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Interview with Ryan Quinn
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What genre do you write and why?
I write espionage thrillers set in the present day. I've always loved spy thrillers, but I'm particularly drawn to the challenge of writing modern-day stories because it allows me, via my characters, to dig into the key technological and social issues that we're all grappling with as a culture.
The protagonist of my current thriller The Good Traitor, and its predecessor End of Secrets, is Kera Mersal, a former CIA-operative who's accused of treason after leaking documents that exposed an illegal domestic surveillance program. In addition to the action, the books weigh the impact of surveillance, cybersecurity, privacy, and the role of the media.
What advice do you have for other writers?
Keep writing, keep reading. There's really no other way to do it. It's probably best not to listen to other people's advice. There isn't anything I can tell you that you won't better discover on your own through writing and reading as often as possible. If you're passionate about writing and connecting with readers, and committed to it for the long haul, you'll figure out what you need to make it work best for you.
What's the best thing about being a writer?
I find the level of observation and reflection required to write a novel-length book to be very rewarding. When we talk or read or think on our own, we can learn a lot about ourselves and the world we live in. But the act of writing is really the act of thinking on a much deeper level. You write and then you revise over and over. And that process forces you to discover things you never would have otherwise—including things that the reader never sees on the page.
Obviously, there's a big thrill when you have a book published and see the impact it has on other people. But those moments are so few and far between. It's the daily reward I get from working in the trenches that sustains me.
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How long did it take you to write your book?
The Good Traitor took about a year to write, and then another nine months of editing and seeing it through the publication process. That's a few months faster than my previous book. Ideally, I'd love to get it down to a book each year. But I'm not going to force something for an arbitrary timeline. I think six to nine months of writing and three months of revising would make sense for me, creatively. But it's not always about that. Unfortunately, life has a way of stealing me away from that ideal writing schedule.
Did you learn anything from writing your book that was unexpected?
Every day. I tend to need to do a lot of research for my books, so I start learning new and unexpected things even before I've written a chapter. But once I start outlining and writing and watching it all come together, the scope keeps expanding and new areas of meaning and learning open up. It's like I said before, writing forces you to think and observe at a different level. When you do that every day, you're going to learn things you never saw coming.
How do you research your books?
Mostly by reading or listening to other relevant books. I do spend a good deal of time discovering resources online, especially if a very narrow question needs answering, but for wrapping my head around a big topic like the Edward Snowden leaks, cybersecurity, or big data, I turn to books written by experts. One of my tricks is to listen to audiobooks while I'm running or driving in the car. It saves me time and makes it so that most of my day is spent immersed in whatever topic I'm trying to absorb.
What is your work in progress? Tell us about it.
Right now I'm working on a standalone thriller that is unrelated to The Good Traitor and End of Secrets. The new book is about the colliding worlds of neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Both of those fields are on the cusp of some revolutionary breakthroughs that, in our lifetimes, might seriously impact what it means to be human. So the stakes there are high and I couldn't resist getting a piece of the action.
Most of what I'm reading and listening to now is for research in support of the book I'm working on. But I'm still always reading at least one novel strictly for pleasure. Right now that's a debut novel called Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley. I got an advance copy and it's incredible. It's one of those books that stands out from the first page. It comes out in June and it's going to be huge.
For research, I'm reading an academic essay collection called The Future of the Brain, written by various scientists; a fascinating book by the philosopher John Searle called The Mystery of Consciousness; and I'm listening to Tales from Both Sides of the Brain by Michael Gazzaniga, which is part memoir about his life in science and part explanation of our current understanding of neuroscience and what we know about how the brain creates the mind.
When you're not writing, how do you spend your time?
I stay pretty content if I'm able to run, write, and read every day. Most weekends I play beach volleyball, and my fiancé and I are pretty social with our group of friends.
Where can people find out more about you and your writing?
All the basics can be found at my website, ryanquinnbooks.com. The Good Traitor and End of Secrets are easy to find on Amazon, but feel free to ask about them at your local bookstore if you prefer. I'm also on Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I love hearing from readers, so drop me a note if you've got a question or comment.
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The Two Greatest Challenges For Today's Writer
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In my mind, the two greatest challenges for today's writer are: (1) Creating an amazing book while tackling all the elements necessary to make that happen; and (2) Working and keeping up with the ever-changing publishing industry.
Yes, I know I just asked you to figure out how to boil the ocean. And the ocean is getting deeper and wider every day. But let's set aside the thousands of details and hours of angst necessary to pull these things off. Let's talk about the overall.
Truthfully, I can no longer say which of the two challenges is harder. In the simpler world of yesteryear, there was no contest. It would be creating your book, hands down. Writing takes your heart, your soul, and your emotional energy (not to mention most of your time). All your efforts would go into crafting your novel. The rest—the marketing, sales, and publicity—would be done by the publisher.
Fast forward to the present, where, sadly, that business model is gone.
Now, for a successful writing career, you have to write an amazing book as well as invest time, effort, and money into promoting that book and into riding the wild waves of social media. You must write additional material. You must run contests, make your own videos, enhance your own websites. You must invest yourself into finding the best ways to communicate with your readers, not via weekly letters, but on a daily, sometimes multi-daily, basis. While that part is both validating and rewarding, the entirety is a crushing combination of responsibilities. Immediacy is the name of the game, and waiting is no long an option.
As a result, both the writing process and the marketing/networking efforts are imperative. Which means you need to understand a rapidly changing business while still creating an outstanding product. Effectively, you need to hone and fully utilize both your left and your right brain, the former for contending with the business side of things and the latter for managing your creative process.
I wish I could tell you I've mastered both, but the truth is it's nearly impossible to master either. You listen. You learn. You practice. And you grow. Most of all, you care.
Never feel alone. Your fellow writers are struggling right along with you. I've been published for over 25 years and 27 novels, and I continue to pound away at the process, evolving as I go. The industry is forever changing, especially as technology grows. And the creative process is still an all-encompassing entity unto itself, one that demands so very much of your time and energy.
Yet, more and more is expected of authors in today's world. And we're all afraid of imbalance—doing too much in one area and not enough in the other.
Still, I have to believe that the process begins with a great book. So the very best advice I can give you is to remember why you're a writer. It's because you love sharing your stories with your readers. Even if you fall short in other areas, never compromise on the quality of your work. Do the best you can with your marketing, social media, conferences, and everything else relating to getting your book out there. But always, always write the best book you can. It's what makes you and the industry successful. And it's what makes the union of book and reader possible.
ANDREA KANE's psychological thriller, The Girl Who Disappeared Twice, became an instant New York Times bestseller, the latest in a long string of smash hits. With her acclaimed signature style of developing unforgettable characters and weaving them into carefully researched story lines, Kane has created Forensic Instincts, an eclectic team of maverick investigators. Recruited because of their special talents and dynamic personalities, the high-energy members thrive on blatantly disregarding authority. Armed with skills and talents honed by years in the FBI and Special Forces, and with training in behavioral and forensic psychology, this unstoppable team solves seemingly impossible cases while walking a fine line between assisting and enraging law enforcement. With a worldwide following and novels published in over twenty languages, Kane is also the author of numerous romantic thrillers and historical romances. She lives in New Jersey with her family, where she is busily crafting a new challenge for Forensic Instincts.
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Book Showcase: The Madness of Mercury by Connie di Marco
Title: The Madness of Mercury
Author: Connie di Marco
Astrologer Julia Bonatti never thought her chosen profession would bring danger into her life, but her outspoken advice in her newspaper column, AskZodia, makes her the target of San Francisco's recently-arrived cult leader, Reverend Roy of the Prophet's Tabernacle. The followers of the power hungry preacher will stop at nothing to quell the voices of those who would stand in his way and Julia's at the top of his list. She's willing to bet the charismatic Reverend is a Mercury-ruled individual, and she knows all too well that Mercury wasn't just the messenger of the gods, he was a trickster and a liar as well.
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Connie di Marco is the author of the new Zodiac Mystery series from Midnight Ink, featuring San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti. Writing as Connie Archer, she is also the author of the national bestselling Soup Lover's Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. Some of her excerpts and recipes can be found in The Cozy Cookbook and The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. Connie is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. She grew up in New England and now lives on the other coast.
