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Hookworms : Microshift
by Ernesto Aguilar
Harvard University lecturer Marshall Ganz is esteemed in many circles for his prowess as an organizer—he served the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez for nearly 20 years, developing the concept of strategic capacity that led to some of the UFW's greatest accomplishments—and as a political consultant, vaulting Congressional heavyweights like Nancy Pelosi to victories. Of most contemporary consequence, Ganz was instrumental in Barack Obama's 2008 presidential bid, where he taught the principle of campaign volunteers quickly relating their personal stories to establish a connection with the public, then bonding over shared experiences, and bringing them back to what the Rev. Martin Luther King called "the urgency of now." Ganz's approach, called public narrative, deeply influenced Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, popularly known as "The Audacity of Hope," that launched the then President-to-be into the political stratosphere. The 74-year-old Ganz's life and skill and uniting people is, today, one of American culture's most intriguing stories.
Hearing Microshift, the new album by the UK's Hookworms, it is hard not to think of the elderly, pudgy visage of Ganz amid these guitars, synthesizers and uptempo rhythms. That's because Hookworms has historically been at its best with its penetrating lyrical style that speaks to you in a hyper-individual manner. Vocalist MJ has spoken publicly of his struggles with depression, and these pains have creeped into tracks on 2014's The Hum and other releases. In telling this story of himself, MJ relates to the story of us, we who have all in some way been touched by personal demons, mental illness or the confusing stresses they can create among friends and family. In being so vulnerable, Hookworms has forged a kinship with fans that is rare at times.
The Leeds group has boasted a traditional backdrop that has been dissonant and confrontational throughout their career. Yet it is the sort of sublime abrasiveness that is melodious in a Daydream Nation way. When Hookworms burst on the music scene in 2011 with its eponymous EP, songs like the noise-sprinkled post-rock of "Medicine Cabinet" and kinda-dream-pop, almost surf-rock twinge of "I Have Some Business Out West" conjured comparisons immemorial. Now back after a few years away (due in large part to a flood that destroyed the group's recording studio), the band teased its latest with the early release of the single, "Static Resistance." On it, Hookworms makes it clear that MJ will continue his unflinchingly emotional lyrics ("There's nothing wrong with being fragile or wry/I ran from my feelings, I ran from the city, I ran from desire/Lust haunts us forever"), but the way it is presented sees a departure that could surprise longtime supporters.
Hearing the debut single off Microshift, "Negative Space," it'd be a natural reaction to look at the date and time on one's phone and wonder if time had reversed into an Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark or Pleasure Victim-era Berlin remix or tribute. The backbeats and tenor of Hookworms' comeback harken strongly to vintage dance music. And indeed 1980s new wave pop has a long shadow—Taylor Swift tapped this vein with 1989, of course—and is very much thus part of the moment's musical proclivities. Here with Microshift, though, it is a stunning change for a band better known for their alternative rock indulgences than its fidelity to electronica. While some critics have had many plays on the notion of a musical microshift being anything but, the truth is that Microshift splits tracks between the traditional Hookworms song structures and dance-rock/pop, with perhaps the balance going toward the well-hewn direction. Although there is much here to please loyal listeners who enjoy Hookworms' legacy vibe, songs like "Ullswater," with its buzzy keyboards and pulsing effects, are sure to garner lots of cocked heads because of the divergence. What will reel you back, even in spite of any potential disdain of the blips on a swirling cut such as "Each Time We Pass," is that Ganzian ability to tell a story that ultimately is ours.
Songwriting carries the day on Microshift, with MJ breaking open memories and vignettes of friends and relationships in that very Weakerthans sort of manner that Hookworms has deftly mastered. "It's been nearly a whole year since we spoke/I'm sorry I couldn't see you/I'm glad you're feeling safer, I'm glad you're coping," he coos on "The Soft Season." Elsewhere, there are explorations of the self and the uncertainties of love and ourselves. A frequent theme of Hookworms' lyrics is the human struggle to be better, to learn and grow. "What We Talk About," the restless penultimate song off 2013's Pearl Mystic is one of the finer examples of Hookworms' pensive look at life as it is lived. On Microshift, there is plenty of hope, but not everything is a happy ending. MJ exudes longing for that positive conclusion, though. "I want you to know I don't judge you if you're still feeling frail," he enjoins on "Opener," a song that examines expectations and desire. "We could help each other."
In the end, Microshift is to be appreciated for Hookworms' willingness to take risks at an opportune time. For a group long emergent, this may be the exact moment to break through.
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Within a component I need a System.Windows.Window. I know that I've got this if I'm using wpf in all parts. But currently I have a windows forms main-window. So can I get a System.Windows.Window from the main window??
It's used for a dialog which should be modal. But currently it isn't because I can't provide a Window.
To clarify:
I've got a ProgressDialog:
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The ProgressbarDialog is the one from the ookii dialogs. (Sorry for irritation)

A: Method Show() of Progress bar does not accept parameters. Please give more relevant example.

