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Dr. LeFlore has served within the West Jackson community for over 40 years.She is a former resident of the Washington Addiiton and served as the principal of Isable Elementary(located in the Washington Additon) for over 10 years. She organized and coordinated community clean up days, was a team/founding member of the West Jackson Community Development Association and has mentored numerous mothers within and outside of the community. She is a member of Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Pocahontas, MS where she serves as President of the Women's Missionary Society, Teaches New Member Orientation Class, Deaconess and is a member of the Sanctuary Choir. Dr. LeFlore has served as a principal in Jackson Public Schools for many years and an educator for over 40 years.
Eddreka recruits, directs and provides orientation for individuals interested in volunteering with UPWARD. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Masters in Business Administration. Eddreka sensed a call of God on her life during her youth which she was compelled to answer during college at Mississippi State University. Her relationship with God rocketed after joining Generation 6:20 Campus Ministry at MSU where she served as secretary, prayer leader, and counselor. Eddreka's passion for the least of these was discovered during her studies at MSU while seeking God for direction and deeper revelation of purpose. Through her zeal for the Kingdom of God, Eddreka was divinely united with UPWARD.


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Lessons in Creative Writing from Deborah Harkness – Part 4
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This is the fourth in a series of posts sharing what I learned from author Deb Harkness during a week-long Master Class at Hedgebrook. Here are part 1, part 2 and part 3 in case you missed them.
The World card from the Visconti tarot deck
Worldview: What it is and Why it's Important
Deb began our fourth class with a question: How do you put it all together so that the whole of your writing is better than the sum of it's parts? Her short answer was that it's about balance, pacing and narrative flow. But in addition to that, it's about the worldview of the characters in the book. In short, worldview answers this question: Can you put yourself in someone else's shoes and understand their motivations?
Deb referenced a blog post she read that said something to effect of a novel is nothing but an expanded lie. You have to trust the author and characters to buy into that lie. (If you know the source of this, please tell me and I'll gladly give credit.) This, she said, is integrity and authority, the context or drawing together of all the ingredients that allow you to see why a person did what they did.
Worldview is different for everyone. It is what makes up an individual person's context. It consists of:
Your faith (or lack thereof)
Your education
Fleshing out this list is very important to plotting and making your story work.
Character is the vehicle through which you reveal context. In historical fiction, decisions have to be consistent within the time period and as a character. Deb gave as an example the tendency of writers to use the world "infinite" when a character is looking up at the stars in the night sky. That might be fine for a contemporary story, but historically, no one believed the sky was infinite until well after 1800. In their worldview, it was contained and finite, and this was as it should be.
As writers, Deb said we need to stay really close to our characters. This will help us make their context more accurate. She suggested that when you're faced with a plot problem, ask your character, "how do you know what you know?" Go through the bulleted list above and write out how those things influence why your character believes/does what they do.
Also, when you add in or subtract one of these elements of worldview, you need to know why. Even if it isn't stated in the story, your reader will be able to tell. If you don't know, try diagramming your character's decision making process.
When characters get too far out of alignment with their worldview, you start demolishing what you've build and you will run into a lack of plot.
Common Historical Fiction Worldview Misconceptions
As a historian, Deb says with certainty that there is no evidence that everyone in the past was filthy, uneducated, untraveled, and had a rough childhood, as Hollywood and many novels would have you believe. She said the stats were about the same then as today. So for a minority of people, that would be true. Maybe some of it would be true for others, and less and less as the social class of the person is higher.
Just because you find something novel and different from the way it would be today, doesn't mean you need to describe it in your book. She used the example of novelists' fascination with underwear from other time periods. "Unless your character was going to hide a letter in it, you don't need to describe it to the reader."
Another common thing is showing time period theories on the human body and how it works. Unless your character is the time period equivalent of a doctor, chances are good that's not something they would think about.
For most of history, girls were not taught the classics, history or theology because those subjects where part of public life and public discussion, in which women did not participate. They were, however, taught astronomy, botany, sewing and drawing because these were considered adornments for private use. Things like this are important to consider when giving a female character an educational background.
Many things we take for granted wouldn't have been known around the world at all times. For example, Plato's works were not known in the west (at least in complete form) until the 15th century, so it would be incongruous to have a character refer to them earlier than that unless there was a specific reason he/she would have had access to that knowledge.
There was no such thing as Human Rights before the Enlightenment in the 18th century. People believed they were born where they were meant to be in society and they had a responsibility to their station (i.e. servants had a responsibility to serve). The presumption of equality of the classes (and sexes) didn't happen until the 18th century.
In many times, women (excluding the elite) didn't marry until they were in their 20s because their mates couldn't afford it. Men needed to be in training/guilds until they were in their 20s. The nobility could, and usually did, marry younger.
Not everyone died young throughout history. If you survived infancy, pregnancy/childbirth if you were a woman or war/workplace accidents if you were a man, your chances for living to be 60 – 80 were good. If you did, people usually attributed it to strong blood or being blessed by the gods.
Things to Consider When Creating Worldview
Beyond what they are personally exposed to, most people weren't like to know history.
Class, sex and location all influence what a character can know. (i.e. news travels slower to remote areas)
Women were usually educated at home, so the education of their parents would determine how much they could learn unless a tutor was hired.
Remember that your readers are the audience for your characters actions, as are other characters. They each have their own worldview, which affects how they react in a scene or to a scene.
Plot tip: If you need characters to know something, remember that it's hard to hide anything from servants or slaves. They actually have more power than you'd think because they have intimate access to those with authority.
This was for me, the most interesting of our discussions. I thought about some of this without realizing it, but never really made myself sit down and puzzle it all out. I will now!
Next week: Point of view and a lot of wrap up notes. This will be the last post in the series. I hope you're enjoying it!
What do you think of Deb's thoughts on worldview? What are your thoughts? Does knowing this information affect how you will read/write books in the future?
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@fkchang @elia My understanding of Crystal is that it has no visibility into the world of Rubygems -- it could maybe execute a system command and get the return of it...but I'm not sure how well that would work with Sprockets. You might need a Crystal server and a separate "asset" server that's still Ruby.
well that is my concern. raptor (passenger 5) has been amazing for us and i don't see the practicality of a loss of producitivity shifting to crystal, but i can see the "new hotness" argument, sure.
Ultimately, if I can basically write Ruby and have it run as fast as golang, I'm pretty happy.
For me crystal is being the solution to ship the agent for timesampler.com which so far was a gem nearly impossible to install for any non-ruby-developer. For I also tried a nw.js / atom-shell approach reusing nearly 100% of the code with Opal (which is a really cool project if you didn't know) but that too didn't end well, because you know… Node.js.
With crystal I almost finished porting the code with just its stdlib (+ the external fswatch) and I think that by tonight I can have a two executables shippable that I can easily wrap in an osx package and make people install it quite easily.
@elia cool beans on the installer. About how much work was it to port?
so what i'm gathering, there's no pkg mgmt tool for crystal yet, right?
well, i guess i'm saying that it would make sense to have a way to test and then perhaps have a mechanism in place to make gems both std ruby and crystal compliant; perhaps having some .cr.diff files or something. brainstorming obviously.
Folks - Anyway "reinitialize" opal? Am working on some server side rendering with RubyRacer, and want to avoid recreating the RubyRacer context if at all possible. This would require (I think) some how reinitializing Opal... any ideas?
I think one think I like about asset pipeline in the app is that you get compile errors in the app. I think I should hope to understand that better, because I'd like to catch opal-rspec compile errors in the app, but what happens is that opal-rspec just doesn't run the spec that has compile errors, and you get fooled unless you watch the spec count. @elia have u or @adambeynon given thought to that?
Many opal gems call .untaint when adding themselves to the file path. Why is that?


