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Impact of new sites won't be felt yet
Thread: Impact of new sites won't be felt yet
http://www.straitstimes.com/Invest/S...ry_454492.html
November 15, 2009 Sunday
Sites for tender will yield 2,925 units but they won't be ready for at least 11/2 years
By Joyce Teo
The Government came out about a week ago to say that there is no shortage of residential supply and thus no need for buyers to rush. That was when it announced its decision to tender out eight residential sites for sale in the first half of next year.
The eight sites are in non-city areas such as Choa Chu Kang, Simei and Tampines.
It also has a long reserve list of residential sites that are available for sale, if developers are to show interest by committing to a minimum bid the Government finds acceptable.
This potential supply comes from the twice-yearly government land sales programme and means buyers will have more choices while property owners may benefit.
HDB upgraders in particular will be glad to know that the latest sales programme - for the first half of next year - will see a slew of suburban residential sites.
Property owners who live near the eight sites can expect to see a new project in their neighbourhood in the next few years.
If the economy improves steadily, they can even look forward to a rise in their home values when the new project is released for sale.
'Generally, when a new project is launched, it will have a bearing on the developments in the vicinity,' said Colliers International's research and advisory director, Ms Tay Huey Ying.
'If a project is launched at bullish price levels, it could push up the prices of surrounding developments, though a lot can depend on project attributes.'
Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer Nicholas Mak said: 'In a buoyant market, developers would launch at a higher price on a per sq ft basis than surrounding projects. In a less buoyant market, the premium would be smaller.
'The launch price does give some support to the asking prices of individual sellers in the area.'
In January, three sites will be put up for sale, including two executive condominium (EC) sites.
The first EC site in Buangkok Drive, near The Quartz condo and Buangkok MRT station, can accommodate an estimated 520 units while the second in Yishun Avenue 11, next to the Lilydale EC, can take 385 units.
The EC scheme was launched in 1996 to help Singaporeans who could afford more than new HDB flats yet found the prices of private housing too high.
The biggest of the eight sites is at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Avenue 10, next to The Tropica condo and Bedok Reservoir. It can take 605 units.
The site in Choa Chu Kang Road, suitable for 200 units, sits above the Bukit Panjang LRT Depot and Ten Mile Junction, and is near the future Bukit Panjang MRT station.
The Sembawang Road site is near Sembawang Shopping Centre and can take about 290 units.
In the west, the Boon Lay Way site for 525 units is next to the sold-out The Caspian and near Lakeside MRT station.
Property consultants also singled out the site at Simei Street 3 and the one at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Pheng Geck Avenue as choice ones because of their proximity to the Simei and Potong Pasir MRT stations respectively.
'As Singapore becomes more populated, characterised by a relatively fast-paced lifestyle, accessibility and proximity to mass transit stations will be a key consideration for future home buyers,' said CBRE Research director Leonard Tay.
On the reserve list, there are also sites near MRT stations: The Bartley Road site, which can take about 500 units, faces Bartley MRT station and the Stirling Road site, which can have 405 units, is near Queenstown MRT station.
Both sites are seen as highly attractive and thus likely to be triggered for sale next year. Even if they are not, the eight sites to be tendered out next year will yield 2,925 units, which is nearly as high as the 3,000 units put out in the se-cond half of 2007.
In addition to the reserve list sites, the Government is making available 10,550 private residential units - the largest supply since the second half of 2001.
Still, the impact of this will not be felt immediately.
It will take at least 11/2 years before a project on the eight sites can be launched, said Mr Mak.
And depending on how the market pans out, developers may choose to launch their projects later, he said.
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Google's ambitious plan to bring the internet to four billion unconnected people is set for a test in Indonesia next year.
By Liam Tung | October 29, 2015 -- 10:35 GMT (03:35 PDT) | Topic: Cloud
Google co-founder Sergey Brin with a Project Loon balloon. Image: James Martin/CNET
Google is to use hundreds of Project Loon balloons to make fast internet access available across Indonesia, which remains one of the least connected nations in southeast Asia.
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Thread: OT: "The Mets Own This Town"
"The tower atop the Empire State Building will glow blue and orange for a few hours this evening. The Mets earned that honor by winning the first two games of their series against the Yankees."
The series is over. Time to post these in the MLB forum.
they got lucky on friday.
It's not about the series, it's about an event that happened tonight.
Who cares, own the league then come back to me.
It ended on a high note. Yankees are hitting well and it showed again tonight.
How you own the city when you havent done nothing since the 80' s.............yeah yeah i know the come back is the Yanks havent won since 2000, but you do the math. Mets will always be runner- up until they when a title in 2000's.
Who cares about "owning the city"? Really, big deal, All I care about is first place, making the playoffs, and winning in the playoffs, you do that then you'll own the city, not by winning 2/3 May games.
Well spoken , by a Met fan who gets it..
I agree, but that's how they led in and captioned the pic of the blue & orange tower--"the Mets own this town."
I am the biggest opponent to interleague play, I dont think it should be on the schedule, I think its a waist of time and it is very unfair to teams.
Buttttt...Yankee/Met games are fun and are more energetic than a normal May game...I go to about 30 games a year and there arent any regular season games that have the energy and hype that the Met Yank game has.
TOO much weed for you tonight?
^Only Yankees vs Mets games that meant anything!
i really cheered for the mets all those losing years and now that the mets are a good team most met fans i know turned arrogant, and seemed obsessed about "owning this town".


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But, alas, I do it anyway...because I love it and that's what I do! YAY! I created this super fun card with Paper Smooches Alfresco set! This is SUCH a fun summer time stamp set! I love it! Those adorable eye brads are from Eyelet Outlet! LOVE!!!
As for my workspace, well, that's a right and proper disaster again. Okay...not really a disaster, as there is plenty of space to work, but the piles have begun. In all honestly, though...I know it's not bad because I could clean it up in 15 minutes or less. HA!
You can see I've been playing with some of my favorite inks lately. Oh..and, of course, a stash of jelly beans! The butterfly stamps were out from a project I will be posting tomorrow. I'm rather pleased with it, as it partially came from a very happy accident! Love those! You can see my ATG AND my Glue Glider because the tape is empty on my ATG and I'm too lazy to change it, so I just pulled out the Glue Glider! HA! Oh...and hiding in there is also the set of stamps I used for my Smokin' Hot card above! YAY! Fun! So...that's the grand tour! LOL! To see more fabulous workspaces, be sure to check out Julia's blog!
That will be all for today! Well, until my next post at 9am Eastern... which you are SO going to want to watch for if you happen to be a Psych fan. Just say'n.
LOLOLOLOL this is super stinking cute!!!
that is just the cutest card ever!!! i love it!!
love those butterfly stamps on your desk!!
No AC??? Oh, that stinks. I'm not a big baby when it comes to heat, but I'm no Superwoman either. There comes a point with the heat when all you can do is fall over and drown in the puddle of sweat that you have become, LOL!
that is just TOO cute! the eye brads are the perfect touch. My desk is starting to look very similar. My, desk, the floor, all the shelves --lol!
I wondered if those were Eyelet Outlet eye brads. They are too cool and of course, I must have some. I have no idea how I managed my life this far without them. I love your chaotic workplace. It shows you've been busy and having fun. The best messes are the ones that look incredibly disastrous but only take a few minutes to pick. Isn't it funny how we can't take those few minutes though... that's so me, even the tape gun thing, yep, been there, done that.
this card totally made me giggle!
Love the cars you made ... Very unsuitable for our unseasonably rainy summer we are having in the uk but I love it nonetheless!
Like the look of those butterfly stamps too.
I would probably think this card was funny (especially with the googly eyes, googly eyes make everything better), except for the fact that I'm ready to move to Alaska after all these 100 plus degree days.
This card makes me chuckle and smile.
NO AIR? That's insane. We had temps over 105 last week. Can't image what the house would be like without A/C.
What a fun card! Love your use of the eye brads!


