A dire need has come again once more for one to address you the traditionalists, witches and wizards of our country. Of course other Nigerians are not, by any means excluded from this address. Nigeria is for all of us and its success belongs to us all. But I must first of all, again, congratulate all the wise men and women, by definition, the witches and wizards including many of the traditional rulers, the custodians of the culture of our country, for their past defense of Nigeria during the elections of 2015. Before the elections that brought in Muhammad Buhari as president, we learned of your meeting that was held at Afuze in Edo State in which Indian and Kenyan Witches and Wizard attended upon your invitation to them. The communiqué from that meeting at Afuze was read out at a Press Conference in Lagos by your leader/Spokesman, Dr. Okhue Iboi. There were all kinds and types of rumors, and many predictions that Nigeria will not survive the election; that the country will fall apart and; that foreign powers will come in to reoccupy Nigeria if fighting should break out during and after the election. Of course, the week before the elections saw many Nigerians in the big cities exodus to their various villages and hamlet afraid of the rumored and predicted doomsday that was to befall Nigeria. Alas, that elections came and gone, and Nigeria stood firmly without fall. Therefore, we thank you for your assistance which we know contributed to the success of Nigeria prevailing in that election of 2015. Nigeria is the only place we can call home; we must save Nigeria and preserve it.
Today, Nigeria and Nigerians are faced again with an uncertainty due to another presidential election in which Muhammadu Buhari; a Fulani is contesting again against Atiku Abubakar, another Fulani. There are other more qualified candidates,Omoyele Sowore and Kingsley Moghalu by dint of their realness, young, experience, education, articulate and candor. The last two contestants are little known in the interior of the country in spite of their qualifications, experiences and their much more obvious known concerns for the well being of the country and the people. The big problem, however, in this election for Nigeria and Nigerians is Buhari and Atiku. Both are Fulani and both appear to have ulterior motive under their sleeves. According to a former President of Nigeria, both Buhari and Atiku are two evils in which the lesser evil is preferred. To him, Atiku is the lesser evil and he was presented by his political party, PDP. But this writer in his own opinion, based on experience and knowledge devoid of any political affiliation in Nigeria, holds that evil is not preferred for Nigeria neither of the two "evils." This is because evidence and rumors show that the Fulani among us are after Nigeria and the blood of Nigerians for the sole purpose of eventual Islamization while holding onto political power of the country.
Consequently therefore, Nigerians must be strong to face the challenges before them. Nigerians must learn to use what they have in any fight with any invading forces either from within or from afar, visible or invisible. In this regards therefore, the wise men and women of Nigeria and those who are the custodians of our traditions and culture must raise up to the occasion to defend Nigeria; such occasion as now calls for the wisdom of our ancestors, including the wisdom of our elders; and including the wisdom of the witches and wizards of our country. It is known to the few among us that Spiritual knowledge is not accepted in the public domain, a reason that a very few have admitted that they are a Witch or Wizard. However, it is not an over generalization to say that no one is able to admit that he or she is a Witch or Wizard. It is the same reason some societies are called secret societies by the novice uninitiated. With this understanding, the Witches and Wizards of Nigeria must do everything in their power with God to ensure that the election of on the 16th of February, 2019 must come and go in peace and concord, and ensure that the one who would govern Nigeria in the interests of Nigerians and Nigeria in the next 4 years is installed as our President. You have the knowledge and wisdom to turn enemies, from within and without, including foreign invaders against themselves; that their plan to destabilize Nigeria backfires on them.
It is not a rumor or secret any more as to the number of mass killings of Nigerians, men and women including pregnant women whose unborn babies were cut open from the womb and killed. This had happened in many towns and villages, and in farms and urban areas all over the country. But with these killings, President Buhari had made not one statement about the mass killings nor has he taken any action to stop the wanton killings of innocent Nigerians by his kindred. The strongest of the rumors has it that if Buhari wins the election, he will carry out his plans to turn Nigeria into an Islamic country by governmental force. One may not doubt this plan considering the facts that all the most sensitive security positions which include the Police, Army, most of the ministerial portfolios, and heads of parastatals, in the country are in the hands of the Fulani whom he, Buhari had appointed to those positions. Also in the rumors is that if Buhari should fail to prevail in the election, his pseudo governmental forces, the Fulani Herdsmen and Boko Haram who have already been considered to have declared a covert war on Nigeria would formally declare an open Jihad war on Nigeria and Nigerians by mass killing of many non-Muslim Nigerians. The non-Muslim are, in one's opinion, the Traditionalists, Christians and non-Christians citizens of Nigeria.
On the other hands, Atiku has not declared or remove himself from Buhari's rumored and predicted plans. Over three weeks ago, this author had processed some basic questions regarding the rumors that Fulani and Headsmen want to slaughter Nigerians and take over Nigeria should Buhari be denied to contest the election. Further, that it would be good to know why he has not said a word or commented on the killings of Nigerians by Fulani Headsmen. As of this moment of my writing, I have no knowledge that he has declared his stand on the issue. However, one is aware that he got the set of questions because one of his consultants informed me that he had advised him to make a statement with the questions I asked him either in a press conference or during his campaigning. I also sent a text message to him which I am yet to receive a response. I recognize that he is now a very busy man; in addition one is in the know that he is on his campaign trails. But what is worth doing is worth doing well, I want people to know his stand on the killings of innocent Nigerians.
In addition to the on-going suspicions, since Buhari and his cabal took over the reign of government in 2015, the United States' CIA has for weeks now issued a warning, warning Nigerians of a massive in-flux and invasion of aliens from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and the Sudan for the purpose of electoral malpractices in the coming elections in Nigeria. According to the CIA finding, included in the massive movement of the thugs and mercenary were light and heavy weapons which were traced to have been contracted by personnel in the present Buhari government with the purpose of invading Nigeria to aid in electoral malpractices in the coming election. Although, the US had warned that the democratic process going on in Nigeria must not be disturbed or averted. To my knowledge no other body in the International Community which include the United Nations, UN and the Amnesty International had said a word in spite of the senseless killings that looks like ethnic cleansing in their bid and in violation of the Secular status of Nigeria. The barbaric slaughtering of human beings without a cause should constitute a flagrant violation of Human Rights, the Right to live to live a life. Boko Haram and Fulani Headsmen have been raiding and killing mass innocent Nigerians. No one has been charged nor has anybody been called to question; not by authorities in Nigeria or anywhere else. Nigerians should not forget that those who are afraid of us because of our human energies and dynamism are happy when we are in the kind of situation we are today, hence some viable members of the International Community will pretend innocent.
Finally, we also call on all Nigerian men and women of God who claim to have the knowledge and power to perform "miracles" in their Churches on every Sunday around Nigeria, every Sunday to stand up to defend Nigeria at this time with what they know as men of God. We have come to understand that some of the men and women of God in our country, Nigeria are wise men and women, the wisdom being what assists them to attract such huge congregation with women being the largest of the members. Nigerian Muslims are not left out of this call because there are many Muslims, men and women who equally love Nigerians and Nigeria, and they also need Nigeria to survive. One may not doubt it that there are many Muslims, men and women who know and understand the wisdom of the Witches and Wizards and are able to use it for good in the interests of Nigeria. Our country belongs to all of us and Nigeria and Nigerians need all the assistance they can get from all Nigerians in the coming election.
All in all, may the Divine manifest our needs and desires in Nigeria this year and forever. Itse.


