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"These days my head's screwed on pretty straight,
—Kurt Vilewhere I start from the beginning and go to the end." — Kurt Vile
Philadelphia-based musician Kurt Vile is best known for his eponymous solo project, producing six albums since 2008 up to this year's b'lieve i'm goin down… A founding member of The War on Drugs, Vile released one 2008 record with the band before parting ways. His repertoire includes banjo, guitar, piano and trumpet, alongside The Violators, his backing band in studio and on tour.
Matty McLoughlin
Matty McLoughlin is a founding member and guitarist of the San Diego-based band The Soft Pack, who originally went by The Muslims. Eventually relocating to Los Angeles, the band released two albums: The Soft Pack (2010) and Strapped (2012). McLoughlin currently resides in LA.
Stella Mozgawa
Born in Australia, Stella Mozgawa is drummer for the Los Angeles-based band Warpaint, whom she joined shortly after their debut EP, Exquisite Corpse (2009). Her releases include Warpaint's The Fool (2011) and Warpaint (2014).
Dave Scher
Multi-instrumentalist Dave Scher, referred to as Farmer Dave, is a producer and touring musician with outfits including Animal Collective, Elvis Costello, Interpol and Kurt Vile. He is guitarist for the Los Angeles-based Beachwood Sparks and a founding member of All Night Radio with Beachwood Sparks' Jimi Hey.
Kurt Vile wrote b'lieve i'm goin down… during the nighttime, and that essential weight remains beneath the warmth of his banjo and casual turns of phrase. Roaming from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to write and record, Vile called on a bi-coastal group of backing musicians including his East Coast backing band, The Violators. The result is what he considers his best work yet, a sentiment echoed by the likes of Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, who aptly described its culmination of talent:
"Kurt does his own myth-making; a boy/man with an old soul voice in the age of digital everything becoming something else, which is why this focused, brilliantly clear and seemingly candid record is a breath of fresh air. b'lieve i'm goin down… is a handshake across the country, East to West Coast, through the Dust Bowl history (Valley of Ashes) of Woody honest-straight-forward-talk Guthrie, and a Cali canyon dead-still night floating in a nearly waterless landscape. The record is all air, weightless, bodiless, but grounded in convincing authenticity in the best version of singer-songwriter upcycling."
Matty McLoughlin, fellow musician and member of the Soft Pack, talks to Vile about the making of b'lieve i'm goin down…
Matty McLoughlin: Your lyrics and vocals have always been natural sounding, conversational, non-forced. How often does the first line you come up with stay in the song?
Kurt Vile: I would say the first ones pretty much always end up in there. Or first verse 'cause that's the one you feel the most. And if I'm really feelin' the whole thing quickly, which happens a lot—three, four verses—then you just fine-tune it. An album or two ago I would write these lyrics and be like, this sounds like the third verse or something, but now the first verses end up being what I write. These days my head's screwed on pretty straight, where I start from the beginning and go to the end.
MM: I really enjoyed the piano on the record. I specifically lost my head there. Did you write the piano? Do you find it liberating and productive to write on instruments that aren't your primary ones—guitar and banjo?
KV: I did write that on piano. I'm a good guitar player in general, but I don't always think about where my fingers are. Even if I just stopped for a second I would know, but sometimes I choose not to think about it because that is kind of liberating. You can play anything and don't have to think so much about the theory behind it, just feel the melody. That's why I love the piano—it's all there in front of you and just chimes away.
"I just had a lot of things to get off my chest.
I finally took the night as far as it could go."
— Kurt Vile
MM: It's almost like a ouija board effect. Your hands do it, and you're like, "Oh, shit."
KV: It's all in front of you. I definitely have limited ability, but I was feelin' the piano in general. It wasn't so off the cuff. I was just practicing a little bit, getting into the piano world.
MM: Your songs always have a strong sense of humor, which can be difficult to accomplish in rock music. Rap is always one million times funnier, but with rock you have to weave comedy in more subtly. Did you always feel comfortable putting humor in a song? Or was that something that developed over time?
KV: Honestly, I get really excited the wackier it is. I might edit myself later and be like, alright, that's just too silly, but I think I fine tune the subtle humor thing. It has eased into itself.
MM: What songwriters do you find funny throughout history?
KV: Randy Newman can be funny. Some people are obviously funny like Ween. Shit, there are so many. I can't think right now. I just woke up.
MM: I know you guys recorded the album in different locations. Did you use the same musicians each time or was it a cast of different people who were around?
KV: If I was ever by myself, my bandmate Rob Laakso was always there. My full-time East Coast band, The Violators, was involved. And when I was on the West Coast I used Stella Mozgawa or Dave Scher. Basically it's two bands on there. Sometimes they morph into each other, and sometimes they're separate. I kinda like that.
MM: Farmer Dave's a fucking great dude. He's a fun guy to play with.
KV: He's the best.
MM: Is there any dream destination for you to record? Say money isn't an issue—like Studio One in Jamaica or how the Stones rented a mansion.
KV: It's always kind of logistical. I can't imagine going into some historical studio or doing something weird. Whatever I do is always fun in its own way, but more natural, like going to LA for a second because people are there and adventures ensue. I like to figure it out as I go.
MM: Where did the album title b'lieve i'm goin down… come from?
KV: It spawned from a title track that didn't make the record. When I recorded the instrumental segment of b'lieve i'm goin down…, it came out so cool—a blues delivery that captures the vibe of the record in general. My idea was that I could put in this title track where I'm saying that line over and over again. I was like, how would this ever work unless it was a title track? And it's funny now because it wasn't even on the record.
MM: Right on. What records were you listening to a lot while you were writing the album?
KV: I sort of forget now, but I built up influence on Randy Newman and John Prine. Also John Coltrane's classic quartet, but I also started getting into his later stuff which I didn't like as much at first, Interstellar Space and stuff. And Pharoah Sanders' Karma, Alice Coltrane, shit like that.
The Nightfly
The Nightfly is the 1982 debut solo album of Donald Fagen, co-founder of American jazz rock band Steely Dan. The album made Platinum in both the US and UK, received several Grammy nominations and placed on EQ Magazine's Top Ten Best Albums of All Time alongside the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
MM: I read that you referred to this record as your Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. That album rules and has one of my favorite album covers ever. What is it about the nighttime that allows you to focus and produce your best music? I know you have to keep hours with your kids, but have you always been a nocturnal person?
KV: For a long time that's just been when I've been creative. Then it reached some crazy peak because we were out in the desert, for instance, and didn't have a proper producer, and I just kept staying up later and later. It almost became a twisted game. Once I got used to it, I took it to the extreme. I'm enjoying getting up earlier these days. I'm sure I'll tap into the night thing again, but I'm cool either way. I just had a lot of things to get off my chest. I finally took the night as far as it could go.
"That new Beach House album is sort
of like Xanax on the airplane.
I don't take Xanax on the airplane anymore,
so it's convenient to just listen to that."
MM: Multi-instrumentalist Jesse Trbovich seems like the longest-tenured Violator. What qualities make for a great backing band member?
KV: Everybody I play with has to play more than one instrument, and basically, they gotta be a friend. Everyone's kind of a nerd at something. Something related to music but not just playing their instrument. Jesse's a total record nerd, as am I, but even more so. He's into building pedals and amps. Everybody's obsessed with sound.
MM: Did he consult you before he cut his hair or tell you why he did it?
KV: When I heard he was gonna do it, I thought he was gonna look really bad, but he looks way better [laughs]. I'm glad. Obviously we're all mid-to-late 30s and beyond. Even my drummer Kyle showed up just yesterday and had cut his hair too. They both look way better.
MM: Last album tour you busted out the all-white clothes, which I thought was pretty sick. Do you have any ideas of stage wear this go-round?
KV: I wish I was more on top of stage clothes. I do wanna look cool. For the time being I have a ton of those blue 'What's Up Kook?' t-shirts from my "Life Like This" video and blue pants.
MM: When you're making a record or sitting with a bunch of music, is there someone outside of the band, the label or your management, that you play your stuff for to gauge their opinion?
KV: I just record so my band hears it. I write my songs, sit with them and my family will overhear me playing them in real time on guitar. Then I go and record them eventually, and the band hears them. I get nervous for sure before anyone's officially said what they think of it. I send it to my manager and give them a zillion disclaimers.
MM: What was the last cool book you read?
KV: A rock bio about Jerry Lee Lewis, Hellfire by Nick Tosches. It was nuts. Right now I'm reading George Jones' autobiography 'cause I hear it's supposed to be crazy too. I read a lot of good stuff in a row: Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion, about being a woman in Hollywood in the 1970s. A couple books by Philip K. Dick, but I had to put the second one down. I was reading Ballast, but he's just losing his mind. He was schizophrenic or whatever. I'm gonna pick it back up 'cause I love the book. It just gets a little dark.
MM: What else would you pursue if you got sick or bored by doing music? A creative thing, say gardening.
KV: If I could decide to not play music live, I feel like I could always work the film/licensing angle or something. I do like comedy and the idea of being involved in TV, just getting my foot in the door. As long as I could be kind of stupid, a little bit funny, I would do it. I'm a character in this HBO cartoon that's coming out eventually.
MM: Speaking of the TV comedy thing, were you a big SNL fan? Do you have a favorite era?
KV: Sure, when I was a teenager because that was the Chris Farley era. When Will Ferrell came out, obviously he changed comedy, but I feel like a little after Will Ferrell they would all just laugh out of character too much.
MM: There was an awesome Chris Farley biography that came out called I Am Chris Farley. He was the nicest person ever but just the most scared person. If he wasn't making you laugh, he felt like you didn't like him. So all that drug stuff was just a way to deal comfortably.
KV: I understand that.
"Would I want to be around in the '60s in Bob
Dylan's prime? There's no contest.
So maybe I should just stay in the '70s while Bob
Dylan is going in and out of hiding."
MM: Who are some of your favorite recent recording artists?
KV: Lately I've been appreciating Liz Harris [of Grouper] who has this new band, Helen. She's really cool in the way she records—she has a really pretty voice and then gets this texture where she pushes pedals and overloads the tape. I really love that new Beach House album (Depression Cherry). It's more washed out and shoegazey and a little more stripped somehow. It sounds like anthems from an '80s movie with Molly Ringwald but lusher and prettier. Sort of like Xanax on the airplane. I don't take Xanax on the airplane anymore, so it's convenient to just listen to that. Also Steve Gunn is an amazing finger-picker. Nathan Bowles is a great banjo player. I'm really obsessed with Courtney Barnett right now.
MM: Who was your first favorite band that you found on your own?
