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General Support and Myths about New Funders
By Phil Buchanan
There are a lot of statements made about "new" donors and how they differ from more "established," older ones. Some are probably true. Many, alas, are myths.
The latest statement, which I think falls into the latter category, was put forth by journalist (and author of the recent book The Givers) David Callahan in an article earlier this week on his Inside Philanthropy site. He says that new donors give more unrestricted support.
Callahan writes that "many of the new donors … understand the need for general support — and are writing big checks to scale the organizations they believe in." He expresses his hope that this leads the "established foundation world … to feel growing pressure to change its own grantmaking practices."
Remarkably, he draws only on anecdote and cites no data to buttress his assertions. But for every example in his piece, I could think of many that would tell exactly the opposite story — of long-established funders providing significant general support and newer ones providing virtually all restricted funding!
Like Callahan's assertions a couple of years ago about younger foundations being more leanly staffed than older ones, which I blogged about at the time, his characterizations just didn't strike me as quite right. So I wanted to check the data. More on that in a moment.
Let me first emphasize that I, of course, agree with Callahan that general support, especially when significant and multi-year, is crucial to supporting nonprofits to do their best work. CEP's analysis of thousands of surveys of grantees shows a correlation between this type of funding and positive grantee perceptions of foundation impact on their organizations, as we noted in a 2006 report on the topic and a subsequent one in 2013. We have replicated that analysis multiple times.
Now to the data. While the numbers of funders in our dataset are too small to know absolutely and definitively that no differences exist, we don't see anything in our data that supports Callahan's claims.
After reading his post, my colleagues on CEP's research team — Ellie Buteau, Charis Loh, and Zach Alexander — compared the grants of 80 foundations established before 1990 to the grants of 44 foundations established in or after 1990, using results of surveys of their grantees conducted by CEP in recent years. We see that 27 percent of the grants funded by the older foundations were general operating support, compared to 23 percent of the grants made by the newer foundations. When we look at just the 20 foundations in our dataset established since 2000, the proportion is 24 percent.
All told, we looked at 23,545 grants. We found no evidence of the difference Callahan describes.
While the narrative of newer donors operating in a more enlightened manner than their older brethren may be an appealing one, it doesn't appear, at least in this case, to be accurate. It's worth noting that Foundation Center can definitively answer this question, with its more comprehensive dataset than the one possessed by CEP. I spoke to Foundation Center President Brad Smith, who was travelling for work, and he said he very much doubts that there would be meaningful differences in provision of support based on foundations' date of establishment.
Again, no arguing here with the assertion that the proportion of multi-year, significant general support grants is too low. We've been making that case at CEP for a long time. So have GEO, NCRP, and Nonprofit Finance Fund. And many others.
Some of the funders that have really demonstrated a commitment to this type of funding, like the Weingart Foundation, founded in 1951, have been around a long time. Others, such as the Marguerite Casey Foundation, founded in 2001, are more recently established.
It's not about new donors versus old.
It's about what it takes to achieve your goals. And more funders, new and old and in between, need to recognize that strengthening organizations strengthens impact. Let's focus on that. Confusing the issue with ill-supported claims about the differences between old and new funders only muddles an important message.
Phil Buchanan is president of CEP. Follow him on Twitter at @philxbuchanan.
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Rumors Have Steve Cohen Back as First Round Mets Bidder
By Amy Calistri on July 8, 2020 3 min read
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen is apparently taking another stab at buying the New York Mets. According to rumors, Cohen is a last-minute participant in the first round of bidding for the MLB team.
The clock is ticking for the Wilpons who have a $250 million loan coming due at the end of July.
If the rumors are true, this would be Cohen's second attempt to pry the Mets from the Wilpons' stubborn grip. The first attempt collapsed in February, creating ill will on both sides. But Cohen and the Wilpons may have put their differences aside long enough to give it another go. And a deal can't come a minute too soon for the Mets' current owners.
Time Has Been the Wilpons' Enemy
The Wilpon family has been looking to sell the Mets for nearly a decade. The problem is, the current owners desperately need money, but they don't necessarily want to give up the team. So, like Lucy from the comic strip Peanuts, they never let go of the ball.
After the Wilpons got caught up in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, there was a deal on the table with hedge fund manager David Einhorn. Einhorn was ready to fork over $200 million for one-third of the team, with the chance to have a controlling interest in three to five years. But at the last minute, the Wilpons tried to wriggle out of ever giving up control. The deal went belly up.
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, jilted by the Wilpons in 2011, later became a Milwaukee Bucks minority owner. (Image: Chris Trotman/Getty)
Since then, the Mets haven't had much of a run. The team had only three winning seasons out of the last eight, hampered by the Wilpons' tight purse strings. But that didn't deter the Wilpons from rebuffing Cohen's offer earlier this year. Apparently, they thought something better would come along. Unfortunately, the only thing to come was the coronavirus, a failed celebrity bid, and an uncertain 2020 season.
The Wilpons, however, seem determined to find a new suitor this week. But sources suggest bids are coming in below expectations.
SCOOP: 1st round bid indications for @Mets appear weak, likely below $2 billion-sources. Wilpons unlikely to sell at this stage unless something changes; bankers set July 9 for 1st round bids; hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen unlikely to participate-sources more @FoxBusiness
— Charles Gasparino (@CGasparino) July 6, 2020
Meanwhile, the Mets have a $250 million dollar loan coming due by the end of the month, so the Wilpons don't have much time left. Maybe that's the kind of leverage Cohen has been waiting for.
Mets Fans Hope for Cohen — Again
For Mets fans, this is deja vu all over again. Their reoccurring dream of a team without the Wilpons always ends in disappointment. So it's easy to see why many are skeptical of the Cohen rumor.
Some people think its a ploy to get a loan extension. Others think it's unlikely that the same issues — team control and SNY ownership — will magically get resolved. Still, it's been a long time since Mets fans had a miracle. Maybe they're due.
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This is the time of the year when things start to get difficult. After being cooped up in the house for the past couple of months due to the extreme cold and no good air everyone starts to get a little stir crazy. On top of that we have had pneumonia in the house, sinus infection, major coughs and the croup. Enough is enough already. On Saturday it was so beautiful outside. I thought we would take the family and head out of the house to do something, but I was deceived. The sunshine only looked warm from the inside. It was still very cold when we stepped out the door, but on Sunday after church the sun broke through and it was actually a bit warm. I decided that we had stared out the window at it long enough, and I took the kids outside for a short time to play. A mixture of warm weather, colorful balloons, and the Roadmaster made it possible for us to share a bit of magic! The kids took turns pulling one another in the wagon and running laps around the neighborhood. It was so much fun to watch them running and giggling with their balloons trailing frantically behind. Definitely a sight for sore eyes. The bright colors, the warm sun and the sound of laughter was just the bit of magic that we needed.
Your post are always so thoughtful! I don't express myself very good, but you are great at that. the pictures are cute..Love the warmth a little yesterday too.. It is hard to be cooped up all winter!!
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Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas
Published on March 10, 2017 March 10, 2017 by Alanna
The Girl of Fire and Thorns meets The Queen of the Tearling in this thrilling fantasy standalone about one girl's unexpected rise to power (Goodreads). Released on February 21st, 2017, Long May She Reign by Rhiannon Thomas is a powerful story about a girl overcoming impossible odds to not only survive, but to rule.
Freya was never meant be queen. Twenty third in line to the throne, she never dreamed of a life in the palace, and would much rather research in her laboratory than participate in the intrigues of court. However, when an extravagant banquet turns deadly and the king and those closest to him are poisoned, Freya suddenly finds herself on the throne. Freya may have escaped the massacre, but she is far from safe. The nobles don't respect her, her councillors want to control her, and with the mystery of who killed the king still unsolved, Freya knows that a single mistake could cost her the kingdom – and her life. Freya is determined to survive, and that means uncovering the murderers herself. Until then, she can't trust anyone. Not her advisors. Not the king's dashing and enigmatic illegitimate son. Not even her own father, who always wanted the best for her, but also wanted more power for himself. As Freya's enemies close in and her loyalties are tested, she must decide if she is ready to rule and, if so, how far she is willing to go to keep the crown (Goodreads).
Long May She Reign begins with a shocking, dark event – the mass murder (via poison) of the majority of the royal court. The result of this catastrophic event is the catapulting of Freya, a shy, eccentric girl, from 23rd in line to the throne, to Queen. She is woefully unprepared, and slightly unwilling, to assume to role of Queen, especially when doing so could (and probably will) mean her death. With this premise, one might expect action, deception and plenty of back-stabbing. And sure, there's some backstabbing, a bit of action, and more then enough deception, yet somehow, most of the book is just downright boring. Especially when you mix in the utterly disappointing poisoning reveal (honestly, Fitzroy's secret was more shocking than the poisoning reveal – but we'll get to that later).
That being said, I didn't dislike Long May She Reign. In fact, I quite liked it, though not for the reasons I expected that I would. As I mentioned, I disliked the action and clandestine aspects of this book – they felt childish and juvenile, and left me with the impression that Thomas isn't really cut out for writing the cut-throat YA Fantasy I've come to enjoy, despite crafting a book that suggested it would be. I did, however, like the reflection upon human emotion and ability this book presented. Freya is eccentric, but it's more than that – she finds being in large groups of people overwhelming (and almost terrifying), and at one point, she actually has a panic attack. Thomas' writing of Freya's character depicts something rarely seen in YA Fantasy – a strong female lead who struggles with her mental health (specifically anxiety), and doesn't easily overcome her struggles. Freya doesn't succeed in spite of her eccentricity and anxiety – she succeeds because of it. Freya doesn't immediately become the jewel of the court – she continues to struggle with social interactions, and builds a small, close group of friends who support her through thick and thin. Her anxiety doesn't just go away (because in real life, it doesn't just go away), but with the help of her friends, she learns to master her anxiety when she needs to, in order to succeed. Also, Freya loves her cat, so that's a bonus in my books.
Now, onto that utterly disappointing poisoning reveal at the end. Long May She Reign kicks off with a shocking massacre of almost the entire royal court (well, if you read the cover description not shocking, but the method of death was certainly surprising, and Freya's avoidance of the whole mass murder was interesting). Now, with an event like this lining the earliest pages of the book, you'd expect the reveal of the perpetrator (the search for whom is Freya's main motivation, and the mystery which propels pretty much every character in the book) to be shocking and difficult. Instead, it was just a let-down: a mishap that ended up killing far more people than the otherwise innocent perpetrator had intended. You couldn't even hate the perpetrator, because they really hadn't meant to kill anyone other than the King. And the other characters' reactions – namely Freya's – were equally disappointing. Freya, who had spent the entire book utterly focused on uncovering the mass murderer, who had sacrificed nearly everything to uncover the truth, simply forgave the perpetrator far accidentally mass murdering the entire court, including her best friend's brother, and let her go. Because she had been nice to Freya, and had done her hair, and helped her now and again since the mass murder. I'm all for strong female characters and strong female friendships, but this was a little over the top, seriously.
Finally, the world-building was completely lacking. The supposed kingdom Freya becomes Queen of appears to consists of one city and several (referred to) country homes for members of the court (to disappear to when their characters are no longer needed). There's no real explanation of the religion many of the characters worship, nor is there any real explanation for many of the traditions the characters adhere to. I understand this is meant to be a stand-alone novel, and cannot be expected to have as much detail as a series, but seriously, Long May She Reign was pretty bare bones when it came to world-building.
In conclusion, Long May She Reign generally failed to meet expectations, as a result of its lack of any real action, too much focus on (boring) political movement, and lack of detail. The only redeeming factor which made me enjoy this novel was Thomas' portrayal of Freya's social anxiety, adding a much needed discussion of mental health to the Young Adult Fantasy genre, which often lacks diverse characters (2/5).
Categories Book Review, Fantasy, Hot and New, Young Adult•Tags longmayshereign, march2017, rhiannonthomas, YAFantasy, YAfiction, YAReadersAlliance, youngadult
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4. We'd better be off.我们该走了。It's getting late. We'd better be off .
6. Let's get started.咱们开始干吧。劝导别人时说:Don't just talk. Let's get started.
7. I'm really dead.我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说:After all that work, I'm really dead.
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Credit by NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the Red Planet's surface as NASA's Perseverance rover (partially visible on the left) rolls away. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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From Myanmar to Planet Mars