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Players are invited to join the club after tryouts in May. Players take a break during June and July, although many participate in camps, which is highly recommended. Fall Season starts the first week in August and the competition schedule is heavy until mid-December with NorCal Fall league, St. Cup games and tournaments (tournaments determined by the DOC). After the holiday break, many teams continue competing through the Spring with NorCal Spring League, futsal, San Rafael Street Soccer and additional tournaments.
When do practices start and how often are they? Expand
Official mandatory practices start in the first week of August and continue through early December. Practice logistics are made public one month in advance of their start. Practices run twice a week and a 3rd weekly practice is offered at an additional cost. Practices are 90 minutes long.
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Competitive (aka, select) soccer requires a commitment beyond the recreational level where a birthday party often trumps practice and games, for instance. Attendance at all practices and games is expected and failure to attend is the exception — essentially it needs to be an "excused" absence (injury, illness, pre-planned family event, etc ...) and the coach and manager should be notified in advance. Unexcused absences will likely result in less game playing time. Accountability and respect for the time of others (players, parents, coaches, managers, club and leagues our teams play in) are "life lessons" much more important than soccer dribbling skills.
Do all players get equal playing time? Expand
In one word, no. It is important to remember that we are a competitive club. While we will do our best to ensure all players have a great experience, playing time is not likely to be equal for all players because it is based on merit (i.e., performance in both practices and games).
At first this sounds contradictory to the our mission of focusing on player development (on and off the field) instead of winning. However, we need to accept the fact that some players might be less prepared than others for particular challenging game situations, which could affect their own progress as well as the team's collective advancement.
That is, allotting equal playing time to all is not as conducive to long-term growth because players do not learn how to respond to this type of adversity, which is present in all aspects of everyone's life. We understand this is a delicate topic and complex challenge facing our coaching staff, but the intention is to make sure every kid, as well as the whole team, is given the greatest chance at improving as players and as people. Despite the delicate nature of this, please do not shy away from talking to us about playing time if you have questions or concerns.
What behavior is expected of everyone on the sidelines? Expand
In sum, be positive all the time while letting coaches coach, players play and referees officiate. Parents are expected to limit themselves to cheering only. Maintaining proper sideline behavior is vital to a successful season so parents and coaches review and sign an electronic Code of Conduct agreement to kick off the season. We all need to make sure the team environment is a positive one at all times so that all players develop to the maximum of their potential. All parents and coaches are required to attend a tailored Positive Coaching Alliance workshop each year.
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Even if you have healthy teeth and gums, you may not be happy with the way your teeth and smile look. If this is the case, you may want to consider porcelain veneers. Dr. Peterson of Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry in Park City, UT may recommend porcelain veneers to cover teeth that are chipped, worn or eroded.
Dental veneers are very thin porcelain laminates that are custom-fitted by Dr. Peterson and then affixed on the front surface of your teeth. There are different porcelain choices depending on the situation. Some are stronger than others and some need less room than others. Dr. Peterson will make that decision with the patient depending on the treatment goals. This is a simple, comfortable procedure that can be fully performed in just two visits to our Park City dentistry office. Just a short drive from Salt Lake City, Advanced Cosmetic Dentistry serves patients from all over Utah.
Our dental veneers are made from the highest quality porcelain. We can help you choose what is the best solution for you. We are honored to be able to work with one of the most accomplished ceramists in the world, Master Ceramist Mike Milne.
How are teeth veneers made and fitted?
Dr. Peterson will typically remove a small portion of the enamel of the tooth to allow for the fitting of the veneers, although sometimes no tooth structure is removed at all. The dental veneers today are so thin that we need much less tooth taken away than we used to. Dr. Peterson will work with you and a master ceramist in order to create porcelain veneers that are the perfect size, shape, color and translucency for you and the smile that you desire. Once the ceramist has delivered them to our office, the porcelain veneers are fitted and bonded to the surface of the tooth. The bonding of the dental veneers strengthens the tooth and gives it an aesthetically pleasing look at the same time.
What are the advantages to porcelain veneers?
Veneers are an excellent dentistry option that provide better results than the minor reparations tooth bonding provides. Porcelain veneers do not require the amount of time or commitment that is associated with braces, and they are stain-resistant. Porcelain veneers give the appearance of natural teeth, and gum tissues react well to them.
Will porcelain veneers fix my chipped teeth?
Porcelain veneers are used to fix a variety of dental problems including broken or chipped teeth, crooked or misaligned teeth, discolored or stained teeth, gaps between teeth, and worn teeth.
Studies have shown that you can expect dental veneers to last 5 – 15 years. However, in Dr. Peterson's experience if they are well-maintained they can last much longer than that. He has patients that have had veneers in their mouths & functioning well over 25 years and counting. They are like teeth and any bad thing that can happen to a tooth can happen to a veneer. They do require the patient to be more aware of the things they do with their teeth, but the bottom line is that veneers are very strong and very long-lasting.
Because porcelain veneers offer a custom dentistry solution and require two visits and the assistance of a dental lab, they are not inexpensive. However, Dr. Peterson offers affordable financing options and will work with you to ensure you can afford your dental work.
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title: Introducing Commissaire
author: smilner
date: 2016-05-19 10:20:00 UTC
tags: commissaire, management, kubernetes, openshift
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What the heck is commissaire? I'm glad you asked! Commissaire is a new
component of Project Atomic that aims to simplify life for cluster
administrators.  It provides a simple, script-friendly REST interface
for cluster-wide maintenance operations like system upgrades and
rolling restarts.

Instead of starting from scratch, Commissaire utilizes common
technologies such as Ansible for communicating with cluster nodes, and
interfaces with OpenShift and Kubernetes.

READMORE

![Architecture](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/commissaire-flow-diagram.png)

## Current Features

* [Simple REST interface](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/endpoints.html)
* [Plug-in based authentication
framework](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/authentication_devel.html)
* [Restart hosts in a container
cluster](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operations.html#restart)
* [Upgrade hosts in a container
cluster](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operations.html#upgrade)
* [Bootstrap new hosts into an existing
cluster](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operations.html#bootstrapping)
* [Command line interface](https://github.com/projectatomic/commctl)

## Running The Service

If you are curious to give the current development source a try check
out the [Manual
Installation](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gettingstarted.html)
instructions.

## Getting Involved

The project is still young, making it a great time to get involved and
help shape the service. Everyone is welcome to give ideas, feedback,
patches, or just come say hi! For more information on contributing code
see [Development
Setup](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/development.html#development-setup)

* **Freenode IRC**: #atomic
* **Email List**: atomic-devel@projectatomic.io
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* [Commctl Source](https://github.com/projectatomic/commctl)
* [Documentation](http://commissaire.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html)

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Home / Sports / Baseball exits weekend with three wins against CSU
Brad Kinsey, senior left-hand pitcher, tries to stike out the ball against Colorado State Saturday, Feb. 9. Last season Kinsey got 53 strikeouts in the span of 45 innings.
Baseball exits weekend with three wins against CSU
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The Pitt State University baseball team played three home games this past weekend at the Al Ortolani Field against the Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunder Wolves from Saturday Feb. 9 to Sunday, Feb. 10. Game one against CSU was Saturday, Feb. 9, and the Gorillas won 6-3. The second game was also Saturday, and the Gorillas won again 2-1. The third and final game of the three-series weekend was Sunday, Feb 10 and the Gorillas secured their third victory over the Thunder Wolves with a final score of 14-7.
Head coach Bob Fornelli believes the team had a good weekend and that the team played well throughout the weekend.
"I thought on Saturday we really played good baseball," Fornelli said. "Both teams were really good (and) we were fortunate enough to win a couple games, so that was really good for us. Today's (Sunday, Feb. 10) game we were not as good, but we found a way to… find enough runs to win a baseball game today, but I thought we played well for the most part all weekend. We just have to continue to get better each and every day."
Seniors Alex Achtermann and Reece Garvie stood out to Fornelli during the games this past weekend, with Achtermann recording eight runs batted in (RBI) and two grand slams in the third game Sunday and Garvie recording two RBIs in game one, one RBI in game two, and two RBIs in game three.
"Alex Achtermann was really good," Fornelli said. "He pitched Saturday. I think he struck out 11 and then today (Sunday, Feb. 10) he had two grand slams (and) he had eight RBIs. Probably the guy that won us the weekend, though, was Reece Garvie. He was our DH (designated hitter) and I could not tell you how many hits he had… Reece played really well."
Fornelli hopes to see the team continue to improve while they prepare for their next matches against Winona State University.
"Well, hopefully we will get an opportunity to practice this week outside a little bit on Tuesday," Fornelli said. "Then we got a big week after that; we play more this weekend with Winona State and then Upper Iowa and then we start (the) conference. So (we have a) big couple weeks coming up."
The Pitt State baseball team is currently ranked 4-2.
The next baseball games from Friday, Feb. 15 to Sunday, Feb. 17 will be held at Al Ortolani Field in Pittsburg, Kansas. All four games are against the Winona State Warriors. The first game is set to start on Friday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. The team will then continue Saturday, Feb. 16. The first game on Saturday is set to start 12 p.m, and the second game will begin at 3 p.m. The last game against Winona State for the weekend will be on Sunday, Feb. 17. The game is set to start at 12 p.m.
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Looking Back to 2016: WeWork in Numbers
Despite having cut their earnings predictions from $65 million to $14 million and despite having a 63% surge in negative cash flow midway through 2016, WeWork came through with significant strides and expanded its global footprint in 2016.
So here is a summary of WeWork in 2016, in numbers.
Information taken from WeWork's latest newsletter, sent December 29, 2016
In 2016 WeWork:
Officially made it to 4 continents: North America, Europe, Asia, Australia.
Opened coworking locations in 6 new countries: Germany, China, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, and Australia; adding up their presence to 10 countries total.
They didn't stop at 6 new countries…they went further and opened locations in 18 new cities including Be'er Sheva, Astoria, Denver, Mexico City, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul, Montreal, Berlin, Long Beach, and others. (This adds up their global presence to 34 cities.)
They opened their 100th coworking space, and reached a total of 111 spaces.
Oh, they also doubled their membership base and they now have over 85,000 members worldwide.
They launched their Mission Possible Program, which is currently operating in 11 cities: Miami, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Queens, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Jose, London, Washington D.C., and Atlanta; and it gave them 1,100 new members.
If you're wondering what it takes to operate on such a large scale…here are some fun facts that might (or might not) help.
WeWork created 123 custom wallpaper patterns, helped with 67 murals, and installed 74 neon signs.
For their Summer Camp, they consumed a whopping 1,200 lbs of Mac & Cheese (yum!) and 45,000 lbs of ice.
And lastly, they managed to cap off $690 million in funding—which explains their numbers and their growth.
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Nigerian customs nab smugglers of dangerous animals
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28 July 2017 | 11:00 am
Nigerian customs nab smugglers of dangerous animals.
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After fundraiser, NGO buys zoo to "free" animals
After being bought by an NGO, the Pont-Scorff zoo is set to be transformed into a wildlife rehabilitation centre. Rewild, a coalition of seven associations, collected €650,000 in a fundraiser and has until 31 May to gather necessary funds for the purchase.
Australia bushfires: Over a billion animals feared dead in mega-blazes
The race to save animals on Australia's fire-ravaged wildlife haven
On an Australian island famed for its unique and abundant wildlife, rescuers are racing to save rare animals in a bushfire-ravaged landscape. The charred forest floor on Kangaroo Island is littered with corpses of animals incinerated by the blazes that swept through two weeks ago.
Wild animals reclaim cities deserted by coronavirus
We take a look at wild animals reclaiming deserted cities and anger in the Spanish press as the death toll from coronavirus rises.
Wildlife activists saving endangered animals from Nigeria's dinner tables
Selling and eating endangered animals is common in Nigeria. Though there are laws prohibiting such markets, they are not being enforced. Now wildlife activists are trying to save the animals from being butchered.
Annual weigh-in for London zoo's animals
Monkeys, camels and penguins are put on scales at ZSL London Zoo, as zookeepers register the weight and height of all the animals, an annual exercise that helps them monitor their health and well-being.
London artist helps endangered animals with colourful murals
On the wall of a residential street in London's neighbourhood of Charlton, Louis Masai puts the finishing touches to a striking large-scale mural of an orangutan. The British artist, known for his signature patchwork style, travels around the United Kingdom to paint colourful murals of animal species in decline or on the brink of extinction, to issue a warning about the devastating effects of climate change and biodiversity collapse.
Tasty treats for Berlin's zoo animals for Christmas
Even the animals of Berlin zoo are getting in on the festive fun, with staff giving them tasty treats like meat or vegetable Christmas trees.
Using blockchain to protect endangered animals
In South Africa, blockchain pioneers developed a crypto platform that allows users to trade unique electronic artworks. Part of the price is donated to conservation projects, which help save endangered animals.
Russia registers 'world's first' Covid vaccine for animals
Russia says it has registered what it says is the world's first coronavirus vaccine for animals, describing the step as important to disrupting mutations. Russia says mass production of the vaccine could begin in April.
The activists freeing animals from French factory farms
The number of groups engaging in direct action for animal welfare and animal rights is on the rise in France. Many of them don't approve of violent tactics and instead focus on "freeing" animals such as pigs and cows from factory farms, blocking slaughterhouses and filming the conditions in which animals are kept – whether they're raised for food or any other form of exploitation. In doing so, these activists risk prison sentences and hefty fines, but that isn't stopping them. FRANCE 24's Karina Chabour and James Vasina report on their strategy and motivations.
UGC: Aussie animals get in Easter weekend spirit
A koala leads the way as a number of Australian animals play among Easter eggs ahead of this Easter weekend. The images are released by the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales.


