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School Group Travel Destination Profile: Mongolia
A well earned rest after a challenging day's trekking in western Mongolia. | Tessa Chan
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Why take your school to Mongolia? If you actually need more convincing then please read on...
Kazakh eagle hunter in the Altai
Mongolia. The land of Nomads and no fences. I saw that line written on a Lonely Planet book once and this simple statement created an insatiable intrigue that put this amazing destination firmly in my sights. Usually a picture captures my imagination however this time it was such a simple sentence that conjured up a vivid image of an endless panorama scattered with a unique culture made of hardy people living off their wits and whatever the land provided.
Soon after, I started to do some reading. Sure, I'd heard of Genghis Khan but I hadn't really taken any notice of who he really was and what he really achieved. Here was a man who had created the Mongol Empire into one of the largest empires the world had ever seen. His reach and influence was massive, stretching across most of Central Asia to the borders of Europe and down across modern day China. Yet when I spoke with people few ever gave him – or Mongolia – a second thought.
So it was with great excitement that I boarded the Trans Mongolian train in Beijing, which wound its way past sections of the Great Wall and outer Mongolia, for an overnight journey towards the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It was a fascinating journey. I met my first Mongolian person, who was an artist and musician of sorts and claimed that Genghis Khan invented the internet. I took his point, he indeed had a method of sending messages great distances, but it was hardly a world wide web. Still, it gave me my first insight into how much the man was revered.
After a night's disturbed sleep by customs officials coming into the carriage to stamp your passports, and then a short stint off the train while they changed the bogey (wheels under the carriage) I jumped out of bed to glance my first glimpse of Mongolia. I was a disappointed that the very first thing I saw was a fence! However it did only run along the train line and beyond it I could begin got put a real visual to the endless landscapes that I'd been longing to encounter.
I spent the week exploring the Gobi Desert on the back of a Bactrian camel (two humps – not one), by horse and jeep. It was nearing winter and I had the privilege of witnessing our guide utilising local GPS (ger positioning system). My stay taught me some important things. Try and travel much further afield and make sure you come in summer.
Also, make sure you know about Genghis Khan. The Mongolians have never forgotten about their national hero. His name features on everything, from the name of bars, restaurants, drinks and other assorted goods available in the State Department Stores.
So, what do you need to know if you want to plan a school group expedition?
Campsite in the Altai
Most definitely, only in summer. Known as "the land of blue sky", Mongolia is a remarkable sunny country enjoying 250 sunny days a year. Mongolia has warm summers and extremely cold winters. The best time to visit is May-September, although there are no guarantees that there will be good weather. In the summer, the weather can range from freezing rain and snow to temperatures above 39 C, with a possibility of fog, drizzle and torrential storms. Average temperature in most of the country is below the freezing point from November to March and close to it in April and October.
Winter nights of -40C occur most years (minimum recorded -55C). Summer extremes reach as high as +40C in the Gobi Desert and +33C in Ulaanbaatar. Monthly temperature variations of +45C to -55C are not uncommon in many regions of Mongolia.
Due to the nature of the weather when travelling you should always take along clothing that you can layer on and off.
The ideal months for active travellers really are between July and August.
ABOUT MONGOLIA
Mongolia is landlocked and with an average altitude of 1,580m (5,180 ft), it is one of the world's highest countries. Between the deserts are lakes, both salt and freshwater. Lake Hovsgol holds 2% of the world's fresh water – so fresh you can drink it.
Traditionally dressed local
The nomadic lifestyle in Mongolia prevails even in the growing urban landscape around Ulaanbaatar, where gers (Yurt is a Russian word for ger) are found between the crumbling Soviet style buildings. The ger is the centrepiece of Mongolian traditions. The mobility of the tent suits the nomadic lifestyle, and the layout of the interior is culturally significant. The door always faces the south and the rear is reserved as a place of honour for guests, where a family altar is found decorated with family photos and Buddhist images.
The predominant religion of Mongolia is Buddhism, which has been revived following the lifting of the ban on religion in 1990. Historically, Mongolia has had close ties with Tibet through the Buddhist religion, and many similarities exist in the culture and lifestyle of these two countries.
Mongolian religion and their nomadic lifestyle is depicted in their music, literature and artwork. Throat (or Khoomi) singing is a particular style of male singing which requires special training, and involves several notes being released at once from the base of the throat. Contortionism is also a Mongolian tradition, and dance performances will often include a sequence.
The language is Mongolian - part of the Ural-Altaic family which also includes Finnish, Turkish, Uzbek and Korean. The language is written using the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
PLACES / THINGS OF INTEREST
Gobi Desert: The Gobi Desert is an astonishing region blessed with true remoteness and rugged beauty. Due to the vast distances it is best explored via a series of day walks, jeep rides or camel treks with local nomads. Be sure to stay at a traditional 'Ger' camps with a Mongolian families, not the tourist trap setups.
Wrestler at the Naadam Festival
The highlights of the Gobi include the 'singing dunes' at Khongoryn Els, named as such due to the sound they make on a windy day. However don't expect just sand dunes in the desert. The Ikh Bogd Mountain (3957m), towers over the surrounding desert like a watchtower of the Gobi. For more ambitious groups there is the option to traverse the range and perhaps ascend the Ikh Bodh peak itself. In the southern Gobi you can view ancient petroglyphs and dinosaur excavation sites.
Naadam Festival: The colourful Naadam Festival is Mongolia's annual celebration of all things Mongolian. The National holiday is observed right across the country and there are a series of small festivals that host horse racing, Mongolian wrestling and archery. The largest Naadam is held near Ulaanbaatar however a trip to a rural Naadam will provide a more authentic experience. Considering the rural population is largely nomadic, such a festival in a country setting is a wonderful way to see many Mongolian people converge in one large colourful gathering.
Trekking in the Altai Range: In the far west of the country is the Altai mountain range, a chain of mountains separating the nations of Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. The key to trekking in the area is working with local knowledge, where the guide can utilise their nomadic contacts to ensure your school with an amazing and unique itinerary. The region is home to intriguing ethnic groups such as the 'Khotont' who have followed migratory routes which are wonderful routes to follow that cross spectacular passes, pass evidence of the ancient nomadic Turkic people and superb alpine landscapes boasting deep river gorges, lakes, glacier capped peaks. It is also the place to head to experience the Kazakh people who are renowned eagle hunters and trainers or the hauntingly beautiful throat-singing of the Tuvan people. This is an exhilarating journey.
Karakorum: Five hours drive out of the capital Ulaanbaatar is the deserted ancient capital of Mongolia, Karakorum. Very little remains of Karakorum, from where Genghis Khan launched his mighty cavalry however one monument that does remain is the Erdenezuu monastery. This monastery had to face the onslaught of Soviet desecration during the 19th century, but is now being slowly and lovingly restored.
Ulaanbaatar: UB, as it is fondly referred to, is an interesting city but perhaps not the highlight of a visit to Mongolia. The city has a drab Russian colour of and feels to it and one must be wary of pickpockets. Any seasoned guide will know how to avoid such riff raff. A visit to Sukhbaatar square, the central square, will inform you about the revolutionary hero of 1921, Damdiny Sukhbaatar, who declared independence from China. A short stroll will bring you to the National History Museum, dedicated to Mongolia history and culture. For a nice day trip out of the city head to the Terelj National Park where the surrounding mountains provide wonderful, gentle hiking opportunities. You can also visit the Buddhist Meditation Centre nestled in the nearby hills.
If you've never considered Mongolia, give it some thought. I'm sure that what you'll learn will make you want to know more.
This article also appeared in Active Education Magazine. The author, Brad Atwal from World Expeditions Schools, is a regular contributor to Active Education Magazine.