My favorites of the set are 'Is It Me?', and the first one in the series of the man in the chair, with him leaning forward on his knees, face in his cupped hands.
Which were the ones that were published for the book?
Jeff can you tell me why these two particular images?
The image used on cover was atvthe end decided by book producer and not by writer who was ordering images from me. So the image on cover was not from me, to my and as far as I understood also to author's surprise as well.
The first one, "Is It Me?", I like the angle, composition, and just mysterious quality about it, makes the viewer want to know more about the gentleman, the photo, what it's all about. And I guess, because it's just so different from anything else that you have done, that it just stands out, and is intriguing because of that aspect also.
The other, because it is the only photo of him where his look appears more natural and real. The others look to me to be so unnatural, posed, staged, that that is just all that I see when I look at it. And I don't mean to slam the gentleman, who, if I recall correctly, you said was an actor… and if I recall correctly also, I think I remember talking about how you were experimenting and trying out all these lighting schemes, and way to light it, etc., … that when it did come round time for you to do the actual shots, and whatever direction you gave him to act/portray and be like, maybe it was just hard for him to get into "character" Johnny on the spot at the moment for you at those times, and what comes across is his failed attempts at trying so… I don't know, and again I don't want to say anything against the man… I am just saying, that the one I liked, looked like the only natural, non-completely staged and posed shot.
Maybe it's unfair too, because I have done so much film and theatre, that one can just easily spot bad acting and performance, even in stills.
Jeff, it doesn't matter if it is fair or unfair, I appreciate very much writing me these things. And no this guy is not an actor. He is just a friend and as you noticed your=self, i wrote before about this session. It was all in one and half hour. I wish I could have place for my own where I can experiment.
I must admit we both (my friend & me) we had this feeling of a unnatural in those posses. At that time I find it not a problem. It was all play.
Now later I must admit that you are right. Well never mind better next time.
Jeff it looks like it is only you and me on these pages.
I am quite sure that those are bots who places those strange spam comments. I am getting 20-40 a day. where are those times when I had receive 30-60 real comments a month!
Photographs in this set were originally taken as part of assignment for a book cover. Later they turned to project of my own interest covering disillusion of the middle age men.


If there's one thing I see a lot of is people asking what is the best e-cigarette. It's hard enough making the decision to give up smoking for something better. Now you have the added task of finding a good electronic cigarette. You might have noticed a lot of e-cigarette sites online these days. There's also no shortage of people, companies and "legit" review sites willing to tell you exactly who has the best e-cigarette.
The problem is a great deal of them are full of unmitigated crap.
Is THIS the best e-cigarette?
If the hype is to be believed, there are approximately a zillion brands that are better than all the rest. I'm not great with math, but I'm pretty sure that's impossible. So you end up getting flooded with e-cigarette companies hyping their marketing on you, or reviewers who are simply trying to get you to click on ads for those overhyped sites.
Some may even offer "free" trials. If you take nothing else away from this site, please don't fall for one of those gimmicks, there's no such thing as free. The good news is I won't sit here and make some claims that whatever brand pays me the highest commission is the best brand.
The bad news is also that I won't tell you what the best e-cigarette is. I feel that picking the "best" e-cigarette is a highly subjective thing. What I think is the best device out there may not be something others like, heck it may not really even a resemble a cigarette at all. So I'm basically going to tell you to do a little bit of homework, maybe provide some advice and send you along your way.
Despite the fancy branding, e-cigarettes generally have a lot of similarities, and do the same basic thing, heat liquid into a vapor which you inhale. Many of these popular brands are exactly the same thing with just different packaging. Rather than looking at brands, think about it in terms of types, or standards of electronic cigarettes.
With the exception of some big brands that are totally proprietary, most electronic cigarettes use one of several standard threading types. Components are interchangeable as long as they use the same threading, so if you end up not liking the kit you do purchase, you can always keep the batteries and just buy new cartomizers or atomizers for them.
There are quite a few of these different standards running around out there. Most of the threading standards will have some sort of number in their name. Probably the most popular standard is the Joye 510 (often referred to as just 510). The two most popular 510 battery styles are the standard battery which is about the same diameter as a regular cigarette (a fully assembled battery and atomizer/cartomizer is a little longer than a 100 style cigarette).
The other battery type in the 510 family is often referred to as an eGo battery, which is much fatter, but holds a lot more battery capacity. Other popular styles include the KR808D-1 and the DSE 801 and 901 styles. I generally use the 510 styles, so that's what I'll be talking about throughout the article, but again, this advice should translate to any style.
Ok, I've been here before when I started. I wanted my e-cigarette to be as close to its smoke burning stinky cousin as possible. This translated into a small automatic battery that turned on as the e-cigarette is being puffed. Nothing wrong with that at all, and there are plenty of options if that's the route you want to go, it may make the transition easier for you. However, if you might be open to something slightly less cigarette like, let me throw a couple of suggestions your way.
Try a manual battery. Manual batteries have a little button on them, and your e-cigarette won't activate until you press the button. This is a little bit unnatural compared to smoking a cigarette, but it doesn't take very long to get used to. There are a couple of benefits to doing so.
First, you'll get better vapor, the heating units vaporize better if they are warm, with a manual battery you can press the button before taking a puff, which will give you generally better vapor production than starting out with a cold atomizer. Second, if you ever want to try dripping directly onto your atomizer, doing so with an automatic battery could potentially damage the battery.
Dripping is a little out of the scope of this article, but I do visit it a little bit in my atomizer article as part of this e-cig 101 series.
The other suggestion I offer is to consider going to one of the larger, eGo style batteries. There's a pretty simple reason for this, the bigger the battery, the longer it will last. Typical mini batteries will last you anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple hours of use depending on how heavily you use it, the big batteries can last anywhere from a few hours to all day without a recharge. Bigger batteries also work better for low resistance atomizers and cartomizers, which is also outside of this article, but it might be useful information to keep in the back of your mind for later.
This is a little bit tougher to give a straight answer to. Most kits are going to come with some pre-filled cartridges or atomizers. Generally, the pre-filled models work pretty well and actually usually taste pretty good. But, buying the pre-filled replacements can get to be a little bit pricey. Many people instead opt for empty or "blank" refills and buy their nicotine liquid (AKA e-Liquid or e-Juice) separately.
There tends to be a whole lot more flavor variety in buying the liquid ala carte as well. To be honest, it might be a little overwhelming, so if you choose to go pre-filled at first and then switch to buying the liquid once you are a little more comfortable around everything, that may be a pretty solid strategy. One thing to point out with the pre-filled cartridges, the almost never last as long as many sites claim. Cartridges are usually good for about 3-6 cigarettes worth and cartomizers will get you up to maybe half a pack a day (unless you go with a HUGE cartomizer).
This question is definitely one of personal preference in my opinion. This is yet another in-depth subject, but I'll give you the quick and dirty run down. Atomizers, especially in starter kits are part of a three piece system and use cartridges filled with some sort of material saturated with nicotine liquid. Atomizers tend to last longer (though they do eventually need to be replaced).
Cartomizers include the atomizer and cartridge in a single piece. They generally hold more liquid so last longer than a cartridge, but are considered disposable. Depending on what type you get, you might be able to refill them, but they still will last from between less than a week and a month at most.
As you may have guessed, I don't thing there's a right or wrong answer. This will likely take some amount of trial and error for you to find what you like the best. For detailed information, visit the article I wrote on the subject.
Ok, just kidding. No more questions, now I'll tell you what to do.
Alright, what e-cigarette gear should I start with?
At a minimum, you should probably make sure you pick up the following essentials for your first kit.
Prefilled cartomizers or cartridges – enough for a week (plus shipping time) use the numbers from earlier to determine how many that might be for you, you don't want to run out before more can arrive!
e-Liquid if you're going to fill your own, stock up on enough liquid to get you through, it varies from person to person, but on average people use 3ml per day. Most likely you will use less at first.
Are one of THOSE the best?
I probably have now left you with more questions than answers. You may have come here looking for someone to just tell you brand X is great! Sorry about that. If you still are seeking answers, you can always leave a question in the comments section below. You could also visit the e-Cigarette Forum which is a massive community about all things e-cigarettes. This is a great place to research the subject (and spend hours making new friends).
Still have questions? Feel free to ask in the comments section below!
Specific to the ProVari, a few complaints I hear often is the menu system, the red display, the size and the cost. Plus, to be honest I'm a firm believer that for most people to successfully transition over to e-cigarettes, they need something pretty close to the traditional cigarette experience. So that's going to be something like a 510 or 808. I think a lot of people might be turned off if faced with a complex and expensive solution no matter how well it worked.Don't get me wrong I love my mods, but I wanted to try and be more inclusive of people with all levels of experience and tastes. I will roll out a review on the ProVari and some other mods (along with some more basic stuff) in the next few weeks.
I have the pass through on the way, maybe it'll be in tomorrow. I'll hopefully be able to play with it over the weekend and have a review up on Monday.
I just ordered a silver bullet monday night. I got the silver vein style. I kinda wanted something indestructible and that will last a long time and something I dont have to charge every few hours. We'll see how it goes.
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Current diving conditions in Laguna Beach. Yep, still have the S swell, but surf is lower this morning than the last few days, running 1-2 feet, but always keep an eye on those rogue waves, they'll surprise you to say the least. Viz today should still be about the same at 10-15+ feet, maybe as good as 20 feet. Drop me your dive reports.
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It was two points dropped for Stoke City as they blew a two-goal lead at Sheffield Wednesday. Peter Smith picks out talking points from the frustration.
It was obvious in pre-season that Gary Rowett was thinking that a new holding midfielder would be pivotal to Stoke's chances this season.
But it took a while to get Ryan Woods. He should have gone to Swansea, in fact, where he was lined up as a replacement for Stoke-bound Sam Clucas but six games in, he was finally here and ready to start.
There have been few recent full debuts which have made such an impression. Sitting just in front of the back four, he provided the kind of discipline Stoke have been screaming for since Glenn Whelan lost his regular place.
He wanted the ball, even in tight corners, and as he kept possession (90 per cent completion rate for 79 passes) it was no coincidence that the players around him also kept the ball.
Ryan Shawcross made double his average number of passes so far this season (82 compared to 40 av) and clocked up 91.5 per cent accuracy as he always had an option to keep it short. His previous highest was 78 per cent from 27 passes at Preston.
Peter Etebo's accuracy was up to 96 per cent – the kind of figure that would make Brendan Rodgers faint. That was the highest when he's started this season.
This was a Stoke side with an identity and it was shaped around the new lad in the middle.
Hey, he's only just started!
Stoke won only seven games after taking the lead 15 times last season so you can understand the frustration when it happens again.
There was soft defending for Wednesday's first goal that opened up a match that already seemed done and dusted – another long ball that bypassed the defence for Steven Fletcher to chest down to Marco Matias to poke home.
And, after Stoke didn't take chances to put the game to bed, there was another soft free-kick late on after runners were lost that allowed Barry Bannan to clip home an equaliser.
Taken in isolation, Stoke could be buoyed by large parts of this game. A consensus in the home set suggested Stoke were the best team they had seen this year and were grateful they had avoided a stuffing.
They had a shape and a balance. They were creating chances and Wednesday had few.
Gary Rowett is slowly turning the tanker around. They are showing genuine quality for longer periods. But Stoke still need to be more ruthless at both ends – and for that reason most people won't be looking at games in isolation.
The massive factor they still must prove is that they can get results over the line. Can they come through as winners when they are tested?
If they can do it once or twice, it might get the ball rolling… but they have to do it once for starters.
That's four goals in seven games for the summer signing, even if he missed that penalty at West Brom and even if admits himself that he's still trying to find his full stride.
Let's not get carried away by one game… but at this rate he's on for a goal tally in the late 20s – and Stoke haven't had a striker hit 20 goals in a season since Peter Thorne got 30 back in 2000.
Ricardo Fuller was talismanic, of course, but if he was a natural finisher he would have been playing for Real Madrid. Peter Crouch might have got a sack full if he'd have been leading the line in the Championship too.
But a genuine goal getter as Stoke try to find their feet this season won't half help. For the first time in a long time, Stoke actually look like they have a goal or two in them – and it would be even better if they could land a corner somewhere between the front man and the opposite touchline.
There is hope that, barring injuries, both Afobe and the team will surely get better over the next few weeks and months. If Stoke can learn not to concede two a game, there is reason for optimism. That's an if we've been talking about for a while.


