Cold Wind was before and will be after, the first of the Winds to blow among the Kaalakiota Peaks and the one that loves things that grow strong. He saw the Raata men arrive and blew his welcome among the kresh trees.
He asked Wind-from-the-West about these men, and Wind-from-the-West told him tales of fires and blood and burning. But the Raata men respected the woods, the stones and the water, and Cold Wind felt happy to share his tales with them.
He blew for many autumns among the Raata. He blew for many autumns until Deteaas heard him and made a flute with the bamboos, and K'vire heard him and made a harp from his bow, and they taught the other men to listen.
Cold Wind told them what moons bring snows and rains, the time of the trees and the hunt, and which herbs are good to eat. The Raata listened and learned, and the wisdom from the tales made them grow strong.
Other men arrived, this time from the West, and Cold Wind once again felt happy. Yet these other men brought the fire Wind-from-the-West spoke of, and the blood and the burning. They tore stones to build walls and trees to make pikes. They killed all those that were different, and claimed all these lands and waters for themselves.
K'vire was fast and strong. Cold Wind taught him the words that make the bow stronger and make the arrow fly true. He taught him to move without sound or track, and to perceive the paths that are hidden.
Deteaas was calm and deep. Cold Wind taught him the words that sing the deeds of heroes fallen in battle and instill fire in the heart of men. He taught him when to run and when to walk, when to wait and when to strike.
The pikes of the men from the West could only find shadows that vanished before they could land a blow. Arrows coming from nowhere took first this one, then another, and another. Their sky was always covered with dark clouds; they could see the sun and stars no more. The orders their captains yelled were lost in the Wind that day and night kept screaming in their ears.
The men from the West felt fear creep into their heart. Some left, then others followed, then all the rest of them.
K'vire was fast and strong; his eyes filled with distant lands, he dashed to the North.
Deteaas was calm and deep; his dreams filled with distant tales, he walked to the East.
No man was stronger than K'vire; in time he forgot to walk and started to lead, and the northern Fuukiuye tribes followed him. None could match Deteaas' wisdom; soon he forgot to listen and started to speak, and the eastern Oryioni people answered his call. When for the third time the son of the son became father, seventeen houses of Fuukiuye went back South, and twenty-three houses of Oryioni returned to the West.
They found each other under the Kaalakiota Peaks. Time had diluted their memory; they saw the other faces were strange, the Houses' symbols different. Each claimed these woods and waters as true heirs.
And both refused to leave.
In the first cold dawn of autumn two armies stood face to face, one arrowshot apart. Light snow made silence thick. Men stared men. An eagle cried, and two armies shouted in rage and clashed.
The Winds saw the battle and whispered to the men to stop. Wind-of-the-West lifted the fallen snow and tried to hide one army from the other, but men were already blind with anger and fog would not stop them slicing anything that moved. Mountain Wind brought the cool of the high Peaks into the heart of the fight, yet fury was boiling in every vein and cold would not placate them.
One third of the men fell, then another third. When only a fifth was still standing, Cold Wind felt his pain burn into fury as he had not known before.
Blizzard and ice he spewed until no hand could hold a weapon; until friend and foe lumped blind together, seeking protection from his rage. He blew until none could stand, until every man still alive was left clinging desperately to the last thread of warmth.
Cold Wind let his fury vanish and released his grip, and men could feel their limbs again.
The men struggled to stand up and looked at their armors; the symbols of their Houses were torn and broken, not visible anymore.
The men gazed at each other trying to distinguish brothers from enemies, yet the blood covering their faces made all of them alike.
The seventeen and twenty-three houses became forty. K'vire and Deteaas became Raata again.
From"Two Bloodlines, one Race: the Raata spirit in the Deteis and Civire soul", Lai Dai Press, YR87. Reprinted with permission.


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Q: Different outputs from two different syntax that should produce the same output A node A will be constructed by using 2 syntax.

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*\pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){A}

*\pnode[3,2](!2 3 0 p2c){A}
Each constructs the node A by translating a point (!2 3 0 p2c) (which is on an basic ellipse) 3 unit rightward and 2 unit upward.
First Syntax
\pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){A}

And the output is as follows.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add}
\pstVerb{/p2c {dup 3 1 roll cos mul 3 1 roll sin mul} bind def}% b a t p2c --> x y
\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=bottom](6,4)
    \pnode(3,2){center}
    \pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){A}
    \pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){B}
    \pscustom[origin={center},fillstyle=solid,fillcolor=cyan]
    {
        \psellipticarc(center)(3,2){(A)}{(B)}
        \lineto(center)
        \closepath
    }
\end{pspicture}

\end{document}

Second Syntax
\pnode[3,2](!2 3 0 p2c){A}

And the output is as follows.

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pstricks-add}
\pstVerb{/p2c {dup 3 1 roll cos mul 3 1 roll sin mul} bind def}% b a t p2c --> x y
\begin{document}

\begin{pspicture}[showgrid=bottom](6,4)
    \pnode(3,2){center}
    \pnode[3,2](!2 3 0 p2c){A}
    \pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){B}
    \pscustom[origin={center},fillstyle=solid,fillcolor=cyan]
    {
        \psellipticarc(center)(3,2){(A)}{(B)}
        \lineto(center)
        \closepath
    }
\end{pspicture}

\end{document}

Why are the outputs different?
Edit:
I noticed that the problem will be fixed only if both A and B are expressed in the same syntax, either
    \pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){A}
    \pnode(!2 3 0 p2c exch 3 add exch 2 add){B}

or
    \pnode[3,2](!2 3 0 p2c){A}
    \pnode[3,2](!2 3 0 p2c){B}

But I still don't understand why the output is different for the given examples above (before the Edit section)?

A: For the first example I get the x/y values of A/B:
2.00000048
6.00000048
2.0
5.99999952

and for the second
2.0
5.99999952
2.0
5.99999952

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Q: Label Alignment for(int j=0;j<featuresKeyCount;j++)     {
    NSString *str1=[featuresKey objectAtIndex:j];
    NSString *str2=[str1 stringByAppendingString: @":"];
}

In the above code i am getting
str1= Phone No
      Projector
      VCD
      LCD
      Polycom
      Digital Phone
      Speaker Phone

In str2 = Phone No:
      Projector:
      VCD:
      LCD:
      Polycom:
      Digital Phone:
      Speaker Phone:

But i want output like this :
                                 Phone No     :
                                 Projector    :
                                 VCD          :
                                 LCD          :
                                 Polycom      :
                                 Digital Phone:
                                 Speaker Phone:

Any suggestions for this .

A: You will never get same spaces in text even when you count number of characters from the longest of string.
Say the length comes to 3. Then "aaa" and "iii" the length/size teken by these two will not be same, as each character takes different spaces.
Possible solution would be like :
Making two textFields for an object, as
"First                "  ":"
"Second               "  ":"
"This is too long to  "  ":"

Make first label long enough and store only text, its counterpart with only ":".
Or Another way would be to right-align(But this is not preferred by apple guidelines), as:
"                First:"
"               Second:"
"  This is too long to:"


