts Guide to Life: The Almanac.
This is a very interesting and insightful part of the book that highlights important dates, holidays and festivals.
My favorite is Me-Dam-Me-Phi, because personally, growing up… I believed that my ancestors were not too far from me, and wanted to be with me to guide me. I come from a VERY large family that lives far and wide. I have had the pleasure of meeting alot of my close and extended family to grow very close to. This to me, would be an important festival. Plus, a great reason to have a party!
January 31st Me- Dam-Me-Phi: A festival in Assam which features offerings to departed ancestors.
For more information on upcoming holidays and festivals, get a copy of Horror Addicts Guide to Life and let us know what your favorite date is in the Almanac!
My story is called "Without Family Ties" and it's about a man who sees his family line coming to end, so he uses ritual magic to try to preserve it, with unpleasant consequences.
I wanted to write something with a theme similar to Pinocchio, yet having a sinister, modern flavour. I decided to research ritual dolls and fertility magic, and the results inspired my story.
I've been writing since I could read. I won prizes for my stories in junior high and high school, so I kept at, but I've only been working to get published for the last six years.
One of my bigger influences was Tanith Lee. I loved her Red as Blood story collection, which had horror and dark fantasy fairy tale mash-ups. I'm also a fan of a variety of mythological and traditional tales. They are the foundation of today's speculative fiction.
Horror is cathartic. It generates negative emotion – fear, anger, sadness, disgust – but when you're done reading, you get to leave all that behind. You get the relief of knowing none of it was real and you can look at reality in a more positive light.
I've published several dozen works, including novels, most of which are now out of print. But there are still quite a few anthologies out there with my stories in them, like the Deathlehem trilogy, Dead North and other zombie anthologies, and My Favorite Apocalypse. There are even some non-fiction collections containing articles by me, such as Horror Addicts Guide to Life.
I've been working mostly on short fiction lately. My current work-in-progress is a horror tale called The Reluctant Collector about a debt collector who hates his job to begin with and then ends up cursed to despise it, and one of his co-workers in particular, even more. It drives him past the breaking point, and chaos ensues.
Happy New Year from HorrorAddicts.net!
Horroraddicts.net publishing released its third anthology called Horror Addicts Guide To Life. This book is full of articles by people who look at horror as a lifestyle and includes recipes, tips on fashion, info on your favorite books and movies, instructions for some great party games and so much more. If you live the horror lifestyle this is a great book to pick up.
If you're going to talk about what horror in 2015 you have to mention Ash Versus Evil Dead. Evil Dead is one of the most popular horror franchises there is and the new TV show based on it is a perfect mix of horror and comedy. Each episode is a reminder of how fun horror can be and what surprised me about this series was how they managed to make Ash into a deep character. In the first episode you see him as a 57-year-old teenager but as the series moves along we get more into what makes Ash who he is and you see him as much more than just a looser with a chainsaw arm. This series was much better than I thought it would be and at 30 minutes for each episode it's the perfect length.
Since we're talking about TV shows you also have to mention Penny Dreadful. This series finished its second season and is another example of how good horror can be on the small screen. The sets are excellent, the acting is great and I think the writing is much better this season then season 1. Also its nice to see that Eva Green has been nominated for a Golden Globe. If you watch the Season 2 episode: The Nightcomers you will see why she deserves to win.
2015 saw some good horror films come out. One of the most anticipated movies of the year was Crimson Peak. With Guillermo del Toro attached to this movie, I think people had high expectations for it. I haven't seen it yet but from what I've heard if you we're expecting a bunch of jump scares and gore you wouldn't like it, but if you like gothic romance and movies with spooky atmosphere then Crimson Peak is your kind of movie.
If I wanted to mention the most popular horror film of 2015 I would have to talk about Krampus but since I talked about that recently in another blog post, I'm going to mention The Visit instead. This is a simple straight forward horror film from M. Night Shyamalan. This is a low budget movie but in all honesty the best horror films are usually low-budget.
