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January 2, 2018 January 2, 2018 Rick Laubscher
"Newest" PCC Streetcar Collides with Truck
Around 8:30 p.m. on New Year's Day, the newest PCC streetcar to reenter regular service following a complete rebuilding collided with a large box truck while returning to the carbarn after completing its day's work on the F-line. The impact knocked the streetcar, No. 1063 (painted to honor Baltimore Transit), off the track and turned the truck on its side. No injuries had been reported by the time this post was made. The streetcar had no passengers aboard at the time of the collision.
Car 1063 was southbound on Third Street, headed for Muni Metro East, its storage and maintenance base, when it collided with the truck at Mission Bay Boulevard South. The 1063 suffered extensive damage to its door side front corner. The driver's side corner and the rest of the car appeared undamaged, though it is possible there could be frame damage underneath. Damage to the truck was also extensive.
Observations made at the scene seem to indicate that the truck was struck in the middle of its box behind the cab, with the force of the impact flipping the truck on its side and derailing the streetcar. The angle of impact suggests that the truck was turning left from southbound Third Street onto eastbound Mission Bay Boulevard South at the time of the collision. This was confirmed to news media by a Muni spokesperson.
The intersection is signalized for both streetcars and motor vehicle traffic, with separate left turn signals that are interlocked with the streetcar signals so that only one or the other is given a signal to proceed at a given time. No information has been released regarding the setting of the signals at the time of the collision; however, we were told at the scene that there should be security camera footage from the streetcar and perhaps from surrounding buildings that could determine who was at fault.
Car 1063 had reentered regular service within the last month after being completely rebuilt by Brookville Equipment Company in Pennsylvania, part of a contract covering 16 Muni PCCs. Like all streetcars going through the rebuilding program, Car 1063 had to successfully complete a 1,000-mile "burn in" period, during which all systems including propulsion and brakes had to be thoroughly tested and the car had to pass braking tests required by the California Public Utilities Commission before it was certified to carry passengers.
There have been several collisions involving T-line light rail vehicles on Third Street (which is used by F- and E-line streetcars on their way to and from the car barn). These have involved cars or trucks turning left in front of streetcars running in private rights-of-way, such as on The Embarcadero, King Street, and Third Street. In a collision almost exactly four years ago, a truck pulled in front of vintage streetcar 162 on January 4, 2014 at Bay Street and The Embarcadero, causing significant damage to the streetcar (which is currently being repaired in Southern California). The trucker was found at fault and Muni received a substantial insurance payment.
The Third Street tracks were blocked for several hours while the truck was righted, the streetcar re-railed, and the intersection cleared. Buses replaced LRVs on the T-line while Third Street was blocked.
The San Francisco Police Department is investigating the collision. A damage assessment on the streetcar will be made by Muni, but even a cursory visual inspection indicates Car 1063 will be out of service many months.
We will keep you up to date on developments on this story.
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July 22, 2015 July 27, 2015 Rick Laubscher
Charlotte Trolley Collision
Charlotte replica streetcar No. 91, the one involved in the July 19 accident, when new in 2005. These streetcars operated briefly on a demonstration line before being stored until the new downtown line opened recently. Rick Laubscher photo.
There was a collision July 19 on the new streetcar line in Downtown Charlotte, which just opened. Here is a must-see video taken from the streetcar's security camera, published by the Charlotte Observer as part of an article on the investigation. (By the way, Muni's vintage streetcars now have these cameras, too.)
The Observer story quotes transit agency officials in Charlotte as saying the operator neglected to switch the controls from one end of the car to the other at the terminal. (The cars can be operated from both ends.) They said he somehow released the brake on the car while the controls were still activated for the opposite end. The transit agency said that's why the so-called emergency brake, electromechanical track brakes, wouldn't activate, nor would the regular brakes.
However, these Charlotte replica streetcars, built by Gomaco Trolley Company and modeled on the double-truck Birney design from the 1920s, also include a third braking system, manually applied brakes not dependent on electricity or control location, activated by the large wheel visible to the operator's right in the video. The agency says central control told him over the radio to activate that handbrake (we see the operator talking on his microphone as the video begins), but that the operator never did that. And indeed, we can see in the video that he never touches the handbrake wheel either before or after the streetcar clips an SUV from behind. (The car finally stopped when it ran out of downhill.)
The Charlotte handbrake appears very similar to the ones on the Milan and Melbourne cars do Muni. Muni trains its streetcar operators to stop streetcars from speeds of 25 mph with the handbrake alone. They also receive extensive training in all the systems of the historic cars. (The handbrake is a reliable, proven, mechanical mechanism. It remains a mystery why the Charlotte operator didn't use it, unless he was not trained to do so.)
What's also unexplained to this point, at least in public, is how it could be possible for an operator to release the brake on a streetcar, whether accidentally or on purpose, before the controls at that end of the car have been fully activated. If that's what actually happened, it's a stunning design flaw. (To be clear, Muni does not have any replica streetcars or streetcars that allow this kind of thing to happen.)
Fortunately, no one was hurt in the Charlotte accident. Yet we're seeing rantings from some folks there that one accident, in which no one was hurt, and whose cause is under investigation, is cause to shut the whole system down. But many of these ranters were clearly opposed to the new streetcar line on other grounds, One commenter on the video page linked above wrote that on the new streetcar route,
"you can see a whole lot of 'ghetto' and 'little Mexico' . None of our rail systems do anything for the middle or upper-class residents that payed [sic] for them (unwillingly) with our taxes."
(U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a former mayor of Charlotte, calls opinions like this racist and noted that it was precisely to reach underserved communities that he championed the streetcar as mayor.)
In Atlanta, a new streetcar line using modern streetcars debuted earlier this year and drew terrified comments in various forums from automobile drivers about how dangerous the streetcars were, without saying why.
As kids, native San Franciscans used to be taught to respect the streetcars because of their size but not to be afraid because, unlike a bus or automobile, they followed an exact course — where the rails are.
Any public transit vehicle, like any vehicle on a roadway, will eventually become involved in accidents. You need strong public policy, like the Safer Market Street plan, supported by Market Street Railway, the Bicycle Coalition, and WalkSF, among other advocacy groups, that would have prevented accidents like this one on Market Street the other day. You also need a transit agency that either already deeply understands rail transit, as Muni does, or makes sure it hires people who do.
Most of all, when new streetcar lines start up, you need extensive public education campaigns to teach drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians that steel wheels on steel rails simply cannot stop as fast as rubber tires on asphalt, and that trying to cut off a streetcar in traffic as though it was an automobile isn't a smart idea — no matter how capable and well trained the streetcar operator is.
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July 21, 2015 Rick Laubscher
Driver Takes Stupid Pills
Kendall Willets photo via SFist.
We get that driving an automobile in San Francisco is not easy, but c'mon!
From our friends at SFist comes this photo taken last Thursday by Kendall Willets. Willets reports that the driver of the SUV tried an illegal left turn from the right lane from westbound Market onto southbound Tenth Street. No injuries, no damage to the streetcar, which has been back on the road.
As San Franciscans know, left turns off Market throughout downtown (except onto Drumm Street) have been banned for decades for any vehicles except Muni. Even though every intersection is well-signed in this regard, we still regularly see dumb (or scofflaw) drivers hanging lefties in front of oncoming traffic (largely Muni buses and streetcars and bicyclists these days) that aren't expecting that. Nor are pedestrians who aren't looking for left-turning drivers. A recipe for danger.
Market Street Railway is one of many transit, bicycle, and pedestrian advocacy groups supporting SFMTA's plan to ban automobiles from Market outright between Third and Tenth Streets, for safety reasons.
It's supposed to start in August. Wish it were in effect already.
[Okay, transit nerd content: one city famous for streetcars actually has a rule of the road for automobiles that requires them to pull to the curb lane to turn across traffic. It's so they won't block the streetcars, er, trams. It's Melbourne, Australia, and it's an unnerving practice to see, but Melburnians understand the rule, and it seems to work. There. Not here.]
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September 6, 2013 October 15, 2014 Rick Laubscher
Private Bus Rear-ends PCC on Market
One of those fancy private buses that are now very common in San Francisco rear-ended PCC No. 1009 on Market Street Thursday evening (September 5), putting the streetcar into the body shop for repairs. The website SFist ran an article that wrongly stated that the historic streetcars are accident prone (offering only a link to articles mostly about bus and LRV accidents). But it does contain several good photos, so if you want to look at different angles, click here.
Too soon to know how long No. 1009 might be out of commission, but it certainly won't be seen this weekend as part of the special E-line America's Cup service (Wharf to Caltrain every 15 minutes, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday).
Since rear-end collisions are virtually always held to be the fault of the following vehicle, we strongly urge Muni to go after the owner of the bus for the full cost of the repairs to No. 1009.
UPDATE (9/15): Our mistake. Muni is still evaluating options for repairing No. 1009; it hasn't entered the body shop.
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Il dilettantismo e i successi nella MTB
Grande appassionato di mountain biking sin da giovane, Péraud si diplomò nel 1998. In seguito studiò presso l'Università di Tolosa, laureandosi in ingegneria nel 2004 e cominciando a lavorare dall'anno successivo per la Areva.

