Sedgwick Avenue from the intersection of the Wheatfield Road. This view was taken facing north at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
We continue our presentation of photographs taken during and after the December "blizzard" which officially brought 16 inches of snow to the Gettysburg area on Saturday, December 19, 2009. Today we took a short walk along Sedgwick Avenue concentrating on the Sedwick Equestrian Monument. If other monuments got in our way, we took pictures of them also.
Although Major General John Sedgwick was a native of Connecticut, most of the monuments near his statue are from the State of Massachusetts. For instance, the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment. Rhode Island is really just a Massachusetts County, isn't it? This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
The monument to the 7th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment is on the right. The Sedgwick Equestrian Statue is in the middle. The monument to the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry is on the left. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
The monument to the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry with the Sedgwick Equestrian Monument in the background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
The Sedgwick Equestrian Monument. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2008.
This view was taken facing east at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.
The monument to the 10th Massachusetts Regiment is on the left. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 20, 2009.


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The Classical Music Network
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Brown Theater, Wortham Theater Center
04/26/2013 - & April 28, May 1*, 4, 8, 11, 2013
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Peixin Chen (Ferrando), Natalya Romaniw (Ines), Tamara Wilson (Leonora), Tómas Tómasson (Count di Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Dolora Zajick (Azucena), Nicholas Masters (An Old Gypsy), Kevin Ray (Messenger), Scott Quinn (Ruiz)
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Patrick Summers (conductor), Stephen Lawless (Director)
Benoît Dugardyn (Set Designer), Martin Pakledinaz (Costume Designer), Michael James Clark (Lighting Designer)
N. Romaniw and T. Wilson (© Felix Sanchez)
Verdi's Il trovatore requires the perfect quartet of leads to fulfill its melodic riches. Houston Grand Opera's current production, a slick, opulent counterpart to the concurrently running Tristan und Isolde, reaches for great heights. In the casting of the two female leads, it is a great success. But their male foils simply aren't quite as strong and, in that way, the suffers from the same flaw that Tristan does.
Dolora Zajick, a living legend as Azucena, delivered the haunting power and vocal prowess that one would expect. Her first line ("Stride la vampa!") summed up both her signing and the wonderful staging the opera is given. Director Stephen Lawless smartly played up the fire in the music in a richly detailed, cleverly constructed set design. The costumes feature Hollywood-ready armor and luxurious gowns alongside more tawdry choices when appropriate. In all, the stage is perfectly set to allow us to be swept into the tumultuous current of action. The ubiquity of swords on stage was a perhaps heavy-handed reminder of the ever presence of violence in the plot, but they were always interestingly arranged to frame the action.
Zajick is the strongest voice in the cast. Her experience in the role and robust voice are thrilling, especially in her rich low register, where she easily projects over the orchestra and her gypsy choristers. Her interpretation of the role is strong through and through, although there was a glimpse of vulnerability in her character in the final scene, an aspect that found her softening her voice as much as possible. Tamara Wilson's Leonora was smartly sung. Her voice at first seemed too light for the role, but it quickly becacme clear that she is capable of many gradations of power, and in the end, hers was the most satisfying overall performance. She graced the audience with a stunning "D'amor sull'ali rosee," eliciting audible, involuntary "oohs" and "aahs" of approval from many (myself included). It was easily the vocal highlight of the evening.
The male leads sing with more mixed results. Manrico was given a mostly shrill and strained run through by Marco Berti, perhaps having an off night. He did come alive for his big moment, delivering a thrilling "Di quella pira," but otherwise his performance was something of a letdown. Tómas Tómasson clearly has the power, accuracy and range for di Luna, but the tone was not always attractive. In many cases, this added to the villainous nature of his character, but at times, one wished for a more delicate approach. Peixin Chen, a current member of the venerable HGO Studio, was extraordinary as Ferrando. His opening scene makes one eager to follow his development.
Patrick Summers led his crackerjack HGO orchestra splendidly. There was thrilling brass playing throughout, always a hallmark of this group in Verdi. The HGO Chorus, especially the men, were wonderfully agile and powerful in their substantial moments throughout the opera. In sum, this is a great looking but unevenly sung close to HGO's 2012-13 season.
Marcus Karl Maroney
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Black Voters Matter Encourages Student Activists to "Take The Field" For Voting Rights With New Campus Outreach Campaign
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Today, Black Voters Matter (BVM) announced the "Take the Field" Challenge, a new campaign that seeks to inspire, train and engage Black college students in acts of civil disobedience that can lead to real influence on campus and in their larger community. The name, a nod to the popular refrain "taking the field" or "getting in the game," is often used during homecoming season, which starts this month, and is a way for students to build community.
The campaign is primarily focused on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and will empower students to take up issues such as voting rights, campaign finance reform, and the elimination of student debt on college campuses nationwide. In doing so, it taps into a rich tradition of student activism, particularly at HBCUs, which famously led protests during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the anti-war movement of the 1970s, and the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s.
As part of the challenge, BVM has also announced a $25,000 Take the Field Fund, which will provide 50 grants of up to $500 to student groups. These grants will support individual Take the Field actions at colleges and universities across the country, which might include campus rallies to draw attention to voter suppression or sit-ins asking college administrators to divest from companies that don't have Black voters' best interest at heart. Students are invited to sign up to learn more and should plan to join a capacity-building training hosted by BVM and partners to receive funding.
"This homecoming season, we're urging student activists to Take the Field for voting rights," said Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter. "College students have been at the forefront of progressive policy change for decades; some of the most powerful and consequential protests in our nation's history took place on college campuses. We're proud to launch this campaign with our local, national, and university partners — particularly at HBCUs — to continue that rich tradition and inspire another generation of freedom fighters."
"The Take the Field campaign is not just about building Black power; it's about building youth power, as well," said LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter. "College campuses, particularly HBCUs, are anchor institutions within our community. As we seek to transform and advance our vision for the Black community we believe that college students are a core constituency group to make this happen. With this campaign, we are empowering our young people to speak up, start a national dialogue about the issues impacting them, and begin building the nation they want to see."
Take the Field is part of BVM's mission to expand Black voter engagement and increase progressive power, starting at the grassroots level. The campaign will include capacity-building training for student teams to provide guidance on what campus activism can look like and how best to prepare.
BVM will also provide promotional support for individual Take the Field actions to boost engagement and lift up campus calls to action.
This campaign follows Black Voters Matter's hugely successful We Got The Power campaign to build Black voting power across the U.S. and drive unprecedented Black voter turnout in the leadup to the 2020 election. This summer, BVM also led a Freedom Ride for Voting Rights across 12 southern states to raise awareness about state-level voter suppression efforts, build support for federal voting rights legislation, and advocate for D.C. statehood.
APPLY & LEARN MORE: To learn more about the campaign and upcoming trainings, sign up here. Attending a training is mandatory to receive funding.The application for grant funding is available here. Deadline for submission is October 31. Grantees will be announced in the coming weeks and highlighted on the Take the Field web page: https://blackvotersmatterfund.org/take-the-field/.
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Arsenal may end up "looking elsewhere" in their pursuit of a permanent midfield signing, says Ray Parlour, with the Gunners unlikely to play Barcelona's "game" when it comes to Denis Suarez.
Parlour, though, says Arsenal's frugal approach to recruitment in north London means there is little chance of pushing though a deal if they are quoted a "ridiculous fee" for the player, whom Barca tied to an extended contract before allowing him to head out of Camp Nou.
The former Gunners star told the Daily Star: "Barcelona have been very clever with what they've done.
"They've given him a new contract, bumped his money up a little bit and suddenly he's worth more money to them.
"They're playing the game and they've got the right to do that. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
"I don't know what sort of fee he's going to be in the summer. Obviously, it's up to how he does now in the next three or four months to see how he adapts and how he can fit into the side.
"You know Aaron Ramsey's leaving at the end of the season, we don't know about [Mesut] Ozil so you need other midfielders. That might be a possibility if he does really well.
"It's all down to how he does and what sort of fee he's going to be. If it's going to be a ridiculous fee then Arsenal will probably be looking elsewhere."
He added on the playmaker's bow at the Etihad Stadium: "It was OK. It was a difficult game to come into.
"You've got to give him time, he's only a young lad.
"The good thing about it is he's played under the manager before so the manager knows exactly what he can bring to the team which is so important. He did well under him.
"I thought he was a good bit of business. I was hoping for a defender as well, to be honest, but that didn't come around.
"He's a young, exciting player and you're not going to be a bad player if you're playing for Barcelona. I know he couldn't get into the side but he's got to be half-decent for them to even think about buying him.
"Emery, who he's worked with before, thinks he can settle into English football. I think we've all got to give him a chance now."


