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DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on the Bronx
Borough Was Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
Pandemic's Impact Exacerbated Economic and Social Inequity, Threatening Recent Years of Growth and Socioeconomic Improvements in the Bronx
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the Bronx harder than any other borough by several measures, according to an economic analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
As DiNapoli's report details, prior to the start of the pandemic, the Bronx was on an upward trajectory, with steady economic and population growth after years of economic decline. The pandemic, however, has stalled progress in the borough that is home to one-fifth of New Yorkers and has threatened to reverse the gains it has made in recent years.
"More than a year of sustained damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the Bronx, throwing it off its pre-pandemic course," DiNapoli said. "The borough has proven its resilience before, with its recent long period of renewal aided by government efforts to provide basic services and boost economic activity and quality of life in the borough. The road to recovery will take time, and it is crucial that the state and city ensure that the Bronx receives its fair share of assistance to address the serious damage it has sustained."
"Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bronx had record low unemployment and development was at an all-time high, we were trending in the right direction," said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. "While the pandemic hit our borough hard, we will come back strong and move forward with large infrastructure projects including the Bruckner-Sheridan Interchange, four new Metro-North stations, the renovation of Orchard Beach, and various development projects. I want to thank New York State Comptroller DiNapoli for releasing a comprehensive report shedding light on our borough and working to ensure The Bronx receives our fair share of assistance as we rebuild."
"The pandemic brought to light and exacerbated the various economic and healthcare inequalities that Bronxites face," said Assembly Member Karines Reyes, who represents the 87th Assembly District. "Unemployment skyrocketed as the retail and service sectors halted operations due to lockdown restrictions. West Farms, a predominately Black and Latino neighborhood in the 87th Assembly District, saw unemployment levels reach 26% at one point. West Farms was the most egregious example of what happens when a city does not adequately support its residents. The Bronx is in need of significant investment that will not only bring the borough back from pre-pandemic levels but also continue the upward trend that it had seen after years of decline."
"This pandemic has truly impacted the lives of Bronxites," said Council Member Kevin C. Riley. "I commend New York State Comptroller DiNapoli for issuing this comprehensive report that not only highlighted many of the underlying issues that our residents faced prior to the pandemic but also key recommendations for the next steps of our recovery. We must be persistent in addressing the issue of food insecurities within our borough, as well as making sure Bronx residents are at the table when we are discussing relief aid on all levels of government. Our borough has and will always be resilient and as we move towards some form of normalcy, we will continue to work hard to be the first in everything good instead of first in everything bad."
DiNapoli urged city and state leaders to prioritize a recovery in the Bronx by addressing its needs including:
Continued aggressive borough-wide vaccination efforts.
Sustained outreach for resources such as food distribution and rent relief.
Targeted programs aimed at helping those most affected by COVID-19.
Close tracking of relief dollars to ensure that the Bronx receives its fair share that corresponds to the serious damage it has sustained.
Continued investment to aid recovery.
Ahead of Pandemic, Decades of Steady Growth in Population, Employment and New Businesses
The Bronx is one of New York City's most diverse boroughs with the highest share of minority residents of any borough (more than 90 percent). Over the past 20 years, the Bronx grew faster than any other borough, driven in large part by immigration. From 2000 through 2017, the Bronx's population increased by 10.4 percent to 1.47 million residents. During that time, the borough's immigrant population rose by 38.8 percent. From 2017 through 2019 the overall population saw a slight decline from 1.47 to 1.42 million, in line with declines citywide.
The Bronx experienced steady employment and new business growth from 2009 through 2019. Employment in the borough grew by 20 percent and reached 249,000 jobs in 2019. Although the borough trailed the citywide growth rate of 29.9 percent for employment, it was the only borough to show no decline in employment during the Great Recession. The steady growth in employment is heavily concentrated in four sectors: health care, social assistance, leisure and hospitality, and retail.
Over 70 percent of Bronx residents work in essential or face-to-face industries, the largest of which include 25.9 percent in health care and social assistance; 10.2 percent in retail trade; 9.6 percent in accommodation and food services; and 7.7 percent in transportation and warehousing.
The borough is comprised of mostly small businesses and in the 10 years leading up to the pandemic, businesses in the borough increased by 15.3 percent. This was faster than both the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island.
Persistent Challenges and Inequities Threaten Progress
Despite the impressive gains the Bronx experienced, challenges and inequities remain. They have made the borough particularly vulnerable to the negative health and economic outcomes of the pandemic. The pandemic laid bare these stark inequities as minority Bronx residents faced the highest rate of hospitalizations and deaths.
Cumulative Rates for COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by Race and Ethnicity for the Bronx
Case Rates
Death Rates
Hispanic or Latino 9,315 1,414 375
White 8,003 1,062 248
Asian American and Pacific Islander 7,252 1,082 255
Black or African American 7,239 1,598 383
Note: Rates are per 100,000 people. Data is as of May 16, 2021.
Sources: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; OSC analysis
Certain conditions put individuals, and thus communities, at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and experiencing more severe outcomes. These conditions include poverty, unemployment, crowded housing, underlying health conditions and access to healthcare services. The Bronx had the highest rate, nearly 42 percent, of residents who faced three or more risk factors. The prevalence of these risk factors reflects residents' relatively poorer access to quality healthcare ahead of the pandemic, which contributed to the borough's relatively high rate of hospitalizations and deaths from the virus.
Income and housing also remain critical challenges facing residents. The Bronx's $41,400 median household income is well below the citywide median of $69,400, and its 27.3 percent poverty rate is far higher than the citywide average of 16.4 percent. Housing affordability is a serious issue facing many residents. The borough has the largest share of households who rent (80 percent) among all counties in the state, 61 percent of whom are rent-burdened, paying more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
Economic Impact of the Pandemic Not Yet Known
The full economic impact of the pandemic on the Bronx will take years to become known, but many residents are already experiencing hardships.
Even before the pandemic hit, there were high levels of evictions and nonpayment filings. Bronx residents saw the highest levels of evictions in both 2018 (6,860) and 2019 (5,850) of any borough.
Many borough residents work in essential and face-to-face sectors, which increased their risk of contracting COVID-19 and losing employment to the shutdown. They were far more dependent on the subway system than other New Yorkers. In all but one month (October 2020), the level of ridership was higher in the Bronx than in all other boroughs.
The sudden and dramatic closure of businesses across New York City hit the leisure and hospitality sector the hardest, as an earlier report from DiNapoli detailed. In the Bronx, it meant the loss of 9,600 jobs — a 45.6 percent drop — in that sector by the summer of 2020.
Change in Employment in the Bronx by Sector, Second Quarter 2019 to Second Quarter 2020
Number of Jobs
in 2019 Q2
Health Care 70,200 63,300 -9.9%
Retail Trade 30,900 24,200 -21.6%
Social Assistance 28,000 25,200 -10.0%
Leisure and Hospitality 20,900 11,300 -45.6%
Educational Services 16,200 15,100 -6.8%
Business Services 15,700 14,100 -10.4%
Financial Activities 14,600 12,700 -13.5%
Construction 12,500 8,800 -30.0%
Wholesale Trade 12,300 10,000 -18.9%
Personal Services 9,700 6,300 -35.8%
Transportation and Warehousing 8,800 5,900 -31.6%
Manufacturing 5,600 4,100 -26.9%
Information 2,100 1,900 -9.2%
All Other 2,600 2,200 -15.4%
Bronx Total 250,100 205,100 -18.0%
NYC 3,915,800 3,085,800 -21.2%
Sources: NYS Department of Labor; OSC analysis
The borough also had the highest unemployment rate throughout the pandemic. Unemployment averaged 5.4 percent in the first three months of 2020, then shot up to a peak of 24.6 percent in May 2020, before gradually declining to 15 percent in April 2021. The extension and increases in unemployment payments have been particularly important resources for Bronx residents who remain out of work.
Most businesses in the borough are small, and the measures put in place to combat the health impacts of the COVID-19 virus forced many to close. Some business owners were able to rely on economic relief to stay afloat. Programs such as Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans served as vital resources but were slow to reach businesses in the borough. Better targeting of more recent rounds of funding and continued outreach regarding the program have led to an improvement in critical resources reaching those in need. Existing federal, state and city programs to support businesses and individuals should continue to be adjusted for and communicated to those hardest hit, including residents in the Bronx.
Improved outreach and delivery of support programs are welcome signs as the borough sets its sights on recovery, but there is a lot more that needs to be done in order to accomplish a true recovery. The Bronx's continued revitalization and improvement will serve as an important benchmark for measuring the city's success in achieving an equitable recovery for all New Yorkers.
Additional findings in the report include:
As of May 25, 2021, only 44 percent of the borough's residents were fully vaccinated. 52 percent of Bronxites have received at least one dose.
As of 2018, 17.5 percent of all borough residents, and 23.5 percent of all Bronx children, were estimated to have limited or uncertain access to adequate food, the highest rate among all boroughs.
Each Bronx neighborhood had rates similar to, or higher than, the citywide average for diabetes, obesity and hypertension, which are suggested to be associated with more severe cases of COVID-19.
Enrollment in the Bronx for prekindergarten through 12th grade fell by 6.9 percent in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to 4.9 percent citywide, with a concentration in younger grades. Pre-K enrollment declined by 22.8 percent. Student attendance also dropped during the height of the pandemic, but largely returned to pre-pandemic levels by Spring 2021.
Only 61.3 percent of households had reliable internet compared to a range of 69.5 to 78 percent across the city. As part of a recent settlement, the city expects fiber-optic infrastructure to reach 500,000 new households citywide, including the Hunts Point, Fordham, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights and Norwood neighborhoods in the Bronx.
As of May 16, 2021, year-to-date major index crime in the Bronx was up 3 percent when compared to the same period last year, while citywide major index crime fell by 4 percent. Shootings have increased citywide by 82 percent and by 152 percent in the Bronx over the same period.
PPP loans for independent contractors, sole proprietors and self-employed individuals accounted for 55.5 percent of all first-draw loans approved for the Bronx and for 19.9 percent of first-draw loan dollars, both highest among all boroughs.
Revenue declines during the pandemic resulted in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) suspending the start of most new capital projects. This delayed the start of the Penn Station Access project to expand Metro-North Railroad service in the Bronx, but the project received important federal approvals in 2021. The MTA's work to make stations compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act has also advanced at a slower rate than planned.
Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19 in the Bronx
Tendencias recientes e impacto de la COVID-19 en el Bronx
