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A simple app that randomly generates a position for a hidden black dot on page load, similar to the classic "which cup is it under?" game.

On load, you'll be presented with three blocks and two buttons. The one button reveals the location of the black dot while the other sends a command to place the dot under another block. The generation of the position uses the Math.random() JavaScript function to ensure the most random position is generated.

I host this app on my subdomain, and can be found at git.maclean.co.za/three-blocks

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U.S. Rep. Rogers: 'The Squad' is in charge of the Democrats 6 mins ago / News
Ivey establishes study group on Alabama's corrections system 1 day ago / News
New tunnel, premium RV section at Talladega Superspeedway on schedule despite weather
Construction of a new oversized vehicle tunnel and premium RV infield parking section at Talladega Superspeedway is still on schedule to be completed in time for the April NASCAR race, despite large amounts of rainfall and unusual groundwater conditions underneath the track.
Track Chairman Grant Lynch, during a news conference Wednesday at the track, said he's amazed the general contractor, Taylor Corporation of Oxford, has been able to keep the project on schedule.
"The amount of water they have pumped out of that and the extra engineering they did from the original design, basically to keep that tunnel from floating up out of the earth, was remarkable," Lynch said.
Alabama workers built 1.6M engines in 2018 to add auto horsepower
Alabama's auto workers built nearly 1.6 million engines last year, as the state industry continues to carve out a place in global markets with innovative, high-performance parts, systems and finished vehicles.
Last year also saw major new developments in engine manufacturing among the state's key players, and more advanced infrastructure is on the way in the coming year.
Hyundai expects to complete a key addition to its engine operations in Montgomery during the first half of 2019, while Honda continues to reap the benefits of a cutting-edge Alabama engine line installed several years ago.
Groundbreaking on Alabama's newest aerospace plant made possible through key partnerships
Political and business leaders gathered for a groundbreaking at Alabama's newest aerospace plant gave credit to the formation of the many key partnerships that made it possible.
Governor Kay Ivey and several other federal, state and local officials attended the event which celebrated the construction of rocket engine builder Blue Origin's facility in Huntsville.
Frontier Airlines to begin $39 flights from Birmingham in April
"Frontier Airlines will begin direct flights from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on April 11, the airline announced today. Frontier Airlines will start by offering direct service to Denver, Orlando and Philadelphia from Birmingham. Introductory prices will start at $39."
Alabama DL coach Karl Dunbar leaving for NFL job
"The Pittsburgh Steelers are hiring Crimson Tide defensive line coach Karl Dunbar as their defensive line coach, according to a source."
"This gets Dunbar back to the NFL, where the 50-year old had been for most of his coaching career before heading to Alabama in 2016 as the replacement for Bo Davis."
"It will be the fifth NFL team he's worked for after stints as the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears (2004), Minnesota Vikings (2006-11), New York Jets (2012-14) and Buffalo Bills (2015)."
Clint Eastwood's Newest American Heroes
"At 87, Clint Eastwood is not only trying new things, he's trying daring new things, and his new film 15:17 to Paris represents one of the most audacious gambits of his career. To dramatize the tale of three Americans who tackled and subdued a heavily armed Islamist terrorist on a train out of Amsterdam in 2015, Eastwood cast the young men, none of whom had professional acting experience, as themselves. It's a decision with little precedent in the entire history of motion pictures."
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Jeff Poor 6 mins ago
U.S. Rep. Rogers: 'The Squad' is in charge of the Democrats
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By now, you've likely heard of "The Squad," a foursome of freshman congressional Democrats that wield power and influence given their heightened presences in the media.
The group, consisting of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN), have also been a problem for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
During an appearance on Birmingham radio's Talk 99.5 on Thursday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) acknowledged the group was indeed in charge of the Democratic Party and said that "The Squad" has some more moderate members within the House Democratic caucus concerned.
"They are in charge and that's a thing a lot of folks on the outside don't recognize," Rogers said. "The reason why they have so much power in the conference is because their party has moved far to the left. That where the energy is. That's why you see Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren and [Pete] Buttigieg, whatever his name is – those folks, that is where the energy is. So, the more mainstream Democrats are worried about their primaries. And AOC, and Tlaib and the other two in what they call 'The Squad' have made it clear: They're going after some more mainstream members in their primaries. They intend to take them out. That's paralyzed a lot of these people because in most of these districts, you've got to worry about the primaries, not the general elections."
@Jeff_Poor is a graduate of Auburn University, the editor of Breitbart TV and host of "The Jeff Poor Show" from 2-5 p.m. on WVNN in Huntsville.
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Alabama couple turns racist graffiti message into opportunity to respond to hate with love
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Jeremy and Gina Miller, an interracial husband-and-wife real estate team in the Birmingham metro area, were shocked on Wednesday to discover a racial slur painted on one of their "For Sale" signs at a local property.
ABC 33/40 reported that "NO N***R" was painted on the Local Realty sign in large white letters.
However, the Millers are responding to this hateful incident purely with love, guided by their faith, according to The Trussville Tribune.
"I think that God has been preparing Gina and me for a long time, in ways that we never would have expected, to touch a lot of people," Jeremy told the newspaper.
The Millers, who live in Clay, will not be pressing charges on the individual responsible for the racist graffiti, whose identity is at this time unknown.
"We would love to know who did it because if we find them, we will show them mercy," Jeremy advised. "I don't think anything good comes from pressing charges. That's not the message here."
The couple hopes to use the incident to unite their community and lift others up.
"We just got a message on Facebook yesterday about how God spoke to him through my post and our response," Jeremy told The Trussville Tribune. "It encouraged him to see us responding through love and not through retaliation."
"When something like this occurs, you can love back instead. We want to unite people," he added.
Jeremy also wants people to know the racist incident is not representative of their community.
"This is not indicative of the people in this area," he emphasized. "It happens everywhere and they don't always say it to your face."
Perhaps the toughest part of the incident personally for the Millers has been trying to tell their children what happened.
"Having to explain to them what happened with the sign has been a little frustrating," Gina noted.
The Millers are also using this incident as a learning opportunity.
"We tell [our children] all the time, hurt people, hurt people," Jeremy explained. "I tell them that even adults do mean things sometimes. When you're angry, you're not nice to other people… We want to respond in love when maybe that person hasn't received such things."
Jeremy stressed a constant message of love.
"It (racism) is not dead and it probably won't die for a very, very long time, but we as a culture and society have to keep perpetuating the message of loving one another," he remarked. "If someone's hurting and they lash out at you, you don't have to respond negatively."
The defaced sign has been replaced with a fresh one that includes both Jeremy and Gina's headshots.
Sean Ross 1 day ago
Ivey establishes study group on Alabama's corrections system
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Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the Governor's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, which will receive and analyze accurate data, as well as evidence of best practices, ultimately helping to further address the serious challenges facing Alabama's corrections system.
The Ivey administration, after inheriting decades-old, systemic problems in the state's prison system, including overcrowding and understaffing, has made reforming the prison system a top priority, with the governor stressing that it is ultimately a key matter of public safety.
"The people of Alabama are not unaware of the complexities that face our state's prison system, which take a toll on their hard-earned dollars and negatively impact public safety. The challenges we face are multifaceted, and in turn, a multifaceted solution, driven by data is necessary," Ivey said in a statement on Thursday.
"In establishing the Governor's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, I am looking to see data driving us to even further reforms in the system," she outlined. "Thanks to my Administration and the Legislature, we are well on our way to making meaningful progress, and I am confident this group will help us dive even further into the facts to ensure the state's existing efforts lead us to an Alabama solution."
Ivey also believes that success in achieving positive results requires continued collaboration between the executive and legislative branches. To that end, the study group will consist of the governor, who will serve as the chair; the attorney general; three members of the Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House; three members of the Senate appointed by the president pro tempore; the state commissioner of corrections; the state director of finance; and additional individuals as the governor deems necessary.
Members of the group may participate by proxy, and the governor has designated former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Champ Lyons to serve in her place as chairman.
