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An interview with Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
The following interview with Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik appeared in Get It Magazine. Marshall-Gradisnik's contributions to the field of ME/CFS research have been impressive. Here she talks about how she got involved in ME/CFS research, and offers some insights into her work.
Cutting Edge Science, Get It Magazine, March 2014
Real Life with Sarah Blinco
Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik from Griffith University is a biomedical researcher specialising in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
She and her team are leading the way in extraordinary international initiatives being fostered right here on the Gold Coast.
"You're one of the world's Ieading biomedical researchers specialising in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Can you explain some of your most exciting recent findings and what they mean for sufferers of CFS?"
The CFS research team that I lead has found significant changes in white blood cells in CFS patients. White blood cells are important as they are the cells in the blood that fight off infections, viruses and bacteria. We have found the function of these cells has been significantly reduced and we have also found significant changes in some genes that control the function of these white blood cells. Collectively these findings suggest these white blood cells may be involved in the pathology of this illness. Furthermore, it gives us hope that we may be able to identify CFS patients using these changes as currently there is no diagnostic test for CFS. Consequently diagnosis of CFS takes typically greater than twelve months which can be not only frustrating for the patients as they do not have a timely answer, but it is very costly to the healthcare system as a number of unrelated tests have to be conducted to ensure the patient is negative for these other tests prior to being confirmed with CFS.
"You've managed to secure several million dollars worth of competitive research grants. How difficult is this process, and how important it is to continue this research?"
It is extremely difficult to secure research funding for any type of biomedical research and applying for funding CFS biomedical research is I think even more difficult due to such factors of the stigma associated with this illness. However, in saying that, the Queensland government and the Mason Foundation, which is a national funding granting agency, have significantly provided me with research funds where the findings have been world first and suggest the possible involvement of the immune system in the pathology of this illness. I am very of proud these findings and the world first results we continue to report, as they are unravelling the potential cause of this illness as well as they show we may be coming up with some markers that may assist in early diagnosis of this illness. The development of a screening test using these potential markers we have found is an area that we are developing, as this test could be applied early in a patient's illness which may not only help the patient and the physician, but also help reduce healthcare costs.
There still is a great deal of research to be undertaken in this area as my team as well as other groups at Stanford University are now focusing on genes and how cells communicate. We are only beginning to understand the possible role of the immune and the endocrine systems and potentially how they may be involved in the development of CFS, so this area of focus in CFS remains a high priority for our team and international groups as well. There is still so much to be done not only in the research area but also in helping CFS patients with a clinic that has physicians where CFS patients can visit to work with their regular doctor to assist them with their illness. Finally, as CFS symptoms vary - some CFS patients are profoundly affected with not only being fatigued, but they are predominately affected with significant changes in memory function, cognition, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal health problems; these collective clinical symptoms and the severity of these symptoms need further investigations.
"You've established the first Australian CFS research/medical clinic at Griffith University; what will it mean for people to now have access to such a facility?"
There has been significant interest locally, interstate and overseas from CFS patients and clinicians. This clinic is located in the Griffith Health Centre, where our research centre is also located. Having the clinic and the research centre in the same building will enable patients to have access to clinical services as well as potentially participate in CFS research we are conducting. This model is truly unique as it is the only research and clinical services to be offered anywhere in the world to be housed under the same building which is unique and has not gone unnoticed by international agencies, such as the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) and members of the Medical Research Councils (UK) who visited in December last year.
"How did you originally become interested in this area of research?"
I am an immunologist and back in 2007 I met an amazing clinician from Queensland Health who was, and incidentally still is, as passionate about biomedical research in the area of CFS. Back then we both had a few ideas and tested them in a couple of small CFS research projects with one research student. Let us say the results were promising and it snowballed from there.
"What is your advice for young women aspiring to work in a science based career?"
There is no substitute for hard work; however, it is also important to surround yourself with positive people who also share your vision and are able to offer you guidance as well as keep you on track. It is always important to seek advice and listen to those around you as no one ever knows all the answers. These are key areas that I think anyone who would like a career in science may need to follow in the first instance, and then as your career develops establishing a network of people not only in science but outside your field to ask advice enables you to assess everything from different angles which is often invaluable. Always stay in contact with your peers as this is an invaluable network that will enable to you to tap into people that may have other resources and skills that you may need and it enables you to develop/complement your skill set as you progress throughout your career.
I will not deny, a career in science is hard work and the hours are sometimes challenging. However, to develop a question that you can test and see if it is correct (or not) is truly wonderful as you are able to work like a detective and also think creatively - I have the best job!
"What are your goals for the coming couple of years?"
For the coming twelve months I have some big objectives as I would like to set up the first Australian Brain and Tissue bank for CFS patients. This will enable research to progress very rapidly as researchers would have access to tissue to assess potential changes in these tissues and how this may be key in the development of the illness. This ultimately may lead to clinical trials in the coming years.
As CFS has varying severities, some CFS patients are isolated at home as they are house bound or\ bed bound and vary rarely are able to have consistent medical attention. These patients mostly communicate through social media and it is for this reason I would like to achieve in the coming twelve months to fund raise for a mobile patient transport vehicle. This will enable patients to be collected from their homes and be transported to the CFS clinic or if they have other medical appointment as currently there is not such services available in Australia. I would like to raise the funds for such vehicles where patients in the south east Queensland area or Northern NSW region would have access to the CFS clinic and allied health services.
The ongoing research that I lead I would hope grows from the current group of 10 to be larger, and is even more diverse in the area of developing a nursing model of care for CFS patients.
Currently I am liaising with a national pathology collector to assist me with allowing me to have pathology collection sites in Sydney,Melbourne and Canberra for CFS patients so they are able to have their blood and tissue collected, where these specimens are transported toour research centre to further examine the possible role of the immune, genes and endocrine systems in the possible role of this illness. In turn, further enhancing the CFS research and clinical database that has been developed by the national research centre I lead.
Sometimes the objectives I set may seem overwhelming, however, the challenges CFS patients face are far more significant, and for that reason I think my objectives are not too great.

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The Western Expedition () was a campaign by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom against the Qing dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion.

Planning
The Western Expedition was conceived by Yang Xiuqing shortly after the fall of Nanjing. It was intended to march along the Yangtze River and ultimately meet with the concurrent Northern Expedition in Sichuan.  The Taiping believed that such a pincer movement could capture all of western and northern China.  It was also intended to, in conjunction with the Northern Expedition, relieve pressure on the Taiping's holdings caused by the Qing's formation of the Northern and Southern Fronts.

Execution
The Western Expedition left Nanjing on May 19, 1853.  Less than a month later, it recaptured the city of Anqing on June 10, 1853.  At that point, the expedition split into three separate armies.  The first army, led by Hu Yiguang, traveled north to conquer Anhui.  The second, led by Lai Hanying, traveled south to conquer Jiangxi.  The third, led by Zeng Tianyang, attacked a number of cities south of the Yangtze.  Hu Yinguang successfully captured Luzhou, the government's new capital of Anhui, on January 14, 1854.  In doing so, Hu defeated a small force led by Jiang Zhongyuan, who subsequently committed suicide.  Lai was less successful, as he was unable to take Nanchang, Jiangxi's capital.  Lai was replaced by Wei Jun and Shi Zhenxiang, who moved into Hubei and Hunan, ultimately capturing Xiangtan on April 24, 1854.  The Western Expedition succeeded in capturing Pengze, Hukou, and Jiujiang.  It also defeated Zeng Guofan in battle, leading him to attempt suicide on two separate occasions.  The Western Expedition ended in March 1856 when it was recalled to Nanjing to reinforce the besieged city.

Analysis
The Western Expedition had limited success.  Although a number of key cities within a fertile recruiting ground had fallen, the Western Expedition was ultimately unable to capture the whole of western China or the upper Yangtze.  The Taiping's original, rapid drive transformed into a push-and-pull struggle, which provided the Qing with time to recover and build-up new armies with new leaders who ultimately doomed the rebellion.

In 1856 Shi Dakai launches a second western expedition destined for Sichuan. This other campaign also fails when he surrenders in 1863.

References

Taiping Rebellion
19th century in China

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The 2023 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2023 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Rovereto, Italy between 20 and 26 February 2023.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

 1 Rankings as of 13 February 2023.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  Gianmarco Ferrari
  Marcello Serafini
  Giulio Zeppieri

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:
  Titouan Droguet

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
  Raphaël Collignon

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  Andrea Arnaboldi
  Mathias Bourgue
  Charles Broom
  Bu Yunchaokete
  Marius Copil
  Stefano Travaglia

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
  Evgeny Donskoy
  Alejandro Moro Cañas

Champions

Singles

  Dominic Stricker def.  Giulio Zeppieri 7–6(10–8), 6–2.

Doubles

  Victor Vlad Cornea /  Franko Škugor def.  Vladyslav Manafov /  Oleg Prihodko 6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–4].

