EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an adaptation from a homily given by Deacon Bob.
Fr. Tom asked the deacons to speak about Sacrificial Giving this week as the Parish works on its budget and plans for the coming year. Talking about money is not something they teach deacons in homily class. Nobody wants to talk about money, but it is necessary in order for the parish to continue to minister.
I am quite confident that you already see the needs of the parish and want to do your part. I am no more able to tell you how much you should give, than I could to tell you how to invest in the stock market. But what I can do is share about Peg's and my journey of faith in this area.
When we got married, we probably threw a few bucks into the basket when it came around -- whatever we had to spare. I don't really recall, but I would guess that it was in 1's rather than anything bigger.
After a couple years, we moved into a house, owned by Holy Family, which was right next door to the rectory. So we became registered members along with being tenants. Now we had envelopes and we started writing a check each week. Finances were tight. I don't remember how much we gave, probably 5 bucks…most weeks. But, hey, $5 was a lot of money 40 years ago. At least it was to us. Our giving was still from our leftovers, if there was any. We continued to struggle, but with the weekly envelopes we at least became more regular at giving.
We were giving God the leftovers. God deserved better than that. Somewhere along the line, we realized that: If God was as important in our lives as we said He was, then doing our part to fund His work should be as important in our budget as the utilities or house payment. So giving to the parish became a line item in the family budget.
I think the year was 1983. I remember at a Sunday mass a married couple came to Holy Family and talked about tithing. They caught our ear. They talked about giving a percentage to the Lord rather than a dollar amount. They suggested 10%. To us 10% seemed like an astronomical, unbelievable amount of money. Peg and I had three daughters, house and car payments, tuition, medical expenses, and all the other bills a young family has. We struggled to have enough each month.
That couple challenged us to make our giving a priority place in our lives: Giving back to God first, because he gives us everything that we receive. They suggested that it was appropriate to give 5% to the church and 5% to other charities from our gross income. To us it seemed quite impossible. Yet that couple convinced us that we could do it, because they had.
The one hopeful thing they mentioned was that if you had children in Catholic School you could consider the tuition as part of the "other charities." That helped. Our tuition bill was nearly 5% already.
We looked at our annual gross income and saw that we were giving close to 2%. So we decided that we would trust God and give 3%, and take that 3% off the top. It was a matter of trust. How we give really is a reflection of our trust in God's abundant love for us. That next year went by and we never missed a meal. And, really, we never missed a penny of that money. So the following year we upped it to 4%. Same result. It came off the top and we always seemed to have what we needed. So the next year we committed 5% to the parish.
As time went by, we decided that tuition wasn't really a charity. We were receiving something for that money--education for our kids. So we began to edge that "other charities" fund up a little at a time.
This type of giving has brought more blessings than I can count. It helped to stop thinking about giving in dollars and start using a percent. When you give in dollars, you are always thinking about what that money could buy. With a percent, you make the commitment, and give it to God. All that we are and all that we have belongs to God anyway, not just a tenth. We are merely the manager of His resources.
Another benefit of using a percentage is when the income goes down. A couple times in my career and recently when I retired, our income when down. No problem; the percentage stays the same.
More recently, we started to make use of "Automatic Withdrawal" of our offering. We are going to give that amount anyway, so it saves writing the check each week. Whether I get paid twice a month or once a month, that is when our parish offering gets transferred. And the consistency helps the parish budgeting as well. If I am on vacation or when I was in deacon training every other weekend, the parish still received my offering automatically.
A few years ago, Fr. Joel suggested 5-1-4 giving. This made good sense to me: 5% to Corpus Christi, 1% to the Des Moines Diocese (we use the Annual Diocesan Appeal), and 4% to other charities. The parish and the diocese do so much for us, and would do even more it we all could get to at least 5-1-4 giving. That is not the ceiling; some of us are able to give more than 10%.
I like to think of the "Other Charities 4%" as "God's Money." It goes into a separate fund each pay period and it is such a blessing and a joy to have it available. It is set aside in our bank account. It is God's money, but we get the joy of deciding where it will go.
God's Money gets used for various local charities: Micah House, Birthright, Gabriel's Corner. It also goes to international charity institutions, like Mary's Meals, Food for the Poor, and Cross Catholic Outreach. It gets used for KVSS and Catholic Answers. We are able to support a family in Peru with those funds. And those extra collections that happen every now and then for victims of natural disasters, we can help them from God's Money.
Having that fund has even allowed us to occasionally be able to slip $100 into an envelope anonymously and mail it to someone in the community that is in need. We also used this fund for our pledge to the Parish Capital Campaign.
So that is my story; it certainly isn't for bragging. In fact, as I write this I am questioning myself. If my giving is really this easy, am I truly giving sacrificially? Jesus Christ gave His all. What if He had decided to only give a small percentage?
My hope is to help you see that learning to give back to God is like our learning to grow in our faith. It is a journey filled with graces. The challenge for either one is to make the effort to grow, and God supplies the answers. We need to start giving where we're at, and not put it off until someday when we're rich. I think the keys are: Consistency, Priority, Commitment, and being Sacrificial. Ultimately, we ask ourselves: Are we giving God our best? May your giving be a blessing to you.
Deacon Bob McClellan ministers at Corpus Christi Parish and to inmates at the Pottawattamie County Jail. He recently retired as Director of Operations at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Omaha. He and his wife, Peggy, are Council Bluffs natives, and enjoy family, kayaking, camping and the mountains when they get the chance.
I'm entering the 4th quarter. There is no doubt about it. There may or may not be as many minutes in this quarter for me, but it is definitely the 4th quarter. What shall be my "game plan"?
Well, what have I learned in the game so far?
I was a rookie in the 1st quarter. I needed to gain experience. I must have listened to the coaches some. Probably the assistant coaches more than the head coach. But then, I also wanted to try some of my own plays. My plays often didn't work as well as the coach's. I probably thought it was just "practice," little did I know that I was already getting "game time." I did find a great teammate during the first quarter. She agreed to help me for the rest of the game.
In the 2nd quarter I really began to understand that I was in a game. I took the playing time seriously. I set some goals and achieved some of them. The strange thing, looking back, is that now I realize I was in the wrong game. I was working hard to outplay my teammates rather than focusing on the opponent. The real opponent was not clear to me. I was just trying to excel by outworking my teammates. I suppose the effort kept me in the game. I thought I was a pretty important player in the game, while really I was just on the practice squad.
I missed the "halftime." I switched teams and kept on playing. I thought I was switching games, too. But the game goes on. My new team was different. They listened to the "coach." They all worked very hard. Excellence was the standard. I "bought into" that goal. Slowly I began to see who the real opponent was. That was a game changer. To get into this game I needed to go back to school and relearn the game plan – to begin to understand that the "head coach" knew what needed to be done to win this game and listen to Him.
I think the Coach wants me to mentor some of the inexperienced players and help the injured players finish the game as best they can. The aches and pains that I have acquired in the first three quarters may help me to help them. Maybe, just maybe, some of them won't wait until late in the 3rd quarter to get with the game plan.
In the end, I don't need to have my jersey retired. I find joy in knowing I am on the right team. Knowing that my efforts mean something. My reward will be seeing some success in my teammates. I'll just be happy to enter the locker room and celebrate the victory.
I grew up a cradle Catholic, attended 12 years of Catholic school, and went to Mass regularly. For the most part, I've always been comfortable with my faith relationship with Jesus, until… while working with a wonderful group of Protestants and evangelicals I realized that faith isn't enough (1 Peter 3:15). God gave us reason for a reason and if you don't know why you believe what you believe, you better figure it out!
We've been called by Pope Francis, and more importantly Jesus, to evangelize. A big part of that is being able to answer the question, "Why?" My faith was good but it was transformed when I read The Case for Christ and Rediscover Catholicism. I've also been studying at Grace University. This garnered a little concern from one of our priests, but learning Protestant doctrine has challenged me to study my Catholic beliefs and grow in my Catholic faith. It is incredible!
As a husband and father, before I evangelize to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8), I have a responsibility to evangelize to the domestic church. This has its foundation in our marriage. We invest into and work on our marriage. I highly recommend the books The Love Dare and The Five Love Languages.I use these probably daily, to continue to build up and strengthen the foundation of our family, our marriage.
Next we extend our evangelization to our children. More is caught than taught and we do our best to live our faith. What we instill in our children they reflect to us. Just as iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17), my children are quick to remind us to pray before meals, they genuflect reverently toward the tabernacle, and every year one of them asks to take a Christian music challenge.
One huge key in being an example for our family is humility. I make mistakes, but I accept responsibility and ask forgiveness. Probably at least once a week, I ask my kids to forgive my overreaction to what was simply them being kids. And, as the head of our family, whether or not a situation was my fault, I take responsibility for it. I'm sure there are other effective things we do, but humble service to my wife and kids is probably the most important way I lead and evangelize to them.
Andrew, center, coaches his team.
Outside of our family we've been blessed with an opportunity to minister to families through our youth sports organization, UnFettered Athletics. Our story, mission statement, etc. can be found on our website so I won't share that here. What I will share is that people often ask if we are a Christian organization. We intentionally left that out of our mission statement for a couple of reasons. First, if we are evangelizing to people who don't know Christ, we don't want to intimidate or turn them off based on any preconceptions of what or who Christians or Catholics are. Secondly, as I said before, we strive to live our faith. We shouldn't have to tell someone we are Christian. When people ask us, we affirm what they already know because of our actions and love (John 13:35). Additionally, we do introduce Scripture. We've used Ephesians 4:11 to explain teamwork and Romans 5:3 to encourage us when things get hard. We tell them the author, book, chapter, and concept in a non-pressing manner and then allow the Spirit to do His work on their hearts.
Whatever we do, we do our best to remember that faith isn't enough. We have to know our reason for believing and we must live our faith.
Andrew Fetter grew up in Council Bluffs, graduating from St. Albert High School in 2001. He is one of five boys and now raises five boys of his own with his wife, Crystal, in Carter Lake. He has an associate's degree in K-12 Education from Iowa Western and is studying for a bachelor's in business leadership from Grace University. He has coached all of his boys in their sports and since fall of 2011 has coached teams every season in baseball, football, and basketball. He and Crystal are the founders of UnFettered Athletics and he is head coach for the Hustlers teams.


