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December 17, 2019 – Grand Theater Recognized Again As Top Theatre Venue Worldwide!
The Grand Theater has capped off an incredible 2019 with a spot in the 2019 Top 150 Theatre Venues Worldwide. Read Full Press Release.
December 2, 2019 – The OK Factor to Conduct Residency Activities Across Wausau
Minneapolis classical-crossover group The OK Factor will conduct residency activities in numerous schools and community organizations ahead of their holiday performance at The Grand. Read Full Press Release.
November 1, 2019 – The Grand to Partner with the Hadley Family Trust to Expand Access For All Series
The Grand Theater is expanding its Access For All Series, with the help of the Hadley Family Trust. Read Full Press Release.
September 23, 2019 – The Grand Theater Adopts New Security Procedures
The Grand Theater will implement new security procedures for the upcoming season, which will require bag checks for all patrons entering the venue for performances. Read Full Press Release.
September 11, 2019 – The Grand Theater Announces its New Insta-Choir Program
The Grand Theater introduced Wausau's newest choral group today – The Grand's Insta-Choir. Read Full Press Release.
July 18, 2019 – Rising Stars 2019 Judges Announced!
Overture Center for the Arts announced today the local judges for Overture's Rising Stars talent search. Read Full Press Release.
July 9, 2019 – Tickets To The Grand's 2019/20 Season On Sale!
Tickets for individual shows on The Grand's 2019-20 Season go on sale Tuesday, July 9. Read Full Press Release.
June 4, 2019 – The Grand's 2019/20 Season Announced!
After a record-breaking season with 27 sold-out shows, repeat recognition as one of Pollstar's Top 150 Theatres in the World, and performances from incredible artists across genres, The Grand Theater is proud to announce its 2019/20 Season. Read Full Press Release.
May 30, 2019 – Overture's Rising Stars Expands to Wausau
The Grand Theater announced that they will be partnering with Overture Center for the Arts in Madison to expand the 2019 Rising Stars talent search to Wausau. Read Full Press Release.
April 26, 2019 – The Grand Announces the 2019-20 Truck Country 10×10 Series
After an incredibly successful season with 7 sold-out shows, The Grand Theater is thrilled to announce the first artists of the 2019-20 Truck Country 10×10 Series. Read Full Press Release.
April 24, 2019 – The Grand Theater Announces 2019-20 Aspirus Arts In Education Series
The eight shows in this year's Arts In Education Series will transport students to Japan, into outer space, and deep beneath the sea, all without leaving the Theater. Read Full Press Release.
February 8, 2019 – The Grand kicks off their annual fund drive with the help of local businesses
To help celebrate the launch of this year's fund drive, local businesses are offering specials on select dishes and beverages to benefit The Grand during the month of February. Read Full Press Release.
January 21, 2019 – The Grand and Marathon County Hunger Coalition to Host Healthy Snack Drive
For the second year, The Grand Theater, in partnership with the Marathon County Hunger Coalition, will host the "Raisin Great Kids" Healthy Snack Drive. Read Full Press Release.
December 17, 2018 – Grand Theater Repeats As Top Theatre Venue Worldwide
The Grand Theater has capped off an incredible 2018 with a spot in the 2018 Top 150 Theatre Venues Worldwide as compiled by Pollstar. Read Full Press Release.
October 23, 2018 – The TEN Tenors to Host Master Class at UW-Stevens Point at Wausau
Australian vocal group The TEN Tenors will host a master class with University of Stevens Point music students at the Wausau campus ahead of their performance at The Grand Theater. Read Full Press Release.
October 1, 2018 – The Grand Kicks Off Its 2018-19 Season!
The Grand Theater's highly-anticipated 2018-19 Season kicks off on Tuesday, October 2 with a sold-out performance of The Illusionists – Live from Broadway! Read Full Press Release.
July 2, 2018 – Tickets to The Grand's Individual 2018-19 Season Shows On Sale!
Tickets for individual shows on The Grand's 2018-19 Season go on sale July 10. This annual event is The Grand's biggest on-sale day of the year! Read Full Press Release.
June 6, 2018 – The Grand's 2018-2019 Season Announcement!
After a record-breaking season with 18 sold-out shows, The Grand announces their 2018-19 Season! Read Full Press Release.
May 4, 2018 – The Grand and Marathon County Hunger Coalition to Host Healthy Snack Drive
The Grand, in partnership with the Marathon County Hunger Coalition, will host Healthy Snack Drive prior to the performance of Manitowoc Minute's Charlie Berens. Read Full Press Release.
Exploding science experiments, mischievous farm animals, and rapping arthropods all highlight the 2018-19 Arts In Education Series at The Grand. Read Full Press Release.
March 28, 2018 – Kinky Boots Comes to The Grand Theater
Kinky Boots, the Broadway smash-hit musical is coming to The Grand Theater on May 1st and 2nd. Read Full Press Release.
February 8, 2018 – Ninety years after its opening night, The Grand kicks off their annual fund drive
The Grand Theater kicks off their annual fund drive campaign to help support the performing arts in North Central Wisconsin. Read Full Press Release.
January 5, 2018 – The Grand Theater Announced As Top Theatre Venue Worldwide
The Grand Theater has capped off an incredible 2017 including being ranked 5th in the 2017 Top Theatre Venues Worldwide with capacity under 1,300 as compiled by Pollstar. Read Full Press Release.


The Universal Mini-mount is a new generation, low profile and lightweight microphone mount, with major design advances from the first generation of 13 years. The isolation design of the Mini-mount product line is modeled after our full sized cradle mount, which since 1975 has been by far the quietest microphone mount design in the world. This new Mini-mount now has the same full size isolator block units, giving identical isolation performance.
This highly tuned V4 stable isolation platform gives a microphone float, without �flopping� around - like mediocre, rubber band in - a - loop designs. Having a natural frequency of just 3-5 cycles, the double cantilevered suspension effectively isolates your microphone from incoming camera noise, lens noise and mic boom handling noise. This is accomplished through direct sound cancellation and energy transposing principles. It is balanced to function with or without a matching slip-on windscreen.
The Universal Mini-mount is so named because, like our full size MM30m Mini-mount, the unit holds any light to medium weight microphone up to 30mm in diameter, with an appropriate mm sized reducing sleeve. This enables a fast changeover to short or long directional mics, as the situation dictates.
The Universal Mini-mount is also modular in design. The microphone isolation assembly (cradle) is detachable from the lower section (carriage), allowing the mount to be attached to other camera clamp carriages, camera shoe fittings, etc., by means of two stainless steel Phillips head machine screws. The camera carriage utilizes the existing camera clamp and holds the Mini-mount above or to the side of, or even below the clamp, either ahead of it or behind it, depending on mic balancing considerations and the mic�s positioning length along the camera.
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The Politician and the Preacher
You can find my take on the Jeremiah Wright contretemps over at the Current. I had been skeptical about the notion that Wright's racialist theology would turn out to be Obama's Achilles heel, as Rod Dreher among others has suggested it might be, in part because I have the sense that most Americans view the mild Afrocentrism that many black churches dabble in with a mix of (appropriate) tolerance and (inappropriate) condescension, rather than with fear or distaste. But after watching these videos, I'm inclined to think that Wright's Chomskyite politics - and particularly the Ward Churchill-style, "chickens coming home to roost" take on 9/11 - represent a real hazard for the Obama camp, and one that the candidate needs to find a way to address directly, rather than just waving it away. Like Daniel Larison, I think there's something to be said for politicians refusing to bow to media pressure to disavow their friends, even when those friends happen to be kooks. But Wright is a mentor, rather than just a chum, which makes his kookery more relevant - and if he's really Obama's friend he'll understand that a man hoping to President needs to be "forceful and candid," as Andrew puts it, about their relationship, and more explicit than Obama's been so far about repudiating Wright's politics.
One other point about the Reverend: He seems like a truly remarkable showman in the pulpit, whatever you think of the opinions he's expressing. And given the amount of attention lavished on Obama's preacherly cadences, it's interesting to contrast the restraint of Obama's style of sermonizing with his pastor's vastly more flamboyant approach:

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Serious Flaw Discovered In Thermal Security Cameras
Editorial Team , Information Security Buzz | Oct 17, 2017 01:00 pm PST
Breaches, Data Privacy, Identity and access management (IAM), IoT Security, Malware and Vulnerabilities
It has been reported that there are secret hard-coded accounts in thermal security cameras manufactured by FLIR Systems, Inc., one of the largest vendor of such products. Depending on the FLIR camera version, the following username-password combos will grant an attacker access over the device. Cesare Garlati, Chief Security Strategist at the prpl Foundation commented below.
Cesare Garlati, Chief Security Strategist at the prpl Foundation:
"The divulgence of such information is worrying particularly to all those who have acquired a FLIR security camera. A breach of these devices will not only lead to a considerable loss of privacy, but could potentially lead to human life being threatened and confirms the need for IoT security. The vulnerability uncovered is clear evidence for manufacturers to take an open source approach to security and to implement it at the development stage and not after the device has reached the open market."
Romance Fraudsters Have Stolen £65m from Brits Since 2020


sid6.7, could you please explain what a "noob" is for the poor frenchman that I am?
Unbelievable all one can get with a mere fridge!!! Definitely love this thread with those indians and ninjas and MOIVNG mopeds all crawling in vanilla ice-cream!
I fully agree. No doubt friendly fire is a problem for all.
But then what would be the use/interest of the Drachan missils?
Topic: What are your favourite settings?
HOW is it that the other MOAB players seem to just not mind the settings??? Isn't it a DETERMINING FACTOR in the game?
Waooh! This is quite a different game!


Dr. Jeff Jorgensen was born and raised in the Southwest. For the past 20 years he has resided in the Gila valley with his wife and five children. His education has always been important to him and he had an early interest in behavioral health. His education includes a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Arizona State University, a master's degree in Counselor Education from Western New Mexico University, and a doctorate degree in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University. Dr. Jorgensen is currently a Licensed Professional Counselor. He has worked in a variety of settings dealing with an extensive number of behavioral health matters since 1988. His extensive training and experience allows him to address behavioral health issues in a timely and efficient manner. It also means that referrals will be made when appropriate, to allow for a collaboration of care.


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Academy Admissions
Welcome from the Executive Principal
Harris Academy South Norwood is a very popular 11-19 academy that has been judged Outstanding by OFSTED since 2010. We deliver a broad and challenging curriculum to all our students in a calm and well-ordered environment. We have high expectations of all members of the school community. This is reflected in our consistently high student performance at GCSE, progression to post 16 study at our sixth form and then on to some of the best universities in the country.
Harris Academy South Norwood is split into two campuses. Each campus has its own Principal, Leadership Team, Teachers and support staff. This means your child will be well known and supported in a caring and supportive environment by staff that will really get to know them. Both offer the same broad and balanced curriculum but each campus does have a distinctive character. Try to come and see both sites when you are looking for a school for your child to start in year 7 and we will try as best we can to ensure you get the campus that you think will best support your child.
Alex Williamson
Executive principal
Beulah Hill Campus
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to our website, which we hope captures the ethos of the Beulah Hill Campus. The Beulah Hill Campus is a wonderful place to learn and teach. We have a very hardworking team of teachers and support staff; they provide a caring and welcoming atmosphere for our students.
The Campus site is a huge site with close to 8 acres of school buildings, sports halls, gymnasium, tennis courts and large playing fields / athletic track thus providing excellent facilities for our students. I am delighted that we have recently invested over £1 million to further improve our outstanding facilities including the development of a state of the art Design Technology room equipped with laser cuter and 3D Printers, a Food room and a newly laid sports field to ensure all year round sporting opportunities.
The Academy has a limit of 800 places across Year 7-11 with sixth form operating across both campuses. We are unlike other schools; we do not want to expand at this moment in time, in fact, we wish to remain small for as long as possible! This will ensure a small school where your child is known to staff and a caring environment can be provided. This coupled with our outstanding pastoral programme supported by our non-teaching Heads of Year ensures your child is known and that contact with home is excellent.
Beulah Hill is traditional in our approach to discipline and uniform, yet forward-thinking and at the cutting edge of curriculum development, learning and pedagogy. We have a real focus on progress and attainment, several of our students achieved grades 9s in their GCSE and Sixth form achieving grades that enabled them to follow courses at LSE, Cambridge and other Russell Group universities. The Academy aims to develop the whole child. We have a breadth of extra-curricular activities including Drama, Creative writing, Chess, Food and Art Clubs alongside support and extension in traditional subjects.
We are proud of our Campus; we are proud of our students and proud of the education that they receive. Our intention is to provide insight into Academy life via our prospectus, but to get a real understanding you must visit and see Beulah Hill in action. We welcome visits throughout the year. Our open-door policy and offer to let parents observe a 'real' working day is one of the reasons this Campus is now so popular with local families as they have had the opportunity to witness first hand our amazing Academy. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Thomas -ThomasJ2@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk who will make arrangements for you.
Billy Goldsmith
Clocktower Campus
Harris Academy South Norwood has been Outstanding at every Ofsted in the last ten years. This is a reflection of the powerful experiences and opportunities the Clocktower campus provides to our students. Our curriculum includes opportunities for our many able students to study Chinese, economics and Separate Sciences at GCSE. We have year groups of just 180 enabling tailored pastoral support for each child and we emphasise traditional values of behaving well and looking smart. Ofsted in 2019 described the Academy as a "calm and productive place to learn." We pride ourselves at Clocktower on the quality of our extra-curricular provision with over 50 sports, music, arts and academic clubs, many students stay after school to play chess or to sing in the thriving Harris in Harmony choir. The Clocktower campus also has full-time basketball and football coaches through its partnership with Greenhouse and Kinetic; Kinetic has signed over 25 young people to professional football teams.
Some of our particularly able students take part in the federation's Harris Experience programme to help them on their way to top universities; as part of this provision, they have visited places such as the Royal Opera House and Christie's Auction House. Incoming students can apply to join one of our scholarship programmes in STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics), sports or the liberal arts. These are worth up to £1000 per annum. Our classrooms in practical subjects have state of the art equipment with laser cutters and 3D printers in DT, and trampolines and a climbing wall in PE. We have teachers who are subject experts and help students achieve great things; last year at the Clocktower campus we had students in the sixth form achieve 3A*s and students in year 11 achieve straight 9s.
Joining the Clocktower campus means embarking on a seven-year journey with the opportunity to study a wide range of A-levels in the sixth form, with high-quality vocational subjects also offered. From 2022 we even offer the new health and science T-level, which includes a 45-day work placement. The Clocktower campus now has an all-new sixth form study centre with over 60 hi-spec computers and university-style library seating. It is not surprising over 400 young people choose to join our sixth form. We have an incredible record of over 80% of our students consistently going onto universities, including last year LSE, Cambridge, UCL and Durham. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Miss Hall, halls@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk, who will make arrangements for you.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Clocktower campus.
Rob Hitch
Academy Admissions Contact Details
Email: admissionsh@harrissouthnorwood.org.uk
Address: Harris Academy South Norwood, Cumberlow Avenue, South Norwood, SE25 6AE
Admissions Officer: Sian Hall, Silvia Saunders
Or Julie Thomas on 020 8653 1661 ex 3812
More useful information can be found Here
Harris Academy South Norwood Virtual Open Evening
Year 7 Applications
We have 360 places in Year 7 in September 2022. We welcome students of all abilities and from all backgrounds. Applications for places will be made in accordance with local authority admission arrangements and will be made on the Common Application Form provided and administered by the local authority. The academy will work to the common admissions timetable agreed by Croydon Council for September 2022. Admissions must be made via Croydon Council only and not directly to Harris Academy South Norwood (see links at bottom of the page).
Admissions test - secondary phase
Where parents/carers name Harris Academy South Norwood on the Common Application Form, their child/ward will be invited to sit our admissions test. We will write to all parents/carers with the exact time approximately one week before the testing day. If you have named more than one Harris Academy on the Common Application Form your child/ward will only need to sit the test ONCE and will be notified as to which academy will be contacting you with details of your child's/ward's appointment. The testing date is Friday 10 December 2021.
If you require a concession in the admission test (for example for SEN or medical needs), you must complete the supplementary information form which can be downloaded from the bottom of the page and return it directly to the academy along with medical or professional evidence and proof of residence by the agreed date (to be confirmed). Please note that completion of a supplementary information form for Harris Academy South Norwood does not constitute an application to the academy. You must complete the Local Authority Common Application Form as well.
Parents are strongly advised to read carefully the full Academy Admissions Policy 2021-2022 (see at the bottom of the page) and information and advice from the local authority. The main points to remember are:
You must submit an application form to your Local Education Authority if applying online by 29th October 2021. A place at any secondary school can only be offered if an application has been received.
Think carefully about the order in which you place your chosen schools on the form. You should enter your most preferred school first on the list. Please remember to enter the full name of Harris Academy South Norwood, There are several different Harris Academies and an entry of simply "Harris Academy" will be ignored.
If you are successful we will ask you to request your preferred site, whilst we cannot promise you will get this, we will do our best to accommodate your preferences
You will be invited to a testing day on 10th December 2021, this is a non-verbal reasoning test and ensures places are offered to all bands of ability.
Be sure to include at least 3 different schools on your preference form.
On 1st March 2022, the local authority will notify you of the school where your child has been offered a place. If you are happy with the offer, you MUST ACCEPT this place by returning the acceptance form to Admissions at the Academy.
If you are unhappy that you did not receive an offer of a school place at Harris Academy South Norwood, you have the right to lodge an independent appeal with us.
Key dates 2021/22
Year 7 admissions
Common Application Forms returned to local authority
Year 6 testing day
National Offer Day Online applicants receive a notification email during the evening.
Deadline for acceptance or refusal of school offer.
Deadline for appeals to be made. Please Note: no appeals will be considered after this date
Waiting list closed and replaced by casual admissions waiting lists. Parents/carers will need to re-apply as casual admission, if still waiting.
Post 16 Applications
Before applying, you should read our Sixth Form Prospectus.
Sixth Form Entry Requirements
4 A Levels
Must have a grade 8 average in GCSEs.
Seven 9 - 5 grades in full course GCSE subjects. No vocational subjects allowed.
3 A Level / Vocational Level 3 Combination
Combination of five 9 - 4 grades at GCSE or merit or above in Vocational subjects.
Vocational Level 3 subjects
Five 9-4 grades at GCSE or equivalent, with at least a Merit or grade 4 in a relevant Vocational qualification or GCSE.
A Levels require a grade 6 in a relevant GCSE subject.
ECDL suitable for entry to vocational courses only
Extended writing A Level subject students will need a combination of at least grades 4 and 5 in English Language and English Literature
Any student wishing to study A Level maths from a GCSE grade 6 will have to pass an algebra test to assess their suitability for the course.
Students will need a combination of at least grade 5 and 6 in English Language and English Literature.
Science Based Subjects
Students must have at least a grade 6/6 for Trilogy Science GCSE (double award).
Students taking Separate Science GCSEs must have at least a grade 6 in the relevant Science subject for Biology, Chemistry or Physics A Level studies.
For Vocational Science students must have at a grade 5/5 for Trilogy Science (double award) and at least a Merit at Vocational Level 2
If you are looking for a place in Harris Academy South Norwood because you have recently moved into the area, or your child is at another secondary school and you feel that a change of school would benefit their education and/or general well-being, you are entitled to apply for a school place.
Since September 2013, the law allows you to apply directly to Harris Academy South Norwood. Please contact Admissions at the Academy, (contact details above) to request an in-year admission form, or download from (see below) Please note that there is no guarantee that a place will be available, but you have the right of appeal if you are refused a place.
Admission Arrangements 2022-23
The Governing Body of Harris Academy South Norwood met on 11/02/21 to review and consider the responses of the admissions consultation for intake in 2022-23. After careful consideration, the Governing Body have agreed to determine the arrangements. These can be found just below.
Page Downloads
Children of Staff SIF 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
Harris Fair Banding Test 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
HASN Banding SIF 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
In Year Admission Application Form 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
Request for Admission Outside Normal Age Group Form 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
Sixth Form Admission Application External Candidates 1 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
SIXTH FORM Request for Admission Outside Normal Age Group Form 2022-23 11th Feb 2021 Download
Admissions Policy 2021-2022 Download
HA South Norwood Appeals Application Form 2021-22 Download
HASN Determined Admission Arrangements 2022-2023 Download
Sixth Form Entry Requirements Download


