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Q: Get IUnkown using window handle I know this may be a long shot so forgive me as I don't really know that much about COM.
Basically what I am trying to do is get the pointer to the IUnknown interface for a running application, the problem is the only thing I know about the app is its main window handle.
Would this be possible?

A: The "standard" way to do this is with the AccessibleObjectFromWindow Win32 API. That said, not many things actually support this, so your mileage may vary. You'd PInvoke to AccessibleObjectFromWindow, pass the HWND, then use Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown on the IntPtr you get back.

A: Sometimes yes, if the window is in your process (otherwise a pointer in another process is meaningless to you) and the window's writer explicitly tell you that it is expecting a message and returning an interface. Mostly no, people usually do not write hacks when there is no need to and sending messages unknown to the writer would have unpredictable behavior.

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Hi! I would like to change cell A1 color if any one cell between B1-Z1 changes color. If one of those cells turns red, A1 should turn red. Same if they turn green or yellow. Thanks!
Only one cell between B1 and Z1 will have a color. A1 should reflect the same color.
How was the color of that single cell created?
If it was "filled" via the fill color drop down or a macro, then there will be a different solution than if the color was changed by Conditional Formatting.
My assumption is that you are going to need a macro do to do this and VBA does not look at Conditionally Formatted cells in the same way it looks at Filled cells.
The cell is filled by conditional formatting.
It might help if you provided just a few more details about your spreadsheet and how it works, but I'll toss this out as a possible solution.
You could loop through the range until you find the cell that meets one if the conditions you used in your CF.
Since you said that only one cell will be colored at any given time, then only one cell could contain 1, 2 or 3 at any given time.
This code will check each cell in A1:Z1 and as soon as it finds a 1, 2 or 3 it will fill A1 accordingly.
Note: This code is not concerned with your conditional formatting. It is simply looking for the same values that caused your Conditional Formats to be applied. Even if you removed or changed all of your CF conditions, this code would still fill A1 based on it finding a 1, 2 or 3.
If you need to determine which CF condition is applied to a given cell, things get much more complicated.
- Choose view code and paste this code in the pane that opens.
- Modify the Case statements to match your actual conditions, or tell us what your exact conditions are, and we'll suggest the changes required.
The code will fire whenever you make a change to the sheet.
Hey thanks for that info. The only problem is that it only turned cells red, not yellow or green. I will give you some more particulars and see if that will help. The column I am trying to make change color is B numbers 4-35. They will change based on one cell in C-AK having a 1, 2, or 3.Row 4 would be based on C4-AK4, row 35 would be based on C35-AK35...get the idea? Also there are some hiddent columns within the C-AK that I would like to be not included in the formula. If that is too hard, I can put them some where else. The hidden columns are D,F,H,J,L.N,P,R,T,V,X,Z,AB,AD,AF,AH,and AJ. Thanks lots!
"I would like to change cell A1 color if any one cell between B1-Z1 changes color."
"The column I am trying to make change color is B numbers 4-35."
But what is the final deal?
B4 should be Red if any cell in C4:AK4, ignoring the hidden columns that you listed, is equal to 1.
B4 should be Yellow if any cell in C4:AK4, ignoring the hidden columns that you listed, is equal to 2.
B4 should be Green if any cell in C4:AK4, ignoring the hidden columns that you listed, is equal to 3.
In addition, can we assume that if any of the cells being checked in C4:AK4 is equal to 1, 2 or 3, then no other cell in that row will be equal to either of the other 2 numbers. In other words, if there is a 1 in H4 then there will not be a 2 or 3 in any of the other cells in C4:AK4, ignoring the hidden columns?
Are you using Conditional Formatting to set colors in C4:AK4 or are you asking for Conditional Formatting to be used for Column B only.
Finally, are you trying to do this on a Row by Row basis, such that B4:B35 could be a mixture of Red, Yellow and Green based on what is found in each respective Row?
If I understood the last post correctly, you were right on. Ignoring the hidden columns, there will be only one number in one paticular row. I am not using conditional formating. I tried to use it to change B4:B35 but couldn't figure it out. B4:B35 can be a mixture of different colors based on what is found in each respective row. If it would make it easier to understand, create a temporary email address and I could email the sheet to you.
If I understand your layout correctly, this code should handle the task.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It works! Thanks for all your hard work and for putting up with my inacurate descriptions of what I needed! God bless!
You should study the code and try to understand how it works in case you need to make changes to your spreadsheet.
Since the code is very specific to certain ranges, values and colors, any changes you make to the spreadsheet layout could seriously impact the results of the macro.


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text: Q: Print a string in TraditionalForm I'd like to print all in TraditionalForm "f(z)=(z+1)/(z-1)" where f is a function defined in the usual way. What I obtain in Output for f(z) and (z+1)/(z-1) is not the TraditionalForm. What can I do? Thanks


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Q: Composition of onto and one-to-one functions Question : Let f: X → Y and g: Y → Z be two functions.
Is it possible that f is not onto and g ο f is onto? Justify your answer. If the answer is "yes", give a specific example for f and g.
Not possible because in that case, for g ο f, at least one element il the domain won't be mapped. Is that right?

A: Let $f:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}^2$ be given by $f(x)=(x,0)$ and $g:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}$ given by $g(x,y)=x$. The composite is the identity, which is onto.
You can't prevent surjectivity of the composition by just having restrictions on the first function, as you can always take $Z$ as the image of $g$ and ensure surjectivity.

A: No.  $g$ could map two points to the same point, and then $f$ could miss one of those points and the composition still be onto.
Here's an example:   $f:I\hookrightarrow  [-1,1]$ by $f(x)=x$ (the so-called inclusion), and $g: [-1,1]\to I$ by $g(x)=x^2$.  Here $I=[0,1]$.
If you restrict $g$ to being 1-1,  then the answer is no.