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Q: tampermonkey запуск скрипта через контекстное меню Как запустить скрипт нажав правую кнопку мыши и выбрав нужный скрипт?
Использую этот параметр:
@ run-at context-menu

и пытался использовать вот такую функцию:
GM_registerMenuCommand ("Запуск", start);

Где start - это название функции запускающей программу.
Так как же все таки запустить программу таким образом?

A: Прошу прощения за мой машинно-русский перевод.
В любом случае, @run-at context-menu иGM_registerMenuCommand() специально не предназначены для совместного использования.
Первый размещает пункт контекстного меню на каждой странице. Второе место - меню меню Tampermonkey только для выбранных страниц (как определено директивами @ match,@ include и т. Д.).
Рассмотрим этот скрипт Tampermonkey (который работает только в браузерах Chrome):
// ==UserScript==
// @name         context-menu fun (забавное контекстное меню)
// @match        https://ru.stackoverflow.com/tour
// @grant        GM_registerMenuCommand
// @run-at       context-menu
// ==/UserScript==
console.log ("Запуск скрипта");

GM_registerMenuCommand ("Запуск", start);

function start () {
    console.log ("Функция запуска запущена.");
}

Обратите внимание, что строка @match будет игнорироваться, поскольку используется @run-at context-menu.
Если вы установите этот скрипт и посетите https://ru.stackoverflow.com/tour, вы увидите:
1) Во-первых, нет пункта меню Tampermonkey для этого скрипта и нет сообщений в консоли:

2) Затем запустите скрипт из контекстного меню страницы:

3) Затем вы увидите пункт меню Tampermonkey, который вы можете запустить:

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А́нна Ио́сифовна Капла́н (30 января 1922 — 22 февраля 1983) — советский офтальмолог и психолог.

Биография
Закончила лечебный факультет Московского медицинского института МЗ РСФСР по специальности врач-офтальмолог (1945) и ординатуру института (1945—1948). С 1945 г. работала на кафедре глазных болезней Московского медицинского института. В 1951 г. защитила диссертацию на соискание учёной степени кандидата медицинских наук. Работала во врачебно-физкультурном диспансере. С 1961 г. стала научным сотрудником Научно-исследовательского института дефектологии. В 1975 г. защитила диссертацию на соискание учёной степени доктора психологических наук по теме «Особенности цветового зрения при основных клинических формах детской слепоты».

Вклад в развитие офтальмологии и тифлопсихологии
Исследования А. И. Каплан проводились в трёх направлениях — установление основных клинических форм детской слепоты; изучение свойств остаточного зрения с целью установления возможностей его использования и развития в условиях школ слепы; создание системы коррекционной работы, направленной на формирование и развитие зрительного восприятия при остаточном зрении

Характеризуя остаточное зрение слепых, А. И. Каплан выделила три особенности клинических форм детской слепоты. Первая связывается ею с вовлечением в патологический процесс не только тканей глаза, но и многих других структур зрительной системы. Вторая особенность связана с сочетанием нарушений зрительной системы с появлением форменного зрения, когда зрительные раздражения становятся способными выполнять сигнальную функцию. Третья особенность касается функционального состояния зрительной системы, а именно сохранившегося форменного зрения. А. И. Каплан отмечала, что форменное зрение детей чрезвычайно неустойчиво и подвержено в период до 13—15 лет изменениям как в сторону улучшения, так и ухудшения. Ею выделены изменения, связанные с лечением или обострением патологических процессов и более стойкие, влияющие на позицию ребёнка в отношении типа его реабилитации и адаптации в окружающем.

Наличие многообразных изменений ахроматического центрального и периферического зрения в сочетании с разными формами цветового зрения позволило А. И. Каплан утверждать, что остаточное зрение нельзя рассматривать, как крайнюю степень ослабления нормального зрения; она утверждала, что «это совершенно иное зрение, с другими характеристиками, варьирующимися при различных клинических формах детской слепоты». Особенностью остаточного зрения является неравнозначность нарушения различных зрительных функций, лабильность, неустойчивость, наступление быстрого утомления. Выделенные А. И. Каплан формы функционирования остаточного зрения позволяют говорить о том, что у детей снижаются количественные возможности восприятия объектов и их признаков при снижении остроты зрения, об изменении самого процесса восприятия, особенно ещё и при сужении поля зрения, об отсутствии возможности восприятия цветовых качеств объектов. Охрану остаточного зрения А. И. Каплан видела в качестве комплекса лечебно-профилактических, гигиенических и педагогических мероприятий, облегчающих работу глубоко повреждённой зрительной системы и создающих условий для развития остаточных зрительных функций у учащихся.

Значимым является исследование А. И. Каплан состояния цветового зрения у детей с глубокими поражениями зрительной системы. На основе значительного экспериментального материала ей предложены критериальные коэффициенты состояния цветового зрения — коэффициент спектральной чувствительности, коэффициент чувствительности по яркости, а также коэффициент устойчивости цветоразличения. С учётом величин этих коэффициентов введена классификация, предусматривающая три формы остаточного цветового зрения. Каплан разработала экспериментальные таблицы, позволяющие исследовать цветоощущение при низком форменном зрении.

