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Broward Hall
Across a green, Broward Hall opened in 1954 to house the rapidly increasing numbers of women students. Broward Hall was named for Annie Douglass Broward, wife of governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. This complex reflects the angular footprint, breezeways, and corrugated glass block stairwell of the first women's dormitories. The detail language of this building, however, is more restrained.
When the Dairy Science Building (now Building 120) was designed by Rudolph Weaver in 1937, it was distanced from its contemporaries of Dauer, Leigh, and the Infirmary by green and planted space. The small Collegiate Gothic structure housed classrooms, laboratories, offices and a cold storage room. Most research that took place there was dedicated to the surplus of milk produced in Florida during that time. Today, the building houses laboratories, classrooms and offices for the computing division of IFAS. The exterior retains some of its Collegiate Gothic features, although the original cast-stone plaques were installed in the new Dairy Science Building in 1983.
Flavet Field
Due to the GI bill, soldiers returning from World War II were attending the University in record numbers and bringing their wives and children. The three Flavet villages were little more than a collection of wartime barracks moved to campus to house the vast number of new students and their families, but their impact as a community helped to shape the diverse student body of the University today. Recycled barracks also filled the void of space for academic programs; some of the 'temporary' buildings that dotted the campus persisted for nearly four decades. While these are no longer a part of the campus, they remain an important element in University of Florida history and are marked in memory by Flavet Field.
Jennings Hall
Completed in 1961, Jennings Hall was the last of six women's residence halls built in response to the coeducation bill of 1948 that allowed women to matriculate at the University of Florida. Jennings Hall is noteworthy for its integration into a distinctive wooded site, for its garden entrance and its two-story atrium lobby. Sunshade overhangs and the atrium glazing assumed a saw-tooth geometric language, continued in porch railings and in landscape elements. As State University System Architect to the Board of Control during the building boom following World War II, Guy Fulton remarkably maintained compatibility with the historic campus while expressing forms and functions of a new era.
President's Home
Limited funds in the early years of the University, the collapse of the Florida Boom, and the Great Depression had thwarted an official President's Home. Ironically, it was a budget surplus from the World War II barracks recycled as Flavet housing that funded construction of the 'Official Residence and Reception Center.' Local materials included the heart cypress used for the columns of the neoclassical portico. Under the supervision of University Architect Guy Fulton and Jefferson Hamilton, the house was completed in March of 1953. One week later, President and Mrs. Hillis Miller had hosted more than 2,000 guests for the university's centennial celebration.
McCarty Hall
A series of four structures designed for the College of Agriculture, building upon the foundation of the land-grant university in agricultural studies and services to the state. These buildings served the dramatic growth of that tradition after the founding of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in 1964. This complex has contributed to numerous IFAS research projects, ranging from Gatorade to the 'low-carb' potato. The four red brick and concrete structures are connected by a series of exterior walkways on the upper floors, reflective of the Fulton dormitories; however, instead of the cantilevered concrete window eyebrows, shading is achieved by a series of rectangular concrete panels suspended in front of the brick structure. The facility provides a wide variety of interior spaces such as classrooms, labs, offices and lecture halls. The complex was named for governor Dan McCarty who was a successful citrus grower in addition to his political achievements.
Tolbert Area
The women's dormitories were sited a studied distance from the men's dormitories; this did not deter a 1952 panty raid that caught national attention. Tolbert Hall, along with Riker, North, and Weaver Halls (1949-51), form the men's dormitories. Tolbert features an outdoor, concrete, spiral staircase with steel railing that leads from the main entry porch to the second floor. The entries employ the use of a modified portico with the building name above the glazed entry door, similar to the early women's dormitories.


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Binhgamton University's A Chorus Line: Cast members, director get a kick out of 'A Chorus Line'
REVIEW: Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY — Elizabeth Mozer felt confident that two dozen "triple threat" student performers could be cast in the Theatre Department's production of "A Chorus Line."
Those performers became (as the show‐stopping song says) "one singular sensation" when "A Chorus Line" hit the Watters Theater stage — Performances ended Sunday, Nov. 23.
Imani Williams, left, Brenden Gregory and Tyler Downey, right, are among the Binghamton University featured in the Theatre Department's production of "A Chorus Line." Photo by Jonathan Cohen
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"I know a lot of actors who are also singers and dancers," said Mozer, assistant professor of theatre and director of the musical. "I thought: 'There are a lot of people in the department who can do this show.' I had the faith that we would be able to find who we needed for the show."
A winner of nine Tony Awards, "A Chorus Line" has helped define Broadway since its 1975 opening. The show, conceived by Michael Bennett and featuring the music of Marvin Hamlisch and the lyrics of Edward Kleban, takes the audience behind the scenes as dancers audition for positions on the chorus line of a Broadway musical. They not only reveal their dance abilities, but their dreams, hopes and fears, as well.
One of the "triple threat" performers Mozer cast is freshman Morgan Kriegel, who plays Bebe:
"As an incoming freshman, I kept checking the theatre (website)," Kriegel said. "It came up and I just freaked out! I love 'A Chorus Line' so much. … I see myself as a singer who also dances. I've always done musicals and I've learned how to act through them."
The decision to produce "A Chorus Line" proved popular with others, too.
"I was excited for the show because it's so unique and so interesting," said junior Audrey Russo, who sings in the show. "It gives audiences a look into the life of a performer – and the grueling practices they have to do. There are fun songs and characters."
Some "creative casting" had to be conducted, Mozer said. For example, three roles that are supposed to be played by men are female characters in the Binghamton production. The show features cast members who come from a dance background, while others have a singing/acting foundation.
"We're staging the show in a way to feature people's strengths," Mozer said.
Rehearsals started with four weeks of vocal work in which the cast members met with Musical Director Kristina Ruffo to learn songs such as "One," "At the Ballet," "What I Did for Love" and "I Hope I Get It."
"By the first day of staging rehearsal, they needed to have learned all of the music and have the script memorized," Mozer said.
Mozer also gave cast members the opportunity to take dance lessons − or "dance boot camp," as Kriegel called it − as an introduction to technique.
"Before we got to staging, I wanted to help the students obtain some strength exercises and basic information about dancing," she said.
As the cast members learned JoEllen Kuhlman's choreography and mastered the songs, they received advice and encouragement from a former Broadway cast mate of Mozer: Dana Moore, who was a part of the original "A Chorus Line" production.
"She's an impeccable artist, a true Broadway veteran and a generous and thoughtful person," Mozer said of Moore. "I thought: 'Who better to connect this company with?'"
"A Chorus Line" has retained its timelessness after nearly 40 years, Mozer and cast members said, thanks to its "laying it on the line in pursuit of a dream" theme.
"'A Chorus Line' shows the humanity of the (background) people and how hard they'll work, even though they may not be recognized," said Jordan Hand, a freshman who sings in the show.
The characters are also relatable for the audience and the cast members, Hand and Kriegel said.
"When certain characters are cut (from the audition), you realize the implications," Hand said. "Don says he has a wife and two kids and wants to stay in the business, but he just can't dance anymore. He needs to do something more stable. Without this (dance) job, he has to get to reality."
"I really relate to my character," Kriegel said. "Others in the cast feel the same way. It's easy to open ourselves up and embrace the characters we've been given."
Dana Moore, Original Cast, Broadway, A Chorus Line.
Read more: A Chorus Line's Dana Moore video conference with the dancers of A Chorus Line, Binghamton University.
Russo noted that "A Chorus Line" was one of first Broadway shows that did not feature a formal bow or curtain call. Instead, the full cast dances in gold outfits at the show's conclusion.
"They blend into a chorus that never ends," she said. "The entire show is spent casting and learning about different characters. In the end, they come together and you can't tell who anybody is."
"They go from individuals to one," Kriegel added.
The audition process in "A Chorus Line" also provides a bit of mystery for the audience, Mozer said.
"It's almost like a reality show," she said. "You meet these people, but you don't know who will be kept in the end."
Cast members described the experience of working on "A Chorus Line" as "a blessing" and praised Mozer's direction.
"To come to college and do main‐stage theater is so exciting," Kriegel said. "It's been rewarding to meet everyone in a professional, friendly environment. I'm so grateful and happy."
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"One of the great things about being in a show that Elizabeth is directing is that she makes everyone feel included," Russo said. "Whether you are an off‐stage singer or a stage manager or the lead of the show, she asks all to consider the same things and put as much hard work as you can into what you are doing. It's professional. We have fun, but when push comes to shove, everybody is serious about putting on a great show."
Mozer said she has learned just as much from her cast members. "A Chorus Line" contains a lot of "exactitude," she said, such as intensive choreography and actors having to hit specific marks on the floor.
"Within this exactitude is this freedom, this life," she said. "Each time I direct, I learn more and more how to let go and give over to my cast. I want to create a place where they can do their best work and bring their full selves to the work. … I feel gifted to see what Jordan can bring and what Audrey can bring and what Morgan can bring instead of me saying, 'OK, do this and do that.'
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Adyen, Bynder, Booking.com, Catawiki, Travelbird – just to name a few of the many heavyweight Internet companies that were created in the Netherlands. The country's geography might be flat, but the number of promising Dutch startups seems to be growing to new heights every year. With Amsterdam, the Netherlands is also home to one of the biggest startup hubs in Europe. In our ranking from 2016, the Dutch capital actually made it on rank four.
Hotelchamp is an Amsterdam-based startup which offers smart technology for hotels to increase direct bookings on hotel websites. With an extended package of website tools and next level smart personalization and segmentation techniques, a team of conversion specialists creates unique customer journeys for every hotel website visitor and generates more bookings from every hotel website. To find out what works best for the hotel, Hotelchamp offers a/b and multivariate testing. Hotelchamp was founded in 2015 and secured secured €1.75 million seed funding in summer 2016.
Roadmap reverse engineered the entire experience from a frequent traveler perspective. The Delft-based startup created a supplier agnostic platform that has the ability to guide, influence, connect and inspire business travelers. Roadmap provides travelers with company specific content and becomes your personal travel companion. The startup already works with a huge list of partners by aggregating and consolidating their travels systems and tools into one corporate branded application. Not to rip and replace solutions which are in place but 'to glue them' around the itineraries to deliver a content relevant user experience to your corporate travellers. The all-in-one travel app Roadmap was founded in 2015.
Recruitee: Founded in 2015, Recruitee is a hiring platform for your whole team. It integrates four products into one: employer branding, job promoting, talent sourcing, and applicant tracking. Every team member can collaborate on the hiring process, and contribute to the team's growth. Recruitee is on the track of becoming the industry standard for fast-growing SMEs around the world. The HR startup is headquartered in Amsterdam and also operates an office in Poznan (Poland). In 2015, the promising startup secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding and was named the "Best Applicant Tracking System of 2015" by the publication RecruitingTools.
BrandBox is a solution for creating, publishing and centrally managing highly engaging digital marketing campaigns to convert visitors into sign-ups. The Amsterdam-based startup makes it simple to run ongoing engagement programs for brands and agencies alike, and contains many interactive content formats, straight out of the box. These formats include fun quizzes, games, surveys and product reviews. With BrandBox's advanced profiling feature, brands get to know their fans and can segment them into different groups based on their interaction or advocacy level. BrandBox was founded in 2015.
Goboony: The Utrecht-based travel startup created a sharing platform for motorhomes. Owners can share their motorhome, while travelers can enjoy the freedom of a motorhome whitout having to own one. Goboony offers an easy, personal, safe and reliable platform where people are sharing the freedom of traveling with a motorhome. Founded in 2015, Goboony secured a seed funding of €350K in March of 2016. After a great start in the Dutch market, Goboony plans for 2017 to accelerate its expansion in Germany, France, Italy and England.
Whatagraph: Founded in 2015, Whatagraph automatically creates presentation-ready infographic reports that are taking away the pain (and waste of time) of manually creating analytics reports. Leave the hard and boring work to Whatagraph – a tool which helps you to turn your fears into fuel. The software of the Amsterdam-based startup creates visual Google Analytics and social media reports. Founded by siblings from Lithuania, Whatagraph has chosen the Netherlands as the company's headquarters, since the team joined the Rockstart accelerator and started scaling the company on an international level.
MiniBrew makes the brewing process easy so anyone can become a brewmaster. The Utrecht-based startup combines the beer brewing, cooling and yeasting process in one machine, all automatically managed and controlled at your fingertips by the MiniBrew smartphone app. MiniBrew was able to raise about $290K on Indiegogo and secured €250K seed funding in 2016. The Dutch startup MiniBrew was officially founded in 2015 and aims to create the worl'ds smartest brewing machine.
Thomas, I Can't believe you didn't mention Saleduck. They rose to Deloitte Fast50 with 628% growth last year from Amsterdam +FD Gazelle.


