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New York Vets/RockVets E-Newsletter: October 2015 Edition
Veterans Service Agency of Rockland County, New York
Jerry Donnellan, Director Telephone: 845-638-5244
Website: www: rockvets.com.
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October 2015 845-638-5244
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VA Medication
Over the years I've worked with the VA both personally and professionally, and I have to say I have met a lot of wonderful people. I've also met some real knuckleheads. Unfortunately, in a bureaucracy the "one bad apple" theory comes in spades.
One of my older veterans has been having trouble getting his pain medication since he has to wait 30 days before he can reorder (memory being an issue.) He then has to be available to sign for the mail - so he has to have it sent to his workplace, which eliminates the possibility of getting it on Saturdays as well as Sundays, and Mondays when there's a 3-day weekend, assuming he remembers to call the nurse to reorder (since older vets are not always computer savvy.) It's a case of getting someone on the phone, then the nurse having to get hold of the doctor who contacts the pharmacy. The pharmacy not only has to fill the order but then has to get it into the mail. Personally, I've had medication sitting filled at a pharmacy waiting to be picked up when the instructions clearly asked for overnight mail - and that's happened more than once. For that matter, over the course of a year my veteran has been without medication for a total of 30 days because someone in the half a dozen or more set of hands this has to go through, dropped the pill.
However, when we're dealing with opiates and vets can't get what they should, they become frustrated with the VA and in some cases go into withdrawal. In many cases the older veterans will turn to alcohol. The younger veterans will turn to street drugs. Heroin is now going for $10, so we shouldn't be surprised when overdoses among veterans increase as well as the rate of suicide.
My older vet was becoming frustrated with the mailing system and complained. He was told he could drive to the VA pharmacy and pick his medication up. He's 91 years old. The pharmacy at Castle Point was a 3-hour drive for him. He was then told he could go to the Bronx, which was closer. True, but only by a few miles and, putting him in the City at 91, I don't think is a good idea.
What if the VA could make a deal with Walgreen's and CVS to dispense their medication to veterans? It would give them over 21,000 additional outlets nationally that are handled by trained and licensed professionals.
Simply work it out with the computers where the veterans could by showing their VA ID card to pick up their medication. And have the medication available every 28 days, giving the vets a little bit of flexibility.
I think this works on many levels. Walgreen's and CVS are open 7 days a week - some 24 hours a day and many have drive-thru windows, which would be easier for disabled vets. Others will do home delivery.
We could start this slow. Say, just in New York State. My old boss used to say, "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!"
Initially we could limit the vets to those over 65, or vets with service-connected disabilities. If it works, expand it. if it doesn't, shut it down.
All the VA would have to do would be to refill Walgreen's and CVS with the medication that was used. This medication they would have on hand and need anyway - and with what they would save in the cost of Federal Express fees, could cover the changeover, I would think.
Further, you might eliminate some of the pharmacy positions that the VA can't seem to fill at this point. With the veteran population continuing to decrease, the VA will be forced to close hospitals and therefore pharmacies.
So why not start the transitioning while we have the ability to control the direction, and not wait for crisis management?
If it's done right, everyone could take a bow and the vets would get their medication without hassle.
If the President can figure out how to trade 5 GITMO detainees for 1 veteran said to be a deserter, (and from the look of things, is going to spend the rest of his life in jail at our expense,) then surely we should be able to get drugs to a drug store to help millions of veterans who have done the right thing for their country.
Jerry Donnellan, Director
Veterans Service Agency of Rockland
20 Squadron Blvd., Suite 480
New City, New York 10956
e-mail: jerry@rockvets.com
Cremains To Be Buried on Thursday, October 1st
On Thursday, October 1st, at 2:00 p.m., the cremains of three soldiers will be buried at Frederick Loescher Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Brick Church Road in Spring Valley, New York 10977. The cremains are those of a World War I, Korean War, and Vietnam veteran, who were never claimed by their families. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us.
In Unit Stalked by Suicide,
Veterans Try to Save One Another
The New York Times, September 19th, 2015 by Dave Philippes
United States Marine Battalion veterans scarred by suicides turn to one another for help.
After the sixth suicide in his old battalion, Manny Bojorquez sank onto his bed. With a half-empty bottle of Jim Beam beside him and a pistol in his hand, he began to cry.
He had gone to Afghanistan at 19 as a machine-gunner in the Marine Corps. In the 18 months since leaving the military, he had grown long hair and a bushy mustache. It was 2012. He was working part time in a store selling baseball caps and going to community college while living with his parents in the suburbs of Phoenix. He rarely mentioned the war to friends and family, and he never mentioned his nightmares.
He thought he was getting used to suicides in his old infantry unit, but the latest one had hit him like a brick: Joshua Markel, a mentor from his fire team, who had seemed unshakable. In Afghanistan, Corporal Markel volunteered for extra patrols and joked during firefights. Back home Mr. Markel appeared solid: a job with a sheriff's office, a new truck, a wife and time to hunt deer with his father. But that week, while watching football on TV with friends, he had wordlessly gone into his room, picked up a pistol and killed himself. He was 25.
Still reeling from the news, Mr. Bojorquez surveyed the old baseball posters on the walls of his childhood bedroom and the sun-bleached body armor hanging on his bedpost. Then he took a long pull from the bottle.
"If he couldn't make it," he recalled thinking to himself, "what chance do I have?"
He pressed the loaded pistol to his brow and pulled the trigger.
Mr. Bojorquez, 27, served in one of the hardest hit military units in Afghanistan, the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment. In 2008, the 2/7 deployed to a wild swath of Helmand Province. Well beyond reliable supply lines, the battalion regularly ran low on water and ammunition while coming under fire almost daily. During eight months of combat, the unit killed hundreds of enemy fighters and suffered more casualties than any other Marine battalion that year.
When its members returned, most left the military and melted back into the civilian landscape. They had families and played softball, taught high school and attended Ivy League universities. But many also struggled, unable to find solace. And for some, the agonies of war never ended.
To read the complete article, see this link: http://nyti.ms/1KsBN9n
VFW Scholarship Offered to High School Students
Each year, nearly 40,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a share of the $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW's Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. The VFW established the Voice of Democracy program (VOD) in 1947 to provide students grades 9-12 the opportunity to express themselves in regards to democratic ideas and principles.
The national first-place winner receives a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient's American university, college or vocational/technical school. Other national scholarships range from $1,000-$16,000, and the first-place winner from each (state) VFW Department wins a minimum scholarship of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
For further details, view this link: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
Download the Scholarship Application here:
http://www.vfw.org/uploadedFiles/VFWorg/MY_VFW/VoiceofDemocracyEntryFormandBrochure.pdf
Congers Valley Cottage Rotary Seeking Veterans
World War II - Korean War - Vietnam War
For a bus trip to visit the Washington, D.C. War Memorials. On Thursday, October 22nd, 2015, the bus will leave at 7:30 a.m. from Congers Lake Parking Lot. Return time still to be determined. This is a free event for veterans and includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. There is limited seating. Please R.S.V.P. Scott Milich at 914-282-3703 or smilich@thegoldsteingroup.com, or Mike DiBella 908-391-4768 or mdibe@optonline.net.
Friday, October 2nd, 2015: Jerry Donnellan will host the monthly RockVets radio show on WRCR 1700 on the AM dial. It is just after the 10:00 a.m. news break. You can call in and ask Jerry questions or share information about issues concerning veterans or our military community. The show also airs live online at: www.wrcr.com. It is also a great opportunity to tell the community about upcoming events your organization may be hosting. The call-in phone number is 845-362-0013.
Wedneday, October 14th, 2015: The Rockland County Marine Corps League is sponsoring a trip to the 911 Museum on October 14th, 2015. The bus will leave Kearsing & Edward American Legion Post 1600, 20 Station Road, Pomona, New York 10970. The cost is $22.00 per person. The Memorial site is free but entrance to the Museum is $18.00. Contact Dale Robinson at 845-323-8774 for bus reservation and further information. Dale Robinson e-mail: drobin137@icloud.com.
Saturday, October 31st,, 2015: A group of veterans known as the Bob Hope Division will visit the Montrose VA Nursing Home on Saturday, October 31st, 2015 - blanket day - and they can use your help. The nursing home is located at 2090 Albany Road (Route 9A) in Montrose, New York 10548. The veterans will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of Montrose VA Nursing Home. For further information, please contact Commandant of the Bob Hope Division, Chip Hayes via e-mail: chip1440@lawyer.com.