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Trump's whistleblower-flagged 'promise' might have been to Putin, Washington Post reporters tell MSNBC
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake says it 'pains' him to see Republicans maintain Trump 'did no wrong'
One of Lindsey Graham's potential Senate opponents has a new impeachment ad consisting almost entirely of Graham's own words
Impeachment trial arguments can take place over 3 days rather than 2 under last-minute rule change
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Who? Who?
The Washington Post reported Wednesday night that a phone call between President Trump and a foreign leader "included a 'promise' that was regarded as so troubling that it prompted an official in the U.S. intelligence community to file a formal whistleblower complaint," leading to a standoff between Congress and the acting director of national intelligence. Two of the three major cable news networks had some big questions on Wednesday night. On MSNBC, it was: Who is this leader?
"If you look through the White House records, Trump had interactions with about four or five foreign leaders in the weeks leading up to this complaint," Washington Post reporter Greg Miller told Brian Williams. "Perhaps the most relevant one is a late-July, end-of-July conversation with Vladimir Putin, in which the White House readout was very different from the Russian readout afterward." Former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul had a similar thought.
"Fully-fledged bilateral relations" sounds like the lifting of US sanctions on Russian companies and individuals to me. https://t.co/L3sB7mT5Xa
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) September 19, 2019
"I think it's safe to say that the speculation is going to center on Putin and on Kim Jong Un," Miller said, and "there almost undoubtedly is a record of this call."
Phil Mudd, a former CIA counterintelligence official, was hopping mad, asking CNN's Chris Cuomo "why it's the U.S. intelligence community's responsibility to listen to the president of the United States speaking to a foreign leader," and why Congress needs to know? "So you don't like that somebody snitched on the president?" Cuomo asked. "Correct," Mudd said. The whistleblower law is supposed to be for in-house policing, and the president "can say what he wants to Putin, he can say what he wants to Kim Jong Un," he said. If you don't like it, "you quit."
Post reporter Carol Leonnig told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that the whistleblower is an intelligence official who used to work in the White House, but cautioned that Trump talks to lots of foreign leaders and some of the calls are reportedly off the record. Still, she said, Trump's alleged abuse is "serious, it's not a small thing." Watch below. Peter Weber
Jeff Flake, the former senator from Arizona, doesn't know whether he would have voted to impeach President Trump, but is sure of one thing: Trump definitely did something wrong.
Flake announced in 2017 he would not seek re-election, saying he felt there wasn't any room in the Republican Party for critics of Trump. He was in the Senate chamber on Tuesday, watching his former colleagues participate in Trump's impeachment trial, and during a break told reporters he saw valid points on both sides of the argument over whether Trump's pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was an impeachable offense.
Trump pushed Zelensky to launch an investigation into his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, and while Flake doesn't know if Trump should be removed from office over this, it wasn't a good idea. "As a Republican, it pains me when I see Republicans, House Republicans, try to maintain that the president did no wrong, that this is somehow normal," he said. "It's not." Catherine Garcia
well that was unexpected
Just call him the crown prince of hacking.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reportedly had his phone hacked after receiving what was apparently an infected video file over WhatsApp from none other than Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in 2018, sources told The Guardian. An analysis of Bezos' phone reportedly revealed that following a seemingly friendly conversation between the two men, the video file sent by the crown prince corrupted Bezos' phone and made large amounts of data vulnerable, eventually leading to embarrassing leaks.
The Guardian didn't receive word on what may have been pulled from Bezos' phone following the alleged incident, but the news that Saudi Arabia's future king was possibly directly involved with the infiltration is a major revelation in its own right. Saudi Arabia has previously denied targeting Bezos' phone, but previous investigations had determined with "high confidence" that Riyadh was behind the efforts.
There's another wrinkle to the already-head scratching story, though. It's been reported by The Intercept that the prince chatted regularly on WhatsApp with White House adviser Jared Kushner, who's also President Trump's son-in-law. That's now raising some speculation that those conversations may have taken a similar turn to Bezos. Read more at The Guardian. Tim O'Donnell
As we previously reported, Kushner chatted regularly with MBS on WhatsApp. It is near-certain that MBS pulled this same hack on Kushner and Saudi has therefore had secret access to his phone for years. Trump forced his security clearance through. https://t.co/2tyNC1NZAE https://t.co/SggTh63qfQ
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 21, 2020
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That's one down.
The Senate stuck to party lines Tuesday as President Trump's impeachment trial got under way. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced an amendment to the rules dictating the impeachment proceedings which called for the Senate to subpoena White House documents related to the events. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) then responded with a motion to table the proposal.
There wasn't much drama after that. The motion to table passed 53-47, as every member of the upper chamber stuck with their side, including a few GOP lawmakers like Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who are generally considered the biggest threats to cross the aisle. Collins, for her part, issued a statement shortly after the vote indicating her decision had more to do with the timing of Schumer's proposal than her opposition to bringing in new evidence.
After the defeat, Schumer introduced a second amendment, this time calling for documents from the State Department. Tim O'Donnell
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Harvey Weinstein's defense will aim to discredit his accusers by citing alleged "loving emails," which a judge has just ruled can be referenced during his rape trial.
Attorney Damon Cheronis claimed in court Tuesday that Weinstein's defense team has "dozens and dozens and dozens of loving emails" from witnesses to Weinstein that it wants to use during the trial, The Associated Press reports. The defense claims that in these emails, women "describe being in loving relationships" with Weinstein or "describe him as someone they cared about both before and after these alleged sexual assaults," Bloomberg reports.
"We will counter with their own words," Cheronis said, also alleging that "witnesses who claim sexual assault with him also bragged about being involved in sexual relations with him," Deadline reports.
Judge James Burke said Tuesday the defense is permitted to reference what was allegedly said in these emails, although they aren't allowed to actually show them, NBC News reports. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi blasted the defense's characterization of the emails as "blatantly inaccurate," per Bloomberg.
Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women, is facing charges of rape and sexual assault, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Although Weinstein's defense on Tuesday won the right to reference these emails, it lost another bid to move his trial out of New York City; Assistant District Attorney Harriett Galvin called this a "transparent attempt to delay the proceedings," per AP. After a jury of seven men and five women was selected last week, opening arguments in the Weinstein trial are set to begin Wednesday. Brendan Morrow
Anything you say can and will be held against you.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) got a little taste of that Tuesday when Jaime Harrison, who is running to challenge Graham's Senate seat, launched a new campaign ad. In the video, the Democratic candidate begins reading a statement, as Graham's voice creeps into the scene. Viewers are then transported back in time to 1998 as Graham, then a member of the House, advocates for a thorough impeachment case against then-President Bill Clinton in which "everybody had a chance to have their say."
Graham hasn't exactly maintained that position in the present day — he wants President Trump's trial over and done, and isn't one of the Republicans who's on board with calling witnesses. But despite Graham's staunch anti-impeachment stance, Harrison seems to think it's worth reminding the senator of the good old days. Tim O'Donnell
Official Impeachment Statement: pic.twitter.com/qZCVkEknfk
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) January 21, 2020
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Jay Sekulow apparently missed a few memos from the Trump administration.
Sekulow, who is serving as President Trump's outside lawyer in the Senate's impeachment trial, argued Tuesday that disputes between the White House and Congress are "why we have courts." But as the Department of Justice has repeatedly argued, including as recently as last month, that's not what this administration believes.
Arguments began Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Trump, during which House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team debated Republican-back rules for the trial. That's when Sekulow took shots at House Democrats who brought the charges against Trump, saying they should've let the courts rule on their subpoenas for documents and testimony from Trump administration officials before moving forward with impeachment. If they took issue with Trump claiming executive privilege to block those subpoenas, well, "it is why we have courts," Sekulow said.
Yet in December court filing regarding a House lawsuit against former White House Counsel Don McGahn, the Trump administration argued the opposite is true. Asking the court to "weigh in" on the subpoena "when political tensions are at their highest levels" reveals "why this sort of interbranch dispute is not one that has 'traditionally thought to be capable of resolution through the judicial process,'" the DOJ wrote.
Sekulow also alleged the Mueller report cleared Trump of collusion, which isn't a crime and not something former Special Counsel Robert Mueller even investigated. And as for Sekulow's claim that House Republicans weren't allowed into closed-door impeachment hearings, well, 48 of them were. Kathryn Krawczyk
The Senate's impeachment trial of President Trump is underway, but it's already received a last-minute rule change.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday unveiled the proposed impeachment trial rules, under which each side would have 24 hours over two days for opening arguments. This proposal quickly drew criticism from Democrats, as it could see sessions stretching past midnight, beyond the point where most people would be able to watch.
But this rule was modified Tuesday with a proposal under which opening arguments for each side would still last 24 hours, but over three days rather than two, NBC News reports. This would allow Senate sessions to wrap up around 9 p.m. ET, and could extend the length of the trial by two days, Politico notes. CNN's Kevin Liptak reports this change apparently came together quite quickly, as the resolution received a handwritten update.
New impeachment rules came together quickly -- change from 2 to 3 days handwritten into the resolution pic.twitter.com/KSw2zbuAQv
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) January 21, 2020
Although Democrats were critical of the rules, CNN reports the changes were actually "the result of concerns from moderate Republicans." A spokesperson for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) confirmed to NBC News that she was among these Republicans who complained, saying, "She thinks these changes are a significant improvement." Another rule change allows for evidence to be submitted automatically unless there are objections.
CNN's Kaitlan Collins further reports that the White House pushed for the two-day timetable, as "officials were concerned they may not get to make their full arguments this week with the 3-day period." These White House officials, Collins reports, "think it's better if all their arguments are made consecutively, instead of possibly being broken up and stretching into next week." Besides, as CBS News' Kathryn Watson noted, "Most senators want to sit silently for 12 hours without moving/eating/looking at their phones as much as anyone else." Brendan Morrow