Looking towards 2016, here are some of the things that I'm looking forward to. First of all the 11th season of the Horroraddicts.net podcast will begin in the spring and horroraddicts.net publishing will release its 4th anthology called Once Upon A Scream. This book will be edited by horror addicts staff writer Dan Shaurette and will be guaranteed to give you nightmares. Once Upon A Scream will be an anthology of fairy tales but all with a horror twist. There are some great stories in this book and I'm really looking forward to it coming out.
Another good-looking horror film coming soon is The Boy. Who doesn't like a movie about a doll or ventriloquist dummy that comes to life, this one looks like it could be a good one. I love the house they show in the trailer.
If you have a list of horror movies that you think will be big in 2016, you have to mention Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I'm pretty sure this one will be one of the year's biggest money makers.
So I could have made this list of movies for 2016 a lot longer but I decided I didn't want to have the trailers for sequels or remakes on here but there are a lot coming out, including: Rings, Underworld: Next Generation, The Conjuring 2, Amityville: The Awakening and another reboot of Friday The 13th. The last movie I wanted to mention here is The Witch. Witches have been pretty big in horror for the last 4 years and it looks like that trend will continue in 2016.
So horror addicts what are you looking forward to in 2016? What movies do you want to see? What books do you plan on reading? What conventions are you excited about? Leave a comment and let us know.
My response was: "A TV and I sat down and watched Bugs Bunny." My mother still has the newspaper clipping somewhere. I've taken several breaks from writing since then, but I've been (sort of) consistently writing since 2007.
What subjects do you like to write about?
I love writing Gothic horror and dark fantasy, most especially about the magic systems of indigenous peoples. My roots are in Southern conjure and that pops up often in my work. I've realized recently that a lot of my work falls into the category of magic realism, where everyday events and situations exist alongside magic and aren't considered by the characters to be out of the ordinary.
You'll also find demons and devils featuring prominently in my stories as well, and not always as the villain. I write the occasional historical piece as well.
I like to change and mix genres, especially when I'm feeling stuck on a story or disenchanted with writing. (It happens…) So I've also written steampunk, literary fiction, poetry, and romance, all with varying amounts of success.
The women in my family—some of them hoodoo conjure practitioners, some of them teachers and Renaissance women—have influenced me the most. I feel their stories need a voice.
As far as other writers, I find myself re-reading Poe and Du Maurier for all of the creepy disturbia. Modern authors I love include Jewell Parker Rhodes, Margaret Atwood, and Terri Windling. I also love mythology and epics, so I have to add Aesop and Homer and Virgil.
I find it fascinating that horror has some of the staunchest fans in fiction. A genre dedicated to unnerving and terrifying the reader seems to grow every year even though security and safety are otherwise a priority for most people. Maybe reading and watching horror creates and atmosphere of a controllable fear, so it can be processed as excitement or intensity. Horror is such a primal emotion. Everyone experiences it in one form or another. It crosses age, race, culture, gender to become something that unites us.
I also find horror is a genre that lends itself well to fusion: horror/comedy, sci-fi horror, horrotica…all of these blend terror with strong, established genres and increase its chilling reach.
My theme today is Southern Gothic horror.
Southern Gothic horror stories use the macabre, and the grotesque, to explore the ideals and the social issues of the American South—with all of its flaws and imperfections intact—while keeping the creepy, unsettling characteristics of Gothic fiction: fear, horror, madness and death.
It also employs magical realism, where magical elements and events occur in otherwise ordinary and realistic situations.
There are many great works of Southern Gothic literature, but few of them include people of color as strong point of view characters—even fewer in the horror genre—and I wanted Spook Lights to do that. My great-aunt was a local rootworker and one of my fondest memories is sitting at the dining room table listening to her stories. Even after my move to England last year, these stories have stayed with me. So, I'm sharing with you an excerpt from my Southern Gothic horror short story collection, Spook Lights.