Saturday, November 7th, 2015: Hudson Valley Honor Flight offers an opportunity for the community to serve as Guardians on Mission #10 of the Hudson Valley Honor Flight on November 7th. Enjoy spending the day traveling to Washington, D.C. as an escort to a World War II Veteran. Applications can be found on their website: http://hvhonorflight.com/how-to-participate/. For further information, contact Beth Vought, Executive Director, Hudson Valley Honor Flight via e-mail: Beth@HVHonorFlight.com.
Saturday, November 14th, 2015: Suffern American Legion Post 859 presents The Essential Elvis Tribute Show, featuring Jeff Krick with Jeffrey Krick, Jr. There will be a Hot and Cold Buffet Dinner and Beverages. Tickets are $35.00 in advance - limited seating - first come, first served and are available at:
http://mkt.com/bje-productions-llc. The event will be held at the American Legion Hall, 17 Pavilion Road in Suffern, New York 10901. For more information, call Chris at (845) 709-4705. Proceeds of the event to Benefit the Legion's Youth and Scholarship Programs.
Saturday, November 14th, 2015: The United States Military Academy at West Point will host their Military Appreciation Day on this date. There is an Army vs. Tulane football game between 12:00 noon and 3:30 p.m. Tickets for the game are $20.00 each The folks at Michie Stadium, West Point, offer many different options for tailgating, rentals of tents, chairs, and tables. Catered food is available to order as well. For further information contact Zoe Cohen, Army Athletics - 845-446-2349 or e-mail: zoe@armyfrmc.com.
RJ Staffing: If you are looking for work, I can help! My name is Jennifer and I work for RJ-Staffing in Rockland County, New York. We have many job opportunities available and would love to speak with you if you're looking for work! Please contact Jennifer directly via e-mail: jenniferd@rjstaffing.com or call Jennifer at 845-624-0400.
Macy's: Macy's in Nanuet and Palisdes Shopping Center are currently hiring people for part-time and full-time positions in sales, as well as part-time positions in support. To complete an online application, visit: http://www.macysjobs.com/.
Greyhound - Now Hiring Motorcoach Operators in New York City
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Snow Removal/Heavy Equipment Operators - Top Pay for Seasonal snow/heavy equipment operators. CDL license Drivers, Fuel Truck Drivers. (HAZMAT/TWIC,) Spreader drivers (CDL B). Valid driver's license and able to pass background check. LaGuardia and JFK Airports and locations in Port Washington, Long Island. Apply: http://www.dejanaindustries.com/ or call 516-944-3100.
Local Veterans' Organizations
For your information, here are the addresses for some of our local veterans' organizations:
Rockland County Marine Corps League, P.O. Box 191, Haverstraw, New York 10927
Vietnam Veterans of America, P.O. Box 243, New City, New York 10956
Nam Knights, 1 Western Highway, Tappan, New York 10983
Korean War Veterans, P.O. Box 304, New City, New York 10956
R.C. Military Order of the Purple Heart, 20 Station Road, Pomona, New York 10970
Jewish War Veterans, P.O. Box 38, New City, New York 10956
Veterans of Foreign Wars, P.O. Box 921, New City, New York 10956
Air Force Association, Chapter 251, 207 Treetop Circle, Nanuet, New York 10954
Rockland County Marine Corps League Auxiliary
The Rockland County Marine Corps League Auxiliary continues its on-going campaign - Pet Rescue - to reunite our troops with pets they may have had to leave in Afghanistan. Cans and bottles (no glass bottles) that can be recycled for cash, may be brought to Kearsing Edwards American Legion Post 1600, Pomona, NY. They are collected by ARC Pet Rescue volunteers and recycled. Contributions for the Pet Rescue Project are also welcome! The funds pay for food and water to sustain pets on their journey home; their transportation is free. For more information contact Chairman Dale Fisher 845-304- 3595.
Rockland County Marine Corps League - MASH Unit
We regularly receive donations of handicap assistance equipment for disabled veterans from people who want to help. Our donated equipment is available for free to military veterans and their families. The items include the following:
Motorized Wheelchairs
If you have need of any of this equipment, contact the folks at the Rockland County Marine Corps League - 845-323-8774 or via e-mail: drobin127@icloud.com.
Rockland County Department of Health Classes
Sign up for free and low-cost programs offered by the Rockland County Department of Health
Better Choices, Better Health (free 6-session workshop): Learn ways to manage your ongoing health conditions. The next workshop series begin September 15 in Spring Valley, or September 30 in Garnerville. Call 364-2501 for more information and to register.
Diabetes Prevention Program (free 16-session workshop): Learn how you can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes if you are at risk for diabetes or have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The next workshop series begins September 30 in Pomona. Call 364-3864 to find out if you are eligible for the program.
Living Well With Diabetes (free 6-session workshop): Learn how to manage your type 2 diabetes and prevent complications. The next workshop series begins October 20 in Congers. Call 364-2501 for more information and to register.
Lose to Win (low cost 8-session workshop): Get help to lose weight safely and successfully. The next workshop series begins September 10 in Garnerville. Call 786-3800 ext. 18 or 19 to register.
Put It Out Rockland: Get help to successfully quit smoking. Call the Health Department's Put It Out Rockland Quit Smoking Program at 364-2651 for one-on-one, or group, help with quitting and low-cost nicotine patches that can double your chances of being successful, or call the New York State Smokers' Quitline at 1-866- NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487) for help with quitting.
RockVets - A Project of New York Vets
You can find information, useful links, and view our webpage at www.rockvets.com. Previous copies of our newsletters are also available on our website.
On the first Friday of each month, just after the 10:00 a.m. news-break, RockVets has a live call-in talk show on Rockland County's local radio station - WRCR 1700 AM dial. This live show is hosted by Jerry Donnellan. We encourage you to call-in and ask any questions you may have relating to veterans or the military. This is also a good opportunity to promote any upcoming events for your organization that would be of interest to the veteran/military community. The call-in number is 845-362-0013. Please note, WRCR is now on 1700 AM dial. The show is also live on the internet at: http://www.wrcr.com.
If you plan to come to the Veterans Service Agency office, please call to make an appointment so we can give you the time you need: 845-638-5244.
Veterans Service Agency of Rockland County
20 Squadron Blvd., - Suite 480
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I know we usually talk Disney and running and food around here – but we're also all friends and I think it's important to share the day-to-day things that really matter too. Because what this is really all about is my journey (and my family's journey) to connect with who we are and what fulfills us – and what just plain feels right each day. And to honor it and live it as fully as we can.
And so I'll share with you how my background led to the view that you see here.
My mom is Jewish. My father was Catholic. Or at least raised in a devout Catholic family. Judaism is a religion of matrilineal descent – which is a fancy way of saying that it is passed down from mother to child. That has always seemed like an odd rule to me, as religious beliefs are not genetic – but religious traditions are what they are and, in any event, in our family it was honored, as I was raised very much Jewish.
I have always been a Christmas-loving Jew. I love the songs and the smells and the lights and the joy of the season. I love the food. I love gingerbread houses and caroling and the thrill of waking up on Christmas morning.
In the early years after I got married and when my children were very young, we celebrated those things at my parents' (and paternal grandmother's) house. Our home did not have a tree. We just went to my parents' and grandmother's house on Christmas day and enjoyed it together with them as we had when I was little.
Then my father was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and life as we knew it ended. I've talked about those horrible days elsewhere and this post isn't aimed at reliving it again. I bring it up again here because that's also when my parents stopped being in a position to host Christmas morning. Or more simply, it's when they stopped being in a position to celebrate anything, much less the holidays. And so, in the midst of everything horrible about that time, I got one good thing – I got to take over Christmas for my family.
I took it on with my whole heart. I decorated. I baked. I lit balsam and fir scented candles and bought presents and moved our Elf on the Shelf around the house with Pinterest-inspired fervor. I grasped at the joy of the season like a life preserver.
My father has since succumbed to leukemia. We lost him more than 4 years ago. We've moved from the mid-east to Florida. And now we are just…Jews with a Christmas tree.
But then I look at my children and what good hearts they have. And I don't care. Or, better put, I care about only them and the people that they are growing up to be. It is important to me that they have identity and heritage and tradition – but at the end of the day I care about how we label ourselves from a religious perspective about as much as I care about the labels of the clothing on our backs. My boys are good people. They believe in a higher power. But they are good people because it is right – not because they are afraid of (or motivated by) any consequence linked to a post-mortem reward system.
They are Jewish and they have a menorah and a Christmas tree and they have never asked why beyond my telling them a simplified version of what I've written here.
I don't know exactly why I've chosen to share all of this tonight. Maybe I was just turning it over in my own mind enough to write it down. Maybe I felt odd posting about the L'Chaim! Holiday Kitchen in the same breath as my own Christmas tree. Maybe I was having a human moment and was just afraid you'd judge me for that. And maybe you're all reading this thinking that it's absurd and self-indulgent because nobody really cares about religious labels anymore. But for whatever reason, I chose to share this – and I hope that some of you connect with it.