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import java.util.List;

import de.jpaw.bonaparte.core.BonaPortableRef;
import de.jpaw.bonaparte.pojos.api.DataWithTracking;
import de.jpaw.bonaparte.pojos.api.SearchFilter;
import de.jpaw.bonaparte.pojos.api.SortColumn;
import de.jpaw.bonaparte.pojos.api.TrackingBase;
import de.jpaw.bonaparte.refs.BaseRefResolver;
import de.jpaw.util.ApplicationException;

/** API to noSQL backends (mini EntityManager) for types inheriting from their key superclass. */
public interface RefResolver<REF extends BonaPortableRef, KEY extends REF, DTO extends KEY, TRACKING extends TrackingBase> extends BaseRefResolver<REF, DTO, TRACKING> {
    /**
     * Returns the key for the provided unique index. Null-safe, returns 0 for a null parameter. Throws an exception if the reference does not exist.
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     * Returns a frozen copy of the tracking columns (to avoid tampering with them) for a given primary key.
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PARIS T-Shirt by 5PREVIEW, Socks, PAINTINGDELIA, Shoes, Zara, Rings, H&M, Camden Market, and everywhere else.
Big thank you to 5PREVIEW again, for sending me the tees, had a great day shooting with Sherman yesterday afternoon though who can deny the weather in Singapore has been horrific, ever since I got back from the UK, there hasn't been a day where I'm not sweating like a mad dog. Most comfy tee in my wardrobe, a bit on the loose side but they're just as fun oversized! I suspect they're about to be worn to death. Sherman has been hinting me to share them with him. Thank you thank you thank you 5PREVIEW!!! I send all my love from Singapore. Oh and if you guys are wondering, thats the mega 1 kg chocolate bar I was talking about! So much fun isn't it? Lugged 3 home with me from Heathrow, this bar melted under the sun yesterday, good luck finishing it Shermy!


This is a followup to a previous post about window management tools for OS X.
I've recently started using a 2nd external monitor connected to my laptop (using Plugable's DisplayLink Adapter). Since I was switching from laptop only to laptop + 2 external displays at least once a day, I needed to figure out a way to save/restore applications and windows positions.
I was really happy to discover Stay, a pretty good app that does just that (30 day trial, $15 for the full version).


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Adriaan Johannes Bartholomeus Dekkers, conocido como Ad Dekkers (1922 - 2004), pintor neerlandés.
Adriaan Dekkers, (1938 - 1974), conocido como Ad Dekkers, escultor neerlandés seguidor de la Bauhaus.
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Q: postmessage to a process I have a problem with posting a message to a process. When I send a key like A it is working great, but when I am sending a "special character" like Enter or F3 it is not working.
Here is my code :
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr PostMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

public IntPtr SendKeystroke(IntPtr hWnd, Keys k)
{
     return PostMessage(hWnd, 0x100, (IntPtr)k, (IntPtr)0);
}

And here is executing a method :
Process p = Process.GetProcessesByName("name")[0];
SendKeystroke(p.Handle, Keys.A);
SendKeystroke(p.Handle, Keys.Enter);

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This volume presents a set of studies that explore significant questions about mathematics teaching and learning, and illustrate new methodologies for the analysis of new questions about mathematics education. The data from the Second International Mathematical Study (SIMS) is the starting point for all of the material in this work. SIMS was one of the largest and most comprehensive data-collection effort on mathematics teaching and learning ever undertaken. Because of its scale, comparative cross-cultural perspective, conceptualization and design, its data offer an indispensable beginning point for the exploration of many of the fundamental questions that circle around mathematics teaching and learning, not only internationally, but in the United States as well.


