Like many colleges around the country, the University of South Florida St. Petersburg community appreciates its beer.
But the passion for hops and barley doesn't fall into the tailgate party category. An academic tie to science students and a growing internship program with local craft brewers led the school to create a commemorative libation for its golden anniversary.
Local craft beer fans are probably familiar with Three Daughters Brewing and the St. Petersburg based company's flagship Beach Blonde Ale, but it'll soon be marketed under a different name as "Bayboro Blonde Ale," after the harbor that USF St. Pete surrounds.
Three Daughters owner Leigh Harding said since her company opened two years ago, they've teamed up with the university on a number of projects. It all started with USFSP chemistry professor Jim Leonard, she said.
"Jim came over to initially just help us spec out our lab, ended up helping us create an internship program for our craft brew lab, and we have anywhere from three to six people that come and work from the university – they're usually seniors in the biology or chemistry department, and they come and work in our lab for a semester," Harding said.
Since then, the partnership has evolved. USF St. Pete's College of Arts and Sciences has created a Brewing Arts program that's open to the public – or aspiring beer makers – that involves a half dozen other local craft breweries.
"It is a certificate program where we partner up and people can go on and take online modules through USF St. Pete and then they'll come here to the brewery and do the hands-on portion," Harding said.
So when preparations for USF St. Pete's 50th anniversary celebration began, university officials came to Harding with a request: Could Three Daughters come up with a beer to commemorate the moment?
"We have lots of students that are here, the very first intern that came through still works here as a bartender, so we're just so pleased to be a part of it and honored that they would ask," she said.
They talked about making a special beer for the occasion, but it was less expensive and time-consuming to re-brand Three Daughters' flagship brew, the Beach Blonde Ale, as Bayboro Blonde Ale.
Harting says newbies to craft beer will like it.
"It is a lighter ale, you're going to get some notes of citrus in it, but it's a really smooth one, so it's going to be very balanced, very smooth," she said.
The Bayboro Blonde will only be available on tap at a few spots around town. You'll be able to find it thanks to special artwork Three Daughters commissioned for the new name.
The artwork features a good looking blonde: Alberta, a yellow Labrador who is the guide dog for Deni Elliott, chair of USF St. Pete's Department of Journalism and Media Studies.
But honoring Alberta is about more than just a pretty face, Elliott said.
"It is an honor to have Guiding Eyes Alberta as the model for the Bayboro Blonde. USFSP is welcoming to people with disabilities and their service dogs," she said.
Bayboro Blonde Ale is formally being unveiled Saturday at the USF St. Pete anniversary block party.
After that, it will be on tap at the Three Daughters Brewing tasting room through September and be available for the next year at the Tavern at Bayboro on the USF St. Petersburg campus.
Read more at WUSF News here.


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Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (1936 – 2011)
Cherry Gertzel Archives
AFSAAP HISTORY from the ARCHIVES
Archived 1 September 2018.
Rites of Friendship (Ritual de Amizade)
This painting was created at the 1999 AFSAAP Conference held in Perth, at the University of Western Australia, and remains in the care of Arif and Audrey Satar in Fremantle, Western Australia.
A full description of the painting and its story can be found here.
Prior to his death, Malangatana proposed to sell Rites of Friendship, and to use the proceeds to strengthen African/Australian links still further. They will be divided among cultural exchange activities between Australia and Mozambique, in particular a visit by an Aboriginal artist to Mozambique; the Matalana Cultural Centre in Mozambique. He wanted the work to find a permanent home in Australia.
"As we enter the new millennium, issues of the environment and the relationship between people and country will be crucial ones. Aboriginal and African artists have been most perceptive in raising awareness of these issues and in examining the necessity for a global change to a more holistic way of thinking, living and being." Sally Morgan, Director, The Centre for Indigenous History and the Arts, University of Western Australia, 1999
"Our communities on either side of the Indian Ocean are becoming more deeply engaged in defining their sense of place and the work of Indigenous artists helps us to know ourselves in new ways. They are shaping and refining our societies, reinforcing our values of multiculturalism and anti-racism." Professor Deryck Schreuder, Vice Chancellor, The University of Western, Australia, 1999.
Obituary –
UNESCO mourns Malangatana

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require 'active_support'
require 'logger'

module Dash2
  module Migrator
    module Indexer
      Dir.glob(File.expand_path('../indexer/*.rb', __FILE__)).sort.each(&method(:require))

      class Indexer < Stash::Indexer::Indexer

        Importer = Dash2::Migrator::Importer::Importer

        attr_reader :db_config
        attr_reader :tenant_config
        attr_reader :user_provider

        def initialize(db_config:, tenant_config:, user_provider:)
          super(metadata_mapper: nil)
          @db_config = db_config
          @tenant_config = tenant_config
          @user_provider = user_provider
        end

        def demo_mode?
          !Migrator.production?
        end

        def index(harvested_records)
          ensure_db_connection!
          harvested_records.each do |hr|
            begin
              result = do_index(hr)
              yield result if block_given?
            rescue => e
              log_error(e)
              yield Stash::Indexer::IndexResult.failure(hr, [e]) if block_given?
            end
          end
        end

        def do_index(hr)
          index_record(stash_wrapper: hr.as_wrapper, user_uid: hr.user_uid, ark: hr.ark)
          Stash::Indexer::IndexResult.success(hr)
        end

        def ezid_config
          @ezid_config ||= tenant_config[:identifier_service]
        end

        def ezid_client
          @ezid_client ||= begin
            # TODO: eliminate these logging hijinks
            client = StashEzid::Client.new(ezid_config)
            inner_client = client.instance_variable_get(:@ezid_client)
            inner_client.instance_variable_set(:@logger, Migrator.log) if inner_client
            client
          end
        end

        def tenant
          @tenant ||= StashEngine::Tenant.new(tenant_config)
        end

        def sword_client
          @sword_client ||= begin
            params = tenant.sword_params.dup
            params[:logger] = Migrator.log
            Stash::Sword::Client.new(params)
          end
        end

        def importer
          @importer ||= Importer.new(ezid_client: ezid_client, sword_client: sword_client, tenant: tenant, user_provider: user_provider)
        end

        private

        def log_error(e)
          Migrator.log.error(e)
          (backtrace = e.backtrace) && Migrator.log.error(backtrace.join("\n"))
        end

        def index_record(stash_wrapper:, user_uid:, ark:)
          ident_value = (sw_ident = stash_wrapper.identifier) && sw_ident.value
          Migrator.log.info("Migrating #{ident_value || ark} for user with uid #{user_uid}")
          ActiveRecord::Base.transaction(requires_new: true) do
            importer.import(stash_wrapper: stash_wrapper, user_uid: user_uid, ark: ark)
          end
        end

        def ensure_db_connection!
          ActiveRecord::Base.connection
        rescue ActiveRecord::ConnectionNotEstablished
          ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(db_config)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


Diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) is a common thrombotic microangiopathy during childhood and early identification of parameters predicting poor outcome could enable timely intervention. This study aims to establish the accuracy of BUN-to-serum creatinine ratio at admission, in addition to other parameters in predicting the clinical course and outcome. Records were searched for children between 1 January 2008 and 1 January 2015 admitted with D+HUS. A complicated course was defined as developing one or more of the following: neurological dysfunction, pancreatitis, cardiac or pulmonary involvement, hemodynamic instability, and hematologic complications while poor outcome was defined by death or development of chronic kidney disease. Thirty-four children were included from which 11 with a complicated disease course/poor outcome. Risk of a complicated course/poor outcome was strongly associated with oliguria (p = 0.000006) and hypertension (p = 0.00003) at presentation. In addition, higher serum creatinine (p = 0.000006) and sLDH (p = 0.02) with lower BUN-to-serum creatinine ratio (p = 0.000007) were significantly associated with development of complications. A BUN-to-sCreatinine ratio ≤40 at admission was a sensitive and highly specific predictor of a complicated disease course/poor outcome.
Conclusion: A BUN-to-serum Creatinine ratio can accurately identify children with D+HUS at risk for a complicated course and poor outcome.


Looked through Makino's latest code and commented out the polling code. Re-compiled and rebuilt the solution, then ran TextDisplay.exe again. Observed that the memory usage still seemed to be increasing, albeit alot slower than before. Commented out the code for advertising as well, then re-compiled and rebuilt the solution again. Left TextDisplay.exe running to test for any memory leak again.
Ken informed me that TextDisplay.exe was still leaking memory, at a rate of about 128K/min. Modified the code and passed it on to Ken.
Prepared for presentation to visitors from Philips, but none of them showed up in the end. Perhaps the visit got cancelled again. In any case, while I was awaiting their arrival, I worked more on the visualisation code. Apart from commenting out the polling and advertisement(s) code, I studied Makino's code in blogwallviz.cpp and textgl.cpp. Suspect that the memory leak may have arisen from some of the manually allocated memory to glyph pointers, in particular in the getGlyphs function. Added a couple of 'delete's to try and solve the leaks by returning the allocated memory to the memory store. Left TextDisplay.exe running again for testing.
The modifications from yesterday did not seem to help. TextDisplay.exe was still leaking memory. Talked to Ken and Nimesha and they suggested that I email Makino to see if he is able to solve the problem, since he is certainly more familiar with his own code. E-mailed Makino with the modified code attached. Studying "Handbook of Natural Language Processing" to find ways to utilise the PosTagged definitions as obtained last week. Parsing techniques and semantic analysis may prove to be useful subsequent steps. It may be possible to analyse the structure of discourse and thus recognise the intention of the SMS input.