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Vol. 6 No. 5 (2016): October, 2016 /
Reconnoitering Students' Satisfaction of an Online Based Assessment System to Improve Usability using PSO: An Examination into a Problem Solving and Programming Course
S. Vairamuthu School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
S. Margret Anouncia School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
Volume: 6 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 1207-1211 | October 2016 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.800
End users' computing environment has been consistently changing in recent years due to the major advancements of Information Technology. This work aimed to measure the level of users' satisfaction and provide feedbacks for continuous improvement of a course offered in an academic institution. End users here were the students enrolled for the course and the faculty members who offered the same and also acted as an assessor for the assessments. All assessments were scheduled and conducted online. This study was conducted to focus on two different aspects: Measuring User satisfaction and investigating information systems measures to improve usability using nature inspired computing. For user satisfaction analysis, the study employed the Multicriteria Satisfaction Analysis. The course considered was a problem solving and programming course offered to the fresh students enrolled in the first year of the undergraduate degree program in the academic institution during 2015-2016. To identify the factors for improved usability, PSO was employed in this work.
user satisfaction, multi-criteria user satisfaction analysis, web portal, information systems
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require 'cosmic'
require 'cosmic/plugin'

JRUBY = defined?(RUBY_ENGINE) && RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'

require_with_hint 'open4', "In order to use the exec plugin please run 'gem install open4'" unless JRUBY

module Cosmic
  # A plugin that provides scripts a simple way of executing commands and capturing their output.
  # You'd typically use it in a Cosmic context like so:
  #
  #     output = with execute do
  #       exec :cmd => "uname -a"
  #     end
  #
  # This plugin does not need any configuration.
  #
  # Note that this plugin will not actually execute the command in dry-run mode.
  # Instead it will only send messages tagged as `:execute` and `:dryrun`.
  class Execute < Plugin
    # Creates a new exec plugin instance.
    #
    # @param [Environment] environment The Cosmic environment
    # @param [Symbol] name The name for this plugin instance e.g. in the config
    # @return [Exec] The new instance
    def initialize(environment, name = :execute)
      @name = name.to_s
      @environment = environment
    end

    # Executes a command and returns the output (stdin & stderr combined) of the command.
    #
    # @param [Hash] params The parameters
    # @option params [String] :cmd The command to run
    # @return [Array<Integer, String>] The status and output of the command (stdout and stderr
    #                                  combined)
    def exec(params)
      if @environment.in_dry_run_mode
        notify(:msg => "[#{@name}] Would execute command '#{params[:cmd]}'",
               :tags => [:execute, :dryrun])
        nil
      else
        cmd = get_param(params, :cmd)
        output = ""
        pid, ignored, stdout, stderr = (JRUBY ? IO : Open4).send(:popen4, cmd)
        threads = []
        threads << Thread.new(stdout) do |out|
          out.each do |line|
            output << "\n#{line.chomp.strip}"
            notify(:msg => "[#{@name}][stdout] #{line.rstrip}",
                   :tags => [:execute, :trace])
          end
        end
        threads << Thread.new(stderr) do |err|
          err.each do |line|
            output << "\n#{line.chomp.strip}"
            notify(:msg => "[#{@name}][stderr] #{line.rstrip}",
                   :tags => [:execute, :trace])
          end
        end
        threads.each do |thread|
          thread.join
        end
        begin
          Process.getpgid(pid)
          ignored, status = Process.waitpid2(pid)
          exitstatus = status.exitstatus
        rescue Errno::ESRCH
          exitstatus = 0
        end
        return [exitstatus, output.strip]
      end
    end
  end
end