"The primary emphasis of Governor Ivey's new established study group is indeed to study. The Department of Corrections has important reforms underway, and we will be there to further analyze various areas of the justice system, ultimately helping our state to continue making informed, data-driven decisions," Lyons advised.
"We will consider the problem of recidivism and steps that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a released prisoner returning back to state custody. We will also look closely at data on the current sentencing laws. As Governor Ivey has made clear, addressing the challenges facing our state's prisons is multifaceted, and she is certainly helping bring various heads together to move the needle on this critical issue," he concluded.
Legislative members of the study group include: State Senators Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) and Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville), Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) and State Representatives Jim Hill (R-Moody), Connie Rowe (R-Jasper) and Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa).
The Governor's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy will convene for the first time Monday, July 22, 2019.
The executive order decrees that the group will be dissolved effective the first day of the Alabama Legislature's 2020 regular session.
This comes after the Department of Justice earlier this year concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions in Alabama's prisons for men violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution regarding"cruel and unusual punishment." The DOJ also implied that if measures were not taken to improve the situation, the prison system could face action from the federal government, which could come in the form of a takeover.
Legislative leaders have recently forecasted a potential special session on corrections occurring in January or February of 2020 before the regular session.
Dale Jackson 1 day ago
7 Things: 'Send her back' chants, impeachment fails, Alabama politicians push back on racism charge and more …
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7. Toll fate uncertain
The Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority only meets when called on, and they may be called on to deal with a growing concern over the potential tolls to pay for a $2.1 billion bridge project in Mobile. The board includes Governor Kay Ivey's Cheif of Staff Jo Bonner and Speaker of the Alabama State House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia).
Candidates for U.S. Senate are still slamming the plan. U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile) called it "unacceptable" and former Chief Justice Roy Moore asked, "Why would we want to be like New York or California?" while wondering why Alabama Republicans "would even consider such an agenda."
6. Democrats are just in it for the money and power
Former Auburn football coach and 2020 U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville has started questioning why Democrats seem to be pushing so much for socialism to be the new normal.
Tuberville believes Democrats are pushing for socialism for "money and power" and they don't actually care about people. He also mentioned how when he was growing up, socialism and communism were cuss words and "a total scam."
5. Congressmen brag on Alabama's contribution to the Apollo 11 program
Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) spoke on the House floor to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 in favor of Alabama's future involvement with the Space Launch System (SLS). Aderholt mentioned how proud he is of Alabama's involvement in developing "our most powerful rockets."
Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) also took to the House floor to praise the Marshall Space Flight Center for its role in past space exploration and its part in propelling the program forward, stating, "As we reach for the stars, I have confidence that the Tennessee Valley, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Huntsville, where we say The Sky is NOT the Limit."
4. El Chapo gets sentenced — Ted Cruz and Mo Brooks still want his money for the wall
Notorious drug trafficker Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as "El Chapo," was sentenced to a life sentence plus 30 years and the restitution of $12.6 billion dollars for crimes that the judge said were "overwhelming evil," including drugs, murder and money laundering.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and House sponsor Mo Brooks have renewed calls for the federal government to use El Chapo's money to build the wall, but the U.S. government doesn't know where that money is.
3. Alabama Republicans don't think Trump is being racist
All of the Republican Alabama members of the U.S. House voted against the resolution to deem President Donald Trump racist for his tweets against "The Squad," but Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) explained his position on the whole situation.
Palmer didn't agree with Trump, but he said that the tweets were "ill-timed and insensitive." He does not think the tweets were racist. Palmer has even called attention to the hypocrisy of the Democrats with the examples of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) tweeting that supporting Israel is only "about the Benjamins" and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claims that there are concentration camps at the southern border.
2. There will be no impeachment
The House of Representatives has voted to kill the resolution from Rep. Al Green (D-TX) that would bring articles of impeachment against President Trump.
The vote on Green's third attempt to impeach Trump was 332-95, but when speaking in favor of the resolution, Green referenced the decision to condemn Trump's actions on Twitter as racist, saying that this resolution was the opportunity to "punish him."
1. Latest media tizzy is over a crowd chanting "Send her back!"
The battle between "The Squad" and President Donald Trump took another turn on Wednesday night when the president was criticizing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and the crowd began chanting "send her back" in reference to her nation of birth, Somalia.
This obviously sent the media and their Democrats into an apocalyptic reaction about the appropriateness of the chant and how it is all Trump's fault that we are here in our current political environment, which ignores years of claims that everyone who disagrees with Democrats is racist and the current president is a traitor to the nation.
Kyle Morris 1 day ago
Auburn veterans association, University of Alabama veterans association unite again to raise awareness for veteran suicide
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The University of Alabama and Auburn University veterans associations are once again teaming up to raise awareness for the 22 veterans lost each day to suicide by marching from Tuscaloosa to Auburn, Alabama, for the 2019 Iron Bowl.
The 150-mile "Operation Iron Ruck," which will begin at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on November 26 and conclude at Jordan Hare Stadium in Auburn on November 30, will take an estimated 70 hours to complete.
"The Iron Ruck is an opportunity to bring awareness to an unnecessary plague that runs rampant in our veteran community," said Auburn University Veterans Association President Jonathan Housand. "We hope to show how easy it is to put aside our differences to unite as brothers and sisters for a bigger cause than ourselves."
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸HUGE EVENT! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The @uacva and @wardamnveterans will join together again for the 2nd Annual #OperationIronRuck
This ruck will span the distance from Tuscaloosa to Auburn and cover 150+ miles.
Please contact us with any questions!#RollVets #WarDamnVets pic.twitter.com/Q0IhlXfTHi
— UA Campus Veterans (@UACVA) July 16, 2019
"I want to thank the student veterans at the University of Alabama for demonstrating with the student veterans at Auburn University to bring this amazing event to life," Housand added. "Together we are helping to prove that we are always here for each other and never out of the fight."
The ruck march participants will carry a 22-pound ruck-sack to coincide with the Mission 22 suicide campaign. The packed ruck will consist of toiletries, undergarments and other items collected by the athletics and Student Veteran's organizations and will be donated to Mission 22, 3 Hots and a Cot and the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City.
"The purpose of this March is to raise awareness of the tragedy of veteran suicide," said Slade Salmon, president of the University of Alabama Campus Veterans Association. "We at the CVA extend our sincerest gratitude for the support from our local community around Tuscaloosa, Auburn University, and from the state of Alabama as well."
Kody Pemberton, a University of Alabama student and member of the Veterans Association, says he is excited to participate once again in the ruck march.
"It's great to see the new leadership of both organizations step up and spearhead the 2nd annual Ironbowl Ruck march," Pemberton said. "Last year we had a great turn out and we were able to help many veterans, and I know this year Slade and Jonathan will go above and beyond to ensure we help even more."
For more information on the march, an email can be sent to uacva1@gmail.com or mssalmon@crimson.ua.edu.
Kyle Morris also contributes daily to Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter @RealKyleMorris.
Dale Jackson 2 days ago
Outrage over John Merrill's comments is dishonest
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Almost every week, Alabama is subjected to a dishonest cycle of news coverage from something that is either misinterpreted or an outright lie.
This week is no different.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill attended a Republican meeting in Fort Payne over the weekend and during a question and answer period, he responded to a question about the culture war by making a reference to "homosexual activities."
Media outlets pounced on the quote to feed the outrage beast because nothing generates click like "Alabama politician" and "homosexual activities."
The explanation of those comments is far less interesting than the media narrative surrounding it, the headlines it generated and the social media reaction it attracted.
The question Merrill was responding to was about changes in America's pop culture. Merrill lamented the lack of television shows like "Gunsmoke" and "Andy Griffith," which included him musing, "We're too interested in homosexual activities."
When Merrill appeared on WVNN radio's "The Dale Jackson Show" Wednesday morning, he was asked what exactly he meant by that line.