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The aim of the Music Network is to host and facilitate regular meetings that will give primary music co-ordinators and teachers the opportunity to take part in free music CPD; offer support in delivering high-quality curriculum music and develop a strong network that will lead to the sharing of good practice across schools.
Representatives from the BEP and Services for Education will also be present to share upcoming events and resources accessible to schools. Sessions will include support in delivering whole-school signing, assessment of music in primary schools and supporting non-music specialist teachers in your school. Further information to follow in the Autumn Term.
A free twilight CPD event for Primary School Music Coordinators with a focus on using music technology to teach composition in KS1 and KS2.
We will be working with Soundplant to create music using sounds we make in the session.
The session will be suitable for those who have no previous experience of working with music technology in the classroom as well as those who are more familiar.
Link teachers to other initiatives (Minute of Listening / Ears 2 ) that they might like to be part of in their schools.
Teachers will need to bring a LAPTOP (soundplant doesn't work on iPads or Tablets) either Windows or Mac.
A local (South-Birmingham based), FREE arts network for school staff to attend to gain CPD through networking with each other, to link up in order to set up inter school events, to improve arts outcomes and to avoid professional isolation of teachers with the responsibility for the arts.
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SL vs IND: Hardik Pandya is bowling and it's a very good sign, Says Suryakumar Yadav
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Indian Middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav has said that Hardik Pandya resuming bowling is a very good sign ahead of India's series against Sri Lanka. He said Pandya bowled in the intra-squad game on Monday, which was played as a practice match. Suryakumar told Hardik has been bowling regularly in the training sessions and nets as well.
As Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya play for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, they know very well about each other. In recent times, Hardik has been playing as a good finisher for India with an excellent strike rate.
Suryakumar added that Hardik bowled in the home series ODIs and T20s against England in March. But the all-rounder did not bowl a single ball for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, as it was team management decision. Suryakumar said the team management and Hardik knew their responsibilities well.
Now it is Hardik and the team management's call in the Sri Lanka Series. The all-rounder has contributed consistently with the ball for India. Since he went down with a serious back injury during 2018 Asia cup, he has stopped bowling regularly. Keeping an eye on the T20 World cup Hardik's bowling fitness will be under scanner.
Innovative batsman, Suryakumar had a good start to his international cricket as he scored the first half-century in his second T20 against England earlier this year. Suryakumar said he is looking forward to learn more from Rahul Dravid. He added that he is ready to bat in any position and really enjoys his role in the team.
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DATE OF INTERVIEW: 18th March 2020
HENRI SATTLER
Following a temporary disbandment after a festival show in January 2012, God Dethroned reformed, with a revised lineup, in 2015. Two years later saw the release of their first new album since 2010's 'Under the Sign of the Iron Cross', with the release of 'The World Ablaze' in 2017. Following what many hailed a resolutely solid comeback record, the Dutch deathsters have continued with their musical journey with another new album, 'Illuminati'; an irrefutably stronger set of songs that's seen the band experiment to a degree, with different textures and atmospheres in their material, yet returning to lyrical matter of yore. Metal Discovery quizzed God Dethroned mainman Henri Sattler about 'Illuminati' and the potential for erotically deranged guitars...
METAL DISCOVERY: When you reformed in 2015 and started playing some shows again, and then marked your return to full force in 2017 with 'The World Ablaze', your first new album for seven years, did you have any expectations as to how widely and warmly you'd be welcomed back? Did you have faith in the loyalty of your old fanbase?
HENRI: Well, we knew we had a loyal fanbase, but we didn't know how long they would stick around. When we started playing again we were welcomed back in a great way. We were invited to play many great festivals and played to big crowds who were anxiously waiting for us. This was a good sign and a great foundation to start working on the 'World Ablaze' album.
(Henri Sattler on experimenting with God Dethroned's sound)
"I was nervous about the 'Illuminati' album. It could just as well have turned into a big disappointment, because we made some significant changes in the writing process of the album."
Interview by Mark Holmes
Photograph copyright © 2019 - uncredited
Thanks to Andy Turner for arranging the interview
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MD: A great new album with 'Illuminati' and a step above 'The World Ablaze' for me. Did it all turn out just as you hoped it would? Did it exceed any expectations you might've had, perhaps?
HENRI: I was nervous about the 'Illuminati' album. It could just as well have turned into a big disappointment, because we made some significant changes in the writing process of the album. We experimented a lot with the vocals and added a lot of keyboards. Although this was all happening in the background of our songs and the core was still very much GD as we knew it, it changed a lot in the atmosphere of the songs and, although for the better in my opinion, it was a bit of a risk. Now I can say I'm very happy with the choices we made and the end result of the album.
MD: With 'The World Ablaze' billed as your "comeback" album, do you regard 'Illuminati' as continuing your comeback, or does it feel more like business as usual now?
HENRI: For me, it's business as usual now. It would be strange to me if people still look at our new albums as comeback albums.
MD: Press blurb states that the album "offers God Dethroned's most varied material to date." Was that a conscious decision to mix it up and progress with your sound? The keys, for example, add a wonderfully atmospheric layer to the songs.
HENRI: There was no master plan when we started writing songs for the new album. The idea to experiment more with keys and vocals came during the recording process. We recorded the album in my home studio so we had plenty of time to experiment. Initially, we felt that the songs didn't need keys, but we just tried it because I thought it could add a lot to the atmosphere. So we started working on it and this is what came out. It was all very spontaneous.
MD: I gather you worked a lot more on the vocals for this album, and you've said, "I did the clean vocal choirs myself this time." So, what kind of process did you go through for this, and what kind of challenges did this present?
HENRI: On some of our previous albums, the clean vocals were done by Marco van der Velde, the singer of a band called The Wounded. In my opinion, he always did a great job, so I wanted him on this album too, but he didn't have time. During live shows I sang his parts myself and, although I'm not a singer on his level, it always seemed good enough. That's why I thought I could try it myself on the album. I took my time to perfect it as good as I could and I was lucky to get some help from another singer (Remco Smit) of a metal band called Overruled, so we would at least have some extra layers of vocals on 'Spirit of Beelzebub'. I'm very happy with how it turned out.
MD: I gather you recorded the album in your home studio, so was this important for you to alleviate the pressures associated with deadlines when booking expensive studio time? And did it require its own sense of self-discipline, working in this way? Perhaps a label deadline to deliver the album, regardless?
HENRI: Yes, it was a relief to be able to do it ourselves. We started doing this for 'The World Ablaze' and it is a pleasant way of working. Luckily, there are still deadlines like the one the label gave us. This prevents you from endless trials and wasting time on things that just have to be done. The recordings went very well, but when we gave the recordings to a guy with a great track record in a well-known studio, it went wrong all of a sudden. To make a long story short, he did a poor job and, after a couple of months, we decided to also do the mix ourselves. I guess we were lucky that it all turned out so well in the end.
MD: Dave Meester has replaced Mike Ferguson on guitar since the last album, so was Dave handpicked for what you knew he'd be able to bring to the band, or did you audition various players first?
HENRI: Dave joined the band for the tour we did with Belphegor and Suffocation last year due to Mike's unavailability for that tour. We decided to stick with Dave, but the album was already recorded by then. Dave asked to play his guitar solos on the album so he wouldn't have to play other people's solos only during live shows. We accepted his request and he played some truly amazing solos on the album. We knew him for quite a while anyway, so we knew he would be the right guy for the job.
MD: You've returned more to your roots, lyrically, with this new one, with more of an anti-Christian and general anti-religion theme running through the songs, as well as freemasonry. What drew you back to these themes for the new album, and how does freemasonry fit into the overall picture?
HENRI: We went back to our old themes because it seemed a logical step to take and many of our fans had been asking for this for a while. To include freemasonry and the Illuminati was done to keep it interesting for myself as well. The Illuminati were basically fighting for some kind of freedom in their own secret ways and that's also what our lyrics stand for. When you read between the lines you can see that our lyrics deal with abuse of power and sexual abuse conducted by members of the clergy.
MD: What does Satanism mean to you in the twenty first century? It seems to me that contemporary Satanists are more philanthropic than misanthropic; and Satan represents an anti-judgemental, anti-prejudicial, individualistic way of being.
HENRI: I'm not so much interested in Satanism, to be honest, so I'm not aware of what they stand for or try to achieve nowadays.
MD: It states in the blurb that, "God Dethroned embarked on a journey to… photograph scenes of erotic derangement". That brings to mind 70s/80s European filmmakers like Joe D'Amato, Jess Franco, Jean Rollin, Jörg Buttgereit, Walerian Borowczyk, et al. What kind of "erotic derangement" are we talking about here?
HENRI: This statement talks about the song 'Broken Halo'. In this song, I describe the painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights" by Jheronimus Bosch, a Dutch painter who painted this work between 1480 and 1490. The painting shows scenes of members of the clergy committing sexual acts in the Garden of Eden and the subsequent punishment that awaits them by doing this. One should see the painting and then listen to the song and all will become clear.
MD: Working as a luthier for Serpent King Guitars for many years, particularly during the band's downtime, did you get the same creative kick in making guitars as you do by crafting new music?
HENRI: No, it's completely different, but it is great to be free and work for myself only and do something that has to do with guitars. I went through a steep learning curve with SKG, but I can say that we build guitars on a high level and the quality is recognized by many people nowadays and that is very rewarding. But being a musician is something completely different and, in my opinion, can never be replaced by anything else.
MD: I gather SKG has a custom shop, so any weird and wonderful requests over the years for any bizarre custom jobs, either aesthetically or technically? Anyone ever request an erotically deranged custom job?!
HENRI: Hahaha, yes, we built some exotic guitars over the years, but never a shape that can be described as erotically deranged. You probably gave some people an idea now.
MD: Finally then, 2020 is God Dethroned's 30th year in existence (ignoring the temporary disbandment, of course!), so any plans to celebrate the occasion? A special show or two, perhaps?
HENRI: Yes, we will probably play a 30th anniversary show in our hometown, Groningen, this year to celebrate this event. That is if the Corona virus doesn't destroy all possibilities to play live this year.
MD: Thanks for the interview and hope to see God Dethroned over here in the UK at some point in the near future.
HENRI: Looking forward to play the UK again soon!