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Figures released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have revealed that 11,465 homes were sold by councils under the right to buy scheme in 2017/18, while only 4,944 were started or acquired to replace them using the receipts.
Chartered Institute of Housing chief executive Terrie Alafat CBE said "It cannot be right that not only are we not building enough homes for social rent, we are losing them at a time when we need them more than ever. Our analysis shows that we have lost more than 150,000 social rented homes between 2012 and 2017 due to right to buy and other factors, and that figure will reach 230,000 by 2020 unless we take action now.
Government figures taken from 'Quarterly Right to Buy Sales in England: October to December 2017-18' show dwindling numbers of social housing under the Right to Buy scheme.
Campaigns Director for housing and homelessness charity Shelter, Greg Beales said "These dismal figures show that at a time when more families than ever need affordable homes, their chances of getting one are being wrenched away.


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import sys,os
import csv
import pickle
from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
from mystructs import Rel, RelProb, WordProb

words_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/word_set.p"
rels_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/rel_set.p"
line_to_file_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/eval_doc_line_to_file.p"

train_feature_list_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/features/train_doc.txt"
eval_feature_list_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/features/eval_doc.txt"

train_path_prefix = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/data/essays/train"
eval_path_prefix = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/data/essays/dev"

train_parsed_path = train_path_prefix + "/parsed"
eval_parsed_path = eval_path_prefix + "/parsed"

train_label_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/data/labels/train/labels.train.csv"
eval_label_path = "/Users/liangchen/Documents/Projects/NLI/data/labels/dev/labels.dev.csv"

labels = []
train_label_dict = {}
eval_label_dict = {}

doc_feature_dict = {}

all_words = OrderedDict()
all_rels = OrderedDict()
cur_line = 0
line_to_file = {}

def pause():
    raw_input("")

def dsum(*dicts):
    ret = defaultdict(int)
    for d in dicts:
        for k, v in d.items():
            ret[k] += v
    return dict(ret)

def read_labels():
    with open(train_label_path, "rb") as csvfile:
        reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
        next(reader, None)
        for row in reader:
            train_label_dict[row[0]] = row[-1] #map test id to id name
            if row[-1] not in labels:
                labels.append(row[-1])

    with open(eval_label_path, "rb") as csvfile:
        reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
        next(reader, None)
        for row in reader:
            eval_label_dict[row[0]] = row[-1]

def add_single_sent_features(sent_filename, file_index):
    with open(sent_filename, "r") as file:
        print "processing " + sent_filename
        try:
            while True:
                _ = next(file)
                head =  next(file).strip().split()
                rel =  next(file).strip()
                dep =  next(file).strip().split()
                r = Rel(head[0], dep[0]) #using real words instead of tags
                if r not in all_rels:
                    all_rels[r] = len(all_rels) + 1
                if dep[0] not in all_words:
                    all_words[dep[0]] = len(all_words) + 1
        except Exception as e:
            pass

def get_single_sent_feature(sent_filename, file_index):
    with open(sent_filename, "r") as file:
        print "processing "+sent_filename
        sent_dict = {}

        while True:
            try:
                _ = next(file)
                head = next(file).strip().split()
                rel = next(file).strip()
                dep = next(file).strip().split()
            except StopIteration:
                break

            r = Rel(head[0], dep[0]) #using real words instead of tags
            # doesn't consider unknown words for now
            if dep[0] in all_words:
                if dep[0] in sent_dict:
                    sent_dict[dep[0]] = sent_dict[dep[0]] + 1
                else:
                    sent_dict[dep[0]] = 1

            if r in all_rels:
                if r in sent_dict:
                    sent_dict[r] = sent_dict[r] + 1
                else:
                    sent_dict[r] = 1
        global doc_feature_dict
        if file_index in doc_feature_dict:
            pre_dict = doc_feature_dict[file_index]
            doc_feature_dict[file_index] = dsum(pre_dict, sent_dict)
        else:
            doc_feature_dict[file_index] = sent_dict

def save_all_features(out_file, label_dict, map_to_file):
    global doc_feature_dict
    for file_index in doc_feature_dict:
        label = label_dict[file_index]
        label_index = int(labels.index(label))
        feature_dict = doc_feature_dict[file_index]
        indices = [all_words[x] if isinstance(x, basestring) else all_rels[x]+len(all_words) for x in feature_dict] #1-based indexing
        values = [feature_dict[x] for x in feature_dict]

        ind_val_pairs = zip(indices, values)
        ind_val_pairs.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])

        print "saving features for file: " + file_index
        with open(out_file, "a") as feature_list_file:
            text = str(label_index)
            for i, v in ind_val_pairs:
                text = text + " " + str(i) + ":" + str(v)
            text = text + '\n'
            feature_list_file.write(text)
            global cur_line, line_to_file
            cur_line = cur_line + 1
            if map_to_file:
                line_to_file[cur_line] = file_index

def main():
    global all_words, all_rels, doc_feature_dict
    read_labels()
    if os.path.isfile(words_path) and os.path.isfile(rels_path):
        all_words = pickle.load(open(words_path, "rb"))
        all_rels = pickle.load(open(rels_path, "rb"))
    else:
        for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(train_parsed_path):
            for filename in files:
                in_filename = os.path.join(subdir,filename)
                add_single_sent_features(in_filename, filename[:5])
        pickle.dump(all_words, open(words_path, "wb"))
        pickle.dump(all_rels, open(rels_path, "wb"))

    print(len(all_words))
    print(len(all_rels))

    ##clear feature files
    open(train_feature_list_path, "w").close()
    open(eval_feature_list_path, "w").close()

    doc_feature_dict = {}
    for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(train_parsed_path):
        for filename in files:
            in_filename = os.path.join(subdir,filename)
            get_single_sent_feature(in_filename, filename[:5])
    save_all_features(train_feature_list_path, train_label_dict, False)

    doc_feature_dict = {}
    for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(eval_parsed_path):
        for filename in files:
            in_filename = os.path.join(subdir,filename)
            get_single_sent_feature(in_filename, filename[:5])
    save_all_features(eval_feature_list_path, eval_label_dict, True)

    pickle.dump(line_to_file, open(line_to_file_path, "wb"))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


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Q: Better resolution of my raster if I am merging my raster files or if I am creating a virtual raster, the quality is not as good, as the input rasters on their own. Before:

As a virtual raster:

Does somebody know any tips or tricks to maintain the quality ?

A: Summarising my comments above:
Firstly check that the output resolution was set to highest and that the virtual raster cell size is the same as those in the merged image which I believe it was in your case.
To add to this, if all of your raster files you are combining are the same resolution then the output resolution to anything will return the same resolution virtual raster. I believe that:

*

*Average = the average pixel size of all raster inputs

*Highest = the highest resolution pixel size of all raster inputs

*Lowest = the lowest resolution pixel size of all raster inputs

If this is true then what you will actually find is that the virtual raster is not of lower resolution, but it may look that way because of the colour stretch that has been applied to the entire image. Put simply, in one of your tiled images the range of cell values will most likely be smaller than the range in cell values across all of them together in a virtual raster. This means that the contrast between features that are close together is lower but the cell values should actually be the same.
A small caveat:
When creating a virtual raster, an interpolation is applied which will only affect cell values if the raster resolution varies between each input raster or if the cells do not align in a grid with one another.