References

Internazionali di Tennis Città di Rovereto
2023 in Italian tennis
February 2023 sports events in Italy


The Illinois group tried a slightly different approach. They applied a current directly to the conductive sheet surrounding the pore. Working with Klaus Schulten, a professor of physics at Illinois, Leburton's group at Illinois' Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology used advanced computer simulations to test applying current to different flat materials, such as graphene and molybdenum disulfide, as methylated DNA was threaded through.
Leburton's group is working with collaborators to improve DNA threading, to cut down on noise in the electrical signal and to perform experiments to verify their simulations.
Grants from Oxford Nanopore Technology, the Beckman Institute, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation supported this work.
Qiu, H., Sarathy, A., Schulten, K., & Leburton, J. P. (2017). Detection and mapping of DNA methylation with 2D material nanopores. npj 2D Materials and Applications, 1(1), 3.


This year, flowering of lime began nearly a month earlier. Attention of all Uzhgorod mass media was focused on this event. The reason was simple - the "longest" Linden alley in Europe was in blossom.
The most striking fact is that the width of the alley is 10 meters (i.e. nearly the width between the two rows), thus 1 hectare is exactly 1 km. The distance between the vehicle and the pedestrian bridges is also 1 km. It is rather strange situation: where is the second kilometer?
Today I decided to walk along this secret route of the second kilometer. Why is it "Secret"? Now you may also see why the second kilometer was "hidden" from the press.
The first thing that catches the eye right from the bridge is that poplar is dominating in the first tier of "linden" alley. That is not a linden but poplar-linden alley.
Another problem is that there are damaged or diseased limes, and poplars are largely in accidental stateand may fall at any moment.
Poplar fuzz that covers "lime" avenue with a thick layer does not add health to the athletes who are actively practicing here.
Sometimes it might be a bit scary to walk along.
Instead of accurate lawns we have jungles of Sosnowski cow parsnip which are probably the largest ones in Transcarpathia (and possibly in Europe).
We are creating a whole bunch of myths about our nice city, but the myth is withered away at the first check together with the smoke of burnt linden alley, and there stays only shame and pain for our city.
нажаль усе, що було в Ужгороді цінним створоно колись, а сучасники навіть не змогли зберегти ці скарби! усе розкрадене, а, що не змогли вкрасти - знищили!!! Ще дуже погана звичка в ужгородців видавати бажане, за реальне, придумані міфи та історії про славетні досягнення яких ніколи не було і т.д. як тільки не називали Ужгород і Венецією і Парижем і Віднем і швейцарією... чому ужгородці ганьбляться пишатись просто Ужгородом? багато відомих в Ужгороді письменників, журналістів, художників, артистів клялись у любові до Срібної землі, а при першій можливості чкурнули, хто , за бугор, а, хто у столицю... ніколи не буде Ужгород квітучім і славетним! - бо багато Ужгородців продажні і дивляться, як би урвати, вкрасти, продати, і, щоб безкарно!


My colleague Renée C. Lee has a provocative piece today from Montgomery County, where the district attorney has begun publicly posting on Twitter the names of people arrested for driving while intoxicated before their cases have been resolved.
It's not breaking the law, but it's bad form. A person is presumed innocent. This shows a lack of respect for the presumption of innocence.
What do you think of the public shaming of DWI suspects? Judging from the comments attached to the original Chronicle story, many of you have reservations about the practice. The four most recommended comments — that is, those that other readers have given a digital thumbs-up to — criticize the effort in Montgomery County.
I'm all for justice, but this is crossing the line. Let them be proven guilty in a court of law first, then punish them.
This holiday season, checkpoints nationwide posted slightly lower numbers than last year. This statistic comes despite some estimates that drinking and driving was actually up due to economic fallout. The reason? More people are warned of the presence of checkpoint through access to Twitter on smart phones.
Young drivers, often the most likely to be dangerous on the road, are the ones making fastest use of the technology to avoid arrest. Text messages and even on iPhone application designed to point out checkpoints aid in avoiding arrest.
On the one hand, some officers say there is nothing wrong with getting the word out about checkpoints. Officers feel the psychological affect of announcing checkpoints can be to dissuade drivers from taking risks. On the other hand, officers need to pay for the checkpoints by at least issuing traffic tickets if not arresting people for DUI. With less people going through the checkpoint, there re fewer tickets, not just fewer arrests.
Anyone interested can find the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office on Twitter here.
Coincidentally, a couple of hours ago, I got a notification that another Twitter user, an account known as DUI News, had begun following me there. The DUI News page shows a stream of Tweets about general DWI-related news around the country. The page doesn't include a link to any specific organization — please advise if you know anything about it — but it obviously has found a lot of interest in the topic.
DUI News has nearly 3,000 followers.


And Leviathan looks every bit of the same!. As well as the angle of perspective, i so love the smooth, slick looking scales, the bio-luminescent spines and eyes, and for sure the anatomy work with this massive legendary sea Dragon too. He is so magnificent, but with all that muscle an whatever else powers he has. He is for sure not a creature to mess with that's for sure!. Also liking the addition of the drool dripping from his jaws and long forked tongue, as he stares down at his enemy. Awesome!. He looks furious with the ship and crew on it, and i love it!.
Really loving the sense of action here. The crashing high sea waves and bubbling sea spray as Leviathan quickly surfaces, the splintering and shattering of this ship as his coils slip around it. Constricting the ship, and probably a few pirate pests unfortunate enough, to be caught beneath his powerful coils along with it more than likely.


14/03/2016 – Mandatory requirements relating to periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear are on the agenda of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), which is meeting for its 3rd session (14-18 March) at IMO Headquarters. The Sub-Committee will work towards finalizing draft amendments to SOLAS chapter III and the draft mandatory MSC resolution on Requirements for periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear, for submission to the Maritime Safety Committee for adoption.
Also on the agenda are matters related to measures for onboard lifting appliances and winches, passenger ship safety, the safety of MODUs, and protection against crushing of people during the daily operation of watertight doors. The session was opened by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and is being chaired by Dr. Susumu Ota (Japan).


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Penguin Random House Presents 2017
Penguin Random House Presents 2017, Penguin Random House UK's annual celebration of its books, authors and teams, took place this year at London's iconic Barbican Centre on the 8th & 9th March.
For two days, over a thousand Penguin Random House staff heard from each of our nine publishing houses, as well as from colleagues in our Penguin Brand team, Penguin Ventures and Creative Responsibility.
Alongside a host of inspiring presentations, new activities for this year included tasters and giveaways, a Penguin Shop stocked with limited edition proofs, and a dedicated Penguin Random House Presents app.
From a Q&A session with British astronaut and author of Hello, Is this Planet Earth? Tim Peake, to hearing Arundhati Roy read from her new novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - each publishing house's presentation showcased the energy and purpose behind hundreds of Penguin Random House titles to be released throughout the year ahead.
It's impossible to do justice to the many highlights of Penguin Random House Presents 2017, but these photos offer a glimpse of a hugely creative, diverse and exciting two days.
Summing up the event, Penguin Random House UK's CEO, Tom Weldon said: "Our purpose has been lit up in bright lights: to connect the world with the stories, ideas and writing that matter".
If you would like to join us at our annual celebration next year, discover more about working at Penguin Random House UK by visiting our careers page.
Penguin Random House Children's take to the stage to kick off Penguin Random House Presents 2017.
Arundhati Roy reads from her new book The Ministry of Upmost Happiness to thunderous applause as part of the Penguin General presentation.
Richard Lennon, Penguin Random House Audio's Editorial Director, introduces their presentation.
An attentive audience in the Barbican Theatre at Penguin Random House Presents 2017.
Reggie Yates announces the forthcoming publication of Unseen, his first book, and talks about his experiences as a documentary maker in some of the toughest places in the world as part of Ebury's presentation.
Children's publishing phenomenon Jacqueline Wilson reveals she will publish her 106th novel Wave Me Goodbye in 2017.
Tom Fletcher treats the audience to a preview of his new musicalThe Christmasaurus, based on the bestselling novel.
John Boyne discusses his latest novel The Heart's Invisible Furies, as part of the Transworld presentation.
Fearne Cotton reads from her upcoming debut picture book Yoga Babies, as part of the presentation from our partners Andersen Press.
British astronaut, Tim Peake, announces his new book Ask An Astronaut and answers questions from Penguin Random House staff as part of the Cornerstone presentation.
Penguin Random House employees get to grips with virtual reality during a break from presentations.
Julian Barnes addresses the crowd accompanied by a cardboard cut-out as part of the Vintage presentation.
Penguin Random House UK staff had the chance to sample tasty treats from The Happy Foodie stand during a break from presentations.
Afua Hirsch introduces her debut book Brit(ish), a non-fiction work on British identity, as part of the Vintage presentation.
Marian Keyes admires the numbers gathered to listen to her discuss her latest novel The Break, as part of the Michael Joseph presentation.
Our Dead Good crime panel 'What's Your Motive?' featured authors Ruth Ware, Liz Nugent, Fiona Barton, Tony Parsons and Tim Weaver discussing the things that inspired their novels.
Siena Parker, Head of Creative Responsibility, shares some of our Creative Responsibility highlights from the last year and announces new ways for us all to get involved in the future.
Photo credits: Andrew Perkins
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Manchester City began their charge for a third successive Premier League title at the London Stadium .
against David Moyes' West Ham United and they came out 2-0 winners thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland on his Premier League debut
1) Erling Haaland will score goals for fun when fit Haaland showed that he can cause havoc in the Community Shield
but was unfortunate to get on the scoresheet but the sheer volume of chances he was at the centre of would have
2) Kevin De Bruyne will find it easy to give Haaland service De Bruyne has been one of the best
midfielders on the planet for years now simple because of how good he is at making goal scoring opportunities.
3) Ilkay Gundogan is still a vital cog in the Guardiola machine The German international was the hero on the last day of last season scoring two to win the Premier League title
4) It was a good decision to not sell Nathan Ake Ake started alongside Ruben Dias in the Community Shield and Guardiola went with the same centre back partnership against West Ham.
5) Another left-back may well become a necessity Whilst Joao Cancelo didn't have too much defending to do he still didn't have the best game of his Manchester City career
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I'll be starting the RN program in Spring 2013, and I was wondering if any 2nd, 3rd, or 4th semester students like to give us that are coming in an insight on what to expect for the 1st semester? I'm actually getting nervous and excited in way.
Also, since I have some down time, any recommendations on what to brush up on or go over (i.e calculations, nursing practices, etc) that will help us prepare for the semester.
The best advice I can give you is to spend as little time and energy THINKING about the program as possible and enjoy what is left of your "life" because come Jan 22 it is all over. Hang out with some non nursing school friends and spend time with your family. RELAX... Enjoy doing not much of anything because for the next two years even if you have ALL your homework and reading finished (which is unlikely) you will always have this lingering feeling that you should be doing SOMETHING for school. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just trying to convince you how important it is to enjoy this time you have before school starts.
You should def spend a little time on dosage calc. If you haven't already, try to sign up for the Nursing Toolbox class for Jan. it is TOTALLY worth the time and money. Everyone I know who took it got 100% on every dosage calc exam!