The below video was taken and made by the staff and students at Scotch College in Australia. The school travelled with World Expeditions Schools to Mongolia in 2011.
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Outermost coffin (c) Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
Howard Carter's description of the antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, as he pushed open the door for the first time on 29 November 1922, conjures up the wonder that the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford hopes to recreate in its current exhibition. Jill Glenn went along...
Egypt is easily accessible today, a mere five hours away by air – but back in 1922 it took a full two weeks by land and sea to travel from England. For George Herbert, Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, a man who had long been keenly interested in archaeological investigation, the journey that he took in November 1922 may have lasted a fortnight but must have felt like a lifetime.
Lord Carnarvon had been back in this country while his excavation team in the Valley of the Kings on the River Nile made its final attempt to locate something worthy. He set out from his home, Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire, in response to an exciting telegram from his lead archaeologist, Howard Carter. 'At last have made wonderful discovery in Valley,' telegraphed Carter, 'a magnificent tomb with seals intact; re-covered same for your arrival; congratulations.'
The finding of the entrance to the tomb had been a long time coming; Carnarvon had been funding excavations in Egypt on and off since 1907, and Carter had been his man on the ground for all those years. It's a tribute to his relationship with his patron that he found within himself the strength of character to refill the newly discovered staircase with rubble – and wait. On 24 November, a mere 18 days later (Carnarvon left England almost at once) they cleared the stone steps and revealed a plastered doorway, on which they could see seal impressions that identified King Tutankhamun as the occupant…
In addition to the life and style of the man himself, Discovering Tutankhamun at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, pays attention not just to the artefacts found within his tomb, but also to the people behind the process of discovering it and presenting it to the world: Carter and Carnarvon, of course, but also the rest of the team, whose specialisms – art, archaeology, botany, engineering, philology and technical drawing – gave the project gravitas. Key to the process was the work of photographer Harry Burton, an Englishman loaned to Carter by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, whose wonderfully detailed pictures are considered some of the finest archaeological photographs ever produced.
Clever use of these, easily life size, on panels and doorways throughout the exhibition, demonstrates the fascination exerted by the discoveries. There's a picture of the crowds (tourists and journalists) milling around the tomb's entrance watching the removal of the artefacts, that is particularly evocative. Burton's shots were taken on a large format 'view camera', and developed in a small empty adjacent tomb, converted into a darkroom, but the complexity of the process and the inadequacy of the surroundings are in no way reflected in the beautiful images.
The tomb of King Seti II, nearby, was pressed into service as a little laboratory in which scientists Arthur Mace and Alfred Lucas carried out impressive preliminary conservation work before the objects were packed up and transported by boat to Cairo. Without their input, Carter estimated that as little as ten per cent of the haul would have been fit for public display.
There's a great sense of the teamwork that took place, with even the lesser known members accorded their credit – although one of Burton's shots that shows Carter examining the tomb along with 'an unnamed assistant' does flag up that there were members of the workforce not considered important enough to be recorded for posterity. It's sad that we don't know the names of the Egyptians who worked on the excavation alongside the westerners who had come in to take charge.
Another photo, again lifesize, shows the excavation team at lunch… at a table set up in the tomb of Ramesses XI. It's impossible to imagine such laxity today – but the evidence is there before us in a shot taken by Lord Carnarvon. Don't think, though, that this demonstrates a lack of professional standards. A modern archaeologist might cringe at the sight, but they'd be hard pushed to criticise Carter's disciplined approach to the excavation as a whole.
Carter was an excellent draughtsman and he kept faith with the artefacts he found by his meticulous drawings: things of beauty in their own right, as well as accurate representations of the treasures in the tomb. In total, 5398 objects were found, each accurately notated and often drawn in this wonderful detail. It's astonishing to learn, however, that 3,780 of these have not yet been properly studied. There's a future career opportunity here for the children careering quietly around the exhibition, apparently absorbed in completing the quiz sheet that the Ashmolean has thoughtfully provided. These intimate explorations of life and death three thousand years ago still exert a powerful fascination today – as powerful, in fact, as they did in the 1920s when it gripped the public imagination like nothing before. The Times newspaper paid £5000 to Lord Carnarvon for exclusive access to the tomb and rights to supply the world's press with news and photographs. It was an unusual deal by the standards of the day, and it generated fury, especially in the Egyptian press.
One of the most entertaining sections of the exhibition is that which deals with Tut-mania. In the 1920s, the unprecedented economic growth led to the mushrooming of mass media and the notion of celebrity really began to come in to its own. Even dead Pharaohs could be celebrities. Clothing, jewellery, popular songs (there's a very catchy ditty by Billy Jones & Ernest Hare playing in the background), novels and advertising campaigns were all inspired by King Tut – or Old King Tut, as they liked to call him, for the analysis that revealed him to be only 17-19 years old had not yet taken place. Nowadays we're prone to refer to him as a young king, even a boy, but that's inaccurate too. He may have still been in his teens, but he was, by Egyptian standards, an adult – married, the father of two unborn babies, and venerated by his people.
Section of the replica painted box by Nina de Garis Davies (c) Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
The exhibition includes a wonderful reconstruction of the painted box, the first item to be taken from the tomb on 27 December 1922, with its side panels showing Tutankhamun as warrior and hunter. It took three weeks to empty it of the king's clothing, including robes decorated with gold and faience sequels, and a leopard-skin cloak. The copy of all four sides of the box was painted in 1935 by specialist Egyptologist illustrator Nina de Garis Davies, and her techniques and skill reproduce the colours and the texture of the original very faithfully. Items like this are precious in their own right, and as close as we can get to the real things. The famous gold funerary mask that was used on the poster of the 1972 British Museum Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition, for example, is now considered too fragile ever to leave Egypt again.
Although it's coming up for one hundred years since Carter and Carnarvon pushed open the door of Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, there's a vivid immediacy to this well-conceived and cleverly thought through exhibition. It's very cerebral, of course, but it appeals on a visual and emotional level as well. There's something intensely pleasing about sitting down in front of a huge photograph of the tomb to listen to Howard Carter, recorded in 1936, recalling his experiences. It wasn't until 28 October 1925 – nearly three years after the door to the main tomb was uncovered – that the solid gold lid was finally lifted from the third coffin (Tutankhamun's body was encased in a series of three human-shaped coffins, nested like a set of Russian dolls; the middle coffin was shrouded in linen and covered in garlands of flowers) and the king's mummy revealed. There were some 150 amulets in the wrappings. It's not surprising that Tutankhamun's name is now synonymous with all that was glorious about ancient Egypt.
Discovering Tutankhamun is beautifully curated and beautifully designed: the low light and natural colours create just the right environment in which to appreciate the artefacts on show. It brings together objects, photographs and archive material from leading collections – some not seen in public before – to tell the story of the search for the tomb, to honour the painstaking recording of its contents and to highlight the research that continues – and that is still to be begun – into illuminating Tutankhamun and his world. It's a thrilling story of archaeological discovery, showing its impact on both scholarship and popular culture. Long live Tut-mania…
'Discovering Tutankhamun' continues
until 2 November. For more information:
www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/discovertut