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Greek Island Tour: The isles of the Aegean, where a wealth of archaeological sites are set in stunning locations.
Day 2: Arrive Athens. Ferry to Mykonos.
Day 3: Ferry to Delos. Tour Delos. Return to Mykonos.
Day 4: Ferry to Paros. Tour Paros.
Day 5: Private tour of Despotiko with the site director.
Day 6: Ferry to Naxos. Tour Naxos.
Day 8: Ferry to Santorini. Tour Santorini.
Day 10: Tour Santorini. Ferry to Crete.
Day 12: Tour Crete. Fly to Athens.
Day 13: Ferry to Aegina. Tour Aegina. Return to Athens.
The islands of the Aegean offer travelers a unique perspective of Greece, ancient and modern. A wealth of archaeological sites set in stunning locations reveal the myth and history specific to each island. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delos was one of the most imposing sites in the Greek world, celebrated as the birthplace of the twin gods Artemis and Apollo. Revealed in the splendid frescos and stunning architectural details, Knossos flourished as the administrative and ceremonial center of Crete in the Minoan and Mycenaean periods, remembered as the capital of King Minos and the labyrinth of the Minotaur. The stunningly preserved remains at Akrotiri on Santorini give a glimpse of a sophisticated Bronze Age community, thriving on the interaction of trade and exchange.
Traveling by ferry across the sparkling indigo Aegean Sea from island to island, visit the Cyclad isles of Delos, Paros and Naxos, along with Santorini, Crete, and Aegina, with its splendid Aphaia Temple. View the varied remains of thousands of years of continuous occupation while learning about the mythology of the ancient gods and heroes. But more than history awaits! Wander cobblestone village streets lined with gleaming whitewashed houses, pause for drinks in traditional tavernas, spend nights in small boutique hotels, and immerse yourself in the pastoral life that inspired the legends that have been passed down for millennia.
Judith M. Barringer received her BA from George Washington University, her MA in Classics from Yale and her PhD in Classical Archaeology from the same university. she is a specialist on Greek art and archaeology, and Greek myth and religion. Dr. Barringer is a Professor of Classics at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. A prolific writer, she is the author of many articles and books, including The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece, Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece, and The Hunt in Ancient Greece. She has been the organizer of conferences in Scotland, Greece, Berlin, and New Haven, and has been a speaker at seminars throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA. Dr. Barringer has received numerous fellowships and grants, including a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and a British Academy Larger Research Grant. She has been featured on television in the BBC series, Divine Women, part 2, and the History Channel, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Professor Barringer has lived and worked in Greece, including Olympia, and speaks Greek.
$9,595.00 (per person, double occupancy) includes all hotels; most meals (as noted in brochure); land and sea transportation; one domestic flight from Crete to Athens; entry fees; and gratuities to guides and drivers. Price is based upon the exchange rate for the Euro not going over 1.30. If the value of the Euro increases, the price of the trip may go up.
Single Supplement: $895.00. Should a roommate be requested and one not be available, the single supplement will be charged.
Cost Does Not Include: International flights to and from Athens; a separate donation check of $150.00 per person to a designated donation project; food and beverages not on set menus; alcoholic beverages; passport and visa fees; airport fees and taxes; excess baggage charges; email, telephone and fax charges, laundry or other services of a personal nature.
Note on Donation: As a tour company that benefits from the cultural and natural riches of our destinations, we have a policy ofdonating to the scientific and cultural projects and museums we visit. This has created a bond between Far Horizons and the academic and local communities that has helped us establish an extensive list of lecturers and contacts in each of our destinations. We ask that each participant write a check to the noteworthy project we designate. The donation amount is $150.00 per person and is made by check directly to the donation project. We will be designating a donation project for this trip shortly. Note that the donation is required 90 days before departure and is non-refundable.
A deposit of $750.00 to Far Horizons is required upon making your reservation, along with a completed and signed registration form. Final payment is due 120 days before departure. Upon receipt of your deposit and completed registration form, you will be sent a initial trip documents. Click here to download our Registration Form.
Cancellations received in writing at least 120 days before departure will result in an administrative fee of $450.00. Cancellations received less than 120 days before departure will not receive a refund. If for any reason you are unable to complete the trip, Far Horizons will not reimburse any fees. Registrants are strongly advised to buy travel insurance that includes trip cancellation.
Private tours of archaeological sites and talks by specialists are scheduled in advance and include a donation to each. Specialists working at these sites are excited about showing their work to interested enthusiasts. However, please be aware that there may be times when the director or a member of the staff may not be onsite when our groups arrive due to other commitments.
We have chosen hotels on the islands that are charming and characteristic of island life. But they may be simple and are not five-star. Please keep in mind that Greece is a European country which means that hotel rooms tend to be smaller than ones in the USA. If you would like to be upgraded to a larger room or suite at an additional cost, please contact the Far Horizons office.
The group will be walking into and around sites extensively, frequently over uneven paths. All participants must be in good health, physically active, and able to walk independently and unassisted for distances that may exceed two miles or more each day. As a courtesy to your fellow travelers, you must be able to keep up with the group during the daily outings. You will be responsible for your own suitcase, and when boarding ferries, there will be no one to assist you. Suitcases with wheels are essential. If you have questions about whether or not you are physically capable of this level of activity, please contact the Far Horizons office as soon as possible. As the trip is designed around ferry schedules, changes in our itinerary, accommodations, and transportation times may occur. By maintaining a flexible attitude you will soon be captivated by the beauty of the natural scenery, the cordiality of the local people, and the fascinating sites.


