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Pratik Bhandari
Name: Pratik Bhandari
Pratik Bhandari is (now) a 5'6" SENIOR who (still) weighs about 125 pounds. He came from India, which could explain his diminutive stature and lived there for three years before moving to Albany, the capital of New York believe it or not, and finally to Maryland. Other than work on SCO (haha) and take hour long bus rides to and from school - because of the godforsaken traffic and the fact that he lives in GERMANTOWN!?!?!?! - Pratik also likes to play badminton. That's right, badminton. Pratik is also uber-competitive and slightly annoying which gets him into trouble all the time. However, he uses his charm (yeah, right) and an unlimited arsenal of bad jokes to survive. Somehow, he has risen to the status of sports editor which basically allows him to act as if he has a really important job while giving him a great excuse for watching the Redskins. Four years from now, Pratik hopes to be working on a degree in aerospace engineering and having lots of fun at some top-notch college (like MIT or UMCP). His perfect day would probably include lots of sports, lots of sleeping and lots of eating (He has a high metabolism, okay?) . Probably not all at the same time though... "Save me Jebus!!!!!" -Homer Simpson
Rollin' out in style
By Pratik Bhandari Varun Gulati | May 24, 2006, midnight | In Print »
Given that Varun and Pratik are about to be rollin' up out of this joint in a couple of days, they figured that it would be hard for "The Man" (that's you, Philly G) to expel them...so for all you suckahs left in the building, they have left you one, final article, detailing an adventure on Blair property. This is the one adventure that will sweep your days when these two mavens of mischief, dashing young fellows, strapping lads and objects of your desires graduate from old Monty B.
Spring fashion 101
By Pratik Bhandari | April 27, 2006, midnight | In Print »
So as the weather outside climbs into the seventies, we here at Silver Chips Online have realized that trench coats and earmuffs are no longer very wearable. Unfortunately, resident Silver Chips fashion expert Alex Hyder is bogged down with AP tests and actual work in his classes, so the editors pushed - I mean gave - the assignment to the second snazziest Silver Chips staffer: me.
Oh so sweet Cinderellas
By Payal Patnaik Pratik Bhandari | March 24, 2006, midnight | In Print »
Georgetown. George Mason. Wichita State. Bradley. Raise your hand if you had all four teams in the Sweet Sixteen. Put 'em down, liars...
The quest for the Changuris Cup
By Pratik Bhandari | March 22, 2006, midnight | In Print »
A small orange ball rolls smoothly past a throng of people lined up on the bleachers. WHACK! Curved yellow and blue plastic sticks smack against each other in midswing, all in an effort to direct the tiny sphere into the other team's net.
Blair boys take second at Division II swimming championships
By Pratik Bhandari | Feb. 13, 2006, midnight | In Print »
At the Division II county championships, the Blair swim team had a great meet as the boys finished second and the girls, while finishing last, set many individual records.
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Dec. 31, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays...
Dallas vs. Washington. Nothing else matters.
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Dec. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening, in the lane, snow is glistening, a beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a winter wonderland...Happy Snow Day! On an unrelated note, we make all of our picks without consulting one other so that we uphold the highest standards of integrity (and also so that we can brag about it when we have the best record), but amazingly, this week, Josh, Abe and I all picked exactly the same...how weird is that?
15-1. That's all I'm going to say.
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Nov. 20, 2005, midnight | In Print »
We're back up to 16 games this week so that's another six hours of football for all you fanatics out there. Seems like I'm the only one that gives Carolina a chance against Chicago. Well, I guess we'll see who's right huh? By the way, Reggie Bush had 513 all-purpose yards last night. That's more than most teams get in a game! Can anyone else say that he's making a huge case to be the number one pick in next year's draft?
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Supposedly. Well, now that we've passed the halfway point of the season, it's definitely time for the teams that are serious about the playoffs to take their game to the next level. Which of these teams will be able to go on a run and set themselves up for the playoffs? Dear God, let's hope it's the 'Skins...
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Nov. 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Well, nine weeks into the NFL season, we finally have some inkling of how good any given team is. Also, Josh finally overtook Abe atop the picks lead while I'm still fending off Phil by a hair. Anyway, this is where the real pros step it up and the pretenders fall by the wayside. Who's got what it takes to get into the playoffs? More important, who's going to win the picks?
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Oct. 28, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Amazing...Phil "forgot" to do his picks and Josh "forgot" to do the Monday Night pick. Amazingly, Abe remembered how to do his picks and actually sent in all the games. I should give him a raise. Let me see, 10% of nothing is...uh...carry the 0...oh yeah, nothing so he gets nothing + nothing = nothing. All right, now that I've ridiculed my colleagues, on to the picks...
NFL Week Six predictions
Four. Yes, four. That's how many picks out of 14 I got right. Thank god SCO doesn't pay me anything because if they did, I would be fired. What a weird league. Who would've figured that Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Green Bay, New York Jets, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh would win? Ay caramba…
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Oct. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »
There are four unbeaten teams left in week five: Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay and Washington. Of the four, the two that most people aren't sold on yet are Washington and Cincinnati. Both of these teams face good tests this week against Denver for the 'Skins and against Jacksonville for the Bengals. And I'm in last place. Again. This will end, I promise...
So, amazingly, we all (even Phil) did better this week. I know, I know, I'm in last place. But I needed to give the young 'uns a bit of confidence before I demolish them, right? Besides, if I really needed to, I could change all of their picks at the last minute. But I wouldn't do that or so I say...
NFL Week 3 predictions: What just happened?
By Abe Schwadron, Josh Zipin, Pratik Bhandari | Sept. 25, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Okay, so I had the worst week; I'm still beating Phil. But seriously, can anyone make sense out of the first two weeks? I mean, the Giants and the Bucs are 2-0 whereas San Diego and Baltimore are 0-2. Oh well, I can't complain. The Redskins won, remember?
NFL: Week One predictions
By Abe Schwadron Pratik Bhandari | Sept. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Poor Izzy has gone to St. Andrews for college. Nick is gone as well. Bushnell has defected to print (traitor...). So you're left with me and a couple of green recruits. As we march on to Super Bowl XL (Xtra-Large?), I introduce to you Phillip Allen, Abe Schwadron and Josh Zipin as the other members of SCO's "expert" panel. Already onset by laziness, Phil and Josh have not given me their takes on the game, just their picks. Whatever. At least I have Abe to count on, right?
Redskins season preview
By Pratik Bhandari | Sept. 6, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Last year, the 'Skins had everything.
Hughes help for LeBron
By Pratik Bhandari | July 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »
According to his agent, Jeff Wechsler, Larry Hughes has agreed in principle to a five-year deal worth $65-$70 million. Hughes cannot officially sign until the NBA moratorium ends on June 22.
Woe is me
Some people spend an hour a day. Some spend considerably more. Then again, there are some who shun sports and everything associated with them altogether.
Blair wins 2004-2005 Calculus League
By Pratik Bhandari | June 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Blair's Calculus Team won the Continental Math League's national 2004-2005 Calculus League competition.
Where's Barry?
Once long, long ago, Barry Bonds was the single most feared hitter in baseball. In 2001, when he was already 37, he smashed 73 home runs and had an absurd .864 slugging percentage. But, now, after a deluge of controversy concerning his grand jury testimony during the BALCO trial, he is only a shell of his former self.
Eastern Conference finals: Detroit vs. Miami
By Pratik Bhandari | May 23, 2005, midnight | In Print »
At last, Detroit has finished off the pesky Indiana Pacers and the Heat can begin playing playoff basketball for the first time since May 14.
It's Miller time
For 18 years now, Pacers fans have been treated to one of the best clutch players in NBA history. Reggie Miller has been the go-to guy for Indiana, ever since he was a fresh-faced rookie out of UCLA. When the fourth quarter rolls around, opponents know they've got to keep tabs on Miller or they'll get buried by an avalanche of threes.
Welcome to the Twilight Zone
Tampa Bay is in last place as expected. Boston is in second. Toronto is in the middle of the pack. Yankees are in fourth. Wait a minute… the Yankees are in fourth and the Orioles are in first?
Wizards feel the burn
Antawn Jamison did his part. So did Gilbert Arenas. And if Larry Hughes had made a couple of shots before the fourth quarter, maybe the Wizards could have stole one last night from a Miami team that was definitely not playing up to its potential.
By Pratik Bhandari | May 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The Wizards finished a wild game yesterday night in Chicago, scraping by on a buzzer-beating jumper by All-Star Gilbert Arenas.
NBA playoffs: first round