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The following code where I have the custom type as a query parameter works fine and the help page displays the custom type.
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WebApi.HelpPage gives the following documentation
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Is there any way to get ApiExplorer to recognize my custom class IntegerListParameter as attribute routing?

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*mark the binding as IValueProviderParameterBinding and implement ValueProviderFactories

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After these actions, route with custom type IntegerListParameter must be recognized in ApiExplorer.
See my example for type ObjectId:
public static class WebApiConfig
{
    public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
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    public static HttpParameterBinding GetCustomParameterBinding(HttpParameterDescriptor descriptor)
    {
        if (descriptor.ParameterType == typeof(ObjectId))
        {
            return new ObjectIdParameterBinding(descriptor);
        }
        // any other types, let the default parameter binding handle
        return null;
    }
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public class ObjectIdParameterBinding : HttpParameterBinding, IValueProviderParameterBinding
{
    public ObjectIdParameterBinding(HttpParameterDescriptor desc)
        : base(desc)
    {
    }

    public override Task ExecuteBindingAsync(ModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider, HttpActionContext actionContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        try
        {
            SetValue(actionContext, new ObjectId(actionContext.ControllerContext.RouteData.Values[Descriptor.ParameterName] as string));
            return Task.CompletedTask;
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
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    public IEnumerable<ValueProviderFactory> ValueProviderFactories { get; } = new[] { new QueryStringValueProviderFactory() };
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{
    public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
    {
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A: Not exactly sure what data structure IntegerListParameter list is but if you need to send a comma delimited list of integers in the query(e.g. ~api/products?ids=1,2,3,4) you can use filter attributes. An example implementation of this can be found here: Convert custom action filter for Web API use?

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Five years since the crash, the big banks continue to screw over their customers.
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According to a McClatchy News report on a call with CFPB director Richard Cordray to discuss the report, Cordray said, "What is marketed as overdraft protection can, in some instances, put consumers at greater risk of harm."
How much risk? People who are "heavy overdrafters" but still opt out of this service save on average more than $900 a year. But it isn't just heavy overdrafters who are saving. According to the CFPB report "… the reduction in fees for those who did not opt in was $347 greater, on average, than for those who did opt in." People who opt in are also more likely to lose their bank accounts, with the bank "involuntarily" closing it.
Banks have made $32 billion from these fees. So maybe this isn't about providing a "protection" to consumers at all. As NPR puts it, "Overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees accounted for 61 percent of total consumer deposit account service charges in 2011 among the banks in the CFPB report."
3. Transaction Ordering
Not only do customers who opt-in pay more for this "protection service," but the banks are still scamming them by causing the overdrafts that generate these fees. The CFPB report says that some banks still use "transaction ordering" to cheat customers out of additional fees. These banks post checks or debit transactions from large to small to trigger these fees. In other words if you write several small checks (or make debit card transactions) and then a big one that overdraws your account, they credit the large one first so each of the smaller transactions causes its own fee to be charged, even though those transactions occurred before the account ran out of money.
From the report, "The earlier in a sequence that an account becomes negative, the more overdraft or NSF transactions may occur."
4. Forced Arbitration
Another big-bank scam on consumers is "forced arbitration" clauses in bank account, credit card, mortgage and other financial-service agreements. Forced arbitration clauses – also called mandatory arbitration or binding arbitration – require you to give up your legal right to take a big bank to court if it cheats or harms you. And if you don't agree (which requires reading the entire agreement) you can't get the account.
They way this works is that instead of being able to pursue your legal rights, you have to take your complaint to an arbitrator, and then must accept the arbitrator's decision. The catch is that the bank gets to pick the arbitrator, and the arbitrators naturally know they'll never work in this town again if they ever rule against the banks. So there is an inherent conflict of interest working in favor of these companies.
How is that conflict of interest working out for us? A 2007 Public Citizen report revealed that arbitrators working for the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) had ruled against consumers 94 percent of the time.
In another blow to the big banks, the CFPB is beginning to take steps to reign in forced arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts.
The five-year-old Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act authorizes the CFPB and the Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate mandatory arbitration. The SEC is resisting implementing their part of this law, but the CFPB is conducting a survey to determine consumer awareness of forced arbitration clauses in credit card agreements. On its blog, the CFPB said the study will "explore consumer awareness of dispute resolution terms in credit card agreements. The survey will gather information about consumers' perceptions, preferences, and assumptions related to arbitration proceedings."
5. Marketing Refinancing That Costs People
Thom Hartmann has exposed yet another banker scheme. This time banks are marketing a mortgage refinancing that promises annual savings of more than $4,000. But the scheme really just adds more than $37,000 to the cost of a loan.
Basically, the mailer focuses on lowering monthly mortgage payments, while neglecting to mention that the borrower would end up paying a higher overall interest rate, and would be adding 10 more years to the overall length of their loan. Hartmann writes,
Back in November of 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent warning letters to around a dozen of America's largest mortgage lenders and brokers, advising them to "clean up" potentially misleading advertisements, especially those targeting veterans and older Americans.
At the time of the CFPB's announcement, CFPB director Richard Cordray said that, "Misrepresentations in mortgage products can deprive consumers of important information while making one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives."
And, as we also know, deceptive mortgage advertisements like this can cause consumers to bite off more than they can chew, ultimately leading to a nationwide financial meltdown.
6. Banks Trying To Kill the CFPB
Over the years, scam after scam is exposed, and nothing has been done about it. But there is a new cop on the beat, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB's job is to police the big banks, and protect financial consumers. Of course the big banks are trying to head this agency off at the pass.
The Republican Party and its conservative infrastructure have basically been contracted by Wall Street's big banks to obstruct and even kill this agency. Senate Republicans have been blocking the confirmation and are still trying to obstruct the nominee to head up the agency. Republicans have been filibustering the nomination of Richard Cordray to be its director and even vowing to filibuster to keep any nominee from being confirmed to head the agency. President Obama finally made a recess appointment of Cordray in January 2012. But this recess appointment runs out at the end of the year with no end to Republican obstruction in sight.
Republicans are also trying to defund the agency. Republicans and the (billionaire, Wall Street, oil and tobacco-financed) conservative movement have also launched a propaganda campaign against the agency. Recently, at the Senate Republican Policy Committee website, "CFPB: Unaccountable and Unrestrained," claims, "A recent action by the CFPB to monitor consumer credit cards and the spending habits of millions of Americans is raising new concerns in a government suffering from a trust deficit." In an example of how the right's echo machine works, the Heritage Foundation echoes this attack, alleging that CFPB gathering data for reports like this one is an example of government "surveillance" on consumers, "amassing an Orwell-worthy database on all manner of spending, including … overdrafts …"
Sen. Elizabeth Warren – the person most credited with the creation of the CFPB – spoke at a Senate hearing on the CFPB last March on the role of the CFPB and Republican obstruction of the agency:
"I see nothing here but a filibuster threat against Director Cordray as an attempt to weaken the consumer agency," Warren said. "I think the delay in getting him confirmed is bad for consumers, it's bad for small banks, bad for credit unions, for anyone trying to offer an honest product in an honest market."
"The American people deserve a Congress that worries less about helping big banks," she added, "and more about helping regular people who have been cheated on mortgages, on credit cards, on student loans and on credit reports."
Don't expect much to change until we have a government that is willing to take on these financial giants. As long as we keep seeing "settlements" with these giants instead of prosecutions, and as long as we allow big money to buy influence over our government, nothing will change.
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Coming to a Mall Near You: Obamacare
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By Christine Rousselle.
The holiday shopping season kicks off tomorrow with Black Friday, the annual mad-dash for good deals and early-morning sales. This year, shoppers in a few states will see something new this year at shopping malls–and its not exactly a hot new store. It's…Obamacare.
In an effort to boost floundering enrollment numbers, the Department of Health and Human Services has taken to partnering with retail stores, pharmacies and websites to promote the open enrollment period, which lasts until Feb. 15. Enrollment workers will be present on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday to tell shoppers about how to sign up for a plan on the exchange.
Westfield malls in New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Maryland, Connecticut, Florida and Washington will allow navigators and other enrollment workers to both hand out fliers and use other outreach approach methods.
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HHS dispatches workers to push ObamaCare info at malls on Black Friday
By Fox News.
Shoppers ready to look for deep Black Friday retail deals could get more than they bargained for this year. Malls in a number of states across the country are allowing health care navigators to set up shop around stores to hawk the benefits of ObamaCare.
It's all part of a Health and Human Services campaign to snag as many sign-ups as possible. Government reps will be armed with information packets and other promotions to pitch to Americans.
This year's effort marks a stark shift from last year's celebrity-heavy campaign used to build up buzz about HealthCare.gov.
As part of the new outreach initiative, Westfield malls in eight states, including California, Florida, Illinois and New Jersey, will let navigators and other enrollment workers hand out fliers and other outreach work to get people to enroll.
The goal is to get 9 million new sign-ups by next year.
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Schotty: 'Tone is our No. 1 guy'
Santonio Holmes #10 of the New York Jets. Credit: Getty Images
By Roderick Boone November 3, 2011 6:48 PM
If Santonio Holmes is actually unhappy with his role as an internet report suggested last week, it's news to Brian Schottenheimer.
Holmes doesn't lead the Jets in any of the main receiving categories, posting a modest 311 yards and three touchdowns on 22 catches through their first seven games of the season. He's been targeted 41 times this season, and after being targeted a season-high 12 times against the Ravens on Oct. 2, he's been targeted a total of 13 occasions in the last three games.
He had only three looks against the Chargers on Oct. 23 -- although he did have a 23-yard touchdown nullified due to a holding penalty on Nick Mangold -- just two days prior to the report surfacing. But Holmes said Wednesday the Jets are focusing on winning ballgames and not individual statistics, and Schottenheimer said he knows nothing of Holmes' supposedly being disgruntled with his role.
"Tone has never said anything to me about it," the offensive coordinator said this afternoon. "Again, I think he's a great competitor. It's a shame. The one that gets called back last week is one of the best [TDs] I've ever seen. We ran a little double move and Mark made a great throw. But the catch was even better.
"So I have no awareness that he feels that way. Tone is our No. 1 guy. He's a huge part of the plan and that doesn't change each week."