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Two Londoners announced as finalist for filmmaker bursary award
Two female writers from London have just been announced as finalists to receive a £50,000 film bursary, ahead of the London Film Festival.
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Starting her career as a television screenwriter, Nicole wrote the drama series,'Three Girls' for BBC1, which won five BAFTAs. Prior to that, she wrote 'The C Word', starring Sheridan Smith for BBC1, which was BAFTA-nominated and she also contributed episodes for BBC series 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'The Hour'.
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Musc 250 The Music of Black Americans Spring Semester 2017 Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy
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MUSC 250 The Music of Black Americans
Spring Semester 2017
Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy, Professor Matt Corrigan: Teaching Assistant
Course Hours: M-W, 10:00-11:50p.m. Email: mjcorrig@usc.edu
Office Hours: W 12:00p.m. -1:50p.m.
E-mail: rmccurdy@usc.edu
This course will examine and chronicle the musical contributions of African Americans who came to this country as Indentured Servants in 1619 and later slaves beginning in the 17th Century. Emerging from the degradation and atrocities of slavery, the African American was able to create a "song" that would have a profound impact on how we disseminate and digest music today. Although musical contributions by African Americans will be the primary focus of this class, it will be necessary to discuss and examine the social, economic, religious, political and technological variables that helped with the proliferation of the music. This listening and study will be leavened with many investigations of the content and style of the music and its relationship to society.
Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax stated, "As we live, so do we sing." Those words have never been more applicable to the plight of the African American that came to America as slaves. We will examine a variety of musical genres beginning with the music of West Africa and moving to Plantations songs (spirituals, work songs), Ethiopian Minstrelsy, music of the Mississippi Delta, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Art Music and Rap. As we examine the various genres we will need to identify some of the individuals who were instrumental in shaping the landscape of what became American Music. Such figures as Master Juba, Francis Johnson, Newport Gardner, Richard Allen, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey, Thomas A. Dorsey, Marian Anderson, William Grant Still, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Tupac will be discussed. All of these individuals helped to shape and define the African Diaspora in America. All of the musical innovations and opportunities experienced by the African and later African Americans were tempered by social, political, economic and religious variables.
As we progress through each era, we will examine many of the social, economic, religious, political and technological variables that influenced the direction of the music. For example, the invention of the cotton gin, Emancipation Proclamation, Jim Crow laws, the church, the record business, the Institution of Sharecropping, the World Wars, Civil Rights Movement all played a major role in how the music was influenced. This course will also consider the global impact African Americans have had on the direction and influences of various musical styles and the economic force it has had on the global economy. The diversity dimensions for this course will be Race, Religion and Gender. This will be the reoccurring theme throughout the semester as we examine the various developments and contributions of African Americans.
Texts: Southern, Eileen. The Music of Black Americans (1997)
The African Slave Trade by Basil Davidson
*They Came in Chains: Americans from Africa by J. Saunders Redding
Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South by Deborah Gray White
American Slavery: 1619-1877 by Peter Kolchin
The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color Among African Americans
by Kathy Russell
*Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 by W.E.B. Du Bois
Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington by John Hasse
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis
*Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America by Mary S. Campbell
The Negro in American Culture Margaret Just Butcher
*The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church by Michael W. Harris
In A Minor Chord. by Dawin T.Turner
The New Negro by Alain LeRoy Locke
Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore
Harlem: Negro Metropolis by Claude McKay
*The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
by Isabel Wilkerson
*When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
by Joan Morgan
* Four mandatory book readings
Analysis: This course will introduce a broad knowledge of the musical styles that comprise music of the African Diaspora. Additionally, students will gain basic tools for analyzing music through listening. Although no prior musical training or knowledge is required, students will develop an understanding of the social, political, economic and religious variables that influenced the music.
Making: In an effort connect the social and political dots, (depending on the student's musical or poetic prowess), the class will collectively engage in crafting poems that will be converted into a rap lyric. Students will be given a social or political topic to use as a source for their creative material.
Connectivity: This class will focus on the evolution of Black music beginning with primarily the music of West Africa through early religious styles (Spirituals/Gospel), Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Soul and Rap. Students will be challenged to develop a greater understanding of how race, ethnicity, class and gender impacted each genre.
Context: Students will develop conceptual tools to link these studies to other coursework and situations.
Engagement: Students will attend two "live" concerts in or around USC. Additionally, students will engage in analytical listening and will write a summary of the concert.
REQUIREMENTS AND GRADES
Seven (7) requirements for the course grades will be determined by the following:
(1) Class participation (discussion, writings) (5%)
(2) Oral presentation (15%)
(3) Mid-term Exam (20%)
(4) Final exam (20%
(5) Research paper (20%)
(6) Listening exams and quizzes (10%)
(7) Six Book Reports (10%)
Class Mechanics:
A. Research Paper Guidelines
Students must submit a 10-page, typed and double-spaced research paper covering one of the following topics: 1) a comparative analysis of two different styles (e.g. gospel vs. spirituals, stride piano vs. ragtime, New Orleans Jazz vs. Chicago Jazz, Urban blues vs. Classic blues); 2) historical survey of a particular instrument used in jazz (e.g., African instruments, evolution of the tenor saxophone, trumpet or electric guitar); 3) a critique of a particular era or genre ranging from the 1800s to present. Research should include popular performers, styles and events; 4) the relationship between a selected genre and social politics within a specific period or stylistic movement. Papers are expected to be written in a scholarly fashion including technical jargon, or reference to seminal recordings. As a research paper, each work must include a bibliography of sources used. Please consult the MLA Handbook, Turabian's Manual of Style or the Chicago Manual of Style for citation format. Students must have topics approved by the instructor by February 13. Paper is due April 10 No extensions will be granted unless there are special circumstances.
B. Oral Presentation Guidelines
Students will be assigned to a group (no more than five students) to prepare and present an oral presentation. The presentation will be thirty five minutes in length and will address the following: 1) biographical information about artist or genre, 2) a description of performance practices and analysis of the style, 3) those who influenced and those who were influenced by your artist of choice and 4) the social, technology, economic, religious, and/or political variables that may have influenced the music. This presentation should be done on PowerPoint complete with video/audio inserts and still photographs. Each group will prepare a one-page abstract complete with bibliography and discography.
C. Class Assignments
Regular class attendance, adequate preparation, and class participation is expected. Four unexcused absences will result in your grade being lowered by a letter grade. The aforementioned will be essential to your success in this course. All exams are to be taken at times indicated and assignments will be due on the day of class listed (with a hard copy). Late assignments will not be accepted. Only extreme emergency situations (must be documented) will warrant a make-up exam or acceptance of late assignments. You must call Dr. McCurdy's office in advance of the exam or quiz. Please do not schedule a trip before the final exam. The exam will not be given early!
D. Academic Conduct
Plagiarism – presenting someone else's ideas as your own, either verbatim or recast in your own words – is a serious academic offense with serious consequences. Please familiarize yourself with the discussion of plagiarism in SCampus in Section 11, Behavior Violating University Standards https://scampus.usc.edu/1100-behavior-violating-university-standards-and-appropriate-sanctions/. Other forms of academic dishonesty are equally unacceptable. See additional information in SCampus and university policies on scientific misconduct, http://policy.usc.edu/scientific-misconduct/.
Discrimination, sexual assault, and harassment are not tolerated by the university. You are encouraged to report any incidents to the Office of Equity and Diversity http://equity.usc.edu/ or to the Department of Public Safety http://capsnet.usc.edu/department/department-public-safety/online-forms/contact-us. This is important for the safety whole USC community. Another member of the university community – such as a friend, classmate, advisor, or faculty member – can help initiate the report, or can initiate the report on behalf of another person. The Center for Women and Men http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/cwm/ provides 24/7 confidential support, and the sexual assault resource center webpage sarc@usc.edu describes reporting options and other resources.
E. Support Systems