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World Bank Cuts Economic Growth Outlook Globally and for Georgia
The World Bank published the updated outlook for global economic growth for 2023-2024
The World Bank published the updated outlook for global economic growth for 2023-2024. According to World Bank analysts, the world economy will grow by 1.7% in 2023 which is 1.3% less as compared to the outlook unveiled in June 2022. The economic growth outlook for 2024 also decreased by 0.3% to 2.7%.
The outlook for Georgia has also been cut. According to the report, Georgia's economy will grow by 4% in 2023 instead of the previously expected 5.5%. The 5% economic growth outlook for 2024 remains unchanged.
The World Bank considers Georgia as part of the Europe and Central Asia region. This groups consists of 23 countries in total, including Kosovo, whose independence is not recognised by Georgia. According to the outlook, Tajikistan will have the highest 5% growth whilst Russia will have the lowest one (-3.3%). The Belarusian economy will shrink by 2.3% whilst Ukraine's economy will have a 3.3% economic growth after a devastating 35% drop in 2022. It is expected that Armenia will have a 4.1% economic growth, Azerbaijan's economy will grow by 2.8% and Turkey's economic growth rate will be 2.7%.
If we consider Georgia's neighbour countries only, adding Ukraine and Belarus, Armenia will be a top-performer given its 4.1% projected economic growth and Russia will again be an outsider with -3.3%.
The economic growth outlook has worsened across the globe as well as in most of the regional countries. It is also possible to say that some countries will be on the verge of recession. However, there will not be a global economic downturn. Economic giants such as the USA will have only a 0.5% economic growth, China's growth will be 4.3%, Japan's economy will grow by 1%, India's growth will be 6.6% and the Euro zone's growth will be 0%.
Despite the world economic growth rate slowing down, the claim that the sanctions have harmed the West more as compared to Russia remains false. The world economy increased by 2.9% in 2022 according to preliminary data and a 1.7% growth is expected in 2023 whilst Russia's economy decreased by 3.5% in 2022 and experts anticipate a -3.3% economic decline in 2023 as well.
Russia's war against Ukraine, which is unprecedented in scale on the European continent since 1945, affects the whole world; most particularly, the immediate region. Ukraine's economic growth outlook is 3.3% and 4.1% in 2023 and 2024, respectively. If we assume that the growth rate will be kept at 4.1% in the future as well, Ukraine will manage to restore its 2021 positions in 2033. If Russia keeps its 1.6% economic growth of 2024, it will restore its pre-war positions in 2028 whilst Belarus will do the same in 2027.
According to the 2023 economic growth outlook, Ukraine's projected economic growth rate increased by 1.2% whilst Russia's reduced by a further 1.4%. The economic growth outlook worsened most particularly for Belarus with a further 3.8% decline replacing a slight possible growth with an estimated decline.
Georgia was also affected by Russia's war. The country did not join the sanctions openly, although it had to adhere to certain measures: VISA and MasterCard banks cards issued in Russia were blocked and VTB Bank had to move most of its portfolio to Liberty Bank and Basis Bank. As of January-November 2022 when other banks recorded nearly GEL 2 billion in profits in total, VTB showed a GEL 73 million loss.
At the same time, remittances from Russia increased sharply. In 2022, USD 2.068 billion was transferred from Russia to Georgia which is USD 1.656 billion (402%) more as compared to 2021. Russia's share in the total remittances to Georgia in 2021 was 18% whilst it exceeded 47% in 2022.
As compared to 2019, the share of Russian visitors in January-November 2022 increased from 19.6% to 23.8% whilst the trade turnover with Russia rose from 11.5% to 13% which would be a growth from USD 1.475 billion to USD 2.206 billion if expressed in monetary value. Imports taken separately increased by 73% from USD 929 million to USD 1.608 billion, including the growth of petroleum products from USD 123 million to USD 562 million. As a result of the sanctions, Russia has to sell its oil at reduced prices which made it more profitable for Georgian importers to purchase it.
Normally, forecasts are not fully accurate in a stable environment and the higher the uncertainty, the higher the probability of the forecasts being wrong. In the few months since the outbreak of Russia's war against Ukraine, it was estimated that Ukraine's economy was going to contract by 45% in 2022 whilst the economic decline for Russia and Belarus would be 8.9% and 6.5%, respectively. Estimates for Belarus were almost fully vindicated and the country's economy decreased by 6.2%. At the expense of rising prices for fuels, Russia's economy only declined by 3.5%. Ukraine also turned out to be more resilient than expected and its economy dropped by 35% instead of the forecasted 45%.
The difference is striking in the case of Georgia as well. According to its June 2022 report, the World Bank expected a 5.5% economic growth in Georgia whilst the GDP growth rate reached 10% in January-November based on the reports of the National Statistics Office of Georgia. December's outlook is also similar. The Government of Georgia expects a 5% growth in 2023 and the budget was drafted with a 5% economic growth outlook. The National Bank of Georgia is more sceptical and forecasts a 4% economic growth (with pessimistic 2% and optimistic 6% options).
The economic growth rate for Georgia in 2023-2024 or for any other of the aforementioned countries is currently largely dependent on factors stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the response measures. Therefore, the available outlooks are less reliable and should be taken with a bigger grain of salt than in other circumstances. At the same time, of necessary note is that miscalculations are possible both in positive and negative directions whilst their scale and direction remain largely hinged on how the ongoing war will unfold.
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Dire consequences
by Amy Hewes
Terror.
That's what you hear, see, and feel in the videos taken by students hiding in closets as Nikolas Cruz kills 17 of their classmates and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Imagine hearing that rampage. Your heart is surging. An automatic weapon fires. Screams. People dying.
That's also what a woman feels every time her intimate partner raises his hand to beat her, locks his hands around her neck, or cocks a gun by her head.
I've never experienced domestic abuse; I've never been hit or had my life threatened. But decades ago, I was in a relationship with a volatile man who controlled and coerced me emotionally. I was hyper alert to his moods, careful not to upset him or trigger a rant. I calculated everything I did or said by how he might react.
Finally, I realized that the relationship was toxic for me. I told him over the phone that I was leaving—and the next thing I knew, he was at the door. He wanted to talk. Reluctantly, I let him in.
He argued, persuaded, cried, pleaded. He made me feel small and selfish. But I did not take back my decision. His anger spiraled. He raged around the apartment tearing and throwing things. Then, he punched a hole in the wall.
Seeing his barely-checked violence, hearing the plaster crack, stopped time. My ears shrieked. At that moment, I experienced tunnel vision: My future telescoped to ash if I stayed with this man. I fled.
Let me emphasize, my story is not special. I'm not looking for sympathy—I deserve no particular admiration. In fact, my experience pales by comparison to thousands, millions of victims across the U.S., in California, and in the county of San Luis Obispo.
Terror is their daily reality.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 8.5 million women face intimate partner violence every year. Our county domestic violence service programs, RISE and Stand Strong, report that they helped 1,700 clients escape violence in 2016-17.
I had no idea there were so many. Look around: 1,700 of our neighbors, coworkers, fellow parents, churchgoers, and fellow residents faced recurring brutality until they fled.
Now—imagine a gun in the hands of their abusers.
We can do more than imagine that situation. Last year The Huffington Post published first-person accounts.
Kate Ranta from Coral Springs, Florida, wrote: "One day, over a year after I left him, he showed up unannounced at my new apartment while my father was visiting me. I could feel something was off and frantically tried to lock the door. He pulled out a gun. 'I just want to talk to Kate,' he said, and shot me twice. One bullet exploded my hand. The other went through my left breast, just missing my heart. My father was also shot twice. My son witnessed the whole thing."
Nicole Beverly from Ypsilanti, Michigan, recounted a vicious episode in which her husband beat her, cracked her ribcage, strangled her, and pointed a gun at her for hours. "The next morning, the first thing he said was that I owed him an apology for almost making him kill me. He didn't let me leave the house for three days because of all the bruises. After I was allowed to leave the house again, he warned me that if I told anyone or left him, he would hunt me down. He was going to shoot me. He was going to paralyze me. He was going to throw acid on my face. He was going to slit my throat."
Data compiled by Everytown for Gun Safety confirms that guns can turn domestic violence into murder. Women are five times more likely to be killed during a partner assault when a gun is present. Each month, 50 women in the U.S. are shot to death in domestic violence situations, and approximately 50 percent of all women killed by intimate partners are killed by guns.
Another sobering fact: 54 percent of mass shootings are related to domestic violence.
Nikolas Cruz, the accused Parkland gunman, had abused his girlfriend. Omar Mateen, who left 49 dead and 58 wounded at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, had beaten two wives. Last November, Devin Kelly killed 26 and wounded 20 at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Kelly had been convicted of assaulting his wife and a child.
The list goes on. Look up the domestic violence backgrounds of mass shooters Cedric Ford, John Russell Houser, Robert Dear, Scott Evans Dekraai, and Esteban Santiago. The connection is a cry for action.
Without a doubt, the intersection of domestic violence and gun violence has dire consequences for all American communities. And especially for women.
Compared to other states, California has made strides in adopting common sense gun laws, but far more needs to be done to protect victims of domestic abuse from gun violence, even here in San Luis Obispo.
Next month, I'll review suggestions from officials, professionals, and law enforcement.
Meanwhile, if you experience domestic abuse, you can stop the terror. You can find shelter and services locally at Stand Strong and RISE (https://standstrongnow.org and www.riseslo.org). Crisis hotlines are (805) 781-6400 and (855) 886-7473. Δ
Amy Hewes is actively involved in grassroots political action. Send comments through the editor atclanham@newtimesslo.com.


