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Top-Shelf Hockey in a World-Class Ski Town Junior Hockey News
Steamboat Springs is the latest ski town to host a junior hockey team. It is the third-year for the Steamboat Wranglers in the town known more for its skiers and Olympic athletes. The list stands at 88 Olympians who have called Steamboat home, which is more than any other town in North America.
But hockey is also a big part of the Steamboat Springs community. The Wranglers play at Howelsen Ice Complex, which is an Olympic sheet of ice, also home to Steamboat Stampede Youth Hockey Association with over 200 members, Steamboat Sailors High School Hockey Team, and the Steamboat Springs Figure Skating Club. This Olympic-sized arena also hosts a variety of adult and youth hockey and skating programs, as well as hockey and figure skating camps, and bumper cars on ice.
Many skaters (boys and girls), that consider Steamboat home, have gone on to play college hockey. In fact, Wranglers Head Coach Ryan Dingle played his youth hockey on the ice at Howelsen. He went on to win an NCAA Championship with the University of Denver in 2005. He then played 11 years professionally, seven in Europe, before returning home to Steamboat full-time with his family this summer. Many other former hockey players who have played hockey around the country and the world, at various levels, call Steamboat home.
The rink where the Wranglers play sits just blocks from downtown Steamboat Springs, with the slopes of Steamboat Ski Resort in the background. Closer to the rink are the slopes of Howelsen Hill, which is where all of the kids in the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club train after school. It is the longest continuously operated ski area in all of North America, with trails and a chairlift and Poma, moguls, and a half-pipe, along with Nordic ski jumps of all sizes. Howelsen Hill was built in 1914. This winter during Winter Carnival, the largest firework in the world will go off, with representatives from Guinness Book of World Records from London on hand to verify its authenticity. That will happen when it gets dark on Saturday, Feb. 9, after the Wranglers play the Casper Coyotes (at 4 p.m.).
Also next to the rink is Brent Romick Arena, which hosts the Steamboat Pro Rodeo series, and other events such as the Rocky Mountain Bull Bash, and Nordic Combined World Cups and NCAA National Championships. Bulls, calves, sheep, and horses are frequently in the parking lot next to Howelsen Ice Arena, when it is rodeo night.
Routt County and the Yampa Valley have a strong ranching history, to go along with the skiing and hockey presence. The area was the summer hunting grounds of the Ute Indians for hundreds of years. The Yampatika Ute and Arapaho tribes used to visit the area for the "medicine" springs, considered sacred places of physical and spiritual healing. Those springs are still here, and the Wranglers are all guests and members of the local hot springs recreational facility. One spring made a chugging sound and the French trappers thought it sounded like a Steamboat's steam engine. The town was named.
In 1874, James Crawford came into the Yampa Valley to settle, and Steamboat was incorporated in 1900 with James Crawford as the first mayor. The railroad came through in 1909, which sparked a boom for the commercial industry in Steamboat Springs. Ranching was the primary industry of the valley and the cattle ranchers turned the new railroad depot into one of the largest cattle shipping centers of the West. Sadly, the construction of the railroad silenced the Steamboat Spring's chugging noise forever. More information can be found at the local museum at www.TreatofPioneers.org.
If you're interested in playing for the Wranglers and living in this amazing community, contact Head Coach Ryan Dingle at ryandingle.steamboatwranglers@gmail.com or call 970-846-2672.


Wasn't moving that I could see, nothing hanging off of it. Disappeared within 30 minuets. Image can be zoomed for better detail.
Sightings of bright white balls of light that hover stationary for hours before disappearing or performing odd maneuvers are surprisingly common. Does this latest sighting in Texas prove that UFOs are real, or could this witness have simply photographed a balloon or weather balloon? There was another sighting similar to this in Texas last month.
Share your theories in the comments or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. If you also saw this UFO, help crack this case and report your sighting.
Weather balloon? Does anybody even still use those?


The North Carolina State Wolfpack (10-6) faced off against the Campbell Fighting Camels (4-12) on March 2, 2019. This was the first game of a double header at Dail Softball Stadium in Raleigh, NC on Saturday for the Wolfpack. The first of three meetings against the Camels this year ended with a NC State 8-0 win in 5 innings.
The Wolfpack were led by a strong performance from their starting pitcher Devin Wallace who got a win bringing her record to 4-3 on the season. She pitched all 5 innings with 7 strikeouts and only allowing one hit. They got off to a hot start in the top of the first retiring the first three batters. The fielding wasn't the only thing clicking today for NC State their bats were also on fire from the very start. Sam Russ led the way with a crucial leadoff walk, then was able to steal second on a wild pitch. Brigette Nordberg followed her up with a single to center field allowing Russ to score. Soon after Logan Morris hit a 2-run homerun which was the first of four for the Wolfpack that evening.
Wallace continued her excellent performance at the top of the third with three strikeouts throughout the inning. NC state extended their lead at the bottom of the third with a 3-run shot to the left field netting from Jessica Moore to push the score to 6-0. The lady Wolfpack finished off the game in the fifth with two homeruns, one coming from Randi Farricker and the other from Angie Rizzi.
The fans, players and coaches were very pleased with the outcome of the game. The Wolfpack also defeated Charleston Southern afterwards bringing their total record of the NC State Invitational to 3-0. They will also face Campbell again on Sunday March 3rd, 2019 at 11:30am to try to extend their win streak to 8 games.


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I believe bike riding includes the ultimate balance in sport: aggression, stamina, and fun. However, there is another side of hard biking, devastation and breakdown. That is the elusive balance of cycling we aim to achieve, the ability to push hard, but not empty the tank. The pursuit to achieve that balance is both the challenge and reward; it's fun, satisfying, and heartbreaking every single day.
Once on the bike during a triathlon, it is possible to pedal hard and ugly to make tremendous gains after a poor swim and to set up a decent position going into the run, but it will hurt.
I have always believed that my bike legs can conquer any hill, or windy straight-a-away without blowing up, because riding is the one chance during racing and training where I can follow my instincts, and allow my primal fury to take the lead. However, over the past few months I have felt slightly unsure about my pedal pushers.
I am starting to grow gills from all of my time in the pool, and my running legs are back to their usual overly excited antics, but my bike legs still haven't shown up for the party.
I think that is what makes triathlon so special, just when one discipline is coming along nicely, another one is still fumbling with their shoes just trying to make the bus to get to school on time before the bell rings.
My brother Peter laying it down on the bike course at Ironman Lake Placid, 2004.
In the Spring of 1990, my brother Peter wrote an essay to explain why he should be picked to ride in the most prestigious event at El Roble Junior High School, the annual 24-hour Bike Marathon. Naturally, his essay got him a ticket to ride. The event started on a Thursday at 12P and ended that following Friday at 12P. The students rode in hour long shifts around the school's dirt track throughout those 24 hours, taking turns to ride, rest, eat, sleep, and then repeat.
He ratcheted up 124.25 miles and hundreds dollars to fundraise for the Red Cross. He also inspired a certain the 5th grader who came to cheer him on after her soccer practice that Thursday night.
A happy and exhausted 13 year old.
I couldn't write and submit my essay fast enough when it was my turn to apply for the Bike Marathon in the Spring of 1993.
I spent the first few Saturdays of that year riding with fellow 8th grade stud cyclists prepping for the Bike Marathon; those rides were fun, but tough. I also rode endless loops around my neighborhood to train, and then my special morning in May arrived.
1.) Ride over 125 miles to beat Peter's mileage count.
2.) Finish as the top female rider.
Each rider was assigned a volunteer to count their laps. I was set up with my friend Deborah Cratty. Every time I rode by her I shouted out my name, I think, (honestly, I can't remember what I said, it was twenty-five years ago), but every time I passed her we made eye contact and she recorded my laps. The first few shifts I was cruising along safely ahead of the other girls, but there was one rider, Christina Walters, who was creeping up on my wheel as the sun was starting to set.
Peter was a big time Junior in high school at the time, but thankfully pried himself away from his homework to cheer on his little sister for her Bike Marathon debut.
"Go, T!! Pedal HARDER! You've GOT this!" Peter yelled out this mantra while running back and forth across the infield for that entire hour-long shift.
I had never pushed my legs that hard for that long in my life. I grinded into the corners with precision, and pedaled out of them along the straight-a-ways with brute strength, and glowing pride; I couldn't let Peter or myself down. I gave that hour absolutely everything I had.
Deborah counted over sixty laps in that hour, by far my highest tally so far.
I widened the gap between Christina safely during that shift, and inched it out even further as we rode through the night and into the next morning. I ended up riding 128 miles over 24 hours, (a healthy dose more than my big bro), and took the win for the young ladies.
Chillin' with my homies at the awards ceremony.
I credit both Peter's frantic cheering, and my instincts to go beyond my perceived limits for accomplishing both of my goals for the Bike Marathon; a thrilling, yet exhausting taste of what it takes to be a serious cyclist.
Last Saturday while riding Simone high above the San Fernando Valley, I finally sensed a familiar feeling surging through my legs, and smiled.
My bike legs were back.
Since I found my bike legs, I thought this song, "Find Me" from Sigma was a fitting musical accompaniment for this week. I love this song.