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Book Review: The Purse by Julie A Burns
Title: The Purse
Author: Julie A Burns
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"When Lydia Blackwell visits her dying father for the last time, he reveals the deeply hidden truth about her mother. After the funeral, the stranger Derek Meade gifts her with a gorgeous antique purse. But before she has the chance to connect with the man who knew her father intimately, Lydia finds Derek murdered in his home.
Lieutenant Sonja MacIntosh is assigned to investigate Mr. Meade's death, but her career on the force never prepared her for Lydia Blackwell. As Sonja works to solve the murder, Lydia takes the greatest risk of her life in leaving Chicago to search for clues to her mother's past. Their instant attraction surprises them both, but even through the chaos Lydia can't deny the intensity of her feelings for the strong willed Lieutenant.
Lydia's possession of the antique purse throws her already chaotic life into a whirlwind of kidnapping, blackmail, vengeful mob bosses, and mind-numbing revelations. Through it all, Lydia must find the strength to accept herself – and those closest to her – despite their darkest secrets."
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Interview with Rachael Tulipano
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Of all literary genres, I enjoy writing romance most. From innocent crushes to descriptive intimacy, there's something about a love story that hooks nearly any reader. I feel that a book is incomplete without at least some love interest. Love stories offer a nice contrast to violence, action, betrayal, and the like. Having some scenes of tender intimacy, companionship, and sacrifice in the name of love usually make the hardships characters experience more justifiable.
That being said, I don't write romance exclusively. I pride myself on pushing my limits and challenging myself when it comes to genre writing. Presently, I've written paranormal, dabbled in Young Adult (YA), and am now writing my first New Adult (NA) trilogy. All of these genres feature love stories, but they're not quite classified as solely "romance". To me, romance is an essential addition to any genre I write, now and in future manuscripts.
Tell us about your latest book.
My latest book is Unwanted, a New Adult dystopian romance. Unwanted is the first story I've written in the NA dystopian genre. It covers new ground, which for me is an exciting challenge!
Unwanted follows the life of Quinn Mayer, a second child in the fictitious country Stonewall where the government has issued a strict one-child policy. Set in the future, the world lost 95% of the human race after the population census rose to twelve billion people. As if knowing what to do, Earth cleansed itself, eradicating nearly all of humankind. As such, the United States fell, and in its wake the country Stonewall was born. To maintain a sustainable planet, Stonewall issued a nationwide ordinance that requires families to follow a mandatory one-child policy.
Extra children are known as Unwanteds. Legally, the military can execute unwanted children if they're discovered. If an Unwanted survives to age eighteen, they then become Untouchables. Untouchables refer to second-born children who survived their years as an Unwanted and are now safe from execution. Untouchables are legally protected from assassination, but society (or the people known as Underlyings) continues to shun them for what they are.
Unwanted begins with Quinn's eighteenth birthday, charting her journey into Stonewall. She becomes the most hated in her sector Ash and the face of Untouchables nationwide. Quinn receives great hate, many death threats, and witnesses Unwanteds murdered all around her. Quinn quickly discovers she needs to effect change to fight for basic human rights and freedom.
Her greatest ally comes to her in the form of Reeve Sutton, an Underlying of all people, and a soldier at that. While Reeve should hate Quinn for what she is, he finds her curious, beautiful, and misunderstood. Their friendship and mutual attraction bring them together, a unique bond that could possibly challenge President Lynch and all of Stonewall forever . . .
What marketing methods are you using to promote your book?
Presently, I've been marketing my books on a variety of platforms: Facebook (www.facebook.com/rachaeltulipano), Twitter (www.twitter.com/rachaeltulipano), Instagram (www.instagram.com/rachaeltulipano), and my website (www.rachaeltulipano.com). I've also hosted several giveaways on Goodreads. I plan to launch more giveaways in the future, especially via my monthly author newsletter. Interested participants should subscribe to my newsletter to access these free, exclusive giveaways: www.rachaeltulipano.com/newsletter.
One of—if not the—most important marketing method I've been using lately is networking. Social media has been pivotal in bridging me with fellow writers and authors. The connections I've made in the last few months alone are invaluable to me. I do believe the most important marketing tool of all is word of mouth. Having people who believe in you, support you, and ultimately advertise your work for you is crucial to any marketing campaign.
I've been returning the praise, too! When I meet authors on Twitter or Facebook I add their books to my Amazon shopping cart and do my best to endorse their work on my pages. Self-promotion only helps to a point. It's really what other people say that makes a difference. I do my best to promote others to share the love and spotlight. I believe writers supporting writers really is the way to build a solid author platform. With a firm foundation of loyal readers and supporters, the books are bound to sell themselves!
Write from your heart. It's a tad cliché, but the best advice I can give to fellow writers and aspiring authors at this point in my career is to write from a place of absolute passion and enthusiasm. Writing to fill a void in the literary market or to claim the title isn't enough. Writing in hopes of becoming a New York Times bestselling author shouldn't be your main goal, either. Writing should be your side hustle, full-time gig, or hobby because you can't imagine your life without it. If you write, do it for your love of storytelling and the rest will fall into place.
Write content that speaks to you, moves you, and ultimately makes you feel something. I've started a plethora of projects that I quickly abandoned because they didn't feel right. For example, just because there's a market trend in YA lit doesn't mean you need to push out a YA book in hopes of earning high royalties. A good story is bound to sell itself. If you're passionate about a story and it means something for you to tell it, that's when you write. Write with no intent of gaining anything but a good book to share with the world. After all, money is no object. It's the love for the craft of writing that matters most.
What's your favourite quote about writing/for writers?
My favorite quote about writing is by Toni Morrison. In her wise words, "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
The moment I found this quote, everything clicked for me. Authors are readers first and foremost, and often times imagine stories that don't yet exist. Being a writer means rising to the occasion to put that story into words. If I'm disappointed by what I don't see in bookstores, libraries, and the like I know it's my chance to write the book I'm longing to read. This quote in particular inspired me to write my debut novel Torn.
Interested readers can learn more about me by visiting my website www.rachaeltulipano.com. I offer synopses of my novels Torn, Mated, Unwanted, Untouchable and Underlying. Additionally, I share links to all of my social media platforms there.
One social media account worth noting in particular is the Instagram platform for my Unwanted trilogy (www.instagram.com/the_unwanted_trilogy). It's a new feature I'm experimenting with that gives readers exclusive snippets from my upcoming trilogy. I post a new quote each day with stock photos I believe relate to specific passages and scenes from the books!
Finally, my newsletter is also a great place for people to find out more about my writing. I first launched my author newsletter in April 2016 and so far it's working really well. I share exclusive content with my subscribers and plan to host giveaways to reward my supporters for believing in me. To sign up, simply visit www.rachaeltulipano.com/newsletter.
Who is you favorite character in your book and why?
My favorite literary character that I've created is Bria Lawrence from my paranormal romance novels Torn (book one) and Mated (book two). When first writing Torn I sketched Bria up by embodying her with all of my favorite traits: undeniable beauty, unwavering devotion, a streak of humor, raw sexuality, magnetizing charm, and acute intelligence. To me, Bria is the most complicated yet enchanting character in this paranormal romance series.
Her biggest weakness is how effortlessly she trusts everyone she meets. She consistently gives others the benefit of the doubt, even when they've crossed her. Still, Bria remains my favorite because although she's a vampire, she's very compassionate. She feels everything, and at times she feels too deeply. Her emotions often drive her decisions, which in both books becomes her greatest misfortune. She is fiercely loyal, and while her happiness means everything to her, the happiness of others comes before her own. Bria lets characters Landon Pratt, Natalie Taylor, Alexander Stanton, and Aidan Collins choose their happiness, which in turn affects her.
The complexity with which I wrote Bria is interwoven across the series. Upon meeting her in Torn and bidding her farewell in Mated it's safe to say all readers will have a soft spot for Bria. Though flawed, she's perfect in every way that matters and my most beloved. I have yet to write another character that I cherish as much as Bria.
Why do you think readers are going to enjoy your book?
I believe readers will enjoy my books because they encapsulate a multitude of emotions and cross genres. I like to incorporate a lot in my writing: romance, violence, betrayal, grief, light humor, and then some. I do my best to create real, likeable characters while also crafting interesting villains. Sometimes the line between dark and light blurs, holding the reader accountable for choosing their own hero/heroine. With all of these characteristics, I believe my writing is catered to almost any reader, regardless of preferred taste. There's a treat for everyone in my books, it's simply a matter of testing out a new author and giving my writing a try!
Where can a reader purchase your book?
Readers can purchase my books by visiting my website www.rachaeltulipano.com. Under the "books" tab on my website, each novel cover is featured and is clickable. The link will take you to a new page where you can read a full synopsis of the story and browse through listed reviews from other readers. Each book link also will take you to my Amazon author page.
