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An interview with Rachael Sage
Gregg Shapiro Send an email July 1, 2010
Delancey Street (Mpress), the ninth album by prolific out singer/songwriter and queen of the keyboard Rachael Sage, sounds like it could be her most fully realized and richly rewarding effort. Making the personal universal on "Hope's Outpost," "Everything Was Red," and "Back to Earth," or offering "Sage" advice on "Big Star," "Brave Mistake," or "Wasn't It You," the songs on Delancey Street illustrate why Sage's following continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
Gregg Shapiro: How was your SXSW experience in March?
Rachael Sage: It was fantastic! It was the best we've ever had, by far. It all just kind of came together in terms of our efforts on the other end back in New York leading up to it, and all the outreach we were doing. Then people actually showing up in droves to our event, so it was really exciting and packed. All the artists played so beautifully, and our snacks were really good [laughs]. So, it was a perfect day.
Where was the venue?
We did our 4th annual MPress Fest SXSW at SoHo Lounge on 6th Street, which is a nice, big, centrally located venue. And we had to give it a little bit of our own vibe with feather boas and sparkly fabrics, but that only takes about half an hour to set up [laughs].
How many times have you performed at SXSW?
I think that this is the fourth time. We did our first one at a club that had almost a cabaret/disco vibe. It was very me, but it was a little out of the way. So we decided to pick a more mainstream-feeling room. It almost feels like a sports bar, but we go in with a mission and in about a half hour transform it into our own place.
And you can't be much more centrally located than 6th Street, right?
That's it, that's the street.
Like Ani DiFranco and her Righteous Babe record label, you have been putting out your own records on your MPress Records label right from the very beginning. Additionally, you have been putting out the "New Arrivals" various artists compilation for a few years. How does it feel to be a music mogul?
[Laughs] Well, obviously it made me laugh for you to use the word mogul. But I don't really think of it that way. I sort of feel like I just get these crazy ideas in my head, and then I become kind of possessed by them and they don't let me go. So I have my obsessive compulsive disorder to thank. I would like to take this moment to thank her [laughs]. Her name is Natasha, and every Shabbat I say a little prayer for her, and I hope that she never gets cured [laughs].
I just think that I am really lucky that I am able to pursue something that I love doing so much, and that all of the grunt work and stuff that is not that much fun and keeps me up all night most nights and occasionally gives me pneumonia—at least I can rest assured that all that stuff is really . . . the purpose is to be able to carve out these opportunities to do the thing that I love most, which is to perform and to bring other artists together and keep building this community. I'm pretty damn lucky.
Over the years, you have included cover tunes on a few of your discs, but they've usually been songs by queer or indie musicians. One of the covers that you did for Delancey Street, which is available as a bonus download on iTunes, is a reinterpretation of "Fame." Why did you choose that song?
That was a pretty literal reaction to the opportunity that I had earlier. Last year, I had a much older song called "Too Many Women" picked to be in the remake of "Fame." That came out last year and it didn't do quite as well as we had hoped, but it was such an exciting thing for me to have a song picked for a big, mainstream release like that. I was a huge fan of the original film Fame and also the TV show. Coco and Leroy felt like my slightly more than imaginary friends [laughs].
In a way felt like I was kind of raised with the dream of going to a school like that and being part of that world that was projected in those motion-picture shows. When I got that opportunity, I decided to not only perform that older song, "Too Many Women," from my album Public Record, but to also do the cover to thank the folks at Lakeshore [Records] for picking me. I performed it when I went to L.A. and played Hotel Café, which is near where Lakeshore's headquarters are. Then my band was like, "You have to keep doing this! Everybody went crazy; everyone was singing along and yelling out the word 'fame' in the chorus." It was kind of campy, but I think it is a beautiful song, and I think slowing it down and playing it in the way that I did helped me recognize that, which is always fun.
The other cover on the disc is the Hall & Oates hit "Rich Girl," which is also covered by The Bird and the Bee on their new record [Interpreting the Masters] . . .
I just found that out. I didn't even know who they were [laughs].
Why do you think that this song is undergoing a resurgence in popularity?
Well, I'm not sure if it is that song in particular. I think Hall & Oates, in general, are back on everybody's minds. They reissued all of these older songs as part of their independent re-release of their entire catalog. And they have been on television a lot, and all of that. I'm aware of that.
But as far as why I picked the song, I'm actually quite friendly with their percussionist Everett Bradley, who is one of my oldest and dearest friends, and he played percussion on my album. Shortly before he came into the studio, he invited me to this sort of upscale hippie artist salon event in New York and asked me to play a few songs. I ran into him there, and he invited me to go see Hall & Oats at Mohegan Sun a few weeks later.
So I went, and it was just a hoot. It was incredible and packed and over the top to be at a casino on New Year's seeing Hall & Oates, one of my favorite bands from childhood. I went into the studio the very next day and just played that song, and it ended up on the record. But it was a pretty spontaneous decision for me.
In the song "How I Got By," you use the word "ameliorate." Did you ever imagine that you'd use that word in a song?
[Laughs] That's very funny because Kevin Killen, who mixed the album and mixed that song, gave me a lot of shit about that [laughs]. We're sitting around and he is writing vocal levels and asking me what kind of reverb I want and all of that, and he's like, "Rachael, I'm very impressed you use the word ameliorate. The only other person I could think of who would use that word would be Paula Cole." [Laughs] He must have teased her for her vocabulary as well. Growing up in my family, it was part of our breakfast ritual to read the New York Times and be tested on vocab. So for me it's like no big deal. I'm sure that it will make my mother happy.
"How I Got By" makes reference to Esther Williams, and "Everything Was Red" contains a reference to Judy Garland. Are you sure you're not a gay man trapped in a lesbian's body? ›
Wait, wait, did you just say what I think you said? Because, if so, the answer is yes [laughs]. And you are not the first person to make this observation . . . but perhaps the first to print it [laughs]. My tour manager is constantly reminding me that that is the case, and I am often lamenting that I haven't been invited yet to perform on a gay men's cruise ship and I am wondering what I have to do. But, absolutely, a firm yes!
The color red can be found in the aforementioned "Everything Was Red," as well as ". . . Las Vegas," which includes a mention of Elton John's "red piano" in the chorus. You can also be seen in red on some of your album covers. Would it be safe to assume that red is your favorite color?
RS: It's pretty safe to assume, yeah [laughs]. You have met me in person many times; you have seen my attire. I do mix it up and I love all the colors of the rainbow and I have been known to sport a good bit of black, but red is by far my most prevalent color, and I am looking around my apartment and confirming this fact [laughs].
You use the word "l'chaim," which means "to life" in Hebrew, in the song "Wasn't It You," and recently the Black Eyed Peas included the phrase "mazel tov" in their song "I Gotta Feeling."
Did they really?
Yes! Do you think that this could be the beginning of a trend in which Hebrew phrases make appearances in pop songs?
I think it absolutely could be. But I have mixed feelings about this. Cirque du Soleil has their new show Banana Shpeel. My show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer was called Sequins & Shpiel. They have [trademarked the name] Banana Shpeel, which debuted well after my show, but they're huge and I'm tiny. So does that mean I'm not allowed to use my name anymore? This could become like a whole crazy lawsuit if I try to revive my show Sequins & Shpiel. We'll see.
Queer musicians, such as Gregory Douglass and Allison Cornell, perform with you on your disc. Is it important for you to include out musicians as part of your band and part of the musicians with whom you work?
It's important for me to include out musicians and queer people in my life. I think that's just a natural extension of that. Most musicians will tell you that half the people in their band are there because they met them first as people and they liked hanging out with them, or they're people with whom they are touring and they become buddies. Then they discover that they play three instruments. If you can't get along with and hang with and enjoy the company of the people with whom you are being creative, you're in trouble [laughs]. It's a long process. The people that you mentioned in particular, and others, they're just people that I love and whose work I admire. I don't know why I would want to make any other choices in the studio than I do in my life.
Gregg Shapiro is a regular contributor to OutSmart magazine.
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Google makes a QR code turnaround with new M&A deal
When Google quietly discontinued support for QR codes in its Places product earlier this year, many saw it as an early death knell for QR codes, which are barcodes that lead to URLs or information when scanned. But Google's acquisition Monday of Mountain View, Calif.-based startup Punchd shows that the search giant may not be completely abandoning QR technology just yet.
Punchd works like this: Each time a customer buys a product that is part of a loyalty program (i.e. buy five cups of coffee, get one free) the participating store lets the customer scan a QR code they keep behind the counter. The Punchd app keeps track of how many times the QR code has been scanned, and alerts the user when they are eligible to receive their loyalty reward. Although Google put its weight behind near-field communications (NFC) technology with the launch of Google Wallet, the Punchd buy may serve as validation that the two technologies do not have to be rivals.
In a way, Punchd has come full-circle by selling to Google. According to the deal announcement, co-founders Reed Morse and Grantland Chew made Punchd's first prototype in an Android operating system development class at Cal Poly University. The company was officially founded in 2010 and went on to be funded by 500 Startups this past spring.
To be sure, the quick turnaround from prototype to sale could signify that the Punchd buy is partly a talent acquisition. According to Punchd's website, the company has a six person team, five of whom hold either computer science or engineering degrees. But Google has shown a keen interest in the local commerce space, as evidenced by the recent launch and heavy promotion of its Groupon clone, Google Offers. It will be interesting to observe how Punchd's QR-based product, and its team, will evolve within Google post-deal.
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This week's guest blog comes from Mike of the teen center... and the library. Lucky for us, he's taken a break from facilitating Halo, manning the front desk, and inputting books into our online database to detail how happy we are that it's December. Enjoy!
"To quote Andy Williams, December is 'the most wonderful time of the the year.' Starting backwards, you have New Years Eve, proceeded by Christmas, Christmas Eve, my birthday*, the last day of Hanukkah*, and the first day of Hanukkah, all days that lead to general good cheer (*generally in that order). Well this year, we must tack on to the end of that list Feria de Quito, the 9-day festival celebrating the (re)founding of Quito on December 6, 1534.
The Feria de Quito, among other things, celebrates Quito's Spanish heritage, complete with a compliment of parades, chivas parties on large trucks with live music, and bull fights. It's also a time to celebrate Ecuadorian culture, with local artisans touting panama hats and leather goods, available for sale in the markets and near the Plaza de Toros.
Another highlight of December is our Secret Snowflake. Similar to Secret Santa but with more irony (snowflakes in this equatorial sun?), we have all drawn names and sworn secrecy until the exchange this Sunday. While a limit of $5 would stifle any gift attempts in the States, it has only spurred creativity, due to a penchant we all share for baked goods and the still-coolness of Ecuadorian markets. Shawn, Chet, and I all picked up our gifts Friday, leading to the most difficult part for me as I have to wait 6 more days to give my gift to a certian MPI hermano.
While I am not joining the seven other PDs going home for the holidays (the joys of a one-way ticket), I will have the opportunity to celebrate Christmas with my family here in Ecuador. This will be only the second time I'm not in Michigan to celebrate with extended family, and while I'll miss the snow and cold, I'm looking forward to showing off my new city to my mom, dad, and sister.
I wish you and your family a wonderful December filled with family, friends, and, perhaps, a little reflection; afterall, New Years resolutions are only a few weeks away (followed shortly there after by my second favorite month- February, when we break our New Years resolutions).
This week's guest blog comes from our boss, leader, and most importantly, friend and compañera, Bibi Al-Ebrahim. Bibi more or less started her time with Manna at the same time as us and has been doing an unbelievable job guiding our projects, running her own, and moderating anything and everything that happens in the house. We look up to her for most everything including motivational talks, coffee-making skills, and (especially) fierce leadership on the soccer field. Thanks for putting up with all of our antics; we love you B-squared!
"I haven't told anyone, but I think I may be falling in love. I don't want to admit it, or lose any street cred, but it's true, I am falling in love…with a group of people - all younger than me. I never anticipated the extent of such a sentiment and had you told me a few months ago, I would have called you crazy for thinking it possible. But here I am, months into our adventure together, and I find myself always thinking about, and even missing them. It's not healthy, and although I have yet to draw 'Bibi hearts Ecuador10' in my notebook, I never-the-less always find myself wondering about what they're doing, whether they're safe, what they're learning, and even what cool idea they're going to come up with next.
Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit. I just read the first guest blog I wrote months ago when I was considered to be in the 'transition stage' of the Country Director position. I did anticipate some of this happening, but like I said, not to this extent. As predicted, this group of PDs, my first, has been an incredibly influential group - impressing upon me positive and lifelong experiences and lessons learned. How could that not carry or llevar some sentiment of love?
Now, you may be asking why I've chosen to write about this in my second guest blog and not about something more Country Director-like, such as programs, or community affairs, or organizational future plans. I've chosen to write something cursi (cheesey), because 1) the PDs have been doing a great job updating you with programs and community affairs; 2) sometimes I think it's necessary step back, see the bigger picture, and focus on the positive; and 3) I've just finished one-on-ones. For the last four weeks, I have spent a few hours with each PD, alone. Most have been lunch dates, and typically meant trying something new and adding some variety to my not-so-diverse diet. We spend the few hours together talking about social contentedness, professional fulfillment, personal tidbits that often only come up in more intimate settings, and how their overall experience could be improved.
A few pounds heavier, I proudly confess to the blogging world upon completing all the one-on-ones, that my love for this group of PDs is deep and true. Incredibly different, at first, the group didn't have the chemistry many wished for or even expected, but they have worked non-stop to build, from great differences, friendships. It is clear that despite the constant loss for words and confusion of living in a different country, the glue that binds this group together is Ecuador and our work. With a few last words, Ecuador10, I would like to say something positive, as both motivation and straight up recognition; I tip my hat to you, for sticking with each other despite the occasional (or not so occasional) aggravation of it, for sticking with Ecuador even when you've been so uncomfortable you've wanted to hide, and in light of all of that, finding a way to make this year happen.