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According to Swiss authorities, at 2,777 tons, gold exports out of Switzerland rose 76.9% last year. Silver export rose 10% in dollar terms and 47% weight-wise. It does not take a genius to realize that it was not heading for the U.S., UK, or even Zimbabwe as the precious metal flow continues from West to East. At some point, this flow will cease and when it does, that is when it will hit the fan.
A billionaire businessman, at the heart of a 2.6 billion dollar state bank scam in Iran, the largest fraud case in that country since 1970, was executed. Yet, in the U.S., Jon Corizine, who made over 1.6 billion dollars vaporize. is still walking around? Makes one wonder.
If there's one indicator of the state of the global economy it's consumer purchasing on the retail level. Walmart's U.S. domestic sales have dropped and their international sales have collapsed, signaling serious trouble ahead. Like it or not, as Gerald Celente has said, as goes Walmart, so goes America.
The Justice Department is updating a report on how many guns the federal government has. So, will they use Hexadecimal numbering system where 1000 base 16 is 4096 in the decimal system?
According to a Child Protection Service informant, there is a quota system just like cops have except that it is children being stolen instead of citizens merely receiving speeding tickets. This is apparently just the tip of the proverbial iceberg in an agency full of people, whom do not have any children of their own.
150 billion dollars goes to students seeking higher education.
1. How many of these students, who received government loans or grants, graduate.
2. Student debt load upon graduation.
3. How much did the student earn after graduating.
These public facts will drive students to better degrees and schools and many highly paid school administrators are afraid.


When it comes to Auger Drills there are many types that come in a variety of sizes, each one for a specific task. Some can be used to dig holes to put posts for a fence or a deck. In some cases, they can even be used to create bigger holes to plant small trees in someone's property. But the more useful purpose comes from boring holes in potential dig sites.
This tool can be modified in ways that can increase their drilling ratio. It is why drilling companies in Queensland use auger drilling. It is has a gas-powered, hydraulic system that connects to a drive shaft and from there to a drill bit.
Auger drilling is essential for companies that are constantly digging holes in the Earth. It's both cost effective and time saving but most importantly, it won't break your back literally from trying to dig that hole yourself.
Some auger drills are small enough that they can be operated by one person. In some cases, two might be needed. These drills are better suited for smaller jobs. Of course, there are auger drills that can be equipped on larger support vehicles such as front-end loaders or tractors. It's important to know which type of auger you'll need in order to complete the job in the time-allotted.
Once you've chosen the right drill, you'll need to choose the appropriate power head. If you're looking to make a smaller hole than a high speed power head is best for you. This will work best on softer ground. If you need to use a larger bit for a larger hole then you'll need a high-torque power head. That's because the high-torque is able to break through a surface that is harder. You'll also have to choose between using a planetary power head, which offers higher torque and speed and is compact, or a the chain driven power head which works well for just about any drilling job but is considered a far less expensive alternative.
Auger bits can range anywhere from 6 to 30 inches in width. So it's really up to the operator and of course, the size of the hole that needs to be dug. Once the width of the auger bits are figured out then the next order of business is the length. The length of the bit can be augmented with extensions to reach the desired depth. The lengths extensions are essential because it allows the user or users to make length adjustments before or in between drilling.
The only thing to keep in mind is that you should buy an auger drill and all of its respective equipment from a reliable manufacturing company. Otherwise you run the risk of going to a drilling site with an auger drill that is not equipped to handle the job. This will end up costing you and the drilling company money if the equipment breaks down.
Becoming familiar with the ins and outs of the auger drill ensures that the drilling project gets done right.


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Islamic State Recruits Female Jihadis in U.S. Heartland
Foreign women may envision playing an active role in establishing a purist Islamic nation, but are really recruited 'to be baby factories,' expert says.
Alistair Bell Sep 15, 2014 10:00 PM
Islamic State fighters wave the group's flag from a damaged display of a government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. AP
WATCH: Obama's fight against ISIS is a gamble, but one the U.S. is willing to take
Why the David Haines beheading was the most horrific of all
WATCH: 'Look who's hawking.' Jon Stewart taunts Obama's new war posture
Some more willing than others in coalition against Islamic State
U.S. strikes Islamic State targets near Baghdad in expanded Iraq campaign
Chicago-area man is arrested in attempt to join Islamic State
Second American joins Kurds in fight against Islamic State
Jewish teen among dozens of French girls joining jihad in Syria
Salman Rushdie: 'Jihadi cool' language luring Britons to Islamic State
Study: 23 British jihadis have already died in Syria, Iraq
Denver teen who sought to join ISIS sentenced to 4 years
U.S. homeland security chief urges vigilance after threat on Western malls
ISIS alternative to Facebook suspended day after launch
Mother kidnaps Dutch children to join ISIS in Syria
Parents of Turin chief rabbi survive Tunis terror attack
UN: ICC should prosecute ISIS fighters for war crimes
REUTERS - U.S. law enforcement is investigating a new phenomenon of women from the American heartland joining Islamic State as President Barack Obama vows to cut off the militants' recruiting at home.
At least three Somali families in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have female relatives who have gone missing in the past six weeks and may have tried to join Islamic State, said community leader Abdirizak Bihi. He said that while the reasons for their disappearance were unclear, he had told the families to contact police.
In a separate case, a 19-year-old American Somali woman from St. Paul snuck away from her parents on Aug. 25 saying she was going to a bridal shower. Instead, she flew to Turkey and joined IS in Syria.
Home to the biggest Somali community in the United States, the Twin Cities area of Minnesota has been plagued by terrorist recruiting since the Somali group Al-Shabab began enlisting in America around 2007.
This year, law enforcement officials say they learned of 15-20 men with connections to the Minnesota Somali community fighting for extremist groups in Syria. They included Douglas McAuthur McCain, a convert to Islam, who was killed in battle this summer.
The St. Paul woman is the first case of an area female joining IS that has been made public although her family have asked for her name to be kept private because it fears retaliation from Islamists.
Greg Boosalis, FBI division counsel in Minneapolis, said law enforcement was investigating the possible recruitment in the area by Islamist extremists of other females, as well as males, but refused to comment on specific cases.
"We are looking into the possibility of additional men and women travelers," he said.
Somali leaders and sources close to police worry that the reports of female would-be jihadis from the region could mark a new trend.
The St. Paul woman is highly likely to have been recruited by IS through Islamist sympathizers in the United States, rather than joining the group on her own, they said. At least one other woman is suspected of helping her leave the United States.
Another U.S. teenager, nurse's aide Shannon Conley, 19, from Colorado, pleaded guilty this week to trying to travel to the Middle East to enroll in IS. She was arrested at Denver International Airport in April with a one-way ticket and had been recruited online by a male militant in Syria.
Nipping domestic extremism in the bud before Americans try to join terrorist groups is part of Obama's strategy against Islamic State announced in a televised address last week.
Along with an aerial bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria, Obama pledged that the government would "intervene with at-risk individuals before they become radicalized toward violence and decide to travel abroad to Syria and Iraq to join ISIL."
He said authorities would offer "tailored domestic programs to prevent violent extremism and radicalization" but gave no more details.
The Somali woman from St. Paul who traveled to Syria attended a mosque near the eastern bank of the Mississippi River which had previously attracted suspected extremists. In June, the mosque banned an Egyptian-American man it said was spreading radical ideology.
The woman told a relative after leaving the United States that she wanted to help children in IS-controlled territory in Syria.
"The nature of the recruitment of these crazy organizations is how they use the element of surprise. Now they have surprised us again by going for the girls," said Bihi, speaking about the St. Paul woman who he said was targeted by recruiters.
Bihi's teenaged nephew was killed in Somalia in 2009 after being persuaded to join Al-Shabab while in Minnesota.
'Baby factories'
While foreign women who join Islamic State often envision aiding a holy war or at least playing an active role in establishing a purist Islamic nation, the reality can be more mundane.
Monitoring of extremists' social media accounts and other writings shows that male jihadis regard women counterparts as little more than mating partners, said Mia Bloom, from the Center for Terrorism and Security Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
"ISIS is recruiting these women in order to be baby factories. They are seeing the establishment of an Islamic state and now they need to populate the state," Bloom said.
Scores of European Muslim women, mostly from Britain and France, have joined IS in the Middle East.
Denver teenager Conley became engaged to an Islamic State militant in Syria who she met online. Jihadist groups like Al-Qaida and IS usually only put women near the frontline in emergencies, Bloom said.
Some young foreign women have been deployed to Islamic State checkpoints in northern Syria where they pat down other women to search for weapons and force local females to abide by strict Islamic dress codes.
But snapshots on social media of the female jihadis' lives in Syria more often show that, "the girls go around making cookies. It's almost like a jihadi Tupperware party," Bloom said.
The main worry for law enforcement is that U.S. militants will one day return to the United States and attack targets.
"The obvious fear is of individuals coming back and committing a terrorist act here," said the FBI's Boosalis. The FBI has been working with the Somali community in Minnesota for years to help it combat radical Islamists.
Ana and John Conley, parents of Shannon Conley, 19, who has pleaded guilty to trying to travel to the Middle East to join the Islamic State.AP


