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Q: Negating a function (functional) Does python have a built-in statement or function that negates another function? More specific: a function that takes another function fun (which returns boolean) and returns a function that is a negated copy of fun.
Its simple to create:
def neg(fun):
    def negfun(x):
        return not fun(x)
    return negfun

Example usage:
In [1]: fun = lambda x: x < 3

In [2]: filter(fun, range(8))
Out[2]: [0, 1, 2]

In [3]: filter(neg(fun), range(8))
Out[3]: [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Maybe this is a bad example, just imagine the filter function already exists somewhere else and you want to use it.
I am just surprised that I couldn't find a simpler way... is there one?

A: What you want to do is compose the not operator with fun
Sadly, python does not have any nice "composition" function, so you would have to wrap it yourself:
def compose(f, g):
    return lambda x: f(g(x))

With this you could write:
import operator

def neg(func):
    return compose(operator.not, fun)

With that said, I find it much more easy to read either your code or simply using a lambda:
neg_func = lambda x: not fun(x)

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The X-Function is a new feature, introduced in Origin 8, that provides a framework for building Origin tools. Most X-Functions can be accessed from LabTalk script to perform tasks like object manipulation or data analysis.
Since X-Functions are easy and useful to run, we will use many of them in the following script examples. Details on the options (including getting help, opening the dialog and creating auto-update output) and arguments for running X-Functions are discussed in the Calling X-Functions and Origin C Functions section.


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I was skimming over the news and started thinking about the legal fight over the Dover, Pennsylvania school board's desire to include "Intelligent Design" in their curriculum as if it's valid science.
According to one nutjob, Patrick Gillen of the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, an attorney representing the Dover school district, "This case is about free inquiry in education, not about a religious agenda. Dover's modest curriculum change embodies the essence of liberal education."
Bullshit. It's smoke and mirrors. When you go to the Thomas More Law Center's web site, they state that "The Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians."
Hmm. Enough said, I believe.
In the final analysis, it seems to me that any religion that has to repackage its message in order to slip it by the general public and get it into the public discourse has essentially invalidated itself. How seriously can you take it when the religion and its precepts and foundation can't speak for itself?
This issue is the educational equivalent of what the the Religous Right did so successfully in 80's and 90's when their operatives would run for school boards as moderates or even liberals, misrepresenting and hiding their political views, in order to be elected. Once they were elected to the school board, the masks came off and Right-Wing Conservatives were suddenly in control, pushing a Religious Right agenda and trying desperately to control the religious and political discourse of the country by indoctrinating the young.
Same deal. Different plan. Same bullshit.
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Join the Department of Applied Mathematics on Monday, April 1 on Mies Campus as we commemorate the life of Karl Menger with the 12th annual Menger Day academic celebration.
The Midwest Numerical Analysis Day 2019 will take place on Saturday, April 20 at Illinois Institute of Technology.
Fred J. Hickernell, chair and professor of applied mathematics at Illinois Tech, was invited to give a tutorial on Error Analysis for Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods on August 14, 2016, at the 12th International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing, held at Stanford University.
The Master of Mathematical Finance (MMF) program at Illinois Institute of Technology, a joint program between the Department of Applied Mathematics and the Stuart School of Business, was ranked by The Financial Engineer (TFE) as one of the top financial engineering programs of 2015.
IIT's Master of Mathematical Finance (MMF) program ranked 14 on the list of "25 Great Master of Financial Engineering Programs 2015" on the website master-of-finance.org.
Tianci Zhu (AMAT 3rd Year) and Meng Wang (BIOL 3rd Year) were awarded the level of "Amateur Codebreakers" at the Fifth Annual Kryptos Competition, held April 16-20 at Central Washington University.
Applied mathematics Ph.D. student Dane Wilburne's research proposal for computing Markov bases for multinomial logit models has been selected for funding under the 2015 National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes (NSF-EAPSI) fellowship program.
The Department of Applied Mathematics Hosts Andrea Bertozzi as 2015 Karl Menger Lecturer on Monday, March 30 at 3:15 p.m. in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) Auditorium.
Sonja Petrovic, assistant professor of applied mathematics, spoke on "Goodness of Fit for Log-Linear Network Models: Dynamic Markov Bases Using Hypergraphs" at the Workshop on Algebraic Statistics, Prague Stochastics 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic, in August.
Igor Cialenco, associate professor of applied mathematics and director of the Master of Mathematical Finance program, spoke on "Market Making Via Acceptability Indices" during the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Financial Mathematics and Engineering, November 13–15 in Chicago.