During Mrs. Silva's classroom project on community helpers in the neighborhood, the children take a walk around their neighborhood and discover a small branch of the public library right down the street from their school. The children ask Mrs. Silva if they can visit the library to talk to the librarian and see what kinds of books are available. Mrs. Silva contacts the librarian and arranges for the class to visit the next week. The children prepare a list of questions. On the visit, Mr. Chung brings a digital camera to take pictures and short videos of the trip.
During the visit to the library, the children have a chance to ask their questions. The librarian, Sue, takes them on a tour and shows them the books, the computers, and the play area with a puppet theater. She also tells them about different ways library staff can help them (e.g., looking up information on a computer, finding a certain type of book).
At the end of the visit, Mrs. Silva asks each child to identify and describe one important object or person in the library. She records their dictations on a notepad. As she does this, Mr. Chung tries to take some pictures to represent the children's answers (e.g., if a child says, "The librarian reshelves books when people return them," Mr. Chung takes a picture of the librarian reshelving a book).
After the children return from their visit to the library, Mrs. Silva prepares the children's dictations for a large group lesson. She prints each of Mr. Chung's photos on a piece of paper. Beneath each photo, she types the corresponding child's dictation and name. This creates an artifact from the trip for each child.
Mrs. Silva plans to use children's artifacts from the library visit during a large group lesson to help children organize, represent, and analyze information using concrete objects, pictures, and graphs. We will show how Mrs. Silva and Mr. Chung facilitate this activity while integrating the targeted benchmark.
Throughout the school year, children have had multiple opportunities to conduct investigations for their project work. They are familiar with revisiting photographs and dictations to discuss what they have learned about a topic.
Mrs. Silva has also exposed children to the concepts, such as more than, less than, and equal to, needed for this graphing lesson.
Mrs. Silva is the state-licensed head teacher in a monolingual classroom of 20 children (all 4 years old) with diverse learning needs. There are 17 typically developing children with age-appropriate skills and behaviors in the class. These children act as peer models for the remaining children in the class. Of the 20 children in the class, five children speak a language other than English at home. Languages represented in the classroom include Spanish, Arabic, and Polish. These children are all dual-language learners who started school with a varied understanding of English. Mrs. Silva recently obtained her English as a Second Language (ESL) endorsement to teach young children who are learning English. Three children in the class have diagnosed special needs requiring an individual education program (IEP).
Aiden has a diagnosis of hearing impairment and has a moderate hearing loss both ears. He wears two hearing aids. His parents have elected for him to receive speech-only instruction, and he is not being instructed in American Sign Language.
Reggie has a diagnosis of autism. He has advanced verbal skills but has trouble staying on task for even brief periods of time. He is very directive in play situations with peers and is resistant to change in routine.
In Mrs. Silva's classroom, the children are working on project about community helpers in the neighborhood surrounding their school, which is in the downtown area of their community. Their project's guiding question is, "Who are the community helpers in our neighborhood?" So far, the children have walked through the neighborhood and discovered a post office, a fire station, and a small public library. To prepare for the project, Mrs. Silva has gathered the materials needed to turn the dramatic play area into a post office, a fire station, and library. She plans to convert the dramatic play area into each of these places as the project evolves and children focus more intently on specific community helpers.
Mr. Chung has visited the school library and the local public library and gathered a variety of books about community helpers; these will be placed in the classroom's book center. Mrs. Silva and Mr. Chung have also set aside planning time each week to brainstorm ways that project work can be incorporated into other classroom centers (e.g., to represent the post office, they will add packages to the math and science center to be measured and weighed; to represent the library, they will add library "check out" cards and a date stamp to the writing center).
Using artifacts that children gathered on their field trip to the library, Mrs. Silva will guide children in organizing, representing, and analyzing information using pictures (artifacts from the trip) and a graph (a large bar graph on chart paper).
Mrs. Silva gathers the children together for a large group time on the carpet. She passes out the artifacts so that each child is holding his or her picture and dictation from the library visit.
Mrs. Silva: Reggie, tell us about your picture.
Reggie: This is a picture of the librarian. She can help you find books.
Mrs. Silva: Thanks, Reggie. Does anyone else have an artifact that tells us about the librarian?
Mrs. Silva: OK, Kate. Tell us about your artifact.
Kate: This is a picture of the librarian. She reads stories at story hour.
Mrs. Silva: Great! It looks like we have two artifacts that are about librarians. Let's put them in a row on the carpet.
Mrs. Silva creates a row with these two artifacts, placing them end-to-end. She continues to ask for volunteers and/or prompts specific children to share their artifacts until she has collected all artifacts about librarians and placed them in one row on the carpet. Next, Mrs. Silva helps children to identify a new category of artifacts.
Mrs. Silva: Who else wants to share an artifact?
Noah: I do. Mine is about computers. You can play PBS Kids on the computer at the library.
Mrs. Silva: Thanks, Noah! Let's start a new row for artifacts about computers.
Mrs. Silva asks for volunteers and invites individual children to share their artifacts until she has formed a row for all artifacts about computers.
Mrs. Silva repeats this process until each child has identified the main idea from his or her artifact (e.g., librarian, computer, books) and the children have helped organize all the artifacts in rows on the carpet.
This lesson targets the secondary benchmark because as children share information about their artifacts, they are describing information from observations and investigations.
Mrs. Silva helps the children count the artifacts in each category.
Depending on the amount of time it takes for children to describe and categorize their artifacts, Mrs. Silva may complete steps 2–4 during a follow-up large group meeting—later that same day or on another day—so children are not sitting on the carpet for extended periods of time.
Which category has the most artifacts?
Which category has the fewest artifacts?
Mrs. Silva: Noah, come on up here. Tell me the name of the category for your artifact.
Noah: Mine was about computers.
Mrs. Silva: Great! You can have a purple Post-it note. Stick it in this column, for computers.
Noah puts his square on the paper.
Mrs. Silva repeats this process for each child. As children add squares to each category, they build a bar graph. When all children have placed their Post-it note on the paper, the teacher helps them count the totals for each category. She writes the numbers along the top of the paper to complete the graph.
Mrs. Silva helps the children analyze the information on the bar graph by asking some basic comprehension questions about graphs.
Mrs. Silva: What does this graph tell us about our visit to the library?
Tim: That we learned about computers, librarians, books, and the play area.
Mrs. Silva: What topic did we learn a lot about?
Kate: Librarians! There are lots of squares in that line.
Mrs. Silva: Is there anything we learned about that is not on our graph?
Reggie: Yes. We learned about videos, but we don't have an artifact for that.
Which bar on the graph is the tallest?
Which bar on the graph is the shortest?
Which category has the most squares?
Which category has the fewest squares?
Mrs. Silva asks Mr. Chung to take anecdotal notes during the large group discussion. He records information about whether children are able to describe their photo and identify the category for their artifact. He also records dictations as children participate in discussion about the graph.
Mrs. Silva and Mr. Chung review these notes at their next planning meeting. They identify the children who could benefit from additional activities related to categorizing and graphing.
Children organize their books about community helpers by sorting them into piles on the carpet (e.g., piles for books about libraries, fire stations and, post offices).
Children choose a new topic of investigation by taking a vote between two topics and representing the outcome of the vote using a bar graph.
This lesson was written in the context of Mrs. Silva's preschool classroom. We now offer some general suggestions of adaptations you may want to use in your own classroom.
Child is able to use simple vocabulary and short phrases to describe his artifact (e.g. "Books. Take books home"). He has difficulty identifying the category that best matches his artifact.
Child is able to successfully count objects and pictures up to 10 but has difficulty answering comprehension questions about the graph (e.g., "Which category has more artifacts?").
Teacher: Tell us about your picture.
Child: Books. Take books home.
Teacher: That's right! You can take books home from the library. Your artifact is about books!
When children are analyzing the graph, the teacher draws upon the child's counting ability to include him in the lesson.
Teacher: Help me count the squares in the "books" column.
Child (and peers): One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Teacher: Help me count the squares in the "computer" column.
Child (and peers): One, two, three, four.
Teacher: Eight is more than four, so our "books" column has more artifacts than our "computer" column.
Child has receptive understanding of directions (e.g., describes his artifact to the class when prompted) but uses a combination of English and his home language to express his answer. He uses his home language most often for specialized vocabulary related to libraries (e.g., card catalog, librarian).
The teacher and her assistant learn to pronounce and put into print some key vocabulary words in the child's home language. The teacher validates and encourages the child's use of home language (e.g., "Thanks for telling us about your picture!"). She models key vocabulary to the child in his home language and in English (e.g., "This is a picture of a librarian. She is using the card catalog.").
Child has advanced verbal skills but has trouble staying on task. During the activity, this child interrupts other children as they are describing their artifacts and tries to be the first person to identify the correct category for each artifact.
Teacher talks with child before the large group lesson, reminding him to talk during his turn and to wait quietly while other children are having a turn.
At the start of the large group lesson, the teacher gives this direction: "Each of you will get a turn to tell us about your artifact. We are all excited to hear what you have to say when it is your turn. Be sure to listen to all of your friends when it is their turn.
Teacher gives this child his turn near the beginning of the lesson so he does not have to wait too long to share his information.
Teacher also provides the child with a visual support by letting him hold a "quiet waiting" card while he waits for a turn to speak.
She also gives him a "My turn to talk" card when it is his turn to share. It may be ideal to have a teaching assistant sit by the child to hand him the cards during the lesson.
Teacher faces the child whenever she gives instructions to the group or to this child. She encourages peers to do the same. The teacher also has the child sit close to her (proximal seating) during group activities.
Throughout the activity, child has trouble handling materials. She tears at the edges of her artifact and tries to take artifacts from the children next to her. When the teacher starts to arrange the artifacts into rows on the carpet, this child moves to the center of the circle and rearranges the papers.
Teacher may provide the child with strategies for channeling her physical energy during large group activities (e.g., offering her a stress ball or other fidget toy).
Teacher may also invite children to sit on carpet squares around the edge of the circle, providing more a more concrete seating arrangement.
Teacher may also use the strategy of proximity. The teacher or teaching assistant sits near this child and provides verbal redirection for the child to manage materials appropriately and stay seated during the large group activity (e.g., "Hold your fidget toy. Your paper will be right here in front of you.").