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LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar: In Review
2014 Conference in Review
We are so grateful to all of our attendees and participants for a phenomenal inaugural year! Thinking about attending in 2015? Check out what some of our participants had to say about their experience below:
"This experience has been one of a kind. My mind is spinning with thoughts about my own work and the happiness I feel for having this experience...I've had the fortune of working with librarians, graduate students, academics and professional writers in an intimate forum to share the love of books written for adolescent readers. The pastiche of author insight with teacher practice has been absolutely amazing."
--Workshop & Breakout Presenter, Bryan Ripley Crandall
"There is nothing better for book recommendations than a conference on YA literature. While I was in Baton Rouge, LA...I kept a running list of book titles and authors on my phone, adding five or six books to it every day. The YA lit conference at LSU was composed of two keynotes each day presented by an author and an academic, a selection of workshops in the mornings, and breakout sessions in the afternoon. All of these options for learning about and engaging with YA lit were compounded by author readings and receptions in the evenings."
--Breakout session presenter, Amy Bright
"I had the privilege of meeting Mr. de la Pena at LSU and found him to be a wonderfully friendly person with a fascinating story of his journey to the world of fiction."
--Workshop presenter, Louise Freeman
"I had the chance to sit and listen to the inimitable Chris Crutcher talk about books, reading, censorship, educators, and kids...I love how Chris can take simple statements like this and convey perfectly the important roles of books and reading and teachers and choice and libraries to an audience. I almost feel the need to have each of these emblazoned on a shirt."
--Keynote Speaker, Teri Lesesne
LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar: At the Library
Authors Crutcher, Crowe, Willis Holt and Guillory Read at East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Authors Chris Crowe, Chris Crutcher, Sarah Guillory and Kimberly Willis Holt took time out of their schedules at the
LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar to visit the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Library to read to the public from their works. They also took questions from fans and LSU conference guests in attendance and signed copies of their novels.
Attendees snacked on pizza and other sweet treats while hearing from some of their favorite authors. The authors also shared more personal details about their own childhoods, families and writing processes.
The events were hosted by the Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard in Baton Rouge.
All photos of Sarah Guillory & Kimberly Willis Holt are courtesy of Sonya Gordon at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar: Day 4 Re-cap
Dr. Alan Brown of Wake Forest University & Local Author Sarah Guillory Deliver Final Keynote Addresses
"When we hand our students that book, we should hope for and foster the amazement that awaits them inside it."
Assistant professor of English Education at Wake Forest University Dr. Alan Brown's keynote focused on the opportunities for connecting sports and literacy and engaging sports-minded students in reading by promoting a culture of literacy and participation in out-of-school spaces.
Dr. Brown is uniquely qualified in reaching reluctant readers as he confessed to being one himself in his youth. As a result, he takes a special interest in what preoccupies his students and student-athletes outside of the classroom.
"I'm interested in finding out what these kids are doing instead of reading," he said. "That's key in getting them to start reading."
Dr. Brown is particularly devoted to reaching the specific demographic of sports-minded adolescent males. This particular sample of the student population is notorious for lower student literacy rates. Dr. Brown encouraged educators to think outside the box when trying to reach these students. He shared various techniques that have been successful in non-traditional classroom settings.
"We've got to get books out of the library and into the classroom and gym," he urged his audience. "Most athletes don't go to the library at all, or they merely go for the computers to surf ESPN.com."
Dr. Brown shared alternatives such as libraries hosting sports movie nights featuring films based on novels and fantasy sports drafts that create a unique culture of participation and collaboration. He also charged his audience with making not only that initial connection to a student but also working to foster continued reading habits.
"We need to obtain and sustain," he stressed.
In closing, Dr. Brown played a video of late American poet Maya Angelou reciting her poem, "Amazement Awaits."
"When we hand our students that book, we should hope for and foster the amazement that awaits them inside it," he said.
Alan Brown is an assistant professor of English Education at Wake Forest University. He works regularly with middle, high school, and college students as well as secondary teachers/coaches to critically examine the culture of sports in school and society while connecting contemporary literacies with students' extra-curricular interests and out-of-school spaces.
For more information on Dr. Brown's work and his experiences at the conference, follow him on Twitter @Alando1423.
http://sportsliteracy.wordpress.com/
"I adore teens and I love writing for teens."
High school English teacher and debut author Sarah Guillory packs a ton of personality into a tiny package. She tackles reading, writing, and most importantly, talking about Young Adult Literature with much the same charm and enthusiasm. As the final keynote address of this year's conference, Guillory focused on answering the question, "Why YA?"
Her life-long passion for reading led her to become an educator, although her taste in literature has changed drastically. A self-confessed one-time "literature snob," Guillory's love of the written word began with the classics, which she read voraciously until college when she was forced to enroll in a Young Adult Literature course.
"I read Harry Potter and that was IT," she shared with her audience. "It just changed me as a person and as a reader."
She now reads YA almost exclusively. Guillory also shared her own journey as a teacher and writer.
"I became a teacher because I wanted kids to be as passionate about books as I am. And as a writer that is my hope as well," she said. "YA makes kids feel validated and like their voices are being heard."
Her own love of YA stems from the themes that the genre offers its readers.
"What makes YA so special is the message of hope that is almost exclusive to the genre. Adult lit doesn't always give us hope, but YA delivers every time."
Guillory's love for reading and writing YA is fueled by the audience it reaches.
"Teens are the most passionate group of people. They are amazing," she said. "At this point in life, the highs are the highest highs and the lows are the depths of despair. And there's a beauty in that. I adore teens and I love writing for teens."
Sarah Guillory teaches sophomore English just outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is an avid Young Adult Lit reader and the author of Reclaimed, her debut novel that was published in October 2013. She is currently penning a second novel.
For more info on Sarah Guillory's work and her experiences at the conference, follow her on Twitter @sguillory262.
http://sarahguillory.com/
Dr. Steven Bickmore of LSU & Author Kimberly Willis Holt Headline Day 3
"I don't have to read everything on my bookshelf, but I do need to know what books need to be there."
Conference Organizer and LSU's own Dr. Steven Bickmore delivered the opening keynote address on day three of the LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar.
The talk focused on the importance of the rich history of Young Adult Literature and the organizations that champion it. He stressed the importance of the legacy of YAL scholars.
"We need to know about the people who came before us in this field," he said of the founders and past editors and presidents of organizations like ALAN and YALSA.
Dr. Bickmore also stressed the essentiality of making the connection between the scholarly and the practical. He discussed the themes of traditional literature such as The Scarlet Letter and The Catcher in the Rye and how teachers can apply them in the classroom.
"These themes are not just academic themes," he said. "They are themes of humanity and we need to find a way to talk about them with students."
He also challenged educators to diverge from traditional teaching methods in which an entire class might read the same novel and to invest in the individual student.
"We need to figure out how to get the right book at the right time to the right kid," he said. "We want to promote reading every chance we get and turn these kids into readers as early as possible."
He cautioned that the only way to do this successfully was to be aware of the valued works within the genre. This knowledge comes from discernment and staying in tune with publications like the ALAN Review.
"We need to care less about grades and more about learning," he demanded to audience applause. "I don't have to read everything on my bookshelf, but I do need to know what books need to be there. We have a responsibility to learn which authors we can trust to our students."
Steven Bickmore is a current co-editor of the ALAN Review and assistant professor of education at LSU's College of Human Sciences & Education with an additional appointment within the LSU Department of English. His scholarly interests include how pre-service English teachers perceive young adult literature and its value as an instructional tool in the secondary English Language Arts classroom.
For more info on Dr. Bickmore's work visit http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/education/Faculty_and_Staff_Directory/item49071.html
"Only you can keep yourself from writing."
Nearly twenty years to day that she sat down to pen her first novel, Louisiana native and celebrated author Kimberly Willis Holt delivered the second keynote of the day at the LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar. The Boston Globe Horn Book Award-winner shared her writing processes, the joys and challenges of being an author and confessed that even as an accomplished author, she is still learning about writing every day.
"Care about what you write about," she urged her listeners. "If the writer doesn't care about what they're saying, no reader ever will."
She also described how her own childhood influenced her career. Hailing from Forrest Hill, LA, Willis Holt traveled the world as the child of a military family. Still, she has remained loyal to her Louisiana roots.
"Louisiana has always been home," she said. "Because it was the one place we kept coming back to."
Despite her reputation as one of the most well-respected YA authors in the country, Willis Holt confessed to struggling as a student, especially with reading. She credits the particularly painful social experiences of her 7th and 8th grade years with making her a writer.