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What's a "Strong" Tower? - Prov 18:10 (Monday with Mounce 92)
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In church today we sang the song, "the name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and they are saved." I checked the updated NIV text, and it has been changed from "strong tower" to "fortified tower." (The change is in the TNIV as well).
This brings up an interesting issue. It is one thing to change people's "favorite verse," but to change a song's text, now that's serious.
I am only half joking. "The name of the Lord is a fortified tower" doesn't quite fit the cadence.
The LXX has εκ μεγαλωσυνης ονομα κυριου, which word of word is, "out of majesty the name of Lord is strength." Tower" is from the Hebrew MGDL.
The real question is, "What's a strong tower"? A tower that possess the quality of strength? What does that mean? A tower that is built with a strong door? Strong straps?
If we think about it, we can probably get the point of the proverb, but is there any value in forcing the reader to work this hard? (The NLT has "strong fortress," and that locution does work for me.)
So I understand why the TNIV shifted to "fortified tower." We can easily see a tower, perhaps up on a hill, that has thick walls and an enforced door. A tower that provides safety for its inhabitants.
Which is of course the point of proverb. God is a fortified tower to which his children run, knowing that he will keep them safe.
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What do a farm in the Lake District, a pizzeria in Auckland, a doctor's clinic in Nice, a pub in central Oxfordshire, a garage in Neuchâtel and a glitzy nightclub in Milan all have in common?
The answer is simple – they are all places which I have encountered in my travels and which have been named in some way or the other after the Rock of Gibraltar.
Every time I come across one of these places, a strange thing happens. First of all, I begin to reminisce about the friends and loved ones I've left behind in Gib, wondering what they are doing at that particular moment. Secondly, I wonder whether the building before me is owned by someone with a direct link with the Rock – a homesick ex-pat llanito, say, or an ex-RAF man who spent his younger years posted at North Front – or whether the name Gibraltar was chosen purely because it is a byword for strength and solidity.
But more than anything else I think about the nature of words – and how there will always be parallel worlds out there where the word 'Gibraltar' means something very different to what it means to us native and adopted Gibraltarians.
Mention the word Gibraltar to anyone directly associated with the Rock, after all, and they will probably think of things like the Levanter Cloud, or the Barbary Apes, or Main Street on a Saturday morning, or Catalan Bay during the Summer holidays.
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. . . Although the entire continent had been affected by the plagues that spread from nation to nation after the arrival of European pirates in 1492, until 1813, encroachment inland had been relatively minimal. But that year, Yuhaviatam (aka Serrano) supported Tongva relations in a raid on the San Gabriel Mission and were thereafter pursued into the mountains, where Spanish soldiers killed several warriors and took some prisoners.
Update: At the 2018 Women's March, held on January 20, the Tongva, including Gloria Arellanes, began the proceedings with a ceremony. There was subsequent references to the Tongva and honoring native lands during the rally. Also, there was an Indigenous presence in the post-march area near City Hall., Among the issues being emphasized was #FreeRedFawn. Red Fawn was a medic at Standing Rock, who was attacked and arrested in the fall 2016. She remains in federal prison with no chance for bail, and faces as much as 10 years in prison. More here: http://indi.com/freeredfawn.
The actress-activist celebrated her birthday by joining #BankExit. Fonda's plan was to divest publicly, but Wells Fargo locked its doors. She pointed out the role divestment made against Apartheid South Africa. Also present was Lily Tomlin, who'd already divested; Frances Fisher; Catherine Keener; Mike Farrell; Dolores Huerta; and a crowd estimated to be in the hundreds.
At one point a round dance took place in the busy intersection of Sunset & Vine, paralyzing traffic for several minutes.
Also: Interview with four Indigenous people on Standing Rock, N.D. and the Standing Rocks all over: IndyMedia on Air | And: Winona LaDuke on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour (first half of show). She says we may not need to remain on red alert but should certainly be on orange alert. Also, she wonders if these pipelines are meant to expedite U.S. avoidance of purchasing Venezuelan oil.
Another local action: Standing Rock Solidarity Action by X. Community groups picket Safariland--a manufacturer of police weapons in Ontario, California.
INGLEWOOD - In a day-long event, members of the Southern California chapter of the American Indian Movement, along with other members of the Native community and social justice activists, called for clemency for AIM activist Leonard Peltier, imprisoned since 1977 on trumped-up charges.
The day featured speeches from well-known figures from the movement in defense of indigenous rights, including Danny Blackgoat, George Funmaker, and Shannon Rivers, as well as musical performances from Kill the Bullfighter and Aztlan Underground and poetic performances from Julio Rodriguez and Matt Sedillo. And no event led by the spiritual activists of AIM would be complete without drums and prayer.
More: The Lawyer's Guild (June 24, 2016) Attorney and Peltier supporter Cynthia Dunne discusses the case and action we can take. Her portion starts at about five minutes into the show. This program is only available for 90 days.
In 2012, wind generators were built in Ocotillo Valley in southern California, an area long known to the Quechan as the Valley of the Dead because of ancestors traveling through en route to the next world. The installation of wind turbines, over the objection of the Quechan and other tribes (as well as non-Native residents), has desecrated sacred sites; disrupted, and even killed, wildlife and vegetation; and oil from the machines has been dripping into the ground.
And the generators seem to be doing little, if anything, to provide alternative energy. There is only enough wind in Ocotillo to keep them active four to five months a year. And when the energy is transported long distances (in this case to San Diego), as much as half gets spent in transmission. Furthermore, turbines require conventional grid energy for their initial start-up and to operate computers inside, which must also be cooled with fans in hot weather.
Much grid energy is also used in maintaining them--and they've required maintenance. One lost a Siemens propeller just over a year after activation (pictured above). Eight months later, another caught on fire.
May 1 was a day of international solidarity for Australian Aborigines, many whom are in danger of being driven off their ancestral lands and out of communities. Recent months have seen heightened activism in Australia concerning this issue. Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who's dismissed ancient Indigenous ways as "a lifestyle choice," has expressed concern over the expense of providing electricity and water to Aboriginal communities.
Over 85 demonstrations were held across Australia on Friday. Also participating were people in London; Hong Kong; Paris (with involvement of Idle No More, France); New Zealand; Finland; New York; and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, a rally was held at Echo Park Lake. More than 25 people attended in the middle of the day. Some passersby and people already sitting on the grass took interest in the speakers.
Columbus Day has been suffering setbacks of late. Minneapolis; Berkeley, California; and most recently Seattle now observe Indigenous People's Day instead. San Francisco has Italian Heritage Day; Hawaii, Discoverers Day (i.e., the discovery of the islands by Polynesians); and South Dakota, Native American Day. Venezuela dropped Columbus Day in 2002 in favor of Day of Indigenous Resistance. Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina, and other countries celebrate Dia de la Raza. While Columbus Day's still recognized here in Southern California, a new annual protest occurs in downtown L.A.
While en route to the ornate Cathedral of Los Angeles, we got a clear view of it with a homeless camp in the foreground. Well over 30 protesters lined the sidewalk across the street from the church with signs. Several horrific and barbaric deeds of Columbus and other pious Europeans were mentioned via megaphone as patrons, including a large group of teenagers, exited the church and stood in front.
Huntington Beach: The sacred site of Bolsa Chica (aka: Puvungna East)--or rather, what's left of it--is again in serious jeopardy. The 9,000+ year-old burial site will be the subject of a hearing on January 8, 2014. A developer is seeking to have it rezoned from Open Space to low-density Residential.
Bolsa Chica is known for, among other things, its ancient cogged stones (found nowhere else in the world except Chile). The area has already been developed extensively, with 174+ ancestors and thousands of ceremonial objects and other items removed.
The Coastal Commission hearing will be in San Diego at 9am; however, free bus rides from Huntington Beach will be provided to those who RSVP. Supporters are also encouraged to write to the Coastal Commission.
See the Bolsa Chica Land Trust for more historic and environmental information.
Update: From the Bolsa Chica Land Trust: SAVE THE DATE: Very possible Coastal Commission hearing June 11th -- 13th at HB City Hall concerning Ridge LCPA. We need your help and support in this very pressing issue! If you can attend in person, write in, or even just share this with your friends to get the word out, that would be great! We will continue to post more information as it becomes available.
Another Update: From the Bolsa Chica Land Trust The city (at the applicant's request) withdrew the application meaning that whatever happens on The Ridge or Goodell sites in the future will have to be reapproved by the city - this now gives us a chance to work with the landowners to purchase these sites and save them - still a long ways to go but today we can declare VICTORY!
The Indigenous movement, Idle No More, now several months old, has been ignored by the mainstream media. On Friday March 15, over 50 people stood in front of CNN, drawing attention to this. The event lasted four hours and coincided with rush hour. With traffic often at a standstill, we literally had a captive audience who had time to read our signs and take flyers. Initially, CNN said they would come out, take pictures, and interview some of us about our concerns, but we were ignored (except when they didn't want us too close to the entrance).
One of the several speakers said the media doesn't want to cover the movement "because we are waking up. We're waking up, and this is just the beginning of Idle No More."
In Canada, a budget bill (C-45) supported by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other conservative lawmakers, would unilaterally alter treaties with First Nations people, drastically affect lands and waterways on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, and reduce jobs for all Canadians. This alarming development has caused unrest across the country. Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat is in her 18th day of a hunger strike (as of Friday December 28), which she says will last until she can speak with Prime Minister Harper and Canada's Governor General (who represents the English Crown) about the aforementioned treaty violations. She is prepared to die if her demands are not met.
Meanwhile, Indigenous teach-ins and demonstrations--including flash mobs in shopping malls and blocking of highways--have been occurring throughout the nation. Solidarity events and awareness-building have been occurring in the U.S. and in countries further to the south. Australian Aborigines have also expressed solidarity.
In Los Angeles, a weekly rally has been underway outside the Canadian consulate at 550 South Hope Street in downtown. On December 28, approximately 50 people turned out in the middle of a weekday. Natives from several areas were present (or represented), including the Owens Valley, Morongo, and Yangna (Los Angeles). A common sentiment expressed by speakers was, "if we won't do it, who will?"
Over a year ago, he knew he had inoperable esophageal cancer. It spread to his tongue, lymph nodes and lungs. It was just a matter of time. On October 22, it took him. His journey to the spirit world began.
. . . In 1968, he joined the American Indian Movement (AIM). In 1970, he became its national director.
. . . With Dennis Banks and Leonard Peltier, he participated in the 1973 Wounded Knee siege and tragedy. For 71 days, they and other AIM activists held off hundreds off FBI thugs, federal marshals, National Guard troops, and complicit Indian vigilantes. They were called "GOONS (Guardians of Our Oglala Nation)." They sold out for whatever benefits they got in return.
. . . Means once said, "Every policy now the Palestinians are enduring was practiced on the American Indians. What the American Indian Movement says is that the American Indians are the Palestinians of the United States, and the Palestinians are the American Indians of Europe."
He called Indian lands open air concentration camps, saying: "If you chose to stay on the reservation, you are guaranteed to be poor, unless you are part of the colonial apparatus set up by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, set up the United States."
. . . On December 17, 2007, Means and other Lakota people went to Washington. They declared independence. They called it "the latest step in the longest running legal battle" in history.
It's not a cessation, they said. It's a lawful "unilateral withdrawal" from treaty obligations permitted under the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
Means said: "We are no longer citizens of the United States of America and all those who live in the five-state area that encompasses our country are free to join us."
"We offer citizenship to anyone provided they renounce their US citizenship."
"United States colonial rule is at an end." . . . On September 29, 2012 Means reiterated what he and others declared in December 2007. . . . Means had three weeks to live.
From Arizona IndyMedia (6/16/2011): From the press release: Today we take direct action to stop further desecration and destruction of the Holy San Francisco Peaks. We stand with our ancestors, with allies and with those who also choose to embrace diverse tactics to safeguard Indigenous People's cultural survival, our community's health, and this sensitive mountain ecosystem.
On May 25th 2011, sanctioned by the US Forest Service, owners of Arizona Snowbowl began further destruction and desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks. Snowbowl's hired work crews have laid over a mile and a half of the planned 14.8 mile wastewater pipeline. They have cut a six foot wide and six foot deep gash into the Holy Mountain.
Although a current legal battle is under appeal, Snowbowl owners have chosen to undermine judicial process by rushing to construct the pipeline. Not only do they disregard culture, environment, and our children's health, they have proven that they are criminals beyond reproach.
Four weeks of desecration has already occurred. Too much has already been taken. Today, tomorrow and for a healthy future, we say "enough!"


