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Q: How to update rows using nested queries I have a table where the date of birth is 0000-00-00 where the format is YYYY-MM-DD. I have given the task to update these date to real DOB.
The DOB can only be extracted from the Identification Number which looks like 950313094353 (Not a real IC number) and IC is created like YYMMDDSNRAND where SN is state number e.g 09 and RAND is just 4 random numbers e.g 4353.
From the IC number, I can get the date of birth by substring the first 6 digits.
The table
student_st
IC_NO         D_BIRTH     COUNTRY
------------  ----------  --------
940525053455  0000-00-00  MALAYSIA

The datatype of IC_NO is varchar, D_BIRTH is date and COUNTRY is varchar
My code that I tried is
UPDATE `student_st`
SET `D_BIRTH` =  CONCAT('19', (SELECT SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 1, 2) FROM `student_st` WHERE `COUNTRY`='MALAYSIA'),
                 '-', (SELECT SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 3, 2) FROM `student_st` WHERE `COUNTRY`='MALAYSIA'),
                 '-', (SELECT SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 5, 2) FROM `student_st` WHERE `COUNTRY`='MALAYSIA'))
WHERE `COUNTRY`='MALAYSIA' AND DATE(`D_BIRTH`)='0000-00-00'

This is the error that I'm getting
Error in query (1292): Truncated incorrect date value: '0000-00-00'

I don't know why the error is stating this.
From my code, the result that I expected is 19YY-MM-DD where YY, MM and DD obtained from substring the IC number.

A: You don't need all those selects in sub queries an update is a row by row update.
drop table if exists t;
create table t
(IC_NO  varchar(20),       D_BIRTH  date, country varchar(20));
insert into t values
(940525053455 , '0000-00-00','malasia'),
(960525053455 , '1995-05-25','malasia'),
(940525053455 , '0000-00-00','aa');

update t
        set d_birth = str_to_date(concat('19',SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 1, 2),SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 3, 2) ,SUBSTR(`IC_NO`, 5, 2)),'%Y%m%d')
where country = 'malasia' and d_birth = '0000-00-00'
;

select * from t;

+--------------+------------+---------+
| IC_NO        | D_BIRTH    | country |
+--------------+------------+---------+
| 940525053455 | 1994-05-25 | malasia |
| 960525053455 | 1995-05-25 | malasia |
| 940525053455 | 0000-00-00 | aa      |
+--------------+------------+---------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