Pull up a rocking chair and sit a spell. Soak in these tales of Southern Gothic horror: A woman's search for her mother drags her into the binding embrace of a monster, A witch doctor's niece tells him a life-altering secret, an investigator who keeps a 100% confession rate….
These are stories where the setting itself becomes a character-fog laced cemeteries, sulfur rich marshes-housing creatures that defy understanding and where the grotesque and macabre are celebrated. The true horror is in what you can't see…until it's sitting right next to you.
Eden Royce is descended from women who practiced root, a type of conjure magic in her native Charleston, South Carolina. She currently lives in Kent, The Garden of England.
Eden is a writer for The 7 Magpies project: a short horror film anthology written and directed entirely by black women. She reviews books for Hellnotes, and writes a regular feature for Graveyard Shift Sisters, where she interviews black female authors and reviews their work.
When she's not writing, she's watching quiz shows, or perfecting her signature dish for Masterchef. More about Eden's brand of horror is on her website: edenroyce.com.
What do you like about the horror genre?
The versatility. I can write about romance or anything within horror because it supports the theme. I think I haven't even scratched the surface of all there is in horror because "horror" can be in so many forms.
What are some of your favorite horror movies, books or TV shows?
I am a Richard Laymon fan. I like Ira Levin and Stephen King as well but too many to name.
In what way do you live the horror lifestyle?
In my house, discussions about cannibals is normal. A 'relaxing" show is found on crime t.v. We embrace my persona and everything is "She's a horror writer" as if that is a reason for anything at all. Spilled milk? Blame the need for a particular horror scene and call in inspiration.
I finished some nasty monsters and a Gothic horror novel and am working on a few projects that cover themes such as cannibals (always!), the Donner party with a friend, D.A. Roberts, monsters in a cave, and an apoc-book. I generally write (begin) 3-4 at a time and then focus on one until it is finished.


They were basically the same, it's basically to create something out of value to others. So the book started like quite a long ago, ten years ago actually when I was diagnosed with lupus. And again I was presented with opportunities, well you can either just you know have this illness and never talk about it again and never help anybody else or you can use this as an opportunity to share your experiences and hopefully reach somebody and give them motivation that yes, they have this illness that doesn't have a cure and can be quite difficult to manage, but actually within this space there's always opportunities to grow and to learn and to be of value and to think of yourself as someone having value. So the book was just something I just once I started it I had to finish it, I had to complete it, I had to put this story out there. And when I joined Seuss, you know it wasn't about the end part of it, I just had finish it and actually my bosses at Seuss we're really encouraging to the point of being like, when's it finished?!? So I had that motivation to just to get it out there.
But I never saw them as being disparate sort of forces. I really thought they were both ways to move forward and to make your voice heard and also to be of value to not just you know work for the sake of your own purposes, but to give back to those that give you opportunities and to give back and to help others. And I've always viewed, no matter what job I've had in clinical research, in CROs, now working for a consulting company, that actually I'm driven with this idea that what we're doing is helping people and then the same with my book as well. My advice is to just go for it. I think we get stuck in our own head. I think if you're in a new country you think about what you used to be and what you used to do. And again that's just in the past and it's just a title. It doesn't really represent who you are or what you can contribute now or in the future. So my advice is to really just go for it. Put yourself in the path of opportunities is probably my advice.
So I know lots of people who just started like myself interning you know even things like you know, child care, but they put themselves out there and they put themselves in the path and they got alliances. They found backers and supporters and other people who then pushed them forward. But they key is actually as hard as it is it's to let go of this old part of you and to see okay I'm in a new country. It's a blank slate and that is terrifying, it's scary for a lot of people, but for me I always viewed it as it's actually liberating you know. It's a whole new story you can write for yourself, but you just have to you know like with the book you just have to pick up the pen and just start writing.
Jessica Kundapur works as an account manager and business consultant at Seuss Consulting.