To directly visit my Amazon author page, please visit www.amazon.com/author/rachaeltulipano. This website features my titles that are currently published, with options to purchase both print and/or e-reader formats. If you feel so inclined, please post your ratings and reviews on Amazon and Goodreads to help other readers discover my work!
My current work in progress is Untouchable, the sequel to Unwanted and book two in the Unwanted trilogy. Untouchable is intended to begin where Unwanted ends.
This second installment brings Quinn Mayer straight to the president's mansion. Facing President Lynch head on, Quinn joins forces with another Untouchable, Kye Lux, to change the way the president reigns over Stonewall. Quinn learns that her love interest, Reeve Sutton, may have betrayed her trust and now she's convinced she can't confide in Underlyings at all, not even her family! This discovery may have lasting repercussions that could haunt her.
President Lynch is threatened by Quinn's knowledge, and as such decides to pass a new law: Untouchables are now legal to execute, just as Unwanteds are. After being an Unwanted for eighteen years, Quinn knows what it's like to live in fear of death every single day. Her greatest nightmare is having to relive those haunting memories, especially now that the entire country knows her name, what she looks like, and who she is.
In Untouchable, Quinn Mayer is on the run. Soldiers are searching for her, hunting her down in every sector of Stonewall: Ash, Cinder, Slate, Ember, and Somber. She begins to realize anyone can betray anyone in the harsh, cruel, unjust world of Stonewall.
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The FFA tribute this week goes to Samuel Martin, Iowa State FFA president. Sam talks about the role of president in Iowa, and he helps guide and manage the leadership team. He also visits classrooms in the fall, and helps prepare for the state convention over the winter.
While in FFA, Sam did and SAE project at his home cattle farm, as well as spoke at meetings and spent time as a district officer. In the future, he hopes to return home to help with the custom application business the family started.
The weekly FFA Chapter Tribute is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the good work of your local chapter. Tell us about what you're doing, give us some history from your group and tell our viewers of the work you do in the community. FFA chapters across the country deserve recognition for the work they do, make sure we include yours.
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Unforgettable Moments in Gaming – Part Three
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There's no substance behind arguments that the U.S. president is using his unpredictability to the country's advantage.
By Jeffrey Prescott
| March 14, 2019, 5:01 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference following his second summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi on Feb. 28. (Tuan Mark/Getty Images)
The collapse of U.S. President Donald Trump's summit in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month has rightly generated withering critiques from across the political spectrum. The near-consensus is that Trump showed up in Hanoi with no plan, no preparation, no coordination with allies, and, unsurprisingly, he left with no deal. This moment—the latest in a series of such failures—should signal the death knell of a persistent myth: that Trump's disruptive style of foreign policy is an asset rather than a liability.
On the campaign trail and in office, Trump has done his best to propagate this myth. As candidate Trump said in 2016: "We must as a nation be more unpredictable. We are totally predictable. We tell everything. We're sending troops. We tell them. We're sending something else. We have a news conference. We have to be unpredictable. And we have to be unpredictable starting now." Trump has continued in this vein, tweeting his policy goals with abandon because, as one administration official told the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, "permanent destabilization creates American advantage"—or, as another official put it, "We're America, bitches."
Trump's followers inevitably praise this approach—including Fox News' Sean Hannity, who attempted to salvage Trump's Hanoi disaster by comparing it to President Ronald Reagan's decision to walk away from his Reykjavik summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986. But Trump's followers aren't the only ones defending his approach. Observers within the traditional foreign-policy world—aligned with both major parties, but hardly fans of Trump—have also touted the president's supposed unconventional wisdom. The Atlantic Council's Frederick Kempe credits Trump for a "refreshing willingness" to take on issues, including Iran's malign behavior, North Korea's nuclear weapons, and China's unfair trade practices, that his predecessors "ineffectually kicked down the road." Ivo Daalder, former President Barack Obama's ambassador to NATO, concedes that Trump's disruptions are "leading to some very healthy debate about what are our goals" for U.S. relations with the world.
To be sure, Trump has garnered more consistent criticism than admiration from foreign-policy experts, and proponents of the disruption narrative often hasten to acknowledge Trump's flaws, even when giving him credit. But the myth of the efficacy of Trump's disruptions isn't incidental to his policy failures. After all, Trump's unpredictable approach didn't deliver in Hanoi and has failed elsewhere. There are clear reasons why.
First, even adherents to "madman theory"—the idea that unpredictability can be an asset in international affairs, historically tied to President Richard Nixon's foreign policy—admit that erraticism is not an effective end in itself; it must be connected to a larger objective. By most accounts, Trump either doesn't set end goals or else changes them constantly, leaving members of his negotiating teams in the dark (when they aren't fighting with each other, or with Trump). The initial North Korea negotiations are a perfect example. On the eve of last year's summit in Singapore between Trump and Kim, Trump's team was instructed to get a deal at any cost, resulting in a paper-thin declaration that downgraded the nuclear issue and actually took a step back from prior negotiations with North Korea's leaders. By the time of last week's Hanoi summit, after months of Trump's love letters to North Korea's brutal dictator, the two sides still failed to even agree to a definition of denuclearization—and North Korea may actually be expanding its arsenal.
Second, even when intentionally using it as a technique, Trump has mishandled the element of surprise. The president made his abrupt Afghanistan withdrawal announcement last year just as his own team was seated at the negotiating table with the Taliban—pulling the rug out from the effort to achieve the very outcome Trump was apparently seeking. Similarly, he shifted his Syria policy without notifying allies, partners on the ground, or even the United States' own Defense Department, which is responsible for protecting U.S. service members in an ongoing war against the Islamic State. The United States took four casualties in Syria just after the Trump announcement, double the number of deaths in combat over the prior two years, a tragedy that Brett McGurk, the president's former special envoy for the coalition to counter the Islamic State, wrote "coincide[d] with uncertainty in Washington about the mission." Trump's subsequent backtracking on these announcements simply reinforced the sense that behind them was an undisciplined decision-making process, rather than a purpose-driven strategy to surprise the country's foes.
Finally, Trump's cavalier approach comes with the profound assumption of risk. Mistake and miscalculation risks are ever-present in international affairs, even if difficult to measure, and each of Trump's disruptions—from "fire and fury" rhetoric on North Korea to his brinkmanship with Iran and Venezuela—risk far more than an angry tweet in return. Case in point: Trump's abrupt order to withdraw the family members of U.S. military forces in South Korea, which his subordinates slow-walked and ultimately ignored. Had it been implemented, it could well have initiated an escalatory spiral into conflict with North Korea.
Questioning the orthodoxies of foreign-policy making is never a bad thing, but recklessness is not a substitute for competence. For too long, Trump has been allowed to perpetuate the myth of being an effective disruptor in chief—and for too long, he's come away with little if anything durable to show for it. On some issues, including Trump's so-called trade deals, the president has won not much more than tweaks to prior negotiations that he himself previously denigrated. On others, including Iran's nuclear program, U.S. allies have gone their own way, even taking steps that could erode sources of the United States' long-term influence. Overall, Trump's approach may be eroding the trust needed to ensure that America's friends have its back when it needs them. Vice President Mike Pence, speaking to a room full of the United States' closest European allies last month, had his applause lines met with awkward silence.
As Trump looks ahead to yet another summit, this time with China, Democrats and concerned Americans more broadly should not hesitate to call out his unpreparedness for what it is, instead of allowing him to continue to flaunt claims of purposeful unpredictability. In the end, it may be the very security of the United States that Trump is likely to disrupt.
Jeffrey Prescott is senior fellow at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and the executive director of National Security Action. He served as a special assistant to the president and senior director for Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the Persian Gulf states on President Barack Obama's National Security Council and as Vice President Joe Biden's deputy national security advisor and senior Asia advisor. Twitter: @jeffreyprescott
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Australian women need a Gender Equal Budget and COVID19 Recovery
"An Australian Budget which is not gender equal, is setting the country to fail"
Gender Equity Victoria has written to the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg calling the Federal Government to deliver a gender equal recovery from COVID19 in tomorrow's budget.
Living in the middle of Australia's largest public health crisis, the health, economic and social inequalities for Australian women have been further exposed. The Federal Government has a chance to build back better and put gender equality at the centre of Budget 20/21.Tanja Kovac, CEO of GEN VIC, says:
"An Australian Budget which is not gender equal, is setting the country to fail. If there are insufficient innovations, incentives, job creation and investment in Australian women workers, entrepreneurs and businesses, you will hold back over 52% of the country's potential. You can't afford to do that."
This call for action runs off the back of GEN VIC's joint statement calling for State and Federal Governments to recognise the gendered impacts of COVID-19 signed by 106 Australian organisations commitment to a gender equal recovery.
Read the full letter here