In 2011, we ran campaigns to remind New Zealanders of the when, where and how of enrolling and voting, but in 2014 we also looked at the why. We developed campaigns, resources and materials for a wide range of audiences in a range of formats, approaches and methods. Explore them below.
Information about enrolling and voting in the 2014 General Election in 26 languages.
We are all equal in one simple way - we each have a vote, and it is a powerful thing.
Everyone has the right to use their voice. Follow a group of New Zealanders with learning disabilities as they get ready to enrol and vote.
Enrolling and voting is one of the ways we get to have a real say on the issues that are important to us now and in future. Find out why, where and when with a group of first-time voters.
In New Zealand, we all get to play a part in choosing who makes the decisions that affect our lives. Find out what that means for some of our newest New Zealanders!
It's always important to be ready to take part in elections, so we have enrolment update campaigns ahead of each general election.
It's always important to be ready to take part in elections, so we have enrolment urgency campaigns right before each general election.
It's important to know when you can vote, specially if you can't make it on election day, so we have voting campaigns to make sure when voting in the general election is open.


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Steelers Turning Point: 4th Quarter Miscues and Lack of Urgency Sink Steelers in Minnesota
By Tyler Wise
Following each game in the 2021 Steelers season, I will be highlighting the play or event in the game that is the turning point. These aren't meant to be anything earth-shattering, but meant to take a deeper look at how we arrived at the outcome of the game that may be hard to see during the first live watch.
The Steelers game against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday night was one of the weirdest games during the entire NFL season. The Pittsburgh Steelers were non-existent through most of the first three quarters were only a contested touchdown catch and a two-point conversion away from overtime.
Looking at the scoreboards above, it's hard to put into words how it even happened if you didn't watch it. The almost-comeback was nothing short of miraculous with a massive show of heart from this Pittsburgh squad. It was eerily similar to the comeback the team had against the Los Angeles Chargers only a few weeks ago with the team crawling for most of the first three quarters and then exploding in the fourth.
These "turning points" would be a lot easier when the team that makes the crazy comeback actually wins, however, that is again not the case for the Steelers.
Therefore, we must dive deeper into what was the turning point in the game that caused this team to not be able to complete the comeback. I know a ton of readers' minds may jump instantly to the Chase Claypool incident where he celebrated after a first down catch with only 30 seconds remaining and the clock running. While that certainly is a piece to this puzzle, let's not be that easy on ourselves. Is there anything else that Claypool's foolishness simply compounded for the Steelers to not have the time to complete the comeback?
Let's dive into it.
After the Steelers scored three touchdowns in only five minutes to bring the game within nine points, their defense took the field with 12:11 left in the game. Kirk Cousins would connect with KJ Osborn on only the third play of the drive for a 62-yard touchdown to stretch the lead back out to 16.
Now, with 10:51 left in the game and going back down two touchdowns coupled with two-point conversions, the Steelers offense chose to get uber-conservative. Mind you this is directly after three consecutive scoring drives that were largely due to Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers receivers' carving up the Vikings' secondary.
We can't completely blame the offensive playcalling as the runs on first and second down were RPO's that ended up being runs.
The two runs equaling nine yards brought up a rare 3rd & short for the Steelers while the clock is tick-tick-ticking away. This time, the Steelers called a straight-up run and the Vikings were ready for it.
Tight end, Pat Freiermuth, was simply unable to get to his down block on the Vikings defensive end, and even if he did, the rest of the line didn't get any sort of push anyways. Najee Harris was doomed regardless.
To recap, after three-straight pass dominant drives that resulted in touchdowns and being down 16 points with only 10 minutes left in the game, the Steelers ran the ball three times to start their drive.
On fourth down the Steelers look to go for it as they look to reconcile the mistake of this three-run drive that went nowhere.
However, the Vikings came out in a defensive look that Roethlisberger wasn't comfortable with presnap. He looked to audible the call with the play clock running down. The Steelers draw a delay of game and Tomlin ends up sending out the punting unit on 4th & 8.
The delay of game would become a theme for the lack of urgency this team had in the last quarter. The three-run drive took 1:55 off the clock and the ensuing Vikings drive took off another four minutes before the Witherspoon interception that gave this team another chance. Simply put, this was an inexcusable drive at that point in the game. It is largely being overlooked due to the events that would follow. I believe that was the turning point of the game for the Steelers.
Let's look deeper into the time aspect though.
Fast-forwarding in the game, the Steelers' last drive consisted of numerous miscues that held this team back. After the Steelers' next touchdown and defensive stand, it would bring out former Steelers punter, Jordan Berry. He booted a 53-yard punt that should have been fair caught by the returner, Ray-Ray McCloud.
McCloud inexplicably lets this ball bounce at the 11-yard line. The rule is typically to have your heels on the 10-yard line and anything over your head you let go. This mistake by McCloud not only costs the team seven yards (the ball was eventually spotted at the four) but it also costs the team four seconds due to the ball bouncing and not being fair caught.
The next miscue came from last week's unlikely star on the offensive line, John Leglue. On a screen pass, as he's looking to find work, he runs into a cornerback and shoves him in the back. It had zero impact on the play. It looked morel like instinct than anything, but just a silly play that cannot happen at that point in the game.
Claypool's screen pass that was eventually negated by the block in the back, took the ball all the way to the Vikings' 42. Time-wise, you may say hey it was right before the two-minute warning, no big deal.
However, with the ball being moved all the way back to the Steelers' 40-yard line this would loom large for the team as it took a whole 1:30 off the clock to regain that yardage back.
Ironically, the play that took them past the point of where they would have been before the block in the back will be on the next clip we'll be discussing, the Claypool fourth-down conversion catch.
We've made it to the part of the game that every national and local media member had field days on. I think Claypool deserves every last criticism he gets because it was a selfish play, a "me me me" play. I won't get into all of that because that's not the point of this article. If Claypool gets up with the ball without celebrating and marks it himself, I'd say this ball is snapped right around the 0:30 mark of the game. So in total, we'd say this lost roughly six seconds of the game.
Let's recap the miscues:
Steelers three-run drive down 16 – (1:55) + Vikings drive (3:58) = 5:13 lost.
Ray-Ray McCloud lets punt bounce – seven yards and 0:04 lost.
John Leglue block in the back – 18 yards and 1:30 lost.
Chase Claypool celebration – 0:06 lost.
The complete lack of urgency from the entire Steelers team lost this game. Was Chase Claypool a factor? Yes, but all around the team has to look in the mirror and ask themselves what they could have done better. Regardless of all the miscues the Steelers still had a chance to win the game. However, when you waste 1:40 of the last 2:00 of the game, you're going to be in some trouble.
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Crosby Effect: Injury Epidemic Sapping Penguins, Help Needed
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It was inevitable, really. The Pittsburgh Penguins have put on a brave face and faced their challenge head-on, but sometimes the challenge is so great that simply facing it is in itself a victory. The Penguins injury bug is officially an epidemic worthy of a CDC quarantine after defenseman Brian Dumoulin on Saturday became the 11th prime Penguins skater to suffer an injury during the Penguins difficult 5-2 loss in St. Louis on Saturday night.
The list reads more like the starting lineup than the injured list. In chronological order, these Penguins have missed weeks at a time. Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk, Patric Hornqvist, Brian Dumoulin, Kris Letang, Nick Bjugstad, Sidney Crosby, Justin Schultz, Rust again and now it appears that Dumoulin could be on the list, again.
"No. Never this many for this long," Sullivan said as he admitted the injury epidemic is uncharted territory. "Quite honestly, it's a useless emotion (to be affected by it). It doesn't serve us well."
The next man up cliche may have begun as a Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin cliche, but now it is popular lexicon across sports and a rallying cry. The next man up must perform because, to steal another Tomlin cliche, the standard is the standard.
However, real-life doesn't always fit into a slogan for a bumper sticker or an inspirational chalkboard quote. For all of the tactical discipline which has arrived in hockey like a tidal wave, a team still needs the talent to win games. And the Penguins are desperately short on talent.
We're past the stage in which the injuries can be a good thing. The silver linings of discovering an identity, learning to enjoy playing honest hockey and discovering new faces are the past.
Jared McCann can be a competent second-line center for a few weeks, but not long term. Sam Lafferty can be an NHL center for a few weeks, but perhaps not long term, just as Teddy Blueger isn't really a third-line center. When the rush of adrenaline wears off, things regress to the mean.
If the Penguins miss Dumoulin for an extended period, or "longer-term" in the recent parlance of our times, the Penguins will be forced to have their seventh and eighth defensemen in the lineup and playing meaningful minutes.
And the fact is, the Penguins are missing their best player (Crosby), their second most productive offensive defenseman (Schultz), the lineup spark plug (Rust), and a rock-ribbed third-line center (Bjugstad) who allows McCann to be a dynamic winger instead of the responsible center. Saturday night when the Penguins lost Dumoulin, they lost their minutes eating, stabilizing force.
"We're capable. We just have to play a solid team game, and if we do that we're going to give ourselves a chance to win every night," Sullivan insisted.
Capable, yes. However, if a team has to play perfectly, it adds an extra level of pressure which can be counter-productive in a stressful time. The Penguins margin for error is slim. If Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel don't post two goals, the rest of the Penguins makeshift lineup has to come through for the third, or fourth goal to win the game.
Again, possible but not always likely.
"I think the recipe we've used all year has been helping us so far," said alternate captain Kris Letang. "Maybe sometimes when you lose important guys like Sid and Geno, 'Dumo' and 'Schultzy', sometimes you have to go and simplify you're game and get one-goal games and stuff like that."
That part is true, however, the Penguins haven't yet simplified their game and any one goal games recently are the result of a multi-goal comeback.
"I think we'll be fine. We just have to regroup and stick to it," Letang said.
That belief is better on the inside, but perhaps not better in all parts of the Penguins organization. The Penguins are decimated and that belief in themselves can last only so long before useless emotions take hold. Athletes are human, too. Except perhaps Crosby. The Penguins may soon need a little help. They hold the final wild-card spot only by virtue of their additional games played.
Sooner than later, the Penguins need a dose of feel-good. Crosby is still a month or more away. We'll learn more about Rust and Dumoulin in the coming days. We're also learning about the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have heart but that's not always enough.
The Penguins need a jolt. The Penguins have played protracted bad hockey in the last handful of games. They were fortunate to mount comebacks to win a couple of them, but have been spanked more recently.
The biggest jolt can come from GM Jim Rutherford in the form of reinforcements. Or from the trainer's room if Rust or others return soon. Otherwise, the water will get more difficult to tread, no matter what the Pittsburgh Penguins say.
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I can't think of any way to overcome these problems, but I'm hoping that someone has an idea.