Achieving effective pain relief as early as possible after a burn injury is critical for the long-term physical and psychological well-being of patients.
In an interview with Clinical Pain Advisor, Maryam Jowza, MD, assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC), and Dominika Lipowska James, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology and director of inpatient acute and chronic pain services at UNC, discussed the latest trends in burn pain management.
Clinical Pain Advisor: Can you describe the mechanism of pain due to burn injury?
Dr Jowza: The mechanism of pain in burns in the acute setting is different from pain that may continue to be experienced after the tissue heals. In the acute setting, thermal injury to the skin causes the release of inflammatory mediators, which then activate the pain receptors locally at the site of the injury. After a short period of time, the area around the wound also becomes sensitized — a process that is mediated at the spinal cord level. The mechanism of persistent pain after the burn injury and tissue healing is not yet known, but likely involves sensitization and "wind up" at the spinal cord level and above.
Clinical Pain Advisor: How is burn pain categorized?
Dr Jowza: There are 2 types of pain that patients with burns experience: evoked pain and background pain.6 Evoked pain is pain provoked by an event, such as a dressing change, movement, or touch; background pain is constant pain that is present even in the absence of provocation.
Clinical Pain Advisor: Which factors influence the severity of pain in burn injuries?
Dr Jowza: The degree of tissue injury can influence the severity of pain experienced acutely. Generally, less severe burns result in less severe pain; ie, pain from superficial, first-degree burns tends to be mild compared with pain from deeper, second- or third-degree burns.
Clinical Pain Advisor: How does pain management in burn injuries differ from pain management in other types of acute pain?
Dr Jowza: Pain from a burn injury is unique among other surgical acute pain states in that patients are unprepared for it, compared with, for example, acute pain from an elective surgery. Thus, pain from a burn injury is frequently accompanied by psychological trauma. In addition, burn patients often need to endure frequent episodes of pain exacerbations such as with dressing changes, physical therapy, and repeated operative procedures. As a result, the recovery period is prolonged and psychologically burdensome.
Because of the above, treatment of burn pain is best managed with multimodal therapy that targets pain from all possible angles. It is also important to address the patient's psychological needs during the acute treatment period.
Clinical Pain Advisor: Which medications are used to treat pain due to burns and how effective are they?
Dr Lipowska James: Traditionally, opioid medications were the primary analgesics used in burn pain care. Although opioid medications remain the cornerstone of burn pain management, we have now learned to appreciate the benefits of multimodal analgesia over opioid monotherapy.
Optimal therapy for burn pain should include not only opioids, but other adjuvant and neuropathic medications. Some of the most commonly used neuropathic pharmacologic agents include antiepileptic medications (eg, gabapentin, pregabalin, Topamax), tricyclic antidepressant drugs (eg, amitriptyline, nortriptyline), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (eg, venlafaxine, duloxetine), as well as other adjuvant medications such as acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Some opioid medications such as methadone, tramadol, and tapentadol possess both opioid and non-opioid qualities, making them particularly useful in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
Clinical Pain Advisor: Which non-pharmacologic approaches are available in the management of burn pain?
Dr Lipowska James: Comprehensive, multimodal pain management focuses not only on pharmacologic pain management but also on interventional and adjunctive therapies. In the immediate perioperative setting, burn patients can benefit from interventional nerve blocks, which have the capability to inhibit burn-related and perioperative pain. Other medications such as intravenous infusions of ketamine and lidocaine may also be used in the immediate acute setting. To improve long-term burn injury outcomes, some of the most important therapies involve the mind, such as psychological counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, music therapy, hypnosis and the use of virtual reality technology. These therapies have been shown to decrease the burden of burn trauma-related mental health conditions such as PTSD and anxiety. Other therapies include treatments focused on the preservation of function and mobility, such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and surgical burn treatment. In the chronic sense, burns may be associated with limitations in extremity range of motion and painful scar tissue hypertrophy, which can be ameliorated with laser modulation of hypertrophic scars and fat-grafting therapy. Neuropathic pain resulting from scar nerve compression syndromes can also be treated surgically.
Clinical Pain Advisor: How common is chronic pain in patients with a burn injury and what strategies are used to manage it?
Dr Lipowska James: Chronic persistent pain following a burn injury is extremely common. It is estimated that 50% of burn victims suffer from burn-related chronic pain. Development of chronic pain is negatively influenced by inadequate pain control as well as burn severity. Chronic burn-related pain has a negative impact on multiple aspects of patients' lives by interfering with rehabilitation, their psychological well-being, contributing to poor quality of life, and ultimately resulting in increased healthcare resource utilization and disability.
Clinical Pain Advisor: What are the main challenges in managing chronic pain due to burn injury?
Dr Lipowska James: Proper pain management in burn patients is of the utmost importance, as inadequately treated pain not only contributes to increased burn trauma-related morbidity and mortality, but it also increases long-term burn-related complications such as the development of chronic pain syndromes and trauma-related psychiatric comorbidities. Chronic post-burn pain is primarily neuropathic in nature (ie, pain related to nerve injury or dysfunction), and so is difficult to treat and requires the use of a multitude of analgesic agents concurrently — multimodal analgesia. Multimodal analgesia allows for better analgesic outcomes while concurrently permitting opioid sparing and limiting medication-related side effects. Although we have made great advances in terms of options in burn pain management, burn pain remains challenging to treat and many patients continue to suffer from chronic pain despite treatment optimization.
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Edwards RR, Magyar-Russell G, Thombs B, et al. Acute pain at discharge from hospitalization is a prospective predictor of long-term suicidal ideation after burn injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007;88:36-42.
McGhee LL, Slater TM, Garza TH, et al. The relationship of early pain scores and posttraumatic stress disorder in burned soldiers. J Burn Care Res. 2011;32:46-51.
McIntyre MK, Clifford JL, Maani CV, et al. Progress of clinical practice on the management of burn-associated pain: Lessons from animal models. Burns. 2016;42:1161-1172.
James DL, Jowza M. Principles of burn pain management. Clin Plast Surg. 2017;44(4):737-747.