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Q: Python, IMAP and GMail. Mark messages as SEEN I have a python script that has to fetch unseen messages, process it, and mark as seen (or read)
I do this after login in:
    typ, data = self.server.imap_server.search(None, '(UNSEEN)')

    for num in data[0].split():
        print "Mensage " + str(num) + " mark"
        self.server.imap_server.store(num, '+FLAGS', '(SEEN)')

The first problem is that, the search returns ALL messages, and not only the UNSEEN.
The second problem is that messages are not marked as SEEN.
Can anybody give me a hand with this?
Thanks!

A: I think the flag names need to start with a backslash, eg: \SEEN

A: import imaplib
obj = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com', '993')
obj.login('user', 'password')
obj.select('Inbox')   <--- it will select inbox
typ ,data = obj.search(None,'UnSeen')
obj.store(data[0].replace(' ',','),'+FLAGS','\Seen')

A: I am not so familiar with the imaplib but I implement this well with the imapclient module
import imapclient,pyzmail,html2text
from backports import ssl
context=ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)

iobj=imapclient.IMAPClient('outlook.office365.com', ssl=True, ssl_context=context)
iobj.login(uname,pwd)# provide your username and password
iobj.select_folder('INBOX',readonly=True)# Selecting Inbox.

unread=iobj.search('UNSEEN')# Selecting Unread messages, you can add more search criteria here to suit your purpose.'FROM', 'SINCE' etc.
print('There are: ',len(unread),' UNREAD emails')

for i in unread:

    mail=iobj.fetch(i,['BODY[]'])#I'm fetching the body of the email here.
    mcontent=pyzmail.PyzMessage.factory(mail[i][b'BODY[]'])#This returns the email content in HTML format
    subject=mcontent.get_subject()# You might not need this
    receiver_name,receiver_email=mcontent.get_address('from')
    mail_body=html2text.html2text(mcontent.html_part.get_payload().decode(mcontent.html_part.charset))# This returns the email content as text that you can easily relate with.

Let's say I want to just go through the unread emails, reply the sender and mark the email as read. I'd call the smtp function from here to compose and send a reply.
import smtplib
smtpobj=smtplib.SMTP('smtp.office365.com',587)
smtpobj.starttls()
smtpobj.login(uname,pwd)# Your username and password goes here.
sub='Subject: '+str(subject)+'\n\n'# Subject of your reply
msg='Thanks for your email! You're qualified for the next round' #Some random reply :(
fullmsg=sub+new_result
smtpobj.sendmail(uname,test,fullmsg)# This sends the email.
iobj.set_flags(i,['\\Seen','\\Answered'])# This marks the email as read and adds the answered flag
iobj.append('Sent Items', fullmsg)# This puts a copy of your reply in your Sent Items.

iobj.logout()
smtpobj.logout()

I hope this helps

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Indigenous Peoples' Symposium sheds light on diversity
November 14, 2013 · by msumadvocate · in Online Exclusives. ·
MSUM hosed an Indigenous Peoples' Symposium Friday in the CMU. Put on by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the event consisted of an opening ceremony followed by three speakers.
Starting with professor Tadd Johnson, director of American Indian Studies at the University of Duluth, the symposium began with a lecture analyzing 400 years of US-Tribal relations.
Second, Erma Vizenor, White Earth Chairwoman, talked about the importance of constitutional reform for White Earth and other tribal nations.
Closing out the event, Kandace Creel Falcon, MSUM assistant professor of women and gender studies, lead a workshop entitled "Reflecting on Experiential Ways of Knowing, Institutional Violence and the Pathways to Diverse Student Empowerment."
Creel Falcon is in her fourth year of teaching at MSUM, but this is her first time speaking at the Indigenous Peoples' Symposium, though she has done many different lectures and trainings in the past.
She began with a documentary of 15 Latina and Latino student interviews focusing on experiential ways of knowing. The film was based on the students' experiences of what it was like to be a diverse student in historically white higher education institutions in Minnesota.
After the film screening, the workshop opened up to the audience to share, discuss and develop their own ideas about the cultural capital model in relation to higher education.
She further explained the term "experiential ways of knowing" saying, "It's how we use our own experiences to see them as valuable ways of interpreting the world around us."
"It's important to create more spaces where we address individual and community experiences, systematic oppression, racism, sexism and homophobia." Creel Falcon said. "The more we engage in these conversations, the easier it will be to address inequalities."
Going on to say that there is a dominant kind of knowledge, one that is taught from the perspective of a white professor informing students on his or her area of expertise, Creel Falcon said that people need to be thinking about different ways of generating knowledge, ones that do not come from a historically white set of experiences, to use in conjunction with currently dominate traditional theories of knowledge.
When asked if she thought the attending audience was benefited, Creel Falcon said, "I hope so. I think the feedback was that they learned a bit more about themselves and their identities as an important approach to success at a university."
"Even though we may be in a historically white institution, students, staff and faculty of color are necessary and valuable members of the institution." Creel Falcon said. "It is our collective duty as members of the community to learn about cultures different from our own and honor their presence on campus."
Anyone interested in learning more about the content Creel Falcon discussed in her lecture should look into taking a women and gender studies or American multicultural studies class. Interested students are also welcome to stop by her office.
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Netflix Acquires Worldwide Rights to 'Jane the Virgin,' Two Other Shows
Posted by NALIP on September 30, 2015
Photo: COURTESY OF CW
Streamer licenses USA's upcoming 'Colony' and CBS's 'Zoo' for global distribution
By: Variety Staff
UPDATED: Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to three TV shows: CW's popular telenovela "Jane the Virgin," USA's upcoming dystopian drama "Colony" and CBS's sci-fi thriller "Zoo."
The deals for the shows come less than two weeks after the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company announced the acquisition of exclusive global rights to ABC hit series "How to Get Away with Murder"on Sept. 18.
About "Jane the Virgin" and "Zoo," both licensed from CBS, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said, "Both shows are delightfully entertaining and will find a big audience across the more than 50 countries where Netflix is available."
Netflix bought rights to "Colony" before it even hit TV: USA is slated to premiere the show Jan. 16, 2016. "We knew from the moment we saw it that 'Colony' is the kind of smart serialized drama that Netflix members around the world would love watching," Sarandos said in a statement.
While some bizzers view Netflix distribution as a major threat to TV ad revenue, deals for "Murder" and "Jane the Virgin" are largely predicated on the value of binge-watching, which have the potential to help drive audiences to future episodes on the original network. Plus, of course, there's the undisclosed millions Netflix is paying for the rights.
In 2013, AMC's "Breaking Bad" saw its premiere audience more than double from the previous year after Netflix had offered the entire past season library to its U.S. subscribers. It was an unprecedented figure, one that showed the growing importance of binge-viewers, who can quickly catch up to a series in a matter of days. Netflix, available to more than 50 territories worldwide, now has over 65 million subscribers.
Season two of "Jane the Virgin," which stars Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez, premieres Oct. 12 on CW. The show is about a religious young Latina virgin — who becomes pregnant after being artificially inseminated by mistake. "Jane the Virgin" is produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with Electus.
The first season of "Zoo," based on the novel by James Patterson, aired this summer on the Eye and was the most-watched scripted TV series of the season across several categories. It's already available on Netflix under a pact with CBS announced last year, but that deal covered only U.S. rights.
The series, about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans that sweeps the globe, stars James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Billy Burke, Nora Arnezeder and Nonso Anozie. "Zoo" is produced by CBS Television Studios.
"Colony," which comes from Carlton Cuse ("Lost") and Ryan Condal ("Hercules"), is a co-production between Legendary Television and Universal Cable Prods. Netflix said "Colony" will be available to subscribers worldwide about a year after the show's linear broadcast in the U.S., Canada and other territories.
Set in the "very near future," "Colony" centers on a family's struggle to survive and bring liberty back to the people of an occupied Los Angeles. Series stars Josh Holloway ("Lost") as former FBI agent Will Bowman and Sarah Wayne Callies ("The Walking Dead") stars as his wife, Katie.
"Netflix is the perfect service to stream 'Colony' after its initial broadcast in all countries outside North America, whether allowing fans to catch up with their favorite show before the new season airs or enticing new fans to the series," said Bruce Rosenblum, president of Legendary Television & Digital Media.
NBCUniversal TV & New Media Distribution hold U.S. and Canada distribution rights for "Colony," and Legendary Television is the international distribution rights holder.
Check this out at Variety.com