A number of USC's schools provide support for students who need help with scholarly writing. Check with your advisor or program staff to find out more. Students whose primary language is not English should check with the American Language Institute http://dornsife.usc.edu/ali, which sponsors courses and workshops specifically for international graduate students. The Office of Disability Services and Programs http://sait.usc.edu/academicsupport/centerprograms/dsp/home_index.html provides certification for students with disabilities and helps arrange the relevant accommodations. If an officially declared emergency makes travel to campus infeasible, USC Emergency Information http://emergency.usc.edu/ will provide safety and other updates, including ways in which instruction will be continued by means of blackboard, teleconferencing, and other technology.
Quizzes/listening exams
March 1- Midterm
May 8 (8:00a-10:00a)
Student Class Presentations
Term Paper Due
DAILY READINGS, ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS PRESENTATIONS:
Unit One: Music in African Culture and the Middle Passage
Monday, January 9 Welcome: Class Overview.
Wednesday, January 11 What were the functions of music in African Society? What roles were played by men, women, children and the elderly? What were the functions of music? What were the instruments?
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 3-21. (Article) Cudjoe, S.D., The Techniques of Ewe Drumming and the Social Importance of Music in Africa. (Article) Akpabot, Samuel, African Instrumental Music.
Monday, January 16 Readings: (Article) Lovejoy, Paul E. The "Middle Passage": The Enforced Migration of Africans across the Atlantic
Wednesday, January 18 The Middle Passage and the Slave Trade. Characteristics of West African Music. Music of the Colonial Period. Primary and secondary sources. Church Singing: Psalmody and Hymnody. Slavery in the North Vs. the South.
Readings: Music of Black Americans, pages 23- 40. Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 41-58. (Article) Manning, Patrick, The Slave Trade: The Formal Demography of a Global System.
Book Report #1-Due
They Came in Chains: Americans from Africa
by J. Saunders Redding
Assignment: Video "Amistad" (Assigned questions)
Unit Two: Two Wars and the New Nation
Monday, January 23 Early Colonial life in America. From indentured servitude to Slavery. What were the conditions of Slave life during the 17th and 18th centuries? The Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. What role did the African (Slave) serve? What kind of music was produced?
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 61-74
Wednesday, January 25 Religious conversion into Christianity. What impact did this have on the music? What role did the Catholics, Quakers and Moravians play in this process? How did the Africans view the efforts of the religious vocal ensemble? The Black Church. Camp Meetings. What was Richard Allen's Role?
Readings: Music of Black Americans, pages 75-88.
Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880
by W.E.B. Du Bois
Assignment: compose a letter from the perspective of a slave taken to the "new" land. The letter can be written to a parent, grandmother, brother or sister.
Monday, January 30 Ethiopian Minstrelsy. King Daddy Rice. Jim Crow and the everlasting impact. What were the content of the Minstrel Songs? What were the caricatures perpetuated.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 89-96. (Article) Lott, Eric. Love and Theft: The Racial Unconscious of Blackface Minstrelsy.
Assignment: Video: Glory (Assigned Questions)
Wednesday, February 1 Antebellum Period: Urban life. What were the conditions? The Anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 97-116.
Monday, February 6 Music of the Black Church. Dance Orchestras and Recreational music. Black fiddlers and white dances. African Dances in the South. The Underground Railroad.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 117-150
Assignment: Video- 12 Years A Slave (Assigned questions)
Wednesday, February 8 Patterns of slavery in the north and south. Psalm singing in the community. The growth of Psalmody and Hymnody.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages 141-147.
Monday, February 13 The Antebellum Period: Rural life. Entertainment for the Plantation. What were the conditions? What were the job opportunities for free black men? What were the conditions of plantation life for women?
Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America
by Mary S. Campbell
Wednesday, February 15 The Methodist church and the African (slave) Independent Denominations. What were the conditions of the Methodist church for slaves? What were the musical in Characteristics of Folk Music. The Origin of the Spiritual.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 178-204. (Article) Maultsby, Portia, K. Black Spirituals: An Analysis of Textual Forms and Structures
Unit Three: The War Years and Emancipation
Monday, February 20 The Civil War! War Songs. The Dissemination of Spirituals: The Fisk Jubilee Singers and other student groups. The gender mixed choirs of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Professional Jubilee Singers. Black Ethiopian Minstrelsy.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 205-231.
Wednesday, February 22 More Minstrel Stars. The Concert Stage: Concert vocalist and instrumentalist. The concert Divas: What were their musical and professional challenges? Traveling Road Shows. The Brass Bands and Dance orchestras of Frances Johnson.
Readings: Fox, Herbert. Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 231-253. (Article)Kenney III, William Howland. The Influence of Black Vaudeville on Early Jazz
Assignment: Video: Bamboozled (Assigned questions)
Unit Four: The New Century
Monday, February 27 Emergence of the Black Intellectuals, artists. Nationalism, Music Conservatories. Black Composers. Concertized Spiritual. Music of the 20th Century. The Clef Club Orchestra and James Reese Europe. Vernon and Irene Castle. Music.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 265-312. (Article) Floyd, Samuel A. The Invisibility and Fame of Harry T. Burleigh.
Book Report #-4Due
The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church by Michael W. Harris
Assignment: Craft two (2) position papers (one page each) pro and con rationalizing Reparations to descendants of slaves. Both positions should be equally convincing.
Wednesday, March 1 Mid-Term Exam
Unit Five: Precursors of Jazz
Week Nine
Monday, March 6 Music in the 20th Century. The Emergence of Ragtime. Scott Joblin. Jelly Roll Morton and other Rag Performers. Piano Styles: Antecedents of Ragtime. Stride, Boogie Woogie
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 313-331. (Article) Berlin, Edward A. Scott Joplin's Treemonisha Years. (Article)Berlin, Edward A. Scott Joplin in Sedalia: New Perspectives. (Article) Taylor, Jeffrey J. Earl Hines's Piano Style in the 1920s: A Historical and Analytical
Wednesday, March 8 The Blues! Father of the Blues, W.C. Handy. Characteristics of the Blues and Gospels. Women Gospel Artists. Mahalia Jackson: Queen of Gospel Brass Bands and Dance Orchestras in New Orleans.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 332-364. (Article)Eastman, Ralph. Country Blues Performance and the Oral Tradition. (Article) Evans, David, Musical Innovation in the Blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson.
March 13- 17 Spring Break
Unit Six: The Jazz Age
Week Ten
Monday, March 20 The Jazz Age. Race Records. New Orleans and the Jazz Movement. The First True Jazz Artist: Louis Armstrong. Other 1st Generation Jazz Artists. Music of Black Americans, pages, 365-382.
Wednesday, March 22 The Swing Era: The music of Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others.
Readings: Music of Black Americans, pages, 383-403. (Article) Pearson, Nathan W. Political and Musical Forces That Influenced the Development of Kansas City. (Article) Marsalis, Wynton vs. James L. Collier. Jazz People: Duke Ellington Debate.
The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington.(Article) George, Luvenia A. Duke Ellington the Man and His Music
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Unit Seven: The Harlem Renaissance
Week Eleven
Monday, March 27 The Harlem Renaissance. W.E.B. DuBois and other Black Intellectuals. The Concert world: Roland Hayes, Marian Anderson, and Paul Robeson. Professional Choirs, Eva Jessye The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 404—424. (Article) Lutz, Tom. Curing the Blues: W. E. B. Du Bois, Fashionable Diseases, and Degraded Music.
Wednesday, March 29 Dean of Afro-American Composers: William G. Still and other Concert Artists. Blacks on Broadway. Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 425-450
Week Twelve
Monday, April 3 Emergence of Gospel. Thomas A. Dorsey, Father of Gospel. Charles A. Tindley. Characteristics of Gospel Music. Gospel Composers.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 450-465 and 471-486. (Article)Boyer, Horace Clarence. Charles Albert Tindley: Progenitor of Black-American Gospel Music
Wednesday, April 5 WWII and the Bebop Era. Fathers of Bebop; Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The Great Lakes Experiment.
Readings: Southern, Music of Black Americans, pages, 466-470 and 487-490.
Week Thirteen
Monday, April 10 It's A Woman's World!: Women Blues and Jazz Singers: Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Ethel Waters. The social dynamics of the women blues singers. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn. Stylistic characteristics of improvisation. Women Instrumentalist: Mary Lou Williams, et. al.
Readings: (Article) Porter, Lewis. "She Wiped All the Men Out": Jazzwomen Part I .McGuire, Phillip. Black Music Critics and the Classic Blues Singers
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down
Wednesday, April 12 The Great Lakes Experience: A breeding ground for music development and segregation. The Black Revolution, New developments in Jazz: Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop, Free. Blacks on Broadway: Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake: Shuffle Along
Unit Five: Mid-20th Century to the Present
Week Fourteen
Monday, April 17 The Black Revolution: Music of the Civil Rights. Rhythm and Blues, Pop Artists, Soul Music, Dance music and Gospel Quartets. Jazz in the Church. Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul Music and her cultural limitations.
Wednesday, April 19 Rap and Hip hop: Who were the innovators? Women Rappers in a male dominated genre.
Week Fifteen
Monday, April 24 Contemporary Gospel Groups. Women in the Black Church. Gospel Since the 1980s. Kirk Franklin and the Winans. The Future??
Wednesday, April 26 Class Review
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Hahahahaha! Brilliant! I genuinely laughed out loud – toy Yoda is a classic. I must admit I didn't get the first one straight away till I looked closer.
As an aside isn't Roanoke the place where Walter Raleigh's 17th century colonists disappeared in mysterious circumstances? The photo becomes even more ironic.
Toy Yoda I would love to have, hmmmmm.