In seguito divise il suo tempo tra gare, lavoro e studi. Nel 2005 divenne campione europeo di mountain bike pur correndo a livello dilettantistico, mentre a partire dal 2006 si cimentò anche nelle gare su strada, partecipando e vincendo nella Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche e divenendo campione francese in linea nella categoria dilettanti due anni più tardi.

Le sue prestazioni gli valsero la convocazione in nazionale per i Giochi olimpici di Pechino 2008, nei quali ottenne la medaglia d'argento nella specialità cross country dietro al connazionale Julien Absalon. Ai campionati del mondo vinse la medaglia d'oro nella staffetta a squadre. Nel 2009, pur non essendo ancora professionista, partecipò alla prova a cronometro dei campionati francesi su strada, che vinse a sorpresa davanti a Sylvain Chavanel, due volte vincitore della specialità. Prese parte anche alla cronometro dei campionati del mondo su strada, terminando undicesimo.

2010-2016: il professionismo
Tali prestazioni attirarono su di lui l'attenzione di alcune squadre professionistiche. Per la stagione 2010 Péraud passò quindi professionista su strada con la squadra belga Omega Pharma-Lotto, abbandonando il suo lavoro da impiegato alla Areva che aveva continuato ad esercitare tra una gara e l'altra. Nella sua prima stagione da pro mise in mostra buone qualità da scalatore, che gli permisero di ottenere piazzamenti come un ottavo posto nella Parigi-Nizza e un quarto nel Giro dei Paesi Baschi. Saltò il Tour de France, al quale avrebbe dovuto partecipare, a causa di un attacco di setticemia. Partecipò invece alla Vuelta a España, nella quale colse la trentanovesima posizione nella classifica generale.

Nel 2011 cambiò squadra, passando alla AG2R La Mondiale. In stagione si piazzò secondo nel Giro del Mediterraneo, sesto nella Parigi-Nizza e nel Critérium International, settimo nel Giro del Delfinato e nono al Tour de France. Anche nel 2012 non ottenne vittorie, ma concluse secondo in una tappa alpina del Tour de France e settimo al Giro dei Paesi Baschi. Nel 2013 tornò al successo, nella tappa del Monte Faron al Giro del Mediterraneo (chiuse secondo nella generale); durante l'anno fu anche terzo alla Parigi-Nizza e sesto al Tour de Romandie, mentre al Tour de France dovette ritirarsi quando era nono in classifica.

Comincia la stagione 2014 con la vittoria sul Monte Faron al Giro del Mediterraneo (e il secondo posto finale), il quarto posto alla Tirreno-Adriatico, il successo nella generale del Critérium International e il terzo posto al Giro dei Paesi Baschi. In luglio partecipa ancora al Tour de France con ambizioni di classifica: in quella Grande Boucle, complici anche i ritiri dei favoriti Chris Froome e Alberto Contador, e soprattutto grazie a ottime prestazioni nella seconda parte di corsa (sia sulle salite che a cronometro), riesce a risalire fino al secondo posto finale, preceduto dal solo Vincenzo Nibali, salendo così sul podio di Parigi.

Nel marzo 2015 vince il Critérium International per il secondo anno di fila (con il successo di tappa sul Col de l'Ospedale), ma nel prosieguo di stagione non va oltre alcuni piazzamenti; anche nel 2016 non riesce a ottenere particolari risultati. Si ritira dalle competizioni dopo la Vuelta a España 2016, conclusa al tredicesimo posto.

Palmarès

MTB
2005
Campionati europei, Cross country

2008
Campionati del mondo, Staffetta a squadre (con Jouffroy, Leboucher e Vuillermoz)

Strada
2006
Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche

2008 (Creusot Cyclisme, una vittoria)
Campionati francesi, Prova in linea Dilettanti Elite

2009 (Creusot Cyclisme, una vittoria)
Campionati francesi, Prova a cronometro

2013 (AG2R La Mondiale, una vittoria)
4ª tappa Tour Méditerranéen (Rousset > Monte Faron)

2014 (AG2R La Mondiale, due vittorie)
5ª tappa Tour Méditerranéen (Bandol > Monte Faron)
Classifica generale Critérium International

2015 (AG2R La Mondiale, due vittorie)
3ª tappa Critérium International (Porto Vecchio > Col de l'Ospedale)
Classifica generale Critérium International

Piazzamenti

Grandi Giri

Giro d'Italia
2016: ritirato (3ª tappa)

Tour de France
2011: 9º
2012: 44º
2013: ritirato (17ª tappa)
2014: 2º
2015: 61º

Vuelta a España
2010: 39º
2016: 13º

Classiche monumento

Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi
2010: 126º
2016: 62º

Giro di Lombardia
2012: 18º
2013: ritirato
2014: 50º

Competizioni mondiali

Campionati del mondo di mountain bike
Vail 2001 - Cross country: 49º
Kaprun 2002 - Cross country: 21º
Lugano 2003 - Cross country: 21º
Les Gets 2004 - Cross country: 8º
Rotorua 2006 - Cross country: 9º
Fort William 2007 - Cross country: 7º
Val di Sole 2008 - Staffetta a squadre: vincitore
Canberra 2009 - Cross country: 7º

Campionati del mondo su strada
Mendrisio 2009 - Cronometro Elite: 11º
Ponferrada 2014 - In linea Elite: 61º

Giochi olimpici
Atene 2004 - Cross country: 11º
Pechino 2008 - Cross country: 2º
Londra 2012 - Cross country: 29º

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Vincitori di medaglia d'argento olimpica per la Francia