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Through a biennale, an art fair, institutional development and other initiatives, Singapore has aggressively positioned itself as a hub for contemporary art in Southeast Asia. On Sep 15 the island-state welcomed the latest addition to its growing art infrastructure, Gillman Barracks. Originally built in the 1930s to house British troops, the 6.4 hectare site is now home to 13 galleries from 10 countries as well as artist studios, residences, office space for creative industries, and restaurants. Spearheaded by Nanyang Technological University, a 2,200-sqm Centre for Contemporary Art is planned to open at the barracks by the end of 2013. The initiative has received support from diverse branches of the Singapore government, including the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Economic Development Board, the JTC Corporation and the National Arts Council. Of the 13 galleries, four are from Japan: Kaikai Kiki, Tomio Koyama, Mizuma and Ota Fine Arts. Opening exhibitions include the group show "Marcel Duchamp in Southeast Asia" organized by Equator Art Projects, the group show "Blended by Desire," curated by Rifky Effendy for Michael Janssen Gallery, and solo shows by painters Yayoi Kusama and Zhang Enli at Ota Fine Arts and ShanghArt, respectively.
The opening of Gillman Barracks comes on the heels of the establishment of the Singapore Biennale in 2006 and the establishment of the art fair Art Stage Singapore in 2011. Singapore is also home to the Singapore Freeport, a high-security facility for storing precious commodities and collections that opened in 2010.


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Designer: Joseph Copeland
English - American, 1640 - c.1691
Manufacturer: Stieff Sterling
American (Baltimore, MD), 1904 - 1952
Title: Spoon
Name: Spoon
Medium: Pewter
Country/Culture: American
Dimensions: 7 3/4 × 2 1/8 in. (19.7 × 5.4 cm)
Marks: On small circle at bottom of handle: "Joseph Copeland *1675*, CHUCKATUCK". On back of handle: "STIEFF- PEWTER".
Classification: Decorative Arts, Metal
Credit Line: Gift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object Number: 76.30.42
Copeland Spoon
"This pewter spoon is a reproduction of the oldest known dated piece of American pewter. Its maker was Joseph Copeland who lived - at the time the mold was case in 1675 - thirty miles south east of Jamestown in the small town of Chuckatuck. Although Copeland later moved to Jamestown and worked in the fourth state house as a clerk from 1688-1691, there is no record of his having worked in metal while living at Jamestown.
The handle was the only piece of this spoon intact when it was discovered by archeologists in 1930, but the bowl is the same shape as other examples that were found at Jamestown. Copeland's mark, which makes this spoon so unique, is found o the end of the handle. This end is a trifid shape which, though not unusual, was certainly not a common type in the seventeenth century. The bowl is round having lost the fig shape which was prevalent prior to 1650.
A spoon of this type was a general purpose table spoon, used for eating and serving. Many families might have used only one such spoon, for metal was expensive, and it was unusual - especially in the colonies during the seventeenth century--for any but the well-to-do to have many metal spoons."
From "The Copeland spoon" package insert


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D-Day may have been our finest hour; we are not in that hour now…
I have to give thanks to all those who took part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy 70 years ago today — to those who died right there, those who lived but are now dead, and of course those hearty souls, most in their 90s or beyond, who are still around to tell the tale.
It was the largest military invasion in history and forces of the United States with the backing of the British Empire and the French brought the war to the Nazi's front door and then into their home territory and of course won and saved the world from their evil plans.
Winston Churchill had early on in the war exhorted the English to fight and persevere and said it would be their "finest hour".
Well D-Day may have been the United States' finest hour — not to disparage or minimize our other military victories.
We are not in our finest hour in that regard now. It is not the fault of our troops and maybe not the fault of their military command. It is the fault of poor civilian leadership when it comes to the business of war, and a public who is too preoccupied with its own comfort.
It is also because war is different nowadays and the battles are not clear cut. And of course we may be too careless or too gullible about war — we have been lured into traps I fear.
And yet, the United States is still the leader of the free world. We need to live up to the courage of those who fought to keep us free.
We need to demand of our civilian leaders that they do not get us into wars as simply foreign policy but only for defense. And once the case is made, we need to support the effort. D-Day would have been impossible in today's environment.
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Could we, would we, today measure up to the allied forces on D-Day?
I wanted to write something about D-Day and on the actual 65th anniversary of that day, but according to my computer time I have missed that (D-Day was on June 6, 1944, and even though I have written this on the evening of June 6, 2009, my time, the blog dateline reads June 7).
At 59, don't know anyone personally who took part. I do have a late uncle who flew missions over Germany in a fighter plane. I've seen the movies, to include "The Longest Day" and "Saving Private Ryan", and have seen actual documentary footage taken and have read several accounts, to include eyewitness descriptions. I think a local D-Day veteran quoted in my local newspaper today probably said it best when he related something to the effect he watched a little of the movies but they didn't keep his interest up. I'm sure no one could really describe or depict such an event in such a way as to let those who were not there feel as they had been. And from what I have gathered through the years veterans of actual combat often are less inclined to talk about it than those who were only near it or even assigned to a desk somewhere.
Sadly, we may have a couple generations or more who only are vaguely aware of what D-Day was. I actually talked to one adult a few years ago who did not know who the U.S. fought in World War II. It shouldn't be surprising to me, though. When I went to high school in the 1960s we barely touched upon that aspect of history (maybe it was still a little too new yet). But I hate to think that people would not know such a thing or would have to depend upon the movies.
And I think there has been a lot of talk in recent years about such a thing as the "Greatest Generation", as if there was that moment in time that we (meaning the we of the past) had it right, that we all did our duty, and that it was worth it.
I'm not sure I buy that. But I do think that looking back there must have been more concern to do things right and for the interests of a nation and there must have been more willingness for self-sacrifice or acceptance of it anyway.
I think I am correct in saying that as a nation we did not really make our mark militarily on the international scene to any great extent until the Spanish-American War (and I'm not forgetting the shores of Tripoli and such). But then, and again in World War I (a dubious choice for the U.S. to fight in by some accounts), there were so many willing young men seeking adventure. And that was even the case in World War II, especially right after Pearl Harbor was bombed, I think. Of course a lot of young men were drafted too and had no choice (and it was not all perfect or all glory – we had desertions; we even executed one poor soldier, Edward Slovik, for desertion).
And meaning no disrespect to those who served or serve in combat, but since World War II, we as a nation have had a more difficult time in dealing with war and convincing ourselves and those who actually face the bullets that we are doing the right thing in the right way and that it is all really worth it.
Unless you want to rewrite history and say everything would have somehow worked out had we stayed out and let Gen. Tojo in Japan and Adolf Hitler in Germany divide up the world under their iron fists, I think you have to conclude that everyone of us living today benefitted greatly from those who sacrificed in World War II. Make no mistake, our enemies in World War II wanted to physically divide the world between them.
With the help of our allies in the free world, the U.S. stopped the evil of the time, but did not take territory in return.
And while things have not been seen as so cut and dry since then, essentially the U.S. has continued in that mode, and I can see that the whole world looks to us as the beacon of freedom and all that is right and is disappointed when it seems we do not live up to that role or we falter in it.
But we press on, but are only able to do it through the same sacrifice, on a smaller scale but just as dear, as was shown on that day 65 years ago on the shores of France.
In the largest amphibious landing ever, some 160,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy and the allies suffered an estimated 10,000 casualties that day, June 6, 1944, on those beaches, to include some 1,465 dead Americans.
If nothing else, we the beneficiaries have to look inward at ourselves and ask: could we, would we do that?
Knowing that the forces of evil are still active, our continued survival will depend upon the answer.
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Bandemer − polski herb szlachecki, używany przez rodzinę osiadłą na Kaszubach, a także w Inflantach i Kurlandii. Ze względu na specyficzną historię regionu, mimo przynależności do Rzeczypospolitej, rodzina i herb nie zostały odnotowane przez polskich heraldyków.

Opis herbu
Opis z wykorzystaniem zasad blazonowania, zaproponowanych przez Alfreda Znamierowskiego:

Według Przemysława Pragerta istniało co najmniej sześć wariantów tego herbu:

Bandemer I: Na tarczy dzielonej w skos lewy w polu prawym, srebrnym, pół byka brunatnego, przeszytego włócznią srebrną w skos lewy, z gwiazdą złotą między rogami. Pole lewe w szachownicę srebrno-błękitną.

Klejnot: gwiazda złota.

Labry błękitne, podbite srebrem.

Bandemer Ia: Godło w odbiciu lustrzanym, włócznia ostrzem w dół.

Bandemer Ib: Pole dwudzielne w pas, w górnym pół bawołu wspiętego, z gwiazdą ośmiopromienną między rogami, przeszytego strzałą. Klejnot: gwiazda. Barwy nieznane.

Bandemer II: Pole dwudzielne w skos; w górnym pół wspiętego ukoronowanego bawołu, przeszytego włócznią w skos, pole dolne puste. Nad hełmem bez korony głowa bawołu wprost. Barwy nieznane.

Bandemer III: Pole dwudzielne w pas; w górnym czerwonym pół bawołu srebrnego wspiętego w lewo, z gwiazdą złotą pomiędzy rogami, przeszytego prawoskośne włócznią; pole dolne szachowane błękitno-srebrnie. Nad hełmem w koronie bawół jak w godle.