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An Independent National Archives
March 29, 2016 March 29, 2016 by Jessie Kratz, posted in National Archives History, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
April 1, 2016, marks the 31st anniversary of the National Archives independence. Today's post come from Kaitlin Errickson of the National Archives History Office.
Original Seal of the National Archives, 1934. (National Archives Identifier 23856513)
The National Archives has a turbulent history.
First, the historical community had to fight for years and years to establish a National Archives.
Then Congress passed legislation authorizing an independent National Archives only to take that independence away 15 years later.
And finally, the National Archives became officially independent again on April 1, 1985.
After years of pressure from the historical community, Congress passed and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation to create the National Archives as an independent agency on June 19, 1934.
However, in 1949, with goal of making the government more efficient, Congress transferred the National Archives to the newly created General Services Administration (GSA).
It was quite an odd combination—a cultural institution that stores, protects, and provides access to the nation's most valuable historical records placed under a strictly administrative agency.
The National Archives became the National Archives and Records Service (NARS), a subordinate and a "service provided" under the GSA.
The relationship was not ideal. The work of the National Archives, headed by the Archivist of the United States, was and is not meant to be politically motivated. Yet the GSA, which did not have historical and archival expertise, made very politicized decisions for the National Archives.
Sixth Archivist of the United States Robert Warner's Portrait which hangs in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. (Records of the National Archives)
During most of its time under the GSA, the National Archives fought unsuccessfully to be once again independent.
Things changed with appointment of Robert Warner, the Sixth U.S. Archivist (1980-85).
Warner was instrumental in gaining independence from GSA. He contacted members of Congress to encourage legislation giving back the National Archives' independence.
In 1980, Senator Robert Morgan (D-NC) introduced the first bill for National Archives independence in the Senate. Unfortunately, the bill went nowhere. The following year, Senator Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) introduced a similar bill; again it went nowhere.
Finally, on March 23, 1983, Eagleton introduced S. 905, what would become the National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984, proposing an independent National Archives and Records Administration.
Throughout the campaign, the National Archives received support from other agencies that argued for the importance of preserving and accessing government records.
S. 2852, Senator Morgan's first attempt at securing an independent National Archives, June 19, 1980. (Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives)
Two big supporters were the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History and the Coalition to Save Our Documentary Heritage. Other supporters included the American Historical Association, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, and the Society of American Archivists.
In addition, genealogists, educators, and other professionals lobbied on the National Archives' behalf.
While all of this was occurring, Warner was holding secret meetings. A group of six dedicated staff members met regularly beginning in 1982, at first every couple of weeks and then daily near the end of the campaign. They met to discuss their strategy in regard to Congress, the press, other allied agencies, and anyone else who might help their cause.
It was vital for the Archivist and staff to be very careful because they also had to report to the GSA, which was unaware these meetings were taking place.
Other National Archives facilities, including the Lyndon B. Johnson and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Libraries, were involved in reaching out to key members of Congress.
The press also expressed its support for the National Archives. The New York Times, Washington Post, and newspapers printed articles that emphasized the importance of a fully functioning and independent National Archives.
Finally S. 905 began to get some traction in Congress. The Senate passed an amended version of the bill in June 1984. The bill then went to the House, where it was further amended.
Endorsement page of the House engrossed version of S. 905, An Act to establish the National Archives and Records Administration as an independent agency, October 4, 1984. (Records of the U.S. Senate)
During this time GSA officials had become angry and threatened to remove senior officials from the Archives. This actually helped the National Archives' cause because many Members of Congress felt sympathy for the Archives.
Representative Frank Horton (R-NY), after he voiced his support for the bill, said, "The 'shotgun marriage' of housekeeping functions with a cultural activity has never worked, and the wonder to me in retrospect is why we have taken so long to recognize it."
After resolving their differences in conference, the Senate approved S. 905 on October 3, 1984, with the House passing it the next day. It then went to President Ronald Reagan for his signature.
President Reagan was not completely sold on the bill, and it took some convincing from Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR).
National Archives and Records Administration Act of 1984 October 19, 1984. (General Records of the U.S. Government, National Archives).
Senator Hatfield was vital to the conclusion of the independence campaign. In a meeting with Edwin Meese, special counsel to the President, he promised to support President Reagan's fiscal legislation if, in exchange, the President supported and signed the National Archives independence bill.
President Reagan signed the bill into law on October 19, 1984, as Public Law 98-497.
In his signing statement President Reagan remarked, "The public papers and other materials that the Archives safeguards are precious and irreplaceable national treasures, and the agency that looks after the historical records of the Federal Government should be accorded a status that is commensurate with its important responsibilities. Independence for the Archives this year, in which we are commemorating the 50th anniversary of its creation, is a particularly fitting step, both practical and symbolic, in achieving that important goal."
The purpose and importance of the National Archives was again finally recognized.
The National Archives won its independence from the GSA, but the law did not officially go into effect until April 1 of the next year.
National Archives Staff gather in the Rotunda for the NARA Independence Act ceremony, November 8, 1984. (Records of the National Archives)
After its independence was guaranteed, the National Archives began making changes and preparations to be an efficient and independently functioning agency.
Archivist of the United States Robert Warner with the new official NARA seal, April 4, 1985.
On April 1, 1985, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was officially established as an independent agency.
The National Archives gained its independence through the effort of many individuals, and especially Archivist Warner, who on April 1, 1985, stated, "Today is a great day for the National Archives. The proper preservation of the unique and accurate historical records of a nation is an issue of public policy which concerns every citizen. To operate effectively, the national record keeper of any country must have both independence and integrity. This new law will enable the National Archives of the United States to function with the organizational and administrative tools essential to its mission."
NARA facilities around the country celebrated "Independence Day," which is commemorated in photographs of staff either in front of or inside their buildings.
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3 thoughts on "An Independent National Archives"
Denise Henderson says:
I have been enjoying the recent posts about NARA's history, particularly those that have featured many of the inspiring female archivists in whose steps I'm proud to follow!
I am saddened that this post makes no mention of the critical role the staff of the National Archives, especially the National Archives Assembly (which saw its creation as result of the independence fight) played in gaining independence (although the mention of the six staff meting regularly might be a reference). Concerned professional staff met regularly after-hours and on weekends, often in each others' homes, to develop plans and strategies for the independence fight – potentially putting their careers on the line. It was professional advocacy at its finest.
I understand that space is limited on blogs and that this is really meant as an overview of a very complex, complicated issue but I don't want our colleagues who fought so hard for independence to be forgotten. For a more in depth look at this issue, I encourage those who are interested to read Greg Bradsher's article on the Society for History in the Federal Government's website:
http://shfg.org/shfg/federal-history-work/archiveselectronic-records/
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Rick Blondo says:
It is also worth noting that Dr. Warner wrote a 204 page book on the topic, "Diary of a Dream: A History of the National Archives Independence Movement, 1980-1985," (Scarecrow Press) 1995 available at the National Archives at College Park library.


The public prosecutor has for the first time tasted a drug after he convicted an unmarried mother who, under a narcotic condition, killed her three-years-old child... Similar and like histories are common for a practice of our Center. To correct corresponding situations, it is necessary, in the first instance, to mentally call to the correction each and every person (and\or, being) interested in the situation. I remember here once more that the System is a structure absolutely alien to the human reason, : the structure who, using "our cosmic brothers" and earthen religious-and-magic clans, is parasitizing in our Creation, including our earthen civilization.
To help drug-dependant patients, you have to normalize, in their organism, an ethyl alcohol production, or, remove all the causes of a nicotine acid decreased production. And so on, keeping in mind that every form of a drugs-dependence is a gate for a total zombage program.
In Russia, different coding methods against drugs-dependence are now in fashion. Alas, none of them removes the causes of the dependence. Within about two years after being competently psychotronically- or NLP-encoded, the encoded person becomes a true beast... His relatives would to visit our Center and ask us to decode him: "Better him drink! A true beast is of him now!" But, it could not be in a different way! These are special System programs designed to encode a human subconsciousness. And what is interesting, the encoders themselves do not, practically, comprehend what is, in fact, taking place under a process of their encoding and why do the different forms of dependencies are coming to view.
In these coding programs we have also revealed the hidden sub-programs like "Where a general strike begins, you must take a baton and stand two meters left of a tree standing in front of the city administration"... Another man will stand two meters right... Besides a robot is being made out of you, you have to pay still a great sum. Well done, the System!..


The staff of Pest Management Professional (PMP) reported live from the show floor of PestWorld 2018, held Oct. 23-26 in Orlando, Fla. To read a separate recap of just the Pi Chi Omega membership meeting that took place early Oct. 23 at the event, please click here.
After a great evening on Monday, Oct. 22, inducting the PMP Hall of Fame Class of 2018, the PMP staff geared up for PestWorld coverage.
Early Tuesday afternoon, PestWorld 2018 kicked off with an opening ceremony featuring Street Breakz. National Pest Management Association's (NPMA) CEO Dominique Stumpf welcomed attendees and addressed the audience. The organization is celebrating its 85th year, she said.
Stumpf then led opening ceremony attendees to the exhibit hall, which was open during various hours throughout the week.
NPMA committee meetings were held throughout the day on Wednesday. Members of the Business Development Committee, PestVets Committee and the Pest Management Foundation board of trustees met. The Recruitment and Retention Committee held it's first meeting; members focused on creating a mission statement and choosing the human resources trends that pertain to the pest management industry.
The Professional Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) hosted its Networking Breakfast with the biggest attendance to date. PWIPM committee chair Jennifer Shook-Harris announced the two recipients of the 2018 PWIPM Empowerment Grant during the Thursday morning breakfast.
Grant recipient Rachel Alexander, multi-residential pest management professional, Citron Hygiene, Ontario, Canada, has been with the company six years. She is the only female technician on a team of more than 30 men. She plans to use her grant to achieve ACE certification and promote women in pest management in Canada.
Grant recipient Teresa Brannon, state commercial sales supervisor, Cook's Pest Control, Alabama, started out at the company in 2008 as a creative sales trainee. In 2016, she was the company's No. 1 commercial consultant and the first woman in the commercial division to earn the distinction. She plans to use her grant to enhance her public speaking skills.
The Thursday General Session featured Dennis Snow, a customer service expert and consultant who was with the Walt Disney World Company for 20 years, who offered some great takeaways. His biggest recommendation for pest management professionals was to focus on the customer experience. He recommended going through the steps of a typical job — but through the eyes of a customer.
Thursday evening, the In the Mix reception provided a great opportunity to unwind and mingle with fellow PestWorld attendees.
Friday morning kicked off with the PWIPM 5K Fun Run/Walk benefitting the National Girls Collaborative Project. Later that day, exhibitors held a "Black Friday" sale with special product and services promotions. The event wrapped up with a party at Walt Disney World's Epcot Park.
Next year, PestWorld will be held in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 15-18. See you there!