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The Postdoctoral Associate must hold a PhD or equivalent doctorate. Salaries will follow general NIH Post-doc guidelines and benefits will be provided.
The ideal candidate would have a biomedical engineering background and experience performing wet lab experiments. The Postdoctoral Associate is expected to conduct independent research activities under the guidance of a Dr. Amy McNulty in preparation for a full time academic or research career. They will work on identifying critical mechano-transduction pathways in meniscus and modulate these pathways to promote meniscus repair and prevent osteoarthritis development. This is a collaborative project involving colleagues in the Duke Biomedical Engineering Department.
Expectations: The Postdoctoral Associate will plan and execute experiments involving tensile stretch and fluid flow, cell and tissue culture, computational modeling, calcium signaling and imaging, molecular biology, biochemistry, and mechanical testing. This project will also involve an animal model experiment. He/she will focus on project planning, performing and troubleshooting experiments, data analysis, interpretation, presentation of results, and writing of manuscripts. The Postdoctoral Appointee is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of the appointment. He/she will have regular meetings with the mentors regarding all facets of research activities and will work closely with other team members.
Education Min Degree Requirements: Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M.). Should be used for post-doctoral fellows if the candidate has completed all of the requirements for a degree, but the degree has not been formally conferred; the candidate may present evidence of completion of the degree requirements, together with a statement documenting the date on which the degree is to be conferred.
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In the last decade the demand for HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems has increased significantly due to the improvement in quality of life standards among the population and consequent higher standards of well being, as well as from the high rate of new building construction. This evolution has lead to a higher rate of increase in energy consumption within the building sector in comparison with all the sectors of the Portuguese economy. This sector in particular has a 12% growth per year. On the other hand, the absence of minimum requirements related to air renovation, the reduced control over the performance of facilities and inadequate routines for proper facilities maintenance have lead to problems related to interior air quality, some of them with significant impact on public health.
This project developed an interior air quality management system that is able to monitor air quality and to control the operation of HVAC equipment. The system incorporates specific sensors for the acquisition of data related to each contaminant considered in Decree Law no. 79/2006, namely: carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, ozone, formaldehyde and suspended particles.
These sensors are connected to a monitoring and control central station through a wireless mesh network. The data will be collected and treated through a management software developed with algorithms to control the in-flow of air and to maintain the concentration of all contaminants within the legal safety limits using a minimum amount of energy. A reduction in energy consumption related to the efficient management of HVAC systems of up to 35% is expected.