Bandemer IIIa: Pole dwudzielne w skos lewy; w górnym srebrnym pół bawołu czerwonego wspiętego, z gwiazdą złotą pomiędzy rogami, trzymającego włócznię pomiędzy przednimi nogami; pole dolne szachowane błękitno-srebrnie.

Historia herbu
Herb rodziny pochodzącej z Pomorza Zachodniego, osiedlonego w ziemi słupskiej i na Kaszubach. Jej gałęzie osiedliły się także w Kurlandii i w Inflantach. Najstarsza pieczęć z 1403 roku (brak tu jednak dolnego pola i włóczni). Herb wzmiankowany przez Siebmachera (Nowy Siebmacher), Bagmihla (Pommersches Wappenbuch). Wariant Ib to przedstawienie z kafla z pałacu Bandemerów w Żelazie datowany na przełom XVII i XVIII wieku. Wariant II pochodzi z mapy Pomorza Lubiniusa z 1618 roku. Wariant III przysługiwał kurlandzkiej linii rodziny, zaś IIIa – inflanckiej (wzmianka w Baltisches Wappenbuch Klingspora).

Rodzina Bandemer
Ród wywodzi się z Pomorza Zachodniego. Bandemer ma być zniemczoną i gwarową formą słowiańskiego Będzimir. Ród wzmiankowany po raz pierwszy w 1403. Posiadali wiele wsi w słupskiem, między innymi Bięcino, Bukowa, Głuszynko, Dominek, Gąbino, Karżniczka, Kukowo, Komnino, Lękwica, Przebędowo, Redzikowo, Rogawica, Rowy, Retowo, Żelazo, Żoruchowo, Starnice, Strzyżyno, Wieszyno, Wytowno, Wysoka, Objazda, Osieki Słupskie. Posiadali również dobra w Brandenburgii, Prusach Książęcych, na Śląsku, zaś jedna ich gałąź osiadła w Inflantach. Od XVII wieku notowani na Kaszubach (1682 Chrystyan Bandemer właścicielem części Gowina koło Wejherowa. Od XVIII wieku właściciele części pobliskiego Strzebielina. Współcześnie mieszkają na Kaszubach Bandzemerowie i Bendzmerowie, ale nie wiadomo, czy mają oni coś wspólnego z Bandemerami.

Herbowni
Bandemer (Bandymier, Będzimir). Od posiadanych włości przyjmowali również nazwiska Gowiński i prawdopodobnie Strzebieliński, przekształcając Bandemer w przydomek.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne

 Herb Bandemerów inflanckich w herbarzu Baltisches Wappenbuch
 Herb Bandemerów w herbarzu Siebmachera (wariant III)
 Herb Bandemerów w Pommersches Wappenbuch

Kaszubskie herby szlacheckie

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The Charles Koch Foundation maintains a streamlined application process to make it easier for faculty to share their ideas with us, allowing them to invest their time and energy into their work, not into getting the resources for it.
Scholars submit an abstract of how the project contributes to a Republic of Science and social progress; a CV or résumé; and a brief itemized budget. Grants are evaluated for a clear connection to the Foundation's vision before a formal assessment process begins. Proposals reflecting the Foundation's vision and priority areas are selected for further review.
The Foundation's priority areas and corresponding RFPs are determined through ongoing conversations with faculty.
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Impact: Does the project have potential for real world impact? If successful does it have potential to scale?


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La provincia de Phuoc Tuy fue una antigua provincia de Vietnam, tenía una población de 106,256 habitantes y se encontraba ubicada al sur de Vietnam, en la costa del mar de China y al sureste de Ciudad Ho Chi Ming. Actualmente forma parte de la provincia de Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu.

Es una provincia costera y al mismo tiempo con colinas y jungla monzónica.

Durante la guerra de Vietnam fue una de los destinos de las tropas australianas y las neocelandesas encuadradas en uno de los regimientos australianos mandados a Vietnam durante la Campaña Más banderas.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Mapa de Phuoc Tuy

Localidades de Vietnam


ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town's master 14,000 sq. ft. Alvarado Ballroom now features New Mexico's most state-of-the-art LED ceiling lighting system. The dynamic color LED system was installed in the fall of 2011 along the crown moulding in the ceiling coves and inside the twelve custom-build Southwestern punched-tin chandeliers.
Weddings, meetings, banquets and trade show events are utilizing the LED system to create unique individual atmosphere and décor. Infinite color combinations and motion variations are available as the system can be programmed to pulse with music or change colors on cue. Event functions can save tens of thousands of dollars on décor budgets with Hotel Albuquerque's LED lighting package that includes crystal candelabra centerpieces and crisp white linens that perfectly reflect the lighting.
Each individual light and section can be controlled separately throughout the entire system. The system controls were installed on the existing LAN network to allow the audio/visual staff to control the lights from anywhere in the ballroom, which helps tremendously in customizing the ballroom scenes for a specific event, including live shows.
The 1,350 linear feet of cove lights are placed in an extremely low profile wood moulding that was painted to match the existing ceiling color. The LED lights are woven into the existing chandeliers. The LED lighting system is also designed allow for future growth. All of the fixtures and the control system are from Philips Color Kinetics and supplied by National Electric in Albuquerque. The lighting system was designed by P. Joseph Barron, MA of Architecture and Lighting Design in Albuquerque.