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Pernsteiner renews with Bahrain-Merida
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Twenty-seven-year-old Austrian signs new two-year-contract
Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain - Merida) takes a solo victory at GP Lugano 2018 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Hermann Pernsteiner (Bahrain - Merida) after winning GP Lugano 2018 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Bahrain-Merida announced a contract extension with Austrian rider Hermann Pernsteiner on Sunday. The 27-year-old added two years to his deal with the WorldTour squad, which began this season after he switched from mountain bike racing to the road.
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"The team believes in me and this high level of confidence gives me a lot of motivation to continue to work hard to improve and get some great results. The team is like a second family to me, and so I'm very pleased to extend my contract for two more years," Pernsteiner said.
Pernsteiner claimed his first victory for the team at last month's GP Lugano, having finished second on the queen stage of the Tour of Japan on Mount Fuji in May, and taking second overall, impressing general manager Brent Copeland.
"When we signed him, we knew that he was a talented climber, but his performances and results have exceeded all of our expectations," Copeland said.
"Now we're proud to give him further opportunities to continue to gain experience and to show his potential. We believe that he will give support to the team's captains in mountain stages, but, above all, we're sure that he can still surprise us in the years to come."
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Junk Food Gets the Gold: Rio 2016
by Alexina Cather, MPH August 16, 2016
written by Alexina Cather, MPH August 16, 2016
By Lauren Lindstrom
If you've been watching the Rio Olympics, you've no doubt seen the ubiquitous food ads — for chicken nuggets, sodas, and the like — and possibly thought about the incongruity of pairing these unhealthy foods with the world's fastest and strongest. Public health advocates across the globe have taken to Twitter to challenge Big Food's marketing campaigns, some of which directly target children and teens. The New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College took a deeper look into the sponsorships driving the marketing blitz and what the public health community has been saying about it.
Rio's TOP Sponsors
Top powerhouses of the junk food and beverage industry, Coca-Cola and McDonald's, are two of just eleven members of the International Olympic Committee's "The Olympic Partners (TOP)" program, the highest level of Olympic sponsorship — the elite athletes, if you will, of sponsors. These coveted spots cost the companies big bucks, in the hundreds of millions of dollars over four years, but in return each partner is granted exclusive global marketing rights within their designated product or service area. The TOP program presents an enormous marketing bonanza, and here's just a sampling of how Coca-Cola and McDonald's are capitalizing on the opportunity.
IOC Sponsor Since: As Coca-Cola puts it, "Refreshing athletes since 1928" — and has supported every Olympic games to date, making it the company with the longest continuous relationship with the Olympic movement
Rio Hashtag: #ThatsGold — which celebrates Olympic stars (while marketing Coca-Cola), provides general commentary on the games (while marketing Coca-Cola), and engages customers through emotional appeals (while marketing Coca-Cola) on its newly golden-hued social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter), on a thatsgold.com website, and through traditional print and tv ads. Coca-Cola has enlisted "global influencers" and selected athletes to spread #ThatsGold around the world, by tweeting about what #ThatsGold means to them and then encouraging their social media followers to do the same.
The Hashtag According to Coca-Cola: Lest the everyday person feel excluded from a "ThatsGold" moment, the company explains that drinking a soda can make you, too, feel gold just like those athletes winning medals: "…gold moments can happen far beyond the podium. They can happen every day and all around the world…gold moments are made of special feelings — joyful, refreshing, sharable — all of those moments that make you feel gold, just like the feeling of drinking an ice-cold Coca-Cola. We look forward to bringing #ThatsGold to life in Rio de Janeiro and around the world" said their VP of Global Creative.
Presence in Rio 2016:
Torch Relay: Coca-Cola was a partner in the nearly 100-day, country-wide journey in a Coca-Cola–emblazoned caravan. "Olympic Torch Relay Director Isabel Salvador explains: 'We are experiencing an incredible adventure across the whole of Brazil, visiting the most beautiful places and telling stories to inspire Brazilians as we travel. We are making them aware of our mini-packs, distributing 1.3 million of them along the way. From the start to the finish, we shall be engaging with millions of teenagers, encouraging them to spend some time with the torch and Coca-Cola, with the hashtags #thatsgold, #issoeouro.'"
Coca-Cola Olympic Station: a "must-see hangout for teens" that "will mix athletes, music artists and influencers, allowing them to create and share their gold moments across social networks, all while tasting the feeling of a Coca-Cola"; take a jaw-dropping virtual tour on their Facebook page
Coke Lounge in the Olympic Village: "a place where athletes can relax while enjoying an ice-cold Coca-Cola"
Coletivo Coca-Cola Project: During the Games, Coca-Cola trains and employs young people from Rio's favelas to work within "hospitality, venue operations and experiential roles, giving them valuable work experience and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be part of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in their home city. Now #ThatsGold." Is it?
Sponsor Since: 1976 — but it all began in 1968 at the Winter Games in Grenoble, France when McDonald's airlifted its burgers to the American athletes, reportedly homesick for food from the states; nearly 40 years later McDonald's is the Official Restaurant of the games and has committed to being a TOP sponsor until 2020
Rio Hashtag: #FriendsWin — McDonald's sent 100 children (who won the chance through a competition; check out the ad on youtube) from around the world to attend the Opening Ceremony and has been using this hashtag to post pics of the kids (like this one) and ads for its products (like this one; translated as, "a friendship begins") on its social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
The Hashtag According to McDonald's: To "celebrate the spirit of friendship at the heart of the Olympic values."
Presence in Rio:
The only branded foodservice retailer to feed athletes, coaches, media, and spectators on-site
A restaurant in the International Zone of the Athlete's Village; as reported by the Washington Post, the outlet is free for athletes and coaches (yes, free, which causes problems on its own) and with a line as long as a football field, McDonald's had to reduce the number of items that one person could order to a mere 20
A dessert kiosk at Barra Olympic Park for spectators
Nearly 100 McDonald's restaurants in and around Rio, limited edition Rio Olympics activewear line, Rio Olympics Happy Meal toys, and more
Domestic Sponsors
Other companies have signed on as sponsors with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC); including the food companies Chobani, Hershey, Kellogg's, milk life, and Smucker's. We take a closer look at Hershey and Kellogg's here.
The Hershey Company
Sponsor Since: 2015 — Rio 2016 is the company's first games as official sponsor; they've signed on with the USOC through the Tokyo 2020 games. To mark the occasion, Hershey's iconic wrapper has undergone a red, white, and blue makeover, the first change to the packaging in its 122-year history.
Rio Hashtags: #HelloFromHome — Hershey is encouraging consumers to use this hashtag to send notes of support to Team USA athletes before and during the games; some notes are being featured on chocolate bar wrappers and delivered to the athletes through Hershey's care packages. TV ads and social media clips show Team Hershey's brand ambassador athletes receiving #HelloFromHome chocolate bar notes from their friends and families.
#OneSweetCelebration — Hershey is inviting people to share "cheers and encouragement to Team USA and use #OneSweetCelebration so we can all celebrate together" and is hosting an Olympic-themed One Sweet Celebration sweepstakes for fans.
The Hashtag According to Hershey: The #OneSweetCelebration theme "has provided Hershey not only with a unique set of assets to activate in-store; it reminds us that Hershey is inviting the entire nation to share joy and engage in their own celebrations this summer. It's important to celebrate the journey and the accomplishments along the way, and then sharing those celebrations with others. It doesn't matter if you're a U.S. Olympian or Paralympian celebrating your journey to Rio, or you're just celebrating your journey to the end of a Monday; everyone has something to celebrate."
Sponsor Since: The company has been involved with the games since 1976; in 2011 they became an official sponsor starting with the 2012 London Olympics
Rio Hashtags: #GetsMeStarted — is engaging the public to share what gets them started in the morning for breakfast and highlights its #TeamKelloggs athletes (who eat Kellogg's cereal, of course); the athletes themselves are also posting on social media using the hashtags (see here). The company has developed a Team USA website, where fans can stay up-to-date on the athletes, produced limited edition cereal boxes (like this one) featuring Rio's stars, and is pumping out emotional ads (like this one) on TV and social media (Facebook, Twitter).
The Hashtag According to Kellogg's: By sharing "what gets them started each day, the athletes have shown fans firsthand what drives them towards their Team USA aspirations, and gets them through the daily grind of training and competition."
What the Public Health Community Is Saying
Public health advocates are tweeting their distaste for the sponsorships. Some are using the new hashtag #riobesity. Here's what a few of them had to say:
Tweet: "The #Olympics2016 should help inspire a generation to exercise, not promote junk food #NCDs"
Olympics are a carnival of junk food marketing, say campaigners
Children's Food Campaign claims sponsors such as Kellogg's and McDonald's are again using Games to push unhealthy products
Who Said It: The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, which works to puts non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the developing world at the heart of the #GlobalHealth research agenda
Twitter Handle: @gacd_media
Date: August 15th, 2016
Tweet: "Olympics sponsorship: supporting sport or funding fat? http://buff.ly/2b2TJjn | The Conversation #riobesity"
Olympics sponsorship: supporting sport or funding fat?
What does the Olympics stand for: Is it the inspiration for a healthier, sportier community? Or is it just another way to sell junk food and booze to an ever-fatter,…
Who Said It: HealthyCommunicators, an Australia-based group that focuses on health communication
Twitter Handle: @_HealthyComms
Tweet: "Graphics Show How Much Olympic-Level Activity It Takes To Burn Off Junk Food http://bit.ly/2aMzt2v #riobesity"
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Who Said It: Children's Food Campaign, a British organization that protects children from junk food advertising
Twitter Handle: @Childrensfood
Tweet: "Appalled by the junk food sponsor control of the Rio #Olympics? You're not alone. Industry reports global outcry:"
Food Industry under fire over Olympic sponsorship deals
The Olympic Games in Rio has been branded a "carnival of junk food marketing" as campaigners published new research on advertising tacti…
Who Said It: Michael Moss, author of The New York Times bestseller, Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Twitter Handle: @MichaelMossC
Tweet: "Coke's Olympic sponsorship called out by Australian health groups. #riobesity #rethinksugarydrink"
Who Said It: Obesity Policy Coalition, a group that advocates for policy and regulatory initiatives to support obesity prevention in Australia, particularly in children
Twitter Handle: @OPCAustralia
Date: August 9th, 2016
Tweet: "Rio 2016: Olympics Sponsors Under Fire From Public Health Campaigners – Newsweek"
Rio 2016 sponsors Coca Cola, McDonald's and Kellogg's under fire fr…
Sponsors including Coca-Cola, Kellogg's and McDonald's have come in for criticism.
Who Said It: Public Health new (Arizona's Pima County Health Department)
Twitter Handle: @PublicHealthnew
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For Corrigan Bain, the leading man of best-selling novelist Gene Doucette's latest offering, Fixer (The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House), this sentiment only scratches the surface.
Blessed (or perhaps cursed) with the ability to see roughly five seconds into the future, Corrigan can't "fix" everything bad before it happens—though he has spent his life trying to. But with an otherworldly serial killer on the loose, a former lover who happens to be an FBI agent knocking down his door, and an increasingly troubled psyche, Corrigan's "gift"—and his insistence upon protecting it from prying eyes—is being put to the test. Now, Corrigan must face long-standing horrors, confront the possibility that he may be going mad, and find a killer that no one can see.
A skillful and arresting amalgam of sci-fi, horror, mystery, and romance that early reviewers are heralding as a "must-read," Fixer defies the traditional conventions of genre fare. Prepare to second-guess everything you thought you knew about superheroes—and your own (mis)conceptions about what it would be like to see the future before it unfolds.
Past, present, and future: how much of who we are is decided by who we have been and who we might become?
"Superheroism" and the troubling consequences that come alongside it.
Objective morality as a loaded gun.
The surprising, funny, macabre perils of knowing what the future holds.
Gene Doucette is an award-winning screenwriter, novelist, playwright, humorist, essayist, father, husband, cyclist, dog owner—and a few other things, too. He is, in other words, a writer. A graduate of Boston College, he lives in Cambridge, MA with his family.
The books in his critically acclaimed Immortal series—which follows a sarcastic, alcoholic, sixty-thousand-year-old man named Adam—are his publisher's top sellers and have spent months at a time respectively on Amazon bestseller lists. The third installment in the Immortal series—which is, as of yet, untitled—is expected for release in 2014.
Fixer will be available for purchase in both paperback and e-book formats on March 21, 2013. It is currently available for pre-order via The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House.
Check out the first two chapters of Fixer by Gene Doucette.