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Amy is a philanthropic consultant who works with foundations on strategic planning, program design, field and nonprofit capacity assessment, and grants portfolio oversight on a range of social issues. Clients include the Barr Foundation, College Futures Foundation, Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Packard Foundation, and Philanthropy California.
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Introducing the USAID SCHEP Collection (EN)
In 2014, ACOR partnered with USAID to establish a groundbreaking new project that would approach heritage management in new and dynamic ways: The Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (USAID SCHEP). In this photo essay, we introduce the USAID SCHEP Collection, which currently comprises 4,710 images from the first four years of this pioneering project. The USAID SCHEP Collection is the first born-digital collection in the ACOR Photo Archive, and the first with metadata produced fully in both English and Arabic.
Introducing the USAID SCHEP Collection (AR)
ضمن رؤية المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث في حماية الإرث الأثري الأردني، وقع المركز في عام 2014 اتفاقية تعاون مع الوكالة الأمريكية للتنمية الدولية لتنفيذ مشروع جديد ورائد يسعى إلى إدارة الإرث الثقافي بطرق فعالة ومبتكرة. وبناءً على نموذج مبادرة إدارة الموارد الثقافية في معبد الأسود المجنحة/اكور والتي اعتمدت على اشراك أبناء المجتمعات المحلية في البترا، واستناداً على تجارب مشاريع إدارة الموارد الثقافية الأخرى القائمة في الأردن، قام المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث بتبني هذا النموذج وتطبيقه في مشروع "استدامة الإرث الثقافي بمشاركة المجتمعات المحلية"، حيث شهد المشروع عدة مراحل من التطور للوصول إلى نموذج مثالي مرن يمكن تطبيقه لتحقيق أهداف المشروع. يمكنك الاطلاع على أعمال المشروع خلال سنوات أعماله الأولى 2014-2018 من خلال قراءة كتاب قصة مشروع "استدامة الإرث الثقافي بمشاركة المجتمعات المحلية 2014-2018"
USAID SCHEP Collection Galleries – English
The USAID SCHEP collection is comprised of 4,710 selected photographs from the first four years of SCHEP (2014 – 2018), making them available to the public as a special collection within the ACOR Photo Archive. The photos showcase SCHEP-supported site development, awareness-raising, capacity-building, and tourism development work at nine sites throughout Jordan, highlighting modern conservation methods and local community involvement. The collection is arranged in five series by categories: Site Development, Capacity Building, Awareness, Events, and Tourism. Here we present curated image galleries for each of the categories, which offer a sampling of what the collection includes under each theme.
مجموعة صور مشروع استدامة الإرث الثقافي بمشاركة المجتمعات المحلية
تتكون مجموعة صور مشروع استدامة الإرث الثقافي بمشاركة المجتمعات المحلية من 4,710 صورة مختارة من السنوات الأربع الأولى من أعمال المشروع (2014-2018). ضمن أرشيف المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث تضم مجموعة صور المشروع العديد من الصور المتنوعة من أعمال تطوير المواقع الأثرية التسع التي عمل المشروع بها في جميع أنحاء الأردن مثل (بيت راس، أم الجمال، مادبا، غور الصافي، بصيرا، بير مذكور، معبد الأسود المجنحة، وادي رم، آيلة) ووضح بعضها الآخر كيفية مشاركة أبناء المجتمعات المحلية في دعم عملية إدارة الإرث الأثري الأردني وأساليب الحفظ الحديثة
تم ترتيب مجموعة صور المشروع في خمس مجموعات تعكس أهم ركائز أعمال المشروع وهي تطوير المواقع الأثرية والتطوير السياحي وبناء القدرات والتوعية والفعاليات. انقر على الصور أدناه لتطلع على لمحة بسيطة من صور كل مجموعة ولمشاهدة صوراً أكثر من سنوات مختلفة لأعمال المشروع نشجعك على زيارة موقع أرشيف المركز الأمريكي للأبحاث والاستمتاع بها
Announcing the ACOR Digital Archive: Developing a Multimedia Teaching and Learning Resource
Based on the success of the ACOR Photo Archive Project to digitize and make available online 30,000 images covering a range of thirteen countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded ACOR an American Overseas Research Center (AORC) Title VI grant for a new project entitled "ACOR Digital Archive: Developing a Multimedia Teaching and Learning Resource.
ACOR Photo Archive Project 2016-2020: Building a Valuable Resource for "a Diverse, International Community"
"Prior to this project, ACOR's archival photographs lingered in the basement—undisturbed and uncataloged—for years, in formats that, in terms of modern library usage, were rapidly becoming inaccessible. Since the launch of the photo archive platform in 2017, these images have been in constant use by high-school and university students, professors, researchers, publishers, and prestigious institutions, such as the Smithsonian."
Highlights of the USAID SCHEP Collection at ACOR – Coming soon!
The Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (USAID SCHEP), is a USAID project implemented by the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) that uses a unique methodology for preserving, managing and promoting cultural heritage resources in Jordan through a community-first approach. The USAID SCHEP collection will make available photos from the first four years of SCHEP (2014-2018), as a special collection within the ACOR Photo Archive.
Kenneth Russell: An Archaeologist with a Passion for the Power of the Question
Kenneth Russell was an American archaeologist who died in 1992 in Petra at the age of 41 from complications arising from a tick bite. He was on the threshold of a major discovery, and was about to lead the excavation of the Petra Church, which he first discovered years before. This anamnesis is both the summary of his scholarly career and the pictorial evidence as to why Ken holds a large place in the history of Jordanian archaeology and in the memories of his friends and colleagues.
Video – The ACOR Photo Archive: Mobilizing Digital Tools to Preserve Visual Heritage
Presented here is a recording of a talk at ACOR given on February 11th, 2020 by Dr. Jack Green and Jessica Holland about the photo archive. In the video, ACOR's staff talks about the background of the project and the content that has been built. A breakdown of the different presentation sections is as follows: Project Introduction, Changes Over Time: From Excavation to Restoration, Interdisciplinary Collections, Collaboration, Reuse of Archive Photos, and Future Directions.
Exhibition – Picturing Change: The Role of Photographs in Cultural Heritage
Taking place on the evening of February 11th, 2020, together with the lecture 'The ACOR Photo Archive: Mobilizing Digital Tools to Preserve Visual Heritage', is a pop up exhibition entitled 'Picturing Change: The Role of Photographs in Cultural Heritage'. This display brings together 27 photos across eight collections held at ACOR and on the online archive. Juxtaposing images taken by individuals at various heritage sites across Jordan, photography's role in capturing change becomes evident. Click here to download the exhibition as a pdf.
Unearthing the past: ACOR from 1988 to 1991 through the lens of Bert de Vries
Bert de Vries has been involved with ACOR since 1968 and he has the most extensive living history of the institution. His knowledge of its past provides a rich well from which we can draw illustrations about life at ACOR during the late 1980s in Jordan. We sat down with him to talk about his photos and time at ACOR.
A Record of Archaeologists Past
After 50 years of working in archaeology in Jordan, Nancy Lapp has met generations of scholars. In addition to well-known figures from the 1950s and 1960s, the Paul and Nancy Lapp collection features numerous archaeologists of varying levels of fame, and provides a unique record of life on an excavation.
ACOR Archival Methods Workshop, 2019
On July 2-3, 2019, the ACOR Library and Archive hosted the third annual Archival Methods Workshop. Here you will find blog posts written by Jessica Holland (ACOR Archivist) and Samya Khalaf Kafafi (ACOR Assistant Librarian) detailing the events of these two days, as well as the slide shows for both presentations from the workshop.
Ashley Lumb, Project Archivist at ACOR, Summer 2019–Spring 2020
Ashley Lumb has joined us as the next Project Archivist for ACOR's Photo Archive Project. Ashley is working with the archive from July to May, thanks to support from a grant from the US Department of Education (Title VI, 2016 to 2020).
Images from a Lifetime Dedicated to Archaeology: The Paul and Nancy Lapp Collection at ACOR
Nancy and Paul Lapp first entered the field in Palestine in 1957. They continued to work and raise a family at ASOR in Jerusalem until 1968. Despite that she never set out to be an archaeologist, Nancy did not shy away from the responsibility to publish Paul's excavation material after his death in 1970. Since then, her involvement in the field has touched generations of scholars.
Rachael McGlensey, Project Archivist at ACOR, Spring – Winter 2019
Rachael McGlensey joins us as our current Project Archivist Intern for ACOR's Photo Archive Project. She arrived in Jordan in mid-January and will be working with the ACOR Library and Archives through December 2019, thanks to support from a grant from the US Department of Education (Title VI, 2016 to present).
Thirty Years of Stories Retold: Celebrating the Digitization of the Jane Taylor photo collection at ACOR
Jane Taylor, a British long-term resident of Jordan and a published author famous for her photographs of Petra, donated a collection of her slides and transparencies to ACOR in 2015. Taylor's works include 'High Above Jordan'; 'Jordan: Images from the Air'; 'Petra' and 'Petra: The Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans'.
Sharing Moments in Time: ACOR's Photographic Database for Documenting Cultural Heritage
Glenn Corbett and Jack Green discuss how ACOR's photographic database can serve as a resource for recording and studying cultural heritage of the region.
البيانات الوصفية للصور والوثائق – مشروع أرشفة الصور في أكور (Metadata – ACOR Photo Archive)
On July 18, 2018, ACOR Photo Archive team held the workshop, "Archival Methods: 2nd Annual Skill-Sharing Workshop for Libraries, Archives and Museums". Assistant Librarian Samya Khalaf presented how she handles metadata in the ACOR Photo Archive Project.
What Can You Do With a Photo Archive?
What can you do with a photo archive? This is a common question among people first digging into the world of history, research, art and archaeology.
The Year of Living Dangerously
Dr. Linda K. Jacobs, archaeologist, author, and founder of the Violet Jabara Charitable Trust, writes about her intrepid year in Jordan in 1981 as a new post doc.
A Journey Through the Near East, 1955-56
Archaeologist George Bass, well known for his underwater archaeology expeditions made a land trip through the Levant in December of 1955 and January of 1956, from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. In this article, Corrie Commisso shares photographs of the many heritage sites Bass visited as well as excerpts from Bass's letters home, including anecdotes and impressions of a region undergoing political change.
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On July 18, 2018, the ACOR Photo Archive team held the workshop, "Archival Methods: 2nd Annual Skill-Sharing Workshop for Libraries, Archives and Museums". Current and former Project Archivists, Jessica Holland and Steve Meyer shared their reflections from this successful workshop.
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Chungeorahm and Stone Man Films will co-produce a Chinese sequel to the Korean hit "The Host" reports Variety.
The $12 million production will concern a calamity caused when people ignore a monster due to their desire for money. China, Korea and Hong Kong all contributed to the film's budget.
Ning Hao ("Crazy Stone") directs with shooting expected to start early next year for a release at the end of 2009.


