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Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut's Plan For Coronavirus Emergency Relief Funding in Schools
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved his administration's plan for use of the $110 million the State of Connecticut is receiving from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. The funding was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this year as part of the ongoing efforts to assist in recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state's plan, developed by the Office of the Governor and the Connecticut State Department of Education, provides a comprehensive vision for maximizing both short-term and long-term investments of the federal funding with an emphasis on promoting renewal, reducing opportunity gaps, accelerating learning, and advancing equity.
The investments, as presented in the State Set-Aside Plan Executive Summary, will maximize both the short-term and the lasting impact of the federal funding by creating a parachute that will help the education community land safely following the COVID-19 pandemic while collecting the evidence to support continued funding for strategies that work.
"I applaud the many teachers and educational staff who have been working throughout this pandemic to engage our students and keep them actively involved throughout this difficult time," Governor Lamont said. "Our administration will continue working with school districts to ensure that we can maintain these efforts and every student has access to the educational opportunities they deserve. I appreciate President Biden for approving this funding, and Connecticut's Congressional delegation for their advocacy to ensure that our schools have access to these critical resources."
"Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been striving to make the investments necessary to help our school communities meet their areas of greatest need, especially for those students disproportionately affected by the pandemic," Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker said. "This historic level of funding allows us, as one educational community, to be bold and innovative as we forge our path to a transformative and equitable recovery."
"Federal pandemic relief funds have been fueling Connecticut's strong recovery – helping our students catch up on lost learning this summer after a tough 2020 school year, and getting our local schools geared up for in-classroom learning this fall," the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation in a joint statement. "Towns across our state are all still getting back to full speed, and while the delta variant remains a serious concern this new round of American Rescue Plan funding will continue to help offset pandemic-driven budget deficits so that our schools can secure the tools they need to keep kids, teachers, and staff safe, and in the classroom."
The approved plan outlines an investment in a variety of evidence-based initiatives designed for a transformative and equitable recovery. Initiatives include a statewide K-8 model curricula, extended access to online/digital platforms that accelerate learning and provide credit recovery, expanded access to high-quality, innovative summer enrichment and afterschool programs, additional supports for students with disabilities and English learners, college and career advising resources for high needs high school students, comprehensive supports for youth in the criminal justice system, and subgrants to local education agencies to facilitate high-dosage tutoring.
Recognizing the critical contributions of educators, the plan makes a significant investment in educator support, recruitment, and retention to ensure all educators have the supports – professional and personal – necessary to guide our students in the years following COVID-19.
The Connecticut State Department of Education is committed to continually soliciting diverse perspectives as it is essential to implementing a plan that advances equity and access, and is responsive to the needs of students, families, and educators. The data and feedback collected will be used to inform future investments deemed most effective in meeting its priorities and to establish systems of support that address the pandemic's impact on students and schools in cooperation with educators, school staff, and families.
In addition, recognizing the complexity of making sustainable investments, the Connecticut State Department of Education is dedicated to providing support for the implementation of the $995 million in federal relief funds allocated to districts. District plans for those funds were due to the state by August 16 and are currently being reviewed.
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#include "nusmv/core/utils/utils.h"
#include "nusmv/core/dd/dd.h"