Easter is upon us, which also signals the end of summer sport.
Today the school received the very sad news that Zach de Bono's Mother passed away. We extend our deepest sympathies to Zach and his family - our thoughts and prayers are very much with the de Bono family at this difficult time.
Weekly Notes for Week Eight, term One 2018.


In this staged reading of the script, former deep sea divas, Coral and Oceana, didn't exactly have the "happily ever after" storybook lives that the two erstwhile mermaids dreamed of when they rescued their handsome young sailors and swam ashore twenty years ago. When Coral and Oceana learn of a mermaid rescue involving a young Coast Guard Lieutenant whose car went off a nearby bridge, they dive into action to find the young, innocent mermaid and warn her about the perils and pitfalls of falling in love with mortal men who abscond with your gems, leaving you penniless with a broken heart and two skinny legs. This is a feisty fairytale about a mermaid's life on dry land after true love is found, lost and found again. And, like these mermaids, you may find that "happily ever after" is closer than you think!


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HomeProfessionalsRainer Schwabe
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Princeton University, Ph.D.
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, M.Sc.
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. (magna cum laude)
Rainer Schwabe consults on a variety of antitrust and competition cases, including matters related to allegations of price fixing, exclusionary practices, and mergers and acquisitions. He has analyzed alleged anticompetitive conduct in a number of industries, including finance, food and agriculture, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation. Dr. Schwabe has managed large teams and supported experts and clients through all stages of litigation, including data production.
Dr. Schwabe has particular expertise with antitrust issues in financial markets, both in the context of class certification and liability and damages. He has analyzed alleged anticompetitive manipulation of asset prices, closing and benchmark prices, and bid-ask spreads in both over-the-counter and exchange settings. He has assisted major financial institutions in extracting, analyzing, and producing large transaction-level datasets.
Dr. Schwabe also has experience with matters at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property. He has assisted experts in assessing the effect of proposed mergers on innovation, and in evaluating the competitive effects of licensing practices for standard essential patents.
Dr. Schwabe has published his research in leading academic journals, including the American Economic Review. His article, "Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Mexico," published in 2019, was named Best Paper by a Junior Author for 2020 in the Review of Industrial Organization.
Prior to joining Cornerstone Research, he served at the Mexican Central Bank, where he analyzed competition in retail financial services and financial regulation.
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Cornerstone Research Staff and Affiliated Experts Submit Comments to the Joint FTC-DOJ Inquiry on Merger Enforcement
2022 Antitrust Writing Awards
Platform Competition and the Regulation of Stock Exchange Fees
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Bank Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Mexico
Handbook of Marketing Analytics
"Comments to the Joint FTC-DOJ Inquiry on Merger Enforcement," April 2022
"Platform Competition and the Regulation of Stock Exchange Fees," Concurrences, November 2021
"Bank Competition and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Mexico," Review of Industrial Organization, November 2018
"Machine Learning in Litigation," Handbook of Marketing Analytics, 2018
"Reconsidering the Evaluation of the Distributive Effects of the Exercise of Market Power in Mexico," El Trimestre Económico, January 2016
"The Theory of Contestable Markets and Its Legacy in Antitrust Practice," Economics Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, Winter 2016
"Artificial Intelligence and Pricing: The Impact of Algorithm Design," 19th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference (IIOC), 30 April 2021
"Antitrust Class Certification: Trends, Updates, and What Lies Ahead," The Knowledge Group, 4 March 2021
"A Comprehensive Guide on Antitrust Class Certification," The Knowledge Group, 30 September 2020
"Lending Syndicates Coordination: What Is the Antitrust Risk?," Antitrust in the Financial Sector: Hot Issues & Global Perspectives conference, Concurrences Review and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1 May 2019


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Blount Co. to vote on election changes to cut polling places in half
Blount County Commission pulls proposal that would cut number of voting precincts, plans for public forum
'Fake' US leg band may get pigeon a reprieve in Australia
A bird found in Australia was thought to be a blue bar pigeon from Oregon and may have been a disease risk. But experts now say that's not what it is.
Author: ROD McGUIRK Associated Press
Updated: 10:58 PM EST January 14, 2021
CANBERRA, Australian Capital Territory — A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk may get a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.
The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on Dec. 26 was a racing pigeon that had left the U.S. state of Oregon, 3,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) away, two months earlier.
On that basis, Australian authorities said on Thursday they considered the bird a disease risk and planned to kill it.
But Deone Roberts, sport development manager for the Oklahoma-based American Racing Pigeon Union, said the band was fake.
The band number belongs to a blue bar pigeon in the United States and that is not the bird pictured in Australia, she said.
"The bird band in Australia is counterfeit and not traceable," Roberts said. "It definitely has a home in Australia and not the U.S."
"Somebody needs to look at that band and then understand that the bird is not from the U.S. They do not need to kill him," she added.
Counterfeiting bird bands is "happening more and more," Roberts said. "People coming into the hobby unknowingly buy that."
A pigeon sits on a rooftop Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Melbourne, Australia. (Kevin Celli-Bird via AP)
Pigeon racing has seen a resurgence in popularity, and some birds have become quite valuable. A Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a record price of 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) in November for a Belgian-bred pigeon.
Australia's Agriculture Department did not immediately say Friday whether the fake leg band changed its plans to kill the bird.
The department said on Thursday the pigeon was "not permitted to remain in Australia" because it "could compromise Australia's food security and our wild bird populations."
"It poses a direct biosecurity risk to Australian bird life and our poultry industry," a department statement said.
Melbourne resident Kevin Celli-Bird, who found the emaciated bird in his backyard, was surprised by the development and pleased that the bird he had named Joe, after the U.S. president-elect, might not be destroyed.
"Yeah, I'm happy about that," Celli-Bird said, referring to news that Joe probably is not a biosecurity threat.
Celli-Bird had contacted the American Racing Pigeon Union to find the bird's owner based on the number on the leg band. The bands have both a number and a symbol, but Celli-Bird didn't remember the symbol and said he can no longer catch the bird since it has recovered from its initial weakness.
The bird spends every day in the backyard, sometimes with a native dove on a pergola. Celli-Bird has been feeding it pigeon food from within days of its arrival. "I think that he just decided that since I've given him some food and he's got a spot to drink, that's home," he said.
Australian quarantine authorities are notoriously strict. In 2015, the government threatened to euthanize two Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, after they were smuggled into the country by Hollywood star Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Faced with a 50-hour deadline to leave Australia, the dogs made it out in a chartered jet.
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Q: replicating 5000 users from primary active directory from primary to secondary active directory server I want to replicate more than 5000 users transactions from primary server to secondary active directory server. As I know windows 2000 server supporting 5000 operations per LDAP transaction. Please suggest best way to replicating more than 5000 users from primary to secondary active directory server.

A: The answer is that, if you have a functioning domain, you don't replicate anything. The domain controllers do it for you. If you have separate sites and subnets set up for the DCs, they might be on a schedule or throttled, but in general, it happens fairly quickly and without your input.
Now, my follow-up question is, what the hell are you actually doing? AD will use as many LDAP transactions as it needs to replicate anything that you're doing, I'm sure it won't be limited to one transaction and that's it. When companies with more than 5000 users add new domain controllers, that initial first sync doesn't typically cause problems, unless the new DC is across a slow WAN link (in which case, they should have staged it locally first and then shipped it.)
And are you still actually using Windows 2000?
/edit - also, please stop referring to primary and secondary/backup domain controllers? You made it clear that you're not running an NT 4.0 domain.

A: Windows makes it so easy. Simply add another domain controller. dfs does it all in the background. It is part of how AD works. You can control replication with Sites and services. Properly define your sites and the cost of each site trunk.