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Beer Lovers Across the U.S. Celebrate AHA Big Brew on May 6
WHAT: In honor of National Homebrew Day (which falls every year on May 7), the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) celebrates AHA Big Brew on the first Saturday in May. This year, throughout the day on May 6, hundreds of bars, breweries, shops and homebrew clubs nationwide will host their local communities to brew on-site for a national, same-day homebrewing session. This year's official Big Brew recipes— Rushmore American IPA, Battre L'oie Saison and Klang Freudenfest Oktoberfest Lager—celebrate the upcoming release of the fourth edition of How to Brew by John Palmer, which is one of the all-time best and most beloved homebrewing guides. At noon CDT, all homebrewers and beer lovers are encouraged to raise their glass in a simultaneous toast to the hobby, which is enjoyed by of thousands all over the world.
WHEN: All day long! Saturday, May 6
The simultaneous toast occurs at 12:00 p.m. CDT
WHERE: Everywhere! From homebrewers' homes and backyards, to the shops that provide the ingredients and supplies, to local breweries and craft beer bars worldwide. View aninteractive map of AHA Big Brew event locations across the country. Register your local AHA Big Brew event and join the conversation on Twitter with #BigBrew17.
WHO: Everyone! As long as they're 21 and over, of course.
WHY: There over 1.2 million homebrewers in the United States. With one in every 200 adults in the U.S. now crafting their own beer, homebrewing has become one of the country's fastest growing hobbies. AHA Big Brew is a toast to the nation's homebrewers and their shared love and appreciation for homebrewed beer, mead and cider. In 2016, over 12,000 people celebrated the event at 483 registered sites. Additionally, 2,363 batches created 17,804 gallons of homebrew enjoyed worldwide. Last year, 48 U.S. states and 12 countries participated. In 1988, May 7 was announced before Congress as National Homebrew Day, and so the AHA created AHA Big Brew, held each year on the first Saturday in May, to celebrate National Homebrew Day across the U.S. and globe.
About the American Homebrewers Association:
The American Homebrewers Association has worked on behalf of the homebrewing community since 1978 and celebrates a membership of more than 46,000 homebrewers. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) organizes events including Homebrew Con and the National Homebrew Competition. The AHA also publishesZymurgy magazine and offers the Brew Guru™mobile app. The AHA is part of the Brewers Association, whose Brewers Publications division is the largest publisher of contemporary and relevant brewing literature for today's craft brewers and homebrewers.
Beer lovers and anyone interested in making their own homemade beer are invited to learn more atHomebrewersAssociation.org. Follow the AHA onTwitter, and join us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Brewers Association is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital/familial status. The BA complies with provisions of Executive Order 11246 and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
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Stone Brewing Closes Epic First Quarter
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ESCONDIDO, CA (May 2, 2017) – Stone Brewing, is off to a hot start in 2017, reporting 18% growth versus the prior year. Stone Brewing's performance is far outpacing both the year-to-date, IRI-stated grocery craft category growth of 4.4% and the category's 52-week growth rate of 6.4%.
Stone Brewing's explosive growth is fueled by its core beers both familiar and new. First, the familiar stalwart Stone IPA, launched 20 years ago and refreshed just over a year ago, is up 8.2% demonstrating continued opportunity to convert more hop heads to its iconic West Coast style. Relative newcomer, Stone Delicious IPA, launched nationally in 2015, is up a whopping 142% over the same period. Stone buttressed these core beer advancements with two new year-round beers: Stone Ripper and Stone Tangerine Express IPA.
Launched in southern California in December and nationally in January, Stone Ripper is one of the top five new six-packs in US Food according to IRI. And launched in late January, Stone Tangerine Express IPA depletions year-to-date make it both the fifth largest draft IPA brand and the hottest new 22oz.
Rounding out its quarter one performance is Stone's seasonal mixed pack offering. The Stone All IPA Mixed Pack, including four different IPAs: Stone Pataskala Red X IPA, Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0, Stone Delicious IPA and featuring an in-pack exclusive, first-ever Stone Hop Revolver IPA is up 14.7%.
"2017 is off to a great start for Stone Brewing both on premise and off premise and it's showing us that craft beer fans nationwide appreciate our genre-defining styles of IPAs and our new complementary San Diego style Pale Ale – in Stone Ripper," said Dominic Engels, Stone Brewing CEO. "In a category that seems to be talking more and more about slowdown, we are pleased to be talking about continued double-digit growth."
From local to global distribution
Stone Brewing Distribution is expected to expand availability to all states, in addition to District of Columbia and Puerto Rico by May. On the international front, they are in 35 countries, including more than 20 in Europe, plus Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Costa Rica and more. Stone Brewing – Berlin in its first full year is on pace to brew and sell over 20,000 Hectoliters.
"It's been really amazing to see the traction on a global basis with fans and retailers thus far," added Engels. "We're excited as we look toward the horizon with even more expansion and distribution plans across the European market and beyond."
Stone Brewing was recently recognized by RateBeer with awards in six categories, including being named "Best Brewery in California". On August 18-19, they will celebrate the Stone 21st Anniversary Celebration & Invitational Beer Festival, in San Marcos, CA.
about stone brewing
Founded by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in 1996, the groundbreaking San Diego-based Stone Brewing is the 9th largest craft brewer in the United States. Recognized as an industry leader, Stone has been listed on the Inc. 500 | 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list 12 times, has been called the "All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth" by BeerAdvocate magazine twice, and was named the "Top Rated Brewer in California" by RateBeer Best in January 2017. The multifaceted company is the first American craft brewer to independently build, own and operate their own brewery in Europe (Berlin, Germany), and also opened a production brewery in Richmond, Virginia in 2016. Known for its bold, flavorful and largely hop-centric beers, Stone has earned a reputation for brewing outstanding, unique beers while maintaining an unwavering commitment to sustainability, business ethics, philanthropy and the art of brewing…and pledging never, ever, to sell out to the man. For more information on Stone Brewing, please visit stonebrewing.com or the company's social media sites: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and The Stone Blog.
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Labels: Escondido CA, Greg Koch, Stone Brewing Co, Stone Hop Revolver IPA, Stone Ripper, Stone Tangerine Express IPA
New Belgium Brewing and Colorado State University to Partner on "Old Aggie" Superior Lager
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Ft. Collins, Colo. – May 2, 2017 – New Belgium Brewing and Colorado State University are teaming up for a one-of-a-kind collaborative beer, Old Aggie Superior Lager. Packaging for the crisp golden lager prominently features Colorado State's ram mascot, with a green and orange vintage color scheme that evokes the school's rich agricultural history and tradition. The beer will be a year-round offering available for distribution only in Colorado.
"We were excited to work with the CSU team to create a light-bodied, all-malt lager with hints of citrus and lemon," said New Belgium Brewer and CSU alum Cody Reif. "Old Aggie is a refreshing and sessionable lager that is the perfect game day companion for CSU alumni and fans."
The University will receive a portion of the proceeds from sales of Old Aggie Superior Lager, which will be divided equally between CSU's Fermentation Science and Technology Program, CSU Athletics, and alcohol awareness and education efforts for CSU students.
"We're excited to partner with New Belgium Brewing, and to further the relationship between two Fort Collins-based organizations doing great things here in our community and around the nation," said Tom Milligan, vice president for external relations. "We especially appreciate the support for our athletics programs and our fermentation science program, and are truly thankful that New Belgium is joining us in a real commitment to promoting alcohol awareness and education on our campus."
This beer will celebrate many years of partnership between the two Fort Collins, CO institutions. New Belgium brewers hold adjunct positions and teach courses in CSU's Fermentation Science and Technology program, and more than 100 CSU alumni are currently working at New Belgium. In 2015 New Belgium and brewery co-founder Kim Jordan gifted $1 million for renovations to the Fermentation Sciences lab on campus and in 2016, New Belgium contributed $4 million toward construction of Colorado State's new stadium. The Porch, a New Belgium branded tap room housed within the stadium, is set to open later this summer.
"As one of many Colorado State University alumni here at New Belgium, it's tremendously fulfilling to see this project come to liquid fruition," said New Belgium Brewing Co-founder and Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, Kim Jordan. "CSU has invested heavily in its Fermentation Sciences program and its athletics program and those things benefit our entire community. We're delighted to offer Old Aggie Lager to celebrate our long-running partnership."
Old Aggie Superior Lager will be released in 12-oz cans, 24-oz cans and draft in Fort Collins July 1st, 2017 only in Fort Collins and across the Front Range as of August 15, 2017.
Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing Co
About New Belgium Brewing
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale and a host of award-winning beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine's Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal's Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu's most democratic U.S. businesses, as well as a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews fourteen year-round beers; Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Citradelic Lime Ale, Voodoo Ranger IPA, Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA, Voodoo Ranger 8 Hop Pale Ale, Dayblazer Easygoing Ale, Tartastic Lemon Ginger Ale, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale, Trippel and a gluten-reduced line, Glutiny Pale Ale and Glutiny Golden Ale. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com.
Courtesy of Colorado State University
About Colorado State University
Colorado State University, one of the nation's top-performing public research institutions, was established in 1870 and remains inspired by its land-grant heritage and world-class faculty, staff and students. With annual research expenditures of more than $300 million, with a student body of more than 33,000 students built on multiple, consecutive years of record enrollment, including more Colorado high school graduates than any other university, and with outreach and engagement programs in every county in Colorado, we serve our state as we seek, together, to make a global difference. Alumni and friends gave nearly $200 million in gifts to CSU in 2016, shattering the record for any single campus in the state. In 2015, the Smithsonian Institution featured Fort Collins and CSU as a hub for energy innovation in an exhibit at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. CSU also in 2016 became the proud academic partner of Semester at Sea. Learn more at http://www.colostate.edu/.
Labels: Colorado State University, CSU Fermentation Science and Technology Program, New Belgium Brewing, Old Aggie Superior Lager
How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time Revised and Updated
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Brewers Publications Presents
How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time
Boulder, CO • May 2, 2017 – Fully revised and updated, the latest release from Brewers Publications, How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time by John Palmer, is the definitive guide to making quality beers at home. A perennial best seller since the release of the 3rd edition in 2006, How to Brew is a must-have to update every new and seasoned brewer's library.
From ingredients and methods to recipes and equipment for brewing beer at home, How to Brew is loaded with valuable information on brewing techniques and recipe formulation. The completely revised and updated edition includes additional emphasis on Palmer's top five brewing priorities: sanitation, fermentation temperature control, proper yeast management, the boil, and recipe development, as well as five new chapters covering malting and brewing strong beers, fruit beers, sour beers, and adjusting water for style.
"Owning How to Brew is like having a brewmaster as your best friend. In the 30-plus years since the American craft beer revolution got its start, countless brewing books have appeared. None, however, has achieved the status of How to Brew, which is thorough, comprehensive, and beautifully organized," said Jim Koch, founder & brewer of Samuel Adams. "And now, this new expanded and enhanced edition improves on the original. It's a considerable feat to create a book that is invaluable both to first-time brewers and professional brewmasters, but John has done it with a book that is essential for everyone who is serious about brewing."