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The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. John Lockwood Kipling. First edition. Hardcover. This is a compelling set of British first editions of perhaps Kipling's most famous works – the first and second Jungle Books. These copies were previously owned by Churchill's friends and publishers, Frank and Nelson Doubleday, and apparently used by Nelson to prepare Doubleday's 1946 editions. Ironically, Kipling's quintessential tales of India were conceived in Vermont, where Kipling and his father, John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) "worked together in the closest harmony… as the two sat smoking their pipes and plotting out fresh stories together." (Allen, Kipling Sahib, p.328) Here Mowgli was born, the infant found by Father Wolf, saved from Shere Khan, and tutored in the Laws of the Jungle by Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear. "The pen took charge, and I watched it begin to write stories about Mowgli and the animals, which later grew into the Jungle Books."
Kipling had left India for the last time in 1891, but "With his father's guidance he learned to 'undo what the North has done' and so let back in all 'the sights and the sounds and smells / That ran with our youth in the eye of the Sun' – the flotsam and jetsam of twelve years of Indian living – just long enough to create the celebration of childhood that is The Jungle Book…" (Allen, Kipling Sahib, p. 364) The Jungle Book was published in 1894, seven stories and seven poems with eight of the illustrations by the author's father. The Second Jungle Book was published in 1895, eight stories and eight poems, this time with thirty-seven illustrations by the author's father.
Both first editions are bound in matching blue cloth, strikingly illustrated and printed in gilt on the spines and front covers, the contents with dark bluish green endpapers, illustration plates, and all edges trimmed and gilt. The Jungle Book is first printing, with "R. & R. Clark" as printer on p. 212 (as opposed to 'R. & R. Clark Ltd.'). First English edition of The Second Jungle Book is confirmed by 238 pages of text, 'The King's Ankus' stopping abruptly at line 8, p139, with 515 words missing. (Richards, A76, p.80 and A85, p.87)
These copies came to us from the library of Nelson Doubleday Jr. (1933-2015), son of Nelson Doubleday (1889-1949), and grandson of Frank Nelson Doubleday (1862-1934), Kipling's friend and U.S. publisher and founder of the Doubleday publishing empire. F.N. Doubleday met Kipling while working for Charles Scribners Sons. They struck an intimate, lifelong friendship. Kipling nicknamed Doubleday "Effendi", a play on his initials - F.N.D. Frank's son Nelson was president of the firm from 1922 to 1946, as was Nelson Jr., from 1978 to 1983.
Each of these first edition volumes bears a small, printed slip of paper on the title page with new publisher information reading, in three lines, "Doubleday & Company, Inc. | Garden City New York | 1946". The slips were pasted over the original publication information (though both have since come loose). Doubleday & Company published an edition of these books in 1946, the last year of Nelson's presidency. The title page of the 1946 edition matches those of these British first editions with the pasted-on slips, making it likely to the point of certainty that these particular volumes were used as mockups by Nelson Doubleday.
Condition is very good minus. The bindings are square and tight with some fraying to spine ends and dulling of spine gilt. The contents remain crisp and complete and the books feel unread. We note all illustrations present, bright page edge gilt, light intermittent spotting (barely noticeable in The Jungle Book), and cosmetic cracking to the endpapers at the gutters that does not impact binding integrity. Additional 1946 edition mock-up notations include title in pencil on The Jungle Book frontispiece recto, pencil strikethrough of "All rights reserved" on both title pages, and brief pencil notation to the upper left front free endpaper verso.
Reference: Richards A76 & A85. Item #004253
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If you asked Matthew Eleweke '12 where he saw himself after graduating from The High, he'd tell you a college graduate and gainfully employed in the marketing or advertising industry.
Well fast forward to reality and Eleweke is a college graduate, holding a degree from Michigan State University, but his job today is as CEO and Co-Founder of the Sympl. Mobile App.
"We are a mobile app right now, but we're bigger than that," said Eleweke. "We'd like to be viewed as a social cause that promotes effective communication within classes for students. Our main focus is to provide the necessary resources for students to reach their academic potential."
The idea for Sympl. came to Eleweke and his Spartan football teammate Mark Meyers while sophomores in East Lansing. Inspired by the Spartan App that allows MSU students to view such things as bus schedules and stops to what the cafeterias are serving on a given day, the two saw an opportunity in the app as a more useful educational tool.
"When I transferred back to MSU, everyone would ask me what classes I had, which sections I was in, what teacher I have," Eleweke shared. "I found myself sending the same message to multiple people. I knew there had to be a way to make one schedule, one message and be able to send it out to all my contacts. That's where the current version of the app stemmed from."
After transferring to Eastern Illinois to play out his football career, Eleweke came back to Michigan State with a new focus in mind.
"It wasn't until I transferred back to MSU my senior year of college and wasn't playing football that I really began to focus on academics," said Eleweke. "There came a point, though, I had to accept the fact I needed to fill my day with something productive. I went back to my old notebook where we first started the app and began refining it. I began tapping into my resources and enlisting help to see my vision for it."
After a beta testing stage that included more than 300 students at MSU using the app, Eleweke and his team began gaining some traction. They met with MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon and earned a trip to Austin, Texas, to the SXSW Trade Show to represent Michigan State.
"She (Simon) loved it and expressed a need for it on Michigan State's campus," Eleweke said. "That was a big accomplishment for us. We have been able to represent Michigan State at the SXSW Trade Show in Austin, Texas, this past March. That really boosted our exposure. Being in a tech trade show with all sorts of people, companies and schools - it gave us the exposure we needed. Things really started to take off from there. We went to another conference in New Orleans after where we were able to connect with even more university administrators."
Eleweke said Sympl. currently is focusing on three schools — MSU, the University of Texas and Arizona State. He said they also have made connections with 20-plus universities, including schools in Australia, Zambia and Ireland.
"When I was at U of D, I wasn't thinking about apps or being a CEO," explained the 2012 U of D Jesuit grad. "I wasn't looking at the tech market. I was just looking at getting my school work done, playing football or basketball depending on the season and going on to college."
Eleweke kept his mind open after leaving the halls of The High and utilized the teachings and preparation he gained while a Cub.
"One thing I learned in the entrepreneur process is rough times will happen and come, but on the other end are the greatest successes."
- Eleweke Advice to Current Cubs
"The work itself was not difficult," Eleweke said. "It was a transition from a high school workload with a dedicated teacher that is on you if you don't do your work to college where there is more freedom and autonomy. U of D Jesuit prepared me, though, to be able to handle the work.
"Jesuit education is really learning about yourself. Being able to work with others and recognize everyone has something to bring to the table. You meet all different types of people at U of D Jesuit. You have people that live far away with a different upbringing than you, but at U of D Jesuit, everyone clicked and could work together. You don't always get that same luxury at other schools. A Jesuit education provides students the opportunity to meet others of different backgrounds and learn to work together."
After time as a college student-athlete in the Big Ten Conference and as an entrepreneur in the tech industry, Eleweke's biggest word of advice to current Cubs is to not be afraid to talk with people.
"The biggest thing to help you is to stick with it and talk to people," proclaimed Eleweke. "Make sure you network. I had nothing but an idea. I had no money. You need attorneys to start a business, and I had no knowledge or experience with that. It took me putting my idea out there and asking friends, teachers and counselors. Coming out of U of D Jesuit, don't be afraid to talk to people. People will want to help you. Just don't give up. One thing I learned in the entrepreneur process is rough times will happen and come, but on the other end are the greatest successes."
For a span of nearly two decades, there was a Palmer brother walking the halls of The High. In 2017 the last of this generation of Cubs, Brian Palmer '17, walk across the stage at Greater Grace Temple. This event brought home members of a family who, since their time at U of D Jesuit, have gone on to travel the world, defend our freedoms, and serve as spiritual leaders.
Mike Palmer '07 has made it his mission to serve as all three of those roles. Just this past April, he became Fr. Mike Palmer of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
"It started back in my sophomore year at U of D Jesuit," explained Fr. Palmer. "When I was getting ready to visit Notre Dame on a college visit, a priest at my home parish told me about the religious order of Holy Cross, which I didn't know existed at the time. He suggested I visit their seminary at Notre Dame, and I immediately felt right at home! Community and brotherhood were huge emphases at U of D Jesuit and Shrine, and this was also the case in Holy Cross. One of our driving pillars is community, so that was attractive for me and drew me into thinking about the priesthood seriously."
Fr. Palmer's journey to ordination has been anything but ordinary. After joining the seminary in 2007, he graduated from Notre Dame in 2011 and began his graduate studies at Moreau Seminary (Notre Dame, Indiana) in 2012. When his superiors asked him if he was considering a special ministry, he took off on a path less traveled.
"I have so many relatives in the military, and I kept hearing from them that there are so few Catholic priests and chaplains," said Fr. Palmer. "There is a huge need for spiritual support, especially for Catholics."
Unsure about whether this ministry was even possible, Fr. Palmer asked his seminary staff about joining the Army Chaplain Corps.
"I wasn't sure what they would say, but I discovered that the Congregation of Holy Cross has had chaplains in the military since the Civil War," Fr. Palmer shared. "Fr. [William] Corby, CSC, is actually the only civilian to have his own statue on the battlefield at Gettysburg; it depicts him giving absolution to the Union troops. The seminary staff said I was the first seminarian in three or four decades to pursue this, but they would support me if I was willing to put in the work. It is a need, and we are called to go where God needs us. I feel this is something God is calling me to do."
Fr. Palmer shipped out to Ft. Jackson in South Carolina in June of 2015 for Army Chaplain school, still just a seminarian.
"That was an incredible experience for a number of reasons," explained Fr. Palmer. "I had never had
Army experience, and they certainly train you hard core. I was one of 80-90 chaplains there, all of different backgrounds, age groups and faiths. Of 80-90 people, I was one of only four Catholics - I was the lone seminarian, as the others were priests.