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  \brief The BddVarSet type

  A VarSet is a set of variables represented as a list of BDDs
*/
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The voice of geothermal
The #GeothermalDecade begins…
Geothermal lithium for the EU critical raw materials act
Geothermal lithium is extracted from brines used in energy production. It is the most sustainable way to extract lithium compared to hard rock mining or evaporation, which are significantly more harmful to the environment and CO2 intensive. Geothermal lithium provides Europe with greater independence in lithium production and imports. Executive summary is available here Full report is available here
ETIP DG & geothermal panel of the ETIP RHC- become ETIP Geothermal from 2023
To fully represent the geothermal technologies for Research & Innovation and reflect the technology trends and the market development, ETIP DG and geothermal panel of the ETIP RHC become ETIP Geothermal.This proposal was made by the ETIP DG Steering Committee in October 2022 and has been approved by all members during the 2022 Annual meeting in December 2022.The geothermal panel of the ETIP RHC also gave its approval on the 1st of December 2022 about this change of name.So from January 2023, the ETIP geothermal is established. Javier Urchueguía, Chair of the Geothermal panel of RHC ETIP said: "The launch of ETIP geothermal is a great opportunity to merge and integrate all efforts and lessons learned within the Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-ETIP) and Geothermal Panel activities into our ETIP geothermal platform. Critical aspects such as the interface and hybridization with other renewable HC technologies, synergies in many areas, and the opening to a broad variety of stakeholders are important activities of the Geothermal Panel that can and should have continuity in this broader and powerful new structure. I would like to encourage all those who have actively participated in the Geothermal Panel activities in these last years to join our opening conference in Offenburg on March 2nd!" Fausto Batini, Chairman of ETIP-DG mentioned: "The ETIP Geothermal has the ambition to bring together all representatives from industry, academia, research centers, and sectoral associations, for the development of the entire geothermal energy value chain (electric power, heat&cooling, thermal storage, strategic mineral). A strong synergy will be developed with the Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-ETIP) and Geothermal Panel to have all Geothermal Energy Sectors playing a main role in the clean energy transition and increase Europe's energy independence from unreliable suppliers and volatile fossil fuels.The official launch of the ETIP Geothermal will be at General Assembly on March 2nd, 2023 in Offenburg, where a new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda will be presented. Looking forward to meeting all the ETIP-DG and Geothermal Panel members in Offenburg!" Synergies between both previous ETIPs will be presented and discussed during the first meeting of the ETIP geothermal. Mark your calendar! Thursday 2nd of March 2023 from 10h00 to 12h00 CET in Messe Offenburg (Germany) at GeoTHERM. The name of the room will be announced very soon.
Doing the right thing: EU policy and consumer perspectives on Europe's heating crisis and solutions
Europe's dependence on imported fossil fuels was exposed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Replacing this dependence through energy savings, geothermal and other renewable heating solutions is of paramount importance. We explored the policy challenges for EU policy and also the perspectives from key large heat consuming sectors.
GEOTHERMAL MARKET REPORT
EGEC views on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act
EGEC views on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act EGEC, the voice of the European geothermal industry, is a not-for-profit association representing the entire value-chain of the industry across 28 countries. It is included on the European Transparency Register number: 11458103335-07. Further information can be found at www.egec.org. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the consultation on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act consultation. Our observations and recommendations are:
Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2022 opens for pre-proposal submission
The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2022 was launched on the 14th September and will remain open to pre-proposals submissions until 23 November 2022, 14:00 CET. It is the first annual co-funded call under the CETPartnership and is co-funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Partnership scheme. The CETPartnership aims to empower the clean energy transition and contribute to the EU's goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, by pooling national and regional Research, Development, Technology and Innovation (RDTI) funding for a broad variety of technologies and system solutions required to make the transition.
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OFATE Conference - Financing the transition to renewable heat in France and Germany
On February 9, 2023, the Franco-German Office for Energy Transition (OFATE) is organizing an online conference on the following subject: Financing the transition to renewable heat in France and Germany
6th Geothermal Congress of Turkiye
Aiming to bring together all the stakeholders of the geothermal energy sector for the 6th time, GT 2023 – Turkiye Geothermal Congress will be held at the Grand Ankara Hotel on February 15-16, 2023. GT 2023 aims to bring together engineers and scientists from different disciplines, investors, suppliers, and public and private sector employees who closely follow the developments in the Geothermal Sector, in a scientific environment where they can meet, discuss and promote their products and services. The event is being organized by the Geothermal Power Plant Investors Association (JESDER). For more details and registration, you can visit the congress website https://geothermalturkey.org/.
SPE Geothermal Seminar 2023 - Realizing the ambition
After the success of the inaugural event in 2022, SPE Aberdeen's Geothermal Seminar will return in February 2023.
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Q: How to combine an array of unique objects into a single object? I have an array that looks like this:
const myArray = [
  { 'John': 50 },
  { 'Adam': 29 },
  { 'Jack': 40 }
]

How do I convert the array into an object that looks like this?
const convertedObject = {
  'John': 50,
  'Adam': 29,
  'Jack': 40
}

A: You can spread the array into Object.assign():

const myArray = [
  { 'John': 50 },
  { 'Adam': 29 },
  { 'Jack': 40 }
]

const convertedObject = Object.assign({}, ...myArray)

console.log(convertedObject)

A: You can use Array.reduce() for that:

const myArray = [
    {'John':50},
    {'Adam':29},
    {'Jack':40}
]
var res = myArray.reduce((acc, item) => {
  var key = Object.keys(item)[0];
  acc[key] = item[key];
  return acc;
}, {});
console.log(res);

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Илья Михайлович Казанцев (гг. рожд. и смерти не-изв. ~XIX век) — русский учёный-этнограф, исследователь Казахстана. В 1830—1850-е гг. работал в пограничной канцелярии Оренбургского и Самарского генерал-губернаторств. Член Русского географического общества. Исследовал историю и этнографию оренбургских казахов Младшего жуза, их родовой состав, происхождение и взаимосвязи с русскими. В 1838 году в «Санкт-Петербургских ведомостях» опубликовал статью о казахах Внутренней или Бокеевской Орды и о функционировании у них барымты. Привел ценные сведения об обычаях казахов, их гостеприимстве, обрядах, связанных с рождением ребёнка и с перекочевкой, истории возникновении и значения термина «киргиз-кайсаки».

Сочинения
 О внутренних или Букеевских киргизах // Санкт-Петербургские ведомости, 1838, №1;
 О киргизах западной и северной части, называемых Оренбургскими или Зауральскими // Санкт-Петербургские ведомости, 1839, № 16-18;
 Описание киргиз-кайсаков, СПб, 1867.

Литература

Члены Русского географического общества до 1917 года
Этнографы Российской империи