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Construction of Dubai Parks and Resorts' Legoland Dubai and Legoland Water Park are is on track. With no major theme parks till Germany in the West and China in the East, the UAE is positioned — geographically and economically — to tap this market.
Imminent opening of massive new destinations adds a completely new dynamic
Dubai: Back before the economic crisis punched a hole in just about everything, some 10 theme parks were being planned in Dubai. The emirate already had the sparkling aviation and hospitality infrastructure in place.
The missing part was some mass market leisure attractions that would create a theme park hub in the Middle East — an 'Orlando 2.0' if you like.
This year, that dream will become a reality. If all goes to plan, in August, IMG Worlds of Adventure will open its doors. Dubai Parks and Resorts, launching in October, will closely follow it.
According to IMG CEO Lennard Otto, the gold rush is about to begin in earnest. "We are the first movers back into this space but there is a long line of parks coming up again," he says.
"There is an appetite in this market place. The infrastructure here is far superior to that of Orlando. Within the next five years, we will have the same amount of large-scale theme parks. There will be eight parks in the UAE by 2019."
And he is not being gung-ho. The oil price may still be low and regional conflict at the doorstep may unsettle some global investors.
But the macroeconomic picture in the UAE is pretty strong. Disposable incomes are still high, unemployment is low and a large youth population are looking for new ways to get their kicks. Add to that already healthy mix, the millions of tourists arriving every year and a bonanza would seem to be just around the corner.
Estimates from trade show organiser International Expo Consults suggest the new parks could bring in $5 billion a year in annual revenue by 2020. Dubai Parks and Resorts alone is expecting 6.7 million visitors next year. And IMG suggests 4.5 million people will visit in the first year of opening.
Meanwhile, consultancy firm PwC projects that the parks will hit 18 million combined annual visitors by 2021. Quite something when you factor in that the emirate had a target to reach only 20 million visitors by 2020 (today the figure is around 12 million). If PwC is correct, it will surpass that by some margin.
The numbers are mouth-watering for hoteliers, malls and airlines. No more low occupancy rates. No more empty shops. No more light-load flights.
This new epoch could be game changing. It is certainly another major step forward in the diversification away from an oil-based economy. It is potentially as significant as the dredging of Dubai Creek, the opening of Dubai International Airport or the launch of Emirates airline.
We are all bored of hearing how Dubai is located within a four-hour flight of three billion people and six billion global citizens are within eight hours. But with no other major theme parks until you reach Germany in the West and China in the East, the UAE could not be better positioned — geographically and economically — to take advantage of this untapped market.
The raw numbers tell you all you need to know. Today, the UAE has 120,000 hotel rooms. That is forecast to grow to 220,000 by 2020 (Abu Dhabi having plans of its own too). It does not end there.
Vast tracts of empty land surround both of the Dubai theme parks opening this year. And both admit they plan to expand the large campuses further to include additional theme parks, hotels and residential developments. In short, over time they could eventually become mini cities in their own right.
As Dubai Parks and Resorts CEO Raed Kajoor Al Nuaimi puts it: "Within the existing development, we have enough land to expand for the next 10 years. The sky is the limit in terms of resorts and that's why we included the 's' at the end of resorts.
"The theme park element was missing in the Middle East. We have seen how other countries like Singapore and Paris have grown after tapping into this."
The only real fly in the ointment to all of this is that both theme parks seem to have completely ignored the region's Arabic culture, focusing instead on the likes of Hollywood and Bollywood. Otto acknowledges this. "A key discussion point for us at the moment is bringing in a bit more of the local culture into our future expansion plans," he says.
"The Arabian history is rich and there are some beautiful stories to tell. We focused on the brands we have today with Marvel and Cartoon Network and our own proprietary things, but there is no reason why we won't expand the umbrella in the future."
Al Nuaimi too admits that some hard choices had to be made. "To bring in this new industry to this market, you first of all need to build on something that is already famous and well known across the world including movies from Hollywood and Bollywood," he admits "Once you create that mass-market magnet for visitors, then you expand by doing Arabic parks. You want to first create critical mass and then move onto other areas."
So there you have it. Despite the bumbling global economy and the regional strife in the Middle East, Dubai and the UAE seem to be on the cusp of change. If the Americans can turn an unlikely spot like Orlando into a mass tourist destination where theme park mania rules, there is no reason on earth to think that Dubai cannot be the next iteration of this model.
So folks, Orlando 2.0. You heard it here first.
For information on the real estate sector, within the UAE, please visit our sister site, GNProperty.com.
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APA Citation Guide (APA 7th Edition): Quoting vs. Paraphrasing
Quoting vs Paraphrasing: What's the Difference?
There are two ways to integrate sources into your assignment: quoting directly or paraphrasing.
Quoting is copying a selection from someone else's work, phrasing it exactly as it was originally written. When quoting place quotation marks (" ") around the selected passage to show where the quote begins and where it ends. Make sure to include an in-text citation.
Paraphrasing is used to show that you understand what the author wrote. You must reword the passage, expressing the ideas in your own words, and not just change a few words here and there. Make sure to also include an in-text citation.
Long quotations
Modifying quotations
Quoting - Examples
There are two basic formats that can be used when quoting a source:
Parenthetical Style
The homeless were typically neglected growing up since they "commonly come from families who are riddled with problems and marital disharmony" (Rokach, 2005, p. 477).
Narrative Style
As Rokach (2005) notes, the homeless "often have no one to care for them and no one knows them intimately" (p. 477).
What is a Long Quotation?
A quotation of more than 40 words. Long quotations are formatted as blocks of texts called block quotations.
Rules for Block Quotations
There are 4 rules that apply to block quotations that are different from regular quotations:
The line before your block quotation, when you're introducing the quote, usually ends with a colon.
The block quotation is indented half an inch from the rest of the text, so it looks like a block of text.
There are no quotation marks around the quotation.
The period at the end of the quotation comes before your in-text citation as opposed to after, as it does with regular quotations.
Example of a Block Quotation
At the end of Lord of the Flies the boys are struck with the realization of their behaviour:
The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. (Golding, 1960, p.186)
Sometimes you may want to make some modifications to the quote to fit your writing. Here are some APA rules when changing quotes:
Incorrect spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Add the word [sic] after the error in the quotation to let your reader know the error was in the original source and is not your error.
Omitting parts of a quotation
If you would like to exclude some words from a quotation, replace the words you are not including with an ellipsis - ...
Adding words to a quote
If you are adding words that are not part of the original quote, enclose the additional words in square brackets - [XYZ]
Additional Resource:
Using Quotations (The Learning Portal)
Tip sheet on how and when to use quotations
Correct vs. incorrect paraphrasing
Long paraphrases
Paraphrasing - Examples
When you write information from a source in your own words, cite the source by adding an in-text citation at the end of the paraphrased portion as follows:
Mother-infant attachment became a leading topic of developmental research following the publication of John Bowlby's studies (Hunt, 1993).
If you refer to the author's name in a sentence you do not have to include the name again as part of your in-text citation, instead include the year of publication following their name:
Hunt (1993) noted that mother-infant attachment became a leading topic of developmental research after the publication of John Bowlby's studies.
Note: Although not required, APA encourages including the page number(s) when paraphrasing long or complex sources, such as books, so that the reader can easily refer to the paraphrased information in your source. Always clarify with your instructor about their preference regarding page numbers in paraphrase in-text citations.
Mother-infant attachment became a leading topic of developmental research following the publication of John Bowlby's studies (Hunt, 1993, p. 125).
Hunt (1993) noted that mother-infant attachment became a leading topic of developmental research after the publication of John Bowlby's studies (p.125).
Homeless individuals commonly come from families who are riddled with problems and marital disharmony, and are alienated from their parents. They have often been physically and even sexually abused, have relocated frequently, and many of them may be asked to leave home or are actually thrown out, or alternatively are placed in group homes or in foster care. They often have no one to care for them and no one knows them intimately.
Source from:
Rokach, A. (2005). The causes of loneliness in homeless youth. The Journal of Psychology, 139, 469-480.
Example of Incorrect Paraphrasing:
The homeless come from families with problems. Frequently, they have been physically or sexually abused, or have lived in group homes. Usually no one cares for them or knows them intimately (Rokach, 2005).