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The COVID-19 Effect: State Sales Tax Receipts Shrank $6 billion in May
May state sales tax receipts shrank by nearly $6 billion, or 21 percent, compared to May 2019, according to data compiled by the Tax Policy Center. State stay-at-home orders, decisions to close businesses, states' sales tax filing and payment deadline extensions, and COVID-19 cases all contributed to the freefall of sales tax revenues.
State sales tax revenue data for May are available from 42 states (five states have no broad-based sales tax). Revenues declined in every sales tax state that has reported May data, but because the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic, business mix, and reliance on sales taxes are so different from state-to-state, there was wide variation in the size of the drop (Figure 1). For example, year-over-year revenues fell only slightly in Utah and Idaho but plummeted by more than one-third in Connecticut, New York, and (surprisingly) North Dakota.
States have different rules for collecting sales taxes from businesses, which affect the timing of revenues. More than two dozen states extended sales tax filing and payment deadlines and/or waived penalties and interest to help businesses mitigate the financial impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Those timing shifts help explain the steep revenue declines in Connecticut and California. By contrast, Idaho, South Dakota, and Utah suffered very modest sales tax declines, in part because they tax groceries and because neither issued stay-at-home orders. In addition, Idaho sales tax revenues were relatively stable in part because the state enjoyed considerable population growth.
Because businesses usually remit the taxes with a one-month lag, the May data generally reflect sales in April, when state economies were mostly on pause. The depth of the sales tax revenue freefall is unprecedented; even in the Great Recession declines were less severe (Figure 2).
Stay-At-Home Mandates
Stay-at-home orders were a significant factor in the decline of sales tax revenues. California's Governor Gavin Newsom announced the first on March 19th and 43 states followed. Seven governors – in Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming – never issued statewide stay-at-home orders.
Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp was the first to reopen parts of his state's economy--after only 21 days. By the end of April, 33 states still had such orders in place. Opening the economy could improve sales tax revenues but will depend critically on consumer behavior and confidence. At this point, most states are facing staggering revenues shortfalls and we estimate that shortfalls could reach $200 billion in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 combined.
Reliance on Sales Tax Revenues
While the COVID-19 pandemic poses a financial threat to all states, those where leisure and hospitality are critical industries and that rely heavily on sales tax revenues are particularly vulnerable. For example, sales taxes represent 60 percent or more of revenues in Florida and Texas (Figure 3). The top 6 states with the highest reliance on sales tax revenues do not have broad based income taxes. Therefore, the lockdowns meant substantially less revenues for the states with higher reliance on sales taxes. On a more positive note, e-commerce sales have surged since mid-March and, thanks to the US Supreme Court's Wayfair decision, states are able to collect sales taxes from online transactions. However, some states still have to sort out the administrative and legal complexities of online sales taxation, and two states – Florida and Missouri – are still not imposing tax on remote sales.
The complex trajectory of the pandemic and of state responses to it suggest that there will be significant movement in sales tax revenues over the next several months. For states that remained largely closed throughout May and delayed collections, we would expect equally stark declines in the June revenues. The re-opening of businesses will lead to some growth in sales tax revenues, but that too will depend on the future path of the pandemic. Given the recent resurgence of COVID-19 in many states, the return of sales tax revenues to prior levels is not likely to occur any time soon.
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Edit: Yahoo took down the Full Performance, and put up these highlight videos:
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Depeche Mode @ SXSW 2013 (March 15, 2013) set list:
1. "Angel"
2. "Should Be Higher"
3. "Walking in My Shoes"
4. "Barrel of a Gun"
5. "Heaven"
6. "Only When I Lose Myself"
7. "Personal Jesus"
8. "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve"
9. "Soothe My Soul"
10. "Enjoy the Silence"
There's great energy here in the small venue that fit only roughly 800 people. Dave Gahan is dancing all over the stage as the music takes twists and turns. The band locks into trancelike, danceable grooves throughout a set intertwined with ballad-like slow vocal passages. The godfathers of Heavy Industrial Rock came to play!
The sound quality is excellent. It definitely sounds like it's been mixed and mastered professionally. All the instruments and vocals sound great. Unfortunately, the video quality is pretty grainy and I wasn't able to upgrade to HD.
Yahoo Music reports:
On March 15, synthpop legends Depeche Mode played their first-ever South By Southwest show in Austin, Texas. The rare intimate club gig, which was their first proper concert since 2010 (aside from a private show they did for "Live on Letterman"), was presented by Yahoo! at new venue Brazos Hall and attended by the likes of Usher and celebrity manager Scooter Braun, and it was a major black celebration for fans who'd won coveted tickets via a SXSW lottery drawing.
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Chemistry Faculty Member Selected for Texas 10 Recognition
Only three years after joining the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Kate Biberdorf has been chosen as one of this year's Texas 10. Nominated by alumni and celebrated in the Texas Exes' publication The Alcalde, the Texas 10 are dedicated educators who have had a profound impact on the lives of their students. Biberdorf and the other winners this year were selected from among 75 nominated campus educators.
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Biberdorf, a lecturer and the director of demonstrations and outreach in the Department of Chemistry, joined the faculty after earning her PhD in chemistry from UT Austin in 2014.
Known for her intense energy, Biberdorf engages students in class using lively and often explosive demonstrations.
"Burning my hair off for my beautiful students is worth it, but also it's for me," Biberdorf told The Alcalde. "I love watching the audience the second I blow something up. My favorite part is when I can do a demonstration, look out into the crowd and see smiles, laughter, or the moment where jaws drop."
Biberdorf brings this same enthusiasm to running Fun with Chemistry, an outreach program that visits tens of thousands of children and families at K-12 schools and community events to get children excited about science. The award-winning program has also become a favorite fixture at UT events like Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day and Explore UT, where she wows adults and children alike. Biberdorf also conducts science experiments live every month on the local news program "We Are Austin."
More recently, Biberdorf's work has branched beyond campus and the Central Texas area. She has collaborated on numerous occasions with Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, an organization "dedicated to helping young people cultivate their authentic selves." In April, she joined the organization for several events in conjunction with the March for Science in Washington, DC, including a high-profile panel discussion about science and policy.
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Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access
Michael Silva, R. W. Hobson, P. J. Pappas, P. B. Haser, C. T. Araki, M. C. Goldberg, Z. Jamil, Jr Padberg F.T., E. Ascher, W. R. Flinn, S. Gosin, A. Hingorani
Purpose: We describe a technique of superficial venous transposition in the forearm used for the formation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access. These modifications of the single-incision radiocephalic fistula are designed to increase options for arteriovenous fistulas by using veins and arteries that are suitable for use but are not in immediate proximity. Methods: Arteries and veins suitable for a primary arteriovenous fistula were identified and mapped using duplex ultrasound in 89 patients. Separate incisions were used in the majority of cases, and the selected forearm vein was mobilized, angiodilated, and transposed into a subcutaneous tunnel on the volar aspect of the forearm. Before initiation of hemodialysis, duplex ultrasound scanning was performed, and the location that was most suitable for cannulation was identified. Repeat scans were performed at 3- month intervals for analysis of patency. Results: Superficial venous transpositions were performed using a single incision in 13 instances in which the vein was in immediate proximity to the radial artery (type A). Dorsal-to-volar forearm transposition (type B) was performed in 30 veins with anastomoses to the radial (n = 26), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial (n = 2) arteries. Volar-to-volar forearm transposition (type C) was performed in the remaining 46 veins, with anastomoses to the radial (n = 42), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial arteries (n = 2). Successful hemodialysis was accomplished in 81 of 89 patients (91%). The primary cumulative patency rate was 84% at 1 year and 69% at 2 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 14.3 months. Conclusions: The use of superficial venous transposition for the formation of autogenous hemoaccess was associated with ease of cannulation by dialysis personnel, high maturation rates, reduced early failure rates, and enhanced patency rates. We recommend the use of these technical modifications to increase the use of autogenous fistulas in the forearm.
Journal of Vascular Surgery
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Silva, M., Hobson, R. W., Pappas, P. J., Haser, P. B., Araki, C. T., Goldberg, M. C., ... Hingorani, A. (1997). Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 26(6), 981-988. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70010-7
Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access. / Silva, Michael; Hobson, R. W.; Pappas, P. J.; Haser, P. B.; Araki, C. T.; Goldberg, M. C.; Jamil, Z.; Padberg F.T., Jr; Ascher, E.; Flinn, W. R.; Gosin, S.; Hingorani, A.
In: Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol. 26, No. 6, 1997, p. 981-988.
Silva, M, Hobson, RW, Pappas, PJ, Haser, PB, Araki, CT, Goldberg, MC, Jamil, Z, Padberg F.T., J, Ascher, E, Flinn, WR, Gosin, S & Hingorani, A 1997, 'Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access', Journal of Vascular Surgery, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 981-988. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70010-7
Silva M, Hobson RW, Pappas PJ, Haser PB, Araki CT, Goldberg MC et al. Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1997;26(6):981-988. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70010-7
Silva, Michael ; Hobson, R. W. ; Pappas, P. J. ; Haser, P. B. ; Araki, C. T. ; Goldberg, M. C. ; Jamil, Z. ; Padberg F.T., Jr ; Ascher, E. ; Flinn, W. R. ; Gosin, S. ; Hingorani, A. / Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access. In: Journal of Vascular Surgery. 1997 ; Vol. 26, No. 6. pp. 981-988.
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title = "Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access",
abstract = "Purpose: We describe a technique of superficial venous transposition in the forearm used for the formation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access. These modifications of the single-incision radiocephalic fistula are designed to increase options for arteriovenous fistulas by using veins and arteries that are suitable for use but are not in immediate proximity. Methods: Arteries and veins suitable for a primary arteriovenous fistula were identified and mapped using duplex ultrasound in 89 patients. Separate incisions were used in the majority of cases, and the selected forearm vein was mobilized, angiodilated, and transposed into a subcutaneous tunnel on the volar aspect of the forearm. Before initiation of hemodialysis, duplex ultrasound scanning was performed, and the location that was most suitable for cannulation was identified. Repeat scans were performed at 3- month intervals for analysis of patency. Results: Superficial venous transpositions were performed using a single incision in 13 instances in which the vein was in immediate proximity to the radial artery (type A). Dorsal-to-volar forearm transposition (type B) was performed in 30 veins with anastomoses to the radial (n = 26), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial (n = 2) arteries. Volar-to-volar forearm transposition (type C) was performed in the remaining 46 veins, with anastomoses to the radial (n = 42), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial arteries (n = 2). Successful hemodialysis was accomplished in 81 of 89 patients (91{\%}). The primary cumulative patency rate was 84{\%} at 1 year and 69{\%} at 2 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 14.3 months. Conclusions: The use of superficial venous transposition for the formation of autogenous hemoaccess was associated with ease of cannulation by dialysis personnel, high maturation rates, reduced early failure rates, and enhanced patency rates. We recommend the use of these technical modifications to increase the use of autogenous fistulas in the forearm.",
author = "Michael Silva and Hobson, {R. W.} and Pappas, {P. J.} and Haser, {P. B.} and Araki, {C. T.} and Goldberg, {M. C.} and Z. Jamil and {Padberg F.T.}, Jr and E. Ascher and Flinn, {W. R.} and S. Gosin and A. Hingorani",
journal = "Journal of Vascular Surgery",
T1 - Vein transposition in the forearm for autogenous hemodialysis access
AU - Silva, Michael
AU - Hobson, R. W.
AU - Pappas, P. J.
AU - Haser, P. B.
AU - Araki, C. T.
AU - Goldberg, M. C.
AU - Jamil, Z.
AU - Padberg F.T., Jr
AU - Ascher, E.
AU - Flinn, W. R.
AU - Gosin, S.
AU - Hingorani, A.
N2 - Purpose: We describe a technique of superficial venous transposition in the forearm used for the formation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access. These modifications of the single-incision radiocephalic fistula are designed to increase options for arteriovenous fistulas by using veins and arteries that are suitable for use but are not in immediate proximity. Methods: Arteries and veins suitable for a primary arteriovenous fistula were identified and mapped using duplex ultrasound in 89 patients. Separate incisions were used in the majority of cases, and the selected forearm vein was mobilized, angiodilated, and transposed into a subcutaneous tunnel on the volar aspect of the forearm. Before initiation of hemodialysis, duplex ultrasound scanning was performed, and the location that was most suitable for cannulation was identified. Repeat scans were performed at 3- month intervals for analysis of patency. Results: Superficial venous transpositions were performed using a single incision in 13 instances in which the vein was in immediate proximity to the radial artery (type A). Dorsal-to-volar forearm transposition (type B) was performed in 30 veins with anastomoses to the radial (n = 26), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial (n = 2) arteries. Volar-to-volar forearm transposition (type C) was performed in the remaining 46 veins, with anastomoses to the radial (n = 42), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial arteries (n = 2). Successful hemodialysis was accomplished in 81 of 89 patients (91%). The primary cumulative patency rate was 84% at 1 year and 69% at 2 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 14.3 months. Conclusions: The use of superficial venous transposition for the formation of autogenous hemoaccess was associated with ease of cannulation by dialysis personnel, high maturation rates, reduced early failure rates, and enhanced patency rates. We recommend the use of these technical modifications to increase the use of autogenous fistulas in the forearm.
AB - Purpose: We describe a technique of superficial venous transposition in the forearm used for the formation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access. These modifications of the single-incision radiocephalic fistula are designed to increase options for arteriovenous fistulas by using veins and arteries that are suitable for use but are not in immediate proximity. Methods: Arteries and veins suitable for a primary arteriovenous fistula were identified and mapped using duplex ultrasound in 89 patients. Separate incisions were used in the majority of cases, and the selected forearm vein was mobilized, angiodilated, and transposed into a subcutaneous tunnel on the volar aspect of the forearm. Before initiation of hemodialysis, duplex ultrasound scanning was performed, and the location that was most suitable for cannulation was identified. Repeat scans were performed at 3- month intervals for analysis of patency. Results: Superficial venous transpositions were performed using a single incision in 13 instances in which the vein was in immediate proximity to the radial artery (type A). Dorsal-to-volar forearm transposition (type B) was performed in 30 veins with anastomoses to the radial (n = 26), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial (n = 2) arteries. Volar-to-volar forearm transposition (type C) was performed in the remaining 46 veins, with anastomoses to the radial (n = 42), ulnar (n = 2), or brachial arteries (n = 2). Successful hemodialysis was accomplished in 81 of 89 patients (91%). The primary cumulative patency rate was 84% at 1 year and 69% at 2 years. The mean duration of follow-up was 14.3 months. Conclusions: The use of superficial venous transposition for the formation of autogenous hemoaccess was associated with ease of cannulation by dialysis personnel, high maturation rates, reduced early failure rates, and enhanced patency rates. We recommend the use of these technical modifications to increase the use of autogenous fistulas in the forearm.
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery


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Q&A: Princella McCullough
CORTLAND, N.Y. - This week the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) got a glimpse of its Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week, Marybeth McCullough, off the court.
McCullough returned for her first game since the 2016-17 season and dominated on both sides of the court last week. She netted 25 points to go along with her 21 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and six blocks. McCullough shot 10 of 15 from the field (66.7%), four of five from the free throw line (80%), and was one of one from behind the three point line. Her double double helped lead Buffalo State to a 88-85 win over Morrisville State and begin the season 1-0. She set new career highs with her 25 points, 21 rebounds, and six blocks.
Princella McCullough
Institution: Buffalo State
Sport: Women's Basketball
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Major: Criminal Justice
Which professional athlete do you have the most respect for? Michael Jordan
What's your game day meal? Usually a sub
What age did you start playing your sport? 8
Do you have a hidden or special talent? None at all
What is your career goal post college? Lawyer
What's on your music playlist? Hip hop
Do you have any pre-game rituals? Prayer, and listening to music
What's the best advice anyone has given you? "Control the controllables"
What are your hobbies off the field/court? Shopping, eating, and watching TV
What's your favorite memory since playing for your institution? Being able to rejoin the team and continue playing basketball
Institution: Plattsburgh
Sport: Men's Ice Hockey
Position: Goaltender
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Tonawanda, N.Y.


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1. Combine all ingredients for protein granola and mix well. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes and then remove from oven.
2. Turn oven up to 400°F. Lay wooden chopsticks on each side of your sweet potato and slice them as thinly as you can (leaving about 1/4 inch uncut at the bottom). Brush potatoes with butter and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes.
3. Remove from oven and top sweet potatoes with maple syrup, nuts, apples, dried cherries and granola. Bake another 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through.