By Pratik Bhandari, Adith Sekaran, Isamu Bae | April 25, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Rejoice, Washington area basketball fans! For the first time in eons, the playoffs are coming to town. Of course, the playoff thirst isn't going to be quenched until the Wizards win the championship, but it's definitely a step. Hey, if a few dominoes fall our way, we could even win it this year. Here's a peek at the first round of the playoffs, plotting out the course for what will hopefully be a good stab at the championship.
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | April 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The 10-minute clock has winded down, and NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue steps up to the podium. "With the first overall pick of the 2005 NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers select…" Well, we can't give you their pick now, not yet, not for another couple weeks, but we can make a guess by writing up a mock draft. Here are Izzy and Pratik's mock drafts for the first round of this year's NFL rookie draft. Click on the names to learn the reasoning behind the picks.
NCAA analysis: Syracuse regional
Of the four regional brackets, Syracuse arguably boasts the most talented teams from top to bottom. Even the number ten seed, N.C. State, has a chance of getting to the Sweet Sixteen.
ACC Tournament 2005: Virginia Tech
By Pratik Bhandari | March 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Team record: 15-12, 8-8 conference Coach: Seth Greenberg (227-183) One of the true surprises of the ACC season was the wonderful play of Virginia Tech. They were the "new kid on the block" who would crumble under the enormous pressure of the hectic ACC schedule. Instead, Tech handed out some punishment of it's own, beating up on such heavyweights as Duke and Georgia Tech on their way to the fourth seed in the ACC tournament.
ACC Tournament 2005: Miami
Team record: 16-11, 7-9 conference Coach: Frank Haith (16-11) One of two new additions to the ACC this year, Miami has proved to be a pleasant surprise with wins over then No. 18 Florida and No. 24 Maryland, earning a very respectable sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, ahead of more heralded teams like Maryland.
ACC Tournament 2005: Maryland
Team record: 16-11, 7-9 conference Coach: Gary Willaims (538-303) Maryland has had an extremely disappointing season. After winning the ACC Tournament last year and returning most of their starters, most fans thought that Maryland had a legitimate chance to go to the Sweet Sixteen and maybe even to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. Now, the Terps will be lucky just to get in after being swept by Clemson and NC State, not to mention losing their final regular season game to Virginia Tech, where a win would have almost guaranteed them a spot in the big dance.
Floor Hockey Results & Schedule
With the second round of the playoffs over, so too are the hopes of many upper tier teams. Upsets ran amok through the second round and the underdogs lived to fight another day.
Floor Hockey Results & Schedules Week Six
The playoffs are here. It's do or die time now, either win or go home.
Floor Hockey Results & Schedules Week Five
By Pratik Bhandari | Feb. 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »
This was a territorial, back and forth game with neither team really gaining much of an advantage over the other for long periods of time. Towards the middle of the game, Jisung Kim, playing for Sliced Bread, snuck in a low snapshot past goalie David Ufford. After that goal, however, Ufford settled down and proceeded to pitch a shutout for the rest of the game.
Super Bowl Prediction
Pratik Bhandari goes against the flow and picks the Eagles to win the Super Bowl...
NFL conference championships
By Pratik Bhandari, Isamu Bae, Nick Falgout | Jan. 22, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Silver Chips Online breaks down the conference championships.
NFL playoffs: Week 2
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Jan. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Silver Chips Online analyzes this week's playoff games.
Wild Card Weekend
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Jan. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Check out Silver Chips Online's NFL picks and analysis for the first week of the NFL playoffs.
NFL: Week Seventeen predictions
By Pratik Bhandari | Jan. 1, 2005, midnight | In Print »
This is the week where the good teams rest their starters, the bad teams play as usual and the middle of the pack teams scramble for those remaining playoff spots. This is also the week where fans gather round and discuss all the crazy things that have to happen to get their 7-8 team into the playoffs (see Saints/Panthers/Vikings fans) or where fans of teams that are out of the playoffs sit on the couch and sigh (see Redskins fans). Anyway, this is also the week of no Monday Night Football, but cheer up…the playoffs will be here in less than a week!
NFL: Week Sixteen predictions
By Pratik Bhandari | Dec. 24, 2004, midnight | In Print »
Ok. So, this is what I can say for sure about the NFC playoffs. The San Francisco 49ers are definitely out of the picture. Now on to the picks.
Floor hockey results & schedules: week four
The Blair Floor Hockey League is also online here .
Redskins in the playoff hunt
So…at 5-9 the Redskins are out of the playoffs, right? They've got no chance, right? I mean there's no way a conference could be bad enough that a 5-9 team could make the playoffs, right?
Floor Hockey Results & Schedule: Week Three
The Blair Floor Hockey League results are also online here .
NFL: Week Fifteen predictions
At least, that's what Izzy has consistently proven. After breaking his jaw last year, the star wide receiver for the Blair Football at lunch team couldn't stay away from the game. Unfortunately, he's suffered an injury to his right wrist and the pain was too great for the poor guy to type up his comments. Let's hope he gets better soon. Until then here are my picks for week 15.
NFL: Week Fourteen predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Dec. 10, 2004, midnight | In Print »
So going into the fourteenth week of the NFL season, you'd expect that the playoff picture would be at least somewhat clear. Even a bit? Just a teeny tiny bit? But no, the NFC stinks so badly it has losing teams with a chance to get in. Shoot, even the Redskins still have a long-shot chance at the playoffs. The AFC is almost just as weird, except it has so many teams that are 6-6 or 7-5 that it's aggravating.
NFL: Week Thirteen predictions
By Pratik Bhandari | Dec. 5, 2004, midnight | In Print »
Since the rest of these so-called "writers" are lazy bums who can't do a thing, I'm flying this one solo. I know that they're just scared of my superior football acumen. Anyway, the top story of this week: the Redskins actually have a chance to win a game!
NFL: Week Eleven predictions
By Pratik Bhandari, Isamu Bae, Nick Falgout | Nov. 21, 2004, midnight | In Print »
NFL: Week Ten predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Nov. 13, 2004, midnight | In Print »
NFL: Week Nine predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Nov. 6, 2004, midnight | In Print »
Dubya hoping for a W
By Pratik Bhandari | Oct. 31, 2004, midnight | In Print »
NFL: Week Eight predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Oct. 28, 2004, midnight | In Print »
Wizards season preview
Another winter in Washington arrives with the Redskins continuing their nosedive, another winter with the Capitals getting crushed (oh, right, they're not playing anymore, thank goodness). And of course, another winter with the Wizards failing in the pitiful Atlantic conference.
NFL: Week Six predictions
By Pratik Bhandari, Isamu Bae, Nick Falgout | Oct. 17, 2004, midnight | In Print »
NFL: Week Five predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Oct. 9, 2004, midnight | In Print »
NFL: Week Four predictions
By Pratik Bhandari, Michael Bushnell, Isamu Bae | Oct. 2, 2004, midnight | In Print »
For those that live in this area and root for the Redskins, Week Threewas simply a week of blown calls. For many other teams, however, WeekThree designated a need for drastic courses of actions due to injuries.The Bears, for one, will look to tough out this season after losing twokey playmakers this season, including young quarterback Rex Grossmanlast week.
NFL: Week Three predictions
By Pratik Bhandari Isamu Bae | Sept. 25, 2004, midnight | In Print »
Redskins falter with weak offensive performance
By Pratik Bhandari | Sept. 21, 2004, midnight | In Print »
The Apprentice starts the season off with a bang
Henry, Lucas
He's worked as a volunteer, a tutor, as a mail sorter, a pizza delivery guy and has also delivered fried chicken. Few have a résumé as varied as Lucas Henry, English teacher extraordinaire.
Photo: Swimming Backstroke
By Pratik Bhandari | Feb. 13, 2006, midnight
Sam Bullard-Siken and David Vuong compete in the 100 Back.
Photo: Swimming Freestyle
Photo: Blair Swim Fans
Photo: Swim Hold On 2
Photo: Swim Start 2
Photo: Swim Hold On
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Photo: Germantown Indoor Swim Center
The new Germantown Indoor Swim Center at the Germantown Soccerplex.
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Jobs to Pinal – Florence gets boutique hotel, Pinal jobless rate just 5.8%
By Callan Smith | Social Media Coordinator Rose Law Reporter
The room was full and alive with pleasant conversation as attendees arrived to the May Pinal Partnership Breakfast at the Property in Casa Grande. Everyone filled their plates with a superb breakfast assortment before taking a seat to listen to the upcoming panel, discussing Jobs to Pinal!
The panelists included Tim Kanavel, who serves as the Economic Development Program Manager for Pinal County. Udo Cook, who is employed by Abbott Nutrition as a Technical Trainer and serves as the chairman to the Pinal County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Board. Joel Millman, the Arizona @Work Pinal County Workforce Development Program Manager. And lastly, Chairman of Pinal Partnership Harold Christ, longtime Pinal County resident and co-owner of the Windmill Winery with his wife.
The panel moderator was Jordan Rose, Founder and President of Rose Law Group, longtime supporter of Pinal County and the partnership. Before the discussion began, a moment of silence was observed for Bob Flatley, former Coolidge city manager, who lost his fight with cancer. His absence was felt, as Rose recounted his smile and friendly demeanor.