Job-Search Coping Strategies - Ask the Coach -- Just because it's difficult doesn't mean it's impossible, so here are some ideas to keep your job-search efforts going.
The Pursuit of WOW! - Book Review -- Your personal branding needs more WOW! now, than ever. This timely advice is just as relevant now as when it was originally written.
Notable Quotables: Things I Didn't Say (First) -- A large handful of famous (and not-so-famous) quotations of note.
GottaGettaBLOG! Highlights from 2009qtr3 -- A quick digest of some highlighted blog posts from last quarter.
"I want to remind you that success in life is based on hard slogging. There will be periods when discouragement is great and upsetting, and the antidote for this is calmness and fortitude and a modest yet firm belief in your competence. Be sure that your priorities are in order so that you can proceed in a logical manner, and be ever mindful that notion will take the place of persistence."
"Maturity is a balance between freedom and responsibility.
"To the young, getting older seems attractive because of freedom. The older they become, the more they choose for themselves their friends, what they wear, and how they live their lives. Yet undisciplined freedom can lead to selfishness, greed, and isolation.
"To adults, staying young seems attractive because of responsibility. The younger they were, they recall, the less responsible they were for their own lives and for the lives of others. Yet irresponsible adulthood robs us of dignity, and is no strategy for mature happiness.
"Wisdom comes fro the right balance of freedom and responsibility. We know that we are free to choose our own path. We are wise when we find pursuits that help ourselves and help our community. The dignity of assuming responsibility provides a deep satisfaction, for the mastery of our own lives gives us the power to help others."
"We are heirs to an ancient tradition. We are the creators of our own traditions.
"Connections to our past give us roots. Deep roots are a source of life and strength. Our roots create a foundation from which we celebrate our own lives and traditions.
"Connections to our present are the force of life itself. The vitality of now gives us the flexibility to meet new challenges with enthusiasm and courage.
"Connections to our future give us hope. Like trees, we aspire to grow beyond the seed and the seedling, feeling our roots while spreading our own branches higher and wider in new directions.
"We hope the same freedom for our children: to feel the strength of roots, to live with enthusiasm and courage, to experience the joy of now with the hop of tomorrow."
Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."
Brendan Francis: "Many of our fears are tissue paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us through them."
Ambrose Redmoon: "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear."
Honore de Balzac: "All happiness depends on courage and work."
Robert Louis Stevenson: "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."
Plato: "Courage is knowing what not to fear."
Question: Do you have any tips on being more productive during the day?
Question: Any advice on how I can be a better leader?
Question: How can I keep myself constantly motivated and on track?
"Sometimes the window of opportunity is open only briefly... be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire."
"Information is everything. You can never have enough, and as you get older you find that keeping current keeps you in the game."
"It's all right to get your fingers crushed in the door, but don't let the same door crush them twice."
"Far too many executives have become more concerned with the four P's -- Pay, Perks, Power, and Prestige -- rather than making profits for shareholders."
"What I am always looking for is people who can do a job better than I can."
"Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure they are not the same eight hours."
"Give young people a chance."
"A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan."
Be a constant learner. Seek out information that you can learn and teach to others.
Encourage others and help them get what they want.
Express gratitude. "Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions," Ziglar says. "The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."
Recognize the value of relationships and their role in creating balanced success.
Be consistent in your words and actions. "When you make a promise, keep it."
Yup, that's right. Not only is April National Poetry Month, but April 17th is Poem in Your Pocket Day!
"The idea is simple:" says the Academy of American Poets. "[S]elect a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends on April 17. Poems from pockets will be unfolded throughout the day with events in parks, libraries, schools, workplaces, and bookstores."
Or, if you prefer, you can download your favorite poems to your cell or smart phone: Poems to go!
Now I'm not a big fan of poetry, per se, but in honor of the day, let me pull out an old fave, Knots, by "Independent British Psychoanalyst, Social Phenomenologist, Radical Psychiatrist, Existential Philosopher," and poet if you ask me, R. D. Laing.
Follow this link to the GottaGettaBlog! archives for more postings from Barry Zweibel on the topic of: Favorite Quotations.


Not only can you find the BEST new games at Tabletop Gaming Live 2019, you can also find the MOST games.
Okay, okay, maybe that's a little bit of an exaggeration – there are a lot of games out there, after all. What isn't an exaggeration is that you will be able to play hundreds of games in the open gaming area at our convention taking place in London's Alexandra Palace on Saturday, September 28th and Sunday 29th.
The team from London board game café Ludoquist will be bringing along more than 400 titles from their games library for the show, including some of the latest big releases, recent Kickstarter hits and upgraded versions of classics like Small World Designer Edition and Settlers of Catan's 10th anniversary set – which comes in a 3D treasure chest!
A £10 deposit passport will let you play all the games you want in the open gaming area throughout the weekend. It also includes a buy one, get one free session for future visits to Ludoquist, too, so you can keep playing after the show wraps up.
That's all in addition to the main show floor, where you'll find brand new and upcoming games to play from the makers of KeyForge, Kingdomino, Carcassonne, Sushi Go!, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, The Mind and many, many more, making Tabletop Gaming Live the first place in the UK to play some of the biggest releases of 2019.
Last year we celebrated the UK launch of Matt Leacock's Forbidden Sky and had games including X-Wing's second edition and Pandemic: Fall of Rome available to demo.
We'll also have tournaments, seminars, workshops, participation games and other interactive events running across both days, giving you the chance to hear from the creators of your favourite games and improve the way you play.
Tickets for Tabletop Gaming Live are on sale now at theticketfactory.com, where you can save money with family and weekend bundles.
Purchase your tickets before the show and you'll be able to get in an hour before those who buy on the door – meaning more time to play!
Want more of an idea of what you can expect from Tabletop Gaming Live 2019? Check out our teaser trailer for the show below!


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Welcome to Sweden season finale 2014 "Seperate Lives/Home" airs Thursday, August 28th at 9PM ET/PT on NBC. Episode Synopsis: Welcome to Sweden (NBC) Episode 9 & 10 "Seperate Lives/Home"- Bruce (Greg Poehler) returns to the United States to help out his former client, Amy Poehler (guest starring as herself), who is in desperate need of his aid in resolving her financial issues. Back in Sweden, Emma (Josephine Bornebusch) remains unsure of where her relationship with Bruce stands, and has difficulties dealing with her ex-boyfriend Marcus (guest star Gustav Roth) who has resurfaced after being away. Meanwhile, Viveka (Lena Olin) yearns to recapture her youth and spends a girls night out on the town with Emma, but things don't go quite as planned. Read More... //www.tvequals.com/2014/08/28/welcome-sweden-nbc-season-finale-2014-seperate-liveshome/
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First Responders Recall Virginia Tech Tragedy
On Monday, April 16, Virginia Tech Rescue Squad (VTRS) members Matt Lewis and Matt Green were engaged in typical morning routines. At the same time, events were unfolding on their campus that would shatter the lives of fellow students, faculty and family members and send shock waves throughout the world.
Lewis was brushing his teeth when he received the call for a person with an injury after falling from a bunk. When the volunteer EMT walked into the room in West Ambler Johnston dorm, he found the situation far different than what he learned from dispatch.
There were two patients suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Lewis called for an additional ambulance and advanced life support crews. The victims were taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg.
Those patients-Emily Hilscher and Ryan Clark-were the first victims in what would be the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.
Green, another volunteer EMT, was headed to a gym when he heard about the call for multiple patients with traumatic injuries in Norris Hall.
The student-operated Virginia Tech Rescue Squad soon found themselves smack in the middle of a mass-casualty incident. Although it could be challenging for the most seasoned EMS providers, Lewis says they initiated the plan they'd practiced so many times.
"We were ready," Green says. "The training paid off today."
Additional personnel and ambulances from neighboring companies were dispatched. Lt. Matt Johnson, another student, assumed incident command and requested Montgomery County respond with its trailer of extra medical supplies such as backboards, straps and collars. Since the scene was not secure, the ambulances staged away from the location. Personnel were assigned triage, treatment and transportation duties. They also had to warn other students about the incident.
"People would say they had a class in Norris," says Lt. Sarah Walker of Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad. "They hadn't heard what was going on. There was no panic. Some just didn't get it when we told them to go home."
Police officers carried some injured patients to the ambulances, while others walked to the treatment areas.
The majority of the victims had been shot multiple times. Medevac helicopters were grounded by high winds. The most serious patients were taken to the trauma center in Roanoke.
A Blacksburg EMT was injured when the ambulance door slammed shut on his fingers. Despite his pain, he drove the ambulance to the hospital. D.J. Robinson eventually sought treatment, and suffered no fractures.
The Tuesday afternoon following the shooting, more than 40 crew members gathered at their campus EMS station before heading out to a memorial service. Their badges were covered with black bands. They were joined by other EMTs and paramedics who helped in the effort Monday.
"It hasn't sunk in yet. We all know it," Lewis said. "We'll have to lean on each other."
Teamwork Key at Virginia Tech
It wasn't the first time the responders worked together as a team. During football season, they are responsible for the safety of 65,000 fans, as well as others who may be on campus for other events.
Lewis says it would be ludicrous to think VTRS could handle it alone. "We always ask nearby companies to send units out to help. We pool our resources and work together."
The VTRS has 43 members who are trained as EMTs, enhanced EMTs and paramedics. They provide EMS coverage 365 days a year. In addition to running two ALS-equipped ambulances, they have an SUV stocked with ALS supplies. They also have a bike team that handles various campus events. They run an average of 900 calls annually, not counting responses to incidents at football games.
The squad is the second oldest collegiate rescue squad in the country, and was organized in 1969.
The majority of the first responders to the Norris Hall shootings were volunteers, the norm in that area of Virginia. Crews left jobs, homes, errands and families to answer the call.
Lewis says 38 of the 43 members of the VTRS responded, while Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue sent 58 personnel. Other companies sent multiple providers and ambulances as well.
A paramedic from Christiansburg Volunteer Rescue said he was impressed with the way the students handled the scene. He said crews worked well because they were familiar with one another.
The Columbine Experience
At the scene of a major incident is not the time for agency commanders to meet for the first time. But, that's just what happened on April 20, 1999, after the shooting at Columbine High School.
There was no incident commander early on at Columbine. Multiple police agencies responded, and were operating off different radio frequencies. Fire and ambulance crews also were working independently.
As in the VT incident, cell phone service was quickly overwhelmed and useless. "I got there within 16 minutes, and could not use my phone," says Dave Walcher, division chief of the Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff's Office, as he was interviewed on the eighth anniversary of the shooting.
Rescue Squad Mourns One of Their Own
The Isle of Wight Rescue Squad lost a member in the deadly massacre at Virginia Tech. Nicole White, 20, a volunteer EMT, was remembered as a friendly girl who enjoyed being part of her community.
"She came in as a junior member during high school, and got her EMT. She was very active while she was here," says Chief Brian Carroll. "Nicole was involved in a lot of things around town."
An international studies student, White would stop by the station for duty when she was home on breaks.
The rescue company, with about 50 members, handles about 2,500 calls annually.
"I realized we needed to get a grip on things. We had extraordinary response from police, fire departments and ambulances," he says.
Walcher was credited with assuming command, which former Littleton Fire Chief Bill Pessemier says was not an easy task. "It was like herding cats. He did a fabulous job."
The deputy, a lieutenant at the time, says he'd never met the fire chief before. "We shook hands, and just started talking about the task at hand and what we needed to do. We had to contain the situation."
Pessemier, who has since retired from the fire department, says he urges agencies to not only write an emergency response plan, but practice it. It's essential that commanders are familiar with one another before an incident occurs.
The Importance of Preplanning
The immediate past president of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) also urges EMS companies to develop a working plan that specifically addresses school shootings.
"Unfortunately, we're seeing it more and more. And, EMTs need to be prepared," says Ken Bouvier, a paramedic in New Orleans.
Bouvier, who lectures on the importance of planning for school shootings, says the event presents special challenges for everyone involved. "It's essential that everyone be on the same sheet of music before it happens. That way, God forbid, if it does, everyone knows what they have to do."
A MCI is taxing for any system, career or volunteer. During the Virginia Tech incident, ambulance personnel transferred to Blacksburg to handle other medical emergencies in the community.
"You can strip an area (of an ambulance) quickly. So, you need to have backup," Bouvier says.
Just getting to the scene of a MCI isn't always easy either. "Word travels fast, especially if the shooting is at a school. So, in addition to police and first responders, you're going to have parents and the media all headed there."
He says it also wouldn't be a bad idea to get tow truck services lined up as well, just in case. "If you find the ED or school area blocked, your dispatch could call the wrecker."
All plans also need to include measures to help people deal with their emotions following a MCI. After Columbine, counselors were available to police, firefighters and EMS.
Eric Smothers, a flight paramedic with the Maryland State Police, said it's important that responders receive psychological support. "It's good for them to hear the various emotions or symptoms they may experience after an incident," he said.
Smothers said crews need an avenue to debrief and defuse. "It's especially difficult when a child is involved. Many of the providers may have children the same age."
During group sessions, he says, responders are encouraged to talk about the incident. But, it's not necessary. "Sometimes people want to share. Others just want to sit and listen."
He says departments should take steps to ensure that their personnel are fit for the next emergency, and that includes the person's mental health as well. CISM team leaders don't take notes, and sessions are open only to those involved in the incident.
Smothers, who helped organize START (Surface to Air Response Team)-a nationwide response team dedicated to providing Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) interventions-has assisted with counseling following several major incidents across the country, including working with contractors at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center.
"The CISM factor should be included in the plan," he says. "Trained individuals or teams should never just show up. But they do. While their intentions may be good, they also can become part of the problem."
Pessemier says it's unfortunate, but although officials may be reviewing their emergency response plans right now in light of the VT massacre, little will likely change. They will soon be back on the shelf.
For more details of the response, as well as photo slideshows, news video, forum discussions and related training articles, visit EMSResponder.com.
Ken Bouvier will teach a class on how to respond to school shootings at EMS EXPO, October 11-13, in Orlando, FL. For more information, visit www.emsexpo2007.com.