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Posted on January 1, 2019 by Josh Nudell
"For the majority of people, what they love exists only in the imagination. The object of their love is not the man or woman of reality, but what he or she is like in their imagination. The person in reality is just a template for their dream lover. Eventually, they find out the differences between their dream lover and the template. If they can get used to those differences, then they can be together. If not, they split up."
Make time for civilization, for civilization won't make time.
The sequel to the Hugo-winning novel The Three-Body Problem picks up where the first book left off, with the world in a crisis era. A fleet from Tri-Solaris, a technologically advanced civilization cultivating the earth for colonization, is on its way…and will arrive in a little over four hundred years. How will the human race respond to this crisis when the enemy is capable of reading and hearing everything, has put a cap on the advance of science, and no nation yet has so much as a single space ship?
The central plot of The Dark Forest is humanity's preparation for the all-but inevitable doomsday battle.
Humanity gambles its fate on reckless plan. If the Tri-Solarians know everything said or written, then the only hope for survival is to appoint saviors empowered to come up with plans in the security of their minds. The UN appoints four men Wallfacers, named after the practice of meditation, and empowers them to appropriate resources to defend the human race––with bureaucratic oversight, of course.
Three Wallfacers are obvious choices: Frederick Tyler, a former US Defense Secretary, Manuel Rey Diaz, the president of Venezuela who defeated a US invasion, and Bill Hines, a renowned diplomat and pathbreaking neurosurgeon. For each of these the Earth-Trisolaris Organization appoints someone a "Wallbreaker," designed to foil their efforts. But the fourth Wallspeakers is a curiosity, a failed Chinese professor named Luo Ji whose main contribution to the world outside a string of disastrously fleeting sexual liaisons is to have been an early adopter (and earlier abandoner) of "Cosmic Sociology" in a conversation with the astro-physicist Ye Wenjie.
Nobody quite understands why the UN appointed Luo Ji (least of all Luo Ji, who tries to reject the appointment), but the Tri-Solarans see him as a threat and determine to kill him before the plan he doesn't know he is concocting foils their invasion.
Everyone else prepares, pioneering innovations to space travel and hibernation so that people can see their plans to fruition. In the years that pass, humanity survives "The Great Rift" that threatened to destroy humanity prematurely, and makes great strides in military technology, but overconfidence breeds complacency and the greatest threats are the ones they don't know about.
The Dark Forest is not a character-driven novel in the traditional sense. As such, Cixin Liu's characters in this series feel somewhat impersonal, though this may also stem from cultural differences. Here, at least the story engine is the tension between individual agency, the solipsistic desire for personal pleasure, and the bureaucratic structures that mitigate both––for good and for ill. The individual is the only hope for society, but the overriding impulse for most people is to take their own pleasure. Luo Ji is one protagonist, the unlikely hero and a vehicle for exploring the best and worst of human nature, his principal antagonist is humanity, which, in turn is also a protagonist faced by a combination of Tri-Solaris and itself.
Like its predecessor, The Dark Forest blends styles to explore broad philosophical questions. This installment, however, is best described as a blend of two science fiction types: the doomsday confrontation of an Orson Scott Card and the broad, galaxy-spanning scope of an Isaac Asimov or Olaf Stapledon. The combination resulted in long periods of philosophical meditation punctuated by moments of frenetic action.
I struggled a bit with remembering the characters who carried over from the first book, but that is a function of my being a native English speaker, but this was my only complication in a novel that I burned through.
Non-linear in chronology and epic in scope and fusing Chinese worldview with a philosophy that is simultaneously optimistic and pessimistic about human nature, I loved The Dark Forest and am looking forward to see how the series concludes.
I recently also finished reading Sourdough, a comic novel about a young woman who discovers bread and love, and so abandons her lucrative, soul-sucking job in tech, and will be writing about it in the next couple of days. I just started American Prometheus, a Pulitizer prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer that I picked up on a recent trip to New Mexico.
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Wild Turkey's Matthew McConaughey is Proof That a Celebrity Can Make the Perfect Spokesperson
David MorrowDec 28th, 2021, 5:47 pm
Matthew McConaughey launched an off-grid cabin he co-designed with Wild Turkey's charity initiative, With Thanks, at The Royal Botanic Gardens November 20, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Wild Turkey)
In October, the Federal Trade Commission sent notices to 700 large companies, advertising agencies and retailers, warning of consequences in the event of false or misleading advertising. Spurred by that message and examples of celebrities endorsing companies based on paychecks rather than belief in products, luxury tequila brand PaQuí announced a "Celebrity Spokesperson Re-Education Program," offering celebrities the chance, at no cost, to learn all about tequila before choosing a brand to endorse.
Of all the spirits brands out there, one in particular doesn't need to worry about disingenuineness from its primary spokesperson. That brand is Wild Turkey, and that spokesman is actor Matthew McConaughey.
McConaughey is the perfect ambassador for Wild Turkey because he's passionate about the product. Earlier this month, Forbes published a profile on the actor and brand, and as usual, McConaughey's love for bourbon seeped through in his words.
"Very early on, I brought up to them that I didn't want to just be the hired hand that comes in and puts my face and voice," McConaughey told Forbes. "That's worth something, but I wanted to be a part of the creative."
Indeed, McConaughey is more than a pretty face and enormous name for Wild Turkey. The Acadamy Award winner is the creative director for the Campari-owned whiskey, and he works on the writing side of the advertising campaigns he stars in.
The list of celebrity spokespersons for alcohol brands is nearly endless. To name but a handful: Peyton Manning, Brad Paisley, John Rich, Kendall Jenner, Dwayne Johnson, Vera Wang, Kate Hudson, Bill MUrray, George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, Michael Jordan.
None of those names have shown the passion and engagement that McConaughey has. In the Forbes profile, McConaughey discusses aspects of the company most spokespersons would be clueless about, including its marketing mission to convince audiences bourbon isn't just for older men.
McConaughey even has his own line of bourbon under the Wild Turkey umbrella, Longbranch.
For Wild Turkey, the collaboration appears fruitful. The bourbon brand has grown by 19.2% during the pandemic, better than the whiskey-brand average of 15%.
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The Economy: Chicken salad or chicken sh-t?
Lyndon Johnson said in 1958: "In politics you've got to learn that overnight chicken sh-t can turn to chicken salad." Kevin Rudd and John Howard are busy trying to make climate change salad.
Henry Thornton,
Lyndon Johnson said in 1958: "In politics you've got to learn that overnight chicken sh-t can turn to chicken salad."
Kevin Rudd and John Howard are busy trying to make climate change salad. As Paul Kelly says today, Howard is doing is slowly and without passion. Kevin Rudd is a true believer and has already set an emissions target.
The end point will in either case be set by climate change science and the economic imperatives of a nation with lots of coal, natural gas, waves, wind, uranium and sunlight.
Henry's favourite editor, PP McGuinness has tackled the whole debate in the latest Quadrant editorial:
It is clear that for the time being our dependence on coal and natural gas as a domestic source of energy must continue. Clean coal technology, as well as CO2 sequestration (though still likely to be difficult and expensive) offers the best prospect for stopgap measures, although it will inevitable increase the cost of coal-generated energy substantially. And we will continue to be a major coal exporter, thus indirectly adding to the global emissions level. Motor vehicle fuel will continue to be an important source of emissions, though in the short run hybrid vehicles offer a palliative. In the long run hydrogen would make the best clean fuel for motor vehicles, but this will require a clean source of energy for the production of hydrogen in sufficient quantities. Which of course inevitable brings us to nuclear energy … The real obstacle is the obsession of the spoiled middle classes with Nimbyism – not in my backyard-ism.
This issue may become more important than IR is deciding the outcome of the next Federal election. Paul Kelly concludes:
If the nation wants conviction and passion on climate change then Howard is yesterday's man. Howard will campaign as a realist, a balancer and a pragmatist who recognises the problem and is taking the first steps to respond. Howard will offer his balance as a virtue and depict the passion of his opponents as a threat to Australia.
One of the bigger risks for Rudd's Labor is that it, or its supporters in the unions or the media, will go too far and play to John Howard's administration's unpassionate pragmatic professionalism. As Lord Melbourne once exhorted his cabinet: "Gentlemen, no enthusiasms, please", or words to that effect.
John Roskam today points out some of the dangerous issues. For Henry, Sharan Burrow "dobbing" WorkChoices to the ILO is one of the most overt of such issues.
"… most [Australians] would regard it as a travesty to consider our industrial relations laws as somehow being analogous to the treatment suffered by unions and their leaders in Colombia. Last year in that country 70 unionists were murdered."
The trick for Rudd's Labor is that a majority of voters will conclude stuff like this is from the back end of the chicken, not a nice roast leg or breast.
Read more at Henry Thornton.