Following the quiet, Rose went on to call on Kanavel. He began by talking about his role in bringing jobs and business together, growing Pinal County. He noted that current projects within the county are worth eighteen billion dollars and account for twenty-three thousand jobs, which does not represent all of the projects in Pinal County. He couldn't give project details due to the need for privacy, noting non-disclosure agreements with businesses looking to locate within the county. What he could say was, "Great things are going on in Pinal County." It was easy to believe his statement, based on the numbers and his enthusiasm for his work.
The next speaker was Cook, who spoke about being the founder of the fully volunteer organization Honoring/Hiring our Heroes of Pinal (HOHP), helping any Veteran in need of assistance with housing and jobs. Cook discussed the good that came from splitting up the Pinal County and Gila workforce boards, allowing the leadership in Pinal County to further development and growth. He further stated with enthusiasm that leadership within the county was not afraid to go after the future opportunities.
Millman was next to speak about his role as Program Manager for Arizona@Work Pinal County Workplace Development, where he coordinates a number of employment programs under Arizona@Work, representing the Department of Economic Security, community colleges and a host of other organizations. The program is grant based and the result of the national Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. He is tasked with serving the employer community and working with job seekers in Pinal County, under the guidance of Chairman Cook and the board of Supervisors. He noted one of the tools at his disposal is a statewide database of sixteen thousand resumes obtained from individuals collecting unemployment insurance. This data enables his team to better understand skills and skill-levels within Pinal County. Millman also works closely with Kanavel in determining whether the workforce is in place for potential Pinal County employers. Beyond the county wide focus, Millman facilitates a workplace solutions office, providing services to both employers and job seekers.
The last speaker of the morning was Christ, who spoke about the need to like what you do and where you live, which is anecdotally how he became a long-time Pinal County resident. He made mention of the dynamic evolution of leadership in the county that made it possible for the assembled group to come together. Christ also informed the gathering about the thirty-five to forty thousand yearly visitors that come to the Windmill Winery, which is the home of a 1910 barn moved from Wisconsin, and the growth of multinational tourism to Pinal County. Christ broke the news that his Winery would add a forty room boutique hotel projected to open in 2017. He also announced a partnership with Green Tree Hospitality Group, which operates GreenTree Inn, one of the leading hotel brands in Asia with over 1,400 properties. Christ went on to say that Green Tree purchased the old Holiday Inn in Florence, which was well-received by the attendees. He further talked about the good happening within the county, including forward thinking leadership and the 5.4% unemployment rate.
The discussion then moved to a question and answer session. The panel fielded questions about housing in San Tan Valley, income levels and employment. There was even mention of a job training center possibly coming to the county. As the meeting came to a close, it was clear that the future of Pinal County is bright, as attendee's lingered sharing a combined partnership.
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Home › Thoughts and Perspectives › Responding Academically: "You Think Criminals Will Obey Laws?"
Responding Academically: "You Think Criminals Will Obey Laws?"
By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on May 27, 2015 • ( 5 )
The meme below appeared in my newsfeed this morning; although, I have seen such rhetoric before.
Problems, or shall we say limitations, with this line of reasoning are numerous.
First of all, why even have laws, if we are going to say "you think criminals will obey laws." "Criminals" (and that is a highly problematic word) break laws all the time. Not having any laws would certainly simplify things and eliminate much of the mess politicians cause. I mean, such people are not going to follow what would be the law anyway, right…..
Realistically, Social Scientists (I'm in the humanities) say laws provide order and establish a version of culturally agreed upon mores. Laws provide structure to a version of society's hopes and fears. These are never all inclusive because making laws and enforcing laws is (sadly) left to the rich and powerful. Laws are social constructions and responses to larger historical moments. Nonetheless, laws can and do send important messages about what is right and wrong, acceptable and unacceptable and people, even if unconsciously, internalize such messages.
Having laws is sometimes about hopes. It's not always banning something. Free speech, the right to marriage (currently still limited in places to people who are heterosexual), and the right to speedy trials are all codified in various laws. Laws in this case are not about criminals per se. They are designed to guarantee and to masterfully state fundamental human rights. Stating such, in ways, is a profound human achievement.
Of course, "criminals" in this case could be various organizations and institutions. In this case, I would imagine the same people who say "we don't need laws regulating guns" or "we need fewer laws regulating guns" or "we need open carry – don't worry about criminals" would be completely in favor of laws that further made government encroachment illegal, especially if it involved many Texans and agents of the federal governments.
Regarding guns more specifically: of course, people who vocally and adamantly oppose open carry and guns on college campuses know that people have broken such gun laws and will continue to do so, regardless. There have been and are shootings, all the time, in our nation. And this is extremely tragic. Clearly, laws did not prevent these acts. Laws could have potentially prevented these if background checks were fully required and more rigorous, for example. And if we had a society more fully and sincerely committed to the full health of every-single-person.
And it is important to emphasize, more guns will not prevent or curtail damage in such tragedies. More guns will only complicate bad situations and result in more innocent deaths.
But, such laws play an important role in preventing tragedies. Increased availability, visibility, and possession of guns will only makes accidents and violent non-accidents more likely to happen. Do you really want to be responsible for people being murdered? Laws are not just about people who are determined to be criminals. Laws are about preventing accidents. If no one legally has a gun in a classroom, a gun is not going to accidentally go off (guns accidentally go off all the time, as much as gun lovers will not admit it). Likewise, a student who gets angry or who is prone to mental anxiety or anger issues, will not use a gun in a moment of passion. Additionally, a gun will not be stolen and used to hurt others. Guns makes classroom dangerous.
Most importantly, guns kill people. (Metaphysics provides interesting theories about such.)
Desks, chairs, cell phones, ideas, etc, etc do not kill.
Guns have one purpose and one purpose only – to kill.
Laws are also important because they include consequences for actions deemed wrong by a society. Without a law, regardless of its morality, there can be no consequences for a "wrongdoing." Such consequences should also focus on the rehabilitation of the person AND society, not just punishing the person. We know that people are not simply violent – they are violent from a combination of cultural, economic, political, social, and even perhaps biological factors. AND a person is always a person first before they are a "criminal."
Laws, of course, are very subjective and selective. No law is uniformly enforced. Many laws are ignored to the detriment of society if the person is rich, White, and/or a man.
Those in favor of more guns need to really carefully ask themselves why guns make them feel safer. What good the gun might do. And, statistically speaking, the harm it likely will do.
Hoplophilia–or the love of weapons–seldom helps anyone. Everyone is less safe. Look at other countries and their relationships with guns.
The power of thinking critically, over-thinking even, if you want to call it that, is being able to write an essay over a simple, yet problematic and closed-minded meme. Memes can be great–absolutely–but not when they name-call or attack thinking.
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LeeHutch
Had no idea there was a word for love of weapons! The Virginia Tech shooter legally purchased his guns. He also had a documented history of mental illness. That tells me two things. First, access to guns is the real problem. Second, our mental health system is broken. When the two combine, it can be tragic.
Andrew Joseph Pegoda
I had the wrong word at first. Updated it a second ago "Hoplophilia" is the intense love of weapons! 🙂
We need more money toward medical care, period.
Nick Sacco
These topics are pretty complex and my comments can go in a lot of different directions. I'll try to be as focused as possible.
I agree that laws function to set boundaries and protections for individuals' freedoms. As our definitions of freedom and fairness constantly evolve with changing social, economic, and cultural mores, we are bound to amend and sometimes completely change laws. The writers of our Constitution could not have predicted the way things would be in 2015, and it's ridiculous to expect society to live exclusively under rules and laws written in 1787. Our Constitution provides guaranteed rights and protections, but those very words are subject to many ambiguities and interpretations. The Founding Fathers never had to deal with the implications of someone owning an AK-47, so it's hard to rely exclusively on them to guide regulations and policies for using that gun today. I don't have a strong view one way or the other on guns. I just know that "the right to bear arms" doesn't mean the same thing today as it did in the eighteenth century.
I'll also add that a law that cannot or will not be enforced is a bad law that should either be removed from the books or more strongly enforced. Unenforceable laws weaken the authority and authenticity of all laws.
Glenn (freedom of movement) Robinson @getgln
Where do the guns go when the gun owner passes away?
Usually to relatives. At least that has been my experience. If the person doesn't have any, then I am not sure:


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Zombie Hospital (Graveyard Alive) è un film del 2003 diretto da Elza Kephart.

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Patsy è un'infermiera timida e riservata che ama i film romantici e che viene presa in giro dalle sue colleghe.
Ma tutto cambia quando all'ospedale arriva un uomo con una ascia conficcata nella testa, questo uomo è uno zombie e diventa subito amico con Patsy trasformandola attraverso un morso in uno zombie. Dopo questa trasformazione Patsy diventa sexy e irresistibile. Patsy diventa sempre più irresistibile e comincia a infettare i dottori e ad andare alla ricerca di cibo. La prima vittima è l'inserviente che scopre che Patsy è diventata uno zombie dopo questo omicidio comincia a nutrirsi dai cadaveri. Intanto lei inizia un relazione con il Dottor Dox che è già fidanzato con un'altra infermiera.

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WASHINGTON — President Bush's 2007 budget plan Monday offered mixed news for California, proposing strong funding for flood control projects in at-risk Sacramento, but leaving out or underfunding other key flood projects in the state.
The budget proposed money to complete a border fence in San Diego and boosted funding for the state-federal program to restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It would delete a program to reimburse states for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants who commit crimes, and end production of the C-17 transport plane, built in Long Beach.
California also would take hits from cuts Bush proposed to a number of government programs as he seeks to trim the deficit while increasing spending for defense. His proposals to limit education spending, cut some environmental programs and trim the growth of Medicare, the health care program for the elderly, provoked howls from some lawmakers in the Democratic-leaning state.
The budget also includes $54 million for Santa Ana River flood control and $25 million for the Success Dam on the Tule River.
Other flood control needs fared less well. No money was recommended for levee restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and Bush proposed only $9 million to complete a flood protection project in Napa County.
-Gave a proposed $38.6 million to the CalFed Delta program in the Bureau of Reclamation's budget, up from $37 million in 2006.
-Proposed killing the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program that helps states pay for jailing illegal immigrants.
something that costs California more than $750 million a year. Bush has deleted the program in past years but Congress has not gone along. Lawmakers found $405 million for the program in 2006 — about 40 percent of that goes to California.
—Confirmed Pentagon plans to end production of the C-17 transport plane after the current order of 180 is completed. The plane is manufactured by Boeing Co. at a Long Beach plant that employs more than 6,000 workers whose jobs would be in jeopardy if the proposal goes through.
—Requested $30 million to complete the final 31/2-mile leg of a border fence between Mexico and San Diego.
—Proposed to deliver more homeland security dollars based on risk, rather than spread a minimum amount of money to every state, something that would help California's large metro areas.
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Tableau comes up short on revenue, reporting $283M as subcription shift continues
by Nat Levy on May 2, 2019 at 2:52 pm May 2, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Tableau Software CEO Adam Selipsky. (Tableau Photo)
Tableau Software came up short on revenue in the first quarter but posted a surprising profit, as the Seattle data visualization company continues its shift to subscription-based offerings. Tableau's stock shot up in after-hours trading after the company issued rosy projections for the rest of the year.
Revenue: Tableau posted revenue of $282.5 million in the first quarter, up 15 percent over a year ago, but short of analyst expectations of $286.8 million. Tableau's subscription shift has led to revenue reductions, company executives said on a call with investors, because instead of getting single, upfront payments from customers the money is spread out over the length of the subscription.
Because of that, one of the metrics the company points to as a key indicator for the health of the business is annual recurring revenue. That figure was $902 million in the first quarter, up 41 percent year-over-year.
Profit: Analysts expected Tableau to post a small loss for the quarter, but the company reported net income of $2 million, or $0.02 per share. Though profits exceeded analyst expectations, they are down from a year ago when the company posted net income of $5.8 million.
Looking ahead: Tableau raised expectations of revenue for the year from $1.34 billion to $1.4 billion. In the second quarter, Tableau expects to bring in between $313 million and $328 million in revenue, compared to analyst expectations of $321 million.
Headcount: Tableau finished the quarter with 4,286 employees, up 9 percent over a year ago. Headcount rose by 105 people over the prior quarter.
Subscriptions: The company is in the midst of a years-long turnaround, powered by its shift to subscription-based products. At the end of the first quarter, annual recurring revenue from subscriptions was $510 million, up 115 percent year-over-year.
"We saw strong subscription momentum during Q1 with our mix at 84 percent and our annual recurring revenue exceeding $900 million, up 41 percent year-over-year," Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky said in a statement. "We are seeing more and more customers cultivate a data-driven culture in their organizations due to the ease of use and flexibility of Tableau's end-to-end analytics platform."
Tableau stock is up close to 6 percent in after-hours trading after initially dropping as much as 5 percent. Shares in the company have risen 41 percent over the last year.
Nat Levy is a staff reporter at Geekwire covering a variety of technology topics, including Microsoft, Amazon, tech startups, and the intersection of technology with real estate, courts and government. Contact him at nat@geekwire.com and follow him on Twitter at @natjlevy.
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MadisonWineScene (MWS) recently interviewed Mike Boss, Director of Operations of the Blue Spoon Cafe (http://www.bluespooncafe.com/) in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.
A previous post described Blues Spoon's retail offerings. This post will discuss Blue Spoon's by-the-glass offerings and their wine tastings.
MWS: How do you pick the wines that you offer by the glass?
Mike: The offerings change frequently.
They obviously have to fall into the right pricing category to start with because of two things – our glass pour is larger than most -- we pour a 6 oz. glass and so we get four pours out of a bottle, typically our competitors will get five pours out of a bottle; the other is that we want to keep the price between $5 and $8 a glass. So that determines the category of wines that you can choose from and then I just go through my inventory – what I have got, what I am interested in, what I want to introduce.
This summer I will be introducing the next level of wines by the glass that will be in the $10 - $15 range to afford our guests an opportunity to enjoy a better wine by the glass. By doing that I will be more willing to open up a $30 bottle of wine to pour by the glass and charge $12 per glass.
Typically, most restaurants want to pay for the bottle on the first pour -- we don't quite do that – we are not quite that aggressive in our pricing.
MWS: What percentage of wine sales is by the glass vs. bottle sales?
Mike: A great percentage is by the bottle.
MWS: With bottle sales how do you keep your prices competitive with the bigger wine stores?
Mike: We just do. It does no good to overprice it and have it sit on the shelf.
MWS: How do you decide what wines to feature with your monthly wine-tasting events and how successful have they been?
Mike: A lot goes into it. I start with a theme and then I start researching the topic.
It's fun for me because if I am going to be the presenter it requires that I spend a fair amount of time learning what I am going to be talking about. In a lot of cases it is a lot of new knowledge to me.
For instance, one tasting was on Piedmont – the Killer B's I called it - Barolo, Barbera, Barbaresco. Obviously I was limited to what I could get from my distributors, so I asked them what they had from Piedmont and once I heard back from them I went through their list, and compared that to what I had in stock and came up with a combination of wines that I thought was going to fit the price – usually $30 a person – it has got to be a value for the customer but I also have to make money at it so I couldn't offer 12 Barolos – so it had to be a mix of price points.
Frequently I will have a distributor's rep, usually from General Beverage, come out and lead our tasting, and in exchange they like to see their wines being featured. But I am also sensitive that they have a limited lineup and I can't always feature just their wines because I want breadth and depth in the lineup that I offer.
We get between 30 and 50 people at our tastings and we give them an opportunity to purchase wines the same night and we sell anywhere from 15 to 25 cases of wine that night. They come prepared to buy.
[MWS: See posting of 15 April 2011 for a review of the Killer B's wine tasting].
MWS: What are the most popular selling wines?
Mike: Number 1 is Wollersheim's Prairie Fume. We sell a lot of Wollersheim wines, by virtue of their popularity and our proximity to their winery, and our relationship with the owners of the winery. Generally it's a broad range of wines that are in the $15 or less category that we sell the best, when it comes to how many bottles we sell.
MWS: Disappointments – wines that haven't done as well as you thought?
Mike: Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Even when we had our restaurant in Middleton we tried to feature Chateauneuf-du-Pape on the wine menu and we couldn't sell it. People don't understand it; don't appreciate it for what it is. Personally it took me 2 – 3 years to get my arms around it and to decide that I liked it. It required a trip there to come to grips with how I really felt about the wine. I spent the whole day at Domaine Grand Veneur with the owner and winemaker, which was very educational and informative. So I came back from the Southern Rhone and laid into a bunch of labels, three different vintages, wonderful selections – and I am still trying to sell them. They may end up in my cellar at my personal cost. There is a small group of people who are Chateauneuf-du-Pape enthusiasts.
MWS: Surprises – wines that have sold better than you thought?
Another was the Guenoc Victorian Claret which normally sells for $18 but last year I was able to get a special deal from General Beverage and price it for $10. I marketed it as my Wine Pick of the Year and sold 30 cases of it. I need to come up with more Wine Picks of the Year!
MWS: Do you carry the Haraszthy Zinfandel for its regional significance?
MWS: How many people realize the significance?
Mike: The locals do. Wollersheim has a Case Club with 10,000+ members and their enthusiasts are tuned in to the history of the winery, so a lot of people who visit us after visiting the winery, they know about the Haraszthy name.
Love the fact that the Blue Spoon offers wine by the glass and the bottle at a fair price! The tastings are great as well.
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While researching Vevey as a short introduction for this post I found on Wikipedia that it is known to be the last home of Charlie Chaplin, it houses the head quarters of Nestlé and there is a beautiful lakeside promenade. I would have loved to go to the promenade, but as it was the middle of winter it was cold and dark…the view of Lake Geneva from the promenade will have to wait a few months.
Let's talk about what I did do in Vevey. I went to an Indian restaurant, Swagat, and it was pretty good. The place itself has a nice décor, it is quite spacious. There is a buffet, with a fixed price. (For lunch there's also buffet on weekdays which is in fact cheaper for vegetarians!) From what I could see there were not that many options at the buffet. We took from the menu, so that we could sample more different things. There were quite some vegan choices, and there are vegan flat breads in the form of paratha!
Usually when in Indian restaurants your get a small appetizer in the form of papadums, crunchy chickpea crackers, with some different sauces. Not at Swagat which was a bit surprising. A small nit to pick, but since these appetizers are so ubiquitous I noticed their absence.
We started with two of my favourite dishes: pakora and samosas. Both of these looked beautiful on their plate! The pakora were a little bit spicy. The vegetables were mixed before being fried, so they had a quite nice structure. And they were delicious, which is the most important! The samosa were good too, they were not very oily, as they can be sometimes.
For the main we tried the aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower) and a vegetable biryani. The biryani comes usually with yoghurt sauce, which was left out here. A nice touch from the staff, I think, not to put it on the table for it to be not eaten anyway. The biryani was tasty but there were some strange spice globs in the dish. The aloo gobi was good too, it was a bit spicy but not too much. It came with a bit too much rice though!
Swagat also offers vegan desserts: sorbet ice and gulab jamun. I was surprised that the latter didn't contain milk, and asked the waiter twice. But it was really vegan, so that is a nice surprise! The gulab jamun was very sweet, and somehow partially heated, which is unfortunate.
Overall Swagat is a bit more expensive, especially if you opt to choose from the menu card rather than the buffet. The food was good, the place itself was pretty busy. The staff was helpful about finding vegan items, which is always nice.