A watercolor art-inspired, blue and white wooden box sign lending a gold foiled "Stay Humble - Work Hard - Be Kind" sentiment with floral paisley print designs. Easy to hang or can free-stand alone. Complements well with coordinating design pieces.
12.75" x 10.50" x 1.75"


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1997-01-08 | Text: Basic Principles for Building an Information Society Al Gore Vice President of the United States
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Text: Basic Principles for Building an Information Society Al Gore Vice President of the United States
(This article is taken from "Global Issues," an Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency, Volume 1, Number 12, September 1996, which is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.usia.gov/journals/journals/htm.)
The Global Information Infrastructure (GII) -- a massive network of communications networks -- will forever change the way citizens around the world live, learn, work, and communicate.
This global network would permit the most remote village to browse through the most advanced library. It would allow doctors on one continent to examine patients on another. It would help a family in the Northern Hemisphere stay in touch with relatives in the Southern Hemisphere. And it would instill in citizens everywhere a deeper sense of their shared stewardship of our small planet.
Developed and developing nations in a number of international gatherings have forged a consensus that the best information network would be built on five core principles: private investment, competition, flexible regulation, open access, and universal service. The goal of these guiding principles is to speed the development of the GII and ensure its longevity.
These principles were adopted in Buenos Aires two years ago at the meeting of the International Telecommunication Union and affirmed last year at the G-7 Telecommunications Ministerial in Brussels. They have also been reaffirmed in a wide range of regional and multilateral fora -- the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the Summit of the Americas, and they were noted at the Information Society and Development Conference.
All five principles are tightly linked and depend on one another for their force. We should think about how these principles can advance both the particular interests of individual nations and the common interests of all citizens of the world.
Let me review the core principles.
Let's start with private investment and competition. President Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996, which will open our communications markets to competition among a host of companies. We believe that liberating private businesses to compete with each other has proven time and again to be the best technique for sparking creativity, creating jobs, boosting profits, and bringing an array of new services to consumers.
This is a tremendous opportunity for the private sector -- as we have seen in South America, in Asia, and now in parts of Africa. But private investment, wherever it occurs, must be accompanied by robust competition.
We've learned that lesson in the United States. When a federal judge broke up AT&T, the world's largest telephone monopoly, the results surprised even the fiercest proponents of deregulation. The price of a long-distance telephone call dropped dramatically. New companies, with new jobs, burst onto the scene. And AT&T itself eventually became a stronger company -- more competitive and innovative.
Developments in Chile also illustrate the benefits of private investment and open competition. In 1994, Chile put in place a strongly pro-competitive regulatory structure.
The number of long-distance carriers in Chile increased from one to 12. The portion of homes with telephone service jumped by more than 50 percent. And prices dropped from about two U.S. dollars per minute to about one-fifth of a U.S. dollar per minute. The industry's revenues increased too -- about twice as fast as the overall economy.
Private investment and competition are essential for the GII's development.
So is smart, flexible regulation, the third principle. In order for investors to take risks and competition to take hold, regulations must ensure stability, freedom, and flexibility, while also offering consumers fair prices and wide choices.
In the United States, we regulate many communications industries through an independent agency, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This expert body has the know-how to make technical decisions. And with other agencies in the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Commerce, the FCC has the capacity to monitor changing market conditions.
Just as these new technologies are overthrowing the old commercial order, those of us in government must topple outdated regulatory structures while remaining true to their underlying values and ideals.
Another core principle -- tightly linked to the principles of private investment, competition, and flexible regulations -- is open access. All nations and all parties need to be able to connect to the GII.
The reason can be illustrated, in part, by a principle well-known in computer science as Metcalfe's Law. Metcalfe's Law holds that the power of a computer network increases at roughly the square of the number of people connected to it.
That's why the Internet is growing so fast. The more people who connect, the more other people there are who want to connect. If you double the number of people on line, you quadruple the number of possible ways to link people and combine their talent and ideas.
That is why open access is so important. Keep people off the network, and the networks won't be as valuable. Let people on, and the value everyone derives will soar.
Therefore, the owners of networks must charge non-discriminatory prices for access to their networks. The only way to realize the true promise of the GII is to guarantee that everyone who connects has access to thousands of different information sources -- from video programming to electronic newspapers to computer bulletin boards -- from every nation, in every language.
The fifth and final principle is perhaps the most important -- universal service. We believe that universal service can be a natural outgrowth of the first four principles. Certainly the combination of open access, flexible regulations, competition, and private investment will tug us in that direction. But by themselves they will not take us fully to that destination.
That is why President Clinton and I have challenged our nation's private sector to help connect every school in America to the information superhighway by the end of this decade. And that is why I renew my call for the creation of a Global Digital Library, so all the world's citizens will have quicker and richer access to all the world's information.
Of course, in each nation the exact contours of universal service will differ. But its basic shape should be similar in most locales. For instance, providing basic service at prices people at all income levels can afford, making high quality service available regardless of a person's geographic location or physical ability, and teaching consumers how to use these technologies effectively.
The GII is a historic undertaking. It is strengthened by participation, bolstered by openness, and fortified by strong nations and talented people pursuing dreams of a better tomorrow.
Join me in building the 21st century's first great achievement.
AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office