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San Francisco, CA — A man facing nearly 10 years in state prison following an encounter with overzealous security guards at Target was released after a jury found him not guilty of attempted robbery, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
Jurors deliberated less than five hours before reaching their verdict Monday afternoon, acquitting Jake Fitch-Barclay, 35, of two counts of felony attempted robbery, along with enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and causing great bodily injury. The San Francisco resident was convicted instead of shoplifting, a misdemeanor, and sentenced to time served.
Fitch-Barclay, who had been in jail more than five months, wept with relief at the verdict, said his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Emily Dahm.
The April 16 incident occurred at the Target store on Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue, where Fitch-Barclay had just shoplifted several items, including the shoes he was wearing. As he walked out, three security guards ran at him from different directions, tackling him against a wall.
Security footage showed Fitch-Barclay did not fight back against the three young security guards, one of whom was a college football player. He immediately dropped all of the stolen merchandise except for the shoes, which he was wearing.
The footage showed the three guards violently dragging a passive Fitch-Barclay into the store, hoisting him into the air and then throwing him to the floor and jumping on top of him. Fitch-Barclay did not fight back, but clutched a pocket knife out of fear the men would beat him inside the store, Dahm said.
Two of the guards were injured when they tackled Fitch-Barclay—one guard nicking his hand on the knife and the other suffering a cut to his leg that required stitches.
"The video was clear. Mr. Fitch-Barclay never waves the knife or tries to stab anyone. He simply held it for protection. The guards were still manhandling him after he dropped all the merchandise, and he feared they would drag him to a back room and hurt him," Dahm said.
Dahm asked jurors to convict Mr. Fitch-Barclay of the crime he actually committed: petty theft.
"The jury could see for themselves this case was overcharged. When government over-reaches, juries must step in to set things right," Dahm said.
Adachi criticized the decision to prosecute shoplifting as a serious felony case.


8 ports should be enough for everyone - but 24 ports are so much cooler. The more, the better. I've decided again for minimum investment - 68 EUR for 24 bidirectional Gigabit isn't that bad. It's a TP-Link L-SG1024.
So I've ripped it open (you expected that, right?).
To make a long story short: This switch isn't hackable. It uses a Marvell Prestera-DX switch (with external QPHYs), and this is a strictly unmanaged switch solution. Sorry.


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Ayos ka deal ito.. Mabait at madaling kausap walang pag aalinlangan... Till next time bro ayos ka... tama nga smooth ka deal.
Thank you sir for buying my hard disk. It was an easy and smooth transaction. Till next time!
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Files with BSM extension can also be found as mash profiles for the BeerSmith program.
What is bsm file? How to open bsm files?
The BSM file extension is also used by BeerSmith program for its mash profiles. BeerSmith is a program for homebrewing and recipe management.
You should be able to open these files using BeerSmith.
As far as we know, this .bsm file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open bsm file, edit bsm file, convert bsm file, view bsm file, play bsm file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Programs supporting the exension bsm on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about BeerSmith for open bsm file action.