The St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of teenager Michael Brown was the worst possible outcome — except for one in which passion overwhelmed facts and Wilson was forced to stand trial despite a lack of adequate evidence.
I hear your gasp, readers. A young man is dead. He should still be alive. It would be criminally naive to think that race had nothing to do with the fact of his shooting and the interaction that preceded it.
As a matter of maintaining calm and assuaging public concern about a criminal justice system that seems inevitably tilted in the direction of law enforcement and against young black men, an indictment and trial would, no doubt, have been the preferable outcome. A public trial would have offered more airing of the evidence, providing additional closure for society and confidence in the outcome of the case.
At least in theory, anyway. Previous cases — recall the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin — and the facts in this one suggest an eventual jury verdict finding Wilson not guilty of any charges, a result that would have further inflamed those who see the system as irredeemably biased.
Yet the decision before the grand jury involved a single incident, discrete facts about the encounter, and a criminal justice system properly focused not on the broader societal implications of the episode but on the two individuals involved, the shooter and the victim.
County prosecutor Robert McCulloch's news conference Monday night, with his complaints about "the 24-hour news cycle and its insatiable appetite for something, for anything to talk about," was inappropriate, verging on embarrassing.
But the prosecutor's unusual move to release transcripts of grand jury testimony served as an important and welcome relief valve, adding evidence to a situation understandably overwhelmed by emotion.
Granted, it's impossible to immediately and fully digest the reams of testimony presented to the grand jury. Still, transcripts of contradictory testimony from Wilson; Dorian Johnson, who was with Brown at the time of the shooting; and several witnesses buttress the jurors' decision not to bring charges.
The outcome could have gone the other way, but convincing a trial jury of Wilson's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt — in particular, that he did not act in lawful self-defense — would have been a struggle.
The accounts, unsurprisingly, differ from the outset.
Johnson's account presented Wilson, not Brown, as the aggressor. He said that he never saw Brown punch the officer or grab his gun, but those assertions are contradicted by the physical evidence, of Wilson's injuries and Brown's DNA on the weapon. In the final moments, Johnson said Brown told the officer he did not have a gun but Wilson shot him repeatedly.
In short, this case has been a mess, and it remains a tragedy. It's much more complicated to call it a crime — even more complicated to prove it so.
Jonathan Capehart: The crisis of leadership and confidence in Ferguson, Mo.
Sunil Dutta: We should get rid of local policing. Ferguson shows why.


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Q: How do I alter enterd text before matching I have an jQuery.autocomplete field presenting a limited range of decimal numbers. Ex:
var the_list = ['+2.23', '+1.10', '-1.10', '-2.00', '-3.00',]

But I allow the user to enter data like '2.3' and '-5'. At least I can get partial matches to help me when i start typing for these values.
But what if I (or someone else with clumsy fingers) enter '2,3' (with a comma instead of a decimal point). As soon as I hit the comma I will get no matches. Can this be fixed in some way?
My thought was to create a handler on keydown-event witch replaces the comma with a decimal point before the autocomplet-handler gets started. I have tried to add an eventhandler to the field, but then the autocompleter stops working all together, and there seems to be no way to specify the order of execution of the handlers either.
Please inform me how this could be done, if at all possible. Any suggestions welcome.