M y new husband and I set out to live our happily ever after. Hashem quickly let us know that this wasn't our life plan.
Our new neighbors knocked on our door, thrusting plates of welcome cookies in our hands. When my husband answered the door and thanked them for their offerings in slurred speech, they all did superb acting jobs, and then backed away slowly.
"You're so special," they said, or "What's your story?" There was no right question. Welcome to life in the middle — we weren't that special-needs couple, nor could we be called normal.
My past quickly caught up with us. My chiropractor pushed my shoulders one way and my hips another and happily pronounced me straight. But there was no denying it: I wasn't straight, and I was in way too much pain. Pain that stopped me functioning and from being the wife I so desperately wanted to be. So I tried another chiropractor. "If you do my exercises every single day for rest of your life, there's a chance you'll be fine," Chiropractor No. 7 said.
It didn't seem doable. It cost a fortune. And there were no guarantees… I cried daily over what I couldn't be, over the seemingly impossibly path ahead. Gently, my husband pointed the way out.
It was time to take a look at the options in his book. With years of taking care of his own medical needs, he showed me another way.
"The doctors have answers. I wouldn't be where I am today without their help. Let's see what they have to offer you," he soothingly suggested after yet another crying session.
My eyes hurt from the tears. Perhaps it was time to try something new. My husband quickly used his contacts to get us an appointment that week.


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author: yonghao
title: yonghao's Turtle Exercise
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If I surround something with backticks it's rendered in 'code'

Here are my awesome reflections, links, frustrations, and dreams.