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The United Kingdom and the EU
Visa to Iceland
Service for Icelanders
Schengen Visa for Iceland
Iceland is a member of the Schengen cooperation which exempts travelers from border controls travelling between 26 EU and EFTA states (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland). A uniform Schengen visa issued by one of the Schengen states is valid for travel within the whole Schengen area. Schengen visa should be applied for at an Embassy representing the state where the main destination is within the Schengen area.
All persons requiring visas, must apply for a visa at the applicable embassy/consulate before travelling to the Schengen area. See a list of embassies/consulates which handle applications for Iceland.
The validity of a uniform Schengen visa is up to 90 days.
Who needs a visa to travel to Iceland?
Follow this link to the Directorate of Immigration Visa Checker to see if you need a visa to travel to Iceland.
How to apply for a visa to Iceland
The Icelandic Embassy in London has authorized VFS Global to run the Icelandic Visa Application Centres in the UK. Applicants should hand in their applications at the VFS visa application centres. See detailed information on how to apply for a visa to Iceland.
The citizens of the following countries need a transit visa when passing through an airport in Iceland*:
The People's Republic of Congo
* This does not apply if the above-mentioned citizens have a residence permit in a Schengen country or if they have "Leave to remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period" or "Certificate of entitlement to the right of abode", and the permits are valid three months longer than the intended transiting through an airport in Iceland.
For further information on airport transit visas, follow this link to the Directorate of Immigration.
UK passport holders do not need a visa to visit Iceland. UK passports must be valid for at least three months from the date of departure from Iceland.
Passport validity:
Passports and ID cards of EEA nationals (EU/EFTA) must be valid for at least the proposed stay in Iceland.
Passports of non-EEA nationals must be valid at least three months from the date of departure from Iceland.
Passports of non-EEA nationals must have been issued within the last 10 years at the moment of entry to Iceland.
Entering Iceland with a national ID card:
Citizens of the some countries may enter Iceland presenting, instead of passports, national identity cards issued by the competent authorities in their countries of origin. For further information follow this link to the Directorate of Immigration website.
Information on getting married in Iceland can be found by following this link to Ísland.is about marriage.
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Hymns for the Church of England.
Hymns, original and selected, for public and private worship, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Sometimes, it takes 77 years for the true power of a story to unfold.
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Lawrence K. Nodine
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Lawrence K. Nodine is a member of Ballard Spahr's Intellectual Property Litigation Group, and its former Practice Leader. Since 1983, Larry has served as lead counsel, including first chair trial counsel, on a wide variety of cases involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents. He has appeared in more than 300 cases in 23 jurisdictions across the United States.
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Business Management-Hudgens V National Labor Relations
Category: Business Management, Labor Relations
ND a bit complicated. In the case of Hedgers v. National Labor Relations Board one such issue arose out of picketing union members who were told to leave private property while picketing. A labor dispute ensued and the case had to be decided by the Supreme Court over whether the National Labor Relations Board code of conduct should be followed, whether the First Amendment Right to Free Speech should solely be considered or If a combination of the two should be used In deciding the case. Hedgers). The issue of what standard should be applied and how it should be applied with geared to private property and union members picketing has been decided in many different ways. Opinions apply to both a First Amendment violation finding and a finding that the First Amendment doesn't apply at all. These cases have set precedents and are continuing to evolve the laws with regards to Labor law. They are important Issues that effect businesses, employer, and employees both In the past and continue to evolve for the future.
Many cases are being relied upon when labor and union employer employee disputes have arisen and will only change with the evolving way that union membership affects the workplace. Hedgers v. National Labor Relations Board, 424 U. S. 507 Facts: Stalking warehouse employees, who were members of a union, picketed their employer's retail store that was located in a privately owned shopping center. The owner of the shopping center told the picketing union members to vacate the premises or they would be arrested for trespassing.
The union filed suit with the National Labor Relations Board citing unfair labor practices and interference with the employee's rights because they were union members under the National Labor Relations Act. A Judgment was originally found In favor of the National Labor States Supreme Court to the United States Court of Appeals. Issue: Should a First Amendment Standard be applied alone or should the National Labor Relations Board Code be applied alone or should a combination of both be applied when settling the dispute between the union and employers who have their businesses on private property.
Holding/Ruling: The First Amendment does not apply in this case. Rationale: Even though the shopping center had public spaces such as a public parking lot, and was open to the public, the court found that the center was owned and operated as a private space. The First Amendment does not apply with regards to the case because the shopping center was private property. The National Labor Relations Act prevailed in this case because in that act there is a provision that precludes the members of a union from picketing on private property unless there is no other means by which the picketer's message can get out to the public.
In this case there were other avenues, other public spaces that the picketers could utilizes and therefore the court found that the shopping center owner had the right to request that they not picket on his property. Not all of the Justices agreed with one another and not all of them agreed with the fact that previous rulings should be overturned. The key to the decision in this case was the size of the parking lot which is considered public property.
The lot was large enough that the court found that it could be considered an alternative means of communicating with the customers and the public. The court found that the National Labor Relations Board was Just that a board which was set up specifically to resolve conflicts between union members and employers. In this there is little room for the First Amendment. The Supreme Court Justices make a point to point out that the law is "less than clear" when it comes to decisions like this and that is why there were Justices that dissented or Just flat out refused to take part in the decision.
The court remanded the case to the lower court so that the lower court could consider the facts and evidence with regards to the Labor Relations Act only and not to apply the First Amendment Freedom of Speech standard. Background of the case can be found on the National Labor Relations Act website where it states the facts and background of this case to be: "When striking members f respondent union picketed in front of their employer's leased store located in petitioner's shopping center, the shopping center's general manager threatened them with arrest for criminal trespass if they did not depart, and they left.