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The process to decide who will be awarded the contract to build the Southwest Light Rail Transit line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie has been delayed again by the Metropolitan Council.
A Sept. 26 letter from Met Council Chair Alene Tchorumoff to Hennepin County and municipal officers said the council needed another 45 days to decide who will be awarded the civil construction contact, expected to be around $800 million. It marks the second delay in the current bid awarding process, after the council asked for a 60-day extension in July that had a deadline of Sept. 30.
Tchorumoff said the Met Council used those 60 days to secure three key objectives for completing the project: completing railroad negotiations with Twin Cities and Western Railroad, getting authorization from the Surface Transportation Board for ownership of the Kenliworth Corridor and Bass Lake Spur, and completing and receiving a risk assessment report from the Federal Transportation Administration.
The extension for the Metro Green Line, which would run from downtown Minneapolis through St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka to Eden Prairie, would be 14.5 miles and have 15 stations.
She wrote the Met Council and Hennepin County submitted a request for a letter of no prejudice to the FTA on Aug. 29, and the FTA is still currently reviewing the request. The FTA is expected to give the project a $929 million grant, a little less than half the price tag of the $2 billion project. The letter is seen as a sign of commitment from the FTA.
"Receipt of the LONP is necessary before we can move forward with awarding the civil construction contract," Tchorumoff wrote in the letter. "The FTA is currently reviewing the request. Because of that, the Council today is requesting an additional 45-day extension from the two civil construction bidders."
She added if they receive a LONP before the 45-day extension, they would work to award a bid quickly. The two bidders are Lunda/C.S. McCrossan at $799,514,338 and Ames Kraemer at $812,125,583. The bidders will have until Sept. 28 to respond, according to Metro Transit spokesperson Laura Baenen.
If the bid is awarded this year, it would likely still be until 2019 for real construction to begin, but some preparation work could occur this fall, the letter said.
The Met Council rejected the original four civil construction bids in September 2017 and opted to seek new bids. The decision also pushed back the expected opening date for the LRT from 2022 to 2023.
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LAS VEGAS — The rival daily newspapers in Nevada's largest city are trading new broadsides in their years-long legal fight over one of the last remaining joint-operating agreements in the U.S.
Attorneys for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun went before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday to argue pretrial motions in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.
The Review-Journal is accusing Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, of offering to accept a $20 million buyout and quit publishing his newspaper in 2016, after the Review-Journal was bought in December 2015 by the family of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson.
"When the Adelsons refused to pay," a Monday court filing alleged, "Mr. Greenspun retaliated by sabotaging the joint Review Journal/Sun newspaper and diverting readers to his separate online news product," which is not part of the joint-operating pact.
The Sun, in a separate recent filing in the case before U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro, accused the Review-Journal of concealing from the public and the court that Adelson himself has operational control of the Review-Journal.
Sun attorney Leif Reid on Tuesday called that a strategy to protect the billionaire casino mogul, to prevent questioning by Sun attorneys and to gain an advantage in the antitrust case.
"He's the publisher of the Review-Journal," Reid said. "They've kept that from readers."
Some Review-Journal stories, particularly about business and the casino industry, end with italicized disclaimers saying the paper "is owned by the family of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson." Adelson is not identified on the Review-Journal opinion page, and J. Keith Moyer heads the masthead list of the newspaper's executives as publisher and editor.
Since the Sun filed its federal lawsuit in September 2019, "the RJ has taken the position that Mr. Adelson ... has no real role in its daily operations and publications," the Sun's Nov. 25 court filing said.
"For the first time on October 14, 2020, the RJ disclosed a damning and critical document — an employment agreement — demonstrating that defendant Sheldon Adelson is not just a semi-interested owner," it said. "He is the co-publisher of the newspaper."
Benjamin Lipman, Review-Journal vice president and general counsel, said Adelson's role in the Review-Journal is no secret.
"The Adelson family has control of the newspaper. Neither they nor he exercise any daily control over what we do," Lipman said.
Both sides accuse the other of sham court actions in battles waged since before the afternoon Sun and morning Review-Journal entered a joint-operating agreement in 1989.
The Review-Journal owns the printing presses and distributes the Sun as a section within its daily newspaper, the largest in the state. Sunday circulation was 86,000 in June 2019, according to court documents from the Review-Journal.
The Sun won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for public service for an investigation of construction deaths during a building boom on the Las Vegas Strip. It characterizes itself as "a left-leaning editorial voice."
Adelson is a top Republican Party financial donor who also owns newspapers in Israel. The Review-Journal was one of few U.S. newspapers to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2016. Its editorial page leans conservative and Libertarian.
The Review-Journal published a front-page editorial in August 2019 titled, "Why we want to stop printing the Sun." It called the joint-operating contract a "relic" and accused the Sun of failing to meet its contractual obligation to produce "a high-quality metropolitan print newspaper."
Both entities operate pay-to-view online news sites.
Their operating agreement was amended in 2005 to require each newspaper to bear its own editorial costs and the Review-Journal to share profits with the Sun. The pact is set to expire in 2040.
The Review-Journal maintains in Monday's filing that the amended agreement was never ratified as required by the U.S. Department of Justice, and asks Navarro to let it terminate the deal.
Greenspun alleges the Review-Journal has tried to kill the Sun for years, and the fight became more bitter after the Adelson family and News+Media Capital Group purchased the Review-Journal five years ago.
Lipman has denied the Review-Journal wants to shut down the Sun, but says the Sun should be editorially self-sufficient.
The Sun accuses the Review-Journal of withholding agreed-upon revenues in a bid to starve the Sun out of existence.
In a separate lawsuit, a state court judge last February upheld an arbitrator's finding that the Review-Journal owes at least $1.9 million in a profits-and-costs dispute over two years of operations. The amount has not been paid pending federal and Nevada Supreme Court action. Interest is accruing at more than $250 per day.
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Conquering Concordia
November 2, 2010 Danica Coronacion
Sofia Panuelos | Staff Photographer
The Lady Anteaters started their season off with a victory, defeating Concordia, 84-71, in their exhibition game on Thursday night.
The first half of the game looked bright for UC Irvine, as junior Kiara Belen shot five for five from the field. Belen led the team with 18 points, most of them coming from fast-break opportunities. Mikah Maly-Karros added a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
"This year, we're doing a lot better at running our lanes and just seeing what's open and not worrying about setting up the offense," Belen said. "We're a really fast team and it's important to just score and get that lay-up."
Even though UCI consistently led throughout the game, their largest lead was only by nine points. On a number of possessions, UCI's defense forced the Eagles to use most of the shot clock, as they struggled to find an open shot.
Both teams allowed several second-chance shots, as UCI recorded 18 offensive rebounds, while Concordia notched 19.
"That's something [Concordia] ought to be able to do consistently with the players that [they] have," Head Coach Molly Goodenbour said.
During the second half, the Anteaters decided to change things up and play zone defense.
"We tried some different looks by playing through the zone," Goodenbour said. "I liked that we got the first game out of the way and got some of the kinks out of the way."
UCI led throughout the first half and most of the second half, but with 9 minutes, 15 seconds left in the game, the Eagles tied the score at 62. Less than a minute later, a Concordia player completed a three-point play, taking their first lead of the game.
With less than eight minutes left in the game, UCI trailed by five points. After a UCI timeout with 3:40 left in the game, the Anteaters picked up the pace and regained the lead again. From that point on, the Anteaters never looked back, winning the contest by 13 points. Five of the nine active players scored double digits.
"We have some solid shooters, and some solid drivers, it's going to be really hard to cover all aspects of our game and I think that's what we're going to use to our advantage," Belen said "We can share the load now … teams are really going to have to figure out what they're going to do."
Goodenbour used the exhibition to experiment with different things, as she tried to figure out what areas needed improvement.
"It was a good learning experience, [I] sat back and just let them play," Coach Goodenbour said. "I let them play through things so I could get a sense of what our real strengths and weaknesses are."
Before taking on the University of Texas, El Paso in their season opener, the Anteaters will host the University of Redlands in their final exhibition game at home on Nov. 5.