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Randy Carlyle is feeling the pressure. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)
Saying the Anaheim Ducks have underperformed as of late would be a massive understatement.
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"Sham on you!" — a word from the Founders
A WORD TO SENATORS ABOUT PUBLIC TRUST
Public trust that you will tell the truth and seek the truth, no matter where it leads, was already dangerously low. Although we know that it is your constitutional right to set the rules for an impeachment trial, the American people know that a "trial" without witnesses and evidence is not a trial. Those still paying attention knew how it would end. Majority Leader McConnell told us. Some of us have stopped watching because we don't care anymore. Others care but have tuned out to manage their blood pressure and keep their dinners down. We all could use an infusion of wisdom to guide us through this national crisis.
In Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1818), John Witherspoon is the second seated figure from the (viewer's) right among those shown in the background facing the large table.
JOHN WITHERSPOON and JAMES MADISON
I write as a pastor in the tradition of John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was the only religious leader to sign the Declaration of Independence, whose moral philosophy influenced James Madison, the Founding Father of the U.S. Constitution. As President of The College of New Jersey (Princeton), Witherspoon taught moral philosophy. James Madison and other students took Witherspoon's "Common Sense" philosophy of public morality into the courtrooms of 37 judges (including three Supreme Court justices), and onto the floors of the Continental Congress (12), the U.S. House of Representatives (49), and the United States Senate (28 Senators) where you now serve.
THE CONSTITUTION AND PRELIMINARY PRINCIPLES
In 1787 John Witherspoon participated in two simultaneous national meetings within four blocks from each other in Philadelphia. At Independence Hall the Continental Congress was preparing the U.S. Constitution. Down the street, the first national assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Unites States of America was adopting the "Preliminary Principles" to guide the church through times of divided opinion and disharmony. There are eight (8) Preliminary Principles. I lift up for your attention the First (conscience) Fourth (truth) , and Fifth (mutual forbearance) Preliminary Principles.
PRINCIPLE: CONSCIENCE
"God alone is Lord of the conscience…" — First Preliminary Principle (1787)
One morning Henry Ward Beecher cut himself shaving. He didn't like what he saw in the mirror. The public man and the private man were at odds. Public scandal and conscience formed the razor's edge that cut through his defenses.
Everything hinges on the right and duty of conscience. One need not believe in God to avow the primacy of conscience.
The tight internal discipline and uniformity of the GOP caucus against calling witnesses and admitting evidence in the impeachment trial looks no different from the enforced cohesiveness of the Mafia, the Gangster Disciples, and other street gangs. Step out of line and you're "going to go through some things." Courage and conscience are not part of the code. Compliance and scheming have taken their place. We, the people, lose hope watching the gang-banging in the highest places of authority and power.
PRINCIPLE: TRUTH AND GOODNESS
"Truth is in order to goodness…." — Fourth Preliminary Principle (1787)
Truth-telling and truth-seeking are essential building blocks of a good society. The road to goodness is not falsehood, misinformation, disinformation, and concealment. Without truth-telling and truth-seeking we become a society built on quicksand.
"The Fourth Principle continues:
"No opinion can be either more pernicious or absurd, than that which brings truth and falsehood upon a level, and represents it as of no consequence what a man's (sic) opinions are." — Fourth Preliminary Principle (1787)
Some opinions are pernicious (highly injurious or destructive: deadly). Others are simply absurd (ridiculous, silly, incredible). Some opinions are both. The exercise of one's duties by means of falsehood is injurious to goodness. Truth is the plumb line against which an opinion is tested. Truth matters. Falsehood matters. Facts matter. Reality matters. There is no such thing as an alternative facts.
"On the contrary, we are persuaded, that there is an inseparable connection between faith and practice, truth and duty. Otherwise, it would be of no consequence either to discover truth, or to embrace it." — Fourth Preliminary Principle (1787 –)
There is a direct connection between truth-telling, truth-seeking, and public life. The connection is essential for a civil society. When partisan interests displace truth and conscience, the result is a society with neither a moral code nor a functional Constitution. Watching the Senate impeachment trial tells a different story to the American people: power trumps principle.
PRINCIPLE: MUTUAL FORBEARANCE
"There are truths and forms with respect to which [people] of good characters and principles may differ. And in all these we think it the duty both of private Christians and societies, to exercise mutual forbearance towards each other." — Fifth Preliminary Principle (1787)
'Forbearance' — i.e., patience, tolerance, continuing in relationship — is no longer a household word in 2020. Neither is it frequently practiced. Mutual forbearance is rarer still. Mutual forbearance is essential to achieving E pluribus unum (i.e. "one out of many), which Cicero saw as basic to relational bonds and thriving societies and states.
If God alone is Lord of the conscience, those who differ with respect to those "truths and forms" that are not universally accepted, i.e. political philosophy, owe it to each other and to the body politic to continue in respectful, peaceful relationship.
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WHAT IS AT STAKE IN THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL?
Mutual forbearance with people of good character and principles is embedded in the history of the Senate. But your good character is on trial. The impeachment trial is a test of the Senate's conscience, commitment to truth and goodness, character and principles, and mutual forbearance. The great institution in which you are privileged to serve, and a general population that expects a trial to be a trial are at stake in your decisions. The Senate's good character and principles, as well as Donald Trump's, is on trial in the court of public opinion. Those who know their history can hear a long shout from James Madison and John Winthrop:
"Sham on you!"
— Gordon C. Stewart, author of Be Still! Departure from Collective Madness (2017 Wipf & Stock), Chaska, MN, February 3, 2020.
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A strange lullaby?
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Gordon C. Stewart
Last night I sang the refrain of this song to a dying woman. I sang it softly, followed by "Swing low, sweet chariot." Her breathing became calmer. She raised an eyebrow.
Earlier in the day a Roman Catholic friend poured out her heart about the state of the church and her hopes that the Spirit that refreshed the Church in the Second Vatican Council will breathe fresh air into the conclave to select the successor to Benedict XVI. She was bemoaning the loss of respect for the right of conscience. I thought of Rosa Parks sitting alone in the front of the bus, changing the world, one woman at the time. All afternoon "Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round" kept playing in my head. It bubbled up from deep in my soul.
It's a familiar tune to everyone in the Civil Rights Movement. It was meant to urge us to keep on walking…keep on marching to the Promised Land of racial justice and freedom. But at Lorraine's bedside last night, it took on a whole new meaning. It became a lullaby. "You're goin' home now. Ain't nobody gonna turn you 'round."
Five hours later, after years of walking, the chariot swung low. Rest in Peace.
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Our helper amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing
I am perplexed by the call to conscience and the call to compassion which often pull against each other. God, help me.
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Dialogues cancelled
A Public Letter from the Board of Shepherd of the Hill Presbyterian Church, host of "First Tuesday Dialogues" – Feb. 8, 2013:
"This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts…." – Zechariah 4:6 (NRSV)
In this spirit we at Shepherd of the Hill – the church with the rocking chair – have chosen to cancel the First Tuesday Dialogues previously announced for Feb. 19 and March 5 on Gun Violence in America.
The First Tuesday Dialogues serve a single purpose: examination of critical public issues locally and globally with respectful listening and speaking in the search for common ground and the common good. The program expresses our own Christian tradition (Presbyterian) whose Preliminary Principles of Church Order (adopted in 1789) call us to honor individual conscience and direct us toward kindness and mutual patience.
The First Principle -"God alone is Lord of the conscience…"- upholds "the still, small voice" in the midst of social earthquakes, winds and fires. It requires us to listen. Ours is a tradition that honors dissent. The voice of one may be where the truth lies. The Dialogues are meant to give space for that voice on critical public issues.
The Fifth Principle declares that "There are forms and truths with respect to which people of good character and conscience may differ, and, in all these matters, it is the duty of individuals and of societies to exercise mutual forbearance" It is our tradition's answer to Rodney King's haunting question: Can't we all just get along?
These historical principles are not only our historical tradition. They represent a daily interpretation of Jesus' teaching to love our neighbors in the present moment. One can only love God, whom no man or woman has seen, wrote the Apostle Paul, if we love the neighbor we do see. How we treat the neighbor is how we treat God.
The success of Shepherd of the Hill's community programs depends upon a wider acceptance of these principles of respectful listening and exchange among individuals in dialogue. They also assume a group small enough to engage each other more personally and thoughtfully.
If numbers were the only measure of success, last Tuesday's Dialogues event on gun violence featuring Chaska Chief of Police Scott Knight and Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson was a huge success. 138 people attended. The Chapel was filled. I thought perhaps it was Easter! But it wasn't Easter. There was tension in the room. The established habit of the Dialogues program – one person speaks at a time without interruption or rebuttal, no clapping, and respectful listening –gave way to a sense of one team versus another. When a woman dared to stand to ask how many people there had lost a loved one to gun violence and proceeded to tell her story of personal tragedy, she was not met with compassion. She was met with shouts that her story was irrelevant. By the time the other voices had been quieted, the woman had finished her story of a horrible tragedy. She deserved better.