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T-Z Curves for Axially Loaded Piles
P-Y curves are the numerical models used to simulate the response of soil resistance (p, soil resistance per unit length of the pile) to the pile deflection (y) for the piles under lateral loading. With this approach, the soils are conveniently represented by a series of nonlinear springs varying with the depth and soil type in the analysis for laterally loaded piles.
This concept was first developed in the 1940's and 1950's when energy companies built offshore structures that had to sustain heavy horizontal loads from waves. An exact publication date of the model is not available since the p-y curves are still modified and improved today. The earliest recommendations on p-y curves could be traced back to the 1950s by the works of Skempton and Terzaghi (Ruigrok 2010).
Ideally, p-y curves should be generated from full-scale lateral load tests on instrumented test piles. In the absence of experimentally derived p-y curves, it is possible to use empirical p-y formulations that have been proposed in the literature for different types of soils.
From the 1970s, Further modification and improvement have been given to the p-y method. Instead of giving inputs for the nonlinear spring constant (i.e., the values of the spring constant as a function of pile deflection), p-y curves are given as inputs to the analysis in the p-y method. Different p-y curves have been developed over the years for different soil types, which give the magnitude of soil pressure as a function of the pile deflection.
In the analysis, the pile is divided into small segments, and for each segment, a p-y curve is given as input. Depending on the magnitude of the deflection of a pile segment, the correct soil resistance is calculated from the p-y curve iteratively. With the development of the finite element method, analysis using beam finite elements have been widely adopted in many calculations involving the subgrade-reaction approach or the p-y method. Today, the p-y method is the most widely used method for calculating the response of laterally loaded piles.
T-Z Curve Models in PileAXL Program
Cohesive Soils
There are five different P-Y curves available for modeling cohesive soils:
API Soft Clay. It is recommended in API RP2A 21st Edition (2000). The ultimate resistance of soft clay is determined in the same way as Matlock (1970). The only difference is that the piece-wise curves are used for both static and cyclic loading conditions.
Soft Clay (Matlock). This is based on the method established by Matlock (1970) for both static and cyclic loading conditions.
Stiff Clay without Water (Reese). This p-y curve model for still clay without water is based on the works by Welch and Reese (1972).
Stiff Clay without Water with Initial Modulus. This p-y curve model is based on the works of Welch and Reese (1972) except for the initial slope follows the recommendations on the model of still clay with water by Reese et al. (1975).
Stiff Clay with Water (Reese). This p-y curve model is based on the works by Reese et al. (1975) where the lateral ultimate resistance is determined separately for the location near the ground surface and also at deep depth.
Cohesionless Soils
There are three different P-Y curves available for modeling cohesionless soils:
API Sand. The p-y curve model follows the recommendations in API RP2A 21st Edition (2000).
Reese Sand. The p-y curve model is based on the works of Reese et al. (1974) for both static and cyclic loading conditions.
Liquefied Sand. The p-y curve model is based on the works of Rollins et al. (2005).
There are four different P-Y curves available for modeling rock:
Weak Rock - Reese (1997). The p-y curve model is based on the method established by Reese (1997).
Strong Rock - Turner (2006). The p-y curve for strong rock is based on the method proposed by Turner (2006).
Massive Rock - Liang et al. (2009). The p-y curve for massive rock is based on the method proposed by Liang et al. (2009).
Calcareous Rock - Fragio et al. (1985). The p-y curve for calcareous rocks is based on the method proposed by Fragio et al. (1985).
General Geotechnical Materials
There are two options available for modeling the general geotechnical materials:
Elastic-Plastic Model. The soil subgrade modulus is determined by Vesic's method and the ultimate lateral resistance is determined by API clay model for cohesive soils, Reese sand model for granular soils and Weak rock - Reese method for rocks.
Elastic Model. The elastic subgrade modulus is adopted in the method.
Some p-y curve examples are shown in the figures below.


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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editor.UnitTests.Workspaces;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Remote;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Test.Utilities;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.LanguageServer.Protocol;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
using Roslyn.Test.Utilities.Remote;
using StreamJsonRpc;
using Xunit;

namespace Roslyn.VisualStudio.Next.UnitTests.Services
{
    [UseExportProvider]
    public class LanguageServiceTests
    {
        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.RemoteHost)]
        public async Task CSharpLanguageServiceTest()
        {
            var code = @"class Test { void Method() { } }";

            using (var workspace = TestWorkspace.CreateCSharp(code))
            {
                var solution = workspace.CurrentSolution;

                var results = await GetVsSearchResultsAsync(solution, WellKnownServiceHubServices.LanguageServer, "met");

                Assert.Equal(1, results.Count);
                Assert.Equal(1, results[0].Symbols.Length);

                Assert.Equal("Method", results[0].Symbols[0].Name);
            }
        }

        [Fact(Skip = "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/43255"), Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.RemoteHost)]
        public async Task CSharpLanguageServiceTest_MultipleResults()
        {
            var code = @"class Test
{
    void Method() { }
    void Method2() { }
    void method3() { }

    int methodProperty { get; }
}";

            using (var workspace = TestWorkspace.CreateCSharp(code))
            {
                var solution = workspace.CurrentSolution;

                var results = await GetVsSearchResultsAsync(solution, WellKnownServiceHubServices.LanguageServer, "met");

                Assert.Equal(1, results.Count);
                Assert.Equal(4, results[0].Symbols.Length);
            }
        }

        [Fact, Trait(Traits.Feature, Traits.Features.RemoteHost)]
        public async Task VisualBasicLanguageServiceTest()
        {
            var code = @"Class Test
    Sub Method()
    End Sub
End Class";

            using (var workspace = TestWorkspace.CreateVisualBasic(code))
            {
                var solution = workspace.CurrentSolution;

                var results = await GetVsSearchResultsAsync(solution, WellKnownServiceHubServices.LanguageServer, "met");

                Assert.Equal(1, results.Count);
                Assert.Equal(1, results[0].Symbols.Length);

                Assert.Equal("Method", results[0].Symbols[0].Name);
            }
        }

        private async Task<List<VSPublishSymbolParams>> GetVsSearchResultsAsync(Solution solution, string server, string query)
        {
            var client = (InProcRemoteHostClient)(await InProcRemoteHostClient.CreateAsync(solution.Workspace, runCacheCleanup: false));

            var document = solution.Projects.First().Documents.First();
            await UpdatePrimaryWorkspace(client, solution.WithDocumentFilePath(document.Id, @"c:\" + document.FilePath));

            var callback = new Callback();
            using (var jsonRpc = JsonRpc.Attach(await client.RequestServiceAsync(server), callback))
            {
                var result = await jsonRpc.InvokeWithCancellationAsync<JObject>(
                    Methods.InitializeName,
                    new object[] { new InitializeParams() },
                    CancellationToken.None);

                Assert.True(result["capabilities"]["workspaceStreamingSymbolProvider"].ToObject<bool>());

                var symbolResult = await jsonRpc.InvokeWithCancellationAsync<VSBeginSymbolParams>(
                    VSSymbolMethods.WorkspaceBeginSymbolName,
                    new object[] { query, 0 },
                    CancellationToken.None);
            }

            return callback.Results;
        }

        // make sure we always move remote workspace forward
        private int _solutionVersion = 0;

        private async Task UpdatePrimaryWorkspace(InProcRemoteHostClient client, Solution solution)
        {
            Assert.True(await client.TryRunRemoteAsync(
                WellKnownRemoteHostServices.RemoteHostService,
                nameof(IRemoteHostService.SynchronizePrimaryWorkspaceAsync),
                solution,
                new object[] { await solution.State.GetChecksumAsync(CancellationToken.None), _solutionVersion++ },
                callbackTarget: null,
                CancellationToken.None));
        }

        private class Callback
        {
            public List<VSPublishSymbolParams> Results = new List<VSPublishSymbolParams>();