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"THE MIDWEST ROCK 'N ROLL EXPRESS" TOUR, IN ASSOCIATION WITH STYX AND REO SPEEDWAGON'S CHARITY ORGANIZATION ROCK TO THE RESCUE, RAISES OVER $100,000 FOR VICTIMS OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING
The April/May "The Midwest Rock 'N Roll Express" tour with STYX, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent was successful in more ways than one. STYX and REO Speedwagon's Rock to the Rescue charity organization not only raised thousands of dollars for local charities at each tour stop, but they also raised $108,000 which will go directly to the Boston One Fund, helping victims of the Boston marathon bombings.
Donations were collected along the 21-date trek when fans purchased a silent raffle ticket to win a guitar signed by all three acts.
"Like all Americans, we have watched the events in Boston and wondered what we could do to help. We know the fans of all three bands will once again rise with us to help our friends in Boston. We Are Boston!" — STYX
"We feel such sadness for those innocent people in Boston who have suffered so much and are still suffering now. We think of those victims of senseless violence as we sign the guitar which is to be donated on their behalf each night. In our small way, we do what we do." — REO Speedwagon
"The Nugent band and family are surrounded by Americans who care deeply about each other and are dedicated to give all we got in times of need. We again face a tragedy that we can all help with, and are proud of this charitable heart and soul effort." – Ted Nugent
Spearheaded by Tommy Shaw's daughter, Hannah Shaw, Rock to the Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to build strong, healthy communities through the support of grassroots organizations across the country. As of last year, at every STYX tour date Rock to the Rescue partners with a local group to give back through community outreach, fundraising, and volunteer support.
Rock to the Rescue originally started in 2001 as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and is the brainchild of STYX singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw and REO Speedwagon singer/keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Cronin. The two musicians brought together bands and artists such as Bad Company, Journey, Survivor, Kansas, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others to be part of "Volunteers For America" concert events in Dallas and Atlanta that ultimately raised over $775,000 for victims of 9/11, as well as the Port Authority police department in New York City. For more info: www.rocktotherescue.net and www.facebook.com/rocktotherescue.
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Very good to see. I had a friend from Toronto participate, but didn't finish. He couldn't say enough about the generosity and hospitality of Bostonions involved!