Welcome to the graduate student hooding ceremony. Thank you very much for joining us for this very important event.
First, unlike the undergraduate experience, the very nature of graduate studies is that it involves very close collaboration between students and their faculty mentors. The ceremony this evening will allow students and faculty directly involved in this advanced academic venture a proper closure to this part of their collaboration and also a chance for family and friends to get to know these graduate faculty mentors better.
Second, after this event, graduate students will be able to participate in both the processional and recessional graduating student parades at the Commencement ceremonies this weekend in full, distinguishing, hooded regalia that specifically marks their advanced academic achievement.
As Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Life, I heartily congratulate all the students here this evening! Your academic achievement is truly extraordinary, particularly when you consider that only about 9 percent of the American population has a Master's degree. I truly hope that the graduate education you received at Central was not only personally edifying and career enhancing but also that you will put this education to use for the greater good of your immediate community and the nation at large. A more educated society, as we all know, can only be a more respectful and there more civil society. Please do your part toward this end.
Now it is my distinct pleasure to introduce the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Kevin Archer.
To my fellow graduates, we are officially in the 24 hour window to receiving our master's degrees.
We have completed our research, our classes, our projects, our theses, and now the only thing standing between us and getting our degrees is this ceremony, and a good night sleep.
It is typical at graduation ceremonies to discuss great obstacles that we, as graduates and individuals, have had to overcome in order to get where we are today.
We talk as if these obstacles, these mountains, are too difficult to overcome or climb.
But what if… (pause)… what if we chose to embrace those mountains and be thankful for their presence in our lives?
Life is all about perspective in that, you can choose to climb your mountain and feel accomplished once you get to the top, or you can complain and make excuses to prolong the inevitable climb.
As adults, and soon-to-be graduates, we have been faced with many mountains.
Remember when we thought we would never make it through high school?
Remember the frustrations in having to pick a college?
Remember the financial struggle of paying for your first car?
Remember the daunting stress of your dreaded thesis, project, performance or cumulative test?
Those are just a sampling of the personal mountains we have each had to climb in our lives.
Yet, we were all able to manage those climbs and make it to our seats in this room.
So let out a sigh of relief because you are getting ready to reach another mountain top… receiving your master's degree.
I was skeptical about continuing my education and getting my master's degree.
I didn't see the value in having to continue school for another two years to get another piece of paper.
To be honest… I wasn't doing anything. And, in reality, I had no good reason as to why I couldn't come back and get my master's. But, I knew I was over the idea of going through more school – I was burned out!
We spend, on average, 2,160 days, or approximately 12,930 hours, in the classroom from kindergarten through our senior year in high school.
Then we spend four years getting our bachelor's degree and there is just no way to even attempt to calculate the time spent on that venture.
Then we make the decision to add more time to get our master's degree.
If we were to average our college education to match that of our kindergarten through senior year numbers, we have each spent a grand total of 4,240 8-hour days in the classroom, with a grand culmination of approximately 19,410 hours spent on our education just to sit in this room today – talk about an incredible mountain to climb.
It was ultimately through my time as a graduate on central's campus that I was able to make new friends, experience new things, make new memories, and land a job right out of college.
I chose to come back to central because I knew I needed to conquer this new mountain top.
I also came to the realization that we never really make the trek up our mountains alone.
We have friends, family, loved ones; we have mentors, we have committee chairs, we have grandparents, significant others, we have siblings, we have cohorts, we have the attendees in this very room, and attendees watching from home, and we even sometimes have enemies that fuel us to reach these peaks.
I am fortunate for all of the challenges presented to me throughout my life, and throughout my time as a wildcat.
I frequently think back to the old me, who is still sitting at the base of that mountain called graduate school, and I smile.
Sometimes you just need to pick yourself up off the ground, lace up your shoes, and get to walking because you never know what is at the top until you get there.
As I stand here before you, I am humbled by my graduate experience and excited to reach this new peak with each of you.
I would like to thank you all for the opportunity to speak this evening and I implore you to continue climbing mountains and climbing new heights.
Just remember - life's a climb but the view is great.
Congratulations Central Washington University graduate class of 2017.
Bienvenidos damas y caballeros (Welcome ladies and gentlemen).
Welcome Wildcats. Welcome friends and families. Welcome faculty. Welcome all of those who have made this grand day possible…and it is a grand day.
It is a day where we have the opportunity to pause and reflect on a momentous achievement that is combined with sharing that achievement with friends, family, and humanity. So, let your voice be heard. Let your voice be heard to let the world know that you are ready.
I want to share with you some truths that I have learned, since my days at Central Washington University. Some truths I have learned from working in the justice system. And that is that justice doesn't only apply to the justice system. Just as I studied justice in philosophy and read lengthy books, trying to define what justice is, what I have come to understand is that justice exists when two key components are present: one is community and the other is love. Without one of those components, there is no justice.
But, when we speak of community, we really speak of all people. We hear the phrase "justice for all" and, sometimes, we don't allow ourselves to give pause to what that means. Because justice exists in all of our ambits. It exists in all of our careers. It exists in every human endeavor. These are elements that were recognized before this country was formed—taking us back to the Declaration of Independence.
Recognize the language and recognize that human beings are born with inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Life…to be. Liberty…to be free. And the pursuit of happiness…the right to have hope, the right to have dreams, the right to opportunities. So that when you dedicate yourself to an education, to a quality education, and you graduate from Central Washington University, you have an abundance of opportunities because you will be ready.
Along with justice comes sacrifice. And we can imagine many who have sacrificed in order for us to be able to realize our opportunities.
In this spirit, I want to share a story with you that is very close to my heart—about sacrifice. My Aunt Licha, she loved me dearly. She was one of the youngest daughters of 13 children, living in the inner city of Monterrey Nuevo León. For her father died when she was young and tradition was that one of the youngest daughters would not marry but would dedicate her life to care for the aging parent. And that's what she chose to do.