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Nina Gene
Nina's Story
Nina joined Watsi on November 26th, 2014. 79 other people also joined Watsi on that day! Nina's most recent donation traveled 6,100 miles to support Phue, an infant from Thailand, to fund a CT Scan.
Nina has funded healthcare for 11 patients in 7 countries.
All patients funded by Nina
Phue is a one-year-old girl who lives in Thailand. Her parents are originally from Burma. In 2013, the whole family moved to Thailand because her parents needed better jobs to pay for their children's school fees. Recently, Phue's neck became stiff, and she couldn't turn her head. She had to turn her whole body to look around. When her mother pinched the left side of her torso, she did not react. She was also experiencing fever, coughing, and difficulty sleeping. Phue's mother took her to our medical partner's care center, where Phue received antibiotics. On January 18, Phue will undergo a CT scan. This procedure will allow her doctors to make a diagnosis and develop a treatment plan. Our medical partner is requesting $414 to cover the expenses of the test. "Even though we do not have enough money, our priority now is to take care of her health problem," says Phue's mother. "We don't want her to become disabled. We are so worried about her, but we cannot do anything by ourselves as we do not have money."
Jabali is a nine-month-old boy from Kenya. He is the youngest in a family of two children. When he was six months old, Jabali was diagnosed with an undescended testis, an abnormal condition in a sensitive area. Without treatment, he is at risk of fertility problems, testicular cancer, or a hernia. Fortunately, he will undergo a corrective orchidopexy surgery on January 17. Jabali and his family live in a one-room rental house. His mother works as a caterer, while his father is taxi driver. Jabali's parents have contributed $52 to fund his care, but they need help to raise more. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting an additional $535, which will cover surgical supplies, medications, and Jabali's hospital stay. "We were worried about the condition," says Jabali's mother, "but through intense reassurance, we are hopeful all will be well."
David is a 39-year-old man from Kenya. He was in a road accident on December 7, and he sustained tibia and mandible fractures. His tibia fracture was treated in an emergency procedure, but he still needed surgery for his mandible. After the accident, David was unable to work for weeks. Without treatment, he risked complications to his injuries. Fortunately, on December 21, David underwent an open reduction internal fixation procedure. David works as a driver, while his wife sells cereals. They have four children, and they live in a rental house. The family needs help to pay for this $640 procedure. "I want to be well to continue providing for my family as before," says David.
Phally is a 49-year-old farmer who is married and has five sons, two daughters, and three grandchildren. She likes to watch comedies and dramas on TV in her free time. She also enjoys feeding her cows and buffaloes. One year ago, Phally developed a cataract in each eye, causing her blurred vision and tearing. She has difficulty seeing things clearly, working, and going anywhere outside. When Phally learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled for two hours seeking treatment. On December 22, doctors performed a phacoemulsification cataract surgery and an intraocular lens implant in each eye. After recovery, Phally will be able to see clearly again. Now, she needs help to fund this $292 procedure. "I hope I can see everything more clearly," says Phally, "so that I can easily plant and feed animals like cows and buffaloes. I will be able to go anywhere outside by myself without needing to disturb others to take care of me anymore."
Shakir is a cute and charming boy who loves people. He enjoys discovering new things and eating sweets and rice. Shakir has been diagnosed with Hirschprung's disease, a condition that affects the large intestine and causes uncomfortable symptoms. He underwent a previous treatment, which only solved the problem temporarily. On December 27, he underwent a corrective surgery at our medical partner's care center. During this surgery, doctors removed the diseased part of Shakir's intestine. Shakir's mother is a single mother who is unemployed. Her brother supports the family, but he cannot afford healthcare. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,500 in funding.
Lukas is a three-year-old boy from Kenya. He is the only child of his father, who sells clothes along the streets of Nairobi. Lukas's parents are separated, so he lives with his grandmother. He loves to spend time with his father. Lukas was born with a birth defect called hypospadias, which causes urinary dysfunction. Without treatment, he was at risk of urinary tract infections and continuing discomfort. Lukas's father brought him to a national hospital, but the waitlist for surgery was prohibitively long. Fortunately, a friend of his father advised him to visit our medical partner's facility, Bethany Kids Kijabe Hospital. On December 16, Lukas underwent a hypospadias repair surgery. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $700 to fund this procedure.
Shadrack is a five-month-old boy from Kenya. He was born with hydrocephalus, a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain. Shadrack is the youngest in a family of two children. When he was two months old, his mother noticed that his head was rapidly increasing in size. She notified a medic during a pediatric checkup, and a scan revealed the excess fluid in his head. They were referred to our medical partner's hospital, Bethany Kids Kijabe Hospital, for specialized treatment. On December 8, Shadrack underwent a shunt insertion, during which doctors inserted a device to drain the fluid from his brain. Shadrack lives with his older brother and parents in a one-room rental house. His mother is a housewife, while his father is a fisherman. They cannot afford to pay for healthcare. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $685 to fund this procedure. Shadrack's mother is relieved that her son is receiving care. "We love him so much, and it hurts so much to see him cry in anguish," she says.
Rosa is a one-month-old girl from Guatemala. Since her birth, her mother has had difficulty producing breastmilk. As a result, Rosa is not growing and is losing weight. This limited diet is insufficient and has dangerous implications for Rosa's health. Lactation failure can lead to starvation and dehydration. It can also compromise brain development, putting Rosa at risk of long-term damage. Fortunately, Rosa began treatment for lactation failure on December 20. Rosa lives with her parents and siblings in rural Guatemala. She has one older brother and two twin sisters. Her parents hope that she will study hard in school and become a nurse. Rosa's father works in agriculture, and her mother manages the household. The family's income is small and inconsistent. They cannot afford this treatment, so our medical partner is requesting $1,107 in funding. Rosa's treatment will be simple and effective. She will receive formula, which will give her the protein, calories, and nutrients she needs to grow and develop. Her mother will receive in-home nutrition education, so she will learn low-cost ways to prevent future cases of malnutrition. Rosa's immune system will strengthen, and she will grow up to be a healthy, energetic baby. "I've been worried since my daughter's birth because I don't have breast milk to give my daughter, and she is losing weight," says Rosa's mother. "I want to see my daughter grow well so she does not get sick."
Wesley is a two-month-old boy from Kenya. He was growing up healthy and happy for the first month of his life. Then, Wesley's disposition suddenly changed. He become irritable and only slept a few hours each night. Further, his head size was increasing at a much faster rate than his body. His parents knew something was not right, so they sought help from the nearest clinic. Wesley was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain. This condition puts a dangerous amount of pressure on the developing brain. Fortunately, on December 9, Wesley underwent a shunt insertion procedure, during which doctors inserted a device to drain the fluid from his brain. Wesley's father works on construction sites, but his income is not reliable. His family cannot afford healthcare. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $685 to fund this procedure "I am happy to have landed where he can get treatment," says Wesley's father.
Aye Than is a 45-year-old Burmese woman. She lives with her mother and siblings in a village close to the Thai-Burma border. At the age of 40, Aye Than started experiencing frequent headaches and a stiff neck. For five years, she treated her symptoms with medication from a local pharmacy. Recently, Aye Than was picking up a bucket of rainwater when she started to feel dizzy and could no longer stand. She sat down to rest, but she found she could no longer open her left eye. After several visits to different hospitals, she was referred to our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF). Through BCMF, Aye Than was transferred to Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. She underwent several diagnostic tests, including two CT scans––[one](https://watsi.org/profile/17128140c65d-aye-than) of which was funded by Watsi donors. The results of her tests showed an arteriovenous malformation with a proximal flow-related aneurysm and a fistula. In simpler terms, there was an aneurysm in Aye Than's brain. With this finding, her doctor performed an embolisation procedure on December 14. During this procedure, blood vessels were selectively blocked to treat her condition. Now, BCMF is requesting $1,500 in funding. "I am looking forward to getting better, so I can continue to work with my mother and resume my Buddhist practices: meditation, going to the monastery on full moon days, and maintaining the alter in my home," says Aye Than. She continues, "Without the donors, there was no chance for me to be treated properly. Thank you very much for your help."
Recently Lengai was bitten by a snake while exploring in the bush. "...ever since the incident the condition of his hand has been getting worse despite being taken to the local dispensary," AMHF writes. "Lengai's mother has spent so much money that she can no longer afford to pay for further treatment of her son's hand." Meet Lengai from Tanzania. He's four-years-old and the youngest of three children. Lengai's mother is a farmer and has been the sole caretaker of her children since her husband passed away two years ago. "Although he is shy and afraid of people he doesn't know, he very quickly makes friends after sitting with a person for a while," the AMHF team tells us about Lengai. "He likes being close to his mother and when with children of his age, he likes to run around with them playing games that they know." $780 will cover the cost of an amputation of Lengai's little finger and skin grafting so that he will be able to have full function of his hand. Let's help this little guy out.