He elaborated that he was talking about all of the media attention directed to the United States women's national soccer team as the "most significant cultural event " and how the focus on their activism and lifestyle opposed to their exceptional soccer accomplishments turned off many.
The 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate talked about how the media focused more on personality than the country they were playing for, saying, "The liberal mainstream media has promoted a narrative that has identified them as gay and as advocating for gay rights and homosexual issues related to their participation on the field as a secondary item."
My takeaway:
Merrill is dead on here.
You were told either support the teams' politics or you were not welcome.
Sports and entertainment used to be a respite from the real world, but that is now gone.
You will now have to view every aspect of your life through the social justice prism or risk the backlash.
Even the Apollo 11 anniversary.
The progression here, I'm cracking up LMAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/axKHsRjdwR
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 16, 2019
A large number of Americans are generally tired of this, which is what John Merrill is accurately dialed into.
Sean Ross 2 days ago
Aderholt celebrates Apollo 11, calls for SLS to stay on schedule
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Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) on Wednesday delivered a speech on the U.S. House floor honoring North Alabama's Apollo 11 contributions and urgently calling for the Space Launch System (SLS) to stay on schedule for the future of American space exploration.
Aderholt's comments came the week of Apollo 11's 50th anniversary. The launch occurred on July 16, 1969 and the landmark landing on the Moon's surface happened four days later. Saturn V, which was developed at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, powered the mission.
After speaking of the legacy of Apollo 11, Aderholt turned his attention to how Alabama is set to make history once again.
"I am excited about the president's call to accelerate our plans and to land again on the Moon, by 2024," he said. "This mission, named Artemis, will also be historic – a woman astronaut will be the next person to step on the Moon."
"I am very proud of the role my home state played in the development of our most powerful rockets, the Saturn family. … Likewise, I am proud that Marshall Space Flight Center, including the Machoud Assembly Facility, is the designer and builder of the Space Launch System. This will be the most powerful rocket in the world, and it is approximately 90% finished. The taxpayer owns it and will benefit from it as a national asset. It is the successful, combined work of private companies and suppliers from virtually every state in the nation," Aderholt outlined.
Extolling the capabilities of SLS, he then said the system can be "ready by 2024, but only if we move ahead this year with that goal."
Aderholt urged his colleagues to join him in supporting SLS.
"Systems like the SLS and Orion inspire innovation, and maybe one day other rockets and capsules will surpass them, but to reach our goal of 2024, we need to stay focused and complete these nearly mature systems," he emphasized.
The Alabama congressman said the nation's space ambitions should not end with the next Moon landing.
"Let's reach that peak, let's make that landing," Aderholt concluded. "And as we ponder the future of the Moon, let's look up again, and set a date, a real mission date, for setting foot on Mars."
Aderholt's full remarks as follows:
Fifty years ago this week, three brave Americans stepped foot on the Moon.
When we look at our children's toys, it is amazing that they contain more data processing power than the systems which operated the Apollo vehicles.
These three American astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, could not know whether they would return. They were willing to serve their country and proud for America to be leading the world in space.
But even if our space program got a strong jump start because of the Cold War, this mission was also about the human spirit and the need to explore. The whole world was eager to hear news of the mission. No matter what might happen in the future, this would be the first time human beings stepped foot on a world other than our home. Neil Armstrong's description of this mission as a "leap" was fitting then, and it is instructional now.
I am excited about the president's call to accelerate our plans and to land again on the Moon, by 2024. This mission, named Artemis, will also be historic – a woman astronaut will be the next person to step on the Moon.
I am very proud of the role my home state played in the development of our most powerful rockets, the Saturn family. You can still see a real Saturn V rocket, suspended horizontally, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Likewise, I am proud that Marshall Space Flight Center, including the Machoud Assembly Facility, is the designer and builder of the Space Launch System. This will be the most powerful rocket in the world, and it is approximately 90% finished. The taxpayer owns it and will benefit from it as a national asset. It is the successful, combined work of private companies and suppliers from virtually every state in the nation.
The Saturn V rocket was able to execute Apollo missions in one launch because the rocket's third stage propelled the lander and re-entry vehicle to the Moon's orbit. Similarly, the SLS Exploration Upper Stage, or EUS, will enable a payload delivery to Moon orbit – including the Orion capsule – of 45 metric tons – three to four times greater than other launch vehicles currently in use or close to completion. We can have that EUS capability ready by 2024, but only if we move ahead this year with that goal.
Systems like the SLS and Orion inspire innovation, and maybe one day other rockets and capsules will surpass them, but to reach our goal of 2024, we need to stay focused and complete these nearly mature systems.
Some have said in recent years about going to the Moon, "Been there, done that." With all due respect, I disagree. But of this new mission to the Moon, I might say, "Go there, but don't stop there." Sustainability offers many future benefits, but let's not get distracted and overfill our backpack for this first, human return to the Moon. Let's reach that peak, let's make that landing. And as we ponder the future of the Moon, let's look up again, and set a date, a real mission date, for setting foot on Mars.
I yield back, Mr. Chairman.
RELATED: Huntsville celebrates Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, looks to create next 'giant leap' — 'Alabama is clearly in the lead, and we're going to stay there'
Jeff Poor 2 days ago
Tuberville on Dem socialist push: 'Money and power is what it is about for the left — They could care less about these people'
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In American politics, the term "socialism" no longer carries the taboo it once had evidenced by the success of self-proclaimed socialist political candidates on the Democratic side of the aisle.
Given these changing times, it is certain to cause Republicans to question socialism in campaigns by sounding the alarm and warning those who are listening about the perils of that ideology. Such is the case with former Auburn head football coach Tommy Tuberville, a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020.
During an interview with "Alabama's Morning News" host JT Nysewander on Birmingham radio's 105.5 WERC on Tuesday, Tuberville questioned the reasoning for the push toward socialism for Democrats.
"Money and power is what it is about for the left," Tuberville said. "They could care less about these people. They really could. They want to go to socialistic ways. It is really scary. When you and I grew up, if you brought up socialism or communism, it was a cuss word. Nowadays, they are pushing it. Biden said the first thing he is going to do if he is elected is raise taxes. The poor people are tired of sending all of their money up there and getting nothing back for it. It is a total scam."
A Message from Serquest 2 days ago
A 'Story Worth Sharing': Yellowhammer News and Serquest partner to award monthly grants to Alabama nonprofits
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Yellowhammer News and Serquest are partnering to bring you, "A Story Worth Sharing," a monthly award given to an Alabama based nonprofit actively making an impact through their mission. Each month, the winning organization will receive a $1,000 grant from Serquest and promotion across the Yellowhammer Multimedia platforms.
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Van Smith lands 'pro-jobs' BCA endorsement in Alabama HD 42 race
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Autauga County Commissioner Van Smith has received a major boost as the special primary election for Alabama House District 42 draws near.
The board of directors of ProgressPAC, the Business Council of Alabama's (BCA) political arm, on Wednesday announced that they have endorsed Smith, a farmer and retired educator.
"I am honored to have the support of the business community," Smith said in a statement. "Education and workforce development are the cornerstones of my campaign. I look forward to championing pro-business ideals in Montgomery."
The seat became vacant upon the death of State Rep. Jimmy Martin (R-Clanton) in late May. The primary is scheduled for August 20.
ProgressPAC Chairman John Mazyck said, "Van Smith's background as a farmer and an educator combined with his service on the County Commission give him solid credentials to serve the central Alabama district in the House of Representatives."
"He has demonstrated that he is committed to recruiting new industry and growing jobs. ProgressPAC is proud to endorse him in the August 20 special election," Mazyck concluded.
BCA's ProgressPAC is comprised of a statewide board of directors and nine regional advisory committees (RACs) that assess races in each locality and make endorsement recommendations to the full board of directors.
ProgressPAC's RAC 4, chaired by Horace Horn of PowerSouth Energy, initially made the recommendation to endorse Smith, which was followed by the full board voting affirmatively on this recommendation.
"Alabama's business community is proud to support Van Smith," Horn emphasized. "We look forward to working with him as we continue to best position our state for continued growth, recruiting jobs and workforce development."