Note: In this incorrect example the writing is too similar to the original source. The student only changed or removed a few words and has not phrased the ideas in a new way.
Example of Correct Paraphrasing:
Many homeless experience isolation in part due to suffering from abuse or neglect during their childhood (Rokach, 2005).
Note: The example keeps the idea of the original writing but phrases it in a new way.
If your paraphrase is longer than one sentence, provide an in-text citation for the source at the beginning of the paraphrase. As long as it's clear that the paraphrase continues to the following sentences, you don't have to include in-text citations for the following sentences.
Example: This is the first sentence of my paraphrase (Author's Last Name, 2019). I continue to describe the author's idea. This is the last sentence of my paraphrase.
If your paraphrase continues to another paragraph and/or you include paraphrases from other sources within the paragraph, repeat the in-text citations for each.
Example: This is a new paraphrase from my first source (First Author's Last Name, 2019). This information was taken from my second source which is a journal article (Second Author's Last Name, 2019). I introduce another idea from my first source (First Author's Last Name, 2019).
Paraphrasing (The Learning Portal)
Tip sheet on paraphrasing information
In-Text Citation Tips:
Citing after each sentence
Sources with same author and publication year
Citing more than one source
Citing only once at the end of the paragraph isn't enough, as it doesn't clearly show where you started using information from another person's work or ideas. When you use a source more than once in a paragraph, you need to cite the source the first time it is mentioned, and then continue to make it clear that the same work is being paraphrased in subsequent sentences.
This can be tricky though - you want your paper or assignment to flow nicely while properly citing your sources. There is a way you can avoid having to write full in-text citations each and every time by adding a lead-in sentence to your paragraph, "narrative" style.
Bad (Do not do this). In this paragraph, the citation occurs only at the end and reader does not know exactly when/where information comes from the source:
Frogs are excellent indicator species to measure wetland health. They are very sensitive to changes in pH caused by acid rain, and they are also very sensitive to different types of pollution. When frog populations in a wetland plummet, one can be sure that something is going wrong in the wetland. In addition, when oddities in frog morphology appear, like frogs with five legs or two heads, one can also assume something is going wrong in the wetland environment (Willemssen, 2010).
Correct but ugly. This paragraph is technically correct for APA, but it is difficult to read in large part because the in-text citations are intrusive and awkward:
Frogs are excellent indicator species to measure wetland health. They are very sensitive to changes in pH caused by acid rain, and they are also very sensitive to different types of pollution (Willemssen, 2010). When frog populations in a wetland plummet, one can be sure that something is going wrong in the wetland (Willemssen, 2010). In addition, when oddities in frog morphology appear, like frogs with five legs or two heads, one can also assume something is going wrong in the wetland environment (Willemssen, 2010).
Good. These paragraphs are "APA correct" and easy to read. Note the reader knows exactly when/where information from the source is used:
Frogs are excellent indicator species to measure wetland health. Willemssen (2010) recently conducted research in Wisconsin that shows that frogs are very sensitive to changes in pH caused by acid rain, and they are also very sensitive to different types of pollution. Willemssen's research indicates that when frog populations in a wetland plummet, one can be sure that something is going wrong in the wetland. One very telling quote from Willemssen's research is that "87% of wetlands where two-headed frogs are found have high levels of environmental contamination" (p. 341).
Note: The above examples are adapted from Rasmussen College.
When you are citing two different sources that share the same author and year of publication, assign lowercase letters after the year of publication (a, b, c, etc.). Assign these letters according to which title comes first alphabetically. Use these letters in both in-text citations and the Reference list.
Example In-Text:
Paraphrasing content from first source by this author (Daristotle, 2015a). "Now I am quoting from the second source by the same author" (Daristotle, 2015b, p. 50).
Example Reference List entries:
Daristotle, J. (2015a). Name of book used as first source. Toronto, ON: Fancy Publisher.
Daristotle, J. (2015b). Title of book used as second source. Toronto, ON: Very Fancy Publisher.
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Government is the driving force in creating change in world wide issues. No matter how you feel about the new president there is one thing we can all agree on, for the next four years he will be one of the biggest influencers on glob al policy. Many people who are passionate about the environmental movement are nervous about Trump being our voice at the table during this critical time in global preservation. With more industrialization comes more pollution and more damage to our world. Trump talked a big game during his campaign, but will he follow through?
It is no secret that Donald Trump does (did?) not believe in global warming, despite the fact it is scientifically proven. It is also scientifically proven that if we don't start being more environmentally friendly future generations will be in trouble.
In his short time in office Trump has already done a number of concerning things for the environmental movement. First of all he wants to revive the coal industry. This is an issue because burning coal releases a number of toxins when it burns that are harmful to the environment. Coal is the greatest contributor to global warming and the worst of any energy sources because of its high emission of CO2. As of now we are number one in CO2 emissions closely followed by China. However to president Trump coal is just another industry with opportunity to grow the business that is America.
in nitric and sulfuric acid. This leads to water contamination that can also cause poison or death of fish as well as soil damage that affects anything that is grown in that area.
Oil drilling has a similar effect on the environments health. When oil is burned to form energy toxins including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide are produced, all of which have negative effects on the environment and human health. There are laws in place to reduce the impact oil has, but with Trump's administration there will most likely be changes. This is nerve racking because it took a lot of effort to create such legislation in the first place and the progress could be reversed during the next four years.
Trump's approach to the environment is practically a complete 180 from the White House under Obama. For instance he did away with the "harmful and unnecessary" action plan created under Obama. This was a website that explained climate change in the vernacular and initiatives to stop it. Now this website leads back to Trump's main webpage. This will only lead to more confusion and lack of trust in the government's transparency.
Trump has put a number of people who don't believe in global warming in powerful positions within his cabinet, a lot of which have been involved in initiatives against the EPA in the past. Scott Pruitt who is now in charge of the EPA sued the agency 14 times in the past. He has also taken over $270,000 in campaign donations over the years from the oil industry. Rick Perry was appointed head of the energy department. This strikes me as odd because during Perry's 2012 presidential run he publicly said that he wanted to eliminate the energy department as a whole. As a environmentally concerned citizen this worries me. These are not men who I have trust in pushing governmental action to preserve our environment.
Pruitt and Perry are both echos of president Trump's ideology on the issue. Trump is a man who says whatever he needs to in order to get people on his side. We saw this during his campaign, and we are seeing it now that he has taken office. It is up to us as active citizens in a democracy to make our voices heard over the sound of big business.
I think that your blog was very informative. I too believe that global warming is a big issue that can no longer be ignored. In fact, during my freshman orientation on this campus, one of the professors in the environment department at Penn State talked to us about the dangers of global warming. He told us that it is the reason that California went into a drought this year, there were also many countries around the world that have gone into a drought as well. At this point, we can't reverse the damage that we have done, but it is certainly possible to delay the process.
In a New York Times article, I read entitled, "Weak Federal Powers Could Limit Trump's Climate Policy Rollback," it says that the federal government actually does not have that much power over energy policy, so we shouldn't be that worried about Trump making it worse, because he does not have the power to do so.
Also, wind power is becoming a huge industry in the United States, in fact, a Norwegian company just invested $42 million dollars into building a wind farm off of New York state. Wind-farm technician is predicted to be the fastest growing occupation in America, which may draw the attention of Trump and cause him to change his toon. $80 billion of wind industry investment is in the pipeline being built in the United States, which will create more jobs. This is what Trump wants right? So I wouldn't be too worried about the climate, there is hope.
One word of advice for the format of your blog; I do like the globe background, but I think it distracts from the words. There were times when I could barely read the letters because they were so blended into the background and it was too much going on. I like the pictures on the side but I would consider using a more subtle background.
Trump's appointments to these areas are concerning. Moreover, it is alarming the amount of times the current head of the EPA sued the EPA. Do you know what he sued them for, however? I think this could be helpful information.
I second the motion to change backgrounds. It is a bit too distracting, although a good idea.