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Crowdfunding, Music
Jason Chu Music Video Fights for Chinatown Restaurant
2020 has been a hard year for the entire world and for some business owners, the complete loss of their livelihood. Poet/Rapper/Activist, Jason Chu, recently reached out to The Nerds of Color to tell us the story of one of his favorite Los Angeles Hot Spots and how his latest single "AYCE" shines the spotlights on 'Hop Woo Chinese BBQ & Seafood Restaurant' and why we should support this Chinatown institution.
"Hop Woo, a small LA Chinatown restaurant owned by my friend's family, has been struggling to make rent since the onset of COVID-19 anti-Asian racism and quarantine. Once a late-night staple, Hop Woo has opened a Gofundme campaign, released store merch, and pivoted to takeout, fighting to stay open.
With producer Matthew Jamison and videographer Sakyboi, I shot and released "AYCE" (All You Can Eat), a music video single reminding people of the lights, flavors, and importance of our Chinatown communities. We hope it might draw attention to Hop Woo, and inspire others to support Asian American family businesses in their own areas.
You can watch "AYCE" on Facebook and YouTube now and stream it on Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music, Amazon, and all other DSPs."
~ Jason Chu
I recently sat down with Jason to learn more about the situation and talk about his single 'AYCE' and here is more of what he had to say:
Show your SUPPORT for Hop Woo by going to their GoFundMe.
FROM THE GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN FOR HOP WOO:
"This is our 26th year and it's been the hardest one yet. With everything that's been going on with the Covid-19 pandemic, it's been hard to stay open. If we close, we will lose everything Lupe & Judy have worked so hard for.
It's an honor and privilege to be a part of the Chinatown and Los Angeles community for 26+ years. We've made lots of friends and it's a joy to serve the people and keep their belly's full.
Any amount you can donate will be much appreciated. Even ordering food from us and letting us cook for you a while longer will be of much help."
For more info on Jason Chu, go to www.jasonchumusic.com!
For more info on Hop Woo, go to www.hopwoo.com!
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This gala celebrates the ongoing endeavors achieved to protect and maintain this natural treasure since 1996. Through the tireless efforts of the Friends of Rockefeller State Park Preserve, the New York State Historic Review recently voted unanimously to designate the Preserve and its 65-mile carriage road network for inclusion on the State Register of Historic Places. Resources raised for the 2019 gala will directly benefit much needed improvements to Swan Lake, Brothers Path and Rockwood Hall.
This year marks an extremely exciting addition – the presentation of the inaugural John D. Rockefeller Jr. Park Preservation Award. We are very pleased that the recipient of this prestigious honor will be presented to President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton for their longstanding commitment to the environment and dedication to build a more sustainable future.


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Pasteur Institute Is Founded
The international subscription launched by the French Académie des Sciences in 1887 to allow Louis Pasteur to found his institute and thus provide rabies vaccinations, pursue the study of infectious diseases, and disseminate knowledge, was successful not only in France but in a vast number of countries. The Institut Pasteur, established by government decree on 4 June 1887, officially opened on 14 November 1888.
The Institut Pasteur's new laboratories in Paris allowed Louis Pasteur to build an extensive team of scientists that already hailed from varied international backgrounds.
Source: Institut Pasteur Added by: Colin Harris
The Institut Pasteur was founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur, the French scientist whose early experiments with fermentation led to pioneering research in bacteriology. A giant in science, Pasteur discovered the principle of sterilization which came to be known as "pasteurization." His discoveries led to the universal practice of surgical antisepsis. He also developed techniques of vaccination to control bacterial infection, as well as a successful vaccine to treat rabies.
Louis Pasteur was committed both to basic research and its practical applications. As soon as his institute was created, Pasteur brought together scientists with various specialties. The first five departments were directed by two normaliens (graduates of the Ecole Normale Supérieure): Emile Duclaux (general microbiology research) and Charles Chamberland (microbe research applied to hygiene), as well as a biologist, Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (morphological microbe research) and two physicians, Jacques-Joseph Grancher (rabies) and Emile Roux (technical microbe research). One year after the inauguration of the Institut Pasteur, Roux set up the first course of microbiology ever taught in the world, then entitled Cours de Microbie Technique (Course of microbe research techniques).
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Pasteur Institute Homepage
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732 Naval Air Squadron (732 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was initially formed from a requirement for an Operational Training Unit, for Fleet Air Arm pilots flying the Vought Corsair, between 1943 and 1944, at Brunswick, Maine, United States. In 1945, it was reformed, for a brief period, as a Night Fighter Training Squadron, operating out of RNAS Drem, East Lothian, Scotland. Notably equipped with six Avro Anson flying classrooms, amongst other aircraft.