The union then filed unfair labor practice charges against petitioner, alleging that the threat constituted interference with rights protected by S 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (ANAL). The National Labor Relations Board (NULL), concluding that the ANAL had been violated, issued a cease-and-desist order against petitioner, and the Court of Appeals enforced the order. Petitioner and respondent union contend that the respective rights and liabilities of the parties are to be decided under the criteria of the ANAL alone, whereas the NULL contends that such rights and liabilities must be measured under a First Amendment standard.
Held: has no part to play in a case such as this, and the pickets here did not have a First Amendment right to enter the shopping center for the purpose of advertising their strike against their employer. Lloyd Corp.. V. Tanner, 407 U. S. 551, 92 S. Ct. 2219, 33 L. Deed. Ad 131. Up. 512-521. 2. The rights and liabilities of the parties are dependent exclusively upon the ANAL, under which it is the Null's task, subject to Judicial review, to resolve conflicts between S 7 rights and private property rights and to seek accommodation of such rights "with as little destruction of one as is consistent with the maintenance of the other," NULL v.
Babcock & Wilcox co. , 351 U. S. 105, 112, 76 s. CT. 679,684, 100 L. Deed. 975. Hence, the case is remanded so that the NULL may reconsider the case under the Annals statutory criteria alone. Up. 521-523". (National Labor Relations Act from Lexis). One of the cases that set a precedent and that the courts relied on in order to decide this case was Lloyd Corp.. V Tanner. In this case although it did not have to do with unions, it set the precedent for picketing or relaying public messages on private property. In this case members of the public wanted to distribute handbills on the property.
The property had a strict no soliciting, no handing out handbills policy. The court found in this case that the mall violated the publics First Amendment rights because even though the mall was privately owned it was open to and catered o the public therefore the first amendment rights prevailed. (Lloyd v Tanner from Lexis) The courts in the Lloyd case when making their decision relied on a case that was formerly decided named Food Employees v Logan Plaza. This case very similar to the other cases and it also deals with union workers and picketing.
In the case it specifically states that "Respondent Weiss Markets owns and operates a supermarket in a large shopping center complex owned by respondent Logan Valley Plaza. In front of Weiss' building is a covered porch and a parcel pickup zone. Members of petitioner onion picketed Weiss' store, confining the picketing almost entirely to the parcel pickup zone and the portion of the parking area adjacent thereto. The picketing was peaceful with some sporadic and infrequent congestion of the parcel pickup area. A Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas enjoined "picketing and trespassing upon ... He [Weiss] storeroom, porch and parcel pick-up area ... [and] the [Logan] parking area," thus preventing picketing inside the shopping center. That court held the injunction Justified in order to protect respondents' property rights and because the getting was unlawfully aimed at coercing Weiss to compel its employees to Join a union. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the issuance of the injunction on the sole ground that petitioners' conduct constituted a trespass on respondents' property. Held: 1 . Peaceful picketing carried on in a location open generally to the public is, by the First Amendment.
Up. 313-315. 2. Although there may be regulation of the manner in which handbills, or picketing, is carried out, that does not mean that either can be barred under all circumstances on publicly owned property simply by course to traditional concepts of property law concerning the incidents of ownership of real property. Up. 315-316. 3. Since the shopping center serves as the community business block "and is freely accessible and open to the people in the area and those passing through," Marsh v. Alabama, 326 U. S. 01, 508 , the State may not delegate the power, through the use of trespass laws, wholly to exclude those members of the public wishing to exercise their First Amendment rights on the premises in a manner [391 U. S. 308, 309] and for a purpose generally consonant with the use to which the property is actually put. Up. 316-325. " (Food Employees v Logan Plaza from Lexis). Another case which all the other cases had referenced and is important is the Marsh V Alabama case. This case deals with not only the first amendment but it also deals with freedom of religion and the criminal court.
It relates to the other cases in that it deals with private property and the laws that govern whether it could be considered public space. The decision in the case of Hedgers v National Labor Relations Board has a current implication on business in that it establishes what can be considered public pace even if the property is owned privately. Most people go around thinking that they are protected by certain rights and that may not be the case. This case effects the business world in that it gives a clearer definition as to what determines public space and private space and what can be done in those spaces.
The implications and impact that this case has on the future is not really clear. As the laws keep changing and the laws are also being redefined and rewritten and re- interpreted. In the article "The Cringing and The Craven: Freedom of Expression in, round and beyond the Workplace" the author Bruce Barry expressed his concern that the future of unions is at stake and the ways that the laws are being decided and interpreted are not showing signs that unions are being supported anymore. This case is significant in that it overturned a case that set precedence for the law on unions and picketing.
Although this case did not match the Logan case exactly when it came to factually the mere fact that the Supreme Court overturned that case based on the facts of this case is monumental. It is important to note that even the Supreme Court was split on its decision when aging a ruling on this case. This to me shows that there is a definite discord between the laws of old such as our First Amendment rights and the laws of new such as the ones that are made and upheld by the National Labor Board and the National Labor Act.
Even the National Labor Act was revised in part by the Taft- Hartley act. The fact that unions and employers have had battles over many issues has been a war for ages. Many employers don't even support unions anymore. In the article "How American Workers Lost the Right to Strike" the author James Pope tells us that nearly half of the American workers are not supported when it comes to becoming a union member. The unions were once set up as a protection for workers but now as Another issue that has arisen is the designation of what is public property and what is private property.
The courts have overturned and re-written the standard of what constitutes private and public property many times that there is still no clear law that determines what definition sets a precedence. In terms of freedom of expression. Many believe that freedom of expression is protected under all terms, which it is not. According to the NULL "It is of course a commonplace that the constitutional guarantee of free speech is a guarantee only against abridgment by government, federal or state. (NULL from Lexis). With so much controversy with regards to what constitutes a private property and how it can be owned privately but the use of the property makes it public, makes it very hard for the courts to make a clear ruling when it comes to picketing and unions. The National Labor Relations Board was set up to help resolve disputes between union members and non union members when it came to employment disputes. But even the Labor Relations Board has come under fire because of decisions it has made.
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> I am Amrith Yerramilli.