            [JsonRpcMethod(VSSymbolMethods.WorkspacePublishSymbolName)]
            public Task WorkspacePublishSymbol(VSPublishSymbolParams symbols)
            {
                Results.Add(symbols);

                return Task.CompletedTask;
            }
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


YPSILANTI – Political memes, the effect of food insecurity on student retention and a geological look at our rapidly eroding planet.
Or how about a study on Muslim Americans in Detroit, a look at risky software vulnerabilities or the development of a non-invasive gadget for diaper moisture detection?
That's just a sample of the 40 research projects to be undertaken by Eastern Michigan University faculty members after they were awarded individual $12,000 stipends to pursue their respective projects this summer.
The Summer Research/Creative Activity Award (SRA) at EMU is intended to encourage and support the research, creative, artistic and scholarly endeavors of full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty during the summer months (May-August) by providing financial support for outstanding proposals in lieu of summer teaching assignments.
The EMU Board of Regents approved the 2018 Summer Research Awards at its regular meeting Friday, April 20.
• Amanda Allen, (English Language and Literature). "Noel Streatfeild's Shoes in America: Streatfeild' s Transatlantic Influence on American Girls' Fiction."
• Michael Angell, (Biology). "Field and Experimental Analysis of Viral Infection in Cyanobacteria."
• Eamonn Arble, (Psychology). "Maintaining Performance in Spatial Cognition: A Model of Resilience."
• Grigoris Argeros, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology). "Racial and Generational Differences in Neighborhood Outcomes among Hispanics in the U.S."
• Meriam Caboral-Stevens, (Nursing). "Estimating Risk of Error Based on Combined Scores on Pharmacology Knowledge Questionnaire and Certainty of Undergraduate Nursing Students."
• Jonathan Carter, (Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts). "Political Memes: Networked Technologies and the Changing Face of Civic Rhetorics."
• Howard Cass, (Music and Dance). "Recording, Editing, Publication, and CD Release of a Newly Composed Original Jazz Quartet Suite."
• Chong Man Chow, (Psychology). "Fat Talk and Body Image Disturbances Between Female Friends: A Dyadic Diary Study."
• D. Crystal Coles, (Social Work). "Understanding the Complexity of Food Insecurity, Academic Performance, and Student Retention."
• Brian Connolly, (Biology). "Warming Woods: Climate Change, Herbivores, and the Fate of Future Forests."
• Jamie Cornelius, (Biology). "Metal Contamination and Plumage Condition in Urban Birds across Michigan Cities."
• Michael Doan, (History and Philosophy). "Writing a Book on Epistemic Injustice and Emergency Management."
• Margaret Dobbins, (English Language and Literature). "Queer Accounts: Victorian Literature and Economic Deviance."
• Cory Emal, (Chemistry). "Analysis of the Impact of Xanthohumol Levels on Beer Flavor and Aroma."
• Ashley Falzetti, (Women's and Gender Studies). "Awikiiaawi!/Let's Write!"
• Xianghong Feng, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology). "Conduct Ethnographic Fieldwork for a New Research Project Entitled 'Impacts individuals' Mobility on Family Cohesion in Rural Ethnic China'."
• Jason Ferguson, (Art and Design). "Volume Reimagined : Using CNC Milling to Create Precision Volumetric Sculptures."
• Rachel Gramer, (English Language and Literature). "Stories at Work: Phase Two of a Longitudinal Narrative Study of New Writing Teachers' Identity Learning."
• Jeromy Hopgood, (Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts). "Monumental - Creating a Multimedia Public Art Installation."
• Qin Hu, (Engineering Technology). "Molecular Dynamics Based Assessment of Shockwave Augmented Electroporation on Cell Membrane."
• Ashley Johnson Bavery, (History and Philosophy). "Muslim Americans in Greater Detroit."
• Andrii Kashliev, (Computer Science). "A Software Tool for Optimizing Big Data Databases."
• Tareq Khan, (Engineering Technology). "A Noninvasive Wearable Gadget for Diaper Moisture Detection, Classification, and Notification."
• Anthony Koschmann, (Marketing). "The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumer: Where, What, and How Much They Buy."
• Deborah Laurin-Phelan, (Teacher Education). "Caregiver-Infant/Toddler Interactions during Diapering: Indirect Effects of Involvement on the Relationship Between Use of Caregiver Affection and Encouragement on Child Well-Being."
• Jamie Lawler, (Psychology). "The Development of Self-Control in Early Childhood and Its Implications for Socioemotional Development and Mental Health."
• Laura McMahon, (History and Philosophy). "Essential Insecurity: Merleau-Ponty and the Nature of Political Life."
• Christine Neufeld, (English Language and Literature). "Inscriptions and Extraordinary Forms of Writing in Medieval Literature."
• John Oswald, (Geography and Geology). "Globalizing the Amish: Prosperity and Pitfalls of Socio-Economic Integration into the World Economy."
• John Palladino, (Special Education). ''Ethical Special Education Leadership: Responding to the 2017 Supreme Court of the United States Special Education Ruling."
• Biswajit Panja, (Computer Science). "Security in Wireless Implantable Medical Devices (IMD) using Digital Certificates."
• Eric Portenga, (Geography & Geology). "Taking a Second Look at Our Eroding Planet: Updating the Global Erosion Rate Database."
• Yaman Roumani, (Computer Information Systems). "Identifying the Riskiest Software Vulnerabilities."
• Amy Sacksteder, (Art and Design). "Eruptions and Interruptions: Querying Our Use of Public and Privately Owned Spaces via Painting, Paper Cutting and Collage."
• Elena Sanchez Vizcaino, (Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts). "'Accessible Theatre at EMU."
• Joel Schoenhals, (Music and Dance). "A Century of Chinese Piano Work."
• Hannah Seidel, (Biology). "Role of the Starter Gene in Controlling the Continuous Cell Cycle."
• Rita Shah, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology). '"Smart on Crime' or Policy as Usual? An Analysis of California's Shift to a Rehabilitative Department of Corrections."
• Amanda Stype, (Economics). "Veteran Household Use of Government Transfer Programs and the Impact on Financial Stability."
• Thomas Waltz, (Psychology). "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinically Significant Change in Mental Health Outcomes Research."


One thousand square miles of coastal scrub—inundated by monsoon floods in the winter, baked dry in the summer, and filled with the deadliest animals in the world—Stilwater Station seems an unlikely home for a cattle operation. But in the countless miles beyond the station compound roam tens of thousands of cows, many entirely feral from a long period of neglect. Twenty-three years old and traveling with nothing more than a few pairs of boots, shirts, and jeans, Rafael de Grenade has been hired on to a ragged crew of ringers and stockmen to bring the cattle in for drafting. Over a season they use helicopters, motorcycles, bullcatcher jeeps, horses, ropes, and knives along with intuition, strength, muscle, and wit to win Stilwater Station back from the wild.
A deeply poetic inquiry into our desire to make order where we find wildness, Stilwater suffuses us with salt and scrub and blood, blurring the line between domestic and feral in wondrous, unsettling ways. This is a whirlwind of men, women, cattle, horses, machines, and landscape in collaborative evolution, all becoming different manifestations of the same entity—the Australian Wild.


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Question : What is open issue?
Answer : when you open an issue for the first filed it is a NEW. it is being tested by the project manager whether it is geinue issue or not. if it is ageinue issue then the status changes to open.