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Heavy rains and melting ice are forecast to cause flooding across parts of Long Island this weekend just as the region warms up slightly, in turn thawing from an earlier deep freeze.
A flood watch is in effect from 11 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday as a low pressure system moving in from the Midwest is expected to drag a cold front through the region, trapping Atlantic moisture that will produce heavy rains, according to Upton-based National Weather Service meteorologists. A wind advisory is also in effect from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Ice-jam flooding means waterways frozen in sections can cause water levels to rise when the ice melts and backed-up water rushes through. Up to 2 inches of rain is also expected to contribute to the flooding.
The anticipated flooding comes as subfreezing temperatures earlier this week give way to temps in the 40s Friday and reaching as high as the 50s this weekend. Winds up to 30 mph are expected to accompany the rain Saturday.
Once the storm breaks, sunny skies return Sunday into Monday before clouds return for another chance of rain Tuesday.


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Organisation: UL Chaplaincy – Teach Fáilte Role: Meet & Greet Host.
'I learned about Teach Fáilte and their resources. Teach Fáilte is a welcoming and open space where students are able to go to whenever they like. I have learned more about the importance of communication and community in terms of collaboration. This helped me to become more personable with people as I welcomed them to Teach Fáilte and tried to be a friend or assist them in their needs.
I volunteered as a way to meet and interact with Irish culture, as I am an international student. I chose this organization because it seemed like a good fit for me since I also have faith and got to know Sr. Sarah O'Rourke. I also volunteer weekly back in the States so it was a good opportunity to be able to experience volunteering in another country and giving back to the community that helped to embrace me in my time there.
I helped to contribute a positive atmosphere where students could feel welcome at any time. I also contributed to a clean and inviting environment by tidying up Teach Fáilte and providing students with whatever they may have needed. Stations where students could go if they needed a specific type of resource.
My volunteering activities and responsibilities were to greet students and faculty who came into Teach Fáilte. I also had to make sure the space remained tidy. I have realized that volunteering can be simple gestures in giving back to the community – not a huge production and learned that the smallest gestures can sometimes make the biggest impact.
I worked alongside Haley Dunn and we would join others in conversation and help each other clean. I had to overcome my discomfort when talking to strangers and how I overcame it was remembering to think of them feeling welcome over my own feelings.
This experience has changed my communication skills as it helped me to learn how to have meaningful and valuable conversations with people I may not know very well.
I think it will affect my mind-set on reaching out to new people and opportunities. It will also help me to be more welcoming to everyone and help me to serve others humbly'.