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Like an old hand, I've been attending BakeFestDxb since the very beginning (wander down BakeFestDxb memory lane with all previous posts here) … it's a great way for community bakers to showcase their skills to the world and interact with the world.
Every year, Wild Peeta opens up their space to the event (and many other community events too!) and lets mad scientist-like bakers to take over for the day. And what can I say about BakeFestDxb that I haven't already? Not much … except that it's heartening to see how it's grown, and encouraging to hear about the ever-increasing entries for the event.
I enjoyed myself at this one. Sahar's Japanese cheesecake stole my heart, along with her pumpkin pie (find her at When In Doubt, Eat A Cupcake), and Ujala Ali's chocolate cookies with ginger on top was refreshing. The Ice Cream Shop's ice creams were excellent; you could tell how fresh they are (find them on Facebook and Twitter) and I'd love to have another go at having more of those soon.
To have a look at the entire list of bakers present at the event, click here.
To check out all my photos from the sugar-filled craziness, click here.
Shruti was taking photos of people at the event with a cute retro backdrop, so once those are online, will link to them too! and here are those pics!
Let me know if you were there that day and what you liked the most, or whose table you loved looking at. Till the next BakeFestDxb… Oh, and thank you Nick for putting on such a fabulous show. LOVE YOU!
^The lord and master of BakeFestDxb, Nick Rego!


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import java.util.List;

public interface GoalHolder {
    boolean addGoal(Goal goal);

    default boolean areGoalsCompleted() {
        for (Goal goal : this.getGoals()) {
            if (!goal.isCompleted(this)) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    int countGoals();

    List<Goal> getGoals();

    boolean hasAnyGoals();

    boolean hasGoal(Goal goal);

    boolean removeGoal(Goal goal);
}


The above page is being updated presently with additional photographs from scales, bones and other organs. The brain of piranhas is something I worked on in mid 1990's. At the request of Animal Planet tv show, they asked if I could provide them the image of piranha brains. The photo on the link above shows the specimen I prepared for them. Up to this point in time, there were no photos on line of piranha brains or other organs. I've had seen a few hobbyists using my information to create their own images for other sites. This is great! Its important to get good information out there for hobbyists.
In cooperation with Piranha Central, I've done much of their photo organ markings. As Mundo Piranha is opefe endorsed forum, this site is free to use OPEFE photos here. No permission is required as long as this site is endorsed by opefe.
Since leaving piranha-fury months ago, I've been helping my primary forum site piranhas-keepers with images of body parts, identified and marked. Mundo Piranha is free to capture those images and use here as well.
Newer photos have been added with identification of most organs tonight. I plan to add more over the next week, including some only a couple of members have seen.


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Welcome to another edition of Seinfeld quizzes. In this one, we will test your knowledge of Newman. He was introduced in the show, to have a counterpoint to Jerry's character. But before we begin the hardest Newman quiz, let us look into the details of the show and the character itself.
Newman is a recurring character in the show Seinfeld. The character is Jerry's arch-nemesis, who is always greeted with "Hello Newman", whenever he met Jerry. When Jerry Seinfeld was asked as to why Jerry hated Newman in the show, he just said, it was funny to do so. No matter what, Newman is a character that the audience love.
Newman lives in the same apartment as Jerry and Kramer and had the attitude of the owner, but this notion was done away with. The series does not clarify things about Newman, like whether Newman was his first name or second, though it was assumed to be his second name. Another such ambiguous point about him was his apartment number. The show kept changing Newman's apartment details. But there are a few things about him that we do know. Like his job. Newman was a proud mailman, (proud but cheated on his job).
Another detail we know about him is that he and Kramer are good friends. Throughout the show, both are seen collaborating in various, quick ways to become rich plans. Though none of these ideas worked out, they added to the humor in the show. Apart from coming up with innovative ideas the show also gave its audience a glimpse of the two spendings their time playing a game called Risk. It is this game that brought to light Newman's competitive side. While Jerry was always annoyed at Newman, his competitive nature, got Kramer annoyed too. Nevertheless, it was all fun to watch.
Newman, though seldom seen dating in the show, is shown having a romantic pull towards Elaine. He even agreed to some deals, only to get to the good side of Elaine, though surprisingly when Elaine did seduce him, Newman did not reciprocate his affection towards her. Overall, as said above, his existence in the show had very shaky details. But his character was appreciated. His snide comments, his angry retorts, his curses, everything was a dialogue o laugh at, and that was all that the audience wanted of the show.
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Biografia
Si laurea nel 1987 in Storia dell'Arte Contemporanea nel corso di laurea di Lettere Moderne alla Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia dell'Università di Bologna con una tesi dedicata a L'opera e la poetica di Gastone Novelli, . Nel 1992 ottiene la cattedra di Storia dell'Arte all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna; insegna dapprima Storia dell'Arte Contemporanea e dal 2010 tiene la cattedra di Storia della Fotografia al Biennio specialistico della stessa accademia.

Inizia a lavorare alla Galleria Civica di Modena nel 1985, sotto la direzione di Pier Giovanni Castagnoli e seguendo gli insegnamenti di Oscar Goldoni. La sua collaborazione continua anche sotto la direzione di Flaminio Gualdoni, periodo nel quale cura diverse mostre, tra cui Fotografi ed eventi artistici in Italia dal '60 all'80 (con A.Prandi) e Jean Fautrier (con F.Gualdoni) nel 1988; Man Ray. L'età della luce nel 1989; Marco Tirelli (con F.Gualdoni) nel 1992; Gastone Novelli (con F.Gualdoni) nel 1993. Nel 1995 assume la direzione dell'istituto, che manterrà fino al 2005. Durante la sua direzione ha promosso la manifestazione "Modena per la fotografia", ideata da Flaminio Gualdoni nel 1993, condividendone la cura con Filippo Maggia. La manifestazione si è tenuta annualmente fino al 1999, per poi assumere cadenza biennale fino al 2003. Altro punto di rilievo del decennio di direzione è la ricognizione sulla Pop Art, che si è manifestata nella cura di una serie di mostre storiche come le antologiche di Allen Jones (1996), Mel Ramos (1999), Domenico Gnoli (2001), Peter Phillips (2002), Allan D'Arcangelo (2005)  e delle collettive Pop Art Uk. British Pop Art 1956-1972 (con M.Livingstone; 2004) e Pop Art Italia 1958-1968 (in collaborazione con Luca Massimo Barbero; 2005).