She lived a very meager existence, and yet she expressed so much love, that she was the first person in my life that I called "Mama," and my mother wasn't happy about that. But despite her meager resources she made me feel like she could get anything for me. And my brothers would tell me how spoiled I was. But this unconditional love and support, she gave and offered as a sacrifice to everyone.
I recall later on, as we were returning to the United States, coming across the border—even though she had documentation, she was not allowed to pass. She was holding me in her arms and had me pulled away from her and she sobbed. Eventually we were able to get things cleared up and she was able to witness my graduation. She was able to witness my first murder trial. And, when I graduated, she gave me a gift of a gold ring that I wear on my hand. And I knew that this was a huge sacrifice because of her limited resources, but it was something that she wanted to do. For her, I was a manifestation of her dreams…that which made her sacrifices mean something. And for her to be able to watch me in trial, to be able to watch me be able to graduate, to watch these key moments was a celebration much like those of who are celebrating with you today.
A year ago, my Aunt Alicia [Licha] passed away. And my brothers and I returned to Mexico to tend to the funeral and to her belongings. When I was alone, picking up her things from the bedroom, I came across her jewelry box. And in the jewelry box there were plastic rings, cheap metal jewelry, nothing of value. She gave it all. And every day I'm reminded of that sacrifice and what that sacrifice means with respect to justice for all. For that becomes our responsibility, what we are going to pay forward.
So, the question ultimately for you is: Are you ready?
This is such an important question because I can tell you from this side, more than three decades away from my graduation at Central Washington University, that the overwhelming majority of opportunities that you will find will be unplanned and unexpected.
So many of us learn that if we make a plan, make a goal, and work towards it we are going to get there. And that's a good formula. But life teaches us that being ready is a critical component. Because the overwhelming majority of opportunities were ones we had not even thought of on graduation day.
I'm here to tell you that you will see amazing opportunities, the majority of which you have not even thought of. Let me share.
When I attended Central Washington University I lived in Kamola Hall. They called it Kamola Granola. I don't know if that was a compliment, but it's such a historic building that I loved it. But, when I was attending Kamola Hall, it never occurred to me that one day I'd be attending law school.
When I was at Bouillon Hall, where I took the LSAT (law school aptitude test), it never occurred to me that, one day, I would become a criminal prosecutor. In fact, no one in my family had ever been an attorney. I had never met an attorney, and our best idea of what that meant was what we saw on TV telenovelas [serials].
When I was studying in the Language and Literature building, I never dreamed that one day I would be serving as adjunct faculty at various institutions.
When I studied at Brooks Library, I had no idea that one day I would be a chief deputy district attorney, the right-hand person to the elected, who's responsible for trying some of the most challenging cases and having a strong voice with regards to policy.
When I was a member of the Residence Hall Council and a MEChistA [member of the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán student organization], I never imagined that, one day, I would become the first Latino district attorney elected in the history of the state of Oregon.
When I sat, in then President Garrity's office asking for his support to get into law school, I never imagined that there would be a day when I would be facing an ocean of cameras, microphones, and media asking me questions about high-profile cases. Being on television— having to ensure that every single word that I expressed was intentional—a communicator.
When I lived in Stephens-Whitney, I never imagined that I would be serving as an international faculty. I never imagined that one day I would be in Tabasco, México. I never imagined getting off of the plane and, going through the airport, that there would be three armored vehicles waiting for us. And that we would be flanked by armored pick-up trucks with soldiers holding automatic weapons as we were taken to our hotel. And then I would be presenting lectures to 6,000 lawyers, professors, law students, prosecutors, and defense attorneys in my heritage language.
When I lived in North Hall, I never imaged that one day the work ethic that I learned from my parents would lead me to a place where the Oregon State Bar would present me with their most prestigious professionalism award.
I don't share these experiences to talk about myself, but to give you examples of the reality of the unplanned opportunities that will come if you are ready.
My education at Central Washington University was not just about a career. It was about a holistic evolution of myself. And that holistic evolution of myself led me to grow into a person who could offer substance, character, integrity to the most important relationship of my life and that is Maria Teresa—my life partner, my wife. That decision, like all of the other decisions and opportunities that came about, all came through my journey through Central Washington University. Being ready when the opportunities came. Being able to make the decisions that would serve me with the opportunity to make the greatest difference with justice and to make a choice that would bring the greatest joy of my life.
More than three decades ago, I sat in Nicholson Pavilion with my graduating class. And at that time, I had no idea that I would be back to offer a keynote for the Class of 2017, but here we are.
No matter what field you work in our capacity to communicate will define our success. Our capacity to communicate will define our success in every language that we speak. Our voice must be heard more than ever, and for that we must be ready.
Your education represents not just a degree but learning how to think about how you think— becoming a critical thinker not a segmented thinker. Becoming a continuum thinker not a segmented thinker. So, when we hear things that are not true, that we have a heightened capacity to analyze things and get to the truth.
The key to making a difference is integrity and love, intelligence, and education—a strong sense of history where you came from, and purposeful direction—where you are going.
Some advice…build a board of directors for your life. Surround yourself with people who won't tell you what you want to hear but what you need to hear. Build a board of directors for your life because there's nothing that is more important when it comes to the difference we are counting on you making. Because the differences I have made in my life should pale in comparison to the potential that waits for you. You represent our future. You represent the changes. We hand you the baton so that you can make the difference.
In conclusion, I offer my sincere congratulations on your commencement as it represents a manifestation of generations. Celebrate these collective achievements with those who have sacrificed in order to make those opportunities possible. Celebrate with those who have sacrificed and for those who will benefit from your achievement. Let the celebration be an announcement to the world that you, a Central Washington University Wildcat, are ready. That your voice will be heard and that justice has come to call.
So, students, I'm going to ask you to stand. We have arrived and we are going to announce to the world that we are ready. And we're going to do that in whatever authentic expression and voice is your voice. I'm going to start us off with my expression which will be a grito [Mexican interjection, expression of joy or excitement] and after I do my grito that's your cue to come back and let the community, let Ellensburg, let the world know that you're coming and that you're ready.