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Chelsea Manning Tried To Pick A Fight With Ben Shapiro–Things Did Not Turn Out Well
'Gas Up the Jet': Bernie Sanders Acolyte Urges Biden to Go to War with Manchin and Sinema
Chief Justice John Roberts Just Used His Gavel to Smash NPR's COVID Mask Story to Dust
Don Lemon Goes on Unhinged Rant Against the Unvaccinated
It Seems the Media Peddled Misinformation About SCOTUS' COVID Squabble Over Masks
NPR's Fake SCOTUS Story Makes the Case Again for Why They Should Be Defunded
As the Left Tries to Redefine America, One Book Is Helping People Rediscover America
Do Democrats Care About Young Women Being Murdered at Work?
Fauci Cashed in During the Pandemic and Now We Know the Numbers
GOP Lawmakers Demand Answers to FDA's 'Troubling' Covid Booster Approval Process for Kids
Major Grocer Emails Customers Explaining Its Empty Shelves
Psaki Has a Bizarre Response to Reporter Asking About Visitor Log Transparency at Biden's Delaware Homes
Trump v. DeSantis: Advantage, DeSantis
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Recently released Chelsea Manning, who worked in Army intelligence, tried to pick a fight with the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro and it did not turn out well. In 2010, Manning leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents about the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, along with 250,000 cables from the State Department, to Wikileaks. That same year, Manning was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for leaking classified material. President Barack Obama commuted the sentence after Manning served seven years (via WaPo):
Manning, 29, was an intelligence analyst for the Army at the time of her arrest in 2010. The trove of material she provided to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks — documents known as the Iraq and Afghanistan "War Logs" — included video of a U.S. Apache helicopter opening fire on a group of suspected insurgents in Baghdad. Among the dead were two journalists who worked for the Reuters news agency.
She also leaked documents related to detainees at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and about 250,000 State Department cables.
Manning tweeted "imagine a world without prisons," to which Shapiro responded by saying "we've all seen Mad Max." The deathblow was delivered shortly thereafter. Independent Journal Review's Benny Johnson wrote about the exchange.
imagine a world without prisons ??????
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) August 8, 2017
We've all seen "Mad Max." https://t.co/XFrZuzn9KO
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 9, 2017
police, prosecutors, and prisons are not the only forms of justice ?????? #WeGotThis https://t.co/fAsYRRLrnr
That's true. Sometimes our soldiers kill terrorists. And then you put them in harm's way. https://t.co/81KfEO1pnD
Leah Barkoukis
Editor's Note: Manning was mistakenly referred to as an Army officer. That wasn't the case. Apologies for the error, folks.
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Parke West, 3415 Murphy, two 15 story building (each 167') , 172 room dual brand hotel (Hilton Garden Inn & Home2Suites) 210 condos, 11,000 sq. ft. retail
markhollin posted a topic in Nashville
Brentwood-based GBT Realty wants to build a two tower (one that could go as high as 20 stories tall) complex near the intersection of West End Ave., Murphy Road, and I-440. To be called 3415 Murphy, it will include 250,000 sq. ft. of Class A office space, 175 hotel rooms, 30,000 sq. ft. of restaurant/retail, and a parking garage on the 1.5 acre site at 3415-3419 Murphy Rd. The retail/restaurant space would front Murphy Rd., and the hotel/office towers would be toward the back of the lot, along I-440. No renderings as of yet, other than the schematic layout below. Project cost and financing are not clear yet. Proposed completion date is 2022. Metro Planning Commission is scheduled to review the plan Aug. 9. The commission's votes are non-binding on Metro Council, where 3 majority votes must occur in order for a requested zoning change to become law. More behind the NBJ paywall here: https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/06/29/developer-tees-up-office-space-hotel-to-overhaul.html?ana=e_mc_prem&s=newsletter&ed=2018-06-29&u=blTR7Dj233GiBQ74JyYK0Q09b4ecfd&t=1530277677&j=82434901 https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/06/25/20-story-project-looms-for-site-off-west-end-i-440.html
hoar construction
gbt realty
kimley-horne civil engineering
Moore Building/15 Stories/222 FT/227,000 sq. ft. office/8,500 sq. ft. retail, internal garage, 19th & Chet Atkins
PHofKS posted a topic in Nashville
From the city's development tracker.. As promised...
portman holdings developers
Circle South, 30 story/418'/535,000 sq. ft. office tower; 34 story/330'/500 residential tower; 15,000 sq. ft. of retail, 2.6 acres at Lafayette and 8th Ave. South
More details and at least one rendering will hopefully be coming later today.This screen shot from Smeagolfree's excellent development map shows the site highlighted in teal at the center of the frame:
hawkins partners architects
david byerley
ragan smith
4012 Hillsboro Pike, 15 stories, residential/hotel/office
Lincoln Financial os proposing a significant project the 1 acre site at 4012 Hillsboro Pike: - Appears to be 15 stories (maximum allowed in zoning for that area) - 300 residential units, 50 hotel rooms, 36,000 sq. ft. office space, restaurant space - Gresham Group and Catalyst Design are involved in design - There are 4 small retailers on the site at this time that will be moving. - This is immediately to the south of the 19 story Vertis Green Hills. - No renderings as of yet. More behind the NBJ paywall here: https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/01/16/dallas-developer-aims-for-new-tower-in-green-hills.html And behind the Nashville Post paywall here: https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21109667/green-hills-site-seemingly-eyed-for-redevelopment
catalyst design
lincoln financial developers
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require 'spec_helper'

describe AwardEmojis::CollectUserEmojiService do
  describe '#execute' do
    it 'returns an Array containing the awarded emoji names' do
      user = create(:user)

      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsup')
      create(:award_emoji, user: user, name: 'thumbsdown')

      awarded = described_class.new(user).execute

      expect(awarded).to eq([{ name: 'thumbsup' }, { name: 'thumbsdown' }])
    end

    it 'returns an empty Array when no user is given' do
      awarded = described_class.new.execute

      expect(awarded).to be_empty
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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"""
Module that re-groups transformer that would be applied to ipynb files
before going through the templating machinery.

It exposes a convenient class to inherit from to access configurability.
"""
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2013, the IPython Development Team.
#
# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
#
# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Imports
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

from ..utils.base import NbConvertBase
from IPython.utils.traitlets import Bool

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Classes and Functions
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class Transformer(NbConvertBase):
    """ A configurable transformer

    Inherit from this class if you wish to have configurability for your
    transformer.

    Any configurable traitlets this class exposed will be configurable in profiles
    using c.SubClassName.atribute=value

    you can overwrite :meth:`transform_cell` to apply a transformation independently on each cell
    or :meth:`call` if you prefer your own logic. See corresponding docstring for informations.