Труды
 Каплан А. И. Охрана остаточного зрения в школе для слепых детей. — М.: Просвещение, 1965. — 128 с.
 Каплан А. И. Если ребёнок плохо видит /А. И. Каплан, Н. Г. Морозова. — М.: Педагогика, 1969. — 77 с.
 Каплан А. И. Детская слепота. Цветовое остаточное зрение. — М.: Педагогика, 1979. — 200 с.
 Каплан А. И. Генетические факторы как причины детской слепоты // Проблема слабовидения: ученые записки. Вып. 14. — М.: НИИ глазных болезней им. Г. Гельмгольца, 1968. — С. 19—24.
 Каплан А. И. Офтальмологический аспект проблемы дифференцированного подхода к обучению детей с нарушениями зрения // Дефектология. — 1973. — № 4. — С. 8.
 Каплан А. И. Взаимодействие форменного и цветового зрения при опознании знаков полихроматических таблиц // Дефектология. — 1974. — № 5. — С. 3.
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 Каплан А. И. Задачи и методы повышения зрительной эффективности и развития восприятия у детей с остаточным зрением // Дефектология. — 1981. — № 4. — С. 68—77.
 Каплан А. И. Изучение динамики изменений остаточного зрения у учащихся школы—интерната для слепых детей // Тезисы докладов четвёртой научной сессии по вопросам дефектологии (26—29 марта 1962 года). — М.: АПН РСФСР, 1962. — С. 103—104.
 Каплан А. И. Клинико-физиологическая характеристика детей с глубоким поражением зрения // Специальная школа. — 1968. — № 5(131).
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 Каплан А. И. Методы оценки и основные характеристики цветоразличения при глубоких поражениях зрительной системы // Дефектология. — 1971. — № 5. — С. 15—24.
 Каплан А. И. Наследственные формы детской слепоты // Генетика. — 1968. — № 2.
 Каплан А. И. Новые задачи в области офтальмологического наблюдения над учащимися школы для слепых детей // Специальная школа. — 1963. — № 4.
 Каплан А. И., Ермаков В. П. О значении и методах исследования форменного зрения учащихся школ слепых // Специальная школа. — 1965. — № 1. — С. 72—79.
 Каплан А. И. Основные вопросы офтальмологической характеристики детей с глубоким нарушением зрения: симпозиум по вопросам изучения детей с нарушением зрения (Москва, март 1966 г.) // Специальная школа. — 1968. — № 5.
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 Каплан А. И. Основные направления офтальмологических исследований в области детской слепоты /А. И. Каплан // Пятая научная сессия по дефектологии (27—30 марта 1967 г.): тезисы докладов. — М.: Просвещение, 1967. — С. 159—161.
 Каплан А. И. Офтальмологический аспект проблемы дифференцированного подхода к обучению детей с нарушениями зрения // Дефектология. — 1973. — № 4. — С. 8—16.
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During the pandemic, Pizza Inn has made operational changes like introducing delivery service and doubling down on sanitation.
COVID-19 Fallout: The New Way of the Buffet
Communal, serve-yourself buffets have come under scrutiny during the pandemic, leading operators to rethink the service model.
September 2020 Charlie Pogacar
Even before COVID-19, some consumers were wary of buffet-style dining, despite the fact that the vast majority of those restaurant regularly passed sanitation standards with flying colors. Now that everyday vigilance has grown beyond foodservice's already stringent sanitation practices, buffets are rising to the occasion with amended service models and touchless practices.
Much of this new approach to the buffet centers around increased service, whether in the form of additional waitstaff and/or the delivery of food from buffet to table. Nevertheless, such changes can make for a pricier operation. At the core, traditional buffets require minimal front-of-house labor, and those savings are in turn passed along to the guests. If the buffet model veered away from its value-driven roots, it could lose customers in the process. That concern coupled with the more pressing necessities of social distancing have led some industry experts to wonder whether the buffet is in serious trouble.
Operators like Mike Burns, COO of Pizza Inn, push back on that notion. In fact, he believes buffets are uniquely situated for this moment.
"In many of our restaurants, we've pivoted to more of a cafeteria-style system, where customers are moving down a line with a tray and employees are serving them," Burns says of the shift. "Buffets have gotten a bad rap in the past, so our standards of quality and cleanliness have always been higher because we know the general perception. That's driven us to take measures that go above and beyond what's required. Now that approach is on steroids."
Burns and his staff have implemented sanitation stations, begun changing out the serving utensils after every use, and are working to move guests toward the practice of letting employees serve them.
Similarly, Golden Corral has rolled out its We Serve You buffet, where employees handle the utensils and assist guests. At some locations, the chain has even achieved a touchless buffet experience wherein guests are given a glove to wear while handling buffet serving utensils, which are changed out every 20 minutes.
At press time the majority of Golden Corral's 250-plus units spanning more than 30 states were offering some form of dine-in service. The decision to reopen was ultimately left up to franchisees, who were still expected to comply with state and local guidelines.
Throughout the reopening process, the brand reinforced rigorous cleanliness standards for touchpoints, performed employee temperature checks before each shift, and incorporated additional hand-sanitizing stations. Golden Corral restaurants also utilized gloves and masks, stanchions (roped lines for queueing), table spacing, and drink delivery.
One of the pivotal conditions determining outcomes for all restaurants, but especially buffets, is location. Since the pandemic hit urban areas much harder than smaller cities and rural areas, the measures being taken in smaller towns pale in comparison to new practices in high-density areas, like New York City.
"One thing we're seeing right now is that many outcomes are based on geography," says Jay Bandy, president of Goliath Consulting, based in Atlanta. "In small towns, people are taking [the pandemic] differently, based on where they are and what their age is. That's true of the buffet business, too. Some people removed from urban areas are less likely to be concerned about buffets right now."
Clocking in at 189 units system-wide, Pizza Inn has engineered its expansion strategy around smaller towns. As a result, its restaurants face a very different reality than other brands during the pandemic, since markets have generally had fewer cases of the coronavirus. Although the chain has implemented measures to ensure a safe operation for both customers and employees, Burns says, guests have appeared eager to get back into the restaurants.
If anything, Bandy says the additional measures buffet concepts take now might end up helping in the long run.
"That additional level of service and security could be a key factor in separating a newer buffet [from] its competitors," Bandy says. "If I were in the buffet business, I would start with finding a model that feels safe, friendly, and accessible, because there are still people who like to eat a lot and have multiple options."
But while these new practices address safety and sanitation concerns, they remain costlier and more labor-intensive, thus begging the question as to whether such a model is sustainable in the long term. If social distancing and hygiene measures remain in place for another year or so, will buffet-centric brands need to find new ways to pad their revenues? And if so, what will those additions look like?
"First of all, we do believe this is all sustainable," Burns says. "But if we're sitting here a year from now, and it's still not going well, of course, we will pivot. You have to be flexible, mobile, and on your toes." Case in point: Pizza Inn had never implemented delivery prior to the pandemic. In recent months it's added that service through DoorDash and Uber Eats in select markets—and to resounding success.
Another, less tangible asset for Pizza Inn and other legacy concepts is their long history. As Burns puts it, Pizza Inn is battle-tested, so he has reason to believe the chain will be around for a while—and that the buffet will remain an integral part.
"We've been operating for 60 years," Burns says. "We've been through wars, economic downturns, recessions. In a lot of ways, the way we operate is that as soon as the town opens back up and [people] go back to work, so do we."
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As the Eisenhower administration began to commit the United States to an anti-communist advisory role in Vietnam in the 1950s, the Army Map Service (AMS) discovered that its comprehensive maps of Vietnam had become dated and showed signs of inaccuracy. Unfortunately, few sources existed to revise the existing topographic maps and aeronautical charts. AMS addressed the problem in 1956 by entering into a cooperative mapping agreement with the newly formed Republic of South Vietnam.
American and Vietnamese cartographers and surveyors conducted topographic and geodetic surveys and took countless aerial photographs to build a knowledge base. The AMS – a heritage organization of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – then used the new data to complete a revision of its large- and medium-scale maps in advance of the U.S.'s commitment of combat forces in Vietnam.


Local manufacturing company is searching for a CNC Machine Operator for third shift. The candidate will be responsible for setting up and operating CNC grinding machines to produce carbide cutting tools. Must be mechanically inclined, capable of using measuring tools, calipers, micrometers, etc. Trade school or prior machining experience preferred. Excellent benefit package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid holidays/vacation, long-term/short-term disability and life insurance.
Heritage Cutter is a privately held, US manufacturer of precision cutting tools. We go to market under the Data Flute, Brubaker, Weldon and Decatur Diamond brands.
Data Flute is an industry leader in the manufacture of high performance, application specific, solid carbide rounds. Weldon is a long established manufacturer of premium carbide and high-speed steel cutting tools. Brubaker Tool serves our customers from our facility in Central Pennsylvania that has been in continuous operation since 1881. Decatur Diamond is a pioneer in high performance diamond tooling and offers a full suite of diamond-based tools. We are committed to American manufacturing.
We desire a strong technical background and strong working knowledge of machining. The ideal candidate will also have experience in technical sales and applications for carbide and high speed steel based tooling. The desired candidate should also have an experience-based working knowledge of the potential customers in the relevant geographic area of responsibility. Our sales professionals must be comfortable assisting our valued customers with tool evaluation, testing, run-off and process improvement. They should also possess the communications skills and technical background necessary to work effectively with customer engineering and manufacturing associates.
Responsibilities will include field technical support of our end-user customers, field technical support for our distribution partners, and sales. Ultimately, the Territory Sales Manager will be responsible for the level and quality of sales in the territory. The territory will consist of Michigan.
We desire a strong technical background and strong working knowledge of machining. The ideal candidate will also have experience in technical sales and applications for carbide, high speed steel and diamond based tooling. The desired candidate should also have an experience-based working knowledge of the potential customers in the relevant geographic area of responsibility. Our sales professionals must be comfortable assisting our valued customers with tool evaluation, testing, run-off and process improvement. They should also possess the communications skills and technical background necessary to work effectively with customer engineering and manufacturing associates.
Responsibilities will include field technical support of our end-user customers, field technical support for our distribution partners, and sales. Ultimately, the Territory Sales Manager will be responsible for the level and quality of sales in the territory. The territory will consist of Minnesota and Iowa.
We are search for Territory Mangers for the following regions; Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina.The ideal candidates must possess a strong technical background in cutting tools and strong working knowledge of machining. Responsibilities will include field technical support of our end-user customers field technical support for our distribution partners, and sales. Ultimately, the Territory Sales Manager will be responsible for the level, composition and quality of sales in the territory.
We are searching for a Territory Sales Manager, for the Ontario market. Candidates must possess a strong technical background in cutting tools and strong working knowledge of machining. Responsibilities will include field technical support of our end-user customers, field technical support for our distribution partners, and sales. Ultimately, the Territory Sales Manager will be responsible for the level, composition and quality of sales in the territory.
Data Flute is an industry leader in the manufacture of high performance, application specific, solid carbide rounds. Weldon is a long established manufacturer of premium carbide and high-speed steel cutting tools. Brubaker Tool serves our customers from our facility in Central Pennsylvania that has been in continuous operation since 1881. Decatur Diamond is a pioneer in high-performance, diamond tooling and offers a full suite of diamond-based tools. We are committed to American manufacturing.
We are looking for qualified candidates for the role of Regional Manager for the Western Region. The position will be responsible for the level, composition and quality of our sales within this region. The ideal candidate will possess a strong knowledge of our industry and customers within the region, have a strong technical background and also have experience managing sales professionals.