Could a One-State Solution Eliminate Racism Without Getting Rid of Capitalism?
As we reflect on the latest brutality against protestors in Gaza and the struggle to end the outrageous Israeli occupation of Palestine and oppression of Israeli Palestinians, it is important to formulate a goal for what we would hope to attain. This goal does not have to be achievable in the near future or even near distant future, but it provides a framework that defines what immediate struggles we engage in and whom is declared to be an ally or an enemy. In fact, it is unlikely that this conflict will be settled between Israelis and Palestinians in isolation, as the whole region will likely be embroiled in larger conflicts between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the US and Russia long before that happens. However, it is to be hoped that there would be, at some time, a unified Palestine/Israel, or perhaps some larger regional entity, that would provide for equality, opportunity and freedom for all who live there and be a beacon for the rest of the world. With that vision, I know that organizing in the present must strive to be multiracial, multinational, and to be led by rank and file people, as opposed to economic moguls, politicians or religious leaders.
Since 2012, there has been an official One Democratic State movement that has held multiple conferences and published several position papers. The leaders and participants have been mainly Palestinian, with an overlap with those who initiated the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and some Israelis, including Ilan Pappe and Jeff Halper. I have been very happy to see this development, but the movement as I have experienced it seems to me to be weak in two crucial elements. One is the lack of an on the ground action program and the other is lack of an analysis of what kind of economic system would be needed to actually guarantee equality and an end to racism. I imagine the problem is that these areas are very controversial, but that does not mean they are not essential.
I would like to consider the relationship between racism and economics in several countries that leads me to conclude the necessity of a non-capitalist framework in any non-racist one state. First is the situation in the US, a purportedly democratic state with an advanced system of capitalism and a long history of racism, which is economically necessary for its survival. Another is the economy of Israel, another capitalist state with a long history of racism, a similarly inegalitarian situation in the West Bank, and lastly that of South Africa, which has emerged from apartheid with racial economic disparities largely intact.
We live here in the US, and it takes but a half-open eye to see the racism all around us. Whether driving by the crumbling public housing projects, watching police shooting young black men with impunity, or seeing ICE agents rounding up immigrants, it is a tableau of a divided society. There is lot of talk about opposing or ending racism, but most of it operates on the assumption that racism in the present is a result of personal prejudice which is a legacy of a former time when racism justified slavery, and even then anti-black racism was said to be a natural human attribute. Actually this could not be further from the truth, as was well laid out by the recently deceased historian Lerone Bennett. Racism was purposely and carefully developed in the 1600-1700s by the press, the pulpit and the schoolbooks in order to justify and continue slavery (see The Road Not Taken). Later, Jim Crow laws, and housing, policing, hiring, and educational policies maintained racist ideas and practices. Today these disparities continue and the question is, can the US economy do without them?
Based on US Bureau of Labor statistics, non-white workers earn 75% of the wages of white men. The yearly wage differential adds up to about $783 billion, compared to total annual after tax profits of $1,698 billion in 2017. That is, race-based wage disparities add up to almost half of profits, not even including the similarly lower wages of white women. The gap may be explained by lower levels of training and education or prejudice determining who gets what job or different wages for the same work, but it is a gap the society could not afford to do without, whatever the cause. And the gap in social spending on vastly different levels of services like health and education is many more hundreds of billions of dollars. Racial health disparities slash years off of lives, due to differences in insurance coverage, quality and quantity of providers, environmental hazards, or unavailability of a healthy diet. There is a five year shorter life expectancy for blacks than whites, a gap which has actually decreased as white deaths from opioids increase. In New York City, the infant mortality is three times greater for blacks than whites. The wealth differential between white and black families in the US is about 20 to 1. Perhaps most important is the weakening of the ability of workers to fight back when divided by the chasms of race and national origin .
When you visit Palestine and Israel, there are stark realities that force your eyes to widen in horror — the separation wall between Israel and the Occupied Territories (OT), the checkpoints, apartheid practices like separate roads and license plates, the blatant racism of most Israelis, the military shootings of young Arab men with impunity, the harassment of dark-skinned immigrants and the periodic slaughters of thousands of Palestinians, as in 2014 or hundreds in Gaza in May. Sometimes the divisions, the injustice, and the violence are so great that one can neglect to try and understand the underlying structures of Israel or Palestine.
However, Israel , like the US, has one of the highest inequality or Gini indices (Gini – a coefficient describing the degree of inequality in a country where 1 is the highest and O the lowest) in the developed world, almost the same as the US. The difference between the wages of the top 10% and the bottom 10% of Israelis is currently increasing. Moreover, like in the US, wage inequality is highly race based, with Palestinians who work in Israel and dark skinned immigrants having the lowest wages, and Middle Eastern or African Mizrahi Jews falling in the middle. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, in 2016 an Israeli Arab worker earned 58.6% as much as a Jewish worker, down from 67.2% in 2014. For Arab women it was even worse-56% of a Jewish woman's wage. Mizrahi Jews, who make up about half of the population, earn about 75% as the Ashkenazi Jewish worker. So overall, the race-based differences in Israel are even greater than in the US.
Ellen Isaacs MD is a physician, activist, and co-editor of multiracialunity.org. She can be reached at eissacs66@gmail.com.