IF YOU ARE A SEEEINGBLACK.COM USER, and you wonder why you are on this website, this is why: Because of the limited capacity of Esther Iverem's one-woman volunteer operation, SeeingBlack.com and the website for her radio show, "On The Ground," will be merged in the coming months. Faithful SeeingBlack.com users know that our recent posts have been links to the content on this website for "On The Ground," which is broadcast on 89.3 FM, WPFW Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC and archived permanently here. So bringing you to this site right away eliminates a layer of duplicate work and toil that was increasingly unmanageable.
April 9, 2016, on Paul Robeson's birthday, marks the 15th anniversary of SeeingBlack.com. We had hoped to have this "construction" done in time to celebrate SeeingBlack.com's 15th anniversary with you. But, no luck. When we DO finish the construction, you will be able to access all of SeeingBlack.com again, it will be on a new platform and have more of it's own content again. We thank you for continuing to support us, even as we have faced a myriad of challenges and new opportunities. Though the Black online environment has evolved to be more populous and corporate since our 2001 debut, we see all around us proof positive of the need to still have a place for our unfettered voices on arts, media and politics.


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Helsinki tests gamification for more sustainable mobility
Impact StoriesELEVATE
Image by MUV
Over the next several weeks, we will share stories from CIVITAS projects on-the-ground that implemented sustainable neighbourhood planning and SUMP solutions, both as news items, and later in a podcast episode, compilation publication and infographic.
This second story is based on work conducted by the MUV: the Mobility Urban Values project. MUV inspires behavioural change in communities through so-called "gamification" – in other words, changing citizens' habits through a game that mixes digital and physical experiences. The project experiments with fostering sustainable mobility improvements – not through costly and rapidly ageing urban infrastructures, but rather by promoting a shift towards more sustainable and healthy mobility choices by engaging with local communities, businesses, policymakers, and open data enthusiasts.
Read all short stories as they are published at: https://bit.ly/Impact-Stories.
MUV is a particularly fun project aimed at changing mobility behaviour through gamification (i.e. games) and co-creation with residents. In parallel, the project has created tools for data collection, thus ensuring that games not only shift behaviours, but also support better local-level planning. A number of cities have been involved in MUV – including Amsterdam (NL), Barcelona (ES), Fundao (PT), Ghent (BE), and Palermo (IT) – but let's focus on the pilot led by the City of Helsinki, in the neighbourhood of Jätkäsaari.
The local context
Each MUV city selected one neighbourhood to focus on in rolling out pilot measures. For its part, Helsinki selected Jätkäsaari, the city's main testbed for mobility solutions. This neighbourhood is located next to the city centre, in an area that used to be a hub for port logistics. Today, it also serves as a sea hub for passengers commuting to Tallinn (EE), and has turned into a residential neighbourhood.
Jätkäsaari suffers from congestion generated by the passenger port, which is effectively the busiest passenger port in Europe due to daily commuting between Helsinki and Tallinn. Fluctuating congestion linked to the arrival and departure of the passenger ships is a particular challenge, and helps explain why the area is the focus of so many mobility projects and pilots.
Rolling-out solutions with Forum Virium
Forum Virium, a non-profit innovation company owned by the City of Helsinki, carried out the pilot and promoted the related urban planning participation and interaction opportunities. The Helsinki pilot materialised for residents mainly in the form of the MUV game, a co-creation process, and workshops.
Forum Virium used gamification to explore the use of crowdsourced data for planning. Projects like this one have demonstrated that crowdsourced mobility information can add new dimensions to inform the work of traffic planners. However, it also generates new challenges, such as requiring planners to consider new and unfamiliar data, with which they may not know how to work.
"You have planning on one side, and then you have citizens using all the results of the planning. You need people to give feedback back to the planners, and that becomes a loop. We asked, 'how can gamification enable and facilitate that?'," explains Sami Sahala of Forum Virium.
The MUV game and lessons learnt
One of the greatest challenges that cities face today is finding solutions to meet EU climate targets. Being one of the largest sources of emissions, traffic is naturally a major focus area for these efforts. New technology and regulations can help, but traffic emissions cannot be effectively reduced without also influencing residents, whose mobility choices have a major impact.
In that context, residents in Jätkäsaari have been invited to play a mobility game, and, by doing so, to produce data to support more effective traffic planning. Users of the MUV mobile game collect points when they use sustainable modes, like walking, cycling and public transportation. Users can also take place in challenges and training activities to gain additional points, and win real prizes.
The MUV mobile game helped gather information about people's everyday mobility choices, including data on the use of sustainable modes like cycling. New types of traffic data were generated, which proved to concretely help city planners to better understand residents' daily journeys, choices and routes, and thus to better meet their needs.
The game also helped encourage residents to use sustainable modes of transit. In fact, the game concretely increased Jätkäsaari residents' use of sustainable modes, and helped them to document their daily trips. It should be noted, however, that no follow-up studies are available to confirm whether or not these shifts have proven to be long-lasting or permanent.
The project also produced learnings about gamification itself. Marketing a new mobile service to the public has proven to be challenging: there is a lot of competition with so many mobility apps on the market, and the project had limited resources and duration to contend with. This meant that a critical mass of users of the game could not be achieved. But, much could still be learnt from the relatively smaller number of users.
One key learning was the importance of engaging and partnering with local, neighbourhood businesses. In Jätkäsaari, a local, public sauna-bar provided free sauna entry to clients who arrived by foot or by bike.
Zooming in on impacts
Since September 2018, for a period of about one year, the 5,000 people across MUV cities who actively used the MUV game recorded over 260,000km sustainably travelled, and logged an average 32% improvement of their carbon footprints!
In Jätkäsaari, the project also contributed to an array of other positive impacts. For one, MUV measured neighbourhood air quality, with help from engaged locals, at several measuring stations installed on residents' balconies. MUV also contributed to the development of Jätkäsaari as a test platform for new mobility solutions, while at the same time promoting a sense of community and local activity.
Indeed, MUV played a key role in establishing a Mobility Living Lab in Jätkäsaari. This helps illustrate the main, long-lasting impact of the pilot: the very close co-creation with residents and local planners created a culture of participation and participatory activities that has continued in other projects since then. MUV kicked-off this process and created a new way of collaborating with the residents, which was based entirely on local inputs. Projects following MUV have continued to work with the same pool of residents, benefitting MUV's legacy.
In conclusion, MUV's main benefits in Helsinki include the development of Jätkäsaari into a test platform for new mobility solutions and the emergence of a strengthened sense of community in the neighbourhood. Importantly, the project also actively supported the goal defined in the City of Helsinki's strategy of reducing the climate impact of transport and emissions harmful to residents' health.
This MUV pilot has been a small but successful experiment that has led to other projects in the neighbourhood, many of which are building on MUV success, also focusing on local mobility challenges and air quality.
Project website: https://www.muv2020.eu/
About the MUV game: https://muvigator.muvgame.com/
Forum Virium's webpage about the MUV project: https://forumvirium.fi/en/muv-more-sustainablemobility-choices-with-gam…
Forum Virium video on the MUV project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MskAScKDsIQ
Neighbourhood's website: https://mobilitylab.hel.fi/
Local Contributors
Janne Rinne, MUV project manager, Forum Virium
Jari Honkonen, MUV project manager, Forum Virium
Sami Sahala, Smart Mobility Project Manager, Forum Virium
Authors: TRT TRASPORTI E TERRITORIO, ICLEI Europe

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1 Dead, 1 Injured in South Side Shooting: Police
Published January 13, 2016 • Updated on January 13, 2016 at 4:48 pm
A 26-year-old man died and a 62-year-old was injured after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the South Side, police confirmed.
The two were shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood in the 7900 block of South Laflin around 2:50 p.m., police confirmed.
Both victims were shot in the head and transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, according to police.
Police later confirmed that the 26-year-old has died.
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Q: How to swap data for a single column in table? Consider there is a table
Employee with attribute EmployeeID, ExperienceLevel
Now the ExperienceLevel can be Junior or Senior. I want to switch the value of the rows which have junior with senior and senior with junior. How can I do that?