A: Assuming that you're using the autocomplete plugin for jquery found here:
http://www.pengoworks.com/workshop/jquery/autocomplete.htm
Then modify the plugin file to change this:
    function onChange() {
    // ignore if the following keys are pressed: [del] [shift] [capslock]
    if( lastKeyPressCode == 46 || (lastKeyPressCode > 8 && lastKeyPressCode < 32) ) return $results.hide();
    var v = $input.val();
    if (v == prev) return;
    prev = v;
    if (v.length >= options.minChars) {
        $input.addClass(options.loadingClass);
        requestData(v);
    } else {
        $input.removeClass(options.loadingClass);
        $results.hide();
    }
};

to this:
    function onChange() {
    // ignore if the following keys are pressed: [del] [shift] [capslock]
    if( lastKeyPressCode == 46 || (lastKeyPressCode > 8 && lastKeyPressCode < 32) ) return $results.hide();
    var v = $input.val();
            v = fixBadChars(v);
    if (v == prev) return;
    prev = v;
    if (v.length >= options.minChars) {
        $input.addClass(options.loadingClass);
        requestData(v);
    } else {
        $input.removeClass(options.loadingClass);
        $results.hide();
    }
};
    function fixBadChars(v) {
         // Customize this to your tastes
         return v.replace(',','.');
    };

I just took a quick look at the plugin, but I'm guessing/hoping this might work...
// Start Edit
The differences between the two are:
    v = fixBadChars(v);

    function fixBadChars(v) {
         // Customize this to your tastes
         return v.replace(',','.');
    };

// End Edit
Here is a link to the plugin directly:
Ref: http://www.pengoworks.com/workshop/jquery/lib/jquery.autocomplete.js

A: Many thanks to DismissedAsDrone by which help I managed to get my stuff working. I made a slight modification to the suggested solution though since I wanted to update the actual value of the inputbox, not just the value used in the search.
Here is what I have done
I started out with this autocomplete-plugin (v1.0.2) of jQuery.
I added a preFilter option (1 line of code) to the $.Autocompleter.defaults object code as:
$.Autocompleter.defaults = {
    inputClass: "ac_input",
    ...,
    preFilter: function(value) { return value; },
    ...

In the onChange function I added the usage of preFilter (4 lines of code) after the var currentValue ... row:
var currentValue = $input.val();

if ( options.preFilter(currentValue) != currentValue ) {
    $input.val(options.preFilter(currentValue));
    return;
}

HowTo use it
To make use of the new option to solve my specific problem I used it like this:
$(function() {
    $("#the_inputfield").autocomplete(the_data, {
        minChars: 0,
        max: 100,
        selectFirst: false,
        matchContains: true,
        preFilter: function(value) { return value.replace(',','.'); },
    });
});

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Texas Supreme Court – Homeowner Has Negligence Claim Against Plumbing Subcontractor
On August 22, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court decided Chapman Custom Homes v. Dallas Plumbing Company. In this case, a trustee contracted with Chapman, a homebuilder, to build a new home on property owned by the trust. Chapman hired Dallas Plumbing Company as a subcontractor to install the plumbing in the house. After the home was completed, there were plumbing leaks that allegedly caused flooding and damage to the house. The builder and trust sued Dallas Plumbing Company for damages, alleging breach of contract, breach of express warranty, and negligence.
The plumber denied liability and moved for summary judgment, which the trial court granted and the court of appeals affirmed. The court of appeals reasoned that Dallas Plumbing had no liability for breach of contract to the trustee-homeowner because its contract was with Chapman – not with the homeowner. The court further held that the plumbing company had no contract liability to Chapman, the homebuilder, because Chapman no longer owned the home. The court of appeals did not consider whether the plaintiffs had negligence claims against the plumber because the court did not believe that the claims had been raised in pleadings.
The Texas Supreme Court reversed holding that even though Dallas Plumbing could not be liable for breach of contract, it could be liable to the homeowner for negligence. The Court held that by agreeing to install the plumbing system in the home, the plumbing subcontractor assumed a duty not to flood or otherwise damage the home while performing its contract with the builder. And, the Court found that the plaintiffs had raised these claims in their pleadings.
The Court found that the negligence claim was not barred by the economic loss rule which generally prevents parties from bring tort claims to collect damages for losses that result from a party's failure to perform a contract. The Court stated that the economic loss rule cannot be used by a party to a contract to avoid liability for breach of an independent duty of the contractual undertaking and "the harm suffered is not merely the economic loss of a contractual benefit." The Court held that the plumber's duty not to flood or otherwise damage the house is independent of its contractual obligations and the damages suffered by the homeowner "are beyond the economic loss of any anticipated benefit under the contract."
This case affirms that a subcontractor whose negligence causes damages to a home cannot escape liability by claiming that it had no contract with the homeowner.
Chapman Custom Homes, Inc. v. Dallas Plumbing Co., No. 13-0776 (August 22, 2014).


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Q: Having trouble on making a yes or no question I'm trying to make a yes or no question in which yes would equal the value(DEFAULT_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER) and no would direct you to input any value want between 0 and 3; the yes portion works, but the no portion doesn't. What am I missing on this?
def get_multiplier():
    chosen_multiplier = -1

    while chosen_multiplier == input("Default multiplier is 1.5, Do you want that? (yes or no):"):
        if chosen_multiplier == "yes" or "Yes":
            chosen_multiplier = DEFAULT_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER
        elif chosen_multiplier = "no" or "No":
            chosen_multiplier < MINIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER or chosen_multiplier > MAXIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER
            chosen_multiplier = float(input("Between 0 and 3, what is your overtime multiplier value? (Default is 1.5):" ))
        else:
            chosen_multiplier < MINIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER or chosen_multiplier > MAXIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER
            print("Invalid value, the overtime multiplier is between 0 and 3.")
    return chosen_multiplier

A: You have single equality sign in line 7. Also you can't assign value in condition. What's more lines 8 and 11 don't do anything chosen_multiplier < MINIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER or chosen_multiplier > MAXIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER.
while True:
    choose = input("Default multiplier is 1.5, Do you want that? (yes or no):")
    if choose == "yes" or "Yes":
        chosen_multiplier = DEFAULT_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER
    elif chosen_multiplier = "no" or "No":
        chosen_multiplier = float(input("Between 0 and 3, what is your overtime multiplier value? (Default is 1.5):" ))
    if chosen_multiplier < MINIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER or chosen_multiplier > MAXIMUM_OVERTIME_MULTIPLIER:
        print("Invalid value, the overtime multiplier is between 0 and 3.")
    else:
        break

That may not do exactly what you want, but that's as much as I can understand and should give you some ideas.