"That summer was a great learning experience. I got to be great friends with people that weren't Catholic. My time at U of D Jesuit came into play, because there were folks there who had never known any Catholics – just like I had never met some of their faith groups, either. There were a lot of questions for one another, just out of curiosity and trying to better our understanding. It was a genuinely humbling experience, and it strengthened my faith because I had to put it into my own words."
Not only did Fr. Palmer learn quickly, but he embraced the reality that as an Army chaplain, he was there not only for Catholics, but to serve all faiths.
"We all had a common goal in mind, and it was incredible to witness," Fr. Palmer said. "Coming from U of D Jesuit and being committed to doing justice and open to growth was huge. It was a powerful summer."
Fr. Palmer's military career is still young and currently has him in the reserves. He was directly commissioned a second lieutenant after completing chaplain school and trains one weekend per month with a local unit as a first lieutenant. Now that Fr. Palmer is ordained, he will be re-commissioned as a full chaplain in July. After two more years with the reserves, Fr. Palmer will be able to go active duty.
"I do want to be deployed. There is a huge need," said Fr. Palmer. "If I'm truly called to be a chaplain, I don't want to be behind a desk. I want to be out where God sends me to go and needed. I always think of my uncles and brothers that went without spiritual support and the sacraments for so long while deployed. That story keeps reoccurring and drives me to go active duty."
Both the Army and his order of Holy Cross have been very supportive of one another, understanding his calling to the chaplaincy, but also his obligations as a full-time time priest. To Fr. Palmer, they are not competing jobs; instead, the chaplaincy is a critical part of his ministry.
When tracking his path to where he is today, currently serving as an associate pastor at Christ the King in South Bend, Indiana, Fr. Palmer recalled two motivating factors for joining the priesthood.
"There wasn't really one person on which everything rested; instead, I relied on the community of faith at U of D Jesuit, and its attentiveness to faith and knowledge. That aspect of U of D Jesuit education gave me the confidence to give this life a shot."
- Palmer on Receiving Support on Becoming A Priest
"I didn't exactly have a St. Paul moment where I was struck off my horse," Fr. Palmer started. "My uncle had been in Iraq with the Army; one night at dinner, he mentioned that the whole time he was there, he never saw a Catholic priest. No mass, no confession, no spiritual guidance for a whole year. My first reaction was, 'How is that even possible? Going without the sacraments, especially in that environment?'
"The second moment came during a retreat at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit. I was having a conversation with one of the guys there about how much he loved to play basketball. It struck me as kind of funny, because I always pictured in my head that the seminary was basically a bunch of monks walking around and praying all day. But hearing these conversations, I realized they were normal men. Imperfect men, like all of us, called to something great by God. That gave me confidence to pursue my vocation. It took away my fear of having to be perfect to do this. The apostles weren't perfect, and Jesus still calls imperfect people to serve."
Fr. Palmer looks back to his sophomore year as a Cub when the bricks really began to be laid for his path to priesthood.
"Matthew Hill taught Morality and was a good mentor," Fr. Palmer said. "Fr. [Karl] Kiser, S.J., also, with his experience as a priest, helped out. My classmates were also a big part of it, especially Dan Devine '07, who is also in the seminary for a different order. There wasn't really one person on which everything rested; instead, I relied on the community of faith at U of D Jesuit, and its attentiveness to faith and knowledge. That aspect of U of D Jesuit education gave me the confidence to give this life a shot."
When asked to define the heart of Jesuit education, Fr. Palmer spoke of his trust in God and his passion for sharing his faith - two characteristics he's taken to heart as an alum and used throughout his career.
"The best thing about Jesuit education is that it isn't afraid to bring together faith and reason. It isn't afraid to bring faith into the conversations of the world. Jesuit education acknowledges that there are things in the world that aren't easily answered by anyone, but our faith always has a seat at the table. Our belief gives us something to bring to the world. That means that faith has to work with intellect."
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Black Alumni of The High and members of B.A.S.E. (Black Awareness Society for Education), past and present, celebrate the achievements of the school's Black Alumni who are helping shape our community and the world. B.A.S.E. reunion was held May 14 at The High with tours of our new campus at The PARC.
The 2023 Annual Alumni Senior Luncheon will be held at the Detroit Athletic Club on Wednesday, April 26.
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VU recently launched its limited Edition 65 inches Premium Ultra HD 4K smart LED TV LTDN65XT800XWAU3D in the Indian market. Mostly available online, VU LED TVs have carved out a niche of their own in a very short span.
This model comes bundled with a power chord, remote, batteries, wall mount bracket, table top stand, a warranty card and a manual. The wall mount bracket and the table top stand give you the dual option of placing your LED TV according to your convenience.The table top stand is beautifully crafted with a chrome finish that certainly enhances its premium look and complements its body.
This LEd TV is aesthetically designed and has a premium feel attached to it. The company claims it to be one of the thinnest TVs in the market. It has an ultra slim bezel that contributes gracefully to the look of this LED. The anodized aluminium frame blends stylishly and seamlessly with its interior decor, whilst maximizing the image display.
A small block of injection molded black premium plastic has been beautifully attached to the rear of the LED where there are 3 USB and 4 HDMI ports. A port has also been provided for the hard disc. What I really liked about these ports was that it made it convenient to easily plug in USBs even if the LED is wall mounted.
Switching the TV on, you will be greeted by a VU logo followed by a smart one. The resolution of this LED is 4k i.e. 3840×2160. It has an ELEd LED dispay with 178 degree viewing angle, which means you enjoy maintained levels of colour-consistency from all angles.
Now, coming to Pixelight HDR technology with which VU has marketed this LED TV! HDR enhances picture details giving you high quality images. It enhances brightness range and improves the brightest and darkest parts of the picture and brings much wider range of colours. In this TV you get the power of 10.6 billion colours. Certainly, colours on this TV are true to life as if Nature has lend its palette to it. Its ultra dimming feature too contributes to its remarkably detailed images.
The picture quality is mesmerizing! Normal hd videos get upscaled to more or less 4k resolution.
The 4k upscaling feature works very well on this TV and enhances the picture quality of any video played on it. Even the SD channels look good.
There are 2 speakers 15W each located on the back side. The sound quality of this TV is too good as it gets Dolby digital surround sound. The bass and the treble are nicely configured for maximising the sound effect which is a feature missing in its counterpart 65 inches LTDN65XT780XWAU3D. It also supports dual audio.
It has an ultra smooth motion rate because of which fast moving objects don't get blurred. Watching sports channel and action movies are a real treat on this TV. It has two back light technologies, i.e. blinking and scanning, which contribute to smooth and fast action images.
It has MPEG4 & MPEG2 decorder, so it can play almost any video.
Now, coming to the Smart TV part of it. It has an inbuilt wifi and as its refresh rate is 100hz, it does not lag behind in any way. The applications open quite fast.
It has preloaded applications like Netflix, YouTube, facebook, Twitter, Opera web browser and many others. It even has a dedicated game centre for the gamers with lots of games.
This LED TV comes with a 3 years warranty, giving a complete peace of mind. It is a safe bet for the small fortune spent on buying it.
The only con I found in it, was, a some what higher power consumption of 220 Watts. The company should have worked on making it power efficient too. And, It would have been a complete package if the company had added a 3D feature to it.
In my opinion, this is a very good LED TV at half the price than its competitors. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it has a picture and sound quality that many big brands in the market would envy.
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Rory McIlroy cruises to seven-shot victory at RBC Canadian Open
By Josh Berhow
Rory McIlroy, Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson shared the 54-hole lead at the RBC Canadian Open, but one player broke away from the pack on Sunday and made the battle for second place the most interesting race of the day.
Who won: Rory McIlroy (nine-under 61, 22 under overall)
How it happened: What was setting up to be a thrilling final round of the RBC Canadian Open quickly turned into a McIlroy victory parade at Hamilton Golf & Country Club. McIlroy birdied the first two holes and four of the first five, and he turned in five-under 30. Kuchar, who was among those tied with McIlroy before the round started, was in the group ahead of McIlroy, and even though Kuchar shot two under on the front he was three back when McIlroy made the turn. And McIlroy didn't slow down on his second nine. He ripped off four straight birdies from Nos. 11-14 and pushed his lead to eight. McIlroy bogeyed the 16th but rebounded on 17, hitting a 341-yard drive and then knocking an iron to inside three feet for a kick-in eagle. McIlroy bogeyed the 18th, but the tournament was over hours earlier. Shane Lowry (67) and Simpson (68) tied for second at 15 under.
Why it matters: It's McIlroy's 16th PGA Tour win and first since his Players Championship victory in March. It's also the perfect week of momentum heading into next week's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. McIlroy, already among the favorites to win at Pebble, is looking for his first major title since 2014. He won his only U.S. Open in 2011.
Best streak: The fourth of McIlroy's four straight birdies came on 14, when he rolled this in from 31 feet.
Four. Straight. Birdies.
8-shot lead.
-9 thru 14.@McIlroyRory is on #59Watch!#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/fG4VtLy6Ys
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 9, 2019
Best shot when it mattered: Needing a strong finish to qualify for this year's British Open played in his hometown of Portrush, Northern Ireland, Graeme McDowell sank a 29-foot par putt on the par-4 18th to shoot 68 and finish 10 under overall, tying for 8th. It was enough to secure his spot next month, as the top-three players inside the top 10 not already qualified punched their tickets.
Up next: The 119th U.S. Open begins on Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. Brooks Koepka is looking for his second straight major title and third straight U.S. Open victory. Tiger Woods also returns to the site of his 15-stroke Open triumph in 2000.
The Monday qualifier for the Waste Management Phoenix Open has a ridiculously good field
3 fairways, 8 birdies?! Why Marc Leishman's Farmers win was so unlikely
Tiger Woods opens up on what he learned from Kobe Bryant