La sua attenzione nei confronti della Pop Art si consolida anche negli anni successivi, nei quali cura alcune ricognizioni storiche, come Pop Art! 1956-1968 alle Scuderie del Quirinale di Roma nel 2007 e Italia Pop. L'arte negli anni del boom alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca di Traversetolo nel 2016 (con S.Roffi) e le personali Andy Warhol. Una storia americana a Palazzo Blu di Pisa nel 2013 (con C.Ceppi Zevi) e Lichtenstein e la Pop Art americana ancora alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca nel 2018 (con S.Roffi).

Dal 2004 al 2015 è stato Presidente della Commissione Scientifica del progetto "UniCredit e l'Arte", contribuendo alla costituzione della collezione di arte contemporanea internazionale del gruppo bancario, che è stata presentata in diverse mostre in Italia e all'estero tra il 2009 e il 2016. Anche in questo ruolo ha conferito particolare importanza alla fotografia, favorendo l'acquisizione di numerose opere di autori italiani attivi dagli anni Settanta al presente, una selezione dei quali è stata presentata per la prima volta nell'edizione 2007 della fiera internazionale "Paris Photo", di cui è stato commissaire unique per la sezione italiana.

A partire dal 2015 dirige il Festival fotografico "Fotografia Europea" di Reggio Emilia, al quale aveva già collaborato in precedenza, curando mostre come Walk on the Wild Side nel 2012 e Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin. Divine Violence nel 2014. Fino al 2017 ha mantenuto la direzione insieme a Elio Grazioli e Diane Dufour; dal 2018 al 2020 da solo; dal 2021 è nuovamente affiancato da Diane Dufour e Tim Clark. Anche in questo ruolo ha organizzato e curato diverse mostre, personali e collettive, tra le quali Erik Kessels. Unfinished Father nel 2015, Horst P. Horst. A beautiful Image, Larry Fink. Unbridled Curiosity e Vincenzo Castella. Urban Screens nel 2019, e True Fictions. Fotografia visionaria dagli anni '70 a oggi nel 2020.

Nel 2016 viene nominato direttore di CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia a Torino. Cura anche per questa istituzione diverse mostre, da L'Italia di Magnum a Paparazzi. Fotografi e divi dalla Dolce Vita a oggi (con F.Zanot) nel 2018. Nel 2019 riunisce in un'unica mostra i suoi interessi critici primari, curando Camera Pop. La fotografia nella Pop Art di Warhol, Schifano & Co. e nello stesso anno torna a leggere Man Ray ricontestualizzandolo in Wo/Man Ray. Le seduzioni della fotografia (con G.G. Pazzola). In questa veste ha anche ordinato mostre come L'occhio magico di Carlo Mollino. Fotografie 1934-1973 (curata da F.Zanot) nel 2018 e Sandy Skoglund. Visioni ibride (curata da G.Celant) nel 2019.

Dal 1995 al 2003 ha collaborato come critico d'arte al quotidiano "la Repubblica", mentre dal 2006 è coordinatore della sezione fotografica della rivista "Il Giornale dell'Arte". Ha collaborato dal 2005 con la rivista "FMR", divenendo poi co-direttore dal 2008 al 2010 (insieme a F.Gualdoni) della rivista "FMR – Bianca".

Tra i volumi pubblicati a suo nome, la monografia Henri Matisse. La vita e l'opera (Idea Libri, Milano, 1993) e le numerose letture della storia della fotografia, da quella di carattere scolastico edita da Zanichelli nel 2000 a quella più approfondita pubblicata dallo stesso editore nel 2010, dedicata interamente alla fotografia del XX e XXI secolo, fino alla monumentale opera in quattro volumi, con contributi di alcuni tra i maggiori storici ed esperti della fotografia mondiale, tra i quali Quentin Bajac, Clement Cheroux, Sandra S.Phillips, Gerry Badger, Okwui Enwezor, curata per l'editore Skira ed edita fra il 2011 e il 2014.

Mostre principali
 Pop Art! 1956-1968 alle Scuderie del Quirinale di Roma nel 2007
 Past Present Future. Highlights from the UniCredit Group Collection al Kunstforum di Vienna nel 2009 (poi a Palazzo della Ragione di Verona e al Yapi Kredi Cultural Center di Istanbul nel 2010)
 Things are queer al MARTa Museum di Herford in Germania nel 2011
 People and the City al Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art di Mosca e al CoCA di Torun in Polonia nel 2011
 Andy Warhol. Una storia americana al Palazzo Blu di Pisa nel 2013 (con C.Ceppi Zevi)
 La Grande Magia. Opere scelte dalla Collezione UniCredit al MAMbo di Bologna nel 2013 (con G.Maraniello)
 Facts and Fictions al MAMM di Mosca nel 2014
 Territori instabili. Confini e identità nell'arte contemporanea al Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina di Palazzo Strozzi a Firenze nel 2014 (con F.Nori)
 Questa è guerra! al Palazzo del Monte di Pietà di Padova nel 2015
 Gabriele Basilico. Ascolto il tuo cuore, città all'UniCredit Pavilion di Milano nel 2015
 Pop Art Italia alla Fondazione Magnani Rocca di Mamiano di Traversetolo nel 2016
 L'Italia di Magnum. Da Henri Cartier-Bresson a Paolo Pellegrin a CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia di Torino nel 2017
 CAMERA POP. La fotografia nella Pop Art di Warhol, Schifano & Co a CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia di Torino nel 2019
 WO/Man Ray. Le seduzioni della Fotografia a CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia di Torino nel 2019 (con G.G.Pazzola)
 Paolo Ventura. Carousel a CAMERA - Centro Italiano per la Fotografia di Torino nel 2020
 True Fictions. Fotografia visionaria dagli anni '70 ad oggi a Palazzo Magnani di Reggio Emilia nel 2020
 Futuro. Arte e società dagli anni Sessanta a domani alle Gallerie D'Italia di Vicenza nel 2020 (con L.Beatrice)

Pubblicazioni principali
 Fotografia, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2000
 100. La fotografia in cento immagini, Motta Editore, Milano, 2007
 Una storia della fotografia del XX e del XXI, Zanichelli, Bologna, 2010
 La Fotografia (4 volumi: Le origini, 1839-1890; Una nuova visione del mondo, 1891-1940; Dalla stampa al museo, 1941-1980, L'età contemporanea 1981-2013), Skira, Milano, 2011-2014
 Racconti dalla camera oscura, Skira, Milano, 2015

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Collegamenti esterni
 Le storie della fotografia | Gli anni novanta Lezione tenuta al MAXXI di Roma il 7 ottobre 2016
 La collezione Bertero. Intervista di W.Guadagnini a Guido Bertero per Il Giornale dell'Arte

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St. Louis, Missouri, 1939. (as Kilgen Associates, 1939-1943).
One of the two rival "Kilgen" firms formed after the liquidation of the George Kilgen & Son firm of St. Louis, Missouri, 1939; renamed Kilgen Associates after a few months; bankrupt, 1943.
Staff: Hilary Burke; Royal C. Coburn; Joseph Hoeddinghaus; Emil Holreiter; Edward Holz; Alfred G. Kilgen; George J. Kilgen; Ernest Kuhn; Michael Marion; Norman C. Murrie; Max Runge; Jack Schatzman; Valentin Schneider; C. Albert Scholin; Anthony Spevere; Otto Theurer; Will Theurer; Leo Thomure.
The Diapason, October 1939, 8.
David L. Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985), 182.
There is one entry in the database that describes an organ by Charles Kilgen & Son.