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Guy from Bangalore. Don't mind calling it Bengaluru.

Codes for fun. Work is fun.

Drives with passion.

Made this Blog+Website to have an online presence, and jibber-jabber about stuff.

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_**TL;DR version**_

It took me a while to mark my territory online, but I am here now.
I live and work in Bengaluru, India; and _clichéd-ly_, I obsess over the amazing weather out here.

I currently work as a product engineer at [DeltaX](http://www.deltax.com/). I joined them _**3+ years**_ ago, as *computer science engineering* undergrad from [RNS Institute of Technology](http://www.rnsit.ac.in/) (**do not** click the link. I've warned you).

I am one of those [full stack developers](https://www.google.co.in/search?q=full+stack+developer), with a knack for building cool stuff. Although I enjoy working on [all layers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitier_architecture#Three-tier_architecture) of the product, I expend most of my skill designing the core structures and patterns, working with APIs, Frameworks, JavaScript and developing UI/UX. I use memes or [lmgtfy](http://lmgtfy.com/) to answer to silly questions :sweat_smile:.

Most of my technical skills revolve around web technologies. I jumped into hybrid mobile apps recently.
I'm also looking forward to exploring the native app development SDKs.

I also have a love for        .


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Transgender women win elections for the first time in West Virginia & Louisiana
"I'm proud to stand for transgender and gender non-conforming people in the state," said Peyton Rose Michelle, who won in Louisiana.
Trans woman wins seat on Wheeling, West Virginia city council
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Awards season is just beginning and soon will come the Fall onslaught of hopefuls, but for now there's a bit of a lull as a relative few Specialty newcomers make their ways into theaters over the Labor Day weekend. William H. Macy's second feature directorial, The Layover, opens via Vertical Entertainment, as does India-set historical drama Viceroy's House starring Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville along with Gillian Anderson, going out day and date from IFC Films. PBS Distribution is opening Sundance Fest doc Dolores, its first acquisitions title to hit theaters. And Freestyle Digital Media is opening filmmaker/actor John Asher's A Boy Called Po, also day and date.
Also opening in limited release Friday is Lake Bell's I Do… Until I Don't? from Film Arcade. The title will bow in nearly 200 locations across the country including the Landmark and Arclight in L.A. as well as the Angelika, Lincoln Square and AMC Empire in New York.
Producer Keith Kjarval and William H. Macy have been longtime collaborators, including the previous feature film Rudderless in 2014. The two found that The Layover came at a good moment.
The movie is centered on two best friends whose plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning. In St. Louis, they find themselves competing for the same guy in their extended layover.
The Layover shot in Vancouver, B.C., St. Louis and parts of Florida over six weeks. Macy's reputation helped put casting in place.
Vertical Entertainment is working with Kjarval's company Unified Pictures as The Layover heads into limited release over the holiday weekend.
2017 Sundance Film Festival documentary Dolores is the first acquisition title for PBS Distribution under the tutelage of Erin Owens and Emily Rothschild who joined in January.
PBS Distribution traveled Dolores to a number of festivals post-Sundance including Seattle where it won Best Documentary. The feature also won audience awards at festivals in San Francisco, Montclair and Minneapolis.
"We believe in a robust film festival campaign," said Owens. "Word-of-mouth through festivals was key for us. [Beyond] the documentary crowd, we've also been pushing the film to labor organizations, feminist groups and others. There has been a huge grassroots campaign. Sonya Childress from Firelight Media has been spearheading our engagement campaign." PBS Distribution is also pushing Dolores for awards consideration.
Dolores will open exclusively in New York at IFC Center today, followed by select locations the following weekend in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. The title will expand in California September 15 while also opening in various cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Actor/filmmaker John Asher was given the script for A Boy Called Po from producer Darby Parker. The boy at the center of the story has autism, which inspired him to take on the project. His son with ex-wife Jenny McCarthy also lives with autism.
Inspired by true events, A Boy Called Po is the story of a widowed father struggling to raise his sixth-grade autistic son. The pressure of work, school and coping with the loss of his wife and mom push the two nearly to the breaking point.
"The way it had been originally written required a much [bigger budget]," said Asher. "I had to tailor it to a workable [number]. It took me seven years to raise a half million dollars." Two anonymous investors gave the bulk of the budget, motivated by the subject matter. To cut back expenses, Asher minimized the fantasy elements that were in the original script.
Asher had a chance meeting with Burt Bacharach on a plane and told him about the project. The composer suggested Asher take a look through his catalog. "After showing him a rough cut of the film that included a song, Bacharach offered to score the whole film," said Asher.
The film played some festivals, picking up a prize at the San Diego Film Festival. Asher and team worked out a plan for release with Freestyle Digital Media in June, which will open the title day and date today. Theatrically it will bow at Village East in New York and Cinelounge in L.A. as well as in locations in select cities including San Francisco, Cleveland, Detroit, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver.
Set in India in 1947, the film follows Lord Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville) who is dispatched along with his wife Edwina (Gillian Anderson) to New Delhi to oversee the country's transition from British rule to independence. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the Viceroy's House, Mountbatten arrives hopeful for a peaceful transference of power. But ending centuries of colonial rule in a country divided by deep religious and cultural differences proves no easy undertaking, setting off a seismic struggle that threatens to tear India apart.
Theatrically, IFC Films is opening Viceroy's House at the Royal in Los Angeles and Lincoln Plaza along with IFC Center in New York in addition to an Orange Country, CA run. Viceroy's House will head to over forty runs in the next couple of weeks.