The Criminal Court refrained from pronouncing penalty against driver of a black Yukon and two of his friends who were caught in possession of illicit drugs and violently resisted arrest when security operatives clamped on them. The charge sheet indicated the prosecution officer was on a routine with a colleague patrol in Fintas area when they spotted the Yukon violating the traffic regulation.
The officers requested identification documents, which none of the trio could produce. They were ordered into the police vehicle with the intention of taking them to the station, but they resisted arrest, prompting the officers to seek reinforcement, especially as the suspects were observed to be under the influence of intoxicants. A precautionary check on them exposed four hidden sachets containing illicit drugs. They all confessed the drugs were meant for personal consumption.
However, Lawyer En'am Haider in her defense faulted the process of search and arrest of her clients, stressing the officers acted without securing warrants from the Public Prosecution Department. She argued that subsequent procedures were equally null and void since they were built on a faulty initial procedure.
Inmate acquitted: The Criminal Court acquitted an inmate of Central Prison who was accused of possessing drugs for peddling in the prison. The prison officer said he was patrolling the prison when he noticed the suspect in a frightened and disoriented state. He conducted a search of the suspect to find a packet of cigarette with three cigarettes. He checked the cigarettes to discover it was stuffed with a suspicious white material.


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Top Business Quotes by Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker, known as "Father of Management" was a world-renowned management thought leader and business strategist who contributed significantly to the foundation of managing a modern business corporation. He wrote a regular column in the Wall Street Journal and contributed frequently to the Harvard Business Review and The Economist.
Peter Drucker invented the concept of "Management by Objectives" or MBO which is also known as "Management by Results". As we've discussed in other articles, Management by Objectives is the process of defining specific objectives at the organization to communicate priorities and ensure that there is a laser focus on the most important outcomes (i.e. results) that matter and which move the needle for the organization. As many of you know, Andy Grove used MBOs and made them popular at intel calling them "Intel MBOs" (and wrote about them in High Output Management) and which are now referred to as OKRs. So the very original credit for OKRs goes to Peter Drucker.
It was Peter Drucker who said that a company's primary responsibility is to "serve its customers". He also said that starting and building great companies is one of humankind's noblest inventions. We agree and we are big fans of Peter Drucker here which is why we gathered a couple of great and thoughtful quotes about business by the "Father of Management" Peter Drucker
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.
Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.
Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.
The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right.
p.s. As we mentioned above, it's only fair that the original credit for OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) should actually be directly attributed to Peter Drucker because OKRs are an evolution of Management by Objectives (or "MBOs") that were introduced by Peter the 1950s. They were then made popular by Andy Grove as "Intel MBOs" and recently popularized even more so by the famous Google OKR video.
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I intended to post this weekend, but with social and family obligations, it didn't happen. my birthday was Saturday, and dinner and hanging out lasted longer than I planned—though I have no regrets!
on Saturday, I submitted final grades for this semester, closing out the third and final semester of my teaching requirement for my mfa program. I still have one more mfa semester to go, but i'm finished teaching for now.
oh my goodness the drive. I actually wrote an essay about my commute this semester—and this was my third semester of commuting to and from New Hampshire.
the increased oil changes per year were a testament to my road warrior status. so were the number of trips I made to the pump. I feel like I might need to plant some trees to make up for the hideous carbon footprint I must have had these last three semesters, except I have a black thumb. maybe I can sponsor someone else planting the trees.
but, the work was worth the drive.
here's what I learned this semester: planning ahead is great, but be prepared to dump plans and come up with new ones on the fly. I did this a lot. it turned out my students benefited more from workshop time with brainstorming sessions with groups and me.
so we did a lot of workshopping. this was a learn-through-doing class this semester, and from my students' feedback, this worked well for them.
this isn't to say that other approaches wouldn't work better with different groups. my class was less into discussing and taking notes. so rather than fight them on that, I adjusted and we used our assignments to learn the writing process and active reading skills.
this required that I be ready to shift plans on my feet though. most of the time my students weren't aware of these pivots, but sometimes I brought them in on the decision, for example, by asking if they'd rather discuss something in groups or workshop their essays.
I'm still mixed on rubrics. I think they're helpful for students in understanding assignment expectations—so long as the students view them multiple times—but I find them restrictive. there were times when I felt a student received a higher grade overall because their writing was particularly strong, but since the grade was split into rubric items, I felt I didn't have the flexibility to grade certain aspects the way i'd have liked to.
maybe this means I need to redesign my rubrics. but I didn't really love them going into this semester; I feel the same now.
what I did think worked really well was grading rough drafts with illustrative grades as though they were final drafts. these grades didn't affect my students' overall grades, but rather showed them the range of available improvement between drafts.
I believe that teaching should provide the teacher opportunities to learn just as much as it provides the students with opportunities to learn. I learned that I should choose a different theme if I use a course theme in the future. I used identity this semester, which wasn't bad, but it was too generic and too much of an overlap with the students' intro to college class—which I didn't know until the semester started.
I think this made it difficult for them to attach to the theme and work with it. they probably felt they were being hit over the head with it coming at them in two courses.