The man, who will be referred to in this column without the modifier "reverend," because there was nothing reverent about him, defined the word "odious." He and some of his family members constituted the entire membership of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. It was BINO, Baptist in name only. Phelps and some members of his family (though not all) picketed military funerals with signs that read, "God hates fags," "God hates Jews," and "thank God for dead soldiers." Phelps was an equal opportunity bigot.
The media played a major role in promoting Phelps and his cultlike family. The outrageous, the bizarre, the twisted, especially if these things can be tied to religion, are favorite subjects of broadcast networks and newspapers. Too bad those practicing true religion do not get the kind of coverage Phelps did.
Phelps claimed to be serving God with his diatribes against people he claimed were God's enemies. But instead of directing hatred toward people, no less a figure than Jesus of Nazareth said, "love your enemies." Real Baptist preachers will tell you it is Satan who hates and God who loves. They will tell you that Satan is a masquerader, a fraud and a liar. Does that sound like Phelps?
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In this world of text messaging, cell phones, Skype, Facebook, we are connected to the far reaches of this planet or just around the corner. Through the use of the internet, there is nothing we can't discover and learn about ourselves or our world. Our days seem to dissolve into weeks, months and years. Life seems so complex, chaotic and dysfunctional. Are we really connected to what is important?
Mindfulness meditation helps quiet the mind, brings peace and love, and grows souls. Meditation transforms your state of being from the mundane to the sacred. Your life becomes a blessings filled with the presence of G-d, evoking love and compassion for everyone. It unites your spirit and motivates your soul to reach out to repair the world (tikkun olam).
Please take this moment to learn a meditation technique and/or chant. You can download my meditation chants and continue this practice at home. Meditation is all about the breath. When a thought or feeling arises, just witness it and gently go back to your breath, breathing in and breathing out. Feeling thankful that you have breath, that you are alive! Are you breathing, or are you being breathed?
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Q: IdentityServer4 - Failed to validate the token Hello
Today i'm starting with IdentityServer4, i would like to start a ASP.NET Core 2.2 Site with IdentityServer4 and i ConsoleClient (later an Xamarin Client). But i am desperate it doesnt work. Hope someone can help me.
I get the following error when i try to call a web api controller from the ConsoleClient  to the ASP.NET site.
Best regards
[02:50:17 Information] Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer.JwtBearerHandler
Failed to validate the token.
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.SecurityTokenInvalidAudienceException: IDX10214: Audience validation failed. Audiences: '[PII is hidden]'. Did not match: validationParameters.ValidAudience: '[PII is hidden]' or validationParameters.ValidAudiences: '[PII is hidden]'.
   at Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens.Validators.ValidateAudience(IEnumerable`1 audiences, SecurityToken securityToken, TokenValidationParameters validationParameters) in C:\agent2\_work\56\s\src\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens\Validators.cs:line 108
   at System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt.JwtSecurityTokenHandler.ValidateTokenPayload(JwtSecurityToken jwtToken, TokenValidationParameters validationParameters) in C:\agent2\_work\56\s\src\System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt\JwtSecurityTokenHandler.cs:line 737
   at System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt.JwtSecurityTokenHandler.ValidateToken(String token, TokenValidationParameters validationParameters, SecurityToken& validatedToken) in C:\agent2\_work\56\s\src\System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt\JwtSecurityTokenHandler.cs:line 719
   at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer.JwtBearerHandler.HandleAuthenticateAsync()

[02:50:17 Information] Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer.JwtBearerHandler
BearerIdentityServerAuthenticationJwt was not authenticated. Failure message: IDX10214: Audience validation failed. Audiences: '[PII is hidden]'. Did not match: validationParameters.ValidAudience: '[PII is hidden]' or validationParameters.ValidAudiences: '[PII is hidden]'.

[02:50:17 Information] IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation.IdentityServerAuthenticationHandler
Bearer was not authenticated. Failure message: IDX10214: Audience validation failed. Audiences: '[PII is hidden]'. Did not match: validationParameters.ValidAudience: '[PII is hidden]' or validationParameters.ValidAudiences: '[PII is hidden]'.

[02:50:17 Information] Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer.JwtBearerHandler
AuthenticationScheme: BearerIdentityServerAuthenticationJwt was challenged.

[02:50:17 Information] IdentityServer4.AccessTokenValidation.IdentityServerAuthenticationHandler
AuthenticationScheme: Bearer was challenged.

Here is my Config.cs:
namespace IdentityServer
{
    public static class Config
    {
        public static IEnumerable<IdentityResource> GetIdentityResources()
        {
            return new IdentityResource[]
            {
                new IdentityResources.OpenId()
            };
        }

        public static List<TestUser> GetUsers()
        {
            return new List<TestUser>
    {
        new TestUser
        {
            SubjectId = "1",
            Username = "alice",
            Password = "password"
        },
        new TestUser
        {
            SubjectId = "2",
            Username = "bob",
            Password = "bob"
        }
    };
        }

        public static IEnumerable<ApiResource> GetApis()
        {
            return new List<ApiResource>
            {
                new ApiResource("api1", "My API")
            };
        }

        public static IEnumerable<Client> GetClients()
        {
            return new List<Client>
        {
            new Client
            {
                ClientId = "client",

                RequireConsent = false,
                AllowAccessTokensViaBrowser = true,

                // no interactive user, use the clientid/secret for authentication
                AllowedGrantTypes = GrantTypes.ResourceOwnerPasswordAndClientCredentials,

                // secret for authentication
                ClientSecrets =
                {
                    new Secret("secret".Sha256())
                },

                // scopes that client has access to
                AllowedScopes = { "api1" }
            }
        };
        }
    }
}

My Startup.cs:
public class Startup
    {
        public IHostingEnvironment Environment { get; }

        public Startup(IHostingEnvironment environment)
        {
            Environment = environment;
        }

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services
               .AddMvcCore()
               .AddJsonFormatters()
               .AddAuthorization();

            services.AddIdentityServer(options =>
                    {
                        options.Events.RaiseErrorEvents = true;
                        options.Events.RaiseInformationEvents = true;
                        options.Events.RaiseFailureEvents = true;
                        options.Events.RaiseSuccessEvents = true;
                        options.IssuerUri = "http://localhost:5000";
                    }
                )
                .AddInMemoryClients(Config.GetClients())
                .AddInMemoryApiResources(Config.GetApis())
                .AddInMemoryIdentityResources(Config.GetIdentityResources())
                .AddDeveloperSigningCredential()
                .AddJwtBearerClientAuthentication()
                .AddTestUsers(Config.GetUsers());

            services.AddAuthentication()
           .AddIdentityServerAuthentication(o =>
           {
               o.Authority = "http://localhost:5000";
               o.ApiName = "client";
               o.ApiSecret = "secret";
               o.EnableCaching = true;
               o.RequireHttpsMetadata = false;
               o.SaveToken = true;
           }).AddCookie();

            services.AddCors();

            services.AddMvc();
        }

        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            app.UseCors(policy =>
            {
                policy.WithOrigins(
                    "http://localhost:5000",
                    "http://localhost:5001");

                policy.AllowAnyHeader();
                policy.AllowAnyMethod();
                policy.WithExposedHeaders("WWW-Authenticate");
            });

            if (Environment.IsDevelopment())
            {
                app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
            }

            app.UseStaticFiles();
            app.UseIdentityServer();
            app.UseMvcWithDefaultRoute();
        }
    }