KV: I remember buying the Smashing Pumpkins' Lull tape, just cause it was a cheap four-song EP on cassette. I would probably like it now if I heard it, even though Billy Corgan's angst and anger is dated. On my own I discovered Pavement. "Cut Your Hair" was on the radio. I was on the phone and listening to "Cut Your Hair." He shouted, "No big hair!" That song's hilarious. I bought that tape and it obviously changed my teenage life.
MM: Same with me. "Cut Your Hair" was in A Very Brady Sequel on HBO. That's how I got into Pavement, hanging around during the summer watching HBO at my buddy's house.
KV: It was a good era. I was at the right teenage age, and alternative radio was playing cooler things like fucking "Voodoo Lady" by Ween.
MM: If you were to be a musician at any time period in the past, which do you think would be the most fun?
KV: I always think of the '70s because it was hi-fi production. Crazy stuff was going on. Then again, that was the era when everything was blowing up, and the '60s were still sort of wide open. But would I want to be around in the '60s in Bob Dylan's prime? There's no contest. So maybe I should just stay in the '70s while Bob Dylan is going in and out of hiding.
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Issue 13 | Feb. 3, 2016
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Editor's Note: Snowzilla may have brought DC to a halt, but the data security news continued to pile up along with the snow drifts. The big news comes via the FTC, which announced that it received a staggering 47 percent increase in tax ID theft complaints last year (full disclosure: NCL's Fraud.org campaign shares complaint data with the FTC). The newly-updated IdentityTheft.gov couldn't come at a better time for those victimized by the surge in ID fraud. In more depressing news, new research out from Bitglass finds that medical records of 1 in 3 Americans were compromised last year, primarily in the Premera and Anthem breaches. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how cybercrooks are using children's information (much of it accessed via data breaches) to commit ID fraud. Perhaps it's time for Congress to take another look at Rep. Langevin's child credit freeze bill? Finally, the breach news keeps on coming, with big breaches at Wendy's and the Fraternal Order of Police popping on our radar.
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FTC: Tax ID fraud driving 47% increase in ID theft complaints in 2015. The FTC kicked off Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week with an updated and improved IdentityTheft.gov and some sobering statistics about just how far we have to go to address tax identity fraud. More than 221,000 of the 491,000 ID theft complaints to FTC last year involved tax or wage-related ID theft. (Source: FTC, Infographic)
ICYMI: DoD to take over storage of background check data from OPM. You can be excused for missing the news last Friday—dropped one hour before the federal government closed in preparation for Snowzilla—that the Department of Defense will soon be tasked with overseeing the security of government personnel background check data. The move comes in the wake of the massive Office Personnel Management hacking, which compromised sensitive background check data on more than 21 million consumers. Writes @juliehdavis for the New York Times: "A major component of the overhaul will be the creation of a new agency that will process federal background checks. That agency, called the National Background Investigations Bureau, will be part of the personnel office but will be led by a presidential appointee." (Source: New York Times)
Speaking of the OPM breach… OPM's response (or lack thereof) to its massive breach are sure to come up at tomorrow's hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on the nomination of Beth Cobert to head the agency. The fireworks get under way at 10 a.m. (h/t @timstarks). (Source: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)
Bitglass: One in three Americans affected by health care breaches in 2015. Cloud security firm @bitglass is out with a highly depressing take on the the state of health care data security. "The 80 percent increase in data breach hacks in 2015 makes it clear that hackers are targeting healthcare with large-scale attacks affecting one in three Americans," said Nat Kausik, CEO, Bitglass. (Source: Bitglass)
"[N]o culture of privacy in the healthcare industry," says Peel. @JeffStone500 covers the Bitglass report for the @IBTimes. This quote from health care privacy advocate Deborah Peel (@dpeelmd) of Patient Privacy Rights is notable. "The key here is that there's no culture of privacy in the healthcare industry, which is very strange since this is our most sensitive information,"… "The main reason is that for the first 10 years or so since HIPAA passed the Department of Health and Human Services investigated almost no one for security breaches." (Source: International Business Times)
WSJ: ID theft against children can take years to discover. @priyasideas (with an assist from NCL friend @ITRCCEO) reports on the alarming trend of ID thieves using breached data to go after a vulnerable target: kids. "Cyberthieves target children because their identities offer a clean slate with which to apply for bank accounts, credit cards or loans, government benefits and tax breaks. Criminals will often combine a child's Social Security number with a fake date of birth and address to avoid suspicion, experts say." (Source: Wall Street Journal)
Rep. Hurd: Congress investigating Juniper backdoors. The hack of Juniper Networks ScreenOS networking firmware, possibly by U.S. or foreign intelligence agencies, has Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd asking pointed questions of the two dozen agencies that use the compromised technology. Hurd, chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Technology, took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to raise the alarm about the potential impact of the Juniper breach. (Source: Wall Street Journal)
Sen. Johnson: Juniper backdoor issue could help push breach bill. Speaking before the American Enterprise Institute, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) highlighted the need for progress on a national data breach notification standard. Writes @gregotto: "A lack of knowledge combined with a reluctance to start fighting on Capitol Hill has led to a 'denying of reality,' according to Johnson. … Nonetheless, Johnson wants to continue moving forward on legislation, touting a data breach law that would codify a national uniform standard for companies to notify the public when personal information is stolen, for instance by credit card hackers." (Source: FedScoop)
SANS Institute: Impact of breaches for business can linger long after initial remediation. @SANSInstitute is out with a new survey of breached organizations to find out just how long "cleanup" can take, and the results aren't pretty. "At least 12% of those surveyed for this report are still feeling ongoing consequences of their breaches after remediation, including potential fines, ongoing cleanup, customer churn, or loss of brand confidence/reputation." (Source: SANS Institute)
IoT security concerns spreading in Europe. Security experts gathering at the Security Innovation Nfetwork's U.S./U.K. Global Cybersecurity Innovation Summit in London sounded the alarm bell about the security vulnerabilities inherent in the expanding IoT device world, writes @jeremyakahn. "[Airbus CTO Paddy] Francis also worried that 'cyber-assisted burglary' might become increasingly common, with criminals hacking into household networks to extract data from routine items—like smart-metered lighting or heating systems—to determine if the occupant was home, looking for the best time to break in." (Source: Bloomberg)
TalkTalk lost 250,000 customers as a result of data breach. The October 2015 hack at U.K. telecom company TalkTalk exposed data on more than 150,000 customers, but the company's costs could be far higher according to market analysts. Imran Choudhary of Kantar Worldpanel (@MeetTheConsumer) recently announced that the firm has lost 250,000 subscribers as a result of the breach. (Source: SC Magazine UK)
Fight tax ID fraud by pushing Tax Day to June? @Adam_k_levin of Credit.com (and formerly of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs) has a novel solution for combatting tax ID fraud—make Tax Day later in the year, to give the IRS time to match tax returns to employer W-2 data. (Source: Huffington Post)
Breach du jour: Wendy's. The ever-resourceful @briankrebs is breaking breach news once again. This time, it appears thatfast-food chain Wendy's is investigating a data breach that reportedly affected point-of-sale systems at more than 6,500 locations worldwide. (Source: KrebsOnSecurity.com)
Breach du jour (part deux): Fraternal Order of Police. @jonswaine and @georgejoseph94 report on a breach of the Fraternal Order of Police's systems, which exposed officers' names and addresses, forum posts, and other information highly critical of the Obama Administration and others. (Source: The Guardian)
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On June 22, Josafat Nava Gallardo, 19, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, sought to retrieve a soccer ball that had gone into Lake Minnetonka. Gallardo never retrieved that ball, as he drowned in the waters of the lake after becoming entangled in the overgrown milfoil, an aquatic weed. His body was recovered two days later.
While the consequences of overgrown aquatic weeds are often less dramatic, those weeds are preventing the safe recreational use of many lakes in the United States. They are often invasive species, not native to America.
Milfoil, sometimes known as Eurasian Watermilfoil, has grown significantly in Lake Minnetonka. According to Minneapolis television station WCCO, the lake is so thick with milfoil that experienced divers find the lake frightening.
Some communities have sought to control aquatic weeds such as milfoil through the use of herbicides. Environmental groups, however, are strenuously opposing those plans.
Many residents around Lake Pewaukee, about 25 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have advocated the use of herbicides to control milfoil in the lake so they can more safely swim and boat there.
Lake property owners have pooled their resources to apply herbicides in their portion of the lake, and they have asked the City of Pewaukee to use the herbicide generally known as 2,4-D on a larger portion of the lake.
The herbicide 2,4-D is one of the most widely used in the world and is used on both land and in water. It has been used commercially since 1946 and is approved by Buy Cheapest Viagra Canadian DrugStore the European Union. Many scientific studies have cited its safe usage.
Based on that information, Giblin reports 70 percent of lake property owners who completed a recent survey believe herbicides should be used to control the aquatic weeds in the lake.
Nevertheless, on June 20, the Common Council for Pewaukee chose to amend the Pewaukee Lake Management Plan to allow more mechanical means to cut the aquatic weeds, refusing to approve the use of herbicides.
Like the Pewaukee dwellers, residents around Morses Lake in Wellesley, Massachusetts want their lake to be cleared of overgrown weeds.
According to the June 2 Boston Globe, many local residents remember the lake as once being filled with sailboats and other recreational users. Sunday sailboat regattas were held on the lake during the 1960s and 1970s.
Today, sailboats are almost never seen there because the aquatic weeds are so thick it is not safe to operate boats.
The Morses Pond Ad Hoc Committee has advocated the use of fluridone to control the weeds. They say the herbicide is safe, effective, and much cheaper than alternatives.
Ken Wagner, Ph.D., an environmental specialist hired by Wellesley, was quoted in the Boston Globe stating that the cost of fluridone would be about $300,000 over a 20-year period. Other options, such as dredging, mowing, or hand pulling, would cost between $1.2 and $5 million.
The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project, led by Sara Frost Azzam, opposes the use of any herbicide in Morses Pond because the pond also supplies drinking water.
In the draft recommendations prepared by Wagner for the City of Wellesley, he defended the safety of fluridone, noting the amount to be used in the lake would be only eight parts per billion, less than half the amount the federal government permits in drinking water.
Wellesley will continue to study weed treatment options before making a final decision.
(mlcoulter@gcc.edu) is associate professor of political science and humanities at Pennsylvania's Grove City College.