Do you have an ERP system at your business? Do you feel it is inadequate for your needs?
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a type of software which falls into the category of enterprise applications .i.e. system which is designed to facilitate multiple business departments and ease their processes. Such systems are a necessary cog for any business operating in industrial setting such as manufacturing, retail, supply chain, education, healthcare etc. because they are fully able to manage the operations with their modules.
Usually, a good ERP solution comes up with the following features.
Unlike other software solutions, an ERP system provides complete integration. What this means is that upper management can go through data of all departments like sales, marketing, IT, and view it to make rational decisions. Hence, it acts as a necessary tool for seamless communications among different departments.
ERP systems are often linked with "automation" and there is a good reason. All the previously manual office routine tasks like data entry, invoicing, reporting, accounting, etc are now fully automated as ERP which provides these features as part of its highly invaluable package. This multi-faceted automated functionality then proves cheaper because it decreases a great deal of man-hours for organizations, thereby saving resources and also allowing them to work on more crucial tasks.
We live in the age of data analytics. Organizations do not only store data but also thoroughly analyze it to improve and modify their business strategies. As ERP collects data from different sources, it then also accumulates it at one place to provide analysis for management. These analyses can be used to check the performance of a product or service or going through the performance of an employee with a wide range of available charts.
Customer Satisfaction is the key. Fostering healthy relationships with customers is important for businesses. Here, the CRM module in ERP systems can prove to be a good advantage for businesses that rely on spreadsheets to manage their customers. A well-built ERP system has a CRM which can quickly listen for a customer's requirements and respond with the best solution in a timely manner.
ERP also assists accountants and financial professionals to go over the financial accounting and financial management. With built-in financial tools, ERP systems are able to keep track of accounts payable, accounts receivable, asset management etc. Likewise, to go over currency management and for tax compliance, adequate tools are provided in ERP systems.
Now, that you have read about the basic idea about an ERP system and its general functionalities, perhaps you might want to give it a chance. Modern businesses use such systems to get a strong edge over their competitors. Hence, do not be late to the ERP adoption. To get the best ERP systems, contact ErpBooks so we can examine your business and provide you with an ERP system that can boost your revenues.


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As a school year winds down, and warm summer weather makes outings, parks and recreation more tantalizing than the classroom, it can be challenging to keep students motivated to continue learning. Though we know that limud Torah is a year-round activity, not confined to the school environment and calendar, and that each day lost impacts upon the future, how does one impress that upon students, when the world around them is in vacation mode? Yeshiva Ohr Boruch, the Veitzener Cheder, has a solution, to which its talmidim respond with enthusiasm. The last weeks of the Cheder year are dedicated to the premise that the focal point of Jewish life is ruchniyus, spiritual pursuits, within whose framework gashmiyus, our material pursuits and activities, must conform. This period is often a zman chazorah, to review the year's limudim. It includes set times when grades four and up learn b'chavrusa in the Bais Medrash, under the guidance of their Rebbeim, using specially composed worksheets to enhance their understanding and retention. During the last three days of Cheder, the pace intensifies; these days are devoted exclusively to Limudei Kodesh, not only for chazorah, but also to generating a ruach akin to Simchas Torah. In this milieu, the Eighth Grade celebrates its Chag HaSiyum graduation dinner with their Rebbeim, Parents, Grandparents, and relatives. This year's graduates not only made a siyum on Perek haMafkid, but also on the entire Shishah Sidrei Mishnah, in memory of a classmate's mother, a"h. On Monday, davening was followed by a solid hour of learning in the Bais Medrash Grades Four through Eight. The kol Torah resounded throughout the building as they learned with great hasmodoh – one would think he was in a Yeshiva Gedolah! The talmidim then adjourned to the auditorium, where they were joined by First through Third Grades for a festive siyum brunch, and representatives of each of the older classes made siyumim and said divrei Torah. There is always a guest Rav who gives the talmidim divrei chizuk at the siyum, exhorting them to conduct themselves during the summer as befits a Ben Torah, and to devote appropriate amounts of time to maintain what they have learned during the year. This year's speaker, Cheder Parent HaRav Efraim Twerski, shlit"a, of Khal Chasidim, focused on the importance of appropriate attire and conduct as a means of reinforcing Torah values. After a spirited Birkas HaMozon, Pre-1A through Eighth Graders danced with great fervor to niggunim extolling limud Torah and ahavas Torah. On final day of the Cheder year, in addition to learning in class, prizes awarded to participants in the Cheder's Pesach and Shavuos hasmadah programs, and a hot lunch, all grades assemble in the auditorium for the Grand Finale. A PowerPoint presentation of the year's highlights is shown, and a prominent Odom Godol addresses the talmidim. Last year, Gedolim of Eretz Yisroel addressed them, in specially made videos. This year's speaker, the Zidichover Rebbe, Rav Eichenstein, shlit"a, a long-time Cheder Grandparent, told the talmidim to be proud of their Yiddishkeit, remember that we represent Hashem Yisborach and His Torah, and act accordingly.
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Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute (the Zuckerman Institute) brings together researchers to explore aspects of mind and brain, through the exchange of ideas and active collaboration. The Zuckerman Institute's home is the Jerome L. Greene Science Center on Columbia's Manhattanville campus. Situated in the heart of Manhattan, at full capacity the Zuckerman Institute will house over 50 laboratories employing a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches to transform our understanding of the mind and brain. In this highly collaborative environment, labs work together to gain critical insights into human health by exploring how the brain develops, performs, endures and recovers from trauma or disease.
Under the supervision of the PI, the Staff Associate I will work with researchers in support of various research projects and experiments within the Struhl Lab. The Staff Associate I will assist the PI's with ongoing experiments using genetic and molecular approaches in a Drosophila molecular genetics laboratory. The Staff Associate I will assist the PI's with recombinant DNA technology of somatic clones. Additionally, the Staff Associate I will also manage and maintain the fly husbandry of the lab.
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*Works on dissection and immunofluorescent staining of drosophila imaginal discs and pupal abdominal and wing epidermis.
*Implements related DNA technology; tests evaluate and maintains diagnosis of plasmid DNA's, fly husbandry, and Drosophila stocks.
*Manages and orders lab reagents and purchases of all lab supplies.
Minimum qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience or the Biological Sciences with 4 years of related experience.
Handling of fly husbandry. Knowledge of DNA technology
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Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.
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The Hilton Ocala has more than 40,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting space and "state-of-the-art" audiovisual equipment. The hotel can host groups as large as 700 people.
The six-story Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Ocala Conference Center can seat 500 people theater-style or 340 people for a banquet in its 4,896-square-foot Grand Cypress Ballroom.
The Circle Square Commons offers a cultural center that can accommodate up to 800 people in the theater-style seating or up to 600 for banquets. Cypress Hall and Live Oak Hall can each seat 208 theater-style or 160 for a banquet.
The University of Central Florida has nine meeting spaces in its Student Union. The nearly 12,000 square-foot Pegasus Ballroom can be converted to nine meeting rooms.
The College of Central Florida's Appleton Museum of Art seats a maximum of 250 people in its auditorium and has a cafe and courtyard that can seat 280.
The Southeastern Livestock Pavilion is primarily used for agricultural events but can be rented for other events. It has a covered arena that seats 4,200 people in grandstand seats. An adjacent indoor auditorium seats 800 people theater-style.


BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A four-decade career dedicated to mitigating geologic catastrophes and saving lives will be the focus of "Volcanic Flows and Falls: A Conference to Honor Professor Michael Sheridan" to be held Thursday and Friday in the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center (formerly the University Inn and Conference Center), 2402 N. Forest Road.
Michael F. Sheridan, a University at Buffalo faculty member since 1990, and former chair of the Department of Geology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences from 1990-99, is retiring next week after nearly two decades at UB.
The scientific conference in his honor features an international, multidisciplinary group of speakers, reflecting the highly multidisciplinary nature of Sheridan's research.
Among the UB faculty members speaking at the conference will be Abani Patra, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; Chris Renschler, assistant professor of geography; Bruce Pitman, associate dean for research, College of Arts and Sciences; Eliza Calder, assistant professor of geology, and Marcus Bursik, professor of geology.
The keynote address at 4:30 p.m. Friday will be delivered by Sheridan. It is entitled "Using Models of Geophysical Mass Flows for Hazard Map Construction and Risk Assessment," and will be free and open to the public.
An internationally revered volcanologist, Sheridan will continue to conduct his research assessing risks to populations living near volcanoes all over the globe -- from Ecuador and Siberia to Italy and Mexico.
He is a pioneer in developing some of the first computational tools to help researchers estimate how far and how fast ash and lava flowing from eruptions will travel.
Sheridan also travels to areas where other geologic disasters are a concern. He has gone to Guatemala to study the nature of mudslides, and to Nevada to assess the risk of establishing a radioactive waste repository as part of a Department of Energy expert panel.
His research at such famous volcanoes as Vesuvius in Italy and Colima in Mexico has made headlines around the world, and his work as a volcanic-hazards expert has impacted -- indeed improved --the lives of thousands who live adjacent to active volcanoes.
At the same time, UB students have been the beneficiaries of his extensive research agenda and knowledge about how governments and societies deal with geologic hazards.
Just last year, as Hurricane Katrina was wreaking havoc in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast, Sheridan quickly shifted the focus of his course Geology 428/528 "Preventing Geologic Disasters" to provide his students with an opportunity to watch how hazard mitigation occurs in real-life situations.
In March, Sheridan co-authored research demonstrating that a Bronze Age eruption at Mt. Vesuvius wrought broader destruction than the famous Pompeii eruption of AD 79. The publication has prompted Italian officials to begin discussing how to better mitigate a potential eruption that might well reach Naples, a city of several million people.
For more information on the conference, contact the Department of Geology at 645-6800, ext. 6100.