MiMi Aung is no stranger to historic firsts. She was raised in Burma (now Myanmar), where her mother was the first woman in the country to earn a doctorate in mathematics. On April 19, Aung served as team lead for NASA's first helicopter flight on Mars.
It "was an incredible moment," Aung said of Ingenuity's 39-second flight, which is drawing comparisons to the Wright brothers' first flight on Earth in 1903 for its promise for future discovery and innovation. "This morning our dream came true."
MiMi Aung, project leader of NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Project, observes a flight test with JPL engineers Teddy Tzanetos (left) and Bob Balaram. NASA/JPL-Caltech
Ingenuity arrived on Mars on March 18, as part of NASA's Perseverance rover's mission to search for signs of ancient life and collect rocks and sediment for future missions to return to Earth. The helicopter carries a small piece of material from the Wright brothers' plane on its mission.
Aung came to the United States at 16 and studied engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her parents had met at the university and Aung was born in the United States, though her family returned to Burma when she was 2 years old.
Her mother taught her a love of math and a rigorous approach to problem-solving. As a child, Aung asked her mother for the answer to a frustrating math problem, and her mother's response carried a lesson in self-reliance and determination: "Never, never ask me for a shortcut."
After earning a master's degree in electrical engineering, Aung went to work for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California. She worked on the Deep Space Network for communicating with spacecraft and later on autonomous flight systems.
As project manager of NASA's Mars Helicopter Project, Aung oversees the diverse team that designed, built, tested and flew Ingenuity. She grew up in Burma, and other team members include chief engineer Bob Balaram, originally from India, and pilot Håvard Grip, originally from Norway.
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The team tackled complex challenges, such as how to fly in a Martian atmosphere that is so thin that Aung compares it to air on Earth at an "elevation three times the height of the Himalayas." So Ingenuity is light, a mere 1.8 kilograms, with blades that rotate more than 2,500 times per minute.
Ingenuity will make several more flights in the coming weeks to gather data and inform future helicopter missions to explore the red planet.
NASA Acting Administrator Stephen G. Jurczyk credits Aung's leadership with making Ingenuity's mission possible. "Her excitement and enthusiasm for making this happen was infectious," he said.
Working at NASA is "a privilege and just an enormous opportunity I value every day," Aung says. "Being that little girl in Myanmar, I had no idea if I would ever be in another country, or let alone be a part of a community that's actively" exploring space.
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Gov. Kristi Noem Defends True Conservatism
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As conservatives we are called to limit the power & size of government. Govt mandates of any kind are not a tool that any America First Conservative would or should consider. We should not be in the business of forcing behavior of any kind on to the people.https://t.co/wiUuAKjM94
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) August 31, 2021
To the families of the 7 South Dakotans who died serving in Afghanistan – & the families of the 36 total who were killed fighting the War on Terror – I want to say that your sacrifice in service to our country was worth it. America is safer because of you.
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) August 26, 2021
Afghan women and children have an example of freedom because of you. We stand with you and thank you for your service. And we are here to serve you.
Give us power.
We promise that we can't do anything for you. It is a matter of principle. If we took any action on your behalf to promote your interest like keeping "trans women" out of women's sports in South Dakota, it would open up Pandora's Box. Crazy things would happen!
It would threaten "limited government" which is a principle that we care deeply about. The government should be "limited" in the sense that it ought to do nothing for you.
Washington Times:
"You can't be a constitutional conservative only when it suits you.
We are now seeing a battle in the Republican Party between the populist wing and traditional limited government conservatism. Some so-called conservatives want to regulate businesses to prevent them from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Still, my beliefs do not allow me to waive the constitution because I disagree with a private business.
It is human nature to want to wield power, and a crisis adds to that impulse. As an emergency unfolds, many will insist that "somebody should do something," and governments, eager to pass laws and hire people with weapons to enforce them, step in. It's up to pro-liberty conservatives to stand on principle and to stand up to government mandates. …
Once we, as a people, open the door to increased government power to put mandates on businesses, expect a Pandora's Box of liberal mandates to hit in the future that touch on faith, the right to keep and bear arms, and the expanding list of genders the left has invented. …"
Sorry, it's a private company.
There's nothing we can do EXCEPT wield power to cut their taxes and deregulate them and always defer to them because that is what our donors and business lobbyists want from us.
Big Government doesn't work in the United States. It only works in Afghanistan where South Dakotans can proudly say that they died to set an inspiring example for Afghan feminism. There are no constitutional limits to what we can and ought to do in Afghanistan to remold Afghan society in our own image.
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The South Dakotans who died in Afghanistan died on the basis of a very big lie:We had to invade Afghanistan or ISIS will come to America and harm us in terrorist attacks.
Norm accepts the ideology of the Bush Family Empire:'we can't keep Muslims out of America…for to do so means Muslims won't be able vote Native White Christians into a violently persecuted White racial minority within the borders of America…."
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This alleged governor doesn't bother explaining how all those lives thrown away in Afghanistan was "worth it". Yet another political and intellectual lightweight.
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>This alleged governor doesn't bother explaining
Exactly, they never do; it's the same shopworn, bullshit platitudes over and over again — and too few question them, including in the media — it's a real life 'theater of the absurd'.
Combat troops and casualties are disproportionately white — what are these white guys fighting for? — for a regime that hates them, is determined to marginalize and dispossess them, one that psychologically browbeats their children by teaching them about their 'privilege' while promoting sexual degeneracy?
I have never understood and will never understand the 'thank you for your service' types — anyone who serves and adds legitimacy to the regime is part of the problem.
One obvious caveat: most of the white troops are working class white guys whose economic future is pretty grim — and it's grim thanks to the regime they're serving, which is at the same time creating multi-generational debt slaves out of them and their kids.
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This is going to result in an OAS (Organisation Armee Secret) style thing the French had after leaving Algeria. These men who invaded Iraq and Afghanistan are likely to go ballistic at home. The self righteous fury will only be matched by the misdirected lethality. There must be over a million guys who've been cycled in and out of these wars now. All they have to show is damaged bodies and ruined national prestige. You can see the wounded look on mid rank officers in the UK and The same expression will show up in the US soon.
"'thank you for your service' types — anyone who serves and adds legitimacy to the regime is part of the problem":
Small towns in this area have "hometown heroes" signs on all the street lampposts with the pictures and names of hometown men who fought to destroy Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, etc. "Desert Storm" is still being celebrated at summer festivals and other community events. Militarism, along with football and Nascar, drugs and alcohol, is the religion of this northern end of Appalachia.
They're fighting the wrong enemy.
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@anonymous – We have those signs/banners here. Small town America is then supposed to welcome with open arms the "refugees" from whatever area where we were supposedly fighting an enemy so dangerous our military "had" to go there and slaughter them. What??!!
It literally boggles the mind that this brand of patriotism is still alive.
This is the mindless patriotism I've complained about, many people don't seem to be able to see behind the propaganda bullshit of these wars. They want to root for the U.S. Army like it was the local football team. Football is a game, the military are armed killers, this is so stupid that it's hard to believe, but that's what it looks like.
Yes, "Support the Troops", even when they aren't defending their own nation. It falls into the whole "Positive Thinking" thing.
Heartland Separatist.
The Retarded Right needs to recognize it is no longer big goverment verses small govermemt. It is now "Our" goverment versues "Their" goverment and the U.S has not been our goverment in quite some time.
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Some women are just natural whores. Noem doesn't even know who the puppet masters in the Shlomo High Command are but somehow knows exactly what to say.
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American "Manhood" 2021
Tiny Nicole Gee…USMC SEARGENT…blown to pieces in Afghanistan
6'6" Trevor Lawrence's….making 100 thousand a year…freedom
Deep American South "Manhood"…
Ray Caruso
Sergeantess Gee became a ZOG merc because she wanted to. How is Trevor Lawrence responsible for that? What's more, from the way another female talked about Gee after the latter's passing, it seemed Gee was a lesbian. If so, double good riddance.
True conservatism demands that whites do EVERYTHING that Jews tell them to do.
That's part of their religion. They say God commands it, when it's not even in the bible.
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These freaks disgust me. I can't believe I used to be a conservative. They spout nothing but lies and are spineless cucks.
"Conservative". These clowns haven't managed to conserve a single thing.
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They conserved the occupation of Afghanistan, right?
Friedrich Braun
She thinks that liberals will use the government to further their interests if they see TruCons do it? How stupid is that argument? The TruCons have no issue using government to help out their rich friends with endless tax cuts or gigantic bailouts or invading some foreign country to massacre its citizens in the name of some insane utopia like turning the tribal Pashtuns into intersectional Swedes. They just don't want to push for anything that would actually help out the suckers that continue to vote for these scumbags. I can't think of something more loathsome than a fiscal conservative and social liberal. You get the worst of all possible worlds. Austerity economics that nobody wants and the mentally diseased woke social agenda.
The whole antivax thing from "populist conservatives" is basically lolbert shit itself, why should they be shielded from other forms of lolbertism. Is it the "real right wing" position to force hospitals to accept antivax employees?
The trans sports thing from her was cringe though, I'll give you that
We are getting a wave of Covid in the Northwest. I was skeptical of reports of hospitals filling up but it does appear to be true. Dehydration would seem to be the biggest problem. If you are sick and don't drink water for 5 days you will be in trouble.
12AX7
I hear the same thing from Florida and the Northeast, too. However, some of the hospital overcrowding is definitely due to hospital administrators laying off staff about a year ago as the caseload decreased.
Now they don't have enough staff including support staff, not just doctors and nurses to take care of patients. There appears to be enough hospital beds and adequate facilities available but like everything else in FUSA, it was mismanaged because of money, money, money. The hospital administrators did preserve their big salaries though so there is that.
A lot of managers get to pocket whatever they don't spend on their department via less supplies, no raises, short staffing, and being cheap. They really think they're special. There's a lot of Elizabeth Holmes types running around.
"Covid" is a hoax. When normies get a cold, they now panic and go to the emergency room. There they get the 90 percent inaccurate PCR test (according to the NYT, but in reality 100 percent inaccurate) and are told they are positive. Then they are told their oxygen saturation level is dangerously low and that, even if they don't feel short of breath, they need to go on a ventilator. Now in the full throes of panic, the normies sign their life away. The ventilator provokes an inflammatory response and causes them to get seriously ill or die. That's how "covid" cases are manufactured. And, no, doctors and nurses are not evil, at least not the vast majority of them. They are told that's the "standard of care" for "covid", so they believe they are doing the best they can for their patients. However, if the people who end up going on ventilators would simply do nothing, not even get tested for "covid", they would be fine. If they took some Ivermectin, they might be fine faster.
"Covid" is nothing more than panicking trusting people who get a cold or the flu into getting harmful treatment. The numbers are then bolstered by reclassifying deaths from heart disease, cancer, stroke, or even accidents as ZOG's favorite illness.
There is no more convincing evidence that America is lost than the fact not a single elected official has stepped up and said, "Covid is a Jew hoax" or even "Covid is a globalist hoax".
This broad couldn't run a Dollar General yet she is being considered as a contender by the Repubes for the White House in 2024.
Same with Nikki Haley of SC — and don't forget the mentally ill cross-dressing freak who wants to be governor of CA.
But at this point nothing about conservacucks should surprise you.
Repuglicucks like that whore are worse than worthless, they're Pied Piper scum leading dumbass patriotard Whites to their doom with their highly-selective "principles" gobbage that allows kikes & shitlib-run corporations to tyrannize & financially destroy any who dare not to submissively toe the mark.
Spahnranch1970 on The Bulwark: The Center Is There, We Just Can't Hear It
Tim on January 6 Committee Subpoenas Nick Fuentes and Patrick Casey
Dickgazinya on CNN: Biden Leaves Democrats Hanging As Midterms Burst Into Full Swing
John on Poll Watch: Joe Biden Gets 'F' From 37 Percent In New One-Year Performance Poll
Hunter Wallace on Poll Watch: Joe Biden Gets 'F' From 37 Percent In New One-Year Performance Poll