Smith earned a master's degree from Alabama A&M in Agriscience Education. He served 37 years in public education as a teacher, assistant principal and principal, retiring in 2013.
Since then, Smith, 66, has served on the Autauga County Commission. Born in Chilton County, he also currently operates Hickory Hill cattle and hay farm.
Mo Brooks: Apollo 11 legacy 'lives on in the Tennessee Valley of Alabama'
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Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) on Wednesday took the floor of the U.S. House in celebration of Apollo 11's 50th anniversary and his North Alabama district's role in making that famous mission successful.
He reminisced on growing up near enough to Marshall Space Flight Center that he remembered "the Earth shake and the dishes in our kitchen cabinets rattle as the [Saturn] V engines were tested nearby."
Brooks went on to emphasize that Alabama's Marshall Space Flight Center "is the birthplace of America's space program."
He honored the many individuals working behind-the-scenes in Huntsville who made this statement a reality, also delivering optimistic, inspirational remarks about the future of U.S. space exploration and scientific achievement.
"[M]ankind's greatest achievements are yet to come [and] America will continue to accomplish the unimaginable in space for the benefit of all humanity," Brooks emphasized.
Similar to comments made at Tuesday night's Apollo 11 50th anniversary dinner at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Brooks also stressed that North Alabama would be playing a vital role in the next space frontier: The Artemis program which will take Americans back to the surface of the Moon and eventually to Mars.
He concluded, "As we reach for the stars, I have confidence that the Tennessee Valley, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Huntsville, where we say The Sky is NOT the Limit,' will be instrumental in carrying American astronauts back to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond!"
Brooks' full remarks as follows:
Mr. Speaker, this week, America celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of mankind's— and America's— greatest achievements— walking on the surface of the Moon.
Although then only a child, I well-remember the Earth shake and the dishes in our kitchen cabinets rattle as the [Saturn] V engines were tested nearby.
Even now, 50 years after watching the Moon landing, I get chills remembering when Apollo astronauts landed and later planted the American flag on the Moon's surface.
It was American ingenuity, boldness, technical prowess, and economic might that made this historic achievement possible.
I'm proud to say the legacy of the Apollo 11 Moon landing lives on in the Tennessee Valley of Alabama that I represent.
Some history is in order.
The Tennessee Valley's Marshall Space Flight Center is the birthplace of America's space program.
Americans generally, and Alabamians in particular, designed and engineered the Saturn V rocket that launched the historic Apollo 11 and took American astronauts to the Moon.
I will never forget the flames and the roar as our Saturn V rocket was launched and carried the Apollo 11 crew and vehicles to the Moon.
I remember with tremendous pride American Neil Armstrong's words as he to set foot on the Moon, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
That giant leap, meant to benefit all mankind, is a prime example of American exceptionalism and helped cement America's status as the best, most powerful, and most influential nation in world history.
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted America's flag on the Moon's surface on July 20th, 1969, there was no doubt that America's space program had passed the Russians and become the preeminent leader in space exploration, a position America maintains today.
This week, America not only reflects on the miraculous achievements of the Apollo 11 mission, but we also honor those who played a critical role in its ultimate success.
The Tennessee Valley is immensely proud of our pivotal role in landing a man on the Moon and, equally importantly, returning them alive to Earth.
Reflecting our pride in America's achievement, there are two— that's two— Saturn V rockets displayed at the United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
These Saturn V displays help inspire the next generation to reach for the stars and achieve what now may be thought impossible.
While it is important to remember the historical achievements of the Apollo missions, it is also important to honor those who sacrificed their lives in the effort to achieve American greatness.
In that vein, Huntsville has named schools after Apollo Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger Chaffee, each of whom died during a capsule fire during an Apollo 1 ground test.
After the Moon landing and return of Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins to Earth on July 24, 1969, Huntsville's streets were awash with revelers.
German Rocket Scientist Wernher Von Braun said on the Huntsville courthouse steps that day, "My friends, there was dancing here in the streets of Huntsville when our first satellites orbited the Earth. There was dancing again when the first Americans landed on the Moon. I'd like to ask you, "don't hang up your dancing slippers."
Von Braun's words remind us that mankind's greatest achievements are yet to come, that America will continue to accomplish the unimaginable in space for the benefit of all humanity.
As we reach for the stars, I have confidence that the Tennessee Valley, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Huntsville, where we say "The Sky is NOT the Limit," will be instrumental in carrying American astronauts back to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond!
2020 U.S. Senate hopeful State Rep. Mooney: 'We've lost the 10th Amendment' — 'The federal court system is out of control'
ATHENS — In this early going of the 2020 election cycle, the declared U.S. Senate candidates for the seat up next year are starting to make their ways around the state of Alabama and are defining their stances on ideology and policy.
On Tuesday, North Alabama Republican voters got one of their first glimpses of State Rep. Arnold Mooney (R-Indian Springs), who announced he was seeking the seat currently occupied by U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) back in May.
Mooney, speaking at a meeting of the Limestone County Republican Party, warned Americans were losing their freedom and explained that the "liberal socialist left" under the banner of the Democratic Party had their designs on further intrusions.
"I think it is very simple as you have watched what was has gone on in relation to the whole concept of what we're seeing and changing of our nation," Mooney said. "We used to talk about Republicans and Democrats and independents. Then we had a Constitutional Party. Then we had the Libertarian Party and all of that. But now we're talking about the liberal socialist left. They're destroying freedom. They're attacking the foundations of everything we believe in. You know, they wear a banner and say they're a Democrat. I am sure there are Democrats turning over in their grave at some of the things that are being said."
"My view is very simple: Conservative is a great word," he continued. "It's a positive word. I've heard people say it's a racial term. It's not a racial term. It talks about a people who believe in foundational values, constitutional principles – that are determined to stand on those values and principles and see our nation governed on them. The rule of law is significant, and we need to follow it."
The Shelby County Republican pointed to the federal court system as an enabler of the expansion of government, resulting in deterioration of freedoms. He also declared the 10th Amendment, which reserves powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution for the states and the people.
"We've lost the 10th Amendment, folks," Mooney added. "The 10th Amendment existed to reserve everything to the states, including abortion decisions, because there is nothing in the Constitution about abortion. But all of those things were supposed to be reserved to the states. I don't know about you, but I don't see much that's being reserved to the states. The federal court system is out of control even with the massive number of people we have appointed, and that is something I can say the United States Senate has done well. But, I'd be concerned that that is the only thing that is being done."
Palmer on Trump's 'Squad' tweets: 'Ill-timed and insensitive, but not racist'
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All six Republican members of Alabama's U.S. House delegation on Tuesday voted against a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for tweets he made over the weekend calling on four prominent Democratic freshman congresswoman, known as "The Squad," to "go back" to the countries from which they came.
With the resolution passing mostly on party lines (235 Democrats were joined by only four Republican supporting the measure), Congressmen Bradley Byrne (AL-01), Mo Brooks (AL-05) and Gary Palmer (AL-06) released statements explaining their positions.
Palmer did not embrace Trump's tweets but emphasized Democrats were not in the right.
"President Trump's comments on Twitter were ill-timed and insensitive, but not racist, as the Socialist Democrats have hypocritically claimed," Palmer said.
He continued, "The hypocrisy is glaringly apparent when you consider that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently tweeted, 'This administration has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United States for immigrants,' and that Representative Ilhan Omar recently tweeted that support for Israel was 'all about the Benjamins.'
"The Founders envisioned the House floor as a place where the people's business is conducted," Palmer advised. "It was not designed for hypocritical, political grandstanding. The House could conduct no other business if we responded to every unbecoming comment of elected officials on social media."
He concluded that the Democrats were wasting time when real issues were going unresolved at the expense of scoring cheap partisan points.
"Instead of wasting time on comments made on a Twitter account, we should be focused on addressing the issues that are of greatest concern to Americans, including the crisis at our southern border. This is what we have been elected to do. We have not been elected as the social media police," Palmer emphasized.