As I sit here roughing in the title of what I am going to write about, I am rolling my eyes. Hence the new and improved title. Honestly, I have no clue how I managed to row 10k today but Dog Days:Week 2 is completed. Hallelujah!
Today's row was absolutely miserable. My mind was not in the game. It was running frenzied, like watching the mayhem between one of those blue tailed skinks and my black lab as she chases the thing around the porch and up the tree.
The original plan was to row 20k in four sessions. Having rowed a 5k Tuesday and Wednesday the goal was to row 5k today and again tomorrow but I have several pressing priorities tomorrow so opted to just finish the last 10k today.
The new and improved (rolling my eyes) plan was to row down a ladder: 4k with a 3 minute rest, 3k – 2 minute rest, 2k – 1 minute rest and then finish strong with 1k.
For some bizarre reason I dropped the damper to level 4.5 (rolling my eyes) instead of 5 – 5.5 and that is when the row went sideways. Between the heat and the damper setting I wanted to quit halfway through the 4k. My times were horrific and I could have cared less, sort of. I could have changed the damper setting but opted to suffer instead (rolling my eyes).
My SPM's were the worst ever, as in like my first days ever rowing, and then I whined my way through the rest period, the 3k and rest period, the 2k and rest period. By the time I got to that last 1k it was all I could do to just get it done while thoughts regarding the 30k caused me to lament ever rowing Dog Days 2017.
Still it is d-o-n-e. Tomorrow I can wake up with a new and improved attitude if I do not have lingering nightmares about today.
Putting my miserable, whining self to bed now (rolling my eyes).
Oh, wait! I can end today with one happy thought. Thanks to whoever used my CrossRope Code to order a jump rope! I get a free t-shirt.
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Hey, you did it though! I can look like a champion rower for about 500m, 750m if that cute new girl is next to me and I don't want to look bad. After that it all goes to hell.


JAMIE VARDY could never have imagined he would ever be up their alongside the likes of Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Daniel Sturridge.
He's only the seventh player to be on target in seven successive top-flight games and the way he's going he could outstrip them all.
There was an inevitability that Vardy, who climbed up the eight tiers via Halifax and Fleetwood, would extend his impressive record.
The 28-year-old only needed one chance. The Palace defence failed to cut out Ryan Mahrez's through ball on the hour and that gave Vardy the opening.
He pounced, ran between a couple of defenders and didn't give Wayne Hennessey a prayer with a thumping finish into the roof of the net to take his current tally to 11 goals in 11 starts.
He said: "I've not had many chances in the game so to get the goal that counts was really important. I've just been told I've joined an elite group. It's on to the next one, onto the training ground, cup in midweek and then we prepare for next week's fixture.
"You saw how we defended at the end, great resilience and the pizzas are on the gaffer."
Ranieri said: "Jamie can have one and a half pizzas if he wants.
Palace boss Alan Pardew claimed that Ranieri snubbed him at the final whistle, but Ranieri admitted he was wrong to ignore him and immediately apologised and invited him for a glass of wine.
He said: "I'm sorry. I was concentrating on my players. I was so glad to go and shake the hands of my players on the pitch and I'm so sorry. Sometimes it can happen."
Pundit Gary Neville is backing Vardy to be one of England's great centre forwards.
He said: "All aspects of his performance at the moment are fantastic."


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How an Arts & Letters education inspired art history major Meg Burns to follow her passion — and be open to change
Senior Meg Burns says that the tagline to her experience at Notre Dame could be, "It's OK to change your mind." After three semesters majoring in biochemistry, Burns decided to follow her passion and major in art history. Then, during her junior year, she dramatically shifted the focus of her senior thesis after having completed research in Dublin. Looking back, Burns said these moments became valuable learning experiences themselves.
Meet the (ND) Maker: Isabella Di Bono '21 Makes Abstract Paintings Experiential
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For Isabella "Isa" Di Bono '21, the "new normal" of COVID-19 has meant moving home to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and finding ways to make art without a studio.
Justin Barfield accepted into the "Textures & Patterns" online art exhibition
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March's book club was a special one, as the group were invited to be the pilot for a research study into how book groups respond to Iris Murdoch. Thankfully we responded positively, with almost everyone finishing and enjoying the book!
We were asked to read The Bell, a book that centres around the various characters in a newly formed religious community attached to a nearby Abby. The reasons why the characters ended up in the community and their individual struggles were a big focus for the book, as was the idea of what it is to be good.
Surprisingly, given the reaction to some of the books we've read recently, the book club responded almost entirely favourably to the book. Everyone relished the opportunity to read a modern literary classic, though were surprised by its modern language, given it was written in 1958. The book's focus on its characters, rather than a driven plot gave ample points for discussion, particularly on the outsiders of the community.
Next month we are reading 'Solar' by Ian McEwan and will be meeting on Thursday 28th April, 6pm on the communal table at the Church Street branch of Urban Coffee Company. As always, everyone is welcome – including those that haven't finished the novel!