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Kyiv Denies Minsk's Statement On Ukrainian Helicopter Violating Belarusian Border
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The Belarusian border guards declared the "violation" of the airspace of Belarus by Ukraine, the Border Committee of Belarus said. According to preliminary information, the violation was unintentional.
"On December 4, at about 12 noon, at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border near the Novaya Rudnya checkpoint of the Mazyr border detachment, a violation of the airspace of the Republic of Belarus by Ukraine was recorded," the official statement said.
"The Ukrainian military helicopter Mi-8 at an altitude of about 100 m crossed the state border and flew to a depth of 1 km into the territory of Belarus. The Ukrainian side has been informed about this incident," the ministry's representatives write.
According to preliminary information, the violation was unintentional.
The Ukrainian side claims that there was no violation of the border with Belarus. This was announced by the assistant to head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko, in a commentary to Ukrayinska Pravda.
Demchenko recalled that since November 23, a joint special border operation "Palesie" has been going on on the border with Belarus, within the framework of which aviation and drones are used, but stressed that there was no fact of crossing the border with Belarus.
"Aviation is actively used in guarding and monitoring the border, but what the Belarusian side announced today about the violation of the airspace is not true."
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In addition to the lens itself, the AF-S Teleconverter TC800-1.25E ED is included, and its 1.25x magnification increases the effective focal length to 1000mm. Its dedicated design includes one extra-low dispersion element to maintain the optical qualities of the lens, and it also retains AF and VR capabilities.
Super telephoto prime is designed for FX-format Nikon F-mount cameras, however can also be used with DX models where it will provide a 1200mm equivalent focal length.
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Two fluorite and two extra-low dispersion lens elements work to reduce chromatic aberrations; improve overall image sharpness, clarity, and color fidelity; and help to minimize the overall weight of the lens.
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Under Armour (NYSE:UA) likes to compare itself with Nike (NYSE:NKE). Under Armour makes athletic gear. Nike makes athletic gear. Under Armour has big-name endorsers. Nike has big-name endorsers. Under Armour supports the University of Maryland. Nike supports the University of Oregon. But Under Armour stock isn't in the same class as Nike stock.
Put it this way. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) and Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) are both retailers but they don't compare, either.
Am I being unfair? Maybe a little. But only a little. Put it this way. Nike has a market cap on March 6 of $134.4 billion. Under Armour's market cap is $9.3 billion.
One is an investment. The other is a speculation.
Nike earned $1.93 billion last year on revenues of $36.4 billion. That wasn't even a great year. It paid out 88 cents in dividends last year to 1.24 billion shares and covered that dividend with earnings twice over.
The price to earnings ratio is about 64, because it's expected to do better this year. It brought in nearly $5 billion in operating cash flow during its last fiscal year and at the end of November had about $4 billion in the bank, including short-term investments.
Nike put the era of founder Phil Knight in the history books long ago. While CEO Mark Parker is approaching retirement, the company has a deep bench behind him, led by CFO and executive vice president Andrew Campion, who is not yet 50.
Yes, one of its shoes exploded with Zion Williamson's foot in it. Paul George, who likely will be the NBA's most valuable player this year, has the endorsement deal for the infamous shoe.
Nike has literally hundreds of big-name athletes and athletic teams under endorsement contracts in any sport you care to name. Cricket, anyone? They've got India. Rugby? They have the Argentina national team. Australia rules football? The Carlton Blues.
Over the last five years the value of your Nike shares has doubled, and 21 of 33 analysts following the stock say you should buy it. That's up from 17 three months ago.
Under Armour lost $46 million last year on sales of almost $5.2 billion. Let's not even talk about a dividend. This stock doesn't even have a price to earnings ratio. The company had a little over $550 million in the bank in December and had operating cash flow of $628 million. This was considered a pretty good year.
Under Armour is under the absolute control of founder Kevin Plank. I say absolute because in 2016 he "split" the stock, taking the shares with voting control and leaving his shareholders to the rest. If a bus ran over him in Baltimore tomorrow (god forbid) his wife or kids would be in charge. His relationships and corporate culture draw negative attention from the press.
Under Armour is a speculation. Since 2019 started its stock has done better than that of Nike. It's up 22%. But you're starting from a much lower base. Over one year, or two years, or five years, Nike has been a much better performer.
Speculators might like Under Armour. The shares are volatile, meaning you can make money on trades and options. Last year saw a one-month spike from $14 to $22 per share in May, and another spike in November from $16 to $20. There was also a December fall from $22 per share to $15.
Nike shares, by contrast, move with the market. You buy it, you put it away, you ignore it. It's the kind of stock you can give your kids. Under Armour is the kind of stock you give your bookie.
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Tastes more like an alcoholic juice than a wine. An easy drinking beverage on it's own or paired with chocolate.
Chocolate Drop is a British wine product made from a blend of imported red grape juice and dark chocolate flavours. It promises aromas of dark chocolate and black cherry with notes of mocha and vanilla and is advertised as a sweet wine ideal to pair with chocolate.
Alcohol wise it's similar to other European reds at 12 ABV but tastes more like a juice than an alcoholic beverage. There's no complexity with the over riding flavour being chocolate. This is one of those products that's like Marmite. Everyone I know who's tried it has loved it or hated it. If you're expecting it to taste like a chocolatey Shiraz you'll find it far from the mark. There's much better dessert wines around but you won't really find any retailing at this sub £5 mark. The label recommends trying it with a casserole but it's so sweet I can't see that working. For an easy drinking novelty beverage to pair with chocolate at this low price point it's worth a try.