Sample Auth. Controller:
[Route("api/identity")]
    [Authorize(AuthenticationSchemes = IdentityServerAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)]
    public class IdentityController : ControllerBase
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public IActionResult Get()
        {
            //return new JsonResult(from c in User.Claims select new { c.Type, c.Value });
            return new OkObjectResult("OK");
        }
    }

Sample Client Console App:
class Program
    {
        static HttpClient _tokenClient = new HttpClient();
        static DiscoveryCache _cache = new DiscoveryCache("http://localhost:5000");

        static async Task Main()
        {
            Console.Title = "Console ResourceOwner Flow UserInfo";

            var response = await RequestTokenAsync();
            response.Show();

            await CallServiceAsync(response.AccessToken);
        }

        static async Task CallServiceAsync(string token)
        {
            var baseAddress = "http://localhost:5000";

            var client = new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri(baseAddress)
            };

            client.SetBearerToken(token);
            var response = await client.GetStringAsync("api/identity");

        }

        static async Task<TokenResponse> RequestTokenAsync()
        {
            var disco = await _cache.GetAsync();
            if (disco.IsError) throw new Exception(disco.Error);

            var response = await _tokenClient.RequestPasswordTokenAsync(new PasswordTokenRequest
            {
                Address = disco.TokenEndpoint,

                ClientId = "client",
                ClientSecret = "secret",

                UserName = "bob",
                Password = "bob",

                Scope = "api1"
            });

            if (response.IsError) throw new Exception(response.Error);
            return response;
        }
    }

A: In your startup.cs. you would need to set your ApiName to api1 based on your ApiResource config:
       .AddIdentityServerAuthentication(o =>
       {
           ...
           o.ApiName = "api1";
           ...
       }).AddCookie();

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Shredded phyllo (filo) dough used to make specialty pastries. Find Kataifi in Middle Eastern or Greek markets.
Make your own: Use thawed phyllo dough. Roll into a log and using a sharp knife cut 1/8" strip (will be thicker than kataifi.


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Eye On Tampa Bay: Who owns the Pier Park Problem?
The Pier Park rhetoric seemed to have ratcheted up a bit this past week. Posts on the voteonthepier Facebook page turned more caustic. In a saintpetersblog Post, Janelle Irwin complains Pier Park critics' points are a stretch at best, and followed that with Pier Park is coming — meet its creators.
I am totally in on the thought that whining and especially over the top vitriolic whining about Pier Park is useless, but so is whining from the other side of the table about people who genuinely feel the citizens of St. Petersburg got screwed in this deal and they did.
In the follow on saintpetersblog Post, Irwin begins to provide information about those who will actually be designing and running the project. Most of the information is Bid Proposal filler and promotional brochure comments, but in all honesty given the political volatility of this project that is about all you'll get from the participants until the public input and final design is completed.
All of which brings me to my point. The folks who are vehemently against this project are not going to change their minds and the folks that are passionate for the new concept are not likely to change their position. The Facebook, Twitter and Blog battle will likely continue to rage right up to the ribbon cutting and perhaps beyond.
There is, however, a very large group in the middle of these two opposing positions whose minds may be changed.
It is not really clear where the public stands on Pier Park yet, even though those opposing like to refer the City survey.
Doing a poll right now before the public input and at least a preliminary final design is on the table might be pointless.
Regarding the upcoming public process I would expect the public's input to be given about the same degree of respect and attention they were given in the past.
The real issue I see is if all of this bickering and fighting between a very few people on both sides is successful in poisoning the general public's view of Pier Park, that would be a real disaster that could take years to over come.
All of this name calling is the result of the Kriseman administration's overt decision manipulate the selection committee, ignore the results of the process they put in place and that was simply a dumb move. It set the stage for all of this bickering.
Now that Kriseman has run off Mike Connors he owns Pier Park lock, stock and sloping event field. No shill to blame.
Pier Park will be built, and it will look like whatever Kriseman and those pulling his strings want it too. Railing against the project, while it may be fun, is more self-serving than effective.
What does need to be fixed is the political process that allowed St. Pete to get into this mess and that is a much more difficult problem to solve but you can start at the ballot box.