We all deserve better than to be shouted down, no matter what our experiences or views are. One first-time visitor who was there to oppose gun control shared his puzzlement over the treatment of the woman. "How could anyone not have compassion for her pain?" he asked. "Everyone should be moved to compassion by her story of personal tragedy, no matter what we think about the Second Amendment."
America always jeopardizes its promise as a place of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness when might and power rule. To the extent that we fear that we are unsafe, it will be because we have chosen to ignore the wise word to Zerubbabel to live not by might, nor by power, but by God's spirit reflected in the commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Lots of people have asked about the rocking chair on the front lawn. Why is it there? What does it stand for?
After the Amish school room massacre in Pennsylvania several years ago – very much akin to what happened at Sandy Hook – Minnesota Public Radio's "All Things Considered" aired a commentary called "My Amish Rocker." It was about a more peaceful, forgiving, and loving way of life, the amazing picture of the Amish buggies clip-clopping their way past the home of the man who had murdered their children, tipping their hats respectfully to the killer's family, on the way to the funeral of their own slaughtered children. The story on MPR was about my Amish rocking chair, made for me by Jacob Miller of Millersburg, Ohio and the opportunity it gives me to think again about who I am in a violent world.
The chair on Shepherd of the Hill's lawn is there to invite the world to a different way of life. It reminds passers-by to slow it down. Stop speeding through life on the way to who-knows-where. Take a seat. Rock a while. Breathe deeply. Get in touch with the deep things of the human spirit. Be quiet and listen, like the Amish, for the still, small voice which, in the end, is the only Voice at all.
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A Journey of Faith into Economics
– Gordon C. Stewart Feb. 12, 2012
North Philadelphia street scene
Where I grew up Karl Marx was the enemy of all that was good and true. The United States and the Soviet Union were in a dead heat in the Cold War between the Christian and capitalist West, and the atheistic, Communist East. In elementary school we dove under our desks during air raid drills to prepare us for the atomic bomb that would be dropped on Broomall, Pennsylvania, population 1,000. We began the school day reciting the Pledge of Allegiance – "one nation under God" – and a prayer that asked for God's blessing. In World War II our fathers had beaten back the evil of Nazism. Now, evil was threatening once again from fascism's opposite, godless Communism. It was either us or them.
It took a while before I asked about the coupling of Christian faith and capitalism or read Marx himself. To read him or to entertain the idea of a classless society was heretical treason, or treasonable heresy. Church and nation were two sides of the same thing. But the more I recited the Pledge of Allegiance, went to worship and youth group, and became acquainted with the poverty of north Philadelphia, I began to realize that "freedom and justice for all" was, at best, an aspiration, not a fact. At worst, it was a compelling myth that allowed us to think of ourselves as the chosen whose job was to eliminate evil from a fallen world.
Two summers working as a street worker for the Presbytery of Philadelphia in the poorest neighborhoods rattled my world and shook me to my knees. Every Monday through Friday during the summers of 1961 and '62, I traveled an hour-and-a-half by bus and subway from my suburban home in Broomall to north Philadelphia and back trying to make some sense of these two very different worlds. How and why did they exist – one white; one black? One materially satisfied; one not? Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement were answering that it was because of the politics and economics of white privilege.
When I read the work of Willem Zuurdeeg, a Dutch philosopher of religion who grew up as part of the underground resistance during World War II, I found the philosophical mind that looked below the surface to the deeper convictions that hold our hearts and minds captive. The rest of the story is too long to tell.
Capitalism, like Communism, is an idol manufactured by the human heart, one of the convictions, often unexamined, that vie for our worship and allegiance. No economic system is now, or ever will be, perfect. Its efficacy and utility are to be judged by what it does to the people who live under its mindset and institutions. Today, I hear strident voices that sound like the voice of the late Senator Joe McCarthy who turned over the tables looking for America's internal enemies. I would like it to be said when I am gone that I honored the memories of Edward R. Murrow whose courageous reporting exposed McCarthyism, and of Joseph Walsh, the attorney for the Army who spoke aloud the words that brought an end to the power of the McCarthy Hearings to destroy decent, dissenting American citizens: "Have you no decency, Sir? Have you no decency left?"
Ours is a later time. The issues of our day are complex. But underneath the debates, the "us against them" mindset of World War II and the Cold War is no less alive than it was then. However and wherever McCarthy's eyes flash while his finger points and his voice rises again, those of us who hear a Deeper Voice must not be silent. The Deeper Voice is the "still small Voice" of conscience and dissent.
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Corey Anderson quits international cricket for NZ, to play in US
Auckland | Saturday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST
Corey Anderson has quit international cricket for New Zealand and will play the sport in the US.
The 29-year-old all-rounder, who holds the record for the second fastest hundred in ODIs, will start with Major League T20 Cricket in USA and will likely go on to represent USA in international cricket.
Anderson has an American fiance Mary Shamburger and he spent most of the Covid-19 pandemic in Texas, where Shamburger is based.
According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, "ODI status is spurring an ambitious recruitment drive by USA Cricket that could eventually lead to it fielding active internationals from around the world."
USA Cricket, as part of a strategy with its commercial partner American Cricket Enterprises, is looking to rope in international cricketers. Pakistan Test cricketer Sami Aslam and England's 2019 World Cup-winning team player Liam Plunkett are also on the radar of USA Cricket.
Former South Africa players Rusty Theron and Dane Piedt have already signed up to play in USA.
The Major League T20 Cricket received a boost on Tuesday after Kolkata Knight Riders, which owns Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League, announced "a significant long-term investment" in Major League Cricket, which is expected to start in 2022.
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Problematic health policy related to children's health
Your supervisor, the president of a major nonprofit global health organization (you can use one mentioned in the Power Point), told you she wants to partner with an organization in the United States (do some research to identify one) to address a problematic health policy related to children's health.
Your supervisor asks you to write a formal letter to the other organization explaining to them why they should partner with your organization to tackle this issue.
The letter should include a description of the population and the health issue, how it relates to the other organization's mission statement, the policy you want to change or enact, and the benefits of creating this partnership.
In order to earn full credit, this letter has to be persuasive.
Expectations:
2-3 pages. 3 cited sources from required reading
Required Reading References:
Labonté, R, & Schrecker, T. (2007). Globalization and social determinants of health: the role of the global marketplace (part 2 of 3). Globalization and Health, 3(6), 1-17. Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1744-8603…
Benatar, SR, Gill, S & Bakker, I. (2011). Global Health and the Global Economic Crisis. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 101, No. 4, pp. 646-653. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.188458. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC305232…
WHO Maximizing Positive Synergies Collaborative Group (2009). An assessment of interactions between global health initiatives and country health systems. The Lancet, 373: 2137–69.
Heymann, J. (2010). Global health and social policy. Video retrieved from
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Introduction: OpenIZ's database provides a versioned history of all edits made to concepts, acts, and entities. While this function is useful for tracing the lifetime of an object, it can cause additional data usage on your server. It is a good practice to occasionally check on the database to ensure it is running at peak performance. This help and support article will show you how to use some basic commands to clean up and prune your OpenIZ database.
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The redesigned center features Cape Cod-style architecture. Façade upgrades include a combination of board and batten siding embellished with modern lighting, colors, and hardware. Central gathering areas and walkways were enhanced with decorative pavers, metal planters and improved drought-tolerant landscaping.
In September, the community celebrated at the grand re-opening of Oakbrook Plaza.
"The recent updates and center enhancements position Oakbrook Plaza to remain competitive within the market," said Patrick Conway, Regency's Vice President, Market Officer. "We held our grand re-opening event the same weekend as Gelson's Market grand opening to continue the momentum and reintroduce all of our best-in-class retailers to the community."
The grand re-opening featured live entertainment, fresh farmstead goodies from Gelson's Market, exclusive coupon offers, coloring walls, clay pot painting and potting station, a braid bar, plus nail art stations and balloon artists.
Guests also learned about the center's offerings with a spin-the-wheel gift card giveaway.
In addition to anchors Gelson's Market and CVS, the center touts retailers including Jazzy Nails, JT Salon, Supercuts, Wells Fargo, Games Workshop, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Ameci's Pizza & Pasta and more.