    Disabled by default and can be enabled via the config by
        'c.YourTransformerName.enabled = True'
    """

    enabled = Bool(False, config=True)

    def __init__(self, **kw):
        """
        Public constructor

        Parameters
        ----------
        config : Config
            Configuration file structure
        **kw : misc
            Additional arguments
        """

        super(Transformer, self).__init__(**kw)

    def __call__(self, nb, resources):
        if self.enabled:
            return self.call(nb,resources)
        else:
            return nb, resources

    def call(self, nb, resources):
        """
        Transformation to apply on each notebook.

        You should return modified nb, resources.
        If you wish to apply your transform on each cell, you might want to
        overwrite transform_cell method instead.

        Parameters
        ----------
        nb : NotebookNode
            Notebook being converted
        resources : dictionary
            Additional resources used in the conversion process.  Allows
            transformers to pass variables into the Jinja engine.
        """
        self.log.debug("Applying transform: %s", self.__class__.__name__)
        try :
            for worksheet in nb.worksheets:
                for index, cell in enumerate(worksheet.cells):
                    worksheet.cells[index], resources = self.transform_cell(cell, resources, index)
            return nb, resources
        except NotImplementedError:
            raise NotImplementedError('should be implemented by subclass')

    def transform_cell(self, cell, resources, index):
        """
        Overwrite if you want to apply a transformation on each cell.  You
        should return modified cell and resource dictionary.

        Parameters
        ----------
        cell : NotebookNode cell
            Notebook cell being processed
        resources : dictionary
            Additional resources used in the conversion process.  Allows
            transformers to pass variables into the Jinja engine.
        index : int
            Index of the cell being processed
        """

        raise NotImplementedError('should be implemented by subclass')
        return cell, resources


The Master of Arts in Biblical Studies MA(BS) provides a strong foundation for various kinds of Christian service. It is designed primarily for lay leaders who desire training for better ministry within their church or organization, and may also provide supplemental training for parachurch workers or support workers in mission agencies or churches. Those seeking preparation for vocational ministry should apply for one of the professional degree programs.
What Will A Biblical Studies Graduate Be Equipped To Do?
Anyone desiring to communicate the Bible through written word, multimedia presentations, or online.
Will know the attributes, attitudes, and actions of a maturing Christian.
Minimum of 75 typewritten pages; a popular writing style is permitted for the thesis.


'I've picked up a new companion with a strange name Ddeath. He was just standing among the wintery congelation, looking absolutely out of the way, his black metallic armature bound the pale body. Although he wore this deterrent skull paint on the face, he didnt look like one of them stern guys for hire settled around Bruma, always drunk and so arrogant to younger boys. I couldn't hire anyone anyway for I lacked money. That Ddeath boy stuck to me like a glue. Told me he was wanting for a guy companion, so we could travel together for a while if I was okay with this. Well, I was. So I went south accompanied by Ddeath. He turned out surprisingly good at fighting.
We travelled together across Cyrodiil, spending nights in taverns or in the open air. One day we heard rumors about this haunted house with a vineyard, located eastern to Skingrad. Ddeath suggested exploration of the house, to banish the ghost and gain some money, or simply get the property itself, as a reward. 'Simply', haha. I wasn't sure if that was a good idea and we could make it. As a decent alchemist though, I planned on making a paralyzing solution to apply on my weapons. If I make some for us, I thought, we could slow down the ghost and at least escape the house alive.
So we came there. The house remained in a good condition, all the villagers still were hanging around. They told us the house's been staying empty after its proprietor's decease. None of those who entered the house ever came out. That was literally what they said. But Ddeath was stubborn as hell, bitching about how he was tired and eager for a hot bath. Well, he needed that indeed, and I guess one could say the same about me. Then again, it was daytime, and the warnings of this strange ghost didn't sound scary.
There was a cozy bathroom found on the upper floor. The rooms were lit by a warm sunlight, a copper bath tub looked so inviting. Dozens of gallons of water were heated for us, and we got right off into the bath tub together, every one of us wanted to be the first for washing. I was laying in the hot tub with my eyes closed, my body relaxed, the next moment I felt his hands touching me so intimately. I opened my eyes and saw his face too close to mine. His black makeup was no more, washed away by the hot water, his REAL face next to me, so ethereal, his beautiful traits, his dual coloured eyes lured me away at once. I even forgot to ask him how did he find out my secret. I havent had intimacy with anyone for so long. The next moment the feeling of him so close made me hot and hard. We found a bedroom and jumped right into making love, touching, licking, kissing each other, as if it was our last day on nirn.
and then this happened. why do i think i deserve anything better? while i should learn this- I--D-O-N-T. i should write this on my forehead, and read this everytime i look in the mirror. why do i think at all??? i am so tired of thoughts. My boy was standing in the next room with his face melting blue. i realized we were being separated by a constantly flashing neon blue of glass, i was in, and he my boyfriend was out, i couldn't touch Ddeath, neither i could even see him any more. but i didn't want to, honestly. then he said in an insulted voice: 'Dont let this boy control your life, hide yourself away, dispose of him'. 'What???', i said weakly, my limbs were shaking like a creamy pudding. My body withering as if i was violently losing my milk. I definitely heard this before. I HEARD this pumping in my veins, my veins becoming tubes letting the milk flow like a stream. ANd thenn I saw Max beside me, oooh my dearrrrlove, so savoury, so sweet. The red tongue licking out my cream dripping down his lips. He said, 'Whomever you are with thisss time, you wont let me go. iloveyouforever, rememberthissssss'. Did he say this to ME? He, I felt his... on my... and i fell apart'.
activate the esp in your mod maneger of choice.
The mod stays here, on maxheartflan.com. I mean- every part of it stays HERE. Any public redistribution by any persons other than Dustin or Max, is not allowed. This mod is important to us as a fruit of our love. If the mod AS IT IS doesn't fit your taste- do not download and install it.
For more information, read the included readme.
Nice mod! I love the make up honestly!
I think Ddeath is awesome! His make up is very impressive.
I'm very curious about the GGC script, I wonder if there's a way to have multiple companions using the same script flawlessly, since you mentioned possible conflicts. If it's just red names in the OBMM mods list, well, it's not a big deal, I can live with that. But what would happen in game, can two or more different companions live together if they use the same script?
Since all the CM companions use the same script, it's okay i think. I've just remade my favourite boy Gill to work with GGC script. Ddeath and Gill don't conflict. Idk abt more of them. What if i add more of them. Remake Damien too.
and I can always pack the file as .bsa. Will this be better?
His first variation is still included in the mod, I think.
Yes, of course I remember him. X3 Though personally, I prefer this version. I think its the combination of his unique, detailed and artistic makeup coupled with those haunting yet icy cold eyes. Also, the details in this newer texture are so finely done. So realistic yet maintaining an ethereal quality. Without the skull makeup his eye makeup style reflects my own. Though of course i make mine more exaggeratedly feminine with the upturned liner and lashes. lol. Dustin, you truely are a god among men when it comes to your texture work and Max, no-one I've seen has quite the same skill with the photoshoots as yourself.
fills me with pride to see this face available for download, and my dear Max has made the best screens showing him off.
thank you love! and i am just happy to show off your mods and mod for you. you're everything to me.
What an amazing companion for TES IV Oblivion. Please I want more of them.
I'd love him! And all yours another work!!!


You should probably start the tapering (In the context of sports, tapering refers to the practice of reducing exercise in the days just before an important competition) process for the big day. Cutting your weekly mileage by 25% is highly suggested to get the best training effects and to peak on the day.
Prepare for the race, it's suggested you run easier and think about or even visualise your race, maybe take a drive / walk to see the course – this will give you a chance to go through the motions of the run. Imagine yourself pumping your arms up the hills and relaxing on the down hills.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."! Go to Pilates classes which are a great way of complementing your running or do the core exercises as suggested by Jaz the Senior Physio at Therapy First. Download your FREE copy of the core exercises for runners: http://www.therapy-first.co.uk/latest-news/core-exercises.
Please ensure you take your rest days seriously, particularly as you near race day. These are really so vital not only for physical but for mental reasons also.
Practice getting up at the time you will on race day, this will get your body used to the early start so then on the day it won't be a shock or you won't be half asleep, and remember no alcohol intake pre the race day.
If you have any tightness, take control and get on top of it. We suggest you do gentle stretching after a bath, if this doesn't work a sports massage is an effectual way of alleviating tightness and sore muscles. We have a very popular sports therapist here to help you. Call Stuart if you need any advise 07494 570 680 0r email stuart@therapy-first.co.uk. There will also be post-race massage available on the day so make use of it to help your recovery.
Making a race plan will help calm your nerves and get the best out of the day. Start by sticking to familiar foods, allow plenty of time to get there and know how you're going to race so you can gauge your speed.
WATER! AGUA! EAU! Finally, hydrate! Not just before the race but during and after, again something to practice in advance of your race day. The 20 to 30 minute window after the race is vital for recuperation and recovery. Try consuming a sports drink and protein bar within 20 to 30 minutes and then some carbohydrates within 2 hours of completing the race.
GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY YOUR RUN!