Aloha Lori! Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel, and thank you for your question about Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa! I can bet that you all are so excited about your upcoming vacation, and I'm happy to tell you that the Fireside Mo'olelo is a free activity offered to all guests staying at Aulani. We thought these evening stories told by "Uncle" were some of the most interesting and entertaining activities that were offered, and I know your family will love them too. You will want to check your Daily 'Iwa each day to find the times, but generally, they are offered twice per evening on most nights. Uncle told us that he does try to vary the stories so that each time will be different for the guests who are considering going more than once, and although we only saw one, I believe there are two "Uncles", so I'm sure they each have their own tales to share.
Lori, if you have any other questions that come up while you are anticipating your vacation at Aulani, please don't hesitate to write me back. I would be more than happy to help you! Have a magical day!


Carol J. Schembeck, 76, died early Saturday morning, Feb. 10, 2018, at Brookmont Healthcare Center in Effort, where she was a resident since 2017. She was the widow of Paul Schembeck Sr., who died May 20, 2004.
Born on June 15, 1941, in Bayside, New York, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Sekelsky.
She was active with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and when living in New York was an active member of St. Fidelis Church in College Point, where she served as a Eucharistic minister.
Surviving are a son, Kevin Schembeck and wife Jami of Stroudsburg; a daughter, Krista Goggin; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; a cousin, the Rev. Robert O'Neill of West Chester, New York; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul Schembeck Jr. on July 9, 2007.
The viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, 818 Main St., Stroudsburg. Burial will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to the National MS Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163, or via nationalmssociety.org.