If you have the choice to spend time with either a thankful person or someone who is ungrateful, which one are you more attracted to? I find that a person who exudes gratitude and peace is far more attractive than someone who seems to be ungracious and angry–someone who is a "hot mess".
To increase our thankfulness, it's a good idea to take an inventory of all we have (including our relationships, memories, abilities, family and even material possessions); and then to use the inventory listed in prayers of gratitude to the Lord. We should celebrate what the Lord has done for us, rather than spending our energies looking at what is wrong in our lives, and be thankful. This will keep our focus on the Lord and eternity, rather than on the temporary here on earth.
When our hearts are full of gratitude and thankfulness (even if in the world's view we aren't successful), we allow Christ's light to shine through us in a dark world–we are attractive to others who are living in the dark. "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him." (Col 3:17) We represent Jesus at all times. What impression do people have of Christ when they see or talk with you?
Lord, I am thankful the peace I have in you that surpasses all understanding. I pray that others will see the love, light, joy and peace found only in you when they see me. Lord, when I take the focus off of you and start to focus on the temporary things here on earth, I ask that you gently remind me to put on your love and peace and turn my focus to eternity.


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Dallas VA Police Fire 19 Rounds At Man Seeking Psychiatric Care Killing Him
By Benjamin Krause
Dallas VA police shot and killed one man reportedly seeking psychiatric care from the hospital who was, unfortunately, carrying a knife resulting in a fatal shooting.
Video from the scene after the shooting revealed VA police fired an estimated 19 rounds at the man. Multiple VA police were involved. An investigation is underway by local law enforcement into the shooting.
Wednesday night, two VA police shot and killed Donald Ashcraft. The 51-year-old sought psychiatric care from Dallas VA, but was in possession of a knife. Rather than restrain the man using non-lethal force, Ashcraft was shot multiple times by two VA police officers.
Local reporters say VA hospital staff were alarmed at the man's behavior and said they believed he posed a danger to VA staff and patients. No VA staff or police were injured.
Man Tried To Leave
Approximately 19 shell casings were numbered in the shooting scene.
After alarming VA staff, the man attempted to leave the facility. VA police apparently followed the man out of the building. Outside, VA police reportedly attempted to disarm the man when a confrontation resulted.
At least two VA police officers then fired an estimated 19 rounds at the man, striking and killing him.
The Special Investigations Unit of the Dallas Police Department is investigating the matter, which is curious if the shooting occurred on federal property.
As one commenter put it, "So he showed up for psychiatric help but was treated with a bullet."
Another commenter wrote, "That's seems like a lot of shell casings to stop someone with a knife. No tazers? No other less then lethal weapons? Multiple offers fired their weapons??? Seems fishy to me."
Ironically, after the man was shot multiple times, rather than treat the man at Dallas VA, he was transported to a different hospital where he was pronounced dead.
According to the Dallas Police Department blog:
"According to the VA Hospital Police officers, at some point during their interaction with him, the subject started to walk off and VA Hospital police officers followed and tried to disarm the subject. According to those officers, their attempts were unsuccessful and they discharged their duty weapons striking the subject."
Local reports fail to answer whether Ashcraft was a veteran.
It seems likely the individual was a veteran if he was trying to get treatment for mental health issues from Dallas VA. Even if he was not a veteran, the issue raises a lot of questions about the adequacy of VA police training.
Why did they fire 17 rounds at a man with a knife? Why did they not call Dallas PD when the man attempted to leave?
Over the past two years, VA police training has been in question following multiple disturbing reports that agency police are not properly trained where excessive force has resulted in the death of some veterans.
VA Police To Be Reformed
The VA Office of Inspector General and Government Accountability Office both critiqued VA police and made multiple recommendations.
On October 29, 2019, VA announced its plan to promote standardization and oversight. This shooting at the Dallas VA will be a good test to see if the agency is taking the critical steps necessary to reform its police force.
"The realignment will be the most extensive since the creation of the police force and will fundamentally change standardization and oversight across the enterprise," said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. "This highlights my commitment to the high standards of professionalism and transparency across the department."
According to a VA press release, the changes will include:
Implementing a police national governance body that will incorporate all department stakeholders to effectively manage and oversee policy issues.
Creating a police modernization office specifically charted to develop and implement uniformed standards and address staffing challenges.
Dividing the VA police force into four multi-state regions under the head of a regional law enforcement director. The regional director will serve as the gateway official providing strategic direction from the VA Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness to the field operating offices.
Placing a police chief in each of the 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks who will be under the oversight of the Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness and will provide direct guidance of law enforcement operations and compliance.
About Dallas VA Medical Center
The Dallas VA Medical Center is part of the VA North Texas Health Care System that employes approximately 5,600 people with 1,400 community volunteers. The annual operating budget of the system is $960 million with over 800 beds for veterans.
According to VA, they "strive to provide the right type of care for best possible health outcomes with attention to needs and life goals of Veterans."
Was Excessive Force Used?
I am not a criminal attorney at this point in time.
For those of you familiar with law enforcement, I am curious to find out your thoughts on whether the Dallas VA police used excessive force in this instance.
Do we know enough to know whether VA police behaved appropriately?
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#ifndef NGTCP2_PPE_H
#define NGTCP2_PPE_H