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COMMENTARY: Classroom Culture Clashes
by NNPA ESSA | Apr 21, 2019 | #NNPANewswire, commentary, Education, Featured, Featured, k-12, K-12 Public Schools, K12 Education, National, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, nnpaESSA, No Child Left Behind, STEAM, STEM
By Barbara D. Parks-Lee, Ph.D., CF, NBCT (ret.), NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign
When cultures clash in the classroom, students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community at large all suffer. Education, or lack, thereof, can have a ripple effect on every facet of society. Not only are communities of color affected but also areas not considered "minority." PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is an equal possibility.
Children whose culture and realities are devalued are often, as Gloria Ladson Billings so aptly expressed, "considered as deficient white children." (1999) The children she described may become drop-outs, push-outs, or disaffected trouble makers. These disaffected students often feel disrespected, misunderstood, and devoid of hope. Some of them are test-weary and content lacking.
When they are continually designated at "below basic" on standardized tests and their culture not understood by teachers and test makers, their behaviors are almost self-fulfilling prophesies. Often these students suffer from PTSD as painful and as debilitating as any combat soldier.
They encounter the vagaries of the results of having little affluence and no influence, of physical and/or emotional abuse, and poor educational opportunities offered by a revolving door of new, career-change, or culturally unaware teachers getting their OJT (on the job training), student loans abated, masters degrees, and housing allowances before moving on to the suburbs or to becoming the next national "expert" authors and speakers on educating the urban, rural, or culturally different child.
These are the children whose apparent apathy and less than "perfect" behaviors encourage a revolving door of teachers who have the inability to relate to students of different socio-economic or racial differences. In these cases, no one is the winner, even though neophyte teachers may gain some financial benefits, for these teachers, too suffer the PTSD resulting from not knowing how to teach diverse students and the daily chaos of classroom disorder, disrespect, and disaffectedness.
Lowered expectations may cause challenges for administrators also, for they face scrutiny about how their schools function on many levels, from standardized test results to efficient use of budget to how many expulsions and suspensions their students receive.
They must also contend with trying to find substitutes or replacements for teachers who are absent for whatever reason. Their teachers often are faced with coverage, which saps the enthusiasm and energy of those forced to babysit some other teacher's class. In addition, many states are trying to meet the dictates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Common Core Curriculum standards with inadequate funding and training for teachers and administrators in how to implement these mandated legislative programs. In the last few years, there has also been an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) schools.
Parents suffer when their children are disaffected and under-educated. Their children who are suspended or expelled are left to get into difficulties with the law and court systems. Further, drop-outs and push-outs often cannot get jobs and become economic drains on not only their families but also on the community at large.
So, in answer to the question when cultures clash in the classroom, who suffers, we all do! Poorly educated students make for a society that alienates its young, one that is unable to retain skilled and experienced teachers, and a country frustrated with unemployment, under-employment, and an ever-growing culture of violence, fear, and intolerance. Court systems and privatized prisons, along with mortuaries, result when the classrooms act as prep schools for these expensive alternatives.
K-12 Funding in Spotlight as Bitter Rivals Do Battle for Wis. Governor's Seat
by Daarel Burnette II | Jan 3, 2019 | Education Week, k-12, K-12 Public Schools, public schools, school funding, State & Local, STEM, Technology, Wisconsin
Last fall, Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker used Southern Door High School's newly installed 3D printing lab in this small town near Green Bay as a backdrop to propose a $639 million increase in public school funding.
"We know that ensuring our students' success, both in and outside the classroom, is critical to the state's continued economic success," said Walker, now in a fierce campaign for a third term against long-time state schools chief Tony Evers.
The Southern Door County schools, administrators say, got almost none of that money. In fact, the 1,029-student district—rural, losing students, and hampered by tax revenue caps put in place more than 20 years ago—had to make severe budget cuts this year and pull an extra $200,000 out of its savings account. If a referendum on the county ballot this fall allowing the district to exceed its revenue cap fails to pass, there will likely be more cuts next fiscal year.
The intricacies of Wisconsin's school spending and whether districts like Southern Door need more or less money from the state has come to dominate the gubernatorial contest between Walker and Evers, both of whom have made their education records a high-profile piece of their pitch to Wisconsin voters in the November election.
Walker says that by leading the charge to turn Wisconsin into a right-to-work state with the passage of legislation in 2011 that stripped the bargaining rights of public employee unions including teachers, he's saved the state more than $3.5 billion, while keeping property taxes low and expanding school choice. He has claimed his most recent budget provided districts with $200 more per student, though many dispute that fact.
Under Walker between 2011 and 2013, the state cut education funding by some $800 million, hitting some districts harder than others. Spending has rebounded since then, but Walker's critics say it hasn't been enough to keep up with inflation.
Evers says Walker's budget cuts over the years crippled school districts' ability to provide students with basic resources, causing massive layoffs and a teacher shortage across the state. He has proposed to boost spending by more than $1.7 billion…
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DanceLogic Teaches Girls Dance and Computer Coding
by Birmingham Times | Dec 13, 2018 | Alabama, Books, charter schools, commentary, Deeper Learning, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Featured, Featured, higher education, K-12 Public Schools, NNPA, NNPA Newswire, S.T.E.M., school funding, State & Local, STEAM, STEM, Technology, The Birmingham Times
[/media-credit] Participants in the DanceLogic program. (Facebook)
Shanel Edwards, co-instructor of danceLogic, stated that "danceLogic is helping these girls have access to the arts realm and science world as possible career paths, it is allowing them to stretch their own boundaries of what success looks like for them. "DanceLogic, a unique S.T.E.A.M. program that combines dance and computer coding leading to the development of original choreography and performance, is continuing onto its second year. Girls ranging from the ages of 13 through 18 years participate in the program held at West Park Cultural Center in Philadelphia and learn the value of focus, dedication, and teamwork, as well as industry standard coding language.
During the dance class, led by instructors Edwards of D2D The Company and Annie Fortenberry, a performer with Ballet 180, the girls learn dance skills and movement techniques. This is followed by an hour of learning industry standard coding language under the direction of coding instructor Franklyn Athias, senior vice president of Network and Communications Engineering at Comcast. "I'm helping the kids see that someone, just like them, was able to use Science and Technology to find a very successful career," Athias expressed in a press release.
The girls use coding to create their own choreography. "The combinations of dance and logic have good synergies. Learning something like dance requires practice, just like coding," said Athias. "The dance is more physical, but it requires the students to try, fail, and try again. Before long, the muscle memory kicks in and the student forgets how hard it was before. Coding is really the same thing. Learning the syntax of coding is not a natural thing. Repetition is what makes you become good at it. After learning the first programming language, the students can learn other programming languages because it becomes much easier."
"My favorite thing about the program is that the students can explore leadership roles. By building their own choreography and supporting each other in coding class, they navigate creating and sharing those creations, as well as resolving conflict to make one cohesive dance. There's a lot of beauty and bravery in that process," stated Fortenberry.
]The very first session of danceLogic culminated with the girls performing choreography and sharing what they learned through coding and how it has impacted their lives.
This article originally appeared in The Birmingham Times.
20 Teacher-Approved Apps You've Got to Try
by NNPA ESSA | Nov 29, 2018 | commentary, Connecticut, Connecticut Education Association, Deeper Learning, Editorials, Featured, National, STEM, Technology
Mobile apps have become "must have" classroom tools, and students are naturally drawn to their interactivity. Whether you're looking for an app to help with classroom management, exploring different languages, or figuring out tricky geometry problems, there's an app for anything and everything.
With hundreds of thouands of apps out there, finding the right ones to use can be a challenge. To help you navigate the waters, NEA Member Benefits asked your fellow NEA members for information about apps they find useful in their classrooms. Below are their picks along with some helpful advice.
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Six Texas teachers named finalists for 2018 presidential awards in math and science
by NNPA ESSA | Nov 29, 2018 | charter schools, commentary, Featured, K-12 Public Schools, public schools, State & Local, STEM, TEA Updates, Texas, Texas Education Agency
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today the six Texas teachers that have been named finalists for the 2018 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The 2018 awards recognize kindergarten through sixth grade mathematics and science teachers whose innovative methods bring teaching to life in the classroom.
PAEMST is the highest recognition a mathematics or science teacher may receive for exemplary teaching in the United States. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on the behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The 2018 Texas finalists in elementary mathematics are:
Ellaree Lehman – Third grade mathematics and science teacher at R. E. Good Elementary IB World School in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District;
Angelica Nino – Third grade bilingual mathematics and science teacher at De Zavala Elementary School in the San Antonio Independent School District; and
Kirsta Paulus – Third grade teacher at Genoa Elementary School in the Pasadena Independent School District.
The 2018 Texas finalists in elementary science are:
Allison Bearden – Sixth grade math and science teacher at Oakcrest Intermediate School in the Tomball Independent School District;
Celene Rosen – Third grade math and science teacher at Barksdale Elementary School in the Plano Independent School District; and
Brenda Williams – Fourth and fifth grade Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teacher at Argyle Intermediate School in the Argyle Independent School District.
To achieve recognition through this program, a teacher first must apply to enter the competition or be nominated for the award. A state panel consisting of master teachers, content specialists, and administrators reviews the applications and selects the most outstanding mathematics and science teachers for the National Science Foundation to consider for national awardee status. After this initial selection process, a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educators may select two teachers from each state and U.S. jurisdiction for the national award.
PAEMST awardees receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a certificate signed by the President of the United States, and a paid trip for two to Washington, D.C., to attend recognition events and professional development opportunities.
For additional information about the PAEMST program, visit www.paemst.org.
Bear River Region AM STEM wins 2018 Utah Excellence in Action Award
by Utah Public Education | Nov 28, 2018 | higher education, k-12, National, public schools, STEAM, STEM, Technology, Utah, Utah State Board of Education