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So before the San Jose match last weekend, I talked about a new Real Salt Lake that I thought would emerge this year and you got a first hand look at it in the 3-0 win over San Jose. However, that performance actually left a lot to be desired from RSL, failure to control the match in the last 30 minutes despite being up a man, failure to adjust before the match for the soft field conditions, and other minor details.
There were some huge highlights as well, the return of Javi "the unstoppable" Morales, who looked like the guy who was a real MVP level player in 2008. Fabian opened up his account with a incredible shot, in fact you could have nominated all 3 RSL goals as goal of the week candidates, but on the new mlssoccer.com who knows where that is anymore? The debut of two new players as both McKenzie and "Sabo" got into the match and both did well, I have a feeling that unlike some past foreign striker experiments that have been less than impressive, that Saborio might just be the next big thing in MLS. A nice interview with him was done recently for mlssoccer.com, click here to read it
So this brings us to Houston, here are the probable lineups(which are never right):
the rest of my match preview after the jump:
For RSL, it is a chance to continue their streak of 1st's that started last weekend, now we can go for our first ever win in Houston (we are 0-5-1 with 16 goals for and 19 against). We can equal our 2009 number of road wins (2) with a victory, and we could be top of the Western Conference standings for the first time ever in week 2 of the MLS season. If we can keep from getting a red card in that match, that too would be a first in a very long time.
Usually when RSL travels down to H-town the weather is a huge factor but this time the forecast is:
THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
There are some big differences between this years Houston and the team that RSL failed to beat in 2009 (despite 3 attempts), gone are MLS All Stars and USMNT players Stuart Holden and Ricardo Clark, still there is RSL killer Brian Ching who has 4 goals and 2 assists against RSL in 10 matches played. There was no better defense in MLS in 2009 as the Dynamo allowed just 29 goals and only 13 at home.
This will be the Dynamo home opener, so emotions should be high and the stands should be filled with fans wearing orange, in fact they are asking everyone in the town to wear orange but it looks like there are still a good number of seats available for the match.
Key Matchups:
Ching vs. Borchers and Olave - In the San Jose match both Olave and Borchers were banged up, a cut to the head for Nat and a twisted knee for Jamison. Both will need to be at the top of their game if they want to slow down Brian Ching. Ching played the full 90 in their opener against FC Dallas without taking a shot, but we saw how dangerous he can be last month as he scored for the US against El Salvador in Tampa Bay. For Olave he will need to keep his cool, as last year he went back and forth with Ching before being shown a second yellow card and ejected from the match in their last matchup, Ching was also ejected from that match. Olave was also ejected from the first matchup between these two teams.
Javier Morales vs. Everyone for Houston - With the freedom to roam the field and look for ways to be creative, Javi found himself more comfortable than he had been in a long time and the end result was a 2 goals 1 assist effort that won him MLS player of the week honors. Javi has a history with several Houston players and tensions are always high between him and the boys in Orange. The confidence and form from last week will be needed for RSL to show they can win against a much tougher opponent this week.
Robbie Findley vs. Boswell & Cochrane - Last week Robbie was kept in check by the San Jose defense but it opened up chances for Javi and Fabi, this week I would expect Houston to pay more attention to them and that will allow Robbie to matchup his speed against the two centerbacks for Houston, and the reality is they can't cover him. If RSL can get the ball to him, he could have a big game.
Wildcard- so things you wouldn't normally look for but they could be the difference makers in the match:
Dominic Oduro - For Houston they might want to get the ball to the "birdman" from Ghana, in his career he has played 305 minutes against RSL and in that time he has scored 3 goals from 8 shots. He hasn't found that level of success since joining Houston but against RSL he could be a huge difference maker.
"Sabo" - Alvaro Saborio saw his first MLS action last weekend, and in limited minutes of play with RSL being more concerned with protecting their 3-0 lead, he looked very dangerous. He has a good touch and plays with confidence and aggression that serve strikers well. If either Robbie or Fabi get gassed or are not effective look for Alvaro to step up and show what he is made of
Jair Marrufo - Given the history of these two teams last year, it is clear that neither side likes the other, 16 cards and 5 ejections in 3 matches last year is clear evidence that Jair will be on the hotseat to keep the match clean and under control. His history is that he has issued 20 red cards in 88 matches and averages 3.4 yellow cards per match.