Impressions: Saiunkoku, Kurau, Baccano!, Amatsuki, Real Drive, Druaga and more.
So I went to smoking roll-your-own cigarettes so I could buy more anime. I'm not sure if it's a good thing, but I sure do have Haruhi sitting on top of my TV just waiting for me to watch it, but anyway on to some impressions.
Saiunkoku Monogatari: Since it seems that no one has seen this show, I figured I'd give people a little heads up. It's a show about a girl who's family has fallen on hard times. She's decided that she wants to buck the system and become a government official. So I finished the first season of this and… it's okay. On the good side, it has some awesome characters, a fairly interesting "love" story and enough tension to pull me pretty effortlessly through every episode after episode fourteen. On the other hand, reverse harems are about as tiring to watch as actual harems. Towards the end, it's just a bunch of them standing around saying, "Oh Shuurei is so great." It got old, fast. And it has the tendency of getting right up to the climax and then skipping it. So good enough that I'd watch the second season. Not good enough that I feel like gushing over it.
Kurau: Phantom Memory: You know BONES could take crap and make it sparkle (at least from what I've seen.) Now, Kurau's not anything special plot-wise. It starts like a superhero story and right now it's a superhero story mixed with The Fugitive. But the characters are still interesting. And the credits say the story was by BONES, so… take that for what you will. But the director seems like this is really his first time directing, but he's done a lot of storyboarding and other stuff for the studio.
Baccano!: I don't think I ever did a proper statement on this show. But on the one hand, it's awesome and I really don't know why this show hasn't been licensed in the United States. I mean it's practically made to sell to a Western audience. On the other hand, the multiple plotlines and massive cast of characters does end up making the show feel like it's trying to do too much with too little space. It's a fun watch, but I can't say it's an amazing show.
Amatsuki: And now for a show that didn't come out years ago, but still no one's talking about. So far this is one of my favorite shows of the Spring season. Its got swords. Its got demons. Its even got classy fanservice (if such a thing exists.) And it has a complete and utter lack of a whiny boy hero. I know that I don't have any taste, but seriously, this is a solid show that doesn't try to do more than what it sets out to do. And surprise, surprise the director on this one worked on Rurouni Kenshin (both the TV series AND the OVAs). And ironically… Real Drive.
Real Drive: I'm still not completely sure about this one. So far, I've watched the first four episodes and they're solid. I just don't know how they're going to support another 22 episodes with it. But I really like the main character, who was a diver who got into an accident and slept until he was an old man. I kind of like the sidekick girl. She's cute, but a little flat so far. But so far, not bad, not great, but definitely watchable.
Tower of Druaga: I have to agree with Coburn on this one. This show is awesome. I mean its tongue-in-cheek funny. And thankfully it never takes itself so seriously that I can't enjoy it.
Itazura na Kiss: Honestly, I shouldn't like this show. I mean Kotoko is so incompetent it's downright insulting. Naoki is a jerk. The little brother deserves a solid kick in the rear end. But… I still keep coming back for more. And I'm not sure why I enjoy it so much, but I do.
Macross Frontier: It's Macross. It's cool. Sheryl is one of the few anime women who I will say is hot. Enough said about that one.
I'm in agreement with you on InK and Macross F – they have yet to provide me with enough thoughts to make further blog posts on them but I'm enjoying them nonetheless. Kurau really impressed me actually so I ought to catch up on that sometime. BONES really do know how to make a solidly entertaining show.
Real Drive joins Library Wars in the 'Stuff I Need To Start Watching This Week' so I can't really say much about that.
Oh yeah, I've always found roll-up cigs to be more enjoyable as well as being cheaper…but I quit completely a while back in order to feed my anime habit. My asthma's better but my social life is suffering!
Yeah, I've been slacking on Library Wars. I think I was expecting something a little more like VOTOMS than what I got. Although I do think it has a really neat premise.
Actually I smoked rollies for about two-years, but I got off of them when I moved over to Maryland (mostly because it's harder to get to places that sell them, and they only have tubes rather than the machines that you can use the papers in.) But I do agree with you, that they definitely taste better.


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    public AtomicInteger recycledChannels = new AtomicInteger();
    public AtomicInteger reusedChannels = new AtomicInteger();

    public HttpConnectionPool cpool = new HttpConnectionPool(this);

    // Host + context mapper.
    Dispatcher dispatcher;
    protected HttpService defaultService;
    int port = 8080;

    private Timer timer;

    boolean compression = true;

    boolean serverSSL = false;

    private static Timer defaultTimer = new Timer(true);

    public HttpConnector(IOConnector ioConnector) {
        this.ioConnector = ioConnector;
        dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
        defaultService = dispatcher;
        if (ioConnector != null) {
            timer = ioConnector.getTimer();
        } else {
            // tests
            timer = defaultTimer;
        }
    }

    protected HttpConnector() {
        this(null);
    }

    public Dispatcher getDispatcher() {
        return dispatcher;
    }

    public HttpConnectionPool getConnectionPool() {
        return cpool;
    }

    public HttpConnector withIOConnector(IOConnector selectors) {
        ioConnector = selectors;
        return this;
    }

    public void setDebug(boolean b) {
        this.debug = b;
    }

    public void setDebugHttp(boolean b) {
        this.debugHttp  = b;
    }

    public HttpConnector withSsl(SslProvider ssl) {
        sslProvider = ssl;
        return this;
    }

    HttpConnector setServerSsl(boolean b) {
        serverSSL = b;
        return this;
    }

    public SslProvider getSslProvider() {
        return sslProvider;
    }

    /**
     * Allow or disable compression for this connector.
     * Compression is enabled by default.
     */
    public HttpConnector setCompression(boolean b) {
        this.compression = b;
        return this;
    }

    public void setClientKeepAlive(boolean b) {
        this.clientKeepAlive = b;
    }

    public void setServerKeepAlive(boolean b) {
        this.serverKeepAlive = b;
    }

    public boolean isDebug() {
        return debug;
    }

    public boolean isClientKeepAlive() {
        return clientKeepAlive;
    }

    public boolean isServerKeepAlive() {
        return serverKeepAlive;
    }

    public int getInUse() {
        return inUse.get();
    }

    public int getMaxHttpPoolSize() {
        return maxHttpPoolSize;
    }

    public void setMaxHttpPoolSize(int maxHttpPoolSize) {
        this.maxHttpPoolSize = maxHttpPoolSize;
    }

    public void setOnCreate(HttpChannelEvents callback) {
        httpEvents = callback;
    }