'Socialist Squad'
In his statement, Byrne referenced his standing offer to pay the airfare for "The Squad" to go live in Venezuela, which was first reported by Yellowhammer News.
"Today's vote is a transparent and ineffective attempt to distract from the open warfare inside the Democratic Party," he commented. "The long histories of anti-Semitic and un-American comments from the so called 'Socialist Squad' deserve universal condemnation, and Democrats' overnight transition from a circular firing squad to a circle of support is the height of hypocrisy."
"Since 'the Squad' thinks America is such a terrible place, I've offered to fly them to the socialist paradise of Venezuela,"Byrne added. "In the meantime, we should stop wasting time on show votes like this and finally take action to secure the border and solve the immigration crisis."
'Hatred for America's foundational principles'
In his statement, Brooks forcefully pushed back on the charges of "racism" against Trump, saying the tweets had nothing to do with race.
"President Trump hammered various Socialist Democrats for their support for evil Socialism; repugnant, non-stop invective and hatred shown for the foundational principles which have made America the greatest nation in world history; open disdain and dislike of Israel; and religious prejudice against the Jewish people," the north Alabama congressman outlined.
"Socialist Democrats have no legitimate defense of Socialism, hatred for America's foundational principles, open disdain and dislike of Israel, and religious prejudice against the Jewish people so, instead, they do what Socialist Democrats candidate schools train them to do: divert public attention by hollering racism despite the facts being crystal clear that President Trump was motivated by a lot of things, but none of them had anything at all to do with race or skin pigmentation," Brooks continued.
Brooks said Democrats should not have "falsely" brought race into the equation.
"Just as a person's skin pigmentation should not be wrongly used as a sword against him, a person's skin pigmentation should also not be wrongly used as a shield that deflects from proper political discourse," he added. "Socialist Democrats are wrong, sinister and insidious to interject race as a motivation for President Trump's tweets when those very same tweets show on their face a variety of motivations that have nothing to do with race or skin pigmentation."
"The Socialist Democrats' imputing false, racial motive to President Trump without supporting evidence and in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary is malicious and vile conduct that insidiously divides America on racial grounds while undermining the credibility of legitimate racist claims made in American society," Brooks concluded. "Revolting and malevolent conduct that promotes racial division for political gain must be condemned and opposed. With my vote, I do both."
Update 2:20 p.m.:
Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) released a statement on voting against the resolution.
"The House Democrats are in total disarray and yesterday's events on the House Floor were an embarrassment," he said.
"Today's expected vote to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump is completely baseless and ridiculous," Rogers added. "Democrats are still delusional and in denial about the 2016 election. They are so blinded by their hate for President Trump, that they would rather make cheap political points with their radical Socialist base than do their jobs. I am disgusted by it. I strongly stand with President Trump and his America First agenda."
7 Things: House Democrats vote to declare Trump racist, Jones keeps pulling in national money, Alabama's abortion ban may need to wait until 2020 and more …
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7. Donald Watkins and his son go down hard for fraud
Donald Watkins and Donald Watkins, Jr. were both sentenced to jail time and will be forced to pay restitution for defrauding a number of investors as part of a non-existent $1.5 billion bio-fuel scheme involving turning trash into ethanol.
The case involved Martin Luther King III, Condoleezza Rice, Charles Barkley and other professional athletes who were defrauded, and it included testimony from former NBA player Damon Stoudamire's wife Natasha Taylor-Stoudamire also spoke at both sentencings saying, the Watkins duo took money from "victims that were trying to have generational wealth for our children's children."
6. No federal charges in chokehold case
In 2014, Eric Garner passed away after an altercation with police in New York where a chokehold was used, and now the Justice Department has declined to federally charge any of the police officers involved.
During the altercation with police, Garner famously said, "I can't breathe" multiple times, which became a rallying cry for those advocating for officers to be charged. But a Staten Island grand jury declined to press charges.
5. More jobs for Alabama
Motus Integrated Technologies will be building a new $15 million manufacturing plant in Gadsden that will provide 90 new jobs.
It's planned that the plant will be opened in mid-2020, and automotive interior parts and headliners will be produced at the plant. This further destroys the idea that there is a boycott on Alabama over an abortion ban.
4. Everyone "The Squad" disagrees with is racist
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has said that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is "complicit in advancing racism" in the United States because he didn't speak out against President Donald Trump's comments.
This isn't the first leader they have described as racist. The Squad called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for singling out women of color, which Trump rejected out of hand.
3. Both sides want Alabama's abortion bill put on hold
Both the attorney general's office and those suing the state of Alabama want Alabama's abortion bill put on hold until May of 2020. The issue is one of discovery and legalese, but it will delay the implementation of the law if a judge grants the request.
Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood's CEO had to step down because she was more interested in women's healthcare than all-out political advocacy and abortion activism, further disproving a popular media narrative about this organization.
2. Doug Jones doesn't actually have that much support in Alabama
Sure, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) reported that he raised $2 million in the second quarter, but 87.78% of those donations came from out-of-state. Almost half, 45.35%, of his donations came from California, New York, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Jones has to convince Alabamians that he represents their values. His votes and his party's most outspoken members are going to make that a pretty hard sell.
1. I guess it is official, Trump is a racist … or something
On Tuesday, the House passed a resolution that condemns President Donald Trump's remarks on Twitter about four progressive House Democrats, which has been deemed racist.
The resolution passed in a 240-187 vote. It claimed that "Trump's racist comments have legitimized fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color," but in reality, it means nothing just like the claim Speaker Pelosi broke House rules by calling the president "racist."
Huntsville celebrates Apollo 11's 50th anniversary, looks to create next 'giant leap' — 'Alabama is clearly in the lead, and we're going to stay there'
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HUNTSVILLE — A sea of people packed out the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Rocket City's past, present and future leadership in the space industry.
Among the crowd at the Apollo 11 50th anniversary dinner were famed astronauts and local and state officials.
However, with a scaled-down Saturn V rocket replica standing immediately beside the stage and the famed full-size replica Saturn V looming over the building, it was the behind-the-scenes work of scientists, techs and engineers that drew special praise throughout the evening.
Many of these unsung individuals were in attendance, and the enormous crowd gave them a resounding standing ovation for their innovation and dedication during the Space Race in the 1960s that made it possible for Apollo 11 to experience a perfect launch on July 16, 1969, and then land on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Fifty years to the day from that launch, which was powered by the Huntsville-built Saturn V, all three of Dr. Wernher von Braun's children were in attendance on Tuesday. He, of course, led the team of innovators in Huntsville that made Apollo 11 possible.
Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO of the Space and Rocket Center and 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact, served as the master of ceremonies for the evening.
She called Tuesday "the best day" of her life, thanking all of the individuals who made the momentous anniversary possible.
Following her opening remarks was Hal Brewer, co-founder and president of Huntsville's INTUITIVE Research and Technology, who explained that he grew up in the Rocket City during the 1960s.
"I will certainly never forget watching the television in 1969 as the United States became the first country to land on the Moon," he said. "I'll never forget the awe, the excitement and the many questions I had surrounding that day. Those many questions — the one that grew in my mind was, 'How? How had we been able to accomplish the unthinkable?' Behind those famous first steps there was a group of engineers, technicians and scientists that designed, developed and tested the Saturn V rocket that launched into space. … This 300-foot engineering marvel sent man traveling at [almost] 25,000 miles per hour to the Moon, 240,000 miles away, and safely back."
In later comments, Barnhart recounted that people were dancing in the streets of Huntsville after Apollo 11 successfully completed its mission in 1969.
Speaking of the Space Launch System (SLS), which is under development at Marshall Space Flight Center and slated to be NASA's most powerful rocket ever, Barnhart quipped that Huntsville will be dancing again when its innovation powers Americans back to the surface of the Moon as part of the Artemis program.