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education Career and Technical Education (CTE) section announced that the Bear River Region is the winner of the 2018 Utah Excellence in Action award. The AM STEM (Automated Manufacturing STEM) program in Bear River Region was selected based on their uniquely inventive and effective approaches to stimulating student learning, offering extensive work- based learning experiences, maintaining strong partnerships with industry and community organizations, and preparing students for postsecondary and career success.
The AM STEM program represents the best CTE program in the state of Utah. While the program is unique, it offers a rigorous sequence of courses beginning with foundational skills to subject-matter, real-world hands-on experiences in the classroom led by dedicated educators, and meaningful work- based experiences facilitated by industry partners.
Bear River Region, in collaboration with industry partners, higher education, and secondary education, has created a career pipeline for high school students by offering a program that meets industry needs. Students involved in the program take courses at their high school that align with the requirements found in industry. The AM STEM program combines coursework with work-based learning experiences to support student exploration and skill development.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Names New Members to National Assessment Governing Board
by NNPA ESSA | Nov 28, 2018 | Betsy DeVos, k-12, K12 Education, NAEP, National, STEM, US Department of Education
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Five leaders from around the country have been appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board to serve four-year terms, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today.
This year's Governing Board appointees include four new members and one re-appointed member—the Board's current Vice Chair Tonya Matthews. The appointees' terms begin on Oct. 1, 2018, and end on Sept. 30, 2022.
The appointees will help set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card. NAEP offers to the public and to education policymakers at the national, state and local levels, objective data on student performance in nearly a dozen subjects. The information NAEP provides helps education stakeholders evaluate the progress of American education. The 26-member nonpartisan, independent Governing Board determines the subjects and content of NAEP tests, sets the achievement levels for reporting and publicly releases the results.
"I'm pleased to welcome this diverse group of leaders from across the country to the National Assessment Governing Board," Secretary DeVos said. "The board plays an important role in assessing student achievement, and I am confident that their collective experience will be a valuable asset as we work to ensure that all students have equal access to a great education that gives them the opportunity to reach their fullest potential."
The appointees and the roles they represent on the Board are listed below:
Paul Gasparini, Secondary School Principal: Gasparini is the principal of Jamesville-DeWitt High School in Dewitt, New York, a position he has held for 17 years. Gasparini chairs the Central New York High School Principals Consortium, and his accolades include being named state high school principal of the year by the School Administrators Association of New York state.
Julia Keleher, Chief State School Officer: Keleher was appointed as Puerto Rico's secretary of education in December 2016. She has more than 20 years of experience in education at the federal, state, district and school levels. Keleher is also an adjunct professor at The George Washington University, where she teaches graduate-level courses in the Business School and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
Tonya Matthews, General Public Representative: Matthews joined the Governing Board in 2014. She is the founder of The STEMinista Project—an initiative to engage girls' interest in science and technology careers. Mostly recently, Matthews served as president and chief executive officer of the Michigan Science Center, a science museum for children and young adults in Detroit.
Mark Miller, Eighth-Grade Teacher: Miller is a mathematics teacher and chair of the mathematics department at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Miller has more than 20 years of experience teaching mathematics at the junior-high level. Miller is a National Board Certified Teacher and serves on a standard-setting panel for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. His accolades include being nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science.
Nardi Routten, Fourth-Grade Teacher: Routten is a fourth-grade teacher at Chester A. Moore Elementary in Fort Pierce, Florida. She has taught third- and fourth-graders in St. Lucie County for more than 20 years. Routten, a National Board Certified Teacher, has received local and national recognition for her excellence in teaching, including the Milken Educator Award in 2014.
"We are excited to have such a breadth of talent and expertise join the Board and contribute to a group of leaders who are dedicated to maintaining NAEP's rigor and quality, while making the assessment useful and relevant for the public," said Lisa Stooksberry, deputy executive director for the Governing Board.
Every year, the Governing Board conducts a nationwide search for Board nominees. After the nominations period ends, the Governing Board narrows the pool of nominees to a list of finalists from which the U.S. Secretary of Education selects Board members.
The Governing Board is now accepting nominations for Board members whose terms will begin Oct. 1, 2019. To learn more about the open Board positions and the nomination process, visit http://bit.ly/JoinTheBoard11. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. EST on Oct. 31, 2018.
The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, nonpartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives and members of the general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. For more information about the Governing Board, visit www.nagb.org.
Holmes TYCAM Leadership Positions and National Science Foundation Grant
by Amber Helsel | Nov 28, 2018 | Editorials, higher education, Jackson Free Press, Mississippi, school funding, STEM
When the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi held its annual conference on Sept. 21, Holmes Community College Goodman campus professors Jessica Brown, William C. Moorer and LaShonda Levy accepted leadership positions with the association. Brown and Moorer will serve two-year terms as co-chairs, and Levy will serve as Holmes' representative on the executive committee.
TYCAM, a Two-Year College English Association-Southeast affiliate and part of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides resources to help further English teaching methods and practices in Mississippi's community colleges. Presidents of those schools and the Mississippi State Board of Community and Junior colleges support it.
In their positions as co-chairs, Brown and Moorer will have the responsibility of planning and running TYCAM conferences and textbook publications. Levy will serve as the liaison between Holmes' English faculty and TYCAM, and will also work with the executive committee to run the annual conferences.
Brown, Moorer and Levy teach composition, as well as developmental English and reading at Holmes. Brown, co-chair of the college's English department, also teaches American literature. Moorer, who also teaches creative writing, is the director of the Goodman Writing Center and has served as Holmes' TYCAM representative on the executive committee since 2012. Besides composition and developmental English and reading, Levy teaches African American literature.
For more information, visit holmescc.edu.
Four State Universities to Share $20 Million NSF Grant
Jackson State University announced on Sept. 19 that it will be partnering with Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Mississippi to establish the Center for Emergent Molecular Optoelectronics, an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional materials research program. MSU will serve as the project's administrative lead, and USM will serve as the science lead.
The center will focus on collaborative research in optoelectronics, energy and biotechnology, especially in relation to the study of organic semiconductors, or solid, nonmetallic materials that exhibit electrical conductivity.
Md. Students Connect STEM, Football at Science Center
by NNPA ESSA | Oct 10, 2018 | Early Learning, Featured, K-12 Public Schools, Maryland, NNPA, STEAM, STEM, Technology, The Washington Informer
Osmon Best carefully looked at the eight steps to make a paper football.
After successfully crafting the football, the 12-year-old Thomas Johnson Middle School student stood it on a makeshift Washington Redskins table and plucked it to the other side. Touchdown!
Best and 39 other students from Thomas Johnson and Oxon Hill Middle School participated in various STEM projects Wednesday at the Howard B. Owens Science Center.
"I made a touchdown, but missed a field goal," Osmon said while smiling at the engineering station.
The sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade participants, decked out in blue "Pepco STEM All-Stars" T-shirts, were recognized for their academic achievements. The schools they attend are recognized as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) buildings.
The students from Thomas Johnson in Lanham would matriculate to DuVal High School, which has an aviation program. The Oxon Hill students would feed into Oxon Hill High School and can enroll in its science and technology program.
"This is intentional," said Monica Goldson, interim CEO for the county schools system. "We hope at sometime during this three-year experience that something has grasped them to give them the courage they need to say, 'I can do that, too.'"
During Wednesday's event, students dispersed to four STEM stations, which all focused on a football concept.
At the mathematics station, Thuy Pham, 12, answered three questions based on a touchdown equaling seven points, a field goal equaling three points and a safety at two points.
One of the questions: If a quarterback completed 80 percent of the 35 passes he threw in the past three games, how many did he miss? The answer: seven.
Students from Oxon Hill and Thomas Johnson middle schools attempt to open a box with a few locks during STEM activities at the Howard B. Owens Science Center in Lanham, Maryland, on Oct. 10. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
"This was fun. I want to be a math teacher," said Thuy, a seventh-grade student at Thomas Johnson. "My parents used to be math teachers, so it's kind of a generational thing."
The climax of the day came when students worked together on a few combination locks to open a black box.
Goldson led a countdown to open the boxes, which were filled with clues to let the students know they will attend Sunday's Washington Redskins game at FedEx Field in Landover against the Carolina Panthers. She said tickets will also be provided for the student's parents, courtesy of the Redskins and Pepco.
"Oh, yeah!" one student yelled from across the room.
Measuring Early Reading: Why Anchor Standards and Foundational Skills are Both Important
by Cindy Jiban | Sep 28, 2018 | Early Learning, k-12, MAP Growth, National, NWEA, STEM
Maybe it's because my son has now reached my own height (which is insane). I find myself staring now and then at the doorway out of my kitchen, where all these little height marks on the doorjamb are labeled with a name and a date. I can see that year when he sprouted up a ton in the four months between his birthday and the start of the school year. And – almost too much to bear—I can see how tall he was at age 15 months.
There are some things from back then that I can't see on the doorjamb. I can't see just when he first spoke in full sentences, or when he first spent the night in big boy underpants. But those sure mattered a lot for how we adapted our parenting focus, while they were happening.
How do we measure these milestones, and what kinds of growth do we capture? It's a critical question in early literacy, too.
Early Literacy in the MAP Suite
We designed our MAP Suite of assessments in early literacy to handle a parallel reality, around measuring what matters in these developmental years. You can see this reality reflected in the nature of reading standards. In most state standards, there are some "anchor" reading standards that span the entire K–12 space, that build upon each other as kids progress in facets of reading comprehension and vocabulary. Measuring those works on a continuous scale – like a doorjamb.
In the MAP Suite, the doorjamb is our RIT scale, continuous from K through 12 in Reading. The tool that makes those height marks is MAP Growth. Even before kids can read independently, they are making progress we can measure on these standards. When a teacher reads a story aloud to her students, she is still asking them to start comparing characters or noticing cause and effect relationships. With MAP Growth K-2, audio support lets us assess reading comprehension even before kids can decode words and sentences.
But state reading standards also include those shorter-lived standards, often called Foundational Skills. These include pieces that are, well, foundational while they matter, but then disappear altogether from the standards by late elementary grades.