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Why the Planet is Crying Out for New Forests.
Nature has a wonderfully simple system for dealing with Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the air – they're called forests. Forests capture CO2 and via photosynthesis turn it into sugars which are then used to grow trees. We even eat some of these sugars, like cane sugar and maple syrup. The problem, of course is that there aren't enough forests left to cope with the amount of CO2 that man is now producing on earth.
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Over the years, man has cut down the majority of forests. Deforestation is incredibly bad for the environment – the act of cutting down trees not only deprives us of the tree which is absorbing CO2, but it also causes the ground below the tree (where most of the carbon is stored) to start warming up, and in doing so advances the decay of soil stored carbon, which is then released as CO2 into the air. It's particularly problematic the closer you go to the equator because of significantly higher temperatures.
Illegal 'slash and burn' in Madagascar. Image: Wikipedia By Diorit
'Slash and burn' deforestation is perhaps the worst of all where farmers, often illegally, cut down forest, then burn it in order to increase soil fertility. This releases all of the carbon as CO2 into the air immediately from both the tree and stored in the soil. After a year of two when the fertility drops, the farmer moves on to a new patch of forest to repeat the process.
While we need to reduce deforestation, which currently accounts for about 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, we are not powerless and can plant new forest to try and redress the balance.
Where we plant new forests, and how we plant them, is actually quite complex. Lets look at this in a bit more detail:
Where to plant new forests
We need to plant more forests, irrespective of where they are. According to leading environmental scientists, a worldwide planting programme could remove two-thirds of all the emissions that have been pumped into the atmosphere by human activities. So we need to plant at scale, in every country.
But there are some practicalities as well - planting forests in cooler climates, further north and further south has the added benefit of retaining more carbon in the soil. The second consideration is the security of the land. Since forests will take many years to reach maturity, this is a long term project and land and water security is important. As the climate heats up, water may become more scarce, and political policies towards forests can change (as we have seen recently in Brazil where a change of leadership has created an environment tolerant of deforestation).
And finally, there's cost. The cost of land is a big factor in the scale of forest creation - it needs to be reasonably inexpensive, typically poor quality land where trees will grow well, but perhaps not much else economically. For land to be secure over the long term it needs to be owned by a non-governmental organization, securely locked away from commercial interests.
How to plant new forests
Not all forests are equal. The latest research shows that fast growing species of trees capture more CO2 over the short term than slower growing species. Given the climate emergency, and the need to capture the maximum amount of CO2 in the shortest possible time frame, this is important. Equally how you plant can have a big impact on carbon capture as well. Minimum disturbance of the soil is important to avoid releasing CO2 stored in the soil. Equally, research has shown that close planting drives trees to grow up faster as soon as their branches touch, accelerating tree mass and carbon captured. This leads to a different type of forest, specifically optimized for carbon capture, but as a result these 'carbon sinks' can capture significantly more CO2 from the air than traditional forests.
For all of these reasons and more, The Carbon Community buys low quality grazing land, securing it for perpetuity in a charitable status. This also takes land out of use for grazing, which is carbon positive (cattle grazing create CO2 and Methane) and turns it into carbon negative land (i.e. sucking CO2 out of the air). The Carbon Community optimizes its forests for carbon capture, and continually researches carbon capture and forest management techniques to maximize carbon capture.
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The Tonawanda Valley Kennel Club started with its first sanctioned and licensed match in 1939. Matches were held in Batavia, Akron, and Lime Rock, NY and have continued for over 70 years. The original mission of the club was to promote the breeding of purebred dogs and to protect and advance their interests; to encourage and hold dog shows, exhibitions and matches, as well as field trials under the rules and regulations of the AKC. The club established its first Constitution and Bylaws in 1941 and has been acknowledged as one of the most historically significant clubs in AKC history. We are now an incorporated club.
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We welcome you to visit our website where you will find our meeting dates, which are the 3rd Wednesday of each month (7:00-9:00PM) at the Richmond Memorial Library, at the corner of Main and Ross Streets in Batavia, NY. Our icebreakers will include discussions, educational videos, as well as updates on AKC regulations, NYS legislation and member feedback on current dog issues, so that you can stay in dog loop with us!
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* This 3 day show will be held in the remodeled air conditioned Dome arena with 6 conformation rings and show & go areas.
* Obedience and Rally rings with additional titles are being offered on Saturday and Sunday only-- no Friday trials. However, there will be back to back Rally (2 events x 2 days)! Master class and associated title (RM), as well as the Rally Champion title (RACH) will be set up in Minett Hall per AKC recommendations and regulations due to higher attendance; ring-side crating available.
* Premium conformation crating (10' x 12') with electric will be available inside the Dome on a first come first serve basis and is limited! "Tiered" paid crating with electric or non-powered crating areas will also be available in Minett Hall, which is not air-conditioned.
* There is plenty of on site parking and outdoor camping; however, no electric at this time. Concessions will be sold inside the facility under the Dome's management.
* Conformation owners may be expected to show their own dog's teeth due to the Canine Influenza.
* Contact Kris Fletcher, 585-747-3482 or roselandfarm@aol.com for more information.
The Dome Arena, a 4,086-seat indoor arena with 2,164 permanent seats and 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of exhibit space. It was built in 1972 with what was at the time one of the largest self-supporting wooden roofs in the world, and was the home of the Rochester Zeniths of the Continental Basketball Association from 1978 to 1983. It is the site of concerts, trade shows, indoor sporting events, conventions and other events. The Rochester Raiders indoor football team played there in 2010. Roc City Roller Derby has played there since 2009..."
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The video shows AKC Delegates' roles in initiating their club's influence in AKC operations and governance. Delegates working together solve issues, meet challenges and get results; their member clubs benefit. The video also explains the Delegate meeting and governance structure that enables Delegate collaboration.
Please feel free to view the video with your board, your club members and at club meetings to help spread the word about the importance of AKC Delegates for AKC clubs and for the AKC.
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show in Munich, Germany in 2016.
We are excited to announce the new Master class and associated title (RM), as well as the Rally Champion title (RACH), both of which will provide additional challenges for dedicated rally exhibitors.
The criteria to earn the RACH title (sounds like "ROCK") requires the team to earn 20 triple qualifying scores; qualifying in the Advanced B, Excellent B and Master classes at the same trial, at 20 separate events, plus earn 300 RACH points from the Excellent B and Master classes. Points are determined by a dog's score. At least 200 RACH points must be earned from the Rally Master class.
Please review the full details of these program enhancements at this link on the AKC Rally News and Updates page and share this information with your club members responsible for managing your rally events.
Clubs may start to apply for events with these new classes on August 1, 2017 for events held on or after November 1, 2017.
Should you have any questions, please write to us at Rally@akc.org.