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To do so, determine which electronic devices you would like to use, then find out how much power they use. Most devices have wattage ratings, which can then be multiplied by the number of hours of use to produce "Watt-hours" (Wh), which is a unit of power consumption. For example, if you intend to use a 15W device for 2 hours a day, that's 15W x 2h = 30Wh. Note, however, that ratings are usually higher than the actual power consumption. To determine how much a device actually draws, you can use a meter like the Kill-a-Watt. Once you have all the Watt-hours, add them up. If the total exceeds 1000Wh (or 1 Kilowatt-hour), this How to may not be suitable for you.
2 – Determine how much-unobstructed sunlight you receive in the location you intend to set up solar panels.
Unobstructed literally means that there are no shadows. If a tree, neighboring building, or anything else casts a shadow in that particular spot, don't count the time during which a shadow exists. So, if you get 12 hours of sunlight, but the sun is beyond the fence for 2 hours in the morning, then behind a tree for an hour at noon, then shadowed by your neighbor's barn for 2 hours before sunset, you only get to count 7 hours. Note also that days are shorter in Winter. If you intend to use your set up in Winter, use your Winter hours.
3 – Divide your total power consumption from Step 1 by the number of hours you came up with in Step 2.
4 – Buy solar panels.
Broadly speaking, there are 3 types of solar panels, strictly speaking, photovoltaic cells amorphous silicon, polycrystalline, and monocrystalline. Amorphous silicon panels are relatively inexpensive, relatively unaffected by small shadows, but are very inefficient in terms of space (for the same power rating, amorphous silicon panels will be larger and heavier). Polycrystalline panels are more efficient, cheaper than monocrystalline, but also less efficient. Monocrystalline panels are the most efficient, but also the most expensive. The output from mono- and polycrystalline panels can be halved or less by even a tiny shadow because of the way individual cells are wired.
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While normal car batteries will work for a while, it is best to use "deep-cycle" batteries, which are generally marketed for use in RVs and boats. Some people prefer 6V golf cart batteries, which are designed to withstand repeated deep discharges. If using 6V batteries, connect two in the series positive terminal of one connects to negative of the other, then connect pairs in parallel positive of one pair with positive of the other pair, negative with negative. If your budget allows, you may consider AGM batteries, which can take more "abuse", but also cost 2-3x what lead acid batteries cost. Make sure the Ah ratings of all batteries added together is higher than the capacity you calculated in the previous step. If using multiple batteries, make sure to get multiples of the same battery, and to get them all new (or reconditioned) at the same time. Mixing different capacity, model, or age batteries can shorten all of their lifespans.
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Home News Apple Shifting Production from China to Taiwan to Soften Coronavirus Impact
Apple Shifting Production from China to Taiwan to Soften Coronavirus Impact
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Apple is reportedly shifting the production of a number of its popular hardware products to Taiwan as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc in China, killing more than 2,000 people in the country. To reduce its exposure to China in the face of the ongoing crisis, the Cupertino giant is reportedly moving the production of many of its popular gadgets, including AirPods Pro Lite, iPads and Apple Watches, to Taiwan.
The ongoing coronavirus crisis has not only taken a massive toll on human lives already, it is also affecting commercial activity in China because of the forced lockdowns imposed as a health safety measure by the country's government. That being the case, a vast number of industries are being adversely affect, including, but not limited to, aviation, hospitality, automotive and of course, technology.
Apple is one of the non-Chinese companies most severely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, with the company recently reducing its sales forecast for the year because of the crisis. In an investor note released this week, the company said: "(we are) experiencing a slower return to normal conditions than (we) had anticipated. As a result, (we do) not expect to meet the revenue guidance (we) provided for the March quarter".
The tech industry as a whole has been massively affected by the COVID-19 crisis, with the proposed MWC 2020 having to be cancelled out of safety concerns for delegates. A recent report from Counterpoint claimed that Huawei will be one of the worst hit because of the problem, although, other Chinese tech firms will not be spared either. According to the report, "OPPO and Vivo will also be impacted because of their greater reliance on offline sales channels".
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"I couldn't breathe": COVID-19 survivor describes his experience
Baliwag Mayor Ferdie Estrella have recently recovered from COVID-19 and he shared his painful experience and how he managed to recover from it.
Baliwag Mayor Ferdie Estrella shares his COVID-19 experience. How was he able to recover from it and how it's really like to have COVID.
Baliwag Mayor Ferdie Estrella recovers from COVID-19
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He recalls that it started with mild symptoms. A slight fever, cough and night chills. Although he managed to do day-to-day activities for a while, he felt ill for a week so a doctor advised him to get tested for COVID.
It was also mentioned that he particularly felt no sense of smell and taste during that time, but he did not have a sore throat. According to him, his x-ray results were also very alarming. It showed that his lungs had clouds of white which means he has pneumonia.
For him, the worst part was that he couldn't a sleep a wink. During this time, he still hasn't gotten his results back. But he was feeling worse and worse every day.
"I lay awake desperate for sleep. I constantly tried every comfortable position but couldn't find the right side of the bed. I couldn't breathe," Estrella explained.
Because COVID-19 targets the respiratory system, pneumonia could be an indicator. 5 days after he got tested, the results came back positive. He was already in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at this point. It was also mentioned that even when he was given oxygen aid, he was still having a hard time breathing.
A few more days in the ICU and he was able to somehow recuperate. After being transferred to a hospital room, he had to get checked again to see if he still tests positive for COVID-19.
But miraculously, the results turned out negative this time. Now, the Baliwag city mayor is at home and on home quarantine.
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From the stories of other survivors, we can infer a few things that might help us. First, early detection is important. Once you feel ill, observe your condition for a few days and initiate self-quarantine. If it doesn't get better after taking OTC medicine like paracetamol, this is the time to consult a doctor. The doctor will be the one to tell you if you need to get tested.
It's also very important that you take care of your immune system. It is the only thing that will help you survive coronavirus. If you have underlying respiratory conditions, make sure to bring it up as well. Consultation is the crucial part in this because it will determine how you will get treated.
Despite having the most number of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia, our country is now on the move with targeted mass testing. The government is hoping that the number of recoveries will increase moving forward. Last April 15 and 16, it was reported that the number of recovered patients increased and it's the highest number since the outbreak started.
What happens after you recover from COVID-19?
Even after you recover and the doctor sends you home, self-quarantine is still advised. You will have to wait for at least 14 days to be really sure that you do not have the virus anymore. Although the coughing might last for a few more weeks, it shouldn't be hard to breathe anymore.
Can you catch COVID again? There have been cases where a person recovered from the disease and got infected by it again. But according to studies, catching it the first time will make you immune to the infection, at least for a time.
One can say that they have fully recovered when there is no more fever and the use of fever-reducing medication is no longer needed. Two negative swab tests on consecutive days are considered as the all-clear – meaning self-isolation can end.
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HomeNewsCHS to make additions to math department for 2016-17
CHS to make additions to math department for 2016-17
The Carmel High math department has been going through some major changes lately, such as the implementation of the Integrated Math sequence over the last few years, which is a trend that will likely continue into next school year, with proposals already being made for new classes. The most noteworthy of these changes is the effort to create a new math course pathway for CHS students, including an accelerated track to allow for advancement among Integrated classes.
"We are looking at putting in an accelerated course," CHS math teacher Steve Nacht says. "Essentially, we're going to condense Integrated II, Integrated III and Pre-Calculus into two years."
This way, advanced and motivated kids can still move ahead a year in the math curriculum as they could before the Integrated courses, but now all content is preserved and the choice to move ahead is made in eighth grade, after taking Integrated I, rather than in fifth grade.
"The decision gets postponed to allow kids to mature, and I think that's always a good idea," math department chair Juan Gomez says. "Because we had seen in the past that the decision doesn't always get made by the student…and we had some kids that would drop out of the accelerated path."
Aside from allowing students to move ahead when they are more well-informed, the accelerated track lets students avoid having to take classes at Monterey Peninsula College if they want to take advanced classes like Calculus BC, according to Nacht.
As of next school year, current eighth-graders would be able to place into Integrated II Accelerated, and the year after, Integrated III Accelerated would be offered. To qualify, however, students will need more than just a grade or teacher recommendation.
"Mr. Nacht and Mr. Deckelmann will be working with the middle school teachers of Integrated I to determine a rubric that will be used for enrollment," CHS math teacher Dawn Hatch says.
Also part of the new course pathway is the possibility of a course in real-world mathematical problem-solving, called Advanced Mathematical Decision Making.
As Nacht explains of the class, "Kids will be posed a problem, and they have to decide what kind of math they want to apply for it."
AMDM would be directed towards "any students beyond Integrated III who would like the challenge of thinking and communicating mathematically," Hatch adds. "This course would help students towards better ACT and SAT thinking as well."
The CHS Math Department gave an open, informational meeting on Feb. 2, highlighting the last few years' change to Integrated Common Core classes and the new course proposals for next year to an audience of mostly Carmel High and Middle School parents.
Math Night also gave the opportunity for parents to give their input on what fourth-year classes, or those taken after Integrated III, should be offered next year other than Calculus AB, BC and the new AMDM, according to Gomez.
Of course, all of these changes are still proposals that need to be approved by the Carmel Unified administration. CHS Principal Rick Lopez, who is on the board that makes the ultimate choice, is confident they will likely be approved.
"I think it's quite likely—all the proposal is is to offer a sequence where kids can get to our calculus courses and not have to go off campus," Lopez says. "I think it's a good idea, and I don't think it's a difficult decision because it's probably not going to impact a lot of students."
The Math Night PowerPoint presentation and parent input survey can both be found on the CHS website's home page.
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Q: How to construct a  or  exception without throwing? Exceptions defined in <stdexcept> (e.g. std::logic_error, std::runtime_error and their subclasses such as std::system_error) have constructors expecting string arguments, e.g.:
domain_error(const string& what_arg);
domain_error(const char* what_arg);