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Q: SQL version of SUMIF I want to understand how to code the following SUM calculation for the final column Total_Concat_Quantity in the example table below.
Please note that my data set contains thousands of combinations of Concat which repeat. I am not looking to remove the duplicates from the data set. I am not looking for a solution that contained hard-coded information - e.g (SUM(CASE WHEN [Concat] = '201201A' THEN.. as there are too many combinations of Concat
**TABLE 1** :- Year, Month, YYYYMM, Product, Concat, Quantity, Total_Concat_Quantity

2012 / / JAN / / 201201 / / A / / 201201A / / 11 / / 48
2012 / / JAN / / 201201 / / A / / 201201A / / 37 / / 48
2013 / / JAN / / 201301 / / B / / 201301B / / 19 / / 30
2013 / / JAN / / 201301 / / B / / 201201B / / 11 / / 30
2012 / / FEB/ / 201202 / / C / / 201202C / / 17 / / 17
2012 / / NOV/ / 201211 / / C / / 201211C / / 41 / / 54
2013 / / JAN / / 201301 / / A / / 201301A / / 53 / / 53
2013 / / FEB/ / 201302 / / B / / 201302B / / 47 / / 47
2012 / / NOV/ / 201211 / / C / / 201211C / / 13 / / 54
2013 / / FEB / / 201302 / / A / / 201302A / / 23 / / 23