Our state is home to more Somalis and Somali Americans than any other place in the United States.
Minnesotans have an invitation to discover their stories at the Minnesota History Center, where the new exhibit "Somalis + Minnesota" opens June 23.
Free admission will be provided on opening day — "Sambusa Saturday" — by the Knight Foundation and 3M. Included are opportunities to enjoy a sambusa (a stuffed triangular pastry) and Somali tea, as well as activities through 3 p.m. that include performances by the Somali Museum Dance Troupe, poetry, storytelling, weaving demonstrations, book signings, film screenings and an art project to take home.
"With Somali people in almost every sector of Minnesota's workforce, now is the time to celebrate the strength and resilience of the Somali people and to help build bridges in understanding what it means to be an immigrant," says Steve Elliott, the historical society's director and CEO, quoted in a statement from the society.
The society notes that, in addition to photographs and objects, the exhibit features a reconstructed nomadic hut imported from Somalia. It also offers exhibit-goers of all ages a hands-on activity that will show how to load a camel for travel across the desert.
An important St. Paul project reached a milestone in recent weeks, with the "topping off" ceremony at Catholic Charities' St. Paul Opportunity Center and Dorothy Day Residence downtown near Xcel Energy Center.
To mark the occasion, a crane lifted a tree to the top of the building. The "topping off" tradition in the construction industry typically marks placement of the last beam at the top of a structure.
The Dorothy Day Place complex — named for the journalist and activist who in the 1930s helped establish the Catholic Worker Movement to aid the poor — is the largest public-private partnership in state history in housing and social services, according to Catholic Charities. Its first phase — Higher Ground St. Paul — opened in January 2017, providing both shelter and permanent housing. The phase two opportunity center and residence will include a "one-stop" location for path-out-of-poverty services that include supportive employment, medical, mental health and other assistance, plus permanent housing units.
This year through April, there were 197 full-time-equivalent construction jobs at the site.
From its start through April, the project has involved a total of 30,119 labor hours on the site.
Materials included 165,000 cubic feet of concrete and 347 tons of rebar.
A second summer of good work involving the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities deserves notice.
A donation from the foundation is providing more than 6,200 free YMCA memberships for Twin Cities teenagers. The program, which runs through Aug. 31, was first offered last year to 4,800 kids, the Pioneer Press reported.
Teens need a safe place to go in their communities that is flexible, engaging and accessible to all, says a statement from the YMCA. It notes that violence, drinking and drug use increase during the summer when young people's time is less structured. According to the Pew Research Center, only 20 percent of today's 16- to 17-year-olds hold a summer job, and that rate is even lower among teens of color. The program is "making a real difference in our community by providing a safe space for youth to connect and have fun while learning important lifelong skills," a statement quotes Mark Dienhart, president and CEO of the foundation, which was created by the founder of Richfield-based Best Buy.
The opportunity it makes possible is a popular one: Last year, the free memberships were filled in 12 days, according to the Pioneer Press. This year, nearly all sites were "waitlisted" by mid-week.
The latest e-newsletter from St. Paul-based CommonBond Communities features a beautiful story of the coincidental "bond" between "Study Buddies" in a program at a city high-rise.
The newsletter identifies the buddies as Bahjo — a 10-year-old living at CommonBond's Skyline Tower complex and a student at Capitol Hill School — and Hayley, a student at Macalester College, who began volunteering this year. The agency is the Upper Midwest's largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing with services, and its newsletter explains that when Bahjo learned her school was hosting a "Battle of the Books" contest, she decided to enter a recent favorite, "Bo at Ballard Creek" by Kirkpatrick Hill.
The newsletter describes it as the story of a young girl named Bo who — while growing up in the 1920s in the care of two tough-but-warmhearted gold miners — overcomes challenges and learns about herself in a close-knit, diverse community. The account continues: When Bahjo wanted to enter the book in the competition, "Hayley was floored." The author is her grandmother.
"I couldn't believe it," the newsletter quotes Hayley saying. "It's definitely not a book that I thought would be read outside of where I'm from — and by my Study Buddy, of all people!" Hayley grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and her grandmother still lives there.
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For Pou-Pou: van der Poel Wins and Takes Yellow at Mûr-de-Bretagne
June 27, 2021 Peloton Magazine
First the tribute kit, now the symbolic victory. The first two stages of Mathieu van der Poel's Tour de France career have provided the Dutchman with a dramatic and emotional showcase to celebrate his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, who passed away in November 2019. As he sat up to celebrate winning at Mûr-de-Bretagne on Sunday, van der Poel raised his finger towards the sky, leaving no doubt as to who his stage victory was dedicated to.
By Nick Bull | Images: Getty Images
That his victory, combined with the bonus seconds he gained after attacking on the first ascent of the climb, moved him into the yellow jersey added a hint of irony to proceedings: Poulidor, the eternal second, famously never led the race during his 14 Tour starts. Van der Poel achieved that feat within nine hours of arriving at the race. "Imagine if he was here, how proud he would have been," he said of his grandfather.
Van der Poel couldn't contain a smile after donning the yellow jersey. Image: Getty Images.
That van der Poel won the stage with the margin he did—six seconds over Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič and Wilco Kelderman, eight on the Julian Alaphilippe-led chase—on a climb that historically produces small gaps among the protagonists, was the perfect riposte to his underwhelming performance in Saturday's opening stage. Whether it was first day nerves, the attention created by Alpecin-Fenix's Mercier-inspired kit or his desire to take yellow for his grandfather, van der Poel seemed every bit like the Tour rookie that we should not forget he is. "Already at the start [today] the stress was gone," said his teammate Jonas Rickaert. "If you look back to yesterday he was full of stress, to do better than his grandad [by taking the yellow jersey], and you felt that he would do something special again."
This was van der Poel at his prodigious best. After neutralizing Sonny Colbrelli's acceleration with 800 meters remaining, the Dutchman gave a split-second glance back to those behind him, presumably to survey where Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert were, before launching his attack. By the 500-meter-to-go marker, it was evident that Alaphilippe's chances of becoming the first rider since Jan Raas in 1978 to win the opening two stages of the Tour had all but disappeared. And with Pogačar and Roglič more concerned with each other than closing the Dutchman down, van der Poel soloed to the line, deploying that unmistakable head down, teeth out, slightly twitchy style of his.
Van der Poel celebrates his stage 2 victory while thinking of his late grandfather, Raymond Poulidor. Image: Getty Images
He had earlier laid out his desire to take the maillot jaune on the first ascent of the climb, boldly attacking 1,800 meters from its summit in search of the eight bonus seconds available to the first person across the line. "I gambled a little bit," said van der Poel. "I played everything I had the first time because I knew I needed the bonus seconds if I wanted the yellow jersey. I knew it was my last chance to get the jersey [in this year's race]."
Given his famed turn of speed, the move seemed a little over-enthusiastic, especially since he was almost caught by Pogačar, Roglič and Alaphilippe before the line. Nonetheless, it was a reprisal of his slightly unconventional race craft, memorably seen on that wet Tirreno-Adriatico stage he won into Castelfidardo after a daring long-range move earlier this year. He's not afraid to go against racing conventions when it suits him. As proven by his near misses, particularly those at this year's Milan–San Remo and Tour of Flanders, van der Poel accepts that he cannot win if he's afraid to lose.
When Seb Piquet, who conducts the flash interviews for TV, asked van der Poel who he was thinking about when he crossed the line, the response wasn't unexpected. "My grandad, of course," came the reply, before the Dutchman burst into tears. His clinical stage win may have displayed a ruthlessness that was more reminiscent of Jacques Anquetil's racing style in the 1960s, but the emotional tribute to Poupou was complete.
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David Ramirez is very quickly becoming one of my favorite songwriters. It's not just his engrossing baritone voice or powerful melodies, nor is it solely his intimate production. Those are all reasons that David Ramirez is at the top of his game. The reason he's beating out others and being at the top of the game is his willingness to take on unusual topics with a refreshing candor. The five songs of The Rooster feature touching love ballads, a breakup song, and some outlaw country remorse, but highlight "The Forgiven" talks about the struggles of being an artist in a new light.
I'd quote the rest of the song for you, because it's beautiful, passionate, and poignant, but you should just listen for yourself. As a Christian who works primarily not in Christian arenas, this song resonated deeply with me. It is heartening to hear Ramirez struggle with the whole of himself as part of his songwriting, and that struggle is worth my highest stamp of approval.
It's not all deep thoughts about the role of the songwriter: "Fire of Time" is a gorgeous song about the redemption that people can help each other find, while "Glory" is just a beautiful love song. Each of these are treated in the stark, riveting style I mentioned up top. In short, The Rooster is high on the list for best EP of the year, because there's nothing here that isn't in top form. If you like the singer/songwriter genre and haven't heard of David Ramirez yet, you need to fix that immediately.
There's two ways to get on my good side: put a new spin on an old genre or make that old genre work perfectly. The Naked Sun have taken the latter approach to alt-country, pulling together all the old tropes of the genre and making them sing on the four-song Space, Place and Time EP. The usual suspects are here: acoustic guitar, organ, pedal steel (or its electric guitar approximation), and earnest tenor vocals with a bit of raw timbre. The thing to celebrate in The Naked Sun is its arrangement of these tried and true parts, creating memorable moments and melodies out of a deep genre knowledge.
"Debbie Deist" is a country waltz like I would expect to find in an old-time saloon: howling vocals over jaunty piano, a simple drumbeat, and multipart harmonies. When the emotive guitar solo kicked in, I was totally sold. That's not virtuouso egoism, that's heart and soul, my friends.
The gentle "Cosmic Winds" calls up comparisons to modern folkies, while the guitar hook of "Fatigue" pulls the song in a bit more artsy direction than traditional alt-country. Still, it feels comfortable within the EP and the genre, like old hands pushing the boundaries a little before settling back into the know-'em-by-heart verses. "Rough Diamond" closes out the set with a flowing, contemplative piece. It's a strong four-song set, and one that fans of alt-country will find themselves drawn to. No flash, no frills, just strong, strong songwriting.