John Palmer is also co-author of Brewing Classic Styles and Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers. He was born and raised in Midland, Michigan, and graduated from Michigan Tech University. After 20 plus years in aerospace and medical devices, he now serves as publications director for the Master Brewers Association of the Americas.
Brewers Publications supports the mission of the Brewers Association by publishing books of enduring value for amateur and professional brewers as well as titles that promote understanding and appreciation of American craft beer. With over 50 titles to choose from, it's the largest publisher of contemporary and relevant brewing literature for today's craft brewers, homebrewers and beer enthusiasts.
Member Pre-Sale Price: $14.97
Member Pre-Sale: April 24 – May 7, 2017
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About the Brewers Association
The Brewers Association is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The Brewers Association (BA) represents more than 70 percent of the brewing industry, and its members make more than 99 percent of the beer brewed in the U.S. The BA organizes events including the World Beer CupSM, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America®, SAVOR℠: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience, Homebrew Con, National Homebrew Competition and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer magazine and its Brewers Publications division is the largest publisher of contemporary and relevant brewing literature for today's craft brewers and homebrewers.
Beer lovers are invited to learn more about the dynamic world of craft beer at CraftBeer.com and about homebrewing via the BA's American Homebrewers Association and the free Brew Guru™ mobile app. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Labels: Brewers Publications, Brewing Classic Styles and Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers, How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time, John Palmer
Henry's Tavern Expands to South Lake Union and Bellevue
Two new locations offer custom menus boasting abundant beers on tap and urban tavern fare featuring 'food for all moods' and amenities designed to cater to distinctive neighborhoods
Seattle – May 1, 2017 – Henry's Tavern, an upscale tavern-inspired bar and restaurant, today announced it will open two dining destinations in South Lake Union and Bellevue in late summer. Henry's Tavern, owned and operated by Restaurants Unlimited, Inc., first opened in Seattle in 2013 with its SoDo location that quickly developed as a local favorite for an upscale tavern experience or as a game day destination.
Henry's Tavern in South Lake Union will be located in the base of an Amazon occupied office tower at Fairview Avenue N. & Republican St. This spot will operate as a compressed footprint with 50 beers on tap and an amazing menu ranging from artisan sandwiches and signature burgers to wok-inspired dishes. Patrons can also look forward to pub games, grab-and-go lunch, and innovative beer technologies such as Digital Pour and custom crowlers. The grab-and-go lunch options and intimate space balance the needs of the bustling tech workforce in South Lake Union and neighborhood residents seeking to linger.
On the Eastside, Henry's Tavern is arriving as part of the new Lincoln Square expansion, which will boast a custom frost drink rail to keep pints cold and a second-floor outdoor patio with unparalleled views of downtown Bellevue and the urban streetscape. While preserving fan favorites such as 100 taps, the signature Mac and Cheese Burger and hand-seasoned Gorgonzola waffle fries, the Bellevue menu will star health-conscious food items such as protein bowls and wellness-inspired salads.
"Seattle's South Lake Union and Bellevue's downtown areas are fast growing and vibrant communities," said Jim Eschweiler, President and CEO of Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. "We thoughtfully reflected on how to adapt Henry's Tavern for each locality such as the South Lake Union patio and Bellevue's menu. For both destinations, the local beer and cider selection, scratch kitchen gastropub menu and elevated tavern atmosphere will make fantastic additions to the neighborhoods."
With an extensive selection of local, regional and international beers, and hard ciders on tap and in bottles, Henry's Tavern offers beer aficionados exciting options. From pilsners, blondes, white ales and wheats to brown ales, lagers, stouts and porters, the frequently rotating taps showcase varied beer styles from seasonal releases and European specialties to fruit ales. Henry's Tavern encompasses food for all moods with generously sized specialty dishes. The varied, yet distinct menu offers guests choices such as all-natural, hand-pressed beef burgers; artisanal sandwiches; locally-made sausages; house-made thin crust pizzas; wok-inspired dishes; street tacos and staples like salads and tavern grilled steaks.
About Henry's Tavern
Opening its doors in the original Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Complex in 2004, Henry's Tavern started as a Pearl District neighborhood tavern in Portland, Ore., and quickly became an institution for the city. Henry's Tavern now operates five restaurants in the western United States with each location featuring an extensive selection of more than 100 local, regional and international beer and hard cider offerings, and a robust menu of generously portioned tavern fare. For more information on Henry's Tavern, or to view the full menu and beer selection, please visit www.henrystavern.com.
About Restaurants Unlimited, Inc.
Since opening its first restaurant in 1968, Restaurants Unlimited, Inc. (RUI) has brought its talent for bringing the finest food to some of the best possible locations across the nation. RUI operates 20 different restaurant brands in 44 locations throughout the U.S. Unique concepts include Portland City Grill, Palisade, Cutters Crabhouse, and Skates on the Bay. Multi-unit brands include Kincaid's, Palomino Restaurant & Bar, Portland Seafood Company and Stanford's. The restaurants are located in 10 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. RUI is headquartered in Seattle and owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners. Additional details are available at www.r-u-i.com.
Labels: Bellevue, Blitz-Weinhard Brewing, Henry's Tavern, Inc, Restaurants Unlimited, South Lake Union
Cascade Brewing releases Kriek 2016
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PORTLAND, Ore – On May 2, Cascade Brewing will release its Kriek 2016 project in bottle and draft at its two pubs – Cascade Brewing Barrel House and Raccoon Lodge – and through its distribution channels.
Kriek is a blend of sour red ales aged in oak wine barrels for up to 17 months with Bing and sour pie cherries. The beer features complex flavors of cherries, roast malts, oak and spice, and comes in at 7.4 percent ABV.
"As one of our earliest and most recognized beers, Kriek has been a staple in our portfolio of Northwest sour ales," explained Tim Larrance, vice president of sales and marketing. "Kriek continues to be a flagship project that represents the soul of our craft."
Not only will this be the first offering of Kriek in the new label format, it also signifies the return of the beer rated the "Top Sour Beer in America" by the New York Times last fall. Soon after that article came out, Cascade sold out of all the remaining Kriek 2015 in stock, as well as any 2014 that remained.
Kriek 2016 is a tier one offering; Cascade's three tiers are based on the ingredients used in the beer, the time the beer is aged in the barrel, and the type of barrel used – all of which establish the pricing tier of the project.
The bottle features Cascade's new graphics, in which each beer within its tier has its own color to delineate between brands.
About Cascade Brewing
Cascade Brewing has been a pioneer in the sour beer renaissance since 2006 and the proud innovator of the Northwest Sour Ale. Its distinctive sour beer blends feature fruit forward, barrel-aged ales with an emphasis on project year-to-year variation. These beers offer a complex array of flavors derived from the acid, the fruit and the residual flavors present in the barrels in which they age. The resulting beers offer a complex array of flavors and aromas derived from with each project year release capturing the unique subtleties of that year's growing season. Cascade's sour ales are brewed and blended in Portland, Oregon.
Websites: CascadeBrewing.com
Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @CascadeBrewing
Hashtag: #CascadeSours #CascadeKriek
Labels: Cascade Brewing, Kriek 2016, Raccoon Lodge and Brewpub, Tim Larrance
IT'S BADASS…NO-LI! HOMETOWN BREWING COLLABORATION INSPIRED BY SPOKANE CRAFT BEER WEEK
Left to right: Kendra Wiiest, Ryan Brookhart, Charlene Honcik
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SPOKANE, WASH. — Badass Brewing & No-Li Brewhouse collaborate to create one total ½ barrel of It's Badass…No-Li Cascadian Stout.
A collaboration inspired by Spokane Craft Week, Charlene Honcik and Kendra Wiiest of Badass Backyard Brewing teamed up with Ryan Brookhart of No-Li Brewhouse. Together, they built a recipe over pints of beer and brewed up It's Badass...No-Li Cascadian Stout!
It's Badass…No-Li Cascadian Stout combines dark chocolate malt with notes of fresh roasted coffee, and tropical fruity characters from zeus, mosaic and equinox hops; 6.5% alc. & 70 IBU's.
One 1/6 barrel will be featured at the Inland NW Craft Brewers Collaboration event at No-Li Brewhouse on Thursday, May 18th, 4 – 7 p.m.
A second 1/6 barrel will featured at Badass Backyard Brewing during Spokane Craft Beer Week.
A third and final 1/6 barrel will be featured at No-Li Brewhouse on Saturday, May 20th.
That's it…only three total 1/6 barrels of It's Badass…No-Li Cascadian Stout.
"Having the smallest brewery in town collaborate with the most recognized brewery in town was very exciting for us. It's been educational and very fun, No-Li,!" says Charlene Honcik, owner and brewer master of Badass Backyard Brewing."
"Collaborating with other Spokane brewers is a great learning process. This opportunity is badass," says Ryan Brookhart, No-Li Brewhouse Production and Head Brewer.
Badass Backyard Brewing & No-Li Brewhouse are both brewing in Spokane
Labels: Badass Brewing, No-Li Brewhouse, No-Li Cascadian Stout, Spokane Gives Month.
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26-Year-Old Houston Man Admits To Begging To Avoid Work (Video)
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A 26-year-old man who has been panhandling for months on the streets of Houston admitted that he begs drivers for cash in order to avoid getting a job, reports KHOU 11 (video below).
Jesse Wellman says that he recently moved to the Houston area from Wisconsin for a warmer climate, but has begged in different states as well.
"Yesterday, I made $250 with a 'Hopeless Dad' sign," says Wellman, adding, "Honestly, I don't have a kid … But people do like to help out."
And Wellman does not think he's doing anything immoral.
He claims he is never aggressive and does not force anyone to give him cash; he feels that donating to him makes people feel good.
Wellman lives in his car, where he keeps all the tools and resources needed to panhandle every day, including books on how to be a good salesman.
"Usually I try to make it as bold as I can," Wellman says in the video, as he writes "Broke, Anything Helps" with a black marker on a piece of cardboard.
When questioned if he believes panhandling is an occupation, Wellman replies, "Well I would consider it sales and marketing for sure."
"Totally their choice, not forcing them, just kindly asking and if they choose to give — then you've made the sale," he adds.
Panhandling has been quite lucrative for the 26-year-old. Wellman makes more money than at his previous job, as he puts it, "basically relying on other people's generosity."
Despite a recovering economy, young people like Wellman are still left in the cold. According to a report by MarketWatch, around 40 percent of unemployed workers are millennials.
"You're able-bodied, you're a young man, you are choosing not to work," KHOU 11 News reporter Alice Barr tells the panhandler in the video. "So where is the need in there?"
"Well the need is I've been unable to hold a job," Wellman replies. "I get really bored all the time."
He says he even considers what he does a "service."
"I'm definitely selling something on the corner, whether that's their self-importance to be a good person," says Wellman. "Then they feel good, like 'Hey I'm a good person, I did a good thing.'"
As for the significance in a hard day's work, Wellman says, "I just think about the bottom line I guess."
Wellman insists that he uses the money to pay down debt and student loans, not for drugs or alcohol. When asked about his future plans, he says he doesn't know, but appreciates his freedom in the meantime.
Source: KHOU 11, MarketWatch / Photo credit: KHOU 11
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Q: (Python) - Need some help involving the CSV writer My group and I are building a program to record cash/credit expenses and writing them to a CSV file. With our code, we're wanting to be able to convey the type of expense being made (1 = Entertainment, 2 = Food/Groceries, etc) and how much the expense was. The code works great when the expense amount is in the single digits, such as [1][5], meaning it'd be a $5 Entertainment expense. However, when we spend, let's say $55 dollars, it further separates it as [1][5][5] when we open the CSV file. Is there a way where we can alter how how we separate our values in the CSV file, such as it writing [1][55] to mean $55 in Entertainment expenses?
The relevant code snippet is below for reference. Thank you in advance for your help. Oh, and we're using Python 2.7 for our programming.