History of 732 NAS

Operational Training Unit (1943 - 1944)

732 Naval Air Squadron was formed from the remnants of 1835 Naval Air Squadron, on the 23 November 1943, following the latter's disbandment on the same date, at R.N. Air Section Brunswick, located  southeast of Brunswick, Maine, United States.

There was a requirement to form a Fleet Air Arm, second-line, Operational Training Unit (OTU), at Brunswick, specifically for the Vought F4U Corsair, an American Carrier-based fighter-bomber aircraft.

Having completed its purpose, 732 Naval Air Squadron disbanded at Brunswick on the 1 July 1944.

Night Fighter Training Squadron (1945)
732 Naval Air Squadron reformed at RNAS Drem (HMS Nighthawk), just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland, as a Night Fighter Training Squadron, on the 15 May 1945.

RNAS Drem was home to the Fleet Air Arm's, Naval Night Fighter School and Night Fighter Direction Centre. Here, the squadron operated six Avro Anson aircraft, which were fitted out as classrooms, along with six North American Harvard, nine Grumman Hellcat and a number of Fairey Firefly NF.Mk I aircraft.

Roughly six months later, on the 7 November 1945, the squadron disbanded whilst at RNAS Drem, becoming 'B' flight of 784 NAS, another Night Fighter Training Squadron.

Aircraft flown

732 Naval Air Squadron operated two marks of Corsair during 1944 as an OTU at Brunswick. In 1945, at Drem, the squadron operated multiple types of other FAA aircraft:

 Vought F4U Corsair Mk.I (Nov 1943-Jul 1944)
 Vought F4U Corsair Mk.II (Nov 1943-Jul 1944)
 Avro Anson (1945)
 North American Harvard (1945)
 Grumman Hellcat (1945)
 Fairey Firefly NF.Mk I (1945)

Naval Air Stations

732 Naval Air Squadron operated from a couple of naval air stations of the Royal Navy, in the United States and Scotland:
Royal Naval Air Section BRUNSWICK (23 November 1943 - 1 July 1944)
Royal Naval Air Station DREM (15 May 1945 - 7 November 1945)

Commanding Officers

List of commanding officers of 732 Naval Air Squadron with month and year of appointment and end:

1943 - 1944
Lt-Cdr (A) M.S. Goodson, RNVR (Nov 1943-Jan 1944)
Lt-Cdr W.N. Waller, RN (Jan 1944-Jul 1944)

1945
Lt (A) M.B.W. Howell, RNVR (May 1945-Aug 1945)
Lt-Cdr (A) A.M. Tritton, DSC, RNVR (Aug 1945-Nov 1945)

References

Citations

Bibliography

700 series Fleet Air Arm squadrons
Military units and formations established in 1943
Air squadrons of the Royal Navy in World War II

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There are multiple factors that contribute to causing depression. However, very often, the first time a person experiences depression, it is during or following a stressful life event such as a breakup, move or job loss. In some cases, if a person's depressed mood is primarily due to a life stressor, and the mood improves as the begins to resolve itself, that person may be diagnosed with something called an Adjustment Disorder, rather than a depressive disorder. Adjustment Disorder implies that a person is having a difficult time coping with a specific stressor or stressors and that distress will decrease and no longer interfere with daily life once a person gets used to the new situation.
However, when the depressed mood persists over time or when lots of little things add up to create high stress, it may be associated with depression. Some researchers have speculated the association with life stress is because depressive symptoms result from an overreaction of the body's stress response. Is also appears that some people are biologically prone to depression, but that even those who are biologically-prone may not experience depression until a stressful life event occurs. Interestingly, the association between life stress and depression becomes weaker as a person experiences more periods of depression.
What Kinds of Life Stressors Are Associated with Depression?
When people think of big stressors, they usually think of things like the breakup of a relationship, losing a job, or the death of a loved one. Indeed, these types of events commonly precede the first experience of depression. However, any kind of major life change, even if it is desired, can be experienced as stressful. Thus, events that people typically think of as "positive" events, such as going off to college, getting married, the birth of a child or a job promotion can also be experienced as very stressful and are sometimes associated with symptoms of depression.
Another type of stress – the pile up of daily hassles – can also be associated with feeling depressed. Daily hassles are things all people have to deal with in their daily lives that create some amount of stress. For example, hassles might include things like paying bills, home and auto repairs, getting a cold, and routine disagreements with friends or family. When the daily hassles of life pile up, people may begin to feel overwhelmed. It is a bit tricky to say if a pile up of such hassles can cause depression, because people may be more likely to perceive everyday tasks as hassles, and to let them pile up, when they are feeling depressed. However, there is an association between daily hassles and depressed mood. The association may be somewhat more common among people with Persistent Depressive Disorder type of depression than other types (Ravindran, Griffiths, Waddell, & Anisman, 1995).
Does Depression Usually Occur Following Increased Stress?
No. Although being depressed is typically experienced as quite stressful in itself, and major depression often occurs for the first time following a major life stressor, life stress does not always occur before someone becomes depressed. In fact, the strength of the association between depression and life stress decreases as people experience a greater number of depressive episodes. For example, if someone is experiencing a 3rd or 4th depressive episode, there may be relatively little change in life stress prior to the occurrence of that episode. One of the theories to explain why stress becomes less associated with depression over time is that the very experience of being depressed changes the brain in ways that makes is more prone to depression in the future. This theory is sometimes referred to as the "kindling hypothesis" (Monroe & Harkness, 2005). There is some support for this idea because depression is associated with certain changes in the brain.
Ravindran, A. V., Griffiths, J., Waddell, C., & Anisman, H. (1995). Stressful life events and coping styles in relation to dysthymia and major depressive disorder: variations associated with alleviation of symptoms following pharmacotherapy. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 19(4), 637-653.


Seven siblings luckily found their forever home together when a family in Kansas adopted all of them.
After being separated for over a year in foster care, the seven brothers and sisters were reunited under the same roof on Wednesday, April 10.
"Today is national siblings day. Did you know that? That is crazy. I didn't know that," the children's grandfather, Gary Bugg told KAKE.
Lisa and Gary Fulbright, who already had a combined seven children from previous marriages, one child of their own, and two other adopted children, adopted Emerson, 12; Autumn, 11; Jaxon, 9; Journey, 8; Jace, 7; Piper, 5; and Sawyer, 3.
"Everyone was ecstatic, it was a full courtroom," Lisa Fulbright told "Good Morning America" about the adoption day.
The Fulbrights decided to foster after their other children moved out—all except for their biological son, 17-year-old Logan. In 2016, they adopted a pair of siblings—Hannah, 10; and Levi, 8. Despite having ten children at this point, the Fulbrights decided to foster more. That's when they first met the seven siblings.
In February 2017, the Fulbrights adopted three of the siblings—Jaxon, Journey, and Jace. They would often invite the other siblings over so they could all hang out together.
Later that year, in June, the Fulbrights adopted Emerson and Autumn. And in February 2018, Piper and Sawyer joined.
She told GMA that she and her husband fell in love with all seven siblings, and when the Saint Francis Ministries asked if they would adopt all seven, they agreed.
On April 10, they made it official. The entire family showed up to the Juvenile District Court in Wichita wearing custom Kansas City Chiefs jerseys.
A set of seven brothers and sisters were just adopted together after being separated for over a year in foster care….
The children came from a neglected family and were placed under the care of the state foster care system.
"My mom would would leave me for days at a time without being home, and I don't know my dad. He's in Mexico, so it's nice having a dad here I can spend time with," Emerson told KAKE.
Now that she's been adopted, Emerson said she's been able to do a lot of things she's never experienced before.
"I've been on my first roller coaster. I've done amusement parks. I've done a lot of stuff that I didn't have before. I would actually celebrate holidays," she told KAKE.
As for the Fulbrights, it's rewarding being able to bring joy to the children.
The Fulbrights are excited to look after the seven children who no longer need to worry about food or a family anymore.
These folks have BIG hearts… and a BIG family ~ Gary and Lisa Fulbright live in Derby, Kansas, just outside Wichita….