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import turtle
wn = turtle.Screen()
# I've added code that asks for a bg color
background_color = raw_input("What color should the background be?")
wn.bgcolor(background_color)        # set the window background color
tess = turtle.Turtle()
# I've added code that asks for tess color
tess_color = raw_input("What color should the tess be?")
tess.color(tess_color)              # set tess's color
# I've added code that asks for tess pen size
tess_size = int(raw_input("What size of tess's pen should be?"))
tess.pensize(tess_size)                 # set the width of her pen
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wn.exitonclick()                # wait for a user click on the canvas

```

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Live games have resumed at the Y in Ketchum. All players will be required to be fully vaccinated and boostered. Mask wearing is optional. Players are asked to be at the Y no later than 2:15 so that the directors can set up the game. Reservations are required for the Friday invitational (less than 750 master points) game.Reservations for this game are required by Thursday at noon and can be made by contacting Jim Churchill atjimchurchill1@mac.comor by textat 208-309-2474. Please note the new time... read more...
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Wood River Bridge Club will be hosting a Friday face-to-face beginner/intermediate game beginning on January 7, 2022 at the YMCA in Ketchum. The game will start at 2:30 pm, but participants are urged to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier so that the director can set up the game. The game is open to anyone with less than 750 master points and the cost is $10. Reservations are required by Thursday at noon and can be made by contacting Jim Churchill at jimchurchill1@mac.com or by text at 208-309-2474. Participants must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and masks are optional.
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Keep in mind that "honest and direct" is not the same as "cold and cruel." Your psychic advisor shouldn't make you feel that he or she judges you negatively because of difficult situations in your life. A good psychic advisor will make sure you understand any potential problems without belittling you. It is unlikely that you will encounter an unkind psychic advisor:
A barcode is a series of alternating dark and light stripes that are read by an optical scanner. The organization and width of the lines is determined by the bar code protocol selected. There are many different protocols, such as the prevalent Code 39.[3] Sometimes the digits represented by the dark and light bars are also printed to allow people to read the number without an optical reader.
In the later half of the 20th century, Western mediumship developed in two different ways. One type involved clairaudience or sensitives who hear spirit, and then relay what they hear to their clients.[29] The other incarnation of non-physical mediumship is a form of channeling in which the channeler goes into a trance, or "leaves their body", allowing a spirit entity to borrow their body, who then speaks through them.[30] When in a trance the medium appears to come under the control of the spirit of a departed soul, sometimes entering into a cataleptic state,[31] although modern channelers may not.[citation needed] Some channelers open the eyes when channeling, and remain able to walk and behave normally. The rhythm and the intonation of the voice may also change completely.
"The picture reading shows me what goes on in the past life and in this life ... So if it shows me she was your guardian angel at one point, she was a guardian angel," she said. She added that the reading wasn't accurate because I had come in with the intention to trick, that the energy I came in with was one about my sister which is what she picked up on, that the whole thing wasn't very "civilized" of me and that she'd be calling other psychics and warning them about me. She told me she's been tested by people who declared their intentions and passed their tests, and offered to give me a reading that would reveal secrets about me that not even my closest friends know. I declined.
In the typical deep trance, the medium may not have clear recall of all the messages conveyed while in an altered state; such people generally work with an assistant. That person selectively wrote down or otherwise recorded the medium's words. Rarely did the assistant record the responding words of the sitter and other attendants. An example of this kind of relationship can be found in the early 20th century collaboration between the trance medium Mrs. Cecil M. Cook of the William T. Stead Memorial Center in Chicago (a religious body incorporated under the statutes of the State of Illinois) and the journalist Lloyd Kenyon Jones. The latter was a non-medium Spiritualist who transcribed Cook's messages in shorthand. He edited them for publication in book and pamphlet form.[25]
On 4 February 1922, Harry Price with James Seymour, Eric Dingwall and William S. Marriott had proven the spirit photographer William Hope was a fraud during tests at the British College of Psychic Science. Price wrote in his SPR report "William Hope has been found guilty of deliberately substituting his own plates for those of a sitter... It implies that the medium brings to the sitting a duplicate slide and faked plates for fraudulent purposes."[128] The medium Kathleen Goligher was investigated by the physicist Edmund Edward Fournier d'Albe. On July 22, 1921 in a séance he observed Goligher holding the table up with her foot. He also discovered that her ectoplasm was made of muslin. During a séance d'Albe observed white muslin between Goligher's feet.[129]
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Sandy gave me the main number to call and the four-digit extension I needed in order to get callers routed my way. I followed the prompts and found I'd already been entered into the system as an expert on "love"—they were psychic! I recorded a message for callers in which I explained I was "Natalie" and that I would use tarot to answer all their relationship questions. ESP Net's online guidance site had a page-and-a-half-long, exceptionally sincere opening we could use on our callers: " … as soon as I heard your voice I saw the most beautiful aura around you … I felt immediately that you are one of the world's very special people … This is one of the most exciting readings I've done in a long time … I am the one person you needed to talk to, to receive the answers and the help you need in your life at this critical time. …" The true beauty of the introduction was that it would eat up the caller's three free minutes and get us on our way to meeting the company's 15-minute-per-call minimum.
Magicians have a long history of exposing the fraudulent methods of mediumship. Early debunkers included Chung Ling Soo, Henry Evans and Julien Proskauer.[59] Later magicians to reveal fraud were Joseph Dunninger, Harry Houdini and Joseph Rinn. Rose Mackenberg, a private investigator who worked with Houdini during the 1920s, was among the most prominent debunkers of psychic fraud during the mid-20th century.[60]
"Trance mediumship" is often seen as a form of mental mediumship. Most trance mediums remain conscious during a communication period, wherein a spirit uses the medium's mind to communicate. The spirit or spirits using the medium's mind influences the mind with the thoughts being conveyed. The medium allows the ego to step aside for the message to be delivered. At the same time, one has awareness of the thoughts coming through and may even influence the message with one's own bias. Such a trance is not to be confused with sleepwalking, as the patterns are entirely different. Castillo (1995) states,
^ Paul Kurtz. (1985). A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology. Prometheus Books. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-87975-300-9 "Florence Cook was caught cheating not only before her séances with Crookes but also afterward. Furthermore, she learned her trade from the mediums Frank Herne and Charles Williams, who were notorious for their cheating." Also see M. Lamar Keene. (1997). The Psychic Mafia. Prometheus Books. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-57392-161-9 "The most famous of materialization mediums, Florence Cook – though she managed to convince a scientist, Sir William Crookes, that she was genuine – was repeatedly exposed in fraud. Florence had been trained in the arts of the séance by Frank Herne, a well-known physical medium whose materializations were grabbed on more than one occasion and found to be the medium himself."
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Besides reaffirming my belief that I'm a great liar and should do it more, my test also gave me some insight on how psychics work. They're talented when it comes to finding ways squeeze emotions out of you and make general statements that allow you to fill in the blanks yourself—you're contributing to your own deception (example: They say they sense a female presence watching over you, at which point you say, "Oh shit, my aunt/grandma/mom/friend/cousin/sister/teacher died a little while ago—it MUST be her!"). I think so many people turn to psychics because they help ease the fear of the great unknown that is death and give meaning and purpose to seemingly unfair and random events in our chaotic universe. To me, that's a form of preying on the weak and exploiting people at their most emotionally vulnerable, but if you believe in the afterlife and psychic powers, I can understand how the experience would be comforting - after all, who doesn't want to know that a loved family member, living or dead, is doing okay?
The end of sanctions on Iran, achieved by the agreement signed by Iran, the USA, China, Russia, Germany, the UK, and France, became international law when it was passed by the Security Council of the United Nations.Trump's subsequent welching of the deal and reapplying sanctions against Iran are therefore criminal acts, in obvious contravention of international law.So how could Canada extradite Meng for not following illegal sanctions ?
After about 15 minutes, our call was interrupted with a recording saying she had one minute left. Then a recording said she had added more time to her call. I had done some Web searching to see how much my potential callers were paying for my advice, and my best guess was that it was about $1.99 a minute. Cindy came back on, and we talked for 15 more minutes. For her $59.70 I told her that she had conceded all the power in the relationship to her boyfriend, and she had to find a way to make the decision whether they would marry more mutual. I realized that she wanted confidence from me—I remembered how much I disliked wishy-washy psychics.
Personally, I think that psychic readings done over the phone are a lot less likely to be influenced by all sorts of information that you can't help giving away in a face to face reading. Before you've even said a word, whether they mean to or not, a psychic reader can read all sorts of things into your clothes and the way you carry yourself if you're in front of them.
Every month I give Intuition Circles which are an excellent chance for you to meet like minded souls and learn to open your intuitive abilities in a safe environment. We meditate, share, and do exercises to show you just how intuitive you already are. Many people become friends out of these circles and it is my intention to create a community of intuitives !
Since I have done so MANY psychic readings (most online via the phone or online chat) I can at-least help you find a legit place to get one done. Wish I could do the reading for you to :)... But that's just not my thing. Really takes a special person to do it. Anyways, take a look below for a few places I really like. Good luck with your reading/readings....
People who are seeking advice when it comes to their careers often find it helpful to speak to clairvoyant psychics. A clairvoyant reader can use his or her gifts to tap into an informative vision of a person, place or object that can help you advance in your career, obtain a new position or even change career direction. You can use this vision to prepare yourself or focus your energies on the best possible outcome.
I dug them out again this spring for a foray into a career as a phone psychic—the latest installment of "Human Guinea Pig," a column in which I am supposed to explore intriguing corners of life, but in which, so far, I mostly humiliate myself. (Like here, for example.) Locating openings for my extrasensory services was easy. I went to an online job site and typed "psychic" into the search engine. I sent e-mails to the three companies listed, and two—I'll call them ESP Net and Chakra Con—sent me back contracts to fill out.