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The visitor called police, who found Johnson's body. The last time anyone recalled seeing Johnson was last Tuesday or Wednesday, Cornelison said.
Cornelison said Johnson was a former Richmond police officer and had worked at the Lexington airport as an emergency worker.
Johnson had been credited with helping save the lives of a family in a single-engine plane when it crashed at the end of one of the airport's runway, he said. Johnson crashed a fire truck in the process.
Berea police Capt. Ken Clark said he went to school with Johnson and considered him a friend and colleague. Cornelison said many officials in Madison County are affected by his death.
"I've known him for a long time, so I'm just as curious as anybody to find out what happened to him," Cornelison said before the autopsy results were released Tuesday.
State police are asking anyone who had contact with Johnson during the past two weeks to call them at 1-800-222-5555.


Would you like to understand what it takes to appropriately care for you teeth? Perhaps you currently understand, however feel there is something extra that can assist get that smile even whiter. Well you're in luck, because the following short article is loaded with informative pointers about dental care that anybody can use.When you begin noticing a cavity forming, or any tooth discomfort, you ought to call a dental professional as quickly as possible. This is because when this begins occurring, you could lose the tooth. You could also end up spending lots of cash getting it replaced. Take care of your teeth regularly and find a dentist in your area.A tooth brush ought to be replaced every 3 to 4 months. If your toothbrush's bristles tend to become frayed before the three to four months, you will require to replace your brush faster. As quickly as you observe the bristles fraying, you need to stop usage and go acquire a brand-new toothbrush.Medicine can be the cause of your bad breath or cotton mouth. If you do not produce adequate saliva, it is more likely that cavities will develop which you will experience pain. Work to get to the root of the problem by seeking advice from the doctor that prescribes your medications to see if they are the issue. If this holds true, you may have the ability to switch medications. If you can not do this, maybe your medical professional has a dry mouth treatment.It is essential that you get rid of your toothbrush about every two to three months. Ultimately, the bristles on a toothbrush grow weak from over-useage. This prevents the tooth brush from really cleaning your teeth and can actually cause damage to your gums. Likewise, if you're sick, get a brand-new toothbrush when you are better.Dental Care If you are nervous about seeing the dental professional, do some research on the dental experts in your city. Read evaluates online, and attempt to select someone that has an excellent personality and attitude when working with patients. These qualities will assist you to feel at ease throughout appointments.It is very important to replace your toothbrush every 3 months. Gradually, the bristles on your toothbrush end up being used and stop performing along with they should. In addition, bacteria can construct up on your toothbrush and end up being embedded in the bristles. Replacing your tooth brush frequently is a core part of an excellent dental care regimen.One way to guarantee that you do not end up with cavities is to take excellent care of your teeth by performing routine oral care. Brushing, flossing and utilizing mouthwash can all assist to rid your mouth of hazardous germs. It is likewise an effective method to stage off cavities.Now after reading the above article you see how easy it is to accomplish a white smile. All it takes is for you to adhere to the ideas that were presented here. Program the tips to your family so they too can have that best smile. Quickly enough everyone around you will be flashing their teeths!