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50 Most Famous Actresses
By Shahnaz Mahmud and John Harrington	August 9, 2018 12:08 pm EDT
Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images
15. Uma Thurman
> Age: 48
> Acting credits: 64
> Wikipedia page views (1 yr.): 2.7 million
> Best known for: Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Pulp Fiction
Thurman started out as a model and leveraged that work into an acting career, landing roles in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" and "Dangerous Liaisons," both in 1988. Her breakthrough role was as the quirky gangster moll in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" that earned her an Oscar nomination. She teamed with Tarantino again to make the Kill Bill movies in the early 2000s.
Source: Andreas Rentz / Getty Images
14. Charlize Theron
> Best known for: Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Snow White and the Huntsman
Charlize Theron's biography reads like a Hollywood story. She was an accomplished ballet dancer from South Africa who injured herself and shifted gears to acting. She came to Los Angeles and learned English by watching soap operas. Theron's first role was in "Child of the Corn III: Urban Harvest" in 1995 and she appeared in films such as Tom Hanks' "That Thing You Do!" (1996) and "The Cider House Rules" (1999). Theron won her first Academy Award in 2004 for best actress for the film "Monster."
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13. Cate Blanchett
> Best known for: Carol, Blue Jasmine, Elizabeth
Australian-born Cate Blanchett has won an Academy Award and is known for her versatility, an actress talented enough to play Bob Dylan ("I'm Not There"), Katharine Hepburn ("The Aviator"), and Queen Elizabeth I. It was the latter role that garnered Blanchett her first Oscar nomination in the 1998 film "Elizabeth." She returned to that role as an older monarch in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." Woody Allen tapped her to play a troubled New York socialite in "Blue Jasmine" that won her the Oscar for Best Actress in 2014.
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12. Sandra Bullock
> Best known for: Miss Congeniality, The Proposal, Gravity
Sandra Bullock is a reliable box-office star whose movies include "Speed," "The Proposal," "Miss Congeniality," "Gravity," and "The Blind Side." "Speed," released in 1994, propelled Bullock to stardom. It was for "The Blind Side" that Bullock won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress.
> Best known for: Arrival, Enchanted, American Hustle
Amy Adams has amassed an impressive array of film credits. She has received five Academy Award nominations for her work in "American Hustle," "Doubt," "The Fighter," The Master," and "Junebug." During her career, Adams has worked with such accomplished performers as Meryl Streep, Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Viola Davis, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. She has also distinguished herself at lighter fare such as "Enchanted" and "Catch Me If You Can."
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PDF2 PDF |Add To My Favorites | Version: 04/30/18 - Amended Assembly 01/03/18 - Introduced
ACA-21 State infrastructure: funding: California Infrastructure Investment Fund.(2017-2018)
ACA21:v98#DOCUMENT
Amended IN Assembly April 30, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
Introduced by Assembly Members Mayes and Obernolte
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Acosta, Baker, Bigelow, Brough, Chávez, Chen, Cunningham, Flora, Fong, Gallagher, Harper, Lackey, Mathis, and Steinorth)
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 25 to Article XVI thereof, relating to state infrastructure.
ACA 21, as amended, Mayes. State infrastructure: funding: California Infrastructure Investment Fund.
Existing provisions of the California Constitution establish the Budget Stabilization Account in the General Fund and require the Controller, on or before October 1 of the 2015–16 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, to transfer from the General Fund to the Budget Stabilization Account amounts that include a sum equal to 1.5% of the estimated amount of General Fund revenues for that fiscal year.
This measure would amend the California Constitution to create the California Infrastructure Investment Fund in the State Treasury. The measure would require the Controller, beginning in the 2019–20 fiscal year, to transfer from the General Fund to the California Infrastructure Investment Fund in each fiscal year an amount equal to up to 2.5% of the estimated General Fund revenues for that fiscal year, as provided. The measure would require, for the 2019–20 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amounts in the fund to be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified infrastructure investments, including the funding of deferred maintenance projects.
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
WHEREAS, California has a rich history of planning and building visionary infrastructure projects to benefit its residents. Between 1945 and 1975, California's leaders dreamed big, planned for the future, and embarked on huge infrastructure projects that shaped California's prospects for the future of transportation, education, and water; and
WHEREAS, Much of this new and visionary building was championed by Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown. After the 1958 election, newly elected Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown said, "I would pray that my works as Governor would reach the most forgotten person in the state of California;" and
WHEREAS, Building this visionary future for California included completing all of the major components of the State Water Project, adding nearly 13,000 new lane miles to the state's highway system, and greatly expanding the state's capacity to provide higher education at 26 new community colleges, five new California State Universities, and two new University of California campuses; and
WHEREAS, California has lost its vision of the future. A bold and bright future for California requires investments in new, visionary, and innovative infrastructure projects to support the future of water, education, energy, and transportation. Over the past 25 years California's infrastructure spending has radically changed, from a perspective of "new and visionary" to one of "fix and maintain;" and
WHEREAS, California's priorities for building new infrastructure have changed significantly. In 1965, nearly 21 percent of state spending went to infrastructure projects. Over the past 25 years, however, spending on infrastructure projects has ranged from less than 1 percent to less than 3 percent each year, even as California added 10 million residents, saw personal incomes increase by 350 percent, more than tripled its State Gross Domestic Product, and collects more than three times as much General Fund revenues over that same time period; and
WHEREAS, According to the Public Policy Institute of California, nearly 60 percent of Californians view traffic congestion as a "big problem." California must build new lane capacity into its streets, roads, and highways to directly reduce traffic congestion and commute times for its residents. Yet the recently enacted state gas tax increase provides virtually no funding for new lanes or to reduce traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, California must prepare for autonomous vehicles, high-speed underground transportation systems, and other types of advanced transportation technologies that will reduce costs, speed up travel time, improve safety, and reduce traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, California can no longer continue to ignore the increased signs of stress on the state's aging water infrastructure system. It is estimated that more than one million Californians do not have access to clean drinking water in their homes. California must invest in significant technological and efficiency improvements for drinking water systems, groundwater recharge, surface storage, storm water and recycled water infrastructure, desalination, improved conveyance, and funding for local drought resilience and flood control; and
WHEREAS, Extreme weather events and cyberattacks threaten the reliability of electricity for California's residents statewide. The state must invest in micro grids and other advanced storage technologies to ensure safe, resilient, and reliable energy solutions for Californians, while at the same time lower energy costs and facilitating greenhouse gas reductions and other environmental benefits; and
WHEREAS, California must invest in new high-tech educational facilities that expedite and improve the education experience for students, and prepare them for good paying, middle class jobs; and
WHEREAS, California's state revenues have grown from $82.8 billion to $127.7 billion over the past decade and the Legislative Analyst's Office projects it will grow by another $29.2 billion over the next four years. It is clear that there is enough tax revenue to address California's infrastructure needs and fund other vital programs; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2017–18 Regular Session commencing on the fifth day of December 2016, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:
That Section 25 is added to Article XVI thereof, to read:
(a) The California Infrastructure Investment Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Dare to Build Act.
(b) The California Infrastructure Investment Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
(c) (1) For the 2019–20 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, based on estimates made in the Budget Act for the fiscal year, the Controller shall transfer from the General Fund to the California Infrastructure Investment Fund, no later than October 1, a sum equal to 2 percent of the estimated amount of General Fund revenues for that fiscal year, except as provided in paragraph (4).
(2) For any given fiscal year for which there is a projected fiscal year-to-fiscal year growth of more than five billion dollars ($5,000,000,000) of General Fund revenues, an additional 1/2 percent of the estimated amount of General Fund revenues for that fiscal year shall be transferred from the General Fund to the California Infrastructure Investment Fund in addition to the transfer made in paragraph (1).
(3) No additional amounts shall be transferred from the General Fund to the California Infrastructure Investment Fund in the event that actual General Fund revenues exceed the estimated General Fund revenues, and nor shall any amounts be transferred from the California Infrastructure Investment Fund to the General Fund in the event that actual General Fund revenues are less than the estimated General Fund revenues. That difference between estimated and actual revenues shall not be taken into account when determining the estimated General Fund revenues to be transferred for any fiscal year.
(4) Upon the Governor's proclamation declaring a budget emergency and identifying the conditions constituting the emergency, the Legislature may pass a bill that suspends or reduces by a specified dollar amount for that fiscal year the transfer of revenues from the General Fund to the California Infrastructure Investment Fund.
(d) For the 2019–20 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts in the California Infrastructure Investment Fund shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as follows:
(1) Fifty percent to fund investments in research and development, project planning, construction, and equipment purchases for new and visionary infrastructure projects, which may include including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Road improvements that prioritize the technical requirements necessary for autonomous vehicles to operate on streets, roads, and highways in our state.
(B) Right-of-way planning Planning and development, including, but not limited to, acquisition of interests in real property and right-of-way and improvement thereof, preliminary engineering activities, environmental studies, and technological improvements to the existing transportation network that pave the way for integrating new technologies that speed up transportation or make travel more efficient.
(C) Funding for school districts and community college districts that identify and place into operation innovative, new educational facilities that reduce education costs, improve the education experience for students, and are designed to close the job skills gap.
(D) Investments in planning, technical research and development, equipment, and improving the distribution planning framework to advance strengthen the integrity of the state's physical electrical infrastructure, protect against outages caused by natural disasters or terrorist attacks, and decrease the cost of electricity to consumers. These types of investments may include advancing the integration of micro grids and incorporating advanced energy storage technologies into California's smart grid to strengthen the integrity of the electrical system, protect against outages caused by natural disasters or terrorist attacks, and decrease the cost of electricity to consumers. grid.
(E) Improvements or upgrades of Investments in new technologies that improve or upgrade existing water infrastructure or development of develop new water infrastructure, such as storage, delivery, levees, and drinking water systems, to ensure California has enough safe, clean drinking water for now and the future.
(2) Twenty-five percent to fund projects to increase the number of street, road, and highway lane miles to reduce traffic congestion and commute times. There shall be priority for funding projects that prioritize the use of new, cutting-edge transportation technologies.
(3) Twenty-five percent to fund deferred maintenance projects.
(e) (1) Any amounts appropriated from the California Infrastructure Investment Fund shall supplement and not supplant any amounts expended for infrastructure or deferred maintenance of infrastructure as required by subdivision (e) of Section 20.
(2) No amounts in the California Infrastructure Investment Fund may be appropriated for the high-speed rail project described in Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code or any project carried out by the High-Speed Rail Authority, as described in Section 185020 of the Public Utilities Code, or a successor agency.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce the amount of the moneys required to be applied by the State for the support of school districts and community college districts pursuant to Section 8, the amount of moneys required to be transferred to the Budget Stabilization Account pursuant to Section 20, the amount of moneys to be appropriated for the payment of the obligations and purposes pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 20, or the amount of moneys required to be transferred to the Public School System Stabilization Account pursuant to Section 21.
(g) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:
(1) "Budget emergency" means any of the following:
(A) An emergency declared by the Governor, within the meaning of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 3 of Article XIII B.
(B) A determination by the Governor that estimated resources are inadequate to fund General Fund expenditures for the current or ensuing fiscal year, after setting aside funds for the reserve for liquidation of encumbrances, at a level equal to the highest amount of total General Fund expenditures estimated at the time of enactment of any of the three most recent Budget Acts, adjusted for both of the following:
(i) The annual percentage change in the cost of living for the State, as measured by the California Consumer Price Index.
(ii) The annual percentage growth in the civilian population of the State pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7901 of the Government Code.
(2) "Deferred maintenance" means maintenance activities activities, including repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, that have not been completed to keep state-owned facilities facilities, including facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control, in an acceptable and operable condition, and that are intended to maintain or extend their useful life, including, but not limited to, repainting, reroofing, repairing wiring and plumbing, dredging river or stream beds beds, or strengthening or raising levees and related facilities to restore original authorized flow capacity, replacing old equipment, and repairing roads.
(3) "General Fund revenues" means revenues and transfers before any transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account as required by Section 20.