The video reports below are from road races all around North Georgia and upstate SC.
Maybe you have run in some of these or you would like to see what it would be like to try it!
Video reports from road races!


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Promoting environmental Jewish communities
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," a proverb says. For countering climate change, every step can help.
EcoSynagogue and the Board of Deputies of British Jews are supporting Jewish places of worship in the UK with the tools to help combat the climate crisis. Especially in light of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Glasgow on October 31 – November 12, 2021. The world is currently not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. If temperatures will carry on rising, it would bring even more catastrophic flooding, bush fires, extreme weather, and destruction of species. Strong and sustained reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases would limit climate change.
EcoSynagogue is helping synagogues assess how they can be more eco-friendly. By forming Environmental Impact Teams and creating a synagogue eco-policy – such as recycling, reducing packaging, using energy-efficient lightbulbs, composting, planting a community garden. By talking about environmentalism in sermons and in 'shiurim.' By hosting environment-centered programs and discussions for congregants and youths. Their EcoShabbat program in November 2021 has a range of events, such as an alternative vegan Friday night dinner, with vegan recipes for traditional Jewish meals.
Every community is different: Some operate in rural areas; some urban; some in old buildings; and some in new buildings. But every community can play a part in reducing their carbon footprint. "Judaism teaches that every species matters," Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, a co-founder of EcoSynagogue, says regarding the initiative. "And that we are responsible not only for other human beings, but for the rich biodiversity of our planet."