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The Sony PlayStation 2 is a nostalgia-inducing console. Even though it was an early game, the graphics are fantastic and its gameplay is a tried and true representation of the classic Mario Kart formula. Overall, John GBA is an impressive emulator that gets the job done. Because this emulator has fallen behind, the Dolphin team is currently rewriting the feature from scratch to better interface with more accurate emulators. This team was also responsible for Metroid Fusion, a revisit to the classic side-scrolling Metroid game design; Metroid Fusion features an incredible, haunting atmosphere, as well as a very clever storyline that drives the Metroid plot established on the NES, SNES, and Game Boy forward on the GBA.
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This GBA emulator is a very strong tool that gives its users the ability to configure their games and allows the use of controllers with great optimization. EmuParadise is a project dedicated towards the preservation and archival of retro video games. The RetroArch emulator is a fantastic emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advanced and it uses the Liberto development interface. You get much more freedom to play video games without purchasing them. You also need a ROM, which is like the digital version of the game that you want to play. You use the cheats menu. Hacks may range from simple tweaks such as graphic fixes and cheats, to full-blown redesigns of the game, in effect creating an entirely new game using the original as a base.
Some gamers have found an answer: Use a recently discovered exploit on the Nintendo 3DS handheld system to sideload old GameBoy and GameBoy Color ROMs onto the device. The best you can do is use the GameBoy as an oversized remote control and power source for an mp3 player ( which is what these players do). Sega isn't really concerned about people playing the original Sonic game on their PC, but Sony might care if you pirate The Last of Us for PS3. Well, all the classic gamers know that GBA was one of the most tremendous successes from Nintendo, that allow gamers to run their favourite games anywhere they want and without any limitations.
Of NO$GBA, then I saved the game and closed NO$GBA. It's been a while since I've tried the VBA port, but I'm pretty sure that it does have this – I recall it being too juddery for my liking, but it was certainly playable with it (I'm fine with the GINGE-wrapped gpSP, even if it doesn't fill the entire screen). Once you have your GBA ROM file, the IPS patch and the Lunar IPS Patching Software you are ready to go. It has turbo buttons, a support for most GBA emulator Android games. You can play it in one-player mode. John GBA is also among the best Android GBA emulators, which you can use right away, and it will work flawlessly with your GBA ROMs.
You can easily take screenshots during gameplay and share them easily. Similarly, linking to or hosting copyrighted content is against the law, even if said game is no longer available for purchase. MGBA is one among a few emulators that allow users to save game progress whenever they want. Now you can experience the same games and have the same fun by using this emulator on your computer. Unlike the GBA emulation, the Game Boy emulation in mGBA ( also known as mGB), is designed with cycle accuracy in mind. Browse GBA Games online and rate pages using the star-based rating system. Loosen up. Just because the forum topic is VBA doesn't mean you can't help someone else finding ROMs.
The Gameboy Advance or GBA Emulator was a truly revolutionary portable. Using any of them you can play GBA games. Sample: Some games require an additional zip file with recorded sounds or music in order for audio to work correctly. TO sum up, dumping a ROM for use with an emulator is legal, under both statuatory law and case law precedent. The author of DreamGBC has developed DreamGBAIt rums most of the games with sound support. But with the Sony PSP breathing down Nintendo 's neck, the company shifted focus to game rom the Nintendo DS in 2004, just three years after the release of the GBA. When using the cable in the game "Animal Crossing", players would be greeted by the in game character Kapp'n at the dock who would transport them to a previously inaccessible island.
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Is a Game Boy emulator for Android that is built with a clear user interface that is easy to get used to. Performing at a similar pace as others, the free version of this GBA emulator app is capable of quick emulation that doesn't hog on the battery life. BATGBA is another great way to play commercial Gameboy Advance games out there. All the GBA emulators mentioned above are above are good in performance, games support, graphics and other features. Selling the arcade cabinets with a computer is fine, pre-loading it with emulators is iffy, pre-loading it with ROMs is opening themselves up to being sent a C&D. If you watch the video below, you'll see SethBling visit one of the first available levels in the game.


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Our players have been chosen for national team
Vlahovic, Sehovic and Milosavljevic represent Serbia
Our players Dusan Vlahovic, Zlatan Sehovic and Ivan Milosavljevic are on the list of the U19 national team of Serbia for the qualifications for the European Championship.
Defender Sehovic, member of Partizan, midfielder Milosavljevic, who plays on loan from Partizan in Teleoptik, and striker Vlahovic, member of Fiorentina, will be in team, seleted by coach Nenad Sakic at the end of March, when the Elite round of qualifications is played.
The national team of Serbia is in group with hosts Italy, Belgium and Ukraine, and only the winner will assure place in the final tournament which will be held from July 14th to July 27th in Armenia.
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NEO Cuts
Melanie Katsalidis, NEO Cuts, 2017, 100x80mm, Sapphire, ametrine, aquamarine, tourmaline.
Photo: Andrew Bachram
Map reference number: 36
Pieces of Eight
28 Russell Place,
31 August – 30 September
Fri–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 10am–5pm
Opening: Thu 31 August, 6–8pm
Artist/s: Melanie Katsalidis
Since the origin of lapidary during the Stone Age, about one million years ago, the skill of the gem cutter has become highly evolved but also limited. Rough minerals are cut into finely faceted gems, most of which are standard shapes to meet market demands. But what happens when you are free of these conventions? What if you let the rough speak and don't try to make it conform to these pressures?
In NEO Cuts, Katsalidis explores the case for breaking the rules in lapidary. Traveling to the Central Queensland sapphire gem fields, Lightning Ridge in New South Wales for black opal and international locations for other fine gems, she has sourced rough to custom cut and found unusual cuts to set into a collection of one-off jewellery. These pieces offer a new appreciation of the creative potential of lapidary with fresh cuts and unique possibilities.
a. Melanie Katsalidis, Custom Cut Watermelon Tourmaline, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
b. Melanie Katsalidis, Custom Cut Ametrine, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
c. Melanie Katsalidis, Australian Zircon and Parti Sapphire Rings, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
d. Melanie Katsalidis, Pink and Green Tourmaline Balance Pendant, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
e. Melanie Katsalidis, Bi-coloured Amethyst Frame Earrings, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
f. Melanie Katsalidis, Bi-coloured Citrine Frame Earrings, 2017. Photo: Andrew Bachram
Melanie Katsalidis is the director and founder of Pieces of Eight which she established in 2005. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Melbourne University (2000) and Bachelor of Fine Arts, Gold and Silversmithing, RMIT University (2003). Her work is held in many private collections and is often commission based. She has exhibited widely, and in 2014 collaborated with Melbourne fashion label Alpha60 on an exhibition using Australian opals which culminated in an exhibition entitled UPALA, and in 2016 collaborated with New York based sculptor Phillip Low on CHROMA.