with postconditions
strcmp(what(), what_arg.c_str()) == 0
strcmp(what(), what_arg) == 0

respectively. There is no requirement that these arguments passed to the constructors remain valid during the lifetime of these exceptions, so the only way to ensure that the postconditions hold, is to duplicate and store these dynamic strings. This requires memory, so I assume that their construction itself may throw std::bad_alloc or similar, which is usually most unexpected. This causes problems, because every code example I've seen in the wild encourages people to write code like
if (haveError)
    throw std::runtime_error("BOO!"); // May throw std::bad_alloc instead?!

whereas it would seem to be much safer to construct the exception beforehand in some other place, e.g:
struct A {
    // During allocation of A one would often expect std::bad_alloc anyway:
    A() : m_someException("BOO!") {}
    void f() {
        /* Do stuff */
        if (haveError)
            throw m_someException;
            /* Note that according to §18.8.1.2 all standard library
               classes deriving from `std::exception` must have publicly
               accessible copy constructors and copy assignment operators
               that do not exit with an exception. In implementations such
               exception instances most likely share the common string
               with all their copies. */
    }
    std::runtime_error const m_someException;
};

This makes me very cautious of libraries which throw any such exceptions, e.g even regex_error from <regex> in C++11!!!
Why don't these exceptions have no-throw/noexcept constructors? Does the C++ core guidelines have a say on this?
PS: Personally I would have left what() a pure abstract method at this point in the exception ancestry chain.
EDIT 09.10.2017: Here's a PoC demonstrating that std::runtime_error construction can throw a std::bad_alloc instead:
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <new>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>

bool throwOnAllocate = false;

void * operator new(std::size_t size) {
    if (!throwOnAllocate)
        if (void * const r = std::malloc(size))
            return r;
    throw std::bad_alloc();
}

void operator delete(void * ptr) { std::free(ptr); }

int main() {
    std::string const errorMessage("OH NOEZ! =(");
    throwOnAllocate = true;
    throw std::runtime_error(errorMessage);
}

A: Short answer, it is not possible to construct any objects with an absolute guarantee of no exceptions.
You may consider allocating on the stack, but your thread stack could run out and will cause system error/exception. Your CPU may get an external interrupt, right when you throw, that system can't handle and everything gets fried. As others have suggested, don't fret the small stuff. Running out of memory is something most user programs can't recover from, so don't worry about it, elegantly fail. Don't try to handle every bad situation, just ones you can easily recover from.
As a side-note, for the situation about running out of memory, a lot of high graphics games do all of their heap allocation up-front during game initialization and try to avoid after the game starts to reduce running into issues with out of memory/slow allocations in the middle of a game (jittery game & bad user experience). You can similarly be smart about design of your program to reduce the chances of running into bad situations.

A: You cannot construct std::logic_error or std::runtime_error without ever getting std::bad_alloc, but most of the time it doesn't matter. If the operation can fail, separate code path has to be provided anyway to handle this, same code path can be used to handle std::bad_alloc as well. In those rare cases when it matters, you should just be derived from std::exception directly and make what() member function return a fixed string. Most of the time "function X throws Y", should be read as "function X throws Y and std::bad_alloc", unless explicitly stated otherwise. This also why C++11 discarded throw() specified in favor of noexcept().
I don't find the up-front allocation of exceptions helpful, since if you are encountering std::bad_alloc, losing some error information at this point might be a good choice as such situations are rare and not worth the hassle. Calling code can just assume such function has failed due to memory allocation failure as part of its normal work.
Now if you are worried about losing error information because of exception is thrown during handling of another exception, you can try looking at exception chaining (or exception nesting). Examples of this can be found in other languages:

*

*Python has the best implementation of this and implements both explicit and implicit exception chaining: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3134/

*Java implements explicit and partially implicit chaining: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/Throwable.html (look for getCause() and getSuppressed())

*C# implements only explicit exception chaining: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.exception.innerexception(v=vs.110).aspx
C++11 provides standard way of nesting exceptions with std::throw_with_nested() and std::rethrow_if_nested(). Unfortunately, if you throw exception outside of catch() block, using std::rethrow_if_nested() later on that exception will terminate your program, so this facility IMO is kinda broken. If you really care about such issues, you can implement your own variant that can do both explicit and implicit chaining (you will need std::current_exception() to do this). You won't be able to force external libraries to use your facility, but at least your code can be very advanced in this regard.