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Maximum Speed!
Over in Germany, water sliding is serious sport. Hiking up their Speedos, athletes of all shapes have learned how to top 50 miles per hour with only the occasional bloody nose and forehead stitches. This I had to try.
German speed-chuting champion Jens Scherer enters the Ostsee tube. (Nicholas Roberts)
Photo: Nicholas Roberts
The fastest speed ever achieved on a water slide is 57 miles per hour. It was clocked in 2009 on the Kilimanjaro, a 164-foot-high, 50-degree plummet at Águas Quentes, a water park outside of Rio de Janeiro, by Jens Scherer, a German advertising executive. Scherer, 30, the reigning champion of competitive "speed chuting," also holds four Guinness world records in the sport, including the one-day distance record, for chuting 94 miles on a slide near Munich. That's like traveling all the way from New York to Philadelphia on the bare skin of your back. During those 24 hours, he slept for just an hour and a half and climbed 30,000 vertical feet worth of steps, the equivalent of hiking from sea level to the summit of Mount Everest.
Jens Scherer
Scherer out of the chute (Photograph by Nick Roberts)
The author, a proud runner-up (Photograph by Nick Roberts)
Approaching 60 miles an hour on a water slide is not simply a matter of leaping and letting gravity do its thing. Speed chuting is a skill. An art. And there are people who take it very, very seriously. Almost all of them are German, and there are more of them every year. They compete on teams with names like Slide Fast, Die Young and regularly travel many hours to weekend tournaments sponsored by water parks across their country.
"Speed chuting," like "skiing," is a catchall term that encapsulates a range of events, from simple top-to-bottom timed runs to sliding marathons (fastest to cover 26.2 horizontal miles). For the moment, it remains an exclusively German sport whose place in the national athletic firmament perhaps best resembles paintball in the U.S. Those who compete are crazed; those who don't find it odd and maybe even a little scary.
When I first heard about speed chuting, this past winter, it didn't sound scary to me. It sounded freaking sweet. So in February I called up Scherer to find out how I could get in on the action. My timing couldn't have been better, Scherer told me. In late March, the German National Speed Chuting Championship, the Kentucky Derby of the sport's yearlong circuit, would be held in the Baltic Sea resort town of Scharbeutz. To my surprise, Scherer noted that the contest was open to anyone. Even more tantalizing, no American had ever competed in speed chuting, meaning the title of American champion was unclaimed. I decided I ought to do something about that.
"If you come a few days early, I would be happy to teach you my techniques," Scherer graciously offered. "You can crash on my couch."
LET ME BE FRANK: Nobody would ever mistake me for someone who belongs in a major athletic competition. My daily exercise regimen consists of a half-mile shuffle to the coffee shop to pick up a pair of banana-oat mini-muffins. Fortunately, Scherer hadn't seemed fazed when I noted my lack of fitness. He gave me some basic advice to start prepping for what he described as "rocking the tube."
Training for speed chuting, he explained, is sort of like powerlifting. All I had to do was isolate a couple of core muscles and work them until they were rock solid. "So long as your back and stomach are strong, you don't especially have to worry about the rest of the body," he said. He also wanted me to find a local water slide and take some practice runs. Easier said than done when you live in New England and it's winter. Ultimately, I committed to doing 50 sit-ups and 10 pull-ups each morning—a routine I remained fanatically devoted to for exactly eight days.
Still, I allowed myself visions of glory as I flew into Zurich and took a train across the German border to Hattingen, the tiny town where Scherer lives with his girlfriend, Sandra Westhoff, southern Germany's female speed-chuting champion. Scherer picked me up at the train station and drove us straight to the Aquasol water center, in nearby Rottweil. Facilities like Aquasol are quite popular in Germany, where long winters have people seeking out indoor exercise. Inside, there were saunas, hot tubs, lap pools, and a wicked four-story water slide Scherer called "the Black Hole." Added in 2003, it features a 394-foot tube, the longest in southern Germany. The interior is made entirely of black fiberglass and is illuminated with trippy flashing lights. As in any competition-ready chute, at each end there was a pair of laser triggers measuring times down to the millisecond.
A slider in the twisting tube at the Ostsee Resort and Spa, site of the 2010 German National Speed Chuting Championship. (Nicholas Roberts)
Scherer, five-eight and lanky, toured me around wearing goggles and a snug, dark-blue Speedo-style suit tagged with the URL of Miller Ice Power, a nanotechnology company that had given him some experimental racewear. He had earrings in his left ear and a Celtic tattoo on his right calf. A marathon runner and fitness fiend, he got into speed chuting the year Aquasol opened its slide, when his mother pointed out an announcement for southern Germany's first championship in the newspaper. Scherer entered and won, as he has every year since. After capturing his first national title, in 2003, he has gone on to become a minor celebrity, appearing on German TV to teach Playboy Bunnies to speed-chute or to demonstrate how to somersault down a slide.
Despite his frequent use of Point Break–style bro slang, Scherer goes about chuting with a Teutonic seriousness. He sat me down in a plastic deck chair at the foot of the Black Hole and attempted to elucidate the physics of chuting. "It's all about the friction, dude," he said, rubbing his palms together. To go fast, I needed to minimize the surface area of skin and suit making contact with the slide. Basic speed-chuting position involves crossing your ankles, tensing your core, and arching your back so that there are only three points of contact with the slide: the shoulder blades and a single heel. Scherer lay down on the tiled floor and showed me how he throws his arms up behind him, clenching his triceps against his ears to keep his head up.
On the slide, the trick is to know when to maximize speed and when to dial it back. When Scherer comes around curves, his body is sometimes so far up the tube walls that he's looking down on the channel of water below. But if you ride too high in the wrong spot, you can stall, crashing onto your stomach and killing your run, if not sending you to the ER for stitches on your forehead. You also have to know how to manage the last 30 or so feet of the tube, when you reach top speed and even the most refined chuter tends to be out of control. Then there's the landing pool, which you want to enter with your legs tightly crossed. Hit it at 50-plus miles per hour and you'll be lucky if a nasal enema and a mouthful of snot are the worst of it.
Even when they do everything right, hard-bodied athletes aren't always the fastest chuters. Sometimes it's the cannonballs, 250-plus-pound behemoths like six-time national champ Christoph Feiden and perpetual runner-up Andreas Köhnke, whom Scherer refers to, with a hint of derision, as "the old-schoolers." They have bellies that drape over their Speedos, and they hurl themselves down slides with a single muscular heave. "They have no technique, just stomachs," says Scherer. Finally, there's a third group of sliders, to which I belong: the freaks. On my first ride down the Black Hole, I clocked a 22.39, a middling time some four seconds slower than Scherer's. Still, I was moving surprisingly fast, about 30 miles per hour by the end. By my tenth go, once I'd gotten a handle on how to arch my back, I was clearing the bottom laser in 20.35, a fairly decent time that had Scherer raising his eyebrows.
It turns out that my most substantial bodily flaws make me perfectly suited to speed chuting. My slightly hunched posture causes my shoulder blades to comfortably pop out like bobsled runners. My flat ass is easily suspended off the fiberglass. My bird legs cut a tight hydrodynamic profile. Even my love handles turn out to be an asset in a sport where having a little meat on the bones translates to faster times. I had just one physical disadvantage: the continuous tract of Semitic fur that runs from my lower back to my toes. After an especially dismal run of 21.71, I asked Scherer if my hirsuteness was slowing me down.
He bent over and took a close look at my thighs. "If you want to increase the speed, we'll need to make a shaving session this evening," he said. I chuckled uncomfortably. He didn't. "But, truly, if you keep your ass off the slide, it shouldn't matter," he added. For the sake of saving a few milliseconds, some of the most ambitious competitors shave or wax, but Scherer finds them needlessly vain.
My biggest problem was my baggy swimsuit. "You know, you're not going to win in those," he said, examining my trunks. In his quest for speed, Scherer has experimented with just about every possible form of swimwear, including the sharkskin-like unitards favored by Olympic swimmers and a type of low-friction foil he wrapped around his entire body. He's also coated his skin in soaps, oils, waxes, hydrophobic gels, and a kind of cream used to tenderize the udders of dairy cows—all of which are officially verboten in competition. But no matter: "There is simply nothing faster than bare skin," he says.
Even a few square inches of Speedo can cause unnecessary drag. As I stood behind him before a run late in our session at the Black Hole, he reached back and jacked the rear triangle up his crack like a G-string. "I'll see you at the bottom, man," he said. Then he dried his hands on a towel, leapt into the tube with an exaggerated mule kick, and slid down on nothing but flesh.
THE WATER SLIDE is such an obvious idea that it's hard to believe it was actually invented, like the lightbulb or the telephone, by a single individual in a single burst of inspiration. Even harder to believe is that it didn't happen until 1971. That was the year a California campground owner named Dick Croul, on vacation in Hawaii, rode a natural flume and decided he'd be the first person to build his own. He returned to Placerville, California, dug out a five-acre lake at his campground in the Sierra foothills, built a mound out of all the surplus dirt, and covered it with Gunite, the cement-and-sand mixture that lines swimming pools. Visitors to the campground rode the 350-foot slide on inch-thick gym mats.
From Northern California, Croul's invention spread rapidly to other campgrounds. All those early slides were made of Gunite, which meant they ripped up the back and could be ridden only on mats. Then, in 1976, Disney introduced the world's first commercial fiberglass slide, at Disney World's River Country, in Orlando.
The year after that, Wet 'n Wild, the world's first water park, opened in Orlando. The fiberglass slides—smooth, lightweight, modular—created an entirely new form of thrill: the body ride. Just man, water, and gravity. The late seventies and early eighties saw an explosion of highly questionable designs up and down both coasts. Infamously, Action Park, in Vernon, New Jersey, made the first attempt at a vertical loop-de-loop, with a long, straight tube that ended in a comically tight curlicue. A trapdoor had to be built into the top of the loop to rescue stuck sliders. Those who did make it around the bend sometimes had broken noses and other injuries to show for it, earning the place the nickname "Traction Park." The tube stayed open for exactly one month before it was shut down by the New Jersey Carnival Amusement Ride Safety Board. Likewise, in Singapore, a multi-lane racing slide sent riders several feet in the air as they crested a hill. Riders often landed on top of one another in the wrong lanes, and it was eventually closed.
The early slides were "basically bunny runs," says Rick Hunter, a former member of the Canadian national ski team, whose Ottawa-based company, ProSlide, is a global leader in the water-slide industry. "Now we understand compounding curves," he says. "It's like driving a race car. If you're going into a curve, you don't rip on the wheel; you turn slowly. We put you on the wall, shorten the radius, and hold you there."
ProSlide and its competitors have produced a number of stunning slides in recent years, the most expensive of which cost about $4 million to erect. At the Summit Plummet, a 12-story drop at Disney World's Blizzard Beach, even an unskilled chuter can top 50 miles per hour thanks to a 66-degree slope. Others, like the Wildebeest, at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, add features but require the use of inflatable rafts. The Wildebeest, the world's longest "water coaster," at 1,710 feet in length, includes sections in which riders are carried uphill with magnets. At the Blue Bayou Water Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Azuka, the largest "tornado" slide, drops riders 80 feet into a 70-foot-wide funnel, where they swing like a pendulum, experiencing weightlessness.
Of course, none of these slides was created with competitive chuters in mind. Hunter told me he'd never heard of German speed chuting. "Sounds pretty wild," he said.
Scherer dismisses most of the elaborate twisters crafted for the water-park masses. "I'm not terribly impressed by any of them," he says. Still, when a new slide opens anywhere in Europe, he's often called in to act as a test pilot. The week before I showed up, he had been at the Wave, near Innsbruck, Austria, trying out Wild Pig, the world's first double-loop slide. (The loops are tilted 45 degrees off vertical to prevent stalling.) The park's management sent him down with a box strapped to his stomach to measure G-forces on turns. In order to gain the approval of the TüV, a government-affiliated German safety organization, riders can't exceed 2.6 G's. Scherer says he topped out at nearly 6. "But since the people from the government can't go as fast as me, the slide is still considered legal," he explained.
Meanwhile, Scherer and other chuters have started building slides of their own. Recently, Scherer hired a carpenter to construct a small, perfectly vertical loop-de-loop, the first since Action Park's. His grand dream is to build a 900-foot kamikaze—taller than most Manhattan skyscrapers. He and his partner in the project, Rolf Allerdissen, another chuter, have been in talks with the government of Namibia about building the slide into the side of a major sand dune.
Last year, Scherer and his team built a mock-up of their Namibian kamikaze on a smaller industrial sandpile in Bavaria. After digging a trench down the 360-foot hill and lining it with plastic Slip 'n Slides, they brought in a local fire engine to pump water to the top. The first slider, a TV stuntwoman named Funda Vanroy, ended up flipping end over end and landing face-first at the bottom, bruised and with a bloody nose, having just missed getting decapitated by the boom of a video camera.
SCHERER HAD TO GO to work on my second day in Germany, so he sent me to the local sporting-goods store with Westhoff to buy a Speedo. He'd offered to let me borrow one of his own banana hammocks, but after witnessing his self-wedgie technique, I politely declined. Either way, he seemed deaf to the erotic undertones of my shopping for minimal-coverage swimwear with his girlfriend. But, having never worn tighty-whiteys, much less a Speedo, I needed the help.
After sorting through racks of dangling nylon suits, I selected a blue-and-white number and retreated behind a fitting-room curtain to tug it on. When I shyly pulled back the curtain, I asked Westhoff if I should maybe go up a size. She had me do a 360, pausing without humor to eyeball my junk, and shook her head.
That afternoon, Scherer and I went back to Aquasol. In my new suit I was immediately a full second faster than I'd been the previous evening, and my times dropped by a few milliseconds on each successive run. After two hours at the slide, our heels and shoulder blades raw, Scherer and I retired to the heated saltwater pool. "I want to show you something," he said as we relaxed amid a group of elderly women doing Aquarobics. He swam out into the middle of the pool, floated for a moment on his back, then began sinking.
"I don't float," he said, standing up again. "I can't explain it. I never have."
"Is that why you're so fast?" I asked.
"I really don't know why I'm the best. I often wonder," he said. "I mean, I use the same technique as all the others. I guess maybe it's my dense bones."
The next day, we took an eight-hour train ride across the country to Scharbeutz. The championship was being hosted by the Ostsee Resort and Spa, a five-star beachfront hotel. We checked in and hit the slide for practice runs.
Everything about the Ostsee tube was world-class. The curves were tight and nicely timed, the changes in grade were surprising, and the drop-off near the end was exhilarating. A technician had spent the week before the competition caulking every fiberglass seam with silicone to make it extra-smooth. Video cameras were installed in the ceiling of the tube so that a gallery of spectators could watch the chuters negotiate several of the course's more difficult turns on a bank of six screens.
For all that effort, I was pretty sure that about half the 117 competitors who'd shown up were there only because it sounded like a fun way to spend a weekend afternoon. The age range was impressive: The youngest entrant was eight; the oldest, 74.
Then there were the real competitors. Like golfers studying the greens before a major championship, we wanted to know those curves and banks intuitively. We kept anxious eyes on each other's times. "Let your butt hit the slide a bit," Scherer advised me. "You don't want the others to know your true speed."
There was a group of particularly amped guys whom Scherer kept referring to as the Weirdos. "It's OK to take water sliding seriously, but for these guys it's the meaning of their life," he told me. "The Weirdos are always saying, 'That guy is cheating!' or 'That guy oils his back!' They don't have jobs or educations. One of them is mentally disabled."
The Weirdos were easy to pick out. They were the ones hollering obnoxiously after good times and slapping the water with their palms and yelling "Scheisse!" after bad ones. One of them, on a practice run just before me, stepped up to the start position, dropped the back of his suit around his thighs, and launched his completely bare ass down the slide.
There had been bad blood between Scherer and the Weirdos ever since the group banded together to oust one of Scherer's close friends from the presidency of the German Race Sliding Federation, amid accusations of financial impropriety. Scherer countered by accusing one of the Weirdos of pedophilia. (The guy had e-mailed Scherer asking for pictures of some of the younger competitors.) Scherer tried, and failed, to have him banned for life from national competitions. He pointed him out as we waited in line at the top of the slide. "Stay away from that guy," he said. "He's Weirdo Number One."
In speed chuting, too much training can be counterproductive, because the more you slide, the more likely you are to bruise your points of contact with the fiberglass. When we went back to our hotel, I examined my damage in the bathroom mirror. I had a pair of red bull's-eyes on my upper back, surrounded by blue clouds of bruising. Scherer smirked when I showed him. "White skin, red cuts, blue bruises: very American," he said. His own left elbow was bleeding from a bang-up coming down off a high turn. Ralf May, one of Scherer's friends from Aquasol, had a hip so bruised he could barely walk.
Over beers at a traditional northern-German restaurant, I asked Scherer whether he thought I had any chance in the championship. "I'm not going to tell you you're going to win," he said. "I just can't do that. But it's possible you could make the finals."
He shrugged. "Anything is possible."
THE EVENT WAS SPLIT into three divisions: Women competed in their own group, and the men were put into welterweight and heavyweight classes, with the dividing line at 70 kilograms, or about 155 pounds. I swear that under normal circumstances my five-eight frame would be a fair distance south of that, but I'd spent the better part of the winter holed up with the shingles and overdoing the mini-muffins. At the official weigh-in, the digital scale put me at 66.7 kilos (147 pounds), which meant I was going to be one of the heaviest competitors in the welterweight class—a certain advantage. Even better, of the 17 competitors who'd registered as welterweights, three came in overweight and had been bumped up. My competition was 13 lanky teenage boys and an eight-year-old.
The morning consisted of three time trials. The ten competitors with the lowest combined time would then advance to the finals in the afternoon, where two more runs would decide the medal rankings. When Scherer's name was announced over the loudspeaker for his first slide of the day, the official timekeeper—a man wearing camouflage hunting pants hiked above his ankles, fluorescent orange suspenders, a cowboy hat, and aviator sunglasses—introduced him as "the most famous water-slider in the world." The crowd of three dozen spectators, arrayed on plastic deck chairs at the foot of the landing pool, hooted and clapped in rhythm.
My own introduction a few minutes later was no less raucous. As I stepped up to the slide, a German techno remix of John Denver singing, "Take me home, country roads..." blared through the sound system, a respectful if slightly confused nod to my home country.
After our three morning runs, Scherer was in first place in the heavyweight division and I was on my way to making my country proud, ahead of all the teenagers but one, a 17-year-old from Team Wedel named Jannik Ahrens, who weighed in a kilo heavier than me. At the top of the slide, as we prepared for our two deciding afternoon runs, I asked Ahrens if he thought that extra kilo accounted for the 18 hundredths of a second that separated us.
"I think it's this," he said, turning around. He popped his shoulder blades out. They protruded like a third pair of limbs. You could have hung a hat on each of them. He was a freak like me.
I got into position for my first run, looking over my shoulder at the line of welterweights waiting behind me, then up at the camera looking down at me. I took a deep breath. If I'd come all this way to Germany, I might as well go for it. I reached back, twisted the seat of my Speedo into a tight little rope, yanked it up my tush, then flung myself down the slide.
Halfway down, the water was spraying so hard up my nose that I couldn't breathe. My shoulder blades were burning. My ass was so far off the slide I could feel a breeze between my cheeks. Then, on the third-to-last turn, catastrophe struck. My momentum carried me so high up the wall that I flipped and fell several feet before landing face-first on the tube, banging my arm on the way down. I rode the last two turns on my stomach before I was able to right myself. When I got out at the bottom, I looked up at my time: 22.51, a full second slower than Ahrens's slowest run.
Scherer, whose own gold was secure after a blazing first run of 18.54, was waiting at the landing-pool steps. He put his arms on my shoulders. "You need to relax your body more as you go around the curves. From now on there are no more errors. Rock the tube, Josh! Relax and rock the tube!"
As I climbed back up the steps to the top of the slide, those words rang in my head. I went G-string again, but this time I let my body go limp around the turns, and I could feel myself accelerating even faster than on my previous run. Just as I was about to flip on the same turn that had done me in, I spread my legs slightly and managed to stay upright. At the end of the tunnel, there was a moment of quiet, then I hit the pool and German techno exploded in my ears. When I climbed out, my legs were shaking. I looked up at Scherer, who flashed me a pair of shockers and pointed excitedly up at my time: 21.93 seconds. Still second place behind Ahrens but a righteous finish. I wrapped a towel around my waist and pumped my fist for the cheering crowd.
A podium was brought out. Cameras flashed. A middle-aged blonde in pantyhose and flip-flops hoisted a plastic chalice emblazoned with the logo of the Ostsee Resort and Spa and handed me a certificate. For my second-place finish, I received a snack basket filled with German delicacies: herring fillets in tomato sauce, a box of muesli, a jar of pickles, pea stew, and bockwurst sausages. I left them in my hotel room, along with my wet Speedo.
From Outside Magazine, Jul 2010
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An Alberta man has been charged after Grande Prairie RCMP conducted a traffic stop in the city.
Around 3:00 p.m. last Thursday, November 22, 2018, officers stopped a vehicle near 116 Avenue.
From the ensuing investigation, RCMP seized a firearm and ammunition, almost 1,600 pills from various prescription medications, over $3,000 in cash, and multiple weapons, including bearspray, knives and a baton.
42-year-old Trent Douglas Hockett of Wembley, Alberta has been charged with Possession for the purpose of Trafficking, Possession of property obtained by crime, and four counts of Fail to comply with conditions of release.