Frequently Asked Questions: Do you offer free phone, chat or email readings? No. However we do offer amazing new member specials starting at only $10.00. Do you offer love tarot readings? Our advisors are not reliant on the use of tools in their sessions due to their advanced intuition and psychic powers. However, tarot, crystal, astrology and other styles can be requested. Do you offer psychic love spells, palm readers or fortune tellers? No. We believe that only you have control of your path. Spells attempting to control others are an unethical, unreliable ritual and are often connect to psychic scams. We strive to provide professional services at affordable rates. Please check out our psychic reviews online today. Do you offer any famous psychics on your network? Yes. Many of our psychics are known nationwide for their unprecedented ability to forecast and have provided guidance to thousands of satisfied clients. Who is your best or top psychic? The best psychic for your needs can only be decided by you. However, please feel free to call our live member service agents and they will be happy to make a recommendation! Do you have psychic mediums or clairvoyants? Yes. We have experienced psychic advisors that offer all types of spiritual guidance.
Psychic Four was very motherly, constantly calling me "darling" and telling me how sorry she was for my loss. Her method of Emily-contact was a mix of prayer and coffee-dregs reading. She made me a small cup of Turkish coffee and when I finished the liquid, she placed the saucer on top of the cup, had me hold it with both hands while moving my arms in a circle three times and then flip the cup and saucer over and put it on the table. She put a blue glass cube with white circles on all six sides on top of the overturned cup and had me to put my finger on the cube and make a wish. I did, and she asked me for the photo. I handed her my phone. She put a small statue of a Turkish philosopher and an angel snow globe in front of me and told me to hold on to both and praying while she turned on her laptop and started playing weird reverb-heavy New Age music featuring a man and woman speaking about being intoxicated on love (not Beyonce style, unfortunately). She was going to ask Emily to make herself known to me.
Make no mistake: The Conservatives pretend to be 'for the people,' but that couldn't be further from the truth. This is still very much the party of Stephen Harper, Trudeau said.==========================================Meaning we have nothing to run on. So we are stoke fear and hatred and division in the hopes the uneducated liberals will still vote for looks.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s there were around one quarter of a million practising Spiritualists and some two thousand Spiritualist societies in the UK in addition to flourishing microcultures of platform mediumship and 'home circles'.[18] Spiritualism continues to be practiced, primarily through various denominational spiritualist churches in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, over 340 spiritualist churches and centres open their doors to the public and free demonstrations of mediumship are regularly performed.[19]
Many 19th century mediums were discovered to be engaged in fraud.[61] While advocates of mediumship claim that their experiences are genuine, the Encyclopædia Britannica article on spiritualism notes in reference to a case in the 19th century that "...one by one, the Spiritualist mediums were discovered to be engaged in fraud, sometimes employing the techniques of stage magicians in their attempts to convince people of their clairvoyant powers." The article also notes that "the exposure of widespread fraud within the spiritualist movement severely damaged its reputation and pushed it to the fringes of society in the United States."[62]


Bună seara. Or as you would say in English, good evening. My name is Feka Bu Gergi <sp?>, but you can call me Ghitsa. I'm from Romania. I was born and raised in Romania amongst the Gypsies in Tinka. We were really poor people under Communism; and the Gypsies could not get work, they could not find how to supply the needs for their family. So many times we had to resort to stealing and begging to supply basic needs.
The Gypsies are great musicians, they love to play instrument(s) and they love to sing and some of the greatest musicians in all the world were gypsies. And I was a little boy, and I wanted to play the accordion like my uncles and my grand fathers. But I had no accordion . And it was my birthday coming up, and my mother give me choice. She said you can have accordion or you could have new clothes for school. It was difficult. Because I had very bad clothes. Dirty; clothes with holes in them. And I was ashamed to go to school in my clothes. But I wanted the accordion so bad. And I said, Mom - it's up to you. What you want to give for me for my birthday you get.
I went to school that way in my old ragged clothes and was embarrassed once again, but was hoping that I would come home and find an accordion. When I got home, Mama said to me, "Ghitsa. Go into the closet and see what I bought you for your birthday." And when I opened the door, there was new suit of clothes. I was happy; it was very nice that Mama sacrifice to be able to give me a new suit of clothes.
But then she said to me, "Ghitsa, go look in the other closet over there." And when I opened the closet, was accordion . I was so happy. And I began to play accordion , became professional musician playing it at weddings in Romania and sometimes the weddings would go two, three nights in the row. Sad to say that many times I would get drunk and just fight and play music and that was my life, to get drunk and to play music and then I began to gamble. And as I became an adult man, my life was very confused.
I met Gypsy woman, beautiful girl - her name Monika <sp?>. And we fell in love and got married. But I am ashamed to say, I was not good husband. All the money I made playing the accordion at weddings and special occasions I would spend on alcohol. Then I would come home and argue with Monika because there was no food to eat. It was my fault, I spent the money. And Monika got very discouraged, very unhappy.
And then something happen to her, one day she came home very religious. Praying all the time, reading the Bible, and she told me "Ghitsa, I became Christian and changed my life." And she said, "Ghitsa, you need to be Christian." And I laughed inside. And my wife was a turmoil<? Inaudible 3:25> And one day my oldest son, Ghitsa Shore<sp?> ,it means Ghitsa Junior. And Ghitsa Shore said to me, Papa - if you don't become Christian and don't help to heal our family, I want you to leave us. We can't take anymore of the arguing and the fighting and you abusing mama and the family. And then I began to search. I had little job at post office as a security watchman. And late at night, I would stay there at Post Office and I would pray, drink. There was a man who worked there who's Christian. And I think on purpose he would leave Bible open, and I'd read, I'd read wherever he had the Bible open. God began to speak to my heart. But I had so many problems in my life, I was such an evil man, I didn't think that God could really forgive me. And then one day, to satisfy my wife so that we wouldn't fight anymore - she said - "Come to prayer meeting". I said, "What you want me to do at prayer meeting?" She said, "Whatever we do you do." So to keep peace, I went with Monika. We came to little house, this house was a place where the gypsies used to go to prayer. Nobody lived in this house. It was only a place to pray.
So we got down on our knees in the circle. One person prayed and another person prayed, and God began to work in my heart in that prayer time. And I began to cry out to God in my prayer; and I said - "God, I'm very confused; one person says if you eat pork you can't go to heaven. Another person says if you don't go to the church on Saturday, you can't go to heaven. I'm very confused. Please send me someone to tell me the truth of the gospel 'cuz I'm confused." He sent me men. I got up and opened my eyes. And before me was this man, two men. They speak to me in gypsy language. And they speak to me about Jesus in my own language, I never heard anybody tell me about God in my own language. I didn't know that God could speak Gypsy. They told me they were Americans, they were missionaries. They were Baptist. They told me how I could be saved and be forgiven of my sins. And there in that room, I knelt down and I prayed. And I asked Jesus to come into my heart to change me. And God changed me. He made me a new man. My life is wonderful in the Lord and my marriage is strong.
And I wouldn't leave that man who came. He stayed with us about two weeks. And wherever he went, I went with him. He stayed in broken down boarding house, very terrible dirty place. He had this salami or something that he brought from America. And he would cut the pieces of the salami, [and] give me this soup that he made in some kind of a little stove. I don't know what it was. We would have that soup and eat the salami and we'd take off our shoes. And all night we would talk about Jesus; I didn't want to leave that man. He became like my father in the Lord Jesus and I wouldn't leave him. My wife and I were supposed to go to Hungary and work, we find big jobs in Hungary. But we didn't go. We wanted to be with that missionary and it was in those days I remember and God began to work in my heart and he called me to be preacher.
I think you know the man who talked to me about Jesus; now he lives with us. He helps us people; and together we tell other gypsies about Jesus. We have a church; it's called Manna Baptist Church and I'm Pastor over there now. And I give God all the glory.
But I want to say one more thing. I never had opportunity to come to America before; we tried to come but couldn't get the visa to come. And the reason I want to come is I want to stand in Baptist church in America, I want to say - Thank you America, for sending missionary to me. Thank you for giving your money, making the sacrifice and praying for the missionary. Because of you, this gypsy man hears the gospel. I pray for you every day and ask God to bless your churches and make your country strong in Jesus. And I hear that the churches are strong, and it gives me great encouragement. I have one word for you. Continue, keep on for Jesus. God Bless you. Bună seara.


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**Prefer wine? There are 5 fabulous tasting rooms in the neighborhood where we'll be tasting (MJA, Equinox sparkling wines, Stockwell, Sonnes, Silver Mountain). At checkout, you will be asked your tasting preference so we can best serve your needs.
Your guides are HAPPY to customize routes for your group, within a certain distance, depending on ability of the group, just ask!


Whew! I almost didn't make it on the visual lesson plans, but as I learn how to do this I am getting a little better at it. I did have a minor melt and had to email the amazing Dee Dee from Mrs. Will's Kindergarten.
She is, and always will be my inspiration for making plans like this! I wish I taught kinder…I could just wait till she made her peek at her week and click myself happy!
Ok, no I don't wish I taught kinder. That was a lie. I am crazy for first grade. Through and through. Loco for little firsties.
Ok so some of the links are to teacherspayteachers and some of them are just to google docs to snag something for free!
While I have ya here I would like to share a couple things that I think are worth your while!
First, two special giveaways are happening!
One is at The Corner on Character. My friend Barbara has great brain break ideas and you can win a $20 Macy's card and it is only happening for a couple more hours so you better hurry!
The other giveaway is at Going Nutty with Miss Squirrels and she is giving away gobs of great units! (scroll past the winners to the new giveaways) That one ends in just a few hours as well!
Also The Bubbly Blonde has a friend in need and she has compiled a massive (over 100 dollars in units) prize that you automatically win if you donate toward her dear friend's need. Click HERE to check that out.
Enjoy your evening and hopefully we will have lots of energy for the upcoming week!
Where did my weekend go?!
Impressive lesson plans!!!! Love it!
Yay – thanks for the shout out…. for your readers, I'll extend my giveaway an hour until 7 pm central!! We'll eat dinner first — homemade stuffed deep dish —YUM!
Oh, and BTW . . . I bet you'd ROCK at teaching kindies!!
Wow! I just got back from my classroom and now I want to plan all over again! I am on week 3 so I will start next week!