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Perez Hilton Isn't a Fan of Charli D'Amelio's TikToks... or Her Parents
By Distractify Staff
Jul. 21 2020, Updated 10:12 a.m. ET
Did Perez Hilton really try to start a feud with a 15-year-old girl? The controversial celebrity blogger is facing backlash over comments he made on Charli D'Amelio's TikTok account, which has over 34.5 million followers.
The 41-year-old called out the social media star for dancing in a bikini on her page, and later posted a YouTube video centered around her father's 2014 drunk driving arrest.
Naturally, fans of Hype House — a content creator collective that includes Charli — wanted to know why the gossip columnist zeroed in on the teen and her family. Apparently, he loves mixing it up with Gen Z.
Perez Hilton and Charli D'Amelio's feud is seemingly one-sided.
The drama began after Charli posted a video from her vacation to the Bahamas with several other influencers. In the clip, the bathing suit-clad beauty shakes her hips to "Sugar" by the alt hip hop band BROCKHAMPTON.
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"Anyone else think it's inappropriate for a 15-year-old to dance to this?" Perez, who's a dad to three kids under the age of 8, wrote in the comments section. Charli replied, "i'm sorry i'm just trying to have fun! :)," to which the Florida native responded, "I wish I looked that good in a bikini at 15!"
The high schooler later took to Twitter to defend herself after being criticized over her choice of swimwear. "i will continue to post when i feel happy and confident so if me wearing a swimsuit at the beach is a problem well sucks to suck doesn't it," she wrote on March 4.
When one supporter tweeted, "Imagine coming after a 15 year old trying to have fun" with a pair of clown emojis, Perez maintained, "I didn't come after her. I questioned her parents' decisions."
That caused another Charli follower to remark, "maybe you should question your decisions bro. She was just doing her thing, you're the [weirdo] who was thinking gross things." A third Twitter user added, "why is perez hilton obsessed with charli like leave her alone u weirdo."
Sadly, this isn't the first time Charli has had to contend with unsolicited opinions from much older men. In January, fellow TikTok personality Curtis Newbill made a sexual joke about the young dancer in a diss track.
"These grown men thinking it's funny to say inappropriate things and make fun of a fifteen year old are disrespectful and pathetic," Charli said in response to the 24-year-old's lyrics. "i have feelings. most of these people are ADULT MEN, grow up and stop sexualizing teens it's not funny it's gross!"
Perez went after Charli D'Amelio's father following his TikTok fiasco.
The "TMI: My Life in Scandal" author doubled down on his scrutiny of Charli's behavior in a minute-long YouTube video, but clarified that his "real issue" is with her parents, Marc and Heidi D'Amelio.
"Why did the dad and the mom leave that video up?" he questioned in a TikTok compilation. "I would've made my daughter take it down." Perez then insinuated that Marc's previous arrest for drunk driving demonstrates a lack of good judgment in the family.
"This dude drove drunk with his daughter in the car!" he shared, referring to reports that a then 9-year-old Charli was involved in the incident. "This explains so much."
Neither Charli nor Marc have responded publicly to Perez's video.
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What you bring away with you from a tour of Europe depends largely upon your reading. If through great writers you know intimately the history, art and architecture of a country, you will find that your travels serve mainly to stamp indelibly upon the memory many of the impressions formed from the books you have read. … Americans are too apt to neglect this reading, which forms a vital part of the education of the European. … Hence they lose that perfect blending of romance and reality, as one does who listens to a great opera of which he knows neither the words nor the story.
In 1912, San Francisco Chronicle sent critic George Hamlin Fitch (1852-1925) on a seven-month trip around the world, from which he cabled daily dispatches for publication in the newspaper. After his return, Fitch distilled his stories into two books: The Critic in the Orient (featured last time), and today's spotlight, The Critic in the Occident. The books were published by Paul Elder in September 1913.
The Roman phallic worship tinctures all the art in Pompeii and brutalizes it. It is shown in the stone phallus, built into the walls of many buildings, to keep off evil spirits. … From these remains the conclusion is inevitable that the ancient roman was not immoral but unmoral. Christianity introduced a new code of morals in which purity of thought was one of the leading features. Beside it the Pagan religions are unspeakably gross and vile. It was not strange that the Egyptian worship of Isis found many followers in Pompeii and that the initiation of novices degenerated into the most fantastic orgies.
Page 70 of "Critic in the Occident". Today, David no longer wears a fig leaf.