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6.16.09 (B.Kisida)
With the wild-goose chase Phish's created around their musical costume for Halloween, and the buzz around Sunday's acoustic set, we continue to forget that the heart of Indio's throwdown will be six sets of full-on, festival-sized Phish. We left the band at a point of massive creativity, evolving through the second leg of summer tour. The most significant mystery of the upcoming Holiday weekend may not, in fact, be what album the band chooses to cover for Halloween, but what direction the other six sets will take – where will Phish's music move next?
6.16.09 (B. Kisida)
After a concise and straight-forward June, Phish opened up their music significantly during their second leg of summer. Over the course of August, Phish rediscovered themselves and their improvisational chops, crafting music that evoked memories of their finest days. Their creativity returned, taking their jams in many more directions than June's predominately structured improv. The excitement returned; no one knew what would happen next, bringing the unknown back into play. Using organic jamming, Phish found themselves arriving at stunning musical planes, instead of forcing themselves into mediocrity – in short – their flow returned. The Red Rocks and The Gorge jams sound just as fresh as they did two months ago – music with staying power – the hallmark of quality. The east coast jams still shine as well, though with less of a majesty. But don't tell that to Darien's "Drowned," Merriweather's "46 Days," or the "Number Lines" from SPAC and Chicago – you might have a fight on your hands. But what's next? Where are we headed now?
The Gorge (G.Lucas)
While Phish jams came to life this summer, no distinct musical direction developed – it was still too early. But as we move into Indio, and then Fall Tour, the band's comfort level will only increase and we are sure to see new sonic elements and directions emerge. Looking for clues in the band's new material, both "Number Line" and "Light" have proven to be legitimate springboards for diverse jamming. With "Number Line" taking the torch from "Disease" as 3.0's feel-good anthem that can go anywhere, some of the most exploratory jams of the fall will ironically stem from the "Joy's" first radio single. Played much less frequently this summer, the versions of "Light" at Bonnaroo and, especially, The Gorge illustrated the song's propensity for open-ended, original destinations. Boasting one of the moments of the summer with its calypso jam at The Gorge, we have only begun to see where "Light" will take us.
The Gorge (W.Rogell)
And now that it is Fall, it's time to open up "Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan." Whether it happens at Indio or, more likely, indoors, this song will blow up. Its searing blues-rock psychedelia has been begging to be stretched since its debut at Jones Beach. The fact that Phish has left this one alone for so long makes me think its jam will explode somewhere along the course of Fall Tour – time will tell. While "Ocelot" has been a source of structured improv, it could easily break its mold into playful funk with uncharted courses at any time. I continue to await the 20-minute "Ocelot" second-set opener. The "Kill Devil Falls" jam has proven worthy – entering both upbeat and abstract realms at Bonnaroo and Red Rocks, a pattern that will likely continue. The other song off Joy that could meander into ambient spaces is "Twenty Years Later." Played only once on each leg of summer, its future still remains hazy. With a few unknowns on Party Time, as well as the funk-laden title track, we could be in for some treats.
Merriweather (K.Pusey)
Another potential source of a musical influence is the album they have chosen to cover. We all know how Remain In Light influenced the band, and their current choice could have a style that is genuinely new to Phish. Such costumes include Hitler's nightmare, MGMT's Oracular Spectacular, Radiohead's Kid A, or The Clash's London Calling. But assuming Phish sticks to the classic rock genre, which most believe they will, it's doubtful that they will pave their path of 2010 during their Halloween set. More illustrative of their potential direction will be the other six sets that contain far more unknowns than any other part of the weekend.
My gut tells me the band will progress to some form of patient, layered jamming with an undertone of groove; moving with a purpose through music we've never heard. With their skills and experience, if the band stays happy and healthy, I see no reason why this era won't develop into one of the most engaging in the band's history. If August was any indication, we are well on our way, as the band combined a mid-'90s determination with an evolved skill set, resulting in sublime jams. And we were just getting started. With Indio fast approaching, and Fall piggy-backing off Festival 8, we are about to enter a serious age of musical discovery and development. Hop on for the ride!
"The Curtain > Stash" 6.17.95 I
The punctuating statement on the first set in Gainesville, VA, and, in my opinion, the highlight of the entire show.
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6.13.95 Riverport Amp, Maryland Heights, MO < Torrent
6.13.95 Riverport Amp, Maryland Heights, MO < Megaupload
A stop along Phish's space camp of Summer '95, this show in St. Louis boasted a second set that centered on the colossal "Bowie" opener. "Hood," "Reba," and "Stash" also standout in this lesser-known Summer '95 gem.
I: Runaway Jim, Foam, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Strange Design, Taste, Reba, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Sparkle, Chalk Dust Torture
II: David Bowie, The Lizards, Axilla (Part II) > Theme From the Bottom, Acoustic Army, Harry Hood, Golgi Apparatus
E: Sweet Adeline, Julius
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October 20th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Nice setlist as always.
There's a couple folks on the coventry blog that do the poker thing. I follow their blogs and tweets…pretty fun.
BingosBrother Says:
@fromthetub : Respeck! Glad to have you.
lot rat Says:
anyone seen pictures yet of what their site looks like since they started constructing it? I would think in this day an age we would have nice shots of the fields and stage setup…gotta have some socal freaks raids that place and score us an update
Looks like heaven. Smells like victory.
Mugician Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
…this guy is jumping as high as he can for like a minute straight. hilarious.
Hahahahaha! Exactly. There's some pretty damn funny shots from the Rockpalast fest in Germany, June '97 (I think). Super goofy people everywhere. I love it. Go Phish, keep bringing the weirdness!
Looks like I've got my ride to 8 pretty much worked out, no if they'll just tell me when I need to be there!
Anybody from Seattle here?
now*
Uncle Ebeneezer Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 12:29 am
I'm in Seattle mugican
October 21st, 2009 at 1:06 am
Have you heard of the Ian McFerron band?
Not yet, where do they play?
October 21st, 2009 at 4:35 pm
That stash from this post is insane! Loved it. These jams of the day make my walks to and fro class every day something i look forward to..thanks mr. miner