Love this- now will you teach me how??? New this year to 2nd and life keeps throwing me lemons! I could use something positive!
Reagan – thanks so much for doing this! I know how long it must take!
Your blog is one of my absolute favorites. When I check my google reader, yours is always one of the first I read. You helped me a lot over the past year, and I sincerely enjoy reading your updates. Keep it up, your work is much appreciated!
Goodness! You put me to shame! These look wonderful!!
Oh, Reagan — I wish you taught kindergarten, too — but I love your blog, anyway!!This is incredibly wonderful!
These visual plans are great!! You must really be on track!!
How Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing.
These are incredible!! I am loving your Daily Math and Language, by the way!! Kiddos love, too!
These are fantastic! So, are these the lesson plans you turn in for your principal?


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PAB after 1st meeting, losing disciplinary power: 'Still moving forward'
Leadership wins on buzzer-beater, Aquinas boys, Penfield and Gates-Chili girls get wins
Mexican Senate ratifies changes to USMCA trade pact
Posted: Dec 12, 2019 / 09:35 PM EST / Updated: Dec 12, 2019 / 09:55 PM EST
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Senate voted Thursday to approve the modifications negotiated this week to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, known as the USMCA.
The Senate vote of 107 to 1 gave approval to increased enforcement of labor and environmental rules.
The vote clears the way for a revamped version of the 25-year-old North American free trade agreement to take effect, after the U.S. and Canada ratify the modifications.
Mexico agreed to dispute resolution panels to ensure its workers can organize and demand better wages.
Democrats in the U.S. Congress have hailed the changes. In the past, corrupt Mexican unions have signed low-wage contracts behind workers' backs. Critics say Mexico's low wages have played a big role in luring manufacturing jobs south, especially in the auto industry.
Mexico has reformed its labor laws to guarantee secret-ballot votes on union representation and contracts. The new panels will aim at making sure those rules are enforced.
The modifications also increase regional content requirements for steel, with a seven-year phase-in period.
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FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Slumping Nissan Motor Co. is offering voluntary separation packages to many of its U.S. workers as it tries to resize itself to match lower sales.
The Japanese automaker wouldn't say how many employees it is targeting to leave, how much money it expects to save, or give details of the severance offers. The offers are being made to factory and white-collar workers over the age of 52.
Libya says oil shutdown losses reach over $500 million
by SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press / Jan 28, 2020
CAIRO (AP) — Total losses from the closure of Libya's major oil fields and production facilities has accelerated, reaching more than $502 million over a 10-day period, the country's national oil company said Tuesday.
The announcement came as an artillery shell exploded close to a school south of the capital, Tripoli, killing at least three children, health authorities said.
by James Gilbert / Jan 28, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — One popular delivery service has been receiving some negative feedback on new policies they are testing in Rochester.
Grubhub is one of the most popular food services, serving more than 20 million customers, or "diners" across the country. Rochester is one of more than 2,700 U.S. cities that have the service in place. Other food apps like Door Dash and Uber Eats provides similar services.
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Congratulations to Brandi D., winner of the tour prize and to Books,Dreams,Life the host winner.
Goddess Fish Promotions is organizing a Virtual Blurb Blitz Tour for Dalir's Salvation by Nina Crespo, a Paranormal Romance available September 27, 2016 from Lyrical Press Publishing. The tour will run September 26, 2016 to October 7, 2016, and this tour will not include interviews or guest blogs; however, a blurb, excerpt and author bio will be provided to every host for inclusion on their blog. A PDF, mobi or ePub copy of the book is available via NetGalley for review.
Nina will be awarding a digital copy of Dalir's Salvation to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a digital copy of Dalir's Salvation to a randomly drawn host.
I would love to host on 30 September 2016.
I would be happy to host on September 26, thanks!
Dena Garson can host on 9/28.
Megan Morgan can host this Sept. 27th.
Can do 5 October. Thanks.
I'm open for any date. Thanks!


The Boston Globe's call for a concerted media effort against the President came to fruition on Thursday as more than 350 papers across the country ran editorials decrying President Trump's attacks on the news media. The paper's managing director Linda Henry appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe Thursday morning to accept praise for her organization's efforts.
"Do you have any hope that you will change the mind, or at least help the President tone down his rhetoric?" asked stand-in host Willie Geist. "I think that this is not necessarily for the audience of the President," she replied.
We know what the public approval ratings are for the media; it's very low. Is there any concern this is going to embolden the talk that the media is conspiring against the President, when they see something that seems like a unified message against him?
And it's not a coincidence that this president – whose financial affairs are murky and whose suspicious pattern of behavior triggered his own Justice Department to appoint an independent counsel to investigate him – has tried so hard to intimidate journalists who provide independent scrutiny.
Of course, the panelists saw little reason to challenge any of Henry's responses, questionable though they may have been.


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Durham, Wake Counties Investigate Possible Exposure to New COVID-19 Case
The Durham County Department of Public Health and the Wake County Public Health Division are currently investigating who was potentially exposed to an Indiana resident who traveled to both counties last week and has now tested presumptively positive for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running a second test to confirm these results.
"The Indiana State Department of Health notified us last night about the test results and provided us with a report on where this person went while showing symptoms of COVID-19," said Rod Jenkins, Durham County Public Health Department director. "Right now, we're following the patient's path – trying to determine when and where people may have come in close contact with the patient."
The CDC defines "close contact" as being within six feet of the patient for at least 10 minutes.
Patient Timeline
Using the timeline provided by the state of Indiana, the counties are mapping this person's movements prior to returning home.
On March 1, the patient flew from Indiana to Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
On March 2, the patient started showing upper respiratory symptoms while at work at Biogen's Research Triangle Park, North Carolina location, which is currently the only known location of potentially high-risk of exposure.
The CDC says COVID-19 is most likely to be transmitted when the patient is symptomatic. Therefore, public health officials believe there is little risk to anyone who came into contact with the patient prior to March 2, because the person was not showing symptoms.
On March 6, the person drove back home to Indiana.
Conference Connection
Prior to visiting Durham and Wake counties, the patient attended a corporate conference in Boston, Mass. during the last week of February. More than two dozen other conference attendees have also tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.
"If you have a known increased risk of exposure to COVID-19, a county public health staff member will contact you directly," said Chris Kippes, Wake County Public Health Division director. "If we have not contacted you and you do not have any symptoms, you do not need to quarantine yourself or take precautions beyond washing your hands, covering your cough, and staying home from school or work if you feel sick."
The public health teams are assessing the risk of each person who was in close contact with the patient and determining if quarantine and testing for COVID-19 are warranted.
The specific steps they take include:
Interviewing the person to assess their exposure risk level. This includes understanding how close they were to the symptomatic patient.
Based on that assessment, public health staff determine which additional public health activities are required, such as temperature and symptom checks.
If the person is put in quarantine and remains asymptomatic 14 days after exposure, they will be released from quarantine.
If the person in quarantine develops symptoms, public health staff would assess the need for testing them for COVID-19.
If the result is presumptive positive, the person is put in isolation. Once they become asymptomatic, they require two negative tests at least 24 hours apart to be released from isolation.
Although your risk of contracting COVID-19 remains low, both counties encourage you to protect yourself from COVID-19 and any other flu-like illness by following these simple steps:
Wash your hands.
Don't touch your eyes, nose and mouth.
Stay away from sick people.
Clean and disinfect surfaces using regular household cleaning spray or wipes.
Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and throw the tissue in the trash.
Stay home if you're sick and don't send sick children to school or childcare.
Staying Updated
Durham and Wake counties have made it easy for you to stay updated on the latest information about COVID-19.
In Durham County, visit the dcopublichealth.org COVID-19 webpage to learn more about how Durham County and the North Carolina Department for Health and Human Services are responding to COVID-19. Here, you will also find tips for staying healthy, informational graphics, and links to more information from credible sources. Durham County will also continue to add COVID-19 updates on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
In Wake County, you can visit our COVID-19 webpage, which has a set of frequently asked questions to educate residents, as well as an email address and phone number that people can use to ask personal health-related questions about COVID-19. Wake County is also sharing important information on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
COVID-19 Testing Options Expanding throughout Wake County
Wake County Public Health Expands COVID-19 Pfizer Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
Wake County Public Health to Expand COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds on Monday


BlackBerry made a pretty big announcement this morning at CES 2015, when it revealed AT&T's exclusive Passport would feature a redesign to its original look.
This decision immediately prompted a quick, super unscientific Twitter poll about which design looks better and votes were mixed. Now, we pass the poll on to you, our great N4BB readers.
The poll question is simple: Which design do you prefer, the original Passport with its square edges, or AT&T's rounded edge Passport?
We're only giving two options because we really want you guys to pick a side! Obviously, an exact comparison is impossible until you physically hold and use both devices, but first impressions still count!


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declare(strict_types=1);

namespace hipanel\modules\finance\helpers;

use hipanel\helpers\ArrayHelper;
use hipanel\modules\client\models\Client;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\ClientResource;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\Consumption;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\decorators\ResourceDecoratorInterface;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\ServerResource;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\Target;
use hipanel\modules\finance\models\TargetResource;
use hipanel\modules\server\models\Server;
use yii\db\ActiveRecordInterface;
use Yii;

final class ConsumptionConfigurator
{
    public array $configurations = [];

    public function getColumns(string $class): array
    {
        return $this->getConfigurationByClass($class)['columns'];
    }

    public function getGroups(string $class): array
    {
        $groups = [];
        $columns = $this->getColumns($class);
        foreach ($this->getConfigurationByClass($class)['groups'] as $group) {
            $groups[] = $group;