        if expense_type == '1':
            print 'Enter Expense Type and Amount\n' \
                  '1. Entertainment\n' \
                  '2. Food/Groceries\n' \
                  '3. Gas/Maintenance/Travel\n' \
                  '4. School/Work\n' \
                  '5. Misc.\n'

            while True:
                exp_type = raw_input('Enter Expense Type Option Number\n')
                exp_amt = raw_input('Enter Expense Amount')
                cash_exp_log[exp_type] = exp_amt

                print 'Would You Like To Record Another Cash Expense?'
                go_again = raw_input('Y/N\n')

                if go_again == 'N':
                    break

            with open('cash_exp.csv', 'a+') as csvfile:
                writer = csv.writer(csvfile)
                for key, value in cash_exp_log.items():
                    writer.writerow((key + value))
            break

A: The problem is in the line writer.writerow((key + value)). The writerow() method takes a Python iterable, which is roughly "anything that you can give to a for loop". writerow() takes the iterable, iterates it, and puts each element it gets from iteration into a cell in the CSV -- it puts commas between them (and does some other formatting).
The value that you're passing in is a string (the result of concatenating key and value), and when you iterate a string, you get each character:
>>> for letter in "hello":
...     print letter
...
h
e
l
l
o

Thus, when the combined string is only 2 characters long -- because the expense code is always 1 digit, and the expense amount is also 1 digit -- you get 2 columns; but if the expense amount is 2 (or more) digits, you'll get additional columns.
Judging from the parentheses you've wrapped around the expression key + value, I'm guessing what you meant to do is to pass a tuple to writerow(). To do that, you want to use (key, value) -- the comma makes it a tuple.

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Hi everybody - I am looking thrugh sourcecode of mkwrapper.py, and cannot findout what is the frequency at which MT_EMCSTAT_INCREMENTAL_UPDATEs are reported to clients... Is it possible to change this somwhow in configuration to get more frequent updates?
hmmm... but if you axis position and tool is moving - mk could report its position more frequent or less fequent.
so how is this apropriate frequency determined at mkwrapper?
maybe look at the source?
can you please explain why - what are you trying to do?
should be on the order of 10 or 20 updates a second anyway - got any readers that are that fast?
back 2 steps. Please explain what you are trying to do.


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Jean Beraud (Born 1849) was born in St. Petersburg. Béraud is the one who can depict and appreciates Parisian life in its gardens, cafes, and boulevards. He documented the Parisian daily life; by then this had become a demonstration of display. Béraud was born to parents from France. His father was a gifted sculptor but died when Beraud was just 4 years old. After the death of his father, Beraud and his mother moved to Paris where he joined the Lycée Bonaparte to complete his studies, alongside Edouard Détaille, a fellow future artist. After finishing his schooling, he studied law. In 1872, he was in the atelier of Léon Bonnat where he began his first artistic studies, and this is where he stayed for two years.
Beraud was hailed for his keenness to detail, he could pick little details that most artists could ignore; and that's why his art looks realistic and attractive. He used art as a means of communication that's why he liked to simplify his works to make interpretation easier. His art is very popular and is still growing in popularity. Today they can be found in all corners of the world – in galleries, institutions, museums, homes, offices, and public spaces. Béraud had decided to pursue religious themes by the 1890s, but he somehow infused them with modernity. His first religious work, La Prière, appeared at the Salon of 1883. Many followed and all of them were of the highest quality. Collectors were usually on the lookout for his art.
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Unlike the Berkeley Police Department with Milo, the New York Police Department made sure Gavin McInness could actually deliver at least part of his talk at New York University at the invitation of the NYU Republicans. Gavin did get pepper-sprayed by anti-free speech activists, and eventually he got shut down after about 20 minutes by screamers.
The NYPD standing up for Gavin's civil rights caused one protester to memorably enunciate to the line of cops protecting the dissidents the high principles and deep commitment to objective rationality that are at the heart of today's anti-free speech movement.
This woman says that the job of the police is to beat up people with whom she disagrees. And she thinks the other side–the ones trying to give, and listen to, a speech–are "neo-Nazis." That is modern liberalism in a nutshell.
She is what she claims she is against, so what she is really asking for is for the police to beat her up. Why pay money to have your child indoctrinated by hate filled Fascists like her in college?
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Technology & The Three Paths
In the midst of jargon, numbers, and tools, we often overlook a basic truth—that business is about people. It is for the people (customers), of the people (shareholders) and by the people (employees and partners). Not that we do not know it; not that the business schools don't teach it. But when it comes to taking decisions, often this common sense takes a backseat.
That is where most of the problems of business start and/or become complicated. Technology, which is today an essential enabler of business, by extension, suffers from the same problem. It is important to get sensitized about this, if we have to get better value from technology—especially now as, for the first time, it looks like we can get far more than what we are getting from it.
The Bhagvadgita talks of three paths for human beings: that of bhakti, jnana, and karma. In the Western philosophy, that translates to emotion, knowledge, and action, which is well recognized now. Management thinkers have, of late, been recognizing this. While business at one time was associated primarily with action, the role of knowledge became evident with the advent of technology—to some extent during industrial revolution, and then most definitely during the information revolution of the later part of the 20th century. The evolution of management as a science, itself was a manifestation of this growing realization by businesses that some specific intellectual thinking and reflections could surely add value to business. But this knowledge was pursued outside the domain of action and was injected to the businesses. That, has been changing, of late.
In the mid-80s, the term emotional intelligence came into the lexicon to stress the role of emotion in decision making and soon started making impact on management thinking. Today, though it is still not widely practiced, there is recognition that emotion has a role to play in business.
But information technology, so far, has still focused on just one of the aspects: action. This is a hangover of the industrial revolution. The catch phrase in the industrial revolution was automation. Many human functions were automated resulting in much better efficiency. When computers came, they were expected to automate some of the back office work such as accounting, information storage and retrieval. And they did that very well. While theoretical computer science, which in a sense, was an outgrowth of mathematics, did ask if it could take cae of more of the intellectual/decision making work, some early adopters in business found that it was easy to apply computers to automate some of the processes in business and make those processes far more efficient, making the entire business far more efficient. In my previous post, Why Information Technology is A Misnomer, I wrote about that. This quick resulted made computers—by now called IT—to focus completely on this aspect of business. Efficiency became the buzzword. This was improvement but the path was still the traditional path of action.
Of late, there is a realization that applying technology to do analysis of information and simulate some intelligence is probably possible. And those are catchwords in IT today. That is appplying technology along the path of knowledge. I am sure in the next few years we will see a lot of progress along this line.
One area that still remains largely untouched is emotion, despite the fact that marketers and advertisers have long played on emotions to sell consumer goods and services. But technology has played little role there. With the rising popularity of social networks and their power, however, there is a hope that probably—and I emphasize on that word—it is time to explore if technology can do something there.
Can IT?
Filed under Enterprise Technology, Technology & Society
Tagged as Efficiency, Emotion Technology
February 23, 2012 · 11:52 am
Why Information Technology is a Misnomer
It may sound blasphemous to many. But the more I think about it, the more I get uncomfortable with the phrase information technology. The fact that it has taken me more than two decades (that is from my first year engineering to now) to muster up enough courage to put it straight should not be held against the argument that I am making. And that is: information technology—for all its seemingly magical prowess and overwhelming impact on our lives—is a misnomer. Technology, it is; information technology, it is not.
One can go back to the classical distinction between "information" and "data" to appreciate what I am saying. As any student is taught when he is introduced to computers, data (actually the plural of datum) is pieces of facts. When, it is processed, organized, structured and interpreted, so that it becomes meaningful, it is called information. Today's technology does a great job of processing, organizing, and structuring data. But interpreting to make it meaningful? Despite all the craze about BI and analytics of late, technology still lacks the ability to add the value of context and hence interpret it meaningfully. So, while sometimes based on matching strings of alphabets and mapping that to a predefined "meaning", it tries to present the result as meaningful interpretation, we all know that it is not. Much of the current buzzwords such as analytics and BI are examples of this kind of exprimentation. That is clearly not "understanding the context."
However, very recently, context has generated a lot of interest among the businesses, thanks to the surging popularity of social media, that is generating huge amount of content, much of which is available publicly.
While scores of boutique social media tracking firms have mushroomed and have been helping consumer companies "understand" the customers thinking, they too are working with basic technology that relies on the above mentioned technique. But that itself is a great leap and marketers are lapping that up. Interestingly, in most businesses, they have been working with the marketing and customer service teams, with little or no interaction with the enterprise IT departments.
I am not sure if and when the twain will meet. That anyway is not of too much consequence to this discussion. I return to my basic point that information technology really is not.
But I must point out that it was not really this way always. One of the major areas of interest within theoretical computer science in the 70s and 80s—and to some extent in early 90s—was artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence actually wanted to cross this frontier by trying to make computer systems intelligent enough to "understand" natural language, learn by experience and so on. So hot was the area that between 1969 and 1994, it won four Turing awards, arguably the biggest recognition in computer science. In my college days (late 80s-early 90s), AI was the buzzword and we were completely enticed by it, so much so that I remember having fought with my professor for not allowing us to opt for AI as an elective in the final year—citing lack of teachers as the reason—and forcing on us "computer networks"!
While AI still continues in some high-end labs, it faded from mainstream focus of technology industry in the mid 90s, often facing criticism, among others, that it was too philosophical a concept. And this is also when, I would like to argue, information technology lost its way.
It fell to the temptation of impressing the businesses with immediate, tangible results by automating a lot of business processes. It was a Godsend for businesses—American primarily but Western European and Japanese to some extent—that were already witnessing sluggish growth and were badly in need for something that would boost bottomline by cutting cost. The technology—what we call IT today—could do that fairly well and businesses started seeing it as the next big value creator. Soon the entire focus of technology shifted to creating newer ways and means of enhancing business efficiency. ERP and outsourcing were two major milestones in that journey. All of it was internal focused.
These low hanging fruits made the technology industry almost abandon areas that requires longer term commitment (such as AI), and technology reached where it is today. Information technology was happy playing the role of automation technology and data technology. And that is what it absolutely became.
However, what makes me hopeful are two developments. One, the Internet has emerged as a big social platform and there is an opportunity to really understand the customer. Businesses would have to now differentiate themselves on this plane, as efficiency has been done to death. Two, and this is equally important, emerging economies are now becoming the focus of most large global corporations. In these new markets—often with very different social and economic structures than the West—reaching out and reaching out effectively through whatever means possible would become key. Topline will again drive businesses and that would require knowledge of customer as a differentiator. Some businesses have already seen the danger of trying to do business in the new markets with business models of the mature markets!
Whether that will result in a serious effort by technology fraternity to make the customer instead of internal processes their core focus is something that remains to be seen.
Filed under Enterprise Technology, Technology & Society, Technology Business
Tagged as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Context, Efficiency, Enterprise Technology, Information Technology, Social Media, Turing Award