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"Anti-scalpel": why German tanks were so afraid howitzer B-4
Weapons 24/12/19 "Anti-scalpel": why German tanks were so afraid howitzer B-4
Towed howitzer B-4 was developed and released in 1931 and is well proven in Finnish and the Second world wars in the defense and the destruction of fortifications, as well as in street battles. Her power 203-mm projectile enough that with the first shot, literally, to break into pieces "Tiger" or destroy a company of soldiers. But in the 1950s it is a unique weapon and got nukes.
the need to develop a powerful artillery, designed for the fortification of lines and fortifications in the Soviet Union was conceived back in the mid 1920's.
By 1931, the experimental samples howitzer was produced in several variants and they started field testing. In 1933, the gun was accepted into service, began its serial production and delivery to the troops.
Technical and production difficulties, faced by growing Soviet industry, not allowed to draw a weapon on a mass scale. The outbreak of war with Finland the number of howitzers in the army does not even reach thousands. In winter campaign were involved in just one hundred and fifty guns. But they have shown themselves perfectly. V. N. Shunkov in the book "Weapons of the red army" says that B-4 received from the Soviet soldiers nicknamed the "Karelian sculptor" – because when hit it has turned Finnish bunkers into bizarre "sculptures" made of metal and concrete.
Anti scalpel
By the beginning of world war II howitzer in Soviet army was clearly lacking, and many other weapons. Besides of the heavy guns were lost in the first months of the war. The German command appreciated the fighting qualities of a howitzer and put it into service in their artillery units.
Although the use of howitzers for direct fire ne provided for known cases of B-4 as anti-tank guns. Here in his memoirs Klaus Bozovic about what happened on the Kursk: "the Russian have brought down on us the power of his most powerful anti-tank guns. From the leading column of the tank is not gone. The first hit artillery crew landed a shell between the housing and the tower. The attack was stopped". The destructive power of B-4, which the Germans called "anti scalpel", led the tanks of the Wehrmacht in confusion. Most interesting is that the Nazis failed to understand what the gun was fired, as the firing capability of a howitzer direct fire then artillery doctrine was not considered.
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the Main problem faced by Soviet artillery during operation B-4, was its lack of agility – due to heavy tracked chassis. In 1955, the instrument was upgraded to B-4M got the wheel carriage. A range of shells for the howitzers, it was decided to Fund current at the time of nuclear weapons. Such missiles B-4M had the opportunity to shoot at a distance up to 20 km, Collected in the period of the test findings were then used to design and perfect a more powerful ACS "Peony".
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Don't put O.C. toll lanes to a vote
By Orange County Register Editorial | Orange County Register
March 9, 2015 at 12:00 a.m.
Assemblywoman Young Kim, R-Fullerton, introduced a bill last week to ban toll lanes from Orange County freeways unless two-thirds of county voters approve them. A similar bill failed last year, and we hope this bill will end up doing the same.
While we generally approve of making it more difficult for government to impose new and higher taxation and fees, the proposal from the freshman lawmaker seems misguided in its understanding of the proposal for toll lanes.
In reality, Caltrans plans to take I-405 car pool lanes, which are already restricted, and make them more accessible. Orange County drivers will still get their general-purpose lane promised by the M2 sales tax extension, but Caltrans looks to transform the car pool lanes – and one additional new lane – into high-occupancy toll lanes. These will allow car pools for free, or at a discounted rate, while allowing others to use them for a fee.
Ms. Kim previously told the Register that, as sales tax measures are encouraged for funding transportation projects, additional toll lane charges would curb enthusiasm about such efforts. While Ms. Kim is correct that imposing such a system would be akin to double taxation, use of these lanes would be entirely voluntary.
Details of the Caltrans I-405 widening plan require greater study, but the premise seems reasonable, and, ultimately, user fees present a more equitable way to fund needed road work than blanket gas or sales taxes.
"Managed or HOT lanes work," said Lucy Dunn, president and CEO, Orange County Business Council. "We see proof everyday on the 91, 110 and 10 freeways. The I-405 is the largest congestion-improvement project in the state, and it just makes sense to include them."
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Fittingly, the first activity is a personality quiz, the goal of which is to help users understand their key personality types and how that affects their behavior. Users then read their results as well as explanations about them. Are they introverted, extroverted, or ambiverted? Are they Type A? Realists? Pessimists? Optimists? And so forth.
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The insight gained from these activities is thought-provoking and the hypothetical scenarios allow children to safely explore how different actions can have vastly different outcomes. We can't confirm that this will prevent substance use, but we can attest that Project Here Games is a valuable resource well worth exploring.


The potential of AI to be used against businesses when in the wrong hands has been highlighted with the news that an AI robot has been able to crack open a safe and that AI can be used to create custom malware that can defeat antivirus software.
Witnessed live by several hundred hackers in DefCon over the weekend, a low-cost robot, developed by a team from SparkFun Electronics, was able to open a safe in around 30 minutes. The safe was developed by SentrySafe, a leading safe maker in the market.
The AI robot was able to quickly reduce a possible million combinations to just 1,000, which meant that the robot was then able to try the remaining combinations until it cracked the safe with 51.36.93 as the combination.
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Quite apart from cracking safes, it has been recently discovered that machine-learning tools can also develop their own communication language.
One potentially worrying development is that some AI machines can even create custom malware to defeat antivirus software by learning how to tweak malicious binaries, and using the modified code to slip past antivirus tools.
Technical director of data science at security shop Endgame, Hyrum Anderson, showed at DefCon how the research his company has been able to adapt Elon Musk's OpenAI framework, and apply it to the task of creating malware that current anti-virus software will be unable to spot.
The antivirus defeating machine-learning software has been posted on the Github page, and Anderson has reportedly encouraged people to try it out for themselves.
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Hackers and cyber criminals have access to same technology as the rest of us, and this story illustrates that just as AI can be used to make beneficial and commercial developments and innovations in the right hands and with good intentions, it also represents the next wave of threats to business and, indeed, state security when in the wrong hands. Businesses have long-trusted antivirus and other security software to provide a basic low maintenance, low cost, but effective defence against popular forms or attack. With sophisticated, low cost AI options potentially being used by cyber criminals against businesses and other organisations, the worry is that popular security solutions will have to be re-designed, constantly re-modified, and may not be able to keep up with more 'intelligent' threats. It may even be the case that business software security solutions will need their own AI element to be able to combat AI threats. This could have cost implications for businesses, as well as the need to re-visit risk assessments, and to check that security suppliers have adequate protection measures in place to take account of and deal with known, possible AI-based security threats.