This is match a show of a up and coming team, and one looking to hold on to the prestige of past. RSL has made two straight conference finals, while Houston has made it to none. Houston has won back to back Championships, RSL is looking to do that. Houston has 8 players 30 years old or older, while RSL has just 4. Houston has finished at the in the top 2 in the West every year since RSL joined the league, and RSL hasn't ever finished higher than 4th, and Houston has two MLS Cup titles since RSL joined the league, while RSL is enjoying their first.
It is clear that Houston has the history of a top franchise in the league, something RSL clearly wants to become, but for RSL it is a matter of taking it, because I see no sign of Houston or anyone else stepping aside and letting them by. RSL will be looking to prove something again in this match, to prove that they are worthy of being considered an elite team in MLS, to do that they need to get a result against Houston.
That is exactly what they are going to do, while getting a win might be tough I do think this one could end up a 1-1 draw and my over/under on cards is 5 and ejections is 1.
LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA
Always a battle match, but I just don't see Chivas being being able to get a result in this one. 2-1 Galaxy.
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Pictures from William's first birthday, in Guildford, on Sunday 30th March 2003.
09:49:31 Me and Chie had arrived early to help set things up. Here's Chie arranging chairs, I think.
09:49:59 Liz's Dad (William's Grandad) begins the long and ardurous task of trying to inflate the green car.
10:30:59 After a while, Adrian arrived with reinforcements in the form of a pump somehow attached to his car (?!).
11:16:05 Chie sitting very neatly on one of the playmats.
11:16:40 ...seemingly I couldn't resist having a go either.
11:16:47 Remember - mirror, signal, maneuvre.
11:16:56 The full sized image here seems to have got corrupted somehow or other - a bit of a shame.
11:18:36 Chie filling the car with plastic balls, as one does.
11:21:23 Chie has a quick play on the piano, whilst we wait for the guests to arrive.
12:08:18 William has arrived! Here's a great picture of him with both of my Grandmothers, his Great Grandmothers (!).
12:08:25 William with Vera and Mona again.
12:08:47 Just Mona and William here, but this picture didn't really come out right because of the light from the window behind her - this was a constant problem in this hall!
12:19:47 Keith, William and Mum (William's Grandmother).
12:19:52 "What's inside there then?" Ponders young William.
12:51:43 Adrian, looking very smart indeed, making sure William gets fed as well as everyone else.
12:52:56 Two boys who could have been brothers playing in the car thingy.
12:54:18 Dad, with his two sons, and first grandson.
13:05:03 Mum and Grandma watching the proceedings.
13:07:07 A bit blurry here. I don't think that can of Carslberg was Mum's.
13:07:10 Same again, but a bit sharper.
13:49:34 Not sure what this is supposed to be a picture of.
13:49:47 Me and Uncle Robin.
13:50:49 A bit hard to see William and his Mum and Dad with all the people in the way!
13:51:38 Adrian and William, both looking very smart.
13:51:45 There was so much food there! I think we all went home with doggy bags.
13:51:51 William seems fixated with something out of shot.
13:55:15 Assorted family members, unfortunately almost invisible because of that damn window!
14:10:33 William in the ball pool.
14:10:36 It's very hard to get kids this age to keep still for the camera!
14:11:31 Not sure whose hand this is, but they seem to be trying to persuade William to look at the camera.
14:11:36 Marvellous, he's looking straight at the camera and everything!
14:12:32 The inflatable car is obviously a winner.
14:12:38 Lots of very busy children.
14:12:47 Mona and Vera, I assume watching the goings on in the inflatable car.
14:24:42 A but of Dad, along with Louise, Rebecca and Alex again.