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David was an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. The site lies near the junction of Shadow Avenue and 440th Street, 3.5 miles northeast of Little Cedar and four miles southwest of McIntire.

Geography
David was located in the northern portion of Mitchell County along the Chicago Great Western Railway, in Jenkins Township.

History

David was platted by David E. McLaughlin and his wife in January 1893, in section 7 of Mitchell Township. When the CGW Railway was built through the area, McLaughlin donated a portion of his farmland for the rail line's passage, and in appreciation, rail executives named the rail station David.

The David post office was established on November 30, 1891, and was discontinued on January 14, 1933.
A fraternal post of the Grand Army of the Republic, post number 512, was founded in David on April 30, 1894, with ten charter members; it moved to nearby Riceville in 1902.

The Farmers Savings Bank of David was founded in 1907; the building itself was erected in 1900. Other businesses in David (circa 1918) included a blacksmith, a creamery, a general store, a farm implement company, a lumber yard, livestock dealers, and the railroad depot.

David's population was 25 in 1902, 25 in 1915, and was 150 in 1925.

Today, the David Church still operates in the area, but the site of David is mostly empty. A few farms dot the area.

References

External links
 Jenkins Township, including David, Mitchell County Atlas, 1911

Unincorporated communities in Mitchell County, Iowa
Unincorporated communities in Iowa

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Yesterday Microsoft finally announced the release of the Beta version of Skype for Windows Phone. The new app will make Skype available on almost all leading operating systems for mobile smart phones. As Skype has around 200 million users this is welcome news.
Skype for Windows Phone Beta supports common Skype features like audio and video calls and the one-to-one and group chats that are so important to kalmstrom.com Business Solutions. As our team members are geographically dispersed, we use Skype chats to communicate quickly and safely via our PCs. It would be convenient if we could do the same on our smart phones.
kalmstrom.com Lead Developer Jayant Rimza uses a Windows Phone 7.5, which is the latest version with the Metro interface. He has been waiting long for a possibility to use Skype with his Phone, so yesterday he was eager to test it. His first impression was good. The graphical user interface is awesome and Skype is very easy to operate on the Phone.
I chatted with Jayant yesterday evening, and on my PC it looked fine. I could not see when Jayant was writing, though, and that was a bit annoying as I did not know if there was more to come from his side.
Jayant complained that he could not see my replies while he was typing in horizontal mode. He had to change into vertical again to see them.
He also had hoped that the spell check of the Phone key pad would work well with the Skype chat, as it does with other apps. Unfortunately it does not, and I can understand that. Not even Skype for PC has a spell checker for the chat – which sometimes leads to crazy misunderstandings when team members write too quickly!
Another problem was that Jayant could not see what contacts were online in his Phone. He had to select each person to see the status, which of course is a time consuming task. We want to see that at a glance, as we are used to do on our computers.
The issues Jayant experienced are not included in the list of known problems in Skype for Windows Phone that Skype has published. As this is a Beta version we do expect some trouble, and it is a good idea to let users know what problems the developers are aware of. For some of them a workaround is given, but for most we can only hope that they will be solved quickly.
Jayant and I agree that one of the problems mentioned in the list is devastating: the Beta version cannot run in the background. This means that it is impossible to receive chat messages and calls if Skype is not in foreground, so in reality you can only use Skype for calls and chats you initiate yourself. This is a serious drawback that makes the app nearly useless, so we really hope this will be fixed before the release of the gold version in April. As it is now I am not sure Skype for Windows Phone should even be called a Beta when such an important feature is not there. Maybe this release came to soon after all?
I totally agree, windows phone is a fresh look at mobile interface. I congratulate the windows phone UI team not copying iOS (which android did) instead pushing mobile UI in a different and refreshing direction.