    /**
     *  Override to create customized client/server connections.
     *
     * @return
     * @throws IOException
     */
    protected HttpChannel create() throws IOException {
        HttpChannel res = new HttpChannel();
        newHttpChannel.incrementAndGet();
        res.setConnector(this);
        if (httpEvents != null) {
            httpEvents.onCreate(res, this);
        }
        if (debugHttp) {
            res.debug = debugHttp;
        }
        return res;
    }

    public HttpChannel get(String host, int port) throws IOException {
        HttpChannel http = get(false);
        http.setTarget(host + ":" + port);
        return http;
    }

    public HttpChannel getServer() {
        try {
            return get(true);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
            return null;
        }
    }

    public HttpRequest request(String host, int port) throws IOException {
        HttpChannel http = get(false);
        http.setTarget(host + ":" + port);
        return http.getRequest();

    }

    public HttpRequest request(CharSequence urlString) throws IOException {
        return get(urlString).getRequest();
    }

    /**
     * Get an existing AsyncHttp object. Since it uses many buffers and
     * objects - it's more efficient to pool it.
     *
     * release will return the object to the pool.
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public HttpChannel get(CharSequence urlString) throws IOException {
        URL url = new URL(urlString.toString());
        String host = url.getHost();
        int port = url.getPort();
        boolean secure = "http".equals(url.getAuthority());
        if (port == -1) {
            port = secure ? 443: 80;
        }
        // TODO: insert SSL filter
        HttpChannel http = get(false);
        http.setTarget(host + ":" + port);
        String path = url.getFile(); // path + qry
        // TODO: query string
        http.getRequest().requestURI().set(path);
        return http;
    }

    protected HttpChannel get(boolean server) throws IOException {
        HttpChannel processor = null;
        synchronized (httpChannelPool) {
            int cnt = httpChannelPool.size();
            if (cnt > 0) {
                processor = httpChannelPool.remove(cnt - 1);
            }
        }
        boolean reuse = false;
        totalHttpChannel.incrementAndGet();
        if (!server) {
            totalClientHttpChannel.incrementAndGet();
        }
        if (processor == null) {
            processor = create();
        } else {
            reuse = true;
            reusedChannels.incrementAndGet();
            processor.release = false;
        }
        processor.serverMode(server);
        if (debug) {
            log.info((reuse ? "REUSE ": "Create ") +
                    (server? " S" : "")
                    + " id=" + processor.ser +
                    " " + processor +
                    " size=" + httpChannelPool.size());
        }

        processor.setConnector(this);
        inUse.incrementAndGet();
        return processor;
    }

    protected void returnToPool(HttpChannel http) throws IOException {
        inUse.decrementAndGet();
        recycledChannels.incrementAndGet();
        int size = 0;
        boolean pool = false;

        http.recycle();
        http.setConnection(null);
        http.setConnector(null);

        // No more data - release the object
        synchronized (httpChannelPool) {
            size = httpChannelPool.size();
            if (httpChannelPool.contains(http)) {
                log.severe("Duplicate element in pool !");
            } else if (size < maxHttpPoolSize) {
                httpChannelPool.add(http);
                pool = true;
            }
        }

        if (!pool && httpEvents != null) {
            httpEvents.onDestroy(http, this);
        }
        if (debug) {
            log.info((pool ? "Return " : "Destroy ")
                    + http.getTarget() + " obj=" +
                    http + " size=" + size);
        }
    }

    public IOConnector getIOConnector() {
        return ioConnector;
    }

    public void setHttpService(HttpService s) {
        defaultService = s;
    }

    public void start() throws IOException {
        if (ioConnector != null) {
            ioConnector.acceptor(new AcceptorCallback(),
                    Integer.toString(port), null);
        }
    }

    /**
     *
     * TODO: only clean our state and sockets we listen on.
     *
     */
    public void stop() {
        if (ioConnector != null) {
            ioConnector.stop();
        }
    }

    protected void connectAndSend(HttpChannel httpCh) throws IOException {
        cpool.send(httpCh);

    }

    private class AcceptorCallback implements IOConnector.ConnectedCallback {
        @Override
        public void handleConnected(IOChannel accepted) throws IOException {
            handleAccepted(accepted);
        }
    }

    public HttpConnection handleAccepted(IOChannel accepted) throws IOException {
        // TODO: reuse
        HttpConnection shttp = cpool.accepted(accepted);
        shttp.serverMode = true;

        IOChannel head = accepted;
        IOChannel ch;

        String id = null;
        if (debugHttp) {
            id = port + "-" + accepted.getFirst().getAttribute(IOChannel.ATT_REMOTE_PORT);
            log.info("Accepted " + id);
            head = DumpChannel.wrap("SSL-" + id, head);
        }

        // TODO: seems cleaner this way...
        if (serverSSL) {
            ch = sslProvider.serverChannel(head);
            head.setHead(ch);
            head = ch;

            if (debugHttp) {
                head = DumpChannel.wrap("CLEAR-" + id, head);
            }
        }

        shttp.setSink(head);

        // Will read any data in the channel, notify data available up
        accepted.handleReceived(accepted);
        return shttp;
    }

    public HttpConnector setPort(int port2) {
        this.port = port2;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Actual HTTP/1.1 wire protocol.
     *
     */
    public static abstract class HttpConnection extends IOChannel
        implements DataReceivedCallback
    {
        protected HttpConnector httpConnector;
        protected boolean serverMode = false;

        protected BBuffer headRecvBuf = BBuffer.allocate(8192);
        protected CompressFilter compress = new CompressFilter();

        protected boolean secure = false;

        protected HttpConnectionPool.RemoteServer remoteHost;
        // If set, the connection is in use ( active )
        // null == keep alive. Changes synchronized on remoteHost
        // before/after request
        protected HttpChannel activeHttp;

        @Override
        public final void handleReceived(IOChannel ch) throws IOException {
            int before = ch.getIn().available();
            dataReceived(ch.getIn());
        }

        protected HttpChannel checkHttpChannel() throws IOException {
            return null;
        }

        /**
         * Called before a new request is sent, on a channel that is
         * reused.
         */
        public void beforeRequest() {
        }

        public void setSink(IOChannel ch) throws IOException {
            this.net = ch;
            ch.setDataReceivedCallback(this);
            ch.setDataFlushedCallback(this);
            // we may have data in the buffer;
            handleReceived(ch);
        }

        /**
         * Incoming data.
         */
        public abstract void dataReceived(IOBuffer iob) throws IOException;

        /**
         * Framing error, client interrupt, etc.
         */
        public void abort(HttpChannel http, String t) throws IOException {
        }

        protected void sendRequest(HttpChannel http)
            throws IOException {
        }

        protected void sendResponseHeaders(HttpChannel http)
            throws IOException {
        }

        public void startSending(HttpChannel http) throws IOException {
        }

        @Override
        public IOBuffer getIn() {
            return net == null ? null : net.getIn();
        }