14:29:21 Louise isleft holding the baby (or toddler, not quite sure what you call someone at this age).
14:29:34 Strange composition, but I sort of like it.
14:34:36 William seemed intent on destroying the tablecloth.
14:42:07 Lovely picture of me and Vera.
15:15:34 Coming towards the end of the party now. Chie pushing William around whilst we're clearing up, unfortunately another casualty of the terrible lighting conditions.
15:16:54 William seems very at home in his little car.
15:17:08 It seems deflating this car was going to prove as much of a challenge as inflating it. Here Keith, Mum and Robin are all mucking in.
15:19:36 I love this picture - William is blissfully unaware of all the effort being made on his behalf.
15:19:42 ...and they're still trying to get the last few pockets of air out!
15:21:24 Adrian comes along to lend a hand, and William turns to see what's going on.
15:21:55 Time for the inflatable car to go back in the box, finally.
15:22:18 William still enjoying his set of wheels.
15:32:45 Chie and William again.
15:35:48 Chie holding William, who is probably missing his car already.
15:37:51 Me with William, who has lost a shoe.
15:37:56 Me and William again.
15:47:09 Outside the hall, and going to leave.


Neil Alexander has expressed his disappointment at not being able to extend his stay at Hearts, however the former Scottish international has insisted there's no 'bad blood' between himself and Robbie Neilson with him happy to sign for Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen.
Alexander has said there's 'no loyalty in football' (which I think we know anyway) after he was released by Hearts at the end of his deal with the veteran snapped up by Aberdeen.
He added he would have stayed and had made up his mind to do so.
Whatever the reasons behind Neilson's change of heart the disappointment of leaving Hearts is something Alexander went onto talk about having enjoyed a couple of years with the club as a player and coaching staff, so he'll miss that.
Finishing by saying this is the way football goes expressing those lack of loyalty thoughts.
A change to the second leg of Hearts' Europa League first qualifying round tie with FC Infonet has also been made.
This has been moved forward 24-hours to Wednesday 6th July. It will be played at the Lasnamae KJH Stadium in the Estonian capital of Tallinn following the first leg on 30th June at Tynecastle.
We've now seen this tie amended twice having been drawn away originally in the first leg tie but due to other Tallin-based clubs playing this was altered, leaving some (no doubt) out of pocket!
However the home ticket prices have been cut.


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Classics Review: Alice In Wonderland (1951)
Posted on April 28, 2021 April 28, 2021 by nickthemoviecritic
After "Cinderella" was released in 1950, Walt Disney worked on his next project adapting Lewis Carroll's book titled, "Alice In Wonderland."
Alice In Wonderland was released in 1951.(exact same Jack In The Box was fully established) At the time of its release, the film was a disappointment. Overtime, it earned critical acclaim officially established as one of Disney's best animated films. In 2010, Tim Burton remade it starring Johnny Depp & Mia Wasikowska. Even though it's a sequel set after the original despite sharing the same title which doesn't make a lick of sense. A sequel to both films titled "Alice Through The Looking Glass" came out in 2016.
"Raya And The Last Dragon" is officially out in theaters and streaming on Disney Plus. "Encanto" will be released this Thanksgiving. An upcoming live action prequel to "101 Dalmatians" titled, "Cruella" starring Emma Stone (one of my favorite actresses) will be released in theaters and will also stream on Disney Plus.
I don't care if SPOILERS are listed. We all heard the story countless times in parodies, homages video games (most notably Kingdom Hearts) and memes. Does the animated classic still holds up? Let's find out shall we?
Beautiful & Ugly Aspects
Beautiful: Animation stills holds up for a movie that came out in 1951. It's unique look brings a few elements to life including character models, fluid movement, environmental locations etc.
Near the five minute mark, The White Rabbit appears tying to run back to Wonderland. Unlike "Cinderella," "Lady And The Tramp" & "Sleeping Beauty," Alice In Wonderland immediately kickstarts the plot forward without relying on padding unnecessary scenes.