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This is an essay on the history of the Ooniverse, for other perspectives, see History (disambiguation).
This essay on the history of the Ooniverse is taken from Cim's Ship's Manual, tucked away in his Ship's Library OXP. As a purist, Cim gives a very different history to that of Selezen and his fellow syncretists (see Oolite timeline).
1.1 Prehistory
1.2 The Eight Charts
1.3 Early interspecies treaties
1.4 The Galactic Cooperative
1.5 The Thargoids
1.6 The present day
2 Considerations on Cim's & Selezen's Histories - and a third approach
3 The calamitous consequences of corporate states
The history of the Cooperative is extensive. Certain key dates and events are useful for all pilots to be aware of for the understanding of how the structure and sociology of the modern Cooperative formed, and these are summarised in this section. As should be clear from the later sections, this is currently a time of great change, and pilots should check local conditions in more detail.
The pre-Cooperative history of most species is now a matter for intense archaeological debate with few facts considered settled. The first successful communication between species took place between the Birds and Frogs whose homeworlds were sufficiently close to allow slow speed-of-light communications well before the discovery of witchspace. Relativistic effects make this impossible to date exactly, but a nominal date for this event is used as 0KD – the basis of the Cooperative calendar. (Editorial Note: kilodays: one cimian kiloday is around 10% shorter than 3 modern years - assuming that the Oolite day is similar to the modern day)
The dates at which species discovered and began experimenting with witchspace is also very unclear. It is likely that the Colonials, on their homeworld far outside the eight charts, were the first to successfully develop a witchspace drive, some time around 500KD, with the other species doing so between then and 900KD. Initial difficulties in refining quirium without a massive expenditure of energy, and the inefficiency of early drives - requiring almost twenty thousand times the mass of quirium used today - made the use of witchspace for exploration an extremely slow process, and colonisation virtually impossible, though a few colonies were nevertheless founded during this time. The Birds and Frogs finally met in person in 814KD, beginning a substantial programme of cultural and technological exchange.
The Eight Charts
Other than the the Birds of Diesanen and the Frogs of Bearrabe, no Cooperative species evolved in the same chart as any other, and their scouts found no evidence of other technological or sapient species on nearby systems. Exploration and initial settlement was slow due to the sheer size of the ships involved – a basic scouting ship was considerably larger than an Anaconda (particularly good restored examples can be found in the museums of Dicebe and Ateslete).
The Colonials entered the area now known as Chart 2 from the north of the Tezaeded system, in around 830KD. Their research of witchspace drives had by then progressed to the stage where viable colony vessels could be transported, and the rich mineral wealth of Tezaeded and the superb environment of nearby Onatbeza were ideal for them. Several million colonists made the journey across hundreds of light years to begin the process, as scout ships continued to explore the remainder of the chart. The exact size of the Colonial civilisation at this time is not known, though it is believed to have explored a volume of space considerably larger than the entirety of Cooperative space, and to have approaching a hundred colonies in various directions from its homeworld.
In around 920KD, the single linking system between Tezaeded and the remainder of Colonial space drifted outside the 7LY limit of witchspace drives. Its physical distance as measured by planetary sensors remained under the limit, however. The reasons for this discrepancy are still not well understood, and as the system has itself moved over time – and is now unambiguously out of range – perhaps will never be known. The result was that the hundred million colonists were now cut off from their homeworld.
In the other charts, exploration was continuing, with all species discovering that their homeworlds lay within an isolated region of space; a solid seven light years or more separating their chart from any other system. In around 930KD, however, researchers at Inera discovered the Octagon, and after extensive experimentation were finally able to send a probe around it in 1020KD. Crewed scout vessels followed soon after, from both Tionisla and Inera, rapidly making contact with the other species.
Early interspecies treaties
The existing experience at interspecies communication of the Frogs and Birds proved invaluable at accelerating the establishment of peaceful relations between all eight species, and cross-chart colonies began to be established in 1085KD as species exchanged the coordinates of worlds unsuited to themselves but habitable by other settlers.
The initial peace eventually collapsed, however, when a diplomatic and cultural misunderstanding between the Feline and Insect species escalated out of control in 1117KD, leading to the bombardment of the Ataneris colony and tens of millions of deaths. Retaliatory raids commenced, and both species attempted to recruit others to their side, only halted in 1118KD when the Frogs and Birds imposed a strong blockade in several major systems, preventing the Felines from crossing Chart 6 on their way to Ataneris. Simultaneously, the two species sent their own fleets to defend Ataneris, forcing the retreat of the Insect armada, and opening a window for a peaceful resolution.
The experience left all eight species extremely wary of future wars, and the Unified Species Treaty was signed in 1134KD, establishing the joint Interspecies Assembly. Shortly afterwards, the Colonial settlement at Gerebied declared independence from the Colonial government, in protest at what it saw as a waste of resources continuing to try to reconnect with the Colonial homeworld, and changed its species description to Humanoid. It was, however, not until 1389KD that they – and the numerous other worlds which had joined them – were given representation on the Assembly.
One of the conditions of the treaty was the establishment of joint colonies, to encourage cooperation, and hundreds were founded between 1134KD and the end of the Interspecies Assembly. It was also at this time that the standard calendar was agreed, using the Colonial standard day as its day, and the estimated first contact date as its start.
The Galactic Cooperative
In 1450KD, with over five hundred systems colonised (mostly jointly) and more planned, the success of the Unified Species Treaty became extremely clear when over one hundred worlds put forward a resolution removing the species vetoes from the Treaty. While it was narrowly defeated at the time, it was clear that an organisation based around the idea of distinct species was no longer suited to coordinating between the very disparate systems, and the Galactic Cooperative Treaty was developed to replace it, eventually being signed in 1522KD.
Unlike its predecessor, representation in the Cooperative was solely based on system population, and the importance of the species homeworlds (Tezaeded, as always, standing in as homeworld for both Colonials and Humanoids) was greatly diminished. The Cooperative set up numerous institutions for interplanetary trade, diplomacy and technological cooperation, which continue to exist today with relatively little modification.
Intensive research into both witchspace technology and terraforming made it possible to complete the colonisation of Cooperative space, with the final colony on Oresrati being established in 1886KD. The period between 1600KD and 1970KD is regarded as being the golden age of the Cooperative, a period of immense technological, cultural, economic and population growth, leading at its height to a peaceful alliance between over two thousand systems and eleven trillion people.
The Thargoids
The golden age could have lasted for hundreds more kilodays, had it not been for the arrival of the Thargoids. Their first scouts were confirmed in 1976KD, though an increase in "witchspace malfunctions" suggests that they may have been present in small numbers as early as 1968KD. Over eight hundred kilodays of almost uninterrupted peace had left the Cooperative's military technology extremely atrophied, with only environmental shielding and mining lasers being easily weaponised. Nevertheless, the Cooperative responded strongly, with research across the charts reprioritised. A powerful naval fleet under Cooperative command was developed, and won initial victories against the Thargoid scouts, protecting trade convoys between all systems. Their source and motivation remained, as today, a mystery, with no successful communication being made.
In 2054KD, however, the Thargoid scouts increased in number, as a large invasion force entered Cooperative space. The Cooperative fleet, though large, struggled to hold it off, as the Thargoids used their superior witchspace technology to avoid blockades, destroying convoys and bombarding systems from orbit. Hundreds of systems – perceiving the Cooperative to be unable or unwilling to defend them – declared independence to set up their own fleets, and hundreds more threatened to do the same. In 2058KD, on the edge of a breakup of the Cooperative and the likely annihilation of its inhabitants, the Cooperative General Assembly signed legislation allowing weapons to be fitted to civilian ships.
Almost immediately, ships across Cooperative space were refitted into fighter craft and battleships. Casaulties were high, but no longer could a single Thargoid scout destroy an unprotected convoy and escape before the navy arrived. Several groups of pilots formed Thargoid hunting clubs – with many systems offering payments for proven kills – many of which merged in 2062KD into the Elite Federation of Pilots.
Their hit and run tactics no longer adequate to break supply lines, and their warships temporarily unable to overcome the Cooperative navy, the Thargoids fell back, reducing their presence to a few remaining scout ships.
The present day
Once granted, of course, the arming of civilian ships proved impossible to revoke, and without the immediate threat of a Thargoid invasion, the more criminal elements of society began committing piracy against the trade convoys. The Cooperative navy – severely damaged from the war – was again unable to defend the convoys, and trade companies, planetary governments, and the Cooperative itself therefore instead appealed to the various mercenary and independent pilots, placing bounties for pirate kills. In 2067KD, the Elite Federation of Pilots was recognised by the Cooperative as the official organisation for tracking such kills.
When, in 2079KD, the Thargoids returned, striking with overwhelming force at several key systems across the eight charts, bombarding several major industrial worlds and shipyards, and cutting key intra-chart supply lines, the navy had not been rebuilt enough to stop them. Instead, the Cooperative was reduced to a coordinating role, more in the spirit of the original Unified Species Treaty, bringing together planetary military forces and independent ships to fight off the Thargoids.
In 2080KD, Commander Jameson became the first pilot to reach the ranking of Elite, surprising many who had thought this impossible. After their death at the battle of Inera in 2082KD, a tradition began of dedicating new ships to them, and therefore you may find that the flight computers are set to 'Jameson'. Some shipyards have complex traditions and ceremonies for the symbolic handover of a ship to its first living pilot; others view this practice as unhelpful and disrespectful superstition, and will ensure that the ship computers are set to your name before you board.
In 2083KD, the Thargoids were once again defeated, with their final occupation being defeated at the Battle of Isxees. Since then their presence has again been restricted to a few scouting and raiding ships, though if their origin cannot be determined, a third invasion is considered extremely likely. Following this battle, the Cooperative navy was formally disbanded, its few surviving fleets being transferred to the control of their home systems. System militaries vary considerably in strength, but usually have regional mutual defence agreements, so the poorer systems are not left completely unprotected.
Around a quarter of the systems in Cooperative space are no longer part of the Cooperative itself – either having declared independence following the start of the Thargoid invasion, or having been so badly damaged during it that the government collapsed. The Cooperative retains an embassy in orbit around these "Feudal" and "Anarchy" systems, and some of the longer-standing and less controversial aspects of the treaties such as trade are still usually honoured there, but they are for now being left to go their own way.
There have been proposals to reform the Cooperative to reflect its new smaller role – and perhaps to bring some of the missing systems back in – but so far none have achieved even significant minority support. Piracy continues to be a problem, despite widespread deployment of the Cooperative police Viper patrols, and military research continues in expectation of the Thargoids' return. So far, the original aim of preventing inter-system war has still been met, though in the absence of a direct external threat, many observers believe that this will not continue for long.
Considerations on Cim's & Selezen's Histories - and a third approach
Elite II (Frontier) game box
As the third Lead Designer of Oolite (after Aegidian & Ahruman), Cim was generally trying to keep the various disparate members of the Oolite community 'on-board'. But this essay on the history of the Ooniverse was tucked away at the back of the Manual in the Ship's Library.oxp for 6 years from 2014 and could only be accessed in-game, by those willing to break away from marmalising pirates and willing to read it on a small pokey MFD, one paragraph at a time!
The two schools are doing very different things with their histories.
Our Purists, like Cim, look at Oolite's Ooniverse and wonder how it came into being. There are several problems which need to be addressed.
The first issue is population size: adding up the total population in The Eight yields a total of 7,100 billion of whom perhaps 4,000 billion are human. That is only the population of The Eight: ignoring Sol and whatever human populated worlds lie outside The Eight. In 2000 human population was only 6 billion. Given wars, diseases and the difficulties of establishing colonies on new worlds, 1,200 years is not enough time for the population to increase so much.
Then there is the second issue of the evenness of distribution and population around The Eight: the species are distributed evenly (there is no insect corner or lobster corner to be found). And each system has a population between 1-6 billion. This suggests that a lot of time has passed since the initial colonisation. See the discussion in "Not in the manual" - setting and canon in the eight charts linked below.
Our Syncretists started playing with Elite, graduated to Frontier and then moved on to Oolite. They wanted to make sense of the games they enjoyed, harmonising them all. And the literature which came with each game gave lore which could be drawn on for doing this. Frontier, after all, had Elite II stamped on the box (notwithstanding the comments of Dylan Smith that it was intended as a new space simulation and then Elite-ificated to help sell it).
There is of course a third approach (Pragmatic):
I don't really see the need for a timeline or a backstory.
The way things are is just the way things are; I don't need to know where Earth is, or how human beings got from there (if they did) to where they are now. For me, a large part of the appeal of the game is its vagueness. It's as close to a blank slate as we can get, and it's built to be modded all over the shop to everyone's individual preferences.
Too much backstory just gets in the way.
(Disembodied)
The calamitous consequences of corporate states
One can also understand why the disjunct between the games happens so easily.
Regarding Elite, Ian Bell & David Braben were into science, mathematics and computer programming. Hence, the game company, Acornsoft, brought in Robert Holdstock to provide the "lore" elements.
When later companies hired people to write Frontier, FFE & ED they hired game programmers, not lore enthusiasts! The idea that these programming employees would spend unpaid hours boning up on this sort of stuff is unrealistic - and so the various games ended up being quite different (apart from FFE which was almost a carbon copy of Frontier, lore-wise). The inclusion of such as Drew (who had to pay his own way, so to speak, for the right to write) at the outset of the ED project helped bring in the Oolite community (who helped raise the money to pay his way for him!). But the paid employees then went on to do their thing for their employers: the board of Frontier Developments contains businessmen wedded to the modern gaming model of bringing in money with DLC, bobbleheads etc - not the Selezen's and Drew's of this world. Drew et al fell at the wayside of commercial imperative, and their influence on the official game faded away as ED developed.
On Dec 27th 2020, the ED wiki contained this comment on the Elite Timeline page: This is the official fictional timeline of the first three games in the Elite series (Elite, Frontier: Elite II, Frontier: First Encounters). This timeline is not canon in Elite Dangerous. The Elite Dangerous timeline has many similarities and differs from the prequels.
And in a box on the same page: This info has mainly been gathered from the first three Elite games (Elite, Frontier: Elite 2, Frontier: First Encounters) Several of the events are from the official lore timeline as provided by the Frontier: Elite II Gazetteer. Please note that this timeline may not always line up with events from Elite: Dangerous. Please do not add events from non-official lore sources such as youtube videos, any books/fiction not available from the Frontier Developments Official store, or from the Elite Role Playing Game.
The Elite Role Playing Game was, of course, written by Selezen. And one would presume that the disparaged youtube videos would include this synopsis of ED lore by Drew.
Time - the three-way argument about what the time on your ship's clock really means!
"Not in the manual" - setting and canon in the eight charts: Discussion led by Oolite's third Lead Developer, Cim, giving the reasoning behind this history.
See Lore for an explanation of the differences between Oolites purists & syncretists.
See Oolite timeline for Selezen's opposing syncretist version of the above.
OXP: Antient Aliens Archaeological ruins by Stormrider (an old mission, so probably broken).
Discussion threads:
What is regarded as canonical in Oolite history?: Discussion
Metafiction: Dialogues on the Lore of Xlite: More recent discussion.
Background story of the Elite universe - musings of a Frontier devotee back in 2006
Some speculation about history from a syncretist perspective
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I nsert your content hereI've been wrong before when predicting the future and I could be wrong here so don't go stopping all your SAPE link efforts just because I say so. I did though as I believe this method of ranking a site is coming to an end. Like all SEO methods that are not really natural, they do the trick and like all other methods that are not natural, it was nice while it lasted.
Sape links are Russian sites that are high in PR (page rank) and have low out bound links (OBL) on the Sape.ru network and the sites are, as one would expect, all in Russian. They are actually good links in one respect in that they work very well and in another respect I do not see them having a long term sustainable shelf life. Sape links have different IP addresses, different hosting companies, different niches and are careful to not just be spam sites.
Not everyone can post links on those Russian sites so there are services that offer the process for you. You should get a decent rise in the search engines right off once you set up with a provider and they are able to get you some links on those networks.
Why am I saying that you need to think twice when Sape Links are giving you their yPickMe speech?
Contrary to the claims they leave no footprint, I believe they do and I believe it is a huge footprint. Say you have a site about widgets and it is a .com and is written in English. You have Web 2.0s, some random article directories, social bookmarks, social media…. all the usual off site SEO doing it's thing on your behalf.
Then you have a dozen SAPE links that are Russian sites (.ru) with your English KW in there. Google sees these links at first and gives it no thought as that does happen naturally sometimes plus Google knows that some Russians with websites read and write English so no biggie there either. But the Google algorithm happens to see that the site is ranking from the link juice from the SAPE links mainly. The other backlinks in place are not as prolific nor as powerful and it is obvious to the algorithm.
Still not an issue as SAPE links are safe there!
The minion takes that information to his or her superior, they look it over, break out their calculators, TI–99/4As, put on their thinking caps and realize that all these websites in different languages are on this Russian network and are all ranking due to the power of this network and not because they have a well balanced backlinking infrastructure. Google sees that the balance of power in the backlinking is too far off center for these tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of websites.
That's called a footprint by the way.
So those of you that relied on SAPE links to be your train to the promised land and did very little else are now wallowing on page 119 in Google instead of sitting in the top 3 or 4 spots getting no traffic and thus no revenue. Not good for you, not good for the advertisers on your sites and not good for the mortgage holder on your home. Pretty much not good at all long term.
What I always suggest…. build a well balanced backlinking infrastructure so that one kind of link does not overpower the structure and give you too much juice from one sector of the structure.
Should you delete your SAPE links?
I would not but I would be sure to not let them be dominant in my off site efforts as that is always going to be the way to build a sustainable Google friendly website that will continually rank and continually bring you targeted visitors that will convert into a revenue stream for you.
That folks, is Common Sense SEO.