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#  include <config.h>
#endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */

#include <ngtcp2/ngtcp2.h>

#include "ngtcp2_pkt.h"
#include "ngtcp2_buf.h"
#include "ngtcp2_crypto.h"

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe is the Protected Packet Encoder.
 */
typedef struct ngtcp2_ppe {
  ngtcp2_buf buf;
  ngtcp2_crypto_cc *cc;
  /* hdlen is the number of bytes for packet header written in buf. */
  size_t hdlen;
  /* len_offset is the offset to Length field. */
  size_t len_offset;
  /* pkt_num_offset is the offset to packet number field. */
  size_t pkt_num_offset;
  /* pkt_numlen is the number of bytes used to encode a packet
     number */
  size_t pkt_numlen;
  /* sample_offset is the offset to sample for packet number
     encryption. */
  size_t sample_offset;
  /* pkt_num is the packet number written in buf. */
  int64_t pkt_num;
  /* nonce is the buffer to store nonce.  It should be equal or longer
     than then length of IV. */
  uint8_t nonce[32];
} ngtcp2_ppe;

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_init initializes |ppe| with the given buffer.
 */
void ngtcp2_ppe_init(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe, uint8_t *out, size_t outlen,
                     ngtcp2_crypto_cc *cc);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_encode_hd encodes |hd|.
 *
 * This function returns 0 if it succeeds, or one of the following
 * negative error codes:
 *
 * NGTCP2_ERR_NOBUF
 *     The buffer is too small.
 */
int ngtcp2_ppe_encode_hd(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe, const ngtcp2_pkt_hd *hd);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_encode_frame encodes |fr|.
 *
 * This function returns 0 if it succeeds, or one of the following
 * negative error codes:
 *
 * NGTCP2_ERR_NOBUF
 *     The buffer is too small.
 */
int ngtcp2_ppe_encode_frame(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe, ngtcp2_frame *fr);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_final encrypts QUIC packet payload.  If |**ppkt| is not
 * NULL, the pointer to the packet is assigned to it.
 *
 * This function returns the length of QUIC packet, including header,
 * and payload if it succeeds, or one of the following negative error
 * codes:
 *
 * NGTCP2_ERR_CALLBACK_FAILURE
 *     User-defined callback function failed.
 */
ngtcp2_ssize ngtcp2_ppe_final(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe, const uint8_t **ppkt);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_left returns the number of bytes left to write
 * additional frames.  This does not count AEAD overhead.
 */
size_t ngtcp2_ppe_left(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_pktlen returns the provisional packet length.  It
 * includes AEAD overhead.
 */
size_t ngtcp2_ppe_pktlen(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe);

/**
 * @function
 *
 * `ngtcp2_ppe_padding` encodes PADDING frames to the end of the
 * buffer.  This function returns the number of bytes padded.
 */
size_t ngtcp2_ppe_padding(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_padding_hp_sample adds PADDING frame if the current
 * payload does not have enough space for header protection sample.
 * This function should be called just before calling
 * ngtcp2_ppe_final().
 *
 * This function returns the number of bytes added as padding.
 */
size_t ngtcp2_ppe_padding_hp_sample(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_padding_size adds PADDING frame so that the size of QUIC
 * packet is at least |n| bytes long.  If it is unable to add PADDING
 * in that way, this function still adds PADDING frame as much as
 * possible.  This function should be called just before calling
 * ngtcp2_ppe_final().  For Short packet, this function should be
 * called instead of ngtcp2_ppe_padding_hp_sample.
 *
 * This function returns the number of bytes added as padding.
 */
size_t ngtcp2_ppe_padding_size(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe, size_t n);

/*
 * ngtcp2_ppe_ensure_hp_sample returns nonzero if the buffer has
 * enough space for header protection sample.  This should be called
 * right after packet header is written.
 */
int ngtcp2_ppe_ensure_hp_sample(ngtcp2_ppe *ppe);

#endif /* NGTCP2_PPE_H */

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2005 Domaine Romanee Conti - Just as it was last year, this is also very shut down at present though vigorous swirling coaxes superbly elegant and pure aromas that are wonderfully broad and include red, black, blue and violet aromas as well as seemingly a full cupboard of Asian spices that complement to perfection the extremely rich, full and sweet flavors that are quite floral in the mouth, all wrapped in a detailed and punchy finish where the tannic spine is completely buried. While it sounds moderately odd to describe it this way, there is a swagger to the '05 Riche and this will clearly be one very long distance runner. The other aspect that is notable is how intensely mineral-driven the '05 Riche is and interestingly, this seems almost delicate next to the opulence of the RSV. Indeed it's as though the Riche and RSV have exchanged personalities A (very high level) qualitative choice but believe me when I say that the underlying characters of these two wines couldn't be more different.