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I'm Andrei Sora, a UK-based music producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Over the years, I have amassed over 2.5 million streams with the various artists that I've worked with, in genres ranging from indie, pop, and alternative rock. I've had the pleasure of working with BAFTA Award winning artists, had a top 10 song in Austria, and been featured on a plethora of playlists and radio stations worldwide. I have also worked on product review videos for companies such as Native Instruments, iZotope, Wavesfactory, Audiomodern, Hit N Mix, and others.
My journey of becoming a producer has taken many twists and turns throughout the years. I started playing guitar when I was 12 years old (and got really into the shred scene, as one does at that age), and went all in. I did numerous gigs, toured my native Romania, and composed and recorded virtuosic guitar music.
I decided to throw a wrench in that and ended up in academia for a few years. I got a BA (UNBM) in Music and Teaching, a Mst in Musicology (University of Oxford), and a PhD in Musicology (University of Surrey) in the process, but I've always felt that I was living someone else's life, full of wonders and opportunities as it was. I eventually decided to leave all that behind and return to my roots. Now, I'm producing music, teaching, and performing, which is why I started this journey in the first place.
I'm also very much a man of my time, which is why I'm taking full advantage of the Internet to work with diverse worldwide artists as well as make educational videos and, occasionally, write academic research.
You can read about my story in more detail on Medium.
On top of my work as a music producer and audio engineer, I'm also involved in various educational projects.
Powerjam Band Project
I'm part of the team at Powerjam, an innovative not-for-profit band project & hub in London, UK for musicians 11-18. Find out more about Powerjam here.
Academic publishing
Along with the PhD came the opportunity to publish academic papers on various music-related topics. You can find a list of my publications here.
©2023 Andrei Sora


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Record Book (updated 8/9/19)
Div. I All-Time Roster
MEN'S TENNIS ERASES 3-1 DEFICIT TO DEFEAT UC DAVIS
DAVIS, Calif. — Trailing, 3-1, Sacramento State got singles victories from redshirt freshman Niranjan Ram, and sophomores Roy Brandys and Marek Marksoo to pull off the comeback and defeat rival UC Davis, 4-3, in a non-conference men's tennis match Saturday afternoon at the Marya Welch Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Hornets snapped a three-match losing streak while improving to 2-5 on the young season. UC Davis dropped to 4-6, including 1-2 on its home courts.
In addition, Sacramento State won its seventh consecutive match against UC Davis, and improved to 16-6 against the Aggies since joining the Div. I ranks for the 1992 season.
The Hornets, who have used a lineup consisting of five underclassmen and a senior all season, won in dramatic fashion, getting a three-set win from Ram at No. 6 (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) to close the deficit to 3-2 before Brandys won his match at No. 4 in three sets to tie the score at 3-3. Brandys defeated Brett Bacharach, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6, including 7-2 in the tiebreaker. Marksoo became the third straight Hornet to win his match in three sets, providing the clinching point with his 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4 win over Toki Sherbakov at No. 1.
UC Davis began things by winning two of the three doubles matches to win the point. Sacramento State then tied the match at No. 5 singles when Tom Miller crushed Adam Luba at No. 5 (6-1, 6-2). However, UC Davis won matches at Nos. 2 and 3, to take a 3-1 lead.
Ram and Marksoo both improved to 4-3 in singles play this year. The tandem of Miller and Sean Kolar picked up the Hornets' lone doubles win at No. 2 by an 8-1 score.
Sacramento State returns to action tomorrow when the team travels to Fresno State for a matchup at noon. The Hornets' home opener is scheduled for March 1 against Pacific at 3:30 p.m.
Feb 23, 2013 at Davis, Calif.
(Marya Welch Tennis Center)
Sacramento State 4, UC Davis 3
Singles competition
1. MARKSOO, Marek (SAC) def. Toki Sherbakov (UCD) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-4
2. Kyle Miller (UCD) def. MALKO, Aliaksandr (SAC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Parker Kelley (UCD) def. KOLAR, Sean (SAC) 6-1, 6-3
4. BRANDYS, Roy (SAC) def. Brett Bacharach (UCD) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
5. MILLER, Tom (SAC) def. Adam Luba (UCD) 6-1, 6-2
6. RAM, Niranjan (SAC) def. Alec Haley (UCD) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Toki Sherbakov/Adam Levie (UCD) def. MARKSOO, Marek/MALKO, Aliaksandr (SAC) 8-3
2. MILLER, Tom/KOLAR, Sean (SAC) def. Parker Kelley/Alec Haley (UCD) 8-1
3. Adam Luba/Kyle Miller (UCD) def. BRANDYS, Roy/RAM, Niranjan (SAC) 8-6
Match Notes:
Sacramento State 2-5
UC Davis 4-6
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3,2,6,4,1)
August 12, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS EARNS ITA ACADEMIC TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
July 3, 2013 HORNETS EARN 29 SPRING BIG SKY All-ACADEMIC HONORS
June 6, 2013 CURREY AND MALKO RECIPIENT OF BIG SKY'S SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD
May 21, 2013 KURTZ NAMED THE ITA MEN'S TENNIS REGIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
May 10, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN FIRST ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT TO #4 USC
May 2, 2013 FIVE MEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS RECEIVE ALL-LEAGUE ACCOLADES, MARKSOO NAMED CO-MVP
April 30, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WILL TRAVEL TO USC FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST-ROUND MATCHUP
April 28, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT BIG SKY TOURNAMENT TITLE WITH 4-1 WIN OVER MONTANA
April 27, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS ADVANCES TO BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WITH 4-0 WIN OVER WEBER STATE
April 22, 2013 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS TO HOST BIG SKY TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK
April 21, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS CONCLUDES REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN, WILL BE THE NO. 1 SEED IN BIG SKY TOURNEY
April 12, 2013 MARKSOO BECOMES THE FOURTH RANKED SINGLES PLAYER IN MEN'S TENNIS PROGRAM HISTORY
April 7, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS CONCLUDES ROAD TRIP WITH 4-3 LOSS AT IDAHO
April 6, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS NOW 9-1 AGAINST BIG SKY FOES AFTER 5-2 WIN AT EASTERN WASHINGTON
April 5, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS IMPROVES TO 8-1 IN THE BIG SKY WITH 5-2 WIN OVER PORTLAND STATE
April 4, 2013 WINNING STREAK SNAPPED IN MEN'S TENNIS' 5-2 LOSS AT PORTLAND
April 2, 2013 RAM NAMED BIG SKY MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
April 1, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT, DEFEATS MONTANA, 6-1
March 30, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP A PAIR OF CONFERENCE WINS
March 26, 2013 MILLER RECEIVES BIG SKY MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
March 24, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS POSTS 4-3 COMEBACK WIN AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
March 23, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS WINS AT UC RIVERSIDE, 6-1
March 17, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS SPLITS A PAIR OF CONFERENCE MATCHES ON THE ROAD
March 16, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS BLANKS SOUTHERN UTAH, REMAINS UNBEATEN IN CONFERENCE
March 12, 2013 MARKSOO NAMED BIG SKY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK....AGAIN
March 12, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS CRUSHES PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN MONTANA STATE
March 10, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE BEFORE FALLING TO NEVADA, 4-3
March 9, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS SPLITS A PAIR OF CLOSE MATCHES, WINS CONFERENCE OPENER
March 7, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS BATTLES #24 CAL, BUT FALLS IN THE END, 5-2
March 7, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS HOSTS 24TH-RANKED CALIFORNIA TODAY AT 2:45 P.M.
March 1, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO PACIFIC, 5-2
February 26, 2013 MARKSOO EARNS FOURTH CAREER BIG SKY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
February 24, 2013 CLUTCH MARKSOO COMES THROUGH AGAIN IN MEN'S TENNIS' FIRST DIV. I-ERA WIN AGAINST FRESNO STATE
February 23, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS ERASES 3-1 DEFICIT TO DEFEAT UC DAVIS
February 16, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT NATIONALLY RANKED SANTA CLARA, 5-2
February 10, 2013 CLOSE MATCH GOES AGAINST MEN'S TENNIS AT USF
January 29, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS' MAREK MARKSOO SELECTED TO COMPETE FOR ESTONIA IN THE DAVIS CUP
January 22, 2013 MARKSOO OPENS TENNIS SEASON WITH BIG SKY PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
January 20, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS IN CLOSE CONTEST AT HAWAI'I
January 19, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS PICKS UP FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON WITH 6-1 WIN OVER UC IRVINE
January 18, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO HAWAI'I PACIFIC, 5-2, IN SECOND MATCH OF THE SEASON
January 15, 2013 BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS TABBED FAVORITES IN BIG SKY PRESEASON POLL
January 15, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT #10 STANFORD IN SEASON OPENER
October 21, 2012 MEN'S TENNIS FINISHES PLAY AT THE ITA REGIONALS; MALKO AND MARKSOO REACH ROUND OF 32
October 8, 2012 MEN'S TENNIS WRAPS UP PLAY AT A PAIR OF TOURNAMENTS OVER THE WEEKEND
October 1, 2012 MALKO AND ANDERSEN COMPETE AT THE ITA ALL-AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 19, 2012 MARKSOO AND MALKO EARN ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE ACCOLADES


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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (), né le  à Hampstead (Londres) et mort le  à Bloomsbury (Londres), est un architecte britannique.

Biographie
Giles Gilbert Scott est le fils de George Gilbert Scott Junior, petit-fils de Sir George Gilbert Scott, neveu de John Oldrid Scott et frère d'Adrian Gilbert Scott, une illustre famille d'architectes au Royaume-Uni. Il a fait ses études à l'University College Hospital.

Célèbre pour la réalisation des plans et la direction de la construction d'édifices comme la cathédrale de Liverpool , la bibliothèque de l'Université de Cambridge, ou deux centrales électriques de Londres (Bankside Power Station, actuelle Tate Modern ou encore Battersea Power Station), Giles Gilbert Scott est connu pour son style mêlant le néogothique traditionnel avec le modernisme, alliant l'esprit populaire au fonctionnel dans la construction de ses bâtiments. Il est également le créateur des célèbres cabines téléphoniques rouges londoniennes.