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President Ford / NATO Summit / Brussels #482971
NBC Evening News for Thursday, May 29, 1975
(Brussels, Belgium) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) begins summit conference Mr. Ford meets with leaders of 7 cntrys. before attending formal NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting this afternoon. NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns escorts President Ford into conference 1 problem facing NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is fear Portugal may go Communist [Secretary of State Henry KISSINGER - discusses President' meeting with Portugal's Prime Min. with regard to problem. Portuguese mins. don't think they representative Communist-dominated government]
(Brussels, Belgium) President Ford meets with several heads of state individually at American embassy, incling. Greek Prime Min. Constantine Caramanlis, Turkish Prime Min. Suleyman Demirel, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, Portuguese Prime Min. de Goncalves. Topics of discussions outlined. President Ford attends dinner given by King of Belgium; French President Giscard d'Estaing also attends dinner but skips NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) sessions, labeling them unnecessary. Later, President Ford and Giscard d'Estaing to meet privately.
REPORTER: Tom Brokaw
(Brussels, Belgium) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) cntrys. looking to United States for strength and resolve and, in that sense, to Gerald Ford.
Brokaw, Tom;
Chancellor, John


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Raymond "Ray" Burke (* 6. Juni 1904 in New Orleans als Raymond Barrois; † 21. Mai 1986 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Klarinette, Sopransaxophon) des Dixieland Jazz.

Burke stammte zwar aus einer musikalischen Familie, war aber Autodidakt; er  verbrachte bis auf eine kurze Periode Ende der 1930er Jahre in Kansas City seine Karriere in der Musikszene von New Orleans. Zunächst spielte er auf dem Kazoo. Um 1920 begann er als professioneller Musiker zu arbeiten und spielte Mitte der 1920er Jahre bei Blind Gilbert und in den 1930er Jahren bei Henry Waldes Melon Pickers. In den folgenden Jahren gehörte er den Bands von Sharkey Bonano, Johnny Wiggs, George Hartman, Wooden Joe Nicholas, Dukes of Dixieland, George Girard, Johnny St. Cyr und Kid Thomas Valentine an. Gelegentlich leitete Burke auch eigenen Formationen, mit denen er ab 1960 Auftritte in der Preservation Hall hatte. 1960 trat er in die Band von Punch Miller ein. Er blieb bis Mitte der 1980er Jahre aktiv. Unter eigenem Namen entstand 1937 der Titel Solitude; es folgten eine Reihe von Alben für die Label New Orleans Records (1949), Paramount (1952), Southland (1953 & 1960), Land O' Jazz (1975), 504 (1979) und Smoky Mary (1983).

Diskographische Hinweise
Raymond Burke's Speakeasy Boys - 1937-1949 (American Music) mit Wooden Joe Nicholas, Johnny St. Cyr, Louis Gallaud
Raymond Burke/Paul Barbarin (Southland, 10"-LP)
Ken Colyer: Unknown New Orleans Sessions with Raymond Burke 1952-1953
Raymond Burke and His New Orleans Jazz Band (Southland, 1953) mit Alvin Alcorn
Crescent City Music: St. Louis Blues (GHB, 1957), mit Phil Darois
Kid Thomas Band With Raymond Burke (Jazzology, 1960)
A Self-Portrait (1975)
Kid Thomas and his Algiers Stompers with Raymond Burke New Orleans - The Legends Live - Vol. 30

Lexikalische Einträge
 Carlo Bohländer, Karl Heinz Holler: Reclams Jazzführer (= Reclams Universalbibliothek. Nr. 10185/10196). Reclam, Stuttgart 1970, ISBN 3-15-010185-9.
 Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler: The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X.

Einzelnachweise

Jazz-Klarinettist
Jazz-Saxophonist
Musiker (Vereinigte Staaten)
Musiker (New Orleans)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1904
Gestorben 1986
Mann


The state of Maryland has approved a waiver that will allow the Baltimore County district to fast-track installation of air conditioning at 12 schools without air conditioning.
WJZ-TV reports that County Executive Kevin Kamenetz asked for the waiver from the Interagency Commission on School Construction so that bidding for air conditioning installation can start right now—months before the state spending board gives its final approval.
"It's making a decision on what's best for our children, and if we can expedite this process for air conditioning to be finished in the Baltimore County area, then I think we should do that," says Karen Salmon, State Superintendent of Schools.
The county district has 36 campuses without central air conditioning. It has had to cancel classes on four days this school year because of excessive heat.
The waiver means 12 schools—two high schools, five middle schools and five elementary schools—will have air conditioning sooner than expected.
Installing air conditioning in each school will cost between $6 million and $10 million.
In the Baltimore City district, 76 city schools buildings do not have air conditioning.