This is my first ever project here. Hope you like it and sorry for any mistakes.
Here's a clock that not only tells the time, but it also shows temperature and humidity, using colors! Made with a 12 led ring. Helpful for people with poor eye sight that now may be able to tell the time much easier with this device. Also a colorful gadget to decorate and light up a corner in your house.
Time can be set by pressing the two mini push buttons. By pressing the first one (line A4) you can set the time (blue led) and by pressing the second one (line A5) you can set the minutes (red and yellow leds). Overlap leds change their colors accordingly. If you miss your setting, the whole thing goes round again. By pressing simultaneously both buttons, you may reset seconds (set to zero). A time buffer of 100ms protect buttons from being pressed accidentally.
Dip switches come in a set of a 100!!! from ebay. Resistors can be purchased from your local electronics parts store, as also from ebay.
Cables and breadboard can too be found on ebay or a retail electronics shop.
You may build this project in several ways according to schematics.
A breadboard can be used, but you can also glue all parts (boards) behind the ring led and its face in a sandwich like fashion separated by double side adhesive tape (photos of this will come up here soon). One may also build his/her own printed board to host all parts.
Programing file contains annotations for your understanding.
There are several libraries for DS3231 out there, so I am providing here the one that I use. Also note that you may find a version of DHT11 that already includes R1 (usually sits on a small board and is not a raw component). In such a case omit R1.
So you bring together all parts as shown and program your arduino with your computer. If you decide to use the mini module without the usb port, you can afterwards disconnect and remove the TTL adapter. Doing so saves you space and power.
Step 3: Finalizing the Clock!
Two marbles like the ones shown can be glued behind the two front legs of the plexiglass to keep the clock standing. Tilt may be adjusted to fit your taste and viewing angle. The standing clock shown above uses this principle. It also uses a nano-mini without the usb controller and the much smaller DS3231 without the memory chip (it also includes a rechargeable battery for time keeping). A simple smart phone charger of 5 volts is used to supply power to the unit.
Fritzing project file also provided for the ones that would be interested to make a printed board for their clock (Parts could be adjusted and moved around at will according to your needs). Project includes schematics and code.
May we all have HAPPY HOURS !!!
I've been wanting to build something similar for a while now. With some slightly smaller components (eg, a Gemma from adafruit fits inside the ring) you may be able to fit the all the Circuitry on the back too !
Grats on your first I'ble; Good luck in the contest !
ATtiny85 which is used in Gemma has very few i/o ports so you many not be able to utilize all functions of this project. You may try though Wearable LilyPad USB ATmega32U4 which is very similar to arduino nano and even better (includes usb etc) and comes in a round shape. You may also use this RTC to save space.
I particularly like that you give a conventional schematic as well as other ways to connect the various parts. I think that you learn how things work by transferring the visual schematic to a real physical circuit. Other ways of showing connections mean you are blindly following lines.
I appreciate your words dear friend. As an electronics engineer, any project first comes to me as an electronic schematic. The visual way is somewhat more helpful for novice enthusiasts of electronics or somebody who would like to build something quickly, but surely lucks full understanding and analysis of a circuit.