A: if (haveError)
    throw std::runtime_error("BOO!"); // May throw std::bad_alloc instead?!

by the time you reach this throw you should have already taken care of all clean up so in most cases, having a std::bad_alloc thrown instead of a std::runtime_error won't make much of a difference really.
The only exceptional case, I can thing of is when exceptions are used to control the flow of a program - I tend to do this very often with code such as:
try {
  auto face = detectFace(); // may throw a custom no_face_exception or a many_faces_exception
  // do work with face
}
catch (no_face_exception& e) {
  std::cout << "no face detected\n";
}
catch (many_faces_exception& e) {
  std::cout << "too many faces detected\n";
}

In this particular case failure to allocate memory would cause detectFace to throw a std::bad_alloc instead which would cause a disastrous crash. First allocating the exceptions before throwing, as you suggested, would not change anything at all - the program would still crash with a std::bad_alloc since the allocation would still fail. The only way around this problem would be to simply catch the std::bad_alloc:
catch (std::bad_alloc& e) {
  std::cout << "bad alloc reported\n";
}

A: Your problem is true only if you are trying to use built-in exception types.
Although what some other answers in this thread say, there is a difference between throwing and failing, and there is a difference between throwing different types of exceptions.
How can I say that? Because this is how the exceptions mechanism is built for.
Failing to allocate on the stack provide no easy recovery while failing to allocate on the heap just throws. There is a difference because there is a way to recover from heap failure.
In the same way, one can catch different exceptions because one might deal differently with them. There is such a mechanism because recovery might be very different.
Moreover, while bad_alloc might not be very common on most platforms and applications, it is something that one should take care of, especially in those cases where memory is small and/or application requires lots of it. And yes, recovery from bad_alloc might sometimes be very different than recovery from other issues, like database errors or connection issues. It is true, though, that if you get the bad_alloc when trying to allocate only enough room for a very short message, you are on a deep problem, but still there might be recovery option (e.g.: If you hold lots of data for caching purpose only, you might release them).
Nevertheless, the solution is quite simple - it is not a coincidence that the what() function of std::exception is virtual, and it returns the simplest type - const char *. You can inherit any exception you want directly from std::exception, and implement it in a way that does not allocate on the heap. For example, have the message as a static member of your class (possibly with some placeholders for values) or just provide it as a string literal. That way you can make sure that no new allocation is to be done upon throwing.

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US levies another batch of tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber
By Vicki Needham - 06/26/17 09:31 PM EDT
The U.S. is slapping more tariffs on the Canadian softwood lumber industry less than two months ahead of the start of talks on an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
The Commerce Department on Monday said it would impose up to 7.7 percent in preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian lumber imports, the second set of tariffs since April over the prolonged lumber dispute between the two countries.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the rates would run between 4.59 percent and 7.72 percent.
"The United States is committed to free and fair trade, as seen today with the preliminary decision to exclude softwood lumber from the Canadian Atlantic Provinces in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty cases," Ross said.
Earlier on Monday, Commerce said that softwood lumber products produced in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island should be excluded from the ongoing investigation.
"While I remain optimistic that we will be able to reach a negotiated solution on softwood lumber, until we do we will continue to vigorously apply the AD and CVD laws to stand up for American companies and their workers," he said.
The U.S., Mexico and Canada are expected to start NAFTA discussions on Aug. 16 with the aim to complete a new, modernized deal by early next year.
But long-time trade irritants such as lumber and dairy with Canada may weigh heavily on how fast those discussions move forward despite the advance work being done by coalitions of U.S., Canadian and Mexican business groups to smooth the process.
On April 24, the Commerce Department said it would impose a countervailing duty of between 3 percent and 24 percent on Canadian lumber exporters.
When combined the duty rates range from 17.41 percent to 30.88 percent.
The Canadian government will have to wait until next year to appeal.
In response, British Columbia lumber producers expressed their desire to reach a new agreement on softwood lumber.
"These duties result from the trade action which is part of the continued attempt by the protectionist U.S. lumber lobby to constrain imports of high-quality Canadian lumber into the U.S. market and to drive up prices for their benefit," said Susan Yurkovich, president of the BC Lumber Trade Council, in a statement.
"The ongoing allegations leveled by the U.S. industry are without merit," Yurkovich said.
"This was proven in the last round of litigation and we fully expect it will be the case again."
Canada has denied that it subsidizes the lumber industry because producers must pay market prices for wood. The U.S. imports almost 80 percent of Canada's softwood lumber.
In 2016, imports of softwood lumber from Canada were valued at an estimated $5.66 billion.
The rates announced on June 26 by Commerce include: Canfor: 7.72 percent; Resolute: 4.59 percent; Tolko: 7.53 percent; West Fraser: 6.76 percent; All others: 6.87 percent.
The U.S. Lumber Coalition, which called for the investigation, agreed with the decision to take additional action against Canada.
"For years, Canada has unfairly distorted the softwood lumber market with billions of dollars in support of their producers," said U.S. Lumber Coalition spokesman Zoltan van Heyningen.
"This has allowed Canadian producers to dump their product on the U.S. market to the detriment of U.S. manufacturers, as now confirmed by the Department of Commerce," he said.
But homebuilders argue the move could hurt U.S. consumers by driving up prices here.
Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, called Commerce's latest action "another tax on American home builders and home buyers that will jeopardize affordable housing in America."
"Given that lumber is a major component in new home construction, the combined duties will harm housing affordability and price countless American households out of the housing market," MacDonald said.