I'll be traveling to Barcelona and then from there plan a road trip to Marseille. Would like to visit Grasse and several places in Provence. Any tips for fragance/perfumery stores or manufactures to visit in the general area would be greatly appreciated.
In Grasse you have the Molinard, Galimard and Fragonard factories that might be of interest.
There was a thread recently on Barcelona and surroundings, maybe you could find something in that one.
Whan I travel I always use this perfume guide.
And in Grasse, like hednic said, those perfume factories are worth visiting. I went to Molinard and joined this perfume making event - very fun!
For Barcelona I recommend Regia on Passeig de Gracia which has the museum at the back, it is only a small room but worth it if you like seeing some wonderful vintage bottles,the amazing Coque D'Or among them!On that same Passeig de Gracia you also have Santa Eulalia and the Basilica Galeria.If you head to the medieval quarter (Barrio Gotico), there is a small perfumery near the cathedral that has a lot of the fuguiea ( can't remember the exact name, but it is Argentinian)line.If you are a Ramon Monegal fan, it may be worth going to his boutique, last time I went there, they had smaller sizes of a lot of their scents!Enjoy your trip!


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Q: changing int band values to names I have the contents of an xarray.DataArray, geotiffs_da, formed by reading data from several geoTIFF files. Some of the xarray content is as follows:
geotiffs_da_renamed
<xarray.DataArray (time: 10, band: 9, latitude: 101, longitude: 101)>
array([[[[1065., 1041., 1036., ..., 1069., 1025., 1028.],
...
[4342., 4192., 4022., ..., 3468., 3458., 3469.]]]], dtype=float32)
Coordinates:

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*band       (band) int32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

*latitude   (latitude) float64 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 ... 13.79 13.79 13.79

*longitude  (longitude) float64 -15.79 -15.79 -15.79 ... -15.78 -15.78 -15.78

*time       (time) datetime64[ns] 2021-07-18 2021-07-23 ... 2021-11-20

The original xarray had 'x' and 'y' in place of longitude and latitude, and I was able to change these using
geotiffs_da = geotiffs_da.rename ( { 'x': 'longitude', 'y': 'latitude' } )
How do I change the contents of 'band' so that it shows blue, green, red, ..., rather than 1, 2, 3, ...?

A: assign_coords() will do this. Documentation is here
Here is an example:
import xarray as xr
import pandas as pd

#============================
# create sample dataset (ds)
#============================
# create dataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame({'x':[1,2,3,4,5,6,7],
                   'y':[10,20,30,40,50,60,70]}).set_index('x')

# convert to dataset
ds = df.to_xarray()

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# assign new x coordinate
# to list of colors
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ds = ds.assign_coords(x=['red','orange','yellow','green','blue','indigo','violet'])

ds.assign_coords(x=...) assigns the coordinate x to the list of colors. Since Xarray always returns an object and doesn't have an inplace=True option like Pandas, we have to either replace the original dataset (ds) or assign it to something else.

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G4S Local Hero raises thousands for charity
A spectacular non-stop charity rugby match organised by a G4S employee has smashed two world records.
As well as raising £75,000, the match now holds the records for both the longest ever game of rugby and the highest scoring.
The event was organised by G4S insurance claims investigator Alan Knell, who has previously been hailed by colleagues across the country for his dedication to the charity Scotty's Little Soldiers, which supports the children of Armed Forces personnel killed in the line of duty.
G4S supported Alan's latest fundraiser with a donation of £3,000 to help stage the game, which saw a team from Scotty's Little Soldiers take on a team from HM Forces. The 44 players pushed their bodies to the limit to play continuously for 24 hours 50 minutes, a quarter of an hour longer than the previous record. The HM Forces team emerged victorious, prevailing by 1,742 points to 828. In doing so, they nearly trebled the previous world record for a high-scoring rugby match.
The match was played at Welford Road, the home of Leicester Tigers, on 31st May and got off to a flying start when the Red Devils' free-fall team sky-dived into the stadium.
Alan Knell said:
"It was just an amazing day, there was a good amount of spectators who gave the players their full support, and 44 of the children supported by the charity met the players and gave them water throughout the match. It was a really touching sight, and the smiles on their faces made it all worthwhile for the players.
"It was really tough overnight, at one point we were down to 14 players a side as all the substitutes were carrying injuries. But when the sun came up we got a full English breakfast into them, around 750 fans arrived to cheer them on and they got stuck right back into it.
"We might have been able to play a bit longer, but one of the players got quite a serious back injury, so as we'd just beaten the record we decided to bring it to an end and not put anyone else at risk.
"It has been great to have the support of colleagues at G4S and we're grateful to the company for the donation which helped us to stage this event. Everyone is delighted with how much we've been able to raise for the charity – it will make a massive difference to the children we support."