I moved here from New Jersey about 7 years ago, one of the reasons being that I was really tired of the long cold and snowy winters.
On Friday, February 27, I had a photography/photoshop workshop to attend at the Arlington Convention Center. The night before, I saw that there was bad weather predicted for the DFW area. They said the snow would start after 9am and it would warm up later in the day so it shouldn't impact the commute home. So I decided to put the dogs in the kennel for Doggie Day Camp and then I would fill the car up with gas and head out to Arlington early. Arlington is about 24 miles from where I live and it normally takes about 30-35 mins.
I dropped the dogs off at in the morning at 7 am at Pet Smart, filled up my car with gas, (It was about 3/4 full, but I wanted to make sure that if I got stuck that I would have enough gas to keep the car running to stay warm), then I went back home to get some things and thenleft for Arlington at 8am. The snow started just when I left the house, it was a light snow, the kind of snow that, in New Jersey, would mean a pretty heavy snowfall would come, a very fine and steady sort of snow. The trip there was fine, no snow on the roads and no traffic.
I got to the photography workshop by about 8:30 or so… registered, got my seat, had some coffee… and waited until 10 when it started… I had my iPad and phone so I was just reading through facebook for awhile. A friend of mine texted me around 9:30 and said the roads were a mess and that I should go home now. I coundn't imagine the roads being as bad as she was saying because I just got there not too long ago and other than the very fine snow falling from the sky, there was nothing. The roads were very clear. The workshop didn't start until 10. I started to see traffic reports on my facebook page with overturned cars and a lof of reports of cars spinning out and stranded. Then some other facebook friends telling me how bad the roads were. They got bad so quickly!
Anyway, I figured that it would get better as the day warmed up and thought that by 4 when I planned on leaving it would be ok.
Well, conditions were just deteriorating, everyone was telling me to leave now (the only way to get home from Arlington is by highway, there are no local roads to get home). Anyway, I prepaid for lunch when I arrived so I thought I'd wait for that, and I really wanted to see the part of the workshop that was right after lunch. During the morning break at around 11am, I saw on facebook what a mess the roads were.
So about 11:45 (the lunch break was at 12:15) I got a call from Pet Smart that they were closing at 5 and doggie day camp was cancelled. They had a skeleton crew there and the dogs were ok in their cage, but to come get them before 5 or else they would have to stay in the kennel overnight. So I left and went to pick up my lunch (I'm glad I did that, I was starved and it ended up being a very long ride home)… went to the ladies room (another smart move) and then left. It was noon by the time I left….
The traffic was just crawling… I finally got onto I30 West and the roads were just wet, but traffic was hardly moving. I was thinking to myself how crazy this is…this kind of weather never would have shut down NJ… It looks icy in the picture below, but it was really just slushy and wet… traffic was stopped so I took a picture with my phone.
Then, by the time I got to Beach St in Fort Worth, it was ice and the traffic was really at a standstill. All along I30, cars were stranded… some turned around, some damaged from hitting the divider… but for some reason, every car and truck I saw was abandoned. Why? Where did the people go? I would never leave my car abandoned!
In the photo above, the roads were icy… traffic was stopped and only moving at about 5mph when we did move. I still had about 14 miles to go to get home.
I was already in the car for about 2 hrs. My right shin started to cramp up (probably from a combination of a lot of dancing the previous two nights and hardly moving it while I was sitting in traffic)… I was having trouble pushing on the gas pedal and brake… I had my Ugg's on and I think they may have restricted movement. I wasn't sure what to do, I was in the middle lane and wanted to get over to the right so I could stop the car and move my leg, but there was no break in the traffic where I could move over. I kept massaging it and trying to move my ankle, and then thought "OH… unzip the boot" and, ahh, that let me move my leg which helped the cramp. It eventually went away.
So every so often the traffic would ease up a bit and we could speed ahead at 15 mph (which actually felt fast). I noticed that pickup trucks drove faster… there was a red pickup truck that passed me on the left (at a point when traffic was moving along at 15mph.. he must have been speeding at about 25mph) and then cut across the 3 lanes to weave in and out to get ahead… well, he paid for that, up ahead he was stranded on the grass.. I'm not sure what happened but the truck was sideways and the driver was out of the truck walking around, there didn't seem to be any damage to the truck.
I put myself into Jersey mode (after years of driving in bad weather you learn how to drive in snow and icy roads as well as possible) and switched my car to manual mode (my Audi has automatic and manual shift modes, similar to a manual tranmission but you don't need a clutch and it won't stall if you don't step on the clutch to change gears) and I put the car in 1st gear (I was going slow enough to drive in 1st) and weaved in and out of the mess of cars spinning their wheels and the truck to get around it… somehow I did, holding my breath hoping that one of the cars didn't hit me. The rest of the highway after that was such an icy mess… these elevated highways are treacherous in the bad weather… (I wished I could take a picture of this, but getting through this safely was much more important to me).
Up ahead, two more cars, one with heavy damage, were on either sides of the road.. abandoned… I still don't get the abandoning… where did these people go?
So just over 3 hours later (for a trip that normally takes about 35 mins), I got to Pet Smart to get the dogs. They were so excited! Pet Smart didn't charge anything for the day camp since they had to cancel it due to the weather.
When we got home, I pulled out my NJ snow shovel (I'm probably one of the few in Fort Worth with a snow shovel) and decided to shovel the driveway. I learned my lesson last year, everyone said the snow will melt in a day.. well, it didn't and 3 days later I was chipping 3-4″ of ice in my driveway and around the pool.
The dogs loved playing in the snow (I know, it doesn't look like much here).
In the photo on the right, I already shoveled part of the driveway, that's why there isn't any snow in the foreground, and it was a heavy wet snow with a layer of almost ice underneath.
The Jersey Girl part of me took over and I shoveled the whole driveway, front, back and by the pool… again, I'm probably the only person in Fort Worth that even attempted to do this… it was so cold (26 degrees) but if I didn't do this, it would freeze over and would be thick ice in the morning. I had heavy gloves on but the tips of my fingers felt like I had frostbite.
Rachel (my daughter) and Kyle (her husband) were driving here from Midland (about 5 hrs west of Fort Worth) for her birthday, but they (thankfully) decided to stay home and they decided to drive up in the morning instead. Tom (my husband) was driving up from Austin, but decided to stay in a Holiday Inn, although he ended up missing the exit and next thing he knew, he as 24 miles from home, so he just decided to keep going. He said that highway traffic on 35W and I20 was blocked because of accidents and he got rerouted (from his GPS) and somehow found backroads and made it home.
So, I finished shoveling the back around the pool and the back driveway. (Back in New Jersey you would never see pools open this time of year, but down here in Texas, we don't need to close them. My pool has a freeze protection device on the filter which will turn the filter on if the temperature gets down to freezing, so the pool pipes shouldn't freeze up).
The snow itself was about 3-4″ deep and powdery on the grass (on the streets and driveway it was more of a wet snow) and my poor pansies were covered (that's another thing you wouldn't see back in Jersey… flowers in the winter).
When I finished,I thought that maybe I would do some sewing since I was home for the nigh, but instead, I came inside and had an Amy's Pizza (not bad for frozen pizza) and a glass of red wine… I turned on the news and watched the mess. I saw the truck that was stuck on I30 and Terrell that I passed… I was one of the lucky ones, it seemed as if sometime after I passed, others got stuck and there was a backup.
So now I'm back at home with my dogs… Tom made it home sometime after 6:30. I see on TV now that the roads are still very bad. I saw that there were hundreds of accidents yesterday mostly minor accidents because traffic was at a crawl. In Dallas there was nearly 500 accidents! That's not including Fort Worth (and for those of you who are not from here, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very separate cities).
(Bentley was sitting on the chair watching TV, but he turned around when he heard me come from behind to take a picture with my phone.
I moved here from NJ to escape this … we don't get it often, but when we do, it paralyzes the whole area. I never really understood how something that looks so insignificant to us from up north could be so treacherous down south, but now that I live here, I get it! We aren't equipped for it because it doesn't make sense to spend so much on snow removal equipment, and even just a slight snowstorm can turn to ice on those elevated highways that we have. NJ doesn't have anything like that. We also get more ice storms rather than snow, New Jersey gets more snow, and it's easier to get traction in snow. No matter what, you really cannot get traction on ice. My car is all wheel drive (I would have nothing less) and while nothing really works on ice, all wheel drive is a bit better than rear wheel drive, or even front wheel drive.
So today, Rachel and Kyle are planning on coming from Midland, the roads are still very bad, but hopefully the ice will melt as the sun comes up. Rachel's birthday is tomorrow and we had plans this morning to go for a mani/pedi… I changed the appointment until 1:00 this afternoon, and then we have a makeup appointment at 5:00 at Sephora… but all of that depends upon the weather. Her birthday present never arrived this past week, I still have something for her, but with the ice storm on Monday (yes that was another mess, but it happened overnight and most people stayed home), the delivery was postponed until yesterday, but that never happened because of the weather and UPS sent me a notice that it will be delivered on Tuesday now.
From the looks of it, I'm not even sure that Rachel and Kyle will be coming at all today. Right now there is freezing drizzle which can make the roads even worse.