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Q: Possible to show a subset of the points using one datalayer with mapbox-gl-js? I have datalayer consisting of points/ markers in Mapbox-gl-js. When I would like to split my points into categories I can use data-styling, for example like this:
"source-layer": "sf2010",
    "paint": {
        "circle-radius": {
            "base": 1.75,
            "stops": [[12, 2], [22, 180]]
        },
        "circle-color": {
          property: 'ethnicity',
          type: 'categorical',
          stops: [
            ['White', "#fbb03b"],
            ['Black', '#223b53'],
            ['Hispanic', '#e55e5e'],
            ['Asian', '#3bb2d0'],
            ['Other', '#ccc']]
        }

It seems, using one datalayer, all points (possibly with different category-stylings) will be included on the map. I can style a category of points to not show by giving it a circle-radius of zero, but then it still reacts to clicks etc. Or is there a way to really present a subset of the points using one datalayer?

A: As Molly suggested, you want a filter:
    "source-layer": "sf2010",
    "paint": {
        "circle-radius": {
            "base": 1.75,
            "stops": [[12, 2], [22, 180]]
        },
        "circle-color": {
          property: 'ethnicity',
          type: 'categorical',
          stops: [
            ['White', "#fbb03b"],
            ['Black', '#223b53'],
            ['Hispanic', '#e55e5e'],
            ['Asian', '#3bb2d0'],
            ['Other', '#ccc']]
        }
   },
   "filter": ['!==', 'ethnicity','Martian']

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Twill loves everyone! Happy Valentine's Day to all.
I am finally getting around to refreshing my blog. I got a start on the changes as those of you who graciously visit can see. I have also removed the word verification on the comment form. I started blogging several years ago with my weaving blog, Renee Weaves! which is in mothballs at this time. I had a heck of a time with spam for a while so I added the word verification. I believe there are better controls now so I am taking it off. Comments will still be moderated.
Today was a gray misty day, again. As meals around here have been rather sketchy for the past couple of months, I decided to make a feast, complete with dessert. I also spent much of the day attending to a few details in the studio. I will be heading out to paint again tomorrow and Saturday. The weather is supposed to be improving as well.
So, short blog post but I will leave with the following question: Is there anything specific you all would like to see on this blog? For example, more on the painting/drawing process, creativity, work in progress, videos? Perhaps not so much of the personal journey? I am not saying that I will be doing any radical changes but I am curious as to what interests people.
Looks good Renee, I like the grey background, should show off the art well and it is easy on the eyes! As is Twill. Hope you all enjoyed what I'm sure was a lovely Valentine's Day feast!
Thank you Theresa. I think I just about got it down this morning. I will be adding a few things but other than that, this is it...for now! We did indeed have a lovely feast and will be enjoying the left-overs. I will have to think about making time to cook a few meals on the weekend to make it easier on work days.