        @Override
        public IOBuffer getOut() {
            return net == null ? null : net.getOut();
        }

        @Override
        public void startSending() throws IOException {
        }

        /** Called when the outgoing stream is closed:
         * - by an explicit call to close()
         * - when all content has been sent.
         */
        protected void outClosed(HttpChannel http) throws IOException {
        }

        /**
         * Called by HttpChannel when both input and output are fully
         * sent/received. When this happens the request is no longer associated
         * with the Connection, and the connection can be re-used.
         *
         * The channel can still be used to access the retrieved data that may
         * still be buffered until HttpChannel.release() is called.
         *
         * This method will be called only once, for both succesful and aborted
         * requests.
         */
        protected abstract void endSendReceive(HttpChannel httpChannel) throws IOException;

        public void withExtraBuffer(BBuffer received) {
            return;
        }

    }

}


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Cutting Crime Pays — But At What Cost?
A recent Wall Street Journal article suggests that cities should do anything they can to avoid cutting crime-reduction budgets during these lean times.
Diana Lind December 4, 2008
There isn't a city that is escaping the knife in 2009 (if there is, please let me know). Budget cuts are coming, dashing the hopes of many cities to implement better transportation projects or sustainability plans. They're also taking a toll on schools, libraries, fire departments and police stations. But out in Los Angeles, where the weather is predicted to be a balmy 72 this weekend, police chief William Bratton is adding more cops.
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The city is adding 1,000 police officers, pushing its force levels in the Los Angeles Police Department to above 10,000 for the first time. Even as the city faces a more than $400 million shortfall for this fiscal year and next, the police budget — the city's most costly department — is emerging largely unscathed.
Bratton has been at the job in LA for the past six years and overseen a dramatic drop in crime. According to the WSJ, Los Angeles is on target for 374 homicides this year, compared with 647 in 2002. (As a comparison Philadelphia, a city about one-third the size of LA, recently hit the 300-homicide milestone in a particularly macabre way.)
In order to prove that cutting crime is worth its cost, Bratton has been seriously crunching the numbers. Apparently, each homicide costs LA $1 million. Another $13 million has been saved in prison costs, more money saved with the 31 percent reduction in auto theft. Essentially, Bratton seems to be saying that the city reaps a good return on investment with money spent on cops. Add to that the safe feeling of being able to go outside, and you can imagine that people spend more money and are willing to invest in the city.
But take a more, um, radical approach to the situation and you'll find some people wondering why the city gets to add more police officers, when it's already witnessed a good enough drop in crime, at the same time as it's refusing to spend in other departments. When is enough police enough?
What's your take? Where should LA or your city be spending its money in 2009?
Can We Depend on You?
A message from board member Lynn. M. Ross:
Let's get back to normal. You've probably heard that more than a few times as we continue navigating life in an evolving pandemic. But the normal in The Before Times wasn't so great for far too many people and communities. A return to that normality means embracing deep inequity and injustice as tolerable features of city life and city-building practice.
That is unacceptable. It's not a return to normal that we should desire or work toward. Instead — especially as community changemakers — we should chart a course for a future that is equitable, just, and humane. Our team at Next City — board and staff — have spent the last several months thinking about that future and articulating our role in helping to shape it. Today we're sharing a new strategic plan that boldly affirms our commitment to the diverse changemakers, like you, who are working to liberate our cities from oppression and to the high-quality solutions journalism essential for informing that work.
Will you help Next City fulfill its mission?
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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Robert Friedhoff, Grosse Pointe North, Class of '71
For our newest Alumni Spotlight, we spoke to Dr. Robert Friedhoff, who was in the second class to graduate from Grosse Pointe North after the Grosse Pointe High School split in 1968 to become Grosse Pointe South and the new Grosse Pointe North. Before attending North, Dr. Friedhoff attended Ferry Elementary School and Parcells Middle.
Some of the teachers who had a positive influence on Dr. Friedhoff go back to his elementary days. He recalls Miss Rehill in kindergarten, Miss Ambrose in 1st/2nd grade, and Mr. Kurtell in 5th/6th and Mr. Cooper. During his time at Parcells, he points to Mr. McNew, Minor, Sumula, Harris and Miss Stuart as all being instrumental in his success and from North; Mr. Ritter, Fenech, Schneider, Morehead, Gray and Herold.
His favorite subject was always math, and he knew later in high school that he wanted to be a doctor. High school wasn't only about academics for Dr. Friedhoff, though. He was also the team manager for three sports—football, baseball, and basketball and was active in the band.
After high school, Dr. Friedhoff attended Western Michigan University, later Emory University and then Wayne State School of Medicine. He completed his internship at St. John Hospital in Detroit, his residency in anesthesia at the Mayo Clinic and Pediatric fellowship at Children's National Medical Center.
Dr. Friedhoff holds positions both as an anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the esteemed Mayo Clinic. The most rewarding part of his career, he says, is working with children. "Pediatric patients are the most vulnerable, and it's gratifying to be able to help," he tells us. He also has participated in medical missions in Asia, South America and Africa.
When asked what he believes makes Grosse Pointe Public Schools so special, he cites the expectation of the faculty to complete advanced degrees and the community's support of the students. From the Little Leagues to Scouting, the individual GP parks and recreation, the Arts and community churches. They all lend a hand in the wonderful way students are brought up in our district.
Do you know an outstanding alumnus who should be profiled? Let us know!


Citation: Low, T.S.,Tseng, K.J.,Lee, T.H.,Lim, K.W.,Lock, K.S. (1990-11). Strategy for the instantaneous torque control of permanent-magnet brushless DC drives. IEE Proceedings B: Electric Power Applications 137 (6) : 355-363. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: The paper describes an instantaneous torque control for a permanent magnet motor driven in a brushless direct current drive configuration. The motor has high torque capabilities, which makes it suitable for direct drive applications, but unfortunately it suffers from torque pulsations when controlled by a conventional sinusoidal current controller. Instantaneous torque control is aimed at eliminating such torque pulsation, thereby improving speed and position control. The approach adopted is to design an instantaneous torque control algorithm based on a variable structure strategy in the dq rotating reference frame. The switching commands for the inverter are generated by the digital controller directly. The required instantaneous torque feedback information is estimated from knowledge of the motor parameters and measurements of instantaneous currents and rotor position. The performance of the proposed controller design and torque feedback technique are investigated in computer simulation studies and experimental implementations. Experimental results for drive applications using instantaneous torque control and conventional sinusoidal current control are evaluated and compared.