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SCHUMAN, Michael A. American, b. 1953. Genres: Travel/Exploration, Young adult non-fiction, Biography. Career: The Baseball Bulletin, Detroit, MI, Los Angeles correspondent/staff writer, 1975-79; Building News Inc., Los Angeles, CA, staff writer, 1978-79; Yankee Books, division of Yankee Magazine, Dublin, NH, editor/writer, 1979-82; self-employed writer, 1983-. Publications: Favorite Daytrips in New England, 1982, 5th ed., 1993; New England's Special Places, 1986, 2nd ed., 1990; New York State's Special Places, 1988; The Four Season Guide to New England, 1991; Cape Cod and the Islands, 1992; 52 New York Weekends, 1994, 2nd ed., 1999; Elie Wiesel: Voice from the Holocaust, 1994; Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady and Humanitarian, 1995; Bill Cosby: Actor and Comedian, 1995; Franklin Roosevelt: The Four-Term President, 1996; Martin Luther King, Jr.: Leader for Civil Rights, 1996; Theodore Roosevelt, 1997; Harry S. Truman, 1997; Richard M. Nixon, 1998; Lyndon B. Johnson, 1998; Bill Clinton, 1999; Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Teacher, 1999; 52 Connecticut and Rhode Island Weekends, 1999; Delaware, 2000; Mayan and Aztec Mythology, 2001; Charles M. Schulz: Cartoonist and Creator of "Peanuts," 2002; George H.W. Bush, 2002; Bob Dylan: The Life and Times of an American Icon, 2003; Ulysses S. Grant, 2004; Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003; Croatia, 2003; Serbia and Montenegro, 2004. Author of travel articles in newspapers and magazines.
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Sandra Fredman
Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the United States
Oxford Human Rights Hub
Pembroke College Oxford Human Rights Hub
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Vice Dean (Personnel)
Sandra Fredman is Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA at Oxford University, and a professorial fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford. She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2005 and became a QC (honoris causa) in 2012. She has written and published widely on anti-discrimination law, human rights law and labour law, including numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has authored four monographs: Comparative Human Rights (OUP, 2018); Human Rights Transformed (OUP 2008); Discrimination Law (2nd ed, OUP 2011); and Women and the Law (OUP 1997), as well as two co-authored books: The State as Employer (Mansell, 1988), with Gillian Morris, and Labour Law and Industrial Relations in Great Britain (2nd ed Kluwer, 1992) with Bob Hepple. She has also edited several books: Human Rights and Equality in Education (Policy Press, 2018, with Meghan Campbell and Helen Taylor); Discrimination and Human Rights: The Case of Racism (OUP, 2001); and Age as an Equality Issue (Hart, 2003 with Sarah Spencer). She was awarded a three year Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship in 2004 to further her research into socio-economic rights and substantive equality. She is South African and holds degrees from the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Oxford. She has acted as an expert adviser on equality law and labour legislation in the EU, Northern Ireland, the UK, India, South Africa, Canada, Malaysia and the UN; and is a barrister practising at Old Square Chambers. She founded the Oxford Human Rights Hub in 2012, of which she is the Director.
Faculty of Law OxHRH Page
Fredman S, Donati G, Richter L, Naicker S, Behrman J, Lu C, Cohrssen C, Lopez Boo F, Raghavan C, Devercelli A, Heymann J, Stein A and Young H, "Recognizing Early Childhood Education As a Human Right in International Law " (2022) 22 Human Rights Law Review
Richter L, Behrman J, Britto P, Cappa C, Cohrssen C, Cuartas J, Daelmans B, Devercelli A, Fink G, Fredman S, Heymann J, Boo F, Lu C, Lule E, McCoy D, Naicker S, Rao N, Raikes A, Stein A, Vazquez C and Yoshikawa H, "Measuring and Forecasting Progress in Education: What about Early Childhood?" (2021) 6 npj Science of Learning
Fredman S, "A Human Rights Approach: The Right to Education in the Time of COVID-19: Commentary on COVID-19 Special Section". (2021) 92 Child development e900
Campbell M, Fredman S and Reeves A, "Palliation or Protection: How Should the Right to Equality Inform the government's Response to Covid-19?" (2020) 20 International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 183
Fredman S, "Tolerating the Intolerant: Religious Freedom, Complicity and the Right to Equality" (2020) 9 Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 305
du Toit D, Fredman S and Graham M, "Towards Legal Regulation of Platform Work: Theory and Practice" (2020) 41 Industrial Law Journal 1493
Fredman S, du Toit D, Graham M, Howson K, Heeks R, van Belle J-P, Mungai P and Osiki A, "Thinking Out of the Box: Fair Work for Platform Workers" (2020) 31 Kings Law Journal 236
Graham M, Woodcock J, Heeks R, Mungai P, Van Belle J-P, du Toit D, Fredman S, Osiki A, van der Spuy A and Silberman S, "The Fairwork Foundation: Strategies for Improving Platform Work in a Global Context" (2020) 112 Geoforum 100
Fredman S, "Reviving Indirect Discrimination: Essop V Home Office" (2018) 8 UK Supreme Court Yearbook 154
Fredman S, "Reimagining Power Relations: Hierarchies of Disadvantage and Affirmative Action" (2017) 2017 Acta Juridica 124
Fredman S, "Women and Poverty: A Human Rights Approach" (2016) 24 African Journal of International and Comparative Law 494
Fredman S, "Substantive Equality Revisited: A Rejoinder to Catharine MacKinnon" (2016) 14 International Journal of Constitutional Law 747
Fredman S, "Substantive Equality Revisited" (2016) 14 International Journal of Constitutional Law 712
Fredman S, "The Reason Why? Unravelling Indirect Discrimination" (2016) 45 Industrial Law Journal 231
Fredman S, "Emerging from the Shadows: Substantive Equality and Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights" (2016) 16 Human Rights Law Review 273
Campbell M, Fredman S and Kuosmanen J, "Transformative Equality: Making the SDGs Work for Women" (2016) 30 Ethics and International Affairs 177
Fredman S, "Procedure or Principle: The Role of Adjudication in Achieving the Right to Education" (2016) VI Constitutional Court Review 165
Fredman S, Kuosmanen J and Campbell M, "Transformative Equality: Making the Sustainable Development Goals Work for Women" (2016) 30 ETHICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 177
Fredman S, "Foreign Fads or Fashions? The Role of Comparativism in Human Rights Law" (2015) 64 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 631
Fredman S, "Reversing Roles: Bringing Men into the Frame" (2014) 10 International Journal of Law in Context 442
Fredman S, "Breaking the Mold: Equality As a Proactive Duty" (2012) 60 American Journal of Comparative Law 265
Fredman S, "Reforming Equal Pay Laws" (2008) 37 Industrial Law Journal 193
Fredman S, Campbell M and Reeves A, "Palliation or Protection: How Should the Right to Equality Inform the Government's Response to Covid-19?" International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
Fredman S, Donati G and Naicker S, "New Beginnings: The Right to Equality and Early Childhood Care and Education" South African Journal on Human Rights
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FREDMAN S, "Direct and Indirect Discrimination: Is There Still a Divide?" in H COLLINS and T KHAITAN (eds.), Foundations of Indirect Discrimination Law
Comparative Equality Law; Comparative Human Rights Law; Labour Law, Human Rights, Anti-discrimination Law; Women and the Law; Socio-economic Rights
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Labour Law Oxford Human Rights Hub The Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations Family and Medical Law Research Group Poverty & Justice Protection of Education in Armed Conflict Situations Human Rights and Human Rights Budgeting Policy Human Rights Law Research Group Oxford Pro Bono Publico Research Collection: BREXIT Collaborative Seminar Series at the Bonavero Institute Non-Credit Course: Business and Human Rights - Real World Accountability Academic Affiliates of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
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As a reviewer, I always find it exciting to re-encounter a writer's work in a different context. In this case, my first introduction to Martin Pond's work was back when I reviewed Unthank Books' Unthology 1 back in April, which includes the subtly disquieting 'Waiting Room', here positioned as the first story in Pond's Dark Steps collection. The power of this dystopian tale is primarily derived from the growing discrepancy between the knowledge possessed by the narrator and that available to the reader. When the ending comes, it is not entirely a surprise for the reader, but it still packs a punch because of that discrepant awareness. These related techniques—narrator-reader gap and ending with a twist—are exploited throughout the rest of the collection, albeit with varying degrees of success.
On the other hand, when the techniques succeed, the outcome is masterful. In 'Resolution', using a countdown to the New Year to segment the narrator's stream of consciousness allows the story to rapidly cover a swath of emotional terrain, only for the ending to take a decidedly sinister turn. The final word, however, is given to the crowd's cheer of 'Happy New Year!', which juxtaposes the normalcy of the occasion and the narrator's deviant decision in the preceding paragraph to great effect. Or consider 'Near-Death Experience', where the surprise reveal of what has really been going on throughout the story comes in its very last paragraph, but this forces the reader to rethink the significance of everything that has just been read. Like 'Dream Feed', the twist ending does not provide complete explanations, though in the case of 'Near-Death Experience', I think this feeling of incompletion that the reader is left with is less frustrating than intriguing.
Dark Steps closes with two slightly longer pieces. Pond notes that 'The Inheritance' was 'the first complete story [he] wrote after resuming writing in 2007', and that he 'had grand plans for this, once'. Reading it, one can definitely see its influence on his subsequent work, although he is right that its central twist, which is integral to the story's logic, probably does not stand up to the plausibility test. It is also possible to see what Pond means by 'grand plans', as the ending of the story does feel more like the finish of an opening chapter than the last word for the character.
This in turn brings me to Pond's ongoing online novel, the opening of which is excerpted in Dark Steps. The project began in June 2010, and the excerpt combines the first four posts he made on the blog. I found the excerpt promising, and looking at the cast of characters Pond has posted on the blog, it certainly seems like the story has expanded considerably beyond what is offered in the Dark Steps excerpt. Pond's stated goal is to post a few hundred words every Friday, which reminds me of the way 19th century novels used to be serialised, or more recently in 2002, when The Guardian serialised Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White.