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Number of warm days (above 25⁰ C) for selected sites (1975–2013)
This dataset was first added to MfE Data Service on 01 Oct 2015.
The number of frost and hot days we experience each year can change in response to many climate factors, such as the warming pattern induced by El Niño. These numbers indicate the variations in our climate and are an important consideration in agriculture. They also affect our behaviour, for example, what we do to keep safe on icy roads or whether to use air conditioning to keep cool.
further information can be found in:
Tait, A, Macara, G, & Paul, V. (2014) Preparation of climate datasets for the 2015 Environmental Synthesis Report: Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine and Soil Moisture. Prepared for Ministry for the Environment. Available at data.mfe.govt.nz/x/Fwn9AL on the Ministry for the Environment dataservice (data.mfe.govt.nz/).
This dataset relates to the "Frost and hot days" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Water physical stocks by region (1995–2014)
New Zealand is a water-rich country. Water is found in a network of waterways and lakes, as ground water, in glaciers, and in the soil and plants. Changes in temperature and precipitation patterns affect our water stocks, for example leading to low flows or floods. Water physical stocks show how climate changes can impact on our environment, its ecosystems, and ultimately our lifestyles.
Collins, D, Zammit, C, Willsman, A & Henderson, R (2015) Surface water components of New Zealand's National WaterAccounts, 1995-2014. Prepared for Ministry for the Environment May 2015. Available at data.mfe.govt.nz/x/Tebsax on the Ministry for the Environment dataservice (data.mfe.govt.nz/).
This dataset relates to the "Water physical stocks: precipitation and evapotranspiration" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Annual glacier ice volumes (1978–2014)
A glacier is a body of slow-moving ice, at least one hectare in area that has persisted for two decades or longer. Glacier volume is strongly influenced by climate factors, such as temperature and precipitation. Changes in glacier ice volumes give some indication of changing climate conditions in New Zealand.
This dataset relates to the "Change in glacier ice volume" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Annual maximum three-day rainfall totals (1950–2013
A three-day rainfall measurement covers a single sustained rain event or a series of shorter events over a three-day period. Such measurements help us understand and prepare for flooding or rain-induced slips that could cause damage.
This dataset relates to the "Annual maximum three-day rainfall" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Mean annual sea-surface temperatures (1993–2013)
The ocean waters surrounding New Zealand vary in temperature from north to south. They interact with heat and moisture in the atmosphere and affect our weather. Sea surface temperature changes with climate drivers such as El Niño, and will change with climate change. The sea surface temperature anomaly provides an indication of the heat change in the ocean.
Long-term changes and short-term variability in sea-surface temperatures can affect marine processes, habitats, and species. some species may find it hard to survive in changing environmental conditions.
The oceanic sea surface temperature data comes from the NIWA Sea surface temperature Archive (NSA). There are 2 datasets, NSA Annual Means and NSA Annual Anomolies ,covering the Tasman, subtropical (STW) and Southern Antarctic (SAW) area and the total area. The data is available from 1993 to 2013 and the unit of measure is degrees Celsius .
Uddstrom, MJ (2015) Sea Surface Temperature Data and Analysis for the 2015 Synthesis Report. For Ministry for the Environment. Available at data.mfe.govt.nz/x/hRbGUJ on the Ministry for the Environment dataservice (data.mfe.govt.nz).
Trend results can be found in the excel file "Sea surface temperature trend statistics" found at data.mfe.govt.nz/x/DGXFS6.
This dataset relates to the "Sea surface temperature" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Oceanic sea surface temperature anomaly
The oceanic sea surface temperature data comes from the NIWA Sea surface temperature Archive (NSA). There are 2 datasets, of NSA Annual means and NSA Annual Anomolies, covering the Tasman, subtropical (STW) and Southern Antarctic (SAW) area and the total area. The data is available from 1993 to 2013 and the unit of measure is degrees celcius.
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Daily peak, noon, and SED UV (UVM dataset)
Too much exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause skin cancer. Ozone absorbs some UV radiation, and UV levels can vary in relation to changes in atmospheric ozone. Monitoring UV levels can help us understand current skin cancer risk.
The most reliable data on solar UV irradiance in New Zealand are from spectroradiometers developed and operated by NIWA at Lauder since summer 1989/90. The dataset supplied begins in 1993, and measurements includee daily peak, noon-time mean, and total daily dose of erythemal (skin-reddening) UV.
Liley, B, Querel, B, & McKenzie, R (2014). Measurements of Ozone and UV for New Zealand. Prepared for the Ministry for the Environment, Wellington. Available at data.mfe.govt.nz/x/LoPyPo on the Ministry for the Environment dataservice (data.mfe.govt.nz/).
This dataset relates to the "UV intensity" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Daily peak UV index values, Invercargill, Leigh, Lauder, Paraparaumu and Christchurch (1981–2014)
The Lauder spectroradiometer (UVM dataset) data are used to assure the reliability of broad-band erythermal UV (RB dataset) from five sites. Measurements supplied are daily peak, noon-time mean, and total daily dose of erythemal (skin-reddening) UV.
Days with wind gusts greater than gale force (1975–13)
Strong wind events can cause significant damage, for example, to trees and buildings. They can occur with frontal weather systems and around strong convection events, such as thunderstorms. Global climate change may change the frequency of damaging wind events in almost all areas in New Zealand in winter and decrease the frequency in summer. Monitoring can help us gauge the potential of, and prepare for, such events.
This dataset relates to the "Occurrence of potentially damaging wind" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Number of extreme weather events identified by ICNZ (1975–2014)
Extreme weather events are weather events that are rare or even statistically unlikely. In New Zealand, such events can be dangerous and costly, both socially and monetarily. They can cause damage that affects productivity and leads to millions of dollars in insurance claims.
This dataset relates to the "Insurance losses for extreme weather events" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.


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Norton E. Stern
Norton assists our team as a specialist in institutions and charitable foundations. He began his financial services career in 1969 creating a diverse and multi-layered scope of experience. He also works with individuals and families to continually monitor and provide individualized plans. Prior to joining Synergy's predecessor firm, he was the Registered Principal and President of Franklin Financial Investments, LLC. Norton holds the Series 1, 24, 63 and 65 licenses along with Life, Health and Accident, and Variable Annuities Insurance licenses.
Norton and his wife Sherrie have two sons, Scott and Ken and five grandchildren. He splits his time between Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Delray Beach, Florida. He has served as past president of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and is a contributing columnist to The Jewish News. Music plays an important role in Norton's free time; he enjoys playing guitar with a love of '50s and '60s music and even owned a record company in a previous life.


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Turkey changed regional balance in 2020
Turkey has changed the regional balance with diplomatic and military steps despite all the challenges it faced in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya in 2020, experts say.
"Greece, France and the Greek Cypriot administration have tried but failed to imprison Turkey to its coast in the Mediterranean," Professor Ferhat Pirincci of Uludag University, in the northwestern Bursa province, told Anadolu Agency.
Tension in the Eastern Mediterranean started when the Greek Cypriot administration made some international agreements in disregard for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) rights to work on extraction of the natural resources around the island.
Western companies, supported by their governments, embarked on a wide range of natural gas exploration and drilling activities through agreements with Greeks. As large natural gas fields were discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek administration signed Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreements one after another.
Despite Turkey's and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' warnings, Egypt, Greece, the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel formed the East Mediterranean Gas Forum in Cairo and tried to leave Libya, Lebanon and Turkey.
However, Turkey and Libya reached an agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea on November 27, 2019, changed the plans.
Pirincci noted that Turkish foreign policy faced challenges in 2020, but took serious action. The agreement signed with Libya provided a column for Turkey's eastern Mediterranean policy, and that the other pillars are maritime authority and the energy dimension, he maintained.
At the same time, the Eastern Mediterranean is an element that supports the security strategy in the Middle East and global policy of Turkey, and that the issue should not only be limited to a matter of Libya or the Mediterranean, he opined.
Pirincci said this was an act that affected the Middle East and the global power balances and Turkey's geopolitical power struggle in this area reflected its success in 2020.
– In 2021 Turkey will further strengthen its presence in Eastern Mediterranean
Professor Suleyman Kiziltoprak of History Department, Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul said Turkey used all its rights according to international laws.
Kiziltoprak emphasized that the international community should focus on why the imperialist countries like the US, Russia, French and Italy were in Libya rather than questioning Turkey's presence in Libya.
Referring to the warlord Khalifa Haftar, Kiziltoprak questioned that on which principles the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are supporting the putschist general who has disrupted Libya's unity and integrity?
He said Turkey's relations with Libya are also significant since it also protects its rights in the Mediterranean, the Aegean and the island of Cyprus.
Alone Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration were unable to fight with Turkey, so they had to rely on the support of Israel, France and Egypt to distribute the region's share, said Professor Ata Atun of Cyprus Science University.
Atun said that Turkey's Eastern Mediterranean policy stones were formed after the interest of non-riparian countries along the Eastern Mediterranean, the Cyprus issue for the last 60 years and Greek demands and threats to regional security.
Atun added that in 2021 Turkey will further strengthen its presence in Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey will aim to prevent other countries from operating within its borders by establishing the limits of its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, and will guarantee the limits of their jurisdiction.
He said the country will continue its oil and natural gas exploration with seismic and drilling activities in its continental shelf regions.


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Q: The result of code coverage Recently I am working on writing jest unit tests for my company's application. After that, I try to run code coverage report in order to trace which file does not have better coverage. However, I find one confusing point which is that the coverage percentage is not accurate as what I expect.
For example, if I have a file called A. In A, I import a third party library called B. Even though I write a fully-covered test for A, I do not get 100% code coverage. The reason is that since A depends on B and B does not have 100% tests, the calculation of code coverage would count B.
So, do you have any idea about how to get code coverage which excludes those dependencies?

A: You can exclude specific paths or files from coverage reporting.
In my specific case, I don't want for files in app/dependecies folder to show up in coverage report so I have them excluded (see the ! before path)  in package.json file:
"jest": {
    "collectCoverageFrom": ["!app/dependencies/**"]
}

Instead of configuring jest in package.json file, you can use other option described here - https://facebook.github.io/jest/docs/en/configuration.html

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