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There will be many thoughtful columns, articles, and books written about the events of September 11, 2001, so the following won't count for much. If you'd prefer to skip it altogether, that's understandable. As I write, it's been less than 24 hours since the first reports.
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Call Me Bill
"Welcome to another edition of Larry King Live. Tonight our special guest is The Man Who Won't Go Away, Bubba the Baby Boomer, the Kahuna of Controversy, the Guy You Hate to Love and Love to Hate, that dashing former president of the United States, Bill Clinton.
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McSatire
There's a stack of news clippings here labeled "McDonald's" that is getting so thick we finally had to move the Gary Condit file. Ba-da-boom. But seriously. I spent all week trying to write something funny about America's Most Successful Fast Food Chain, by way of introducing a just-leaked story that spotlights the company's latest misadventure.
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Straits Herald December 5, 2019
The finance and media group Bloomberg said Thursday it fixed what it termed a glitch in its market information terminals that directed users to presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's campaign website by typing in the letters "MIKE."
The company, which operates a major network for financial market data as well as a news organization, said it took the action after an article in the Financial Times pointing out the link to the company owner.
"We've updated that function to go to (Michael Bloomberg's) bio page just like anyone else," said Bloomberg LP spokesman Ty Trippet in a tweet to an FT journalist.
"Thanks for pointing out what was clearly an oversight when the site became a campaign site."
The FT article included screenshots of the terminals that had been directed to the campaign site.
Before he launched his presidential run, the feature was used to direct users to Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy website, which was later repurposed as a campaign page, according to the company.
Among the world's richest individuals, Bloomberg has pledged to spend freely from his estimated $54 billion fortune to defeat Donald Trump, calling him "an existential threat to our country and our values."
The New York billionaire, who faces a delicate task in keeping his business and campaign operations separate, came under fire recently after the media arm said it would not investigate him or any of his rivals for the Democratic nomination.
President Donald Trump's campaign responded by barring Bloomberg journalists from the Republican's campaign events, arguing that the decision showed "bias."
Bloomberg News editor-in-chief John Micklethwait denied any charges of bias and said: "We have covered Donald Trump fairly and in an unbiased way since he became a candidate in 2015 and will continue to do so despite the restrictions imposed by the Trump campaign."- AFP
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How Savannah Guthrie and Kristen Welker Won the 2020 Election Coverage
By Michelle Ruiz
Guthrie and Welker wear a Valentino dress and an Altuzarra suit selected by Fashion Editor Tonne Goodman. Hair, Jimmy Paul; makeup, Dotti.Photographed by Ethan James Green, Vogue, January 2021
FIVE MINUTES before NBC called the 2020 election for Joe Biden, Kristen Welker was sprinting. After rising at 4 a.m. and coanchoring Weekend Today in New York, the White House correspondent darted into a car and began racing back to her post at Biden campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. Welker knew Pennsylvania would be called imminently, and she risked missing her historic live shot if she was stuck at a gas station in New Jersey when the race was decided.
"It was out of a movie," Welker, 44, said of arriving at Wilmington's Chase Center at the final hour. (Her producer later scored a TikTok video of her dashing onto the set to the Rocky theme.) "I made it in time to get a sip of water, hear the special report start to gear up, and we were on."
One hundred and twenty miles north at 30 Rock, and in Welker's earpiece, Savannah Guthrie officially projected Biden to win the presidency. The Today coanchor had been on-air for more than 29 hours since Election Day. (Guthrie's husband, communications consultant Michael Feldman, who had been looking after their six-year-old daughter, Vale, and four-year-old son, Charley, sent supplemental clothes and contact lenses.) She had steered the network through a series of unprecedented events—like President Trump's 2 a.m. speech on Wednesday baselessly claiming victory. During that speech, Guthrie had to cut in to inform viewers that several of his statements were, frankly, not true.
"It gives me and it gives our network no pleasure to interrupt the president of the United States," Guthrie, 49, told me about a week after the election, at an outdoor café near her Tribeca apartment, an ever-present Starbucks cup close at hand. But letting lies stand on national television would not have been acceptable: "A politician's spin is expected. A false statement is not. There's a difference."
In a season of political tumult, amid an increasingly polarized and partisan media landscape, Guthrie and Welker have emerged as pillars of the fourth estate—two roundly tough-but-fair network newswomen determined to hold leaders of both parties to account. For viewers raised on voice-of-God, elder-statesman anchors, they are redefining who occupies the seats of power in television media. Against the backdrop of the Trump administration's attacks on the free press, Guthrie and Welker delivered two of the more improbable journalistic feats of the 2020 election cycle: Guthrie's interview with President Trump at NBC's controversial town hall in Miami in October and, one week later, Welker's moderation of the final presidential debate. "They prepare like no other people that I've met in this profession," said their colleague NBC News chief foreign-affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell. "They're extremely self-confident on camera—unshakable, despite the pressure."
From the start, Guthrie was up against not just the challenges of engaging with President Trump, but ill will toward the event itself. NBC had triggered outrage when it slated the town hall with Trump at the same time as a Biden event on ABC. Critics accused the network, the former home of The Apprentice, of turning what should have been an honest conversation into a ratings war. (Trump, who had revealed he'd been diagnosed with COVID-19 two weeks earlier, had refused to attend a virtual debate.)
"I was aware early on that some people didn't like that NBC had offered a town hall to the president, but almost immediately I shoved all of that out," Guthrie said. Her hair is in a pert high ponytail, and she is wearing two gold necklaces, with C and V charms, for each of her children's initials. "It's not the first time I've had that experience, where there's controversy swirling around something that I'm involved with at work, so that's a muscle I've learned to flex—the muscle of putting my head down and trying to just focus." She holed up in her Miami hotel room, buried in policy papers and Post-Its. "I joke I was like Carrie from Homeland," Guthrie says, able to laugh in hindsight. "I had no idea until it was over how a certain segment of our population was really mad at NBC and maybe mad at me."
The backlash wouldn't last. With a delicate mix of authority and relatability, Guthrie salvaged the town hall with sharp, straightforward questions and unrelenting follow-ups. In the Florida heat, she asked an evasive Trump no fewer than three times whether he tested negative for COVID-19 before the first presidential debate. "It reminds me of being in high school, coming home after my curfew, and my mom saying, 'Did you buy cigarettes?' and she wouldn't let me get out of it until I gave her the answer," Guthrie said with a smile. (Before the town hall, Guthrie and NBC received their own assurances that Trump was not contagious, including a test independently conducted by the National Institutes of Health.) When the president defended retweeting QAnon conspiracy theories about Biden, Guthrie memorably quipped, "You're the president, not, like, someone's crazy uncle."
Many consider Trump to be a notoriously tricky subject—not Guthrie."I've interviewed a lot of people who are hard to interview," she said, shrugging. "In point of fact, I thought the president was very respectful." (She declined to mention that after the town hall, Trump called her "totally crazy" at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida.)
Critics applauded Guthrie's grilling: "It was like somebody putting a roadblock right in front of the bs," Salon television critic Melanie McFarland told me. But as an impartial journalist, Guthrie is loath to be hailed as a Trump-slayer: "It's more important than ever that journalists recognize that we are on no one's side," she asserted, her usually chipper tone intensifying. She aims to challenge subjects of both parties, prodding Biden last year in Iowa, asking him about his son Hunter Biden's business dealing with Ukraine. "He did not enjoy that question," she noted. Objectivity, in this moment, can seem like a dying art. "I don't see a lot of people looking for neutrality and straight reporting," she said. "I do see a lot of people and politicians wanting press coverage that reflects their worldview."
Guthrie has been honing the art of dispassionate interviews since she began her career in 1993. After studying print journalism at the University of Arizona and spending more than five years as a local TV reporter, she earned her law degree from Georgetown University in 2002, before returning to broadcasting as a trial correspondent for Court TV—a circuitous path for the eventual face of NBC News. "The fact that I'm here is shocking to me," Guthrie mused across the table. "I'll never be over it."
After the town hall, Guthrie jetted back to New York, enjoying a vodka soda with extra lime on the plane. But "every time I thought about Kristen, I felt sick to my stomach, because I knew her work was in front of her."
WELKER STUDIED Guthrie's town hall closely as she prepared to moderate the final presidential debate in Nashville one week later, calling it "a gift and a guide." When NBC made Welker a White House correspondent in 2011, she followed Guthrie, who became a friend. "When she was preparing for her debate, I would just text or call her and say, 'You were born for this moment,' " Guthrie said. "There is no way in heaven or Earth that anyone was going to work harder than Kristen. Fairness is in her bones. She has such a lovely way about her, but she's nobody's shrinking violet." Known for her unflappability, Welker went viral last year for plowing through a live report from the White House even as a gale-force wind knocked towering light stands into her path.
Welker was raised in Philadelphia by a mother who ran for City Council, establishing the importance of "good government." Welker's earliest assignment: interviewing her stuffed animals for a homemade newspaper. While studying at Harvard, she interned at Today, spending the summer of 1997 assisting Katie Couric and toiling in the NBC library, doing research for segments on Gianni Versace's murder. She ascended the ranks with Mitchell as her mentor (Welker calls her "my D.C. mom") and with guidance from the late Gwen Ifill, who took Welker to dinner when she first arrived in Washington. Covering the Obama and Trump administrations, Welker never lost a sense of wonder: "If you walk through the gates of the White House and you don't
feel awestruck, it's time to get a different job."
Moderating the debate thrust Welker to a new tier of fame and scrutiny. No sooner had the Committee on Presidential Debates chosen her than she drew President Trump's ire. He assailed Welker, a staple in his briefing room, as "a disaster," "terrible," and "unfair," even lashing out at her parents for making campaign donations to Democratic candidates. "It never feels good to be insulted or to have your family criticized," Welker said via Zoom from her Wilmington hotel room. But "I really had to keep my head down." Her husband, marketing executive John Hughes, and producers confiscated her phone to tune out distractions as she tore through briefing books and rehearsed mock debates. (Sadly, she will not reveal which NBC staffers played Trump and Biden.) Preparing "became my entire life," Welker said.
It did not go unnoticed that as only the second Black woman to moderate a presidential debate (and the first since ABC's Carole Simpson in 1992), she faced even larger pressures. "I say this as a Black female journalist and a Black professional," Salon's McFarland told me, "if you are in that arena, you have to win and you have to win decisively." More than 60 million people around the world would be watching. But "no matter how overwhelming it was to go into the final debate with all of the harassment and criticism that had come her way from the president," said Mitchell, who aided in the prep, "when she walked out on that stage, she was as calm as possible."
With the gravitas of Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite and poise all her own, Welker coolly restored order and civility after the disastrous first debate moderated by Fox News's Chris Wallace. "There's no doubt I was dealt a different deck of cards," she said. But her purposeful energy and firm direction made all the difference. (Even Wallace later admitted, "I'm jealous.") Welker barely blinked when Trump paused to praise her: "I respect very much the way you're handling this."
The president wasn't alone. Welker won plaudits for asking Trump and Biden about oft-overlooked topics like the disproportionate impact of climate change on communities of color and the more than 500 migrant children still separated from their parents due to the Trump administration's policy. But the most striking moment came when Welker asked Biden and Trump about "the talk": that Black and brown families often "feel they have no choice but to prepare their children for the chance that they could be targeted, including by the police, for no reason other than the color of their skin," Welker explained during the debate. "Do you understand why these parents fear for their children?" It was the first question Welker wrote after being chosen by the debate commission, and one that immediately conveyed what she called "the core of the pain that so many families are feeling." Welker told me, "It's impossible to separate myself from the substance of that question. It was just within me."
As the daughter of a Black mother and a white father, Welker received a version of "the talk" from her parents, Harvey and Julie, who were married in 1970, three years after Loving v. Virginia. "The reality that their marriage would have been illegal just three years prior was always something that was hard for me to grasp," Welker said. Her parents imparted the history of slavery, racism, and the civil rights movement; the reality that because she was "a biracial child...some people would treat me differently." Above all, they instilled pride. She wanted little girls to look at her performance in the debate and be able to say, "I can do that someday."
BOTH GUTHRIE AND WELKER are seasoned political reporters who double as sunny presences on Today. Exactly one week after Election Day, at 6:30 a.m., they reunited in Studio 1A in New York amid a skeleton crew and a Rockefeller Plaza starkly empty of the usual throngs of fans. COVID-19 safety supervisors in masks and face shields circled the set. Both women were sprightly, with no choice but to be morning people. After a pretaped interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Guthrie pivoted to Thanksgiving sides (she prefers boxed stuffing).
Looking ahead to the Biden administration, neither woman expects her core responsibility to change. "It's one thing to campaign," Guthrie said. "Now it's on them to govern." The Biden transition team has signaled a desire to set a different tone with the press than their immediate predecessors, but that doesn't mean that either woman intends to let down her guard. "I'm going to ask Vice President Harris a lot of questions she probably won't like," Welker said, "and she would expect nothing less."