A Union Pacific train collided with a tractor trailer combination belonging to Pine Bluffs Sand and Gravel at approximately 8:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 6, according to Nebraska State Patrol.
The collision, which resulted in no injuries, happened at the railroad crossing on County Road 55E.
The semi was driving northbound at about 10 mph, crossing the railroad tracks and the trailer was struck by the train.


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CDL moves to quell disquiet as investor revolt hangs over proposed buyout of M&C hotels
The Millennium Hotel Mayfair in Grosvenor Square, London, is one of M&C's portfolio of 137 hotels in 27 countries. PHOTO: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS
Marissa Lee
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SINGAPORE - As a shareholder revolt hangs over City Developments' (CDL) proposed £1.8 billion takeover offer for sister company Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C), CDL has moved to soothe claims that it is buying minorities out on the cheap.
In a letter to M&C's independent directors on Tuesday (Oct 17), fund managers from International Value Advisers, which holds 7 per cent of M&C, and MSD Partners on roughly 1.4 per cent, criticised the directors' recommendation to accept CDL's proposed cash offer of 552.5 pence a share.
Their key contention is that CDL's proposal implies a 32.5 percent discount to M&C's 820 pence per share net asset value.
The letter also called for a valuation of the hotelier's property portfolio to be carried out to help minority investors assess the CDL proposal, Reuters reported.
Aberdeen Standard Investments, with a 4.3 per cent stake, and Fidelity International, with 2.8 per cent, have also attacked the proposed offer.
In a joint statement issued late Thursday night, CDL and the independent directors of M&C emphasised that M&C has traded and continues to be valued by the market on an earnings basis, hence the discount.
The underlying value of M&C's 131 hotels is also not the best reference point, CDL said, since it has given its undertaking not to sell or repurpose any hotels in New York or London, and must seek approval from Britain's Panel on Takeovers and Mergers if it acts against this in the next 12 months.
M&C's independent directors also noted that they had taken into consideration their property advisers' review of certain assets in New York and London in providing their recommendation. These valuation numbers were not disclosed.
Mr David Smith, Aberdeen's head of corporate governance for Asia Pacific, believes an offer price of 800 pence would be more reasonable.
He told The Straits Times: "Whether they sell the properties or not is immaterial, the assets they've got in gateway cities around the world are tremendous assets. They have an extraordinarily high quality portfolio in London and New York and a portfolio like that would be difficult to replicate."
The split in views reflects a huge disjoint between M&C's valuable asset base and its less impressive operational performance. In August, chairman Kwek Leng Beng noted that the group faces "continuing pressure on the profitability of our hotel operations, particularly in North Asia and New York".
In the past, analyst forecasts had discounted the value of M&C's properties since there was no indication it would try to realise value from there, said one analyst who declined to be named.
However, unlike its larger hotel group peers such as InterContinental Hotels and Hyatt that run an asset-light model, M&C is an "unusual case".
"Shareholders were holding it for asset value. They were not holding it for operational value," this analyst explained.
In turn, M&C's independent directors have pointed out that they had rejected two earlier proposals by CDL before agreeing to the price now proposed, which was announced last week.
To be sure, there is no certainty of CDL making a formal offer for M&C.
Although CDL owns 65.2 per cent of M&C, it has said that the proposed offer would be conditional on it securing more than 50 per cent of valid acceptances, not counting the shares it already owns. This could be a hard threshold to cross given the fund managers' disquiet.
CDL shares closed five cents or 0.38 per cent down at S$12.95 on Thursday.
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SINGAPORE COMPANIES


Franklin Bynum was unchallenged and won the Democratic nomination to become a criminal court judge in Houston. Mr. Bynum is an avowed socialist and he's not alone in that conservative state. At least 16 other socialists appeared on the ballot in primary races across Texas.
Wanna be Judge Bynum is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which is growing by leaps and bounds after Trump's election, even in conservative states.
Texas, a hotbed for socialism? Who would have thunk it?
Ms. Zachmeyer's student loan payment burden of $1,000 a month convinced her to become a socialist. Good grief.
Don't worry about a blue wave, worry about a red (commie) wave.
educated liberal opinion is today more or less unanimous in its agreement that Marx's basic thesis — that capitalism is driven by a deeply divisive class struggle in which the ruling-class minority appropriates the surplus labor of the working-class majority as profit — is correct. Even liberal economists such as Nouriel Roubini agree that Marx's conviction that capitalism has an inbuilt tendency to destroy itself remains as prescient as ever.
The inroads that artificial intelligence is currently making into medical diagnosis and surgery, for instance, bears out the argument in the "Manifesto" that technology would greatly accelerate the "division of labor," or the deskilling of such professions [doctors, lawyers, and well, all jobs].
The good philosophy professor then throws Black Lives Matter and the MeToo movement into the Marxist class struggle bucket.
The economic incentives springing from the division of labor explain the origin and nature of human societies. The basic economic laws that here come into play are therefore the starting point of [Ludwig von] Mises's entire social philosophy, just as it has been the starting point of the greatest social philosophers before him.
many jobs need to be done at the right moment in time and therefore require permanent availability of some person charged with this task.
Socialism is that system in which the State forcibly seizes control of all the means of production in the economy. The reason for the impossibility of calculation under socialism is that one agent owns or directs the use of all the resources in the economy…. there is no possibility of calculation anywhere in the production structure, since production processes would be only internal and without markets. There could be no calculation, and therefore complete economic irrationality and chaos would prevail.
If Mr. Bynum and Ms. Zachmeyer want proof, they can look to Venezuela. That country's government has practiced socialism for years and the result is a 9,000 percent inflation rate, empty shelves, and grinding poverty. The country saw its economy shrink 16 percent last year and is expected to shrink 15 percent this year.
Price controls have made private business unprofitable, meaning as governments have struggled to maintain imports through dwindling funds, Venezuelan farmers are unable to meet the shortfall, put off by price controls that make their business wholly unprofitable.
In a state of complete dysfunction, Venezuelans are going hungry, to the point of illness and malnutrition. The Washington Post estimate that 11.5% of children under 5 suffer from "moderate to severe malnutrition", with 48% "at risk of going hungry". International groups offer aid, but Venezuela is not a charity case, according to its benevolent quasi-dictator Maduro, and such aid is rejected.
That's what socialism looks like. Implementation of Marx's ideas makes nobody happy, other than spoiled millennials who aren't suffering under it.
Douglas French is the former president of the Mises Institute, author of Early Speculative Bubbles & Increases in the Money Supply, and author of Walk Away: The Rise and Fall of the Home-Ownership Myth. He received his master's degree in economics from UNLV, studying under both Professor Murray Rothbard and Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe.