IF you can relate – type I GET IT! There was a time many years ago when I would not sleep for #fear I would wake up dead.
There was a time many years ago when I blamed #sickness on disease. There was a time many years ago when I refused relationships for fear they would die and leave me alone.
There was a time many years ago when I agreed with doctors who said I would not live past 30.
There was a time many years ago when I agreed I would die like my mom.
There was a time many years ago when I felt you would not love me if you really got to 'see' me.
There was a time when I thought I would disappear into depression.
There was a time when I gave up and wanted to die.
Yes, it sometimes required a #fight.
Yes, it sometimes required my will overriding overwhelming #emotions filled with #darkness and #despair.
Yes, it required me contending for life I could not yet see.
So, my #friend if you have read until the end, I want you to know that overcoming that which wants to overcome you is worth it.
Knowing That One Who overcame the world and lives inside of you and lives inside of me is worth it.
Change is a process. We want a silver bullet but it is all about the process. It's called renewing the mind. It's not a one time event. You don't expose lies and vows and change into a different person like magic. You take bite after bite into the lies of who you have thought yourself to be and you let yourself make new decisions as you unfold who God says you have already BECOME. Be patient with you as you let yourself become the brand new you. Be kind to those around you in their process too.
When I woke up this morning I had a most definite feeling of alone-ness. Almost empty really. It was almost overwhelming as I pondered my day…alone was in front of me and to be honest I normally do not mind…the alone part. However, for some reason I sidestepped the invitation into silence.
I stopped to listen and got no inspiration or understanding. Instead, I slipped into memories of my younger years when my responsibilities were deciding what movie I wanted to go see or what outfit I would wear or who I was going to meet or what I would do with the leftover in my check after I paid my car note which at the time was about a hundred dollars. Those were the days!
Silence is an interesting word and an interesting condition of the heart. Some would even venture to say that silence is boring and to be honest, I believe that is the worn out norm for many generations. Think of the lack of silence that penetrates our days. Elevators have music to captivate your short attention on the way to your floor. Every doctor and dental office has music to drown out the confidential dialogues happening with patients. Frequently, you'll find music flooding the department stores and grocery stores that keep you happy and energetic. More often than not it is very difficult to locate a restaurant that will allow you to have thoughtful conversation without some sort of musical ambiance to set the stage. None of this yet mentions our ability to keep our ears on overload with music or teaching through our very smart phones which are loaded up with every variety of sound available to man except perhaps – silence.
What's my challenge today? GET QUIET! Be unafraid of silence. Turn off the radio, CD player and IPOD in your car for a week. Spend a day without tv. Try something new….enjoy YOU….the unfiltered you….the you without props and find out you are AWESOME without all that jazz……..adding noise to your mind and heart.
HAVE A FANTABULOUSLY AMAZING DAY!!!
Interestingly, I woke up singing that blasted song the other day? Weird if you ask me but because God is so smart, HE knows how to get my attention AND how to get me on the road again.
When I was Stuck in a parking lot I was fairly miserable, conducting a lot of self examination. Then, when I seemed incapable of leaving and was Still Stuck in a parking lot, I was just on the verge of frustration. Then, I tried to start Leaving the parking lot and then actually left it. What a process it was as I worked through my emotions and inward drama….yes I used drama…it WAS like my own secret soap opera. Anyhow, the problem was I didn't have a road map and just decided to leave…I realize Abraham got to go ….out there….wherever…and that was cool but I'm in Christ now and honestly, I think HE may want us to at times be a bit more responsible when we get on the road again.
It does into the whole making music with my gypsies but that's not my fave. I'm not a wanderer. I wandered before I met Christ. Why on earth would I desire to wander when I have my Anchor. Sure, I can wander with Him but that song is not talking about that and you know as well as I know that over all the gypsies have that whole identity of going from place to place, taking things from time to time, and even living in trash heaps. Is this every single gypsy's identity? No. But, I'm a daughter…a son…in Christ. Why would I go backwards into a worldly identity that offers dainties that God says are not His best. Sorry, I have no desire to live in a trash heap….at least not on purpose – not metaphorically or in real time. So, instead of traveling ….out there….with zero idea of where I am headed, I have a plan AND am on the road again.
So, I ask you – do you know where you are going? Be BOLD and quite wavering between righteousness and wickedness.
Have you DTR (defined the relationship) between you and God? Have some RESPECT for yourself and take ACTION to let HIM actually be LORD.
Is He your Friend only or does He sometimes get to lead you and maybe….even I don't know…pull that whole I Am God card and…tell you what to do…..and give you HIS road map???? Hmmmmm?
I've got gas in my car.
Send this to friends who need some help out of the parking lot. Who knows? Maybe they need some wisdom as they get on the road again.
I'm writing this in retrospect because at the time of this writing I have already left the parking lot instead of just now leaving the parking lot. Forgive me as I get you caught up on the entrapment of a parking lot. Interesting truly it is when you discover that not only are you stuck but actually you feel semi trapped in it and you feel as if there is no leaving it. It has been an interesting stretch of the journey. Admittedly, many times I feel like what others think could happen in a split second, I feel could take years. So, does that make me a negative woman or just gifted to see that sometimes the glass really is not as full as you think? I'm not sure but I really felt like it would be centuries or years before I would even understand enough of what was happening in life to gain the courage to begin leaving this seemingly dark place or as I fondly began to say – leaving the parking lot. Melodramatic to say the least. The other thing I discovered on this stretch is that I have not been alone in the parking lot. Many of us have been feeling as if we are in a dark place or in an enemy entrapment. After I realized it was not just me but that the burden was for the body then I had a moment of enlightenment….AHAH!!! This is why its been such a heavy place ignited by the work of the enemy as many places as he could find me along the way via fear, dread, terror, paralyzing feelings, etc. I ask you to join me as it is time to look at the future of today and say goodbye to the past. This is my conclusion and many of you have been conversing with me privately as well in open comments but mostly privately and so let me tell you what I've concluded. It is time for us ALL to be leaving the parking lot.
Just start your engine. START YOUR ENGINES – HENCE THE CHECKERED OUTFIT. I'm your flag for the go go go. Yes, I realize you may not feel like it but the truth is that though God may have lead us into the parking lot – when we know we are there – then we are in a parking lot by choice. Does God take advantage of this time of stopping, resting, sleeping, relaxing, recalibrating? OF course He does – HE is the Smartest One alive. I'm not saying you need to take leave right now but you need to at least start the car. Quit waiting for ideal situations that may never come or passionate people to pull you out of the mire. I'm here – I'm passionate and I'm ready to pull you out of the mire. When I was considering the exit strategy from the darkness or heaviness, I was exhausted and felt there was no way I could even think about leaving the parking lot.
By this time, I had become comfortable. This is the trouble with the comfort that had visited with me – it was a heavy comfort disguised as darkness and it had been sent to take me INTO darkness. Question. Do you WANT to lean into darkness and then still be sitting in the same lot a year from now? Think about it. No. I mean really THINK. Do you WANT to be in the exact same place one year from now as you are today? If not, then you need to listen carefully to instructions to help you in the process of leaving the parking lot.
THINK and START YOUR ENGINE.
T – Tell a friend you need to change your private world, public world, situation, circumstance or heart's condition. If you have no friends you can trust then email me and I'll be your friend. I care and want you free.
H – Hope for the best and stop dwelling on the emptiness of your glass. Do not be duped by the enemy not even for one more day. I bet once you get hope filled, you will see a plan right before your eyes. So, you might as well start your engine.
I – I I I I I I I – staying in the parking lot is going to cause you to continue to think about yourself and really do you think you will have much hope if you continue to just be into your SELF????? God has gifted you (even if you don't see it), HE has instructed you (even if you have forgotten what He said) and He has entrusted you to live out your life as to HIM – not you and certainly not to darkness. One thing I know is that though I want to understand every step I take before I take it….truth is that Jesus is my Road Map. HE IS THE MAP. I hold the Map inside me. HE is the key. Quit waiting to understand how you are going to do it….just start moving. Start your engine.
N – NO – you need to tell your old patterns of fear, dread, unbelief, sleepiness, habits that stop you from moving forward and just past behaviors NO – tell them to all shut up and tell them you are starting a new day and the last time you checked God was still into giving new mercies every single day and you are moving into a new merciful day. Today is the day to change your mind and say no to you and yes to HIM and HIS ways and HIS goodness and HIS life. Sever the darkness from you even right now…separate yourself from what you know you must say NO to!! When you say YES to God – you say NO to the enemy's ways. Say it with me, "I change my mind and come out of this dark heaviness. I sever it from me. I command it to go to a dry place. I ask You God to forgive me for partnering with darkness and I receive Your forgiveness. I forgive myself. I release myself from yesterday and start your engine to prepare to move into tomorrow on purpose in Jesus name.
K – Be KIND to YOU. For goodness sake – ditch the condemnation, criticism, crazy ugly self talk and let God live through you to be KIND to youuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!! Get some who are like minded and have some good old fashion prayer time with some folks who believe in you and want the same as you. It is time. THINK. THINK. THINK. Start your engine my friend….let's get a move on.
Okay. So this is how I left the parking lot…..I'm encouraging you to do the same. Start your engine. Keep in mind…in the unseen realm….its okay…you won't run out of gas with your engine running in the spirit. This is what I mean by start your engine – awaken your spirit my friend. You have incredible value….even if you don't feel it for yourself. I had no idea where I was going or when I would leave – I just knew I could not longer remain in the parking lot anymore. Then, once it was decided, then God did what God does – HE talks to you to help you have the unction to leave the parking lot.
So, I will get a tad spiritual for a moment and pray for you okay?
Send this to friends who need some help out of the parking lot. Who knows? Maybe the same enemy breathing down my neck and your neck is breathing down their neck?
Have you ever felt the enemy breathing down your neck?
I must admit that I have not in quite some time. Course that does not mean he is not right there distracting but I think I must have gotten on his very last nerve because today was a whole new ball game – today was an exception. I wish I could say that I had been #bravetobraver or that I had felt the breath of God breathing down my neck or the wind of God but it was none other than the enemy. Again, I ask you – have you felt the enemy breathing down your neck?
You see, I have been contemplating my escape route as I have been still stuck in a parking lot for quite some time and then just when I felt like I was receiving a breakthrough – BAM – there is the enemy doing his job again to stop me. Do you know what transpired to begin such a dilemma? I had decided that I needed to climb the mountain to see the view. Before I got to the mountain, I had been frozen in time and prior to that experience I had been shouting don't jump ship. And if you want a walk down my memory lane in the near past, I was singing Let It Go Again right when the movie Frozen came out – pretty good timing don't you think? But, I digress as I'm asking about the enemy and him breathing down your neck.
If you have been following me at all, you know that the season I've been in has had me weeping pretty much most the time – the enemy wanted me to think I was losing my mind. Along with loss and death came friendship changes, church changes, and health changes. It has literally seemed like one thing after another and honestly, it has been a challenge. I'm cognizant that I've not been alone so none of this is a poor pitiful me story. I'm just keeping it real. So, anyhow, just as I'm making decisions to leave the parking lot, there I felt the hot presence of the enemy as he was breathing down my neck. So, what do you do when you are stuck in a parking lot while the enemy is breathing down your neck?
I tell you what you do – you just get mad. That's right….mad. Granted, I'm not the mad type. Even when I'm upset….I'm not mad. Sometimes I think that there is something wrong with me. I remember the woman I was 22 years ago when I would cuss you out and shoot the finger at you for just cutting me off on the highway….and then I would run you down to tell you what a crazy person you were for cutting me off!!! Goodness, now all I do is ask God to bless them…..or maybe it was you? So, now, instead of getting mad – I have decided to get MAD – MOVIN' AFTER DAD!
So, God is smart and He lives through us to bring us His good pleasure so as the enemy has been making himself known to me, it crossed my mind to consider my ways, the enemy's ways and God's ways. I decided that perhaps it would be wisdom for me to have an actual plan as I leave the parking lot – hence why this particular writing is NOT the one about leaving. Wouldn't you agree that you might need an exit strategy even if the enemy is breathing down your neck?
This is what I figured out today. I need a plan. Granted, I have an event coming up and so me leaving right this very moment is not happening. However, my mind is leaving and my emotions pretty much left over the weekend. What do I mean by that? I will tell you. God was gracious to reveal to me the source of my spiritual mudslide and help me work through some of the issues. I think I explained last time that I discovered a tie with an ungodly source. This is why I'm in a parking lot. God is the Smartest Person I know and this needed resolve. Smart I tell you. HE knew I needed to sever that tie and He also explained some things that helped the entire situation make sense. So, what do you do when the enemy is breathing down your neck?
You get mad – moving after Dad! I want to encourage you today that it is time to be BRAVE. Instead of allowing yourself to be held by timidity – trust God with His timing and GRAB YOUR BOLDNESS. Instead of allowing yourself to be entrapped by an enemy – GRAB YOUR RESPECT and get MAD. Instead of remaining passive regarding ungodly ties – GRAB YOUR ACTION. Instead of looking at your situation from your position – GRAB YOUR VICTORY! Instead of allowing yourself to be anxious, stressed out, filled with tension or upset – GRAB YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT. Yes, I know I'm shouting. Can you hear me now?
Be BRAVE when the enemy is breathing down your neck!