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New version of SAP ERP software S/4HANA meets customer needs and business requirements in equal measure
(Göttingen, 27.01.2021) The Göttingen-based IT services company Sycor sees a lot of potential for medium-sized companies in the new ERP solution announced today by SAP. Because: The "S/4HANA Cloud, private edition" announced with "RISE with SAP" not only offers an easier entry into the cloud-based S/4HANA world, but also a solution tailored to medium-sized businesses for the transformation of existing SAP environments.
SAP today (Wednesday) announced, among other things, a new version of its S/4HANA ERP software that makes a move to a cloud environment very attractive. Via the new solution, customer systems previously running on premise can be converted to subscription-based cloud billing without losing the benefits of the functional solution.
Thomas Ahlers, CEO at Sycor sees many advantages in the new functions: ""S/4HANA Cloud, private edition" is a great offer, especially for midmarket customers. In discussions with customers, we have often found a desire to make the move to S/4HANA while retaining existing processes with specific competitive advantages and at the same time switching to a modern cloud environment. We see enormous potential in now being able to map two steps in one project with this solution. This will then enable them to participate more quickly in the innovations of S/4HANA with regard to the digitization of business processes."
The new solution will complement existing SAP offerings and closes the gap between on premise or private cloud offerings and the highly standardized S/4HANA Cloud in the Essentials and Extended versions. It also adds new digitization and networking capabilities with the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP).
"Sycor is already familiar with the new solution and is currently offering it in a specific customer scenario. It is important to advise customers before a project regarding the possibilities of the individual S/4HANA alternatives and to make the decision depending on various influencing factors," says Manfred Großmann, Department Manager SAP Consulting & Project Excellence at Sycor. ""S/4HANA Cloud, private edition" is very interesting for both existing and new customers. In addition to the cloud pricing model, the upgrade model and operation via SAP are particularly interesting, as a separate cloud subscription to a hyperscaler is no longer required."
Through this route, customers can reduce the complexity in their ERP solution as the operation is with a single supplier, while consulting projects and application support can continue to be sourced from a mid-market oriented consultancy that may already know the business processes. Proven partner add-ons can also continue to be used, and existing processes do not have to be adapted.
Sycor believes that the new solution takes into account customer needs and business requirements in equal measure and is convinced that it will make an important contribution to digitization in small and medium-sized enterprises and accelerate the path to the intelligent enterprise.
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The Sycor Group supports its customers by serving as their partner for the digital transformation. In doing so, the company's innovative IT services and bespoke IT solutions cover all corporate divisions along the entire value chain. Sycor's customers benefit from professional strategy, management, and process consulting services, outstanding industry expertise, and proven technological savvy.
With headquarters in Göttingen and further locations in Germany, Austria, America, and Asia, the company has an international footprint.
Its team of over 600 employees seamlessly integrates individual solutions into existing IT systems and sets up entirely new infrastructure and application landscapes. Sycor implements and operates cloud, on-premise, and hybrid solutions as needed.
Its own solutions, vertical add-ons, and all services in the area of SAP ERP and Microsoft Dynamics 365 are just as much a part of the selection as quality-assured solutions and services for IT outsourcing, communication & collaboration or customer relationship management (CRM). The broad know-how also includes software asset management, license procurement optimization, security and networks. In the area of business apps, Sycor supports its customers in all phases of the application management lifecycle and can also take over the complete lifecycle. In addition, Sycor ensures the acceptance of new IT solutions and the productive handling of employees in new systems with individual change and training concepts. Sycor customers include well-known companies from the pharmaceutical, medical technology and manufacturing industries.
Sycor GmbH maintains a quality management system certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001. ISO 27001 certification of the technology division is proof of a robust information security management system.
Sycor is a Gold Partner and Partner Center of Expertise of SAP Deutschland SE. As a Microsoft partner, the company is a Cloud Solution Provider and Strategic Development Partner for the areas of leasing, trading, servicing, and maintaining mobile goods and fleet management. Various Gold and Silver competencies are proof of Sycor's broad expertise in the Microsoft environment.
Sycor generated sales of EUR 86.1 million in 2019.
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As usual, Calvin Tsao is not sitting at his desk. Perhaps that's because the top is occupied by a giant printer? "It's there to underscore the fact that Calvin never is," Zack McKown says. "He works by roaming, whereas I need to sit and close the door to focus." Luckily for McKown, Tsao's partner in work and life, an office with a door is one of the perks afforded by Tsao & McKown's new studio, a 5,500-square-foot ground-level loft in an 1885 factory in Brooklyn, New York.
The partners love being connected to the thrum of Brooklyn, the epicenter of creative cool. "It's full of writers, makers, photographers, fabricators," Tsao notes. "It's energizing to be in this emerging mix. There's a real sense of community." Plus rooftop yoga.