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Ami Dang – Hukam (CD Ehse Records)
It is very tempting to describe Ami Dang's first record Hukam as having a strong cinematographical feel to it. Listening to "Manali" and "A Strange Community", it is not hard to imagine the lined up rows of people dancing so typical of Bollywood movies. Or a very sad, aggrandised scene of of a girl loosing her boyfriend complete with a setting sun on "Amorphous matter", shot in burnt sienna colour, etc.
Enough of these metaphors, now for the music itself ; The tracks on Hukam in essence are variations on global dancemusic, here given from the perspective of the Indian diaspora. The approach taken on most tracks is that of blending typical Indian instruments like sitar (played by Dang) with modern electronics and dance rhythms, yielding re-interpretations of traditional Indian music. The way Ami Dang's nasal voice merges with the music brings Lisa Gerrard to mind, as if we are listening to work by Dead Can Dance after they've just got back from a trip through India and are eager to share what they've seen and heard.
The word Hukam translates in most cases as 'command' or 'order' and used in a spiritual context it means 'God's will'. Most of the tracks sound mature, successfully blending Western dance music with Indian tradition without being too pretentious. Maybe partly because from time to time it's just so difficult to let go of these images of Indian movies. PvdG
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A 'good use case' is key to using artificial intelligence in government
Start with a "Goldilocks" problem — one that isn't too risky but still delivers value, panelists said at the AWS Public Sector Summit.
By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
Successfully running an artificial intelligence or machine learning project in government requires some smart choices at the outset, a panel of federal experts said Wednesday.
"Without a good use case, that you can actually move forward with — good luck," Rob Brown, CTO at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, said when asked how he approaches those in his organization that might doubt the technology. He was joined by representatives of NASA JPL, the Department of Justice, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) on a panel about modernizing using AI and ML at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C.
Small, experimental and "hypothesis-driven" projects are the way to go, Brown added.
Zacharie Hall, a computer scientist at USSOCOM, agreed. "It sort of helps to identify those 'Goldilocks' problems," he said. "They're not so risky that the organization is unwilling to try, they're somewhat tangible or achievable … and finally, solving them in this iterative process does provide value back to the organization."
So what are some of the use cases chosen by the agencies represented on the panel?
At USSOCOM, artificial intelligence and machine learning allow the agency to quickly "extract value" out of data gathered from the battlefield, Hall said. "It's really allowed the analysts to focus on things that are cognitively challenging," he said.
Over at USCIS, Brown said, these technologies are being integrated as part of the agency's drive toward becoming a digital-first and "person centric" agency.
The Department of Justice, meanwhile, is much earlier in its process. AI and ML capabilities are "still quite theoretical for us," Ira Baron, CTO of the Office of Justice Programs, said. But he isn't lacking in enthusiasm for what the technologies could be used for moving forward — Baron sees a future where AI is used extensively in the grant-making process to help the agency predict the "impact" of the money it gives out, for example.
National AI Task Force seeks $2.6B from Congress for research and development
(Google Cloud)
Government leaders tout big wins for their missions with AI, ML and cloud tools
Executives from the U.S. Army, U.S. Postal Service and the State of New York highlight IT modernization initiatives at Google Government Summit.
By FedScoop Staff
(NIST photo)
NIST targeting early 2023 launch of new AI risk management framework
(Department of Energy / Flickr)
Department of Energy AI chief Pam Isom leaves post
Transportation Command developing new dashboard for better data fusion
By Brandi Vincent
Air Force Research Lab seeks new algorithms to enhance space situational awareness
By Jon Harper
AI task force for Navy surface fleet devising comprehensive data catalog
DARPA launching research project to revolutionize brain injury diagnosis on the battlefield


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CCC-AC
Cambridge has a rich history that informs where we are today and what issues we need to think about in addressing the future!
Stephen Kaiser "On Nimbyism, Yimbyism and Planning: It is a matter of History"
on-nimbyism-yimbyism-and-planning-it-is-a-matter-of-history-by-stephen-kaiser.html
OUR HISTORY:
OCT 1, 2019 CCC-AC was founded to help support endorsed candidates for City Council
October 6, 2019 CCC held our first Cambridge City Council Candidate Forum
FOLLOWING A LEGACY:
Cambridge Citizens Coalition and Cambridge Citizens Coalition Action Committee in part are following in the footsteps of the CAMBRIDGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION
As we think forward about our goals, we recall the long standing impact of the Cambridge Civic Association on the local political scene. With thanks to Robert Winters for advancing this history in the Cambridge Civic Journal. rwinters.com/CCA/CCAorigin.htm
In 1945 the Cambridge Civic Association was launched to garner greater support for Plan E. As noted in the July 12, 1945 Cambridge Chronicle, "The CAMBRIDGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION will be a political association dedicated to promoting honest and efficient local government through the support of the city manager plan, working for and supporting competency in the office of city manager, working for and improving the school system of the city, and freeing the school system from all influences other than those which will provide the best possible education for the children of Cambridge, and seeking and supporting the candidacy of competent men and women in public office. It will urge competent persons to run for both the School Committee and the City Council, raise funds with which to finance their candidacies, and will actively campaign for their election. The committee will investigate the qualifications of everyone who seeks election to public office and will select and publish a slate of endorsed candidates and then seek to elect them. Throughout the year it intends to be constantly represented both before the School Committee and the City Council on all matters of public interest and to bring to bear upon public questions the concerted opinion of its membership." A Research Group was launched at the same time. Membership dues in each association were set at a minimum of $1 per annum, and every citizen of Cambridge who desires to participate was invited to apply for membership.
Robert Winters discusses the larger impact of CCA in a June 7, 2009 post in the Cambridge Civic Journal: "Once upon a time there was a civic organization in Cambridge known as the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). It was formed in 1945 out of several organizations that had been existed through the 1930s and that had lobbied the state legislature to create the Plan E Charter option (1938) which featured a city manager form of government and proportional representation elections for city council and school committee. These reforms were central to model charter reform movements active in the United States from the early 1900s.
The central theme of the CCA in its early days was "good government" in the sense of being anti-patronage and for professionally managed local government. This changed with the introduction of rent control at the end of the 1960s after which the CCA shifted leftward and became permanently lashed to the mast of the rent control vessel. Though the CCA still exists on paper (I believe), it rapidly declined after the statewide abolition of rent control (late 1994) and essentially disappeared a decade later (early 2005). I bring up the ghost of the CCA today only to point out that when it was created it had some very admirable goals....
One founding principle of the CCA that fell into disuse over the years is listed above as #3: To encourage and support the candidacy of men and women seeking election to public office and to support intelligent, wholesome leadership in public affairs. Indeed, I can personally testify to the fact that in its dying years the only reason the CCA made endorsements at all was because the CCA-endorsed incumbents wanted the benefit of having an advertised CCA slate of candidates that would help secure their reelection. There was precious little effort to recruit new candidates or to support them.
Today, the benefits of incumbency are greater than ever. The cost of political campaigns have become absurdly high and most of the incumbents now have (City paid) staff who are inevitably political appointees who directly or indirectly assist in the reelection efforts of their bosses. The deck is increasingly stacked against challengers. Furthermore, the salary and benefits for elected councillors are now so sweet that it is unlikely that any of them would ever want to move on to another job. With this background in mind, I would like to encourage all Cambridge residents to help level the playing field by finding out about this year's challengers for seats on the Cambridge City Council and the Cambridge School Committee. This is not meant as a dig against any particular incumbent as much as an appeal to support the challengers in what is a difficult and laudable effort. Please see the Cambridge Candidate Pages for the current list of expected candidates. Then use your own judgment - don't expect me or anyone else to do it for you. Speaking of this year's municipal election, there are some activists who are now expending great effort to attack the City Manager and most of the current City Council."
Thank you Robert Winters for this important background from which to delimit our own mission and future. For more on the CCA see this 1996 Crimson article: www.thecrimson.com/article/1996/3/15/cambridge-civic-association-sets-four-goals/


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Kansas Football
Kansas football lands ex-Notre Dame recruit Chris Martin
Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish recruit Chris Martin has decided to transfer to Kansas, where he will be reunited with Charlie Weis.
By JP Starkey Dec 17, 2012, 11:15am CST
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Charlie Weis and the Kansas Jayhawks have landed another transfer student-athlete. Chris Martin has decided to transfer, again, and will sign with Kansas this week, after spending the 2012 season with the City College of San Francisco.
Martin originally committed to play with Notre Dame back in 2010, when Weis was the coach of the Fighting Irish. Martin opted against attending Notre Dame, and decided to enroll at California. As seems to be the theme, Martin had a change of heart, and left Cal for Florida.
While at Florida, Martin never appeared in a game, and eventually left and played in San Francisco in 2012.
Now in 2013, it's expected that Martin will be reunited with Weis -- the same coach that attempted to lure him to South Bend, Ind.
Weis and the Jayhawks will look to improve significantly in 2013. Kansas started out the 2012 season with a win, but then lost its last 11 contests, and finished the season with a 1-11 record.