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Site picked for world's biggest radio telescope
A site has finally been chosen for the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array – and it's both Australia and South Africa.
The SKA will enable astronomers to glimpse the formation and evolution of the very first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, investigate the nature of gravity – and possibly even discover life beyond Earth.
While South Africa had been narrowly ahead in the running, most members of the SKA Organisation were in favor of the dual-site solution, and both countries had already made investments in the project.
The decision was based onlevels of radio frequency interference, the long term sustainability of a radio quiet zone, the physical characteristics of the site, long distance data network connectivity, the operating and infrastructure costs and the political and working environment.
"This hugely important step for the project allows us to progress the design and prepare for the construction phase of the telescope," says says Dr Michiel van Haarlem, interim director general of the SKA Organisation.
"The SKA will transform our view of the Universe; with it we will see back to the moments after the Big Bang and discover previously unexplored parts of the cosmos."
The majority of SKA dishes in Phase 1 will now be built in South Africa, where they'll be combined with MeerKAT. Others will be added to the ASKAP array in Australia.
All the dishes and the mid frequency aperture arrays for Phase II of the SKA will be built in Southern Africa, while the low frequency aperture array antennas for Phase I and II will be built in Australia and New Zealand.
"Today we are a stage closer to achieving our goal of building the SKA. This position was reached after very careful consideration of information gathered from extensive investigations at both candidate sites," says Professor John Womersley, chair of the SKA board of directors.
"I would like to thank all those involved in the site selection process for the tremendous work they have put in to enable us to reach this point."
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The rapid progress true science now makes occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born too soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the power of man over matter. We may, perhaps, deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish its labor and double its produce: all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured (not excepting even that of old age,) and our lives lengthened at pleasure, even beyond the antediluvian standard. Oh that moral science were in as fair a way of improvement, that men would cease to be wolves to one another, and that human beings would at length learn what they now improperly call humanity.
C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (Dedication to goodness despite weaknesses in one's faith tradition)
He wants them to learn to walk and must therefore take away His hand; and if only the will to walk is really there He is pleased even with their stumbles. Do not be deceived, Wormwood. Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but still intending, to do our Enemy's will, looks round upon a universe from which every trave of Him seems to have vanished, and asks why he has been forsaken, and still obeys.
The class of transformations that could happen spontaneously - in the absence of knowledge - is negligibly small compared with the class that could be effected artificially by intelligent beings who wanted those transformations to happen.
Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell 528
Some people believe that it is hard to lead a heaven-bound life that is called "spiritual" because they have heard that we need to renounce the world and give up the desires attributed to the body and the flesh and "live spiritually." All they understand by this is spurning worldly interests, especially concerns for money and prestige, going around in constant devout meditation about God, salvation, and eternal life, devoting their lives to prayer, and reading the Word and religious literature. They think this is renouncing the world and living for the spirit and not for the flesh. However, the actual case is different, as I have learned from an abundance of experience and conversation with angels. In fact, people who renounce the world and live for the spirit in this fashion take on a mournful life for themselves, a life that is not open to heavenly joy, since our life does remain with us [after death]. No, if we would accept heaven's life, we need by all means to live in the world and to participate in its duties and affairs. In this way, we accept a spiritual life by means of our moral and civic life; and there is no other way a spiritual life can be formed within us, no other way our spirits can be prepared for heaven. This is because living an inner life and not an outer life at the same time is like living in a house that has no foundation, that gradually either settles or develops gaping cracks or totters until it collapses.
I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
William James, The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life, An address to the Yale Philosophical Club, published in the International Journal of Ethics, April 1891.
The deepest difference, practically, in the moral life of man is the difference between the easy-going and the strenuous mood. When in the easy-going mood the shrinking from present ill is our ruling consideration. The strenuous mood, on the contrary, makes us quite indifferent to present ill, if only the greater ideal be attained. The capacity for the strenuous mood probably lies slumbering in every man, but it has more difficulty in some than in others in waking up. It needs the wilder passions to arouse it, the big fears, loves, and indignations; or else the deeply penetrating appeal of some one of the higher fidelities, like justice, truth or freedom. Strong relief is a necessity of its vision; and a world where all the mountains are brought down and all the valleys are exalted is no congenial place for its habitation. This is why in a solitary thinker this mood might slumber on forever without waking. His various ideals, known to him to be mere preferences of his own, are too nearly of the same denominational value; he can play fast and loose with them at will. This too is why, in a merely human world without a God, the appeal to our moral energy falls short of its maximal stimulating power. Life, to be sure, is even in such a world a genuinely ethical symphony; but it is played in the compass of a couple of poor octaves, and the infinite scale of values fails to open up. Many of us, indeed--like Sir James Stephen in those eloquent Essays by a Barrister--would openly laugh at the very idea of the strenuous mood being awakened in us by those claims of remote posterity which constitute the last appeal of the religion of humanity. We do not love these men of the future keenly enough; and we love them perhaps the less the more we hear of their evolutionized perfection, their high average longevity and education, their freedom from war and crime, their relative immunity from pain and zymotic disease, and all their other negative superiorities. This is all too finite, we say; we see too well the vacuum beyond. It lacks the note of infinitude and mystery, and may all be dealt with in the don't-care mood. No need of agonizing ourselves or making others agonize for these good creatures just at present.
When, however, we believe that a God is there, and that he is one of the claimants, the infinite perspective opens out. The scale of the symphony is incalculably prolonged. The more imperative ideals now begin to speak with an altogether new objectivity and significance, and to utter the penetrating, shattering, tragically challenging note of appeal. They ring out like the call of Victor Hugo's alpine eagle, "qui parle au précipice et que le gouffre entend," and the strenuous mood awakens at the sound. It saith among the trumpets, ha, ha! it smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting. Its blood is up; and cruelty to the lesser claims, so far from being a deterrent element, does but add to the stern joy with which it leaps to answer to the greater. All through history, in the periodical conflicts of puritanism with the don't care temper, we see the antagonism of the strenuous and genial moods, and the contrast between the ethics of infinite and mysterious obligation from on high, and those of prudence and the satisfaction of merely finite need.
The capacity of the strenuous mood lies so deep down among our natural human possibilities that even if there were no metaphysical or traditional grounds for believing in a God, men would postulate one simply as a pretext for living hard, and getting out of the game of existence its keenest possibilities of zest. Our attitude towards concrete evils is entirely different in a world where we believe there are none but finite demanders, from what it is in one where we joyously face tragedy for an infinite demanders' sake. Every sort of energy and endurance, of courage and capacity for handling life's evils, is set free in those who have religious faith. For this reason the strenuous type of character will on the battle-field of human history always outwear the easy-going type, and religion will drive irreligion to the wall.
It would seem, too--and this is my final conclusion--that the stable and systematic moral universe for which the ethical philosopher asks is fully possible only in a world where there is a divine thinker with all-enveloping demands. If such a thinker existed, his way of subordinating the demands to one another would be the finally valid casuistic scale; his claims would be the most appealing; his ideal universe would be the most inclusive realizable whole. If he now exist, then actualized in his thought already must be that ethical philosophy which we seek as the pattern which our own must evermore approach. In the interest of our own ideal of systematically unified moral truth, therefore, we, as would-be philosophers, must postulate a divine thinker, and pray for the victory of the religious cause. Meanwhile, exactly what the thought of the infinite thinker may be is hidden from us even were we sure of his existence; so that our postulation of him after all serves only to let loose in us the strenuous mood. But this is what it does in all men, even those who have no interest in philosophy. The ethical philosopher, therefore, whenever he ventures to say which course of action is the best, is on no essentially different level from the common man. "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; therefore choose life that thou and thy seed may live"--when this challenge comes to us, it is simply our total character and personal genius that are on trial; and if we invoke any so-called philosophy, our choice and use of that also are but revelations of our personal aptitude or incapacity for moral life. From this unsparing practical ordeal no professor's lectures and no array of books can save us. The solving word, for the learned and the unlearned man alike, lies in the last resort in the dumb willingnesses and unwillingnesses of their interior characters, and nowhere else. It is not in heaven, neither is it beyond the sea; but the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth and in thy hear, that thou mayest do it.