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Toronto police arrest man in reference to Lamport Stadium protests
Toronto police say they've arrested a person in reference to protests at Lamport Stadium on July 21, the place homeless advocates and supporters clashed with police and metropolis workers as encampment residents have been evicted.
The protests moved to 14 Division after a number of arrests have been made on the stadium and police say crowds grew to become hostile outdoors the station.
This prompted the discharge of eight photographs on Thursday of individuals needed for numerous offences together with together with possessing a harmful weapon, assault with a weapon, assault and obstruction.
Police say one of many males amongst these eight folks has been recognized and arrested.
They are saying the person intervened whereas police have been making an attempt to arrest somebody, which prevented officers from doing so.
Alaa Al Soufi, 29, of Toronto was arrested on Saturday and charged with obstructing a peace officer and failure to adjust to circumstances.
He appeared in court docket on Sunday.


Andeavor actively seeks recent college graduates ready to launch their careers and college students pursuing internship opportunities for all areas of our business.
Through our University Relations & Recruiting Program, we hire exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds with an interest in the energy industry, whose personal values align with contributing to a High-Performing Culture. Andeavor recruits students and recent graduates who are passionate about their work, demonstrate organizational and problem-solving skills, have strong verbal and written communication skills and can adapt well to change.


Why is the Consumer Code important?
The Consumer Code for Home Builders was developed by the home-building industry to help protect home buyers and make the home buying process fairer and more transparent.
You will find the Code displayed in all Prospect's developments and we are fully committed to its principles.
You can download a copy of the current Code here.


Two micro-grants have been made by Amaterra to support the housing projects near Obregon, Mexico created by Bill and Athena Steen of the Canelo Project.
A close friend and co-worker of the Steens, Emiliano Lopez, has been employed by Save the Children Foundation in Mexico for the last seven years. He agreed to take on the new work of making the necessary preparations for constructing a small home with a vaulted roof this February. He prepared the foundation, made all the necessary straw/clay blocks for the walls and roof and pulled together all the materials and tools needed for the February project. This grant of $700 provided two months of salary for him, He worked the months of December and January thanks to Amaterra. Hopefully, funding will be secured for him in the future so that he can continue this type of work.
The second micro-grant for this project was for the purchasing of tools and materials needed to build this vaulted roof home. It was a one room building, approximately 400 to 500 square feet in size and will be home for one family. It did not cost the entire $700 to build this structure. The basic materials are clay soil, chopped straw, several windows and doors. The blocks used are made from straw and clay and are lighter and more insulating than a regular adobe. They were developed during the course of the Steen's work in the Ciudad Obregon area over the past years. The idea and inspiration behind this building was to construct a home that uses no wood and is very low in cost and that ideally cou1d be replicated by others once the necessary training is in place. The balance of the funds were used to purchase the tools necessary for this project and so that Emiliano and the community can continue building more in the future. We encourage you to take a look at their work by going to their web site caneloproject.com.
The Intercultural Center for the Study of the Oceans and Deserts, CEDO, is known for its pioneering work as an environmental voice and conservation force in the upper Gulf of California and surrounding Sonoran Desert. CEDO serves the different cultures and users of this bioregion through the development of diverse programs to understand and protect these ecosystems. Programs include basic research, science and environmental education, conservation of resources, and development of models of sustainable use. CEDO produces a number of regular publications, and most activities and materials are developed in Spanish and English to effectively communicate with visitors and residents in the region.
One of the most significant CEDO publications is the seasonal CEDO NEWS, which has been published and distributed to members since the mid-1980s. This bilingual publication contains articles that range from history and human interest, to ecology and biodiversity. Today, past issues of the CEDO NEWS form the most significant source of information that is available about the region.
To insure that this information is available to researchers and the public, the Board of Directors of Amaterra wishes to encourage the compilation of past issues of the CEDO NEWS into a published format that may be widely distributed. To this important end, Amaterra has given a $500.00 Challenge Grant to CEDO. Through this action, Amaterra begins a process of fund raising, which will result in the publication of all past issues of the CEDO NEWS. Amaterra challenges all who know the significance of this environmental and educational information to contribute to the funding of this project. For more information about CEDO.


See what Ayesha and her family are up to between takes while filming in the kitchen and adventuring outside.
It takes multiple cameras and many crew members to provide full coverage of Ayesha's work in the kitchen.
Ayesha's young daughter Riley got her hands on the clapperboard while waiting for filming to begin.
Stephen and Riley caught up over a sweet treat of extra-special French toast.
No matter if you're a kid or just a kid at heart, there's no denying that bubbles are captivating for all audiences.
We can't wait to find out what has these guys in such stitches.
Good news: You don't need a fancy outdoor grill to make these succulent steaks. Ayesha prepares them right on the stove.
Who says pasta has to have the usual red sauce? Ayesha opts for a produce-forward version that's packed with flavor and bright color.
If your sister can't cover your face with flour, then who can?
With Jaz's face caked in flour, Ayesha couldn't help but capture the moment.
Ayesha let her brother handle the super-sharp mandoline as they prepped the fixings for a fresh salad.
Ayesha wasn't shy about flashing a smile while prepping a family meal.
Take note of what's on Ayesha's feet: socks, not shoes, as she stays comfy in the kitchen.
While Ayesha worked on the sweet-and-savory dressing for her salad, Jaz looked on and watched the process unfold.
Perhaps Jaz was exacting his revenge on Ayesha by being silly with green onions.
To make sure each element of the series is captured, a camera is almost always close by Ayesha in the kitchen.
Ayesha was all smiles when she came together with her sister Maria and brother Jaz for a photo.
Laced with vibrant greens, Ayesha's pasta dough is both light and smooth.
Perhaps Jaz didn't get the memo that this was a smiling selfie.
Ayesha was set to roll as the crew put finishing touches on the scene.
With candles and hanging lights adorning the outdoor space, the scene was set for a cozy, casual meal.
The camera captured Stephen and Ayesha as they joined their guests for dinner.
Ayesha and her pals raised a glass during a relaxing brunch outdoors.
Eat-with-your-hands appetizers like these stuffed mushrooms are the way to go for easy, stress-free entertaining.
Surrounded by both classic and creative fixings, Ayesha was set to prepare her brunchworthy Bloody Marys.
Want More of Ayesha's Home Kitchen?
Check out Food Network's Ayesha's Home Kitchen headquarters to get to know Ayesha and find all the recipes from the show.


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Chopard and Urushi: Year of the Rat
Chopard is once again honouring Asian traditions by calling on the ancestral Japanese art of Urushi to create the dial of the L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rat timepiece. This work of art highlights the next zodiac sign in the Chinese calendar: the Rat. Each of the watches in this 88-piece limited edition is crafted in 18-carat rose gold. An ultra-thin movement, produced in the Chopard Manufacture workshops: the L.U.C 96.17-L calibre, powers the watch.
The Chinese calendar cycle commences with a year of the rat. A legend tells the story of when the historical Buddha summoned the animals before entering Nirvana. The rat is said to have climbed on the buffalo and arrived first, relegating the cat to 13th position. As a result, the cat is deprived of a place in the calendar. The Year of the Rat will begin on January 25th 2020 and end on February 12th 2021.
Art of Urushi
The dial of this new watch is entirely hand-crafted. Traditional Japanese lacquer technique, known as Urushi, is used, combining the lacquer with gold dust. The scene depicts a golden rat, standing on an ear of corn, a symbol of abundance, and in front of a khaki, a fruit that is picked in winter and represents longevity. It is facing a bouquet of flowers in the three lucky colours of its zodiac sign: blue, gold and green.
The varnish comes from the sap of the Urushi tree, also known as the "lacquer tree" or the "Japanese varnish tree". The plant grows in both Japan and China. Its resin is harvested once a year in extremely small quantities. It takes three to five years for the resin to be ready to be treated. Its highly resistant, honey-textured lacquer is applied in extremely fine successive layers.
The 88 dials of this limited series were created through cooperation between Chopard and its partner company, Yamada Heinado, where the master of Urushi exercises his craft.
While measuring just 3.3 mm thick, the timepiece achieves a comfortable 65-hour power reserve. The L.U.C 96.17-L calibre may be admired through a transparent sapphire case-back.
L.U.C XP Urushi Year of the Rat is an 88-piece limited edition.
Exclusively available in Chopard boutiques
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Q: Using Java Stream groupingBy with both key and value of map Java 11 here. I have the following POJOs:
public enum Category {
    Dogs,
    Cats,
    Pigs,
    Cows;
}