While in theory I believed this to be true, I had a hard time figuring out exactly how to tell stories within the confines of a grant application, which often lays out exactly what information must be included. And length limitations make it even trickier. I mean, how do you tell a story when you only have 500 characters per question?
Over the last few years I've figured out a few methods of storytelling that seem to work in grant proposals. It's especially easy in ones that are in letter format, rather than question and answer format, but you usually can sneak in some stories even in the shortest of application forms.
I'm still learning, every day. But I'd like to share with you what I do know in case it's helpful in your work.
As much as you can, use everyday, simple language in your proposal, and avoid jargon. This can create a feeling of storytelling, rather than a dry list of facts about your organization. It can also improve readability for the poor folks who have to slog through hundreds of proposals a year.
This gives the reader an image of a family walking into a house. It's telling a story in one sentence. You can still give all the information about the services you provide, but your sentences don't have to be thick with words that sometimes don't say very much.
For rental subsidies, once a client is approved, he or she may receive ongoing support for the rest of his or her life. Over the years, as the client's rent increases, so will the subsidy. For example, we have been assisting one couple since 2006. Over that period of time, the rent for their one-bedroom apartment has increased from $1,000 to $1,600, but their combined income has only increased by $300. Thus, the monthly subsidy we provide consistently increases. We recently increased the subsidy for an 89-year-old woman when her rent increased by $250. Staying in her apartment is particularly important to her because she lives near Cottage Hospital and is able to walk to get her weekly blood tests.
Now the reader has a better understanding of why the organization would increase the rental subsidies, and they might even remember one of those stories when making a decision about the grant.
Isn't that powerful? And it doesn't even take up that much space!
I think it's a good idea to break up the dense lines of text in a proposal with headlines that offer the essence of what a particular section is about. I say headline, rather than label, because it's more impactful to take a journalistic approach and include a verb in there! This is the most recent lesson I learned (from a storytelling expert named Jeff Brooks), and I think it's made my proposals more interesting.
We provide HIV/HCV presentations to organizations, businesses, and schools. In 2017-18 we reached 2,004 people at 38 different recovery agencies, health fairs, Planned Parenthood, the Rescue Mission, testing events, and other locations.
The new headline is a step up in that it tells the reader something before they even read the paragraph. This can be important if the reader never actually reads the paragraph, or just gives it a cursory glance. I suspect there is a lot of skimming going on with proposal reading, so the more you can convey with headlines, the better.
Quotes and testimonials can be an easy way to bring stories to a proposal. One thing I've been doing for a number of years is introducing a section of the proposal with a headline and a quote that relates to the topic. This way, the reader knows something before they read the paragraph, and then they are drawn in immediately by a story that will make them feel something.
Our girls have experienced acute anxiety as the result of recent attacks on immigrant and women's rights and terrifying events like school shootings. Through the She Votes civic engagement program, they turn fear into action. Girls learn about public policy issues and participate in a mock election in which they cast votes for the candidates and initiatives on the real ballot. Our 21st recipient of the prestigious Girls Inc. National Scholar award recipient, Jenna Ortiz*, explained our impact on her life by saying, "I am grateful to have won the Girls Inc. National Scholarship, but I could not have done it without the help of my Girls Inc. mentors. They taught me how to be genuine and provided me with tools that will continue to support me in the future. I will always cherish Girls Inc. of Carpinteria for giving me a second home and making a confident woman out of me."
There are many more aspects to storytelling in grant proposals than what I laid out here. Please share other methods you use in the comments below!
I can practically feel the foundation staff members cringing right now.
This is definitely a "no-duh," but it's easy to become complacent and skip a thorough review of the guidelines (if they exist). The most efficient place to start is the geographic area within which they fund. If your location is included, your next step is to look up their list of grantees and see if any of them are in your area. You can easily pull funder tax returns (the 990 form)--which have this information--at Guidestar.com. Many foundations say they give nationally or regionally, but they really focus on only a handful of locations. So technically you might be a fit, but in reality, if they have never funded in your area before, it is unlikely that they will do so now. This might be particularly true in a community of the size and perceived affluence of Santa Barbara.
Also check if they have restrictions on the budget size of the organization. This nearly happened at The Write Team just this week! We got wind of a new grant opportunity, got excited and shared it with our clients, and then realized that the limit on organizational budget size excluded most of our clients.
After you determine that the foundation gives in your geographic area, dig down into the types of things they fund. Some funders are very general in their guidelines, saying they fund "education" or "youth programs." Okay, so they fund "education" but what aspect are they really interested in?
This is another time that it helps to look at their past grantees. You may find that they generally fund GED programs for high school seniors, or retention programs for college freshmen. That means your tutoring program for kids with cancer wouldn't be a good fit, even though technically you would fit under the "education" interest area. Unless you have been encouraged to apply by the foundation, don't send an LOI in this case! Another example is a funder who supports only classical music programs. You won't want to send them a request for a rock music programs for kids.
It never hurts to call the foundation and ask them if your program/organization is a fit. Sometimes they will say, "Well technically your program is a fit, but we are unlikely to fund such a program at this time." Blammo! No need to waste your time with this one. You may want to put a tickler on your calendar to try back in a year or two, but for now it's a "no." Conversely, you may happily find out that your program is a great fit, and the foundation person could give you helpful guidance on the best way to approach your application. I've also been able to find out about newly shifting priorities (like a board member's particular interest in music therapy for disaster relief survivors) that aren't listed in the guidelines yet when I make that call. This puts me ahead of the curve in approaching this funder.
Sometimes non-profit staff will see a grant opportunity that loosely relates to the mission of their organization, and want to develop a new program to fit the guidelines, even though it's not something they would have done on their own. For example, an after school program might be tempted to start offering a theatre program in order to qualify for a Santa Barbara Bowl grant. Or an HIV prevention program might think about starting an STI screening program because the health department has money for this purpose. It's rarely a good idea to create a new program just because there is funding for it! It's far better to plan what you want to do, then seek funding to support it. Otherwise your organization could stray from its mission.
This is a hot topic for nonprofits. Here's a longer article that underscores why it's essential to avoid chasing funding and allowing potential funding to drive program choices.
If, after all this, you feel like it's a good fit, go for it! Remember to keep the reader in mind as you write, as they might be up late at night reading through dozens of letters. Make your two-page letter of inquiry easy to read, and as interesting as possible. Include stories about those you serve (see my article about storytelling in grant writing <here>). Break up long paragraphs into sections with headlines. Attach photos or newsletters when the funder allows it. Try not to be repetitive. Be clear about what you are asking for. All of this will make it easier for the reader to understand the importance of your program, and thus you will be more likely to be funded.
Do longshots ever work out?
Yes! While I try to live by these guidelines, every once in a while I'll put in an application to a longshot funder and end up with a grant. Those times are wonderful and amazing! But, for most organizations, these times are the exception to the rule. So...find a funder that fits before you forge forward!
Securing funds for your non-profit's crucial mission is challenging and rewarding. The work of a grant-writer is behind the scenes, making you one of the unsung heroes of the non-profit world. If winning a grant for your agency is a hero's journey, then the first step of the journey is often an LOI (letter of inquiry or letter of intent). Of course, the first step is the most important one, so this post will guide you to write great letters.
Pretend the reader has never heard of your group, your work, or why it matters.
Explain exactly what need in the world you're addressing and how.
Write in plain English, avoiding jargon. Instead of writing a brief history of your agency, take a page from the advertising professionals and attempt to keep to a single minded proposition (SMP).
Focus on how the funder's stated goals will be met through your work.
Tell a story! Target your story to your audience (know what they care about).
How will this project change the world?
Why is this important and urgent now?
Who will benefit directly, and what will be the long-term outcomes?
What is the budget, and how will the funds be spent?
Now that you've put yourself in the mind of the reader, it's time to start from the ground up. The ground, in this case, should be your project budget. Before you begin writing any narrative, you need to have a good grasp of the "what" of your request. Make sure your project budget is final and clearly illustrates where the grant funds will be spent.
To succeed in your hero's journey, your letter should be attuned to the funder and focus on the outcomes of your work. It should have one very short story or testimonial from a constituent (or another funder). You won't have space in this letter to provide your organization's entire history or the details of the way you deliver your program. Stay at the high elevation: explain the problem you're solving, the way you make the world a better place. Better yet, practice the "show don't tell" style of writing by using a specific quotation or example to illustrate the power of your work.
Now go out and get some grants! Remember that, just as in fundraising from individuals, the most common response to an LOI ask is "no." Keep at it: identify funders who care about your mission, and hone your letters and grants. Use a trusted system like this one to keep track. Thank your funders, and follow through with reporting requirements.
P.S. Read more about using the hero's journey in your grantwriting.
Make sure everyone reads the application--including the budget! You will need to know how much you are asking for and what that funding will support. It's easy to think you know the program well enough that you don't need to read the application. But funders often have specific questions or requirements that you may be unfamiliar with. Having all the information fresh in your mind when you enter the site visit makes answering questions easier, and keeps you from frantically shuffling through the pages trying to answer a question you weren't prepared for.
One thing that can really trip up a site visit is when the visitors ask a question about specific statistics or financials. Numbers can be hard to remember, so come with a written summary of your statistics--and updates since the application was submitted--that you can easily reference during the meeting. Come with your most recent financials, and be familiar enough with them that someone in your group can discuss them if needed.