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Together Retro Game Club: PaRappa the Rapper
Presented by Dsheinem
New to Together Retro? Don't worry; everyone makes mistakes. You can get an idea about what we're doing with our time here.
Kick! Punch! It's all in the mind! This month's Together Retro is a rappin' good time!
PaRappa the Rapper, the first of several influential PlayStation games by developer NanaOn-Sha and designer/musician Masaya Matsuura, is seen today as an early foray into the rhythm genre that would grow to include everything from Space Channel 5 to Rhythm Fever to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Though the genre has seen many changes since, and though Parappa isn't necessarily the first game to offer timed presses set to music as a primary gameplay mechanic, it remains a seminal title in its own right and a great pick for our first Together Retro in this genre.
Many gamers in the USA first became familiar with PaRappa the Rapper via the game's demo. The demo was included on a pack in disc that was bundled with the system in 1997 (the disc also included demos of Intelligent Qube, Armored Core, and more). A demo of the game was also shipped to "PlayStation Underground" members, man of whom quickly warmed to the game's quirky graphical style and addictive rhythmic gameplay mechanics. Buoyed by the strong word of mouth created by the demo, the game became something of a cult hit during the period of its release and though the game never became one of PlayStations' most successful titles (there was no Greatest Hits release in the US, though it did have a "The Best" release in Japan), it nonetheless was popular enough to suggest to Sony to release most of its spiritual and direct sequels worldwide.
The game judges your ability to successfully tap the proper button/series of buttons in time with the music that the characters in the game rap to. Success yields a higher ranking and various forms of audio and visual praise, allowing players to progress from level to level and to boost their score. Failure forces players to replay sections until they get the timing down correctly. Though Wikipedia notes "the gameplay is not challenging for experienced gamers" (since when does Wikipedia weigh in on challenge!?), the game offers a range of difficulty levels, modes and opportunities to rack up score, earn special endings, and keep the player interested.
In addition to he PS1 version of the game, ParRappa was remade and released for the PSP. It is also available on PSN and can be played on the PSP, PS3, and PS Vita. The paper thin dog also made an appearance in the recent PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale game.
Parappa received one direct sequel in Parappa the Rapper 2 for the Playstation 2. The next game by NanaOn-Sha and Matsuura was the more rock-oriented Parappa-style game UmJammer Lammy, which was also released exclusively for the PS1. If you find the work in these games to be interesting, you should also check out their other collaborations such as the excellent Vib Ribbon series (PS1/PS2) and the more recent titles such as Haunt for the Xbox 360, Major Minor's Majestic March (Wii) and WINtA for iOS.
How do you think the game has aged? What does Master Onion think of your performance so far? What do you think of the other work done by NanaOn-Sha and Matsuura? Be sure to join us for a discussion of the game all month long in the forums!
November 1st, 2013 at 9:19am by racketboy
November 1st, 2013 at 9:20am


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Giovanni Falzone (* 22. Mai 1974 in Lippstadt) ist ein italienischer Jazzmusiker (Trompete, Komposition).