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Sfas-Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Toldos, 5631
The Sfas Emes takes us back to the subject — and the reality — of "hester." That is, HaShem is at all times present, but is "hiding" behind nature and chitzoniyus (superficial appearances). Last week, in Parshas Chayei Sara, the Sfas Emes discussed hester in the context of zeman (time); i.e., in viewing history and current events. This week, the Sfas Emes discusses hester in more general terms. He also focuses on the responsibility that hester brings with it for us, namely, the task of penetrating the Hester to be aware of HaShem's Presence — despite the hester.
Where in Parshas Toldos does the Sfas Emes find the issue of hester? He finds it in Bereishis, 26:18-22. Avraham Avinu had dug wells to give people access to water. Chazal see these wells, not only as real-life wells, but also as a metaphor for Avraham Avinu's activity in giving people access to HaShem, Whose Presence is manifest in the water of the wells.
After Avraham was niftar, the Plishtim — the original Palestinians — filled in the wells with earth. Again, viewing this real-world experience in metaphoric terms, we see this action of the Plishtim as blocking access to HaShem. I.e., they actively tried to block access to HaShem. Now came Yitzchok Avinu. He removed the earth that the Plishtim had used to close the channels to — and from — HaShem. Thus, the Sfas Emes sees Yitzchok's removal of the earth to reach the water in the wells as an act of penetrating the hester to renew contact with HaShem.
Why does the Sfas Emes return so often to the theme of hester? In his constant reference to HaShem's being hidden, the Sfas Emes may be addressing his own personal question of: where is HaShem? And out of his personal experience with this problem, the Sfas Emes drew a crucial insight. As he has often told us: the purpose of Creation is to give us the challenging task of penetrating the Hester; and thus to finding HaShem in nature (ma'aseh breishis). That is, our key responsibility is to make ourselves aware that despite appearences to the contrary, all existence comes from HaShem.
After Yitzchok Avinu encountered strife and hatred from the Plishtim in the matter of the wells, he dug a new well, over which there was no conflict. Accordingly, Yitzchok called that well "Rechovos," a name which connotes expansiveness and repose. The name Rechovos evokes for the Sfas Emes a posuk in Mishlei (1:20): "Chochmos bachutz barona, baRECHOVOS titein kolah." (ArtScroll: "Wisdom sings out in the streets; it gives forth its voice in the squares.") The message is clear: Once we remove the outer shell which hides HaShem, an awareness of His Presence will expand and permeate the world.
Continuing with this theme, the Sfas Emes tells us that the agent for this permeation is Torah Shebe'al Peh (the Oral Law). How does this process work ? The Sfas Emes explains. By extending HaShem's accessibility to all our activities, Torah Shebe'al Peh enables us to experience HaShem's Presence more thoroughly in our daily lives. Thus the posuk in Mishlei is telling us that by giving forth its voice (an allusion to Torah Shebe'al Peh ), wisdom — Torah — expands its domain.
The Sfas Emes continues. This specification of our role in life — to expand awareness of HaShem's Presence — helps answer a puzzling question. Why — and how — did Yitzchok Avinu misjudge his son Esav?
A posuk (Bereishis 24:62) tells us: "Vayeitzei Yitzchok lasuach basadeh." (That is: Yitzchok went out (ArtScroll: "to supplicate;" Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan: to "medidate") in the field.) As you see, translation of the word "lasuach" is not obvious. The Sfas Emes sees this word as related to the word 'sicha' — spoken words. Thus, he reads 'lasuach' as; "to speak." Why did Yitzchok Avinu go out "to speak" in the field? The Sfas Emes answers: To expand awareness of HaShem in the world. Thus, the Sfas Emes sees Yitzchok Avinu as being engaged in kiruv (outreach).
Further, the Torah tells us (Bereishis, 25:27) that Esav, too, was known to be an "ish sadeh" (a person of the field). But for Yitzchok Avinu, the sole reason for going out 'to the field' was kiruv. Yitzchok thought that Esav, too, was engaged in kiruv. Thus Yitzchok Avinu misperceived his son Esav, viewing him as "a chip off the block." "Like father, like son."
Finally, Esav played on his father's misperception. He did this by asking Yitzchok Avinu questions that implied that he, too, was concerned to extend awareness of HaShem's Presence. Thus he asked his father: How does one give ma'aseir (tithe) from salt? How does one give ma'aseir from straw? The former question conveyed the impression that he (Esav) wanted to extend our awareness of HaShem even to the inanimate world (salt); and the latter question, even to the relatively unimportant part of the world (the chaff).
Three suggested take-home lessons from this Sfas Emes. Bear in mind:
1. The sheer evil of the Plishtim, expending resources to block access to HaShem.
2. The Sfas Emes's novel interpretation of why Yitzchok favored Esav; i.e., ish sadeh.
3. The fact that hester is not something that happens accidentally or that we bring upon ourselves. The Sfas Emes is telling us that HaShem built hester into creation — to give us the challenge of seeing Him despite the hester!
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Q: Study the convergence of the series: $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{i\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}}$ So I don't know how to apply Cauchy's Criterion to study the convergence of series.
I know that $|{{e^{i\pi/n}}}| = 1$ so  $|\frac{{e^{i\pi/n}}}{\sqrt{n}}| = \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\;    \forall n \in \mathbb{N}$. I got this far but I don't know if I'm making a mistake:
let $ m,n,N \in \mathbb{N} : N \geq n \geq m : $
$|\sum_{n=m}^{N} \frac{e^{\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}}| \leq \sum_{n=m}^{N} |\frac{e^{\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}}| = \sum_{n=m}^{N} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$
Now, since $\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$ decreases as n increases, my reasoning is that for every $\epsilon > 0\;$ I can find a high enough m such that $\sum_{n=m}^{N} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} < \epsilon \;$ and by extension $\sum_{n=m}^{N} |\frac{e^{\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}}| < \epsilon$.
My confusion comes when trying to think of how to pick N, does the Cauchy criterion have to work for every single natural number greater than m? Because in that case, this line of thought would not be helpful since the infinite series $\sum_{n=m}^{\infty} \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$ does not converge, so either the original series in question does not converge, or the way I obtained the upper bound is not helpful.
Also, I wanted to add that I know that the limit $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{e^{\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}} = 0 $, but I know that this condition is necessary but not sufficient for the series to be convergent. If proving this series convergence is not best done by the Cauchy Criterion, in what other way should I proceed? And if I am making a mistake in my reasoning, would you be kind enough to point where the flaws are? Thanks in advance.

A: Recall that
$$
e^{i\pi/n} = \cos(\pi/n)+i\sin(\pi/n)
$$
and hence for each $N$,
$$
\sum_{n=1}^N \frac{e^{i\pi/n}}{\sqrt{n}} = \sum_{n=1}^N \frac{\cos(\pi/n)}{\sqrt n} + i\sum_{n=1}^N \frac{\sin(\pi/n)}{\sqrt n}.
$$
A sequence of complex numbers converges if and only if both the real and imaginary parts converge, and from $\lim_{n\to\infty}\cos(\pi/n)=1$ and $\lim_{N\to\infty}\sum_{n=1}^N\frac1{\sqrt n}=+\infty$ that the real part of the series does not converge, and hence the series does not converge.


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Some enthusiastic (or jaded) Star Wars fans have come up with a bingo game that serves to guess some of the more predictable moments in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. The bingo game comes as we're approaching one hundred days before the movie hits theaters. Though the movie is really close to hitting theaters, we've still yet to see any footage, or teasers, or anything really. Some fans believe that it's all on purpose, to keep all of the secrets intact, while others believe that it's still on purpose, but only because they don't think it will be very good.
Some clever Redditors came up with the Solo bingo and it's definitely a labor of love or spite, it's kind of hard to tell. Some of the more humorous squares tend to be the cameos. They list Boba Fett, C-3PO and R2-D2, Greedo, and Harrison Ford. Two of those seem likely, while the other two seem a bit too far-fetched. One could easily bet that Greedo will at least make a cameo, but Harrison Ford? In the same line, the mentioning of Carbonite is brought up, so there's still quite a few ways to get a bingo win.
Elsewhere, we see that the Solo movie will see Jabba offer Han a deal, we find out that "Solo" is not his real name, and we learn the origin of the dice. This Star Wars bingo is pretty spot on and one can actually see someone or even multiple people winning this bingo game. Emilia Clarke's character will be a part of the rebellion, Han will scoff at the first sight of the Millennium Falcon, Han gets his vest from Woody Harrelson's character, and Kessel Run, which we already know will be addressed. It might be a good idea to print this out, actually.
The hype surrounding this latest Star Wars Story is pretty interesting to say the least. Several Star Wars fans have already written the movie off, yet they are some of the very same fans that are crying because no footage has been released. There's also a faction of fans that believe that the movie will be excellent under the direction of Ron Howard, who also cry because we have yet to see what Alden Ehrenreich looks like as a young Han Solo. Though, a new rumor claims it's coming during Super Bowl. Hype is hype as long as everybody buys their tickets to go see the divisive movie.
As previously noted, we're getting pretty close to the 100-day mark to see Solo: A Star Wars Story and the excitement is getting pretty high, even for the haters who can't wait to bash the movie and secretly love it. The movie hits theaters on May 25th, and some fans just might want to make a print out of the Solo bingo to bring to the theaters with them. You can check out the original Solo bingo game over at the Star Wars Reddit Page.