In the first instance Christine will engage with you on a one to one basis to discover any underlying emotional or physical issues that you would like to be adressed. Alternatively, you may like to learn about relaxation techniques and therapies, or simply to experience the soothing effects of the singing bowls and other natural therapies.
As a qualified Sound Relaxation Coach Christine offers one to one sessions using therapy singing bowls, the treatment using lasts for approximately one hour. Each session is designed to tune into your body's vibrations, generating sounds that will communicate with the cells throughout your body. Physical health and well-being are two sides of the same coin, as all types of noise have an effect on your nervous system from load raucous music that can cause stress to soothing relaxing tones which encourage cells to expel toxicity in order to function normally.
Brain waves are one of the most important tools when it comes to healing the mind and body. Using Tibetan singing bowls help the brain achieve waves which will promote self-healing and harmony, which is often achieved after the first couple of sessions.
Developed by Dr. Fred Gallo this is a holistic short term therapy which uses a bioenergetics approach which integrates Meridian-Tapping from Traditional Chinese Medicine and the kinesiological muscle testing from applied kinesiology. See glossary of terms.
It is time for you to feel great! Experience complete relaxation, self-healing and harmony in a one to one session with Christine Heckel using Tibetan singing bowls.
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Q: Python 2 script in Django 3 I have a script that uses a library that is not available in python 3. I used the answer (execnet) to this question to call the python 2 script X from a python 3 script Y. This works fine without any problem. I added both scripts to the directory of the Django app I want to use script X in. Testing script Y still works. Importing script Y to be called from views.py works. Calling the function in Y form views.py works. But now script Y does not find script X anymore.
The Django error says ImportError: No module named X
If I add the script n the settings.py script to INSTALLED_APPS I get
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'X'.
Is there an easier way to run a python2 script from django 3?

A: I don't recommend doing this, but if you're really up the creek:

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*create a Python 2 virtualenv for your Python 2 script called something like py_env

*install the package you need into py2_env
Then, in the view (which is running Python 3+ and Django 2+):
from subprocess import check_output
from django.views.generic import TemplateView

class MyView(TemplateView):
    template_name = "my_app/my_template.html"

    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
        context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
        context["program_output"] = check_output(
            "source /path/to/py2_env/bin/activate && /path/to/py2_script.py",
            shell=True,
        ).decode("utf-8")
        return context

This example will run the Python 2 script from the view and put the output of the program into the context as program_output. Good luck!


To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub: You're addicted to your blue light-shining phone, there's a bunch of crap on your bed, your neighbors throw parties starting at 4am, there are two sweet, unwatched hours of The Bachelor burning a hole in your Hulu account, and you keep turning your alarm off while you're still under the cover of REM, which puts a damper on the whole thing.
Sure, you can sleep in your old college sweats or [gasp] in the buff and save the cash, but this is the triumphant return of Five Cool Things and we're going to suggest some luxury items for the heck of it! First of all, Brother Vellies' Shearling Mules are appropriate year 'round (warm in the front, bare in the back), and chicer than Uggs, no matter how many pairs Tom and Gisele stock in their front hall. Pair with a matching set from Morgan Lane or Sleepy Jones and shock yourself with how early you'll start getting ready for bed.
Who hasn't "accidentally" turned off their phone alarm in their sleep and ended up snoozing until 10am when you were supposed to be up and ready to go at 7:15? Well, there is a very easy solution to this. Stop using your phone as an alarm! Instead, get yourself a proper alarm clock, post it halfway across the room, and make sure you don't get back into bed after turning it off. Make it high-design, too—like this one from MoMA Store.
Obviously. What more exciting way to say emphatically "I want to spend more time in bed" than investing in some new linens? Today's suggestion: Go completely monochromatic with Powder Sateen everything from Parachute. New sheets make everything better.
Namely Joanna Vargas' new Twilight sheet mask. It's soaked in plant-based epidermal growth factor to nudge skin into regenerating itself more quickly. But while it's moisturizing and renewing, it's also soothing—with witch hazel and niacinamide. Awake with the glowing baby skin of your dreams becoming reality. For extra glamour, throw a silk eye mask on. The one photographed is Morgan Lane, but Slip makes a good pink one, too.
Aha! The crux of it all. Experts say a good night's rest is dependent on adequate wind-down before bed. So what to do? Fans of the nighttime shower might like the True Botanicals Nurturing Body Lotion—it's organic, it smells fresh, it soaks right in, and it's in a recycled pump bottle for lazy application. For a little more zest, try popping one of Perricone MD's new Sleep Booster pills. Don't worry—it's just fancy magnesium and meltonin in a nice bottle. But that certainly doesn't hurt it.
If that isn't enough and you're just dying to know more about your sleep cycle, check out Eight. It's a mattress pad that you plug into the wall, connect to your wifi, and integrates with any other smart technology you have lying around (Nest? Sonos? Alexa?) to find out new ways to improve your time spent unconscious. It'll even heat up your bed if you want. Better than a lover? Dunno! You tell me.
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Katrineholms Tekniska College, ofta förkortat KTC, är en gymnasieskola som invigdes 2011. Den finns i samma byggnader som Duveholmsgymnasiet.

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År 2011 erbjöds teknikprogrammet, naturvetenskapliga programmet, fordons- och transportprogrammet och industritekniska programmet. Senare år tillkom el- och energiprogrammet, bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet, vård- och omsorgsprogrammet och VVS- och fastighetsprogrammet.

Det finns två inriktningar på teknikprogrammet: Informations- och medieteknik samt Produktionsteknik. Inriktningen Produktionsteknik har fått positiva omdömen från industrin. Sedan 2021 utbildas även kranförare på byggprogrammet.

Tävlingar
År 2020 deltog elever på teknikprogrammet i tävlingen Blixtlåset 2020 och kom på fjärde plats med sitt företag Nami. Samma år kvalificerade sig KTC:s Teknikförening till Robot-SM med sin robot Sko 2.0, men tävlingen ställdes in på grund av coronapandemin.

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Gymnasieskolor i Södermanlands län
Katrineholm


Honos Art is a Contemporary Art Gallery online, based in Rome, guided by a team who works with passion to offer you the best experience of enjoying Contemporary art.
It's also a shop-on line specialized in contemporary artwork sale where you can find painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, engraving and a section dedicated to contemporary jewelry. Our gallery was settled to offer a different interpretation of the contemporary artistic scene gathering a solid group of great artists where the energy of young people joins the experience and mastery of the eldest to guarantee the values of research, quality and artistic uniqueness for our collectors.
Our values and mission focus on the respect for artists and their creativity and pay attention to the needs and wishes of the collector, reducing physical barriers and crossing geographical boundaries.


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Consorte real é o cônjuge do monarca reinante. Consortes dos monarcas de Luxemburgo não tem nenhum status constitucional ou poder, porém muitas tiveram grande influência sobre seus parceiros.

Consortes de Luxemburgo

Casa de Orange-Nassau (1815-1890)

Casa de Nassau-Weilburg (desde 1890)

Listas de reis
Listas de Luxemburgo