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January 9, 2019 9:33 pm, Updated on January 9, 2019 at 9:33 pm
Protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified in different parts of Assam Wednesday with agitators burning effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and gheraoing the state secretariat at Guwahati.
Protestors burnt effigies of the prime minister and chief minister at Digboi, Goalpara, Lakhimpur and Barpeta against the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha.
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi announced that Modi and central ministers would not be allowed to enter the state, while the chief minister and BJP MLAs and MPs will not be allowed to hold any meeting or rally in the state.
The agitators belonging to 70 organisations, led by KMSS and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), gathered at the secretariat to protest against the passing of the Bill in the Lower House of Parliament.
The police attempted to prevent the protestors from crossing the barricades to enter the secretariat resulting in a scuffle. As the protestors refused to budge, the police resorted to lathicharge and fired rubber bullets to disperse them.
Several protestors were also taken into custody to prevent law and order situation, police said.
The Students' Federation of India (SFI) took out a 'Shamshan Yatra' (funeral procession) of the prime minister, chief minister and seven BJP MPs in Assam.
Artists, litterateurs, musicians, actors, journalists and prominent cultural personalities took out a torchlight procession in Guwahati Wednesday evening to protest against the Bill.
The 70 organisations also protested in Digboi where Sonowal attended the Gorkha Mahatsov by blocking the highway and waving black flags to protest against the Bill and the CM's visit.
In Nagaon, All Assam Students' Union (AASU) activists waved black flags at BJP state unit president Ranjeet Kumar Dass.
In Golaghat's Numaligarh area, a semi-nude protest by the Asom Aikya Manch was held.
Students of Cotton University and Dibrugarh University along with more than 15 colleges across Assam have decided to boycott classes indefinitely in protest against the Bill.
The Dibrugarh University Post Graduate Students' Union has indefinitely banned entry of any representative of member of the ruling BJP into the campus.
Students' bodies at Tezpur University, Jorhat Medical College, Pub Guwahati College, JB College, DCB College and others have held protests in their campuses, although no class boycott decision has been taken yet.
In New Delhi, students from Assam studying there protested at Jantar Mantar and were joined by students from other states too.
All Assam Lawyers' Association called the Bill "unconstitutional" and warned that they would go to the Supreme Court if the same was enacted.
An 11-hour bandh, called by AASU and the North East Students' Organisation (NESO) and supported by over hundred organisations, against the Bill had brought life to standstill in Assam yesterday.
The Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who fled religious persecution in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and entered India before December 31, 2014.PTI
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For several weeks, my job had been grueling. Working the 3:30 p.m. to midnight shift at the airport for a major airline and dealing with sometimes impatient, complaining, and often impossible passengers was less and less appealing.
Even though I knew that money shouldn't be the motive for anything, as a single mom, I would have felt foolish to walk away from well-paying employment. However, I needed a major attitude adjustment, and I wasn't sure how to go about it.
Then I discovered a quotation in one of Mary Baker Eddy's "Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896": "Be of good cheer; the warfare with one's self is grand; it gives one plenty of employment, and the divine Principle worketh with you, - and obedience crowns persistent effort with everlasting victory" (page 118).
It was quite a revelation to be told it was warfare with myself that gave me plenty of employment and not warfare with various job duties or passengers. But it was encouraging to think of God, divine Principle, as working with me. So, obviously, the more principled and obedient I became, the more success I would have.
A Sunday School teacher had told me years earlier that we love God only as much as we love our fellow man. My enthusiasm and love for my job had been dulled by an incorrect view of others and of my role in assisting them.
It seemed inevitable that when flights were delayed, or luggage lost, people were going to become agitated and disgruntled. I had not yet learned that getting along with others is always an "inside job." Giving good customer service was certainly the goal, but sometimes it just wasn't appreciated or worth all the effort.
I thought about Jesus, who said, "I am among you as he that serveth" (Luke 22:27). Certainly that one statement of his showed clearly what one's motive should be at any job. And he expected people to "go, and do ... likewise" (Luke 10:37).
I set out to change my concept of not only the passengers, but of my motive for helping them. When I realized that giving good customer service was a wonderful way to glorify God, it became easier.
I had to see pride, frustration, and self-importance as nonexistent in divine Love's kingdom - not only in the passengers, but also in myself.
So replacing dread with joyful expectation, ingratitude with sincere thankfulness, and frustration with genuine satisfaction became my goal. I began to see my association with passengers and co-workers as opportunities to serve God and to love all of His children - even those who sometimes seemed unlovable.
For me, the easiest way to do that was to see God's children as reflecting all His qualities, not merely as mortals with bad attitudes or quirky foibles.
A good test came when I clocked into work one sunny afternoon, only to learn that the first two incoming flights on my shift had been canceled because of weather in their city of origin. This meant dozens of people waiting for their friends and loved ones would now look to us to explain where the incoming passengers were and when they would be arriving.
One man in particular was very intimidating and gruff toward me. As I listened to him vent his anger, I began to feel God's love embrace us both. These words from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" came to mind: "Clad in the panoply of Love, human hatred cannot reach you."
It dawned on me that not only could hatred not reach me, but it couldn't reach this man and his attitude.
Quite innocently, he mentioned his home state, and I told him I was from that state, too. Immediately he mellowed, and our conversation became natural and relaxed. He ended up being very cooperative and patient.
After that day, I never again dreaded delayed flights or lost luggage. I viewed them as opportunities to express more patience and helpfulness and, just as important, to practice seeing the man of God's creating, instead of what I was seeing. Instead of seeing people as pressured, tired, rude, or arrogant, I began to see that patience, kindness, cooperation, and helpfulness were the normal state of each of us as the loved and loving expression of the one infinite Love, God.


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Q: Node.JS - Failing in export env variables across scripts from package.json I'm creating a Node.JS project based on Express and I'm trying to setup environment variables to separate the develop from production flux. I created a shell script file with some env variables like NODE_ENV or DEBUG to be executed by the predevelop script when I run the npm run develop on command line, but the variables are being lost after predevelop finish his execution and getting undefined when the Express app runs.
This is the ./scripts/development.sh
#!/bin/sh

echo 'Setting up development env';

export NODE_ENV='development';
export NODE_DEBUG='http';
export DEBUG='project:server';

echo 'NODE_ENV => '$NODE_ENV;
echo 'NODE_DEBUG => '$NODE_DEBUG;
echo 'DEBUG => '$DEBUG;

exit 0;

This is my package.json scripts
{
  // ...
  "scripts": {
    "predevelop": "/bin/bash ./scripts/development.sh",
    "develop": "echo 'NODE_ENV => '$NODE_ENV && echo 'NODE_DEBUG => '$NODE_DEBUG && echo 'DEBUG => '$DEBUG; node ./bin/www"
  }
  // ...
}

The console output from npm run develop:
┌─ [ jcorradi ] ~/Sites/pocs/project-server
└─• npm run develop

> project-server@0.0.0 predevelop /home/jcorradi/Sites/pocs/project-server
> /bin/bash ./scripts/development.sh

Setting up development env
NODE_ENV => development
NODE_DEBUG => http
DEBUG => project:server

> project-server@0.0.0 develop /home/jcorradi/Sites/pocs/project-server
> echo 'NODE_ENV => '$NODE_ENV && echo 'NODE_DEBUG => '$NODE_DEBUG && echo 'DEBUG => '$DEBUG; node ./bin/www

NODE_ENV =>
NODE_DEBUG =>
DEBUG =>

// From ./bin/www
NODE_ENV => undefined
NODE_DEBUG => undefined
DEBUG => undefined

Someone knows if this is the best pratice or if there are other ways to make this work?
Obs: I have already tried set the env var directly on npm script and this still keeps failing.
Ex:
{
  // ...
  "scripts": {
    "predevelop": "NODE_ENV='development'; NODE_DEBUG='http'; DEBUG='project:server';",
    "develop": "echo 'NODE_ENV => '$NODE_ENV && echo 'NODE_DEBUG => '$NODE_DEBUG && echo 'DEBUG => '$DEBUG; node ./bin/www"
  }
  // ...
}

A:
Someone knows if this is the best pratice or if there are other ways to make this work?

The best practice is to avoid setting environment variables in package.json, as that should environment agnostic, in order to support environments that don't have bash, or have bash installed in /usr/bin/bash
Assuming you care not about that constraint, the way to make this work is to execute your environment in the actual run command:
{
  "scripts": {
    "develop": "NODE_ENV=development NODE_DEBUG=http DEBUG=project:server node ./bin/www"
  }
}

A: If you don't want to just pass the params as mentioned above you can always do something like this.
package.json
"scripts": {
    "start": ". development.sh | node path/to/app/www"
}

Within project root run "npm start" (also assuming development.sh is in your project root).  This will execute the development.sh bash script and then your node script.
Two Notes:

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*I remember reading the syntax above might be slightly dependent on your OS/version of node.  So if you run into any issues take that into consideration.

*Also, within your node script, environmental vars will be key/values on the process object.  This will be helpful to know for debugging purposes.