"I didn't think I could be a writer because that was what smart people did," she confessed.
She credits her teachers with turning things around for her when one instructor praised an essay Willis Holt submitted for a class assignment.
"Teachers are powerful," she told her audience. "Some of my best teachers were people I never got to thank. They empowered me that day and that day changed everything for me."
Willis Holt now works to empower other budding writers.
"Only you can keep yourself from writing," she encouraged her audience after confessing that it took her three and a half years to write her first novel. "Keep writing and keep learning."
Kimberly Willis Holt is author of the award winning novel, My Louisiana Sky. Published in 1998, the book was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults. It also received a Boston Globe Horn Book Award.
For more info on Kimberly Willis Holt's life and work, visit http://www.kimberlywillisholt.com/
LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar Welcome Reception
Tuesday night's Welcome Reception provided a unique opportunity for conference attendees to network and mingle with leading academics and authors in the field of Young Adult Literature.
Authors Chris Crutcher, Kimberly Willis Holt, Chris Crowe, Sarah Guillory and Matt de la Peña interacted with fans, signed copies of their novels and posed for photos.
LSU Provost Stuart Bell and wife Susan, who is a strong advocate for child literacy within the state of Louisiana, welcomed attendees and thanked educators and authors alike for their devotion to reaching children through the written word and fostering a love for literacy and education. LSU Vice Provost Gil Reeve also returned following his welcome address on Monday.
Enjoy a slideshow of the night's events below.
Dr. Chris Crowe of Brigham Young University & Author Matt de la Peña Usher in Day Two
"Historians can learn a lot from novels."
Historical fiction and non-fiction author and professor of English at Brigham Young University, Dr. Chris Crowe's Tuesday morning keynote focused on the fundamental connection between history and literature.
"Historians can learn a lot from novels," he told his audience.
He shared his own philosophy on writing historical fiction, emphasizing the importance of discernment on the part of the author. He argued that only the most important pieces of the historical narrative should be presented to the fiction reader.
"Not everything that happens needs to be told," he cautioned. "Every little detail doesn't need to make it to the reader, only what's most important."
Between sharing his own writing processes, humorous anecdotes that have inspired his work and presenting the audience with some of the most fascinating "untold stories" throughout history that have yet to be presented in historical fiction, Dr. Crowe also revealed aspects of his personal life that have had a major impact on his writing career.
As the father of two adopted African-American children, Dr. Crowe shared that he was inspired by the multitude of social and personal layers that defined his children's upbringing and existence in the world. He credited his relationships with them for inspiring many of his works, particularly to explore stories of African-American kids and identity.
"My wife and I learned quite a lot about the world we live in," he shared of his experiences raising children of a different race.
Dr. Crowe also shared his love of haiku with the audience and previewed his latest book Death Coming Up The Hill, due out in October 2014, which is written entirely in the Japanese poetry form. The work centers on the year 1968, the deadliest year of the Vietnam War, as told through the eyes of a reflective soldier.
Dr. Crowe is past president of ALAN and the author of scholarly works as well as fiction and non-fiction for young adults. His most notable works center on Mildred D. Taylor, Presenting Mildred D. Taylor and Teaching the Selected Works of Mildred D. Taylor, and two books about Emmett Till, one a novel and the other a work of non- fiction for adolescents.
For more on Chris Crowe's research, work and experiences at the Conference, follow him on Twitter @CroweChris.
http://www.chriscrowe.com/
http://humanities.byu.edu/directory/cec4/
"You can never be a good writer if you aren't a great reader first."
Critically acclaimed author Matt de la Peña's afternoon keynote focused on the importance of reaching racially and socioeconomically diverse young adult audiences through literature. He also shared his own passion of reaching youth through his writing and read excerpts from his novel, Mexican WhiteBoy, which was inspired by his own childhood.
Growing up in a working class, Southern California neighborhood as a biracial child (half Mexican, half white) deeply influenced de la Peña's own path in life and has had a great effect on his writing.
He struggled with his own racial identity and confessed to being a less than stellar student, being held back in the second grade because of his low reading skills. He also struggled to define himself within his family and the world around him.
"I felt like an alien in school settings," he confessed. "I felt like an impostor because I had decided that I wasn't a good student. You will encounter all sorts of definitions of who you are in life, but the hardest one to break free from is
self-definition"
De la Peña overcame his personal insecurities in high school and eventually went to college on a basketball scholarship where he also discovered a love for writing, and later, reading.
"Once I had a tangible goal, my entire life changed," he said of his decision to earn a scholarship to college. "I think that is something so many kids are lacking in today's society."
De la Peña's run in with Alice Walker's The Color Purple during his sophomore year of college set his life on a new path. He empathized with Walker's main character, saying her plight gave him perspective on his own life.
"I thought my life was so tough and then I read that book and thought 'Oh, my God. My life is so easy.'"
Having discovering Walker's classic, De la Peña began to read more and more, a pastime he deemed essential for any accomplished writer.
"You can never be a good writer if you aren't a great reader first," he said. "That book changed my life. It was the book that made me a reader."
Matt de la Peña is the author of critically-acclaimed young adult novels: Ball Don't Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here and I Will Save You; the award-winning picture book A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis; and a fifth YA novel, The Living released in 2013 along with his first middle grade novel, Curse of the Ancients.
For more on Matt de la Peña's work and experiences at the Conference, follow him on Twitter @MattdelaPena.
http://mattdelapena.com/
Dr. Teri Lesesne of Sam Houston State University & Author Chris Crutcher Open Day One
"I hear voices a lot. They tell me to talk about books everywhere I go."
The LSU Young Adult Literature Conference & Seminar began on Monday, June 2, 2014. Attendees were welcomed by LSU Vice Provost Gil Reeve and Conference Director Dr. Steve Bickmore.
Dr. Teri Lesesne, the whimsically pink and blue-haired "Goddess of YA Literature," delivered the opening keynote. Lesesne's address focused on the marriage of YAL and common core curriculum and the importance of building a reader's community in the classroom. She shared her own love of reading and passion for teaching others to appreciate the written word ("I hear voices a lot. They tell me to talk about books everywhere I go," she confessed.) and also offered tactics and other best practices that she has found to be successful from her own classroom experiences.
"It's impossible to establish community in the classroom without the teacher being a reader themselves," she shared. "And their students must have access to books."
Dr. Lesesne also dismissed test standards as a valid gauge on how literature affects students.
"Testing can't tell you how much that book meant to that child," she cautioned her listeners.
She also sited several studies demonstrating that students comprehended what they read better when their teachers are avid and enthusiastic readers as well and that 20 minutes of reading daily drastically improved students' reading scores.
Dr. Lesesne is past president and current executive director of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (ALAN) and professor of library science at Sam Houston State University. She is the author of Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time, 4-12, Reading Ladders: Leading Students from Where they are to Where We'd Like Them to Be, and Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Be Lifelong Readers that help teachers and librarians choose books for adolescents.
For more on Teri Lesesne's research and experiences at the Conference, follow her on Twitter @ProfessorNana. http://professornana.livejournal.com/
http://www.shsu.edu/lis_tsl/
"If your education doesn't make your life better, what good is it?"
True to form, celebrated author and self-proclaimed "loud mouth" Chris Crutcher did not disappoint! Delivering the second keynote of the day, Crutcher moved the crowd to tears of laughter and empathy.
As a child therapist and former teacher, Crutcher spoke about the need for honesty in writing, no matter how brutal, and shared his own experiences with a common consequence of such writing: censorship.
"One of the good things about being censored is they have to read you to censor you," he joked. "But if you're going to tell a story, tell it in its native language."
He also regaled attendees with anecdotes from his own life and shared the real people and circumstances that inspired some of his most beloved characters. A pin drop could be heard as he read an excerpt from his novel, Deadline, which like the majority of his work, deals with adolescents coping with grief and loss.
"If you want to make a life important, shorten it," he shared of the book's hero, a teen fighting Leukemia.
"You grieve until you are finished," he concluded. "And don't let anyone tell you its time to move on or hurry.
Despite his penchant for ending up on school boards' banned lists, Crutcher insists that his writings and the stories they tell are vital to youth education, and can often be life-saving.
"If your education doesn't make your life better, what good is it?" he demanded.
Crutcher is an award winning novelist of teen fiction. His novels focus on teen athletes, including his most recent
Period 8, published in 2013. Five of Crutcher's books appeared on an American Library Association list of the 100 Best Books for Teens of the Twentieth Century (1999 to 2000). A child psychologist by trade, Crutcher writes about children in
crisis. His work gives a voice to the thousands of unheard children struggling with issues far greater than those of the characters in his books. In an age of preoccupation with decreasing the stigma of mental illness, Crutcher's work
brings an empathetic, human aspect to a prevalent societal issue.
For more on Chris Crutcher's work and experiences at the Conference, follow him on Twitter @ChrisCrutcher.
http://www.chriscrutcher.com/