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Outer Banks Hotline, Dare County Sheriff's Office awarded funding for joint task force
By Contributed
By Stephanie Baker, Associate Director, Outer Banks Hotline
For the past two years, Outer Banks Hotline, Inc., Dare County's local domestic abuse, sexual assault and human trafficking crisis intervention and prevention center, has worked in partnership with the Dare County Sheriff's Office to provide community outreach, awareness and prosecution of human trafficking. "Through the effort, we recognized the urgent need for a multidisciplinary regional human trafficking workforce so we jointly applied for a large federal grant through the U.S. Office for Victims of Crime to address the issue," said Bronwyn Thornton, executive director of Outer Banks Hotline. To qualify for the grant, submissions required two agencies to collaborate on efforts that "support victim-centered and trauma-informed programs, policies and resources that promote justice, access and empowerment."
Only 15 Human Trafficking Joint Task Force grants were awarded across the United States. The submission from the Outer Banks Hotline and Dare County partnership was one of the 15 grants awarded, and received a combined total of $860,818 to be distributed over a three-year period. Dare County Sheriff's Office was awarded $416,354 and Outer Banks Hotline $444,464. Additionally, each agency is required to contribute 25% in matching funds, bringing the total amount of funding to $1,076,025 to combat the human trafficking problem that exists in Dare County and surrounding region.
"It is a privilege for Outer Banks Hotline to be part of only four joint task forces awarded on the east coast," said Thornton. "That privilege comes with a heavy responsibility to make sure we use these funds to make a difference."
The task force will stretch beyond Dare County to include efforts across Camden, Currituck and Pasquotank and will operate as the North Carolina Eastern Region Human Trafficking Task Force. According to 2020-2021 statistics published by the North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement, there were 368 documented human trafficking victims who were identified through sexual assault programs, and 218 were in rural counties. Therefore, Outer Banks Hotline is an integral partner in this effort.
The four-county region specified above is in line with the risk factors and the industries that accompany human trafficking. Factors which contribute to the trafficking problem in North Carolina, and specifically in Dare County include, but are not limited to: large agricultural, hunting and fishing industries; a large hospitality and tourism industry; and location just below the Virginia border. Military bases and desolate interstates are also contributing factors to the growing crisis of trafficking. Dare County is not immune to this problem, and has seen 15 cases of human trafficking over the last three years. However, the human trafficking problem is larger than these numbers, and increasing. The majority of cases are never reported because traffickers and buyers often operate under the radar, and those trafficked are not likely to identify as victims, often blaming themselves for their situation.
North Carolina is currently ranked ninth in the United States for human trafficking and consistently ranks in the nation's top 10 states where human trafficking occurs. Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It is modern day slavery. All sexes (the overwhelming majority are women), ages (the majority are adult age 18 or older) and nationalities are represented in human trafficking survivors.
For more information regarding this article or the local effort to fight and prevent human trafficking, contact Outer Banks Hotline at 252-473-5121. The Dare County Sheriff's Office also has a 24/7 tip line: 252-475-5982.
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On December 30, 2011, Alistair Overeem made his UFC debut after over a decade of MMA grinding in other smaller promotions including Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce. "The Demolition Man" would be tried and tested in his first match in the top promotion in MMA as he would take on former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. Not only did Overeem prove to the MMA community he belongs in UFC that night, he did so with an exclamation mark by defeating Lesnar via TKO in the first round. Not only that, Alistair Overeem is credited to retire Lesnar too.
Unfortunately, defeating Brock Lesnar is often recognized as Alistair Overeem's high point of his UFC career. Afterwards, Overeem would fail his pre-fight drug test for his fight against the current UFC Heavyweight Champion at the time, Junior dos Santos. When he was allowed to return to action, Overeem lost back-to-back matches against Antônio Silva and Travis Browne. Overeem did bounce back with wins against Frank Mir, Stefan Sruve, Roy Nelson, and dos Santos (who was no longer champion at the time), but he never got the same glory or respect as he first did when he ended Brock Lesnar.
Alistair Overeem made such an intention known during a Q&A in London. According to Fox Sports, Overeem was asked about giving Brock Lesnar a rematch, a chance to redeem himself. Mockingly, Overeem answered the question jabbing Lesnar's current career choice in the process.
What Culture reported Alistair Overeem's statement was an obvious dig at Brock Lesnar, mocking him and the company he now works for. However, it does open the door of possibility that Overeem might make the jump to professional wrestling when he retires. He has the physique, appearance, and the athleticism to succeed. As for the personality, Overeem could easily be assisted with an advocate or manager, similar to how Lesnar has Paul Heyman. So all in all, a rematch between Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem is possible in the WWE if both men truly want it.
At this moment, however, said rematch is a far cry from actually happening. For starters, Alistair Overeem recently resigned with UFC after entering free agency following his last fight, a bout in which he knocked out Junior dos Santos.
As mentioned earlier, Alistair Overeem is on a current win streak in UFC. By resigning with the promotion, Overeem probably has a bigger chance of punching his ticket to a title fight against current UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabrício Werdum or whoever is champion at the time Overeem might become number one contender. If by chance the champion is Werdum, it can be said that Overeem will have the advantage given the fact he defeated Werdum back in Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum.
Finally, if by some chance Alistair Overeem versus Brock Lesnar does happen in an MMA cage, it will be a different fight. Lesnar has his diverticulitis healed and is probably healthier now than he was during the latter half of his UFC career. In turn, Brock Lesnar will probably be more dangerous too.


I'm working on my first bookrelease with publisher Arkmedia. The concept will be based on relationships and how to deal with several situations as a (young) believer. The exact concept and title are still a secret but it'll involve music, contemplation, real life stories (incl. mine) and visual art. Or wait did I share too much?! Haha..talk soon fam, Riv!
This Saturday I'm featured in the Dutch NTR TV Series "De Slavernij Voorbij", a four part tv series that highlights several personal interviews and historical facts of the Transatlantic Slavetrade, and in particular the Dutch role in Suriname and on the Dutch Antilles.
In the 4th and final installment of this great piece of television, historicist Eva Mabayoje and co-writer of 'God Is Niet Wit', shares her thought on this dark page of Dutch history. Next to other stories I share a piece of my mind and why I had to become active about it trough my music, which is also featured trough the video of "God Is Niet Wit". So tune in 16.05 pm, channel Ned 2 (Dutch TV). I will post the broadcasted version next week as it will be online after it's been on tv, enjoy! See the previous episodes via this link.
More information on the Straatbijbel via this link, enjoy!
On the 28th of September I will be performing at the training event of Youth For Christ, The Netherlands with my brother MC Prophet (signed at NAMEK). In co-operation with Daniel de Wolf, Youth For Christ, Ark Mission and NBG, the Straatbijbel has been released over the last 3 years.
The Straatbijbel (Streetbible) is a thin book containing a story from the bible translated to street slang. This book was an idea of Daniel de Wolf and Roeland Smit to use for outreach to youngsters involved in streetculture, gangs, youth jails or living in underprivileged areas.
ps, I've also re-translated 6 psalms in this book, alongside author Daniel de Wolf and fellow mc's, MC Prophet and James from the Fakkelteitgroep.
This Saturday will be the first youth dialogue event about our shared slave past @ The Mall in Rotterdam. The dialogue will be hosted by rapper Akwasi (Zwart Licht) and I will officially release the single for "God Is Niet Wit".
Per September Rivelino will appear in the Dutch TV Series 'De Slavernij Voorbij' (after the slavery), in episode 2 where he and writer/historian, Eva Mabayoje will be interviewed about their thoughts on the transatlantic slavetrade.
Check out the flyer with more info in Dutch here below + checkout the video and like and share it if you can :), thx!
Audio 'God is niet wit' now online!
Check out the pre-mix of the song that I wrote and recorded 'God is niet Wit'. Taped it last Sunday @ The Illness Productions Studio of Ill Skillzz. The beat was produced by beatcreator DinoBeatz from Sweden, a production that perfectly suits the subject!
'God is niet Wit' is a song that I wrote to remember 150 years of Abolishment of Slavery in Suriname, my motherland and on the Dutch Antilles, both former Dutch Colonies. In the book with the same name by Gea Gort & Eva Mabayoje, we discuss the role of the Dutch church during the Transatlantic Slavetrade and why they were so quiet about it and sometimes even profiting and engaging in the slavery. Check out the track below..
This Monday the 25th of March, the bookpresentation of 'God is niet Wit' (God is not white) took place at the 'Nazarener Kerk' in Rotterdam. A diverse crowd with people from several segments of society showed up to the event!
The presentation was a big success with a sometimes heated debate. Eva and Gea handed the first copy of the book to Stan Uyland, director of Gids Netwerk, a networking organisation that aims at uniting leaders. Gids Netwerk is also the organisation that helped fund this book. I did the live premiere of the rapsong 'God is niet Wit' and got good responses from the audience! Yesterday I also got the good news that Arkmedia, the publisher of the book, are funding the musicvideo and studio recording, yay!