@Data // using Lombok to generate getters, setters, ctors, etc.
public class LineItem {
    private String description;
    private Category category;
    private BigDecimal amount;
}

@Data
public class PieSlice {
    private BigDecimal value;
    private BigDecimal percentage;
}

I will have a lineItemList : List<LineItem> and want to convert them into a Map<Category,PieSlice> whereby:

*

*the Category key represents all the distinct Category values across all the lineItemList elements; and

*each PieSlice value is created such that:

*

*its value is a sum of all the LineItem#amount that reference the same Category; and

*its percentage is a ratio of the PieSlice#value (the sum of all lineListItem elements mapped to the Category) and the total amount of all LineItem#amounts combined

For example:
List<LineItem> lineItemList = new ArrayList<>();
LineItem dog1 = new LineItem();
LineItem dog2 = new LineItem();
LineItem cow1 = new LineItem();

dog1.setCategory(Category.Dogs);
dog2.setCategory(Category.Dogs);
cow1.setCategory(Category.Cows);

dog1.setAmount(BigDecimal.valueOf(5.50);
dog2.setAmount(BigDecimal.valueOf(3.50);
cow1.setAmount(BigDecimal.valueOf(1.00);

Given the above setup I would want a Map<Category,PieSlice> that looks like:

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*only has 2 keys, Dogs and Cows, because we only have (in this example) Dogs and Cows

*the PieSlice for Dogs would have:

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*a value of 9.00 because 5.50 + 3.50 is 9.00; and

*a percentage of 0.9, because if we take the total amounts of all dogs + all cows, we have a total value of 10.0; Dogs comprise 9.00 / 10.00 or 0.9 (90%) of the total animals

*the PieSlice for Cows would have:

*

*a value of 1.00; and

*a percentage of 0.1
My best attempt only yields a Map<Category,List<LineItem>> which is not what I want:
List<LineItem> allLineItems = getSomehow();
Map<Category,List<LineItem>> notWhatIWant = allLineItems.stream()
    .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(LineItem::getCategory());

Can anyone spot how I can use the Streams API to accomplish what I need here?

A: To collect to what you want, you need 2 steps, one to calculate the sum of the LineItem values (in your case 10.0), and the other to collect into the map that you need.
First, get the overall sum, which we'll use later to divide the values.  The reduce method sums up the values.  The first argument is the identity value, in this case, 0.  The second argument adds in each item as it comes, and the third argument combines two intermediate results.  Here, they're both add.
BigDecimal sum = lineItemList.stream()
                .map(LineItem::getAmount)
                .reduce(BigDecimal.ZERO, BigDecimal::add, BigDecimal::add);

Then, create the PieSlices.  This uses the specific overload of Collectors.toMap that allows you to merge entries with the same key, so you can sum them up.
The first argument is the key extractor function, the second argument is the value extractor function, the third argument is the merging function, and the fourth (optional) is the map supplier function, in case you want a specific implementation of Map.
Map<Category, PieSlice> result = lineItemList.stream()
    .collect(Collectors.toMap(LineItem::getCategory,
        li -> new PieSlice(li.getAmount(), li.getAmount().divide(sum, 2, RoundingMode.HALF_EVEN)),
        (a, b) -> new PieSlice(a.getValue().add(b.getValue()), a.getPercentage().add(b.getPercentage())),
        HashMap::new));

This assumes that the indicated constructor for PieSlice is available, and if I add a suitable toString method in PieSlice, I get this map:
{Dogs=PieSlice{9.0, 0.90}, Cows=PieSlice{1.0, 0.10}}


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Charpentry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History
At the beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 September – 11 November 1918), the 79th US Infantry Division captured Charpentry.

See also
Communes of the Meuse department

References

External links

 1918: a Canon de 155mm GPF after a direct hit

Communes of Meuse (department)


Magnificent colonial w/front farmers porch & 2-car attached garage (with storage closet) "to be built" in the desireable town of Princeton! Almost 5 acres of lovely, private land! Beautiful open foyer & open concept first floor. Great room w/custom fireplace leads to a lovely 3-season room with a vaulted ceiling. Spectacular first floor master bedroom suite with HUGE walkin closet & unique master bath. First floor laundry room. Hardwood floors throughout the whole first floor, ceramic tile floors in all bathrooms & laundry room. Kitchen has a pretty breakfast nook, granite countertops & door to a spacious back deck. Second floor balcony open to the foyer below. Fully landscaped lot. And the list goes on! Build this amazing home or "home of your choice" (your own plan or one of our numerous different house plans). This quality cusotm builder has "design services" available so let him design your "dream home"! We also have many different houses & lots in most of the surrounding towns!


It's always a judgment call. If it looks really good,the flywheel, like no gouges or discoloring from being overheated if the clutch was slipping for a long time and it's true with a straight edge across the face, I might skip it also.
As has been said already, just take a good look at it. If its not gouged or have any discolored "hot spots" (dark bluish areas), then it probably not necessary to resurface. It's not that it would hurt anything to do so, but why spend the money unless you know there's a problem? I would always, as a minimum however replace BOTH clutch pieces and the T/O bearing just as a matter of principal. You might also consider looking at the Clutch Master and Slave cylindars while you're at it...if they look good inside, at least put new rubber kits in them.


Joseph Louis Bodnar Sr., 81, of New Port Richey, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at his home. He was born June 13, 1937 in New Lyme, Ohio, son of the late Joseph and Anna Bodnar.
Private burial services and interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Orwell, Ohio. A celebration of Joe's life will be announced at a future date.
Memorial contributions can be made to your local American Legion Post..


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An issue came up with a client of mine recently where there appeared to be some confusion regarding legal professional privilege. Luckily I have happened to stumble upon a document on the HSE website which seems to sum things up quite nicely. From this I understand that the only documents that anyone can claim to be priviledged are ones where a client asks their solicitor for legal advice. Any other document (e.g. accident investigation report, audit report etc.) will have been produced for a different purpose and so an HSE inspector could demand a copy if it was considered essential for their investigation.
The text from HSE is shown below - aimed at HSE inspectors.
33. Your powers under section 20 cannot compel the production of documents which are entitled to be withheld on grounds of legal professional privilege.
34. Legal professional privilege extends to communications, statements, reports and information created during the course of a solicitor-client relationship, the broad purpose of which is the obtaining and giving of legal advice.
35. If a document was created for several purposes, it will attract privilege only if the dominant purpose was obtaining legal advice. Such advice may relate to criminal or civil proceedings, actual or contemplated. Legal privilege attaches to communications between solicitors and expert witnesses, but not to the expert's opinion on the case or the documents or objects on which the expert based the opinion.
36. The privilege is that of the client, so that the client is entitled to waive privilege and show you the document or use it in evidence.
37. If a company has prepared a report on an accident, for example, this will be privileged if the dominant purpose was the obtaining of legal advice, but it will not be privileged if it is prepared simply because there has been an accident, or for avoidance of further accidents. You should remember, however, that you would only be entitled to see such a report if it is 'necessary'. An engineer's report that was obtained for the purpose of deciding whether to contest proceedings (civil or criminal) would be privileged.