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CPAC Is Now Just a Minor-League Scrap to Get on Fox News
If you're going to serve a sitting Republican senator with a subpoena, that's where it should be.
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I decided against going to CPAC, the annual wingnut hootenanny in Washington, this year because, frankly, there was nobody there I wanted to see and nobody's ideas I wanted to hear. Instead of rising Republican politicians and political superstars, what they had was a Double-A ball club of people who were auditioning for whatever slots Fox News has open in the early morning hours.
However, on Friday, there was one scene I was sorry I missed. From the Kansas City Star:
Sen. Josh Hawley capped a tumultuous week Friday with his debut appearance at the American Conservative Union's CPAC conference — and receiving a subpoena as he left the stage. Elad Gross, a Democratic candidate for attorney general who is suing Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office, said on Twitter that the Missouri senator was served moments after he completed his appearance. "We got him," Gross said. "After more than two weeks of evading service, Senator Josh Hawley was personally served with the subpoena at CPAC."
This absolutely made my week. Whoever dropped paper on Hawley belongs in the process-servers hall of fame.
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Gross is seeking to depose Hawley about his handling of the Missouri Sunshine Law as the state's attorney general leading up to his 2018 Senate election. Hawley is seeking to quash the subpoena. "This is another political stunt by a political candidate," said Kelli Ford, Hawley's spokesperson. "The reality is that Mr. Gross has been evading a court date to discuss the matter." It was the end to a week where the 38-year-old freshman dominated headlines both in Missouri and in Washington.
If nothing else, Hawley deserved to be served for hanging out in the dingier precincts of American politics.
His interview followed a speech from Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin, who asked those in the crowd who have been banned by Twitter and other online platforms to stand up. Laura Loomer, a far right activist and conspiracy theorist who has been banned from Twitter for anti-Muslim rhetoric, waved her hands at Malkin from the media area. Loomer is a former employee of Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe, a conservative provocateur who was listed as appearing on a panel with Hawley on the official CPAC schedule for CPAC distributed at the event. CPAC organizers said earlier in the week this was a mistake. Instead, Hawley took the stage for a one-on-one interview with [Kimberley] Strassel. O'Keefe took the stage later for an interview with CPAC spokesman Ian Walters instead of Strassel.
Good lord, Senator. Bob Kraft is in court for hanging out in classier joints.
Scott Hechinger of the Brooklyn Defender Service took to the electric Twitter machine to call attention to the fact that Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch are itching to demolish yet another important precedent. In this case, it's Gideon v. Wainwright, the 1963 case in which was established the principle that states are required under the Sixth Amendment to provide counsel for indigent defendants.
Hechinger, and Steve Vladeck, point to passages in the dissent written by Thomas and joined by Gorsuch in the case of Garza v. Idaho, in which the Court reversed a decision and ruled that the failure of an attorney to file a requested appeal constituted ineffective counsel. As Hechinger and Vladeck point out, Thomas and Gorsuch are hunting big game. Here's Thomas:
The Court began shifting direction in 1932, when it suggested that a right to appointed counsel might exist in at least some capital cases, albeit as a right guaranteed by the Due Process Clause. Powell, supra, at 71. Soon there- after, the Court held that the Sixth Amendment secures a right to court-appointed counsel in all federal criminal cases. Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U. S. 458, 462–463 (1938). And in 1963, the Court applied this categorical rule to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment, stating "that in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Gideon, supra, at 344. Neither of these opinions attempted to square the expansive rights they recognized with the original meaning of the "right . . . to have the Assistance of Counsel."
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, nominated by President Trump and confirmed in 2017.
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Before the Court decided Gideon, the Court noted that "most of the States have by legislation authorized or even required the courts to assign counsel for the defense of indigent and unrepre- sented prisoners. As to capital cases, all the States so provide. Thirty-four States so provide for felonies and 28 for misdemeanors." Bute, 333 U. S., at 663 (internal quo- tation marks omitted). It is beyond our constitutionally prescribed role to make these policy choices ourselves. Even if we adhere to this line of precedents, our dubious authority in this area should give us pause before we extend these precedents further.
Someone will have to explain to me (again) how Hillary Rodham Clinton's warnings about the Supreme Court during the 2016 election constituted blackmail.
Weekly WWOZ PIck To Click: "New Orleans Walking Dead" (The North Mississippi All Stars): Yeah, I still pretty much love New Orleans.
Weekly Visit To The Pathe Archives: Here's the latest in lunar landing craft in 1963. The big faucet on one side is a nice touch.
Is it a good day for dinosaur news, Science Daily? It's always a good day for dinosaur news!
Oviraptorosaurs were a diverse group of feathered, bird-like dinosaurs from the Cretaceous of Asia and North America. Despite the abundance of nearly complete oviraptorosaur skeletons discovered in southern China and Mongolia, the diet and feeding strategies of these toothless dinosaurs are still unclear. In this study, Lee and colleagues described an incomplete skeleton of an oviraptorosaur found in the Nemegt Formation of the Gobi desert of Mongolia. The new species, named Gobiraptor minutus, can be distinguished from other oviraptorosaurs in having unusual thickened jaws. This unique morphology suggests that Gobiraptor used a crushing feeding strategy, supporting previous hypotheses that oviraptorosaurs probably fed on hard food items such as eggs, seeds or hard-shell mollusks.
Shellfish is very healthy, but provides no demonstrated protection against asteroids or volcanos. Nevertheless, even thick-jawed dinosaurs lived then to make us happy now.
The Committee had a hunch that the collapsed summit would be the source of this week's prime snark. And Marilee Jeane DeWitt came through like a champ.
Why do they insist on calling it a 'summit?' It doesn't even qualify as a low-lying hill.
Indeed, even on the basis of metaphorical topography, these people are not to be trusted. Well done, MJD, and here are 81.22 Beckhams for your next expedition.
I'll be back on Monday as March comes in like a lyin' liar. Be well and play nice, ya bastids. Stay above the snakeline, and don't eat your hard-shell mollusks too fast.
How in the Name of God Are We Still Alive?
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Everything's Up for Grabs Now
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Fox News Is Seriously Pissed About Healthcare
Conservatives Will Ignore Comey Memos' Trump Dirt
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What should women be like if they are not mothers, daughters, cheerleaders, supermodels, or manic pixie dream girls? We are consistently told that we can't have it all, and we can't be everything. What then can we be? For me, Jen Dziura's idea of a gentlewoman/Bullicorn is as good a model as any. Rather than advocating for one career or lifestyle choice, Jen provides practical strategies for achievement of one's own ambitions. In this model, the answer to the question implied above is to be the most badass version of you.
The Bullish Conference provided a venue to work on this goal in a supportive (and beachy!) environment. Attendees bonded over a basic understanding of shared values. How refreshing to discuss feminist thought or multiple income streams without having to explain or apologize for your opinions! It seemed that everyone was excited about new ideas and new ventures, and the group repeatedly burst out clapping when someone shared a professional accomplishment. Besides your mother, who else would be thrilled by your book plan?
For me, conversations with other attendees teased out interests and plans that had been germinating deep in my brain for some time. Through workshops and conversations I developed a plan for my next year, and started some advance planning for the next five years. I also learned skills in negotiation, pitching, and time management, which will come in handy when I ask for a promotion, propose an article to a nationally distributed magazine, and train for a half marathon, all of which are on my plan.
Sharing personal and professional successes and trials with a like-minded group of peers makes the everyday struggle against the patriarchy more manageable. Explaining your fabulous, far-fetched business idea to a supportive audience makes it seem attainable. Hearing from women who are realizing their dreams through a combination of moxy, time management, and bullish aggression inspires you to do the same. The Bullish Conference gave me the tools and support to wrestle my ambitions into actionable goals. Did it change my life? It's a bit early to say, but my 2014 is looking pretty good.


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Salesforce.com Gains New Sr. VP
Tuesday Nov 6th 2001 by eCRMGuide.com Staff
The online CRM provider adds former Actuate Corporation executive Frank van Veenendaal to its team.
Online CRM provider Salesforce.com has appointed Frank van Veenendaal to its executive management team as Senior Vice President of Sales and Service. Van Veenendaal will be responsible for overseeing sales, consulting services and customer support operations for the Americas as salesforce.com expands into the mid-market with its subscription-based service.
"Frank's appointment to the role of senior vice president comes at a strong growth period for salesforce.com and we're confident he will help us continue on our path of success," said Marc Benioff, chairman, president and CEO of salesforce.com. Benioff was reinstated as CEO after John Dillon's recent departure.
Van Veenendaal brings 20 years of hardware and software sales experience to the position, most recently as senior vice president for Actuate Corporation, which he joined in 1995 as sales manager/regional director. Prior to Actuate, Frank spent six years as regional director for the Western region at Interleaf, Inc., where he was responsible for sales, consulting and training. He also held various sales and sales management positions for high tech companies such as Integrated Solutions and Pyramid. Van Veenendaal has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia. Salesforce.com currently has more than 3,000 customers including Adobe Systems, Alamo Rent-a-Car, Autodesk, Broadvision, Wachovia, Siemens PT & D, and Thomas Cook Global Services.