Pacing is fast giving you more insight from one scene to another.
Unlike Tim Burton's so-called "remake," Disney stayed true to the source material relying on substance not style. Something Tim lacked as a dignified filmmaker who should know better. "Sleepy Hollow" is considered a legit remake. "Dumbo" however, is a misfire.
Characters are unforgettable. Especially The White Rabbit who's my favorite. By the way, he's voiced by Bill Thompson. Known as the voice Droopy & Captain Hook's sidekick Smee from "Peter Pan." The Rabbit is funny as heck he gets Bonus Points for making me laugh so hard. Sorry Michael Sheen, you can't beat the original.
The majority of the film focuses on Alice encountering residents of Wonderland and sorts of weird things as she tries to get back home. Sounds similar to "The Wizard Of Oz." Probably a coincidence. Basically described as stoner going on a trip. The more he/she smokes, the more randomness ensues. So remember kids, smoking is bad for your lungs and your teeth. They can cause cancer.
According to Jonathan Nolan (Christopher Nolan's younger brother) & Lisa Joy, Evan Rachel Wood's character Dolores from "HBO's Westworld" is based on Alice. Evan stated Alice In Wonderland is one of her favorites movies growing up.
I'm gonna give this movie credit as an inspiration for "The Matrix." Neo's journey is similar to Alice.
Is it me or does a walrus resembles the late Wilford Brimley?
The Queen Of Hearts shouts her signature phrase "Of with her head!"
The Smoking Caterpillar sounds an awful lot like Ringo Starr.
My favorite part is Mad Hatter fixing The White Rabbit's watch. In the words of one of the aliens from "Galaxy Quest." "And it exploded.'
Only good song I liked is Mad Hatter's tea party. At least it didn't feel like a distraction. The live action 2010 follow up fleshes out Mad Hatter's friendship with Alice.
After an intense wacky chase, Alice gets back home and earns a happy ending. Until Tim Burton made drastic changes in a bad way.
Ugly: Two Musical Numbers (except Mad Hatter's song) didn't connect to the story. I think they're specifically made to clock in a full length feature. I'll list some on why I didn't like em.
The Walrus has a musical number which has nothing to do with the plot whatsoever. It felt like a distraction. A musical number must drive the story forward giving us context about a character's current predicament. Every song from "La La Land" actually puts every puzzle piece together.
In a dark forest, Alice delivers a monologue about wanting to return home. She starts to cry along with random creatures. Sorry folks, I never cried during a Disney or Pixar movie. Only movies that made me cry are "Logan," "Avengers: Endgame," "Interstellar," "Boys Don't Cry" & Harry Potter And The Deathly Hollows."
The Final Verdict: B, FOR BEAUTY!
Despite tiny issues, Alice In Wonderland stills holds up. It's my second favorite Disney film from The 50s. I consider "Peter Pan" as the best from the decade. From my previous reviews related to Disney's animated films from The 50s, I think Cinderella, Lady And The Tramp & Sleeping Beauty are miscalculations. If you wanna know why, feel free to check each one out. If you wanna introduce your kids to the original animated version of Alice In Wonderland, I highly recommend it.
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Building Energy and Capital One Bank close agreements for a distributed-generation wind farm in Iowa
By Michelle Froese | June 3, 2016
The 30-MW Iowa Wind Distributed Generation project represents the first wind farm developed by Building Energy and Optimum Renewables.
Building Energy SPA, a multi-national company operating as a global integrated IPP in the Renewable Energy Industry, announced the closing of a Partnership Agreement and a Capital Contribution Agreement between its U.S. subsidiary Building Energy Wind Iowa and Capital One Bank.
The agreements are for the construction and operation of their first distributed-generation wind farm located in Iowa, which will add up to 30 MW of wind generation capacity.
The project, which requires a total equity investment of approximately 56 million is supported by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA). Capital One Bank commits to a tax equity contribution of approximately $33 million to the project portfolio and will release funds at the commercial operation date expected in the fourth quarter of 2016, subject to fulfillment of requirements outlined in the capital contribution agreement.