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Hello everyone! I'm looking to get into dirt bikes and need some advice. I have a little experience on bikes from 5-6 years ago going out riding track with a friend on his yz85. They always said I was, "naturally talented" and needed to slow me down, but again tiny bike. I have been practicing on his old XR100 and having no trouble. We will be doing mainly desert and trail riding. I'm looking mainly at 2Ts because of their low cost, low maintenance, and just seem more fun. Now, I have a budget of around 1200-1500$, and there are many 250 2Ts in great condition in my price range. There's a YZ250 that's been done over to be enduro and my dad really thinks I should get it. I honestly think I could possibly ride it, but I'm also cautious because I'm aware of the huge power it has. One friend says I couldn't, the other says I definitely could. I'm 5'10, 15 yo, 130lbs. Thank you so much for your help.
The yz 250 is about the best bang for your buck it has a broad power band and much more low end to mid pull then all the other makes , which makes it great for someone making the transition . , a cr 250 is a very good bike as well..
That's a 27 years old bike. Based on that last picture with the completely rusted rotors it looks to me like someone found this thing rusting in a barn or field and got it running again. Save up a little more and get a 2000 or newer YZ125 or 250.
Condition is everything. Dirt bikes are high maintenance and degradation happens quickly if neglected. There are plenty of used 2 to 3 year old bikes in need of complete rebuild, let alone any bike approaching 2 decades. Buy the most mechanically sound machine you can find.


Are you going after one of your new year's resolutions or goals full-throttle?
Re-think how you might pace yourself more realistically so that you can have sustainable, long-term success.
Once upon a time I ran a marathon, and once upon a time I could run a half marathon with ease, and the three-mile loop at Lady Bird Lake was simply a warm-up. Now, 2 children and at least five years later, the three-mile loop is a struggle. Because I love the serenity of a jog (especially around Lady Bird Lake), one of my 2014 goals is to run the loop without stopping. So, last Monday I set out on a mission to regain my running endurance. I knew going into it I would likely be winded and want to stop, but the moment I stepped onto the trail I felt like "the old Neissa" again. I was strong, athletic and invincible, so I took off! As you might expect, within five minutes I began to walk, and I wasn't feeling the confidence I experienced just a few minutes earlier. Long story short, I did complete the loop but it was a humbling run/walk combination.
Then, on Saturday morning I got up early to try again, but this time I was much more strategic and realistic. Rather than let my ego push me beyond my cardiovascular limits I recognized and accepted my stamina state and paced myself. Surprisingly, and with the exception of intentionally walking across the Pfluger Bridge to enjoy the view, I completed the loop without stopping. My time wasn't great, but I really didn't care. It's a marathon and not a sprint, right?!
Throughout my jog, I thought a lot about the concept of pacing myself and how relevant it is in life, and for this time of year in particular. Too often, the vast majority of my goals, resolutions and expectations are motivated by past successes: what I once was or what I once could do. And, because one of my Achilles heels is living in the past or future, I have trouble accepting my present reality and don't pace myself, which of course results in not having long-term success with my goals.
Like anything worth having or accomplishing, it takes time — even if it is something that was once easy! So in this new year, I challenge you to pace yourself and embrace what is sustainable, which is nothing that can be achieved overnight or within a few weeks or months time. This includes building or repairing healthy relationships, adopting healthy habits, acquiring healthy thoughts, creating a healthy body and everything else that is on your 2014 to-do's, goals and resolutions list. So, go ahead and pace yourself, and let's make 2014 the best year of our lives!
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