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Barbara Boxer
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times - Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Both on the left and the right there are calls for enhancing security in schools in the wake of the Dec. 14 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, wants to deploy the National Guard to protect our classrooms. Her proposal included the establishment of a $50 million grant program that would help schools buy more metal detectors, surveillance cameras and other high-tech security measures. Turning America's schools into fortresses isn't the solution.
In arguing her case, Mrs. Boxer cited 258 school shooting deaths since 1999 as the reason Congress should act immediately to save the children, but the senator's figure includes suicides and deaths of adults. Removing those, the sad tally is closer to five deaths per year out of a K-12 school population of 55.5 million. That's far too many, but a child is several times more likely to die from a car crash or even a lightning strike than from being shot by an assailant on school grounds.
Given the rarity of such incidents, it's vital to consider whether particular protectionist measures will produce more harm than good. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of 27 children under the age of 14 die every day from causes including poisoning, fires, disease and accidents. These are all individual tragedies, but they don't capture the spotlight. We run the risk of diverting resources from more pressing needs when addressing a high-profile community tragedy on the scale of Newtown.
It's also not clear that a government program to save the children could ever fully succeed in thwarting evil men intent on wrongdoing. As history has shown, the lack of guns doesn't mean classrooms are safe. In 1927, a twisted person set off a bomb at a school in Bath Township, Mich., killing 38 children and six adults. If every child in America were subjected to an airport-style X-ray and pat-down search before starting a day of learning, the procedures would just push the danger zone back one step. Instead of being vulnerable in the schoolhouse, children would be at risk when they stepped off the school bus.
Though the benefits of creating maximum-security schools is questionable, the negative impact on young minds is undeniable. Surveillance cameras would watch a child's every move from kindergarten through high school. GPS devices would track them, and biometric scanners and identification cards would ensure compliance with all attendance regulations. This normalizes a police state. Instead of learning self-reliance, kids would grow up with a state-supplied — and illusory — security blanket.
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre infuriated the left by calling for armed guards in schools — essentially a privatized version of the idea floated by Mrs. Boxer. Mr. LaPierre rightly recognizes that the "gun-free school zone" concept has been a failure and the lack of an immediate armed response contributed to the magnitude of the Sandy Hook horror. Mr. LaPierre's common sense gets in the way of those who would exploit tragedy to implement a ready-made anti-gun agenda.
Still, armed guards aren't needed in every school. Measures ought to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to stop the rare outbreaks of violence in a way that doesn't turn places of learning into prisons.


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My rating: 8/10, Great watch, automatic movement.
Seiko SNZF15K1 watch is part of Seiko's 5 sports series, a popular well built selection of watches. This model from Seiko has that Rolex submariner style that I suspect it was inspired from. It has the diver's feel to it but only has 100m water resistance so that's worth keeping in mind. It uses an automatic movement which is something I'm always happy to see. Overall it has a great lightweight feel to it despite it being a bit of a chunky watch.
You may also like my 8 most popular automatic Seiko watches.
Band Stainless steel strap, standard length, 20mm width, standard fold over clasp.
Dial Large clear dial that's easy to read. Good quality luminous hands and markers. Specially hardened mineral glass for protection from scratches.
Movement Automatic movement, powers itself from the wearers arm movement. Analogue display.
Automatic movement means no more battery changing is required.
Mechanical movements aren't as accurate as a quartz.
Seiko SNZF15K1 watch is ideal for those looking for a Rolex Submariner style watch at an affordable price. Being made by Seiko you know you're getting a quality watch. The luminous features make the watch easier to read so it's nice to see these included. For me personally I love watches that use automatic movements and I'm a fan of the design of this model. The main disadvantage would be accuracy as mechanical movements loose more time than a quartz would over a month, but for me it ends up being pretty negligible.
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Schuyler Mansion: History, Enslavement and Alexander Hamilton
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History Has Its Eyes On You is one of our favorite songs from the Broadway musical, Hamilton. The lyrics hold a cautionary reminder that "…You have no control who lives, who dies, who tells your story…". As we know, the historical stories we've heard do not always portray accurate and full narratives, especially, those involving early settlers like the Schuyler family and Founding Fathers like Alexander Hamilton. Schuyler Mansion has a lot to tell about these early settlers of America.
So, how accurate are the stories we've been told about the Schuyler family and Alexander Hamilton?
Heidi Hill and Jessie Serfilippi from the Schuyler Mansion State Historical Site share the stories behind the stories about the Schuyler family and Alexander Hamilton.
Schuyler Mansion was home to Philip J. Schuyler, the renowned Revolutionary War general, US Senator, and business entrepreneur. He and his wife, Catharine Van Rensselaer, descended from affluent and powerful Dutch families. Together they raised eight children in this home including Angelica, Eliza and Peggy, the three Schuyler sisters made famous by the Hamilton musical.
Throughout the Schuyler family occupancy from 1763-1804, the mansion was alive with political, military and social activities including the wedding of daughter Elizabeth, otherwise known as Eliza, to Alexander Hamilton in 1780. Today, visitors can enjoy a guided tour of the mansion as well as an orientation exhibition in the Visitor Center focusing on Philip Schuyler's life.
Cover: Green Chamber photo courtesy of Schuyler Mansion State Historical Site.
Actors portraying people who were enslaved in the Schuyler household in the 1790s during the four act play, The Accused. The program featured different perspectives on the trial of three enslaved children accused of setting fire to Albany in 1793.
Yellow Parlor
Ruins of Rome Wallpaper at the Mansion.
Guided tour at the historical mansion
Photo courtesy of Schuyler Mansion State Historical Site.
Heidi Hill has been the historic site manager of Crailo and Schuyler Mansion for 15 years. She has positioned both sites with collaboratives and consultants that have fostered exhbiits, programs and conversations on the neglected history of the 17th and 18th centuries. She has an MA in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program.
Jessie Serfilippi is a writer and historical interpreter at Schuyler Mansion. Her areas of research include the people the Schuylers enslaved, the Schuyler women, and the Hamiltons. She wrote "'As odious and immoral a thing:'" Alexander Hamilton's Hidden History with Slavery" and has been published in Fierce: Essays by and About Dauntless Women."