Session in Seattle ©2015 SHARE Inc.
The history of SHARE Inc., an independent, volunteer-run information technology association, predates the mainframe itself. This year, the organization is celebrating its 60th year as a user group that provides education, professional networking and industry influence to the enterprise IT community. View a brief history of SHARE here.
Destination z talked with current SHARE President James Vincent, of Nationwide Insurance, about the history and future of the group, and what attendees can expect at the upcoming SHARE event in Orlando from Aug. 9 to 14.
Destination z (Dz): How did SHARE begin, especially since it pre-dates the mainframe itself?
James Vincent (JV): SHARE was formed in 1955 and, as a group, focused on the IBM 701, 704 and 709 machines. These were the business-class machines in use before the IBM 360 was developed. Since the idea of "red books" and "user experiences" was not yet established, a core group of the users of these IBM systems got together to share their solutions and experiences, and to offer IBM feedback to make the systems and software much better.
Dz: What do you most attribute to SHARE's continuing success and longevity?
JV: Hands down, it has to be the people. The passion of members and volunteers along with the vendor partners of SHARE have made the biggest contributions to our longevity. Mix into that the technology advancements of enterprise computing and the evolution of mainframe systems and it paints a great picture of SHARE's success.
SHARE's values have been and always will be to provide pertinent, useful and honest information to our member companies and their delegates, who are our event attendees. This means we have a priority to offer real user experiences in order to get the good, the challenging and even the pit-fall information into the hands of others facing the same challenges. We also encourage multiple vendors to participate in many topic areas.
Dz: What role does SHARE play in the mainframe community, both in the past and present?
JV: SHARE has been and will continue to be the No. 1 resource that our member companies turn to when they need information and guidance on what is happening in enterprise IT computing.
If you look at our tagline, it really sums it up nicely: Educate, Network, Influence. We provide current and useful education on enterprise computing, an environment that fosters peer-to-peer networking, and engagement between our community members that influences vendor and industrywide change.
Dz: What are a few of the big impacts the group has had on the mainframe community and platform in the past 60 years?
Dz: How do current technology shifts affect SHARE?
JV: Technology is ever changing and SHARE will always be right there with it. One of the challenges is that changes in technology are happening more rapidly. For instance, cloud computing has developed and is being considered and adopted more now than it has been over the last few years. As cloud computing is being evaluated more in enterprise IT, both public and private cloud, we are seeing that not all organizations see it as the right solution for them; however, the adoption rate is still on a steady incline and we are seeing more interest in SHARE building additional focus on IT architecture than ever. SHARE will focus on the needs of our members as technology changes.
Dz: Looking forward to the next few years, what are SHARE's big priorities and directions?
JV: Our main goal is to keep SHARE as the No. 1 resource that member companies turn to when they need information and guidance on what is happening in enterprise IT computing. We have established initiatives to not only improve access to SHARE resources for our members and for others interested in what we have to offer, but we are also working on new thought leadership projects that will provide timely, valued information to enterprise IT professionals.
Additionally we have a goal to build leadership development opportunities for SHARE volunteers that provide them with the tools necessary to lead both within our user group and within their own careers. Enabling people to lead effectively opens so many doors on a personal and organizational level.
Dz: Why did SHARE recently change its mission?
JV: We did not change the core logo, but we did change the tagline on it to match what SHARE is more succinctly. We also updated our mission to reflect this…to make our message clearer and more succinct. We want to ensure that it is obvious to someone new to SHARE that we deliver education, networking and influence for our Member organizations. All three of those key offerings embody what SHARE is.
Dz: What do you see the future holding for SHARE and the mainframe?
JV: There are challenges that we deal with now that will have an impact on what our future holds. For instance, the Internet has been a great boon for many reasons but there is a limitation to it. Many companies tend to have a philosophy that employees can simply "get on the Internet" to find the training they need. SHARE sees this as a missed opportunity for both the employees and their companies. There is tremendous value in networking face-to-face and interacting with people from around the world that share the same passion of excellence in IT. Not only does it help the employee grow in his or her career, but it can also provide good press to the company by showcasing thought leadership.
An opportunity I see is around security. Specifically raising awareness around mainframe security. Security is a big deal and there is little doubt that protecting customer identity, strategic internal corporate data and more are top-of-mind for practically all IT executives. SHARE is looking to help with this topic by providing more insight into the best mainframe security practices. SHARE had a fantastic keynote this past March during SHARE in Seattle, Philip Young, who encouraged the thought of doing more around mainframe security 'hacking'—offering people the chance to try to break in to a mainframe. This is a way to not only show the strength of a well-configured system but also to plug any holes that no one thought about.
Dz: What can we expect regarding commemorating 60 years of SHARE?
JV: SHARE in Orlando is shaping up to be a really tremendous event! We will have a commemoration area showing the rich history of SHARE as well as all of the key individuals who have done so much for SHARE and the industry over the years. Many of our SHARE past presidents and many others will be there to celebrate with us, too. Further, we will highlight what SHARE is now, and what there is to look forward to from SHARE over the next 60 years.
Our focus is to make the event something very special for our members, delegates and volunteers. SHARE has done some phenomenal things throughout the past 60 years, but it is really more about the people that made it all happen and those that continue with a strong passion, to make SHARE as successful as it is. We want to make the celebration special for all of them.
Dz: What are the overall focuses of SHARE in Orlando?
JV: The overall focus is security. This topic is still strong and will continue to be for some time. There are still a lot of questions around best practices along with software, processes and procedures being developed to address current issues. SHARE is going to be working hard to get the best and most current information around mainframe security made available.
There is also a new program starting in Orlando called "New to z Systems." This program is intended to help onboard people that are new to z Systems technology quickly so that they can go back to their companies with a foundation of skills and be successful in their roles.
There will also be a lot of content around the new IBM z13 mainframe, the z/OS 2.2 release, and other key hot topic areas such as mobile and social networking in the enterprise, cloud as a disruptive technology and big data/big analytics. To browse all educational content, visit www.SHARE.org/OrlandoEDU.
Dz: What will you be focusing on during your term as president?
JV: It is hard to believe but I will only have one more year after Orlando before the next SHARE president is elected. My focus will be to continue building the leadership of SHARE in order to do what the organization needs for our member companies. We have a number of initiatives that we have started and some we are considering that can be beneficial to our member companies that are important to me to see come to fruition. Our website redesign has recently rolled out and we are also working on an initiative to provide thought-leadership in the form of papers that will include timely, valued information for enterprise IT professionals.
One project that has rolled out is our new "SHARE'd Intelligence" e-newsletter which offers insight from SHARE leadership, thought leadership from other key people in the industry and current news from the IT world.
Dz: How did you get involved with SHARE?
JV: I have been attending SHARE events since 1993. I started attending because I had heard my fellow peers at my company talk about what they got from attending SHARE events. I had been attending a vendor conference for a while, and thought I would try SHARE to see what it would be like.
The first time was very overwhelming, simply because I wanted to be in at least three places at once. There was so much offered that it was hard to choose what to go to. The value I got from attending SHARE was tremendous in that I was able to solve challenges and issues back at work, and I also made contacts through the networking opportunities that helped me through questions or issues later on.
From all that I got from attending SHARE, I thought it would be good to give something back. I began speaking on topics that were important to my fellow peers and offering my insight on things I got to work on before most others. This opportunity not only helped my name to be recognized more, but it showed that my company had people contributing to enterprise IT solutions. From there, I began serving in various volunteer roles at SHARE. The technical content is something I value as an IT professional but I personally find the opportunity to learn and practice leadership skills particularly rewarding. Many of the leadership skills that I have honed are extremely valuable to my employer and I would not have had the opportunity to grow them had it not been for my involvement with SHARE.
Dz: What are your favorite SHARE memories?
JV: My most favorite memory highlights the value of networking. Many years ago I was presenting a session on the new IBM z/VM OS that was recently released and that my company had helped with as an "Early Ship" participant. In that talk, I made mention of a pain-point where when the system is started, we really need key operational users automatically logged on to a physical terminal for monitoring and alerting. The ability to log a user on to a physical terminal was not available in z/VM.
After the talk, during one of the evening receptions, some people were asking me about my presentation and I was chatting with them about it. The powerful thing about networking at SHARE is that all are welcome to join in and in this group was an IBM architect that had heard my pain-point in my session. He asked more about it and gave a lot of "what if" questions that he wanted my feedback on. The others also gave feedback and suggestions. That conversation resulted in that very feature being added to the next release of z/VM.
I was—and still am!—really amazed at the power of participating at SHARE and how networking with fellow IT professionals can turn into real solutions.
Dz: Anything else you would like to add?
JV: Thank you Destination z for this opportunity! Destination z is a fellow community that focuses on all aspects of mainframe technologies, and SHARE is very proud to be part of it.