Jody Singer (an Alabamian, 2019 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact and the first female to ever lead Marshall Space Flight Center) took to the stage and reinforced this. In fact, on the side of the stage opposite from the replica Saturn V towered a model version of the SLS.
Singer advised that SLS will allow for "the next giant leap" in human space exploration.
"From launch to landing, it's coming through Huntsville, Alabama," she emphasized, after sharing that Apollo 11 inspired her to pursue a career in the space industry.
"So just like Apollo inspired a generation, we will inspire the next generation through the Artemis program," Singer added.
Not only will Artemis put the first woman on the surface of the Moon and help establish a sustainable American lunar presence, but the Alabama-driven program will also open the door for the first human trip to Mars — and beyond.
"I am confident, that in 50 years from now, we'll be talking all about Space Launch System, what has happened in Huntsville [with Artemis] and how we're [still] going forward… with the same awe that we hold today for Apollo 11 and the pride that we're celebrating tonight," she concluded.
50 years ago, Apollo 11 launched holding astronauts that would soon make history and walk on the moon. Today, under the leadership of President @realDonaldTrump, the US has rededicated itself to deep space exploration to the Moon, Mars, and beyond! #Apollo50th pic.twitter.com/emAwB7EVY7
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) July 16, 2019
Dr. Margrit von Braun, daughter of the space legend, is herself an environmental engineer who has dedicated her life to scientific pursuits. She delivered an impassioned address to the crowd on Tuesday, talking about journeying from "dreams to reality."
Referencing Barnhart's earlier comments, von Braun concluded her speech by saying, "Get your dancing slippers ready."
'We are celebrating the American spirit'
Governor Kay Ivey delivered an energetic keynote speech at the dinner on Tuesday, also touting Alabama's historic role in Apollo 11's success while emphasizing that the best is yet to come.
Speaking of the tumultuous time in American history in which the Space Race unfolded, Ivey took the crowd "down memory lane," reminiscing on how many people doubted that President John F. Kennedy's challenge to send man to the Moon within a decade could be accomplished.
"Now ladies and gentlemen," Ivey continued in trademark fashion. "We are here tonight to celebrate that accomplishment and the significant role that Alabama has played in making this dream a reality."
"As we have often done, Alabamians responded [to the challenge] by doing what we do best," she explained. "We put our heads together, and we began working for a cause that is bigger than ourselves. So, as we celebrate this 50th anniversary of the Moon launch, we are celebrating the American spirit — and we are also celebrating the importance of collaboration."
Speaking of the team of innovators led by Dr. von Braun, Ivey praised the development of Saturn V in Huntsville.
"It's a good reminder that Americans — Alabamians — can accomplish just about anything when we put our mind to it," Ivey stressed.
She said this type of "ingenuity and greatness of the people of our state" is fittingly celebrated as Alabama commemorates its bicentennial.
The governor added, "And just as we recognize the richness of our past, we must always be looking forward to new opportunities and new challenges. President Trump has issued his own challenge for us to return to the Moon and then eventually on to Mars."
"While the possibility of going to Mars might seem unachievable to some people, remember: at one point in time so did landing on the Moon," Ivey continued. "It's good to know that Alabama and Alabamians will once again be at the launchpad for this new space frontier."
This reflected sentiments Ivey recently expressed to Yellowhammer News in an exclusive interview.
She expressed optimism that the resurgence in national prioritization of human space exploration under the Trump administration will mean bright days for Alabama, highlighting how private and public entities in the state are at the forefront of various space initiatives.
"You've got ULA (United Launch Alliance) that's building their new Vulcan [Centaur] rocket, and Marshall Space Flight Center is leading NASA's effort [with SLS]," she said. "So, I think Alabama is clearly in the lead — and we're going to stay there."
Birmingham's Southern Research, Southern Company help put Alabama on cutting edge of renewable energy future
BIRMINGHAM — Southern Research on Tuesday held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Energy Storage Research Center, which is the first of its kind in Alabama and is indicative, industry experts said, of the Yellowhammer State positioning itself at the forefront of next-generation energy needs.
The ceremony was held in collaboration with Southern Research's partners on the important project: Southern Company, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
At Southern Research for ribbon cutting ceremony for new energy storage research facility. @SoResearchNews pic.twitter.com/haCQdebmgi
— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) July 16, 2019
The Energy Storage Research Center will serve as an industrywide resource for testing chemical, mechanical and thermal energy storage systems under actual conditions while offering increased reliability and resiliency; better management of peak load demand; and increased integration and value of intermittent renewable resources such as wind and solar.
The center will allow third-party innovators from the electric utility industry, academia, government and technology the ability to research, develop and demonstrate energy storage solutions.
At the end of the day, the goal is for this energy research to turn into real-world uses for utilities, as well as the commercial and industrial sectors. This is something that Southern Research and Southern Company have both long excelled at as partners, speakers during the ceremony said.
In fact, Southern Research's senior director for energy & environment, Corey Tyree, explained that this is no accident, as Southern Research's founder was a former CEO of Southern Company. Tom Martin founded Southern Research in Birmingham in 1941.
Since then, the independent, nonprofit, scientific and engineering research organization that supports clients and partners in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, defense, aerospace, environmental and energy industries has grown into a national gem. Southern Research's staff of nearly 400 now works across four divisions in the pursuit of entrepreneurial and collaborative initiatives to develop and maintain a pipeline of intellectual property and innovative technologies that positively impact real-world problems.
Market forces
One of these problems for the energy sector in modern times is reducing carbon emissions. While renewable energy research has been underway across the world for some time now, solutions are still not ready for renewables (solar, wind, hydropower, etc.) to overtake traditional sources such as natural gas and coal.
Yet, the market is demanding increased renewable energy usage — and fast, Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield advised during the ceremony.
He said he was present to speak to the fact that "the state of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Commerce, has been focused on being a facilitator for the accelerated growth of renewable energy options and the research, testing and validation of the future generation of energy storage technologies that are necessary to scale renewables at the utility level."
Canfield stressed this growth was being driven by market forces. He also emphasized that it is important to develop and implement the technology in a scalable way so "that renewable energy can be brought into reality at a cost-effective and truly market-sustainable fashion."
"In just four years, we've participated in economic development activities across this state which have seen renewable energy for power production increase by three-to-four fold," Canfield explained.
He said this growth in renewable energy use throughout the state's grid has been made possible by the efforts of utilities such as Alabama Power Company, PowerSouth and TVA.
Canfield pointed to new Google, Facebook and Walmart facilities as being specific examples of economic development projects in Alabama that called for increased renewable energy usage.
"All of these companies, as well as many others that we are recruiting into our state and helping build the business environment to expand in our state, we're finding that more and more every day [are] demanding green, sustainable, renewable energy as part of their operation in Alabama," Canfield stated.
He outlined that the recent significant growth in renewable energy capacity is going to "continue to accelerate."
"The demand for sustainable energy in our state, as well as worldwide, will continue to accelerate," the commerce secretary added. "And it will come from customer demand."
He explained that utilities in the state are "reacting to" this market demand, and projects like the new Energy Storage Research Center will help them do this as effectively and economically as possible.
Canfield said the state had provided seed money for this project going back to 2016 or 2017 and is a proud partner in the endeavor.
"This center really… is about the future of our state [from an economic development perspective]," Canfield noted. "It's about the future of our nation, it's about energy independence. But it's also about how do we make capturing energy produced from renewable sources more readily available on a cost-effective basis. And ultimately that cost equation is what we'll need for widespread adoption in the marketplace."
"I can't wait to see the future work that comes from this research center," he concluded.
'Clean, safe, reliable, affordable energy'
Roxann Walsh, director of reduced carbon, renewable and distributed energy research and development for Southern Company, also spoke during the ceremony.
She spoke on behalf of Southern Company and its subsidiary, Alabama Power, expressing that innovation is in the "DNA" and "spirit" of both entities.
Walsh said that this week's celebration of Apollo 11's 50th anniversary is an especially fitting time to announce this forward-looking endeavor. This year also marks a half-century of Southern Company's modern energy research and development efforts.