En 1924, après la consécration de la cathédrale de Liverpool, Giles Gilbert Scott fut anobli avec le titre de chevalier par le roi George V.

Les cabines téléphoniques rouges

Ces icônes du design du , emblématiques de la Grande-Bretagne au même titre que les bus rouges à impériale ou les taxis noirs, ont été dessinées par Giles Gilbert Scott en 1935 à l'occasion du jubilé du couronnement de George V. « Les cabines du Jubilé » ont été les premières phone boxes standard installées dans le royaume jusqu'en 1968, date d'arrêt de leur fabrication. À l'époque, on en dénombrait .

En 1995, deux exemplaires ont été offerts à la France à l'occasion du  du débarquement.

En 2012, il ne restait que  de ces cabines sur les  encore en fonctionnement au Royaume-Uni.

BT (British Telecom), l'opérateur historique de télécommunications en Grande-Bretagne, cède les cabines K6 (nom du modèle) à des collectivités locales au prix d'une livre sterling dans le cadre de son programme « adopter une cabine ». Depuis, certaines d'entre elles ont été recyclées et ont permis, par exemple, l'installation d'une épicerie ou d'abris pour défibrillateurs cardiaques.

En , BT décidait de vendre aux enchères une soixantaine d'authentiques exemplaires rénovés. Le prix de départ est de , soit  de l'époque.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

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Naissance en novembre 1880
Naissance à Hampstead
Décès en février 1960
Décès à Bloomsbury
Décès à 79 ans
Architecte néo-gothique
Mort d'un cancer du poumon
Mort d'un cancer au Royaume-Uni
Architecte britannique
Knight Bachelor
Personnalité anoblie sous le règne de George V


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Q: Facebook SSO example not working - "An error ocurred. Please try again later" I'm trying to integrate facebook into my app and so have followed the tutorial at: Facebook Android but I can't get the first example (Single Sign-On) to work. When my app loads up I get the facebook dialog but it just says "An error occurred. Please try again later." with a facebook-style "Ok" button at the bottom and there is nothing in logcat:

I followed the steps in the tutorial but I'm guessing there is something wrong with the APP ID or the hashkey generated by keytool. Here are the steps I followed:

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*clone fb git.

*create fbSDK project.

*create own fb project and link the fbSDK as a library.

*I then did the keytool cmd with openssl and input the password "android" as suggested by others on stackoverflow.

*I went to developers.facebook.com and created a new app.

*In "Edit Settings->Mobile and Devices" I put my hash in the box provided.

*In "Edit Settings->Mobile and Devices" I chose "Native App" as "Application Type"

*Back in the app I copy and pasted the SSO example code.

*I changed the "YOUR_APP_ID" in the Facebook() constructor to the APP ID shown on the developers.facebokk.com page for my new app.

*I ran the app on my phone.

I don't know why there is nothing in logcat but when I install it, the Console always, without fail, says the:ActivityManager: Warning: Activity not started, its current task has been brought to the front
And I can't find any logcat reference to my app or the error I was getting from the facebook sdk which was: Facebook-ProxyAuth(4828): Failed to read calling package's signature.
I have been at this for a few hours now and any help would be greatly appreciated. I can't believe the facebook SDK and help is so sketchy for Android, facebook should be ashamed of themselves.
Thanks,
InfinitiFizz

A: You have to call .request() from a separate thread. If you do it on the UI thread the facebook authorize doesn't complete before your code executes. So call the new thread in the "onComplete" of facebook authorization. You'll have a valid access token at this point. Good luck!
(this is why the api says "don't call this from the UI thread!".)

A: In fact I have encountered the same problem exactly and it solved.
So, in the hash key generation use the following steps:

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*open cmd and go to your android SDK path.

*type this command :
keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore [your SDK path | e.g c:\users\user].android\debug.keystore | openssl sha1 -binary | openssl base64

*after that it's promet for password enter "android"

*copy the result to your facebook app settings and save settings.

*in your android app use the facebook app id(not the android hash key).

A: I had this problem simply because I was making calls to the facebook api before I properly initialized the facebook object with the correct key.  Just make sure you're using the right key and you're initializing the Facebook object properly.
Also, I've also been tripped up a few times by attempting to make facebook api calls with a different android application key.  Keep in mind that the facebook tutorial instructs you to create your key with a compiled apk.  This key hash will be different if you're going to run your code from the IDE (i'm using Eclipse).  When you run your app directly from eclipse the facebook key will be different because when running your app from eclipse it's using a default release key to build your app.
Because of this I usually have two keys in the facebook developer portal.  One key that was created with an apk compiled with the release-key used for the Android market and another key that was created from running the app code directly from eclipse.

A: Any reason you selected Native App in step 7? I left it at the default HTML5 / mobile web and got the sample to work.

A: The best way to correctly find out your hash is this lil piece of code.:
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    try {
        PackageInfo info = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
                "com.facebook.samples.loginhowto",
                PackageManager.GET_SIGNATURES);
        for (Signature signature : info.signatures) {
            MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA");
            md.update(signature.toByteArray());
            Log.d("KeyHash:", Base64.encodeToString(md.digest(), Base64.DEFAULT));
            }
    } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {

    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {

    }
    ...

Replace com.facebook.samples.loginhowto with your own package name.


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What is the difference between OEM watches and ODM watches?
OEM and ODM are acronyms that are the buzzwords in the manufacturing sector. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer and ODM stands for Original Design Manufacturer. While many people confuse between the two terms and use them interchangeably, they are not quite the same.
OEM watches are companies which manufacture watches based on the watch design and specifications provided by their client. The client does all the market research, R&D and develops its own brand watches. But it does not have the manufacturing capability to fulfill the market demand in time, especially if its market is spread across the globe. So it turns to an OEM to do the manufacturing on its behalf. For example, Apple watches spends millions of dollars on R&D and design and creates its own line of products, but gets the products manufactured by Foxconn. In this case Foxconn is an OEM factory (actually, world's biggest OEM vendor). Foxconn doesn't control the product design or it's specs. They just manufacture them based on the details provided by Apple.
ODM watches are companies which create new watches designs and specifications based on the product idea brief provided by the client. In most cases, ODM watches also manufacture the product they design and their clients get the watches branded in their own name and sell it them in the market. Let's say a company has a great idea for a "smart watch" that not only shows time but also acts as a health app measuring heart beat, blood circulation, etc. The company has done its research and knows it can market such a product. But they don't really know how to design it or have the manufacturing capability to fabricate it. So they turn to an ODM which designs the actual product and manufactures it, to be eventually marketed by the client. ODM watches generally provide outsourced product development services, product manufacturing services, complete product life cycle services, etc based on their own capabilities.
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import { ControlCoordTransform } from "../../../../../common/transform/ControlCoordTransform"
import {
  createEvent as createTrackEvent,
  updateValueEvents,
} from "../../../../actions"
import { pushHistory } from "../../../../actions/history"
import { getClientPos } from "../../../../helpers/mouseEvent"
import { observeDrag } from "../../../../helpers/observeDrag"
import RootStore from "../../../../stores/RootStore"

export const handlePencilMouseDown =
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    e: MouseEvent,
    startPoint: IPoint,
    transform: ControlCoordTransform,
    type: ValueEventType
  ) => {
    pushHistory(rootStore)()

    rootStore.pianoRollStore.selectedControllerEventIds = []
    rootStore.pianoRollStore.controlSelection = null
    rootStore.pianoRollStore.selection = null
    rootStore.pianoRollStore.selectedNoteIds = []

    const startClientPos = getClientPos(e)
    const pos = transform.fromPosition(startPoint)

    const event = createValueEvent(type)(pos.value)
    createTrackEvent(rootStore)(event, pos.tick)

    let lastTick = pos.tick
    let lastValue = pos.value

    observeDrag({
      onMouseMove: (e) => {
        const posPx = getClientPos(e)
        const deltaPx = pointSub(posPx, startClientPos)
        const local = pointAdd(startPoint, deltaPx)
        const value = Math.max(
          0,
          Math.min(transform.maxValue, transform.fromPosition(local).value)
        )
        const tick = transform.getTicks(local.x)

        updateValueEvents(type)(rootStore)(lastValue, value, lastTick, tick)