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Q: std::bind makes no sense to me whatsoever The following:
#include <functional>

struct Foo
{
    void bar1() {}
    void bar2(int) {}
    void bar3(int, int) {}
    void bar4(int, int, int) {}
};

int main()
{
    Foo foo;

    auto f1 = std::bind(&Foo::bar1, &foo);
    auto f2 = std::bind(&Foo::bar2, &foo);
    auto f3 = std::bind(&Foo::bar3, &foo);
    auto f4 = std::bind(&Foo::bar4, &foo);

    f1(1, 2, 3, 4); // success
    f2(1, 2, 3);    // error
    f3(1, 2);       // error
    f4(1);          // error

    return 0;
}

f1(1, 2, 3, 4) compiles and executes bar1().  f2(1, 2, 3), doesn't compile, f3(1, 2) doesn't compile (yet bar3 has the correct prototype) and f4(1) doesn't compile. The error I get with Visual Studio 2013 for those 3 cases is
"class does not define an 'operator()' or a user defined conversion operator to a pointer-to-function or reference-to-function that takes appropriate number of arguments"
I have limited understanding of templates and the Standard Library, but this doesn't seem to make any logical sense to me.  Is there a reasonably simple explanation?

A: It seems you have a misunderstanding of what bind is supposed to do.
The arguments you pass to the result of bind are "substituted" into the placeholders _1, _2, and so on. The arguments that do not correspond to a placeholder are, well, unused and therefore ignored. Since you aren't using any placeholders in your bind expressions, the internal call to bar1 is always equivalent to foo.bar1() - thus it's independent from the arguments you pass to the result of bind.
It now becomes clear that the call to bar4 is equivalent to foo.bar4(), but bar4 expects four arguments, so that's nonsense. You can fix that by writing
using namespace std::placeholders;
auto f4 = std::bind(&Foo::bar4, &foo, _1, _2, _3, _4);

Now if you provide four arguments, those will be passed on correctly and the internal call becomes equivalent to e.g. foo.bar4(1, 2, 3, 4).

A: To pass arguments to the target you need to provide those arguments in the bind expression, or leave them unbound by adding placeholders to the bind expression and then you must call the function with arguments to be substituted for the placeholders.
You can call bar1 without placeholders because it doesn't take any arguments, so you don't need to pass anything to it. The arguments you pass to f1 are just ignored, because there are no unbound arguments, i.e. no placeholders that need replacing.
The other functions require arguments, so you must either bind arguments at "bind time" e.g.
auto f2a = std::bind(&Foo::bar2, &foo, 1);
f2a();

or leave the arguments unbound and provide them when you invoke the callable object:
auto f2b = std::bind(&Foo::bar2, &foo, std::placeholders::_1);
f2b(1);

Note that GCC 5 now has static assertions to catch this kind of error. If the arity of the target function can be determined and the bind expression doesn't have either a bound argument or placeholder for every parameter of the target function then it says:
/usr/local/gcc-head/include/c++/5.0.0/functional:1426:7: error: static assertion failed: Wrong number of arguments for pointer-to-member
What you wrote is equivalent to this, using lambdas instead of bind:
Foo foo;

auto f1 = [&foo](...) { return foo.bar1(); };
auto f2 = [&foo](...) { return foo.bar2(); };
auto f3 = [&foo](...) { return foo.bar3(); };
auto f4 = [&foo](...) { return foo.bar4(); };

f1(1, 2, 3, 4); // success
f2(1, 2, 3);    // error
f3(1, 2);       // error
f4(1);          // error

i.e. you define functors that will take any arguments, but ignore them, and then call member functions of Foo, but not necessarily with the right arguments.


Our summer episode kicks off with Alexandra and Laura singing, just for fun and in perfect harmony, in a way that can only be accomplished when they're in the same room together. Which they were, because this episode was recorded during a few quiet moments during the Romance Writers of America national conference last month.
We think of the conference as our "Romance New Year." Not only because we dress up for a fancy dance party and drink champagne, but also because we leave energized and inspired, making it feel like a natural time to reflect on our progress toward goals we set earlier in the year. But you certainly don't have to write romance (or write at all) to stage your own creative reset. All it requires is setting aside some time to think about things like whether your actions are in harmony with that big goal you are working toward? Are you having fun? Did you set too many goals at the beginning of the year? Are your goals really dreams?
You know how magazines do those super-fun giant double issues that span two months? Well, this is our version of that here at HBIC Nation-- our April/May podcast! Think of if as our version of the Giant Summer Fashion issue, except about networking instead of sultry summer dresses (though one of those makes an appearance too, if you listen closely).


When Greene Central High School coach Ken Grantham saw that Austin Batchelor had come out for football last season, he had a not-so-special message for him.
SNOW HILL � When Greene Central High School coach Ken Grantham saw that Austin Batchelor had come out for football last season, he had a not-so-special message for him.
A little more than a year later, Batchelor is no longer just a face in the crowd. The lanky, athletic junior has passed for five touchdowns and more than 1,100 yards this season to stand out for the struggling but youthful Rams.
Batchelor�s numbers, which include 11 interceptions, aren�t bad considering that he hadn�t played football since the seventh grade before last season.
It didn�t take long for Grantham to see Batchelor�s potential.
By about the third week of last season, Batchelor was starting for the JV team. He spent time with the varsity squad at the end of the season, which helped prepare him for the starting role this year.
Things haven�t been easy. The Rams (1-6, 0-3 Eastern Plains 2A Conference) have lost six straight, and they play host to Kinston (4-4, 1-3) today after an open date.
Batchelor, an infielder and pitcher on Greene Central�s baseball team and a shooting guard/small forward on the basketball team, has used this season as an educational experience.
The 6-foot-2, 150-pound son of a highway patrolman and a Greene Central teacher (�He�s not a kid that�s going to get in trouble,� Grantham said with a laugh), Batchelor has been surprised at the speed of the varsity level.
Batchelor played football in a rec league as a youth. A longtime New England Patriots fan, he said he first considered a return to the game during his freshman year, when he was spotted by some football players throwing a ball during a weight lifting class.
Sophomore safety and wide receiver Bailey Ormond was among the friends on the team who helped talk Batchelor into trying out. His quick success was fully expected.
Off the field, Grantham said, Batchelor has demonstrated a commitment to academics and a natural ability to rally the troops. It�s how he emerged as the starter from a group of anonymous players that August day.


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Sony is celebrating the launch of Destiny: The Taken King by announcing The Drop. So if you feel like taking on a vast shadow, chilling and absolute, draws towards Earth, and battle Oryx and his Taken army, PlayStation is promising that you'll "enjoy the Drop!".
The Drop features:
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Arcade Archives Solomon's Key - (PS4)
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Overruled! - (PS4)
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Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight - (PS4/PS3)
The Disgaea Triple Play Collection - (PS3)
EA Sports NHL Legacy Edition - (PS3)
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Shooter Space Shot - (PSone Classic)
Crossroad Crisis - (PSone Classic)
EA Sports NBA Live 16: Live Pro-am Demo - (PS4)
The company has also announced a few new albums coming to PlayStation Music, including MAC MILLER: GO:OD AM, Rudimental: We The Generation, and Robert Delong: In The Cards, as well as some new films hitting the PlayStation Video, such as Cinderella (2015), Monkey Kingdom, and The Bastard Executioner (Season 1).
The games will be available starting September 15. However, according to Sony "The information above is subject to change without notice".