Emerging investor-protection threats like the online sale of unregistered securities, and other topics such as whether new exchange-traded products are suitable for customers, are highlights of this year's Finra examination priorities list.
In its 2019 Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. highlights internet sales of private placements, mark-up and mark-down disclosures for fixed-income products and regulatory technology as brand-new targets.
Within annual focus areas, Finra outlines new topics that will draw attention.
For instance, suitability is again on the exam list. This year, Finra is targeting overconcentration of illiquid securities, such as variable annuities, non-traded alternative investments and private placements, as well as recommendations of high-fee mutual fund share classes that don't align with a customer's investment objectives.
Another repeat topic on the priority list is senior investor protection. This year, Finra is monitoring for compliance with new rules about obtaining trusted contacts for elderly investors and putting temporary holds on suspicious account distributions. The regulator is also zeroing in on situations where a broker has power of attorney or is a trustee for an older client.
The whittled-down approach seems to have emerged from the Finra 360 self-review.
"While we will continue to review and examine for longstanding priorities discussed in greater detail in past letters, we agree with the suggestion from many of our member firms that a sharper focus on emerging issues will help them better determine whether those issues are relevant to their businesses and how they should be addressed," Finra chief executive Robert Cook said in a statement.
The streamlined priority list, which totaled seven pages, was welcomed by compliance attorneys. Last year's list came in at 11 pages, while the 2017 roster was 14 pages.
"It's great they are no longer using an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach," said Brian Rubin, a partner at Eversheds Sutherland and a former Finra deputy chief counsel of enforcement. "Some of the prior letters contained far too many subjects for firms to focus on."
Emily Gordy, a partner at McGuireWoods, said the shortened priority list illustrates that Finra is in the process of taking a more holistic approach to risk monitoring and exams and creating a unified operation out of what used to be spread across many parts of the organization. This change of direction will help clarify for members what concerns Finra most.
"It tells firms where they need to look to assess their own regulatory procedures and controls," said Ms. Gordy, a former Finra deputy of enforcement.
The short exam priority list shows that Finra is trying to keep pace with the industry, said Susan Grafton, a partner at Dechert.
"Finra has adapted its practices to reflect changes in the business, whether it's the increasing use of technology, development of novel products — including cryptocurrencies — or the aging population," she said.
The new emphasis on regulatory technology signals that Finra is taking a hard look at how firms utilize software to perform compliance functions. The regulator doesn't want them to cut corners.
"That reflects a long-standing view that you can't outsource compliance," Ms. Grafton said.


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Q: Replace and print characters from 2d list python I have a 2d list (array) in python that I am trying to print to the console with different characters.
Array:
maze_a = [[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],
[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1],
[1,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1],
[1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1],
[1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1],
[1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1],
[1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1],
[1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
[1,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1],
[1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1],
[1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1],
[1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,1],
[1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1],
[1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1],
[1,0,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1],
[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1],
[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,1]]

Code:
    for row in maze_a:
        print(*row)

Current Output:
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

I am trying to add to my code to change the characters.  I would like the 0's as whitespace and the 1's as *s.
I tried .replace(0, ' ') but I couldn't seem to get it work.
I know this seems easy but I cannot find an answer for the life of me.  Maybe I cannot use the print(*row) or I need to convert to string first (which I tried and failed)?

A: Try this, which uses the value in the matrix as in index into another list that holds the desired characters to print. There are other ways to do this, but this is easy to understand.
chars = [' ', '*']
for row in maze_a:
    for item in row:
        print(chars[item], end=' ')
    print()

The resulting printout using your value for maze_a is
* * * * * * *   * * * * * * *
*           *   *           *
*   * * *   *   * * * * *   *
*   *   *   *           *   *
*   *   *   * * * * *   *   *
*   *                   *   *
* * *   * * * * * * * * *   *
*           *               *
*   * * *   *   * * * * * * *
*   *   *   *               *
*   *   *   * * * * * * *   *
*       *       *       *   *
* * * * *   *   *   *   *   *
*       *   *   *   *   *   *
*   * * *   * * *   *   *   *
*                   *       *
* * * * * * * * *   * * * * *

In this solution, there is an invisible space printed at the end of each line, which probably does not matter to you. A little more work can prevent that space.

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"The things that Ayer gets right in Bright are the tangible details of what it feels like to use magic in the world of the film, and there are some moments that are effective. But overall, it was impossible for me to fully give myself over as a viewer because I had a hard time understanding what the stakes and the rules were," writes Drew McWeeny.
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[image_0]NPE2015 will take place from March 23-27, 2015 in Orlando; plastics professionals from 120 countries are expected to attend this major event of the plastics industry. These international visitors can now go online at www.npe.org to register for NPE2015, make reservations at hotels offering special rates for attendees, and access important information relevant to attendees from outside the U.S. Extensive multi-lingual information is also available online from the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding visitor delegations and visas, and from the city of Orlando regarding the wealth of attractions in the area. SPI is preparing resources and amenities for use by international visitors at the show itself, including an International Trade Center at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, where NPE2015 will take place. NPE2015 will include the NPE trade show, with 2,000 exhibiting companies; an extensive agenda of conferences; and multiple special programs focusing on 3D printing, recycling, and other matters now of intense interest in the industry. About 40% of the exhibitors will come from outside the U.S., as will at least 25% of the 60,000 visitors. Attendance from Latin America is expected to be the greatest in NPE history. The NPE2015 website at www.npe.org has a special section for international attendees and also includes information in multiple languages. Topics of particular importance to these visitors include: ? U.S. Visas. SPI urges visitors who require visas to enter the U.S. to begin the application process early to ensure that visas are obtained in time for travel to NPE2015. Further information is available in the International Visitors section at www.npe.org and from the U.S. State Department at http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html. ? International Buyer Delegations. Under the auspices of the International Buyer Program (IBP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade promotion officials stationed in U.S. embassies and consulates around the world are organizing official buyer delegations to NPE2015. Each IBP buyer delegation will be led by a U.S. government trade official based in that country. These delegation leaders will set up meetings at the show between each participant and the U.S. exhibitors that he or she has indicated an interest in contacting. They can also provide expert advice on matters ranging from obtaining a U.S. visa to doing business at NPE2015. Questions about the IBP's export programs and services at NPE2015 can be directed to Mark Wells at mark.wells@trade.gov. Visitors to the U.S. Commercial Service website at http://www.buyusa.gov can access pages in many languages on doing business with U.S. exporters. ? International Trade Center at NPE2015. SPI will host this facility at the OCCC to promote trade between the U.S. and other countries. Services and amenities available in the Center will include confidential meeting rooms and interpreter services. The Center will be staffed with specialists from the U.S. Department of Commerce, interpreters fluent in several languages, and SPI personnel equipped to answer questions relating to NPE2015 exhibitors and products. In addition, a concierge staff will be available to assist with questions about Orlando and its attractions. ? Information on Orlando. In addition to a special section of www.npe.org providing information on Orlando attractions and discounts for NPE2015 attendees, the website www.visitorlando.com provides a wealth of information in English and seven other languages. Multilingual information on the OCCC is available at www.occc.net.