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SIMSBURY, Conn., July 3, 2017 – Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), division of Marcus & Millichap, announces the sale of Eastpointe at Dorset Crossing, a 168-unit multifamily property in Simsbury Connecticut. The $36.5 million sales price represents more than $217,000 per unit.
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Q: Right clicking on TDBGRID delphi2007 When I right-click on a DBGrid it opens a popupmenu, but it also selects (hightlights) the cell I am currently over when right-clicking.
Is there a way to not select(hightlight) the cell I am over when right-clicking and only have the popupmenu open?
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A: You might intercept WM_RButtonDown for your DBGrid using an interposer class or an own derivied component.
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Justin Timberlake shares statement in support of removing Confederate monuments
"No one should be protecting the legacies of confederate leaders and slave owners."
By Jordan Darville
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Popstar and native Tennessean Justin Timberlake has shared a statement on Instagram in support of the growing movement to tear down monuments and statues dedicated to the Confederacy. His message was shared along with a video by ACLU Legal Director Jeffrey Robinson explaining why the monuments to the pro-slavery insurrection need to be taken down. Watch below via Rolling Stone.
...a state that happens to be the home of many many confederate monuments. I've been listening closely to the ongoing debates about what to do with these statues — and I really want to take a minute to talk about this. ⠀ ⠀ When we protest racism in America, people think we are protesting America itself. Why is that the reaction? Because America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism. Plain and simple. ⠀ ⠀ This is when you hear "But that's all in the past". So let's be clear... those men who proudly owned and abused Black people are STILL celebrated all over the country. ⠀ ⠀ There are roughly 1,848 confederate statues of in the US. More than half are in The South, and it's not acceptable. No one should be protecting the legacies of confederate leaders and slave owners. ⠀ If we plan to move forward, these monuments must come down. But let's remember: Removing these statues does not erase our country's vile history of oppression — removing them is a symbol of respect for Black people in America and it's a step towards progress and actual equality for all. ⠀ ⠀ This video is by @aclu_nationwide, which has been fighting hard to remove these statues across the country. Their Legal Director #JeffreyRobinson has been speaking on this issue for years (you can find more in the link in my bio). Please follow them and learn more about the history of the monuments in your own states and counties.
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"When we protest racism in America," Timberlake wrote, "people think we are protesting America itself. Why is that the reaction? Because America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism. Plain and simple."
Timberlake noted that of the approximately 1,848 Confederate statues still standing, more than half are located in southern American states. "No one should be protecting the legacies of confederate leaders and slave owners, he said before rejecting the argument that tearing down the monuments is tantamount to erasing history. "Removing these statues does not erase our country's vile history of oppression — removing them is a symbol of respect for Black people in America and it's a step towards progress and actual equality for all."
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There are very few places which allow the perfect coexistence of the traditional and the hi-tech worlds simultaneously. Even rarer are the places which had been completely torn by war at one day yet they rose up from the ashes to become a major economic power of the world. Japan is both of these and much more. Traditional temples and shrines live in peaceful existence with bullet trains and the best thing is that none of it looks out of place.
Japan offers something for everyone and with its big heart, the land of manga, anime, Astro boy and bullet trains welcomes everyone with wide arms. However, there are certain things which one needs to know before embarking on a trip to Japan.
For a globe-trotting traveler, every day of the year is a good day to go to some new place and bask in the glories of nature, however, there are certain times, in every country of the world, when you can have the most fun. The best time to take a trip to Japan is in spring, the target month should be April. This is the time when Sakura and other fruit trees bloom and the countryside becomes a wonderful place to visit. For those who prefer the slightly colder temperatures, they should visit in autumn, the time between October and December.
The Japanese people take great pains in ensuring that they keep their cities clean. Cleanliness is one of the guiding principles of life in Japan and it is very obvious in all parts of the country at all times. All business establishments, including restaurants and convenience stores, ask the customers to take their shoes off before entering the lobby as shoes are considered unclean because of their constant contact with the dirt throughout the day. Even when you're invited at a Japanese household, you'll be asked to take your shoes off, however, you'll be provided with guest slippers.
One very common observation you'll make in your trip to Japan is that the majority spends a large amount of its time staying quiet. Even the times when you'll find someone talking outside, their voices will be very low. This concept is often hard to grasp for the foreigners visiting the country but this is a way of life for the Japanese people, in fact, it can be considered an extension of their principle of staying clean. Loud noise is a form of pollution and the Japanese people are repulsed by pollution.
The first sight of people wearing surgical masks right outside the airport will make you want to go back but there is nothing to be afraid of. These masks are a preventive method which is very common in Japan which helps them avoid viruses like flu and disease-causing bacteria. The Japanese are an industrious people who never take leaves from work unless it is absolutely necessary and the common cold is not something they would allow to stop them from going to their places of work. If you catch a cold or become sick in Japan, you should be respectful and wear a mask yourself. The locals will respect you for this.
In contrast to places like the United States, where it is considered a good gesture to give a generous tip, tipping is considered as a rude thing in Japan so you must be extra careful when tipping someone. Often the waiters and taxi drivers will return your extra money back as it is considered a sort of bribe however most Japanese realize that foreigners are unfamiliar with their customs, they'll politely return the money and smile.
What it lacks in geishas, it makes up for in teahouses.
The Japanese are very fond of luxury toilets and almost every home and restaurants in all the major cities have one. These toilets can play music for you as well as check your blood pressure. There are models which use warm air for drying purposes. It is important to remember that Japanese toilets don't keep toilet paper except for some hotels which regularly deal with foreigners so it is always a good idea to buy some for yourself.
Japan is largely a cash-based society which believes in the power of paper more than electronic transactions. You would always need to convert your money before using it so it is a good idea to get it converted to Yen before coming to Japan to get better rates. Cash is necessary for the simplest things like buying lunch so it is always a good idea to keep some handy. In case you run out of cash, you can get some using your ATM card however there will be conversion and international transaction fees involved so be prepared for them. You would be spending a lot of cash on shopping; you can get some discounts by using Groupon.
One of the top three gardens in Japan. Definitely imagining some kind of Top 100 Garden chart show.
Japan is famous for getting hundreds of earthquakes every year which may come as a surprise to the first time visitors but what's more important to remember is that even though they do take place, you're going to be just fine. Japan is the best place in the world where you'd want to be in the case of an earthquake as they employ some of the best techniques and have some of the highest standards when it comes to building design and architecture.
Even though Tokyo is a great modern metropolitan, it is not entirely representative of everything that is Japanese. A much better place to get a taste of authentic Japan is Kyoto. Kyoto is one of the most beautiful cities on earth. The city is a host to over 1600 beautiful temples which are hidden from the sight of everyone and finding them is an adventure in itself. The city is great for travelers and one of the best ways of exploring the city is by renting bicycles and exploring the city till wee hours of the night.
Good manners are the soul of life in Japan. The Japanese people are very polite themselves so it's only fair that we return them the same courtesy. It pays to know the Japanese words for please, excuse me and thank you. It is also a great idea to only wear shoes which you can take off easily. For foreigners, it is understood that they lack the familiarity of the language but an attempt at bowing is seen with respect.
Japan is a great place to visit and the Japanese people definitely make the trip worthy, showing them some gratitude is the little we can do.
Hi, Roisin. I really enjoy reading your post about Japan. This is one of the reasons why I do love to visit Japan. The people there are very discipline and honest. Aside from these beautiful views, do you have any places to recommend for our stay while wandering the city? Thanks for this post.


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Artificial Intelligence in Business Travel
January 19, 2018 Zach Garrett
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is forever changing the travel industry. AI has started to gather information on travelers by tracking different consumer responses like purchasing decisions, behaviors towards shopping during different times of year, what restaurants they tend to eat at, how the weather impacts their buying behaviors and where their favorite places to travel are. While big data analytics look at past events, AI enhances predictive analytics by providing the speed, scale and applications required to deal with the amount of data available. It allows companies to display relevant and meaningful offers for travelers online. AI can predict which ad space is most likely to generate conversations. In the past, companies used cookies to display relevant ads, but with AI, companies can have ultra-personalized offers and target specific customer needs and preferences. Technology has taken the travel industry to a new era that is only beginning. Travel industry consumers are already assisted by chatbots, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, web chats and many other forms of AI in their travels.
Airlines using Artificial Intelligence
Some airlines have started to let travelers request boarding passes within Facebook Messenger. As boarding and ticketing becomes more technological and automated, so do the security processes. Security and re-entry into the United States is becoming increasingly automated. For instance, travelers returning to/entering the United States through major airports can use a machine called Automated Passport Control. This enables a more efficient entry process. Additionally, full body scanners were established a few years ago and are becoming prevalent in nearly all airports. The scanners provide a more thorough search and contribute to a traveler's peace of mind.
Hotels using Artificial Intelligence
Hotels have been testing general-use assistants while also designing their own technological advances. These chatbots and other virtual assistants are built to help answer general questions so that suggestions can be made. By using AI for simple requests, human contacts are available for the more complex issues. These advancements in AI have been used as brand differentiation and ways to improve guest satisfaction. In a world controlled by technology, new platforms can set one business apart from another. Many travel experts believe that AI crisis managers will eventually be able to assist travelers. They will be able to rebook their travel plans and resolve conflicts based on issues like weather disruptions.
At the forefront of AI
I am not saying we predicted it, but back in 2010, Mike Kubasik, Executive Vice President and CIO of Travel and Transport, sat down for an interview with Chuck Koster, Marketing Specialist, regarding AI. In the interview, it was predicted AI would take the travel industry by storm. Now here we are, on the verge of an AI takeover. According to Mike Kubasik, CIO, "Travel and Transport is at the forefront of AI." He believes AI will be able to predict items before they happen, such as preordering food for a traveler at an airport prior to a connecting flight or telling a traveler the most frequently booked hotel or room by their company colleagues for a certain destination. He shared Travel and Transport is working towards implementing a SMS/text chat function, with future AI implications, allowing users to contact travel counselors via all forms of chat including SMS/text.
Security and AI
You may be asking why Travel and Transport has been cautious to bring AI to the market. According to Kubasik, "Security is so paramount. It is critical that companies evaluate and ensure that security standards are met when using new technology." He further explains, "We want to assure our travelers that their personal information is safe." In an ever-changing technological environment, it becomes easier to intercept personal information.
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DVI, a technology start-up specializing in the science of data visualization and analytics incubated by Travel and Transport, also takes advantage of artificial intelligence by bringing together multiple data sources to provide insights that are not possible with normal human analysis. Steve Harter, DVI's CTO, chimed in explaining, "There is just too much data available in the industry to use conventional techniques. The use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (ML) is required to make insights available at the speed required in the modern business culture."
One DVI Fortune 500 client explains how the results have been remarkable: "DVI Vantage Point lets us see connections and insights that we could never get to before—not just leakage, but the potential savings. The data ties to our agency's back office and expense data, which has been nearly impossible to gauge in the past. In addition to the analysis, [the data] is reflected in a form that makes it easy to communicate to senior management. It's the nirvana that we have been seeking as we identify more areas of savings in our mature travel program." Harter added, "We would not be able to accomplish this this without the use of AI and ML"
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