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Q: How can I know the Keycloak version? In the older KeyCloak versions, we could use:
/opt/jboss/keycloak/bin/standalone.sh -version

This would print the version info.
But in newer versions it seems that this standalone.sh is removed.
How can I get the version in newer versions?

A: You can do:
cat version.txt

in the root folder that contains Keycloak.
Or
./bin/kc.sh --version

and get as an output for example:
Keycloak 20.0.3
(..)


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Vogue's 2012 September Issue Will Be Its Largest Ever
Remember that scene in The September Issue when then-Vogue publisher Tom Florio excitedly revealed to a room full of press that the September 2007 pre
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Remember that scene in The September Issue when then-Vogue publisher Tom Florio excitedly revealed to a room full of press that the September 2007 pre-crash Vogue would be the magazine's largest issue ever? Well that record (the tome was 840 pages) will be broken come September.
According to a spokesperson, this September's Lady Gaga-covered Vogue will have 658 ad pages, which marks a nearly 14% growth from last year--that's double digit growth on top of double digit growth for the last two years, thank you very much Anna Wintour. Guess those rumors about Condé Nast's ad pages being down were off the mark... for the most part.
Glamour is reporting ad pages are off by 35, which it accounts to the loss of the food/pharma ad category. The mag is up 10% in luxury business and is up in ad pages for October and November.
To mark Vogue's record-breaking September issue, the mag is launching a Facebook contest on its page on Friday, asking readers to guess the page count. 100 readers who guess closest to the actual number, to be revealed on Saturday, will win Vogue's new Editor's Eye book (not due out until September) autographed by Vogue editors.
So, what's your guess? Think they'll crack 900?
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Vogue's September Issue Will Be Its Biggest Since the Recession
Things keep looking up for the publishing industry. Magazine ad pages (with some notable exceptions) have been steadily increasing over the past few years--a trend that, according to WWD, we can expect to continue: The trade reports that this year's September issues are the biggest since 2008, right before the recession hit.
The 2014 September Issues by the Numbers
'Vogue' wins again, while 'Lucky' and 'Teen Vogue' aren't doing so hot.
September Issues By The Numbers: See How Vogue, Elle, and All the Rest Fared
In publishing, September is sort of like Final Exams: Each magazine is given a grade--in the form of ad pages--and that number is generally indicative
Hearst Fashion Titles Set September Issue Records--But How Will Condé Nast Fare?
We alread know the covers, but how thick are this year's all-important September issues going to be? Pretty thick. Just when we thought print was dying, magazines are seeing an increase in ad pages, especially in fashion and beauty. Things are looking particularly good for Hearst, whose relatively recent acquisition, Elle, will debut Hearst's largest September issue of all time. The fashion title will have 400 ad pages (annoying for us, but good for publishing!), up 14% from last year. Clearly Elle's doing well over at Hearst--this news comes on the heels of four consecutive record-breaking issues in terms of ad pages. Fellow Hearst titles Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire were not exempt from the fashion and beauty ad page increase: the former increased by 16.6% to 360 pages, while the latter went up 23% to 237 pages. It's Marie Claire's largest issue ever.