A: Most versions of SQL support window/analytic functions.  This is the sytnax:
select t.*, sum(quantity) over (partition by product) as TotalConcatQuantity
from table t;

It is also possible to express this as an aggregation with a join, but window functions are easier to type, clearer, and likely to perform better.

A: Gordon already mentioned the alternative of a join. It can also be expressed as a correlated subquery if analytic functions aren't available.
select *
     , ( select sum(T2.quantity) as Total_Concat_Quantity
         from T as T2
         where T2.concat = T.concat )
from T

The problem with using an explicit join is that the rows in T will be multiplied by the corresponding number of rows with the same concat value. So you then have to do a grouping and aggregation (min or max) to get the single rows with the original values.

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More know for his quartet and Take 5 fame than for sacred music, Jazz great Dave Brubeck took time out of his busy career to compose music for the Liturgy. It is uncertain as to why a non-Catholic (which Dave was at the time of his composing the work) would try his hand at composing a mass, but the rumors I have heard is that a Catholic friend asked him to do it. Dave was intrigued by the idea. However, when he realized he didn't know anything about the Catholic Liturgy, he set out to study it so that the music he composed would fit the celebration. The out come was a mass composition known as To Hope! A Celebration. It was through his work and time composing the music for the Mass and studying the Liturgy that Dave eventually entered the Catholic Church.
One of Dave's major religious compositions is the mass To Hope! A Celebration. When Brubeck finished the piece, he was proud to play it for various religious officials. But a priest told him he had left the Our Father out of the mass, after the premiere.