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Faux fur vests are everywhere, and cover a wide variety of styles and price points. I've seen everything from faux fur that's meant to look super obviously fake (neon colors, crazy pseudo-animal prints that do not exist in nature) to high end faux that's almost indistinguishable from the real deal. The faux fur vest has become a central piece in many lines, like the new Rachel Zoe for QVC, and has even filtered down to key mass retailers like Express and Forever 21. This is one trend that has caught on quick and is spreading like wildfire. Do you have a fabulous faux fur in your Fall closet? If not, you may already be behind the times... and we wouldn't want that, would we?


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My 4mo REFUSES to nap in crib, what am I doin wrong?
how do you get your child to go to sleep earlier?
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Entrepreneurship and the liberal arts
When you think of entrepreneurship you probably start with Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk. But the liberal arts — and Minnesota Private Colleges — should come to mind as well.
Entrepreneurial studies is a growing field in higher education and that's certainly true for Minnesota Private Colleges. From maker spaces to institutes for entrepreneurial studies to innovation labs, each college has its own take on entrepreneurship.
At Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, for example, the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies focuses on connecting students with entrepreneurs, offering resources to students on how to start a business and coordinating entrepreneurial related events like pitch competitions.
"I'd argue entrepreneurial studies connects very clearly to the liberal arts," said Christine Beech, executive director of the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and assistant professor in the business department at Saint Mary's. "One of the foundational pieces of entrepreneurial studies is the idea of having a growth mindset and design thinking to address a problem. When we teach entrepreneurship we are really teaching problem solving."
The Kabara Institute also collaborates with Winona State University and Minnesota State College Southeast on a startup competition call Win Start, Beech said. "It's a great experience for students to connect with students from other institutions and learn how to develop interdisciplinary teams."
Saint Mary's also offers an entrepreneurship major and minor as part of the business department.
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, entrepreneurial studies are seen through the lens of the creative mind. "About 10 percent of the U.S. economy's workforce is self-employed but in the creative sector it's 35 percent and in many industries its much higher than that," said Stephen Rueff, professor and department chair of the Arts Entrepreneurship department. "This makes entrepreneurial skills very important for people working in the creative field."
Entrepreneurial studies at MCAD involves collaboration with community members as clients on outside-of-the-classroom projects. The collaborations have the goal of creating educational outcome that can be implemented in the business and arts world. The projects also teach students about the collaborative process and how to work in interdisciplinary teams. MCAD even hosts an annual event for creative entrepreneurs called PitchFest, which awards $5,000 to undergraduate students.
Artists and creatives often use the skills learned in entrepreneurial studies in their jobs but also in their side gigs. "Many barriers to starting and running a business have been removed in recent years," Rueff said. "Anyone can make a website and start selling their work and this makes the entrepreneur mindset that much more valuable."
At Augsburg University the focus is on bringing entrepreneurs on campus and into the classroom to help teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. These relationships range from partnerships with the Mayo Clinic, 3M and Medtronic but also includes entrepreneurs from small- and medium-sized companies.
As part of Augsburg University's new Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion, Augsburg has included an innovation center. The space is designed to combine the sciences and business so students can get a unique interdisciplinary experience, said George Dierberger, MBA director and assistant professor at Augsburg. The classrooms are built on a modular framework that allows for flexibility — supporting multiple different disciplines studying in one room.
"Entrepreneurship exists in all organizations. Most large companies are looking for entrepreneurs and many give employees dedicated time to innovate — it's the Art Fry Post-It Note story from 3M," said Dierberger. "Innovation can be hard in larger organization but that makes these entrepreneurial skills that much more valuable."
How some of our other colleges are supporting entrepreneurs
The Carleton experience offers students interested in entrepreneurship the opportunity to develop a diverse set of skills. Instead of training students for one narrow career path, the Carleton curriculum teaches skills that last a lifetime: critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, effective communication and the flexibility to adapt to dynamic situations. For budding entrepreneurs, courses, off-campus study programs, fellowships, internships, student organizations and alumni networking are all part of the entrepreneurship pathway at Carleton. Students can also put their for-profit and social entrepreneurship ideas to the test in the annual Carleton Start-Up Competition, which pairs groups of students with an alumni mentor and results in a fellowship for the winning team that can be used for summer stipends or expenses to support their start-up venture.
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
The Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University provides classes, coaching and assistance to entrepreneurs. The center builds relationships among students, faculty, alums and community members to inspire the entrepreneurial spirit. The flagship McNeely program is the Entrepreneur Scholars Program, designed for students of all majors. This undergraduate certificate program includes a three-course sequence for accepted students, national/international travel to learn from entrepreneurs, access to mentors and a capstone entrepreneurial experience (launching their venture and presenting a comprehensive business plan). In addition, students of all majors can…
build their entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit with an array of 1-2 credit entrepreneurship classes.
access McNeely Center resources, mentors and connections to further their dorm ventures and ideas.
run in the annual David Forster Spark to Start Campus Challenge (Fall) or make their best pitch at the Eric Rego Big Idea Competition (Spring).
Concordia College (Moorhead)
Concordia College's goal is for its graduates is to flourish in radically changing workplaces. The college knows they will address major challenges of this century. To that end, graduates will be resourceful 21st Century learners who integrate knowledge across disciplines in an interdisciplinary, integrative and issued-based approach. To help achieve this goal, Concordia has launched an entrepreneurial mindset certificate and minor to complement any major at the college. The cutting-edge curriculum focuses on empowering students to learn how to think and act like an entrepreneur, recognizing opportunity, solving problems and creating value. Classes include a mixture of business and liberal arts students working together to solve real world problems. The college has hired a Director of the Entrepreneurship Center who will lead entrepreneurial efforts across the campus and community.
Each spring, the Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Economics and Management hosts the Gustie Entrepreneur Cup. Open to students from all majors, the student entrepreneurship competition is a chance for students to showcase their innovative ideas. Students develop their ideas into feasible, scalable business models by engaging with faculty, coaches and mentors. Students then present to a panel of judges for the opportunity to win a share of $20,000 in seed funding. Entrepreneurship at Gustavus blends academic instruction, alumni coaching and challenging competition to help students develop entrepreneurial skills. In addition to the annual Gustie Cup competition, there are smaller "Shark Tank"-style events, opportunities to apply for seed money grants and access to alumni mentors.
Emerging entrepreneurs have options at Hamline. The Innovation Studies course offered through the Physics Department focuses on product development from ideation to finalization. It also covers market analysis, financial planning and intellectual property. The Hamline School of Business offers Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a class that teaches the fundamentals of small business ownership with an emphasis on the development of practical, usable knowledge. Both classes include visits and interactions with successful entrepreneurs and innovators.
Driven by the college's mission, the entrepreneurial spirit has been a part of Macalester's culture from the very beginning. Macalester's Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation teaches entrepreneurship as a process and mindset by nurturing students' curiosity, confidence and hope. Along with classes, Macalester offers a wide range of programming from 24-hour hackathons and seed funding to summer accelerator and internship programs and a dedicated center to help students bring ideas to life. In the Idea Lab, a central hub for critical making, students (and faculty and staff) think differently about what they are teaching and learning and from there, innovation takes root. The urban environment of the Twin Cities provides an incredible ecosystem for students to experience entrepreneurship firsthand, while alumni across the world provide entrepreneurial connections. Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Macalester believes in giving every individual the opportunity to harness the market and other systems to make change.
Entrepreneurship at St. Olaf seeks to support all students as they brainstorm, collaborate and connect over meaningful ideas. St. Olaf coaches students to use their liberal arts education to come up with innovative solutions to complex problems. The college, in turn, provides the support, guidance and connections that students need to be successful. The St. Olaf Entrepreneurial Scholars program pairs students with summer internships in entrepreneurial ventures. The Ole Cup, an annual student entrepreneurial competition, provides funding and resources to support winning business ideas. And a new makerspace provides all students with access to 3D printing, prototyping and modeling materials. St. Olaf also offers 20 entrepreneurship-related courses and has awarded more than $615,000 in entrepreneurial funding to students and their businesses.
The University of St. Thomas' Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, ranked one of Princeton Review's top programs for entrepreneurship and #1 in Minnesota, is a one-of-a-kind center for entrepreneurial education and community resources. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation, as well as community resources to support new ventures, family businesses and corporate entrepreneurs. In a world of challenges, the Schulze School cultivates the next generation of entrepreneurial problem solvers and innovators.
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Nothing beats a home cooked meal, it is a great way to bring the family together. My favourite thing to cook my family is pasta. I make my own sauce and it just makes this dish even better.
In a large fry pan add 1 tablespoon of rice bran oil and heat on high.
When oil is hot, add in onion and garlic and sauté until the onion starts to become soft.
Add in the tomato paste and cook for about one to two minutes stirring to cook off the raw flavour of the paste.
Next add in vegetable stock stirring well to combine all ingredients.
Wash tomatoes and cut out the centre piece at the top and discard.
Cut each tomato in half and then in half again to make quarters.
Open the can of peppers and drain well.
Add in the raw sugar, basil, tomatoes and peppers to the pan and stir to combine.
When the sauce starts to boil turn the heat down to low to simmer.
At this stage the tomatoes will have started to soften; mash the tomatoes gently with a potato masher.
Continue to cook the sauce for 40 minutes. While this is cooking start cooking the pasta and sausages.
In a fry pan heat 1 tablespoon of rice bran oil on high, then add in sausages. Cook on a medium to high heat.
Once sausages have been cooked remove them from the pan and allow to cool slightly.
Once sausages have cooled, cut them diagonally to make large pieces to go in to the pasta.
Leaving the sausage pan on the heat add about 1 tablespoon of rice bran oil, and heat on high for the onions.
Cut the onion into thick slices and add to the pan.
Cook onions on a medium to high heat. Cooking the onions in the sausage pan adds extra flavour to the onions; continue to cook until onions are soft.
Bring a large pot of water to the boil and and add in the pasta.
After 40 minutes remove the pan of sauce from the heat and allow to cool before blending.
In a blender puree the sauce until smooth.
To thicken the sauce add two ladles of sauce to a fry pan and heat the sauce on low for about 20-25 minutes stirring occasionally.
In a large bowl add the pasta, sausage, onion, thickened sauce and stir through to coat all ingredients with the sauce.
Place remaining sauce in to the fridge for another meal. I keep mine for about a week.
Serve the pasta with some grated parmesan on the side and enjoy.