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Biggest Washington News of 2021
Regulation and Compliance > Legislation
by Melanie Waddell
To shore up Social Security, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson, D-Ct., introduced on Oct. 26 new legislation, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust, and planned to hold a hearing on the bill in November. While the legislation isn't likely to pass in 2021, it sets up debate over how to strengthen Social Security benefits and the financing of the program in 2022.
The bill adopts the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly as the basis of the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), applies the payroll tax to wages above $400,000, combines the Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance trust funds, includes a 2% benefits bump, and extends the depletion date (when a 20% cut to benefits would occur) to 2038.
The bill also includes a benefit bump for current and new beneficiaries equivalent to about 2% of the average benefit, the fact sheet explains, noting that. Larson's bill would require millionaires and billionaires to "pay the same rate as everyone else." The bill would apply the payroll tax to wages above $400,000 and "would only affect the top 0.4% of wage earners." (Image: Adobe Stock)
Gary Gensler took the helm of the Securities and Exchange Commission in April 2021 and brought with him a long to-do list. Since taking charge, Gensler has aired his views on everything from the regulation of cryptocurrency, the agency's Regulation Best Interest, as well as problems he sees with digital engagement platforms.
In this new crypto area, Gensler stated, "there's a lot of hype and investors reaching for yield who are hoping to have a little bit better future; but these platforms generally have not come in to either the CFTC or SEC [oversight] to be within an investor protection framework." The SEC, Gensler said, is "going to be very active trying to bring this [crypto] market into what I'll call the investor protection framework."
Gensler told lawmakers this year that he remains committed to continuing to implement Reg BI as it's "written down." On Aug. 25, Gensler appointed Barbara Roper as his senior advisor. Roper, the former director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, has been a vocal critic of Reg BI.
(Photographer: Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg)
Investment advisors will face major changes in how they can advertise and market their services next year thanks to a new Securities and Exchange Commission rule that went into effect in May. Registered investment advisors view the new marketing and advertising rule as the "hottest" compliance topic in 2021, according to an Investment Adviser Association poll.
The SEC's advertising and marketing rule has been in effect since early May, but compliance experts are cautioning advisors to tread carefully when using testimonials and endorsements before the rule's Nov. 4, 2022, compliance date.
Daren Domina, a partner in the Investment Management and Private Equity Practice Groups at Haynes and Boone in New York, said that "because of the Marketing Rule's permissibility of use, I expect to see more advisor arrangements and presentations with testimonials and endorsements, including increased use of social media."
The SEC's Division of Investment Management recently issued an update on its new Marketing Rule, amended Rule 206(4)-1, stating that it was rescinding a bevy of SEC Staff Letters that provided guidance. (Image: Adobe Stock
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While the influence of the Covid -19 pandemic continued in 2021, other news and trends in financial services came to dominate headlines throughout the year.
Much of the most significant news of 2021 concerned President Joe Biden — such as his tapping of Gary Gensler to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission — and potential changes in tax rules that aim to raise government funding for different economic and social programs.
But the rising popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies also made waves, as the financial markets generally remained robust. Over the past year, though, prices have risen due to supply chain and related issues.
This led to a higher Social Security cost of living adjustment, for instance, and there will be a hike in Medicare premiums, too. There have also been numerous discussions in Congress about the impact of potential tax changes on retirement plans, including Roth IRAs.
Meanwhile, several high-profile criminal cases and other scandals in the broker-dealer space attracted lots of attention on social media and beyond. There also have been lots of shifts tied to mergers and acquisitions this year in the rapidly consolidating financial services industry.
The gallery above looks at some of the most influential developments involving Washington and the financial services industry this year through Nov. 20.
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Semi driver in fatal distracted driving crash to be sentenced Friday
Twin Cities counties open cooling centers under Excessive Heat Warning Friday
Siblings from California come to Twin Cities to take part in Adaptive Sports competition
Gophers coach believes young football team can mature into a contender
Crowd welcomes home Congresswoman Omar at Minnesota airport
Family, friends remember Minnesota corrections officer killed by inmate last year
MISSING: Pregnant teen and six-year-old brother may be in Minneapolis
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Posted Sep 12 2018 07:31PM CDT
Updated Sep 12 2018 07:37PM CDT
BIG LAKE, Minn. (KMSP) - The Big Lake Police Department is asking for help to find a missing 17-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother.
Tyrica Finch is nine months pregnant and left her grandmother's house with her brother, Damari Curtis, on Wednesday.
Officials believe the two left the home voluntarily and may be in Minneapolis.
They were last seen at the McDonald's in Big Lake around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Big Lake Police Department through Sherburne County Sheriff's Office dispatch at (763)765-3500.
A Wisconsin semi-truck driver will be sentenced Friday for his role in a deadly crash on Highway 36 in Lake Elmo, Minnesota last year.
In April, Samuel Hicks, now 29, of Independence, Wisconsin, reached a plea deal with prosecuters in Washington County in the crash on February 27, 2018 that claimed the life of Robert Bursik, 54.
Video cameras on board Hicks' semi showed him looking down at his cell phone , scrolling through the real estate app Zillow for a full eight seconds before slamming into Bursik's vehicle, which was stopped at a red light. The footage showed Hicks made no effort to break and he struck Bursik's vehicle at 63 miles per hour.
Wind, hail, isolated tornadoes possible for parts of MN, WI Friday
By Cody Matz, FOX 9
There are a few big weather threats Friday in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
First, it will be the heat and humidity with the temperature soaring into the 90s, but dewpoints will be nearly off the charts today leading to a "feels like" temp of 105°+ for much of central and southern MN. It's this heat and humidity that has a potential to lead to a significant severe weather outbreak this afternoon and this evening for the central half of the state, which could include the greater Twin Cities metro area.
But, many of the above variables and the overall outcome today have huge contingencies on what happens with the cluster of storms moving through parts of northeastern South Dakota this morning. The added cloud cover associated with this line could lead to slightly cooler temps for some (although likely not enough to significantly decrease afternoon highs) but could also lay the groundwork for a rapidly changing and unexpected atmospheric environment late today and this evening.
Much of the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota are under an Excessive Heat Warning Friday, leading the two metro counties to open cooling centers.
Hennepin and Ramsey Counties both promoted maps on their websites showing where residents can beat the heat Friday.
LINK: Hennepin County cooling center map
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On August 20, 2015, the Tennessee Department of Safety and the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office announced the winners of the 11th Annual Law Enforcement Challenge. Participating law enforcement agencies are categorized according to the size of the department. In the 101-200 officer division, the Kingsport Police Department won first place.
The Law Enforcement Challenge is an annual competition designed to recognize and reward the best overall traffic safety programs across the state. Similar sizes and types of agencies are judged on their local efforts to enforce laws and educate the public about impaired driving, speeding, and occupant protection. The winning safety programs combine officer training, public information, and enforcement to reduce crashes and injuries within their jurisdiction.