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Fabulous dinner with wine and extras at Michael Mina last night to raise $$$ for the San Francisco Food Bank.
The fundraiser was sponsored and arranged by Epicurious.com.
Tanya Steel, editor-in-chief at epicurious.com, whose idea it was to have epicurious.com help raise money for food programs for children by raising money for America's Second Harvest and local affiliate programs (Wine. Dine. Donate. Epicurious.com Launches an On- And Offline Program to Benefit America's Hungry Children [PDF]), flew into town from New York for dinner.
Steel wandered around before dinner introducing herself to people and chatting. Mina closed the restaurant for the event and was on hand to supervise the dishing of foods and pouring of drinks.
We'll have to go back some time to see what it's like in real time.
Also at our table was an engaging woman who'd pulled together a large donation for the food bank during the annual Food From The Bar food drive ("the bar" being the Bar Association of San Francisco). Like us, she was a food bank supporter who'd never eaten at Michael Mina. The final four at our table were two couples who were friends and foodies from out of town (Foster City and Clayton). They were there to eat Michael Mina's food and if the event was for a good cause, all the better.
The restaurant was pretty much sold out. There may have been a handful of seats that were vacant, but that was it.
Paul Ash, executive director of the SFFB, gave an overview of what the Food Bank does, the tons of food (26 mil pounds!) it distributes every year, the number of food pantries it supplies, the programs it runs &c. Amazing organization.
Get involved. Donate food. Donate dollars. Volunteer. Support your local food bank if you're not a resident of the city. If you are resident, support these guys and come to San Francisco's Comedy Day 2006: Sunday, October 1 Noon - 5 pm. Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park. Five hours. Thirty comedy performers. (PG-13). This year's event is in partnership with the Food Bank. Bring some cash to donate.


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The power of the multigenerational workforce
Program contributors JB Bettinger, Karen Brown, and Monicque Aragon shared their experiences with Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko. Photo by Freda Miklin
BY FREDA MIKLIN
GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Colorado employers are making a conscious decision to take advantage of the skills and talents of all age groups from 16 to 85, according to Karen Brown, CEO-Strategist of iAging: Innovations for Aging and Longevity Economy. Brown told the group of 60 members of the Women in Business chapter of the South Metro Denver Chamber meeting at Koelbel Public Library in Centennial on July 12 that 50 percent of employees in Colorado are over age 55 and that 25 percent of the state's workforce is over 65. She went on to say that 70 to 80 percent of Coloradans report that they plan to work at some type of job past age 65. With the unemployment rate in our state dropping to 2.5 percent in May, there are generally more jobs than qualified people to fill them. Brown credited enlightened employers with making the most of the differences between younger and older employees, noting that while younger workers usually have better technological skills, older workers better understand business strategy. They also know that older employers are a good investment because they stay in jobs four times longer than young people.
Brown listed practical steps that companies can take to promote the hiring and maximum benefit of older employees:
Include seeking employees of age in your diversity policy;
Exclude age information on applications, including high school graduation year;
Invest in training for older workers.
Monicque Aragon, economist and statistical analyst for the Colorado Department of Labor told the Women in Business that Colorado was seventh in the U.S. in job growth in 2018 and third overall since 2010. She said that projected employment gains by industry sector from 2017 to 2027 were highest in the health care and social assistance sectors for every area of the state except Boulder, reflecting an aging population. Similarly, she rated the fastest projected growth by detailed occupation over the same ten-year period as highest for home health aides and personal care aides. She presented dramatic graphics showing that the over age 65 component of the state's workforce jumped from three percent in 2007 to six percent in 2017 and is predicted to be eight percent in 2027.
JB Bettinger, vice president of human resources for Stonebridge, a southeast Denver hotel management company that has a portfolio of 60 hotels around the country, including many Marriott and Hilton-brand hotels, told the group that "the hotel business has the most diverse employees." She explained that Stonebridge "has six generations in the workplace, ranging in ages from 16 to 80," and that "every age band has different needs and expectations." About her company, she said, "We are in the people business. We just happen to operate hotels."
Listening intently to the presentations and considering how to implement the recommendations were Centennial Mayor Stephanie Piko and City Council Member Tammy Maurer, along with RTD board chair Doug Tisdale.
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