The equity interest will allow them to obtain the tax and financial benefits attributed to the project.
The Iowa Wind Distributed Generation project represents the first wind farm developed by Building Energy and Optimum Renewables, a local developer, under a strategic development agreement. The project, located north of Des Moines, in Story, Boone, Hardin and Poweshiek counties, is comprised of 10 onshore wind turbines, each with a rotor diameter of 125 meters and a 3.0-MW generator mounted on an 87.5 meter steel tower.
Building Energy's Wind farms will generate 110,000 MWh per year, avoiding approximately 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodology, the equivalent of the annual emissions from approximately 21,276 cars removed from the road.
The project benefits from the strong wind resources in the state of Iowa and the wind farm will be built in four different counties to provide renewable energy to as many local communities as possible and to keep electricity rates stable and affordable. The company, however, has been present in the U.S. market since 2013 with its offices in Washington DC.
"We are extremely pleased with the closing of this agreement, which further demonstrates Building Energy commitment to Iowa and North America as a whole," said Andrea Braccialarghe, Building Energy Managing Director. "A market in which we started off with a solar portfolio, we have now expanded into other generation technologies including wind power. We are planning to further expand our generation capacity in North America, continuing to leverage on our multi-technology strategy with our commitment to environmental responsibility"
"We are pleased to work with Building Energy, a global leader in the renewable energy market," said George Revock, Managing Director and Head of Alternative Energy and Project Finance at Capital One Bank. "This investment will help Building Energy provide affordable and sustainable energy to local communities across Iowa, and also will advance Capital One's sustainable energy initiative."
Greenbacker Renewable Energy adds 5-MW community wind project to portfolio
Hunt and Circle Power developing 20-MW wind projects in Michigan
A trio of reports highlight growth of wind energy in 2018
Kiwi Energy customers can now choose to offset electricity use with wind


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For once he has beaten me to it with a new HotT army, so I felt obliged to create the matching foe.
I'll leave you guessing what the army will be. The start will be slower than usual, as we are packing prior to shifting house. I guess I'll have to be patient.


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The very first launch of a Norwegian civilian, suborbital research rocket took place in 1962 from Andøya.
Since then, thousands of launches have taken place.
The coming years are writing the next chapter, with the establishment of a launch site for small satellites.
Now you can join us – and support our operations.
Are you an IT-consultant that would like to be involved with Missile, Ballistic Rocket and Orbital launches?
Andøya Space are looking for a new team member at our IT-section.
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Employer: Andøya Space
Position: IT Consultant
Employment: Permanent, full time
Workplace: Andenes
Application date: 08.11.2021
Andøya Space is a Norwegian aerospace company. We enable scientists to explore Earth's atmosphere with sounding rockets, balloons, unmanned aircraft and advanced ground-based instrumentation. We enable engineers to test new aerospace and defense related technology. We educate and inspire the next generation scientists and engineers. We are now working to establish Norway's - and Europe's - launch facility for small satellites.
The Operations and Business Support Division is responsible for operational and business support to all business divisions at Andøya Space.
The division includes IT, Service, Launch Operations, Safety, Maintenance and Human Resources. It consists of more than 50 people.
The IT-section is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and development of all IT-systems and infrastructure at Andøya Space.
Working tasks / responsibilities
The responsibilities of the IT-consultant will be as a team member in a growing department that are involved in operational activities in Missile, Ballistic Rocket and Orbital launches.
Andøya Space will be looking for a range of qualifications from applicants in the field of IT and information systems.
The applicants will work 60% in the IT-department with operation, maintenance, development of IT-systems, and 40% in operations as a radar operator or telemetry operator. We have a total of 2 new positions.
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Backup and data storage solutions
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The workplace will primarily be Andøya Space but work at our station in Ny Ålesund on Svalbard may also be relevant for shorter periods.
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