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Helen A. Manville (, Wood; pen name Nellie A. Mann; August 3, 1839 – 1912) was an American poet and litterateur of the long nineteenth century. Under the pen name of "Nellie A. Mann", she contributed largely for leading periodicals east and west, and obtained a national reputation as a writer of acceptable verse. At the height of her fame, she decided to stop using the pen name and assume her own. She succeeded in making both names familiar, virtually winning laurels for two cognomens, when ill-health required a pause in her literary work. A collection of her poems was published in 1875, under the title of Heart Echoes, which contained a small proportion of her many verses.

Early years
Helen Adelia Wood was born in New Berlin, New York, August 3, 1839. Her father was Col. Artemus Wood. She inherited literary talent from her mother, several members of whose family won local celebrity, and who were connected with the Carys, from whom Alice and Phebe were descended, and also the house of Douglas, whose distinguished representative was Stephen.

Accompanying her father as Helen Wood, she removed to the West at an early day, and there she obtained her education.

Career
For many years, Manville's pen name was "Nellie A. Mann", under which she contributed to leading periodicals. Renouncing her pen name, she assumed her own, and in 1875, published a collection of her poems entitled, Heart Echoes, which contained a small portion of her verse, for she had been a voluminous writer.

Style and themes
The chief characteristics of her poetry are natural melody, smoothness of versification and exalted sentiment, the expression of a mind filled with refined and uplifting thoughts. Her spirituality was pronounced, and an abiding faith in a supreme wisdom, whose dictations proceed from infinite love, carried many a message of comfort to sorrowing hearts, and inspired strangers to become her grateful friends. This quality of sympathy and understanding of others' trials and sorrows is peculiar to her verse and to the earnest sincere womanliness of the woman herself.

Personal life
After she married Marvin Madison Monroe "M.M." Manville (1829-1904), she lived in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She had one child, the poet, Marion Manville Pope. Manville died in 1912 during a visit with her daughter in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was burled in La Crosse.

Selected works

By Nellie A. Mann
 "Sunlight", Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine, 1868

By Helen A. Manville
 Heart Echoes, 1875

References

Attribution

Bibliography

External links

1839 births
1912 deaths
19th-century American poets
19th-century American women writers
19th-century pseudonymous writers
Pseudonymous women writers
Writers from La Crosse, Wisconsin
People from New Berlin, New York
American women poets
Poets from New York (state)
Poets from Wisconsin
Wikipedia articles incorporating text from A Woman of the Century

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He says, "You should write because you have something to say." In his late teens, Gotanda traveled to Japan, looking for a place where he could find "racial anonymity." Instead, he was regarded not as Japanese, but as a sansei, a third- generation Japanese American. Gotanda returned to the United States, graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara and earned a law degree from Hastings College of Law.


Pinterest, the website for "pinning" images and shopping, has publicly filed to go public in an IPO that could take place as soon as April.
Pinterest, the website for "pinning" images and shopping, filed a public S-1 on Friday in preparation for an IPO that could take place as soon as April.
The company will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PINS," according to its S-1. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Allen & Company will lead the IPO.
Though frequently compared to the cohort of social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Pinterest characterized itself in the S-1 as a place to "discover ideas" and focused on its identity as a place for "search", "dreaming" and "productivity."
The company also revealed statistics about its userbase - called "pinners" - which it said includes "eight out of 10 moms." The company said it has 250 million monthly active users, two-thirds of whom are women. In the US, that includes 43% of all internet users, the company said citing Comscore data.
Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity and Valiant all own more than 5% of Pinterest, though the company didn't disclose specifics of ownership in the S-1.


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Q: yarn create @scope/package references old version I've been working on a npm/yarn create script which was once published under
@scopename/originalpackagename
After renaming the package name
@scopename/newpackagename
and removing the old package from npm registry I began getting an error when running
yarn create @scope/newpackagename somename
[1/4] Resolving packages...
verbose 0.174511263 Performing "GET" request to "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scope%2fnewpackagename".
verbose 0.385638523 Request "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scope%2fnewpackagename" finished with status code 200.
[2/4] Fetching packages...
verbose 0.396535904 Performing "GET" request to "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scope/originalpackagename/-/originalpackagename-1.4.0.tgz".
verbose 0.426215495 Error: https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@scope/originalpackagename/-/originalpackagename-1.4.0.tgz: Request failed "404 Not Found"

A: The issue was only tied to my local machine.
The problem was with the npm manifest located in my home directory.
~/.config/yarn/global/package.json
~/.config/yarn/global/yarn.lock
Which referenced the @scope/oldpackagename.
by removing the following files I was able to fix my problem.
rm ~/.config/yarn/global/package.json
rm ~/.config/yarn/global/yarn.lock

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Thank you for asking Newbery and Caldecott winners to talk about books that influenced them. I look forward to sharing these awesome videos with my students and at conferences. You rock!
Happy Saturday, Mr. Sharp and Lauren Castillo!


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> This is discussed briefly in the reference manual [R] qreg (page 276).
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Dylan Disaster
Hometown: Austin, TX Current Label: Unsigned or Unknown Websites: Facebook Profile
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Dylan Disaster is a singer/songwriter/guitar player originally from Long Island, New York. Although his roots are on the east coast, Dylan has made homes of multiple cities around the United States including Los Angeles, Portland, and Austin. His musical influences are as various as his homes around the country, ranging from east coast hardcore, California punk and Texas folk. Although his solo outfit is mostly acoustic, Dylan sings and plays guitar in multiple bands such as Buried Cities, Nowherebound, and Knockin' Bones.
Dylan's debut self titled solo record was released at the beginning of 2015 on Drunken Ship Records while he was on his first European tour with Nowherebound. Each song on the album takes it's own unique form as each track has different musicians and vocalists collaborating. His upcoming sophmore album "Remission" is even more focused on vocal melodies and lyrics then previous releases and features a full band which helps create the acoustic punk rock sound Dylan has always aspired to achieve.
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The Challenge Initiative (TCI) aims to rapidly and sustainably scale up evidence-based approaches to increase use of modern contraceptive methods among all women 15-49 years of age in urban poor areas. Although its goal is to increase contraceptive use among women and adolescent girls, involving men in interventions is important too – in particular as it relates to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) programming. Throughout their lives, men – just like women – have a variety of reproductive needs. As a result, they are not only critical in supporting their partners' use of contraceptives but also contraceptive users and advocates themselves.
Despite the literature emphasizing the importance of involving boys and men, they are often overlooked in traditional sexual and reproductive health programs as, typically, the focus is mostly on girls and women. But, girls and women do not operate in this world alone; and given their subordination in most societies, boys and men – those with power – must be effectively engaged. Promundo's and Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health's (IRH's) programmatic experience in this area was discussed during a recent Initiative-hosted webinar, as well as the evidence demonstrating improvements in knowledge, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes associated with puberty awareness, gender quality and contraceptive service uptake.
Two such programs targeting two different age groups were featured to illustrate the different reproductive needs of boys/men over their lifetime.
GrowUp Smart is a puberty and fertility awareness education program for very young adolescents (10-14 years old). It was originally inspired by CycleSmart™, a simple set of materials developed and tested by IRH in 2011 in Rwanda and Guatemala to teach very young adolescents (VYAs) about puberty in a visual and concrete way. But over the course of its development, GrowUp Smart evolved into a completely new approach that draws on several of IRH's innovative, evidence-based youth resources, like the GREAT Project's Growing Up GREAT! flipbooks, and the My Changing Body curriculum. New topics were integrated into materials, and a comprehensive facilitator manual, designed to guide the use of these materials, was developed. All new tools were carefully tested and validated by VYAs, their parents, experienced facilitators and policymakers.
The nine-week program had trained facilitators engage very young adolescent girls and boys, and their parents in learning about the physical and emotional changes of puberty, self-care and health seeking behaviors.
25% increase in the number of VYAs who felt comfortable talking with a trusted adult about physical changes during puberty.
20% increase in the number of VYAs who felt comfortable talking with a trusted adult about romantic relationships.
20% increase in the number of VYA girls who felt comfortable talking with a trusted adult about menstruation.
Program P includes hands-on activities and role-playing exercises for fathers and their partners. Along with group education for parents, Program P trainings are carried out for health and social sector staff in conjunction with community-level campaigns and local and national advocacy initiatives. It has been rolled out in multiple countries and is currently being scaled up in Rwanda, Lebanon, Bolivia and elsewhere.
The materials related to these programs can be found on TCI AYSRH Toolkit under Gender Transformative Approaches. You can adapt them for your own local context.