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Air Quality at Kathmandu: 156
Half of Nepal's population use smartphones to access the internet
The growth in mobile internet users has been attributed to exponential growth in users from the rural areas as more people are using social media platforms
Post file photo.
Prahlad Rijal
Nearly half of Nepal's population access the internet via their smartphones, the latest telecommunications report shows.
The number of mobile internet users has jumped to 14.65 million as of April 2019, up 11 percent as compared to last year's figure, thanks to increased coverage of 3G and 4G services. This translates to around 400 new mobile internet subscribers every hour.
The growth in mobile internet users has been attributed to exponential growth in users from the rural areas as more people are using social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter and communication platforms like Viber, Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat.
While social networking sites are popular among teenagers and youths, platforms like Viber are popular among those having family members abroad.
According to the Management Information System (MIS) report released by the telecommunications authority on Tuesday, nearly 4 million new users overcame the digital divide in 2018-19.
Min Prasad Aryal, spokesperson of Nepal Telecommunications Authority, said that the surge in mobile internet users could be attributed to the expansion of 3G and 4G coverage by telecom service providers.
"Users in sub-urban and rural areas have contributed to the exponential growth of mobile connectivity as they are increasingly opting to use mobile data over voice services and have gained access to social media easily," said Aryal.
As per the Digital Nepal Framework launched by the government in 2018, 4G services rollout will continue to remain a priority for telecom operators with 60 percent of Nepal's cities getting 4G services in next 2-3 years and they are pouring the resources to meet the growing demand for data services.
"Expanding mobile broadband infrastructure in areas with difficult geographical terrain is feasible while implementing fixed and fibre connectivity poses insurmountable challenges," Aryal said.
However, at the current expansion rate of Internet services, the government's target to build a 'digital society' connecting 90 percent of the population to the internet by 2020 remains a far cry.
The report shows that broadband connectivity, both fixed and mobile has reached 63.31 percent in 2019 from 48.91 percent in 2018, falling short by 26.69 percent as 2020 draws closer.
The figures also highlight that mobile internet is yet to be realised by a large population despite the telecom authority's data which suggests that 95.2 percent of the population live within range of a mobile tower.
At the macroeconomic level, voracious appetite for data is instrumental in growing the economy's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as efficient and quick transfer of data is directly linked with increase in productivity.
According to the World Development Report 2016, a 10 percent increase in fixed broadband penetration increases GDP growth by 1.38 percent in developing economies.
However, Nepal is yet to realise substantial growth in fixed broadband — ADSL, cable and fibre — connectivity, particularly fibre optic technology which ensures high-speed connections.
As per the MIS report, only 12.71 percent of total subscribers are connected through fixed lines as of date with only half a million Nepali subscribing to fibre optic connections sold by 39 internet service providers.
Prahlad Rijal is a business reporter at The Kathmandu Post, focusing on the energy sector. Before joining the Post, Rijal was an online reporter at the Himalayan Times.
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To say that "everything is bigger in Texas" is a cliché, overlooks that clichés are often rooted in truth.
I recently had chance to catch up with several university students who had traveled half-way around the world to Dell's main campus and I heard them say more than once "I didn't expect everything to be so big!" They weren't talking about the square footage of our home state itself, but the high performance computing (HPC) environments they were here to see.
This was no ordinary school field trip. These students were representing the South Africa Center for High Performance Computing and they were here for serious preparation before the 4th HPCAC-ISC Student Cluster Competition (SCC) in Frankfurt, Germany. As a sponsor for Team South Africa, Dell was doing our part to help them prepare.
"We bring them here for a week to meet with our engineering and research teams, discuss performance, tuning, storage and file systems, and give them more insight into HPC best practices," said Vernon Nicholls, advisor to the team from Dell South Africa.
"The amount of information is amazing, and the people we've met have been incredible," student Jenalea Miller told me when I asked about their time in Texas.
In addition to our own Dell labs where I caught up with the team, they also spent time on The University of Texas (UT) campus at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). TACC designs and operates some of the world's most powerful computing resources. They are able to boast that 198 research projects from 108 institutions are currently exploring 61 fields of science on their systems.
All of the members of this year's team are electrical engineering students at University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, a public research university in Johannesburg. The success of previous South African teams, also sponsored by Dell, in the SCC drew them to explore HPC.
Team South Africa repeated as the SCC champions at ISC in 2014, besting 10 other teams from seven different countries on their way to claim the overall title. This year's team didn't seem to be wasting time worrying about following in their footsteps, though. When I asked about expectations for this trip to Austin, they were all business.
"We wanted to nail down the preliminary design of our cluster, and we made a lot of important decisions," said James Allingham.
The theme of size came up again as he talked about seeing Stampede, TACC's supercomputer that recently made headlines for helping astronomers better understand the physics behind galaxy and star formation.
"When you're talking scale — that was intense," Allingham said.
So with their views expanded, but with a lot of hard work still in front of them before the international competition in Germany, I wondered if the team had given thought to their long-term career goals.
It's something his team mate Rob Clucas would recommend to others, as well.
"Participating in this competition means you get to learn a lot – you learn a lot about the HPC architecture, but also about working in a team," Clucas said.
They've got a lot of intense work ahead of them now as they have returned to South Africa. They will be building, testing and refining their cluster. Then in June they'll break it all down, carry it to Frankfurt and rebuild it for the competition where they will be scored on the cluster's general performance, applications that will be run on it and an interview by representatives of the SCC board.
Rajab hopes the results will show the world that South Africa has a lot of talent.