        lastTick = tick
        lastValue = value
      },
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There are more than 65 million people identified by United Nations Refugee Agency as being forcibly displaced and more than 22.5 million of those are refugees. Refugees represent a population who seek a chance to rebuild their lives and have a fresh start in the face of extraordinarily difficult circumstances. In keeping with our long-standing history to create opportunity for all and to invest in the people who are a part of the communities where we do business, Starbucks is leading a global effort over the next five years to welcome and employ 10,000 refugees whose talent, experience and resilience will enrich the communities we serve around the world. This includes 2,500 refugees in Western Europe and 1,000 refugees in Canada. In the U.S. our efforts include a focus on hiring Special Immigrant Visa holders (SIVs), interpreters, personnel and their families who served alongside U.S. troops overseas.
Starbucks will focus our initial efforts on markets where the refugee need is greatest and where we have a store base to meet the need. Applicants will need to have work authorization and will go through the same review and background check as all other potential partners. Our goal is to provide additional tools, resources and support within our current process to address the unique needs of refugee applicants and our hiring managers. Explore open roles.
As a leader in hiring great talent, Starbucks has and will always look to create opportunities for our partners (employees) and customers in the communities we serve.
Specifically, in the U.S. through the Starbucks Military Commitment, we are on track to hire over 25,000 veterans and military spouses by 2025 and have already hired over 65,000 people ages 16-24 through our Opportunity Youth hiring commitment.
Starbucks has formally joined the UNHCR's #WithRefugees Campaign and the Tent Partnership for Refugees to scale up our efforts and make a collective impact in the lives of refugees.
We have also partnered with key refugee resettlement agencies and non-governmental organizations for a talent pipeline, including the International Rescue Committee, UNHCR- The UN Refugee Agency, Hire Immigrants, and in the U.S., with No One Left Behind, an organization founded by a veteran and his translator, and dedicated to resettling interpreters, personnel and their families who served alongside U.S. forces.
Additionally, the Starbucks Foundation has played a key role in funding specialized job training programs to create job ready refugees. These programs are delivered through the International Rescue Committee, Refugee Council UK, ACCES Employment, Scottish Refugee Council Lutheran Immigration Services Northwest, 1951 Coffee, and Upwardly Global.
"The IRC is thrilled to partner with Starbucks on their powerful and impactful commitment to hire 10,000 refugees globally over five years. One of the best ways for a refugee to integrate into a new community is through employment, and Starbucks' pledge to provide these much-needed jobs will be a critical first step towards our clients' self-sufficiency." – David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee.


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Walt's and my mission for Poetic Bloomings is to "propagate poetry and the poets who pose it." To that end, our Web Wednesday interviews feature veterans, novices, and everything between. This week, we are excited to feature Sara McNulty. Both of us have enjoyed her work since our arrival on Robert Lee Brewer's Poetic Asides scene. For Walt and me, that was April of 2009. Sara was there ahead of us, having participated in the P.A. 2008 November Chapbook Challenge.
Sara's work has been published in Underground Voices, Flashquake, Still Crazy, and Poet's Espresso (among others). "Wrapped in Fog," below, is one of her personal favorites.
Beautiful start to our interview. Welcome, Sara!
I am honored to be chosen by two excellent poets, whose work I have admired for several years, M and W, the same upside down as right side up.
So, you recently became a blogger! The title, "purplepeninportland" is intriguing. Tell us how you came up with that.
Purple is my favorite color, with red running a close second. During my too-long years of office work, I discovered that I could order lavender pads and purple pens. I was off and running after that.
There are probably as many different reasons for blogging as there are bloggers. What made you decide to create a poetry blog?
My intention to keep my life private did not seem to mesh with having a blog. However, reading articles on the benefits of getting your work circulated, combined with the fact that I could have control, changed my mind. I'm still trying to figure out all the techie terms involved in using a blog, but I'm coming along.
Your opening poem on "purplepen" is an Ovillejo. Is there a reason you chose to kick off your blog with that particular form?
The Ovillejo had just come to my attention by way of a Poetic Asides member. I found the form intriguing, but difficult. Something different is always worth exploring, but I do not relish the thought of creating another.
You have stated that the Shadorma is your favorite. What is it that draws you to this form?
I love the Shadorma! It disciplines you to be concise, while having the attributes of a jigsaw puzzle.
And speaking of forms, one of my favorite poems of yours came on Day 12 of the 2011 P.A. April Poem-a-Day Challenge. The prompt was to write a form poem, and/or an anti-form poem. This is your anti-form response.
I'm not a lion filled with rage.
Does this piece speak to who you are as a person? Or is it simply a creative piece from a poet's mind?
This piece absolutely speaks to who I am as a person. I like feeling free and not fitting on a line under someone else's column.
So, what does a typical no-lines day in the life of Sara McNulty look like?
The first thing I do is fill a large mug with black coffee. I curl up on the couch and read various poets for a time. If there are no daily challenges going on, I write for an hour or more. Some mornings I do Yoga, others, free weights.
My husband and I take the dogs for a walk – well, let's say they take us along for amusement and tugging practice. On any given day, we might drive into downtown Portland or explore new places we have discovered since moving to Oregon. We both do crosswords, and we are avid readers (particularly murder mysteries). I love cooking and baking, and we bowl once a week.
Last September I took a drawing class, and to my shock, discovered that it is true-anyone can learn to draw. I love it and find it relaxing, so I try to set aside some time each day to pursue it. I started out by doing all the Alice-in-Wonderland characters, culminating in the Tea Party (no, not that one).
At night I catch up with writing magazines, contests, blogs, submissions, and usually work on revisions. I am fortunate to have a husband who has always been able to make me laugh, and has given me space to do whatever I wanted. When an opportunity arose after quitting my last office job in breakdown mode, rather than seek new employment, he suggested that I take time off to write. That was five years ago. I never went back to an office.
Your lifestyle sounds right up my alley. It helps to have a wonderfully supportive spouse. What a blessing!
I know you have at least one loved one whose daily routine was tragically pilfered on 9/11. The following beautifully written, gripping poem was born of this heartbreak.
like each hybrid flower amassed in a pile.
melting my heart like a sweet cream candy.
Your twinkling brown eyes said you knew all the while.
The touch of your skin scorched my gut like brandy.
never needing the safety of a Plan B.
On a sunny morn, came the sound of a Boom!
Midst the flames and ash, your life ended too soon.
If it isn't too difficult for you, would you please tell us how this shattering event shaped your life and poetry?
I live in the shadow of those towers, but ultimately the tragedy forced me to consciously live life in the present. I enrolled in writing classes at NYU, followed by small writing groups with the teachers. I had not found my niche in poetry yet, and was writing short stories. Finally I felt confident enough to put work out there for discussion.
Good for you, Sara. I'm glad you found constructive ways to cope, and positive people to encourage you. And along those lines, is there anyone in your life (teacher, parent, friend, neighbor, author, child) who initially inspired you to write?
My fourth grade teacher was a lovely, encouraging woman. Oddly enough, my first English assignment was to write a poem. Some of the students, myself included, were chosen to read their poems in front of the fifth and sixth grade assemblies. My knees knocked together for the whole minute I was up there.
Unfortunately, I was plagued with emotional problems from the age of thirteen. I am thankful for the doctor who eventually found a combination of medications that helped me to balance. I did not write seriously again until turning forty.
As a writing goal, you state on your site that you "hope to touch a nerve." What type of poetry touches a nerve in you, Sara?
Maya Angelou, Sharon Olds, Billy Collins, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and many others touch me deeply with their sense of everyday beauty, horror, laughter, and melancholy.
If we could know only one thing about you, what would you want us to know?
My sense of humor and sarcasm has never failed me.
Fabulous! Thank you again for your willingness to share yourself with us.
Thanks for this wonderful interview W and M. I have long admired Sara's work and look forward to reading her new blog.
I vote all of the above… and then some. Great piece Marie, and wonderful insight Sara. I frequent "purple" and adore its content. Nicely done.
I feel like a kid in a purple candy store! Thank so much to Marie and Walt, and to the people who have posted comments here. Smooch!
I love that Maya is first on your list! She definitely inspires me too and I share a Birthday with her!! The questions and answers in this interview had me glued, very intriguing! Thank you all so much! I wish you were my neighbor, Sara! I've long enjoyed your work and your lifestyle is beautiful! Glad I read this to know you more and now I know you and purplepeninoregon are one and the same! Smiles to you!
Terrific interview! Sara, it's great to connect your name with purpleinportland! For someone who can be so delightfully iamb-ivalent about form, you also do such wonderful work inside the lines. Thanks for your example and inspiration!
"blotting out sky;" "of meringue-topped waves" are breathtaking while the full 'Oh the horror' is so honest and strong!
Sara, your poetry touches a nerve with me in a good way.
Sara, so glad to get to know you better. I loved your comment about being your own person. Also that your husband is supportive, as is mine, in my staying home to work on the arts rather than slogging it out in the 9-to-5 world. Part of that has to do with my manic depression (which stays pretty well under control when I'm not stressed by a regular schedule outside the home), and part is that, like you, I am unconditionally loved.
I first "met" you at Poetic Asides and have always loved your poetry, but the poem about the fog? Good lord, has it been published? Absolutely breathtaking. So glad you are blogging; there is room for self-disclosure if you choose. I blather about everything, I'm an open book – but one may choose to hold back or disclose as the feeling strikes.