The company has grown into the nation's second-largest utility company, with innovation as a staple.
"[P]roviding clean, safe, reliable, affordable energy" is the core goal, Walsh advised.
The company's "robust" research and development efforts help them keep up with market demands and actually get ahead of consumer needs.
Today, much of that focus is on renewable energy solutions and smart home/neighborhood projects, according to Walsh.
She said part of their success in these endeavors comes from collaboration with diverse partners across various sectors, just like the new Energy Storage Research Center.
The partner-leaders involved in the project affirmed Southern Company's commitment to collaboration, innovation and renewables during the ceremony, including Charlie Vartanian of the U.S. Department of Energy and Mark McGranaghan of EPRI.
"We've always had a great relationship with Southern Company," McGranaghan said. "Southern Company is kind of the model of establishing the participation and collaboration [across sectors for turning research into practical uses and technologies]."
Through this public-private partnership, led by Southern Research and Southern Company, the future is bright for the Yellowhammer State.
Canfield concluded, "[T]his facility puts Alabama at the forefront of some of the most important research being done for renewable energy in the U.S."
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Interview: Mother of 8-Year-Old Nearly Hanged in NH Speaks Out on Moving Forward With Her Son
Angela Helm
Cassandra Merlin
Quincy Merlin
Quincy, age 8 (courtesy of Cassandra Merlin)
Most of us were saddened and disgusted by the graphic photo of the little boy from Claremont, N.H., who was nearly hanged from a tree. If that wasn't bad enough, the town's police chief went on record shortly thereafter, saying of the kids who assaulted the biracial 8-year-old: "Mistakes they make as a young child should not have to follow them for the rest of their life."
In short order, not only did young Quincy get an early lesson in injustice, but he also got a searing taste of a tried-and-true American dictum: Black lives don't matter (also, the criminal-justice system protects white men; also, nooses are just play things for silly kids; also, white kids who make mistakes will be protected; also, your body is less important than someone else's "future;" also, racism is OK; also, you're not safe).
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Quincy, who will be 9 years old in about a week, is recovering from his injuries and has started fourth grade, according to his mother, Cassandra Merlin. On Tuesday night, his hometown of about 13,000 held an interfaith vigil in his name, and earlier that day, Claremont Police Chief Mark T. Chase released a "Special Press Release" promising to prosecute the case as a bias or hate crime if the investigation bears that out, a markedly different tact from his initial comments. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has also sent a team of state prosecutors to help police investigate.
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For more than a week after the Aug. 28 incident, however, Merlin, who has lived in the faded factory town since she was a teen, says she felt that she was being brushed off, which prompted her to share her son's story and photo on social media.
"[Comments like the one the chief made] show he doesn't understand the severity of the situation," Merlin tells The Root. "Because at the end of the day, Quincy could have died. I feel like they're not taking it as seriously because he didn't die."
Unfortunately for Quincy, the incident was not the first time he dealt with racial bullying. His mom says his "baby fat" and "brown skin" make him a target.
"When they were teaching in school about slavery, kids would tell him they couldn't play with them because they were white and he was black," she says. "And he's had kids call him the n-word, and tease him for being a different race."
On the day of the incident, Quincy and his 11-year-old sister, Ayanna, went outside to the park two doors down from their house. The pair went across the street to look for one of Quincy's friends and saw some older kids, whom they'd had a run-in with earlier in the day.
"This woman had told me earlier that day that the teenagers had been jumping Quincy and she had stopped the fight," says Merlin. "And Quincy being the kid that he is, he just wants people to like him, [so he] decided to forgive the kids for what they had done and continued to play with them and his sister."
But the "play" soon took a bad turn when, Merlin says, the kids started hitting Quincy in the legs with sticks and throwing rocks at him. They also started making comments about the fact that he is black and saying things like "white pride" to him and Ayanna.
Ayanna, Quincy and their 1-year-old brother (courtesy of Cassandra Merlin)
"There was a tire swing at the back of this house, and one of the kids had broken the tire off the swing and the rope was hanging," says Merlin. "The older boys had put the ropes around their necks, and they told Quincy that it was his turn to do it. And Quincy got up on the table and put the rope around his neck, and another kid came up from behind him and pushed him off of the picnic table. And they walked away and left him there hanging."
Merlin says that Ayanna began screaming for help and described Quincy kicking his feet, grabbing at his neck and turning purple before he ended up dropping to the ground.
Merlin says when she got there and saw Quincy's wounds, she immediately called the police. She said the two older boys and a girl ran. She left her boyfriend to deal with the police, and took Quincy to the local hospital.
There, they immediately put a neck brace on the little boy, gave him oxygen and began to assess his injuries. The doctors decided that they wanted him to be transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., about 20 miles away. Quincy was transported to the hospital by helicopter, and Merlin made the 35-minute drive, making child care arrangements for her three other children.
Quincy stayed at Dartmouth for almost two days and underwent a battery of tests. He suffered no permanent physical damage, and mentally, his mom says, Quincy is doing OK despite some night terrors.
"The hardest part about Quincy is that he has the ability to handle trauma quite well," says Merlin ruefully. She wants him to start therapy, but because she has state insurance, she admits "it's a process."
Quincy's sister, Ayanna, who witnessed the act, is not doing quite as well.
"She's a little bit worse off than Quincy. She cries a lot," says Merlin. "For the first few days, she refused to eat any food, she wouldn't sleep. She's been very emotional lately. And she's very protective over her brother now.
"She actually goes to school with the boy and has to deal with a lot of taunting at school from kids who say she's a liar and that are friends with the boy. That makes it a little hard for her. She's been in the guidance counselor's office quite a few times since school started," says Merlin. "And school only started last week."
Merlin says Chief Chase showed up at Merlin's boyfriend's home Monday, after the story went viral, saying that they were "doing the best that they can."
She says that when she initially spoke to Chase at the hospital, the poice chief said he would recommend family court and that Merlin would not be able to attend the hearing because the young man accused is a juvenile.
"They said they were just going to suggest juvenile probation. I said, 'How about some mandatory therapy?'" Merlin asks incredulously.
"They just want the boy to get probation where he just has to go home after school, which is not a punishment by any means," she says. "Absolutely not."
She says that police have only spoken to Quincy once and not to Ayanna at all.
"They're not really good at keeping up with me," she adds. "They say they're going to call and then they don't. And then I call and they'll return the phone call a couple of days later. And they always say, "Well, we have a lot going on, and we're doing interviews and we're doing this and that. And they're not very good keeping up with me and it's hard; I have a busy schedule.
"I'm a mom, I'm a bartender, I work nights," she says. "It makes it a little bit difficult because the guy investigating the case is on the night shift. They've been in contact with my boyfriend a lot more than they have been with me. The chief showed up at his house last night to talk with him. And he said, 'I'm getting a lot of backlash from this, but I just wanted to know that I am doing what I can do.'"
Merlin is going through a divorce, and in March, she had to downsize and move the family to what she calls a "rougher" part of town. The overwhelmingly white working-class city, like the rest of the state, has been hard hit by the opioid epidemic, and poverty rates are almost double the rest of the state.
Ayanna, their 4-year-old brother and Quincy (courtesy of Cassandra Merlin)
"My main goal is to try to remove ourselves from that area," says Merlin. "I am not trying to leave [the town completely], only because this is where my family is, my mother, my brother is around here, but just to move to a better area, one where Quincy doesn't have to be reminded of what happened.
"It just makes it really hard because it happened two houses down from mine. So that's also traumatic for Quincy to have him walk out the front door and see the place where that happened," she says. "He can't even go to the park any more without looking across the street. And remembering what happened to him there."
Merlin says that She herself has been bullied for speaking up, but she's taking it all in stride.
"There's a lot of hearsay going around town that I'm not a good mother and it's my fault, and if I hadn't let my son out, it would have never happened to him. So I'm getting a lot of negativity," she says. "But I feel like the positivity outweighs that so I don't really pay much mind to what people say."