Your child was born liking sweet things. This is why snacks like popsicles, cakes, cookies and candy are so appealing. They are all high in sugar and very sweet. But these snacks offer little in the way of good nutrition. They provide energy but almost no vitamins, minerals or protein.
Fruit juice. Instead of fruit drinks with sugar, offer fruit juice. Full strength fruit juice may be too strong tasting. When you use frozen fruit juice, add an extra can of water. If you buy bottled or canned fruit juice, mix a little water into each cup of juice. This will give it a milder flavor, and it will stretch your food dollar.
Fruit juice popsicles. Almost all children like fruit juice popsicles. Pour fruit juice into small paper cups and stick plastic spoons in as handles. Cover with aluminum foil to hold the spoon handles in place and freeze.
Yogurt popsicles. If you have a blender, you can make yogurt popsicles. Drain the liquid from a 16-ounce package of defrosted frozen fruit or a can of fruit. Put the fruit into a saucepan. Add a tablespoon of unflavored gelatin. Heat slowly, stirring until the gelatin dissolves. Put in a blender with 2 cups of plain yogurt. Blend together. Pour into paper cups. Insert plastic spoons as handles. Cover with aluminum foil to keep handles in place and freeze.
Snack-size pizza. Split an English muffin and spread about 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce on half of it. Grate some cheese and sprinkle that over the top. Put your mini pizza under the oven broiler or in a toaster oven until the cheese melts.
Easy quesadillas. Sprinkle cheese on half of a flour tortilla. Fold the other half over the cheese half. Heat in a frying pan at low heat until the cheese has melted.
"Ants on a log." Place peanut butter down the center of a celery stick. Put some raisin halves on top. It's ready to eat. Children should brush right after eating it since raisins can cause tooth decay.
Paula Strawder is the families and health extension agent for the WVU Extension Service.


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This Concept Paper describes the core activities of the Free Space Process (FSP) that aims to contribute to increasing the quality and/or scale of the HIV/AIDS response.
A discussion paper supported by the Hélène de Beir Foundation and International Civil Society Support. Written by Gorik Ooms, January 2009.


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Iona Call For Ward 7 and Ward 8 Artists
By Editorial Team on December 10, 2019
Deadline: Fri, 20 December 2019
Colorful imagery by anonymous. Courtesy of Iona.
Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2020
In the spring of 2020, Iona will open an adult day health center in Southeast Washington, at The Shops at Park Village (intersection of Alabama and Stanton Roads SE).
More than 20,000 Washingtonians over age 60 live in Wards 7 and 8—wards with the least access to many basic necessities such as health care, access to nutritious food, and public safety. With Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Type 2 Diabetes on the rise nationally, and with African Americans twice as likely to have Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia than Caucasian older adults, there is a real urgency to opening an adult day center in Ward 8. No one understands this more than the overwhelmed family caregivers who don't know where to turn for support.
Working in partnership with communities in Wards 7 & 8 all of this is about to change. This spring, Iona will open a 9,000-square-foot light-filled space that will house Iona East, featuring the same high-quality program, resources, and leadership as the Wellness & Arts Center on Albemarle Street NW.
Call to Artists Details
If you're an artist who lives or works in Ward 7 or 8, Iona would like to showcase YOUR work! The Lois & Richard England Gallery at Iona is seeking professional artists, who either live or work in Wards 7 and 8 of DC, to exhibit their two-dimensional works of art, including paintings and/or mixed-media compositions. Any style will be considered, including small 3D work. Please, no arts and crafts, photographs, digital, or computer-generated works.
For submission rules and prospectus, please check https://www.iona.org/artists-call-for-spring-2020/.
By Editorial Team on January 10, 2022
Call For Entry: 18th annual Bethesda Painting Awards
Deadline: Sat, 29 January 2022
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District seeks local artists for their 18th annual juried art competition.
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Environmental Justice Juried Exhibition Grant
Deadline: Fri, 21 January 2022
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities seeks applications for artists for the FY22 Juried Exhibition.
Artists and Artist Teams Invited to Submit Qualifications for 11th Street Bridge Park Public Art Program
Deadline: Tue, 18 January 2022
Artists sought for four public art opportunities.
DCAC Curatorial Initiative 2022: Call for Apprentice Curator
Deadline: Mon, 31 January 2022
The Curatorial Initiative seeks an an apprentice curator to work with an experienced mentor curator for 2022.
By Editorial Team on December 7, 2021
Pyramid Atlantic Seeks Screenprinting Associate
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center seeks Screenprinting Associates for 2022.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Summer 2022 Internships Applications Open
Deadline: Fri, 18 February 2022
Pyramid seeks applications from college or recently graduated art students.
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"The Voice" Debuts Strong
Published Apr 27, 2011 at 6:03 PM | Updated at 6:12 PM PDT on Apr 27, 2011
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Cee Lo Green assembles his team on "The Voice."
Forget "Glee."
NBC belted out a ratings win for the two-hour debut episode of "The Voice" Wednesday night, topping the competition in the key advertiser friendly 18 to 49 demographic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The heavily promoted singing competition featuring "Forget You" singer Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera reportedly scored a 5.1 rating in the demo, compared with a 3.4 rating for Fox's Lady Gaga-themed "Glee."
"The Voice" averaged 11.8 million viewers when all demographic groups were factored in, about half of the audience for Fox's "American Idol," THR reported.
Adam Levine and Blake Shelton Talk "The Voice"
The "Maroon 5" frontman and the country crooner share some behind the scenes gossip on the set of the new show.
(Published Tuesday, April 26, 2011)
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday logged the most eyeballs for the night overall, The Wall Street Journal reported. About 18 million viewers tuned in for the dancing competition's results show where pro-wrestler Chris Jericho got the boot.
Still, NBC said "The Voice" scored the most viewers for any premiere on the big networks since the Feb. 2010 debut of "Undercover Boss."
Selected Reading: THR, WSJ, MTV
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Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. I'll reward you. Actually, that's why I'm here. If you cross with a red light, it's against the law. Do you have heartburn? Gin is not my friend. She did nothing but weep at the news. There's something I have to do before Mosur gets here. I'm coming up there right now. The farmer should use a new fertiliser.
They all swim very fast. I wanted to know why you didn't come yesterday. That's not what you said before. I often stay up all night. The cowboys rounded up the herd of cattle. Nothing like that ever happened here. Marilyn finally got here around lunch time. It is said that the Japanese are very friendly to those that they know, and very indifferent to those they don't. There's no need to worry. Kay is very unlucky.
The office was deserted. I told you I don't know. Nathaniel must've been the one who did that. Mongo didn't know that Shai was married. Turkish war of independence against Eurpean imperialist powers had lasted from 1919 to 1923. How much have you made tonight? We are the best. Well, do you like it? Jim is liked by all his classmates. Julia cries and calls Emilia.
Their estimate of the cost was wide of the mark. I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind. Kevin has already been convicted. I went to Hokkaido to see the floating ice. I learned that Bill's father was sick. I think you'll pull through. They got over to the other side while the light was red. Raman's not feeling well. I am a foreigner. I think that we should try again.
Everyone but Roxana seems to be enjoying the party. Grace had difficulty paying attention. The answer is going to have to be "no." I haven't got rid of my bad cold yet. There's nothing interesting on the Internet today. What's that there? She remembers her long journey. That was the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted. I keep in touch with my parents by mail. The now ubiquitous occurrence of sectarian violence is the product of growing tensions between the country's different ethnic groups.
You knew all along that I can't do it. He hated lying. I'm glad to see you back. She suggested that I write to him at once. How are things between you two? Ask me if I care. That has changed now. A lot has happened this past week. Don't let Joel use the phone. The ticket costs 100 euros.
That's probably not so. Where did you buy that? I want one too. She called him bad names. We weren't the ones who did that. Jem can't even make a salad. These shoes are so tight that I can't put them on. Bill was crazy for a motorbike. The audience buzzed with excitement. I'm kind of hoping Jane doesn't come to the party. Whether or not we play an encore depends on the audience.
She doesn't live with him. How many people do you have in your family? Do you have anything? I can't imagine how much more colourless life would be without multiple languages. Lynn and Srivatsan didn't say anything to each other. The boss asked Mr Brown to take charge of the office while she was away. My brain is overheating. Help him. As far as I'm concerned, the future will hold great promise. Where did you open them?
The goblins grinned gruesomely. Your submission is great! Congratulations! Have dinner with me tomorrow. It's a tough situation. That word is very hard to translate. Jianyun is confused. Since she was wearing the very strange hat, people teased her. I get along with everybody. I dislike them all. Whenever Mosur comes to Boston, he stays at our place.
Brooke is much younger than he looks. We gave the first step, now we just have to keep going. Cristi never talked about Blayne. Nobody should be subjected to pains or torture. Did Valeria say what he was planning to do this evening? The teacher kicked me out of class. I am learning how to drive. My knees crack when I squat. The entire process of manufacturing this small car takes only six hours. His eyes were shining with joy.


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Q: Hypermedia Message Builders in WSO2 axis configuration Is there any way to set axis2 message builder/formatter for hypermedia, without setting content types one by one?
Example:
application/vnd.xxx.v1+json
application/vnd.yyy.v2+json

With something like:
<messageBuilder contentType="application/vnd.*+json" class="org.apache.synapse.commons.json.JsonStreamBuilder" />

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