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One of the largest concerns that countries around the world are facing today is the climate crisis. In the wake of this issue, many of the world's leaders have promised to fight climate change as much as possible. With the signing of the Paris climate agreement in 2016, countries like Canada, Denmark, England, France, Sweeden, Germany, Switzerland and many more have promised to work towards fully sustainable energy within the next 50 years. In this blog, Sycor will discuss the different types of sustainable energy currently available, what is required to make these applications a reality, and the limitations to the overall capabilities.
The first and one of the most reliable renewable energies is Hydropower. In order to understand Hydropower, you need first to understand the water cycle, which has three basic steps.
The water cycle has three steps:
Solar energy (the Sun) heats water on the surface of rivers, lakes, and oceans, which causes the water to evaporate.
Water vapour condenses into clouds and falls as precipitation—rain and snow.
Precipitation collects in streams and rivers, which empty into oceans and lakes, where it evaporates and begins the cycle again.
The source of hydroelectric power is moving water, and hydroelectric power plants are usually located on or near a fast-moving water source. The volume of the water flow and the change in elevation—or fall, and often referred to as head—from one point to another determines the amount of available energy. In general, the greater the water flow and the higher the head, the more electricity a hydropower plant can produce.
One of the best examples of Hydropower is Niagara Falls, which is located on the southern border of Canada and the United States. The amount of electricity the power plants at Niagara Falls have to output is around 4.9 million kilowatts. That's enough to power 3.8 million homes or 1/10th of all Canadian households. This is the most cost-effective renewable energy currently being used, but it's also the least available. Hydropower requires huge bodies of natural moving water, and there aren't enough available locations for this to become a reality for every city.
Unlike the Hydro utility, solar power energy generation is much easier to set up. All you need is some sun, so unless you're living in areas like Alaska that during certain times of the year has 24 hours of darkness, then this isn't an issue. The basic premise behind solar power is the conversion of sunlight to energy. One way to do this, which is also the most frequently observed way, is to use Photovoltaic panels, which are the solar panels you often see on rooftops or in solar farms.
The other popular method of solar energy generation is known as CSP. CSP, or Concentrated solar power, is a technology that does not use photovoltaics. This type of sustainable energy isn't as reliable as the photovoltaic option, as this technology demands much higher solar insolation. This means that this type of sustainable energy requires extreme levels of sunlight that only specific areas of the world, during specific times, are able to achieve. Concentrated solar power "uses mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a receiver. Electricity is generated when the concentrated light is converted to heat (solar thermal energy), which drives a heat engine (usually a steam turbine) connected to an electrical power generator" (Wikipedia).
One country that is leading the way in solar energy development and implementation, is Germany. Germany has been one of the largest installers of solar panels over the last decade, accounting for 8-10% of the country's energy consumption. Another country leading the way in this category is China. Elon Musk once stated that China, which is the most populated country in the world, has the ability to be powered 100% off of solar power. Since that 2016 press conference, China has taken huge steps to increase its solar capabilities. As you can see by the image, the country has even started making creative images like pandas in the solar farms. This not only helps promote sustainable energy, but it also is a way for Panda Green Energy's largest shareholders to help build support for sustainable energy development with Chinese youth.
Sustainable wind energy is kinetic energy from fast-moving wind that can be converted into mechanical energy or electricity. Wind energy has been used for the last few centuries to help propel sailing vessels, water pumps, and turn grist mills. Presently, the wind is increasingly being used to generate electricity. The energy production is done through what is currently known as wind farms, which are installed in strategic spaces worldwide. These strategic areas are determined by two key factors, the proximity to existing electrical grids and surrounding areas that have good wind regimes. These turbines only obtain wind energy when the wind speed is sufficient enough to spin the blades but not high enough to damage the wind turbine itself.
Wind energy is one of the more simple sustainable energies around as it only needs wind, which means in specific areas, the turbines can be used 24/7 until the wind stops or maintenance is required. In 2020, wind power accounted for a little over 6% of the world's overall energy. That accounts for 743 GW of total energy. The Wind Vision Report stated that wind can be a reliable source of renewable electricity in all 50 American states by 2050. With this adoption, it could also reduce 12.3 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases. With America setting 2050 as the sustainable goal, this would also create over 600,000 jobs in the manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and supporting services. In general, wind energy has endless possibilities that can significantly reduce our need for non-renewables and help reduce the effects of climate change.
With highly influential individuals like Elon Musk, Greta Thornburg and Leonardo Dicaprio, sustainable energy is consistently getting more attention on a global scale. With electric cars on the rise, the green new deal, and the pairs climate agreement, sustainable energy over the last decade has grown in popularity and overall capabilities. With there being a finite amount of fossil fuels on our planet, it's not a question of if we run out; it's when will we run out? With climate change popularity at an all-time high, now more than ever, sustainable energy has become a major focal point for nations worldwide. With sustain energy and the awareness of climate change implications growing, clean non-renewable energy will only continue to grow.
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Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen today testified before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.
MP Bathiudeen testified before the PCoI by connecting via Skype technology, as he is currently imprisoned.
The former Minister has been remanded on charges of violating the Presidential Elections Act by misappropriating public funds to the tune of Rs. 9.5 million when he was the Minister of Industry and Commerce.
The MP testified via skype technology as a preventive measure due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka.
Earlier today, Attorney General Dappula de Livera requested the Chairman of the PCoI on Easter attacks to provide testimonies of selected witnesses to consider charges against the suspects. (Colombo Gazette)
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The Architecture of Closed Worlds, Or, What is the Power of Shit?
Monday October 1, 2018
Created in partnership with Lars Müller Publishers. Designed by Pentagram.
Lars Muller Publishers, 2018
19.5 × 26.5 cm, 7 ¾ × 10 ¾ in
352 pages, 340 illustrations
ISBN: 978-3-03778-580-5, English
Written by Lydia Kallipoliti in collaboration with Storefront for Art and Architecture.
What do outer space capsules, submarines and office buildings have in common? Each is conceived as a closed system: a self-sustaining physical environment demarcated from its surroundings by a boundary that does not allow for the transfer of matter or energy. The Architecture of Closed Worlds is a genealogy of self-reliant environments. Contemporary discussions about global warming, recycling and sustainability have emerged as direct conceptual constructs related to the study and analysis of closed systems.
From the space program to countercultural architectural groups experimenting with autonomous living, this publication documents a disciplinary transformation and the rise of a new environmental consensus in the form of a synthetic naturalism. It presents an archive of 37 historical living prototypes from 1928 to the present that put forth an unexplored genealogy of closed resource regeneration systems.
In The Architecture of Closed Worlds, prototypes are presented through unique discursive narratives with historical images. Each includes new analysis in the form of a feedback drawing that problematizes the language of environmental representation by illustrating loss, derailment and the production of new substances and atmospheres.
This book is supported by the Robert S. Brown '52 Fellows Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Elise Jaffe & Jeffrey Brown and Pentagram Design. It is based on the exhibition Closed Worlds, presented at Storefront's gallery space in 2016.
The Architecture of Closed Worlds is released in collaboration with Lars Müller Publications and Storefront for Art and Architecture. Read more about the overall project here.
Book Design: Pentagram / Natasha Jen
With afterword essays by: Michelle Addington, Bess Krietemeyer, Mark Wigley
With comments by: Peder Anker, Daniel Barber, Wulf Böer, Christina Ciardullo, Beatriz Colomina, Ross Exo Adams, Mitchell Joachim, Janette Kim & Eric Carver, Caroline Maniaque-Benton, Jonathan Massey, Albert Narath, Theodora Vardouli
OfficeUS Manual
Wednesday November 1, 2017
Created in partnership with Lars Müller Publishers. Designed by Pentagram / Natasha Jen.
16 × 24 cm, 6 ¼ × 9 ½ in
Edited by Eva Franch, Ana Miljački, Carlos Mínguez Carrasco,
Jacob Reidel, and Ashley Schafer.
OfficeUS Manual is a critical, occasionally humorous, and sometimes stupefying guide to the architectural workplace that documents and interrogates the protocols, policies, and procedures of architectural offices. The book is the third publication of the OfficeUS series, which deals with the influence of U.S. architectural practices on a global scale.
OfficeUS Manual contains historical material from large firms and small studios. Additionally, it features contemporary reflections by more than fifty architects, artists, and writers concerned with the needs and desires of professional architecture practices today. It analyzes the methods and practices of architectural firms, examining, in particular, the past one hundred years.
The book is a resource for understanding – and reimagining – the nature and design of an architectural practice. It features original graphic analysis and images from The Architects by Amie Siegel. The publication follows two other books in the series: OfficeUS Agenda, which documents the work of US architectural offices and their global influence over the past one hundred years; and OfficeUS Atlas, a register and press archive of US architectural production abroad.
OfficeUS is a project initiated by Storefront for Art and Architecture in 2014, when the organization was selected to serve as the commissioner of the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more about the OfficeUS project here.
Letters to the Developer
Letters to the Developer, 2017. Photo by Naho Kubota.
In 2016, Storefront launched Letters to the Developer in New York City. As part of this project, a select group of architects, curators, historians, and critics were each asked to write a letter to a New York City-based developer who should be recognized for making a positive contribution to public life. Each letter articulates one exceptional act that the developer has carried out; an act that goes beyond common practice and that participants believe should become part of the norm.
The letters, as a collection, recognize the great achievements of developers in New York City by presenting a factual representation of the highest possible standards for development. The project aims to raise awareness and recognition of acts that can help inspire better development practices in New York City, and subsequently around the globe.
This new publication presents a selection of letters along with an extended photographic and data survey that includes new construction sites from the summer of 2017.
Spencer Bailey, Fred A. Bernstein, Phillip G. Bernstein, Eran Chen, Henry Cobb, Todd DeGarmo, Jared Della Valle, Patrice Derrington, Craig Dykers, Iben Falconer, Belmont Freeman, Mark Gardner, Peter Guthrie, Brandon Haw, Laurie Hawkinson, Steven Holl, Frederick Iseman, Daniel Kaplan, Roy Kim, Daniel Libeskind, Thom Mayne, William Menking, Enrique Norten, Nat Oppenheimer and Karen Frome, Avani Parikh, Joshua Prince-Ramus, Mark Robbins, Robert Rogers, Tomas Rossant, Bradley Samuels, Eduard Sancho-Pou, Joel Sanders, Annabelle Selldorf, Michael Sorkin, MN Design Professional Corporation, Oana Stanescu and Dong Ping Wong, Margaret Sullivan, Carl Swanson, Thomas Yu, Nader Tehrani, Ada Tolla and Guiseppe Lignano, Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown, Christian Wassmann, Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, James Wines, Adam Yarinsky
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Project Producer
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Project Projects
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Storefront's programming is made possible through general support from Arup; DS+R; F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.; Gaggenau; Knippers Helbig; KPF; MADWORKSHOP; ODA; Rockwell Group; Tishman Speyer; the Foundation for Contemporary Arts; The Greenwich Collection Ltd.; the Lily Auchincloss Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Peter T. Joseph Foundation; and by Storefront's Board of Directors, members, and individual donors.
To see more past publications, visit the Storefront archive »