A: UPDATE Employee
  SET ExperienceLevel =
  CASE ExperienceLevel
     WHEN 'Junior' THEN 'Senior'
     WHEN 'Senior' THEN 'Junior'
     ELSE Experiencelevel
  END

A: update employee set ExperienceLevel =
(case ExperienceLevel
   when 'Junior' then 'Senior'
   else 'Junior'
 end);

Depending on which RDBMS you're using, you might have to tweak the syntax a bit.


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Q: Referencing locations within a text box I have a node I've drawn in tikz, like this:
\node[below, text width=5cm] (SomeName) at (0,0) {
    \begin{itemize}
        \item line 1
        \item line 2
        \item line 3
        \item line 4
        \item line 5
    \end{itemize}
}

I would like to draw an arrow from line 2 to the side to another node I've constructed.
I would also like to be able to place a bracket around line 4 and 5 to then draw a different arrow to yet another node.
The items are not strictly one line items, so I would like to be able to place some reference within the text (if possible) to be able to construct my lines rather than positioning the line some fraction of the way down the box constructed by my node.
For a complete code spinet that will provide the image of what I'm looking for:
\documentclass[border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepgflibrary{arrows}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.text}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}

\node[below, text width=5cm] (SomeName) at (0,0) {
    \begin{itemize}
        \item line 1
        \item line 2
        \item line 3
        \item line 4
        \item line 5
    \end{itemize}
};
\node[below, text width=2cm] (Other) at (-5,0) {
    Some text will go here.
};
\node[below, text width=2cm] (Another) at (-5,-4) {
    Some text will go here.
};
\draw[decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=7pt,mirror}](-2,-2) -- (-2,-3) node[midway,left] (A) {};% A node must have a (possibly empty) label text.

\draw[-stealth] (-2,-1.5) -- (Other.east);
\draw[-stealth] (A.west) -- (Another.east);

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

I would like to have the brackets and arrows coming from the itemized list be node references rather than trouble shooting to get them in approximately the right location.

A: This solution uses tikzmark and involves turning the itemize environment into an enumerate using the label option of enumitem. The list looks just the same, but the item number is used to turn the bullets into sub-nodes which can be referenced later in the picture.
\documentclass[tikz, border=10pt, multi]{standalone}
\usepackage{calc,enumitem}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta,decorations.pathreplacing,decorations.text,tikzmark}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture]
  \node[below, text width=5cm] (SomeName) at (0,0) {%
    \begin{enumerate}[label={\subnode{it\arabic*}{\textbullet}}]
      \item line 1
      \item line 2
      \item line 3
      \item line 4
      \item line 5
    \end{enumerate}%
  };
  \node[below, text width=2cm] (Other) at (-5,0) {Some text will go here.};
  \node[below, text width=2cm] (Another) at (-5,-4) {Some text will go here.};
  \draw[decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=7pt,mirror}] (it3.north west) -- (it4.south west) node[midway,left] (A) {};
  \draw[-Stealth] (it2) -- (Other.east);
  \draw[-Stealth] ([xshift=-2.5pt]A.west) -- (Another.east);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A:
I used remember picture option for tikzpictures to allow the connection between nodes defined in different tikzpictures (cf. $17.13.1 in the manual).
I used minipage to arrange the three block, but other solutions are possible.
To overcome a difficulty in the spacing around the node containing the $bullet$ I referred to this answer.
\documentclass[border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepgflibrary{arrows}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.pathreplacing}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.text}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{enumitem}