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VIRGINIA GOLD CUP SIMULCAST BILL PASSES SENATE AND HOUSE
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In spite of assertions by Virginia Thoroughbred Association President Wayne Chatfield-Taylor that the breeders' group would "become more active" in the General Assembly, only the Virginia Gold Cup Association is seeking legislative changes to Virginia's pari-mutuel laws which would allow the NSA sanctioned meet to simulcast during the live Virginia Gold Cup meet held each May.
While neither the VTA nor the VA HBPA are proposing legislation in the current on-going session, both groups support SB 398 and HB 402 which will allow the Gold Cup to simulcast the Kentucky Derby on that one day each year. The VA HBPA is embroiled in an on-going controversy regarding the purse account contract with Colonial Downs and the number of live racing days available this summer.
While Chatfield-Taylor has historically not been supportive of the VTA's political activities and Virginia Equine Political Action Committee's fundraising attempts to support various Senators and Delegates either sympathetic to or openly supportive of the industry's agenda, the organization, along with the VA HBPA, has long advocated legislative changes that would promote meaningful growth of handle, purses and Virginia Breeders Fund revenue. Those efforts, combined with those of Colonial Downs, have been thwarted recently by the Speaker of the House, William Howell who opposes what he calls "the expansion of gambling."
At the same time, Chatfield-Taylor has historically openly complained about "playing the political game" and been unwilling to support campaign contributions to various candidates notably those who are members of the Republican Party. Both Senator Jill Vogel (patron of SB 398) and Delegate Michael Webert (patron of HB 402) are Republicans. As of June of 2013, he had not participated in industry meetings with the key decision makers in the General Assembly including Speaker Howell.
None of the stakeholder organizations or their lobbyists have been successful in explaining to Howell and other anti-gambling Republicans that the Internet, along with Virginia's law allowing telephone and internet wagering, have already expanded pari-mutuel wagering exponentially. Is spite of the illogical nature of Howell's position, he and many others condemn any legislation friendly to pari-mutuel wagering no matter the positive impact on horse breeding, agriculture and open space issues.
While SB 398/HB 402 is designed to help fund the Gold Cup's purses, it will ultimately have minimal long-term impact on racing in the Commonwealth and almost no impact on breeding in the state.
SB 398 was amended on the floor to restrict the simulcasting to only the Kentucky Derby and further limited in scope the number of days and licenses the VRC may approve for such simulcasting. The changes minimizes the competition with Colonial Downs and subsequently likely to limit the overall impact to the Virginia Gold Cup's Spring race. As written and amended, the International Gold Cup will still be able to conduct wagering on its live product but not on simulcasts from other foreign or domestic tracks.
Senator Jill Vogel proposed Senate Bill 398 which would amend the Code of Virginia's section regarding simulcasting and steeplechase racing. At the request of Colonial Downs, the bill was amended last week to narrow down the scope of the legal activities as language was inserted saying "(ii) simulcast horse racing that is limited to the transmission from Churchill Downs of the Kentucky Derby horse race." The language also limits the eligible meet to one not lasting more than 14 days and it limits the Virginia Racing Commission to issuing only 12 such licenses.
Last week, the Senate passed the bill 30-10 and earlier today the House of Delegates passed the bill by a vote of 81-17.
While the Gold Cup conducted pari-mutuel racing last spring and fall at their Virginia and International Gold Cup meets, handle was limited due to technological issues the association is working hard to solve. The end-goal for these two race meets is to generate enough handle to supplement purses now provided by a dwindling pool of sponsors who are only willing to designate limited dollars to such events no matter the demographic of the audience. The Gold Cup crowd is both young and affluent – two things critical to potential sponsors – but raising purse dollars has become more difficult as a natural impact of a slowly recovering economy.
Last years, VTA and VA HBPA representatives met with Gold Cup executives and consultants to discuss various improvements to the Virginia-bred component of their racing product and a similar meeting was held with several racing commissioners to discuss legislative changes required for simulcasting America's most popular horse race as a natural product to boost handle and subsequently purses at the Spring race.
Crowd estimates for the Virginia Gold Cup range to 50,000 and the handle for a Kentucky Derby simulcast could be substantial based on a per capita wager of $5 per person ($250,000) or $10 per person ($500,000). By statute the Gold Cup would receive approximately 3 to 5% of such wagers depending on the fee charged by Churchill Downs for the simulcast signal.
On a related note, Del. Ed Scott has sponsored House Bill 1074 which creates a Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and moves the Virginia Racing Commission from the Department of Commerce and Trade over to Agriculture and Forestry. The change is not expected to have a short term impact on handle, but should help the agency regulate the industry more effectively as a component of the agriculture industry.
VTA – WHAT NEXT AFTER THREE DIRECTORS RESIGN?
In "VTA"
VRC RENEWS VA GOLD CUP'S PARI-MUTUEL LICENSE
In "International Gold Cup"
"INDUSTRY KILLING" CONTRACT DISPUTE SHUTS DOWN THOROUGHBRED WAGERING AT CLN'S OTBS
In "Colonial Downs"
Tags: Pari-mutuel, Pari-mutuel Wagering, Simulcasting, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Gold Cup, Virginia Racing Commission


I Susannah Gosse of Spaniards Bay wife of Richard Gosse Trader, do make and publish this as my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore at any time by me made. I hereby appoint my brothers-in-law Mark and Jesse Gosse to be the executors of my will. I hereby direct my said executors to pay all my just debts funeral and testamentary expences as soon as possible after my decease.
I hereby devise to my son Job Gosse all the land now in his possession, bounded on the west by land belonging to Josiah Gosse on the north by land belonging to myself, which I now bequeath to my son Leonard, on the east by land belonging to myself which I am about to devise to my daughter Mary Ann, and on the south by public road, also the fishing property in Horse Harbor Labrador which he have now in possession viz. half of my whole possession there, and Five dollars to be paid over by my executors.
I hereby bequeath to my son Leonard all the land now in his possession 1st piece or parcel bounded on the south by land I now bequeath to my son Job and also land belonging to Edwar Chipman on the west by land belonging to Thomas Gosse and Nathaniel Chipman, on the north by public road, on the east by public road known as Vokeys road, 2nd plot bounded on the south by public road, on the west by land belonging to James Chipman, on the north by land belonging to myself on the east by land belonging to John Reid, also at Horse Harbor Labrador all the property which he have now in his possession viz half my possession there and also the sum of five dollars to be paid by my executors.
I hereby bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann that piece or parcel of land bounded on the west by land I bequeath to my son Job on the north by land belonging to Edward Chipman, on the east by Vokeys road, and on the south by public road. I also devise to her the bedroom in front west end of my dwelling house which she now occupy and should there be another dwelling house built on any part of my land instead of this one now standing she is to occupy the room in the same position in the house that may be built, also the bed and bedding which she use at the time of my death and also to have a free right to use of kitchen and half the crockreyware and cooking utensils that will be there at the time of my death and all my wearing apparel and all the money I own after paying five dollars to each of my sons and one dollar to my daughter Tryphena Snow, and should any of this money remain unspent at the time of her death, together will become my son Kenneths, providing he will provide for her and support her during her natural life.