I absolutely adore this starter. Monkfish and mushrooms both have a 'meaty' texture and they complement each other well. Serve with a salad and some warm bread.
Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add the garlic, ginger, spring onions, green pepper, chilli powder and salt. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes then add the monkfish and prawns. Reduce the heat and continue frying for 5-7 minutes.
Add the mushrooms, cream and sugar. Cover the pan and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle with crushed black pepper and serve hot.


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Sally Frank sued the three all-male eating clubs at Princeton University in 1978 for denying her on the basis of her gender. Over ten years later, in 1990  the eating clubs were defined as "public accommodation" and court ordered to become co-ed thanks to Sally Frank, her attorney Nadine Taub and the Women's Rights Litigation Clinic of Rutgers Law School. The eating clubs argued that they were completely private and separate from the university, giving them the right to sex discrimination. After many rounds in the courts, this argument eventually failed. The winning argument stated that the clubs were in fact not separate, and instead functioned as an arm of the university itself. This meant that the clubs were in the end covered by New Jersey's anti-discrimination law and forced to admit women.

Throughout the legal process, the clubs pushed back hard. In the 1980s the clubs sold shirts featuring a picture of Frank's face, given a mustache and the slogan "Better Dead Than Coed." Ultimately, Cottage Club decided to become coed in 1986, but both Ivy Club and Tiger Inn continued to appeal the decision, even after the final court order in 1990. The appeal went all the way to the US Supreme Court but was unsuccessful in changing the decision.

History

Eating clubs

When Princeton became co-ed in 1969, some of the eleven eating clubs introduced coed policies immediately. A year later, five more clubs accepted female members. By 1971, only three all-male clubs remained: Cottage Club, Ivy Club, and Tiger Inn. The eating clubs are at the center of the campus life and many upperclassmen go there for dinner every night. They are about more than just eating though, the social significance of the clubs is great, leadership roles in particular are a sign of status and achievement. Even today they are tool for social stratification and face critiques of exclusiveness, particularly on the subject of race and class. Their elitist nature has long been the cause of controversy. Cottage Club and Ivy Club in particular are known for having a lot of "legacy people," meaning those at the end of multi-generational lists of Princeton alumni.

Eating clubs initially grew out of the university's ban on fraternities in the late 1800s and the lack of dining options on campus. The university does not regulate them to this day, allowing them to be fully managed and operated by their student members. The clubs say they are not affiliated with the school, yet around three-quarters of the school's upperclassmen eat all their meals there and 68% of them are members. Membership lasts for life and can be an important way to access alumni networks.

Sally Frank denied membership
In the fall of 1977, Sally Frank, a sophomore at Princeton, applied for membership to the all-male eating clubs under the name S.B. Frank and with gender marked as male. Frank received appointments at all five of the most selective eating clubs, three of which were male-only. While many clubs allowed students to simply sign-up and are chosen based on a lottery system, the more exclusive clubs require them to go through a process called bickering, a lengthy interview process similar to rushing at traditional fraternities or sororities. Frank was allowed to attend her appointments but was ignored by the clubs and did not receive bids, or invitations to join. Two other women who also tried were denied. The president of Cottage Club said at the time that women were not "legitimate candidates." The president of Tiger Inn said, "They were not offered a bid because they were registered illegally for Bicker."

Sex discrimination lawsuit
While angry, Frank did not decide to sue until she took a summer job at the ACLU of New Jersey and the executive director explained that she could sue based on the fact that the clubs are public accommodations. When she returned her junior year, she registered to bicker again knowing it would make her case stronger if she had been rejected after multiple attempts. She was refused appointments. The clubs' presidents said "their primary responsibility is toward sophomore males" and Frank's presence "might disrupt the process, noting that last year club members complained [to him] after Frank bickered."

After being denied twice, she went to the Rutger's Women's Rights Litigation Clinic for support. In February 1979, Taub took on the case, and filed a lawsuit against all three male-only clubs and the university, each of which insisted that the clubs were exempt from anti-discrimination law because they were private, non-university institutions. Taub's argued the opposite, that their integrated nature with the university meant they were covered under the same laws.

In the first of many loses, the N.J. Division on Civil Rights ruled that the clubs were private in June 1979. Later the same year, Frank filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stating that the university endorsed a discriminatory policy by providing security and maintenance for the eating clubs. The department began an investigation but dismissed the case in April 1980. Despite this loss, the N.J. Division on Civil rights agreed to re-hear the case. Throughout this legal fight, Frank continued to complete her final undergraduate years at Princeton. During the rest of her time there she endured verbal and physical harassment, including frequently receiving obscene phone calls from Cottage members. Even after her graduation the eating clubs continued to vilify her.

The eating club lawyers seemed to enjoy displaying their blatant sexism. Frank recalled the Tiger Inn lawyer wearing Playboy bunny suspenders to a settlement conference.

Frank went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and became her own co-counsel in the ongoing suit. Frank described working alongside Taub and learning from her, "Nadine was a role model and an incredible feminist [...] She was a strategic thinker and a sharp litigator, and working with someone of that depth and commitment was a remarkable experience. She taught me how to be a lawyer."

While Frank continued the fight on a legal level, female students at Princeton in the 1980s continued to push for inclusion on campus. In 1985, a petition collected over 300 signatures calling on the all-male clubs to accept women, supported by the on-campus Women's Center, established in 1971. It was the cause of much debate and tension on the campus.

The lawsuit was re-heard in 1980, then dismissed a second time. It was appealed and won, then in 1982 the decision was reversed. In 1985 the N.J. Division on Civil Rights finally ruled that the clubs were not private because they were bound by "historical, not just superficial ties." Ivy Club and Tiger Inn fought back, filing countersuits in 1986 and appealing the decision. The judge who heard the countersuit, Robert Miller, stated that the clubs could sever formal ties with the university and remain all-male. Just before the decisions, though, the university expressed public support for Frank and agreed to pay her attorney fees in a settlement. Eventually another ruling in 1987 said that the law required the clubs to go co-ed.

In 1988, Cottage Club admitted 27 women in the first year of co-ed bickering. Tiger Inn and Ivy Club remained male-only and continued to push back, appealing the decision again. Later that year the ruling 1987 was reversed and Frank and Taub had to start over.

On campus students continued the fight, including founding the organization "Coalition for Coeducated Eating Clubs." They brought in professors, administrators and alumni, which helped campus attitudes shift. They held multiple demonstrations and got on-campus sponsorships, such as from the Women's Center.

Finally, the N.J Supreme Court ruled that the eating clubs would have to open for women on July 3, 1990. Women joined Ivy Club for the first time the following fall. Tiger Inn still did not accept women, and continued to appeal the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court who then denied their petition in 1991. In February 1991, 27 women were accepted into the Tiger Inn, the last club to allow them to join.

Aftermath
In the time since the lawsuit ended, the gender balance has significantly shifted at Princeton and in its eating clubs. Still, Sally Frank's legal fight is not fully forgotten on campus. In 2014, two student officers in Tiger Inn were removed from their positions for emails they sent. One with a sexually explicit photograph and the other about Sally Frank herself. This situation was then used to push for an increase in female leadership.

In 2015, Tiger Inn elected its first female president. In 2018, women held the club president positions in nine of the eleven eating clubs.

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