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Jörg Demus (* 2. Dezember 1928 in St. Pölten, Niederösterreich; † 16. April 2019 in Wien) war ein österreichischer Pianist und Komponist.

Leben

Jörg Demus war Sohn des Kunsthistorikers Otto Demus (1902–1990) und der Konzertviolinistin Erika Demus geb. Budik (1896–1975). Er erhielt im Alter von sechs Jahren den ersten Klavierunterricht und wurde mit elf Jahren zur Wiener Musikakademie zugelassen. Dort studierte er bis 1945 Orgel, Klavier, Komposition und Orchesterleitung. Seinen ersten Klavierabend gab er 1943 im Brahms-Saal des Wiener Musikvereins.

1945 wurde er zum Militärdienst einberufen, konnte sich bei Kriegsende nach Oberösterreich durchschlagen und kam in britische Kriegsgefangenschaft, aus der er nach rund sechs Wochen entlassen wurde.

1950 startete er in London seine internationale Karriere. 1951–1953 studierte er bei Yves Nat in Paris und anschließend bei Walter Gieseking in Saarbrücken. Im Jahr 1956 erhielt er eine der bedeutendsten Auszeichnungen für Pianisten, den Ersten Preis des Internationalen Klavierwettbewerbs Ferruccio Busoni in Bozen. 1970 erhielt er den Jakob Prandtauer-Preis für Wissenschaft und Kunst der Stadt St. Pölten.

Als Musiker und Lehrer genoss er weltweite Anerkennung. Demus machte sich besonders durch sein Engagement für die Renaissance der Hammerflügel verdient, die er trotz aller technischen Unzulänglichkeiten alter Originalinstrumente bei vielen Aufnahmen einsetzte und damit ein hohes Maß an Authentizität erreichte. Demus spielte häufig Werke der Romantik, er trat auch als Liedbegleiter (etwa von Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elly Ameling oder Peter Schreier) und in Kammermusik-Ensembles auf (z. B. im Duett mit dem Pianisten Paul Badura-Skoda oder der Cellistin Maria Kliegel).

Demus lehrte an den Musikhochschulen in Stuttgart und Wien. Über längere Zeit arbeitete Jörg Demus an einer CD-Produktion Die Geschichte des Klaviers, welche am Ende 100 vollbespielte CDs umfassen sollte. Jahrzehntelanger örtlicher Mittelpunkt dieses Schaffens war das Museo Cristofori in Weyregg am Attersee (Schaffling 6), wo im Rahmen der Jörg-Demus-Foundation jeden Sommer ein Meisterkurs für Pianisten stattfand und ein von Demus eingerichtetes Klaviermuseum untergebracht war.

Einspielungen (Auswahl)
 Claude Debussy: Complete Piano Works (5 CDs)
 Robert Schumann: The Complete Piano Works. Original Recordings, Nuova Era Internazionale 2007 (13 CDs, 317 Tracks, 14,3 Std.)

Eigene Kompositionen:
 Poetische Sonate in g-Moll, op. 8.
 Liebe op. 21 nach Verlaines Crimen Amoris.
 Sonate für Cello und Klavier in c-Moll, op. 35 "Il Tramonto".
 Sonate sylvestre op. 48 (Sonate für Violine und Klavier), Gramola 2009.
 Nacht der Sterne, op. 14

Weblinks

 Jörg Demus, Konzertagentur Jahn

Einzelnachweise

Klassischer Pianist
Liedbegleiter
Herausgeber (Musik)
Historische Aufführungspraxis
Musiker (Österreich)
Jakob Prandtauer-Preisträger
Absolvent der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
Österreichischer Kriegsgefangener der Briten
Person im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Deutsches Reich)
Österreicher
Geboren 1928
Gestorben 2019
Mann

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Central Heating Systems options in the UK
Posted on 8th September 2015
Central Heating Systems in the UK are mostly divided between Gas fired central heating and Electric storage heating, with a general split of around 3 Gas systems to every 2 storage heating systems.
Both of these heating systems are now outdated, the storage heating because they are completely uncontrollable, and take twice as much energy to heat a pile of bricks, that were really not designed to be used as a heating conductor. Gas heating, because of the non-renewable energy, and its ancient 'Roman-style' system of having burning hot water running through pipes all around your floors, wasting heat in places that are not habitable spaces.
You might think that installing a state-of-the-art, radiant-heat driven, electric system with thermodynamic aluminium electric radiators and wireless technology controls for each radiator; would be shockingly more expensive than the old warhorses… But this is not the case.
Here is an example with 10 brand new apartments built by Richmond Home & Construction, in Birmingham West Midlands.
Richmond Homes were quoted a total cost of £48k to install a standard gas central heating system in all 10 apartments, consisting of a condensing boiler and 5 radiators with thermostatic controls in each.
Prices: The Intelli Heat price for electric controlled central heating in all 10 apartments was just £18,800, saving a massive £29,200 in total, which means the home owner saves £2,920 on the costs of installing a gas system instead of an electric system.
Running Costs: In addition, the annual running costs should also be taken into account, with a gas system incurring annual costs for maintenance, boiler servicing and a Gas Safe inspection, where an electric heating system has no further expenditure.
Renewable Energy: Taking into account the Government's promise to reduce the UK carbon footprint and switch to renewable energy, these are two of the main benefits of avoiding fossil fuels and making the inevitable change to a modern electric radiator system. This will inevitably make New Build even cheaper for the home buyer, and put more money in the pockets of existing home owners when they replace their old and failing boilers with a modern and eco-friendly alternative.
If you want to get ahead of the curve, call us for some hard data on how this can work for you…
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Counsilman-Hunsaker
How addressing human needs creates a refreshed, agile brand
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Recalibrated the core brand values and narratives, created cultural alignment and increased the refreshed brand's influence in a crowded marketplace.
Recalibrated the core brand values and narratives for an established and influential company.
Created cultural alignment around the new vision and new direction of the brand.
Increased the refreshed brand's influence in a crowded marketplace.
Back in the late 60s, Doc Counsilman, a beloved Olympic swimmer and head swimming coach at Indiana University, began to see the need for more standards for the pool and aquatics industry. At the time, nearly anyone who could dig a hole in the ground could call themselves an aquatics firm. He and Joe Hunsaker formed Counsilman-Hunsaker, an aquatics engineering and design/build firm, in 1970 with an audacious vision to create the gold standard for their industry. The founders' vision quickly became realized. For the years that followed, Counsilman-Hunsaker was among the most recognized brands for their engineering prowess and their level of expertise. However as the years went on, leadership began to notice that nearly all aquatics design/build firms were using the same talking points. Their identity that once made them unique now made them one of many.
Counsilman-Hunsaker leadership engaged Bigwidesky to work on creating new core brand values as well as to develop an initial marketing plan.
This new articulation of the brand had to be all-at-once inclusive of the legacy, authentic to the organization and compelling enough to allow them to stand out.
The first place our team started when attacking this issue was discovering the deep human needs that the company now serves. What we were after were the core, transcendental properties of the brand — something deeper than the mechanical creation of pools. And we started this process by conducting thorough anthropology of the brand story, legacy and where it had been.
Next, we facilitated a way in which we could create a culture that would support the new brand by allowing them to co-create with us. Any vision that includes change must also take into account the multiple ways that every stakeholder in that change looks forward. Through Evaporation™, our proprietary design- futures based exercise, we articulated the principles that would ensure each stakeholder in the change was heard.
For the bulk of the work in determining the brand's articulation, we used Substancing™, a discovery tool we developed based on brand theory, design futures philosophies and human developmental psychology. Through Substancing™, we were able to create the visceral, human foundational language for the brand — its intention, behavior, impact and worldview.
The results of the Substancing™ revealed something inspiring.
Even though Counsilman- Hunsaker is made up nearly entirely of engineers and systems thinkers, they found their real purpose was to "awaken all people to the transformative power of aquatics." This was a compelling, transcendental reason to exist. And it was nothing like their old features-and- benefits statements that the competition had started to use.
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These statements were unifying to the culture and agile enough to fit any changes in the market or industry. Bigwidesky used them as the basis for a rebranding effort. The first step of which is a cultural integration. Nothing sustaining can be accomplished if there is not first alignment of the carriers of the new brand. Next, we re-examined the brand elements — logo, tagline and messaging platform. Each were modified based upon the Evaporation™, Substancing™ and the cultural input from Counsilman-Hunsaker.
Bigwidesky designed and developed Counsilman-Hunsaker's website.
Counsilman-Hunsaker now has a unifying brand story that is inclusive of their powerful legacy. They are still growing sales in a more competitive marketplace. The degree of their influence is most recently reflected in their partnership with American Red Cross in creating new industry and safety standards.
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"The footwear update this season is the square toe; from By Far to Gianvito Rossi's two-tone boot to neutral hues at Neous and Bottega Veneta's mule," says von der Goltz. "Wandler's new footwear line has landed already, with the square toe a key signature detail across all styles." Add that to the fact that everyone's already wearing the trend at Paris Fashion Week and you've got yourself a very big trend in the making.
One of the inclining styles to pick from the spring/summer gathering this year is the shirt-dress. Long shirt, which hit the stands a couple of years back, has just turned into a work of art. In any case, this season, creators have reconsidered the shirt-dress with an assortment of characteristics and cuts. Drop midriffs, twofold high openings, business shirts, unbalanced hemlines, mandarin-neckline: be prepared to set out upon an enterprise, and try different things with any hope to coordinate your identity as you play with this design patterns for ladies.
A prominent name in the Indian fashion-industry from the western-Indian region of Goa and is amongst the top ten India's designers. He started as a catering graduate, later on moved to fashion-designing. He was the foremost Indian who was given invitation by IGEDO(World's largest garment fair). He's well-known for his passion for white and his modest chic style is a kinda rage among Indian-cloth lovers. In major Indian-news media, this multi-talented person has written exclusive features particularly for Goa Today, Apparel, columns for Femina and free-lance fashion journalism. He does the tasks of advertising styling, theater-designing and forecast portfolios. The ministry of culture , in 1994, exhibited his shiva temples compilation in Canton, Peking & Shanghai ,at the Festival of India. He's eager at art-patron and puts forward the artists of Goa through special promotions at the Endell Rodricks Couture Salon. He did intern at the Fashion institute of technology , New York to learn how to preserve and conserve costumes.
When all of the designs are completed and set out the financial parameters then range planning is required. A range plan is an overview of your total design collection like from how many styles you will have, to what fabrics and colour ways will be used. It is used before you start into large scale production. It is extremely useful for you to follow as a designer. But most importantly it gives buyers a clear conception of your vision.
Ralph Lauren is known for his desire to control every facet of his company's image: some of his ex-employees tell tales of a control freak with a quick temper and little patience for mistakes. In fact, the whole Lauren saga, with its many reversals of fortune and huge comebacks, was recorded with biting accuracy in the nasty, unauthorized tell-all book, Genuine Authentic.
Every collection of this talented designer is doomed for success. His works can be unhesitatingly called masterpieces: he's never afraid of expressing himself in the wackiest, the most sophisticated, out-of-this-world shapes and colors. Pierre Cardin is the inventor of the 'bubble dress'. His works can be easily told from the others: Cardin's models look like they've come out from the SCI-FI novels :).
In the Seventies, Halston befriended (and dressed) members of the international jet set, including Bianca Jagger, Liza Minnelli, and Liz Taylor. Dressed in his trademark black turtleneck, he could often be found partying at Studio 54 and enjoying his success with a host of celebrity friends. Licensing deals made him very wealthy, but tragedy lay in the distance…drug addiction and an AIDS diagnosis in 1988 led to his downfall. Unable to cope with the demands of his career, he was fired from his own company…Halston died of AIDS-related complications in 1990.
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The trench coat is so a year ago! This winter, beat the cruel winter icy with the all new form patterns for ladies, i.e. the cape. It nearly takes after a poncho, and is sufficiently adaptable to beat the various types of winter dressing. It can be worn with either sides up or down, will even now run well with some other winter piece, from over the-knee boots to the pajama style. These are best when the nonpartisan hues are picked. The poncho itself offers a layered appearance. Try not to miss this winter slant.
Fashion. Fashion is completely transparent. It's fun, it's confusing, and it never dies off. Fashions from the past are still being worn by women across the country and new fashions are being designed every day. There's SO many different fashion styles, and we've come up with a list of the top 20 looks, from elegant to gothic, exotic to casual, and everything in between.