On top of everything else, Merlin's 1-year-old son was recently diagnosed with ITP, a rare blood disorder, and has been hospitalized at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the same place Quincy was treated. She was also in the hospital with her son when it was locked down because of an active shooter who came in and killed one person.
Quincy and mom in "their favorite picture" (courtesy of Cassandra Merlin)
"Obviously, I'm very stressed out. Very overwhelmed. I'm trying to keep my head above water because we all deal with hardships in life, and I'm just trying to stay as strong as possible because I'm trying to be the best mother that I can be," she says.
Merlin says that she just wants people to understand that racism is very much alive and well, even in New England's Upper Valley.
"This kind of stuff does happen. Everywhere. Even in a small town in New Hampshire," she says. "My biggest thing is that my son knows what they did was wrong and they will be punished for what they did. And I want those children who are involved—teenagers, but still children—I want them to understand the severity of the situation to see that there are consequences to their actions."
Her wish for Quincy, she says, is that he knows that he's not alone and that his life matters, too.
"I want people to know about this; I don't want it to be hushed down and people acting like it never happened," she says. "And I want Quincy to know that they're not going to get away with it. And he doesn't have to walk down the street in fear. I can't even let him leave the house by himself now. And that's really sad because he used to love to be able to do things."
Editor's note: A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Quincy's family and has been signed off on by Merlin.
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Dick Feldman collection of Orlando Furioso production files
Feldman, Dick
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Dick Feldman collection of Orlando Furioso production files, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/lpa/requesting-archival-materials
The collection contains Dick Feldman's documentation of the play Orlando Furioso, which took place in Bryant Park in New York in 1970. Feldman was the president of the Orlando Theatrical Company, Inc., which produced the show. The collection contains corporate documents, photographs, slides, set design plans, artifacts, and clippings documenting critical and popular reaction to the show.
Dick Feldman was president of The Orlando Theatrical Company, Inc., a company formed to bring the play Orlando Furioso to New York in 1970. The play was staged by Luca Ronconi and performed by the Teatro Libero di Roma. It was shown in several European cities before coming to the United States. The play was adapted from Lodovico Ariosto's 16th century epic poem of the same name by Edoardo Sangunietti.
The play was originally to be held on Pier 86 in Chelsea, as a part of Mayor Lindsay's plan to repurpose portions of the waterfront for cultural activity. This proposal was met with picketing from the International Longshoremen's Association, which preferred to see renewal of shipping on the piers. Ultimately, the play was moved to Bryant Park, where it would be performed under a specially constructed "bubble."
Orlando Furioso opened on November 4, 1970. The play was noted for its frenetic action that removed physical boundaries between stage and spectator, with actors even being suspended above the audience at times. Critical and public reaction was strongly divided, with some viewers feeling the play was spectacle without substance and others seeing it as fast-paced fun.
The collection contains documentation of the 1970 New York City production of the play Orlando Furioso collected by Dick Feldman, the president of the Orlando Theatrical Company, Inc. It contains corporate documents of the Orlando Theatrical Company, Inc., photographs, the architectural plans for Bryant Park, artifacts, and clippings.
Photographs comprise the largest part of the collection. These are mostly shots taken during the play by professional photographers and intended for publicity, and they illustrate the play's action and stagecraft. Photographers include Martha Swope, Ugo Mulas, and Ivan Farkas. Also included are actor head shots and travel pictures. Additional formats present include negatives, slides, and contact sheets.
Several folders of clippings document media portrayal of the play throughout its duration. These document all aspects of the play, from the dispute with the International Longshoremen's Association, to the critical and public reception, to news items about the actors.
The Orlando Theatrical Company's seal punch and two corporate moveable-type blocks were separated to the T-Cabinet, Billy Rose Theater Division. Please contact reference staff for access to these items.
Materials are in English and Italian.
Folders are arranged alphabetically.
Gift of Dick Feldman, 2000.
Compiled by David A. Olson, New York University/Palmer School of Library and Information Science, 2014, 2013
The materials came to the Library in envelopes but lacked collection-wide order. Existing groupings and descriptions, where present, were retained when materials were rehoused in archival folders, and additional description was added.
Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533 -- Orlando Furioso
Ronconi, Luca, 1933-2015
Teatro Libero di Roma
Italian drama -- 20th century
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Bryant Park (New York, N.Y.)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatrediv@nypl.org.


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Q: iTerm2, unicode and sympy In my both Mac (OS X Mavericks) and Ubuntu machine, I have installed sympy that is a python library for symbolic mathematics. Part of sympy is the pretty print functionality that uses unicode characters to prettify symbolic expressions in the command-line environments with unicode support. For example, in my Ubuntu machine and in its gnome-terminal running the following code
from sympy import *
x = Symbol("x")
pprint(Integral(sqrt(1/x), x))

renders to

However, the same command in OS X with iTerm2 (that should support unicode) results in

I'm using sympy 0.7.5 that I have made from source with the latest build of iTerm2 (Build 1.0.0.20140518). Is there anything that I miss here? The lead developer of sympy is one of the StackExchange network. It would be great to know his opinion on this one.

A: I finally found out what the problem is. The problem was not with the terminal emulators themselves as both OSX Terminal and iTerm2 were using UTF-8 by default. It turned out one has to inform python explicitly that the terminal is capable of handling unicode by way of
export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8

Credits to this stackoverflow answer.

A: Make sure your terminal in the iTerm preferences -> Profiles -> Terminal supports Unicode (the character encoding should be "Unicode (UTF-8)". SymPy will choose ASCII if the terminal does not report that it supports Unicode.

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Cine-concert: Zone Libre revisite 2001
Sunday, May 29, Student Culture House | 7:00 PM
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Accompanied by the personal and powerful music of former guitarist of Noir Désir, Serge Teyssot-Gay, and drummer Cyril Bilbeaud, the recut version of 2001: A Space Odyssey acquires new meanings.
An ambitious musical project, involving a SF genre masterpiece remix - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick. Former guitarist of Noir Désir, Serge Teyssot-Gay, and drummer Cyril Bilbeaud form duo Zone Libre. They are already recognized for their rock and rap experiments and film soundtracks (Gainsbourg), as well as for their original scoring for silent films such as Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Tabu or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Accompanied by the personal and powerful music of the two artists, the recut version of 2001: A Space Odyssey acquires new meanings. The project was commissioned for the Printemps des ciné concerts Festoval and makes its way to Cluj as part of the partnership between TIFF and the Brussels Film Festival.
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im trying to reassure myself about what comes first and what informs the next strategy.
The people strategy would focus on the people aspect of L&D pay, reward, competence framework etc in line with what we have now and what capabilities we need in the future.
That is my view however would like some thoughts comments on is this right, what works for you and is there any handy 'strategy alignment tools' out there which could be of benefit?
That sounds like the right order to me.
I agree with Elizabeth. It looks correct, although it is then important to have a plan to implement and embed the strategy.
I have worked for organisations that have struggled to be be successful and achieve their goals. This has always been due to a near obsession on only ever having strategies and recruiting 'strategic' people and never being remotely interested in having a plan of actions to implement it. I am never sure why people struggle with it as it is something we do all the time in our private lives e.g.
People Plan - Set individual objectives to check progress against plan. Ensure suitable performance review process in place to check progress against objectives. Recruit personal trainer, carry out consultation with friends.
I'd add to the comments you already have by firstly saying that the process is always imperfect, evolving etc, so having an 80% workforce plan is a lot better than not having one!
To your question about alignment tools, I've used a simple matrix before to map and then prioritise the organisational capabilities against the strategic goals. It's really simple but adds a lot of value in the discussions and insights you get from using it with stakeholders. Essentially create a matrix like the one below and assess whether the capability is required to win (score 2), required to play (score 1) or not important (score 2). You can then work out your build/borrow/buy approach with a clear(er) sense of the most critical capabilities needed.
Could you please elaborate the matrix little bit in detail as in example. I could not understand it. I would appreciate if you can.


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