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Magic Light Pictures shines at the 2022 Children's & Young Peoples Bafta with two awards for 'The Snail And The Whale'
Multi-Oscar nominated production company Magic Light Pictures picked up two awards at last night's 2022 BAFTA Children's & Young Peoples Awards for its animated BBC One festive special The Snail and the Whale.
Animated special The Snail and the Whale won the honours in the Best Animation category, beating stiff competition from The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Hilda and Aardman Animations' Robin Robin. The film was also rewarded in direction – with Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon winning the Best Director category.
Magic Light Pictures co-founder Michael Rose said: "We are very honoured to have won these prestigious awards, particularly in the light of so much great work across the industry over the past three years. It really is a tribute to everybody at Magic Light Pictures and our talented writers, directors and all the crews who work so diligently to bring our high-quality productions to screen."
First shown on BBC One over Christmas 2019 and based on a classic book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Snail and the Whale follows the amazing journey of a tiny snail who wants to see the world and hitches a ride on a humpback whale. Its illustrious voice cast includes the late Dame Diana Rigg, Rob Brydon and Sally Hawkins. The film was longlisted for an Oscar and has won several other international awards including at the British Animation Awards, Cartoons on the Bay, New York International Children's Film Festival, The Venice TV Awards and the BANFF Rockie's Awards.
Tags: animated series, bafta awards, Children's and Young Peoples Bafta, Magic Light Pictures, The Snail and the Whale
Comedy duo Shimofuri Myojo join the cast of Netflix anime 'Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure'
VFS Animation Program is the first school to introduce industry-level performance capture experience into curriculum


Looking for an entry level job or internship in all employers? This is an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have relevant entry level and internship opportunities.
Every day One Day, One Job features an interesting company that's hiring new grads. One Day, One Job gives you the scoop of why they're interesting, along with who they are and what they're doing. The profiles also feature a current search showing recent job postings, letting you see what's available now.
This tag features every company that has been featured since One Day, One Job began in November 2007.
Displaying 1-10 of 4,986 results.
Class A CDL - Experienced Dedicated Truck Drivers - Great Pay and Benefits!
Detour - Detour is a San Francisco, CA based company that set out to offer "immersive, location-aware audio walks" and completely knocked it out of the park.
Utilidata - Utilidata is a Providence, RI based company that helps electric utilities be more efficient "through the use of new data extraction and digital processing techniques."
Juvenile Law Center - Juvenile Law Center is a Philly based org that "plays a leadership role in shaping and using the law on behalf of children in the child welfare and justice systems."
Future of Fish - Future of Fish is a Seattle, WA based non-profit that "envision a global seafood supply chain that produces legal, traceable, trustworthy fish."
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition - Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a San Jose, CA based non-profit that is working to "to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling."
The Wirecutter - The Wirecutter is a site that offers "a list of the best electronics and gadgetry" that will help you make the absolute best purchasing decision.
Kiwi Partners - Kiwi Partners is a New York, NY based accounting firm that "gives the nonprofit leader the ability to focus on their mission."
The Mountaineers - The Mountaineers is a Seattle based non-profit that has "been teaching skills, sharing adventures, creating volunteers, and conserving land" for more than a century.
Goodweave - Goodweave is a Washington, DC based non-profit that "is helping to combat this problem and transform the rug industry by certifying child-labor-free rugs."
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The distance between Budapest, Hungary and Ibiza, Spain is approximately 1,714 km or 1,065 mi.
To reach Budapest in this distance one would set out from Ibiza bearing 50.3° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Budapest bearing 62.4° or ENE .
Budapest has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Ibiza has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
The annual mean temperature is 6.6 °C (11.8°F) cooler.
Total annual precipitation averages 141.9 mm (5.6 in) more which is equivalent to 141.9 l/m² (3.48 US gal/ft²) or 1,419,000 l/ha (151,701 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/3 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.6° lower in Budapest than in Ibiza.
The table shows values for Budapest relative to Ibiza. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Ibiza vs Budapest.


"What if you had to take just one software instrument with you to a desert island?" It's not an entirely silly question, with so many choices in software potentially distracting you from real music making. I say, cheat: take a tool that lets you build your own tools, specific to the job. Reaktor immediately springs to mind.
On the Kore @ CDM site, one of my goals has been getting deeper into making musical tools in Reaktor. We're lucky to have Peter Dines onboard, who had already been dabbling with documenting the basics of Reaktor construction before we got some support from NI to do more. It was important to my own music making to be able to quickly assemble some of the tools I was imagining, so it's been a real treat to get this rolling.
A sign that it really works – there's already a free drum machine up on the User Library based on Doc Dines' useful foundation sequencer, designed to be reused in your own patches. I'm assembling some of the steps here partly for my own musical/educational purposes!
Introduction to Frankenloop from Create Digital Media on Vimeo.
Building and Using a Reaktor Grain Delay in Kore 2 from Create Digital Media on Vimeo.
We're just getting started, of course. I can't wait to continue this series. Reaktor users, if you've got any particular requests, do let us know. And if you aren't already following the Kore site, watch kore.createdigitalmusic.com or subscribe to RSS.


"you have given me all that I have and possess"
Lord, you have given me the things I need in order to live--daily nourishment, life with all its small, often unnecessary comforts. You have also given me time out of your own store of time, the days to wrk and the nights to rest. you have given me thoughts, prayer, and, finally, everything I myself am and have and become. All this is your gift, and I have no right to anything. I have earned none of it for myself and have received nothing from anyone but you.


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using Xamarin.Forms;

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    public partial class TriggerEntryValidationPage : ContentPage
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        public TriggerEntryValidationPage()
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            InitializeComponent();
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Earth's magnetic poles prone to flip can cause satellite crashes: Study
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Fayiq Wani | Updated on: 26 Aug 2018, 01:24:57 PM
Chinese researchers have revealed that earth's magnetic poles are switching 30 times faster than previously. The data collected during the research suggested that the magnetic field of the earth is nearly ten percent weaker when compared to the records obtained 175 years ago. Research also suggests that the pole shift is likely to happen soon.
ALSO READ | NASA probe captures first images of asteroid Bennu
Usually, magnetic pole shift happens 200,000 to 300,000 years, but the last flip happened approximately 780,000 years ago. This delay in pole shift indicates that a flip could happen at any time bringing about severe consequences.
"Excursions affecting the Earth's poles are happening with ever greater frequency. Although they do not pose any immediate threat to humanity, we could see mass satellite failure," said Jürgen Matzka, a top researcher at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science in Potsdam.
"The record provides important insights into ancient magnetic field behaviour, which has turned out to vary much more rapidly than previously thought," study co-author Andrew Roberts, a professor of Earth sciences at Australian National University, said in a statement.
ALSO READ | Chandrayaan-1 data shows presence of ice on Moon, confirms NASA
Satellite data from the European Space Agency shows the magnetic field is weakening due to "restless activity" in the Earth's core.
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First Published : 26 Aug 2018, 08:38:21 AM
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