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Die Kirche Kirchberg  ist die reformierte Kirche der evangelisch-reformierten Kirchgemeinde Kirchberg und steht in der aargauischen Gemeinde Küttigen im Kanton Aargau.

Geschichte
Urkundlich erwähnt wurde die Kirche erstmals im Jahr 1036 im Zusammenhang mit der Besitzübergabe an das Chorherrenstift Beromünster. Damals war sie der Jungfrau Maria geweiht. Der Name Kirchberg erschien erstmals 1245. Ab 1528 diente die Kirche der reformierten Konfession, die Kollatur verblieb aber beim Stift im katholischen Beromünster, der weiterhin das Recht zur Wahl des Pfarrers hatte. Dieses ungewöhnliche Rechtsverhältnis endete erst 1853 mit der Übernahme der Kollatur durch den Kanton Aargau.

Architektur
Die heutige Kirche wurde um 1500 anstelle ihres Vorgängerbaus in spätgotischem Stil errichtet. Der Kirchturm, der von der Romanik geprägt ist, stammt aus dem Hochmittelalter und ist somit deutlich älter. Im 19. Jahrhundert erfuhr die Kirche einige Änderungen. 1851 wurde eine Vorhalle angebaut, 1868 der Kirchturm erhöht und erhielt einen Spitzhelm. 1929 ersetzte man den Spitzhelm durch den ursprünglicheren Käsbissen. Die bisher letzte Aussenrenovation erfolgte 1987, die letzte Innenrenovation 2006. 2011 wurde die Turmtechnik und das Äussere der Kirche renoviert.

Innenausbau und Orgel
Um 1896 verfügte die Kirche über eine zweistöckige Empore, wobei sich der erste Stock auch über die rechten Kirchenschiffseite bis fast zum Chor hinzog. Im Jahre 1896 wurde durch Orgelbau Goll & Cie, Luzern eine Orgel mit 8 klingenden registern auf dem zweiten Geschoss der Empore eingebaut. Diese wurde im Jahre 1957 ersetzt durch eine grössere Orgel mit 18 klingenden Registern von Orgelbau Metzler AG, Dietikon. Diese neue Orgel steht auf dem ersten Geschoss der Empore, während das zweite wohl im Zuge des Orgelersatzes abgebaut wurde, genauso wie auch die Durchgehend ein auf alten Photographien sichtbares Dachfenster schlossen wurde.

Gebäude und Ausstattung
Das Kirchenschiff und der eingezogene Chor ruhen auf einem kräftigen Sockel und sind unter einem durchgezogenen Satteldach vereinigt. Ihre Wände sind verputzt und weisen keine Gliederung auf. An das Schiff sind auf der Westseite eine neugotische Vorhalle unter einem Satteldach und auf der Südseite der Kirchturm angebaut. Das Turmdach weist vier Uhrgiebel und einen Spitzhelm auf. Die Fenster sind als Spitzbögen mit Masswerk und Gewänden aus Sandstein ausgeführt. An der Südseite des Chors befindet sich ein Fischblasen-Rundfenster, das an der Innenseite zugemauert ist.

Im Innern sind das Kirchenschiff und der etwas erhöhte Chor durch einen Rundbogen voneinander getrennt. Auf der linken Seite des Bogens ist die hölzerne, polygonale Kanzel angebracht. Über dem Schiff wölbt sich eine Holztonnendecke. An der Rückwand ruht auf zwei profilierten Holzpfosten eine Empore mit der Orgel. Der Chor ist polygonal geschlossen und verjüngt sich nach hinten. Hier finden sich Glasfenster des Aargauer Künstlers  Felix Hoffmann.

Umgebung
In der südöstlichen Ecke des Kirchhofes befindet sich eine Linde, die vom Pfarrer Jakob Nüsperli von Aarau gepflanzt wurde und unter welcher er ruht. Nüsperli amtierte von 1781 bis 1835 als Pfarrer und gründete die "grosse, in der ganzen Schweiz bekannte Baumschule im Leuenfeld bei Aarau".

Im Jahre 2000 wurde ein neuer Friedhofsteil angelegt. Dort befindet sich auch eine vergoldete Stehle von der Künstlerin Ruth Maria Obrist. Der Grundriss der Stehle hat die Form eines Kreuzes.