            foreach ($group as $item) {
                $columns = array_diff($columns, [$item]);
            }
        }
        foreach ($columns as $column) {
            $groups[] = [$column];
        }

        return $groups;
    }

    public function getGroupsWithLabels(string $class): array
    {
        $groups = [];
        $columnsWithLabels = $this->getColumnsWithLabels($class);
        foreach ($this->getGroups($class) as $i => $group) {
            foreach ($group as $j => $type) {
                $groups[$i][$type] = $columnsWithLabels[$type];
            }
        }

        return $groups;
    }

    public function getColumnsWithLabels(string $class): array
    {
        $result = [];
        foreach ($this->getColumns($class) as $column) {
            $decorator = $this->getDecorator($class, $column);
            $result[$column] = $decorator->displayTitle();
        }

        return $result;
    }

    public function getClassesDropDownOptions(): array
    {
        return ArrayHelper::getColumn($this->getConfigurations(), 'label');
    }

    public function getAllPossibleColumns(): array
    {
        $columns = [];
        foreach ($this->getConfigurations() as $configuration) {
            $columns = array_merge($configuration['columns'], $columns);
        }

        return array_unique($columns);
    }

    public function getAllPossibleColumnsWithLabels(): array
    {
        $result = [];
        foreach ($this->getConfigurations() as $class => $configuration) {
            $columns = $configuration['columns'];
            foreach ($columns as $column) {
                $decorator = $this->getDecorator($class, $column);
                $result[$column] = $decorator->displayTitle();
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    public function getDecorator(string $class, string $type): ResourceDecoratorInterface
    {
        $config = $this->getConfigurationByClass($class);
        $config['resourceModel']->type = $type;
        /** @var ResourceDecoratorInterface $decorator */
        $decorator = $config['resourceModel']->decorator();

        return $decorator;
    }

    public function buildResourceModel(ActiveRecordInterface $resource)
    {
        $config = $this->getConfigurationByClass($resource->class);
        $config['resourceModel']->setAttributes([
            'type' => $resource->type,
            'unit' => $resource->unit,
            'quantity' => $resource->getAmount(),
        ]);

        return $config['resourceModel'];
    }

    public function fillTheOriginalModel(Consumption $consumption)
    {
        $configuration = $this->getConfigurationByClass($consumption->class);
        $configuration['model']->setAttributes($consumption->mainObject, false);

        return $configuration['model'];
    }

    public function getFirstAvailableClass(): string
    {
        $configurations = $this->getConfigurations();

        return array_key_first($configurations);
    }

    /**
     * @param string $class
     * @return array{label: string, columns: array, group: array, model: ActiveRecordInterface, resourceModel: ActiveRecordInterface}
     */
    private function getConfigurationByClass(string $class): array
    {
        $fallback = [
            'label' => ['hipanel:finance', $class],
            'columns' => [],
            'groups' => [],
            'model' => Target::class,
            'resourceModel' => TargetResource::class,
        ];

        return $this->getConfigurations()[$class] ?? $fallback;
    }

    public function getConfigurations(): array
    {
        return array_map(function (array $config): array {
            [$dictionary, $label] = $config['label'];
            $config['label'] = Yii::t($dictionary, $label);
            $config['model'] = $this->createObject($config['model']);
            $config['resourceModel'] = $this->createObject($config['resourceModel']);

            return $config;
        }, $this->configurations);
    }

    private function createObject(string $className, array $params = []): object
    {
        return Yii::createObject(array_merge(['class' => $className], $params));
    }
}


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Q: Have a changable templateUrl I wonder if it's possible to make the templateUrl depend on an ifelse.
import { Component } from "@angular/core";

@Component({
  selector: "grote-kerk",
  templateUrl: "pages/home/home.html"
})
export class AppComponent {
  // Your TypeScript logic goes here
}

A: Apart from the suggestion provided in the comments, you can also crete your own structural directive and based on condition to load/unload different layouts.
For example take a look at this sample where the contion is checking if the device is iOS or Android one and loading different layouts depending on the OS:
import { Component, Directive, ViewContainerRef, TemplateRef, Inject } from "@angular/core";
import { Device, platformNames } from "platform";
import { DEVICE } from "nativescript-angular/platform-providers";

@Directive({ selector: "[sdkIfAndroid]" })
export class IfAndroidDirective {
    constructor( @Inject(DEVICE) device: Device, container: ViewContainerRef, templateRef: TemplateRef<Object>) {
        if (device.os === platformNames.android) {
            container.createEmbeddedView(templateRef);
        }
    }
}

@Directive({ selector: "[sdkIfIos]" })
export class IfIosDirective {
    constructor( @Inject(DEVICE) device: Device, container: ViewContainerRef, templateRef: TemplateRef<Object>) {
        if (device.os === platformNames.ios) {
            container.createEmbeddedView(templateRef);
        }
    }
}

@Component({
    moduleId: module.id,
    templateUrl: "./create-custom-directive.component.html",
})
export class CreateCustomDirectiveExampleComponent {
}

And the HTML part where the directive is used:
<GridLayout *sdkIfAndroid width="300" height="300" backgroundColor="#a4c639"></GridLayout>
<GridLayout *sdkIfIos width="300" height="300" backgroundColor="#0099CC"></GridLayout>

Full example can be found here

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The great thing is, once you're done with one exercise, you're really done! You've exhausted that muscle group.
This low-impact toning workout consists of five progressive exercises that are designed to target specific muscle groups.
Shay's fun teaching method combines her natural rhythm and athleticism for sessions that are filled with creative and dynamic movements designed to cultivate both strength and grace.
This workout contains very little cardio, so it's a better fit for a low-impact day, or in addition to a jog or run.
Builds strength using your body's own weight, improves core strength and balance, burns fat and boosts metabolism.


Upon completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the factors which influence the health of the population. Students will also have an understanding of the legal, social, economic, historical and political context of medical practice where relevant to the provision of high quality medical care and to medical research.
Population Medicine material based on the Population Medicine objectives is included in the summative assessments in Stage 1 for the Basic and Clinical Sciences theme.


Mlu Zondi creates performance indiscriminately for stage, gallery and public spaces. Reluctant to get caught up in the embedded politics of these charged sites, Zondi nonetheless engages with their respective audiences and publics, calibrating concepts and works for each particular context.
Zondi works under the banner of 'Sololique Projacts' (established in 2000 whilst still a student), a performance company with himself as principal member, incorporating other collaborators such as his partner, Ntando Cele, a poet and actor. Sololique Projacts has established an extensive repertoire of works, and as an ethos incorporates strong characterisation, playing on stereotypes and tensions of 'otherness', whilst developing an idiosyncratic performance language.
Zondi's interest in making work in a visual arts context developed out of a sense that the contemporary dance world does not easily accept his brand of performance, and that in the early stages of his career, positive feedback and encouragement were mostly received from visual artists and practitioners.


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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Watch Order
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is a satirical look at the Japanese education system, and it's insanely funny. But if you're new to the show, figuring out the order in which to watch it can be tricky. Don't worry though; I'm here to help!
In this post, I'll give you my recommended Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Watch Order. So read on, and get ready to laugh.
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: "Zoku Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei" is the sequel of "Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei". It's about Itoshiki Nozomu, the desperate teacher, and his class of social cases, where some are eternal optimists, the stalker, the hikikomori, the maniac, the illegal immigrant, the student with the double personality.
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: This is an OVA episode that takes place during the second season of the Zoku Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei. Where Professor Nozomu Itoshiki 's 2-H class, an ambient madness still reigns.
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Special
Nozomu Toshiki is a very pessimistic high school teacher whose even the kanji in his name form the word despair. It is while trying to commit suicide by hanging on a cherry branch that he meets Kafuka Fûra, a young girl with a character totally opposite to his. This one "saves" him in a way and explains to him that one should not commit suicide on such a beautiful spring day.
Naïve and overflowingly optimistic, she even believes that, like her parents, Nozomu did not try to hang herself but rather to make herself grow and gives her the name "Sous-chef Rose". Exasperated by this girl with a point of view so different from his own, Nozomu leaves, renouncing for a time to commit suicide but he is not at the end of his surprises because it is in class that he finds Kafuka who turns out to be one of his students. But Kafuka is not so different from her classmates, and the desperate teacher will have to teach some very special students.
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On Sunday, February 10, as you pray for the health, healing, and wholeness of others throughout the world, remember your own call to wholeness.
This year, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Health Awareness and Day of Prayer for Healing and Wholeness is Sunday, February 10. It is a time when the entire Church considers how we might be healed and made whole — that is, how we might be brought into right relationship with God and one another and live out the call to life abundant (John 10:10). It is an opportunity to pray for the health, healing, and wholeness of all God's creation.
The Board doesn't simply provide benefits and notifications to those enrolled for coverage. As an agency of the Church, we design and administer our benefits in ways that foster healing and wholeness — and we educate plan members so that they can use their benefits to best advantage.
Our ongoing prayer for healing and wholeness is reflected in several programs that can boost personal well-being. Call to Health, Well-Being Retreat, Presbyterian CREDO, and the Assistance Program all help members address one or several dimensions of wholeness: spiritual, health, financial, and vocational. Similarly, the Board's newer programs, such as Pathways to Renewal and Healthy Pastors, Healthy Congregations, are designed to provide renewed hope to congregational ministries by bringing young ministers into the plan with full benefits participation and restoring pastors' financial health and wholeness, respectively.
As you pray for the health, healing, and wholeness of others throughout the world, remember your own call to wholeness. Explore the many Board of Pensions programs that can help you bring your best gifts to ministry — and experience well-being in all dimensions of your life.


Sometime you will need to apply multiple taxes to an invoice or purchase. So you should create tax groups by combining multiple taxes.
To add a Tax Group – Click on Add Button, Give a meaningful name, select the tax you want to use in this tax group.
The tax rate of tax group will be the sum of tax rates of Sub-taxes added.
If sub-tax is edited the corresponding tax group's tax rate will also get updated accordingly.
You cannot delete a Tax if it is used in a Tax Group.
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