SB 198 is unconstitutionally vague and will undoubtedly lead to legal battles. In addition to referencing a list of protected classes, SB 198 contains a broad and vague definition of attributes.
Senate Bill 373 could have unintended consequences that would result in costly litigation for public school corporations.
This bill runs afoul of due process, punishes association, is unnecessary, and will almost certainly chill protected speech. Existing law already prohibits trespass and malicious destruction of property.
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Summary: The school-to-prison pipeline is a disturbing national trend wherein children are funneled out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems, when they most need support from their schools and communities.


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Why Did Jenni and Roger Divorce? The Jersey Shore Couple Separates
Anisha Khatun
Jennifer Lynn Farley, who is a famous American television personality, is also known as JWoww. She was first prominently known after the MTV reality series "Jersey Shore" as being among the eight main cast members. Roger Mathews, Jennifer Farley's ex-husband, is an actor known for "Jenni and Roger: Domesticated (2017)", "The Bastard Sons," and some others. The couple was together for eight years before the couple ended their relationship on the note of divorce.
Farley was born in East Greenbush in New York City and completed her education at Columbia High School. At the same time, Roger was born in Cherryfield, Maine, USA. The couple was very much in love after meeting each other, which we would see in their dating days of theirs.
The Dating Days of the Couple:
What Made The Couple Break Ways?
Present Dates of The Couple:
Jenni Farley and Roger Mathews as co-parents:
As reported, the couple met on the set during the filming of "Jersey Shore Season 1″ in 2009, after which the former couple started dating in 2010, a year after they met.
The couple got engaged in 2012, two years after dating each other, and finally tied their knot five years after dating in October 2015 when Farley was 19 and Mathews 40.
Wedding post of Jenni and Roger
Farley, in one of her interviews, said that she had a perfect wedding, and it was tough for her to choose any moment for their wedding as everything was perfect.
Not only did she say this, but she put on each and every picture of her wedding, including her bridesmaids, wedding dress, cards, cakes, flowers, and candles, on her social media account.
As seen for a long, the couple was happy together for a period of 8 years, then suddenly, why did they decide to part ways?
In September 2018, three years after the marriage of Jenni and Roger, Jenni filed for a divorce to end this relationship. The reason, as said by the former couple, for divorce was disagreements between them which were becoming unable for them to resolve.
Divorce is termed as "irreconcilable differences." Jenni said that there were disagreements in her marriage life for the past six months with no solutions from either, which ultimately pushed Jenni to file for a divorce.
Jenni(right) with ex husband Roger( left)
Although the couple had filed for a divorce, they kept fighting against each other on their social media accounts publicly. On Friday, December 14, 2018, three months after filing for divorce, cops were sent to their house to settle a civil matter, and Jenni was granted a temporary restraining order against her husband.
Jenni Farley and Roger Mathew's divorce was finally granted, and after the divorce, the couple moved on in their lives.
After the split of the couple, Roger Mathews spoke out in January 2020 about his relationship with Danielle Miele, and the former couple is still said to be together.
Jenni (middle) with ex-husband Roger (left) and present boyfriend Zack (right)
While on the other side, we see Jenni Farley dating Zack Clayton Carpinello. However, there are no such specific dates, but the couple posted about their relationship on social media and said that they are keeping strong firm on each other.
The couple welcomed their first newborn daughter Meilani in 2014, a year before their marriage. After a year of their marriage, they gave birth to their second child in 2016, their son, Greyson.
The couple, after their divorce, had taken the decision of co-parenting the children as though they divorced because they did not want to deprive the children of parental love.
Jenni and Roger with their daughter and son
Jenni said, "we balance each other really well" when it comes to our children. She even said that they have a very good understanding, though, not in their relationship but for their children.
Jenni also said in one of her posts that whatever they do, at the end of the day, they need to keep their kids first as a priority.
Jennifer Lynn Farley, in an interview, said that she is very happy being a mother, but she understands that it comes with a lot of responsibility and not only from her side but as well from Roger since they both are responsible for the kids.
They need to balance their responsibility as parents and keep their workspace and work life out of their personal lives.
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Extraterritorial Reach Of U.S. Securities Laws Post-Morrison
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Six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court definitively rejected the plaintiffs bar's request to permit foreign securities claims with tenuous connections to the U.S. to be litigated here. In Morrison v. National Australia Bank, the court refused to hear a claim for fraud under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 brought by foreign plaintiffs against a mix of foreign and American defendants regarding securities traded on a foreign exchange. The court held that it is "only transactions in securities listed on domestic exchanges, and domestic transactions in other securities, to which [the securities fraud section of the Exchange Act] applies."[1]
Yet, filings of securities suits in the U.S. against foreign companies are on track to increase for the third year in a row.[2] One reason is that many of these lawsuits involve foreign companies with securities that are traded on U.S. exchanges, which Morrison did not directly address. There are other reasons as well. First, Morrison arose in the context of civil litigation, and its criminal and regulatory implications are still being worked out.
Criminal. It was at first unclear whether the presumption against extraterritoriality suggested by Morrison would apply in the context of criminal cases, where jurisdictional tests looked to the location of the conduct at issue and whether that conduct had a substantial effect in the United States. In 2013, however, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that Morrison applied to criminal actions, stating "a defendant may be convicted of securities fraud ... only if he has engaged in fraud in connection with (1) a security listed on a U.S. exchange, or (2) a security purchased or sold in the United States."[3]
Regulatory. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed just three weeks after Morrison, expanded the extraterritorial reach of the Exchange Act, as enforced by the Securities & Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. Under the Dodd-Frank amendments, courts have jurisdiction over claims brought by regulators regarding "(1) conduct within the United States that constitutes significant steps in furtherance of the violation, even if the securities transaction occurs outside the United States and involves only foreign investors; or (2) conduct occurring outside the United States that has a foreseeable substantial effect within the United States."[4]
Second, Morrison did not address all of the permutations that may arise from complex financial transactions, including the following:
Swaps. One of the first major cases after Morrison was the Porsche case, which dealt with swap agreements that were executed in the United States, required the application of New York law, and specified New York courts as the forum for disputes. Notwithstanding the swaps' U.S. connections, the trial court in the Southern District of New York concluded that the agreements fell outside the scope of the Exchange Act in light of Morrison. The court reasoned that the agreements "were the functional equivalent of trading the underlying [Volkswagen] shares on a German exchange."[5] In affirming the decision, the Second Circuit reasoned that allowing the Exchange Act claims to proceed "would permit the plaintiffs, by virtue of an agreement independent from the reference securities, to hale the European participants in the market for German stocks into U.S. courts and subject them to U.S. securities laws."[6]
Securities Cross-Listed on U.S. and Foreign Exchanges. In another significant case, a federal district court was presented with securities that were cross-listed on U.S. and foreign exchanges. The court held that plaintiffs who purchased securities on the foreign stock exchange could not avail themselves of the Exchange Act even though the securities were cross-listed in the U.S. The court held that "the transactions [at issue] must occur on a domestic exchange."[7] In a later case with similar facts, another court reached the same conclusion: "The idea that a foreign company is subject to U.S. Securities laws everywhere it conducts foreign transactions merely because it has 'listed' some securities in the United States is simply contrary to the spirit of Morrison."[8]
American Depository Receipts. Although ADRs are traded on U.S. stock exchanges, one court has held that "because trade in ADRs is considered to be a predominantly foreign securities transaction, [the securities fraud section of the Exchange Act] is inapplicable."[9] Other courts have gone further and examined whether the factual allegations tie to the sale of the ADR in the United States or elsewhere in determining whether the claims may be brought in the U.S.[10]
OTC Trading. Recently, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether claims arising out of the trading of shares of a Canadian company over the counter in the United States could proceed. The court held that while an over-the-counter purchase of a foreign security fails the first prong of Morrison ("securities listed on domestic exchanges"), it remains subject to liability under the second prong ("domestic transactions in other securities").[11]
Given the complexity of financial transactions, it should come as no surprise that the application of Morrison continues to be ironed out in courts across the country. Issuers of foreign securities and their U.S. counsel should continue to monitor developments to assess the potential application of the U.S. securities laws to securities in the U.S. and abroad.
The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the firm, its clients, or Portfolio Media Inc., or any of its or their respective affiliates. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice.
[1] Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247, 267 (2010).
[2] Securities Class Action Filings 2016 Midyear Assessment, Cornerstone Research (available at https://www.cornerstone.com/Publications/Reports/Securities-Class-Action-Filings-2016-Midyear-Assessment.pdf).
[3] United States v. Vilar, 729 F.3d 62, 66 (2d Cir. 2013).
[4] 15 U.S.C. § 78aa(b). Dodd-Frank became law after the conduct at issue in Vilar and was not invoked by the government in that case.
[5] Elliott Associates v. Porsche Auto. Holding SE, 759 F. Supp. 2d 469, 476 (S.D.N.Y. 2010).
[6] Parkcentral Glob. Hub Ltd. v. Porsche Auto. Holdings SE, 763 F.3d 198, 216 (2d Cir. 2014).
[7] In re Alstom SA Sec. Litig., 741 F. Supp. 2d 469, 473 (S.D.N.Y. 2010).
[8] In re Royal Bank of Scotland Grp. PLC Sec. Litig., 765 F. Supp. 2d 327, 336 (S.D.N.Y. 2011)
[9] In re Societe Generale Sec. Litig., No. 08 CIV. 2495 RMB, 2010 WL 3910286, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 2010).
[10] Stoyas v. Toshiba Corp., No. CV 15-04194, 2016 WL 3563084, at *11 (C.D. Cal. May 20, 2016).
[11] U.S. v. Georgiou, 777 F.3d 125 (3d Cir. 2015).
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#pragma once
#include <aws/inspector2/Inspector2_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/inspector2/model/ScanStatusReason.h>
#include <aws/inspector2/model/ScanStatusCode.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Json
{
  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
} // namespace Json
} // namespace Utils
namespace Inspector2
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *
The status of the scan.