Literatur

Siehe auch
 Liste der Kulturgüter in Küttigen

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Einzelnachweise

Kirchberg
Gotisches Bauwerk im Kanton Aargau
Marienkirche
Kulturgut von regionaler Bedeutung im Kanton Aargau
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The Time of Green Magic, by Hilary McKay (hardback, Sept 2019)
From acclaimed author and Costa winner Hilary McKay comes The Time of Green Magic: a beautiful, spell-binding novel about family, magic, an old house and a mysterious visitor . . .
Abi and her two step-brothers, Max and Louis, find that strange things happen when they are alone in their eerie, ivy-covered new house. Abi, reading alone, finds herself tumbling deep into books, while Louis summons a startling guest through his bedroom window. Even Max has started to see shapes in the shadows .
. . Their busy parents see none of it - but Louis' secret visitor is growing too alarming to keep secret, and he finds he cannot manage without Max and Abi's help. Can they find out where the mysterious creature has come from - and how to get it back there?
One of my favourite authors for aged 8+ readers.
Passing The Torch, with Mary Peters ( paperback Oct 2019)
An inspiring collection of all the women in Ireland who have done so much to foster sport and sports achievement. Proceeds to The Mary Peters Trust.
Being Various, edited by Lucy Caldwell (paperback May 2019)
Anthology of new writing from Ireland
Featuring brand new short stories from Kevin Barry, Eimear McBride, Belinda McKeon, Lisa McInerney, Danielle McLaughlin, Stuart Neville, Sally Rooney, Kit de Waal and many more. Ireland is going through a golden age of writing: that has never been more apparent.
Following her own acclaimed short-story collection, Multitudes, Lucy Caldwell guest-edits the sixth volume of Faber's long-running series of all new Irish short stories, continuing the work of the late David Marcus and subsequent guest editors, Joseph O'Connor, Kevin Barry and Deirdre Madden.
The Skylark's War, by Hilary McKay ( paperback)
Winner of the Costa Book Award 2018 - Children's category.
The Skylarks' War is a beautiful story following the loves and losses of a family growing up against the harsh backdrop of World War One, from the award-winning Hilary McKay. Clarry and her older brother Peter live for their summers in Cornwall, staying with their grandparents and running free with their charismatic cousin, Rupert. But as they grow older, and the War encroaches ever more on their lives, how will Clarry cope?
I loved this book, it's warm, funny and touching - suits everyone from 8 to 80 I think!
The British Library Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book
The British Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, large-scale surveys, and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples ranging from world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps, curiosities and fake maps have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book. Each map is faithfully reproduced with a description of its creation and use, followed by details showing areas of particular interest.
Readers are asked to scrutinize the maps to answer a series of historical and geographical questions, all the while enjoying new perspectives on the world we live in provided by our eclectic and extensive archive.
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App Strives to Make Distracted Driving Disappear
Distracted driving has many causes. I've seen people reading newspapers, maps, putting on makeup and brushing their teeth.
But in 2014 the leading cause of road fatalities was using a mobile while driving. Exact statistics for the more recent years haven't been released by the government as of this writing, but polls and predictions say the problem has only been getting worse. And all this is despite mobile phone use while driving being illegal since 2003.
Automakers, mobile phone manufacturers and industrious entrepreneurs have tried to come up with solutions to make driving safer in a world where people rely on their mobiles 24/7. All the solutions work to some extent but how well they work varies. But one they have in common is offering ways to access your phone without having to look at it while driving.
A new app is on the horizon that has a different twist – to block any communication while the car is moving so the driver can't be distracted.
Bubbleblock
This new app has a name that sounds like the latest bubble popping gaming app: Bubbleblock. But is isn't a game.
The app was announced via a press release by World Patent Marketing. Here's the description of the app from the source:
"The Bubbleblock is an application invention which provides added safety features for wireless gadgets particularly those used for communication. It is a unique system which comprises of a unique and predetermined sequence for accommodating incoming phone calls from a mobile device, memory for storage purposes, features in viewing and selecting phone calls and more."
What that means, is the app will intercept text messages and calls received by the driver. It can then send a reply SMS message or voicemail letting the person know that the driver is currently unavailable. I assume the driver sets up the auto-reply choices based on their own preferences.
The inventor of the app Danielle J. says, "People will now be able to fully concentrate on driving with the Bubbleblock. This application invention prevents users from constantly grabbing their phone to answer calls or send text messages."
Would you use it?
Except for the automated responses, Bubbleblock is basically the same as turning your phone off. At least in terms of SMS messages, email, and phone calls. There are other functions you may want to have your phone turned on for, like music, maps or GPS. So maybe something that blocks communications would be a good option.
Personally, it's extremely hard for me not to pick up my mobile while waiting at a red light or in traffic that's stopped. But I'm one of those people who always have it within reach, even while sleeping (sound turned off though). So if I don't know I've received an SMS message, then I won't be tempted to read it while I'm in the driver's seat. Part of me thinks it'd be a good thing to block the messages so self-restraint isn't required.
On the other hand, I'd like to know if I get a message from my kids or family. The car I have now will read me my SMS messages. I may not be able to respond, but the message may change where I drive to or what I do when I get there. For example, a "Mom you forgot your wallet" message would result in me turning around and driving home!
Are moments like those worth the risk of distraction while driving? No, certainly not. It isn't worth it if it means picking up a phone and looking down at it. The law is clear that everything must be hands free. Thankfully the options on how to become hands free are wide open: Bluetooth headsets, cars that manage messaging, voice activated phones, as well as an app to block it all! Each of us can chose the method that will work for us, so long as it results in undistracted driving.
Would you choose an app like Bubbleblock? What is your favourite method to remain hands free?
Why SMS Technology Still Dominates in The Digital Age
SMS was once considered to be a dead technology, but the humble text message has proved it's around for the long haul. And what with Nokia reintroducing the iconic 3310 with its never-ending battery life and non-smart interface, straightforward texting fits right into our busy lifestyles.
A FastSMS 10 year anniversary interview
This month the fastsms team celebrates a special anniversary. Aimee Ward, our Customer Services Manager, has been with us for 10 years. We thought we could make it extra special and show how much we appreciate her by featuring her in a blog post.
The EU-US Privacy Shield has been struck down: what are the implications for EU companies using US software?
With the EU-US Privacy Shield being struck down, EU companies using US software need to ensure there are appropriate safeguards in place for their data.
More than 450 Million Text Messages Sent by UK Banks in 2013
A study by the British Bankers Association revealed that mobile banking in the UK finally caught on. Mobile users doubled their transactions using apps and banking websites. But they also took advantage of bank's text messaging services.
Will you be sending your New Year's Eve texts to a sink?
One of the amazing things about SMS messaging is the ability to reach out and send messages to those we care about instantaneously: birthday wishes, get well soons, Merry Christmases, and of course Happy New Years! But there's something special about New Year's wishes. After you've had your traditional kiss and hug as the bell tolls, you grab your mobile and send your "Happy New Year!" text to everyone you care about who's not at the party. Millions of people (literally) are doing the same thing at the same time.
FastSMS chosen as Best SMS Messaging Platform 2015
A review of the EC directive for SMS marketing
SMS marketing is considered an electronic form of communication. That means its use is governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations. It may sound scary, but it really isn't that hard to understand. However, in light of my last blog I thought it worthwhile to go over the basics of the EC Directive to help you better understand what you can and can't do with your SMS marketing.
3 Facts about SMS Messaging in the UK
Do people really like getting SMS messages? Is it true they're using Apps like WhatsApp instead? A recently published survey reveals those answers, and a few more. Find out the details on how SMS messaging is used and viewed in the UK in this blog.
There's still time to create an SMS campaign for Black Friday
Tomorrow is Black Friday. This day of shopping frenzy was imported from the US just a few years ago, but experts predict UK consumers will eagerly spend £200m on Black Friday. That's twice what was spent last year.
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I'm feeling proud of myself. I told myself I was going to paint today and I did!
Picking up the paint brush felt strange but familiar. Well, familiar but awkward. It was at that point that I realized I was going to have some major "growing" pains as I try to relearn all that I had forgotten. It's going to take some time to get use to the brush again. I almost wish I didn't decide to take on such a huge project for my "first time back". A "fine arts" piece for my home; painted on a very nice and "expensive" canvas. I am hoping for nothing but the best but that odds are really against me. I was never really a painter to begin with, so this isn't something that will come naturally "back" to me.
It's kind of crazy how all these doubts ran through my mind as I started laying down the first layer of paint. It' such a simple process to paint the background, yet I kept feeling inadequate. I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be able to do this or finish it. I kept imagining how hideous the painting was going to turn out and how ashamed I will be of it. It was at this point that I realized the hardest part to any project is starting it. I eventually drowned out my conscious with music. I had to put on earphones because it's the only way I am ever able to lose my surrounding, my environment. For a good 20 minutes, I was in my own world alone and unafraid. It was nice.
I naively thought I wouldn't get any paint on the floor, but I did. I had to stop painting and grab a tarp from the garage. Even with the tarp laid out, I managed to get paint everywhere… haha looking at the picture, my tarp looks kind of sad and obviously not spread out enough.
I forgot to take a picture of the bed, but there is paint sprinkled on the sheets, the red blanket, and the white pillow case. I'm painting with acrylic so I know it's not coming off. Also… I forgot how FAST acrylics dry. I was getting pretty annoyed and frustrated with how fast it dried because it didn't give me much time to manipulate the paint. I added some water but it messed up the paint's texture. I'll probably have to run to the art store and get some slow-drying stuff to mix with my paint.
I know, it doesn't look like I did much of anything, but I knew I wasn't going to get much done today. I always take a ton of time "setting up". I'm happy that I was able to get the background layer down. Hopefully I'll have time tomorrow to add some details, but since I have plans to set up my photography project tomorrow, it's very unlikely that I'll get around to working on the painting.


Spinal decompression on the DRX 9000 compared to other tables.
I get emails from people considering treatment from all over the world.
I always get questions about full range of motion tables like the Extendtrac or Antalgic-Trac.
This table are interesting looking, think of a ride at Disneyland.
All of the studies done on Spinal decompression where done on linear or straight pull, I have not seen or read anything saying that adding movement into a pull would improve the outcome.
The reason I use and prefer the DRX 9000 over other tables is the fact that more studies have been on it and there are more DRX tables out on the market than any other table.
I have been on all of the other tables and I have to say the DRX 9000 has the most reliable system and the most comfortable pull.
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I need the correct model # that will fit my '99. I've found someone local who is selling a brand new Optima Yellow top model #34/78 OY for about $100. Will that model fit?
I did a search, but i didn't find anything conclusive that would indicate that the model # mentioned above would fit.
Oh my gawd, I own a minivan!!!
Correct tire size for 19" Acura MDX Wheel?


When the kids at Once Over Coffee Bar decided to throw their hat in Austin's ultra-crowded, semi-competitive coffee ring it could have been described as a long shot.
But they had an ace in the hole: Artisan coffee served by professional baristas who are practicing a craft-not working a job til their indie rock band gets signed.
Realistically there are only three joints that could be described as serving craft coffee in Austin. Out of a hundred or so coffee shops in town there's still plenty room at the top.
JP's Java, on a good day, can serve you an estimable cup.
Get the right barista, in the right mood and you can have a superior pull at Caffe Medici.
Sure there are dozens of baristas around town for whom intransigence is a lifestyle but they're not professionals practicing a craft. They're just plain old stuck.
The mad scientist style coffee that you can get in a few places on the West coast has largely gone unserved in Austin.
When was the last time you saw your barista, jaw clenched in concentration,tweaking the knobs on his espresso machine like life itself hung in the balance?
When was the last time you asked for a glass of ice and the barista SPRINTED to the ice machine, stopped on a dime then heaved himself back in your general direction with a smile and a cup of ice?
I drink a lot of coffee. I drink it at about 10 regular places in town as I make my daily rounds.North, East, Central, South…I got my spots and they're usually based on a bunch of factors that have little to do with the quality of the bean.
But when it's paramount that I have a delicious perfect pull where all the countless factors are taken in account then for me there's really only one cafe: Once Over Coffee Bar.
Latte's terrify me. Why anyone would want to spoil a delicious cup of coffee with milk [in itself delicious, just not with coffee] is beyond me. If I think the barista knows what he's doing I'll always get a double Americano. If I have my doubts [which is 90% of the time] I'll get a small light roast.
The Americano at Once Over Coffee Bar is divine. This is where I take my friends who like to sit around and talk endlessly about the variables that go into a good cup. Kind of like El Taco Rico, it's where you take your friends who actually know how good Mexican food can be in the hands of a skilled cocinera.
The last couple times I tried to park in Once Over Coffee Bar's parking lot it was flat sold out. I hiked a short distance and refrained from the urge to start cracking heads on the people in the line inside making me wait for my coffee.
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But they came to the party.
It's a year and a half after I wrote this article and I still stand by it.