\begin{document}

\begin{minipage}{3cm}
\begin{minipage}{3cm}
\tikz[remember picture]\node (n1) {Some text will go here};
\end{minipage}
\\[1cm]
\begin{minipage}{3cm}
\tikz[remember picture]\node (n2) {Some text will go here};
\end{minipage}
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Manmade climate disruption escalates. The corruption of our democracy is nearly complete. We edge towards nuclear terrorism and war. We are ruled by money.
We must face these facts. Those who deny them bury their heads in the sand. And most who don't recoil, self-medicate and watch the latest episode of Let's Forget About Everything.
We truly are being herded to a mass extinction event by the great, hidden and obvious magnates of the world who care for nothing but wealth and power. The system they created has brought us far. But it now destroys us.
The war machine demands perpetual war. The media machine demands that we be entertained, distracted and misled. The medical, alcohol and drug industries demand that we swallow and inject all we can. The insurance industry takes our bets and provides nothing of substance. It simply plays the money game to its own advantage. The corporate machine demands the obscenest profits and strives to own and control everything. Its abuse and over-bloat diminish us all and threaten our planet.
Our world calls out for help.
Our oceans are dying. They supply a third of our oxygen and untold sustenance. The Atlantic red blooms kill millions of fish. The Pacific dolphin super-pods signal their distress. Our coral reefs become bleached boneyards.
Our bees struggle for survival. Cross-pollination produces at least thirty percent of our crops and ninety percent of our wild plants.
We really are in danger of losing these things and far more.
The ever-growing storms, floods, droughts, temperatures and fires are too numerous and obvious to ignore.
Our murder, suicide, anti-depressant and addiction pandemics speak for themselves.
New, exotic viruses are taking advantage of our new, environmental degradations.
The antagonistic polarity and hatred of red and blue tear us apart.
Unless enough of us get behind doing something about these things, they will likely reach their logical end. We really can do something. You really can do something. Together, we can turn spaceship Earth in a better direction.
The human race has lived through three ages, the hunter-gatherer, the agricultural-husbandry and the conflict-commerce. Each has been ruled successively by the first, second and third chakras. Chakras are real. They are energy centers within our body that constitute the innate infrastructure of our evolution. Each higher chakra from above our perineum to the crown of our head, contains different qualities of knowing, wisdom, character and function. Within each of us, one chakra is mostly dominant, though we all have and, to some degree, can access the qualities of them all.
As a species, we approach the end of our third chakra age. At the end of an age, the dominant qualities of the chakra(s) ruling it go berserk and spin out into excessive extremes. We are seeing this in the dying vectors of our Patriarchal Age. The brutal, masculine, power, greed, conquest, destructive, supremacy forces are having their way with us. We move towards the death rattle of our Age and are trying to advance to one ruled by the fourth and fifth chakras, the First Age of the Higher Chakras, the first to incorporate two chakras and one sub-chakra.
Millions of us have been working for this our entire lives. We need all the help we can get if we are to advance through our crisis and survive as a species.
If we succeed, we will combine, mature and balance the masculine-feminine and material-spiritual, attain a greater world/universal perspective and make foremost the higher virtues of sanctity, decency, integrity and truth. Fairness, justice, collaboration and freedom could supplant greed, dominance, belligerence and control. To some degree, Scandinavia and other places have begun to model this for us. America has fallen behind and is caught in a vicious cycle. We really can and must do something about our present state of affairs.
It is time for those of us who have been doing the inner work to get more active on behalf of our nation and planet. It is time for those who have been doing the activist work to add the inner work to more flesh out the love, spirit and evolutionary energy needed for our success. It is time for more to join us. It is time for the rise of the feminine and the wiser, more highly evolved people to take the reins from the lords and slaves of money.
There is a new, more effective form of activism manifesting in our world.
Naomi Klein joined with sixty Canadians to brainstorm The Leap Manifesto into existence. It's a partyless platform outlining the directions in which we must go. The Leap organization is spreading worldwide. Read No Is Not Enough and see theleap.org.
Paul Hawken got serious about climate disruption. He gathered some of the world's top researchers and they collated the hundred most effective things we can do to halt global warming in the book Drawdown. Then he helped create Project Drawdown. See drawdown.org.
On a different note, Michelle Alexander has done a masterful job of revealing the massive iniquity we have perpetrated on the blacks in her book, The New Jim Crow, that's been hiding in plain view since instituted by Reagan. It also helps elucidate the utter stupidity of the War on Drugs and the enlightened efficacy of Portugal's proven solution to the problem.
There are many movements like #MeToo, #MarchForOurLives, Our Revolution, The Leap, Project Drawdown, Zero Hour, Swing Left, We, The World and others that are offering a new way forward.
Our ever more surreal media-government-military-industrial complex, mostly owned and controlled by the mighty few, is a rather large nut to crack.
But Wolf-PAC is on the rightest track of all.
We have one very large, magnificent, potentially effective stick at our disposal, not a first or third chakra cudgel, lance or missile, but what could be a finely nuanced smart scalpel to cut away the rot and tip the balance in one fell swoop—the Constitutional Convention.
There has only been one in our history at the inception of our nation. When the populace has risen up to move towards another, the powers that were have buckled and acceded to their demands before it might occur. These same powers have sown the great fear in us of the Runaway Convention from their own fear that the weak would rise up and overcome their grip.
It is time we proved them right. Their time is up. Their age is hurtling us in the wrong direction. In order to ameliorate their death grip on the purse strings and policies of our nation, we must rise together and bring about a peaceful, constitutional Evolution.
The mob needn't be mindless. We could become brilliant.
Wolf-PAC has begun the process. It was started by a Turkish-American named Cenk Uygur, a conservative turned progressive who also started The Young Turks (TYT), a progressive news and commentary program on YouTube. He has subsequently turned Wolf-PAC over to others to devote himself to TYT.
They recognize that most of our politicians have been bought and put in power by the moneyed interests, that money and the personhood status of corporations has almost completely corrupted and taken over our system, that we must bypass them all by adding an article to the constitution to restore free and fair elections to America and that this is really the only lever left to us big enough to make a difference. They need our help but we must go far beyond what they envision.
So more importantly, read A New American Evolution. Just reading it will help push the great envelope of our collective consciousness forward. And what it contains could produce miracles.


I had an incredible time visiting the national parks in Utah last month and thought I'd share my car camping checklist for my trip.
Because we were driving a Jucy Campervan for the week, we didn't have to pack things like cooking gear and tents. Their RVs come fully equipped and include pretty much everything you need for a camping trip…even a kitchen sink! Read my full Jucy Camper Rental review.
Here is a list our Extra Camping Essentials that we deemed necessary for the trip, all of which proved to be extremely useful.
I also brought along an extra pillow for the long drive from LA to Utah. It's always nice to sit on or for my back support on road trips.
As this was also about being a Road Trip, not just car camping/ parking at an RV site, here are our Road Trip Essentials that made the journey a really fun and enjoyable part of the overall trip. Not just getting from point A to point B.
Please read this post for more Road Trip Essentials.
The Jucy Campervan came fully loaded with tons of handy items so we didn't have to worry about spending money on many of the larger camping essentials. They also provided two provisional kits (included towels and bedding) along with two camping chairs, which eliminated the need to bring or buy more things.
All in all we had everything we could possibly need for our car camping trip in the National Parks in Utah. It was comfortable, fun and quite possibly some of the most breathtaking places I've ever visited.
Please read this article for tips on what to wear when visiting Utah National Parks.
If you found this post on my car camping checklist with Jucy helpful, please share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Thanks for reading!
Great tips! Doing a JUCY van to Zion and Bryce in 2 weeks. Any tips on where to park?
There were tons of parking lots. Will be pretty easy 😉 Have fun!
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