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All the Countries You Didn't Know Had Royal Families
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June 19, 2018 by Johnni Macke
United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth II
Long live the queen! Queen Elizabeth II has been the reigning monarch in the United Kingdom since 1952. What you might not know is that in addition to being the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the queen is also the monarch of 15 other countries — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and St. Kitts and Nevis are all under her reign.
The British royal family is formatted so that the monarch is the head of state, and since it is a constitutional monarchy, the ability to create laws and pass them still resides with the Parliament, which is elected.
As they're the most prominent royal family, you might already know who is next in line for the throne, but in case you don't, here's a refresher. Queen Elizabeth II has four children with husband Prince Philip. Prince Charles is her eldest son and the heir to the throne. He has two sons with the late Princess Diana (who passed away after they divorced), Prince William and Prince Harry, therefore, Prince William is third in line followed by his firstborn child, Prince George.
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PISTONS SWEEP BUCKS WIN SERIES WITH 2ND-HALF SURGE
DAVID ALDRIDGE, The Washington PostSUN-SENTINEL
MILWAUKEE -- Having absolutely no sense of sentiment, the Detroit Pistons dispatched the incredibly injured but game Milwaukee Bucks Monday night, taking a 96-94 decision before 18,633 at Bradley Center and a 4-0 sweep of this Eastern Conference semifinal.
The Pistons came back from a 21-point, first-half deficit to gain the lead late in the third quarter, then held off the Bucks throughout the fourth quarter to win their seventh straight playoff game.
Fred Roberts had a career-high 33 points to lead Milwaukee, with Ricky Pierce scoring 21. Joe Dumars had 22, Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer 17 each for Detroit.
Milwaukee closed within 95-93 with 44 seconds left on two free throws by Jay Humphries. After a Detroit miss and offensive rebound, Thomas made one of two foul shots with eight seconds left. Pierce was fouled with two seconds to go and made the first free throw, but the rebound on his deliberately missed second shot was slapped into the backcourt.
"The main thing we talked about was to just play 48 minutes," Laimbeer said. "Don't worry about what happens in the first five or the first 25 or whatever. For 48 minutes of basketball, if we played our game plan, we'd come out on top."
If one didn't know better, he or she may have looked for the chalk outlines over by the Milwaukee bench. Rarely has one team been so blitzed by injuries as the Bucks, who had to ask the league for permission to add Mark Davis because they were one player under the minimum requirement (eight).
This after Terry Cummings (sprained right ankle), who played ineffectively in Game 3 Sunday, was back in street clothes, joining Paul Pressey (dislocated right shoulder), Paul Mokeski (broken ribs) and Larry Krystkowiak, who had major knee surgery Sunday, in the Milwaukee sick bay.
Krystkowiak spent the better part of an hour Sunday in a Milwaukee hospital undergoing surgery to repair the medial capsule and collateral ligaments in his left knee, in addition to repairs on a torn medial meniscus ligament. If he returns at all next season, the 24-year-old forward will do so extremely late in the year.
Of course, Milwaukee's fate is to always have another injury in store, and so, before the game Monday night, the Bucks found out that reserve guard Ricky Green couldn't go because of a hip pointer. So they had to go back to the league office and ask permission to play with eight players, after all.
Once the game began, the Bucks came out with an almost-expected major push. Their starting lineup had Randy Breuer in with Roberts and Jack Sikma up front, with Sidney Moncrief and Humphries. In reserve were Davis, Pierce and Tony Brown.
Milwaukee leaped to a 25-18 edge on the strength of a 13-6 run, and ended the first quarter by scoring the last eight points. Detroit actually shot a better percentage (59 to 58), but took nine fewer shots. The Bucks also played an error-free period, compared with the Pistons' seven turnovers, and led by 33-20 after one.
After missing six of its first eight shots in the second quarter, Detroit fell further behind, with another 8-0 Milwaukee spurt giving the Bucks their biggest lead, a 45-24 bulge four and a half minutes into the period.
The Pistons got their legs midway through the second. Back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers quickly brought Detroit within 47-37 with less than four minutes left in the half, but Pierce beat Detroit for six points late in the period, giving him 12 for the quarter and 16 for the half.
Milwaukee led at intermission 54-44, with Roberts' 17 points leading the way.
Said Detroit coach Chuck Daly: "We did it on defense. I wanted to get the Bucks' lead down to 10 at the end of the half and work from there."
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Q: Same number of clients - multiple WAPs vs Single WAP We purchased a device that acts as a WAP through which you can connect a mobile device and share its content onto a projector or tv.
My question is - if we have multiple deployments of this device, say 5 - is creating 5 separate WAPs (say they are using the same channel) hindering network performance? Or would it be better to use the method below:
The device also has the option to connect to an existing WAP - which would be our corporate wifi which is already in place - instead of creating its own access point through which clients could access and share content.
So, 5 of these devices creating their own access points or all 5 connected to an existing AP. Which is better?

A: Connect to your existing network, without question.
Not only will this reduce RF noise, but it will also greatly simplify the instructions you'll need to provide to the users of these devices.

A: The answer is that it really depends on your specific environment.  Without many more details, no one can answer this for you.  However we can provide some guidance that may help you in making this decision.
Each infrastructure or AP wireless device you have on a channel (in the same area) will increase the amount of "air time" on that channel used by management traffic such as beacons, probe responses, and so on.  The more air time dedicated to management traffic, the less there is for data traffic.
So the general rule is you try to minimize the amount of management traffic on a channel to increase efficient use of the RF. With your same channel requirement, this would make connecting them to the corporate wireless the obvious choice.
This then begs the question of why would you want to run them all on the same channel?  Even if these new devices are 2.4GHz only, that gives you three non-overlapping channels to work with in your channel plan. Unless you have a compelling reason to keep them all on the same channel, you should consider using as many channels as you reasonable can.
From there, it really comes down to your situation so consider factors unique to your environment that may impact the decision. Some considerations:

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*If your corporate wireless network is small (say one AP) and it is centrally located, you may get a better experience if users are connecting to one of these devices which is directly in the room with them.

*If your corporate wireless is densely deployed, and there already exists an AP in each room where these devices will be deployed, it would probably make much more sense to connect them to your corporate wireless rather than adding another "AP device" in each room.

*Do you have vendors that you want to be able to connect to these devices for presentations? If the devices are connected to the corporate wireless, the vendors would potentially have to connect to the corporate wireless to connect to the device.  Is this what you would want?

*How do users connect to the "correct" one of these five devices?  If they each serve as their own AP, this may simplify the issue, but perhaps the devices come with a better solution.

*How much traffic is generated when using one of these devices?  If it is significant, you may need to run them on separate channels for the extra wireless capacity.

This is by no means a complete list, but should get you thinking about some of the factors that will help you make this decision.


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