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Final Votes of Eduard López
Written by Jesuitas España
On Sunday, September 15, Eduard López, SJ, pronounced his Final Vows. The act, celebrated in the Eucharist at 13h, in the parish of San Francisco de Borja (Madrid), was presided over by the provincial of the Society of Jesus, Antonio España, SJ. He also counted on the presence of Eduard's community members and a great number of Jesuit friends who wanted to accompany him in this important step.
During the homily, Antonio España spoke about the meaning of this consecration. It is God who consecrates the Jesuit and the vows "are a counter-cultural way of giving oneself to God and to others". The vows of poverty, chastity and obedience are, according to the provincial, a way of expressing Love: "Love only to God and to the Church; Love only to God, who opens himself to the world and to every human being; and Love only to God, who makes you available for the mission by doing his will, that of the merciful Father".
At the end of the Eucharist, Eduard wanted to thank all those who at some point in his life, past and present, have accompanied him on his journey. A ceremony full of depth and meaning.


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Enjoy hassle-free transportation into the desert on this guided tour to Los Flamencos National Reserve from San Pedro de Atacama. Get picked up from from your hotel and travel in a small group of no more than 15 to the geological rock formations of Piedras Rojas; to the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons, and to Chaxa Lagoon to see both Andean and James flamingos. Lunch is included.
Despite expecting to be on an English speaking tour, the majority of our fellow guests were Spanish. The poor guide had to give out the information twice and the result was it was all a bit rushed. However our guide was excellent and gave us a lot of information about things which interested us, when we spoke with him alone. The stop at the village should have been later when all of the stalls were set up. Last thing? Fantastic value hand knitted goods. The flamingos were wonderful and the lagoons a breath-taking sight without too many tourists. The silence was phenomenal and you could hear the flamingos lapping at the water. Lunch was not worth the stop. The soup was like drinking vegetable water, the poor non veggies had to endure a piece of chicken, a mound of rice and a few tomatoes and slices of cucumber. Come on, with tomatoes and chicken or local vegetable they were harvesting beans and sweet corn plus the interesting array of herbs, you can rustle up a decent sauce. Desert? It looked like school blancmange. Why bother? The local fruit is fabulous. It was a long and at times hair raising drive at speed because of the distances covered and if you're prone to altitude sickness, it will get you at the lagoons. The scenery was amazing though. My suggestions? Take more time, make it a longer day at a slower pace, end with the market. Lunch? Forget the soup, make a decent tomato based stew with either veg or chicken on a bed of rice followed by fresh fruit. And double the pay of the brilliant guide and driver!
Não pude ir a Piedras Rojas, pois estava fechado, mas as lagoas Altiplanicas são de tirar o fôlego, não tem como ir ao Atacama e deixar de fazer esse passeio, certamente foi o melhor. Minha única reclamação é que ficamos muito pouco tempo nas lagoas apesar do tempo que demoramos pra chegar até lá.


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Donaldson Makes Hire
Jacquie Boyer named vice president of global OEM sales
Thrace Linq Makes New Hire
H.B. Fuller Completes First Phase of Indian Investment
Curt G. Joa, Inc.
Knowing Your Consumers
Infiania to Host Presentation
Donaldson Company Inc. announced that Jacquie Boyer will be joining Donaldson as vice president of global OEM sales, effective August 28, 2017. Boyer will report to Tom Scalf, senior vice president of Engine Products.
"Jacquie's extensive industry knowledge and experience in developing and executing strategies for global account planning make her an excellent addition to our team," says Scalf. "Jacquie has worked directly with many of our on- and off-road customers, and I am looking forward to growing our global OEM business with her as we continue to enhance our customers' equipment with innovative filtration products and solutions."
"I am excited for the opportunity to lead the global OEM team as we develop and win new business by continuing to deliver best-in-class customer service with a strong portfolio of filtration technology," says Boyer. "The need for technology-based filtration solutions continues to increase around the world, and I look forward to building on Donaldson's strong track record of success in addressing this need."
Boyer's background includes more than 25 years in progressive sales and leadership roles, including experience with large, mid-size and start-up companies. She most recently held the position of vice president, global sales and marketing at Stanadyne, L.L.C., a fuel injection system supplier to the automotive and diesel markets. Her experience also includes leading sales and business development teams at companies in a wide range of industries, including General Electric, United Technologies and Tyco Electronics. Boyer has a bachelor's degree in business and psychology from the University Wisconsin-River Falls.
Don & Low Ltd. Nonwovens
Suominen Joins Corporate Responsibility Group
Jones Adds to Board
Kimberly-Clark Names General Counsel
Fibers in Nonwovens
Donaldson Buys Hy-Pro
JM Appoints VP, Global Supply Chain
INDA Elects Six to Board
Avgol Introduces Skinguard
Rockline Launches New Business