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Though the cause of the fire is still unknown, one witness reportedly told Y-Net News that a nightlight had exploded, and fallen onto a bed.
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The Beitar community was shaken to its core on Tuesday night, as an uncontrollable blaze ripped through the home of the Ginsburg family, claiming the lives of 4-year-old Efrat, and 2-year-old Tzvi. Though the cause of the fire is still unknown, one witness reportedly told Ynet News that a nightlight had exploded, and fallen onto a bed. Chilling testimonials from neighbors and emergency responders paint a gruesome scene:
"We smelled thick smoke, opened the door, and saw that the smoke was coming from the apartment next door," neighbor Itzik told Channel 2 News. "My wife took one of the girls out and brought her upstairs. Another neighbor managed to enter despite the heavy smoke and rescued two other children."
The surviving Ginsburg children very well may owe their lives to the fact that many neighbors stepped into action while waiting for firefighters to arrive. One Hatzolah volunteer Chaim Rotter told Channel 2 News that firefighters "arrived relatively late, and were not prepared enough for the event."
"If not for the civilians and volunteers who came to the site," said Rotter, "more people would have been killed here."
As the flames grew, and families evacuated the building, brave neighbors plunged into the smokey home and pulled 3 of the 5 Ginsburg children to safety. Other children from the building were evacuated as well. Rescue attempts however, though heroic, were not entirely successful. By the time it became clear that two young children were still in the blaze, the apartment was impossible to enter.
As the sun rose on a new day Wednesday morning, the Ginsburg family found themselves in a living nightmare: Their belongings in ash, their home destroyed, and their precious children lost forever. It is a tragedy which will leave an indelible mark on all who witnessed it.
"Funds are being collected here," reads the text on a Chesed Fund page opened on the family's behalf, "so that in this time of shock and tragedy, they need not worry themselves with where they will sleep or how they will eat their next meal. Perhaps we can even aid them in rebuilding their home, and replacing their belongings."
"Please join us," the text urges, "in giving some security to a broken family who has lived every parent's worst nightmare."
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General Carl Von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is undoubtedly one of the most important military theorists in history. His exhaustive examination and analysis of the Napoleonic wars are based on his long military career and direct participation in events. The Russian Campaign of 1812 is an essential volume on this turning point in European history.