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Subtitles for YIFY movie Lord of War
Lord of War
Lord of War (2005)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.
While Lord of War is an intelligent examination of the gun trade, it is too scattershot in its plotting to connect.
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Just Evil Prevails10/10
Atop a hillside in Liberia overlooking an impending village massacre once the arms deal settles, Nicolas Cage's Yuri pleads to his conscience rattled brother Vitaly (Jared Leto), "It is none of our business!" Writer and Director Andrew Niccol's "Lord of War" is all about the big business of war, and the cost of selling one's soul. That lost soul is Yuri Orlov played masterfully by Nicolas Cage. Cage as Yuri also narrates the story. Niccol sets the warped and dark tone in the opening sequence of the manufacture of a bullet to its final destination—so to speak. Yuri comments that there is one firearm for every 12 people in the world. So the question is "How do we arm the other eleven?" Niccol's "Lord of War" is not so much a clever indictment of humanity, rather an acknowledgment of perhaps humanity's darker nature. In a poignant and chilling realization for Yuri (Cage) he says, "They say that 'evil prevails when good men fail to act.' It should be 'evil prevails'." I don't think this is cynicism on Niccol's part, rather only stating what is so given all of history and now. He certainly makes us think from the inside out.
Yuri Orlov (Cage) is from a Ukrainian family in Little Odessa, NY. As a young man he has an epiphany witnessing a Russian mafia hit. Being an arms dealer is the path to success. He finds that he also has an innate gift for his chosen profession. He enlists his brother Vitaly (Leto) into the business. "Lord of War" traces the Orlov brothers over the course of 20 years—through the end of the Cold War to the advent of terrorist threats and dictatorships in third world countries. Yuri truly becomes the Lord of War supplying arms to anyone and any country for a profit. He also acts as an independent agent for undisclosed countries supplying arms to "freedom fighters". One gets the drift. Yuri eventually hits his stride and becomes very successful and very wealthy. He marries his trophy bride, supermodel Ava Fontaine (stunning Bridget Moynahan), has a son, and living in a luxury apartment in Manhattan. All the while he eludes the grasp of Interpol Agent Jack Valentine (very good Ethan Hawke), by keeping three steps ahead. Predictably Yuri's world comes crashing in upon him. In a powerful scene with Ava who purposely ignores what her husband really does for a living, Yuri has a conscience meltdown.
The actors in "Lord of War" are great. Nicolas Cage is such a powerful and versatile actor. I don't think any other actor than himself, could enroll sympathy as arms dealer Yuri. Cage gives Yuri a subtle detached edge and an expert in context. Cage knows he is in morally bankrupt position, and he uses his smarts and sense of humor to rationalize that he only supplies the weapons to men who do evil. Yuri is the ultimate poster child for "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Jared Leto is surprising as the coke head brother, who eventually cops to the monster he has become—the counterpoint to Yuri. Bridget Moynahan is deceivingly powerful as Ava, the former model aware that her asset of being pretty is fading, and closes her eyes to what her husband does until it is too late. Moynahan is stunningly beautiful and has distinctive grace and vulnerability. Ethan Hawke as Jack Valentine is the intrepid idealist saving the world from the likes of Yuri. Hawke is very strong and compelling.
Andrew Niccol's "Lord of War" ends and the world continues on. The echoes of Yuri voice, just "evil prevails" is a chilling and poignant reminder. Nicolas Cage is brilliant as the lost soul in "The Lord of War". "The Lord of War" is one the year's best.
story-telling perfection10/10
A movie about a gunrunner who arms the dictators, tyrants, and genocide-perpetrators of the world should not be this deliciously funny. Lord of War is story-telling perfection. The opening scene depicts the life of a bullet, from its creation in the factory to the moment it blasts through the head of a poor African child. Nicolas Cage is Yuri Orlov, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, who becomes the world's most successful arms dealer. Writer/director Andrew Niccol took every major world conflict of the part 25 years and seamlessly incorporated them into a smart, funny, complex story about violence, corruption, and the essence of warfare. Lord of War has no clear-cut, black-or-white, good-or-evil "moral of the story," but no intelligent observation ever does. It's just a fabulous film. "I never sold to Osama Bin Laden," Yuri tells the audience. "Not on moral grounds, but because his checks were always bouncing back then."
Lord of War is the Lord of Movies this year.10/10
Yuri Orlov(Nicolas Cage) tells his humorous, disturbing, and tragic story of coming from nothing to becoming the greatest gun-runner in the world.
Lord of War could not have been made better. The narration by cage was not only hysterical but when needed to be, emotional. The acting was the best this year. Cage showed me that he could find a character that actually fit him and the supporting cast with Jared Leto and Bridget Moynahan was incredible. I have never seen a movie that was so funny and so dramatic since my viewing of American Beauty.
The writing was beautiful. There is nothing more to say about it. It was just B-e-a-t-i-f-u-l. The movie is also very entertaining which can't be said about most dramatic movies but then again this movie is more than just dramatic, it's in it's own category! The story is gripping and makes you want Cage to succeed in his illegal actions after you have seen the other side of his criminal lifestyle. It characterizes every day warlords to the point where you understand them and sympathize for them and maybe even blame the American government due to fact that it is based on actual events. Overall, the movie was incredible and honestly one of the best this year.
I highly recommend this movie.
Another powerful well-made political drama with an excellent story and a powerful performance by Nicolas Cage9/10
"Lord of War" is about a man named Yuri (Nicolas Cage) who in the early 80's decides that he doesn't want to just work in a restaurant for the rest of his life and decides that instead he wants to be an arms dealer. Once he makes his first sale, Yuri is hooked on the feeling of making big money for selling firearms, and continues to sell the firearms but he wants more and more of a profit and more and more of a challenge. It's not until an Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke) is hot on Yuri's case that he begins to question the nature of his business and whether what he is doing for a living is moral and if he should be responsible for the hands these weapons get into and what they are used for. A powerful performance by Nicolas Cage, as well as a great thought-provoking movie ensues… I love movies like this one for a few reasons. The main reason is that for the most part you can't predict what is going to happen next or where the film is going. Another reason I like movies like this is because it's powerful and its makes you think. And lastly I like a movie like this because it doesn't end in a typical way and actually leaves you feeling blown-away and surprised.
The filmed starred Nicolas Cage who lately has done of some the best work of his career. His performance here is top-notch and powerful. There are so many other people in the film including Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke and Bridget Moynahan to name a few who are also very good at the roles they played. This film is written and directed by Andre Niccol the same man who wrote "The Terminal" and "The Truman Show" so I guess I shouldn't be so surprised by why I actually liked this film so much, it had a good lead actor and a good screenwriter.
I guess this movie all comes down to how open minded the movie-goers who see this are. I guess it also amounts to where you stand on the political fence. The film is not for those who don't have an open mind about things that are going on in the world today. The movie is based on true events so be warned that some of things shown in the film are happening in real life or did happen at one point in time. To be honest, I do believe what the film states in the end, it doesn't seem at all far fetched. It's like Yuri says in the film "it's not our war and no matter what we do we can't stop it" and that's true it's like smoking kills people every day but there are people who run cigarette companies everyday knowing that they are killing people every single day and getting people addicted to something that in the end will kill them. Is that moral? What can we do to stop it? These are questions this film asks and leaves it to the viewer to decide on.
So in the end, this movie isn't for everyone. In a sense this film is kind of like the movie "Blow" because it's about a man who feels his life isn't complete without selling something that is bad. He has everything he could ever want but still needs to sell the firearms. It's an amazing and powerful story which I feel really puts things in perspective as far as us Americans look at things. Nicolas Cage's performance is incredible as he seems to not care at all for the people's lives he puts at stake every day and when it comes to his own life he still seems unemotional and doesn't seem to worry. Personally I think this is one of the best film's of year and is in fact just as good as the other political drama currently released called "The Constant Gardner" so if you have an open mind about things and enjoy movies that will make you think, well check out "Lord of War" because it's well worth the price of admission at the theater.
MovieManMenzel's final rating for "Lord of War" is a 9/10.
The Truth About Guns & Wars9/10
Many people might walk away from this one not feeling "entertained" because it's not your typical Hollywood thriller. It's not a "Feel Good" movie you should take a date on in the hopes of coming away high on life and hand in hand. It's a movie that'll make you think and might disturb the uninformed viewer who knows little about the politics of war.
This is a movie based on actual events (that means it's a movie that has some truth to it). From what I heard the director made quite a bit of research of the gun running world when creating this movie.
This movie takes a look at the gun running business through the story of one particular trafficker played by Cage. It goes through two decades of wars & conflicts and how the business and politics of gun running works. Cage is the middle man in that world, who navigates through it very professionally and coolly. Cage's character is made to be likable, but not a hero by any means.
Many people may think that this movie depicts certain cultures and races in a bad light, but if you know anything about history and keep up to date with world events you'll understand the truth behind these portrayals.
The movie is interesting because it is as close as to a realistic look to arms trafficking as Hollywood could produce without making a documentary. It's refreshing because of this.
I hope people see this movie because it very much shows the truth behind how wars are supplied and how the richest nations in the world have done this for the ultimate prize… that thing that makes the world go round – Money.
The movie as a whole is produced very well and the acting and cinematography is up to par with the type of film it is (as mentioned before, don't expect a big production Hollywood action flick).
Don't expect your typical Hollywood ending here either.
(I'd compare this movie with Buffalo Soldiers (2001) with Joaquin Phoenix)