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Robert Rook
Artist link: http://www.robertrook.nl
Robert Rook was born in 1966 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. His first band experience on the piano was when he was 10 years old. At eleven he did his first radio performance where he played Dave Brubeck's Blue Rondo a la Turk. His first classical music radio performance was at sixteen in the Spiegelzaal of the Concertgebouw for the radio program Für Elise, where he played a Rachmaninov piece next to Crystal Silence from Chick Corea.
After highschool Robert studied Mathematics at the State University of Utrecht. While studying Mathematics he played in 1991 and 1992 in the quartet of Wim Overgaauw (godfather of Dutch jazz guitarplaying), with Frans van der Hoeven on bass and Marcel Serierse on drums. In 1993 he received his Master's degree in Mathematical Logic.
During 1994 and 1995 he played in the band Kova, with a.o. Michael Varekamp and Simon Richter.From 1994 to 1998 he was a steady member of the group of saxophonist Kees Smit with Thomas Winther Andersen on bass and Bart van Helsdingen on drums. Starting in 1995 he regularly collaborated with Ghasem Batamuntu, resulting in the CD 'Life on Uranus ' of The Nova Ghost Sect*Tet (1998). In 1996 Robert worked with the group SFEQ for six months.
His first CD under his own name was released in 1997: 'Introducing Robert Rook', and rereleased in 2003 at Kyoto Records (Japan). On this CD Robert plays with three different trio's: on bass Frans van der Hoeven, Sven Schuster and Thomas Andersen, and on drums Joost van Schaik and Chander Sardjoe. From 1997 till 1999 Robert worked together with alto saxophone player Miguel Martinez, Thomas Andersen en Chander Sardjoe in a group called Sketch, that released a CD with the same name in 1998 and with which he toured Norway in 1999.
From 1999 till 2004 Robert worked as a senior software developer at software company Micros B.V. During this period Robert played with his own trio with Thomas Winther Andersen on bass and Dick Verbeeck on drums and with his own quartet with Rob Armus on the tenor saxophone. For the rest he played a.o. with Miguel Martinez, Henk Zomer, Jasper Blom, Chander Sardjoe, Ghasem Batamuntu, Sven Shuster, Victor de Boo, Ernst Glerum, Han Bennink, Saskio Laroo and many more.
Because Robert was not satisfied with the combination software developer/jazz musician and because he didn't like the influence that the job had on his musical life he decided to resign from his software developing job on the end of May 2004.
Robert played in the finals of the Deloitte Jazz Award 2005 where he played with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw (conductor: Henk Meutgeert) and he was awarded with a prize of 2500 euro.
Recently Robert launched his new CD (recorded live) entitled 'Dangerous Cats', on which you can hear both his trio and his quartet. This CD contains both standards as well as compositions of Robert Rook.
The CD was released both in the Netherlands as in Japan.
Furthermore the trio Bennink/Glerum/Rook is being started up with Han Bennink en Ernst Glerum.
In February 2006 Robert Rook presented his CD 'Dangerous Cats' at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam and got a great review in the Volkskrant (to read the review click here). The concert was also broadcasted on the radio (Concertzender). The CD 'Dangerous Cats' also got a lot of airplay on the radio.
In March 2006 the Robert Rook Trio appeared on a Dutch national television program called
'Vrije Geluiden'.
In 2006 Robert played again in the finals of the Deloitte Jazz Award with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw (conductor: Henk Meutgeert) and he was awarded with a prize of 2500 euro.
Also his CD 'Dangerous Cats' got raving reviews both in the Netherlands as in Japan (see reviews).
After the concert of Robert Rook 'Dangerous Cats' at the Northsea Jazz festival in July 2006 the Robert Rook released 2 new CD's:
One CD 'Hymn for Fall' with compositions written by bass player Thomas Winther Andersen and a double CD 'Dangerous Cats 2' recorded live at the Bimhuis with originals and standards.
In October 2008 the Robert Rook trio released a DVD 'Live in Amsterdam' recorded at the Bimhuis in 2007.
The DVD contains standards and originals by Robert Rook and Thomas Winther Andersen.
In February 2011 the Robert Rook quartet released a double CD called 'Tribute To Jochem'.
The CD contains mostly originals by Robert Rook and Thomas Winther Andersen.
In January 2014 the CD Momentum will be a fact!
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Home›Music Artist›Versatile musical artist Barista envelops all listeners with his latest musical offering 'Dreams Remix B'
Versatile musical artist Barista envelops all listeners with his latest musical offering 'Dreams Remix B'
Make room for the multi-talented music mogul Barista because he released his last song 'Dreams Remix B' with a nice balance of expressions and escape.
Poffer listeners a unique taste of his exquisite musical creations, Barista released his last track 'Dreams Remix B'. This versatile musical artist is a pioneer in the music industry with nothing but his talent and individuality and the latest single is the best example of that. This track features huge swaths of electronic music and meandering, flowing female vocals, which deliver a pop-infused sound design as well as multiple genre elements. The grandiose musical arrangement is fluid, enjoyable and punchy for everyone.
Bahadir Han, also known as Barista is an Israel-based musical artist who spreads his creative aura around the world. He developed his talent for music at a very young age and began his journey as a pro about eight years ago. "Daydream" is the first milestone of his career released in 2014. Later he released "57" which also garnered a lot of attention from fans. This year he released an album called "Open Sesame" which sets an example in the music industry while keeping his name there. The last track 'Dreams Remix B' is part of his prolific musical journey. Follow this talented music artist on all major music platforms to get a taste of his music.
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ACR receives transformational gift for Fire Forward program
October 12, 2018–Stinson Beach, CA – Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), a leader in conservation science, habitat preservation, and nature education, announced today a new partnership to rehabilitate the North Bay's relationship with prescribed fire, lower the risks of future wildfire, and restore the ecology of our region.
The Farley Family Charitable Foundation has granted $660,000 to Audubon Canyon Ranch, over the next two years, to develop its Fire Forward initiative into a vital resource for the region. The Foundation has already contributed generously to ACR's Living with Lions project, and this new gift reflects the Foundation's interest in our work to build a future of fire-adapted landscapes and communities, as well as contribute to the science of fire ecology.
Last October, Tim Farley, son of the foundation's founders Jim and Nancy Farley of Chicago, watched the Nuns fire lap very close to his property on Sonoma Mountain, nearly destroying all he had. "This was a wake-up call to me and the entire community," said Tim. "My family foundation has a clear interest in supporting science and the environment, and I realized that ACR's Fire Forward program would be an excellent partner in creating practical approaches toward protecting ourselves and the region. We hope that this gift will encourage others to support ACR's leadership in this community-wide effort.
"We are deeply grateful to the Farley Family Charitable Foundation for this transformational gift," said John Petersen, ACR's executive director. "It accelerates our ability as a community to tackle the central issues surrounding fire and the tending of our private and public lands. Tim Farley has first-hand knowledge of maintaining ecological health and resiliency through his work as a landscape designer. He knew about ACR's controlled burns conducted at Bouverie Preserve more than a year ago, and how those areas dramatically reduced the course and impact of last fall's wildfire."
ABOUT FIRE FORWARD
Fire Forward envisions a future of fire-adapted landscapes and fire-adapted communities in the North Bay. Fire Forward works in partnership with residents, conservation organizations, land managers, fire professionals, and tribal representatives to conduct ecological burning and vegetation management. Using ACR's Bouverie Preserve as a living laboratory, Fire Forward will host community workshops on fire management best practices.
ABOUT ACR
Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR), is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit environmental conservation and education organization based in the San Francisco North Bay Area. The organization's mission, Connecting nature, people and science in a rapidly changing world, reflects our belief that we urgently need to integrate the natural world into our communities and lives, using science-based decision-making to address the staggering ecological and social challenges facing our planet.
ACR understands that our future depends upon an educated and involved citizenry working together to solve environmental challenges. Since its founding in 1962, Audubon Canyon Ranch has distinguished itself as a respected leader in this effort by conducting and publishing award-winning conservation science that in turn informs its education programs and the preservation and stewardship of more than 5,000 acres of acres of threatened and vulnerable habitats.
ACR's programs are made possible thanks to the contribution of thousands of hours of volunteer service, and donations from caring individuals, foundations and businesses.
ABOUT THE FARLEY FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Farley Family Charitable Foundation was founded in 2003 by Jim and Nancy Farley of Chicago. In 2008, they endowed the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, housed in the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. Jim Farley was a firm believer in entrepreneurship and philanthropy, stemming from his groundbreaking work in electrical and mechanical engineering. The company he founded, SpeedFam-IPEC, was acquired by Novellus Systems in 2002—which is now LAM Research. Jim was named 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year by USA Today, Ernst & Young, the Kauffman Foundation, and Nasdaq. He passed away in 2012 and Nancy in 2017.
Jim and Nancy instilled their belief in philanthropy to their five children who now direct the foundation. They have four clear areas of interest for their philanthropy--education, science, medicine, and environmental conservation.
Look for ACR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For more information, call 415-868-9244, email [email protected] or visit www.egret.org. ###
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