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Home Lifestyle Cyclist Says Helmet Saved Him From Knife-Wielding Moto Maniac
Cyclist Says Helmet Saved Him From Knife-Wielding Moto Maniac
Thitiwat Rongthong, 25-year-old front man of The Darkest Romance, holds the helmet he says kept an attacker from slashing his head.
BANGKOK — A musician said a motorcyclist attacked him with a knife during a robbery attempt while he was cycling in Bangkok on Saturday night.
Thitiwat Rongthong, the 25-year-old singer and bassist for The Darkest Romance, told reporters today he was riding a bicycle to watch a show at a bar on Royal City Avenue at around 11.30 pm when a motorcyclist flanked him and forced him to stop on Rama IX Road.
According to Thitiwat, the masked motorcyclist accused him of almost crashing into his bike and then asked how much Thitiwat was willing to pay had he actually crashed into him.
Thitiwat said he attempted to walk away, at which point the motorcyclist drew out a knife and demanded his money.
"I told him I had no money. He tried to search my bag, but he didn't find any money, so he slashed his knife at me, but I twisted away and used my helmet to shield myself," Thitiwat said of the encounter. "The knife hit the helmet. Luckily I wasn't hurt."
Thitiwat claims this watermelon helmet saved his melon. Photo: Facebook
The suspect then reportedly fled the scene on his motorcycle. Thitiwat posted his story online several hours later as a "warning" to other bicyclists, and the post has been widely shared on the internet.
"Usually I don't bike that often," Thitiwat told reporters today. "I sometimes bike around my community or places that have many people around. Now that this of thing happened to me, I think I'll quit biking at night, because I fear for my safety. I don't want to risk myself anymore."
The alleged attack came at a time when Thailand's military government is urging the public to ride bicycles as an alternative to get around Bangkok's notorious traffic.
The government will stage a mass cycling event on 16 August in Bangkok which is expected to draw at least 30,000 people. The event, called "Bike For Mom," is being organized by the government on behalf of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to honor his mother, Queen Sirikit, who is set to turn 83 on 12 August.
Police Lt. Col. Sampan Luengsajjakul, deputy superintendent of Wang Thong Lang Police Station, said police are investigating the incident.
"After the victim filed the report, we have dispatched officers to search for information and inspect footage of CCTVs in the area," he said.
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Science & Research Roundup: Nov. 6, 2013
By Kate Nussenbaum
Science & Research Editor
Nanoparticle research may spur development of alternative fuels
University researchers have found that gold nanoparticles can help convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, according to a University press release.
The research was led by Professor of Chemistry Shouheng Sun and Wenlei Zhu GS, a PhD candidate in the chemistry department and was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society Oct. 24.
Carbon monoxide is more useful than carbon dioxide in that it can play a part in the development of alternative fuels, according to the release.
Previous research found that gold could play a role in converting carbon dioxide, but University researchers discovered that by reducing the size of the gold into tiny particles of eight nanometers, they could most efficiently catalyze carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.
"Because we're using nanoparticles, we're using a lot less gold than in a bulk metal catalyst," Sun said in the release. "That lowers the cost for making such a catalyst and gives the potential to scale up."
Fifth graders come to campus for volcano demonstration
Students from Vartan Gregorian Elementary School descended on campus on Halloween to learn about geology.
The fifth graders spent the morning hearing from students and professors in Brown's geological sciences department.
"They loved it," said Shannon Barata, a teacher at the elementary school, in a University press release. "Lessons like this really fill the gaps in our science curriculum."
The day ended with a demonstration of a volcanic explosion, led by Associate Professor of Geological Sciences Alberto Saal and Bill Collins, a technician in the geological sciences department, according to the release.
Saal and Collins filled a trash can with water before dropping a bottle filled with liquid nitrogen into it, causing water to erupt in a volcano-like explosion.
"Our goal is to inspire and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers," said Karen Haberstroh, assistant professor in the School of Engineering, in the press release.
Solar Decathlon team designs 'Techstyle Haus'
A team of students from Brown, the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt in Germany have designed an eco-friendly dwelling they have dubbed "Techstyle Haus" as part of the international Solar Decathlon competition.
The team was selected to compete last December after submitting a proposal, The Herald previously reported.
Since then, team members have been using their €100,000 seed money to create a livable, energy-efficient building they can display in France in July, according to a University press release.
In order to create a house light enough to ship to France, the team decided to craft it out of synthetic fabric. More than 50 Brown and RISD students are involved in creating the house's design and materials, according to the release.
"We want our exhibition site to teach people about all the different parts of the house and what their functions are," said Eliza Brine '15, a team member, in the release. "This is about educating people and moving the building industry in a direction we want it to be going."
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Will Local Commerce Be AR's Killer App?
The world has reined back its excitement over augmented reality (AR)… or at least its realistic timing to consumer ubiquity. It will be revolutionary, but the fully realized vision (smart glasses) is more of a 2022 thing than a 2018 one. This has to do with size, cost and most of all, style.
But there are a few caveats to that sobering claim. First, AR glasses are already working in the enterprise. In manufacturing there's clearer ROI, such as boosted output through AR-guided assembly and maintenance. And the stylistic resistance to look like a cyborg goes away at work.
The second caveat is mobile. During the years it takes for AR glasses to come down in size, price and stylistic acceptance, AR will find a more receptive home in the smartphone. Not only do you already carry one, but it has all the ingredients for AR, such as optics, viewfinder and GPU.
Fueled further by mainstream interest and validation from things like Pokemon Go (not "true AR"), tech giants have begun to blitz mobile AR. That includes lots of activity over the past six months — starting with Facebook's Camera Effects platform, and more recently Apple's ARKit.
The latter will have the most impact on mobile AR, partly due to more dimensionally accurate AR graphics. But more importantly, it works with 380 million existing iPhones according to ARtillry calculations. And it will be even more capable with rumored depth-sensing optics in the iPhone 8.
In fact, ARkit's biggest accomplishment will be to mainstream AR. Its true genius is democratizing advanced AR with a toolkit that automates the hard parts. Think of it like Unity for AR. This will ignite developer creativity that rivals that of the app economy itself, ten years ago.
And we're already seeing that happen through legions of demos that showcase the breadth of capability. They span the gamut of practical to whimsical. For example, one of the most creative and fun examples so far is the AR-rendered homage to A-ha's 80's hit, Take on Me.
But what about local commerce? What kinds of apps and use cases have we seen? How will those inspire other local apps that evolve and ideate rapidly? To get a glimpse of the activity so far and envision where it might go next, here are a few examples.
Find items in a grocery store.
Configure your Tesla, place it in your driveway.
See if the new couch fits.
Navigate to the closest coffee shop.
Check out the newest Mercedes.
More will develop quickly. But it's important to note that these are mostly front-end design concepts. Real execution will require an extensive value chain. For example, location data will be a key element in displaying the right business or product information graphically.
Some of that will involve object recognition, a la Google Lens to "register" real world items and overlay graphics accordingly. But it will also need a fair amount of geo, product and business data. We're talking Yelp reviews, real time product availability, hours of operation, etc..
That means companies like Yext and Foursquare that collect and optimize local data will have a valued place the AR ecosystem. It will be redemption for the years that sector has echoed the (correct) message that content is king, but data is God. It's the "new oil" says the Economist.
The AR world isn't spending lots of time talking about this yet. But after the honeymoon period of flashy ARkit demos recedes, a practical reality will wash over the sector. It could be analogous to the sparkly but malfunctioning introduction of Apple Maps. Let's hope it's not that bad.
A version of this post originally appeared in Street Fight by ARtillry Chief Analyst Mike Boland. It is adapted and reposted here for ARtillry readers.
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Former Miss Universe Catriona Gray sported a shorter hairdo as she appeared on the cover of local fashion magazine Mega for its September 2021 issue.
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In a rare moment, former Miss Universe Catriona Gray sported a shorter hairdo as she appeared on the cover of local fashion magazine Mega for its September 2021 issue.
Photographed by Jerick Sanchez, Catriona can be seen wearing a double-breasted blazer, white cutout turtle neck top, gold graphic skirt, silver earrings, and exotic Capucines all by Louis Vuitton.
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For her other shots, the beauty queen sported the same short hair, while posing in other outfits from the Louis Vuitton FW21 and Capucines Collections.
For the shoot, Catriona was styled by Lyn Alumno, with hair by Brent Sales and makeup by Jelly Eugenio.
In her interview with Mega, Catriona said she plans to focus on her music career this year.
She also talked about wanting to collaborate with fellow Filipina and lookalike Olivia Rodrigo, whom she is admittedly a huge fan of.
"It's just so nice to see a Filipina be so successful with her music. If I get the opportunity to meet her one day, that would be amazing," she said.
On working with the "drivers license" hitmaker, Catriona said: "That would be really cool, I think I'd die."
READ: 'I would love to collaborate with her': Catriona Gray says about lookalike Olivia Rodrigo
Catriona, 27, rose to fame after winning the Miss Universe pageant in 2018, making her the fourth Filipina to bring home the coveted crown.
Since then, the Filipina beauty queen—who is a music graduate—has been vocal about her plans to pursue a music career.
In 2018, she released an original song, titled "We're In This Together," for the children's welfare organization Young Focus. More recently, she collaborated with R&B artist JayR to record a fresh rendition of the '90s hit song "Angel of Mine" and released her own version of the song "R.Y.F. (Raise Your Flag)."
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(5/20/2013) With proximity to the coast and the Los Angeles area, and highly attractive features like theme parks, sports teams, and business-conducive convention areas, Anaheim is a rapidly growing community with a quickly developing real estate market.
Overall, the median sales price for homes in Anaheim was $399,000 during the first half of 2013, according to real estate site Trulia. That's an increase of 20 percent over a year's time. The average listing price for the week ending May 8, 2013, was $545,587. Average price per square foot for the Anaheim area was $266, an increase of almost 13 percent over last year.
Anaheim is home to over 336,000 people, earning the title of 10th largest city in California. Centered in Orange County, it's expecting phenomenal growth in the next few years due to rapid development in Anaheim Hills and the "Platinum Triangle" area, a redevelopment district with many planned mixed-use buildings.
With its Southern California location 25 miles from Los Angeles, Anaheim enjoys the same semi-arid climate of warm winters and hot summers. Near valleys, hills, natural sanctuaries, and the coast, nature lovers find Anaheim to be an exciting and fulfilling area to visit and call home.
The Anaheim economy is dominated by tourism. Disneyland is located in Anaheim and is the city's largest employer. The Anaheim Convention Center is home to a number of national conferences. To serve visitors in town for business and pleasure, the city has many hotels and other tourist-friendly accommodations. In addition to this booming industry, the Anaheim Canyon business park is the largest industrial district in Orange County. As a result, the city is noted as a top business investment destination with high potential for return. And to entertain all those people who live and work in the city, Anaheim has a vibrant sports scene, with professional hockey and baseball teams in the city.