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Otto Fenichel (1899 - 1946)
Otto Fenichel was born in Vienna in 1899. The third of three children, he studied at the Gymnasium and became interested in Marxist radical thought and politics in his student days. He was imbued with enormous energy and a deep social conscience. After his graduation as a doctor, he went on to train at the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute where he gave his first paper at the age of 21. He then moved to Berlin and became involved in the Berlin Institute of Psychoanalysis. In Berlin, he found a forum for discussion of his ideas and political orientation. The group he joined included the Reich's Fromm and Jacobson who shared his enthusiasm and they visited the Soviet Union in 1929. When Hitler took in power in Germany the persecution of the Jewish population spiraled. Freud's books were burned, and in this climate Fenichel left for Oslo, then Prague and finally settled in Los Angeles in 1938. This was indeed a radical shift from the old continent of Europe and the Hapsburg Empire to a life of exile in America. However, the New World did not quench his political ardour. For over a decade, Fenichel sent a Rundbriefe (Circular of Letters) to a group of psychoanalysts who shared his views and analytical orientation. He was greatly concerned with the evolution and medicalization of psychoanalysis in America and the rise of psychopharmacology and cognitive science. He insisted that psychoanalysis needed to be studied in a societal context.
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The "room" Jesus spoke about here was most likely a reference to the prayer shawl and to the needed time of private prayer. It caused me to ponder the value of the time we set aside to devote in private prayer... whether sitting at our bedside, the dinning room table, or alone on the couch. We don't need to go into a "closet" or necessarily under a shawl (though that is always an option!). The point is to take time alone and focus on the Lord.
What if you determined you were too busy to spend time alone with your husband? More-so, you did this for an extended period of time... a day, 3 days, a week... more. How would your relationship be?
It is much the same with God. When we determine to not set aside that quiet, alone, prayer time, we are detaching from our source of all hope and help and comfort and celebration in our life. Over time, his messages to our hearts, our reception, and ultimately our relationship deteriorates.
We should never be too busy not to pray.
Let us be desperate for His presence by being desperately in prayer. Don't miss a day!! He is faithful, let us be faithful too.
My life...is always askew when I leave prayer and quiet time for 'last' thing.... Yes, prayer closet....very necessary.
Thank you, I had to share the way God has touched my heart on prayer... I am thankful He could touch yours today too.
So true. This morning I was tired and ended up on my knees just as I stumbled out of bed and then I realized, oh, wow, I haven't been willfully in this position in a while and it's past due time for it!
Funny how God will bring us into positions... even prayer ones... and all that is left to do is submit! Thank you so much for sharing!
Many years ago a friend recommended praying in the bathroom to me and I thought she was crazy! Now, it is the ONLY quiet place where I am staying!! My husband and I have both taken to praying there and we both will come out and tell one another "Jesus was in the bathroom this morning" and share a revelation... fact is, Jesus is going to show up no matter where we go if we simply give up our selves and call on him :-) Be blessed... wherever you pray!


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I have done a lot of searching on this topic. Windows 10 makes it difficult to make progarms a default. It doesn't allow you to make a portable app as the default like Doogie so I installed it. Windows 10 still makes it difficult to make DoogiePim a defauilt mail client. Do you have any ideas or is there a way to make DoogiePim the default email client? Thanks.
I'm sad to say, doogiePIM isn't yet set up to be the default email client ... yet.
I would agree with you there. You can't make a portable application a default with the latest version 1809. It was easier in the earlier versions. Microsoft can do some really stupid things. Accordining to Microsoft, possibly they think these applications are not secure or do they trust you enough to use a secure application?


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Australian tenor Iain Henderson is a widely sought-after performer with a strong ringing sound and an energetic performance style. Currently a Principal Artist with Opera Australia, Iain made his Company debut as Don Jose in Carmen (Opera Australia National Tour) and made his mainstage debut as Pang in Turandot (Opera Australia).
Iain studied at the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester) with Peter Wilson and Susan Roper and was invited to undertake their highly regarded International Artist Diploma.
Iain has performed regularly with Glyndebourne Festival (UK), Buxton Festival (UK) and Opera Queensland (Aus). In 2022 Iain will perform the roles of Gastone (La Traviata), Ruiz (Il Trovatore) and Wagner and Nereo (Mefistofele) as well as covering Leopold (La Juive) and Goro (Madama Butterfly) all with Opera Australia.
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"O" by Cirque Du Soleil at the Bellagio Las Vegas
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Don't Hold Your Breathe!
By Zeke Quezada
Photo Courtesy of Cirque du Soleil
If you are not a Cirque du Soleil fan there may not be hope for you because "O" at Bellagio Las Vegas is one of those shows that will captivate anyone with a heart beat. With that said, if you somehow left the theater and found yourself not in complete awe of what you had just witnessed, it would be safe to say that you should be checked for a pulse. While I don't want to spoil some of the excitement by ruining some of the crucial moments in the show I will share that at times you will fear for the performers safety.
You will hold your breathe and wonder if everyone is okay. You will also find yourself at the edge of your seat, holding your breathe and wincing as all the moving parts of this Cirque du Soleil show are choreographed with such precision that you are sure that they are cutting it too close.
Intrigued? You should be "O" by Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas is among the very best shows on the strip and as you walk out you'll hear everyone say that.
Where To See "O" By Cirque Du Soleil at the Bellagio Las Vegas:
The "O" Theatre at the Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South
"O" By Cirque Du Soleil at the Bellagio Las Vegas:
Imagine a very large pool and every synchronized swimmer you have ever seen. Now consider that those synchronized swimmers married world class gymnasts and had children who lived in the pool. Do you follow? These performers will dazzle you with a show that takes place in, on and below the water. You amaze at how long they can hold their breath. You try to figure out where they come from. You ask yourself if it is safe.
The performance is beyond belief and you'll leave the theater trying to figure out exactly how they do it. The acrobatics as well as the performance are world class and the show compels you to follow along.
Try to keep your mouth closed during the performance as you try to believe your eyes. One tip, do not sit too low in the theater because you do not get the full effect.
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Ticket Information For "O" By Cirque Du Soleil at the Bellagio Las Vegas:
Tickets for "O" are $150.00, $130.00, $99.00, and $93.50
The Bellagio Ticket Office Counter hours of operation are 8:30am – 11:00pm (PST) Wednesday through Sunday and 8:30am – 8:00pm Monday and Tuesday.You may also reserve your seats with Ticketmaster
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Wednesday - Sunday 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Tuesday June 7 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Tuesday June 28 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
Tuesday Dec 27 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm
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