Leben und Wirken
Falzone begann erst im Alter von 17 Jahren mit Trompetenunterricht an der Musikschule der Banda der Stadt Aragona. Danach schrieb er sich am Musikkonservatorium V. Bellini in Palermo ein, wo er in vier Jahren seinen Abschluss machte. Außerdem absolvierte er mit Auszeichnung den Jazz-Kurs des Konservatoriums G. Verdi in Mailand.

Von 1996 bis 2004 spielte Falzone als Erster Trompeter im Sinfonieorchester Mailand unter Dirigenten wie Giuseppe Sinopoli, Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Riccardo Chailly, Yutaka Sado oder Luciano Berio. Ab 2004 widmete er sich ausschließlich dem Jazz. Seit 2002 veröffentlichte er 14 Alben als Komponist, Arrangeur und Bandleader bei renommierten Labeln. Als Bandleader spielte er auf den wichtigsten nationalen und internationalen Jazzfestivals. Daneben arbeitete er bei Massimo Colombo, mit dem er auch zwei Alben aufnahm, und Enrico Fazio, Yuri Goloubev, Roberto Gatto und mit  Lingomania. Ada Montellanico holte ihn zu ihrem Album Abbey's Road (2017).

Falzone unterrichtet Trompete und Jazzensemble am Konservatorium Brescia und an der Siena Jazz University.

Preise und Auszeichnungen
Falzone gewann zahlreiche nationale und internationale Preise, darunter den Best Talent Umbria Jazz Clinics 2000, Top Jazz 2004 von "Musica Jazz" und den Django d'Or als bestes Nachwuchstalent, den zweiten Platz in der Kategorie bester europäischer Musiker der Académie du Jazz 2009, den Top Jazz 2011 als bester Instrumentalist in der Kategorie Blechbläser und das beste Album mit Around Ornette sowie den Premio Nazionale "Alessio Di Giovanni" 2017.

Diskographische Hinweise
 Live in Clusone (Soul Note 2003)
 Earthquake Suite (Soul Note 2004)
 Suite for Bird (Soul Note 2005)
 R-Evolutin Suite (Soul Note 2007)
 Around Jimi (CAM Jazz 2010)
 Around Ornette (Parco della Musica Record 2011, mit Beppe Caruso, Francesco Bearzatti, Paolino Dalla Porta, Zeno De Rossi)
 Migrante (Maccalube Records 2017)
 Far East Trip (Maccalube Records 2018)

Weblinks
 Webpräsenz
 Porträt (Meraner Musikverein)

Jazz-Trompeter
Komponist (Jazz)
Italiener
Geboren 1974
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Q: The Freescale (NXP) S32V234 board, does not have ADC driver is provided. The Freescale (NXP) S32V234 board, does not have ADC driver is provided.
Also on the document it does not seem to be described in detail.
Why is not there a more material or sample driver.
Please tell me someone.

A: As per the NXP page:

The S32V230 family is designed to support computation-intensive applications for image processing.
This is the first automotive vision system-on-chip (SoC) ...

I'm not convinced that DACs or ADCs  are necessary for its primary use case, especially since it apparently has some pretty awesome video processing stuff built in to the IPP and VP sections. We ourselves use digital/audio conversion on our NXP devices but that's mostly related to audio stuff.
As to the state of the documentation, there appears to be a fair bit available on that site linked to above, including drivers and so on. But it may well be that there's not a huge amount due to the large red text on the page:

This page contains information on a preproduction product. Specifications and information herein are subject to change without notice.

And you're always free to start up a discussion on the NXP Community pages, there may well already be people who have gone before you.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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Signal theft is a term used by pay television vendors to denounce various schemes used to obtain a signal for free, usually in connection with satellite or cable TV service. See:

 Card sharing
 Pirate decryption
 Cable television piracy


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Found 4 collections related to Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861
Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861
Old New York; or, Reminiscences of the past sixty years: holograph, address delivered before the New-York Historical Society, 1857 Nov. 17
Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884
Samuel Ward papers, 1647-1912
Samuel Ward (1814-1884) was an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer. He was the son of the banker Samuel Ward (1786-1839) and the grandson of Samuel Ward (1756-1832) soldier and merchant. His sister was Julia Ward Howe, author of... more
Samuel Ward (1814-1884) was an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer. He was the son of the banker Samuel Ward (1786-1839) and the grandson of Samuel Ward (1756-1832) soldier and merchant. His sister was Julia Ward Howe, author of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic". After leaving his father's banking house, Prime, Ward & King, he visited Latin America on behalf of U.S. corporate and government interests. By the end of the U.S. Civil War he was settled in Washington, D.C. where he lobbied the government on behalf of financiers. Collection contains the papers of Ward, his father, his grandfather, and other family members, as well as his collection of autograph letters of mathematicians and scientists. Papers include handwritten and typescript letters, notebooks, transcripts, photographs, and printed matter. Samuel Ward correspondence, 1825-1882, concerns his activities, intellectual and literary matters, and family concerns. Many letters were written by friends who were historical figures. Autograph collection, 1647-1856, comprises letters by famous mathematicians and scientists acquired by Ward with his purchase of the library of mathematician A.N. Legendre. Also, Ward's travel notebooks, and letters, photographs and other papers of various members of the Ward family. less
John W. Francis papers, 1798-1865 [bulk 1820-1860]
2.8 linear feet (7 boxes); 3 microfilm reels
John Wakefield Francis (1789-1861) was a physician who co-founded the New York Academy of Medicine. He served as the second president of the Academy, taught at Bellevue Hospital, wrote medical texts, and edited professional journals. Collection... more
John Wakefield Francis (1789-1861) was a physician who co-founded the New York Academy of Medicine. He served as the second president of the Academy, taught at Bellevue Hospital, wrote medical texts, and edited professional journals. Collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, writings, by-laws and minutes, and related papers of Francis and others. Incoming correspondence, 1809-1861, from colleagues, friends and family members and outgoing correspondence, 1808-1860, contain letters of recommendation, petitions and accounts of medical cases. Correspondence of others includes letters to Francis's associates and family members. Financial documents, 1798-1851, are accounts, receipts, receipt books, checks, and collection notices. Writings are speeches, lectures and notes of Francis and others. Also, minutes and by-laws, 1807-1810, of the Medical and Surgical Society of the University of New York State; and printed material. less
Duyckinck family
Duyckinck family papers, 1793-1889
32.7 linear feet (82 boxes, 60 volumes, 2 oversized folders)
Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816-1878) and his brother George Long Duyckinck (1823-1863) were biographers, editors of The Literary World between 1848 and 1853, and editors and publishers of the Cyclopedia of American... more
Evert Augustus Duyckinck (1816-1878) and his brother George Long Duyckinck (1823-1863) were biographers, editors of The Literary World between 1848 and 1853, and editors and publishers of the Cyclopedia of American Literature. Collection consists of literary and general correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts of writings, memorabilia, and legal, financial, and business papers, 1830-1878, of E. A. Duyckinck and George L. Duyckinck. Also, correspondence, daybooks, account and receipt books, and journals, 1793-1833, of their father, Evert Duyckinck; papers, 1838-1889, of Margaret Wolfe Panton Duyckinck, wife of E.A. Duyckinck; papers, 1856-1869, of Henry Duyckinck, Evert Duyckinck, Jr., and George Duyckinck (sons of E.A. Duyckinck); papers, 1810-1851, of Sophia Roorbach; and papers of the Wolfe and Panton families. Includes the manuscript of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Old Manse (1846) and Herman Melville's "Hawthorne and His Mosses" (1850). less
Literary correspondence of Evert A. and George L. Duyckinck » Francis, John Wakefield (1789-1861)