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Pat Houston Denies Ray J Rumor
Written By: Michael Arceneaux
Despite reports to the contrary, Pat Houston is denying reports that she had Ray J ejected from his seats at last night's Billboard Music Awards. Pat tells Hip Hollywood, "I'm a woman of order and dignity, I would have not had anything to do with that." Meanwhile, Ray J's camp maintains that the story is accurate.
Via HipHollywood.com:
HipHollywood.com's Kevin Frazier spoke to Pat to tell her side of the story, and how the events transpired; since she was the one with the tickets to the seats surrounding this controversy.
Pat explained that she had possession of six tickets for seats near the front of the stage at the Billboard Music Awards Show. Sitting in those seats were, Bobbi Kristina, her boyfriend Nick, a friend and two seat-fillers. At some point, Ray J moved from his original location to an open seat near Bobbi Kristina.
The production staff saw Ray J move and asked him to please return to his original seat. We're told Ray J refused. Hotel staff/security witnessed Ray J's refusal and stepped-in to ask him to return to his seat. Ray J again reportedly refused. After multiple attempts to get Ray J to return to his seat with no success, the Las Vegas Police were called by production staff to remove Ray J. Upon their arrival, Pat Houston was made aware of the situation, and told her security to inform the Police to "Stand-down" and that as the ticket holder, she would allow Ray J to remain in the seat.
Pat did not want Ray J removed and says all claims are completely FALSE, telling us, "I'm a woman of order and dignity, I would have not had anything to do with that."
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Q: Transfer private MP3 files from my PC to my iPhone SE 2020 tl;dr: I want to add my own .mp3 files (and audiobook etc.) to my iPhone SE 2020. After selecting File > Add to Library and selecting file in iTunes for PC, files are added, but nothing happens next -- i.e. iTunes for iPhone shows empty lists and nothing is synced to it. What am I missing?

Problem
I don't have a Mac and I am a Windows 10 user. I want to play on my iPhone 2020 a private (privately owned) MP3 file or files:

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*an audiobook not purchased in iTunes,

*a MP3 copy of some audio CD / DVD that I use in my courses etc.

What must I do to achieve this. Exactly what steps should I undertake in order to transfer my private MP3 file to my iPhone 2020? To be able to see and play that file there?
iTunes
I added files the iTunes way and that was successful:

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*Installed iTunes app to my Windows 10 (newest official version)

*Opened it up and login with my AppleID (the same as used in my iPhone)

*Press Ctrl+O and navigate to a single .mp3 file

I also added remaining folders by selecting File > Add Folder to Library.
Playlists
I have added four private (not purchased in iTunes) audiobooks:

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*used File > Add Folder to Library four times,

*created four separate playlists, added them to one playlists folder,

*added each audiobook to a corresponding playlist,

*waited some long time.

And nothing happened on iPhone side. I still see empty lists and no sign of my audiobooks.
Question
What should happen next? Are all my steps correct and in above described scenario files should appear in my iPhone automatically? Or am I missing some crucial step?
Does the fact that my File > Devices > Sync menu item is disabled plays any role here?

A: If you wish to copy MP3 files from a PC to an iPhone via iTunes then it is very important to connect both devices physically at least once. Only then sync via iTunes will be available and possible.
Some additional possibilities:

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*using designated software:

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*Dr. Fone - Phone Manager (iOS)

*EaseUS MobiMover.

*using any cloud storage solution like Dropbox or Google Drive, by installing it on both iPhone and PC and using the same account in both devices.

Here are two example videos (out of thousands  out there probably) that describes some of these methods above in some more details:

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*How to save an MP3 to your iPhone

*How to Transfer MP3 to iPhone
It is also possible to transfer files via wireless network using AirDrop, however this method seems to be possible only from Mac, not from PC, which is not, what OP is asking for.
You may be able to just use SnapDrop instead of AirDrop. This does not require installation and works similarly to AirDrop. It has the advantage that it is compatible with all devices that support WLAN and Bluetooth.
https://snapdrop.net/


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SpaceX's Predawn Rocket Launch Tomorrow May Be Visible Along US East Coast
By Tariq Malik 2015-01-09T20:32:28Z Skywatching
SpaceX's predawn launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship from Cape Canveral, Florida on Saturday, Jan. 10, may be visible to skywatchers along the U.S. East Coast. Liftoff is at 4:47 a.m. EST, but visibility is dependent on location and weather conditions.
(Image: © SpaceX)
Hey, space fans! SpaceX is counting down to launch its Dragon spacecraft in the wee hours of Saturday, Jan. 10, and the predawn Falcon 9 rocket liftoff just might be visible to early-bird skywatchers long the U.S. East Coast, weather and local conditions permitting. I've had the luck to see a SpaceX night launch in person, as well as watch from northern New Jersey as rockets launched from Virginia arced across the sky, so I can tell you it's an amazing sigtht to behold, if you can see it.
Here's an afternoon reminder on where to look early Saturday in case you live in a region where you might be able to see the launch: SpaceX plans to launch the Falcon 9/Dragon mission at 4:47 a.m. EST (0947 GMT) from its pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. You can watch the SpaceX launch live online starting at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT), courtesy of NASA TV. And as our skywatching columnist Joe Rao pointed out earlier this week, there is a chance that skywatchers on the Eastern Seaboard could glimpse at least part of the launch after liftoff. You can see his guide here: How to See the SpaceX Launch from the U.S. East Coast.
According to Rao, Saturday's SpaceX launch will travel nearly parallel to the U.S. East Coast as the Falcon 9 rocket makes its way into orbit. So the bright glow from the rocket's nine Merlin first-stage engines could be visible to observers along the coastline, but the degree of visibility depends on location and local weather conditions.
Where You Should Look
According to Rao, the Falcon 9 rocket's glow could be visible to observers anywhere between a few seconds after liftoff to up to 3 minutes into the flight. Here is Rao's guide of when and where to look based on your observing location in order to see the SpaceX.
Southeast U.S. coastline: For locations north of Cape Canaveral, Florida, viewers should initially concentrate on the south-southwest horizon. If you are south of the Cape in Florida, look low toward the north-northeast. If you're west of the cape, look low toward the east-northeast.
Mid-Atlantic region: Look to the south about 3 to 6 minutes after liftoff.
Northeast: Keep your eyes aimed low toward the south-southeast about 6 to 8 minutes after launch.
"Depending upon your distance from the coastline, the SpaceX rocket will be relatively low on the horizon — 5 to 15 degrees. (Your clenched fist held at arm's length covers about 10 degrees of sky.)," Rao wrote in his Monday guide. "If you're positioned near the edge of a viewing circle, the rocket will barely come above the horizon and could be obscured by low clouds or haze."
If you live near the Cape Canaveral area, NASA has compiled a list of local launch viewing areas here.
Editor's note: If you capture a photo of the SpaceX rocket launch from your location on the U.S. East Coast, let us know. You can send images and comments in to managing editor Tariq Malik at: spacephotos@space.com.
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Q: Python IDE that allows for right-click -> Go to Declaration and Find References? Is there a python IDE that allows you to right click on any method being used and select Go to Declaration or Find References, just like in Visual Studio with all of the .net languages?
I am finding it difficult to navigate another developer's django project without this ability.

A: PyDev (an Eclipse Plugin) allows you to press F3 and you'll go to the highlighted element's definition.
And PyDev comes with some nice django support features like running manage.py commands, setting up apps, etc.

A: I've been using PyCharm for the past year and am very satisfied with the features included, coming from Visual Studio myself. It has got what you are requesting and more. It is not free, but there is a trial version. In my opinion money well spent.
It has also got some Django support, but I've never used it myself.

A: In windows I've been using PyScripter and like it. It brings up the function definition on mouseover and allows you to jump to it if you want. Also has 'find references' in the right click context menu. It's free.

A: Wing IDE has both goto-definition (F4) and find points of use (right click on the symbol for a popup menu or bind a key sequence to the command find-points-of-use if using a keyboard personality that doesn't already have a binding).  Wing also provides related functionality like rename refactoring, move symbol, etc.  It is a commercial product but you can get a 30-day free trial to try it out at http://wingware.com/


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