See Also:
   AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_INSPECTOR2_API ScanStatus
  {
  public:
    ScanStatus();
    ScanStatus(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    ScanStatus& operator=(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    Aws::Utils::Json::JsonValue Jsonize() const;

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline const ScanStatusReason& GetReason() const{ return m_reason; }

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline bool ReasonHasBeenSet() const { return m_reasonHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline void SetReason(const ScanStatusReason& value) { m_reasonHasBeenSet = true; m_reason = value; }

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline void SetReason(ScanStatusReason&& value) { m_reasonHasBeenSet = true; m_reason = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline ScanStatus& WithReason(const ScanStatusReason& value) { SetReason(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The reason for the scan.

     */
    inline ScanStatus& WithReason(ScanStatusReason&& value) { SetReason(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline const ScanStatusCode& GetStatusCode() const{ return m_statusCode; }

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline bool StatusCodeHasBeenSet() const { return m_statusCodeHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline void SetStatusCode(const ScanStatusCode& value) { m_statusCodeHasBeenSet = true; m_statusCode = value; }

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline void SetStatusCode(ScanStatusCode&& value) { m_statusCodeHasBeenSet = true; m_statusCode = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline ScanStatus& WithStatusCode(const ScanStatusCode& value) { SetStatusCode(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The status code of the scan.

     */
    inline ScanStatus& WithStatusCode(ScanStatusCode&& value) { SetStatusCode(std::move(value)); return *this;}

  private:

    ScanStatusReason m_reason;
    bool m_reasonHasBeenSet;

    ScanStatusCode m_statusCode;
    bool m_statusCodeHasBeenSet;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace Inspector2
} // namespace Aws

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Tata Steel: environmental threat or essential industry?
In the history of mankind, the battle between environment and jobs, the latter have always won. But that is changing – people are no longer happy with the tradeoff. The most recent and closest to home example of this change is the case of the people of IJmond vs. Tata Steel. The inhabitants of the municipalities of Beverwijk, Heemskerk and Velsen, located in the IJmond region,are saying 'no more' to the pollution caused by steel giant Tata Steel. They are no longer willing to exchange their health for jobs: 'either Tata Steel cleans up its act or shuts down'.
The steel company was founded in 1918 by the name of Koninklijke Hoogovens; in 1999 it merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group, which in 2007 was bought by the Indian company Tata Steel.
Lately, Tata Steel is in the spotlight, but for all the wrong reasons. The company is not only one of the biggest employers in the country, with over 11,000 direct employees, and creating another estimated 30,000 jobs at its supply companies, but also the largest CO2 emitter in the Netherlands due to the large amounts of coal burned to make steel. The steel plant also releases a lot of toxic substances which whirl down in the neighbourhood of the factory, putting people, especially children, at a greater risk of respiratory diseases and lung cancer. It has been known for years that Tata Steel pollutes and emits toxic substances. As early as 1952, the IJmuider Courant reported that more people died of cancer in IJmond than elsewhere. So why are people only complaining now?
First of all, there are now more people living in the area who do not work at the factory and demand a clean living environment. Second, people are more conscious about their living environment, health and climate. In May, 1,100 people and 8 foundations filed a complaint against Tata Steel. One issue is that the government is pushing the public to act to prevent climate change, but seems afraid to hold the real polluters – big industrial companies – to account. "On the one hand, the government does not want lead to end up in the environment, but a company like Tata still has a permit to emit 28,000 kilograms of lead annually. That's bizarre," says Jacob de Boer, professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at the VU University Amsterdam, who himself lives close to IJmuiden. "We don't even know how much is being discharged anymore. We go by what the company says. Well, take the poisonous Chromium-6 for example. According to Tata's 2016 annual report, emissions amounted to 7.79929052 kilograms per year. 2017 annual report: exactly the same number. 2018 and 2019: ditto. How believable is that?" In early September, national health authority RIVM reported that the number of hazardous substances in the vicinity of the Tata Steel factory is tens of times higher than elsewhere in the country.
The chairman of the board of Tata Steel Netherlands, Hans van den Berg, took out a full-page advertisement in De Telegraafnewspaper and responded to RIVM report, saying: "I want to make you a promise. Tata Steel is going to change. I guarantee you that I will personally do everything I can to make this happen – you can trust me on that."
Tata Steel announced that the company wants to make steel with hydrogen instead of coal, so that it will emit less CO2. The company also announced measures up to a value of 300 million euros to limit other nuisance, promising that by 2023, the precipitation of dust in the immediate vicinity will be reduced by 65 percent. However, we may not see any significant change for at least 10 years. Residents' associations have said that Tata Steel should close immediately and only open again once the factory has changed to hydrogen. But is a shutdown of the company a real option? The Netherlands, after all, needs steel for automobiles, windmills and solar panels.
Various parties believe that Tata Steel should be nationalized to make production greener and healthier, but Stef Blok, minister of Economic and Climate Policy, fears that years of investment of taxpayers' money will be needed to make 'green steel' profitable and, even then, the risk of failure is high. "If it can be profitable, then government intervention is not needed," he said.
In light of the latest IPCC report on climate change, cases like that of Tata Steel can longer be brushed under the rug. With thousands of jobs on the line and the health of the people, not to mention of the planet, hanging in the balance, strong and immediate action is needed.
Written by Priyanka Sharma