You are playing Tetris Race. Do not forget to play one of the other great Skill games at GamesXL.com!
Clear the field as fast as you can. You can do that by clicking away groups of three or more of the same shapes. Watch out, it's going faster and faster!


& ANZAC Day (25th April, 1:30-5pm).
The platypus belongs to the Monotreme (egg-laying mammal) family. Their closest living relative is the Echidna which is terrestrial, unlike the aquatic nature of the platypus. Fossil evidence of the platypus is up to 130 million years old. Therefore, at one time, the platypus existed in the water while dinosaurs roamed Earth!
The platypus lives along the eastern coast of Australia, including Tasmania. They can be found in freshwater streams, creeks and river tributaries. They are most active at dawn and dusk, although this can vary between individuals and can be influenced by breeding, water temperature, human activity and food resources. Therefore, this animal's activities can be known as diurnal (day time activity), nocturnal (night time activity) or crepuscular (dawn and dusk activity).
Platypodes feed predominantly on freshwater crayfish, small fish and aquatic invertebrates. The platypus has an extremely sensitive bill with many electro-receptors located across the soft, leathery area. They locate prey through electro-location, which enables them to locate their food sources via signals emitted from their prey and through the smallest water movements.
When not in water, the platypus will move into a secure burrow via a lengthy tunnel. Burrows also provide excellent security for nesting as well as the birthing and development of young.
The male platypus has a large spur located on each hind foot, connected to a venom gland. This is most likely used in territory defence during breeding season and can inflict excruciating pain and incapacitation or death of a rival.
Platypus numbers remain reasonably stable in the wild, although drowning in illegal yabbie traps and net, and entanglement in fishing line and litter causing death or injury, are increasing problems which may result in a decrease in numbers over a very short time. A quick and easy way you can save a platypus and other aquatic animals is to collect and dispose of any litter you find, before it reaches waterways.


Below are our favorite recipes and inspiration featuring Jams, Jellies & Chutneys by members of the feedfeed community that tagged #feedfeed on the social networks.
When you think of jam and jelly, you think of toast. But that is not the only way you can eat jams and jellies. When you open up your inner creativity, you can see the uses and possibilities are endless! Actually, one can make a whole meal out of jams, starting with a cocktail, to appetizers, then an entree and finally dessert. Pretty cool, isnt it?
Chutney, has its origins in India, Its meaning derived from the sanskrit word "chatni", which means to lick. Because they are lip smackingly delicious! It is a versatile condiment, that can be used as a side, or in sweet or savory dishes. Typically made with fruits and/or vegetables, and spices, the uses are plenty, and the variations are endless!


Collaborating companies of the LIFE MCUBO have already started working with the measuring devices.
LIFE MCUBO, a project showcased in the KAICIS Workshop on water management.
The water crisis is a common issue LIFE MCUBO Project also fights against the drought.
GVTARRA, UVESA, and PEPSICO IBERIA implemented the LIFE MCUBO project in order to reduce water consumption and impact on the environment.


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Goat Head Found In Brooklyn Park /// OG Mysticism Alive and Well?
Now, isn't it curious that just over ten years later Gothamist is reporting that a goat head, similar to the sheep heads featured on stage in Poland—a mere 4,300 miles away—shows up in majestic Prospect Park???
Eh, it's probably nothing. But, at least now you can say you know a bit more about Gorgoroth.
Truth be told, the goat head probably has nothing to do with a lot of things, including Santeria, which continues to be everyones go-to when it comes to mysterious animal parts left in public spaces. Searching the terms "Santeria" and "goat" is very telling, as news articles abound attempting to relate the two, while rarely is an actual solid link found. Conjecture, I say!
Which is not to say that Santeria does not involve animal sacrifice. It absolutely does! But, leaving bags of discarded remains in random spots other than place such as crossroads is not necessarily common. Remember, Santeria isn't just taped together with a bunch of random psychos doing whatever they want. There's an actual system at work. A system with rules and guidelines!
Anyway, there's a goat head in one of our parks. This is strange mostly because goat heads are pretty heavy to carry.
First of all, I think OG mysticism is my new favorite term.
I always love imagining bands like Gorgoroth….before the make up and gauntlets come out, before the sick lightening infused black and white logo gets finalized, and before their hair is long enough to whip around on its own weight alone….. just a couple of dudes sitting in a circle together. All of them being moved by the power of music and harmony. The sweet beyond words feeling it gives their souls when they write the perfect chorus and it tugs gently on their heart strings. The smiles, the camaraderie and appreciation they feel for each other as the embark on this journey together through one of life's most ancient and sacred arts. The warmth they feel when they are doing what they do best, helping themselves and those who listen to evoke simple pleasure and appreciation. The cathartic overload they sometimes get when the music is speaking to them directly, and how the idea of starting a band was probably consciously or subconsciously set off by a Beatles album they heard when they were 6. No goat heads yet. Just John, Paul, George, and Ringo wanting to hold their hand.