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Wyclef Jean Admits To Affair With Lauryn Hill, Takes Blame For Fugees Breakup
Published on: Dec 27, 2012, 9:22 AM
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Wyclef Jean recently addressed his affair with Lauryn Hill in his autobiography Purpose: An Immigrant's Story, discussing the nature of their relationship in the media. The Haitian singer stopped by Power 106's Big Boy's Neighborhood to go further into detail, stating that Pras probably blames his fling with Ms. Hill for the Fugees' breakup and that he takes blame for the group's demise.
"I'm sure he definitely blame me. And if you go back to the old articles one time, you know where Pras was like, "Clef is the cancer of the Fugees.' You remember when he said that?" he said. "At the time, you've gotta understand his frustration though. It was more like, I really wanted this thing to work and you shouldn't have messed with the girl. Matter of fact, didn't I warn you about messing with the girl?'"
'Clef continued by stating that as a man, he takes the blame for dismantling something that was going well for others. He said that he admitted to the affair beacuse he wants to be looked at as a human being.
"Now, as a man and looking back, definitely take blame in the sense of having fell for Lauryn at the time," he said. "It was important that I explained it in the sense of vulnerability, meaning not as 'feel sorry for me' type of dude but as human beings. At times, we lust and for me, it was not even lust at that time because it was spending too much time anyway. In the book, I describe at that time, it was more of a muse type of relationship."
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Grand Theft Auto fans, rejoice! It looks likes we are on the cusp of getting a whole lot more information about the highly anticipated GTA 5.
OK, so it's not the most exciting news we've ever heard. But after almost a year of waiting and wondering, we'll take any GTA 5 news we can get at the moment.
Details of the game are still very hazy, as is the release date. But it seems that Rockstar is slowly getting ready to give us some concrete information.
It is an exciting development, given that we've had virtually nothing to go on for so long. So far, the Facebook page contains very little, save for that year-old trailer and little bio about the game.
But with GTA 5 adorning the cover US magazine Game Informer next month, we can expect a lot more info on the page in the coming weeks.
Not only do we have a Facebook page to sink our teeth into, but Rockstar is also keen to get gamers' input on multiplayer mode for GTA 5.
It seems that any suggestions are welcome, so if you didn't like something about Crews in Max Payne 3 then be sure to make your voice heard about GTA 5 Crews.
With Rockstar only asking for fan input now, there's a worry that GTA 5 is a still long way from completion. Then again, Crews might not be too hard to implement into the game – or it might just be a marketing ploy.
GTA 5 screenshots – what do they tell us?